Month: July 2019

A stowaway on a Kenya Airways flight may have fallen from an airplane soaring above London — plunging to his death in a garden below, according to a report Monday. The unnamed passenger was likely hiding out in a landing gear compartment of the plane as it descended to Heathrow Airport on Sunday, local copsRead moreRead more

The body of a Missouri teen who vanished while headed to do some odd jobs was found in the back of a tractor-trailer, authorities said. Jasmine Mills, 17, had been missing for two days when she was found dead Saturday morning in a Kansas City industrial park, the Kansas City Star reported. She was lastRead moreRead more

There is no debate whether Artemi Panarin’s addition would make the Rangers a better and more entertaining team this coming season, and at least for a handful of years after that. He would. The 27-year-old winger is an elite talent whose complementary game tends to elevate his teammates. A clever dispatcher every bit as muchRead moreRead more

Tyler Skaggs, a 27-year-old starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, died in Texas on Monday, the team said. Skaggs was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in his hotel room at around 2:18 p.m., according to the Southlake Police Department in Texas He was pronounced dead at the scene. “Tyler has, and always will be, anRead moreRead more

A California mom has been arrested for allegedly murdering her 12-year-old son — and critically injuring his brother — a decade after she was convicted of trying to drown him as a baby, according to authorities. Sherri Renee Telnas, 45, was busted after 911 callers reported that she was acting “strangely” early Saturday as sheRead moreRead more

Babe “The Great Bambino” Ruth was no stranger to excess. He frequented brothels, crashed Cadillacs, smoked cigars prolifically and once ate a dozen hot dogs between double-header games. But the scotch-loving Ruth probably did not drink as well as whoever opts to blow $40,000 on a one-of-a-kind swig (and then some) up for grabs atRead moreRead more

Nets general manager Sean Marks may never top Sunday, when he landed superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in free agency. Monday’s encore was extracting a first-round pick from Golden State for D’Angelo Russell, a restricted free agent many thought would be renounced and leave for nothing. There had been reports early Monday that theRead moreRead more

The Nicholas Scoppetta Children’s Center is badly overcrowded these days, and the cause is a familiar one: reformers who didn’t think through all the results of their efforts to make things better. The city foster-care facility has more-than doubled its daily population, from an average of 30 kids a day in 2013 to 75 lastRead moreRead more

LONDON — If MLB and England invite the Yankees back for a second look they undoubtedly will listen to the pitch. Aaron Boone, Brian Cashman and players never missed a chance to gush about what an overwhelming experience playing two games at London Stadium against the blood rival Red Sox was on Saturday and Sunday.Read moreRead more

Joe Biden made an awkward reference to a “gay waiter” while speaking at an event hosted by an LGBT rights advocate in Seattle, a report said Sunday. The presidential hopeful was referencing public sentiment on gay rights over the course of his career on Saturday when he made the boneheaded comment, according to CNN. BidenRead moreRead more