December 21, 2010
Body found in woods near missing NY woman's home
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — A body has been discovered in the woods near a home where a Long Island woman was reported missing over the weekend. Suffolk County police say they...
Woman with gun at Charlotte, NC news station forces broadcast off air
A distraught woman shut down a local news station in Charlotte, N.C.on Tuesday by wielding a gun in the building's lobby. The evening broadcast of WSOC-TV was forced off the...
Islanders put DiPietro on IR; Mottau out for season
Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro and defenseman Mike Mottau have been placed on injured reserve. The team announced the moves in a statement Tuesday. DiPietro sat out Saturday night’s game against...
Vikings won't put Favre on season-ending IR
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- In the wake of two embarrassingly lopsided losses, interim coach Leslie Frazier isn't giving up on Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. Frazier said he would...
Federer beats Nadal in charity exhibition
ZURICH -- Roger Federer beat Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Tuesday to open a two-match exhibition series for charity between the world's top ranked tennis players. Federer sealed victory on...
Strahan: Giants should be ashamed
Former Giants defensive end Michael Strahan doesn’t go out of his way to say anything negative about his former team in his role at FOX Sports but he couldn’t hold...
Jordan's HS tournament moves from Garden to Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Jordan Brand Classic high school basketball All-Star games are moving to Michael Jordan's arena. Sponsor Nike announced Tuesday that the event scheduled for April 16 will...
Albany double-dipping — how it works
Here’s how Assemblyman Vito Lopez can collect his state pension while still earning his legislative salary — a legal maneuver that elderly state lawmakers are allowed to undertake, thanks to...
Yankees hit with $18 million luxury tax -- lowest since 2003
The Yankees have been hit with an $18 million luxury tax on their major league-leading payroll. It was the Yankees' lowest tax since 2003. The financial information was sent to...
Philadelphia enjoying sports dominance over New York
PHILADELPHIA -- LeSean McCoy stood on a bench after the Eagles jolted the New York Giants and yelled at a stunned, disbelieving crowd. Around him, teammates jumped and celebrated, the...
DiNapoli rejects NYC transit contract
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has rejected the New York City Transit Authority’s $118 million contract with Science Applications International Corp. for upgrading the authority’s VHF radio...
Red Sox, Jenks finalize two-year deal
BOSTON -- The Red Sox have spent the offseason shoring up their bullpen, one of Boston's big weaknesses last season when it missed the playoffs for just the second time...
Syracuse punter needs more treatment after surgery to remove brain tumor
Syracuse punter Rob Long will have to undergo post-operation treatment after doctors found malignant cells in a brain tumor removed a week ago. Orange coach Doug Marrone delivered the news...
Horror show: Vandals target Washington Cemetery, toppling 200 headstones
Vandals cut a swath of carnage across Washington Cemetery at the corner of McDonald Avenue and Bay Parkway last weekend, where 200 headstones were covered in graffiti, then toppled over.The...
First pervert in city busted under state e-mail surveillance law
A Queens pervert has netted the dubious distinction of becoming the first person in New York City to be charged with violating the state’s sex offender e-mail registration law. Felix...
Jacobs on Giants, Cowher rumors: 'Anything is possible'
Brandon Jacobs called the NFL a “cutthroat business” when he was demoted to a backup role earlier in the season. The Giants running back knows that extends beyond players.Jacobs was...
Smurf Man gets probation for wacky extort scheme
Stuart Ross, the down-on-his heels septaugenarian who brought the Surfs to the U.S. in the '80s, was sentenced to at least two years probation today for a bizarre, $11 million...
Pete Wentz, Nick Swisher sign on for Twitter-fueled 'Cannonball Run'
Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz, Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher and Mercedes Benz have teamed up to start the world’s first Twitter-fueled “Cannonball Run,” FOXNews.com reported Tuesday. Starting in February...
Musical magic in Flatbush
It’s only been a short time, but children who first picked up musical instruments a little over two years ago are making beautiful music together, thanks to an innovative program...
Nets confident they can land Carmelo
MEMPHIS — With each day, the Nets confidence seems to grow that they can structure a deal – although it may be as complicated as nuclear physics – to land...
Bar fiend at Washington Commons
gershed a bike from an Underhill Avenue apartment building on Dec. 16.The victim left the two-wheeler unattended in a hallway between Sterling and St. Johns places when it was stolen...
Senate passes cloture vote on START 67-28, final vote expected Wednesday
The New START treaty, which would cut the number of US and Russian warheads by a third and resume on-site inspections of nuclear weapons facilities after a one-year suspension, overcame...
Steelers were given phantom first down vs. Jets
PITTSBURGH -- Coach Mike Tomlin concedes the Steelers were mistakenly awarded a first down on a 9-yard run by Rashard Mendenhall during their 22-17 loss to the Jets on Sunday....
Cashman: Pettitte not an option for Yankees right now
Andy Pettitte hasn’t told Brian Cashman what his 2011 plans are. However, Tuesday in Washington Heights, the Yankees GM sounded like an executive ready to move on without the veteran...
The 1967 borders never existed
Alan Baker's analysis is clear. "The only line that ever existed was the 1949 armistice demarcation line, based on the ceasefire lines of the Israeli and Arab armies pending agreement...
'Avatar' tops list of the most-pirated films of 2010: report
James Cameron’s 3D sci-fi epic “Avatar” became the highest-grossing film of all time in 2010. The Hollywood Reporter revealed Tuesday that it was also the most pirated movie of the...
Victoria Beckham hosts Spice Girls reunion in London
English fashion designer Victoria Beckham -- also known as Posh Spice -- gushed Tuesday about her London rendezvous with her former Spice Girls bandmates, raising the hopes of another group...
'The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway' coming to HBO: IGN
Pee-wee Herman is going back to his roots. Paul Reubens has returned to his iconic character in "The Pee-wee Herman Show," now running on Broadway, and HBO will air a...
iPhone stolen on C
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownC-PhoneA gun-flashing cretin held up a woman on the C train for her iPhone on Dec. 14.The woman said that she had just entered the train at...
'Hanna' vs. 'Sucker Punch:' A Tale of Two Trailers
It's been a while since we've had a good teen-girl vigilante movie - as Kyle Smith points out today, Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross in the Coen brothers' "True Grit" is righteous, but...
Week 15 Fantasy Recap: Bengals' Benson earns his stripes
Owners who drafted Cedric Benson this season haven’t had much to cheer about heading into the past two weeks. Prior to Week 14, Benson had amassed 959 yards and five...
U.S. announces Jan. camp roster; Agudelo, Ream, Gonzalez, Diskerud picked
U.S. coach Bob Bradley has named 24 players to the training camp roster that will begin gathering Jan. 4 in preperation for their first match of 2011, a Jan. 22 frirndly against fellow World Cup participant Chile...
Senior scammer nabbed
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–NorthsideJackedTwo gun-wielding thugs held up a man for his jacket on the Bedford Avenue L train on Dec. 14.The victim said he had just got on the train, which...
Senior scammer nabbed
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–NorthsideFraud nabThey caught the Greenpoint fraudster!A grifter was arrested on Dec. 19 for scheming money out of elderly folks in Greenpoint for months.Cops said that Krystan Lakatosz, 29, has...
Mayor speaks about sanitation worker killed in Bronx traffic accident
Mayor Bloomberg says his “thoughts and prayers” are with the family of a municipal sanitation worker who was struck and killed by a car. Bloomberg said that 39-year-old Angel Roldan...
Mugged for iPhone on Varet
90th PrecinctSouthside–BushwickWhite lieThree teenage perps stole a man’s iPhone and wallet after confronting him at White Street on Dec. 26.The perps approached the man near Varet Street at 2:50 pm,...
Six injured in 4-alarm Bronx blaze
The Fire Department says a four-alarm fire in the Bronx is under control. Spokesman Rich Viglione says six civilians suffered minor injuries. He says about 140 firefighters were called out...
Nice Christmas weekend on the rails
Here are the service changes affecting you this weekend (12:01 am, Saturday, Dec. 26 to 5 am, Monday, Dec. 27, unless otherwise noted):D: Trains run local between DeKalb Avenue and...
Deutsche Bank to pay over $550M in fraud probe
Deutsche Bank admitted criminal wrongdoing and agreed to pay more than $550 million in connection with its participation in tax shelters that enabled the rich to avoid paying hundreds of...
McNabb feels 'disrespected' by Redskins benching
ASHBURN, Va. -- Donovan McNabb felt disrespected by the way he was benched by Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan. "Everything was handled awkwardly," McNabb said Tuesday on his weekly radio...
Russian billionaire eyes Arsenal takeover
Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov is on the verge of triggering an automatic takeover for Premier League soccer team Arsenal as he contemplates increasing his existing stake in the club. Usmanov...
Senate passes cloture vote on START 67-28, final vote expected Wednesday
The New START treaty, which would cut the number of US and Russian warheads by a third and resume on-site inspections of nuclear weapons facilities after a one-year suspension, overcame...
Plane with Paris Hilton on board evacuated over knife: report
Celebrity socialite Paris Hilton was one of the passengers on board a Delta flight from Los Angeles to Maui that was evacuated Tuesday when a passenger found a knife on...
New Jersey man accused of rubbing deer meat on car to cover up hit-and-run: Report
A New Jersey man is accused of rubbing deer meat on his car in an attempt to cover up a fatal hit-and-run accident, The Daily Journal reported Tuesday. Robert Eisele,...
Two men busted for breaking into 50 Cent's Conn. mansion -- one arrested drinking his wine: report
Rapper 50 Cent's Connecticut mansion was broken into this morning by two men -- one of them found drinking inside the sprawling, 52-room estate, authorities said. Law enforcement sources told...
Murder indict looms for 'fessed up rapper
A Manhattan grand jury has indicted "G-Dep" for the 1993 murder that the hapless, Harlem-born rapper confessed to earlier this month. The rapper has now gone from being a free...
Teller laughs at would-be bank robber
A female bank teller laughed in the face of a would-be bandit after the crook made a verbal cash demand in a lower Manhattan bank. The 25-year-old teller was working...
Man who blogged ’judges must die’ sentenced to 33 months
Harold "Hal" Turner, an Internet radio shock jock popular with white supremacists, was sentenced today to nearly three years in prison for threatening federal judges. Turner, who is 48 and...
FCC approves new network neutrality rules
WASHINGTON — A divided Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules meant to prohibit broadband companies from interfering with Internet traffic flowing to their customers. The 3-2 vote Tuesday marks...
Man fatally shot during botched robbery at Brooklyn laundromat
A man was shot and killed late last night during the botched robbery of a Crown Heights Laundromat. Yevgeniy Shamray, 45, a Russian native had worked as an assistant at...
Census data shows NY growth ebbs, state to lose 2 seats in Congress
New York is set to lose two seats in Congress as the state’s slow growth has been outpaced in other states, figures from the 2010 census released Tuesday show. New...
Greetings from Brooklyn!
FROM Midtown Manhattan, it only takes 20 minutes or so by car to get to Gravesend. For the return trip, you probably want to figure on four hours or so....
Ice-pick rob suspect pronounces self 'Sick'
The so-called Stuy-town ice-pick bandit has pleaded not guilty to robbing three Manhattan women in their elevators -- after diagnosing himself as "Sick." "There's something wrong with me," suspect John...
UK released Lockerbie bomber to save oil deal, report says
Fear of "commercial warfare" from Libya led the British government to pressure Scotland to free the convicted Lockerbie bomber last year, according to a report set to be released Tuesday...
Grizzlies' Gay regrets not talking with Nets during free agency
MEMPHIS — Rudy Gay’s only regret is he didn’t go through the free-agency process with the Nets. Gay signed a five-year, $83.5 million max contract as a restricted free agent...
Lindsay Lohan a suspect in criminal battery investigation
Actress Lindsay Lohan, currently in drug treatment at the Betty Ford Center, is a suspect in a criminal battery investigation stemming from an altercation that occurred after Lohan and her...
Firefighter turns himself in to police in Brooklyn hit-and-run incident
The firefighter who owns the luxury SUV that mowed down a hard-working Guatemalan immigrant in a horrific Brooklyn hit-and-run two months ago turned himself in to cops this morning, officials...
Knife work — and he can get it
68th PrecinctBay Ridge–Dyker HeightsKnife workA knife-wielding thug stole $5,000 from a guy sitting in a van parked at 94th Street on Dec. 14.The victim told cops that he was inside...
It's official: Cowboys put Romo on injured reserve
IRVING, Texas -- After waiting two months to see if they could get two games out of Tony Romo, the Dallas Cowboys scrapped that plan Tuesday. The Cowboys put Romo...
Nova states case for Yankees rotation with dominant Winter League season
After failing to sign Cliff Lee, deciding not to trade for Zack Greinke and waiting to find out if Andy Pettitte will return in 2011, the Yankees find themselves wondering...
Judge revokes $5M bond for ex-Madoff worker Annette Bongiorno
One of Bernard Madoff's trusted former workers got an early lump of coal for Christmas this morning from a judge who revoked her bail and ordered her to surrender to...
Carmelo would sign Nets extension if they can add more talent in deal: report
The Nets confidence in their ability to acquire Carmelo Anthony grows by the day. But in order to pull off the deal the Nets must a find way to bring...
Tests confirm alcohol in slain Pace football player Danroy Henry Jr.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A family lawyer says independent tests on the blood of a college student killed by police confirm his alcohol level was above the legal limit for...
'Spider-Man' musical to reopen tomorrow night
The troubled Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," which had been shut down after another actor took a dangerous plunge in the middle of a preview performance, will reopen...
Rocker Bret Michaels proposes to girlfriend on reality show: report
Rocker Bret Michaels proposed to his longtime girlfriend Kristi Gibson on Monday night after 16 years in an on-off relationship, Us Weekly reported Tuesday. The former Poison frontman, 47, popped...
Young geezer-fleecer sentenced for 'inconveniencing' sick old men
A confessed gold-digger was sentenced in Manhattan to 3 1/2 to seven years today -- after apologizing for "inconveniencing" her two sick, elderly victims. The inconvenience? Cher Thompson, 29, admittedly...
Kings of Leon postpone London show after tour bus fire
Kings of Leon's Tuesday concert at London's O2 arena was postponed after a tour bus caught fire earlier in the day, the venue stated. The Tennessee rock band, who had...
NJ granted extension on $271M tunnel tab
TRENTON, N.J. — The U.S. Transportation Department has granted New Jersey an extension of just over two weeks on the $271 million it owes for a scrapped rail tunnel project....
Teen birth rate at all-time low, economy cited
ATLANTA — The U.S. teen birth rate hit an all-time low in 2009 — a decline that stunned experts say is partly because of the economy. The birth rate for...
Attorney General Holder worries about home-grown terror
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder says he's worried about terrorist attacks on the U.S. by Americans. And high on his list of concerns is the threat posed by anti-American...
Snooki's 'smoky' past surfaces
What a drag!In new photos obtained by Radaronline.com, “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi can be seen taking a hit from what appears to be a marijuana joint while at...
Paint the town with 'de Blob 2' this spring
PS3 and Xbox 360 owners who are not familiar with the wildly fun and entertaining “de Blob” franchise will have a chance to get in on the action this coming...
Sewage pipe bursts in UN today sending diplomats fleeing from rancid stink
There was some rotten business at the UN this morning. Diplomats were evacuated from the UN Security Council and General Assembly for a "suspicious odor" likely the result of a...
Unemployed get another jobless benefit — free yoga
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The women snuggle into nests of pillows and blankets. A light breeze, like a mother blowing on a baby’s boo-boo, falls from ceiling fans and tickles their...
Cuomo sues accounting firm Ernst & Young over Lehman collapse
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a lawsuit against Ernst & Young for civil fraud Tuesday, accusing one of the nation's largest accounting firms of helping Lehman Brothers Holdings...
An increase is an increase is an increase
The Senate is supposed to vote today on the continuing resolution to fund the government through March. The continuing resolution is a relief compared to the behemouth omnibus spending bill Senate Majority...
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Court of Appeals upholds dismissal of golf 'Fore' suit
ALBANY, N.Y. — Slices, hooks and other errant shots are a common hazard on the links and a golfer can’t expect to get a warning shout of “Fore!” every time...
Woman escapes police custody at Harlem Hospital: cops
Cops are looking for a grand larceny suspect who escaped from their custody at Harlem Hospital. The NYPD released a photo this morning of Tashia Evans, 28, who was arrested...
Cabbie sees her as sleeping booty
78th PrecinctPark SlopeSleeping bootyA cab driver is the prime suspect in the theft of a phone and engagement ring from a 13th Street woman who fell asleep in the back...
Man found dead in Long Island house fire
ELMONT, N.Y. — Police on Long Island say a 33-year-old man was found dead in a house fire in Elmont. Police say firefighters responding to the fire on Madison Street...
Iraqi lawmakers approve new government
BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers unanimously approved on Tuesday a new government to be headed by incumbent Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, ending nine months of political deadlock that threatened to...
Bomb found in Rome subway: report
ROME — An explosive device was found Tuesday under a subway-car seat in Rome and bomb-disposal experts were examining whether it was an attempted Christmas season terror attack, officials said....
Moonwatchers treated to rare winter solstice lunar eclipse
Skywatchers got an early holiday present this year: A total eclipse of the moon. Hanging high in the sky, the moon slowly turned from bright silver into a red disk...
'Spider-Man' musical to reopen after fourth actor is injured during Monday's show
The producers of the troubled “Spider-Man” Broadway musical said this afternoon that they have enacted a series of new safety measures and would resume performances on Wednesday night. Rick Miramontez,...
Six people feared dead in Puerto Rico National Guard helicopter crash
Six people were feared dead Tuesday after a Puerto Rico National Guard helicopter crashed into the sea about a mile off the Puerto Rican coast. Three crew members, two civilian...
Britain's 'crossbow cannibal' jailed for life for prostitute murders
Britain's self-proclaimed “Crossbow Cannibal” was jailed for life Tuesday after pleading guilty to murdering three prostitutes from Bradford, northern England. Lord Justice Openshaw said that he believed Stephen Griffiths, a...
Prince William's cousin Zara Phillips also engaged
LONDON — Prince William and Kate Middleton will soon have company on the royal wedding calendar. Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday that Zara Phillips, Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter, is engaged. Phillips,...
Public employees' pay and pensions will never be the same
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has a radical idea: public employees should contribute some part of their salary to their retirement. "McDonnell’s plan would require state employees to pay a 5%...
NJ high-rise apt. building where garage collapsed this summer reopens
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Residents of a northern New Jersey high-rise apartment building will be home for the holidays. The building reopened Monday evening, more than five months after two decks...
FCC stands for freedom condemning commission
The Federal Communications Commission has to get a new name because as of this week, it is not engaging in its mandate task of "data driven" mandates. Instead it has...
City of Palms Classic live blog, Day 4 recap
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Bishop Verot HS is still abuzz after three scintillating quarterfinals at the prestigious City of Palms Classic Monday, highlighted by Austin Rivers' spectacular 42-point performance for...
NYC boys basketball rankings
Top-ranked Christ the King tasted defeat for the first time, losing its first two games in the prestigious City of Palms Classic, while Rice moves up to No. 4 after...
Boys basketball roundup: St. Edmund stuns Stepinac
St. Edmund Prep coach Dan Wiatre got an early Christmas present from his team. On Monday, the Eagles shocked the defending CHSAA Class A intersectional champions Archbishop Stepinac, winning 64-56...
CHSAA boys basketball rankings
The holiday season is almost upon us, but that doesn’t mean we’re in a generous mood with our weekly rankings. While Christ the King stays put at No. 1, Rice...
Christ the King grabs overtime win at TOC
The game could have easily gotten away from Christ the King. It led nearly the entire way only to watch a fourth-quarter lead evaporate as things headed to overtime. “When...
Holy Cross says good Knight to Bayside with stifling second half effort
Prior to tip-off, Paul Gilvary warned his players Bayside was a dangerous foe intent on making a name for itself at Holy Cross’ expense. By halftime, the Knights realized that...
Close not enough against Naz for Molloy
It was the type of loss you could have left the locker room a little giddy over. A young Archbishop Molloy team hung right with nationally ranked Nazareth, never letting...
Girls basketball roundup: Williams drops 41 in Banneker's win over Madison
Africa Williams went off for 41 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead Banneker to a 78-57 win over host James Madison in PSAL Brooklyn AA girls basketball Monday. Jenipher (J.R.)...
Rezone offense
Parents and teachers at PS 97 on Stillwell Avenue say the city’s plan to shrink their school’s zoning footprint will send their kids to a school that’s too far from...
'Police Navidad' at Atlantic Terminal
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillPolice NavidadThe Atlantic Terminal Mall, home to both Target and Chuck E. Cheese, was the site of five larcenies around Christmas. Here are the details:• A thief...
LuHi becoming 'Boogie' wonderland
Say the name Lauren Brozoski inside the walls of Long Island Lutheran and you’re liable to get blank stares. Say “Boogie” and just about everyone will know who you’re talking...
Praise Jehovah? Squadron 'no housing' plan appears to move forward
Could the Jehovah’s Witnesses save the soul of Brooklyn Bridge Park?A scaled-down proposal to avoid building luxury housing inside the waterfront park-development moved forward last night after city officials apparently...
Children will go ape
The best kid-friendly movie of the holiday season is "Nénette," a portrait of an orangutan. Her name is Nénette. She has unruly red hair, was born in the jungles of...
Groom for improvement
If you've ever sat through a boring wed ding speech, you'll probably wince during the opening scene of "If That's All There Is." But while it captures such moments with...
'Shore' jail scare
Another day, another "Jersey Shore" castmate making waves. This time it's Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, who's been indicted by a grand jury in Ocean County, NJ, on third-degree assault charges -- punishable...
Just kidding...
Now she says it never happened. Former "Desperate Housewives" co-star Nicollette Sheridan, who's suing show creator Marc Cherry for $20 million, has dropped her claim that Cherry slapped her across...
Tracy kidney drama
'30 Rock" star Tracy Morgan has under gone a kidney transplant and will miss at least two episodes of the NBC sitcom. Morgan had successful surgery "on or around Dec....
Fame 'Mom'ster
MTV's harrowing new series "Teen Mom 2," which takes up where "16 and Pregnant" leaves off, will leave you breathless. Or maybe that's just unable to breathe. It's that scary....
Katie, CBS to talk next month
CBS is expected to begin contract negotiations with "Evening News" anchor Katie Couric next month, sources say. Couric's five-year, $75 million deal expires in May. A report yesterday that she...
Starr report
Thomas Roberts has won a full-time gig at MSNBC. Roberts, who's been with the network for the past year -- anchoring "MSNBC Live" and filling in for Keith Olbermann and...
Best western
When it was announced that Joel and Ethan Coen were set to remake John Wayne’s greatest movie, “True Grit,” it heralded a culture clash of the titans, as if U2...
Embrace the madness
Stephanie Thompson is a 40-year-old blogger and self-described “bad mommy” who lives in Park Slope with her husband Geordie and two sons, Eli, 9, and Oscar, 7. She writes the...
Pattern of grief
The South Korean weeper “Secret Sunshine” features an amazing performance by Jeon Do-yeon as a woman who sinks into all-consuming grief after tragedy strikes her family. She plays a widow...
Facing the pension mess
AS politicians at all levels of government look to cut spending, taxpayers need to make sure that public employees don't get a free pass -- particularly when it comes to...
This holiday season, don't give yourself credit
This is the week retailers hope you get so completely caught up in the Christmas spirit that you shop until, well, your credit score drops. But there's always someone who...
It's Europe's crisis
The recent riots in Athens, London and Rome signal rising insecurity and uncer tainty within the European Union. The most profound and widespread challenge is the growing sense that the...
Brits bust 12 in terror raid
LONDON -- In the biggest anti-terrorist sweep in nearly two years, British police yesterday netted a dozen men accused of plotting a large-scale terror attack on targets inside the United...
Poison-food terror plot probed
Federal officials are investigating a "credible" terror plot to poison food at hotels and restaurants over a single weekend, it was reported last night. The plot would involve slipping the...
Saving Nassau cash
I agree with The Post that Nassau County taxes are too high and spending is out of control ("Naughty in Nassau," Editorial, Dec. 20). That is why I removed $485...
Dems' power drain: Times are a-changin'
President Obama was dragged kicking and screaming into the arena of tax relief for the American people, but he wants us to believe it was all his idea ("Dems' Deflated...
Classroom toxins test
The federal Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday it plans to begin inspecting city classrooms next month for possible PCB contamination from old lighting fixtures. If the inspections discover PCBs --...
Where wish is spelled 'WTC'
In the Christmas spirit of giving, Realty Check is all too happy to offer up its wish list for holidays of all faiths and for the year 2011. First, three...
Bali-ache bust
A Thai woman has been arrested for trying to smuggle 1,200 ecstasy pills she'd swallowed, wrapped in plastic, into the Indonesian resort island of Bali, officials said yesterday. The 24-year-old...
Nazi art seized
Two paintings stolen from the National Museum in Warsaw, Poland, by the Nazis during World War II were seized last week in New York by the feds. Manhattan federal prosecutors...
Class-trip grope dad sentenced
A Connecticut father's drinking problem spurred his groping of a fifth-grade girl on a school field trip, a Manhattan judge said yesterday as he sentenced the man to six months...
Obama's playing the long game
In 1981, Francois Mitterrand swept to power in France in a watershed elec tion. He united the left and fired the imagination of the country's youth, who danced in the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Red-faced cops yesterday were hunting for a prisoner who slipped away from them after she was taken to Harlem Hospital. The unidentified suspect was picked up by police earlier...
Waxing presidential
WASHINGTON -- A new presidents gallery is slated to open at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Washington just before Presidents Day. The revamped $2 million-plus attraction will open Feb....
Mike cool to 'Muslim grill'
Mayor Bloomberg said he "parts company quite severely" with Rep. Peter King on the Long Island Republican's plan to hold hearings on the "radicalization of the American Muslim community." "I...
American Express shares sideswiped
American Express Co. fell the most in the Dow Jones Industrial Average after Stifel Nicolaus & Co. said proposed federal caps on debit-card fees may be followed by similar cuts...
Business briefs
Blackstone Blackstone Group has raised $15 billion for a new buyout fund, wsj.com reported. The fund will be the sixth largest on record and the biggest since the fall 2008...
Another 'Spidey' star hurt in fall
His Spidey senses should have warned him. A stunt double for the title character in "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" fell about 30 feet into the orchestra pit during a...
Flight before Christmas
With more people cramming into fewer airplanes this week, flying home for the holidays may be worse than ever. Due to slashed schedules and recent mergers -- combined with stepped-up...
Bloomy: 9/11 bill must pass
Calling 9/11 "an act of war" against New York City, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday urged Congress to quit the quibbling over the James Zadroga health-care bill and do right by the...
Here 'lies' Paterson's legacy
ALBANY -- The Public Integrity Commission, the state's top ethics watchdog, yesterday made official what has long been known inside the Capitol -- that Gov. Paterson is an incorrigible liar...
AT&T signs $1.9B deal
AT&T will pay $1.93 billion for a swath of spectrum licenses from Qualcomm as AT&T looks to bolster its fourth-generation service and Qualcomm shutters its FLO TV service. The deal...
Surf model dead at 28
Charles DeVoe, the Vogue model left comatose after a surfing accident in the Rockaways last month, has died. DeVoe, 28, who also posed for Anne Klein, had been at Columbia-Presbyterian...
Gov. Paterson fined $62K over free Yankees tickets and cover-up
ALBANY -- The state's top ethics watchdog yesterday slapped outgoing Gov. Paterson with a historic rebuke, ordering him to pay a $62,125 fine for taking free World Series tickets from...
'Fine' dining at sign-scofflaw eateries
Today's special is a $100 fine. The city is cracking down on restaurants that use sidewalk signage, slapping the eateries with sanitation violations. Signs can be placed immediately outside entrances,...
Paris fans screaming: Ooh, Gaga!
Not even a brutal French freeze could stop fans from going Gaga over their idol! Lady Gaga -- sporting a look that, if not for a boob-baring blouse, could be...
Shop 'til they drop
Stubbornly high unemployment, be damned! US consumers kept up their brisk holiday shopping into December, one prominent research firm said yesterday, despite a 9.8 percent jobless rate and forecasts abounding...
LI office workers file complaint against 'pervy' doctor
If she weren't a mannequin, this blow-up sex doll might also have filed a complaint against the allegedly pervy doctor who owns her. When Dr. Edward Kleiner wasn't talking about...
Ed. Dept. passes the buck on teacher-data errors
It's the schools that are responsible for the accuracy of data underlying controversial teacher-performance ratings, top Department of Education officials said yesterday. The comments from deputy schools chancellors Shael Polakow-Suransky...
Google shopping for Groupon wannabe: sources
Google, whose $6 billion buyout offer was spurned by online coupon site Groupon, is in talks with much smaller rivals of the two-year-old firm, a source close to the situation...
Ex-William Morris head Jim Wiatt sues Ken Starr, lawyer for $2M lost in Ponzi scheme
Former William Morris Agency chief Jim Wiatt and his wife, Elizabeth, are suing the law firm that represented them and Ken Starr, the money manager whose giant Ponzi scheme was...
Cyclists' collision course
Somebody hit the brakes! There's been an alarming 16 percent spike in vehicle and bicycle collisions over the past year that investigators blame in large part on rogue cyclists who...
Six banks up against wall in NJ
Six of the country's largest mortgage lenders, ensnared in the robo-signing foreclosure fiasco, may be considered guilty of filing improper paperwork and see all their cases suspended unless they can...
Dodge-ing bullets
Talk about muffed punts. First, Giants punter Matt Dodge botched the kick Sunday that sent Big Blue to a disastrous loss to the Eagles, and then fuming New York fans...
Quick AMI Chapter 11 exit
With shocking speed, National Enquirer owner American Media has escaped the clutches of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn yesterday approved the reorganization in Manhattan, and with no major...
Key 'con' locked up
A scam artist toting an MTA vest and a key that opens subway turnstile gates was nabbed in a downtown subway station, authorities said yesterday. Ennis Fowler, 48, who sources...
Jets' Ellis hit by snow suit
This lawsuit should stand a snowball's chance in hell. A sissy Seattle Seahawk fan is suing Jet defensive star Shaun Ellis for tossing a large snowball at him after Gang...
Starr-crossed gal's e-mails to jailed scammer
Celeb-scamming fraudster Kenneth Starr has been exchanging jailhouse e-mails with a mystery woman who the feds say is trying to "undermine" his relationship with his ex-stripper wife. The unidentified woman...
WikiCreep springs a leak
Hey, how about this: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is irked by govern ment leaks . . . about Julian Assange. British papers over the weekend printed bits of a police...
Dave's stocking-stuffer
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Brooklyn bodega clerk fights off stun-gun thug
A stun-gun shot to the neck wasn't enough to separate a Brooklyn bodega worker from his cash register. With searing pain coursing through his body, Randy Almanzar somehow stayed on...
A 'fare' chance at life
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Bud man bite$ Lucky Dog
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Cash crunch hasn't stuck a fork in pork
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Hardhat in blaze bust
A construction worker who yesterday carelessly sparked a blaze that gutted a Brooklyn house tried to speed off in his truck -- only to find his path blocked by fire...
Verigy, Advantest in talks
Advantest is in merger talks with rival semiconductor test systems maker Verigy, The Post has learned. The suitor is trying to break up a proposed Verigy merger with LTX-Credence and...
Christie goes Cerf-ing
"I am thankful that Chris Cerf is bringing to New Jersey his passion for education and experienced leadership to help enact the bold and innovative education measures we need to...
Mad men for hire
Concerned the nascent US economic recovery won't last, many of the country's largest corporations are holding the line on hiring and instead outsourcing their work to. . .Madison Avenue. Advertising...
Ed draws up a plan for Albany
Former Mayor Ed Koch yesterday urged the incoming state Legislature to quickly revamp existing redistricting laws. Koch, who founded the Political Action Committee New York Uprising to promote government reform,...
Mike launches contract review
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday ordered all major city technology contracts to undergo another layer of review in the wake of the mammoth CityTime scandal that erupted last week. He said Deputy...
GOP to rule Senate
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Mayor wary of ro$y news
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Not so fast, GZ mosque fans say of possible move
A Saudi royal's purported plan to move the proposed Ground Zero mosque to shuttered St. Vincent's Hospital might spark a tug-of-war between downtown residents and their West Village neighbors. Some...
Treaty's GOP jump START
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday picked up new Republican support for a nuclear-arms-control treaty that is one of the last big items on his agenda for the year. Republican Sen....
'Crime' of fashion
Oh, what a boy will do for fashion! A Ohio college student obsessed with fashion photos has confessed to hacking into Conde Nast's computer system to sate his lust for...
TD Bank eyes deal
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Madoff aide offers deal to stay out of jail
What a sacrifice! A former employee who allegedly pocketed $14.5 million "investing" with Bernard Madoff wants to stay out of jail so badly, she offered yesterday to slash her spending...
Bridge Park taxes eyed
Property and business owners around Brooklyn Bridge Park could be banged with additional taxes to help offset daily operating costs of the 85-acre project, city officials said last night. Park...
Diaz takes vacay-Rod
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SEC probing ex-Hewlett-Packard CEO Hurd
Mark Hurd, who stepped down as CEO of Hewlett-Packard in August after an outside contractor accused him of sexual harassment, is the subject of an inquiry by the Securities and...
Court OKs sailor's leak conviction
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Assange loses his bite in jail
The tooth hurts. WikiLeaks mastermind Julian Assange continued his whining yesterday, complaining that he lost a tooth while in a British prison after he bit into a metal object in...
Columbia 'dealer' dad not so bad
Daddy doesn't seem so stingy anymore. The Columbia University student who allegedly told a cop that he was dealing drugs because his father -- a prominent cosmetic surgeon -- wouldn't...
Bears KO Favre, win NFC North
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Vic C.'s Turf Paradise Grade
Post Time: 3:30 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $5,200; clm; 3up1-Skyleen 1205-Three On Red 1202-Our Ole 1206-Betemstraight 1233-LuckyLckyLnda 1207-Jeta'sLilRed 1204-NocturnalAffr 120SECOND-6 ½ fur; $5,000; clm; 3up6-Tymaker 1231-Kepthecabin 1235-Tenfold 1232-Wide Ide 1233-CanoeinaSlew 1187-DialFourPeace 1234-Nymegen...
Tomorrow's Calder Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST5 ½ fur; $10,200; clm($5,000); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1a-Simple Answer(L),123JRiveraII 15-12Proud Trippi(L),120L Panici 2-13Western Decision(L),118J Alvarez 5-24Sunrise Cruise(L),113CEsquilin 12-11a-Out Hopping(L),118L Garcia 15-15Joan's...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Jazz Band (11th)FIRST-mile; pace; $10,000; claiming1DrD'sEscape(SBouchard)1-1-17-52Borilla(B Dobson)7-4-34-18ReverseTheCurse(JBrtltt)3-8-110-13Danger Sign N(A Coletta)2-6-512-14Hot N Sporty(C Manzi)8-5-710-15TerrysStarDragon(DDube)1-4-16-16Kandi Chip(S Smith)8-6-520-17The Real Dan(T Buter)7-2-812-1SECOND-mile; trot; $10,000; claiming2Nate K(A Robillard)4-8-75-11Amesbury(S Smith)2-3-33-18Janco(C Manzi)3-7-84-13Lockmaker(J...
Calder Charts
December 20, 2010 Clear And Fast. ©2010 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST6 ½ fur; $13,000; clm; 2YOOff: 12:26 p.m.St good, won drivingTime: 23.92, 48.08, 1:13.64, 1:20.32.Trainer: Kathleen O'ConnellWinner: DK B/ C,...
Yankees GM is waiting for Pettitte
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Jets offensive line rises to Ryan's challenge
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Devils on road to worst fall in NHL history
WASHINGTON -- This can't continue. If it does, the Devils will set the record for worst point-drop in NHL history. They've lost eight straight road games, tied for the second-longest...
Philadelphia Results
FIRST-$27,000, cl, 3YO up F&M, 1m1Crept By (Mariano) 6.603.404.209Even Better (Hampshire, Jr.)3.803.002Peacetime Missy (Elliott)5.00 * Exacta (1-9) $35.20 * Trifecta (1-9-2) $153.60 SECOND-$20,000, cl, 3upF, 1 1/16m5American Brew (Rivera) 21.609.605.604Annabananaandmom...
Knicks' D'Antoni: I'll try to reduce stars' time
Overshadowed by the Carmelo Anthony backdrop is the fact the Knicks need more from their backups. Whether it's team president Donnie Walsh dealing to bolster the bench or coach Mike...
Gaborik can't find rhythm in Rangers' line dance
The Great Gabby agrees. "Of course it's my responsibility to play better no matter who I'm with," the slumping Marian Gaborik told The Post following yesterday's work-intensive hour-long practice. "Torts...
Trade-bait Murphy not 'Melo about vague Nets role
MEMPHIS -- On Sunday, Troy Murphy was an important part of a Nets victory. Yesterday, he was back trying to decipher when or if he would play again, a limbo...
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order
**1m&70yds; $22,000; clm($12,500); 2YOARGENTINE DISPUTE has finished second in both starts since stretching out to route and switching back to Montanez. IMA DREAMGIRL drops in class while making local and...
Philadelphia Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70yds; $22,000; clm($12,500); 2YOARGENTINE DISPUTE has finished second in both starts since stretching out to route and switching back to Montanez. IMA DREAMGIRL drops in class while making local...
Playoff battle is on for Giants -- and for Coughlin's job
The surest sign that the Giants are now fighting for their playoff lives came yesterday morning, when Eli Manning, who has never been confused with Harry Give 'Em Hell Harry...
Jets' Sanchez has precautionary MRI exam on 'sore' shoulder
Mark Sanchez has a sore throwing shoulder, sore enough the Jets sent him to have an MRI exam yesterday. Rex Ryan, who's perhaps the most forthcoming head coach in the...
Manning calls player meeting day after Giants' disastrous loss
Eli Manning wanted everyone to know what he felt, that as painful and terrible and disheartening as it was to collapse in such spectacular fashion and blow a game to...
Giants left feeling off-kilter on onside kick
Tom Coughlin understated things yesterday when he said "There are plenty of sins to be distributed" in the aftermath of the 38-31 loss to the Eagles that featured blowing a...
Fold to bold: Rolle guarantees Giants' playoff berth
It wasn't Joe Namath or Mark Messier or Patrick Ewing or even Jim "Pushing My Chips to the Center" Fassel. But Antrel Rolle, in his own way, did guarantee that...
Yankees: Royals wanted too much for Greinke
The Yankees were willing to overlook their concerns about Zack Greinke's ability to handle New York if they could construct a trade they found tolerable for the righty. But the...
Jets control playoff destiny
Win and they're in. This is the delicious scenario the Jets' upset win over the Steelers on Sunday in Pittsburgh put them in this week as they prepare to play...
Sports shorts
NFL: Owens out for season Terrell Owens decided to have knee surgery yesterday, ending his revival season with the Bengals. The receiver tore cartilage in his left knee two weeks...
Time for Jets to Bear down, take care of business
This is not about Rex Ryan giving another Saturday night special emotional speech. This is not about Brian Schottenheimer mixing it up and getting the offense into a winning rhythm....
Support from teammates cheers up Giants' Dodge
Giants fans weren't the only ones wondering yesterday if Matt Dodge would still be the team's punter after the shocking 38-31 loss to the Eagles a day earlier. The 23-year-old...
Knicks put out APB for new guard
Aside from Mr. Big, the Knicks are scouring the topography for a third point guard who doesn't have to earn coach Mike D'Antoni's respect but already has it. That rules...
Giants unlikely to recover from flop vs. Eagles
OK, we should line up the half- full glasses first. And here goes: The Giants can recover from the Houdini-like gizzard punch they absorbed Sunday afternoon. There are examples that...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball6:30 p.m.IP Fort Wayne at PurdueBIG 107 p.m.William & Mary at North CarolinaESPNU7 p.m.MSG Holiday Festival: consolation gameMSG7 p.m.Women: Florida State at ConnecticutESPNU8 p.m.Mississippi Valley St. at MarquetteSNY8 p.m.Nets at...
The Post Line
NFLThursdayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogSTEELERS13 13½(37) PanthersSaturdayCowboys 6½ 6 (45) CARDINALSSundayPACKERSOFFOFF(OFF)GiantsBEARSOFFOFF(OFF)JetsDOLPHINS 4 3½(41½)LionsEAGLESOFFOFF(OFF)VikingsJAGUARS 6½ 6½(45) RedskinsRAMS 2 2½(39½)49ersBUCCANEERS 6 6 (43) SeahawksPatriots 8 8 (44½)BILLSRavens 3 3½(39) BROWNSCHIEFS 4½ 5 (41½)TitansColts 2½...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 21WEDDec. 22THUDec. 23FRIDec. 24SATDec. 25SUNDec. 26MONDec. 27KnicksNOGAMEOk.C.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEChi.NoonMSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMENetsMemphis8:00TV -- YES NetworkRadio -- WNYM 970 AMN.O.8:00YESWFANNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEOrl.7:00YESWFANRangersNOGAMENOGAMET.B.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEIsles7:00MSGESPNIslandersNOGAMET.B.7:00MSG+WHRUDevs7:00MSG+2WHRUNOGAMENOGAMEMon.7:00MSG+WHRUN.Y.R.7:00MSG+WHRUDevilsWashington7:30TV -- VersusRadio -- WFAN 660 AMNOGAMEIsles7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMENOGAMETor.7:00MSGWFANNOGAME
Weird but true
"This is a ho-ho-holdup." A bartender was alone in an East Providence, RI, yacht club when a jolly- looking fat man wearing a red suit and red hat walked in...
St. John's grinds out ugly win over Davidson
A team from New York and a coach from New York took to the Garden court last night and a rock fight broke out. There were three technical fouls, two...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
We said this was a possibility before the season and just a month into the year, it’s true: expect the unexpected. Already, we have a new No. 1 as Lincoln...
NYPD trains to counter Mumbai-style terror attack
Earlier this month the New York Police Department ran an anti-terrorism exercise simulating an attack on the city. But it was an exercise with a difference, the Wall Street Journal...
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Nazareth holds off Molloy with Paschall back on the bench
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Lights out!
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Fear of flying
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Jacket jacked!
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City shuts down historian's popular tours of 19th Century Brooklyn railroad tunnel
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Long overdue! Fort Hamilton branch library will finally reopen
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FDNY fuming over pol's pump bill
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Unsuccessful bank robber sought
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Favre injured again in surprise Monday night start against the Bears
Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback Brett Favre landed hard on his left shoulder during a second-quarter sack against the visiting Chicago Bears Monday night, and was unlikely to take any further...