Новости за 12.04.2018

Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan strongly hinted Wednesday that he would back GOP Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California to replace him as speaker of the House. Ryan told reporters during his weekly news conference that he was happy that Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana had backed McCarthy to be his successor. “I was encouraged...

In a move that shows political divorces can be as ugly as marital ones, the Republican-controlled state Senate has stripped Sen. Jeff Klein of his government car and spacious offices in Albany and Manhattan after he abandoned an alliance with the GOP. Klein is the head of the eight-member Independent Democratic Caucus, that had a...

Low-income residents have filed a class action lawsuit against the New York City Housing Authority demanding rent rebates for going without heat and hot water last winter. A’Seelah and Tyrone Diamond, who live in Brooklyn’s Fiorentino Plaza, and Ruth Britt, of the Patterson Houses in the Bronx, filed the suit in Manhattan Supreme Court Thursday...

This tax case has now been consomme-ted. “Soup Nazi” exec Robert Bertrand was sentenced to nine months in a federal lockup Thursday, his penalty for a nearly $600,000 tax-evasion scheme involving the Staten Island-based chain made famous by “Seinfeld.” “I did make a mistake and I am remorseful for it,” Bertrand told a Brooklyn federal...

Nasty seafood from a swanky Parisian restaurant may have killed a Russian whistleblower who died suddenly while jogging near his home. Alexander Perepilichny, 44, mysteriously collapsed while out on a run near his London home in November 2012. He had spent the night before at the upscale Buddha Bar in the City of Love with...

“The Great Bam-bee-no!” If this line — or this line reading, to be more specific — doesn’t register with you, then you haven’t seen “The Sandlot,” the cult hit film that is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new Blu Ray edition. Or, if you’re a non-cinephile Yankees fan, you missed the Yankees’ tribute a...

Theranos won’t stop until it bleeds its investors dry. The scandal-ridden blood-testing startup — which less than a month ago settled SEC allegations that it defrauded investors out of more than $700 million — has come crawling back to ask them for more money. In a Tuesday letter obtained by Buzzfeed, CEO Elizabeth Holmes pleaded...

This bagpiper isn’t up to any sort of “foal” play as he serenades some ponies. The piper starts up a version of “Scotland the Brave” in a field of horses in Aboyne, Scotland. The horses initially seem nonplussed by all the activity but the music soon works its magic and they slowly move in. One...

Despot Bashar al-Assad and his British-born wife, dubbed “the First Lady of Hell,” enjoy a lavish lifestyle while children are gassed to death on the streets of Syria. The Syrian tyrant and his spouse Asma al-Assad own an opulent palace estimated to be worth $1 billion in Damascus — less than 10 miles from Eastern...

​Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday said the US is still looking for “actual evidence” of a chemical weapons attack in Syria but United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley said the United States has “enough” proof. “I believe there was a chemical attack and we are looking for the actual evidence,” Mattis told ​a hearing of...

Tom Mesereau repeatedly questioned a witness about Allred's suggested $100 million fund for the comedian's accusers.

Cosby allegedly slipped Dickinson a pill that she said made her feel "dizzy, woozy, out of it."

Days after Tristan was caught cheating on the "Revenge Body" host with strip club bartender Lani Blair, Khloé, 33, welcomed a baby girl at the Hillcrest Hospital near Cleveland, Ohio.

Embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt wanted to fly on an airline that was not on a government approved list so he could rack up more frequent flier miles, according to his ex-deputy chief of staff. Pruitt — already on the hot seat for profligate spending of taxpayers’ cash — also insisted on staying in luxe...

An alleged drug queen and her gang – who have ties to El Chapo’s Sinaloa cartel — are believed to be responsible in part for the surge in violence that has ravaged Cancun over the past year, according to a report. Leticia Rodriguez Lara – who goes by “Dona Lety” and “La 40” – and...

This suspect really overstayed his unwelcome visit. A Washington state man broke into a home and essentially made it his own, hanging pictures of himself and sparking its fireplace before duping unsuspecting would-be renters out of nearly $6,000, police said. Matthew Robert Paul, 35, is facing several charges, including theft and obtaining a signature by...

An Upper East Side dentist sexually abused a younger man in his office, cops and prosecutors said. Dr. Michael Krochak, 60, was arrested Wednesday in connection to the incident that allegedly took place on March 27 around 6:30 p.m. inside his office at the NYC Smile Spa on East 60th Street near Park Avenue. Krochak...

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster has been charged with felony domestic violence against his girlfriend, the district attorney’s office in Santa Clara (Calif.) County announced Thursday. The 24-year-old Foster allegedly physically attacked the 28-year-old woman — dragging her by the hair, physically throwing her out of their house and punching her in the head...

Walt Disney on Thursday debuted its new ESPN+ digital subscription service, the first consumer offering in the traditional media company’s push to become a leader in streaming entertainment. The service will carry more than 10,000 live sporting events that are not shown on television, as well as exclusive on-demand programing such as a new documentary...

That may not be fennel in your sausage… Mice were found in legendary Brooklyn pizzeria Di Fara during a recent city Health Department inspection, prompting the city to temporarily shutter the half-century-old eatery. The Midwood joint — which routinely tops lists for the city’s best pies and whose devotees often form a line around the...

Well, they both have stripes. Confused New Yorkers reported a tiger loose in Manhattan Thursday, but it turned out the wild animal was only a raccoon. The NYPD received calls about a “small tiger” roaming the area near 162th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue at around 7:50 a.m, a police spokesperson said. When cops arrived,...

A day after they finished their fifth straight playoff-less season, and in the hours after they fired coach Jeff Hornacek, the Knicks brass preached patience. Team president Steve Mills and GM Scott Perry met with media Thursday, when they stressed repeatedly that the Knicks are still a work in progress, with their own version of...

There’s a new trend in museums and it’s one we’re certainly on board with — food, glorious food. First came the highly Instagrammable Museum of Ice Cream, which hit multiple cities in America, there’s also a bizarre egg museum in New York at the moment, a french fry museum in Belgium, a sausage museum in...

MSC Cruises is investigating why one of its ships “deviated from her course” and ended up tearing apart a dock in Honduras on Tuesday morning. The MSC Armonia, which is in the midst of a weeks-long cruise to the Caribbean, was heading into Port Coxen Hole on the island of Roatán when it failed to...

DALLAS — A nurse working at a Texas heart hospital intentionally caused stroke-like injuries to seven patients, leading to the death of two and serious injuries to the others, according to an arrest warrant. William George Davis, 34, is seen on security video entering patients’ rooms at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, the warrant...