Susan Backlinie, an actress and stuntwoman who famously played the first shark attack victim in the opening scene of “Jaws,” has died at age 77.
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Just a few weeks after winner UmaSofia Srivastava resigned from the 2023 Miss Teen USA title, runner up Stephanie Skinner has decided to decline the role as well.
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Body pulled from East River day after man seen entering water in Brooklyn

The NYPD found the body about 10:10 a.m. near the Bushwick Inlet in Greenpoint. The victim is believed to be in his 20s or 30s.
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George Clooney will make his Broadway debut next spring in a stage adaptation of “Good Night, and Good Luck”
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PHOTOS | A look back at Stevie Wonder’s life and musical career on his 74th birthday
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NJ Sen. Menendez trial casts shadow over his son Rep. Rob Menendez Jr.’s reelection fight

The younger Menendez portrays himself as a hard-working progressive with no ties to his father’s alleged corruption.
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Skeletal remains found near Atlantic City ID’d as S.I. man last seen in 2011

Kevin Morris was 32 years old when he disappeared. Authorities discovered his remains in 2021.
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A house exploded in South Jersey early Monday morning, and at least one person was hospitalized with injuries from the blast.
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PHOTOS | Look back at ‘Frasier’ 20 years after the sitcom’s finale
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Columbia University graduate in zip ties rips diploma during ceremony amid Gaza protests

Video of the protest showed the graduate cross the stage with their hands above their head, before tearing the degree in two and tossing it behind them.
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Yankees' Gerrit Cole doesn’t want to be a pitching coach, but he can’t help but be helpful

As Luis Gil worked in the bullpen at Tropicana Field on May 10, Cole could be seen advising the young pitcher from the side of the mound. Gary Phillips
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Transit advocates slam New York State for planned larger highways

A report by Riders Alliance with Vocal-NY said plans to widen portions of six city highways highways stand in opposition to the state’s climate goals
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Voice of the People | Readers sound off on Randy Mastro, a nude commotion and RFK Jr.’s aptitude
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Michael Cohen says he’d ‘lie, bully’ and threaten people for Trump at hush money trial: live updates

Cohen testifies more than six years after his conviction for doing Trump’s dirty work

“It was an amazing experience,” he said of working for Trump
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PHOTOS | Northern Lights visible over parts of North America
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OPINION | N.Y. Dems face risk from independents

New York Democrats could be left blue in November if the state turns more red because of disillusioned independent voters. ken lovett
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OPINION | Don’t raise the N.Y. HEAT Act: It threatens the safety of all New Yorkers trib.al/0owniYG

47-year-old man stabbed to death in Harlem apartment

His girlfriend taken into custody for questioning

Alejandro Santos was stabbed all over his body inside his home on W. 147th St. near Frederick Douglass Blvd., cops said.
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Remembering the life and career of singer Doris Day on the 5th anniversary of her death
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OPINION | Trump transcripts detail the case: What Stormy said

Exhibits provide uncontested proof of Trump’s conspiracy to silence Karen McDougal, the former Playboy model, Stormy Daniels, the adult film star, and Dino Sajudin, the doorman. Nick Akerman
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