College basketball phenomenon Caitlin Clark shattered yet another record on Thursday. The Iowa guard became the new NCAA Division I women’s career scoring leader. She reached the top mark less than three minutes into Thursday’s game. To claim the title, Clark casually used her signature move — a three-pointer shot… Read More

For five years, a New York City man managed to live rent-free in a landmark Manhattan hotel by exploiting an obscure local housing law. But prosecutors this week said Mickey Barreto went too far when he filed paperwork claiming ownership of the entire New Yorker Hotel building — and tried… Read More

It’s been a busy week for human-animal relations. A New Yorker was sentenced this week after admitting to a very strange smuggling operation: transporting three rare Burmese pythons in his pants legs across the U.S.-Canadian border. Meanwhile, a Rhode Island strangled a coyote to death after suffering an attack, only… Read More

Like a moth to flame, many scientists and poets have long assumed that flying insects were simply, inexorably drawn to bright lights. But that’s not exactly what’s going on, a new study suggests. Hair thinning? Mongolian secret grows crazy amounts of hair [Sponsored] Rather than being attracted to light, researchers… Read More

Pedro Pascal is jumping from Star Wars to Marvel. The “Last of Us” and “Mandalorian” actor is set to play Reed Richards (also known as Mister Fantastic) in the newest incarnation of “The Fantastic Four,” the studio announced Wednesday. The rest of his squad was revealed, too, with Vanessa Kirby… Read More

When New York City officials got wind of the major winter storm headed their way, they rewound the clock four years, reopened their coronavirus pandemic playbook, and announced that instead of canceling school, teachers and students would once again meet online. No snow day. Mayor Eric Adams said it was… Read More

Nearly four years after his rape conviction fueled the #MeToo movement, Harvey Weinstein wants New York’s highest court to overturn the verdict. His lawyers argue Weinstein was denied his right to a fair trial under Judge James Burke. “It was his character that was on trial. It wasn’t the evidence… Read More