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The FDNY says 18 people were injured when an SUV crashed into a restaurant in Inwood, Manhattan on Monday evening. Authorities say the crash happened at around 9 p.m. at the Inwood Bar & Grill on Broadway and West 204th Street. According to the fire department, none of the injuries are considered life-threatening.

A possible strike by thousands of New York City nurses is looming even though nurses at one hospital reached a tentative agreement hours before their contract was set to expire. The pact affecting 4,000 nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital awaits ratification. Contract talks between nurses and seven other hospitals will resume this week to avert a […]

Malawi has delayed the opening of public schools in its two major cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe, the health minister said on Monday, to try to slow down a surge in cholera deaths. The total number of cases has surged to 17,824 and the number of deaths to 595 since cases were first reported in […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles and a larger nuclear arsenal to counter US-led threats, state media said on Sunday, amid flaring tension between the rival Koreas. At a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, Kim highlighted the need to secure “overwhelming military power” to defend its sovereignty […]

Iranian police briefly detained several unidentified top-tier football players in a raid on a party on New Year’s Eve where alcohol was served in violation of a ban, Iranian media reported. Mingling between sexes outside marriage and drinking alcohol are banned under Iran’s Islamic laws. Social restrictions are among issues that prompted mass unrest in […]

An explosion at the entrance to a military airfield in the Afghan capital killed and wounded several people on Sunday, an official told AFP. The cause of the blast at the gate of the facility next to Kabul’s international airport was unclear, interior ministry spokesman Abdul Nafy Takor said. “A number of our compatriots have […]

One NYPD officer was reportedly stabbed and another was struck with a pipe near Times Square late Saturday night. The injured officer was reportedly stabbed in the head and has been rushed to Bellevue Hospital. His condition is currently unknown. A suspect was reportedly shot by police and is in custody.

A woman who has previously said Steven Tyler had an illicit sexual relationship with her when she was a teenager is now suing the Aerosmith frontman for sexual assault, sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The lawsuit brought by Julia Misley was filed Tuesday under a 2019 California law that gave adult victims […]

A Manhattan pharma millionaire convicted of killing her 8-year-old autistic son was found dead in a Brooklyn apartment just hours after a U.S. Supreme Court justice issued an order that would have sent her back to prison. Gigi Jordan, 62, was found dead about 12:30 a.m. Friday in an apartment on MacDonough St. in Stuyvesant […]

The UK said on Friday that passengers arriving in Britain from China will require a negative COVID-19 test after a surge in infections in China. Starting on January 5, Chinese travelers will need to show a negative COVID-19 test taken no more than two days prior to departure, UK’s Department of Health and Social Care […]

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a $75 million-a-year contract with Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr football club, CBS Sports reported on Friday, citing sources close to the club. The length of the contract is two and a half years, it said, adding that Al Nassr will announce the deal following an away game Saturday against […]

The Palestinians on Saturday welcomed a vote by the United Nations General Assembly to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories. “The time has come for Israel to be a state subject to law, and to be held accountable for its […]

The World Health Organization needs more information to assess the latest surge in infections in China, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. COVID infections have risen across China this month after Beijing dismantled its zero-COVID policies including regular PCR testing on its population. The United States, South Korea, India, Italy, Japan and Taiwan have all […]

Aid agencies in Afghanistan will struggle to provide vital services to people in the country if the Taliban upholds its ban on women working for NGOs, humanitarian staff told Al Arabiya English. The Taliban came back to power in Afghanistan in 2021 after the US-led military coalition that originally ousted them pulled out of the […]

US President Joe Biden said on Thursday he looked forward to working with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and promoting regional peace, including between Israelis and Palestinians, with the new Israeli government. “I look forward to working with Prime Minister Netanyahu, who has been my friend for decades, to jointly address the many challenges and […]

Families and friends of victims of a gas tanker explosion in Johannesburg on Christmas Eve have gathered on Friday morning for a memorial service, even as the death toll increased to 34 from an earlier estimate of 27, the provincial health department said. Health Minister Joe Phaahla joined relatives of the victims to pay their […]

The U.S. announced new COVID-19 testing requirements Wednesday for all travelers from China, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of a surge of infections. The increase in cases across China follows the rollback of the nation’s strict anti-virus controls. China’s “zero COVID” policies had kept China’s infection rate low but fueled public frustration and crushed […]

During the week of Dec. 19, 2022, average private student loan rates fell for borrowers with credit scores of 720 or higher who used the Credible marketplace to take out 10-year fixed rate loans and rose for 5-year variable-rate loans. Private student loan interest rates dropped this week for 10-year fixed-rate loans and increased dramatically […]

The Nassau County District Attorney’s office is launching an investigation into congressman-elect George Santos, amid growing calls for him to step down after lying about parts of his background. The District Attorney’s office launched an investigation into congressman-elect George Santos on Wednesday after the Republican admitted to lying about parts of his background. “The numerous […]