NYC ‘super speeders’ will now be forced to install speed-limiting devices in their cars

The city’s s worst “super speeders” will be forced to install speed-limiting devices on their cars, under a new state law passed Tuesday. The measure, approved as part of the state’s budget, will require drivers with 16 or more speed camera violations in a year to install a speed-limiting device that uses GPS technology to keep drivers from going faster than posted speed limits. The new law is set to take effect about one year from the date Gov. Kathy Hochul signs the budget — and will apply only to violations that occur after that. “New York is putting these…

Voters enraged at ‘zero progress’ on homelessness

Los Angeles voters are sounding off on the city’s homelessness crisis ahead of the upcoming mayoral and gubernatorial races, with many saying they’ve lost faith in local leaders after years of promises and billions in spending. “Zero progress,” one woman bluntly told The California Post when asked whether LA has…

Brilliant-green fireball meteor explodes over erupting volcano in the Philippines

Stunning new footage shows a bright-green “fireball” meteor exploding in the skies over an erupting volcano in the Philippines. Initial reports suggested that the falling space rock may have struck the mountain’s fiery slopes — however, experts have confirmed that this did not actually happen.The “visually striking” fireball was spotted…

Is wild-caught seafood really always better for you than farm-raised fish?

At seafood counters across the country, grocery shoppers are often confronted with a choice: Should they buy wild-caught or farm-raised fish? Wild-caught fish is often seen as the premium choice, while farm-raised seafood is generally more affordable and accessible. Some proponents of wild-caught fish claim that farm-raised fish is of a lower quality…

Manny Fernandez, Dolphins legend, dead at 79

Manny Fernandez, one of the key cogs on the Dolphins’ famed “No-Name Defense” that helped lead the franchise to back-to-back Super Bowl wins in the 1970s, has died, the team announced Tuesday morning. He was 79. A cause of death is unknown. An undrafted free agent out of Utah in…

RFK Jr. snatches two black racer snakes off Dr. Oz’s patio in bonkers video

WASHINGTON — This is hiss-terical. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a wild video Tuesday of himself wrangling two black racer snakes while his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, begged him to be careful. Both snakes, which are not poisonous, repeatedly lurched at Kennedy in an attempt to bite while a grinning cabinet member proudly showed them off to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…

UCLA softball, seeded No. 8, will open NCAA Tournament at home

There was an upbeat tone amid a rare loss. All that mattered for the UCLA softball team was that its biggest goal remained within reach. “We’re going to hold our heads high and make sure that we go into next week just as prepared as we can be,” slugger Megan…

Liberty survive for frustrating overtime win against Mystics

WASHINGTON — Sunday’s game between the Liberty and Washington Mystics wasn’t pretty. But it was a win — albeit an all-around frustrating game for both sides. The Liberty, despite the stop-and-go nature of the game and all the fouls, ultimately found a way to spoil the Mystics’ home opener, winning…

San Francisco plots outdoor smoking ban as locals erupt

San Francisco is rolling out a sweeping outdoor smoking ban that would snuff out cigarettes on bar patios and parklets across the city. The move has ignited outrage among local business owners, who argue the draconian measure is just the latest example of government overreach putting neighborhood bars at risk.…

New AI office leases stoking hot Manhattan market

AI might one day wreak havoc on commercial real estate, as some fear. But at least right now, it’s only adding fire to the superheated Manhattan market. The fear is that AI will lead to large employee layoffs, which of course would mean companies would need less office space —…

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