A former Brooklyn district attorney bureau chief now vying to become the borough’s next top prosecutor claimed Wednesday he had “mounting evidence of corruption” within the current DA’s administration. The announcement comes just a day after ex-prosecutor Marc Fliedner and Acting Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez faced off in a debate alongside the four other Democratic...
Ginger-haired British men are getting more sex — thanks to the “Ed Sheeran effect,” a study has revealed. Red-headed males have been ridiculed since the dawn of time due to their pale skin and inability to tan and were even once considered to be a genetic mutation. Throughout history, even a string of notable royals...
NEWARK, NJ — “Not once have I dishonored my public office,” Sen. Bob Menendez said as he entered a courthouse Wednesday for the start of his federal corruption trial that could threaten his political career and potentially the makeup of a deeply divided US Senate if he’s convicted. Flanked by his two adult children and...
WASHINGTON — President Trump has sided with a Democratic proposal to tie Hurricane Harvey funding with a three-month increase to the debt limit and funding the government through Dec. 15. Trump announced the deal with “Nancy” and Chuck” after huddling with the top Democratic leaders –House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles...
If the Red Sox are guilty of using technology to steal signs, it appears they want you to think the Yankees are guilty of being paranoid. A day after news broke that the Yankees complained to Major League Baseball alleging the Red Sox used electronics to steal their signs — which Boston copped to —...
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a $7.85 billion aid package for Hurricane Harvey victims with broad bipartisan support. With a 419 to 3 vote, the relief marks just the first step in a long recovery process for Louisiana and Texas. Once the damage from the massive storm and record-breaking flooding are...
Margot Robbie is having a bad hair day on set, Julianne Hough hits the beach and more ...
Police have released surveillance images of the man suspected of stabbing a Brazilian tourist who was taking pictures near Central Park over the weekend. The suspect, who is believed to be homeless, stabbed 23-year-old Martins Machato in the back as he was snapping photos of a massive silver globe sculpture outside a Columbus Circle hotel...
The festival is September 22-24 in New York City.
A weatherman in Alabama appears to have expelled gas during a broadcast. In the viral moment, WPMI-TV’s chief meteorologist, Chris Dunn, leans out of frame, toots, and then continues with the weather forecast.
A student who had the worst Tinder date ever when the girl got stuck trying to retrieve poop she threw out a window has been inundated with offers — to repair the damage she caused. Liam Smyth, 24, started fundraising to replace the interior glazing on his bathroom window after fire crews were forced to...
The event will take place on Sept. 24 at University of Virginia.
Zendaya was chosen for her commitment to social justice.
FRISCO, Texas — Jason Garrett sees focus and an even-keeled demeanor in Ezekiel Elliott, not a player at all distracted by the six-game suspension looming over his head. Tuesday night, NFL arbitrator Harold Henderson upheld the suspension, which stems from a domestic violence case, but it was determined the league’s leading rusher as a rookie...
Kristaps Porzingis is finally getting a taste of winning. After two losing seasons with the Knicks that followed his rough final year in the Spanish League, Porzingis is part of a Latvian national team that is becoming the surprise of the European Championships. While Porzingis didn’t put up big numbers, unsung Latvia stunned Russia on...
The 43-year-old actor gained weight to portray Dick Cheney.
Odell Beckham Jr. took another step toward getting himself ready to play in Sunday night’s season-opener against the Cowboys, as he warmed up with his Giants teammates Wednesday. Beckham, dealing with a sprained left ankle, moved gingerly but fairly smoothly with no brace or wrap as he jogged back and forth during the warm-up and...
A trailer for the film features U2 frontman Bono, who remembers Hutchence as “amazing and interesting and then tragic.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned North Korea for escalating tensions in the region by detonating a nuclear device, but warned that sanctions alone will not force the rogue regime to curb its weapons program, according to reports. “Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear program is a crude violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, undermines the non-proliferation regime...
Hillary Clinton takes sole responsibility for her stunning election loss to Donald Trump in her new tell-all, acknowledging, “It was my campaign. Those were my decisions.” “I go back over my own shortcomings and the mistakes we made. I take responsibility for all of them. You can blame the data, blame the message, blame anything...
Jimmy Fallon announced Tuesday the "Tonight Show" will donate to Houston Texans star J.J. Watt's fundraiser, which has already raised over $18 million.
North Korea’s detonation of a nuclear bomb apparently triggered several landslides, according to satellite images that are believed to show the test’s aftermath. The underground blast at the mountainous Punggye-ri site on Sunday unleashed a powerful 6.3-magnitude tremor that was felt in China. Analysis group 38 North published images that show “more numerous and widespread”...
Kiki Vandeweghe has to admit — it just may be in the genes. Coco Vandeweghe, Kiki’s niece, will play her first US Open quarterfinal at noon Wednesday at Ashe Stadium, facing No. 1 seed Karolina Pliskova. Uncle Kiki, the former Knick forward and Nets GM/coach, will be an Ashe spectator, sitting by his sister, Tauna,...
The film draws on dozens of hours of behind-the-scenes footage shot during the making of “Man on the Moon.”
“Boomer and Carton” co-host Craig Carton was busted Wednesday morning by feds on fraud-related charges, sources said. The 48-year-old sports jock was arrested at his home in Manhattan. He and another man are accused of running a bogus discount ticket broker business and ripping off investors for a few million dollars, according to NBC New...
