The 16-year-old boy who plunged 50 feet down a New York City bridge shaft Monday night while filming a TikTok prank is recovering in the hospital after being hoisted to safety by a squad of more than 70 firefighters and first responders. The teen was rushed to the Weill Cornell Medical Center in a critical condition, but is now stable, FDNY officials told the Mercury News. Dramatic pictures show the boy being lifted from the shaft on one of the buttresses of the Queensboro Bridge as responders carried out the rescue mission. “This was a confined-space operation, which is a…
February 18, 2026 — 9:14pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.Got itAAAThe number of concerts allowed at Suncorp Stadium each year is set to increase by 75 per cent, leading to more big-ticket events at the 52,500-seat inner-city venue.But a win for music fans is a potential loss for Brisbane Roar, which expects to be squeezed out of its home ground more often by larger-drawing events on an increasingly congested stadium calendar.The previous Labor government…
A genetic expert who helped crack Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger’s case says there’s still hope of building a DNA profile on the glove found near Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home — even though the FBI came back with zero matches. David Mittelman, CEO of Texas-based Othram, Inc., told the Daily Mail that investigators probing the 84-year-old’s kidnapping could use a technique called forensic-grade genome sequencing, which essentially builds a detailed profile that can be used in genealogical databases. “It’s paramount to get answers as soon as possible. The DNA work has to be done as quickly as possible because it could…
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While many New Yorkers are still shivering through winter and hibernating indoors, Gotham fashionistas are already thinking ahead to spring — tackling closet cleanouts and reassessing what actually deserves space in their wardrobes. But with the cost of everything on the rise, especially fashion, which has seen a steep year-over-year increase, with prices across the industry almost $20 higher in 2025 compared to 2024 and that number is only expected to increase, according to CNBC — stylish women are following the “cost per wear” approach when it comes to spring cleaning their closets to avoid impulsive shopping sprees. With elaborate…
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Senate Democrats have panned the GOP’s push for voter ID legislation as akin to segregationist laws from the Deep South, but the architect of the bill in the Senate says their arguments are detached from reality. “It’s paranoid fantasy,” Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, told Fox News Digital. “These are absurd arguments. They should be ashamed to make them.” Lee was responding to comments from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who has doubled down on his claim that the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is “Jim Crow 2.0.” The bill, which passed the House last week and has been introduced…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Democrats have panned the GOP’s push for voter ID legislation as akin to segregationist laws from the Deep South, but the architect of the bill in the Senate says their arguments are detached from reality.”It’s paranoid fantasy,” Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, told Fox News Digital. “These are absurd arguments. They should be ashamed to make them.”Lee was responding to comments from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who has doubled down on his claim that the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is “Jim Crow 2.0.”THUNE GUARANTEES VOTER ID BILL…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Air Force is repainting Air Force One and other aircraft in the presidential and executive fleet in President Donald Trump’s preferred red, white and dark blue color palette — replacing the iconic light blue and white design that has defined the aircraft for more than six decades, an Air Force spokesperson confirmed to Fox News.The updated design will also feature a gold stripe, adding a fourth color to the new look. The scheme will appear on aircraft across the executive airlift fleet, including a donated Qatari 747-8i and the two…
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Buffalo Wild Wings can keep calling its menu item “boneless wings” as such, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, dismissing a lawsuit that claimed the name amounted to false advertising. US District Judge John Tharp in Illinois issued a 10-page ruling allowing the sports bar chain to continue calling its menu item “boneless wings,” after a Chicago man filed a lawsuit accusing the restaurant of false advertising, saying the boneless wings were overpriced because they are essentially chicken nuggets. While Aimen Halim argued in the lawsuit that Buffalo Wild Wings should call the product something different, like “chicken poppers,” Tharp said the argument had no meat…
