May 10, 2018
Australian police find 7 dead with gunshot wounds
CANBERRA, Australia — Police say seven people have been found dead with gunshot wounds at a property near the town of Margaret River in Australia's southwest. Western Australia state Police...
Yankees fall back into tie with Red Sox as crazy win streak ends
Wall Street has nothing on the Yankees when it comes to being greedy. Minutes after their eight-game winning streak was snapped by a 5-4 loss to the Red Sox in...
Man in prom tux: I just wanted cop to stop choking me
All he wanted was for the cop to stop choking him. It was a simple request, but one that Anthony Wall didn't get. Video footage posted to social media on...
Tim Tebow's surprise 'F' bomb a reminder of what Florida misses
As Tim Tebow whiles away in his new life as a Mets prospect, those from his old life as a Heisman Trophy winner and national champion still remember his impact....
Jeremy Lin and other Nets get together for workouts
The Nets got together for voluntary workouts and bonding in Los Angeles, while the front office was busy working out potential draft picks. Jeremy Lin first revealed the impromptu West...
Stitches picks thru hot pockets
Parade magazine’s “What People Earn” issue is available for your perusal. Sarah Huckabee Sanders earns $170,000 a year putting out White House fires. Sports mascots make $100,000 setting hotfoots in...
Anti-Airbnb robocalls bankrolled by group tied to hotel industry
As the city’s top fiscal officer, Comptroller Scott Stringer has lots of issues he could discuss with New Yorkers, from the record municipal workforce to the billions of dollars needed...
Tronc stock tumbles with big deals unfinished
Tronc’s stock tumbled 5.9 percent, to $17.72, after the company confirmed in its after-hours earnings call on Wednesday that two big deals are not closed yet. McCormick Media said it...
City scrambling to find $4M after feds pull funds from mental-health program
Officials at the The Mayor’s Fund to Advance NYC are scrambling to come up with an extra $4 million after federal officials pulled the plug on an anticipated grant for...
Outbrain sues The Real Deal for nearly $40K
Outbrain, the online advertiser that specializes in presenting sponsored website links to digital publishers, claims that The Real Deal owes it close to $40,000. Lawyers for Outbrain filed a claim...
Man says he was ‘tricked’ into buying diet ice cream
A Queens man with a discriminating sweet tooth is suing a low-calorie ice cream maker, claiming he sampled it thinking it was the real deal because of its misleading packaging....
Meredith reports excess in savings in post-acquisition earnings call
Meredith said gobbling up Time Inc. is actually a tastier treat than first expected. In its earnings call on Thursday, the company said that the original estimate of $400 million...
Hedge fund Third Point increases short bets against market
Billionaire hedge funder Dan Loeb is seeing more opportunities to bet against the market this year. Loeb’s $18 billion Third Point fund said Thursday that it has increased its short...
Rising gas prices are killing one-third of Trump's tax plan benefits
Just as US households start to see the benefits of tax reform in their paychecks, higher gas prices threaten to burn up at least a third of the spoils. With...
Trump hotel employees called black worker 'monkey': suit
Employees at the Trump Soho hotel — when it was still partly owned by the president — called a black co-worker a “monkey” and threatened her with a boxcutter, according...
AT&T paid Cohen $600K for 'advice' on Time Warner merger
Michael Cohen received $600,000 from AT&T in exchange for "advice" on a massive potential merger between the telecom giant and Time Warner, it was revealed on Thursday. Internal documents show...
New schools chief talks school segregation, racial discomfort
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza’s own experiences with prejudice have informed his polarizing battle against classroom segregation, he told The Post in an exclusive interview this week. “When I’m not in...
Blankfein closing in on deal to take over Apple's credit business
Lloyd Blankfein’s next job may be behind the Genius Bar. The chief executive’s Goldman Sachs is closing in on a deal to take over Apple’s credit card business, according to...
Phil Mickelson's debacle headlines Players' buzzkill
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Have you ever anticipated a can’t-miss meal at a restaurant you’ve been dying to try or gone to a movie that the world has been...
Toys 'R' Us execs exiting early with bonus cash
Leaving so soon, Mr. Brandon? Toys ‘R’ Us Chief Executive David Brandon and many of his top lieutenants will exit the bankrupt chain on Monday — with the pockets of...
News Corp. reports better-than-expected third quarter revenue
News Corp. reported better-than-expected revenue and matched Wall Street earnings estimates for its third fiscal quarter. Chief Executive Robert Thomson said the quarter’s results, released after the market’s close on...
Blood-lead levels in NYC children dropping
The city Health Department said Thursday that there had been a 13 percent decrease from 2016 to 2017 in the number of kids under age 6 with blood lead levels...
Trump: Unlike Obama, we didn't pay for release of US prisoners
President Trump heaped praise on both himself and Kim Jong Un on Thursday, claiming he did what President Obama couldn't by getting the North Korean leader to release three American...
Doctor's license on hold after human fat found in bags in closet
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — North Carolina's Medical Board has suspended the license of a doctor who they say reused syringes and dermatology products on multiple patients and stored human fat in...
Artist loses rent-stabilized Tribeca loft, fined $185K for putting it on Airbnb
A Manhattan judge has ordered an artist booted from her $1,500-a-month Tribeca loft and is making her pay a record-setting $185,000 fine for illegally renting it out on Airbnb. Eileen...
Toddler injured after swallowing battery makes 'miracle' recovery
A Connecticut toddler who was facing life-threatening injuries after he swallowed a button battery has relearned how to walk and talk since being released from the hospital. Cameron Soto, who...
Mets shouldn't look for outside help to end this ugly skid
Jay Bruce has the simplest explanation possible for the roller-coaster ride the Mets have taken since departing spring training in Port St. Lucie on March 25. “It’s a baseball season,”...
Ice Cube claims Qatar used BIG3 league in plot to bribe Steve Bannon
Hip hop legend Ice Cube claims to have gotten caught up in a bizarre bribery plot involving his popular BIG3 basketball league, the Qatari government, former National Security Adviser Mike...
Remains of girl missing since 2009 found by hunters
The remains of a Washington girl who went missing in 2009 were discovered by hunters in September 2017, police revealed Thursday. Human remains that were discovered in a remote location...
Harvey got his wish and doesn't want to talk about Mets anymore
The Dark Knight doesn’t miss Gotham. If anything, Matt Harvey seems relieved he’s no longer a Met. Talking to reporters for the first time since he was traded to the...
Multiple injured after car slams into Chelsea deli
A driver hopped the sidewalk in Chelsea and crashed into a deli on Thursday evening, injuring four people, officials said. The car collided with a yellow taxi at West 21st...
3 charged after old woman with rotting legs from feces, bugs dies
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Authorities say an elderly West Virginia woman found living in deplorable conditions with a "rotting" leg along with two children has died. News outlets report Charleston police...
Brooklyn boxer ready to take next step, but faces possible trap
Beating Miguel Cotto in Madison Square Garden for the WBO junior middleweight championship could serve as the ultimate achievement for a boxer. Sadam Ali hopes it’s just a stepping stone....
SUNY Oswego's open mic night was anything but 'open'
"Open Mic” night May 2 at the SUNY Oswego Lifestyles Center turned out to not be so open after all. Taking the title at face value, conservative student Nicole Miller...
NBC's Lauer investigation should have been led by Ronan Farrow
Maybe NBC should’ve asked Ronan Farrow to conduct its investigation of the Matt Lauer harassment scandal. Because the network’s internal probe — which concluded that no NBC managers had the...
Rafael Palmeiro on comeback at 53: Here to show I'm not a cheat
CLEBURNE, Texas — Rafael Palmeiro isn't playing for an independent minor league team at age 53 just so he can be teammates with his son. Palmeiro said he knows there...
Iran strikes prove Trump's nuke-deal move is already a win
President Trump’s decision to scrap the Iran nuke deal had a lot to do with Tehran’s decision to fire missiles at Israel late Wednesday. First, the Iranians likely timed the...
Starbucks' solution to race issues — opening bathrooms to all
Starbucks said Thursday that the company will allow anyone to use its bathrooms after two black men were arrested for sitting inside one of the coffee chain's Philadelphia shops. Howard...
Try telling Giancarlo Stanton this position is normal for Yankees
The Yankees’ one-game AL East lead lasted 24 hours and since this is still the second week of May, it is not as if standings watching has much value. Except...
Deputy credited with saving unresponsive baby's life
OCALA, Fla. — A Florida sheriff's deputy is credited with saving a baby's life after rushing the unresponsive infant to a hospital. The Ocala StarBanner reports the Marion County Sheriff's...
Trump is actually following through on his campaign promises
The instant analysis on cable TV of President Trump’s decision to dump the Iran deal had a weary resignation to it: He said he would do this. Indeed, he had....
The misery of the Mets fan
“You look up and down the bench and you have to say to yourself, ‘Can’t anybody here play this game?’ ” — Casey Stengel, 1962. Pity the poor Mets fan:...
The internet is not happy with 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine's cancellation
The Twitterverse is exploding with reaction following the cancellation of cult comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" on Fox. Cast members, producers and famous fans including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Seth Meyers and Mark Hamill...
White House official reportedly mocked 'dying' John McCain
A White House official tried to make a joke out of Sen. John McCain's battle with brain cancer, according to a new report. As communications staffers discussed the Arizona Republican's...
David Price dialing back on video games to battle carpal tunnel
These kids and their video games. David Price, who didn’t pitch in this week’s series against the Yankees because of numbness in his pitching hand that was diagnosed as carpal...
Now Saquon Barkley can begin justifying Giants' praise
There is a time to gush and a time to grind. There has been a whole lot of gushing about Saquon Barkley — perhaps too much so — and the...
How crude, sexed-up cocktails wound up defining a decade of drinking
Reprinted with permission from PUNCH, punchdrink.com The crudest era in cocktail history begins with a man pruning his peach trees in Florida in the early ’80s. The gentleman in question...
Amish man in buggy arrested after telling cop he had 10 beers
A young Amish man was arrested last month in Ohio after he was caught blowing through a stop sign in a horse-drawn buggy, and later admitted to drinking 10 beers...
Actress 'felt really good' about playing Meghan Markle in biopic
Parisa Fitz-Henley plays Meghan Markle in Lifetime’s movie chronicling Markle’s fairy-tale romance with Prince Harry, which will culminate in their May 19 wedding at Windsor Castle. So it’s only appropriate...
Human remains found near spot where SUV plunged off cliff
MENDOCINO, Calif. — A Northern California resident found a pair of jeans and human remains inside a girl's shoe on a beach near the spot where a woman drove her...
The kooky Pigeon Sisters look back on 'The Odd Couple'
The question remains: Can two divorced men share an apartment without driving each other crazy? Of course not — which is why “The Odd Couple” still makes us laugh, more...
Schneiderman uses apartment worker, neighbor to hide from media
Eric Schneiderman had a paint-spattered maintenance worker at his swank Upper West Side apartment building run interference Thursday morning as he scurried into a waiting SUV. The longtime employee, who...
Elderly woman jailed after slipper-slapping granddaughter
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A 95-year-old Florida woman landed in jail after calling police for help during an argument with her defiant granddaughter. Daytona Beach Police Chief Craig Capri tells...
David Fizdale's whole life has been leading to Knicks chance
New Knicks head coach David Fizdale discusses his upbringing in South Central Los Angeles, his basketball philosophy and why he’s the right man for the job in a Q&A with...
Dems donate $9K in Schneiderman contributions to domestic violence charity
Red-faced Democrats on Thursday said they’d given $8,900 in contributions from disgraced ex-Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to a domestic-abuse charity. “New York has led the nation in the fight for...
Student breaks 'joggling' world record
BOSTON — It won't land him a spot in the Olympics, but a Massachusetts college student has run one of the fastest miles while juggling — an endeavor called "joggling."...
Why Oprah cried in front of Boyz II Men
Unlike party songs, love songs and breakup songs, Mother’s Day anthems don’t exactly come along every day. But Boyz II Men delivered an enduring ode to the maternal tribe when...
Teen found guilty of killing parents, younger siblings
TULSA, Okla. — A jury in Oklahoma found the younger of two brothers guilty late Wednesday night of fatally stabbing their parents and three siblings. Jurors handed down the verdict...
How Stephen Fry helped jazz up a dated Broadway musical
The comedy in “musical comedy” started to go missing in the 1980s as shows about felines seeking redemption (“Cats”) and students manning the barricades (“Les Misérables”) steamrolled Broadway and the...
White House almost had another resignation on its hands
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen almost quit after President Trump slammed her for failing to secure the border during a cabinet meeting Wednesday, according to a new report. Nielsen is...
Melissa McCarthy is hilarious in ‘Life of the Party’ mom-com
For years, Melissa McCarthy has been upending one dude-dominated genre staple after another: international espionage in “Spy,” buddy cops in “The Heat,” ghost-busting in . . . well, you know....
Margot Robbie can’t save wafer-thin ‘Terminal’
It’s a testament to Margot Robbie, the “I, Tonya” Oscar nominee who seems most at home in a maniacal grin, that this triple-crossing noir isn’t completely forgettable. You can’t say...
Alleged killer of New School professor: 'I'm depressed'
The man who allegedly murdered a New School professor in his Prospect Park South home said from a detention complex on Thursday that he was still in shock over the...
Man killed daughter's dogs to punish her for not doing the dishes: cops
An Oklahoma man allegedly shot and killed his daughter's dogs as punishment for not doing her chores, authorities said. Jeffrey Don Edwards, 35, was arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty...
Matt Bomer is a jaded sex worker in 'Anything'
A grieving Southern widower (John Carroll Lynch) is pulled out of the depths of depression by an unconventional new friendship in “Anything,” a Los Angeles-set indie featuring the versatile Matt...
Why grown women gossip like they're in high school
“Mean Girls” queen bee Regina George is in good company. A not-so-“fetch” study out of Florida State University found that adult women tend to gossip about other women — consciously...
Convicted killer told police of penchant for teen girls
DETROIT — A suspected serial killer named in connection with at least seven cold-case slayings in the Detroit area told police a decade ago about his penchant for teenage girls....
Cop fired after being caught on video choking ex-NFL player
The Georgia cop who was caught on camera choking former NFL player Desmond Marrow during an arrest last year has been fired for using "unnecessary force." Authorities released a statement...
Why this Stephen King book is so difficult to find
With Ray Bradbury's novel about a society where books are outlawed coming alive in HBO's new film "Fahrenheit 451," attention has returned to one of the most difficult real-life books...
The Arctic Monkeys make their triumphant comeback
Five years after their last album, Arctic Monkeys are still ice-cool with these four standouts on “Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino,” out Friday. “Star Treatment” The opener sets the noirish...
Mets may have figured out how to unleash Amed Rosario
Amed Rosario can refer to his usual spot in the lineup as “Cloud Nine.” The Mets shortstop continues to produce from the No. 9 hole in the batting order, with...
FCC fines man $120M over massive robocalling campaign
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to issue a $120 million fine to a Florida man alleged to have made almost 100 million robocalls to trick consumers with “exclusive”...
How to slay the Warriors, from the last man to orchestrate it
David Griffin put together the last roster that beat the Warriors in the postseason. The former Cavaliers GM knows how thin the margin of success was in 2016 and how...
This rising young actor gave up his career for Stanley Kubrick
As assistant to the great director Stanley Kubrick, Leon Vitali nearly always did whatever his boss requested. But even he has to admit that the prospect of helping to kill...
Prosecutors won't file charges for 1-year-old beaten at day care
INDIANAPOLIS — An attack at an Indianapolis day care center that left a 1-year-old boy with a scratched and swollen face appears to have been carried out by another child...
Teen crashes Blake Bortles party because he couldn't steal his truck: cops
Blake Bortles was the one doing the intercepting during a house party this week at Jacksonville Beach. A Jacksonville high school student, 18-year-old Joseph Horton, was arrested Wednesday night after...
The All-Star Game voting change MLB wants — and union rejected
The simmering tension between the Commissioner’s Office and the Players Association was recently expressed yet again when the union rejected what Major League Baseball believed would be a change in...
Kenny Albert on why this is finally Alex Ovechkin's moment
NBC Sports play-by-play man Kenny Albert talks with The Post’s Justin Terranova about a quieter postseason, an old roommate and Alex Ovechkin’s big moment. Q: Is it weird not having...
Equifax now says some passport info was stolen in breach
Equifax acknowledged a relatively small number of passport images and information were stolen as part of last year's security breach, despite previously denying such a thing occurred. The credit monitoring...
Teen football player beaten in vicious hazing caught on video
The parents of an Alabama high school quarterback filed a $12 million lawsuit Monday after their son suffered a broken arm in an alleged hazing incident at his school. The...
Couple puts 4,000-square-foot home on the market for $1
EDMOND, Okla. — An Oklahoma couple has listed their four-bedroom, four-bath home for $1 in hopes of gaining high interest. The Oklahoman reports that Dan and Sharla Bradley listed the more...
Comedian: The feds 'busted down' my door over ICE joke
A Brooklyn comedian claims Homeland Security agents "busted down" his door over a joke he made about Cinco de Mayo. The quip came over Twitter last week, courtesy of Jake...
Detective offered to drive rape victim home but demanded sex instead: cops
A Kentucky police detective allegedly offered to drive a sexual assault victim home -- but brought her to a motel instead and raped her again, according to officials. John Nissen,...
Fish with human-like teeth freaks out the internet
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday asked its social media followers to identify a fish with “human-like incisors.” The department posted a riddle to its Facebook page,...
Now comes the Mickey Callaway test that Collins usually aced
Forget about the honeymoon being over. Mickey Callaway is one bad bullpen decision away from Mets fans suggesting they visit a relationship counselor together. So this is when Callaway declares...
Schneiderman will 'vigorously' fight any charges, lawyer says
Eric Schneiderman's defense lawyer expressed confidence Thursday that he wouldn't be prosecuted over the assault claims that forced him from office -- but vowed to fight "vigorously" if he gets...
Suspect in Queens sex assault admits he gets angry, 'blacks out'
The homeless man accused of beating and sexually assaulting a Queens mother told detectives he only wanted to rob the woman -- but admitted he gets "angry" and "black[s] out...
Vance gives in to special prosecutor taking over Schneiderman probe
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. on Thursday dropped his objections to having a special prosecutor take over his investigation of Eric Schneiderman -- and said he lashed out at...
Did ESPN's new 'MNF' voice just take a shot at the last one?
Sean McDonough made no bones about his feelings toward the quality, or lack thereof, of NFL officiating during his "Monday Night Football" tenure at ESPN. His successor has much different...
Fox Business guest slammed for attacking John McCain
A military analyst came under fire Thursday for saying on Fox Business that ailing Sen. John McCain cracked under torture while he was held prisoner in Vietnam — and called...
Inside the UK's 'Westworld'-style humanoid robot factory
A world leader in lifelike humanoid robots has opened its doors for a rare look at its droid creation process. Engineered Arts is a Cornwall, England, company whose bots have...
Missing teen returns; 'no sign' of teacher accused of sex crime
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Police in Mississippi say a teenage boy reported missing has returned home, but there’s “no sign” of the former teacher he was believed to be with. News...
Beauty is considered a 'human right' in this country
Beauty is an elusive and fickle little thing. Yet most of us find ourselves striving for it on a daily basis - subjecting ourselves to all that poking and prodding...
Women make up majority of this year’s commencement speakers
This graduation season, the podium is all hers. For the first time in at least two decades, the majority of the nation’s top colleges are featuring women as their spring...
Cuomo seeks his inner Churchill, why I exposed Brokaw and other comments
Urban wonk: Cuomo Seeks His Inner Churchill Gov. Cuomo’s vow to “commission a citizen fleet” of private boats to counter offshore drilling in New York — a la Winston Churchill...
Man had his pit bull kill animals, posted videos online: cops
CHICAGO — A Chicago man who police say recorded videos of his pit bull attacking and killing other animals and posted the videos online has been arrested. Chicago Police tell...
Fake doctor pleads guilty to overseeing fatal butt injection
A fake doctor pleaded guilty Thursday to overseeing a toxic butt injection that left a Harlem mom dead. Kevin Richardson copped to charges of second-degree manslaughter and three counts of...
Vietnam jails Facebook user for 'anti-state propaganda' posts
HANOI — Vietnam has jailed a Facebook user for 4-1/2 years over posts that “distorted” the political situation in the Southeast Asian country, a branch of the ruling Communist Party...
Yale student scolded for calling cops on black peer sleeping in dorm
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University police officers who responded to a call about a black graduate student who had fallen asleep in the common area of a campus residence...
White dentists apologize for 'free whitening' ad featuring cultural garb
These dentists left no one smiling over this ad. Three white dentists in North Carolina apologized for a cringe-worthy magazine ad offering a “free whitening system” while they wore culturally...
Miss Bumbum adds transgender women and some contestants are pissed
One of Brazil's first transgender Miss Bumbum contestants is fuming after her rivals allegedly tried to get her booted out of the competition. Several contestants vying for the coveted title...
Man left paralyzed after coral snake bite
GILBERTOWN, Ala. — A coral snake bite has left an Alabama man paralyzed in an intensive care unit. News outlets report Jeffrey Phillips was bitten last week when he mistook...
Cops shrugged off granny who reported attempted kidnapping
A pair of Brooklyn cops allegedly shrugged off the attempted kidnapping of a toddler in a stroller this week -- marking the 911 call "unnecessary" and doing nothing, The Post...
Lakers sound ready to pounce on Kawhi Leonard-Spurs drama
Might the cure for Kawhi Leonard's mysterious quad injury be found in Los Angeles next year? The stars may be aligning for the All-Star small forward to turn down a...
Congressional candidate allowed to use campaign funds for child care
The Federal Election Commission on Thursday gave a woman running for a Long Island congressional seat the OK to use campaign funds for child care — a landmark precedent for...
For two years, nobody noticed a hacker was changing high school's grades
A high school in Alabama is in a tough spot after grades were hacked, leaving the academic standing of students in question. In what appears to be a computer hack,...
Politically connected Shomrim leader charged with raping 15-year-old girl
The politically connected president of the Boro Park Shomrim safety patrol was arrested on charges that he repeatedly raped a 15-year-old girl inside his Brooklyn home, police said Thursday. Jacob...
Flights are somehow slower than they were 20 years ago
Despite huge advances in technology, it seems like plane travel has got increasingly worse over the last few decades. Lines at airport security are long, plane food is expensive and...
World's No. 1 golfer plays like it in Players Championship start
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Dustin Johnson made it clear that he likes being the No. 1 ranked player in the world, and he played like it in Thursday’s opening...
Pence: 'Heartbreaking' to think of treatment of prisoners freed from North Korea
Vice President Pence suggested on Thursday that one of the three Americans released by North Korea may have been treated harshly in captivity when he revealed that a detainee had...
Science proves that 'hangry' is a very real emotional state
I've long been convinced that anybody who tells me they were "so busy I forgot to eat" is flat out lying. Anyone who complains of being "hangry," however, that I...
Everyone had to deplane because of this nightmare passenger
A Spirit Airlines customer, Safira Allen, went viral after she posted an angry Facebook Live rant calling out the discount airline. While the details of the dispute are unclear, the...
'Institutional failures' blamed for death of soldiers in Niger ambush
A series of individual and institutional blunders – including a lack of training and situational awareness – led to last year’s deadly ambush in Niger, where four US soldiers were...
Man charged with hacking US government websites
The feds on Thursday busted a California man who allegedly hacked his way into and tampered with computers around the world — including an anti-terror center at West Point and...
Video shows ex-FDNY pension boss stumbling after crash
Newly released footage shows just how unstable FDNY pension boss Stephen Cassidy was when he crashed his government car while allegedly under the influence Tuesday night. The video, tweeted...
Schumer trolls Trump in response to 'Cryin' Chuck' tweet
Sen. Chuck Schumer fired back at President Trump for referring to him as "Cryin' Chuck" on Twitter and used the first lady's "Be Best" anti-cyberbullying initiative to make his point....
Man tries to hide legless fugitive girlfriend by stuffing her in plastic bin
This is totes crazy. A Florida man tried to help his legless girlfriend evade police capture by hiding her in a plastic tote — only to be foiled because a...
Pence calls on Mueller to 'wrap up' Russia probe
Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday it’s time for special counsel Robert Mueller to “wrap up” his probe into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible Trump campaign...
Louisiana warns elderly, disabled of eviction amid Medicaid talks
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s health department is notifying 37,000 elderly and disabled people, many of them in nursing homes, that the money paying for their care could dry up...
Giants cut their one-time starting running back
It was 53 weeks ago that Ben McAdoo anointed Paul Perkins the starting running back for the Giants, an unusual and, looking back, unnecessary pronouncement, coming so early in the...
Why patients lie to their doctors
One of the worst symptoms of struggling financially may be the impact it has on health care decisions — or lack thereof. Low-income individuals don’t always tell their doctors the...
Man electrocuted to death after climbing stage at music festival
A concertgoer was electrocuted to death after scaling the stage and touching power cables at a music festival in Brazil. Daniel Guedes, 32, died instantly in the massive electrical explosion...
The day I found my rapists on Facebook
Seventeen years ago, this writer was gang-raped by three men who spiked her drink at a Sydney, Australia, pub. This week, emboldened by the courage of Saxon Mullins who bravely...
Bottles of centuries-old wine could fetch $70K each at auction
Bottles of French wine dating back to 1774 -- and believed to be among the oldest in the world -- are expected to sell for close to $70,000 a pop...
The bad texting habit that splits couples up
Does it take you hours to respond to someone's texts? You could be "cricketing." It's the latest annoying dating behavior, according to dating Web site Plenty of Fish. The term...
Scientists completely eradicate rats from British island
The world’s largest-ever rodent cull has completely eradicated rats and mice from South Georgia Island, an important wildlife haven in the South Atlantic. The UK Overseas Territory is now free...
Nurse charged in death of H.R. McMaster's father
PHILADELPHIA — A nurse was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter, neglect and falsifying documents to make it appear she had performed required exams on President Donald Trump's former national security...
Rudy Giuliani resigns from law firm over TV appearances
Rudy Giuliani resigned from his law firm after his partners got fed up with his bloviating defense of President Trump during a series of over-the-top media appearances, a new report...
Hitler-loving stalker sent guy 65K texts after one date: cops
An Arizona woman who called herself the "new Hitler" was busted this week for allegedly stalking a man — and sending him over 65,000 text messages in less than a...
Teen who ran away from foster care ripped apart by crocodile
A teenager who ran away from foster care only to be found dead in a mangrove swamp in Western Australia’s Kimberley region five years ago was killed by a crocodile,...
Substitute continued teaching while awaiting trial for attempted murder
Work wasn't hard to come by for an Illinois educator accused of attempted murder -- even after he was hit with the charge, he continued teaching at a middle school...
Cuomo to visit Israel after Iran missile strikes
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he’s planning a trip to Israel to show “solidarity and support” after hearing reports that Iran fired missiles at the Jewish state. Cuomo, who is running...
Fortnite and other 'free' games are designed to bleed your wallet dry
Mathew Hughes, an 18-year-old high school student in Marion, Ohio, has spent between $150 to $200 on the hugely popular video game Fortnite. That’s not a lot, he said, for...
Samantha Bee to Eric Schneiderman: 'F--k you!'
TV comedian Samantha Bee has turned on New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman with a vengeance — retracting her past praise in a profane rant against the disgraced former...
Psychic arrested for scamming clients out of more than $800K
What’s in your future? A scam. A self-proclaimed psychic in Midtown has been arrested for allegedly conning at least two vulnerable out-of-town clients out of more than $800,000 over the...
Lions' Matt Patricia fights back, will only say what he didn't do
Matt Patricia stepped up to the microphone Thursday to try to fight back against an old sexual assault claim, less than 24 hours after the 1996 case resurfaced against the...
Cornell student strips during thesis presentation to protest professor
A Cornell University senior stripped to her bra and underwear during her thesis presentation — and got two dozen others to join in — to protest her professor's contention the...
Teacher accused of molesting student cries in court
A Bronx educator accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student cried in court Thursday, as her lawyer argued there were huge discrepancies in official paperwork detailing the accusations. "There are...
Man accused of trying to snatch tot on sidewalk has long rap sheet
The man who cops say tried to snatch a 3-year-old boy from a Brooklyn sidewalk was stone-faced Thursday as he was walked out of a police station house — where...
Charity cornhole tournament erupts into massive brawl
A charity event thrown by the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce in Georgia didn't go according to plan when a fight broke out during a cornhole tournament. It is believed that...
Apple and Goldman Sachs are launching a credit card
Lloyd Blankfein’s next job may be behind the Genius Bar. The chief executive’s Goldman Sachs is closing in on a deal to take over Apple’s credit card business, according to...
Exchange student accused of molesting sister with host dad gets charges dropped
Prosecutors on Thursday dropped their case against a former foreign exchange student from Spain accused of molesting her younger sister along with her host dad, whom she married before he...
Man claims his dog shot him while they were playing
So much for man’s best friend. An Iowa man was shot in the leg when his dog triggered his handgun while the two were playing, according to a report. Richard...
The decisions ahead for 76ers in crucial offseason
"The Process" works, but it is not complete. The 76ers' two-headed monster of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons helped lead the team to the Eastern Conference semifinals, where they fell...
House Dems release thousands of Facebook ads bought by Russian trolls
House Democrats on Thursday released more than 3,500 Facebook ads created by a Russian troll farm and published before and after the 2016 election with the intent to sow racial...
Mom says American workers shamed her over breast pump
A woman says she was harassed and humiliated by American Airlines employees, who shamed her in front of 50 people -- for trying to bring a breast pump and milk...
Spotify says it's scrubbing R. Kelly from playlists
Spotify just started a “do not play” list — and it’s already getting static about who should and shouldn't be on it. The Swedish music streamer on Thursday announced a...
Ex-J. Crew CEO loses millions on Hamptons home
Serial real estate collector Mickey Drexler, chairman and former CEO of retailer J. Crew, has finally sold his home at 120 Beach Lane in Wainscott for a loss. First asking...
China building tech to detect earthquakes three weeks in advance
Seismologists in China are planning to build an underground monitoring system with up to 2,000 stations that will help to detect earthquakes up to three weeks in advance, state media...
Beach town used to smell like flowers, now it stinks like weed
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — This picturesque coastal town cradled by mountains and sandy shores is a scene out of a Southern California postcard. Residents of Carpinteria say they feel lucky to...
Random attack in Central Park leaves teen with busted face
Two strangers attacked a teenager on Central Park's Great Lawn, beating him so viciously, he had broken bones in his face, police said. The 14-year-old boy was in the park,...
Dog eats discarded food stuffed with pins in NYC park
A golden retriever named Murphy is lucky to be alive after swallowing 10 pins surreptitiously placed inside discarded food in Fort Tryon Park. Owner Terence Doherty rushed the poor pup...
Truck carrying 8 million dimes crashes in Nevada
LAS VEGAS — Brother can you spare a dime? How about 8 million of them? A semi-trailer truck hauling $800,000 worth of dimes crashed Tuesday into a guardrail on an...
App on top ISIS commander's phone used to capture high-ranking terrorists
Iraqi agents captured a top aide to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and used an app on his phone to lure four commanders from the terror group into a trap,...
Lions' curious defense of Matt Patricia changes slightly
The Lions are doubling down on their support for new head coach Matt Patricia, in light of an old sexual assault allegation resurfacing, but their defense has slightly changed in...
Why dreamy British dudes are no good to date
When it comes to love, British guys channel their inner Mr. Darcys — but not necessarily in a good way. A new survey out of Manchester Metropolitan University found that...
Cuomo and Vance finally play nice over Schneiderman probe
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance have apparently decided to share the sandbox and play nice over the criminal investigation into accused creep Eric Schneiderman. Cuomo, Vance, Nassau...
Cops could soon be armed with cocaine breathalyzers
A cocaine breathalyzer may soon help cops sniff out the drug within minutes. The device could become a reality thanks to a new low-cost, chemical-sensing chip being developed at the...
Proposed NASA budget includes $10 million for hunting aliens
The search for extraterrestrial life is getting extra. NASA and a project called Breakthrough Listen are both making moves to help boost the chances of finding aliens. On May 7,...
Boss slaps lineup of 'bad' employees
This real estate firm in China might have one of the worst methods of motivating employees. Several workers were filmed lining up and getting slapped by their manager after allegedly...
Baby-faced mom is 'CEO' of massive meth ring: prosecutors
On the surface, she’s a baby-faced mother of two living a quiet life in Minnesota. But just beneath that façade, federal prosecutors claim, she’s actually running one the biggest meth...
California to require solar panels on all new homes by 2020
Jumping out ahead of the rest of the country, California on Wednesday moved to require solar panels on all new homes and low-rise apartment buildings starting in 2020. The new...
Woman transforms herself into 'Fearless Girl' statue to get a job
A woman bagged a job after turning herself into a replica of the famous "Fearless Girl" statue outside her prospective employer's office. Canny Jade Delaney, 23, has been hailed as...
Hungry leopard attempts crazy catch
Now that's a cat-cher! Paul Rifkin, 60, and Lauren O’Dea, 32, from New South Wales, Australia, were on a safari in the Serengeti in Tanzania when they captured footage of...
This LEGO machine will make you breakfast
Breakfast is the most overlooked meal of the day and it’s due to the simple fact that many of us just don’t have a lot of time in the mornings....
Israel says Syria airstrikes targeted Iranian military installations
Israel on Thursday said it struck all of Iran's military installations in Syria in retaliation for Iranian forces firing rockets at Israeli positions in the Golan Heights. The Israeli military...
Dad makes citizen's arrest of creep 'grooming' teen daughter
A California dad discovered a 42-year-old man was sexting his teen daughter — so he set him up and made a citizen’s arrest to get the creep behind bars, reports...
Scientists slam Google's human-like Assistant as 'horrifying'
People are freaking out after Google demoed the eerily human-like abilities of its new AI voice assistant. Google unveiled the fresh artificial intelligence tech at its annual I/O conference on...
Duo wearing tinfoil spacesuits busted in NASA scam
Delhi, we have a problem. A father-and-son duo from India conned a businessman — by wearing fake spacesuits made out of tinfoil — telling him they had a deal with...
Charlotte Flair undergoing surgery to fix ruptured implant
Charlotte Flair will soon go under the knife. The 32-year-old wrestling beauty is set to undergo surgery to correct a ruptured breast implant following the WWE's European tour, according to...
Trump to meet with Kim Jong Un in Singapore next month
The historic summit between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore on June 12, Trump announced Thursday on Twitter. “The highly anticipated meeting...
Woman leaves Optimum worker stranded in bucket: cops
An angry New Jersey woman climbed into an Optimum cable truck and cut the power to its cherry picker — leaving a worker stranded aloft in the bucket, cops said....
Zoo owners busted for letting bear go get ice cream
The owners of a private Canadian zoo have been charged after a bear from their facility was driven in a pickup truck to a Dairy Queen drive-through for an ice...
FCC says 'net neutrality' rules will end in June
The Federal Communications Commission said in a notice Thursday that landmark 2015 US open-internet rules will cease on June 11. The FCC in December repealed the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules,...
Fox's 'Thursday Night Football' plan is nearly complete
For its new Thursday night package, Fox wanted a big-name quarterback — and now the network is on the verge of having one. After striking out with Peyton Manning, Fox...
Apple scraps plan to build $1 billion data center in Ireland
Apple ditched plans to build a $1 billion data center in Ireland because of delays in the approval process that have stalled the project for more than three years, the...
Tesla says it's unlikely Autopilot caused Florida crash
Tesla’s autopilot system was unlikely to have been a factor in a Florida car crash this week which killed two teenagers, the electric carmaker said in a statement issued late...
Two gunned down after argument at restaurant turns deadly
PHILADELPHIA — Police say two men were shot to death during an argument at a Philadelphia restaurant. The shooting happened Wednesday night at a restaurant in the southwestern part of...
Town & Country apologizes to Monica Lewinsky for event snub
Town & Country magazine apologized Thursday to Monica Lewinsky for uninviting her to an event after former President Bill Clinton joined the guest list. “We apologize to Ms. Lewinsky and...
Doctors give soldier new ear after growing it in her arm
A young soldier received a new ear after she lost one during a car crash two years ago — after surgeons grew the organ beneath the skin on her forearm,...
New Facebook Messenger bug installs itself, steals your passwords
A “nasty” new Facebook Messenger malware has been uncovered that can install without you knowing and steal your passwords. Called FacexWorm, the malware was spotted by consumer tech radio host...
Hawaii volcano could shoot 10-ton 'ballistic rocks'
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano could soon shoot 10-ton “ballistic rocks” up into the air, scientists are warning. The U.S Geological survey cautioned residents about the possibility of “explosive eruptions” coming from...
'Sea of water' kills over 30 after dam bursts in Kenya town
SOLAI, Kenya - A dam burst on a flower farm in Kenya’s Rift Valley after weeks of torrential rain, unleashing a “sea of water” that smashed into two villages and...
Trump, Pence celebrate return of prisoners from North Korea
President Trump bade "WELCOME HOME" to the three American citizens released by North Korea as Vice President Mike Pence said that meeting the trio early Thursday as they returned to...
Cops bust suspect wanted for trying to snatch kid from grandma
Police have arrested a 26-year-old man they say tried to abduct a 3-year-old boy in a stroller in Brooklyn before he was chased off by the toddler’s grandmother, according to...
Scientist who regretted living to 104 dies in assisted suicide
A 104-year-old Australian scientist who said he was sorry to have made it to that ripe old age ended his life voluntarily Thursday in Switzerland — after singing a few...
Massive landslide sends screams and dust into the air
Eyewitnesses screamed in panic as a huge landslide rocked southern China’s Leshan City. The natural disaster, which took place on May 5, blocked access to traffic. No casualties were reported.
Europe scrambles to salvage Iran nuclear deal after US withdraws
ANKARA -- European countries are powerless to salvage the nuclear deal with Iran after the United States pulled out, the deputy head of the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) said...
Malaysia's new prime minister is the world's oldest elected leader at 92
KUALA LUMPUR -- Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday brushed aside doubts that he would become Malaysia’s next prime minister following his shock election victory over the coalition that has ruled the...
Incredible mechanic fixes everything with his feet
This inspirational mechanic does just about everything with his feet. Despite having no arms, Angel Marrero is able to change tires, swap out spark plugs, and even drive his own...
Masahiro Tanaka vows to 'come back strong' after shaky outing
When Masahiro Tanaka walked off the mound in the sixth inning the right-hander was in line for a third straight victory. However, Eduardo Nunez’s sacrifice fly tied the score, 4-4,...
It wasn't Brett Gardner's bust-out that Yankees were buzzing about
Brett Gardner was confident before the game Wednesday night. He knew he had struggled but felt good about his swing and his team. “With all the talent we have, other...
Trump greets Americans freed from North Korea
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Three Korean-Americans who were detained in North Korea for more than a year were greeted by President Donald Trump beneath a giant American flag after...
Air Force colonel will face sex assault charges in military trial
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — A U.S. Air Force colonel based in Colorado has been charged with sexual assault. The Gazette reported Wednesday that Jason Costello faces a military...
Yankees' lower-tier reliever the unsung hero
Under normal circumstances, Aaron Boone certainly would have rather gone to David Robertson or Tommy Kahnle in the eighth inning of a close game. But these are not normal circumstances...
It took 94 saves to pull off AHL playoff shocker
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms and the Charlotte Checkers played the longest game in American Hockey League history on Wednesday night, and the better team likely lost because of a historic...
FBI raids home of California mayor, city hall and marijuana dispensary in corruption probe
Federal agents raided the home of a California mayor and his city’s town hall as a part of large-scale investigation into possible corruption, according to multiple reports. The FBI executed...
Rescuers mistake bobcats for domestic kittens, get bit
SAN ANTONIO — Three well-meaning people suffered bites when the kittens they rescued after hearing them mewling in a San Antonio alley turned out to be ravenous bobcat cubs. The...
Woman accused of marrying 11 men stoned to death
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabab says it has stoned to death a woman accused of marrying 11 men. The al-Qaida-linked group's radio arm, Andalus, reports that the...
Red Sox got the exact matchup they craved — and blew it
Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel entered Wednesday’s game against the Yankees in the bottom of the eighth looking to protect a one-run lead for the first five-out save of his...
Why minority drivers at greater risk of driving drowsy than whites
Black and Hispanic drivers are at twice the risk of falling asleep at the wheel compared to whites, and differences in sleep quality explain at least some of the disparity...
Yankees are putting opponents through baseball hell
Again. This is what these 2018 Yankees do over and over. They give false hope to the opponent. They make their foes believe that today is their day. And then...
Man arrested for looting lava-evacuated homes in Hawaii
Police on Hawaii's Big Island say they've arrested a man suspected of burglarizing homes in a neighborhood where lava forced evacuations. Police say a Leilani Estates resident returned to his...
New Lions coach's sex assault case resurfaces
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Lions coach Matt Patricia maintained his innocence and his new team said it supported him after a 1996 sexual assault allegation resurfaced Wednesday night. The Detroit...
Founder of insurance giant that owns Waldorf Hotel sentenced to 18 years in prison
SHANGHAI — A court in Shanghai sentenced the founder of the Chinese insurance company that owns New York City's Waldorf Hotel to 18 years in prison Thursday after he pleaded...
McCain urges Senate to reject Haspel's nomination for CIA director
Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona is urging his colleagues to vote against the confirmation of Gina Haspel as CIA director. McCain was detained and beaten in prison during the...
Teen brutally attacked and killed while on phone with mom: cops
A 15-year-old Utah girl was on the phone with her mother when she was “brutally attacked” and killed inside her home, police said prior to capturing a person of interest...
Israel says it struck Iranian targets in Syria
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Thursday said it attacked "dozens" of Iranian targets in neighboring Syria in response to an Iranian rocket barrage on Israeli positions in the Golan...
Terrifying video shows 11-year-old jump from moving car to escape carjacking
AURORA, Ill. — Surveillance video shows an 11-year-old girl jumping out of a carjacked SUV in suburban Chicago as her father tries to stop a car driven by the carjacker's...