A New York appeals court on Thursday threw out the roughly half-billion-dollar judgment imposed on President Trump and his namesake real estate empire, finding it was so large as to be unconstitutional. “While the injunctive relief ordered by the court is well crafted to curb defendants’ business culture,” the First Department, Appellate Division found, the… Read More »

By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette There is something about cherry tomatoes that tomato lovers find irresistible. Perfectly portioned for one juicy bite, they’re an adorable fruit. They’re also so sweet and intensely flavored that they make a great afternoon snack when plucked off the vine, still warm from the sun. Even our dog Harry couldn’t… Read More »

Highlights this week include Angela Yee Day in Brooklyn and Manhattan’s 2025 Charlie Parker Festival — both free. Also, Oscar winners Spike Lee and Denzel Washington reunite for a hip-hop adaptation of a Kurosawa classic and “Downton Abbey” star Elizabeth McGovern becomes Ava Gardner at City Center. Outdoors “Angela Yee Day” at Barclays Center Ticketmaster… Read More »

We found great deals on smart TVs if you’re looking to upgrade Buying a new smart TV can be a pricey purchase if you don’t know where to look. Luckily, retailers are offering huge discounts and great deals on smart TVs, and each one comes equipped with streaming capabilities and advanced features like AI, HD and… Read More »

In simple terms, pediatricians save children, while Bobby Kennedy kills children. And so the dangerous quack Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now attacking the American Academy of Pediatrics, which dared to issue guidance recommending that children under age 2 be given the COVID-19 vaccine, in contrast to the fatally compromised… Read More »

Housing challenges are real and persistent, and the same struggles are faced in every corner of New York. That makes it all the more important for local governments to step up with real solutions rather than excuses. As Westchester county executive, I work directly on this issue every day. In Westchester, we are not stuck… Read More »

As former commissioner of NYC probation and correction, I consider proposals within Mayor Adams’ administration to use probation officers as crowd control police during ICE protests to be part of a disastrous string of ideas involving the city’s once highly respected Probation Department. I immediately forwarded news of this outlandish suggestion to three prior probation… Read More »

Today is Thursday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2025. There are 132 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 21, 2017, Americans witnessed their first full-blown coast-to-coast solar eclipse since World War I, with eclipse-watchers gathering along a path of totality extending 2,600 miles across the continent. Also on this date:… Read More »

Dems resist Mamdani in defiance of their voters Manhattan: By failing to endorse Zohran Mamdani for mayor, New York State and national Democratic Party leaders are making a grave mistake. They want to keep the governorship and take back Congress next year. All they are doing by lecturing Mamdani and failing to endorse him is… Read More »

By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — When Olivier Baroin moved into an apartment in Montmartre about 15 years ago, it felt like he was living in a village in the heart of Paris. Not anymore. Stores for residents are disappearing, along with the friendly atmosphere, he says. In their place are hordes of people taking… Read More »