Despite criticism from local elected officials, Mayor de Blasio said Thursday the city does not need to provide advance notice when it rents out an entire hotel to use as a homeless shelter.
The Trump administration is taking steps to impose “numeric performance standards” on federal immigration judges, drawing a sharp rebuke from judges who say production quotas or similar measures will threaten judicial independence, as well as their...
Gov. John Carney, D-Delaware, signed three bills Thursday that aim to divert juveniles away from the criminal justice system in Delaware—where about 3,000 juveniles are arrested per year.
The critical component of any group anywhere in the world winning the Hilton Humanitarian Prize is that it must have made “extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering,” often at great risk and hardship to the organization’s...
NYSHealth Selects Seven Hospitals to Receive Grant Funds to Implement OpenNotes The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) has selected seven hospitals across the State for grant awards totaling nearly $900,000 to help them...
Bloomberg Commits $64 Million to Beyond Coal Campaign A day after the Trump administration formally announced its plans to rescind the Clean Power Plan, Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a $64 million commitment to the Sierra...
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Grantee Brings Star Tortoise Back From Extinction YANGON, MYANMAR (October 11, 2017) – The Burmese star tortoise (Geochelone platynota ), a medium-sized tortoise found only in...