Campbell Soup on Tuesday released a statement that disavowed a conspiracy theory tweeted by the company’s vice president of government affairs. The soup company was responding to a remark from company lobbyist Kelly Johnston — who claimed that George Soros was deploying “rail cars” to transport an illegal immigrant caravan into the US. “The opinions Read More…
A second caravan of more than 1,000 migrants from Guatemala was making its way toward the southern Mexico border on Tuesday. The group, which some have estimated at 2,000, headed slowly toward the town of Chiquimula in southern Guatemalan after a larger assembly of nearly 5,000 marched into Mexico — to the ire of President Read More…
President Trump used President Obama to make a point on the immigration issue Tuesday, as he tweeted a video of the former president talking about stopping illegal immigration. “I agree with President Obama 100%” Trump wrote above a clip of then-Illinois Sen. Obama giving a speech in 2005 that contained some tough-sounding talk on immigration. Read More…
They’re using the “Ryan Gosling” strategy. LA prosecutors filed a new motion Tuesday in the Robert Durst case, asking that the 2010 movie “All Good Things” — which is loosely based on the real estate heir’s life — be admitted as evidence and viewed during his trial. They point out how Durst, 75, refused to Read More…
A federal appeals court has largely upheld the guilty verdict and life prison sentence of an English cleric and convicted terrorist known as “Hook Hand.” A panel of three Manhattan federal appeals court judges said the life sentence of Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, also known as Abu Hamza al-Masri, was perfectly reasonable “given the severity of Read More…
Even in grim circumstances, Sandra Day O’Connor remains the ultimate class act. She broke the Supreme Court glass ceiling back in 1981, then served with distinction and honor for decades. Now she’s fully retiring from public life, as she’s suffering the early stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer’s. “I want to be open about these changes, Read More…
The subway is a system for transit, not shelters — and it’s neither humane nor compassionate to pretend otherwise. Progressives will cry foul, claiming Byford is heartlessly violating their rights. But no one has the right to sprawl on station benches, much less stretch out on a train. And New Yorkers on their way around Read More…
It turns out Gov. Andrew Cuomo still wasn’t interested in debating Republican challenger Marc Molinaro: The gov went all-out to try to monopolize their long-overdue face-off Tuesday. Throughout the hour-long encounter, Cuomo ignored the moderators as he continually interrupted Molinaro and even tried to impose his own interpretation of the time limits — when he Read More…
BOSTON — It’s Avoidance 101. A Harvard dean who probed discrimination in the university’s admissions process was never shown the college’s own data revealing Asian-Americans are less likely to score a spot, he admitted in court Tuesday. The lawyer for a nonprofit suing the Ivy League school over the alleged bias showed Dean Rakesh Khurana Read More…
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had a stern message to the members of the migrant caravan weaving its way through Mexico: you’re not getting into the US. “The United States also has a message for those who are part of this caravan or any caravan which follows – you will not be successful Read More…
A vintage war plane bearing German markings reportedly crashed on a California freeway and burst into flames on Tuesday evening. A small WWII-era propeller plane — which belongs to a nearby aviation club — crash-landed near the center lanes of the 101 Freeway near Liberty Canyon Road in Southern California, according to KNBC-TV. The plane Read More…
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a wisecrack about US belligerence on Tuesday during a sit-down with President Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton. “As far as I remember, the US coat of arms features a bald eagle that holds 13 arrows in one talon and an olive branch in another, which is a symbol of Read More…
The Justice Department announced charges against Russian social-media manipulator Elena Khusyaynova on Friday. She is accused of conspiring to set up fake Facebook and Twitter accounts under names like “Bertha Malone,” “Rachell Edison” and “wokeluisa” that posted “tens of thousands of messages” about gun rights, immigration, the midterm elections and other controversial topics. No one Read More…
If President Trump isn’t careful, his North Korea concessions will soon resemble President Barack Obama’s pre-nuclear-deal gifts to Iran. Trump denies ever making concessions to Pyongyang strongman Kim Jong-un. But last week the Pentagon announced the cancellation of the Vigilant Ace exercise, the annual winter drill America and South Korea jointly conduct to prepare for Read More…
A depraved Texas man was busted in an undercover sting that revealed he allegedly wanted to kill and eat a little girl, authorities said. Alexander Nathan Barter, 21, was arrested Friday after reportedly posting on the dark web looking for help to fulfill his necrophiliac and cannibalistic desires, according to news station KTRE. An undercover Read More…
A Pennsylvania man hunting with his son had a terrifying experience Saturday, reportedly finding a human skull in the woods. Doug Weyandt told WTAJ-News he came across what he initially thought was a bear skull and a “well-weathered” shoe while squirrel hunting in the woods behind his family’s business, Mile Level Farm Market and Greenhouses in Snake Read More…
Media critic: Social Media a Landmine for Journalists Dylan Byers at NBC News cites the case of Politico editor-in-chief John Harris, who last week implied in a tweet that President Trump is a white nationalist, as a “reminder of the perils journalists face on Twitter, where there is a temptation to stray from reporting and Read More…
Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that the US was revoking the visas of some Saudi officials who are allegedly involved in the brutal killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. The secretary of state made the announcement during a press conference just moments after President Trump called the slaying “one of the worst cover-ups.” “These penalties Read More…
A 14-year-old Wisconsin boy was airlifted to the hospital after attempting to inhale alcohol with a vaping device during class, according to police. The student was transported in critical condition around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday from River Ridge High School in Patch Grove, news station WISC-Tv reported. Authorities said the teen was suffering symptoms of alcohol Read More…
President Trump called Saudi Arabia’s effort to explain the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the consulate in Turkey the “worst cover-up ever.” “They had a very bad original concept, it was carried out poorly and the cover-up was the worst in the history of cover-ups,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday. Read More…
Harley-Davidson’s stock hit a six-year low on Tuesday after the motorcycle icon reported a 13.3 percent drop in US sales over the last year as it struggles to woo millennials. The Milwaukee, Wis.-based company’s troubles come months after it got caught in a public battle with President Trump after it announced plans to shift production Read More…
A Canadian rapper fell to his death while attempting to perform a stunt for an upcoming music video — which involved rapping on the wing of an airplane while it was in the air. “He knew the risks,” said professional skier Rory Wayne Bushfield, one of Jon James McMurray’s longtime friends. “Life is short, we Read More…
A judge on Tuesday sentenced ex-Goldman Sachs programmer Sergey Aleynikov to time served for stealing secret computer codes that the bank had used for its trading programs. The sentence in the notorious 9-year-old case, handed down Tuesday by Manhattan state Judge Daniel Conviser, is a win for Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., who had Read More…
Wild new footage shows commuters being hurtled down an out-of-control escalator at a train station in Italy on Tuesday. At least 20 people were injured, four seriously, in the resulting pileup at the bottom of the speeding staircase at the transit hub near the Piazza della Repubblica in Rome, according to local newspaper Il Messaggero. Read More…
Six youngsters are dead and a dozen others sickened by a virus that’s swept through a medical facility in northern New Jersey — and is now under investigation, health officials said Tuesday. The kids are pediatric residents with “severely compromised immune systems” at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell, the state Department Read More…
Halloween weekend will bring more than just ghosts and goblins — a nor’easter is creeping across the US and is expected to drench the Northeast with wet snow, rain and other scary conditions. New Yorkers can expect wind and rain starting Friday night, ending around Sunday morning, with some snow expected in New England and Read More…
A Long Island public defender was found dead while visiting the islands of Turks and Caicos — and her death is being investigated as a murder, local police said. Marie Kuhnla, 61, of Wantagh, had been reported missing Oct. 15 and the next day her body was discovered in bushes near a Club Med resort Read More…
A teacher who was arrested last month for allegedly recording students undressing is facing hundreds of new charges after a forensic examination revealed nearly 300 videos and images of young girls, sheriff’s officials said. Mark Ackett — a married, 50-year-old former fashion design teacher at Bloomingdale High School in Valrico, Fla. — is now facing Read More…
A female Manhattan teacher has been arrested for shoving a third-grader to the floor and dragging him by his ankles, according to the city’s Special Commissioner of Investigation. Rose Marie Sylvester, 58, of PS 375 Mosaic Preparatory Academy in East Harlem was hit with an endangering the welfare of a child rap by cops after Read More…
Verizon Communications on Tuesday beat Wall Street estimates for profit and net new phone subscribers, helped by the popularity of its promotional offers subsidizing Apple’s latest iPhones. The largest US wireless carrier knocked up to $750 off the price of some of Apple’s new phones, launched in September, as it looks to gain more share Read More…
Walmart says it will work with third-party sellers to make millions of items available for free two-day shipping on orders over $35. The company is also simplifying the returns process for eligible products bought from marketplace sellers. That includes allowing shoppers to return the items at any one of its 4,700 stores. Previously, only select Read More…
Tesla’s shares rose nearly 7 percent on Tuesday, after long-time critic and short-seller Citron Research reversed its opinion on the stock to “long” from “short.” The change in view comes a month after Andrew Left-led Citron sued Tesla and its chief executive Elon Musk, saying Musk fraudulently engineered his since-abandoned plan to take the carmaker Read More…
Wall Street was a sea of red Tuesday as a flood of negative news and worries weighed on traders’ minds. The Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 520 points in early trades Tuesday as US companies warned of higher material costs due to the trade war in China. Other indices also sold off, with Read More…
The cash-strapped cinema subscription service MoviePass is being spun off from its ailing parent company. Helios and Matheson Analytics CEO Ted Farnsworth announced Tuesday morning that its board had approved preliminary plans to create a stand-alone MoviePass company. The subsidiary, dubbed MoviePass Entertainment Holdings, will be publicly traded and will take all entertainment and film-related Read More…
If you have money in mutual funds you should be worried, but not only for the reason you think. Sure, the stock market is causing concern. So investors are right to keep a close watch on the performance of stock mutual funds. But while you are doing that, mutual funds that invest entirely or partially Read More…
If you are having no luck picking the numbers for PowerBall or MegaMillions, maybe you’ll have a better chance at picking a company that gets bought in 2019. The payoff won’t be as big but the chances are better. Dykema, a national law firm, says in its 14th annual mergers and acquisition survey that 65 Read More…
Yet another high-profile Facebook executive is headed for the exit as Mark Zuckerberg tightens his grip over the company’s various apps and businesses. Brendan Iribe — who co-founded the virtual-reality startup Oculus that got sold to Facebook in 2014 for $2.3 billion — announced Monday that he was leaving the social network. Iribe, 39, started Read More…
The closely watched auction of aluminum giant Arconic has hit a snag, as prospective bidders have been recently told of potential liabilities related to last year’s deadly Grenfell Tower disaster in London, The Post has learned. A unit of New York-based Arconic had supplied aluminum cladding that was partly blamed for the quick spread of Read More…
Christmas starts earlier and earlier each year. And there are a lot of folks right now planning their company party. So let me be the first of many to offer advice on holiday party behavior: First, don’t do or say anything that would make your 10-year-old snitch to mommy or daddy. (Pretend your kid is Read More…
An activist investor is coming back for seconds at Outback Steakhouse. Barington Capital — which had previously griped that Outback, unlike its archrival Texas Roadhouse, didn’t serve customers warm bread when they sat down at the table — prodded its corporate parent Bloomin’ Brands to spin off lesser-known chains such as Bonefish Grill, Carrabba’s and Read More…