Our world in photos: June 26
June 26, 2026
A global photo roundup captures wildlife, sports, Pride celebrations, weddings and life during summer heat around the world.
A global photo roundup captures wildlife, sports, Pride celebrations, weddings and life during summer heat around the world.
The Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club celebrated Primary Day as members looked ahead to the November general election.
Political cartoons take on housing affordability, climate change, the Israel-Iran ceasefire, Trump, Netanyahu, Elon Musk and SpaceX.
The Kings County Criminal Bar Association celebrated its members and a successful year at its annual summer gathering in Brooklyn.
Global photos show heat waves, protests, wildlife, and daily life across Nepal, Venezuela, Kenya, India and Europe.
Editorial cartoons cover Trump, Iran, affordability, US 250th, data centers, and global political issues in sharp commentary.
Brooklyn Supreme Court hosted a Caribbean American Heritage Month event honoring legal figures and culture with music and performances.
Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictment and arraignment of NYPD Officer Tyler Paul on charges including Manslaughter.
Sometimes it’s the genes. This was all about the heart. Cheshire, Conn., senior De’Naya Rippey has a love for basketball. And why not – her father – Deron Sr. coached
COUNCIL MULLS VERNIKOV PROTEST GUN ARREST SANCTIONS MIDWOOD — THE CITY COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING TAKING DISCIPLINARY ACTION against southern Brooklyn Councilmember Inna Vernikov over an incident last fall in which
Slideshow below The Bay Ridge Lawyers Association (BRLA) recently held its 2024 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Winter Seminar on Feb. 29 and March 1 at the Tropicana Atlantic City, featuring
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — A 36-year-old man was shot in the head with his own gun after he started a violent altercation with another man on a subway train in Downtown
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — In his first State of the Borough speech at New York City College of Technology on Wednesday evening, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso began by concentrating on
BAY RIDGE — The Salaam Club, one of Brooklyn’s oldest Middle Eastern civic groups, held its second meeting of the year Feb. 28 at the Bay Ridge Center for Older
A Park Slope man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting two teenage girls after he drugged them and brought them back to his apartment. Christopher Chabrier,
SUNSET PARK — Maimonides Cancer Center and Asian Community Services hosted a seminar on cancer prevention, screening, and early detection for more than 200 community members at Park Asia Restaurant
David Scotese, a 54-year-old resident of Murrieta, California, pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed crypto exchange and agreed to forfeit more than $1.3 million in cryptocurrency, cash, and precious metals.
BK DEM PARTY HEAD CALLS DESANTIS’ DEPICTION OF HAITIANS ‘REPUGNANT’ BOROUGH-WIDE — THE HAITIAN PLIGHT IS NOT ‘AN INVASION,’ said the head of Brooklyn’s Democratic Party, Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
On Wednesday, March 6, the legal community had the opportunity to engage directly with Hon. Bernard Graham through a virtual sit-down hosted by the Brooklyn Bar Association. The event is
Brooklyn Property Buyer’s Fraud Claim Denied by Appellate Division The Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit by 98 Gates Avenue Corp. against Leon A. Bryan, Jr.,
America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and
Assemblymember Helene Weinstein, who recently announced her registration after serving in the state Assembly since 1980, was both the longest-serving member in the history of the Assembly and the first
JAY STREET — Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso last night delivered his second State of the Borough address, during which he announced Borough Hall as a satellite Asylum Application Help
The New York State Bar Association and Albany Law School are set to host a symposium focused on the historical impact of structural racism in New York. Scheduled for March
The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has voiced strong opposition to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recent executive budget proposal, which aims to redirect $120 million from the Indigent Legal Services
Attorney General Letitia James announced a resolution involving Walgreens on Wednesday after an investigation into the company’s pricing of baby formula during the 2022 shortage. The settlement includes a donation
COUNCILMEMBER ZHUANG’S OFFICE USED CITY EMAIL TO RAISE MONEY SUNSET PARK — STAFF MEMBERS FOR CITY COUNCILMEMBER SUSAN ZHUANG last month circulated an email asking for donations for Sunset Park’s
Chief Judge Rowan Wilson announced on Tuesday the appointment of Hon. Llinét Rosado as co-chair of the New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts, alongside Chair Hon.
New York authorities are cracking down on what they call “ghost cars,” or vehicles using altered or forged license plates to avoid paying tolls and tickets. A multiagency effort to
The Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has initiated an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Djamshed Nematov in Queens following an interaction with the New York
New York-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital has agreed to a $17.3 million settlement on Tuesday to resolve allegations of health care fraud. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon
GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY’S PRESIDENT WILL RECEIVE 2024 PILLAR OF NY AWARD GREENWOOD HEIGHTS — RICHARD J. MOYLAN, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL LANDMARK GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY, WILL BE HONORED Thursday, March 14, at
The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved a $5.6 million grant to advance a redesign of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway’s North and South corridors, Brooklyn elected officials announced Tuesday. The expressway