General News
Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. — A 33-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of his father in the Rochester suburb of Irondequoit, police said.
David O. Ramos, 73, was found dead in his home early Saturday, police said. His son Danny Ramos was arrested Sunday on a charge of second-degree murder.
Police did not release details including how David Ramos died.
Neighbors described the slain man as friendly and generous. "I'm gonna miss him because he was one of the good guys," Michael Anzalone told WHEC. Anzalone said Ramos would often invite him over, saying, "Hey, come on in for coffee if you want, a cup of coffee or something, have some coffee with me Mikey."
Danny Ramos was arraigned in Irondequoit Town Court before being transferred to Monroe County Jail. Information on an attorney who could comment on the charges against him wasn't immediately available.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
ROME (AP) — Canadian and Italian dignitaries on Thursday marked the successful recovery of a photo portrait of Winston Churchill known as “The Roaring Lion," stolen in Canada and recovered in Italy after a two-year search by police.
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand after voting is completed.
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed the director overseeing New York City's office for asylum seekers, the latest sign of escalating federal scrutiny of Mayor Eric Adams' administration.
Garrett Crochet, Tanner Houck and Tarik Skubal made their big league debuts pitching in empty ballparks.
PALERMO, Sicily (AP) — Thousands of people turned up for the funeral of Italian World Cup hero Salvatore “Totò” Schillaci on Friday.