President Donald Trump‘s “big beautiful bill” raised the state and local tax deduction, known as SALT, to $40,000 for 2025. The change comes less than a decade after a cap was placed on this tax break for the first time in its history. Taxpayers who itemize tax breaks can claim the SALT deduction, which includes state and…
New York’s attorney general moved Thursday to have the state’s highest court reinstate President Trump’s staggering civil fraud penalty, appealing a lower-court decision that slashed the potential half-billion-dollar fine to $0. Attorney General Letitia James’ office filed a notice of appeal with the state’s Court of Appeals, seeking to reverse the mid-level Appellate Division’s ruling…
Adani International School student Aahan Ritesh Prajapati Ahmedabad: Adani International School student Aahan Ritesh Prajapati, who was born with red and green colour blindness, has received acclaim for a machine-learning model capable of modifying textbook diagrams and maps for colour-blind students. 17-year-old Aahan Ritesh Prajapati thanked his school for the support he received in realising…
Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler, the longest-serving New Yorker in the House, will not seek reelection in 2026, stating that there’s a “necessity for generational change in the party.” In an interview published Monday in The New York Times, Nadler said that after watching former President Joe Biden lose the 2024 election, he decided a younger…
Rhythmic gymnast Stacey Chan triumphed over 13 other finalists to claim the coveted title of Miss Hong Kong 2025 in a glittering ceremony at TVB City in Tseung Kwan O on Sunday evening. The 26-year-old newly crowned beauty queen had previously won plenty of competitions in rhythmic gymnastics as a Hong Kong team member. She…
Rhythmic gymnast Stacey Chan triumphed over 13 other finalists to claim the coveted title of Miss Hong Kong 2025 in a glittering ceremony at TVB City in Tseung Kwan O on Sunday evening. The 26-year-old newly crowned beauty queen had previously won plenty of competitions in rhythmic gymnastics as a Hong Kong team member. She…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve’s governing board has raised alarms among economists and legal experts who see it as the biggest threat to the central bank’s independence in decades. The consequences could impact most Americans’ everyday lives: Economists worry that if Trump gets what he…
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…
US stocks retreated from records as investors took profits after the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of underlying inflation remained stubbornly high last month. The S&P 500 Index fell 0.7% at 11:10 a.m. in New York, slipping below the key 6,500 level. The gauge is still on track to notch four straight months of gains and…
Good morning. Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married, so I’m told. Yes, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement yesterday with a carousel of photos. Both were clad in Ralph Lauren. You can see the NFL star pictured down on one knee and the pop singer’s diamond engagement ring (it’s…