August 16, 2010
Danielle Staub reportedly fired from cast of 'Real Housewives of New Jersey'
“Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Danielle Staub has been fired from the Bravo reality show, FOXNews.com reported Monday citing Life and Style Weekly. Staub was told she would not...
Pregame notes: Johnson, Leyland, Berkman
With Johnny Damon back in The Bronx, the Yankees try to get on track against the Tigers. Here are some pregame notes: JOHNSON SETBACK: It sounds like Nick Johnson has...
California gay marriage on hold as appeals court grants stay
A panel of three judges for the Ninth U.S. Court of Appeals Monday decided to hear an appeal from opponents of gay marriage that will halt same sex unions from...
Mets beat Astros 3-1 behind Beltran, new closer
Carlos Beltran homered and the New York Mets took the lead in the ninth inning on a wild pitch by Houston closer Matt Lindstrom in a 3-1 win over the...
Scherzer dominant for 6 innings, Tigers beat Yanks
Max Scherzer pitched two-hit ball for six shutout innings and shaky closer Jose Valverde got Derek Jeter to ground into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded Monday night,...
The travel industry goes social
Welcome to Facebook — population 500 million. That's about as many users as there are females in India. So it's not surprising that companies would get around to exploiting the...
Love and Other Drugs trailer: Oddly familiar
What do you get when you take "Up in the Air," shave 15 years off everyone's age and stick on a happy ending? This. Update: Spoke too soon! No happy...
K-Rod has torn ligament in thumb, surgery an option
HOUSTON -- The Mets announced today that Francisco Rodriguez has a torn ligament in his right thumb, with the team acknowledging the injury is related to his alleged assault last...
Former Giants QB Warner will work games for FOX
Former Giants quarterback Kurt Warner will call some NFL games for FOX this season, and his debut will involve another former team, the Arizona CardinalsThe network said Monday that Warner...
Rutgers shooting for bigger bowl
PISCATAWAY -- Rutgers won nine games, its second-highest total in 31 years, and completed the 2009 season with a bowl victory in St. Petersburg. Still, the postseason victory against Central...
Syracuse trying to change football culture
SYRACUSE -- Doug Marrone instilled a measure of toughness in his rookie year as head coach at Syracuse. The transformation of the Orange from Big East doormat to contender is...
Stormtroopers are having a moment
Not sure why, but stormtroopers seem to be in the zeitgeist lately. First there was this very funny Improv Everywhere video featuring Princess Leia (reading "Galactic Rebellion for Dummies," natch) being arrested...
Michael Douglas diagnosed with tumor in throat: report
Michael Douglas is to undergo eight weeks of chemotherapy and radiation after a tumor was discovered in his throat, People Magazine reported Monday. A spokesperson for the actor, 65, told...
Hessman back in Mets lineup tonight
HOUSTON -- The Mets can’t hit, so they’re turning once again to … Mike Hessman. The career-minor leaguer gets the start at first BASE tonight, in place of Ike Davis,...
Ichiro wants Valentine to manage Mariners: report
Ichiro Suzuki reportedly has talked to Mariners ownership to express his desire to have Bobby Valentine manage the team. Peter Gammons of MLB Network wrote on his Twitter that "One...
Talk of the 'Town'
The Anthology Film Archives' excellent series of gritty 1970s genre movies chosen by director William Lustig ("Maniac Cop'') continues through Friday. On Saturday I saw one of them in a well-attended...
Zsa Zsa Gabor returns home for 'final days'
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was released from hospital Monday and returned to her Bel Air, Los Angeles home for her "final days," her publicist John Blanchette told NewsCore. Doctors wanted...
Yankees lineup vs. Tigers
Curtis Granderson bats sixth in his first Yankee Stadium game against his former Tigers team.Tonight's lineup:Jeter SSSwisher RFTeixeira 1BRodriguez 3BCano 2BPosada DHGranderson CFCervelli CGardner LFVazquez P
Mom said she was booted from Midtown chocolate shop for breastfeeding her baby
Talk about lactose intolerance. A female manager allegedly threw a Manhattan mother out of a Midtown chocolate shop for breastfeeding her baby there - leaving the mom so traumatized that...
‘Real Housewife’ and White House crasher Salahi lashes out at costar's anorexia talk: report
"Real Housewives of D.C." star Michaele Salahi, also known as half of a couple that crashed a White House state dinner, is denying claims that she is anorexic, RadarOnline reported...
Stephon wants to own team, sneaker stores in China
Stephon Marbury realizes he'll never be allowed to play for Team China, which competed at the Garden this weekend in World Championship tune-up games. China's national-team guidelines are pretty strict,...
German pop singer tried over HIV allegation
DARMSTADT, Germany— A German singer facing accusations that she infected a man with the virus that causes AIDS acknowledged in court Monday that she had unprotected sex despite knowing she...
Judge rules against six cabbies in double-fare scam
Busted! City administrative-law judges have ruled that six cabbies charged passengers the double-fare suburban rate while inside city limits -- the first batch of scofflaws nailed since the scam came...
Prospect Park is on a 'roll'
Brooklyn residents now have a new way to enjoy the Prospect Park area this summer: on a bike, for free!Bike and Roll has teamed up with Heart of Brooklyn, a...
Damon won't gloat over Yankees' struggle to replace him
Back at Yankee Stadium for the first time since last season’s World Series, Johnny Damon said today he believes he and the Yankees disagreed on his value this past winter....
Mel Gibson in car accident in Malibu: report
Mel Gibson crashed his car Sunday night in Malibu, Calif., TMZ reported Monday. Police said Gibson lost control of his car and crashed into a rocky hillside at around 8:35pm...
Millions of documents slow Madoff employee case
Lawyers for three alleged cohorts of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff say the case is mired in a mountain of potential evidence. The paper trail consists of millions of documents seized...
Ex-skate champ Bobek gets probation on meth count (video)
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Former U.S. figure skating champion Nicole Bobek was ordered to spend five years on probation for her role in a New Jersey methamphetamine ring, a sentence...
Summer goes out with a bang at the BBQ Blowout
All summer long, the party promoters at Finger on the Pulse have been pairing the city’s hottest chefs with celebrity DJs at the Williamsburg restaurant for some first-rate grub and...
Hoops star Lance Stephenson released after 'slamming' baby mama's head on stairs
Former city high-school hoops star Lance Stephenson was released from police custody after he "slammed" his baby mama down the stairs of her Brooklyn home, authorities said today. The 19-year-old...
LIRR authorities investigate body on tracks
MINEOLA, N.Y. — Minor service disruptions are being reported on the Long Island Rail Road after a body was discovered on the tracks in Mineola. Authorities were notified about 10:25...
Dungy wouldn't hire Ryan -- over foul language
No matter how many games Rex Ryan wins, former Super Bowl champ Tony Dungy says he wouldn't hire the Jets head coach, due to his relentless use of foul language....
Conviction upheld in 'Capturing the Friedmans' case
An appeals court today cast serious doubt on a notorious sex-abuse conviction that was the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Capturing the Friedmans." But the federal Second Circuit Court of...
Shocking details of Craigslist suspect's death
Crazed "Craigslist killer" Philip Markoff scrawled his ex-fiancee’s name in his own blood on his jail-cell wall before committing suicide a year to the day after they were supposed to...
4-Down Territory: Rex overdoing it, Cowboys' silly sked, Tebow, Bradford
1. Amid the surprising amount of trash talk between the Giants and Jets leading up to tonight’s preseason debut of New Meadowlands Stadium was an interesting little aside about Rex...
Afghan couple stoned to death over affair, witness says
A man and woman were stoned to death in northern Afghanistan after being accused by the Taliban of having an affair, a witness and an official said Monday. The 23-year-old...
Vote early and often for 'most influential critics'
The Self-Styled Siren somehow found time, while packing for her clan's annual summer soujourn to France, to point out that my name, and that of our mutual pal Glenn Kenny, both appear...
Man shot 21 times in Harlem cop shootout not charged with attempted murder
He's dodging yet another bullet. The man who miraculously survived 21 police gunshots in last week's deadly Harlem cop shootout hobbled on bandaged feet into court today -- where he...
Blagojevich jurors ask for transcript
CHICAGO — Jurors in the trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich asked the judge Monday for a transcript of the entire testimony of a former deputy governor who criticized...
NY woman apologizes for aiding rebels in Peru
LIMA, Peru — American activist Lori Berenson apologized Monday for aiding leftist rebels and asked a Peruvian court to let her remain free on parole after serving 15 years of...
British kickboxer sought in death of ex-US Marine
BANGKOK -- A manhunt was under way Monday in Thailand for a British kickboxer police say is believed to have killed a former U.S. Marine after provoking a barroom brawl...
Former staff files suit against St. Vincent’s
Former employees of now-defunct St. Vincent’s Hospital say the 160-year-old Manhattan institution was destroyed by mismanagement — including expenses like a $278,000 golf outing. According to a lawsuit filed Monday...
Yankees sign 10th round pick Gamel for $500,000
The Yankees signed their 10th round pick, Ben Gamel, for $500,000 over the weekend, according to Baseball America. Major League Baseball's recommended maximum signing bonus for all picks after the...
Cup-winning goalie could land with Islanders: report
The Islanders reportedly are interested in Stanley Cup winning goalie Antti Niemi, who was let go by the Blackhawks in a salary-cap move."The Islanders have been mentioned" as one of...
Sandra Bullock will not take Jesse James back, sources say
Sources close to Sandra Bullock told FOXNews.com that the actress is definitely not taking ex-husband Jesse James back after the two split in March following allegations of James' infidelity from...
NYFF: Eastwood closes fest, gets Oscar boost
Clint Eastwood's supernatural thriller "Hereafter'' will close the New York Film Festival on Oct. 10, it was announced today. Matt Damon stars in Eastwood's fourth NYFF selection, which we hear will debut at next month's Toronto...
Red Sox's Delgado leaves minor-league game with back injury
Carlos Delgado left a minor-league game with tightness in his back, likely delaying his return to the majors with the Red Sox.The former Mets first baseman, who has not played...
NY law nixes crime record for coerced prostitution
ALBANY, N.Y. — A new state law will allow anyone convicted of prostitution in New York to clear their records when they can show they were forced into sex trafficking....
NYC to get hundreds of countdown clock crosswalks
Hundreds of New York City crosswalks are getting pedestrian countdown clocks. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration studied the signals in a pilot program of 24 intersections. The city found that the...
Carmelo calls Knicks talk rumors: report
Carmelo Anthony says talk of him waiting to join the Knicks after next season is only rumors."I've been hearing that for five years," Anthony told the Denver Post. "I'm a...
Administration will finally have to talk about Fannie and Freddie
As reports on tomorrow’s housing summit make clear, the Obama administration is unlikely to reveal its own strategy regarding restructuring or keeping whole, the government-controlled mortgage-backing giants, if it can...
Trade embargo conviction leads to NY sentencing
The fate of an Ivy League-educated man who was convicted of violating the Iran trade embargo after his family sent him millions of dollars from Iran rests with a federal...
Average couple has sex 104 times before getting pregnant, UK study finds
The average couple has sex 104 times before getting pregnant, according to a British survey released Monday. Women took six months on average to conceive their first child, with couples...
Sen. Harry Reid breaks ranks with President Obama and sides against building 9/11 mosque
WASHINGTON — The Senate’s top Democrat on Monday came out against plans to build a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, moving away from President Barack...
Marty's prison labor! Beep's concert series gets inmates to cut costs
Call it Marty’s “con”-cert series.Two busloads of prisoners from Rikers Island — wearing matching red- and white-striped jumpsuits — have been setting up and breaking for Borough President Markowitz’s controversial...
A quick dip in the Double-D — and she's radiant!
Ponce de León was born a few centuries too soon: The Fountain of Youth is right here in Brooklyn — at the Douglass-Degraw Pool!Evidence for this astonishing revelation was discovered...
Gen. McChrystal to lecture on leadership at Yale University: report
U.S. General Stanley McChrystal is set to teach at Yale University this fall, Politico reported Monday. The four-star general will lecture graduate students on leadership at the university's new Jackson...
Key witness in Mel Gibson assault case dies: report
Mel Gibson's babysitter -- who reportedly saw the star "freaking out" on the night he allegedly had a violent showdown with his then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva -- has died, celebrity website...
Tony Hawk: SHRED
Hey Tony! I like the things you do.Seriously, I do.I have always been a fan of the Tony Hawk franchise, and although I lack the ability to do anything remotely...
Sanity supposedly reigns in NJ as public employees get lower raises
The Star-Ledger thinks that public employees are “getting the message” now that they understand that taxpayers in New Jersey can’t afford their until-now-sacrosanct pay raises. “It’s sinking in,” the newspaper...
Lightning strike causes Colombian airliner to split into 3 pieces
Lightning struck an airliner landing on a Colombian resort island Monday, causing the aircraft to split into three pieces and killing one person and injuring more than 120 others. Officials...
Defense secretary Robert Gates says he will leave office by 2011
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said in an interview published in Foreign Policy magazine Monday that he intends to leave his post by the end of 2011. "I think...
What's wrong with free parking?
Randall O’Toole says that some otherwise smart people oppose the free-market-driven economies of free parking, for the wrong reasons. “Do shopping malls, office parks, and companies like WalMart provide parking...
3UP: Beltran, Yankees 'pen and Age
1. In Sunday’s Post I wrote this Hardball column on how difficult the puzzle already is to turn the 2011 Mets into strong contenders. Much of that has to do...
Obama champions religious liberty but only at home
“As president I believe that Muslims have the right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country…This is America and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable....
Summer not kind to NJ Transit rail riders
NEWARK, N.J. — Summer has not been kind to NJ Transit train passengers. There were 12 incidents in July that led to major service disruptions. There were only three in...
Lindsay Lohan may be released this week from rehab: report
Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan could be released from a Californian rehab center by the end of the week, celebrity website TMZ reported Monday. Sources said Lohan might get out just...
BP to start Libyan deepwater drilling by October, Libya's oil head says
U.K. oil giant BP was expected to start its deepwater drilling operations in Libya by October at the latest, Libya's top oil official said Monday. "They are delaying because of...
NASA astronauts begin spacewalk to repair damaged space station
A spacewalk began Monday to repair damage to the cooling system of the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said. NASA posted an update on social networking website Twitter early Monday,...
Anthrax kills 83 hippos in popular Uganda park
Anthrax killed at least 83 hippos in a popular Ugandan wildlife park that saw a similar outbreak six years ago, an official said Monday. "The number of dead is now...
Disgruntled JetBlue flight attendant gets reality TV show offer: report
Disgruntled JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater could join the ranks of the Kardashian sisters, Jon and Kate Gosselin and Kimora Lee Simmons after he was offered his own reality show,...
Hipster cyclists fuming over Brooklyn Paper 'protecting' Williamsburg 'Krazy Glue vigilante'
“No bike in Williamsburg is safe” and, apparently, neither is the newspaper and reporter who broke the news.Brooklyn Paper scribe Andy Campbell last week scored an interview with a longtime...
No danger from Times Square chemical spill
Investigators said no one was at risk from a spill of cleaning fluid late Sunday night in a Times Square building Workers near the top floor of 1515 Broadway, which...
Glover comes alive just in time for Bingo's All-Stars
More than five hours after it was slated to tipoff, the Hoops in the Sun championship began. Mike Glover was literally on the court when Bingo’s All-Stars and the Sean...
Go to Greg
Q In my recent interviews, the pre-screening conversation with human resources always comes down to salary. In the spirit of “not wasting anyone’s time,” I’m asked about my current pay...
60 seconds with David Meerman Scott
What can workers learn from a bunch of drug-addled hippies? One thing was that the band always had fun at work. We can all learn from that — the ability...
App stars
Once upon a time, dreaded tasks like dictation, scanning and travel planning were strictly the domain of unlucky assistants. Nowadays there’s an ever-growing collection of mobile applications designed to facilitate...
Dream job: Mark Lieberman
Even as a Harvard Business School student, Mark Lieberman couldn’t put down his guitar. The week he arrived in Cambridge, he put together a band called the Stress, eventually playing...
Staszewski's observations from St. John's team camp
Consider Sunday my earlier Labor Day.For me the girls basketball team camp at St. John’s University has signaled the impending end of summer the last two years. High-school football camps...
Yankees shut out by Royals, AL East lead at 1
KANSAS CITY — If you foolishly believe the Yankees are a lock to make the postseason, you didn’t witness what happened yesterday at Kauffman Stadium. And those who did see...
Pelfrey solid, but needed perfection in Mets' loss to Phillies
Another solid pitching performance shot to hell. The Mets can fill their shiny new lunchboxes, which were distributed last night as part of a promotional giveaway, with toast — symbolic...
Braziller's recruiting roundup: Jack cuts list to four, Harkless takes charge
Kadeem Jack has inched closer to picking a school. The former Rice standout headed to South Kent (Conn.) in the fall for a postgraduate year narrowed his list of suitors...
Extension for Reyes in Mets' plans
Obviously the philosophy can change, but the Mets plan to pick up Jose Reyes’ club option this winter and explore signing him to another long-term deal, a person familiar with...
Opportunity knocks, but don’t expect answer from Mets
The manager tries to keep saying the right things, even as he sees so much wrong, so much bad, all around him. There have been nights this year when Jerry...
Year overseas the key to Richardson's superb summer
Everage Richardson has always been a solid basketball player. He was good enough at Washington Irving HS in Manhattan to gain a starting role at Sullivan County CC. He was...
Underdog Silva wins Tri-State Classic
The Silva All-Stars were the underdogs every step of the way in the playoffs. The team, which was competing in its first Tri-State Classic, had to get by the Sean...
Oh, what a Night!
This year, Fashion’s Night Out will give new meaning to the term “Shop ’til you drop.” The pre-Fashion Week shopping extravaganza, which will take place Sept. 10, has grown into...
Pulse sales
LELA ROSE 224 W. 30th St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues Sale: Aug. 18-20. Wed., 9 a.m.-7 p.m./Thurs., 10 a.m.-6 p.m./Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Up to 75 percent off bridal...
Taking flight
It’s hard to believe looking at her now, but high school was an awkward place for Yaya Dacosta — before drama class, that is. Growing up in Harlem, the 27-year-old...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1) Not Afraid, Eminem 2) Airplanes, B.O.B. 3) Love the Way You Lie, Eminem 4) Your Love, Nicki Minaj 5) California Gurls, Katy Perry 6) Find Your...
Phillies beat Mets, 3-1, to cap Amazin'ly dismal week
Kyle Kendrick toyed with New York’s sputtering offense into the seventh inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies ended the Mets’ miserable week by beating them 3-1 on Sunday night. Jimmy Rollins...
OWN gets sued
Oprah Winfrey's upstart OWN cable network is facing its first lawsuit. An ex-OWN employee who suffers from multiple sclerosis is suing the company for creating a "hostile work environment." Catherine...
Neil Patrick Harris expecting twins
The star of "Mother" will be a father. "How I Met Your Mother" headliner Neil Patrick Harris and his partner, David Burtka, will be the fathers of twins via a...
Gordo deal
Gordon Ramsay is now a lot richer. The foulmouthed "Hell's Kitchen" chef has sold his British production company, Optomen, to All3Media for $60 million. Optmen produces "The F Word" and...
'Pawn' spawn
Now that "Pawn Stars" and the Harrison family have become the hottest things to hit the strip since strip joints, everybody wants to cash in. Enter TruTV's new show, "Hardcore...
'Empire' state
Greenpoint is 125 miles and an "Empire" state removed from Atlantic City. But the Brooklyn neighborhood and the South Jersey gambling mecca are intrinsically linked in "Boardwalk Empire," HBO's sweeping...
The left's champ
This is first of five articles focusing on the Democratic candidates for attorney general, a post now held by Andrew Cuomo. ALBANY -- If the liberal-leaning activist wing of the...
Aid-ride drivers ripped
Access-A-Ride drivers are menaces to other motorists and to their own elderly or disabled passengers, according to stats that show a soaring number of complaints filed by riders since 2008....
Dems fear friendly fire from Andy
Democratic gu bernatorial hope ful Andrew Cuomo's massive, $23 million-and-growing war chest may turn out to be the Republicans' best friend in the November election. That's the fear being voiced...
NY last state to recognize 'no fault' divorce
ALBANY -- We're the last in the nation -- and it's nobody's fault. Gov. Paterson yesterday signed a bill that makes New York the 50th state to enact some version...
Dems' $tate of war
WASHINGTON -- The race is on between Democrat Reps. Joe Crowley and Steve Israel to be the next chairman of the House Democrats' campaign arm -- testing the longtime friendship...
Bias shock vs. Bowlmor boss
The owner of celeb-magnet Bowlmor Lanes uses Facebook and MySpace to keep minorities from making reservations at the nightclub above his trendy Union Square bowling alley, a discrimination suit charges....
School aide a bully, too
A Queens mom who complained that her son was being bullied at his summer program claims that rather than getting help, she got a shocking response from school officials: insults....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens Two young brothers (above) mysteriously disappeared from their Kew Gardens home yesterday. Xu Xiano Hu, 13, and Jiale Jovial Hu, 9, were last seen at about 2 p.m. at...
Mass. mess: ObamaCare's ugly future
Massachusetts' strug gle to make "universal health insurance" work continues to be an excellent peek at what the entire nation faces when ObamaCare kicks in -- and the picture remains...
Sly's guys muscle past chick flick 'Eat Pray Love' at box office
Sylvester Stallone has proven that he's not expendable at the box office. Stallone and his pumped-up pals lifted the 1980s-style action romp "The Expendables" to a No. 1 debut and...
Private inequity
After Washington lobbying efforts have been all but exhausted, private-equity players are eyeing a grassroots approach to combating proposals aimed at hiking taxes and stripping them of billions in profits....
Generation 'wrecks' on road to ruin
They're the best and bright est of their generation. Los ers, all. We've turned out a generation of pampered and privileged infants. Young ladies who've developed physically, but never acquired...
Kick in the guts: Becks' sis on welfare
She definitely can't spend it like Beckham. David Beckham's jobless, single-mom sister is scraping by on $256 a week in public aid -- a revelation that "baffled and really quite...
Ted's widow Senate push
Washington - Top Democrats are pushing Sen. Ted Kennedy's widow as their favorite to run for the liberal lion's old Senate seat in 2012. Vicki Kennedy, 56, has so far...
Obama catches holy hell
WASHINGTON -- The heated debate over building a mosque at Ground Zero emerged as a national campaign issue yesterday as Republicans blasted President Obama for flip-flopping on the issue and...
Lockerbie doc shock
The four cancer doctors who were treating Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi were never consulted about his early prison release, according to a new report. "I was surprised when I...
LI's star DA dies
The district attorney who prosecuted Amy Fisher and Long Island Rail Road gunman Colin Ferguson has died. Former Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon was 76. A spokesman says Dillon...
Burma's sham elex
On Friday, the rulers of Burma -- that is, the na tion renamed Myanmar by the junta that's run things since 1962 -- announced a general election to take place...
'Fine' day for biking
Manhattan cyclists, be warned -- obey the rules of the road or else. The NYPD has declared war on reckless bicyclists, slapping cyclists with summonses for everything from riding on...
JetBlue's clues nix Slater tale
Investigators are "definitely leaning toward" the idea that JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater's claims about being assaulted by a passenger are bogus, city law-enforcement sources said yesterday. Probers looking into...
Last rites for Zsa Zsa
Zsa Zsa Gabor, the 93-year-old Hollywood legend hospitalized with complications from a broken hip, called a priest to her hospital room yesterday for last rites, her publicist said. Gabor "spent...
St. Lindsay of rehab
She's been a "Mean Girl" and a prison inmate. Now Lindsay Lohan is playing the part of a big sister. The jailbird-turned-patient is making the most of her lockdown rehab...
Former HS hoops star busted for allegedly pushing baby mama down stairs
Former city high-school hoops phenom Lance Stephenson -- who just went pro in the NBA -- was busted yesterday for pushing his baby mama down the stairs of her Brooklyn...
Left out by Obama
* As a secular progressive who was not taken in by President Obama in 2008, I totally agree with The Post ("O's Excellent Betrayals," Editorial, Aug. 12). Obama has spat...
Mortgage madness
President Obama's flagship mortgage-modification pro gram is a colossal failure -- it's a boondoggle that's wasting billions of taxpayer dollars. The program's supposed to help Americans in danger of losing...
Business briefs
BlackRock-ed Bank of America may unload some of its 34 per cent chunk of BlackRock, saying the influential asset manager isn't a core asset, WSJ.com reported, citing sources. No talks...
Hamas nod for Ground Zero mosque
A leader of the Hamas terror group yesterday jumped into the emotional debate on the plan to construct a mosque near Ground Zero -- insisting Muslims "have to build" it...
Horror car crash in Queens
Five young women were taken to Queens hospitals early yesterday morning after this devastating crash, which tore apart their car. EMS crews had to cut the women from the destroyed...
Grammar stickler: Starbucks booted me
Starbucks' strange vernacular finally drove a customer nuts. Lynne Rosenthal, a college English professor from Manhattan, said three cops forcibly ejected her from an Upper West Side Starbucks yesterday morning...
Hurd's Fisher pact called 'final breach of trust'
Mark Hurd's settlement of a sexual-harassment claim was the last straw for Hewlett-Packard's board as it decided to oust him from the CEO seat, according to a report, citing two...
'21-bullet' guy busted
A man who miraculously survived 21 bullet wounds in a deadly Harlem shootout with police was busted just after he was released from the hospital, officials said yesterday. Angel Alvarez,...
Tomb disks let the dead 'live'
A new electronic device that breathes life into tombstones is coming to New York. The $225 Memory Medallion allows cemetery visitors with smartphones to point the units at a gravestone...
The Rev who wants to roust Rangel
'I am not going away," 40-year veteran Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel told House colleagues Tuesday. "You're not going to tell me to resign to make you feel comfortable," the 80-year-old...
Peeling the Apple
Middle-class New Yorkers would take a big hit in the wallet if Congress fails to extend former President George W. Bush's tax cuts -- with some forking over almost double...
NYPD heart-start effort
The Big Apple is getting a big jolt. The NYPD will now make sure that there are at least several defibrillators in every one of its station houses, transit bureaus,...
Cuomo's Rangel praise: duplicity in action
* Politicians have always done things that are politically expedient, and Andrew Cuomo is no different ("Andrew's Two Faces," Editorial, Aug. 13). His attendance at Rep. Charlie Rangel's 80th birthday...
St. Vinnie bigs' $plurge sickening: Quinn
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn ripped into now-defunct St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday, calling its executives hypocrites for allegedly raking in high salaries and paying consultants top dollar while cutting the...
Rabbi's meals 'kosher': city
Federal law requires Rikers Island to serve special meals to a child-molesting rabbi, the city's Correction Department said yesterday. Baruch Lebovits, convicted of molesting a 16-year-old friend of his son...
Ninjas in 60G Midtown gem heist
Two ninja-like robbers, dressed head-to-toe in black, pulled off a brazen, midday heist in a Diamond District store yesterday, tying up the owner and his son and swiping $60,000 in...
Bond big in 'dirty' dance suit
He tangoed with the wrong woman. A big-shot bond trader is being sued for $20 million after allegedly grabbing a 27-year-old clerk for an unsolicited dirty dance across his company's...
Justin Bieber's revenge is Tweet
Justin Bieber unleashed his army of 4.5 million devoted followers on a Michigan teen who allegedly had been harassing the singer and one of his pals. The pop star, on...
City getting street smart
The city will embark on a massive long-term redesign of city streets to make busy intersections safer for pedestrians, Mayor Bloomberg is set to announce today. The ambitious plan, a...
Hardhat butt blitz
A city crackdown is putting a damper on cigarette smoking at construction sites, but there are still too many hardhats lighting up on the job, city officials told The Post....
A date with death
The former medical student accused of murdering a Manhattan masseuse he met through Craigslist killed himself in a Boston jail yesterday, almost one year to the day after he was...
Saddle up, Dave
Mayor Bloomberg thinks Gov. Pater son should don a cowboy hat and play sheriff -- if that's what it takes to collect cigarette taxes from Indian reservations. Hey, whatever works....
Justice delayed
Just as state Sen. Kevin Parker was finally set to go to trial -- fully 15 months after he was charged with assaulting Post photographer William Lopez -- the case...
Pop tarts on the menu
Pucker up, everybody! Pop tart artists Katy Perry, Lady Gaga & Co. are making this summer their own. Here's a look at some of the places they are showing up....
Plastic's now off the menu
Cash is king at local restaurants and bars struggling with a tight economy and small profit margins. To avoid paying credit-card fees and -- shhh -- maybe fudge income numbers...
Gold-plated pay for 'disabled' PA brass
The new $198,510-a-year deputy superintendent of the Port Authority Police Department is a double dipper who has been collecting a hefty tax-free NYPD disability pension for 13 years while working...
Hondo turns Lee-ward
Hondo had an easy day at the office yesterday as the Tribe breezed past the Mariners to lower the debt to 1,395 stanhouses. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will offer some cheers...
Giants safety Grant happy with non-contact camp
Deon Grant spent his first 10 seasons with Seattle, Jacksonville and Carolina before signing with the Giants in April, and the veteran safety has seen something this summer that he...
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Baseball7 p.m.Tigers at YankeesYES, WCBS (880 AM)8 p.m.Padres at CubsWGN8 p.m.Mets at AstrosSNY, WFAN (660 AM)8 p.m.Little League World Series:Mid-Atlantic Regional FinalESPN2Football8 p.m.Preseason: Giants at JetsWWOR, ESPNHorse Racing1 p.m.SaratogaCh. 717:10...
'Position' captures Adirondack
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- On July 14 at Belmont Park, the day after George Steinbrenner died, a 2-year-old filly named Position Limit honored his memory by winning her first start in...
The Post line
NFLFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogJETS 2½ (33)GiantsHome team in CAPS
After Johnson penalized, Kaymer wins PGA Championship
KOHLER, Wis. -- Usually a playoff for a major championship is about as exciting as it gets in golf. But there was something missing at Whistling Straits yesterday: Dustin Johnson....
Sports shorts
MLB: Slowey exits no-no In Minneapolis, Kevin Slowey was pulled after seven no-hit innings and the Twins threw a team three-hitter in a 4-2 sweep-finishing win over the Athletics. Slowey,...
Dustin nabs Ryder spot
KOHLER, Wis. -- If it's any consolation, Dustin Johnson can be happy about making the U.S. Ryder Cup team. His T-5 finish and $270,833 in prize money earned him enough...
Major confidence boost for Martin
KOHLER, Wis. -- Martin Kaymer was happy and so was Bubba Watson. But both felt bad for Dustin Johnson. "It's very heartbreaking to hear about Dustin Johnson. That's upsetting," Watson...
Dustin has 'reason' to blame himself
KOHLER, Wis. -- It stinks, and it made for a lousy finish to the 92nd PGA Championship. But Dustin Johnson has no one but himself to blame for incurring a...
CBS nails coverage of PGA controversy
See how good TV can be? All you need is a camera, a microphone and access. Oh, and the active curiosity to find out why. The colossal Dustin Johnson mess...
Mets' off-field mess more damaging than losses
It's not about the Mets' 8-10 record at their Queens fortress since the third week in June or the 15 errors the team has committed in the last 18 games...
Struggling Mets rookies sit for finale vs. Phillies
The Mets' rookie experiment has left the laboratory on fire and on the verge of exploding. Fernando Martinez and Ruben Tejada arrived from Triple-A Buffalo nine days ago to supposedly...
Phillies run Mets catcher ragged
Josh Thole has done nothing but exceed expectations, both at the plate and behind it, since joining the Mets lineup. That is, until last night, when he faced baseball's best...
With no other options, Vazquez gets start for Yankees tonight
KANSAS CITY -- If there was a bona fide candidate to fill in for Javier Vazquez, the Yankees might have considered skipping his scheduled start tonight against the Tigers at...
I'll be back, Labritz vows
Rob Labritz of GlenArbor GC in Bedford was the only PGA club professional to make the cut at this week's PGA Championship and has been chronicling his experience for The...
Phil, Tiger keep on grindin'
KOHLER, Wis. -- Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods left Whistling Straits last night trying to put a positive spin on a weekend where the top two players in the world...
Odom at home in USA uniform
Lamar Odom's grandmother, Mildred Mercer, once told him that if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. Yet there was Odom, the native of South Jamaica, Queens,...
Giants hit the road in their own back yard
So, how new is the New Meadowlands Stadium? "We haven't even been in our own locker room yet," Giants quarterback Eli Manning said. That's pretty new. The first football game...
Giants not scared of Rex bleepin' Ryan
Rex bleepin' Ryan doesn't care about the Jets' bleepin' past. He doesn't care about bleepin' Bill Belichick or the bleepin' Giants. He's the bleepin' elephant in every bleepin' NFL room...
Joyful Jets 'home' at Meadowlands
It means nothing, yet it means so much. In the standings, the Jets-Giants preseason game at 8 o'clock tonight means absolutely nothing. Even when it comes to pride, the so-called...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 16TUEAug. 17WEDAug. 18THUAug. 19FRIAug. 20SATAug. 21 SUNAug. 22YankeesDetroit7:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WCBS 880 AMDet.7:05WWORWCBSDet.7:05YESWCBSDet.1:05YESWCBSSea.7:05YESWCBSSea.1:05YESWCBSSea.1:05YESWCBSMetsHouston8:05TV -- SportsNet NYRadio--WFAN 660 AMHou.8:05SNYWFANHou.8:05SNYWFANHou.8:05SNYWFANPitt.7:05SNYWFANPitt.1:35WPIXWFANPitt.1:35SNYWFANLibertyNOGAMEInd.7:30No TVNOGAMETul.7:30No TVWash.7:00No TVNOGAMEConn.4:00MSGRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMETor.1:00MSGWQBUNOGAMEStaten Island YankeesNOGAMEAllStarGameBklyn.7:00No TVBklyn.7:00No TVConn.7:05No TVConn.7:05No TVConn.1:05No TVCyclonesNOGAMEN.Y.P.A.S.GameS.I.7:00No...
Weird but true
The dog ate my . . . election petition? Terry Thomas was going to run for a seat on the Beaufort County, SC, school board and had nearly 200 signatures...
Lavin wants St. John's to use Knicks' Garden locker room
St. John's basketball coach Steve Lavin knows his two recruiting trump cards are the university's location in New York and the prestige of being the only college team that can...
Stepping up: Dietrich preparing for first varsity season
Old habits die hard – even the good ones. Alexa Dietrich learned that this summer. The Archbishop Molloy rising sophomore has been asked to expand her game by the school’s...
The Algorhythm
Take the quick storytelling and finger-snapping groove of Tom Waits’ “The Heart of Saturday Night.” Then add …The quirky humor and pop sensibility of Randy Newman’s 1977 hit “Little Criminals.”...
The Mus-o-Meter
Take the quick storytelling and finger-snapping groove of Tom Waits’ “The Heart of Saturday Night.” Then add …The quirky humor and pop sensibility of Randy Newman’s 1977 hit “Little Criminals.”...
Coney's subway station finally gets its 'Star'
Lola Star is transforming the Stillwell Avenue subway station in Coney Island into a sparkly pink paradise.After four years of negotiations with the MTA, Dianna Carlin finally opened her boutique...
Lipton tease! Ethan's new songs will make you laugh
Ethan Lipton can’t play anything worth a damn. For years, the playwright would hear songs in his head, the arrangements as intricate as his humorous lyrics. His lack of instrumentation...
'House' divided! Brooklyn jail will reopen, but not double in size
The city has scrapped a plan to double the size of the Brooklyn House of Detention in Boerum Hill — but did vow last week to get the 759-bed jail...
Long night's journey into win!
Cyclones 2Crosscutters 1 (14 inns.)Sunday, Aug. 15 at WilliamsportThe Cyclones almost let this win get away.Starter A.J. Pinera pitched his heart out, giving up no hits in his five innings,...
Where Giants and Jets ranked in NFL's 2009 penalty breakdown
The NFL this week distributed a breakdown of all the penalties called during the 2009 regular season, and I thumbed through it to find out where the Giants and Jets ranked.The...
Former St. Mike's guard Faulk headed to Baldwin
Add Darius Faulk to the list of players who will not be following their former St. Michael Academy teammates to Nazareth. The rising junior guard told The Post that she...
Lincoln HS star, Pacers Stephenson busted in girlfriend assault: cops
Troubled local high school basketball phenom-turned-pro Lance Stephenson was busted early today for allegedly tossing his longtime girlfriend down the stairs in front of a Brooklyn home, cops said. The...