Alpha Jallow and six other inmates were a part of the first class to receive their degrees through the University of New Haven and the Yale Prison Education Initiative. "It took a lot to get here. I was incarcerated six years ago. I never thought about attending college," said Alpha...

Eric Adams is still dogged by owning a one-bedroom in Crown Heights

Chris Christie has promised to take the fight to Donald Trump when he launches a long-shot Republican presidential campaign next week. It seems like he's less motivated by potentially clinching the nomination than he is in going at Trump. Either way, his approach is not endearing him to conservative media....

In a sweeping ruling, the bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can shield its owners--members of the wealthy Sackler family--from further opioid lawsuits. In exchange, Sackler family members will contribute up to $6 billion to a trust that will be used to pay the claims of victims of addiction, states, hospitals...

New York City's lifeguard corps is only at 33% strength; only around 480 of the approximately 1,400 needed. This is the worst shortage of lifeguards in the Big Apple on record. Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue sounded the alarm before the city council's parks committee Monday. Partial closures should be expected...

The migrant crisis in New York City may lead to the gutting of a four-decades-old precedent. Mayor Eric Adams is now taking legal action to weaken the right-to-shelter rule that mandates the city to provide shelter to anyone who requests it. Adams is citing the influx of tens of thousands...

But he “needs to have more compassion for people in general — a lot more”

The star center isn't her old self yet, but that isn't an issue

He called the Republican plan the "House Republican Default on America Act"

Her vote is crucial to allow Senate Democrats to confirm Biden-picked judges again