News without the noise · New York Edition
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 · 24 stories
A new bill called the Sunny Act would allow New York City residents to install solar panels on windows and balconies, removing current barriers. This legislation addresses housing policy and energy access for residents in dense urban environments.
People are cooking at home and cutting back on luxuries as inflation makes it harder to get by.
Federal policy changes could affect Medicaid coverage for New York residents, prompting local officials to develop contingency plans to maintain insurance access. The situation involves regulatory adjustments at the national level that may impact state-administered healthcare programs.
Two suspects charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 7-month-old girl in East Williamsburg are scheduled for arraignment. The incident, which investigators say was gang-motivated, also involved the victim's 2-year-old brother being grazed by a bullet. The baby was pronounced dead at Woodhull Hospital after being rushed there by her father.
New York City Council Member Zohran Mamdani will share new details about plans for the city's first municipally owned grocery stores. The initiative aims to provide affordable, healthy food options in neighborhoods currently underserved by supermarkets.
A U.K. inquiry concluded that a 2024 mass stabbing at a dance class could have been prevented if parents and state agencies had acted on the perpetrator's known violence fixation. The findings highlight systemic failures in intervention before the attack occurred.
The Nigerian military conducted an airstrike on a busy market that killed up to 200 people, many of them civilians, which it described as a precision operation targeting a jihadist group's logistics route. Survivors and observers have questioned the military's rationale, with Yobe state officials acknowledging civilian casualties and noting it would have been impossible for the airstrike to distinguish between combatants and civilians at the location.
Greek police have recruited migrants to forcibly return other migrants across the land border with Turkey, according to evidence including internal police documents and witness accounts. The practice, involving alleged brutality and violations of international law, has been reported since at least 2020, with Greek authorities denying awareness of the allegations.
Hui Ka Yan, founder of China Evergrande Group, has pleaded guilty to charges including fundraising fraud in a Hong Kong court. The property developer, once the world's most indebted, collapsed in 2021, triggering a crisis in China's real estate sector that has had global economic repercussions.
Local TV giant Nexstar's $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival Tegna won speedy approval from Trump administration regulators. But it faces a tough challenge from a pair of antitrust lawsuits.