An TV meteorologist is being praised for how he handled an on-air panic attack. ABC News Australia’s Nate Byrne was presenting his weather segment on Tuesday’s Daily Breakfast when he felt the attack coming on. “I’m actually going to need to stop for a second. Some of you may know …
Read More »Broadway’s Baayork Lee: What she did for love
The 1975 musical “A Chorus Line” had no stars. Instead it told the stories of the dancers who hustle from show to show, whose names audiences will probably never know. It became a Tony Award-winning smash. Asked why, actress-dancer-choreographer Baayork Lee replied, “I think, first of all, we were the …
Read More »Times Square NYPD machete attacker sentenced to 27 years for New Year’s Eve ambush
NEW YORK — The man who attacked NYPD officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve in 2022 near Times Square was sentenced to 27 years in prison Thursday. Trevor Bickford, of Wells, Maine, pleaded guilty to federal terrorism charges, including attempted murder of the officers, earlier this year. Bickford …
Read More »Hochul deploys National Guard troops to New York City subway amid rising crime numbers
NEW YORK — Following a series of violent incidents in the New York City subway system, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new five-point safety plan that includes bringing in hundreds of National Guard troops and adding new security cameras. Hochul announced that a combined 1,000 personnel — including 750 National Guard troops, along …
Read More »Judge Elizabeth Scherer from Parkland shooter trial speaks publicly for first time since resigning after controversial case
FORT LAUDERDALE — The former judge who presided over the death penalty trial for the Parkland school shooter is breaking her silence. She’s talking about the historic case and the backlash surrounding it for the first time. Elizabeth Scherer, who served as a Broward County Circuit Court judge for a …
Read More »3rd of 4 men who escaped Georgia jail last month is captured; murder suspect still at large
The third of four men who escaped from a Georgia jail last month was captured Sunday morning at a home in Augusta, local and federal authorities said. Johnifer Dernard Barnwell, 37, was captured in a home where police also found large quantities of drugs, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office …
Read More »Feminist publication Jezebel shutting down, parent company G/O Media announces
Feminist publication Jezebel is shutting down after 16 years, its parent company G/O Media announced in a memo to employees Thursday. The media group said it is also laying off 23 employees, including the staff of Jezebel, across its digital platforms. “As of this week we are making the very, …
Read More »Apple cider vinegar shots and gummies promise gut health and other benefits. Is it true?
Apple cider season brings on renewed interest in a longtime wellness trend: apple cider vinegar. From social media posts extolling the supposed benefits of drinking the pungent fermented liquid to gummy forms being marketed as health supplements, proponents say it can help with everything from skin health to gut health …
Read More »John Legend says he sees his father in himself as his family grows: “I’m definitely my dad’s son”
John Legend’s household has been seeing “a lot more joy, and more love” as his family grows. He and his wife Chrissy Teigen welcomed their fourth child, Wren, in June with the help of a surrogate. Legend said he sees his father in himself as his family expands. “I look …
Read More »Staten Island teen stabbed to death on MTA bus
NEW YORK — A 13-year-old boy was stabbed on an MTA bus and later died Friday on Staten Island. A 14-year-old boy was arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon, police said. The stabbing happened just after 2:30 p.m. as the bus was on Hyland …
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