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Prior to the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, experts on the human rights situation in China such as Dr. Jianli Yang testified before the House Subcommittee on Global Human Rights. In their testimony they called on…

Three-quarters of New York City subway stations still are inaccessible for wheelchair users. (Tdorante10 ) NEW YORK - A federal class-action lawsuitclaims New York City's subway system has broken the law by failing to make stations…

In 2017, the deferred-maintenance needs at Statue of Liberty National Monument totaled $166.4 million. (MonicaVolpin/Pixabay) NEW YORK – National parks in New York and around the country are jeopardized by a $12 billion backlog of…

The New York Offshore Wind Master Plan estimates that building 2,400 MW of offshore wind-power production would create about 5,000 jobs. (Kruwt/AdobeStock) NEW YORK - New York's push for offshore wind power is getting a boost from…

A Chik-fil-A fast food restaurant in the Houston Galleria. Their headquarters is located in the city of College Park, Georgia. File photo: Wikimedia Commons, released into the Public domain. BAYSIDE, NY – Recently, issue arose over…

LAS VEGAS - When it comes to hot real estate markets, you might think of places such as Dallas, Texas or Seattle, Washington. However, if you haven’t been following the housing market in recent years, you might be surprised to discover…

“Capitalism in its present form is based on competitiveness, greed, and survival of the fittest, fails as an economic system and even as a philosophical system or moral system since it cuts out and excises a large percentage of…

A limited number of statutes exist which provide a remedy for the employee who has been discharged; refused a job; not promoted; or subjected to a hostile work environment if the employee can prove actual discrimination in these actions by…

NEW YORK – Seen as a massive achievement in terms of safeguarding the environment, lawmakers in New York have included a measure in their F - 2020 $175.5 billion budget planthat would effectively ban all single-use plastic bags in the…

NEW YORK – Some might say ‘thank goodness‘ as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced this week that they have officially shut down four groups responsible for “billions” of illegal robocallsthat have been…

LAS VEGAS – The hit reality television show, Flip or Flop Vegas has returned for a third season, highlighting the unique ups and downs of the Las Vegas real estate scene as the first of new episodes premiered on March 21. The show,…

NEW YORK - Tech giant Apple this week has been on the move, officially revealing four new pieces of hardware while counting down the days to the big announcement on March 25, 2019 for their upcoming streaming television and news…

NEW YORK - Advocates for people with disabilities are calling the settlement of two class-action lawsuits in New York City "historic." The agreement is good news for members of the city's disability community, who have struggled…

CALIFORNIA - Republican California Rep. Devin Nunes filed suit against Twitter and some Twitter users Monday for $250 million in compensatory damages, alleging the social media platform engaged in “shadow-banning conservatives.” …

NEW YORK - Nearly 40 percent of New Yorkers believe Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the villain rather than the hero in Amazon’s recent decision to pull out of the state, according to a poll published Monday. Only 12 percent of…

TEXAS – Houston Public Library banned a man who had been previously charged for sexually assaulting a child from reading to children at Drag Queen Storytime ever again. The library apologized after not completing a background check…

CALIFORNIA - Students and parents filed a class-action lawsuit against several colleges following a massive admissions bribery scandal revealed Tuesday. The lawsuit argues applicants did not have a fair chance in the…

TENNESSEE - The University of Tennessee will begin offering free tuition to lower-income students who are residents of the state in the Fall 2020 semester. Interim President Randy Boyd made the announcement of the “UT…

NEW YORK - Todd McMurtry, attorney for Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann, said major media outlets have yet to apologize for besmirching his client’s name in the public sphere. “First off, we think that people…

SILICON VALLEY - One of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s top lieutenants unexpectedly quit Thursday following news that federal prosecutors are investigating the company’s use of private data. Chris Cox was put in charge of some of…

“Hate In America” Host Tony Harris, Founder, Southern Poverty Law Center, Morris Dee and Intelligence Project Director, Southern Poverty Law Center, Heidi Beirich of “Hate In America” speak onstage during the Discovery Communications TCA…

WASHINGTON – A federal judge in Washington, D.C., sentenced Paul Manafort to 73 months in prison Wednesday, days after the former Trump campaign chairman received a 47-month sentence in a separate case in Virginia. (…

BEIJING – China is trying to stem an economic slowdown, including rising unemployment, continuing into the first two months of 2019 after documenting its worst year of economic growth in nearly 30 years in 2018. Beijing is…

FLORIDA - Prosecutors are looking to recover nearly $450,000 from a Harvard University alumnus who allegedly took the SAT and ACT exams for students in a massive college admissions scandal. Mark Riddell, 36, was reportedly paid…

WASHINGTON – The Southern Poverty Law Center recently reported assets of over half a billion dollars, $121 million of which sits outside the U.S. SPLC is a left-wing group whose subjective political rankings are used by media…

WASHINGTON - Norwegian Air is demanding Boeing compensate the airline after over a dozen of its 737 Max 8 airplanes were grounded following a deadly Sunday crash that killed 157 people. The airline asked the corporation Wednesday to…

NEW YORK – Federal prosecutors are investigating partnership deals Facebook forged with some of the world’s largest technological companies. A grand jury subpoenaed records from two smartphone developers, The New York…

Twitter is offering the public a new prototype for the Twitter app, which includes a variety of changes to how the platform looks and operates. SILICON VALLEY – Twitter is rolling out a new prototype that executives say is…

WASHINGTON - A federal judge in Washington, D.C., sentenced Paul Manafort to 73 months in prison Wednesday, days after the former Trump campaign chairman received a 47-month sentence in a separate case in Virginia. U.S. District…

DENVER - Thousands of travelers found themselves out of luck after airlines were forced to cancel more than 1,000 flights due to inclement weather Wednesday. The Rockies and upper Midwest are expected to bear the full brunt of…