March 28, 2018
Hedge funds see huge surge of investor cash
The stock market may hate volatility but hedge funds are loving it — at least the part that includes attracting truckloads of investor cash. Investors put $11.9 billion into the...
Judge unseals damning emails between Shari Redstone and her son
A California judge has denied a bid by Shari Redstone to keep under seal a complaint filed by her father’s former girlfriend. The complaint by Manuela Herzer, which seeks $100...
Alleged sex-cult leader used 'Smallville' stars to recruit women: witness
Kristin Kreuk and Allison Mack were used to lure other women to the cult, a witness claims.
Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan for 1st time since she was shot
ISLAMABAD — Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has returned to Pakistan for the first time she was shot in 2012 by militants angered at her championing of education for...
Henrik Lundqvist frustrated the Rangers let this one slip away
WASHINGTON — Henrik Lundqvist, who hasn’t won a game since his 50-save, 3-1 birthday victory in Calgary on March 2, emitted raw emotion following Wednesday’s 3-2 overtime defeat to the...
Boy in viral photo feared dead after family's SUV drives off cliff
A boy whose image went viral during the national unrest following a police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, is feared dead after his family's SUV went off a cliff in Northern...
China's trade imbalance is bolstered by phony goods
China and the US are reportedly having talks about the imbalance of trade. China sends too many goods here, and not enough American goods are purchased in China. So America...
The players don't need to wait for a pace-of-play rule they'll dislike
TORONTO — I think the players should — sorry for the word choice — take ownership of the pace-of-play issue. They are furious, particularly about how underwhelming free agents have...
Morgan Stanley failed to act on sexual assault complaints about top broker for 15 years
Morgan Stanley knew for years about allegations that one of its top brokers had threatened, assaulted and harassed four women — but the Oregon executive remained on the job, according...
Stitches Didn’t Start the Fire
Now where were we? A sing-along with Billy Joel to get us up to speed: Eagles win, Al Franken, Fergie’s Anthem, Chloe Kim Cynthia Nixon, #NEVER AGAIN, Chief Wahoo Larry...
Mark Patricof is leaving Houlihan Lokey to start something 'big'
Houlihan Lokey Managing Director Mark Patricof is leaving the New York investment bank at the end of the week, The Post has learned. Patricof, who helped shop Gawker Media to...
Mets name Opening Day catcher, and it's not Travis d'Arnaud
For the second straight season, Travis d’Arnaud will be on the bench for Opening Day. Kevin Plawecki, who shuffled between Triple-A Las Vegas and the Mets last season, will receive...
NYPD probing black officer who rapped about 'war' on white cops
Warning: Graphic language NYPD investigators are looking into whether a black probationary cop crossed the line in 2016 when she made a racially-charged rap video — declaring "war against the...
Cabbies lay down caskets in protest of city's taxi rules
Frustrated cabbies on Wednesday laid four coffins on the sidewalk outside City Hall, where they blamed the de Blasio administration for the recent suicides of taxi and livery drivers. The...
Bitter readers can't see the 'bitcon'
Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey thinks bitcoin will become the world’s single currency in 10 years. Yeah, sure. So why did Twitter just announce that it will ban crypto-asset ads? You...
'Cop of the Month' allegedly harassed transgender woman during traffic stop
An NYPD officer once named “Cop of the Month” allegedly harassed a transgender woman — asking her “what did she have t-ts for” during a stop in 2016, a prosecutor said...
Michael Jordan's team can't stop LeBron from matching one of his records
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LeBron James doesn't go into every game thinking he needs to score 10 points. The 14-time All-Star said it just "organically happens." It helps, of course, to...
Students using loans to 'invest' in cryptocurrency: survey
Here’s a Tale of the Crypto that should frighten you. According to a survey from something called the Student Loan Report, more than 21 percent of college students who have...
These are the tiniest treasures of The Big Apple
The Big Apple is full of small wonders. From the most minuscule library book (a leather-bound volume on the sun that’s just 1 inch by ¾ of an inch) to...
Royals lose one of their best hitters in 'sad,' freak accident
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Talk about carrying some baggage into the season. Kansas City will be without Salvador Perez for up to six week after the star catcher sprained the...
Nets employ a balanced attack to end losing streak
ORLANDO, Fla. — The season may be dragging for some teams at the bottom of the NBA standings, but the Nets are making the most of it. The Nets put...
Hearst heiress thanks Jesus after Walmart pulls Cosmo
Victoria Hearst on Wednesday thanked the “Lord Jesus Christ” for getting Walmart to move the provocative Cosmopolitan magazine from its checkout line racks in thousands of stores. “We’ll [sic] done,...
Tesla is having a very bad week
Tesla’s stock is crashing. The electric-car maker’s shares plunged to their lowest levels in more than a year in a blow to Street darling and Tesla creator Elon Musk on...
11 arrested in Times Square after protests over Stephon Clark's death
Police faced down flying bottles Wednesday evening during a wild demonstration in Times Square over the Sacramento police shooting, law enforcement sources said. Ten protesters were booked for disorderly conduct,...
Tim Cook slams Facebook's privacy standards
Facebook has shown that it needs government regulation, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Wednesday, slamming the social network for its privacy standards. “I do think it’s time that...
Knicks show just how far away they are from the 76ers' level
PHILADELPHIA — Everything has changed at Wells Fargo Center … except the moribund Knicks. The telltale sign of that is the paucity of Knicks jerseys in the crowd and lack...
Trafficker used drug money to buy cake decorated with gold: feds
An accused drug trafficker lived large off heroin proceeds, even treating her brother and fiancé to decadent birthday cakes — one of which was decorated in 24K gold, according to...
Struggling casino touted by Cuomo seeks state bailout
Gov. Cuomo rolled craps on his casino bet, and taxpayers could wind up covering the losing wager. The struggling del Lago Casino in the Finger Lakes is looking for a...
Woman found injured in dumpster with her wrists tied: cops
VAIL, Colo. — Vail police say they found a 31-year-old woman injured inside a small, neighborhood dumpster. The Vail Daily reports police found the woman early Tuesday cold and with...
Duke star entering NBA draft
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke freshman Marvin Bagley III is entering the NBA draft. Bagley announced his decision Wednesday on his verified Instagram account, saying he "learned a lot this year...
Men plead guilty to running drug ring out of Kennedy home
BARNSTABLE, Mass. — Two men authorities say used a Massachusetts home belonging to members of the Kennedy clan for a drug-dealing operation without the owners’ knowledge have pleaded guilty. The...
Friends arrested for murder of man found buried in backyard
CULLMAN, Ala. — Two friends of a man who was reported missing have been charged with murder after his body was found buried in the yard of an Alabama home....
Joel Embiid exits with injury after Markelle Fultz head-butt
It wasn't a shot that Markelle Fultz missed this time. The 76ers rookie, playing in his second game Wednesday since returning from a mysterious shoulder injury, failed to corral a...
District sued for allowing fake police officer in school
AKRON, Ohio — Two parents are suing an Ohio school district for allowing a man accused of handcuffing and assaulting students under the guise of a fake “scared straight” program...
Corrections officer stabbed wife, then faked 911 call: cops
A Maryland corrections officer handcuffed and shackled his wife, stabbed her several times and then called 911 to pin the attack on someone else, police said. Armando Quispe Rodriguez, 45,...
Neighbor convicted in murder of student kidnapped from bike
The neighbor of an Ohio young woman abducted on a bike ride and killed has been convicted of her murder, according to reports. James Worley, 58, was found guilty Tuesday of...
The Yankees are the Yankees again — with a more personal enemy
TORONTO — Aaron Boone was preparing for the Cubs-Cardinals opener, Giancarlo Stanton was readying for his seventh Opening Day start in right field for the Marlins and the Yankees were...
Judge caught vaping his way through high-profile murder trial
He’s the other Brooklyn Ripper. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Vincent Del Giudice routinely sneaks rips from a vape pen as he presides over cases — including the ongoing murder trial...
Roseanne revival is a wake-up call for Hollywood
At the beginning of March, the Academy Awards featured performers talking about “intersectionality” and Dreamers and jokes about how an Oscar-nominated movie about a gay awakening was made to annoy...
The misery is over (for now): Bring on baseball
TORONTO — This is a day to let the prose run purple, especially this day, especially in this sporting year. This is Opening Day, see, and it really doesn’t matter...
The ridiculous snit over a Census citizenship question
Does the Constitution prohibit the Census from asking how many citizens America has? If that seems like the most confused question you’ve heard, you might have missed the morning papers....
Man found guilty of killing family, posting photos on Facebook
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina man accused of killing his wife and daughter and posting pictures of their bodies to Facebook was found guilty in their deaths Monday. Local...
A pack of hypocrites on calling out corruption
Cynthia Nixon is running as a self-declared knight in shining armor, vowing to hold Gov. Andrew Cuomo to account for “winning himself some gold medals” in “the corruption Olympics that...
Pushing Cuomo left — at the taxpayers’ expense
Michael Goodwin has proved a prophet yet again: Cynthia Nixon’s challenge is already pushing Gov. Cuomo to the left, at the taxpayers’ expense. “Watch for Cuomo to give ground where...
Iconic fashion photos hit the auction block
Legendary hair guru Leland Hirsch made a name for himself in the beauty industry by revolutionizing hair color and turning it into an expressive art form starting in the late...
De Blasio's obscene, illegal gift to the bus-drivers' union
Furious school-bus companies sued this week to block new city rules for hiring drivers. But taxpayers have their own reason to fume: They’d get stuck with the bill. The new...
I was raised by Tiger Mom — and it worked
Some second-semester college seniors are content to phone it in. Lulu Chua-Rubenfeld, on the other hand, just completed a 90-page thesis on Jewish-American identity in early 20th century New York...
Ex-deputy mayor enlisted to help fight homeless shelter
If you’re gonna fight City Hall, find someone who used to work there. A group of wealthy residents has hired former Giuliani deputy mayor Randy Mastro to lead its battle...
Volleyball player says college team booted her over 'sexy' pics
CINCINNATI — A former University of Cincinnati volleyball player is suing the school, claiming she was kicked off the team because she posted photos on Instagram that her coach said...
Desperate Jared Fogle calls on Trump in latest bid to get out of prison
He must be sick of the prison footlongs. Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle has issued another desperate plea for his release — this time calling on President Trump for help....
Aaron Boone unveils his Opening Day Yankees lineup
TORONTO — The world will get its first look at what’s expected to be a powerful Yankees lineup on Thursday with a familiar face at the top: Brett Gardner. New...
Mickey Callaway has a few surprises in his first Mets lineup
This is not your father’s Mets lineup. It’s hardly even your own Mets lineup from last year. Sure, there are some new faces, but manager Mickey Callaway has put his...
The Yankees got bold — and now we'll see if they got smart
TORONTO — Aaron Boone is intelligent, personable, respectful, polite, hit the biggest home run in Yankees history and comes from a baseball family that seemingly dates back to Abner Doubleday....
Car ends up at bottom of swimming pool with family inside
OKALOOSA ISLAND, Fla.— A Florida family found a new way to carpool when their car ended accidentally rolled into a swimming pool. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s officials said in a Facebook...
Man who owes $500K in child support last seen on paddleboard: cops
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Police in Florida are looking for a 52-year-old man who hasn’t been seen since he went paddleboarding in the Atlantic Ocean a week ago. Fort Lauderdale...
Instagram 'Breasties' battle cancer together
In January 2017, when she was just 28 years old, Allie Brudner found out that the strange lump in her left breast was cancer. A newlywed with no family history...
A glimpse inside NYC's rare wooden houses
Standing tall on a Brooklyn Heights corner, this sandy house with wood siding commands rare curb appeal in a city where brick, stone and glass buildings dominate the streetscape. Its...
Skier critically injured after falling 1,000 feet
JACKSON, Wyo. — A 30-year-old skier was critically injured after falling over 1,000 feet when a snow ledge he was standing on gave way in northwest Wyoming. Search and rescue...
Sky-high NYC rents forced me to live in a van
The rents in Long Island City are as high as the neighborhood’s towering rental buildings, but resident Aaron Randolph doesn’t have to sweat any real housing expenses. That’s because 31-year-old...
Social media stars explain why they love #VanLife
Living in a van may be seen as highly pretentious, but it’s part of a growing #VanLife movement, in which wanderlust-y travelers live out of these vehicles to expand their...
Queens lawyer charged with immigration fraud
A Queens lawyer and former business partner of “Taxi King” Gene Freidman was busted this week for immigration fraud. Andreea Dumitru, of Sunnyside, was arrested Tuesday by the department of...
How NYC's smallest hotel rooms save space
If you’re one of those lucky ducks with a massive Tribeca loft, good for you. For the rest of us, space comes at a premium — and we need all...
Beach house with starring role in ’80s movie is on the market
“Garbo Talks” may be one of the late Sidney Lumet’s more obscure films. The 1984 love letter to New York may be flat, but it is wacky and comes with...
How US women's soccer is trying to make this revolution last
While the American men's national soccer team enters the great unknown in 2018, with a new president and a World Cup hiatus for the first time since 1986, the women’s...
Broker couple joins celeb buyers in trendy Tribeca condo
Married Compass brokers Toni Haber and Carol Burns just bought a two-bedroom, 2,414-square-foot unit at 443 Greenwich, the latest celebrity “it” building. Celebrities who have bought units in the Tribeca...
Former Knicks boss lists lavish Connecticut mansion
Former New York Knicks boss and ex-head of Madison Square Garden Dave Checketts and his wife, Deb, have listed their New Canaan, Conn. estate for $5.59 million. The massive 9,266-square-foot...
Cuomo stuns city with zoning plans around Penn Station
In a stunning move that caught city officials by surprise, Gov. Cuomo is trying to grab control of the area around Penn Station to override local zoning regulations and allow...
Katie Couric’s $8M Park Avenue apartment finds a buyer
Award-winning TV personality and journalist Katie Couric is now in contract to sell her longtime Upper East Side digs, which she’s owned for some two decades. The flexible five-bedroom, 4½-bathroom...
Diane Keaton’s starter apartment selling for $17.5M
An apartment in the famed San Remo co-op at 145 Central Park West once owned by Diane Keaton is on the market for $17.5 million. It was the first apartment...
Millennials are finding inner peace with 30-pound blankets
For some New Yorkers, bedtime is under pressure — and they wouldn’t have it any other way. They’re snuggling up beneath blankets weighing up to 30 pounds to help alleviate...
'Haunting' is the latest creepy dating trend
Dating is getting pretty spooky. Ex-boyfriends and girlfriends are no longer just ghosting — abruptly cutting off communication without warning of a breakup. Now, they’re “haunting,” a term that’s been...
Terrifying crash sends tot flying through car window
A 2-year-old boy in Florida was reportedly sent flying from a vehicle during a terrifying crash caught on video. Authorities said the boy's mom, Arteshia Cowart, was behind the wheel...
Trade? Breakthrough? How Jets' 3-headed QB plan can unfold
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Jets have set themselves up with options at quarterback. After discussions with team owner Christopher Johnson, general manager Mike Maccagnan and coach Todd Bowles this week...
Ex-Russian spy was likely poisoned at his front door
The former Russian spy who was poisoned in a nerve gas attack likely came into contact with the deadly substance at his front door, British police revealed Wednesday. That's where...
Trump puts Veterans Affairs secretary out of his misery
President Trump fired Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on Wednesday and nominated his personal physician to replace him. Dr. Ronny Jackson, a Navy rear admiral, was a surprise choice to...
Sorority busted after rivals allegedly leak hazing video
A University of Miami sorority reportedly got a rival sisterhood busted when it leaked to school officials a video showing alleged hazing. The Delta Gamma chapter was suspended Wednesday at...
Italian mafia uses rampaging cows as intimidation tactic
Nice field of wheat you’ve got there ... be a shame if a herd of bulls came trampling over it. Cops in southern Italy are trying to finally put an...
How Giants ripped off the Band-Aid with Ereck Flowers
ORLANDO, Fla. -- This is what is called tough love. Pat Shurmur, the new Giants head coach, met Ereck Flowers over the phone, calling him the day the Giants signed...
'Mike & the Mad Dog' enjoy mocking who's left at WFAN
It doesn't sound like Mike Francesa and Chris "Mad Dog" Russo are missing their old digs. Just before the sendoff of their reunion Wednesday, with Francesa joining Russo on MLB...
Millennials turn to mom and dad for help during car negotiations
Millennials are avoiding haggling and many would rather have Mom or Dad do it for them, according to new research. The millennial generation might be independent adults making their way...
‘Vampire Diaries’ star turns down apartment after ceiling falls on her head
Vampire Diaries alum Nina Dobrev found out the hard way that even luxury apartments aren't all they're cracked up to be. While house hunting downtown, Dobrev toured a $2.15 million...
Why Knicks still believe in their own complicated rookie point guard
PHILADELPHIA -- Frank Ntilikina’s rookie season has been a cakewalk compared with Philadelphia's No. 1-overall pick, Markelle Fultz, who has reportedly battled an odd physical and mental issue that forced...
Spring break turns tragic when teen vanishes in ocean
A teen's spring break trip to Alabama took a tragic turn when he went missing while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, according to reports. Jevon Lemke, 17, was pulled...
White House admits Gateway project would be a good thing
WASHINGTON --The White House acknowledged Wednesday the Gateway project would be good for the economy, despite President Trump’s ongoing resistance to funding the New York-New Jersey tunnel project. The project...
The reason 'Rise' kinda sucks
What hath Zac wrought? Back in 2006, newcomer Zac Efron starred in an unassuming little Disney Channel movie called “High School Musical,” about a peppy band of teen stereotypes who...
Why Stormy and Trump are accomplices and other comments
From the right: Enough with the Secular Saints Commentary’s Sohrab Ahmari poses a pointed question in the wake of the Parkland massacre: “What does a decent society owe to the...
Butt-lifting underwear isn't just for women
Guys are getting into the bubble-butt game — and they’re buying the undergarments to prove it.
Men are 'zapping' their penises to treat erectile dysfunction
Move aside, Viagra — there’s a new treatment for erectile dysfunction, and it’s, well, shocking. The procedure, called GainsWave, zaps tens of thousands of sound waves through a man’s penis...
Family dog stranded in Europe after being yanked off flight
An anxiety-ridden dog is stranded in Germany after being twice yanked off flights back home because he was too nervous to fly. Joey, a 9-year-old beagle-Australian shepherd mix was set...
Victim beaten by brick-wielding madman didn't see it coming
A 61-year-old Manhattan man who was randomly pummelled by a brick-wielding madman in Hell's Kitchen on Tuesday night says he never saw the attack coming. The victim was walking to...
'Ready Player One' is nerdy, escapist fun
Just in time for the holiday, the ’80s-obsessed “Ready Player One” serves up a fun cinematic Easter egg hunt. Don’t know “The Last Starfighter” from “The Last Dragon”? Not to...
Mom-and-daughter beauty queen team say they get mistaken for sisters
This stunning Scottish mom-and-daughter duo are taking the beauty pageant scene by storm – and claim they’re so alike they’re often mistaken for sisters. Glamorous Laurie Meisak, 55, decided to...
Teacher pleads guilty after having baby with student she adopted
A former teacher in Ohio pleaded guilty to charges stemming from giving birth to her student-turned-foster son's baby. Laura Lynn Cross, 37, appeared in court Friday on sexual battery charges...
This far-away galaxy is completely void of dark matter
WASHINGTON — It’s a double cosmic conundrum: Lots of stuff that was already invisible has gone missing. Astronomers have found a distant galaxy where there is no dark matter. Dark...
Food and drink ads during sports broadcasts linked to childhood obesity
While encouraging kids to take up an interest in sports might seem like a good way to promote a healthy lifestyle, it turns out watching them can actually have the...
Olivia Culpo isn't ready to talk Danny Amendola 'heartbreak'
Olivia Culpo dated the Dolphins newest receiver for two years.
NFL defenders furious over new tackle rule: 'F--king mess'
ORLANDO, Fla. — One day after the NFL passed a rule to prevent players from leading with their helmets, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell explained the decision. “Our focus is how...
Ecuador cuts off Julian Assange's internet at embassy
Ecuador’s government has cut off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s ability to communicate with the outside world while holed up in the country’s London embassy. Officials said Assange’s internet access was...
Trump supporter Roseanne Barr has the last laugh
When ABC announced that the 20-year-old sitcom "Roseanne" would return to its lineup, it seemed like a really bad idea to some. Television reviewers were thrilled when "Will & Grace,"...
Unhinged woman takes swing at Cuomo during press conference
An unhinged woman disrupted an impromptu news conference being held by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany on Wednesday — swearing and taking a swing at him before she was hauled...
Al D'Amato's wife has video of estranged husband berating her
Al D'Amato’s wife plans to show a hidden cell-phone video of her estranged husband hurling expletives at her as she lay in a hospital bed recovering from neck surgery at...
Overdraft fees haven’t been this bad since the Great Recession
Americans may be getting déjà vu when they look at their checking account balances. Consumers paid a whopping $34.3 billion in overdraft fees in 2017 -- the most they’ve paid...
Ex-Trump lawyer reportedly discussed pardons for Manafort, Flynn
President Trump's former personal lawyer raised the idea of pardoning Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn with their attorneys last year, a report on Wednesday said. The discussions came as special...
This is every ATM customer's worst nightmare
Harrowing bank surveillance footage shows the moment a teen murder suspect approached an unwitting ATM customer from behind — seconds before the bloodied victim collapsed in a parking lot. The...
LeBron James: Why I am 'definitely' the MVP
MIAMI — LeBron James has someone in mind for the MVP award this season. Himself. This is a season where prohibitive MVP favorite James Harden has done phenomenal things with...
Mangano knew he wouldn't get bill for Schumer's lunch: witness
Former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano treated US Sen. Charles Schumer to a free lunch -- because Mangano knew he wouldn't get a bill, the restaurant's crooked owner testified today....
Radhika Jones finally hires a deputy at Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair’s new editor-in-chief Radhika Jones has finally named a top deputy, even as she also tapped Jann Wenner’s biographer Joe Hagan as a special correspondent. Kira Pollack — the...
Nearly half of NYC voters say McCray should be paid for work
A surprising 46 percent of Big Apple voters agree with Mayor de Blasio that his wife Chirlane McCray should be paid for the work she does as first lady compared...
Remains of 81 ancient villages discovered in Amazon rainforest
Satellite images have revealed the remains of 81 lost villages in one of the most remote regions of the Amazon. It’s long been believed that the Amazon was an untouched...
Ranking Yankees and Mets top prospects to find the next star
In many meaningful ways, New York sports fans carry finer palates than their counterparts throughout the world. Hosting an All-Star Game? Yawn. Getting fired up over a high-profile opponent’s visit...
Deutsche Bank CEO downplays reports of impending ouster
The 57-year old bank boss called the recent stories nothing more than “rumors.”
How Odell Beckham rumors hijacked the NFL, and what comes now
ORLANDO, Fla. -- When approached at an elevator bank by two reporters early Sunday, off to the side of the well-appointed lobby of the Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes Hotel, John Mara...
Daily News reporter arrested for violating rules at state Capitol
A high-profile Daily News reporter was arrested Wednesday inside the state Capitol, where he was caught using his cell phone in violation of clearly posted rules. Ken Lovett, the paper's...
Teacher's aide busted with loaded gun at school
A teacher’s aide from a New York school for students with special needs was arrested after she brought a loaded gun to the school on Wednesday and prompted a lockdown,...
Adorable kid interrupts a stranger on the toilet in a Chick-fil-A bathroom
“Someone come get they kids,” joked Andrew Hall on social media, after a little boy crawled under his bathroom stall door at a Chick-fil-A in Virginia. When the curious kid...
Passenger jets collide on tarmac at Israeli airport
It was the battle of German and Israeli Boeings at Ben-Gurion Airport. A Germania 737 being pushed back from its gate at Israel’s international airport Wednesday morning clipped the tail...
Dominatrix's 'slaves' wait on her hand and foot
She’s whipping men into shape. Former teacher Dahlia Rain was living a perfectly “vanilla” lifestyle as a wife and school teacher in New Jersey — until she divorced her husband....
New Yorkers can't get enough of these dogs
New Yorkers really love these "oui" pups. For the fourth year in a row, the diminutive French bulldog was the most popular breed in the Big Apple, The American Kennel...
Another Mexican resort city has been riddled with murders
Tourists are being forced to drive their cars past the dismembered bodies of cartel victims as the drug violence escalates in Acapulco, Mexico. Cops cordoned off parts of streets where...
NYC's blood-sucking pigeon 'vampire' could be released soon
New York's self-proclaimed pigeon "vampire" could be back in the city's parks slurping up bird blood very soon, thanks to a sweatheart plea deal. Daniel Ventre -- who terrified tourists...
Cuomo may add pay raises for state legislators into budget
Gov. Cuomo said Wednesday that he’s considering a long-sought pay raise for members of the Legislature and top state officials as part of a new budget accord. “I’ve supported a...
Judge drops most serious charges in Penn State frat pledge's death
A judge in Pennsylvania dismissed for a second time on Wednesday charges of involuntary manslaughter against members of a now-closed Penn State fraternity after a pledge died at a bid...
Bartenders know a lot about your Tinder date
The date was already going badly when the guy, who I’d met on Tinder, returned from the bar with a bombshell: “The bartender thinks you are in love with yourself?”...
Border Patrol finds 10 immigrants hidden in a locked trailer
TUCSON, Ariz. — US Border Patrol agents working at an immigration checkpoint in Whetstone have arrested a Hereford man after finding 10 Mexico residents hidden inside a locked trailer he...
May thanks Trump for booting Russian diplomats during call
British Prime Minister Theresa May thanked President Trump during a phone call Wednesday for booting 60 Russian diplomats in retaliation for the poisoning of a Russian double agent in the...
Facebook reportedly delays plans to release a smart speaker
Facebook has reportedly delayed plans to unveil its own smart speaker as it grapples with a scandal over its mishandling of user data. The smart speaker, which will operate similarly...
Airbnb to share Chinese host information with government
BEIJING - US short-term rental service Airbnb Inc said it would start disclosing host information to Chinese government agencies starting on Friday, as the San Francisco-based company complies with regulations...
Remembering the legend of Matt Harvey: The Dark Knight
Sometimes you need an archaeologist’s tool kit to chop away at the foggy segments of a memory bank — to separate the fact from the fiction, the hype from the...
This is the 'violent' deportee who escaped ICE custody
Catch me if you can! A “violent” immigrant being deported to Senegal completely humiliated federal agents escorting him through JFK — when he broke free, dashed out of the terminal...
Stormy Daniels' lawyer trying to depose Trump over 'hush agreement'
Stormy Daniels' lawyer filed court papers on Wednesday to seek permission to question President Trump and his personal lawyer under oath about a $130,000 "hush agreement" payment made weeks before...
Nixon slams de Blasio, Cuomo over NYCHA 'pissing contest'
Cynthia Nixon took shots at both Gov. Andrew Cuomo and her pal Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday over the woeful conditions in public housing — ripping their “pissing contest”...
Personal injury lawyer busted in fatal hit-and-run
A Miami personal injury lawyer with a string of traffic convictions has been busted on charges that he fatally struck a woman in a crosswalk with his Mercedes-Benz and then...
Cheetah cub born without siblings is BFFs with this pup
They're the odd couple of Canberra’s National Zoo and Aquarium. Solo, the ridiculously cute cheetah cub, has formed an unlikely alliance with loyal puppy Zama, a border collie-cross-Belgian Malinois. Their...
Looks like this 'Game of Thrones' character is gone for good
“Game of Thrones” is meticulous about revisiting characters and plot lines from previous seasons — but one character might be abandoned forever. Tobias Menzies, who plays Edmure Tully, recently told...
How opioids could help women stay in the workforce
America’s opioid addiction crisis is devastating families and costing the country billions. But in some cases, opioids — when prescribed by a doctor — could actually help employees stay in...
This is the ransom the Giants want for Odell Beckham
The Giants have said all along that no one is untouchable, every player has a price. And this is reportedly Odell Beckham Jr.'s. The Giants have asked for at least...
Amazon shares plunge on report of possible Trump clampdown
Amazon’s shares fell as much as 7 percent on Wednesday, wiping out about $52 billion from the company’s market value, after a report that President Donald Trump wants to go...
White House adds former Disney star to press team
A 22-year-old former Disney Channel star will join the White House press team, a new report said Wednesday. Caroline Sunshine, who played Tinka Hessenheffer on the channel’s show about teenage...
Saudi Arabia partners up for $200B solar power project
TOKYO — SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son announced Wednesday a $200 billion solar power project in Saudi Arabia, which he described as “the world’s biggest solar power generation.”...
Selfies are being turned into medicine
SEATTLE — Take two tablets and a selfie? Your doctor's orders may one day include a smartphone video to make sure you took your medicine. Smartphone apps that monitor pill-taking...
Fertility clinic destroyed more eggs and embryos than thought
The Ohio fertility clinic that destroyed thousands of eggs and embryos said the disaster is actually worse than previously thought – with as many as 4,000 lost – due to...
Democratic candidate is using Tinder — to attract voters
A Democratic candidate for a US House seat in North Carolina is using dating app Tinder to woo potential voters. Patrick Register, 37, who is running to unseat Democratic incumbent Rep....
Donations to NRA tripled after Florida shooting
Contributions to the National Rifle Association's political action committee tripled in February amid public attacks against the organization following the Feb. 14 high school shooting in Parkland, Fla. Supporters of...
James Comey to speak at town hall after memoir release
Former FBI Director James Comey will join CNN for a Town Hall next month - a week after his eagerly awaited memoir will hit bookshelves, the cable network announced on...
Suspect escapes cops by ducking under closing garage door
Michael Maldonado escaped from police custody in Porter County, Indiana, after freeing himself from a police car and ducking under a closing garage door. He was later recaptured, and faces...
Brother of unarmed man shot 20 times by cops crashes city council
The brother of an unarmed black man killed by Sacramento police interrupted a Sacramento City Council meeting by jumping on the desk in front of the mayor and chanting his...
'I did misspeak': Santorum backpedals on CPR comment
https://youtu.be/MbBtTifQy4Q?t=5m25s Ex-senator-turned-cable news talking head Rick Santorum on Wednesday walked back his much-mocked statement that young people who marched for stricter gun control would have been better off learning CPR....
Woman gets prison for pointing gun at toddler
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge has sentenced an Ohio woman to four years in prison for texting a photo of herself pointing a semi-automatic handgun at her 17-month-old daughter. Fasshon...
The reasoning behind Jets' ignored free-agency splashes
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Jets entered free agency with $90 million in salary-cap space. Two weeks later, they have spent about $60 million of it. With all the focus on...
Penthouse Club strippers awarded nearly $5 million
A federal judge is making it rain at a Philadelphia strip club – forcing the establishment to pay $4.6 million in lost wages to its dancers. The judge ruled that...
Playboy and Will Ferrell among latest to delete Facebook
Playboy and Will Ferrell have embraced the #DeleteFacebook movement in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica fiasco, joining other prominent Facebook users who have taken similar steps a few days...
MLB does not approve of these Yankees beers
The Yankees managed to avoid a strikeout with the MLB ahead of Opening Day. Major League Baseball warned the Bombers that selling brews featuring the mugs of Aaron Judge, Gary...
Arizona governor, Uber kept self-driving car tests a secret
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey encouraged Uber to conduct a secret testing program for its self-driving cars, and enabled it to be conducted with limited expert oversight in his state, according...
Kid crawls under toilet stall to ask for help washing his hands
A man got the shock of his life when a little boy crawled under his toilet door and asked him to help wash his hands. Twitter user Andrew, from Virginia,...
Facebook to make privacy settings less difficult to use
Facebook said Wednesday it will finally simplify the notoriously confusing maze of privacy settings on its site. The embattled social network — which previously sent users to more than a...
David Hogg having trouble getting into college after high school
Some state colleges in California are apparently not impressed by the Parkland high school shooting survivor who helped become a voice for a global gun control movement. David Hogg, 17, has...
LaVar Ball manufactured his son's sham star turn
Hours after LiAngelo Ball declared for the NBA on Tuesday, he scored a hard-to-believe 72 points for his Lithuania team, a helpful boost to the profile of a player who's...
Family uses alligator for gender reveal party
A Louisiana man got a little wild for a gender reveal party he and his wife hosted. Louisiana’s “Gator King” Mike Kliebert and his wife, Rebecca Miller, invited family and...
Young councilwoman found dead in her apartment
An ambitious politico believed to be the youngest ever elected to a local council in Britain was found dead in her student apartment, according to reports. Clarissa Slade, 21, was...
Uber slashed use of safety sensors before deadly self-driving car crash
A self-driving Uber's killing of an Arizona pedestrian this month may have been related to the company’s decision two years ago to scale back safety sensors used to detect objects in...
Giuliani: I have no idea how to wear my AirPods
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani -- who caused a social media conniption for wearing his Apple AirPods upside down -- "had no idea" there is a wrong way to put them...
The next Yankees superheroes ‘scare people’ — legends included
Big men. Big talk. Big history. Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge are ready to take on the American League and all the legendary ghosts they will encounter this season in...
Juror faints after 'rough' sex video played in court
A juror in a case against a former attorney accused of trading legal services for sex fainted Tuesday after watching a graphic sex video the defendant recorded during a tryst...
France honors hero cop who died saving hostage in terror attack
PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron led national tributes on Wednesday to the gendarme who switched places with a woman hostage during an attack on a supermarket in southern France last...
Pedestrian allegedly hit in the head with brick by vagrant
A man was rushed to the hospital after he was hit in the head with a brick by a homeless person in Hell's Kitchen, authorities said on Wednesday morning. The...
Equifax names Mark Begor as its new CEO
Equifax named Mark Begor, a former executive at GE and Warburg Pincus, as its newest chief executive — six months after a massive data breach led to the axing of...
Fifth-grade teacher charged in gang killings of two kids
A fifth-grade teacher in Georgia is accused of killing young siblings in a gang-related home invasion. Michael De’Sean White, 26, was taken away in handcuffs from DeKalb’s Toney Elementary School...
Johnny Manziel is back on the Patriots' radar
The Patriots' brain trust continues to work in mysterious ways. On Tuesday, New England brass met with NFL washout Johnny Manziel both before and after his workout during Texas A&M's...
Trump's legal hope: Lawyer with doctorate in medieval history
A prosecutor with a doctorate in medieval history is expected to play a prominent role in President Trump's legal team as a number of top-flight attorneys have balked at representing...
Pope tells Italian Mafia they can't call themselves Christians
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Wednesday told members of the Mafia in Italy, where many go to church and worship openly, that they cannot call themselves Christians because they...
Russian envoy: Anti-Moscow bias could lead to 'Cold War situation'
A Russian ambassador on Wednesday warned that the world is heading to a "Cold War situation" after the United States and its allies began tossing Russian diplomats after a nerve...
30 detained in suspected human smuggling raid in Phoenix
PHOENIX — Officials say 30 people have been detained as part of suspected human smuggling activity in a house in Phoenix. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement...
Russia now wants UK to prove they didn't poison ex-spy
Britain’s “disinterest” in providing evidence that Moscow had a hand in the poisoning of a former spy leads it to believe that UK agents were behind the nerve-gas attack, Russia...
This was a perfect spring training home run
MONTREAL — With one familiar swing, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gave baseball fans in Montreal fond flashbacks to the days when his dad was among baseball’s best sluggers. For their countrymen...
Trump fires off all-caps support for Second Amendment
President Trump fired off an early morning response Wednesday to an opinion piece by a retired Supreme Court justice who called for the repeal of the Second Amendment. “THE SECOND...
Trump: Xi told me summit with Kim went 'very well'
President Trump said Wednesday that Chinese leader Xi Jinping notified him that his surprise summit with Kim Jong Un was a success — and that the North Korean despot is...
Violent thugs get jail time for head-butting defenseless woman
Two men in England have been jailed for chasing down and viciously beating another man in January 2018. The victim had stepped in when one of the attackers had head-butted...
Trump is right: We have to counter China's economic warfare
Lost in last week’s coverage of tariffs and trade deficits was the Trump administration’s landmark decision to confront China’s unfair and illegal practices that threaten our economic security. It’s the...
Time Out! Dumbo set for eatery infusion
Time Out Market New York — a huge culinary mecca comprising restaurants, bars and food-related “cultural experiences” — has signed a lease for 21,000 square feet on two levels at...
The Yankees' power isn't what alarms their first opponent
TORONTO — Four games to start the season against the muscular Yankees lineup is enough for an opposing manager to develop an ulcer. Yet, when John Gibbons assesses what is...
The Mets' plan for Jeurys Familia, who needs a big season
For all the talk about the new regime’s plan to revolutionize the bullpen and use the best relievers in the most crucial spots, Jeurys Familia is still the Mets closer....
Second suspect arrested in Gronkowksi home burglary
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Police have arrested a second suspect in connection with a burglary at New England Patriots player Rob Gronkowski's Massachusetts home while he was at the Super Bowl....
Knick getting rookie treatment from refs, and Hornacek loves it
PHILADELPHIA — Luke Kornet got paid the ultimate compliment from Jeff Hornacek. The Knicks coach has lobbied on the rookie center’s behalf with the officiating. In the back-to-back set Sunday...
Jon Gruden is loving this
Jon Gruden is back on the sidelines, but he hasn’t lost his voice. Now on the other side of the microphone, the Raiders’ new head coach held court Tuesday at...
Mueller reportedly connected ex-Trump staffer to Russian operative ahead of election
Special counsel Robert Mueller has connected an ex-Trump campaign official to a Russian operative in the weeks leading up to the 2016 presidential election, according to a new report Tuesday...
ICE detainee escapes from custody at JFK Airport
An ICE detainee eluded custody at JFK Airport on Tuesday night and fled by hopping into a cab, officials said. The individual was in the process of being transferred to...
Jay Bruce is getting closer to a position he doesn't want to play
Jay Bruce avoided using his first baseman’s glove during spring training and says he would be surprised if it’s needed during the regular season. “I don’t even think about it,”...
That stinks! Dodgers-Angels called due to sewage leak
LOS ANGELES — The final game of spring training between the Angels and Dodgers was cut short Tuesday night because of a foul-smelling leak that spilled sewage onto the field...
How a guy Brian Cashman barely knew became Yankees manager
If Aaron Boone turns out to be as good a manager as the Yankees hope, they could title the subsequent movie “Perfect Strangers.” It would be only a little bit...
Cops reward pedestrians with gift cards for safely crossing the street
STAMFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut police department is handing out $10 grocery gift cards to people who safely walk across the street. The Advocate reports the Stamford police department handed...
Mark Hamill reveals how George Lucas would have ended 'Star Wars: Episode IX'
Jedi Master Luke Skywalker would have died in Episode 9 of the Star Wars franchise in George Lucas’ version of the story, Mark Hamill has claimed. [SPOILER ALERT for 'Star...
Starbucks tried, and failed, to make this the next Unicorn Frappuccino
Starbucks Corp.’s most recent limited-time beverage, the Crystal Ball Frappuccino, was a social media bust, according to Stifel analysts, with experts making a case that the drink missed the mark...
World Video Game Hall of Fame announces 2018 finalists
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Calling all gamers to help pick World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees. Twelve finalists were named Tuesday for the class of 2018, pitting Ms. Pac-Man against...
Dwyane Wade gets the best of his old friend LeBron
MIAMI — Dwyane Wade is completely convinced LeBron James is still the best basketball player in the world. And the Heat accepted the challenge of slowing him down. Kelly Olynyk...
'Suitcase Killer' executed for killing woman, stuffing body into luggage
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A San Antonio man who became known as the "suitcase killer" was executed Tuesday evening in Texas for the slaying of a 29-year-old Lubbock woman whose battered,...
Rangers GM shifts some pieces as lost season winds down
The pieces continue to move around, well after the Rangers began to lose en masse, well after management publicly declared its intention to rebuild with a letter to the fans...
5 killed after car plunges off coastal highway
SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities say five people were killed when a vehicle plunged about 100 feet off a cliff along Northern California's scenic Pacific Coast Highway near Mendocino. The California...
Man who tortured dog gets 10 years in prison, will be deported
DEDHAM, Mass. — A Polish national convicted of abusing a dog so severely that it had to be euthanized was sentenced Tuesday in Massachusetts, nearly five years after the dog...
Meet Michigan's Final Four inspiration, who survived two plane crashes
Austin Hatch probably should be dead. Who survives two plane crashes? But he’s going to the Final Four. Hatch won’t take a shot, grab a rebound or play any defense...
Remains found in shallow grave thought to be aspiring actress
LOS ANGELES — Detectives believe an aspiring model and actress from Macedonia who had been missing for more than a month was killed and dumped in a shallow grave in...