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AOC, Mamdani Draw Criticism Over Laughing at 9/11 Memorial
A brief exchange between Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew criticism Friday after cameras showed the two smiling and laughing during the solemn 9/11 anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero. The moment came as…
New York Homeschooling Surges More Than 200% in 15 Years
New York parents are increasingly taking education into their own hands. The number of homeschooled children statewide has more than tripled over the past 15 years, climbing to 53,905 students in the 2025–26 school year, according to state…
9/11 Families Tell Mamdani to Stay Away From Ground Zero Ceremony
The message from a group of 9/11 families to Mayor Zohran Mamdani could not have been clearer. Stay away. Family members, first responders and elected officials gathered outside City Hall on Tuesday to deliver a petition with more than 101,000…
8 Killed, 30 Wounded in Chicago Labor Day Shootings
Chicago’s summer ended with a violent punctuation mark. Thirty-eight people were shot over the extended Labor Day weekend — eight of them fatally — in gunfire stretching from Friday evening through early Tuesday, according to Chicago police. At…
Trump Warns Chicago ‘Will Die’ as Pritzker Rejects Federal Help
Chicago had two very different kinds of shots over the weekend. Forty-one people were shot across the city, three fatally. Gov. JB Pritzker, meanwhile, joined nearly 2,000 revelers knocking back Malört in a world-record attempt. Breaking Alerts…
Trump Warns Chicago ‘Will Die’ as Pritzker Rejects Federal Help
Chicago had two very different kinds of shots over the weekend. Forty-one people were shot across the city, three fatally. Gov. JB Pritzker, meanwhile, joined nearly 2,000 revelers knocking back Malört in a world-record attempt. Breaking Alerts…
Nithya Raman Groaned at Over Graham Platner Campaign Firm
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman drew loud groans and hisses Wednesday night as she tried to explain why her campaign hired Fight Agency, the progressive consulting shop that worked on Graham Platner’s U.S. Senate campaign in Maine.…
Karen Bass Faces Backlash Over LA Campaign Matching Funds Program
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing backlash over a campaign ad highlighting a city program that can turn a resident’s political donation into a much larger contribution through taxpayer-funded matching funds. Bass promoted the city’s “super…
LA Repeals 12 Homeless Anti-Camping Zones in Soto-Martínez District
“Don’t let communists run your city, folks.” Los Angeles just removed a dozen anti-camping zones across Hollywood, Silver Lake and Echo Park, rolling back restrictions designed to keep homeless encampments from returning to specified public…
Career Theft Suspect Freed After Nearly 150 Arrests
Nearly 150 arrests. Sixty-seven trips behind bars. Five new alleged thefts. Shaquan Seth is back on the streets anyway. The 40-year-old career thief was released without bail Friday after being charged in another Queens crime spree because the…