These aren’t your father’s debates. Click Here: cheap kanken backpack Political junkies are treating the two-night Democratic primary debates like a Beltway Super Bowl — by scheduling watch parties, drafting the rules for drinking games and mocking up bingo cards. The MIST gastropub in Harlem is one of several venues in New York holding viewing … Continue reading "Try these drinking games for the Democratic primary debates"

Lefties nationwide are crowing over Tiffany Cabán’s apparent victory in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for the Queens district-attorney job. The question now is whether leaders who represent the solid majority of the borough’s residents can join together to beat Cabán in the general election. This is about not just the rise of the Democratic Socialists, but … Continue reading "The Queens majority needs to unite to stop Tiffany Cab\u00e1n"

MORGAN HILL, Calif. — A man who had just been fired from a Northern California Ford dealership shot and killed two employees and then killed himself Tuesday evening, police and witnesses said. Police called to the Ford Store Morgan Hill found a man shot dead of an apparently self-inflicted wound on the ground outside some … Continue reading "Fired employee kills 2 at Ford dealership before killing himself"

For 41 years, Da Silvano’s bright yellow awnings on Sixth Avenue were a beacon for celebrities, writers and lesser-known lovers of Tuscan cuisine. Rihanna, Sean Penn and Owen Wilson all frequented Silvano Marchetto’s namesake Greenwich Village Italian restaurant. Longtime Vanity Fair journalist Nick Tosches even dedicated his biography of boxer Sonny Liston to the bench … Continue reading "NYC’s Da Silvano restaurant is gone \u2014 but its replacement comes close"

A change has finally come — but it took 56 years. Legendary singer Sam Cooke received a belated public apology Sunday for the racially motivated mistreatment he suffered in 1963 at the hands of hotel staff and law enforcement while performing in Shreveport, La. Mayor Adrian Perkins posthumously awarded the “King of Soul” the key … Continue reading "Sam Cooke gets apology for racism that inspired ‘Change Is Gonna Come’"

Apparently stung by the Iranian president’s barb that his White House was “mentally retarded,” an angry President Trump on Tuesday again threatened the country with “obliteration.” “Iran’s very ignorant and insulting statement, put out today, only shows that they do not understand reality. Any attack by Iran on anything American will be met with great … Continue reading "Trump threatens Iran with ‘obliteration’ after leader’s barb"

Mexico deployed nearly 15,000 soldiers and National Guardsmen to its border with the US, the army chief said Monday — admitting they are detaining migrants who try to cross after the policy triggered a backlash, a new report said Monday. Under pressure from President Trump to slow the surge of Central American asylum seekers crossing … Continue reading "Mexico sends 15K troops to US border to stop migrants"

Insurgent candidate Tiffany Cabán — who has vowed to institute a slate of left-leaning criminal-justice reforms — declared victory over establishment favorite Melinda Katz Tuesday night in a tight Democratic primary race for Queens district attorney, but Katz refused to concede. Cabán, endorsed by fellow progressives like Bronx-Queens Rep. Alexandria ­Ocasio-Cortez and Vermont Sen. Bernie … Continue reading "AOC-backed candidate Tiffany Cab\u00e1n declares victory in tightly contested Queens DA race"

The National Rifle Association will no longer produce new material for NRATV — a move that coincides with the end of their business ties with long-term advertising firm Ackerman McQueen, according to a report. The development, reported by the New York Times, was considered inevitable as the relationship between the NRA and Ackerman — which … Continue reading "NRA to stop producing new content for NRATV"

House Democrats on Tuesday pushed through a $4.5 billion emergency border aid package after a small revolt by the progressive wing of the party threatened to torpedo the legislation. After last-minute changes to the bill to gain support from left-leaning Democrats, the bill passed along party lines by a vote of 230-195. The bill earmarks … Continue reading "House Democrats push through $4.5B emergency border aid bill"