January 8, 2010
Seahawks show interest in former Jets coach Carroll
RENTON, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks fired Jim Mora after just one season Friday, leaving the former NFC West champs without a coach, general manager and president less than four...
DC's Luciano Emilio signs in Brazil
D.C. fans have been saying for awhile that Luciano Emilio isn’t the player he used to be. Now he won't be playing for United at all. The striker has left...
Fantasy Tracker’s end of the season awards
As another season is entered into the fantasy football archives, the Fantasy Tracker would like to take a moment and reward those players who have put together phenomenal seasons and...
2 arrested in Heathrow Airport security incident
LONDON -- A "verbal threat" appears to be at the center of an incident where armed police boarded a flight at Heathrow Airport in London on Friday. Police have arrested...
NJ man posed as MTV talent scout, raped girl, 12, at motel
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A New Jersey man has admitted raping a 12-year-old girl after luring her to a North Bergen motel by posing as an MTV talent scout. Forty-three-year-old...
$15M Canarsie wetlands cleanup plan on track
Planning to tap into $15 million in available federal stimulus money, the city is finally ready to restore 38 acres of salt-water wetlands and natural grasslands in Canarsie that have...
Conan O'Brien likely heading to Fox: source
Conan O’Brien may come out of NBC’s Tonight Show debacle looking cagey as a fox. When Jay Leno takes over his old 11:35 p.m. late night spot — after his...
The weekly wrap-up, January 8
This week we learned that...... Paying the mortgage is for suckers. [NY Times]... George Will thinks Bruce Ratner is the new King George III. [Washington Post]... There's no way this is going...
Serby's Playoff Q&A with Brad Smith
The Post’s Steve Serby chatted with the Jets’ big-play Wildcat quarterback and return man in the leadup to Saturday’s game in Cincinnati. Q: You were born with weakened metatarsals? A:...
Union: TSA guard in Newark security snafu a 'model employee'
NEWARK, N.J. — A guard whose failure to see a man bypass Newark airport security led to major delays is being described by his union as a “model employee.” A...
Brittany Murphy 911 tape released
The mother of late actress Brittany Muprhy mother can be heard sobbing and alternately directing another person to giving the unconscious actress CPR on a 911 tape released today. Murphy's...
Pacquiao plans to fight Clottey
While Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s camp insists his prospective bout with Manny Pacquiao can be saved, Pacquiao’s promoter says he’s moving on. After six weeks of contentious negotiations failed to produce...
Casey Johnson 911 call reveals possible 'medication screw-up'
Casey Johnson's landlady called police moments after the baby-oil heiress's "ice cold" body was found on Monday -- even speculating that a medication screw-up may have led to her untimely...
Vice President Joe Biden's mother dies
Vice President Joe Biden’s mother died Friday at home in Wilmington, Delaware. She was 92. Catherine Eugenia “Jean” Finnegan Biden was predeceased by her husband of 61 years, Joseph Biden,...
Jets' Harris listed as questionable
Jets linebacker David Harris has been listed as questionable on the team's official injury report.Harris, the Jets' leading tackler, has been dealing with an ankle injury suffered Sunday against the...
Mets claim A's reliever Marshall
Reliever Jay Marshall has been claimed by the Mets off waivers from the Oakland Athletics. The 26-year-old left-hander was 0-2 with a 14.73 ERA in 10 relief appearances last season...
Obama announces $2.3B clean energy tax credit
President Barack Obama made the case for investing $2.3 billion in U.S. tax credits for clean energy Friday in order to create jobs, the same day the U.S. government reported...
NJ trooper named in sex-harass suit suspended
TRENTON, N.J. — A female New Jersey State Police sergeant who was accused in a lawsuit of sexually harassing a female recruit has been suspended. Sgt. Christine Shallcross was suspended...
Prison term for man who robbed NJ pol
ELIZABETH, N.J. — One of the two men who admitted robbing and threatening to shoot a New Jersey lawmaker in his home during a burglary will head to prison instead...
NJ worker who granted driver’s licenses for cash sentenced
MAYS LANDING, N.J. — A former testing supervisor for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission has been sentenced to three years in prison for taking bribes to allow driver’s license...
Hospital where patient died in waiting room to be monitored for 5 years
A New York City hospital where a patient died in a waiting room will undergo improvements mandated by a consent decree aimed at settling a lawsuit over conditions there. The...
Authorities unhappy with media blitz by balloon boy's father
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The father who orchestrated the balloon boy hoax is taking advantage of his final days of freedom by making the rounds on news shows and telling...
Togo soccer team bus attacked in Angola; 6 hurt
LUANDA, Angola — Gunmen opened fire Friday on a bus carrying Togo’s national football team to a tournament in Angola, wounding at least six people including two footballers from the...
Marvel sues to keep rights to Spider-Man, X-Men
Marvel is suing to keep the rights to superheroes including Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and X-Men. The federal lawsuit filed Friday in Manhattan asks a judge to invalidate notices sent...
No bets for Nets
NEW ORLEANS – The ban on gambling aboard team flights was met pretty much with a ho-hum response by Nets players. "No problem with it at all. And it only...
Harold Ford Jr. says he won't be bullied
Harold Ford Jr. came out swinging today at top Democrats who are trying to push him against challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a primary -- saying they're trying to bully...
Jets' Ferguson added to Pro Bowl
The NFL added Jets tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson to the 2010 AFC Pro Bowl roster, replacing Miami Dolphins tackle Jake Long, who is out due to injury. Ferguson is the fourth...
Yankees roundup: Chapman, Wang, Hairston
The Yankees are no longer interested in Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman, according to Boston.com.The Web site says the 21-year-old fireballer could pick a major-league team by the end of this...
Orioles plan to scout Delgado
The Orioles TV network reports the team "will send representatives to Puerto Rico next week to scout Carlos Delgado, who recently began playing for Gigantes de Carolina."MASNSports.com says the Orioles...
Cool swag: 'Alice in Wonderland'
A ton of movie promotional ephemera from the past decade is piled up around my cubicle at The Post, including a cigar box with a paint set inside that Warner Bros. send out years...
Prosecutors will seek involuntary manslaughter indictment against Michael Jackson's doctor
LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors are prepared to seek an indictment of Michael Jackson’s doctor on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star’s death, The Associated Press has learned....
Togo team bus attacked
Togo's National Team bus was riddled with bullets by Angolan rebels today ahead of the African Cup of Nations in Angola. The driver was killed and four others wounded in the...
Bengals 'like our odds this time'
CINCINNATI -- Linebacker Brandon Johnson was trimming some of his Cincinnati Bengals teammates’ hair after a frigid practice, getting them ready to look good for their next big moment. They...
Beltre signs with Red Sox
Don’t let his stellar defense fool you: Adrian Beltre is a pretty good hitter, too. The two-time Gold Glove winner will be the cornerstone of Boston’s efforts to emphasize defense...
Weis joins Chiefs as offensive coordinator
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Charlie Weis is back in the NFL. Barely a month after getting fired at Notre Dame, Weis signed on Friday as offensive coordinator with the Kansas...
DiPietro to start for Islanders tonight
It’s taken a little bit more than a year, but Rick DiPietro is back in goal for the Islanders. The goalie, who last played for the Islanders last Jan. 2...
Brooklyn's school of hard knocks
I just got beat up by a girl. Slapped, punched, kicked and then dropped to the floor with a flick of fight-girl Tarah Blasi’s fingers tapped, ever so gently, against...
Stuy town to miss multi-million dollar loan payment
A politician says a real estate partnership that paid a record price for two of New York City’s biggest apartment complexes has indicated it will miss a multimillion dollar loan...
Christmas Day 'bomber' pleads not guilty
DETROIT — A young Nigerian man, wearing a white T-shirt and tennis shoes, did not speak much Friday during his first public court hearing to face charges of trying to...
Stuck in Oslo with George Mitchell
Noah Pollak explains the trouble with US policy toward Israel and Palestinians (Commentary)
The President Wakes Up
Obama discovers the War on Terrorism (Washington Times)Reuel Marc Gerecht on The Meaning of al Qaeda's Double Agent (Wall Street Journal)
RBNY makes Roy Miller signing official
The Red Bulls made the signing of Costa Rican defender Roy Miller official today.The move had been a fait accompli, with Miller's agent telling the Post that the only thing holding...
Napolitano: Surprised by al Qaeda's Determination
Mary Katharine Ham on how Homeand Security chief isn't inspiring confidence (Weekly Standard)
Richard Blumenthal: Grandstanding AG
Walter Olson has the lowdown on Dodd's potential replacement (Overlawyered)
Bad News for Democrats
James Pethokoukis on why December jobs report is going to hurt (Reuters)
Cops: Girl, babysitter fatally shot, dad arrested
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — A man shot and killed his 9-year-old daughter and her baby sitter at the girl’s suburban home in New York before walking out the front door...
It's News to them
Rex Ryan, in an indirect way, gave a shout out to The Post yesterday. When asked by a Daily News reporter what kind of 'emotions' he'll have tomorrow in his...
Rangers denied chance to practice at Fenway
BOSTON — Curses! Chris Drury may have lived in the shadow of Fenway Park when he attended Boston University, but the Rangers’ captain and his teammates were denied permission to...
Michael Jackson death investigation complete: reports
Police have completed the investigation into Michael Jackson’s death - with the case expected to go before the courts in weeks, TMZ reported. The Los Angeles Police Department finished its...
Vac's Friday Whacks on Why Underclassmen Have to Declare Early and Other BCS Bits
Lest there be no doubt any longer: if you were ever among the folks who believed in the nobility of athletes staying in school as opposed to declaring themselves eligible...
Possible breakthrough in 1982 Tylenol poisoning case
In a potential breakthrough in a 27-year-old case, the sole suspect in the poisoning of Tylenol capsules that led to the deaths of seven people was subpoenaed this week to...
O/U Rico
Rico went 7-9 (2-1 Best Bets) on the Over/Unders last week, bringing the final season record to 120-132-4 (21-29-1). The league finished with a record of 118 Overs, 134 Unders...
Ms. Charleen
TOMORROW: Bengals (Over); Eagles (Over). SUNDAY: Patriots (Over); Cardinals (Under).
Tim Sullivan
TOMORROW: Bengals (Over); Cowboys (Under). SUNDAY: Patriots (Under); Cardinals (Under).
Wilson Chandler: unsung hero of the Knicks' resurgence
It's really time to take notice on how much Wilson Chandler has meant to their resurgence, as we pointed out in our game story. After another 27 points tonight in...
US job losses higher than expected in December
U.S. job losses were higher than expected in December and the unemployment rate remained at a lofty 10 percent, the Labor Department reported Friday. Although the November 2009 data was...
Box Office: Vampires, Adams, Cera target 'Avatar' crumbs
None of this weekend's three new wide releases -- the first since Christmas -- are forecast to come within hailing distance of "Avatar,'' which has just passed "The Dark Knight'' as the...
Two Qaeda-linked suspects arrested; one crashes car on Whitestone Expressway
Two men linked to an al Qaeda terrorist accused of trying to plot an attack on New York last year were busted early today after one of the men caused...
Drama Mama: Up 'Chuck'
Are you ready for a bunch of wannabes and deserving candidates desperately trying to compete for your attention? Mama isn't talking about "American Idol"--there are just as many quality dramas...
Learn from a System that Works
What Would it Cost to get Israel-level Airport Security? (Foreign Policy)The 'Israelification' of Airport Security (Toronto Star)
'We Are At War'
A Lessson in Bureaucratic Intelligence (Wall Street Journal)Lynn Sweet says plenty of data this time but no analysis (Chicago Sun-Times)
Jets hoping to follow Super long shots
"Why not us?” That was the mantra of the Jets players yesterday as they packed their equipment bags in the locker room after their final full practice for tomorrow’s AFC...
Revis a Quip off the old block
When Mike Zmijanac saw the skinny sophomore that first day of summer football workouts back in 2001, he figured the kid had to be joking. He knew all about Darrelle...
Eagles face long odds to rewrite history
PHILADELPHIA — Repeated Eagles’ shrugs at suggestions their bandwagon emptied after last week’s 24-0 loss in Dallas speaks to Philly’s confidence that the playoff rematch tomorrow night at Cowboys Stadium...
Jets' Feely hopes to prove value in postseason
In Jay Feely’s first time in the playoffs, he didn’t fare so great. He didn’t cost the Falcons any rings, but he missed three field goals over two games in...
Follow di-Rex-ions
It sure sounded as if Rex Ryan was serving up a big baloney sandwich when he said this week he believed the Jets should be the favorites to win the...
Hondo goes back to the 'hood
Hondo appeared to be headed for a fantastic finish last week when he bolted to a 7-2 start after the one o’clock games, but then came the big fizzle at...
Jets have work cut out to beat Bengals again
Getting beaten 37-0 and embarrassed on national television is rarely a good thing, but for the Bengals it could be. “Marvin Lewis has a much easier job [than coach Rex...
2 9/11 women ID’d thru DNA
Two more victims of 9/11 have been positively identified — more than eight years after the terrorist attacks, officials said yesterday. The city Medical Examiner’s Office said the two women...
PSAL Mid-Winter Classic preview
The New York Post’s PSAL beat writers Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi take an in-depth look at Sunday’s PSAL Mid-Winter Classic at Long Island University in Brooklyn. SCHEDULE 11 a.m.:...
Business briefs
Oil off US crude oil for February delivery fell 52 cents to $82.66 a barrel, off Wednesday’s 15-month high of $83.52 on the stronger dollar and signs of tighter monetary...
Tim's troubles
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will likely face a high-level congressional probe after documents and e-mails show he played a hand in withholding details about American International Group paying billions in...
Crosby to miss rest of freshman season with ACL tear
A little more than two weeks ago, I ran into China Crosby at Manhattan Center just before her alma mater played a home game against Medgar Evers. The Bronx native...
Artie Lange's chilling words pre-suicide attempt: 'I have so much to live for'
Police today confirmed The Post's Thursday report that Artie Lange, comedic sidekick to Howard Stern, tried to kill himself with a 13-inch blade, repeatedly stabbing himself in the chest. Lange's...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Harkless, Forest Hills take down Van Buren
Maurice Harkless made sure Forest Hills’ losing streak ended at one. The UConn-bound forward scored 26 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked seven shots, leading the Rangers past Martin Van...
Girls basketball roundup: Rubin leads wild Moore comeback
Christina Rubin showed that Moore Catholic can survive and even thrive without Taylor Baggs and Nicole Arnone. With the two star juniors on the bench, the sophomore guard scored 12...
Alabama wins BCS championship, 37-21
PASADENA, Calif. — The sure thing was looking shaky for Alabama. Hanging onto a precarious three-point lead and with momentum on the other side, linebacker Eryk Anders was determined not...
Kearney's Retas returns after run around
A day and a half of doctors and confusion ended with Sam Retas back on the court.The Bishop Kearney junior forward twisted her left knee in the third quarter of...
Lewis star out for season with torn ACL
Francis Lewis senior guard Kelly Robinson has a torn ACL in her left knee and will be out for the remainder of the 2009-10 season, her father Rodney told The...
Weekend Calendar
BULLY FOR THEM Forget the mechanical bull-riding at Western-themed watering holes around the city. There’s real bull-riding going on this weekend at Madison Square Garden at the annual urban rodeo...
Tottenville senior doing it all in first full season
Toni Ann Longobardi has yet to play a full high-school season. But so far, the Tottenville senior is making up for lost time. Longobardi had 18 points in just 2...
Weekend Guide
Cabaret ALGONQUIN HOTEL: Mother and son duo Bill Charlap and Sandy Stewart perform in their new show, "Somebody Loves Me." Tonight and tomorrow night at 8:30 and 11, and Tuesday...
Maturing South Shore shocks Lincoln in overtime
Young and inexperienced South Shore grew up in a major way Thursday night, authoring the biggest upset of the boys basketball season to date. The Vikings, who entered play with...
Weekend Guide: Music
Pop, Rock, Folk THE DRUMS: This Brooklyn-based indie boy group hits Manhattan Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St.; 212-533-2111. THE HOT RATS: Gaz Coombes, Danny...
'35 Things Your Teen Will Never Tell You'
Teenagers can be rebellious, sneaky little suckers. Just ask any harried parent. Now, it’s time to fight back. Brooklyn native Ellen Pober Rittberg has penned a book offering parents advice...
New charter boats for Sheepshead Bay
Two new charter vessels are angling their way into Sheepshead Bay, this newspaper has learned. But instead of the catch ‘o the day, some fear patrons might bring nothing but...
Rose Plaza gets Marty’s thumbs up
Call it a split decision. Borough President Marty Markowitz signaled his general approval of the controversial Rose Plaza development project late Wednesday night, only raising one objection to the project’s...
Cookbook brings Food Network excitement into the kitchen
Visions of Emeril may dance in my head, but what’s a culinarily-minded Brooklynite to do now that -- as least for a vast swath of the borough – there’s no...
Prescott, Transit Tech save best for last
Anthony Prescott elicits varying reactions from Transit Tech coach Mike Perazzo. There are times the junior point guard makes Perazzo want to pull his hair out, one strand at a...
Starr report
Here's some Jay Leno news that has nothing to do with The Chinned One's future at NBC. The BBC is releasing "Top Gear 11" and "Top Gear 12" on DVD...
'Leap' jeer
Among Hollywood's more dubious customs is the long standing practice of opening lame romantic comedies the first weekend of January. "Leap Year" taxes the abundant charms of stars Amy Adams...
Miley's big news: 'Hannah' is over
Wave goodbye to "Hannah Montana." The upcoming fourth season will be its last, Disney officials told The Post. Miley Cyrus -- who plays Miley Stewart, a down-to-earth high schooler who...
Ferris Bueller's off day
Matthew Broderick graduates from "boyish" and lurches straight into "curmudgeonly" in the would-be indie heartwarmer "Wonderful World." I'm not even sure Broderick's voice ever finished changing, but here he is...
Nipped in the blood
'It's nuts out there!" exclaims a character in "Daybreakers." Well, yes: Ten years in the future, vampires rule the world, and the few remaining humans are captives of the state...
One-man flick's a singular sensation
WHO needs a budget of $200 million and a cast and crew of thousands? Not New Yorker Zachary Oberzan, whose "Flooding With Love for the Kid" is a masterpiece of...
Egypt's trashy class
Who knew that people could love their gar bage so much that they grow angry when it is taken from them? Meet the zabbaleen, the subject of "Garbage Dreams," Mai...
'Gem' offers too little, fails to shine
It's tempting to use its title to describe Elaine Murphy's play. Except what we have here isn't so much a "little gem" as a "little diamond in the rough." We...
Song by song by Sondheim at diva's pace
This is how much of a diva Elaine Stritch is: In "Singing Sondheim . . . One Song at a Time" at the Café Carlyle, she sings "Rose's Turn" from...
Ready to Rapture
The recent trend in political documentaries is for filmmakers to heap ridicule and sarcasm on people they don't agree with, a la Michael Moore. "Waiting for Armageddon" (which has nothing...
Instant 'Idol'
The drama of "Ameri can Idol" starts Tues day, when the show hits the road for the audition round. It's that promising time, when everyone has a chance -- until...
Rebel with a cause
Leading global energy sources: oil, coal and embarrassingly prolonged teen-boy virginity. The combustible latter fuels “Youth in Revolt” — an improbable but hilarious combine of losin’-it comedies and the rarefied,...
From riches to 'Ragtime'
'Ragtime" is closing. The cast, made up largely of re gional theater actors from the DC area, is in tears, their hopes and dreams of Broadway glory shat tered. But...
Obama versus 'Lost' or 'Idol'
President Obama has a prime time problem. The White House has reportedly floated two dates, Jan. 26 and Feb. 2, as possibilities for the annual State of the Union address....
Backstage error scraps quiz show
FOX is pulling "Our Little Genius" off the air -- and will reshoot the entire series to avoid the appearance that the young contestants may have had help with the...
Weekend Guide: Theater
Previews “PRESENT LAUGHTER”: Victor Garber plays a British matinee idol in this revival of Noel Coward’s 1942 comedy. American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St.; 212-719-1300. Opens Jan. 21. “TIME...
Crash O's 'Cadillac'!
Local unions are waging war against President Obama's proposed "Cadillac tax" on higher-cost health-care plans -- with one leader warning New York Democrats who approve the levy to watch out...
US medicine that Europe envies
IT was an emergency for my family -- but the real shock was how the American medical system astounded our European friends. Here's a brief chronology on my wife's emergency...
Vintage collection up for sale
Prominent wine collector Lloyd Flatt was a man who lived life large and had a passion for large bottles of wine. About 1,500 bottles from his collection will be auctioned...
Holiday miXXX-up
CARLSBAD, NM -- Oops, wrong number. Some New Year's Eve revelers in Carlsbad who called a toll-free number for an advertised free ride home got a surprise. Instead of assistance,...
All's fair in love & war
THE ISSUE: Whether the United States has the proper tools and mindset to beat the terrorists. *** "Terrorism's Triumphant Techniques" is spot on (Ralph Peters, PostOpinion, Jan 5). These are...
Gilbert's gunplay backfires in Arenas
THE ISSUE: NBA star Gilbert Arenas' suspension for bringing guns into his team's locker room. *** With overpaid, tattooed players gambling, carrying small arms and scuffling both on and off...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan--Talk about a “stick” up! Cops busted a man who allegedly swiped 43 sticks of underarm deodorant from a lower Manhattan Duane Reade. A security guard spotted Tyrone Dolphy, 53,...
'Android' offspring slam Google
The name of Google's new Nexus One phone may have been an homage to sci-fi master Philip K. Dick, but the company never asked permission to use the name, relatives...
Fatality drop for hardhats
Construction site deaths fell a whopping 84 percent from last year as the city instituted tougher safety rules and building slowed due to the recession, officials said yesterday. Three fatal...
Learn from a system that works
In the wake of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's failed at tempt to bomb Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day, President Obama yesterday talked up more advanced technologies as the road...
Crash kills rabbi's son, 10
The 10-year-old son of a popular Brooklyn rabbi was killed in a horrific smash-up outside Pittsburgh that left two other people dead, authorities said yesterday. The boy, Avrohom David Liberow,...
A fare shake for students
A lawmaker with oversight of the MTA predicted yesterday that students will not lose their free or discounted rides -- and that the state and city will foot the bill....
Text clue in Playboy gal's slay
A Playboy model's body was found burned beyond recognition in a Dumpster in Miami -- and police are zeroing in on her boyfriend, about whom she once texted the message:...
Kid-porn fan free to love
Happy Valentine's Day, sicko! An appeals court yesterday cleared the road to romance for a convicted kiddie pornster, tossing out a bizarre order that he has to tell any "significant"...
'Raw' cold run at White House
WASHINGTON -- A man jogging naked just a stone's throw from the White House in near-freezing temperatures was taken into custody and hospitalized for a mental evaluation, authorities say. The...
Gov favors unlimited charters
Gov. Paterson called on the Legislature yesterday to immediately pass a series of dramatic education reforms that includes eliminating the statewide cap on charter schools. Paterson said the Legislature should...
Mark my words: gov
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson's State of the State promotion tour opened on a bizarre note yesterday as he asked New Yorkers to judge him by what he says --- not...
City's Starbucks 'pound'ing Dunkin' Donuts: study
Food for thought: Since the city began compelling restaurant chains to post calorie information, coffee drinkers have proved likelier to get their java from a Starbucks than from the Dunkin'...
'Jersey' boy beat bust
Fist-flying fury has again struck the MTV reality show "Jersey Shore" -- one of the cast members was busted for assault. Ronnie Magro, a beefy Jersey Shore denizen known for...
NJ Senate nixes gay nups
TRENTON, NJ -- New Jersey's state Senate yesterday defeated a bill to legalize gay marriage, making a state gay-marriage law in the near future very unlikely. The vote was 20...
Norah opts to ease the pane
In the end, Norah Jones chose to be more neighborly -- even if it will cost her a little sunlight. The Grammy-winning singer has quietly amended her controversial, city-approved plan...
Terror watchdog hit the slopes day after thwarted airplane attack
The nation's top terrorist watchdog started a six-day ski vacation barely a day after the underwear bomber nearly blew a jet out of the sky, officials admitted yesterday. Umar Farouk...
Biden's mom ill
Vice President Joe Biden's mom Jean fell seriously ill yesterday -- and her son quickly left Washington to be by his 92-year-old mom's side, the White House said. "The vice...
Bloomy hires Pataki's kid
Emily Pataki, eldest daughter of former Gov. George Pataki, has joined the Bloomberg administration as a $70,000-a-year aide to the mayor's criminal-justice coordinator, officials said yesterday. "We've hired her to...
Matche$ burn
A Campaign Finance Board ruling has created an uneven playing field for the 2013 mayoral race, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer charged yesterday. He said he might sue the CFB...
Lip-$ticking it to Ron
Their marriage ended in spectacular fashion back in 2006, but "Sea of Love" star Ellen Barkin isn't through divorcing Ron Perelman from his money. A Manhattan judge has ordered the...
Hillary was right! O fails the '3 a.m. phone' test
WASHINGTON -- Turns out Hillary Rodham Clinton was right all along. During the nastiest battle of the entire 2008 presidential race, she aired an alarming television commercial warning voters that...
The president wakes up
The Obama administration's bad spin and sleepiness -- as represented by Home land Security chief Janet Napolitano and President Obama respectively in the first days after Christmas -- is over....
EMT-shun gal had 'asthma'
An ailing pregnant Brooklyn woman who was ignored by two EMTs on their coffee break likely died from an asthma attack, an autopsy revealed yesterday -- sparking outrage from her...
Ex and balances
He's in charge of balancing the nation's books, but the White House's lover-boy budget director, Peter Orszag, was once slapped with a lawsuit for not paying part of a $2...
Obama's speech is too little, too late: GOP
Republicans wasted no time before blasting President Obama's "buck stops with me" response to the Christmas Day attack as too weak in dealing with the terrorist threat to America. "Too...
5 questions for Dan Dierdorf
All of New York's eyes will be on Cincinnati when the Jets and Bengals open up the NFL's postseason. But there are plenty of other story lines for wild-card weekend...
Gillibrand's seat in play
Conventional wisdom has it that ap pointed US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will have a cakewalk of a campaign this fall as she seeks to finish the remaining two years of...
Testing TSA metal
Meanwhile, right here at home there are fresh grounds to wonder about federal security efforts. The Post reported Tuesday that airline passenger Berna Keiler, who has a 14-inch titanium rod...
'We are at war'
President Obama yesterday inched closer to defining the true nature of the threat America faces from terror ists like the one who nearly downed an airliner over Detroit on Christmas...
A historic HIV visitor
A Dutch man yesterday celebrated a US decision to lift a ban on HIV-positive visitors with his first legal visit to New York in more than a decade. Clemens Ruland...
Jayson's 'out-of-control' traveling violation
Boozed-up former NBA star Jayson Williams was speeding "out of control" before swerving his SUV across four lanes of traffic and slamming into a tree, an eyewitness told The Post...
Rally to save Jamaica HS
More than 500 parents, teachers and students last night jammed into the Jamaica HS auditorium in Queens to protest the city's proposal to shutter the 118-year-old school -- once attended...
Long Island tax freeze gets chilly reception
The Long Island "Tax Revolt" got off to an icy start yesterday. New Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, who campaigned on a tax-reform platform, ordered all 2010 property-tax assessments "frozen"...
W. att'y beat his wife: cops
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A former senior attorney to then-President George W. Bush was charged yesterday with beating and choking his wife into unconsciousness at their Connecticut home. John Michael...
'Small arms' fire
Suspended NBA sharpshooter Gilbert Arenas mocked the size of teammate Javaris Crittenton's pistol after an angry Crittendon allegedly whipped out and loaded a gun in the Washington Wizards' locker room....
Furlough to Plax axed
Officials have blocked Plaxico Burress' bid for a furlough. The work-release application for the ex-Giants star was denied by the state Department of Correctional Services, which cited the seriousness of...
Prez's jacket coming off in Times Square
They're losing their pitchman-in-chief. Weatherproof, an outdoor clothing company, is set to yank a Times Square billboard featuring President Obama decked out in one of its jackets. The gargantuan ad,...
Prez figures it out: this is war
WASHINGTON -- President Obama finally connected the dots and delivered a tough speech yesterday, vowing to fight the "small men intent on killing innocent men, women and children" through terror...
Gates to stay on at Defense
Defense Secretary Robert Gates plans to remain in his job at least one more year, the Pentagon press secretary said yesterday. Gates, a high-profile veteran of George W. Bush's Republican...
Feds' screw-ups in Hood case revealed
The case of crotch bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab wasn't the first time the government's fumbling intelligence agencies failed to connect the dots. In yet another stunning lapse, the terrorism task...
Zazi pal in Qns. crash fleeing from feds
A man linked to the former Queens food-cart worker now charged in an al Qaeda bomb plot bolted from investigators last night after they yanked his passport -- crashing on...
Reid's plea to Mike: Don't buy this Ford!
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid yesterday privately asked Mayor Bloomberg not to back Harold Ford Jr. if the former Tennessee congressman challenges Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a Democratic primary, sources...
You call this intelligence?!
White House brass yesterday acknowledged misreading plots by a tiny al Qaeda offshoot to attack on American soil, as they released a report revealing all the red flags they missed...
Tila throws a Twit fit at Casey's family
She puts the worm in Tequila. Casey Johnson's tacky gal pal, Tila Tequila, lashed out at the family of the tragic baby-shampoo heiress yesterday, calling them "piece[s] of s- -...
NBC will shuffle Leno in time-slot fiasco
NBC is finally fed up with the failed Jay Leno experiment. Facing mounting pressure from local affiliates, which are reeling from sagging ratings, the Peacock Network will yank the funnyman...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 mile; $19,000; clm($12,500); 4upSTUNGBYTHESTORM cuts back in distance and steps up in class after winning as the favorite with Dominguez aboard. TIGER D.R. drops in class after tiring...
Let's hear it for PSL Stadium!
It doesn't much matter who buys the naming rights to the new Giants and Jets stadium. Doesn't matter if it's named Maxwell House or the Air-Wick Bowl, er, Oval. What...
Cincinnati can't sell out
CINCINNATI -- A limited number of tickets remain for tomorrow's playoff game here between the Jets and Bengals. The Bengals said yesterday they have a few seats grouped together left...
Jets' Harris plans to introduce self to Bengals' Benson
David Harris wants to make sure Bengals running back Cedric Benson remembers his name. Earlier this week, Benson was asked about the Jets linebacker, who is battling a sprained ankle....
Goose: Dawson should wear Cubs cap in Hall
Andre Dawson compiled most of his career statistics with the Expos, but became a rock star with the Cubs. Case closed on which cap Dawson should wear on his Hall...
Old-man Richardson seeks first playoff win
Rex Ryan put that big bull's-eye on his backside when he made his bold statement Wednesday that he believes his Jets should be favored to win the whole enchilada. Anything...
Sunday's Best
The experts make their picks: THE LINE GREG GALLO STEVE SERBY MARK CANNIZZARO PAUL SCHWARTZ TIM BONTEMPS RICO BENGALS 2½ Jets (Tomorrow, 4:30, NBC) Jets Jets Jets Bengals Jets Jets...
Bitter Bengals out to make Rex 'eat them words'
CINCINNATI -- Rex Ryan may want to cancel his dinner plans for tomorrow night. After hearing the Jets coach crown his team Super Bowl favorites, the Bengals are planning a...
Stern too slow on Arenas trigger
"Bad decisions lead to last decisions." -- DMX SO, David Stern had an epiphany on the Feast of the Epiphany and went from indecisive to indefinite. Mazel Tov. Apparently, the...
Devils' Lemaire has no plans to rest Brodeur
With pursed lips and a shake of the head, Devils coach Jacques Lemaire made it clear yesterday that Martin Brodeur is his workhorse, no matter if he's a 37-year-old goalie...
DiPietro's return could be in Stars
Rick DiPietro could make his long-awaited return to the Islanders' lineup as soon as tonight. Although the Islanders have yet to announce any definite plans for when the former No....
Denzel aces CC on 'Leno Show'
CC Sabathia got hit with his first loss of 2010 last night. Appearing on "The Jay Leno Show" the ace lefty faced Denzel Washington in a game of Yankees trivia...
Holliday finalizes deal
ST. LOUIS -- Matt Holliday hopes to be teammates with Albert Pujols for a long time. "I think he's going to be here at least two more years and hopefully...
Garden sounding like good ol' days
A chorus of vicious boos rained from the Garden rafters with 1:14 left in the Knicks game last night with the Bobcats. But unlike past games in past months, those...
Sports shorts
NFL: Mangini remains Browns coach New Browns team president Mike Holmgren decided yesterday to retain head coach Eric Mangini, whose job security was in jeopardy after the Browns started 1-11,...
Chandler, Gallinari propel Knicks to a key victory
The grades Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari receive this season go a long way in determining if LeBron James is tempted to sign this summer. After 35 games, so far,...
Rookie goalie, Rangers fall in shootout
ATLANTA -- Goalie Chad Johnson was impressive in his first NHL start, but it wasn't enough for the Rangers. Bryan Little scored in the fifth round of the shootout to...
Nets' rookie Williams waits for his chance
NEW ORLEANS -- The veteran NBA scout looked confused after watching the Nets. "One question," he said. "Why isn't Terrence Williams playing more? The team is 3-and-30-something, they're obviously playing...
Act of cod blessing for anglers
Cod fishing should start in earnest this weekend as long we get some cooperation from Mother Nature. It has been a week since anyone was out due to high winds,...
Knicks' Walsh on gun watch
Team president Donnie Walsh, addressing the Gilbert Arenas' locker-room gun incident, said the team's director of security, John Donohue, talks to the team about guns and the club has a...
Mets' Wright expects to bounce back in 2010
In a lengthy and exclusive interview with The Post, David Wright said he firmly believes he will produce to his expectations in 2010, admitted he has "some things to prove"...
Jets' Revis aims to pick off top defensive honor
It's not the individual award Darrelle Revis wants the most, but it's impressive nonetheless. The Jets cornerback, who last week was voted into the Pro Bowl as a starter for...
Coughlin to take time to fill Giants' coaching spot
It appears Tom Coughlin wants to speak with several candidates before filling the Giants' vacant defensive coordinator job. First up yesterday was Perry Fewell, most recently the Bills' interim head...
Weird but true
The wheels of justice were swifter than this getaway. A man who stole $50 out of his ex-girlfriend's hands in a Pennsylvania Wal-Mart was quickly captured after trying to use...
Alabama subdues McCoy-less Texas to win BCS title
PASADENA, Calif. -- Do you believe in miracles, Nick Saban? Saban, the buttoned down Alabama coach, almost found himself on the wrong side of history last night when his Crimson...
A tough ending for Colt
PASADENA, Calif. -- This isn't the way it should have ended for Texas senior quarterback Colt McCoy. And it isn't the way it should have begun for freshman Garrett Gilbert....
Lucky not enough for Robeson in loss to Transit Tech
Before the season began, Todd Myles was optimistic Robeson wasn’t going to be nearly as reliant on star Darrel Lucky. The Robeson coach saw plenty of offensive weapons. Or so...
Little, Thrashers beat Rangers 2-1 in shootout
Bryan Little scored in the fifth round of a shootout to spoil Chad Johnson's first NHL start and help the Thrashers snap a nine-game losing streak, 2-1 over the New...
Knicks hit 6 3s in 4th quarter to edge Bobcats
Chris Duhon made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2:03 left, Danilo Gallinari followed with two more, and the New York Knicks pulled out a 97-93 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on...
Youth want Old Fordham Library
First stop Kingsbridge Armory. Next stop Old Fordham Library. Mere days removed from a City Council snub of The Related Companies’ redevelopment plan for the armory, a snub engineered in...
Spoto's premiers new wine bar
Restaurant patrons in search of fine Italian cuisine and drink have a new reason to go to Spoto’s. The restaurant now boasts its very own wine bar. Spoto’s Restaurant, located...
Eyesore to get a facelift
Neighbors of three houses left unfinished for four years want someone to rescue the buildings. The original builder has abandoned the property. The three, 2-family houses at 237 Robinson Avenue...
Perry Avenue row houses landmarked
For Grace Siemer, the nine Queen Anne-style row houses on Perry Avenue, shaded red brick and tan, will always represent peace and tranquility. Siemer associates the houses, built between 1910...
Residents demand renewal of non-solicit order
In August, when a real estate non-solicitation order expired, that incorporated several east Bronx neighborhoods, residents were again deluged with mail from real estate agents eager to buy their homes....
Bx8 Sunday service endangered
Bronx residents already angry over the proposed elimination of the Bx14 bus were furious to learn that the MTA also plans to eliminate Bx8 bus Sunday service.In order to plug...
Hawkins Park restored for holiday season
A Christmas tree and a Hanukkah menorah are on display again in City Island’s Hawkins Park, which benefited from an enormous $250,000 renovation completed in November.The renovated park features circular...
No more pain in the tra$h
Rosanna Gennarelli and homeowners everywhere: one. Sanitation Department: zero.On Friday, December 11, Gennarelli, a 51-year old E. Tremont Avenue resident, was thrilled to find a city-issued trashcan at the Bx40/Bx42...
School closing opposed
As Community Board 11 wrapped up its vote on a motion to defend Christopher Columbus High School against a city Department of Education phase-out plan, board member Vinny Prezioso began...
Cabrera ponders Kingsbridge Armory's future
The City Council spurned Mayor Michael Bloomberg and The Related Companies for a second straight week on Monday, December 21, as Bronx Delegation members led the vote to nix a...
Allerton bike lanes a problem
Perhaps residents of Community Board 11 should take note of Brooklyn’s Hasidim, members quipped at a general meeting on Thursday, December 17. CB11 passed a motion to request the elimination...
Students rally for Smith High School
lfred E. Smith High School may graduate less than half its students, but the career and technical institution – few remain in the Bronx and the city – does what...
City Council overrides 'gotcha' veto
The City Council voted overwhelmingly to establish a five-minute grace period for alternate-side parking regulations and Muni-meters on Monday, December 14. Mayor Michael Bloomberg had vetoed the bill, but more...
Our Lady of Solace ramps up donations
A handicapped accessible ramp is on its way Our Lady of Solace Church, thanks to the generosity of others.For the past two years, pastor Robert Badillo has collected donations to...
Vandals hit TNGSL again
Vandals at Bicentennial Veterans Memorial Park have struck again. For the second time since a security camera was installed at the park on behalf of the Throggs Neck Girls Softball...
Van Nest men nabbed with guns and drugs
The 49th Precinct continues to clean up the Van Nest community, with four more criminal arrests for possession of a weapon. On Friday, December 4 at approximately 2:05 p.m., Javier...
Police Officer Turner named 49th Precinct Cop of the Month
The 49th Precinct acknowledged a long-time police officer for his years of service and dedication to improving his precinct and community on Tuesday, November 24.Police Officer George Turner accepted a...
White Plains Road supermarket opens
As darkness fell on White Plains Road between Maran Place and Brady Avenue, shoppers clustered in front of the neighborhood’s newest business, an Associated Supermarket, to pick out bananas and...
NIDC to stabilize Eastchester Gardens CC
Eastchester Gardens Community Center has been in transition for nearly a year but it appears that stability is on the way. The city Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)...
Residents stop Deegan plan
Rather than spend $275 million on new northbound and southbound exits and lanes, NYSDOT will rehab the Deegan only. NYSDOT expects its pared-down plan to cost $170 to $200 million....
RBNY bets on Backe; will win or lose big
Foreign coaches have a long lineage of failure in MLS, and no place have they failed more grandly or more often than in New York. But the Red Bulls are...
UPDATE: EWR kiss o death
We've said it once and we'll say it again: no PDA at the friggin' airport! And we ain't talking BlackBerrys -- turns out, it was some hornball trying to French kiss...
Reid to Bloomberg: don't back Ford Jr.
Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid reached out to Mayor Bloomberg today to urge him not to get behind former congressman Harold Ford Jr., if the Tennessee transplant decides to...