The contentious relationship between Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs has, quite definitively, become the Toronto Raptors’ gain. Leonard, the two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, has keyed the Raptors’ charge into the NBA Finals, the first time in franchise history the team will play for the league title. It wasn’t that long … Continue reading "Kawhi Leonard’s uncle reveals what really happened with Spurs"

A commercial flight in China was nearly forced to make an emergency landing when massive hunks of hail shattered the jumbo jet’s windshield, according to reports Monday. China Southern Airlines flight CZ3101 was headed from Guangzhou to Beijing when the hailstorm struck and badly cracked the Airbus A380’s front window as it soared at 37,000 … Continue reading "Hailstorm shatters plane’s windshield during ‘roller coaster’ flight"

The New Jersey family involved in a fatal car crash near Niagara Falls had nine people, including three 4-year-olds, packed into a minivan without any car seats, authorities said Monday. Two of the dead were identified as Ondina Castro De La Cruz, 47, and Mayelin Brito-Castro, 32. Both women were in the van along with … Continue reading "Family of 9 packed into minivan for fatal Niagara Falls trip: cops"

Not only did he fabricate the credentials of college applicants — he faked his own, too. College admissions guru William “Rick” Singer was a con man so brazen that he lied under oath about serving on admissions committees at a handful of schools, according to a new report. The sworn testimony came in 2016, when … Continue reading "College scammer Rick Singer lied about serving on admissions committees"

His mood brightened the most, late Monday afternoon, when Manny Machado received a question about Yankee Stadium’s legendarily generous right-field porch. “I think everyone knows Yankee Stadium, how short right field is,” the Padres’ $300 million man said after he lost his Bronx debut in his new uniform, 5-2 to the Yankees. “You definitely saw … Continue reading "Yankees\u2019 Manny Machado pass deserves only cheers"

TOKYO — Authorities say 16 people, including elementary school children, have been stabbed in an attack in Kawasaki, outside of Tokyo. One adult and one child have died. Fire officials tell the Kyodo news agency that a man has been detained in the attack. It wasn’t immediately clear how serious the other injuries are. Click … Continue reading "2 dead, including child, after stabbing spree in Japan"

New York prosecutors, police and politicians need to get moving now to prepare for Jan. 1, when the criminal-justice “reforms” rushed through in this year’s state budget take effect. Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance spelled out a host of problems in City Council testimony last week, including this doozy: The new law “essentially hands white-collar … Continue reading "New York’s new get-out-of-jail-free card for white-collar criminals"

Even Mother Nature at her wildest couldn’t stop this soldier from paying his respects to the fallen. Moving video and photos show a proud member of the 3rd US Infantry Regiment ignoring a raging storm to place a flag at Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Click Here: As onlookers took cover from … Continue reading "Soldier places flag in ‘jaw-dropping’ display amid torrential downpour"

A new Gillette ad released last week Thursday features a transgender man shaving for the first time. Samson Bonkeabantu Brown, a Toronto-based artist, shares the personal on-camera experience with his father, who coaches him through the significant life moment. “Now, don’t be scared,” his father warns. “Shaving is about being confident.” “Growing up, I was … Continue reading "Gillette ad shows man teaching transgender son how to shave"

Here’s another thing that gets a rise out of Anthony Weiner: other perverts. Long before the former Queens congressman earned himself a rap sheet for trading X-rated messages with a 15-year-old girl, he was getting hot and bothered about sex offenders living in the congressional district he represented. Weiner’s office repeatedly called the NYPD’s Sex … Continue reading "Anthony Weiner complained about sex offenders in district before scandal"