The two Manhattan jail guards who allegedly failed to monitor Jeffrey Epstein before he died had been working “extreme” overtime shifts amid a severe staffing shortage at the facility, reports said Sunday. The unidentified jailers at the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center violated procedure by failing to check on Epstein every 30 minutes before he apparently … Continue reading "Epstein\u2019s guards were working \u2018extreme\u2019 OT at short-staffed lockup"

Over a decade before his Oscar win, Leonardo DiCaprio was 21 years old and the star of an awful movie you’ve never heard of. In 1995, the “Growing Pains” and “Basketball Diaries” actor made an independent film called “Don’s Plum,” featuring members of his infamous friend group, “the p-ssy posse,” including Tobey Maguire and Kevin … Continue reading "We’re all better off without Leo DiCaprio stinker ‘Don’s Plum’"

Magically delicious — even without the cereal. Lucky Charms teamed up with Jet-Puffed Marshmallows to offer $1.50 bags of just marshmallows — and they’re a “bigger and puffier version” of the ones found in the cereal. Fans were quick to rejoice over the sweet news. “Lucky Charms with no pretense of being healthy! Where can … Continue reading "Lucky Charms selling bags of just marshmallows for under $2"

Back in the 1990s, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire made a low-budget, black and white flick with their friends — then fought for decades to keep it from seeing the light of day. While they became worldwide superstars, the others involved in the project weren’t as lucky. DiCaprio and Maguire’s alleged war against the movie, … Continue reading "Here’s where the cast of the lost Leonardo DiCaprio movie is now"

The father of one of the two Canadian serial-murder suspects, said on Sunday he won’t believe his son is a killer without proof — and gave him “kudos” for evading the authorities. Alan Schmegelsky said he was overjoyed when his son Bryer, 18, and Kam McLeod, 19, blew through a police checkpoint in Manitoba last … Continue reading "‘Kudos boys’: Dad praises suspected killer son amid Canada manhunt"

A modern day “caveman” living in the Italian alps is offering Neanderthal survival courses for those who would like to go back to The Stone Age. Guido Camia, 37, told Agence France-Presse that he charges $100 to teach people how to climb rocks while dressed in animal skins and fish barefoot with a spear. “I … Continue reading "Italian ‘caveman’ offers lessons on how to be a Neanderthal"

They tried to hold out for one more absurd plot twist, because why not? The Mets were three runs down and colliding at 100 mph into a steel wall of probability, but there were 41,000 of them who’d stayed for nine innings, figuring they’d just keep doubling down until the dealer raked all their chips … Continue reading "Mets can’t hide from familiar horrors this time"

Antonio Brown’s first training camp with the Raiders has been chaotic, and it apparently might be his last if he doesn’t get what he wants, but his head coach is sticking up for him. Jon Gruden defended Brown Saturday after an ESPN report said Brown could quit the NFL if he’s not allowed to wear … Continue reading "Raiders’ Jon Gruden defends Antonio Brown amid retirement threat"

Joe Biden made a curious statement Thursday at a campaign stop in Iowa. Making the case that Advanced Placement courses should be offered in all schools, the former veep said: “Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.” The media pounced on what they saw as another gaffe from a … Continue reading "Memo to Biden: Being white doesn’t make you rich"

Everyone knows that Twitter is a sewer. It’s also a terrible newspaper editor and a lousy campaign manager. Paul Begala knows something about the last of those. Begala has had his highs and lows as a campaign strategist — he once lost a student-government election at the University of Texas to an imaginary cartoon figure … Continue reading "The Dems can’t win in 2020 if they keep listening to Twitter"