WCBS 880 radio retires all-news program after 57 years: ‘Giant loss for NYC’

WCBS 880 radio will send its final transmission at midnight — after 57 years of delivering breaking crime news, political happenings and subway delays to New Yorkers, many of whom now rely on apps. “Marla [Diamond] and Sean [Adams] tell compelling stories in less time than most people spend ordering their coffee,” reflected former 880 Newsradio journalist Peter Haskell in an X post Saturday. “Tom [Kaminski] has been calm and descriptive, reporting on countless big stories from the chopper, including 9/11. “Whenever I covered someone or something, I wanted to do the story justice. To tell it in a way…

Beloved pizza chain turns America’s 250th birthday into summer-long celebration

Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream is turning America’s 250th birthday into a summer-long celebration. The Davenport, Iowa-based restaurant chain — which has three company-owned restaurants, 35 domestic franchised locations and nine international locations in Egypt — is rolling out patriotic menu items, family block parties and sweepstakes tied to the nation’s semiquincentennial. Tom…

Exclusive | Mamdani and his alleged ‘Hamas slate’ of local House hopefuls cozy up to terror-group sympathizer: ‘World is turned upside down’

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his so-called “Hamas slate’’ of local congressional candidates were interviewed last week by a terror-group sympathizer in a get-out-the-vote effort for Tuesday’s primary election. Accused hater Bartley Blakeley — who has several hundred thousand online followers across various platforms — posted her chats on Instagram with…

White House Correspondents’ Dinner rescheduled for July 24

The White House Correspondents’ Association announced Tuesday its annual dinner has been rescheduled to Friday, July 24. The black-tie gathering was initially scheduled for April 25, but was postponed after would-be assassin Cole Tomas Allen rushed a security checkpoint with a rifle, shooting a Secret Service agent in their bulletproof…

Lakers hire Yao Williams II as new VP and head of global partnerships

The Lakers continue to revamp their business operations staff. The franchise on Tuesday named Yao Williams II as the newest vice president and head of global partnerships. Williams will lead the Lakers global partnerships team, including “partnership sales, business solutions and partnership activation, driving revenue-generating opportunities and creating innovative programming…

Giants’ Landen Roupp dealing with back issue. Will he need IL?

MILWAUKEE — Before their biggest blowout loss of a bumbling season had even ended, the Giants’ problems went from bad to worse. Landen Roupp, their best starter so far, wasn’t himself in San Francisco’s 16–2 loss Monday to begin their series against the Brewers, and afterward manager Tony Vitello revealed…

Suspected Ebola cases drop down to 116 after hundreds are ruled out: WHO

GENEVA – The World ​Health Organization said there have been 321 confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of ‌Congo outbreak and 116 suspected cases, marking a large drop in the number of suspected cases as hundreds were ruled out after investigation. The agency said on Tuesday there had…

Toledo pole vaulter Eva Moran dead at 19 after car accident

Toledo freshman pole vaulter Eva Moran died at the age of 19 following a car crash Friday in Ohio, the university announced Saturday. She was pronounced dead at Marion General Hospital after the accident, during which she was “ejected” from her vehicle, according to 13abc.com. “There are no words to…

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