January 17, 2017
MLB prospect hits 110 mph on radar gun
The White Sox might not be missing Chris Sale for long because another flamethrower is on the horizon. Michael Kopech, one of four players the White Sox acquired from the...
Senate passes bill rolling back NYC's controversial plastic bag 'tax'
The state Senate passed a bill Tuesday to roll back New York City’s controversial fee on plastic bags. The new city law, approved by Mayor de Blasio and the City...
De Blasio's biggest campaign donors are celebs, ex-staffers
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s biggest campaign boosters over the past six months include Hollywood celebs promoting his progressive agenda and former top staffers who left him for the private sector....
Here's why your cell phone might cost more than it should
Your cell phone may have cost more than it should have. President Obama’s regulators, in their last days, have taken one of their boldest actions — suing dominant cell phone...
Furious Oregon players side with coach: It's sick teammates' fault
The University of Oregon suspended strength and conditioning coach Irele Oredinde on Tuesday for one month without pay after a report surfaced that three football players were hospitalized following a...
Trump still needs to pick federal real estate chief
A post that has yet to be filled and is likely near and dear to President-elect Donald Trump is the administrator of the General Services Administration. The job oversees 376.9...
Devils finish road trip in style with improbable win
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Two straight road wins had the Devils feeling good about their recent play. Beating the Minnesota Wild to end the road trip solidifies their positive feelings. Beau...
'It's a prove-yourself thing': Josh Hamilton's latest last chance
ARLINGTON, Texas — Josh Hamilton walked into a room at the Texas Rangers' ballpark carrying a new first baseman's mitt and feeling the way he did 10 years ago. Hamilton,...
Man charged with trafficking over 30 guns into Brooklyn
A North Carolina man has been charged with trafficking at least 30 guns from the south into Brooklyn, authorities said. Marcus Gamble pleaded not guilty Tuesday as he was arraigned...
NYC property values top $1 trillion
New Yorkers are going to pay more in property taxes starting in July. The city’s Finance Department has released the tentative assessments and property values for the next fiscal year...
Phenom Gleyber Torres is about to remake the Yankees infield
Gleyber Torres made his first trip to New York this week, and on Tuesday, he visited Yankee Stadium. The Yankees are counting on the 20-year-old shortstop, the highlight of the...
Pit bull owner arrested after dogs kill child and injure another
ATLANTA — Police say they have arrested the owner of two pit bulls that killed one child and injured another in southwest Atlanta. Atlanta police Sgt. Warren Pickard says Cameron...
Jury weighs murder indictment against boyfriend of Zymere Perkins' mom
A grand jury is weighing a murder indictment against the boyfriend of Zymere Perkins’ mom in the broomstick-beating death of the Harlem 6-year-old, prosecutors said Tuesday in Manhattan Criminal Court....
Silicon Valley fears FCC overhaul with Trump pulling strings
The Trump administration rolls into power on Friday and is expected to undertake a complete shake-up of the Federal Communications Commission. While the extent of reorganization of the agency is...
Ex-CIA agent who reached out to Trump prepares for extradition
The former CIA agent who reached out to Donald Trump to help her fight extradition to Italy to serve a prison term for her role in the kidnapping of a...
Zuckerberg says Facebook didn't rip off virtual-reality code
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg was defending a pesky lawsuit on Tuesday, again denying charges of intellectual property theft. Facebook’s Oculus unit is being charged with ripping off id Software...
Obama grants pardon to NYC nightlife impresario Ian Schrager
President Obama’s sweeping last-minute pardons Tuesday included one of the city’s most famous nightlife impresarios and a Hall of Fame baseball player. Among the 273 people on the latest White...
Former Time Inc. exec heading back into art auction scene
Former Time Inc. Senior VP Nancy Valentino, who headed People’s juggernaut publicity department until exiting 18 months ago in a restructuring, is headed back to the art auction world. She...
CBS makes $9.5M bid for bankrupt Scout Media
Scout Media, the digital sports media site in Chapter 11 , said it has secured a $9.5 million “stalking horse” bid from CBS to take over its assets. An auction...
Nets have everything going for them — and still blow it
The first half of the Nets’ season ended the same way most of their campaign has — with a loss. Game, but not good enough. Tuesday’s setback was a 119-109...
Hearst not interested in buying all Time Inc. publications
The Time Inc. board last week said it will begin formally listening to pitches from prospective buyers — but one major media company will be sitting it out, at least...
American Media Inc. in hot water over ad that looked like content
American Media Inc., which is led by David Pecker, had its knuckles rapped by the Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division last week for running an ad for SlimFast on...
Elliot announces stake in Jersey-based power company
Elliott Management has a new activist target and for the first time ever it is working with a partner. The Paul Singer-led hedge fund on Tuesday announced a 6.9 percent...
City schools' record AP testing numbers not quite what they seem
A record number of kids took and passed Advanced Placement tests last year — but critics say the college-credit program is still all but invisible at nearly 100 city schools....
Henrik Lundqvist yanked again — and then it got crazy
So this is what it’s like on the precipice of chaos, huh? The Rangers are teetering, looking over the edge and wondering what lies below. They are wondering if franchise...
Yankees stud Clint Frazier: I'm done watching Andrew Miller
The Yankees’ first midseason sell-off in recent memory was based on building for the future. For Clint Frazier, he hopes that future comes quickly. The brash outfielder didn’t rule out...
Tiffany blames Trump Tower security for poor holiday sales
Executives at Tiffany & Co. are bluer than their famous gift boxes after the massive security clampdown at Trump Tower right next door caused holiday sales to plummet. The high-end...
Don't believe the tweets — Trump is one cool customer
The eye of a storm is a calm place surrounded by turbulence. So is Donald Trump. Much of liberal America is in an absolute tizzy over his impending presidency, with...
Why eager Jets and Brian Winters committed to each other
The Jets kept homegrown talent from getting away late Monday by signing guard Brian Winters to an extension before he could reach free agency. The Jets did it at a...
Secretary of defense not happy with Manning decision: report
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter opposed President Obama’s decision to commute the sentence of Chelsea Manning, according to a report. The opposition to letting Manning off the hook for violating...
The 2 Hall of Fame locks are just the beginning of coming flood
Whether two, three, four or even five baseball players receive the telephone call of their lives Wednesday, a prevailing trend has planted its flag: Cooperstown sure looks like it will...
Fugitive wanted in fatal shooting of police officer captured
ORLANDO, Fla. — A suspect in the fatal shooting of an Orlando police officer was captured Tuesday after a weeklong manhunt, authorities said. The Orlando Police Department tweeted Tuesday night...
Dan Reeves gives Aaron Rodgers his ultimate QB comparison
Those who played alongside Roger Staubach do not throw his name around gratuitously when it comes to assessing quarterbacks playing today and comparing them with the former Cowboys legend. Dan...
Knicks players are quickly turning on Jeff Hornacek
Late in the third quarter Monday, Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek yelled at Derrick Rose after Atlanta’s Dennis Schroder blew by him for a layup. Rose, at the next play stoppage,...
Trump's education secretary pick pledges to fight for charter schools
WASHINGTON --Donald Trump’s pick for Education Secretary pledged Tuesday to fight for “high-quality alternative” choices for parents if their local public schools are failing. Under pressure from Democrats and union...
Barack Obama also pardons a baseball Hall of Famer
President Barack Obama's extensive list of pardons and commutations released Tuesday extended to a former MLB star who last played in 1980. Hall of Famer Willie McCovey was one of...
The most logical Carmelo landing spot is a team he can't stand
Carmelo Anthony still believes the Knicks will right the ship as they stand three games out of the Eastern Conference’s eighth seed. On Tuesday, Anthony told team president Phil Jackson...
GOP rages over Obama's surprise Manning commutation
President Obama commuted the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning on Tuesday in an 11th-hour surprise, allowing the convicted leaker of US Army secrets to leave prison nearly three decades early....
This is even more annoying than cash-only restaurants
When chef Jordan Andino, 27, was planning to open his first restaurant, 2nd City in the West Village, he made an unconventional business decision: He decided he would not accept...
Puerto Rican terrorist among prisoners freed by Obama
An imprisoned Puerto Rican terrorist who refused to renounce violence to get clemency in 1999, was among those whose sentence was commuted Tuesday by President Obama. Oscar Lopez-Rivera helped establish...
Can this restaurant reduce the risk of Alzheimer's?
Bring an appetite, but leave your mind behind, when you drop into Honeybrains. The new Noho restaurant is co-owned by a neurologist, and it claims to be more that just...
Setting traitor Manning free is a betrayal by Obama
As the clock winds down on his presidency, President Obama has commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, the army intelligence analyst convicted of leaking hundreds of thousands of US diplomatic...
Brother didn't rat out ISIS recruit as 'big f--k you' to family
A former Queens College student said he helped cover up his older brother’s plans to join ISIS as a “big f--k you” to his family, who saw him as “stupid...
Carmelo entrusts future to Knicks prez who hasn't learned a thing
Let’s take a little stroll down memory lane, shall we? This was Feb. 8, 2016, just about 11 ½ months ago. See if you can remember who the speaker is,...
Andrew Cuomo breaks his tax pledge yet again
Gov. Cuomo kept his new budget hush-hush all Tuesday, and one reason is obvious: His call to extend the millionaires tax (again) shows his rank hypocrisy. Again. “No new taxes....
When it comes to the press, Trump and de Blasio look a lot alike
Mayor de Blasio and President-elect Donald Trump are more alike than either wants to hear — and the mayor’s latest press conference shows it. On Tuesday, de Blasio wouldn’t admit...
Trump should shrug off John Lewis' cookie-cutter insults
President-elect Donald Trump is paying too much heed to the ranting of civil-rights veteran John Lewis: The Georgia congressman’s been playing the same tune about every top Republican for years...
Cuomo doubles down on his failed corporate-welfare agenda
If you thought central planning died with the Soviet Union, you were wrong. Gov. Cuomo has revived it — with predictably disastrous results. Cuomo’s 2017 agenda doubles down on the...
Gruesome photos from Orlando nightclub crime scene released
It’s a glimpse of terror. Photos made public Tuesday revealed just a taste of the horror that unfolded during the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Fla., with stomach-turning images of...
American Apparel lays off nearly all of its workers
The ax fell hard at American Apparel on Monday. Nearly all of the once-edgy retailer’s 3,400 employees were let go, just days after a bankruptcy judge approved the sale of...
War on Betsy DeVos shows the left hates giving educational hope to poor kids
The controversy over the nomination of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education has been, if nothing else, clarifying. We now know that working to give poor kids more educational opportunities...
Trump's threat to the liberal 'deep state'
One of the best books on American history, Arthur Schlesinger’s “The Age of Jackson,” began with Jackson’s inauguration, when the rowdy backwoodsmen who came to celebrate their hero’s triumph frightened...
'We're not scared': Alex Morgan threatens US women's soccer strike
Alex Morgan recently joined her new club team in France, simultaneously challenging herself against Europe's best and dodging another year in the undesirable National Women's Soccer League, but she assured...
'Six' stars endured hellish training to play Navy SEALs
It’s often said that artists have to suffer for their work — but that phrase was especially literal for the stars of History’s new Navy SEAL drama “Six.” To prepare...
Roger Goodell refuses to face the music in New England
Patriots fans once again won’t get the chance to vent at Roger Goodell in person Sunday. The NFL confirmed Tuesday that Goodell will attend the NFC Championship Game in Atlanta...
Deutsche Bank agrees to pay $7.2B for lying to investors
Eight years after the collapse of the US housing market, Deutsche Bank on Tuesday reached a final settlement with federal regulators — admitting it lied to investors about its mortgage-backed...
Katie Couric's surprising health secret
Like many other Americans, Katie Couric wants to jump-start 2017 on a healthy note with home-cooked, heart-conscious meals. And true to form, she’s gone public with it. On her new...
Woman sues after cops search her vagina for drugs in public
A St. Louis-area woman is suing after she says she was subjected to a cavity search by a female police officer in a public parking lot while a male cop...
145 frozen people are waiting to be resurrected in the Arizona desert
He lies frozen inside a thermal sleeping bag immersed in liquid nitrogen in an aluminum pod he shares with three other preserved humans within a giant vacuum flask known as...
Sergeant in de Blasio's security detail tests positive for pot
An NYPD sergeant who helps oversee security at Gracie Mansion — and once worked in First Lady Chirlane McCray’s personal detail — tested positive for marijuana and has been suspended,...
NY Times will cut budget and staff to reach digital demands
There will be more budget and job cuts at the New York Times in 2017 as the paper struggles to remake its newsroom for the digital age, the paper's top...
'We have to kill him': Party murder suspect butchered man, fearing prison, lawyer says
The adopted son of celebrity Manhattan jeweler Jeffrey Rackover viciously murdered a Connecticut man before crudely trying to dismember him — all because he didn’t want to go back to...
Former ‘Apprentice’ contestant sues Trump for defamation
Three days before the inauguration, a former "Apprentice" contestant has sued Donald Trump for defamation, saying the president-elect publicly called her out as a "liar" after she accused him of...
Obama commutes sentence of Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning will be a free woman in May. In an eleventh-hour surprise, President Obama commuted most of Manning's remaining prison sentence Tuesday, just days before he hands the keys...
'Jealous' man accused of killing ex-girlfriend's male roommate
KENNER, La. — A 44-year-old man is accused of killing and dismembering a 27-year-old who was living with the suspect's ex-girlfriend in an apartment where detectives found evidence of blood...
Bosses are spying on employees' fitness, productivity and emotions
Bosses are spying on staff using a Big Brother-style tracker to monitor their every move. The high-tech device records sleep patterns, fitness, productivity and can even analyze emotions. It is...
No one knows how dozens of dolphins just died in Florida
Dozens of dolphins died after getting stranded in shallow waters off the coast of Florida — but no one seems to know what caused them to stray. The National Oceanic...
Mother busted for disappearing with daughters 30 years ago
SCITUATE, R.I. — Two sisters who disappeared from Rhode Island with their mother in 1985 have been located in the Houston area, and their mother was charged with snatching them,...
Carmelo opts to stay with Knicks in sit-down with Phil Jackson
The Phil Jackson-Carmelo Anthony uneasy alliance shall continue. Anthony got his meeting with the Knicks president on Tuesday before the Knicks flew to Boston, and reportedly it was “far more...
Watchdog group says new MTA contracts will hike subway fares
The new contract between the MTA and its workers costs too much money and will lead to higher than expected fare increases, a government watchdog group claimed on Tuesday. Citizens...
Orlando nightclub shooter's wife 'would not hurt anybody': uncle
The widow of the Orlando nightclub shooter "would have run away" had she known of her husband's murderous intentions, her uncle insisted during a brief court appearance Tuesday. “I understand...
Plane bumps into another aircraft at LaGuardia airport
An American Airlines plane bumped into another aircraft as it was backing up from a gate at LaGuardia Airport Tuesday, according to Port Authority officials. The plane's wingtip clipped an...
De Blasio tries brushing off similarities to Trump in handling the media
It’s the “OK when I do it” defense. Mayor Bill de Blasio insisted Tuesday that his refusal to answer questions from certain reporters is completely different from Donald Trump’s boycott...
Cop who shot Ramarley Graham botched protocol: prosecutor
The cop who fatally shot unarmed Bronx teen Ramarley Graham in 2012 repeatedly botched NYPD protocol, a department prosecutor said at the start of the officer’s administrative trial Tuesday. With...
Making Mexico pay for the wall, the Justice hit on Chicago's PD and other comments
From the right: How To Make Mexico Pay for the Wall Its leaders’ vehement protests notwithstanding, Donald Trump “absolutely can make Mexico pay” for that border wall, asserts Marc Thiessen...
Islanders fire Jack Capuano as fall guy for Garth Snow's errors
The first strike of accountability from the new Islanders ownership group came Tuesday, when the organization announced Jack Capuano was fired as head coach, to be replaced on an interim...
Cuomo slapping millionaires with additional income tax
Gov. Cuomo plans to extend an income tax surcharge on millionaires to help balance his state budget for the upcoming year, a lawmaker said following a closed door briefing at...
London's 'Dreamgirls' is eyeing Broadway
London theatergoers are pretty staid: applauding songs politely, sipping their white wine at the “interval” (translation: intermission) and never, ever giving a standing ovation. But the revival of “Dreamgirls” at...
Mexican soap star says she's been 'persecuted' for El Chapo interview
The sexy Mexican soap star who accompanied Sean Penn to his Rolling Stone interview with mass-murdering drug lord El Chapo says the now-infamous meeting has been a terrible burden on...
Veteran pitcher's heartache grows as brother reportedly stabbed to death
The brother of starting pitcher Edinson Volquez reportedly was stabbed to death Monday in the Dominican Republic. Brandy Volquez, 25, was killed in a Santo Domingo barbershop, according to Quisqueyanos En...
30-second nose job machine could seriously mess you up
It claims to give you an “instant nose job” in 30 seconds, but a leading doctor has warned young women about the dangers of using temporary “nose lift” devices. The...
The Cavaliers used blowout to figure out Kyle Korver
The Cavaliers got blown out by the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. The loss is ultimately unimportant: The Cavaliers were at the end of a long road trip, and a weeknight...
Boeing making a 'better' Air Force One for less money
Airplane manufacturer Boeing will be able to create a better Air Force One for a lower cost, the company's CEO announced after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday at...
Exploding e-cig knocks 7 teeth out of man's mouth
A man using an e-cigarette lost seven teeth and suffered second-degree burns when the device exploded. Andrew Hall, of Idaho, was severely injured in the accident and claims he will...
Cops seek teen and mom in killing of college football player
LAS VEGAS — Police are looking for a teen suspect and his mother in the fatal shooting of a Missouri State University football player who witnesses say tried to stop...
New ape species named after Luke Skywalker
The Force is strong with this species of ape. The Skywalker hoolock gibbon got its name in part because the scientists who discovered it in southwest China are die-hard “Star...
Manchester City's flaws are too many and too late to fix
Sound the narrative claxon, Manchester City are in crisis. The Sky Blues were demolished 4-0 by a consistently inconsistent Everton side on Sunday in a performance so bad that it...
This gun looks just like an iPhone
It might look like a bulky old-generation square iPhone to most people, police included, but the device in the image above is a weapon. One that actually works, and one...
Murder suspect Googled possible penalties before arrest
A man charged in the shooting deaths of a young couple at a North Carolina hotel last month used his phone to Google the types of prison sentences he might receive...
Man busted for threatening wife with homemade 'clown tickler'
What a bozo! An Oregon man was busted for threatening his wife with a bizarre “homemade medieval weapon” — a nail-embedded baseball bat crafted to protect his kids from a clown...
9/11 mastermind complains to Obama about Muslim 'oppression'
Notorious 9/11 architect Khalid Sheik Mohammed has given outgoing President Barack Obama his own personal send-off — a whiny letter. The al Qaeda honcho, imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay while awaiting...
People will do almost anything to stay young
If you have ever dreamed of eternal youth, a start-up claims to have the answer — just know it doesn’t come cheap. Named after the food of the immortal gods...
Interracial couple gets harassed on date night
Warning: Graphic language https://youtu.be/-dO7sLwdtks Disturbing video shows an interracial couple being harassed by a bigot who calls a Caucasian woman "the lowest rung of humanity." The video, posted to World...
How 'The Young Pope' pulled off that kangaroo scene
The latest wacky addition to HBO’s meme-worthy drama “The Young Pope” is none other than a kangaroo. But the kangaroo, which was given to Pope Pius XIII (Jude Law) as...
Putin defends Trump by calling dossier 'nonsense'
Donald Trump’s bromance with Vladimir Putin is alive and well as the Russian strongman on Tuesday ripped Trump’s critics and insisted the president-elect never cavorted with Moscow’s prostitutes — even...
Flying cars are here ... sort of
Airbus Group plans to test a prototype for a self-piloted flying car as a way of avoiding gridlock on city roads by the end of the year, the aerospace group's...
Off-duty cop who committed suicide was 10-year vet
An off-duty police officer committed suicide Tuesday morning at his Staten Island home, police sources said. Police responded to a 911 call of a shooting at a home on Dorval...
Steelers rip 'selfish' Antonio Brown and hint at punishment
Not even one of the best wide receivers in the NFL is immune to the consequences of breaking “The Code.” A furious Steelers coach Mike Tomlin made that clear Tuesday...
Jay Cutler body-shamed over vacation photo with wife
The Bears' season may have ended in December, but quarterback Jay Cutler is still getting tackled by critics. After wife Kristin Cavallari posted a snap on Instagram of the couple...
This woman built a house using YouTube tutorials
In 2008, Cara Brookins was dealing with the fallout of an abusive marriage, as well as trying to manage a mentally ill stalker. With four kids and no home, the...
Nike's new LeBron sneakers will cost you more than $2,000
How much do you love LeBron — and how much extra cash do you have? For the second question, the number needs to be at least $2,053 and counting, as...
Hammer-wielding murder suspect attacks police
Bodycam footage shows police attempting to subdue an alleged murderer while he attacks them with a hammer. The man is not fazed by Tasers, and proceeds to assault a female...
My grandfather was caretaker to the crown
I binge-watched the Golden Globe-winning Netflix series “The Crown” over the weekend — complete with Claire Foy’s perfectly plummy-accented Queen Elizabeth II and Matt Smith’s perhaps too-endearing Prince Philip —...
Schumer accuses Trump's HHS pick of insider trading
Sen. Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that Donald Trump’s choice for Health and Human Services secretary may have broken the law when he bought stock in a company days before introducing...
Facebook wants to read your mind — and control it
Facebook has your pictures and your intimate messages and now it’s coming for your thoughts. Or so it would appear, according to a recent job posting that suggests that the social...
Airport shooter allegedly logged into 'Jihadi chat rooms'
The New Jersey native accused of fatally shooting five people and injuring six others in the Fort Lauderdale Airport massacre had been "on the dark web," and logging in to...
Jerry Jones outlines a vague Tony Romo 'Super Bowl' plan
"There's only one that can make that decision, and there's been no decision made." "That decision" is the fate of gloriously expendable Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and the "only one"...
'Moby Dick's' restaurant blocked because of name
What a bunch of ... A Canadian fish and chips franchise called "Moby Dick's" is suing their local building council for blocking the purchase of a new restaurant, because the...
Scaramucci sells SkyBridge after getting Trump gig
Anthony Scaramucci just sold his “local bodega.” Less than a week after Scaramucci accepted a role in President-Elect Donald Trump’s administration, Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital announced that it has been sold...
Alcoholic loses 165 pounds after quitting the bottle
An alcoholic who garnered attention from men with a fat fetish is now a stunning aesthetician after she quit drinking. Courtney Maguire, 30, of Houston, Texas, dropped 165 pounds after...
Hip-hop personality charged as gunman in fatal T.I. concert shooting
An online hip-hop podcaster has been charged with squeezing off shots in the fatal Irving Plaza shooting that stemmed from a beef with rapper Troy Ave, who was shot in...
Seattle has a secret mermaid society
In Seattle, there is a community of mermaids living on the land and in the nearby waters. This group, while looking like regular people, identify as mermaids and have created...
First gorilla to be born in a zoo dies at 60
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The world's first gorilla born in a zoo, a female named Colo who became the oldest known living gorilla in the U.S., has died at age 60,...
A-Rod's next step: Saving broke athletes on reality TV
Alex Rodriguez is "Back in the Game," but not literally. The former Yankees slugger will host a CNBC show by that title in which he counsels former athletes who have...
NYC housing chief leaving to teach at NYU
The de Blasio administration is losing its housing czar in a reshuffling of personnel that involves three top officials. Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been, whose main priority has...
'Ice cream killer' is so dangerous, she's headed to a men's prison
Watch out, guys! An Austrian femme fatale known as the “Ice Cream Killer” will have plenty of new men to choose from at her new lockdown. Estibaliz Carranza, 38, will...
El Chapo claims he's harassed by prison guard who 'squeezes' him
Hands off my cojones! Notorious Mexican druglord El Chapo claims he is being sexually harassed by a prison guard who “squeezes and bothers” him and constantly wakes him at night,...
Orlando nightclub shooter's widow to appear before judge
The widow of the Orlando nightclub shooter will appear before a federal judge Tuesday to face her indictment on charges of aiding and abetting her husband's support of the Islamic...
Ramarley Graham's family packs courtroom for cop's hearing
Relatives of Ramarley Graham -- the unarmed teen who was fatally shot by a cop after being chased into his mother’s Bronx apartment in 2012 -- packed a courtroom for...
An 8-year-old refugee puts herself up for sale on app
An 8-year-old refugee girl was taken into care after she put herself up for sale on a popular app. An ad featuring a photograph of the child appeared on the...
This is why Aaron Rodgers is silent on festering family drama
Whispers surrounding Aaron Rodgers' family feud are getting louder and louder as the Packers move closer and closer to the Super Bowl. Days after the New York Times investigated Rodgers'...
Petitioners want new Tappan Zee Bridge named after Brinks robbery victims
ALBANY – Critics of Gov. Cuomo's decision to commute the sentence of a gang member in the 1981 Brinks robbery in Nyack have started a petition to name the new...
$50B takeover to create world's biggest tobacco company
British American Tobacco has agreed on a $49.4 billion takeover of US rival Reynolds American, creating the world’s biggest listed tobacco company after it increased an earlier offer by more...
Eva Moskowitz supports Trump's education secretary pick
Charter school leader Eva Moskowitz threw her support behind Donald Trump's education secretary pick on Tuesday, arguing that the nation's foundering public school system requires a systemic overhaul. Betsy DeVos...
Supreme Court rejects banks' bid to quash rate-rigging suits
The Supreme Court scuttled Wall Street’s last chance to derail a flurry of class-action lawsuits against banks over the rigging of one of the world economy’s most pivotal interest rates....
Fort Lauderdale airport shooter headed back to court
The New Jersey native accused of fatally shooting five people and injuring six others during a Fort Lauderdale airport massacre was due back in court Tuesday for a bail hearing....
Pups and pecs
Bodybuilders with their rescue dogs for the calendar in San Diego, California. These hounds and hunks have tongues wagging- and it's all in the name of charity. Dream Team Angels...
Oregon in damage control after new coach's workouts put 3 in hospital
The Oregon Ducks football team came back from holiday break and got back to work to put a dismal season behind them. At least three players, offensive linemen Doug Brenner...
Trump fires back at Lewis' inauguration claim
Donald Trump again lashed out at civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis on Tuesday, calling him either “wrong” or a liar. “John Lewis said about my inauguration, ‘It will be...
Workers pull giant python out of car engine
A giant python was discovered curled up inside the engine compartment of a car in Thailand. Workers struggled to pull the snake out of the car after failing to scare...
Verizon mulling acquisition of big cable company
Verizon Chief Executive Lowell McAdam may be getting ready to answer rival AT&T’s moves to buy DirecTV and Time Warner. The New York wireless giant is weighing the acquisition of...
Putin: Fake-news spreaders are 'worse than prostitutes'
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the Obama administration on Tuesday of trying to undermine Donald Trump, saying people spreading false allegations against the president-elect are “worse than prostitutes.” Putin denied...
Jail guards accused of beating homeless vet into coma
DAYTON, Ohio — A federal lawsuit alleges that officers at an Ohio jail beat a homeless veteran so severely that he ended up in a coma for two months and...
Female Marine born in Siberian prison may be among first to see combat
An 18-year-old Long Island woman born in a Siberian prison has made history in the Marine Corps -- and is gearing up to kick some ISIS butt. Pfc. Maria Daume...
An e-cigarette exploded inside this man's mouth
An Idaho man was seriously injured when an e-cigarette exploded in his mouth -- scorching his skin and knocking out seven of his teeth. Andrew Hall, of Pocatello, said he...
Boxing star embroiled in leaked-sex-tape drama
Boxer Amir Khan has been hit by more personal turmoil after a long-rumored sex tape of the star was leaked online. The X-rated clip shows him in just a T-shirt...
UK's Prime Minister signals clean break with EU
LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May has made it clear: the U.K. will make a clean break from the European Union and leave its single market of some 500...
Serial killer's daughter is terrified her unborn baby will be like pop
The deadliest serial killer in Russian history may have “maniac traits” that could be passed on to his unborn grandchild, his pregnant daughter fears. School teacher, Ekaterina Popkov, 30, was...
North Korea wants Obama to just leave already
North Korean leaders told President Obama on Tuesday to worry more about schlepping his belongings out of the White House than humanitarian abuses in the miserable hermit nation. "Obama would...
Carmelo will finally get the meeting he's been asking for
Knicks star Carmelo Anthony is scheduled to meet with reticent team president Phil Jackson sometime this week, according to ESPN, after Anthony twice requested a meeting in recent days. The...
Maserati worker found dead after posting joyride video
A 24-year-old man who worked at a Maserati dealership in Colorado was killed in an apparent high-speed crash — just hours after posting a video on Facebook showing one of...
Topless Trump protester grabs wax statue by the privates
During an unveiling ceremony for a life-size Donald Trump statue at the Madrid Wax Museum, a topless woman interrupted the proceedings. She eluded security and shouted about grabbing the patriarchy...
Donald Trump still thinks the polls are rigged
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed polls showing him having historically low approval ratings as he comes into office. "They are rigged just like before," he said in a morning...
Rolls-Royce to pay $808M to settle bribery claims
LONDON — Jet engine maker Rolls-Royce has agreed to pay $808 million to settle bribery and corruption charges brought by authorities in Britain, the US and Brazil. A UK High...
Flight MH370 victims' families angry as search ends
BEIJING — K.S. Narendran never boards a flight without feeling terror. And he doesn't expect that to change without answers to what happened to the plane carrying his wife three...
Trump to be sworn in using two Bibles
President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office using two Bibles — one belonging to Abraham Lincoln, and the other a gift from his mom, the inaugural committee announced Tuesday....
Dismembered body found at garbage transfer station
A worker operating a pay loader at Bronx waste transfer station early Tuesday made a horrifying discovery when he stumbled upon dismembered body parts belonging to a woman, authorities said....
Morgan Stanley's quarterly profit doubles on post-election trading
Banking giant Morgan Stanley’s fourth-quarter profit doubled, blowing past Wall Street’s expectations, as trading activity surged following the presidential election. Earnings soared to $1.51 billion in the three months ended...
State Dept. offered stress management classes after Trump win
The State Department offered employees stress management workshops a few weeks after its former boss was defeated by Donald Trump for president, according to a report. “The Emotional Transition: Managing...
Chinese president defends globalization, free trade
Chinese President Xi Jinping defended globalization and warned against protectionism Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos. "Many of the problems troubling the world are not caused by economic...
Teen trampled to death during Cancun nightclub shooting
An 18-year-old Colorado woman has been identified as the lone American victim of a gunman who killed five people at a nightclub in the Mexican resort of Playa del Carmen....
Off-duty police officer commits suicide
An off-duty police officer committed suicide Tuesday morning at his Staten Island home, police sources said. Police responded to a 911 call of a shooting at a home on Dorval...
This man gets run over by a train and miraculously walks out alive
Cameras in Thailand captured a man lying down on train tracks in a reported suicide attempt. To everyone's surprise, the man got up and walked away. Police and emergency services...
Obama rushes to fill dozens of federal jobs before leaving office
President Obama rushed to fill nearly 100 federal government vacancies during a frenzy of appointments in his final few weeks in office. Since the new year, Obama has named 72...
Donald Trump doesn't know Ivanka's Twitter handle
The Commander in Tweet had a Twitter misfire Monday night, intending to praise his daughter --but retweeting the wrong account instead. "@drgoodspine: @realDonaldTrump @Ivanka Trump is great, a woman with...
Turkish PM hopes interrogation will reveal 'forces' behind club attack
ISTANBUL — Turkish police captured the gunman who carried out the deadly New Year's nightclub attack in Istanbul, with officials saying Tuesday that he's an Uzbekistan national who trained in...
This giant alligator is downright terrifying
A massive gator caused quite a stir when it took a recent stroll in a central Florida nature reserve. A video posted to Facebook by Kim Joiner shows the huge...
This dedicated Trump supporter couldn't wait for inauguration day
One Donald Trump supporter kicked off the inaugural parade four days early, cruising around Midtown hauling a homemade float celebrating the next president. Rob Cortis calls his creation the Trump...
Fox and News Corp. to keep, expand Midtown headquarters
It’s big “news” for Midtown! Twenty-First Century Fox and News Corp., the separate media giants controlled by Rupert Murdoch, have locked in plans to keep and expand their headquarters on...
Parents infuriated after finding mold in popular baby toy
Disgusted parents are taking to social media to share what appears to be mold growing inside their children’s “Sophie the Giraffe” teething toy. A pediatric dentist who recommends teething toys,...
Outgoing CIA chief slams Trump for 'Nazi Germany' comparison
Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan went ballistic on Donald Trump on Monday for comparing US intelligence activities to those of Nazi Germany. “Tell the CIA officers who are serving in...
General Motors set to announce $1B factory investment, new jobs
DETROIT – General Motors will announce a $1 billion investment in its factories that will create or keep around 1,000 jobs, a person briefed on the matter said Monday. The...
Search for Flight MH370 comes to an end
SYDNEY — After nearly three years, the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 ended in futility and frustration Tuesday, as crews completed their deep-sea search of a desolate stretch of...
Moving companies refuse to help Chargers relocate to Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Chargers have received an ice cold reception upon the announcement last week they were moving from San Diego to the city of Angels. To make things even...
Ex-CIA agent ‘optimistic’ Trump will save her from extradition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXzXbzSkXMQ A former CIA agent who is facing extradition to Italy to face jail time for her role in the 2003 kidnapping of a Muslim cleric suspected of terrorism is...
Tickets for the last Ringling Bros. show are going to cost you
It’s going to cost big bucks to get under the big top for the final “Greatest Show on Earth.” Tickets have sold out for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum &...
Teacher: I was fired for reporting bad kids to principal
A Bronx teacher claims he was canned for refusing to keep his mouth shut about chronic student misbehavior — because administrators worried he was making the school look bad, The...
Several shot during MLK Jr. celebration at park named after Dr. King
Eight people were shot Monday afternoon at a holiday celebration at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park in Miami. Several others were injured in a stampede as people fled the...
Democrats are in gridlock over John Lewis' claims and other notable comments
From the right: Dems’ John Lewis Dilemma It’s no surprise Donald Trump’s pushback against Rep. John Lewis’ charge that he’s an “illegitimate president” has caused a furor. But, asks Byron...
Agency under fire for downplaying beauty pageants' sex appeal
WME/IMG’s first real chance at putting its fingerprints all over the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants is rubbing some people the wrong way. Some local officials...