March 21, 2012
Guilty plea in credit-reporting scam
A Brooklyn man pleaded guilty today to masterminding a scheme to boost the credit scores of thousands of deadbeats so they could secure millions of dollars in loans from banks...
Parents of slain Florida teen appear at Union Square rally
The parents of a Florida teen shot dead by a neighborhood watch captain vowed to seek justice for their son at a rally in a Union Square this evening. “Trayvon...
Jaguars 'back in play' for Tebow, brother says
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tim Tebow's brother says the Jaguars are back in play to acquire his brother Tim now that the trade between the Jets and Broncos is in doubt."We’ve...
Parker wins three in return to Monticello
Three was Billy Parker Jr.'s magic number Wednesday, as he won three races on his third day back after a lengthy hiatus.Parker returned to action at Monticello Raceway on Monday,...
January Jones jumps to her ‘Mad Men’ character’s defense
LOS ANGELES -- New mom January Jones says she is nothing like her "Mad Men" mommie dearest character Betty Draper Francis -- but she is still protective of her frosty...
VIDEO: Police hunt two OWS demonstrators suspected of dumping fecal matter outside JP Morgan Chase
Police are seeking at least two Occupy Wall Street demonstrators suspected of dumping buckets full of urine and feces outside JP Morgan Chase and inside an ATM vestibule. Jordan Brooks...
One Direction announces tour as album tops Billboard 200 chart
British boy band One Direction announced their North American tour Wednesday, hours after the group made history by debuting at the top of the US Billboard 200 chart. The band...
Pettitte to throw Yankees batting practice Friday
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.-- The Yankees are trying to keep it slow with Andy Pettitte, but so far, it’s full speed ahead, and the lefty is expected to throw his first...
Namath calls Tebow trade 'publicity stunt' by Jets
Joe Namath sounds like he would have been happier if the Jets' trade for Tim Tebow falls through. The Hall of Fame quarterback on Wednesday told ESPN Radio he did...
Former Giants assistant Erhardt dies, 80
Ron Erhardt, the Giants offensive coordinator who helped win Super Bowls with Phil Simms then Jeff Hostetler and was a key assistant when Bill Parcells was head coach, died Wednesday...
CUNY professors' union files lawsuit against new course credit rules
The City University of New York professors’ union filed a lawsuit yesterday claiming the school’s recent attempt to standardize course credit rules across its 18 undergraduate campuses unlawfully left instructors...
Syracuse, Wisconsin will be decided by defense
BOSTON -- One plays zone all the time. The other goes man-to-man from start to finish. Defense will be the key when top-seeded Syracuse faces fourth-seeded Wisconsin in the East...
This week's calendar, March 22 to 28
Thursday, March 22Design+Interiors: Rafael de Cárdenas With an exuberant approach to color, light and pattern, Rafael de Cárdenas redefines conventional boundaries between interior design, architecture, fashion, furniture and art. Hear...
French 'gunman' jumps to death after officers storm apartment: police
TOULOUSE, France -- The gunman accused of assassinating Jewish children and French paratroopers is dead after police stormed his apartment to end a 30-hour siege, police officials confirmed. The French...
Red Bulls hope to turn around frustrating 0-2 start
With the Red Bulls dropping their first two games of the season and already falling behind the pace in the Eastern Conference, Sunday’s 4 p.m. home opener against Colorado takes...
Struggling Red Bulls get back Marquez, possibly Conde and Tainio
The Red Bulls have opened the season with two road losses, but are taking solace not only in Sunday’s tilt against Colorado finally being at home, but also in their...
Tebow trade all over Twitter
The Jets’ acquisition of Tim Tebow set off a Twitter firestorm Wednesday, with everyone from former coaches to current players chiming in on the biggest trade of the NFL offseason....
Hughes makes solid start for Yankees
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Phil Hughes isn’t feeling any extra pressure because of Andy Pettitte’s return to the Yankees. Focusing on his changeup, Hughes allowed three hits in five innings...
NYPD detective cracks 32-year-old cold case in death of Queens man
An NYPD detective cracked a 32-year-old cold case this week when fingerprints from an inmate were matched to the death of a Queens man in a home-invasion burglary. Ernest Mattison,...
HP CEO Meg Whitman says restructuring is 'first step' toward greater efficiency
Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Meg Whitman says she hasn't yet made a final decision about how many jobs will get cut as a result of a major restructuring at the technology...
Giants free agents Tollefson, Goff visiting other teams
The Giants this offseason are making more noise with who they are not signing than which players they are adding to their Super Bowl championship roster. Dave Tollefson and Jonathan...
$260M sex slave suit against Dov Charney tossed
Get that smut outta here. A Brooklyn court won't have to deal with the X-rated claims made against American Apparel chief Dov Charney, who was accused in a $260 million...
Brian Cashman's 'stalker' indicted in extortion case
A Manhattan grand jury has indicted the alleged shake-down stalker of Yankees GM Brian Cashman, prosecutors announced in court today. Louise Meanwell, 36, who also uses the name Neathway, will...
Zynga to buy OMGPOP for $200M
Zynga is set to acquire rival game company OMGPOP, as the social gaming giant rolls with its “can’t beat ’em, buy ’em” strategy. The company behind popular Facebook games “Farmville”...
Cops hunt for suspect in robbery of $24,900 purse from UES Ralph Lauren store
A fashion-forward thief filched a handbag that fetches up to $24,900 at an exclusive Upper East Side store, authorities said today. The woman walked into the Ralph Lauren Store on...
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen donates $300 million to brain research
The Allen Institute for Brain Science announced Wednesday that Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul G. Allen has donated $300 million to launch an effort to map the brain's basic circuitry of...
Blagojevich's dyed hair to turn gray in prison
CHICAGO — Rod Blagojevich’s famously thick, dark hair is dyed and will turn gray within the months as he serves his 14-year sentence in a Colorado prison, where dyes are...
Cruz, Revis named in field of 32 for Madden NFL 13 Cover Vote
Will the fans vote allow the Giants to Cruz to being the team featured on the cover of Madden NFL 13 or will the best-selling sports franchise be taking a...
Stringer urges NYC schools to ditch 'pink slime' ground beef
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is urging New York City schools to take ammonia-treated ground beef off the menu. Stringer called Wednesday for the city to remove the beef product...
Bernanke says US banks could withstand euro shocks
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a congressional panel Wednesday that U.S. banks could withstand shocks from Europe, even if the debt crisis there significantly worsened. The U.S....
NFL suspends Saints coach for season over bounties
The NFL suspended New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton for the 2012 season Wednesday and fined the team $500,000 as punishment for operating a bounty program in which defensive...
Two bandits hold up Brooklyn bodega at gunpoint
Two bandits held up a Brooklyn grocery store during a terrifying gunpoint robbery this morning. The crooks stormed into Monumental Grocery store on Flatbush Avenue at 8:30 a.m. shocking a...
Deron says Nets final 19 games won't affect decision
Has the daily Deron Williams temperature taking Wednesday led to the latest crisis for the Nets? Not really. But those two words were what set off the mini-crisis. Williams was...
Wife: 'Kony 2012' director suffers from psychosis
SAN DIEGO — The director of a wildly popular video about brutal African warlord Joseph Kony has been diagnosed with brief reactive psychosis and is expected to stay in the...
After holdup, Jets trade for Tebow
The Jets made one of the most dramatic trades in franchise history Wednesday — twice. The team swung a deal with the Broncos for polarizing quarterback Tim Tebow after the...
Islanders, Nabokov agree to one-year extension
Last season, Evgeni Nabokov chose to stay away from the Islanders. Now, after one season on Long Island, the veteran goalie likes it so much he is going to stick...
WATCH: Brawl ensues outside Greenwich Village McDonald’s
This McDonald’s gives a new meaning to the Big Mac Attack. In a video posted on YouTube, at least five men are seen brawling outside of a Greenwich Village McDonald’s...
Madoff 'disappointed' Mets settled fraud lawsuit, author claims
Convicted fraudster Bernie Madoff was "desperately disappointed" that the owners of the Mets chose to settle the fraud lawsuit brought on behalf of victims of Madoff's Ponzi scheme, CBS News...
Real-life '21 Jump Street' busts high-school drug ring
EXETER, Calif. -- About the same time Hollywood's remake of 1980s TV show "21 Jump Street" opened in cinemas across the US last week, California police made a series of...
Student busted for assaulting dean at Brooklyn high school
A student was arrested after assaulting a faculty member at a Brooklyn high school this morning, school officials said. The 17-year-old boy got into a heated dispute with Edmund Ludde,...
Dan Loeb's Third Point files Yahoo board challenge
Activist hedge fund Third Point on Wednesday filed a proxy statement with regulators seeking to install its own slate of directors on Yahoo Inc’s board after criticizing the Internet company’s...
Kraft Foods to rename snacks company Mondelez
NORTHFIELD, Ill. — Kraft Foods Inc. says its new global snacks company will be named Mondelez International Inc. Mondelez was inspired by the suggestions of two separate Kraft employees. It...
Jeb Bush endorses Romney
WASHINGTON – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush endorsed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney yesterday, saying it is time for the GOP to coalesce around a single candidate. The backing by...
Sales of existing homes dip below forecasts
WASHINGTON -- Sales of existing homes in the US fell 0.9 percent in February after an upward revision to the prior month, as improving job prospects, cheaper homes and warm...
Faster wireless service on new iPad causing users to quickly reach data limits
It has been only five days since users of Apple's newest iPad first took the device out of the box, and some are now finding just how quickly the promise...
Google dividend speculation swirls after Apple move
SAN FRANCISCO -- After Apple broke with tradition earlier this week by issuing a dividend, investors are waiting to see who among the non-dividend-paying tech firms will follow suit. The...
Hartford to exit annuity business, bowing to pressure from hedge-fund titan John Paulson
Bowing to pressure from hedge-fund titan John Paulson, Hartford Financial Services Group said Wednesday it would exit its annuity business and weigh a sale of a large portion of its...
DSK cancels Brussels speech after protests
BRUSSELS -- Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Wednesday canceled an appearance at a European Parliament debate on the financial crisis following an outcry by deputies. The shamed former International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Hewlett-Packard combining printing, PC divisions
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Hewlett-Packard Co. on Wednesday said it will combine its printer and PC divisions to save money, part of the technology company’s effort to turn around its...
Afghan massacre suspect Robert Bales likely to be charged Thursday, lawyer says
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- The US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians is likely to be charged Thursday, according to his lawyer. John Henry Browne, a Seattle-based criminal lawyer...
Prince William returns to UK after Falkland Islands deployment
LONDON -- Britain's Prince William returned from his controversial Royal Air Force (RAF) deployment in the Falkland Islands on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence confirmed. The Duke of Cambridge, 29,...
Son helps free British tourist kidnapped by Somali pirates
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A British woman kidnapped from a vacation resort in Kenya by Somali gunmen six months ago was freed Wednesday after help from her son. Judith Tebbutt, 56,...
I'll take that! Woman wrests knife from 'mugger' on LI
This guy picked the wrong place to rob. A homeless man was arrested outside a Long Island store yesterday after he brandished a knife and tried to rob the cashier...
Cops arrest Occupy Wall Street protesters in Union Square
Cops shut down Union Square and kicked out a large crowd of Occupy Wall Street protesters, arresting nine demonstrators early this morning, just days after larger clashes at the group's...
French police in standoff with 'shooter,' arrest in Afghanistan from '07 emerges
TOULOUSE, France — In a tense, daylong standoff, French riot police surrounded a building in southwest France on Wednesday, demanding the surrender of a gunman who they suspect of slaying...
Parents, players want suspended Moore football program restored
Moore Catholic parents and players are caught in a numbers game as they try to get the school’s football program restored. “This is devastating for these boys,” said Dr. Olen...
Poly Prep enters year with national ranking and expectations to match
Poly Prep has never entered a season quite like this. It has a national ranking, one of the city’s top talents and a NYSAISAA title to defend. When preseason practices...
Nets guard Williams hates sting of losing
Nets point guard Deron Williams was frustrated enough with Monday’s 105-100 home loss to the Cavaliers that he didn’t speak to reporters after a game for the first time this...
Knicks defeat Raptors; 4-0 under Woodson
First it was Jeremy Lin with a steal and fast-break dunk. Then Carmelo Anthony got a steal and tossed an alley-oop to Tyson Chandler in transition as the Madison Square...
Knicks wouldn’t be in hole if players hadn’t quit on D’Antoni
There was Carmelo Anthony on Tuesday night stealing an entry pass in the fourth quarter, gliding upcourt and lobbing an alley-oop for Tyson Chandler for the jam. The Garden exploded,...
Knicks' Lin puts on bloody good show
Everyone knew Jeremy Lin could play for Mike D’Antoni. Now he is showing he can play for Mike Woodson, too. In his second straight dynamite outing, Lin got his nose...
Star-studded Horace Mann out to build on last year's big season
Horace Mann can put its top two players up against anyone in the city. From defending NYSAISAA champion Poly Prep to PSAL winner George Washington and Catholic powerhouse Xaverian. Pittsburgh...
CHSAA Staten Island 'AA' baseball preview
Monsignor Farrell started last season with 14 straight wins, emerging as a legitimate CHSAA Class AA city title contender. The Lions won the Staten Island division, but flamed out early...
Three of a kind: Aces have new-look Sea's sights on regaining crown
Last season is exactly that for St. Joseph by the Sea. “It was last year,” junior ace Jackie Cautela said. “It’s a new year and we are a new team.”...
Defending Archdiocesan champion Mavericks looking for city, state titles
Moore Catholic’s core got a taste of winning last season, claiming its first CHSAA Archdiocesan softball title since 2007. “We are really excited to play because we know we won...
CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens 'AA' baseball preview
It’s all about the arms this year for Archbishop Molloy. The expectations are high in Briarwood, mostly because of the depth of pitching the Stanners have coming off a trip...
Looking for Moore: Mavs trying to bounce back from early exit
Moore Catholic is still smarting from how last year ended. The Mavericks are bent on getting past the best-of-three qualifying round that saw them win the first game and drop...
No longer an underdog, All Hallows adjusting to contender status
All Hallows had never advanced all the way to the CHSAA championship at the highest classification before last year. Now the entire landscape has changed for the Gaels. No longer...
Serby's Q & A with ... Mike Woodson
Steve Serby sat down with new Knicks coach Mike Woodson on Monday to discuss growing up in hoops-crazy Indiana, the influence of Bob Knight, his coaching philosophies and how good...
Manhattan's Sweetest 16 sports bars
The NCAA Tournament is in full swing and—just like at NYC’s high-scoring pubs—the action is getting more heated as we close in on The Final Four. We bracket out the...
Harlem product Rowson verbals to South Dakota
When Karim Rowson visited South Dakota, he met the team and the coaching staff. He toured the campus and saw the dorms. The 6-foot-5 Harlem native out of JUCO Western...
Pettitte impresses Yankees in first bullpen session
TAMPA — The last time Andy Pettitte pitched, he battled lower back and groin injuries and was unable to give the Yankees what they needed in the 2010 postseason. Yesterday,...
Pettitte got crafty with Yankees comeback plans
TAMPA — A scout pulled me aside last night at Steinbrenner Field and offered this comment on Andy Pettitte. “There’s one reason why Andy came back,’’ the scout said. “He’s...
Clemens trial could be curveball for Pettitte
TAMPA — Andy Pettitte could become a witness in Roger Clemens’ federal perjury trial next month, so it may be just as well the lefty — who is in Florida...
Pineda strikes out 5 for Yankees
TAMPA — Now that Andy Pettitte has arrived, the competition for spots in the Yankees rotation has been ratcheted up, and manager Joe Girardi will be watching to see how...
Starr report
Telemundo star Katie Barberi is literally all over the TV dial these days. Not only does Barberi star as Perla Navarro in the prime-time telenovela "Corazon Valiente" (weeknights at 9),...
Business briefs
ChippedA federal judge yesterday ordered Chip Skowron, the former manager of Morgan Stanley’s FrontPoint Partners hedge fund, to pay his former firm $3.8 million in legal fees plus $6.4 million,...
Lo$$ of faith in Picard
One day after Irving Picard agreed to settle his lawsuit against the co-owners of the Mets for $162 million, traders slashed the price of Bernie Madoff claims by as much...
Sotheby’s plans May Forstmann auction
Business titans around the world are expected to battle it out in May over the coveted art treasures of the late financier Teddy Forstmann, which are expected to fetch as...
HTC's Beats Electronics in talks to acquire online music service MOG
How about unlimited music with those headphones? HTC’s Beats Electronics, whose high-end headphones have gained a celebrity following, is nearing a deal to acquire online music service MOG, sources said....
Yahoo!, Alibaba back at table
Yahoo! and Alibaba Group are still on speaking terms.The two companies are said to have resumed informal talks, with Yahoo! still aiming to shed part of its stake in Alibaba...
Sturm and dung in filly photo fracas at Forbes
A freelance horse-racing photographer claims his shot of 2010 Breeders’ Cup winner Shared Account, a filly owned by Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank, was ripped off by Forbes.com.Rick Samuels said...
In Sony shake-up, new Lynton role
Sony Pictures boss Michael Lynton is expected to be named to a newly created position overseeing all of the US entertainment businesses as part of an overhaul of the struggling...
Hostess to court time
Bankrupt Hostess Brands is expected to ask a judge this week for more time to negotiate a new deal with its unions, The Post has learned. The Teamsters and the...
Bellwether Jefferies beats Street
Wall Street’s not dead yet. After suffering through a rocky end of the year, marked by steep job cuts at nearly every firm, there was a sign yesterday that the...
Buyers of Mets' minority stakes were friends of Wilpons
Brings new meaning to the investing term, friends and family. Buyers of the Mets minority stakes were predominantly friends of the controlling Wilpons or had a financial interest in seeing...
Marcianos’ newest win
A tangled web of stakes in 292 Madison Ave. has now been consolidated by the Marciano brothers of Guess jeans, who also own half the iconic Lipstick Building at 885...
The long-dark Times Square Theater is - finally! - getting a multimillion-dollar makeover
Naughty, bawdy 42nd Street is in for a touch of classy. After standing vacant for 20-odd years, the historic Times Square Theatre at 217 W. 42nd St. will soon become...
Gym teach hit with perv rap
A Brooklyn gym teacher was busted yesterday for allegedly grabbing the buttocks of a 16-year-old female student — the seventh school staffer to be accused of sexual misconduct since February.Esran...
Bullets fly in wild car chases in Brooklyn, Queens
A suspected car thief led cops on a wild, Hollywood-style chase through the streets of Brooklyn yesterday, dodging roadblocks and gunfire before he was finally cornered. Officials said patrol officers...
Crook demoted to lawyer
The 10th time’s the charm for a former felon who wanted to become a lawyer. Neal Wiesner was admitted to the state bar yesterday — 22 years after doing time...
Madam and me: prober
The private investigator linked to the Upper East Side madam case said yesterday that he spoke with her only about a legitimate business venture. Vinny Parco told The Post that...
Watts up at old SI dump
The city yesterday began soliciting proposals to build and operate a solar- and wind-energy facility on 75 of the 2,220 acres at the shuttered Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island.Officials...
Ex’s ‘stalker-killer’ busted
Cops yesterday nabbed the crazed stalker who gunned down his ex-girlfriend in Brooklyn just hours before she could get a new restraining order against him, authorities said.Bernsley Barthelemy, 25, was...
Arrest in Staten Island ‘pee’ slay
The reputed Albanian gangster wanted in the slaying of a Staten Island groom-to-be was busted yesterday in a Chicago suburb, law-enforcement sources said. Redinel Dervishaj, 35, was holed up inside...
Cancer springs asbestos faker
An inspector who faked hundreds of asbestos and lead tests is getting sprung from the slammer because he’s dying of cancer.Saverio Todaro — who ran an inspection company in Queens...
Dentist: Fed suit just ‘numb’
A music-loving Midtown dentist claims that a disgruntled patient cannot make a federal case out of a $4,766 bill.Stacy Makhnevich — who bills herself as the “Classical Singer Dentist of...
French horror hits home here
The senseless slaughter of three young children and a rabbi at a Jewish school in France has the victims’ stunned relative in New Jersey questioning her faith. “It makes me...
Fired exec: Charter-school chief fudged books
The founder of one of the city’s largest charters schools falsified financial records and okayed illegal construction work while serving as its principal, according to a whistleblower suit filed by...
Consumer Reports rate frozen, chain bagels 'very good'
It’s a schmear job. Everyone knows the best bagels come fresh from their local bagel shop — except the “experts” at Consumer Reports magazine, who actually prefer the frozen kind....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn***Two rowdy patrons in a Canarsie diner attacked the cops who had been called in to toss them out, authorities said. Saiquan Jemott, 24, and Donovan Bruce, 20, were allegedly...
Mob son: Feds blew my cover
A dead mobster’s son sued the feds yesterday for $10 million and a new identity, claiming he was outed as a “confidential source” in a jury-tampering probe tied to infamous...
Two die in bloody day of violence in Brooklyn
Two people were killed and three others wounded during a wave of violence in Brooklyn yesterday. A gunman shot a 21-year-old man several times at the Ingersoll Houses in Fort...
Liu backs $$ gal
Embattled city Comptroller John Liu sprang to the defense of his indicted campaign treasurer and defiantly insisted his staff did everything it could to make sure donations were legal, despite...
De Niro joke not funny: O
WASHINGTON — He was never cut out for comedy. First Lady Michelle Obama’s office yesterday rebuked actor Robert De Niro for joking that the country isn’t ready for a white...
Hair she is!
She’s tressed for success. This Brazilian 12-year-old is eyeing a $5,500 payday when she shears her 5-foot cascade of hair for use in wigs and extensions. Natasha Moraes de Andrade,...
Sanitation Department set to fine New Yorkers who dump Christmas trees with ornaments and lights still on
Bah! Humbug! Mayor Bloomberg has a costly lump of coal waiting for lazy New Yorkers who refuse to take ornaments and lights off Christmas trees after they’re tossed on the...
Employers asking job seekers for Facebook passwords
Bosses are asking job seekers to hand over their Facebook passwords — a request that experts say risks legal trouble. “It’s akin to requiring someone’s house keys,” said Orin Kerr,...
City ties health premiums to pay hikes
Municipal unions will have to help the city contain health-care and other runaway long-term costs before their workers can expect raises, a top city official said yesterday. “We still have...
Boro-cab fare deal
Taking a ride in a new outer-borough taxi will cost the same as a traditional yellow cab, Taxi & Limousine Commission chief David Yassky said yesterday. The cabs, which can...
Metro-North ‘quiet’ happy
The Metro-North masses have spoken — and they want silence. The “quiet-car” pilot program is going permanent, following an overwhelmingly positive response from riders, officials said yesterday. Starting April 2,...
Gov: Hold the pork
ALBANY — Keep the state budget pork-free!Gov. Cuomo said yesterday he opposes reinstating pork-barrel spending this year, as Assembly Democrats want to do.“I don’t support it,” Cuomo said on Albany’s...
Union ‘buy’ laws attack
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo yesterday suggested New York’s biggest state employee union could be buying votes by freezing campaign contributions to lawmakers who supported a bill cutting pension benefits for...
Lottery jerk sued over house deal
Lottery louse Americo Lopes has been slapped with another lawsuit — because he allegedly caused a New Jersey developer to take a $150,000 bath on a home sale, The Post...
‘Model’ law vs. thinsanity
They’ll need to eat some more cheese blintzes. Israel is banning wafer-thin models from appearing on runaways and commercials in the country. A model’s BMI, or body-mass index, measuring fat...
Cart mom wants to meet hero
He’s her hero — and she wants to let him know it. The Manhattan mom who was nearly killed by a shoved shopping cart told The Post yesterday that she...
Cop rips punk in hero brother’s gun death
The police-officer brother of a Queens man fatally shot defending his father from a crew of housebreakers stared down the thug who set up the robbery yesterday, calling him a...
Obama already outdebts Dubya
WASHINGTON — After just three years and two months in office yesterday, President Obama has already racked up more government debt than George W. Bush totaled in eight years.The debt...
GOP unveils its dream budget
WASHINGTON — House Republicans presented an election-year budget proposal yesterday that would cut taxes through flatter rates, change the way Medicare is delivered, and slash programs for the poor. The...
Romney rolls over Santorum
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney won Illinois in a blowout yesterday, roaring past Rick Santorum in a big industrial state and depriving him of one of his best remaining chances for...
‘Kruger’ race a nailbiter
A special election held last night to replace disgraced ex-Brooklyn state Sen. Carl Kruger was too close to call, and the official outcome might not be known for weeks, officials...
Exciting new Earhart clue
A new clue could uncover the fate of pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart, who vanished over the South Pacific 75 years ago. Enhanced analysis of a photograph taken months after her...
Marine’s no-jail gun deal
The ex-Marine busted for trying to check his Indiana-registered gun at the Empire State Building got a no-jail, misdemeanor deal yesterday. “I definitely did not know it was illegal to...
Photo furor at Colombo murder trial
He’s a reputed wiseguy accused of killing a Brooklyn cop — but his lawyer says his client’s reputation would really take a hit if he’s seen with stars of “The...
Miss-step in drug rehab
A Vicodin-addicted ex-Miss Russia has been hoarding and bingeing on her prescription meds at her court-monitored Bronx drug-rehab program, prosecutors revealed yesterday. Anna Malova, 39 — crowned Miss Russia in...
Pedro’s board stiffs
Add “puppet master” to Pedro Espada Jr.’s many titles. The former state Senate majority leader manipulated the board of directors of a Bronx nonprofit like a pro — changing official...
Doc nab in coin caper
A renowned hand surgeon who teaches at Brown University was caught trying to peddle a stolen 4th-century-BC silver coin at The Waldorf-Astoria hotel, authorities said.Dr. Arnold-Pete Weiss, 51, of Barrington,...
Bright idea for Coney
City officials are finally going to fix the lighting problem at Coney Island’s landmark Parachute Jump.After Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz called for more “bling” following a lackluster 2006 effort...
City launching its own .nyc Internet domain
The city is launching its own Internet domain — dot-nyc — making it the first municipality in the country to brand itself in this way, the Bloomberg administration announced yesterday....
‘Rape cop’ DA rests
The prosecution rested its case yesterday against a cop, Michael Pena, charged with pulling his service pistol on a second-grade teacher and raping her in an Inwood alley in August....
The ‘trough’ get going
Jilted! Betrayed! Sold out! Albany hath no fury like union bosses scorned. There are some very good things to be said and a few qualms to express about the pension...
P.T. Barnum & the nuke talks
Heads of state and foreign ministers from 50-plus countries will gather next week in Seoul, South Korea, to discuss the threat of nuclear terrorism, a follow-up to the first “nuclear-security...
New York sails to war
At the end of this month, USS New York will sail east from her home port in Norfolk, headed for waters in extremely unstable and threatening areas of the world....
An excess of candor?
It’s not every day you hear a union boss admit he may have engaged in criminal activity, but Danny Donohue — who runs one of Albany’s biggest lawmaker ATMs —...
Museum madness
Uh-oh: It’s starting to look like deja vu all over again at Ground Zero — with its endless delays and staggering cost overruns. It’s time for someone to take charge....
Lessons for Goldman Sachs from a PR nightmare
The Issue: Exec Greg Smith’s resignation from Goldman Sachs and his criticism of the company. *** Terry Keenan spotlights what many are thinking after reading Greg Smith’s op-ed — that...
Sheltered view on free food
The Issue: The city’s enforcement of nutritional guidelines for food served in NYC homeless shelters. *** “No Kugel for You!” (Jeff Stier, PostOpinion, March 19) highlights New York City’s food...
‘SexTrafficking.com’
‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good [people] do nothing,” said Edmund Burke. In the case of sex trafficking around the globe, what we are...
The White House algae racket
Pond scum stinks. And so do the Obama administration’s enormous, taxpayer-funded “investments” in politically connected biofuel companies. While the president embarks on a green rehabilitation tour this week to quell...
Let the Games begin
"The Hunger Games” may be derivative, but it is engrossing and at times exciting. Implicitly, it argues that “The Truman Show” might have been improved by Ed Harris lobbing fireballs...
Hungering for a soundtrack
Even before “The Hunger Games” opens on Friday, the film’s soundtrack, “The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 and Beyond,” is dominating the pop music charts: It hit No. 1...
‘Gossamer’ just wings it
There is no joy at Lincoln Center — mighty Paul Taylor has struck out. America’s senior modern-dance genius showed three new works in the first week of his company’s New...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f; $29,000; cl($7,500); 4upI’VE GOT THE FEVER drops in class after winning as the favorite and being claimed. BOJAN...
Islanders defeat Maple Leafs
TORONTO -- The Islanders appear destined to miss the playoffs for the sixth time in seven years, but Matt Moulson is providing a silver lining with a career season. Moulson...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $36,000; cl($30,000); 4up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Scott's Aly Cat(L),120E Castro5-4-2McLaghln4-12 HouseOnToilsm(L),115JRodriguz3-6-6Odintz20-13 MystclRhythms(L),120J Alvarado1-6-4Aquilino5-14 DeflatetheBbbl(L),123I Ortiz, Jr1-3-2Violette12-15 Aba Dabbler(L),123D Cohen1-4-8S Klesaris7-26 WildAboutSnny(L),118RDomingz8-6-4Englehart8-17...
Parx Racing Charts
March 20th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m; $34,000; mdn cl($40,000); 3YO; (f)Off: 12:26. Good. steady drive, driftedTime: 24.13, 48.48, 1:13.54, 1:26.92, 1:41.24.Trainer: Ramon PreciadoWinner: DK B/ F,...
Ross leaves Giants for Jaguars
The Giants did not pursue cornerback Aaron Ross in free agency and his departure yesterday came as no surprise. Ross signed a three-year contract with the Jaguars that can be...
Ahmad feels fine, will miss Jacobs
Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw declared himself healthy and ready for whatever the team asks him to do next season. With the recent release of Brandon Jacobs, the Giants may...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Cabrera breaks bone below eye Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera has a broken bone below his right eye after being struck by a bad-hop grounder, sidelining the star slugger...
Affrunti’s Tampa Bay Grade
FIRST-7f; $9,500; cl($5,000); 4up; (f&m)7-Little Zee 6-12-Mambo Maya 5-25-AsteriaMeadow7-23-Tax Day Slew 3-26-Dncetthetemp15-14-Little Freebie 8-11-Catch a Thrill 20-1SECOND-6f; $9,500; mdn cl($8,000); 3YO1-MrCowboyMike2-14-WhispersPrmse8-15-Darkest Day 10-16-Shwkyce'Rses12-12-Daddy's Man 6-17-Marginalsaint 9-23-TheFairdleFlsh20-18-Black Antilope 5-2THIRD-1m&40y; $10,800; cl($8,000);...
Gulfstream Park Analysis
Post Time: 1:05 p.m.FIRST-6f; $20,500; cl($6,250); 4upHUFF ‘N HUGHES second this level going longer two back. SUAVE JAZZ cuts back in distance after tiring last out. WILD EXPECTATIONS third in...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 21THUMar. 22FRIMar. 23SATMar. 24SUNMar. 25MONMar. 26TUEMar. 27KnicksPhiladelphia7:00MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMNO GAMETor. 7:00 MSG ESPNDet. 7:30 MSG ESPNNO GAMEMilw. 7:30 MSG ESPNNOGAMENetsWashington 7:30 YES Network WFAN 660 AMNO GAMEAtl. 7:30...
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball TournamentRegional SemifinalsTomorrowAt BostonFavoriteLineUnderdogSyracuse4WisconsinOhio St.7 1/2CincinnatiAt PhoenixMarquette1 1/2FloridaMichigan St.4 1/2LouisvilleFridayAt AtlantaKentucky9IndianaBaylor6XavierAt St. LouisN. Carolina10 1/2OhioKansas8Nc StateTonightNITQuarterfinalsMID. TENN.5MinnesotaSTANFORD7 1/2NevadaCBI TournamentSemifinalsBUTLERPickPittsburghOREGON ST.7 1/2Wash. St.College Insider TournamentQuarterfinalsOLD DOMIN.7MercerFAIRFIELD4Rob. MorrisUTAH ST.5Loyola Mary.NBAFavoriteLineUnderdog76ERS5KnicksNETS5 1/2WizardsMAGIC7...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1 p.m.Yankees at Rays ESPN4 p.m.Giants at Indians MLBNBasketball7 p.m.Knicks at 76ers ESPN, MSG, ESPN (1050 AM)7:30 p.m.NIT Quarterfinal: Minnesota vs. Mid. Tenn. ESPN27:30 p.m.Wizards at Nets YES, WFAN (660...
Nets' Williams hates sting of losing
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D’Antoni not on Raptors radar
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Bucks stay red hot
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Rangers coach tells Devils coach to 'shut up'
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NHL to look at Rangers-Devils fights
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Devils shut out Senators
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End of lawsuit won't start Mets spending, GM says
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Torres latest injury for Mets
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Jets should take a pass on QB who can’t
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Jets want to add Tebow: source
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Jets safety Landry proclaims he's healthy
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Manning joins Broncos
The Mile High City officially became Peyton’s Place yesterday. Peyton Manning cemented his deal to become a Bronco, signing a five-year, $96 million contract that had seemingly everyone in Denver...
Rachael cheeses Times
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Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYJENNIFER LAWRENCE, EMERIL LAGASSE - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7LUCY DANZIGER - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4JO FROST, GLORIA ESTEFAN - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch. 7TOMMY DAVIDSON,...
Uh-O: What Oprah must do to fix OWN
For the first time in TV history, a network is being done in by great ratings. Or one great night of great ratings, at any rate. I’m talking about OWN,...
Dip for ‘Dancing’
Could “Dancing with the Stars” be waltzing from its top-rated position in prime time? Monday night's premiere averaged 18.5 million viewers -- low numbers for a "Dancing" season premiere. “Dancing,”...
‘Liars’ all-time tweet champ
Monday night’s season finale of the teen-hit “Pretty Little Liars” was the most tweeted and Facebooked TV series in history, according to the social media rating agencies. The show, which...
‘Antiques’ most-expensive item auction flop
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Where were we?
The last time “Mad Men” aired was so long ago, it seems like Bush was in office. To get everyone ready for Sunday’s fifth season premiere on AMC, here’s a...
First taste, then hype
‘The recipe comes from a monastery,” Maria Loi said when we praised her namesake new restaurant’s sweet and fleshy lavraki (sea bass), smartly grilled with tomato, thyme, capers and onions....
Weird but true
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Green looking to lead Michigan State into Final Four
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Dan Hurley is named URI coach
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UNC planning to play without star Marshall
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St. John’s women reach Round of 16 for first time
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Two die in Brooklyn bloodshed
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Kovalchuk's 400th gives Devils 1-0 win over Sens
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Knicks rout Raptors, 4-0 under Woodson
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Isles hand Maple Leafs 8th straight home loss
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Romney wins Illinois Republican primary
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