SANTA ANA, Calif. — A 30-year-old Southern California man who says he works as a “manny” for families with young children is facing four felony counts of sexual assault involving children under the age of 14 and 10. Matthew Antonio Zakrzewski of Costa Mesa was arrested by Laguna Beach police earlier this month after he … Continue reading "‘Manny’ arrested for molesting kids, possessing child porn"

A British tourist marking his anniversary in Mexico contracted a potentially deadly foodborne parasite that left him vomiting blood. “We went out for a meal on our first night and had a really nice time,” Chris Gillian told UK television station ITV, according to The Sun. “But almost a week in, I’d woken up feeling … Continue reading "Foodborne parasite leaves British tourist vomiting blood in Mexico"

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 semifinals … Continue reading "Yankees keep finding new ways to rack up victories"

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 painful … Continue reading "Finally standing up to the horrors of horse racing"

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 series … Continue reading "Trump, Pelosi wage Twitter war over ‘stammer’ video"

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’s … Continue reading "Experts believe Aladdin may actually be based on a real person"

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 their … Continue reading "Tour the gorgeous home of jewelry designer to the stars Tara Maria Famiglietti"

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 letter … Continue reading "Ocasio-Cortez, Warren grill Mnuchin for role in Sears bankruptcy"

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 around … Continue reading "Mets and Mickey Callaway’s real test will be coming soon enough"

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, clearing … Continue reading "SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket, Starlink satellites into orbit"