November 24, 2010
Rangers' Rozsival ready to return
TAMPA, Fla. -- Rangers coach John Tortorella said Michael Rozsival, who skated without contact Wednesday, would practice fully Thursday, and the defenseman could be back in the lineup as soon...
Human-rights groups ask court to order probe of Gitmo psychologist
A court was asked Wednesday to force an investigation into whether an Army psychologist developed abusive interrogation techniques for detainees at Guantanamo Bay and should be stripped of his license....
MLS expansion draft results
MLS held its 2010 Expansion Draft today for the Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who each start league play next year. They took 10 players each from the 200-player...
Former House Majority Leader DeLay convicted of money laundering
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was found guilty of money-laundering in Texas Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported. DeLay was accused of scheming to circumvent a Texas election law...
Giants claim receiver Thomas; Hedgecock on IR
The Giants added another receiver Wednesday, claiming Devin Thomas off waivers from the Panthers. To make room on the roster, FB Madison Hedgecock was placed on season-ending injured reserve. Hedgecock...
This week's calendar: Nov. 25 to Dec. 1
Thursday, Dec. 1 to Wednesday, Dec. 15 Holiday House Designer Showhouse The third annual Holiday House presents luxurious designs depicting holidays to benefit the Greater New York City Affiliate of...
'Shore' Relocated?
It seems as if two more stars of MTV's reality hit ‘Jersey Shore’ might be leaving the beach and boardwalk of Seaside Heights for the bright lights of Hollywood.According to...
Plummer returns to Eagle Academy, bringing along high expectations
Rodney Plummer is back at Eagle Academy, so is his frenetic baseline-to-baseline philosophy and the confidence that comes with it. “My hope and my expectation is to win The Bronx...
'Dancing' final pulls in 26M viewers
ABC says more than 26 million viewers saw Jennifer Grey win the mirror-ball trophy on "Dancing With the Stars." Tuesday's two-hour finale averaged 24 million viewers, swelling to 26.4 million...
Veteran screenwriter Alan Trustman talks about the movie business...and it ain't pretty
Alan Trustman is the 79-year-old writer behind such classic films as Steve McQueen's "Bullitt" and "The Thomas Crown Affair." Here's currently teaching a screenwriting seminar at Hunter College and on...
9/11 settlement judge reaches out to deal holdouts
A federal judge overseeing a major legal settlement for thousands of ground zero workers who were exposed to World Trade Center dust said Wednesday that he would give a handful...
St. John's set for Alaskan holiday
In the tradition of great explorers who came to the 49th state decades ago looking for wealth and knowledge, St. John’s is hoping to return from its trip with a...
Johnson proud of 5th NASCAR title
Jimmie Johnson's five-year reign as king of NASCAR has become a kind of benevolent dictatorship. In a sport whose favored ethos is rough-and-tumble, the easygoing, soft-spoken Californian is more scruff-and-humble....
Cotchery out, Woody questionable for Jets
Jets wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery will miss his second straight game as he recovers from a groin injury. Cotchery has not practiced Wednesday, and is listed as out for the...
Lawyer takes stand in Brunei prince theft case
She used a prince’s multimillion-dollar proceeds from a real estate sale to buy herself a house, bought pricey jewelry with his money and transferred hefty sums out of one of...
Shop owner sells himself winning lottery ticket
BELLE VERNON, Pa. — A shop owner in western Pennsylvania has sold himself a winning $1.8 million lottery ticket — and as the seller of the ticket, he'll get an...
Alleged Bloods member held on $2M bail for guns 'pipeline'
An alleged Bloods gang member was held on $2 million bail today by a Brooklyn judge after being charged with operating a “pipeline” of guns from North Carolina to the...
Bloody photos show scene of actor's sword slay
Tragic mom Yannick Brea fought for her life as her sword-wielding son chased her through their blood-soaked Brooklyn apartment, a look inside the crime scene shows. The inside of the...
Giants' Jacobs calls new starting job 'temporary'
Brandon Jacobs has what he wanted, has regained what he was so upset he lost, but he expressed no joy in being named the new starting running back for the...
Russell Brand in California driver's ed
English comedian Russell Brand has been getting driving lessons around LA and studying to get a US driver's license as he embraces the home base of his new bride, Katy...
Kobayashi looks to tackle an entire turkey in first US Thanksgiving
Legendary scoffer Takeru "The Tsunami" Kobayashi will forgo his usual fare of pizza and hot dogs and instead down an entire turkey as his celebrates his first Thanksgiving in the...
Turkey Bowl predictions
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 3 PLAYOFFS Butler: 81-20...
Italian import helps propel Dozo to city title
Martina Vaglia came to the United States from Italy as a foreign exchange student in September and enrolled at Cardozo. A high level club player in her native country, she...
Judge hears challenge to Conn. home invasion killer's death sentence
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Attorneys for a man condemned to die for a deadly home invasion tried to convince a judge Wednesday that the jury was unduly swayed by emotion,...
Drury skates with Rangers at practice
TAMPA, Fla. – As the Rangers have grinded their way to a 12-9-1 record this season, Chris Drury has spent almost the entire season as a spectator. The Rangers captain...
Near collision between Qantas and Emirates jets over Australia
A Qantas jet nearly collided with an Emirates 777 jumbo jet over the skies of Australia in early September, the Herald Sun reported in its Thursday edition. The Qantas 737...
PSAL clears Boys & Girls' Nichols
Boys & Girls’ defense of its first city title in 30 years just got a little easier. Hillcrest transfer and Hofstra commit Malik Nichols, a first team All-City preseason selection...
Cops want to interview Sheen about wild Plaza night
Cops want to interview Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards about his drunken night at The Plaza last month that ended with porn star Capri Anderson locked in a bathroom, according...
Anti-Facebook NJ pastor taking leave after admitting to threesome
The New Jersey church pastor who said Facebook can lead to adultery is temporarily stepping down following his admission that he’d engaged in a three-way sexual relationship several years ago....
Accused sexual predator held for attack on elderly woman
An accused sexual predator was held today on $500,000 bail by a Brooklyn judge for allegedly raping and robbing a 78-year-old woman in her East New York home. Gerrard Pressley,...
Eagles' Samuel fined $40,000 for hit on Giants receiver
PHILADELPHIA -- Asante Samuel, the Philadelphia Eagles’ three-time Pro Bowl cornerback, is not happy with his $40,000 fine for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Giants wide receiver Derek Hagan that drew...
ESPN's Dilfer frustrated that Jets' Sanchez gets disrespected
Philip Rivers, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Mark Sanchez.That’s the order of merit among AFC quarterbacks, and if anyone cares to argue they can find Trent Dilfer in Bristol, Conn., watching...
Five Somali pirates convicted of attacking US naval ship
A federal jury in Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday convicted five Somali men of attacking a US Naval ship -- in what is believed to be the first time a jury...
Rapper DMX appears in court in Phoenix
PHOENIX — Rapper DMX appeared in court in Phoenix on Wednesday on charges that he violated his probation by using cocaine and OxyContin. Court documents allege the 39-year-old performer, whose...
$5M bail set for employee charged in Madoff fraud
A New York judge has set bail at $5 million for a former Bernard Madoff employee accused of helping conceal his massive Ponzi scheme. Annette Bongiorno was Madoff’s longtime secretary....
Saudi king’s New York back operation successful
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi King Abdullah successfully underwent back surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital, a Saudi diplomat said Wednesday. Abdullah, 86, flew to New York for medical treatment...
No Harkless, no problem: Forest Hills remains confident without star
When St. John’s signee Maurice Harkless left Forest Hills for South Kent (Conn.), Ben Chobhaphand knew his team would fall off the map somewhat. The Rangers weren’t going to be...
Judge rules Wiretaps OK in Galleon probe
Wiretaps traditionally used to build drug and organized crime cases can be used in the trials of insider trading defendants, a judge ruled Wednesday, clearing Constitutional obstructions for upcoming trials...
'Piano Man' Billy Joel recovering after double hip surgery: Report
American singer Billy Joel is recovering after undergoing double hip surgery to treat a congenital hip ailment. "He did them both at the same time," Joel's ex-wife Christie Brinkley told...
Turkey Bowls live blog recap
The final two CHSFL championships were awarded last Saturday, but the season officially ends on Thanksgiving morning with two long-running rivalry showdowns. At 10 a.m. at Coffey Field, Fordham Prep...
PSAL Class A girls volleyball city championship video package
Check out the video package from Cardozo's rollercoaster victory over Susan Wagner in the PSAL Class A girls volleyball city championship match Tuesday at Townsend Harris:
Rapper Kanye West disses Taylor Swift ... again: Report
Grammy Award-winning rapper Kanye West accused singer Taylor Swift of riding the waves of fame caused by West crashing her acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA)...
'Cosi fan tutte' replaces 'Dancing with the Stars'
There's only so much suspense a girl can take so I booked a night at the opera in order not to be tempted to watch the "Dancing with the Stars" finale...
Wesley Snipes asks bail while appeals tax convictions
Actor Wesley Snipes is asking a federal judge to allow him to remain free on bail while he pursues a second appeal of his three convictions of willful failure to...
NYPD officer on mayor's detail probed in shooting
NEW YORK — A New York City police officer assigned to the mayor's security detail has been placed on desk duty after he shot someone. Police said Wednesday that officer...
Jets' Sanchez named Player of the Week
Three days after engineering one of the most memorable comeback victories in Jets history, Mark Sanchez on Wednesday was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week. Sanchez completed 22 of...
President Obama pardons Thanksgiving turkey
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama performed an annual rite of presidents on Wednesday, pardoning a pair of turkeys on Thanksgiving Eve and cracking jokes about the competition that brought them to...
Facebook moves closer to trademarking the word 'Face': Report
Facebook is one step closer to trademarking the word “Face,” TechCrunch reported Tuesday. The US Patent And Trademark Office has sent Facebook a Notice of Allowance, which means it will...
Networking firm exec Don Chu charged in insider-trading case
Federal agents arrested Wednesday an executive at a California "expert network" firm in connection with a sweeping three-year investigation of insider trading on Wall Street. The executive, Don Ching Trang...
Giants to start Jacobs over Bradshaw
Almost matter-of-factly, Tom Coughlin on Wednesday announced a lineup change, saying Brandon Jacobs is now the Giants starting running back, with fumble-prone Ahmad Bradshaw set to come off the bench....
Many opt out of 'National Opt Out Day' as busiest travel day continues
Airports throughout the US reported few delays Wednesday, as a spotty scheme for travelers to bypass new full-body scanners failed to materialize. But mild hold-ups emerged in a handful of...
Woman's body found in Marcus Garvey Park
A Hispanic woman most likely in her 40s was found dead this morning in Manhattan’s Marcus Garvey Park, police sources said. The woman was discovered at 8:46 a.m. naked and...
VOTE: Who's to blame in the Jeter, Yankees contract standoff?
Derek Jeter is rich, but the Yankees can easily afford to make him richer than the three-year, $45 million deal that is reportedly on the table. The fundamental difference seems...
DS & PSP Holiday Gift Guide
It's that time of year again, kids. The time to be good consumers and buy stuff. Over the next few days, we here at the Post will be publishing our...
Tokyo story 2
From the Filmex festival in Tokyo: It is Wednesday morning in Japan, Tuesday night back home in NY. I have just finished breakfast in my hotel, the Presso Inn, feasting...
Spirit Airlines computers crash, causing delays across US: report
Spirit Airlines passengers were faced with long lines and stressful delays Wednesday morning throughout the US after the discount carrier's computers crashed on the busiest travel day of the year,...
New WikiLeaks release expected as Swedish court confirms arrest warrant for Assange
The whistle-blowing website Wikileaks could release more classified US military documents as soon as the weekend, while a Swedish appeals court on Wednesday confirmed an arrest warrant for Julian Assange,...
15 arrested as student protesters corralled by London police
Violent scuffles and looting broke out Wednesday as cops clashed with student protesters in central London during another tense demonstration over college fees. Cops wearing riot gear were seen beating...
29 miners dead after 2nd blast at New Zealand mine
GREYMOUTH, New Zealand — A massive explosion deep inside a New Zealand coal mine Wednesday erased hopes of rescuing 29 miners caught underground by a similar blast five days ago....
Long Island man arrested for refund scheme
WOODMERE, N.Y.— A Long Island man allegedly went to great lengths to get a refund. Nassau County police say Rabin Purnsrian purchased products at several CVS stores, then replaced them...
Madoff trustee sues UBS, others for $2B
The trustee trying to recover money for investors cheated by jailed financier Bernard Madoff announced a lawsuit Wednesday against the Swiss bank UBS AG and related entities and individuals, alleging...
NYPD investigating Staten Island toddler’s death
Police are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy found unconscious at a Staten Island home. Police say the toddler was pronounced dead at Staten Island University Hospital North. Police...
Cambodia festival stampede caused by rumors bridge was unstable
A stampede at a Cambodian festival that killed more than 450 people was caused by rumors that the overcrowded bridge was unstable, according to the initial findings Wednesday of an...
Fewer NYers get health care through job: study
ALBANY, N.Y. — The proportion of New Yorkers with health insurance provided by their employers has plummeted, according to a new study. At the same time, government-subsidized care is taking...
A perfectly reasonable, non-invasive security system
Robert Poole has a great suggestion for the TSA:"Passengers should be divided into three risk groups and dealt with accordingly: high, medium, and low-risk. "Low-risk travelers would be those about...
John Travolta and Kelly Preston welcome a son in Florida: report
John Travolta's wife Kelly Preston gave birth to a son in Florida Tuesday night, People magazine reported. Travolta, 56, and Preston, 48, had previously announced they were expecting a son...
Bruce Willis gets new starring role advertising Russian bank: Report
Hollywood tough guy Bruce Willis is starring in an advertising campaign for Russia's National Bank Trust, which sources said will net the action star $3 million over two years. Billboards...
Pat downs and nudie screening is the best we can do?
Max Boot argues that the current security measures of enhanced screeing and full-body pat downs is likely the best we can do in terms of security at the airport. Boot...
Color-coded terror alert system may be scrapped: Report
The US government's color-coded terror alert system could be scrapped on the advice of the Homeland Security Department, a report suggested Wednesday. Unnamed officials told The Associated Press that the...
Student Amanda Knox's appeal against murder conviction adjourned
The appeal of US student Amanda Knox against a 26 year jail term for the slaying of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy in 2007 was adjourned Wednesday until Dec....
US weekly mortgage volume rises, boosted by purchases
US weekly mortgage application volume increased 2.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the prior week, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said Wednesday, citing an increase in purchase activity....
Stuff it! Over half wouldn't have Thanksgiving with mayor: poll
No thanks, mayor! A Quinnipiac University poll found more than half of New Yorkers would decline to dine with Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thanksgiving. The poll released today says 56...
Erin Brockovich: The Sequel
PG&E, the company portrayed as corporate, cancer evil-doers in Steven Soderberg's oscar winning moving "Erin Brockovich" are now trying to make nice with some of the residents of Hinkley, Calif. Pacific...
Christie sounds like Obama, sort of
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gave a speech in Philadelphia that sounded strangely similar to President Obama. Christie declared that since he was not predicted to win his bid to...
South Korean civilians were killed in artillery barrage
INCHEON, South Korea — Rescuers found the burned bodies today of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack — the first civilian deaths from a skirmish that marked...
PSAL girls basketball roundup: Van Buren forfeits first game
Thomas Edison was awarded a forfeit over Martin Van Buren in PSAL Queens A East on Tuesday after the Vee Bees unsuccessfully tried to move their game to Wednesday. Van...
Moore, Wagner play for injured veteran
If you didn't get enough football Thanksgiving Day, two Staten Island squads are serving up generous seconds Friday night.Susan Wagner and Moore Catholic take the field 7 p.m. Friday at...
Mets manager says he’s not that scary
There Terry Collins stood, and sat, and posed, and primped, through a slickly stage-managed press conference, through a gaggle of one-on-ones with the television folk, through a mass clustering of...
Mets manager vows to be 'last team standing'
The three seasons he spent managing in Anaheim aside, Terry Collins never has been confused for an Angel. Yesterday he tried to dispel the notion he’s a combination of Attila...
Mets owners let GM pick manager
Fred Wilpon was more hands-off than ever before during the Mets’ search for a new manager. “I was not directly a part of this process,” Wilpon said yesterday at Citi...
Mets GM outside comfort zone with new manager
In his first few weeks on the job, Sandy Alderson strayed toward the safe. The new Mets general manager put an old band back together again, hiring loyal aides Paul...
Johnson won’t return as Mets hitting coach
Howard Johnson took the fall yesterday for the Mets' poor offensive showing in 2010. General manager Sandy Alderson will search for a new hitting coach, having informed Johnson that he...
CHSAA Staten Island girls basketball preview
St. Joseph Hill’s run to the CHSAA Class A state volleyball semifinals has limited first-year coach Joe Luken to not many practices with his full girls basketball team so far....
Waiting is over: Cardozo wins first girls volleyball title in 29 years
His Cardozo team might have been facing match point, it might have been down two with the city title hanging in the balance. But Danny Scarola felt strangely content when...
Hondo: It’s time to talk turkey
Welcome to the Hondo Thanksgiving Special! All citizens of HondoNation should feel free to help themselves to any of the delicacies provided in the financial feast below. There are some...
Burying the Bungles
Normally, one would expect an 8-2 home team to be favored by double digits, maybe even by two full touchdowns, against a 2-8 team, especially one that has lost seven...
Banner day: Seawolves win infant school's first PSAL title
The gym walls at Scholars Academy are rather bare. That’s to be expected for a high school that’s just four years old, which is why athletic director Joseph Lunati put...
Bills’ streak past due
Whatifsports.com’s NFL simulation engine bases its weekly predictions on the statistical inputs of thousands of NFL games. Those inputs are based on rigorous analysis of each team’s roster, depth chart...
O/U RICO!
Rico went 8-7-1 (1-2 Best Bets) on the over/unders last week. The season record is back at .500, 79-79-2 (19-14). The selections for Week 12: OVER: Patriots / Lions; Saints...
Don’t be afraid to ‘over’do it with Jets-Bengals
The winner of multiple major handicapping championships against world-class competition, the Wildcat returns. Including his 1997-2009 seasons in the Post, Cat’s record in print stands at 405-348 against the spread....
Falcons fall just short after historic postseason run
Susan Wagner was a world beater this postseason, coming back from a set down to beat Bronx Science in the quarterfinals and knocking off three-time defending champion Francis Lewis in...
If new guard can’t get Mets to play right way, not much will change
How many Mets does it take to screw up a blight lobe? Though it hardly seems an unreasonable demand to make of major leaguers on behalf of patrons paying a...
New look, same attitude for Rice
The more things change at Rice, the more they stay the same. That’s the motto of longtime assistant Dwayne Mitchell, who moves a seat over and is entering his first...
Lethal combo
What should you do if you already have all the fame, beauty, talent, celebrity, money, adoration and acclaim that any human can have? I know! I know! Become a mean-spirited...
Simple twists of great
Nobody seemed to know what the hell Bob Dylan was singing half the time, but it was clear that everyone liked the way he sang it. At Terminal 5 on...
'Palin' drops
The second episode of "Sarah Palin's Alaska" took a grizzly-sized ratings hit. Last Sunday night's episode on TLC dropped 40 percent from its Nov. 14 premiere, averaging 3 million viewers...
'Idol' boss kin takes shot at Simon
The son of "American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe is taking a jab at two of the show's best-known personalities. TV and stage producer Kris Lythgoe has included a pair...
Light on class, heavy on ick
Tchaikovsky's glorious music is the only thing that survives in Andrei Konchalovsky's spectacularly misconceived, bloated and incredibly ugly fantasy epic "The Nutcracker in 3-D." For his first major film since...
Rules of logic take a back seat
If they gave awards for versatility, surely one would go to Dwayne Johnson, the erstwhile wrestler once known as The Rock. In the space of 10 months he has gone...
Fairy tale's all clogged up
The best fairy tales have a dark side, and the best storytellers aren't afraid to address it. Adapting Hans Christian Andersen's "The Red Shoes" -- about a girl who literally...
Matter of 'import'
Manhattan Theater Club, long an engine of new and ambitious plays, is getting into the risk-averse import business. The nonprofit, taxpayer-subsidized company recently opened Lee Hall's "The Pitmen Painters" at...
Fantasia abortion shocker
Turns out there was more fallout than a failed suicide attempt after Fantasia Barrino found out that her boyfriend was still a married man. While testifying in court during her...
Gene therapy: Simmons confronts past
Get ready for a very special episode of "Gene Simmons Family Jewels." The Dec. 5 return of the A&E reality show features series star and KISS rocker Gene Simmons, whose...
Starr report
Today's episode of "The Doctors" (9 a.m./Ch. 2) covers two topics both very much in the news right now. Magic Johnson, who's been HIV-positive for 19 years, visits the show...
Christina learns how to Cher
Cher — or quite possibly a replica of the Oscar-winning actress from Madame Tussauds — mentors aspiring singer-stripper Christina Aguilera in the silly, curiously unsexy musical “Burlesque.” As Ali, an...
Tasty fable & locks from Disney
Disney’s 50th animated feature, “Tangled,” is a solid if not-quite-classic musical version of “Rapunzel,” which the Mouse House has retitled in a likely unsuccessful attempt to lure preteen boys. In...
Christmas (and more) in New York
* Thanksgiving 2010 Prix Fixe at Hotel Griffou 21 West Ninth St.; 212-358-0228 Don’t let the name fool you (it’s not actually a hotel). Wine and dine while giving thanks...
Come fry with me
With all the turkey, ham, casseroles and pies that get served on Thanksgiving, ovens work overtime. It’s often a challenge to orchestrate the cooking times and temperatures, and the turkey...
Molten mixers
Hot toddies are cool, and a perfect way to celebrate the holiday season. Restaurants and bars all over the city are stirring things up with everything from the classic hot...
The other sides
Many people agree that the real stars of Thanksgiving are the side dishes. To cater to this, chefs all over town are busy crafting side dishes that are sure to...
Sale away
You'll need a good night’s sleep in order to make the most of Black Friday, so hopefully your turkey consumption will put you to bed nice and early on Thursday....
Online shop until you drop!
Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) is when shoppers rush the malls in search of door-buster deals. Cyber Monday, its sedate cousin, is the following Monday, when people go back...
1 Holiday hit, 2 turkeys
A romantic comedy that is willfully anti-romance and woefully anti-funny, “Love & Other Drugs” bids to be a Judd Apatow-ized “Jerry Maguire.” But 100 minutes of bitterness and raunch followed...
Hot pots!
For 30-year-old actress and comedian Livia Scott, potluck dinners bring back fond memories of growing up in the Pacific Northwest. “I’m a big ‘potluckian,’ ” says the Portland, Ore., native,...
Crown heights
Old-school filmmaking at its best, Tom Hooper’s immensely moving “The King’s Speech” tells the little-known (in this country, at least) story of how Queen Elizabeth’s father overcame a crippling stammer...
Horsing around
It’s not all running for your life and stumbling around like a zombie on “The Walking Dead” set — sometimes there’s time to kick back and relax. Here’s an exclusive...
Korean warfare
North Korea launched its biggest artillery attack on South Korea in decades yesterday, a brazen escalation -- denounced by the White House as "outrageous -- that sent stock markets tumbling...
Posh Choate boots 'mean girls'
A group of catty teens at ultra-prep school Choate Rosemary Hall have been either expelled or suspended over a Facebook version of a "burn book" that ripped their classmates and...
Why docs are running from Medicare
My Medicare patients -- and those who'll soon qualify -- are worried. Will the doctors they're used to seeing still be able to take care of them when big cuts...
Do right by heroes
In a recent editorial, you suggest that the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act should not be passed because people who are not truly hurt as a result of...
Apple seed fetches 210G
LONDON -- Its processor works 1,000 times slower than the Apple iPad, but the first-ever Apple computer has sold for 425 times the price. The Apple I, one of only...
Pope stretch on rubber ban
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict's acknowledgement that the use of condoms is sometimes morally justifiable to stop AIDS is valid not only for gay male prostitutes, but for heterosexuals and...
Amtrak tix 'gobbled' up
WASHINGTON -- Amtrak is expecting its heaviest travel day of the year today, the day before Thanksgiving. Amtrak says that it expects rail ridership to be as high as 127,000...
Bam's Bush blame: Unbecoming a US prez
Victor Davis Hanson sees President Obama's demonizing of George W. Bush as an obsession ("A Crippling Obsession," PostOpinion, Nov. 20). It is, in fact, not an obsession. It is standard...
Gun-running 'Blood' money
A Bloods gang member operated a "pipeline" of guns to the city, hauling weapons from North Carolina and selling them on the streets of Brooklyn until he got busted in...
Giving thanks for our nation
'Count your blessings" was my mother's lifelong advice, and now it's official: She was right. People who feel grateful have more energy, enthusiasm and a more positive outlook on life...
$quealer dealers
Hundreds of Web sites are blowing the lid off of great holiday deals for Black Friday, leaking detailed price lists days before retailers want you to know. The blabbermouths are...
A new growth-killer
Opponents of development have come up with a new way to abuse the city's land marking laws: A landmarked building now may be not just a one-two punch against development,...
Wing nut's telling us how to act
Wacky ex-JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater has some advice for Thanksgiving air travelers -- clean up your act! "An elegant wardrobe paired with good manners is the hallmark of a...
$$ can't buy you empathy
The rich don't much care how the little people feel. When upper-class people were pitted against lower-income folks, the wealthy were worse at reading others' emotions and were less empathetic,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A foe assaulted a Greenwich Village bar patron, sources said. The assailant smashed the 37-year-old victim in the face with a beer mug at 4:30 a.m. Sunday in Wicked...
My humiliation at hands of NYPD
A woman seven months pregnant says she was wrongly handcuffed, strip-searched and humiliated by cops who mistook her for a drug dealer. Stephanie Badillo, 19, was inadvertently caught in an...
An offer he can refuse
Maybe he didn't see the movie. A witness began testifying in a Bronx court yesterday against his childhood pal, an accused murderer who was caught on tape allegedly trying to...
80% say keeping Bush tax cuts are a priority
WASHINGTON -- More than 80 percent of Americans say it is at least "somewhat important" that Congress extend the Bush tax cuts before they expire at the end of this...
Retail rapture seen for WTC
Just in time for Black Friday's shopping crush comes word that the future retail experience planned for the World Trade Center site is still in flux but will likely open...
More Korean chaos
Sunday, a new nuclear-weapons program; yesterday, an unprovoked and deadly attack on a neighbor: When nutty North Korea makes the headlines, you can bet it's not good news. Over the...
Leash-tug of love over pup
An Upper East Side woman is locked in a dogfight with a Long Island couple over an adorable Maltese pup named after Leonardo DiCaprio. Enid O'Sullivan filed a lawsuit in...
I was 'maid' to live dog's life: suit
They didn't just work her like a dog -- they made her sleep with them, too, a blockbuster lawsuit says. A 65-year-old housekeeper at the Palm Beach home of Manhattan...
3 years for 'gran' theft
A heartless thug who mugged a grandmother -- snatching a gold crucifix from the 87-year-old East Harlem woman -- glowered yesterday as he was marched off to serve three years...
Kin: Bus driver's love-triangle shoot victim a pastor
Relatives of the MTA bus driver who allegedly shot a man eight times in broad daylight on Long Island before calmly embarking on his daily route said the victim was...
Mixed messages
Just hours after he terrorized her in a wild hotel rampage, Charlie Sheen brazenly flirted with his Plaza porn star -- and offered up $20,000 to get her "square and...
Minority building 'scams'
Two leading construction firms with multibillion dollar contracts for massive Big Apple projects -- including the Fulton Street transit hub -- are under investigation for allegedly scamming their way out...
UFT's dirty dig
Black is definitely not his cup of tea. The head of the city teachers union mockingly referred to Cathie Black -- Mayor Bloomberg's pick for schools chancellor -- as nothing...
Delays dog Google's digital music service
Google is having trouble getting its ambitious digital music service off the ground in time for the crucial holiday shopping season. The major music labels are reluctant to wade into...
Business briefs
GM stake Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal bought $500 million, or 1 percent, of GM shares through the automaker's Nov. 17 IPO, which raised more than $20 billion. Trea sury...
MTA snore losers are at it again
Next stop: Dreamland. Two transit workers were nabbed for catching the Zzzz train while on the clock as their supervisor looked on and did nothing about it, the MTA's inspector...
'Kobi' ponies up $54M for fraud
Fugitive tech mogul Jacob "Kobi" Alexander, who's been on the lam for more than four years, yesterday paid nearly $54 million in ill-gotten gains to settle civil fraud charges related...
J. Crew's LBO to fund overseas growth
If you're wondering why J. Crew is going private, just look overseas. The preppy clothier -- a favorite of First Lady Michelle Obama -- said yesterday it's selling itself to...
Facebook funds are hot
Facebook's soaring valuation is spurring shareholders to slice and dice their stock, giving investors from Silicon Valley to Wall Street a chance to bet on the company. EB Exchange Funds,...
Solemn screen
It's a sharp reminder of the countdown to the Sept. 11 Memorial & Museum. Sharp Electronics Corp. yesterday unveiled a massive video screen featuring renderings of what the museum and...
Upstate Dem concedes
ALBANY -- New York will provide a record block of six freshmen members to the new Republican congressional majority now that incumbent upstate Democrat Dan Maffei conceded a tight race...
GOP: Don't be 'Rangeled'
House GOP leaders are warning their incoming freshmen not to get "Rangeled," and are handing out a survivors guide for Congress that is chock-full of tips on avoiding ethics violations....
Targeted hedge funds are toast
Federal agents came armed with search warrants, but the documents may as well have been death warrants for the hedge funds raided in a widening insider-trading probe. In a move...
Icahn's taking aim after Dynegy win
Carl Icahn may be ready to move on to his next target -- even as news of his most recent shareholder victory over utility Dynegy and Blackstone's Steve Schwarzman echoes...
Mike backs air scans
New Yorkers should quit whining about airport body scans and pat-downs, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. "We have to stop all this shilly-shallying and understand: If you want to be safe...
Holocaust survivor's reunion
It was 65 years in the making, but a Holocaust survivor finally got a chance to personally thank the Polish rabbit farmer who saved her life in World War II,...
It's Andrew Heiberger's kind of Town
Real estate wonder boy Andrew Heiberger is planning to launch a new brokerage firm that he hopes will one day be the rival of giants like Prudential Douglas Elliman and...
Pyongyang kills again
North Korea attacked a tiny South Ko rean island yesterday, killing at least two marines in a shower of wholly unprovoked artillery fire that also injured at least 16 soldiers...
The empire strikes Black
The old guard of the city's educational establishment -- the people who turned New York's schools into places for everything but learning -- won a big one yesterday. The biggest...
Fed's insider fight
Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara must like to gamble. The ambitious crime fighter is staking his reputation on a campaign to erase insider trading on Wall Street -- even though...
Andy's ready for war with unions
ALBANY -- Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo laid out plans yesterday for all-out war with the public-employee unions next year, as the current governor proposed ending the costly practice of allowing state...
AM New York exec Spears arrested for assault
A top publishing executive at AM New York, part of the Cablevision-owned Newsday Media Group, was arrested at the freebie newspaper's Manhattan offices on Thursday for a domestic violence assault...
B'klyn cinema owner a reel swindler: feds
The feds brought down the curtain yesterday on an alleged fraud by the owner of the Brooklyn Heights Cinema. Norman Adie was busted for allegedly pocketing $530,000 he said would...
Favre & Jenn in 'he asked/she asked' $$ war
This is one seesaw game. Agents for Brett Favre and Jenn Sterger -- the hottie ex-Jets reporter who says the gridiron great texted her pictures of his penis -- are...
Royal nups April 29
LONDON -- Prince William will marry Kate Middleton on April 29 next year at Westminster Abbey, the 1,000-year-old church that was the site of his mother, Princess Diana's, funeral. William,...
Natalee ma's new torment
The mother of missing teen Natalee Holloway lashed out yesterday at Aruban authorities over their handling of a jawbone that turned up on a beach. A few hours after testing...
TV actor in 'hack slay' of ma
A crazed bit actor wielding an ornate Freemason sword hacked his mother to death early yesterday in their Brooklyn apartment while screaming out Bible passages and Masonic references, police and...
Black day for mayor as panel nixes pick
Cathie Black, Mayor Bloomberg’s pick for chancellor, was dealt an unexpected setback yesterday when a crucial state panel rejected her - even as the state schools chief suggested he’d OK...
Rental bikes in a 'Zip'
It's Zipcar on two wheels. The city's wide-scale bicycle-sharing program -- due to hit the road by spring 2012 -- will look very similar to the wildly popular car-sharing operation....
Rikers thugs attack guards
Sixteen correction officers suffered minor injuries after 25 inmates at Rikers Island attacked them yesterday, officials said. Two unrelated inmate fights began at 6:20 p.m. in the area holding suspects...
Bristol stomped in 'DWTS' finale
No need to shoot the TV. Bristol Palin, a lead-footed hoofer who incredibly made it to the "Dancing with the Stars" finals, tripped-up in the last leg to the Mirror...
Politics turned this into great TV
Dancing hasn't been this polarizing a national event since Salome asked for John the Baptist's head on a platter. Unless you live in the frozen north -- OK, not a...
The Post Line
NFL Tomorrow Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog JETS 8½ 9 (44) Bengals Patriots 6½ 6½ (51) LIONS Saints 3 3½ (51) COWBOYS Sunday GIANTS 9½ 7 (44½) Jaguars REDSKINS 1½...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball2:30 p.m.Maui Invitational, 7th place:Chaminade vs. OklahomaESPNU5 p.m.Maui Invitational, 3rd place:Michigan State vs. WashingtonESPN27 p.m.NIT Season Tip-Off:VCU vs. TennesseeESPN27 p.m.Knicks at BobcatsMSG, ESPN (1050 AM)7 p.m.Savannah St. at CincinnatiSNY7 p.m.Cancun...
Free throws save Knicks' win over Bobcats
The final seconds, the final four free throws had Knicks doom and gloom written all over them. In past seasons, they lose this game and all of a 16-point lead...
Former Dodgers pitcher McDevitt dead
Danny McDevitt, who pitched -- and won -- the last game for the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field in 1957, died Saturday in Covington, Ga., two days after his 78th...
Jets' defense still reeling from collapse vs. Texans
Rex Ryan conceded that the Jets defense is still smarting from its poor fourth-quarter performance Sunday. "We're all kind of licking our wounds a little bit," the coach said. "Like...
N.J. keeps bear season on calendar
Anti-hunting groups are again trying to block New Jersey's bear hunt, but as yet to no avail. New Jersey's DEP Commissioner Bob Martin rejected a request for a stay of...
Home flavor spices up NIT semis
Everybody enjoys being home for the holidays, and for the four teams playing in tonight's preseason NIT semifinals, they will get to so. Each of the four teams -- Tennessee,...
Bobcats coach says Knicks did good job in offseason
Larry Brown, back at the Garden last night as the coach of the Bobcats, said the Knicks didn't hit a home run this summer, but felt Knicks president Donnie Walsh...
Yankees' Cano 3rd behind Rangers' Hamilton for AL MVP
Robinson Cano didn't receive a first-place vote in the American League MVP balloting that was won by Texas' Josh Hamilton yesterday. The Yankees second baseman finished third, 33 points behind...
Rutgers' LeGrand breathing on own
Paralyzed Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand has been taken off a ventilator and is able to breathe on his own. The school released an update on LeGrand's condition yesterday. The...
Giants add WR Clayton
It is rare when a former first-round draft pick who is healthy and just 28 years old is out there for the taking at a position of dire need. That's...
Tennessee coach picks up pieces
There isn't a thing that has been taken from Bruce Pearl that the Tennessee coach didn't have coming. If you lie to NCAA investigators, you should be thankful your university...
Comebacks show Sanchez's growth with Jets
Much praise has come Mark Sanchez's way this season as he has developed from the rookie quarterback he was a year ago when coaches tailored game plans to avoid him...
'Flight Boys' come up big for Jets
You might have seen Santonio Holmes and Mark Sanchez running around the Jets' end zone last Sunday, celebrating a touchdown by extending their arms at their sides and acting like...
Sports shorts
NBA: Surgery for Heat's Haslem The Heat's troubles grew yesterday with forward Udonis Haslem ruled out "indefinitely" following surgery on a torn ligament in his left foot. He suffered the...
T.O. calls Jets' Revis one-year wonder
Early yesterday, Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco, speaking to New York media on a conference call, could not muster up enough praise for Jets cornerbacks Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie. A...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $42,000; alw; 3up; (f&m)SALTY LITTLE SIS second start off month and a half freshener after finishing a hard fought second in the slop at this level. Switch to...
Flames coach Sutter returns to face Devils
The cheers Monday were for the late Pat Burns. Another former Devils coach, Brent Sutter, may hear different sentiments tonight. The Devils simply hope the results will be the same....
Rangers GM in no rush to add Richards
Brad Richards can wait. You know what, if Rangers general manager Glen Sather cares to pony up Marc Staal or Michael Del Zotto and Brandon Dubinsky or Ryan Callahan, then...
Giants defense must respond with offense hurting
If the Giants are truly a team, and not simply a collection of impressive talent, it will show on the field this Sunday in the way their defense rallies to...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWLENN ROBBINSBRIAN LEWISDREW LOFTISTEXAS A&M 3 Texas (Thurs., 8:00, ESPN)★ Texas A&MTexas★ Texas A&MTexas A&ML'ville 3 RUTGERS (Fri., 11 a.m., ESPN2)RutgersRutgersLouisvilleLouisvillePITT. 2½ West Va....
Walsh OK with Knicks benching Randolph
The day before Donnie Walsh's hip surgery, coach Mike D'Antoni shared with the Knicks president a piece of news. He was ready to make the move of benching Anthony Randolph....
Sunday's Best
The experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWSTEVE SERBYMARK CANNIZZAROPAUL SCHWARTZTIM BONTEMPSJETS 9 (44) Bengals (Thurs., 8:20, WPIX)★Jets★Jets★Jets★JetsJetsPatriots 7 (51) LIONS (12:30, CBS)★LionsLions★PatriotsPatriotsLionsSaints 3½ (51) COWBOYS (4:00, FOX)CowboysCowboys★Saints★SaintsSaintsGIANTS 7 (44½ )...
Yankees GM dares Jeter to find better offer
One day after telling The Post he strongly believed the Yankees' three-year, $45 million offer to Derek Jeter was fair, general manager Brian Cashman encouraged Jeter to hawk his services...
Yankees owner won't pay for past
On the same day Brian Cashman encouraged Derek Jeter to shop for a better offer, Hank Steinbrenner questioned how much money the Yankees have to pay the captain. "As much...
Nets slip past Hawks in OT
Terrence Williams was in the doghouse at home. Owner Mikhail Prokhorov was in the house, up in a luxury box. But what really mattered for the Nets last night was...
Knicks have own Fields of dreams
The reports kept coming in from Vegas, and Mike D'Antoni kept wondering if his brother, Dan, coaching the Knicks' summer leaguers, was starting to lose his grip in the desert...
Nets' Murphy waits on sidelines
Troy Murphy wants to go to Boston for tonight's Nets game. He wants to play. But the Nets think otherwise. "I'm healthy and it's up to coach," said Murphy, who...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 24THUNov. 25FRINov. 26SATNov. 27SUNNov. 28MONNov. 29TUENov. 30KnicksCharlotte7:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMENOGAMEAtl.1:00MSGESPNDet.1:30MSGESPNNOGAMENets7:30MSGESPNNets Boston7:30TV -- YES NetworkRadio - WBBR 1130 AMNOGAMENOGAMEPhila.7:30YESWFANPort.7:00YESWFANNOGAMEN.Y.K.7:30YESWFANRangersTamp Bay7:30TV -- MSG 2 NetworkRadio WNYM...
Weird but true
Talk about Wild Turkey. Several Big Apple pubs are serving gaggles of vodka-infused gobblers today -- each cooked with enough booze to make even the hardiest pilgrim see double. O'Casey's...
College basketball: UConn stuns Michigan State
Kemba Walker scored 30 points and hit a key jumper with less than a minute left, helping Connecticut (4-0) outlast No. 2 Michigan State 70-67 in a physical Maui Invitational...
'Pack' pounds on for cover
Judgment day for this prognosticator has arrived. Boise State was our preseason pick to win it all and has remained our No. 1 all season. We thought it would all...
Xavier standout McCool signs with Lafayette College
There’s a lot to like about James McCool – he’s a natural leader, a solid, contact hitter, a sound defensive third baseman and a versatile player. The Xavier senior felt...
Jennifer Grey named 'Dancing' champ
Jennifer Grey was named the new "Dancing With the Stars" champ, despite painful neck and back injuries and a voting bloc for Bristol Palin. The 50-year-old actress, whose performances were...
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Knicks beat Bobcats for fourth straight win
Toney Douglas scored 22 points, and the New York Knicks won their fourth straight game, beating the Charlotte Bobcats 110-107 on Tuesday night in the opener of a home-and-home series....
NJ Rep. Steve Rothman's chief of staff arrested for soliciting sex from minor
The chief of staff to US Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.) was fired following his arrest for soliciting sex from a minor, Fox News Channel reported Tuesday. Robert Decheine, 48, had...
Brooklyn Heights Cinema owner busted on fraud charges
The feds brought down the curtain today on an alleged fraud scheme by the owner of the Brooklyn Heights Cinema. Norman Adie was busted for allegedly pocketing $530,000 he said...