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New York police drop rape investigation because victim and assailants have ‘low IQs’
The mother of a girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted at the Martin De Porres Academy in New York says that police walked away from the investigation because her daughter and her attackers all have “low IQs.” The 15-year-old girl was attacked during a science class on May 8, The…
Anti-fracking activists sue N.Y. town for banning them from council meetings
Opponents of natural gas fracturing in Sanford, New York filed a lawsuit Monday against the town council, alleging that officials silenced them in violation of their First Amendment rights. The city, like many across the state, has become a hotbed of anti-fracking activism as Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) debates whether…
Blizzard kills two, grinds U.S. northeast to halt
A ferocious snowstorm pummeled the northeastern United States for a second straight day Saturday, killing at least two people, bringing transportation to a halt and cutting off power to at least half a million customers. The storm dumped more than a foot and a half (about 46 centimeters) of snow…
Blizzard aims at U.S. Northeast
A major storm bore down on the northeastern United States Friday, with heavy snow, blizzard conditions and freezing temperatures forecast from New York through Maine as well as densely populated inland areas. The National Weather Service predicted a “major winter storm” for Friday into Saturday and said New York City…
Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch dead at 88
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch has died at the age of 88. According to ABC News, a spokesman for the brash, confrontational and sometimes controversial mayor confirmed his death on Friday morning. Koch had recently been admitted to the hospital to be treated for water in his lungs.…
Texas attorney general to New York gun owners: ‘Come to the state of Texas’
NRA news host Cam Edwards interviewed Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot, who a few days ago invited New Yorkers angry with the state’s new gun control law to head down south. Abbot said that while both New York’s Gov. Cuomo and President Obama want to crack down on a “fundamental”…
Defiant NY Republican: ‘There will be more than 7 bullets’ in my wife’s gun
A Republican state lawmaker from New York decried the prospect of tighter gun regulations on Tuesday, saying it would criminalize gun owners, including himself and his wife, Think Progress reported. “This bill would turn me into a criminal,” Assemblyman Steve Katz (R) said. “Because you can bet that before I…
New York declares flu emergency amid national epidemic
New York’s governor declared a health emergency over a flu epidemic that has sickened more than 19,000 people, allowing pharmacists to immunize infants and children. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s move comes amid a nationwide epidemic expected to last several weeks. There have been at least 28,747 cases reported across the country…
Shy NY heiress left millions to library, parks
A shy New York woman whom no one took to be wealthy left a shockingly happy surprise when she died: $20 million in donations to the city’s libraries and main park. Mary McConnell Bailey lived modestly and volunteered at a hospital and schools, before dying at 88 last year, the…
Travel chaos as deadly winter storm hits northeast U.S.
Heavy snow and strong winds battered the northeastern United States Thursday, intensifying post-Christmas travel woes, after violent weather left at least nine people dead and many without power. More than 2,750 flights have been cancelled since Tuesday as the huge storm wreaked havoc from the Gulf of Mexico to the…
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