14 h. ago NYC Mayor Eric Adams will skip Democratic primary and run for reelection as independent

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that he will pull out of the city’s Democratic primary and instead run for reelection as an independent, arguing that his recently dismissed federal bribery case had made it impossible to mount a campaign. In a video, Adams said he will not run in the Democratic primary […]

Politics

35 h. ago La justice clôt l’affaire de corruption du maire de New York, demi

Le juge a rejeté la possibilité de rouvrir ce dossier pénal après l’élection municipale.

Events

38 h. ago Judge dismisses corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams

NEW YORK — A federal judge dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case on Wednesday, acquiescing to the Justice Department’s extraordinary request to set aside criminal charges so the Democrat could help with President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The judge, though, denied prosecutors the ability to potentially bring the criminal case back after […]

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3 d. ago Driver facing charges in Brooklyn crash that killed mother, two children

NEW YORK — A woman is facing multiple charges after she crashed into a family out for a walk in Brooklyn, killing a mother and her two children in what New York City Mayor Eric Adams described as a “tragic accident of a Shakespearean proportion.” Miriam Yarimi was charged hours after the Saturday afternoon crash […]

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2 w. ago Blake Lively accuses ’It Ends With Us’ costar of abusing courts with countersuit

NEW YORK — Actor Blake Lively asked a judge on Thursday to dismiss a countersuit filed against her by her “It Ends With Us” costar Justin Baldoni, calling his claims “vengeful and rambling” after she sued for sexual harassment and retaliation. Lively’s lawyers wrote in papers filed in Manhattan federal court that Baldoni and his […]

Economics

3 w. ago Ontario school boards’ lawsuits against social media giants can proceed

The group says a judge has dismissed Meta, Snapchat and TikTok's motion to dismiss the lawsuits

Society

3 w. ago Expert tells judge to drop charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

NEW YORK — A court-appointed lawyer advised a federal judge Friday to let the Justice Department drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams but prevent prosecutors from ever reviving the case so it doesn’t hang over him “like the proverbial Sword of Damocles.” Paul Clement, who was solicitor general under President George […]

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3 w. ago Federal Court dismisses challenge of Trudeau’s move to prorogue Parliament

OTTAWA — A federal judge has dismissed a legal challenge of Justin Trudeau’s move to prorogue Parliament, concluding the prime minister did not exceed the bounds of his authority. Two Nova Scotia men had asked the Federal Court to declare the current suspension of Parliament illegal because there must be a “reasonable justification” for hitting […]

Politics

3 w. ago Trudeau did not exceed powers to prorogue Parliament, court rules 

A federal judge has dismissed a legal challenge of Justin Trudeau's move to prorogue Parliament, concluding the prime minister did not exceed the bounds of his authority.

Politics