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12:30 PM PT -- Mexican officials have identified the two crew members who died in the boat crash. Veracruz cadet América Yamilet Sánchez and Adal Jair Marcos.​

A Mexican Navy sailboat plowed into the Brooklyn Bridge in NYC last night, injuring at least 19 people and killing 2 crew members — and the wild scene was all caught on video.

Check it out ... the boat — lit up like a Christmas tree -- was on a training cruise in the East River around 8:30 PM Saturday when it did a "sailing maneuver" and crashed into the world-famous bridge, according to officials.

Eyewitnesses captured the horrifying mishap with their cellphone cameras, and you can hear people gasp when the ship makes impact with the span.

A New Orleans woman is under investigation after allegedly living with her 600-pound son's mummified remains for months in a house now deemed a health hazard.

Barbara Hainsworth -- reportedly described by the City of New Orleans as a "mentally disabled elderly woman" -- was visited by municipal code enforcement investigators after neighbors made multiple complaints about the condition of the house.

When New Orleans police officers arrived at the house, they found hoarding conditions -- and the man's body. When asked about the dead body, local reports say Hainsworth explained, "That's my son. He died about nine months ago."

Jerry Seinfeld's never been one to hide where he stands -- and he doubled down hard on his support for Israel by coldly mocking a pro-Palestine protester who confronted him.

Take a look at this clip obtained by TMZ -- the comedian, who is Jewish, was making his way to a waiting car when an activist shouted "Free Palestine" -- a heavily charged call for action ... and Jerry’s response? He laughed right in the protester’s face.

When the activist accused him of supporting the genocide of babies in Gaza, Jerry didn't skip a beat -- he carried on laughing, mockingly pointing at the woman -- who was off-camera -- and said, "Only you."

Joe Biden’s physical decline got so real, aides reportedly considered rolling him out in a wheelchair if he defeated Trump in last year's presidential election.

In the book "Original Sin," co-written by CNN’s Jake Tapper, behind-the-scenes chats reveal just how far Biden’s team was ready to go to hide 82-year-old Joe’s decline -- which was evident in his stiff, slowed walk.

However, according to Tapper and coauthor Alex Thompson of Axios, aides admitted wheeling Biden around during the campaign was a political no-go, so that idea was shelved until after the election.

French actor Gérard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexual assault and given an 18-month suspended sentence.

The 76-year-old actor was convicted Tuesday of groping a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant on the set of the 2021 film, "The Green Shutters," according to multiple outlets.

His conviction follows a four-day trial in March, during which a set dresser reportedly accused Depardieu of pinning her in a narrow corridor with his legs and fondling her body, including her breasts, behind and pubic area.

Don't tell Nancy Grace that Diddy's jury should cut him a break for beating and kicking Cassie in the video jurors will watch next week ... she says what you see is EXACTLY the man he is.

Nancy appears on TMZ's new weekly series on Tubi, "TMZ Presents: United States V. Sean Combs: Inside the Diddy Trial," along with Harvey, Mark Geragos, Ashleigh Banfield and Eboni K. Williams.

Eboni suggests the defense will argue Diddy should not be judged by what he did on the worst day of his life. When Nancy heard that, she went ballistic, and everyone else joined in.

Camryn Kinsey is back to her old self after collapsing during a live Fox News segment ... and, she's thanking everyone for their support during this trying time.

The Fox News guest posted to social media Friday ... apologizing to audiences for scaring them -- before thanking the Fox News team and EMTs who rushed to her aid.

She shows even more gratitude for all the people who called, texted or otherwise reached out to her to wish her well in the aftermath of the incident.

A retired United Airlines pilot has some serious safety concerns regarding a busy airport in New Jersey ... and he's got a message for the federal government.

Tom Mannello joined us on "TMZ Live" Friday and we asked him if it's safe to fly into Newark Liberty International Airport in the wake of air traffic controllers experiencing radar outages.

The former commercial pilot says it's only moderately safe to fly into Newark these days ... explaining why staffing shortages, budgets, construction and Mother Nature are all contributing to issues for air travelers.

Elon Musk’s estranged daughter Vivian Wilson is out here living her best life -- completely unbothered by her dad’s shade and dancing like nobody’s watching!

Check it out -- Vivian was fully in her element at 'RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars' party at Gitano in NYC Thursday night, showing off her moves, whipping her hair and catwalking like it was Fashion Week ... all while the crowd hyped her up.

Clearly, Vivian’s rocky ties with Elon aren’t slowing her down -- she’s found her people, and she’s living loud, proud, and totally on her own terms.

Talk about a bad week -- President Trump's unsuccessful nominee for U.S. Attorney for D.C., Ed Martin, was spat on during a live interview on the street in New York City, shocking video shows.

Check out the wild clip ... Ed is in the middle of discussing his failed top D.C. prosecutor nomination Thursday, when an angry lady suddenly stomps up to him, angrily waving her finger.

She accosts him, swearing at him when she recognizes him -- and then hawks up a spitball and fires it right on him.

Robert Prevost is just like the rest of us -- he played Wordle with his brother and watched the movie "Conclave" before becoming the first American to be voted leader of the Catholic Church and taking the name Leo XIV.

Pope Leo's brother John Prevost spoke about the "surreal" moment with NBC Chicago, noting his brother playing the popular New York Times game as well as Words with Friends with him served as "something to keep his mind off of life in the real world."

John made sure to keep things light-hearted with his brother before he entered the papal conclave, joking with him to remember his red socks and asking if he watched "Conclave" so he would "know how to behave." To his amusement, Pope Leo replied he had indeed studied up by watching the 2024 film.

President Trump is going back to the Fox News well for another important position in the federal government ... naming host Jeanine Pirro as the interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.

POTUS just shared his intentions in a post on Truth Social. She is replacing Ed Martin, who Trump says is moving over to the Justice Department.

Pirro hosts on Fox News and she's also been a county judge in New York and a district attorney there, too.

The world just got the first look at the new Holy Father, and he's making history in another way as well ... because the leader of the Catholic Church is the first American to become the Pontiff.

Robert Prevost walked out onto the Basilica balcony in St. Peter's Square overlooking thousands of congregants in the Vatican City and announced his official papal name Thursday evening.

Prevost, a Chicago native who's now a Peruvian citizen, declared he would take the name Leo XIV.

A janitor in Russia was swept off his feet by a speeding car ... 'cause he got flipped while jaywalking across a wide avenue -- smashing in the windshield in a dramatic video.

The clip comes from Sayansk -- a small town in the Irkutsk Oblast region of Russia -- Tuesday, when a man briskly walked across the busy road, right in front of oncoming traffic.

Check out the clip ... the man is crossing the wide street on foot -- and, while the first car stops for him, the second driver doesn't appear to see him until it's too late.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. might need to brush up on his medical books ... because his recent comment that the MMR vaccine contains "a lot of aborted fetus debris and DNA particles" is wildly inaccurate, according to family medicine physician Dr. Mike Varshavski, affectionaly known by his more than 4 million Instagram and 13 million YouTube followers as Dr. Mike.

TMZ caught up with Dr. Mike following the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services leader's head-turning NewsNation interview last week ... during which he claimed the combined Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine contains "fetal debris" from abortions.

While Dr. Mike notes there were fetal cells used to create the original vaccine several decades ago ... he says RFK Jr.'s comment was misleading, even accusing him of "fear mongering" and being all-around "reckless."

Three ex-Memphis cops are walking free, for now, in the Tyre Nichols fatal beating case --  they've all been acquitted of second-degree murder in their state trial.

The jury returned not guilty verdicts Wednesday for all 3 defendants -- Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith -- on all charges. The former cops were facing 7 charges, including second-degree murder, aggravated assault and aggravated kidnapping.

The jury deliberated for less than 9 hours before reaching the verdicts.