May 3, 2018
Nike CEO apologizes for toxic workplace culture
Faced with an embarrassingly toxic workplace culture that had drawn complaints from some female staffers, Nike chief executive Mark Parker on Thursday apologized to employees, according to a report. The...
Changes are needed Stitches
For the signs they are a changin’. ... News outside Fenway Park yesterday. Yawkey Way is no more. Street named after former Bosox owner Tom Yawkey is history. History shows...
Burglary suspect accused of breaking into homes during funerals
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles police are urging a man to surrender on suspicion of being a burglar who targets homes while residents are attending funerals. Police said Thursday that...
Hawaiian volcano releases lava into residential area after days of earthquakes
HONOLULU — Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is releasing red lava into a residential subdivision, prompting the county to order mandatory evacuations. Hawaii County spokeswoman Janet Snyder said Thursday red lava emerged...
More staff shake-ups hit Tronc
The shake-up continues at Tronc. Colman Andrews, one of the best-known food journalists in the country, is out as editorial director of The Daily Meal, an online foodie site that...
CBS boosted by better-than-expected profits
The good times continue to roll for Les Moonves. The CBS chief executive on Thursday reported a solid first-quarter performance for his entertainment company — fueled by CBS All Access...
Bill Torrey's greatness is there to see for anyone who cares to look
“Lookit.” If Bill Torrey did not preface every sentence that way, it sure was pretty darn close. “Lookit,” he would say as he did at a press conference in 1978,...
Perv wanted to meet teen, dress her in diaper for sex: cops
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Authorities say a man tried to entice someone he believed to be a 14-year-old girl into meeting him at a Rhode Island mall so he could dress...
Girl testifies in trial of 3 men accused of raping her as mom smoked meth
SALT LAKE CITY — A rural Utah girl described in harrowing detail Thursday about how she was raped by three men in the bedroom of a house after an Easter-egg...
White men charged in deaths of black men found chained, dismembered in pond
OKLAHOMA CITY — Four white people are facing charges in the deaths of two black men whose bodies were found dismembered and chained to cinder blocks in an Oklahoma City...
See a different kind of Stanley Kubrick film
Two decades before he tackled outer space, Stanley Kubrick explored New York City’s parks, nightclubs and subways, his 35mm camera at the ready. The future “2001: A Space Odyssey” filmmaker...
Cuomo slams Nixon for not yet releasing tax returns
Gov. Andrew Cuomo hammered Democratic rival Cynthia Nixon on Thursday for not releasing her tax returns, which she had promised to do “this week.” Sensing an attack line that could...
Weight Watchers shares spike over 7 percent
Weight Watchers is tipping the scales on Wall Street. Shares of the Oprah-endorsed diet company popped by more than 7 percent in after-hours trading Thursday, to $74.75, as it reported...
Dad sues his daughter to stop auction of Basquiat masterpiece
A masterpiece by the late graffiti-art legend Jean-Michel Basquiat is at the center of a Manhattan family feud rife with charges of betrayal, abuse and a death-bed change to a...
LaGuardia Airport’s security robot is giving women the creeps
They paid for RoboCop -- but got Bender. The operators of La Guardia Airport are paying thousands of dollars every month renting a security robot to patrol the airport --...
Store faces suit for not allowing workers to speak Spanish
SAN DIEGO — A grocery store in San Diego subjected Hispanic employees to harassment and a hostile work environment by implementing a no-Spanish language policy, federal officials said Thursday. The...
Handcuffed man tries to flee courthouse, nosedives over balcony
SPANISH FORK, Utah — Security camera footage from a Utah courthouse shows a defendant in handcuffs running out of a courtroom, flipping over a second-floor railing and falling to the...
Rory McIlroy is putting latest Augusta fizzle behind him
CHARLOTTE , N.C. — As hangovers go, this was a relatively mild one for Rory McIlroy. Still, it took some time for him to get over his disappointing final-round showing...
Sheldon Silver pressured charity head to give friend's son job: witness
Two months after directing $2 million in state funds to a charitable group, Sheldon Silver pressed the head of that organization to give a job to the son of a...
These parents risked never seeing their son again to chase the American dream
Zhuang Liehong and his wife, Little Yan, weren’t supposed to fly to JFK Airport. When they left their small village in China’s Guangdong Province in the winter of 2014, they...
Mom says Native American sons were racially profiled on college tour
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The mother of two Native American teenagers who campus police pulled from a college tour in Colorado after a parent reported feeling nervous about them said she...
Judge rules PBA can't block release of cops' bodycam footage
A Manhattan judge tossed out the police union’s effort to block the release of videos from cops’ body cameras — ruling Thursday that state law doesn’t allow third parties to...
Man killed after being partially buried by avalanche
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A 41-year-old Anchorage man driving a snowmobile in Alaska's backcountry died after being partially buried by an avalanche, officials said Thursday. Alaska State Troopers identified the victim...
LeBron and Love carry Cavaliers to commanding 2-0 series lead
TORONTO — Watching LeBron James at shootaround, Kevin Love knew something special was in store. Maybe not the fadeaway jumpers James kept making, each seemingly with a higher degree of...
Sex offender in custody days after motor home pursuit
LOS ANGELES — A paroled sex offender was taken into custody two days after he led police on an hours-long chase through Southern California in a motor home with his...
Teen accepted into 113 colleges, gets more than $4.5M in scholarships
Could you pull off this feat? A North Carolina teenager recently announced she had been accepted into 113 colleges, WFMY reports. "When I got the first couple in the mail,...
Danish drama brings new twists to post-apocalypse genre
Some of the most memorable television of the last decade originated elsewhere. Showtime’s “Homeland” was based on the Israeli series “Prisoners of War.” “The Killing” on AMC was adapted from...
80-year-old gunman reportedly found dead after shooting
An 80-year-old gunman was found dead Thursday after he fatally shot a woman and wounded a man in a San Francisco suburb, authorities said. The shooting took place at an...
Friends dish on competitive, calm, 'kinda goofy' Sam Darnold
They were childhood friends and travel basketball teammates once on the San Clemente Shock, one a quarterback, the other a wide receiver, San Clemente High School graduates and then teammates...
David Fizdale the right coach for this Knicks rebuild
The Knicks did the right thing Thursday. They hired the right man. That doesn’t fix everything. It doesn’t guarantee anything. But hiring David Fizdale is a step in the right...
Diablo Cody’s kids have no idea she’s famous
When screenwriter Diablo Cody had her third child, life got unexpectedly weird. “I felt very overwhelmed and anxious, and I was having a lot of professional stress,” says Cody, who...
Woman claims she developed 'deadly' meat allergy after tick bite
Jennifer Burton's 2-acre property is surrounded by woods, so the Arkansas resident is used to getting a few tick bites here and there. She's constantly in her yard gardening, feeding...
City moving forward with development plan for Sunnyside Yards
The city is moving ahead with a plan to develop part of the 180-acre Sunnyside Yards in Queens, despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s quick rejection of the idea when it was...
Where Tiger Woods struggled in mediocre start
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tiger Woods wasn’t even finished signing his scorecard to make his opening-round, even-par 71 at the Wells Fargo Championship official Thursday afternoon when his caddie, Joe LaCava,...
NYC schools to offer instruction in Albanian, numerous other languages
New York City schools offer instruction in numerous languages and on Thursday — in what officials said was a first in the US — Albanian was added to the list....
William Friedkin dishes on the original ‘Boys in the Band’
An all-star cast began previews this week in “The Boys in the Band,” Mart Crowley’s 1968 play about a group of gay men who throw a party — and plenty...
Mets' best remedy for ending slide may be selective amnesia
Somehow, the calendar insisted at game’s end it was still only May the 3rd, though it often feels like the Mets’ season has already lasted several-and-a-half months. Somehow, the Mets...
Cop rescues toddler left in hot car for hours
“God, please let this child be alive,” Maryland Cpl. Darryl Wormuth whispered to himself when he spotted a toddler strapped in a car seat and locked inside a hot car on...
Brooklyn's top federal prosecutor made official — despite Trump inaction
Brooklyn finally has a new top federal prosecutor -- despite President Trump. Richard Donoghue was appointed to the interim position as US attorney for the Eastern District of New York...
Cop suspended after suspect being kicked in the head caught on video
MIAMI — A Miami police officer was suspended with pay Thursday after a Facebook video showed a surrendering auto theft suspect being kicked in the head. The Miami Herald reports...
Man arrested for trimming trees 'blocking his view' at Burger King
An elderly man in Troy, N.Y., has been charged with criminal mischief after he was caught pruning the trees at his local Burger King. Henry Crobok, 79, was reportedly caught...
'Vengeful' Pharma Bro made my life a living hell: ex-Turing exec
A former executive of Martin Shkreli's Turing Pharmaceuticals says the convicted felon made her life a living hell because she wouldn't pledge her loyalty to him after he was arrested...
'Handmaid' expands tale with Ofglen's hellish descent
'The Handmaid’s Tale' Wednesday, 3:01 a.m., Hulu Season 1 of “The Handmaid’s Tale” largely concentrated on the story of Offred (Elisabeth Moss), and her life before and after the formation...
This restaurant is powered by robot chefs
BOSTON — Robots can't yet bake a souffle or fold a burrito, but they can cook up vegetables and grains and spout them into a bowl — and are doing...
Witness scared of gangs forced to testify about Cuomo aide's shooting
A witness in the trial of four men accused of killing an aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was too terrified to testify Thursday — so government prosecutors had the mother...
The Motion Picture Academy's new 'no predators' rule
It seems the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is settling on a standard of sorts: expelling convicted rapists. On Thursday, it announced that its board had ejected Bill...
De Blasio commits to opening four supervised injection sites
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday committed to opening four supervised injection facilities where drug users can shoot up under medical supervision -- putting the Big Apple at the forefront...
Team Trump is on the right track with North Korea negotiations
The three remaining Americans held hostage in North Korea may be released as early as Friday, according to multiple reports — before President Trump even meets with Kim Jong-un. Barring...
Rod Rosenstein has let Mueller go far too far
Rod Rosenstein is doing a star turn as principled defender of the law, but he’s performed abysmally as deputy attorney general and President Trump would be fully justified in firing...
It's time for a new Palestinian prez
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is under fire for anti-Semitic remarks in a speech on Monday. The octogenarian leader blamed the mass murder of Jews during the Holocaust on Jewish...
De Blasio is trying to kill NYC's charter schools
You couldn’t ask for starker proof of how Mayor Bill de Blasio puts special interests ahead of public needs than his record on letting charter schools use space the regular...
There's a clear method to Rudy's 'mad' Trump defense
Rudy Giuliani’s startling TV appearance Wednesday night on Sean Hannity’s show was immediately dismissed by social-media know-it-alls as an unplanned trip to Crazytown. But there was nothing crazy about it...
Student struck on campus in 'Punish a Muslim day' attack: FBI
Federal agents are investigating an assault in which a Muslim student in Missouri was struck and knocked down the stairs on "Punish a Muslim day." The incident on Kansas City’s...
Suspect in home invasion death was just released from jail
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A homeless man facing car burglary and drug charges was released from jail two days before he allegedly killed a 38-year-old mother in a random home...
'Overboard' is the most pointless movie remake yet
Hollywood isn’t just churning out crummy remakes of great films anymore — now it’s doing awful remakes of mediocre films. For evidence, see “Overboard.” Or, rather, don’t. Who needs an...
Trump signs off on hosting summits on race: adviser
WASHINGTON -- President Trump Thursday signed off on hosting White House summits on race with leading athletes and artists, according to one Trump adviser. “The president is for it 100...
4 detained in suicide of teen girl
YANKTON, S.D. — Police say four people have been detained in the death of a 17-year-old girl who took her own life in Yankton. Authorities say the girl died early...
Men rescued after getting bad GPS info on way to Yellowstone
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Two men drove around at least two road-closed signs due to faulty navigation device information while trying to get to Yellowstone National Park and had to be...
Ex-Miss Turkey acquitted over 'insulting' political tweet
ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish court has acquitted a former beauty queen of charges of “insulting” the victims of the country’s failed 2016 coup in a Twitter post. Itir Esen...
Frontier Airlines cleaner stabs coworker at airport: cops
PHILADELPHIA — Authorities say an argument over a break room light led to a deadly stabbing involving three workers at Philadelphia International Airport. The stabbing occurred around 11:30 a.m. Thursday...
School reprints yearbook after naming paralyzed student 'most accident prone'
DECATUR, Ill. — An Illinois high school is reprinting yearbooks that mocked a partially paralyzed senior who is a wheelchair athlete as “most accident prone.” Chauncey Wulf, who was partially...
Man in car chase with police had grandma in backseat
MILTON, Mass. — A Massachusetts man who led police on a car chase with his 81-year-old grandmother in the backseat has had his bail set at $7,500 cash. Patrick Laubenstein...
Opera for babies is now a thing
Everest didn’t really connect with the opera until, about two-thirds into the show, he finally got his hands on a pair of glasses. Up until that point, he was finding...
Naked perv gets stuck in fence masturbating near school: cops
Police in Virginia removed a naked pervert who got himself stuck in a fence near an elementary school -- and promptly threw him in the slammer. Justin James Rutley, 30,...
Journey's keyboardist didn't want his song to win a Grammy
It's the song that truly does go on and on and on ... Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” was a Billboard Top 10 hit upon its release in 1981, but it’s...
Girlfriend of suspect in deputy killing faces drug charges
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — The girlfriend of a Maine man charged with killing a sheriff's deputy is facing drug charges. The Morning Sentinel reports that a grand jury indicted Kristina Pomerleau...
Cops search for man who left toddler alone on street
This adorable baby boy was found in Harlem on Thursday and cops want to find the man who was caught on camera dumping him. Officers responded to a 911 call...
This drag queen is launching a country music career
When a drag queen releases a song, it’s usually a safe bet that it’ll be a club track designed to get bodies bouncing on the dance floor. But Trixie Mattel...
This classical concert wants to put you to sleep
Don't feel bad if you nod off during this classical-music concert: That’s kind of the point. Max Richter’s 8 ¹/₂-hour-long “Sleep” is scientifically designed to help you doze. You can...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's kids were scarred by her terrible cooking
Gloria Steinem has called her “the closest thing to a superhero I know.” Her childhood friends called her “kicky.” Lilly Ledbetter, the eponym of 2009’s Fair Pay Act, says, “She...
Knicks reach deal with David Fizdale to be new coach
On the three-week anniversary of Jeff Hornacek’s firing, the Knicks have agreed to terms in principle with a new coach — David Fizdale, an NBA source confirmed. The deal reportedly...
Not even a psycho David Tennant can save this ‘Black Mirror’ knockoff
"Bad Samaritan" plays like an unambitious episode of “Black Mirror,” low on techno-savvy but enhanced by the always-compelling David Tennant and Robert Sheehan, an Irish actor best known for his...
Man arrested for alleged assaults at Little League game
CENTRALIA, Wash. — A 42-year-old Centralia man has had bail set at $500,000 after allegedly threatening a state Department of Corrections officer, a police officer and assaulting two people at...
Charlize Theron shows messy side of motherhood in 'Tully'
Motherhood is messy in “Tully,” the third collaboration between director Jason Reitman and writer Diablo Cody (“Juno,” “Young Adult”). Charlize Theron (also of “Young Adult”) stars as Marlo, a frazzled...
Peter King dumps Sports Illustrated for NBC gig
After nearly three decades, Peter King is leaving Sports Illustrated to go full time at NBC Sports, the network announced. King, who already was an NBC TV contributor, will bring...
Man slashes two with ninja sword over pair of socks: cops
A Florida man, angry about the alleged theft of a pair of socks, attacked two other people with a ninja sword, police said. Pasco County sheriff deputies were called to...
Change your password: Twitter finds security bug
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter is advising all users to change their passwords. The company said Thursday that it recently discovered a bug that stored passwords in an internal log in...
Yankees explode in the ninth for comeback win over Astros
HOUSTON — For nine innings Aaron Boone’s mind raced through all the things a big-league manager has to think about and then it stopped spitting out strategic ideas. Standing in...
IHOP calls diner N-word on receipt, apologizes with $10 gift card
An IHOP restaurant in Missouri reportedly used the N-word to refer to a black teen on her receipt -- then sent her a $10 gift card as an apology. Maya...
Reporter puts poker book on hold to double down on hot streak
She’s all in! New Yorker journalist Maria Konnikova picked up the game of poker a year ago while researching a book — but she hit such a hot winning streak...
LIRR commuter shouts racist comments at black women
A white commuter was caught on video making racist comments to a pair of black women on a Long Island Rail Road train. The man, who was upset that the...
Son of 'killer granny' says she is a 'good lady with demons'
MINNEAPOLIS — The son of a Minnesota woman suspected of fatally shooting her husband then killing a Florida woman and stealing her identity says she is a “good lady” but...
House chaplain pushed out by Ryan rescinds resignation
The House chaplain who resigned under pressure from Speaker Paul Ryan's staff said Thursday that he is rescinding his resignation because he did nothing wrong. Rev. Patrick J. Conroy's letter,...
Extremely drunk man tried to have sex with car tailpipe: cops
NEWTON, Kan. — Authorities say an extremely intoxicated man who was attempting to have sex with the tailpipe of a car in central Kansas was subdued with a stun gun...
Redskins investigating report that cheerleaders were 'pimped out'
The Washington Redskins have launched an internal investigation over claims that they were "pimping out" cheerleaders during a 2013 trip to Costa Rica. Team president Bruce Allen released a statement...
Sam Darnold's chance to turn Jets hype into action is here
The afterglow of picking Sam Darnold with the No. 3 pick in the NFL draft last week has barely started to fade, and now the team gets to see him...
Girl survives fall from 5th-floor window thanks to fresh mulch
STAMFORD, Conn. — Police say a 3-year-old girl survived with just minor injuries after falling as far as five stories from a window and landing in freshly spread mulch. Stamford...
Nikolas Cruz’s brother released again on probation
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The brother of Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz is getting out of jail again after violating probation for previously trespassing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High...
Giants haven't been this satisfied with a draft in a long time
The Giants got their man in the NFL draft. Indeed, all roads led to Saquon Barkley. Still, there was intrigue involved in this long, detailed evaluation process. Here is what...
Mystery high school pooper revealed as superintendent
This “Pooperintendent of Schools” is getting a lot of crap after he was caught in the act. Police in New Jersey on the hunt for a mystery pooper at Holmdel...
NJ governor Phil Murphy says he tried pot 'once or twice'
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has lifted the haze over whether he's ever used marijuana. He says he has, but just "once or twice." The 60-year-old Democratic...
Victim's jawbone reveals horrific intensity of Hiroshima bombing
A jawbone from one of the victims of the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, shows the high amount of radiation a person who was in the area may have absorbed....
Giuliani was right: Cohen's calls weren't tapped by feds
Rudolph Giuliani cast doubt Thursday on a report that the feds wiretapped President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen— and he was right. Giuliani blasted NBC's reporting several hours before it...
Just shut up if you're trying to remember something important
Memory is a funny thing. Sometimes the harder you try to remember something, the farther away from recollection it feels, and other times, you can easily recall totally obscure moments...
Comey blasts Giuliani for FBI 'stormtroopers' comment
Rudy Giuliani and former FBI Director James Comey clashed on Thursday after the former mayor accused the FBI of behaving like "stormtroopers" when they raided Michael Cohen last month. Comey,...
These new Oreo flavors are an assault on your taste buds
A blind taste test can turn just about anything into a Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Bean: When it’s good, you’re pleasantly surprised. But when it’s as bad as you might...
Nearly 36K pounds of ground beef could contain plastic bits
More than 30,000 pounds of ground beef were recalled Wednesday after a customer reported finding blue plastic pieces in the meat. JBS USA, Inc., a food processing company based in...
Hidden messages discovered in Dead Sea Scrolls
Experts in Israel have harnessed sophisticated imaging technology to reveal hidden script in the Dead Sea Scrolls. The technology, which was originally developed for NASA, has identified new letters and...
Jason Vargas gets destroyed again in Mets disgrace
The Mets were no-hit into the seventh inning by Atlanta’s Julio Teheran on Thursday — and that wasn’t even the worst part of an afternoon during which they lost 11-0...
Former 'world's fattest kid' has lost 182 pounds
At one point in his life, Arya Permana was so large he could barely move from his bed. But the 12-year-old boy from West Java — who was last year...
Cellphones may be to blame for surge in deadly brain tumors
Mobile phones may be behind a surge in a deadly brain tumor, scientists say. Cases of glioblastoma in England soared from 983 to 2,531 between 1995 and 2015, figures from...
Sanders: I didn't know about Trump's 'hush money' payment
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders — who said in March that President Trump didn’t pay hush money to Stormy Daniels — said Thursday that she only found out that...
Smiling tourist seen snatching dying dolphin from beach
Cops in China are hunting a tourist who stole a dying dolphin from a beach by throwing it over his back and carrying it off. Footage shows the smiling man...
80-year-old man investigated for hate crime after racist rant
An 80-year-old white man is being investigated for a hate crime after he was filmed physically attacking, and unleashing a racist tirade at a much younger black woman – all...
Passenger fined $11,000 for opening emergency exit door
A 25-year-old man who had just arrived in Sichuan, China, was fined more than $11,000 for opening the plane’s emergency door because the air felt “stuffy.” The man, identified only...
Man pleads not guilty to killing friend while livestreaming
ROSEBURG, Ore. — An Oregon man accused of shooting his friend while livestreaming has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. The News-Review reports 23-year-old John Walker Adams also pleaded not guilty to tampering...
Severely beaten woman escapes from husband before barn explosion
A barn on a Connecticut property where a man had allegedly held his wife hostage for several days exploded Wednesday night, sparking a fire that spread to the couple's house...
Peer pressure is a great way to spend less money
Maybe all over-spenders need is a little peer pressure. Consumers who realize they’re spending more than their peers — those who are of similar ages, incomes, locations and credit scores...
The hidden dangers of testing your DNA
The controversy surrounding Facebook in recent months has raised huge concerns about the security of our data. While the data scandal raised valid global concerns about privacy online, many of...
Island planning to permanently evacuate amid volcano activity
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Pacific nation of Vanuatu is preparing to permanently evacuate the entire population of one of its islands as thick ash spewing from a volcano kills...
This model was discovered at age 60
Age is just a number -- and supermodel Jacky O’Shaughnessy is living proof. At age 60, she was scouted on the off chance by American Apparel while in New York,...
Taking one photo a day can seriously boost your well-being
Feel better in a snap. Taking a daily photo and posting it online can boost well-being, according to a recent study from the UK’s Lancaster University and University of Sheffield....
Ichiro virtually retires in odd MLB farewell
Ichiro Suzuki is pulling an Alex Rodriguez, for now. The Mariners named Suzuki a special assistant to the chairman on Thursday, effectively removing him from the team's active roster for...
Horse sues former owner for negligence, wants $100K
This animal isn’t horsing around — he wants justice. An 8-year-old American quarter horse named — you guessed it — Justice is a plaintiff in a potentially groundbreaking lawsuit seeking $100,000...
Why even gym rats have trouble losing weight
Liz is a typical 50-something woman, fit, 154 pounds, 30 percent body fat. She goes to the gym every day, and runs for 35 minutes on the treadmill at 6...
NASA builds nuclear reactor for future space missions
Exploring space, traveling to other worlds and making observations of far-off planets is humanity’s next big challenge. We’re already accomplishing some of those feats, but as we inch closer to...
Giuliani vows to get medieval on Mueller if he targets Ivanka
Rudy Giuliani vowed to "get on a charger" and ride into the special counsel's office "with a lance" if Robert Mueller goes after President Trump's daughter Ivanka as part of...
Heat's on Neil Walker as Yankees' roster crunch nears
Baseball Reference and Fangraphs compute Wins Above Replacement (WAR) differently, yet came to this similar conclusion in their formulas that attempt to combine hitting, fielding and baserunning into one statistic:...
What Nixon needs now, West refusing to get real on Iran and other comments
From the left: Wait — What If Trump Succeeds? For Democrats, says Jeff Greenfield at Politico, it means thinking the unthinkable: accepting “even the possibility” that Donald Trump “may have...
Peru's magical 'Rainbow Mountain'
Tourists gasp for breath as they climb for two hours to a peak in the Peruvian Andes that stands 16,404 feet above sea level. They’re dead tired, but stunned by...
Jay-Z ordered to appear in court over Rocawear probe
The hip-hop mogul may have to testify in a federal probe of the company that owns his Rocawear fashion label.
Johnny Manziel arrest file released: 'She felt she was going to die'
The disturbing details behind Johnny Manziel's 2016 domestic violence arrest were released by the Dallas Police Department on Thursday. The police report, which was obtained by TMZ, describes a hectic...
Bill Torrey, architect of Islanders '80s dynasty, dead at 83
Bill Torrey, the legendary general manager of the Islanders who was the architect for the four straight Stanley Cups at the start of the 1980s along with the seemingly unbeatable...
Woman who ran over kids in Park Slope facing 15 years in prison
The seizure-prone Staten Island woman who fatally mowed down two Park Slope kids in a crosswalk had been instructed by a doctor not to drive weeks before the tragedy, prosecutors...
Cellphones might have sparked explosion that injured dozens
A celebration in London turned into chaos when a massive fireball erupted from a nearby bonfire. Several cellphones allegedly were thrown into the blaze, causing a blast that sent as...
City ferry system sees huge swell of passengers in first year
Ferry nice! The city’s ferry system has proven to be such a hit that it now projects carrying up to 9 million passengers yearly by 2023 – nearly twice as...
Homeless man gets OK to sue Los Angeles for euthanizing his pet pigeons
A homeless legal eagle who is battling the city of Los Angeles for euthanizing his pet pigeons scored a major legal coup this week. Martino Recchia will get a second...
Meredith has 150 possible buyers for big-name magazines
More than 150 potential buyers are circling some or all of the four magazines that Meredith is selling off — Time, Sports Illustrated, Fortune and Money. “The deadline is May...
Cohen's calls were monitored by feds — but not wiretapped
Contrary to an earlier report, NBC News said Thursday afternoon that the feds monitored -- but did not wiretap -- phones used by President Trump’s personal attorney. The network corrected...
Burglar's hearse blocked by neighbors of elderly man who killed him
Neighbors of the senior citizen who killed a burglar who broke into his home blocked off their street Thursday to prevent the career criminal's funeral procession from passing by, according...
Celebs are freaking out about Busy Philipps' talk show
She’s one Busy lady. Actress Busy Philipps is getting a talk show on the E! network. After rising to prominence with supporting best friend roles on the likes of “Dawson’s...
Alexa can now help you choose a credit card
“Alexa, can you pick a new credit card for me?” As of this week, the answer is yes. The personal-finance company NerdWallet announced Wednesday a new skill for Amazon Alexa...
Mystery surrounds Boston U. coach and the Rangers job
The status of Boston University coach David Quinn’s candidacy to succeed Alain Vigneault behind the Rangers’ bench is a mystery. Quinn, according to two sources, has told friends he is...
Sex addiction is no joke: 'Five times a day wasn't enough'
A recovering sex addict has revealed the extent of her desperation as a UK charity calls for sex addiction to be treated in the same way as alcohol and drugs....
Inside ESPN's Jason Witten vetting: Avoiding Gruden issue
ESPN has gone to great lengths to try to ensure Jason Witten is the right fit for its “Monday Night Football” broadcast booth — which the longtime Cowboys tight end...
Another reminder that smoking absolutely destroys your lungs
This grim video reveals the shocking reality of what smoking is doing to your lungs. Puffing on a pack of cigarettes a day will leave your lungs black and riddled...
That Yankees-Red Sox London showdown is on
A person familiar with the planning says Major League Baseball intends to announce next week that the Yankees and Red Sox will play two games at London's Olympic Stadium in...
Jets make Bryce Petty their first quarterback casualty
The Jets’ quarterback room got awfully crowded recently and the team finally got rid of one. The team cut Bryce Petty, who was their fourth-round pick in 2015, the team...
Airbnb is crippling New York’s apartment supply
The rise of popular home-sharing site Airbnb is eating into New York’s apartment supply, contributing to surging rents across the city, according to a study released by City Comptroller Scott...
Stormy Daniels: Cohen's not qualified to clean up 'my horse's manure'
Stormy Daniels blasted President Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen as unqualified to clean up "my horse's manure" and tussled with Twitter users on Thursday after Rudy Giuliani dropped a bombshell about...
Ex-bankruptcy lawyer admits to embezzling $1.8M from clients
A disgraced former bankruptcy lawyer has pleaded guilty to embezzling almost $2 million in client money held in his attorney escrow account. "I used these funds for my personal expenses...
Dream honeymoon in Bora Bora turns into a nightmare
A honeymoon to Bora Bora turned into a nightmare for a California couple when the husband dove into shallow water and suffered a spinal cord injury that's left him unable...
'Now he stinks': 911 caller wasn't sure what to do with dead guy in his bathtub
A man in Indiana told a 911 dispatcher he fatally shot a man and left him in his bathtub for a week, saying “there’s a guy dead in my house.”...
Charter school approvals plummet under de Blasio
The number of charter school space requests approved by the city has plummeted by 60 percent under Mayor Bill de Blasio, despite unused classroom space available in nearly 200 public...
Man flies thousands of miles so he can slash his dad's $2.7M painting
Shocking footage shows the moment a Brit allegedly walks into a US art gallery and slashes his dad’s $2.7 million painting after flying 10,000 miles under a false ID. CCTV...
Trump takes credit for saving 'Merry Christmas' at White House prayer event
President Trump — hours after tweeting about his hush-money payoff to a porn star — led a ceremony at the White House on Thursday celebrating the annual National Day of...
Court screwed up with that Robby Anderson 'warrant'
This time, Robby Anderson was not at fault. An arrest warrant was issued for the Jets wide receiver Wednesday, but his lawyer, Ed O'Donnell, told The Post on Thursday it...
Giants bursting with defensive backs as they sign another
If it is true there is strength in numbers, the Giants are just fine in the defensive backfield. But if quantity does not equate to quality, the Giants could be...
Fossil discovery shows ancient creature was half bird, half dinosaur
WASHINGTON - A primitive seabird that prospered about 85 million years ago along the warm, shallow inland sea that once split North America boasted what scientists are calling a surprising...
Bat-wielding man with tiny dogs tries to beat stranger
Police video shows the moment a wannabe Brooklyn slugger -- flanked by his two tiny pooches -- swinging for the fences as he attacks a stranger with a baseball bat....
Giuliani: North Korea to release three US prisoners
Three Americans held in a North Korean prison until their recent transfer for health care and political indoctrination will be released later Thursday, according to Team Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani....
Giuliani says Trump paid Stormy Daniels to protect his reputation
Rudy Giuliani defended a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels on Thursday by arguing it was to protect President Trump "personally" from her allegations of an affair, but then...
Judge upholds former Goldman programmer's theft conviction
It looks like dark times ahead for this “Flash Boy.” A New York state appeals judge upheld a conviction against former Goldman Sachs programmer Sergey Aleynikov on Thursday — likely...
Man who got stuck in wall crawled into his own tomb
The man found dead in a women's bathroom wall in Canada died accidentally when he crawled into a vent behind a toilet — and became trapped for two days, police...
Inside the pretentious yoga retreat from hell
I sat in a circle of seven women and one man inside a pagoda in the gardens of the hotel in Tallalla, in Sri Lanka’s south. Mary-Kate, our blond, sun-kissed...
Lyft driver sexually assaulted passenger after she refused $1K offer: cops
A Lyft driver in Michigan sexually assaulted a female passenger after offering her $1,000 for sex, authorities said. Raheel Bin Hanif, 24, of Waterford Township, told the woman during a...
Pentagon spends $700K teaching soldiers when it's OK to kiss a woman
The Pentagon has forked out nearly $700,000 for training sessions by an organization that teaches soldiers when it’s fitting to kiss a woman. The recent "Can I Kiss You?" workshop...
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski sell stunning Brooklyn mansion
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski's stunning Park Slope townhouse just sold for $6.56 million, according to city property records. The married actors - who just starred in the well-reviewed "A...
LaVar Ball plots next step: Using forgotten son to sell his league
The LaVar Ball wordwide tour is over. It may be the United States' turn next. With the Ball family returning from Lithuania after the brothers were pulled, with injuries, from...
Kobe Bryant is still trashing his most despised teammate
Kobe Bryant has transitioned from winning NBA titles to Oscars, but he still hasn't moved on from ripping one of his old teammates. During a talk at USC last month,...
NY Times says online subscriptions, ads are slowing
The New York Times added fewer online subscribers in the first quarter as it cut back on discounts and digital advertising sales fell, sending its shares down more than 4...
Jeff Bezos confirms plans to spend his billions like a Bond villain
Amazon makes a lot of money. Jeff Bezos is the president and CEO of Amazon, therefore it stands to reason that Jeff Bezos also makes a lot of money. Still,...
This NASA astronaut is terrified of heights
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. — When NASA astronaut Joseph Acaba was out doing a spacewalk during a recent trip to the International Space Station, he held on tight. That’s because...
Manhattan condo can ditch Trump name: judge
A Manhattan condominium can dump the Trump name from its façade, a judge ruled. “The court declines to accept the defendant’s assertion that the parties are required to continue the...
Trump critics gleeful after Giuliani contradicts him on porn star payoff
Twitter users reacted with disbelief that Rudy Giuliani would drop the bombshell that President Trump knew about a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels on Sean Hannity's Fox News...
Here's how much Americans hate cleaning their toilets
Cleaning the toilet is officially the most hated chore in America, according to a brand-new study. The research of 2,000 Americans examined the extent to which people manage their domestic...
Appeals court reverses fraud conviction of ex-trader Jesse Litvak
What’s the matter with Connecticut? Two major Wall Street corruption cases fell apart on Thursday — dealing a one-two punch to the federal government’s push to clean up lying and...
Women are retiring with up to $1 million less than men
Women struggle to get rich — and they might die trying. By the time they reach retirement age, women may have accumulated up to $1,055,000 less than men when accounting...
Police hunt for ex-lover of murdered mining exec found floating in river
The body of a Brazilian mining executive was found floating face-down in a river in Australia — and homicide detectives are now eager to grill her ex-lover as they piece...
Elon Musk blows off 'boring, boneheaded' questions from analysts
Elon Musk is acting funny lately — and Wall Street isn’t laughing. Tesla’s billionaire boss freaked out investors on Wednesday as he dismissed analysts’ “boring, bonehead questions” in a bizarre...
Exhale: Mets think Jacob deGrom can make next start
As Mets fans freaked out and the organization waited on pins and needles for the MRI exam results for its ace’s barking right elbow, Jacob deGrom insisted he was calm,...
Senior citizens have pretty bangin' sex lives
Sex isn’t just a young person’s game. Forty percent of US adults between the age of 65 and 80 report being sexually active, with 73 percent saying they have a...
16-year-old victim of gang rape in India commits suicide
Two teenage girls have been gang-raped in separate attacks in India in the past four days, including one who then committed suicide by hanging herself, according to local reports. One...
Naked Trump statue mocking his manhood sells for $28K at auction
A statue of President Trump in his birthday suit is headed to Las Vegas after being sold at auction for $28,000. Julien’s Auctions announced that it sold the larger-than-life piece...
Driver who mowed down kids in Park Slope hobbles to court
The Staten Island woman who fatally mowed down two Park Slope kids stayed mum Thursday morning as she was escorted from her home in handcuffs by a pair of detectives...
Subway sicko tried to hide behind Spider-Man backpack
A disturbed dandy was captured on video pleasuring himself behind a Spider-Man knapsack while ogling a 24-year-old woman on a Brooklyn subway, cops said. The Panama hat-wearing, mustachioed creep sat...
Sneaker thieves tried to sell 'Air Jordans' minutes after robbery
Ain’t that a pair of kicks in the head. The three men who cops say jumped a teenager in East Flushing, Queens, and stole the “$2,000 Air Jordans” right off...
Intense dust storm wreaks havoc in India, leaves dozens dead
LUCKNOW, India — A powerful dust storm and rain swept parts of northern and western India overnight, causing houses to collapse, toppling trees and leaving at least 91 people dead...
A staggering amount of corrections officers have prior arrests
Inmates aren’t the only ones in city jails with arrest records: A new report found that 28 percent of the corrections officers hired in 2016 who were later reviewed by...
Neighbor sought in couple's killing found dead of overdose
A neighbor sought in the double murder of a young Pennsylvania couple was found dead Wednesday of a drug overdose in Philadelphia, authorities said. Daniel Mooney, a person of interest...
Lineman shreds Redskins after signing with the Giants
Expect Oct. 28 and Dec. 9 to be circled and highlighted on defensive tackle A.J. Francis' calendar. After being released Monday by the Redskins, the 27-year-old journeyman announced he signed...
Burger King wants you to trade your boarding pass for a Whopper
How far will Burger King fans go for a flame-grilled hamburger? Apparently all the way to the airport. The fast food chain has launched a new campaign in Romania called...
Facebook fires guy who bragged on Tinder he could access user info
Facebook on Thursday said it fired an employee accused of bragging on matchmaking app Tinder about his access to private user information. The incident comes as Facebook faces global concerns...
Rory McIlroy: Wife pulled me out of wine-drinking, TV-binging Masters malaise
Rory McIlroy says he had to be dragged out of the house by wife Erica after spending a full week brooding on his final-round flop at the Masters. McIlroy, 28,...
Why we need to bring Mars to Earth
Scientists have a serious love affair with Mars. If (hopefully “when”) mankind sets foot on another planet, Mars is almost certainly going to be the one and it’s so much...
Marines probe 130 people after photo-sharing scandal
WASHINGTON — More than a year after a nude-photo-sharing scandal rocked the Marine Corps, the service has investigated about 130 individuals for online misconduct, ranging from sexual harassment and bullying...
Condemned inmate gets stay hours before planned execution
ATLANTA — Georgia's parole board on Wednesday issued a decision halting the scheduled execution of a condemned inmate less than 24 hours before he was set to be put to...
Artist paints naked models with famous masterpieces
Trina Merry is an artist, but instead of painting her landscapes on a canvas, she draws them on people’s naked bodies — often out in public. “We’re always just about...
Kim tells China he's committed to denuclearization
BEIJING, May 3 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told a visiting Chinese diplomat on Thursday that he is committed to denuclearization, China's foreign ministry said, as diplomatic efforts...
Jason Witten retiring to join 'Monday Night Football'
Jason Witten's days as a Cowboy are over. The Pro Bowl tight end is calling it a career after 15 seasons in Dallas, officially joining ESPN as an analyst for...
Trump says no campaign cash was used to repay Stormy Daniels' $130K
President Trump, in a series of tweets Thursday, ignored his previous claims that he was unaware his personal lawyer paid $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels and confirmed repaying Michael...
Amtrak, SEPTA suspended after freight train derails
PHILADELPHIA — Amtrak says service between Philadelphia and Washington has been temporarily suspended due to a train derailment in southeastern Pennsylvania. Service was running with 30-minute delays before Amtrak suspended...
Dog sends three-wheeler barreling through storefront
A dog crashed a truck into a cellphone store in Taixing City, Jiangsu, China, after being left alone in the vehicle with the engine running. The pet apparently stepped on the...
You're not 'multi-tasking' — you're half-assing
Your brain isn’t capable of checking your phone and listening at the same time. That’s the message Steve McClatchy wants to spread to people who think they’re good at multi-tasking....
Drive-by shooting leaves one dead, several hurt
A drive-by shooting in Brooklyn killed one man and critically wounded another late Wednesday, cops said. A total of five men were struck by bullets before midnight in Brownsville in...
Tyler Austin pays price for impressive play
HOUSTON — When Tyler Austin made a diving stop on Brian McCann’s grounder to end the seventh inning Wednesday night, stranding two runners, he kept Luis Severino’s shutout bid intact....
Greg Bird could be playing minor league games soon
HOUSTON — Greg Bird could be playing in minor league games within a week, according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone. “Greg is doing very well,’’ Boone said before the Yankees'...
Matt Harvey wasn't listed first as Mets ponder deGrom fill-in
One man’s hyperextended elbow may be another man’s return to the rotation. While absolutely nothing is certain, Mets manager Mickey Callaway brought up Matt Harvey, who has been demoted to...
Didi Gregorius captures AL Player of the Month award
HOUSTON — As far as awards go, Didi Gregorius is having the best week of his life. Monday, the shortstop was named AL Player of the Week. Wednesday, he copped...
Todd Frazier is fed up with the umpires
Todd Frazier has seen enough. The Mets third baseman unloaded Wednesday night on umpires across the league over an issue that clearly has been boiling up. It was a meaningless...
Driver who ran over Tony winner's daughter hit with slew of charges
A Staten Island woman was indicted for fatally mowing down two Park Slope children — including the daughter of a Tony Award-winning actress — in March, law enforcement sources told...
Carjacker crashes into elementary school after police chase
OCALA, Fla. — Police say a man removed a woman from her car, drove off and later crashed on the campus of a Florida elementary school. The Ocala Star-Banner reported...
Brett Gardner is getting desperate to break out of slump
HOUSTON — Mired in a deep funk at the plate, Brett Gardner did not play against lefty Dallas Keuchel in the team's 4-0 win Wednesday night. The leadoff hitter and...
Phone-watching, dinner-courting: Inside Sam Darnold pick that shocked Jets
Everyone in the Jets’ draft room had their eyes fixed on the TV screens. This was Thursday night and the Browns were on the clock with the No. 1 pick...
Ex-teacher charged with sexual battery of 3 students
CANTON, Ohio — A former Ohio physical education teacher has been charged with having sex with three students. Former Canton City Schools teacher Tiffany Eichler was arrested Wednesday after being...
Throwing in front of screen may have messed up Jason Vargas
Manager Mickey Callaway has one reason for Jason Vargas’ very forgettable Mets season debut. The Padres lit up the lefty for nine earned runs in 3 ²/₃ innings Saturday in...
More than 11,000 forced to flee homes in Mexico due to gang violence
MEXICO CITY — A Mexican rights group says 11,232 people were forced to flee their homes due to drug gang violence in 2017. The Mexican Commission for the Defense and...
Red Cross says female staffer abducted in Somali capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Armed gunmen stormed into the International Committee of the Red Cross compound in Somalia's capital and abducted a female staffer, the aid group said Wednesday night, and...
James Paxton strikes out MLB-high 16 but Mariners still fall
SEATTLE — Among his variety of pitches, James Paxton discovered quickly he needed only one. His fastball was so overpowering that even though Athletics batters knew it was coming, they...
Stitches, Yu are the worst
Mature audiences only ... Tony nominations are in and if you thought this daily box of baloney was childish, Broadway makes Stitches look like a financial advice column in the...
Woman gets life sentence for killing newborn daughter
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — A Florida woman has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her newborn baby. The Northwest Florida Daily News reports that an Okaloosa County...
Up to 6 inches of snow fall in parts of Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Parts of northern and eastern Arizona received up to six inches of snow in a late taste of winter weather. National Weather Service statistics show Greer and...
This is Giancarlo Stanton night that Aaron Boone predicted
HOUSTON — After one of their best wins of this young season, late Tuesday night, Aaron Boone sought out one of the worst players from the game. “There’s going to...
Australian first lady 'flattered' by Macron's awkward compliment
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's prime minister said Thursday his wife was "flattered and charmed" to be described by President Emmanuel Macron as "delicious," a compliment that has sparked lighthearted conjecture...
New Jersey residents offer mixed reviews of pork roll-flavored ice cream
Will you try Taylor ham ice cream this summer? The new flavor comes from Windy Brow Farms in Fredon Township, New Jersey, which says it also includes French toast. “Made...
Woman took Mercedes for test drive and never returned: dealership
A Kansas woman who recently took a Mercedes for a test drive alone never returned the vehicle, an attendant at a used car dealership where the incident occured said. The...
Driver shortage has schools chartering luxury buses
HOUSTON — The Houston school district is chartering plush, television-equipped motor coaches because it doesn't have enough drivers to keep its fleet of yellow school buses on the road. District...
Christie Brinkley on business, bikinis and staying sexy in your 60s
Most people who survive a near-fatal helicopter crash on an icy mountain ridge would never set foot in a chopper again. But Christie Brinkley isn’t most people. Five years after...