April 10, 2021
South African COVID variant can 'break through' Pfizer vaccine: study
JERUSALEM - The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can “break through” Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found, though its prevalence in the...
Trump lashes out at McConnell during Mar-a-Lago donor dinner: report
Former President Donald Trump called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell a "dumb son of a bitch" during a donor soiree at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday -- and joked that the COVID-19...
Nets hammered by Lakers: 'They hit us in the mouth'
Saturday’s Nets-Lakers game was supposed to be a preview of the NBA Finals. Turns out it was more like a heavyweight fight, where the Nets got floored early and never...
Charming 'fairy doors' open hearts in California neighborhood
A California community has bonded over a profusion of tiny, colorful wooden doors that are popping up all over. The so-called "fairy doors" in Alameda, an island community adjacent to...
PGA Tour player's Masters run no surprise to Tony Romo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tony Romo was nervous. It was two hours before Will Zalatoris — not only playing in his first Masters at age 24, but in the final pairing...
Masters contender hoping for breakthrough after near-misses
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Xander Schauffele could have ruined perhaps the greatest golf story ever told. He was among the three players who were one stroke, one swing, one lucky bounce...
Timber! Video shows freak lightning strike instantly torch tree outside school
Mother Nature sparked a sensation outside of a Wisconsin high school. A large evergreen towering outside the building came tumbling down in an instant after being struck by a bolt...
Video shows men on motorcycle snatch chain from woman's neck in NYC
Dramatic footage shows two men on a motorcycle snatching a chain right off the neck of a 73-year-old woman at a Manhattan crosswalk Saturday -- without even bothering to slow...
Nets star ejected after heated exchange: 'not ideal'
Kyrie Irving had done almost everything there is to do in basketball after a decade in the NBA. Except get ejected. That changed Saturday night, after he and Lakers guard...
Sole survivor of deadly SC shooting by ex-NFL player dies
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A sixth person has died following a shooting earlier this week at the hands of a former NFL player who also killed four members of a South...
Knicks' playoff push could hinge on this home stretch
Like all NBA playoff contenders, the Knicks hope to avoid the play-in scenarios that will involve the teams that finish the regular season in seventh through 10th place in each...
Not so Neanderthal? Fauci 'not sure' why Texas doesn't have COVID uptick after nixing masks
It's been some five weeks since Texas lifted its mask mandate, and there has yet to be an explosion of COVID-19 cases. It's something Dr. Anthony Fauci can't quite explain....
Rangers backup goalie brings out best vs. Islanders
Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev couldn’t tell you why he is always at the top of his game when facing the Islanders, but there’s no doubt it has been a trend...
Mom arrested after 3 young kids found slain in LA apartment
A mom was arrested Saturday after her three young children — including a 6-month old baby — were found stabbed to death inside their Los Angeles apartment, police and local...
Shootout in Utah leaves 2 deputies wounded; suspect dead
Two Salt Lake County sheriff’s deputies were wounded — one shot in the eye and the other in the cheek — and the suspect was killed during a shootout Saturday...
No kidding: Girl, 14, takes younger siblings on joyride from Queens to Long Island
A 14-year-old Queens girl took her two younger siblings on a joyride in their parents' car -- making it all the way to Long Island before being found, police and...
If it ain’t broke, Joe Biden will break it: Goodwin
The sage advice that “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is older than Joe Biden, but apparently he never heard of it. Or doesn’t think much of it. The...
Why this PGA Tour star may never win the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Bryson DeChambeau was marching to the practice green with a certainty in his step, and a path naturally cleared ahead of him. There aren’t many people at...
Fantasy owners can't afford to make this mistake
Nothing bursts the bubble of a fantasy baseball player like a rash of early season injuries. You can have a phenomenal draft and, in a blink of an eye, it...
Brits won't welcome Prince Harry home, says Brexit leader Nigel Farage
At least one Brit doesn't think Prince Harry should rush home for his beloved grandfather's funeral.
MLB swings and misses in political debacle to move All-Star game from Georgia
It’s clear Georgia’s new voter law is nothing close to the “Jim Crow on steroids” description attributed to our alleged unifier in chief, President Biden. Yet I’m pretty certain the...
Long Island federal judge killed in Florida hit-and-run by allegedly high driver
A federal judge from Long Island was killed and a boy was seriously hurt by a hit-and-run driver in Florida -- who was allegedly high and told police she was...
NYC man suspected of stabbing his own brother to death
A 50-year-old man is suspected of stabbing his older brother to death in Lower Manhattan on Saturday, according to police and sources. The victim, 61, was found unconscious with a...
Closed schools are a harmful inequity, but teachers' unions don't give a damn
In New York City and nationally, school shutdowns without question do the most harm to minority, low-income and special-needs students. And it's beyond outrageous that the teacher-union leaders who are...
Team Biden caves on Iran — and gets nothing in return
Even before the “indirect” US-Iran talks in Vienna had finished up, Team Biden caved, with the State Department saying it's ready to lift sanctions on the rogue regime to rejoin...
Letters to the Editor — April 11, 2021
No ticket for TigerI find it incomprehensible that Tiger Woods was not charged with speeding or reckless driving (“Tiger gets free drop,” April 8).The facts warrant it. He was driving...
Japanese star golfer storms into lead at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hideki Matsuyama stands 18 holes away from making history. He’s 18 holes from turning an entire sports-mad nation upside down. The 29-year-old Matsuyama, who shot a bogey-free...
A-Rod finalizing deal to buy NBA team
Alex Rodriguez is closing in on finally owning a pro sports team. The former Yankees star and his partner, Jennifer Lopez, lost out on purchasing the Mets to Steve Cohen....
Phone found laying on the bottom of a lake for a year still works
Somebody called in a miracle A man who dropped his phone into a lake in Taiwan while paddle-boarding a year ago has successfully recovered it — and it still works thanks...
CUNY set to spend $3M to hire consultants for campus reopening plans
The City University of New York is about to plunk down $3 million to hire consulting powerhouse McKinsey & Co. to draft a reopening plan for the fall. The board...
USWNT's 16-match winning streak snapped
STOCKHOLM — The United States’ 16-match winning streak was snapped in a 1-1 draw with Sweden on Saturday in Carli Lloyd's 300th national team appearance. Lina Hurtig put Sweden ahead...
NASA Mars helicopter's flight delayed due to technical issue
NASA will delay the historic flight of their Ingenuity helicopter -- set to launch on Mars --until at least April 14, the agency said in a statement Saturday. The agency...
NYC BLM leader blasts movement co-founder for million-dollar property binge
As protests broke out across the country in the name of Black Lives Matter, the group's co-founder went on a real estate buying binge, snagging four high-end homes for $3.2...
Dozens gather near Augusta National to protest new Georgia voting law
A group of about two dozen people gathered near Augusta National Golf Club to protest Georgia’s new voting law, according to a report. The protestors held up signs reading “Let...
Jacob deGrom deserves an apology
It must have sounded like a capacity crowd at Citi Field to beleaguered Michael Conforto when the boobirds rained jeers down on him in the sixth inning. The last thing...
American faces years in Dubai prison after pot found in urine
Call it a bad toke of luck. An American man who allegedly smoked or ingested pot in Las Vegas faces three years in prison in the United Arab Emirates after...
'Piles of bodies' seen in Myanmar as violence escalates: reports
"Piles of bodies" were seen in one city in Myanmar after another gruesome attack by the country's security forces against its own people. Dozens of people were killed in the...
New York state updates rules on social distancing for schools
State health officials released new social-distancing guidelines for schools, saying students can sit closer than 6 feet apart in most circumstances. The state Department of Health Friday put out the...
Blood clots in Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine recipients under investigation
A European drug regulator is reviewing blood clots among four people in the United States who received Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, according to a report. The European Medicines Agency...
Tech titan Larry Ellison drops $80M on Palm Beach home
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison just expanded his impressive $1 billion property portfolio by dropping $80 million on an oceanfront compound in North Palm Beach. Ellison bought the six-acre Florida estate...
Suspect arrested in Costa Rica for 2012 slaying of Metro PCS worker in NYC
Cops have nabbed a third suspect in connection to the October 2012 slaying of a Harlem cellphone store worker, the NYPD announced Saturday. Investigators extradited Osvaldo Polanco Garcia, 40, of...
Brazil's new gigantic Christ statue is even taller than Rio's
Rio de Janeiro's iconic and towering "Christ the Redeemer" has met its vertical match: an even taller Jesus statue that's nearing complete a half-hour west in southern Brazil. Measuring 140...
Bronx shipwreck hunter scammed investor out of $100K: lawsuit
What a wreck. A Bronx man who has long hunted for a famed shipwreck in Hell Gate — and the fortune it's rumored to contain — allegedly scammed an investor...
Cash for trash: Town uses COVID funds to pay homeless to clean up their camps
The homeless in a central California town are cleaning up their act, and landing federal COVID-19 relief funds for doing it. Under Elk Grove's cash-for-trash program, people sleeping rough in...
As the Cuo flies: NY reportedly racks up $650K bill for gov's upstate flights
As the Cuo flies, New York taxpayers spend a pretty penny. Gov. Andrew Cuomo cost the state at least $650,000 to fly a plane to upstate events over the last...
Anti-vaxxers trust Trump more than Fauci, think it’s safe to travel
It's going to be a long pandemic. A shocking new poll from the Economist/YouGov shows 51 percent of Americans who do not plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are more...
The Yankees are out of excuses: Sherman
Wanting to honor Aaron Boone’s unsinkable ability to find the half-full elements even on yet another Yankees half-empty day against the Rays, let us point out: That Justin Wilson came...
Dwayne the swamp! The Rock teases White House run after surprise poll
Dwayne the swamp! Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson added fresh fuel to his rumored plans for a White House bid with a coy tweet on a poll that found surprising levels...
British PM Boris Johnson to miss Prince Philip's funeral amid COVID restrictions
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not attend the funeral of Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth for 74 years died peacefully Friday at Windsor...
Activist group sues Mayor de Blasio, city over East River Park report
Environmental activists are suing Mayor de Blasio and the city for allegedly withholding vital information on the $1 billion East Side Coastal Resiliency project. The lawsuit from the group East...
Ex-Met alleges team refused to let him have surgery
Jed Lowrie claims the Mets refused to allow him to get an operation to repair an extremely painful knee condition during his wasted two-year stint with the organization. “When you’re...
Long Island University president's pay puts her near the top in nation
The president of Long Island University collected a compensation package that put her near the head of the class — and shocked professors. Kimberly Cline, who heads the university with...
Phil Mickelson's surge at Masters appears to be too late
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Phil Mickelson had been waiting for the kind of round he shot Saturday for a long time. He just wishes it had come sooner. Mickelson, for weeks,...
Egypt demands huge fee from Ever Given owners after ship blocked Suez Canal
Not so fast, Ever Given! The massive container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week last month may be unstuck, but it isn’t getting off scot-free – in fact,...
Surprising NHL team has trade deadline decision to make
Sorry about that, but I just noticed an unaccountable typographical error in my preseason prediction column. Somehow Mike Sullivan was named as the first coach most likely to be fired,...
Russian troops appear positioned near Ukraine border as tensions mount
A two-minute snippet of leaked video captioned "ready to fight" appears to show Russian troops maneuvering tanks into position near the border of Ukraine as tensions between the neighboring nations...
Unhinged stranger twice tries to shove Asian woman onto NYC subway tracks: sources
An Asian woman waiting for a train in a Brooklyn subway station was nearly pushed to the trackbed -- twice -- by an unhinged stranger, police sources told The Post...
London death of Putin foe Nikolai Glushkov ruled a homicide
The 2018 strangulation death of a Russian businessman who fled Vladimir Putin's regime was a murder made to look like suicide, a British coroner has ruled. Nikolai Glushkov, a Putin...
'Scared, intimidated and violated': Podcaster visited by police after criticizing AOC on Twitter
A left-wing, anti-war activist says he was left "shaken" after two police officers came to his apartment in California last week, accusing him of threatening Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter....
Yankees pitcher flops again as troubling trend continues
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Spring training seems like a long time ago. After looking sharp throughout the Grapefruit League season in his first major league action since 2019, Domingo German...
'Piss off!' Killer whales attack fishing boat off Spain
The yearlong aggression of orca pods against boats off the coast of Spain and Portugal continues unabated. By October of last year, there were 33 bizarre “revenge” attacks by killer...
'Over-Phil': BBC viewers complain about excessive Prince Philip death coverage
The BBC has received so many complaints about the network's overkill coverage of Prince Philip's death, they've launched a dedicated form on its website for viewers' gripes. After the Duke...
Golfer hits stunning, rare hole-in-one at the Masters
Corey Conners found the best way to shave a few strokes off his score at the Masters. Conners, 29, aced the sixth hole during third-round play Saturday. It’s a 182-yard,...
Mom busted after cops reportedly find cocaine on son's Dr. Seuss book
Throw the book at her. A Florida mom was busted this week for child endangerment after cops found drugs where her 3-year-old could reach them -- including a "bump" of...
Florida 'Karen' who coughed on cancer patient sentenced to 30 days in jail
A Florida “Karen” who flipped her lid at a Jacksonville Pier 1 store and purposefully coughed on a customer has been sentenced to 30 days in jail. Debra Hunter was...
Mets heavily booed in atrocious loss
Michael Conforto got booed. Edwin Diaz got booed. Jacob deGrom got shafted. Saturday afternoon at Citi Field brought zero offensive and bullpen highlights from the Mets, turning what should have...
Man busted for making anti-Asian threats at NYPD cop is back on the street
An ex-con arrested for allegedly spewing anti-Asian threats at an undercover NYPD cop was back on the street Saturday, outraging critics who panned the Big Apple’s “revolving door justice system.”...
COVID-19 cases surge in India as deaths hit highest point in months
Coronavirus cases in India are surging with daily deaths from the disease reaching their highest point in more than five months. On Saturday the nation's Health Ministry reported 145,384 new...
Lone survivor of deadly SC shooting has 'long road ahead of him'
The lone survivor of the deadly South Carolina shooting, who was able to call for help before lapsing into unconsciousness, has lost a lot of blood and his daughter said...
Jets' search for backup quarterback is pivotal
The Jets answered some questions about their plans at quarterback with the Sam Darnold trade. It is clear that BYU’s Zach Wilson will be the pick at No. 2 in...
The hard truth about instant replay
There is no greater love/hate relationship in all of sports than replay. It is essential … and it is bothersome. It increases integrity within the games … and slows them...
Irish prime minister warns of 'spiral back' to conflict amid Belfast riots
Ireland's prime minister, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, pleaded for calm Saturday after a week of violent riots roiled Belfast, Northern Ireland -- as officials raised alarms over reports that children as...
NYPD needs to 'break the silence' around cop suicides: priest
If there was a silver lining to the tragic death of Denis Mullaney, the commanding officer of the 107th precinct in Queens who killed himself this week, it was the...
Minnesota boy, 10, steals family car to buy Cheerios
Let's hope he's not a cereal offender. A 10-year-old boy from Stillwater, Minnesota, found himself in hot water last week when, after his parents decided to take a nap, he...
Atlanta cops beg residents to stop shooting each other in new campaign
Maybe if they just ask nicely. The Atlanta Police Department has taken to social media to beg residents: please stop shooting each other. “We’re hoping that people will see the...
COVID vaccine shortages to hit developing countries amid shipment delays
Coronavirus vaccine shortages are set to hit dozens of developing countries as a program designed to ensure access to vulnerable populations is bedeviled by shipment delays. COVAX, an international initiative...
Landmark San Francisco Bay inn, lighthouse in limbo after power cut to mainland
A landmark San Francisco Bay inn has a dark future. Historic East Brother Light Station, and its adjoining bed & breakfast, lost power when the underwater cable connecting it to...
Fantasy owners should ride surprising Tigers outfielder
After witnessing 2020 first hand (and 2021, too), it’s easy to see why people have long said, “Life is full of surprises.” But shocking events are hardly anything new. In...
Five dog tags found in belly of South Carolina monster gator
A South Carolina hunter got the shock of his life when he killed a monster “nuisance gator” along the Edisto River in the alligator-laden ACE Basin estuary in Beaufort, Colleton...
Take the Braves in this NL East showdown
The Philadelphia Phillies swept the Atlanta Braves to begin the 2021 season and the Braves will be out for revenge this weekend, looking to Ian Anderson on Saturday to help...
Driver arrested after Mercedes slams into scaffolding in Midtown: cops
A Mercedes-Benz with a trunk full of high-end bags slammed into scaffolding along Midtown East, causing a mess, police said. A man in his 20s was driving the Mercedes E300...
New York's COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations decline
New York's coronavirus positivity rate hit the lowest level in a month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday. Of the 260,700 test results reported Friday, 7,283, or 2.79 percent were positive,...
ESPN, CBS turn blind eye to Tiger Woods' haunted past
Show of hands: How many of you are stupid? I mean buy-the-Brooklyn Bridge stupid? By now, one would think it’s time for TV to cut it out. Instead, it remains...
Curtis Sliwa calls for end to tax exemptions for NYC universities, MSG
GOP mayoral candidate and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa says it's time to nix city property-tax breaks for Madison Square Garden, top private universities and large hospitals. The call was...
Declaration of Independence, Emancipation Proclamation up for auction at Sotheby's
If your pursuit of happiness includes owning a first printing of the Declaration of Independence, the iconic artifact of American history and more are heading to the auction block at...
Buckingham Palace reveals Prince Philip funeral details
Prince Philip will be laid to rest next Saturday following a brief procession led by Prince Charles, Buckingham Palace revealed today, according to various reports. The Duke of Edinburgh, longtime...
New Yankees pitcher has wild pre-start coffee routine
New Yankees hurler and two-time Cy Young award winner Corey Kluber winds up doing some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: What would you say drives you now? A:...
Upper West Side residents flipping out over 'brigade' of illegal ATVs
Upper West Side residents are flipping out over lawless all-terrain vehicles terrorizing their neighborhood. They say illegal quad riders who ignore the rules of the road invade the UWS at...
Toddler orphans who survived Nazi raid reunited 76 years later
Henri Wolfe was just 3 years old when he was arrested. Weeks earlier, his parents and sister had been arrested, too — and would be taken to Auschwitz, and killed....
'My dear Papa': Prince Charles makes emotional first statement on Philip's death
A grief-shaken Prince Charles made his first statement Saturday on the loss of "my dear Papa." "I particularly wanted to say, that my father spent the last 70 years giving...
Embattled opioid-making family erased suicide of drug-addled heir, new book reveals
The Sackler dynasty got rich off of peddling OxyContin to America — even as they witnessed the drug-fueled suicide of a member of their own clan.
New York parent seeks OK to marry their own adult child
I take my child to be my lawfully wedded spouse ... A New Yorker who wants to marry their own adult offspring is suing to overturn laws barring the incestuous...
Golfer suffers embarrassing fall, hot-mic debacle in Masters nightmare
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Bill Horschel had two Masters moments on Saturday he wishes weren't captured on camera (which they were). After hitting a shot into Rae’s Creek on the par-5...
Mets place infielder on injured list
J.D. Davis’ left hand has improved, but not to the point at which he is ready to swing a bat for the Mets. The third baseman was placed on the...
Richard Carranza's new firm made millions off COVID-19 pandemic in NYC
The California ed-tech firm that hired ex-schools Chancellor Richard Carranza cashed in on the COVID-19 pandemic in NYC, reaping millions of dollars from the Department of Education under his reign,...
NFL Mock Draft 4.0: QB shakeup, Giants get 'explosive' pass rusher
The Serby Mock 4.0 will buy the hype for Mac Jones to the 49ers, but as always reserves the right to change its mind in Mock 5.0. For the fourth...
One of NYC's last tortilla factories flattened by pandemic, lawsuit
The owner of one of the Big Apple's last remaining tortilla factories says he may have to fold, battered by the pandemic and what he claims is a meritless lawsuit....
Jordan Peterson: Deadly effects of prescription drugs left me bitter, but I refuse to be a victim
Jordan Peterson nearly lost it all after suffering deadly effects from prescription drugs. But, as he proves in an exclusive interview, he’s still got plenty to say.
Black family whose ancestors were robbed of LA beach resort may get land back
A black family whose ancestors were robbed of the beach resort they owned in Manhattan Beach almost 100 years ago may finally get the land back. A new bill, if...
AOC, Jamaal Bowman meet with Jewish leaders for talks on Israel
Has The Squad reached detente with Israel? New York Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman both sat down for friendly talks with top Jewish leaders in the Big Apple this...
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw undergoes emergency eye surgery
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a former NAVY SEAL who lost his right eye in Afghanistan, announced Saturday that he underwent surgery this week for a problem in his other eye...
Trump, GOP hosting big-money Mar-a-Lago blowout
Former President Trump will address a Republican National Committee soiree at Mar-a-Lago for hundreds of top donors Saturday night, sources said. "These are all donors in the hundreds of thousands...
Woman gets COVID 3 weeks after Johnson & Johnson vaccine
She's shot out of luck. A Brooklyn woman who managed to avoid catching COVID-19 throughout 2020 went down with the bug this month — three weeks after being vaccinated. Ashley Allen,...
NYC parents start GoFundMe for legal push to fully reopen public schools
Fed-up parents are to set to take legal action to immediately open New York City schools five days a week — with teachers in every classroom. The parents raised $20,000...
Why Prince Philip's death won't push Queen Elizabeth to step down
When Prince Philip died peacefully in bed at Windsor Castle, at 99 years old on Friday, he was the longest-serving consort in history — Queen Elizabeth II’s husband and her...
Yankees' activation of new infielder leaves odd man out
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The clunky Yankees’ infield got clunkier Saturday, when they activated Rougned Odor to serve as a backup following his acquisition from the Rangers. To make room...
NFL refs admit massive, costly playoff game mistake
Is it too late for a do-over on the 2019 NFL playoffs? Of course it is. So the NFL is just throwing fresh salt in an old wound by correcting...
Brooklyn's Lucali pizzeria caught in trademark legal battle
His pizza is popular, but the owner of Brooklyn's famed Lucali pizzeria is mired in another battle with someone close to him. Mark Iacono, who launched the restaurant in 2006,...
Why betting Giants in this spot is a good play
With mistrust in our selections dipping to Hunter Biden-like levels, we head west, to where the Giants entertain the Rockies. Neither team is expected to finish this season in the...
Aaron Judge returns to lineup after 'cautious' absence
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Aaron Judge will be back in the lineup and right field for Saturday’s game against the Rays after missing the previous two games with soreness in...
All the big changes coming to WWE at WrestleMania 37
It could be a rough two days for reigning WWE champions at WrestleMania 37. Every title but the SmackDown tag team championship will be on the line over the course...
MLB star stands up to heckler in cringey, viral video
Bryce Harper must not subscribe to the Hakuna Matata philosophy. Instead of choosing to have no worries for the rest of his days, as the “Lion King” recommends, Harper let...
Army officer held at gunpoint, pepper-sprayed by Virginia cops: lawsuit
A US Army officer who was held at gunpoint and pepper-sprayed following a Virginia traffic stop has now filed suit against two police officers alleging racial profiling, according to reports....
Rep. Malliotakis: 'Biden has turned over our border to the cartels'
A furious Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis blasted President Biden for causing the "inhumane and horrible" border crisis after traveling to Texas for a first-hand look. "President Biden has turned over our...
Marxist BLM leader buys $1.4 million home in ritzy LA enclave
Patrisse Khan-Cullors, the leader of Black Lives Matter and a self-described Marxist, recently purchased a $1.4 million home in an exclusive Los Angeles neighborhood where the vast majority of residents...
Sexual assaults in NYC skyrocket amid reopening, warmer weather
The number of rapes reported across the city skyrocketed over the past three weeks — just as nicer weather arrived and capacity was expanded at bars and restaurants. Sexual assaults...
Kentucky Derby horses taking road less traveled
Forget about robins singing and flowers blooming. The surest sign that the racing world is sharpening its focus on Churchill Downs may have come with this edition of Point Spread...
How Kevin Holland-Marvin Vettori UFC clash will play out
Francis Ngannou’s knockout of Stipe Miocic in UFC 260 solidified “Insight the Octagon’s” profitability for the first quarter of 2021 to 8-5 and +3.95 units. Successfully grinding profit in any...
Yankees should consider this franchise-altering trade: Sherman
Baseball teams generally wait until around Memorial Day before making their first big assessment of what they have. That allows organizations to avoid knee-jerk, overreactive moves from a small sample...
Today’s ‘Cardi B culture’ does the opposite of empowering girls
Rap icon Cardi B’s “WAP” was the undisputed song of last summer. Touted as a female empowerment anthem, it topped the charts and landed her Billboard’s Woman of the Year...
Author reveals how his brother murdered their mother in moving new memoir
Most memoirs are a recounting of the author’s own life and experiences. “Everything is Fine” by Vince Granata (Atria Books), out April 27, is a memoir of an entire family...
Possible SpaceX debris washes ashore in Oregon
It's an unidentified floating object. Officials in Oregon are trying to determine if debris that washed ashore Friday afternoon belonged to a SpaceX rocket. More than 100 SpaceX rockets have...
One person shot overnight in NYC, cops say
One person was shot overnight in the Big Apple, according to the NYPD. In that incident, a 29-year-old man told police he was shot in the shoulder while walking in...
13 years later: Relive the cringey 'Office' dinner party
On April 10, 2008, "The Office" boss Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell, invited his Dunder Mifflin coworkers to the most awkward dinner party in TV history. All episodes of...
Asians want action against violence — not more rhetoric on racism
We Asians in New York City are fed up with woke politicians and their media going on and on about hate crimes. They are all talk about hate, but no...
Inside the American oil town where men work hard, make bank and get into trouble
In May 2013, Michael Patrick F. Smith moved to Williston, North Dakota, to find a job in the oil fields. On his first night in town, he went to a...
How Ronald Reagan's wife Nancy let her astrologer control the presidency
How Nancy Reagan, fearing for her husband's life, allowed an astrologer to control the White House.
Pennsylvania town saved by fracking fears Biden will kill its prosperity
CANONSBURG, PA. — Thirty years ago, Jason Capps was a young man with ambition, but when he looked around this town near Pittsburgh, where he grew up, all he saw...
Grams with gams! Women over 70 rock Jill Biden's sexy tights
They're grams with gams! Stylish seniors rock vampy tights inspired by the first lady.
Bring luxury to your bathroom with these 8 on-sale bidets
These options will save you money — and toilet paper.
Knicks rookie breaks through funk just in time
Immanuel Quickley smashed through the rookie wall and bought time for the Knicks’ stars to stop laying bricks. After failing to score more than six points in four of his...
Supreme Court stops California from limiting at-home worship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is telling California that it can’t enforce coronavirus-related restrictions that have limited home-based religious worship including Bible studies and prayer meetings. The order from the...
MLB star puts on power show: 'not a sugar-coated swing'
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Shohei Ohtani homered and drove in four runs, Andrew Heaney pitched six scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Friday...
Two big-name major champs miss Masters cut
AUGUSTA, Ga. — This was not the title defense Dustin Johnson had planned. The Masters defending champion failed to secure a Saturday tee time at Augusta National. Five months after...
Georgia site is fourth in US to pause Johnson & Johnson vaccine
A coronavirus vaccine site in Georgia became the fourth US location this week to pause its administration of the Johnson & Johnson jab after concerns over possible adverse reactions, a...
Bizarro Ranger has become surprising offensive force
You know the scene in the movie, “Big” with the skyscraper toy? The obnoxious and insecure junior executive turns to the Elizabeth Perkins character and says, “This doesn’t just happen...
Bronx DA clears NYPD in 2019 gun-stop encounter that left suspect, one officer dead
No charges will be filed against five NYPD cops who opened fire during a 2019 gun-stop, leaving a suspect and an officer dead on the grounds of a housing project,...
NBA star has just one regret after 53-point masterpiece
BOSTON — The only regret Jayson Tatum had about his first career 50-point game was that his 2-year-old son wasn't there to see it. But the All-Star has a solution...
'Godzilla vs. King Kong' set to become highest-grossing film of pandemic
It’s a roarrr-ing success! “Godzilla vs. King Kong” is on track to become the highest-grossing North American film since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The Warner Bros. and Legendary...
Another injured Net set to return to lineup
After what seems to be waves of injury setbacks, the Nets finally got some good news. Kevin Durant came through his first game in almost two months pain-free and feeling...
A blanket on his lap, the sun on his face, the Queen at his side: last days of Prince Philip
Prince Philip spent much his final days sleeping, according to a new report -- but in his best waking hours, he soaked in the sun with a blanket on his...
What Jets could do with NFL draft picks after Zach Wilson
The focus in the lead-up to the NFL draft for the Jets has naturally centered around what they will do with the No. 2-overall pick. Now that it has become...
Masters contender snaps putter in middle of his round
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Si Woo Kim, who is in contention at 4-under, snapped his putter on the 15th green in anger and putted with his 3-wood the rest of Friday's...
Baby fatally shot by 3-year-old brother in Houston apartment
An 8-month-old baby was fatally shot Friday by his 3-year-old brother after the toddler somehow got ahold of a loaded gun inside their Houston apartment, a report said. Four adults...
Portland aims to fight crime with unarmed park rangers
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler flinched. In the midst of an unprecedented months-long surge in gun violence and homicides, Wheeler compromised with the Portland City Council and backed off from his request that...
Young Knick doesn't blink in the clutch
RJ Barrett at the free-throw line with a chance to tie things up in the game’s final seconds. Where have March Madness fans witnessed this scene before? In the Elite...
California police officer with ties to Proud Boys is fired
A California police officer with ties to the Proud Boys was fired on Friday, authorities said. Rick Fitzgerald, a former Fresno officer, was removed from the department after video surfaced...
Young star's aggressive side paying off big for Rangers
Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov hadn’t given up a goal to the Rangers in just over seven periods of play this season, through the first period of Friday night’s matchup at...
Devils can't keep up with Sidney Crosby, Penguins
Bryan Rust scored two goals and Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists in leading the streaking Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-4 victory over the New Jersey Devils on...
Star golfer 'starting to doubt himself' after awful Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It had to be the 10th hole that helped send Rory McIlroy packing from Augusta National. You remember that hole from the 2011 Masters, don’t you? McIlroy...
Greta Thunberg to skip UN climate conference over COVID vaccine inequality
Swedish teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg said she is skipping the United Nation's climate conference in Scotland over concerns about the inequality in COVID-19 vaccine access. "Of course I would...
Nets have tough call to make on intriguing young forward
Alize Johnson plays hungry. The young big man talks about playing the next game as if it could be his last. And because Saturday’s game versus the Lakers will be...
Semper coronavirus: Almost 40 percent of Marines are declining COVID-19 vaccine
Nearly 40 percent of US Marines are declining COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a new report. Some 75,500 Marines have received vaccine shots, CNN reported Friday. But 48,000 other Marines have...