Despite booming economy, millions of Americans still on hard times

The recession and financial crisis of 2008 never ended for many cash-strapped Americans. While the economy and stock market are booming, and many Americans are enjoying the benefits, others are headed for financial disaster. That’s the warning of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In a new report, the AICPA notes that despite a Read more about Despite booming economy, millions of Americans still on hard times[…]

We happy few \u2014 The Post\u2019s Memorial Day tribute

Memorial Day inspires mixed emotions: pride in the valor of those who gave their lives in the cause of freedom; sorrow that such self-sacrifice should have been necessary. Pride in past valor may be best expressed in the St. Crispin’s Day speech from “Henry V” (Act IV, Scene iii), delivered by the young king on Read more about We happy few \u2014 The Post\u2019s Memorial Day tribute[…]

GOP senator breaks with Trump over North Korea missile tests

A Republican member of the Senate Armed Services committee on Sunday broke with the White House over North Korea’s recent missile launches after President Trump tweeted he wasn’t “disturbed” by the latest provocation by leader Kim Jong Un. “I find them very disturbing, and certainly wouldn’t trust Kim Jong Un,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) told Read more about GOP senator breaks with Trump over North Korea missile tests[…]

Brooklyn man killed mom, stabbed dad in fight over shoes: police

Click:china tour A Brooklyn man killed his mother and stabbed his father during an argument over shoes, a police source said Sunday. Oscar Rodriguez Jr., 55, is suspected of flying into a fit of rage and plunging a knife into his 77-year-old mother, Maria Rodriguez, when she tried to break up a fight between the Read more about Brooklyn man killed mom, stabbed dad in fight over shoes: police[…]

Give wounded vets a break on student loans: officials to DeVos

Top officials from virtually every state in the country called on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to forgive the $1 billion in student debt racked by the nation’s disabled veterans. “The Department of Education continues to require eligible veterans to take affirmative steps to secure the loan forgiveness that is their statutory right,” the letter signed Read more about Give wounded vets a break on student loans: officials to DeVos[…]

De Blasio ‘rolling the dice’ in Nevada in bid to shake up 2020 field

Mayor Bill de Blasio is betting big on Nevada in his quixotic quest to win the White House. The long-shot president wannabe spent a second straight day in Las Vegas on Sunday, meeting with members of the teachers union. It was his second visit to the Silver State in less than two months. Campaign experts Read more about De Blasio ‘rolling the dice’ in Nevada in bid to shake up 2020 field[…]

How the Kennedy family is trying to strip Trump of his power

HERSHEY, Pa. — Chuck Duncan is not the kind of guy who sits on the sidelines. Duncan, who serves in the National Guard and was deployed to Jordan last year, was outraged when his local board of supervisors decided to raise property taxes to pay for a $32 million community center here. “I saw that as Read more about How the Kennedy family is trying to strip Trump of his power[…]

‘Vida’ creator: We break ‘new ground’ for Latinx and family shows

“Vida” creator Tanya Saracho made sure that her series about Mexican American women was also reflected behind the scenes. Now in its second season (9 p.m. Sundays on Starz), the half-hour drama, which follows two sisters, has one of the most unique productions on TV — with a writers room that’s all Latinx, the gender-neutral Read more about ‘Vida’ creator: We break ‘new ground’ for Latinx and family shows[…]

At least 2 dead, dozens injured as violent tornado rips through Oklahoma

At least two people are dead and dozens others injured after a devastating tornado struck El Reno, Oklahoma, on Saturday night. The powerful storm leveled the second story of a motel and killed two people at a mobile home park in the area 26 miles west of Oklahoma City, according to local police and media Read more about At least 2 dead, dozens injured as violent tornado rips through Oklahoma[…]