A New York state lawmaker has introduced a bill that would allow the government to detain people deemed a potential public health risk, amid concerns that the Covid-19 crisis is being allegedly used to usher in authoritarianism. Authored by a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly N. Nick Perry, Bill A416 calls for the “removal and/or detention” of individuals who are identified as a... 

Multiple people have reportedly been injured in a stabbing attack near a synagogue in a suburb north of New York City, as Jews around the world were celebrating Hannukah late Saturday. A video that emerged on social media shows the aftermath of the alleged machete attack near a synagogue in a suburb north of New York City. The incident, which saw at least five people injured, occurred during a Hanukkah... 

Catholic leaders in New York have spoken out against the passage of an expansive new abortion law in the state. The Reproductive Health Act was passed on Tuesday, the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Roe v Wade which later admitted she lied and she was never raped. The entire abortion industry/laws are based on a lie. In a statement from the New York State Catholic Conference, the state’s... 

Not long after Gov. Andrew Cuomo promised free college tuition to DREAMers, New York launched a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its nationwide tax cuts because they hurt the state’s “fiscal health.” “New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are launching a coalition to sue the federal government to reverse the unjust tax laws,” Cuomo tweeted. “We will not stand idly by as the... 

Eight people are dead after a man drove a truck down a bike path in Lower Manhattan, striking cyclists and pedestrians, in an act that is being treated by law enforcement as an act of terrorism. Eleven more were seriously injured in the attack. The October 31 attack constitutes the most lethal terror attack on New York City since 9/11. Six victims were pronounced dead on the scene of the crime, while... 

On Sunday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order for law enforcement to force the state’s homeless population into shelters when the temperature drops below freezing. The order goes into effect on Tuesday, and will allow for individuals to be taken — even against their will — by law enforcement. Law enforcement agencies are to take “all necessary steps to identify individuals... 

Biotech company Oxitec has released genetically engineered (GE) diamondback moths at Cornell’s agricultural experiment station in Geneva, New York as part of an outdoor trial, and New Yorkers are more than just miffed. Organic farmers, environmental groups, and New York citizens have sent a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball along with Cornell University... 

Following confirmation of a doctor contracting Ebola in New York, the states of New York and New Jersey have announced a screening system that supersedes guidelines established by the federal government. The new procedures announced by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie do not include banning flights from West Africa from entering the country. The new procedures were implemented... 

New York City’s Bellevue Hospital Center, where the first person in the city to test positive for Ebola has been quarantined. US health officials say they are tracing New York City’s first Ebola patient movements and seeking to ensure that they have found and isolated everyone who came into contact with him, as panic grips the country. Dr. Craig Spencer reported symptoms for the deadly virus... 

New York State has become the latest US region to declare a health emergency due to a flu epidemic, with the number of confirmed cases already four times higher than last year. “We are experiencing the worst flu season since at least 2009, and influenza activity in New York State is widespread, with cases reported in all 57 counties and all five boroughs of New York City,” said governor... 

A resident in Greenfield, Massachusetts clears snow off his car, December 27, 2012. A powerful winter storm has pounded the US northeast, bringing heavy snow and strong winds across several states and killing several people. The storm, which has claimed some 16 lives so far, hit the northeast on Thursday after it wreaked havoc on a region stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. The tempest...