The City Council is pushing for an additional $3.66 billion for affordable housing over the next five years, building on the $10.5 billion the mayor earmarked in his executive budget in April. Ayman Siam/Office of NYC Comptroller The Council’s Progressive … Continued
It was Galileo in the early 1600s who is said to have first dubbed the seemingly supernatural northern lights the aurora borealis, combining the name Aurora, goddess of the dawn, and Boreas, the personification of the northern wind. On Tuesday, … Continued
ROCHESTER, Minn. — As the investigation of a weekend fatal crash involving a Minnesota State Patrol squad car continues, the Rochester Police Department named the victims of the crash that killed an Owatonna teen. The department also released additional details … Continued
By ADRIAN SAINZ (Associated Press) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Actor Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley, is fighting plans to publicly auction his Graceland estate in Memphis after a company tried to sell the property based on claims that … Continued
On a Wednesday evening last February, Tricia Cortez stood before a crowd gathered for an emergency meeting at a community center in the tiny South Texas border town of El Cenizo. “How many of you have heard about the border … Continued
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating a new media law by providing images to Al Jazeera. The Qatari satellite … Continued