Uri Berliner, the veteran NPR journalist who publicly accused his employer of liberal bias, has resigned from the network. Berliner posted a message Wednesday on the social media platform X with his resignation letter to the public broadcaster's chief executive Katherine Maher. "I am resigning from NPR, a great American institution where I have worked for 25 years," Berliner wrote. "I don't support calls to defund NPR. I respect the integrity of my colleagues and wish for NPR to thrive and do...
Panel urged denial of Israel funds because of serious human rights violations but state department has not yet acted, report saysThe US state department has failed to act on internal reports of human rights abuses by Israeli army and police units, according to a new report, raising new questions over whether Washington’s continued supply of arms to Israel is breaking US law.The ProPublica investigative journalism site quoted officials as saying that a special panel set up by the Biden...
NPR has suspended a veteran editor who wrote an essay criticizing the public broadcaster for having what he described as a lack of politically diverse viewpoints. Uri Berliner, an award-winning business journalist who has worked at the network for 25 years, will be off the job for five days without pay. Berliner acknowledged the suspension Monday in an interview with National Public Radio. He did not respond to The Times' request for comment. The suspension came after Berliner put a harsh...
The UK is considering deploying troops to deliver aid to Gaza following the construction of an offshore floating pier, the BBC reported.
BBC Studios’ international channel BBC First will launch on Sky in New Zealand in October this year. BBC First will join BBC UKTV, BBC Earth, BBC News and preschool channel CBeebies, which are alread
New Orleans will join a new partnership to address carjackings in the Eastern District of Louisiana.
On a recent afternoon, sneakered tourists streamed out of the various hotels located along a quiet stretch of Jamaica, Queens. The Radisson, a Hampton Inn, a Residence Inn by Marriott, and erstwhile JFK Hilton, just a stone's throw from JFK Airport, represent the future of affordable housing in the city, as well as what is perhaps a missed opportunity. Months of interior demolition work is concluding at the 350-room Hilton property on 135th Avenue, just east of the Van Wyck Expressway. A...
Rendering of the interior garden planned for the former JFK Hilton, near the airport in Queens. It's being converted into affordable housing. The former JFK Hilton is being transformed into affordable housing; project admirers wish there were more projects like it. [ more › ]
Former President Donald Trump trails President Biden in deep-blue New York by just ten percentage points, according to a new poll.
Team golf returns to the PGA TOUR spotlight with the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, where the intrigue starts with how and why the teams were formed. Some seem
Nathan Templeton died from an undisclosed medical episode. He had been secretly volunteering for the Salvation Army. Images show Templeton helping the homeless in last weeks alive. A public memorial was held at Geelong's GMHBA Stadium. READ:
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman claimed that Donald Trump appeared to "doze off" during his hush money criminal trial.