June 16, 2010
BP CEO telling Congress he's 'devastated' by spill
WASHINGTON — A day after agreeing to a $20 billion victims' compensation fund, BP's chief executive is ready to tell Congress that he was "personally devastated" by the explosion of...
Aruba police want to talk with Van der Sloot about Holloway
ORANJESTAD, Aruba — Prosecutors in Aruba said today they want to take Joran van der Sloot up on his offer to discuss the unsolved disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway....
Brooklyn Bridge Park officially city-controlled
The state today voted to officially turn control of the long-delayed Brooklyn Bridge Park project over to the city – helping stabilize the 85-acre plan with much-needed cash and ensuring...
Coney students finally get own gym
Students at a public elementary school in Coney Island will no longer have to eat lunch and play ball in the same space.The city broke ground today on a gymnasium...
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. liable for less than $6K in rap suit
Undefeated boxer Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. avoided a heavy blow to the wallet today when a judge ruled he owes a Long Island management firm less than $6,000 for poaching...
Report: 'It's possible' Devils name new coach before draft
Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello told NorthJersey.com it's possible the team will hire a new coach before the June 25 NHL Entry Draft. The Devils have been looking for a...
Gal who torched lover had drunken brawl with beau, roommate testifies
Just a month before a video camera filmed two human torches racing from a Queens fire that killed four people, the pair had a drunken brawl in the apartment where...
Squadron vows that razing Brooklyn Heights homes for BQE 'won’t be on table'
A state senator representing Brooklyn Heights said today that any plan to tear down neighborhood homes -- including historic brownstones -- to revamp the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway “can’t and won’t...
Fans, players impressed with 'amazing' New Meadowlands Stadium
When Jets head coach Rex Ryan took the field Wednesday for the team’s first practice at the New Meadowlands Stadium, the usually talkative coach was at a loss for words....
Sanchez 'great' after Jets minicamp
Mark Sanchez fully practiced for the third time in Jets minicamp Wednesday, looking healthy and unhindered, even taking a full lap of the New Meadowlands Stadium near the end of...
Con who mugged elderly gets 16 years
A cowardly con is going to jail for 16 years for admitted violent push-in muggings of five elderly men in Manhattan last summer The oldest victim of Robert Stewart, 51,...
Maradona to Pele: 'Go back to the museum'
PRETORIA, South Africa — Diego Maradona made stinging comments about fellow soccer greats Pele and Michel Platini on Wednesday after the pair criticized Maradona’s performance as Argentina coach. Maradona said...
Rigger declines jury in crane-collapse trial
Accused killer crane rigger William Rappetti has decided to go to trial next week without those pesky, emotional jurors. The rigger -- charged with manslaughter for the 2008 crane collapse...
Gates, Buffett want billionaires to give away half their fortunes
SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett are launching a campaign to get other American billionaires to give at least half their wealth to charity....
Update: Orioles to interview former Yankees manager Showalter
Former Yankees manager Buck Showalter will interview for the Orioles managerial position on Wednesday, the Baltimore Sun reports. Showalter is an analyst for ESPN and has a career 882-833 record...
Queens electrician bilked city schools of $1M: probers
Shocking! A Queens electrical contractor has been zapped by investigators for allegedly bilking the city’s school system of more than $1 million. Hara Electric Corp. owner Kostas "Gus" Andrikopoulos billed...
Giants' Kiwanuka: I should be starter, too
One day after Osi Umenyiora stated he believes as one of the best defensive ends on the Giants and should once again be a starter, Mathias Kiwanuka -- Umenyiora's competition...
U.S. goalie Howard laughs off Slovenia's win prediction
IRENE, South Africa — Tim Howard thought about Andrej Komac’s prediction of victory for Slovenia and chuckled. “I think talk is cheap,” the American goalkeeper said Wednesday. “He’s got to...
Marty joins the pool party! Beep to don trunks to protest Double-D closure!
Add Borough President Markowitz’s voice — and his topless physique — to the chorus of opponents who are hot under the swim trunks at the city’s decision to close the...
NFL's push for 18-game season a bust with players
As if the NFL's labor talks weren't contentious enough already, the league injected another thorny issue -- an 18-game regular season -- into the proceedings this morning in Manhattan.NFL negotiators,...
Criminalist was ready to tell boyfriend she loved him before he killed her
The NYPD criminalist who was slaughtered by her on-again, off-again boyfriend wrote in her journal how much she loved him just days before he stabbed her to death and bashed...
Update! N. Eighth tenants back on the street!
Less than two days after returning to their homes for the first time in a year, the beleaguered tenants of a troubled Williamsburg building are out on the street again...
Smalls leaves legacy of success and courage at Beach Channel
Sam Innes has been wondering and certainly not looking forward to what it will be like to not have Cynithia Smalls around any longer. The dynamic midfielder has been with...
Moyer sharp, beats Yanks for 265th career win
Jamie Moyer worked eight sharp innings to become the oldest pitcher to beat the Yankees, and the 47-year-old lefty bounced back from the worst start of his career to pitch...
Pagan helps Mets beat Indians 8-4, win 6th in row
Angel Pagan drove in three runs with three hits to help the New York Mets stretch their winning streak to six games by beating the Cleveland Indians 8-4 Wednesday night....
Feds: Woman took 506 pounds of pot to Ohio on jet
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A California woman traveling with a bodyguard on a private jet was arrested at an Ohio airport with 506 pounds of marijuana stashed in 13 suitcases, federal...
Uruguay tops South Africa, 3-0
PRETORIA, South Africa — Uruguay’s Diego Forlan scored two goals in a 3-0 victory Wednesday night that pushed host South Africa to the verge of not advancing at the World...
Celtics' Perkins wont play in Game 7
LOS ANGELES -- Celtics center Kendrick Perkins announced today he will not play in Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the Lakers after he was diagnosed this morning with...
Oprah gives magazine employees iPads and cash
Staffers at Oprah Winfrey’s O magazine got an extra $10,000 in their pockets this week. To mark the magazine’s 10th anniversary, Winfrey doled out Apple iPads and $10,000 checks to...
A-Rod at DH for Yankees tonight vs. Phillies
Had Joe Girardi watched Alex Rodriguez field ground balls at third base this afternoon, he might have been tempted to use Rodriguez in the field against the Phillies.Instead, Girardi employed...
Ala. prof charged in brother’s 1986 shooting death
CANTON, Mass. — A biology professor charged with killing three of her colleagues at an Alabama university has been indicted in the 1986 shooting death of her brother in Massachusetts....
New website reveals NY retirees’ public pensions
ALBANY, N.Y. — A new website reveals the public pensions paid to New York state retirees, including the $261,000 paid annually to a former teacher. He’s among the almost 1,400...
NYC officer fires after fight with Bronx motorists
An off-duty officer with the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority fired nine times at four people who were assaulting him after a minor highway traffic accident, striking one person. New...
2 charged with bilking elderly men in kidney scam
New York City prosecutors say two con-women bilked $31,000 from three elderly men, pretending in one instance to be a mother and daughter who needed to buy a kidney on...
'Shore' star dodges charges
One of the lovely ladies from the 'Jersey Shore' has lucked out and will not face battery charges after an incident that occurred last monthMiami-Dade County prosecutors said today they...
Nets like Favors with third pick; options with 27th
Georgia Tech power forward Derrick Favors is the favorite for the Nets at No. 3, barring some exec in Washington or Philadelphia losing a bet and allowing Kentucky's John Wall...
BP suspends dividend payments after Gulf oil spill
BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg said Wednesday the company would suspend dividend payments in the second and third quarters, and cancel the first-quarter payment that was due on June 21, in...
'Kervorkian-for-hire' catches break in case
Prosecutors are cutting a so-called "Kevorkian-for-hire" a break, acknowledging for the first time that the victim -- a despondent Long Island motivational speaker who'd taken out $18 million in life...
Police re-open Oklahoma highway after bomb scare
A busy highway was re-opened in Oklahoma City Wednesday after a bomb scare forced police to close it, KOCO-TV reported. A suspicious box turned out to be a toolbox, according...
Not at the table Carlos
Much like the stars of the smash-hit comedy “The Hangover,” Carlos Lee and Carlos Pena have been trying to piece together the memories of their hitting prowess.It seems as if...
Barber gets 105 to life for rival slay
He lost his barbershop. And then he lost his mind. Barbarous gunman Eddy Espinal was sentenced to 105 years to life in Manhattan today for opening fire -- out of...
Giants' Hixon out for season
The Giants did not get out of their three-day mandatory minicamp without suffering a significant injury. Receiver Domenik Hixon, who went down Tuesday afternoon with that was thought to be...
B'klyn man graphically demonstrates alleged sodomy by NYPD officers
A Brooklyn tattoo artist testifying at his federal civil trial against cops he claims sodomized him with a retractable baton, graphically demonstrated the alleged assault today. "I felt my boxers...
Report: James wouldn't take Izzo's calls
Tom Izzo tried to talk to LeBron James before turning down the Cavaliers coaching job but the superstar would not take his calls, Yahoo! Sports reports. Izzo "considered taking the...
Paterson promises to finish NY budget this month
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson has promised that the late state budget will be resolved by the end of June, allowing local governments, school districts and nonprofit groups to...
This week's calendar, June 17 to 23
Thursday, June 17 Conversations on New York 1: Alex Garvin Conversations on New York 1 will feature urban designer Alexander Garvin, president of Alex Garvin and Associates, a planning and...
The Butler Did It
Every year, every season, in every sport there’s a natural curiosity. Which league has the best team, the PSAL or the CHSAA? In boys basketball, that question rarely goes unanswered....
Report: Devils, Newark heading to court
The Devils and the city of Newark are heading to court to settle a dispute over rent at Prudential Center, NJ.com reports.The dispute involves the amount parking revenue the team...
Father calls Yale killing suspect loving, caring
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The father of an animal research technician charged with killing a Yale University graduate student called his son loving, caring and kind-hearted after attending a brief...
Port Authority union chief admits he embezzled $300K
The obese former president of a Port Authority union — who admitted yesterday in court to embezzling nearly $300,000 in member dues to pay for a host of personal expenses...
Report: Brodeur doubts Devils would ever trade him
The Devils are not looking into trading Martin Brodeur in exchange for a first-line center, according to NJ.com. The report says, "Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello today emphatically denied that...
iPad hacker detained after FBI search
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said Wednesday it has searched the residence of a member of the group of computer programmers who disclosed a security flaw for the iPad...
Apple cites record iPhone 4 sales, more than 600,000 pre-orders on first day
Apple said Wednesday it took pre-orders for more than 600,000 of its new iPhone 4 on its first day of availability, amid strong demand that overwhelmed computer systems and resulted...
NY gets ready to rumble
The roar is deafening in Madison Square Garden. The referee bellows to combatants in a cage called the octagon: “Are you ready? Let’s get it on!”The New York State Senate...
Charlie Sheen gives up kids, millions in potential divorce: report
Charlie Sheen will be down two young men and more than half a million dollars if he divorces Brooke Mueller, according a divorce documents posted to entertainment website TMZ Wednesday....
Reports: Phillies talking about comebacks for Pedro, Lee
The Phillies are talking to Pedro Martinez about returning to the team to pitch during the second half of the season, ESPN.com reports. Martinez joined the Phillies during last season...
Victim AWOL in savage 2008 Manhattan police brutality case
A city housing cop is on trial for the caught-on-video baton beating of a cuffed and cowering Army vet in a W. 93rd St. housing project hallway back in 2008....
BP agrees to $20B fund for spill victims
President Barack Obama emerged from a White House meeting with beleaguered oil giant BP Wednesday to announce a new $20 billion fund that will pay for damages from the devastating...
'Shanghai' gets decent early review
"Short of having the Warner Bros. logo at the start, and Humphrey Bogart walk on screen and say 'Play it again, Chan,' 'Shanghai' is the closest thing to an oriental...
Switzerland upsets Spain, 1-0
DURBAN, South Africa -- The World Cup needed a jolt. Switzerland provided it. Gelson Fernandes scored on a rare Swiss attack, giving his team a stunning 1-0 upset Wednesday over...
Bloomberg Businessweek raids Time Inc. for Wiley
Bloomberg Businessweek has raided Time Inc. to hire Hugh Wiley as its new publisher.Wiley was a 27 year veteran of Time Inc.He replaces Jessica Sibley, who had stayed with Businessweek...
Obama wants to negotiate with Muslim extremists, not fight them
Lee Smith over at Tablet has a frightening and probably accurate analysis of Obama’s policy toward Muslim extremism: Basically, Obama believes that negotiating is better than all out war. Smith...
Celtics' Perkins will look to channel Reed in Game 7
LOS ANGELES -- Forty years ago in Game 7 against the Lakers, Willis Reed suited up with a bum leg, hobbled through the tunnel and inspired the Knicks to a...
BP leaders meet with Obama
WASHINGTON — Fresh from admonishing BP before the world, President Barack Obama now gets his moment with the oil company's leaders. It will be on his turf and, he vowed...
Cuomo waffles on lasagna debate
ALBANY – Andrew Cuomo was unusually tongue-tied this morning as he tried to cool off the simmering pasta feud between his mother and his gal pal, Food Network cooking host...
Department of Buildings crane inspector sentenced for bribes
The former chief crane inspector for the Department of Buildings apologized this morning as he was sent to prison for two years for a bargain-basement bribe scheme that put under-qualified...
Stewart picks fourth 'Twilight' movie ending
LOS ANGELES — The stars of "Twilight" are already looking forward to the final two installments in the vampire franchise. Author Stephenie Meyer's fourth and final "Twilight" book, "Breaking Dawn,"...
NJ woman gambled away Ponzi scheme proceeds: feds
Investing with this woman was a really bad bet. Antoinette "Dina" Hodgson was accused this morning of gambling away wads of cash she allegedly scammed in a $45 million Ponzi...
ID theft ring on Staten Island steals from soldiers: authorities
A massive Staten Island-based ID theft ring ripped off more than $5 million from about 200 people, including 20 Fort Hood soldiers, said authorities who conducted raids Tuesday in Staten...
Ex-NYC crane inspector faces bribery sentencing
New York City’s former chief crane inspector is facing jail time for taking more than $10,000 in payoffs to fake inspection and licensing exam results. James Delayo faces from two...
Union backs Seattle cop who punched woman (video)
SEATTLE — The president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild says an officer was justified in punching a young woman who shoved him in a dispute over jaywalking. Rich O'Neil...
BP chief heads to the lion’s den on Capitol Hill
Tomorrow, BP CEO Tony Hayward will find out why the words “the committee is ready for you,” are among the most feared by business executives the world over, as he...
Reports: Jets Ryan, Revis have 'great talk'
Well, if Darrelle Revis has a problem with the Jets, it isn't with Rex Ryan. The head coach told ESPN.com he had "a great talk" with the All Pro cornerback,...
Crew trying to dislodge old boat stuck in NY river
NEWBURGH, N.Y. — A dredging crew is having a tough time yanking the sunken hulk of an old passenger boat from the Hudson River. Contractors working for Central Hudson Gas...
Cornell doctoral student faces life for murder
ITHACA, N.Y. — A Cornell University doctoral student from New Zealand is facing a possible sentence of life in prison for slashing his wife’s throat on a park trail last...
NJ state trooper found shot dead in car, no suspects sought
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — New Jersey State Police say a trooper found dead in his car near the Garden State Parkway died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Trooper Scott Graham...
Chile nabs first win in 48 years, 1-0 over Honduras
NELSPRUIT, South Africa -- Even after Chile broke a 48-year World Cup victory drought, its coach was searching for more. Jean Beausejour scored the only goal and Chile beat Honduras...
Jackson, Rivers might quit if Celtics win it all
LOS ANGELES - If the NBA Finals play out with an 18th Celtics championship this week, the groundwork may be set for coaches Phil Jackson and Doc Rivers each to...
'American Pie' star Chris Klein could face jail over DUI arrest
"American Pie" actor Chris Klein could face jail time after being arrested in the early hours of Wednesday morning on suspicion of DUI -- due to a previous conviction on...
Pakistan psych tests confirm American bin Laden hunter 'not mad'
Peshawar, Pakistan - Security officials in Pakistan are still questioning an American claiming to be a bounty hunter on the trail of the world’s most wanted man — Osama bin...
3UP: Yankees outfield, Bay and Chipper
1. In today’s Post, I wrote this column about the surprising effectiveness of the Yankee outfield. That effectiveness undermines the foregone conclusion that the Yanks will heavily pursue Carl Crawford...
Corrections officer allegedly kills 2 in LI rampage: report
A Nassau County corrections officer allegedly went on a shooting rampage early this morning, killing her ex-girlfriend and uncle, shooting her grandfather and taking her niece hostage. Kim Wolfe, 43,...
UN probe must be impartial says North Korea -- or else
You got to hand it to the North Koreans; they don’t take anything from anyone. First they torpedo and sink a South Korean warship. Then as tensions mount between the...
What to look for today
Reign of Spain Spain has lost just once in 49 games — to the U.S. in last summer’s Confederations Cup semifinals — and is coming off an 8-0 thrashing of...
Three stars of the day
1. WINSTON REIDNew Zealand Slovakia’s Vladimir Weiss may have been the man of the match, but Reid was the hero of the day. The 21-year-old climbed over the Slovakian defense...
Games on TV today
All games on ESPN HONDURAS VS. CHILE, 7:30 a.m. Chile gets a huge lift from the return of injured forward Humberto Suazo. He had 10 goals in qualifying to help...
Wag of the day
SARA CARBONEROIker Casillas, Spain After his on-again, off-again relationship with runway model and former Miss Espana Eva Gonzalez, Casillas now is with Carbonero, a sports journalist. The 26-year-old with the...
Yankees enjoy a homer Halladay
The Yankees chased Roy Halladay last night instead of simply chasing his pitches. As a result, they scored six earned runs off their longtime nemesis for the first time in...
Ailing A-Rod eyes return to Yankees tonight
Alex Rodriguez expects to be back in the Yankees’ lineup tonight versus Philadelphia, his first action since leaving Thursday’s game with what the team is calling tendinitis in his right...
Missing ace stuff, CC still has Roy-al flush
Covering first base can be overrated. Winning big games is what it is really all about. CC Sabathia forgot to cover first in the fourth inning last night, but he...
Strong Island: Rough Riders beat Pancyprians in Open Cup
Alex Grendi isn’t prone to hyperbole, but he made a bold statement after he helped lead the Long Island Rough Riders to a 2-0 victory against the Pancyprian Freedoms in...
Tonys are a drag ...
Although they won the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical, the producers of “La Cage aux Folles” were hardly in a “Best of Times” mood Sunday night. Far from...
It’s a touch of glass
If you’ve had a memorable bottle of wine recently — let’s say a 2000 Chateau Margaux at someone’s weekend home, a corporate function or at pretty much any dinner party...
Where to find vino on tap in NYC
City Winery 155 Varick St.; 212-608-0555, citywinery.com The massive downtown winery/music venue, which currently offers three tap wines for $9 to $12 a glass, will later this year serve tasting...
I'd tap that!
Bartender, what wines do you have on draft? As it turns out, plenty. Kegs — yes, kegs — have joined bottle caps, boxes and synthetic corks as the latest technology...
Marking Mother Teresa’s Day
When it comes to honoring Mother Teresa, the Empire State Building may miss the boat — but many more New Yorkers are seeing the light. Empire State owner Anthony Malkin...
Curtis' Carlson advanced both on and off the court
Consider it similar to finally beating your older siblings. That’s what Lia Carlson accomplished last summer. The star Curtis tennis player had always come up a bit short at the...
The Gulf doesn’t need a ‘czar,’ Bam
Here is the Obama theory of disaster management: In times of crisis, you can never have enough unelected, un-vetted political appointees hanging around. Nearly two months after the BP oil...
Battling 'the blob'
Eva Moskowitz has become an expert at being hated. It started a few years ago when the “bleeding-heart liberal,” as she describes herself, served on the City Council as chairwoman...
A habit-forming musical
The Little Sisters of Hoboken have been very, very good to Dan Goggin. They are, of course, the five nuns whose escapades are depicted in "Nunsense," the little musical Goggin...
An ugly 'Beauty'
American Ballet Theatre is trying very hard to wake up its production of "The Sleeping Beauty," which returned to the Met on Monday, long on glitzy technical effects but short...
Starr report
B-movie king Roger Corman says he's in "preliminary discussions" to start his own TV network, which would air his entire movie library of original and acquired films. "It would be...
Where riots led to rights
JUNE 28 will mark the 41st anniversary of what has become known as the Stonewall Uprising. On that night, the NYPD raided the Stonewall Inn, a raunchy, mob-run gay bar...
Oprah spot empty
It's back to square one for Ch. 7 and other big- city ABC stations looking to fill the gaping hole at 4 p.m. created by "Oprah's" departure next year. With...
White 'Hot'
Either Jesus is so fond of Betty White that he set himself on fire yesterday as the ultimate publicity stunt for her new show "Hot in Cleveland," or it really...
Gatecrashers on 'Housewives DC'
Turns out Michaele Salahi's White House state dinner stunt was the ticket to nabbing her a coveted spot on "The Real Housewives of DC" after all. Bravo announced that Salahi...
Baby wait
'Top Chef" fans had to wait a little longer than usual for the new season, which starts tonight on Bravo. But the delay was in service of a higher cause:...
Something new from the grub-continent
Tamarind Tribeca, sequel to the wildly popular Tamarind on East 22nd Street, was well worth the wait. But owner Avtar Walia bravely -- or insanely? -- picked a corner bound...
More US volunteers
Despite the worst financial crisis since the '30s, more than 63 million people in the US volunteered their services in 2009 -- 1.6 million more than in 2008 and the...
Business as usual
Are New York Republicans any better than Democrats? It's not looking that way in Nassau County. After six months of GOP control in Nassau, things are largely business as usual....
O's radical pick for Medicare
Controversy is mounting over Dr. Donald Berwick, President Obama's nominee to run Medicare and Medicaid -- and for good reason. Berwick's writings reveal that he would make radical changes --...
Brit Bloody Sunday apology
LONDON -- British Prime Minister David Cameron apologized on behalf of his country yesterday for the 1972 slaughter of 13 Catholic demonstrators in Northern Ireland, an outrage that became known...
Flt. attendant earns her wings
An American Airlines flight attendant replaced a sick first officer and helped land a plane at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, it was reported last night. The Chicago Sun-Times said that when...
Parental 'reality' check: Don't pimp kids to TV
THE ISSUE: Whether a need for money drove Abby Sunderland's dad to OK her sailing trip. *** Andrea Peyser is right: These greedy parents who push their children into extremely...
Pelosi office fit for queen
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's new San Francisco office costs taxpayers nearly twice as much as any other rented by a member of Congress, according to a new study. Pelosi was...
Feds: Time to shake salt
WASHINGTON -- An advisory panel is recommending that Americans reduce their salt intake. This year's preliminary recommendations suggest that daily sodium intake should be reduced from 2,300 mg to 1,500...
Petraeus in swoon scare
WASHINGTON -- Gen. David Petraeus fainted at the witness table yesterday while testifying at a Senate hearing, and a spokesman said the general was likely dehydrated and jet-lagged from his...
Health care, Washington-style
THE ISSUE: Whether the government will micromanage private health-insurance plans. *** There was never any doubt that the president and the HHS zealots were gaming the electorate with health-care reform...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A thief with a lust for luxury goods was busted for allegedly using a bogus credit card to buy a $2,558 Chanel handbag at Saks Fifth Avenue. Antoine Spain,...
Co-head Cohrs rolls at Deutsche
Deutsche Bank's Michael Cohrs plans to officially hand over his leadership role and retire from the board of the German bank. Cohrs is expected to give up his board seat...
LI tribe in the money
Jackpot! The Southampton-based Shinnecock Indians received federal recognition yesterday in a decision that paves the way for New York's first downstate casino. The news sparked mass celebrations on the tribe's...
Car-gift charity a 'scam'
The head of a New York-based charity pocketed nearly all the money raised through a car-donation program, and state investigators are looking into whether 15 other charities misused funds raised...
Unkindest cut: BP exec told to try 'hara-kiri'
BP's top US executive should take the honorable way out of the Gulf oil disaster -- and commit ritual suicide, a congressman told him yesterday. Lamar McKay, head of BP...
British pay-TV power
News Corp. is in talks to acquire the 61 percent stake in Britain's largest pay-television provider it doesn't already own -- a move that, if successful, would increase the media...
Bush big eyes city gig
A nationally known finance executive who served in the Treasury Department under President George W. Bush is in line to become the city's next deputy mayor for economic development, The...
Subway squeak attack
Rats have infested multiple subway lines in lower Manhattan and often live right in the station walls, according to a rodent expert overseeing a new approach to battling the pests...
A new crop of Class B space
Now that the investment sales market has gotten comfortable with Class A office pricing and across-the-board leasing activity, a slew of Class B office buildings is coming to market. The...
Best Buy bummer
Best Buy is getting bogged down by its big-box stores. Shares of the struggling electronics giant plunged 6 percent yesterday after a disappointing first quarter earnings report revealed that Brian...
Russian ring in '$3M scam'
A ring of Russian money launderers who reaped millions in phony insurance claims for medical equipment was smashed yesterday in a dozen federal raids in Brooklyn, authorities said. Seventeen defendants...
Capo rap in '92 hit
A reputed acting capo in the Genovese crime family -- already facing racketeering and extortion charges -- was hit with a new indictment yesterday that ties him to the 1992...
Sailor girl: OMG, like, it's no biggie
Like, what's the big deal? Sounding just like the 16-year-old California girl she is, teenage sailor Abby Sunderland waved off the harsh criticism of her parents, and said she can't...
Condé farms out shoestring magazine launches
Conde Nast has turned out the lights on high-end magazine development, but other wings of the media giant controlled by the Newhouse family seem to be incubating magazines on shoestring...
Business briefs
Swiss tax A Swiss tax deal with the US, crucial to the future of Swiss bank UBS, moved closer to legislative sign-off yes terday after the lower house of parliament...
Elex board to probe Indies' $$
The state Board of Elections is going to scrutinize the filings of the state Independence Party to determine if it tried to hide $133,000 it forwarded to indicted political operative...
S&P 500 goes positive for 2010
Stocks jumped amid upbeat tech news and hopes that the worst of the BP spill is over, with the S&P 500 index turning positive for the year and rising above...
Empire of the 'shun' for daredevil
Daredevil Jeb Corliss can go take a flying leap -- but not off the Empire State Building. In a ruling made public yesterday, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Jane Solomon barred...
Deadly push-in rob
A Long Island robbery turned deadly early yesterday after one of the victims was abducted and shot as he tried to escape. The victim, in his 20s, was entering his...
ABCs of 'healthier' eateries
New Yorkers are about to learn if their favorite restaurants make the grade. The Health Department yesterday signed off on a grading system that will begin as soon as July...
Times Sq. tropics
Katy Perry is a tropical dream in Times Square yester day as she introduces the new Volkswagen Jetta in a palm-tree-patterned latex dress. For an encore, the shapely songstress did...
Plenty of dropped sales for Apple's iPhone 4
Frustrated Apple fans encountered agonizing delays, error messages and unanswered calls trying to pre-order the latest version of the iPhone, turning this launch into an embarrassment for Apple and AT&T....
Slay defense: 'It was booze'
It was just booze, not hate, that fueled the deadly beating of an Ecuadorian immigrant with a baseball bat, a defense lawyer claimed yesterday at the start of his client's...
Electric carmaker Tesla is juiced for $178M IPO
Electric sports car maker Tesla Motors, which over its seven years has won over a legion of celebrity fans but has yet to post a nickel of profit, said yesterday...
Crane defendant: Silence 911 screams
The screams of a crane-collapse victim are too much of a "horror" for jurors to hear, says the rigger charged in a fatal 2008 accident in Midtown. Master rigger William...
Boss son a Bookfella
The turncoat son of a Mafia boss on trial in Brooklyn tried to spill the beans on his dad years before he turned star witness -- but nobody was buying...
Looking pretty in Pinkett
Jada Pinkett Smith has a lot to smile about as she leaves the Ed Sullivan Theater this week after taping "Late Night with David Letterman." She and her husband, superstar...
Romeo 'takes' the bus
He was driven by love. A Greyhound bus driver hijacked one of the company's brand-new $600,000 coaches from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in a desperate bid to visit a...
Death tax cometh
The federal death tax may be coming for more New Yorkers, a well-placed Capitol Hill source tells The Post. The tax will jump to 55 percent next year on all...
Crushing Wall Street
Blanche Lincoln may represent Arkansas in the US Senate -- but given the pain she's trying to inflict on New York's financial sector, she might as well hail from London...
Beau no! Larry ex denies Al affair
Sexy Hollywood producer Laurie David, the eco-warrior ex-wife of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Larry David, yesterday denied a sensational report that she's been carrying on a torrid affair with Al...
'Channel 13' $hocker
A nonprofit that produces highbrow TV programs for Channel 13 agreed yesterday to fork over $950,000 for allegedly misusing nearly $1.5 million in government grants. A complaint filed by the...
Don't tear down 'Wall'
WASHINGTON -- Fearing New York's financial engine could be further devastated, Mayor Bloomberg warned key congressional lawmakers yesterday that some proposed Wall Street reforms will "cause serious economic damage," costing...
Legal fees to Sotheby's
A bi-coastal law firm must give Sotheby's $500,000 in fees it got from deadbeat art lover Halsey Minor less than an hour after he was ordered to make good on...
'Rambo' in solo hunt for Osama
Forget "Rambo" -- there's a real-life American hero, and he's got Osama bin Laden in his sights. A Colorado construction worker armed with a pistol, sword, night-vision goggles and a...
Nightmare of a fiery doom (video)
Two human fireballs burst out a door and one collapses to the sidewalk, writhing in agony. The other remains standing and runs into a deli for help -- trailing flames....
Obama's intentions
President Obama's Oval Office speech last night focused on the Gulf oil catastrophe, but its true purpose was impossible to miss: shoring up the president's tanking popularity. Some 57 days...
Deepwater Obama
President Obama last night gave his first Oval Office address to the nation to lay out his plan for dealing with the crisis in the Gulf. If you missed the...
Self-amputee tells of ordeal
What would MacGyver do? After his left arm had been trapped in a furnace for 12 hours, amid smells of rotting flesh and infection, Jonathan Metz was all out of...
Gov eyes emergency cig-tax hike
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson could provoke another government-shutdown showdown next week by including a $1-a-pack tax hike on cigarettes into his next round of emergency spending legislation, an administration source...
Air show-offs
Single-prop planes will be practicing aerobatic maneuvers -- and spewing smoke as part of their routine -- over the city today and tomorrow in preparation for the local Red Bull...
Prez wields sludge hammer
WASHINGTON -- In a prime-time speech last night from the Oval Office, a determined and smooth-talking President Obama promised to make BP pay for its "recklessness" as he reassured the...
A great big gusher of presidential goo
In a peculiar instance of synchronicity, President Obama's Oval Office speech to the nation last night resembled the very calamity it was intended to address: Like the oil spewing into...
Crude grab for power never ends
Once again, President Obama channels Oscar Wilde, who famously said the only thing he couldn't resist was temptation. So it is with Obama's attempt to turn the Gulf oil debacle...
Lack of fury bares O's energy crisis: pundits
With a seething public ready to tar and feather BP, President Obama should have used his nationally televised speech last night to give the British oil company a royal thrashing,...
Riot nixes rap show
Rampaging fans at the South Street Seaport last night forced promoters to pull the plug on a planned free concert headlined by rising rap star Drake. Cops had to wade...
How low will BP's stock go?
Wall Street analysts aren't sure anymore where BP's faltering stock is going. Faced with ever-rising estimates of how much oil is spilling into the Gulf every day and unknown BP...
Thugs belt ballerina
A petite ballerina was slugged in the face by two young thugs early yesterday after leaving the Metropolitan Opera House, cops said. Natalia Osipova, 24, was on Amsterdam Avenue near...
Giants' Osi still rejects role as backup
Osi Umenyiora says he's determined not to be a distraction to the Giants as he attempts to reclaim the starting defensive-end spot stripped away from him last season. But yesterday...
Feagles kicks in some tips for Giants
That didn't take long. When Jeff Feagles retired in late April, it was suggested that perhaps he would come back and help tutor the young punters looking to replace him...
Maicon goal helps Brazil disarm pesky N. Korea
As if determined to fit in at a World Cup littered with horrendous goalkeeping errors, North Korea's Ri Myong Guk contributed another to what promises to be a bloopers DVD,...
U.S. team adjusts to role of favorite vs. Slovenia
The Americans returned to the practice field yesterday, not only to prepare for their upcoming match with Slovenia, but the new role they've been cast in at this World Cup....
Buffon 'backs' down
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has a "serious" back problem and the team physician said yesterday it's uncertain whether he'll be able to play again in the World Cup. Buffon exited...
The Post line
NBAFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogTomorrowLAKERS 6 (188) Celtics (if necessary) Home team in CAPSWorld Cup SoccerTodayGroup H At NelspruitFavoriteFav.LineDrawUD LineUnderdogChile-200(+300)+550HondurasOverO/U LineUnder+1052½-125Group H - At DurbanFavoriteFav.LineDrawUD LineUnderdogSpain-400(+450)+1100SwitzerlandOverO/U LineUnder-1252½+105Group A - At PretoriaFavoriteFav.LineDrawUD LineUnderdogUruguay+135(+210)+210South...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball3:30 p.m.Orioles at GiantsMLBN7 p.m.Phillies at YankeesYES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Mets at IndiansSNY, WFAN (660 AM)8 p.m.Athletics at CubsWGNSoccer7 a.m.World Cup: Group H:Chile vs. HondurasESPN, ESPN (1050 AM)9:30 a.m.World Cup:...
Beer babes 'ad' to Dutch match
More than 30 beer babes showed up at the Netherlands-Denmark match on Monday wearing orange minidresses emblazoned with the name of a Dutch brewery -- earning them a red card...
New Stadium the star, wind & all
The new football stadium is a $1.7 billion crown jewel that deserves the best football teams money can buy, and if you build it, an estimated 7,000 fans will come...
Johnson sure Nets can go from worst to first
Avery Johnson and his wife, Cassandra, went to their first Broadway show after his interview with Nets president Rod Thorn. That was when the Little General was absolutely certain he...
First Revis, now Mangold rips Jets
It was Nick Mangold's turn yesterday to be The Disgruntled Jet. Like teammate Darrelle Revis, who popped off a day earlier, the center expressed how upset he is with the...
Holmes catching on quickly with Jets
Look for Santonio Holmes to be the star of the Jets' preseason. With the mercurial wide receiver set to serve a four-game NFL drug suspension to start the regular season,...
Sports shorts
MLB: Chipper mulls retirementChipper Jones, struggling through another disappointing season, met with Braves officials yesterday to discuss his future and acknowledged that he's considering retirement. The 38-year-old third baseman, batting...
Izzo rejects Cavaliers' offer
Either Tom Izzo is really in love with Michigan State or he knows something. Knows there's a strong chance of LeBron James leaving Cleveland this July. Unable to get a...
Posada's foot 'good,' but back at Yankees DH
Jorge Posada was healthy enough to catch, but even though he said his sore right foot felt good, the veteran backstop ended up being the Yankees' designated hitter in last...
Santana stumbles, Mets pick him up
CLEVELAND -- Johan Santana has one less IOU to collect on from his teammates. After so many starts this season in which the left-hander dominated but received almost no run...
Hondo's a Met man
The Rays brightened Hondo's financial outlook last night when they took care of biz in Atlanta to lower the deficit to 865 pignatanos. Tonight, Mr. Aitch expects Niese to make...
NFL meets to heal labor pain
Perhaps spurred on by several unfavorable developments recently, the NFL will sit down with the NFL Players Association today in Manhattan for their first face-to-face labor talks since February. The...
Mickelson favored to win elusive Open
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- As Phil Mickelson was rolling in the winning putt at the 2004 Masters, his first major championship after an agonizingly long journey of tantalizing near misses,...
Compton's got heart
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Like most of the competitors who'll tee it up in tomorrow's opening round with their hearts pumping a little faster than usual, Erik Compton's will be...
Don't be so quick to write off Tiger
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- It's easy to forget Tiger Woods hasn't played a competitive round of golf at Pebble Beach since 2002. That's the last time he entered the AT&T...
College expansion winners and losers
Now that expansion-mania is dying down, The Post looks at the winners and losers: WINNERS Big Ten - You get the feeling if Jim Delaney took up chess, he'd be...
Mets' Beltran rehabbing with limp
CLEVELAND -- Even when Carlos Beltran returns to the Mets, chances are his surgically-repaired right knee won't be 100 percent. A club source said Beltran is running with a limp,...
Mets' Niese feels at home after 1-hit gem
CLEVELAND -- Jon Niese is beginning to feel as if he fits in with this Mets rotation. And given the manner in which Johan Santana, Mike Pelfrey and, lately, R.A....
Yankees outstanding in the outfield
A foregone conclusion has existed around the Yankees for a while now that they will sign Carl Crawford in the offseason. And, if not the Rays speedster, then Jayson Werth...
NJ commish: Oil's well so far
New Jersey's tourism and fishing interests are being assured that the Gulf oil spill will not affect their industry, at least not anytime soon. Bob Martin, commissioner of New Jersey's...
Lakers coast in Game 6 to create Finals fantasy
LOS ANGELES -- Bring on Game 7 and postpone that 18th Celtics championship ceremony to at least tomorrow night. Along the long, cross-country flight back to California, the Celtics lost...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 16THUJune 17FRIJune 18SATJune 19SUNJune 20MONJune 21TUEJune 22YankeesPhiladelphia7:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio - WCBS 880 AMPhil.7:05YESWCBSMets7:05WWORWCBSMets1:05YESWCBSMets1:05YESWCBSAri.10:10YESWCBSAri.9:40YESWCBSMetsCleveland7:05TV -- SportsNet NYRadio - WFAN 660 AMClev.7:05SNYWFANYanks7:05SNYWFANYanks1:05WPIXWFANYanks1:05WPIXWFANNOGAMEDet.7:10SNYWFANLibertyNOGAMENOGAMESea.7:30No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEMin.7:30No TVRed BullsNOGAMENOGAME*Cruz.8:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAME
Weird but true
Hold the mayo, please. A 74-year-old woman in Boise, Idaho, was arrested after allegedly pouring mayonnaise into a library drop box, and she's being eyed for at least 10 other...
Tenants are back in evacuated N. Eighth St building
Tenants who were locked out of their Williamsburg apartment building for nearly a year are finally back in on N. Eighth Street thanks to tenant advocates and the Buildings Department....
GW's Antonio shines on the diamond and off
Mike Antonio’s ability on a baseball field has been well documented and recognized as New York City’s highest high-school player drafted since Jason Marquis in 1996. The Kansas City Royals’...
Tottenville's Giberson taking swimming talents, Olympic aspirations to Stanford
The hard part always came easy and naturaly for Sara Giberson. But a simple thing like not belly flopping when jumping into the pool – well that was a problem...
Wingate Award completes season of firsts for Bedford's Jones
Brent Jones walked into St. Francis College for the PSAL’s Wingate awards dinner expecting to see a few athletes from other sports and their parents. When he strode into the...
Steve seeks Cohn-tinuity!
For the promotion of Brooklyn’s most obscure political elected office, it sure was one heck of a party.Democratic District Leader Steve Cohn introduced his son, Warren, as his heir apparent...
AT&T learns customers saw others' accounts during iPhone ordering
AT&T's website, unable to handle the demand Tuesday for Apple's new iPhone, had difficulty processing orders -- and in certain instances appeared to reveal subscribers' personal information to strangers, The...
Play Misty for us — but don't play 'Chopsticks'!
Pianos are going to be scattered throughout Brooklyn starting on June 21 — but it’s your job to take control of them lest some yahoo sit down and start playing...
Cops shoot armed menace
NYPD shootCops were forced to shoot an unhinged man who refused to drop his knife during a tense exchange on June 11.Responding officers were called to Linden Boulevard between Nostrand...
Trashy situation all over the place
Here they are, folks — your trash can’s of the week!The beauty on the left was spotted by our hound-nosed photographer at the southeast corner of Sixth Avenue and Ninth...
More crime at Trader Joe's!
76th PrecinctCarroll GardensCobble Hill–Red HookTraitor Joe’s!A thief snatched a wallet from a woman’s pocket book while she shopped at the Court Street Trader Joe’s on June 11 — the latest...
Trashy situation in Slope
Here it is, folks — your trash can of the week!This beauty was spotted by our hound-nosed photographer at the southeast corner of Sixth Avenue and Ninth Street in Park...
Gunmen raid bakery
Bakery raidFour gun-weilding thugs barrelled into an Avenue L bakery on June 12, robbing the two employees they found inside.Police said that the suspects entered the bakery at 10 pm,...
World Cup roundup
From the stars to the WAGs, what did we see at today's World Cup, and what should we look for tomorrow?HEROES OF THE DAYNew Zealand's Winston Reid. Sure, Slovakia's Vladimir...
Avery, Harris bonded for Nets
There were times when he played for Avery Johnson in Dallas that Devin Harris wished he were elsewhere. Like any of the other 29 NBA cities. "You just expect results,...
Stein killer charged with hurling bucket of urine at guard
The caged murderess convicted of killing Linda Stein, realtor to the stars, pleaded not guilty today to throwing a bucket of urine at a Rikers Island guard’s face. Natavia Lowery,...
Weight returning to Islanders
Center Doug Weight will return to the Islanders next season, according to ESPN.com. The 39-year-old captain told ESPN in a text message that he has reached an agreement, but the...