Sunday, November 15, 2026
Unfortunately, with the war now stalemated on the battlefield and Russia’s economy shattered, President Trump has reversed American policy and leaned toward isolationism and enabling Putin by reducing military aid to Ukraine, lifting Russian sanctions, blaming Zelensky for causing the war and calling for his removal as president. All this while Russia continues rocket and missile attacks on innocent civilians in Ukraine, which has accepted the American peace proposals that Putin has rejected.
While there are a lot of people upset with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his anti-vaccine philosophy, the leading candidate for impeachment or other procedural torture is the so-called secretary of war, Pete Hegseth. Our country has had lots of secretaries of defense, but none has created such a negative aura as Hegseth. Calling generals “fatties” and other demeaning names, he has undermined the country’s respect for an agency that makes life-or-death decisions about our national survival.
Across thousands of institutions, each with its own crime reports, it’s impossible to know how many cases were properly handled by campus authorities, law enforcement or the criminal justice system. And with that said, the Cornell case has left me wondering just how many other victims may share Jane Doe’s experience of feeling ignored, misrepresented and dismissed.
Everyone says the people you meet in school can become lifelong friends. What they don't tell you is that friendship rarely happens overnight.
Gov. Kathy Hochul won re-election over Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman on Tuesday night. Hochul’s campaign focused on affordability, tax relief, housing, child care, public safety, schools and federal policies. She pledged to protect New Yorkers from federal actions she views as harmful.
As ongoing geopolitical conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt global oil shipments, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in New York is approaching $4.50. And residents and local businesses in Franklin Square and Elmont are feeling the effects.
Fernando Lagunas, a local author, community leader, and pastor at Renewing Life Christian Church, introduced his first book, "Prevención del Abuso Sexual Infantil," translated as "Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse," during a presentation at the Franklin Square Public Library on Sept. 29. Around 50 people attended the presentation.
