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AOC & the Bronx, Capitol Police & Niagara Falls

AOC & the Bronx, Capitol Police & Niagara Falls

Plus: Unpacking claim new federal law prevents children from inheriting parents' houses

Izz LaMagdeleine
June 28, 2025

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Did AOC grow up in the Bronx? Here's what we know

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has, for many years, reiterated and defended her ties to the Bronx — the borough of New York City that she represents a large portion of — against an onslaught of political opponents continuously bringing her roots into question.

Most recently, during a heated exchange between Ocasio-Cortez and President Donald Trump on X, a political opponent took issue with her referring to herself as a "Bronx girl" and posted alleged images of her that appeared in his yearbook from Yorktown High School, a school in the suburbs approximately 40 minutes' drive from the Bronx. Reporter Taija PerryCook has the details.

Screenshot of an X post by user Suzie rizzio (@Suzierizzo1) with a video of a man sitting in a car wearing a backward cap. The post reads: “ICE is erasing people with Hispanic and Mexican last names from databases. A man with a Hispanic last name was stopped and showed his ID and Officers could find no record of him even under his Social Security number! The Officers knew it had to do with ICE!” A red angry face emoji is included at the end.

Investigating claims ICE is removing people with Hispanic last names from databases

The claims stem from a TikTok user who says authorities couldn't find any record of him despite giving them his ID and Social Security number.

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Three white people using wheelchairs sit in line ina hallway. Two Capitol Police staffers appear to be standing near them.

Capitol Police used 'zip ties' to restrain wheelchair users protesting Medicaid cuts

Capitol Police arrested 33 people for "illegally" demonstrating inside the Russell Senate Office Building on Wednesday.

A collage of a mugshot of a teenager with a five-o-clock shadow wearing glasses, a street intersection and a desk with a laptop on it. The collage says "Teen Hacker Fined After Making Local Traffic Lights Sync Properly" in the center.

Pump the brakes on claim Ohio teen who hacked Dayton traffic light was fined, put on house arrest

Social media users spread an image of supposed hacker "Kameron Price" that showed hallmarks of artificial-intelligence generation.

An image appears to show a red river with red falls at the top of it.

Debunking rumor Niagara Falls turned 'blood red' same day US bombed Iran

Posts spread widely after U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

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Unpacking claim new federal law prevents children from inheriting parents' houses

However, for wealthy heirs of property inherited from a deceased person, taxes might increase from January 2026.