Lawyers for Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul who is battling federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges, accused the government on Wednesday of leaking hotel surveillance footage of him brutally beating his former girlfriend to CNN, suggesting that they may ask for the widely published video to be barred from his trial. Prosecutors have made clear […]

Wildlife populations around the world continue dropping precipitously, according to an important but limited and often misinterpreted assessment that’s issued every two years. The declines reported by the Living Planet Index, a collaboration between two large conservation organizations, have been so steep as to feel disorienting. This year is no exception: A reduction of 73 […]

No one needs reminding these days that real life is stranger than fiction. Still, if you do need a recap, I might suggest Melania’s new memoir, which I read so you don’t have to. Actually, it wasn’t that hard: partly because it’s only 184 pages of prose, plus 179 photographs, and partly because it’s so […]

Fall gala season is in full swing with its annual marathon of lavish events drawing influential and powerful figures. Across New York, actors, musicians, politicians, philanthropists and executives, dressed in their finest, schmooze over multicourse dinners and exclusive performances as major institutions appeal to some of the city’s wealthiest residents for financial support and cultural […]

No moment reveals new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s character better than his decision to challenge Shinzo Abe for the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in 2018. In 2018, Abe was six years into his second premiership and, despite some scandals that weighed on his approval ratings, he was completely dominant at home […]

The orangutans have their blankets, the skunks have their personal space. The manatees have pools filled with days’ worth of lettuce, and the rhinos have stalls of bamboo. On Wednesday, staff members said ZooTampa at Lowry Park was as prepared as it could be for Hurricane Milton. And the animals won’t be alone: 12 workers […]

Mobile growth acceleration platform Liftoff announced today it’s launching a new machine learning platform called Cortex. This next-gen platform uses tailored neural network models to improve mobile ad campaigns. Its enhanced computing power boosts pattern recognition and processing data. It can be used to provide a higher return on investment for advertising by identifying the […]

Elon Musk is the richest man in the world and the owner of X, Tesla, and SpaceX. But perhaps the more apt description of the guy would be the internet’s biggest and most dangerous troll—a characterization that has been on full display over the last several weeks, as Musk has trafficked in all manner of […]

The city has promised to close down the controversial Randall’s Island migrant shelter, that has been a source of contention in the community, by the end of February.

At some point in his long free agency, Precious Achiuwa understood it became a “numbers game.”