Biden’s brand is weakness at home and abroad
This spring, protests spun out of control on college campuses across the country, disrupting graduation ceremonies and exposing the corruption of higher education. How the protests emerged may not be Joe Biden’s fault. But it fits with life under his administration. The Biden presidential brand is a life beyond his control, and that doesn’t bode […]
16-year-old forces way into home, fatally stabs 15-year-old at sleepover: police
Police say a 16-year-old boy broke into a Florida home and stabbed to death a 15-year-old boy who was at a sleepover with friends. According to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Alexander Hernandez walked about six miles to the victim’s Wildwood home Saturday night, then showed up unannounced and “banged” on the front door around […]
Mets cough up lead on ninth-inning home run in brutal loss
The Mets have mastered the art of the gut punch. It’s not just how they continue to lose, it’s how they lose that makes them a particularly frustrating team for fans. The Mets blew another lead in the ninth inning on Sunday, when Jake Diekman hit a two-run homer off Ketel Marte that proved the […]
New York alleged drunk driver John Osetkowski smashes pickup truck into upstate home
A 21-year-old drunk driver crashed his pickup truck into a home in upstate New York early Saturday morning, police said. John Osetkowski crashed his black full-size Ford pickup truck into a home in Wheatfield, Niagara County, around 2 a.m. According to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office. Police responded to the scene and rescued Ostekowski and […]
Officials push to turn office buildings into housing amid home shortage, remote-work boom
The story at a glance The United States is facing a long-standing shortage of affordable housing and record office vacancy rates. Elected officials are pushing to speed up the conversion of commercial buildings to housing to address both issues. Regulatory and architectural challenges can make such a transformation complex and costly. Officials across the U.S., […]
Squatters who failed to pay NY mortgage shell out $700K for Florida home: records
Two allegedly racist squatters who missed their mortgage payments for years and then claimed poverty and refused to leave their Long Island home when it was auctioned have paid $700,000 in cash for a new Florida home, records show. Barry and Barbara Pollack, both 72, bought the two-bedroom, two-bathroom home in a Boynton Beach community […]
Want a bargain on a luxe home? Here’s the 10 cities where high-end home prices haven’t skyrocketed
Some of the markets where luxury home prices haven’t soared are densely populated areas that people left during the pandemic as remote work options allowed them to live further away from their big-city jobs. Hannah Jones, senior economic analyst at Realtor.com, said with home prices already soaring, there isn’t much room for prices to rise, […]
Florida sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot black airman Roger Fortson at home
A Florida sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who shot and killed a black air force soldier after he pointed a handgun at the ground at his home, saying the deputy’s life was not in danger and he should not have fired his weapon. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden has fired Deputy Eddie Duran, who […]
Grandmother whose family was carjacked, shot at is worried gunmen may return to her home to ‘retaliate’
A grandmother whose family was shot and robbed of their car last week fears the gunman who fled the scene will return to their Jackson, Mississippi, home to “retaliate.” “We need to get out of here. It’s not safe. Especially now that their pictures are out and they’re on the news and everything, I’m scared […]
Shop high art headbands, browse luxe home decor, more NYC events
Every week, Alexa rounds up New York’s biggest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts, celeb-filled cultural events, and more. This is your handpicked guide to the best things to see, shop, taste and do in the city. What’s on your luxury list this week? A celebrity-favorite furniture store opens a New York branch, Lele Sadowgi […]