The most infamous “Cubs fan catching a batted ball” story involves Steve Bartman, who snared a foul ball from Moises Alou in the 2003 NLCS and kept the game alive for the Marlins to eventually win. But five years before Bartman, there was another notorious fan incident at Wrigley Field – and the bad blood...
Under the settlement, Airbnb withdraws its federal lawsuit against NYC and agrees to disclose information about rental hosts so regulators can crack down on shady or illegal “hotel” operators.
A New Jersey restaurant has changed its policies after a woman who attended a hiring event accused the establishment of using a racist “code” during the job interview. Surf City bar and restaurant in Jersey City shared a statement on its various social media accounts announcing that it would be eliminating its dress code, as...
Tom Brady refuses to squander precious offseason time. Arial video coverage has captured the 42-year-old Buccaneers quarterback and nine of his teammates — including former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski — once again grinding it out at a secret workout at Berkeley Prep high school in Tampa, which has been shuttered to the public during...
"I don't want to close — it makes me cry every time I think about it."
Seattle protesters continued their fourth day occupying the blocks around an abandoned police precinct Friday, as the city’s top cop said she wants back inside “as soon as possible.” “Ideally, we just need to get back into the building,” Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best told local station KIRO-7. “People are looking for a plan, but...
Two executives at a famous seafood restaurant in Thailand were sentenced Wednesday to nearly 1,500 years in prison after being convicted of cheating the public. Apichart Bowornbancharak and Prapassorn Bowornbancha, executives at Laemgate Seafood, were accused last year of offering tickets to seafood buffets at low prices, the Bangkok Post reported. The promotion had customers...
Roger Federer is out. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic may be, too. And now Serena Williams’ coach is unsure of her status as well for this summer’s U.S. Open. “I think Serena will want to play [U.S. Open] 100 percent, but I don’t know how she can go there with only one person,” her coach...
The former national security adviser vowed to release his book going after President Trump, despite a standoff with the White House on whether it contains classified information.
OK, Karen. White people who report feeling traumatized by interactions with someone of a different race tend to identify with white supremacist attitudes — even if they were never genuinely victimized, according to a new study published in the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development. The group of researchers invited 145 white Americans to share their...
The volume of lawsuits against the city declined by 5 percent in the last fiscal year compared to 2018 and payouts dropped by 11 percent or $125 million, according to an analysis by the city’s comptroller. “Fewer claims filed and a decrease in payouts indicate that city agencies are working to streamline their operations, reduce...
The state of New Jersey has sued the city of Asbury Park Friday for encouraging restaurants to defy Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order barring indoor dining, new court papers show. Under Murphy’s order restaurants can begin outdoor dining on Monday while indoor dining is still barred. But Wednesday, Asbury Park city council voted to allow...
Major League Baseball finally turned up its collective spigot Friday, although it still didn’t meet its players’ demand of full-blast. According to multiple industry sources, commissioner Rob Manfred’s third formal offer to the MLB Players Association, as the two sides try to negotiate the terms of a 2020 restart, features a 72-game regular season, running...
North Carolina on Friday reported the largest single-day spike in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, while the city of Dallas was also hit by a record number of infections, according to reports. New cases in the Tar Heel State rose to 41,249 Friday, up 1,768 from Thursday’s total — the largest daily increase since...
New York state has stanched the spread of the coronavirus better than any other state thanks to its slower reopening and more extensive testing regime, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday. Cuomo introduced new slides in his daily presentation that track how quickly the virus has spread across all 50 states — and show the virus...
An unnamed player on the Boston Bruins tested positive for COVID-19, but subsequently tested negative twice all while being asymptomatic, the team announced Friday. There have now been 10 known positive coronavirus cases among NHL players since April. The Bruins’ positive case comes a day after the NHL announced that Phase 3 training camps will...
For Yankees’ first-round pick Austin Wells, there are plenty of questions about whether the 21-year-old will be able to stay behind the plate after struggling defensively at Arizona. Damon Oppenheimer, the team’s VP and Director of Amateur Scouting, is confident the 28th overall pick in this year’s shortened draft can improve. “There a lot of...
A federal appeals court judge repeatedly asked Friday whether dropping the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn would mean police can escape accountability for brutalizing black people. DC Circuit Judge Robert Wilkins raised the possibility as Flynn’s attorneys and the Justice Department pleaded with a skeptical three-judge panel to order US District Judge...
The group, the African American Community Advisory Council, visited the the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone on Thursday — and were booed by the crowed there when they voiced support for black police officers, Komo News reported.
An international drug trafficker who headed a team of murderous mercenaries and helped develop a weapons system for Iran was sentenced to 25 years in Manhattan federal court Friday by a judge who marveled at the epic scale of his crimes. “I have before me a man who engaged in conduct in keeping with a...
A California man was arrested for allegedly feeding poisoned food to eight homeless people — then filming them writhe in pain for his own twisted amusement, according to a report. William Robert Cable, 38, of San Andreas, allegedly told victims they were participating in a “spicy food challenge” during a string of attacks in the...
US stocks rebounded Friday after fears about a new crop of coronavirus cases sparked the market’s worst selloff in three months. The Dow Jones industrial average had by 3 p.m. climbed 319.87 points, or 1.27 percent, to 25,448.04, clawing back some of Thursday’s nearly 7 percent loss. The S&P 500 also jumped as much as...
New York’s chief judge has ordered an investigation into a powerful courthouse union leader over allegations of “racial inequality and brutality” against black court officers, The Post has learned. An email sent to Chief Judge Janet DiFiore called Dennis Quirk, longtime president of the New York State Court Officers Association, a “safe haven for racist...
The interim chief health officer of Orange County, Calif., lifted the requirement for the public to wear face masks — days after his predecessor resigned amid criticism, and even death threats, over her order, according to a new report. Dr. Clayton Chau announced Thursday that while face coverings are no longer mandatory, they are strongly...
President Trump on Friday ripped Joe Biden for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s claim that US troops would be needed to remove him from the White House should he lose the election. “Look, Joe’s not all there, everybody knows it and it’s sad when you look at it and you see it, you see it...
