A camouflage-wearing thug stabbed a man to death outside the main post office in midtown Sunday because the victim bumped into him, police said.
The sidewalk encounter about 5:45 p.m. caused the thug to fly into a murderous rage and stab the 20-year-old victim twice on the steps outside the James A. Farley Post Office on Eighth Ave. near 33rd St., police said.
"They were walking down the street and one guy bumped into the other," the… Continue
After 99 other victories this season, after all the comebacks on this side of 161st St., the Yankees were putting some official winning into the new place, about five minutes after 5 Sunday afternoon. They were winning the American League East with style, with one more comeback, this one against the Red Sox, and so of course it had to come down to Mariano Rivera over here, the way it always did over… Continue
An arrest that was made occurred on a side street near Baum Ave & S Millvale Ave.
The "Group of 20" is meeting today and tomorrow in Pittsburgh. People have been demonstrating to counter the G20, a group of the richest, most powerful people from the richest, most powerful countries who make decisions which impact all of us. The past few times they have met they decided to bail out big banks, including the biggest, baddest bank of them all, the International Monetary… Continue
The face-lifted 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo will debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show in September, the German automaker confirmed on Friday. Porsche, uncharacteristically, is putting the emphasis on the 911 Turbo's fuel economy, saying in a statement that it "continues to create more from less."
However, the car's actual fuel economy remains a mystery, since neither Porsche nor the EPA have released any official numbers. The EPA says the 2009 Porsche 911 Turbo with a… Continue
He may be a social pariah everywhere else -- but when Kanye West made a surprise appearance at Common's benefit concert last night in Hollywood, he got a hero's welcome.
The crowd at the show -- which featured Common, Nas, Ludacris, De La Soul, The Roots, Mos Def, Talib Kweli and more -- just exploded when… Continue
After winning three Moonmen at the 2009 VMAs and becoming the first singer in a decade to hit #1 with her first two singles, Lady Gaga has definitely certified herself as the breakout star of the year.Akon, who signed Gaga to his Kon Live Distribution label in 2008 and calls her his "franchise player," said his protégé's success is the result of a lot of hard work.
"She's definitely paid her dues," 'Kon told MTV News. "She's been through all… Continue
QUEENS, New York — 50 Cent finally had his day — as in his 40 Day, the block party he had originally planned for last month in his neighborhood of Southside Jamaica. It was postponed after weeks of promotion because the rap megastar was unable to get the proper permits from the city. But on Saturday (September 26), he had all the paperwork in order.
Over 2,500 people came to the yard by P.S. 40, according to security officials for the 50 Cent/… Continue
MANILA, Philippines — Rescuers plucked bodies from muddy floodwaters and saved drenched survivors from rooftops Sunday after a tropical storm tore through the northern Philippines and left at least 106 people dead and missing.
It was the region's worst flooding in more than four decades. The government declared a "state of calamity" in metropolitan Manila and 25 storm-hit provinces.
Tropical Storm Ketsana roared across the northern… Continue
An off-duty cop who was allegedly driving drunk struck and killed the daughter of a Brooklyn pastor early Sunday, police sources said.
Police Officer Andrew Kelly was behind the wheel of a blue Jeep Grand Cherokee that slammed into the woman trying to catch a cab at the corner of Ave. N and E. 56th St. in Marine Park around midnight, the sources said.
The victim, Vionique Valnord, 33, had just left a wedding moments before she was… Continue
The following message was put out by Swizz Beatz soon-to-be-ex-wife R&B singer Mashonda . . . it's a long read.
In short, she suggests that Alicia stole Swizz from her. Read it at your leisure:
After having a great evening with my son and enjoying some fun twit chat, I decided to sign off and get some work done. However, a few hours later I was advised that I should check @Alicia keys twit page. I've never reached out to her on… Continue
On Bravo's hit show Watch What Happens Live, Tyson Beckford EXPOSED his inner feelings of gayness towards the President. A caller called into host Andy Cohen and asked Tyson “What man would [Tyson] want to be with?”
And this is an excerpt of what happened from there:
Tyson: Well I don't actually go that way ... but I noticed a lot of people think I do. It would have to be Barack Obama ... I would be the one in control . . . well who… Continue
On Thursday, rumors began circulating on the web that Soulja Boy Tell'em had gotten engaged to model/ video star Rosa Acosta — according to Acosta's manager and a source in Soulja Boy's camp, the rumors are false.
Acosta's manager, Charles Garner, told MTV News on Friday (September 25) that the rumors began after the pair was seen hanging out together in photos on the model's Web site. In the photos, Acosta is seen wearing what looks like an… Continue
Seems like only yesterday Katie Holmes was sporting a baby bump — but look how fast little Suri Cruise is growing up.
Even though she's only three-years-old, new photos have revealed Little Miss Cruise sporting bright pink lipstick, and more recently, wearing pint-sized kitten heels while holding her mom's hand for an afternoon out on the town.
The toddler completed her ensemble with a ruffled printed skirt and neon pink t-shirt with a… Continue