Новости за 20.04.2018

A tribe of Indonesian “fish people” have evolved extra large spleens that enable them to free dive to incredible depths. The genetic change discovered in the Bajau tribe is the first known example of a human adaptation to deep diving. For more than 1,000 years, the Bajau — known as “Sea Nomads” — have wandered...

"Being in the spotlight is great for him,” a source told us this week.

Patrick Vieira has New York City FC atop the MLS standings with the best team in the league. But he could have a future managing one of the biggest teams in the world. Outgoing Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Vieira, a club icon, “has the potential” to succeed him as manager one day. That day...

Ex-FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe plans to file lawsuits for defamation, wrongful termination and other claims, his lawyer said Friday. Attorney Michael Bromwich said McCabe’s legal team was still working out when they plan to file the suits, and that they “want these to be solid. We’ll file when we’re ready,” Axios reported. Bromwich accused...

An Iowa daycare operator was arrested Wednesday, about six months after allegedly neglecting a 7-month-old infant in her care after the worker drank at least 10 beers, authorities said. The boy was later found unresponsive and was pronounced dead in a hospital, police said. Wendy Young, 49, was charged with neglect or abandonment of a...

The Minnesota granny who spent weeks on the run after allegedly killing her husband and a doppelgänger was finally found by some eagle-eyed Good Samaritans — who tipped off authorities to her whereabouts, law enforcement revealed Friday. And when US marshals showed up to suspect Lois Ann Riess’ purported location at a restaurant in South...

An ex-con was busted for shaking his 6-month-old son so forcefully that the tot was left brain-dead, cops said. Statwaun Gilmore, 24, was arrested Thursday afternoon on child endangerment and assault charges, police said. Little Gianni Gilmore was taking a nap inside an apartment on Gates Avenue near Marcy Avenue in Bed-Stuy around 5:50 p.m....

The “Fifty Shades of Grey” erotic romance novel series by E.L. James made a PBS list of America’s 100 “most-loved” books – alongside acclaimed literary masterpiece’s like “1984” and “The Catcher in the Rye” and “Crime and Punishment.” The wide-ranging fictional book list, which includes tombs that date as far back as the 1600s to...

A mentally disabled girl was raped by three teenagers at a birthday party in Georgia last month, police said. Chris Shon Da Vell Carter, an 18-year-old student at Duluth High School, has been charged with rape, aggravated sodomy and false imprisonment in the alleged assault along with two other teens, ages 14 and 15, the...

The widow of a prominent Freedom Tower architect who jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge is suing the Port Authority for $40 million calling the structure a “suicide magnet.” Andrew Donaldson, 49, left behind his wife Marybeth Donaldson and their two young daughters when he climbed over a low railing on the...

The 76ers and Heat have hit peak pettiness in their first-round playoff series. After Joel Embiid’s return sparked the 76ers to a 2-1 series lead Thursday night, the teams traded barbs over meaningless late-game layups. The saga began in Game 2 when Heat guard Goran Dragic hit a layup with one second left — the...

Since Prince's death, there's been much speculation over the vault at Paisley Park Studios, which has been said to contain recordings, memorabilia and more.

Matthew Broderick doesn't quite match SJP's style, Jennifer Aniston wears a wrist brace and more...

“Monday Night Football” just can’t quit Jon Gruden. ESPN executives lobbied the NFL schedule-makers and successfully landed Gruden’s return as head coach of the Raiders for their game against the Rams that will air as the second half of the network’s opening weekend “Monday Night Football” slate. “The Raiders were a pretty good team two...

Big Apple high school students took part in a nationwide walkout in a demonstration against gun violence on Friday — the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre. Hundreds of youths across city schools amassed in Manhattan’s Washington Square Park, some holding signs that read “protect kids not guns,” “books not bullets” and “together...

A bus driver was caught on camera watching more than the road — viewing clips of classics like “Mrs. Doubtfire” and browsing YouTube while barreling down a New York highway earlier this week. The unidentified driver for Tour America was spotted by passenger Barry Fisk after the bus left Manhattan around 8:30 a.m. Monday. Fisk,...

Bill and Giuliana Rancic are joining forces on new projects, but the power couple doesn't share advice with each other.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday called the city’s decision to ban cars permanently from the internal streets of Central Park a “sea change” for the landmark’s estimated 42 million annual visitors. “This is a big moment for this city,” he said on WNYC radio, two days ahead of Earth Day. “For the first time...

The discovery of vast reserves of rare-earth elements on a tiny Japanese island, that can be used in everything from iPhones to missile systems to electric vehicles, has been described as a “game changer.” Minami-Torishima Island, also known as Marcus Island, is described as having “tremendous potential” for rare-earth elements and yttrium (REY), according to...

The Tucson fire department rescued a tree trimmer trapped sky-high under the branches of a palm tree. Fortunately, firefighters had trained for this exact situation, using equipment funded by a new sales tax initiative called Tucson Delivers.

The "Cry Pretty" thinks the scars surrounding her mouth will always be visible when she's not wearing "plaster" over them.

President Trump flipped his lid after ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn delayed telling him about a call from Russian strongman Vladimir Putin after his inauguration. Trump’s displeasure with the now-disgraced Flynn was revealed in memos written by fired FBI Director James Comey detailing his conversations with the president. The identity of the foreign leader, with...

Like father, like daughter. Alyssa Rose, daughter of Mets radio play-by-play fixture Howie Rose, will be joining the Amazin’s as the club’s social media correspondent. Alyssa confirmed the news on Friday, fittingly on Twitter. “My whole life goal has been to follow in my dad’s footsteps, but I never thought it would actually happen,” Alyssa,...

Wells Fargo on Friday agreed to pay a $1 billion fine to end a federal probe into whether it systematically ripped off mortgage and auto loan customers going back to at least 2005. The fine, levied by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is the biggest against...

SYRACUSE, NY — A fraternity suspended at Syracuse University over an offensive video said in an apologetic statement on Friday that the activities were intended as a “satirical sketch” depicting an uneducated, intolerant person. “Each semester our new members are given the opportunity to write and act out a skit, in order to roast the...