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"

BRADENTON, Florida — The last time we saw The Mountain on “Game of Thrones”, he was hurtling to his death in a giant fireball at the end of a fight with his brother, the Hound, in King’s Landing. Since then, Hafthor Julius Bjornsson, the 6-foot-9, 441-pound actor who played the Mountain, has moved on. He’s … Continue reading "‘Game of Thrones’ Mountain defends his World’s Strongest Man title"

An Italian man accused of posing as George Clooney to hawk clothes online was arrested with his wife in Thailand after years on the run, police said Sunday. Francesco Galdelli, 58, and spouse Vanja Goffi, 45 — dubbed the “Italian Bonnie and Clyde” — were nabbed Saturday in a luxury villa in Pattaya following a … Continue reading "‘Fake George Clooney’ nabbed in Thailand for hustling bogus fashion line"

Gov. Cuomo is clearly on offense when it comes to shaking up the MTA, but it’s still not clear what the plan is. The confusion starts with his shifting of his own board appointments. He’s pushing out one of his most recent ones, businessman Michael Lynton, after just two months — reportedly for being too … Continue reading "Cuomo is busy on the MTA \u2014 but what\u2019s the plan?"

When Erica Davis reported for her first day of work as chief marketing officer of Meetup a few months ago, she wasn’t ushered into one of those fancy offices to which corporate executives are often treated. Nor was she placed with the marketing group she had signed on to lead. Instead, Davis found herself stationed … Continue reading "Rethinking the workspace can do wonders for office productivity"

The Pennsylvania man arrested for allegedly torching a Brooklyn rabbi’s home on Thursday had such a burning grudge against the religious leader that he tattooed a reminder on his forearm to “Never let go of the HATRED” and “KILL” the rabbi. Cops arrested Matthew Karelefsky, 41, of McKeesport, Pa. on Sunday and charged him with … Continue reading "Suspected Brooklyn firebug had tattoo reminding him to ‘KILL’ rabbi"