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A late November storm is set to bring a variety of impacts, including severe weather, accumulating snow, high winds, and the first real blast of wintry-like temperatures this season, which could threaten travel at the start of Thanksgiving week. The storm is forecast to develop out of the Rockies early next week and sweep north … Read more

The highest-paid NYPD employee last year raked in over $400,000 doing administrative work — with more than half of her haul coming from staggering overtime pay, The Post has learned.  Lt. Quathisha Epps, a 19-year veteran in NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey’s office, pocketed an eye-watering $403,515 in fiscal year 2024, having pulled in … Read more

Three modest proposals to free us from the semi-annual clock-change madness. A selection of vintage clocks are displayed at Electric Time Company, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in Medfield, Mass.Photo by Charles Krupa /The Associated Press files Hello, darkness, my old enemy. We switched from daylight saving to daylight craving time two weeks ago, making many … Read more

Maybe the key isn’t forcing us to stay against our will; maybe it lies in making Quebec health care an environment in which we want to stay. Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé, left, and Premier François Legault have said in recent weeks that they are prepared to force Quebec-trained doctors to work in the province … Read more

A child’s skull and tattered clothing discovered by hikers in a wooded area probably belonged to a 6-year-old boy who vanished from the town of Paradise Pines in 1992, Butte County Sheriff’s officials said. The discovery may bring closure to the five-year mystery surrounding the disappearance of Danny Hohenstein, which spawned fears of abduction and … Read more

Kobe Bryant, with wife Vanessa, as he said he was guilty of adultery but innocent of charges of felonious sexual assault, in 2003 at Staples Center. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times) When Shirley Alvarado del Aguila got to work on Jan. 27, she told colleagues she didn’t want to talk about Kobe Bryant, who … Read more

A Tennessee cop allegedly shot and killed seven dogs with a rifle during an animal welfare check while their guardians were out to dinner. Connor Brackin, the now former McNairy County Sheriff’s deputy, responded to the house in Bethel Springs, Tenn., on Nov. 4, following a call to check on the dogs, according to Atlanta … Read more

A Southwest Airlines plane was struck by a bullet moments before its scheduled takeoff from Dallas Love Field airport in Texas on Friday night, according to the airline. The flight was bound for Indianapolis but returned to the gate following the frightening ordeal and passengers deplaned, according to spokespeople for Southwest and the airport. There … Read more

A racist term for a Native American woman will be removed from nearly three dozen geographic features and place names on California lands, the state Natural Resources Agency announced Friday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022 signed a bill into law that bans use of the word “squaw” in future place names and ordered the agency … Read more

A woman told the House ethics panel investigating Matt Gaetz that she saw the former congressman having sex with a minor at a Florida party, her lawyer said Friday. “My client testified to the House Ethics Committee that she witnessed Rep. Gaetz having sex with a minor at a house party in Orlando in 2017,” … Read more