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An 11-year-old girl died Monday after she was struck by a stray bullet in a bungled drive-by shooting on a street in the Bronx borough of New York City. Hitmen on a motor-scooter targeted and intended to kill a man as they rode along 166th Street and Fox Street, according to the New York Police Department. CCTV footage of the attempted hit shows the gunman riding pillion, turning to fire behind him over his shoulder at the intended target, who was running away. But as the man escaped apparently unhurt, a stray bullet hit the 11-year-old in the abdomen. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition but later died of her injuries. NYPD Assistant Chief Philip Rivera said two men on a scooter were chasing another man on Fox Street when the suspect riding pillion opened fire on the fleeing target. Police are continuing to look for the two suspects on the scooter as well as their intended target. Deputy Chief Timothy McCormack said: "This is very, very difficult for us … [Read more...] about 11-year-old girl killed by stray bullet on New York City street: police

A painting by Pablo Picasso portraying his former lover Marie-Thérèse Walter as a sea creature with tentacles sold for just over $67.5 million in an auction on Tuesday. "Femme nue couchée," or “Naked woman reclining," went up for auction in a Sotheby's sale in New York, selling for $7.5 million more than the at least $60 million it was expected to fetch, according to Reuters . In the portrait, Walter is depicted as a tentacled sea creature in a reclining position, with her head tilted back. According to Sotheby’s, Walter’s love of swimming partly inspired the nautical theme of the portrait. “Femme nue couchée is a tour de force of Picasso’s famed 1932 artistic production,” Sotheby’s said in a description of the work. The portrait is regarded as one of Picasso's "most monumental and uninhibited portrayals" of his muse, Walter, the auction house said. Tuesday was the first instance of the painting going up for auction, it said. Detailing the portrait's provenance, … [Read more...] about Picasso portrait of lover Marie-Thérèse Walter as a sea creature sells for $67.5M in New York auction

Amber Heard was caught changing her story on the witness stand several times as she testified during Johnny Depp’s defamation trial. The Pirates of the Caribbean star is suing his ex-wife, seeking $50 million in damages, claiming that a 2018 Washington Post op-ed she wrote has harmed his movie career. Here are at least three instances in which Heard was seen changing her story on the witness stand. 1. Heard testified her Washington Post op-ed was “not about Johnny” but then admitted that Depp is “included” in it. On Monday, Heard insisted that “none” of her op-ed was written and published with the intention of harming Depp’s reputation, stating “It’s not about Johnny. The only one who thought it was about Johnny is Johnny.” “It’s about me, it’s about what happened to me after Johnny,” the actress insisted. “It’s about what happened to me after I escaped my marriage — the only one who made it about him, ironically, is Johnny.” But during cross examination on … [Read more...] about Watch: 3 Times Amber Heard Changed Her Story on the Witness Stand

One out of every ten bottles consumed in the world is a rosé, according to the latest World Rosé Observatory published in 2021. Once stereotyped as a wine associated with bad taste, rosé has moved upmarket to become a third type of wine in its own right, and one that is not only suitable for aperitif time. Serious efforts on the elaboration of various rosé wines as well as on the image of rosé continue to be made, in order to meet consumer expectations and elevate the product. Over the last few days, the world of wine has been buzzing about rock star legend Jon Bon Jovi's arrival in France. The It's My Life singer wasn't in town for a concert but for one of his other passions in life: wine. The event marked the official retail launch of his wine. And his wine is none other than a rosé that the singer has concocted with top winemaker Gérard Bertrand (who also is familiar with the world of music, as he's been organising an international jazz festival at one of his domains – … [Read more...] about Rosé wine is elevating its image with new blends and players

Star Wars Battlefront 2 update 1.45 is officially live, introducing two new Heroes, additional Supremacy maps and major UI tweaks that make the game's status effect system clearer than ever before. Read about the vast assortment of changes below, courtesy of a post on the game's official subreddit. Star Wars Battlefront 2 Update 1.45 Patch Notes FEATURES Two new Heroes, BB-8 for the Resistance and BB-9E for the First Order, are now available. Supremacy and Instant Action are now available on new Planets (Takodana, Jakku, Ajan Kloss). Added new Capital Ship interior maps, the MC85 Star Cruiser and the Resurgent-class Star Destroyer, as part of the Supremacy game mode on the new planets. Hero Showdown is now available on Ajan Kloss. New emotes have been added for Finn (Thumbs Up) and Kylo Ren (Showdown), unlockable via milestones. QUALITY OF LIFE Added era selection to Supremacy, including the option for matchmaking into any game. Droideka units are … [Read more...] about ‘Star Wars Battlefront 2’ just got two new Heroes in a new update

Click here to read the full article. Dick Wolf does not take anything for granted. Not even his prowess as one of Hollywood’s most prolific producers. The lord of “ Law & Order ” has taken his television operations to new heights during the 2021-22 television season, which is about to conclude with no less than six Wolf-produced series in primetime’s top 10 rankings. More from Variety Broadcast Rankings: Most and Least-Watched Scripted TV Series of 2021-2022 Season 'Law & Order' and 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' Renewed for New Seasons at NBC 'FBI,' 'FBI: International' and 'FBI: Most Wanted' Renewed for Two New Seasons Each at CBS . Over a long conversation on a deck overlooking the ocean near his home in Montecito, Calif., last month, the 75-year-old writerproducer speaks at length about the changes in television and the revitalization of his Wolf Entertainment banner over the past half-dozen years. Wolf and his loyal team of … [Read more...] about TV at Unprecedented Scale: How Dick Wolf Rebounded to 198 Hours of Drama a Season

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic , Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. “T hink of this as a travel piece,” she might have written. “Imagine it in Sunset magazine: ‘Five Great California Stops Along the Joan Didion Trail.’ ” Or think of this as what it really is: a road trip of magical thinking. I had known that Didion’s Parkinson’s was advancing; seven or eight months earlier, someone had told me that she was vanishing; someone else had told me that for the past two years, she hadn’t been able to speak. I didn’t want her to die. My sense of myself is in many ways wrapped up in the 40 essays in Slouching Towards Bethlehem and The White Album . I don’t know how many times I’ve read Democracy . “Call me the author,” she writes in that novel. “Let the reader be introduced to Joan Didion.” There are people who admire Joan Didion, and people who … [Read more...] about Joan Didion’s Magic Trick

Tuesday on FNC’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” host Tucker Carlson defended prior statements regarding so-called great replacement theory pertaining to the U.S. electorate and how Democrats had openly claimed shifts in demographics would be to their political advantage. Carlson’s remarks come in the wake of the Buffalo, NY shooting in which the suspect allegedly used the theory for justification for actions. Many on the left had attacked the FNC host, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who Carlson called a coward for declining to appear on his FNC show. Transcript as follows: Last May, a 17-year-old high school senior called Payton Gendron received an assignment in his economics class. The assignment asked, “What do you want to do when you retire?” He answered, “Commit murder-suicide.” Gendron’s teacher immediately reported his threat to authorities who sent him to the emergency room for a psychiatric evaluation. Gendron was there for just 20 hours, as he … [Read more...] about Carlson: Democrats Have Decided Rather Than Convince You, They Will Change the Electorate

close Video Rep. Cammack: Biden officials outright lying on baby formula shortage, border crisis Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., on exposing the baby formula stock at the border. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! With the recent nationwide baby formula shortage , breastfeeding is often suggested for mothers as a natural alternative, but it’s not so simple, according to a recent the New York Times report. "TRY BREASTFEEDING. It’s free and available on demand," singer and actress Bette Midler, 76, tweeted on Thursday, May 12 in response to the national formula shortage. "Most mothers have the ability to breastfeed, so I feel it’s hard for them to understand what it’s like for a mother who cannot. As a new mom, we’re told it’s so important to breastfeed, even before the baby is born, they drill it into you. After working with five lactation consultants, I wasn’t built for it," first-time mother Misty Mortezaie, 40, told Fox News. … [Read more...] about Baby formula shortage: why many mothers can’t breastfeed

Fox News' Tucker Carlson is set to speak in a video address this week at CPAC Hungary 2022 (Conservative Political Action Conference) alongside Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. CPAC Hungary 2022, the first such conference to be held in Europe, will be hosted by the Center for Fundamental Rights and the American Conservative Union (ACU) on May 19 and 20 in Budapest. As the war between Ukraine and Russia rages on and Finland and Sweden have submitted their NATO applications, it is expected that speakers will reflect on the future of Europe and NATO as well as on conservative issues. Orbán, who is a long-time supporter of Putin and did choose to side with other EU countries in imposing some sanctions on Moscow following the invasion of Ukraine, is to be the keynote speaker at the event. "We know that we are facing serious challenges. CPAC Hungary is looking for the answer to how we can protect Western civilization, true Western values, how we can resist the attacks of … [Read more...] about Tucker Carlson, fierce NATO critic, to speak at ‘CPAC Hungary’ with Orbán