Politics
Iran tried to pressure Thailand into pulling 40K farm workers out of Israel after Oct. 7: report
Iran reportedly hatched a covert plan to leverage Thailand into pulling tens of thousands of farm workers out of Israel in exchange for securing dozens of Thai hostages taken...
How Prince William and Kate Middleton’s 3 kids gave personalized touch to mom’s Christmas service décor
Princess Kate Middleton’s three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, added their own personalized touch to their mom’s annual Christmas carol service this year. The royal kids...
Giants are somehow worse than last year entering bye — but there’s a Jaxson Dart twist
There are all sorts of statistics and metrics and analytics to determine the success or failure of a team. This is a strange one that defines the current moribund...
NYU students lament loss of Washington Sq. Park’s homeless junkies — even as classmate is brutally attacked by vagrant
They need a lesson in common sense. New York University kids are whining that Washington Square Park has lost its charm now that the cops have evicted all the...
Soft-on-crime ex-NYC and Maryland jail honcho helping Mamdani reshape services for criminals
The ex-NYC jails boss who oversaw a huge surge of violence on Rikers Island is helping Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani reshape the Big Apple’s public-safety policies. Former Correction Commissioner Vincent...
Roy Kramer, former SEC commissioner who helped devise historic BCS, dead at 96
Pretty much every debate over who should play for the national title, every argument about the staggering amounts of money, every tirade about how college football is nothing like...
Exclusive | Why Simon Cowell was so upset he almost canceled his big new Netflix show: ‘I was in pieces’
Netflix is betting big on Simon Cowell, the man viewers loved to hate on “American Idol,” as he searches for the new One Direction. But it all nearly came...
Mike Piazza’s iconic post-9/11 home run gave us more than sports back
The past quarter century of New York sports has been enough time for us to witness an incalculable number of captivating moments, brilliant athletes, elite teams and, unfortunately, embarrassing...
Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue
Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after US and Ukrainian officials said they’ll meet on Saturday for a third day of talks...
How a 30-year-old chihuahua-walking, ‘autistic-like’ pipe bomb suspect stumped Biden’s FBI for years
The confessed Jan. 6 pipe bomber flummoxed former President Joe Biden’s FBI before he was arrested and charged this week with planting the explosives outside the headquarters of both...
Newlyweds have ‘virtual’ wedding reception after flight canceled at last minute
A newly married couple attended their own wedding reception virtually after their flight was cancelled at the last minute. With the hall fully decorated and arrangements in place, the...
DHS fires back after Dem Rep. Adelita Grijalva claims she was ‘pushed aside and pepper sprayed’ during ICE raid
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday pushed back against accusations from Arizona Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva, who claimed she was pepper-sprayed during an immigration raid in Tucson. In a...