Historic Knickerbocker Greys youth group pleas for Albany to stay in its Park Ave home
Hold the line! A historic New York youth group is calling on lawmakers to intervene to prevent them from being evicted from the Upper East Side building they’ve called home for more than a century. The Knickerbocker Glades, founded in 1881 as a group of young cadets, are facing eviction from the Park Avenue Armory […]
Amy Gubser makes historic swim in shark-infested waters off San Francisco
She calmed down and continued swimming. A California grandma completed an incredible 47.6-mile, 17-hour swim in frigid, shark-infested waters off the coast of San Francisco. While the apex predators kept their distance, nosy sea lions and seals were stung by jellyfish. They are tagged together. On May 11, Amy Appelhans Gubser, 55, became the sixth […]
Yankees’ rotation raises bar to historic level with dominant week
The Yankees’ rotation has been a strength all season, but it has kind of improved over the past week. After Luis Gil’s six-inning, 14-strikeout performance in Saturday’s 6-1 win over the White Sox, Yankees starting pitchers have allowed just two earned runs in 39 innings over the last six games, with an ERA. It is […]
Jalen Brunson would be historic if he could lead Knicks to Game 7 win
It is not fair to ask under any circumstances. First, it’s clear that something is still wrong with Jalen Brunson’s foot. Second, under the windmill roof at Madison Square Garden, there’s no one who doesn’t know the Indiana Pacers’ game plan is to steal Game 7 on Sunday. It’s something like this: Blitz Branson. Swarm […]
Day 14 of former Pres. Trump’s historic criminal hush money trial
Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money … source
Despite Not-So-Great Performance, Caitlin Clark Brings In Incredibly Historic TV Ratings In WNBA Debut: REPORT
Holy bologna! The WNBA debut of Caitlin Clark was the most-watched contest for the league in an incredible 23 years, according to Sports Media Watch. (RELATED: How Did Caitlin Clark Do In Her WNBA Debut? … OOF!) Tuesday brought us a WNBA Opening Night game between Clark‘s Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Sun, and there […]
Historic Death Valley tower toppled by reckless driver
How salty. Last month, a selfish driver knocked down a 100-year-old salt tram tower in Death Valley. The video appears to show the suspected gunman sinking the historical relic into the mud and peeling it off. The 113-year-old wooden tower, part of the Saline Valley Salt Tram, was pulled from its concrete foundation and thrown […]
Historic Plunge Continued in December
Used vehicle prices at auctions fell another 0.5% in December from November, seasonally adjusted; and by 2.0%, not seasonally adjusted, according to the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index today. Manheim is the largest auto auction house in the US and a unit of Cox Automotive. Its auction venues sell about 5 million vehicles a year. […]
First living patient to receive pig kidney Richard “Rick” Slayman dead at 62, weeks after historic transplant
The first living patient to receive a kidney from a genetically engineered pig has died two months after the breakthrough transplant, his family and doctors announced Saturday. Richard “Rick” Suleiman, 62, went home in March, two weeks after undergoing a transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. “Thanks to their hard work leading the xenotransplant, […]
Large barge crashes into historic bridge in Iowa
On Thursday, a barge crashed into the Fort Madison Bridge in Iowa and later sank into the Mississippi River. The incident occurred just after 1 p.m., and the nearly 100-year-old Swing Gate Bridge was closed, but was reopened around 4:15 p.m., officials said. There were no reports of injuries. The U.S. Coast Guard told Fox […]