Month: August 2019

Big Bill de Blasio rolled into City Hall’s Blue Room Friday, blowing smoke like an old-timey steam locomotive and demanding New Yorkers believe absurd lies about his role in the Eric Garner affair. “I believe my role is to respect this process and respect the state law,” says the man who respects nothing and nobodyRead moreRead more

A man spat twice in the face of a fellow straphanger as the doors of a subway car closed at 34th Street in Manhattan, thinking he was in the clear because his target was still on the train, video shows. But his target was able to pry the doors back open — and ran outRead moreRead more

Stocks tumbled Friday toward their worst week of 2019, as investors fretted over an escalating trade war with China. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 334.18 points to 26,249.22 at its lowest point Friday after China vowed to retaliate over threatened US tariffs on another $300 billion worth of Chinese goods. “We don’t want toRead moreRead more

HARTFORD, Conn. — A butcher shop employee who cut the throat of a runaway calf in a Home Depot parking lot has been charged with animal cruelty, police said Friday. Badr Musaed, 39, turned himself in Thursday to face the felony charge, authorities said. He was released after posting a $10,000 bond. The young cowRead moreRead more

PARIS — Cleanup work at fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral will resume later this month but under stricter lead-protection rules, amid growing public concern about toxic pollution. Under pressure from labor inspectors concerned about lead risks, the Paris region administration suspended cleanup work at the cathedral last week, and ordered new checks of schools and nurseriesRead moreRead more

LOS ANGELES — Three suspects were arrested Friday in the fatal shooting of an off-duty Los Angeles police officer, officials said. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti described those arrested as the “primary suspects responsible for the murder of Officer Juan Diaz” and said they were taken into custody in the cities of Temecula and MuriettaRead moreRead more

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A Tennessee mother accused of contributing to the deaths of her newborn twins by using drugs will not be prosecuted. see also Woman charged with murder after her newborn twins die with drugs in systems A Tennessee woman was charged with murder after her premature… News outlets report that charges against 29-year-oldRead moreRead more

If you think riding in an elevator with random people can be awkward, you’re not alone. A new study has found that 66% of people don’t want to talk while in one. A quarter of them said they don’t talk because they just don’t like speaking to people they don’t know, according to a studyRead moreRead more

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities say a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit off Java island has killed four people and damaged more than 200 houses, swaying buildings as far away as the capital. The U.S. Geological Survey says Friday night’s quake was centered 151 kilometers (94 miles) from Banten province off the island’s southwest coast.Read moreRead more

Barneys’ latest effort to find a financial fix to stay afloat fell flat, The Post has learned. The luxury retailer, which has been on a hunt for a buyer or investor to provide a cash infusion, was rejected by its primary lender last week when it requested an emergency loan, sources told The Post. BarneysRead moreRead more