The political tide has started to turn against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He had already sparked controversy by rolling back COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, canceling $500 million in mRNA vaccine contracts, and replacing the advisory committee for vaccines at the Centers for Disease Control with his own handpicked members. But the firing of CDC… Read More »
Food insecurity is all around us in New York City. From our schoolchildren to our older adults, New Yorkers of all backgrounds are struggling to access the fresh, healthy foods they need to thrive. According to the state Department of Health, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens all have the highest rates of food insecurity in… Read More »
Today is Saturday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2025. There are 123 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 30, 1916, on his fourth attempt, explorer Ernest Shackelton successfully returned to Elephant Island in Antarctica to rescue 22 of his stranded crew members, who had survived on the barren island for… Read More »
Our state of affairs should alarm all Americans Jefferson City, Tenn.: Am I the only person who sees where this country is headed under President Trump and his MAGA disciples? He’s not happy with telling institutions of higher learning what they can and can’t teach or corporations on how they run their companies or who… Read More »
General Daily Insight for August 30, 2025 Following our random thoughts may be especially nourishing today. The spontaneous Moon bounces into adventurous Sagittarius at 10:04 am EDT and opposes uninhibited Uranus shortly thereafter, encouraging us to pursue any ideas that promise to bust us out of our boring routines. Changing our plans in this way… Read More »
MTV is attempting to pull out all of the stops leading up to the 2025 Video Music Awards. In a move to celebrate the network’s legacy, reps on Friday announced that current and classic music videos will begin airing on Monday for 24 hours a day until the ceremony the following Sunday. The videos will… Read More »
Dear Eric: Perhaps my problem stems from the fact that I am a mid-80s mom? A couple of years ago, our very responsible son asked if he could invite about 10 friends to our large lakeside cabin during our absence. There is plenty of room for all to sleep, a big kitchen and boats and… Read More »
Mere months ago, a night like this wouldn’t have seemed possible for the Mets. Jonah Tong wasn’t even invited to big-league spring training. The first time he met manager Carlos Mendoza, Tong was serving as the ballboy in a Triple-A game during camp, fulfilling a right of passage as one of the newbies. Tong began… Read More »
Three men were wounded in a shooting in the Bronx Friday night, police said. The shooting comes one day after Mayor Eric Adams announced the deployment of 1,000 extra cops to the troubled borough, which saw five murders in six days, plus several more people wounded in separate shootings across the Bronx. Gunfire broke out… Read More »
Cops are searching for a man who slashed a 23-year-old woman on the back of the head with an unknown object last month after she wouldn’t respond to his amorous advances on a Bronx street, police said Friday. The woman was walking near Fulton Ave. and Claremont Pkwy. in Mott Haven shortly after midnight on… Read More »