Rochester fire captain accused of forcing firefighters to attend racist party retires
Mint Images/Getty Images, FILE (ROCHESTER, N.Y.) — A captain of the Rochester Fire Department who was accused of taking firefighters to a party filled with racist tropes has retired.
Following an investigation by the City of Rochester, Capt. Jeffrey …
Restaurant owners face challenges to balance rising costs, keep customers happy
Thomas Barwick/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Award-winning restaurateur Michael Scelfo has run kitchens post-9/11 and through the 2008 economic downturn, but he said the COVID-19 pandemic and soaring inflation have brought on prolonged issues businesses ar…
New York City’s monkeypox vaccine rollout has had some issues. What went wrong?
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Since the monkeypox vaccine began being distributed in New York City, the rollout has been plagued with issues.
The city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has cycled through several scheduling pl…
Liz Cheney loses primary as Trump topples his most prominent GOP critic
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., is projected to have lost her primary on Tuesday to Donald Trump-backed Harriet Hageman, ABC News reports, after Cheney built her political profile — and her campaign — around criti…
Pyongyang fires two cruise missiles as South Korean president marks 100th day in office
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea fired two cruise missiles on Wednesday as South Korea’s president marked his 100th day in office.
Pyongyang has test-fired its missile system 19 times this year alone, including the latest…
Serena Williams talks mental fitness with Selena Gomez
Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Serena Williams is a big proponent of setting boundaries when it comes to protecting her mental health.
The tennis legend spoke with multihyphenate star Selena Gomez about her thoughts on mental fitness for Gome…
Scoreboard roundup — 8/16/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Boston 5, Pittsburgh 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay 3, NY Yankees 1
Baltimore 4, Toronto 2
Detroit 4, Cleveland 3
Minnesota 9, Kansas City 0
Oakland…
Sarah Palin projected to advance to the November general election
Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former Republican Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is projected to have clinched on Tuesday one of four spots in November’s general election for an open House seat, ABC News reports.
In the Alaska Top…
Murkowski projected to advance to November general election for US Senate in Alaska
Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Image(NEW YORK) — Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is projected to have clinched a spot on Tuesday in the general election, ABC News reports, rebuffing an effort led by former President Donald Tru…
‘I Love My Dad’ proves truth is stranger — and funnier — than fiction
Courtesy of Magnolia PicturesHave you ever been catfished by your dad? James Morosini has. He’s the writer, director, and star of the new film I Love My Dad, which is in theaters and streaming on demand now.
The movie, which Morosini describes as as “…