Nearly 20 thugs part of a violent Bronx street crew dubbed the “Slut Gang” were busted during a Thursday takedown, law enforcement sources said. The gang members were charged in a Manhattan federal court indictment that included racketeering, narcotics, robbery, extortion and firearms offenses after authorities descended on several public housing buildings in the north...
Nothing fires up the imagination like 420. The unofficial stoner holiday on Thursday has sparked political rallies, dope dispensary drive-thrus – even cannabis church services! – not to mention marijuana-inspired merch from hops to high-tops. Moneyish weeded through the stash to pick the most interesting of the pot lot. And there’s something for everyone, regardless...
The rapper has refused to acknowledge he's the father of the 7-month-old despite a DNA test showing there's a 99.99% chance the child is his.
Naeem Khan has dressed everyone from leading ladies to first ladies in his signature embellished gowns. In fact, the Indian-American designer counts Beyoncé, Michelle Obama and Kate Middleton among his many glamorous fans. He and his wife, jewelry designer Ranjana Khan, split their time between New York — where his company and their two sons...
Tom Ridge, the former Homeland Security secretary and Pennsylvania governor, argues that the country’s growing drug problem can’t be cured until the US closes loopholes in the postal system that allow illegal and deadly synthetic drugs to be shipped — undetected — through the regular mail. “[Drug dealers] are sending drugs through the domestic postal...
Next time you take a stroll past Diana Ross Playground at Central Park West and West 81st Street, have a good look around. Ms. Ross herself might be lurking incognito, nearby. “Every time I am in the city of New York I always go by and peek and see how it’s doing,” Ross tells The...
A Tennessee teacher and the 15-year-old student he’s accused of kidnapping have both been found in Northern California, according to reports Thursday. Tad Cummins was busted in Siskiyou County when his car was discovered in the area Wednesday night, according to the Tennessean. The missing girl, Elizabeth Thomas, was found safe. “Tad Cummins is under...
A volunteer NYPD clergyman was arrested for impersonating a police officer after he was pulled over for driving like a maniac in Connecticut, cops said Thursday. Popeye Whittingham turned on emergency lights on his Nissan SUV and was driving recklessly on I-95 in Greenwich around 6:45 p.m., prompting numerous 911 calls, state police said. Whittingham...
Now that Aaron Hernandez may have his conviction posthumously vacated — under an obscure Massachusetts legal doctrine — the Patriots could owe him money, a lawyer said Thursday. The Pats may actually be contractually obligated to pay Hernandez’s estate a $3.5 million bonus that was stopped hours after his murder arrest in 2013, attorney William...
American Airlines pilots say they are sick of their new uniforms – literally. About 100 cockpit crew members have complained about skin problems, itching and other symptoms, prompting an aviation union to plan a survey about their new duds, Bloomberg reported. “They have to be fit for duty,” Allied Pilots Association spokesman Dennis Tajer told...
An irate American Airlines passenger was caught on video shoving an off-duty pilot at Kansas City International Airport shortly after both got off their flight, according to reports. The squabble began on the plane, which arrived from Dallas on April 12. Edward N. Foster, 49, claimed the pilot was taking up too much room in...
Here in America, she’s simply first daughter Ivanka Trump. But in China, President Trump’s second-oldest kid is fast becoming a cult figure – complete with an online fan club dedicated to “Goddess Ivanka.” “Most people in China love Ivanka because of her friendly gestures towards the Chinese people,” blogger and Beijing Institute of Technology economics...
The US Secret Service banned the public from a sidewalk along the south fence of the White House Wednesday night to boost security, a new report said Thursday. The sidewalk had been closed nightly from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. since 2015, but will now be off-limits around the clock, the Secret Service said in...
It’s a chilling sight that evokes the view from the Titanic’s bow. But this 150-foot-tall iceberg off the Canadian coast of Newfoundland is even taller than the one that doomed the ill-fated ship. The icy colossus mired in shallow water near the town of Ferryland is drawing large numbers of tourists eager to view the...
Starbucks fans are going wild over its limited-edition unicorn Frappuccino – but the baristas are the ones who are really going crazy. Braden Burson, who says he works as a Starbucks barista in Colorado, went on an epic rant about the purple-and-blue concoction in a Twitter video that has since gone viral. “Please don’t get...
Good news for Disney fans, there’s a new Instagram pose in fashion — and you’re probably already an expert. That’s right, wave goodbye to fingermouthing, ab cracks and thigh brows … there’s a new bikini trend, and it’s called the Bambi pose. What on earth is a Bambi pose? We’re glad you asked. Essentially, you...
Young people could be putting their health at risk by following dieting fads such as going dairy free, experts have warned. A survey by the National Osteoporosis Society found a fifth of under-25-year-olds are cutting out or reducing dairy in their diet, which can be dangerous if they do not get enough calcium from other...
The Mets are enduring bullpen issues, but can gain solace that Jeurys Familia will return Thursday at the conclusion of his suspension for violating MLB’s domestic violence policy. The Mets’ expected main competition in the NL East has no such easy solution. The Nationals bullpen has a 6.08 ERA, has yielded 10 homers in 40 innings...
An angry and defiant Eli Manning walked onto the balcony of the Giants’ practice facility Thursday and vehemently defended himself in the wake of a memorabilia scandal he’s embroiled in, stating, “I’ve done nothing wrong and I have nothing to hide.’’ Manning said he could not “go into specific detail’’ because of ongoing litigation, but...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence praised Indonesia’s democracy and moderate form of Islam on Thursday alongside the president of the world’s most populous Muslim nation, reinforcing his message with a visit to the region’s largest mosque. Pence’s comments, though routine, had significance for Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, who a day earlier...
North Korean state media warned the United States of a “super-mighty preemptive strike” after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States was looking at ways to bring pressure to bear on North Korea over its nuclear program. U.S. President Donald Trump has taken a hard line with North Korean leader Kim Jong...
WATERBURY, Conn. — A Connecticut woman authorities say advertised dominatrix services online has been charged with extorting a man by threatening to release videos of the client unless he paid her off. The Republican-American reports that Fatin Ann Ward is being held on $100,000 bond on charges of second-degree larceny, voyeurism with malice and disseminating...
CHICAGO — A highway in suburban Chicago has become the second Midwest road construction project delayed temporarily because of concerns about possible harm to a bumblebee recently listed as an endangered species. U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman this week halted work on the nearly 6-mile-long Longmeadow Parkway in Kane County, Illinois, until at least...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The son of a woman believed to be the oldest person in the world died at their home Wednesday in Jamaica at the ripe old age of 97. Harland Fairweather, who had recently been ill but had seemed to recover, awoke saying he felt dizzy and then deteriorated over the course of...
The new restaurant will have outdoor areas on both 48th and 49th streets.
