You can call him Ariel Smith now. Chris Smith, the former Knicks point guard and J.R. Smith’s younger brother, is making a basketball comeback and is set to debut next week in the Israeli League for Ironi Nahariya after recently converting to Judaism. Smith became an Orthodox Jew — the strictest level. Smith’s new Hebrew...
No one on the Browns roster should feel too comfortable. New GM John Dorsey ripped apart former executive vice president Sashi Brown, who he replaced last Thursday, saying he didn’t provide head coach Hue Jackson adequate players to compete with. “You know what? You gotta get a guy like that players. And you know what,...
Maya Thurman-Hawke, the daughter of actors Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke, has entered the spotlight — and, wow, does she look like her mom. The 19-year-old, who grew up in New York City and Woodstock, NY, will play Jo March in the BBC’s new adaptation of “Little Women,” based on Louisa May Alcott’s beloved American...
A new synthetic version of the “love hormone” could soon be used to treat mental illness like anxiety and schizophrenia, experts says. A team of researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia has developed a version of oxytocin which they say will have no side-effects. Oxytocin is a naturally occurring hormone that acts as...
People on both sides of the East River are freaking out about a massive plan by the MTA and city to cope with the 15-month L-train shutdown — saying it will cause congestion across Brooklyn and Manhattan. At a City Council hearing on Thursday, lawmakers and residents said they are concerned about the 200 exhaust...
Three weeks ago, a mother deer wandered into a Colorado store and left Lori Jones with the most amazing up-close wildlife shots. Jones, who works at Horsetooth Inn and RV Park in Stout, CO, said she was at the store when the mother deer waltzed in to check out the offerings. After perusing the sunglasses...
PHILADELPHIA — A cow in Philadelphia apparently wanted to be away from the manger, as it escaped twice Thursday morning from a church’s live nativity scene. Stormy, the 7-year-old brown and white Hereford, was back munching hay at Old First Reformed Church of Christ by 7:15 am after two sets of adventures on snowy downtown...
Tiffany McNeil is suing police in Coldwater, Michigan, after she claims that a police officer threw her to the floor while she was handcuffed, causing her serious injuries in July 2017. The officers involved initially claimed the fall was her fault, but video of the incident has recently surfaced that seems to corroborate McNeil’s story.
As the mornings get darker it can seem almost impossible to leave the comfort of your warm, cozy bed. But life goes on and you have to drag yourself out of bed once your alarm goes off. Getting a good night’s sleep can be tough but it’s vital if you want to wake up feeling...
The fashion photographer allegedly asked a model to rub his own genitals during a casting session.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The wife of a Kentucky lawmaker who killed himself after a sexual assault allegation surfaced this week defended her husband Thursday and said she will run for his seat because “these high-tech lynchings based on lies and half-truths can’t be allowed to win the day.” In a statement a day after Dan...
These Octogenarians look mighty different than those you see in nursing homes.
What a d–k. The creep who forced the mother of his child to walk naked through the streets of Harlem after he caught her texting other men – and then filmed and posted it to social media — merely suffers from “penis envy,” his lawyer claimed in closing arguments Thursday. “Freud was wrong that only...
When an ancient wooden club was yanked from its watery grave in the River Thames in England many months ago, archaeologists didn’t quite know what to make of it. The crude weapon, which is thought to have been made sometime between 3530 and 3340 BC, doesn’t really look all that impressive, but those studying it...
Soon shelter dogs in LA may have to worry about more than finding a happy home: a restrictive vegan diet. Chowing down on meaty bits, as dogs are wont to do, may be outlawed if the Los Angeles City Board of Animal Services Commissioners decides to move forward with a plan to make shelter food...
International travel is rapidly becoming more common — but most of the world’s global jetsetters are visiting a select few locations, creating significant concerns regarding overcrowding. Here’s the problem: The top 20 countries for international arrivals account for nearly two-thirds of all global travel, according to a new report from consulting firm McKinsey & Company...
Teresa Giudice and Kim DePaola's feud is just getting started.
Omarosa Manigault Newman will be allowed back inside the White House — two days after she was reportedly fired and dragged out kicking and screaming. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday said the former “Apprentice” star and ousted presidential aide would be back in the building “later this afternoon,” while declining to...
His girlfriend wasn't shy about the sparkler on her left hand in photos.
French researchers are building an exploration robot that is set to reveal the secrets of mystery chambers inside the Great Pyramid of Giza. The new robot will be able to squeeze into a long narrow passage that leads to the inner chambers and see what’s been hiding in there for 4,500 years. At the start...
ARLINGTON, Wash. — Investigators are recommending multiple charges against a suicidal teenage girl shot by police in February. The Daily Herald reports that the Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team investigating the police shooting in Arlington said she should be charged with two counts of felony assault, and misdemeanor domestic-violence assault and disorderly conduct. Arlington...
Amid the avalanche of sex-harassment allegations roiling Hollywood, a website has emerged to alert movie-goers which flicks may be tainted by accused pervs. TheRottenAppl.es is a searchable database that classifies film and TV as “rotten apples” if people who worked on it are accused of sexual misconduct, and “fresh apples” if they aren’t. “Star Wars,”...
PARIS — A regional train hit a school bus on a crossing in southern France Thursday, killing four children and critically injuring seven other people on the bus, the French interior ministry said. It was one of the worst rail accidents in France in years. Photos from the scene tweeted by a local television station...
GAHANNA, Ohio — An animal group has removed more than 100 cats from a central Ohio home where 55 other felines were found dead. The Dispatch reports workers from Columbus Humane wore protective suits while removing 111 cats Wednesday morning from the home of a 60-year-old man in Gahanna. A Columbus Humane spokeswoman says many...
Hillary Clinton told a crowd of 5,000 people gathered in Vancouver on Wednesday that Roy Moore’s defeat in Alabama marks a “tuning point” for Americans who oppose President Trump, according to reports. During the last last stop of her book tour, Clinton said Democrat Doug Jones’ razor-thin victory in the deep-red Cotton State made her...
