Paterson School District will no longer require students to wear masks inside, says superintendent
Beginning next week, the Paterson School District will no longer require students to wear masks indoors. The district introduced the...
Year: 2023
Brooklyn family in shock, mourn after 9-year-old following house fire
A Brooklyn family is in shock and mourning after 9-year-old Payton Thompson died after a house fire in Brooklyn on...
Ex-president Trump’s company fined $1.6M for tax fraud
Former President Donald Trump’s company was fined $1.6 million Friday for a scheme in which top executives dodged personal income...
Britain calls execution of British-Iranian national barbaric act, says will not go unpunished
Britain on Saturday called the execution by Iran of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari a barbaric act and said it would...
US extends temporary deportation protection to Somali citizens
The United States has extended temporary deportation relief to Somali citizens in the US, with President Joe Biden’s administration saying...
Volume of crypto transactions used to fund terrorism, human trafficking
The volume of cryptocurrency transactions funding illegal activities such as terrorism and human trafficking has quadrupled over the last five...
President Biden admits second batch of classified material found in garage, Republicans demand investigation
President Joe Biden admitted Thursday that a second batch of classified material was found in the garage of one of...
Russian foreign ministry official says Belarus may enter conflict if ‘invaded’
A Russian foreign ministry official said on Friday that Belarus may enter the conflict in Ukraine if Kyiv decides to...
South African’s Cyril Ramaphosa offers condolences to Senegal
President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed a message of condolence to the government and people of the Republic of Senegal following...
Sixteen-year-old boy beaten into unconsciousness on Manhattan street
A 16-year-old boy was beaten into unconsciousness on a Manhattan street by a group who stole his Air Jordan sneakers....
George Santos refuses to resign following Nassau County call
The embattled freshman Congressman from Long Island is refusing to step aside even those party leaders in his district demand...
NY Governor Hochul proposes changes to bail reform law
Governor Kathy Hochul is once again proposing to give judges more discretion when setting bail. Hochul announced this policy initiative...
Iran sentences former defense ministry official to death for allegedly spying for Britain
Iran has sentenced a former defense ministry official to death for allegedly spying for Britain, the official IRNA news agency...
Saudi Arabia energy minister says Kingdom will use domestic uranium for entire nuclear fuel cycle
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Wednesday the Kingdom intended to use its domestic uranium for...
UK culture minister not in support of returning Parthenon Marbles to Greece
UK culture minister Michelle Donelan on Wednesday said she did not support the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece,...
President Kagame says Rwanda can accept no more refugees from DR Congo
Rwandan president Paul Kagame has said that the country can no longer accept refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Britain’s attempt to become first European nation to launch satelites into space ends in bitter disappointment
Britain’s attempt to become the first European nation to launch satellites into space ended in bitter disappointment early on Tuesday...
White House condemns latest executions of protesters announced by Iran
The White House on Monday condemned the latest executions of protesters announced by Iran and said the United States stands...
Victims of deadly Twin Parks fire remembered one year later by Bronx community
The Bronx community came together Monday to remember the 17 lives lost when a fire tore through a Bronx high...
Eric Adams’ Community Op-ed: Making New York Safer
When I came to office, I inherited a city with many crises, including increasing crime. And my top priority has always been public safety. From day one, I got to...
President Joe Biden visits US-Mexico border for first time since taking office
President Joe Biden went to the US-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time since taking office, visiting an El...
Afghan protesters gather following Prince Harry’s claim in new memoir
Protesters in southern Afghanistan on Sunday gathered following Prince Harry’s claim in his new memoir that he killed 25 people...
Nurses at Montefiore, Mount Sinai hospitals walk off job
More than 7,000 nurses at two hospitals in New York City are on strike as of Monday at 6 a.m....
Qin Gang heads to Africa for first trip as Chinese foreign minister
China’s new foreign minister Qin Gang has started his term with a weeklong trip to five African countries, its foreign...
WHO WAS CHEIKH ANTA DIOP?
Cheikh Anta Diop, born on December 29, 1923 in Thieytou, was a Senegalese scholar and important African historian who largely...
S Africa’s police minister Adriaan Vlok dies
Adriaan Vlok, a feared minister under South Africa's apartheid system and one of its few high-ranking officials to be prosecuted...
NYC hospitals brace for nurses strike as negotiations drag on
The number of hospitals that have failed to reach an agreement with the union representing a group of nurses in...
Rep George Santos sworn into office
Despite admitting to lying about significant parts of his resume, Representative George Santos was officially sworn in on Saturday morning,...
Art teacher in NJ faces felony charges after shocking overdose in classroom of students
An art teacher at a suburban New Jersey school is facing felony charges after a shocking overdose in a classroom...
Mali ends Ivory Coast diplomatic spat with pardon of troops
Mali leader pardons Ivorian soldiers, suspends 46 prison sentences Mali’s junta leader has pardoned all 49 Ivorian soldiers whose arrest...
US issues new sanctions targeting suppliers of Iranian drones to Russia
The United States on Friday issued new sanctions targeting suppliers of Iranian drones that Washington said have been used to...
Iranian authorities arrest journalist who published interviews with families of death row inmates
Iranian authorities have arrested a journalist who published interviews with families of death row inmates sentenced in connection with nationwide...
Saudi first female international referee appointed by FIFA
Saudi Arabia’s first female international referee, Anoud al-Asmari, has been appointed by FIFA in a week of football triumphs for...
President Barrow strengthens Gambia-Senegal relations, extols bilateral ties
President Adama Barrow has strengthened the bilateral ties between The Gambia and Senegal. Barrow extolled the bilateral ties while receiving...
Prominent LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba found dead
Kenyan police have discovered the body of prominent LGBTQ rights campaigner Edwin Chiloba stuffed inside a metal box in the...
NY lawmakers to consider legalizing adult possession, use of certain hallucinogens
New York lawmakers will consider legalizing adult possession and use of certain natural plant or fungus-based hallucinogens in this year's...
NYPD investigating stabbing death of woman at East Harlem apartment complex
The NYPD is investigating the stabbing death of a woman at an East Harlem apartment complex. Police responded to a...
Police identify suspect in connection with anti-Semitic attack in Central Park
The New York City Police Department has identified a man it is searching for in connection with an anti-Semitic attack...
Mayor Lowe unveils Better Life Empowerment to support market women
Rohey Malick Lowe, the Lord Mayor of Banjul City Council (BCC), has unveiled an empowerment initiative to support market women....
Angola forms team to draft anti-plastics law
In an effort to tackle environmental pollution, Angolan President João Lourenço has set up a task force to draft a...
Dubai sets out $8.7T economic plan for next decade, includes doubling foreign trade, investment
Dubai set out a 32 trillion-dirham ($8.7 trillion) economic plan on Wednesday that includes doubling foreign trade and investment over...
Taliban-led admin in Afghanistan to sign contract with Chinese company to extract oil from country’s north
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration is to sign a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the Amu Darya basin...
Ukrainian military says killed 800 Russian soldiers in 24 hours
Ukraine’s military estimated on Thursday that 800 Russian soldiers were killed in the past day, mostly in fighting in the...
UAE Minister, Jordanian counterpart condemn latest developments at al-Aqsa mosque, say violate international law
United Arab Emirates Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman al Safadi have...
Cristiano Ronaldo says turned down offers from clubs in Europe, US, others to join Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr
Cristiano Ronaldo said he turned down offers from clubs in Europe, Brazil, Australia, and the US to join Saudi Arabia’s...
Russia planning to launch long-term campaign of attacks against Ukraine using Iranian-made drones, says Zelenskyy
Russia is planning to launch a long-term campaign of attacks against Ukraine using Iranian-made drones in an effort to demoralize...
President Samia Suluhu lifts ban on opposition political rallies
Tanzania’s president Samia Suluhu Hassan has lifted a ban on opposition rallies imposed in 2016 by her strongman predecessor, in...
NYPD arrests 19-year-old Times Square attack suspect on attempted murder charge
The New York Police Department says a man accused of attacking police with a machete near Times Square on New...
FDNY says 18 people injured when SUV crashed into Manhattan restaurant
The FDNY says 18 people were injured when an SUV crashed into a restaurant in Inwood, Manhattan on Monday evening....
Possible strike by thousands of city nurses looms, tentative agreement reached hours before contract expiry
A possible strike by thousands of New York City nurses is looming even though nurses at one hospital reached a...
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