House Speaker Nancy Pelosi received Holy Communion Wednesday at the Vatican and met with Pope Francis despite her support for abortion rights. Pelosi, D-Calif., attended the pope’s morning Mass at St. Peter’s Cathedral and received Communion along with…
Guns arrest of Queens ‘Duck Sauce Killer’s’ wife a pressure tactic, lawyer says
NEW YORK — The Queens District Attorney’s office was aiming at the accused “Duck Sauce Killer” when targeting his wife for gun possession, her attorney suggested in a pointed letter to prosecutors. Defense lawyer Mark Bederow, in his Tuesday missive, q…
Woody Allen doesn’t plan to make many more films, he tells Alec Baldwin: ‘It’s not as enjoyable’
Woody Allen’s filmmaking career may soon reach its final act. Allen said Tuesday during an Instagram Live interview with Alec Baldwin that he likely won’t write or direct many more movies. The controversial filmmaker didn’t address his adopted daughter…
Ghislaine Maxwell gets 20 years in prison for enabling Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of girls
NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced 20 years in prison Tuesday for enabling Jeffrey Epstein’s serial abuse of underage girls for a decade. The former British socialite appeared in Manhattan federal court wearing a blue jail jumpsuit and shackles…
Pope Francis prays for migrants found inside abandoned truck in Texas
Pope Francis has joined the global community in mourning the dozens of migrants found dead inside a trailer truck abandoned in Texas amid sweltering temperatures. “Let us #PrayTogether for these brothers and sisters who died following their hope of a b…
Migrants found dead inside truck in Texas sprinkled with steak seasoning to cover smell amid sweltering temps: report
Some of the 50 migrants found dead inside a tractor trailer abandoned in Texas were reportedly sprinkled with steak seasoning in a possible bid by smugglers to cover up the stench. A law enforcement officer revealed the horrifying detail to the Texas T…
‘ER’ actress Mary Mara dies in apparent drowning in New York river
Actress Mary Mara, known for star turns in “ER” and “Criminal Minds,” has apparently drowned while swimming in the St. Lawrence River at Cape Vincent, New York, authorities said. Mara, who was 61, was visiting her sister Martha’s summer home when the “…
Yankee bats come alive in seventh inning to catch A’s, 9-5
NEW YORK — There may not have been the crowds chanting heatedly at the opponents. It was a Monday night and the Yankees got off to a slow start against the team with the worst record in baseball, but there was no let down at the Stadium. The Bombers ra…
FBI seizes phone from Trump lawyer as Jan. 6 investigation intensifies
Congressional investigators probing the Jan. 6 insurgency have seized the phone of a lawyer who advised former President Donald Trump on his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to court documents. John Eastman, a California …
FBI seizes phone from Trump lawyer as Jan. 6 investigation intensifies
Congressional investigators probing the Jan. 6 insurgency have seized the phone of a lawyer who advised former President Donald Trump on his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to court documents. John Eastman, a California …