WASHINGTON — The White House offered no public condolences Tuesday on the death of former Vice President Dick Cheney — saying flags were lowered to half-staff at the executive mansion because the law requires it. President Trump has repeatedly attacked Cheney, who died Monday at age 84, as a “warmonger” and sparred with his daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) who served as the ... Read more
NJ minor arrested in connection to bomb threat at polling site — one of dozens made across state on Election Day .QN
A minor was arrested on Tuesday in connection to a bomb threat at a New Jersey elementary school polling location — one of dozens made across the Garden State on Election Day. The suspect, identified as a North Brunswick resident, was taken into custody after a bomb threat was reported at the Livingston Park Elementary School, Pix 11 reported. The school received the threat via text message at around 8:15 ... Read more
Teen hurls water at centuries-old paintings at NYC’s Met Museum, rips tapestries off wall: cops, sources .QN
A teen hurled water at two renowned centuries-old paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and ripped tapestries off the wall in a bizarre tantrum, authorities and law-enforcement sources said Tuesday. Joshua Vavrin, 19, of Texas appeared to be under the influence of an “unknown substance’’ — and was turned over by his mother, sources said. Vavrin doused the 19th-century oil-on-canvas “Princesse de Broglie,” by ... Read more
UPS plane crash leaves at least 7 dead, 11 injured after fiery explosion at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport .QN
At least seven people were killed and 11 injured when a UPS plane crashed in a colossal, fiery explosion — leaving a long trail of flames and destruction — shortly after taking off from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday evening, according to officials and wild footage. Four people on the ground were killed and the three people who were onboard the flight are presumed dead, Louisville Mayor Craig ... Read more
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor paid ‘one peppercorn’ annually to rent Royal Lodge— and UK pols are fuming .QN
How corny. Andrew Windsor, the English commoner formerly known as prince, was required to pay what amounts to a single peppercorn a year to rent the royal 30-room mansion where he’s lived for three decades. The odd rent arrangement dates back centuries to a time when the spicy little seeds brought a saucier price than today and were frequently used as a symbolic sum in English real estate deals that required ... Read more