Godzilla has long been served with a side of preachiness. The big lizard’s origin story in the 1950s was that it was awakened by nuclear explosions to wreak havoc on Japan. Makes sense, right? Then in the 1998 Matthew Broderick film, nuclear tests don’t just wake ’Zilla up, they create him — by affecting the … Continue reading "‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ review: Reboot is too touchy-feely"

A mysterious prehistoric forest has risen again on a Welsh beach thanks to Storm Hannah. The collection of ancient tree stumps had been buried under water and sand more than 4,500 years ago and now people are connecting it to an ancient legend about a “sunken civilization.” Click Here: Sports Water Bottles The forest is … Continue reading "Storm uncovers 4,500-year-old prehistoric forest in Wales"

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza’s crusade against “toxic” whiteness at the city Department of Education created an “Us vs. Them’’ culture that saw three longtime officials demoted in favor of less-qualified persons of color, a blockbuster $90 million lawsuit claims. “If you draw a paycheck from DOE … get on board with my equity platform or … Continue reading "Bombshell suit claims Carranza’s ‘toxic’ whiteness purge cost DOE execs their jobs"

The day after the federal government indicted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on 18 charges related to his publication of secret Pentagon and State Department documents, San Francisco’s police chief apologized for raiding the home of freelance videographer Bryan Carmody. Carmody had obtained a police report, about the death of a former city public defender, which … Continue reading "The feds have charged Assange with committing … journalism"

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"