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More people exposed to Manhattan Project chemicals deserve compensation, advocates say

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has been a lifeline for some people and families exposed to toxins associated with decades of nuclear weapons testing, but advocates say more people should receive compensation. claims. The law, first enacted in 1990 and set to expire this year, has provided payments to people who may have contracted certain […]

Trial balloon: Trump boasts $1 million haul for first day spent in Manhattan court

Former President Donald Trump raked in more than $1 million in campaign fundraising after the first day of his criminal trial in New York on Monday.  According to newly appointed Republican National Committee Co-Chairwoman Lara Trump, who is Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, the former president raised the money as he is being charged with 34 counts […]

Analysis Shows Just How Rare Manhattan DA’s Charges Against Trump Really Are

The charges against former President Donald Trump in the New York hush-money case are rarely filed in other circumstances, according to the New York Times. According to the NYT, there have been only two other felony cases in Manhattan in the past decade in which defendants were charged with falsifying business records without involving another […]

Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to delay hush money trial over Manhattan venue

The New York Court of Appeals on Monday rejected Mr. Trump’s bid to suspend his hush money trial, arguing that the case should be heard outside of Manhattan. The decision came after an emergency hearing on Monday in which Trump’s lawyers argued that deep blue Manhattan was not the appropriate venue to hear the Republican […]

Man stabbed in back in bloody brawl on Manhattan subway train

A man was stabbed during a brutal brawl on a Manhattan subway early Sunday morning, sources said. The 34-year-old victim was riding the E train southbound in Midtown when he was violently stabbed in the back, law enforcement sources told the Post. The two had known each other for some time. It is unclear what […]

Hochul ribbed online for calling New Jersey ‘west of Manhattan’ after earthquake

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) came under fire on social media on Friday for saying the magnitude 4.8 earthquake that shook New York struck “west of Manhattan,” without mentioning New Jersey. “A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck west of Manhattan and was felt throughout New York,” Hochul said. Said in X’s postformerly known as Twitter. […]