A federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit this week that attempted to force the city’s education department to fast-track makeup services for students with disabilities in response to pandemic-related disruptions. The lawsuit, filed in…
Legislation that would allow people seeking medical treatment for an overdose to get immunity for possession of small amounts of fentanyl is being considered at the Illinois statehouse. Senate amendments to House Bill 17, introduced by…
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced two new initiatives Tuesday in his office’s campaign against illegal phone calls that use computerized auto-dialers to deliver pre-recorded messages – better known as robocalls. The Attorney General’s…
New York City saw a population decline of more than 300,000 people over a 12-month span ending July 1, 2021, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The city’s population fell by…
It seems as if there is an app for almost everything on smart phones lately. Consumers have options ranging from mindless games to online dating available instantly at their fingertips. These massive digital marketplaces are…
An annual rite of passage for New York’s third through eighth graders is back — state testing season. As the English exam is set to be administered Tuesday and Wednesday in its usual form for…
New York City’s teachers union wants to open discussions with Mayor Eric Adams about allowing their unvaccinated members to work — one month after 900 education department employees were fired for not getting their shots….
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban is known for his razzle-dazzle. Not only has he backed a long string of tech, media, and cryptocurrency companies, he also owns the Dallas Mavericks basketball team and is a TV…
Workers on Wall Street enjoyed a record 2021 as a report released Wednesday by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found the average bonus paid to employees in New York City’s securities industry exceeded a…
Charlie O’Neill received part of her husband’s liver in a 2013 living donor transplant and has been taking drugs that suppress her immune system ever since to prevent her body from attacking the organ. “I…