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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House GOP lawmakers grill ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over COVID nursing home deaths
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced a tough grilling from House GOP lawmakers Tuesday over his handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes during the height of the pandemic. Cuomo visited Capitol Hill for a closed-door interview with the House select subcommittee investigating the coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers zeroed in on a March 25, 2020, executive order by the governor that …
Read More »Anti-Israel protesters light flares by NYC exhibit for Oct. 7 music festival victims: 'Long Live the Intifada'
Anti-Israel demonstrators were observed Monday night outside the Nova Music Festival Exhibition in New York City that memorializes the victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Protesters clashed with police during the rally outside the exhibit during what the protesters called a “citywide day of rage for Gaza,” video of the incident shows. The two sides were seen at one point …
Read More »Joey Chestnut banned from 2024 Nathan's hot dog eating contest over partnership with vegan wiener company
Joey Chestnut’s reign looks like it will be on a brief hold. The 16-time Nathan’s hot dog eating contest champion is reportedly barred from competing in this year’s event. Chestnut recently signed a deal with Impossible Foods, a rival of Nathan’s that has launched a vegan wiener, the New York Post reported. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM …
Read More »Bowling alley beatdown leaves man, 21, critical after stabbing
A late evening at a trendy New York City bowling alley devolved into chaos after a group of suspects beat and stabbed a 21-year-old patron over an unknown dispute. The bowler was repeatedly kicked and punched in the face and body in the altercation at The Gutter on Essex Street on the Lower East Side around 1:40 a.m. Monday, an …
Read More »Former Jeffrey Epstein cellmate, bodybuilder ex-cop turned drug trafficker, sentenced
The man accused of assaulting sex-trafficking suspect Jeffrey Epstein in a federal jail has been sentenced to four consecutive terms of life in prison for masterminding a brutal 2016 quadruple murder that killed a man who owed him drug money and three bystanders. Nicholas Tartaglione, 56, and a group of bodybuilder co-conspirators tortured and killed Martin Luna, 41, over the …
Read More »Should Trump have confidence in his lawyers? Legal experts weigh in
As attorneys for former President Donald Trump work behind the scenes on an appeal following his conviction in the New York v. Trump trial, legal observers speculated to Fox News Digital about whether the presumptive Republican nominee is confident in his legal team ahead of his sentencing hearing – scheduled just four days before the Republican National Convention. While under …
Read More »Jewish banker seen punching person at 'Pride' event mobbed by antisemitic 'Queers for Palestine' group: source
Brooklyn cellphone video appears to show a man punching a woman in the face on a sidewalk on the outskirts of a “Pride” event, sending her tumbling onto the pavement before he cuts off down a side street, exchanging swear words with onlookers – but there’s more to the story than a 10-second viral clip of the chaos shows, according …
Read More »New York school district installs vape detectors in middle school bathrooms that can also pick up sound
A New York school district has begun installing vape detectors in middle school bathrooms. The FlySense FS300 vape detectors at Lindenhurst Middle School on Long Island can pick up nicotine and THC, as well as sound to notify officials of fights or bullying. Two vape detectors have been installed in each of the bathrooms at the middle school. The Town …
Read More »Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg agrees to testify in House GOP probe, but not on their timetable
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Friday declined to testify about his prosecution of former President Donald Trump to House lawmakers next week. In a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio., Bragg’s general counsel, Leslie Dubeck, said the district attorney has “scheduling conflicts” that will keep him from appearing before Congress. However, Dubeck indicated that Bragg may …
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