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  • Murdered NJ prosecutor’s office detective Monica Mosley fought back, shot home invader in the chest


    Murdered NJ prosecutor’s office detective Monica Mosley fought back, shot home invader in the chest

    Murdered NJ prosecutor’s office detective Monica Mosley fought back, shot home invader in the chest

    The New Jersey prosecutor’s office detective murdered during a home invasion had fought back and shot one of her attackers in the chest before dying of her own injuries, authorities said as they charged four people with the “heinous crime.”


    Grief-stricken NYC mom laments shooting of 15-year-old son as 5 teens are fatally shot in less than a week

    Grief-stricken NYC mom laments shooting of 15-year-old son as 5 teens are fatally shot in less than a week

    He didn’t deserve this,” Shanae Sanders recalled of her slain son as her legs rattled and she tapped her fingers on her thigh before cradling her face in her hands.


    GĂ©rard Depardieu won’t appear in court in Paris on sexual assault charges

    GĂ©rard Depardieu won’t appear in court in Paris on sexual assault charges

    Their call came just weeks after national broadcaster France 2 put out a documentary outlining accusations of sexual misconduct by 16 women against Depardieu, and showed the actor making obscene remarks and gestures during a 2018 trip to North Korea.


    Daniel Penny needs a subway-riding jury — and he may not get one

    Daniel Penny needs a subway-riding jury — and he may not get one

    Fair enough, but this disproportionate self-selection of hourly workers out of the jury pool has an unintended consequence, and a unique implication for the Penny trial: It likely removes those who take the subway every day, relative to those who don’t.


    Attorney for Menendez brothers’ uncle says DA trying to ‘rewrite history’ in pursuit to free pair

    Attorney for Menendez brothers’ uncle says DA trying to ‘rewrite history’ in pursuit to free pair

    “Yet, he has waited until days before the November 5 election, 30 points down in the polls with articles coming about how his failed policies have led to additional murders of innocent people, to release his recommendation for resentencing,” Hochman said.


    How Iran-Hamas’ deadly alliance was born — in America

    How Iran-Hamas’ deadly alliance was born — in America

    They have capitalized on their joint ability to sow discord in the Middle East, disrupt attempts at peace, and sabotage potential for compromise, while pursuing the ultimate goal of annihilating Israel and ending what they see as the United States’ influence in the region.


    War was never going to end without death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar — may his nihilistic fanaticism die with him

    War was never going to end without death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar — may his nihilistic fanaticism die with him

    For the past year, Sinwar has been believed to have surrounded himself in the tunnels of Gaza with some of the Israeli hostages stolen from their homes on 10/7.


    Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was preparing for death, left advice for terror group — as experts warn the war ‘has just started’

    Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was preparing for death, left advice for terror group — as experts warn the war ‘has just started’

    Regardless of who Hamas’ new leader will be, the terror group is unlikely to agree to a cease-fire as its fighters aim for a long guerrilla war against Israel, Hussein Ibish, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, DC, told CNN.


    Homelessness, drug addiction drive public safety concerns in Vermont’s largest — and lefty — city: ‘I don’t walk at night’

    Homelessness, drug addiction drive public safety concerns in Vermont’s largest — and lefty — city: ‘I don’t walk at night’

    City leaders say they are actively engaging with the local community and government to provide better access to mental health facilities, public housing, shelters and drug treatment programs, among other solutions.


    The true story of how an active serial killer appeared on ‘The Dating Game’

    The true story of how an active serial killer appeared on ‘The Dating Game’

    Called “Woman of the Hour” and directed by and starring Anna Kendrick, the film should bring renewed attention to the deviant who slayed his many victims during the same decade as Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy’s more infamous rampages.


    Dennis Eckersley’s daughter avoids jail after abandoning baby in sub-zero temperatures

    Dennis Eckersley’s daughter avoids jail after abandoning baby in sub-zero temperatures

    The charges Eckersley was convicted of — falsifying physical evidence, endangering the welfare of a child, and reckless conduct — would normally call for a four-to-eight-year jail term.


    Are academics more likely to answer emails from ‘Melissa’ or ‘Rahul’? The answer may not surprise you

    Are academics more likely to answer emails from ‘Melissa’ or ‘Rahul’? The answer may not surprise you

    The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.


    A new ‘race science’ network is linked to a history of eugenics that never fully left academia

    A new ‘race science’ network is linked to a history of eugenics that never fully left academia

    It published work by notorious pseudoscientists, neo-fascists, and such controversial political figures as former British MP Enoch Powell, remembered for appealing to racial hatred in his speeches.


    No, the ‘brothers’ won’t vote for Harris: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 16, 2024

    No, the ‘brothers’ won’t vote for Harris: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 16, 2024

    The Democratic National Committee brought Obama to Pittsburgh to try to rally people in support of flip-flop Harris.


    Rivals: the highs and lows of adapting a 1980s ‘bonkbuster’ for a 21st-century TV audience

    Rivals: the highs and lows of adapting a 1980s ‘bonkbuster’ for a 21st-century TV audience

    This might sound like fairly dry fare, but amid all the clandestine meetings and boardroom bust-ups, the characters fall in and out of love, have gleeful, adulterous affairs, and host lavish dinner parties, balls and naked tennis matches.


    Why calls to review Lucy Letby’s case are so different from other miscarriage of justice campaigns

    Why calls to review Lucy Letby’s case are so different from other miscarriage of justice campaigns

    Sam Poyser does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.


    Australian schools need to address racism. Here are 4 ways they can do this

    Australian schools need to address racism. Here are 4 ways they can do this

    She is a member of the Challenging Racism Project (CRP) and the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Communities (CRIS).


    Nassau County partners with ex-NBA star Jayson Williams to help recovering addicts get truck-driving jobs

    Nassau County partners with ex-NBA star Jayson Williams to help recovering addicts get truck-driving jobs

    He also had other, more minor scrapes with the law, including an alleged 2009 suicide attempt in New York City, a North Carolina bar fight, accusations that he fatally shot his Rottweiler after losing a bet and a drunken car accident that put him in Rikers Island for nearly a year.


    What does Springfield, Illinois, in 1908 tell us about Springfield, Ohio, in 2024?

    What does Springfield, Illinois, in 1908 tell us about Springfield, Ohio, in 2024?

    That sexual anxiety was part of what cultural historians call a “master narrative,” a symbolic story that dramatizes white nationalism and the belief that citizenship and its benefits were preserved for one racial group at the expense of all others.


    On crime and justice, Trump and Harris records differ widely

    On crime and justice, Trump and Harris records differ widely

    He charged it with identifying ways “to provide those who have engaged in criminal activity with greater opportunities to lead productive lives” and to develop “a comprehensive strategy that addresses a range of issues, including mental health, vocational training, job creation, after-school programming, substance abuse, and mentoring.”


    Religious hate crimes in England and Wales are at a record high – but many still go unreported

    Religious hate crimes in England and Wales are at a record high – but many still go unreported

    High profile acts of religious hatred, such as the atrocities committed by Anders Breivik in Oslo in 2011 or by Brenton Tarrant in Christchurch in 2019, tend to be put down to a “lone wolf” or to be regarded as “fringe incidents”, rather than part of a wider problem to be addressed.


    Bath & Body Works apologizes for candle that users say looks like Ku Klux Klan hood

    Bath & Body Works apologizes for candle that users say looks like Ku Klux Klan hood

    Retailer Bath & Body Works is apologizing and rushing to pull a holiday-themed candle from its shelves after online users highlighted its label being reminiscent of the white hoods synonymous with the Ku Klux Klan.


    Exclusive | NYPD detective says she faced ‘unbearable’ discrimination, harassment as a black single mom: suit

    Exclusive | NYPD detective says she faced ‘unbearable’ discrimination, harassment as a black single mom: suit

    An NYPD detective faced daily acts of sexism and racism, including being called “a savage’’ — and was bizarrely taunted with the color green because she got into a dispute with an Irish higher-up, a lawsuit says.


    NY drug peddler had enough fentanyl in home ‘to kill every man, woman and child on Long Island’: DA

    NY drug peddler had enough fentanyl in home ‘to kill every man, woman and child on Long Island’: DA

    Remon Gibson, 43, of Bellport was arrested Sept. 25, the same day law enforcement discovered 33 pounds of illegal drugs at his house — including a large amount of fentanyl left on a nightstand in a room next to the bedroom of two kids, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.


    Caitlin Clark, Christine Brennan and how racial stereotypes persist in the media’s WNBA coverage

    Caitlin Clark, Christine Brennan and how racial stereotypes persist in the media’s WNBA coverage

    In Ferrucci and Perry’s article, they explain how coverage of Bird “fit the dominant narrative of the time perfectly 
 exhibiting a hardworking and intelligent game that succeeded despite a lack of athletic prowess.” When the “flashy” Lakers and Johnson won, they wrote, it was because of “superior skill.”


    Joanne Segovia, ‘Breaking Bad’ grandma accused of running opioid ring, pleads guilty to drug charge

    Joanne Segovia, ‘Breaking Bad’ grandma accused of running opioid ring, pleads guilty to drug charge

    But in August, after nearly a year of postponed hearings during which time Segovia may have been cooperating with the feds, prosecutors informed a judge they mistakenly identified one of the drugs she was allegedly peddling as fentanyl when, in fact, it was Tapentadol, Gasner confirmed.


    Tennis star Paula Badosa accused of being racist in chopsticks photo

    Tennis star Paula Badosa accused of being racist in chopsticks photo

    After losing to Coco Gauff in the semifinals of the China Open, Badosa’s coach, Pol Toledo, posted a series of photos on Instagram of the former World No.


    Though home to about 50 white extremist groups, Ohio’s social and political landscape is undergoing rapid racial change

    Though home to about 50 white extremist groups, Ohio’s social and political landscape is undergoing rapid racial change

    In addition to the increased traffic on social media, we have seen a rise of extremist groups in Ohio known as active clubs, where members engage in physical fitness, combat training and emotional support that encourages the development of a warrior mentality in preparation for what followers believe is an inevitable race war.


    Harris gets grilled on ‘60 Minutes’ for alienating ‘millions and millions’ of voters by calling Trump ‘racist’

    Harris gets grilled on ‘60 Minutes’ for alienating ‘millions and millions’ of voters by calling Trump ‘racist’

    Public polling ahead of Nov. 5 shows Trump making historic inroads as a Republican candidate with Hispanics, black men and Jewish voters — coalitions that could lead him to victory in swing states.


    68 alleged white supremacist gang members hit over dealing fentanyl, illegal guns: AG

    68 alleged white supremacist gang members hit over dealing fentanyl, illegal guns: AG

    The members of the San Fernando Valley Peckerwoods, a California-based white supremacist street gang, were hit with a 76-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed Wednesday, dealing their years-long criminal enterprise a “decisive blow,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland.


    Another NYC squatting outrage: When will the City Council treat this plague as the menace it is?

    Another NYC squatting outrage: When will the City Council treat this plague as the menace it is?

    Cops finally ousted them this last week, putting all the building’s contents on the street and arresting one squatter: Ryan Grewal, 26, charged with felony criminal mischief for damaging a motorbike outside a local shop.


    CBS News calls in ‘DEI expert’ who mocked black senator as ‘Uncle Tim’ in wake of Tony Dokoupil scandal

    CBS News calls in ‘DEI expert’ who mocked black senator as ‘Uncle Tim’ in wake of Tony Dokoupil scandal

    Network brass reportedly tapped Dr. Donald Grant — who dubs himself a “mental health expert DEI strategist and trauma trainer” on his Instagram — to quell internal turmoil after they declared an interview between morning show host Tony Dokoupil and author Ta-Nehisi Coates was not up to its “editorial standards.”


    Squadron of squatters ‘terrorized’ NYC neighborhood after taking control of $4M brownstone

    Squadron of squatters ‘terrorized’ NYC neighborhood after taking control of $4M brownstone

    Cops boarded up the 6,090-square-foot brownstone on Monday, and by Tuesday, owner Stella Tsang — who purchased the building in 2021 with an eye towards refurbishing and modernizing it — had a rotation of security guards perched on the porch.


    Telegram app hosts ‘underground markets’ for Southeast Asian crime gangs, UN says

    Telegram app hosts ‘underground markets’ for Southeast Asian crime gangs, UN says

    Hacked data, including credit card details, passwords, and browser history, are openly traded on a vast scale on the app, which has sprawling channels with little moderation, the report by the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said.


    Why would people vote for Kamala Harris? 5 things to understand about why her supporters back her

    Why would people vote for Kamala Harris? 5 things to understand about why her supporters back her

    When Harris replaced President Joe Biden on the ticket in late July, voters across a range of demographics were immediately galvanized by her relative youth, biracial identity, articulateness and positive message of change and possibility, as opposed to fear.


    Addicts shoot up, poop on Bronx street just feet from courthouse: ‘Neighborhood is barbaric’

    Addicts shoot up, poop on Bronx street just feet from courthouse: ‘Neighborhood is barbaric’

    Glass from broken bottles and shattered syringes crunched beneath the dress shoes of attorneys walking along the stonewalled western portion of Franz Sigel Park last week, as they made their way down Walton Avenue toward the Bronx County Courthouse on nearby Grand Concourse.


    Kamala Harris illustrates how complex identity is − and the pressure many multiracial people feel to put themselves in one ‘box’

    Kamala Harris illustrates how complex identity is − and the pressure many multiracial people feel to put themselves in one ‘box’

    Dating back to a 1662 Virginia law, the one-drop rule ensured that a single drop of Black blood assigned minority status to mixed-race individuals.


    I ate a salad from Costco while pregnant — and then the most terrifying thing happened

    I ate a salad from Costco while pregnant — and then the most terrifying thing happened

    Kaiser Permanente, the largest private employer in the state, told The Post that they “strive to create an open dialogue with our patients to partner with them on their care” and “remain committed to supporting the health and well-being of every mother and newborn,” including taking their role as mandated reporters “very seriously.”


    After a spate of recent stabbings, is knife crime getting worse in Australia?

    After a spate of recent stabbings, is knife crime getting worse in Australia?

    So even though official police statistics show knife crime is not getting worse across Australia, the fact knives have been used in some high-profile murder cases could partly explain the growing concerns.