Why Jackie Chan hated doing The Protector movie, a 1985 Hong Kong-US co-production

Why Jackie Chan hated doing The Protector movie, a 1985 Hong Kong-US co-production

This is the latest instalment in a feature series reflecting on instances of East meets West in world cinema, including China-US co-productions. In the mid-1980s, Jackie Chan was one of the biggest stars in Asia. But while his films regularly topped the Hong Kong box office, he just could not crack America. After the disappointments … Read more

Feds serve search warrants on interim New York City Police Commissioner Tom Donlon

Feds serve search warrants on interim New York City Police Commissioner Tom Donlon

Just over a week after taking charge of the nation’s largest police department, interim New York City Police Commissioner Tom Donlon confirmed Saturday that federal agents served search warrants on multiple homes belonging to him.   In a statement obtained by CBS News, Donlon said that “federal authorities” on Friday “executed search warrants at my … Read more

NYPD, FDNY, teachers and NYC worker pension funds have millions sunk in TikTok parent ByteDance

NYPD, FDNY, teachers and NYC worker pension funds have millions sunk in TikTok parent ByteDance

WASHINGTON – Millions of dollars from US pension funds – including those of New York’s police officers and firefighters – are likely invested in ByteDance, the Chinese-controlled parent company of TikTok that is under a standing order from Congress to sell off the popular social media platform or face its banning. The non-profit investment-watchdog group … Read more

Keep an eye out on big-money donors with the 2024 election approaching

Keep an eye out on big-money donors with the 2024 election approaching

Donald Trump’s relationship to the GOP donor class has always been fraught, but lately it’s getting less so thanks to Sleepy Joe Biden’s endless idiocy on a range of policy issues — from Israel, the border, to the economy and crime — and how all this combined seems to be handing the 2024 election to … Read more

NYPD Confirms Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s NYC Car Chase Did Happen And Will Make Arrests

NYPD Confirms Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s NYC Car Chase Did Happen And Will Make Arrests

New details have emerged on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s “near catastrophic” car chase at the hands of paparazzi in New York on May 16 last year, from documents released during Wednesday’s Home Court ruling on the duke’s security case against the Home Office. One of the documents was a letter sent to the Metropolitan … Read more

16-year-old charged with murder in Bronx subway shooting

16-year-old charged with murder in Bronx subway shooting

16-year-old charged with murder in deadly Bronx subway shooting 16-year-old charged with murder in deadly Bronx subway shooting 00:33 NEW YORK — A 16-year-old is now charged with murder in Monday’s deadly shooting on a Bronx subway platform.  Police say the teen was also charged with five counts of attempted murder and one count of criminal … Read more

‘Get them out of here!’

‘Get them out of here!’

Megyn Kelly was infuriated by footage showing undocumented migrants beating up two of New York’s Finest — only for them to avoid justice. Kelly on Friday reacted to video from last week showing a group of around a dozen illegal immigrants beating up two police officers in Times Square. Six of those allegedly involved have … Read more

New York City officials detail New Year’s Eve in Times Square security plan

New York City officials detail New Year’s Eve in Times Square security plan

NYPD preparing for protests on New Year’s Eve NYPD preparing for protests on New Year’s Eve 02:38 NEW YORK — The NYPD and FBI are preparing to secure Times Square for the hundreds of thousands of visitors expected at Sunday’s New Year’s Eve celebration.  Police will set up a perimeter from Sixth Avenue to Eighth and from … Read more