A D.C. man is facing a series of charges after barricading himself in a utility closet in a Queens building that’s home to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign, cops said Sunday. Douala Hashi, 31, allegedly argued with security on the ground floor of the Jackson Heights building just before 5 p.m. Saturday and ran up to … Continue reading "Nut charged in chaotic break-in at Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s campaign offices"

O.J. Simpson’s Twitter account allegedly sent a series of menacing direct messages — including a string of 16 knife emojis and the warning that “I WILL FIND YOUR ASS AND CUT YOU” — to a parody account that skewers the disgraced football star over his acquittal in the 1994 slayings of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson … Continue reading "O.J. Simpson’s Twitter account threatens man with knife emojis"

WASHINGTON — In a sometimes-awkward sales pitch, former Vice President Joe Biden suggested Monday that he was the Democratic candidate who could unite black and white America — and win broad swaths of the South. “First of all, I plan on campaigning in the South. I plan, if I’m the nominee, winning Georgia, North Carolina … Continue reading "Joe Biden boldly predicts he’ll win southern states in 2020 election"

A former Southern Baptist pastor who once backed strict anti-abortion legislation in Texas has been charged with repeatedly molesting a teenage relative over the course of two years, sometimes several times a day, court records show. Stephen Bratton, who stepped down last month from Grace Family Baptist Church in Houston, was arrested Friday after a … Continue reading "Ex-pastor charged with molesting teen relative in Texas"

Dear Greg, I was asked some tricky job-interview questions that left me blank. How should I have answered these: Tell me the differences between you and your brother? What are the qualities you would change in your father? What was the greatest setback in your life and how did you deal with it? The first … Continue reading "How to nail the interview and pick the right job"

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The warnings came in text messages from her friends: He’s outside the dorm. He’s at the student center. He’s at Starbucks. But for Alicia Gonzales, sometimes it didn’t matter where he was. She would often hide away in her room on the campus of Marshall University, overcome with fear that she’d run … Continue reading "Former student who reported rape says college betrayed her"

Kudos to state Sen. Leroy Comrie for coming up with a serious plan to get more black and Hispanic kids into the city’s best high schools: by adding opportunity, not undermining excellence. This is yet another blow to flailing Chancellor Richard Carranza, who’s been pushing the Legislature to do just the opposite. Everyone agrees: Something’s … Continue reading "Comrie wants more opportunity — Carranza’s just finding jobs for cronies"

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Brooks Koepka didn’t win the U.S. Open on Sunday at Pebble Beach, and that’s OK. Koepka didn’t make history, by becoming the first player since Willie Anderson from 1903-05 to win America’s national championship three straight years. That, however, doesn’t diminish his remarkable string of accomplishments over the past two years. … Continue reading "Brooks Koekpa remains golf’s force to be reckoned with"

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he doesn’t know why Jon Stewart is so “bent out of shape” over securing health care for 9/11 responders, saying the Senate will “take care” of the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund. The former host of “The Daily Show,” who pleaded with House lawmakers last week to reauthorize the … Continue reading "Mitch McConnell fires back at Jon Stewart over 9\/11 victims fund"

SHENZHEN, China — Huawei’s founder likened his company to a badly damaged plane Monday and said revenues will be $30 billion less than forecast over the next two years. The Chinese telecom giant will reduce capacity but US moves to restrict its business “will not stop us,” Ren Zhengfei, who is also the CEO, said … Continue reading "Huawei founder says revenue will be billions below forecast"