Amazon Prime Day began Monday, with deals and strikes grabbing the headlines. This is the earliest time of year Prime Day has ever happened. It was moved up to accommodate the Olympics next month. Many people were excited for one of the busiest online shopping days of the year. Video caught a plane spelling “Amazon…

(AP) Washington – A body-worn camera video released by a court shows a Marine Corps veteran and former New York City cop charging at a police officer with a flagpole during the chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Federal judges ordered the videos publicly released after a request by media organizations, including The Associated…

FILE PHOTO: Members of Congress observe a moment of silence for the 600,000 American lives lost to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., June 14, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo According to the Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 map, more than 600,000 Americans have now died from COVID-19. The number of lives…

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced New York City schools will return to in-person learning this fall.

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang popularized the concept of universal basic income in America during his presidential campaign. Supporters say it could help struggling low-wage families, while skeptics believe it expands the welfare state too far.