To host a wildlife entertainment show, you can’t get much better training than shadowing Bear Grylls for a decade. Mungo (real name: Paul Mungeam) has worked as an adventure cameraman for more than 20 years, the last 10 of those as part of Grylls’ crew on shows like NBC’s “Running Wild.” In “Expedition Mungo” (premiering...
WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker John Boehner says that aside from international affairs and foreign policy, President Donald Trump’s time in office has so far been a “complete disaster.” Speaking at an energy conference Thursday in Houston, Boehner praised Trump for his approach abroad and his aggressiveness in fighting Islamic State militants, according to the...
The city’s Finance Department granted nearly $4 million in unnecessary property tax deductions to more than 1,500 properties because it mistakenly listed them as owned by veterans, according to an audit by Comptroller Scott Stringer. Stringer also found that in 1,081 of 1,503 cases, the Finance Department failed to remove tax breaks after the eligible...
Facing a mounting uproar, Gov. Cuomo announced Friday he won’t be marching in the Puerto Rican Day that is honoring convicted FALN terror leader Oscar Lopez Rivera. “The governor’s support and long term affection for the Puerto Rican community remains unwavering, unfortunately he will not be marching in this year’s parade,” said Cuomo spokeswoman Dani...
Kell Brook moved up two weight divisions to fight Gennady Golovkin last September and all he got for his effort was a broken eye socket. He’ll pick on somebody his own size Saturday when he defends his IBF welterweight championship against Errol Spence Jr. in Sheffield, England. Showtime will televise beginning at 5:15 p.m. Brook...
Dave Navarro and Josh Brolin were among the mourners.
Golden State’s Mike Brown will coach the NBA Finals against the team that fired him. Twice. And if Warriors-Cavaliers goes as expected, he’ll be beating the Cavaliers while they’re busy paying him. Clearly the basketball gods have jokes this year. “I just look at it as an opportunity. I have a lot of history in...
Employees of the city of Mt. Vernon were bouncing around town Friday — when their paychecks were rejected for “insufficient funds.” The embarrassing snafu — coming right before the long Memorial Day weekend — had city officials pointing fingers at one another and at the city’s banker. Mayor Richard Thomas blamed the “incompetence” of Comptroller...
Now that Lena Dunham has forgiven Laird Hamilton, it's time to move on.
Brandon Jacobs won’t be sending Jim Harbaugh a Christmas card any time soon. The former Giants running back played just one season for Harbaugh with the San Francisco 49ers in 2012, but the lone season didn’t leave Jacobs with a lasting impression. “Jim, I had a lot of respect for Jim when I was there —...
Remember that “Planet Earth” clip where an iguana is ambushed by several hungry snakes? It turns out these types of group attacks aren’t always just down to chance – and snakes can coordinate their hunts with a wolf-like pack mentality. Scientists were never certain if snakes planned their hunts or just worked alone whilst attacking...
Mac Miller remains with the "Dangerous Woman" singer.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is working on a high-tech airship in Silicon Valley — a behemoth that will be the largest aircraft in the world, according to a report. “It’s going to be massive on a grand scale,” one of several sources with knowledge of the project told The Guardian of the UK. The dirigible...
The Trump administration in April gave out about half the number of visas to visitors from countries included in the president’s temporary travel ban than it did in a typical month last year. That trend was also evident in March, when citizens of the seven countries under the first ban — Sudan, Iran, Iraq, Libya,...
Looking to buy your own place out east? Here’s what’s hot on the Hamptons market. Hot new hood With a luxe new resort, surf-friendly Westhampton Beach is heating up. The village, located some 13 miles west of the Shinnecock Canal, is admired for its charming downtown, active surf scene and quaint, family-friendly atmosphere. “It’s a...
Hillary Clinton took thinly veiled shots at President Trump as she referenced “impeachment” in a commencement speech to graduates of her alma mater, Wellesley College on Friday. Clinton said her Wellesley class of 1969 was furious after former President Richard Nixon’s election, “a man whose presidency would eventually end in disgrace with his impeachment for...
A source told Page Six, “The wedding will be beautiful, super small and private..."
Jibola Taiwo gave birth to sextuplets via C-section after 17 years of trying to conceive a child. It took a team of 40 to perform the operation at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. The largest of the newborns is just 2 pounds, 15 ounces, and the smallest weighs only a pound. Taiwo’s baby story...
Friends who give tough love just want what’s best for you. A new study at the University of Plymouth found that people who insult their friends aren’t necessarily mean-spirited — some just want the insultees to benefit in the long run. Scientists surveyed 140 adults and asked them about hypothetical situations. “We identified several everyday...
The lacrosse coach of an elite Brooklyn private school says in a new wrongful termination lawsuit that he was fired while the rich kids who used fake IDs to buy booze during a Florida training trip received slaps on the wrist. Ex-Poly Prep coach James Brooks Sweet — who calls himself “one of the greatest...
How’s this for a nail-biting plane landing. Terrifying footage shows a Primera Airlines plane making a very shaky landing at Portugal’s Madeira Airport. The pilot struggled when approaching the runway but thankfully managed to land the plane safely. And this isn’t the first time this has happened. The international airport in the southern European country...
This Memorial Day, World War II veterans Roy and Jack Vanasco will have plenty to remember. Roy, now 91, and Jack, 89, are the deputy grand marshals at Monday’s Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade, kicking off at 11 a.m. in Bay Ridge. The brothers grew up on the corner of Myrtle and Clermont in Clinton Hill,...
Police have arrested a “large part of the network” linked to the deadly Manchester bombing, Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer said Friday. Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said “immense progress” has been made in the investigation into Monday night’s attack that left 22 people dead at an Ariana Grande concert, Sky News reported. Eight people are in...
With summer just around the corner, it’s time to prepare your beach body — and your beach reads. The season’s hottest new books are packed with mystery, drama and plenty of romance. Here, we run down the 29 new novels you need on your shelves and in the sun.
Milly is a dog with no eyes but a lot of heart. Due to overbreeding, the French bulldog was born with bulging eyeballs that were prone to infection. A vet tech from Israel named Christin came to the rescue, paying for the surgery to have Milly’s eyes removed. Now the 2-year-old pup is playful and...
