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✰PREMIUMBrooklyn pastor brings Thanksgiving meals to vital healthcare workers

✰PREMIUMBrooklyn pastor brings Thanksgiving meals to vital healthcare workers

FLATBUSH — For 15 years, leading Brooklyn Pastor Gil Monrose has raised money and collected turkeys to feed vital healthcare workers who continue to serve Brooklynites, even on holidays. “We’re honored to serve those who selflessly serve our...

South Jersey Caribbean Festival marks 25 years with Nailah Blackman, culture, and color

South Jersey Caribbean Festival marks 25 years with Nailah Blackman, culture, and color

Search our comprehensive guide to caribbean events in NYC for more local events — or submit your own! Kylla Herbert, president of the South Jersey Caribbean Festival, says that the festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this Saturday, July 12,...

GAO: Guam's public debt at $2.5B, faces risks despite stable economy

GAO: Guam's public debt at $2.5B, faces risks despite stable economy

Guam’s public debt totaled $2.5 billion for fiscal 2023, a 4% drop from fiscal 2021, based on a newly released report of the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress. The Government Accountability Office’s analysis of audited financial statements...

This south Louisiana company has found success building metal studs. Here's how.

This south Louisiana company has found success building metal studs. Here's how.

After he left Georgia Tech in 2019 with a degree in mechanical engineering, Mateo Atwi returned to New Iberia and started a business with his brother Tiago creating buildings out of shipping containers. They built some modules for a medical clinic...

Two VI Students Return to University of Pennsylvania STEMM Internship

Alpine is proud to announce its sponsorship of Charlotte Amalie High School student Jonathan Tucker, who has once again been selected to participate in the nationally acclaimed STEMM Prep Project. (left to right) Vernon Araujo, Director of...

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025

Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

Small Facilities Urged to Recheck Hazardous Waste Practices

Small Facilities Urged to Recheck Hazardous Waste Practices

Small Facilities Urged to Recheck Hazardous Waste Practices Businesses, schools, and other small generators are encouraged to review hazardous waste handling to prevent violations and protect public health. By Stasia DeMarco Jun 27, 2025 The EPA...

“Special treatment”: How Republicans bought Lisa Murkowski’s vote

“Special treatment”: How Republicans bought Lisa Murkowski’s vote

Despite belllyaching from Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, over what she called an “agonizing” vote for President Donald Trump’s massive tax bill, the senator was able to secure an inordinate number of concessions from Republicans who were desperate...

New political party pushing for US linkage

New political party pushing for US linkage

A new political movement GoAMERICA short for Guyanese on Accountability, Meritocracy, Equality, Reform, Inclusion, and Collaboration with America has announced its entry into the September 1 general and regional elections with a bold and...

Powerball ticket valued at $150K sold at N.J. pharmacy

Powerball ticket valued at $150K sold at N.J. pharmacy

A Powerball lottery ticket worth $150,000 was sold for Monday’s drawing at a pharmacy in Ocean County. The winning third-prize ticket was bought at HC Good Neighbor Pharmacy on Route 37 in Toms River, the New Jersey Lottery said. It matched four...

AARP award helps Black Empowerment Community Council’s vehicle

AARP award helps Black Empowerment Community Council’s vehicle

Body Thanks to a grant from AARP Florida, the Black Empowerment and Community Council will be able to expand services to seniors going forward. The BECC Empowerment Express, a van previous donated to the organization, will be transformed into a...

Cass Health RN and National Guard Member presents Patriot Award

Cass Health RN and National Guard Member presents Patriot Award

Atlantic— Cass Health Registered Nurse Austin Larson presented the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award to his leadership team this summer. Larson specifically recognized Inpatient Services Nurse Manager Danielle Powers,...

Charley Hull sends out a thoughtful gift for her golfer friend who she once practiced with at Northamptonshire

Charley Hull sends out a thoughtful gift for her golfer friend who she once practiced with at Northamptonshire

Charley Hull recently made a kind gesture for her friend James Northern, gifting him a custom TaylorMade wedge. The club features the names “Albert,” “Ralphy,” and “Nicole” etched on it, along with the “Milled Grind” and “Proto” marks, making it a...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Launches a Nationwide Public Awareness Campaign to Promote the Maternal Mental Health Hotline (1-833-TLC-MAMA)

Grocery stores, pharmacies, community organizations, and other institutions across the United States are uniting to raise awareness of the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline November 15, 2024 - On Thursday, the Health Resources and Services...

Right to Democracy and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition Stand with American Samoa in Opposing Unilateral Proposals for Deep Seabed Mining

Right to Democracy and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition Stand with American Samoa in Opposing Unilateral Proposals for Deep Seabed Mining

Right to Democracy and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition have united in support of American Samoa’s right to protect its ocean and seabed from destructive deep seabed mining. The organizations have drafted a petition to the Bureau of...

Companies Behind the Esencia Project in Puerto Rico Leave a Global Trail of Damage

Companies Behind the Esencia Project in Puerto Rico Leave a Global Trail of Damage

The five foreign companies behind the Esencia megaproject in Cabo Rojo, on Puerto Rico’s southwest coast, have left a trail of environmental destruction and community disputes in the ecologically sensitive areas where they’ve developed previous...

Engineering Coral Reefs of the Future

Engineering Coral Reefs of the Future

ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands—Thirty-five feet deep in clear turquoise waters, a three-foot-long yellow underwater robot maneuvers over a coral reef at a popular snorkeling site named Tektite. At the surface, computer scientist Yogesh Girdhar and...

Review of Digital Health Apps That Are Redefining Care

Review of Digital Health Apps That Are Redefining Care

The health care landscape has transformed patient care delivery through the adoption of technology, and health care services and technology business are projected to continue to grow.1 Popular health care web-based applications, or apps, are among...

The last video of Jeffrey Epstein alive: Trump officials release tape of paedophile financier walking to prison cell where he allegedly killed himself

The last video of Jeffrey Epstein alive: Trump officials release tape of paedophile financier walking to prison cell where he allegedly killed himself

CCTV footage taken outside disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's cell has now been released, six years after the notorious paedophile was found dead. Around 11 hours of CCTV footage taken from inside the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in New...

Texas Passes Most Comprehensive AI Governance Bill

Texas Passes Most Comprehensive AI Governance Bill

Texas is making waves in AI governance. Governor Greg Abbott recently signed House Bill 149, formally titled the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA), on June 22, 2025. The new law, effective January 1, 2026,...

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