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Uniondale Native Busta Rhymes Seen In Profanity-Laden Altercation At Airport (Video) Uniondale Native Busta Rhymes Seen In Profanity-Laden Altercation At Airport (Video)
Uniondale Native Busta Rhymes Seen In Profanity-Laden Altercation At Airport (Video) Busta Rhymes took a break from spitting bars to spit some profanities – lots of them – during a heated airport confrontation that was caught on video. The 52-year-old rapper and actor, whose real name is Trevor Smith Jr., was seen going toe-to-toe with a suited gentleman outside Detroit’s Metro Airport on Sunday, Oct. 20, video obtained by TMZ shows. In the clip, Rhymes is heard repeatedly yelling “f*** you” to the man as they stand in a loading and unloading zone. “Do somethin’,” he tells the man. He eventually turns to walk away before the video abruptly ends. It was not immediately cl…
Macaulay Culkin Coming To Wallingford For Special Screening Of 'Home Alone' Macaulay Culkin Coming To Wallingford For Special Screening Of 'Home Alone'
Macaulay Culkin Coming To Wallingford For Special Screening Of 'Home Alone' If you're home alone with nothing to do, you can set a date with the man who single-handedly took down the Wet Bandits. The 44-year-old Macaulay Culkin, star of the beloved holiday film classic "Home Alone," is going on tour to movie theaters across the country later this year. He'll screen the movie and talk with fans afterward.  Dubbed "A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin,” the tour will stop in Wallingford, Connecticut, Medford, Massachusetts, Erie, Pennsylvania, and other states. “Hear about his experiences on set, his favorite memories from filming, and his take on why th…
New Haven Leads Way As CT Claims It's Home To Pizza Capital Of World New Haven Leads Way As CT Claims It's Home To Pizza Capital Of World
New Haven Leads Way As CT Claims It's Home To Pizza Capital Of World Keep walking, New York. Not a chance, Chicago. No way, Naples. Detroit? Don't think so. This is a New Haven pizza world.  It may shock the rest of the world, but Connecticut has staked its claim as the most important pizza city on the planet. New signs on interstates welcoming drivers to The Constitution State say it plainly:  "Welcome to Connecticut — Home of the Pizza Capital Of The World." “These new signs are not just markers on our highways, they are a reflection of what makes Connecticut special,” Gov. Ned Lamont said in a release. “We want everyone entering our state to immediately …
The Top 5 Best Places To Retire Are All In Pennsylvania: Study The Top 5 Best Places To Retire Are All In Pennsylvania: Study
The Top 5 Best Places To Retire Are All In Pennsylvania: Study A new study ranking the best cities to retire has Pennsylvania taking six of the best 10 locales, including all five of the top 5.  Harrisburg is the best place in the country to spend your twilight years, according to US News & World Report. Reading, Lancaster, Scranton, and Allentown ranked second through fifth in the study respectively. Pittsburgh finished 10th, with Philadelphia coming in at 13th.  Researchers used a formula that examined the cost of living, happiness, quality of health care, taxes, and desirability of 150 cities across the country to create the list. They…
Eleven New Jersey Natives Selected In 2024 NFL Draft: 'I Hear That Smile!' Eleven New Jersey Natives Selected In 2024 NFL Draft: 'I Hear That Smile!'
Eleven New Jersey Natives Selected In 2024 NFL Draft: 'I Hear That Smile!' Nearly a dozen football players from the Garden State heard their names called during the 2024 NFL Draft. Eleven players with New Jersey ties were selected in the draft from Thursday, Apr. 25 to Saturday, Apr. 27 in Detroit. The top Jersey draft pick was Max Melton, a Mays Landing native who played cornerback at Rutgers. Melton was taken in the second round with the 43rd overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals. He's the highest-drafted Scarlet Knight since defensive end Kemoko Turay was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 52nd overall pick in 2018. According to his NFL.com draft…
2024 NFL Draft: New Jersey Prospects Hoping To Reach Their Pro Football Dreams 2024 NFL Draft: New Jersey Prospects Hoping To Reach Their Pro Football Dreams
2024 NFL Draft: New Jersey Prospects Hoping To Reach Their Pro Football Dreams Several football players from the Garden State are hoping to hear their names called in downtown Detroit at the 2024 NFL Draft and reach their dreams of playing pro football. Rutgers cornerback and Mays Landing native Max Melton is looking to be the highest-drafted Scarlet Knight since defensive end Kemoko Turay was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 52nd overall pick in 2018. While 14 Rutgers players worked out during the team's pro day on Thursday, Mar. 28, Melton is the only Scarlet Knight listed on the NFL.com prospects list. According to his NFL.com draft profile, Melton was g…
Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA
Woman Busted With 74 Lbs Of Pot At Boston Airport Said She Didn't Know What Was In Luggage: DA A 28-year-old woman who tried to smuggle nearly 75 pounds of marijuana from the United States into London was arrested in Boston on Saturday, March 30, while waiting on her connecting flight, authorities said.  Nalexus Palmer, of Clinton Township, Michigan, had flown from Detroit to Boston with the drugs in two large suitcases before US Customs and Border agents detected the vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  A judge ordered her held on a $3,000 bail on Monday.  Palmer told police that she did not know the drugs along with two AirTag…
Discount Airline Adding New Nonstop Routes Into BWI-Marshall Airport For $19 Discount Airline Adding New Nonstop Routes Into BWI-Marshall Airport For $19
Discount Airline Adding New Nonstop Routes Into Bwi-marshall Airport For $19 Discount airline Frontier is adding new nonstop routes at Baltimore/Washington International Airport for just $19. The service includes daily flights to Charlotte (CLT), as well as four-times per week flights to Chicago Midway (MDW) and Detroit (DTW). It kicks off Wednesday, April 10 as part of a three-day Mega Sale and Frontier development across 38 airports. The service from Baltimore to Chicago will be offered three times weekly until the fourth is added on Saturday, May 25. “This is a massive expansion of our operation from coast to coast and internationally as part of our fo…
DUI Driver All Smiles After Capsizing Vehicle In Virginia Creek: Sheriff DUI Driver All Smiles After Capsizing Vehicle In Virginia Creek: Sheriff
DUI Driver All Smiles After Capsizing Vehicle In Virginia Creek: Sheriff A DUI Michigan driver whose first name is Praise the Lord capsized his vehicle in two feet of water in Virginia, authorities said. Praise the Lord Grivios, 42, of Detroit, MI, escaped largely unscathed after his Dodge Avenger was sent off the roadway at the intersection of  Widewater Road and Arkendale Road around 10:20 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. Grivios' vehicle was upturned in approximately two feet of water. He was arrested and taken to the Rappahannock Regional Jail. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute…
Democrats, Republicans Agree: Boston Voted Second-Safest City In US, New Gallup Poll Finds Democrats, Republicans Agree: Boston Voted Second-Safest City In US, New Gallup Poll Finds
Democrats, Republicans Agree: Boston Voted Second-Safest City In US, New Gallup Poll Finds Almost three-quarters of Americans think that Boston is one of the safest cities in the country, according to new poll.  It's one of the few things Republicans and Democrats agree on these days. However, a person's political party is becoming a driving factor in what they consider is safe.  In a Gallup poll, 74 percent of Americans believed Boston was a safe city to live in or visit. The survey looked at 16 of the country's biggest cities. Only Dallas performed better.  Seattle, Las Vegas, and Miami followed Boston as third, fourth, and fifth-safest cities, respectivel…
PA Is Home To One Of America's Most Stressed Cities: Study PA Is Home To One Of America's Most Stressed Cities: Study
PA Is Home To One Of America's Most Stressed Cities: Study Residents of one Pennsylvania city are feeling the squeeze. In a ranking of 182 American cities, Philadelphia ranked as the fifth most stressed locale in the United States, coming in behind Cleveland, Detroit, Baltimore, and Birmingham, Alabama, a report by WalletHub says.  The city's total score takes into account perceived stress experienced by residents in a number of key areas, including work, finances, family, and health and safety, per WalletHub.  Philly is in the middle of the pack in terms of family stress (50th place), which the study measured by weighing the separation …
Cambridge Native Makes It To Final Of Olympic Qualifiers For Boxing Cambridge Native Makes It To Final Of Olympic Qualifiers For Boxing
Cambridge Native Makes It To Final Of Olympic Qualifiers For Boxing Cue the Rocky soundtrack, a Cambridge local just boxed her way from a community boxing program to a national competition that serves as one of the qualifiers for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.  Seraphina Brown, a 19-year-old alumnus of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, became the 2023 USA Boxing National Qualifier Runner-up in her category at the USA Boxing National Qualifiers in Detroit which took place from March 18-25.  Seraphina Brown competed in the 75 kilogram division at the tournament.Cambridge Police Department Over 1,000 boxers, ranging in age from eight to 40, compet…
Surprise, Surprise? This CT City Ranks No. 2 Nationally For Best Pizza, And It's Not New Haven Surprise, Surprise? This CT City Ranks No. 2 Nationally For Best Pizza, And It's Not New Haven
Surprise, Surprise? This CT City Ranks No. 2 Nationally For Best Pizza, And It's Not New Haven When it comes to good pizza, a Connecticut city is the second-best in the US to grab a slice, according to new rankings released by Clever Real Estate. And it may come as a surprise that the city is not New Haven -- which has been long known for its renowned pizzerias.  It's Hartford. The new report by Clever Real Estate, which often releases rankings of US cities backed by data and research, lists the 50 best cities in America to get pizza in by looking at various data metrics.  These metrics include the city's pizza reputation, online search activity for pizza-related ter…
History In The Baking: Boston Ranks Among Best Pizza Cities In America History In The Baking: Boston Ranks Among Best Pizza Cities In America
History In The Baking: Boston Ranks Among Best Pizza Cities In America Pizza aficiona-doughs can get some of America's best pies in Boston, a study from Clever found.   No matter how you slice it, Boston was selected as the third best city in America for pizza by Clever, but the city had especially high scores in number of pizza places per resident, wide variety of pies, and good pizza reputation.  Boston scored higher than average for in all of the study's metrics.  The city ranked high for pizza access, with 12.3 pizza places per 100,000 people, a higher proportion than 46% of the studied cities.  Outperforming any other New Englan…
Iconic Blues Musician Bringing Kick-Ass Shows To Massachusetts This Spring Iconic Blues Musician Bringing Kick-Ass Shows To Massachusetts This Spring
Iconic Blues Musician Bringing Kick-Ass Shows To Massachusetts This Spring A New England Music Hall of Fame inductee is bringing his signature sound to several shows in Massachusetts later this year, and you better have the stamina to keep up with the 73-year-old James Montgomery has been performing and making blues music for several decades, and the New England musician is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.  "People should know that they're going to see an energetic show played by some of the best musicians on the planet," the Detroit, MI, native said in an interview with Daily Voice. "Everybody I have with my band has played with some of the biggest…
These Areas Could See Snowfall From Potent Storm Headed To Northeast These Areas Could See Snowfall From Potent Storm Headed To Northeast
These Areas Could See Snowfall From Potent Storm Headed To Northeast A complex new storm on track for the Northeast is expected to bring a mix of rain, sleet, and snow. Ahead of the arrival of the system, there will be a return to warmer-than-normal temperatures for this time of year Sunday, Feb. 19, and Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 20 into Tuesday, Feb. 21, according to the National Weather Service. High temperatures during that street will range from the upper 40s to low 50s with cloudy skies each day,  Showers are possible both Monday and Tuesday, with some areas seeing snow showers overnight Monday into Tuesday morning. The potent stor…
Here's Projected Track, Timing For Potent Storm Headed To Northeast Here's Projected Track, Timing For Potent Storm Headed To Northeast
Here's Projected Track, Timing For Potent Storm Headed To Northeast A brisk start to the long Presidents Day weekend has ended a stretch of springlike weather and forecasters are now monitoring a potential new storm system on track for next week. The high  temperature on Saturday, Feb. 18 will climb into the 40s in the afternoon, but strong winds will make it feel like it's in the 20s despite sunny skies, National Weather Service A return to warmer-than-normal temperatures follows for Sunday, Feb. 19, Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 20 through Tuesday, Feb. 21, as high temperatures will range from the upper 40s to low 50s with cloudy skies each day…
Driver Caught After Flipping Stolen Car On Ramp Of Cross County Parkway In Yonkers: Police Driver Caught After Flipping Stolen Car On Ramp Of Cross County Parkway In Yonkers: Police
Driver Caught After Flipping Stolen Car On Ramp Of Cross County Parkway In Yonkers: Police A man driving a car stolen from out of state was caught after accidentally flipping the vehicle on the Cross County Parkway in Westchester County, police said.  On Thursday, Jan. 5, police tried to pull over a car reported as stolen on the Cross County Parkway westbound in Yonkers, but the driver did not stop, Westchester County Police said.  The vehicle then left the parkway on Yonkers Avenue, where it then rolled over on the ramp, ending the chase.  The driver, identified as 22-year-old Davonte Hadley, was then arrested and charged with criminal possession of stolen proper…
Philadelphia Eagles' Derek Barnett Out For Season With ACL Injury Philadelphia Eagles' Derek Barnett Out For Season With ACL Injury
Philadelphia Eagles' Derek Barnett Out For Season With ACL Injury Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Derek Barnett is reportedly out of the season after suffering an ACL tear in Sunday's win over the Detroit Lions. The 26-year-old athlete was injured in the third quarter when he collapsed to the ground during a pass rush, 6abc reports. He was able to walk off the field on his own, but won't be finishing the season. Barnett's departure was announced Monday, Sept. 12 by Eagles coach Nick Sirianni, who called the news a "big blow." "I love the way that Derek Barnett comes to work every single day and plays with grittiness and toughness and nasty," he told t…
COVID-19: Biden Tests Positive, Has 'Mild Symptoms' COVID-19: Biden Tests Positive, Has 'Mild Symptoms'
Covid-19: Biden Tests Positive, Has 'Mild Symptoms' President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced on Thursday morning, July 21. The 79-year-old Biden, who is fully vaccinated and double boosted, is "experiencing very mild symptoms," the White House says. Biden tested posted after a trip to Somerset, Massachusetts on Wednesday, July 20. Biden has begun taking the therapeutic Paxlovid, the White House said. "Consistent with CDC guidelines, he will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time," the White House said. "He has been in contact with members of …
Death Sentence Sought For Man Charged With Arson, Double Homicide In PA Death Sentence Sought For Man Charged With Arson, Double Homicide In PA
Death Sentence Sought For Man Charged With Arson, Double Homicide In PA A request for a possible death penalty sentence has been filed against one of two men who were arrested in connection with the arson and double homicide of two victims in central Pennsylvania by the Cumberland County district attorney's office.  Larry Burns, was arraigned in connection with two shooting deaths and an arson in a home in the 100 block of Neil Road in South Hampton Township near Shippensburg on Feb. 23 around 6 a.m. before the Honorable Michelle H. Sibert on Monday, July 11, authorities say. Frankie Dean Thomas, 37, of Fayetteville, and Eddie Lee Shaw, 54, …
'The Rabbi,' Rikers Island Inmate Charged In Eagle Rock Reservation Murder 'The Rabbi,' Rikers Island Inmate Charged In Eagle Rock Reservation Murder
'The Rabbi,' Rikers Island Inmate Charged In Eagle Rock Reservation Murder Two out-of-state men have been charged with murder after bringing a New York man from his apartment to the Eagle Rock Reservation in West Orange and shooting him dead earlier this year, authorities said. Michael Verdel, 71, of the Bronx and Posley Sulaiman, 31, of Detroit, MI, gunned down Steels on a hiking trail at the West Orange reservation March 4, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. Verdel, who is referred to as “the rabbi’’ by those who know him, was taken into custody in New York and has been extradited to New Jersey. He was being held on cha…
America's Most Dangerous Cities List Cites Paterson, Trenton, Camden America's Most Dangerous Cities List Cites Paterson, Trenton, Camden
America's Most Dangerous Cities List Cites Paterson, Trenton, Camden Among the abundance of hyperlocal real estate sites that look to lure customers by rating locations is one that includes Camden, Trenton and Paterson among the 100 most dangerous cities in the United States. NeighborhoodScout.com uses the violent crime rate per 1,000 residents as its criteria to determine how likely you are to become a victim in each particular city. It then shows the safest neighborhoods around those urban areas. The worst for this year, it says, is Monroe, LA, with a crime rate of 29.4 per 1,000 residents, giving citizens a 1 in 34 chance of becoming a victim. Bunched b…
Three Nabbed On Long Island With Loaded Firearm During Traffic Stop Three Nabbed On Long Island With Loaded Firearm During Traffic Stop
Three Nabbed On Long Island With Loaded Firearm During Traffic Stop Three people were charged on Long Island for alleged criminal possession of a weapon following a traffic stop. The arrests took place in Baldwin around 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, on Cheshire Drive. According to Nassau County Police detectives, officers spotted a 2007 Nissan Altima with a defective headlamp on Cheshire Drive, and conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, a loaded semi-automatic pistol was located inside the vehicle. Numerous credit cards, debit cards, and scanning devices were also recovered from inside, Nassau County Police said.  The driver, Jacob Nolen, age …
NJ Woman In Wheelchair, 74, Among Group Charged By Feds Following DC Anti-Abortion Protest NJ Woman In Wheelchair, 74, Among Group Charged By Feds Following DC Anti-Abortion Protest
NJ Woman In Wheelchair, 74, Among Group Charged By Feds Following DC Anti-Abortion Protest A 74-year-old North Jersey woman in a wheelchair was among a group of anti-abortion activists charged with federal civil rights violations for blocking access to a reproductive health clinic in Washington, D.C. The arrest of Joan Andrews-Bell of Montague and eight other demonstrators was originally live-streamed on Facebook during an October 2020 protest that they dubbed “The Pink Rose Rescue” and federal authorities called an “invasion." Justice Department officials on Wednesday, March 30 announced the return of an indictment charging the defendants with criminally conspiring to “injure, …
Men Killed In Central PA House Fire Were Shot First Coroner Says Men Killed In Central PA House Fire Were Shot First Coroner Says
Men Killed In Central PA House Fire Were Shot First Coroner Says Two men have been identified as the victims of a deadly shooting and arson at a home in central Pennsylvania, according to the Cumberland County coroner's office. The men have been identified as Frankie Dean Thomas, 37, of Fayetteville, and Eddie Lee Shaw, 54, of Chambersburg, according to the coroner's office. Both men were shot before the home was light on fire, officials say. This announcement comes over a month after the fire but it is just a day after the suspects were identified and captured by the US Marshal service. Cordaryl Burns was found and arrested in Detroit, Michigan a…
FBI Searches Jersey City Landfill For Jimmy Hoffa's Body FBI Searches Jersey City Landfill For Jimmy Hoffa's Body
FBI Searches Jersey City Landfill For Jimmy Hoffa's Body The 1975 disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa remains a mystery but has recently brought investigators to a small landfill in Jersey City in search of his body, the New York Times reports. A worker on his deathbed divulged that he buried the union boss' body in a steel drum under the Pulaski Skyway, the outlet says. Agents searched a small plot of land under the Pulaski Skyway on Oct. 25 and 26 to conduct a “site survey" on Oct. 25 and 26, the NYT says citing the FBI's Detroit field office. Dan Moldea, a journalist who has covered Hoffa since before his July 1975 disappearance, was appar…
PA Boy, 8, Found In Detroit After Kidnapping, Michigan State Police Say PA Boy, 8, Found In Detroit After Kidnapping, Michigan State Police Say
PA Boy, 8, Found In Detroit After Kidnapping, Michigan State Police Say An 8-year-old boy from Pennsylvania was found in Detroit, according to a release by Michigan state police. The Michigan state police Second District Special Investigation Section was contacted by Pittsburgh police to assist in a search for a kidnapped child, according to the release. The boy was determined to be on Detroit’s west side so MSP obtained a search warrant and went to the area, the release states. The boy was found safe and three adults were arrested, MSP says. Two subjects were arrested after the attempted to interfere, they were charged with resisting and obstructing police, …
'Senseless' Tragedy: Hudson Valley Residents Mourn Death Of 25-Year-Old In Texas Mass Shooting 'Senseless' Tragedy: Hudson Valley Residents Mourn Death Of 25-Year-Old In Texas Mass Shooting
'Senseless' Tragedy: Hudson Valley Residents Mourn Death Of 25-Year-Old In Texas Mass Shooting Family and friends are mourning the death of a Hudson Valley man killed in a mass shooting in Austin, Texas over the weekend. Douglas John Kantor, age 25, a native of Airmont in Rockland County, was waiting outside a bar to get in when shots were fired and he was struck in the abdomen and later died. Austin Police said the 14 people were shot during the incident that took place around 1:24 a.m., Saturday, June 12, in the downtown area of Austin. His family says his death was "senseless," as he was getting ready to marry his high school sweetheart and had landed a dream job with the Ford C…
COVID-19: NY's 'Mystery' Surge In Cases Sparking Concern Among Some Medical Experts COVID-19: NY's 'Mystery' Surge In Cases Sparking Concern Among Some Medical Experts
Covid-19: NY's 'Mystery' Surge In Cases Sparking Concern Among Some Medical Experts Despite having some of the strictest COVID-19 mandates in the country, some researchers and medical experts are befuddled about why New York continues to see a surge in cases. At the outset of the pandemic, New York became the first state to impose a mandatory mask mandate on all residents leaving the house, and its vaccination program is among the most elaborate in the country, however, the COVID-19 numbers continue to rise at an unexpected rate. As of Wednesday, March 31, a total of 5,971,395 New Yorkers have been vaccinated, representing approximately 30 percent of the population. Additi…
Howard Stern Extends SiriusXM Contract Five More Years Howard Stern Extends SiriusXM Contract Five More Years
Howard Stern Extends SiriusXM Contract Five More Years Coming to SiriusXM from traditional radio 15 years ago made Howard Stern feel like “Tina Turner freeing myself from Ike,” the self-proclaimed “king of all media” said Tuesday in announcing a five-year contract extension. The deal, which also covers another seven years of audio and video archives of “The Howard Stern Show,” will reportedly earn the 66-year-old Long Islander $120 million a year. It’s Stern’s fourth-straight five-year contract with SiriusXM Satellite Radio, coming just a few weeks before the last one was to expire. He spoke of it on his show Tuesday morning: “Fifteen years …