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4 attacked in separate crimes in NYC subways in just over a day
A ski-mask-wearing maniac first punched a transit worker in the face around 5:40 p.m. Sunday on the northbound No. 7 train platform at the 74th Street and Roosevelt Avenue stop in Jackson Heights, Queens, police said.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:51:06 -0500
A ski-mask-wearing maniac first punched a transit worker in the face around 5:40 p.m. Sunday on the northbound No. 7 train platform at the 74th Street and Roosevelt Avenue stop in Jackson Heights, Queens, police said.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:51:06 -0500
Trump doubles down on $2,000 tariff dividend checks
When similar checks were distributed in 2020 and 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress needed to approve the distributions.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:46:59 -0500
When similar checks were distributed in 2020 and 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress needed to approve the distributions.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:46:59 -0500
NYC bodega cats get a whisker closer to being legal: ‘Embody the New York spirit’
“Bodega cats embody the New York spirit: friendly, welcoming and anti-rat.''
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:31:50 -0500
“Bodega cats embody the New York spirit: friendly, welcoming and anti-rat.''
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:31:50 -0500
ICE detains US citizen in his underwear during ‘targeted operation’ searching for sex offenders in Minnesota
DHS said the raid was a "targeted operation" and that Thao "matched the description of the targets."
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:28:21 -0500
DHS said the raid was a "targeted operation" and that Thao "matched the description of the targets."
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:28:21 -0500
Woke Brooklyn College course lectures students about ‘weaponizing whiteness,’ requires BuzzFeed privilege quiz
Students enrolled in the Multicultural Counseling and Consultation course at Brooklyn College are getting taught about whiteness, forced to take BuzzFeed quizzes on their privileges and told that the racial riots in the summer of 2020 were justified.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:27:21 -0500
Students enrolled in the Multicultural Counseling and Consultation course at Brooklyn College are getting taught about whiteness, forced to take BuzzFeed quizzes on their privileges and told that the racial riots in the summer of 2020 were justified.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:27:21 -0500
Trump slams UK over Mauritius islands deal after admin previously endorsed it
President Trump on Tuesday defended his sharply worded Truth Social post blasting the United Kingdom over a controversial deal to transfer and lease back Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius — a move his own administration had formally endorsed months earlier.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:23:56 -0500
President Trump on Tuesday defended his sharply worded Truth Social post blasting the United Kingdom over a controversial deal to transfer and lease back Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius — a move his own administration had formally endorsed months earlier.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:23:56 -0500
Up-and-coming California neighborhood has homes up for auction for as low as $100
Nearly 1,000 properties in fast-growing Riverside County — one of California’s hottest real estate markets — are heading to auction after owners failed to pay property taxes for at least five years.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:19:17 -0500
Nearly 1,000 properties in fast-growing Riverside County — one of California’s hottest real estate markets — are heading to auction after owners failed to pay property taxes for at least five years.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:19:17 -0500
Feds could investigate lawmaker spared jail time because of ‘Epstein Loophole’
A California lawmaker who was spared jail time for felony child abuse could soon face federal charges if a local congressman has his way.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:17:41 -0500
A California lawmaker who was spared jail time for felony child abuse could soon face federal charges if a local congressman has his way.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:17:41 -0500
Trump touts year first year achievements in a marathon press conference: ‘I think God is very proud’
Trump described the past year as one of the strongest in American history, saying even some critics have acknowledged the results.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:16:14 -0500
Trump described the past year as one of the strongest in American history, saying even some critics have acknowledged the results.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:16:14 -0500
California Gov. Newsom should fix own ‘broken’ state, White House tells The Post
California Gov. Gavin Newsom should “stop undermining the US on the world stage” and fix his own “broken” state, the White House told The Post in an exclusive statement.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:09:08 -0500
California Gov. Gavin Newsom should “stop undermining the US on the world stage” and fix his own “broken” state, the White House told The Post in an exclusive statement.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:09:08 -0500