Kyrie Irving.Photo: Mike Stobe/GettyThe Brooklyn Nets announced that their star point guard, Kyrie Irving, will not join the team for practice or games until he is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Irving, who won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017, has not complied with New York City’s COVID-19 mandate as of Tuesday and will not be allowed to fully participate with the franchise until his status changes.“Given the evolving nature of the situation and after thorough deliberation, we have decided Kyrie Irving will not play or practice with the team until he is eligible to be a full participant,” Nets General Manager Sean Marks said in astatement....

Branwen the raven with Chris Scaife.Photo: Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images Branwen, a goddess in Welsh mythology, “was Queen of Ravens, Queen of beauty and love,” Skaife said as he announced the name on the BBC. “She was all that and more.” The five name options — Matilda, Branwen, Brontë, Winifred and Florence — are drawn from history, mythology and famous tales from the Tower’s past. Branwen the raven with Chris Scaife....

John Lennon, Mal Evans and Paul McCartney backstage at Munich’s Circus-Krone-Bau, 1966.Photo:Robert Whitaker Robert Whitaker In addition to busting myths about the final days of the Fab Four and providing an intimate glimpse into one of the most beloved musical partnerships of the modern era,Peter Jackson’s 2021 docuseriesGet Backintroduced fair weatherBeatlesfans to Mal Evans. Whether having the time of his lifetaking an anvil soloon early rehearsals of “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,”distracting the London bobbies trying to bust up the infamous rooftop gig, lugging guitars or deliveringendless cups of tea, thenattily dressed, shaggy-haired gentbecame one of the breakout stars of the eight-hour epic, lightening tense moments with hisgood-natured grin and the mischievous twinklebehind his horned-rimmed glasses....

Photo: Cape Wildlife Center A New England family didn’t get what they bargained for when they tried to help what they believed to be a lost puppy at the end of April. Upon realizing their mistake, the family reached out to the Cape Wildlife Center for assistance, according to a post shared Monday on the organization’s Facebook page. Now, the pup is “recovering comfortably” in one of the wildlife center’s isolation wards....

Sen. Bob Menendez chairs a Foreign Relations Committee hearing on July 26, 2023.Photo:Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty The superseding indictment alleges Menendez “provided sensitive U.S. Government information and took other steps that secretly aided the Government of Egypt," news outlets includingReutersreport. Bob Menendez and wife Nadine.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Chip Somodevilla/Getty Menendez and his wife were charged last month following an investigation into the couple’s business dealings with three men who have ties to Egypt’s government....

Alvin Kamara for Noon Goons.Photo: Rosie Marks Alvin Kamarahas a burning question. The New Orleans Saints star desperately wants to know what happened to the rooster he used to see every morning at the high school where he’s trained for the past six years. “I was waiting to explain this somewhere,” says Kamara, who has been confusing fans with recurring photos of roosters on social media. “Everybody’s trying to figure out what the rooster was,” he laughs....

Photo: Getty Earlier this week, the New York City Council voted on a bill which would prohibit most employers in the city from making job applicants submit to drug testing formarijuana use. “I’m proud that the city has taken action where the federal and the state government have stalled,” N.Y.C. public advocate Jumaane D. Williams, who also sponsored the bill, told theTimes, referring to the ongoing efforts to legalize marijuana across the country, and in the state of New York....

Monkeypox virions.Photo: Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via APHealth officials are investigating a possible case of the monkeypox in New York City, just one day after the CDC confirmed the first U.S. case of the virus this year.On Thursday, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced that there was a possible case of monkeypox and the patient is in isolation and being treated at Bellevue Hospital.“The Health Department’s Public Health Lab will conduct preliminary tests, which — if positive — will be sent to the U....

Vaccine.Photo: GettyAlthough theFood and Drug Administrationis planning to sign off on Pfizer-BioNTechCOVID booster shotsfor all adults as soon as Thursday, New York City is joining three states in moving ahead sooner and allowing those 18 and up to get their third jab.Alongside California, Colorado, and New Mexico, on Monday, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and health commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi, announced the city would sidestep the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation for a vaccine booster....

George Santos.Photo: MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock A group of New York Republicans announced today that they’ll introduce a resolution seeking to expel embattled Rep.George Santosfrom Congress. In astatement posted to X, New York Rep. Anthony D’Esposito wrote, “Today, I’ll be introducing an expulsion resolution to rid the People’s House of fraudster, George Santos.” D’Esposito added that the resolution will be co-sponsored New York Reps. Nick LaLota, Mike Lawler, Nick Langworthy, Marcus Molinaro and Brandon Williams....

Byron Donalds.Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Donalds’Thursday appearance on the networkcame as he claimed that he was denied entry into the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)due to being a conservative. There are currently no Republican members of the CBC, though conservatives have been included in the past. “I have a perspective being a 42-year-old Black man who’s come up in America after a lot of the battles through the civil rights movement that I think would actually be helpful and a helpful perspective to the CBC,” Donalds said on CNN....

Katharine McPheeandDavid Fosterlooked like the picture of “amore” on Wednesday. The couple, whotied the knot on June 28 in London, posed together for a photo while vacationing on their honeymoon at the Giardino Eden hotel in Ischia, an island that lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples. McPhee also shared the video and photos of her trip to her Instagram Story. “I love Italy,” theSmashalum labeled one video of the locales picture-perfect scenic coastal views, writing on another, “So beautiful....

Photo: Mecole Hardman Jr./Twitter Kansas City Chiefs rookie Mecole Hardman Jr. is honoring his mother with the gift of home. Mecole shared the emotional moment on Twitter with a video that showed Danyell stepping, blindfolded, out of a van, only to stand in front of her new digs. “I been dreaming of buying my mama a house since I was 8 and now to finally do it words can’t explain how happy I am 🙏🏾 I love you ma x1000000000❤️ It’s my turn to take care of you now 🙏🏾,” Mecole wrote on Twitter....