Vagrants wire NYC’s growing Intrepid Museum homeless camp with electricity, forcing cops to step in
A vagrant at the homeless encampment that has sprouted up along a wide stretch of Manhattan’s West Side tapped into city utility lines for electricity on Tuesday.
IDF kills Hamas naval commander in Gaza City airstrike
The Israel Defense Forces eliminated a Hamas naval commander in a strike in the Gaza City area on Monday, the military said.
Trump backs off 20% toll on ships in Strait of Hormuz, pushes US investments
President Trump on Tuesday backed off his proposed 20% toll for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz in favor of investment deals that Persian Gulf states will ink with the US.
NJ high school wrestling coach charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting student
Jesse L. Heubel, a Freehold Township High School teacher in New Jersey, was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a student at his high school.
WaPo fact-checks Mitch McConnell hospital photo featuring paper — with definitive findings
Conspiracy theorists have been hit with a fact-check for sowing doubt about whether a proof-of-life photo of Sen. Mitch McConnell released on Sunday was real.
Exclusive | Surprise update in ‘Crocodile Dundee’ Paul Hogan’s son’s domestic battery case
Prosecutors have decided not to pursue domestic violence charges against Chance Hogan, the son of “Crocodile Dundee” star Paul Hogan.
Texas teens arrested after high school swimmer drowns — allegedly tossing his cellphone and clothes
Two teenagers have been arrested following the drowning of high school swimmer Daniel Erving at a Texas lake, after allegedly tossing his belongings and deleting evidence from his cell phone.
Historian says it’s racist to question her — after her book about slavery pulled from shelves over inaccuracies
Kerri Greenidge, the author of “The Grimkes,” an acclaimed book about slavery, is crying racism after her writing came under scrutiny by scholars for questionable assertions and sloppy sourcing.
Iran executes 2 Islamic State members convicted of armed rebellion
Two members of the Islamic State group were executed after they were convicted of armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic, Iranian state television reported Tuesday.
Exclusive | How a leaky toilet spiraled into a NYC apartment left in ruins and a 9-year lawsuit seeking $750K in damages
It was June in 2017, and Gary Paul was enjoying his morning paper on the toilet when he noticed water dripping from above.