Pop star Lizzo has rerecorded a song, stripping out an offending lyric that she learned was ableist. “It’s been brought to my attention that there is a harmful word in my new song ‘GRRRLS,’ ” she said on Twitter Monday. “Let me make one thing clear: I …
In GOP bid for NY governor, Andrew Giuliani attempts to emerge from his father’s long shadow
NEW YORK — On a recent spring day, just steps from New York’s City Hall, Andrew Giuliani stood with his father, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and the former Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa, inveighing about crime and the district attorneys elec…
MLB denies Josh Donaldson’s appeal over suspension for disrespectful Tim Anderson comments
NEW YORK — Josh Donaldson will be out for Tuesday night’s series opener against the Rays. The Yankees third baseman will serve the one-game suspension handed down by MLB for his disrespectful taunting of White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson. Donaldson’s ap…
‘Halftime,’ ‘The Gray Man’ among summer’s top movies led by Latino and Spanish stars
The summer movie scene is heating up thanks to some of Hollywood’s top Latino and Spanish stars. Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz and Ana de Armas are only a few of the big names headlining a loaded lineup of thrillers, comedies and docu…
Netflix announces second season of hit ‘Squid Game’
“Squid Game” has gotten the “green light.” The hit Netflix survival series about 456 contestants fighting for their lives in a twisted dystopian competition with a $36 million grand prize has officially been renewed for a second season, the streaming s…
NYC LGBTQ rights activists, local politicians protest Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis event at Chelsea Piers: ‘Get the hell out of my city!’
NEW YORK — Ron, be gone! That was the message Sunday from dozens of LGBTQ rights activists and local elected officials outraged over Chelsea Piers’ decision to host a conservative conference featuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Amid chants of “Shame!” …
Five teens shot in Louisville shortly after anti-gun rally
Hours after the anti-gun March For Our Lives rally crossed through Louisville, Kentucky, five teenagers were wounded in a shooting at a waterfront park Saturday night, according to police. The teenagers, who have not been publicly identified, were shot…
Puerto Rico at a crossroads as Congress mulls vote to decide statehood or independence
NEW YORK — As more than 1 million Puerto Ricans return to Fifth Avenue on Sunday for the pageantry and pride of their annual parade, their beloved homeland could soon face a grave choice about its future relationship with the United States. The swirlin…
Rapper Roddy Ricch arrested for gun possession in NYC just before he was set to perform at Governor’s Ball
NEW YORK — Rapper Roddy Ricch was arrested in Queens for gun possession just hours before he was set to take the stage at Governor’s Ball, police said Sunday. Ricch, whose real name is Rodrick Moore, 23, and two other men were in a car in Flushing Mead…
Skating’s governing body raising minimum competition age to 17
NEW YORK — The International Skating Union voted Tuesday to raise the minimum age limit for figure skating competition to 17, to be phased in between now and the next Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. The ruling, approved in a 110-16 v…