Wine lovers may have dinosaurs to thank after fossilized 60-million-year-old grape seeds have been found

A group of scientists with Chicago’s Field Museum recently discovered fossilized grape seeds that may link dinosaurs to today’s abundant wine offerings. The South American study discovered nine new fossil grape species dating back at least 19 million years – with the oldest found in a 60 million-year-old rock. Dr. Fabiany Herrera, assistant curator of … Read more

Jonathan Kaye, millionaire banker accused of groping woman at Brooklyn Pride event, attacked by protesters after being charged with assault

The millionaire investment banker who allegedly punched a woman in the face at a Brooklyn Pride event last month turned himself in to cops on Monday. Jonathan Kaye, 52, faces two counts each of third-degree assault and threatening, a misdemeanor, and one count of second-degree harassment, a misdemeanor, for the attack caught on camera that … Read more

NJ Transit delays enrage commuters as fare hike set – ‘Nothing is being done about it’

Every day, radio producer Brandon Tagoe boards an early morning train from Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Manhattan’s Penn Station. The short commute is supposed to give him more than enough time to get to his New York City “dream job” by 5:15 a.m., but Tagoe, 28, said the last line of New Jersey Transit’s problems … Read more