Day: July 8, 2018

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s government on Sunday issued an emergency decree dismissing thousands of public servants for alleged links to terror groups.

The decree, published in the Official Gazette, sacked 18,632 civil servants, including nearly 9,000 police officers, some 6,000 members of the military…

“Football is coming home” led to attacks on home furnishings during a night of revelry celebrating England’s World Cup win against Sweden.

A group of men were pictured at an IKEA in Stratford, London, jumping on beds at the Scandinavian-founded megachain, shortly after their country’s team won…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A former Fultondale police officer has been indicted on three counts of possession of child pornography.

Al.com reports a Jefferson County grand jury Friday issued the indictment against 48-year-old Allen Wayne Evans, of Warrior. It was unknown if he’s represented by an attorney.

…

She was in her sixties, with diabetes, and high blood pressure, and she clutched her belly, and spoke like a child, and her two grown daughters sat anxiously beside her.

Blood work, and a CT scan, for abdominal pain that she said was getting steadily worse. Had she had fevers? Yes. Was she losing…

EL PASO, Texas — A state senator says he has been told the temporary tent shelter in far West Texas for immigrant minors will stay open indefinitely.

Texas Democratic Sen. Jose Rodriguez told the El Paso Times that he toured the Tornillo facility Friday morning. More than 300 teens are being housed…

President Trump has announced that we will know his nominee for the Supreme Court on July 9. There’s little doubt that Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement means that the balance of the Court could turn against the constitutional right to abortion. In fact, opposition to abortion is a key test…

The New York City Housing Authority’s lead paint scandal, serious as it is, merely scratches the surface on bone-deep rot. NYCHA newly estimates that its nearly 178,000 apartments need $31.8 billion in repairs, up from $17 billion just six years earlier.

The kitchen sink is just the start. Elevators,…

Most of us have to settle for vocalizing outrage or bewilderment at the parade of lies and pretexts emanating from a White House determined to rule by low blows and dirty tricks that strike at the heart of American democracy.

Manhattan Federal Judge Jesse Furman could and did something about an…

Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, a high-profile member of the House’s hard-right Freedom Caucus, is under fire by five former members of the Ohio State wrestling team who say that, as assistant coach nearly 30 years ago, he knew that the team’s doctor was sexually abusing them.

Jordan, of course, denies it….

The partnering of the Farm Up Jamaica Caribbean Farmers Market and coming Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival is a match made in Jamaica, Queens, to benefit agriculture and youth in Jamaica.

The popular Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival — coming to Roy Wilkins on Merrick Blvd. on July 22 — will have entertainment,…

PHOENIX — The 1-year-old boy in a green button-up shirt drank milk from a bottle, played with a small purple ball that lit up when it hit the ground and occasionally asked for “agua.”

Then it was the child’s turn for his court appearance before a Phoenix immigration judge, who could hardly contain…

SARDIS, Miss. — Eleven of 50 dogs being transported by an animal rescue group from Hattiesburg to Minnesota died when the van carrying them broke down on Interstate 55 in north Mississippi.

The van had left the Southern Pines Animal Shelter about 1:30 p.m. Friday before being forced to stop near…

A U.S. service member was killed and two others wounded after what officials are calling an “apparent insider attack” in Afghanistan.

The unidentified American was killed on Saturday in the southern part of the country, according to a statement from NATO’s Resolute Support mission there.

NATO’s…

TOKYO — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday brushed aside North Korea’s accusation of “gangster-like” demands, maintaining that his third visit to the country was producing results but vowing that sanctions would remain until Pyongyang follows through on leader Kim Jong Un’s pledge to…

Manhattan: While I don’t always agree with Sam Schwartz (particularly on his support for the “congestion pricing” tax scam), I believe his Op-Ed “A one-way toll to nowhere” (July 5) is spot on. The one-way Verrazano Bridge toll has burdened those of us living in lower Manhattan with horrendous…

A dramatic operation to rescue the boys’ soccer team trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand got underway Sunday, with the kids reported ready and determined for their perilous trek out.

A team of 18 divers — 13 foreigners and five from Thailand — entered the labyrinthine Tham Luang cave about 10…

CHICAGO — Officials say four people were injured, one critically, after a medical helicopter crashed on Chicago’s South Side.

The Federal Aviation Administration says the crash occurred around 9:15 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of three expressways.

Chicago Fire Deputy District Chief Walter…

WAYNESBORO, Va. — Authorities say a Virginia man choked to death after swallowing an apparent bag of cocaine during a police raid.

News outlets report 52-year-old William Tucker of Waynesboro died Friday.

Police say a drug task force and a Waynesboro police SWAT team arrived at a Waynesboro home…

I don’t dispute Mike Trout’s stupendous ability or the notion that he has brought more value to his ballclub than anyone else in baseball this season. But does said value make him the American League’s most valuable player of the first half?

I say no.

It seems to be a bit of a dying concept, I…

TORONTO — Now what?

Sure, the Yankees improved to 50-19 in games not started by Sonny Gray on Saturday.

The only problem was that J.A. Happ, a potential trade target, pitched a lot like Gray has lately, allowing two homers and walking six while failing to get out of the third inning in his flop…

LAS VEGAS – When Vince Sagisi was asked by a college recruiter for help finding a middle infielder, he understood his suggestion would be met with skepticism.

After all, Division I baseball prospects are usually hitting home runs in high school, not 5-irons.

“I said, ‘You’re going to think I’m…

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. — An inmate has been captured in Mississippi, two days after escaping from a state prison.

The Mississippi Department of Corrections says 47-year-old Michael F. Wilson , known as “Pretty Boy Floyd,” was captured Saturday evening in the coastal city of Ocean Springs.

He was…

LAS VEGAS – The potential was on display with his first bucket.

Kevin Knox, the ninth overall pick who the Knicks need to be great, stole the ball in the paint of his own basket. He needed just four dribbles to get across the court — including a crossover to blow past an Atlanta defender — and…

So what would constitute the type of outside-the-box thinking acting GM John Ricco said ownership would like to see from the Mets’ new front office?

Creativity primarily, especially if the team is going to hold as tightly to Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard as Ricco made it sound on Friday.

One…

An African-American father and son say a racist note was left in their upscale hotel room while they vacationed in Sarasota, Fla., over the Fourth of July holiday.

Frank Davis, the president and CEO of the Horizon Group, was staying at the Art Ovation Hotel with his son Michael when they left to…

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s government on Sunday issued an emergency decree dismissing thousands of public servants for alleged links to terror groups.

The decree, published in the Official Gazette, sacked 18,632 civil servants, including nearly 9,000 police officers, some 6,000 members of the military…

“Football is coming home” led to attacks on home furnishings during a night of revelry celebrating England’s World Cup win against Sweden.

A group of men were pictured at an IKEA in Stratford, London, jumping on beds at the Scandinavian-founded megachain, shortly after their country’s team won…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A former Fultondale police officer has been indicted on three counts of possession of child pornography.

Al.com reports a Jefferson County grand jury Friday issued the indictment against 48-year-old Allen Wayne Evans, of Warrior. It was unknown if he’s represented by an attorney.

…

She was in her sixties, with diabetes, and high blood pressure, and she clutched her belly, and spoke like a child, and her two grown daughters sat anxiously beside her.

Blood work, and a CT scan, for abdominal pain that she said was getting steadily worse. Had she had fevers? Yes. Was she losing…

EL PASO, Texas — A state senator says he has been told the temporary tent shelter in far West Texas for immigrant minors will stay open indefinitely.

Texas Democratic Sen. Jose Rodriguez told the El Paso Times that he toured the Tornillo facility Friday morning. More than 300 teens are being housed…

President Trump has announced that we will know his nominee for the Supreme Court on July 9. There’s little doubt that Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement means that the balance of the Court could turn against the constitutional right to abortion. In fact, opposition to abortion is a key test…

The New York City Housing Authority’s lead paint scandal, serious as it is, merely scratches the surface on bone-deep rot. NYCHA newly estimates that its nearly 178,000 apartments need $31.8 billion in repairs, up from $17 billion just six years earlier.

The kitchen sink is just the start. Elevators,…

Most of us have to settle for vocalizing outrage or bewilderment at the parade of lies and pretexts emanating from a White House determined to rule by low blows and dirty tricks that strike at the heart of American democracy.

Manhattan Federal Judge Jesse Furman could and did something about an…

Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, a high-profile member of the House’s hard-right Freedom Caucus, is under fire by five former members of the Ohio State wrestling team who say that, as assistant coach nearly 30 years ago, he knew that the team’s doctor was sexually abusing them.

Jordan, of course, denies it….

The partnering of the Farm Up Jamaica Caribbean Farmers Market and coming Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival is a match made in Jamaica, Queens, to benefit agriculture and youth in Jamaica.

The popular Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival — coming to Roy Wilkins on Merrick Blvd. on July 22 — will have entertainment,…

PHOENIX — The 1-year-old boy in a green button-up shirt drank milk from a bottle, played with a small purple ball that lit up when it hit the ground and occasionally asked for “agua.”

Then it was the child’s turn for his court appearance before a Phoenix immigration judge, who could hardly contain…

SARDIS, Miss. — Eleven of 50 dogs being transported by an animal rescue group from Hattiesburg to Minnesota died when the van carrying them broke down on Interstate 55 in north Mississippi.

The van had left the Southern Pines Animal Shelter about 1:30 p.m. Friday before being forced to stop near…

A U.S. service member was killed and two others wounded after what officials are calling an “apparent insider attack” in Afghanistan.

The unidentified American was killed on Saturday in the southern part of the country, according to a statement from NATO’s Resolute Support mission there.

NATO’s…

TOKYO — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday brushed aside North Korea’s accusation of “gangster-like” demands, maintaining that his third visit to the country was producing results but vowing that sanctions would remain until Pyongyang follows through on leader Kim Jong Un’s pledge to…

Manhattan: While I don’t always agree with Sam Schwartz (particularly on his support for the “congestion pricing” tax scam), I believe his Op-Ed “A one-way toll to nowhere” (July 5) is spot on. The one-way Verrazano Bridge toll has burdened those of us living in lower Manhattan with horrendous…

A dramatic operation to rescue the boys’ soccer team trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand got underway Sunday, with the kids reported ready and determined for their perilous trek out.

A team of 18 divers — 13 foreigners and five from Thailand — entered the labyrinthine Tham Luang cave about 10…

CHICAGO — Officials say four people were injured, one critically, after a medical helicopter crashed on Chicago’s South Side.

The Federal Aviation Administration says the crash occurred around 9:15 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of three expressways.

Chicago Fire Deputy District Chief Walter…

WAYNESBORO, Va. — Authorities say a Virginia man choked to death after swallowing an apparent bag of cocaine during a police raid.

News outlets report 52-year-old William Tucker of Waynesboro died Friday.

Police say a drug task force and a Waynesboro police SWAT team arrived at a Waynesboro home…

I don’t dispute Mike Trout’s stupendous ability or the notion that he has brought more value to his ballclub than anyone else in baseball this season. But does said value make him the American League’s most valuable player of the first half?

I say no.

It seems to be a bit of a dying concept, I…

TORONTO — Now what?

Sure, the Yankees improved to 50-19 in games not started by Sonny Gray on Saturday.

The only problem was that J.A. Happ, a potential trade target, pitched a lot like Gray has lately, allowing two homers and walking six while failing to get out of the third inning in his flop…

LAS VEGAS – When Vince Sagisi was asked by a college recruiter for help finding a middle infielder, he understood his suggestion would be met with skepticism.

After all, Division I baseball prospects are usually hitting home runs in high school, not 5-irons.

“I said, ‘You’re going to think I’m…

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. — An inmate has been captured in Mississippi, two days after escaping from a state prison.

The Mississippi Department of Corrections says 47-year-old Michael F. Wilson , known as “Pretty Boy Floyd,” was captured Saturday evening in the coastal city of Ocean Springs.

He was…

LAS VEGAS – The potential was on display with his first bucket.

Kevin Knox, the ninth overall pick who the Knicks need to be great, stole the ball in the paint of his own basket. He needed just four dribbles to get across the court — including a crossover to blow past an Atlanta defender — and…

So what would constitute the type of outside-the-box thinking acting GM John Ricco said ownership would like to see from the Mets’ new front office?

Creativity primarily, especially if the team is going to hold as tightly to Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard as Ricco made it sound on Friday.

One…

An African-American father and son say a racist note was left in their upscale hotel room while they vacationed in Sarasota, Fla., over the Fourth of July holiday.

Frank Davis, the president and CEO of the Horizon Group, was staying at the Art Ovation Hotel with his son Michael when they left to…

LAS VEGAS — Knicks rookie Mitchell Robinson shook his head emphatically just as he was shaking off all the rust from a 14-month layoff. In his summer-league debut Saturday after not playing since April 2017, the 7-foot project center made a highlight block at the rim on Atlanta’s Jock Landale. Instead of a Dikembe Mutombo…

LAS VEGAS — Kevin Knox’s 8-for-20 shooting line doesn’t tell the whole tale of a summer-league debut filled with rocking rims and an ocean of promise for the Knicks’ 2018 lottery pick. Though Knox struggled with his 3-point shot, the 18-year-old put up 22 points and eight rebounds. He showed he can take it hard…

LAS VEGAS — Juwan Howard Jr. hasn’t taken the same Fab Five route through Michigan to the NBA that his father traveled. The elder Howard never played in the leagues of Luxembourg or Mexico or Finland, nor did he get cut by an NBA summer-league team before the opener. The son, a 6-foot-6 small forward…

His future isn’t riding on a jump shot. He isn’t the ticket to get his family out of a difficult living situation. He can get into a premier college without a scholarship. Perhaps that’s what makes Cole Anthony’s rise to the top of the prep basketball world all the more impressive. He has reached this…

Knicks first-round draft pick Kevin Knox scored 22 points and had eight rebounds to lead New York to a 91-89 win over the Atlanta Hawks in Las Vegas Summer League.

Knicks first-round draft pick Kevin Knox impressed on Saturday afternoon when he dunked in a Summer League game against the Hawks.

Knicks G Emmanuel Mudiay is practising with the Knicks summer league team to maximize his time with David Fizdale.

With the Knicks first game against the Hawks slated for this Saturday at 5:30 p.m., here are some players to watch in Vegas over the next couple weeks.

Knicks GM Scott Perry is confident in new signing Mario Hezonja.