Trump reaped over $US100 million through fraud, New York says as trial starts
New York City, USReuters A defiant Donald Trump attacked New York’s Attorney General and the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial as it began on Monday, with a state lawyer accusing the former president of generating more than $US100 million by lying about his real estate empire. Attorney General Letitia James is seeking at least […]
New York to distribute flyers telling migrants at US-Mexico border to ‘consider another city’
Washington DC, USReuters New York City will distribute flyers at the US-Mexico border telling newly arrived migrants to “consider another city” and limit shelter stays for adult asylum seekers to 60 days as the city’s Democratic mayor says it is straining to house them. In an announcement on Wednesday, the office of Mayor Eric Adams […]
US east coast blanketed in eerie veil of smoke from Canada fires
New York, USReuters Schools across the US east coast cancelled outdoor activities, commercial airline traffic was slowed and millions of Americans were urged to stay indoors on Wednesday as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, blanketing cities in a thick yellowish haze. The US National Weather Service issued air quality alerts for virtually the entire […]
New Tiananmen museum opens in New York ahead of 4th June anniversary
New York, USReuters The hope for a “free China” lives on in a new Manhattan museum dedicated to China’s 1989 suppression of pro-democracy demonstrations around Tiananmen Square, exhibit organisers said on Thursday ahead of the 34th anniversary of the crackdown. The June 4th Memorial Museum in New York will be the only such permanent exhibition […]
Border crossings top 10,000 daily as migrants seek US entry before Title 42 ends
San Diego/Washington DCReuters Thousands of migrants are crossing into the United States this week before a new regulation takes effect that could bar most who cross illegally from seeking asylum, while others gathered on the Mexico side amid confusion about US policy. The US rolled out a regulation on Wednesday that presumes most migrants are ineligible […]
Postcards: The end of an era for the Sisters of Charity of New York
LUIS ANDRES HENAO, of Associated Press, reports from New York City…
Historic façade must go, Middle Collegiate Church tells New York landmarks commission
United StatesRNS Two years after suffering a devastating fire, the leaders of Middle Collegiate Church are awaiting the resolution of a dispute over its historic façade. When the six-alarm fire destroyed most of the historic building in Manhattan’s East Village, the façade remained standing. But church officials, after spending $US4.2 million on fencing, steel bracing and other […]
Caught in a political battle: Thousands of asylum seekers sent on buses from US border to New York, Washington
BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and ASHRAF KHALIL, of Associated Press, report on how migrants have become caught up in a fight over US immigration policy…
Sharing spaces: Sanctuaries become art hubs thanks to new space-sharing site
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports on how a new website is providing a solution for New York City houses of worship in need of income…
US preacher, wife robbed of $US1 million in jewellery during sermon – NYPD
New York City, USAP A preacher known for his close friendship with New York City’s mayor was robbed of more than $US1 million worth of jewellery Sunday by armed bandits who crashed his Brooklyn church service, just as he was sermonising about keeping faith in the face of grave adversity, police said. Bishop Lamor Miller-Whitehead, […]