May 17, 2011
Geithner says Strauss-Kahn currently in 'no position' to run IMF
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said Tuesday that Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, was not in a position to run the agency. "Of course, I can't comment on...
Boogaard family statement
The family of Rangers forward Derek Boogaard issued the following statement Friday through the National Hockey League Players’ Association:“We would like to express our appreciation for the outpouring of love...
B'klyn juror dies of heart attack while hearing testimony
A Brooklyn grand juror died today when he suffered a heart attack while hearing testimony on a case. The unidentified man, 49, had just been empanelled on an extended grand...
Mets will put Wright on DL Wednesday
The Mets have announced they will put third baseman David Wright on the disabled list prior to Wednesday night’s game with a stress fracture in his lower back. The team...
A-Rod's 2 HRs, Posada's 2 hits help Yanks end skid
Alex Rodriguez homered twice, Jorge Posada had two hits and the Yankees stopped a six-game losing streak with a 6-2 victory over the Rays on Tuesday night. With Yankees managing...
Kristin Cavallari leaves MTV costars off her wedding guest list
LOS ANGELES -- Kristin Cavallari, previously of MTV reality shows "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills," revealed Tuesday she is not inviting many of her former costars to her wedding to...
The Who guitarist Pete Townshend to publish memoirs
English rocker Pete Townshend will release his memoirs, promising fans an honest retrospective of his life and career, HarperCollins publishers announced Tuesday. The Who guitarist who said he has a...
Comedian Al Madrigal joins ‘The Daily Show’
Comedian Al Madrigal has joined Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" as a contributor, Deadline.com reported Tuesday. Madrigal will make his debut on Tuesday night's "Daily Show" in...
Snoop Dogg wants an ‘Idol’-style show to find hip-hop stars
LONDON -- Rapper Snoop Dogg wants to produce a talent competition TV show in the vein of "American Idol" and "The X Factor" but aimed at finding new hip-hop stars,...
Kelsey Grammer and ex-wife prepare for custody battle
LOS ANGELES -- Actor Kelsey Grammer on Tuesday filed legal papers seeking sole physical custody of the two children he had with ex-wife Camille Donatacci, TMZ reported. In the papers,...
Actress Lisa Edelstein not returning to ‘House’ for eighth season
LOS ANGELES -- Actress Lisa Edelstein will not be appearing in FOX's medical drama "House" when it returns for its eighth, and possibly final season, The Hollywood Reporter said Tuesday....
Smokers to Bloomy: Butt out of our puffing!
The city will begin enforcing its sweeping prohibition on public puffing on Monday — but smokers say they’d rather fight than switch.Dozens of Marlboro men and women across the borough...
'Tree of Life' glorious, weird, frustrating
Since my last 17 predictions have failed to come true (I hope none of you were wagering on me), I'll go slightly out on a limb again and predict a...
Mets game against Marlins rained out
The Mets' game scheduled for Tuesday night against the Marlins at Citi Field has been postponed by rain. The game will be made up on Monday, July 18 at 7:10...
NFL mediation to resume in June
MINNEAPOLIS -- The NFL and its locked-out players wrapped up another round of court-ordered mediation Tuesday without any signs of a new agreement and the clock ticking on the 2011...
Latin Kings detroned on Smith Street
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownGangster rapSeven thugs in the Latin Kings gang brutally mugged a 22-year-old man on May 12 at the Bergen Street subway station, cops said.The victim told police...
Sewer salvation!
Flush in peace, Southern Brooklyn!This week, the city turned on a brand new $404-million sewage treatment facility that will protect Jamaica Bay and Paerdegat Basin from wastewater overflows — a...
Boxing legend Leonard reveals sexual abuse by former coach
Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard revealed in his upcoming book that he was sexually abused by a former coach, according to a new report. The bombshell is reportedly contained in...
NYPD & TriBeCa residents working on plan to keep horse stable
Friday is eviction day for the horses housed at the NYPD stable at 19 Varick St. — unless their TriBeCa neighbors can convince the city of a better plan, a...
Heat-Bulls beats Yankees-Red Sox in New York ratings: UPDATE
The Yankees can’t win anywhere. On the field Sunday night, the Red Sox finished off a sweep of the Yankees with a 7-5 win at the Stadium. On television, Game...
Broadcasting watchdog group calls on French TV networks to show restraint in IMF chief boss: report
A broadcasting watchdog group called on French TV news networks to use restraint in showing images of IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn in handcuffs, highlighting the country's cautious reaction to the...
Former Jets DT Lyons gets into College Hall of Fame
The latest class of College Football Hall of Famers is loaded on the defensive line. Defensive tackles Marty Lyons of Alabama, Russell Maryland of Miami, Doug English of Texas and...
Posada 7th in Yankees lineup; Soriano placed on DL
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jorge Posada has returned to the Yankees’ lineup and is batting seventh Tuesday against the Rays.Posada was listed as the designated hitter for Tuesday night’s game...
Another 'Bloombox' stolen from snow plow
Another “Bloombox” has been taken from a Sanitation snow plow — the second such theft of the post-snowpacalypse navigation systems in as many months.Cops say that the garbage truck had...
Obama's war on fun and potatoes
President Obama has chosen his cause and the cause is why should anyone have any fun. According to Gene Healy, the president is fighting his war on many fronts including...
Baby survives dumping down the trash chute
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillBaby survives!A woman was arrested for tossing her hours-old baby down a trash shoot inside the Whitman Houses on May 22.The baby survived the eight-story plunge inside...
Model Jessica White delays trial date for cab scuffle
Sean Penn's gorgeous swimsuit model ex, Jessica White, transformed Manhattan Criminal Court into a runway again, today -- turning heads as she strutted on stratospheric silver stilettos to her court...
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Nationals assign Ollie to Double-A: report
Nearly two months after signing Oliver Perez, the Nationals have deemed the troubled lefty ready to face opposing batters. Not major-league batters, but ... according to MASN, the Nationals assigned...
2 dead in wild Staten Island shootout
A pistol-packing madman fatally shot his business partner and wounded the victim's wife before responding cops gunned him down, capping a wild barricade scene in Staten Island this afternoon, authorities...
3UP: Jeter, Posada, Girardi
The Yankees have a toxic brew, right now. They have aging, declining, proud, privileged players vs. a management that does not want the inmates running the asylum. Throw in losing,...
Tejada starts at second base for banged-up Mets
No Ike Davis, no David Wright; so where does that leave the Mets? With a lineup that looks like this against the Marlins at Citi Field, weather permitting:1. Jose Reyes...
Parks Department selects Chef Don Pintabona to operate new Union Square Park restaurant
A chef who led a campaign to prepare 600,000 hot meals for relief workers at Ground Zero a decade ago has been selected by the Parks Department to operate a...
Cindy Crawford loses love for Obama, now a Romney supporter
LAS VEGAS -- Supermodel Cindy Crawford appears to be supporting Mitt Romney for president. Crawford, 45, made an appearance in a fundraising video for the former Massachusetts governor at his...
Trains more vulnerable than planes: Amtrak president
WASHINGTON — Amtrak President Joseph Boardman says he wants to step up security patrols of the passenger rail network and explore new technologies able to provide advance warning of track...
Karina Smirnoff slams 'DWTS' judge for inappropriate comments
LOS ANGELES -- Pro dancer Karina Smirnoff slammed "Dancing with the Stars" judge Bruno Tonioli for his vulgar critique of her dancing during Monday night's performance, Us Weekly reported Tuesday....
VIDEO: Mets still paying Bonilla
Bobby Bonilla will receive $1.2 million annually from the Mets beginning July 1 as part of a deferred contract, despite not having played for them since 1999.$30M LAST LAUGHcsprtContainer();
Retired NYPD detective busted trying to score entry to awards dinner
A retired NYPD detective was busted last night for posing as the director of a city agency in order to score free entry to a $1,100-a-seat awards dinner at a...
DVD Extra: Southwest noir, 'nude' Dietrich, Fonda and Caine go South; 'The Prize' finally bows
With DVD sales showing no sign of recovery three years into The Great Recession, the major studios have largely abandoned releasing deep-catalogue titles on regular pressed DVDs in favor of...
Early morning beating at Kellogg Diner
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–NorthsideEggs and thugsA violent thug attacked and robbed a woman on her way home from Kellogg’s Diner on May 15.The victim told cops that the perp came up behind...
Murder on Ten Eyck Walk
90th PrecinctSouthside–BushwickWalk of deathA 42-year-old man was shot twice and killed on Ten Eyck Walk on May 14.The man was near his home on Humboldt Street at 4:33 am when...
Author Tim Crothers talks about women's soccer, Anson Dorrance and the upcoming WWC
Women's soccer has come a long way since the US won the first World Cup in 1991. Over that time, the US added a second Women's World Cup to its...
JetBlue plane zapped by lightning just before landing at JFK
A JetBlue flight was zapped by lightning this morning just before it landed at JFK Airport, according to officials. The plane, Flight 180 arriving from Phoenix, was filled with the...
Air France crash probe points to pilot error
BLAGNAC, France -- European plane manufacturer Airbus issued the strongest signal yet that pilot mistakes may have led to the 2009 crash of an Air France jet, The Wall Street...
NATO helicopter attacks Pakistani army post
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani troops and a NATO helicopter that crossed into Pakistani territory exchanged fire on Tuesday, wounding two soldiers, local officials said, and Pakistan protested, further...
RBNY's Backe admits mistake, vows weeklong tactical refresher course
After Hans Backe had publicly fretted over Chivas USA being a “very, very tricky game,’’ his Red Bull got upset 3-2 at home, mauled on set pieces. Now he’s acknowledged...
Twins' Hall of Fame slugger Killebrew dies at 74
MINNEAPOLIS -- Harmon Killebrew, the affable, big-swinging Hall of Famer whose tape-measure home runs made him the cornerstone of the Minnesota Twins and perhaps the most popular player in the...
Assaulted and berated on the F train
78th PrecinctPark SlopeProtein shakeA thief cursed out a woman on the F train on May 12 — then threw a “protein container” at her as part of a verbal and...
Queen Elizabeth II makes historic visit to Ireland amid security scares
DUBLIN -- Queen Elizabeth II laid a wreath Tuesday at Ireland's Garden of Remembrance, where those who fought for Irish independence are honored, amid a series of bomb threats, security...
'Rape cops' are 'New York's worst, not finest': prosecution
New York's Finest? Try New York's "worst." Spitfire Manhattan prosecutor Coleen Balbert launched into a four-hour summation this morning in the sensational "rape cops" trial -- calling the two officers...
Mavericks coach preparing to deal with Thunder's stars
In Dirk Nowitzki, who barely touched twine in his obnoxiously-efficient Lakers’ performance, and Kevin Durant, who rolled the Nuggets and Grizzlies in close-outs for 41 and 39 points, this Spaghetti...
Elaine's to close its doors at the end of the month
New York is losing one of its most-cherished landmarks. Nearly six months after the death of feisty restaurateur Elaine Kaufman, her eponymously named Upper East Side restaurant will close its...
Al Qaeda has interim leader pending succession of al-Zawahri, expert says
LONDON -- A leading specialist on al Qaeda said on Tuesday an Egyptian veteran militant was acting as an interim operational leader pending the expected appointment of deputy chief Ayman...
No Preakness for Nehro
BALTIMORE -- Owner Ahmed Zayat on Tuesday morning said Kentucky Derby runner-up Nehro will not race in Saturday's Preakness Stakes."It's a very hard decision, but I want to err on...
NY pilots in Brazil air crash have sentences commuted
BRASILIA -- A Brazilian court has convicted two American pilots for their role in a 2006 midair crash with a Brazilian airliner that killed 154 people, but commuted their jail...
Star-studded Oprah Winfrey taping set in Chicago
CHICAGO — Thousands of Oprah Winfrey fans are expected to pack Chicago's United Center on Tuesday for a star-studded double-taping of her talk show as it approaches its finale. The...
Rep. Paul Ryan says he will not run for Senate
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Tuesday that he will not run for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.). "I believe continuing to serve...
Accident kills NYC highway worker
Officials say a New York City highway worker was killed in an accident that involved a Department of Transportation vehicle. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced the...
'The Situation' to sue dad over foul-mouthed rants
"Jersey Shore" star Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino is suing his father over a series of foul-mouthed internet videos in which Frank Sorrentino criticizes his estranged son. The Situation's lawyers have...
Hotel maid reveals to brother that IMF chief did 'something bad to me': report
The hotel maid allegedly raped by IMF bigshot Dominique Strauss-Kahn told her brother right after the attack that a man had done "something really bad to me," according to a...
Explosion sets SI house on fire
An unexplained explosion sparked a fire at a Staten Island home, officials said. The fire started at 2:41 a.m. on the second floor of the two-story house on Richmond Terrace...
Saks 1Q profit jumps to $28.4M as luxury market rebound
High-end retailer Saks said Tuesday its fiscal first-quarter profit rose to $28.4 million, or 16 cents a share, from $18.8 million, or 11 cents, a year earlier. For the quarter...
LinkedIn boosts IPO price by $10 a share
LinkedIn on Tuesday upped the expected price of its planned initial public offering (IPO) to a range of $42 to $45 a share, from its earlier level of $32 to...
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's pregnancy confirmed by French President's father, her mother
PARIS -- France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is pregnant, her father-in-law said Tuesday in an interview with a German newspaper. Pal Sarkozy, 82, responded to mounting speculation that the 43-year-old...
Synagogue terror plotters' lawyers will question validity of case
A lawyer for an American citizen charged with participating in a plot to blow up synagogues in New York City says he plans to question the strength of the case....
SEALs knew bin Laden raid was one-shot deal
WASHINGTON — Those who planned the secret mission to get Osama bin Laden in Pakistan knew it was a one-shot deal, and it nearly went terribly wrong. The U.S. deliberately...
Alligator rescued from NY roadside
EAST YAPHANK, N.Y. — A 2 ½ -foot-long alligator found on the shoulder of the Long Island Expressway has been safely removed by police. Suffolk County police say a motorist...
Flood evacuees move into enclave built for Katrina
SIMMESPORT, La. — A farming community built for evacuees of Hurricane Katrina has become a haven for families driven from their homes by river flooding that has hit states from...
Truck hit by LIRR train, driver killed
DEER PARK, N.Y. — Authorities say a bakery truck driver has died after he drove around Long Island crossing gates and was hit by a fast-moving express train. One person...
NYPD cop kills himself in Murray Hill
A police officer shot and killed himself early today outside a Manhattan apartment building, authorities said. Philip Chlanda, 29, who is assigned to Tribeca's 1st Precinct, was so distraught that...
Mubarak wife to be released after handing over assets
CAIRO -- The wife of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, Suzanne, will be released "shortly" after handing over her assets to the state, a judicial source said today. "The case...
Help Iraq, hurt Iran
Current high gas prices are bad for us and great for Iran. Sanctions mean that Iran can't export all the oil it wants so higher prices mean the mullahs make...
Dublin bus bomb found ahead of Queen's visit
DUBLIN — Police and Army officials say a bomb found on a bus has been made safe today, hours before Queen Elizabeth II was due to arrive in Dublin. The...
Shriver 'heartbroken' as Schwarzenegger reveals he fathered child with staffer
LOS ANGELES — Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger acknowledged that he fathered a child with a member of his household staff, a shocking revelation that prompted his heartbroken wife Maria...
Doctor says Mets star ‘at risk’ for recurring pain
Jeff Goldstein, director of Spine Service at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, said he expects David Wright’s stress fracture to only keep him out of action for two weeks, but...
Posada wanted off Yankees; team, Jeter spin latest controversy
For a second straight day yesterday, the Yankees went into full damage control to defuse simmering controversies involving first Jorge Posada and then Derek Jeter. But even within the Yankees’...
Mets should deal Reyes — before Curse hits him, too
These Mets will never get over the hump. They keep pushing that boulder up the mountain, then invariably slip and fall, and the weight of the baseball world rolls right...
Mets' Wright sidelined with stress fracture in back
The Mets crossed their fingers this season that veterans like Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran would stay healthy. They weren’t too worried about David Wright. Evidently, no one is safe....
Yankees' Burnett can’t avoid inevitable implosion
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — This is how these things happen when the road has gone muddy and the cards have grown cold. Winning teams on hot streaks are almost charmed...
Yankees' damage control gives way to 6th straight loss
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — On a day the Yankees wouldn’t let the odor of Posada Gate drift into the Gulf of Mexico they continued to stink on the field. Hal...
Toxic Gowanus Canal welcomes newest resident – a muskrat
Meet the Gowanus Canal’s newest resident ... or mascot?A muskrat has made a home along the toxic Brooklyn waterway’s banks by First and Bond streets, a few feet away from...
CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens softball semifinals preview
NYPost.com CHSAA softball writer Joseph Staszewski breaks down Tuesday’s Brooklyn/Queens semifinals. SCHEDULE Tuesday 3:45 p.m. – No. 4 Bishop Kearney @ No. 1 Archbishop Molloy 3:45 p.m. – No. 3...
PSAL baseball roundup: Curatolo blanks New Dorp as Curtis remains hot
Joseph Curatolo fanned seven and allowed just three hits to lead Curtis to a 1-0 victory over New Dorp in Staten Island A action Monday afternoon. The senior right-hander improved...
PSAL boys volleyball semifinals preview
NYPost.com volleyball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the PSAL boys volleyball semifinals, set for Tuesday night at Hunter College in Manhattan. SCHEDULE 5 p.m. – No. 1 Bryant vs....
Perfection eludes Ivy champion Riverdale
Riverdale literally didn’t let the hope of a perfect season go until the final horn. The Falcons rallied from an early three-goal deficit, forced overtime after a two-goal lead slipped...
Play grounds
Even if you’re not usually moved by Shakespeare, you will be this summer — literally. From July 6 to 24, the New York Classical Theatre will shuttle theatergoers between England...
Pop picks!
Indie It band the Decemberists, from Oregon, can’t wait to strut their stuff in New York — on June 14 at the Prospect Park Bandshell, as part of the annual...
Wallet snatched at Fairway
76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red HookNot so fairSomeone stole a man’s wallet from the counter at Fairway on May 8.The 31-year-old victim said he was about to pay for his groceries...
Finally, Fort Greene can go postal
Finally, Fort Greene can go postal again.The Pratt Station post office on Myrtle Avenue reopened this week after a 14-month shutdown for repairs that were supposed to take only two...
NYPost.com Poll: Who is the best senior baseball prospect in NYC?
New York City is known for basketball and football has made recent inroads. But that doesn't mean baseball should be forgotten. In fact, in recent years, the area has produced...
Shame of Strauss-Kahn goes beyond sex
Sex and money -- the two are inseparable. But if the sex is not consensual and the money isn't in a billfold but instead could represent the salvation of the...
Busted PlayBook
BlackBerry smartphone maker Research In Motion has recalled about 1,000 of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computers due to defective operating software that can make it impossible for users to set...
Smith is Harper's publisher
Carol Smith, the former publisher of Elle, has landed at Hearst fashion title Harper's Bazaar after a brief stint at Condé Nast's Bon Appétit. She will replace Valerie Salembier as...
MasterCard for Buffett
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reported in a filing that it held 216,000 shares of MasterCard Inc., the second-biggest payments network, on March 31, as the billionaire handed responsibility for some...
Shill stoppers
The Peacock Network is strutting away from advertiser-friendly product placement in favor of higher-quality scripted shows in hopes of attracting top-shelf creative talent, sources tell The Post. NBC's new entertainment...
Business briefs
FreshDirect FreshDirect named Jason Ackerman, a founder and CFO of the online retailer, as CEO.Goffer trial Opening remarks in the insider trading case focusing on three hed gies could start...
Rothmans up a size & a block
Rothmans menswear, headquartered on Union Square for 25 years, is going up a size. The famed store will leave its home at 200 Park Ave. S. and 17th Street later...
Yang's lips sealed
Six days after Yahoo! reported that part of its prized Alibaba investment may have been sold at a bargain price and behind its back, co-founder Jerry Yang remained mum on...
JCPenney hones cost-cutting ax
JCPenney CEO Mike Ullman is finally swinging the ax. Under pressure from hedge-fund tycoon Bill Ackman and real-estate mogul Steve Roth, the department-store honcho has been closing stores, trimming inventory,...
Clueless Greifeld ends hot pursuit of NYSE
Nasdaq CEO Bob Greifeld's next takeover bid had better be friendly. The Justice Department swiftly rejected his hostile offer for the NYSE Euronext despite his repeated assurances to shareholders that...
Netflix strikes Miramax deal
Netflix, expanding its library of films for its streaming service, entered a multiyear agreement with Miramax Films that gives Netflix members in the US instant access to watch the studio's...
Gas prices dropping
Us gasoline prices fell for the first time in eight weeks, the Energy Department said yesterday, in what could be a turning point for American consumers. Regular unleaded gas declined...
Naftali checks out amid Plaza Hotel tension
Miki Naftali -- the real-estate mogul who has courted controversy in a seven-year tenure overseeing the Plaza Hotel -- is checking out, The Post has learned. The hard-knuckled landlord --...
Madoff wine on the block
Investors who lost money in the Madoff Ponzi scheme will soon be able to drown their sorrow in Bernie's booze. An online auction of his wine and spirits will be...
Ma's baby shame
The Queens woman who dumped her baby in a garbage bin after giving birth in a bathroom at Elmhurst Hospital said she did it because she was "afraid that her...
Action! Poll bares private porn stars
When it comes to nudity and sex, a shocking number of Americans want to do it on camera! A quarter of US adults claim they've been photographed nude, and 11...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A graffiti vandal was struck and killed yesterday inside a subway tunnel in Sunset Park. The 20-year-old man was struck by a Manhattan-bound D train near the 59th Street...
State crowns King of schools
The state Board of Regents yesterday appointed John King Jr., who has served as deputy commissioner since September 2009, as the new state education commissioner. The move makes King (pictured)...
'Home-rob big' slay rap
The alleged chief of a home-invasion ring was indicted yesterday for the killing of an Ozone Park man by two of his reputed goons, prosecutors said yesterday. Francis LaCorte, 29,...
Subway's trained lens
A picture is worth a thousand words, and great shots of a roach-infested subway train could snag straphangers free 30-day unlimited-ride MetroCards. Transit activists are sponsoring a contest where riders...
'Sole' food on 5 train (video)
That's some spit-shine! A stomach-turning video of a subway rider slathering his sandal with his tongue surfaced on the Web yesterday. The polishing act one-ups most legendary stories of straphangers...
Game on! Mike unveils city's digital plan
Mayor Bloomberg wants to start playing games with New Yorkers. As part of a plan to increase interaction with residents, city officials announced partnerships yesterday with Facebook, Twitter and other...
Uncle Sam hit$ ceiling
WASHINGTON -- The federal government yesterday discovered what American families have known for years: what it's like struggling to pay the bills. The United States slammed into its $14.3 trillion...
Council demands Mike's fire-ax list
Sparks flew over Mayor Bloomberg's proposal to shutter 20 fire companies yesterday, with the City Council demanding to know which ones are on the chopping block before they vote on...
GOPers duck over Skelos income issue
ALBANY -- Spineless Senate Republicans from around the state scrambled for cover yesterday -- like rats caught in a floodlight -- after they were asked to say whether Majority Leader...
PTA 'filcher' fertile 'deal'
The former PTA treasurer of a sought-after Brooklyn public school could get a jail-free plea deal on charges she looted the organization's funds to finance fertility treatments. Providence Hogan, 44,...
Space mate will gab with Gabby
He may be in orbit, but Endeavour commander Mark Kelly will just be a phone call away from his wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, as she continues to recover from head...
Patching it up with Pak
The United States will give Pakistan a heads-up before any future attacks to take out "high-value targets" -- such as the raid that killed Osama bin Laden two weeks ago...
Gov's $93B retirement plan
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo vowed to defuse the state's pension time bomb yesterday as administration officials for the first time detailed sweeping plans to save billions on government retirements by...
'Rape cops' victim out for $57M: defense
The alleged victim of the so-called "rape cops" had 57 million reasons to embellish her story, a lawyer for one of the accused officers said yesterday. In his closing statement,...
Puttin' on the Pitts at Cannes
If Brad Pitt's new flick has legs like Angelina Jolie, it'll set box-office records. The superstar pair lit up Cannes yesterday, where the movie, "The Tree of Life," made its...
IMF boss pounced on me, too
A French writer who claims that Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her during an interview in 2002 plans to finally file a criminal complaint with French police, her lawyer said...
Strauss-Kahn arrest pours fuel on Europe's fiscal fire
WASHINGTON -- The arrest of International Monetary Fund boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn came just as the highly regarded guru of international finance was engineering a global effort to prevent a fiscal...
Jet hopes to catch break
Jets receiver Braylon Edwards is hoping to do an end run around a criminal trial. Edwards, 28, is hopeful he can strike a deal with prosecutors and avoid standing trial...
2 murders eyed for tie to LI serial slays
Long Island cops are investigating at least two more murders of prostitutes -- including a mother of three found dismembered in a suitcase -- to see whether they are connected...
Malpractice-suit 'Rx'
The scalpels are out! Trial lawyers are pushing legislation that would bar hospitals and other health-care providers from interviewing doctors privately who've treated patients alleging medical malpractice. The bill protects...
Reformers 'score' win in teach evaluations
Amid significant opposition, the state Board of Regents approved New York's first teacher-evaluation system that will incorporate student growth on test scores as part of a teacher's rating. At the...
GOP shocker for city electric rates
ALBANY -- Last-minute legislation to head off a threatened 12-percent rate hike for New York City electricity customers was in danger last night as Senate Republicans unexpectedly passed a different...
'Gorgeous' guilty, could be executed
Flamboyant Bonanno crime boss Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano could become the first head of a La Cosa Nostra crime family to get the death penalty, after being convicted yesterday of...
The Donald: I'm fired!
Donald Trump is sticking with reality TV and will not run for president. Forced to choose between continuing his campaign for the White House or his reign on "Celebrity Apprentice,"...
Strauss-Kahn wife famous in her own write
The New York-born wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn is no stranger to political scandal -- having covered plenty as one of France's highest-profile journalists. Anne Sinclair, 62, has been a fixture...
'Con man' was a real card
A Bronx man setting up a new life in Manhattan with an apartment, dental work and NYU courses got a quick education in criminal justice -- when he was busted...
Man admits Essex slay
The housekeeping manager at the Essex House coldly admitted yesterday that he drunkenly strangled and tried to rape a resident of the luxury hotel and condo two years ago. Derrick...
French blast 'brutal' system
Some outraged French leaders yesterday griped that the US criminal-justice system has been too hard on Socialist sacred cow -- and accused would-be rapist -- Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Former French Justice...
IMF chief claims consent in hotel 'attack'
France's leading presidential candidate may have pounced on a Manhattan hotel maid -- but she wanted it, his lawyer asserted in court yesterday, hinting at what could be an explosive...
Get home to Egypt!
Want to meet Egyptian pro-democracy activists? Come to New York? In recent weeks, Egyptian actor and film maker Khaled Abol Naga came to Columbia University to dicsuss his days in...
Osama bin lewd-en: porn-again islamist
The Post's front-page headline, "Osama bin Wankin', " (May 14) beats the Daily News' "Osama Porn Laden" hands down, so to speak. It is a much more clever and humorous...
Obama's debt-limit truth-twisting
The battle over raising the federal debt limit is pretty confusing to most Americans -- and it doesn't help matters that the Obama administration is twisting the facts in a...
NLRB: just plane nonsense
In "Labor's Helping Fist," (PostOpinion, May 13) Rich Lowry presents a good case as to how Boeing has been "Atlas Shrugged." The National Labor Relations Board claims that Boeing has...
Another day, another newtroversy
Newt Gingrich hadn't been in the Republican presidential race a week be fore embroiling himself in his first damaging, inadvertent controversy. On "Meet the Press," the former House speaker excoriated...
Fund for nation-rape
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, is in the news. He is entitled to the presumption of innocence -- but the rape charges against him symbolize...
US out of IMF!
The arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, director of the International Monetary Fund, on sexual-assault charges in New York has sent political shock waves throughout both France -- where he was the...
Andrew's answer
Runaway pension costs, as most folks know, are busting budgets -- and fueling tax hikes -- across New York. So news yesterday that Gov. Cuomo will soon push a plan...
Epic effort at glory on 'Rome'
Album of the week DANGER MOUSE & DANIELE LUPPI "Rome" 3 STARS Like its namesake city, "Rome" wasn't built in a day. But five years in the making, the result...
Hyperactive 'Radio' waives calm and coherence
Ever wondered what a pothead version of Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" would be like? Wonder no more: "Radio Play" is here. The show is the brainchild of Tommy...
Melodramatic script goes over the top
"Tearing Down the Walls" is the latest work from Daniel Beaty, who has enjoyed considerable success with such solo plays as "Emergence-See!" and "Through the Night." But this musical about...
Slightly 'Tree'-wildering
Terrence Malick's long-awaited, top-secret "The Tree of Life" -- featuring dinosaurs and Brad Pitt as a 1950s dad -- was finally unveiled on both sides of the Atlantic yesterday. Not...
All about me!
Do you believe you’re special? Do you fantasize about being powerful, successful and attractive? Do you want and expect constant praise and admiration? Yeah, so? Doesn’t just about every person...
Look who's talking
It's commencement season again, that time when illustrious speakers take to the podiums to tell uplifting stories and assure grads that, despite the tent cities forming across America, they are...
Hondo runs with 'dogs
First of all, Hondo would like to thank The Post for raising his debt ceiling, which will enable him to continue making his fine daily selections for months to come....
Affrunti's Delaware Grade
Post Time: 12:25 pm. FIRST-1m&70y; $40,000; mdn spcl wt; 3yup; (f&m) 3-Spoof 7-2 5-Antnthnbtk 2-1 1-Love and Pride 9-5 4-PalmettoLn 4-1 2-Phyllis 6-1 SECOND-6f; $16,000; cl($7,500); 3up 1-Alin'sLd 3-1 2-Ghost...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 1m(T); $46,000; cl($50,000); 3YO PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Gold Raptor(L),118 CVelasquez 5-4-1 Rice...
Parx Racing Charts
May. 16, 2011 Rain And Muddy. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -6f; $23,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. Good. rail trip, edged clear. Trainer: John ServisTime: 22.64, 45.75, 57.94, 1:10.85.Winner: CH...
Preakness up for grabs if Derby winner falters
BALTIMORE -- The Triple Crown road show pulls into Pimlico this week for the Preak ness, an event that threatens to drive America's horseplayers over the cliff. Never have they...
Delaware Results
FIRST-1 1/16m; $17,000; mdn clm; 3up6Biscuit Boy (SantanaJr) 14.804.603.801Dark Invader (Cintron)3.002.807Maddy's Ravens (Crbllo)3.60 Scr: Class Moon. * $1 Exacta (6-1) $20.60 * $0.1 Superfecta (6-1-7-4) $9.53 * $1 Trifecta (6-1-7)...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 7f; $26,000; cl($15,000); 3upFALSE DILEMMA finished fourth this level going shorter in first start off the claim. TWO BRASH showed some closing ability in allowance. BYGOLLY drops in class...
Preakness decision on Nehro due today
BALTIMORE -- A decision will be made today on whether Kentucky Derby runner-up Nehro runs back in Saturday's Preakness. Owner Ahmed Zayat and trainer Steve Asmussen watched Nehro breeze a...
Pace invaders on prowl at Preakness
BALTIMORE -- One of Animal Kingdom's more remarkable accomplishments in winning the Kentucky Derby was that he overcame the slowest Derby pace since Harry Truman was president. "I'm a little...
Bruins look to Bergeron
BOSTON -- There's a procedure in the NHL for a player coming back from a concussion: The doctors put it off as long as necessary, and the coaches keep it...
Sports shorts
NBA: Draft lottery tonight The Timberwolves, perennial lottery losers, have the best odds of finally claiming that elusive No. 1 tonight, as the NBA holds its draft lottery tonight in...
Dramatic life turns follow Nowitzki-for-Traylor trade
How perfectly surreal! On the same day a glowing article appeared on Dirk Nowitzki in the Dallas Morning News, there was an AP story alongside on Robert "Tractor" Traylor's overturned...
NFL lockout continues after ruling
The NFL owners got off the mat in a huge way last night. Pro football's labor war took a stunning swing in their direction when a federal appeals court let...
Tiger 'hopeful' he can play in U.S. Open
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Tiger Woods says he didn't do any more damage to his left leg at The Players Championship and expects to play the U.S. Open next...
Mavericks ready for Thunder
DALLAS -- Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan have been through so many playoff series, they would be good sources to discuss the prevailing themes in the Western Conference finals, like...
Hofstra guard Jenkins on Knicks' radar
One thing more improbable than Hofstra point guard Charles Jenkins throwing out the first pitch at Citi Field 20 minutes from his Queens home would be the Springfield Gardens product...
DaSilva heads seminar
Post lead handicapper John DaSilva will predict the puzzle of the Preakness at Gallagher's Steak House at the annual Preakness Handicapping Seminar and Power Lunch today at noon. DaSilva will...
The Post Line
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Mets fall to Marlins in 11 innings
With no David Wright and no Ike Davis, Mets manager Terry Collins knew he might have to employ some unorthodox methods to win last night. That's part of what led...
Ike stays on course for Mets return
With the way the Mets' luck has been going, the fact Ike Davis expects to come off the disabled list on May 26 can be considered a victory. "The biggest...
Nothing makes sense with Yankees in friendlier version of Bronx Zoo
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Things made a lot more sense in the old days, let's be honest. When the Bronx Zoo was open for business, when the invective was flying...
Yankees send Soriano for more tests on elbow
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Rafael Soriano talked to Felix Lopez yesterday and believed the Yankees' executive VP told him to be cautious about his balky right elbow. "I talk to...
Suns gay executive says to learn from Kobe's slur
Suns president Rick Welts, who this weekend made it public he is gay, told The Post that Kobe Bryant's homophobic rant at a referee last month was a "constructive" event....
Home Team Lineups
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Twenty network shows get the ax
Welcome to TV's "Every thing Must Go!" fire sale. ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC cleaned house over the weekend, canceling more than 20 shows in preparation for their new fall...
'Wife' fight
The explosive bust-up in last night's "Real Housewives of New Jersey" season premiere was a long time coming, says the newest cast member, Melissa Gorga. The brawl, in the midst...
'Most Wanted' canned
FOX has canceled "America's Most Wanted" -- ending its 23-year run as a weekly series. It's actually the second cancellation for the veteran crime-busting show, hosted by John Walsh. Fox...
9/11 ad fireman goes on reality TV
The Brooklyn firefighter who appeared in a controversial lawyers' ad courting victims of 9/11 is competing on a major, new reality series this summer. Robert Keiley -- an aspiring actor/model...
Starr report
Fox announced yesterday that it's reviving the '60s-era cartoon "The Flintstones," with Seth MacFarlane ("Family Guy," "American Dad," "The Cleveland Show") handling executive-producer duties. The series, which will go into...
Weird but true
If you've been searching for a reason to visit Logan, Ohio, you're finally in luck. It's the new home of the Pencil Sharpener Museum, which displays hundreds of the devices,...
Perfetto trial to get underway today
The trial of the century is on!Opening arguments are expected today in the bizarre case against former Bay Ridge Democratic District Leader Ralph Perfetto, the scrappy 75-year-old boxer-turned-private eye accused...
Poly's Dahldorf beats buzzer, Riverdale in wild 2OT win
Jessica Dahldorf wasn’t trying to beat the clock, but she was trying to use it to her advantage. The Poly Prep junior had her eye on the scoreboard as the...
Playoff run puts SFP boys volleyball on map
The booming chant of “SFP! SFP!” echoed from the crowd as the two teams lined up for the postmatch handshake. St. Francis Prep coach Kevin Colucci couldn’t help but smile,...
PSAL Class A softball playoff preview
NYPost.com PSAL softball beat writer Marc Raimondi takes an in-depth look at the Class A playoffs, which begin Tuesday with the second round. SCHEDULE Tuesday, May 17 3:30 p.m. –...
Legendary George Washington baseball coach still waiting to return
The waiting continued for Steve Mandl and George Washington’s baseball team. Mandl, the legendary coach who has won more than 900 games, 26 division titles and two city crowns in...
Red Hookers upset at 'takeover' of popular field
Red Hook Park is the site of a genuine turf war.Coaches are battling a Manhattan-based private school over its plan to create a state-of-the art, synthetic field — and then...
New PS 29 Mom-strocity! Thieving PTA treasurer may face no jail — and parents are angry
The former PTA treasurer accused of swiping nearly $100,000 from a Cobble Hill public school won’t face any jail time if she returns every dollar — and parents at the...
Mom sues school to stop the bullying
This ain’t cyber-bullying, it’s the real thing.An exasperated mother has pulled her son from his Bergen Beach school after the boy suffered a pummeling in April that she says school...
Man charged over Texas chainsaw murder after headless body found
00:22 GMT By NewsCore HOUSTON -- A man was charged Monday after his best friend's headless body was found in a northeast Houston backyard near to a chainsaw and a...
Bill would offer anti-bullying classes
Schools will be asked to teach lessons that discourage bullying if a Southern Brooklyn lawmaker’s bill passes.Councilman Lew Fidler (D–Canarsie) introduced legislation in October calling for a city agency, the...
Pier pressure
The National Parks Service wants to use food stands and a farmer’s market to feed hungry park-goers at the Canarsie Pier because it can’t find anyone to rent a dilapidated...