Gerrit Cole has made 204 starts in the regular season and a dozen more in the playoffs in his major league career. Not once has he pitched on less than four days’ rest. That will change Friday if the Yankees are able to beat the Rays in Game 4 of the ALDS on Thursday night,...
Pieces of Venus, which scientists recently said showed signs of potential life in its clouds, could actually live on the moon, according to a new study. The research, which has been accepted by the Planetary Science Journal, said the second planet in the solar system could have sent “as many as 10 billion rocks” into...
The Giants have a chance to score some points Sunday when they go to Dallas, taking on a defense that has given up 39, 38 and 49 points in the last three games respectively. This could be their chance to get the offense rolling as they try to win their first game of the season....
WarnerMedia, the entertainment division of AT&T, is readying to slash thousands of jobs to help reduce costs by as much as 20 percent, according to a new report Thursday. The division, which includes cable channels HBO, CNN, Hollywood studio, Warner Bros. and streaming service HBO Max, has been hammered by the pandemic, which has delayed...
Mayoral candidate and former de Blasio legal counsel Maya Wiley took a series of sharp shots at her ex-boss during an event Thursday to launch her 2021 campaign. “When I am mayor you will never have to wonder who is in charge,” the 56-year-old civil rights lawyer said at the campaign announcement in front of...
A former Indiana police chief has died after he was attacked by hornets and stung more than 40 times, officials said. Larry Crenshaw, 59, a former chief of the Anderson Police Department, was hunting with a friend Sunday in Brookville when the bugs went after them, the Herald Bulletin reported. “They were attacked by numerous...
The 31-year-old victim, who was not immediately identified, was bitten by a blacktip shark on the leg Wednesday while swimming near 10th Street in Miami Beach.
It’s the new version of #LOLMets — pointing to Travis d’Arnaud’s prowess. The former Mets catcher, who was designated for assignment last May, is rampaging through October, leading the Braves to a perfect postseason so far. He’s produced at least one hit in all five Braves playoff games, and has driven in a ridiculous eight...
An outbreak of the novel coronavirus at an apple orchard in Vermont has sickened dozens, according to a local report. The outbreak has been reported among migrant workers at Champlain Orchards, an apple orchard in Shoreham. As of Monday, at least 26 workers had tested positive for COVID-19, said Health Commissioner Mark Levine, the VTDigger...
Authorities in India are hunting for a tiger believed to have killed at least eight people over the last two years. The latest attack came late Monday when the big cat fatally mauled 70-year-old Maroti Pendam in the village of Khambada, about 410 miles from Mumbai, the Indian Express reported. “Pendam had gone to the...
This week’s “Thursday Night Football” game brings us the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visiting the Chicago Bears and a Super Bowl LII rematch between Tom Brady and Nick Foles. Of course, they’re both playing for different teams than when Foles led the Philadelphia Eagles to a 41-33 upset of the New England Patriots, but that’s the...
Of the 974 criminal cases logged during the city’s 100-plus day streak of demonstrations over police brutality and the killing of George Floyd, 666 were dropped.
He’s not buying it. After falling 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the French Open quarterfinals, Pablo Carreno Busta shared his frosty feelings on the Serbian’s actions in the match. Djokovic entered the match with neck and shoulder injuries, and was treated on his upper left arm after dropping the...
A Fordham University student harassed and threatened students supporting the Black Lives Matter movement by holding a gun in social-media posts, a judge ruled Thursday in denying the student’s bid to evade school sanctions. Student Austin Tong lost his lawsuit to overturn discipline the school’s dean imposed on him for two Instagram posts, which Tong...
President Trump on Thursday returned fire on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after she teased a Friday announcement on using the 25th Amendment to strip him of presidential powers. Pelosi (D-Calif.) raised the improbable temporary ouster of Trump as she continued to attack his mental fitness as he recuperates from COVID-19. “Crazy Nancy is the one...
"Jeff Goldblum has to play the fly on SNL, right?" one fan wrote.
High in the skies during a recent nighttime flight near the equator, a military aircrew captured a rare weather phenomenon outside their window. The Royal Air Force’s 99 Squadron released a video on Monday showing the phenomenon known as a “St. Elmo’s Fire.” The fork-shaped discharge of atmospheric electricity is not lightning but has a...
Most Americans struggle to keep their finances under control. In fact, a 2018 study showed that 55% of respondents feel lost when it comes to long-term financial planning. Moreover, less than half of respondents could explain the definition of a 401K, 48% could define interest, and only 34% could confidently explain how inflation works. Even more importantly,...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday that she and her family were "extremely grateful" that authorities disrupted a kidnap plot against her.
The Buccaneers and Bears meet on Thursday Night Football!
A photo of the leading candidate for mayor of Portland, Ore., has resurfaced showing her wearing a skirt patterned with the faces of famous Communist dictators. Sarah Iannarone — who, like all other candidates in the race, is unaffiliated with a political party — can be seen in the photo, shared earlier this week by...
For a second straight game — and with their season on the line — the Yankees have benched Gary Sanchez in favor of Kyle Higashioka. After starting Game 1 with Gerrit Cole on the mound and Wednesday’s Game 3 in Masahiro Tanaka’s start, Higashioka got the nod on Thursday with the Yankees on the verge...
"What'd I miss?" asks President Josiah Barlett. Oh, you have no idea.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Oct. 8 that she’s preparing an announcement about the 25th Amendment — exciting Democrats who consider the measure a way to depose President Trump. The less than 400-word constitutional amendment was ratified in 1967 after numerous concealed White House health issues, especially the heart ailments suffered by President Dwight Eisenhower....
A Texas woman is suing Brad Pitt for $100,000, claiming he wooed her with talk of marriage and then ripped her off for big bucks on a charity debacle — but the actor’s lawyers say the woman was fooled by an online scammer.
