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MTA sets congestion pricing date

Pro-Israel rally lines up outside Columbia

Several hundred pro-Israel protesters rallied outside Columbia University on April 26 after the university signaled it had given up trying to clear out the tent encampments and dropped a demand that hundreds of protesters clear out this week.

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Columbia prez misled Congress about required orientation on woke DEI terms 'Ashkenormativity,' 'folx': GOP rep

April 26, 2024 | 3:06pm

Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) accused Shafik of offering contradictory testimony about the bizarre woke glossary, which he said had been sent his way by a former student.

Owner of Detroit building destroyed in fatal explosion nabbed attempting to flee the US

April 26, 2024 | 3:00pm

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The owner of a suburban Detroit business that caught fire and exploded, killing a man, was arrested at a New York airport as he was preparing...

Harvey Weinstein's NY rape conviction reversal not surprising to lawyers — but Los Angeles DA claims its sentence is secure

April 26, 2024 | 2:51pm

The reversal of Harvey Weinstein's New York rape conviction, while "disheartening," didn't come as a surprise to legal experts.

OJ Simpson's official cause of death revealed

April 26, 2024 | 2:50pm

He had long downplayed his health concerns, though in the weeks before his death he appeared frail and was using a cane.

'Hypocritical' anti-cop NYC council members plead for NYPD protection after receiving 'scary' threats

April 26, 2024 | 2:31pm

Four cop-hating city council members have done an about-face after getting spooked by death threats -- and are now desperate for the NYPD to keep them safe.

Potential Trump VP pick says they shot dead a 'less than worthless' dog, 'disgusting' goat 

April 26, 2024 | 2:24pm

"I hated that dog," Noem wrote wrote of her dog, Cricket. "At that moment ... I realized I had to put her down."

Biden claims 'lovely' women sent him racy photos while in Senate, repeats arrest lie in gaffe-filled interview with Howard Stern

April 26, 2024 | 2:23pm

Biden recalled Friday that "lovely women" mailed him "very salacious pictures" when he was a young and unmarried senator — and that he handed the images over to the Secret...

Elderly internet scam victim accused of robbing Ohio bank with gun as a 'remedy for her situation'

April 26, 2024 | 2:22pm

An elderly Ohio woman apparently got so desperate for cash after being duped by an online financial scammer, she robbed a bank with a handgun, according to police who arrested...

Jewish students feel betrayed by Columbia president allowing protests to continue

April 26, 2024 | 2:05pm

"It's like Woodstock for anti-Semites," one Columbia student said of the school's "liberation zone," which has been allowed to continue.

MTA sets congestion pricing date

April 26, 2024 | 2:05pm

The MTA's much-derided congestion pricing plan is officially set to go into effect on June 30, the transit agency officially announced Friday.

Columbia's 'ultra-liberal' board is packed with Dems who have donated millions to lefty causes

April 26, 2024 | 1:53pm

At least six of the board's 21 trustees have direct ties to the Democratic Party, according to an investigation by The Post, which examined voter registration and political donation records...

Emergency slide falls off Boeing plane, forcing LA-bound Delta flight to return to JFK

April 26, 2024 | 1:29pm

An emergency slide fell off a Delta plane Friday morning -- forcing the Los Angeles-bound flight to return to JFK Airport, sources told The Post.

Biden joins Howard Stern for softball interview a day after NY Times rips 'troubling' lack of availability

April 26, 2024 | 12:40pm

"Mr. Biden has granted far fewer press conferences and sit-down interviews with independent journalists than virtually all of his predecessors," the Times said.

Brooklyn educator who called Zionists 'pigs' is cuffed at Columbia protest: 'Fire him now' 

April 26, 2024 | 12:22pm

Jewish parents want James Parra fired and say they don't feel safe with the keffiyeh-wearing fanatic in the school.

Pro-Israel protesters swarm Columbia as admin waffles on tent deadline

April 26, 2024 | 12:22pm

Columbia administrators appeared to knuckle under after the protesters refused to leave and drew out negotiations.

Biden says he will debate Trump before presidential election despite earlier reluctance

April 26, 2024 | 11:52am

President Biden said Friday he will face off with former President Donald Trump on the debate stage ahead of their rematch in November.

Dancing thug 'The Donkey' wanted for shooting woman who rejected his advances at NYC party

April 26, 2024 | 10:54am

Video released by the NYPD shows the suspect boogie down on a crowded dance floor in a white cap and white jacket.

Man punched in the face, robbed at gunpoint by callous trio at Central Park in broad daylight

April 26, 2024 | 10:52am

A callous trio held a gun to a man's head during an early Friday stick-up inside Central Park, cops said.

Family outraged after passersby ignore teen girl's body in driveway after mysterious death

April 26, 2024 | 10:18am

A 15-year-old girl was found dead in the driveway of a San Francisco home under mysterious circumstances -- and her family is outraged after they say passerby ignored her body.

Biden changes walking routine to Marine One to allegedly shift focus off his age

April 26, 2024 | 10:09am

President Biden has changed up his routine walking to Marine One on the White House's South Lawn -- now inviting aides to join him who block news cameras from snapping...