China is making it a crime to keep up with the Kardashians. A set of new internet censorship rules banning “negative content” — such as “excessive celebrity gossip” — have been in effect in the country since Saturday, The Guardian reported. The rules, released last year, broadly define the banned material as anything that can...
The apparent cell phone footage begins with the mom and her kids having just gotten off of a B25 at Fulton Street as she screams obscenities. The driver initially stayed inside his vehicle.
Rebecca and Alex May of London, England found the purfect solution to help ease their cat Ziggy's clinginess -- by making a fake pair of legs for her to rest on.
Tinder wants you to practice safe sex — and coronavirus prevention protocol. Users have recently discovered that the dating app has included a warning about the dangers of the highly contagious and potentially deadly disease, also called COVID-19. The pop-up appears during the app’s browse function as a user flips through potential matches, reports Business...
At least nine people have now died from the coronavirus in the US — all in Washington state, reports said Tuesday. Eight of the victims died in King County, while the ninth succumbed in Snohomish County, CNN said. The rising figure came hours after a seventh death was reported. In one of those cases, the...
Chris Matthews didn’t get fired for being a sex monster. He got fired for doing his job. And what was that job? To represent the non-crazy, “No Kool-Aid for me, thanks” Left on television, while being entertaining and pointed and wacky. Read the GQ piece published Friday that apparently got Matthews fired and you’ll note...
WASHINGTON — President Trump spoke with Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar on Tuesday, describing it as “a very good talk” and speaking about their relationship in glowing terms. The phone call, first reported by Taliban media, comes after the US on Saturday signed a historic peace deal with the militant group to withdraw all American troops...
Democratic presidential contender Mike Bloomberg claimed Tuesday he “didn’t realize” Sen. Elizabeth Warren was still in the primary race, going so far as to ask a reporter if she was still running. Speaking to reporters while campaigning in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, Fla., the billionaire ex-mayor made the admission after being asked if...
Health care workers are “dangerously ill-equipped” to battle the coronavirus because of shortages of protective gear, the head of WHO said Tuesday. “We are concerned that countries’ abilities to respond are being compromised by the severe and increasing disruption to the global supply of personal protective equipment caused by rising demand, hoarding and misuse,” said...
A twisted California man who cyberstalked and harrassed families of victims of the Parkland school shooting in Florida has been sentenced to more than five years in prison, federal prosecutors said. Brandon Michael Fleury, 22, will spend 66 months in a federal lockup after using 13 different Instagram accounts under the aliases of alleged Parkland...
“There is no catch.” This is a necessary clarification in the Downtown Alliance’s job posting for an “explorer in chief:” an almost-too-good-to-be-true gig that comes with a free summer pad in the Financial District. “We’re searching nationwide for an urban explorer to live rent-free just off Wall Street all summer long and get paid to...
This adorable thief swiped more fish than the eye can “sea.” A sea lion hopped on a boat in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez and began eating all the bait right out of the livewell. The happy animal wasn’t done just yet, as he hitched a ride on the boat for quite a while as the...
He appeared on "Real Housewives of New York City" with Jules Wainstein.
OAHU, Hawaii — In late 2015, a video went viral of a surfer catching a giant wave off the coast of Teahupo’o, a village in Tahiti. It was one of the biggest waves to hit the French Polynesian surf spot, but that’s not what made this particular video so interesting. The surfer, wearing a black...
A decrease in the number of criminal cases city prosecutors are pursuing suggests that the crime spike recently reported by the NYPD could be a ruse to incite fear over criminal justice reforms, a coalition public defenders said Tuesday. “Since the NYPD controls how, when, and where they arrest people and what they charge an...
Water spewed above ground on E. 78th Street near Farragut Road in Canarsie just before 10 a.m., spreading towards Ralph Avenue, according to police and fire officials.
The man's wife and another child, who attends a private Jewish school in Riverdale, are also isolated in the house in New Rochelle but haven't shown any symptoms, de Blasio said.
Iran’s head of emergency medical services has tested positive for the coronavirus as an outbreak grips the nation, according to a report. Pirhossein Kolivand is receiving treatment for the deadly virus that has infected more than 2,300 people in the country, the Independent reported, citing the semiofficial ILNA news agency. His “health is good and...
The war of words between Spike Lee and the Knicks continued Tuesday afternoon when Lee called the team a “f–king laughingstock.” Lee, speaking to the New York Times, was responding to the Knicks’ statement regarding Lee’s complaint about how he was treated by James Dolan and Garden security Monday night. The Knicks called Lee’s version...
President Trump says he’s “fighting” New York officials “very hard” to force through a natural gas pipeline — which Trump says would cut energy costs in half. Trump vowed to push through the pipeline during a gathering of local officials in Washington, but he did not specify the specific project he wants completed. There are...
President Trump has donated his quarterly paycheck to efforts to contain the COVID-19 coronavirus. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Tuesday that Trump sent his $100,000 in pay to the Department of Health and Human Services. Trump “is donating his 2019 Q4 salary to @HHSGov to support the efforts being undertaken to confront, contain,...
Rebel Wilson brought in her 40th birthday with friends at the happiest place on earth.
Impossible Foods wants to make its burgers less impossible to afford. The plant-based meat company, whose fake meats often sell for more than animal products, said on Tuesday that it will be slashing its wholesale prices by 15 percent. The company made the announcement in a bid to pressure the 17,000 restaurants that use Impossible...
Iran has freed 54,000 prisoners amid fears that the deadly coronavirus could spread like wildfire in its crowded jails. An Iranian judiciary spokesman said Tuesday that the inmates were granted furlough — meaning they are supposed to return at some point — after testing negative for the virus, the BBC reported. The prisoners also had to...
WASHINGTON — China’s far-reaching efforts to control the spread of the new coronavirus have shuttered factories, emptied airports and resulted in a steep drop in carbon emissions and other pollutants. However, analysts caution that the dip in pollution is likely temporary. “The immediate reduction in emissions is very dramatic,” said Lauri Myllyvirta, lead analyst at...
