Felipe Torres (photo: Center for Puerto Rican Studies, CUNY) This is the second part of a series on the forgotten history of Latino politics in New York; read part one here. The Republican Party during the pre-FDR era was surely not the GOP of today, […]

Kids across the country are back in school. But this year, some students are getting more sleep. A first of its kind law requires all high schools in California to start no earlier than 8:30 and an 8 am or later start for middle schools […]

By MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “MJ,” the hit-filled Broadway musical about the King of Pop, got a huge bump at the box office after nabbing four Tony Awards and getting valuable exposure in front of millions during its electric telecast […]

Banks and schools were closed. Federal and state offices were not open. But at the Cayuga County Office Building, it was business as usual.  Juneteenth, the anniversary of when the last enslaved people were freed in Texas, was officially observed on Monday. It became federal […]

By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new documentary about Rudy Giuliani premiering at the Tribeca Festival weaves in musical performances to give the ups and downs of the man once commonly referred to as “America’s Mayor” an operatic flavor. “Rudy! […]

Carlina Rivera (photo: John McCarten/City Council) June 1, 2022 – Max Politics Podcast: Carlina Rivera on Running for Congress in the New NY-10 City Council Member Carlina Rivera, a Manhattan Democrat, joined the show to discuss the launch of her campaign for Congress in the new […]

By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mort Janklow, a colorful former corporate attorney who raised high the power of the literary agent as he brokered big advances for publishing, political and entertainment leaders, from Ronald Reagan and Al Gore to David […]

By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — From an imprisoned Ukranian journalist to a high school activist in Florida, PEN America paid tribute Monday night to democracy and free expression and warned about the dangers faced in the U.S. and abroad. “Instead […]

By ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Doctor Strange and his multiverse got to linger a little longer atop the weekend box office as Tom Cruise and “Top Gun” wait in the wings. Marvel’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” was […]

New York City girls aren’t known for holding back, least of all with their fashion choices. A simple neighborhood stroll in the city will give you an endless number of outfit options as you watch the fashionable pedestrians walk past. City girls’ confidence is unmatched. There’s a variety of […]