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Metropolitan Opera data breach compromised personal info of 45,000 employees and patrons, lawsuit says

The Metropolitan Opera failed to properly safeguard the credit card numbers and other personal information of more than 45,000 patrons and employees compromised in a massive computer hack during 2022, says a class action lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court. Former Met employee Anthony Viti, the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit filed last week, claims that his Social Security number, his driver’s license number, his date of birth and financial account information were all accessed by hackers. “For approximately two months, The Met failed to detect an intruder with access to and pos...

US Virgin Islands say JP Morgan Chase helped Jeffrey Epstein traffic girls; here’s what you need to know about the case

The planned deposition of JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon May 26 in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Virgin Islands alleging the bank aided notorious sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein marked a milestone in the complicated litigation. The case, filed in Manhattan Federal Court, makes sweeping claims, with a U.S. territory pitted against the biggest bank in America. At the center of the case is notorious sexual predator and financier Jeffery Epstein. After his arrest in 2019, the full extent of Epstein’s activities became widely known. He’d built a reputation for his lavish lifestyle as a financier for...

Man who opened airplane exit door mid-flight ‘felt suffocated’ inside cabin and ‘wanted out’: police

A man who opened the emergency exit door of an Asiana Airlines plane during a flight in South Korea earlier this week felt “suffocated” inside the cabin and “wanted out quickly,” local authorities said Saturday. The passenger, described by the Yoonhap News Agency as a 33-year-old male who was traveling alone, was arrested Friday afternoon shortly after the Airbus A321 landed at an airport in the city of Daegu, about 150 miles south of Seoul. On Saturday, police said the still-unnamed suspect told investigators he had recently lost his job and was under a lot of stress. “He felt the flight was ...

Black bear steals 60 cupcakes from Connecticut bakery

A black bear is being blamed for devouring 60 cupcakes at a central Connecticut bakery, then wandering away. Taste by Spellbound owner Miriam Stephens wrote about the encounter on Instagram, where she claimed the interloper entered her bakery’s garage and helped itself to dozens of pastries being loaded into a delivery van. An employee named Maureen first made the grisly discovery. “All [of a] sudden, we hear her screaming bloody murder and then yelling, ‘There’s a bear in garage!’” Stephens said. The frightened staffer ran back inside the bakery and slammed shut a door connecting the garage t...

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters defends Nazi-style concert outfit as anti-fascist statement

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters said he’s become the subject of a “smear” campaign after he performed in a Nazi-style uniform during concerts in Berlin — an act he declared was “clearly” anti-fascist commentary. In a lengthy Twitter missive shared on Friday evening, the 79-year-old rock star passionately defended his controversial wardrobe choices for his May 17 and May 18 performances in Berlin. His costume — complete with a long black jacket, gloves, and a red armband adorned with hammers, rather than the Nazi swastika — shocked fans and sparked outrage across the internet. “The elements ...

Weight discrimination is now illegal in NYC

NEW YORK — People who are overweight, tall or short in New York City will now be protected from discrimination rooted in those characteristics under a bill Mayor Adams signed into law Friday — a measure advocates hope will prompt other cities to follow suit.

The law, which was sponsored by City Councilman Shaun Abreu, bans weight and height discrimination in the workplace, in housing and in access to public accommodations. “It shouldn’t matter how tall you are or how much you weigh,” Adams said.

Cher visited Tina Turner during long illness, says she was ‘really ready’ to go towards the end

Tina Turner remained in good spirits even after she became sick, her close friend Cher said after her death. Turner died Tuesday at age 83 after suffering what her manager described as a long illness. Cher also didn’t specify what the superstar singer was battling as she paid tribute on MSNBC’s “The Beat With Ari Melber.” “She fought this sickness for such a long time, and she was so strong as you think she would be,” Cher said. “But towards the end, she told me once, ‘I’m really ready. I just don’t want to put up with this anymore.” Cher said she spent time with Turner after she became ill. “...

Biden calls for police reform on 3rd anniversary of George Floyd’s death

President Biden recognized the three-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death Thursday by reflecting on a conversation he had with Floyd’s daughter the day before his funeral. Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, leading to nationwide protests for social justice and a push to eradicate police brutality. “Gianna told me, ‘Daddy changed the world.’ Three years after her father’s murder, my answer to Gianna remains the same: he has,” Biden said in a statement. Floyd, 46, died after police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for about nine m...

Major questions on minors: Research and regulation needed on child social media use

A new report from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy outlines how often compulsive social media use by children and teens leads to a variety of negative health outcomes, including declining mental health, lack of sleep, exposure to harassment and other problems. As platforms like Instagram and TikTok become ubiquitous with 95% of kids using some app, the report calls on parents, children, tech companies and, crucially, policymakers to take action. There is broad agreement on the need for federal regulation, with even industry groups and officials pushing for clear and generally applicable guard...

Trump’s mouth on trial: Donald is compelled to spout off and the courts won’t abide it

Like the scorpion in the fable that causes its own drowning, Donald Trump cannot stop himself from attacking and insulting and belittling. It’s been his nature for his nearly 77 years and helped propel him into the White House. A fitting word for his attitude is contemptuous. While his sneering has often served him well, this trait is now putting him at risk. We hope it sinks him like the scorpion and the frog that was fatally stung. A day after a Manhattan federal jury unanimously found that Trump sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll and ordered he pay her $5 million, he went on CNN an...

Jan. 6 rioter who sat at Pelosi’s desk sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison

The man who sat and put his feet up on Nancy Pelosi’s desk during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Wednesday to four and a half years in prison. Richard Barnett, 63, had been convicted on numerous felony and misdemeanor charges earlier this year. He faced a maximum sentence of 47 years in prison, though prosecutors only argued for a seven-year term. The longest prison sentence imposed on a Jan. 6 rioter so far is 14 years. Barnett became one of the faces of the right-wing rendezvous when he was photographed lounging in Pelosi’s chair. The California Democrat was the speaker of...

Trump, appearing by video, warned that violating protective order in Stormy Daniels hush money case could lead to sanctions

NEW YORK -- Judge Juan Merchan warned former president Donald Trump Tuesday that he needed to stick to the terms of a protective order limiting what he can say about the Stormy Daniels hush money case or risk sanctions — including the possibility of a contempt citation. Responding to concerns from the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Merchan imposed a protective order on Trump and his team to block them from talking about evidence or witnesses in the case on social media. Tuesday’s hearing was held to review that order. “Violating the court order may result in sanctions,” Mer...

Extreme weather caused 2 million deaths, $4 trillion in losses in last 50 years, UN says

NEW YORK — Extreme weather has caused 2 million deaths and more than $4 trillion in damages over the last 50 years, according to a United Nations report. The report, published Monday by the World Meteorological Organization — a U.N. science agency — said that nearly 12,000 weather disasters occurred between 1970 and 2021 around the world. However, the devastation was felt most strongly in developing countries, which suffered 90% of the deaths and 60% of the economic toll. “The most vulnerable communities unfortunately bear the brunt of weather, climate and water-related hazards,” WMO Secretary...

Bryan Kohberger broke into female student’s home and installed security cameras months before Idaho murders: report

New evidence shows that Bryan Kohberger may have infiltrated a woman’s home months before he allegedly carried out November’s slayings of four University of Idaho students, a news report says. Kohberger befriended a woman, snuck into her home and moved items around before convincing her to let him install a video security system, a recent report by NBC’s “Dateline” says. Kohberger and the woman were both students at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, when he reportedly moved around items in her home to make her feel uneasy and fearful. When the woman asked Kohberger — unaware ...

Amid White House anger at Eric Adams, NYC mayor says migrant crisis could cost Democrats at the polls

NEW YORK — Amid reports the White House is angry about Mayor Eric Adams’ public criticism of President Joe Biden, Adams warned Sunday that the migrant crisis could cost fellow Democrats at the polls. Speaking on MSNBC’s “The Sunday Show With Jonathan Capehart,” Adams compared the migrant crisis to public safety, the central talking point of his 2021 campaign. “When I talked about public safety and the over-proliferation of guns in our country last year, many people were not listening to the concern of voters. And I am saying that again,” the mayor said. The president’s reelection campaign rece...