Ruth Brown
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Queen Elizabeth II, longest-reigning British monarch, dead at 96
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, died. → Read More
Sex offender tenant of slain African American museum founder arrested for her murder
A sex offender who owed rent to Sadie Roberts-Joseph -- the 75-year-old founder of Baton Rouge's African American history museum, who was found dead in the trunk of her car -- has been arrested for her murder, according to new reports. → Read More
Transit union boss whines about coverage of cheating MTA workers
"The latest public abuse came in the form of a regurgitation of a 2018 investigation by the MTA Inspector General," Transport Workers Union Local 100 President Tony Utano fumed in a statement. → Read More
MTA chairman: Change state law to stop cheating workers from collecting pensions
MTA chairman Pat Foye on Thursday called for changes to state law and union contracts to stop employees who've been busted cheating on their time sheets and abusing overtime from collecting taxpayer-funded pensions. → Read More
MTA worker on family and medical leave got married, coached baseball instead: watchdog
An MTA worker took 140 days of leave in one year, claiming he needed to care for his sick dad — but was actually getting married, traveling Europe and coaching a baseball team, the agency’s watchdog found. → Read More
Top MTA cop busted blowing off work, using cruiser for suspected funeral gig: report
But when then-Assistant Chief Thomas Odessa was caught, he called in sick and then retired -- with his pension intact, sources familiar with the investigation said. → Read More
LIRR overtime ‘cheat’ hung out at home on the clock, retired with full pension anyway
A Long Island Rail Road worker who raked in more than $280,000 in pay last year — more than half from overtime — was busted hanging out at home while on the... → Read More
Video shows gang members gleefully opening fire in public
Shocking footage shows alleged gangbangers grinning as they recklessly fire guns into the streets and skies in Brooklyn. → Read More
Nude photos of underage girls found at Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan home: feds
The feds found naked photos of young girls while searching Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan home. US Attorney Geoffrey Berman said investigators "seized evidence including nude photographs of what appeared to be underage girls" while scouring the convicted pedophile's mansion over the weekend. → Read More
FBI urges Jeffrey Epstein victims to call hotline
After arresting Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges, the feds urged other victims to get in contact with an FBI hotline. US Attorney Geoffrey Berman pointed to a large photo of Epstein next to the number 1-800-CALL-FBI, while an FBI official implored people to get in touch. → Read More
Epstein charged with abusing dozens of minors in massive sex trafficking case
Jeffrey Epstein "sexually exploited and abused" dozens of underage girls as young as 14 at his homes in Manhattan and Florida in the early 2000s, Manhattan federal prosecutors alleged in a sex trafficking conspiracy indictment unsealed Monday. → Read More
Driver of truck that plunged off New Jersey overpass says brakes failed
"It's a miracle that I'm alive," Union City Department of Public Works driver Eulalio Diaz, 53, told ABC 7. "It's amazing that I walked out of that truck by myself." → Read More
Bizarre statue of Melania Trump erected in Slovenia
A life-sized wooden monument to First Lady Melania Trump has been erected in her home town in Slovenia -- but locals say the bizarre effigy is an insult to the famous former neighbor, according to a new reports. → Read More
The NYPD confiscated a ton of fireworks this Fourth of July
The NYPD confiscated huge hauls of illegal fireworks across the city Thursday -- with precincts taking to Twitter the following morning to show off their collections. → Read More
Joey Chestnut wins 12th Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
Joey Chestnut won his 12th Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Thursday, downing 71 franks and buns to take the annual Fourth of July feeding frenzy in Coney Island. → Read More
Miki Sudo wins her sixth Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
Reigning Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest champ Miki Sudo won her sixth title Thursday, scarfing down 31 franks to take in the annual Fourth of July bun fight at Coney Island. → Read More
Soccer store low on letters of Rapinoe’s name as jersey sales soar
And at Upper 90 in Downtown Brooklyn, workers say kits to add Rapinoe's name to jerseys have been running hot thanks to her star performance in the World Cup and controversial comments about visiting the White House. → Read More
English soccer fans slam Alex Morgan’s tea gesture over ‘poor technique’
“My biggest issue with Alex Morgan's celebration is that it was v.poor tea drinking technique. You don't throw it back like that, unless you want a faceful of boiling liquid.” → Read More
This is the judge who went easy on accused teen rapist ‘from a good family’
A New Jersey judge who is under fire for going easy on an accused teen rapist — who he noted was “from a good family” — refused to talk... → Read More
Mom shares touching text from autistic son’s seatmate on first solo flight
Las Vegas mom Alexa Bjornson wrote on the social media site last week that she recently put son Landon on a plane to visit his dad in Oregon with a letter to pass on to the person sitting next to him. → Read More