June 9, 2009
Gibson finally goes
Injured Missouri right-hander Kyle Gibson, who was the fourth-best player in the draft according to Baseball America before suffering a stress fracture in his forearm within the last couple weeks,...
Top 10 available through 20 picks
With the first selection for the Yankees now nine picks away, here are the top 10 players left on the board according to Baseball America (Number at the beginning is...
SUPREME COURT CLEARS WAY FOR CHRYSLER'S FIAT SALE
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Chrysler's sale to Fiat, turning down a last-ditch bid by opponents of the deal. The court rejected a plea to block...
Active minicamp day
By MARK CANNIZZAROAs minicamp days go in early June -- still nearly two months away from training camp -- today was a rather eventful one.Firstly, it was our first chance...
Recap of the Top 20 picks
Here's a recap of the Top 20 picks in this year's First-Year Player Draft:1. Nationals - Stephen Strasburg, RHP, San Diego State2. Mariners - Dustin Ackley, 1B/OF, North Carolina3. Padres...
Matzek, Crow off the board
Left-hander Tyler Matzek, a California high school pitcher rated No. 3 overall in the draft by Baseball America who had a chance to fall down the board because of signability...
Recap of the Top 10 picks
Here's a recap of the Top 10 picks in this year's First-Year Player Draft:1. Stephen Strasburg, RHP, San Diego State2. Dustin Ackley, 1B/OF, North Carolina3. Donovan Tate, OF, Cartersville (Ga.)...
WRIGHT JUST KIDDING ABOUT CITI FIELD
David Wright to Chipper Jones: Just kidding. A day after the Atlanta Braves star said the Mets third baseman told him he was frustrated by the spacious dimensions at Citi...
Some potential Yankee draft picks
The Yankees are obviously going to have to wait for awhile before making their first selection. That said, here are a few names of players that could potentially fall to...
REPORT: NEW SIZE OF YANKEE STADIUM CAUSING HOME RUNS
It's a small field, after all. After claims that the dimensions of the new Yankee Stadium were identical to the old, AccuWeather.com reported today that slight differences in the new...
Mariners take Ackley with second pick
Dustin Ackley, a 1B/OF from the University of North Carolina, is Seattle's pick at No. 2. Here is BA's breakdown on Ackley:
2ND AVE. SUBWAY CAUSED BUILDING EVAC: OFFICIALS
Second Avenue subway construction is being blamed for the sudden evacuation of residents at an already teetering Upper East Side building this weekend. About 18 people at 1772 Second Avenue...
And the first pick in the 2009 draft is ....
San Diego State right-hander Stephen Strasburg. Little surprise there. Mariners are up next, and will likely take Dustin Ackley, a first baseman/outfielder from North Carolina.
Homers: dimensions, not wind
APThe barrage of home runs at new Yankee Stadium is being caused by shorter dimensions, not weather, according to AccuWeather.com.The meteorology company said Tuesday that 20 of the 105 home...
Some info on Stephen Strasburg
So you've heard about Stephen Strasburg, the San Diego State right-hander who is widely expected to be the top pick in the draft in minutes now. Who is Strasburg? We'll...
May Fantasy Baseball Awards
The season kicked it into high gear last month.Star players like Alex Rodriguez returned to lineups and immediately had an impact. Carlos Delgado and Jose Reyes suffered injuries that sidelined...
So long, farewell
It won't be quite as bad as the first ten days of January, when a dozen Broadway shows closed, but a slew of productions are taking their final curtain call...
JETS QBS: COMPETITION NOT CONTROVERSY
Calling the Jets' quarterback situation a competition, not a controversy, Kellen Clemens and Mark Sanchez continued their battle for the starting job at minicamp today. "It's always a competition. We...
NO VERDICT FROM 'ROCKEFELLER' JURY AFTER 2 DAYS
Jurors in the kidnapping trial of the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller on Tuesday finished a second day of deliberations without reaching a verdict. The jury of eight women...
Horne DL bound .... again
It's the same old story for right-hander Alan Horne. Once one of the Yankees top prospects, the 26-year-old has been unable to stay healthy for the last year-and-a-half, and finds...
BEAUTY AND THE WEB
Not all the winners at last night's 13th Annual Webby Awards were as tech savvy as the professional web developers and bloggers who were honored at this "Academy Awards of...
Sutter leaving Devils
By MARK EVERSONBrent Sutter won't return as coach of the Devils.The news was first announced late last night by a Calgary TV station, hours after Sutter told the Post he...
Sunday Night Sinners: 'Weed'-Dealer Nancy & 'Nurse Jackie'
Sunday night TV's new slogan should be: "Feel Good TV." Because after watching "Weeds" and "Nurse Jackie," you will certainly feel better about yourself.Both of the starring women are mothers...
Putz can throw in six weeks
From APReliever J.J. Putz has undergone surgery to remove a bone spur and fragments of bone from his right elbow. The Mets said after Tuesday's operation at the Hospital for...
Game 56: Phillies at Mets
(UPDATED 2.0) The injury-depleted Mets will at least have Johan Santana to rely on tonight when they begin a grueling stretch with a three-game series against the NL East rival...
BUTLER: SON DUPED ASTOR INTO SELLING PAINTINGS
He was Brooke Astor's loyal English butler, and today, he mopped the floor with her allegedly swindling son Anthony Marshall. Butler Chris Ely scored point after point for the prosecution...
FBI-NYPD DRILLS TO TIE UP TRAFFIC IN QUEENS
It's just a drill. Hundreds of NYPD and federal law enforcement officers are descending on the Clearview Expressway in Queens tonight as part of a counter-terrorism drill to help test...
TERRORISTS LAUNCH ATTACK ON PAKISTANI LUXURY HOTEL
Suicide attackers shot their way past guards and set off a massive blast Tuesday outside a luxury hotel where foreigners and well-to-do Pakistanis mixed, killing at least 11 people and...
U.S. NAVY REPORTS 21 CASES OF SWINE FLU
NORFOLK, Va. -- The Navy is reporting 21 cases of swine flu on board the USS Iwo Jima. Navy spokesman Cmd. Cappy Surette says the Centers for Disease Control and...
GARDEN IS COTTO COUNTRY
In a corner of the South Bronx, WBO welterweight champion Miguel Angel Cotto stepped into an outdoor ring before hundreds of fans and a wave of adulation washed over him....
Hooray for Nollywood!
First there was Hollywood, then Bollywood. Now make way for Nollywood, Nigeria's thriving film industry. Nollywood produces more than 2,500 movies a year, most made for under $10,000 each. (Who...
LINCOLN DOCUMENTS FOUND IN HAWAII
HONOLULU -- Documents bearing signatures of U.S. presidents have turned up in a lot of unexpected places: Attics, libraries, even thrift stores. But how did an innocuous Civil War-era memo...
Leon undecided about training camp
By JUSTIN TERRANOVALeon Washington would not commit today to showing up to Jets training camp without a new contract.Washington is in the final year of his four-year rookie deal and...
U.S. JOURNALISTS UNLIKELY TO SEE N.KOREAN LABOR CAMPS
SEOUL, South Korea -- Prisoners spend long days toiling in rice paddies and factories. Survivors say beatings are frequent, hunger is constant and clothing scarce in the freezing winter. But...
IRAQI ACCUSED OF KILLING 5 U.S. SOLDIERS FREED
BAGHDAD -- The surprise release of a Shiite militant linked to the killing of five U.S. soldiers in Iraq is part of a high-stakes gambit that could result in freedom...
IRAQI ACCUSED OF KILLING 5 U.S. SOLDIERS FREED
BAGHDAD -- The surprise release of a Shiite militant linked to the killing of five U.S. soldiers in Iraq is part of a high-stakes gambit that could result in freedom...
EX-AT &T CEO TO BECOME GM CHAIRMAN
DETROIT -- A former CEO and chairman of telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. will lead General Motors Corp.'s board after the automaker emerges from bankruptcy protection, GM said Tuesday. Edward Whitacre...
SLAIN DOCTOR'S CLINIC TO CLOSE PERMANENTLY
WICHITA, Kan. -- The Wichita clinic of slain abortion provider George Tiller will be "permanently closed," his family said Tuesday. Operations at Women's Health Care Services Inc. had been suspended...
ESPN: Jets 'main team' for Plaxico
ESPN NFL analyst John Clayton says, if Plaxico Burress can avoid serious jail time, the Jets are "the main team" that can use the wide receiver this season."You can see...
Phillies place Lidge on DL
From DAVID SATRIANOPhillies closer Brad Lidge was placed on the 15-day disabled list before tonight's game against the Mets due to a sprained right knee. The move is retroactive to...
SITE CHECK: www.busjunction.com
It's easy to wizz all over the bus industry, but the truth of the matter is that it's made tremendous strides in recent times upgrading itself, and more importantly its...
JUDGE CONSOLIDATES MADOFF LIQUIDATION CASES
Separate efforts to sell the business and personal property of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff have been combined to speed the process and get more of the proceeds to those he...
GEORGE H.W. BUSH WILL SKYDIVE AGAIN
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine -- Former President George H.W. Bush plans to celebrate his 85th birthday Friday by making a parachute jump in Maine, where he has his summer home. Jim Appleby,...
Report: Vikings back off Favre
ESPN.com reports, "The Minnesota Vikings have at least temporarily suspended their pursuit of Brett Favre after the retired quarterback failed to report to organized team activities that began Tuesday as...
MAN EXTRADICTED FROM ISRAEL PLEADS GUILTY TO SEX CRIME
An orthodox Jew who bolted Brooklyn for Israel after being accused of molesting teenage boys pleaded guilty today to performing a criminal sex act. Stefan Colmer, 32, went on the...
US AIRWAYS FLIGHT 1549 TRANSCRIPT
This is the transcript released today of cockpit and radio communications from US Airways Flight 1549, which landed in the Hudson River on Jan. 15 after striking a flock of...
Conan Crash Lands
The honeymoon's over, Conan O'Brien. After just one week, David Letterman appears to have come roaring back by finishing in a virtual tie with the "Tonight" show last night.The overnight...
PATERSON WON'T LEAVE NY AMID SENATE REVOLT
ALBANY -- Not going anywhere for a while? Gov. Paterson said this afternoon that succession concerns have forced him to cancel all out-of-state trips until lawmakers settle the issue of...
SCHOOL OFFICIAL WRESTLES GUN FROM ARMED MAN
A man identified by police as a former NYPD officer entered a Rockland County middle school this morning with a gun -- but was disarmed by the schools superintendent, who...
Tracy Grimshaw: Gordon Ramsay an 'Arrogant Narcissist'
Tracy Grimshaw is not going to play nice with Gordon Ramsay ever again. "Obviously Gordon thinks that any woman who doesn't find him attractive must be gay," Grimshaw said last...
Beltran's nephew among Yankee mock draft projections
With baseball's First-Year Player Draft now just over five hours away from starting (presumably with the Nationals selecting San Diego State fireballer Stephen Strasburg), now is as good a time...
'Saturday Night' Redux. Yikes.
How many things are wrong with this report: "Plans are afoot for a 'Saturday Night Fever' remake, with TV impresario Simon Cowell hoping to oversee the project.According to The Sun,...
BUSH LAPS IT UP AT WIFE'S BIRTHDAY BASH
Read my lips: Ohh-la-la! Former President George H.W. Bush was photographed Monday by a party-goer with a bikini-clad woman sitting on his lap. The photo, which was on Facebook.com and...
NATALIE COLE ANNOUNCES FIRST POST-SURGERY CONCERT
Natalie Cole is preparing for her comeback performance less than a month after a successful kidney transplant. The Grammy-winning singer says she'll perform Sept. 9 at the Hollywood Bowl in...
SOTOMAYOR'S CONFIRMATION HEARINGS TO BEGIN JULY 13
WASHINGTON -- Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy says confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor will convene on July 13. Leahy said the date presents a "reasonable schedule"...
NYC's Latest Converted Movie House
Clearview's 62nd and Broadway, which closed in April, has become the latest movie theater in the city to be repurposed. The New York Institute of Technology, which has buildings in...
FRENCH POLICE: NOTEBOOK OF PICASSO SKETCHES STOLEN
PARIS -- A police official says a notebook full of Pablo Picasso's sketches worth several million euros (dollars) has been stolen from the Paris museum that bears the painter's name....
COPS HONORED AT ANNUAL NYPD MEDAL DAY
Nearly 50 police officers were honored today during the NYPD's annual medal ceremony. Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly today honored 43 members of the department, awarding one Medal...
US EYES SOUTH PACIFIC TO RESETTLE UIGHUR DETAINEES
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is in talks with the remote South Pacific island nation of Palau to resettle a group of Chinese Muslims now held at the Guantanamo Bay...
Homer problems at new stadiums
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAYou can't hit home runs in one park and you can't give credit to the other park for all the home runs being hit.The Mets (17-9) and Yankees...
CONN. MAN SAYS CITY TAKING HOUSE OVER $50 TAX BILL
A Connecticut man claims he's losing his beloved home because he owes $50 in back taxes. The city of Bridgeport has decided to foreclose on Jean Castro's home because of...
Lambert to Rolling Stone: Kris Allen 'The One Guy I Found Attractive'
Adam Lambert wasn't going to just let any publication run his story. The glam rocker, who placed second on this year's "American Idol," was waiting for Rolling Stone to tell...
LI SENIORS GET THEIR OWN 'AMBER ALERT' SYSTEM
Call it an Amber Alert for senior citizens. Long Island officials announced the start of "Silver Alert" today for the elderly -- a system expected to help authorities track down...
10 BIG BANKS ALLOWED TO REPAY BAILOUT MONEY
WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department has approved 10 of the nation's largest banks to repay $68 billion in government bailout money. The department on Tuesday said the banks, which were...
LI GUNMAN KILLS HIMSELF ALONG HIGHWAY
A man who barricaded himself inside his car along a stretch of highway on Long Island killed himself this morning after firing several shots, authorities said. The man, who has...
SULLY ADMIRED HUDSON RIVER BEFORE BIRD STRIKE
WASHINGTON -- On takeoff, the pilot of Flight 1549 remarked on two things almost immediately: a breathtaking view of the Hudson River and the sickening thump of birds hitting his...
NAACP CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY
The NAACP is getting a plaque at the Manhattan site where the organization held its first meeting 100 years ago. Mayor Bloomberg presented the plaque today to NAACP President and...
Coverage in The Post
If the injury-depleted Mets have to run a gauntlet of the Phillies and Yankees over the next six days, they can think of no better way to open it than...
FIRE DAMAGES HISTORIC QUEENS CHURCH
An early morning fire ripped through an historic Queens church, authorities said. Flames broke out at the United Methodist Church on 58th Avenue in Maspeth at about 4:30 a.m., fire...
The Daily Whacks, Tuesday Edition
You can count me among the tweetin' Twitterers (or is that the Twitterin' tweeters?) now: http://twitter.com/MikeVacc*******Roy Boe was one of the last of the great maverick owners, and while his...
BRAZIL FLIES BODIES FROM AIR FRANCE CRASH TO MAINLAND
RECIFE, Brazil -- Four more bodies from Air France Flight 447 were recovered Tuesday, and helicopters began ferrying other remains to shore. Air France rushed to replace instruments suspected of...
MAN SHOT DEAD IN TIMES SQUARE
A man was shot and killed early today in Times Square, authorities said. The victim, who was not immediately identified, was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital in critical condition with...
FIAT SAYS IT'S COMMITTED TO CHRYSLER DESPITE COURT DELAY
MILAN -- Italian automaker Fiat said Tuesday it will not turn its back on a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Chrysler despite a U.S. Supreme Court stay on...
FIRST GITMO DETAINEE COMES TO US TO FACE TRIAL
The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be brought to the United States for trial pleaded not guilty this afternoon in two embassy bombings during an appearance in Manhattan federal court....
The Worst Movie of 2009? Maybe 'Madoff: Made Off With America'
Here is a hugely unpromising clip the producers made available from the currently shooting "Madoff: Made Off With America'' showing Bernie Madoff (played by Paul Cohen) being punched in the...
3 UP: BURNETT, HUGHES AND SANTANA
Yes, I am on Twitter.1. The Yankees are 0-5 against Boston this year, yet begin tonight's series one game up on the Red Sox in the AL East. That says...
BLACK EYED PEAS
HIP-HOP purists say the end of the Black Eyed Peas came when these socially conscious rappers took on Fergie as a fourth member five years ago and then catapulted themselves...
ORGAN MAN
BEFORE Booker T. recorded and released "Potato Hole," his first solo disc in 20 years, the organ wizard had to reinvent himself. "I've been changing over from an old-school guy...
NOVEL IDEA FOR REALITY STAR
UP until now, "the" has been the most common word in the written English language, but we're guessing "like" is about to usurp it. Lauren Conrad, the star of MTV's...
TRANSFORMERS!
HOW do we love thee, little red dress? Let us count the ways: as the no-nonese work outfit, as the twisty-strap sundress, as the Saturday-in-the-park flowy skirt and -- best...
LOCAL TV NEWS SHARING
FOR the first time, local TV news shows in New York will pool their video resources to cover certain events in order to save money. WCBS (Ch. 2), WNBC (Ch....
'OUR TIME IS UP'
HBO is thinking of ending "In Treatment" as it looks for a post-"Sopranos" hit, according to trade reports. "Our programming started to skew a little ponderous," HBO programming chief Michael...
STAYIN' ALIVE
JEFF Probst's show about dying people isn't dead. Even though "Live for the Moment" was left off CBS' 2009/2010 pick- up list announced at last month's upfront pre sentation --...
LIL' FOOD DUDE
A 14-year-old chef from East Hampton is get ting his own reality show. Last week, Greg Grossman, an eighth grader who's been in the catering business since he was 11,...
DAVE TO INK NEW CBS DEAL
UPDATE: Letterman Catches Conan in Ratings DAVID LETTERMAN is not backing down from his new late-night competition -- he's reportedly close to a longer deal with CBS. The network is...
VAN GUNDY'S TINKERING POINT-LESS
ORLANDO, Fla. -- How can a coach cunning enough to design a near Game 2-winning, out-of-bounds cross-court back-door lob be so obtuse regarding the ramifications of messing with players' minds?...
METS' B-TEAM WILL BACK ACE IN OPENER
Time for the replace-Mets to go Dancing with the Stars. Alex Cora can tango with Jimmy Rollins for a few days, while Fernando Tatis waltzes near first base with Ryan...
BELIEF IN MAGIC STARTING TO WANE
Orlando center Dwight Howard has not lived up to the Superman hype, seeing purple, not green Kryptonite, in his sleep. Stan Van Gundy has not met the challenge of matching...
GIRARDI THE FAN'S LOOKING FORWARD TO 1ST-PLACE CLASH
JOE Girardi admits he's still enough of a baseball fan to retain the kinds of routines that baseball fans hold sacred. He still reads box scores in the newspaper every...
DAMON: IT'S TIME FOR YANKEES TO BEAT RED SOX
Sure, it's early in the season and the Yankees have seemingly recovered from a sluggish start to play better and reach first place in the AL East. But there's something...
RIVERA SAVES WIN; LIKELY WON'T PITCH TONIGHT
The last two days, Mariano Rivera has rebounded from his debacle on Saturday. But he might not be able to keep it up tonight. Because he might not be available...
PATH TESTING BOMB DETECTORS
New security technology to detect threats like explosive devices will be tested at PATH train stations over the next month. The Port Authority said yesterday the pilot program will start...
TASTELESS ABOUT ACTOR'S DEATH
I truly enjoy The Post, but you have crossed the line with your headline "Hung Fu!" (June 5) in regard to the death of actor David Carradine. Yes, it's a...
MADONNA WILL GET AFRICA TOT
They'll grant her Mercy after all. Madonna has persuaded three appeal judges in Malawi to let her adopt 3-year-old Mercy James, The Sun in London reported last night. The ruling...
GOV'S PENSION TENSION: A CHEAP SHOT AT UNIONS?
Gov. Paterson is praised by The Post for his veto of police- and fire-pension legislation, which is said to save $48 billion over the next 30 years ("The Gov Gets...
ISOLATING ISLAMISTS
LESS than three days after President Obama tried to woo Islamist forces with a major speech in Cairo, secular democratic forces in the Middle East won a dramatic victory in...
FINNY BUSINESS: DOLPHINS BACK IN NJ
SEA BRIGHT, NJ -- Early last June, 16 bottlenose dolphins took up residence in a river at the New Jersey shore. Then winter closed in, and only nine made it...
WHO'LL KNOCK DOWN 'BLOBBY' BROWN?
THERE is an irritating chil dren's toy -- I think it's called Mr. Blobby -- that is a miracle of resilience. However many times you push it over, it invariably...
NEW ZOO LEOPARDS
The Central Park Zoo is introducing a new endangered species to its menagerie: the snow leopard. The new Allison Maher Stern Snow Leopard Exhibit is scheduled to open on Thursday...
'FOUL PLAY' IN CRUISE DEATH
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The family of a Connecticut man who disappeared from his honeymoon cruise in 2005 says federal authorities believed he was the victim of foul play, according...
O'S ABSURD 'AUSTERITY'
TREASURY Secre tary Timothy Geithner wasn't playing for yucks when he visited China last week. But when he told students at a Chinese university that China's assets in the United...
TV 'WIFE' IN DEAL ON BEATING
A claws-out cou gar from "The Real Housewives of New York City" accepted a deal yesterday over charges she belted her much younger beau. As part of the deal --...
BRONX PARADISE LOST
Residents of City Island -- the tiny Bronx enclave whose seafood restaurants and waterfront views give it a New England summer-resort air -- are up in arms about increased noise,...
DR. BERNANKE CREATES A FRANKENSTEIN OUT OF MONEY
BEN Bernanke now has to deal with his Frankenstein monster. The head of the Federal Reserve just plain blew it when he and then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson decided late in...
OPENGATE'S NEW FRENCH ACCENT
Private-equity firm OpenGate Capital has agreed to buy two French children's publishers from Groupe Le Monde of France. Under terms of the agreement which weren't disclosed, OpenGate will team with...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Queens A hygienist who suspected her husband was cheating tried to set his underwear on fire after beating him in the head with a hammer, officials said. Bhagandai Zohan, 37,...
YANKEES FAN PUT GREEN MONSTER IN FENWAY
The Yankees will have "home-field" advantage at Fenway Park tonight, thanks to one fan's grassroots effort to sabotage the Red Sox. Ian Ferris, 30, a Bombers fan in the heart...
QNS. BEEP GET$ SELF IN A PIXEL
Picture this -- a job that pays more than what most city workers make for taking snapshots of Queens Borough President Helen Marshall. Despite a statewide austerity directive brought on...
BOSTON GLOBE NIXES TIMES
The New York Times vowed to begin slashing the Boston Globe's biggest union's benefits by 23 percent next week after employees narrowly rejected a contract to cut benefits by 10...
BROKER FUGITIVE TZOLOV LEAVES FRIENDS HOMELESS
A former Credit Suisse broker who became a fugitive to escape trial for fraud now has two more victims -- the friends who put their homes on the line to...
DOWNED JET TAIL IS FOUND
RECIFE, Brazil -- A large tail section of a jetliner bearing Air France's trademark red and blue stripes was recovered from the Atlantic Ocean yesterday, helping narrow the hunt for...
THIEF LEAPS TO DEATH
A bank robber fell to his death yesterday after trying to escape cops by leaping off elevated train tracks in Queens. The suspect held up the Capital One bank on...
THAIS OK KUNG FU FBI
This is one for the XXX files. FBI investigators may assist Thai police in investigating the death of actor David Carradine, officials said yesterday. "If the FBI wants to get...
MAYOR: TAKE A HIKIND, DOV
It is appropriate that a Holocaust memorial in Brooklyn honor victims of Nazi atrocities other than Jews because "We don't value one group more than any other," Mayor Bloomberg declared...
NOW THEY'RE HEZ-BEENS!
The Arab world's axis of evil was reeling yesterday after being dealt a stunning blow by US-backed candidates in Lebanon who defeated slates funded by Iran, Syria and the terrorist...
THE HORRORS OF NORTH KOREA'S GULAGS
IF there's a shred of good news in the sentencing of American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling to 12 years in a North Korean prison labor camp, it's that...
O EYES GORE IN BID TO FREE US DUO IN N. KOREA
President Obama is "deeply concerned" by the brutal sentencing of two US journalists, and his administration is pursuing "all possible channels" to win their release, officials said yesterday. Laura Ling...
EX-TYCO BOSS' APPEAL GETS REJECTED
The Supreme Court yesterday rejected an appeal from former Tyco International Ltd. Chief Executive Officer L. Dennis Kozlowski, leaving intact his conviction for stealing millions of dollars from the company....
IT'S SLIMES SQUARE!
The Crossroads of the World looks more like a city dump these days, thanks to those new pedestrian plazas. The cheapo tables and chairs set up in the pedestrian-only sections...
TWO MORE DIRECTORS LEAVE BOFA'S BOARD
Bank of America Corp., the lender that accepted $45 billion in US rescue funds, said Jackie M. Ward and Patricia E. Mitchell resigned as directors last week, boosting the exodus...
LITTLE SLUG-GER
An 11-year-old "miracle" boy sat calmly in a Brooklyn emergency room for three hours -- unaware there was a bullet in his skull. When Davonte Kelly of the Spring Creek...
PUSH TO INCLUDE RAIL AREA IN WEST SIDE GLORY
Fresh off of today's public opening of the High Line Park, advocates for the project are turning their attention to saving one last unprotected section of the old rail trestle...
SONIA'S LOUSY BREAK
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor didn't miss a step yesterday after breaking her ankle as she rushed to catch a flight to the nation's capital. The Manhattan federal...
HIGH LINE AN OASIS IN THE SKY
IT TAKES only about 15 minutes to stroll the length of the High Line Park's just- opened first section from Gansevoort Street to West 20th Street. But they might be...
'JACKIE' NO, NURSES SAY
"Nurse Jackie" may be a critical hit, but it's dead on arrival for the state's nurses' union. The New York State Nurses Association said on its Web site that last...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Stress tests The Federal Reserve accepted capital plans from the 10 banks judged by regulators in stress tests last month to need a combined capital buffer of $74.6 billion to...
APPLE MISSING MR. GADGET
* A bevy of new products appeared onstage at Apple's developers' conference yesterday, but the one sight that everyone was looking for -- CEO Steve Jobs -- failed to materialize....
AD BIZ'S OPTIMISM VANISHES
The ad market continued its downward spiral in the first quarter as Detroit's woes and the sagging economy took their toll, a new report shows. Although advertising and media executives...
HEDGE FUNDS EYE UNLOCKING GATES
Hedge funds may have found a way to keep both themselves and their investors happy when it comes to redemptions. After drawing fierce criticism from investors for imposing so-called "gates,"...
GIANT VISITS LOST COP KIN
Former Giants star Tiki Barber yesterday had an emotional visit with the two young sons of tragic city cop Omar Edwards, who died in a hail of friendly fire last...
MIKE: LET TV TAX BREAKS GO DOWN TUBE
Lights. Cameras. Taxes. The Bloomberg administration is making a bet that TV shows that have been filmed in the city for at least five years will stay put even if...
TEDDY BEAR 'SEX BEAST'
An employee of teddy-bear giant Steiff is making some grisly allegations against the company's CEO, charging he sexually harassed her for years -- and raped her. In an $80 million...
SALINGER DEAF & AILING: REP
Reclusive writer J.D. Salinger is holed up in a rehab facility where he has to communicate in longhand because he has gone "totally deaf," according to his longtime literary agent....
STUDENT CASH PLAN IN LIMBO
Despite its apparent success at raising the performance of students, the controversial program to pay kids for good grades is not sure to continue in the coming school year. Officials...
ED. HONCHO QUITS
A top school official hired to reform the city's special-education services -- despite having no background in the area -- is leaving after just five months. Garth Harries, who joined...
TURNCOATS ARE REVOLTING
Meet the two Democratic turncoats who handed control of the state Senate back to the Republicans: One's been charged with slashing his girlfriend, while the other is being probed in...
JACKIE'S HALF-BROTHER EYED IN KIDDIE-PORN SCANDAL
Jackie Kennedy's half-brother, who has long lived a quiet existence in a sleepy Oregon suburb, is being eyed by authorities for allegedly harboring a sickening kiddie-porn habit, authorities said. James...
ZELL COULD LOSE TRIBUNE TO ITS DEBTHOLDERS
Sam Zell's foray into newspapers might be coming to a close. The billionaire real estate titan, who bought a controlling interest in Tribune Co. in 2007, could lose control of...
JUDGE: CHRYSLER, FIAT MARRIAGE ON HOLD
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg yesterday put the brakes on Uncle Sam's shotgun marriage of Chrysler to Fiat, providing a group of dissident investors one last chance to block...
CLUELESS LEADERSHIP DIDN'T SEE IT COMING
ALBANY -- The his toric and breathtak ing coup that apparently ousted Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith yesterday was set in motion three weeks ago -- but it was six...
NOW COMETH THE JUGGERNAUT
Do the recently passed reforms to New York's Rockefeller drug laws hand a stay-out-of-jail card to some of the state's most hardened drug dealers? At least one street-smart alleged dealer...
MALCOLM'S JUST DESERTS
Malcolm Smith never saw it coming. Just five-plus months after being named majority leader of the state Senate, the Queens Democrat yesterday fell victim to a legislative coup that saw...
MRS. STRIKES OUT BONDS
Barry Bonds' marriage looks like it's going . . . going . . . gone. The out-of-work slugger's wife filed for separation in Los Angeles, in the first possible step...
AIG'S HQ NEEDS A RESCUE, TOO
WHOEVER'S negotiating to buy AIG's magnificent 70 Pine St. headquarters tower along with 72 Wall St. from the bailed-out insurer should know that people are watching: namely, the city's Landmarks...
UK WOES FOR MADOFF
The British overseers of Bernard Madoff's London firm fired back yesterday at allegations from some victims that they're squandering the fraudster's funds on needless legal fees. But the Manhattan Bankruptcy...
RESERVING LIBERTY
People eager to climb to the Statue of Liberty's crown can start calling Saturday for a reservation. It's set to open July 4 after being closed since 9/11. Crown tickets...
LEHMAN ALUM TO START ADVISORY FIRM
A few former Lehman Brothers executives are considering hanging their own shingle some nine months after their 158-year old firm went up in smoke in the biggest bankruptcy in US...
STATE SENATE'S GONE COUP-KOO
ALBANY -- An unprecedented revolt sparked by two renegade Democrats yesterday ousted Majority Leader Malcolm Smith and returned Republicans to power in the state Senate, rocking the Capitol and dealing...
KID'S CASE OF THE 'FLEW'
James Leininger says he's thinking of becoming a fighter pilot -- and that's not surprising, since the 11-year-old and his parents believe he was one in his past life during...
JUBILANT DRUGGIES DO THE JAILHOUSE ROCKY
State prisoners are cheering a new, more liberal sentencing guideline they say amounts to a "Drug Dealers Protection Law," a group of worried district attorneys revealed yesterday. "Now I know...
FEDS: STATE CHARTER CAP ISN'T $MART
The state cap on charter schools may hurt its chances of getting hundreds of millions in federal stimulus dollars, the nation's top education official revealed yesterday. New York has applied...
POOR SLEEP COULD TRIGGER HEALTH RISK
CHICAGO --Middle-aged adults who get too little sleep are likelier to develop high blood pressure, researchers said yesterday. A study by Kristen Knutson of the University of Chicago found that...
'CROCK' CASE GOES TO JURY
The fate of bogus blueblood Clark Rockefeller is in the hands of a Boston jury, which will decide if he's a master manipulator or a complete head case. The panel...
LADY ASTOR'S SHARP TONGUE
No class. No neck. No mincing. Rampaging Alzheimer's aside, Brooke Astor still had the marbles at age 100 to brutally sum up her loathed daughter-in-law Charlene Marshall -- snarking aloud...
STAB SLAYER DRIVEN BY 'VOICES'
A crazed Brooklyn woman admitted yesterday she fatally stabbed her friend's husband after claiming she heard voices urging her to kill the man. "The candle was burning and I saw...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
How's this for living high on the hog? An upstate man and his alleged drug dealer were busted in Fulton on narcotics charges after police saw an unusual trade. Angelo...
MOOLA FROM MUSIC MAYHEM
Moola from music mayhem THE legendary Wood stock Music Festival in 1969 was a financial disaster for its organizers, who were unable to charge admission to thousands of attendees as...
LEMMON EXTRACTS ON DVD
THE first DVD box set devoted to the beloved late actor Jack Lemmon isn't quite what his son, Chris Lemmon, originally envisioned. "I thought it would include his gems with...
LABORIOUS, LETHARGIC 'DRY' IS ALL WET
WHO says there's no truth in advertising? Naomi Wall ace's "Things of Dry Hours," which opened last night, is exactly what it sounds like -- an arid, airless drama whose...
SUTTER STILL UP IN AIR
Another weekend to ponder returning to New Jersey didn't bring a decision from Brent Sutter. Sutter told The Post yesterday he still hasn't decided on coming back for a third...
DESPERATE PENGUINS AIM TO STAY ALIVE
PITTSBURGH -- The series score is the same, so is the opponent and the location, yet this Game 6 has a distinctly different feel to the desperate Pittsburgh Penguins. Back...
EX-NETS, ISLANDERS OWNER DIES AT 79
ORLANDO, Fla. -- It bothers Rod Thorn that Roy Boe is remembered primarily as the man who sold Julius Erving from the Nets and not as the kind of boss...
MANUEL KEEPS FERNANDO IN MIND
Now for the juggling act with Fernando Martinez. Among the Mets' requisites for promoting Martinez from Triple-A Buffalo last month was a regular chance to play for the 20-year-old outfielder....
TIGER PLAYS BETHPAGE; L.I. LOCAL HIS CADDIE
At 9:25 yesterday morning, Tiger Woods launched a towering drive off the first tee at Bethpage's Black Course to start his preparation round for next week's U.S. Open. PHOTOS: Tiger...
DAVEY: STRASBURG GOOD AS GOODEN
Davey Johnson makes a conversation-stopping comparison when asked about Stephen Strasburg, the pitcher expected to be taken No. 1 in tonight's Major League Baseball draft. "I'd consider him right there...
NEW LEAGUE COULD OFFER VICK TUNEUP FOR NFL
If Michael Vick is too toxic for the NFL, he may have another option. "It's not a gimmick for us," said Michael Huyghue, Commissioner of the United Football League, a...
COUGHLIN TAKING GIANT COACH TRIP TO IRAQ
Tom Coughlin will be one of five current and former NFL coaches who will travel to Iraq later this month with the inaugural NFL-USO Coaches Tour. Coughlin is one of...
BUSS: KOBE TOPS LEBRON
Lakers executive Jeanie Buss disagrees with Lakers legend Jerry West, who recently said LeBron James has surpassed Kobe Bryant as the game's best player. Buss told The Post yesterday it's...
CHIPPER SLAMS INTO CITI FIELD
Longtime Mets nemesis Chipper Jones did so much damage to the Mets' old ballpark that he named one of his sons "Shea" in honor of it. It's safe to say...
XAVERIAN'S REPEAT HOPES ALIVE
Xaverian is trying to successfully defend its CHSAA baseball title from a year ago and still has its work cut out for it to repeat. But the top-seeded Clippers took...
HONDO A-OK WITH A.J.
Hondo tried to change his awful Tiger luck last night, but the feeble felines were unable to scratch out a victory in the nightcap so the earnings fell to 570...
KNICKS LOOKING AT FLYNN
When you add it up, Syracuse point guard Jonny Flynn has probably put in more work time at the Garden than former Knick Jerome James did in his 3½ seasons....
NO-NAMES ROUND OUT BETHPAGE FIELD
A number of accomplished and decorated players highlighted the field at yesterday's U.S. Open sectional qualifying tournament at Century and Old Oaks. PGA Tour veterans Brad Faxon, Michael Allen, Scott...
NL-HEAVY SCHEDULE BOTHERING GIRARDI
Yankees manager Joe Girardi yesterday complained about MLB's scheduling. The Yankees resume interleague play this weekend against the Mets in The Bronx, then host the Nationals for three games. But...
SPORTS SHORTS
NFL: Report: Vikings give Favre deadline The Vikings reportedly have told Brett Favre to decide this week if he wants to play this year. ESPN, citing two unidentified sources, says...
EAR CANDY
1) WAVE GATHERINGAsbury Park, NJ; June 19-21 Your years of snubbing the shore are over, soldier. Come for the nearly 200 bands playing over 20 venues, stay for the grubadelic...
NEW ROAD RULES
THIS summer, with gas prices less than half what they were last summer, there's never been a better time to roll up to the rental counter and take out a...
50 STATES: Rhode Island
TO UNDERSTAND Rhode Island, start with the coffee. "Don't ask for a regular," Zach Miller warned me over breakfast in Little Compton, the Stephen King-ready, clapboard-faced town on the state's...
NEWS + NOTES
GAME ON AS Pennsylvania loosens its grip on a fledgling gaming scene, all eyes are on the new Sands Bethlehem, which debuted just days ago. Yes, it's still mostly slots...
PETTITTE, HOME RUNS POWER YANKEES OVER RAYS 5-3
Andy Pettitte and another barrage of home runs at the new Yankee Stadium carried New York to a win that started what figures to be a challenging week. Pettitte recovered...
BOSTON GLOBE UNION VOTES AGAINST PAY, BENEFIT CUTS
Members of The Boston Globe's largest employees union have narrowly rejected a new contract marked by $10 million in concessions despite threats of even deeper wage cuts or the possible...
Chipper no fan of Citi Field
Longtime Mets nemesis Chipper Jones did so much damage at Shea Stadium that he named one of his sons "Shea" in honor of it. It's safe to say the Atlanta...
Real Madrid gets Kaka
Real Madrid has landed Brazil superstar Kaka, and they paid AC Milan a world-record $92 million to do it. Returning team president Florentino Perez wants to bring back the Galacticos,...
BOSTON GLOBE UNION VOTES ON PAY, BENEFIT CUTS
Reporters and editors at The Boston Globe faced the choice Monday of accepting $10 million in annual wage and benefit concessions or risking even deeper pay cuts and the possible...