NYC Major Crime Rates Surge to Highest in Two Decades
Last year, New York City experienced a significant increase in serious crimes, reaching levels not seen in nearly 20 years.
The statistics contradict Mayor Eric Adams’ assertion that concerns over crime are primarily a “perception problem.”
According to the police department’s comprehensive analysis, the city saw a surge in major felonies, including a record-breaking number of assaults nearing 28,000.
This uptick in major crimes, encompassing murder, rape, assault, robbery, grand larceny, burgl ...
What makes a UN decision binding?
On the day the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller deflected press questions about whether the U.S. would compel Israel to comply by saying that the resolution was “non-binding.”
He went on to say that “it’s nonbinding in that it does not impose any new obligations on the parties, but we do believe it should be respected, that it carries weight, and that it should be implemented, as has always been our belief ...