Wild footage shows an SUV driver plowing into a state highway worker — then taking him for a ride on the hood. The clip, posted by the state Department of Transportation on Twitter Monday, shows the Highway Emergency Local Patrol worker trying to direct traffic at the scene of a crash on Palisades Parkway in Hudson...
Humans have won the battle, but the war wages on.
Mark Zuckerberg agrees that “Section 230” needs to change, but he doesn’t recommend changing it too much. The Facebook CEO warned on Tuesday that there could be bad consequences to rolling back protections from Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act — a 1996 landmark federal law that gives online platforms some legal protections from...
"Tomorrow is not promised and early detection saves lives. Health is wealth."
Jessica Hill, 21, and Jayla Hill, 18, refused to take the proper precautions and began arguing with the victim inside a shop in West Chicago at about 6 p.m. Sunday, according to the Chicago Police Department.
Jon Stewart is coming back to the world of TV news.
The MTA plans to start testing thousands of workers per week for COVID-19, officials announced Tuesday. Testing will take place at a rotating set of workplaces, including train and bus depots, as well as at medical assessment and occupational health services centers, officials said. “Our brave frontline transit workers risked their lives to provide New...
There’s still a glimmer of hope for the movie theater industry this year, despite dismal domestic box office sales and climbing coronavirus cases, analysts said. The country’s two biggest markets, New York City and Los Angeles, still could give sickly box office sales a much-needed jolt if they reopen before the end of 2020. “A...
Nxivm leader Keith Raniere was slammed with 120 years behind bars Tuesday for running a twisted sex-slave cult where women were branded like cattle and forced to sleep with him. The 60-year-old convicted sicko — who billed himself as a Ghandi for the wayward, only to be unmasked as a perverted master manipulator — had...
The view is picturesque from Tyler Herro’s “bubble.” Over the weekend, the 20-year-old guard — whose Heat fell to the Lakers in the NBA Finals earlier this month — shared a few snaps from his Turks & Caicos getaway with Instagram star Katya Elise Henry. “Summertime fine , winter time cold too,” Herro captioned the...
Some museum owners speculate a surreptitious, wealthy collector could be behind the organized heists.
Older veterans are overwhelmingly backing President Donald Trump in the upcoming election while younger veterans significantly prefer former Vice President Joe Biden as the next commander in chief, according to the results of a recent Military Times poll of veterans. Altogether, about 52 percent of veterans surveyed said they plan to back Trump (or have...
After getting engaged in December 2018, Stephanie and Connor Jones quickly began planning a destination wedding for upwards of 150 guests in Banff, Canada. They set a date for June 19, 2020, during one of the few months that Connor, a professional hockey player, has off. Connor, 30, asked 11 buddies to stand by his...
Technology stocks, which have surged for months during the pandemic, likely hit their top last month, hedge fund investor David Einhorn wrote on Tuesday, adding that he’s prepared for a drop by betting against more names, including second-tier companies and ones that just listed their stock. Einhorn, who runs Greenlight Capital, wrote in a letter...
Many New York City bodegas continue to dole out plastic bags with purchases — risking hefty fines — because paper bags are too costly and hard to find, a new survey found. The Bodega and Small Business Association, which boasts 5,000 members, said it conducted an informal survey of Bronx-based bodega owners this week found...
Being a working parent is hard, but some say being a working non-parent has never been harder.
Active coronavirus cases among Veterans Affairs patients topped 5,000 on Sunday, the first time the total has surpassed that mark since the department’s massive spike in cases in mid-summer. The number of active cases has doubled in the last 40 days, reflecting national trends showing an increase in virus cases in recent weeks. More than...
I was wrong. No, not wrong for taking this job. Wrong about the Rays not being as good as the Braves. Figured the Dodgers would dispatch Tampa Bay in five, but not only have the Rays been competitive, they should prove to be a tough out with their backs to the wall in Game 6....
One bulky blue bike is far more dangerous than the other.
Relatives of a black man who died after being tased by deputies accompanied by a reality TV film crew is suing a Texas county for wrongful death. The family of Javier Ambler — who died in March 2019 after a car chase — filed a federal lawsuit Sunday alleging Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody “encouraged” officers...
Twenty-four years later, could another generational quarterback prospect pass on the Jets? In 1996 it was Peyton Manning, choosing his senior year at Tennessee over the 1-15 Jets. Trevor Lawrence hasn’t ruled out the possibility of going back to Clemson, despite previously saying his plan was to go pro. “My mindset has been that I’m...
Philadelphia police went to the home of a 27-year-old disturbed man twice on Monday before they returned a third time and shot him dead when he refused to drop a knife, according to a report. Walter Wallace, whose death sparked widespread rioting in the city Monday night, had been the subject of domestic disturbance calls...
See your name in lights. Admirers of awe-inspiring auroras can now put a name to the dancing sky storms that cause the northern lights thanks to a tourism company in Europe. While nature admirers from around the globe may not be able to travel to see the northern lights this year, they can claim a...
One parent called getting tested "selfish."
The case of a woman found dead on her bathroom floor in Harlem last week has been ruled a homicide, cops said Tuesday. Police responded to an apartment on the grounds of NYCHA’s St. Nicholas Houses on Frederick Douglass near West 129th Street around 4:30 p.m. October 18 after someone called to report a foul...
