Three teenagers who escaped from a juvenile detention center in Louisiana early Saturday morning were recaptured a little after midnight Sunday after police tracked down their getaway car, driven by the security guard who allegedly helped them make a r…
Buffalo shooting spurs Gov. Hochul to call for social media crackdown
NEW YORK — Citing the online manifesto attributed to the Buffalo shooter, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday urged social media companies to crack down on hate speech — calling the sites “instruments of evil.” “I’m calling on the CEOs of all the soci…
Victims of Buffalo shooting identified as former cop, 86-year-old woman
A retired police officer, an 86-year-old woman and a longtime missionary were among the 10 people tragically shot and killed in Saturday’s racially motivated attack at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket. Police have identified the victims of the shooting…
R. Kelly and accused subway shooter Frank James form friendship in Brooklyn jail
Accused Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James has made at least one new friend since his arrest for spraying 33 bullets on a crowded New York City train: disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly. Three sources told the New York Daily News about the friendship be…
Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest 2022
As it fights a war against Russia it did not provoke, Ukraine earned a symbolic victory, winning the annual Eurovision Song Contest. The Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra took home the top prize Saturday night as the 66th edition of the wildly popular mu…
4 Air Force cadets may not graduate for refusing to get COVID vaccine
Four Air Force cadets might not be allowed to graduate for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and they may also be forced to repay thousands of dollars in government scholarship money. The four cadets will definitely not join their fellow cla…
Twenty people wounded in pair of shootings after Milwaukee Bucks game
Seventeen people were wounded when gunfire erupted in downtown Milwaukee, just hours after three people were shot a few blocks away, not far from where thousands had gathered to watch the Milwaukee Bucks play the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the NBA’s E…
Federal judge blocks parts of Alabama law criminalizing gender-affirming care for trans youth
A federal judge on Friday issued a ruling blocking the enforcement of a law that criminalizes gender-affirming care for transgender youth in Alabama. Senate Bill 184, which was signed into law by Republican Gov. Kay Ivey last month and went into effect…
Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge homer to help power Yankees past White Sox, 10-4
CHICAGO — This is what they dreamed of back in the winter of 2017 when they made the deal for Giancarlo Stanton. Putting him in a lineup with Aaron Judge, the Yankees imagined the twin towers powering them to wins. Friday night, for the second straight…
Stefan Bondy: The NBA’s superstar team-building model is falling apart
NEW YORK — The template had been established, and proven worthy of application in the NBA, for as long as we can remember. Acquire as many superstars as possible and the rest will fall into place. Coaching and filling out the roster are tertiary. The H…