Two women and a 4-year-old girl were shot in Times Square on Saturday afternoon, the police said. The women and the child, who were not related, were taken to Bellevue Hospital Center and were expected to survive, the police said. No arrests have been made in the shooting, which occurred at about 4:55 p.m. near […]
Noah, a four-year-old from New York, loves SpongeBob. A lot. In fact, he loves the absorbent and yellow and porous cartoon character so much that he decided to pop on Amazon for a spot of retail therapy. Little did his mother know that he had purchased 51 cases of SpongeBob ice lollies – 918 of […]
A lawyer reportedly lost his cool after offering to provide legal aid to neighbors whose apartment complex caught on fire – and getting rejected. Attorney Adam Kehrwald approached residents who evacuated the burning Regency Woods Apartments in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, officials said. The group declined his offer, at which point Kehrwald apparently […]
This is the Coronavirus Briefing, an informed guide to the pandemic. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. The W.H.O. approved China’s Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use. The C.D.C. finally acknowledged that the virus is an airborne threat. Hiring has slowed in the U.S. despite signs the economy is starting to recover. […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States added 266,000 jobs in April – a quarter of the number expected – in a surprise setback for President Joe Biden’s efforts to revive an economy blighted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The hiring reported in the Labour Department’s monthly employment data released on Friday (May 7) was far weaker […]
Mr. Adams is the top fund-raiser in the New York City mayoral race, with key endorsements and strong polling, but he still faces questions about his preparedness for the job. The New York City mayoral race is one of the most consequential political contests in a generation, with immense challenges awaiting the winner. This is […]
Puppy adoptions were through the roof at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, but it appears that many new dog moms and dads are having a change of heart and returning the pups. One canine shelter in Colorado has had double the number of dogs returned in the past four months than they typically have […]
SACRAMENTO — For the first time in more than a century, California recorded a net loss in population last year, a demographic reversal caused by the deadly toll of the coronavirus and declining immigration and birthrates. The small but startling 0.46 percent drop — a decline in 2020 of 182,083 Californians, or the equivalent of […]
MIAMI (AFP) – Former US president Donald Trump on Friday (May 7) welcomed the decision by federal election authorities to end their investigation into “hush money” payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels. “The Federal Election Commission in Washington DC has totally dropped the phony case against me concerning payments to women relative to the […]
A federal grand jury has indicted four former Minneapolis police officers including Derek Chauvin for their involvement in black man George Floyd’s arrest and death. The jury accused ex-cops Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J Kueng and Tou Thao of violating Floyd’s constitutional rights when they restrained him face-down on the ground as he repeatedly said he […]