Obama official: US Syria Strike Was Four Years Late Military action “to reestablish the prohibition against gassing civilians” is “the right thing to do,” and President Trump “was right to do it quickly,” asserts Tom Malinowski at The Atlantic. Because, says Malinowski — the Obama-era assistant secretary of state for human rights — “when dealing...
Swedish authorities said a man has been arrested in connection with the deadly attack in Stockholm, according to reports. “One person has been arrested who could be linked to the matter. We cannot say more about the arrest right now,” the Stockholm police said on their website, The Local reported. The man – who suffered...
Your coffee and/or chocolate addiction is destroying Africa’s tropical forests. Growing global demand for coffee and cocoa has led to severe deforestation across sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new study. Africa already produces more than 70 percent of the world’s cocoa — a demand that requires more than 325,000 acres of new farmland each year....
A California woman is speaking out about the February ordeal she and and three friends endured after she claims they were denied lodging at the last minute during a snowstorm by an Airbnb host due to her race. Dyne Suh, of Riverside, detailed her experience in a Feb. 18 Facebook post featuring screenshots from her...
Just hours after news broke on Wednesday that David Schwimmer and Zoe Buckman are taking time apart, the "Friends" star appeared on a panel promoting a new project.
The White House said Friday the attack on a Syrian air base was “very decisive, justified and proportional.” The missile attacks, which destroyed at least 20 Syrian jets, were the result of a “72-hour evolution,” White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters in Palm Beach, Fla. He declined to give more information about further...
These judges have a nose for justice. An Italian court ruled that cooking stinky food — like rich pasta sauces and fish — too close to neighbors is a crime that constitutes “olfactory molestation,” according to a report. An unnamed couple was found guilty of “antisocial behavior” after they refused to stop cooking fritti misti,...
Sergio Garcia’s hot start to 2017 has less to do with his swing and more to do with a ring. The 37-year-old golfer, atop the Masters leaderboard on Friday afternoon, recently found love with Golf Channel reporter Angela Akins, and said their happiness has helped clear his mind on the course. The two got engaged in...
Poor Harry Styles. With his formative years spent in the snug womb that was One Direction, it seems the now-solo pop-rock musician missed out on the one thing that brought us all together over the last five years: Brussels sprouts, roasted and not boiled. Hot off the release of his new single, “Sign of the Times,”...
The de Blasio administration won the right Friday to destroy personal documents submitted by hundreds of thousands of applicants for its municipal ID program. Staten Island Supreme Court Judge Philip Minardo rejected a lawsuit filed by two Republican Assembly members from Staten Island — Nicole Malliotakis and Ron Castorina Jr. — claiming that destruction of...
"The president is a moron," the "Saturday Night Live" alum said.
Federal prosecutors said Michael Sorrentino was indicted on charges including tax evasion, structuring bank deposits to avoid reporting requirements and falsifying records.
Baby-giraffe anticipation has reached a fever pitch. Ricky Reilly, a 30-year-old musician based in New Hampshire, recently uploaded a YouTube video serenading April, the famously pregnant giraffe — and it’s surprisingly catchy. April’s zookeepers at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, NY have been live-streaming her pregnancy since February, but she still hasn’t popped. “My fiancée...
Pssst, interested in buying a 7,200-square-foot San Francisco property in a ritzy neighborhood with views of the Golden Gate Bridge, for the bargain price of $35,000? There’s just one catch: It’s an alley. And you can’t build anything on it. Oh, and you have to pay taxes, insurance, and any maintenance expenses. The property, 81...
A Gravesend apartment was broken into late Sunday night and robbed of about $109K worth of watches and other jewelry, police say. Cops say an unidentified man forced entry into a Brooklyn apartment near 28th Avenue and Harway Street by breaking a kitchen window before making off with the bling. Six watches and three pieces...
Joan Baez, Electric Light Orchestra and Yes will also be inducted.
The designer today is more confident than ever.
Hate making small talk in taxis? This Japanese cab service hears you. Miyako Taxi in Kyoto has begun test-driving “Silence Taxis,” where the driver will not speak unless the customer speaks to him first. Ten quiet cars in the 354 taxi fleet now have a notice attached to the back of the passenger seat headrest...
Belafonte requested spousal support, as well as joint legal and physical custody of his and Mel B's five-year-old daughter.
A disappointing 98,000 jobs were added in March, the Labor Department said Friday — well below the 175,000 Wall Street was expecting. The country had been averaging 236,500 new jobs a month in 2017. The unemployment rate slid to 4.5 percent from 4.7%.
As usual, details about Lourd’s character are being kept under wraps.
The Russian Defense Ministry has released aerial footage of the damaged Shayrat air base in Syria after it was pounded by US cruise missiles. Russia said only 23 of the 59 missiles fired from US warships hit their mark, but that six Syrian jets and several buildings were destroyed in the attack. The infrared video...
“I have two sons in college … and I say to them, ‘Guys, the internet, it’s a beast,'" Gooding recalled.
BEIJING — Chinese state media say U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation from his Chinese counterpart to visit China later this year. The official Xinhua News Agency reported late Thursday that Trump will travel to China at an “early date” in 2017 but gave no details. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A western New York woman admits to illegally collecting monthly pension payments for more than 30 years after the death of her mother. State officials say Pearlann MacVittie of the Buffalo suburb of West Seneca pleaded guilty Thursday to grand larceny. She admits stealing nearly $300,000 in benefits from the City of...
