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Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky is pushing Los Angeles to create a new development agency that would put thousands of underused city-owned properties to work generating housing, jobs and revenue. Yaroslavsky, who represents parts of LA’s Westside, told The Post that nobody…
David Kaczynski, 75, has spent nearly three decades living with the aftermath of the phone call that ended his brother’s bombing spree and their bond alike. The younger brother of Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the domestic terrorist known as the Unabomber,…
Tennessee slashed alcohol and concession prices by half to lure fans through the gates early ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit for Saturday’s showdown with Texas. The No. 14 Volunteers opened Neyland Stadium at 9 a.m. For the noon kickoff…
A pregnant Argentine police officer and her unborn baby survived after her partner accidentally shot her inside their precinct station. Marian Jofré, 29, was six months along and working administrative duty at the 34th Precinct in La Bebida, a city…
Tim Tebow is stepping back from his role with Life Surge as scam allegations rock the faith-based conference company. The former NFL quarterback, 39, told the Gainesville Sun on Friday that he is “pausing” his relationship with the organization and…
A Staten Island couple has gone public with a lawsuit accusing a preschool assistant teacher of slapping and dragging their 3-year-old son inside a classroom. Ariana and Joseph Lebron, both local real estate agents, filed suit in Staten Island Supreme…
Carrot Top is home with his family after a week in critical care. The comedian, 61, whose real name is Scott Thompson, was discharged from the hospital and is now recovering at his Las Vegas residence, his rep confirmed. He…
Christa Pike, 50, has lost her bid to halt her September 30 execution after Tennessee’s highest court rejected her legal team’s emergency petition. The Tennessee Supreme Court denied the stay request on Wednesday, September 23, clearing the path for Pike…
The family of a paralyzed Marine veteran says a sudden health crisis could prevent him from testifying against his alleged shooter when trial opens next week. Jimmy Friesenhahn, a combat veteran with multiple overseas deployments, has spent the past week…
Presley Gerber’s death certificate confirms he has been cremated and his ashes will remain at his parents’ Malibu home. The 27-year-old model, son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, 59, and Casamigos co-founder Rande Gerber, 63, died Sept. 20 at a rehabilitation…
NYPD bodycam footage released Friday shows officers pleading with a knife-wielding woman before fatally shooting her in Times Square last month. The video captures the final minutes of Pamela Cisneros, 49, a Queens mother of three with a documented mental…
The family of a Cal State Fullerton freshman who died after an underground fraternity event is demanding action against unrecognized Greek organizations and pushing for new student protections. Anthony Joseph Blas, 18, was dropped off unresponsive at St. Jude Medical…
A Jeep packed with passengers survived being swept hundreds of feet down a mountain riverbed when a sudden storm turned a Southern California wash into a raging torrent on Thursday. The vehicle, a Jeep Wrangler, was carried away by a…
Alberto Ontiveros Sanchez, 55, was arrested Wednesday after attacking his son-in-law’s convicted killer inside a Phoenix courtroom. The assault erupted around 10:30 a.m. At Maricopa County Court, where Abel Uribe sat awaiting sentencing for the 2022 murder of Army veteran…
A Portland police K-9 died Thursday from gunshot wounds sustained during his final scheduled shift before retirement. Kylo, a six-year veteran of the Portland Police Bureau, was struck when gunfire erupted as officers and U.S. Marshals with the Pacific Northwest…
Presley Gerber was cremated within days of his death at a California rehab facility. The 27-year-old son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, 59, and businessman Rande Gerber, 62, died Sunday at a treatment center in Santa Monica, California, according to his…