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This fruit costs $130 a pop — here’s why
Japanese crown melons are known throughout the agricultural world as "the king of fruits."
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 14:50:35 -0400
Japanese crown melons are known throughout the agricultural world as "the king of fruits."
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 14:50:35 -0400

NYPD cop struck in eye by firework during Independence Day celebration in Harlem
A police officer was struck in the face with a firework while confronting a large crowd in Harlem on July 4, cops said.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 14:48:26 -0400
A police officer was struck in the face with a firework while confronting a large crowd in Harlem on July 4, cops said.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 14:48:26 -0400

NJ man turns self in over Cybertruck swastika vandalism
Elmo Randolph, 68, turned himself into police in the upscale Bergen County borough of Closter on Thursday after being caught scribbling a swastika on a parked car.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 14:46:19 -0400
Elmo Randolph, 68, turned himself into police in the upscale Bergen County borough of Closter on Thursday after being caught scribbling a swastika on a parked car.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 14:46:19 -0400

NYC plan to create bike lanes along busy Queens corridor is ‘recipe for disaster:’ critics
The NYC Department of Transportation is proposing to narrow parking lanes and move them away from the curb along a stretch of 31st Street between 36th and Newton avenues in Astoria, Queens.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 13:46:08 -0400
The NYC Department of Transportation is proposing to narrow parking lanes and move them away from the curb along a stretch of 31st Street between 36th and Newton avenues in Astoria, Queens.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 13:46:08 -0400

Ringleader of $30M grandparent scam network preying on unsuspecting seniors finally arrested
The ringleader of a $30-million-dollar grandparent scam network that preyed on seniors from a staggering 46 states has finally been arrested.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 12:25:06 -0400
The ringleader of a $30-million-dollar grandparent scam network that preyed on seniors from a staggering 46 states has finally been arrested.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 12:25:06 -0400

NYC actress loses suit claiming $6.2M pad’s giant windows exposed her to ‘lethal UV bath’ that caused facial lesions
A Murray Hill actress and skin cancer survivor who claimed her killer view of the East River left her in a "potentially lethal UV bath" has lost her legal battle with the building's owners and developers.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 12:25:01 -0400
A Murray Hill actress and skin cancer survivor who claimed her killer view of the East River left her in a "potentially lethal UV bath" has lost her legal battle with the building's owners and developers.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 12:25:01 -0400

Crazed Prospect Park ‘dog killer’ back to his old ways, threatens to shoot pet owner
The dread-locked lunatic allegedly lunged towards a dog and its owner over the weekend and apparently upped the ante in late April by threatening to murder someone.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 12:11:14 -0400
The dread-locked lunatic allegedly lunged towards a dog and its owner over the weekend and apparently upped the ante in late April by threatening to murder someone.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 12:11:14 -0400

Trump says US will begin talks with China on possible TikTok deal as early as Monday
President Trump said he will begin talks with China in the coming days about a possible deal on the sale of TikTok.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 11:47:08 -0400
President Trump said he will begin talks with China in the coming days about a possible deal on the sale of TikTok.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 11:47:08 -0400

Woman found clinging to tree branch, screaming for help after being swept 20 miles downriver in raging Texas floods
The 22-year-old woman was found several feet up in the Cypress tree, desperately clinging to the branches as the roaring floodwaters rushed below her.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 11:39:37 -0400
The 22-year-old woman was found several feet up in the Cypress tree, desperately clinging to the branches as the roaring floodwaters rushed below her.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 11:39:37 -0400

July 4th boat explosion on notorious Georgia lake — where hundreds have died — sends 5 to hospital
A boat trip in Georgia for the 4th of July turned tragic, after an explosion caused the vessel to catch fire, injuring all seven people on board, including a five-year-old.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 11:31:14 -0400
A boat trip in Georgia for the 4th of July turned tragic, after an explosion caused the vessel to catch fire, injuring all seven people on board, including a five-year-old.
Sat, 05 Jul 2025 11:31:14 -0400