Government Spending

NYC Council expected to vote to shutter Rikers Island

The New York City Council will vote over whether or not to pass Mayor Bill de Blasio’s controversial jail plan, which proposes shuttering Rikers Island and moving inmates to jails in four of the five boroughs.

Children's cancer drug runs low in America

The U.S. is experiencing a shortage of a critical drug that’s seen as critical component in treating several types of childhood cancers, according to The New York Times.