March 22, 2012
Rafa returning to Red Bulls
Rafa Marquez has been a lightning rod for the Red Bulls, suspended by the team and booed by the fans – much of it his own doing. But both Marquez...
Whitney Houston had cocaine in her system at time of death, coroner says
LOS ANGELES — Whitney Houston drowned accidentally in the bathtub of a Beverly Hills hotel room, with cocaine and heart disease playing a role in her death, the Los Angeles...
Man accused in SI groom slay to be charged with murder: authorities
The suspect who fatally stabbed a Staten Island man at his engagement party will be charged with murder at his arraignment tomorrow, authorities have announced. Redinel Dervishaj, 35, allegedly plunged...
UNC likely without Marshall on Friday
ST. LOUIS -- North Carolina guard Kendall Marshall’s availability for tomorrow’s NCAA tournament game vs. Ohio is in question with a fractured wrist. The sophomore point guard admitted if the...
BACK PAGE: Tebow chose Jets, but why
Tim Tebow did have a choice and he picked the Jets. "We did (give him a choice)," Broncos executive John Elway told ESPN Radio on Thursday. "There was more (offered)...
Tiger 3 back at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Charlie Wi felt a lot better walking off the golf course compared with his last round. So did Tiger Woods. Coming off a final round at Innisbrook...
Dickey allows one hit; Tejada homers in Mets win
PORT ST. LUCIE -- R.A. Dickey couldn't figure out why fan were clapping so loudly after Justin Ruggiano singled in the top of the sixth inning. Then the Mets kunckeballer...
NBC renews 'Smash' for second season
NBC has renewed its heavily-hyped musical drama "Smash" for a second season. The show, which premiered the Monday after the Super Bowl, chronicles the making of a Broadway musical and...
Ryan says Jets 'incredibly fortunate' to have Tebow: report
Rex Ryan has dealt with so many difficult things in his three seasons with the Jets, but not a quarterback controversy.Even though he may have one now, with Tim Tebow...
We're waiting to review Mass Effect 3 -- yet in this post is a Mass Effect 3 review!
As is glaringly obvious, no Mass Effect 3 review appeared on this site. There are two reasons for that: First, we wanted to log more hours with the game before...
Giants re-sign Carr to back up Manning
Not to go overboard as far as comparisons, but the Giants and Jets this week both officially secured backup quarterbacks, and the way in which the teams went about this...
Police chief temporarily steps down over Trayvon Martin shooting
SANFORD, Fla. -- The police chief of Sanford, Fla., on Thursday temporarily stepped down amid outrage over the Trayvon Martin shooting. Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee Jr. said he stands...
Afghan massacre suspect to be charged with 17 counts of murder
WASHINGTON -- The US soldier accused of indiscriminately killing Afghan civilians in a house-to-house rampage earlier this month will be formally charged with 17 counts of murder, US officials told...
Man accused in Winter Classic beating of Rangers fans to stand trial
PHILADELPHIA — A man accused of beating two New York Rangers fans during a post-game brawl in Philadelphia will be tried on assault charges. A judge ordered 32-year-old Dennis Veteri...
Steven J. Baum law firm, which had foreclosure Halloween party, agrees to $4M settlement
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A New York law firm that was harshly criticized after pictures surfaced from a company Halloween party where people dressed as homeless has agreed to pay $4...
Top commander in Afghanistan says he prefers robust force of 68,000 in 2013
WASHINGTON — The top commander in Afghanistan said Thursday he prefers a robust U.S. combat force of 68,000 in 2013, signaling a potential halt in the drawdown and complicating any...
Obama tries to spread blame in Solyndra, Keystone XL issues
President Obama is on a swing-state campaign blitz this week, looking to stifle voter anger over high energy prices. While the White House is casting the trip as an effort...
Former butler found guilty of trying to extort millions from philanthropist Anne Bass during 2007 home invasion
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A former butler has been found guilty of charges he tried to extort millions of dollars from philanthropist Anne H. Bass during a 2007 home invasion...
Mario thought Peyton was going to 49ers
SAN FRANCISCO -- Mario Manningham decided to sign with the San Francisco 49ers before he even knew if Peyton Manning or Alex Smith would be throwing him passes. The former...
Senate approves bill curtailing insider trading by lawmakers
WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday approved legislation to curtail insider trading of securities by lawmakers and officials in the executive branch, sending the legislation to President Barack Obama to...
FOUR CORNERS: Stoudemire surprisingly surging under new Knicks coach
Carmelo Anthony may have been the one to run Mike D’Antoni out of town, but Amar’e Stoudemire ultimately could be the biggest benefactor. When Stoudemire left the Knicks following his...
Sprint looks to boost customer retention with lower prepaid bills
Sprint Nextel Corp. is offering new lower priced plans on its Boost Mobile pay-as-you-go service in a bid to retain customers in its fastest growing segment. At $45 per month,...
Global box office up three percent in 2011 to $32.6 billion
LOS ANGELES — Ticket sales for movies shown around the globe rose 3 percent in 2011 to $32.6 billion, thanks largely to growth in booming markets like China. U.S. and...
'Hunger Games' sells out more than 4,000 screenings, earns $15M in advance sales
Rabid fans are feasting on advance tickets for "The Hunger Games" ahead of tonight's midnight release. With less than a day to go before the movie hits theaters, "The Hunger...
5 more bodies found in Concordia cruise wreck
ROME — Five more bodies were found in the wreckage of the semi-submerged cruise liner Costa Concordia on Thursday and will be recovered in the next few days, Italy's civil...
Indicted union boss can spend weekends at the Jersey shore: judge
The president of a mobbed-up labor union will get to enjoy some fun in the sun while he awaits trial on racketeering and extortion charges. Anthony Fazio Jr. won permission...
Apple's iPhone outsells BlackBerry in its native Canada
WATERLOO, Ontario -- Research In Motion has finally lost its home country advantage to Apple. The company's BlackBerry, long a favorite among Canadians was outsold by Apple's iPhone for the...
Katy Perry becomes the Few, the Proud in 'Part of Me'
Finally, a music video for a "you done me wrong" song that doesn't involve the mistreated girl tramping it up, going on a crime spree or setting something on fire....
Luke Rodgers still awaiting visa decision, Red Bulls turn to Kenny Cooper
As of this morning, Luke Rodgers still hadn’t received a decision on his P-1 visa appeal, according to a source close to the Red Bulls’ striker. The team had hoped...
Bloomberg to give $220M to world tobacco control
Mayor Bloomberg, who has made reducing smoking one of his signature causes, is committing $220 million to his charity to go toward reducing tobacco use in countries that are home...
Mets' Wright feels good after return to batting practice
PORT ST. LUCIE -- David Wright’s Grapefruit League debut moved closer into view Thursday, when the Mets third baseman took batting practice for the first time in weeks.The Mets are...
Chipper to retire from Braves after season
ATLANTA -- With his 40th birthday approaching, Chipper Jones announced Thursday he will retire after one more season with the Braves. The third baseman, who has spent his entire 18-year...
Goldman Sachs begins scanning e-mails for 'muppet' and other derogatory terms for clients
Goldman Sachs Group Inc has begun scanning internal emails for the term "muppet" and other evidence that employees referred to clients in derogatory ways, Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein told partners...
Lucy Liu plays Watson in TV version of Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Dr. Watson never looked so good. Here's actress Lucy Liu playing a female version of Dr. Watson in the new modern-day adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. Liu,...
72-year-old man charged with killing neighbor in Brooklyn
Police arrested a 72-year-old Brooklyn man and charged him with killing his neighbor in East Flatbush last night. Cops say Ronald Black shot and killed Cornell Heslop, 43, in the...
Fianceé of accused 'rape' cop stands by her man during testimony
She knows what he's charged with -- and she still loves him. The petite and pretty brunette fianceé of accused 'rape' cop Michael Pena tried to humanize the alleged fiend...
WATCH: Jets coach Ryan gets Tebowed in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Rex Ryan got his first glimpse of Tebowmania from inside the tent, when he was Tebowed by two strangers at a Baton Rouge, La., restaurant on...
Charlie Sheen honored Kathy Bates playing his 'Two and a Half Men' character's ghost
LOS ANGELES -- "Tiger blood" swilling celeb Charlie Sheen told friends he was "honored" that Oscar winner Kathy Bates will play the ghost of his "Two and a Half Men"...
Sapp could face trouble for calling Shockey bounty 'snitch'
NEW ORLEANS — NFL Network analyst Warren Sapp could face trouble for publicly naming former Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey as the whistle-blower in the NFL’s investigation into the Saints’ bounty...
Deaf cat survives 19-story fall from Boston apartment
BOSTON -- A Boston cat is proving there could be something to the nine lives theory after surviving a fall from a 19th-floor apartment. Brittney Kirk told FOX station WFXT...
Jets now trying to trade Stanton
No one might be unhappier with the Tim Tebow trade than quarterback Drew Stanton.The Jets signed Stanton last week to a one-year, $1.25 million to be Mark Sanchez’s backup. Wednesday,...
Tebow's role with Jets could increase if offense 'sputtering'
The Jets have been saying all the right things so far in trying to defuse the potential quarterback controversy they’re facing by trading for Tim Tebow on Wednesday.But general manager...
30-year mortgage rates leap above 4%, first time since October
WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped above four percent this week for the first time since October, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey of conforming mortgage...
US home prices flat in January, FHFA says
WASHINGTON -- US home prices held flat on a seasonally-adjusted basis in January, as the prior month's gain was revised lower to reflect 0.1 percent growth from a previously-reported 0.7...
US leading economic indicators up 0.7% in February, above forecasts
US economic progress may continue through the summer and possibly beyond, the Conference Board said Thursday, reporting that its index of leading economic indicators (LEI) grew 0.7 percent in February,...
California Walmart ordered to pay $2.1M to refund overcharged customers
SAN FRANCISCO -- California Walmart customers are set to receive a refund worth $2.1 million after the retail behemoth was found guilty of overcharging them at the cash register. The...
Sing me a 'crack ho' song
The Los Angeles City Council is at it again. After banning fast food joints and bacon-wrapped hot dogs, now Councilmember Jan Perry has introduced legislation that calls on media companies to...
Feds seek to freeze assets of Bulger girlfriend
BOSTON — Federal prosecutors say the girlfriend of reputed Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger shifted more than $100,000 from one bank account to another and transferred interest in a...
Lender's Bagels founder Murray Lender dead at 81
HARTFORD, Conn. — Murray Lender, who helped turn his father’s small Connecticut bakery into a national company that introduced bagels to many Americans for the first time, has died in...
Hermes bags a winning year, raises dividend
PARIS -- Hermes shares surged more than three percent in early European trade Thursday, after the maker of fine leather goods and iconic silk scarves reported a 41 percent jump...
FedEx third-quarter profit reaches $521 million, beating estimates
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- FedEx shares plunged more than three percent early Thursday after the shipping giant beat forecasts with fiscal third-quarter profit of $521 million, or $1.65 a share, up...
Lululemon fourth-quarter earnings up 34%, beating forecasts
VANCOUVER -- Retail firm Lululemon Athletica said Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings jumped 34 percent to $73.5 million, or 51 cents a share, from $54.8 million, or 38 cents a share,...
Weekly jobless claims fall by 5,000 to reach lowest level since February 2008
WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing requests for jobless benefits fell by 5,000 last week to 348,000, the lowest level since February 2008, the US Labor Department said Thursday....
One construction worker dead, 2 others injured in Harlem building collapse
A worker was crushed to death this morning and two others were injured after a building collapsed in Harlem, authorities said. The construction workers were demolishing the one-story building at...
Al Sharpton's mom passes away after long battle with Alzheimer's and dementia
The 87-year-old mother of the Rev. Al Sharpton has died. His spokeswoman says Ada Sharpton passed away early Thursday morning in Dothan, Ala., following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease...
Supremes 'Sackett' to EPA bullies
How does a bully succeed? When the rules of the school say that victims of the bully can't complain to the principal. The Supreme Court decided yesterday to change those...
French gunman killed in violent end to apartment siege
TOULOUSE, France -- A self-proclaimed al Qaeda militant who admitted to killing seven people died in a frenzied shootout with French police commandos Thursday after a 32-hour standoff at an...
Detainee deal stalls US-Taliban talks on Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has refused to approve the transfer of five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Qatar because the Gulf state is balking at imposing safeguards on their...
Wild online rumors of political turbulence put China on edge
BEIJING -- China's social-media services, which had allowed wide discussion of controversial politician Bo Xilai since his ouster last week, are cracking down on searches for his name, as his...
3UP: Tebow, Pineda, Campos
1. We live in an age of specialization in sports, professional football in particular. Every down we see players shuffling in and out as teams try to use their personnel...
Electric cars' American future of failure
Finally, the obvious about electric cars: Even higher gas prices won't help. Edmunds.com did an anlysis of the electric car market and found that even with higher gas prices, and even...
Man gunned down inside B'klyn home: police
A 43-year-old man was gunned down inside a Brooklyn home last night, police said. The shooting happened at about 10:15 p.m. at the home in the 100 block of East...
VIDEO: US military craft loses control, slams into snow in Afghanistan
SHARANA, Afghanistan -- Dramatic video emerged Wednesday showing a US military helicopter apparently losing control and crashing in the snow in Afghanistan. The amateur footage shows the chopper fly in...
LIVE BLOG: NYS Federation tournament boys basketball, Day 1
The basketball season is a long and winding road, starting in mid-November and ending in late March. It’s an enjoyable marathon, full of unexpected moments and crowning achievements. We’ve finally...
Devils showing signs of fatigue
The Devils need another All-Star break. The elders skate as hard as they can, but they don’t move quite so quickly these days. The offense manages a goal per game...
Nets coach says Saints punished too hard
Nets coach Avery Johnson figured his buddy, Saints coach Sean Payton, would be punished. But for a whole year? That, Johnson thinks, is “excessive” by any standards. “When I first...
Rangers took playoff clinching in stride
Not only didn’t the Rangers celebrate qualifying for the playoffs following their three-ring, 4-2 victory over the Devils at Madison Square Garden on Monday that signaled their earliest clinching since...
Mound men Sullivan, Aiello lead Island stalwart Tottenville
Forget the mashing Tottenville Pirates of the last few years. They’re gone. Meet the new Tottenville Pirates, full of pitching, defensively sound and reliant on small ball. “We’ll have to...
CHSAA Bronx/Westchester 'AA' baseball preview
It was a brutal way to end a season. Rallying in the seventh inning of an elimination game against Archbishop Molloy, Cardinal Spellman runner Bobby Biolsi and batter Joey Biolsi...
Tebow trade shows Jets aren't fully committed to QB Sanchez
BOSTON — So at the end of a long day’s journey into night, the Jets had to have God’s Quarterback. At virtually any cost. Most ominously, at the potential ruination...
Jets trade for Tebow, vow Sanchez is starter
The Jets made one of the most dramatic trades in their history yesterday — twice. The team brought Tebowmania to Broadway last night, acquiring polarizing quarterback Tim Tebow from the...
Young Monroe hopes to rebuild on the fly
At this time of year, Monroe is usually talking about winning championship and contending with the PSAL’s elite. Entering his 35th season, Mike Turo won’t rule either one of those...
CHSAA Bronx/Manhattan 'AA' baseball preview
Scoring runs doesn’t figure to be an issue for Regis, not with Julien Machuca, Sam Hauser and Mike Woods in the lineup. Unlike many other teams in the CHSAA, the...
'Mass Effect 3' makers to rewrite 'soul-crushing' ending after furious fans fight back
Fans of "Mass Effect 3" had reason to rejoice Thursday, after the top-selling video game's makers agreed to rewrite its ending -- which has been raising the ire of players...
Ex-Rutgers student convicted of spying on roommate doesn't regret passing on plea deal: report
The former Rutgers University student convicted last week of spying on his gay roommate who later jumped off the George Washington Bridge spoke out for the first time Wednesday —...
LIVE BLOG: NYS Federation tournament girls basketball, Day 1
Pack your bags – we’re going upstate.Starting Friday, NYPost.com takes its show on the road to Albany for the New York State Federation tournament. We know not everyone can make...
Arms race: Pitching-rich Iona Prep hoping to take next step toward title
Fred Gallo has had teams with incredible lineups. He’s had teams with excellent defense. He’s had teams with a stud ace on the mound. In almost three decades at Iona...
Confident Manhattan Center relying on talented sophomores
Jesus Medina has already been clocked in the high 80s with his fastball and led Manhattan Center last year with a .410 batting average, 20 runs scored and 13 RBIs....
Defense to anchor jelling Fordham Prep in search for CHSAA state title
The Fordham Prep boys lacrosse team, as a whole, talks about patience and potential when speaking about its season. The Rams defense on the other hand is thinking more along...
Andrews makes most of Garden debut, leading Boys High to three-peat
In early November, Rashad Andrews was focused on helping St. Anthony repeat as mythical national champion. By mid-March, he was at Madison Square Garden, shooting the lights out and leading...
Ratings woes at Nickelodeon spread to MTV and Comedy Central
Not even SpongeBob SquarePants can bail them out of this one. The ratings woes that showed up at Nickelodeon last year have spread beyond the kiddie network to Viacom’s other...
Business briefs
LinkedInLinkedIn, the professional networking website, rose 6.5 percent to $97.78, its highest close since August, after Goldman Sachs raised its rating to “buy.”Eisman fundSteve Eisman, who managed more than $1...
Zynga’s Mark Pincus, other execs set to rake in cash from secondary offering
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus will have plenty of money to play with following his company’s secondary stock offering, The Post has learned. Pincus will be among a handful of Zynga...
Why I think the nation’s economy is broken
Keep...an...eye...on...the...bond...market. I said that slowly because it is very important. In fact, I’ll repeat what I wrote in my column on Jan. 17 that started with: “Is this the year...
Apollo fighting back against Great Wolf Lodge shareholders opposing its $5-a-share bid
Leon Black’s Apollo Global Management must be hoping that history does not repeat itself. The firm is fighting back against some Great Wolf Lodge shareholders who have said its $5...
Coke plans Chinese-language Lin ads at MSG
Coca-Cola wants a piece of Linsanity. Knicks fans will soon see Coke ads in Chinese on the rotating courtside signs at Madison Square Garden. The ads could go up as...
Stanford team’s tweet trial try
R. Allen Stanford, the financier convicted of running an estimated $7 billion Ponzi scheme, has asked for a new trial, citing the media’s use of Twitter in the courtroom and...
Starbucks puts pep in lineup
Starbucks is expanding into the fast-growing energy drink category and plans to add manufacturing jobs in the US, the world’s biggest coffee chain said yesterday. Starbucks’ new line of “Refreshers”...
Kraft saddles snack foods with cheesy name: Mondelez
The famous Oreo cookie is going to get a new family name after its parents split up next year — Mondelez. Monde-WHAT? It’s pronounced “Mohn-dah-LEEZ,” according to Kraft, which introduced...
The muppets aren't amused: consumers' perception of Goldman down
Goldman Sachs’ Wall Street reputation has taken a beating in the wake of Greg Smith’s poison-pen resignation letter, according to a new survey. The gold-plated investment bank run by CEO...
Diamond is digging out
Diamond Foods, the maker of Emerald snack nuts and Kettle Chips that is restructuring its debt, reached an agreement with its lenders to keep its credit line open until June...
Google’s weak Wallet
Google is weighing changes aimed at improving its Google Wallet mobile-payment system following slow adoption and the departure of two key managers, according to sources. The company is considering sharing...
Mets drop below Phillies, according to Forbes
The Mets can’t even win the National League East based on the latest team valuations tally by Forbes magazine. The Philadelphia Phillies, valued at $723 million, slid past the sixth-place...
Great White way
It was 1996, and Kate White was toying with the idea that the Upper East Side townhouse she and her husband, Brad Holbrook, had just bought was haunted. Nothing could...
Just sold!
Manhattan GREENWICH VILLAGE $1,825,000 40-50 E. 10th St. Two-bedroom, two-bath co-op, 1,410 square feet, with foyer, windowed eat-in kitchen, dining room, beamed ceilings and marble woodburning fireplace; building features doorman,...
Simon says
You might know Simon Huck as one of Kim and Kourtney Kardashian’s tall, attractive BFFs on E! network’s “Kourtney and Kim Take New York.” Huck’s also a power publicist who...
Police commander kicks kin in can
He doesn’t play favorites.The commanding officer of the Midtown North Precinct signed off on the arrest of his own relative after the teen and a cohort allegedly brutally beat a...
Mob’s 5th column
This mobster took the Fifth — but still blabbed in open court. Jurors yesterday heard loose-lipped Mafia soldier Vincent Manzo Sr. spill the beans about how the reputed street boss...
Cop widow shuns trial
Kimberly Kennaugh says she won’t attend the trial of two Colombo members charged in the mob hit of her cop husband. “I don’t know how I would feel looking at...
Mets deal riles Bernie
Bernie Madoff is “desperately disappointed” that the owners of the Mets chose to settle the fraud lawsuit brought on behalf of victims of his massive Ponzi scheme, it was reported...
Comic books, not law books
He needed four years of college and three years of law school for this?An intellectual-property lawyer says he read more than three dozen Spider-Man comic books and watched the first...
GOP warns Cuomo
ALBANY — The Legislature’s top Republican is predicting a victory over Gov. Cuomo by thwarting what lawmakers see as a gubernatorial power grab.Cuomo’s state-budget proposal would allow him to transfer...
‘Kruger’ recount
Republican upstart David Storobin clung to a slim lead in the special election to replace disgraced Brooklyn ex-Sen. Carl Kruger, according to a partial recount yesterday. Storobin, a Russian immigrant...
How Espada gave up nada
Pedro Espada Jr. found a clever way to avoid suffering a pay cut required by federal regulators of his Bronx nonprofit firm, a witness testified yesterday at the former state...
Sex-suit setback
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 lawsuit last year of turning...
Law-school suit tossed
A Manhattan judge has a current-events lesson for a group of New York Law School students who sued their alma mater after failing to land high-paying jobs — there’s a...
Dean clocked again
A dean at one of the city’s toughest schools was punched out by a student yesterday — the second time he’s been attacked by a kid in two years.Rodney O’Bryant,...
OWS goes to potty
It was the most asinine stunt yet by Occupy Wall Street. Three protesters dumped buckets full of urine and feces outside a JPMorgan Chase building in the Financial District and...
Jeb’s a Mitt man
WASHINGTON — Buoyed by decisive primary victories in Puerto Rico and Illinois, Mitt Romney is putting his GOP rivals in the rearview mirror where it counts: in delegates, money and...
Rutgers con: No regrets
Convicted last week of spying on his gay roommate, who later jumped off the George Washington Bridge, a former Rutgers University student spoke out yesterday — and adamantly stuck to...
Reel-to-real ‘Jump St.’
A 22-year-old cop in California has lived out the plot of “21 Jump Street” in real life.The young officer was pulled out of the Police Academy to go undercover at...
I booted & she looted
Breaking up is hard to do — especially if your ex-girlfriend takes off with your furniture. Moneyman James Marden says he gave Anne Marie Gagnon $240,000 as a farewell gift...
Driver, 81, hits cyclist
An 81-year-old motorist hit a bicyclist in Brooklyn yesterday seconds after smacking into an empty school bus and fleeing, cops said.The bicyclist, 62, was struck at 4:24 p.m. at 18th...
‘$elect’ive bitterness
Upper East Siders have finally warmed up to speedy Select Bus Service — but don’t like the MTA’s strict enforcement of its fare-collection rules, a survey has found.Eighty-one percent of...
Bust in 1980 Qns. slay
An NYPD detective cracked a really cold case this week when fingerprints from an inmate were linked to the death of a Queens man in a home-invasion burglary 32 years...
Quarterpounder
Maybe there’s something in the McNuggets. A Greenwich Village McDonald’s on West Third Street that has been the site of at least three violent altercations — one as recently as...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx Cops are looking for a St. Patrick’s Day gunman pictured above who was dressed in green when he allegedly opened fire on a 66-year-old man in Morris Heights,...
Amazing new Titanic photos
Dramatic new photos of the Titanic reveal what the doomed liner looks like today, resting on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean 100 years after it sank on its maiden...
Schools ban slimeburgers
Hold the pickle, hold the lettuce — and hold the slime. Ground beef containing squashed scrap fillers known as “pink slime” will no longer be served to schoolkids starting in...
Apples do keep the doctor away
It raises good cholesterol, lowers bad cholesterol, and contributes to weight loss. So what is this miracle substance? An apple. “I consider apples a magic food,” said Dr. Bahram Arjmandi,...
‘Theft’ of Capote’s B’klyn digs
Now that’s a steal. Truman Capote’s Brooklyn Heights home was snatched up by the mastermind behind the ultra-violent “Grand Theft Auto” series of video games — for $5.5 million below...
Plan to put vending machines in taxis wins city contest
New Yorkers may soon be able to snack on the stop and go. A plan to put vending machines — selling energy drinks, snack bars, breath mints, gum and even...
Tebow answer to Jets prayers
Praise the Lord! New Yorkers were Tebowing from Times Square to Tarrytown yesterday, cheering the news that righteous quarterback Tim Tebow was delivered from the Denver Broncos to the Jets....
Less than ‘friends’
Teachers, no more “friending” your students. City school officials are finally moving to restrict educators from inappropriately contacting their students via Facebook, Twitter and other social-media sites. “We prefer they...
Apple’s 911 call to NASA
So, it is rocket science after all.City Hall is bringing in scientists and engineers from NASA to oversee the final construction of the new 911 system, a project that’s already...
Mike: Social media a headache
He’s the digital mayor, a proponent for all things Internet, but Mayor Bloomberg warned yesterday that social media makes it tougher to get things done in government. “I think this...
Upper E. Side ‘stat’-hangers
The MTA wants to show Upper East Siders that their endless headaches aren’t for nothing.The agency is opening an information center along the ripped-up Second Avenue Subway construction route that...
Kelly sees parents of slain teen
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly yesterday met for the first time with the parents of an unarmed teenage drug suspect who was fatally shot by a cop in the family’s Bronx...
Thief who ‘bagged’ the big one
Hey, it matched. A fashion-forward shoplifter at a Ralph Lauren store on the Upper East Side snatched a $24,900 croc-skin bag that went fabulously with her outfit, cops said yesterday....
Miracle at Grand Central
A man miraculously survived after he tripped off a subway platform and landed in the trough between the rails as a No. 7 train pulled into Grand Central Station yesterday....
‘Justice for Trayvon’
The parents of a Florida teen shot dead by a neighborhood watch captain vowed at a Union Square rally last night to seek justice for their son. “Trayvon Martin did...
Big strike against Yankee GM mistress
Yankee general manager Brian Cashman’s alleged shakedown mistress has been indicted, Manhattan prosecutors announced yesterday. Louise Meanwell, 36, will now face charges that she extorted $6,000 from the married baseball...
Qaeda killer of France
The Muslim fanatic who cold-bloodedly assassinated three young children and a rabbi in a southern French city had been held by US forces in Afghanistan — but they quickly shipped...
It won’t work, Rick
Rick Santorum surely knows he has no way to win the Republican race after his thumping in Illinois on Tuesday night. After his commanding win there, Mitt Romney not only...
Has the web gone too social?
Remember when the Internet was supposed to isolate us all? Now new ways to socialize online pop up every time you turn around. The flavor of the month is Pinterest.com,...
Bam versus his buddy: Has GE CEO seen the light?
The Issue: Whether Obama economic adviser and GE boss Jeff Immelt is disappointed with the president. *** Charles Gasparino suggests that GE CEO Jeff Immelt is very concerned with the...
Reform in our grasp
I support Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s op-ed regarding the warehousing of our youth in upstate facilities and the need for reform (“Juvie Injustice,” PostOpinion, March 19). I created rehabilitative programs...
Cheeseheads in black robes
To many people, Wisconsin has a reputation for clean, honest politics as practiced by its farm-fresh Green Bay Packers fans. Guess again. Right now, the Badger State is embroiled in...
Paying attention, AP?
Despite early media speculation that he must have been a neo-Nazi, French police yesterday identified the gunman who methodically killed seven people — including three young children attending a Jewish...
French dis-connection
French police’s dramatic pursuit of Mohammed Merah, an Islamic radical, for Monday’s terror murder of a rabbi and three Jewish schoolchildren should remind us here in New York and elsewhere...
The right core for CUNY
CUNY — the nation’s largest public urban university — is re-examining general education for good reason. As the “Pathways to Degree Completion” initiative approaches its next significant step — the...
Fresh, satisfying ‘Meal’
The new off-Broadway show “The Big Meal” is high-concept, to say the least. In just 90 minutes, playwright Dan LeFranc tracks Nicole and Sam over several generations — romance, marriage,...
A fine job singing of unemployment
The spirit of Woody Guthrie is alive and well in the East Village, thanks to Ethan Lipton’s “No Place To Go,” a “musical ode to the unemployed.” Stylistically, the 41-year-old...
Tiger feels twinge, but says he’s OK
ORLANDO, Fla. — Getting old stinks. Tiger Woods is finding that out the hard way. At 36, Woods sometimes sounds as if he’s 46 going on 60 the way he...
Nets lose to Wizards; Williams, Johnson ejected
The frustration got to be too much. First for Deron Williams. Then for Avery Johnson. Perturbed by several missed calls, Williams earned his second career ejection at 5:18 of the...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 1:05 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m; $29,250; alw; 4upVALERIUS second as favorite going shorter and was claimed. DON MISIL just missed by head last out. PLAYING A JOKE won going longer...
Giants Tollefson, Goff shop around
The strategy the Giants seem to be employing with many of their own free agents is a simple one: offer short-term, minimum-salary deals and not make much of a counter-offer...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $36,000; clm($30,000); 4up(f)CELEBRITY SIGHTING drops in class after tiring as the favorite and being claimed by Repole/Pletcher....
Strasburg to pitch opener
VIERA, Fla. — Stephen Strasburg has been picked by the Nationals to make his first Opening-Day start, on April 5 at the Chicago Cubs. Nationals manager Davey Johnson made the...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $44,000; cl($25,000); 3YO PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Jackin My Style(L),119J Espinoza6-1-5Persaud12-12 Star Distinction(L),114G Rivera1-5-1Morales5-23 KevinSilverlasp(L),119R Silvera7-8-1Shvmngl20-14 Pure Grit(L),119I Ortiz, Jr2-6-2Gullo2-15 Missilewhilwrk(L),114JRodriguz7-1-6Galluscio4-16 The Tapinator(L),116SCamchJr1-2-5Contess10-17...
Aqueduct Charts
FIRST-6f; $29,000; cl($7,500); 4up Off: 12:50. Good. in 2p, brisk hand ride Time: 23.1, 46.59, 58.74, 1:11.67. Trainer: Gary Gullo Winner: DK B/ G, 7, by Cherokee Run-Sophisticatedcielo Scr: Missile...
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball TournamentRegional SemifinalsTonightAt BostonFavoriteLineUnderdogSyracuse3 1/2WisconsinOhio St.7 1/2CincinnatiAt PhoenixMarquette1 1/2FloridaMichigan St.5LouisvilleTomorrowAt AtlantaKentucky9IndianaBaylor6XavierAt St. LouisUnc10 1/2OhioKansas8Nc StateNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogPacers7WIZARDSBUCKS4CelticsROCKETS8WarriorsClippers3HORNETSBLAZERS1 1/2GrizzliesKINGS3 1/2JazzNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogPENGUINS$160-180PredatorsFLYERS$150-170CapitalsLIGHTNING$105-125OilersFlames$120-140WILDCanucks$115-135STARSCOYOTES$110-130AvalancheSHARKS$100-120BruinsKINGS$105-125BluesHome team in CAPS
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1 p.m.Astros at Mets SNY4 p.m.Royals at Angels MLBN7 p.m.Yankees at Red Sox YESNCAA Tourn. Sweet 167 p.m.Syracuse vs. Wisconcin CBS,ESPN (1050 AM)7:15 p.m.Michigan State vs. Louisville TBS9:30 p.m.Ohio State...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 22FRIMar. 23SATMar. 24SUNMar. 25MONMar. 26TUEMar. 27WEDMar. 28KnicksNO GAMETor. 7:00 MSG ESPNDet. 7:30 MSG ESPNNO GAMEMilw. 7:30 MSG ESPNNOGAMEOrl.7:00MSGESPNNetsNO GAMEAtl. 7:30 YES WBBRCharl. 7:30 YES WFANNO GAMEUtah7:30 YES WFANNOGAMEInd.7:30 YES...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Smith re-signs with 49ers Free agent quarterback Alex Smith signed his three-year deal with the 49ers yesterday that will pay him $8 million per season with $16.5 million guaranteed....
Richards' rush sparks Rangers
For a quick five seconds last night it seems as if No. 19 in blue was No. 4 in black, doing his best Bobby Orr imitation. With about five minutes...
Rangers defeat Red Wings in OT
The Rangers are being chased instead of doing the chasing down the stretch this time, being pursued by the rampaging Penguins for first place in the East and in the...
Santana sharp in six innings for Mets
JUPITER, Fla. — There is no guarantee Johan Santana will regain his place among baseball’s elite pitchers, but yesterday’s performance at least told the Mets it’s possible. Facing a lineup...
Mets' Pelfrey pitching with sprained ankle
JUPITER, Fla. — Just one more reason it’s been a spring training to forget for Mike Pelfrey: He has battled a high ankle sprain for most of camp. The beleaguered...
Yankees see 'night and day’ improvment from Hughes
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes has been a phenom, a potential ace, a bullpen standout and a potential bust. So when he says he’s not fazed by...
Pettitte to throw batting practice for Yankees
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...
Older Pettitte will find some days different for Yankees
TAMPA — This is the new reality for Andy Pettitte. Day 2 of The Comeback was about the legs, not the left arm. That is the challenge facing Pettitte. Even...
Giants’ Erhardt dies at age 80
When the Giants won their first two Super Bowls four years apart, Bill Parcells was the head coach, Bill Belichick ran the defense and Ron Erhardt ran the offense. Erhardt...
New-look Knicks scary sight for opponents
PHILADELPHIA — There comes a point when you wish you could spike the players’ Gatorade with sodium pentathol, let the truth serum take a tour through their bloodstream and their...
Garden to add Coke ads in Chinese
PHILADELPHIA — Linsanity II continues to gain speed on every level. Madison Square Garden will soon have Coca–Cola courtside signs in Chinese by next week, according to team officials. The...
Knicks defeat 76ers; new coach Woodson 5-0
PHILADELPHIA — The Knicks owned the crowd, owned the 76ers, and soon may own their first Atlantic Division title in 18 years. It’s a reality now as Knicks interim coach...
Saints coach banned for 2012 over bounties
Roger Goodell had no other choice. Beset by a rising tide of concussion claims and concerns about player safety, the NFL commissioner’s only way out was to throw the book...
NFL replay rules under review
Look for a lot more shots of the replay booth — and no more “going under the hood” — if the NFL’s competition committee gets its way next week. The...
Jets GM puts it all on line with Tebow trade
The funny part is this: From the moment the word started circulating, around social media and around the world, that the Jets had actually dealt for Tim Tebow, this was...
Knicks star Lin calls Tebow trade 'awesome'
PHILADELPHIA —Jeremy Lin is thrilled that fellow sensation Tim Tebow is now a Jet. “It’s awesome. I’m just excited for him and to see what he does,” Lin said after...
Jets trade for Tebow nearly cancelled by clause
For a few hours yesterday it appeared the Jets might be embarrassed by Tim Tebow for the second time in five months. The Jets and Broncos thought they had reached...
Drama mama
Your weekly guide to TV’s best and worst one-hour shows Ladies, Don Draper returns this week to make TV a lot easier on the eyes. And as a bonus, the...
MTV love letter to Brooklyn
Over the summer, during filming of an episode of MTV’s new scripted show, “I Just Want My Pants Back,” a man strolled over to Peter Vack and slapped the actor...
Anticipation
Not since “The Sopranos” took 21 months off between seasons has a series been gone this long — or been as ripe with possibilities. Of course, I’m talking about “Mad...
Ken’s ‘On’ WE
Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett is working her way down the TV food chain. The ex-Playboy playmate, once a big E! reality star, has moved to the lesser-watched WE network. She’ll headline “Kendra...
Bowl ad stocks ‘Swamp’
Talk about getting some bang for your buck. History channel gambled $3.5 million for a 30-second “Swamp People” ad during the Super Bowl and has seen it pay off in...
Weird but true
Cops in Washington state busted a cocaine trafficker so proud of his vocation that his car sported the vanity plate SMUGGLER. What’s more, authorities found the suspect’s vehicle, packed with...
Michigan State vs. Louisville features top coaches
PHOENIX — Rick Pitino isn’t always correct when he gives career advice. There was the time he told Billy Donovan to stay on Wall Street, “make a lot of money”...
Buzz brings Marquette into matchup woth Florida
PHOENIX — If third-seeded Marquette (27-7) is able to hold off seventh-seeded Florida (25-10) tonight, coach Buzz Williams promises he won’t celebrate by doing a dance at center court. He...
Syracuse center could be missed against Wisconsin
BOSTON — The first hint the Syracuse players weren’t nearly as concerned about losing center Fab Melo as the rest of Orange Nation for the NCAA tournament was dropped last...
Bearcats, Buckeyes battle for Ohio bragging rights
BOSTON — To get to the bottom of the story on everyone’s mind, the good folks here at the TD Garden should have placed a Bible on the podium for...
They’ll keep the Sparty rolling
Michigan State (-5) over Louisville: This game pits two of the nation’s best defenses against each other, but the Cardinals are far too reliant on turnovers to spark their offense....
Callahan's OT goal lifts Rangers over Red Wings
With the Pittsburgh Penguins lurking right behind him, the New York Rangers have gotten back to the winning ways that vaulted them to the top of the Eastern Conference. After...
'Kony 2012' filmmaker to remain hospitalized for weeks after 'psychosis'
SAN DIEGO -- "Kony 2012" filmmaker Jason Russell will remain hospitalized for several weeks as he recovers from "brief reactive psychosis," his family said in a statement Wednesday. The 33-year-old...
While stock soars, Mount's Gill delighted with choice of Dartmouth
When Tom Fraher got to his office at Mount St. Michael the morning after his team’s big win against Christ the King, he had a ton of messages waiting for...
Slam-dunk decision: Manhertz to play both football, basketball at AIC
Omari Manhertz wears two hats. In the fall, he is the Mount St. Michael football team’s fearsome linebacker/defensive end, a terror on quarterbacks. Over the winter, he is equally as...
Ex-cop who helped mob gets 14 months
A decorated former cop who ditched the NYPD to become a Genovese grunt was hit with 14 months in prison after a judge slammed him for his role in a...
Geriatric gangster gets 6-plus years
A geriatric gangster with a rap sheet dating back to the 1950s was sentenced to 6-plus years in the slammer yesterday by a fed-up judge who said his “advanced age”...
I want to dress like the duchess!
Hear ye, New York women! If you want to dress like Kate Middleton, your fairy tale is about to come true — one of the Duchess of Cambridge’s favorite stores,...
Knicks top 76ers for fifth straight win
PHILADELPHIA — Mike Woodson is alive for five. The Knicks owned the crowd and shut down the Sixers, forcing them to miss their first 14 shots, and then point guard...
Elderly driver hits elderly cyclist in Brooklyn
An 81-year-old motorist struck a 62-year-old bicyclist in Brooklyn this afternoon --- just seconds after he fled from an accident involving an empty yellow school bus, police said. The bicyclist...
NYPD says Iranian spies have conducted 'hostile reconnaissance' in NYC
Iranian spies have conducted "hostile reconnaissance" of New York City landmarks and infrastructure on at least six occasions since 2002, the NYPD's director of intelligence told Congress on Wednesday. The...
CANN'S CORNER: Mets owner needs to buy back fans
PORT ST. LUCIE -- If you saw the giddy look on Fred Wilpon’s face, captured so perfectly in a photograph on the front page of Tuesday’s Post, you know how...
Santana sharp in six innings for Mets
JUPITER, Fla. -- Johan Santana cleared another hurdle in his comeback from shoulder surgery. The Mets left-hander pitched six innings in his longest outing of spring training in a 2-1...