Woman, 66, fatally struck by driver on Staten Island; 2 other women also hurt
A woman was killed crossing a Staten Island road when a Ford pickup truck struck her and two other women, police said on Friday. Nilsa Cruz, 66, was crossing Castleton…
Ex-pastor John-Paul Miller charged with cyberstalking wife Mica before her suicide
A disgraced Myrtle Beach pastor, whose estranged wife died by suicide in 2024, has been accused of posting her nude photos online and harassing her in the lead-up to her…
Nick Reiner’s schizophrenia meds made him ‘erratic,’ sources say
A new report says Nick Reiner has a diagnosis of schizophrenia and that his behavior became “erratic and dangerous” due to a medication change in the weeks before he allegedly…
Pope names pro-immigrant pastor bishop of Florida diocese where Trump’s Mar-a-Lago is located
Pope Leo XIV on Friday named the Rev. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, currently pastor of a predominantly Hispanic church in the Queens borough of New York City, as bishop of…
Tech influencer Lamarr Wilson dies by suicide at 48
Tech influencer and YouTuber Lamarr Wilson died last month at age 48 as a result of suicide, officials confirmed Friday. According to public records from the Los Angeles County Medical…
Taylor Swift backup singer details battling breast cancer during Eras Tour
In Taylor Swift’s “The End of an Era” docuseries, backup singer Jeslyn Gorman shares that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in the middle of the tour. In the doc’s…
Mamdani names two deputy mayors, including new ‘economic justice’ role
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani tapped two veterans of housing and labor policy to key deputy roles in his incoming administration on Friday. Leila Bozorg will be Mamdani’s deputy mayor for housing…
Long Island cops foil $8,500 bail scam of 80-year-old grandma
Christmas came early for an 80-year-old North Dakota grandmother, thanks to the Long Island authorities who foiled an attempt to scam her out of $8,500. The intended victim received a…
Mom of missing Brooklyn autistic boy still won’t talk, gets agitated in court
The Brooklyn woman who has continued to deny she is the mother of a missing 11-year-old autistic boy showed up in Family Court Friday and again shed no light on…
Brooklyn man’s retrial for murder dismissed after he spent 11 years in prison
A Brooklyn man who served 11 years in jail for a murder he did not commit received an early Christmas gift on Friday — his freedom. Derrick Ulett, 38, was…