A suit filed by an election law firm contends that the state’s 11th Congressional District, represented by a Republican, is drawn in a way that disenfranchises Black and Latino voters. Source: New York Times
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U.S. Accuses Pastor of Creating an International Sex-Abuse Operation
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2025
Naasón Joaquín García and his associates used La Luz del Mundo Church to traffic women and children and produce and distribute child pornography, New York prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
C.D.C. Links Deadly Listeria Outbreak to Deli Meats and Cheeses
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2022
Sixteen people in six states have been infected with the listeria strain, resulting in one death and 13 hospitalizations, the agency said. Source: New York Times
Across the Pond, Queen Is Mourned by Those Who Were Never Her Subjects
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2022
Americans paid their respects to the only British monarch most can recall, the head of a royal family that continues to be a source of fascination. Source: New York Times
Monkeypox Cases Are Declining in New York City and Globally
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2022
Rising vaccinations rates combined with changes in sexual behavior have shifted the disease’s trajectory, health officials said. Source: New York Times
UPS Drivers Say ‘Brutal’ Heat Is Endangering Their Lives
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2022
As summers have grown hotter, high temperatures inside trucks without air conditioning have also sickened postal carriers and others who deliver America’s packages. A few have died. Source: New York Times
U.S. Governors Respond to Omicron Variant
By Gotham Rex on November 28, 2021
No cases of the new coronavirus variant have been confirmed in the U.S., but leaders said they were using existing safeguards and watching closely. Source: New York Times
High Gas Prices Force Sacrifices, Like Travel and Dining Out
By Gotham Rex on November 20, 2021
They hit their highest level since 2014 last month, forcing Americans to rejigger household budgets and forgo leisure activities. Source: New York Times
How the Delta Variant Infiltrated an Elementary School Classroom
By Gotham Rex on August 27, 2021
A detailed study in California found that the variant easily spread from an unvaccinated teacher to children and, in a few cases, their families. Source: New York Times
Dixie Fire Evacuees Tune In to a Firefighter’s Daily Videos
By Gotham Rex on August 27, 2021
Dan Kearns, a volunteer firefighter, streams live daily videos that bring up-to-the-minute information to a Northern California community scattered by evacuations and struggling with loss. Source: New York Times
As Virus Cases Rise, Another Contagion Spreads Among the Vaccinated: Anger
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2021
Frustrated by the prospect of a new surge, many Americans are blaming the unvaccinated. A tougher stance may backfire, some experts warn. Source: New York Times
New York City and California to Require Vaccines or Tests for Workers
By Gotham Rex on July 26, 2021
California and New York City announced the mandates for their employees, while the Department of Veterans Affairs said frontline health care workers must get vaccinated or face possible termination. Source: New York Times
Rodney Alcala, the ‘Dating Game’ Serial Killer, Dies
By Gotham Rex on July 24, 2021
A longhaired photographer who lured women by offering to take their picture, Mr. Alcala, 77, had been convicted of five murders in Orange County, Calif., and two in New York, all in the 1970s. Source: New York Times
The Rationing of a Last-Resort Covid Treatment
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2021
While ventilator shortages have been largely averted in the U.S., this lifesaving therapy is scarce. How to choose which critically ill patients get it? Source: New York Times
My Pandemic Hobby? Making Money.
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2021
During Covid, many people found solace in a new pastime. A few found profit. Source: New York Times