A “well-loved” first grade teacher was fatally shot in the head inside her Bronx home with her mom, who uses a wheelchair, hearing the fatal shot from the apartment below, police said Wednesday. Cops are now looking to question the 35-year-old boyfriend of Jessica Hoyle, 31, for the Tuesday night shooting. Hoyle was a teacher … Read more
Dan Halloran, a former member of the New York City Council who once spent five years in federal prison on corruption and fraud charges, has been arrested in Miami and charged with child pornography, federal authorities said. Halloran was arrested at Miami International Airport on Saturday after he was allegedly caught with approximately 1,000 videos … Read more
Val Kilmer, a versatile Hollywood anti-hero of the 1980s and 1990s with star turns as both Batman and Jim Morrison, has died. He was 65. Kilmer was surrounded by family and loved ones in Los Angeles when he succumbed to a bout pneumonia on Tuesday night, his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, confirmed. The beloved actor, who … Read more
The White House correspondents’ dinner axed its traditional comedy act this year, canceling comedian Amber Ruffin as host a day after a Trump administration official called her “hate-filled” because of her jokes about the president. The annual dinner, which the White House Correspondents’ Association has hosted since 1921, is known for bringing together presidents, journalists … Read more
Richard Chamberlain, the veteran actor who charmed audiences in “Dr. Kildare” and several successful miniseries, died Saturday night. He was 90. Chamberlain died of complications following a stroke, according to his publicist, Harlan Boll. He was at home in Waimanalo, Hawaii. “Our beloved Richard is with the angels now. He is free and soaring to … Read more
Two men hung a noose from a Queens water tower, then apparently stopped to snap a picture of it with a cell phone, cops said Sunday. The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the incident as a possible bias crime. The men hoisted the noose from a tower on top of a building on … Read more
President Donald Trump is seeking to restore “truth and sanity to American history” by removing “improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” from the Smithsonian Institution. On Thursday, as part of the White House’s ongoing effort to reshape American culture and eliminate references to diversity, equity and inclusion from public life, the president signed an executive order … Read more
Columbia University faculty sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to restore $400 million in federal funding withdrawn over antisemitism concerns — and stop the government from meddling in university affairs. The lawsuit, brought by the faculty members’ union in Manhattan Federal Court, accused several agencies of ignoring the legally required process to terminate funding. Instead, … Read more
Relatives of a pedestrian killed by an e-bike rider on a Brooklyn street said there should be stronger laws to regulate the motorized vehicles — and tougher penalties for reckless riders. “There needs to be more strict laws regarding this,” said Elvira Ramirez Cruz, whose nephew Luis Cruz, 49, was mowed down by an e-bike … Read more
Early on the day a Brooklyn mom is accused in connection with the drowning of her 6-year-old daughter Madeline Tavarez during a bathtub baptism, she sent the girl’s aunt an ominous message. “Pray for peace and for Madeline the devil wants her bc she is not baptized,” reads a text to the aunt viewed by … Read more