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
A pair of crazed cyclists attacked a man on the Upper West Side, critically injuring him after one of attackers beat the victim over the head with their bicycle, cops said Thursday. The 45-year-old victim was walking near the corner of W. 82nd St. and Central Park West on the edge of the park around … 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Columbia University faculty sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to restore $400 million in federal funding withdrawn over antisemitism concerns — and stop the government from meddling in university affairs.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
A teenager has been nabbed for the cold-blooded slaying of a man stabbed outside Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, police said Tuesday. Noah Rentas, 18, is charged with killing 27-year-old Michael Hernandez on March 14, with the slain man’s mother calling the alleged attacker a “coward.” “Why did you murder my son?” Marisol Miranda cried out as … Read more
The Giants‘ Plan ‘E’ at quarterback is a doozy. The scrambling franchise reached agreement Tuesday with veteran quarterback Russell Wilson on a one-year contract worth $10.5 million guaranteed just days after signing veteran Jameis Winston to a two-year, $8 million deal. Wilson’s contract reportedly could be worth up to $21 million with incentives. This signing … 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
Before Rosa Parks changed history by refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Alabama bus, a righteous Black Army lieutenant was court martialed for taking the same stand in Texas. His name: Jackie Robinson. Robinson is best known, of course, for breaking baseball’s color barrier in 1947. But on July 6, 1944, Robinson … Read more
TAMPA — J.C. Escarra took the scenic route, but the catcher finally reached his desired destination when Aaron Boone summoned him to his office on Saturday. With hidden cameras recording their conversation, Boone initially acted as if Escarra had not made the Yankees’ roster after an all-around impressive spring. Then the manager dropped the charade. … Read more
PORT ST. LUCIE — Love him or loathe him, you can’t miss Juan Soto’s at-bats. You can’t miss the theatrics of his at-bats, the infamous “Soto Shuffle” that inspired a song, and the gamebreaking home runs. “It’s good for us,” said Mets closer Edwin Diaz. “Because we don’t have to face him anymore.” That seems … Read more