NYC Ferry service went off without a hitch on Memorial Day — because it was so abysmal the day before that many would-be passengers gave it a wide berth. After hundreds of riders baked in the blazing sun for up to 90 minutes waiting in line Sunday — only for some to be unable to … Continue reading "Memorial Day travelers skip the ferry after disastrous Sunday"

A 5-year-old girl vanished from her Utah home over the weekend, and her uncle — whom cops consider the main suspect in the case — was arrested on a warrant for a probation violation, local police said. Elizabeth Jessica Shelley was last seen at her home by her mom around 2 a.m. Saturday, Logan City … Continue reading "5-year-old girl vanishes from Utah home, uncle considered main suspect"

As the “Big Wars” fade into history, Memorial Day has progressively become less about memorializing and more about weenie roasts. One reason is the relatively low casualty rate from Iraq and Afghanistan. As a vet, I’m thankful for that — but no less determined to remember the fallen. And as a combat journalist, I’ve met … Continue reading "The fallen I remember"

Leo Tolstoy famously wrote in “Anna Karenina” that “all happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” A new report titled “The Ties That Bind: Is Faith a Global Force for Good or Ill in the Family?” from the Institute for Family Studies and the Wheatley Institution challenges Tolstoy’s wisdom. … Continue reading "What makes happy marriages, left and right"

The tourist killed in a shark attack in Hawaii over the weekend was a recently retired optometrist, family man and avid adventurer from California, friends said. Dr. Thomas Smiley, 65, of Granite Bay, was swimming about 60 yards from the shore near the Kaanapali Shores resort in Maui early Saturday when the shark set upon … Continue reading "Tourist who died in gruesome shark attack was recently retired"

SAN DIEGO — US Rep. Duncan Hunter of California acknowledged taking a photo with a dead combatant during his time as a Marine as he defended a Navy SEAL charged with multiple war crimes, including killing a teenage fighter. The Republican congressman, who was re-elected last November as he faces corruption charges, made the comments … Continue reading "California congressman admits he\u2019s taken photo with dead enemy"

Rack it up as one more way Google tracks your personal data. Any purchase you make that uses your Gmail account will be logged by Google, according to a discovery made recently by a Reddit user. The user uncovered that Google is keeping tabs on any purchase that uses your Gmail account. Google also tracks … Continue reading "Google is reportedly tracking your purchases through Gmail"

Amazon may have bid farewell to Queens, but it still “hearts” the Big Apple. After walking away from a deal to build a headquarters on the Queens waterfront in Long Island City, Amazon is back to shopping for office space on Manhattan’s West Side, sources tell The Post. The tech giant has been in talks … Continue reading "Amazon eyeing office space on Manhattan’s West Side"

Sports Illustrated over the decades has chronicled stellar match-ups, blow-outs, squeakers, sudden deaths and photo finishes. Now it’s getting ready to take on a whole new kind of game. Publisher Meredith Corp. has sold for $110 million the intellectual property around the venerable sports-news outlet to Authentic Brands Group, the brand-development company that manages Juicy … Continue reading "Meredith sells Sports Illustrated to Authentic Brands Group for $110M"

BERLIN — Green parties in Germany, France, Britain and elsewhere celebrated big gains in elections for the 751-seat European Parliament amid growing voter concerns over climate change, expressed in large-scale student protests over recent months. Provisional results Monday showed the left-leaning Greens’ bloc coming fourth in the election with 69 seats, an increase of 17 … Continue reading "Europe’s ‘green wave’ signals growing climate change concern"