HOUSTON — The last thing the Mets needed was another injury to a starting pitcher. Carlos Carrasco exited his start with lower back tightness in the third inning of the Mets’ 5-3 loss to the Astros on Wednesday afternoon at Minute Maid Park. Carrasco g…
‘Back to the Future’ musical confirmed for Broadway in 2023
NEW YORK — Great Scott! A Hollywood classic — and a DeLorean — are headed for Broadway. “Back to the Future,” the West End hit musical based on the 1985 hit movie starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, will debut in 2023 on Broadway, producers …
Source: Nets to make run at P.J. Tucker
NEW YORK — The Nets are one of a number of playoff and championship contenders with tangible interest in veteran free agent forward P.J. Tucker, multiple sources told the New York Daily News. Tucker became an unrestricted free agent after declining his…
Amber Heard ‘still disappointed’ about verdict but ‘needs some breathing room’ from Johnny Depp defamation trial
Amber Heard is putting the past behind her for the moment. The “Aquaman” star, 36, is “doing okay” after a Fairfax County, Virginia, jury ruled that she defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp in a 2018 Washington Post op-ed, but needs to focus her energies els…
South Dakota attorney general finally ousted over fatal hit-and-run crash
South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was finally removed from office for the fatal 2020 hit-and-run crash that he blamed on a nonexistent “deer.” The state Senate convicted the top law enforcement official after an impeachment trial over the c…
Johnny Depp to go on tour with Hollywood Vampires after Amber Heard defamation trial
Johnny Depp is sinking his fangs into music — and bringing some star power along for the ride. Weeks after his explosive defamation trial with ex-wife Amber Heard, the “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, 59, is going on tour with his superband Hollywood V…
Navy vet who crashed car into Times Square pedestrians in 2017 ‘not responsible’ due to mental illness, jury finds
NEW YORK — A Navy veteran who drove his car into Times Square pedestrians in 2017 was “not responsible” due to mental illness for the attack that killed an 18-year-old tourist and injured 22 others, a jury found Wednesday. Richard Rojas, 31, was found …
Brad Pitt talks sobriety, feeling ‘safe’ in Alcoholics Anonymous
From “Fight Club” to a different kind of group. Brad Pitt’s participation in an Alcoholics Anonymous group was what helped him get sober following his 2016 divorce from Angelina Jolie, he told GQ in the magazine’s August cover story. “I had a really co…
Editorial: Check yourself: Gov. Hochul reminds voters who provided them a rebate
The pro-Gov. Kathy Hochul message is going out to millions of New Yorkers, landing in their mailboxes right before the Democratic primary next week. No, this isn’t a fancy color campaign flyer paid for from her considerable war chest touting our endors…
Solo NYPD patrols begin on NYC subway system, over police union’s objection
NEW YORK — NYPD officers assigned to subway lines are now conducting solo patrols to expand law enforcement’s presence on mass transit, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday, over the objections from the city’s largest police union. The solo patrols began…