By New York Post | Zoe Hussain | 5/4/2026 12:25 AM
"This fire turned very, very quickly, and it became a very serious situation for us, causing our members to have to escape to save their own lives with very little time to think about it." ... Read full Story
Wild video captured by witnesses cruising along the turnpike showed the plane gliding precariously close to the road. One light pole appeared to have snapped in half. ... Read full Story
An eerie doomsday music video depicting California as a dystopian state of corruption and failed political policies has gone viral on social media. ... Read full Story
Darializa Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist congressional candidate seeking to unseat 5-term incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat, has received contributions from donors connected to firms whose technology has been used to monitor protesters. ... Read full Story
A remote town might be the only spot left on California’s coast where aspiring homeowners can snatch an affordable beach house under $400,000. ... Read full Story
Two major insurers in California plan on raising rates by double digits for single-family homes that could cause premiums to skyrocket. ... Read full Story
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is hospitalized in critical, but stable condition, a spokesperson for the close ally of President Trump said Sunday. ... Read full Story
Residents from California, Illinois, New York and New Jersey are ditching their high-tax blue states and buying homes in a gorgeous new development just outside of Chattanooga in Tennessee—a state with no state income tax. ... Read full Story
Food delivery apps would be required to provide users with all fees up front and be barred from surveillance pricing under a new bill championed by Rep. Dan Goldman. ... Read full Story
New York is rolling out the welcome mat for Italy’s greatest comedian, Antonio De Curtis — their version of Charlie Chaplin — with the US debut of “Totò and His Naples.” De Curtis, also known as Totò, is being celebrated in an exhibition showcasing the Neapolitan comic legend’s nearly 100-film career at the Italian American... ... Read full Story
The head of the powerful House budget-writing panel slammed America's "titanic" health care spending, saying the medical system is so out of control that NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is designated as a "rural" medical facility to obtain more federal funding. ... Read full Story
Thousands of cyclists — some decked out in festive outfits — descended upon New York City for the annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour on May 3. ... Read full Story
A knife-wielding man was arrested Saturday for criminal trespassing after allegedly terrorizing residents in a Sacramento neighborhood. ... Read full Story
By New York Post | Brandon Cruz | 5/3/2026 5:13 PM
The building suffers massive amounts of visible black mold taking over apartments, regularly occurring pipe leaks, giant roaches and other bugs described as mutant “X-Men,” no heat or hot water in the winter, broken elevators that leave tenants trapped and a crumbling parking garage that has become virtually unusable, with used needles littered all over... ... Read full Story
In a blistering 79-page legal brief filed on Wednesday, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli challenged federal Judge Fernando M. Olguin's dismissal of the case. ... Read full Story
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 4, 2026 is:
scrupulous \SKROO-pyuh-lus\ adjective
Scrupulous describes someone who is very careful about doing something correctly, or something marked by such carefulness. Scrupulous can also describe someone who is careful about doing what is honest and morally right.
// She was always scrupulous about her work.
// Being an editor requires scrupulous attention to detail.
// Less scrupulous companies find ways to evade the law.
“Scrupulous directors make sure that the sound of their movies is grossly efficient, so that the dramatic meaning of a scene is apparent even in the worst theatre or home system in the country …” — David Denby, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
Did you know?
People described as scrupulous might feel discomfort if their work is not executed with a sharp attention to detail. Such discomfort might present itself as a nagging feeling, much as a sharp pebble in a shoe might nag a walker intent on getting somewhere. And we are getting somewhere. The origin of scrupulous is founded in just such a pebble. Scrupulous and its close relative scruple (“a feeling that prevents you from doing something that you think is wrong”) both come from the Latin noun scrupulus, “a small sharp stone,” the diminutive of scrupus, “a sharp stone.” Scrupus has a metaphorical meaning too: “a source of anxiety or uneasiness.” When the adjective scrupulous entered the English language in the 15th century, it described someone careful about preserving their moral integrity, but it now is also commonly used for someone who is careful in how they execute tasks.