Siena poll: Clinton 30 points ahead of Trump in NY
A new poll says Democrat Hillary Clinton has a 30-point lead over Republican Donald Trump in their home state of New York.
Category Archives: New York
‘Help Me Grow’ child development program receives federal funding
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday the receipt of $2.1 million in federal funding that is earmarked to increase developmental skills among children and decrease maternal depression in the Western New York and Long Island regions. The state's Council on Children and Families will partner with the New York State Department of Health and local agencies on the projects to ultimately develop a statewide model for screening children earlier for developmental delays, screening their mothers for depression, and to provide needed services sooner to promote long-term success.
Fox News Is Laying The Groundwork For Trump To Skip Out On Presidential Debates
Fox News figures are helping rationalize Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's threat that the 2016 presidential debates must have "fair" moderators or he won't participate, pointing to Candy Crowley's 2012 debate moderation in which she fact-checked Republican candidate Mitt Romney as an "unacceptable" example. But Fox's attacks on Crowley are based on a lie, and they're helping lay the groundwork for Trump to justify withdrawing from the debates.
His ‘T’ for Trump makes comeback
A giant "T" is displayed on Sam Pirozzolo's lawn in the borough of Staten Island in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. Days after the torching of a giant "T" tribute to Donald Trump on a New York City lawn, a new, even bigger red-white-and-blue letter has risen on the same grass spot.
Chad Johnson confronts Lace Morris on After Paradise live chat show after drunken breakup
The greatest! Michael Phelps gives Boomer a kiss and adds two more gold medals to his monster haul after leading Team USA to relay victory AND getting 'revenge' on nemesis Chad Le Clos EXCLUSIVE 'My dad flipped on me - don't call, don't visit': Golden girl Simone Biles' ex-addict mom reveals bitter family rift after she was forced to give the Olympian up for adoption to her relatives Florida woman, 73, is accidentally shot and killed by a police officer during a Citizen Police Academy role-play exercise Complaints flood in about safety straps on world's tallest water side where 10-year-old was decapitated, as Kansas lawmaker demands better regulation of rides Delta customers face another day of delays and cancellations as airline blames 'failure of a critical piece of equipment' at airline's headquarters for crippling power outage Trump rows back on 'assassination' attack on Hillary and ... (more)
Sam Worthington and Lara Bingle’s son Rocket Zot wears an American flag Olympic T-shirt
The greatest! Michael Phelps gives Boomer a kiss and adds two more gold medals to his monster haul after leading Team USA to relay victory AND getting 'revenge' on nemesis Chad Le Clos EXCLUSIVE 'My dad flipped on me - don't call, don't visit': Golden girl Simone Biles' ex-addict mom reveals bitter family rift after she was forced to give the Olympian up for adoption to her relatives Florida woman, 73, is accidentally shot and killed by a police officer during a Citizen Police Academy role-play exercise Complaints flood in about safety straps on world's tallest water side where 10-year-old was decapitated, as Kansas lawmaker demands better regulation of rides Delta customers face another day of delays and cancellations as airline blames 'failure of a critical piece of equipment' at airline's headquarters for crippling power outage Trump rows back on 'assassination' attack on Hillary and ... (more)
Independent Candidate Evan McMullin Says Trump Is ‘Inhuman,’ Calls…
Delta Air Lines said Monday morning that limited flights have resumed several hours after a computer outage grounded its planes, leaving passengers stranded... -- Monday marks the two-year anniversary of the first U.S. airstrikes against ISIS militants.ISIS had captured the town of Sinjar in northern Iraq, after overrunnin... Corn condition fell as 9% of the nation's crop moved into the dent stage, while soybean conditions held steady during the week ended Aug. 7, according to USDA's latest Crop Pr... The list of commits for Nebraska's 2017 football class continues to grow.
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 43
Fulton, the creator of the first commercially successful steamship, was born in Pennsylvania, managed to make friends with prominent people, and went to Europe at the age of 23, soon after the end of the American Revolution. He continued to make interesting friends there, including the socialist Robert Owen, who funded one of Fulton's early schemes.
Trump Supporter: Trump Eats Children
In terms of people and their sexual preferences, I could care less what people do behind closed doors and if two people love each other, the government should allow them to get married. In terms of racial relations, our neighborhoods, places of employment and public schools in New York City are more diverse than anywhere in the world.
Emanuel on ‘Hamilton,’ Rauner and need for national service
Mayor Rahm Emanuel sat down in his City Hall office July 20 for a wide-ranging conversation on the arts - his views on "Hamilton," his role in Chicago culture, his frustration over the aborted Lucas Museum of Narrative Arts and the future of performing arts in the city. And he talked about his idea for three months of compulsory national service for all Americans.
Trump claims ‘great unity’ in campaign as top boss is accused of…
Woman jogger is murdered in New York: Hunt for killer who 'sexually assaulted and strangled' 30-year-old in broad daylight Did Obama pay a $400m ransom for American prisoners? The US secretly shipped cash to Iran as Americans were released in January - but Obama DENIES it was part of a secret deal for their release Sarah Palin's son-in-law and Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer tells Trump to say sorry to Khan family and 'act like the Commander-in-Chief' The feminine hygiene craze which could be putting YOUR health at risk: Women who douche have 'double the risk of ovarian cancer' Alive! 300 passengers - including six Americans - escape when their Emirates jet crash-lands at Dubai airport after catching fire in the air and EXPLODING on landing Who killed Natalie and Carter? Police desperately seeking clues to find who shot dead two beloved suburban teens to death behind an Atlanta ... (more)
Paul Ryan, Wasserman Schultz to test anti-establishment mood
In this March 21, 2016 file photo, then-Democratic National Committee Chair, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., is interviewed in New York. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Wasserman Schultz are about to test votersa sA A anti-establishment mood, first hand.
Fight with Khan family tests Trump’s ‘say anything’ strategy16 minutes ago
In this Friday, July 29, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colo. Trump broke a major American political and societal taboo over the weekend when he engaged in an emotionally-charged feud with Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the bereaved parents of a decorated Muslim Army captain killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq.
Trump seems especially mad at Mike Bloomberg, and any New…
Democrats spent four days trashing GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump at their convention, but it seems that Trump has taken special issue with one speaker in particular: billionaire entrepreneur and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg. After Bloomberg questioned Trump's business acumen and called him a con man during his speech on Wednesday , Trump started referring to Bloomberg as "Little" Michael Bloomberg , reusing a moniker once reserved for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio .
Winners and losers of the 2016 Democratic National Convention
The Democrats have pulled out of Philly so it's time for our quadrennial list of convention winners and losers: Bernie Sanders : Every Democrat had to praise him because he did so well in their primaries - even though he's not a Democrat. Patriotism : It's back, baby, thanks to the way the Democrats recast loving your country as loving its values and working to make us live up to them as opposed to picking and choosing the one's you like.
Hillary Clinton calls for American unity in accepting Democratic presidential nomination
Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, New York senator and first lady formally accepted the Democratic nomination for U.S. president in Philadelphia on Thursday, making history as the first woman to do so for a major party. The video that introduced her, narrated by Morgan Freeman, centered on Clinton's role in the senate following the Sept.
Michael Bloomberg Blasts Donald Trump as ‘Con’ in Billionaire vs. Billionaire Battle
Michael Bloomberg assailed fellow billionaire Donald Trump on Wednesday, calling his U.S. presidential race a "con" and ripping into his history of bankruptcies and lawsuits. "Trump says he wants to run the nation like he's running his business? God help us," Bloomberg told the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia to roaring applause.
He’s a skydiver working with a net _ but no parachute
After months of training, this elite skydiver says he's ready to leave his chute in the pl... . In this Monday, July 25, 2016 photo, skydiver Luke Aikins jumps from a helicopter during his training in Simi Valley, Calif.
The Sanders campaign is officially over. Now his supporters wonder: What’s next?
Some supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders booed speakers at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 25 - and a few Clinton fans aren't happy about it. The possible futures of Bernie Sanders's "political revolution" were visible across this city on Wednesday.
Schumer prepares to be Senate leader, or Trump antagonist
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY., speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY., speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Tuesday, July 26, 2016.