Todd Crawford
Charges Laid One Year After Historic Canadian Gold Heist
On April 17, at a news conference, Canada’s Peel Regional Police said that an investigation in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has resulted in multiple arrests and 19...
Hundreds of Migrants Descend on New York City Hall Pleading for Work Permits, Green Cards
On April 16, hundreds of migrants — many believed to be illegal arrivals from West Africa and Haiti — descended on New York City Hall pleading for more aid, work permits, and better shelter conditions...
‘Very Positive Trends’: Number of Homicides Drops Significantly in the Big Apple
According to numbers compiled by AH Datalytics, the number of nonnegligent manslaughters, homicides, in New York City has dropped by 17.1 percent year-over-year through to March 31 and, if the trend continues to the end...
Controversial Geoengineering Experiment Launched Quietly in San Francisco to Avoid Public Backlash
On Tuesday, April 2, researchers with the University of Washington quietly conducted a first-of-its-kind experiment in solar radiation modification by launching salt crystals into the atmosphere from an aircraft carrier museum ship in the San...
NY: Long Island Sen. Mario Mattera Tables Bill Addressing Squatting ‘Epidemic’
New York Republican lawmaker Sen. Mario Mattera, who represents the 2nd Senate District on Long Island, has tabled a bill intended to address what he calls the state’s squatting “epidemic” and that would give police...
‘Beautiful!’: Shen Yun Wows Audiences in Multiple Sold Out Lincoln Center Performances
NEW YORK, New York — From April 3, to 14, Shen Yun, the world’s premier classical Chinese dance and music performance, is conducting several sold out shows at New York’s iconic David H. Koch Theater...
NY: MTA Demands NYC Marathon Pay 750k Congestion Pricing Toll for Using Verrazzano Bridge
In order to compensate for lost congestion pricing revenue during the annual New York City Marathon, the MTA is demanding that Marathon organizers pay $750,000 for using the Verrazano Bridge, and if the organizers fail...
Production Delays, Disarray in Boeing Factory Prior to Door Plug Near Tragedy, WSJ Reports
According to Boeing factory logs, obtained by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), in the months leading up to January’s near tragedy involving a door plug on a 737 Max 9, the production facility where the...
Trillions of Cicadas to Swarm Several Eastern States This April
In an event that occurs only once every 221 years, billions if not trillions of cicadas will emerge from underground in 17 eastern U.S. states this April, a rare natural phenomenon not seen since 1803. ...
Japan Reverses Course, Increases Interest Rates for First Time in 17 Years
Unlike most major economies, Japan has spent much of the 21st century adhering to a doctrine of extremely low interest rates — so low that since 2016, they were actually negative. That changed on Tuesday,...
US Justice Department Sues Apple for Allegedly Engineering an Illegal Monopoly
On March 21, the U.S Justice Department announced an antitrust lawsuit against tech giant Apple, alleging the company engineered an illegal monopoly in smartphones that eliminated competition, stifled innovation and kept prices artificially high. The...
Trump’s Net Worth Surges by Billions Following Acquisition of His Social Media Platform Truth Social
On the morning of March 26, former President Donald Trump’s net worth surged by more than $5.5 billion after his social media platform, Truth Social, was acquired by Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), a publicly...