Mamdani Appointee Resigns After Decade-Old Antisemitic Posts Re-emerge
Catherine Almonte Da Costa resigned from her just-announced post as Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s director of appointments after the Anti-Defamation League resurfaced the comments.Read More
New York City Raises the Cap on Permits for Street Vendors
The legislation, which will make thousands more permits available, is part of a package of City Council bills aimed at helping the city’s vendors get on the right side of the law.Read More
Democratic State Lawmakers Vow to Unite and Push Back on Trump’s Deportations
Lawmakers from a half-dozen states said Thursday they will use legislation next year to thwart the tactics of federal law enforcement carrying out immigration policies.Read More
TikTok Signs Agreements With Investors in Step Toward Avoiding a U.S. Ban
The Chinese-owned video app reached agreements with the software giant Oracle and two investment firms, Silver Lake and MGX, as part of a deal to keep TikTok operating in the United States.Read More
From Bravo to Cable News, Garcia Is Pushing Republicans on Epstein
The top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, Representative Robert Garcia has brought aggressive tactics and reality-show flair to investigating Trump.Read More
Confirm or Deny: James Cameron Edition
The box office king sits for a lightning-round interview.Read More
James Cameron Tempers His Temper and Channels His Inner Na’vi
Years after his Titanic tantrums, the “Avatar” director has “mellowed,” says Sigourney Weaver. He calls it “marinating.”Read More
Authorities Search for a New Person of Interest in Brown Shooting
Investigators are also examining the possibility that the case is connected to the killing of an M.I.T. professor in his home in Massachusetts.Read More
Kennedy Center Board Moves to Rename It the Trump-Kennedy Center
The performing arts center is by law designated the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and it has been generally understood that the power to change the center’s name lies with Congress.Read More
After Rob Reiner’s ‘North’ Flopped, He Proved He Could Take Criticism With Humor
Roger Ebert said he “hated, hated, hated, hated, hated” Reiner’s 1994 film “North.” The director took it in stride.Read More