The Republican Senate Tuesday narrowly passed President Trump’s controversial Big Beautiful Bill after a marathon debate, clearing another hurdle toward a major political win for the White House. After slogging through a brutal 28-hour marathon session, senators voted 50-50 for Trump’s sprawling package of tax and spending cuts, with three GOP lawmakers breaking ranks to … Read more
A man was stabbed and wounded during a bloody clash inside a Harlem subway station, police said Wednesday. The 56-year-old victim was stabbed in both shoulders as he fought with his attacker on the uptown train platform at the W. 125th St. station, cops said. A man was stabbed repeatedly on the uptown subway platform … Read more
Jurors weighing the federal case against Sean “Diddy” Combs on Tuesday told the court they’d reached a verdict on all counts except the RICO conspiracy charge, which had drawn “unpersuadable opinions on both sides.” In a note sent out after 4 p.m., the eight men and four women on the jury said after around 12 … Read more
Paul Goldschmidt had one of just three Yankees hits in Saturday’s 7-0 loss to the A’s, but that didn’t stop him from sharing some self-depreciation after the game. “I have not played well for the last few weeks, maybe even this whole month,” the 15-year-veteran said. “That’s hurt our team the way I’ve played this … Read more
A Kansas police officer and the man he was trying to arrest shot and killed each other after an illegal fireworks report, authorities said Saturday. Brandon Gaede, a 30-year-old deputy with the Phillips County sheriff’s office, responded to the illegal fireworks call around 9:30 p.m. Friday in Phillipsburg, police said. He encountered 27-year-old Kolton Griffith … Read more
Of course it’s more fun when we have a competitive general election for the New York City mayoralty. And of course, the media will try to stir things up. But I just don’t think a competitive election will happen and Zohran Mamdani will win in November. Here’s why: The Democratic nominee starts with a massive … Read more
One could argue, as his lawyers have for months, that Luis Bernier should be out of prison by now. Instead he has languished on Rikers Island since March 12 because he can’t get transferred to prison due to the ripples still emanating from the state prison guards strike that ended in March. Bernier, 34, is … Read more
Three men brutally attacked a 28-year-old woman in Queens, yelling anti-LGBTQ slurs at her — with one of the assailants strangling her until she lost consciousness — in what cops are investigating as a possible hate crime, according to a police source. The victim and her attackers, who knew each other, got into an argument … Read more
President Trump’s right-wing supporters have hit Zohran Mamdani with a barrage of Islamophobic hate since he stunned the political world Tuesday night by winning the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. MAGA loyalists have claimed that Mamdani might impose religious Sharia law in the Big Apple or even spark terrorism like the Sept. 11 … Read more
A Bronx man suspected of assaulting an off-duty NYPD officer and a Bronx woman who was with him as he fled were arrested in Connecticut following a wild police chase that left a state trooper injured and multiple vehicles damaged. At approximately 2:18 p.m. Wednesday, Connecticut State Police were alerted that Jonser Hernandez-Mota was traveling … Read more