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Elsa Weingeist has filed a lawsuit against a longtime East Village piercing shop after an employee allegedly stabbed her tongue repeatedly during a botched procedure. Weingeist, 25, walked into Funky Town on St. Marks Place last September seeking a tongue…
The Archdiocese of New York has struck an $800 million deal to resolve sexual abuse claims from 1,300 people, though every survivor must approve before any money moves. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, 74, oversees the archdiocese covering Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten…
The NFL shut down its flagship fan experience in Paris on Saturday, citing “potential accessibility issues” as the city locked down ahead of street protests. The league notified ticketholders through its “OnePass” app that morning that NFL House would not…
A former Washington University neurosurgeon has been sentenced to two years in prison for sexually assaulting a young woman in a Glasgow nightclub. Camilo Molina, 40, received the sentence on Oct. 21 at Glasgow Sheriff Court following his conviction for…
Crumbl’s cookie empire is collapsing across California. The viral dessert chain has already locked the doors on seven Golden State locations in 2026, part of a staggering 57 store closures nationwide this year, according to a RestaurantBusiness report. The shuttered…
A New Jersey man is behind bars after prosecutors say he burned his girlfriend and left her to die in the Pine Barrens during what was supposed to be a romantic camping trip. Justin D. Martin, 36, of Saddle Brook,…
Sloane Grodnick’s friends launched a GoFundMe campaign to plant a memorial tree for the 24-year-old artist after she and her mother were killed by her father in their New Jersey home. The fundraiser, organized by friends who knew Grodnick since…
Bay Area activists are demanding that Democratic lawmakers return campaign donations tied to San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York and press for the full unsealing of his arrest records following a prostitution-related bust. The pressure campaign, launched through the website…
Jeff Garlin has disclosed that he nearly took his own life after his 2021 ouster from “The Goldbergs.” The comedian, 64, detailed the episode during Wednesday’s installment of the “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” podcast, telling host Ted Danson that…
Meghan Markle was sent a letter containing child sexual abuse allegations against her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr., in January 2019, London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed Saturday. Scotland Yard acknowledged the letter, which accused Thomas Sr., 82, of sexually abusing a…
Coast Guard Capt. W. Russell “Russ” Webster revealed that search teams almost gave up the hunt for John F. Kennedy Jr. Just before his body was discovered 116 feet beneath the Atlantic. Webster, 47, the incident commander for the 1999…
A relative of slain teenager Mina Kurdian said the 15-year-old was “embarrassed” to reveal her ex-boyfriend’s true age. Paul Anthony Cruz Jr., 20, allegedly gunned down Kurdian at her Arcadia, California home last Thursday after a predawn confrontation, and the…
Florida authorities have arrested nine students over a brutal off-campus assault on a teen who intervened to stop cafeteria bullying, then moved to debunk a fabricated shooting threat they say was planted to smear the victim. The Osceola County Sheriff’s…
Katie Zacharia has defended Donald Trump after the former president said she “freaked out” during her brief stint as White House press secretary. Zacharia, 42, spoke following Trump’s remarks at a Florida rally last Friday, where he described her as…
The amateur mixed martial arts club that trained Pengo Bossio Wangi has identified him as the man killed in Friday’s shooting rampage outside Paris. The Atch Academy in Aubervilliers, north of Paris, named Wangi, 26, in an Instagram statement posted…
A 14-year-old New York prodigy has been blocked from graduating high school early because state law considers him too young. Michael Sweeney, who turns 15 in December, has spent the last two years enrolled full-time at a local community college,…