SEATTLE — AJ Ramos is expected to begin his Mets tenure on Sunday. The former Marlins closer was en route to join the Mets on Saturday, a day after the surprising trade completed by general manager Sandy Alderson with an eye toward 2018. Ramos, a 30-year-old right-hander, was 2-4 with a 3.63 ERA with 20...
The internet’s favorite hot Pakistani doctor has finally arrived — and the Big Apple is ready to take a bite out of him. “I was walking through Times Square, and a girl stopped me,” recalled Rehan Munir, who just landed in New York City for a monthlong rotation at Mount Sinai. “She said, ‘Are you...
What if before this season we told you that the Red Sox’s trades for Chris Sale and Craig Kimbrel would prove golden? That Sale would be the best pitcher in the AL — and not by a little bit — and that Kimbrel would be the best reliever in the league as well? You combine...
As the White House roils in the DC swamp we hear that well-heeled Rickie Niceta Lloyd is getting away from it all.
The Address by Fiona Davis (Fiction, Dutton) New York’s most famous residence, the Dakota, is its own character in this historical novel by Davis, author of “The Dollhouse,” which was set in the Barbizon Hotel for Women. In The Address, two women’s lives are intertwined in the Dakota. Although they lived 100 years apart, they...
About a month ago, a 1-year-old orange tabby was found scrounging for food in a feral colony near Hempstead, LI. Now, he’s chasing toy mice, cuddling with an array of adoring humans and exploring his posh surroundings at one of Manhattan’s most elegant establishments: Midtown’s historic Algonquin Hotel. That’s because this feline, as has been...
An alleged Ponzi-scheming hedge fund that preyed on pro athletes is still ruining lives, according to a former NFL player. Ex-NFLer Nic Harris was one of nearly two dozen athletes who fell for the charms of Darien Dash, a one time Internet mogul whose sister is “Clueless” actress Stacey Dash and whose cousin, Damon Dash,...
"Usually when people sign things to their parents, it usually states ‘with love...’"
A TV insider said, “Spicer has met with everyone except CNN — for obvious reasons. Everybody wants to get the first interview with him, he’s a huge booking right now — but Sean’s got his own agenda and he’s first looking for a big TV job.”
Yo, Adrien — pay up! Brash boxer Adrien Broner hasn’t paid a penny of the $206,858 he owes a Las Vegas waitress who successfully sued him for broadcasting their sex tape, according to court papers. Andrea Reyes filed a judgment for her cash in Brooklyn Supreme Court ahead of Broner’s Saturday night Barclays Center bout...
JOHANNESBURG — Fans at a soccer match in a South African stadium that hosted the 2010 World Cup final tried to push through the gates on Saturday, causing a stampede that killed two people. One person was critically injured and 16 others had minor injuries in the accident at FNB Stadium in the Soweto area...
Shortly after arriving from El Salvador four years ago, Maria moved to the Hamptons, where she quickly found work washing dishes in a Caribbean-themed restaurant and cleaning palatial homes that overlook sprawling white sandy beaches. Maria lives only a few miles from those beaches, but it might as well be a world away. Her home...
Conor McGregor showed old habits die hard as he pulled off a UFC move during a sparring session. The Irish superstar will switch the octagon for the ring when he make his boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather next month. Notorious and Money are in the final weeks of training camp before the eagerly anticipated Las...
If you want to beat a speeding ticket, get caught in Brooklyn. The 57 percent conviction rate at the Brooklyn South traffic court in Coney Island has been the lowest in the city for the last three years. Speeders should avoid Staten Island, on the other hand, like the plague. That is where infamous judge...
Chase Headley has accepted relegation and relocation like a pro. He not only moved to first base without rancor, he actually has played it well defensively while hitting – at least for average. There is that caveat: average. Headley is no small guy – 6-foot-2, 215. He takes more than 72 percent of his plate...
The "Poker Face" singer has been ducking deposition demands by the producer in his defamation case against Kesha.
President Trump hasn’t given up on health care reform — even though the Senate’s GOP leader say it’s a dead issue for now. “After seven years of “talking” Repeal & Replace, the people of our great country are still being forced to live with imploding ObamaCare!”
"Kris Jenner looking like a snack!" Khloé wrote on Instagram.
PARIS — John Morris, a celebrated American photo editor who helped bring to the word’s eyes some of the most iconic photographs of World War II and the Vietnam War, has died at 100. His longtime friend, Robert Pledge, president and editorial director of the Contact Press Images photo agency, told The Associated Press that...
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan official says the Taliban has laid siege to police outposts in southern Helmand province killing at least 12 police, several of whom were members of Afghanistan’s local police. Attaullah Afghan, a member of the Helmand provincial council, said Saturday that Taliban attacked police outposts in the Nawa district overnight and...
Police in Hialeah, Fla., are searching for a man who doused his pregnant girlfriend with gasoline and lit her on fire — all while her two young children watched, cops said. Noel Grullon, 32, and his 27-year-old girlfriend of 6 months were arguing over cigarettes when the woman went outside to calm down. When she...
CHICAGO — Chicago now gives at-risk inmates the overdose-reversing drug naloxone upon their release from jail and Los Angeles is poised to follow suit, putting the antidote in as many hands as possible as part of a multifaceted approach to combatting the nation’s opioid epidemic. The Cook County Jail in Chicago, which is the largest...
Rep. Kurt Schrader says he’s a member of an “endangered” species — the Blue Dogs. Founded in 1995, the Blue Dogs are a conservative coalition of New Deal Democrats who prize fiscal responsibility and national security as their core mission, while often leaning pro-life and pro-gun. In the past, the group aligned nicely with voters...
An armed Queens man accused of dragging an officer with his car and clipping another faces attempted murder charges that could send him to prison for 25 years to life, prosecutors said. Kyle Freistat, 38, was pulled over for running a stop sign and driving with a defective taillight on Brinkerhoff Avenue near 173rd Street...
