Uvalde schools Superintendent Hal Harrell announced his retirement in a Facebook post on Sunday night, just two days after the school district in Texas suspended its entire police force. “I am truly grateful for your support and well wishes. My decisio…
Aaron Boone never wavered after naming Gerrit Cole Game 1 starter weeks ago: ‘I feel like he’s throwing the ball incredibly well’
This was the idea when they signed him. Gerrit Cole in Game 1 of the playoffs in front of a packed house at Yankee Stadium. It took until his third season in pinstripes, because of COVID among other things. So the right-handed ace was given the “honor”…
Rep. Lee Zeldin, daughters recount horror of drive-by shooting outside Long Island home
NEW YORK — New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin’s teen daughters recalled the heart-stopping fear they felt dialing 911 and racing to an upstairs bathroom as gunshots rang out near their Long Island home. Twins Arianna and Mikayla Zeldin, both 1…
Nearly 6 in 10 LGBTQ youth who came out before age 13 ‘seriously considered suicide’ in past year, researchers say
More than half of LGBTQ youth who came out before they were teenagers “seriously considered suicide” in the past year, new data released Monday shows. The data — released ahead of the 34th annual National Coming Out Day on Tuesday — analyzed the correl…
Biden condemns Russia’s missile attacks and affirms commitment to Ukraine
President Joe Biden blasted Russia on Monday for its barrage of missile attacks on Ukrainian cities — and vowed to stand by Kyiv to repel the invasion. “The United States strongly condemns Russia’s missile strikes today across Ukraine,” Biden said in a…
Renovated David Geffen Hall set for Lincoln Center debut after $550 million makeover
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul, joined Saturday by leaders of the New York Philharmonic, announced the debut of the new $550 million David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center after a two-year renovation. “The transformation of David Geffen Hall is a pitch-perf…
Detainee dead in plunge from Bronx jail barge fought to overcome 24 years in prison: ‘He was trying to do the right thing’
NEW YORK — After 24 years behind bars, mostly in state prison, Gregory Acevedo seemed like a survivor to his sister and mother — so they don’t understand what it was about being in the custody of the New York City Department of Correction that pushed h…
Editorial: A federal judge wrongly knocks down New York State’s updated gun laws
Conservative jurisprudence on guns has fallen far and fallen fast into the gaping maw of Second Amendment absolutism. In the majority opinion he authored in 2008′s then-seismic District of Columbia v. Heller ruling, Justice Antonin Scalia wrote: “Like …
Georgia Dem Stacey Abrams would like a Biden boost in governor’s race
Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams said Sunday she would welcome an assist in her bid for governor from President Biden, who has largely been steering clear of campaign rallies ahead of the crucial midterm elections next month. Abrams, who became a nationa…
Ukrainian runners want to ban Russians from New York City Marathon
A group of Ukrainian runners are making moves to ban Russians and Belarusians from taking part in the New York City Marathon. “It started all from the Boston Marathon. In April we did a similar petition,” said Anna Shpook, 39, a member of Ukrainian Run…