September 19, 2011
Charlie Sheen close to $25 million settlement with Warner Bros.
LOS ANGELES -- Charlie Sheen will receive $25 million as part of a tentative agreement reached to settle his legal battle with Warner Bros. over his firing from "Two and...
Tix fix jury vote will determine fate of cops facing indictments
A Bronx grand jury is scheduled to vote tomorrow to determine the fate of more than a dozen officers facing indictments in the NYPD ticket fixing scandal, law enforcement sources...
Syracuse football 'excited about' ACC
SYRACUSE -- Two days after the Orange played one of the more storied football programs in the country, Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone wasn’t surprised that the first question he...
Big East talking merger with Big 12
A person involved in the discussions tells The Associated Press that school and conference officials from the Big East and Big 12 have been discussing ways to merge what’s left...
Rob says Rex's trash-talk 'coming back to him' someday
Rex Ryan will trash talk even his own twin brother.Rob Ryan told the Dallas Morning News that Rex left some unkind words for him after the Jets' come-from-behind win over...
Pippa Middleton wows at London Fashion Week
LONDON -- Pippa Middleton stole the show Monday at the Temperley London runway presentation at London Fashion Week. Middleton, 28, donned a Temperley gold and black mini dress, black booties...
Singalong Mamma Mia Tuesday night
Voulez-vous chantez avec moi, ce soir? Step right up to a one-night only performance of the singalong version of the Meryl Streep-starring big-screen edition of "Mamma Mia," Tuesday, Sept. 20...
Bob Hope's widow Dolores dies at age 102
LOS ANGELES -- Dolores Hope, the widow of comedian Bob Hope, died peacefully Monday morning at her Los Angeles home at the age of 102, "Entertainment Tonight" reported. Hope suffered...
Two feared dead in military chopper crash at Camp Pendleton: report
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Two pilots of a Cobra helicopter died Monday after their aircraft crashed during a training exercise in Camp Pendleton, FOX News Channel reported. The pilots, who...
Nielsen says 12.4 million viewers for Emmys
Television networks must hope interest in the Emmy Awards is not a sign of things to come. Nielsen said Monday that the annual ceremony honoring the best in TV was...
Emmy-winner Melissa McCarthy signs deal to develop sitcom
LOS ANGELES -- Fresh off her Emmy win for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy, Melissa McCarthy has signed a deal to co-create a sitcom for CBS, Deadline.com reported Monday. McCarthy...
'Suit' against Islanders' Moulson a 'celebrity shakedown:' attorney
Hockey star Matt Moulson's camp has dropped the gloves on a Connecticut lawyer who made "outlandish and defamatory'" comments about the Islanders' wingman in a dispute over car insurance coverage....
Mark Wahlberg says ‘Entourage’ movie in the works
LAS VEGAS -- "Entourage," which just ended its eight-season run on HBO, will return on the big screen, People reported Monday. "We're working on [a movie] as we speak," actor...
Ex-WWE chief McMahon to run again for Conn. Senate seat
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon will make a second run for the United States Senate in Connecticut, the Hartford Courant reported Monday. McMahon, 62, a Republican who...
Mariano Rivera By the Numbers
Here's a look at the significant statistics Mariano Rivera has compiled over his 17-season career with the Yankees. Rivera set the all-time Major League Baseball saves record with No. 602...
Gears of War 3: Epic
Gears of War 3 is probably going to be Game of the Year. And it deserves it. The long-heralded series comes to a close in this action-packed, brutal, sometimes very...
Jon Cryer lands Hollywood Star ahead of 'Two and a Half Men' reboot
LOS ANGELES -- "Two and a Half Men" star Jon Cryer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday, hours before season nine of the revamped comedy was...
Follow Giants-Rams with Post writers
The Post has tonight's Giants-Rams game at MetLife Stadium covered goal line to goal line with the best football writers in the business. Eli Manning and the Giants are trying...
Red Sox lose to Orioles
BOSTON -- The reeling Red Sox lost for the 12th time in 15 games when Jeremy Guthrie pitched the last-place Baltimore Orioles to a 6-5 win Monday in the opener...
Calhoun says UConn should be in best conference
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun says he wants Connecticut to become part of the nation’s best basketball conference — whatever that will be. Calhoun spoke to the...
Nets bring new playground to Canarsie school
The Nets and local officials unveiled today a state-of the-art refurbished playground at Brooklyn’s PS 276 in Canarsie.The plan is funded in part by Barclays Nets Community Alliance. The Nets,...
4-Down Territory: Jets & Giants TE comparison, Wayne Hunter's woes, Eagles' injuries
1.The fact that tight end Dustin Keller is a devastating and crucial weapon for the Jets is no secret, and Keller’s big day against the Jaguars (six catches, 101 yards...
Universal Music, Live Nation team up talent management
Universal Music Group, in hopes of increasing leverage with retailers and with media outlets, will team its talent management companies with those of Live Nation Entertainment, The Post has learned....
Two worthy Off-Broadway reruns
Though hit Broadway shows often extend their welcome into years, decades even, the vast majority of small productions close quickly, no matter how successful they are. Sometimes they get a transfer...
Necklace worn on Titanic stolen from Copenhagen exhibit
COPENHAGEN -- A necklace once worn by a passenger on the ill-fated ocean liner the Titanic has been stolen from a traveling exhibit in Copenhagen, the exhibit venue said Monday....
Brady defends Ochocinco against former Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady said none of the former Patriots criticizing Chad Ochocinco has “any clue what they’re talking about” during an appearance Monday on WEEI Radio. The quarterback...
Cops search for armed man who fatally shot Brooklyn woman
Police are looking for an armed man who shot a woman to death inside of their Brooklyn apartment today, authorities said. The 31-year-old victim was shot in the stomach at...
Jets' Mangold could miss 2-3 weeks with high ankle sprain
The Jets look like they will be without center Nick Mangold for a while.An MRI exam Monday confirmed the All-Pro center has a high right ankle sprain, according to a...
Second Conn. home-invasion trial opens, defense says Komisarjevsky refused to kill
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- he second capital murder trial resulting from a brutal 2007 Connecticut home invasion opened Monday with the defense attorney saying Joshua Komisarjevsky never intended to kill...
Simon Cowell developing 'The X Factor' stage musical
LONDON -- Simon Cowell is developing a stage musical based on "The X Factor," Deadline reported Monday, as the TV singing competition prepares to make its US debut this week....
Movie stars headline New Yorker Festival 2011
The weekend of Sept. 30 will mark the return of the annual New Yorker festival, which is partly a salute to writers and their topics (with Calvin Trillin's justly celebrated gastronomic...
Eagles unsure if Vick will play vs. Giants next week
PHILADELPHIA -- Michael Vick pointed to the scoreboard on his way to the locker room after suffering a concussion, reminding hecklers the Eagles were winning. Without Vick, Philadelphia couldn’t hold...
Queens woman accused of cop husband's murder testifies about years of abuse
A Queens woman accused of murdering her abusive husband said that for nearly 20 years she suffered a torrent of daily insults, threats and violence that left her with bruises,...
Another Inconvenient Truth
Remember that "consensus" among those in the science world over global warming/climate change? The mainstream media has much fun mocking Republican voters for not buying into that consensus (mockery is...
Lester Holt named new host of ‘Dateline NBC’
NBC News announced Monday that Lester Holt has been named the new principal anchor of its newsmagazine "Dateline NBC." "One of the hardest working men on television, we are so...
American Apparel agrees to meet with plus-size protester
LOS ANGELES -- The plus-size woman who was rejected by clothing company American Apparel despite winning their recent modeling contest is heading to Los Angeles to meet with the retailer...
Winners & losers from Jets win over Jaguars
The Jets improved to 2-0 with their 32-3 dismantling of the Jaguars on Sunday. Here’s a look at the Jets winners and losers from that game:WINNERS1. ANTONIO CROMARTIE – The...
Sykora nets hat trick in Devils scrimmage
Making an emphatic opening statement in his last-chance comeback bid, Petr Sykora scored a hat trick in the Devils' first varsity scrimmage Monday. Sykora scored in each period of his...
Yankees' Rivera sets record with save 602
Mariano Rivera earned career save No. 602 on Monday, ending the Yankees' 6-4 win over the Twins to establish a new all-time record. With fans standing and cheering from his...
Cops nab four suspects after LI home invasion
Cops have rounded up all four suspects in a terrifying early morning Long Island home invasion after a manhunt that sparked a police shootout near an elementary school and sent...
In resurgence of Yemen violence, 50 dead in 2 days
SANAA, Yemen — Thousands of protesters armed with sticks and backed by armed military defectors overran a base of the elite Presidential Guards in Yemen's capital as fighting erupted across...
Hunt for 'Gears of War 3' now on
"Gears of War 3" is merely hours away from being played to death on your Xbox 360. In honor of the momentous release - it's the last game in the...
Radiohead to appear on one-hour ‘Colbert Report’
British band Radiohead will appear on the first ever hour-long episode of "The Colbert Report," Comedy Central announced Monday. The band will be interviewed by host Stephen Colbert and perform...
Lavin says St. John's 'will continue to thrive' in Big East
St. John's said it believes "in the strong core" of what remains of the Big East Conference and will adapt to college sports' changing alignments.With Syracuse and Pittsburgh leaving the...
Jury selection begins for ex-Bloomberg campaign aide alleged to have stolen $1.1M in funds
Jury selection began late this morning in the case of John Haggerty, the GOP operative charged with stealing a more than $1.1 million that Mayor Bloomberg had contributed to the...
Fighting resumes on 2 fronts in Libya
SIRTE, Libya — Revolutionary fighters fired rockets at Moammar Khadafy's hometown and traded gunfire with loyalist forces, sending up clouds of white smoke, as forces of Libya's new rulers struggle...
Post MLB Power Rankings: Red Sox rooting for Yankees edition
It’s time to swallow that New England pride and start rooting for the Yankees, Red Sox fans. If Boston cannot come out of the slump that has seen it go...
Upper West Side water main break halts service on A, B, C & D trains
Emergency crews are on the scene of a severe water main break at Central Park West and W. 106th Street. The 30-inch, 94-year-old cast iron pipe burst just after 11...
ACC, Big East could bid for Garden tournament
The ACC, which added Syracuse and Pittsburgh over the weekend, is considering having its postseason basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden, which could create a bidding war against what remains...
Bikes hurt 1,000 pedestrians a year in NY: study
A study by two Hunter College professors finds that about 1,000 pedestrians are injured by bike riders each year in New York state. About half of those are on New...
Record 14 million French TV viewers tune in for Strauss-Kahn interview
PARIS -- Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique-Strauss Kahn's first TV interview since his arrest in May attracted record ratings in France. Nearly half the French viewing population watched Strauss-Kahn...
Heinz creates new 'dip and squeeze' ketchup packet
PITTSBURGH -- Some people rip off the corner of the packet with their teeth. Others, while driving, squirt the ketchup directly into their mouth, then add fries. Some forgo fries...
No iPad 3 until 2012, analyst says
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- A dubious proposition from the outset, a rumored fall iPad update is looking increasingly unlikely, AllThingsDigital reported Monday. There may well be an iPad 3 in the...
7 World Trade Center fully leased
In a milestone for Downtown in the post-9/11 era, 7 World Trade Center — built by Larry Silverstein in the face of withering criticism and claims it would be a...
New video shows horrible Reno air-show crash
Dramatic new video released today shows the moment of the horrible Reno, Nev., air-show crash, with the vintage plane flying toward the crowd and then suddenly slamming into the ground...
WATCH: Russian tycoon punches billionaire on TV
MOSCOW — A Russian tycoon has punched a fellow billionaire on a television panel show after a discussion on the financial crisis degenerated into petty name-calling. Alexander Lebedev, a former...
Nicks, Tuck active for Giants; Rams RB Jackson out
The news the Giants expected is the news they were able to deliver before Monday night’s game against the Rams: Receiver Hakeem Nicks and defensive end Justin Tuck are each...
Crime rate in US declines for fourth consecutive year
WASHINGTON -- The crime rate in the United States decreased in 2010 for the fourth consecutive year, the FBI said Monday. The number of crimes dropped six percent from 2009,...
Bloomberg, newly elected Turner meet for first time
Welcome congressman. Mayor Bloomberg trekked to Howard Beach this morning to meet and discuss issues with new Republican Queens-Brooklyn Rep. Bob Turner. "I told him to do a good job,"...
Obama's deficit-reduction proposal draws criticism from Congress
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's deficit-reduction proposal split Capitol Hill on Monday, emboldening Democrats who have long wanted the president to be more forceful in negotiations and drawing ire from...
SeaWorld fights fine over trainer's death
ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld Orlando and government attorneys are in a Florida courtroom fighting over citations the theme park was issued following the death of a trainer who was grabbed...
City offers artists free studio space
New York’s art scene is having a senior moment. Since few painters and sculptors can afford SoHo lofts these days, the city is offering them a hip replacement: free studio...
Mayor to TV Academy: NYC's ready for its close-up
New York City is ready for its close-up. Will the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences agree? Mayor Michael Bloomberg says "maybe the Academy should think about hosting next year's...
Netflix to spin off DVD rental service, rebranding it 'Quikster'
LOS GATOS, Calif. -- Netflix's CEO and co-founder said the company will split off its DVD rental service, rebranding it as "Qwikster," and also offered a public apology over a...
NYC football rankings
Holy Cross made the biggest splash this week, stunning highly touted Xaverian on Sunday. The victory moves the young Knights up to No. 3 in these rankings. Tottenville and Fort...
Girls soccer roundup: Sloan goal squeaks Beacon past Hunter
Beacon dominated play, but not the scoreboard. The defending PSAL Class A champion couldn’t convert a bevy of scoring chances, but survived with a 1-0 win over Hunter College HS...
PSAL football rankings
How unpredictable was Week 2? The only teams in the same spot are our top three of Tottenville, Fort Hamillton and Campus Magnet. Coming off impressive victories, Canarsie and Port...
Girls volleyball rankings
Susan Wagner made the biggest news this week, advancing to the Cardozo tournament finals Saturday with almost an entirely new group. Just one player – libero Jia Sha – is...
CHSFL rankings
It didn’t take long for there to be some major movement in our rankings. That’s all thanks to Holy Cross’ 15-13 win over Xaverian on Sunday afternoon. By doing so,...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: Sept. 19-25
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in football, boys soccer, girls soccer and girls volleyball for the week of Sept. 19 through Sept. 25....
Jets report card
OFFENSE The offense started off quick, scoring a touchdown on its first drive, but sputtered after that. The Jets settled for too many field goals after the defense gave them...
Jets' Cromartie bounces back in big way
We'll get to the interceptions later, even though that’s Antonio Cromartie’s day job, even though he took a clobbering all week for how shakily he performed in that role a...
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: Sept. 12-18
The Post high school staff takes a look at the top performers in football, boys soccer, girls soccer and girls volleyball from the week of Sept. 12. FOOTBALL DeQuan June,...
Jets blitz
HERO Gang Green’s defense. The Jets had four interceptions of Luke McCown — who, granted, should not really be a starting NFL quarterback — and didn’t let Maurice Jones-Drew go...
PSAL boys soccer roundup: Lab picks up first league win in rout of Bard
After narrow losses to city championship contenders Martin Luther King Jr. and Beacon, Lab Museum got into the win column in a big way. The Gators exploded for four first-half...
Jets defense silences critics, Jaguars
This week, Rex Ryan might have to order extra game balls. After withholding the traditional Monday awards from his Jets defense after last week’s win, that unit dominated the Jaguars...
Giants lined up vs. Rams, naysayers
There’s nothing resembling panic from within, but it won’t exactly be a sea of tranquility tonight if the Giants struggle against the Rams in their home debut. Losers to the...
Loss by Giants would set off panic
There are too many Big Blue panic buttons, and no one wants to push them, not ever, but especially not now. The season isn’t over for the Giants if they...
Tollefson ready if Tuck can't play for Giants
No disrespect to Dave Tollefson, but the Giants don’t want to see him get his second career start tonight against the Rams. Tollefson filled in last week for Justin Tuck,...
Complete list of 2011 Emmy Awards winners
List of winners at Sunday's 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: — Drama Series: "Mad Men," AMC. — Actress, Drama Series: Julianna...
Red carpet ride
Having deja-vu? Every few award seasons, everyone sees red — but this season, the runways were awash in the shade, so it’s no shock that the Emmy carpet would be,...
Bounty hunting
Chances are when you last asked someone out on a date, you spent more time engineering that romantic idyll than you spent preparing to ask your boss for salary bump...
Go to Greg
I’ve been out of work due to family issues. I lost both my parents within a short period, then my wife became severely ill. There are no issues now to...
Heated pools
Co-workers squabble over all kinds of things, from meeting protocol to overaggressive colognes. So when life-changing sums of cash are at stake, it’s no surprise things can get dicey. The...
What's up with that job?
What does an occupational therapist do all day? People who are recovering from medical conditions, injury or surgery often need to learn new ways of going about their daily lives....
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Someone Like You, Adele 2. Moves Like Jagger, Maroon 5 3. Pumped Up Kicks, Foster The People 4. You and I, Lady Gaga 5. Party Rock...
Business briefs
Schmidt fit Google Chairman Eric Schmidt told an ABC News show that US lawmakers should pass the $447 billion White House jobs bill, calling the political focus on cutting spending...
Cable ad plan fizzles
After three years, a $150 million investment and the efforts of a staff of 150 people, the cable industry’s effort to grab a bigger piece of the $70 billion spent...
‘No one but the CEO’ is to blame: UBS boss
The Swiss buck stops with Oswald Gruebel. That’s what the UBS boss vowed yesterday, days after the Swiss bank’s business was blasted by billions in losses engineered by alleged rogue...
Show-vroooom!
With pent-up demand for new cars on the rise after a three-year showroom drought, the long wait for the improved fleets of 2012 models appears to be worth it. Automobile,...
Good things come in brunches for the Koch brothers
The Koch brothers’ Day & Night brunches are back in business downtown -- in the Meatpacking District. Derek and Daniel Koch, who rocked uptown spots like the Plaza’s Oak Room...
Meet the WTF Mom
I don't know how she does it -- so badly. On the exclusive playgrounds of the Upper East Side, where ambitious, saber-tooth Tiger Moms go positively postal getting their perfect...
Granny’s kin fight for 9/11 victim status
The family of a beloved great-grandmother from Brooklyn is convinced that the 9/11 terror attacks destroyed her health, essentially killing her -- and now they hope to use revamped rules...
Archie’s 1st KISS
Only in a comic book could a freakish rock group like KISS team up with a bunch of squeaky-clean square pegs like Archie, Veronica and Jughead. But given the hard-rock...
Posh poseur over
A shameless New York self-promoter and velvet-rope gadfly -- who snootily brags about copping freebies while flying only first class and sporting custom-made clothes -- is flat broke, according to...
China clones miracle pig
A pig that survived more than a month buried under rubble after the 2008 earthquake in China’s Sichuan province has been successfully cloned. Scientists in the southern city of Shenzhen...
Trial by fire
The fire on the top floor of a six-story Brooklyn apartment building was spitting flames above the treetops on Aug. 27, 2010 when FDNY Lt. Edward Gonzalez arrived at 2:38...
SeaWorld vs. ‘death penalty’
Orlando, Fla. -- SeaWorld Orlando is fighting $75,000 in penalties from a federal job safety agency following last year’s death of a trainer who was grabbed by a killer whale...
Kid abuse soars as econ tanks
An increase in child abuse, mostly in infants, is linked with the recent recession, researchers say.While the study is of 422 abused children from mostly lower-income families in only 74...
Border in order
San Diego -- All lanes have been reopened at the nation’s busiest border crossing after scaffolding fell on more than a dozen cars and injured 11 travelers and construction workers...
CBS exec’s next stage
CBS late-night programming chief and frequent Howard Stern guest Vinnie Favale is close to realizing his dream of becoming an (off-) Broadway producer. With the help of bodacious blond songstress...
Taconic mom’s baby joy
She has gone from bearing an unspeakable burden to bearing a brand-new life. Jackie Hance -- the Long Island mom whose three young daughters were killed in a horrific, wrong-way...
Angry drivers rip P.A.
Now THIS is road rage! Motorists were fuming yesterday as the Port Authority’s whopping toll hikes went into effect. The new levies forced drivers to fork over an additional $4...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** A thug yesterday fatally shot one man and wounded two others during an argument in Brownsville, police said. The assailant pumped a single bullet into Vincent Kizzie, 38,...
This place is a pig Stuy!
Maybe they should rename it “Sty Town.’’ The stately, tree-lined sidewalks of the venerable Stuyvesant Town apartment complex have been turned into a disgusting dumping ground -- strewn with dirty...
Noisy roosters get cock-a-doodle-shoo
They had to get up pretty early in the morning to resolve this dispute.After months of enduring wake-up calls from a pair of crack-of-dawn roosters, Lower East Side residents who...
Ex-IRA chief runs for prez
Dublin -- An ex-Irish Republican Army commander, Martin McGuinness, has announced he will run for president of Ireland.The 61-year-old McGuinness said yesterday he would quit his position in Northern Ireland’s...
EPA chief on verge of quitting after Obama rejected pollution proposal
The ozone almost did her in. Lisa Jackson, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, was on the verge of quitting two weeks ago after President Obama rejected her centerpiece proposal for...
Vid-cam clues in Reno crash plane
Investigators yesterday recovered possible video footage from the World War-II era plane that crashed at a Reno, Nev., air show, killing the pilot and eight spectators. The National Transportation Safety...
Chateau Hell’s Kitchen de-vine
This is vintage New York. A Big Apple native-turned-California winemaker -- whose Italian immigrant grandparents fell in love in Hell’s Kitchen -- has named a hearty red after the storied...
UN traffic is terror-ble
New York is on terror alert as world leaders begin arriving today for high-level UN meetings that will send fuming motorists into gridlock hell. After a week of security slowdowns...
100G slush-fund hangover
The federal slush-fund probe that’s been hanging over City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s head as she eyes a 2013 mayoral run is over -- but related investigations continue to cost...
Nups become nopes
Thousands of New York couples that get licensed to marry don’t go through with it. The city’s cold-feet index is 6.5 percent, with roughly one in 15 couples calling off...
New bride rips DC reality wife’s beau
White House gate crasher Michaele Salahi spent her weekend rocking backstage in Tampa with Journey, waiting to run into the open arms of guitarist Neal Schon -- whose new wife...
'Lion' King of the box office
LOS ANGELES -- A re-release of “The Lion King” took the box-office crown. A 3-D version of the wildly popular 1994 Disney animated musical earned a surprising $29.3 million in...
A-Rod loses at home
Jeter’s is bigger than A-Rod’s. When it comes to Florida uber-mansions, Yankee superstar Derek Jeter’s home base offers more room than teammate great Alex Rodriguez’s soon-to-be-completed pad. Chez Jeter consists...
Rescue mission
It’s not just basketball and skyscrapers with Bruce Ratner. The uber-developer -- best known for his under-construction Brooklyn arena for the Nets -- is vigorously trying to cut through bureaucratic...
Party post for Weiner winner
The campaign guru who orchestrated Republican Bob Turner’s stunning victory for Anthony Weiner’s vacated congressional seat has been tapped by the New York state GOP to help the party win...
The ‘bury’ latest way to say die
We all know people who spend their lives on the Internet. Now they can spend all of eternity there — as long as someone is willing to fork over $50...
What a load of bull!
WASHINGTON -- It’s the jobs, stupid! President Obama’s latest economic plan -- the so-called “Buffett rule” that aims to slap higher taxes on millionaires -- would stunt business growth and...
DSK: It was just a tour de pants
He may be a pig -- but he insists he’s no rapist. French toad Dominique Strauss-Kahn -- speaking out publicly yesterday for the first time since Manhattan maid Nafissatou Diallo...
2nd home invasion trial begins in Connecticut
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Attorneys for a Connecticut man charged with killing a woman and her two daughters during a gruesome home invasion told a jury Monday that the evidence...
Silvio is a ‘spare time’ PM
Italy’s playboy PM, Silvio Berlusconi, yesterday faced renewed calls to resign after he was caught on tape telling an alleged prostitute, “I’m prime minister in my spare time.” The transcript...
Whoa! W. Side horseplay
Hold your horses! Manhattan’s West Side turned into the Wild West yesterday after a horse prancing near Broadway and 110th Street in a Federation of Black Cowboys event got loose...
Carjackers kill NJ man in Atl. City
A New Jersey man celebrating his graduation from a nursing program was killed and his friend wounded during a carjacking yesterday at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City,...
'Modern Family,' 'Mad Men' big winners at Emmys
The Emmys’ love affair with the comedy “Modern Family” and drama “Mad Men” is still going strong. The stylish ’60s soap “Mad Men” won for the fourth year in a...
Only the dead livened up this dud
Too bad all the shocks at last night’s Emmys came from the production itself. It began with Jane Lynch’s dull hosting stint, moved on to the horrifying song-and-dance numbers, and...
America’s UN test
President Obama’s expected veto of a Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership may not be as catastrophic for America as so widely predicted -- especially if the administration can...
Why Bachmann’s headed off the cliff
Michele Bachmann was always a longshot, but now she’s dooming her own bid to be the GOP 2012 nominee. Since the last debate, she’s been going after Texas Gov. Rick...
A shot of common sense: vaccine’s pros & cons
The Issue: Whether the government has the right to require young girls to get an HPV vaccination. *** Michele Bachmann’s opposition to the vaccination of underage girls without parental consent...
Obama’s green-energy scam
The Issue: The Obama administrations’ financing of the now-bankrupt company Solyndra. *** The bankruptcy filing by Solyndra, an Obama-favored green-energy firm with a half-billion- dollar taxpayer loan guarantee, is one...
Liu’s creepy comrade
We thought only Big Labor pulled the strings in Comptroller John Liu’s office -- but it turns out an alleged proxy for North Korea has been tugging twine there, too....
A momentous week
Calamity looms at the United Nations this week, as Palestinians plan a unilateral push for statehood -- despite desperate US efforts to get them to stand down. The outcome, of...
‘No fault’ nuttiness
‘Have we lost our mind?” the editors of divorcemagazine.com asked last week, of a video headlined “Woman attacks judge in court during divorce proceedings.” The woman lunges over a bench,...
How the ‘Buffett tax’ will kill jobs
So President Obama is about to come out for another “millionaires tax,” one White House insiders are calling “the Buffett tax.” The sad thing is, even if he could get...
It's the 'Tony' award
In last night's introduction, former President Bill Clinton said Tony Bennett had "perfect pitch in both life and music" -- and the maestro proved it throughout his 85th-birthday celebration. At...
ET farce will cure what's alien you
It's only fitting that "Arias With a Twist" starts with its headliner abducted by aliens: This is a jaw-dropping UFO of a show. A hallucinatory hybrid of performance art, cabaret...
Beatle's ballet buzz
How do you pack the New York City Ballet's theater to the gills? Ask Paul McCartney to write a ballet about the sea. The result -- a blockbuster -- is...
Do ask for 'Directions'
Imagine being able to see Eugene O'Neill's obscure one-acts, minus all those long monologues. Now you can. Enter "The Complete & Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O'Neill, Volume 1: Early...
Tomorrow's Parx Racing Entries
Post Time: 12:25 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1m; $22,000; cl($7,500); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1Deputyville(L),122F Garcia 12-12Curragh(L),122J Pizrro 15-13Tejanos Elmntor(L),122A Arroyo 5-24Xtra Power(L),122J Flores 7-25Desert Falcon(L),122L Rivera 6-16C...
Affrunti's Delaware Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm.FIRST-$15,000, Claiming $5,000-$5,000, 3-Year-Olds & Up , Six Furlongs1-SngfStrs 9-52-More Drama 8-15-FollwthLdr 7-56-Lifeguard 15-13-Go Maire Tu 10-14-BonusCovrg 4-11a-ColJBrwn 9-5SECOND-5 1/2f; $15,500; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m)6-Eleanr'sFs 2-17-OasistheJk 6-11-ChocltBlsh 4-12-FiveStrLdy...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Tea Party Princess (6th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $17,000; cl($15000)4CruisinSage(JPantaleano)1-2-115-13RedMileRoad(LStalbaum)4-4-15-15SecretagentCulln(SBchrd)5-1-23-11BerryBerryFast(AMiller)3-1-14-12Debs Mack(J Stratton)5-8-710-16Lislea Miles(J Bartlett)8-6-48-17DvcGiftedIndeed(GMerton)3-6-55-18Lobo Billy(C Manzi)2-8-620-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $12,000; cl($10000)6Cornishman N(J Bartlett)7-1-18-53Nans Prayer(C Manzi)5-3-35-14Touch Me(A Miller)1-1-13-11HustlinHooray(BHolland)8-7-312-12Credit Limit(S...
Belmont Charts
Sep. 18, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m; $44,140; alw; 3upOff: 1:01. Good. 3w 3/8,set down 5/16p,Trainer: Bruce BrownTime: 22.67, 45.33, 1:10.11, 1:36.61.Winner: CH...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-6f; $26,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)2Fashionette (McMngll) 17.603.202.401Aintnthnbtkss (Pngtn)2.102.106Frzrcrwd (Castillo)2.40 Off 12:26. Time 1:11.09. Fast. Scr: Lavender Lane. * Exacta (2-1) $36.00 * Trifecta (2-1-6) $77.40SECOND-6f; $23,000; clm; 3up1Coltrder (Arryo) 6.603.202.209Alioth...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m; $22,000; mdn cl($12,500); 3up; 9f&m)MISS PROSODY stalked the pace and finished third this level in her last two starts. BABE'S CHOICE removes the blinkers after finishing third at...
The Post Line
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Sports shorts
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