Dad accused of helping son carry out ‘Pike County Massacre’ of 8 claims jury pool ‘tainted,’ wants trial moved

The Ohio man accused of helping carry out the mass slaughter of his son’s ex-girlfriend and seven of her family members in 2016 is pushing for his trial to be moved to another county, claiming his local jury pool has been “tainted” against him. A pretrial hearing for William “Billy” Wagner III, 53, who is … Read more

New NYPD boss Jessica Tisch willing to shake up ‘status quo,’ put ‘substance’ over ‘palace intrigue’

New Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch isn’t afraid to shake things up. Tisch, during a Post interview, stressed that she’s about “substance” — not “palace intrigue” — and is willing to upend the “status quo” to fulfill the mission of keeping New Yorkers safe if needed. “I care less about the palace intrigue and more about … Read more

Hero cop dispatched to help 10-year-old who called 911 for help with his math homework

They did the math. Sheriffs in Wisconsin sprang into action Friday night when a 10-year-old boy called 911 with an epic educational emergency: math homework. The confused kiddo had been struggling with his practice problems, and when his family members also found themselves stumped, the boy turned to law enforcement for help, the Shawano County … Read more

NY’s $7.7B in handouts for film industry come under scrutiny

New York’s $7.7 billion in handouts for the film industry came under scrutiny Wednesday — as state lawmakers seized on a new analysis showing taxpayers aren’t getting the best bang for their bucks. The independent analysis of the Film Production Tax Credit, conducted by a Philadelphia-based consulting firm, found the nearly $700 million yearly in … Read more

Ontario doctor who ‘engaged in the sexual abuse of a patient’ reinstated

Dr. Sugan Kayilasanathan will undergo supervision until a college-appointed expert completes an assessment of his practice Sugan Kayilasanathan outside a Toronto courthouse on April 14, 2014.Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post/File A doctor stripped of his licence to practice in 2018 for having sex with a patient has been reinstated, though he will have to … Read more

Letters: ‘How deplorable our health care has become’

“It’s hard to understand how the new ‘top gun’ of Santé Québec will get hospitals and other health facilities to cut $1.5 billion from their budgets.” A reader asks: How will access to health care be improved when so many Quebecers don’t have family doctors and ERs are overcrowded and to be avoided?Photo by Allen … Read more

Feds charge 5 hackers tied to notorious Scattered Spider group — here’s how they stole from big companies

US prosecutors unveiled criminal charges on Wednesday against five alleged members of Scattered Spider, a loose-knit community of hackers suspected of breaking into dozens of US companies to steal confidential information and cryptocurrency. Martin Estrada, the US Attorney in Los Angeles, said the defendants conducted phishing attacks by sending bogus but real-looking mass text messages to employees’ mobile … Read more

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