A plane bound for the United States was forced to return to the UK 40 minutes into the flight, allegedly because a pilot was still in training. The Virgin Atlantic flight departed from Heathrow Airport to JFK Airport in New York. The passengers were returned to Heathrow after the first officer informed the captain that … Read more
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch — and don’t count your congressional districts until all the district reelection lawsuits are complete. On Wednesday the New York Court of Appeals reigns that the New York Democrats congressional card enacted in February was a partisan gerrymander who violated the state constitution and threw it on the … Read more
Do I know you? Hochul and Benjamin in Harlem last year. His arrest renders hollow the governor’s promise of a clean break with the corruption of the Cuomo years. (Mary Altaffer/AP Photo) Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for only $2 a month! Thank you for signing up The nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thanks for … Read more
The Greene County Court House facade with trees in bloom, early spring, Main Street, Catskill, New York. (Barry Winiker/Getty Images) Greene County, a rural stretch of central New York, is home to few lawyers—and even fewer who take on time-consuming and emotionally wrenching child welfare cases. So Monica Kenny-Keff, who runs a solo family law … Read more
An MP representing York has been advised about a possible method of stripping Prince Andrew of his Duke of York title. Labour’s Rachael Maskell, who represents York Central, has claimed that Prince Andrew should lose his association with the city following the settlement of his legal battle with Virginia Giuffre. But Ms Maskell said it … Read more
They aim to clean up gas produced by cow manure, put it in trucks, inject it into an interstate pipeline — and sell the environmental benefits across the country in California. Some are skeptical. “There’s a bunch of headhunters out there making promises they can’t all keep,” said New York Farm Bureau president David Fisher, … Read more
In the case of the trooper, Cuomo is accused of noticing the young woman at one of his official events in 2017 and then handpicking her for his security detail, even though she didn’t have the necessary experience for the position. After she was brought on, the lawsuit contends that she was repeatedly harassed and … Read more
If the New York Times has heard complaints Wordle is harder since they took it over, it is showing no intention of dumbing down the popular online word game. No spoilers until further down this article, but today’s solution has once again sparked twitter indignation with furious players wondering if the five-letter answer is even … Read more
The Duke of York is facing a renewed call to give up one of his last remaining major titles after agreeing to settle the civil sex assault claim against him for what is widely reported to be a multimillion-pound sum. Andrew, whose status as a member of the royal family was left in tatters last … Read more
By tying the case so directly to partisan politics, Turkel seemed to be taking a big risk with a jury that seemed likely to lean liberal. Almost 87% of Manhattan voters who cast ballots in Nov. 2020 favored Joe Biden, while only about 12% backed President Donald Trump. The vote tallies in other areas the … Read more