August 18, 2010
Last brigade of US combat troops leaves Iraq
The last brigade of U.S. combat troops left Iraq Thursday more than seven years after the 2003 invasion began, with U.S. President Barack Obama calling it a milestone in the...
Gametracker: Mets at Astros
R.A. Dickey returns to the mound for the first time since tossing a one-hitter when the visiting Mets face the Houston Astros.
From Giants camp: Blackburn relieved knee injury isn’t more serious
ALBANY -- Rookie Phillip Dillard got some work at strong side linebacker with the absence of Chase Blackburn, who is out at least three weeks with a torn MCL in...
12-year-old girl nabbed dealing drugs as part of massive ring: cops
A 12-year-old girl today was busted for peddling crack and pot on a Queens street corner — one of 43 people nabbed as part of a massive drug ring, authorities...
MRI exam saved Yankees' Pettitte from further injury
An MRI exam intended to show that Andy Pettitte's injured groin was healing instead saved the left-hander from hurting himself more seriously.Pettitte was checked out Tuesday after feeling discomfort while...
Margarito denied boxing license in California
The California State Athletic Commission voted 5-1 on Wednesday to deny Antonio Margarito a license to fight in its state.Margarito, 32, appeared before the board hoping to get its blessing...
Cops bust counterfeit outfit and uncover 100,000 illicit goods worth $1 million
A case of watches that went missing from a Kennedy Airport cargo hold led cops today to a counterfeit-goods ring in Manhattan — and more than 100,000 bogus items including...
Teixeira helps Yankees win testy one over Tigers
Mark Teixeira homered and Dustin Moseley pitched well enough to overcome the two home runs he gave up to Miguel Cabrera in the New York Yankees' testy 9-5 win over...
Brooklyn Bridge Park getting bike path
Brooklyn Bridge Park is about to make a key connection. Within the next week, a new bicycle and pedestrian pathway will connect the open bookends of park space at Pier...
Flatbush Avenue in bustling Downtown getting pedestrian-countdown traffic signals
Crossing one Brooklyn’s most dangerous thoroughfares is about get much safer. City officials today said they plan to soon equip all Flatbush Avenue intersections in Downtown Brooklyn between Fulton Street...
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean comes out against proposed mosque at Ground Zero
Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, in a surprise move Wednesday, became the second high profile Democrat to come out against the building of a cultural center and mosque two blocks...
Crooks bilk Queens church charity out of $830,000
There was a man who had a scam and bingo was its name-o, authorities said today. Spiros Moshopulos is accused of running bingo games – with illicit side betting on...
Ex-Net Lee gets new start with Rockets
HOUSTON -- In two seasons, Courtney Lee has already experienced the extreme highs and absolute lows of the NBA. As a rookie, the 6-foot-5 shooting guard played a key role...
Middle ground: Find solid RBs later in draft
With the NFL season fast approaching, its time to get prepared for your fantasy draft, and the Fantasy Tracker is here to help you assemble your team. In the third...
Don't pass on QBs early in draft
With the NFL season fast approaching, its time to get prepared for your fantasy draft, and the Fantasy Tracker is here to help you assemble your team. In the second...
DA using unusual hearing to keep man shot 21 times in jail
Shot 21 times — including in both feet — it’s not as if accused Harlem block-party gunman Angel Alvarez can run very far. Still, Manhattan prosecutors plan to hold a...
Jerry Lee Lewis to perform with 'Quartet' cast
Jerry Lee Lewis will join his likeness onstage when he performs with the cast of the hit Broadway musical "Million Dollar Quartet" for a one-time jam session. Producers say the...
Rays sweep Rangers, pass Yankees
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- This was one nice series for Evan Longoria and the Tampa Bay Rays. Longoria hit a solo homer and drove in four runs to help the...
Cowboys LB Brooking rips Ryan, Jets
Count Cowboys linebacker Keith Brooking among those wondering why Rex Ryan's Jets talk so much. "I'm not a big fan of all that chatter. Obviously you have to have confidence,...
Mangold back at Jets practice, plans to play Saturday
CORTLAND -- Jets center Nick Mangold was back on the field, saying he doesn’t have a concussion and his head is feeling normal again. “Or, at least, Mangold normal,” the...
Mandela charity official resigns amid blood diamond outcry
A trustee of a Nelson Mandela charity who received diamonds allegedly given to supermodel Naomi Campbell by former Liberian leader Charles Taylor resigned Wednesday, the charity said. Jeremy Ractliffe, a...
This week's calendar, August 19 to 26
Thursday, August 19 Professional Women in Construction: Meet the Architects & Engineers Representatives from top architectural and engineering firms, including Kevin Hom (Hom + Goldman Architects) and Carla Sciara from...
Another day off for A-Rod
A strained left calf keeps Alex Rodriguez out of the Yankees lineup again when they continue a four-game series against the Tigers at the Stadium.Austin Kearns starts in right field,...
Jackie O sibling pleads guilty in child porn case
MEDFORD, Ore. — The half brother of the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis has pleaded guilty to charges he possessed child pornography. James Auchincloss was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in...
Oil may be poisoning area critical to commercial fishing in Gulf: report
Researchers from the University of South Florida have found evidence that oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill is poisoning organisms in a section of the Gulf of Mexico that is...
4-Down Territory: Giants' PSL shame, blackouts, John Skelton, Dungy
NFL Blitz is running behind today because I'm covering Jets camp in Cortland, but here goes:1. Shame on the Giants for trying to sneak their PSL about-face through on a...
Snooki charged with creating a public nuisance in NJ
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi will face a new charge over her behavior at a beach last month, one that might not surprise viewers of “Jersey Shore” or...
Mets 2010 Draft Review
The Mets entered the 2010 draft with its first top 10 pick since 2005, and like they did back then, took a big, strong right-handed pitcher. Like Mike Pelfrey, Matt...
Time to take out the trash in Prospect Park
Users of Prospect Park have long complained that the agencies resonsible for ensuring that the greenspace remain clean have failed to do their job.Now there’s proof.Over the past 20 months,...
Front-office moves that can fix the Mets
K-Rod is the tip of the iceberg. A sea of change is coming to the Mets. Ownership is not changing. The Wilpons are here for the duration.The next move they...
Yankees 2010 Draft Review
The Yankees clearly came into the draft focused on getting younger and more athletic in their farm system, and that's exactly what they did. The Yankees took seven high school...
Hunch bet in Wednesday's ninth race at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Looking for a live long shot to close out the day? In today's ninth race, at a mile over the inner turf course, try True Linnet, who...
George Clooney's latest being buried
There was already a profound stench emanating from George Clooney's latest film, Focus Features' "The American." It opens Sept. 1. You haven't heard of it? Neither has anybody else. Marketing...
Favre rejoins Vikings for 'one more try'
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The lure of playing in another Super Bowl brought Brett Favre back to the NFL — again. Favre joined his Minnesota Vikings teammates at practice Wednesday....
Big East could benefit as BYU considers move to independent status
There was plenty of discussion about earth-shattering conference shakeups in college football earlier this summer, when Colorado and Utah joined the Pac 10, Boise State joined the Mountain West, Nebraksa...
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Eat your heart out Rambo.As I watched the developer from Treyarch play through parts of Call of Duty Black Ops, I couldn’t help but feel like I was watching a...
City finds price, tax violations at supermarkets
New York City’s consumer affairs department says hundreds of city supermarkets were found to have violated tax and pricing rules. City inspectors surveyed more than 700 grocery stores and discovered...
Don't count out Nets in chase for Carmelo: report
The Knicks aren't the only local team that interests Carmelo Anthony. SI.com reports that multiple NBA sources say Anthony would be open to signing a long-term deal with the Nets...
Patti LuPone as Desirée?
Mickey Rapkin (author of the recent "Theater Geek," about Stagedoor Manor) comes up with an interesting idea in his recent interview with Patti Lupone: "I mention the current revival of...
Peru court revokes parole for American activist Berenson
LIMA, Peru — A court in Peru revoked parole for American activist Lori Berenson and ordered that she be arrested Wednesday and sent back to prison to finish the last...
Chilling photos show Markoff's final note
BOSTON -- FOX25 has obtained exclusive details and photos taken inside of Philip Markoff's jail cell following his suicide. The first photo shows the widely reported message that Markoff scrawled...
'Showgirls 2' is news to Kyle MacLachlan
He starred in the original, but Kyle MacLachlan tells the Post he had no idea that there was a sequel to camp classic "Showgirls" underway. Scratch that: two sequels underway. One...
Ferry good news as city seeks more East River boats
The Economic Development Corporation’s 15-month-long, $2.5-million project will provide access for new ferry service to the foot of N. Sixth Street on the Williamsburg waterfront — the second plan in...
SEC charges New Jersey with lying to investors in bond deals
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the state of New Jersey Wednesday with lying and withholding information to investors in billions of dollars worth of municipal bond deals....
Spike Lee screens new Katrina film in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — Five years after he documented the horrors of Hurricane Katrina, Spike Lee returned to New Orleans with his new movie showing the city's agonizing efforts to return...
Emotional Jets coach says Dungy 'unfairly judged me'
CORTLAND – Rex Ryan defended himself today while lashing out at Tony Dungy for having “unfairly judged me” over Ryan’s salty language in the first episode of “Hard Knocks.”“I’m always...
American Airlines to charge extra for front-row seats
American Airlines has found another fee. The Fort Worth, Texas, airline will charge between $19 and $39 more for “Express Seats” — those spots in the first few rows of...
Manning won't play for Giants on Saturday
ALBANY — Eli Manning returned to Giants training camp wearing a baseball cap covering up the 3-inch gash that needed 12 stitches to close. The quarterback did not practice today...
Today's Yankees coverage
The Yankees topped the Tigers 6-2, but the bigger news was off the field.Larry Brooks talked to Brian Cashman about Phil Hughes' innings limit.CC Sabathia keeps rolling at Yankee Stadium.Curtis...
Prosecutors throw brickbats at 'bouquet bandit'
They never promised him a rose garden. Manhattan prosecutors made the accused "Bouquet Bandit" an offer he did refuse this morning: no fewer than seven years prison in return for...
Caddy sees no split with Tiger Woods
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Steve Williams doesn't believe his job as Tiger Woods' caddie is under any threat, despite media speculation about their 11-year association and concern over the champion...
Vito's 'abuse' of power! Lopez called city worker to get goods in political case
Assemblyman Vito Lopez “abused” his office when he called a city employee and asked him to provide documents that he wanted to use in a bid to kick a political...
Developers of Ground Zero mosque won't rule out money from Saudi Arabia, Iran
The developers of the controversial Ground Zero mosque are on a mission to drum up the $100 million for their project -- and they won't rule out taking money from...
Wrongly-convicted, Jesse Friedman gets good news from the appeals court but there’s little to celebrate
The Nassau County District Attorney’s office has good news for Jesse Friedman (“Capturing the Friedmans”), who was, it seems more and more clear, wrongly convicted of child molestation. Based on...
Bad budget news for California
Mac Taylor is California’s top budget guy. He heads up the Legislative Analyst’s Office which put him in charge of reporting the non-partisan, hopefully objective facts about the state’s budget....
Joe Sestak is to the left of President Obama so why is Bloomberg endorsing him?
As Jennifer Rubin has correctly pointed out, Pennsylvania Democratic candidate for Senate Rep. Joe Sestak is to the left of just about everyone, including President Obama. Now, take a look...
NYFF: Why is 'Black Swan' MIA?
Looking at this enticing new trailer for Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan'' with Natalie Portman, who have to wonder exactly why the New York Film Festival would take a pass on...
Pentagon 'not interested' in negotiations with WikiLeaks
The Pentagon said Wednesday it would not negotiate with WikiLeaks to create "a sanitized version" of a second batch of classified Afghan war documents the whistleblower website plans to release....
New poll finds that most New Yorkers are against Islamic center
ALBANY – Opposition against the Ground Zero mosque has crept up to 63 percent as more New Yorkers chose sides in the debate, according to the latest Siena Research Institute...
DVD Extra: Bugs Bunny at 70
Bugs Bunny, who turned 70 last month, remains an iconic property at Warner Bros., which recently announced the wacky hare would be featured in both a new TV series and...
Some NYC buildings dim lights for migrating birds
Some of New York City’s iconic skyscrapers are joining a campaign to help millions of migrating birds this fall. New York City Audubon says the buildings have agreed to turn...
Charges dropped in Michael Lohan harass case
HAMPTON BAYS, N.Y. -- Michael Lohan’s ex-fiancee has told a judge she no longer wants to pursue criminal charges against him stemming from a fight they had last month. Both...
Oops: SI 9/11 memorial not vandalized, was being fixed
Talk about adding insult to injury. An apparent miscommunication led the Staten Island borough president to falsely claim that vandals had ripped five granite plaques off the borough's 9/11 "Postcards"...
Manhole explosions plague Atlantic City (video)
A series of manhole explosions plagued Atlantic City, N.J., as manhole covers flew into the air for a third day Tuesday, local news website the Press of Atlantic City reported...
3UP: K-Rod, Pedroia and Sabathia
1. Consider the Mets’ current action against Francisco Rodriguez as one part theater and one part pipedream as detailed in this story. The organization – as it so often does...
Who is mistreating the Palestinians and who isn’t
There is good news today for those who spend their time worrying about the plight of the Palestinians. It seems that after decades and decades of second-class-status, where only menial-labor...
Lawyer: SC mom accused of killing sons remorseful
ORANGEBURG, S.C. — The mother accused of suffocating her two young sons and staging an accident to cover it up says she's remorseful and has been speaking with the family...
Moscow slaps liquor-loving Russians with booze ban
Russia is the home of vodka, but from next month Muscovites will be banned from buying hard liquor at night and for most of the morning, state media reported Wednesday....
Suicide teen Phoebe Prince was 'bully' at Irish school
Phoebe Prince, the Massachusetts teen who committed suicide after reportedly being bullied by fellow students, was allegedly once a bully herself, myFOXboston.com reported Wednesday, citing online magazine Slate. Slate alleged...
Staten Island hero Thomson was one of the good guys
When I first saw black-and-white footage of Bobby Thomson, “The Flying Scot,” running the bases, first to third, it looked carbon-copy familiar — baggy pants legs flapping, long-leg fast. He...
Bobby basked in moment
Fame was never a burden for Bobby Thomson. Are you kidding? However you suspect that you would have reacted to hitting the most famous home run in baseball history, that’s...
Pence hits Santana hard in Mets loss
HOUSTON — Johan Santana was pretty good last night, but Hunter Pence was better. The Astros’ right fielder hit a three-run homer off of Santana in the first inning, then...
Granderson's new swing short & sweet for Yankees
The only times Curtis Granderson had faced Justin Verlander before last night had been back in Tigers spring training when Granderson said he was either told what pitch his former...
Setbacks for Andy, A-Rod; CC sparkles in Yankees win
The most important action in the Yankees universe yesterday did not occur on the field in The Bronx, but inside an MRI tube in Manhattan. Prior to the Yankees’ 6-2...
'Squeegee' ready to clean up at West Virginia
The nickname Danny Jennings received at Dyckman on Tuesday night from famed emcee Joe Pope was better than both of them even realized. “What’s a squeegee?” Jennings asked afterward. When...
Without Pettitte, Hughes’ quota could limit Yankees
The Yankees have 43 games to go, but, despite formidable competition from the Rays and Red Sox, GM Brian Cashman doesn’t believe his team should require all of them to...
Inconceivable!
Who says you need two to tango — or to have a baby? Jennifer Aniston sure doesn’t. This month, the actress made waves discussing the freedom women now have in...
Thomas Jefferson star Grace commits to Manhattan College
After a solid summer, Davontay Grace could’ve waited for more offers to come along, possibly drag out his recruiting into the season. But the Thomas Jefferson standout didn’t need any...
Meet the also-rans
The minute speculation began about an American version of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” back in January, it became a fun cocktail party topic: Which up-and-coming actress would best...
What's so special about Rooney Mara?
She’s a virtual unknown, but she landed the role of the decade. Rooney Mara, 25, will play the part coveted by every A-list actress in Hollywood: the punk, bisexual hacker...
Back in business: CK's Edwards returns to the court after injury
Corey Edwards didn’t want the moment to end. The Christ the King rising senior found himself back on a basketball court in a competitive game. To make it even better,...
Durand, Durand: Rice product turning heads in Miami
Durand Scott’s shoulders sagged and his head drooped down. His voice was raspy and nearly inaudible. One would have thought the former Rice High star just lost an NCAA tournament...
Nazis' Warsaw Ghetto flick trick
Extremely unsettling and thought- provoking, Yael Hersonski's "A Film Unfinished" puts an unfinished, hour-long film shot in Poland's Warsaw Ghetto in 1942 under the microscope. Discovered in the Nazi archives...
'Millionare' gets a makeover
'Who Wants to be a Millionaire" -- now 11 years old -- is getting a major facelift. The upcoming season of the high-stakes game show, which starts in September, will...
Below the belt 'Good' grief
Question: What is more disgusting, despicable and stupid: simulating oral sex for a primetime TV show? Or calling a reporter "disgusting," "despicable" and "stupid" for asking a question about it?...
Injury strikes 'Five-0'
Hawaii Five-Uh-oh. Actor Scott Caan was flown back to LA from the set of the highly-anticipated "Hawaii Five-0" TV show last week with a serious knee injury, sources confirmed. It...
Send in the lawyers
Everybody in the theater who'd heard about John Logan's script for the new HBO series "The Miraculous Year" knew that the main character, a brilliant but self-destructive Broadway composer-lyricist named...
'Real' drama
Nothing's going to keep Fantasia Barrino down. Shortly after being released from the hospital following an aspirin and sleeping pill overdose, Barrino was spotted hanging out with Antwaun Cook. He's...
Eat's a bad year for new places
It may be too early to call, but the hell with it: 2010 is the worst year for new restaurants since Ice Age in vestors opened the first mammoth house....
Aiming to excel
If you have been diagnosed with a learning disability and have documentation (through neuro-psychological exam or psychoeducational exam performed by a school psychologist or licensed clinical psychologist), most colleges will...
Fresh start
‘Are you springing for the fridge, or should I?” This was the greeting I received from my first college roommate upon entering my dorm room, freshman year at Boston University....
Technical support
The days of packing your offspring off to college with a large, heavy-breathing desktop computer are over. Now there are a variety of devices for students to do their work...
Ma bust as tots 'drown'
ORANGEBURG, SC -- A South Carolina mother who claimed her two children drowned when their car careened into a river was charged with murder yesterday after authorities said she confessed...
The anti-statesmen
The Ground Zero mosque controversy is one of the stupidest debates of our time. I don't mean the substance of the debate (though there's no shortage of stupidity on that...
Will House Dems risk a rout?
With Republican prospects looking ever better for this fall, the House Democratic Campaign Committee and the PACs that follow its lead face tough triage decisions: Who will they fund? Republicans...
Pakistan drowning
Thirty-five million Americans as homeless refugees: That would be a disaster proportionate to the horrific -- and worsening -- situation in Pakistan. This time, that forlorn country isn't threatened by...
A 'brave' new world: Pony up for cig taxes
Mayor Bloomberg's puerile outburst challenging Gov. Paterson to get "a cowboy hat and a shotgun" and collect cigarette taxes from Indians shows that he is seriously uninformed about New York's...
Raw deal for naked singer
DALLAS -- Singer Erykah Badu has been fined and will serve six months' probation for stripping off her clothes to film a music video at the site where President John...
NY's No. 1 vino just 'sparkles'
BUFFALO -- A $17 sparkling wine produced by Swedish Hill Winery in the Finger Lakes region yesterday captured New York's most coveted wine trophy -- the Governor's Cup silver chalice....
Brief luck for shoot survivor
A man was shot to death outside his Irvington, NJ, home, one day after he survived a shooting in Newark. David Bravo, 24, had suffered minor injuries in the Sunday...
'Slay' psych test
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A judge yesterday ordered a competency hearing for an unemployed doctor charged in the April slaying of Vajinder Toor, a Yale University physician with whom the...
Jay-Z scores top $$
Rap star Jay-Z came first in a list of the richest rappers in the past 12 months, earning more than double that of runner-up Sean "Diddy" Combs. Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter...
Belted GM in recall
General Motors is recalling nearly 250,000 crossover vehicles worldwide to inspect second-row seat belts that could be damaged and not latch. The recall affects 2009 and 2010 models of the...
Feckless feds harming Hudson
The federal Environmental Protection Agency faces a major decision next month: whether and how to proceed with the controversial Upper Hudson River dredging project, one of the largest environmental cleanups...
A whole latte nonsense
I read in The Post about college English professor Lynne Rosenthal giving a counter-person at Starbucks a difficult time because the individual had the nerve to ask her whether she...
Broomstick-slay mom gets life
She treated her children like "animals" -- savagely beating one to death with a broomstick in 2008 -- and now a deranged Brooklyn mother will be the one who is...
NYPD Daily Blotter
You can forward his mail to jail. A tenant was caught on camera swiping more than $2,000 from the mailroom of his Flatiron District apartment building, police sources said. Dennis...
CIA vid found of 9/11 grilling
WASHINGTON -- The CIA has videotapes, after all, of interrogations in a secret overseas prison of admitted 9/11 plotter Ramzi Binalshibh. Discovered in a box under a desk at the...
Ice-T beats rap
Ice-T got some very cool news in a Manhattan courtroom yesterday -- his charges for driving last month with a suspended license and no seat belt were dismissed. The rapper's...
Baby iPad due Xmas
A 7-inch iPad could arrive by Christmas, geek.com reported, citing China's Economic Daily News. Taiwanese companies have won several component contracts for the baby iPad, according to the Chinese newspaper,...
Shareholder drops Benihana beef
Seeking to quell a brewing shareholder revolt, Japanese steakhouse chain Benihana caved in to a dissident shareholder's demands for a seat on the board. The company said yesterday it would...
Diplo-rats can $tiff city on taxes: court
More than $46 million in city tax liens racked up by deadbeat diplomats from India and Mongolia were tossed by a federal appeals court yesterday. The Second Circuit Court of...
No relief in housing
Housing starts increased more than expected in July -- as a result of a downward revision to the prior month -- as building permits dropped, suggesting future construction could be...
Dad 'DWI' with kids
A sloshed motorist speeding over the Verrazano Bridge with two kids in his back seat yesterday became the first person busted on Staten Island under Leandra's Law, authorities said. The...
'Trend'er bender
Kids today. Not even e-mail is fast enough for this year's college freshmen -- and forget about snail mail. A pop-culture survey of the incoming college class at a Wisconsin...
President chooses the wrong side -- again
WASHINGTON -- Ultimately, politics is all about priorities. Whose defense a politician rushes to first tells you whose side he is on. And will always be on. No amount of...
Poll low leaves O Islammed
WASHINGTON -- More than half of voters disapprove of the job President Obama is doing -- a new low -- just days after he jumped into the controversial issue of...
Mike all holy, but gov's wise
The first is the most powerful man in the world, a charismatic politician whose election made history. The second is among the richest men in the world, a businessman-turned-pol who...
Disabled sue MTA on cuts
These cuts went way too deep. That's the charge from three straphangers who are disabled who yesterday sued the MTA in Brooklyn federal court for allegedly violating the federal Americans...
292 Madison note is sold
The first mortgage note on 292 Madison Ave. has been sold by Royal Bank of Canada to an entity controlled by JEMB for about $30 million. The $60 million face...
Fed school dunces
Five city principals with stellar reviews are set to get bounced from their high schools under a federal school-turnaround program that some critics liken to putting a bounty on principals'...
Teen driver roadblocks
New rules that crack down on New York's teenage drivers went into effect yesterday. Any person who is under 18 and wants to get behind the wheel will now need...
Mom busted in Facebook 'high' jinks
This prank went to pot. A teenage Florida mom thought it'd be funny to snap a picture of her 11-month-old son playing with a bong and slap it on Facebook,...
Business briefs
Dell dissent Dell disclosed in a reg ulatory filing that 25.1% of shareholder votes at its Aug. 12 annual meeting did not support the re election of CEO Michael Dell...
American Apparel CEO staring down bankruptcy
American Apparel is at risk of becoming American history. The cash-strapped clothing chain warned yesterday that there is "substantial doubt" as to whether it can continue as a "going concern"...
Bomb-sniff 'Lab' work
They're the Big Apple's latest weapon in its war against terror -- Labrador retrievers that can sniff out molecules from bomb-making materials on people walking in crowds, rather than detecting...
Gov to meet on mosque 'move'
Gov. Paterson will meet personally with the developers of the Ground Zero mosque this week in a bid to find them a new location, even as one of the project's...
DNA nails '00 rape suspect
The rapist probably figured he'd gotten away with it -- attacking a terrified NYU law student a full decade ago in the back of a limousine without ever getting arrested....
Nationalize mortgage giants, bond king says
There's only one way to fix the badly dilapidated housing market, and that's to fully nationalize mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. That's the advice from bond king Bill...
A&F shares fall on margins, inventory
Shares of Abercrombie & Fitch got discounted yesterday, falling nearly 7 percent after the teen retailer said bloated inventories are hurting margins. The mall-based clothing chain swung to a second-quarter...
IBMer says hedge hottie 'played' him
The former IBM executive who pleaded guilty in the fed's widespread insider trading case centering on hedge fund Galleon Group says his alleged accomplice and former mistress Danielle Chiesi "played"...
Choke's on us
This is hardly a breath of fresh air. A city Department of Health study on summer air quality released yesterday showed a troubling finding: Even quieter neighborhoods that don't have...
Suicide killer's 'shrine'
Accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff crafted a ghoulish shrine to his former fiancée before killing himself in a Massachusetts jail, officials said yesterday. Markoff spread pictures of Megan McAllister on...
Cop's shot gal pal also charged in fight
A messy domestic battle in which a city cop admittedly shot her girlfriend with her service revolver in Harlem got messier yesterday when the girlfriend was charged with starting the...
Auton on the go at Time Inc.
Shakeups are already underway at Time Inc. in advance of Ann Moore's exit and Jack Griffin's arrival from Meredith as the new CEO. Sylvia Auton, executive vice president in charge...
Bobby Thomson, 1923-2010
If not for the home run he hit in the Polo Grounds on the afternoon of Oct. 3, 1951, Bobby Thomson might best be remembered as one of only four...
A macabre anniversary
It was three years ago today that firefighters Robert Beddia and Joseph Graffagnino Jr. perished in a blaze at the 9/11-scarred Deutsche Bank building at 130 Liberty St. They had...
Rights -- and wrongs
Could Mayor Mike finally have read the First Amendment to the US Constitution? Seems so. Regarding the swirling debate over the Ground Zero mosque, the mayor said this yesterday: "This...
DNA checks paternity suit vs. Fischer
LONDON -- DNA tests from the exhumed remains of chess genius Bobby Fischer proved that he was not the father of a 9-year-old girl from the Philippines, bringing a paternity...
Transplant for 'Lion' star, 11
The 11-year-old actress who starred as Nala in the Broadway hit "The Lion King" has undergone a potentially lifesaving procedure. Shannon Tavarez, who has leukemia, received an umbilical-cord blood transplant...
Heartless thief on roll
This guy's a wheel jerk. A heartless thief drove off on a motorized wheelchair he stole from outside an upscale restaurant last month while its owner -- a 68-year-old stroke...
Cuomo $laps son of jailed terror att'y
Running a shady legal practice must run in the family. Geoffrey Stewart, son of convicted, terrorist-sympathizing lawyer Lynne Stewart, agreed to pay a $30,000 fine yesterday for misleading immigrants seeking...
Rangel's off to the 'races'
Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel (right) yesterday played the race card for the first time in the ethics probe against him. "It's a very, very unusual situation . . . African-Americans...
Mike likes Pa. pol
PHILADELPHIA -- Mayor Bloomberg hit the campaign trail yesterday, endorsing Pennsylvania Senate candidate Joe Sestak as he hailed the Democrat's political "independence" and position on fighting illegal guns -- an...
Nip/tuck doc 'text' tragedy
A plastic surgeon-to-the-stars who sculpted some of Tinseltown's most famous faces and boobs was killed when he drove his car off a California cliff while sending a text message, cops...
Dr. Laura's end game
Syndicated radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger, under fire for repeated use of the N-word on her show last week, said last night she won't renew her contract when it expires...
Gov fined $96,375 over Yanks tickets
ALBANY -- That could be one of the most expensive baseball games ever. The state's top ethics watchdog wants to slug Gov. Paterson with a $96,375 fine for allegedly shaking...
H-P gal got axed 'cause she said no: report
Jodie Fisher, the 50-year-old soft-core porn actress turned marketing contractor at the center of the Mark Hurd resignation imbroglio, filed sexual harassment charges against the former Hewlett-Packard chief executive after...
Pitino gal eyes perjury
Prosecution witnesses may have lied during the trial of the woman convicted of extorting former Knicks head coach Rick Pitino after they had sex for 15 seconds in a Louisville...
Blago guilty of lie
CHICAGO -- Blago almost beat it all! A federal jury yesterday found former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty of just one count of lying to federal agents, and the judge...
Columbia biz grad demands Web site bare heckler's ID
Columbia Business School grad wants a judge to unmask the cowardly creep who anonymously labled her a "whore" on YouTube. In a Manhattan Supreme Court suit, Carla Franklin says she...
'We buckled in...a second later, boom!'
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Survivors say everything seemed normal as a jetliner with 131 people on board prepared to land in a storm on a Caribbean resort island. Suddenly it plunged...
Carmelo 'better fit than LeBron' in New York
Not only does Carmelo Anthony apparently have his heart set on playing in New York, but a close confidant of the NBA superstar told The Post yesterday that he is...
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Top picks impress in Giants' first game
ALBANY -- The Giants took defensive linemen with their first two picks of the 2010 NFL draft, and want to believe both can push for playing time as rookies. It...
Jets' Tomlinson carries preseason load
LaDainian Tomlinson was once the franchise in San Diego, babied like a piece of fine china and spared the needless pounding of preseason carries. Now thrown into the Jets' backfield...
Jersey Giant Cruz has 'big' dream
Think Big. That was just one of the 115 text messages Victor Cruz received on his phone soon after the Giants beat the Jets 31-16 at the new Meadowlands stadium...
Rex 'totally disappointed' with Jets' backup corners
The Post was unable to confirm whether Darrelle Revis took Victor Cruz out to dinner after Monday night's preseason game between the Jets and Giants. But this much is certain:...
Special day for Yankees fan Lang
Into her 67th year unafraid of the closed door, Jane Lang opened hers after 11 a.m. yesterday to one of the most wondrous sights she never has seen. "Hi Jane,...
Drama queen Favre taking stage again
As if there had ever been any doubt, Brett Favre is coming back. Allegedly persuaded by a visit from three Vikings teammates to his Mississippi home yesterday, the NFL's drama...
Big Blue will face Big Ben
A bloodied Eli Manning might not play Saturday night, but Ben Roethlisberger definitely will. The Steelers quarterback, whose preseason regimen has been in flux because of his impending six-game NFL...
Ryan's dad rips Dungy
Buddy Ryan has some choice words for Tony Dungy. After Dungy, the former Colts coach, said he wouldn't ever hire Jets coach Rex Ryan due to his foul language, Buddy...
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Hondo goes fourth
Hondo climbed over the 1,500 barrier last night when the Native Americans came up tiny in K.C. to put the IOUs at 1,505 bripkens. Tonight, he expects the fearsome foursome...
Giants reverse field on PSLs, offer single-game tickets
So much for the Giants being "all sold out." And so much for their claim that the only way you would get to see Big Blue in New Meadowlands Stadium...
Eli likely to sit vs. Steelers after grisly cut
ALBANY -- Eli Manning almost always plays, but he thinks the gash on his forehead will prevent him from competing in Saturday night's preseason game against the Steelers, the Giants...
Former Yankees prospect homers off Sabathia
Austin Jackson made a huge impression at Yankee Stadium last night. But obviously he didn't do it in pinstripes. Jackson, traded by the Yankees to the Tigers in the offseason,...
Liberty win 9th in a row, close in on top seed
The Liberty are scary good. They dominated the Eastern Conference-leading Indiana Fever for a 78-57 victory at Madison Square Garden last night for their ninth straight win and moved them...
Jets QB Clemens' stock on rise
Did Kellen Clemens do anything to shake up the backup quarterback picture on Monday night? Or is he playing his way onto another roster soon, boosting his trade value? Possibly...
Thomson, who hit Shot Heard 'Round the World, dies at 86
The New York Giants, the Polo Grounds, and now Bobby Thomson are gone, but that shot continues to be heard 'round the world. Thomson, who died Monday at 86, used...
LI anglers air their gripes
The Long Island fishing industry had a sit down last week with the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to try and get some breathing room from stiff...
Mets take aim at K-Rod's contract, put him on DQ'd list
The Mets have opened the possibility of taking the strongest possible measure against Francisco Rodriguez -- attempting to void the rest of his contract, which could have as much as...
Damon: Tigers' Cabrera better than A-Rod, Teixeira
Johnny Damon has been awed before by teammates. He marveled at David Ortiz's clutch hitting, at Manny Ramirez's uncanny two-strike ability, at Alex Rodriguez's swing, at Mark Teixeira's two-way talent....
Thomson's Shot 'steal' a mystery
Was the home run a steal? The aftermath of Bobby Thomson's pennant-winning blast at the Polo Grounds in 1951 has endured as perhaps the most famous scene in baseball history,...
Mets' Wright homers to end RBI drought
HOUSTON -- David Wright finally drove in a run in August. The Mets third baseman's eighth-inning homer ended a drought of 13 games without an RBI, the longest streak of...
Yankees' Sabathia unbeatable at Stadium
The Yankees found the perfect antidote to cure their uninspired play -- CC Sabathia on the mound. The big lefty was his usual, brilliant self in shutting down the Tigers....
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Weird but true
Mamma Mia! A suspected mobster was busted by Italian police after he surfaced to visit his mom's home for lunch. Rosario Scognamillo, a 39-year-old accused of being a high-ranking member...
MRI exam shows A-Rod has low-grade strain
An MRI exam this afternoon revealed Alex Rodriguez has a low-grade strain of his left calf. The Yankees said the third baseman is day-to-day.Rodriguez suffered this latest injury in Monday's...
Eli thinks he won’t play this weekend
Eli Manning, who always plays, doesn't think he'll play in Saturday night's preseason game against the Steelers, the Giants first-ever home game at New Meadowlands Stadium.Manning needed 12 stitches to...
Pool party pooper! JellyNYC's cash woes sink free concert series
The final concert of the free Jelly Pool Party series has been canceled because the promoter has run into financial problems.JellyNYC, which has been promoting The Pool Parties at East...
Troubled 'Idol' winner Fantasia Barrino reunites with married ex: report
"American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino has reunited with her married ex-boyfriend on the set of her reality TV show, RadarOnline reported Tuesday. Barrino, 26, was last Wednesday released from Mercy...
Hell on the el as thieves prey on J-train riders
Straphangers riding the elevated J/M train have one more thing to worry about as they come home for the night — robbers.Williamsburg’s subway stations and train lines are the scene...
The goose hunter! Papers reveal that Bloomy wanted more birds in crosshairs
The blood is on the city’s hands.New documents revealed this week that city officials pushed for a “no-fly zone” for geese far wider than a five-mile radius from airports suggested...
Buddy swears to back Rex in war of words with Dungy
Buddy Ryan has some choice words for Tony Dungy. After Dungy said he wouldn't ever hire Jets head coach Rex Ryan due to his foul language, Buddy came to the...
Pence propels Astros past Mets 4-3
Hunter Pence had a three-run homer in the first inning and his go-ahead solo shot in the eighth inning propelled the Houston Astros to a 4-3 win over the New...