The Latest Breaking News from New York

Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg will testify against company as part of plea deal, source says

NEW YORK — The Trump Organization’s longtime chief financial officer will admit to conspiring with the Trump Organization and Trump Payroll Corp. in a 15-year tax fraud scheme while head of the company’s finances at a Manhattan Supreme Court hearing on Thursday, the New York Daily News has confirmed.

Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022

NYPD cop accused of spying for China heads to trial in the fall

NEW YORK — A New York Police Department officer accused of spying for the Chinese government will head to trial in Brooklyn federal court next month, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022

Australian fashion company thriving on Paris catwalks but struggling at home

The fabrics this company makes locally end up on the catwalks of Paris, Milan and New York but the business is struggling because it can't find skilled workers.

ABC News · Aug 17, 2022

Thomas Black: Supersonic passenger jets are back? Not so fast

American Airlines Group Inc. just agreed to purchase 20 supersonic jets from Boom Supersonic that are designed to carry as many as 80 passengers. So, when will you be able to buy a ticket to fly at 1.7 times the speed of sound from New York to London and cut…

Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022

Hundreds of authors to read from Salman Rushdie’s works in show of solidarity

The ‘Stand with Salman’ event in New York mirrors a public reading of The Satanic Verses that took place after the fatwa was issued in 1989

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2022

New York City is owed $500m in parking fines. No one is paying up

The repeated violations of a weed-themed company are just the tip of the iceberg in maddening city to get around

The Guardian - US · Aug 17, 2022

Action Wanes at UN to Isolate Russia Almost Six Months into Ukraine War

On a June night under the chandeliers of Russia's United Nations mission in New York, dozens of UN ambassadors from Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia attended a reception to mark the country's national day - less than four months after its forces invaded neighboring Ukraine. "We thank…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 17, 2022

Antarctica’s Ice Could Be Melting Much Faster Than Previously Thought

A massive tsunami would swamp New York City and beyond, killing millions. London, Venice and Mumbai would also become aquariums.

Zenger · Aug 17, 2022

Sliver Of Hope After New York Heirloom Hunter Tracks Down Owners Of Long-Lost Photo Album To Ukraine

Chelsey Brown, from New York, is a 29-year-old interior decorator who researches genealogy as a hobby.

Zenger · Aug 17, 2022

Polio has been silently spreading in New York since April, CDC study suggests

New York resident infected in June may have caught virus through local transmission, study says

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022