The lesson on this last-second heave by the Memphis Grizzlies’ Wade Baldwin IV from Friday night: Never gamble. With the Grizzlies leading the Knicks by 10 with the clock ticking toward all-zeroes, Baldwin chucked up a seemingly meaningless 3-pointer that found the bottom of the net — and provoked Courtney Lee’s rage: The only problem?...
When the cast of “The Fate of the Furious” — the eighth film in the “Fast and the Furious” franchise — hit CinemaCon to preview footage for theater owners in Las Vegas on March 29, it was like a star-studded family reunion. Longtime lead Vin Diesel gave a moving tribute to late actor Paul Walker...
A publishing insider told the paper that there’s interest on both sides of the Atlantic – and bidding for Fadi’s story could be huge.
A man was charged this week with raping three girls as young as 12 under his care at a Bronx facility for emotionally disturbed kids, police said. Willie Bowman was arrested March 28th at his home in Wesley Chapel, Fla., and was extradited to New York. He was arraigned Wednesday on 16 counts of rape,...
The parents of three sported matching aviator sunglasses with against an island backdrop.
Tony Romo stepped away from the NFL this week to pursue a career in broadcasting. It was a move that came as somewhat of a surprise, with many expecting him to field offers from the Texans, Broncos and any other team that vied for his services at quarterback. It was, however, the best possible scenario...
The story about an Indian girl raised by monkeys turns out to be a fairy tale after all. Indian authorities believe that the 8-year-old girl, discovered in the Katarniya Ghat forest range in the state of Uttar Pradesh, was recently abandoned by her family because she is mentally and physically disabled. The nature of her...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for an impartial probe of this week’s suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria and warned that U.S. missile strikes in response risked escalating extremism in the region. “We are asking for an impartial international fact-finding body to be set up … to find out where these chemical weapons...
President Trump broke 48 hours of Twitter silence Saturday with a series of tweets that included praise for US service members involved in Friday’s attack on a Syrian airbase. “Congratulations to our great military men and women for representing the United States, and the world, so well in the Syria attack,” Trump tweeted at 10:54...
You’d better like tapioca — because it looks like we’re going to have to eat a lot more of it in the future. Tapioca pudding is made from cassava root, a woody shrub native to South America which grows from nothing, requires little fertilizer and can thrive just fine during dry and hot years. In...
From natural glows to the plumped and prodded, there are many ways to do 44.
President Donald Trump took aim at the Freedom Caucus last month after they helped torpedo his ObamaCare replacement bill, claiming they will “hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don’t get on the team and fast.” But, as Freedom Caucus member Rep. Ken Buck explains in his new book, “Drain the Swamp” (Regnery), out Tuesday, the...
‘Girls” comes to an end on April 16 after six seasons, and it’s time to bid bye-bye to the best show about the worst of my generation. The HBO dramedy, created by then-24-year-old writer/actress Lena Dunham, brilliantly tackled difficult issues from abortion to sexual assault . . . while also making an entire pack of millennials look...
North Korea said on Saturday U.S. missile strikes against a Syrian airfield on Friday were “an unforgivable act of aggression” that showed its decision to develop nuclear weapons was “the right choice a million times over.” The response by the North’s foreign ministry, carried by the official KCNA news agency, was the first since U.S....
STOCKHOLM — The suspect in Stockholm’s deadly beer truck attack is a 39-year-old native of Uzbekistan who had been on authorities’ radar previously, Swedish authorities said Saturday. The prime minister urged citizens to “get through this” and strolled through the streets of the capital to chat with residents. Swedes flew flags at half-staff Saturday to...
FORT LITTLETON, Pa. — The Downes Motel honorably held its position along the Tussey Mountain ridge for more than 60 years. But, in 2001, the motel’s 97-year-old proprietor died and her grandson Mark C. Downes had to close its doors. The “O,” “E” and “S” have fallen from the motel’s roof; the white paint has...
An air strike believed to have been carried out by the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State killed 15 people including four children in a village west of the jihadists’ stronghold of Raqqa on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition could not be reached for immediate comment. The...
YANGON, Myanmar — A ferry boat capsized in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwaddy delta, killing 20 people and leaving more than a dozen missing, police said. Thirty people were rescued after the ferry capsized in the Ngawun river at around 7:30 p.m. Friday, police officer Nay Lin Tun said. About 66 people were on the ferry, which capsized...
ONEONTA, Ala. — A former Blount County teacher has pleaded guilty to inappropriate sexual behavior with three different high school boys. Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey says 30-year-old Ashley Parkins Pruitt was arrested in November 2014 and charged with sex crimes involving three of her former students. Pruitt worked at Locust Fork High School...
GAUHATI, India — The exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader says it’s up to his followers to decide whether the office of the Dalai Lama exists in the future. In a speech to tens of thousands of his followers Saturday in the northeast Indian town of Tawang — the second-highest seat of Tibetan Buddhism — the...
It was a night of some hits, but mostly misses at the 32nd Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony. Getting the nod were Pearl Jam, Yes, Joan Baez, ELO, Tupac Shakur, and Journey, while Nile Rodgers received a token award for “Musical Excellence.” But over five long hours inside Barclays Center, few moments...
The Mets probably should have expected this from somebody pitching on 924 days’ rest. Zack Wheeler had a forgettable return to the mound Friday, surrendering five earned runs over four innings on a brutally cold and windy night at Citi Field that had no semblance to the tropical paradise in which he had won his...
BALTIMORE — Patience is the ultimate virtue for the Yankees. These are the growing pains you knew were going to come in this season of transition as the Yankees blew a four-run lead and fell to the Orioles, 6-5, Friday night at Camden Yards. It was cold and it was ugly. With 27 world championships...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley won a court fight to halt his looming impeachment hearings but couldn’t prevent the release of an investigative report that describes his paranoia and obsession over trying to keep his romance with a staffer from becoming public. The stunning events Friday capped a wild week in Alabama politics....
BALTIMORE — Watching Michael Pineda get beat up by the Rays on Wednesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla., didn’t shock anybody who has been paying attention. Nevertheless, when the Rays slapped Masahiro Tanaka around on Opening Day, that opened eyes. “I can say in the three years he has been here, it’s probably the most...
