Jets quarterback Josh McCown knows he is the veteran competing against the upstarts, but the 37-year-old plans on winning the starting job and keeping it. “That’s the goal,” McCown said on a conference call with reporters Wednesday. “You go in to compete and win the job. If it changes, it changes. My mindset is to...
Imagine toiling through a 15-hour nonstop flight on a regular basis. That’s the exhausting reality for some crew members on Virgin Australia, who routinely face “ultra-long-haul” shifts. Fortunately, they’ve got a secret spot to catch some zzz’s — and with reasonable legroom, too. On Sunday, the Daily Mail reported how the Virgin Australian flight crew...
Meg Ryan’s trendy $11 million Manhattan apartment is under contract. The 55-year-old actress purchased the apartment from her “Anastasia” co-star Hank Azaria in 2008. Since then, she gut-renovated the full-floor loft to include ebony wood floors, eight closets and an en-suite bathroom with chic subway tiles.
Want to improve your dating prospects? Move to North Carolina. Real-estate website Apartment List surveyed over 13,000 renters across the US to find the top 10 cities for dating in the country. Subjects were asked, “How would you rate your current city or neighborhood for opportunities to date and make friends?” Raleigh, NC, took the...
Authorities in the US haven’t been able to track down a single dollar of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman’s multibillion-dollar drug empire, a Mexico’s attorney general said Wednesday. “As of today, US authorities have not found not even one dollar of El Chapo’s assets,” Raul Cervantes said on a morning talk show on Televisa, according to...
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September and avoid federal agency shutdowns on Saturday when existing money is depleted. With the 309-118 vote in the Republican-controlled chamber, the legislation now goes to the Senate, which is expected to pass it before a midnight...
The city Department of Education is urging principals to warn parents about the Netflix series “13 Reasons Why,” which focuses on a student who leaves behind 13 audio tapes before committing suicide. Officials drafted a letter to forward to parents about popular series. “If your child is talking about this series or you are aware...
The owners of an animal sanctuary in Colorado that recently euthanized all of its animals claim they were forced to do so by the government. Owners of the Lion’s Gate Sanctuary said they had to humanely euthanize three lions, three tigers and five bears in April after the Elbert County Board of Commissioners denied their...
Anyone searching for the 411 on Mary J. Blige’s divorce from her husband and manager Martin “Kendu” Isaacs won’t need to dig too hard. The soul legend’s emotional wounds are on display for all to hear on her superb new album, “Strength of a Woman” (released last Friday). On Tuesday night, she expanded on the painful details...
If you think you’re down in the dumps, just be thankful you’re not this guy. A sewer cleaner of Dhaka City Corp. in the Bangladeshi capital was pictured submerging himself in a filthy manhole without any protective gear, according to Barcroft News. The overpopulated city — plagued by flooding — is struggling to resolve the issue and keep...
HAMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq — After the Islamic State group swept into his town nearly three years ago, Mustafa al-Taee resolved to bear witness to the militants’ brutal rule by secretly painting what he had seen with his own eyes. The result was a gallery of horrors: car bombs, dead children, an IS defector beheaded in...
“Game of Thrones” hunk Jason Momoa showed off his brute strength by scaling one of the toughest rock-climbing walls, courtesy of So iLL, and sharing the video with his millions of Instagram followers. The 37-year-old Hawaiian actor is getting in shape for the upcoming DC Comics superhero movie “Aquaman,” which also stars Amber Heard.
President Trump and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday vowed to work together to strike a peace deal with Israel that would bring stability to the Middle East. “We will get it done. We will be working so hard to get it done. It’s been a long time. But we will be working diligently,” Trump...
Why so serious, comrade? Russians aren’t less happy — they just look that way to Americans, according to a recent study. Cultural norms leave Russians unable to express their allegedly joyful inner side, while Americans are expected to put on a happy face, the University of Missouri study determined. The findings, published in the Journal...
Chelsea O'Donnell accused Rosie of nearly attacking her with a wine bottle, as well as of years of emotional abuse.
Gordon Sumner — otherwise known as Sting, one of the world’s best-selling musicians — and his wife, producer Trudie Styler, have listed their penthouse apartment at 15 Central Park West for $56 million. They bought the home for $26.98 million in 2008. The real estate-savvy duo has already bought a massive unit at nearby 220 Central Park...
A special needs girl in New Jersey was sexually assaulted on a school bus by another student — who filmed the entire ordeal, her family charged in a recent lawsuit. The suit, filed last month in Mercer County Superior Court, blames the Trenton school district, the Delaware Valley Bus Line — and an unnamed child...
The off-duty MTA conductor slain in Brooklyn this week was killed by her boyfriend, authorities said on Wednesday. Zire King, 44, is being sought by police for fatally shooting girlfriend Jacqueline Dicks, 41, just blocks from her home in East New York Monday night on Elton Street near Cozine Avenue in East New York around...
If you think you’re frustrated with the Mets’ early fall from grace, 12-year-old superfan Dylan “The Mets Maniac” has just what the doctor ordered. The kid with the fiery Instagram personality, whose video rants have struck a chord with Mets fans since he started the account @mets_maniac in 2015, has a lot of problems with...
The new look will include redesigning the grounds and bringing in a new pop-up shop space that will rotate with different brands.
The Just For Laughs Festival runs July 12-31 in Montreal, Canada.
Lana Del Rey and her sister couldn't be more different, ScarJo stuns on her night out and more...
Three people were killed and more than a dozen people were injured Wednesday when a Jeep plowed into a crowd at an auto auction in Massachusetts, according to local reports. The crash happened just after 10 a.m. at the Lynnway Auto Auction on Charter Way in Billerica, a town about 25 miles northwest of Boston,...
David Villa isn’t going anywhere. There was speculation that Villa would retire after his three-year contract expired at the end of this season, but New York City FC silenced those rumors on Wednesday signing the reigning MLS MVP to a one-year extension that will keep him in the Bronx. “I’m so happy here in this...
