The Supreme Court issued only one opinion Wednesday morning. Fortunately for New York, which is bracing for the activist “conservative” majority to shred the state’s protective gun permitting law, it had nothing to do with firearms. Meanwhile, a 10-min…
Charles Barkley says Kevin Durant’s legacy is hurt by Warriors’ success and Nets’ failures
NEW YORK — Three years after Kevin Durant left them in free agency, the Warriors are back in the Finals and the Nets couldn’t win a playoff game. It’s a narrow view of a complicated legacy question, but as Charles Barkley reiterated Wednesday, it can s…
Hazing victim left blind and unable to communicate months after frat party, lawyer says
After months in rehab, triggered by an intense instance of hazing at the University of Missouri, a former fraternity pledge is finally back home — though he is still unable to communicate, walk or even see. Danny Santulli was a freshman and aspiring me…
Johnny Depp’s attorneys say they don’t consider trial win a #MeToo setback, don’t expect a successful appeal
Johnny Depp’s attorneys don’t consider the actor’s win in his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard to be a setback for the #MeToo movement, and don’t expect an appeal against the verdict to be successful, they said in new interviews Wednesday. …
Skating’s governing body raising minimum competition age to 17
NEW YORK — The International Skating Union voted Tuesday to raise the minimum age limit for figure skating competition to 17, to be phased in between now and the next Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. The ruling, approved in a 110-16 v…
Chris Rock inducted into Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame during Ego Death World Tour
Comedian Chris Rock may be in the thick of his Ego Death World Tour, but his pride may have been a bit stoked over the weekend as he was inducted into Mohegan Sun’s Walk of Fame. In a private ceremony backstage before a Saturday performance, Rock becam…
‘Borat’ star Maria Bakalova joins ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3′
Very nice. “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” breakout star Maria Bakalova, who played the titular reporter’s daughter, is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a role in the upcoming “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” writer-director James Gunn said in …
James Corden’s ‘Late Late Show’ departure could spell big changes for CBS time slot
Big, big changes are on the horizon. James Corden’s hosting gig on CBS’ “The Late Late Show” could be replaced next year — when the Brit bids the late night show farewell — with a multi-host panel, a trio of sources familiar with the situation told Var…
Brad Pitt accuses ex-wife Angelina Jolie of seeking ‘to inflict harm’ with sale of wine business
Angelina Jolie selling her stake in a wine business left ex-husband Brad Pitt feeling sour, his attorneys contend in a new legal filing. Pitt, who is suing Jolie for allegedly selling her stake of the vineyard Chateau Miraval without his approval, accu…
Jurors were ‘dozing off’ during Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial, court stenographer says
Multiple jurors in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial dozed off during the drawn-out proceedings, the court stenographer says. Judy Bellinger observed jurors in both the front and back rows in the courtroom “dozing off” during the six-wee…