January 17, 2011

Good times in San Diego

January 17, 2011 | 11:48pm

GET this — the last three times I landed in San Diego, it was raining. Raining, in what is essentially a desert. No sunshine, no nothing. Just gray skies, too...

Nets lose to Warriors, sixth in row

January 17, 2011 | 11:45pm

OAKLAND, Calif. -- By protecting the ball the Golden State Warriors made sure they protected the home court once again in this key stretch they hope will turn their season...

Walker gives UConn win over Villanova

January 17, 2011 | 10:58pm

STORRS, Conn. -- Alex Oriakhi has been telling Kemba Walker since the preseason that he is the best player in the country. After Walker’s latest effort, there will be a...

Yankees, Jones move closer to deal

January 17, 2011 | 10:41pm

The Yankees and Andruw Jones continue to talk about the 33-year-old becoming the team’s fourth outfielder. The sides remain apart on the contract terms, but a baseball source said the...

Cold comfort

January 17, 2011 | 10:40pm

Borough smoke eaters helped scuba gear-clad cops rescue a man attempting to commit suicide by throwing himself into the frigid harbor Saturday night.Both police and firefighters were called to the...

Manhattan defeats Niagara to end 15-game losing streak

January 17, 2011 | 10:35pm

George Beamon scored 14 points and Michael Alvarado made three free throws in the final minute as Manhattan ended a 15-game losing streak by defeating Niagara 51-49 on Monday. The...

Mets close to signing Young

January 17, 2011 | 10:25pm

After months of flirtation, the Mets appear to finally be closing in on adding Chris Young to their starting rotation."Things are moving forward," with the 6-10 right-hander, according to a...

Brady says Jets will be 'tough to beat'

January 17, 2011 | 10:23pm

Tom Brady says if the Jets play like they have the past two weeks they'll defeat the Steelers and head to the Super Bowl. "It takes a good game to...

Broncos build staff without Fassel

January 17, 2011 | 9:45pm

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Mike McCoy is staying on as the Denver Broncos’ offensive coordinator, providing some continuity for raw rookie quarterback Tim Tebow. And Eric Studesville, who served as interim...

Nets don't have meeting planned with Anthony: source

January 17, 2011 | 8:46pm

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Dueling Melo Reports continue.Half the country has the Nets have received permission to talk with Carmelo Anthony. The other half says no. One half says there is...

US lawmakers want action on China currency manipulation

January 17, 2011 | 8:44pm

WASHINGTON — Chinese President Hu Jintao's high-profile visit to Washington this week comes as newly elected Republican lawmakers are itching to act against what they see as an undervalued Chinese...

Comedian Ricky Gervais 'crossed the line' with snarky jokes, Golden Globes boss says

January 17, 2011 | 8:43pm

The president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association blasted comedian Ricky Gervais today, saying the host of the Golden Globe Awards "crossed the line" with some of his jokes. HFPA...

Overstocked lobster!

January 17, 2011 | 8:37pm

It’s the best seafood deal in town, and it’s all thanks to the snowpocalypse!Jordan’s Lobster Dock in Sheepshead Bay has slashed prices by almost 40 percent for the entire month...

Zharkov's first goal helps Devils beat Islanders

January 17, 2011 | 8:34pm

The Devils flashed smiles and shared laughs after a solid victory over the Islanders. In years past, such wins were expected — and celebrations were reserved for deep playoff runs...

Super Bowl now a reality for Jets

January 17, 2011 | 8:30pm

There’s not much between the four teams left with a chance to win the Super Bowl. It wouldn’t be a shock to see the Jets win or lose to any...

New School for Kensington, but where?

January 17, 2011 | 8:17pm

The city wants to build a new school on Caton Avenue between E. Seventh and E. Eighth streets in Kensington, but some members of the local school board say that’s...

Kids get 'Artsmart' at the Brooklyn Museum

January 17, 2011 | 8:17pm

BY SHAVANA ABRUZZOAspiring artist Amaya Hutchinson can stand back and admire her own masterpiece the next time she visits the Brooklyn Museum.The 9-year-old budding Rembrandt from Crown Heights was among...

New app will give voice to Sept. 11 oral histories

January 17, 2011 | 8:16pm

Their voices tell their stories — witnesses and first responders recounting where they were and what they saw when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center. Now, a web startup called...

Knicks lose to Suns, third in row

January 17, 2011 | 8:06pm

The suddenly reeling Knicks can't use jet lag as an excuse this time. The Suns avenged getting humiliated by the Knicks 10 days ago in Phoenix, winning a high-scoring affair...

2 gamblers win $4 million at Borgata slot machines

January 17, 2011 | 8:00pm

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — It was a lucky weekend for two gamblers at Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino $ Spa. The casino says two customers hit slots jackpots Sunday totaling...

Ravens would ‘consider’ signing Plaxico: report

January 17, 2011 | 7:42pm

Plaxico Burress could have some meetings set up when he is released from prison. Ravens coach John Harbaugh said the team will look into adding the former Giants receiver this...

Grand jury probes what John Edwards knew about spending

January 17, 2011 | 7:35pm

WASHINGTON — A federal criminal investigation targeting John Edwards is examining how much the two-time presidential candidate knew about money used to cover up his extramarital affair and out-of-wedlock child...

Cops: We have Williamsburg rapist

January 17, 2011 | 7:26pm

Cops say they have nabbed the villain who sexually assaulted two women in Williamsburg and has been preying on the fairer sex for years.Rayquan Williams, 21, a resident of the...

Paul the Psychic Octopus to be honored with statue, ashes display: report

January 17, 2011 | 7:11pm

Paul the Psychic Octopus may have gone to that great aquarium in the sky but the wizard of World Cup predictions will live on in a German shrine featuring a...

Freddy's, killed by Atlantic Yards, rises from the dead

January 17, 2011 | 7:06pm

Freddy’s Bar has finally announced its official grand re-opening, set for Friday, Feb. 4 at the new venue on Fifth Avenue between 17th and 18th streets in the South Slope.It’s...

Box Office: 'Barney's Version' has great weekend

January 17, 2011 | 6:45pm

The weekend's top average at the box office was posted by Sony Picture Classics' "Barney's Version'' -- an impressive 16K at four locations after a one-week Oscar qualification run back in...

Golden Globe Awards Show

January 17, 2011 | 6:38pm

Obama rolls up sleeves for service projects honoring Martin Luther King, J

January 17, 2011 | 6:36pm

President Barack Obama honored the memory of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday by imploring the importance of service work as he helped students and volunteers at...

Jets-Patriots score highest Divisional rating in 14 years

January 17, 2011 | 6:25pm

The Jets' upset of the rival New England Patriots drew the highest preliminary television rating for a divisional playoff game in 14 years.The Jets’ 28-21 win Sunday on CBS earned...

Jean-Claude Duvalier has Thursday return ticket from Haiti to France

January 17, 2011 | 6:25pm

Former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, who made a surprise return to Haiti on Sunday after 25 years in exile, has a return ticket to France on January 20, a French diplomatic...

Moves for 'Melo? Walsh says Knicks could get two first-round picks

January 17, 2011 | 6:20pm

Knicks president Donnie Walsh, while addressing the Anthony Randolph situation before Monday's game vs. the Suns, said not only can he get one first-round pick in a trade, but possibly...

Goldman Sachs to offer Facebook shares only to non-US clients

January 17, 2011 | 6:17pm

Goldman Sachs decided to exclude US clients from the private offering of as much as $1.5 billion in shares of social-networking company Facebook, citing "intense media attention." In a statement...

Golden Globes broadcast seen by 17 million viewers

January 17, 2011 | 6:15pm

The Nielsen Co. says Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony was seen by almost 17 million TV viewers. It beat all network competition in its time period, slightly exceeding last year's audience...

Anne Hathaway to guest star on 'Glee' as lesbian aunt: report

January 17, 2011 | 6:12pm

Actress Anne Hathaway will guest star in an upcoming episode of hit TV musical “Glee,” Us Weekly reported Monday. “Glee” executive producer Brad Falchuck confirmed Sunday night at the Golden...

Red Bulls add Halvorsen as assistant coach

January 17, 2011 | 6:11pm

The Red Bulls announced the expected hiring of Jan Halvor Halvorsen as an assistant coach Monday. He’ll replace Goran Aral, who returned to Europe after the season for personal reasons.“We're...

Meet the new 'Noir'!

January 17, 2011 | 5:35pm

There’s a new “Noir” in town. For nearly 10 years, Akashic Books has been pushing out title after title of its “Noir” crime series, beginning with the first — “Brooklyn...

Favre files retirement papers: report

January 17, 2011 | 5:15pm

VIkings quarterback Brett Favre has filed retirement papers, two sources told FOXSports.com Monday. Though the former Jets quarterback could change his mind, as he did during the 2008 and 2009...

Prosecutor says Berlusconi linked to prostitutes, document shows

January 17, 2011 | 5:15pm

The Milan prosecutor's office has evidence that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi used several apartments to hook up with prostitutes, according to a document made public Monday. Italian magistrates Friday...

Mayor Bloomberg says schools chancellor 'made a joke' when saying birth control would solve school overcrowding

January 17, 2011 | 4:47pm

Jumping to her defense, Mayor Bloomberg said today that Schools Chancellor Cathie Black had clearly made a joke when she said last week that birth control was one way of...

More good ideas on immigration reform

January 17, 2011 | 4:41pm

One good idea comes from Republican Jeb Bush, who correctly favors an labor-based immigration system. As he discussed in the Wall Street Journal this weekend: "I would argue that if...

Yankees' Martin says 'personal issues' reason for struggles: report

January 17, 2011 | 4:33pm

The reason the Yankees were able to get Russell Martin to sign for a relatively cheap one year, $4 million contract is because the catcher had fallen off drastically his...

Violence-scarred Tunisia announces new government

January 17, 2011 | 4:24pm

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia's prime minister announced a national unity government on Monday, hoping to quell simmering unrest following the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali amid huge...

Brooklyn student pleads not guilty in stabbing death

January 17, 2011 | 4:21pm

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A college student from New York City has pleaded not guilty to fatally stabbing a University of Rochester classmate at a fraternity party. Dozens of students and...

Mets make Harris signing official

January 17, 2011 | 4:15pm

Willie Harris is officially with the Mets, signing a minor league contract Monday, with an invitation to major league Spring Training.The 32-year-old is expected to compete to be the team's...

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' condition improving, hubby says she's giving him neck rub

January 17, 2011 | 4:06pm

In his first interview since the deadly rampage in Tucson, Ariz., Capt. Mark Kelly, the husband of shooting victim Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, said his wife's condition has improved so much...

Blaming talk radio won't save Rhode Island

January 17, 2011 | 4:04pm

Gov. Lincoln Chaffee would like it to be so as he launches an idiotic campaign to divert attention from his depressed state. Chaffee has decided that talk radio should be...

Judge begrudgingly sentences kid porn addict to five years

January 17, 2011 | 4:04pm

A Brooklyn Federal judge sentenced a Bushwick pizza shop owner found guilty of possessing thousands of pornographic images involving children on his computer to five years in jail on Jan....

Justin Bieber plans to open LA clothing store: report

January 17, 2011 | 3:56pm

Canadian teen sensation Justin Bieber plans to open his own clothing store at Los Angeles' upmarket outdoor shopping center The Grove. The team behind the Kardashians' new Las Vegas store,...

DVD Extra: Missing Tracy/Hepburns coming, plus full set

January 17, 2011 | 3:53pm

In the first release of new classic titles on regular DVD (as opposed to manufactured-on-demand) from a major studio in 2011, Warner Home Video has announced an April 12 street dates for...

Golden Globes: No respect as DeNiro, Bale, Gervais diss HFPA

January 17, 2011 | 3:19pm

The big news out of last night's Golden Globes awards is not the best picture/drama win by "The Social Network.'' That will impact neither the Oscars nor the commercial fate...

Golden Globe parties packed with celebrating stars

January 17, 2011 | 3:16pm

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The kids of "Glee" and "The Social Network" weren't just all right after the Golden Globe Awards, they were downright giddy at several post parties, making...

Palestinians on offense as always

January 17, 2011 | 2:55pm

The leadership of the Palestinian Authority i nothing if not creative. After months of lobbying various countries to "recognize" a Palestinian state that doesn't exist yet, PA President Mahmoud Abbas...

Cuomo's popularity reaching all-time high: poll

January 17, 2011 | 2:30pm

ALBANY – Gov. Andrew Cuomo's popularity is approaching all-time highs as he girds for a potential a budget showdown with the Legislature, according to a Siena poll released this morning....

Wilson's win takes him down Magnolia Lane

January 17, 2011 | 2:10pm

HONOLULU — Mark Wilson used to be a regular at Augusta National, just not on his terms. He first went to the Masters with his father as a 14-year-old, following...

Apple CEO Steve Jobs taking medical leave of absence

January 17, 2011 | 2:05pm

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs, the charismatic frontman for the company that overturned the smart phone industry and invented a new category of tablet computers, is taking a second medical...

US military says American soldier dies in Iraq

January 17, 2011 | 1:51pm

BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed in northern Iraq. A statement said the soldier died Monday in an incident unrelated to combat, without specifying...

Ex-banker says he's giving Wikileaks files on rich

January 17, 2011 | 1:45pm

LONDON — A former Swiss banker on Monday supplied documents to WikiLeaks that he alleges detail attempts by wealthy business leaders and lawmakers to evade tax payments. Rudolf Elmer, an...

Trial for alleged Ariz. shooter to move to San Diego: report

January 17, 2011 | 1:24pm

Federal officials reportedly are planning to relocate the trial of the Arizona man accused of shooting and killing six people and injuring 14 others -- including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords --...

NYC girls basketball rankings

January 17, 2011 | 8:44am

It was a busy weekend with Martin Luther King Day events galore. Yet there wasn’t a single change in the top 10. That could be because some of the biggest...

CHSAA girls basketball rankings

January 17, 2011 | 8:12am

For now, Martin Luther King weekend has brought about no changes in the rankings. So far the CHSAA has been a league of status quo and chalk picks, as evidenced...

PSAL girls basketball rankings

January 17, 2011 | 8:01am

There’s never any shortage of excitement in the PSAL even when there are little changes to the rankings. This week, we had some fisticuffs, a few upsets, Murry Bergtraum showing...

Jets upset Patriots to face Steelers in AFC Championship

January 17, 2011 | 7:46am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Same old Jets: headed back to the AFC Championship game. What? You're surprised? The Jets aren't. They've been talking about this for months. Remember the Super Bowl...

Jets' Sanchez outlasts top quarterbacks

January 17, 2011 | 7:41am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The text messages and the telephone calls had already started pouring in to Nick Sanchez’s cell, the boys back at Station 6 of the Orange County Fire...

Braylon jump-starts Jets to victory

January 17, 2011 | 7:38am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Jets were trailing 3-0 in the second quarter and were desperate for a spark. They received it from Mark Sanchez and Braylon Edwards. Facing a third-and-6...

Jets wideout primed for a Holmes-coming

January 17, 2011 | 7:35am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The stage is set for Santonio Holmes to have a magical night against the Steelers at Heinz Field next week. “To be able to win the AFC...

Overlooked Cotchery makes some noise for Jets

January 17, 2011 | 7:34am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Quiet Man had a loud night. “This is time everyone is looking for a spark, and this entire year I’ve just been trying to get into...

Jets blitz

January 17, 2011 | 7:33am

HERO Anybody out there who predicted Mark Sanchez going into Foxborough and thoroughly outplaying Tom Brady, please raise your hand. The Jets’ second-year quarterback didn’t have huge numbers, but he...

Jets report card

January 17, 2011 | 7:32am

OFFENSE Mark Sanchez (16 of 25, 194 yards, 3 TDs, no INTs, 127.3 rating) was terrific, overcoming some early overthrows. WR Jerricho Cotchery (5-96) killed the Patriots. WR Santonio Holmes...

Girls basketball roundup: McFarland shoots Kennedy past Banneker

January 17, 2011 | 7:18am

Joya McFarland spent last year leading the John F. Kennedy JV team to a third straight city title with her sharp shooting and offensive ability. But the entire season she...

The Jets set

January 17, 2011 | 7:01am

Pink and red were the early favorites to win the fashion playoffs at last night’s Golden Globes — like the New England Patriots. But, in an unexpected upset, Jets green...

Man who would be King

January 17, 2011 | 6:45am

The meeting was barely underway, and already talk had turned from scheduling to flirting. “There was proper flirtation — I was flirting with Condoleezza Rice and Oprah on Week One,”...

Staten Island Jets fan's sledding celebration turns fatal

January 17, 2011 | 6:17am

A Staten Island man who decided to celebrate the Jets’ stunning upset of the New England Patriots yesterday by going sledding on his driveway was killed after he skidded into...

Sidney, Nazareth shoot down Mary Louis

January 17, 2011 | 6:12am

When everything is working for Nazareth, when all that Division I talent is clicking on all cylinders there are few teams that the Lady Kingsmen can’t hang with. “We feel...

Sloppy Royals routed by Neptune

January 17, 2011 | 5:56am

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Bria Smith’s face had a solemn look of disbelief as she leaned against the wall outside the locker room. The expression of "Did that just...

Red carpet review

January 17, 2011 | 5:47am

It's a new year — which means a whole new season of red-carpet style! So how do this year’s Golden Globes nominees stack up sartorially from their previous Globes appearances?...

Red carpet review

January 17, 2011 | 5:44am

Time crisis: Nazareth, Mary Louis in scheduling mishap

January 17, 2011 | 5:24am

The Nazareth girls basketball team and much-maligned coach Apache Paschall found themselves embroiled in another controversy Sunday afternoon. A CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I league game against Mary Louis scheduled for...

2011 Golden Globes red carpet

January 17, 2011 | 5:16am

Hoophall Classic preview

January 17, 2011 | 5:06am

CHSAA boys basketball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down Monday’s Hoophall Classic, featuring Christ the King, Boys and Girls and St. Patrick (N.J.). What: Hoophall Classic Where: Blake Arena, Springfield...

Jets beat Patriots in Divisional game

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Golden Globes bogus

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Were those Golden Globes or just big, brass ones on display at the Beverly Hilton? Last night, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group consisting of just 82 (yes, 82)...

Rough 'Skins'

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

The idea of A&E's new inside-TV sitcom "Episodes" is that a hit British series is brought to Hollywood, where it is immediately ruined. And, yes, it happens all the time....

Argentines trot out sultry hit parade

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

There's nothing hellish about "Tango Inferno." The revue that recently slinked into town showcases the upbeat side of this sultry art in an evening that was enjoyable, if a tad...

Swindler you can bank on

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Ibsen's "John Gabriel Borkman" is nowhere near as popu lar as his "Hedda Gabler" and "A Doll's House." Yet crowds are flocking to this obscure 1896 play at BAM. What...

Robots' chat is all tech

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

If the idea of watching two machines chatting to each other sounds exciting, then "Hello Hi There" is the show for you. Nirvana for computer geeks, this bizarre theater piece...

iPad photos: Jan. 17, 2011

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Penny pincher

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Here's our metropolis' real Man of Steel. Stanley "Stanless Steel" Pleskun is a professional strongman from New Jersey who can perform feats that would make an Olympic weightlifter jealous --...

Gov: You bet I'm collecting Indian casino cash

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Forget politics -- Gov. Cuomo has a major battle brewing on a different front. A defiant upstate Indian tribe is refusing to pay the cash-starved state a whopping $200 million...

Shul: We lost 200G to grifter

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

A Brooklyn rabbi lost his life savings -- and even his synagogue -- to a Yonkers man using a telecommunications company as a "front" for a Ponzi scheme, a new...

GOP gut-check

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

WASHINGTON -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie issued a stark challenge to Capitol Hill Republicans yesterday, saying they need "the guts to put up or shut up" in upcoming battles...

Shelly's $hale game

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

ALBANY -- As Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver leads the fight to block a type of natural-gas drilling in New York, his private law firm is in other states trying to...

Andy threatening a gov't shutdown

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Albany's new sheriff is ready to lay down the law. Gov. Cuomo is threaten ing to shut down state government in early April if the Legislature refuses to pass a...

Ireland leader pushes his luck

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

DUBLIN -- Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen will not resign as head of the ruling Fianna Fail party, but will instead offer his colleagues the chance to vote on his...

Royals skip gifts

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

LONDON -- Prince William and Kate Middleton are considering asking guests at their wedding to make donations to charity instead of sending gifts, according to royal aides. Close friends and...

Iran on a hanging spree

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iranian authorities have unleashed an "execution binge" with an average rate of one person hanged every eight hours since the beginning of the year, a...

Chuck leads Dem war cry

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

WASHINGTON -- It's not your imagination -- all the Senate Democrats are sounding a lot more like Sen. Charles Schumer. After last year's brutal election losses, which the White House...

A muni meltdown?

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

The municipal-bond market is in crisis, with prices fall ing and investors running for cover -- and for good reason. Munis -- bonds sold by states, cities, counties and other...

Stop jailbirds' tax scam: Schu

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

WASHINGTON -- Criminals held in federal prisons have ripped off taxpayers to the tune of $123 million in the past five years by filing for phony tax refunds from their...

MTA's tarnished brass

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

The City Council won last Fri day's bout with the MTA brass over the transit agen cy's failures in the Dec. 26 blizzard. But MTA riders won't share the victory...

The absurd Wal of fear

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

It's a rumble in Brooklyn. Word spread rapidly through the borough last week, like rats scampering through a subway car. The place was to be invaded. Were interlopers spreading violence?...

Ph.D. really a 'b.s.' degree

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

It's a college con job! The head of a controversial center run by ex-convicts at Brooklyn's Medgar Evers College obtained a "doctorate" degree from an online "diploma mill," an official...

It's a yellow $treak

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Yellow-cab passengers forked over more cash while trip times decreased in 2010 as compared with 2009, according to the latest data from the Taxi and Limousine Commission. The average fare...

NYPD Daily Blotter

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Manhattan A former tryout for the New York Giants was arrested yesterday for smacking his girlfriend on the West Side, police sources said. Nyan Boateng, of Brooklyn, who attended Big...

Unsung hero emerges amid salute to King

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

As Americans today celebrate the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., a new exhibit at the National Institutes of Health has revealed a little-known landmark in the civil-rights...

West Side's 'fallout' shelter

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

They're circling the not-welcome wagons on one tony Upper West Side block. Residents and politicians yesterday railed against the city's push to convert a seven-story, 95-unit building on West 94th...

'White' Russians' relief

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

MOSCOW -- A centuries-old Russian prison notorious for its primitive conditions will soon offer inmates a new perk -- tanning beds. The ITAR-Tass news agency yesterday cited federal prisons service...

'Hornet' is tops in movie green

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

"The Green Hornet" buzzed into the top spot at the box office over the weekend. The tongue-in-cheek superhero film, starring Seth Rogen as a playboy-turned-crime-fighter earned $34 million during its...

Sticky Wiki in Tunisia

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

As Tunisian authorities struggled to restore order yesterday, arresting the presidential security chief and trying to stop gunfights, the US State Department denied that the uprising was sparked by anger...

Nielsen view of new TV just doesn't rate

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

While more viewers are getting up from the TV set and watching shows on the go, ratings giant Nielsen is stuck on the couch. Video viewing on Apple's iPad and...

LI pet 'tormentor' has 2nd house full of filth

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Another house not fit for a dog. The Long Island woman busted Saturday for animal abuse after investigators found dead dogs in her decrepit Rockville Centre home had a second...

Hoop teens targets of a drive-by

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

It was a drive-by shooter who fired the barrage of bullets outside a Bishop Laughlin HS basketball game in Brooklyn on Friday night, police said yesterday. The shooting came after...

Hush-hush ash dump

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

The sisters of slain Portuguese journalist Carlos Castro were given a wink-and-a-nod OK from the city to dump his ashes down a Times Square subway grate, a source told The...

Needed: A Congress of self-restraint

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Unlike most of the 111 that preceded it, the 112th Congress must begin the process of restoring the national regime and civic culture the Founders bequeathed. This will require reviving...

Crazed dad flips out in street

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

An emotionally distraught man was taken into custody yesterday in Queens after he slammed his young son into a car so hard it dented the hood, authorities said. Witnesses said...

Business briefs

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Starbucks Starbucks Corp. will roll out its biggest drink size yet -- the 31-ounce "Trenta" -- in all of its US coffee shops by May 3, the company said. The...

Round of applause for Glock control

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

As a retired cop, I agree with you on the tepid response of the NYPD to high-powered weapons, ammunition and large ammo clips -- all the tools of killers ("One...

J. Crew dressed up and ready

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

A $3 billion private-equity-led buyout of popular retailer J. Crew Group appears set to go off without a hitch. J. Crew, run by Mickey Drexler, didn't receive any bids during...

An ugly PIX-ture

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Aggressive cost-cutting moves at WPIX-TV -- together with continued allegations of a harsh and unfriendly work environment -- are taking their toll on morale at the Tribune-owned station, The Post...

Cop 'killer' busted in NJ

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

The suspected coldblooded killer of a young New Jersey cop was nabbed yesterday cowering in a Camden apartment -- as the victim's grieving mom and fiancée planned a funeral for...

China leader jabs at dollar

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Two days before a planned visit to the US, Chinese President Hu Jintao came out of his shell and spoke of seeking "common ground" with Washington while questioning the future...

'The Social Network' tops Golden Globes

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Tinseltown's first-of-the-season award extravaganza friended "The Social Network" last night, lavishing four Golden Globes on the story of Facebook -- including best drama and director. "The Social Network" also won...

Black apologizes for birth control quip

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Schools Chancellor Cathie Black apologized yesterday for her off-color quip that birth control could help solve school overcrowding and for comparing her decisions on how to deal with limited resources...

Arizona 'killer' not showing remorse in prison

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Arizona's most notorious new prisoner showing no remorse at all for his heinous actions, sources told The Post. Psycho killer Jared Lee Loughner's eyes look "dead -- he's pure evil,"...

Baby Doc in Haiti return

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier returned to Haiti yesterday nearly 25 years after an uprising against his brutal regime forced him into exile in France. It...

Sargent Shriver in critical condition

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

BETHESDA, Md. — Former Peace Corps director and vice-presidential nominee R. Sargent Shriver was in critical condition Monday morning at a hospital in Maryland, a spokeswoman for the family said....

Christina's last gift of life

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

There's now one very lucky little girl with a new guardian angel -- massacre victim Christina Taylor Green, whose organs the child received in a lifesaving transplant. "This is exactly...

Docs upgrade Gabby's condition

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was upgraded from critical to serious condition yesterday -- and doctors are now hoping to hear her speak her first words since a bullet ripped through her...

Mogul makes princess his Swede-heart

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Forget William and Kate -- New York has its own royal romance. An affair between downtown moneyman Christopher O'Neill and his uptown girl -- the gorgeous Princess Madeleine of Sweden...

Ahnold: Role as Calif. gov cost me $200M

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

It's not easy, or cheap, being the Governator. Former action star Arnold Schwarzenegger says he lost $200 million in potential box-office bucks by serving two terms as California's governor. "In...

Free speech matters

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Americans today officially commemo rate what would have been the 82nd birthday of the nation's most significant civil-rights leader, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The fact that he most...

Best in, worst out

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Gov. Cuomo vows to "reinvent govern ment." Here's where he can start -- by convincing the Legislature to scrap the state-mandated seniority system used to lay off teachers. Cuomo will...

Tease or please

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Exactly how many sex secrets are there? We're not sure, but magazines keep coming up with them, issue after issue. Here's a look at the latest "research." Marie Claire is...

Chill factor

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Most popular songs 1. Grenade, Bruno Mars 2. Firework, Katy Perry 3. The Time (Dirty Bit), Black Eyed Peas 4. We R Who We R, Kesha 5. Tonight, Enrique Iglesias...

Go to Greg

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

One of my employees just resigned and gave me two months’ notice. She’s a pain in the butt, and I’m happy she’s leaving — in fact, I don’t want to...

Flying solo

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

For a growing number of workers, the notion of a full-time job is as dated as the mimeograph. Call it what you want — freelancing, contract work, consulting, even entrepreneurship...

Tomorrow's Parx Racing Entries

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Post Time: 12:25 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1m&70y; $22,000; mdn cl($12,500); 4up; (f&m)PNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1Private Valentine(L),122G Wales 15-12Ms. Banaja(L),118A Marno 15-13Miz Maggie Mae(L),122R Bracho 8-54Sivory(L),122V Molina 5-25Madison Princess(L),118A...

Aqueduct Charts

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Jan. 16, 2011 Clear And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST6f; $23,000; clm; 3YOOff: 12:36. Good. hard drive from 1/4plTime: 23.76, 47.60, 59.99, 1:12.43.Trainer: Rudy RodriguezWinner: CH G, 3, by...

Bill Smith At Yonkers

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Post time: 7:10 p1m.Best Bet: Sandro Hanover (9th)FIRST-mile; pace; $7,000; conditioned1Hez Da Man N(C Manzi)5-3-37-58Funny Guy(T Buter)6-1-46-16SandriHanover(JStratton)6-7-112-12WhiteHotCards(SBouchard)2-9-54-13Malmo Boy(D Dube)6-2-715-14EscapeAttack(JBartlett)3-7-510-15SmokeyLonesomeN(SSmith)1-6-58-17WhythehellnotN(MSignore)10-4-212-1SECOND-mile; trot; $7,000; conditioned5Whosgoinwhosstayin(TBtr)2-5-84-14Keystone Titan(S Smith)6-7-23-13BetterByDesign(JPantlno)2-8-35-11The Big Bam(J Stratton)6-7-36-12Missing Wink(M Signore)5-6-612-16Lil Miss...

Gulfstream

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Post time: 12:55 pm. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-7f; $24,000; mdn cl($35,000); 4up;(f&m) LIMEHEART drops in class for return to dirt. GRACE'S STYLE goes turf to dirt...

Aqueduct Analysis

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Today's analysis.1. 1m; $19,000; cl($10,000); 4upMIZZEN'S WAKE cuts back in distance and drops in class after finishing fourth in first start for new barn. STOPBLUFFING drops in class after finishing second...

Parx Racing Results

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

FIRST-5 1/2f; $27,000; clm; 4up; (f&m)5Lion in the Sun (Vaz) 2.802.102.106Trillian (Arias)2.602.403StrwbrryBlsh (Mntnz)3.40 Off 12:25. Time 1:05.61. Fast. Scr: Super Nova Desert. * Exacta (5-6) $7.60Winner picked by Vic C.SECOND-6f;...

Big Ben rally affirms Steelers' faith

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

PITTSBURGH -- It wasn't long ago when a good number of people in the city of Pittsburgh and even within the Steelers organization wanted to run Ben Roethlisberger out of...

Packers taking Giant steps toward Super Bowl

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

ATLANTA -- They are a team that had to win their final two regular-season games to get into the playoffs as a wild card. A team that won 10 games...

Gulfstream Results

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

FIRST-6f; $19,000; str alw; 4up; (f&m)2Dubai'sCnnctn (Trjllo) 2.402.102.107Motion Miss (Garcia)6.202.803Dobra (Lezcano)2.20 Off 12:55. Time 1:10.58. Fast. Scr: Intense Elvira. * Exacta (2-7) $18.20 * $1 Superfecta (2-7-3-4) $37.90 * $1...

Gallinari returns to Knicks lineup today

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Danilo Gallinari is back, so now the Knicks are just waiting on Eddy Curry. All joking aside, Gallinari said he will return to the lineup today when the Knicks host...

NFL voices drone on

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Man, talk about missing the memo! I apologize, I was completely unaware about that change in rules; I didn't know that networks now mandate that game analysts deliver windy speeches...

Bears, Packers bracing for rubber match

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

CHICAGO -- Maybe the Falcons, Eagles and even the Giants never completely saw Aaron Rodgers and the Packers coming. But Lovie Smith's view from the NFC North was unobscured. "I...

Sports shorts

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

NFL: Cowboys hire Rex's brotherRob Ryan, the twin brother of Jets head coach Rex Ryan, agreed to become the Cowboys' defensive coordinator. Ryan became the Browns' defensive coordinator in 2009,...

Knicks OK playing on MLK Day

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

The Knicks are working on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but that's just fine with them. They feel they can honor Dr. King more properly with a victory than with...

Bears defeat Seahawks to reach NFC Championship

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

CHICAGO -- This town would love to warm up to Jay Cutler, a quarterback without an apparent personality or, until yesterday, a single college or professional postseason appearance. So it...

Devils caught in draft

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Losers so often this season that they could earn their first-ever first-overall draft pick, circumstances have conspired twice to deprive the Devils of that top consolation prize. The Penguins' famous...

Jets use 'D' perfect game plan

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- It was a combination of brain and brawn that brought Tom Brady to his knees last night. The Jets hit him, rattled him, moved him off his...

Rex's Jets prepared for next Pitt stop

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Jets, as LaDainian Tomlinson pointed out, have an idea of what Heinz Field is like. "Obviously playing there, what was it, about a month ago, we're...

Byrd's words galvanize Jets

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- If anyone had any question about the impact the surprise visit and powerful speech from former Jets defensive end Dennis Byrd on Saturday night had on the...

Jets coach steals show to get back to brink of Super Bowl

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

REXBOROUGH -- If the Jets go on and win the Super Bowl 42 years after Joe Namath, maybe it will feel the way it felt on the night Bill Belichick...

Patriots trip -- on & off field

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Beating the Patriots 28-21 on the field wasn't the only revenge the Jets appeared to exact yesterday. The Jets had been fined $100,000 by the NFL last...

Jets' Ellis makes most of 'D' moment

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- They were all thrilled, all ecstatic, all eager to shout at the night, filled with the rush of what they'd accomplished. Inside the locker room were 53...

Jets cornerback leaves quiet Brady eating 'Cro'

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- It doesn't sound as if Antonio Cromartie will be calling Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger an a--hole. "It's going to be a great fight," the Jets cornerback said...

Jets' Scott to beaten Patriots: 'Checkmate'

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Bart Scott unloaded on the Patriots last night, labeling their offense "a soft group," calling them "cocky," mocking Bill Belichick and taking a shot at Wes Welker....

Patriots' Branch says Jets were 'classless' after win

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- After the Jets spent all week talking trash before they trashed the Patriots 28-21 in yesterday's AFC Divisional playoff, Deion Branch ripped his conquerors, saying many of...

Blame for Patriots' fake punt lands on player

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Bill Belichick left it to his players to blame Patrick Chung for the bone-headed fake punt that helped kill the Patriots' season. Belichick sternly refused to discuss...

Brady gets battered by Jets

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England quarterback Tom Brady has been near-unbeatable every postseason, and was nearly unstoppable this season. But the Jets defense stopped him last night, with Brady getting...

Rangers lose to Flyers, 3-2

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

This is what the Rangers are without Marian Gaborik putting the puck in the net: They are a team that hasn't scored as many as three goals in a game...

Jets' Tomlinson enjoys payback time

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Few were as satisfied with yesterday's Jets win as running back LaDainian Tomlinson, who has felt like he's been dished a lifetime of disappointment by the Patriots....

Patriots' Welker benched for foot references

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Bill Belichick wasn't pussyfooting around last week when he banned the Patriots from trash-talking. Belichick apparently was so incensed by Wes Welker's subtle references to Rex Ryan's...

Federer triumphs in style at Australian Open

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Roger Federer was sublime at times in his opening win. Novak Djokovic was businesslike and to the point. Their messages to Rafael Nadal on Monday were no...

Today's Sports on Air

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

Basketball1 p.m.Bulls at GrizzliesESPN1 p.m.Suns at KnicksMSG, ESPN (1050 AM)3:30 p.m.Villanova at ConnecticutESPN4 p.m.Nets at WarriorsYES, WFAN (660 AM)4 p.m.Kings at HawksNBATV5 p.m.Albany at Stony BrookMSG Plus5:30 p.m.Kansas State at...

Carmelo not eager for Nets meeting

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

SAN FRANCISCO -- After numerous reports surfaced that Denver gave the Nets permission to talk with Carmelo Anthony, the Nuggets superstar forward told reporters he wasn't anxious to meet with...

The Post Line

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogSTEELERS 4 3 (38½)JetsPackers 3 3 (43½)BEARSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogUCONN1½VillanovaMISSOURI5Kansas St.PITTSBURGH7SyracuseKansas3BAYLORFRESNO ST.5IdahoMANHATTAN2½NiagaraST. PETER'S2½Loyola, Md.SIENA7CanisiusRIDERPickFairfieldAPPALA.ST.7ElonColl.-Charl.7½CHATTAN.Davidson10UNC GREENS.SAMFORD7½The CitadelUab3½E. CAROLINAJackson St.7PRAIRIE VIEWNorfolk St.9HOWARD U.NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogKNICKS 6½SunsWARRIORS 7 NetsJazz 4 WIZARDSGRIZZLIES 3½BullsSIXERS 5 BobcatsHORNETS...

Flyers will pay for bench taking shots at Rangers' Avery

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

The Flyers were upset with Sean Avery for taking on and knocking down Matt Carle with a right hand to the jaw in a second-period fight that was the first...

Home Team Lineups

January 17, 2011 | 5:00am

TODAYJan. 17TUEJan. 18WEDJan. 19THUJan. 20FRIJan. 21SATJan. 22SUNJan. 23KnicksPhoenix1:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMEHou.8:30MSGESPNNOGAMES.A.8:00MSGESPNOk.C.8:00MSGESPNNOGAMENetsGolden State4:00TV -- YES NetworkRadio WBBR 1130 AMNOGAMEUtah7:00YESWFANNOGAMEDet.7:00YESWFANDal.7:00YESWFANNOGAMERangersNOGAMENOGAMETor.7:00MSG+ESPNCar.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEAtl.7:00MSG+WNYMNOGAMEIslandersDevils1:00TV -- MSGPlus NetworkRadio WRHU 88.7 FMNOGAMENOGAMEWash.7:00MSG+2WRHUBuff.7:30MSG+WRHUNOGAMEBuff.3:00MSG+WRHUDevilsIslanders1:00TV...

Breaking News

January 17, 2011