An 84-year-old woman was hospitalized on Monday evening after being struck by a stray bullet just outside her home. The victim, Althea Lawson, was sitting on her walker outside her Flatbush Gardens development at Brooklyn and Foster Avenues around 6:45 p.m. when she was struck by the bullet in her left arm, according to the NYPD. Enid Lawson, the woman’s …
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A marathon in every state: Navy vet and former NYPD cop runs across US to help deserving nonprofit
A miliary veteran has hit the ground running in terms of helping other heroes. John Barnett, a U.S. Navy veteran and retired New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) police officer, has set out to run a marathon in all 50 U.S. states to raise awareness for local nonprofit Paws of War, which helps rescue and train service dogs for veterans. …
Read More »Apparent anti-Israel activists splash red paint on homes of Jewish officials at Brooklyn Museum
People purporting to be pro-Palestinian activists hurled red paint at the homes of Jewish officials with the Brooklyn Museum and also splashed paint across the front of diplomatic buildings for Germany and the Palestinian Authority early Wednesday, prompting a police investigation and condemnation from city authorities. Mayor Eric Adams, in a post on the social platform X, shared images of …
Read More »Fugitive MS-13 leader arrested on terrorism charges in Texas
A high-ranking leader of the notorious MS-13 criminal gang responsible for “spilling so much blood” and turning communities in New York into “war zones” was arrested over the weekend in Texas after more than three years on the run from law enforcement, authorities said Tuesday. Cesar Humberto Lopez-Larios was arrested by the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations on Sunday after …
Read More »Federal inmate caught running black market machine gun trade behind bars, authorities say
A federal inmate released from a Louisiana prison last week is back behind bars after prosecutors in New York say police caught him running a black market gun trade through a phone smuggled into his cell. Hayden Espinosa, 24, allegedly moderated a Telegram group named “3D Amendment,” a hub for 3D printing and trading guns and gun modifications, including auto …
Read More »Mad cow charges, kills dairy farmworker in New York: report
A New York woman died on Sunday after she was charged by an overprotective cow and struck several times after tending to a newborn calf, according to reports. WWNY-TV in Carthage, New York, reported that the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident involving an employee of Flack Farm in Lisbon, and a cow. The initial investigation found …
Read More »DOJ denies collusion with Bragg's office on Trump prosecution in new letter
The Justice Department is pushing back on allegations that it colluded with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in the prosecution of former President Trump, writing in a letter to the House Judiciary Committee that the claims are “conspiratorial speculation” and “completely baseless.” Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte sent the letter, which was obtained by Fox News, to Committee Chairman Jim …
Read More »Bragg, Colangelo to testify at House Judiciary Committee hearing one day after Trump sentencing
EXCLUSIVE:Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and prosecutor Matthew Colangelo have agreed to testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee next month, Fox News Digital has learned. The hearing is expected to take place on July 12 — just a day after the scheduled sentencing hearing for former President Trump, who was found guilty in New York on all counts of …
Read More »New docs show Bragg spent $1M on attorneys to address House probe of Trump case amid city budget cuts
EXCLUSIVE: Findings from more than 100 pages of documents gleaned through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request revealed that the prosecutor in NY v. Trump spent $1 million to respond to congressional oversight of his prosecution at a time New York City officials were demanding across-the-board budget cuts. Documents procured through litigation by the Oversight Project, a good-government transparency …
Read More »Joey Chestnut breaks silence after learning he cannot compete in 2024 hot dog eating contest
Major League Eating announced on Tuesday that Joey Chestnut is unable to participate in the 2024 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest after he partnered with a rival brand. Chestnut recently signed a deal with Impossible Foods, a rival of Nathan’s that has launched a vegan wiener. Thus, Major League Eating ruled that as long as the 16-time winner of the …
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