After spending the last 13 years orbiting Saturn, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on Wednesday embarked on its grand — and perilous — finale: a dive into the planet’s rings. The journey is the first of 22 into the narrow gap between Saturn and its rings, a feat that’s never before been attempted, NASA said on its...
The Oscar-winning director of "Silence of the Lambs" died Wednesday.
Evin Cosby acknowledges that her 79-year-old father had affairs, but says he and her mother "have worked through it and moved on."
Good news for those of you who dread a session at the gym. Scientists are one step closer to developing an “exercise pill” that mimics the health benefits of a workout and prevents obesity. Experts discovered that suppressing the production of a key protein called myostatin actually enhances muscle mass and leads to an improvement in...
Cristiano Ronaldo’s off-the-field performances allegedly need a boost. Italian model and reality star Elisa De Panicis Agnelli, who was romantically linked to the Real Madrid soccer star last year, claims Ronaldo pads his underwear for modeling shoots. “Ronaldo uses filling to make his penis look bigger,” De Panicis said during a recent appearance on the...
Oklahoma City point guard Russell Westbrook is going to win the MVP this season. Even the most ardent supporters of his closest competition, Rockets guard James Harden, admit it. But between now and June 26, when Westbrook’s individual triumph will be formally announced, he’ll play zero games — his team was knocked out of the...
This track and field star is only getting better with age – and her son claims the great-grandmother is still holding back.
A wound-like gash that spurts red liquid out of a glacier has puzzled scientists since its discovery more than a century ago. An Australian geologist stumbled upon the Antarctic waterfall in 1911 and put forward the theory that the “blood” was just water that had been stained by microscopic red algae. This explanation was overturned...
United Airlines said Wednesday it is probing how a giant rabbit that was “fit as a fiddle” died on one of its flights, in what is yet another public relations disaster for the embattled company. Simon, the 3-foot-long Continental Giant rabbit who was on track to outgrow his record-holding father to be the world’s biggest...
“I try to play it off — I really do! I'm like, 'Oh ok, well, have a good day,'" Davis said. "But I'm really like, 'Oh my God, she texted me back!'”
Deckers – the company that makes UGG boots – is exploring strategic alternatives, including a sale of the company, a month after an activist investor urged the apparel and accessories maker to sell itself. Deckers said late Tuesday it had retained Moelis & Co as financial adviser. Shares of Goleta, California-based Deckers were up 5.4...
PepsiCo reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit as the company benefited from demand for its healthier drinks and snacks and kept a tight leash on costs. The company’s shares, which had risen 9.1 percent this year, were off 1 percent in premarket trading on Wednesday. PepsiCo and other processed-food makers are investing heavily to meet...
A major water main break is snarling traffic and causing heavy delays around JFK Airport on Wednesday – and travelers are being warned to leave plenty of extra time to make their flights. The water main burst just before 2 a.m. on the outbound Van Wyck Expressway, closing the ramp to the road, and forcing...
For those who pegged J.J. Redick as a one-dimensional jump shooter, take a peek into his other life — the one that exists behind the microphone, instead of the 3-point line. It all started two years ago on a suggestion from NBA writer Adrian Wojnarowski, who believed Redick would be the ideal choice to add...
A majority of Americans believes Russia tried to influence the 2016 presidential election – and almost 4 in 10 believe President Trump’s campaign colluded with Moscow in the meddling, according to a new poll. Overall, 56 percent think Russia tried to influence the election, and 39 percent think the Trump campaign tried to spur such an...
The Japanese government has admitted that people across the country may have precious little time to take cover from a North Korean missile attack: just 10 minutes. Millions have viewed a government website detailing what to do in case of an attack, the Japan Times reports. Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura announced the city would establish...
Wildlife agents in Louisiana made a snappy arrest on Saturday after putting a trespassing alligator in handcuffs. A homeowner saw the alligator in his garage and fire officials called in the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to help, The Times-Picayune reported. Firefighters recorded videos of the agents cornering the alligator, lassoing its jaw shut...
Rent-stabilized tenants will not get another rent freeze next year, according to a vote by the city’s Rent Guidelines Board. The board voted Tuesday night to set the range on rent increases on one-year leases between one and three percent. On two-year leases, the board voted for a range of two and four percent. Landlords...
For the second annual Portland Mercury Pizza Week, more than 30 pizzerias around Portland, Ore. offered special, one-of-a-kind slices to customers all weekend, each for just $2. On Sunday, however, Scottie’s Pizza Parlor in Southeast Portland took the cake—or, rather the pie, with a record breaking masterpiece. Scottie’s broke the world record with a one-day-only...
BOSTON — Aaron Judge tackling Fenway Park’s Green Monster was a popular topic in the Yankees’ clubhouse Tuesday afternoon, but where Judge plays in the field could have more of an impact on the games Wednesday and Thursday than how far Judge clears the world’s largest handball court. Fenway’s right field is tricky because the...
BOSTON — According to a scout who watched Didi Gregorius play for Single-A Tampa this past weekend, the Yankees’ shortstop displayed no signs of being rusty. “He was awesome, on time and ready to play [big league games],’’ the scout said of Gregorius, who went 2-for-3 with a home run Tuesday night, and is 6-for-14...
SEATTLE — Soggy Seattle has broken another rainfall record, and Portland is inching closer to smashing its own record. Seattle measured 44.7 inches of rain between October and April, making it the wettest such period since records began in 1895, the National Weather Service in Seattle said. It marks the second year in the row...
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Rod Carew and Ralf Reuland stood together in front of the mound, sharing a cause and a vision — and very much a heart. Four months after Carew received the heart and kidney of former NFL tight end Konrad Reuland, the 71-year-old watched as Reuland’s father, Ralf, threw out the first pitch...
Toronto utility player Chris Coghlan might have outed his true identity as a real-life super hero during the Blue Jays’ 6-5, 11-inning win over the Cardinals on Tuesday night. With the game tied 1-1 in the seventh, Coghlan bolted from second to home on Kevin Pillar’s deep ball off the left-field wall. The speedy Coghlan...
The government’s key witness in multiple corruption probes was a part-time “loan shark” who made money doling out predatory loans, court documents alleged on Tuesday. Jona Rechnitz — the government’s witness against two NYPD cops accused of taking bribes — “was nothing more than a loan shark” when it came to his business dealings with...
