June 9, 2016
Signs point toward FTC approving Walgreens-Rite Aid merger
President Obama’s regulators may have found a controversial merger they can support. There were growing signs on Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission will approve Walgreens $17 billion acquisition of...
You won't find underage teens on Tinder anymore
Tinder donned the cloak of responsibility on Thursday — announcing that it would ban those under the age of 18 from the hookup app. Previously, teens aged 13 to 17...
Bartolo Colon shows he's as good as any ace in Mets win
MILWAUKEE — Underestimate Bartolo Colon at your own risk. The veteran right-hander might seem like the best chance an opponent has for success in a series against the Mets, but...
Cop unwittingly invited Tel Aviv terrorist into his home
An off-duty Israeli cop unwittingly invited one of the Tel Aviv terrorists into his home, where he offered him water and left him with his wife and kids before joining...
Science says liberals, not conservatives, are psychotic
Turns out liberals are the real authoritarians. A political-science journal that published an oft-cited study claiming conservatives were more likely to show traits associated with “psychoticism” now says it got...
Are Jets able to take Geno Smith's leadership seriously?
Geno Smith has performed the duties of a starting quarterback throughout the Jets’ spring program. He takes all the first-team reps, directs receivers where to go and tries to lead...
Where Richard Jefferson picked up the grit that's saving Cavs
CLEVELAND — Meet Richard Jefferson, noted NBA tough guy. When Cavs coach Tyronn Lue announced his NBA Finals Game 3 lineup against the Warriors, he explained one reason he chose...
US phenom Christian Pulisic knows how to handle pressure
PHILADELPHIA — Despite US Soccer’s efforts to pump the brakes on the Christian Pulisic hype train, the Pennsylvania-bred teen will make his highly anticipated homecoming in the United State’s Copa...
Hillary, Trump waste no time trading insults on Twitter
Donald Trump wasted no time Thursday starting a war of words with Hillary Clinton after she was endorsed by President Obama. “Obama just endorsed Crooked Hillary. He wants four more...
Upstate pitcher taken third overall by Braves in MLB draft
Jason Groome was supposed to bring a local flavor to the opening night of the MLB First-Year Player Draft. Instead of the southern New Jersey southpaw, however, it was a...
Yankees hit by another brutal injury in sweep of Angels
Just like you don’t pick and choose the good and bad in life, the Yankees don’t get a say in the schedule they play. Yet, based on the way the...
Yankees take a chance on highly regarded high schooler in draft
The Yankees haven’t had much success taking high-school players in the first round recently, but that didn’t stop them from selecting one Thursday night. With the 18th pick in the...
Stephen Curry is wack right now, knows it, vows to fix it
CLEVELAND — When the Warriors held a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals, an advantage gained with two-time MVP Stephen Curry playing well below standards, the general thinking was the...
Mets go back to Matz source, draft pair of Long Island pitchers
Anthony Kay idolizes Steven Matz. One day, he may be able to call him a teammate. The University of Connecticut left-hander from the same Long Island neighborhood and high school...
Tel Aviv terror attack earns gunmen a salary from the Palestinian Authority
Here’s an ugly footnote to Wednesday’s terror attack in Tel Aviv: The two gunmen now automatically qualify for monthly salaries from the Palestinian Authority. That right is enshrined in Article...
Everyone should cheer the rescue of Puerto Rico
Congress is poised to pass the bipartisan bill to restructure Puerto Rico’s $72 billion debt — a sign that Washington can move in an emergency. The emergency measure has the...
The farce behind city officials' big-budget 'success'
Mayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito shook hands and hugged; 30 council members burst into cheers. Yet it was much ado about nothing. The pretext for the...
Jason Groome falls from No. 1 prospect to No. 12 pick in draft
From the first pick to out of the top 10. New Jersey’s Jason Groome fell so far Thursday night in the MLB First-Year Player Draft, that not only did the...
Free Water Street! City's 'public space' rules blight Downtown
Downtown Manhattan faces a critical turning point: The City Council can vote to make the district’s eastern slice as vibrant and appealing as the rest of the resurgent area. Or,...
Endorsing Hillary is the just latest sign that Warren is a fraud
American politics may have no bigger fraud than Elizabeth “Fauxcahontas” Warren. So I got a good chuckle from Politico’s Thursday story saying the Massachusetts Democratic senator had called Donald Trump,...
Trump is a voice for the victims of the social-justice warriors
Conventional wisdom — at least as defined by MSNBC — dictates that Donald Trump has offended so many potential voters that Hillary Clinton is virtually guaranteed to sweep into the...
Disturbing video shows cop nearly kill teen during traffic stop
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal judge has released a police dash cam video showing a Missouri police officer using force and a stun gun on a teenager who went...
House passes bailout package for debt-ridden Puerto Rico
The House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a rescue package for debt-stricken Puerto Rico, clearing a major hurdle in the ongoing effort to bring relief to the U.S. territory of 3.5...
Bill Cosby and Muhammad Ali both coveted the same Coppola script
The classic comic fantasy “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,” released 75 years ago this summer, spawned remakes starring Warren Beatty and Chris Rock, as well as a sequel with Rita Hayworth...
Sanders supporters take aim at Israel-Palestinian conflict
WASHINGTON – The Israeli-Palestinian conflict spilled over into the Democratic National Convention platform committee hearing Wednesday as Bernie Sanders backers pushed to acknowledge Israel’s “occupation” of Palestinians. “A commitment to...
Man accused of gunning down ex-girlfriend heading back to jail
A jealous man accused of gunning down his ex-girlfriend in Brooklyn Bridge Park has been charged with assault, stalking, and criminal trespassing as police work to find the murder weapon,...
The day in photos: June 9, 2016
Revelers get festive for the Dragon Boat Festival in China, Europe celebrates soccer and more.
Judge denies 'Grid Kid' killer's bid for retrial
A Brooklyn judge denied 'Grid Kid' killer John Giuca's bid at a new trial Thursday, upholding the 2005 verdict and sending the convicted killer's mother into a hysterical fit as...
Alleged ISIS sympathizer pleads not guilty to helping recruit terrorists
A wannabe terrorist from The Bronx who watched ISIS decapitation videos to keep himself “motivated” while working out pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he tried to help another join...
Tina Cervasio was shocked and 'livid' over Knicks breakup
It was a bad breakup, and Tina Cervasio is still feeling the pain. Cervasio was let go by MSG Network as the sideline reporter for the Knicks after the 2014-15...
'From Afar' is a thriller sans thrills
Solitary middle-aged man Armando (Alfredo Castro, “No”) embarks on a fraught association with a young local hoodlum called Elder (Luis Silva) in Lorenzo Vigas’ Venezuelan sort-of thriller. Carefully composed, shot...
Tourist castaway takes nightmare voyage when makeshift dock breaks loose
A London tourist turned into a modern-day Gilligan when he became marooned on a makeshift dock that snapped free from a New Jersey marina and was carried more than two...
At 30, Ferris Bueller is still our hero
“Life moves pretty fast,” says Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) in John Hughes’ 1986 comedy about a high school kid who pulls the ultimate sick day. “If you don’t stop and...
This 'undocumented' valedictorian is causing an uproar
Larissa Martinez celebrated graduating high school and being named valedictorian in a pretty unique way. She used her speech to announce her status as an "undocumented" immigrant, causing a larger reaction...
Teen hit by train just to get her damn phone back
Like most teenagers, Chenelle Agnew is obsessed with her smartphone. So when it slipped out of her hands while she was standing on the Bergen Street subway platform in Brooklyn...
Chris Christie not shy about his tennis crushes
The gov held at love. Chris Christie served up some awkward tennis game during a Thursday morning guest appearance on WFAN's "Boomer & Carton" show. A conversation about Maria Sharapova (who...
Ex-DEA agents convicted for lying about running strip club
A former Drug Enforcement Administration supervisor and another employee of the agency were convicted by a Manhattan federal jury on Thursday of lying about secretly running a raunchy strip club...
Jude Law gives the worst performance of his career in 'Genius'
There’s never been a big-screen adaptation of any Thomas Wolfe novel — in marked contrast to his contemporaries F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, who have also been portrayed by...
‘Now You See Me 2’ has nothing up its sleeve
"Horsemen reappear in London; world holds its breath,” blares a newspaper headline in this sequel, rather overestimating the world’s fascination with magicians — as well as its recall of the...
Kevin Durant interested in Knicks, per Skip Bayless sources
Maybe Skip Bayless is right. And if that’s the case, Knicks fans have the right to be extremely hopeful. The screaming TV provocateur said during Wednesday’s episode of “First Take” on...
'Conjuring 2' will send audiences screaming
There’s no shortage of shocks in the “The Conjuring 2,’’ a mostly satisfying follow-up that brings back the excellent Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren, the...
Putin is sleepless in Moscow
Ever wonder how Russian President Vladimir Putin sleeps at night? Not very well, the Kremlin leader was overheard telling Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. Putin arrived in Minsk on Wednesday to...
Nude Snapchat blamed for teen’s suicide
Bullies drove a teen to suicide after filming her nude in the shower and sharing the video on Snapchat for a handful of her classmates to see, the girl’s family...
FDNY chief killed on 9/11 finally getting funeral he deserves
Nearly 15 years after he was killed on 9/11, a fire chief will get the department funeral his family has been waiting for all that time. The remains of Chief...
We beat the Germans at most things, but they beat us at supermarket commercials
Netto, a German grocery store, mined the internet for cat memes for their commercial, and it's definitely attention-grabbing. We just hope Piano Cat got its normal fee for appearing in this...
Killer gets life sentence reduced for 1989 double murder
As he reduced the life sentence of a Queens gangster for a 1989 double murder to 37 years today, a Brooklyn federal judge also recounted the harrowing final moments of...
Expelled basketball captain sues Yale: They made me bogus rape scapegoat
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Former Yale basketball captain Jack Montague filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing the Ivy League university of wrongfully expelling him over a sexual assault allegation. The lawsuit,...
David Bowie's director son can't win ‘Warcraft’
The English director Duncan Jones started out his career promisingly, with “Moon” and “Source Code.” To measure the disappointment of his next choice, “Warcraft,” imagine that David Bowie, instead of...
These 'Game of Thrones' stars are also musicians
The music on “Game of Thrones” is almost exclusively instrumental, save for a few indie band cameos like the National performing “The Rains of Castamere” in Season 2 (and by...
Own a piece of the ‘Father of the Bride’ set for $1.99M
Call it a reel estate investment. A Southern California home, which had its backyard and basketball court appear in scenes of the ’90s remake of comedy flick “Father of the...
Inmate can sue prison for removing marbles from his penis
A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit in which a West Virginia inmate accused state prison officials of invading his privacy by surgically removing marbles he had implanted...
Biden pens open letter to Stanford sex assault victim
Vice President Joe Biden penned a heartfelt letter Thursday to the Stanford University sexual assault victim, crediting her bravery for speaking out about her harrowing experience with saving other women...
Xanax is ruining people's lives
MINNEAPOLIS — Aaron Dimler was on his way. The captain of his football team at Roseville High School, he had a job, a long-term girlfriend and a scholarship worth $240,000...
ISIS fighters are stealing blood from civilians
ISIS fighters desperately clinging to the embattled city of Fallujah in the face of an overwhelming liberation force are literally stealing blood from civilians to heal their wounded, witnesses told...
You could have a quarter worth $35K
Check your pockets, one of a rare batch of 1970 quarters could be worth a fortune. One of the quarters is for sale on eBay for $35,000. The listing says...
Which would win in a fight: An electric eel or a horse?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXIACBFLd8U Experiments at Vanderbilt University have proven a 200-year-old observation that electric eels can leap out of water and shock animals to death, a claim originally made by 19th century...
Man finds good use for his collection of 10 million bottle caps
VIENNA — It takes a lot of beers to collect 10 million bottle caps. But Austria's Hans Heiland didn't drink them alone. Heiland says that most of them have come...
How Elon Musk made $580M disappear with a single tweet
There’s probably no objective way to quantify the value of tweets, but when the social network is used by execs to express official business-related opinions, tweets can be incredibly valuable....
Cop shoots knife-wielding maniac -- hits three innocent women, too
Terrifying video captured the moment a cop in Australia opened fire Thursday on a knife-wielding lunatic – but also wounded three innocent women caught at the wrong place at the...
Nick Jonas is shirtless and seduced in ‘Careful What You Wish For’
This erotic noir is about as substantial as one of its female lead’s string bikinis, but it’s an enjoyable trifle nonetheless. Former popster Nick Jonas is Doug, a college-age kid...
This giant tornado looks like cotton candy in the sky
During a bout of severe weather, Dodge City in Kansas was struck by a powerful tornado. The gigantic twister was so thick that from a distance, it actually resembled cotton...
One woman's journey from starving, to bingeing, to inspiring
Eating disorders come in all shapes and sizes. Brittany Burgunder, a 27-year-old Californian who wasted away to a skeletal 56 pounds at the height of her anorexia, was at the...
'De Palma' doc captures a filmmaker's genius
In “De Palma,” filmmaker Brian De Palma says he used to watch his father perform surgery amid geysers of blood and later pursued the old man with a camera to...
Browns: RG3 is likely starter, barely knows how to play QB
Sure, Robert Griffin III could be the starting quarterback for the Browns this season. That is, if he learns how to play quarterback again. The former Redskins star and the...
This woman has grown out her beard, and has never been happier
An Oregon woman discovered the hairiest secret yet to self-confidence: growing her beard out. Rose Geil, 39, spent her teen years trying to bust her beard, shaving her stubbly mug...
Sanders meets with Obama, Obama endorses Clinton
President Obama endorsed Hillary Clinton on Thursday — just a couple of hours after a defiant Bernie Sanders refused to drop out of the presidential race despite a White House...
Principal who said black teacher 'looked like a gorilla' sued for discrimination
Now, US Attorney Preet Bharara is going after the city Department of Education. The agency stood by and did nothing as black teachers at a Queens high school were tormented...
Carly Fiorina lambasts Clinton — but stays silent on Trump
Former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina has sent out an email fundraising pitch to supporters urging the defeat of Hillary Clinton — but makes no mention that Donald Trump is...
Your phone may soon sense everything around you
SAN FRANCISCO -- Suppose your smartphone is clever enough to grasp your physical surroundings - the room's size, the location of doors and windows and the presence of other people....
Clueless Citi Biker tackled next to Obama's motorcade
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGaSn7pwHb-/ A clueless CitiBiker was tackled by police Wednesday after trying to ride past a police blockade in place for President Obama's motorcade, video posted online shows. Daniel Provencio, 59,...
Rapper Troy Ave indicted in fatal Irving Plaza shooting
Rapper Troy Ave was indicted on charges related to the fatal shooting of his pal and bodyguard at a T.I. concert near Union Square last month, prosecutors announced Thursday in...
Port Authority cops bust fugitive during routine traffic stop
Port Authority cops busted a fugitive wanted for kidnapping in Alabama during a routine traffic stop Wednesday night near Newark Airport. Port Authority Officer Michael Becker spotted a 2011 Toyota...
Chilling footage of the moment terrorists open fire at Tel Aviv restaurant
Two gunmen opened fire on unarmed civilians in a horrific incident at a Tel Aviv restaurant. CCTV footage captured the moment that chaos erupted, showing how quickly something like this...
Cam Newton has dabbed for the last time
Cam Newton will keep celebrating in the end zone this season -- but this time, it won't involve the dab. The Panthers quarterback told Charlotte's WFNZ-AM radio he is ready to...
Defiant Viacom CEO will push ahead with Paramount sale
Paramount Pictures may want to replace the famous soaring mountain peak logo with a volcano — given the hot-as-lava vitriol spewing from the Viacom board. Embattled Viacom Chief Executive Philippe...
You need to change your Twitter password right this minute
Welcome to the internet age, where hackers are getting smarter every day and malware is lurking around every corner. We’ve seen a terrifying amount of big data breaches occur over...
Stanford has more sexual assault probes than any school in America
Stanford University — making headlines for a sexual assault case against one of its star swimmers — is being probed by the feds for more cases of sexual violence than...
Golden parachutes for Viacom execs could top $146M
Clearing out Viacom’s C-suite comes with a steep price tag. The New York media giant, controlled by ailing mogul Sumner Redstone, could be on the hook for as much as...
Video shows fatal Blue Angels jet crash
The harrowing moment a Blue Angels jet crashed in Tennessee was reportedly captured in a video that surfaced online on Tuesday. The footage allegedly shows the final moments of the pilot,...
Three charged with kidnapping, torturing, murdering 13-year-old
DETROIT — Authorities have charged two men and a woman with murder and kidnapping in the abduction and killing of a 13-year-old Detroit boy. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said...
J.K. Simmons is totally ripped
J.K. Simmons’ body is giving us whiplash. The 61-year-old actor has been pumping iron for his upcoming role in superhero movie “Justice League,” where he plays Commissioner Gordon, and now...
Victim's blinks lead to his killer's conviction
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. -- A Maryland jury has found a man guilty of murder after the paralyzed victim, who later died, identified the person who shot him by blinking. Multiple...
Why intelligence, talent and charisma are vastly overrated
Once upon a time, talent and drive were all that were needed to succeed. But the latest psychological research has discovered a third element of success that is so important,...
At 29, he was told he had 7 to 10 'good years' left
When Ken Dodson starting having memory issues eight years ago, he and his wife suspected a possible brain tumor, but doctors brushed his symptoms off as depression. Just a week...
Man rescued from Hudson River after walking out to see sunrise
A man who walked out onto a dock along the New Jersey side of the Hudson River early Thursday to watch the sun rise had to be rescued when part...
Silvio Berlusconi set to undergo heart surgery
MILAN — Doctors say former Premier Silvio Berlusconi is suffering a serious case of aortic insufficiency and will undergo surgery to replace the valve. Berlusconi's personal doctor, Alberto Zangrillo, told...
Partying Johnny Manziel served papers after latest NFL promise
Manziel was spotted at The Nice Guy in West Hollywood on Wednesday.
This is what it looks like when 1,300 sheep make a break for it
Residents of Huesca, a town in Spain, were shocked to find a gigantic herd of sheep invading their town. It turns out a local herder had fallen asleep and lost...
Shirtless hero saves dolphin
A tour guide for Pelican Point in Namibia is making waves on the internet after he was filmed saving a stranded dolphin. Naude Dreyer saw the animal stuck on the beach...
Not even Nike can save Maria Sharapova from financial slide
Nike says it “will continue to partner” with Maria Sharapova, despite her two-year suspension for failing a drug test. Sharapova was punished by a three-person Tennis Anti-Doping Program tribunal appointed...
Elizabeth Warren 'intrigued' by idea of joining Hillary Clinton ticket
US Sen. Elizabeth Warren has considered the idea of serving as Hillary Clinton's running mate but sees obstacles to that choice as she prepares to endorse the presumptive Democratic presidential...
Evangelical Christians wonder where the hell their power went
BENTON, Ky. — Pastor Richie Clendenen stepped away from the pulpit, microphone in hand. He walked the aisles of the Christian Fellowship Church, his voice rising to describe the perils...
Man swears he sees Trump in his bathroom tile
A Virginia man has given a new meaning to the “Dump the Trump” movement. Clayton Litten of Midlothian says he was sitting on his toilet, admiring his new bathroom floor,...
Windblown beach umbrella kills woman
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Authorities are identifying a Virginia woman who died after being struck by a windblown beach umbrella in Virginia Beach. Police identified the woman in a statement...
Two young girls make wild escape from mom's stolen car
Two girls in the backseat of a stolen car made a brave escape last night in Long Island, by waiting for the vehicle to slow down just enough to jump...
Euro 2016: Complete guide to the 24 teams
There may be no World Cup this summer, but that doesn’t mean serious soccer fans have to sit around twiddling their thumbs until the return of European domestic league action...
Real-life Angry Bird is at large
This bird is not in the mood to play around. A dead ringer for the character Red from the beloved Angry Birds video game franchise was snapped by photographer Brian...
Stanford swimmer's sentence for sex assault already reduced
The Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman has already had his controversial six-month jail sentence reduced, according to a report. Brock Turner, 20, had two months knocked...
Soccer star's grandpa picks awful time for nudist reveal
Thibaut Courtois has been embarrassed on the eve of Euro 2016 – by his granddad who came out as a nudist. The Chelsea keeper, 24, hoped for a calm build-up...
Models keep getting skinnier and skinnier
A new study has uncovered something that will shock — shock! — millions. Supermodels don’t eat seconds. A Danish beauty-industry group conducted a survey of 3,000 models employed at every...
He survived two gunshots to the head
Amid the tragedy of the terror attack in Tel Aviv that claimed four lives emerged a miracle: An Israeli man who was shot in the head twice stayed conscious throughout...
Dwyane Wade posts sexy Snapchat in bed with Gabrielle Union
The Miami Heat star shared a Snapchat from under the covers with wife Gabrielle Union.
Dirty Elmo, desnudas get their own little slice of Times Square
The Crossroads of the World is getting a makeover. The city has started painting lines in Times Square to reign in the costumed characters, street hawkers, desnudas and other performers...
Eric Decker has to sit through awards before romp with wife
The Jets' wide receiver and wife Jessie James Decker attended the CMT Awards in Nashville on Wednesday night.
Kids are not all right with Carmelo's TMNT clothing line
Knicks star Carmelo Anthony has been a fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles since he was a boy, but that doesn’t mean kids these days are taking to the...
Monserate ex attacks fiancé with his own samurai sword
Seven years ago, she was the bloodied face behind the downfall of crooked Queens politician Hiram Monserrate. Now, cops say, she’s a crazed ninja warrior. Notorious for playing the dutiful...
Yazidi teen details daring escape from ISIS training camp
A Yazidi boy who escaped an ISIS training camp and made a daring trek to safety across the desert of northern Iraq told FoxNews.com in an exclusive interview about his...
Many illegal immigrants coming from Mexico aren't Mexican
The illegal crossings by Chinese is rooted in several factors: ballooning rates of Chinese fleeing their homeland, the large amount of money that some make in human smuggling, and the...
NASA is taking photos of the world's coral reefs from 23,000 feet
COCONUT ISLAND, Hawaii — Coral reefs have almost always been studied up close, by scientists in the water looking at small portions of larger reefs to gather data and knowledge...
World Wide Web creator wants more privacy on the internet
Technology leaders are meeting in San Francisco this week to discuss making the Internet a more decentralized, secure, and less censored place, with an emphasis on privacy and preserving history....
Sharpton's daughter sues city for $5M, but is a no-show for depositions
The Rev. Al Sharpton’s daughter climbed an Indonesian mountain with a sprained ankle, but she can’t seem to make it from her Harlem apartment to answer questions under oath in...
Woman feels like prisoner because deer attack her
MENTOR-ON-THE-LAKE, Ohio — An Ohio woman says she feels like a "prisoner" because a deer has been attacking her near her home. Cindy Frost says she's called police about the...
Gingers set the Hollywood style game on fire
One of the more unique attributes of redheads is that — some studies suggest — they’re more sensitive to pain. In other words, things their dark-haired counterparts might find tolerable,...
The twins outfitting the Canadian Olympic team — and Beyoncé
Twin designers Dean and Dan Caten, the founders of DSquared2, are having quite a good year. Here, the duo talks to Alexa about the Olympics, Father's Day and Queen Bey. Dsquared2...
Singles site partners with Midtown penthouse for high-end cocktail party
We hear ... That Wise Matchmaking, an NYC and Miami-based company for those seeking romance, is partnering with 135 W. 52nd St. — where the five-bedroom penthouse asks $16.8 million —...
Ex-NBA star will be spending August in the Hamptons
Retired hoops star Jason "Jay" Williams -- not retired hoops star Jason Williams -- has rented a modern new-construction home in East Hampton for $65,000 for the month of August....
Fashion photographer's former Tribeca pad sells for $5.5M
Parisian-born fashion photographer Antoine Verglas — whose famed naked shot of Melania Trump landed on the cover of British GQ in 2000, when America’s next potential first lady was just...
'Sopranos' star's Wall Street rental is a gangster's paradise
Steve Schirripa, who played Bobby Baccalieri on “The Sopranos,” and who was also in “Jersey Boys” and “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” is renting a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment...
Twins in 'hair-pulling fight over steering wheel' before fatal cliff crash
HONOLULU — A Hawaii judge dropped a second-degree murder charge against a yoga entrepreneur accused of killing her identical twin sister in a mysterious car crash in Maui. Alexandria Duval...
Bethenny Frankel spotted house-hunting with new beau
Bethenny Frankel may be a skinny rich girl, but her new beau is even richer (although not as thin). This week, Frankel, the Skinnygirl mogul who’s back where it all...
Latin-flavored Union City luring Gothamites across the Hudson
As the United States resumes diplomatic and economic ties with Cuba, a small New Jersey community known as “Havana on the Hudson” is poised to offer a new light to...
Horndog judge wins re-election
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A judge who was censured for having sex with two women in his chambers has handily won reelection in Orange County. Scott Steiner beat veteran prosecutor...
Union boss drunkenly claimed it was time he 'got paid'
The longtime head of the city correction officers union steered $20 million in funds into a risky hedge fund in exchange for a $60,000 cash kickback that was stuffed into a...
Hondo rooting for Rangers
Formerly slumping Hondo stopped the bleeding Wednesday night when the Nationals answered his call at U.S. Cellular Field to raise the earnings to 259 greers. Thursday: Mr. Aitch expects Perez...
These local ballplayers hope to hear their names at MLB draft
The early rounds of the MLB First-Year Player Draft figures to be more exciting than in recent years. While the only true local to go in the single-digit rounds last...
Cop accused of leaving police dog to die in hot car
SAN JUAN, Texas — A South Texas officer is accused of leaving his police dog to die in a hot vehicle as temperatures outside rose into the 90s. San Juan...
Yankees help bring HOPE Week to Harlem barbershop
One day, perhaps barbershops in Harlem can be remembered as miniature Houses That Ruth Built, where young children begin learning how to hit real-life home runs by reading books there,...
Kevin Love's absence looms large over Cavaliers in Finals
CLEVELAND — For the Cavaliers in Game 3, it was a case of next man up working through the absence of starting forward Kevin Love. Of course, “next bunch of...
Jeff Hornacek's mentor has some advice — and a warning
CLEVELAND — One of the all-time great coaches thinks the Knicks made a great hire in Jeff Hornacek. Jerry Sloan, the Hall of Famer who directed the Jazz for an...
Splash Brothers know exactly when it all went wrong
CLEVELAND — The Splash Brothers were awash in frustration and a stunning lack of productivity for the defending-champion Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night at...
Carlos Beltran's 2-year plan clashes with Yankees' hope for Aaron Judge
Carlos Beltran would like to extend what already is a borderline Hall of Fame career two more years after this one ends. “I don’t know what will happen next year....
Brett Gardner looks to former rival for advice during slump
Brett Gardner continued to put his recent slump behind him with three hits in Wednesday’s 12-6 win over the Angels and he’s looked to a familiar face to turn things...
Chris Parmelee makes convincing case for more playing time
As the Yankees look for answers at first base with Mark Teixeira out for at least three weeks with torn cartilage in his right knee, Chris Parmelee made a bid...
Mets fans are going to be seeing a lot more Alejandro De Aza soon
Alejandro De Aza hasn’t brought much to the Mets over the first two-plus months of the season, but his opportunities also have been scarce. To that end, manager Terry Collins...
Teen allegedly bought gun with fake ID, threatened to murder cops
A Queens teenager put a note on his cellphone threatening to kill NYPD cops and used Bitcoins to purchase a fake ID, which he then used to buy a gun...
Ryan Clady is a capable heir for Jets -- with one nagging doubt
Ryan Clady spent eight seasons with the Broncos, went to four Pro Bowls and helped them become one of the most successful franchises in the NFL over the past five...
City spends $6.5M to fix up this pre-K school – for 18 kids
You would think the kids got Mont Blanc crayons and mahogany desks at this price. The city’s School Construction Authority spent more than $6.5 million to convert a Bay Ridge storefront...
Sports Illustrated editor steps down in major shake-up
Paul Fichtenbaum is stepping down as editor of Time Inc.’s Sports Illustrated Group, in a major shake-up at the publisher. Fichtenbaum has held the top job for four years and...
Eagles insist there's nothing weird about baffling QB situation
PHILADELPHIA — The halls of the Eagles’ practice facility might be the only place in the NFL where their three-way quarterback derby isn’t considered a weird curiosity. If you listen...
Mets, Yankees hit MLB draft with room to gamble
The Mets farm system has keyed their resurgence, with the development of home-grown products such as Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Michael Conforto, and the ability to turn prospects into...
Turns out dating is really hard if you support Trump
Lifelong Republican David Goss, 35, was hanging out with his conservative friends in February when he came up with the idea of TrumpSingles.com, a dating website for supporters of the...
Jim Harbaugh swears he's not recruiting at NJ recruiting event
Jim Harbaugh was wearing his signature khakis and maize and blue Michigan hat and a Derek Jeter pinstriped Yankees jersey over a long-sleeved shirt. He coached and he instructed. He...
Alleged serial thief caught after falling asleep on random guy's couch
A serial crook wanted for a spree of knifepoint robberies was busted when a homeowner found the guy sleeping on his couch in Queens, police said. Khalif House, 24, who...
Film company behind de Blasio donations also spent over $230K on lobbyists
Gina Argento, president of the film and TV production company that rounded up $111,805 for the mayor’s 2013 campaign and transition, has also spent $233,214 on lobbyists over the last...
'O.J.: Made In America' tells Simpson saga like never before
If you think you know the whole O.J. Simpson story, director Ezra Edelman is about to prove you wrong. His ambitious, exhaustive documentary “OJ: Made In America” culls more than...
Teacher fined for accepting free laptop from parents
A kindergarten teacher who was rated one of the city’s best educators in 2014 has been slapped with an $1,800 fine for accepting a free laptop from parents, officials said...
Poll shows de Blasio no shoo-in to get re-elected
Mayor Bill de Blasio is “extremely vulnerable” to a challenge next year and is already running virtually even with his strongest Democratic rival, according to a poll released Wednesday. The...
Ex-mistress to get only $50K in suit against millionaire exec
A mistress who tried to get her married ex-lover to fork over $10 million to settle an embarrassing lawsuit that exposed him as a Viagra-dependent Don Juan wound up with...
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Brooklyn Police are looking for this man in a fatal shooting in front of a Bedford-Stuyvesant barber shop Tuesday night. The suspect was captured on surveillance video entering and exiting...
Cuomo unveils strict campaign finance rules amid de Blasio probe
Gov. Cuomo issued stricter guidelines Wednesday for campaign spending by independent committees — which would include those used by Mayor de Blasio. In a speech at Fordham Law School, Cuomo...
Obama jokes with Fallon: We're glad Donald is GOP nominee
President Obama said Wednesday he was “worried about the Republican Party,” in an appearance on “The Tonight Show” to air Thursday. Asked by host Jimmy Fallon if he thought the...
George Soros returns to trading
George Soros, lured by the chance to profit from economic troubles he sees on the horizon, has returned to trading after a hiatus and bought gold, WSJ.com reported Wednesday night....