15+ hour, 23+ min ago   (518+ words) The Yankees can clinch a playoff spot on Monday — and this time, they control their own destiny. Sunday afternoon’s 2-0 victory over the Mets whittled the Yankees’ magic number down to one. That means a win on Monday night in Minnesota…...

17+ hour, 29+ min ago   (263+ words) “Reacher” star Alan Ritchson and his wife, Catherine Ritchson, are splitting up two decades into their marriage. Ritchson actually filed for divorce last December, TMZ reported, citing court documents. Their announcement comes after an attempted reconciliation in March, the outlet…...

19+ hour, 52+ min ago   (314+ words) The Hickerson brothers reportedly ran into more bar-brawl trouble over the weekend in the wake of actress Hayden Panettiere’s death, in a fracas that started when her on-again-off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson blindly threw a barstool and later accused responding police…...

21+ hour, 3+ min ago   (557+ words) The Giants’ West Coast Week 2 road trip just became a little less daunting. Los Angeles Rams star pass rusher Myles Garrett is undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his knee and going on injured reserve, per The Ringer and Netflix Sports. That…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (642+ words) In his ambitious recent citywide Block by Block housing program, Mayor Mamdani pledged to “expand opportunities for homeowners to add accessory dwelling units and legalize basement apartments safely.” Mamdani may think he’s a housing pathbreaker — but he’s echoing both his…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (456+ words) Students across New York are returning to classrooms, meeting new teachers and beginning a new year filled with possibility. Yet for many students, particularly Black students and students with disabilities, back to school means a return to discipline policies that…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (237+ words) Huntington, L.I.: I vividly recall the sunny morning with not even a cloud in the sky 25 years ago — until news reports came in that the twin towers were hit, and nothing would ever be the same. And I will never forget…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (347+ words) Rapper Lil Durk has been acquitted on federal charges for plotting to murder rival rapper Quando Rondo in a violent shooting in Los Angeles, which resulted in the killing of another man, officials said. After three days of deliberation, jurors…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (263+ words) Jimmy Kimmel is welcoming Stephen Colbert back to late-night television next week before making a return of his own later in the month. Fresh off his annual summer break, Kimmel said on Thursday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that Colbert will soon…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (812+ words) New York City students returning to class on Thursday found themselves bracing for a bold new world with limited screen time under the Department of Education’s new effort to cut down on younger children’s use of electronic devices. While most…...