A college in Washington state was closed Thursday in response to a “direct threat” to campus safety, university officials said. A message posted on the liberal arts college’s website said the campus had “closed immediately.” Additional details were not immediately provided. “All are asked to leave campus or return to residence halls for instructions,” the...
A 6-year-old girl nearly drowned in a hotel swimming pool when her hair got sucked into the filter while she was vacationing on an island in the Canaries, her mother claimed. Darcey Morgan and her family were staying at H10 Rubicon Palace in Lanzarote during Easter holiday when she decided to go swimming in the...
If you’re going abroad with your other half or even considering getting lucky with a holiday romance this summer, you might want to brush up on your local laws before the flight. Something as innocent as a cheeky snog on a bus journey could see you slapped with a hefty fine or even end up...
Aviation security forces are locked in a cat-and-mouse game with would-be attackers as they fight to prevent hijacking attempts like the one seen on a flight out of Melbourne, Australia today. Twenty-five-year-old Manodh Marks tried to break into the cockpit and threatened to blow up the Malaysia Airlines flight is the latest in a string...
They hadn’t signed up for this. The squad from the 551st Military Police Company was a dusty dozen who’d enlisted out of a combination of patriotism, a steady paycheck, or to straighten out their lives. They were stationed in Baghdad in the summer of 2006, guarding a hospital and sometimes serving as convoy escorts, until...
Two black holes have been spotted merging to form a gigantic space monster so huge it could swallow up our entire planet and then snack on the rest of the solar system. The newly-formed black hole is 49 times the mass of the sun and was created in a process so violent it caused a...
Ripples in space from black holes that collided billions of light years from Earth have been detected for the third time, researchers said Thursday. The ripples – called gravitational waves – were predicted by Albert Einstein more than a century ago. The first set was detected in September 2015. They’re caused when colossal celestial objects...
The Knicks reportedly have asked about trading for one of the capped-out Trail Blazers’ three first-round picks in the NBA Draft. The Trail Blazers are open to deals for some combination of the picks — Nos. 15, 20 and 26 — and the Knicks have engaged them in talks, according to the Sporting News. ESPN reported...
Some homeowners have reason to celebrate feeling “blue.” Homes with blue bathrooms — specifically light shades like powder blue or periwinkle — fetched $5,400 more than expected when sold, according to a paint color analysis from real estate website Zillow. The analysis looked at more than 32,000 sold homes, comparing the sales prices of ones...
President Trump announced Thursday that the US will pull out of the Paris global climate pact — fulfilling a campaign promise but alarming other world leaders and even going against the wishes of fossil fuel giants like Exxon and BP. “The United States will withdraw from the Paris climate accord but begin negotiations to re-enter...
The Soundgarden crooner committed suicide in May.
YES Network reporter Meredith Marakovits talks with The Post’s Justin Terranova about the Yankees’ revival, Aaron Judge’s demeanor and her favorite broadcasting moment. Q: How would you define the atmosphere of the team in the clubhouse and dugout? A: The team has a different feel to it. There is a lot of energy, and I...
Wal-Mart is testing a program that allows store workers to deliver packages ordered on the store’s website after they finish their shifts, as the retailer looks for ways to close the gap with rival Amazon. Marc Lore, head of Wal-Mart’s e-commerce operations, said in a blog post on Thursday the step will cut shipping costs,...
“Who is that?” “Who?” “Who are you talking about again?” The instinctive answer to a question about Mike Breen by those who work next to him is universal: Bust his chops, even when he isn’t listening. But behind the jokes is a loyalty to the steady play-by-play voice of the NBA Finals, which tips off...
Moore spoke at the Empire State Building on Thursday to honor National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
A university in Scotland sent its student body into a panic Thursday when it erroneously fired off an email telling them they wouldn’t be graduating, according to reports. Horrified students at the University of Edinburgh were notified that their big day was canceled because they hadn’t obtained enough credits in order to receive their diplomas,...
One Wall Street bank that wasn’t buying controversial Venezuelan bonds was Morgan Stanley — or so it thought. A broker watchdog banned ex-bond trader John Batista Bocchino on Thursday for buying $190 million of the South American country’s debt, defying the bank’s own rules against it — and then trying to hide the deals. From...
Ever feel guilty for using your vacation days — even when you’ve earned them? You’re not alone. “People assume this is the way Americans have always been, like it’s just who we are, it’s part of our work ethic,” Katie Denis, senior program director for Project: Time Off, told Fox News. “We’ve always had a...
Did you notice over the first two months of the season that… — Freddie Freeman (1.209) and Mike Trout (1.203) ranked 1-2 in OPS. But both will soon fall out of the top due to lack of plate appearances. Freeman has a fractured left wrist that is expected to cost him 2 1/2 months, and...
The long-awaited “Wonder Woman” has generated more buzz than any movie this year, and rightly so. She’s the most beloved and iconic female superhero ever, yet it’s taken decades — the film’s been in development since 1996 — for a Wonder Woman movie. It’s the first to pair a female director with a big-budget, comic-book...
Martina Navratilova has written an emotional open letter to the arena named after Margaret Court in the wake of Court’s recent comments about homosexuality. There were calls for Melbourne Park’s Margaret Court Arena to have its name changed after the 74-year-old said she will refuse to fly Qantas due to CEO Alan Joyce’s backing of...
"I did one for seven weeks last year and it was awful," the vaginal steaming proponent told The Edit.
Far-right Brit pol Nigel Farage is a “person of interest” in the feds’ probe of possible collusion between the Kremlin and President Trump’s campaign, a new report said Thursday. Farage, former head of the pro-Brexit UK Independence party, is under the microscope because of his close ties to both Team Trump and WikiLeakers founder Julian...
The auction site is taking swift action to prevent users from profiting off of tragedy.
