Former White House aide Hope Hicks was set to testify to the congressional Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday. The long-serving adviser to former President Donald Trump will sit for a transcribed deposition with the panel, which is still gathering evidence ab…
Mariah Carey announces ‘Merry Christmas to All!’ shows in NYC, Toronto
NEW YORK — Mariah Carey has gifts to give this holiday season. The five-time Grammy Award-winning pop superstar on Monday announced two Christmas concerts, one in New York City and the other in Toronto. “It’s almost time NEW YORK + TORONTO!! Come celeb…
7 jurors seated in Trump Organization tax fraud trial
NEW YORK — New Yorkers are nothing if not honest. Prospective jurors summoned to the Trump Organization trial at the New York County Supreme Court in Manhattan didn’t hold back Tuesday when questioned on how they feel about the Former President Donald …
Dismissed juror at Trump Org trial always thought the Weisselberg family’s wealth was ‘weird’
NEW YORK — An Upper West Side mom called for jury duty at the Trump Organization trial — whose kids went to prep school with Allen Weisselberg’s grandchildren — always wondered how the family afforded their life of luxury. The 54-year-old lawyer, who d…
Drake, 21 Savage dropping ‘Her Loss’ album together this week
The “Jimmy Cooks” music video from Drake and 21 Savage wasn’t the only gift the rappers gave fans as the latter artist turned 30. “Her Loss,” the duo’s new joint album, comes out Oct. 28, according to text that appears about 90 seconds into the video. …
Family of NYC detainee who hanged himself on Rikers Island files wrongful death lawsuit
NEW YORK — The family of the latest detainee to die in New York City jails has filed a wrongful death claim against the Correction Department. Erick Tavira, 28, used a bed sheet to hang himself about 2:15 a.m. Saturday in a mental observation unit at t…
New York Gov. Hochul says state red flag law is working, citing risk order data
NEW YORK — Two days after teaming up with New York Mayor Eric Adams to roll out a new subway safety plan, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday joined state Attorney General Letitia James to detail enhanced efforts in the state’s anti-gun battle, including a mar…
Sacheen Littlefeather, who refused Marlon Brando’s Oscar, spent decades pretending to be Native American, say sisters
Sacheen Littlefeather, the late actress and activist who claimed to be of White Mountain Apache heritage and at the 1973 Academy Awards criticized Hollywood’s treatment of Native Americans while refusing the best actor Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando …
Trump Organization tax fraud trial begins in New York
NEW YORK — The Trump Organization trial kicked off Monday in Manhattan, where prosecutors and lawyers for the former president’s family real estate business began a weekslong process surveying New Yorkers on their political biases. Judge Juan Merchan e…
Matthew Perry shares clever way he ‘wooed’ Julia Roberts to appear on ‘Friends’
Here’s the one where Matthew Perry landed Julia Roberts. The “Friends” star is sharing the clever way he persuaded Julia Roberts to be in a 1996 episode called “The One After the Super Bowl, Part 2.” Roberts, who had already been offered the post-Super…