The only thing more desirable than an Upper East Side townhouse is an Upper East Side townhouse belonging to a former First Lady. That’s precisely the case with Eleanor Roosevelt’s former historic home – currently listed for $16 million.
The longest-serving First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt lived in The White House from 1933 to 1945, while her husband, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, spent four terms in office. She is also recognized as an activist and diplomat after standing as an American Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly in the late ‘40s and early ‘50s. Read More...
Video shows Cook County sheriff’s police shooting armed man running from traffic stop The Cook County sheriff’s office released a video Thursday that shows a deputy shooting an apparently armed man as he runs from police on the Southwest Side.
WARNING: Some may find the video in this story disturbing.
The Cook County sheriff’s office released a video Thursday that shows a deputy shooting an allegedly armed man as he runs from police on the Southwest Side. Read More...
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus has called on countries to sign on to the health organization’s pandemic treaty so the world can prepare for "Disease X."
Ghebreyesus, speaking in front of an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, said that he hoped countries would reach a pandemic agreement by May to address this "common enemy."
Disease X is a hypothetical "placeholder" virus that has not yet been formed, but scientists say it could be 20 times deadlier than COVID-19. Read More...
