A US billionaire financier who helped pioneer the debt-fuelled corporate acquisition known as a leveraged buyout has been found dead, his family says. In a statement, Thomas H Lee’s family said they were “extremely saddened” by the 78-year-old’s death. The…
Buffalo shooting: Relative lunges at gunman before sentencing
A white supremacist who shot dead 10 black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket last year has been sentenced to life in prison in a dramatic court hearing. Payton Gendron, 19, pleaded guilty to 25 counts, including first-degree murder…
Iconic Kobe Bryant Jersey sells for $5.8m at auction
A jersey worn by US basketball legend Kobe Bryant — who died three years ago in a tragic helicopter accident — sold at auction for $5.8 million on Thursday. The sale by Sotheby’s in New York set a new record…
Salman Rushdie speaks out after stabbing saying it was ”very difficult” to write again
British author Salman Rushdie said he finds it “very difficult” to write after being stabbed last year, in an interview published on Monday ahead of the release of his new novel “Victory City.” Rushdie, whose “epic tale” of a 14th-century…
Trump Organization sentenced to maximum fine following tax fraud conviction
Former US President Donald Trump’s namesake family real estate firm was sentenced to the maximum allowable fine Friday in New York following its conviction on 17 counts, include a 13-year scheme to defraud. The company will pay a fine of…
Suspect charged in New Year’s Eve machete attack on police officers near Times Square
The 19-year-old accused of attacking three police officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve near Times Square has been charged with two counts of attempted murder of a police officer and two counts of attempted assault. Trevor Bickford, from…
New York’s 1st Black Latina-owned movie theater is ready to grow, owner says
Stuart Cinema & Cafe owner Emelyn Stuart is a solution-oriented person. If there’s a problem, she says there has to be a way to fix it. That’s what led her to start the first Black Latina-owned movie theater in New…
Metal knuckles: Adesanya released after arrest in US
Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, who was reportedly arrested for taking brass knuckles through security at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York has been released. The PUNCH had reported how the 33-year-old, who lost his title by TKO…
Trump Org. criminal tax fraud trial kicks off Monday
Jury selection begins Monday in the Trump Organization’s criminal tax fraud and grand larceny trial in New York, a symbolic moment following years of investigations that places former President Donald Trump’s business before a jury. Trump is not a defendant in…
James Corden ‘Apologized Profusely’ after being banned from N.Y.C. restaurant, says owner
James Corden is welcome at New York City’s Balthazar again. Restaurant owner Keith McNally said the late-night talk show host, 44, issued an apology to him after McNally, 71, slammed Corden for his alleged behavior in the restaurant. “James Corden…
