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Law named after my slain sister Kendra Webdale isn’t protecting New Yorkers enough: brother
October 2, 2022
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
Ralph Webdale Jr. lost his older sister Kendra in 1999 when a mentally ill man pushed her in front of a subway. Ralph and his family fought for the passage of Kendra’s Law, which forces mentally ill people to be...
8 Afghanistan vets look back in anger — and pride — over America’s longest war
August 22, 2022
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
One year after the US pulled out of Afghanistan, former soldiers Florent Groberg (left), Pete Hegseth (center) and Amber Smith reflect on their time serving in America’s longest war. Getty...
Quecreek mine disaster survivors reunite 20 years after ‘miracle’ rescue
August 6, 2022
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
The surviving members of the miracle “Nine for nine!” miners of Quecreek, Pa. — (l-r) Blaine Mayhugh, John Unger, John Phillippi, Ronald Hileman, Robert Pugh, Mark Popernack, Randy Fogle and Thomas...
Memoir by Sharon Gans’ NYC cult member exposes fight clubs and broken lives
July 5, 2022
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
Before her death last year at age 86, School leader Sharon Gans had hundreds of Manhattan’s young movers and shakers forking over their bonuses, toiling to build her homes in New York and Montana, and even bloodying...
Woody Williams, the last WWII Medal of Honor hero who fought to preserve America’s freedom
July 2, 2022
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
Photo: David Bifano
With the death last week of Hershel “Woody” Williams at 98, America lost its last surviving World War II recipient of the Medal of Honor, the US military’s highest decoration for valor in...
How Los Angeles became a hotbed for terrifying ‘follow home’ robberies
June 7, 2022
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
Michael and Donna Martin (right) have been keeping vigil at the hospital bedside of their son Christopher (above), who was shot in the head while attempting to stop a “follow-home robbery” in Los...
‘Squad’ wannabe Summer Lee spooks Jewish voters ahead of Pennsylvania primary
May 15, 2022
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
A battle is brewing in Pittsburgh for an open US Congressional seat pitting moderate Democratic lawyer Steve Irwin against state Rep. Summer Lee. NY Post photo composite
Summer Lee is a Bernie-Sanders-backed...
How this casino addict came back from the brink after nearly losing it all
May 7, 2022
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
Stress led Christina Cook to find refuge in slot machines. Now, she’s trying to help others seeking recovery. NY Post photo composite
Christina Cook had never heard of gambling...
On frontlines and borderlines: JDC races to assist refugee situation in Eastern Europe
April 16, 2022
by Heather Robinson
In addition to helping with evacuations of Ukrainians, the organization’s team members in Ukraine and neighboring countries are helping to meet the needs of the aged and vulnerable, including providing them...
Addict’s mother slams San Francisco drug policies: ‘Let police arrest my son’
April 16, 2022
by Heather Robinson
From The New York Post
Mothers Against Drug Deaths co-founder Jacqui Berlinn stands before the damning billboard her organization erected in San Francisco’s touristy Union Square nabe. NY Post photo composite
When her son Corey...