Yankees keep finding new ways to rack up victories

BALTIMORE — For six games, the Golden State Warriors have been slathered in praise for remembering how to win without Kevin Durant. Durant may be the best basketball player on the planet, but he hurt his calf with two minutes to go in the third quarter of Game 5 of the Warriors’ Western Conference semifinalsRead moreRead more

Finally standing up to the horrors of horse racing

With the Belmont Stakes just two weeks away, let’s keep some grim statistics in mind: Every year, more than 2,000 horses are killed while racing or training. Approximately 13,000 retired thoroughbreds are packed off to slaughterhouses. And that’s to say nothing of the hundreds — often in puberty and active racers — who suffer painfulRead moreRead more

Trump, Pelosi wage Twitter war over ‘stammer’ video

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Trump traded insults on Twitter Thursday evening after Trump tweeted a video that showed moments when the Democratic congresswoman stammered during a press conference Thursday. Trump tweeted the video at about 9 p.m. after a long day of back and forth between the two politicians. It contained a seriesRead moreRead more

Experts believe Aladdin may actually be based on a real person

Genies and flying carpets may still be up for debate, but experts now believe that “Aladdin” could actually be based on a real person. “A lot of new research being done about the man behind Aladdin,” says Arafat A. Razzaque, researcher at Cambridge University’s Centre of Islamic Studies, in an interview with Time magazine. Disney’sRead moreRead more

Tour the gorgeous home of jewelry designer to the stars Tara Maria Famiglietti

Illustrious jewelry designer Tara Maria Famiglietti (whose A-list clients include Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Gisele Bündchen, Jessica Alba and Ali MacGraw, to name a few) and her husband, musician Matt White, don’t remember exactly when it happened. But at some point in the last year or so, the pair found themselves living full time in theirRead moreRead more

Ocasio-Cortez, Warren grill Mnuchin for role in Sears bankruptcy

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined forces with Sen. Elizabeth Warren to ​challenge Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin over his role in the bankruptcy of Sears that resulted in thousands of workers being laid off and stores closing. The New York Democrat and the 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful from Massachusetts released a video Thursday to highlight a letterRead moreRead more

Mets and Mickey Callaway’s real test will be coming soon enough

The scores turned late and often this week at Citi Field, and if you really want to know the greater state of the National League East, here’s the true final tally for these past four wacky contests: The Mets are at DEFCON 3, the Nationals DEFCON 1. Did we just see the Mets turn aroundRead moreRead more

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket, Starlink satellites into orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX, the private rocket company of high-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched the first batch of 60 small satellites into low-Earth orbit on Thursday for Musk’s new Starlink internet service. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellites blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at about 10:30 p.m. local time, clearingRead moreRead more

What your wine preference reveals about your personality

Red or white? New research revealed your choice of wine can say a lot about your personality. If you like “Game of Thrones,” consider yourself an introvert and enjoy traveling, results found you’re probably a red wine drinker. Conducted in advance of National Wine Day on May 25, the survey of 2,000 Americans (aged 21+)Read moreRead more

Man charged with murder in death of daughter he mistook for intruder

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Authorities in South Carolina have charged a man with killing his daughter, whom he mistook for a potential intruder. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office says 43-year-old Jermaine Pressley faces charges of murder, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and three counts of felon in possession of a firearm, in additionRead moreRead more