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Jamie L. Rhode, 47, spoke out through her alleged actions on a rural Illinois highway, leaving a mother dead and a family shattered. The Griggsville woman was arrested Tuesday on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted…
Kamala Harris repeated a mangled motivational quote to a silent Mississippi crowd after her first attempt landed with no applause. The former vice president, 60, delivered the fumbled line Thursday at a Democratic rally inside a sparsely filled high school…
A 27-year-old Citi Bike rider was left fighting for his life after a head-on collision with another cyclist just steps from Central Park’s northern edge late Wednesday. The crash occurred around 7:45 p.m. On Central Park North near Malcolm X…
Federal authorities have arrested four people accused of running a $1.6 billion rehab fraud that trafficked thousands of homeless addicts into California through a network of body brokers. David Young, 71, and his son Nathan Young, 39, allegedly directed the…
Doug McLinko is firing back at New York’s fracking ban after watching his Pennsylvania county flourish while neighbors across the state line struggle. McLinko, an elected commissioner in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, told The Post that hydraulic fracturing has bankrolled a…
A 27-year-old man is being held without bond after allegedly decapitating one of the six bronze figures on the iconic Iwo Jima memorial at Marine Corps Base Quantico with a sledgehammer. Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano was arrested by police around…
Elon Musk and Ashley St. Clair both skipped their custody hearing Thursday as their lawyers haggled over child support in Manhattan. Three attorneys for Musk, 55, sat down with a matching trio of St. Clair’s lawyers for settlement talks during…
A Queens mother remained hospitalized Thursday after being charged with murdering her autistic adult son and then leaping from an expressway in an apparent suicide attempt. Suk Kuen Wong, 62, faces murder and weapon possession charges for allegedly killing Bryan…
The Transport Workers Union sued New York City the instant lawmakers voted to outlaw Central Park horse carriages. The TWU, which represents roughly 200 drivers and owners, filed for a temporary restraining order Thursday against Romanch’s Law just moments after…
A Massachusetts father of four has been convicted of sexually abusing a teenage girl during a commercial flight while his own family sat nearby. Jonathan Alan Lefman, 48, of Newton, was found guilty Thursday following a three-day jury trial in…
Former NYPD detective Victor Romero was driving a company Range Rover for a $2 billion investment firm when he allegedly shot and killed a Con Ed worker in a road-rage clash on the George Washington Bridge. Romero, 62, had been…
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman introduced a motion Wednesday to expand public restrooms, handwashing stations and drinking-water facilities across the city. The councilwoman’s push comes as her own district grappled with a $961,125 restroom project at Runyon Canyon that…
A young woman in a red outfit was knocked flat by a police water cannon during far-left protests in Bologna, Italy, over the weekend. The demonstrator, carrying a handbag and walking near the front of the crowd, was sent flying…
Newly released 911 audio captures the frantic moments after a woman discovered former NFL defensive lineman Josh Mauro dead inside his Phoenix home, revealing her desperate plea for emergency help as she realized the severity of the situation. The call,…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed only one bill into law during his first 10 months in office, leaving roughly 100 council-passed measures to take effect without his signature. Mamdani, 35, who celebrated his birthday Sunday, put his name on a…
Ron Duguay’s ex-wife Sarah Palin confirmed Thursday that the former Rangers star died at 69 following a battle with colon cancer. Duguay, a 12-year NHL veteran whose feathered hair and Hollywood lifestyle made him one of hockey’s first crossover celebrities,…