ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) - A new resolution by the Elmira City Council to publish a monthly list of "worst" landlords is being met with some concerns from landlords. Some say the resolution is unnecessary and sends the wrong message. "First of all, I want to make sure everybody knows that I'm not against tenants, I []
The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned the sex crimes conviction against Harvey Weinstein, the powerful Hollywood producer whose downfall stood as a symbol of the #MeToo movement. The court, by a 4-3 vote, ordered a new trial. “We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes because that testimony served no material non-propensity purpose,” the ruling,...
AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine may cause rare blood clotting syndrome, but
By AAMER MADHANI (The Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that he is willing to debate his presumptive Republican opponent, Donald Trump, later this fall – his most definitive comment yet on the issue. The comment came during an interview with the Sirius XM radio host Howard Stern, who asked […]
There has been significant recent controversy and criticism in response to actions taken by the state of Iowa regarding immigration to the U.S. Iowa is now the second state to push against Biden’s immigration policies by creating its own exclusionary laws to be enforced by the local federal officers. In simple terms, Senate File 2340,
On April Fools' Day, the Scottish Parliament’s new hate crime bill came into effect after almost a year of delays. The law claims it is designed to halt hate speech and consolidate similar laws already on the books.
Back in the day, Salman Rushdie used to joke that the argument over The Satanic Verses, his satirical novel caricaturing Prophet Muhammad, was a “quarrel between those with a sense of humour and those without one”.But, lately, his mood has darkened and he has become less forgiving of his critics, judging from his new book, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, a cathartic account of the murderous attack on him at a literary event in upstate New York in the summer of 2022.It left him with...
Stars like Jess Glynne signed a recent letter calling for more protection against "predatory" AI.
"There Is No Crime": Dershowitz Says Bragg’s Case Against Trump Will Fail Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Retired Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz said on April 28 that he believes that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against former President Donald Trump could fail because prosecutors have charged the former president with fake crimes. Alan Dershowitz and former President Donald Trump in file photos. (Mario Tama/Getty Images; Michael...
Ellen DeGeneres says she got thrown out of Hollywood for being mean and toxic -- something she's making light of now in a new stand-up show which is coming to Netflix. The comedian did a live show in L.A. this week, which some reporters had…
Heart surgeon turned comedian Bassem Youssef has claimed that Israel has “corrupted the West morally for 100 years”.
LOS ANGELES >> Police in Los Angeles arrested a suspect following a break-in at the home of Mayor Karen Bass early Sunday, officials said.