Queens lawmakers demand more MTA bus service to Manhattan before $15 congestion toll begins
Queens councilors who voted in favor of an unpopular $15 “congestion” toll for service to parts of Manhattan said the MTA would not be able to increase express bus service to neighboring boroughs before the new fee was imposed. Requests for increased services. But opponents of imposing new tolls in Midtown south of 60th Street […]
Biden admin begins process to downgrade marijuana to less dangerous drug
The Biden administration on Thursday submitted a proposal to begin the formal process to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Attorney General Merrick Garland filed the proposal in the Federal Register with the intention of lowering the drug from Schedule I to a Schedule III drug, as classified […]
Biden aides fear president may be too worried to do his job after Hunter Biden trial begins: report
Biden’s aides say the president has expressed daily concerns about his son, Hunter Biden, and that the situation will only get worse when his eldest son’s trial begins in June. White House officials and members of the First Family are concerned about how the trial will affect the president, three advisers who requested anonymity told […]
Michael Cohen returns to testify against Trump as prosecution’s key witness — defense begins cross-examination
Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen returned to the witness stand Tuesday in the New York criminal case against the former president. Mr. Cohen, the prosecution’s key witness, did not offer additional evidence against Mr. Trump during direct examination on Monday and Tuesday, despite his credibility being compromised. In 2018, Cohen plead guilty False statements […]
Trump trial: Cohen cross-examination begins with questions about TikTok rants
Donald Trump’s defense team began its highly anticipated cross-examination of Michael Cohen on Tuesday with questions about the witness’s constant criticisms of the former president and his attorneys. “You went on TikTok and called me a crying little s***, didn’t you?” attorney Todd Blanche asked as his first question, according to CNN reports from the […]
The WNBA’s Caitlin Clark Era begins now
Welcome to the first year of the rest of the WNBA’s life. The WNBA’s 28th season, which begins Tuesday night, will be Caitlin Clark’s first year. Caitlin Clark was an Indiana Fever rookie who rose to popularity in the sports world in a way perhaps not seen in a generation of female basketball players. What […]
Sen. Bob Menendez corruption trial begins in New York
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) will appear Monday at a Manhattan courthouse for his criminal trial after he was charged by the Department of Justice with accepting bribes and illegally acting as a foreign agent on behalf of Egypt and Qatar. The trial will begin with jury selection and is expected to overlap with several days […]
MLS Rivalry Week begins with a statement: Hell Is Real
MLS Rivalry Week begins this weekend and over the next week, each of the league’s 29 teams will face off against teams in key rivalry showdowns. MLS hopes to capture fans’ attention with great games spread over multiple weekends, including midweek games. The season begins Saturday with three games in the Eastern Conference featuring teams […]
Murder trial begins in case of teen whose disappearance led to landfill search
The man who dropped the body of a Detroit-area teenage girl in a dumpster “left a trail of digital evidence” implicating her in her death, despite a futile and unusual search that ended with the body being found in a landfill. prosecutors told jurors Tuesday. Jaylin Brazier, 25, is on trial for second-degree murder in […]
Floodwaters start receding around Houston area as recovery begins following rescues and evacuations
Floodwaters in the Houston area began to recede on Monday as residents returned to their homes and began taking stock of the damage after days of heavy rain pounded the region and led to hundreds of rescues, including those stranded on rooftops. Officials in Harris County, where Houston is located, said there were no deaths […]