Men are three times more likely to need intensive care treatment from a coronavirus infection than women — and also have a greater risk of death, according to a new global study. Analysis of more than 3 million cases around the world published in the journal Nature Communications on Wednesday showed that there was “no...
Comedian Michelle Buteau discusses her new memoir, "Survival of the Thickest," and comedy special, “Welcome to Buteaupia,” on Netflix.
Mastercard has dumped Pornhub following an exposé that revealed the site was infested with videos of rape and child sex abuse. Mastercard confirmed “the presence of illegal material” on Pornhub’s website following the publication of a report by the New York Times, which reported that the smut site hosted videos of rape scenes, revenge porn...
Dez Bryant may have lost out on his revenge game due to a false positive COVID-19 test. The Ravens’ wide receiver tweeted that he has tested negative twice since he wasn’t able to play on Tuesday night against the Cowboys due to a positive test and he isn’t happy about it. “I tested negative back...
Federal investigators probing Hunter Biden’s taxes have also been asking questions about Joe Biden’s brother and his involvement in a bankrupt hospital business, amid calls that a special counsel be named to probe both, according to a new report. On Wednesday, Hunter Biden confirmed that he is under federal investigation for possible tax fraud, with...
President-elect Joe Biden told civil rights leaders in a meeting this week that Democrats embrace of the “defund the police” movement during the election “beat the hell out of us.” The former vice president in Tuesday’s virtual meeting warned them about getting “too far ahead of ourselves” by pursuing his campaign’s promise on reforming the...
A British mom of four killed herself after getting laid off from her retail job and was discovered by her “hysterical” son, grieving relatives and coroner officials said. The body of Katrina Fuller, 35, was discovered her by 17-year-old son in June at her home in Crawley, West Sussex, where she had been “struggling with...
The new Fate: The Winx Saga trailer has fans disappointed by a lack of diversity in the fantasy series.
ALBANY — Who needs revenue generating vices like pot and gambling when you can just sock it to the well-off? That appeared to be the tactic left-leaning state lawmakers were pushing Thursday a slew of tax-the-rich moves — including hikes on wealthy earners, those who own more than one home and a stock buyback...
John Patrick Shanley, the writer of “Moonstruck,” made one fatal error with his new romantic comedy, “Wild Mountain Thyme”: He directed it. It’s a mistake the man has made before, when he helmed the film adaptation of his Broadway play “Doubt” in 2008. Meryl Streep and Amy Adams gave strong performances of his harrowing script...
Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon on Thursday slammed Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo as “irresponsible” for speaking out against the borough bar owner accused of using his Jeep to ram a sheriff’s sergeant, with the case still in its early stages. “My office charged Mr. [Danny] Presti with multiple felonies as...
The National Book Foundation, the non-profit organization behind the National Book Awards, has tapped Koya Partners to handle the search to replace its executive director Lisa Lucas. The search process is expected to take three months. Lucas, who announced plans to step down at the end of the year in July, will continue to serve...
"I have been in a very safe environment following all the guidelines and safety protocols and it still found its way to me."
Airbnb’s stock price more than doubled Thursday in a blockbuster market debut that capped the vacation-rental giant’s comeback from the coronavirus crisis. Airbnb’s shares started trading on the Nasdaq at $146 apiece and soared as high as $165, marking a roughly 143 percent surge from the listing price of $68. The San Francisco-based company was...
Daniel Jones was up first. Jones carried a full workload Thursday in the open portion of Giants practice for the first time since straining his right hamstring Nov. 29. As the quarterbacks rotated through individual drills, the symbolic first snap typically indicative of the depth chart went from starting center Nick Gates to Jones. Because...
The president of the city principals union said City Hall oversold the ability of schools to reopen full-time in an interview this week — and revealed that 60 percent of Department of Education buildings have seen significant enrollment losses this year. Speaking to parent advocate Leonie Haimson on WBAI’s “Talking out of School” podcast Wednesday,...
Former ESPN anchors Jemele Hill and Cari Champion responded to internet backlash Wednesday after asking Jake Paul in a recent interview if his knockout win over Nate Robinson was racist. While appearing on Vice TV’s “Cari & Jemele (Won’t) Stick to Sports,” the 23-year-old YouTube sensation was asked about his recent rumble over the former...
Los Angeles County health director Dr. Barbara Ferrer broke down this week as she reported that more than 8,000 people had died of the coronavirus county-wide since the start of the pandemic — calling it “an incalculable loss.” Ferrer was sharing the grim statistic Wednesday when she became choked up. She reported that the county’s...
The estate has an extensive wine cellar and COVID-era priorities, including a home office and exercise area.
The Queens District Attorney’s Office has asked a judge to overturn a pair of decades-old convictions — including for the attempted murder of a cop that landed on The Post’s front page — after discovering that the prosecutor had intentionally excluded women and minorities from the juries. “Although the evidence of discrimination in jury selection...
Pfizer is studying whether its vaccine is effective in asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, the head of its vaccine research said Thursday. Kathrin Jansen, senior vice president, said results could be completed in early 2021. “Our trial was designed not just to look for symptomatic COVID-19 but also to monitor and explore whether our vaccine is efficacious...
A guy was shot twice in a Bronx drug deal gone wrong — despite rolling up with a bulletproof vest, police said. The shooting unfolded just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday when the 35-year-old man went to buy some marijuana near 2077 Southern Blvd., cops said. But before he could make the deal, someone came...
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Thursday blocked swift passage of a $740 billion defense bill over language intended to stop President Trump's drawdown of troops in Afghanistan.
He has balls of steel. China’s Wang Liutai is one of the few remaining trustees of a reportedly 300-year-old discipline in which the practitioner uses their scrotum as a shield, Reuters reported. Dubbed “iron crotch kung fu,” the painful-seeming technique requires the 65-year-old to regularly brace himself as an 88-pound, steel-capped log repeatedly rams his...
As the Mets search for a general manager, a rival is on the verge of landing a big-name executive. The Phillies are set to name Dave Dombrowski their team president, according to The Athletic. Dombrowski most recently constructed the 2018 Red Sox World Series team before being fired the following season as the team readied...
