November 15, 2010
Perv 'chumperone' pleads to schoolgirl grope-fest
A Stamford, Conn. dad pleaded guilty today to felony attempted sex abuse after chaperoning a bus trip into New York City that prosecutors say turned into a vodka-fueled schoolgirl grope-fest....
Shuler announces he will challenge Pelosi
Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) told Fox News Channel Monday that he will challenge current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for the position of Minority Leader in the 112th Congress. “Yes,...
Cowboys coach has 'momentum' after rout of Giants
IRVING, Texas -- Jason Garrett grabbed the attention of the Dallas Cowboys the day he took over, tightening rules and raising expectations. By leading the Cowboys to a convincing victory...
STAR TREK: Nov. 16
■ ’FAMILY’ VACATION THE cast of ABC’s “Modern Family” appear to be enjoying a break from Los Angeles this week; hot mom Sofia Vergara (above) was spotted in Sonoma, while...
Phillies re-sign Contreras for two years
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Phillies have re-signed right-hander Jose Contreras to a $5.5 million, two-year contract with a club option for 2013. The deal was announced Monday. The 38-year-old Contreras...
A 'Tosca' like it oughta be
This “Tosca” is just how Puccini himself envisioned it.Some contemporary opera companies like to update the 110-year-old classic — traditionally set in Rome in 1800 — by setting it in,...
Yankees raise some ticket prices for 2011
The Yankees announced their 2011 ticket prices Monday, and prices were raised for six different tickets. The increases were modest, none more than $10 for season-ticket plans and $25 for...
Hollywood Walk of Fame star for Christina Aguilera
LOS ANGELES — It's no Mickey Mouse thing. Christina Aguilera has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The pop diva, who launched her career nearly 20 years ago...
Jets' Cotchery likely out vs. Texans; Sanchez 'OK'
Jerricho Cotchery was the center of attention for a couple of reasons today.An MRI revealed the Jets receiver has a slight tear to his left groin, an injury he suffered...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, Nov. 19Ugly Rhino -— A Micro-Season: A celebration of theater, music and parties. 7:30 pm. Brooklyn Lyceum [227 Fourth Ave. at President Street in Park Slope, (718) 857-4816], www.UglyRhinoNYC.com....
4 desert retreats for winter
SOMETIMES, it’s not enough to just get away — you really want to get away. From everything. Including, say, trees. Or water. Kidding aside, there really is something uniquely restorative...
Brewers let Randolph, Peterson go
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers have filled out their staff under new manager Ron Roenicke with three new coaches and three returning from last year’s group. Former Reds manager Jerry...
'Elf' and 'The Merchant of Venice,' together at last
The vagaries of the calendar make for interesting bedfellows: In today's Post, I review the new musical "Elf" and "The Merchant of Venice," both on Broadway.The latter is a hit...
Nick Lachey speaks out on ex-wife Jessica Simpson's surprise engagement: report
Nick Lachey sent his best wishes to ex-wife Jessica Simpson after she announced her engagement to former NFL player Eric Johnson -- just days after Lachey's own engagement was made...
In major turnabout, Senate Republican leader embraces earmark ban
In a remarkable turnabout, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) shifted gears Monday from fighting a two-year moratorium on earmarks to whole-heartedly embracing it. A long time member of the...
Nets without Williams as they go for rare win out west
LOS ANGELES – The “throbbing pain” is not nearly as troublesome for Terrence Williams. But if the Nets are going to win on the road against a Western Conference team...
Jets’ Cotchery has groin strain, could miss two games
An MRI exam revealed Jets WR Jerricho Cotchery has a slight groin tear, the receiver said Monday. Cotchery said the injury does not require surgery and he will rehab. Cotchery...
No founding family running Forbes day-to-day
For the first time since B.C. Forbes launched his namesake magazine 93 years ago, there will be no members of the founding family involved in the day-to-day operations of the...
New York golfer sues friend after blinded by bad shot
ALBANY -- Two doctors are playing golf on Long Island. One hits such a poor shot from the rough that it hits his partner, standing somewhere off to the side,...
'South Park' sued for infringing on hit viral video
The producers of Comedy Central’s animated series “South Park” are being sued for allegedly infringing on the copyright of a hit YouTube music video, according to a Monday report from...
Redskins sign McNabb to five-year extension: report
So much for that Donovan McNabb-Redskins feud. McNabb signed a five-year, $78 million extension with the Redskins, ESPN.com reports. With incentives McNabb can make up to $88 million and $40...
Animated Oscar race to feature only 3 nominees
LOS ANGELES — Only three nominees will be in the running for best animated feature film at this year's Academy Awards. Oscar organizers announced Monday that 15 animated features have...
NBC looks for more laughs, ratings on Thursday
LOS ANGELES — NBC will make Thursday an all-comedy night and move its two "Law & Order" dramas as part of a midseason shake-up. The network announced Monday that it...
Bankers face grilling from lawmakers on foreclosures
Bank executives are expecting to get an earful from lawmakers Tuesday when they defend themselves in front of the Senate Banking Committee against allegations they mishandled thousands of home foreclosures....
GM in talks to rev up IPO price
General Motors plans to price shares in its initial public offering a few dollars above the high end of the $26-to-$29 range it had forecast, The Wall Street Journal reported...
Rihanna holds Times Sq. concert
Rihanna hit Times Square today to promote her new CD. The singer performed three songs at a MTV-sponsored concert. Her fifth CD, “Loud,” comes out tomorrow. bject> "This album was...
Apple gets rights to sell digital Beatles music
Steve Jobs is nearing the end of his long and winding pursuit of the Beatles catalog, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Apple is preparing to announce that its iTunes...
Singer Sebastian Bach arrested for drugs, biting bar employee: report
Rock singer Sebastian Bach was arrested early Monday morning in Peterborough, Ontario, when police found drugs in his possession after he allegedly bit a bar employee, the Vancouver Sun reported....
Palin’s 'refudiate' named 2010 Word of the Year
The New Oxford American Dictionary announced Monday that “refudiate,” a word made famous by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, had won its 2010 Word of the Year award. “Refudiate” became...
Comic book opens the vault
One of the country’s biggest collections of comic books will be opened to the public for the first time ever this weekend. Joe Koch, one of the owners of Forbidden...
Palin reality show draws nearly 5 million viewers, breaks TLC history: WSJ
Approximately 4.96 million people watched the Sunday-night premiere of TLC's "Sarah Palin's Alaska," the new reality-television show that chronicles the former Alaska governor and her family exploring their home state,...
Giants' Barden likely done for season
The injury situation for the Giants keeps getting worse. Receiver Ramses Barden, finally getting extensive time, is likely lost for the remainder of the season because of what Tom Coughlin...
Former Yankees prospect Jackson finishes second in rookie voting
San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey and Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz met again Monday when they were voted the Rookies of the Year. Posey, who hit several key home...
Obama really can't learn
From this week's editorial in The Weeky Standard:"We’ve assumed the president would learn from the voters’ repudiation of his party on November 2. We’ve assumed he would learn from reality’s...
NYC boys soccer rankings
It took all season, until the final day of the year -- our last top 10 of the year in fact -- but we have a new No. 1. Beacon...
Dolphins' Pennington season, possibly career over
DAVIE, Fla. -- Playing for the first time this season, Chad Pennington was so reluctant to leave the field that he asked a teammate to pop his injured right shoulder...
Steinbrenner family hoping Boss gets Hall call
TAMPA, Fla. -- George Steinbrenner's family is rooting hard for the late New York Yankees owner to get elected to the Hall of Fame. Steinbrenner, former manager Billy Martin and...
NJ lawmakers want to toughen anti-bullying law
Sixteen-year-old Matthew Zimmer told lawmakers at a hearing Monday on toughening the state's anti-bullying law that he withdrew from his public high school to escape being tormented because he's gay....
Willis: High school rivalry divides and unites my hometown
Anyone who has played high school football or cared about a high school football team can probably relate. For the first time in nearly 30 years I went to see...
Mel Gibson admits he slapped ex: report
Mel Gibson admits he slapped ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva but said he did so only to stop her from harming their baby. Gibson made the admission in a court document filed...
Devils' Langenbrunner sent for MRI exam
BOSTON – Jamie Langenbrunner's head-neck injury remains a mystery, so the Devils were sending their captain for an MRI exam Monday. The Devils' captain was to have company, with stalwart...
Devils' MacLean can relate to fired Gordon
BOSTON – Devils coach John MacLean received an object lesson Monday when Scott Gordon was removed as Islanders coach after falling below the Devils in the standings. "I knew that...
'Hit mom' found guilty of trying to have husband killed
A jury today quickly found a Long Island mom guilty of trying to hire a hitman to kill her husband. The verdict came shortly after jurors watched Susan Williams in...
Giants loss brings back memories of last season's collapse
A year ago the Giants season struck midnight in Week 6. The Giants opened with five wins to start the season as they established themselves as early Super Bowl favorites....
NYPD veteran killed by drunk driver: cops
A day after hosting a joyous 7th birthday party for his daughter, a veteran New York City cop was killed by a wrong-way drunk driver in a horrific pre-dawn crash,...
Facebook unveils new messaging service designed to compete with Gmail
Social networking giant Facebook unveiled Monday a new messaging system designed to integrate several electronic communications products -- including email and text messaging -- into one user-friendly, web-based service. "It's...
Judge tosses Michael Douglas' ex-wife's bid for 'Wall Street' money
Gekko the Great wins again! Academy Award-winner Michael Douglas today scored a huge victory in a Manhattan court after a judge threw out his ex-wife's bid to get half of...
Supreme Court issues first opinion of new term
In its first opinion of the new term, a unified US Supreme Court on Monday ruled against drug dealers who were looking to shave a few years off their sentences....
Judge rebuffs defense move for mistrial in Gitmo terror trial
The judge in the case of the man accused of bombing US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania denied Monday a request by defense lawyers to declare a mistrial after one...
9/11 health bill supporters make last-ditch push
WASHINGTON — Backers of a bill to provide as much as $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust are making a last-minute push in the...
Goldman hits setback in quest to pay back Buffett
Goldman Sachs Group has hit a delay in its efforts to win US government approval to pay back a $5 billion investment from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway because the Federal...
Close Conn. governor race part of election audit
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut's close race for governor is one of three races that's been selected for a post-election audit. Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz said Monday it made...
Prison looms again for confessed rapist of teen girls in Manhattan Family Court
An angry Manhattan judge put a confessed pedophile rapist back on the hook for a possible prison term this morning -- after he started blaming his teenaged victims and telling...
Legal bans good only for the lawmaker
Last week it was the 'Happy Meal,' this week it is alchohol with caffeine drinks. Washington, Michigan and New York are the latest examples of states that have banned drinks that...
Jessica Simpson engaged to former NFLer Johnson
LOS ANGELES — Look out, Nick. Jessica is engaged now too. Jessica Simpson representatives Lauren Auslander and Cindi Berger tell The Associated Press that the singer and sometime actress is...
At least 20 injured in 40-car pileup on Colo. highway
At least 20 people were injured Monday in a 40-car pileup on a Colorado highway, KUSA-TV in Denver reported. Interstate 25 was closed in the northbound direction while authorities responded...
Cops called on kids selling cupcakes
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. — Some parents in a city suburb are upset because a local politician called police on two 13-year-old boys for selling baked goods without a permit. Andrew DeMarchis...
US: Gangs buy jets for trans-Atlantic coke flights
NEW YORK — Federal investigators are piecing together details of an audacious new trend in drug smuggling: South American gangs are buying old jets, stuffing them full of cocaine and...
Hearing for Fort Hood shooting suspect ends
FORT HOOD, Texas — A hearing to determine if an Army psychiatrist should stand trial in the worst mass shooting on a U.S. military base ended Monday with defense lawyers...
Islanders dump Gordon as head coach
Scott Gordon is out as head coach of the Islanders. Isles' GM Garth Snow announced today that Gordon was being replaced on an interim basis by Jack Capuano, the head...
Ford among finalists for taxi of tomorrow
Three designs made it into the fast lane today as finalists in the contest to become the city’s new, exclusive taxicab — and riders are invited to vote on what...
FBI offers $20K reward for information on DC-area military shootings
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for a series of shootings at...
Knicks to Brooklyn: We are your team
The New York Knicks have decided that it’s not enough to battle the Nets on the court — the team is now taking the fight to the streets of Brooklyn...
Video of man refusing airport body scan goes viral
Cell phone footage of a US man refusing to undergo a full-body scan at an international airport attracted more than 210,000 YouTube viewings Monday as the debate continued about whether...
Frank + Mo = blues
It’s a guy on slide guitar, and an inexperienced girl on drums, playing the Delta blues. The comparison to the White Stripes is inevitable, but to really get a sense...
Death toll rises as fire engulfs Shanghai high-rise
The death toll from a Monday fire in a Shanghai high-rise building has risen to 42, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The 28-story building, in one of the most...
Frank + Mo = blues
It’s a guy on slide guitar, and an inexperienced girl on drums, playing the Delta blues. The comparison to the White Stripes is inevitable, but to really get a sense...
Cop shoots suspect trying to steal his motorcycle
An off-duty NYPD sergeant shot a thug who tried to make off with his motorcycle in Brooklyn early this morning, police said. A pair of thieves allegedly slipped through a...
How important is 'The Social Network'?
When David Thomson, author of the mammoth and hugely enjoyable "Biographical Dictionary of Film" was in town to promote it, I asked him about "The Social Network." He said, "Today...
Poll: Voters optimistic Cuomo will get the job done
ALBANY – Democratic Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo is heading into office with broad support – including backing from 4 in 10 Republicans – while most New Yorkers want his former foe...
Ethics panel begins deliberations in Rangel case
WASHINGTON — Hours after Rep. Charles Rangel of New York walked out of his ethics trial, a House panel began deliberations Monday on his 13 counts of alleged financial and...
Branson to serve as AirAsia flight attendant after losing F1 bet
Lotus F1 boss Tony Fernandes said Monday that he will auction off seats on an AirAsia flight where Virgin boss Richard Branson will dress up as a flight attendant after...
Berlusconi government hit by resignations
Four ministers resigned from the Italian government Monday, escalating a political crisis in prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's coalition that could last for weeks. The four -- Europe minister Andrea Ronchi,...
Retail sales climb 1.2% in October
US retail sales rose for the fourth straight month, climbing 1.2 percent in October, as consumers flocked to auto showrooms and made more purchases online, the Commerce Department reported Monday....
Lindsay Lohan wants to go home for Christmas: report
Lindsay Lohan plans to seek permission from the Betty Ford Center in southern California to travel to Long Island, NY, to be with her family for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Lohan...
Man shot dead in New Britain, Connecticut
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Investigators are searching for a car that was seen speeding away from a fatal shooting in New Britain. Police said the victim was found lying on...
Karzai's big mouth
Afghan leader Hamid Karzai's latest remarks about US counterinsurgency strategy were so harshly critical that Gen. David Petraeus nearly quit this weekend. What "astonished" and "disappointed" Petraeus was Karzai's call to...
Planned Parenthood: Abortion shouldn't be stigmatized
Planned Parenthood of New York City took issue with my post on why abortion should carry a stigma. Here’s a letter from Joan Malin, president and CEO: When it comes...
Beacon's Kim wins title for injured brother
Ella Kim’s initial reaction was elation. It was soon followed by worry, then uneasiness, and later relief. As the Beacon sophomore midfielder prepared for the PSAL Class A girls final,...
Tearful Tots can't topple top-seeded Beacon
Kaitlyn Regan and Kasey Murphy shared a teary-eyed hug in the middle of Belson Stadium as Beacon players celebrated around them. The Tottenville seniors solemnly walked together to the awards...
Is D'Antoni to blame for Knicks troubles?
Amar'e Stoudemire ripped his teammates after this latest carnage tonight, after losing badly to the Rockets, 104-96. He questioned their "sense of urgency'' and even desire to win after the...
Giants report card
OFFENSE Interception in the end zone thrown by Eli Manning (mis-communication with Hakeem Nicks?) turned into 101-yard TD return was brutal. Manning threw for 373 yards in comeback mode, but...
Giants zapped by energized Cowboys
On second thought, the Giants looked better in the dark. “If I’d have known it would have ended like this,” co-owner John Mara said, “I would have kept the lights...
Giants failed long before power did
Eli Manning and the rest of the Giants were in the dark long before a pair of power outages brought darkness and chaos to New Meadowlands Stadium early in the...
Penalty paid: Beacon girls back on top of PSAL
Sophie Kligler couldn’t contain herself. The Beacon senior, bad ankle and all broke toward the field a tad early, quickly jumping back to the sideline. But when the horn finally...
Giving V for the 'X' judge job
TV always has a guessing game going somewhere. Who'll replace Katie Couric? (Job's not open yet.) Who'll be the next Oprah? (Dr. Oz? Really?) But the biggest guessing game of...
Coco's first week
Conan O'Brien starts his second week on cable half the man he used to be. But the energetic talk show host is still the new No. 1 late-night show among...
Heiress glitters, outwits Jew in golden 'Venice'
You come to see Al Pacino, but you stay for Lily Rabe. As the Jewish moneylender Shylock, one of theater's most complex, reviled roles, Pacino has made the Public Theater...
Verdict on TV weeper: So guilty
If you want to cozy up to a movie about a hard-nosed corporate litigator who discovers that defending what's right is more important than defending what's rich, have I got...
Onstage, not his old 'Elf'
There's a reason candy canes have a twist of peppermint -- to cut the sugar. That's why the best Christmas classics, from "It's a Wonderful Life" to "How the Grinch...
She's a hooker for Jesus. Honest.
Meet Annie Lobert -- a former prostitute with a singular mission: saving Las Vegas hookers. Lobert, and her faith-based mission -- which she calls "Hookers for Jesus" -- are the...
McCarthy-era story subdued
The story behind "Personal Enemy" is more interesting than the play itself. Co-written in 1953 by British play wrights John Osborne ("Look Back in Anger") and Anthony Creighton, it was...
Qns. homeowner sues dead people
A Queens woman is "summons"-ing the dead -- suing the former owners of her Elmhurst home, who died a century ago. Miriam Castro, 61, has summoned Charles Simonson, Wilder Pallez...
Cabby 'swipes' $800G off AmEx of Hong Kong tycoon facing own legal troubles
It's the most expensive airport ride to Manhattan in history. A Hong Kong businessman, traveling by private jet to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, was picked up by a car-service...
$2M kick in the Astroturf
The Bloomberg administration is spending $2.2 million to replace a Chelsea athletic field -- 12 years after the site spurred a safety debate by sporting the city park system's first...
Shot from cop's gun crippled teen: suit
A Brooklyn girl celebrating her 16th birthday was hit by a bullet fired from a cop's gun and will never walk again, a new lawsuit against the city charges. Kamesha...
Gov to take a quack at lame-duck session
Gov. Paterson is expected to call a final lame-duck ses sion of the Legislature two weeks from today -- but there's doubt anything of consequence will be accomplished, sources said...
AOL's e-mail sale
You've still got mail -- but AOL is redesigning it from the ground up to be faster and easier to use. AOL Inc. is opening the doors to its new...
A beautiful 'Megamind' at box office
Will Ferrell's dastardly schemes continue to succeed, with the animated "Megamind" staying at the top of the box office. The 3-D comedy made just over $30 million in its second...
A bat for the gov
For all of Andrew Cuomo's good intentions, Albany's muck remains as deep as ever, with a projected 2010-11 state budget shortfall approaching $10 billion. But the fiscal quicksand needn't swallow...
'Vuvuzela' is a real buzzword
LOS ANGELES -- "Spillcam" and "vuvuzela" are the top new words of 2010, recalling the BP oil spill and the South African horns that droned on and on at the...
Sinn Fein leader's surprise run
KILKENNY, Ireland -- Hoping to capitalize on the economic crisis, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams is quitting his political posts in Catholic West Belfast -- his lifetime power base --...
Pirate payoff frees 2 Brits
NAIROBI -- Somali pirates released a British couple yesterday, more than a year after gunmen kidnapped them aboard their yacht near the Seychelles islands. Paul and Rachel Chandler were handed...
A bad deal for Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu failed to push America to confront Iran, so we're driving instead, full speed ahead, into a Mideast cul-de-sac. Netanyahu's cabinet will likely approve a deal...
Give it the ol' college shy
A crisis is brewing among students attending the city's most prestigious college campus. And it has nothing to do with uninvited intimacy, underage partying, or frequent and random hookups. The...
Duck-out Dems give away $14B
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opens a lame-duck session today with plans to send a $250 gift check to every single Social Security recipient -- a $14 billion last...
Nonprofit $lapped
A Brooklyn nonprofit group lost $59,000 in City Council grants after a probe found that the organization's leader had tried to give a school principal and a custodian gifts to...
Fraud-closure biz fizzles out
Bank lawyers prosecuting the 80,000 foreclosure cases in New York are all but admitting that the cases they have filed over the past number of years have been riddled with...
Clustered bucks
EMC is expected to announce as early as today that it has reached a deal to buy Isilon, which stores video and digital images, The Post has learned. In the...
Brooklyn Law students in library run off by Diesel photo shoot
Fashion photographers swarmed into the Brooklyn Law School library for a racy photo shoot in the middle of the day as stunned students preparing for tests stared in disbelief --...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx An armed robber has been captured and slapped with attempted-murder charges nearly two months after he shot a man five times during a home robbery in Claremont, authorities said....
Chuck: Ban 'bags'
Sen. Charles Schumer yesterday called on the feds to ban reusable grocery bags -- because some contain "five times the allowable limits for lead" and can wreak havoc on the...
Bam back to biz
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday promised Russia he would put his muscle behind efforts to win congressional approval of the START nuclear-weapon reduction treaty that has been stalled in the...
Three shot as bullets fly at sweet 16
A sweet 16 party at a Harlem community center turned ugly early yesterday when a gunman shot three revelers, police said. The suspect opened fire after a dispute erupted in...
Blazing mystery on Staten I.
Fire marshals are investigating whether two recent brush fires in Staten Island were deliberately set. The first blaze broke out Friday afternoon in a wooded area in Oakwood Beach near...
Obamanomics leaving world nervous
When I was growing up, China's Communist leaders would attack the United States as "capitalist running dogs." How the world has changed: Chinese leaders now publicly fret about America's reliance...
Scarlett's gam show
The thigh's the limit for Scarlett Johansson as she sprawls out in a skintight minidress for a hot new photo spread. Johansson, who shot the pics for the GQ's Man...
Loko sellers get buzz-ted
Eleven of 28 Bronx bodegas hit in an undercover sting sold minors a popular but controversial caffeinated alcoholic drink named Four Loko that has been banned in four states, authorities...
Ex-pol warns Rangel
Embattled Rep. Charles Rangel better be prepared for the fight of his political life, a former congressional colleague warned, because the House ethics panel that convenes today to hear 13...
A 'Spider' on the fly
Spider-Man swings into action to save his beloved Mary Jane Watson from the clutches of the Green Goblin in a Vogue shoot by star fotog Annie Leibovitz. The high drama,...
Mike's critics seek Black-out
As the city prepared a waiver application yesterday for Mayor Bloomberg's controversial pick to head the public-school system, dozens of protesters tore into his choice of someone with no background...
Show some loyalty, Mike
THE ISSUE: Mayor Bloomberg's claim while in Asia that members of Congress "can't read." *** As if it weren't bad enough when we had President Obama trashing his own country...
A holiday faux pas? O's Vets Day abroad
THE ISSUE: Pres. Obama's trip abroad, which kept him from marking Veterans Day at home. *** Did President Obama intentionally time it to be out of the country for one...
Lake searched near Ohio kidnap suspect's house
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — Investigators in a boat were searching a park lake Monday near the home of a man charged with kidnapping a 13-year-old girl who was found bound...
A lay at the office
George Costanza isn't the only one who likes to have sex at work. A new study has found that 17 percent of Americans admit to doing the nasty in their...
Madoff bidder is a sox fan
Commercial real-estate agent Steve Chow wanted in on the ground floor of a good deal -- in this case, Bernie Madoff's socks and drawers. "Those socks, they are pretty nice,"...
Gals' killer jobs
Women with high-stress jobs face about an 88 percent greater risk of a heart attack than low-strain workers, Harvard University researchers said. The scientists defined the stressful jobs as being...
Bam firm on rich tax cuts
Senior White House adviser David Axelrod said yesterday that President Obama won't support a permanent extension of tax cuts for wealthy Americans, but declined to say whether the White House...
Business briefs
Ben's baby Fed boss Ben Bernanke's $600 billion quantitative- easing plan to spark infla tion in the US economy is already showing signs of succeeding, if the market for bond...
Fiend was freed
A Harlem man accused of robbing and sexually assaulting a CCNY student is a registered sex offender with criminal convictions that date back nearly 30 years, officials said yesterday. Cops...
Weiner warns of credit-card $harks
Rep. Anthony Weiner yesterday warned holiday shoppers of high interest rates on store credit cards. Weiner (D-Queens/Brooklyn) said Radio Shack, Best Buy, Staples, Home Depot and Sears cards had the...
School for $candal
A local college once accused of being a "diploma mill" for allegedly selling grades and degrees paid its president more than any institution of higher education in the nation, according...
Well, that's totally nuts
What a set of cojones! Researchers at the University of Derby in England have discovered that the 1-inch-long bushcricket has the largest testicles in relation to its body mass --...
Qns. is car-theft king
If you're heading into Queens, maybe it's better to leave the car behind. An average of eight cars a day get snatched off the streets of the borough's leafy neighborhoods...
Obama's lying energy czar must go
Energy czar Carol Browner needs to go the way of disgraced green-jobs czar Van Jones: under the bus and stripped of her unbridled power to destroy jobs and lives in...
Giving drivers a break
The City Council is considering an overhaul of alternate-side-of-the- street parking regulations. Excellent. The object: Reduce the number of days alternate-side parking is in effect, and permit drivers to repark...
End earmarks now
Will the Republican Party, having captured six US Senate seats this fall, be able to retake control of that body in two years' time? The answer to that question may...
Fisch out of water
Ever wonder why Albany is such an ethical cesspool? Well, state Inspector General Joe Fisch has an answer: No one's watching the kleptocrats. And, as he told The Post last...
Battling couple's car mows down kids in yard
A Queens driver arguing with his girlfriend jumped a curb, crashed through an iron fence and plowed into a 4-year-old girl and her 11-year-old brother playing in their front yard...
Uchitel's telling her Tiger tale
Almost a year after her affair with Tiger Woods triggered a bevy of bimbos to peddle stories of their sleazy exploits with the golfing great, Rachel Uchitel is telling her...
Flock learns church to shut at service
Stunned parishioners were told yesterday -- right in the middle of Sunday Mass -- that their beloved Brooklyn church will soon shut down. Some 100 members of the congregation of...
Penny prankster's dirty-tricks campaign
Richard Landis is a penny-ante political dirty trickster and proud of it. The retired accountant has tricked Tea Party campaigns such as Carl Paladino's into wasting time and stamps sending...
PA police will slash brass to save cash
The Port Authority Police Department is overhauling its command by eliminating nearly a dozen senior positions as part of a huge cost-cutting effort that is expected to save $2 million...
3 hurt as taxi hits SoHo cafe
A taxi jumped a curb and smashed into the SoHo celeb haunt Café Habana last night, striking three women standing outside, police and witnesses said. The cab "went through a...
Power goes out at New Meadowlands Stadium in Giants' loss to Cowboys
The Giants suffered a horribly embarrassing power outage yesterday at New Meadowlands Stadium -- and then the lights went out. Play was halted for a total of 12 minutes during...
Turkey TV test strips
If you're glued to a screen, it might as well be something worth watching. What these mags aim to tell you is whether the glaze is in your eyes or...
Bubba has a 'Hangover'
Former President Bill Clinton -- who knows a thing or two about having regrets the morning after -- has shot a cameo for the upcoming sequel to the smash-hit comedy...
Girl, 17, crushed on City I.
An allegedly boozed-up driver smashed into a college-bound teen on a City Island sidewalk, pinning her against a shop, police and witnesses said yesterday. Popular Preston HS senior Emily Sexton,...
He has $$$ to burn
A "disabled" city firefighter is still battling blazes while he rakes in a taxpayer-funded pension. Retired FDNY Lt. John Brown, who left the department after 9/11 with a tax-free $82,000...
Their new ally
The transition from military to civilian life can be challenging for veterans, but an NYC-based organization aims to ease the way. American Corporate Partners teams hundreds of business-world mentors with...
Service economy
Growing up in a military family, 28-year-old Blake Hall always knew he wanted to join the armed forces. But after leading a battalion reconnaissance platoon in Iraq for 15 months,...
Go to Greg
I had a trustworthy, long-term employee who needed some financial help, and, as the director of the unit, I authorized a company loan to help him out. He was in...
Job squad
When Sgt. 1st Class Jon Clay was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade during his yearlong deployment in Afghanistan, the last thing on his mind was his future employment. But the...
Dream job: Brian Lando
A Food Network vice president at the age of 30, professionally speaking Brian Lando has arrived earlier than the day’s catch at a fish market. In charge of development and...
Good under fire
The media and communications world is notoriously fast-paced, but Jon Robinson, a Marine sergeant-turned-public affairs exec, has remained cool under conditions that make the worst 9-to-5 pressure cooker look like...
Nets guard against winless trip out west
LOS ANGELES -- Brook Lopez escaped his recent suspended-animation vacation with a multi-pronged offensive effort. Devin Harris has deposited 57 points over the last two games. Against the title-contending Magic,...
Vikings losing 'hope'
CHICAGO -- Brett Favre is still clinging to playoff hope even if Minnesota has little left. Barely in postseason contention when the day began, Favre and the Vikings may be...
Badger of shame
Once again, in a blood bath, the Lions 88, the Romans 3. So long from the Coliseum. Long before this three-school (Florida, Mississippi State, Auburn) Cam Newton scandal hit, the...
Injuries pile up for Devils
BOSTON -- The mystery is deepening surrounding Jamie Langenbrunner's injury, while the Devils couldn't even get through practice yesterday without probably losing another player. The Devils captain did not accompany...
Rangers, 'gutless' Avery crush Oilers
Ladislav Smid might have wanted to familiarize himself with the fable of The Scorpion and The Frog before leaving himself defenseless after challenging Sean Avery to fight at 11:18 of...
Renney deserves praise for Rangers' rise
In this What Have You Done For Me in the Last Five Minutes Society into which we've morphed, it is easy to forget the foundation for rousing triumphs and victory...
Hail, yeah! Jaguars stun Texans on final play
Jacksonville's smallest player made the biggest play of the season. Mike Thomas caught a 50-yard touchdown pass from David Garrard that Houston defensive back Glover Quin batted into his hands...
Today's Sports on Air
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Brady, Patriots beat Steelers; stay tied with Jets
PITTSBURGH ---- Not many teams beat the Steelers. Tom Brady not only beats them, he embarrasses them. Brady maintained his mastery of the Steelers, throwing three touchdown passes to tight...
Stoudemire questions Knicks teammates after fifth straight loss
Amar'e Stoudemire hit the panic button last night after absorbing his first Garden boos as a Knick. Stoudemire blistered his teammates for "a lack of urgency," lack of "heart" and...
Browns' Mangini feelin' down after loss to Jets
CLEVELAND -- Before the game, there were a lot of smiles, hugs and handshakes between Eric Mangini and his former players, Jets owner Woody Johnson and Jets coach Rex Ryan....
Jets' Rex gets best of twin bro
CLEVELAND -- The week leading up to the game was highlights by Rex Ryan dressing up as his brother Rob for his Wednesday press conference and by Rob's trash talking...
Lee, Yankees play waiting game
Brian Cashman has many things on his agenda this week at the general managers' meetings, but furthering talks with free agent Cliff Lee does not sound like it will be...
Jets' Edwards matures in return to Cleveland
CLEVELAND -- Braylon Edwards didn't make the winning touchdown catch for the Jets yesterday like Santonio Holmes, but he thought this was a day he really matured as a player...
Knicks feeling off-center without injured Turiaf
During the preseason, Jeff Van Gundy warned that the Knicks -- with a retooled roster and precious little depth -- couldn't withstand any injury to a rotation player. Ronny Turiaf's...
Alderson's father dies in accident
The father of new Mets general manager Sandy Alderson was struck by a Jeep and killed shortly before midnight on Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla. John Alderson, 87, was hit...
Mets' managerial candidate Hurdle opts for Pirates job
One serious candidate for the Mets' managerial opening was abducted by Pirates yesterday, leaving Terry Collins and Bob Melvin as co-leaders for the job heading to the home stretch. Former...
Barden injury further thins Giants' receiving corps
It's possible undrafted rookie Duke Calhoun will have to be the Giants' third receiver this week against the Eagles. The Giants' receiving corps continues to get battered. Steve Smith, who...
Bad route by Giants' Nicks results in pick-six
Hakeem Nicks has enjoyed a breakthrough second season with the Giants, but he had a lowlight to forget in last night's 33-20 loss to the Cowboys. The Giants trailed 9-3...
Cowboys run (and throw) wild on Giants defense
The Giants' defense, like any defense, is imperfect. That's just the nature of football. "Every defense has a weakness," cornerback Terrell Thomas said last night, "and [the Cowboys] hit it...
Low-key Garrett has high-octane debut for Cowboys
Jason Garrett comes back to New Jersey every summer to visit his parents and relax. But Garrett was all business in his return as interim coach of the Cowboys yesterday,...
Cowboys' Kitna defies time against Giants
Two faulty power feeders weren't the only things turning out the lights on the Giants yesterday. Cowboys fill-in quarterback Jon Kitna did a pretty deadly job of that, too. The...
Knicks' Walsh ready for hip surgery
Donnie Walsh watched his last game in person before undergoing hip-replacement surgery and said last night he's uncertain exactly when he'll be back to the Garden. Walsh put off surgery...
'Sloppy' day for Jets kicker
CLEVELAND -- A week ago, Nick Folk was the hero for the Jets, kicking the game-tying field goal at the end of regulation and then winning it with another in...
Pacquiao waits on Mayweather
It's up to Floyd Mayweather now to decide whether he wants to fight Manny Pacquiao and settle once and for all who is the best boxer on the planet. Pacquiao...
Giants blitz
HERO Jon Kitna is 38 and hadn’t thrown a pass in the regular season in two years when he took over for the injured Tony Romo late last month, but...
Home Team Lineups
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Santonio looks like a Super addition for Jets
CLEVELAND — Sometimes it’s about making Super plays. That’s what Santonio Holmes is all about. Rex Ryan knew what time it was as the clock was ticking away yesterday in...
Jets blitz
HERO Jets WR Santonio Holmes had the big play in last week’s overtime win and he did again yesterday. He caught a quick slant and cut between three Browns defenders,...
Jets report card
OFFENSE Mark Sanchez (27-44, 299 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT) threw a 25-yard TD pass to WR Jerricho Cotchery and the game-winner to Santonio Holmes (5- 76) WR Brad Smith...
Sanchez-to-Holmes TD leads Jets over Browns in OT
CLEVELAND -- Ho-hum. Another cardiac Sunday for the Jets. The Jets' gritty 26-20 victory over the Browns yesterday at Cleveland Browns Stadium was their second consecutive overtime win on the...
Pulse sales
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Weird but true
There's being a sore loser, then there's Cleveland County (NC) Sheriff Raymond Hamrick. The top cop fired Capt. Capt. Alan Norman and three deputies after Norman beat him at the...
Notre Dame celebration is cause for concern
The opinion that Notre Dame can't return to the elite of college football, or that the Fighting Irish must lower academic standards to rise up, has always struck me as...
Boise St. creeps near TCU in BCS Standings
Watch out, TCU. Boise State is gaining. The Broncos narrowed the gap on the Horned Frogs in the Bowl Championship Series standings and put themselves in position to pass their...
Top-dog Duke takes Princeton to school
Nolan Smith scored 22 points and No. 1 Duke opened its season by beating Princeton 97-60 yesterday in the first round of the CBE Classic in Durham, N.C. Freshman Kyrie...
Seton Hall's Willard gets first win in rout of Cornell
Jeremy Hazell led Seton Hall to its first win of the Kevin Willard era yesterday, scoring 28 points in a 92-68 dismantling of Cornell. Hazell and the Pirates displayed all...
Nikic of time: Senior sends Beacon to second title in penalty kicks
Clutch performers often talk about being able to block everything out in seminal moments, clearing their mind to focus on the task at hand. Joseph Nikic doesn’t subscribe to that...
Sizzling Sosa shoots New Utrecht to first Class B crown
Ivette Sosa wasn’t considered one of New Utrecht’s stars during the regular season. That title was reserved for Jennifer Paolino and Carmela Marchica. But there may not have been a...
Girls volleyball rankings
The CHSAA finished its season Sunday and the private schools are already done. It feels like it just started yesterday, but the 2010 girls volleyball season is quickly coming to...
Burning oil! Bensonhurst Chinese restaurant excels at hot pot
At the Bensonhurst Sichuan restaurant Spicy Bampa, pleasure is pain.The 18th Avenue eatery specializes in hot pots, a bubbling cauldron of oil, chilies and peppercorns that isn’t too common in...
Kobayashi, now an eating free agent, loses bid for Guinness fame
Legendary competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi thinks he won his huge battle to become a gustatory free agent — but in the end, he couldn’t beat a small pizza.Kobayashi, whose reputation...
Francis Lewis falls short of ultimate goal yet again
Francis Lewis had every reason to be feeling good heading into penalty kicks against Beacon. The Patriots have twice gotten the better of the Manhattan powerhouse in the semifinals in...
The inside story on how Achilles was saved
A swan with an illegal barbed fishhook through its foot was saved from a painful fate by two wildlife enthusiasts on Friday, in the latest clash between waterfowl and Prospect...
City tightens ban on Newtown Creek kayaking
The city has suspended boating from public sites on Newtown Creek — a move that potentially wipes out recreation on the polluted waterway as the federal government begins a long...
Blue heaven: Beacon sweeps PSAL Class A soccer crowns
St. John’s University’s Belson Stadium was painted blue on Sunday – Beacon High School blue. The Manhattan school on the Upper West Side swept the PSAL Class A titles in...
Spellman makes first-ever CHSAA Class A state final berth
Cardinal Spellman reached its first-ever CHSAA Class A state championship match on Sunday before falling to St. John the Baptist at its home gym in The Bronx. It was coach...
Three women struck by errant cab outside trendy Café Habana
A taxi tonight jumped a curb near the celeb haunt Café Habana in SoHo and struck three women standing outside, police and witnesses said. "[The driver] went through a restaurant...
Rockets edge Knicks, 104-96
Kevin Martin scored 28 points, Luis Scola added 24, and the Houston Rockets climbed a little further out of the hole they dug to start the season by beating the...
You can call him Rae
Brooklynite Gallery didn’t have to look far for its next show.Rae McGrath, the owner of the Bedford-Stuyvesant space, is giving its white walls up for his own work in “Unconventional...
St. Francis falls just short of CHSAA Class AA state final
St. Francis Prep was so close, just a set victory away from becoming the first team from New York City to reach the CHSAA Class AA state finals since 2000....
CHSFL playoff roundup: Weston leads Iona Prep to final
Sidney Weston took the first play from scrimmage for a 64-yard touchdown and never looked back, rushing for 306 yards and four touchdowns to lead Iona Prep to a 45-17...
Get shopping this weekend
There’s lots to keep you shoppers busy this weekend, as we’ve got news on a new children’s store, an art toy show and holiday markets. Yes, the season is fast...
The history of Brooklyn music — in photos
For the budding music photographer, it wasn’t a bad place to be, as the recent college graduate was privy to the nascent music scene coming up in Williamsburg and Greenpoint.Wilson...
Hoier's new band, Boom Chick, breaks out
When Frank Hoier and Moselle Spiller first formed their two-piece band, they literally played any gig they could get. “That was one of our strategies, just for practice sake,” said...
Hunter Hawks soar to first soccer crown
Asumana Randolph’s first duty as coach was a motivational ploy. After taking over the Hunter College HS boys soccer team, he told his soon-to-be seniors in the spring to prove...
Dad of new Mets GM hit by car, dies
The father of new Mets' general manager Sandy Alderson was struck by a Jeep and killed shortly before midnight last night in St. Petersburg, Fla.John Alderson, 87, was hit while...
Cowboys stun Giants, 33-20
Jason Garrett's first game as the Dallas Cowboys coach was lights out. Jon Kitna passed for 327 yards and three touchdowns and the Dallas Cowboys looked revitalized with Garrett running...
No. 1 Duke deals with Princeton, 97-60
DURHAM, N.C. — Nolan Smith scored 22 points and No. 1 Duke opened its season by beating Princeton 97-60 today in the first round of the CBE Classic. Freshman Kyrie...
Storage leader EMC agrees to purchase Isilon
EMC is expected to announce as early as today that it has reached a deal to buy Isilon, which stores video and digital images, The Post has learned. In the...