I was recently speaking to a colleague who just found out that a close female friend of his was date raped. As he struggled to understand what happened, he asked me: "How do we help men take women's feelings more seriously?" This is a question that I think about nearly every day - whether it's because another girl in a school that I work at reveals a history of sexual assault,… Continue
A man who tried to jump to his death from a midtown building Sunday survived the plunge because he landed in a pile of garbage, officials said.
Police believe the man jumped from the ninth floor of a building on W. 45th St. near Eighth Ave. a few minutes before noon. He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition.
Oprah Winfrey's network has begun not with a bang but with redeclared purpose by the Queen of Daytime for her new round-the-clock cable channel venture.
After years in the planning and months of hype, the moment of launch on Saturday at 12 noon EST was rather quiet.
Buried in the middle of a holiday weekend (though boasting the numerically catchy date… Continue
Apple fans started the New Year with a bit of a hangover after a software glitch caused the iPhone's alarm function to stop working.
The failure caused many to oversleep on the first two days of 2011, with some complaining they were late for work or even missed flights. Users could set alarms - but they didn't go off.
Residents in a Arkansas city got a bizarre New Year's surprise on Saturday when they woke up to find their neighborhood covered with thousands of dead birds that appeared to have fallen from the sky.
Dozens of lawns, streets and rooftops for more than a mile in Beebe, Ark., were covered with the corpses of red-winged black birds. An aerial survey showed that no other… Continue
Chuck Berry was so exhausted at his concert in Chicago Saturday night that the 84-year-old legend was escorted off stage after slumping at his piano.
In an email to the Daily News, the singer's rep, Dick Alen, said the incident was due to "last night exhaustion" -- he had performed two shows in New York the night before -- and that Berry was… Continue
Revelers wearing party hats and 2011 glasses packed Times Square last night as confetti rained down and a crystal ball dropped into the New Year for a once-in-a-lifetime New York experience.
"It's awesome!" German nanny Katrina Luther, 19, squealed as she stood among the celebrating crush in the Crossroads of the World.
The Discovery Channel has shelved plans to air a TV special featuring a re-enactment of Michael Jackson's autopsy, according to TMZ.com.
The network opted to call off the program, scheduled to run in the United Kingdom only, after receiving fierce objections from the executors of Jackson's estate.
"Given the commencement of legal proceedings beginning next… Continue
A mother and daughter in Arizona are accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy for three years and police say the pair did it without knowing about each other’s relationship with him.
The mother, 48-year-old Susan Brock, allegedly met the boy for trysts when he was 13 and continued for three years until this past October, police said. Her daughter, Rachel, now 21,… Continue
Funnyman Russell Brand posted a not-so-sweet Tweet Friday: a photo of his blushing bride, Katy Perry, without any make-up.
The unflattering snapshot shows a side of the stylish pop starlet that fans haven't seen, the U.K. newspaper The Sun reported. The "I Kissed a Girl" singer looks half-awake and ruddy-faced, sporting a furrowed brow and a couple of… Continue
Russell Simmons is a busy man. The hip-hop pioneer heads Rush Communications, stars in a reality television show, designs clothes and serves as a UN goodwill ambassador. How does he do it?
The 53-year-old co-founder of Def Jam Records, who grew up in Hollis, Queens, and briefly attended City College, credits his success to the yogic sciences.
The tumultuous career of Foxy Brown continues, as the Brooklyn rap star has denied statements released to AllHipHop.com by representatives she has labeled as "former" managers.
Bernadette Brennan served as Foxy Brown's manager when she was arrested for allegedly arguing her Brooklyn neighbor in July, according to statements Brennan made to a variety of outlets at the… Continue
The troubled singer said he was sorry on Thursday for posting a series of racially charged, homophobic tweets aimed at ex-B2K singer Raz-B.
"Yesterday was an unfortunate lack in judgment sparked by public Twitter attacks from Raz B, who was bent on getting attention," the 21-year-old said in a statement.… Continue
Love may not cost a thing for Jennifer Lopez - but having a hubby who's a tax scofflaw sure sounds expensive.
Lopez's husband, crooner Marc Anthony, is running a more than $3 million IRS tab. Long Island property he owns has been hit with two tax liens worth $3.4 million, documents posted on RadarOnline show.
The Bronx-born Lopez, one of the new judges on… Continue
A man busted for indecent exposure after a teen girl said she saw him inappropriately touching himself on an airplane said he was just trying to get rid of the itch on his private parts after he spilled Tabasco sauce.
A 17-year-old high school cheerleader told police that on a flight from Salt Lake City to Lewiston, Idaho, she looked over to see 50-year-old Rafael… Continue
A 12-year-old albino boy was hacked to death by a gang of armed men possibly motivated by witchcraft in Burundi late Thursday.
"The 12-year-old albino was killed by four men with guns and knives. They cut off his left hand and fled away with it," Joseph Ntahuga, a government administrator, told Reuters.
Witch doctors covet the blood and body parts of… Continue
THE STORY BEHIND THIS VIDEO IS THAT THE LAGRANGE MISSOURI POLICE DEPARTMENT ACCUSED THIS FEMALE AMERICAN BULLDOG NAMED CAMMI OF BEING VICIOUS AND THAT IS THE REASON THEY SHOT HER AND AS YOU CAN SEE SHE WASN'T VICIOUS AT… Continue