December 25, 2009
4 key Giants players listed as 'doubtful'
It looks as if the Giants are heading into Sunday's game against the Panthers at far less than full strength. Four players they count on heavily were not able to...
Charlie Sheen arrested on charges of alleged domestic violence
ASPEN, Colo. — Charlie Sheen has been arrested in the Colorado resort town of Aspen on charges related to an alleged case of domestic violence. Aspen police spokeswoman Stephanie Dasaro...
Focus on sex offender in Maryland girl’s death
SALISBURY, Md. — Sheriff Mike Lewis enlisted the help of everyone from hunters to homeowners along Maryland’s Eastern shore to find a missing 11-year-old girl, and thousands searched on Christmas...
9 killed in fire on Greek-owned cargo ship
CARACAS, Venezuela — A Greek-owned cargo ship caught fire in the Caribbean off Venezuela’s coast Friday, killing nine crew members and injuring five others, Venezuelan authorities said. The Aegean Wind...
Obama vacation disrupted, briefed on Delta plane incident
President Barack Obama was briefed of the possible terrorist incident aboard a Delta plane Friday by a military aide while vacationing with his family in Hawaii, White House spokesman Bill...
Bronx boy, 7, drowns in Conn. hotel pool
STAMFORD, Conn. — Police in Stamford are investigating the death of a 7-year-old New York City boy who drowned in a hotel swimming pool on Christmas Eve. Capt. Richard Conklin...
SI blaze in vacant house leaves neighboring family homeless
An Annadale family is left homeless after a fire tore through their home. The blaze originated in the vacant home next door before spreading to destroy the home at 254...
Officials: 2 children killed in Ky. Christmas fire
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fire officials say two children have died in a Christmas morning fire that destroyed a house in Kentucky. Maj. Henry Ott of the Louisville Metro Arson Squad...
Truck crashes into Ohio nativity scene, killing man
ASHTABULA, Ohio — A traffic accident has sent a truck crashing into people observing a northeast Ohio church’s live outdoor nativity scene, killing a man. As many as six people...
'Jersey Shore' star a former exotic dancer
There's a new situation brewing for one of the "Jersey Shore" castmembers. Mike Sorrentino, who fondly refers to himself as "The Situation" due to his rock-hard stomach, was a member...
Knicks lose to Heat, 87-93
Too much egg nog. The Knicks couldn't shoot straight on Christmas and saw their six-game home winning streak crushed today in a 93-87 loss to the Heat in a nationally...
Lawsuit: disabled woman must slide down stairs
A Brooklyn woman has sued her landlord claiming her severely disabled daughter has to slide down several flights of stairs on her backside because the company refuses to provide the...
Al-Qaeda link in failed plane attack
DETROIT (AP) — A Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria, who said he was acting on al-Qaida’s instructions, set off an explosive device Friday in a failed terrorist attack on the...
'Twas the night before kickoff
This week the Fantasy Tracker gets into the holiday spirit by putting a fantasy football spin on an old holiday classic. Counting down from twelve, here is the Tracker’s version...
Couple sues Gene Simmons over alleged attack
LOS ANGELES — A couple who said they were assaulted by Gene Simmons sued the KISS bassist for unspecified damages Thursday, court records show. Nathan Marlowe and his wife Cynthia...
Journalist killed in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — A journalist was gunned down this week as he left a holiday party on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, human rights officials and an international media group said Friday,...
Police: unclear how NY girl, 15, died on street
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. — Police say a 15-year-old girl who died on her way to mail a Christmas card in Bronxville bled to death internally, but they don’t yet know the...
Don King: I Would Have Super Fight Done By Now
Legendary promoter Don King is watching the negotiations for the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight from afar and wondering what all the fuss is about. "If I was involved with this...
Vatican to review security after papal attack
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican will review its security procedures after a woman jumped a barrier and rushed at Pope Benedict XVI for the second time in two years, managing...
Family plea after Taliban video of captive soldier
KABUL — The Taliban released a video Friday of an American soldier captured in Afghanistan, showing him apparently healthy but spouting criticism about the U.S. military operation. In Idaho, Pfc....
Brittany Murphy's family asks fans to light a candle in her memory
Brittany Murphy’s family issued the following statement after the acresses' Christmas Eve burial: “Today a wife, a daughter, a niece, a cousin, a family member and dear friend to thousands...
Salvation Army major shot and killed in front of kids
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Police says a Salvation Army major was fatally shot in front of his three young children outside the organization's community center in North Little Rock. Pulaski...
Which mistress may be a pyro?
Page Six asks today: Which one of Tiger Woods' many alleged mistresses once displayed a dangerous penchant for playing with fire?Leave your guesses in the comments!
Giants need to step up in stadium finale
The Giants’ thrashing of the Redskins on Monday night brought back fond memories of the road-warrior mentality the team used to streak through the playoffs two seasons ago on its...
Giants' Jacobs fined $7,500
Brandon Jacobs scuffle with the Redskins’ Albert Haynesworth at the end of Monday’s game proved doubly painful — in his wallet and his mouth. GIANTS BLOG Jacobs needed three teeth...
Zak comes full circle for finale at old digs
Of all the players who have come and gone through Giants Stadium in its 34 years of existence, none can duplicate the experience of Zak DeOssie. The Giants’ third-year long-snapper...
Giants: Make it a Bury Christmas
It doesn't matter whether the quarterback is Tom Brady, or Matt Moore of the Panthers. When you are in a desperate fight to the finish for a wild-card berth, you...
Ryan to QB: ‘Just go play’
Rex Ryan has a message for Mark Sanchez, one he said yesterday he was going to deliver over and over to his slumping rookie quarterback as the Jets prepare to...
Eli’s effort really ‘rates’ with Coughlin
Tom Coughlin offered some of the highest praise he ever has distributed when looking back on Eli Manning’s performance in Monday night’s 45-12 victory over the Redskins. Manning completed passes...
One way or another, a Steve Smith will win
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dwayne Jarrett played with receiver Steve Smith in college at USC. He’s a teammate now in Carolina with receiver Steve Smith, too. They’re just different guys. “I...
Yi bright spot for Nets
In the span of 30 minutes Wednesday night, forward Yi Jianlian might have played his way into the starting lineup. At 2-27, the moribund Nets have little to lose --...
It's another late-game horror show for Nets
Far be it from me to misbe have all over your Yule Log (but why change reindeer in mid-stream?), but the comings and going always seem to encourage good, old-fashioned...
Stopping onrushing Peppers is big Diehl
When players are kicking back and watching football as fans and not studying it as prospective opponents, they often focus on individuals who man the same position. That is precisely...
Top 10 for ten
It’s been a decade of booms and busts — and while it’s ending on a bust for many, a few are sitting as pretty as can be in multi-billionaire status....
From the Gospel According to Luke, Chapter 2, Verses 1 through 20:
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made...
Back for the holidays
Jai Kellman didn’t want a new pair of sneakers or any designer clothes for Christmas. Rejoining the George Westinghouse boys basketball team was the only thing on his list. Luckily,...
'Kick Who off the Super Bowl'
Two child-abuse groups are trying to get The Who banned from the Super Bowl halftime show because of band leader Peter Townshend's 2003 kiddie porn arrest. One group, Child Abuse...
People's choice
The internet is ruth lessly democratic -- people vote for what they want to read with the click of the mouse. Here are the top 10 most-read TV stories from...
Lane's world -- excellent!
I opened the bag of Christmas mail yester day and out tumbled a couple of missives from the gang at "The Addams Family," the $15 million Broadway-bound musical trying out...
Our Christmas Guardians
Each year at Christmas, we remember our troops, far from home, standing be tween us and the latest Herods out to slaughter the innocents. As a former soldier, my thoughts...
Health Care: Now's the Hard Part
Harry Reid finally begged, cajoled and bribed enough votes to pass a health-care-reform bill through the Senate. But before Democrats break out the champagne, they should realize that the road...
2 busted in Queens 'pizza' slay
Two men have been arrested for executing an NYPD cop's brother, who was trying to protect his dad during a botched robbery at their Queens home, authorities said yesterday. Rashad...
Hostage-taker angry at gov't
WYTHEVILLE, Va. -- A man accused of taking three people hostage in a Virginia post office told them he was angry at the federal government because his son died in...
'Feliz Navi-bad' outrage
José Feliciano says he "was revolted beyond words" to hear his bilingual, iconic holiday song "Feliz Navidad" turned into a spoof mocking undocumented immigrants. The original was meant to be...
'Fort Hood' imam blown up: yemen
The hate-spewing imam who counseled the Fort Hood massacre gunman is believed to have been killed along with senior al Qaeda officials in Yemen airstrikes. More than 30 terrorists died...
L'Oréal psych-out
PARIS -- The elderly French heiress to the L'Oréal fortune has refused to take court-ordered psychological tests to determine if a photographer extorted her for $1.43 billion in gifts, lawyers...
All his friends are wrappers
CHICAGO -- A Chicago man could be unwrapping the hundreds of Christmas gifts spread around his apartment for days, even weeks. Trouble is, they aren't really presents. They're his own...
Clash at Iran memorial
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian security forces clashed with supporters of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri in the northwestern city of Zanjan yesterday, a reformist Web site said. The Jaras Web...
Iraq blasts kill pilgrims
BAGHDAD -- Bombs hit Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad and a central Iraqi city yesterday, killing at least 27 and wounding scores more, in the latest attack in the lead-up to...
'Thank you' for Brittany
LOS ANGELES -- Brittany Murphy's grieving husband told a tight-knit circle of her closest relatives and friends yesterday how he'd always remember the "Clueless" star's favorite words: "Thank you." "She...
'Yes' man Reid flubs it
WASHINGTON -- For months, Harry Reid (D-Nev.) exhorted fellow senators to vote yes on health-care reform -- but when the big moment came yesterday, he mistakenly voted no. Red-faced, the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Whoa, baby! Three women were busted for shoplifting at the Macy's in Herald Square, stealing dozens of garments, including infant clothing, authorities said yesterday. Brigette Washington, 44, Laverne Washington,...
Tumors spread 'seeds'
WASHINGTON -- Tumors can not only spread through the body by sending out tiny cells called seeds, but they can reseed themselves, researchers said in a report yesterday that may...
Ready, debt, go: $12 trillion OK
WASHINGTON -- * The Senate voted yesterday to raise the ceiling on the government debt to $12.4 trillion, a massive increase over the current limit and a political problem that...
Trump bags 2 golf courses
Donald Trump has bought two more area golf courses, bringing his worldwide collection to 11. While they cost about $90 million total to build, sources said Trump hit a hole-in-one...
Sudden ru$h to school
Huge numbers of aspiring teachers are engaged in a wily game of beat the clock -- scrambling to enroll in a generous state pension package that will be replaced next...
'Net smut nut 'beats up' gal
A Brooklyn man viciously attacked his girlfriend, then destroyed her laptop after she complained about him using the computer to watch X-rated flicks, cops said yesterday. Ikei McMillan, 24, clashed...
Xbox 'thief' is Xbusted
An Xbox marked the spot where a Bronx man stockpiled a treasure trove of pilfered electronics, police said. Jeremiah Gilliam, 22, was caught after playing a stolen game console online...
Fannie, Freddie caps nixed
The Treasury Department will remove the caps on aid to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for the next three years to quell market worries that the mortgage giants will exhaust...
Pilot 'error' probe
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Jamaican and US authorities launched a probe yesterday examining whether the pilot of American Airlines Flight 331 could have avoided an accident that cracked open the plane...
Unclean bill of health for NY
Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Paterson warned that the health-care bill passed by the US Senate yesterday will badly shortchange New Yorkers and must be rewritten when negotiators hammer out a...
Savage attack
Three thugs plunged a screwdriver into a Chinese-food deliveryman's back outside a Queens housing project -- leaving him paralyzed, cops said yesterday. Chen Zhou was ambushed near the Pomonok Houses...
Madoff in jail hosp
The stress of being sentenced to 150 years in prison may be getting to Bernie Madoff. The 71-year-old con man is being treated for hypertension and dizziness in a federal...
Business briefs
New high Stocks ended a holiday- shortened session at new highs for the year follow ing upbeat reports on un employment and durable goods orders. The Dow Jones industrial average...
B'klyn-death EMTs cower behind 'protocol'
Two EMTs under investigation for refusing to help a dying pregnant woman while on their coffee break claimed yesterday that "protocol, training and regulations" barred them from going to her...
Car corpse stuns driver
A Brooklyn driver got the fright of his life yesterday when he looked under his car to check if he had run over a snow bank, and instead saw a...
Yule-tidal wave at shops
Swarms of procrastinators gave Big Apple retailers a much-needed Christmas Eve boost. The final numbers won't be known until merchants report December sales on Jan. 7, but most analysts expect...
Hell on earth
Bright-red lava gushes and ash spews yesterday from Mount Mayon volcano in the Philippines, where 50,000 nearby village and city dwellers have fled in anticipation of a full-scale eruption in...
Backroom Bribes: Reid's Road to Refom
* How can Majority Leader Harry Reid practically bribe senators and it not be treated as an offense ("Harry's Favor Factory," Rich Lowry, PostOpinion, Dec. 22)? Many people have lost...
No $1.5B gift for StuyTown
Embattled owners of Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village failed to get a $1.5 billion Christmas bailout they had hoped to collect from Uncle Sam. The desperate attempt to cover a cash...
O rips the American way
WASHINGTON -- Increas ingly unloved and ridi culed from both sides, a new and embittered President Obama is emerging this Christmas season as he begins a badly needed vacation in...
Lawyer 'Bern'ed in divorce
A Manhattan lawyer has lost a bid to get his ex-wife to share in his Bernard Madoff losses. Steven Simkin sued ex Laura Blank earlier this year, contending she'd made...
Med-biz 'stock'ing $tuffers
Health-care companies and drug makers have seen strong recent gains in their stock prices, although they were down yesterday, as the Senate passed the health-care bill. The share-price boosts have...
Bless the beasts and the children
There was a lot of baaa but no humbug at a Midtown church, where wide-eyed kids were treated to a live-action manger scene starring twin baby lambs and their mother....
Girl died after falling: cops
A 15-year-old girl whose body was found on a Bronxville street most likely fell during a routine trip to the corner mailbox and internally bled to death, Westchester cops said...
Pope gets decked
Pope Benedict XVI fell to the floor of St. Peter's Basilica at the start of Christmas Eve Mass last night when an "unstable" woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter's...
Weather: Holiday drear
You're a mean one, Mother Nature. Expect Christmas in the city today to be mostly cloudy, with a high of about 43 -- and rain moving in this evening. "We're...
Resentful Rio blames it on America
For Brazilians, the return of Sean Goldman to America after a bitter custody fight is no happy ending. Opinion about who would be the best parents for Sean -- his...
Brazil boy back as hearts 'melt'
A 9-year-old New Jersey boy and his father arrived in the United States from Brazil last night, ending a vicious, five-year international custody battle that made headlines around the world....
Woman kills harasser: cops
A woman fatally stabbed one of a group of men hassling her in Queens last night, authorities said. After the men confronted her on a Long Island City street, she...
5 questions with Kevin McHale
NBA TV analyst and former Celtics great Kevin McHale talked Knicks, as much as it pained him, with The Post's Justin Terranova as the NBA readies for its Christmas Day...
Omar OKs pact with Escobar
Looking for a diamond in the rough, the Mets last night agreed to terms with veteran pitcher Kelvim Escobar, a club official told The Post. The 33-year-old right-hander is a...
WILD & WACKY OF '09
It was some kind of year in 2009, odd, unaccountable and possibly infectious. Cricket was played at the foot of Mount Everest, and camels raced along the River Thames. Sometimes...
The Post Line
NFL Tonight Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog TITANS 2½ 3 (47) Chargers Sunday GIANTS 7 7 (42½) Panthers COLTS 7 5½ (40½) Jets PACKERS 13½ 14 (41½) Seahawks BROWNS 3...
Knicks' Bender on mend with hip injury
The comeback of Jonathan Bender is on hold. Still suffering from a strained hip, Bender did not scrimmage with the club yesterday and has been listed as questionable for today's...
Striped-bass shrinkage reel
Despite what appears to be a healthy number of striped bass along our beaches, a recent survey said numbers and their size are decreasing. Striped-bass anglers from North Carolina to...
Megafight in peril over drug tests; Manny mulls Paulie
Bob Arum told The Post yesterday that, as far as he's concerned, the proposed megafight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao "is not going to happen" because of an...
Remember the Titans?
NASHVILLE -- The Titans, the team that seemingly blew its Super Bowl dreams with a dreadful 0-6 start, will play a game that matters tonight. And it won't just matter...
DeRosa nears deal with Giants
Mark DeRosa yesterday reportedly was close to accepting a two-year contract with the Giants worth $12 million. DeRosa is among the options the Yankees have discussed for left field. But...
D'Antoni: Knicks can beat anyone
In his season's cockiest moment, Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said yesterday he feels his surging team can take out anyone. D'Antoni is anxious to show the nation today how good...
He's D'Brick house
It's hard to measure the improvement of offensive linemen, who usually attract attention only when their number is announced for a penalty. But by all accounts, the Jets' D'Brickashaw Ferguson...
'Sports Machine' host George Michael dies
George Michael, a mainstay on the Washington, D.C., sports television scene for decades who reached a national audience with "The George Michael Sports Machine" highlights show, has died. He was...
Time for Sanchez & Co. to shoulder the load
Imagine, if you will, the Jets offense carrying the team, outscoring the prolific Colts on Sunday in Indianapolis. Hard to imagine? Understood. After all, the only thing the offense has...
Danilo more than 3-point shooter
Danilo Gallinari is shredding his reputation as a dangerous spot-up 3-point shooter who doesn't do much else. How do you say gritty in Italian? Gallinari is showing gritty in all...
Sports shorts
NBA: Pierce out, KG back for Celtics Celtics forward Paul Pierce didn't make the flight to Orlando for today's game against the Magic and is expected to miss at least...
Jets' Strickland ready to rebound from costly mistake
The two days following perhaps the most costly mistake of Donald Strickland's NFL career might have been worse for the Jets nickel cornerback than the actual mistake he committed that...
Juggernaut Devils have Presidential look
The marvels of this year's NHL, the Devils have won every team honor except a Presidents' Trophy. When they return to action tomorrow after savoring their holiday as league leaders,...
4-game win streak good tidings for Rangers
In a time of year known for its optimism and joy, the Rangers have given themselves and their fans extra reason to celebrate. Following a 7-1 start, the Rangers played...
Arenas kept guns in locker
Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas stored unloaded firearms in a container in his locker, according to the team, and the NBA is looking into the situation. The Wizards issued a statement...
Weird but true
Squirrel warfare has broken out in a small New Jersey town. The furry rodents have launched a full-scale attack on the Christmas lights in the burg of Fredericton. "They seem...
Mustangs kick into high gear
HONOLULU -- SMU is back from the dead. Freshman Kyle Padron threw for an SMU-record 460 yards, leading the Mustangs to a 45-10 victory over Nevada in the Hawaii Bowl...
McKnight might fight on for USC
SAN FRANCISCO -- Southern California tailback Joe McKnight rejoined the Trojans for practice yesterday after missing their early preparations for the Emerald Bowl. McKnight still hasn't been cleared by the...
Knee injury cuts season short for SFP's Verouhis
Watching has become as painful as walking for St. Francis Prep’s Joanna Verouhis. “The girls know they have my support, but it’s just so hard for me,” she said. “I...
Small, private funeral held for Brittany Murphy
LOS ANGELES — Brittany Murphy's family and friends celebrated her life at a private Christmas Eve funeral in Los Angeles. Family spokesman Alex Ben Block says Murphy was buried Thursday...
China sentences Liu to 11 years for subversion
BEIJING — A Chinese court sentenced a prominent dissident to 11 years in jail Friday on subversion charges after he called for sweeping political reforms and an end to Communist...
Coast Guard suspends NJ search for 2 Va. fishermen
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — U.S. Coast Guard crews on Thursday searched the frigid Atlantic Ocean in vain for two men missing after their fishing boat was hit by a large...
Peru bus crash kills 42 passengers
LIMA, Peru — A bus carrying mostly Quechua farmers and merchants home for Christmas plunged 250 feet (80 meters) into a ravine in Peru’s southern Andes Thursday, killing 42 people...
Medgar Evers guard speeding under the radar
Barney Davis wasn’t sure how his team, specifically senior point guard Jasmin Robinson, would handle the hostile environment of Manhattan Center on Tuesday afternoon. Not only are the Rams one...
Obamas arrive in Hawaii for vacation
HONOLULU — President Barack Obama has arrived in Hawaii for a holiday vacation in the state where he lived as a child. The president, first lady and their daughters arrived...
Police arrest dad of 15-month-old boy who ingested meth
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Police have arrested the father of a 15-month-old California boy who ingested methamphetamine earlier this week. Santa Cruz police Capt. Steve Clark says 28-year-old Jeremy Ochoa...
Tony and Eva parody 'Summer Nights'
Looks like Eva Longoria and Tony Parker are big-haired "Grease" fans. The "Desperate Housewife" and San Antonio Spur put on their best Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson personas for a...
Car search yields gift-wrapped marijuana
JOPLIN, Mo. — Some people won’t be getting the Christmas presents they were expecting. Missouri troopers seized about 20 pounds of marijuana from a car this week — some of...
FAA proposes maximum fine to 'Balloon' dad
DENVER — The FAA says it is seeking the maximum $11,000 fine against the man behind the balloon boy hoax on grounds that he operated a balloon in a hazardous...
Fieldston's Terilli balancing time on the field and court
Kalijah Terilli sat in the auxiliary gym at South Shore HS after the Fieldston girls basketball team lost a hard-fought game against PSAL Class A power Medgar Evers. The Eagles...
Aviator Winter Clash schedule
High school basketball fans better shake their New Year’s Eve hangover quickly. On Jan. 2 and 3, Aviator Complex in Brooklyn will host its Winter Clash with a handful of...
St. Mike's-Jefferson added to Big Apple Recruiting Christmas Classic
Here’s an updated schedule for the Big Apple Recruiting Christmas Classic at Bishop Ford:Sunday, Dec. 27 12:30 p.m.: Bay View (R.I.) vs. Long Island Lutheran2 p.m.: FDA vs. Banneker3:30 p.m.:...