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On December 14th, Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner were found dead in their Los Angeles home with multiple stab wounds. They were discovered by their youngest child, Romy, who reported the murders to the police. Nick Reiner, the son of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner, was arrested that...

This last Sunday, December 14th, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead in their Los Angeles home. The death was reported by the daughter of Reiner and Singer, Romy. Allegedly, they were found with slit throats according to a dispatch call report. Rob Reiner, a 78-year-old American film...

In a recent decision, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new law that will change how small businesses procure their liquor. The law was signed today, December 12th, and will take effect 90 days later, on March 12th, 2026. According to Marianne Buttenschon, who is an assemblywoman who...

Last Monday, December 8th, Wendy Davis, also known by their stage name Wenne Alton Davis, was struck by an SUV driver while crossing an intersection in Midtown Manhattan. According to the police report, the police responded to a call at 8:54 p.m. on Monday that a resident of Forest Hills,...

Zohran Mamdani, the Mayor-Elect of New York City, has decided to live in the Gracie Mansion. The mansion located in Manhattan was the home of several previous mayors, dating back to 1799 when it was constructed. Mamdani announced his decision to relocate to the mansion on social media with the...

A 68-year-old man named Trevor Samuels died Friday after being hit by a moped rider while crossing the street in a marked crosswalk in Jamaica, Queens. Police say the crash occurred at the intersection of 93rd Avenue and 168th Street. The driver of the moped, 26-year-old Yunior Rodriguez Buleje, stayed...

The New York Times filed a lawsuit Thursday against the United States Department of Defense and its head, Pete Hegseth, arguing that recent rules on press access go against the Constitution. The rules demand that journalists promise not to gather information from government sources unless they receive official approval, even...

A man, 45-year-old James Rizzo, has been arrested and charged after a shocking, random attack on a student, Amelia Lewis, from New York University (NYU) in Greenwich Village, New York.  According to police, the incident happened Monday morning in front of 735 Broadway as the 20-year-old woman walked to class....

The Long Island community is left devastated after a young ballerina, Emily Finn, was shot dead in what police describe as a failed murder-suicide committed by her ex-boyfriend, Austin Lynch. The tragedy took place on Wednesday, November 26, shortly after 11:00 a.m.  Eastern Long Island authorities said 18-year-old Finn had...

New York City started paying close attention yesterday as the pretrial hearings for Luigi Mangione began. Mangione is the man accused of killing Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, in December of last year. This hearing is an important step in the case, and it’ll help determine what evidence...

On Saturday afternoon in Lower Manhattan, several protesters were taken into custody by the New York City Police Department after a demonstration outside a parking garage near Centre and Howard Streets. The protesters had come together to block access to a facility used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying...

The streets became quite lively in Manhattan on Thursday as the 99th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade came down from the Upper West Side to Herald Square. The parade began at 8:30 a.m. ET and ended around noon, making families and tourists happy to view.  Despite being a bit chilly...

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