US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday that if diplomacy fails to rein in North Korea’s threatening behavior , Defense Secretary James Mattis “will take care of it.” “We wanted to be responsible and go through all diplomatic means to get their attention first. If that doesn’t work, General Mattis will...
President Trump in an early Sunday tweet signaled that United Nations’ sanctions against “Rocket Man” President Kim Jong Un are working as he referred to “long gas lines” in North Korea. “I spoke with President Moon of South Korea last night. Asked him how Rocket Man is doing. Long gas lines forming in North Korea....
A 30-year-old woman was killed when her boyfriend shot her in the head in Queens early Sunday, police sources said. Luz Cuza was shot near the corner of 147th St and 133rd Ave. in South Ozone Park just after 2 a.m. Her boyfriend, Robert Rodriguez, 30, fled the scene after the shooting but was later...
Lauren Greenfield is captivated by wealth. For 25 years, the California photographer focused on those living or chasing the extreme American dream — not only in America but in China, Dubai, Milan and Moscow. Along the way, she’s met people like Jackie and David Siegel, whose bankrupting efforts to live like royals — in a...
Veteran boxing trainer and commentator Teddy Atlas slammed judge Adelaide Byrd for her seemingly lopsided scoring of the controversial Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin fight. Atlas believes corruption is responsible for a mind-boggling draw that has drawn the ire of fight fans around the globe. [instagram url=” While the bout ended in a draw, it was the...
Artist Richard Prince has done album covers for Sonic Youth and A Tribe Called Quest; ranks as a darling of influential collectors such as Marc Jacobs, Peter Brant and Charles Saatchi; and until recently was repped by Larry Gagosian’s namesake gallery. He even collaborated with Louis Vuitton on a line of watercolor-print handbags. But depending...
The Emmy Awards air Sunday night on CBS, and although “Game of Thrones” is out of the running this year, the field is competitive nonetheless. Here’s who we think will go home with trophies in the major categories. Outstanding drama series “Better Call Saul” “The Crown” “The Handmaid’s Tale” “House of Cards” “Stranger Things” “This...
A young boy on his way to school was left with massive scrapes and gashes after getting trampled by panicked commuters during the London subway attack. “One man fell on me and my legs bent backwards and my right ankle got twisted. I started screaming that I had no air,” Alex Ojeda-Sierra, 13, told the...
PARIS — The Marseille prosecutor’s office says four young female U.S. tourists have been attacked with acid in Marseille’s main train station by a woman who has been arrested. A spokeswoman for the prosecutor office told The Associated Press that two of the tourists have been injured in the face in the attack Sunday in...
"Too often, they are questioned mercilessly about whether their side is legitimate.”
President Trump retweeted on Sunday an edited video of him whacking a golf ball that strikes Hillary Clinton in the back and knocks her down. “Donald Trump’s amazing golf swing #CrookedHillary,”
The Kentucky farm has failed to sell at auction after bidding was too low.
MOSCOW – Russia’s Defence Ministry on Sunday rejected allegations it had bombed U.S.-backed militias in Syria, saying its planes only targeted Islamic State militants and that it had warned the United States well in advance of its operational plans. U.S.-backed militias said they came under attack on Saturday from Russian jets and Syrian government forces...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait says it will expel North Korea’s ambassador and four other diplomats. The decision by Kuwait came as its ruling emir took a recent trip to Washington to meet U.S. President Donald Trump. The U.S. has been putting increased pressure on its allies to cut all ties to North Korea...
PARIS — Police and firefighters are checking a British Airways plane on the tarmac of Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport after reports of a problem. One passenger on the plane said it was surrounded by dozens of armed officers and firefighters. James Anderson, a 20-year-old entrepreneur on the Sunday morning flight from Paris to London’s...
ADELAIDE, Australia — For a stowaway who made a 16-kilometer (10-mile) journey squeezed in a wheel arch, a koala was lucky to escape with just scratches. The driver of the four-wheel vehicle was unaware of the extra passenger until they arrived at their destination in the outskirts of Adelaide, Australia, and he heard some unusual...
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said moving CC Sabathia to Tuesday against the Twins is designed to keep the lefty’s right knee from taking the pounding of the Rogers Centre’s turf later in the week. Originally slated to start Sunday against the Orioles at Yankee Stadium, Sabathia was switched to Tuesday after the Yankees hammered the...
LONDON — London police say a second man has been arrested in connection with the London subway attack. Police said Sunday that a 21-year-old man was arrested late Saturday night in Hounslow in west London. He was arrested under the Terrorism Act. Two men are now in custody for possible role in the attack that...
Adam Warren was scheduled to throw a baseball Saturday for the first time since Sept. 1 when he suffered lower back spasms and landed on the disabled list. The right-handed reliever’s goal is to get into games before the regular season ends Oct. 1, but Warren understands the importance of being truthful about how he...
RAMALLAH, West Bank — President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement on Sunday welcomed a pledge by its Hamas rivals to accept key conditions for ending a decade-old Palestinian political and territorial split, but said it wants to see vows implemented before making the next move. Repeated attempts at reconciliation have failed since the militant Hamas drove...
Leave it to Reggie Jackson to describe what Greg Bird brings to the Yankees when the first baseman is healthy and at his best. “Barrel accuracy,’’ is how the Hall of Famer slugger explained it. There is so much talk about bat speed, launch angle and everything else, but Reggie nailed it. Hit the ball...
The Lions — along with everyone else at MetLife Stadium on Monday night for the Giants home opener — will be looking for the look early in the game. The look in Eli Manning’s eyes and in his body language will tell everyone — first and foremost the Detroit defense — a lot about how...
Violence during a protest in a St. Louis suburb has forced the public transportation agency Metro to suspend light rail and bus service to that area until Sunday. Metro said on Twitter that because of the violence and vandalism, it will not serve the Delmar Loop station overnight. It did not say specifically when service...
Derek Jeter may soon be looking up at his replacement. Following Didi Gregorius’ second straight game with a home run — his 23rd of the season — the Yankees shortstop is now one homer shy of tying Jeter’s single-season franchise mark for the position, which the future Hall of Famer set in 1999. Despite missing...
OAKLAND, Calif. — They are all memories now, some for years, some for decades. Municipal Stadium in Kansas City was the first to go, in 1971, followed by Buffalo’s War Memorial Stadium the next year. A grotesque baseball stadium sits where Miami’s Orange Bowl once did. The Astrodome still stands, dwarfed by Houston’s newer, gigantic...