https://nypost.com Your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:58:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 163456144 https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/ny-marine-lexus-martinez-who-danced-with-vp-jd-vance-at-commander-in-chief-ball-reveals-joke-he-told-to-break-the-ice/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:48:34 -0500 2025-01-23T05:58:49-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/ny-marine-lexus-martinez-who-danced-with-vp-jd-vance-at-commander-in-chief-ball-reveals-joke-he-told-to-break-the-ice/ Richard Pollina https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34647683 0 34647683 Vice President JD Vance is seen dancing with at the Commander in Chief Ball in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2025. Martinez, 27, is a native New Yorker and worked as a recruiter in Smithtown, NY, before getting orders to DC in April. Martinez said the 50th vice president made a “really funny joke” to her that “broke the ice" before the ceremony began. Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and second lady Usha Vance dance with service members during the Commander-in-Chief Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Brooklyn-born Marine found out that she would hit the dancefloor with the new veep a week later, the Friday before Inauguration Day. Vance served in the Marines from 2003 to 2007 Martinez called the opportunity to dance with the vice president "surreal.” https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/diddy-files-50-million-defamation-suit-against-grand-jury-witness/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:30:16 -0500 2025-01-23T04:30:18-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/diddy-files-50-million-defamation-suit-against-grand-jury-witness/ Fox News https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34660608 0 34660608 The lawsuit is also against Courtney Burgess and the music manager’s attorney, Ariel Mitchell. seeking $50 million in damages. Diddy accused the defendants of "fueling a media frenzy, fabricating outlandish claims and stirring up baseless speculation" about him for months over alleged sex tapes involving the disgraced music mogul and additional celebrities, according to the lawsuit. https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/texas-homeowners-terrified-after-stranger-wearing-satanic-mask-appears-at-their-front-door/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:52:37 -0500 2025-01-23T03:52:45-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/texas-homeowners-terrified-after-stranger-wearing-satanic-mask-appears-at-their-front-door/ Jacki Thrapp https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34659653 0 34659653 A mysterious person in a satanic mask showed up unannounced at a home in Texas. A Ring security camera captured the masked visitor on Saturday night. When nobody answered the front door, the masked individual walked to the back of the house and stood on the driveway holding the sign. The homeowners have no idea who the person was or what they wanted. https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/costco-shoppers-brawl-over-coveted-pokemon-151-blooming-waters-cards-inside-la-store/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:06:14 -0500 2025-01-23T05:46:33-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/costco-shoppers-brawl-over-coveted-pokemon-151-blooming-waters-cards-inside-la-store/ Nicholas McEntyre https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34659019 0 34659019 Costco shoppers brawl over Pokemon cards inside a Los Angeles store on Jan. 16, 2025. One shopper elbows a man in the face as the two fought over one of the coveted boxes. A box of the cards includes 12 booster packs of the trading card game, and four foil cards featuring Venusaur ex, Blastoise ex, Bulbasaur and Squirtle. Costco has implemented a limit for the boxes, with the number per membership varying by store. https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/ivanka-trump-praises-legends-joe-rogan-and-her-father-donald-in-pre-inauguration-picture/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 02:45:39 -0500 2025-01-23T02:45:48-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/ivanka-trump-praises-legends-joe-rogan-and-her-father-donald-in-pre-inauguration-picture/ Richard Pollina https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34658746 0 34658746 The photo was taken at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, on the night before Trump's inauguration. Ivanka Trump arriving at the Capitol for her dad’s swearing in ceremony on Jan. 20, 2025. Trump poses with Ivanka, her husband, Jared Kushner, and their three children, Arabella, Joseph and Theodore, in the oval office. Ivanka Trump dances with her husband Jared Kushner during the Liberty Ball on Inauguration Day of Donald Trump's second presidential term in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2025. https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/trump-taps-sean-curran-the-agent-who-rushed-on-stage-during-butler-assassination-attempt-to-lead-secret-service/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 01:19:02 -0500 2025-01-23T03:23:54-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/trump-taps-sean-curran-the-agent-who-rushed-on-stage-during-butler-assassination-attempt-to-lead-secret-service/ Victor Nava https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34658343 0 34658343 President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, PA., alongside secret service agent Sean Curran. Trump announced Wednesday that he has selected Sean Curran, one of the agents who rushed on stage during the Butler, Pa., assassination attempt, to serve as director of the Secret Service in his second term.  Trump, 78, touted Curran’s 23 years of experience at the Secret Service and his work as assistant special agent in charge of the Presidential Protective Division during his first term.  https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/san-antonio-police-officers-shot-during-suicide-in-progress-call/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 01:15:52 -0500 2025-01-23T01:15:59-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/san-antonio-police-officers-shot-during-suicide-in-progress-call/ Associated Press https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34659133 0 34659133 Four San Antonio police officers were wounded while responding to a "suicide-in-progress" call on Jan. 22, 2025. https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/nashville-school-gunman-solomon-henderson-who-killed-teen-girl-appeared-to-be-self-loathing-incel-adl-says/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:59:10 -0500 2025-01-23T00:59:20-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/nashville-school-gunman-solomon-henderson-who-killed-teen-girl-appeared-to-be-self-loathing-incel-adl-says/ David Propper https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34657350 0 34657350 Solomon Henderson opened fire at Antioch High School in Nashville, killing a teen girl before shooting himself. Josselin Corea Escalante was identified as the fatal victim in the shooting on Jan. 22, 2025. Video captured the moment of the shooting in the cafeteria. A student walks from Antioch High School after the shooting in Nashville. An ambulance leaves the school as students and others stand outside. Members of the Metro Nashville Police Department stand outside the school during the investigation. https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/elon-musks-doge-could-pinch-the-us-penny-in-government-efficiency-bid/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:46:42 -0500 2025-01-23T00:46:52-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/elon-musks-doge-could-pinch-the-us-penny-in-government-efficiency-bid/ Shane Galvin https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34658121 0 34658121 The US spent $179 million in 2023 minting pennies and nickels, according to Fortune. The penny has cost more to produce than its face value for 19 years in a row. The Department of Government Efficiency’s leader Elon Musk aims to cut $500 billion in wasteful government spending. https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/ny-westchester-greenburgh-graham-superintendent-oliver-levy-and-surendra-kumar-allegedly-swiped-50k-from-at-risk-students/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:32:02 -0500 2025-01-23T00:32:10-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/ny-westchester-greenburgh-graham-superintendent-oliver-levy-and-surendra-kumar-allegedly-swiped-50k-from-at-risk-students/ David Propper https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34656003 0 34656003 Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District superintendent Oliver Levy and ex-security system specialist Surendra Kumar allegedly swiped $50,000 meant for at-risk students and blew it on private school fees for relatives. https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/science/nasa-flying-rockets-into-auroras-to-find-out-what-causes-their-unique-movements/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:11:06 -0500 2025-01-23T00:11:08-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/science/nasa-flying-rockets-into-auroras-to-find-out-what-causes-their-unique-movements/ FOX Weather https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34651698 0 34651698 A Black Brant XI rocket launching from the Andøya Space Center in Norway, part of NASA's study of polar auroras. People observing the northern lights, or Aurora Borealis, on a hill in Estacada, Oregon during a long-exposure capture on May 10, 2024. Aurora dancing across the night sky over snowy mountains, prior to the launch of AZURE rockets at the Andøya Space Center in Norway Northern Lights https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/archaeological-legacy-institute-to-embark-on-expedition-to-find-amelia-earharts-long-lost-plane/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:33:35 -0500 2025-01-22T23:33:37-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/archaeological-legacy-institute-to-embark-on-expedition-to-find-amelia-earharts-long-lost-plane/ Anna Young https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34656662 0 34656662 Pettigrew believes he located the main body and tail of Earhart's missing aircraft. Earhart disappeared with Noonan on what was to be a record-setting trip around the world in 1937. The US Navy and Coast Guard conducted a 16-day search for the missing duo without success, and Earhart was officially declared dead on Jan. 5, 1939.  Pettigrew said the suspected aircraft was effectively invisible until storm currents uncovered it in 2015. Dr. Richard Pettigrew is the executive director of the Archaeological Legacy Institute in Oregon. https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/sean-diddy-combs-accuser-says-she-pulled-a-knife-on-mogul-after-alleged-gang-rape/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:46:44 -0500 2025-01-22T23:55:57-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/sean-diddy-combs-accuser-says-she-pulled-a-knife-on-mogul-after-alleged-gang-rape/ Priscilla DeGregory, Shane Galvin https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34656424 0 34656424 Ashley Parham spoke to Ashley Banfield on her eponymous NewsNation show on the condition that she not expose her face. Sean 'Diddy' Combs, 55, is facing a long list of lawsuits that allege various kinds of lecherous and illegal activity, and is currently locked up in Manhattan where he awaits trial on sex-trafficking charges. A courtroom sketch of the "I'll Be Missing You" rapper, who maintains he is innocent of all charges. https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/trump-downplays-china-using-tiktok-to-spy-on-kids-watching-crazy-videos/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:11:32 -0500 2025-01-22T22:40:47-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/trump-downplays-china-using-tiktok-to-spy-on-kids-watching-crazy-videos/ Steven Nelson https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34656641 0 34656641 President Trump on Wednesday downplayed concerns about the Chinese government using TikTok to surveil Americans — saying they would observe "young kids watching crazy videos." "Those that say they know say it's a spying app for the Communist Chinese," Fox News host Sean Hannity told Trump in the Oval Office sit-down two days into Trump's second term. TikTok CEO Shou Chew attended Trump's inauguration Monday in the Capitol Rotunda. "The interesting thing with Tiktok, though, is you're dealing with a lot of young people, So is it that important for China to be spying on young people, on young kids watching crazy videos?" Trump said. https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/trump-rips-gov-gavin-newsom-for-not-managing-california-forests-before-devastating-la-wildfires-like-a-nuclear-weapon-went-off/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:57:30 -0500 2025-01-22T23:09:33-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/trump-rips-gov-gavin-newsom-for-not-managing-california-forests-before-devastating-la-wildfires-like-a-nuclear-weapon-went-off/ Josh Christenson, Victor Nava https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34656904 0 34656904 Donald Trump bashed California Gov. Gavin Newsom during his first interview since returning to the White House. Trump labeled Newsom an "idiot." The new president blamed the California governor for not managing forests better in wake of the devastating wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles. https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/trump-pardons-dc-police-officers-involved-in-deadly-moped-chase/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:28:24 -0500 2025-01-22T21:28:33-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/trump-pardons-dc-police-officers-involved-in-deadly-moped-chase/ Victor Nava https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34655929 0 34655929 DDMEN12 Photo of Officer Terence Sutton Photo of Karon Hylton-Brown https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/trump-gives-first-interview-since-returning-to-the-white-house-in-sit-down-with-sean-hannity/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:24:56 -0500 2025-01-22T22:39:54-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/trump-gives-first-interview-since-returning-to-the-white-house-in-sit-down-with-sean-hannity/ Victor Nava https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34656203 0 34656203 Trump sat down with Sean Hannity inside the Oval Office. “We can get our country back,” he argued. “But if we didn't win this race, I really believe our country would have been lost forever.” The interview marked Trump's first since he reclaimed the White House following Monday's inauguration. Trump also praised House Speaker Mike Johnson, acknowledging that he’s "unified" Republicans on Capitol Hill. Former President Joe Biden, 82, didn't conduct his first interview after being sworn in until February 2021. Trump further criticized Biden that under his predecessor's regime, "FEMA has not done their job for the last four years," while also noting Biden's border policies led, "People pouring in.” https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/california-man-sexually-assaulted-employee-handing-out-free-samples-at-costco-report/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:18:01 -0500 2025-01-22T21:18:12-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/california-man-sexually-assaulted-employee-handing-out-free-samples-at-costco-report/ Shane Galvin https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34655646 0 34655646 The Costco superstore in Ukiah, California, where Timothy Scott McIlvain sexually assaulted two employees. Costco is famous for small pop-up stands that dole out free samples of food products. https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/trump-to-fortify-borders-with-10000-troops-deportation-for-illegal-crossers/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:24:04 -0500 2025-01-22T20:36:35-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/trump-to-fortify-borders-with-10000-troops-deportation-for-illegal-crossers/ Jennie Taer, Chris Nesi https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34650400 0 34650400 President Donald Trump signing executive orders in the Oval Office after taking office for his second term on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC Undocumented immigrants, shackled at wrists and ankles, being searched before boarding a deportation charter flight from Kansas City International Airport. Migrants from Central and South America waiting at US-Mexico border near razor wire fences by the Rio Grande River President Donald Trump delivering an inauguration speech for his second term at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda American authorities, Border Patrol agents and the Texas National Guard investigate the area where the tunnel between Juarez and El Paso was found in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on January 14, 2025. https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/nyc-skincare-specialist-knowingly-injected-clients-with-phony-botox-from-china-leading-one-woman-to-experience-double-vision-feds/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:15:30 -0500 2025-01-22T21:13:20-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/nyc-skincare-specialist-knowingly-injected-clients-with-phony-botox-from-china-leading-one-woman-to-experience-double-vision-feds/ Ben Kochman https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34648907 0 34648907 New York City skincare specialist Joey Grant Luther allegedly injected clients with phony Botox from China, according to federal prosecutors. Prosecutors allege Luther knew the Botox he was giving to clients was counterfeit. Luther was also running his medical spa JGL Aesthetics without a proper New York state license. A shipment of counterfeit Botox allegedly sent to Luther from China. Messages from an alleged victim of Luther asking him a bout double vision experienced after an appointment. A message from an alleged victim complaining about eyelids dropping after receiving the phony Botox. Luther was allegedly injecting clients with phony Botox up until the day of his arrest. Joey Grant Luther, a Hells Kitchen aesthetician, allegedly performing phony botox injections