NYC funeral home chain that exploited consumers settles for $700K
A New York funeral home chain will have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for allegedly cheating and deceiving customers, according to a settlement with the city. Bronx-based RG Ortiz Funeral Home will pay $600,000 in compensation to the family and a $100,000 civil penalty for failing to tell the family where the body […]
Man shot outside $3M NYC home of ballet dancer, banker in South Harlem
Shots rang out next door to the Harlem mansion (worth approximately $3 million) shared by a ballet dancer and her banker husband. Sunday's shooting happened at 1:40 p.m. on West 118th Street in South Harlem, an area that real estate agents have dubbed “SoHa” and which is shaping up to be the next big boom […]
Have to Make Home Ownership ‘Available to All’
On Friday's episode of HBO's “Real Time,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she wasn't familiar with the details of a California bill that would allow illegal immigrants to get taxpayer assistance to buy homes, but she said she wants to “legalize” illegal immigrants, saying, “Making the American dream of homeownership accessible to everyone is […]
‘Putting In The Work’: Republicans View JD Vance As Invaluable Asset As Campaign Enters Home Stretch
Republicans believe former President Donald Trump made the right choice in selecting Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate as the election enters the fourth quarter. Vance has spent the last few weeks of August campaigning, battling a hostile media and contrasting himself with Vice President Kamala Harris, who has dodged the press. But […]
Police find human remains in neighbor’s underground bunker after couple disappears from home in SoCal nudist colony
Police in California said a search for a couple who went missing from their home in a nudist neighborhood led them to a neighbor's house where human bones were discovered. Stephanie Menard, 73, and Daniel Menard, 79 Reported Missing A friend found the unlocked car near the Menard family's home Sunday in an unincorporated area […]
Putin’s support at home and abroad dented by Kursk invasion
Russian President Vladimir Putin is downplaying the seriousness of the incursion and buying himself time to respond as he deals with the domestic and international fallout from Ukraine's bold counterattack in the Kursk region. More than three weeks have passed since Ukraine breached Russian defenses and seized about 450 square miles of territory, a senior […]
Divorcé who allegedly gunned down ex-wife, her lover in million-dollar LI home scowls as he emerges from precinct in handcuffs
A Long Island man who allegedly shot and killed his ex-wife and her new mistress inside their multimillion-dollar mansion this week grimaced as he emerged in handcuffs Friday morning. Daniel Coppola, 50, did not answer any questions as he and another inmate were released from Precinct 6 in Selden. Coppola is charged with two counts […]
Former Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby, attends barbecue held in her honor while on home detention
Former Baltimore City Attorney Marilyn Mosby, despite being ordered by a judge to serve a year of house arrest, was partying with friends, supporters and family over the weekend at an event just a few miles from her Baltimore home. Mosby was convicted of mortgage fraud in February after testifying that he unintentionally made false […]
Pending home sales tumble to record low in July
Contracts to buy existing homes in the U.S. fell to a record low in July as rising prices and higher borrowing costs drove potential buyers out of the market. The National Association of Realtors on Thursday Pending Home Sales IndexThe index, based on signed contracts, fell 5.5 percent last month to 70.2, the lowest since […]
Former Baltimore prosecutor attends BBQ held in her honor while on home detention
Former Baltimore City Attorney Marilyn Mosby, despite being ordered by a judge to serve a year of house arrest, was partying with friends, supporters and family over the weekend at an event just a few miles from her Baltimore home. Mosby was convicted of mortgage fraud in February after testifying that he unintentionally made false […]