Winter Storm Stella truned the New York City subway into a system of virtual sleeper cars for the homeless. With many New Yorkers staying home from work during Stella, on some trains, vagrants even outnumbered straphangers. “It’s concerning,” said Ron Caldwell, who was riding an A train at West 4th St. “No one should be...
There’s a theory that life on Earth came from outer space when a space rock collided with the planet and contaminated its surface. Harvard scientists have taken this a step further, looking at the newly discovered Trappist-1 solar system, which could have seven Earth-like planets. The planets orbit a star similar to our Sun at...
The Campaign Finance Board socked a failed City Council candidate with $71,000 in fines after suggesting his campaign was not “legitimate” and designed to enrich him. Ricardo Brown, an accountant, took only 13 percent of the votes in a 2013 primary against incumbent Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Queens), but spent $88,168 more than he raised —...
Brush off the blizzard by prepping for spring break. Here is everything you need to look chic and stylish on your vacation. Missoni Mare sunhat, $495 at Moda Operandi. Lip Chic lipstick in “Lily”, $38 at Chantecaille. Andrea Fohrman 18-k rose gold earrings with lapis lazuli, opals and diamonds, $10,750 at Net-a-porter. Mara Hoffman bikini top...
Policy wonk: CBO Score Actually Better Than Expected The Congressional Budget Office estimate that 24 million fewer people will have health insurance by 2026 under the GOP replacement bill is overstated but unsurprising, says Avik Roy at Forbes: CBO’s original projections of how many would enroll in ObamaCare was also “wildly off.” What is surprising...
Everybody needs the perfect pairing — even when it comes to shoes and handbags. Here are six sexy duos that will work for you on the go. “Cherry” pumps, $1,675 at Christian Louboutin, 888-856-8247; Clutch, $4,295 at Dolce & Gabbana, 717 Fifth Ave. “Blossom” sandals, $657 at Paula Cademartori; Bag, $1,395 at Sophie Hulme “Porsia”...
“Bachelor” Nick Viall may have finally gotten the girl, but that doesn’t mean he’s goin’ to the chapel with fiancée Vanessa Grimaldi anytime soon. Following Viall’s fairytale proposal on Monday’s season finale of “The Bachelor,” the couple addressed the status of their engagement on a conference call with reporters Tuesday. “Vanessa and I are not...
A new study has found that women are trolling just as much as men on dating apps such as Tinder, according to new Australian research. Academics from Federation University in Victoria have found that, perhaps surprisingly, female online behavior becomes similar to that of males when they interact online. The research found that on Twitter...
The House GOP health care plan would wipe out a $1 billion fund that finances disease prevention and wellness programs across the country. The impacted programs include: $324 million to increase vaccines/child immunization $160 million to address foodborne illness and waterborne disease $126 million for anti-smoking initiatives $73 million for heart disease and stroke prevention...
The Seahawks prefer a bloated running back coming off season-ending ankle surgery, with a history of choosing food over football, to one of the greatest tailbacks ever to play the game. With various running back options to choose from, Seattle chose Eddie Lacy — weighing in at more than 20 pounds above what he was listed...
Just how much bloating is normal? First, consider what causes bloating: gas. The intestine normally contains gas that was either swallowed by a patient or produced by the bacteria that lives in the intestine, Dr. Abdullah Shatnawei, a gastroenterologist at the Cleveland Clinic, told Fox News. He noted that flatulence anywhere from around 10 to...
Chad Michael Murray and his wife Sarah Roemer welcomed their daughter on Monday.
The Port Authority is bracing for another chaotic day at LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday as flyers who were jilted by cancellations due to Winter Storm Stella on Tuesday all scramble to rebook. Port Authority officials are so freaked out over what traffic at LaGuardia might look like on Wednesday that they are already encouraging people...
It may be Canada’s 150th birthday, but suddenly our neighbor to the north is setting the pop culture agenda. The world’s most talked about Ryans — Gosling and Reynolds — both hail from Canada. So, too, do hugely popular musicians Drake and The Weeknd. And, like a reincarnated JFK, the nation’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau,...
This is the most dangerous and overvalued stock market on record — worse than 2007, worse than 2000, even worse than 1929. Or so warns Wall Street soothsayer John Hussman in his scariest jeremiad yet. “Presently, we observe the broadest market valuation extreme in history,” writes the chairman of the cautious Hussman Funds investment group,...
Jeans are the perfect garment: utilitarian, cool, endlessly versatile. So why do designers keep screwing them up? They’ve ripped and shredded expensive Japanese selvedge to make it look cheap (see: the $900 disintegrating dungarees Kanye West wore to the Met Gala), and festooned stonewashed skinnies with laces that crisscross up the sides. But now — somehow — Buzzfeed has found...
And it wasn't even on purpose.
Big Brother was peeping on you. The maker of a pair of hi-tech, app-based sex toys has agreed to shell out nearly $4 million over claims that the company was spying on how owners used the silicone toys when getting hot and heavy, according to reports. Customers who used the smartphone app linked with “We-Vibe...
BANGKOK — Thai authorities say they have seized 21 rhinoceros horns smuggled from Ethiopia worth almost $5 million. The bags carrying the horns were discovered Friday in a random customs search at Bangkok’s main airport. The bags’ owners fled as officers searched their bags and have not been apprehended. Customs officials said Tuesday the horns...
An out-of-control car in Taizhou, China, crashed into the roof of a roadside house. The bizarre accident required police to use a wooden ladder to rescue the driver, and a crane to lift the Honda SUV off the roof.
Snow began blanketing northeastern United States on Tuesday as a winter storm packing blizzard conditions rolled into the region, prompting public officials to ask people to stay home while airlines grounded flights and schools canceled classes. The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings for parts of eight states including New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and...
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration in its final year in office spent a record $36.2 million on legal costs defending its refusal to turn over federal records under the Freedom of Information Act, according to an Associated Press analysis of new U.S. data that also showed poor performance in other categories measuring transparency in government....
A 4-year-old girl was located early Monday in the middle of “a vast desert” in Southern California after being abandoned by a group of smugglers. NBC San Diego reported that the girl was with a group near the U.S.-Mexico border. When border agents moved in on the group, the smugglers jumped into a car and...
CHICAGO — Illinois State Police say snowy weather conditions caused two crashes on a Chicago expressway that involved a total of 34 cars. A State Police spokesman says seven people sustained minor injuries in Monday night’s pileup on the Kennedy Expressway. Both wrecks occurred in the express lanes of the highway on the city’s North...
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali officials say pirates have hijacked a ship off the coast of the Horn of Africa nation. It is thought to be the first hijacking of a large commercial vessel there in about three years. One official in the semiautonomous state of Puntland said the incident occurred on Monday. The official said...
