July 4, 2018
Mets catcher passes concussion protocol but doesn't play
July 4, 2018 | 11:59pmTORONTO — Devin Mesoraco has passed all his tests for a possible concussion, but will continue to monitor the situation. The Mets catcher was removed from Tuesday’s game after he...
Treasury probe of bank linked to Kushner loans is ‘ongoing’
July 4, 2018 | 11:52pmThe US Treasury Department is continuing to investigate a California bank that has lent money to and bought mortgages from presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner’s real estate company, The Post has...
Dem lawmaker has 'workaround' to SCOTUS unions decision
July 4, 2018 | 11:50pmNew York’s most senior Democratic lawmaker is proposing an end-run around a US Supreme Court ruling that could cost the state’s powerful public-employee unions more than $100 million a year....
Rescuers race to pump water from flooded cave with trapped soccer team
July 4, 2018 | 11:45pmWith more rain expected, Thai rescuers are racing against time to pump water from a cave to extract 12 boys and their soccer coach, officials said Thursday — adding that...
David Fizdale: No guaranteed Knicks starters right now
July 4, 2018 | 11:08pmLAS VEGAS — Knicks coach David Fizdale said every starter will have to recapture his spot — even center Enes Kanter and shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. The new coach,...
Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Boone think best is yet to come
July 4, 2018 | 10:56pmGiancarlo Stanton has struck out more than ever, and thus, heard more boos than ever. But with roughly half the regular season remaining, the reigning NL MVP is right where...
Family of slain NYPD officer fears parole board will free cop-killers
July 4, 2018 | 10:49pmFamily members of an NYPD cop gunned down by two cold-blooded thugs are worried that the killers will soon be sprung, given the recent decisions by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s parole...
Statue of Liberty climber identified as immigrant activist
July 4, 2018 | 10:38pmThe woman who scaled the Statue of Liberty on Wednesday has been identified. Cops say Therese Patricia Okoumou — a 44-year-old immigrant from the Democratic Republic of the Congo —...
Knicks rookie 'shocked' and vengeful after draft snub
July 4, 2018 | 10:32pmLAS VEGAS — Allonzo Trier doesn’t know why he didn’t get drafted following his junior year as Arizona’s shooting guard. He just knows how shocked he was, how many teams...
Hotshot banker denied business license over 'F--k you DOJ' joke: suit
July 4, 2018 | 10:30pmThis vanity plate was no joke. The Puerto Rican banking authority denied a license to do business on the island because the company’s CEO — hotshot banker Guy Gentile —...
China delays retaliatory tariffs, won't fire 'first shot' in potential trade war
July 4, 2018 | 10:18pmBeijing officials on Wednesday delayed implementing retaliatory tariffs by 12 hours — not wanting to draw first blood in a potential trade war. China officials had vowed to go toe...
Dirty dogs are lost and found
July 4, 2018 | 10:15pm“I found a vicious rhythm,” Joey Chestnut told ESPN’s Melanie Collins as she wisely kept her distance. “I was feeling good.” Chestnut set a new Nathan’s Hot Dog eating competition...
NYCHA ignored complaints about 33 dogs in apartment: tenants
July 4, 2018 | 10:07pmNYCHA management ignored repeated complaints from neighbors about a city worker who hoarded 33 tiny dogs in his filthy apartment against regulations, leaders of the building’s tenants association told The...
This is why Mets are willing to make Seth Lugo unhappy
July 4, 2018 | 10:05pmTORONTO — Seth Lugo’s role with the Mets can best be described as “tourniquet.” The right-hander admitted disappointment after he was shifted back to the bullpen from the rotation last...
Guatemalan mom briefly reunited with kids says she's fleeing gang
July 4, 2018 | 10:04pmThe asylum-seeking Guatemalan mom briefly reunited with her kids in New York after more than a month apart is fleeing gang members in her homeland who have threatened her 11-year-old...
Why bitcoin may soon be worth nothing
July 4, 2018 | 9:54pmI thought we’d finally get rid of bitcoin. But the fake “currency,” which I like to call bitcon, just won’t fade away. Bitcoin’s price rallied to over $6,600 yesterday, but...
How I'd fix the 'clean meat' controversy
July 4, 2018 | 9:53pmIt won’t be long before your Fourth of July barbecue will have “meat” produced from laboratory-grown cultured animal cells cooking on the grill. Yummy! But what should we call that...
The net worth for 'comfortable' New Yorkers is obscene
July 4, 2018 | 9:50pmYou’d need a net worth of $3.5 million to be considered wealthy in New York. But you only need $1.9 million to be considered “comfortable,” according to the Modern Wealth...
Genpact signs deal with Durst to stay in current space
July 4, 2018 | 9:45pmGenpact has signed a direct deal with the Durst Organization to remain in its current space at 1155 Sixth Ave., the western block between 44th and 45th streets. In 2012,...
Former St. John's star hoping he can stick in NBA this time
July 4, 2018 | 9:44pmHe was an ocean away, in a different time zone playing in a foreign country. But the NBA never strayed too far from Phil Greene IV’s mind. He was determined...
Neiman Marcus signs office lease in Midtown
July 4, 2018 | 9:39pmThe Neiman Marcus Group has signed an office lease for the entire sixth floor of 42 W. 39th St. between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The luxury-goods retailer will use the...
A connection at LinkedIn Empire State lease fills gap
July 4, 2018 | 9:32pmLinkedIn has signed its sixth expansion at the Empire State Building since 2011 to total 312,947 square feet. The newest transaction adds the entire 30,165 square feet on the 27th...
Starbucks ethics chief latest top exec to leave company
July 4, 2018 | 9:30pmStarbucks just lost another high-level executive. Its deputy general counsel in charge of ethics and compliance, Matthew Shay, quietly left the company on June 1, Starbucks confirmed to The Post....
Don't buy a movie subscription plan until you read this
July 4, 2018 | 9:27pmDon’t look now, but the summer of 2018 might be a movie lovers’ paradise. Not only has Hollywood set up an outstanding lineup, but this is the first summer with...
Will Trump spill the beans about employment numbers again?
July 4, 2018 | 9:25pmThe last time the Labor Department was due to report monthly employment numbers, President Trump got so excited that he tweeted a hint that the job gains were going to...
Shopping malls want to make you pay for prime parking spots
July 4, 2018 | 9:12pmMalls across the country, having lost millions of customers to online rivals, hope to win shoppers back with a rather odd marketing plan: pay for parking. In partnership with an...
Breaking down the Nets' summer league roster
July 4, 2018 | 9:06pmA look at the Nets' summer league roster: Jarrett Allen Already a building block for the Nets at just 20, but missed his rookie summer league, so fans get a...
British couple sickened by same poison used on Russian spy
July 4, 2018 | 8:39pmThe British couple who mysteriously fell ill over the weekend tested positive for Novichok -- the same poison that almost killed a Russian spy and his daughter who lived just...
Trade-deadline hopes bleak as Mets look to dangle B-listers
July 4, 2018 | 8:30pmTORONTO — If they stick to their inclination to keep Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard in the organization through the non-waivers trade deadline, then the Mets will spend this month...
How Fizdale, Knicks are helping Ntilikina get into attack mode
July 4, 2018 | 8:04pmLAS VEGAS — Knicks coach David Fizdale invited Frank Ntilikina to his hotel room Wednesday morning for breakfast and basketball. They pored over film of Tuesday’s first summer-league practice, Fizdale...
Here’s why stocks and the World Cup don’t mix
July 4, 2018 | 7:59pmThe World Cup is siphoning the attention of traders, sending trading volumes down by as much as 50 percent during match times, according to a new report. The thinner trading,...
Is NYC ready for Kim Jong Un?
July 4, 2018 | 7:43pmStart spreading the news, Un’s leaving today — Kim wants to be a part of it, New York, New York! With talk of a second US-North Korea summit happening in...
Wilmer Flores shows love for Mets as trade possibility hovers
July 4, 2018 | 7:40pmTORONTO — Wilmer Flores cried when he thought the Mets had traded him to the Brewers. Nearly three years later, his sentiment about possibly leaving the only organization for which...
Why New York's 'leaders' aren't talking to the city's transit chief
July 4, 2018 | 7:36pmMayor Bill de Blasio wants all New Yorkers to know how strongly he feels about the city’s struggling subway system — but he can’t even bring himself to talk to...
'Abolish ICE' is a sign of the left's rising extremism
July 4, 2018 | 7:33pmIt’s becoming the new litmus test of the Democratic Party’s resurgent left: As Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez put it soon after her upset primary win over the No. 4 House Democrat, “If...
Democrats' court-packing talk is just crazy
July 4, 2018 | 7:29pmAnger, denial, bargaining, depression and acceptance: These were the supposed five stages of grief, according to Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. Judging from the grief-addled worldview of the American left-liberal in the wake...
Cops looking for 11th suspect in innocent Bronx teen's murder
July 4, 2018 | 7:26pmThe NYPD is seeking an 11th suspect in the brutal slaying of a teenager who was dragged from a Bronx bodega last month and butchered by alleged gang members who...
Pray for the trapped Thai boys
July 4, 2018 | 7:20pmMiraculously, divers on Monday reached the 12 missing Thai boys and their coach still alive, holding on deep in the flooded Tham Luang cave system. But they need at least...
Scams are overwhelming the US asylum system
July 4, 2018 | 7:20pmPeople hoping to settle in the United States wait years for a green card to be legal residents. They play by the rules. Yet these law-abiding newcomers must feel like...
All-renewable energy is a prescription for disaster
July 4, 2018 | 7:12pmAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez stunned the Democratic establishment by crushing incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in the primary race in New York’s 14th Congressional District. She successfully portrayed Crowley as out of touch...
Gleyber Torres out and Yankees' real Red Sox test begins
July 4, 2018 | 7:10pmThe “F” went up as Brett Gardner was batting in the fourth inning in what to date has been an “A,” perhaps an “A-plus,” first half for the Yankees. The...
Bryce Harper's agent has long-winded excuse for slump
July 4, 2018 | 7:00pmSuper agent Scott Boras sure sounded like a man who doesn't want to see a potential record-setting contract slip through Bryce Harper's hands. Boras was adamant when speaking to reporters...
Hundreds of exotic animals killed in barn fire
July 4, 2018 | 6:50pmSOUTHWEST RANCHES, Fla. — The owner of a South Florida ranch says some 300 exotic animals have died in a fire. Blake Kaldrimoglu tells WSVN that some 200 turtle hatchlings...
A look at notorious mother-son killers 20 years later
July 4, 2018 | 6:47pmIrene Silverman did not like Kenneth Kimes. The wealthy widow watched on the closed-circuit monitor of her Upper East Side townhouse as her gangly young tenant snuck across the marble...
Kyle Higashioka's sudden swing from misery to Yankees history
July 4, 2018 | 6:46pmIt was historically difficult for Kyle Higashioka to come across a hit. It was impossible for him to have known how easily home runs would soon come. Following a franchise-worst...
Trump thanks military, hypes Space Force in July 4 speech
July 4, 2018 | 6:39pmWASHINGTON -- Scott Pruitt isn’t fully in the doghouse, since the embattled EPA administrator was invited to President Trump’s Fourth of July picnic and even got a shout-out from the...
Trump tells OPEC to reduce oil prices 'now'
July 4, 2018 | 6:30pmPresident Trump blasted OPEC on Twitter Wednesday for "doing little to help" rising gas prices -- saying "if anything, they are driving prices higher." "This must be a two way...
81-year-old man survives attack from hundreds of bees
July 4, 2018 | 6:03pmAn 81-year-old man in Texas is thankful to be alive after being stung by hundreds of bees. Fox 26 reports that Thomas Mizell, a farmer who lives in Liberty County,...
Tree branch falls on crowd at fireworks show, kills 2
July 4, 2018 | 5:54pmROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Two people died and several others were injured after a branch measuring in parts more than 8 feet around fell on spectators during a fireworks display...
Subway worker calls 911 on black family stopping for dinner
July 4, 2018 | 5:47pmNEWNAN, Ga. — A Georgia restaurant owner says he is investigating after an employee called 911 on an African-American family who had stopped for dinner during a vacation. WSB-TV reports...
Mother arrested for allegedly selling young children
July 4, 2018 | 5:43pmA Texas mother has been arrested for allegedly selling her young children. Esmeralda Garza, 29, was arrested by Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officials on Friday after she allegedly...
Eerie ‘eye of God’ appears in the sky in the middle of nowhere
July 4, 2018 | 5:32pmFootage has emerged that appears to show what some are dubbing the “eye of God.” The clip was filmed in China’s Inner Mongolia and shows a menacing-looking cloud formation in...
Thugs accused in innocent Bronx teen's murder appear in court
July 4, 2018 | 5:09pmA ruthless gang leader who cops say ordered the mistaken-identity knife-and-machete slaying of an innocent Bronx teen was hauled into a Bronx courtroom along with an accused accomplice Wednesday. Suspected...
Gleyber Torres hits DL, muting day Sabathia, Yankees sparkle
July 4, 2018 | 4:29pmCC Sabathia delivered another solid outing, Giancarlo Stanton went deep for a second straight game and the Yankees won another series, but the good vibes in The Bronx were dampened...
Woman climbs Statue of Liberty amid 'Abolish ICE' protests
July 4, 2018 | 4:24pmShe brought a whole new meaning to “home of the brave.” A woman wearing pink tennis shoes and a “Rise and Resist” T-shirt turned the Fourth of July into her...
Rangers hopeful Ty Ronning is a second-generation story of grit
July 4, 2018 | 4:07pmThe similarities are striking. Both were seventh-round draft picks. Both measured in shy of 5-foot-10. And as much as defensemen have tried to chase them down the ice, those defensemen...
'I’m in a nightmare': Mom of teen mistakenly killed by gang
July 4, 2018 | 4:00pmThe mother of a Brooklyn teen fatally shot by gang members who mistook him for a rival said she was broken by the loss. “This is really like I’m in...
How Nets' top pick has thrived, despite always being youngest
July 4, 2018 | 3:35pmAt just 19, Dzanan Musa is the second-youngest player in Nets history. But that’s old hat for him. From living on his own at age 11 to turning pro at...
Cohen scrubs Trump affiliation from Twitter bio
July 4, 2018 | 3:29pmMichael Cohen scrubbed the reference "personal attorney to President Donald J. Trump" from his Twitter biography on Wednesday just days after he went on television to declare that his first...
Carlos Gomez annihilates water coolers after another strikeout
July 4, 2018 | 3:23pmCarlos Gomez was craving real contact. The struggling Rays right fielder took out his frustration on two separate water coolers in the dugout Wednesday after striking out in the second...
Yankees pull Gleyber Torres early and injury worries return
July 4, 2018 | 3:06pmFor the first time in his major league career, Gleyber Torres is giving the Yankees reason to be worried. The rookie sensation was placed on the 10-day disabled list with...
Cops accused of making drunk prank calls to 911 operator
July 4, 2018 | 2:51pmThese cops are apparently veritable super troopers. A sheriff’s deputy and a cop in Indiana allegedly made prank calls to an emergency dispatcher while getting boozed up at a house...
Gardener banned from his own back yard for digging up neighbor's plants
July 4, 2018 | 2:30pmIt's a 21st-century War of the Roses. A vindictive green thumb has been banned from his own backyard garden — for digging up his downstairs neighbors’ award-winning plot. A British...
Inside the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
July 4, 2018 | 2:18pmJoey "Jaws" Chestnut and Miki Sudu defended their titles at the Fourth of July event on Coney Island.
The US will miss out on the ‘eclipse of the century’
July 4, 2018 | 2:08pmA lunar eclipse is nothing unusual. Usually. But the one due on July 28 is somewhat different. It will fall under the Earth’s shadow for four hours. The eclipse totality...
Wozniacki attacked by flying insects in Wimbledon crashout
July 4, 2018 | 2:06pmCaroline Wozniacki has made another early exit from Wimbledon. The Australian Open champion lost 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 to Ekaterina Makarova of Russia in a second-round match after being bothered by...
Knicks getting first taste of David Fizdale's innovative offense
July 4, 2018 | 2:02pmLAS VEGAS — While Mike D'Antoni gets all the credit for being a pioneer of the modern offensive trend of pace-and-space, position-less basketball, new Knicks coach David Fizdale likes to...
Military members injured in car crash after driver falls asleep
July 4, 2018 | 1:57pmA driver fell asleep at the wheel in Brooklyn and struck a tree Wednesday morning, critically injuring an active military member, police and sources said. The crash happened at about...
Ad firm sues CUNY for stiffing them on rebranding campaign
July 4, 2018 | 1:48pmAn advertising firm that won a $1.25 million no-bid contract with CUNY — which is now the subject of an investigation -- is suing the university for being a deadbeat....
JPP posts horrific hand photo to warn you of fireworks
July 4, 2018 | 1:40pmFormer Giants star Jason Pierre-Paul sent out a reminder to be careful with fireworks this Fourth of July -- with hard-to-forget gruesome images of his mangled hand. The 29-year-old defensive...
Rescuers saving boys soccer team are total heartthrobs
July 4, 2018 | 1:37pmThey've got an underground following. The rescuers working to save the Thai youth soccer team trapped in a cave have become sex symbols in Thailand, according to a new report....
Joey Chestnut sets new Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest record
July 4, 2018 | 1:09pmThese judges really are the wurst. Perennial Nathan’s 4th of July Hot Dog Eating champ Joey “Jaws” Chestnut devoured the competition — and his own world record — Wednesday as...
The backwards link between social status and generosity
July 4, 2018 | 12:40pmPeople with less are likely to give more. “Lower status” individuals share their wealth more than their “higher status” counterparts, according to a study from the Queen Mary University of...
De Blasio aims to revive plan adding thousands more food cart permits
July 4, 2018 | 12:35pmPerhaps the city should start thinking about congestion pricing for sidewalks. Mayor Bill de Blasio says he wants to revive a plan to add more than 3,000 street food cart...
Gmail allows developers to read your emails
July 4, 2018 | 12:30pmIf you’re online these days, then you probably have at least one email address at your disposal, to keep in touch with friends, and sign up for other online services....
Miki Sudo wins her fifth Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
July 4, 2018 | 12:27pmShe's still the top dog. Reigning Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest champion Miki Sudo picked up her fifth consecutive belt Wednesday, downing 37 franks and buns amid scorching temperatures...
Renaissance Festival director accused of rape on event grounds
July 4, 2018 | 12:16pmFive employees at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, including two managers, have resigned after the event’s artistic director was accused of raping a freelance photographer at the site last fall. Carr...
Woman unleashes on bus passengers in racist rant
July 4, 2018 | 12:03pmA Rockland County woman was caught on camera going on a racist rant — spewing the N-word at passengers on a local bus. "I hope you all got your motherf--king...
Don’t fall for the new Kennedy conspiracy theories and other commentary
July 4, 2018 | 11:56amFrom the left: Kennedy Conspiracy Theories Are Hogwash Liberals are so deeply shocked by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s resignation they can’t even accept that his decision “was on the...
Mexico's president-elect ditches security guards: 'The people will protect me'
July 4, 2018 | 11:47amMexico’s new president-elect, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, attended a meeting Tuesday with a visible lack of security, telling reporters that “the people” will protect him. Lopez Obrador, a leftist populist...
Pruitt says he never asked Trump for Sessions' job
July 4, 2018 | 11:34amEmbattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt has denied a report that he asked President Donald Trump to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions and put Pruitt in charge of the Justice Department....
I got preventative Botox at 21
July 4, 2018 | 11:25amWrinkles aren't something you'd really associate with a 21-year-old, but I've been conscious of them for years. Since around the age of 16, I noticed I had pretty deep forehead...
School counselor to plead guilty to sexually assaulting girl during therapy session
July 4, 2018 | 11:20amA former high school guidance counselor in New Hampshire accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl will likely take a plea deal to lesser charges next week, according to a...
New Instagram feature is designed to curb your digital addiction
July 4, 2018 | 11:18amWhen Instagram changed the algorithm for its news feed from chronological to one based on engagement, people were pissed off. Understandably so, because it meant the content you see can...
4-year-old girl with cerebral palsy takes joyous first steps
July 4, 2018 | 11:11amThe video of a 4-year-old girl with cerebral palsy taking her first steps went viral after her family posted the emotional video on social media. In a video posted to...
NYPD lieutenant arrested for drunk driving after crash
July 4, 2018 | 11:10amAn NYPD lieutenant was busted on a DWI charge in Queens early Wednesday after he crashed into a parked car, police said. Lt. Sunil Singh, 38, allegedly drove his 2017...
Iran arrests suspected gold-hoarding 'Sultan of Coins'
July 4, 2018 | 11:09amTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state TV says police have arrested a man who was hoarding two tons of gold coins in order to manipulate the market. The Wednesday report quotes...
Creep bicyclist wanted for grabbing another rider's butt
July 4, 2018 | 10:47amPolice are looking for a bicyclist who they say pedaled up to a fellow rider in Williamsburg and grabbed her rear end. The creep allegedly rode up to the 31-year-old...
The latest sign of diplomacy between the Koreas: basketball
July 4, 2018 | 10:44amRelations between North and South Korea continued to rebound on Wednesday as the two longtime foes engaged in some basketball diplomacy for the first time in 15 years, according to...
ISIS leader's son sent straight to hell
July 4, 2018 | 10:36amThe son of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed while trying to attack a power station in the Syrian province of Homs, the terror group’s propaganda news agency...
Drought-stricken states to get drone shows instead of fireworks
July 4, 2018 | 10:32amThere will be no bombs bursting in air on the Fourth of July across some drought-stricken parts of the nation, but residents will still get a buzz — when drones...
Trapped soccer player celebrates 16th birthday inside cave
July 4, 2018 | 10:28amOne of the young Thai soccer players who went missing in a partly flooded cave turned 16 while stranded there — and his relatives are eagerly awaiting his return so...
Thailand to cash in on trapped soccer kids' cave
July 4, 2018 | 10:23amTourists will soon be able to visit the Thai cave that a group of young soccer players and their coach have been stranded in for over 10 days. The Tourism...
There is a war brewing between Lonzo Ball and the Lakers
July 4, 2018 | 10:16amWith each leak, the foundation of Lonzo Ball and the Lakers' relationship seems to weaken. It is no secret that Ball and his ever-volatile father, LaVar, were determined to have...
Samsung phones might send your nudes to random contacts
July 4, 2018 | 10:15amHere’s the deal: If you own a Samsung phone, including the Galaxy S9 or the Note 8, your private pics may be at risk. The phone might be sending photos...
Nevada plans execution with never-used-before drug cocktail
July 4, 2018 | 10:10amLAS VEGAS — One sedative will be substituted for another, and prison officials said Tuesday they plan to use two other drugs never before used in executions in any state...
Man accused of threatening to burn down TV station, kill staffer
July 4, 2018 | 9:46amA Texas man threatened to burn down a television station and warned a general manager that he was a “dead man walking,” according to a federal indictment. Jason Eric Bewley,...
Stringer pushes de Blasio to 'come clean' on lead paint scandal
July 4, 2018 | 9:36amCity Comptroller Scott Stringer on Wednesday pushed the de Blasio administration to “come clean” on the scope of the lead paint scandal at the city's public housing developments — and...
Trump asked aides if he could invade Venezuela last year: report
July 4, 2018 | 9:30amPresident Donald Trump pressed aides about whether he could invade Venezuela during an Oval Office discussion last year about imposing sanctions on the South American country as it was roiled...
The Jets desperately need the old James Carpenter back
July 4, 2018 | 9:21amAs the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on...
Colombian star: American ref handed England win
July 4, 2018 | 9:02amEight yellow cards. A head-butt. Yelling players surrounding the referee. Gamesmanship and spikiness across the pitch. Decided on a penalty shoot-out, the World Cup drama of England beating Colombia would...
Woman boldly texts and drives with a kid on her bike
July 4, 2018 | 9:00amJust when you thought texting and driving was bad, a woman on a motorbike in Phuket, Thailand, was caught texting with a kid riding in front of her. Neither she...
Stranded soccer kids start swimming and diving lessons inside cave
July 4, 2018 | 8:45amThe 12 young Thai soccer players stranded inside a partly flooded cave appeared in a new video Wednesday, saying they were healthy and in good spirits — as they were...
A glimpse at what Hollywood LeBron James' life could be like
July 4, 2018 | 8:37amLOS ANGELES — "Space Jam 2"? A whole new "House Party" franchise? With the leadership of LeBron James, anything is possible. As James comes from Cleveland to Los Angeles looking...
British police: 2 people critical near poisoned-spy town
July 4, 2018 | 8:01amTwo people are fighting for their lives after mysteriously being exposed to an unknown substance — just a few miles from where a former Russian spy and his daughter were...
Enraged man rams his truck through Walmart
July 4, 2018 | 6:55amAfter reportedly getting into a heated argument with a young woman, 19-year-old Caleb Wilson drove his pickup truck into a Walmart, causing an estimated $500,000 in damages. It appears he may...
Cardinal set for sainthood criticized for anti-Semitism
July 4, 2018 | 6:26amWARSAW, Poland — Pope Francis' decision to move the World War II-era head of Poland's Catholic Church a step closer to possible sainthood has hit a stumbling block, after two...
China's HNA Group says co-chairman has died in France
July 4, 2018 | 6:06amBEIJING — The co-chairman of HNA Group, a conglomerate that operates China's fourth-largest airline and finance, logistics and other businesses around the world, has died in an accident while on...
Charter schools' progressive promise for the future of US education
July 4, 2018 | 5:18amThe big moments of historical importance don’t go unremarked, but quieter milestones often pass with little notice unless we stop to commemorate them and note their significance. On July 1,...
An added weapon making Aroldis Chapman unhittable
July 4, 2018 | 3:30amOne night, Aroldis Chapman is finishing off hitters with his slider. The next, it’s his 100-plus-mph fastball. The two pitches are becoming interchangeable, making the fireballing left-handed closer virtually unhittable....
Knicks' top draft pick vows to fix one weakness
July 4, 2018 | 3:20amLAS VEGAS — When rookie 6-foot-9 combo forward Kevin Knox debuts for the Knicks on Saturday in the Las Vegas Summer League, their lottery pick gets the first chance to...
Gleyber Torres dodges an injury bullet
July 4, 2018 | 3:10amGleyber Torres was out of the Yankees starting lineup for Tuesday night’s 8-5 win over the Braves with what Aaron Boone described as a recurring tight right hip flexor. The...
Aaron Boone on whether Bird and Drury will platoon at first
July 4, 2018 | 2:52amBrandon Drury made his second start at first base since getting called up on Friday. Both have come against left-handers, but that doesn’t mean there will be a platoon at...
Friends, co-workers shocked by 'kindhearted' nurse suspected of murdering babies
July 4, 2018 | 2:28amA British nurse was arrested Tuesday for allegedly murdering eight newborns and trying to kill six others in a UK hospital’s neonatal unit, according to reports. Lucy Letby, 28, allegedly...
Shohei Ohtani is back but not as a pitcher yet
July 4, 2018 | 2:27amSEATTLE — The Angels activated two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani from the 10-day disabled list Tuesday and used him as the designated hitter in their game against the Mariners. Ohtani and...
The case for dealing Zack Wheeler before trade deadline
July 4, 2018 | 2:19amTORONTO — Remember Rich Harden? Hard-throwing right-hander from last decade. Struck out a lot of guys, walked a lot of guys. Got hurt a lot, too. In July 2008, the...
Boss fired after telling mom her son being on life support is no reason to miss work
July 4, 2018 | 2:17amA Michigan gas station manager was fired after her callous response to an employee’s request for time off to be with her son, who was reportedly placed on life support,...
Parents, 2 infant daughters killed in California desert crash
July 4, 2018 | 1:30amPALMDALE, Calif. — A couple and their two baby girls were killed Tuesday when their car veered into oncoming traffic and was smashed by a van on a Mojave Desert...
10-year-old boy starved, tortured for days before death: lawyers
July 4, 2018 | 1:18amLOS ANGELES — A 10-year-old Southern California boy was starved and tortured for days before his death, sometimes by younger brothers and sisters forced to take part in the beatings,...
It's important the Yankees can win ugly games like this one
July 4, 2018 | 12:50amThis is the way you build the kind of record you’re going to need to survive the gauntlet of the American League. They can’t all be 11-1 cakewalks, and they...
Seemingly unconscious woman who fell out of SUV found safe
July 4, 2018 | 12:36amTAMPA, Fla. — Detectives in Florida have found a woman safe after she was seen on a surveillance video falling from a moving SUV, officials said Tuesday. The 21-year-old woman...
Psychiatric reports on Colorado theater shooter made public
July 4, 2018 | 12:15amDENVER — A judge has ordered the release of psychiatric evaluations of James Holmes, the gunman who killed 12 people in a Colorado movie theater in 2012. The Denver Post...