January 10, 2017
Man shoots himself near Central Park ice rink
A man reported missing in Tennessee allegedly shot himself near the Lasker ice skating rink in Central Park Tuesday evening, police said. The 30-year-old man was found with a gunshot...
Herbalife pays up after being accused of pyramid scheme
Checks are in the mail for nearly 350,000 people who said they lost money trying to run an Herbalife business, the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday. The checks are being...
245 Park Ave. poised to sell for over $2B
The first trophy office building of the year has come to market and could sell for in excess of $2 billion. That jumbo price tag would chalk up to more...
MTA relocating to larger building amid Midtown redevelopment
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is expanding to 152,000 square feet at the Center Building at 33-00 Northern Blvd. in Long Island City. Along with adding 17,000 square feet on part...
City lawmaker wants Trump to get out of town
A legislator whose district includes Trump Tower is urging President-elect Donald Trump to stay out of New York to cut down on the city’s massive security bill. “We ask that...
Walgreens-Rite Aid merger expected any day now
Federal regulators are scrambling to complete their review of the $9.4 billion Walgreens-Rite Aid merger before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20, The Post has learned. The...
Cops say diplomat ogled other women before alleged subway grinding
A Sudanese diplomat arrested for allegedly grinding up against a 38-year-old Brooklyn Heights woman ogled other female prey before finally settling on his victim, law-enforcement sources told The Post. Before...
Rashad Jennings to Giants: 'I've got a lot of football left in me'
Rashad Jennings got his first taste of the playoffs Sunday, and he said he believes the Giants have the pieces to get back there next season. Whether the veteran running...
Purse-snatching suspect leads cops on wild car chase
A purse-snatcher led cops on a wild car chase through two different police precincts in Brooklyn on Tuesday -- nailing a 71-year-old woman and an NYPD squad car along the...
American Media Inc. considers buying Time Inc.
This one is sure to send Time Inc. editors into head-spinning convulsions. The latest name to surface as a potential suitor for the venerable publisher of Time, InStyle, People and...
Condé Nast staffers nervous ahead of shakeup
Insiders at Condé Nast are getting nervous because D-Day for the long-delayed restructuring comes next week, according to several sources. The first moves will happen at the end of next...
Tesla snags Apple exec to help run autopilot software team
Chris Lattner, the inventor of Apple’s Swift, the programming language for building apps on Apple platforms, is leaving the tech giant to join Tesla as VP of autopilot software, Tesla...
Rangers mourn NYPD detective, the inspiration for team award
A woman, who said she was a cousin of Steven McDonald, walked into a bar on Long Island and asked for a moment of silence so she could speak. “All...
Vice Media network loses biggest traffic generator
Render Media, a small LA social media company that emerged as the single biggest traffic generator in the Vice Media network last year, is no longer part of Shane Smith’s...
Buzzfeed's Trump report takes 'fake news' to a new level
So the website BuzzFeed decided to publish a series of memos that have been floating around for months alleging all kinds of terrible things about Donald Trump. Some of those...
Chipotle sees impressive sales rebound after illness mess
Santa Claus gave Chipotle Mexican Grill a nice, shiny gift for Christmas — more customers. The burrito chain said Tuesday same-store sales in December rose an impressive 14.7 percent, its...
FIFA to expand World Cup to 48 teams
ZURICH — FIFA will expand the World Cup to 48 teams, adding 16 extra nations to the 2026 tournament, which likely will be held in North America. President Gianni Infantino’s...
Dwight Howard toys with Jeremy Lin and the rest of the Nets
Nets coach Kenny Atkinson spent four years as an assistant in Atlanta, helping Mike Budenholzer coach and the Hawks players develop. But in his first game against his old team,...
Joakim Noah's a horrible fit and Carmelo has to bolt: TNT analyst
Brent Barry, TNT’s analyst for Thursday’s Bulls-Knicks game, views Phil Jackson’s latest experiment a lost cause and advocates Carmelo Anthony waive his no-trade clause to join a winner. In a...
Rajon Rondo: Bulls’ ‘bullsh--t’ benching not what I signed up for
WASHINGTON — Bulls point guard Rajon Rondo said he was told by a member of the Chicago coaching staff that coach Fred Hoiberg was "saving me from myself" by benching...
Obama may get rejected from golf club over Israel policies
President Obama’s clashes with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may cost him a membership at an exclusive golf club, sources said. Obama is looking to join the elite Woodmont Country...
2-month-old clinging to life after suffering rib, leg fractures
A 2-month-old baby girl is fighting for her life after being brought to a Bronx hospital on Tuesday with a slew of serious injuries, sources said. The infant is currently...
Boxing returns to New York — only big shows allowed
It has been five months since a professional boxing card was held in New York. The drought will end Saturday night when super middleweight champions Badou Jack of Las Vegas...
RFK Jr.'s deadly anti-vaccine 'gospel'
We’re relieved that Team Trump has denied Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim that the president-elect is naming him to chair a commission on “vaccination safety and scientific integrity.” That would’ve...
Obama urges hope in farewell speech: 'Yes we did, and yes we can'
Ten days before passing the baton to Donald Trump, President Obama warned of “threats to democracy” and said citizens must be more engaged to prevent America’s peril. “We must guard...
This 52 million-year-old fossil is the world’s oldest tomato
Now this is an heirloom tomato. Scientists searching a prehistoric lake bed in southern Argentina recently uncovered the fossilized remains of a tomato that dates back 52.2 million years. The...
How much did Deshaun Watson boost his NFL draft stock?
Let the speculation begin. Deshaun Watson’s draft stock, once lukewarm, was generating a buzz after his Herculean performance Monday night, leading Clemson to its first national championship in 35 years....
Judge gives light sentence to autistic wannabe terrorist
A wannabe terrorist from Long Island was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in prison by a federal judge who took pity on him because he's autistic. Justin Kaliebe, 22, of...
Serial killer ex-cop admits to killing 25 more women
A former Russian cop and notorious serial-killer known as "The Werewolf'' recently told investigators that he had murdered more than twice as many women as previously thought -- for a...
Trump rips 'unverified' Buzzfeed report: 'Total political witch hunt'
A new dossier making salacious claims against President-elect Donald Trump was published online by BuzzFeed on Tuesday — even though the site’s editor admits he has “serious reason to doubt...
Jenrry Mejia and Mets agree on deal for money he won't get
Suspended relief pitcher Jenrry Mejia and the Mets went through the formality Tuesday of agreeing to a one-year contract worth $1,976,000 — money he never will receive. Mejia was banned...
Jimmy Vesey's body knows the rookie wall is coming
Jimmy Vesey said he didn’t even want to think about it, and that’s understandable. But at some point, the number of games the Rangers rookie winger is going to have...
NYPD recruits are ditching textbooks and going paperless
The NYPD is lightening the load for its newest class of recruits -- replacing heavy departmental books and thick pamphlets with laptops. Microsoft computers were given to all 438 recruits...
Heartless postal worker busted for stealing cash, kid's letter to Santa
A Postal worker stole thousands of dollars a week rummaging through New Yorkers’ mail, but the cash and gifts she pilfered weren’t enough, the feds said — the USPS sorter...
Hockey coach suing Trump's ice rink after dangerous fall
One of Donald Trump's most popular New York City construction projects, Central Park's Wollman Rink, is the subject of a new lawsuit by a hockey coach who says he was...
How Venezuela's corrupt socialists are looting the country to death
Venezuela is no longer a country with a government, institutions and a civil society. It’s a geographic area terrorized by a criminal enterprise that pretends to govern, with a civil...
Olivier Vernon's plea to keep Giants D-line from breaking up
If you Google “smooth transition,” you won’t get Olivier Vernon popping up on your screen, but it would be an apt definition of his first season with the Giants. The...
Democrats' only idea for 'draining the swamp' is a proven failure
President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promise to “drain the swamp” is becoming a slogan among Democrats who want to discredit him. Because his White House appointments and policies differ from theirs,...
Politicians have left the city one crisis away from financial ruin
Say you’ve got two neighbors — one has a Ferrari and a gardener and gives loads to charity every year. The other one drives a 10-year-old Toyota and cuts his...
Judge slams Spitzer 'hooker' after she refuses to leave jail cell
A Manhattan judge told a reputed Russian call girl -- who is charged with extorting hooker-loving ex-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer -- to just get over herself Tuesday, after the...
How being biracial has helped Dak Prescott win over Cowboys
Another day, another revelation in the Dak Prescott-Tony Romo battle, which recently has moved away from who's the better quarterback to who's the better Cowboys advocate. Prescott's sudden rise to stardom --...
Cuomo's war on NY energy
New York City is set to lose a quarter of its electricity supply by 2021, thanks to Gov. Cuomo’s deal to close the Indian Point nuclear plant. When you’re cursing...
Fetus found in drain pipe in Brooklyn home
A plumber found a fetus in a drain pipe at a Brooklyn home Tuesday, police sources said. The human remains were found at a house on East 83rd Street in...
How Victor Cruz reconciles his Giants role and Miami trip
That Odell Beckham Jr., 24, and rookies Sterling Shepard, 22, and Roger Lewis, 24, partied in Miami six days before a playoff game can be explained away by youthful exuberance....
Teens play bumper cars with stolen vehicles in parking lot
Police are looking for three teens who broke into several vehicles sitting inside a New York Botanical Gardens parking facility and used them as bumper cars -- causing more than...
Derrick Rose's sob story puts last nail in this Knicks experiment
This was a nice try. It was. Part of building a team is taking a risk with this guy, a chance with that guy. The Bulls took a shot with...
Stoner school-bus driver leaves kid alone to get a money order
A school-bus driver picked up a 7-year-old boy, and instead of taking him home, stopped in West Philadelphia to get a money order — while the youngster waited on the...
Cops searching for man who slugged woman in Burger King
A man randomly socked a woman in the face in a Flatbush Burger King last week, cops said. Surveillance video shows the 53-year-old victim walking past her attacker inside the...
Ray Kelly remembers late paralyzed cop as a 'saint'
If the late hero cop Steven McDonald "doesn't make it to heaven, nobody will," former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said Tuesday. Kelly was an NYPD duty chief when he met...
The Jets just saw the QB who should be their future
Sometimes, in the pursuit of greatness, you have to go ahead and a take a chance. The Jets, who have not been associated with greatness for too long to remember,...
Bikini model takes plea deal in $2M fraud scheme
A bikini model busted with her boyfriend for racking up $2 million in fraudulent charges took a plea deal Tuesday and blamed her brush with the law on a bad...
Intel chiefs told Trump that Russia has dirt on him
US intelligence officials showed President-elect Donald Trump unverified classified information from a foreign source that the Russians claimed to have damaging personal information about him, it was reported Tuesday. The...
Kitty trapped in car engine scratches elite NYPD officer
A feisty kitten trapped in the engine of a car drew blood from one of the most elite cops in the city as the officer tried to help rescue it...
FBI chief says hackers breached old RNC records
Russian hackers have been able to access the Republican National Committee’s computer records, FBI Director James Comey revealed in Capitol Hill testimony on Tuesday. But the hackers only gained “limited...
Nassau Coliseum seeks to recapture its former glory with $130M renovation
In its heyday, the Nassau Coliseum was the height of Long Island cool, a must-stop for major artists on tour. But over time, the Coliseum became as crumbled and out...
Charles Oakley's legendary slap of Charles Barkley confirmed
Charles Oakley doesn't need to say a word for his legend to grow. The face of the Knicks' bruising, pushing, plodding, mostly winning teams of the '90s did in fact...
Martin Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ is in big trouble before it even opens
Wouldn’t it be funny if “Deadpool” got an Oscar nomination for Best Picture but Martin Scorsese’s 30-year labor-of-love prestige project “ Silence” didn’t? It could happen. So far “Silence” is...
Northwestern hoops player seemed 'happy' before suicide
EVANSTON, Ill. — The Cook County medical examiner says Northwestern women's basketball player Jordan Hankins committed suicide in her dorm room earlier this week. The office released the results of...
'Overworked' paralegal gets jail for forging judges' signatures
A lazy paralegal was sentenced to six months in jail Tuesday for forging the names of 76 New York State Supreme Court justices on more than 100 court documents --...
Man who raped 83-year-old widow gets 115 years in jail
A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 115 years behind bars Tuesday for the brutal rape of an 83-year-old widow -- but was too cowardly to show his face in the...
This monkey and deer have the hots for each other
It’s a strange breed of love. Two species of completely different animals — a monkey and a deer — were recorded having "consensual" sex for the first time ever, according...
Jeff Sessions concedes grabbing a woman by the genitals is sexual assault
Jeff Sessions answered, "Clearly it would be," in response to the question, "Is grabbing a woman by her genitals without consent sexual assault?" in a confirmation hearing Tuesday afternoon. The question...
Dylann Roof sentenced to death for church massacre
A jury took less than three hours Tuesday to condemn white supremacist mass murderer Dylann Roof to death for killing nine black parishioners at a historic South Carolina church in...
Judge tosses GOP consultant's defamation suit against Trump
A Manhattan judge tossed a $4 million defamation lawsuit against President-Elect Donald Trump Tuesday-- while criticizing his preferred method of communication. Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Barbara Jaffe said GOP consultant...
Citi Bike to install powerful safety lights to alert drivers
https://vimeo.com/198085916 Citi Bike is planning to install a powerful blue safety light on some of its bikes that will project the shape of a cyclist 20 feet in front of...
Not even Ravens owner thinks Joe Flacco is elite anymore
The Baltimore Ravens were a disappointment once again this season. They limped to the finish line with an 8-8 record, one year after going 5-11. The offense was once among...
Kardashians can't catch a break from thieves
A woman shoplifted from the Kardashian family's LA boutique Dash on Monday, making off with around $1,600 in merchandise, according to a report. The thief walked into the Melrose Ave....
Vaccine-skeptic RFK Jr. claims Trump tapped him to lead safety commission
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed Tuesday that he has been selected to chair a new vaccine- safety and scientific-integrity commission in the Trump administration. Kennedy told reporters he accepted Trump’s...
Rising ocean temperatures could poison your seafood
A potentially deadly poison could be headed to a seafood restaurant near you. A new study has found a connection between warmer oceans and hazardous levels of domoic acid — a dangerous...
Person found dead in L train tunnel
A person was fatally struck by a train and found in the tunnel between two L line stations on Tuesday afternoon, MTA officials said. MTA workers noticed the person dead...
'Jealous' wife accused of framing hubby's ex for stalking
A California woman hatched a plot that could have sent her husband’s former fiancée to prison for life -- but her efforts backfired, and now she’s the one behind bars,...
What happened when I stopped spending money for a whole year
A woman has saved tens of thousands of dollars after she vowed to buy nothing for a whole year. It may sound extreme, but caught up in a consumerist society,...
Ban Ki-Moon's brother, nephew charged in bribery scheme
The brother and nephew of the outgoing UN Secretary-General thought they were bribing a Middle Eastern official to buy a Hanoi-based skyscraper – but they wound up getting duped by...
Why Hillary won't say 'no' to challenging de Blasio, and other commentary
Reporters: Why Hillary Won’t Say No Just Yet Hillary Clinton almost certainly won’t challenge Mayor de Blasio — but she’s not ready to publicly say so, report Politico’s Edward-Isaac Dovere...
Why Tim Raines' Hall of Fame fight is paying off now
Tim Raines is as affable as the late Yogi Berra. He’s even starting to sound like him. “I never realized I did the stuff that I did,” the former outfielder...
Diplomat chases off intruder in his apartment
A diplomat from the United Arab Emirates woke up to find a burglar in his West Village apartment, police said Tuesday. Majid Al Sawaidi, the UAE's Consul General to the...
Woman gets life for killing parade spectators with her car
STILLWATER, Okla. — A woman charged with killing four people by driving her car into spectators at Oklahoma State University's 2015 homecoming parade has been sentenced to life in prison....
This DIY hack can stop tanks in their tracks
NATO has joined the YouTube "do-it-yourself" brigade — detailing how to trap advancing tanks just days after a US armored brigade arrived to reinforce Eastern Europe. The minute-long video, complete...
Donald Trump contradicts Paul Ryan on ObamaCare repeal
Contradicting Republican leaders, President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday called for a repeal of ObamaCare "probably sometime next week" -- even without a replacement immediately in place. "It won't be repeal...
Cuomo wants to clean up 'disgusting' Penn Station
ALBANY – Penn Station is "disgusting," according to Gov. Cuomo. His swipe at the transit hub came in Westchester on Tuesday, during the third of six State of the State...
Mom of the year leaves her child on a busy street in China
While dropping her father-in-law off at a train station, a woman in China accidentally left her kid on the side of a busy road. She apparently didn't realize he had also...
Next year's college football top 10: How far does Clemson fall?
TAMPA, Fla. – The confetti has been cleaned at Raymond James Stadium. Nick Saban is back in Alabama. Deshaun Watson is off to the NFL. After losing to Alabama in...
Spy chief says Russian hacking report is based on sources, data
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said on Tuesday the U.S. intelligence community's report concluding that Russia orchestrated hacks during the 2016 presidential campaign was based on a mix of...
Witness recounts moment doomed stolen car sunk into pond
State troopers helplessly watched three people in a stolen car — which had been tailed by police moments earlier — sink to their deaths in an icy Long Island pond,...
Party murder suspect plans to fight charges he drove corpse illegally
The adopted son of jeweler-to-the-stars Jeffrey Rackover plans to fight charges he drove with a suspended license when he allegedly dumped the corpse of a murdered Connecticut man, his lawyer...
Hero cop Steven McDonald will always be with New York's Finest
Three decades ago, young NYPD detective Steven McDonald inspired the entire city with his courage and determination when he was struck down in the line of service at the age...
Facing the needle, Dylann Roof says 'I had to do it'
Charleston church mass murderer Dylann Roof insisted to jurors Tuesday that he wasn’t a racist filled with “hatred” as he tried to sway them out of sentencing him to death....
SEC fines Port Authority $400K for misusing funds
The Port Authority on Tuesday agreed to a pay a $400,000 penalty to settle a federal probe of the controversial $1.8 billion it spent to repair New Jersey’s Pulaski Skyway...
The NHL's future is here
The kids are more than all right. They’re running the show. Youth was the theme Tuesday as the NHL announced its hand-picked list of 40 players to join the four divisional...
US Gymnastics doc sexually assaulted 18 more females: suit
DETROIT — A Michigan doctor accused of sexually abusing gymnasts has been hit with a new lawsuit by 18 women and girls who say they were molested by him, mostly...
Nerds have fallen in love with Overwatch porn
Overwatch may have been crowned Game of the Year across multiple gaming awards, but Blizzard’s hero shooter has been immensely popular elsewhere too. Since the game’s launch in May, 2016,...
Owner sues ex-jockey over thoroughbred's winnings
A Virginia horse breeder says an ex-jockey tried to race off with the winnings from his champion filly, Filibustin. Alan R. Cook, of Manassas, says he bred Filibustin in New...
Paralyzed NYPD hero Steven McDonald dies at 59
Hero NYPD cop Steven McDonald — who famously forgave the cowardly teenage gunman who left him paralyzed from the neck down 30 years ago — died Tuesday at North Shore...
The lifestyle of the rich and famous Formula One racers
Motorsport has always been about living the high life, from James Hunt back in the 1970s to Lewis Hamilton in the present day. The fastest cars, the biggest houses and...
Paul Ryan: ObamaCare repeal will have replacement
House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday assured GOP lawmakers who are balking at repealing ObamaCare without a replacement that won't happen. “It is our goal to bring it all together...
Assemblywoman accused of beating son with broom skirts felony charges
Felony assault charges have been dropped against a Brooklyn assemblywoman accused of beating her 12-year-old son with a broomstick. Diana Richardson, 33, remains charged with misdemeanor assault, harassment and menacing...
Russian man petitions to have street renamed after Trump
A Russian man is praying to have a local street called “Godless” renamed after President-elect Donald Trump. Sergey Bizyukin of Ryazan has launched a petition to rename the alley Donald...
Giant asteroid zoomed terrifyingly close to Earth and we didn't see it coming
A high-rise-sized asteroid slipped quietly past the Earth yesterday, twice as close as the moon. We didn’t see it coming. Now designated as 2017 AG13, the 10-storey (80-115 feet) tall...
New York health department yanks ads from Breitbart
The New York State Health Department is boycotting the conservative news site Breitbart, formerly headed by President-elect Donald Trump’s chief White House strategist Stephen Bannon, The Post has learned. As...
Derrick Rose blames Knicks vanishing act on family crisis
Even E.T. tried to phone. When the Derrick Rose affair was put to rest Tuesday, the end result for all concerned was that so much concern, speculation and heartburn could...
Ex-dancers allege systemic drugging, sexual assault at strip club mecca
The Cheetah in Atlanta bills itself as the “most renowned gentleman’s club” in the southeast, where businessmen, young professionals and tourists alike have enjoyed more than four decades of bare...
Diet soda contains chemicals found in rust remover
Rust remover, anyone? Or maybe a dash of cement with your meal? Swapping your “full-fat” Coke for a diet alternative might seem like the sensible, healthy thing to do. But...
These airlines will give you the worst delays
When it comes to punctuality, not every airline is created equal. Aviation insights company FlightStats recently released its list of international airlines with the best and worst on-time performance records....
NYPD offers reward for info leading to mom killer's arrest
The NYPD is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect who fatally shot a Bronx mother last week, officials said Tuesday. Cindy...
Meredith Kercher's killer denied new trial
An Italian appeals court Tuesday smacked down an attempt for a new trial or acquittal for the man convicted of the 2007 murder of British university student Meredith Kercher. Rudy...
Jeff Sessions would recuse himself from Clinton probes
Sen. Jeff Sessions said Tuesday he would recuse himself from any investigations of Hillary Clinton if confirmed as Donald Trump's attorney general. Answering questions from Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sessions...
'Drunk' woman attacks husband after he refuses sex
A Florida woman attacked her husband, punching him and kneeing him in the groin after he refused to have sex with her, according to a report. Kerry Lee Pineiro, 61,...
Crazed woman in hot pants goes on axe swinging rampage
Security cameras in a 7-Eleven in Australia caught a brutal axe attack where two people were struck with the weapon. The assailant was a young woman, who is shown calmly...
The one Nick Saban decision that doomed Alabama
Before this season, Nick Saban never had played a true freshman quarterback in his long and illustrious head coaching career. But Jalen Hurts was a different kind of player, and...
No-show Derrick Rose really misses his son
Derrick Rose went AWOL from the Knicks before Monday night's game, and in the search for a valid explanation for the bizarre turn of events comes this nugget out of Chicago,...
Late Mets owner's championship ring heads to auction
Championship sports rings, art and rare writings from late Mets owner Nelson Doubleday Jr. are scheduled to go up for auction in New York on Wednesday. Doubleday's 2000 National League...
Snapchat picks London for international headquarters
Evan Spiegel isn’t worried about Brexit. The 26-year-old CEO of Snap Inc. — which runs the disappearing-photo app Snapchat — has chosen London as the startup’s international headquarters. Snap’s move...
Hostage situation near University of Alabama ends without injuries
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Police say a man was arrested after a hostage situation near the University of Alabama, and all the hostages are reported unharmed. Lt. Teena Richardson, a Tuscaloosa...
Jurors hear church massacre victims' final moments
Prosecutors reminded jurors Tuesday of the sheer terror endured by the nine Charleston church victims in their final minutes of life as racist killer Dylann Roof gunned them down one...
The government came up with ridiculous ways to waste your money in 2016
The federal government spent huge taxpayer dollars to study the popularity of Barbie dolls and how long a fish could exercise on a treadmill, according to a new report by...
The best places to go snowboarding in America
Although partaking in the best extreme outdoor adventures in America and walking the best hiking trails in America might get your adrenaline pumping, there is something about winter that calls...
ESPN gives Bill Walton four hours to do his wacky, weed-promoting best
Throw the weed knowledge down, big man! Basketball Hall of Famer and renowned Deadhead and all-around cultural treasure Bill Walton was a part of the “ESPN Voices” set for the...
The Browns' decision becomes clearer: Trubisky or Watson?
College football's two top eligible quarterback prospects declared for the NFL Draft the past two days. That leaves only one question: How will the Browns screw this up? North Carolina's Mitch...
Christmas-themed Twinkies recalled over salmonella scare
Hostess Brands said Tuesday it’s issuing a voluntary recall of its holiday white peppermint Twinkies over a salmonella scare. The company blamed a recall by Blommer Chocolate, which supplied confectionary...
Chicago prisoners stab each other with inhalers during brawl
Footage of a prison fight from Cook Country Jail shows how quickly things can turn potentially deadly. Prisoners can be seen stabbing other inmates with devices that prison officials later identified...
Al D'Amato kicked off flight after starting rebellion against crew
Former Sen. Al D'Amato was escorted off a JetBlue flight Monday night after trying to lead passengers in a rebellion against seating changes that followed a lengthy delay, an eyewitness...
Woman busted smuggling lover out of prison in a suitcase
Love definitely didn’t set this Venezuelan woman free! Antonieta Robles Saouda, 25, was arrested after she tried to break her boyfriend out of prison by stuffing him into a hot...
Valeant stock surges following $1.3B L'Oreal deal
Valeant’s badly blemished stock is getting a makeover. Shares of the scandal-plagued pharma giant surged as much as 14 percent, to $17.53 a share, in early Tuesday trades after it...
L.L. Bean is on the defensive over $60,000 Trump donation
Duck boots aren’t meant for wading into politics. L.L. Bean is on the defensive after reports that Linda Bean — the granddaughter of the outdoor catalog’s founder and a member...
Fort Lauderdale shooter scrapped NYC trip because of high security
New Yorkers may have dodged a catastrophe when the shooter in the Fort Lauderdale Airport massacre decided against coming to the Big Apple for New Year's Eve, a federal law...
Internet-famous lynx found dead at ski resort
A lynx who became an internet sensation after being filmed at a Colorado ski resort is on a chairlift to heaven. The beloved wildcat - who starred in a video...
KKK-costumed protesters show up at Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON -- The first hearing for a Trump administration Cabinet selection got off to a raucous start Tuesday when two men in white sheets and KKK pointed caps were ejected...
Driver gets a parking ticket in his own driveway
A Michigan man is fuming after getting hit with a parking ticket for keeping his car idly running in his driveway. “Let's all take a moment to thank officer dipsh-t...
Gay Air Force vet finally gets honorable discharge at 91
Sixty-eight years after being dismissed from the US Air Force because he’s gay, an elderly veteran has won his legal fight to upgrade his discharge status to honorable. H. Edward...
Backpage.com shuts down its 'adult' section
Backpage.com just got backed into a corner over sex trafficking. The classified ads site has abruptly shut its “adult” section, bowing to a campaign by state and federal officials to...
Anders Breivik gives Nazi salute while whining about solitary
SKIEN, Norway — Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik made a neo-Nazi salute as he walked into a courtroom at a high-security prison where judges on Tuesday began reviewing a...
Bernie Sanders heaps praise on Donald Trump
Sen. Bernie Sanders once called Donald Trump a "pathological liar," but at a forum at George Washington University in Washington, DC, the self-described socialist praised the president-elect's "extraordinary accomplishment" in...
'Don't tip black people': Patron leaves racist note on receipt
ASHBURN, Va.— A racist note left on a receipt for a black Virginia waitress has sparked outrage. Multiple news outlets, which ran pictures of the receipt , report that the...
American Apparel sold in bankruptcy auction for $88M
American Apparel got a little less American on Tuesday. A giant Canadian apparel maker won a bankruptcy court auction for the embattled Los Angeles T-shirt maker, it was announced on...
Robo-bird protects airports from non robo-birds
Birds striking planes is a major concern near airports, and this new drone is attempting to solve that problem. It's shaped like a predator bird, and it's designed to scare...
Obama is raising money for Democratic Party
Barack Obama hasn't finished raising money for Democrats. In an emailed money pitch to supporters before his farewell address Tuesday night in Chicago, the president asks for donations "to send...
Prankster sets up conference call with two of the same stores and the results are hilarious
The new year so far has proven to be one of exciting and eventful things, and the classic prank call is naturally one of them. This prankster decided to conference...
Keurig is answering your beer prayers
Keurig, the maker of single-cup coffee machines, says it is teaming up with beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev to build an at-home booze maker. The companies said Friday that they hope...
Man arrested in 'Hollyweed' sign case
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police have made a "HOLLYWeeD" bust. Zachary Cole Fernandez, 30, was arrested Monday, just over a week after a prankster used white tarps to make...
Dems to rehang painting depicting cops as pigs after GOP rep took it down
Democratic lawmakers plan to rehang a controversial painting on Capitol Hill that angered law enforcement groups with its depiction of police officers as pigs, after Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter personally...
Here's how much it really costs to raise a kid in America
WASHINGTON — Expecting a baby? Congratulations! Better put plenty of money in your savings account. The Department of Agriculture says the estimated cost of raising a child from birth through...
Horse dies after cop leaves it alone for 16 hours
DENVER — A Denver police officer has been punished for leaving his horse without food or water before it became sick and had to be put down. A disciplinary report...
Man bizarrely trapped behind wall saved by FDNY
A man needed to be saved by firefighters after he plunged six stories down an air shaft in a Manhattan building and became lodged behind the wall of his neighbor's...
The only thing that could stop Alabama's star running back
TAMPA, Fla. — Alabama’s Bo Scarbrough buried Washington nine days ago. A right leg injury prevented the bruising running back from doing the same to Clemson. The sophomore was the...
Alabama doesn't know how to process shocking title game loss
TAMPA, Fla. — Alabama’s locker room was cloaked in silence, a scenario impossible for the team to imagine minutes earlier. Every so often, a scream would emerge from the room,...
Hunter Renfrow makes historic catch after arriving as a walk-on
TAMPA, Fla. — When Hunter Renfrow came to Clemson, he didn’t know if he would earn a spot on the team. A little more than one year later, the former...
One person dead after car collides with LIRR train
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. — Officials say one person has died in a collision between a westbound non-passenger Long Island Rail Road train and a vehicle in Brentwood. It happened just after...
'Tree Man' undergoes life-changing hand surgeries
A man whose wart-covered skin earned him the striking nickname “Tree Man” has turned over a new leaf after undergoing 16 surgeries in a year to remove the debilitating growths....
Clemson just had what it took to turn the Tide of history
TAMPA, Fla. — Damned if he wasn’t open. Wide open. There had been six seconds left in this heart-stopping College Football Playoff national championship game when Clemson’s Deshaun Watson took...
Where kissing wolves won't get you killed
Wolves are vicious animals. They have snarled through history as some of the planet’s greatest predators, pouncing on helpless prey all over the world — Russia, Europe, North America —...
This surprising Deep South town is shedding its gritty past
There are 33 Greenvilles in America, give or take, but the one in South Carolina has far and away received the most media attention of late, having been plagued by...
Eli Manning has theory on what happened with Odell Beckham
The day after the Giants were unceremoniously ejected from the playoffs and Odell Beckham Jr. endured a nightmarish postseason debut, his veteran quarterback theorized the still-young receiver put too much...
NYC's fiscal stability no sure thing
New York may look like it’s booming, but the city’s finances are skating on thin ice, according to a report. The Fiscal Times put out a list of America’s large...
Carmelo Anthony ejection buried in rest of Knicks mess
As if the Knicks, with their Swiss cheese defense, didn’t have enough problems, their offense suffered two third-quarter hits Monday night. Carmelo Anthony was ejected for a league-leading third time...
Why anti-nepotism law might not apply to Kushner appointment
Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who played a critical behind-the-scenes role in the presidential campaign, will take a similar position in the White House as a senior adviser, it was...
City deaths caused by fires hits record low in 2016
The number of people who died in fires decreased last year in New York City to 48 — the lowest since the Fire Department started keeping records 100 years ago....
Clemson stuns Alabama on last-second TD to win national title
TAMPA, Fla. — One year later, Deshaun Watson had his Vince Young moment. Only better. More dramatic. Perhaps more memorable. With one second to spare, the two-time Heisman Trophy finalist...