NEW YORK (AP) — A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China’s wealthiest men was sentenced Monday to 30 years in a U.S. prison for a massive financial fraud that a federal judge said cost over 1,000 people worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars. Guo Wengui, who fled China a decade…
Mayor Mamdani is implementing additional measures across the city to shelter vulnerable New Yorkers amid the brutally cold temperatures this weekend. The mercury in New York City dove to nearly zero degrees Saturday night. A wind advisory warning of winds of 20 mph to 25 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph, producing dangerously cold…
At least 16 people have now been found dead outdoors in New York City amid a bitter run of freezing temperatures with the mercury at or below freezing for the 11th day in a row, Mayor Mamdani said Monday. Of those, preliminary findings show that in 13 of those deaths, hypothermia played a role, and three…
It’s too late for a white Christmas, but New Yorkers could be in for a snowy post-holiday weekend. City Department of Sanitation workers are on double duty Friday, as a winter storm threatens to blanket the five boroughs with as much as 9 inches of snow. According to an advisory from the department, snow could…
Britain and the United States have agreed a technology pact to boost ties in AI, quantum computing and civil nuclear energy, with top U.S. firms led by Microsoft pledging 31 billion pounds ($42 billion) in UK investments, APA reports citing Reuters. The “Tech Prosperity Deal” is part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second state visit…
A pro-Palestinian protester splattered red paint across the Greenwich Village home of the New York Times executive editor early Friday, police said. The red paint was found on the front steps, walls, sidewalk and lamps outside the entrance to the swanky apartment building on Fifth Ave. near E. 11th St. at about 3 a.m. on…