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LI superintendent calls cops on board president after getting ‘poked’ following heated meeting
A Long Island school board meeting ended in chaos after the district’s interim superintendent called the police on the board’s newly selected president — because he “poked” her, according to reports. Freeport school district’s Interim Superintendent Shakirah Miller dialed 911 and filed a police report against Michael Pomerico on Wednesday night, who was just voted-in...
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:53:20 -0400
A Long Island school board meeting ended in chaos after the district’s interim superintendent called the police on the board’s newly selected president — because he “poked” her, according to reports. Freeport school district’s Interim Superintendent Shakirah Miller dialed 911 and filed a police report against Michael Pomerico on Wednesday night, who was just voted-in...
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:53:20 -0400
NYC axes new rule on roll-down gates for businesses – after retailers already spent thousands
City lawmakers rolled back an obscure, decades-old law about storefront roll-down gates ahead of a looming enforcement deadline – but not before some retailers shelled out thousands of dollars.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:28:07 -0400
City lawmakers rolled back an obscure, decades-old law about storefront roll-down gates ahead of a looming enforcement deadline – but not before some retailers shelled out thousands of dollars.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:28:07 -0400
Officials had no idea 16 ‘almost feral’ children were living in feces-filled house of horrors till unrelated warrant
Officials did not know that 16 children were living in a feces-filled home in Ohio when serving their father, Gary Siders II, a warrant for indecent exposure, with questions remaining over how the family went unnoticed for so long.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:20:43 -0400
Officials did not know that 16 children were living in a feces-filled home in Ohio when serving their father, Gary Siders II, a warrant for indecent exposure, with questions remaining over how the family went unnoticed for so long.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:20:43 -0400
Pictures show aftermath of Paul Pelosi’s alleged hit-and-run crash — as he faces charges
Shocking photographs reveal the bashed up Tesla that Paul Pelosi allegedly slammed into before driving away.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:19:06 -0400
Shocking photographs reveal the bashed up Tesla that Paul Pelosi allegedly slammed into before driving away.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:19:06 -0400
Disturbing ‘paradise paradox’ haunting treasured California getaway
The picturesque region is grappling with a troubling trend in which resort communities experience high suicide rates because they don't have the required mental health resources needed to respond.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:48:16 -0400
The picturesque region is grappling with a troubling trend in which resort communities experience high suicide rates because they don't have the required mental health resources needed to respond.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:48:16 -0400
Chilling photo shows black woman on DC train surrounded by white supremacist thugs
Freelance photographer Cheney Orr captured the eerie 250th Independence Day moment that some observers argue is symbolic of the nation's struggles to live up to its promises.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:44:46 -0400
Freelance photographer Cheney Orr captured the eerie 250th Independence Day moment that some observers argue is symbolic of the nation's struggles to live up to its promises.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:44:46 -0400
Fourth of July horror as woman killed, three injured as firework explosion creates huge car blaze
A man has been arrested on an involuntary manslaughter charge after a Fourth of July fireworks explosion killed a woman in her 20s.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:39:37 -0400
A man has been arrested on an involuntary manslaughter charge after a Fourth of July fireworks explosion killed a woman in her 20s.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:39:37 -0400
Long Island man killed when firework blows up in his face during Fourth of July party
Gabriel Ruiz-Urresto, 37, ignited the "mortar style" pyrotechnic when it blew up and struck him in the head outside his Central Islip home, leaving him dead, according to police.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:30:38 -0400
Gabriel Ruiz-Urresto, 37, ignited the "mortar style" pyrotechnic when it blew up and struck him in the head outside his Central Islip home, leaving him dead, according to police.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:30:38 -0400
LA on earthquake alert as fault lines hit highest stress levels in history: study
Los Angeles could be edging closer to "the big one," with new research finding earthquake stress has reached its highest levels in at least 1,000 years.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:24:06 -0400
Los Angeles could be edging closer to "the big one," with new research finding earthquake stress has reached its highest levels in at least 1,000 years.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:24:06 -0400
NYC’s first female head lifeguard has urgent message to keep beachgoers safe
She's been swimming against the tide her whole life — and she's not stopping now.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:23:51 -0400
She's been swimming against the tide her whole life — and she's not stopping now.
Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:23:51 -0400