Demonstrators march to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday. (Emilio Morenatti / Associated Press) Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in downtown Barcelona to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. Protesters cut off traffic on main avenues in the city center … Read more
The bizarre, tortuous journey of the Bahia Emerald began in the depths of a Brazilian mine and eventually landed it in a Los Angeles County sheriff’s evidence locker, where it remains today. Since 2009, the 180,000-carat, 840-pound behemoth of a gem has been the subject of a contentious court battle among a colorful crowd of … Read more
The whiplash-inducing, “Hunger Games”-style race to become Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary made it easy for the media to ignore what has been going on with Janet Yellen — and the absolute mess she’s leaving for her successor. Yellen — who, it was revealed Friday, will be replaced as Treasury secretary in January by hedge fund … Read more
Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit on Saturday in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Sergei Grits / Associated Press) Splintered and rudderless after developing nations rejected what they called too little money to deal with climate change, United Nations talks dissolved into factions Saturday. As workers began to dismantle the … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump arrives before the launch of a test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket this month in Boca Chica, Texas. (Brandon Bell / Associated Press) President-elect Donald Trump has picked several people for his Cabinet and key staff positions who have been accused of some form of sexual misconduct. Trump himself has long … Read more
The city’s disgraced ex-buildings commissioner is striking out again. Months after admitting he couldn’t afford a lawyer in his political bribery case, Eric Ulrich desperately auctioned off his beloved 1958 Mickey Mantle baseball card. But all he collected was $55 — minus a 10% donation to St. Jude’s Research Hospital and $14 in fees — … Read more
A prominent Staten Island pediatrician accused of mowing down a dad and his 6-year-old daughter before leaving the scene of a January crash paid a $300 fine to make it all go away. Dr. Sam Leuzzi, 66, of Middletown, N.J., cut a plea deal with the Staten Island District Attorney’s office this month where he … Read more
This library job wasn’t good for his circulation. A 6-foot-2, 360-pound New York Public Library employee claims he’s been “traumatized” by being forced to work at a desk that is too small — and wants $4.6 million to make up for it. William Martin’s page-turning tale began in October 2021 when he was told to … Read more
Hundreds of veteran NYPD gumshoes are leaving the force, stoking fears that cases and criminals will fall through the cracks, The Post has learned. The NYPD saw 370 detectives retire in 2023 and 422 so far in 2024, a 14% increase, NYPD data show. The number of detectives has shrunk 30% from about 7,000 in … Read more
Elle Duncan doesn’t seem to be backing down from anything she said about Daniel Jones. In fact, she seems to be calling out her critics. After Duncan, a “SportsCenter” host, called out Daniel Jones’ farewell speech during one of her “Taking the Elle” segments this week — before she doubled down on her thoughts on … Read more
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