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Alec Baldwin popped up online to surprise graduates of Hunter College’s theater program during their virtual commencement, Page Six is told. The fiery “30 Rock” actor — a friend of the program’s director Greg Mosher, with whom he worked on Broadway — congratulated the students. Baldwin told the grads, who were joined by college president …
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You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Yankees. Are we victims of grade inflation of the young Yankee “stars” [Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, Gleyber Torres, …
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Rioters protesting the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, an African-American man who died after being arrested and pinned to the ground by officer Derek Chauvin, destroyed a bar owned by a black former firefighter Wednesday night. Korboi Balla had invested his life savings in the bar and was planning to open it before the …
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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been arrested four days after the release of a video in which Chauvin was seen kneeling on the neck of city resident George Floyd, who later died. John Harrington, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, announced on Friday that Chauvin had been taken into custody. A …
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An MSNBC anchor covering the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis appeared to sympathize with the lawlessness on display in a conversation with a Black Lives Matter activist captured on a hot mic. MSNBC’s Ali Velshi provided live coverage to the network throughout the protests on Thursday night, with a concurrent livestream posted to YouTube. During …
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Members of a CNN crew were arrested early Friday morning during their live broadcast as they covered the riots in Minneapolis, which broke out this week in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody on Monday. Shortly after 5 a.m, CNN reporter Omar Jimenez and his …
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Rioters in Minneapolis set a police precinct ablaze late Thursday night as unrest continued to rock the city in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody on Monday. The 3rd Precinct building was breached around 10 p.m. as rioters set fires both inside and outside the …
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The U.S. Department of Education has concluded that Connecticut’s policy of allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports programs is a violation of Title IX anti-discrimination rules. The department’s Office of Civil Rights determined that Connecticut’s policy “denied female student-athletes athletic benefits and opportunities, including advancing to the finals in events, higher level competitions, …
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Variety has spun its annual Power of Women event this year into a special, “Power of Women: Frontline Heroes,” to celebrate the “women serving on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.” Cate Blanchett, Patti LuPone and Janelle Monáe will be honored during the program on Lifetime and Facebook, June 9, with Robin Roberts hosting. …
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Most people would assume that financial planners only manage money. But advisers often see themselves as having a responsibility to help people manage their emotions. Financial planners are particularly active in this role lately, and not just because clients express fear and uncertainty about their stock portfolios. Some advisers are losing clients to COVID-19. The …
Alec Baldwin popped up online to surprise graduates of Hunter College’s theater program during their virtual commencement, Page Six is told. The fiery “30 Rock” actor — a friend of the program’s director Greg Mosher, with whom he worked on Broadway — congratulated the students. Baldwin told the grads, who were joined by college president …
