Trump admin warns NY ‘risks serious consequences’ over refusal to end congestion pricing
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Trump admin warns NY ‘risks serious consequences’ over refusal to end congestion pricing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration on Monday gave Gov. Kathy Hochul a new, extended deadline to stop collecting congestion pricing tolls – and warned of “serious consequences” if she continues her defiance. The letter sent by Department of Transportation Sean Duffy threatens to yank federal funding and…

New Orleans commission orders rehiring of fired city council clerk Lora Johnson after finding her alleged sexual harassment didn’t harm productivity
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New Orleans commission orders rehiring of fired city council clerk Lora Johnson after finding her alleged sexual harassment didn’t harm productivity

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A New Orleans commission has ordered the city council to rehire a clerk who had been fired over alleged sexual harassment in the workplace because it determined her actions didn’t harm the office’s “efficient operation.” Former Clerk of Council Lora Johnson was fired…

They’ve got bees in their bonnet — and everything else — at NYC Easter Parade
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They’ve got bees in their bonnet — and everything else — at NYC Easter Parade

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hoppy New Yorkers turned out in style for the city’s annual Easter Parade, flooding Fifth Avenue with a deluge of colorful bonnets and wild costumes Sunday. The 10-block stretch from East 47th to East 57th streets was packed as marchers bedecked in elaborate…

NYC pol admits Mets owner Steve Cohen’s  billion casino bid could win OK despite her opposition
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NYC pol admits Mets owner Steve Cohen’s $8 billion casino bid could win OK despite her opposition

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A state senator who opposes a bill that would boost billionaire Mets owner Steve Cohen’s bid to open a casino complex next to CitiField in her district admits the measure may pass despite her. “I don’t know if I have the power to…

Sen. Chris Van Hollen repeatedly sidesteps whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia was MS-13 gangbanger when asked on CNN
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen repeatedly sidesteps whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia was MS-13 gangbanger when asked on CNN

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Sunday repeatedly sidestepped questions about whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia was an MS-13 gangbanger as the Trump administration has alleged. Van Hollen (D-Md.), who met with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador on Thursday, accused President Trump of trying to…

Slain teen Austin Metcalf’s father posts gut-wrenching message to son on Easter
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Slain teen Austin Metcalf’s father posts gut-wrenching message to son on Easter

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The father of slain teen Austin Metcalf shared a gut-wrenching message on Easter Sunday — nearly three weeks after his 17-year-old son was fatally stabbed during a high school track meet. Jeff Metcalf shared the emotional song “Beat You There” by Will Dempsey,…

JD Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after flap over migration
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JD Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after flap over migration

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines US Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday as the pontiff recovers from pneumonia. Vance’s motorcade entered Vatican City through a side gate and parked near Francis’ hotel residence while Easter Mass was being celebrated in St. Peter’s Square….

‘Oh no!’ Kool-Aid Man TikTok challenge back on Staten Island
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‘Oh no!’ Kool-Aid Man TikTok challenge back on Staten Island

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Oh no! Twisted teens have resurrected the “Kool-Aid Man Challenge,” which wreaked havoc across Staten Island and elsewhere between 2021 and 2023, leading to some arrests. The destructive TikTok challenge requires teens mimic the popular Kool-Aid commercials, in which the bright-red drink’s pitcher…

Why this Medal of Honor recipient is reenlisting after not serving for 15 years
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Why this Medal of Honor recipient is reenlisting after not serving for 15 years

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a rare move for the U.S. military, Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer has reenlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve after 15 years out of uniform. Meyer says the decision comes from a deep sense of unfinished duty and a desire to…

Tren de Aragua gangbanger sobs to Florida cops after liquor store arrest
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Tren de Aragua gangbanger sobs to Florida cops after liquor store arrest

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A “violent” Tren de Aragua gangbanger broke down in hysterics after he and his buddies were busted for robbing a Florida liquor store, cops said. Ramon Jesus Carpintero-Luna, 26, sobbed like a baby to investigators with his hands cuffed behind his back upon…