A mosquito-borne virus — which causes brain swelling and can lead to death — has been detected in Florida, according to officials. The state’s Health Department issued a warning last week about the discovery of the virus, known as Eastern equine encephalitis, after it was found in “several sentinel chickens in the same flock.” “ThereRead moreRead more

The $250 million defamation lawsuit filed by Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann against the Washington Post was dismissed Friday. Attorneys for the Kentucky teen — who was filmed earlier this year in January wearing a MAGA hat in a viral standoff with Native American activist Nathan Phillips in Washington, DC — claimed theRead moreRead more

Social media was in a frenzy Sunday night trying to piece together the Mets-Blue Jays trade. Initially it was only known that Marcus Stroman was being dealt. Amid the madness emerged a seemingly amused Anthony Kay. “What’s up Twitter??” the now-former highly touted Mets pitching prospect tweeted. “What’s going on is something happening?” At thisRead moreRead more

No means no — even for Grandma. An Australian program is trying to educate young children on sexual consent by explaining they have the right to even tell Granny to hold back on her kisses. But the push is taking heat — from the older generation. The Respectful Relationships program being taught in Victoria schoolsRead moreRead more

Residents signing up for food stamps in Minnesota are provided a brochure about domestic violence, but it doesn’t matter if they even read the pamphlet. The mere fact it was made available could allow them to qualify for government food aid if their earnings or savings exceed federal limits. As odd as that might sound,Read moreRead more

The US economy slowed between March and June, but still grew at a healthy clip as solid consumer spending offset declining exports and business investments amid a threatened trade war with China. The US gross domestic product dropped to 2.1 percent during the second quarter, down from 3.1 percent during the first three months ofRead moreRead more

BOSTON — The Yankees’ pitching took another hit on Sunday, when CC Sabathia was placed on the 10-day injured list with right knee inflammation. Sabathia was coming off a second straight subpar performance in Saturday’s loss to the Red Sox, when he gave up five runs- all earned- in just 4 1/3 innings, as theRead moreRead more

Ice, ice, boobies. Polar Products, a company that specializes in hot and cold therapy, is fighting the dreaded summer boob sweat with freezable bra inserts. Called Cool58 Bra Coolers, these mini ice packs for the twins resemble the silicone chicken cutlets women don for special-occasion curves. Pop them in the fridge or freezer for anRead moreRead more

“The scourge of gun violence in our nation is one of the most pressing issues of our time and we are not going to wait for the federal government to act,” thundered Gov. Andrew Cuomo in January as he pushed for new gun-control bills. But “not going to wait” turns out to be . . . notRead moreRead more

They were in fourth place, 7 ¹/₂ games out of a wild card, yet desperate to believe they were in it and to convince their fan base to keep coming to games. So the Mets made a win-now move and sacrificed their best lefty pitching prospect. This was late July 2004 and the Mets triedRead moreRead more