Former President Joe Biden early last year dismissed Special Counsel Robert Hur's report that sparked additional concern about his mental acuity.

The deep-rooted playoff history between the Knicks and the Pacers is poised to add yet another chapter. 

Heroes, zeros and more from the Knicks' 119-81 series-clinching blowout win over the Celtics in Game 6 at Madison Square Garden on Friday.

It looks like the Knicks game Stephen A. Smith the cold shoulder after their series-clincher on Friday.

Knicks’ grades from their 119-81 series-clinching blowout win over Celtics in Game 6 on Friday night at Madison Square Garden:

The suspect in the shooting was also confirmed dead at a local hospital, police said in a social media post.

The age of impunity is over for male violence against women, say campaigners after the actor was found guilty of sexual assault

When Gérard Depardieu, one of France’s biggest cinema stars, was placed on the sex offender register this week after being found guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021, it was a historic moment for the #MeToo movement in the country.

“It was a message to all men in power that they are answerable to the courts and can be convicted,” said Catherine Le Magueresse, who represented the European Association Against Violence Towards Women at Work (AVFT) at the trial. “The message is: watch out, the impunity is over.”

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Sunday’s election could threaten the country’s place in Europe if Russia’s dark arts and historical amnesia win the day

Somewhere in my attic, among my rather extensive Polly Pocket and Barbie dolls collection, there’s a poster by the Romanian caricaturist Mihai Stănescu gathering dust. Truth be told it isn’t mine, it’s my mother’s. She passed it on to me a while ago and it spent most of my early adulthood taped to my bedroom door. On one line the poster reads “Before: EU – RO – PA”, with the RO dropping out. Beneath it: “After 22 December 1989: EUROPA” with the RO restored: Romania finally a part of Europe again.

Stănescu was one of the few caricaturists who dared to make subversive work mocking the Ceaușescu regime. He was under constant surveillance but his drawings encapsulated the hope many harboured for a democratic Romania. A Romania turned westwards. This same hope sustained the 1989 revolution. One of the best known placards held up by protesters in December 1989 read: “Copiii noștri vor fi liberi”. (Our children will be free.)

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The last time Devin Williams faced Pete Alonso, the Mets slugger slammed a go-ahead, series-altering homer in the NL wild-card series.

Ivanka's post was in direct response to Ricks' original tweet that said, "Donald trump daughter is beautiful," from April 28. 

NY Post readers discuss Cassie Ventura’s testimony revealing details of her abuse allegations against Sean Combs.

There is no more Michael Jordan in the way. No prime LeBron James. No Steph Curry. No more Celtics, either, not after the Knicks sent them packing.

McBride’s role will only grow more important.

Rudy Gobert is reportedly going through some off-the-court drama during the Timberwolves’ playoff run. 

This was the tiger version of KAT the Knicks desperately needed in a clinching game.

The last two quarters were preposterous. Somehow, in the biggest game the Knicks have played in a quarter century, by far the biggest this group of Knicks have ever played together, this is what you had at Madison Square Garden...

Bueckers scored the first points of the season for the Wings, and the No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft finished with 10 in front of announced sellout.

Dave Portnoy, on behalf of the Celtics, has finally surrendered.

NEW ORLEANS -- Ten men broke out of a New Orleans jail Friday in an audacious overnight escape by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while the lone guard assigned to their cell pod was away getting food, authorities said. Read More

Valladares-Sierra, who was previously deported, had a pending court case where he is facing charges for resisting a public officer and driving intoxicated, according to DHS.

The Knicks didn't leave anything to chance in Game 6.

“There's never been a trip like this by any president or anybody ever before,” Trump told Fox News' “Special Report” host Bret Baier about his four day trip to the Middle East.

Things can not get worse for the Celtics Friday night.

The Yankees handled their business against the Mets in the series opener.

New audio of Joe Biden highlights his humor and detailed recollections from a Mongolia visit, impacting Robert Hur's investigation into classified documents.

At every step of President Trump’s whirlwind tour, he has been treated with the kind of honor and respect he has long desired.

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Companies that make ammunition in the Bosnian city of Gorazde fear they may not survive the tariffs imposed on the goods that they send to their biggest market — the United States.

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As the United States and other economic powers reduce their investment, aid and presence in Africa, the United Arab Emirates is wielding its wealth.

It pays to be spectacular, inspiring and just weird enough. But, please: no key changes.

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Leaked audio of Joe Biden's interview with Robert Hur raises questions about his memory as he struggles to recall key events like the death of his son Beau.

Conservative figures take to social media in reaction to the leaked audio from the Biden-Hur interview tapes showing the then-President's mental lapses

Storms Friday afternoon tore roofs off buildings, ripped bricks off of siding and downed trees and power lines.

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Three employees have been suspended as sheriff claims breakout may be tied up in politics around an upcoming sheriff’s election

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A shooting inside a Las Vegas athletic club has killed two people including the suspect with at least four injured. Officials say that gunfire erupted Friday afternoon inside the gym and three people who were injured were transported to local hospitals, with one in critical condition. A spokesperson with the police department said in a press conference there is no longer a threat to the public.

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Las Vegas police say a shooting inside an athletic club has killed one person and the suspect with multiple people injured

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Movies are a regular presence in author Kazuo Ishiguro's life in part because filmmakers keep wanting to turn his books into them

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Lowry missed the cut by a single shot on two over par.

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The underdog New York Knicks stun Boston Celtics to reach Eastern Conference finals, overcoming a 20-point deficit and setting sights on the Indiana Pacers.

Leaked audio reveals former President Joe Biden said he kept a classified Afghanistan document after his presidency for "posterity's sake."

President Biden's use of autopen has come back into focus amid the release of the audio of his interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur.