Steve Israel

When I reminded the winner of last year's March Madness pool that Villanova took it all in 2018, the defending champ asked — tongue in cheek — whether Yeshiva University was in it this year.The champ, who wishes to remain nameless to prote...

President Trump continues to attack dead war hero and six-term senator, John McCain. Former Congressmen Carlos Curbelo and Steve Israel join Katy to discuss why there hasn't been a stronger backlash from Republicans in Washington....

I asked Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa to play "Black Magic Woman" and "Evil Ways" by Santana for my 94-year-old father-in-law Joe and 92-year-old mother-in-law Peg.This was last week at their New Jersey home, when I was telling them...

I step outside the other morning and my heart soars. I see a sight I haven't seen for months: two gray mourning doves flying into the brightening dawn sky. Those are the same sort of birds whose "coo coo coo" call has been echoing over our sno...

A cashier at a local supermarket says that when she walks past someone on the street or in a parking lot she always says hello."Maybe it will brighten the rest of their day," she tells me.A man running a local Agway spends precious minutes during ...

What's it like to be retired?Don't just listen to the advice of so-called experts who may have decades to go before they can make one of life's most momentous moves.Ask someone who's retired.I got plenty of input from fellow retirees last ...