Posts by NYJ Editorial Desk
Hindu pilgrims, on arduous trek, among Nepal’s missing
A drone view shows a major section of Pasang Lhamu highway washed away along swollen Trishuli river by recent flash floods cutting off Rasuwa district from Nuwakot area, Nepal, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP hide caption toggle caption Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP SOCORRO, India – Two sisters sit on chairs, apparently stunned. In halting…
Read MoreAmid backlash, museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano
FILE – Fashion designer John Galliano poses at the end of the presentation of the Dior Haute Couture spring/summer 2010 fashion collection on Jan. 25, 2010, in Paris. Jacques Brinon/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacques Brinon/AP NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling its planned exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano —…
Read MoreJury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur
Duane Davis, right, and his attorney Michael Sanft sit in a courtroom after a jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder in his trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Pool Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP…
Read MoreArmy Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down, White House says
FILE – U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll speaks at the America 250 celebration at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, N.C., June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker, File) Karl B. DeBlaker/AP hide caption toggle caption Karl B. DeBlaker/AP WASHINGTON — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, the White House said…
Read MoreNearly 200 witnesses to Charlie Kirk shooting apply for victims’ benefits in Utah
Meagan Bradley walks to a memorial for Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption toggle caption Lindsey Wasson/AP It wasn’t until she saw the size of the crowd gathering at Utah Valley University that senior Hazel Kynaston understood the significance of who Charlie Kirk was. …
Read MoreDeSantis bans Flock cameras on state roads in Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, responding to a growing backlash over Flock cameras, has ordered the pole-mounted license plate readers to be removed from all state roads. The Florida Department of Transportation revoked all permits Monday for license plate readers, most of them owned and operated by Atlanta-based Flock Safety, from the right-of-way…
Read MoreTrump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau report
The Trump administration removed language banning political interference from the scientific integrity policy for the Commerce Department, the parent agency of the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which are headquartered in Suitland, Md. Michael Zamora/NPR hide caption toggle caption Michael Zamora/NPR The reliability of Census Bureau information during the Trump administration is…
Read MoreWhatever happened to the U.S. famine alert system that Trump shut down, then reopened
A child is screened for malnutrition at a health clinic in Baidoa, Somalia, where drought and other conditions have sparked concerns about famine. Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket/via Getty Images In February 2025, we reported that “A respected U.S. famine warning system is ‘currently unavailable.’ ” That system…
Read MoreAll eyes are on Chicoutimi—Le Fjord as Liberals try to add another seat in byelection
OTTAWA — Voters in three federal ridings are heading to the polls today, giving Prime Minister Mark Carney a chance to add another seat to his total before the House of Commons returns in September. The Liberals are the heavy favourites in the two byelection votes in Toronto and Vancouver, but the race in Chicoutimi—Le…
Read MoreKalshi bans former congressman George Santos for life after State of the Union trades
Former Congressman George Santos has been banned from the prediction market site Kalshi for life after an investigation into accusations of insider trading on betting markets. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Kalshi has banned former Republican congressman George Santos for life after the prediction market company found he misled the…
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