New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani — one of the most influential members of the Democratic Party’s leftward flank — said Wednesday that “this country has elected a new generation of leadership” in the midterms, and the left must now keep its “foot on the gas.” “Going through yesterday evening, it’s a realization that it’s…
Google said on Tuesday that it will turn off artificial intelligence in its educational apps for K-12 student accounts unless school administrators expressly enable it. The Alphabet-owned search giant said that after surveying school administrators and teachers, it wants educational institutions to control students’ access to various AI capabilities. “We believe schools should have control…
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan — At a campaign event outside of Detroit, GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas attempted to tie Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood — a claim El-Sayed has repeatedly denied. “My nickname for the guy is the jihadist leprechaun,” Cruz said about El-Sayed. Cruz later said that El-Sayed would…
The New York City Council passed a bill banning horse-drawn carriage rides in the city by 2028. Lawmakers voted Thursday afternoon on Romanch’s Law. The legislation is named after Romanch Mahajan, 18, who died during a carriage accident in June in Central Park. The bill is now headed to Mayor Zohran Mamdani to sign. “With…
A person has been hospitalized after being shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in New York City’s Marble Hill neighborhood on Thursday, law enforcement sources said. The shooting occurred at about 4 p.m. local time near West 225th Street and Marble Hill Avenue. The person was taken to a hospital. Their injuries…
A statement by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani that recognized three years since Hamas’ “horrific” attack on Israel — and extensively criticized Israel’s “ongoing genocide” in the Gaza Strip — has drawn fury from some Democrats. Mamdani is a longstanding and vehement critic of Israel’s actions during its war with Hamas in Gaza, and…
In a mass visual rebuke for the world to see, hundreds of delegates walked out of the United Nations General Assembly Thursday just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up to the podium. He delivered a fiery speech defending the seven-month war on Iran launched jointly by the U.S. and Israel, rejected allegations of…
Washington — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu berated New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday in a contentious address to the United Nations General Assembly that saw many delegates walk out before it even began. Netanyahu accused Mamdani, a longtime critic of Israel and supporter of Palestinian independence, of being antisemitic. The mayor has…
Tel Aviv — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to address the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday as his country faces broad condemnation and growing isolation over Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. Netanyahu arrived in New York early Thursday morning and is due to leave just a few…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Trump held a high-profile meeting in New York City on Monday. It marked the third time the pair met, but the first time at Gracie Mansion. Last November, not long after the mayoral election in the city, Mamdani visited Mr. Trump at the White House, and did so again in…
