A crazed man smacked a woman across the face on a subway train in Brooklyn, police said. The woman, 30, was attacked around 8:30 a.m. Friday on a Manhattan-bound 2 train near the Borough Hall station. She was talking with a group of friends when the suspect unexpectedly struck her on the left side of...
A landslide in Colombia’s southwestern border province of Putumayo sent mud and debris crashing onto houses overnight, killing at least 154 people and injuring scores, officials said on Saturday. Heavy rains caused several rivers to overflow, pushing sediment and rocks onto buildings and roads in the provincial capital of Mocoa and immobilizing cars in several...
With arguably the most attacking depth in MLS, it doesn’t matter how New York City FC starts — just how they finish. Against San Jose, they silenced head coach Patrick Vieira’s displeasure about failing to capitalize on scoring opportunities in last game’s draw against Montreal, making the most of the few they had Saturday afternoon,...
A New Jersey Catholic school teacher repeatedly had sex with an underage student from her alma mater, prosecutors allege. Roselle Catholic High School teacher Theresa Hrindo and the student — described as aged 16 or 17 — engaged in sexual acts on multiple occasions in Union County between December 2016 and February of this year,...
“Two old ladies got clipped by a car” on their way to see “Dolly!” continued on to the theater.
Some Alabama fans still aren’t over the Crimson Tide’s loss to the Clemson Tigers in the national title game in January. Just ask Deshaun Watson. Watson attempted to pop into a popular bar in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Friday but didn’t stay long after allegedly being harassed and told by some patrons to leave. The video...
The free-agent-to-be point guard ran the Knicks offense with aplomb in Miami, directed the triangle traffic flow, defended fiercely. It wasn’t Derrick Rose, who rested his sore left knee in Friday’s stunning win, but Ron Baker, whom Carmelo Anthony affectionately nicknamed “Ron Burgundy.’’ The undrafted rookie combo guard from Wichita State notched 10 points and...
Putting together a dictionary is hard. Or if you prefer, difficile or Augean. It’s one of those indispensable elements of civilization that many of us take for granted, like electricity. But its creation and constant re-creation is surprisingly complicated and labor-intensive. For a fascinating peek behind the process, pick up “Word by Word: The Secret...
JERUSALEM — Israeli police say they have shot dead a Palestinian who stabbed three people in the old city of Jerusalem. Spokeswoman Luba Samri says the man stabbed two Jewish youths Saturday before fleeing, with police forces giving chase. He then stabbed one of the policemen before he was shot and killed. Samri says the...
These pranksters are no hacks. The Russian Foreign Ministry proved its diplomats have a sense of humor by offering free election interference – on April Fool’s Day. “To arrange a call from a Russian diplomat to your political opponent, press 1,” the ministry’s farcical “new” telephone switchboard message starts. Press 2 “to use the services...
Coming up on a a re-election season in which he faces about as much meaningful opposition as Godzilla in Smurf Village, Mayor de Blasio is bored. The central purpose of his mayoralty, he has decided, is not ensuring tranquility or trying to nudge some more growth out of the economy or even to stop people...
President Trump on Saturday swiped at NBC News personality Chuck Todd over his opinions on White House’s possible ties to Russia. “When will Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd and @NBCNews start talking about the Obama SURVEILLANCE SCANDAL and stop with the Fake Trump/Russia story?” Trump wrote at 8:43 a.m. “It is the same Fake News Media...
“If you didn’t talk about poo, that would be a great start.” That was the recommendation of one woman to her dinner companion on the British hit show, “First Dates,” which is coming to the US on Friday. Produced by Ellen DeGeneres and narrated by Drew Barrymore, the show films couples in a restaurant —...
Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out on Friday at European Union critics of his bloody anti-narcotics campaign, threatening to “slap” them. It is the latest of the leader’s near-daily diatribe against the United States, EU and the United Nations while heaping praise on China and Russia. “Come here and we will talk because I want...
WASHINGTON — Nigel works three jobs to make ends meet. He is black, single, progressive politically and determined to live the American dream — “as long, of course, that it does not kill me first,” he said, navigating his cab through Capitol Hill traffic. He moved here from California because of a woman but, “It...
A Corona man was struck and killed in Sunnyside Saturday morning, police said Gelasio Reyes, 32, was riding his bike eastbound at 3 am when he was hit by a red 2002 Ford Escape that fled the scene. Reyes was found lying unconscious on the road. He was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital.
HOUSTON — A witness says the driver of a pickup truck that collided with a church minibus in rural Texas, killing 13 people, acknowledged he had been texting while driving — a development that highlights the dangers of sending messages on smartphones while behind the wheel. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Conrad Hein wouldn’t...
BAGHDAD — A government statement says Iraqi fighter jets have carried out airstrikes against the Islamic State group outside Mosul, killing more than 100 militants. Saturday’s statement says the strikes hit three IS targets in Baaj, a remote northwestern town near the Syrian border, and killed between 150-200 militants. It said the militants had crossed...
ATLANTA — Yankees manager Joe Girardi said you could expect Friday’s lineup against the Braves to be the same one he uses in Sunday’s season opener against the Rays at Tropicana Field. “I would think so,” Girardi said before the exhibition game to open SunTrust Park, Atlanta’s new home. “We tried to put it together...
The final available spot on the Mets’ roster may not be settled until Sunday. With an opening in the bullpen, manager Terry Collins on Friday said he wants to wait until Seth Lugo, who has battled recent arm fatigue, can throw a side session in the team’s last preseason workout before a decision is reached....
GLENDALE, Ariz. — As I finish my worst postseason in the seven years of this column, perhaps your favorite coin would be more helpful. Gonzaga (-7) over South Carolina: Sorry, y’all. The best story of the NCAA Tournament will end with little drama. The Gamecocks’ defense has been great all season — ranked second nationally...
If the result had truly mattered, then this eighth straight defeat on home ice would have been a crusher for the Rangers, beaten 4-3 in a shootout by the human bag of magic tricks otherwise known as Sidney Crosby and his Penguins. But save for the ignominy of it all, this represented a stutter-step forward...
The UConn women’s monolithic 111-game win streak ending at the hands of Mississippi State in overtime Friday was one of the more shocking endings in recent NCAA history. It was filled with excitement and drama right down to the final buzzer. And if you followed the game on online, you got to experience a lot...
