The Bronx, the only one of New York City’s five boroughs that is on the American mainland, once had a sociological as well as geographical distinction. In the 1930s it was called, as Daniel Patrick Moynihan noted, “the city without a slum.” It was “the one place in the whole of the nation where commercial...
WASHINGTON – Republicans are seeking answers about the Democratic National Committee hacked computer server and the private firm that had exclusive access to its cyber-security system. So far, only the California-based cyber security company, CrowdStrike, which concluded the hack of embarrassing DNC emails was the work of the Russians, has had access to the server,...
During President Trump’s speech in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, he memorialized Pope John Paul II’s momentous 1979 visit to the city. For many historians, the Polish-born pope’s mass in Victory Square, more than anything else, set in motion the events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall a decade later and the dissolution...
Kids are risking their lives by running into the path of cars as part of YouTube craze “The Floor is Lava.” Youngsters are hooked but experts fear they could get seriously hurt or worse. It sees children shout “The floor is lava,” giving their friends just five seconds to get off the ground on which...
A female gray wolf, her mate and at least three pups are the second pack of wolves spotted in Northern California since the species went extinct in 1924, state wildlife officials said Wednesday. The gray pups were born this spring in Lassen National Forest to a female wolf of unknown origins. Her mate is the...
A Florida police officer is being praised for helping a resident after he spotted the man riding a bike with only one functioning tire. Jacksonville police officer Terrance Hightower was patrolling a neighborhood when he spotted the man riding along the street, the department wrote on Facebook Thursday morning. The man only had one tire...
Security writer: Talks Can’t Keep Kim From Nukes Refusing to tolerate a nuclear North Korea “has been a pillar of U.S. policy since the peninsula’s first nuclear crisis in the early 1990s,” notes Eli Lake at Bloomberg. And it’s “an admirable goal” that once might have been achievable. But today “it is at best quaint...
Though the United States lineup for World Cup qualifying this fall is mostly set, there are spots on the bench up for grabs. With a strong performance in the Gold Cup, these five players have a chance of making head coach Bruce Arena’s roster for those crucial matches to secure a bid to Russia in...
A close-up glimpse of tangled protein in the brain cells of an Alzheimer’s patient could mark a turning point in treatment of the disease, scientists believe. Understanding the structure of these so-called “tau tangles” is expected to help in the search for drugs that target the abnormality. This particular protein is a key feature of...
Colombia is making progress in salvaging the San Jose, a centuries-old Spanish ship believed to be carrying $1 billion worth of gold, silver and gems, the country’s president said Wednesday. The ship, which sank in 1708, was found in 2015 by the Colombian navy and the country’s archaeology institute near the port of Cartegena. The...
This Office really works. A brand-new speakeasylike spot high up in the Mandarin Oriental hotel at Columbus Circle, the Office is the brainchild of Grant Achatz, chef at the world-renowned Chicago restaurant Alinea. And, at only a week old, it’s already a major player on the Manhattan cocktail scene. “We wanted to provide the New...
Newly surfaced footage of the 2013 deadly crash of an Asiana jetliner at San Francisco International Airport shows the dramatic moment the plane went down on the tarmac and the chaotic aftermath that followed. The video, apparently taken by a tower at the airport, surfaced on YouTube four years after Asiana Flight 214 crashed on...
Six more couples were busted for alleged welfare fraud in Lakewood, NJ, officials said Thursday, adding to a growing list of suspected cheats from that shore town. FBI agents and investigators with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office’s Economic Crimes Unit knocked on doors at about 6 a.m. on Thursday, handing over charging documents and court...
Sharks that live up to 392 years are being studied for the secret to long life. Researchers are analyzing the DNA from fin clippings of 100 Greenland sharks — the longest-living vertebrate. They hope to learn what determines life expectancy in different species including humans. The study of its bones and tissues by the Arctic...
Two of slain NYPD cop Miosotis Familia’s grieving kids emerged from their Bronx home Thursday morning amid preparations to bury their hero mom. An unidentified woman escorted 12-year-old fraternal twins Peter and Delilah past reporters without comment shortly after 11 a.m. Familia — who’s also survived by adult daughter Genesis, 20 — was shot in...
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson may be grilled as part of a New York State probe into whether ExxonMobil duped investors and regulators about its knowledge of global warming, State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman revealed. “We haven’t gotten to the point where that’s necessary, but yeah, we have the legal right to conduct depositions....
A quick trip to the store turned into a nightmare for a Brooklyn man when he discovered his pooch had been dognapped while tied up outside. The 31-year-old owner, who did not want to be named out of fear of retribution, said he walked into a Crown Heights bodega near the corner of Classon Avenue...
New research reveals American women spend nearly a quarter of a million dollars on their appearance in their lifetime. Groupon’s study celebrated the official start of summer by asking 2,000 Americans the amount of money they spend on their appearance and uncovered some interesting trends. The women surveyed who said they routinely spend money on...
A toddler has baffled doctors and terrified her parents with a mysterious condition that causes her to cry tears of blood. Little Ahana Afzal, 3, started bleeding from her nose two years ago while suffering from pneumonia and doctors put it down to a high fever. But now the little tot bleeds from her mouth,...
An NYPD cop fired over accusations he threw semen on a civilian co-worker’s leg just lost his bid to sue the city for discrimination. Manhattan federal judge Lorna Schofield dismissed Michael Iscenko’s discrimination lawsuit, filed last year, ruling that he “does not allege facts that plausibly support” his discrimination claims. Iscenko, who is white, had...
Well, you wouldn’t stick divinity in coach. On Saturday, statues of three Chinese deities flew business class from Putian, China, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photos of the sacred travelers have since gone viral. The holy passengers were the Chinese sea goddess Mazu, who’s believed to protect fishermen and sailors, along with her two guardians, reported...
“Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli has been banned from Twitter — again! The former pharma exec was originally kicked off Twitter earlier this year after creeping on a female journalist, but federal prosecutors say he recently registered a new handle under the name “@BLMBro” — where he continued to creep on female reporters. “can i get...
The two home shopping network giants are betting that it’s better to battle Amazon and other online retailers together rather than alone. Liberty Media-owned QVC will acquire the 62 percent of rival Home Shopping Network it doesn’t already own for $2.1 billion, it said Thursday. The acquisition by the John Malone-controlled Liberty will come in...
Steve Austin was unimpressed by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's impressive People's Eyebrow.
The sun might soon batter us with a shower of deep space rays so intense it could cause part of our atmosphere to collapse. Space scientists reckon we are on the verge of a “deep solar minimum,” which is a period of low activity. Unlike the name suggests, this could cause an outer layer of...
