NYC Mayor Adams proposes $102.7B budget for fiscal 2024
Mayor Eric Adams has proposed his massive financial plan, standing at over $102 billion, including funding for affordable housing, public...
U.S. grants temporary protected status to thousands of Somali immigrants
The United States has extended temporary deportation relief to Somali citizens in the US, with President Joe Biden’s administration saying...
US House celebrates Illinois assault-style weapons ban
Illinois has become the ninth state in the United States to ban the sale of assault weapons, a move hailed...
NYC nurses return to work as 2 hospitals make deal to end strike
A strike involving more than 7,000 nurses at two New York City hospitals has ended after three days when they...
Governor Hochul says wants changes to state’s bail reform laws
Governor Kathy Hochul is once again proposing to give judges more discretion when setting bail. Hochul announced this policy...
Nassau County Republican Party calls on George Santos to resign
The embattled freshman Congressman from Long Island is refusing to step aside even those party leaders in his district...
NYPD says group beat teen unconscious, stole Air Jordans
A 16-year-old boy was beaten into unconsciousness on a Manhattan street by a group who stole his Air Jordan...
NYS Business Council CEO backs Hector LaSalle for chief judge in new press release
The president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Heather Briccetti Mulligan, has backed Hector LaSelle's...
Hochul to unveil a $1 Billion plan to tackle mental illness in New York
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that New York will invest $1 billion to address mental health needs.Hochul laid out her...
End of Ebola after 4-month outbreak, Uganda declares
Uganda has declared the end of a nearly four-month Ebola outbreak it struggled briefly to contain but was then able...
House Dems file ethics complaint against George Santos
Two House Democrats from New York have filed a complaint with the House Ethics Committee against fellow New York Rep....
US House GOP kicks off majority with vote to slash IRS funding
House Republicans have made good on a campaign promise by approving a bill that would zero-out funding from the Inflation...
Eric Adams to convert NYC offices to homes after workers slow to return
Mayor Eric Adams has released details of a plan to turn empty offices into brand new apartments to help relieve...
Rwanda can no longer accept refugees from Congo – President Kagame
Rwandan president Paul Kagame has said that the country can no longer accept refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Bronx community mourns Twin Parks fire victims, one year later
The Bronx community came together Monday to remember the 17 lives lost when a fire tore through a Bronx...
More than 7000 nurses at 2 NYC hospitals go on strike
More than 7,000 nurses at two hospitals in New York City are on strike as of Monday at 6...
China’s new foreign minister heads to Africa for first trip
China’s new foreign minister Qin Gang has started his term with a weeklong trip to five African countries, its foreign...
Trio swipes $300K after distracting Brink’s truck driver in NYC
A team of New York City thieves have stolen $300,000 from a Brink's armored car in a scheme where they...
President Biden declares emergency in California amid storms
President Joe Biden has declared an emergency in California due to the successive winter storms hitting the state, according to...
Judge scolds Trump legal team, lets James’s lawsuit proceed
A New York state judge has rejected a motion from former President Trump to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him...
Lori Lightfoot, NYC Mayor Eric Adams demand Colorado governor stop bussing migrants to their cities
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and New York City Mayor Eric Adams have sent a joint letter to Colorado’s governor urging...
NJ art teacher overdoses in front of students
An art teacher at a suburban New Jersey school is facing felony charges after a shocking overdose in a...
Kevin McCarthy wins House speakership on 15th vote
After four days of deliberations and 15 votes, Republican Kevin McCarthy has won the speakership of the House of Representatives...
NYCHA to spend $300M to replace about 10% of its aging elevators
The New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) modernization overhaul has reached a new milestone with its plan to replace 335...
Time to Hit the Ground Moving
Greetings Destiny Friends, It is my pleasure to officially welcome everyone to the year 2023. Permit to say a Happy...
Edwin Chiloba: LGBTQ activist found dead in Kenya
Kenyan police have discovered the body of prominent LGBTQ rights campaigner Edwin Chiloba stuffed inside a metal box in the...
NYC public schools ban access to AI tool that could help students cheat
Public schools in New York City have restricted access to ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot developed by Microsoft’s OpenAI,...
Uber drivers strike in New York after company blocks raises, fare hikes
Hundreds of Uber drivers have gathered outside the company’s headquarters in downtown New York and chants echoed across the 9/11...
NYPD names suspect in anti-Semitic attack in Central Park
The New York City Police Department has identified a man it is searching for in connection with an anti-Semitic...
Amazon confirms more than 18,000 employees to be laid off
Amazon has announced it will cut more than 18,000 jobs from its workforce, citing “the uncertain economy” and the fact...
Govt seeks to curb pollution with anti-plastic law
In an effort to tackle environmental pollution, Angolan President João Lourenço has set up a task force to draft a...
Coinbase reaches $100m settlement with New York regulators
New York has announced a $100 million settlement with Coinbase on Wednesday over what state officials called significant failures in...
Afghanistan Taliban administration in oil extraction deal with Chinese company
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration is to sign a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the Amu Darya...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine military says killed 800 Russian soldiers in 24 hours
Ukraine’s military estimated on Thursday that 800 Russian soldiers were killed in the past day, mostly in fighting in...
Minister Nureddin Nebati announces cheaper mortgages for mid-income Turks
Turkish Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati has said that mortgages with lower rates and longer maturities would be offered to middle-income...
House adjourns after McCarthy falls speaker votes
The United States House of Representatives has adjourned without a Speaker, following the failure of Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to...
Frank James pleads guilty to Brooklyn subway shooting
Frank James has pleaded guilty to opening fire on a New York City subway car during the morning commute on...
Ronaldo says turned down clubs in Europe, Brazil, Australia, US to join Al Nassr
Cristiano Ronaldo said he turned down offers from clubs in Europe, Brazil, Australia, and the US to join Saudi...
Russia-Ukraine conflict Zelenskyy says Russia planning prolonged attacks with Iran-made drones to exhaust Ukraine
Russia is planning to launch a long-term campaign of attacks against Ukraine using Iranian-made drones in an effort to...
Gov. Jared Polis plans to send migrants to New York, mayor says
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has planned to send migrants to major cities including New York, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday,...
Car crashes into Manhattan restaurant, injures more than 18
More than a dozen people have been injured after a car crashed into an Upper Manhattan restaurant Monday. Thankfully, everyone...
President lifts six-year ban on political rallies
Tanzania’s president Samia Suluhu Hassan has lifted a ban on opposition rallies imposed in 2016 by her strongman predecessor, in...
19-year-old Times Square machete attack suspect charged with attempted murder
The New York Police Department says a man accused of attacking police with a machete near Times Square...
NYC nurses, hospitals resume contract talks; some reach pact
A possible strike by thousands of New York City nurses is looming even though nurses at one hospital reached...
Kathy Hochul begins first 4-year term in New York
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has sworn in for her first elected term, making history as the first woman elected...
Army kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank confrontation
The Israeli army has killed two Palestinian men during a raid on a village near the city of Jenin in...
Cholera surge in Malawi delays reopening of schools
Malawi has delayed the opening of public schools in its two major cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe, the health minister...
North Korea’s Kim orders new ICBM, bigger nuclear arsenal to counter US threats
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles and a larger nuclear arsenal to...
Several killed, wounded in blast near Kabul military airfield: Official
An explosion at the entrance to a military airfield in the Afghan capital killed and wounded several people on...
Stampede during New Year fireworks kills at least nine in Uganda
At least nine people, including a 10-year-old boy, have died as crowds rushing to see a New Year’s firework display...
Stampede during New Year fireworks kills at least nine in Uganda
At least nine people, including a 10-year-old boy, have died as crowds rushing to see a New Year’s firework display...
Teen attacks three NYPD officers with machete near Times Square
Three NYPD officers have been hospitalized after a man attacked them with a machete near Times Square on New Year’s...
Police searches for guardian of girl found alone in Bronx
Police are searching for the parents or guardians of a young girl they found wandering alone in the Bronx on...
Convicted Manhattan pharma millionaire dies after US Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor denies bail
A Manhattan pharma millionaire convicted of killing her 8-year-old autistic son was found dead in a Brooklyn apartment...
Court sentences 46 Ivorian soldiers to jail
A court in Mali has sentenced 46 soldiers from Ivory Coast to 20 years’ imprisonment for conspiring against the government,...
NYC nurses disclose 10-day strike plan
The New York State Nurses Association have announced that nurses at eight of the city's biggest private hospitals delivered a...
Biden issues six pardons, most for minor drug offenses
President Joe Biden has issued six presidential pardons, five of whom to people with prior drug convictions and another to...
The Success of 2023
Dear Destiny Friends, Compliments of the season. Today is a special day globally because many countries are already celebrating New...
Ronaldo signs with Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr: Report
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a $75 million-a-year contract with Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr football club, CBS...
Israel-Palestine conflict: Palestinians says UN vote on Israel’s occupation ‘a victory’
The Palestinians on Saturday welcomed a vote by the United Nations General Assembly to ask the International Court of...