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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
Illustrative: Climate change activists participate in an environmental demonstration as part of a global youth-led day of action, September 20, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
September 21, 2019, 3:56 am
Millions protest in youth-led global climate strike
Masses of children skip school hoping for a ‘social tipping point’ that will push world leaders to act against impending environmental disaster
By Peter HUTCHISON
Ghislaine Maxwell at the WIE Symposium in New York City, on September 20, 2013. (Laura Cavanaugh/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP)
August 15, 2019, 6:16 am
Daughter of a disgraced Jewish mogul accused of facilitating Epstein abuse
Ghislaine Maxwell named in new lawsuit by woman who says the financier raped her with help of several other accomplices
By Peter HUTCHISON
NBC News footage from November 1992 showing Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein at a party in Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort. (YouTube screen capture)
August 13, 2019, 5:02 am
Who’s Who in the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal
A look at those linked to the billionaire found dead in his cell, from US presidents and senators to a British prince, female socialite and a French modelling agent
By Peter HUTCHISON
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