NEW YORK — Losers no more. The Knicks bounced back on Friday night in their 121-112 win over the Detroit Pistons to get back to .500 with a 6-6 record. RJ Barrett turned in arguably his best performance of the season. The 22-year-old racked up 30 point…
Trump hails ‘Big Victory’ after no ‘red wave’ for Republicans while preparing 2024 campaign launch
Former President Donald Trump hailed a “Big Victory” on Friday and prepared to go ahead with plans to launch his 2024 White House campaign even as Republicans licked their wounds from a historic flop in the midterm elections. “WE WON!” Trump claimed on…
Editorial: Saving local journalism: It’s time to pass the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act
The wake of an election in which millions of Americans in diverse districts nationwide made their voices heard is the perfect time to remember: While increasing numbers of Americans may spend ever more time online, whether on Twitter or YouTube or Face…
Editorial: Poison pills: Trump, Roe and the Red Wave that wasn’t
Many a pundit predicted that in the first elections since the overturning of Roe v. Wade this summer, crime and inflation would overshadow abortion rights in turning people out to the polls. Tuesday night, Americans around the country proved them wrong…
NYC mayor blames progressives for state’s midterm losses, angering fellow Democrats: ‘They’re at fault’
NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams blamed progressive activists Thursday for his party’s spotty performance in New York’s midterm elections, infuriating fellow Democrats who say his finger-pointing is factually dubious and plays into the hands of Republicans….
How the Nets saved their season: ‘We’re doing the exact same stuff’
NEW YORK — How? How can a team — running largely the same offensive and defensive sets, with the exact same players — swing the pendulum as drastically as the Brooklyn Nets have in the last two weeks. Twelve days ago, Kevin Durant slapped the scorer’s …
Nike co-founder says Kyrie Irving’s deal with brand likely over
Nike co-founder Phil Knight said Kyrie Irving’s deal with the shoe brand is likely over and doubts that the star guard will be welcomed back to the company. Knight added that he doesn’t “know for sure” about the decision in a television interview with …
Uneven election night for New York Democrats draws out divisions within party
NEW YORK — In the end, the contest between Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Republican challenger, Rep. Lee Zeldin of Long Island, was not quite as close as some Democrats had feared in the final days of the New York governor’s race. Hochul won by about 5 per…
3 Americans found dead in Mexico City Airbnb rental likely died from carbon monoxide poisoning
A group of American friends found dead inside an Airbnb in Mexico City last month likely died from carbon monoxide poisoning, according to local authorities. Kandace Florence, 28, Jordan Marshall, 28, and Courtez Hall, 33, traveled together to Mexico i…
Nets tab Jacque Vaughn as Steve Nash’s full-time replacement
NEW YORK — To start the 2015-16 NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers fired head coach David Blatt and promoted lead assistant Tyronn Lue. Lue brought the Cavaliers’ locker room together and helped steer the franchise to the first NBA championship in its…