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The White House says the commutations and 39 pardons for nonviolent offenders amount to the largest single-day clemency action in modern history.
Jacob Leary · December 12, 2024
Dr. Ashwin Vasan, who has led the city's health department since March 2022, said he is leaving for family reasons, adding to a string of senior departures from the Adams administration.
Jacob Leary · September 23, 2024
On the 267th day of 2024, a look back at events on this date, from Benedict Arnold's exposed plot in 1780 to Roger Federer's farewell match in 2022.
Jacob Leary · September 23, 2024
Police say a woman, her daughter-in-law and two young grandchildren were killed in Bensonhurst, and a relative of the family is in custody as detectives investigate.
Jacob Leary · July 20, 2024
On Saturday, July 20, 2024, the 202nd day of the year, the calendar looks back on the 1969 moon walk and other events that fell on this date.
Jacob Leary · July 20, 2024
The United Federation of Teachers argues that 856 schools could meet the state class size law by adding 3,000 teachers, as the Adams administration continues to resist the mandate.
Jacob Leary · May 7, 2024
Multiple twisters hit the state overnight into Sunday, destroying homes in Holdenville, flattening downtown buildings in Sulphur and prompting a state of emergency in 12 counties.
Jacob Leary · April 28, 2024
House Democrats met on Thursday to discuss helping Republican Speaker Mike Johnson pass a long-delayed Ukraine aid package and possibly shield him from an effort by hardliners to remove him.
Jacob Leary · April 18, 2024
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that 750 National Guard members, along with state and MTA police, will check riders' bags at busy stations as part of a wider response to violence on the transit system.
Jacob Leary · March 6, 2024
Council member Shahana Hanif, the chamber's only female Muslim member, called for shunning the mayor's Ramadan events because he has not backed a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, drawing a sharp rebuke from City Hall.
Jacob Leary · February 29, 2024
The actor reshared a video asking followers to pray for his daughter and son-in-law, but he gave no explanation for the request.
Jacob Leary · February 29, 2024
The Atlanta rapper, born Jay Wayne Jenkins, is seeking joint legal custody of the couple's 20-month-old daughter, Monaco, according to filings in Fulton County.
Jacob Leary · September 15, 2023
Danelo Cavalcante, caught after a two-week manhunt, is now held at SCI Phoenix, the newest and costliest prison in Pennsylvania.
Jacob Leary · September 15, 2023
A 38-year-old man died after being stabbed repeatedly in Mariners Harbor, and his girlfriend says she believes his marijuana dealer was responsible.
Jacob Leary · July 25, 2023
Speaking on Paul George's podcast, the Nets forward said Simmons has the full support of Brooklyn's locker room as the former All-Star works back from back surgery.
Jacob Leary · July 25, 2023
The utility withdrew its permit request for two large boilers at its Greenpoint facility after a state regulator said the project was not needed to meet energy demand for at least five years.
Jacob Leary · April 3, 2023
To promote a shift in trash setout times, the city's sanitation department mailed out fliers starring an oversized rat, a design that came about because the commissioner kept demanding a bigger rodent.
Jacob Leary · March 31, 2023
As the 21-year-old prepares to start at shortstop on Opening Day, the Yankees scouts who recruited him recall how the club persuaded him to skip Vanderbilt.
Jacob Leary · March 29, 2023
James Cameron's 'Avatar: The Way of Water' won a fifth straight weekend and the killer-doll thriller 'M3GAN' held second, while new releases 'Plane' and 'House Party' landed in fifth and sixth.
Jacob Leary · January 15, 2023
On the weekend of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, President Biden became the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday morning sermon at King's Atlanta church, urging Americans to choose democracy over autocracy.
Jacob Leary · January 15, 2023
After a 38-10 win over Indianapolis secured the NFC's sixth seed, New York players and coach Brian Daboll said making the postseason is only a step toward a championship.
Jacob Leary · January 1, 2023
Citing a sharp rise in deadly lithium-ion battery fires in New York City, the Bronx university will bar battery-powered e-bikes, e-scooters and e-skateboards from all its buildings and walkways beginning Jan. 3.
Jacob Leary · December 10, 2022
Forty-one residents of a 72-unit rent-stabilized building on Stratford Avenue are asking a judge to force repairs after years of unresolved problems, including months without cooking gas.
Jacob Leary · July 9, 2022
The World Health Organization attributed the rise in reported deaths largely to reporting changes in the Americas and adjusted figures from India, even as global case counts declined.
Jacob Leary · March 30, 2022
