November 4, 2010
Man accused of stalking 'Law & Order' star Kathryn Erbe says security guard scuffle prompted him to contact her
A man charged with stalking “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” star Kathryn Erbe testified today that a nasty encounter with a studio security guard galvanized him to contact the actress...
Traffic cop ratted out by councilman over donut run hits back in slander claim
A traffic agent with a ticket-happy reputation intends to file a $2 million libel and slander lawsuit against the city and a Queens councilman — who blew the whistle on...
Seahawks prepare without starting QB
RENTON, Wash. -- If the Giants are going to add to their knockout list of quarterbacks, it won’t be Seattle’s Matt Hasselbeck. Hasselbeck, Seahawks starting QB, is out for Sunday’s...
RIP Jerry Bock
Jerry Bock, who died yesterday, was the composer of one of my favorite musicals of all time. Most of the obits start off with "Fiddler on the Roof" -- which makes...
Shake Shack coming to Brooklyn
Brooklyn is finally getting its own Shake Shack. Danny Meyer’s popular burger joint is set to open its first borough location early next year at the Fulton Street Mall in...
Gunman fires shots, barricades himself inside Florida hospital
A former employee fired shots inside a Palm Bay, Fla., hospital Thursday, and then barricaded himself inside as dozens of police officers closed in. A SWAT team and a phalanx...
'Bachelorette' star found dead off Southern Calif. highway
Julien Hug -- who competed on ABC's "The Bachelorette" in May 2009 -- was found dead near a California highway, Us Weekly reported Thursday. His body was found Wednesday in...
UConn adding seven freshmen
STORRS, Conn. -- Coach Jim Calhoun says he’s not yet sure what to make of this year’s Connecticut Huskies. But he loves coaching them. After spending the summer responding to...
Stock rally lifts Dow to pre-Lehman collapse level
Stocks surged Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing above where it stood just ahead of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, with investors around the globe embracing the Federal...
Appeals court upholds dismissal of $3M Starbucks suit
Maybe it’s time to switch to iced. An appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a $3 million suit against Starbucks by a Manhattan granny who had to be hospitalized...
Hasselbeck out; Whitehurst will start for Seahawks vs. Giants
Justin Tuck this afternoon was asked if he expected Matt Hasselbeck to start at quarterback for the Seahawks in Sunday’s game against the Giants.“Who else?’’ Tuck asked.How about Charlie Whitehurst,...
D'Antoni can see Knicks caught break with canceled game
CHICAGO -- Mike D'Antoni acknowledged the Knicks caught a break in not having to face the scorching Magic on Tuesday night at the Garden because of the asbestos scare. The...
Angel Heart
Juan Pablo Angel has played for enough years on enough continents to know that sports are as unpredictable as they are unforgiving. Despite being the Red Bulls' captain and leading...
Swisher expects Jeter, Rivera back with Yankees
While speculation swirls around the free agency of Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera, one of their Yankees teammates is not worried about those two playing somewhere else. Nick Swisher said...
Giants' Osi humble after earning NFC honor
For the first time since Michael Strahan in October of 2001, the Giants have someone named NFC Defensive Player of the Month. Osi Umenyiora learned today he is the recipient...
NASA Deep Impact spacecraft survives near-miss with comet
PASADENA, Calif. — A NASA spacecraft survived a rendezvous with a small comet Thursday, beaming pictures back to Earth that gave scientists a rare close-up view of its center. Mission...
CHSFL predictions, Week 1 playoffs
Each week in the fall, New York Post sports writers Dylan Butler and Joseph Staszewski will attempt to prognosticate the coming CHSFL weekend. RECORDS AFTER WEEK 8 Butler: 68-16 (Last...
Delta flight lands in Mumbai under emergency conditions due to suspicious package: report
A Delta flight from Amsterdam to Mumbai landed under emergency conditions at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Thursday after an unidentified object was discovered in the aircraft’s cargo, Indian broadcaster...
Cops bust pair using forged credit cards on wild NYC shopping spree
A pair of Georgia peaches living the high life during a wild New York City vacation said yesterday cops should focus on the peddler who gave them the credit cards....
DJ Hero 2: So good it’ll make your head spin
I was a little skeptical when I first started playing DJ Hero 2, thinking to myself “How could a game that only involves a few buttons be as rewarding as...
Citi wins; hands down
Surprise, surprise. Citigroup prevailed in its bitter court battle against private-equity guru Guy Hands, who has accused the bank of tricking him and his firm Terra Firma, into overpaying for...
Hard economic times worsen New York’s deficit
ALBANY — New York’s hard times just got harder. The Paterson administration says closing the latest deficit may require cuts of perhaps 1 percent in every area including a midyear...
So, hey, I got married
This post is really nothing more than an apology for the lack of current reviews. I got married over the weekend to my wonderful woman (on Halloween, actually -- which...
Pool leaves Jets practice after collision with Revis: report
Brodney Pool left Jets practice after suffering a head injury colliding with Darrelle Revis, ESPN.com reports. "We took him off the practice field," Rex Ryan said, according to the website....
Lamoriello: Brodeur will start for Devils against Rangers
Devils GM Lou Lamoriello said this afternoon he expects Martin Brodeur to face the Rangers tomorrow in Newark, and that Anton Volchenkov should rejoin the lineup as New Jersey seeks...
Subway graffiti artist busted; caused nearly $8,000 in damage: cops
A graffiti artist who tagged subway cars up and down the East Cost was charged for causing thousands of dollars to Queens subway cars, authorities said Thursday. Zebadiah Arrington, of...
Staten Island man accused of molesting boys over past several years
A Staten Island pervert repeatedly sodomized and molested three boys over the past several years, police said. Gilberto Urrego, 49, knew the families of the victims he preyed on, whose...
Rutgers' LeGrand moved to hospital with fever
Paralyzed Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand has been hospitalized with a high fever. Hours after being admitted to Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, N.J., Rutgers says the 20-year-old...
PSAL football predictions, Week 9
Every week in the fall, NYPost.com’s Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi will attempt to prognosticate the coming PSAL football weekend in the City Championship division. RECORDS AFTER WEEK 8 Braziller:...
8 LA junior high school students hospitalized after eating drug-laced brownies: report
Eight students at a Los Angeles junior high school were hospitalized Thursday after reportedly eating drug-laced brownies. Emergency crews were called to George Washington Carver Junior High School in south...
Nets' Harris says he'll play Friday
Nets guard Devin Harris did nothing in practice, except sit with ice wrapped to his left shoulder. And while coach Avery Johnson said it’s an iffy proposition for tomorrow night...
Zimmer to return to role with Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays say senior baseball adviser Don Zimmer will return in 2011 for an eighth season with the AL East champions and his 63rd...
Red Sox pick up Ortiz's option
BOSTON -- The Red Sox are exercising their $12.5 million option on David Ortiz rather than giving the designated hitter the new multiyear contract he preferred. The Red Sox didn’t...
Hall of Fame manager Anderson dies
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Sparky Anderson, the white-haired Hall of Fame manager who directed Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine to back-to-back World Series championships and won another one in Detroit, died...
Mets suspend clubhouse manager
The Mets aren’t just making changes on the field and in the front office, they're also making them in the clubhouse.The team announced today that it had suspended longtime clubhouse...
Domino's Pizza to pay $31,000 for one hour of work
TOKYO — It's a dream job for slackers. Domino's Pizza Japan, Inc. is offering a 2.5 million yen ($31,000) part-time job in December. The popular American pizza outlet said Thursday...
Feds seize 30 tons of marijuana in drug-smuggling ring
Federal agents have seized almost 30 tons of marijuana in an operation that led to the discovery of a high-tech drug-smuggling tunnel and one of the largest ever pot busts...
Harlem pharmacist indicted for role in $1.8M Medicaid scam
A Harlem pharmacist nabbed in an under-the-counter prescription drug sting was indicted yesterday for allegedly stealing more than $1.8 million in Medicaid funds. Patrick Alcindor, 41, was charged with four...
DA fails to ask witness in ex-Yankee Jim Leyritz's DUI trial about different account of deadly accident
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The bungling prosecutor trying the DUI case against ex-Yankee Jim Leyrtiz strikes again. A friend who was in Leyritz's SUV the night of his deadly crash...
Bernanke defends $600B bond purchase to stimulate economy
Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke defended the central bank’s decision to start a new bond-buying program Thursday in an unusual op-ed in The Washington Post, arguing that the benefits from...
Plea deal reached in Hank Morris pay-to-play pension fund case
A political consultant swept up in Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s pension fund probe has reached a plea deal with prosecutors, officials announced today. Longtime political adviser Hank Morris, the alleged...
Appeals court interrupts Elizabeth Smart kidnapping trial
SALT LAKE CITY — A federal appeals court has interrupted the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping trial to rule on a defense motion demanding that it be moved out of Utah. A...
Cablevision third-quarter profit rises 13 percent
Media giant Cablevision Thursday posted third-quarter net income of $112.1 million, or 37 cents a share, up from $98.9 million, or 33 cents a share, from the year-ago period, the...
Emma 'Baby Spice' Bunton pregnant with second child
Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton announced Thursday she is pregnant with her second child. "So our family grows," the 34-year-old singer wrote on Twitter. "We are SO excited to announce...
DVD Extra: MGM's new MOD push
"The Witches'' (1967), arguably the most elusive film in Clint Eastwood's filmography, is among a large group of rare MGM-owned titles that MGM and its distributor Fox are promising to make...
City says to 'run tap' after tests find lead in water
New York City officials have detected elevated lead levels in the water. They are telling New Yorkers to run their taps for 30 seconds before drinking water, cooking with it...
Woman dies in Staten Island attic fire
A woman was killed in an attic fire on Staten Island early this morning, sources said. Firefighters discovered the body of Dorothy Adonolfi after they finished extinguishing the flames at...
Coughlin chooses not to take advantage of elements for Giants
This afternoon gave Tom Coughlin the perfect opportunity to have his Giants practice in conditions that figure to be very similar to what they will confront Sunday at Qwest Field...
Back Page: Bobby V should be Mets candidate
One word springs to mind when going through the list of potential Mets managing candidates: underwhelming. I am sure Bob Melvin, Dave Jauss, Don Wakamatsu, Clint Hurdle, Chip Hale and...
Aretha Franklin ordered by doctors to cancel all appearances for six months
Legendary soul singer Aretha Franklin has been ordered by her physicians to cancel all concerts and appearances for six months following a recent hospitalization. Franklin, 68, was released Saturday after...
Private sanitation worker gets 15 years in prison for sex assault
A Manhattan judge today dumped a pervy sanitation worker in prison for 15 years for trying to rape two women in Times Square — while wearing his work uniform. Michael...
Obama would lose to both Huckabee or Romney in 2012 White House race: poll
President Obama's Democratic party lost the midterm elections this week and he could very well lose his bid for a second term in 2012, according to a shocking poll released...
The two faces of Vito — paranoid pol and tenant hero!
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Man sentenced to life for 2007 NJ schoolyard killings
NEWARK, N.J. — A judge ordered the man who admitted pulling the trigger in the execution-style killings of three friends in a New Jersey schoolyard to prison for life. The...
No. 2 Woods, No. 1 Westwood off to solid starts in Shanghai
SHANGHAI -- Lee Westwood didn't feel as though he had to prove why he was No. 1 in the world. With one quality shot after another Thursday in the HSBC...
'Partridge Family' star David Cassidy denies he drove drunk
A rep for former teen idol David Cassidy said on Thursday that the actor adamantly denied being drunk behind the wheel after being arrested in Florida. The “Partidge Family” star...
The Christie effect
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie doesn't have to run for president to change the way the country is being run. After Tuesday's election 12 governors have refused to consider new...
Coconuts, monkeys, warships: India's security plan for President Obama's visit
Just days ahead of his trip to India, local authorities were going to extraordinary lengths Thursday to protect US President Barack Obama, even removing coconuts from trees to prevent them...
Devils' Parise says he'll 'come back fine' after knee surgery: report
Devils forward Zach Parise expects to return to the team as scheduled in February after having arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee, NJ.com reports."I'm confident everything...
Chilean miner says running NYC marathon is 'a dream come true'
He ascended from darkness to the brightest lights of 'em all. Freed Chilean miner Edison Peña rocked the Big Apple today in a trio of high-profile appearances before his dream...
Bulls coach Thibodeau has lots of New York fans
CHICAGO -- Imagine if Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau had four days to prepare like Mike D'Antoni. I jest with that line, but the Bulls rookie head coach, who faces the...
Obama invites GOP and Dem congressional leaders to White House
President Obama announced Thursday that he has invited members of the Republican and Democratic leadership to the White House during the first week of Congress’ lame duck session to discuss...
Suspect admitted to killing Chandra Levy: cellmate
WASHINGTON — Worried he would be labeled a rapist by his fellow prisoners, Ingmar Guandique confided to his cellmate: He killed Chandra Levy, but he didn’t rape her. That testimony...
Al-Qaeda No. 2 vows revenge for imprisoned woman
CAIRO — In a new audio message, al-Qaida's No. 2 vowed revenge for the imprisonment of Pakistani female scientist convicted of trying to kill U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan. Ayman al-Zawahri...
Defense attempts to use reverse psychology to spare Conn. home invasion suspect
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Go ahead. Kill him. Make his day. Defense lawyers are using reverse psychology in asking jurors to spare the life of home invasion monster Steven Hayes,...
Report: Flight delays in metro region bad as ever
NEW YORK — A new government report criticizes attempts to reduce airport chaos in the New York area, saying scheduling rules continue to put too many planes in line during...
Pace football players return to scene of Danroy Henry's shooting
VALHALLA, N.Y. — Four Pace University football players who were arrested after their teammate was killed by police returned Thursday to the place where he was shot, silently paying their...
Matisse nude bronze sells for $48.8M at NYC auction
A 6-foot Henri Matisse bronze of a nude woman seen from behind has been sold for over $48 million in New York City, a record auction price for the artist’s...
Rangers' Lundqvist expects to play tonight after slapshot to neck
PHILADELPHIA — When Henrik Lundqvist was finally able to breathe after taking a Brian Boyle practice slapshot on the right side of the neck that forced the goaltender to immediately...
US retail sales top expectations, offer hope for holidays
Despite concerns about unseasonably warm weather and economic pressures, many US retailers reported October sales Thursday that beat analysts’ lowered expectations, offering hope that consumer spending might remain resilient heading...
Rap star Lil Wayne released from Rikers
NEW YORK — Lil Wayne has been freed from jail after serving eight months in a gun case, emerging with a hot new album, well-wishes from a former president and...
Drama Mama: Your guest is as good as mine
If it’s November sweeps, it’s time for some stunt casting. Your guide to the coming week’s high- and low-wattage guest stars: “Grey’s Anatomy” (Thursday, 9 p.m., ABC) Why would Mandy...
US weekly jobless claims jump 20K, above expectations
The number of workers who filed new applications for unemployment benefits in the US jumped 20,000 to 457,000, reversing a sharp decline from the week before. Economists expected initial claims...
Greek police intercept parcel bomb bound for French embassy
Greek police announced Thursday that a 14th parcel bomb was intercepted and detonated after staff at the French embassy raised the alarm over a package delivered to them. The device...
Star Wars technology to become reality thanks to US scientists' 3D moving hologram
The first real-time moving hologram was set to become reality -- 33 years after 3D telepresence appeared in a scene in “Star Wars,” US researchers said Thursday. Princess Leia appeared...
One of Yemen mail bombs defused 17 minutes before exploding
PARIS — One of two mail bombs sent from Yemen last week was disarmed just 17 minutes before it was set to go off, the French interior minister said Thursday....
Storms delay final launch of space shuttle Discovery
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Storms prevented Discovery from blasting off on its final journey Thursday, the latest in a series of postponements for NASA’s oldest and most traveled space shuttle....
Gas battle: States rights vs. the Feds
Elections have consequences and one major consequence of Tuesday's Republican romp is that the debate over who should be responsible for regulating the oil and gas industry, especially as it...
Fighting obesity by killing freedom
San Francisco has banned the sale of McDonald's Happy Meals and other fast food offerings that include toys for kids. "We're part of a movement that is moving forward an...
Qantas superjumbo jet makes emergency landing in Singapore after blowing out an engine
SINGAPORE — Qantas grounded all six of its Airbus A380 superjumbos after one blew out an engine Thursday, shooting flames and raining large metal chunks before the world’s largest airliner...
CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens girls soccer semifinals preview
NYPOST.COM girls soccer reporter Joseph Staszewski breaks down Thursday’s CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens semifinals. Schedule 3:30 p.m. -- Bishop Kearney vs. Christ the King @ Juniper Valley Park 4:30 p.m. -- Notre...
Jeter's camp agrees: Talks with Yankees all business
Hal Steinbrenner isn’t the only businessman in the room. Sitting across the table is Derek Jeter. Responding to Steinbrenner’s comments Tuesday that the Yankees want Jeter to remain in pinstripes...
Jeter staying with Yankees will benefit both sides
Both the Yankees and Derek Jeter have now made it clear that their upcoming negotiations are as much about business as they are about baseball. The business relationship between Jeter...
Yankees can't afford to let Jeter leave
Derek Jeter is going to be a Yankee. That has been the default position from the moment his pending free agency became an issue last spring, which is to say...
So much drama at Lehman HS
It wasn’t broke, and they sure didn’t fix it. Students at the mammoth Lehman HS in The Bronx say the school has taken a major turn for the worse ever...
New Day Academy: a school that should have closed
The city tried to pull the plug on New Day Academy last year when its graduation rate was 56 percent and officials thought it couldn’t get any worse. It did....
CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens girls volleyball championship preview
NYPOST.com girls volleyball beat writer Marc Raimondi takes a look at Thursday’s CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I girls volleyball championship at 6:30 p.m. between St. Francis Prep and Archbishop Molloy at...
Theatre Arts Production Company School: the best in NYC
It’s their diamond in the rough. Theatre Arts Production Company School in The Bronx is surrounded by rundown buildings and sidewalks littered with broken glass — but students say that...
Safety first: PSAL announces new pitch-count rules
Looking to prevent injury now and in the forseeable future to its young baseball pitchers, the PSAL, with a nod to a few influential City Councilmen, announced a series of...
Jets' Revis out to transform Lions' Johnson into nobody
Inside the film room at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center yesterday, the image of Calvin Johnson going up and catching passes as if it is his birthright mesmerized the...
Jets pass on Moss
The Jets didn’t upset their apple cart by putting in a claim yesterday for Randy Moss. But even before the waiver process got to the Jets, Jeff Fisher’s Titans snapped...
Girls volleyball roundup: Wagner seals third consecutive division crown
It was a battle from the very first serve, but Susan Wagner pulled it out to clinch a third straight division title. Hofstra-bound senior outside hitter Emily Burke had 22...
CHSAA Archdiocesan girls soccer final preview
NYPOST.COM girls soccer beat writer Joseph Staszewski breaks down Thursday’s CHSAA Archdiocesan final between St. Joseph by the Sea and Notre Dame Academy 3:30 p.m. at Miller Field St. Joseph...
In the Baggs: Moore star commits to Caldwell College
They were the words Taylor Baggs was waiting to hear. The 5-foot-9 Moore Catholic forward has spent her high school career defying the notion that she is undersized or too...
Washington finds happy returns in Seattle
There is life after the Jets. Leon Washington is proving as much, having revitalized his career with the Seahawks as a feared weapon on kickoff returns. Washington already has two...
Coughlin prepares Giants for hostile reception in Seattle
Tom Coughlin loves numbers. He uses them to make his point about his Giants and as a way to introduce the next opponent. Coughlin harps on the positive and tries...
Winning is all in the family for Beach Channel quarterbacks
Patrick Burrello remembers Nov. 8, 2008 vividly. He was sitting in the stands at Curtis HS on Staten Island. The rain was pouring down. There, he watched one of the...
Royals roar past St. John's Prep for B/Q Division II crown
Christy Herring felt the need to pull Yaira Diaz aside. The Christ the King coach was watching her senior captain struggle with her hitting, too often finding the net instead...
Councilmen's job not done until other leagues follow PSAL with pitch count rules
New York City Councilmen Louis Fidler and Oliver Koppell got what they wanted all along. The PSAL instituted a pitch count rule for its baseball teams that will help ensure...
New lease on life
Prior to the building’s foreclosure, 34 Leonard’s 16 luxury condos had been on the market, to little avail, for three long years. And so, the first thing that the new...
'Supernanny' quits
'Supernanny" Jo Frost is put ting her long-running show in permanent time out. British TV star says that this is her final season -- because she would like to start...
Jo helps out teen moms
'Supernanny" may look a bit more like "Teen Mom" when its sixth -- and final season -- premieres tomorrow night. "We are going to be looking at a lot of...
Kill me now
Help! I need a drink. I fear I may have become an instant alcoholic after becoming so revolted by what I saw at a Showtime screening Tuesday night that I...
Bad to worse: Bank files lien against Ramsay home
Gordon Ramsay's financial situation is growing more precarious. Documents published yesterday show that a British bank had filed a lien against his $4.5-million London home. The Royal Bank of Scotland...
Going from 'Real World' to Congress
A "Real World" star is about to take part in the true story of real world politics. Sean Duffy, of 1997's Boston season, has been elected to Congress by the...
Drama mama
If it's November sweeps, it's time for some stunt casting. Your guide to the coming week's high- and low-wattage guest stars: * "Grey's Anatomy" (Thursday, 9 p.m., ABC) Why would...
Gimmicky dance not that kind of sutra
'Sutra" delivers, but not what it promises. Though visually stunning, the fast-paced, hourlong show -- part of Lincoln Center's White Light Festival of spiritual performances -- tries to be the...
Politics minus passion
Richard Nelson's new play, "That Hopey Changey Thing," couldn't be more topical. It's set from 7 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 2, 2010, and within the first two minutes, we...
Stuck in the 'Middletown'
In his new play, "Middletown," Will Eno looks at a small American city whose most distinctive quality is that it has no distinctive qualities. "There's a meadow you could walk...
Jay-Z: How I went from rags to riches
Jay-Z remembers the first time he heard someone rap. He was a kid walking through the Marcy Houses in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, where he grew up, and he stumbled on a...
Queens cemetery 'killer' a suicide
A man wanted for questioning in last week's execution-style murders of a couple outside a Queens cemetery killed himself last night after a standoff with cops, sources said. The man,...
Voters to Democrats: it's payback time
The American people sent a resounding message to Washington ("An Election of 'No'," Editorial, Nov. 3). The public ripped the House away from the Democrats and clearly made a threat...
They still don't get it
Unwilling to delay until tomorrow mistakes that could be made immediately, Democrats used 2010 to begin losing 2012. Trying to pre-emptively drain the election of its dangerous (to Democrats) meaning,...
20-ton pot haul
SAN DIEGO -- Federal authorities in San Diego have made one of the largest marijuana seizures in the US, confiscating more than 20 tons of pot that was smuggled into...
Staying dry in GOP flood
The Republican tide sweeping across the nation ran into a dam somewhere just inside the New York border, probably around Chatauqua, and the main reason why the state stemmed the...
Bot's all, folks! Discovery's final ride
This guy might give the droids from "Star Wars" a run for their money. A humanoid robot is traveling into orbit for the first time, in a move astronauts hope...
Unions made the NY difference
Republicans nationally just had one of their best days ever -- but New York stands out as one of the few places that the wave missed. Every Democrat running for...
This time, triangulation's not an option
Now that President Obama has experi enced the same baptism of fire as President Bill Clinton did in the 1994 midterm elections, the obvious question is: Will he move to...
Carlbatross around the GOP's neck
ALBANY -- Two words explain why Democrats swept all of New York's statewide offices and won several other important races Tuesday as Republicans scored tremendous victories across the nation: Carl...
$13B IPO puts GM in control
General Motors yesterday finalized terms for a nearly $13 billion stock offering to repay a controversial taxpayer-funded bailout and reduce the US Treasury to a minority shareholder. The automaker plans...
Why did voters vent? Read the jobs report
Tomorrow you'll see the reason for American voters' frustration in clear, hard numbers. It's time for the heralded monthly employment report. And if you put me on a spit, hung...
Microsoft expects to sell 5 million Kinects
Microsoft expects to sell 5 million of its new controller-free Kinect gaming systems this holiday shopping season, potentially adding $750 million in revenues. The $150 device plugs into Microsoft's Xbox...
Fed-up electorate puts Blue Dogs to sleep
WASHINGTON -- The Blue Dogs have been brought to heel. A group of conservative House Democrats known as the Blue Dog Coalition was decimated in Tuesday's election, with more than...
Lose the phone - not the girl
It's enough to drive a dame to dump her In ternet provider. A pal, Maddie, spent a glorious weekend at a wedding in California, hooking up with a young man...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx Five goons beat up a 54-year- old straphanger and stole his phone and wallet, police said. The thugs pounced on the victim as the 5 train they were riding...
Freddie tab rises by $100M
Freddie Mac reported a $2.5 billion third-quarter loss, the smallest shortfall in more than a year, but it was still forced to ask taxpayers for an additional $100 million in...
Midterm turnout rise
WASHINGTON -- Spurred by anger over the recession and closely contested races in several large states, Americans voted in higher numbers than in midterm elections four years ago. With more...
Live Nation boots exec
Live Nation Entertainment booted its global music chief, Jason Garner, last Friday, according to a regulatory document filed yesterday. The departure is the latest in a string of management and...
Santa hits the ATM: Cash is king this Christmas
It's going to be a green Christmas! Even if money can't buy you love, a growing number of Americans believe cold, hard cash is an appropriate stocking-stuffer, according to a...
Whistle-blahing
The government's expanded whistleblower program promises big payouts for tipsters who come forward with wrongdoing -- but not just anyone can profit from it. The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed...
Andrew's long odds
Think of him as Andrew Cuomo, odd man out. That is, think of New York's governor-elect as a man committed to fundamental reform of a sort that the party he...
'Power' chaos in Albany
ALBANY -- The notoriously chaotic state Senate was once again the scene of high-stakes political drama yesterday as three key races remained unsettled -- and could be for weeks. Democrats,...
Underground grilled-cheese dealer to become high-end restaurant manager
The city's only black-market grilled-cheese dealer is hanging up his spatula. "Ronnie," the out-of-work Wall Street banker who last summer started grilling the sandwiches in his East Village apartment and...
No party yet on Wall St.
Wall Street shrugged off the Republican takeover of the House as stock analysts assessed the chances for government gridlock. "Things won't get passed. People in Washington look for a donkey...
Big move for Meredith
In one of the largest new leases of the year, Meredith Corp., the publisher of Better Homes & Gardens and Ladies' Home Journal, has clinched a deal to move its...
Memo to the chief: Enough, already!
This is the message President Obama heard from the American people in the "shellacking" he said he took on Tuesday night: The American people don't want him and the Republicans...
Rangel in race to trial
WASHINGTON -- The Republican takeover of the House has Rep. Charlie Rangel playing beat the clock to finish his ethics trial while his "friends" are still in charge. The embattled...
Complaints 'bug' Waldorf
A Michigan couple says they brought home a creepy souvenir after staying at the posh Waldorf-Astoria -- bedbugs. Of the three bedbug complaints lodged this year against the hotel, two...
Battered Bam STILL thinks he knows best
Before President Obama started talking yesterday, the question was this: Will we now see an ideologue or a pragmatist? An hour later, the answer was clear: Yes. He will be...
Ex-cop charged in flag assault
A retired NYPD cop and his sons beat a Long Island gas-station manager with American flags on Election Night, telling the Turkish immigrant to "get out of my country," authorities...
Chile miner in shape to run NYC Marathon
Edison Peña wasn't sure he would ever see the light of day when these dramatic photos were taken, but here he is training for what turned out to be an...
President Obama takes blame for Democrats' election losses and offers to work with the GOP
WASHINGTON -- A weary and chastened President Obama yesterday took "direct responsibility" for his party's historic electoral drubbing in the GOP takeover of the House. "It feels bad," Obama said...
Business briefs
HP snub Hewlett-Packard has refused to accept serv ice of a subpeona re quiring its new CEO Leo Apotheker to tes tify about his role in SAP's downloading of Oracle...
Beer giants' big profits hard to swallow
Joblessness remains stubbornly high, and drowning your sorrows is getting more expensive. Big brewers said yesterday that while cash-strapped consumers in the US and Europe are buying less beer, the...
Guess who's coming to tea
Remember the "angry, racist Tea Party?" For months, that was the line pushed by Democrats, the NAACP and much of the mainstream media. Funny, though: The Tea Party-inspired wave that...
Say goodbye, Carl
Just seven short weeks after scooping up the GOP nomination for governor, Buffalo bomb-thrower Carl Paladino's quest for high office is over. For good, we hope -- though that may...
A prez in denial
Election? What election? That seemed to be President Oba ma's reaction yesterday to the stun ning rout his party suffered Tuesday -- when voters sent Democrats packing by the truckload,...
Tot's nightmare
The 3-year-old Queens boy tossed to his death from a seventh-story balcony was harmlessly watching TV and lost in his own little world when he was scooped up by a...
Governor-elect Cuomo starts talks with David Paterson and Senate GOP
Gov-elect Andrew Cuomo fielded congratulatory calls from President Obama and Gov. Paterson yesterday as he set in motion the transition process that will hand him the reins of power on...
Fox ratings landslide
Tuesday's election-night returns were a huge hit for Fox News Channel, according to ratings released yesterday. Fox News drew nearly 7 million viewers in prime time -- more than CNN...
Shot NYU son 'on the brink'
The son of an NYU official was fighting for his life yesterday after he was shot in what cops believe was a drug-related robbery in Greenwich Village, his distraught mom...
New AG Schneiderman's top targets
Attorney General-elect Eric Schneiderman promises to run a turbo-charged activist law office to enforce civil rights and advance social justice. The proudly liberal Manhattan state senator and attorney said he...
News Corp. profit soars to $775M
News Corp.'s first-quarter profit jumped 36 percent after its cable, broadcast and newspaper businesses all posted gains. Cable channels, which now account for 25 percent of revenues, continued to drive...
Matchmaker stuck in elevator loses rich client
An Upper East Side tenant who was trapped in a broken elevator said her ordeal cost her at least $10,000 a minute. Janis Spindel, a matchmaker who lives at 110...
D-graded high schools
Eight of the 14 high schools the city unsuccessfully tried to close last year for poor performance were given D or F grades this year -- including the lowest-rated school...
Easing his way in
Ben Bernanke set sail yesterday on the QE2 -- a $1 trillion rescue ship to possibly nowhere. Ending months of market anticipation, the Federal Reserve chairman launched a slightly larger...
Hermes to rival: Ar-no!
High-priced handbag maker Hermes has told Bernard Arnault to pack his bags and leave. Arnault -- the hard-charging boss of French luxury conglomerate LVMH -- has insisted he has no...
Garden gets ready to party again
The Knicks are bouncing back to the Garden. Madison Square Garden will reopen for the Knicks' scheduled home game tomorrow after shutting down because of an asbestos scare. Some debris...
Greenpoint now 'flush' with $7M
It was dumped on for years, and now Greenpoint is getting some payback. The city's inability to follow environmental laws for decades at a neighborhood sewage-treatment plant has earned the...
Brothers 'in law' in firing suit
Move over Cain and Abel. A top partner at several New York law firms has given his brother and fellow partner the boot -- accusing him of "abject laziness, lack...
Suitors calling
Chrysalis Music Group, an independent British music publishing company that is on the block, is drawing interest from potential buyers, including BMG Rights Management and Warner Music Group, The Post...
MGM anticlimax
A sequel to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer vs. Carl Icahn thriller is in the making. Legendary film studio MGM yesterday filed for bankruptcy in Manhattan federal court and agreed to consider a...
Star sobs on stand
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" star Kathryn Erbe burst into tears on the witness stand yesterday as prosecutors showed the crudely doctored photo of her teenage daughter that her accused...
Citi: We shouldn't have made loan to Hands
In its bitter legal battle with Terra Firma boss Guy Hands, Citigroup conceded yesterday that it made one big mistake: writing Hands a $2.5 billion check in the first place....
Yank blows 'nose test'
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Jim Leyritz had the coordination to help the Yankees win the World Series with a home run -- but not to touch his nose. The former...
ResCap off block
The government's $17 billion investment in Ally Financial that consumer financial protection honcho Elizabeth Warren called questionable may now take longer to recoup. Ally, the former GMAC, said yesterday it...
'Credit-crook' duo charged
Two credit-card crooks lived the high life during a wild New York City vacation, cruising around in a Mercedes, staying in a luxury hotel, and going on a shopping spree...
Pace gridders: Drop raps against us
Four Pace University football players who were arrested after their teammate Danroy Henry was fatally shot by police are seeking a quick dismissal of the charges against them. Defense attorney...
Miserable Mets slash 'Citi Failed' tix prices
With even their most ardent fans fed up by their performance the past two seasons, the Mets have come up with a stimulus plan -- big ticket-price cuts. Citi Field...
Statues of Libertine
The outrageous brother of the Sultan of Brunei has finally learned humility -- he wants to bar a Manhattan jury from seeing life-size statues he commissioned of himself having sex....
YouTube terror KO'd
YouTube reportedly began removing some clips of Yemeni terror cleric Anwar al-Awlaki from its site yesterday. A source at Google, YouTube's parent company, told London's Daily Telegraph the site started...
Where life is suite
The Plaza has Eloise, a fictional little girl who has the run of the hotel. Since the 1930s, the Algonquin has had a series of cats, all named Matilda, in...
Twin peeks
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are NYC real estate veterans — and now they’re looking uptown. We hear that the twins both came, on separate visits, to see an 11th-floor, $18,000-a-month...
Just sold
Manhattan CENTRAL PARK WEST $1,325,000 80 Central Park West One-bedroom, 1½-bath co-op, 950 square feet, with dining alcove, balcony, central AC and newly sanded parquet floors; building features doorman, garage,...
Breeders' Cup full of strong European horses
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- There is a strong European contingent in this year's Breeders' Cup, including solid favorites in the Turf (Workforce), Mile (Goldikova) and Filly & Mare Turf (Midday). So...
Flanagan set for NYC marathon debut Sunday
With tens of thousands of runners making their New York City Marathon debuts on Sunday, Shalane Flanagan will be in good company, running her first marathon. Unlike the others, able...
Murphy feels OK in Nets debut
Troy Murphy finally got to play alongside Brook Lopez. Even if Murphy did so for only 18 minutes. Murphy, who missed the first three games of the season with a...
Nets blow late lead in loss to Bobcats
If the Nets have learned anything in the embryonic stages of this season, it's that their games usually are not over until the final buzzer. They forget that lesson when...
Mets pick up Reyes' option for $11M
Jose Reyes' future with the Mets isn't guaranteed, but the team holds all the cards. In Sandy Alderson's first real player move as general manager, the Mets announced yesterday that...
Jets will practice at new stadium to deal with wind
Rex Ryan said Wednesday the Jets will consider practicing at New Meadowlands Stadium at some point to condition themselves to the wind. "That's certainly an option -- it's our stadium,"...
Brodeur bruised in Devils victory
CHICAGO -- The injury-depleted Devils saw another star go down, but then got some long-awaited breaks in a much-needed win against the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks. Rookie forward Bradley...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGiants 5 6½(41) SEAHAWKSJets 3½ 4 (41½)LIONSx-Bears 2½ 3 (40½)BillsChargers 1½ 2½(50½)TEXANSSaints 6½ 6½(41) PANTHERSVIKINGS 8 9 (41) CardinalsFALCONS 9½ 8½(44½)BuccaneersRAVENS 4 5½(40½)DolphinsPatriots 4 4½(44) BROWNSRAIDERS 1 2½(40½)ChiefsEAGLES...
Churchill Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $21,000; clm($16,000); 3upLOVES TO FLY defeated cheaper as favorite and was claimed. TEN LIL INDIANS drops in class after tiring to third. DIXIE PIXIE tired to second...
Red Bulls look for playoff clincher at home
When the Red Bulls play host to the San Jose Earthquakes in tonight's MLS conference semifinals, it will mark the first time in club history this team has had a...
Rangers ready for fight vs. Flyers
PHILADELPHIA -- Into the Valley of Death ride the Black-and-Blueshirts. This is where it all ended last season for the Rangers, kept out of the playoffs for the first time...
Clyde King dead at 86
Clyde King, the former Yankees manager and general manager whose baseball career as a player, coach and front-office man spanned six decades, died Tuesday in Goldsboro, N.C. He was 86....
Knicks face Bulls in Chicago before returning to MSG
Raymond Felton doesn't see it as the Knicks' season getting disrupted or the team's continuity being disturbed by Tuesday's postponed game vs. the Magic. His day, though, was lost. "It...
Baffert hopes for 'Lucky' day vs. superstar filly
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Bob Baffert, the terror of the training game, last week asked his five-year-old son Bode to name the fastest racehorse in America. "Zenyatta," the boy replied. Baffert...
Knicks hope Rose won't be thorn again
Last season, two players in the NBA scored a total of at least 100 points against the Knicks over the course of the season. LeBron James scored the most at...
Zenyatta hits track at Churchill
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Elvis returning from the dead would not have created more buzz on the backstretch here yesterday than Zenyatta's first visit to Churchill Downs' main track, where she...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball8 p.m.Knicks at BullsTNT, ESPN(1050 AM)10:30 p.m.Thunder at BlazersTNTFootball7 p.m.Georgia Tech at Virginia TechESPNGolfMidnight(Fri.)WGC: HSBC Champions, first roundGOLFHockey7 p.m.Rangers at FlyersMSG, WNYM (970 AM)7:30 p.m.Islanders at SenatorsMSG Plus, WRHU (88.7...
Titans roll dice on Moss
The Titans felt that Randy Moss was just too good to pass up twice. So they didn't. After skipping Moss in the 1998 draft, Tennessee claimed him off the waiver...
Sports shorts
MLB: Hall of Famer Anderson in hospice careSparky Anderson, the 76-year-old Hall of Fame manager, has been placed in hospice care at his Thousand Oaks, Calif., home for complications resulting...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWLENN ROBBINSBRIAN LEWISDREW LOFTISVA. TECH 13 Ga. Tech (Tonight, 7:30, ESPN)Va. TechGa. TechVa. TechVa. TechAir Force 7 ARMY (Sat., Noon, CBSC)Air Force★ Air ForceArmyArmyCLEMSON...
Hurricanes send Islanders to fifth straight loss
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Once the Hurricanes finally figured out how to score at home, they just didn't stop peppering Rick DiPietro. Carolina, who was shut out by Washington and Pittsburgh...
Garnett has NBA all a-Twitter
BOSTON -- Celtics coach Doc Rivers feels what is said on the court should be left on the court. Detroit's Charlie Villanueva took it to Twitter on Tuesday night, writing...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 4FRINov. 5SATNov. 6SUNNov. 7MONNov. 8TUENov. 9WEDNov. 10KnicksChicago8:00TV -- TNTRadio ESPN 1050 AMWash.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEPhi.NoonMSGWNYMNOGAMEMilw.8:00MSGESPNG.S.7:30MSGESPNNetsNOGAMEOrl.7:00YESWBBRMia.7:30YESWFANNOGAMENOGAMEClev.7:00YESWFANClev.7:30YESWBBRRangersPhiladelphia7:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio WNYM 970 AMDevs7:00MSG2WNYMNOGAMESt.L.7:00MSG+ESPNNOGAMEWash.7:30VS.WNYMNOGAMEIslandersOttawa7:30TV -- MSG Plus NetworkRadio- WRHU 88.7 FMNOGAMEPhila.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEAna.10:00MSG+WRHUDevilsNOGAMEN.Y.R.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEBuff.7:00MSG+WFANRed Bulls*San Jose8:00TV...
Weird but true
A man claimed a world record by allegedly staying awake 40 days, but world-record keeper Guinness declined to make it official, saying the stunt was too dangerous. Tyler Shields of...
South Carolina a lock at home
Steve Spurrier was once the most hated man in college football. He needled Tennessee fans with quips such as, "Citrus Bowl: The Winter Home of the Tennessee Vols." And he...
South Florida edges Rutgers
TAMPA, Fla. — No one on South Florida’s sideline appreciated ending four years of frustration against Rutgers more than Moise Plancher. The sixth-year senior ran for a career-high 135 yards...
PSAL Class B boys soccer playoff roundup: Balladares sends Queens Vocational into quarters
Bryan Balladares picked the perfect time for his first postseason goal. His header in the seventh minute of overtime sent second-seeded Queens Vocational Tech past FDA, 2-1, and onto the...
Devils Goalie Brodeur leaves game with elbow injury
The New Jersey Devils say goalie Martin Brodeur bruised his right elbow in the second period against the Chicago Blackhawks and isn't likely to return. X-rays taken Wednesday night were...
Survey says: Science a step closer to division title with win over Kennedy
Bronx Science coach Jeremy Bass passed out an informal team survey last week. The questions posed to the players were things like who do you want to set when the...
Hurricanes send Islanders to 5th straight loss
Cam Ward made 31 saves, and Jon Matsumoto scored his first two NHL goals in the Carolina Hurricanes' 7-2 rout of the New York Islanders on Wednesday night. Rick DiPietro...
20 tons of pot found near tunnel by US border
SAN DIEGO — Federal authorities in San Diego have made one of the largest marijuana seizures in the United States, confiscating 20 tons of pot near an underground tunnel connecting...
Cops hunting creep who robbed elderly woman
Police say this thug robbed an elderly woman in Washington Heights. The 85-year-old victim was walking to her house on West 164th Street near Broadway on Saturday at 11:30 a.m....
Officials: Package checked at JFK airport is harmless
A shipping facility at JFK was evacuated for almost two and a half hours this evening after a package that came from Yemen Friday raised further red flags, law enforcement...