The mother of an innocent teen chased down and hacked to death with machetes by a pack of gangbangers was called “hysterical” by a Bronx judge Thursday after having to be restrained and escorted out of court by police when she began screaming at the top of her lungs. Leandra Feliz, the mother of slain … Continue reading "Judge calls screaming mom of ‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz ‘hysterical’"

Tourists are hiking for miles on a remote Scottish island to catch a glimpse of a piece of driftwood shaped like a naked woman. The large piece of wood — affectionately named The Lady of Balnahard — washed ashore at the northern tip of Colonsay, Inner Hebrides. The peculiar timber near the island’s Balnahard Beach … Continue reading "Hikers have a serious woody for a piece of driftwood shaped like a naked woman"

Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez livestreamed on Instagram her panicked reaction to a tornado warning in Washington DC on Thursday afternoon. The Bronx Democrat shared video of a downpour shot from her House office in Capitol Hill. “Guys, they just issued a tornado watch in D.C.,” she says in the video. She then pans over and … Continue reading "Ocasio-Cortez shares panicked reaction to DC tornado warning on Instagram"

A mischievous 3-year-old boy in the UK really wanted a teddy bear — so badly that he climbed into an arcade claw machine to grab one, and got trapped, according to a new report. Natalie Draper, 37, brought her son Noah to an indoor play center in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, on Wednesday, The Sun reported. The … Continue reading "This boy really wanted a teddy bear \u2014 and he paid the price"

Facebook removed more than 3 billion fake accounts from October to March, twice as many as the previous six months, the company said Thursday. Nearly all of them were caught before they had a chance to become “active” users of the social network. In a new report, Facebook said it saw a “steep increase” in … Continue reading "Facebook removed 3 billion fake accounts in just 6 months"

LAS VEGAS — There is more to know than a bus security video clip has shown about the case of a 25-year-old woman accused of killing a 74-year-old man by shoving him off a public bus in Las Vegas, an attorney defending the woman on a murder charge said Thursday. Cadesha Michelle Bishop’s attorney, Michael … Continue reading "Suspect in bus shove murder case did not ‘intend to kill’: lawyer"

BEIJING — China’s airline industry association has thrown its support behind 13 Chinese carriers seeking compensation from Boeing for groundings of the 737 Max 8. The China Air Transport Association said in a statement Friday that the groundings and delayed deliveries of the planes were causing “serious damage” to the companies’ businesses. It estimated their … Continue reading "China to support airlines seeking compensation from Boeing"

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York lawmakers are holding a hearing on sexual harassment and what the state can do to combat the widespread problem in the public and private sectors. Click Here: The Democrat-led Legislature held a similar, day-long hearing in February, the first of its kind in nearly 30 years. Friday’s follow-up hearing in … Continue reading "NY lawmakers to hold hearing on sexual harassment"

Esquire editor-in-chief Jay Fielden told staffers on Thursday that he is exiting the venerable but struggling men’s title at the end of June, the latest high-level departure at Hearst Magazines. “For me, the time has come to explore new opportunities, perhaps more than one,” he said in a farewell post. On Instagram Thursday, he posted … Continue reading "Esquire editor-in-chief Jay Fielden to step down"

The Trump administration is reportedly considering using a legislative loophole to sell billions of dollars worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia without congressional approval. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other senior officials are pushing a plan in which President Trump would utilize a provision of the Arms Control Act that enables the sale of … Continue reading "Trump administration may use loophole to sell Saudi Arabia weapons"