SAN FRANCISCO — Pete Alonso’s day off was less eventful than Ferris Bueller’s, but created about as much havoc. The Mets first baseman, who arrived in a slump and was deemed in need of rest, spent the first five innings on the bench Saturday before entering as a pinch-hitter in the sixth. And with a Read more about Pete Alonso awakes Mets bats for win they badly needed[…]
Lee Hadwin has no artistic ability. Unless he’s asleep. Once he conks out, the self-dubbed “Sleep Artist” creates celebrity portraits, classical nudes and stunning abstracts that he sells for thousands of dollars. “I just can’t draw when I’m awake,” said Hadwin, 44, who got terrible grades in high-school art class in his native Wales. Yet Read more about This guy draws in his sleep \u2014 but has ‘no artistic talent’ when awake[…]
Faux heiress Anna Sorokin may have inked a lucrative Netflix deal, but she won’t be raking in the dough anytime soon — thanks to “Son of Sam” David Berkowitz. The state Attorney General’s Office is invoking New York’s “Son of Sam Law” to try and convince a judge that all of the profits from the Read more about Fake heiress Anna Sorokin may lose payday — thanks to ‘Son of Sam’[…]
Europeans had to navigate by the stars this week—well, GPS, but still—after the continent's burgeoning Galileo satellite navigation network went dark for a full seven days. The incident is a warning for everyone of how fallible the infrastructure of our modern lives really is. In more uplifting news, security researchers made an app designed to Read more about Security News This Week: Browser Extensions Scraped Data From Millions of People[…]
Hey. So, um, remember the end of Game of Thrones? If you were a fan of the show, you probably do. And there's a good chance it still stings. Daenerys Targaryen turned into a totalitarian dictator (if that can, indeed, be a thing). Then she died. Then Bran Stark—of all people!—was picked to rule Westeros. Read more about <em>Game of Thrones</em> Goes on a Victory Lap—and an Apology Tour[…]
President Trump said he would “personally vouch” for rapper A$AP Rocky’s “bail.” The commander-in-chief said Saturday he made the promise in a phone call with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven. “Just had a very good call with @SwedishPM Stefan Löfven who assured me that American citizen A$AP Rocky will be treated fairly,” Trump tweeted. “Likewise, I Read more about Donald Trump promises to ‘vouch’ for A$AP Rocky ‘bail’[…]
Police busted the man who tried to rape an elderly Queens woman in her apartment during a terrifying home invasion earlier in the week, authorities said Saturday. Rodrigo Escamilla, 27, was arrested around 7:30 p.m. Thursday after an anonymous person recognized his image and notified cops, police said. Escamilla was hit with a slew of Read more about Cops nab man accused of sexually assaulting elderly Queens woman[…]
If Superman was real, he’d be a megalomaniac using his powers for personal ends. That’s the premise of “The Boys,” a new satiric Amazon series created by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Erik Kripke (“Supernatural”). Based on the eponymous comic book series by Garth Ennis, the eight-episode dark comedy, premiering July 26, is set in Read more about ‘The Boys’ star Antony Starr dishes on edgy new superhero show[…]
The fantasy of any sports always includes the omniscient fast-forward and rewind buttons of memory. Oh, to be an old Brooklyn Dodgers fan and be able to travel back to Oct. 3, 1951, and whisper into Ralph Branca’s ear: “Maybe go with the curve on this one, Ralphie.” Oh, to be an old Browns fan, Read more about The Matt Harvey moment that could have changed it all[…]
A key witness from the Robert Mueller investigation got slapped with sex trafficking charges on Friday. Click Here: Sports Water Bottles Businessman George Nader, 60, was already facing child pornography charges — and he has a long history of sexually abusing minors. His latest indictment came down in federal court Friday and was in connection Read more about Key witness in Mueller probe now facing child sex trafficking charges[…]