GAITHERSBURG, Md.—A New York man has been arrested and charged with killing a law enforcement officer in Maryland more than 50 years ago, police said Wednesday. Larry David Smith, 70, admitted to shooting Montgomery County Special Deputy Sheriff Capt. James Tappen Hall in 1971 when police detectives interviewed him in New York last Thursday, the…
Man Charged in Maryland Deputy Sheriff’s 1971 Killing
China-Linked Activist Is Funding Group That Targets Local Arts School
DEERPARK, N.Y.—Grace Woodard, a resident of Mount Hope, New York, is using her unregistered environmental group—which receives funding from a group headed by an individual with deep ties to China—to target the development of a local performing arts school founded by Chinese dissidents who fled religious persecution in China. Woodard’s group, Deerpark Rural Alliance, isn’t…
United Airlines Will Terminate Service at Kennedy International Airport If Feds Don’t Allow More Flights: CEO
United Airlines Inc. has threatened to terminate service to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City in October if the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does not grant the airline more flights, according to Reuters. CEO Scott Kirby wrote to Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen to request additional capacity at JFK, according to…
Orange County Halts Pistol Permit Processing After New Gun Laws Take Effect
As new gun laws took effect in New York on Sept. 1, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office put all pistol permit applications on hold pending rules for implementation. The new laws require a review of new concealed carry permit applicants’ social media accounts for the past three years, yet guidelines for the review are still…
NYC School Official Exposes Prejudice in Hiring Practices to Project Veritas
Project Veritas on Tuesday released a video of a New York City education official admitting to hiring practices that discriminate against teachers who don’t align with far-left or progressive values. Todd Soper, an assistant principal for grades K–4 at the New York City Department of Education’s Neighborhood Charter School in Harlem, unwittingly divulged information about the…
Why Google’s Sundar Pichai Says He’s ‘Long-Term Bullish’ on New York City
Major tech outlets have recently announced the freezing of new hiring and cutbacks on planned office expansion in New York. Meta Platforms Inc. has decided not to take the additional 300,000 square feet of space at 770 Broadway located near its existing office. Similarly, Amazon.com, Inc. has reportedly decided to cut back on the amount of space…
Orange County District Attorney Links Bail Reform to Overdoes Spike
As the dual forces of the pandemic and fentanyl drive up overdose deaths, bail reform is inflaming the crisis even further, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Since the pandemic, Orange County drug overdose deaths have climbed from 79 in 2019 to 102 in 2020 and 123 in 2021, according to data published…
Orange County District Attorney Links Bail Reform to Overdose Spike
As the dual forces of the pandemic and fentanyl drive up overdose deaths, bail reform is inflaming the crisis even further, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Since the pandemic, Orange County drug overdose deaths have climbed from 79 in 2019 to 102 in 2020 and 123 in 2021, according to data published…
Bed Bath & Beyond CFO Facing $1.2 Billion Stock Suit When He Fell to His Death From a Skyscraper
The executive vice president and CFO of Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), who took his own life by jumping from a Tribeca skyscraper on Sept. 2, had been facing a $1.2 billion stock suit since late August over allegedly inflating the company’s share value. A group of shareholders claiming a loss of around $1.2 billion sued…
Bed Bath & Beyond CFO Had Been Facing $1.2 Billion Stock Suit Before Suicide
The executive vice president and chief financial officer of Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) who died from an apparent suicide when he reportedly jumped from a New York skyscraper on Sept. 2, had been facing a $1.2 billion stock suit since late August over allegedly inflating the company’s share value. The New York City medical examiner’s office said CFO Gustavo…
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