Mike Francesa used his third-to-last day on the WFAN airwaves to remind New York sports radio listeners who’s boss. Francesa, when asked by a Brooklyn caller Wednesday whether ESPN Radio host Michael Kay had thanked him for retiring and giving him the opportunity to enjoy top ratings, threw one last punch the way of his...
You hear it time and time again, but now science has proven it to be true – women really do prefer men with big muscles. Strong-looking men with burly shoulders, to be precise. A study, published in the Royal Society journal Proceedings B, asked 150 women to look at pictures of men’s bodies and rate them for...
Accused Port Authority bomber Akayed Ullah looked emotionless on Wednesday as he made his first appearance before a judge over Monday’s botched suicide attack — appearing via a video feed from his bed at Bellevue hospital. Covered by a white blanket with tubes sticking out of his right arm and two attorneys by his side,...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — When the Yankees acquired Todd Frazier in July, they made him the third baseman over Chase Headley because they thought he was the better overall fielder. But within that, the Yanks believed Frazier would be far better within their shifting. Often until two strikes — until a bunt was less...
A newly elected 23-year-old city commissioner in Michigan resigned Wednesday after being charged with “possessing child sexually abusive material” – a series of graphic videos showing “male individuals using a urinal,” he acknowledged on social media. Devin Stevens, who was elected to the Adrian City Commission last month, pleaded not guilty to the felony charge...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Don Mattingly knows Giancarlo Stanton well from having managed him the past two years with the Marlins. He is intimate with all that goes on with being a large Yankees star, having been the face of the franchise from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. So perhaps no one can better...
Bonny Hall had never even seen a sex toy before she met adult website Lovehoney’s co-founders, Neal and Richard, when she was 21. She had befriended the pair on her lunch break, popping across the road from her job to their warehouse on the outskirts of Bath, England, for a chat. Soon, she started re-arranging...
A Texas man has asked a judge not to toss his plagiarism case against Chad Harbach, claiming the author’s “The Art of Fielding” is uniquely similar to an unpublished work he wrote around the same time. “[They] have the same unconventional premise and setting: a small, obscure and financially struggling (yet academically proud) liberal arts...
A jealous husband cut off both his wife’s hands with an ax after accusing her of having a secret lover. The savage, medieval-style attack has appalled Russian doctors who have sewed one hand back onto the victim, but they couldn’t save the other hand. Dmitry Grachyov, 26, took his wife, Margarita, the mother of his...
Pilot Bill Young has become an overnight celebrity on Instagram — all because he likes to document the carpets in the hotels he stays in. From Rotterdam to Los Angeles and everywhere in between, Bill’s been taking photos of the crazy, colorful and surreal patterns he’s been finding on lobby and bedroom floors. Your standard...
A chain of schools in China is designed for men to send their wives to learn “women’s virtues” — daily tasks such as household chores and the value of obedience. The original institute in northern China was set up by Kang Jinsheng, who was imprisoned for murder almost 30 years. Inspired by teachings on “Chinese traditional cultural...
A California family who says a Target potty trainer nearly ripped off their 3-year-old son’s penis is taking legal action against the company. The boy’s parents and grandparents filed a lawsuit Dec. 5 after his penis allegedly became stuck in the potty trainer, according to The Press-Enterprise, which did not identify the family to protect...
A Bronx judge threatened to toss the borough’s notorious serial bride behind bars Wednesday — for her serial lateness. Liana Barrientos appeared apathetic as she was chastised by an irate Judge Steven Barrett for being three hours late to court. “I truly get the impression she thinks she can write her own rules,” Barrett told...
Bella Hadid gets passionate about her favorite team, Hugh Jackman bikes with his wife and more...
A 71-year-old Democratic congresswoman stunned fellow lawmakers Wednesday when she called cleavage-revealing clothing that some members and staffers wear an ”invitation” to sexual misconduct. Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur made the clueless comment during a private Democratic Caucus meeting to discuss sexual harassment issues, sources who were there told Politico. “I saw a member yesterday with...
Janet Yellen gave President Trump a parting Christmas “gift” — of the bag of coal variety — in her final action as head of the Federal Reserve: a quarter-point interest rate hike and the promise of three more next year until the Fed funds rate is above 3 percent. Yellen won’t be a member of...
Your steak dinner may become more expensive soon. A tax on red meat is becoming increasingly likely in many countries, according to a report from Farm Animal Investment and Risk Return (FAIRR,) a livestock investment education group. Sixteen countries have adopted sugar taxes in recent years and most countries, not including the US, work to...
The identities of the “swingers” who partied with a Dutch model before she died in a plunge from their ritzy 20th-floor pad in Malaysia have been revealed, according to a new report. Ivana Smit was at the Kuala Lumpur condo of American Alexander Amado Johnson, 45, and his Indonesian wife, Luna, just hours before her...
Why bother with an over-the-top Christmas tree this holiday season? If you don’t have the space, the money or the energy to deal with one, all you really need is a houseplant — or a reasonable substitute for one — and a couple of ornaments. Like the old adage goes, less is more. Here are...
Is “man flu” real? A new study in the British Medical Journal suggests men are biologically less equipped to fight off the common cold or influenza than their female counterparts. “Men may not be exaggerating symptoms but have weaker immune responses to viral respiratory viruses,” wrote Dr. Kyle Sue in the controversial report.
Support for the Flat Earth movement has been exploding in popularity, with millions believing NASA is trying to dupe us about the shape of our planet. Google Trends data reveals searches for “flat earth” in the past two years have tripled, with a 90 percent surge in interest in the cranky conspiracy theory. High-profile celebrity...
LONDON — With allegations of sexual misconduct shaking Britain’s entertainment industry, London’s Royal Court Theatre has canceled a production that features “themes of grooming and abuses of power on young women.” “Rita, Sue and Bob Too” had been due to open at the Royal Court next month. It is a co-production with Out of Joint,...
After gutting much of their defense from last season, New York City FC have started the rebuild. The club announced Wednesday that it signed Swedish international right back Anton Tinnerholm as a free agent from Swedish powerhouse Malmo. “As soon as I heard NYCFC was interested, I really wanted to join,” Tinnerholm told the team’s...
What has raised eyebrows is that “Big Little Lies” is competing in the limited series race at the Golden Globes — given the recent announcement that the show will return for Season 2.
