Tag Archives: New York

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that the United States could become the global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, which finally forced reluctant organizers to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. Britain joined the ranks of countries in lockdown to try to hold back the virus, and data showed …

A surge in violent police clashes has left a trail of bodies across New York City, stoking tensions between officers and critics who say they have been too quick to use deadly force. Since mid-October, New York Police Department officers have shot five people, killing four of them — a …

Four people were killed and five seriously injured in a shooting in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood. The incident took place at a private club on Utica Avenue. Gunfire broke out shortly after 7 am at the club, according to the New York Fire Department. The venue, which bills itself as …

Iraqi president demands international help for reconstruction after victory over terrorism. Iraqi President Barham Salih has called for international assistance to rebuild the war-ravaged country in the aftermath of the victory over the Daesh terrorist group. Addressing the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on …

Greta Thunberg has told world leaders they have stolen her ”dreams and … childhood with your empty words”. The Swedish teenager was speaking at the opening of a United Nations climate change summit on Monday. “This is all wrong,” she began. “I shouldn’t be up here. I should be back …

A Hyatt Centric hotel was evacuated and some streets cordoned off near New York’s Times Square after a fire broke out in a building on West 45th Street. The fire sent huge plumes of smoke billowing alongside and above the hotel building, according to footage posted online by eyewitnesses. Fire …

Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York, has dropped out of the race to become the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate – and leaves the campaign with a scornful message from the current president ringing in his ears. Mr. de Blasio made his announcement in a television interview, saying: “I …

New York Police Department (NYPD) Officer Daniel Pantaleo has been fired in light of the 2014 incident in which he killed Eric Garner after using an illegal chokehold on him during an arrest, NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill said during a press conference. “In this case, the unintended consequence of Mr. …

Financier Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York, a former law enforcement official said Saturday. He was found dead in his cell at the Manhattan Correctional Center Saturday morning, according to the officials, who were briefed on the matter but spoke on condition …

Crowds fled in horror in New York’s iconic Times Square after fears of gunshots. Eyewitness footage captured the moment that tourists and residents sprinted for their lives in abject panic. The alarm took place at approximately 10 pm local time Tuesday night in one of the city’s busiest intersections, just …

Donald Trump signed the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund on Monday at the White House Rose Garden while reminding first responders that he was also in New York City at the time of the historic terror attacks. “I was down there also,” the president said to an audience of 60 …

The finals of the Fortnite World Cup are taking place in a stadium in New York, with the winner set to earn more prize money than Simona Halep and Novak Djokovic won as Wimbledon champions. Forty million players attempted to qualify over 10 weeks of online competition but only 100 …

A US judge has sentenced Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to life in prison plus 30 years. Guzmán, 62, was found guilty of 10 charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering, by a federal court in New York in February. He escaped a Mexican jail through a tunnel …

A Virgin Atlantic flight has made an emergency landing in Boston after a fire broke out on board. The plane was traveling from New York to London on Thursday night when the fire started, forcing the crew to divert the flight. No major injuries were reported and all 217 passengers …

The homeless population around Los Angeles, California, has risen sharply during the past year due to a lack of affordable housing in and around America’s second-largest city, pushing more people into poverty, according to new a study. Homelessness in the city of Los Angeles proper jumped by 16 percent, while …

US President Donald Trump, three of his children and the Trump Organization on Wednesday (May 22) lost their bid to block Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp from providing financial records to Democratic lawmakers investigating Trump’s businesses. US District Judge Edgardo Ramos ruled at a court hearing in …

Bill de Blasio is the latest Democratic candidate in the 2020 presidential campaign to be mercilessly mocked by the Republican frontrunner, President Donald Trump. He said the newcomer was the worst mayor New York ever had. Trump took to Twitter on Thursday to lash out at de Blasio’s recently announced …

A man was arrested in New York City on Wednesday night after he tried to enter a cathedral with gas cans, triggering worries about a possible arson attempt in the wake of a destructive fire at the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Officers with the New York Police Department …

The massive storm system that killed several people from Texas to Mississippi is now barreling east, threatening to spawn tornadoes and other catastrophic weather from New England to the Gulf Coast. About 90 million people are under the gun for destructive weather Sunday, meteorologist Haley Brink said. While Sunday’s storms …

The former boss of a major New York crime gang has died, after serving 33 years of a 139-year prison sentence. Carmine Persico’s lawyer said he died of complications arising from diabetes. He leaves a wife, two children, and 15 grandchildren. The 85-year-old was known as The Snake, a nickname …