A former New Jersey cop was convicted of vehicular manslaughter Thursday for causing a fatal car wreck when he drove drunk down the wrong way of a Staten Island highway. Pedro Abad, 29, a former Linden police officer, was convicted on 19 charges including reckless endangerment and aggravated vehicular manslaughter after a two week jury...
This frightened feline threw a hiss-y fit on Thursday when New York’s Bravest saved it and another cat from a burning four-story apartment building in Brooklyn. The blaze erupted in a top-floor unit at 473 Fifth Ave. in Park Slope at 10:15 a.m., and it was brought under control by 10:40 a.m., authorities said. No...
ATLANTA — If no news is good news, Noah Syndergaard received some Thursday. A second opinion by noted orthopedist Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles confirmed the Mets ace has a partially torn right lat, manager Terry Collins said after Thursday’s game at SunTrust Park was rained out. The second opinion could be deemed as...
President Trump told Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Thursday night the Land of Oz has “better health care” than the United States. “We have a failing health care — I shouldn’t say this to our great gentleman and my friend from Australia, because you have better health care than we do,” a smiling Trump said....
Hillary Clinton is ready to dive back into politics. The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee is reportedly building a political group that will fund the opposition to President Trump. Called Onward Together after Clinton’s campaign slogan, Stronger Together, the group could go live as soon as next week, according to Politico. The former first lady and...
It was the turn of Tanner Glass, by serendipitous coincidence, to read out the starting lineup to his teammates before the Rangers would take the Garden ice for Thursday’s Game 4 of the conference semifinals against the Senators. “I went ‘At center, Step [Derek Stepan], on left wing, myself’ and the guys all went ‘Ooooh,’”...
Looks like this little fella got the last laugh! A photo of a newborn — holding his mother’s IUD just moments after being plucked from her stomach — has gone viral, with the woman dubbing him the “Mirena baby.” Dexter Tyler came into the world on April 27 with a head full of hair and...
It’s all about the timing. Noah Syndergaard shirts this evening at Citi. Hair hats Saturday. Free MRIs while supplies last. Happy Cinco de Mayo to all. Treating myself to a Tequila Sunrise on this fifth of May. Deserved. The White Sox’s Derek Holland kept Stitches on the express track — three-hit the powerless Royals over...
One of coach Gregg Popovich’s top priorities in the final weeks of the regular season was making sure the Spurs got veteran point guard Tony Parker healthy and in rhythm for the playoff push. More than seeding or home-court advantage, Popovich said, the Spurs needed Parker in order to stay competitive against the other heavyweights...
A Canadian man wanted over the stabbing murder of his 22-year-old girlfriend may have confessed to the crime in a social media post. Ager Mohsin Hasan has been on the run since Friday after his girlfriend, Melinda Vasilije, was found stabbed to death in her apartment in Kitchener, Ontario. The couple were believed to have...
WASHINGTON — Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. has been ejected from Game 3 against the Celtics for charging at Kelly Olynyk and knocking him over. Olynyk had been called for an illegal screen and was talking to referee Monty McCutchen when Oubre got up, sprinted toward him and knocked over the Celtics big man. Oubre...
NEW YORK – Declaring they “get along great,” U.S. President Donald Trump held his first-face-to-face meeting with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday following an acrimonious phone call in January that strained ties between the two allies. Wearing black-tie tuxedos as they prepared to attend a dinner together, the two leaders met on board...
A mom whose 12-year-old daughter was raped has revealed her horrifying ordeal to help parents spot internet predators. The girl was attacked by a 17-year-old she met on Facebook after initially being pleased that a much older boy was showing her attention. Her mom talked about a seemingly harmless conversation at first on social media....
Clippers coach Doc Rivers still believes in his core group, but admitted he is tired of just being in the playoff party. Carmelo Anthony is tired of being on the outside looking in. In parting comments Wednesday, Rivers sounded like he was leaning toward not breaking up the Clippers after their seven-game, first-round ouster by...
Carl’s Jr. used sexy models to sell burgers for years. But will barely dressed ladies help sell off some prime Los Angeles real estate? Former movie producer-turned-real estate developer Nile Niami certainly hope so. The Hollywood mogul is now selling his famed Beverly Hills estate, Opus. The home is a whopping 20,500 square feet and...
While May 4 was a day of celebration for countless ‘Star Wars’ fans, not everyone was feeling the power of the Force on Thursday. A student wearing a Stormtrooper costume sparked the evacuation of a Wisconsin high school — after a frightened parent thought the boy was an active shooter, decked out in body armor....
Victor Cruz isn’t questioning Eli Manning’s character. But the former Giants wide receiver also said he believes Manning has to address his involvement in a memorabilia scam. “It’s going to be some conversations to be had,” Cruz said while co-hosting “Ebro In The Morning” on Hot 97 on Thursday. “Something is going to have to...
JESSUP, Md. — A prisoner found in a drainage pipe six days after his escape from a Maryland psychiatric hospital’s parking lot told police he ate from trash cans and drank from puddles before he was recaptured. David Watson is charged in Howard County with escape and assault. He declined representation by a public defender...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A teenage girl who was the subject of an Amber alert in Tennessee after she failed to return home from school is now charged in the fatal shooting of a gas station attendant, police said. The man with whom the girl disappeared is also charged. Daniel Clark and the 15-year-old are charged...
The dog of an estranged Oklahoma couple became a casualty in their bitter lover’s quarrel when the husband killed the pet as revenge. John Samuel Hise Sr. confessed to murdering the dog and then posting photos on Facebook to upset his wife, who he claimed cheated on him with his brother, according to news station...
It marks her first major fashion campaign as she continues her rise as Hollywood’s current It girl.
When Teddy Riley looks across the pop landscape of 2017, he must feel like a proud father. Bruno Mars is currently No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the Weeknd is an arena-filling megastar, and Pharrell Williams is a national treasure. All of them are Riley’s musical heirs. “I’m a big fan, and I commend...
Police officers remembered one of their fallen brothers with a moment of silence Thursday afternoon — under a clear blue sky at the spot where he was gunned down two years ago, while sitting in his car on a Queens street. A few hundred cops in dress blues stood on the residential street where Police...
Oxford University’s political-correctness enforcers just learned a painful lesson: There’s always someone ready to point the finger at you — no matter how guilty you feel. The prestigious school’s Equality and Diversity Unit recently won ridicule for warning students that “not speaking directly to people” — i.e., avoiding eye contact — is a telltale sign...
With House passage of the American Health Care Act, Speaker Paul Ryan and President Trump have revived the GOP drive to replace ObamaCare, but they still have a long, long way to go — and we’re not just talking about getting a bill through the Senate. Congress needs to look at other factors that drive...
