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Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., reportedly endorsed Andrew Cuomo to run for mayor of New York City in the latest blow to incumbent Democrat first-termer, Mayor Eric Adams. "The two most important things we need are competence and courage," Torres, who represents the Bronx, told the New York Post. "Andrew Cuomo has the competence to govern the city. He has the courage to stand up to extremist politics – both from the far left and far right," Torres said, adding: "We don’t need a Mr. Nice Guy. We need a Mr. Tough Guy."Cuomo has not formally declared his candidacy for mayor but is

The massive Roosevelt Hotel migrant shelter in Manhattan will shut down in the next few months, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. The converted facility, which has around 1,000 rooms, has processed more than 173,000 migrants since its opening in May 2023, according to the New York Post. "While we’re not done caring for those that came into our care, today marks another milestone in demonstrating the immense progress we have achieved in turning the corner on the unprecedented international humanitarian effort," Adams was quoted by the newspaper as saying in a video announcement Monday. He reportedly added that the closure

Pope Francis, 88, was resting Monday morning, his 10th day at Rome's Gemelli Hospital for a complex lung infection that led to the early stages of kidney insufficiency, according to the Vatican."The night passed well, the pope slept and is resting," the Vatican said in a statement.It is unclear if he was awake and eating breakfast.Francis was admitted to the hospital on Feb. 14 after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened. Doctors first diagnosed the complex viral, bacterial and fungal respiratory tract infection and subsequently the onset of pneumonia in both lungs.POPE FRANCIS SHARES WRITTEN MESSAGE WHILE CONTINUING HOSPITALIZATIONLate Sunday,

Colleen Hoover's 2016 best-selling novel "It Ends With Us" came to life in 2024 when Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively starred in the movie adaptation of the book.However, the legal war that ensued between Baldoni and Lively after the movie's release was something Hoover could not anticipate, and in the midst of the back-and-forth between the two stars, the writer deactivated her Instagram account, according to People magazine.Upon her return to the platform, the author purportedly removed photos from her profile which included the stars of the film despite previously showing support for Lively one day after the "Gossip Girl"

Days after he was fired by President Donald Trump, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown took to social media to express his gratitude for his time in the military."I was inspired to serve by my father, who told me, ‘Four years in the military will not hurt you.’ Four years turned into four decades, surrounded by the finest service members and civilians from across our Nation," Brown posted to LinkedIn.Brown wrote that it was his "distinct honor" to end his military career as Joint Chiefs chairman and that he used his position to focus on

An Afghan radio station produced entirely by Afghan women will resume broadcasts after the Taliban lifted a suspension that was imposed over alleged cooperation with a foreign country's TV channel.Radio Begum launched on International Women’s Day in March 2021, just five months before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan during the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from the region.The station’s sister satellite channel, Begum TV, operates from France and broadcasts content on Afghanistan's school curriculum from grades seven through 12.The Taliban banned education for women and girls in the country after sixth grade.RUBIO DEMANDS ANSWERS WITH 2 MORE

A member of the Boston City Council called out Border Czar Tom Homan in a post on social media, calling his promises to enforce President Donald Trump's border policy "laughable."Councilwoman Sharon Durkan posted her response on X after Homan said he would "bring hell" to Beantown after Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox recently doubled down on the city’s sanctuary policies."You said you doubled down on not helping the law enforcement officers of ICE. I'm coming to Boston, and I'm bringing hell with me," Homan said at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday. "I looked at the numbers this morning...

Video from the U.S. Coast Guard shows the moment three boaters were rescued after their vessel capsized off the coast of Florida over the weekend.The rescue mission took place on Sunday after the Coast Guard was called out to find three overdue boaters off Captiva Island. A family member of one of the boaters notified the Coast Guard around 1 a.m. on Sunday that their last contact with the three boaters was at 8 p.m. on Saturday, and that they were on a 20-foot center console.A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 helicopter aircrew flew out to search for the missing