News briefs White House says DeSantis of making a ‘mockery’ of migration response Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023
Gov. Hochul pressing NY public colleges to offer students abortion pills NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul is pressing the state’s public colleges and universities to make abortion pills available to students — a measure that has been stalled in the Legislature since 2019. Tribune News Service · Jan 11, 2023
Nurses poised to strike at 2 big New York City hospitals Nurses at two of New York City’s largest hospitals are poised to go on strike Monday in a dispute over pay and staffing levels The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023
NYC Mayor Adams in his first year has taken bold steps — but success remains uncertain NEW YORK — In his first year as New York City’s 110th mayor, Eric Adams laid out many a plan. Tribune News Service · Jan 4, 2023
Composting of human bodies approved in state despite critics slamming method New York has followed five other states into legalising human compositing after Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul signed the legislation which sees human bodies turned into soil Daily Mirror · Jan 2, 2023
NY Governor Hochul promises to focus on crime, cost of living New York Governor Kathy Hochul promised to reduce crime, improve affordability and stem the state’s population loss as she took the oath of office for her first full term on Sunday. Tribune News Service · Jan 2, 2023
Democrat Kathy Hochul sworn in as elected New York governor New York Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in for her first elected term on Sunday, making history as the first woman elected to the position in the state The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2023
New York governor legalizes human composting after death State becomes sixth to pass legislation since 2019 and gives New Yorkers access to an alternative, green method of burial The Guardian - US · Jan 1, 2023
New York OKs human composting law; 6th state in US to do so New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a law making her state the sixth in the nation to allow human composting as a method of burial The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022
Bill Cosby plans to tour in 2023 even as he faces a new sexual assault lawsuit The news of his tour plans comes just weeks after five women filed another sexual assault lawsuit against the 85-year-old comedian. WEKU · Dec 29, 2022
EXPLAINER: How blizzard stunned even winter-wise Buffalo The death toll from the blizzard that hit the Buffalo area over the weekend has grown to nearly 40 The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022
‘Karma owes us big time’: How winter storm Elliott sowed death and disruption across the US At least 72 people have been killed across the US and Canada as of Wednesday afternoon The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022
Buffalo death toll reaches 32 in brutal Christmas weekend storm as bodies turn up in snowbanks, iced-in cars NEW YORK — The death toll from Buffalo’s brutal weekend blizzard reached at least 32 on Tuesday, as residents began to dig out and federal officials stepped in to support disaster relief efforts. Tribune News Service · Dec 27, 2022
At least 29 dead in Buffalo blizzard, with more snow on the way NEW YORK — At least 29 people have died in the brutal Buffalo blizzard, officials said Tuesday, as the region began to recover from the multiday storm. Tribune News Service · Dec 27, 2022
Daily Mirror · Dec 27, 2022 Freezing jet stream from snow-covered US to blast towards Britain in just days The Met Office shared footage of the jet stream path from the US as it carried the cold air across the Atlantic ocean, predicting it could lead to "unsettled conditions" over the New Year Weekend
France 24 · Dec 27, 2022 US digs out from monster storm as death toll rises to over 50 The monster storm that killed dozens in the United States over the Christmas weekend continued to inflict misery on New York state and air travellers nationwide Tuesday, as stories emerged of families trapped for days during the "blizzard of the century."
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022 More snow in store for Buffalo after blizzard 'for the ages' Storm-battered Buffalo is bracing for fresh snow while still striving to recover from an epic blizzard that killed at least 28 people, stranded others in cars for days and shuttered the city's airport
Daily Mirror · Dec 27, 2022 US storm is 'war with mother nature' as 57 dead and Americans trapped in cars for days At least 23 people were killed in Buffalo, New York alone as authorities search for more victims trapped inside their cars after one of the worst weather disasters to ever hit the western US
Axios · Dec 27, 2022 Biden approves emergency relief for New York in response to "blizzard of the century" At least 28 people have died in what N.Y. Gov. Hochul called the most "devastating storm in Buffalo's long storied history."
The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022 Winter storm Elliott - live: Blizzard kills 56 and grounds 17,000 flights in war zone-like conditions Buffalo worst affected with 27 deaths
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 26, 2022 US: 'Blizzard of the Century' Leaves Nearly 50 Dead Emergency crews in New York were scrambling Monday to rescue marooned residents from what authorities called the "blizzard of the century," a relentless storm that has left at least 25 dead in the state and is causing US Christmas travel chaos. Blizzard conditions continue to prevail in parts of the…
Daily Mirror · Dec 26, 2022 America's big freeze kills 50 as New York 'like a war zone' - temperatures hit -50C Over 50 people have now died across America with a New York Governor declaring the city a "war zone" with plummeting temperatures and looting
The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2022 Winter Storm Elliott death toll climbs to 56 as thousands still without power in -40 temperatures Bomb cyclone death toll climbs as emergency response efforts are paralysed by blizzards
WEKU · Dec 26, 2022 At least 50 people have died across the U.S. in 'once-in-a-generation storm' More than half the deaths occurred in western New York, which struggled with super-size snow drifts that snarled emergency vehicles. Buffalo's responders rescued hundreds trapped in cars.
France 24 · Dec 26, 2022 Dozens dead in US in storm dubbed 'blizzard of the century' US emergency crews counted the grim costs of a colossal winter storm that brought Christmas chaos to millions, especially in hard-hit western New York, where the death toll reached 25 Monday in what authorities described as a "war with mother nature."