NEW YORK — Al Roker is dealing with COVID-19. The “Today” show weatherman is experiencing mild symptoms after testing positive for the virus, causing fellow NBC meteorologist Bill Karins to stand in for the morning program’s coverage of Hurricane Ian. …
CNN+ reportedly cuts loose final traces of moribund streaming platform
A last round of pink slips were doled out to workers hired by the Cable News Network’s short-lived streaming platform CNN+ on Wednesday, according to the Daily Beast, which reports the last 20 or so employees hired to launch the moribund project were f…
Editorial: Jan. 6, Donald Trump and the Electoral Count Act
A Florida hurricane threatening wide-scale damage and destruction to life and property cannot save a Florida man who threatened wide-scale damage and destruction to the Constitution. So while Wednesday afternoon’s Jan. 6 committee hearing was postponed…
More than $4 billion has been paid to thousands of Bernie Madoff victims
NEW YORK — Thousands of victims of the late Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff have received $4 billion in restitution, and they’re still not whole financially, Justice Department officials said Wednesday. The mammoth sum comes as federal officials began dist…
R. Kelly’s fans donated nearly $28,000 to his prison commissary account, lawyer says
R. Kelly’s fans have put nearly $28,000 into the disgraced R&B singer’s prison commissary account, his lawyers revealed at a hearing in federal court Wednesday. That money, which was seized to pay the fines associated with his sex trafficking convictio…
Trump nearly tweet-fired daughter Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner from White House, book says
Former President Donald Trump nearly fired his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner — via a tweet — according to an upcoming book about the 45th president’s administration. Quoting from an advanced copy of Maggie Haberman’s “Confidence Ma…
Jets QB Zach Wilson expected to start Sunday at Steelers
NEW YORK — After weeks of waiting, the Jets’ starting quarterback has returned. On Wednesday, Jets coach Robert Saleh told reporters that Zach Wilson has been cleared by his doctors and is expected to start Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, barri…
Famed American ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson found dead after fall into Nepal mountain crevasse
The body of American ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson was found Wednesday, two days after she fell off the world’s eighth-highest mountain. Nelson, a 49-year-old mother of two, had been skiing down Mount Manaslu in Nepal when she disappeared into a creva…
Harry Styles’ song ‘As It Was’ sets new record with another chart-topping week
It’s a new record for Harry Styles. The pop superstar’s smash hit “As It Was” recorded its 15th week atop Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart — making him the first British artist to have a No. 1 hit in the U.S. for that long. Elton John had two songs — …
NYC to appeal judge’s vaccination enforcement ruling, until then NYPD will comply with order
NEW YORK — New York City will enforce a judge’s order barring enforcement of the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the largest police union while the decision is appealed. In a letter shared with the Daily News, the city Law Department con…