CHICAGO — A federal judge in Chicago sentenced a former lieutenant to Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo ” Guzman to 28 years in prison on Tuesday, imposing the long sentence even after rejecting claims by prosecutors that the trafficker offered street gang members $25,000 to hurt a star government witness. Judge Ruben Castillo called … Continue reading "Former El Chapo associate sentenced to 28 years in prison"

A creep followed a woman into a Brooklyn park last weekend and raped her, police said early Wednesday. The suspect approached the 26-year-old woman at about 3 a.m. on Saturday while she was walking home near Pennsylvania Avenue and Linden Boulevard in East New York, cops said. Cops said he tried to hit on her … Continue reading "Creep allegedly followed woman into Brooklyn park and raped her"

An ex-girlfriend of Ohio mass shooter Connor Betts noticed a giant red flag on their very first date — when he showed her footage from the slaughter at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue, she said in a new interview. Caitlyn “Adelia: Johnson, 24, told The Toledo Blade Monday that she dated Betts from March to … Continue reading "Another ex-girlfriend of Dayton shooter Connor Betts said she saw red flags"

As I prepared to step into the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s new self-driving shuttles, I felt nervous. “If the car can operate by itself, then why would it need a safety driver up front?” I thought to myself. see also Self-driving vehicles have arrived in New York Buckle up — self-driving cars have arrived in New … Continue reading "Post reporter tests Brooklyn Navy Yard\u2019s self-driving shuttles"

The battle between Barbie and Bratz dolls is getting personal. Isaac Larian, the colorful head of MGA Entertainment, the company behind Bratz dolls, tried to buy Barbie maker Mattel three times and failed. So now he’s looking to pick off his rival’s employees. “Attention #Mattel employees Mattel Inc. We are HIRING,” the MGA CEO wrote … Continue reading "Bratz-maker trying to lure Mattel employees to his company"

Three Sundays ago, the Mets got on a plane to head home from San Francisco having lost three of four to the Giants. What momentum came from the first two legs of that road trip — taking two of three at Miami before sweeping two at Minnesota — had been lost in the vestiges of … Continue reading "The spark that ignited this Mets’ winning streak"

The NBA’s All-Decade teams have caused some fiery takes, and Molly Qerim just couldn’t take it anymore. During a segment on ESPN’s “First Take” on Tuesday, Qerim was featured with Max Kellerman and Ryan Clark discussing Kobe Bryant’s spot on the third team for the 2010s. Kellerman strongly disapproved of Bryant’s placement on the team, … Continue reading "Molly Qerim walks off set after scorching Max Kellerman take"

The Jets have been spending months learning the new offensive and defensive schemes of Adam Gase and Gregg Williams. They’ve studied the terminology, their assignments and the fundamentals needed for proper execution. They’ve had nearly two weeks of training camp. They’ve run, they’ve lifted and they’ve sat through countless chalkboard sessions and endured daily walk-throughs. … Continue reading "New-look Jets relishing first test vs. actual opponent"

A Brooklyn man who allegedly shipped parts of weapons to Russia was charged for the caper in an unsealed indictment in federal court on Tuesday, authorities said. Vladimir Kuznetsov, 58, of Coney Island, allegedly bought pieces of firearms online in the US and shipped them to buyers in Russia from 2017 until he was busted … Continue reading "Feds bust Brooklyn man for allegedly shipping gun parts to Russia"

BALTIMORE — In a season filled with intoxicating success, an injury to a big Yankees talent has sucked some of the sweetness out of victories but hasn’t eliminated ways to overcome the hurts. More of the same surfaced Tuesday evening when the Yankees beat the Orioles, 9-4, in front of an announced crowd of 17,201 … Continue reading "Yankees’ latest win is overshadowed by injury red flag"