Category: New York City News
Lettuce introduce you to the live frog found in a grocery store salad bag
When Australian farmer Rhys Smoker announced he’d found a live frog in a bag of lettuce, his housemates didn’t believe him. https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/world-news/lettuce-introduce-you-to-the-live-frog-found-in-this-grocery-store-salad-bag/
WHO chief concerned at speed and scale of Ebola outbreak
The head of the World Health Organization expressed deep concern on Tuesday at the speed and scale of the Ebola outbreak, as the number of…
Woman dies after falling into open manhole in Midtown: NYPD
A woman is dead after she fell into an open manhole in Midtown Monday night, police said. https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/woman-falls-into-open-manhole-in-midtown-dies-from-her-injuries-nypd/
What makes giving Alexis Lafrenière a bigger Rangers role so complicated
What Lafrenière has shown through his first six NHL seasons pales in comparison to his counterparts who went No. 1 in the years before and…
AFT boss Randi Weingarten tapped union resources worth over $1.4M to write ‘manifesto’ book
American Federation of Teachers boss Randi Weingarten tapped hundreds of thousands in union resources to help write her controversial book — working with a team…
Turns out Randi Weingarten’s self-promoting ‘book’ was a big scam all along
Teacher union honcho Randi Weingarten’s 2025 vanity book “Why Fascists Fear Teachers” isn’t just a self-promoting, self-glorifying soliloquy. https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/opinion/turns-out-randi-weingartens-self-promoting-book-was-a-big-scam-all-along/
Elite divers recover bodies of two Italian tourists from underwater Maldives cave
An elite team of Finnish divers on Tuesday recovered the bodies of two of the four Italian tourists who died in an underwater cave in…
Two men, woman wanted over Kentucky shooting where father was shot 15 times at point blank range — and lived
Two men and a woman are wanted over a Kentucky shooting where a dad was shot 15 times at point blank range. https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/two-men-woman-wanted-over-kentucky-shooting-where-dad-was-shot-15-times-at-point-blank-range/
Sailor rescued in the knick of time as massive, record-breaking wildfire engulfs California island
The Santa Rosa Island wildfire is the largest that has ever burned on the island. https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/sailor-rescued-in-the-knick-of-time-as-massive-record-breaking-wildfire-engulfs-california-island/
Terrifying moment small children evacuated from San Diego mosque amid shooting
Terrifying video shows small children being evacuated from the Islamic Center of San Diego – as two camouflaged teen gunmen went about their rampage. Aerial…