Peter HUTCHISON

People walk past closed stores in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs of New York City, on October 9, 2020. (Angela Weiss / AFP)

April 4, 2021, 7:49 am

Pandemic gives some Haredi New York Jews space to leave their community

Groups says some people had more time for soul-searching, while others were troubled by social distancing violations

By Peter HUTCHISON

US President Donald Trump speaks during a FOX News Channel Town Hall, co-moderated by FNC's chief political anchor Bret Baier of Special Report and The Story anchor Martha MacCallum, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, March 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

January 9, 2021, 8:03 am

Murdoch’s media empire calls time on Trump, but tries to keep his base onside

Right-wing outlets played key role in US president’s rise but are now distancing themselves while trying to stop followers from migrating to Newsmax, OANN

By Peter HUTCHISON

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris speak on September 12, 2020, in Houston, Texas (Robyn Beck / AFP)

December 11, 2020, 11:27 am

Biden and Harris named Time ‘Person of the Year’

Duo beat out Trump ‘for showing forces of empathy are greater than furies of division’; Anthony Fauci and healthcare workers named ‘Guardians of the Year’

By Peter HUTCHISON

A Hasidic Jew walks past a closed synagogue in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs of New York City, on October 9, 2020. (Angela Weiss/AFP)

October 10, 2020, 4:55 pm

In Brooklyn, ultra-Orthodox Jews defiant in face of virus shutdown

Borough Park residents vow to hold religious gatherings despite restrictions in NY areas with high infection rates; accuse Cuomo, De Blasio of singling them out for backing Trump

By Peter HUTCHISON

US President Donald Trump holds a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House August 19, 2020 in Washington, DC (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)

August 20, 2020, 4:26 am

Trump confirms US will seek ‘snapback’ of international sanctions on Iran

Possible crisis brews as Pompeo to notify UN Security Council that Washington is triggering procedure, which other signatories to nuclear deal say it does not have the right to do

By Sebastian Smith and Peter HUTCHISON

Illustrative: The UN Security Council holds a meeting, at United Nations headquarters, November 20, 2019. (Mary Altaffer/AP)

August 8, 2020, 7:37 am

UN set for showdown over US Iran arms embargo push

Security Council likely to reject Washington resolution calling to extend ban on conventional weapons sales indefinitely

By Peter HUTCHISON

People ride the subway in Brooklyn, New York, June 8, 2020. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP)

June 9, 2020, 4:17 am

New York starts reopening as WHO says virus ‘worsening’ worldwide

400,000 New Yorkers allowed to return to work as some restrictions lifted; health authorities record highest number of daily cases globally since outbreak began

By Peter HUTCHISON

People hold up candles and cell phone lights during a rally June 5, 2020, in Las Vegas, against police brutality sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/John Locher)

June 6, 2020, 8:17 am

US gears up for weekend protests amid anger at new police abuses

Massive street demonstrations are set for Saturday, with tens of thousands expected in Washington, as controversy builds over use of force against largely peaceful demonstrators

By Peter HUTCHISON

A US medical worker walks past people lined up at Gotham Health East New York, a COVID-19 testing center, on April 23, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

April 28, 2020, 4:30 am

New York remains cautious as more US states ease virus lockdowns

Cuomo to extend restrictions but allow manufacturing and construction to restart in some areas; Colorado, Minnesota, Mississippi, Tennessee loosen constraints

By Peter HUTCHISON and Michael Mathes

US President Bill Clinton walks to the podium to deliver a short statement on his impeachment at the White House in Washington, Dec. 11, 1998. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

March 7, 2020, 4:52 am

Bill Clinton says Lewinsky affair was to ‘manage anxieties’

In new documentary on Hillary Clinton, former US president opens up about scandal, laments that incident came to define Lewinsky’s life

By Peter HUTCHISON

In this courtroom sketch, Harvey Weinstein, center, is led out of Manhattan Supreme Court by court officers after a jury convicted him of rape and sexual assault, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

February 25, 2020, 12:14 am

Harvey Weinstein: From Hollywood ‘God’ to convicted rapist

In the past three years, the producer, once revered in the move business, has suffered a spectacular downfall, while his case has become synonymous with the #MeToo movement

By Peter HUTCHISON

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign event the Franklin Pierce University on February 10, 2020 in Rindge, New Hampshire (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP

February 11, 2020, 8:39 am

Bernie Sanders: From leftist fringe to Democratic mainstream

Vermont senator is favorite to win the New Hampshire primary, but some worry Trump could successfully portray him as a dangerous communist in an election showdown

By Peter HUTCHISON

In this Jan. 19, 2020 file photo, Britain's Prince Andrew accompanies Queen Elizabeth II to attend a church service at St Mary the Virgin, in Hillington, England. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

January 28, 2020, 1:21 am

Prince Andrew accused of ‘zero cooperation’ in Epstein case

US prosecutors say British royal has yet to respond to request from investigators and FBI for interview, despite publicly offering assistance in sex trafficking probe

By Peter HUTCHISON

Members of the Guardian Angels, left, a volunteer safety patrol organization, stand in front of the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters, December 30, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

December 31, 2019, 12:17 am

In New York, fear and defiance as Jews wrestle with anti-Semitism crisis

Police, civilian volunteers on guard in Brooklyn Jewish neighborhoods as Mayor Bill de Blasio vows to step up security measures following spate of attacks

By Peter HUTCHISON

Josef Gluck talks to the press as he describes the machete attack that took place earlier outside a rabbi's home during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah in Monsey, New York, on December 29, 2019. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP)

December 30, 2019, 1:11 am

‘I threw a coffee table’: Witness describes fighting machete-wielding assailant

‘He started hitting people right and left,’ says Joseph Gluck, detailing how he tried to stop attacker who injured five in Monsey rabbi’s home at Hanukkah celebration

By Peter HUTCHISON