May 19, 2011
Katie Couric signs off at CBS
Katie Couric ended her run as anchor of the CBS "Evening News" Thursday night, five years after she became the first woman anchor of a nightly network news program. "It's...
Federal regulators kill electricity rate hike
Charges reversed! Federal regulators today overturned an order that would have zapped New York City residential electric bills by 10 percent to 12 percent. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission acted...
Cycling teammate says Lance used performance-enhancers
A former teammate of Lance Armstrong has told “60 Minutes” that he used performance-enhancing drugs with the seven-time Tour de France winner to cheat in cycling races, including the tour....
Auburn, LSU to visit New Jersey in SEC/Big East Challenge
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The expanded Big East/SEC Challenge will be held Dec. 1-3, with the venues split evenly between the leagues. The matchups include St. John’s at Kentucky, Georgetown at...
Yankees rout Orioles 13-2 for 2-game sweep
BALTIMORE — CC Sabathia scattered seven hits over eight shutout innings, Nick Swisher drove in four runs and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 13-2 Thursday night for...
Yankees' Dickerson 'extremely fortunate' after beaning
BALTIMORE -- Yankees outfielder Chris Dickerson considers himself very lucky that the concussion he suffered Wednesday night when hit in the head by Orioles reliever Mike Gonzalez’s 93-mph fastball didn’t...
DVD alert: Romance in Vietnam
"The Scent of Green Papaya'' (1993) -- newly released on DVD by Lorber Films -- is a beautiful love story from, of all places, Vietnam. Directed by Tran Anh Hung...
New coach likes look of Liberty
Three practices into training camp, Liberty coach John Whisenant already likes what he’s seen from his new team. Enough for him to talk about winning the WNBA championship on Thursday....
Arnold Schwarzenegger puts his Hollywood return on hold
LOS ANGELES -- Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is delaying his return to Hollywood after admitting he fathered a love child with a former employee, The Sacramento Bee reported Thursday....
Posada playing first base Thursday night for Yankees
BALTIMORE -- Jorge Posada was back in the field Thursday night, just not exactly where you might expect.Joe Girardi has the unhappy veteran starting at first base against the Orioles,...
Third defendant gets more than 200 years in Newark schoolyard murders
NEWARK, N.J. — The third of six defendants in a Newark, N.J., schoolyard triple murder has been sentenced to more than 200 years in prison. Alexander Alfaro was 16 at...
UConn player arrested for drugs apologizes
VERNON, Conn. -- Former Connecticut forward Jamal Coombs-McDaniel says his recent arrest on drug charges had nothing to do with his decision to transfer from the national champions. “The whole...
Roddick pulls out of French Open
PARIS -- Andy Roddick and former champion Juan Carlos Ferrero have pulled out of the French Open after failing to recover from right shoulder injuries. Roddick pulled out of the...
Creamer cruises in first round of LPGA's match play tournament
GLADSTONE — Some find the silver lining: LPGA star Paula Creamer says she roots for rain. "I am definitely a mudder," the 24-year-old said Wednesday, before opening the Sybase Match...
NY socialite Dina Wein Reis pleads guilty to fraud charges
INDIANAPOLIS — A New York socialite pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge that she duped corporations out of millions of dollars. Dina Wein Reis, 47, softly answered, “Guilty,” when...
It's outdoor drinking season — here's our guide
With tank top and flip flop season upon us that can only mean one thing — it’s time to enjoy the outdoors as much as possible. And if drinking craft...
NYC tenants president stole $97,000: officials
Authorities say a former tenants association president stole about $97,000 from her building’s bank account and spent it on shopping trips and a Florida resort stay. Renee Hernandez of Manhattan...
NYC tourism campaign focuses on post-9/11 Lower Manhattan resurgence
New York City is launching a global campaign to celebrate the revival of Lower Manhattan since the 2001 World Trade Center attack. Mayor Michael Bloomberg says that’s an important part...
The rock jock! Bklyn professor discovers a whole new mineral
Brooklyn’s latest rock star isn’t a musician with a microphone — he’s a scientist with a microscope!Kingsborough Community College professor Harold Connolly has discovered a new mineral called krotite that...
Giants' Mara lays out NFL owners' case in essay
In an essay entitled “Time To Get Back To Football,’’ Giants co-owner John Mara on Thursday shared his thoughts on the state of the NFL with the lockout moving forward...
Obama pick for bench blocked by GOP
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has been handed his first Senate defeat of a judicial nominee. Republicans mustered enough votes to continue their filibuster against University of California law professor...
ESPN Radio’s Max announces he’s gay on air
After years of reading news at WCBS 880 AM, Jared Max made at some at ESPN Radio this morning. Two weeks into his new gig as early-morning host at 1050...
The duties and responsibilities of artistic directors
As more comes to light in the sad downfall of Seattle's Intiman Theater, it's time to have a good, hard look at the duties and responsibilities of an institution's staff.To recap briefly:...
Judge grants former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn $1M cash bail
Accused rapist Dominique Strauss-Kahn was granted $1 million cash bail by a Manhattan judge this afternoon after prosecutors announced he had been indicted for trying to rape a hotel maid....
Henry on Pires: He talks too much
Thierry Henry made it crystal clear that the story out of England about him speaking to former France and Arsenal teammate Robert Pires about joining the Red Bulls is pure...
Ex-cop pleads guilty to downloading child porn
A retired NYPD officer plead guilty today for downloading kiddie porn movies that exploited children as young as three-years-old. Matthew Fanning, 46 made his plea before Queens Supreme Court Justice...
Giffords' doctors say 'gorgeous Gabby' is recovering well from skull surgery
HOUSTON -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) is happy but sore after undergoing skull surgery, her doctors said Thursday. The congresswoman underwent a three-and-a-half hour operation Wednesday at the Memorial Hermann...
FBI investigates Unabomber in '82 Tylenol deaths
CHICAGO — The FBI has requested a DNA sample from "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski as part of its investigation into the 1982 deaths of seven Chicago-area people who took cyanide-laced Tylenol...
Potential Knicks pick Selby gets advice from Anthony
CHICAGO -- Kansas point guard Josh Selby got an encouraging text message from fellow Baltimore high school star Carmelo Anthony on Wednesday night before Selby interviewed with Knicks brass at...
Lars and the real world
I've never been much of a fan of professional provocateur Lars von Trier, whose "outrageous'' films I have generally found to be tedious in the extreme. But this darling of the...
No bail for alleged terrorists
Two Whitestone men from North Africa made their second appearances in Manhattan criminal court Tuesday after being ordered held without bail last Thursday on terrorism charges.The charges came in connection...
Whitestone pizzeria goes the extra mile
Restaurant and Pizzeria in Whitestone last week to order a few pies, just like dozens of other pizza lovers.But Boe and his family are no local foodies looking for a...
Man arraigned on SE Qns. sex charges
A Brooklyn man was arrested and arraigned last week for allegedly attacking and sexually abusing three Queens women over a span of six weeks, the Queens district attorney said.Charles Warren,...
Obama tells Israel: Go back to 1967 borders
WASHINGTON — President Obama, delivering a major speech on the Middle East and North Africa, Thursday called for the borders of Israel and any future Palestinian state to be based...
Joe Franco's restaurant rezone approved by city
A restaurateur’s plan to overhaul the White House restaurant in Whitestone is one step closer to becoming reality after securing the approval of the city Planning Commission.The commission, which did...
Two charged in Ozone murder of pizza man's son
A reputed mob associate was one of two men indicted Monday in the 2009 murder of the son of an Ozone Park pizzeria owner who was coming to his father’s...
Mets clubhouse manager took $2.3M in team artifacts: DA
The former clubhouse manager for the New York Mets was charged in Queens Criminal Court last week with stealing nearly $2.3 million worth of Mets memorabilia, including autographed jerseys, bats...
Council pushes feds to back St. Albans VA
The City Council is backing the calls of veterans and southeast Queens leaders for the federal government to reconsider its plans for the St. Albans Veterans Center.The full Council unanimously...
Tribe mulling plans for Aqueduct racino rival
The Shinnecock Nation said it has received an offer to build a casino at Belmont Race Track in Nassau, which could put a dent into profits for the Aqueduct racino...
Andy Samberg gets down with 'Sesame Street'
"Sesame Street's" hipster parent high continues with the preschool show's latest YouTube video series, "Conversations with Bert." First up is the two-part interview with none other than "SNL's" Andy Samberg....
Jamie McCourt asks judge to order immediate sale of Dodgers
LOS ANGELES -- The estranged wife of Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has asked the judge overseeing their divorce proceedings to order the immediate sale of the team, the...
Forecasters predict three to six major hurricanes to hit Atlantic basin this year
WASHINGTON -- Forecasters said Thursday they expect between six and 10 hurricanes to hit the Atlantic basin this year, with as many as six likely to reach major hurricane status....
Judge denies less bail for accused Bellagio bandit
LAS VEGAS — A judge in Las Vegas has denied reduced bail for a man accused of robbing two Sin City casinos at gunpoint while disguised in a motorcycle helmet....
'Titanic 3-D' gets a release date
As I reported here 13 months ago, James Cameron's Oscar-winning "Titanic'' (1997) will be re-released in 3-D next April to coincide with the 100th anniversary of that vessel's fabled sinking. A...
NBC Sports chief Ebersol resigns
A person with knowledge of the decision says NBC Sports Group Chairman Dick Ebersol has resigned. The person said Thursday that the move was because of a contract dispute and...
Homeless drug addicts caused SI home to explode afer stealing wrong pipe
This plan really backfired! A homeless man ripping out pipes to sell for scrap to fuel his drug habit caused the explosion that blew the front off a Staten Island...
Mets defeat Nationals, 1-0
For Mets pitcher Dillon Gee, this was nearly a repeat performance. For the Washington Nationals, this was a replay — or rather, it left them wanting to see one. Gee...
Sarah Ferguson writes 'very personal' memoir
Sarah Ferguson has more royal secrets to share. Atria Books announced Wednesday that "Finding Sarah: A Duchess's Journey to Find Herself" will come out June 28. Atria, an imprint of...
Katie Couric to interview Hillary Clinton for farewell CBS broadcast
Katie Couric will interview US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in her final broadcast as anchor of the CBS "Evening News" Thursday. Couric, 54, will ask Clinton about President Barack...
Excitement over LinkedIn IPO helps US stocks add to gains
Major stock indexes staged their second straight gain Thursday as a doubling in LinkedIn's share price spurred hopes initial public offerings can lure more investors into risk assets. The Dow...
New York state police hunt alleged 'cross-dressing killer'
YONKERS, N.Y.-- Police in Yonkers, N.Y., were hunting for a "vicious killer" Thursday who they claim dresses as a woman to evade authorities. Yonkers police commissioner Ed Hartnett said Ronnell...
'Jersey Shore' star almost takes bridge plunge
Here's one guidette who wanted to dive into Italian culture, but almost got all wet in the process. In a series of photos, “Jersey Shore” star Deena Cortese is seen...
Jets lose out to San Francisco Giants at sports awards
The Jets may be the "big brother" to the New York Giants, but not to the ones from San Francisco. The Jets lost to the reigning World Series champion Giants...
Jury to 'rape cops': maybe tomorrow
Jurors in the sensational Manhattan "rape cops" trial will begin their third day of deliberations tomorrow -- and they've asked to be released early, at 1 p.m., due to one...
MX vs. ATV: Alive Review
MX vs. ATV has been the leader in the motocross gaming industry for a very long time, and the latest installment in the off-road racing franchise, titled MX vs. ATV:...
SI man sues neighbor over thumb bite
A Staten Island man was facing a lawsuit Thursday after allegedly biting his neighbor's thumb in a heated argument. Michael Trementano said he suffered a bite so hard he almost...
Amazon says e-book sales surpass printed books
Amazon.com says it’s selling more electronic books than printed books, less than four years after it started selling e-books. Since April 1, Amazon.com Inc. says it has sold 105 e-books...
Housekeeper claims she was 'more of a wife' to Schwarzenegger than Maria Shriver: report
The housekeeper who had an affair with Arnold Schwarzenegger often bedded the former governor in the same bed he shared with wife Maria Shriver, according to a new report. Mildred...
Gym destroyed by fire, Regis boys volleyball team moving on
Matt Vuoncino was at his prom Friday night when he got a text message from his boys volleyball coach at Regis, Alex Chan. The school building, Chan’s message read, was...
Ex-IMF boss used to have a hooker habit, former madam says
He's definitely not off the hooker! A former madam claims that embattled former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn was once a client with an appetite for high-price hookers, it was reported...
Rooney threatens to knock out Twitter abuser
MANCHESTER, England -- Star striker Wayne Rooney was facing the wrath of Manchester United officials Thursday after he threatened to knock out a Liverpool fan who was abusing him on...
Beckhams plan Independence Day baby in the US
LOS ANGELES -- Victoria Beckham plans to give birth to her fourth child on Independence Day, in honor of her family's four years in America, The Sun reported Thursday. Victoria and...
Steve Nash revels in small-scale soccer games during NBA offseason
NEW YORK -- Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash's focus was well away from basketball Thursday as he concentrated on the fortunes of a couple of teams in New York's downtown...
Weekly jobless claims slump 29K to 409K, continuing downward trend
WASHINGTON -- The number of jobless US workers who filed new applications for unemployment benefits slumped by 29,000 to 409,000 in the week ended May 14, the Labor Department reported...
Victoria Beckham schedules Independence Day C-section in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES -- Victoria Beckham plans to give birth to her fourth child on US Independence Day, in honor of her family's four years in America, The Sun reported Thursday....
Connecticut police seize more than 100 kg of cocaine
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — Police have seized more than 100 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than $6 million in what authorities are calling one of...
Small amounts of radioactive substances found in breast milk of five women in Japan
TOKYO -- Small amounts of radioactive substances have been detected in the breast milk of five women in Japan, online newspaper Japan Today reported Thursday, citing a study by a...
Starbucks and Lady Gaga to join forces for digital promotion
SEATTLE -- The world's largest coffee chain and the world's largest music star are teaming up, USA Today reported. Starbucks was expected to announce Thursday that it had signed up...
Film director Lars Von Trier banned from Cannes over Hitler comments
CANNES, France -- The organizers of the Cannes film festival banned Danish director Lars Von Trier on Thursday after he declared that he was a Nazi and sympathized with Adolf...
Playboy launches Web-based subscription service featuring every issue
CHICAGO — Playboy is putting more than a half century of the magazine online. Playboy launched a Web-based subscription service Thursday that allows viewers to see every page of every...
Minor to moderate flooding in parts of northern New Jersey
BOONTON, N.J. — Heavy rain has caused minor to moderate flooding in parts of northern New Jersey. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for some small streams...
VOTE: Best & worst Subway Series pitchers
When the Mets and Yankees meet Friday night in The Bronx, it will mark the 15th summer of the Subway Series. To commemorate the occasion, the Post’s baseball experts will...
In California, Gov. Brown needs a huge pair of scissors
The Los Angeles Times reports that the budget deal is dead. If you recall, California has a massive $27 billion deficit and Gov. Jerry Brown had promised to plug the...
Creating jobs, last on Obama's list
President Obama flew in and out of Boston yesterday to campaign. He may have raised as much as $2 million. Good for him. Just one problem: his message. "Obama called...
Colon's gem for Yankees spoiled by Rivera
BALTIMORE — When the Yankees drew up their pitching wish-list last winter, there’s a good chance Bartolo Colon’s name did not appear anywhere on it. He was a fallback option...
Interest in champ at Barbaro’s old haunt
BALTIMORE — Following two flights from Louisville yesterday that brought in eight horses from Kentucky and Mr. Commons, whose trip originated in Los Angeles, only five Preakness horses aren’t on...
Turner taking advantage of chance with Mets
With David Wright and Ike Davis on the disabled list, the Mets’ lineup has taken on the appearance of a split-squad game. But one silver lining in the every-present injury...
Mets should move Tejada to short, Reyes to second now
It's a look a player has when he’s just called up from the minor leagues and finds himself in a big-league clubhouse with a good chance of staying there for...
Mets' Niese 'rains' supreme in soggy shutout of Nationals
Maybe Jon Niese should do a rain dance before every start. The lefty pitched through what at times was a steady downpour and delivered his finest performance of the season...
Noesi, Cano lead Yankees to 15-inning win over Orioles
BALTIMORE — It took almost five hours to complete and included a flushed save from Mariano Rivera, a frightening moment when Chris Dickerson got hit in the head by a...
Trainer happy with Preakness favorite's outside post
BALTIMORE — Anyone hoping that yesterday’s post-position draw for Saturday’s 136th Preakness Stakes would give them ammunition to bet against Animal Kingdom came away empty-handed when the Kentucky Derby winner...
Strauss-Kahn steps down as head of IMF, writes to board of his 'innocence'
Jailed sex crime suspect Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned late last night as head of the IMF, saying he needed "all my strength, all my time, and all my energy to proving...
Ashton calls ‘Men’ gig ‘winning lottery’
Appearing with his "Two and a Half Men" costars for the first time yesterday, Ashton Kutcher said, "You almost think I've won the lotto -- which I kind of did."...
Trail blazers
Kate and Pippa aren’t just inspiring bridal wear. The Middleton sisters are also the driving forces behind the re-emergence of the blazer, which the two have been sporting in a...
Sweet surprise
Twenty-five excited friends and family members, all wearing pink and blue, gathered at Janine Hafemann’s parents’ house two months ago. There were pink and blue balloons, pink and blue tablecloths...
Hurry-up offense
With the NFL season in limbo and more than $3 billion in ads at stake, TV executives hawking their new lineups are seeking firm commitments from football marketers who might...
Try dough-town
Buoyed by the construction and lease-signing progress at the World Trade Center, the imminent opening of the Sept. 11th Memorial & Museum and 9 million tourists, downtown property owners have...
Forbes: Tiger still has roar
Tiger Woods has not finished a tournament atop the leaderboard in 18 months. Nonetheless, Forbes says the world's former No. 1 golfer remains the biggest celebrity in the sports world....
$16M bonus for Pandit
Citigroup will award CEO Vikram Pandit over $16.6 million in deferred compensation, plus stock options, as a retention bonus, according to a regulatory filing yesterday. Citi said the bonus was...
Think prices are high? Just wait ’til summer
Prepare yourself for a summertime inflation shock. An expert who helps put together the government's Consumer Price Index (CPI) says that the closely-watch inflation gauge could rise abnormally "after June."...
Mets stuck in sac situation
Fred Wilpon may be willing to sell a small piece of SportsNet New York in order to secure the $200 million price tag sought for a minority piece of the...
Business briefs
Crude creep Crude oil settled over $100 a barrel for the first time since May 10, up 3.3 percent to $100.10. The average price of a gallon of gasoline is...
Housing market the pits: survey
More than half of US homeowners and renters say housing won't recover until at least 2014, reflecting a deepening pessimism about the real estate market, according to a survey released...
LinkedIn IPO love-in adds up to $4B affair
LinkedIn is having a pricey coming out party. The social network for business professionals yesterday priced its initial public offering at $45 a share, the high end of earlier estimates,...
Morgan Stanley's regs plea
A level playing field for banks on Wall Street. That's what Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman is imploring regulators to impose as they fine-tune new regulatory rules to help prevent...
Hershey's latest kiss-off
Another chief executive has decided Hershey isn't such a sweet gig. David West resigned yesterday from the biggest US chocolate company after he grew frustrated with the heavy-handedness of the...
Preet's tally hits 37
Make that 37 convictions in Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara's aggressive Wall Street insider-trading probe. The crusading lawman passed the three-dozen mark yesterday with the unsealing of a guilty plea...
Sony snafu hits again
Sony got snagged in yet another security lapse yesterday. The electronics giant took down a Web site that, ironically, had been set up for returning users of its breached PlayStation...
National's treasure
The National is a hip Brooklyn band, but their sound isn’t exactly Williamsburg. They create sprawling songs that evoke the feeling of living in places where you have room to...
Home movie
I was just about to hit the spam button when I took a closer look at the e-mail subject line: “Location Scout for HBO.” I opened the e-mail and saw...
Part two
It's rare to find a sequel that lives up to the original. Still, a devoted fan will watch the online trailers, wait on long lines and plunk down good money...
Dear Joan
Eighties icon Joan “Alexis Carrington” Collins, who’s been married five times (her most recent being Percy Gibson), is selling her three-bedroom, three-bathroom apartment at the Dorchester, at 110 E. 57th...
Just sold!
Manhattan UPPER EAST SIDE $3,075,000 200 E. 69th St. Two-bedroom, 2½-bath condo, 1,975 square feet, with dining room, washer/dryer, balcony and S/E/W exposures; building features doorman, garage and storage. Common...
Deadly bus crash at JFK
A city bus and an SUV collided last night at Kennedy Airport, fatally injuring one person. Cops said the two people in the SUV were friends who both worked on...
'Fired'houses on budget hit list
Who you gonna call? Not Ladder Co. 8! The TriBeCa firehouse that played a starring role in "Ghostbusters" could be headed for the afterlife itself. The picturesque station is among...
Mom guilty plea in Voodoo burn
A woman admitted setting fire to her little girl during a voodoo ritual by pouring flammable liquid on her head and igniting it, scarring her body, prosecutors said. Marie Lauradin...
Layoffs jolt court staffs
ALBANY -- The state court system will lay off 367 employees as of June 1, officials said yesterday. Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman said "several hundred" remaining employees will be assigned...
More chaos on unlucky 7
The 7 train's hellish ride will get worse before it gets better. The line -- recently battered by horrendous delays -- will be shut down between Queensboro Plaza and Times...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island A deranged man was busted for phoning 911 and making political and police death threats, authorities said. "I want to kill the mayor and the governor, not the...
NY now foreign 'soiled'
Enough is enough. Get rid of the creeps! From fall to summer, they arrive on our shores. The decadent. The de praved. The malodorous, greedy, drunk and demented. They are...
Skelos warms to Andy plan
ALBANY -- Frosty political tensions appeared to suddenly thaw at the Capitol yesterday as embattled Republican Senate boss Dean Skelos signaled a new willingness to compromise on Gov. Cuomo's key...
9 hurt in elevator plunge
A Manhattan freight elevator became a fright elevator for nearly two dozen construction workers yesterday when it plunged three floors before crashing with an earth-shaking thud, officials said. A faulty...
Rosie's pain in the neck
Rosie Perez will reprise her role on "Law & Order: SVU" -- this time in an actual courtroom. The actress is suing the production companies behind the show for an...
King hints at a run for prez
Long Island Republican Rep. Peter King isn't just leaving the door open to a run for the White House -- he's asking supporters to weigh in on whether he should...
Sarah Ferguson claims she never sold access to ex-hubby
Let them eat cake! Divorced royal Sarah Ferguson lounges without a worry like Marie Antoinette at the Upper East Side's luxe Pierre hotel, in a spread for the new issue...
Pained ex-cop charged in painkiller heists
A retired city cop who left the force with a severe shoulder injury was so desperate for painkillers that he held up a string of Brooklyn drugstores at gunpoint, officials...
1,200 ed. pensions top 100G
ALBANY -- More than 1,200 former teachers and administrators draw fat-cat pensions exceeding $100,000 a year, according to new data released yesterday by a leading budget think tank. The Manhattan...
IAB bid to nix tix fix
The NYPD Internal Affairs Bureau is creating a "robust watchdog" unit to make sure parking and other low-level tickets actually make their way through the court system without being fixed...
Most French believe 'sodomy' a setup
The French must watch too much American TV. An estimated 60 percent of the nation believes that IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was set up, and that allegations he sexually assaulted...
Pint-size sentence
No jail. No restitution. No kidding. With the blessing of the state Attorney General's Office, disgraced former Liberal Party powerhouse Ray Harding was wrist-slapped and turned loose in all his...
O's Mideast $$$ carrot
WASHINGTON -- President Obama plans to outline a new strategy for the Middle East that will steer cash to countries that are moving toward democracy while slapping at least one...
School-saver suit
Déjà-sue. The teachers union, NAACP and other advocates filed a lawsuit yesterday to halt the pending closure of 22 public schools, a move that education officials blasted for its potential...
Jury mulls fate of 'rape cops'
The five-woman, seven-man jury in the sensational -- and legally tricky -- "rape cops" case failed to reach a verdict after batting the charges around for five hours yesterday, their...
Bernie lie-bations
They'll drink to that! An extensive collection of wines and liquor owned by infamous Ponzi swindler Bernie Madoff was auctioned off yesterday for nearly twice its estimated value -- even...
Jay-Z finally top$ Beyoncé
Jay-Z is finally the No. 1 breadwinner in his household. Since the hip-hop entrepreneur tied the knot with Beyoncé in 2008, the former Destiny's Child singer out-earned him -- until...
Feds squeeze mob-boss rat
The biggest Mafia boss ever to turn rat helped convict his successor of murder -- now prosecutors want Joseph "Big Joey" Massino to help the government put his former pal...
Arnold chintzed baby mama on her 'crib'
He was a cheater -- and a cheapskate! When it comes to housing his baby mama and secret love child, multimillionaire Arnold Schwarzenegger is only willing to plunk down a...
Judge changes tune, OKs Mike's sheriff layoffs
A Manhattan judge who drew the wrath of the Bloomberg administration by temporarily halting the layoffs of a dozen sheriff's deputies has officially given the plan the judicial thumbs-up. In...
Bride saved on 'jilt' trip
When a Chinese bride's hubby-to-be refused to take the plunge on their wedding day, the jilted woman decided to take a plunge of her own -- from a skyscraper's window....
Mike's prescription for NYC's uninsured
It might just be the best deal ever offered by the city to the uninsured: a completely free prescription-drug discount card with savings averaging 47 percent off retail prices that's...
Trash baby dies
A Queens newborn found stuffed in a garbage can at Elmhurst Hospital died yesterday, and her mom is being charged with assault, Queens prosecutors said yesterday. Dawa Lama, 23, of...
B'klyn bus rider shot
A teen was fighting for his life after getting shot in the stomach aboard a city bus yesterday in Brooklyn. The bloodshed took place shortly after 4:30 p.m. in the...
Pol fumes as we pay for BIG baby
WASHINGTON -- It's a crying shame. A 350-pound man who wears diapers, goes night-night in a king-sized crib, sucks on a pacifier and hangs out in a gigantic playpen finances...
Detailed schematics of 1 World Trade Center posted online
You may as well draw the terrorists a map. Detailed schematics of several floors of 1 World Trade Center -- a structure Police Commissioner Ray Kelly called the nation's No....
Pols flip switch to nix rate hike
Albany yesterday pulled the plug on a $1.5 billion cash grab by electric generating companies in New York City. The state Senate sent Gov. Cuomo a bill that writes into...
Dominique Strauss-Kahn steps down as head of IMF
Jailed sex crime suspect Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned last night as head of the IMF, saying he needed "all my strength, all my time, and all my energy to proving my...
Housekeeper who had baby with Schwarzenegger revealed
Merry Christmas, Maria! "Terminator" star Arnold Schwarzenegger and his housekeeper Mildred "Patty" Baena are the very picture of a happy couple in a 2000 Christmas photo -- but behind their...
Now he's a true Kennedy
Arnold Schwarzenegger is now a made member of the Kennedy Crime Family. How ironic -- he makes his bones just as his wife, Maria Kennedy Shriver, is throwing him out...
Millionaire teachers
Much of the battling over spending and taxes in New York (and many other states) is really a fight over public-employee pensions. As you choose a side, it's worth realizing...
The young & restless: NY's outward bound
Upon reading that a quarter of our population, and nearly 40 percent of those under 30, plan to leave New York within the next five years, I wonder who is...
Arab spring's lessons for A'stan
KABUL President Obama will speak today on new US policy toward the Muslim world in the wake of the Arab Spring. Let's hope our nation's Afghan strategists also note the...
Coherence, please, Mr. President
President Obama today delivers what's been billed as a key speech on Middle East policy -- a clear followup to his famous, but misguided, 2009 talk in Cairo, reaching out...
Not one house, Mike
Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council are negotiating over how many fire companies to close in order to balance the budget -- and yesterday City Hall finally released a list...
For pols, crime pays
Do the crime -- get off scot-free? There's no other lesson for New Yorkers to draw, given the bare slap-on-the-wrist former Liberal Party boss Ray Harding got yesterday for his...
Look who's getting out of ObamaCare
Hear that? It's the escalating cry of American employers and workers trying to hold on to their health-care benefits in the age of stifling Obama health-insurance mandates: Gangway! Gangway! Save...
11th plague of Egypt
"Prepare yourself for a modern classic," says a soothsayer at the start of "The Sphinx Winx," before adding: "Eat your heart out, Shakespeare." The Bard has nothing to worry about....
Devils' Lemaire won't come out of retirement
The Devils are right back where they were last May, without a coach. There have been suggestions that general manager Lou Lamoriello might eliminate the next middleman and just talk...
Canucks rout Sharks for 2-0 lead
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Vancouver Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa was already taking some good-natured heat from his teammates after his Gordie Howe hat trick. That's nothing compared to what San...
Mets manager could move Bay into No. 2 spot
Jason Bay was back in the cleanup spot again last night, but he may not stay there for much longer. Manager Terry Collins said it was "conceivable" the Mets' $66...
LeBron leads Heat past Bulls in closing minutes
CHICAGO -- Right from the start, LeBron James made it clear he was going to attack and no one was going to stop him. Point taken. James came up big...
Feeling fine, Yankees' A-Rod to get hip checked out
BALTIMORE -- Two years ago, Alex Rodriguez sat in Camden Yards and spoke about returning from hip surgery. Yesterday, he was in the same spot talking about his hip again....
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Baseball12:30 p.m.Pirates at RedsMLBN1 p.m.Nationals at MetsSNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Yankees at OriolesYES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Tigers at Red SoxMLBNBasketball8:30 p.m.Western Conference Finals:Thunder at Mavericks, Game 2ESPN, ESPN (1050 AM)Golf9...
Scary moment as Yankees' Dickerson drilled in helmet
BALTIMORE -- Watching Chris Dickerson lay motionless in the dirt at home plate after being hit in the head hard enough to break a batting helmet was frightening. Seeing him...
K-Rod, Isringhausen close out another Mets win
The Mets' infield looks like an Abbott and Costello joke. Their starting rotation has more question marks than the Riddler and their best performing hitter this season likely won't be...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Eagle Way (11th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $10,000; conditional2Hally(L Stalbaum)6-1-47-51OurGirlsChanceN(DDube)6-2-44-13MarieTheArtist(JStrattn)2-4-26-14CaribbeanDreamN(JBrtltt)2-3-35-15Bambina'sSorella(EGodll)9-6-415-16SuperstarDream(JPantlno)4-6-410-17Styx Delight N(C Manzi)3-5-612-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr; $14,000; cond7KeystoneTorch(GBrennan)1-2-13-12I'm A Sakra(E Goodell)3-3-44-14E T Diamant(J Gregory)4-5-65-11Rydeabout(J Bartlett)2-3-48-13Haste(M Forte)5-5-28-15Swift...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Rucker Place (4th)FIRST-mile; trot; $12,000; conditional7Pay Me Sister(B Sears)1-1-23-15Sizzling Volo(J Johnson)2-1-39-210LostSymbol(Smdshmr)1-3-37-21Wild On Gin(S Smith)8-5-715-12OakiedokieHanovr(YGngrs)2-2-18-13CelebrityKatie(JCampbll)3-8-48-14RingsideWinner(RPierce)6-1-315-16Wygant Pearl(D Miller)4-4-610-18Summer Of Love(A Miller)3-3-710-19Cathy'sPrincess(JMarohn)1-8-15-1SECOND-ml pc; $10,000; conditional9Bj's Jupiter(Y Gingras)6-4-X15-11Cowboy Wisdom(D...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 1 1/4m(T); $23,000; mdn cl($25,000); 3up PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Underthespotlight(L),111 R Curatolo...
Affrunti's Churchill Grade
Post Time: 12:45 pm.FIRST-1 1/16m; $18,000; mdn cl($20,000); 3up6-Wher'sthBf 3-11-ThunderLvn 6-15-Dr. Hudson 5-27-VansandVts 20-18-Mightyville 4-12-Recognize 9-23-LegndryWst 20-14-UnbrdldMkr 5-1SECOND-5f; $49,000; mdn spcl wt; 2YO7-SmokeItOvr 5-22-Party Man 6-14-Tarpy's Goal 4-13-Sark 8-11-GreenMouse 6-15-Ancil...
Calder Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 12:30 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70yds; $11,000; cl($6,25); 3pWIN PICTURE drops in class for local return after tiring at Tampa Bay when returning to face the...
Belmont Charts
May. 18, 2011 Cloudy And Good. Turf: Off. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m; $46,000; clm; 3YOOff: 1:00. Good. to 2p 1/2, kept busy. Trainer: Richard Dutrow, Jr.Time: 22.96, 46.17,...
Sports shorts
MLB: Matsuzaka goes on DL Red Sox RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka was placed on the 15-day DL yesterday and could miss a month with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his...
This Preakness miracle is fit for a 'King'
BALTIMORE -- If you believe in miracles, King Congie might be the horse for you to bet in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. First, the horse is a 20-1 longshot,...
Knicks may get the 'point' at draft
The 2009 NBA draft was not Donnie Walsh's finest hour. In a draft chockfull of point guards, the Knicks president whiffed. He selected power forward Jordan Hill at No. 8...
Nets GM trying to move up in draft
The pick they once owned that should have been six turned out to be three and belongs to the Jazz. But the Nets could care less because that pick enabled...
Hondo: Let's play two
Hondo, making progress for a third straight day, cashed with the Phillies last night to bring the nasty number below the Hondoza Line at 975 mantillas. Today, he'll start in...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogMAVERICKS 5½ (200) ThunderNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogLIGHTNING$115-135BruinsHome team in CAPS
Former Mets pitcher Perez, Yankees' Wang seek redemption with Nationals
A pair of former New York starting pitchers are now Washington reclamation projects, with ex-Met Oliver Perez and ex-Yankee Chien-Ming Wang trying to salvage their injury-threatened careers in the Nationals'...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 19FRIMay 20SATMay 21SUNMay 22MONMay 23TUEMay 24WEDMay 25YankeesBaltimore7:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WCBS 880 AMMets7:05WWORWCBSMets7:10FOXWCBSMets1:05YESWCBSTor.7:05YESWCBSTor.7:05WWORWCBSTor.1:05YESWCBSMetsWashington1:10TV -- SportsNet NYRadio--WFAN 660 AMYanks7:05SNYWFANYanks7:10FOXWFANYanks1:05WPIXWFANNOGAMEChi.8:05SNYWFANChi.8:05SNYWFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMEHou.8:30MSGWQBUNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMECol.8:00MSGWADO
Drama mama
Following the massacre by the networks this week, think of all the time you'll save by skipping canceled shows' fi nales -- "The Event," "The Chicago Code" and, thank goodness,...
She's fired up
For Marlee Matlin, the chance to win "Celebrity Apprentice" couldn't have come at a better time. Last week, the Oscar winner confirmed she would likely have to sell her LA...
Maria & Gov back to TV
Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger's marriage may be dead, but the couple's TV careers are very much alive and kicking. The Governator has been planning his post-politics TV life for...
That '60s show
In case you missed it the first time -- it's 1962 all over again. The success of "Mad Men" has paved the way for at least two new, look-alike series...
Weird but true
A Wisconsin man has become a real-life Mayor McCheese after eating his record 25,000th Big Mac. It took Don Gorske 39 years of burger munching to reach the meaty milestone....
UConn's Calhoun unsure if he'll return
Since Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun won his third NCAA tournament title in April, he has spent the last month in a dream world -- throwing out first pitches, appearing on...
St. John's adds Kentucky to schedule; Arizona transfer to team
In a matchup of two of the most storied programs in college basketball history, St. John's will play at Kentucky next season in the Big East/SEC Challenge, The Post has...
IMF head Strauss-Kahn waives extradition rights in bail request
International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has waived his extradition rights in a bid to be released on bail, according to documents posted on the New York Times website Wednesday....
Prosecutor slams Perfetto as 'trial of the century' begins
Meet Ralph Perfetto: rogue do-gooder.The prosecutor in the case against the former Bay Ridge Democratic district leader accused of passing himself off as an attorney to help his cousin’s son...