At age 16, Korey Wise was the eldest of the Central Park Five to be wrongfully accused and jailed in the 1989 rape and beating of a 28-year-old jogger. Wise, portrayed by Jharrel Jerome in Netflix’s “When They See Us,” was the only defendant to be tried as an adult and suffered terrible abuse during … Continue reading "Central Park Five member buys $960K Harlem apartment"

Fourth of July fireworks went off early on Wall Street as signs of a slowing economy gave traders reason to hope for more handouts from the Federal Reserve. All three of the US stock indices hit record highs in Wednesday’s shortened trading session with the Dow Jones industrial average posting its first record close of … Continue reading "Wall Street closes at record highs before Fourth of July"

One person died and dozens of others threw themselves into the sea when a volcano on the Sicilian island of Stromboli violently exploded Wednesday. Massimo Imbesi, a 35-year-old from Milazzo in Sicily was killed in the eruption and a Brazilian friend who was with him was badly injured, Italian news agency ANSA reported. The volcano … Continue reading "Dozens of people dive into sea to escape Stromboli volcano eruption in Italy"

A deranged passenger aboard a New York-bound Delta plane tried to break into the cockpit Wednesday while shouting that he is God – but flight attendants aided by passengers tackled and restrained the lunatic. Carlos Ramírez, 30, tried to barge into the cockpit of Flight 579, shouting, “I am God! Tomorrow San Juan is going … Continue reading "Deranged passenger arrested for trying to break into cockpit"

After Gleyber Torres was overlooked for the AL All-Star team Wednesday, when Tampa Bay’s Brandon Lowe and Boston’s Xander Bogaerts were named as injury replacements, Aaron Boone didn’t hide his displeasure. “I think it’s a joke he’s not on that team,’’ Boone said before the Yankees faced the Mets at Citi Field. “Gleyber Torres, not … Continue reading "Aaron Boone destroys All-Star Game voters for Gleyber Torres snub"

Scientists have eliminated the HIV virus in test rodents for the first time ever — and now they’re hopeful their experimental methods will work on humans, too. Through a combination of gene-editing and antiviral therapy, researchers at Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center eliminated the HIV virus … Continue reading "Scientists cure HIV in mice for first time \u2014 are humans next?"

JERUSALEM — The contrast is striking. President Trump, after threatening to obliterate North Korea, develops a “friendship” with Kim Jong Un, exchanges warm personal letters and makes history by stepping inside North Korea. Meanwhile, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas refuses even to talk with the Trump administration and publicly curses the president, Jared Kushner and American … Continue reading "Mahmoud Abbas blows his chance at achieving peace in the Middle East"

A small Canadian city that only held its first LGBTQ pride celebration last month has unanimously voted this week against allowing a group called “It’s Great to be Straight” to fly a straight pride flag at City Hall, according to new reports. Click Here: fjallraven kanken backpack The city council in Airdrie, Alberta, received a … Continue reading "Canadian city votes against allowing group to fly straight pride flag"

Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” wasn’t just a chart-topping album. It was a phenomenon felt all the way up in the highest office in the land. see also Bruce Springsteen Western Stars review: Dancing in the stark at 70 Once a power-driving steel cowboy who was born to run,… Released 35 years ago in … Continue reading "Secrets behind ‘Born in the USA’ as Bruce Springsteen’s classic turns 35"