New York to end mask mandate for health care facilities
New York state health officials has decided to allow masking mandates in hospitals and other health care facilities to lapse...
Democrats launch effort to expel Santos from Congress
A group of House Democrats have unveiled a resolution on Thursday to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from Congress, citing...
West Africa junta regimes seek reentry to regional blocs
Foreign ministers from three West African countries that recently underwent military coups have called for their reinstatement into two key...
Jean Carroll, Donald Trump to testify at upcoming NYC rape, sex assault trial
E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump plan to testify against each other at upcoming civil trial, in which...
Eric Adams’ Weekly Community Op-Ed: Composting for All
New Yorkers know that rats love trash bags full of food waste. And they know that I hate rats. This...
US issues fresh sanctions targeting Iranian petrochemicals, petroleum
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on companies it accused of playing a critical role in...
Hochul excludes George Santos from delegation meeting
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has hosted a bipartisan meeting with the New York congressional delegation Wednesday, with one lawmaker...
World Bank approves $120 million to support access to finance for Tunisian SMEs
The World Bank has approved a $120 million loan for Tunisia to support access to finance for Tunisian small and...
Chinese balloon capable of gathering intelligence – US official
The Chinese spy balloon that the U.S. shot down over the Atlantic Ocean last weekend carried high-tech equipment capable of...
Foreign envoys urged to boycott Iran’s annual revolution celebration
Opponents of Iran’s regime are urging foreign ambassadors to boycott an annual celebration of the 1979 Islamic Revolution...
City officials combat illegal marijuana sellers with a new tactic
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced that he is teaming up with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to...
NYC social services commissioner resigns amid rising homelessness, migrant crisis
Gary Jenkins, the head of New York City’s Department of Social Services, has resigned as commissioner Tuesday night, capping a...
Search for survivors intensifies as Turkey-Syria quake death toll tops 11,000
Thinly-stretched rescue teams on Wednesday have continued searching for survivors buried in the rubble of thousands of buildings destroyed in...
United Arab Emirates pledges earthquake relief to Syria, Turkey
The United Arab Emirates Tuesday pledged $100 million to Syria and Turkey, one of the largest sums yet following...
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: AU sympathizes with countries
The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, has sympathized with Turkey and Syria. He...
New York City launches cop hotline for mental health evaluations
City officials have launched a hotline to help NYPD officers decide whether someone should be forcibly removed from the streets,...
Mayor Adams announces end to COVID vaccine mandate for city workers
Mayor Eric Adams has announced New York City's COVID vaccine mandate for city workers will be lifted this week. But...
Iran launches underground base in response to US-Israel exercises
Iran’s army has unveiled a major underground base to showcase its aerial military capabilities in response to significant joint exercises...
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: AU sympathizes with countries
The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, has sympathized with Turkey and Syria. He expressed shock and...
Biden ‘deeply saddened’ by Turkey, Syria earthquake; pledges US aid
US President Joe Biden said he was “deeply saddened” and promised his country’s assistance Monday after a major 7.8-magnitude...
Strongest earthquake in 40 years startles western New York
A small earthquake has rumbled through western New York early Monday, alarming people in a region unaccustomed to such shaking...
Officials offer Congress briefing on Trump documents
U.S. officials have offered to brief congressional leaders on their investigation into the classified documents found at former President Donald...
Mali junta expels UN mission’s human rights chief
The Malian interim government says the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission’s human rights division has been asked to...
Regional leaders urge immediate cease-fire in Eastern Congo
East African regional leaders have renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by all sides in the conflict in eastern...
China sharply rebukes US over decision to shoot down spy balloon
The United States has shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of the US state of South...
Mayor Adams spends night at migrant shelter in Brooklyn
Mayor Eric Adams has spent the night on a cot alongside hundreds of migrants staying at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal...
Indiana Supreme Court gives new trial to Doroszko
The Indiana Supreme Court has granted a new trial for a man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal 2019...
Gov. Hochul seeks changes to concealed carry law in budget
Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed changes to New York's new concealed carry law that would allow for armed security guards...
Sri Lanka: Anger at government over independence celebration
Sri Lankans have protested in the capital Colombo against the government’s decision to organise a pompous military parade to mark...
Credibility: As Essential Element of Greatness
Dear Destiny Friends, One of the most endearing qualities of all great people, companies, businesses, leaders, and friendship is credibility....
Court sentences 3 policemen, informant in murder of human rights Lawyer
A Kenyan court has handed long prison sentences to a former police officer, two serving ones and their civilian informant...
NYC drops $121M on lawsuit payouts for claims of police misconduct
New York City has paid out a whopping $121 million in settlements over alleged police misconduct in 2022 — with...
Suspected Chinese spy balloon found over northern U.S.
The U.S. military has been monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northern U.S. for...
Chad opens first embassy in Israel
Chad has inaugurated an embassy in Israel on Thursday, four years after the establishment of official ties between the two...
Judge jails ex-gynecologist who abused 100s of women
An ex-gynecologist has been convicted of sexually abusing hundreds of patients was ordered to spend the next two months in...
Gov. Hochul proposes payroll tax increase, casino revenue to save teetering MTA
Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed an increase in the state’s payroll tax to funnel much-needed money to the financially-teetering Metropolitan...
US moves towards new strategy of dynamic force employment
The US is looking to move away from deploying thousands of troops into a country or...
Hochul proposes $227B budget to boost school aid, health care and anti-crime efforts
Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed a $227 billion state budget on Wednesday, a plan that would increase direct aid to...
Somalia hosts regional summit to discuss fighting al-Shabab
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has hosted a summit of leaders from several neighbouring countries to discuss the regional fight...
Trump endorses Jim Banks for Senate in Indiana
Former President Donald Trump has officially endorsed Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., to become the Hoosier State's next senator, strengthening his...
Biden to announce $292 million for Hudson rail tunnel project during NYC visit
President Biden has traveled to New York to showcase a $292 million grant that will be used to help build...
New York Senate plans limo safety measures
The state Senate and Sen. Tim Kennedy, chair of the Senate transportation committee, have introduced several new limo safety bills...
SpaceX announces Nigerian operation, first in Africa
The Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, SpaceX have announced that it has commenced the operation of Starlink services in Nigeria, the...
Eric Adams’ Weekly Community Op Ed: A Working People’s Agenda
Last week, in Queens — the borough I grew up in — I reported to New Yorkers on the state...
Manhattan prosecutors to begin presenting Trump case to grand jury
The Manhattan district attorney’s office has decided to begin presenting evidence to a grand jury Monday regarding Donald Trump’s alleged...
UBA appoints Abiola Bawuah, 1st female CEO
The Board of Directors of the United Bank for Africa Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, Monday has announced the appointment of...
MTA shuts off minimally-used free wifi on city buses
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has shut off its free wifi service on city buses earlier this month due to scant...
Saudi man visiting Ohio reported as missing
A Saudi citizen visiting the US has gone missing in Cleveland, Ohio, police said, adding that an investigation into...
Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs more weapons, faster
Ukraine needs new weapons and faster deliveries to confront a “very tough” situation of constant attacks by Russian forces...
Memphis disbands police unit linked to Tyre Nichols’s beating
The city of Memphis in the United States has disbanded a police unit that included five officers charged with the...
Blinken arrives in Egypt as Israeli-Palestinian tensions soar
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Egypt at the start of a three-day Middle East visit with...
Pope Francis to visit two fragile African nations
Pope Francis has planned to embark on a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, two...
The Power of Imagination
Dear Destiny Friends, Success and failure start from the mind. The human mind is like a rubber, the more you...
Protesters demand justice for Tyre Nichols
A small group of protesters have gathered at City Hall to denounce the brutal beating and death of Tyre Nichols....
3 charged in plot to kill Iranian-American author Masih Alinejad in New York City
The Justice Department has charged three men as part of an Iran-backed plot to kill an Iranian American author and...
Olympic great Bolt fires business manager over Jamaica fraud case
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has said he is baffled over how US$12.7 million (NZ$19.5m) of his money has gone missing...
Advocates, lawmakers urge Hochul to sign Grieving Families Act
Gov. Kathy Hochul has until Jan. 30 to sign legislation to expand New York state's wrongful death statute. The Grieving...
US forces kill top ISIS leader Bilal al-Sudani
US military operation kills top ISIL leader in Somalia The United States military has carried out an operation that killed...
FBI seizes website used by notorious ransomware gang
The Department of Justice, FBI and international law enforcement partners has mounted a major cyber crackdown against the notorious Russia-linked...
AG Letitia James says Madison Square Garden lawyer ban may violate anti-bias laws
New York's attorney general has warned the owner of Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday that...