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• Dallas Cowboys' Legend's Son Arrested In Double Murder Case
  The son of Dallas Cowboys legend Erik Williams has been arrested in connection with a double murder in Texas, TMZ Sports has learned.  20-year-old Cassius Shakembe Williams -- along with another man -- have been arrested and each charged… Permalink
• 'Bachelorette' Star Connor Obrochta Fires Warning Shot at Lincoln Adim
  [[tmz:video id="0_9zbbm2ng"]] Connor Obrochta from "The Bachelorette" wants his fellow contestant Lincoln Adim's attention ... so he can tell him to stay the hell away from Becca Kufrin and the rest of her suitors when they reunite for the… Permalink
• Suge Knight Not Allowed to Leave Jail to Attend Mom's Funeral
  Suge Knight's chances of getting out of jail to attend his mother's funeral have dwindled down to about zero ... because rules are rules. We spoke to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department who tells us Suge can't get his hands on a "get out of jail free"… Permalink
• Meek Mill in Court for New Face-Off with Judge to Get New Trial
  [[tmz:video id="0_4pai8xso"]] 1:00 PM PT -- Meek and his attorneys spoke outside the courthouse. Meek said he had low expectations going into the hearing, and Judge Brinkley didn't disappoint. His attorney, Joe Tacopina was less subtle ... describing… Permalink
• Erik Kramer's Wife Claims Ex-QB Is On 'Manhunt' Looking to Kill Her
  The wife of ex-NFL quarterback Erik Kramer told police her husband snapped and physically abused her on June 13 ... and now she's afraid he's a on a "manhunt" to end her life.  Kramer -- who played in the NFL from '87 to '99 -- was arrested at his… Permalink
• Ed Werder Accuses Sports Illustrated Writer of Sexism Against Men
  Ex-ESPN reporter Ed Werder is calling out a Sports Illustrated writer -- claiming her hiring practices are completely unfair ... because she's discriminating against MEN.  Yes, you read that correctly.  Here's the deal ... SI tweeted out an ad… Permalink
• Tekashi69 Under Investigation for Role in Chief Keef Shooting
  Cops are taking a hard look at Tekashi69 to see what, if any, role he played in the events leading up to the attempted shooting of Chief Keef ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources say NYPD wants to see if Tekashi has any… Permalink
• Claudia Jordan: Suge Knight Should Be Let Out to Attend Mom's Funeral
  [[tmz:video id="0_hlrd4j5r"]] Claudia Jordan's adamant the criminal justice system has had its faults ... so it's only right Suge Knight get let out of jail at LEAST so he can attend his mother's funeral. We got the former 'Real… Permalink
• Talent Agent Tyler Grasham Dodges Sexual Assault Charges
  Talent agent Tyler Grasham will not face any charges in his sexual assault case being reviewed by the L.A. City Attorney's Office ... TMZ has learned.  We broke the story ... the L.A. County District Attorney's Office had already rejected 4… Permalink
• Conor McGregor Takes Family Rowboating in Central Park
  Conor McGregor is sticking to his family-friendly tour of NYC ... and this time he kicked his Dad skills up a notch. Conor was spotted rowing away from The Loeb Boathouse in Central Park Saturday with his girlfriend, Dee Devlin, and their cute son,… Permalink
• Lil Scrappy's Friend Explains Why He Lawyered Up After Car Wreck
  [[tmz:video id="0_44j5tecp"]] Lil Scrappy's passenger who suffered horrible injuries in their recent car accident wants to set the record straight -- he's NOT a vengeful friend out for money. Ca$ino Roulette tells us the reason he hired a lawyer is… Permalink
• Carl the Janitor from 'Breakfast Club' Sued for Elder Financial Abuse
  The actor who played Carl the Janitor on "The Breakfast Club" allegedly used his acting powers for evil ... persuading an elderly woman to fork over $75k over an 11-year period. John Kapelos -- who also appeared in "Sixteen Candles," "Weird Science" and… Permalink
• Charlie Sheen Says Alleged Victim in HIV Suit Happily Signed NDA
  Charlie Sheen claims the woman suing him for exposing her to HIV is flat-out lying about being forced into signing an NDA -- and, instead, says she was desperate to spend time with him. According to new docs, Sheen denies there was any coercion on… Permalink
• Kellen Winslow Threatened to Murder Rape Victims, Officials Say
  [[tmz:video id="0_jcudu9u8"]] Kellen Winslow Jr. threatened to murder BOTH of the women he raped if they spoke to anyone about the incidents ... this according to prosecutors.  The ex-NFL star just appeared in court -- in shackles --… Permalink
• Kellen Winslow Jr. Targeted and Raped Elderly Women, Officials Say
  Kellen Winslow Jr. allegedly raped at least 2 women in their 50s -- and tried to rape at least two more, including an 86-year-old woman ... this according to law enforcement.  As we previously reported, Winslow was arrested Thursday for… Permalink
• Logan Paul Files Restraining Against Home Intruder
  4:42 PM PT -- According to court docs -- obtained by TMZ -- Speight continued to show up at Logan's house, with the most recent incident happening last week. Speight allegedly rang Logan's doorbell and told Paul's security he was "The Antichrist,… Permalink
• Teresa and Joe Giudice Out of Bankruptcy
  Teresa and Joe Giudice are getting the boot ... from bankruptcy court ... TMZ has learned. According to docs, the judge in their bankruptcy case has dismissed the matter. The 'RHONJ' stars aren't completely out of debt yet, but they're close. The… Permalink
• Ed Sheeran Defends His 'Thinking Out Loud' in 'Let's Get It On' Lawsuit
  Ed Sheeran not only thinks the claim he ripped off a Marvin Gaye classic is total rubbish, but one of the people suing him doesn't even have a leg to stand on ... according to new docs. We broke the story ... Sheeran was sued nearly 2 years ago… Permalink
• President Trump Says Alice Johnson Owes All Thanks to Kim Kardashian
  [[tmz:video id="0_5gpp1yfy"]] President Trump just gave Kim Kardashian all the credit for Alice Johnson's prison release. The Prez was giving an interview to "FOX & Friends" on the White House lawn Friday and was talking about… Permalink
• Michael Cohen Requests Court Order Forcing Stormy Daniels' Attorney to Shut Up
  The judge shot down Cohen's request, saying Avenatti talking would NOT cause irreparable damage to Cohen's case.President Trump's attorney Michael Cohen's seen about 120 too many TV appearances by Stormy Daniels' lawyer, Michael Avenatti... so he's… Permalink

The LA Times©

• Man stabbed on Montebello bus dies of injuries two months after attack
  A 27-year-old man arrested on suspicion of stabbing a fellow passenger while riding a Montebello bus in April now faces murder charges after the victim died of his injuries at a hospital on Sunday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities announced that the suspect,...
• Quick-thinking mom uses 'taco tactics' to outfox fake cop, authorities say
  A mother of four used a street taco to distract a gun-wielding man posing as a police officer in the San Gabriel Valley while she sought help, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement in which they praised the woman’s “taco-tactics.” The family was heading home from a day...
• Man holding his young daughter at knifepoint is fatally shot by police in Whittier, authorities say
  Whittier police fatally shot a man as he held his 4-year-old daughter at knifepoint Monday night, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The man and his estranged wife, parents of the girl and a 7-year-old boy, were doing a child custody exchange in the lobby of the Whittier...
• West Covina police officer shoots, injures man in La Puente
  An investigation is underway after a West Covina police officer on Monday night shot and injured a man he mistakenly believed was a suspect in a robbery, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Just before 11:30 p.m., the patrol officer heard a radio call about a robbery that...
• Retired sheriff's lieutenant denies tipping off massage parlor to raids in exchange for sex
  A retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department lieutenant has pleaded not guilty to charges of tipping off a West Hollywood massage parlor about potential raids “in exchange for sexual favors or other gifts,” according to a criminal complaint made public Friday. David Smith, 59, was accused...
• Sheriff McDonnell headed toward November runoff with Villanueva
  Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell is headed toward a runoff against retired sheriff’s Lt. Alex Villanueva in his​​​ bid to secure a second term as top cop of the nation’s largest sheriff’s department. While McDonnell finished Tuesday’s primary with the most votes, he fell short of securing...
• Authorities continue to search for fourth suspect in beating death of man, whose body was found in Azusa Canyon
  Authorities are continuing to search for a fourth suspect in the murder, robbery and kidnapping of a man whose body was found dumped off Highway 39 in Azusa Canyon earlier this week. Investigators are looking for Matthew Luzon Martin-Capiendo, 21, for his role in the beating death of Julian Hamori-Andrade,...
• Two challengers in sheriff's race hope to buck tradition. One is backed by more money than the incumbent
  Once you’re sheriff, you’re sheriff for life, or so the thinking goes about an elected position that often receives scant voter scrutiny. Two challengers to Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell in Tuesday’s primary election want to break that tradition, arguing that crime is up, deputy morale...
• 8-year-old abducted by biological mother found safe, mother arrested
  The 8-year-old foster child who was abducted early this week by his biological mother from a Carson elementary school has been found at a police station and the mother has been arrested, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities said the suspect’s boyfriend dropped the...
• 'Large amount of blood' leads authorities to dead body and four suspects
  After deputies found a “large amount of blood” in a home in the unincorporated area of Azusa earlier this week, an investigation led them to a body and four suspects. San Dimas Station deputies responded to a house in the 6100 block of Goodway Drive around 10:15 p.m. Monday for a disturbance call,...
• Family of cyclist killed by L.A. sheriff's deputy driving patrol car to be paid $12 million
  The family of a cyclist struck and killed by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy patrol car will be paid nearly $12 million by the county in a legal settlement announced this week. Attorneys for the family of Milton Olin Jr. said Wednesday that they uncovered new evidence showing the on-duty...
• Woman arrested in connection with triple homicide in Leimert Park
  A woman has been arrested in connection with the deaths of a couple and their adult son whose bodies were found stacked on top of one another in a house in Leimert Park. Nancy Jackson, 55, was arrested by LAPD South Bureau homicide detectives on Wednesday, hours after she was named a “material...
• Cyclist killed in hit-and-run crash in Compton
  Authorities are searching for a motorist responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed a cyclist in Compton early Sunday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responded to a call just after midnight Sunday at the intersection of Bradfield Avenue and Alondra Boulevard,...
• 300-mile memorial torch relay will honor fallen L.A. County peace officers
  A 300-mile torch relay run honoring Los Angeles County peace officers killed in the line of duty kicks off Friday morning in downtown Los Angeles and continues through the weekend. Relay runners will visit all but one of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s patrol stations during the 41st...
• D.A.'s Hollywood sex crimes unit weighs charges against Harvey Weinstein, Steven Seagal and others
  A special task force of Los Angeles County prosecutors is determining whether to file various sexual abuse charges against at least a half-dozen Hollywood celebrities, including producer Harvey Weinstein and actors Ed Westwick and Steven Seagal. It is unclear whether any of the cases will result...
• Man charged with killing L.A. sheriff's sergeant confessed to execution-style slaying, records show
  The man charged in the 2016 execution-style slaying of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s sergeant confessed to the shooting and told police he emptied his revolver into the officer’s body, according to records made public Monday. Trenton Lovell, who is awaiting trial in the murder of Sgt. Steve Owen,...
• Student suspected of stabbing 12-year-old classmate at elementary school in Stevenson Ranch
  A 12-year-old boy was in custody Friday after he allegedly stabbed a classmate at a Santa Clarita Valley elementary school, authorities said. Sheriff’s deputies received a call shortly after 8 a.m. of an assault victim at Pico Canyon Elementary School at Stevenson Ranch, said Lt. Ignacio Somoano,...
• Suspect in wild motor home pursuit is arrested in Barstow, police say
  A sex offender who led police on a wild pursuit from Los Angeles to Kern County in a motor home with his two children was arrested Thursday, authorities said. Stephen Houk was detained in Barstow around 4:30 p.m., more than 100 miles from where police last saw him, according to Nicole Nishida,...
• Family of 16-year-old fatally shot by L.A. County sheriff's deputies says in lawsuit that boy was unarmed
  The family of a teenager fatally shot by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in February has filed a civil rights lawsuit claiming that deputies used excessive force and then accused the dead teen of having a weapon to justify the shooting. In the three months since the shooting, attorneys for...
• Sex offender still at large following wild RV chase across L.A. and Kern counties
  A manhunt is underway for a registered sex offender and parolee who led police on an hours-long car chase Tuesday in his motor home with two of his young children on board, authorities said. Sheriff’s officials said that Stephen Houk is considered armed and dangerous Capt. Eddie Hernandez from...
• Search underway for 'armed and dangerous' Huntington Park murder suspect
  A manhunt is underway for an “armed and dangerous” murder suspect who authorities say gunned down his cousin Monday afternoon in Huntington Park. Homicide detectives believe Daniel Plascencia, 28, shot and killed the man during a family disturbance in the 3400 block of Grand Avenue, the Los Angeles...
• Shirtless man with American flag shorts hid in bushes after stealing beer truck, Santa Rosa police say
  The shirtless suspect hung his head in apparent defeat — his eyes gazing downward on his dirty American flag shorts and loosely tied sneakers. For a few minutes Thursday, Matthew Hermsmeyer had helmed his own booze cruise of sorts, when he allegedly stole a Coors beer truck in Santa Rosa. But the...
• His convictions were overturned; he's in failing health. Will Bobby Joe Maxwell gain freedom in '70s serial killer case?
  Shortly before Christmas, Bobby Joe Maxwell suffered a massive heart attack, leaving him unable to move or speak. By all accounts, he is unlikely to recover. Yet Maxwell’s name is on a court docket in Los Angeles, where he is awaiting retrial in a slew of murders attributed to a serial killer who...
• Fatal stabbing at a Ventura eatery elicits anger at the police response and the city's handling of its homeless problem
  The mother of a Ventura man who was randomly stabbed to death while dining at a beachside restaurant with his daughter on his lap was still grappling this weekend with the loss of a man she described as “a good husband and a loving father.” Anthony Mele Jr., 35, was having dinner with his wife,...
• Suspect in fatal attack on Ventura restaurant patron was reported to police hours earlier, authorities say
  A homeless man who randomly stabbed a patron in a crowded Ventura restaurant to death as his 5-year-old daughter sat on his lap was reported hours earlier for disruptive behavior, but police determined he was not a threat, authorities said Saturday. Jamal Jackson, 49, is facing a first-degree murder...

McClatchy©

• Is NC partisan gerrymander case up next after Supreme Court 'punts' on Wisconsin and Maryland?
  The U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped making a landmark ruling on Monday about when gerrymandering for partisan gain goes too far, leaving some legal analysts to speculate that North Carolina could … Click to Continue »
• $1 million mystery gift to inauguration traced to conservative legal activists
  One of the largest contributions to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee in 2016 appears to have been orchestrated by a set of powerful conservative legal activists who have since been … Click to Continue »
• He reportedly aspired to be a 9/11 hijacker. Now he’s in a Guantánamo cell with just a prayer rug and Quran.
  Ramzi bin al Shibh, the alleged deputy plotter of the Sept. 11 attacks is being held in an isolation cell with only a prayer rug and Quran — no bed, … Click to Continue »
• Ukrainian in Mueller probe invited Trump to Kiev, has complex empire
  The Ukrainian billionaire in the cross-hairs of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has a long history of complicated business ties, some of which link to fugitive Kazakh investors in a … Click to Continue »
• Get hit by internet crime? Good luck getting help from some local police
  In practically the blink of an eye, Maggie Irizarry lost about $1,300 to thieves. But the culprits weren’t robbers who broke into her Miami home. They were hackers who connived … Click to Continue »
• California leaders strike defiant tone after Trump administration sues over sanctuary laws
  The Trump administration on Tuesday sued California over its sanctuary policies for undocumented immigrants, setting off a chorus of near-unanimous defiance from California lawmakers. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will … Click to Continue »
• Tech sector frets it could face fallout if Microsoft case erodes privacy protections
  Some in the tech sector look at Microsoft as a savior these days, fending off possible government intrusion on privacy. A lawyer representing Microsoft went before the Supreme Court Tuesday … Click to Continue »
• Union fees on the line: Five takeaways from the Supreme Court hearing
  For the third time in four years, the Supreme Court heard arguments Monday about a case that would deal a financial blow to public sector unions, a major political force … Click to Continue »
• Clarence Thomas should be removed from Supreme Court, Charlotte accuser says
  Decades before the #MeToo movement, and long before Time magazine honored “the Silence Breakers,” there was Anita Hill and Angela Wright. In 1991 both women were in Washington to accuse … Click to Continue »
• Pentagon wants to replace Guantánamo’s Top Secret prison. Price per prisoner: $4.6M
  The Pentagon wants $69 million to replace the Top Secret prison where the accused 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, and 14 other former CIA captives are kept. The funding request, … Click to Continue »
• Making Guantánamo Great Again: The prison’s media makeover
  Inside a vacant former maximum-security prison, the Pentagon has nearly finished building a new health clinic with nearby surgical and radiological suites. Soon, contractors will add furniture, equipment and put … Click to Continue »
• As court weighs Microsoft case, rest of world feels a big stake in privacy ruling
  Later this month, Supreme Court justices will hear a case involving Microsoft’s heated dispute with federal prosecutors over whether it must turn over data currently hosted in a storage facility … Click to Continue »
• Trump ripped this judge as ‘hater.’ Now he’ll hear environmental case on border wall.
  A federal judge in California who Donald Trump once derided for his ethnicity will hear a case Friday that could determine the president’s latitude to waive environmental laws, paving the … Click to Continue »
• Guantánamo to demolish prison camp built to send message of ‘hope’
  The military has put a federal court on notice that it plans to demolish the Detention Center’s first communal, prison-of-war style prison, a site where guards posted President Barack Obama’s … Click to Continue »
• A year of key leader absences at Justice Department ‘almost mind-blowing,’ officials say
  President Donald Trump has repeatedly emphasized the return of the rule of law during his presidency, but the department dedicated to enforcing the law has remained without key leaders since … Click to Continue »
• Military judge urges lone USS Cole lawyer into ‘self-help’ capital defense training
  The dilemma of how to go forward with the USS Cole death-penalty trial after the capital defense lawyer quit loomed over this week’s hearing — with prosecutors authenticating signatures on … Click to Continue »
• Baby powder battles: Johnson & Johnson documents reflect internal asbestos concerns
  In the early 1970s, a Johnson & Johnson official posed a question that haunts the company today. If Johnson's Baby Powder contained asbestos at a level of, say, 1 percent, … Click to Continue »
• How drug lords make billions smuggling gold to Miami for your jewelry and phones
  When Juan Granda ventured into Peru’s Amazon rainforest to score another illicit load of gold, he boasted that he felt like legendary Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. “I’m like Pablo … Click to Continue »
• Trump despises the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals; why doesn’t he change it?
  President Trump regularly rails against the San Francisco-headquartered 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, yet he has not taken an opportunity reshape the nation’s largest and arguably most liberal appeals court. … Click to Continue »
• How fast-moving changes to the NC justice system could reshape the state’s courts
  Giving politicians – not voters – a bigger say in selecting judges. Returning partisan politics to the justice system. Squeezing African-American judges off the bench. Those are among the charges … Click to Continue »
• 2017 was Mexico’s deadliest year. Will Sessions marijuana policy make the violence worse?
  While recreational pot markets are bracing for a potential crackdown stemming from orders by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, former law enforcement officials say another group is likely celebrating: Mexican drug … Click to Continue »
• Judge hands Dreamers a major victory, but is it temporary?
  The Trump administration Tuesday night suffered a legal blow in its attempt to end a popular program that shielded from deportation people brought to the United States illegally as children … Click to Continue »
• NC congressional districts struck down as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders
  A panel of federal judges struck down North Carolina’s election districts for U.S. Congress on Tuesday as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders and gave lawmakers until Jan. 29 to bring them new … Click to Continue »
• Supreme Court says ‘no’ to LGBT supporters appealing Mississippi’s ‘religious freedom’ law
  Mississippians stand up against HB 1523 The Mississippi law allowing government workers and businesses to deny services to LGBT people by claiming religious objections will stand because the U.S. Supreme … Click to Continue »
• Gitmo North? Judge to hold secret war court session near Pentagon
  In a first, when lawyers and the judge in an al-Qaida war crimes case meet Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss secret evidence, they’ll convene not at Guantánamo but in a … Click to Continue »
• Sessions’ reversal of marijuana policy brings fury from both parties
  In rescinding Thursday an Obama-era policy that paved the way for states to legalize marijuana, Attorney General Jeff Sessions triggered a hail of criticism from lawmakers on the left and … Click to Continue »
• Trump administration: Union fees trample First Amendment
  Public employee unions bargaining for better wages are effectively “lobbying” government officials and should be barred from passing their fees onto workers who disagree with the political stances that labor … Click to Continue »
• 17 ways California sued the Trump administration in 2017
  California has filed a double-digit number of lawsuits against the Trump administration since January. The latest came last week, when state Attorney General Xavier Becerra, a Democrat and longtime congressman … Click to Continue »
• Fugitive Kentucky lawyer Eric C. Conn captured in Honduras
  Disgraced lawyer Eric Conn has been caught six months after fleeing Kentucky to avoid prison in the largest Social Security disability fraud in the nation’s history, according to a story … Click to Continue »
• Web of secret money hides one mega-donor funding conservative court
  When a small nonprofit called the Judicial Crisis Network poured millions into a campaign to stop the Senate from confirming Barack Obama’s Supreme Court pick last year, and then spent … Click to Continue »

NY Daily News©

• West Point graduate with 'Communism will win' message splits with Army after getting other-than-honorable discharge
  The West Point graduate who became known as the "commie cadet" is out of the Army after an other-than-honorable discharge. Spenser Rapone's split from the armed forces comes less than a year after pro-communism and socialism selfies surfaced from his 2016 graduation ceremony. One featured the inside...
• Elon Musk alleges employee sabotage in email to Tesla staff
  Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed an employee confessed to carrying out “extensive and damaging sabotage” to company operations in an email sent out to his entire staff. In memo, obtained by CNBC, Musk wrote than an unidentified staffer exported “large amounts of highly sensitive Tesla data to unknown...
• XXXTentacion worried about dying young in video filmed before his fatal shooting
  Late hip hop star XXXTentacion spoke about the possibility of dying young and revealed what he hoped his legacy would be in a video recorded before his death. “If worse thing comes to worst, and I f--king die or some s--t and I’m not able to see out my dreams, I at least want to know that the kids...
• Number of U.S. smokers reaches lowest level ever
  Americans are packing it in and smoking less than ever before. Just 13.9% of U.S. adults lit up in 2017, down from 15.5% a year before, according to a survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number represents a huge decrease from the more than 40% of adults who smoked...
• Bruce Springsteen resurrects famed Asbury Park music venue at boisterous re-opening concert
  Although Bruce Springsteen has spent much of the last year at the Walter Kerr Theatre on W. 48th Street, the man they call The Boss will always be a Jersey boy. Springsteen returned to Asbury Park, the New Jersey shore town that kickstarted the recent Tony-winner’s career, to help christen the...
• Knicks killer Reggie Miller shoots down fans' two biggest hopes for team
  Knicks fans probably shouldn’t get their hopes up for LeBron James or Kyrie Irving, Reggie Miller says. The NBA Hall of Famer — and longtime Knicks adversary — doesn’t think it’s likely New York will be able to land either superstar, though he’s intrigued by the idea of James playing in the Big...
• World had record increase of refugees last year: report
  The world had a record number of refugees and displaced people last year as the total number of people forced from their homes reached 68.5 million people. One in every 110 people on the planet has been forced from their homes, according to an annual report issued by the United Nation High Commission...
• 'Double Dare' is back, and just as slime-filled as ever
  All my life, I always wanted to pick the giant nose. I’d come home from elementary school, grab a pack of Gushers and turn on Nickelodeon’s “Double Dare” knowing full well there could be no higher high than getting down and dirty on the children’s obstacle course game show, which initially ran...
• Asian stock markets tumble as Trump announces $200B China tariffs
  President Trump’s move to escalate a trade battle with China with even more tariffs has sent Asian stock markets tumbling. Trump told United States Trade Representative officials Monday to explore 10% duties on $200 billion worth of goods, the latest jab in a back and forth between the world’s...
• Rebalance the scales: Rein in N.Y.'s prosecutors to prevent abuse
  Amid squabbling in the state Senate, lawmakers recently passed a measure to establish a desperately needed commission that will hold rule-breaking prosecutors accountable for putting the wrong person behind bars. It’s almost certain to cruise through the Democrat-led Assembly, and could be signed...
• Brick by brick: A blueprint for fixing NYCHA
  No matter Mayor de Blasio’s billion-dollar-plus agreement with the feds to clean up mold, lead paint and more in decaying Housing Authority apartments, without a profound change in how NYCHA does business, the mayor has little hope of being a decent landlord to more than 400,000 New Yorkers enduring...
• Come and get it: The Department of Education must do more to let kids know about free summer meals
  At the end of every school year, the Department of Education used to stall in telling families where kids can get free, federally funded summer meals that are available to all, regardless of income. So the City Council passed a law last year requiring the list by June 1. It’s done, but the DOE...
• Trump criticism supports far-right Germans against Angela Merkel
  President Trump may be actively trying to alienate the U.S. from ally Germany, and his factually incorrect attacks on the country’s immigration policy have sided with the country’s rising far-right. Americans have seen the human face of Trump’s immigration policies as thousands of undocumented...
• Readers sound off on immigrant kids, Charles Krauthammer and Social Security
  Fear and loathing in America Staten Island: I truly don’t understand how people with a conscience can back Donald Trump. He is nothing short of a bully. If he doesn’t get his way, he does despicable things and then blames the Democrats. He wanted the wall and he said Mexico would pay; Mexico said...
• Laura Ingraham suggests migrant child detention centers are 'essentially summer camps'
  Laura Ingraham followed a disturbing trend late Monday after describing the child detention facilities housing immigrant youth as “essentially summer camps.” The Fox News host followed in the footsteps of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who essentially dared Congress...
• Coney Island beach brawl ends with teen stabbed in back, man slashed in face
  A massive brawl on the sand in Coney Island ended with a teenager stabbed in the stomach and back, and a man slashed in the face Monday night. Witnesses said dozens of combatants squared off in three or four separate fights on the beach near Stillwell and Surf Aves. at about 7 p.m. When the dust...
• Clint Frazier's latest Yankees stint will last a little bit longer
  WASHINGTON — Clint Frazier joked about being the “26th Man of the Year.” But in reality, his latest stint with the Yankees will be for more than just one day. Frazier was summoned from Triple-A Scranton prior to Monday’s resumption of a suspended game against the Nationals from May 15, which Washington...
• Bartolo Colon becomes winningest Dominican-born pitcher with 244th victory
  Bartolo Colon finally reached the milestone he’s been aiming for since 2016. Still chucking at the ripe age of 45, the ex-Met picked up his 244th career victory on Monday night, passing Juan Marichal for the most wins by a Dominican-born pitcher. A fan favorite during his time in Flushing, Colon...
• Mazzeo: Giancarlo Stanton's adjusted stance (which he won't admit to) pays dividends with 4-for-5 performance in Yankees' nightcap win
  Giancarlo Stanton appeared to have made an adjustment in his stance — as YES Network clearly showed during a postgame segment the slugger being less closed than usual and more open and upright than before — yet he didn’t want to admit it. “No,” a clearly annoyed Stanton said with a sigh. “I didn’t...
• Late-show hosts blast President Trump's zero tolerance immigration policy: 'Why are you locking up kids at an abandoned Walmart?'
  Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers used their late shows Monday to defend the thousands of children who have been ripped from their families as part of the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy. Speaking directly to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who initially denied the existence...
• Mets offense finally comes through for Jacob deGrom as ace, Brandon Nimmo handle Rockies
  DENVER — Brandon Nimmo was wondering how he could top his Sunday night performance. He’d just hit the game-winning home run in a dramatic come-from-behind win over the Diamondbacks, but Monday he was heading into his home territory. He expected dozens of family and friends in the stands at Coors...
• Woman bashed and bruised in Tribeca bias attack relives horror
  She didn’t think anything of the odd woman who looked like she was dancing on a Manhattan sidewalk in the middle of a workday — until she took one, kapow, right in the face. “I was walking down the block and I did see this woman take her arm and swing it all the way back,” the victim of the broad-daylight...
• Judge rules Kansas cannot require proof of U.S. citizenship to vote
  WICHITA, Kan. — A federal judge ruled Monday that Kansas cannot require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, finding such laws violate the constitutional right to vote in a ruling with national implications. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson is the latest setback...
• Ex-Knick Nate Robinson says former coach Larry Brown made him cry, referred to him as ‘the little s—t’
  Former Knicks point guard Nate Robinson alleged he suffered emotional abuse at the hands of Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown in an in-depth story published by Bleacher Report Monday. Robinson, a rookie at the time, alleges Brown referred to him daily as “the little s—t” throughout their lone season...
• Chadwick Boseman gives 'Best Hero' trophy to Waffle House slaughter-stopper James Shaw Jr. at MTV Movie & TV Awards
  “Black Panther” hero Chadwick Boseman honored a real life hero at the MTV Movie & TV Awards. The 40-year-old actor, who won the “Best Hero” award for his role as T’Challa, beat out Grant Gustin (“The Flash”), Daisy Ridley (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”), Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”) and Gal Gadot...