A former high school teacher in San Diego who is the son of a California judge has pleaded guilty to having sex with a 17-year-old student. Jonathan Sammartino, a 36-year-old former instructor at La Jolla Country Day School, admitted Thursday to having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor after the girl told police they engaged...
The truth may be out there, but it isn’t in a jungle in the Democratic Republic of Congo. What was mistaken for a UFO after it wound up in a dense jungle in the African nation turned out to be an internet balloon from Loon, a subsidiary of Alphabet, Reuters reports. Footage of the balloon...
ALBANY — Despite a statewide hiring freeze and massive budget deficit thanks to COVID-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office has been adding high-profile and expensive new employees to the payroll, according to a new report. State budget director Robert Mujica wrote to all state agencies and public authorities on April 28 directing them to “cease all...
ALBANY — One of New York’s top nursing home associations wants Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his Health Commissioner Howard Zucker to change two strict policies: a mandate requiring staffers get tested once a week and another governing visitation standards. “We respectfully request the State to revise its current policies concerning nursing home and assisted living...
Outdoor dining: It’s all fun and games until it starts snowing on your burrito. As restaurants across the nation adapt to a new normal amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, eateries that largely rely on outdoor dining are hurtling toward yet another obstacle: the looming winter months and their less-than-favorable alfresco conditions they bring. In an...
Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, can be seen approaching a group of men in Kenosha as he moves closer and closer repeatedly saying, “Shoot me, n---a,” according to a report by Storyful.
LONDON — The British government is encouraging workers to return to their offices amid concerns that the shift to working from home during the coronavirus pandemic is hurting coffee bars, restaurants and other businesses, leaving city centers virtual “ghost towns.” Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative government plans to roll out a media campaign next week...
Adam Gase has a Le’Veon Bell problem and it has nothing to do with whether the running back’s hamstrings are tight or not. Bell has not had an impressive training camp. Anyone who has watched practice over the past two weeks would have Bell ranked third among the running backs with Frank Gore and rookie...
The parents of a 7-month-old baby who died at a babysitter’s home in Hawaii military housing are suing the U.S. government and the privatized housing company, alleging they failed to take action that could have prevented the death of their daughter. The government and Island Palm Communities failed in their duties to prevent the babysitter...
The Padres and Rockies have played some wild games in Coors Field the past two seasons, and Friday’s scheduled showdown has a chance to have more fireworks. Zach Davies has been solid in his first year with the Padres, posting a 3.03 ERA and 0.84 WHIP with 1.8 walks and 0.8 home runs per nine...
"I don't have knowledge of a single location with 100 former inmates," de Blasio said on WNYC radio Friday after a neighbor of the Wyndham in Fresh Meadows called in about the hotel.
"I will never let that happen again," Barrymore told WWHL host Andy Cohen. "I'm so sorry."
Mark Zuckerberg poured gasoline on his simmering feud with Apple on Friday, slamming the company’s “stranglehold” on the iPhone’s App Store, saying it charges “monopoly rents.” In leaked remarks from Facebook’s weekly employee town hall obtained by BuzzFeed, Zuckerberg railed against the 30-percent cut that Apple takes from in-app iPhone purchases. “[Apple has] this unique...
It's a culture clash for the pandemic age.
Newly emerged online video and photos apparently shows one of alleged Kenosha, Wisconsin shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s victims holding a handgun during the encounter – as the suspect’s lawyer insists his client was acting in self-defense. In the footage, Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old Illinois resident, can be seen allegedly shooting his third and only surviving victim Gaige...
In a baseball season that has been anything but normal there has been a routine with the Yankees: another player with an injury. Third baseman Gio Urshela has a bone spur in the right elbow and was replaced in the starting lineup for the first game of Friday’s Subway Series doubleheader by Miguel Andujar. “He...
After a nearly hour-long meeting manager Aaron Boone described as a “powerful conversation,” the Yankees opted not to protest and decided to take the field. But that doesn’t mean the Black Lives Matter movement and racial injustice issues plaguing the country hasn’t deeply impacted them. It has hit home for Boone, who has two adopted...
A former senior producer at NY1 says her boss regularly made rude comments about “old” female employees, including saying that “cancer has really aged” anchor Roma Torre, a new sex harassment suit against the station says. Karin Garfin — who produced the theater show “On Stage” — says Executive Producer Kevin Dugan also talked to...
City Attorney Mike Feuer said that the "mega-parties" have outraged and alarmed local residents.
Boeing has found manufacturing defects on some of its 787 long-range airliners in areas where parts of the fuselage are joined together, the latest setback for the aircraft maker whose 737 Max is still grounded after two deadly crashes. The company said Friday that eight planes must be inspected and repaired before they are allowed...
Henry Morely, 31, of Malton, North Yorkshire, told Metro UK that strangers started commenting on his resemblance to the prince when he was 18.
In a luxury mansion in the Hollywood Hills, young TikTok influencers bounced around on a bright sunny morning this week trying out new ideas for zany short-form videos that they hope will go viral. They’re also feeling concerned about their future. Kids Next Door LA is one of a number of TikTok houses set up...
"I'm so overwhelmed now now, with everybody here right now," Philonise Floyd told the crowd. "I wish George were here to see this right now. That's who I'm marching for."
2020 disaster update. An asteroid will pass perilously close to Earth the day before Election Day. Odds it will “make the earth flat again” are 240-1 and 2-1 to hit Casa de Stitches. … and in the year that keeps on giving 15 Emmy nominations for, yes, “Schitt’s Creek.” Jackie Robinson Day is normally April...
