Two NYC street vendors have aimed a class-action lawsuit against New York City, claiming hundreds like them have had their civil rights trampled on when city workers destroyed their pushcarts without warning. Sanwar Ahmed, who sells a puffed rice snack in Queens, and Ana Beustan, a flavored ice vendor from Brooklyn, say they had their...
Imagine you’re planning a vacation. You plan excursions. You budget for travel. You buy some extra clothing. Then you pick your destination. That doesn’t make much sense does it? How do you know which excursions are available? How do you know the travel costs? What if you buy clothing for the wrong climate? It makes...
The terror might come in the mail, or in an envelope slipped under the door. Or a note tacked to the wall. Pay up, it would say. Give us the money. Or your child dies. Go to the police, your child dies. The letter would be unsigned. But everyone would know who had sent it:...
How many more catches, touchdowns and mind-blowing plays will Odell Beckham Jr. make for the Giants the next two years? The Giants made sure their star receiver will be under contract through the 2018 season, announcing Thursday they officially have picked up his fifth-year option. The Giants had until May 3 to decide to do...
OTTAWA — A playoff series between the Rangers and Senators begins with Game 1 of their second-round matchup Thursday night at Canadian Tire Centre. It also begins a battle for the heart of Sweden. In one corner is Henrik Lundqvist and his Rangers, the top NHL team in Lundqvist’s native land — largely because of...
Instagram’s carefully curated world of mason jars lined with quinoa and berries, of Tupperware meticulously labeled by date and time, sends most of us into a low-grade depression. “The grass is always greener on the other side of the filter” might as well be the platform’s tagline. But a study out this week shows that...
"He always does an after-the-show shot at the bottom of the stage," his touring partner RaeLynn said.
This is the tote to own to be a true blue fashionista. IKEA issued a tongue-in-cheek response to the pricey blue leather tote bag Balenciaga is hawking that looks incredibly similar to the plastic bag IKEA sells for a buck. They released a poster explaining how to identify an “original” IKEA FRAKTA bag, poking fun...
The Tribeca Film Festival co-founder got school in the ways of the popular mobile app.
Joakim Noah’s right-shoulder surgery to repair his rotator cuff, performed Wednesday at the Hospital for Special Surgery, likely is the capper to one helluva disastrous first season with the Knicks. Everything that could’ve gone wrong for Noah, went wrong. On the bright side, next season can only look better. Kristaps Porzingis, at a press conference...
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Federal agents descended on the North Texas headquarters of television evangelist Benny Hinn and took boxes out of the offices. The search began about 9 a.m. Wednesday at Hinn’s headquarters in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine, near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. According to Hinn’s website, he was in Paris. Lisa Slimak,...
The "Jersey Shore" star went to rehab for the second time in 2015 after prescribed painkillers triggered his relapse.
Soules was arrested Tuesday after fleeing the scene of a deadly accident in his home state of Iowa.
British police said on Thursday a man had been arrested on Whitehall, the street home to numerous government ministries in central London, and a Reuters photographer saw at least two knives on the ground. Police said no one had been injured in the incident close to Prime Minister Theresa May’s official Downing Street residence in...
Caitlyn also says ex-wife Kris Jenner called to say they should never talk again.
Johnny Depp gave fans the surprise of a lifetime at the coming attraction Pirates of the Caribbean in Disneyland. Depp transformed into Captain Jack Sparrow himself, staggering around and waving his sword. Guests immediately took to social media to show how excited they were. It’s not every day you get to see the real Captain...
An alt-right group is apparently trying to build a small street army — vowing to use violence if necessary to defend free speech from leftist extremists. Kyle Chapman — a “proud American nationalist” who became a conservative hero in some circles after his arrest this month during fierce clashes between anti-fascist protesters and Trump demonstrators...
Two U.S. service members were killed during an operation against Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan overnight on Wednesday, a Pentagon spokesman said on Thursday. Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said the incident took place in the southern Nangarhar province. U.S. troops are battling suspected Islamic State fighting in Nangarhar province, near the border with...
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz equated lost luggage to a dead pet during a ham-handed apology Thursday for the airline’s latest gaffe. Munoz lumped the two unrelated circumstances together in an interview with Lester Holt set to air in full on NBC’s “Nightly News.” “We are deeply sorry for the loss of anything from your...
Have you seen the Loch Ness Monster? Neither has anybody else, at least for the past eight months. Monster fanatics who dedicate themselves to studying evidence new and old are used accustomed to getting more and more photos, video, and verbal accounts of their sightings at least every couple of months, but the flow of...
Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg might regret his comments about Boston’s Isaiah Thomas. Following the Bulls’ Game 4 loss to the Celtics on Sunday, Hoiberg told reporters it’s hard to stop Thomas when he’s allowed to discontinue his dribble and carry the ball on his drives to the basket. “Let me say this: Isaiah...
Mets ace Noah Syndergaard was a late scratch from Thursday afternoon’s start against the Atlanta Braves due to a sore biceps and a tired arm. It’s the latest bit of dire news to afflict the floundering Mets, who have lost nine of their past 10 games. Mets manager Terry Collins said Syndergaard hadn’t undergone any...
President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn was warned by the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014 against accepting foreign payments as he entered retirement, according to documents released Thursday that contradict an account by Flynn’s lawyer, according to a report Thursday. The Department of Defense’s inspector general also opened an investigation of Flynn this...
BOSTON — The assumption was this would be something of a learning-curve week for Aaron Judge, a little work-study in right field at Fenway Park where the fence resembles the old hockey boards at Boston Garden. Baseballs bounce and ricochet this way and that at the Fens, where the angles and curves have inspired more...
