(New York, New York) " New York City could be heading into a period of painful austerity, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani warned that the city's financial situation is "worse than broke" and confirmed plans to scale back key programs. Speaking amid mounting concerns over the city's budget, Mamdani said New York is facing a significant deficit that will force difficult decisions across multiple sectors. Among the areas on the chopping block: housing vouchers, library funding, and other public services that many residents rely on. The mayor did not provide a full breakdown of the cuts, but indicated that reductions will be widespread as officials attempt to stabilize the city's finances. Housing assistance programs, which have been critical in addressing affordability and homelessness, are expected to take a hit"raising concerns among advocates about increased displacement and housing insecurity. Read more
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A high-profile US defense department official who oversees the agency's artificial intelligence efforts made a profit of up to $24m selling a private investment he held in Elon Musk's AI company earlier this year, according to government ethics records released this month. The value of his stake totaled a maximum of a million dollars when he joined the department.
Vice President Vance left Friday for Pakistan and the biggest challenge of his career: negotiating a deal with Iran to solve the nuclear dispute and end the war.
"This is a big deal for JD. He is going to the Super Bowl," one U.S. official told Axios. Why it matters: While the meeting itself is historic " the most high-level engagement between U.S. and Iranian officials since 1979 " the chances for success appear low.
Both sides know the risk of failure is renewed war, but have clashing visions for peace.
A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated and left her bruised and bleeding, an allegation Swalwell strongly denies. "I was pushing him off of me, saying no," the woman told CNN of the incident, which she said happened in 2024 after she had stopped working in Swalwell's office. "He didn't stop." Read more
Multiple California Democrats on Friday called for Rep. Eric Swalwell to end his campaign for governor after the Chronicle reported allegations that he sexually assaulted a former staffer. Read more
I really took the time to look at this. It's hard to believe someone actually got paid to produce this. This does not benefit society at all. Unless you look at it to say it continues to divide the races or to keep the slavery chip on future generations.
Israeli forces shot and killed Ritaj Rihan (9) in front of her classmates in a schoolroom tent in the northern Gaza Strip, causing them "a strong psychological shock."
How some people can live with innocent blood on their hands is anyone's guess
Donald Trump has shared violent, uncensored footage of a woman being bludgeoned to death in Florida, accompanied by a long-winded social media spray against his predecessor Joe Biden's immigration policies. Haitian man Rolbert Joachin " who the US Department of Homeland Security said was granted a protected visa under the Biden administration in 2022 " has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly beating a mother with a hammer outside a gas station in Fort Myers on April 3. The president described the brutal attack as "one of the most vicious things you will ever see" as he shared unblurred CCTV of the incident on Truth Social.
A raging fire believed to be arson wiped out a 1.2 million-square-foot tissue paper warehouse in California that serves the needs of roughly 50 million people, authorities said April 8. The six-alarm blaze in Ontario, California, happened at a warehouse leased by personal care and hygiene giant Kimberly-Clark early in the morning. There were no injuries to the roughly 20 employees who were in the building at the time of the fire, according to Fox 11 Los Angeles. Read more
The program, dubbed "Make Detroit Home," will award more than $500,000 in benefits to over 300 participants, according to the MoveDetroit coalition, which launched the program. These include entrepreneurs, creatives, and small business owners, as well as current residents, former Detroiters and newcomers willing to relocate. The initiative offers stipends of up to $15,000 to help cover home down payments, renovations, rent or business expenses, according to Realtor.com. Additional applicants may qualify for $1,000 grants to offset moving costs, security deposits and expenses such as gym memberships or meal services.
This is Leah Gazan MP. The federal Government of Canada is comprised of three branches. The Parliament of Canada is the legislative branch. Ergo, Leah is an elected representative of the Canadian federal government. Read more
The passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz has been halted following Israel's attacks on Lebanon Read more
BACK IN NOVEMBER, the conservative media outlet the Blaze claimed that reporter Steve Baker had the scoop of the century: compelling evidence that the pipe bombs planted outside Republican and Democratic headquarters on January 6th were laid by a Capitol Police officer. Blaze founder Glenn Beck declared it would be "the biggest scandal of my lifetime, maybe in the last hundred years." Republican members of Congress like Anna Paulina Luna and Thomas Massie championed the story, saying it was proof the deep state was behind January 6th. The story quickly fizzled. And instead of receiving a Pulitzer, the Blaze was forced to backtrack. It retracted its story on December 4. As for Baker, he was fired on Wednesday morning, as the publication faces the possibility of a massive libel judgment over the story.
Israel's military admitted on Tuesday to "collateral damage" taken by a synagogue in Tehran after Iran accused the country of destroying the place of worship. Iranian media reported on Tuesday that heavy damage was inflicted on a Tehran synagogue in an overnight airstrike targeting an Iranian military leader. "Reports were received that a nearby synagogue was also damaged in the strike. The IDF regrets the collateral damage to the synagogue and emphasizes that the strike was directed at a senior military target within the regime's armed forces," the IDF said in a statement about the strike. The strike is still reportedly under review and the IDF said it took measures to avoid civilian casualties. Video verified by the News Corp-owned Storyful showed a Jewish leader walking amongst the rubble of the synagogue.
Typhus is a bacterial disease spread by infected fleas. Symptoms range from mild to potentially deadly. Health officials say it's so widespread, you can be at risk whether you have a pet or not. "These cases have been rising year after year. They're occurring in all areas of our county," said Medical Epidemiologist Dr. Aiman Halai with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. In 2025, 220 typhus infections were recorded in L.A. County, which is up from 187 cases in 2024. Halai said 90% of residents bitten by contaminated fleas ended up in the hospital. Read more
