As the world closely monitors the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainians and even the country’s president have gone viral on social media with their response. According to Belarus-based journalist Hanna Liubakova, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described himself as Russia’s top enemy. “The enemy marked me as target number one, and my family as target…

In a news conference on COVID-19, Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) announced she would be letting New York’s mask mandate for most indoor public settings expire. The mandate, which will expire Thursday, was put into effect back in December in response to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant throughout the United States. “I believe this…

The backlash surrounding a tweet sent Tuesday by actress Susan Sarandon has continued to gain traction. The tweet focused on the Jan. 28 funeral for New York Police Department Officer Jason Rivera, one of two officers shot and killed while responding to a call about a domestic argument in a Harlem apartment in January. Sarandon’s tweet was…

In the first month of his term, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced his own “Blueprint to End Gun Violence,” which includes strategies like increasing the number of officers on patrol and expanding partnerships to work more closely with federal and state law enforcement. Rising gun violence has brought more attention to Adams’ plan and…

For the second time in the past week, mourners gathered for a funeral for New York Police Department (NYPD) officer. “An ocean of officers” honored Officer Wilbert Mora, the second of two officers shot and killed while responding to a call about a domestic argument in a Harlem apartment. The funeral for the other officer,…

New York City Mayor and former NYPD Captain Eric Adams highlighted the tributes to Officer Jason Rivera at his funeral Friday. Rivera was one of two officers killed last week by a gunman who opened fire on them in a hallway as they responded to a family dispute. “He can still hear us from a…

Violent crime has spiked in big cities like New York and Los Angeles. The homicide rate in New York City increased 3% from 2020 levels and 52% from pre-pandemic levels in 2019, per New York Police Department statistics. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, homicides in L.A. are up more than 50 percent from 2019-2020. A…

Update (Jan. 4, 2021): A day after Verizon and AT&T announced they were rejecting a request from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) to delay its 5G rollout, the companies reversed course Monday night. In a statement, AT&T announced they will be delaying the rollout for two more weeks. AT&T also repeated…

According to recent numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the ongoing spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has lead to a massive spike in child hospitalizations. In the seven-day period from Dec. 21 to Dec. 27, 334 American children went to hospital. That’s a 58% increase compared to the previous week,…

Update (Jan. 20, 2022): Just under a month after she was found guilty on multiple counts in her sex trafficking trial, lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell officially requested a new trial Wednesday. The request comes after the lawyers raised concerns about media interviews one of the jurors gave following the verdict, in which the juror said they…