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The US Air Force colonel pulled from Iran in April said viewers that his damaged parachute failing to open properly was the most terrifying moment of nearly two days behind enemy lines. Bravo, 44, the weapons systems officer who goes…
New Yorkers who drove to September 11 memorial events last week found themselves locked in the same parking scramble they face any other Wednesday. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, 33, had signed an executive order before the anniversary establishing an annual citywide…
Two 24-year-olds died on Manhattan subway tracks early Sunday after video captured them sitting calmly in the path of an oncoming train. The man and woman, who have not been publicly identified, were on the rails near the Spring Street…
A family member says a disgraced former teacher groomed a missing Ohio teen he allegedly harbored for months. Chelsi Warner, the mother of the 17-year-old victim’s half-sister, told The Post that Jobe Binkley, 48, began targeting the girl two years…
Two people were killed when a McLaren supercar slammed into a tree and burst into flames in an early-morning crash in California. The deadly single-vehicle wreck unfolded around 12:20 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Culver Drive and Deerfield Avenue…
Security personnel intercepted an unidentified woman who had illegally entered the grounds of Kamala Harris’s $8.15 million Malibu estate Friday night, prompting a police response to the former vice president’s coastal property. Harris, 60, and her husband Doug Emhoff were…
A Turkish Airlines passenger has spoken out after her flight plunged into violent turbulence while attempting to land in a North African storm, forcing the pilot to abort three times before diverting to another airport. Marina Maiskaya, who was traveling…
Fourteen men tied to a Penn State fraternity were arrested last month for allegedly running a cocaine ring from off-campus houses, and a local drug official says the case spotlights a broader surge in stimulant use spreading through rural communities.…
Daniel Escobar, 33, was arrested roughly two hours after allegedly plunging a blade into a 65-year-old man’s neck during a basement meeting at a Suffolk County church. The Bay Shore resident is accused of attacking the older man during a…
Eddie Hall’s father has spoken out after an inquest found a botched emergency response contributed to the deaths of two young hikers in Snowdonia. Stephen Long, father of 19-year-old Jayden Long, called the handling of his son’s final 999 call…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has offered “asylum” to the lone holdout juror whose refusal to convict Lindsay Clancy led to a mistrial, after a local news report surfaced allegations about the man’s past. DeSantis, 46, made the offer Friday on…
A US diplomat was secretly extracted from London after federal authorities allegedly discovered child pornography on his devices, sparking outrage among British politicians over the clandestine military operation. The unidentified American, stationed at the US Embassy in London, was allegedly…
Christa Pike, 50, is weeks from becoming the first woman executed in Tennessee in nearly two centuries. Pike was 18 when she murdered fellow Job Corps student Colleen Slemmer, 19, in Knoxville on January 12, 1995, making her the youngest…
Emily Willis’ mother says the former adult film star is aware of her condition despite being trapped in a “locked-in” state. Yesenia, who moved her 27-year-old daughter to Mexico for round-the-clock family care, said that Emily sometimes screams and even…
A Russian teenager’s harrowing final phone call to her mother during a fatal bear attack has resurfaced, revealing the last words she spoke before being eaten alive. Olga Moskalyova, 19, was walking with her stepfather Igor Tsyganenkov in the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky…
Antonia Hylton needed rescue from the Texas desert after her MS NOW crew’s Jeep Wagoneer bottomed out during filming. Hylton, a correspondent for the NBCUniversal streaming platform, was reporting from the remote Big Bend region for the debut of “The…