Police arrested a man who stabbed a 57-year-old woman in the face early Friday morning at the World Trade Center Memorial, cops said. Just before 2 a.m. Amir Thompson walked up to the victim near Liberty St. and Greenwich St. in lower Manhattan and reportedly said, “I know you from somewhere,” before punching her and … Read more
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
Manhattan Federal Judge Dale Ho’s decision to dismiss “with prejudice” the sweeping public corruption charges against Mayor Adams was a stinging indictment of the Justice Department’s position that it could drop the case to procure the mayor’s cooperation on immigration matters. “DOJ’s immigration enforcement rationale is both unprecedented and breathtaking in its sweep. DOJ cites … 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
By DAVID RISING and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI, Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar on Friday, causing extensive damage across a wide swath of one of the world’s poorest countries and prompting officials to warn that the initial death toll — above 140 — was likely to grow in the days ahead. In neighboring Thailand, … Read more