Grades from the Jets’ 31-19 loss to the Saints on Sunday: Offense This is a bit of grading on a curve. The offense was unspectacular, gaining 294 total yards, but much better than I expected. QB Bryce Petty (19-of-39, 179 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT, 49 rating) looked like he was making his first start...
PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. — More than 300 passengers on a cruise ship that docked at Port Everglades fell ill with a stomach virus. The Naples Daily News reports that the Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited’s ship Independence docked Saturday in Florida reported 332 cases of gastro-intestinal illness among the 5,547 guests. It was the second time...
Grades from the Giants’ 34-29 loss to the Eagles on Sunday: Offense Where the heck did this come from? Eli Manning (37-of-57, 434 yards, 3 TDs, I INT) was slinging it and Sterling Shepard (11-139, 1 TD) and Evan Engram (8-87) were catching it. TDs of 67 yards to Shepard and 57 yards to Tavarres...
President Trump Sunday said he will not fire special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating the Trump campaign’s possible collusion with Russia during the 2016 presidential election. “No, I’m not,” Trump said when asked if he would fire Mueller, according to a review of pool video. Trump was returning to the White House from Camp...
In a season filled with injuries, Antonio Brown could be the latest significant blow. The superstar Steelers wide receiver had to be helped off the field for what the team termed a calf injury during Sunday’s home game against the Patriots in the second quarter. The Steelers said he was questionable to return. Brown, having...
Atletico Madrid and France forward Antoine Griezmann was forced to remove a photograph from Twitter showing his skin black and mimicking a Harlem Globetrotter basketball player after the post caused controversy on Sunday. Griezmann was wearing a basketball jersey and a wig with his face, legs and arms blacked up alongside the caption “80’s party”...
You know that helpful hint you’ve wanted to give a co-worker all year long but haven’t been able to find the words for it? Maybe you can say it with a book. We’ve looked through some of this year’s most interesting career books and picked a few that are easy to read, entertaining and, yes,...
Do you know what I hate more than work? Work holiday parties. Is it a career-limiting move if I don’t attend or is it compulsory that I have to make an appearance? I’m with you! I mean, what is it about music, free food and alcohol that makes people create cringeworthy work memories? If you...
Don’t give up, Lola Johnson says to anyone else who loses everything. “Just keep on trusting in the Lord,” the 62-year-old said Saturday, as she dressed to renew her vows with her husband of 38 years, Hemsley Johnson, 66. “Life goes on — something good will come out of something bad.” The Johnsons lost all...
No Carson Wentz, no problem. On Sunday at MetLife Stadium, the Giants couldn’t match Eagles backup Nick Foles and the NFC East leaders, losing 34-29. In front of a “home crowd” that generated more noise for the visitors, the Giants blew an early 20-7 advantage and a 23-21 halftime lead en route to their 12th...
A banner that included a photo of a man fatally shot by police over the summer with the words “Murdered by NYPD” was mysteriously draped off the side of a Brooklyn overpass Sunday morning, sources said. The banner was found displayed over the Prospect Expressway near the 7th Ave. overpass in South Slope around 10...
A woman plunged to her death from a Kips Bay apartment building Sunday, police said. The 45-year-old woman’s body landed on some scaffolding set up at the second floor of NYCHA’s Nathan Straus Houses around 9:30 a.m. She died at the scene. Her death is being investigated as a suicide, police said.
A faulty air conditioner is to blame for a Brooklyn fire that injured eight — including four who were left in critical condition, fire officials said Sunday. The fire started in a first floor apartment at the Marlboro Houses on W. 11th St. near Avenue V in Gravesend around 2:15 p.m. Saturday. A 4-year-old girl,...
Two school buses parked behind a West Babylon school were destroyed by fire early Sunday morning, authorities said. The buses were parked behind the John F. Kennedy School at 175 Brookvale Avenue and fire officials said they’re still investigating how the blaze began. Eerie photos of the scene show the yellow school vehicles completely engulfed...
NEW ORLEANS — Now, the Jets’ season is officially over. What has been apparent for weeks became reality Sunday, when the Jets were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention after a 31-19 loss to the Saints. The Jets defense played well after some early trouble, but the offense struggled for most of the game as Josh...