The number of New Yorkers sleeping on the Big Apple’s streets or in its subways climbed to a near-five year high in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic rocked the city’s sprawling shelter system. However, the number of new families seeking a roof over their heads fell dramatically over the same period of time, as officials … Read more
The mental health hotline that’s a cornerstone of the $1.25 billion mental health plan run by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s wife saw a 17 percent surge in calls during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic — but still missed its annual target to actually connect people to services. In fact, the number of “supportive connections” … Read more
A 17-year-old boy interning for the Republican challenger of Rep. Ilhan Omar was fatally shot in north Minneapolis on Monday, according to reports. The fatal victim, Andre Conley, was among two outreach workers for Lacy Johnson’s campaign that were struck by gunfire outside of a Super USA convenience store, WCCO reported. Lacy’s campaign told the … Read more
The number of deaths reported to the New York City Chief Medical Examiner’s Office more than doubled amid the coronavirus pandemic — described as “the largest mass fatality incident in modern NYC history” in the mayor’s new management report released Thursday. The number of deaths reported to OCME skyrocketed from 30,964 in fiscal year 2019 … Read more
President Trump on Thursday dismissed a former aide to Vice President Mike Pence, Olivia Troye, as someone who was “let go” — denouncing her after she cut an ad saying she supports Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. “I just heard about that, I don’t know her. She worked for the vice president,” Trump told reporters … Read more
A Texas high school is under fire for a class assignment that included Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse among a list of “heroes.” The controversial paper assigned Monday by W. T. White High School teacher Paul Ford asked students to write a one-page essay on a “hero for the modern age,” the Dallas Observer reported. … Read more
Princeton University could be forced to pay back millions of dollars in federal funding — and also be fined — over its president’s recent admission that racism persists at the Ivy League institution. In a letter to Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber, the US Department of Education said it was opening an investigation into a Sept. … Read more
A federal judge on Thursday blocked controversial changes within the US Postal Service that have been blamed for a nationwide mail slowdown ahead of the November election, where a record number of mail-in ballots are predicted. Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima, Washington, said he would grant a request for a preliminary injunction sought by 14 … Read more
Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas, who was indicted last year for illegally funneling campaign contributions to super PACs and politicians, was hit with new federal charges Thursday for allegedly ripping off $2 million from investors through his business Fraud Guarantee. Parnas and David Correia were indicted for conspiring to commit wire fraud for allegedly raising … Read more
Jerry Falwell Jr. allegedly got drunk and injured himself inside his home about a week after explosive reports of an affair involving him, his wife and a pool boy surfaced, according to records and 911 audio reported on Thursday. The evangelical leader’s wife, Becki Falwell, called 911 around 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 31 to say … Read more