A City College of New York graduate takes a selfie during the school’s commencement ceremony. Mike Segar | Reuters Newly minted college graduates should feel pretty good about their job prospects. The U.S. economy just notched another month of job gains, and although the unemployment rate edged up to 3.9%, “the streak below 4% has … Read more
The Macy’s company logo is seen at the Macy’s store on Herald Square on January 19, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A New York beauty store just blocks away from the Empire State Building resold more than $1 million worth of goods that’d been stolen from Macy’s and a … Read more
New York may become the first state to bar gun companies from selling pistols that can easily be converted into machine guns. A proposed law, introduced Tuesday by Democratic state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, takes aim squarely at Glock. The Austrian company, whose polymer-framed pistols have played a dominant role in the handgun market since the … Read more
New York is the richest city in the world, with 359,500 millionaires and 60 billionaires, although the Bay Area of California is close behind, according to a new study. New York’s millionaire population has surged by 48% over the past decade, despite fears of wealth flight and the pandemic hollowing out the city’s affluent population, … Read more
Tyla got the ultimate “princess treatment” at the Met Gala this year. The 22-year-old singer wore a custom Balmain gown inspired by “The Sands of Time” – hence why the Water singer carried an hourglass as a prop – with a fitting hourglass silhouette that revealed her nipples and a flowing bottom that dragged so … Read more
Fugitive Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui hold a news conference on November 20, 2018 in New York, on the death of of tycoon Wang Jian in France on July 3, 2018. Don Emmert | AFP | Getty Images The chief of staff to controversial exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui pleaded guilty in New York on Friday … Read more
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at Ted Hendricks Stadium in Hialeah, Florida, U.S. November 8, 2023. Octavio Jones | Reuters A New York federal judge on Thursday rejected — for now, at least — a request by a law firm to withdraw from representing the presidential campaign … Read more
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump walks, as his criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016 continues, at Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S., April 30, 2024. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters This is developing news. Check … Read more
Life-changing experiences, unforgettable memories and beautiful pictures — these are things that come to mind when people think of a year-long family trip. But there are also blunders behind the adventures, said Margaret Bensfield Sullivan, recalling the year she spent abroad with her husband and two kids. From encountering piranhas in Brazil to getting trapped … Read more
Presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures in a press conference unveiling his comprehensive tax reform plan at Trump Tower. Andy Katz | Lightrocket | Getty Images A federal judge in New York scheduled a closed-door meeting Wednesday afternoon on a request by lawyers for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to withdraw from a gender discrimination lawsuit filed … Read more
