Police have been called to the Virginia home at the center of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ legal woes a dozen times since it was purchased. James, 67, bought the $137,000 home for her grandniece Nakia Thompson, 37, and her three kids to live in in August 2020. Last month the attorney general was slapped with…
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said on Tuesday that he plans to call President Donald Trump before taking office and added that the relationship “will be critical to the success of the city.” Why It Matters Mamdani’s comments emerge amid heightened tensions between city leadership and federal authorities, particularly regarding the possible deployment of…
I am, I concede, an unlikely commentator on fashion. In fact those who know me will doubtless laugh at the very idea. My expertise is immediately and comprehensively trumped in my own house. I have been married to a fashion industry diva for more than 25 years, a buyer for brands such as Miss Selfridge…
Ma Xiaoxiao, deputy consul general at China’s Consulate General in New York, and consul Zhao Yunzhe, met with reporters in Manhattan last Thursday. Russell Flannery China, the world’s No. 2 economy, will aim for increased technological self-reliance during the country’s upcoming five-year plan to be launched next year, a Foreign Ministry official said at a…
Israeli–American designer and brand founder Elie Tahari, 73, has cemented himself as an icon for working women in the New York fashion world and beyond. Now, he’s making an even bigger statement for women and what they can accomplish– debuting his latest collection with a bold twist – female IDF soldiers, including wounded veterans, strutting…
A brutal week for tech stocks dragged the Nasdaq Composite to its worst week since April. Investors will try turning the page in the week ahead, as the government shutdown drags on and third-quarter earnings season chugs along. Here’s a closer look at the three big things on our radar. 1. Shutdown: Might we finally…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was hoisted aloft at its new home in Manhattan on Saturday, marking the start of New York City’s holiday season. This year’s tree is a 75-foot-tall (23-meter-tall) Norway spruce from the upstate town of East Greenbush, a suburb of Albany. After being cut down this week,…
New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss a mortgage fraud case against her, calling it a vindictive and politically motivated prosecution brought at the behest of a president who regards her as an enemy. The motion, which had been expected, argues the case against James was driven by personal…
US President Donald Trump granted a pardon on Friday to a former New York police sergeant who was convicted of helping China try to scare an ex-official into going back to his homeland, a prominent case in US authorities’ efforts to combat what they claim are Beijing’s far-flung efforts to repress critics. Michael McMahon was…
Lawyers for Rupert Murdoch and other defendants in Trump v. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. have accused President Donald Trump of raising what they called a “red herring” in his latest filing, as part of a defamation case stemming from reporting on a letter linked to Jeffrey Epstein in the U.S. District Court for the…