Comedian Bill Maher, a New York native and life-long supporter of the New York Mets, revealed that he has purchased a minority ownership stake in the Major League Baseball club. The 56-year-old television show host said he made the purchase months ago, but would not say for how much. Shares of the club were put up…
NEW YORK — Companies accused of aiding Bernard Madoff’s vast pyramid scheme have agreed to pay more than $1 billion to settle a fraud lawsuit, the trustee charged with recovering Madoff’s funds said Thursday. More than a dozen investment funds and a former chief executive of Tremont Group — accused…
Michael Wolff appears to be more than a little bit obsessed with the sexuality of President Obama’s new Supreme Court selection. The best-selling author and Vanity Fair contributor published “Part 3″ of his “Is Elena Kagan Gay?” series Wednesday morning at his Newser website. But according to the two-time National…