Cartoonist jumps from tony NYC building despite girlfriend’s desperate attempts to save him
A “depressed” cartoonist fell to his death from a 15th-floor co-op in Chelsea on Tuesday, despite his girlfriend’s frantic grabs and attempts to save his life, police and witnesses said. Police and witnesses said the jumper, of 300 W. 23rd St., was identified as John Medwick, a 62-year-old artist who also works a day job […]
Conservative Heritage Action opposes spending package
Heritage Action, an arm of the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation, issued a public statement Tuesday opposing the bipartisan spending package, which must be passed by the end of this week to avoid a partial government shutdown. Heritage Action Executive Vice President Ryan Walker urged lawmakers to vote against the six-item spending package in a […]
Dow plunges over 450 points before Fed testimony: Apple slams Nasdaq
Wall Street fell sharply on Tuesday as weakness in big growth companies like Apple and the semiconductor sector weighed on the Nasdaq ahead of this week’s series of economic data and comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 404.64 points, or 1%, to $38,585.19, the S&P 500 fell 1.2% […]
Rihanna Under Fire for $6M Gig at $125M Indian Billionaire’s Pre-Wedding Bash as Quarter of Country in Poverty
Pop star Rihanna is facing backlash for her “lazy” performance at Indian billionaire Ananth Ambani’s star-studded $125 million pre-wedding party. Meanwhile, a quarter of Indiana lives in poverty. Rihanna, who was paid $6 million to come out of semi-retirement and perform her first full live concert in eight years at Ambani’s pre-wedding party, did “the […]
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Will Not Run for Reelection
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) will retire at the end of 2024, leading to a race for Arizona’s Senate seat between Republican Kali Lake and Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) will be held. Cinema’s move is important, but not unexpected. Although she raised just $595,000 in the final quarter of 2023, a fraction of the total […]
Iditarod champ had to shoot moose that injured dog during race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A veteran driver had to kill his dog after it was mauled by a moose shortly after the start of this year’s Iditarod, race officials announced Monday. Dallas Seavey reported to Iditarod Trail Sled Sled Race officials early Monday morning that he was forced to shoot the moose in self-defense. A statement […]
Woman says stuffed animal hanging from ceiling is racist
A stuffed animal was found hanging from the ceiling of a woman’s apartment, and it is believed to be a racist remark after a black woman discovered it in her kitchen. after new year’s eve brooklyn fire80 people have been evacuated in New York, with multiple residents complaining that their apartment doors were broken into […]
Giants not tagging Xavier McKinney ahead of NFL free agency
The Giants would risk losing Xavier McKinnie to free agency. According to NFL Network, the Giants opposed applying the transition tag, which would have been a one-year, $13.8 million bid, in exchange for retaining the right to match any contract offer that McKinnie signs with another team after free agency begins on Monday. He said […]
‘Neither scientific nor medical’: Leaked WPATH files shed light on the horror show that is ‘gender-affirming care’
Leaked internal documents from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health have provided frightening insights into the pseudoscientific practice of so-called gender-affirming care and its dire consequences. According to journalist Mia Hughes, 242 page reportA paper published Monday by Michael Shellenberger’s think tank Environmental Progress said WPATH members “are aware of the debilitating and potentially […]
Delta hikes bag fees on flights, joining United and American
Just in case you needed yet another incentive to pack all your travel gear in your carry-on, Delta has increased the price of your first checked bag by 17%. This increase adds $5 to the previous (by no means insignificant) domestic flight fare of $30. Delta Air Lines is the third major U.S. airline to […]