August 27, 2019
Yankees, Mariners fans fight for HR ball in absurd scene
Two fans, one ball. On Tuesday night in Seattle, a Yankees fan and grabber-holding Mariners fan fought for a Brett Gardner home run ball during the third inning. After about...
Crazed naked suspect allegedly kills family of Rays minor league pitcher
A crazed triple homicide suspect ran naked through a Virginia town while trying to evade police on Tuesday, according to local reports and video of the chase. The suspect, 19-year-old...
Yankees reliever's contentious toe tap no longer an issue
SEATTLE — The Yankees were notified reliever Cory Gearrin’s toe tap, ruled illegal Monday night by crew chief Sam Holbrook, with plate umpire Manny Gonzalez calling the right-hander for a...
Why Yankees are lowering Luis Severino expectations
SEATTLE — Expecting all the big Yankees names to make it back from the injured list and be in position to contribute in the postseason might be a little too...
Sloane Stephens suffers shocking upset in US Open
The women weren’t spared from the shock. At the conclusion of a chaotic day when four of the top 10 seeds were eliminated from the U.S. Open men’s draw, 2017...
Paul Perkins has reached his last Giants stand
The odds are stacked against Paul Perkins. He knows it, and rather than run from it, he’d rather run with it and relish the challenge along the way. Thursday night’s...
Aaron Judge hits his 100th career homer in style
What a night for New York's top sluggers. On the same night Pete Alonso broke the Mets single-season home run record, Aaron Judge launched his 100th career dinger — a...
The most powerful people in college football
The season begins in earnest this weekend, but most of the big players won’t be wearing helmets or shoulder pads. They are the coaches on the sideline, the commissioners and...
Long Island man barricades himself in home, kills wife: cops
A "quiet guy" from Long Island barricaded himself inside of his home on Tuesday — sparking a four-hour standoff with police, which ended with cops busting down his door and...
Woman who fatally stabbed boyfriend 39 times during sex game freed from prison
An Indiana woman who was convicted of fatally stabbing her boyfriend during a sex game more than 18 years ago was released from prison on Tuesday, a report said. Anastazia...
Trump mocks 'Three Stooges' considering running against him in GOP primary
President Trump on Tuesday took a swipe at three GOP politicians — dubbed the "Three Stooges" — who are contemplating running against him in a presidential primary. Trump didn't mention...
The radical plan to redistrict NYC schools
Every school in the city should be engineered to match the exact racial mix of the city, and there should be no sorting by academic ability, an education panel handpicked...
Inside Ilhan Omar's tangled web of relationships
Her love life was already complicated. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) — who was accused of being “the other woman’’ in a DC doctor’s marriage Tuesday — had previously been involved...
Marcus Stroman hasn't been what Mets hoped
Marcus Stroman’s first month with the Mets was to mediocrity what Pete Alonso’s rookie season has been to sensational. On a night Alonso stood alone as the Mets’ single-season home...
How Gifted & Talented programs boost minorities
Excellence in education means providing each student the opportunity to achieve. For our shared community’s young people, that means access to enrichment programs and access to the suite of opportunities...
Corrupt ex-pol Sheldon Silver still freely roams NYC after conviction
There’s still no cell for Shel. Some 474 days after former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted — for the second time — of peddling his office’s influence in...
Jets keeping a close eye on receiver's calf injury
Robby Anderson might not have played in Thursday’s preseason finale anyway, but the Jets wide receiver missed Tuesday’s practice with a calf injury. Head coach Adam Gase said Anderson is...
Shaq doesn't sound thrilled Dwight Howard is a Laker
Apparently, the older "Superman" still isn't a fan of the younger "Superman." When Shaquille O'Neal — attending a grand opening for a pizza parlor — was recently asked by TMZ...
Davis Webb ready for same sad fate he had with Giants
A year ago this weekend, Davis Webb was blindsided. “You never see it coming,” the quarterback said on his first day as a Jet last September, two days after the...
Ron Howard's production company picks up print vet Rich Battista
Director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer hired former Time Inc. Chief Executive Rich Battista to head their production powerhouse, Imagine Entertainment — despite his stormy tenure in the world...
Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan townhouse could be a tough sell
If Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse goes on the market, it could sell for $75 million — far more than the just under $56 million that was declared in his will,...
Gatehouse Media quietly lays off newsroom staff before merger
Gatehouse Media, which is planning to merge with USA Today owner Gannett, has quietly begun a round of newsroom cuts. More than two dozen newsroom staffers were reportedly laid off...
Papa John’s stock soars after company names new CEO
Papa John’s shares soared close to 10% on Tuesday after the company said it has a new top pizza-slinger who will help the company turn the page on a tumultuous...
MLB admits it screwed the Yankees
SEATTLE -- The Yankees were informed by MLB that plate umpire Gabe Morales shouldn’t have granted the Dodgers time in the ninth inning of last Saturday’s 2-1 loss at Dodger...
Hollister may be competing with Macy's soon
The deal may or may not be complete, and it is unclear if the retailer leased the entire multistory building of 22,500 square feet that was being marketed as one...
Suit filed against de Blasio seeks 'judicial inquiry' into Eric Garner's death
Eric Garner’s mother and sister filed suit Tuesday to force a “judicial inquiry” into claims that Mayor Bill de Blasio and other officials violated and neglected their duties to fully...
Another sign Robinson Cano could make miracle return
Robinson Cano took live batting practice Tuesday for the first time since tearing his left hamstring, clinging to the hope he will play again this season. “I have been feeling...
Fur fury: Animal-rights activists protest at Midtown's Dolce & Gabbana
Anti-fur activists faced off with security guards after storming Dolce & Gabbana flagship store on Fifth Avenue Sunday, according to a protester and photos from the scene. About five of...
New Yorkers can get marijuana convictions expunged under new law
ALBANY — Starting Wednesday, thousands of New Yorkers will be eligible to have low-level marijuana convictions wiped clean from their records under a new law. Individuals with convictions of unlawful...
Christian Yelich uses walk-off music to pull off epic troll
Christian Yelich isn't above a little trolling. After a Twitter user named Roxane criticized the Brewers star's upcoming ESPN Body Issue appearance -- in which he'll appear sans clothing --...
Pete Alonso smashes Mets home run record
When spring training ended, Pete Alonso barely made the team. On Tuesday, he made history. Alonso set a new Mets’ franchise record with his 42nd home run, breaking the mark...
Woman charged with trying to throw boy off California bridge
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Authorities say a 23-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly trying to push a high school cross-country runner off a bridge in Southern...
NYC middle school teacher used Venmo to pay for child porn: feds
A Queens middle school teacher was busted with kiddie porn on his phone Tuesday -- which prosecutors said he bought using payment app Venmo. Eric Paulino, 30, a Department of...
Two dead as man fires on police in Arkansas hostage standoff
Two people were found dead on Tuesday at an Arkansas home where a man was barricaded inside and firing shots at police officers, a report said. The two victims were...
Cuomo responds to Trump's tweet about the Second Avenue subway
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he was as puzzled as anyone by President Trump's Saturday morning tweet pledging to help build the Second Avenue Subway -- so he put in...
Phenom Coco Gauff survives shaky US Open start
It took some time, but Coco Gauff eventually took to Flushing like she took to London, surviving a two-hour battle Tuesday. After a shaky start, Gauff gathered herself and emerged...
Sorry Zeke! Saquon Barkley says he's the best running back
Saquon Barkley is not boastful or too full of himself. He is a realist, though, and in his mind, he is the best running back in the National Football League....
Unlikely Yankees hero will eventually face dilemma
SEATTLE — Where Mike Ford fits into the Yankees’ future is a question that doesn’t have a definitive answer. Presently, he has turned into a productive bat that is helping...
‘Diversity’ plan would destroy the city’s school system to ‘save’ it
Destroy the city school system in order to “diversify” it: That’s the bottom-line advice from Mayor Bill de Blasio’s School Diversity Advisory Group. Ending all Gifted & Talented education is...
De Blasio’s latest flagrant pay-to-play outrage
Selling political favors works: That’s clearly Mayor Bill de Blasio’s philosophy, and his bid to box in hotels to please their union is but the latest example. On Monday, Crain’s...
Homeless hotel population soaring as city labors to open shelters
There are 5,473 households living in hotels across the city in August 2019 — two-thirds of which have children. That’s a dramatic 36% increase from the 4,012 households in August...
The city needs more Gifted & Talented programs like the one that worked for me
When I read that Mayor Bill de Blasio’s diversity-advisory committee recommended dismantling gifted-and-talented education and screened schools entirely, I saw it as a defenestration. I grabbed my phone and tweeted...
Sorry: Suing Big Pharma is no answer to the opioid crisis
This week, an Oklahoma judge ruled that Johnson & Johnson should pay $572 million to “abate” a “public nuisance” the company created in that state by minimizing the hazards and...
What Hollywood’s superhero obsession says about us
On a recent long-haul flight to London, I spent time trying to find something to watch on the onboard television. Among the new movie selections were “Captain Marvel,” “Creed II”...
Kosciuszko Bridge to debut with NYC-themed light and sound show
Gov. Andrew Cuomo showed off the new Kosciuszko Bridge Tuesday — as officials revealed there will be a light show with a New York-themed soundtrack on the eve of its...
Giants rookie is overcoming tragedy ‘worse’ than many thought
He was told the bullet lodged in his body would set off the security alarms at airports, but so far it has not. There were no stitches administered to close...
Why the breakout stars of 'Serengeti' have such animal magnetism
The unexpected stars of the summer TV season are the animals whose dramatic and moving stories of survival have made Discovery’s “Serengeti” documentary series, narrated by actress Lupita Nyong’o, one...
Disgruntled Texans star fuels trade rumors big-time
The Jadeveon Clowney sweepstakes could soon be over. The Texans star linebacker reportedly has met with Dolphins head coach Brian Flores and other team officials, according to NFL.com, as rumors...
What the cluck? Popeyes 'sold out' of chicken sandwiches
We "ate 'em all." After the end of this week, there will be no more Popeyes chicken sandwiches -- with the company announcing Tuesday that it had run through its...
Actress Anouska De Georgiou says Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused her as a teen
British actress Anouska De Georgiou publicly identified herself for the first time as a victim of Jeffrey Epstein Tuesday, telling a judge the convicted pedophile "manipulated me, coerced me and...
Ilhan Omar should be probed over payments to 'lover': watchdog group
WASHINGTON, DC — A conservative watchdog group said Tuesday that it plans to file a complaint against US Rep. Ilhan Omar with the Federal Election Commission — after The Post...
Trump to nominate Antonin Scalia's son to lead Labor Department
President Trump confirmed Tuesday that he plans to nominate Eugene Scalia — son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia — to head up the Department of Labor. The...
Millions of Contigo kids' water bottles recalled for choking hazard
Millions of kids' water bottles have been recalled over choking concerns, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Tuesday. Contigo cleanable kids’ water bottles were yanked from shelves after the company...
Antonio Brown wants Ben Roethlisberger to 'shut up already'
Antonio Brown is on the West Coast, but that hasn't ended the drama between him and former teammate and Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. In fact, Brown, now with the Raiders,...
Greek star in Serena-like freakout at US Open: 'Weirdos'
Stefanos Tsitsipas now has something in common with Serena Williams. The rising star from Greece suffered a big setback Tuesday in the first round of the U.S. Open -- then...
Not-so Dapper Don: Reputed mobster hits Brooklyn court in tracksuit, Crocs
He kept his enemies close, his friends closer — and his stylist nowhere in sight.
City teachers union opposes plan to cut gifted school programs
“Every community has children who could thrive in a gifted and talented program, and it is our responsibility to help our children reach their full potential," UFT boss Michael Mulgrew...
Dreams From Martha’s Vineyard and other commentary
From the right: Dreams From Martha’s Vineyard “Former President Obama and the former first lady have reportedly made a bid of approximately $15 million on a home in Martha’s Vineyard”...
Dad pleads guilty to suffocating his infant with blankets while high
A Bronx father pleaded guilty Tuesday to suffocating his 8-month-old son with blankets — in exchange for three to nine years in prison. Claude Tinnin, 21, copped to one count...
Steve Burns to make cameo in 'Blue's Clues' return
Here are your three clues: He is beloved by '90s kids, he wore a green striped shirt and he sat on a thinking chair. That’s right. "Blue’s Clues" is back,...
Manhattan physical therapist sexually abused patient: lawsuit
A Bronx woman says she was sexually abused by a physical therapist at a Manhattan medical clinic, according to a new lawsuit. Elaina Sorrentino went into N.Y. Be Well Medical...
Purdue Pharma offers $12 billion to settle opioid lawsuits: report
Purdue Pharma and its owners the Sackler family are offering to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits against the company for $12 billion, NBC News reports, citing two people familiar with...
Attacker knocks rabbi's teeth out with rock: cops
A 64-year-old rabbi was punched and hit in the face with a paving stone — knocking out some teeth — while on a morning walk through a Crown Heights park,...
Cheer up! Being a downer could knock years off your life: study
Looking for the sliver lining could save your life.
Chokeholding cop to unconscious man: 'You're okay, big boy'
A man appeared to lose consciousness after police put him in a chokehold and tased him in DeKalb, Illinois. Watch cellphone video of the arrest of Elonte McDowell, who was...
Diamond District robbers tried to get away in a cab, sources say
The armed robbers who stole an estimated $4 million in jewelry from a store in Manhattan's Diamond District tried to get away in a taxi - but several cabbies refused...
Oklahoma woman who forced kids to eat dog feces avoids jail time
An Oklahoma woman who allegedly forced her two young children to eat dog feces won’t be thrown in the slammer right away -- but she has been ordered to stay...
Luis Severino is tantalizingly close to returning
TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees right-hander Luis Severino feels ready to start a minor league rehab assignment following his second simulated game. Severino, coming back from a lat muscle injury, said...
Dave Chappelle's Netflix special may be the most politically incorrect comedy show ever
Dave Chappelle's return to Netflix -- possibly the most politically incorrect 1 hour and 5 minutes on TV since the Archie Bunker era -- is dividing viewers, with some accusing...
2 men who lied about being veterans ordered to write names of everyone killed overseas
Along with jail time, a Montana judge sentenced two men who lied about being vets to do some homework — and eat some humble pie. Cascade County District Judge Greg...
Lawyers for Epstein, his victims urge judge to investigate suicide
Attorneys for both Jeffrey Epstein and his accusers implored a Manhattan judge on Tuesday to launch his own investigation into the late pedophile's suicide death. The request came during a...
Ex-Cowboys lineman tasered twice in intense police showdown
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks has been charged with illegally possessing firearms. The US attorney’s office said...
Can the 'Dirtiest Porn Ever' help clean up our filthy beaches?
Doing the dirty takes on a whole new meaning.
Millennials are changing their diets to help the environment
Millennials devote about a month and a half per year to food -- the equivalent of 1,140 hours -- with the time spent meal-prepping and cooking to eating out, according...
Unretired Jets center understands Andrew Luck's anguish
Ryan Kalil realized he wasn’t ready to walk away from football after 12 seasons with the Carolina Panthers. He wanted more, which is why the Pro Bowl center and two-time...
The 'fess prince: Epstein accuser urges Prince Andrew to 'come clean' about 'what he's done'
A woman who's called herself Jeffrey Epstein's "sex slave" addressed Prince Andrew directly following Tuesday hearings into the the late financier's child sex trafficking case. "He knows exactly what he's...
Mayoral panel calls for redistricting of NYC's 'highly segregated' schools
A mayoral panel -- calling the city's schools "as segregated as the schools of Mississippi and Alabama'' -- is recommending redistricting and the elimination of admission factors such as grades...
Phillies fans ripped by own walk-off hero
The Phillies' hero was not happy. Sean Rodriguez had some choice words for the fans who booed him in his previous at-bat before he blasted a walk-off homer in the...
In defense of Bret Stephens
Bret Stephens made a mistake. Everyone who follows stories about the media knows this, though blessed are those who don’t follow such squalid matters. A recent tweet from a relatively...
Bolsonaro will agree to $20M aid if Macron takes back 'insults'
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he wants French President Emmanuel Macron to withdraw the “insults” made against him before he considers accepting a $20 million offer from the G7 nations...
'The King' trailer: Timothée Chalamet reigns as Henry V in Netflix movie
Netflix is going medieval. In the just-released trailer for "The King," Timothée Chalamet takes the English throne. The streaming service's production is a mashup of William Shakespeare's history plays "Henry...
Boy holds hand of crying classmate with autism on first day of school
A Kansas second-grader is warming hearts around the web with a photo posted online of him consoling an autistic classmate. Courtney Coko Moore of Wichita uploaded an image to Facebook...
DOJ to expand number of marijuana growers for research
The move announced Monday would give researchers a wider variety of cannabis to study, Uttam Dhillon, the DEA’s acting administrator, said in a statement.
World's deepest manmade hole dubbed 'well to hell' plunges 40,000 feet
Russia's Kola Superdeep Borehole was created by the Soviets in the name of science so they could learn more about what's really under our feet and dig to depths unknown.
2 women, including one wearing just a bra, stab 2 men in separate subway attacks
Two women — one wearing just a yellow bra as a top — knifed two men in separate subway attacks in Manhattan Tuesday, police said. In the first stabbing, Danzena...
Man arrested with gun and 'It' clown mask at NYC government office
What a clown. Cops busted a Brooklyn man fiddling with a gun and a creepy clown mask inside a city government office after a frightened witness called 911 to report...
Dairy Queen forced to clarify its burgers aren't made with 'human meat'
After federal agents from the FBI and Homeland Security raided a Dairy Queen restaurant in South Carolina, gruesome rumors spread online.
Max Rose rips officials for stalling on tech that could prevent fentanyl trafficking
Federal and state officials are “dragging their feet” on bringing high-tech equipment to JFK Airport that could stem the tide of illicit fentanyl pouring into the US, a Staten Island...
Naomi Osaka's US Open got scary in a hurry
Kicking off her U.S. Open title defense, Naomi Osaka couldn’t calm her nerves — but she didn’t let them stop her. The reigning champion got past her jitters and outlasted...
Costco opened its first China flagship store — and things got crazy
It was an open-and-quickly-shut deal. China's flagship Costco outlet opened its doors Tuesday morning in suburban Shanghai, only to close them several hours later after the store became swamped with...
NASA chief argues Pluto should still be considered a planet
Despite it being over a decade since this decision was made, the topic is still hotly disputed and there are those who think Pluto should be labeled as a planet...
Democrats voice 'strong opposition' to Trump's plan to invite Putin to G-7
A quartet of top Democratic senators wrote to President Trump on Tuesday to voice “strong opposition” to his plan to invite Vladimir Putin to next year’s G-7 summit in the...
Tiger Woods' surprise surgery punctuates brutal end to season
Tiger Woods had yet another surgery. He announced on Twitter on Tuesday that he underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee last week "to repair minor cartilage damage." This marks...
Earth's 'second green lung' in danger as NASA images show fires ravaging Africa
Over a period of two days last week Angola had roughly three times more fires than Brazil, according to data from the Weather Source.
Hall of Famer fanning flames in Ezekiel Elliott's Cowboys war
Marshall Faulk is doing a bit of everything for Ezekiel Elliott: Keeping him in shape, while letting the Cowboys know the reality they face. Elliott is making the most of...
Head injuries make it harder for football players to get erections: study
This one is personal. Amid rising evidence of football's lasting impact on players' physical and mental health, new findings suggest the sport may be adversely affecting their sexual health, too....
New Yorkers spend 90 minutes of leisure time on a computer per day: study
New Yorkers spent almost 90 minutes of leisure time a day on a computer – and if they worked at the national minimum wage for the same amount of time...
Feds charge ex-Google, Uber engineer with stealing trade secrets
A former Google engineer accused of stealing trade secrets for Uber was arrested Tuesday and charged with looting Google’s top-secret files. Anthony Levandowski was charged by San Francisco federal prosecutors...
Judge rules that public has right to NYPD pension info
The NYPD must cough up the names of almost all of its retirees and their pensions so the information can be published online by a watchdog group that tracks tax...
Florida man missing in Costa Rica last seen with local gigolo
A Florida man who was last seen with a gigolo while on vacation in Costa Rica has gone missing, according to reports. Charlie Hughes, 62, mysteriously disappeared Aug. 3 on...
Creepy teacher admits recording teens in his bathroom for years: feds
A creepy former high school teacher in Missouri has admitted to secretly recording teenagers in a basement bathroom at his home for five years, federal prosecutors said. William Derek Williams,...
Pitching will put Red Sox over the Rockies
It is no secret a lot of runs are being scored in Coors Field this season and that both the Rockies and Red Sox are in the bottom 10 of...
Google wants employees to stop talking politics at work
Google CEO Sundar Pichai explained the tech giant's new guidelines, which now discourage workers from discussing politics on internal communication forums, in an email to employees Thursday night.
US throws away thousands of kidneys despite donor shortage: study
Despite the 93,000 patients in the US seeking a kidney transplant, a new report reveals that some 3,500 donated kidneys go unused and even thrown away every year. A study...
Jimmy Carter to start building homes again after undergoing hip surgery
Former President Jimmy Carter reportedly plans to start building homes again for Habitat for Humanity -- months after he underwent successful hip surgery. Carter, 94, the oldest living former president,...
Mets' improbable pitching trend will be tested in tricky offseason
The Mets and Cubs will play their most important three games this week since their four-game faceoff in October 2015. That the Mets’ strength has remained the same -- with...
Nxivm ordered to pay more than $1M to investigative firm
A federal judge in New Jersey delivered Nxivm sex cult leader Keith Raniere an unwelcome birthday gift on Monday when he ordered the group to cough up more than $1...
Corey Johnson opposes cutting gifted school programs
City Council Speaker and mayoral hopeful Corey Johnson said Tuesday he opposes cutting the gifted and talented programs from the city's public school system after a diversity panel recommended the...
NYPD makes show of force in Diamond District days after $4M heist
The NYPD made a massive show of force in Manhattan's Diamond District on Tuesday afternoon - infuriating a business owner who wondered where the cops were when his store was...
GOP lawmaker launches mock survey trolling Cuomo's license plate proposal
ALBANY -- An upstate GOP lawmaker launched a mock survey this week mimicking Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new license plate design proposal. Assemblyman Chris Tague (R-Schoharie) is calling on New Yorkers...
TV anchor makes tearful apology after comparing black colleague to gorilla
A white Oklahoma City TV station anchor has tearfully apologized to her black colleague for comparing him to a gorilla during a broadcast last week. KOCO-TV morning anchor Alex Housden...
Babies contract 'werewolf syndrome' from tainted formula
Parents in Spain were recently shocked to see that their babies were growing furry facial hair — resulting from a botched medication mixture, they later learned. The remedy they thought...
Netflix is now a propaganda machine for the Obamas
This week’s widespread media blitz heralding Netflix’s broadcast of its first Obama-endorsed presentation, “American Factory,” was more than synchronicity. It felt as though US publicists and journalists collectively exhaled their...
Man beaten to death in random attack while vacationing in Spain
A 23-year-old British man vacationing on the Spanish island of Tenerife was beaten to death in a random attack — and his family said he was simply “in the wrong...
Dozens of Jeffrey Epstein accusers speak out in court
They finally got their day in court. The hearing Tuesday to dismiss federal sex-trafficking charges against dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein looked and sounded more like a trial, with 23 women...
Reds' Luis Castillo will build some momentum
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Fans booed QB Andrew Luck after word leaked mid-game Saturday that he was retiring: “I’d be lying if I said...
New gene-editing technique could 'fix' inherited diseases
A new study published in Cell Research offers hope for making conditions like Huntington’s disease a thing of the past.
Rep. Omar stole my husband, doc claims in explosive divorce papers
A Washington, DC, mom says her political-consultant husband left her for Rep. Ilhan Omar, according to a bombshell divorce filing obtained by The Post. Dr. Beth Mynett says her cheating...
1 killed, 5 injured in partial building collapse in the Bronx
One worker was killed and five others injured — two of them seriously — when the third floor of an under-construction Bronx building collapsed Tuesday, according to authorities. It took...
Five dead, dozens missing after migrant boat capsizes in the Mediterranean
At least five people, including children, died when a Europe-bound migrant boat carrying over 100 passengers capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya on Tuesday. Forty people are still missing...
Smartwatch's heart-rate monitor saved teen's life
An Arizona teen's smartwatch got to the heart of the matter. The Samsung gadget that 13-year-old Austin Hardison received last year as a Christmas gift led to the diagnosis of...
Rob Gronkowski turned to CBD after night of Super Bowl tears
Rob Gronkowski is all about a new nickname these days: Mr. Recovery.
Man with knife fatally shot after charging police
Raul Rivera, a suspect armed with a knife, was fatally shot by police after charging at them in May 2018. Watch newly released bodycam video of the officer-involved shooting on...
Kickstart a career in project management with these online courses
While it may not be the most glamorous job title, project managers are basically the unsung heroes of every company. And they probably make more money than you. These highly-trained...
Mom who volunteers with missing persons organization mysteriously vanishes
A Kentucky mom who volunteered with an organization dedicated to searching for missing persons has herself vanished, police said. Andrea Michelle Knabel, 37, was last seen on foot near Audobon...
Beware of rolling mountain poop balls: National Park Service
Watch out for wayward turds.
DeMarcus Cousins threatened to kill me before wedding: ex-girlfriend
Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins allegedly threatened to put a “bullet” in his ex-girlfriend’s head when she refused to let their 7-year-old son attend his wedding over the weekend,...
De Blasio dodges questions about scrapping city's gifted programs
Mayor Bill de Blasio pivoted to his favorite policy achievement — free pre-K — instead of answering questions about a controversial recommendation to scrap the city’s gifted-and-talented program. “It’s literally...
Patron attacked at Portland bar for wearing a 'MAGA' hat: cops
Two people in Oregon attacked a man at a bar while he was on a date with his wife -- because he was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat,...
Trump defends Brazil's President Bolsonaro amid Amazon fire tensions
President Trump on Tuesday complimented Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, saying that he’d gotten to know him well, praising his efforts to fight the raging Amazon fires and pledging US help....
Heisman Trophy watch 2019: 5 names you could be sleeping on
Only one Heisman Trophy finalist remains from last year’s race, though Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s path to the esteemed college football award is no easier. With 2018 winner Kyler Murray...
Hit-and-run suspect on the loose after seriously injuring cyclist
Watch as a white pickup truck speeds away after crashing into a cyclist on the streets of Los Angeles, California. The victim of the hit-and-run, 53-year-old Gabriel Lopez, spent four...
Vegas has added sense of urgency for Mets-Cubs series
It’s not quite an elimination battle when the Chicago Cubs visit the Mets for three games Tuesday through Thursday. Both teams, or neither team, still could reach the playoffs regardless...
Elementary cheer squad asked to sell raffle tickets for semi-automatic rifle
Gimme an "A"! Gimme an "R"! Elementary school cheerleaders were asked to sell raffle tickets -- for a semi-automatic rifle, according to a report. Ohio Mom Neveah Chilton said she...
Paige VanZant makes more money from Instagram than UFC fights
UFC star Paige VanZant is one of the most popular fighters on social media, and her success online has forced her to reevaluate her contract with the MMA promotion. During...
Kristin Cavallari axes Jay Cutler's latest throwing attempt
Kristin Cavallari has a message to haters: "Kiss my axe." The former "Hills" star put her axe-throwing skills on display in a recent Instagram video, which shows the mother of...
Macron suggests Europe reach out to Russia in wake of G-7 summit
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday suggested that Europe should reach out to Russia to ensure it remains in the scope of Western nations, a day after President Trump floated...
USC freshman fatally struck by two cars while walking along freeway
An incoming freshman at the University of Southern California was fatally struck by two cars as he walked along a local freeway -- days before classes were set to start...
2 Long Island schools on lockdown after reports of gunfire
A Long Island high school and middle school were locked down Tuesday morning after reports of gunfire, officials said. Police on scene in Roosevelt told reporters a man had fired...
Alien planets could be better suited for life than Earth: study
The study suggests that exoplanets that have "favorable ocean circulation patterns" could be better suited to support a wider range of life than Earth.
Prosecutors still investigating hot-car death case against Juan Rodriguez
Prosecutors said they're still investigating the criminal case against a Rockland County dad charged in the deaths of his 1-year-old twins, whom he forgot inside a sweltering car for eight...
Man marries both girlfriends in same ceremony so 'nobody gets hurt'
An Indonesian man married his two girlfriends at once in a ceremony that quickly went viral.
Chance encounter leads Tom HIddleston to British star's US Open box
A chance encounter led to a celebrity sighting Monday on Court 17. Actor Tom Hiddleston was in British tennis star Johanna Konta's box Monday during her first-round victory at the...
How 23andMe gave me a son I didn't know I had
It was the Summer of Love when Dennis Hauswirth, then 19, became a father — unbeknownst to him. Five decades later, a man named Jeff reached out through the genealogy...
An NFL team wants Carli Lloyd to kick in a preseason game
Three-time World Cup champion Carli Lloyd may have kicked her way into the NFL -- at least for a preseason publicity stunt. Shortly after a video went viral of Lloyd...
Woman's death-defying yoga pose goes horribly wrong
A Mexican college student is alive after falling 80 feet from her balcony while practicing a yoga pose. Alexa Terrazas, 23, was known to do yoga on her sixth-floor apartment's...
Hollywood lobbying exec accused of heinous crimes against 'sugar baby'
An executive at Hollywood's top lobbying firm has been busted for allegedly raping and blackmailing a woman he met on a sugar daddy dating site, according to reports. Steven Fabrizio...
How sportsbooks are reacting to Andrew Luck's retirement
LAS VEGAS — Injuries to quarterbacks are a part of the game and inherent risks that bettors take. A totally unexpected retirement by an elite quarterback is not part of...
Peter Thiel's venture capital fund has sold all its Facebook shares
Early Facebook backer Founders Fund has sold all of its holdings in the social media giant as part of a previously established trading plan by the venture capital firm’s partner,...
4 Florida nursing home workers charged in patient deaths after Hurricane Irma
At least three Florida nursing home workers were charged this week with aggravated manslaughter after 12 patients died in stifling conditions when Hurricane Irma cut power to the facility, according...
Hong Kong leader: We are prepared to 'stamp out' violent protests
Hong Kong's chief executive said her government is prepared to use police to "stamp out" violent protests -- two days after a weekend of tumultuous demonstrations led to the arrests...
Bus nearly flattens toddler after crashing through fence
An out-of-control bus nearly hit a little girl at Dalang Bus Station in Dongguan, China. Watch the terrifying surveillance footage that shows the bus barreling through a metal fence, knocking...
Girl shot while group of teens played with gun in Queens park
A teen girl was shot early Tuesday while her brother and friends were playing with a handgun in Queens, police and law enforcement sources said. The 13-year-old girl, identified as...
Man terrified of going to the bathroom after horrifying toilet discovery
His Nos. 1 and 2 priorities are don't use the loo! Richard Grant, 45, said he's terrified to go to the bathroom after a Royal python was discovered in a...
Single mom hosts wedding-themed birthday so she can celebrate without settling down
"I want to have a wedding. That’s the best bit about marriage anyway, right?"
Acclaimed composer killed along with his family in Swiss Alps plane crash
An acclaimed British composer whose company produces and sources music for film, TV, advertising and theater was killed along with his musician wife and baby in a plane crash in...
Woman stabbed man at Union Square subway station: cops
A man was stabbed in the torso by a woman in the Union Square subway station Tuesday morning, police said. The 26-year-old woman stabbed the man after a verbal dispute...
Tobacco giants Philip Morris and Altria may merge
Big Tobacco just unveiled a new strategy to stay big: Merge. Altria and Philip Morris International said they have been in talks to reunite as smokers worldwide increasingly ditch the...
Papa John's picks Arby's exec as new CEO
Papa John’s International on Tuesday named Arby’s Restaurant Group president Rob Lynch as its chief executive officer, replacing Steve Ritchie barely 19 months after he took the role, sending the...
Man with rifle opens fire at New Jersey park and ride: police
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — Police are seeking a gunman who fired several shots at a New Jersey Transit park and ride. NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith says four people were...
Danish city unveils Viking crossing signals
The lights will form a circle around downtown Aarhus, which was founded by the Vikings in the 8th century and became a bustling harbor city.
Fast food contributing to higher cholesterol levels in city crows
A research team at Hamilton College in New York examined 140 California crows and found that the more urban the bird, the higher its cholesterol.
British teen accused of faking gang-rape claim pleads not guilty
A British teenager accused of falsely claiming she was gang-raped by a group of Israeli tourists at a Cyprus resort pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of causing public...
The Farmers' Almanac is predicting a miserable winter 2020
Soak up the last days of summer because an arctic hell is predicted for this winter. Most of the country will be blasted this year with a "polar coaster" of...
Bryce Harper and wife Kayla welcome baby boy
Bryce and Kayla Haper have a new addition to their team.
NYT columnist challenges troll: 'Call me a bedbug to my face'
Name-calling really got under this New York Times columnist's skin. David Karpf, an associate professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University, did just that Monday when he...
'Guys a DH:' Clint Frazier gets snarky after impressive sliding catch
Clint Frazier just can't help himself. After someone shared a video on Twitter of Frazier making a nice sliding catch in foul territory Monday during a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre game, Frazier provided...
Brazil rejects $20 million G-7 aid package to fight Amazon fires
They’re fighting fire with . . . sick burns. Brazil tossed cold water on French President Emmanuel Macron’s offer for G-7 aid to fight Amazon rainforest fires — nettling Macron over the...
Tennis villain's rough handshake turns into US Open storm
While there’s no doubting Italian women’s tennis star Camila Giorgi has talent, she’s also an enigma and perhaps kind of a sore loser. Giorgi was drubbed 6-1, 6-0 by 30th...
This guy's commute is a genius way to beat NYC traffic
He may have the most relaxing -- and wettest -- commute in the Big Apple. Instead of dealing with the chaotic traffic or sardine-packed trains and buses, David Pike commutes...
Big Ten preview: Ohio State stands in Harbaugh's way again
Everything feels different in Columbus, except the fact that Ohio State is once again favored to win the Big Ten. Urban Meyer will not be on the sidelines for the...
Jeremy Lin's NBA fears realized
Jeremy Lin couldn't find an NBA team this offseason. The former Knicks guard signed with the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association, the team announced on Tuesday morning. It...
Woman punched in the face in random Midtown attack: cops
A woman was punched in the face in a random Midtown attack, cops said Tuesday. The unknown attacker said nothing to the 20-year-old stranger before hitting her just after 5...
Some footage taken outside Epstein's cell is too flawed to review
Footage from at least one camera in the hallway outside the cell where authorities say Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself is unusable by investigators probing his death -- although other captures...
Iranian president: No talks with US until sanctions lifted
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani threw cold water Tuesday on President Trump’s suggestion that the two could meet to try to end a nuclear standoff -- saying the US must “take...
Man busted for bringing gun, ammo and knife to Tennessee elementary school
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities say a man attempted to pick up a student from a Tennessee elementary school while armed with a gun, two loaded magazines and a knife. News...
Jilted wife awarded $3.2M in revenge porn case involving Army couple
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina woman has been awarded $3.2 million in a libel and revenge porn lawsuit against her ex-husband and his new girlfriend. A jury on Monday...
Dog joins couple for their first wedding dance
This was one tail-wagging wedding. Watch the moment a Labrador retriever, named Eva, joins the bride and groom for their first dance in Arlington, Washington. "She is our fur baby...
J.A. Happ is slowly earning back Yankees' trust
SEATTLE — The J.A. Happ experience continues for the Yankees. There was progress Monday night. But there also was another home run allowed, the 32nd of the season, and this...
2 Mississippi men surrender to murder charge in shooting
KOSCIUSKO, Miss. — Two Mississippi men wanted in a fatal shooting have surrendered to authorities. News outlets report 30-year-old Ruben Bell and 30-year-old Stephen Adams turned themselves in Monday on...
Aaron Boone: Lineup shuffle doesn't change Yankees' urgency
SEATTLE -- Aaron Boone is well aware what resting people can do for performance but he doesn’t look at giving players days off as a sign the Yankees backed off...
Masahiro Tanaka getting rare chance to face countryman
SEATTLE — Masahiro Tanaka isn’t asked often whether he is looking forward to watching the opposing pitcher work, but Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park it will be different. That’s because...
Brawl involving dozens at water park was over a towel: report
An alcohol-ridden brawl involving dozens at a California water park Sunday was sparked after two families got into a confrontation over a beach towel, police said. The brawl left one...
Sam Darnold is a franchise QB — with weapons at his disposal
The Jets have less than two weeks to go before opening the season against the Bills at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 8. This week a portion of the team shifts...
2 children killed amid stabbing suspect's wild flight in stolen police cruiser
A stabbing suspect on the run from cops stole a police cruiser near Dayton, Ohio, and slammed into several other cars, killing two children, reports said. Police in Dayton responded...
Rookie makes it harder for Yankees not to keep him around
SEATTLE — Mike Ford has a Princeton University education and a body that resembles a run-stopping nose tackle. Combine those two attributes with a sweet left-handed swing and you get...
Major marijuana trafficker charged with murder-for-hire plot: feds
PORTLAND, Ore. — U.S. prosecutors said Monday they have charged an Oregon drug smuggler in what they described as a sordid murder-for-hire plot that targeted an associate who owed tens...
Man kills wife, one of his twin daughters, mother-in-law and himself: cops
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — Authorities say a man fatally shot his wife, his mother-in-law and one of his twin daughters before turning the gun on himself at a Florida home....
Ashleigh Barty bounces back after first-set flop
Second-seeded Ashleigh Barty bounced back to beat Zarina Diyas 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 while No. 3 Kristyna Pliskova fended off Tereza Martincova 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3) in their first round matches...
Venus Williams dominates to set tone for US Open
Venus Williams is 39 years old, and ranked outside the top 50. She hasn’t gotten past the third round of a major in two years. But Monday she sure looked...
Best and worst moments of the 2019 VMAs
The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards — held in New Jersey for the fist time, at Newark’s Prudential Center on Monday night — was another big Taylor Swift show. In...
Roger Federer overcomes brief scare from no-namer
Roger Federer perhaps thought he was playing Nadal — not Nagal — in the U.S. Open’s first round. That’s how tight Federer looked as he faced the qualifier from India,...
De Blasio's town hall was a ratings disaster for CNN
Mayor Bill de Blasio made CNN’s ratings plummet almost as low as his poll numbers with his town hall event Sunday night. Just 376,000 viewers nationwide tuned in to see...
Giant American hope shows he's for real with major US Open upset
Reilly Opelka won himself some birthday plans. The American made sure he will be busy on Wednesday, his 22nd birthday, playing in the second round of the U.S. Open after...
Inside Facebook's underground meat market
Where's the beef? Facebook, apparently. People have been using the social media site to "gamble" on high-end food items -- including A5 Wagyu, stone crabs and in one case, a...