Plans to enforce new cellphone restrictions in the country’s largest school district are now on hold. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced, ahead of the start of the new school year, that the city needs more time to work on the plan before rolling it out. With just a week until students head…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent White House bid may have ended, but peculiar stories about him continue to surface. Now, the former presidential candidate is facing calls for a federal investigation amid allegations that he once used a chainsaw to behead a whale. Kennedy’s 2024 campaign was filled with a number of strange moments, including…

More than 100 pro-Israeli demonstrators gathered near Columbia University on Tuesday, Aug. 27, advocating for universities to ban face masks and coverings during protests. They argued that such bans would enhance safety and address concerns about people concealing their identities to avoid arrest. Those against a face mask ban say it is a student’s right…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday, Aug. 27, he has a plan to end his country’s war with Russia and the recent incursion into Russian territory is part of that plan. During a forum, Zelenskyy said the “main point of” the infiltration into Kursk was to force Russia’s hand to end the war in…

Denver’s policy of welcoming migrants is having unintended consequences in the neighboring city of Aurora, Colorado, according to a new report from the New York Post. It is now struggling with the arrival of a notorious Venezuelan prison gang, leading to a surge in violent crime. Aurora, a city with a population of 390,000 located…

Every day in New York City, nearly 1 million riders hop on the bus without paying a dime. It’s a growing financial crisis for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. This isn’t a new problem, but it’s certainly a growing one. Before the pandemic, about 1 in 5 riders evaded fares. Now it’s closer to every 1…

Have you been paying too much for rent? Across the country, rent prices skyrocketed in 2022 and 2023 and it could be because of illegal activity. The Justice Department on Friday, Aug. 23, filed an antitrust suit against RealPage, a Texas-based software company that is accused of using algorithms to allow widespread collusion among landlords. “Everybody knows…

Israel and Hezbollah are both claiming victories after their biggest exchange of fire yet. And two NASA astronauts stuck aboard the International Space Station will have to stay there a few more months. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Israel strikes Hezbollah site in Lebanon; both sides claim…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has issued an order to figure out what city-owned land would be best for housing development. The city is currently tackling an affordable housing crisis, as it struggles with a rental vacancy of just 1.4% The order from Adams requires all city agencies from the New York City Police…

A broken turbine blade from an offshore wind project near Nantucket, Massachusetts, has sparked growing controversy along the East Coast. Debris from the malfunction at the Vineyard Wind project has reportedly crossed state lines, reaching as far as Long Island, New York, raising environmental and safety concerns. Meanwhile, tempers have flared over the incident in…