December 26, 2009
Emergency security 'pat-downs' bring chaos to UK airports
Emergency security measures ordered by the American government Saturday quickly led to chaos at Heathrow and other British airports with delays reaching up to five hours. The authorities instructed all...
Plane makes emergency landing at Reagan airport in DC
A Continental Express passenger plane made an emergency landing Saturday afternoon at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. after smoke was detected in the cabin. The plane took off...
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has hearing with US judge at hospital
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the suspect in the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas, was charged Saturday with attempting to destroy aircraft and with placing a destructive device on...
FBI believes al-Awlaki survived Yemen airstrike: source
The FBI believes that radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, reportedly killed in an airstrike in Yemen, is alive, a source told Fox News Saturday. The FBI has not officially confirmed...
Pope in good shape 2 days after Xmas scare
VATICAN CIT — Pope Benedict XVI appeared in good shape on Saturday as he addressed the faithful two days after a woman knocked him down at the start of Christmas...
Bx. man walks away from 8-story fall with cracked ribs
For construction worker Jose Paulino, four cracked ribs after an eight-story fall were — well, a lucky break. The 29-year-old Dominican Republic native celebrated Christmas in a hospital bed after...
Winter weather disrupts travel
OMAHA, Neb. -- Drifting snow and cold rain that have plagued much of the country for days stranded drivers and airline passengers Saturday trying to get home after Christmas. Storms...
Airline bomber was on terrorist ties list for 2 years
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, suspected of attempting to detonate an explosive device on a plane bound for Detroit on Friday, had been on a list of people with known or suspected...
Report: Mueller files restraining order against Sheen
Charlie Sheen may have spent Christrmas Day behind bars at the alleged hand of his wife, but that doesn't mean he wants to divorce her. "I have spoken to all...
Yi Starts, CD-R Still Out For Nets
No surprises. Yi Jianlian is in and Chris Douglas-Roberts still is out of the Nets' starting lineup tonight against the Rockets. Yi was a surprise Wednesday in than he scored...
Family of Brooklyn tot who fell to death visit shrine
The family of a toddler who fell to her death from a Brooklyn rooftop is spending the holidays in mourning. Kyrah Martin’s family gathered on Christmas Day for a memorial...
Police: Pa. pastor fatally shoots son during Xmas Day fight
DARBY, Pa. — A pastor fatally shot one of his eight children on Christmas Day during a dispute at the family home, where more than a dozen relatives had gathered...
Couple keep Xmas spirit, return wallet with $5k cash
It was a case of wallet lost, wallet found — in 15 minutes, with $5,000 cash in the billfold left untouched. Robert Slatkin left the wallet sitting on a Bloomingdale’s...
Father of terror suspect reported Mutallab to US Embassy 6 months ago
The father of the al Qaeda terrorist behind Friday’s attempted explosion aboard a Northwest flight bound for Detroit reported his son’s fanatical religious views to the U.S. Embassy six months...
Vic Chesnutt dies at 45
ATHENS, Georgia — Vic Chesnutt, the folk-rocker whose sometimes dark reflections on life were influenced in part by a car wreck that left him paralyzed, has died. He was 45....
Taliban planned to use Americans in Pakistan attacks
ISLAMABAD - Taliban insurgents had planned to use five Americans, now detained in Pakistan, who had contacted the militants via the Internet, to carry out attacks in the U.S.-allied country,...
New in-flight restrictions ordered in wake of attempted attack
Travelers on planes to the United States will face new in-flight restrictions in the wake of an attempted attack on a Detroit-bound flight. New security measures will require passengers to...
Man struck by subway train dies in Queens station
Police say a man has died after he was struck by a train in a New York City subway station. The man was pronounced dead at the scene in Jamaica,...
Man fatally shot in Newark on Xmas
NEWARK, N.J. — Police say a man was shot and killed in Newark early Christmas morning. When police arrived to the city’s North Ward around 3:30 a.m. Friday, they found...
Terror hero: I didn't hesitate
A Dutch airline passenger told The Post how he leapt into action when an alleged Muslim terrorist tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner packed with 300 people just moments...
Trendsetters
CAROLINA (+7) AT GIANTS Panthers have covered six of eight overall. SEATTLE (+14) AT GREEN BAY Colts have covered four in row after a cover. OAKLAND (+31⁄2) AT CLEVELAND Seahawks...
Giants, Eagles games could influence Cowboys line
The hotline to Las Vegas takes you inside Week 16 of the NFL season, telling the bettors what direction the lines are moving, and by how much. REDSKINS-COWBOYS Cowboys –7:...
Jets find Washington harder to replace than Jenkins
When Jets nose tackle Kris Jenkins was lost for the season with a knee injury, many believed the defense would not recover from the absence of one of the best...
The kid & the Mann’ on one stage
The education of a quarterback can last a lifetime, or at least as long as football is a part of his lifetime. But never will Mark Sanchez be more capable...
Jets don’t expect holiday vacation
For one, the season is on the line. For the other, history. When the Jets face the Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium tomorrow, there will be multiple levels of potential...
A look at who to start this week, and who to sit:
BIG WEEKS Jerome Harrison RB, Browns Don’t expect a repeat of his historic haul last week, but he still should post solid numbers this week vs. weak Raiders run defense....
Cancellation of blockbuster
Shame on boxing if it can’t get Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to agree to fight each other March 13. That means shame on Mayweather, shame on Pacquiao, shame on...
Chants for Nate fall on deaf ears
The loudest, brief “We want Nate” chant came midway through the third quarter, after Al Harrington committed a 24-second violation in a moment illustrative of the Knicks’ sagging offense. There...
Battle-tested Broncs roughed
Tommy Dempsey can smile about it now. When asked about piecing together one of the toughest non-conference schedules you will ever see a MAAC team play, the Rider coach —...
Jewish kid from Brooklyn
It was a few minutes into the game on Halloween night and a player for the hometown Milwaukee Bucks was trying to inbound the ball to a teammate. When he...
Smiling through adversity, Brunson's learning to cope with obstacles
He bounces around the Cardozo hallways like a politician, shaking hands with everyone – teachers, students, administrators, school safety offers. His smile, big and loopy, never leaves as he greets...
Get ready for 2010
It started with Y2K paranoia and ended with a pair of wars and a horrific economy — and in between, people found Paris Hilton partying in bottle-service nightclubs to be...
Creature features
The presents were unwrapped long ago, boredom’s settling in and the time for true terror has arrived: You may be shut in with your kids and their “Alvin and the...
Holiday on ice
Baby, it’s cold outside! Not that there’s anything wrong with that, if you’re into the whole winter wonderland thing. But even if you’d rather be spending the holidays somewhere warm...
The dapper doorman
Burly thick-necked bouncers are a dime a dozen at most bars and nightclubs in the city. And then there’s Robert Harris. “I’ve found that if you put a smile on...
Unheralded guard leading PSAL's best team
Cori Coleman understands just how big the shoes are that she has to fill. Four starters return this season for defending 11-time PSAL city champion Murry Bergtraum and she’s not...
'Toon cocktail
'Archer" reminds me of the guy who laughs too much at his own jokes -- knowing they're not as funny as he'd like you to believe. This adult-skewing animated spy...
End of 'Gear' near
'Top Gear" could be downshifting into park. According to series producer Andy Wilman, the hit British motoring series -- aired stateside on BBC America -- "is nearer the end than...
New 'POV' set to walk 'Cops'-type beat
A head-mounted camera for police officers is set to be featured in a new reality show. Base Prods. is near a deal with a major cable network for a "Cops"-type...
A finder's feat
A last-minute shopper who lost a wallet stuffed with $5,000 in cash at Bloomingdale's got a Christmas present he'll never forget when an honest couple returned the billfold with every...
'Hood' imam survives: pals
SAN'A, Yemen -- Friends and relatives of a US-born Yemeni radical cleric said he is alive and well despite reports he may have died in a Yemeni airstrike on suspected...
Jet-crash guide light woe
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Offshore lights that guide pilots into Jamaica's main airport had been out for more than a month when an American Airlines jet landed in driving rain and...
Bid to unplug AC/DC
Australian rockers AC/DC may have to cancel a sold-out concert because their big sound poses a danger to rare birds. Animal-rights campaigners are threatening legal action if the veteran rock...
Embezzler-busting NYU whiz kid
It didn't take a math major to figure out that the bursar's office at NYU had gone berserk. It was a history student who cracked the case of the chemistry...
Ab-tastic 'Shore' stripper
A cast member on the controversial MTV reality show "Jersey Shore" reportedly commands thousands of dollars for nightclub appearances -- but used to show a lot more for a lot...
Vedder in big Jam on lyrics
How's this for gratitude? An obscure Canadian musician who saw his only album reissued after Eddie Vedder recorded one of his songs is suing the Pearl Jam frontman for changing...
Parents to the re$cue at elite HS
In the face of budget cuts, parents at the city's premier public high school had to pitch in this month just to keep valued programs running until the end of...
Santa sales are still on at many retailers
US retailers are extending discounts on computers, toys and clothes beyond Christmas to lure consumers who held out for lower prices. Best Buy trimmed the price of a Lenovo netbook...
Chinese economy to top Japan
China raised its 2008 growth estimate to 9.6 percent from 9 percent and said this year's quarterly figures will increase, narrowing the gap with Japan, the world's second-biggest economy. Gross...
Taliban uses American POW for a cruel video charade
The Taliban sent a cruel Christmas present to an Idaho family -- releasing a grim video yesterday of their 23- year-old son reading an anti-American rant. But relatives of Pfc....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan An ex-con allegedly raped a former girlfriend in a subway station near City Hall, police sources said yesterday. Eric Coke, 39, was arrested on rape charges Tuesday when he...
Doing their 'pest'
A pair of New York prep-school teenagers have put the "ew!" in "eureka!" Matt Cost and Brenda Tan discovered a potentially new species of cockroach as part of a high-tech...
Nighttime riders in big sit fit
The NYPD is on the hunt for subway seat hogs. A Fashion Institute of Technology student and a waiter at a Brooklyn diner were each recently nailed by graveyard-shift transit...
A holiday gift rap
Bad-boy Hollywood star Charlie Sheen spent most of Christmas Day behind bars after his wife accused him of choking and shoving her, according to cops and published reports. But he...
Couple, tot escape blaze
Thanks to the quick actions of a neighbor, a Staten Island couple and their 6-month-old son narrowly escaped this fast- moving fire that spread from an adjacent house yesterday morning....
Queens girl, 16, ID'd as 'self-defense' slayer
A 16-year-old Queens girl yesterday was identified by her parents as the assault victim who fatally stabbed one of her attackers after he and some thug pals chased her from...
O, what an Oahu vacation palace!
The first family traded the White House for a white-sand beach yesterday -- spending Christmas in a $9 million palace on the Pacific with five bedrooms, oceanfront views and a...
Bx. kid drowns
A 7-year-old Bronx boy drowned in a Stamford, Conn., hotel swimming pool on Christmas Eve, authorities said. Capt. Richard Conklin said Jamiire Wilson was in the pool area of the...
Biker sought in Bronxville teen's death
Cops in the tony Westchester enclave of Bronxville yesterday were scouring for the bicyclist spotted in the area where a 15-year-old girl was mysteriously found dead Christmas Eve. "We just...
Plunge ma loses kids
A Brooklyn mother whose 3-year-old daughter fell off a roof to her death two days before Christmas had her three other young children taken away by child-welfare authorities after the...
Price is R(x)ight
Living in the Big Apple could soon save you big bucks on drug costs. The city Department of Health is looking to create a drug-discount program that would trim prescription...
Still Amiss in Afghanistan
* Afghanistan has become another Vietnam. We're fighting the war from the United States and on PC terms to bring our troops home ("Bombs Not Away," Noah Shachtman, PostOpinion, Dec....
Crowd ignores 5th Ave. stab
One homeless man stabbed another outside a Fifth Avenue church last night, but kids in the passing Christmas crowd of tourists and hardened New Yorkers were hardly traumatized, one mom...
Let's Not Be 'Clueless': Murphy's Cause of Death
* Anoyone could have guessed that Brittany Murphy had tons of prescription drugs ("Brittany's Hubby Rips 'O.D.' Buzz," Dec. 23). How many more Michael Jacksons and Heath Ledgers do we...
New sell needed for cellphone companies
When it comes to growth, it's looking like the cellphone providers are losing their signal. After years of torrential revenue gains, US carriers are projected to record their first-ever decline...
Brazil boy does Disney
The Jersey dad who just ended a five-year, nightmare custody battle for his son in Brazil took the 9-year-old yesterday to one of the dreamiest and most American places imaginable...
'Second coming' pope-attack fallout
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican will review its security procedures after the same woman jumped a barrier and rushed at Pope Benedict for the second time in two years, managing...
Post-holiday rush in $tore
The holiday has passed, but cash registers will keep ringing like Christmas bells. Stores will be packed today with people returning those unwanted sweaters and plenty more folks gleefully tendering...
Crow rides herd on O
RENO, Nev. -- Singer Sheryl Crow and other wild-horse advocates have called on President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to block a roundup of mustangs set to begin...
Paramount pirated
Poor Paramount. Online pirates pinched more than 20 million copies of "Star Trek" and the sequel to "Transformers," giving those two Paramount Pictures releases the dubious distinction of being the...
Perils of the Pope's Anglican Outreach
Late in life, the mother of the Rev. Thomas Reese, S.J., began attending Mass at a southern California church, the congregation of which soon became Spanish-speaking. Services were conducted entirely...
'Postpartisan' Not
On his own terms, President Obama is a failure. During the presidential campaign, he fought hammer and tongs with Hillary Clinton over the best way to govern. Clinton, casting herself...
Jet fliers tackle bomber
An al Qaeda terrorist tried to blow up a plane packed with Christmas travelers yesterday as it was about to land in Detroit -- but was thwarted by heroic passengers...
End of 'broker votes' promises reform
Mundane elections of company board members are about to get a lot more interesting. Starting next year, the New York Stock Exchange is banning so-called "phantom votes," or votes cast...
Hard Time for Hot Air
"What this case is about is deception, exploitation -- exploitation of the children of the Heenes, exploitation of the media and exploitation of people's emotions. And money." -- US District...
Jersey Faces Facts
New Jersey, warns its incoming gover nor, "won't have the money to meet [its] payroll" in three months. Which is why Chris Christie has asked his transition team to start...
Don't Mug the Subways
A mini-milestone was reached this week: Tunnels burrowed from 26th to 34th Streets under 11th Avenue, completing the first phase of construction that will eventually extend the No. 7 subway...
Merger dissent? 'Youbet'!
An angry shareholder is suing to take the $126.8 million merger between online gambling company Youbet.com and the Kentucky Derby venue off-track. For a month, Churchill Downs has had a...
'Gino' is cooking up 'last supper'
A legendary Upper East Side Italian restaurant may wind up sleeping with the fishes as a bad economy and a union fight threaten to drive it out of business. Gino,...
Spirits are down this holiday
Executives running the United States' large liquor companies may need a few stiff drinks right about now. Typically, this is the best season for the industry as people toast another...
Midtown mice and monsters
"C" was for "Cash" -- and that was good enough for fans of Cookie Monster. The monster deserted Sesame Street to spend Christmas Eve on Sixth Avenue -- along with...
'Snow' job in Fla. Keys
SUMMERLAND KEY, Fla. -- A Florida Keys family is enjoying a white Christmas -- despite temperatures in the upper 70s. About 20 tons of crushed ice was spread over the...
Rangers, Islanders fight to stay on playoff fringe
The Rangers and Islanders have stayed steadfastly on the fringes of the playoff race for much of the season, and after the Isles snapped a three-game losing streak, Scott Gordon...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $16,000; clm($10,000); 3upGENO GREEN drops in class while seeking fourth consecutive victory in first start off the claim. BROOK DANCE was a gate to wire winner in...
New mindset has Giants defense clicking
It had been a long time since Bill Sheridan looked so smart. A long time since the pressure he dialed up produced the desired mayhem. A long time since his...
Dockery 'prepared' to start for Giants
He was ready, but told to sit. That's what happened to Kevin Dockery during a four-day span around Thanksgiving when he was inactive for back-to-back games against the Falcons and...
Dwyane dominates, shrugs at idea of joining Knicks
Dwyane Wade crushed the Knicks' Christmas yesterday, then put a damper on their July. Wade's 30-point barrage and big buckets in the final five minutes keyed Miami's 93-87 Garden matinee...
Giants' Cofield has Barry high hopes
The thought of packing up and going home following the regular season is foreign to so many of the young veteran Giants players, who always have made it into the...
Long 2010 wish list for St. Knick
As Dwyane Wade slipped out of his warm-up suit to prepare for the opening tip of yesterday's Christmas game against the Knicks, a fan yelled from the Garden seats: "See...
Bitter Curry thinking of an exit plan
Calling it "definitely frustrating," center Eddy Curry spoke out yesterday and said he hopes the Knicks would cut ties with him after the season if his playing status doesn't improve...
Devils in rare Lem-aire
Just call him Jack Lemaire. With his Devils, who visit Washington tonight (7:00, MSG Plus, WFAN 660 AM), owning the NHL's best record, Jacques Lemaire should rate the Jack Adams,...
Nets' Harris thinks end of misery is near
There have been sleepless nights. Lots of sleepless nights. There have been defeats. Lots of defeats. It wasn't supposed to be this way for the Nets and Devin Harris. And...
True Blue fans set for final game at Stadium
THEY have not been subjected to 41 years of torture the way Jets fans have, but Giants fans have had their moments, and one moment in particular that was more...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGIANTS 7 7 (42½)PanthersCOLTS 7 5½(40½)JetsPACKERS13½14 (41½)SeahawksBROWNS 3 3½(38) RaidersBENGALS13½13½(40½)ChiefsFALCONS 7 9 (41) BillsDOLPHINS 3 3 (45) TexansSAINTS16 14 (49½)BuccaneersPATRIOTS 8 8 (43½)JaguarsSTEELERS 2 2½(42) RavensEAGLES 8 7...
Nets 'board' to death
The old basketball adage is "rebounds equal rings." Well, the way the Nets are going, rebounds equal shackles. The Nets have been out-rebounded in 17 straight games. The numbers over...
LeBron, Cavs hand Lakers X-mas loss
The yellow foam hands came flying in from every corner of the lower bowl, sail ing onto the court in doz ens of frisbee- style arches late in the Cavaliers'...
Sports shorts
NFL: Westrook set to return for Eagles Running back Brian Westbrook completed a full week of practice and is expected to play for the Eagles against Denver tomorrow after missing...
Impressive Chargers clinch 1st-round bye
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Chargers have their first-round bye, and Philip Rivers is still perfect in December. Tennessee's bid for NFL history? The Titans lost that right along with their...
Weird but true
A bunch of disappointed people in Missouri didn't get the green Christmas they were expecting. Cops in Joplin stopped a car for speeding, searched it and seized 20 pounds of...
USC ends sad season vs. BC
This was the year Southern California actually wanted to stay home for a bowl game. Instead the Trojans spent the holidays a few hundred miles north, where they will take...
Drama Mama: Characters' New Year's Resolutions
TV characters have their share of bad habits (why else would we watch?), so in the spirit of the New Year, Mama has these suggested resolutions for her favorite dramatic...
How al-Qaeda airline fiend used leg bomb and syringe
The man who tried to blow up a US airliner as it prepared to land at Detroit on Christmas Day had an explosive powder strapped to his leg which he...
Abducted Phoenix girl rescued in 'Christmas miracle'
PHOENIX — A 5-year-old girl abducted by a man as she played outside her Phoenix home Friday was rescued hours later after police chased down the suspect’s pickup and found...