The coach of a high school women’s basketball team from a community in New York’s Adirondacks was fired after he pulled a player’s ponytail at the end of a state championship game on Friday, the school district confirmed. Videos on social media and local television news show an older man yanking a distraught player’s hair,…
Two mobsters were convicted Thursday for their involvement in a murder-for-hire plot to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City. The federal court verdict finished a two-week trial that featured powerful testimonies from a hitman and Alinejad, a renowned author, activist, and Voice of America contributor. Alinejad, who was…
Tech mogul Elon Musk lashed out at Pentagon staff who allegedly spoke to reporters of the New York Times. He stated that the Pentagon staff should be prosecuted. On Friday, the newspaper claimed the billionaire was going to be told about the US military’s plan in case of a war with China. On microblogging platform…
The first legal battle for Mahmoud Khalil, the recent Columbia University graduate who was arrested and moved to Louisiana last week, is the fight to keep his case in New York. The issue may seem minor compared with the First Amendment concerns raised by the arrest of Mr. Khalil, a legal permanent resident who was…
New York leads US with nearly 2,000 AI job postings—see where other cities rank New York has emerged as the leading city in the US for artificial intelligence (AI) job postings, with nearly 2,000 available roles as of January 2025. This surge highlights the growing demand for AI professionals in the tech-driven job market, with…
The Girl Scouts have been sued by consumers over the alleged presence of “heavy metals” and pesticides in its popular Thin Mints and other cookies. A proposed class action lawsuit was filed on Monday night in federal court in the New York City borough of Brooklyn against the 113-year-old nonprofit and the cookies’ licensed producers,…
AG James leads multi-state effort to protect diversity, equity, inclusion in K-12 and universities New York Attorney General Letitia James spearheaded a coalition of 14 state attorneys general to issue a crucial legal guidance supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives in schools. This move comes as a direct response to recent concerns from…
Late last fall at the Hugo Newman School in Harlem, two social studies teachers handed out pages of hip-hop lyrics to their seventh graders, and then flicked off the lights. The students appeared surprised. They had been studying ancient matriarchal societies, including Iroquois communities that had women leaders. Now, their teachers were about to play…
NEW YORK: Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he is running for mayor of New York City, relaunching his political career following a yearslong exile over a barrage of sexual harassment accusations. In a 17-minute video, Cuomo pitched himself as an accomplished moderate who can save a city he described as threatening and…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul orders CUNY to remove Palestinian Studies professor job listing amid controversy. (Getty Images) New York Governor Kathy Hochul has intervened in a controversial job listing for a Palestinian Studies professor at Hunter College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system. On February 28, 2025, Hochul directed CUNY…