Ice T jokes he was 'robbed' at New Jersey gas station amid record-breaking prices: 'My money is gone'

NEW YORK -- The Yankees are getting a new star — chef.Marcus Samuelsson is expanding to Yankee Stadium this season, opening a Sweetbird food stand behind section 112 in the right-field area of the lower deck, partnering with the team and Legends Hospitality.Offerings include a hot bird sandwich, chicken and waffles and cornbread.“I feel like it’s such a privilege to be part of the most famous team and the most famous stadium in the world,” he said Tuesday.Born in Ethiopia and raised in Sweden, Samuelsson was hired at 23 as executive chef of New York's Aquavit and gained fame from a three-star review by The New York Times' Ruth Reichl in September 1995. He left in 2010 after reducing his role for several years, and opened Red Rooster in Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood later that year.Samuelsson has expanded to more than a dozen restaurants in New York, New Jersey, Las Vegas, the Bahamas, Canada and Scandinavia.New York City restaurants were closed to indoor dining on March 16, 2020, and weren't allowed to reopen until the following Feb.

Wilson Chapman editorFrancis “Fran” La Maina, who served as president and chief operating officer of Dick Clark Productions, died Saturday in Burbank, Calif., his representative Cheryl J. Kagan confirmed to Variety. He was 82.“Fran was my soulmate,” his domestic partner Carla Patterson said in a statement.

NEW YORK -- Media critic Eric Boehlert, who created the Press Run website and wrote for Rolling Stone and Media Matters for America, was killed in a bicycle accident. He was 57.An avid bike rider, Boehlert was struck by a commuter train while riding near his home in Montclair, New Jersey, on Monday night, according to journalist Soledad O'Brien, a family friend.He specialized in exposing disinformation and holding fellow journalists and politicians accountable, said O'Brien, host of the syndicated Sunday talk show “Matter of Fact,” on Wednesday.“He was dogged about facts and a defender of truth,” she said.On Twitter, Hillary Clinton on Wednesday called Boehlert's death “terrible news."“I'm devastated for his family and friends and will miss his critical work to counteract misinformation and media bias,” she wrote.

Maya Jama continued her smitten display with fiance Ben Simmons as they headed out for a cosy lunch in New York City. Stepping out to eat at Edward's in Tribeca on Monday, 27 year old Maya, who got engaged to the Australian basketball player just before Christmas, looked sensational.The television presenter stood out in a bright yellow hoodie and matching joggers while toting her essentials in a chic white handbag and keeping it comfortable in white trainers. Maya opted for a slick of make-up to enhance her naturally pretty features and wore her raven tresses in a sleek style for the outing.

In his first public mention of the Oscars debacle, Chris Rock said he’d speak about it later after he was done “processing.” He’s still singing that tune, but he’s also willing to throw a jab Will Smith‘s way — despite that being what started this mess in the first place.

“Meat Sweats” scented deodorant to encourage meat odor, Heardle‘s song of the day delivered a throwback prank, and T-Mobile changed their signature shade to “New Magenta.” Here are some more of the best pranks of April Fool’s Day 2022:BREAKING: I just signed an Executive Order changing the New Jersey State Bird to the Middle Finger.

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The more transmissible strain of Omicron, BA.2, is now the dominant Covid variant in the United States. In just the last week, it has risen from 35% of all new cases genetically sequenced to 55%, per CDC data. That’s a remarkable 80% jump in just seven days.

We can’t even imagine how awful this poor woman’s final moments must have been.

Happily ever after! Ahead of her wedding to Luis Ruelas, Teresa Giudice has been very candid about her journey of getting down the aisle.

Sandra Bullock knew then that she wanted no part of it. While on the "The Jess Cagle Show," the Oscar-winning actress said she "learned a lot" about social media and the World Wide Web while filming "The Net" 27 years ago."We met real hackers and I remember people going, 'Does that exist? Do you think we could actually order a pizza from your computer?' And I was like, 'Yes,'" she said when asked why she's not on any social media platform.In the movie, Sandra played a a computer programmer for a software company."The Lost City" star previously spoke of her aversion for social media, telling InStyle in 2018 that she'd get in trouble if she was on social media. But, she suspected her Instagram absence won't last forever. "Oh god, I would have one glass of rosé and be spouting off like [slurs voice], 'This is not the truth!,'" she said.

They might not talk anymore, but that doesn’t mean Charlie Puth will stop singing about their relationship.

Numbers updated this morning by the CDC indicate that the percentage of new Covid cases across the United States tied to the even more transmissible BA.2 variant has jumped from 23% in early March to 35% this week. On the positive side, that means the rate of increase has slowed from two 100% jumps over the previous month to a little less than 50% in the past two weeks. But there are portions of the country that are much worse. See map below, where BA.2 is represented in pink.