Just under one in five black Americans – 17 percent – have indicated that they will vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, representing a nine-point increase in support among black voters compared to 2020, according to a recent survey from GenForward.
The survey questioned nearly 3,500 people, including large numbers of black Americans. Pollsters found that another 20 percent of black voters said they would choose “someone else” other than Trump or President Joe Biden.
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The incumbent President has hemorrhaged a staggering 28 points among black voters since 2020, in which he received 91 percent of the vote. As of this month, just 63 percent said they would support Biden.
The results of the survey have already terrified Democrats, with one long-term Democratic pollster, Cornell Belcher, forced to dismiss the results by declaring, “Polling numbers at this point are not predictive of the future.”
“It is possible, and we’ve seen it before, that a higher number, in particular Black men because of a kind of hypermasculinity of Donald Trump, could vote for Trump [again],” said Cathy Cohen, the far-left director of the GenForward project at the University of Chicago.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A person of interest detained over the shooting at Brown University that left two dead and nine injured has been released as law enforcement continues to search for the gunman.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, and Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The shooting occurred at Brown University, with updates provided during a press conference on Sunday.
💬KEY QUOTE: “There was some degree of evidence that pointed to this individual, but that evidence needed to be corroborated and confirmed.” – Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha
🎯IMPACT: Law enforcement continues to search for the gunman, while officials claim there is no ongoing threat.
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Law enforcement officials in Rhode Island announced the release of an individual initially detained as a person of interest in a shooting at Brown University that has left two dead. At a press conference late Sunday, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha stated that while initial evidence led authorities to the detained individual, further investigation pointed in a different direction.
“There was some degree of evidence that pointed to this individual, but that evidence needed to be corroborated and confirmed. That evidence now points in a different direction. So what that means is that this person of interest needs to be, and should be released,” Neronha stated. The release of the person of interest came just one day after an unidentified gunman entered an engineering classroom and fired on students studying for a final exam.
Neronha also criticized the leak of the detained individual’s identity to the media, calling it “unfortunate” and adding, “It’s hard to put that back in the bottle, OK? So we’re going to proceed very carefully here. There is too much at stake for the victims of this horrific crime and their families to take chances with respect to this investigation.”
Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez clarified that the individual released was not the person shown in surveillance footage shared by the police. “Authorities are still looking for the individual captured on video,” he noted. At the same press conference, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley reassured the public, saying, “We have not received any credible or specific threats to the Providence community.”
Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee (D) confirmed that he had informed Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel about the release of the person of interest and that federal resources would remain available for the ongoing investigation. Law enforcement continues to search for the gunman responsible for the attack.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith has been accused of manipulating crimedata to maintain the appearance of low crime, according to a new report released by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith, commanders of all seven D.C. patrol districts, Representative James Comer (R-KY), and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The report was released on Sunday, and Chief Smith recently announced her resignation, effective at the end of December 2025, in Washington, D.C.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Her planned resignation at the end of the month should not be seen as a voluntary choice, but as an inevitable consequence that should have occurred much earlier. Chief Smith should resign today.” — James Comer
🎯IMPACT: The report alleges a toxic internal culture, manipulated crime data, and an erosion of public trust in the D.C. police department under Chief Smith’s leadership.
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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has accused Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith of manipulating department data to maintain the appearance of low crime rates. The allegations surfaced in an interim staff report released on Sunday by the committee, which included testimony from commanders across all seven D.C. patrol districts and a former commander on suspended leave.
According to the report, Smith punished officers who reported accurate crime numbers and fostered a toxic work environment. Commanders allege that Smith pressured them to downgrade crimes to less serious offenses to keep them out of public crime databases. One commander recounted being instructed to reclassify a shooting as “endangerment with a firearm,” which made the incident invisible to the public.
Smith’s resignation, announced last week and effective at the end of December, follows two years as D.C.’s police chief. While Smith cited personal reasons for her departure, the House committee’s report suggests her resignation is tied to its investigation. “The Committee is releasing this interim report in light of Chief Smith’s resignation to add context to this decision, to protect witnesses from retaliation, and to inform both District residents and the American public at large,” the report stated. Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) went further, stating: “Her planned resignation at the end of the month should not be seen as a voluntary choice, but as an inevitable consequence that should have occurred much earlier. Chief Smith should resign today.”
The investigation also highlighted concerns over the Secure D.C. bill, which created new categories of intermediate offenses that the report claims Smith exploited to manipulate crime data. Commanders described a culture of fear under Smith’s leadership, with one saying, “Commanders frequently feared for their jobs when having to brief Chief Smith on a rise in crime.”
House Oversight Chairman Comer, who launched the investigation in August, criticized Smith’s tenure, saying, “Every single person who lives, works, or visits the District of Columbia deserves a safe city, yet it’s now clear the American people were deliberately kept in the dark about the true crime rates in our nation’s capital.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A father and son who launched a deadly attack at Australia’s Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah celebration, killing at least 15 people, reportedly pledged loyalty to Islamic State (ISIS).
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Reports indicate that Naveed Akram, 24, and his father, Sajid Akram, 50, were the attackers.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The attack occurred on Sunday evening at Bondi Beach, Sydney.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The targeted attack on Jewish Australians on the first day of Hanukkah, which should be a day of joy … [was] an act of evil anti-Semitism.” – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
🎯IMPACT: The incident is Australia’s worst mass shooting in three decades, sparking investigations into the attackers’ motives and backgrounds.
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The father-and-son attackers who executed a deadly mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Australia’s Bondi Beach on Sunday reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (ISIS). Flags for the jihadist group were discovered in their vehicle.
Pakistani immigrant Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed Akram, 24, armed with rifles, killed at least 15 people—including a 10-year-old girl, a Holocaust survivor, and a London-born rabbi. Police fatally shot Sajid Akram during the incident, while Naveed Akram was critically wounded and is now under guard in a Sydney hospital.
Just weeks earlier, the pair had traveled back to Australia after a trip to Mindanao Island in the Philippines. New South Wales Police, the Australian Federal Police, and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation are examining their activities on the island, which has long been regarded as an extremist hotspot. An Australian journalist was shot there in 2019 while reporting on battles against ISIS affiliates.
“There’s areas down there that are very dangerous… [with] training camps and the like,” a senior police source told the media on Monday. “It has become a well-trodden path for Islamic State through South East Asia and into the Philippines ever since 2019.”
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called the Bondi Beach shooting an “act of evil anti-Semitism.” The Australian authorities have called for public calm and no retaliatory actions.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Trump expressed uncertainty about the immediate impact of his economic policies on the upcoming midterm elections.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald Trump, Wall Street Journal.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Interview with The Wall Street Journal, Oval Office, December 2025, Washington, D.C.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I don’t know when all of this money is going to kick in… I’ve created the greatest economy in history. But it may take people a while to figure all these things out.” – President Donald J. Trump
🎯IMPACT: Concerns over the economy might affect Republican chances in the midterms.
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President Trump, during an interview with The Wall Street Journal, expressed uncertainty about whether his economic policies would translate into political gains for Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections. Despite touting efforts to secure multibillion-dollar investments in the U.S., he acknowledged the unpredictability of these measures affecting voter sentiment.
The news comes after weeks of outlets such as The National Pulse warning about the time lags associated with specific economic measures that should have been prioritized over some international matters or endeavors like rebuilding the White House’s East Wing.
The president, in the interview, noted the steady expansion of the U.S. economy since he took office but admitted that the benefits have not been uniformly felt. Asked about Republican prospects in the midterms, Trump said, “I can’t tell you. I don’t know when all of this money is going to kick in.”
He added: “I think by the time we have to talk about the election, which is in another few months, I think our prices are in good shape… I’ve created the greatest economy in history. But it may take people a while to figure all these things out,” the President said.
“All this money that’s pouring into our country is building things right now—car plants, AI, lots of stuff. I cannot tell you how that’s going to equate to the voter, all I can do is do my job.”
The Wall Street Journal‘s Meredith McGraw asked POTUS if he would have done anything differently during his first year, to which he responded: “Overall, no… More money is invested in the United States than any country in history. Stock markets hit all-time highs. I closed the border.”
“We’ll see what happens. We should win. But, you know, statistically, it’s very tough to win. Yeah, it doesn’t make sense… All we’re going to do is, we’re going to try our best to win,” the President concluded
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Two gunmen attacked a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, killing at least 11 people and wounding 29 others in what Australian authorities have labeled an antisemitic terrorist attack.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Two gunmen—one killed by police and the other critically injured and in custody—targeted the Jewish community. One gunman is believed to be Naveed Akram, a Pakistani muslim migrant. Victims included Rabbi Eli Schlanger and an Israeli citizen, while bystander Ahmed al Ahmed disarmed one attacker.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The attack occurred on Saturday evening, December 14, 2025, at Bondi Beach, Sydney, during the “Chanukah by the Sea” event.
💬KEY QUOTE: “This is a targeted attack on Jewish Australians on the first day of Hanukkah, which should be a day of joy, a celebration of faith. An act of evil, antisemitism, terrorism that has struck the heart of our nation,” said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
🎯IMPACT: The attack, the deadliest in nearly three decades in Australia, has sparked worldwide condemnation and calls for increased security and action against rising antisemitism.
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A Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, turned tragic on Sunday evening when two gunmen opened fire, killing at least 11 people and wounding 29 others. The attack, described as an antisemitic act of terrorism, targeted the Jewish “Chanukah by the Sea” event, which marked the start of the eight-day festival. Among the dead was the famed Rabbi Eli Schlanger, an organizer of the event, as well as an Israeli citizen.
One of the attackers was killed by police, while the other was critically injured and taken into custody. Authorities confirmed that one of the suspects was known to security services, but stated there was no specific threat ahead of the incident.
One of the alleged gunmen has been identified as Naveed Akram. A driver’s licence found at the scene listed an address in Bonnyrigg, Sydney’s southwest, which police raided on Sunday night. Reports indicate that the 24-year-old, a recently laid-off bricklayer originally from Lahore, Pakistan, was wearing a Pakistan cricket shirt in his driver’s license photo. He was shot dead by police.
Police also discovered improvised explosive devices in one suspect’s vehicle. The violence unfolded as thousands were enjoying a summer day at Bondi Beach, with video footage showing chaos as beachgoers fled the scene.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns confirmed the attack was deliberately aimed at Sydney’s Jewish community, calling it an act of “pure evil.” A bystander, identified as Ahmed al Ahmed, tackled and disarmed one of the attackers, an act Minns described as heroic.
Witnesses recounted scenes of horror, with bodies strewn across the area and panicked crowds seeking shelter. Among those injured was Arsen Ostrovsky, a lawyer grazed by a bullet, who described the event as a “bloodbath” reminiscent of previous acts of terrorism. Mr. Ostrovsky has previously written for publications edited by The National Pulse’s Raheem Kassam.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemned the attack, stating, “This is a targeted attack on Jewish Australians on the first day of Hanukkah, which should be a day of joy, a celebration of faith. An act of evil, antisemitism, terrorism that has struck the heart of our nation.”
International leaders, including King Charles III, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, expressed their shock and solidarity with the Jewish community.
Australia has seen a surge in antisemitic incidents in recent years, with attacks tripling in 2023 following the escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The Jewish community, concentrated in Sydney and Melbourne, has faced vandalism, threats, and violence, prompting calls for stronger action against antisemitism.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: An 86-year-old man was fined £250 for spitting out a leaf that blew into his mouth in Skegness, Lincolnshire.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Roy Marsh, local enforcement officers, and East Lindsey District Council.
📍WHEN & WHERE: February 2023, South Parade Car Park, Skegness, Lincolnshire.
💬KEY QUOTE: “It was all unnecessary and all out of proportion.” – Roy Marsh
🎯IMPACT: The incident has sparked criticism of “heavy-handed” enforcement and calls for greater discretion in issuing fines.
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Roy Marsh, an 86-year-old man, was fined £250 ($333) after allegedly spitting out a leaf that had blown into his mouth while walking through South Parade Car Park in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England. The incident appeared to occur in February, and Mr. Marsh described it as “unnecessary and all out of proportion.”
The information has only come to light in the past few years, with Mr. Marsh recalling to the BBC how he was resting when a gust of wind blew a reed into his mouth. After spitting it out, he was approached by two police officers who claimed they had seen him spit on the ground. Despite explaining the situation, Mr. Marsh was issued a £250 fine, which was later reduced to £150 upon appeal. He paid the reduced amount.
The story has drawn attention after Adrian Findley, a councillor representing Reform on Lincolnshire County Council, raised concerns about similar “heavy-handed” enforcement actions. “They [enforcement officers] are taking it too far. If I came here on holiday and was given a £250 fine, I wouldn’t want to risk coming back,” Findley said.
East Lindsey District Council defended its enforcement policies, stating that patrols are “not targeted at any specific demographic” and are intended to address environmental crimes such as littering and fly-tipping. Councillor Martin Foster emphasized the council’s goal of changing behavior to maintain a clean and safe environment.
Findley has called for more discretion in issuing fines, particularly in cases involving elderly individuals or accidental incidents. “If it looks like a genuine accident then give people opportunity to apologise and pick it up,” he added.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov of Bulgaria, a European Union (EU) member state, has resigned following mass anti-tax and anti-corruption protests ahead of the country’s planned entry into the Eurozone.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, the Bulgarian parliament, President Rumen Radev, and tens of thousands of protesters.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Sofia, Bulgaria, with the resignation approved on Friday during ongoing nationwide protests.
🎯IMPACT: The resignation underscores Bulgaria’s political instability as it prepares to join the Eurozone, with new elections likely adding further uncertainty.
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Bulgaria’s parliament overwhelmingly accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov’s coalition government on December 12 amid intensifying nationwide protests over tax hikes and corruption. Lawmakers in the 240-seat chamber voted 127-0 to approve the NATO and European Union (EU) government’s departure after weeks of demonstrations that have brought tens of thousands of mostly younger Bulgarians onto the streets.
Zhelyazkov’s minority government, which had survived six no-confidence votes since January, will continue to operate in a caretaker role until a successor is formed. Announcing his resignation a day earlier, the prime minister said, “Vox populi, vox Dei,” invoking the Latin phrase meaning “the voice of the people is the voice of God” to acknowledge the public demand for his exit.
Under Bulgaria’s constitution, President Rumen Radev will first invite the largest parliamentary group to attempt to form a new governing majority. Should that effort fail, a second party will be given the opportunity, followed by the appointment of a caretaker Cabinet if no coalition can be assembled. Analysts warn that the deadlock may lead to yet another election, potentially the country’s eighth since 2021, further deepening political instability at a time when Bulgaria is preparing to deepen its EU integration by adopting the euro currency on January 1, 2026, becoming the 21st member of the Eurozone.
Recent Bulgarian legislative changes have drawn international attention, including the passage of amendments to the education law restricting LGBTQ-related content in schools. The provisions ban “the propaganda, promotion or incitement … of ideas and views related to non-traditional sexual orientation and/or gender identity other than the biological one.”
Foreign policy has also been a point of debate. President Radev has at times taken positions at odds with other European leaders, particularly on the war in Ukraine. In May 2024, he argued that a Ukrainian military triumph over Russia was “impossible,” urging greater emphasis on diplomatic efforts and cautioning against framing the conflict in terms of absolute victory. Notably, Bulgarian prime ministers have tended to take a more establishment, pro-Ukrainian view than the president.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: A Nigerian migrant and a female accomplice were charged with assaulting a Homeland Security agent, following an incident that was initially described as a “kidnapping.”
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Oluwadamilola Ogooluwa Bamigboye, 24, and Rekeya Lionesha Lee Frazier, 23, along with a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agent.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred in the Twin Cities area, involving Plymouth and New Hope, Minnesota.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Plymouth police responded to 911 calls regarding individuals in a vehicle moving from Plymouth into New Hope. Upon arriving at the New Hope City Center, Plymouth police officers confirmed that the incident stemmed from federal law enforcement activities, and Plymouth officers cleared themselves from the incident,” said the Plymouth Police Department.
🎯IMPACT: Federal assault charges have been filed against the suspects, and the agent involved was safely recovered.
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Authorities in Minnesota have charged a 24-year-old Nigerian, Oluwadamilola Ogooluwa Bamigboye, and 23-year-old Twin Cities resident Rekeya Lionesha Lee Frazier with assaulting a federal agent in an incident that was initially reported as the “kidnapping” of a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officer.
Court documents show that HSI agents were conducting surveillance at a Plymouth apartment complex looking for Bamigboye, who had overstayed his visa. When Bamigboye and Frazier pulled up to the site in a car, agents approached, and the Nigerian leapt back into the car and allegedly told Frazier to drive off.
As they tried to flee, one agent leapt into the front passenger seat to stop the car while another attempted to pull Bamigboye out. The second agent was shoved out of the vehicle, but the first remained inside as the car sped away. A third agent pursued while calling 911; Frazier also dialed 911, claiming they were driving to the police station.
The vehicle was stopped at the New Hope Police Department, where the trapped agent was freed unharmed. “Plymouth police responded to 911 calls regarding individuals in a vehicle moving from Plymouth into New Hope. Upon arriving at the New Hope City Center, Plymouth police officers confirmed that the incident stemmed from federal law enforcement activities, and Plymouth officers cleared themselves from the incident,” the Plymouth Police Department said in a statement.
Bamigboye and Frazier now face federal charges of assault on a federal officer. The HSI agent was recovered without injury.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration is terminating “family reunification” (chain migration) parole (FRP) programs for immigrants from several nations and ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopia.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and President Donald J. Trump.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Announced Friday via a Federal Register notice and DHS press release.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Parole was never intended to be used in this way, and DHS is returning parole to a case-by-case basis as intended by Congress.” – DHS news release.
🎯IMPACT: FRP programs for Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras will end, alongside TPS protections for Ethiopia, as part of a broader immigration crackdown.
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The Trump administration has announced the termination of family reunification parole (FRP) programs for immigrants from several countries due to concerns over abuse of the humanitarian parole process. The affected nations include Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed the decision in a statement released Friday.
“This administration is ending the abuse of humanitarian parole that allowed poorly vetted aliens to circumvent the traditional parole process,” DHS stated, adding: “Parole was never intended to be used in this way, and DHS is returning parole to a case-by-case basis as intended by Congress. Ending the FRP programs is a necessary return to common-sense policies and a return to America First.”
DHS also announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for citizens of Ethiopia. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem explained, “After reviewing country conditions and consulting with appropriate U.S. government agencies, the Secretary determined that Ethiopia no longer continues to meet the conditions for the designation of Temporary Protected Status.”
TPS is typically granted to migrants from countries experiencing armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extraordinary conditions. The former Biden government extended protections to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans and Haitians, but these extensions were reversed by Noem in February, citing a lack of justification under current conditions.
The Trump administration has consistently emphasized a tougher stance on immigration, ending TPS for multiple nations, including Haiti, South Sudan, Syria, and Venezuela, and halting deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota in November. DHS stated that national security and fraud prevention remain top priorities, outweighing the interests of family reunification under the FRP programs.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A tourist was stabbed repeatedly by a homeless woman, seemingly at random, while changing her baby in the Macy’s department store in New York City.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The 38-year-old Californian victim and homeless suspect Kerri Aherne.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The attack took place in a restroom at Macy’s in New York City on December 11.
💬KEY QUOTE: “We are deeply saddened about the incident that took place today as the safety of our customers and colleagues is our top priority.” – Macy’s spokesman.
🎯IMPACT: The attack is just the latest high-profile violent crime by a homeless person in New York City and comes amid growing uncertainty about safety in America’s most populous city.
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A 38-year-old California woman was stabbed multiple times Thursday afternoon while changing her 10-month-old daughter in a seventh-floor restroom at Macy’s Herald Square flagship store in Midtown Manhattan, police said.
The attack occurred shortly after 3 PM when 43-year-old Kerri Aherne, a homeless woman originally from Massachusetts, allegedly approached the victim and began stabbing her in the back, shoulder, and right arm with a knife.
The victim, a civilian employee of a California sheriff’s department whose husband is a sworn deputy, was visiting New York City with her family. Aherne was arrested at the scene and charged with attempted murder, first-degree assault, and criminal possession of a weapon.
Macy’s issued a statement saying it was “deeply saddened” by the incident and that the safety of customers and employees remains its top priority. The stabbing took place during the peak holiday shopping season at one of the city’s busiest retail locations and has renewed concerns about public safety even in high-profile stores.
Violent crime in New York City continues to plague residents and visitors. Earlier this year, the outgoing Eric Adams administration announced plans to install hundreds of panic buttons in bodegas following a series of deadly attacks on store clerks. The city has also faced criticism over supervised drug-injection sites that opened in 2021; in July 2025, President Donald J. Trumpsigned an executive order to cut federal funding for the facilities, calling them illegal drug dens that harm neighborhoods.
Separately, the state’s 2018 “Raise the Age” law, which ended automatic adult prosecution for most 16- and 17-year-olds, has been linked to a sharp rise in teen gun crime. Through September 2025, arrests of minors for shootings more than doubled compared to 2018 levels, prompting calls from law enforcement veterans to toughen penalties for juveniles.
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