December 30, 2009
Devils' Elias named captain of Czech Olympic team
Devils forward of Patrik Elias was named captain of the Czech Olympic team, which includes former Rangers captain Jaromir Jagr. "It's a great honor and it's a responsibility," said Elias,...
City gets $268M as Morgenthau steps down
He's leaving office tomorrow after 35 years as Manhattan's DA, and Robert Morgenthau had a heck of a farewell present for the city and state - $268 million. The cash...
Steelers player says Bengals will 'lay down' vs. Jets
PITTSBURGH -- Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley predicts the Cincinnati Bengals will “lay down” for their virtually meaningless game against the Jets on Sunday because they don’t want the defending Super...
Bombs kill 23 in Iraq's western Anbar province
BAGHDAD — Twin bombings — one an assassination attempt against an Iraqi provincial governor — killed 23 people and wounded the governor Wednesday in the worst violence in months to...
Bengals battle Pro Bowl snubs
CINCINNATI -- The AFC North champions don’t understand how they can be shut out of the Pro Bowl. None of the Cincinnati Bengals was voted into the honorary game, leaving...
Intel agencies share blame for Christmas plane bomb attempt
US intelligence agencies did not share information that was “vague but available” about the Christmas Day plot to bomb a jumbo jet, Politico reported Wednesday, citing officials involved in reviews...
Treasury gives $3.8B more to GMAC
The Treasury Department on Wednesday said it would provide GMAC Financial Services with an additional $3.8 billion in capital, bringing the total amount of government aid pledged to the firm...
Jets' Revis, Jones don't practice
Jets Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis sat out practice today with an illness but the team says he will play Sunday night against the Bengals.Revis' matchup with Bengals wide receiver...
Obama nominee, under fire, withdraws for 'personal reasons'
A controversial Obama administration nominee has withdrawn his candidacy for “personal reasons,” White House spokesman Tommy Vietor confirmed. Jide Zeitlin, a former Goldman Sachs banker who was to be America’s...
Fox, Time Warner Cable Unlikely To Reach Deal
News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey said in a memo to employees Wednesday that it's unlikely the company will reach an agreement with Time Warner Cable Inc. in time...
Jersey City > Brooklyn
We're a little late getting to this New York Times interview with The Marketing Directors CEO Adrienne Albert, but we wanted to note one snippet that grabbed our attention:"There is life coming back...
Bengals coach says everyone will play vs. Jets
Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said he has a plan for how much his starters will play Sunday night against the Jets, but he stopped short of revealing it."Everybody is...
Osi says he wants to stay with Giants
Defensive end Osi Umenyiora today defended himself against allegations that he doesn’t play the run and deserved to be sent to the bench, admitted his frustration got the better of...
Cops: Dad killed daughter, 10, on Christmas Eve
DENTON, Texas — A Texas man is accused of fatally shooting his 10-year-old daughter on Christmas Eve while recklessly handling a revolver. Court record show the man has been investigated...
Texas Tech fires coach Leach
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech fired coach Mike Leach on Wednesday, two days after he was suspended by the school as it investigated his treatment of a player with a...
Woman pleads guilty to ID theft, getting married
A Manhattan woman pleaded guilty this morning to stealing another woman's identity -- and then using it to get married. Aracelis Cherico, 46, swiped Sara Benitez's identity when she tied...
Actors I loved in 2009
I mentioned Laura Benanti, Marin Ireland and Cristin Milioti in yesterday's post, but of course they didn't give the only notable performances of the year -- they just gave more...
Cash for clunkers: Home edition
Given that over half the city's residents don't own a car, "Cash for Clunkers" wasn't perhaps as big a boon for New Yorkers as it was for, say, the denizens of suburban Atlanta....
USSF nixes seperate USL & NASL
The U.S. Soccer Board of Directors voted unanimously on Tuesday to NOT sanction either the USL or the NASL to operate a Division II professional league in 2010. But they left...
8 CIA agents killed in Afghanistan blast
Insurgents intensified their campaign against military targets and U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan, killing eight U.S. CIA agents at a base and four Canadian servicemen on patrol and a journalist accompanying...
Nets Whole...Almost
Chris Douglas-Roberts is going to start tonight after returning from his sprained right ankle that cost him three games. So too will Devin Harris, Courtney Lee, Yi Jianlian and Brook...
Brodeur, Crosby named to Canadian Olympic team; Niedermayer captain
Sidney Crosby isn’t the only kid on a Canadian Olympic hockey team that is being built around youth, speed and teammates who have grown comfortable playing alongside each other. The...
Giants' Jacobs won't play Sunday, needs surgery
Brandon Jacobs won't play in Sunday's regular-season finale against the Vikings in Minnesota because of an injured right knee that according to Tom Coughlin will need arthroscopic surgery next week.Jacobs...
Police chief gets nearly 3 years for Parker-Broderick break-in case
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — A former Ohio police chief has been sentenced to prison in connection with a break-in at the home of the surrogate who bore twins for Sarah...
Silver predicts Cuomo will run for governor
ALBANY – Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver predicted for the first time this morning that Andrew Cuomo would run for governor next year while pointedly refusing to endorse the sitting Democratic...
Teens accused of illegally trapping bobcat
CARMEL, N.Y. — Two teenagers are accused of illegally trapping a female bobcat on watershed land owned by New York City. Two boys, aged 17 and 13, were picked up...
O! C! H! O! Ocho! Ocho! Ocho!
Well, Chad Ochocinco didn't disappoint (as if he ever does).This morning, talking on a conference call with New York-area reporters, the Bengals' chatty wide receiver enjoyed a tour-de-force, covering a variety...
Madoff leaves hospital, is back in prison cell
BUTNER, N.C. — Bernard Madoff has left his North Carolina prison’s hospital unit and returned to his cell. The 71-year-old disgraced financier had been transferred to a prison hospital on...
Times Square buildings evacuated as cops check van but no threat found
The NYPD evacuated several buildings, cordoned off streets in Times Square and called in the bomb squad to investigate a suspicious van today but found no explosives or threat, authorities...
Charlie Sheen, wife want to save marriage
Actor Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke want to reconcile, their lawyers said Wednesday, even though she told police he put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill...
Dutch inquiry finds failed jet attack was 'amateurish'
The Dutch government said Wednesday that the failed Christmas Day plane bomb attack was "fairly professional" but "executed in an amateur way." Interior Minister Guusje Ter Horst told a news...
British hostage in Iraq freed after 2 years
LONDON — A British man held hostage in Iraq for more than two years was released on Wednesday, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said. Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed the development,...
Knicks' Lee has eyes set on All-Star Game
FLYING FROM DETROIT – How indicting is it the Knicks haven't had a player in the All-Star Game since 2001 – Allan Houston and Latrell Sprewell?There is no denying David...
The Post's new video series: Revel in New York
Revel In New York is a documentary video series created and produced by Scott Newman and Marc Santo. Our original videos introduce interesting New Yorkers that range from established artists,...
Russia may send spacecraft to knock Earth-bound asteroid off course
MOSCOW — Russia is considering sending a spacecraft to a large asteroid to knock it off its path and prevent a possible collision with Earth, the head of the country's...
Previewing 'Shadows of Russia'
Sorry about my abrupt disappearance hereabouts, but my daughter Xan delivered my first grandchild, the beautiful Kaya, on Dec. 17 just as I was finishing up my final review of...
Dutch using full body scanners for US-bound flights
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Netherlands announced Wednesday will immediately begin using full body scanners for flights heading to the United States, issuing a report that called the failed Christmas...
Yemen vows to eliminate al Qaeda from country
SAN’A, Yemen — Yemen says it will continue hunting down al Qaeda members and launching military strikes against them until the group’s powerful branch in the country is eliminated. Deputy...
Boston-bound JetBlue plane makes emergency landing in Bermuda
HAMILTON, Bermuda -- A JetBlue Airways Corp passenger jet on a flight from Aruba to Boston made an emergency landing in Bermuda on Tuesday after the crew reported smoke in...
Teddy's Dream, America's Nightmare
Andrew Wickersham explains government spending legacy (Pajamas Media)
Winnable 'public option' fight ahead
Chris Bowers explains what could still happen with health reform (Open Left)
An 'F' for Protecting Americans
Toby Harnden says Obama failed at his most solemn duty (Telegraph)
Closer Look at Duncan
Frederick Hess examines a change in coverage of Education Secretary (The Enterprise Blog)
Connecting the Dots
Jennifer Rubin on the latest intelligence failures (Commentary)
Stopping Terror Before Takeoff
Robert Poole asks are we going to get serious about security? (Reason)Bruce Clarke says more security is wrong response (Defense Department Examiner)Is it possible to deradicalize terrorists? (American Power)
Video purportedly shows Iran police truck running over protester
TEHRAN, Iran — A graphic video broadcast on the Internet purportedly from Sunday's demonstration in Iran shows two white police pickup trucks, with fences on the front bumpers, plowing into...
NY State's Owe Woes
New York localities lead in municipal bond auctions (Business Week)Charles Gasparino says New York needs Wall Street (Huffington Post)
Rudy's Lessons for Barack
Jim Benish questions choice of Napolitano (Phoenix Law Enforcement Examiner)John Guardiano wants to draft Rudy (Frum Forum)
The Gitmo Link
Rep Peter Hoekstra says gov't needs to be consistent about terror (Detroit Free Press)New challenges to closing Gitmo (Christian Science Monitor)
Somalian arrested last month at airport with explosive chemicals
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A man tried to board a commercial airliner in Mogadishu last month carrying powdered chemicals, liquid and a syringe that could have caused an explosion in a...
Johnson's second-half surge leads Syracuse past Pirates
Syracuse's Wesley Johnson scored seven points and grabbed seven rebounds in the first half of last night's game against Seton Hall at the Prudential Center. But with the Orange tied...
Boys basketball roundup: St. Francis Prep wins Aviator Holiday Hoops Tournament
Khallid Straker scored 25 points, Roger Harris had 14 and Joe Salerno 12 as St. Francis Prep (11-3) knocked off Brooklyn Collegiate, 62-44, to win the Aviator Holiday Hoops Tournament...
Red-hot Hayes takes Battle of Grand Concourse from All Hallows
When Cardinal Hayes and All Hallows faced one another Tuesday night at Manhattan College, there was more than a basketball game at stake. There was plenty of bragging rights, the...
Kennedy picks up impressive win over national power
Nobody can question John F. Kennedy’s undefeated resume anymore. The Knights traveled to Baltimore, Md., and upset Lake Clifton, 73-68, and star guard Josh Selby, the 11th-ranked player in the...
New York's 10 best players of the decade
The Post is counting down the final days of 2009 with a look back at some of the decade’s jewels and fools. Today, we continue with New York’s best players:...
O/U Rico
Rico went 8-8 (0-3 Best Bets) on the over/unders last week, bringing the season record to 113-123-4 (19-28-1). The selections for Week 17: OVER: Vikings / Giants; Jets / Bengals;...
Miss Charleen
Sunday: Vikings, Jets, Bills, Saints, Jaguars, Lions, Texans, Steelers, Rams, Falcons, Eagles, Packers, Broncos, Raiders, Redskins, Titans Best bets: Texans, Falcons, Titans
Tim Sullivan
SUNDAY: Vikings, Bengals, Colts, Panthers, Browns, Cowboys, Bears, Patriots, Dolphins, 49ers, Falcons, Cardinals, Broncos, Raiders, Redskins, Seahawks BEST BETS: Panthers, Cowboys, Bears
Hondo finally puts best foot forward
Hondo muddled his way to an 8-8 record in Week 16 but went 3-0 in Best Bets, which is widely regarded as the truest yardstick for the advanced handicapper. Thus,...
Put bucks on Bucs to smother Falcons
The winner of multiple major handicapping championships against world-class competition, The Wildcat returns. Including the 1997-2008 seasons in The Post, Cat’s record in print stands at 375-320 (54%) against the...
It's a green dream for Jets
Chad Ochocinco is chirping on Twitter that he’s going to be the first wide receiver this season to put up big numbers on Darrelle Revis. Love his enthusiasm, but it’s...
Girls basketball roundup: Ford slips by Woonsocket
Bishop Ford had multiple chances to close out the game, yet it didn’t come easily against Woonsocket (R.I.) on Tuesday night at the Big Apple Recruiting Christmas Classic. The Falcons...
Big changes coming for Giants
Teams don’t perpetrate the sort of football atrocity that the Giants just committed and get away unscathed. Some losses never go away. The playoffs weren’t the only casualty of this...
Ortega shoots Bergtraum past Sachem East
CeCe Dixon has been trying since the summer to get Doris Ortega more aggressive on offense, almost to the point of actually yelling at her Murry Bergtraum teammate and close...
Kearney fends off Gwynn Park rally
Taylor Raccuglia wasn’t sure how to react as her layup along the left side fell through the net and a whistle blew. The Bishop Kearney junior was on her way...
Count on Jets to erase bad Swamp memories
It doesn’t seem right the Jets will be the team closing Giants Stadium before the Bruce Springsteen wrecking ball knocks the old lady down for good. But maybe the Jets,...
Mets deal for Bay: 4 years, $66M
The Citi by the bay is about to become the Citi with a Bay. After weeks of waiting for an answer, the Mets have finally landed Jason Bay, agreeing to...
Scouts: Bay a solid pro, holes in game
Here’s what three major-league scouts are saying about Jason Bay: He’s a solid, professional pull hitter but not a superstar. The righty-hitting Bay has some major holes in his swing,...
Lotta loot for guy with lotta
Jason Bay still has to pass a physical (no sure thing). He still has to pass a stink test that he actually wants to be a Met (no sure thing)....
'All' Kelly
Kelly Ripa is pulling double duty next week. In addition to “LIVE! With Regis and Kelly,” she can be seen returning to her soapy roots for the 40th anniversary episode...
It repels but casts its spell
‘The White Ribbon” is one of the finest films that ever repelled me, a holiday in the abyss. This year’s winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or, written and directed in...
Vikings sink against Mary Louis
A stinker. A clunker. A lemon. No matter what you call it, that’s exactly what South Shore had against Mary Louis on Tuesday at the Bergtraum Holiday Classic. The Vikings...
Season's heatings
By spring, we’ll be weary of short ribs and venison, Brussels sprouts and rivers of chestnut purée. One-pot, cold-weather casseroles and stews outlive their welcome when local peas start anew...
How to drink in the new year
A night of legendary boozing is upon us — a night when even those without a drinking problem get to act like they have one. The hangovers promise to be...
Top of the pops
Got bargain bubbly? And how! “Everybody’s discounting this time of the year,” says wine expert Kevin Zraly. Zraly — the wine director of the World Trade Center’s Windows on the...
Stars lost, memories linger
Broadway lost some true legends and some colorful characters this past year. Let's remember them today, in their own words. KARL MALDEN The very definition of a "character actor," Malden...
No great loss if you don't see it
There's no mystery at all why Elia Kazan -- after "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Baby Doll" -- opted not to film "The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond," a third...
Gabby 'Gardens'
It's been weeks since that single engine plane came barreling into "Desperate Housewives' " Wisteria Lane plowing down its extreme Santa Village, not to mention the extreme neighbors. Christmas came...
Cablevision free reign
Cablevision rates in the Long Island and Westchester areas have been deregulated by the FCC. The FCC lifted rate regulations on the basic broadcast package Cablevision offers, which includes 15...
Sheen arrest boosts show
Wondering what ef fect Charlie Sheen's latest troubles were going to have on his ratings? The answer is -- like catnip. Sheen's comedy series, "Two and a Half Men" is...
Kim's $weet tweets
Kim Kardashian tweets with one hand and collects cash with the other. Reports have surfaced that the celebutant-turned-"Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star is being paid as much as $10,000...
Worried Yemeni minister warns of more Qaeda attacks
There are hundreds of al Qaeda-trained operatives in Yemen plotting more attacks on US airliners, the foreign minister of the embattled Gulf state warned yesterday. "Of course there are a...
An unlikely 'Avatar' of spirituality
James Cameron's epic "Avatar" tells the tale of a disabled Marine, Jake Sully, who occupies the body of a 10-foot-tall alien so he can live among the mystical forest denizens...
Stopping terror before takeoff
The Transportation Security Administra tion's move to mix up security procedures on flights is likely to hamper terrorists. But in the end, we need to stop them before they buy...
Boater's body ID'd
ONANCOCK, Va. -- Authorities on Virginia's Eastern Shore have identified a woman whose body was found on a Chesapeake Bay beach. The Northampton County Sheriff's Office says 56-year-old Robin Lamb,...
Obama furious over botch in security
President Obama yesterday trashed the “systemic failure” by security and intelligence agencies that allowed an al Qaeda crotch bomber to nearly blow up a US airliner — as it was...
The Gitmo link
The news that Christmas Day crotch-bomber Umar Abdulmutallab trained in Yemen with al Qaeda terrorists who'd been released from Guantanamo Bay underscores the folly of the American approach to Gitmo....
Condé subpoenas Google, AT&T in hacker fight
CONDÉ Nast has corralled a pair of big-name Internet players in its bid to stop hackers from infiltrating the publisher's computer network. The owner of magazines like Vogue, The New...
Lesbian wins custody fight
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The birth mother of a 7-year-old Virginia girl must transfer custody of the child to the woman's former lesbian partner, a Vermont judge has ruled. Vermont Family...
HS kids have a 'ball'
Students from a dozen public high schools in the city that were rated among the top 100 around the nation will be joining Mayor Bloomberg for the ceremonial lowering of...
NY state's owe woes
New York can't afford an other debt-fueled decade. For the last 10 years, New York state and city did what regular Americans did: borrowed without results. Mayor Bloomberg, Gov. Paterson...
New laws set 'steed' limits
It'll no longer be a dog's life for the horses in Central Park. New rules proposed yesterday by the Health Department would guarantee the hard-working buggy-pullers five weeks of vacation...
Hillary wins DC popularity poll
The public has a pretty low opinion of the people running the country -- except for Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, according to a new survey. Secretary...
Afghan 'ally' murders GI
HERAT, Afghanistan -- An Afghan soldier killed a US service member and wounded two Italian soldiers yesterday when he opened fire on the allied troops at an army base in...
N. Korea: We have Yank
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea acknowledged yesterday it had detained an American for illegally entering the reclusive country, news welcomed by relatives of an Arizona missionary who feared they...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn -- Subtlety was not his forte. Nazaret Zuyer rang the doorbell of a Park Slope apartment at 3 a.m. Monday and for unknown reasons started smashing the door with...
Brazil kin: Rip Sean out of NJ
Sean Goldman's Brazilian relatives won't take no for an answer -- saying yesterday that they intend to continue their legal battle for custody of the 9-year-old. The boy returned to...
Sex torment drove him nuts
The bomb wasn't the only thing burning in his pants. Internet postings from accused knicker-bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab reveal him to be a sex-starved, lonely, depressed man who felt shame...
Facebook is No. 1 holiday hit
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg got a great gift for Christmas: the No. 1 Web-site ranking. The social-networking site was the most popular site in the US on both Christmas Eve...
Free rides for Eve revelers
Thousands of drunken New Year's Eve partiers could get comped cab rides home once the ball drops. About $100,000 worth of $15 debit cards and single-ride MetroCards will be handed...
Android news set by Google
Google Inc. will host a press event on Tuesday pegged to its Android mobile phone operating system, sparking speculation the Internet search giant will unveil its own cellphone to compete...
Pension fund sues Morgan
Morgan Stanley has been sued by a Virgin Islands pension fund that accused the Wall Street bank of defrauding investors by marketing $1.2 billion of risky mortgage-related notes that it...
MTV Snooki: Hey, I'm a good girl
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi sounds punch-drunk even when she hasn't been decked in the face or downed shots of Southern Comfort. But the 21-year-old "Jersey Shore" bimbo, a Poughkeepsie native, says...
Business briefs
Confidence up The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index rose in December for the second month in a row, to 52.9 from a re vised 50.6 in November.2009 IPOs Goldman Sachs...
Cops clear cyclist in teen's snow-death mystery
Police investigating last week's mysterious death of a 15-year-old girl on a snow-covered road in Westchester County have cleared a passing bike rider of any wrongdoing, saying yesterday that they...
'Swindling' sibs
Identical siblings made a twin killing off about 30 friends and acquaintances, swindling them out of more than $2 million, prosecutors said yesterday. Makara and Tsele Nkhereanye got the cash...
Wanted: A new Bam for the new year
When I say "Happy New Obama Year," let me be clear: I mean we need a new President Obama in the new year. It won't be easy for Mr. Nobel...
Mike's campaign bonus babies
Despite the recession and an unexpectedly slim margin of victory, Mayor Bloomberg is paying out larger bonuses to campaign staffers this year than he did in 2005, The Post has...
Guns-blazing jewelry heist
Three bandits stormed into a Brooklyn jewelry store with guns blazing yesterday, making off with gems, police said. The trio -- one of them packing a gun -- entered Benz...
US is at 308M and counting
Who says America isn't growing? The battered economy hasn't stopped the nation's population growth -- the country will have 308,400,408 people on New Year's Day. So says the US Census...
Witness sought in deadly arson
Police are looking for a potential witness who may have info about a suspected arson fire in Brooklyn that killed a 17-year- old girl, officials said yesterday. Sofia Olivo died...
Home prices go nowhere
The much hoped-for rebound in housing prices may be over already, new data show. S&P Case-Shiller 20-city home-price index, a closely watched gauge of housing trends -- showed that the...
Girl, 12, dies in joyride
A 12-year-old straight-A student out for a joyride with a teen neighbor was killed when the SUV the two were riding in crashed just blocks from her Bronx home, authorities...
Nokia knocks Apple
With Apple eating into its share of the mobile phone market, Nokia is trying to take an even bigger bite out of its rival. After suing Apple for infringing on...
Hat-in-hand Harvey
The Weinstein Co. is considering several deals to restructure its finances in order to improve liquidity and repay creditors, The Post has learned. According to several sources familiar with the...
Back from dead
A mother and her newborn infant both apparently died during childbirth -- but came back to life on Christmas Eve in what the tearful dad declared "an absolute miracle." "I...
Senate report slams 'cover-up' con Hiram
ALBANY -- Convicted state lawmaker Hiram Monserrate cared more about the political fallout on the night he roughed up his girlfriend than about getting her to a doctor, his fellow...
Letterman a lil' Tiger: 'extort' defense
The man who allegedly blackmailed David Letterman says he's no more guilty of extortion than Tiger Woods' harem of mistresses -- many of whom got big-bucks deals to either keep...
B'klyn 'beat' butcher busted
A Brooklyn butcher-shop worker was busted for assaulting a co-worker over the way she was chopping meat, cops said yesterday. Antonio Pareja, 27, allegedly flew into a rage at Satmar...
NYRA's dubious track record
The New York Racing Association says it needs a $30 million bailout -- or it may have to scrub next year's Belmont Stakes. Maybe it does. But if the scandal-scarred...
Rudy's lesson for Barack
It's been two decades since New York City was held hostage to violent crime -- murder especially. All that's changed, and therein lies a lesson for those charged with protecting...
Icahn likes Trump's new odds
In his latest jab at Donald Trump and bondholders of Trump Entertainment Resorts, Carl Icahn is using the casino operator's own words against it. Earlier this week, the company that...
A hero's welcome
A Queens man who went from ex-con to hero soldier is close to achieving his dream of becoming an NYPD cop -- after Gov. Paterson granted him a surprise Christmas...
GMAC lines up to taxpayer trough for $3.5B
Struggling finance giant GMAC moved a step closer to lining up another dose of federal aid, with Uncle Sam expected to announce a $3.5 billion cash infusion within days. The...
Craigslist 'attack'
A man who tried to sell an engagement ring through Craigslist ended up getting sprayed with Mace and robbed by his supposed buyer -- a Mafia associate who helped pull...
Bidders sweet
The trust that controls chocolate company Hershey is mulling taking a run at British sweets company Cadbury on its own, The Post has learned. According to a person with direct...
Realty's best & worst of '09
This Annus Horribilis is thankfully over, making it time for the Annual Golden Brick awards. Lead Brick to the City Council for requiring living wages for all employees at all...
Subway slay rap for teen
The 16-year-old girl who fatally stabbed a man after he harassed her at a Queens subway station turned herself in yesterday and has been charged with manslaughter. But a lawyer...
All hell breaks 'moose' at downtown bar
Ain't that a moose in the head! A woman is suing a bar on the Lower East Side -- where she says she was struck by a stuffed moose head....
$1.2M for wrong man
The city will pay $1.25 million to a man who spent 14 years behind bars before being cleared in the notorious murder of a bouncer at the former Palladium nightclub....
Iran's blame game
A day after President Obama criticized Iran's deadly crackdown on anti-regime protesters, a defiant Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday accused the United States and Israel of orchestrating the demonstrations. The...
'Trying' question for Bam
The Christmas Day terror attack hands the Obama administration a tough new question: where to try the bomber. "He should be treated as an enemy combatant" and tried in a...
Snoozing guard did it before
The city correction officer caught dozing during her shift at Rikers Island clearly had been busted snoozing on the job a previous time as well, The Post has learned. But...
New swine alert
GENEVA -- Many more people could become sick with swine flu this winter even though it has peaked in North America and some European countries, the head of the World...
New DA Vance taps Spitzer confidante as top aide
Incoming Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. has chosen as his main gatekeeper disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's chief of staff, The Post has learned. Vance will tap Marlene Turner, a...
Two-county death crash
A man who reportedly had been drinking caused a fatal accident in Yonkers just minutes after injuring two NYPD officers in a Bronx crash, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. Peter Duah,...
Car-garage guard slain
A night parking-garage attendant was shot to death by a robber early yesterday. José Lezala, 30, was shot in the head and hand in the office of the garage on...
Safety in the Skies: Put Americans First
* Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was not profiled, and, therefore, his "rights" were protected ("Air Fear High," Dec. 28). My thanks to the liberal politicians. They passed laws that make it...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogVIKINGS 9 9 (48) GiantsJETS 7 10 (35) BengalsColts33(40)BILLSPANTHERS33(48)SaintsBROWNS 2½ 1½(38½)JaguarsCOWBOYS 3 3 (47½)EaglesBears 2½ 3 (45) LIONSTEXANS 6½ 8 (46) PatriotsDOLPHINSPickPick(44)Steelers49ers 7 7 (40½)RAMSFalcons+1 2½(41½)BUCCANEERSCARDINALS 3 3½(43½)PackersBRONCOS11...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 mile; $23,000; clm($25,000); 3up(f)SPRING ELUSION drops in class for return to route and first start since August for new barn. CREMA D'ORO makes local return after finishing second...
Rangers bank on Higgins
When the Rangers take on the Flyers tonight (7:00; MSG2, WNYM), they will be without one of their top offensive players. Vinny Prospal, who underwent knee surgery Monday, will be...
Sunday's Best
The experts make their picks:THE LINEGREG GALLOSTEVE SERBYMARK CANNIZZAROPAUL SCHWARTZTIM BONTEMPSRICOVIKINGS 9 (40) Giants (Sunday, FOX, 1:00)VikingsGiantsGiantsVikingsGiantsGiantsJETS 10 (35) Bengals (8:20, NBC)★ Bengals★ JetsBengalsBengalsBengalsBengalsColts 3 (40) BILLS (1:00)ColtsBillsColtsBillsBillsColtsPANTHERS 3 (48)...
Three Jets, one Giant selected to Pro Bowl
For the second consecutive season, the Jets will be well represented in the Pro Bowl on Jan. 31 in Miami -- but curiously not by one of their best players....
Schremp goal lifts Islanders in shootout
During yesterday's morning skate, Rob Schremp scored on Martin Biron four straight times before the Islanders hosted the Blue Jackets. Then, last night, Schremp netted one that actually counted, as...
Knicks interested in T-Mac
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Mike D'Antoni threw the Knicks' hat into the ring in the Tracy McGrady sweepstakes. D'Antoni acknowledged for the first time publicly the Knicks are interested in...
Knicks blow out Pistons
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- If the Knicks do in January what they've done in December, then David Lee may be heading to the All-Star Game in February. With Lee putting...
Sports shorts
NCAA: Suspended Leach files motion The lawyer for Mike Leach says the suspended Texas Tech coach did nothing wrong in how he treated a player with a "mild" concussion, and...
Leon gives Jets playoff push
It may not be as painful as his broken leg, but Leon Washington is hurting as he watches the Jets' playoff push from his home. "It's tough," the Jets' injured...
Devils want more
League-leaders, 3-0 against the Stanley Cup champions who visit Newark tonight, and still, the Devils are not impressed. Nearing the halfway point, they say they don't expect special admiration yet....
So much losing finally getting to Nets' Lopez
After Monday's loss to the Thunder, the Nets' Brook Lopez was 7 feet, 265 pounds of nothing but frustration. The big center had been harassed all night by a variety...
Weird but true
Planning to drink and drive New Year's Eve? A Georgia funeral home has a macabre deal for you. Drivers can visit the McGuire, Jennings and Miller Funeral Home in Rome...
Syracuse holds off Hazell, Pirates
The season had yet to start but Bobby Gonzalez was doing what he does best -- spewing the "Us Against the World" rhetoric on Big East media day. The Seton...
Seton Hall coach denies foul language
Bobby Gonzalez vehemently denied he used an expletive at fans sitting behind the Seton Hall bench in a 94-56 win over Navy on Dec. 22. A fan, who asked that...
Lewis loses Robinson, not game against Western
Jasmine Davis is known for her intangibles. “She does the little things that no one sees,” Francis Lewis guard Tatiana Wilson said. They were clear as day with point guard...
Robinson, Romero lead TMLA rout of South Shore
Karin Robinson and Camille Romero got to start together for the first time in a Mary Louis uniform, but it was nothing new to them. “It was basically like we...
Lee has 30 points, helps Knicks rout Pistons
David Lee had a season-high 30 points and 12 rebounds, and the New York Knicks handed the Detroit Pistons their eighth straight loss, 104-87 Tuesday night. Wilson Chandler added 23...
Mets finally land Bay
The Mets have reached agreement on a four-year, $66 million contract with Jason Bay pending a physical, The Post has learned. Mets officials refused to confirm the agreement, largely because...
Roloson makes 41 saves, Isles win in SO
Rob Schremp scored the only goal in the shootout and Dwayne Roloson made 41 saves to give the New York Islanders a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on...
Three Jets in the Pro Bowl
For the second consecutive season, the Jets will be well represented in the Pro Bowl _ but curiously not by one of their best players. While the Jets placed three...
Revis, Mangold, Faneca, O'Hara named to Pro Bowl
Three Jets -- cornerback Darrelle Revis, center Nick Mangold and guard Alan Faneca -- and Giants center Shaun O'Hara have been named to the NFL Pro Bowl. Revis, a contender...
CIA was tracking 'The Nigerian' as early as August: reports
The CIA was tracking a person of interest known as "The Nigerian" - who was in fact airline bomb suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab - as early as August, CBS News...