LOS ANGELES — Three UCLA basketball players detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting have been allowed to return home, where they may be disciplined by the school as a result of the international scandal. Freshmen LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley were on a plane back to Los Angeles that was due to...
A Mississippi doctor was hit last month with a 16-count indictment for allegedly defrauding a government health care program of more than $2.3 million by prescribing unnecessary and highly suspect compound pain creams to patients he never examined. The details in Albert Diaz’s indictment highlight the growing scams carried out by medical professionals and pharmacists...
The new head of the city’s Department of Correction and eight other agency officials have agreed to pay hefty fines for using their official vehicles for personal trips, the Conflicts of Interest Board announced Tuesday. Cynthia Brann, who took over as commissioner at the troubled agency in October, admitted in a settlement with the COIB...
A Texas woman who survived her husband’s murder-suicide attempt is defending her late spouse. Rachel Butler, 26, said that she forgives her husband, Jason Butler, after he shot her early Sunday morning before killing himself at their Montgomery County home, according to the Houston Chronicle. “I am doing my best to separate the man he was Saturday...
President Trump’s approval rating sank to a near-record low, and voters by a 3-to-1 margin said Alabama GOP senate candidate Roy Moore should step down after allegations that he sexually harassed and abused minors, a new poll said Tuesday. US voters disapprove 58 percent to 35 percent of the job Trump is doing, near his...
A pill that can be digitally tracked through the body has been approved for the first time in the US. Abilify MyCite aripiprazole pills, which are used to treat schizophrenia and manic episodes, have an ingestible sensor inside them that records when they are taken. The drug was first approved by the FDA in 2002...
She’s barely uttered a word in public for 18 months, but Taylor Swift is still causing a ruckus on the charts. On Tuesday, Nielsen Music announced that the singer’s sixth album, “Reputation” — which is not yet available on streaming services — has sold over one million copies just four days after its debut. Experts...
A top Senate Republican said Tuesday the GOP will work to repeal the Obamacare individual mandate that requires people to buy health insurance or face a penalty as part of their tax reform bill. “We’re going to repeal the tax on poor Americans,” Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said. Targeting the mandate in the tax...
An important landscape which Vincent van Gogh painted from his asylum window has smashed its estimate to sell for $81 million. The Dutch artist was staying at Saint-Paul-de-Mausole after suffering his most serious psychological episode since famously cut part of his ear off. It was 1889 and van Gogh hadn’t painted for six weeks, but...
The feds are scrutinizing wire transfers the Kremlin sent to Russian embassies around the world with a memo line that said “to finance election campaign of 2016,” a new report said Tuesday. The FBI is looking at more than 60 wire transfers totalling more than $380,000, BuzzFeed News reported. The website said that the money,...
ITHACA, N.Y. — A white Cornell University student has been charged with a hate crime related to a September incident that police say may have been racially motivated. The Tompkins County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday it had added the new charge against 19-year-old John Greenwood. Ithaca police charged Greenwood with assault in September after...
Fans' mouths hung open as he passed them out in a random act of kindness.
This isn’t your typical meet and greet. A networking event in Georgia is trying to improve race relations — by encouraging white people to “Come Meet a Black Person.” Cheryle Moses, the founder of Urban MediaMakers, is organizing the “Come Meet a Black Person” event to celebrate the organization’s 16th anniversary. She was inspired by...
Knicks center Enes Kanter was at it again Tuesday, swatting with gusto another bold proclamation from LeBron James. One day after leading the Cavaliers to a stirring fourth-quarter comeback, James posted a photo himself on the Garden floor on Instagram with the caption “You’re welcome .. [crown emoji] of NY #myfavoriteplayground #striveforgreatness.” James rallied the Cavaliers to a...
A sick straphanger exposed himself on a subway train in Manhattan and forced his privates into a teen girl’s hand, police said Tuesday. The 17-year-old girl was riding a southbound D train as it was approaching the 81 St-Museum of Natural History station when the man placed his penis in her hand around 8:20 a.m....
With the medicinal benefits well documented for treating chronic pain and terminal conditions, the wellness world is now catching on. Yes, marijuana is finally shunning its 420 reputation. Pot-infused foods, products and other goods that bottle the plant’s much-buzzed-about healing benefits are coming in hot, with hemp at the top of the list. Heralded as...
A woman has revealed horrific pictures of facial burns she suffered after being sprayed with vapor from an essential oil diffuser. Emily Smith, 24, suffered chemical burns to her face and eyes after she was accidentally sprayed in the face on Nov. 4. Posting to Facebook, she told how she was sitting at home with...
Political scribe: Mayor’s Plan Is Same Old, Same Old Bill de Blasio has just been re-elected and already it feels like “déjà vu all over again,” says Will Bredderman at Crain’s New York. The mayor told reporters he plans to take his “mandate” to Albany and “relitigate the battles he lost in his first term”:...
The children of the late Manhattan philanthropist Joan Tisch are rushing to court to protect her estimated $4 billion fortune — including a 50 percent stake in the New York Giants — from a volatile stock market. Steven, Laurie and Jonathan Tisch are asking a Surrogate’s Court judge to give them control over their mother’s...
WASHINGTON — A congressional committee heard testimony Tuesday that at least two current members of Congress are known sexual harassers. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) didn’t name the members in testimony before the House Administration Committee — except that one is a Republican and the other a Democrat. “There are two members of Congress, Republican and...
Eve steps into the permanent role following the departure of Aisha Tyler.
Eve steps into the permanent role following the departure of Aisha Tyler.
The news about who will replace Mike Francesa on WFAN is out. Count Don Imus and Sid Rosenberg among those who are not impressed. Rosenberg joined Imus’ show Tuesday, when they discussed the trio of personalities set to replace Francesa when he leaves the air Dec. 15. “It’s just funny because they had this extensive...
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with his wife’s murder 34 years after her body was found in a remote wooded area, closing a cold case for investigators who “never stop seeking justice for victims,” authorities said. Carl Rodgers, 62, was arrested Monday and charged with homicide in the death of Debra Jane Rodgers, his 23-year-old...
A Manhattan federal jury said it is deadlocked in the bribery trial of ex-jail guards’ union boss Norman Seabrook after four days of deliberations. “We are deadlocked and request your guidance about how to proceed,” according to a note the jury sent the judge slightly before noon on Tuesday. The judge said he will instruct...
