April 16, 2012
'Mad Men' Recap: Plumbing the Depths
This week, Pete really took it in the kisser. He got out-manned by Draper, punched by Pryce, screwed by a stranger and rejected by a girl dumb enough to drink...
GAMETRACKER: Mets at Braves
David Wright hopes to put an end to his struggles at Turner Field on Monday night when the Mets open a three-game set against a Braves team seeking its sixth...
GAMETRACKER: Twins at Yankees
Including postseason, the Yankees have won 33 of 40 at home against the Twins over the past decade, and Yankee Stadium fans are relishing the chance to rudely greet Minnesota...
Rangers use Kreider in place of Hagelin
KANATA, Ont. -- Chris Kreider, the 20-year-old winger out of Boston College projected as a “Can’t Miss Kid,” is making his NHL debut here, replacing suspended Carl Hagelin in the...
Senate Republicans defeat 'Buffett Rule' in procedural vote
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans defeated President Barack Obama's so-called "Buffett Rule" in a 51-45 procedural vote Monday. Sixty votes were required to move the legislation forward. The legislation's defeat was...
Illinois Mega Millions winner to come forward Wednesday
RED BUD, Ill. – The third and final winner of the $656 million Mega Millions drawing last month will come forward Wednesday morning, Illinois lottery officials announced Monday. The single...
Jury indicts teen son in mom slay case
A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Henry Wachtel, the Midtown teen accused in his mother's heartbreaking bludgeoning death. Wachtel, 19, remains held without bail. Prosecutors were believed to...
Giants QB Manning 'looking forward' to 'SNL'
Eli Manning has stared down the Patriots defense not once, but twice, leading the Giants to come-from-behind victories in two Super Bowls. He has excelled on the greatest stage the...
George Zimmerman afraid of being killed in jail: lawyer
SANFORD, Fla. -- George Zimmerman is afraid of being killed while in jail facing charges of murdering Trayvon Martin, his lawyer said today. “There has been an upwelling of hostility...
Gravely ill Lockerbie bomber released from Libyan hospital to be with family
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Abdel Baset al Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, was released from the hospital Monday to be with his family, but there is...
Columbine High School on lockout after bomb threat
LITTLETON, Colo. -- Columbine High School was on a lockout Monday after a bomb threat was made to the school, KUSA-TV reported. The threatening call reportedly came in around 12:30pm...
Firefighter dies after battling B'klyn blaze
An FDNY lieutenant hailed for his “valor’’ on 9/11 died battling a stubborn blaze in a sprawling commercial building in Brooklyn this afternoon, authorities said. Stricken Bravest and dad of...
Supervisors and elite agents involved in Secret Service scandal: report
WASHINGTON -- Two Secret Service supervisors and three elite agents were among those placed on administrative leave amid allegations they brought prostitutes back to their hotel rooms in Cartagena, Colombia,...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Pelfrey's solid start big for Mets
Mets and silver lining have not often collided in the same sentence in recent seasons. Even when things were going well, there would be an injury to temper excitement. There...
Zimmerman's lawyer asks for new judge in Trayvon Martin case
SANFORD, Fla. -- George Zimmerman's attorney on Monday asked for a new judge in the Trayvon Martin case, citing a conflict of interest with the current judge Jessica Recksiedler, Central...
Anthony saw Woodson as 'new start' with Knicks
Carmelo Anthony saw the opportunity for a “new start” in New York once coach Mike D’Antoni resigned and was replaced by assistant Mike Woodson. In an interview on WFAN on...
Two Islanders assistants won't return next season
The Islanders say assistant coaches Scott Allen and Dean Chynoweth won't return to coach Jack Capuano's staff next season.The moves were announced Monday, just over a week after the Islanders...
Fifteen injured as Florida-bound plane returns to London airport
LONDON – Fifteen people were injured Monday when a Virgin Atlantic Airways flight bound for Florida had to turn back and make an emergency landing at London's Gatwick Airport, Sky...
Bay back in Mets lineup against Braves
Mets players won’t let jammed fingers keep them down for long. Jason Bay is back in the Mets lineup Monday night for the start of a three-game series with the...
Quarter of John Edwards jury pool dismissed
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A quarter of the potential jurors in the John Edwards corruption trial were dismissed Monday after many said they did not have an unbiased opinion about the former two-time presidential...
Around the minors: April 16
Here’s a look at how the Yankees and Mets minor league systems performed on Sunday:- It was a long day for the Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees, who did little right at...
Red Sox lose to Rays on Patriots Day
BOSTON -- The Tampa Bay Rays needed a strong pitching performance to avoid a four-game sweep by the hot-hitting Boston Red Sox. They got it from James Shields. Shields allowed...
Strippers dressed as nuns allegedly danced for Berlusconi
ROME -- Strippers in nun costumes danced in front of Silvio Berlusconi at his villa, a witness Monday told a Milan court where the former Italian prime minister is on...
Knicks' Lin a finalist for Sportsmanship Award
Knicks injured point guard Jeremy Lin is one of the finalists for the NBA Sportsmanship Award. Lin was chosen along with Cleveland’s Antawn Jamison, Dallas’ Jason Kidd, the Clippers’ Chris...
US scrambles to confirm reports of American terror leader's death in Somalia
WASHINGTON -- US intelligence officials were scrambling Monday to confirm reports that Omar Hammami, the American-born leader of an al Qaeda-aligned terror group in Somalia, has been executed. Unconfirmed reports...
Santonio says Jets leaving last season's problems in past
The 2011 Jets season did not end in Las Vegas, but Santonio Holmes made it sound like it did.On a conference call with reporters Monday, Holmes declined to relive the...
Mother and grandmother plead not guilty in death of Marchella Brett-Pierce
One kernel of corn. That’s all little Marchella Brett-Pierce had in her stomach when the skeletal 4-year-old was found in a dingy Bed-Stuy apartment where her own mother allegedly starved,...
Alec explains tweets about leaving NBC
WASHINGTON — Alec Baldwin tweeted last week he was leaving NBC just in time and was angry when a "Today" show crew camped outside his apartment, but the actor says...
Construction worker rescued after being pinned by concrete
A Second Avenue subway construction worker was injured today when a chunk of concrete fell from a piece of machinery, pinning him underneath the slab, authorities said. The worker, employed...
Ex-Mets clubhouse manager Samuels sentenced to five years probation
A former Mets clubhouse manager who admitted to lifting over $2.2 million of team equipment and memorabilia was sentenced this morning to five years probation. Charlie Samuels, 55, of Arverne,...
GSA officials grilled by Congress about Vegas conference
WASHINGTON -- Top officials from the agency accused of blowing through taxpayer dollars on luxury getaways and other expenses endured a public drubbing on Capitol Hill Monday, as one invoked...
Turkey-to-NY flight lands in Dublin amid false alarm
DUBLIN — A New York-bound Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing in Dublin because of a report of a suspicious object on board. Airport authorities and police said...
Rangers coach won't say who will replace suspended Hagelin
KANATA, Ont. — Rangers coach John Tortorella declined to disclose who he intends to put into the lineup in place of suspended winger Carl Hagelin for Monday night’s Game 3...
Inmates take 131 hostages in Brazil prison uprising
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Inmates armed with knives and three rifles were holding 131 people hostage Monday in a prison in northeastern Brazil after an uprising over the weekend, police...
Sentencing date set for UVA lacrosse player convicted of murdering girlfriend
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The sentencing date was set Monday for former University of Virginia star lacrosse player George Huguely, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his...
Kenyan Korir wins Boston Marathon
BOSTON – Kenyan Wesley Korir overcame high temperatures Monday to win the 116th Boston Marathon with an unofficial time of 2:12:41. Last year's winner and race record holder Geoffrey Mutai...
Bonds among potential witnesses in Clemens trial
WASHINGTON — Prosecutors said they might call former baseball players Barry Bonds and Jose Canseco, current baseball commissioner Bud Selig and New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman as witnesses...
Senators captain Alfredsson not playing vs. Rangers
KANATA, Ont. -- Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson will not play in Game 3 of the opening-round playoff series against the Rangers on Monday night, the Ottawa Sun reports. The Sun...
Romney taps longtime adviser to head VP search
BOSTON — Mitt Romney has tapped a longtime adviser to begin his search for a vice presidential candidate. Romney said Monday that Beth Myers is in charge of "selection and...
Suspects in Oklahoma hate crime shooting plead not guilty
TULSA, Okla. -- Two Oklahoma men accused of killing three and wounding two during an Easter weekend shooting spree in Tulsa pleaded not guilty Monday to murder and hate crime...
Nets chances of landing Rockets' pick fading
Just a few days ago, the Nets were all but certain to land Houston’s first-round pick in the upcoming draft.But after the Rockets lost consecutive games to the three teams...
Facebook’s Instagram deal will not alter Twitter strategy, CEO says
Twitter last year looked into buying Instagram, the hot photo-sharing app snapped up by Facebook last week for $1 billion, but Twitter's chief executive said during a Tokyo visit Monday...
Maybin says he has re-signed with Jets
The Jets opened their offseason program Monday and outside linebacker Aaron Maybin signed a new one-year deal with the team this morning, according to his Twitter account.The Jets tendered Maybin,...
Clemens' trial comes with entertainment value
The government begins its second shot at Roger Clemens today, after botching the first trial in hilarious fashion, and perhaps you’re wondering, “Why should I care about this?”You’re convinced that...
Jets sign safety Smith to one-year deal: source
The Jets signed free agent safety DeAngelo Smith to a one-year deal, according to a source.Smith visited the team over the weekend. He was drafted in the fifth-round by the...
Red Sox’s Youkilis reacts to crticism from Valentine
BOSTON -- Kevin Youkilis’ teammates came to his defense Monday after Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine questioned his commitment to the game and then apologized to his third baseman. During...
Former Nets forward Schintzius dies from leukemia
TAMPA, Fla. — Former Nets forward Dwayne Schintzius died Sunday afternoon from respiratory failure at the age of 43, The Tampa Tribune reported. Schintzius was a former first-round pick who...
Would-be British 'shoe bomber' set to testify against alleged subway bomb plotter
British prosecutors cut an unprecedented deal with a would-be shoe bomber, lightening his sentence in exchange for testimony against alleged New York subway plotter Adis Medunjanin, officials disclosed today. Saajid...
Obama 'rationalizing' gas regulations?
It is an election year, so President Obama is right to get on the natural gas bandwagon, given its importance as an economic engine in swing states like Ohio and...
Obama destroying the car market after "saving" the auto industry
President Obama claims his billion-dollar taxpayer bailout "saved the US auto industry." Now, his administration has demanded new fuel-economy standards that will make cars unaffordable for millions of Americans. The folks who sell new and used cars...
Sixth person dies after tornadoes devastate Oklahoma
WOODWARD, Okla. -- A sixth person died after devastating tornadoes swept across Oklahoma over the weekend, local officials said Monday. The latest victim was believed to be a seriously-injured man...
Oracle and Google set to meet in 'World Series' of lawsuits
SAN FRANCISCO -- Software giant Oracle and Google are set to face off in what is being described as the "World Series of intellectual property trials," which gets underway with...
Barclays faces scrutiny over tax deals for US banks: report
LONDON -- British bank Barclays faces fresh scrutiny this week over claims it designed complex tax deals for American banks that resulted in more than $1 billion in lost tax...
Disney teams up with China's DMG for 'Iron Man 3'
BEIJING -- Walt Disney signed a co-production deal with China's DMG Entertainment to produce its next "Iron Man" film in China, the two companies said Monday, highlighting the nation's draw...
Va. Tech marking 5 years since campus massacre
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Students were headed to class Monday at Virginia Tech, the first year the school hasn't suspended instruction to mark the anniversary of a 2007 rampage that left...
Trial for subway terror wannabe begins today
There's no dispute that Adis Medunjanin and two of his former high school classmates from Queens packed up and traveled together to Pakistan in 2008. But federal prosecutors say the...
Pippa unlikely to face charges over alleged 'gun incident' in Paris
PARIS -- Pippa Middleton is unlikely to be investigated over an incident involving a toy gun over the weekend in Paris, French police have said. Middleton was potentially facing a...
Lady Gaga fears star and planet alignment could disrupt her world tour
LOS ANGELES -- Lady Gaga was consulting a team of astrologers to prepare for her world tour, fearing the stars are aligned in the wrong direction. The "Poker Face" singer,...
No peace in Syria
Assad shells his opposition as UN representatives arrive to monitor the "cease-fire".
Komen's breast cancer boobs
Fundraising and participation are down for Susan B. Komen "Race for the Cure" events across the country, from Indiana to Florida. The problem is the "black eye" the breast cancer prevention...
US Coast Guard ends search for missing sailors after racing yacht runs aground off California
SAN FRANCISCO -- The US Coast Guard said late Sunday that it was ending the search for four people who went missing off the northern California coast after a yacht...
Police probe 'killer' python in urban Japan
USHIKU CITY, Japan -- Police in urban Japan on Monday were probing the death of a man whose body was found next to a 21-foot python. Shoji Fujita, 66, was...
Norwegian mass killer Breivik pleads not guilty at Oslo trial
OSLO -- The Norwegian mass killer responsible for killing 77 people last July on Monday admitted carrying out the attacks but pleaded not guilty to criminal charges, saying he was...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: April 16-April 22
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in boys basketball and girls basketball for the week of April 16 through April 22. BASEBALL St. Francis...
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: April 9-April 15
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in boys basketball and girls basketball from the week of April 9. BASEBALL Nick Gonchar, St. Joseph by the...
CHSAA/Private baseball rankings
So much for it being a quiet Easter Break. We have a new No. 1 and that’s St. Joseph by the Sea, which came out of nowhere, from not even...
Rangers coach praises forward Boyle
Saturday night’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Senators at Madison Square Garden was an eventful night for Rangers center Brian Boyle. After Boyle’s night began with him being attacked by...
NYC baseball rankings
We at NYPost.com may have special powers at predicting the future. Last Sunday, we told you to expect wholesale changes in our rankings with all our top teams in action...
PSAL baseball rankings
Meet our new No. 1 – same as our original No. 1. That’s right, George Washington has reclaimed its spot atop our rankings after gaining revenge against Cardozo in its...
Flo Rida ordered to pay $80K for no-show at concert Down Under
NEWCASTLE, Australia -- American rapper Flo Rida, who is in Australia on a promotional tour, could have his assets Down Under frozen over a no-show at a concert last year....
NYC softball rankings
Now things get interesting. The CHSAA teams never stopped playing over the holiday and spring breaks. Now the PSAL gets back into full swing with a week filled with interesting...
TCM Classic Film Festival: Winning 'West'
Sunday's big draw at the festival -- hundreds of people lined up outside the Cinerama Dome on Sunset Boulevard before 8 a.m. -- was a rare showing of "How the...
Afghan officials count cost after Taliban death squads defeated
KABUL -- Afghan officials announced Monday that 36 militants were killed over the past two days, as regime forces fought back following a wave of coordinated Taliban attacks across the...
The Post's All-Staten Island girls basketball honors
It was an historic season for girls basketball on Staten Island. McKee/Staten Island Tech became just the second team from the borough to reach the PSAL city championship game at...
The Post's All-Staten Island boys basketball honors
Curtis took back the SIHSL tournament title, which it has now won two of the last three years and a record nine times overall, despite losing arguably its best player,...
Man, 57, struck and killed by alleged drunk driver in Harlem
A pedestrian was fatally mowed down Sunday night in Harlem by a suspected drunk driver, sources said. Victor Felix, 57, was crossing Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard near West 146th Street...
CHSAA/Private softball rankings
The CHSAA rankings are starting to take shape with few changes this week. St. Joseph by the Sea took care of business against rival Moore Catholic and No. 3 Molloy...
Ford girls hoops alum Mason finds right fit at Radford University
Diani Mason didn’t want just any old college last June when she graduated Bishop Ford. A nagging foot injury short-circuited what would have been a promising senior season and Mason...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. We Are Young, fun. 2. Somebody That I Used to Know, Gotye 3. Boyfriend, Justin Bieber 4. What Makes You Beautiful, One Direction 5. Call Me...
Bootstrapping It
Endless hours, sleepless nights, the burdensome sense that your very livelihood depends on your success: Launching a business can sometimes feel like going into battle. But for the thousands of...
Go to Greg
Are employers impressed with students who complete a typical four-year college degree program in three years? I’ve got an opportunity to graduate early, and am tempted to do it, but...
Going direct to video
As a Marine captain-turned-filmmaker, Brian Iglesias, 34, relies on a veritable “laundry list” of military skills to run his production company, Veterans Expeditionary Media. But when Iglesias first began looking...
Fully equipped
When Kevin Rosenberg left the Navy in 2003, his professional path seemed clear: He returned to Cardozo Law School to complete the degree he had started pre-9/11, passed the bar...
A way to shake
For most people, working behind the counter of a fast-casual restaurant is simply a means to an end. For Jenna Bazdaric, 32, a long day at Tropical Smoothie Cafe is...
Vets’ resumes lost in translation
A recent poll of employers suggests that military hiring is on the rise — but also that a gap persists when it comes to civilian employers’ ability to decode the...
A call to duty
For a decade, the volunteer US military has waged war with largely imperceptible mainland reverberations. A sliver of the population, heavily concentrated in base communities, has shouldered an increasingly concentrated...
Offering a helping hand
Alex Perez joined the Navy after graduating high school in 2005. An honors student, Perez had the math and science chops to enlist as a nuclear engineer. Following three years...
On Wall Street, an on-ramp
With the unemployment rate for Gulf War vets at 12.1 percent in 2011, many firms have reacted by actively recruiting vets into their ranks. Count Wall Street among the bunch....
Business briefs
Kkr proposes Private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. wants to buy the diamond mining operations of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto for $750 million and merge them to create...
Georgeson ensnared in probe of ISS votes-for-money scandal
Georgeson Inc., a leading proxy-solicitation firm, has gotten ensnared in a scandal involving the leaking of confidential shareholder votes for money, The Post has learned. The Downtown Manhattan firm has...
No hope for Hostess union deal: CEO
A deal between bankrupt Hostess Brands and its unions that could rescue the maker of Twinkies and Wonder bread before a crucial trial begins tomorrow is not likely, CEO Gregory...
Cheese stakes up in Village
Murray’s Cheese has finally found a natural pairing — the opening of its own wine and cheese bar and the West Village. A New York institution founded in 1940, Murray’s...
Running commentary
Train hard, compete hard. These magazines will tell you all about how to be a better long-distance runner. We’ll cheer you on from the couch. Seven-time Tour de France victor...
Struggling Best Buy to close Manhattan store
The Best Buy store in the East River Plaza is closing, the retail chain said yesterday.The store, at 517 East 117th St., is one of 18 Best Buy stores in...
Cruisers left with a sinking feeling
AZAMARA JOURNEY, DAY 6 — Much like the original, this voyage has been a disaster. Passengers aboard the centennial Titanic memorial cruise — who spent anywhere from $999 to $48,000...
You go, ‘Girls’ – far, far away
All over America last night, perfectly pretty and well-adjusted young women voluntarily subjected themselves to an extreme session of humiliation and degradation. Think: “Sex and the City’’ — for ugly...
Men in burqas stage attacks in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Insurgents dressed as women in burqas launched a series of brazen attacks yesterday in the heart of Kabul and other cities, with suicide bombers and gunmen targeting...
Jury pick due in cop-slay
Jury selection begins today in the trial of a man accused of pushing a cop to his death last year outside a Brooklyn brownstone where the suspect was being arrested...
Li’l Kim’s gun show
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea’s new leader, Kim Jong Un, addressed his nation and the world for the first time yesterday, vowing to place top priority on his impoverished...
Rep. Towns calls it quits
Brooklyn Democratic Rep. Edolphus Towns will retire after 30 years in Congress, Fox News reported last night.Partly because of redrawn district lines, Towns, 77, would have faced a bitter primary...
NC ready to flush John
CHAPEL HILL, NC — For John Edwards, it will be trial by fury. The disgraced former senator and presidential candidate will have a monumental task finding a jury that doesn’t...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A 57-year-old woman jumped to her death early yesterday from her sixth-floor studio apartment in a Chelsea building exclusively for female residents, authorities said. She was pronounced dead...
Revealed: plot to kill Gov. candidate Hugh Carey on election eve 1974
It was a mission to kill the incoming governor of New York. Only days before the 1974 gubernatorial election, Hugh Carey — the then-congressman who would become the Empire State’s...
Vic’s kin irate over ‘DWI’ bail
Relatives of a Long Island teen who died in a grisly car wreck blasted a judge yesterday for granting bail to the driver who allegedly caused the crash while on...
Death with a twist
Funnel clouds towered over Kansas yesterday, as wicked weather traversed the Midwest for a third straight terrifying day and the death toll climbed to five. Tornadoes tore through the Jayhawk...
Mom on trial in kid-slay horror
Brooklyn jurors today will begin reliving the horrific details in the death of an emaciated little girl whose child-abuse case appalled the city. The murder trial of accused monster mom...
Umbrella kills case
A Frenchman suspected of savagely killing a man by stabbing him in the eye during an Upper East Side bar fight will forever escape justice — because of his unusual...
Cabby busted in ‘hit-&-run’
A livery cabby was arrested yesterday after striking a Brooklyn grandmother on her way to church and then fleeing the scene — not realizing that he’d left behind the car’s...
Blaze kills Qns. woman calling 911
A Queens woman who desperately dialed 911 as a fire raged through her family’s two-story home died still clutching the phone early yesterday. Her 59-year-old cousin, who slept on the...
B’klyn hit-run bike teen dies
A 13-year-old bicyclist — struck by a hit-run driver as he pedaled back from a bill-paying chore for his immigrant parents in Brooklyn — died of his injuries yesterday, authorities...
Min-wage hike takes hit in study
ALBANY — Raising New York’s minimum wage would help the middle class more than the poor, according to a study out today.Most minimum-wage workers are teens or second earners in...
Albany bids to strip Mike’s school control
State lawmakers have introduced legislation that would repeal mayoral control of the city school system — a move that would undo one of Mayor Bloomberg’s crowning achievements, The Post has...
Fearless squirrels invade Qns. co-op
They are marauding gangs of troublemakers who set fire to cars, cut electrical wires and cause power outages, evading capture by scaling walls and climbing trees. But while the Queens...
Falco out to rescue hosps
“Nurse Jackie” wants to save city hospitals on life support. Edie Falco, who plays the title role on the “Showtime” TV series, is kicking off a campaign called Health Care...
At least dead men don’t sue
He didn’t see this coming. “Chats-with-the-dead” TV host John Edward is the target of a $150,000 suit filed by a dance teacher at a Long Island studio co-owned by the...
Obama ‘hopeful’ for Cuba reform
CARTAGENA, Colombia — When it comes to President Obama, there’s always hope — even for Cuba. The commander-in-chief yesterday said he was “hopeful” the Caribbean island would begin “loosening up”...
Hillary Havana heck of a good time
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday slugged back a beer and kicked up her heels at a Cuban-themed nightclub in Cartagena, as the brewing Secret Service prostitution scandal stunned...
20 US agents could be involved in Colombian hooker woe
The Secret Service’s seamy hooker scandal may have involved as many as 20 elite US agents — who are specifically trained to avoid such security-breach pitfalls, officials and sources said...
Old foe flirts with Rangel
If you can’t beat ’em . . . Adam Clayton Powell IV said he’s seriously considering backing Rep. Charles Rangel’s re-election bid — two years after losing a nasty Democratic...
Bike lanes going nowhere: city
The Department of Transportation’s love affair with bike lanes may look more like a fling than true love, but officials insist it’s closer to a lifelong commitment. The city ordered...
An alley oop$ in Montauk
There’s a back-alley brawl shaping up in the swanky East End. An East Hampton town official set off a scathing political battle when he sold a nondescript Montauk alley to...
Boy struck by cab is critical
A 5-year-old deaf boy hit by a taxi as his deaf parents watched in horror was on a respirator in very critical condition in a Brooklyn hospital yesterday. Timothy Keith...
Home tweet home
These birds apparently like to proceed with caution, which is why they are rebuilding their nest twig by twig inside the yellow light of a Central Park traffic signal. Someone...
GOP hopeful that Police Commissioner Kelly will run for mayor
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is being courted by a top state Republican to run for mayor next year — and the city’s top cop is open to the idea, sources...
Dems to feast on Buffett Rule
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats will push for a vote today on the so-called Buffett Rule to impose at least a 30 percent tax on the rich — knowing it will...
No shot at O giveback
A top Obama campaign adviser said yesterday that the president has no plans to chip in extra money from his own income to help the federal deficit — after Obama’s...
‘Anarchy’ at Starbucks
Cops have arrested three self-proclaimed anarchists for allegedly assaulting two officers and terrorizing patrons at an East Village Starbucks. The melee broke out Saturday at 8:45 p.m., when a gang...
Queens couple found dead by son, 2, in apparent murder-suicide
A Queens man shot his girlfriend in the back of the head and then turned the gun on himself - leaving their two-year-old son to make the grisly discovery inside...
Brangelina to tie knot in France
They won’t be America’s sweethearts much longer. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie plan to tie the knot at their sprawling estate in France this summer — and then live in...
Thieves spree on id’s
Dumpster-diving thieves are gleaning sensitive financial information from documents tossed by some of Manhattan’s richest residents — and the identity theft is creating a citywide spike in grand larceny, The...
Iran’s nuke ‘victory’
‘An important reversal of America’s position!” is how Tehran’s government-mouthpiece daily Kayhan described the outcome of the latest talks between Iran and the 5+1 group of nations on the Islamic...
Mindless on motherhood: Rosen’s offensive remark
The Issue: Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen’s remark that Ann Romney never worked a day in her life. *** Hilary Rosen’s remark about Ann Romney’s having “never worked a day in...
Quinn’s lefty lurch
Well, so much for the notion that City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is a fit custodian of New York City’s fiscal future. Quinn, probably the morning-line favorite to succeed Mayor...
Charter challenge
There’s trouble brewing for charter schools — and it’s up to Gov. Cuomo to make things right. When SUNY Chairman Carl McCall tapped Prof. Ken O’Brien to run the university...
The prez’s oil-tax-break lies
The next time you hear President Obama beating up on oil companies and crusading to wipe out what he calls the industry’s “tax breaks,” don’t be fooled: He’s telling a...
A bogus comparison
New York’s private-sector service unions have been going gangbusters — inking two great deals for their workers in two months. Congrats to them. The danger for New York is that...
Poignant memories make worthy ‘Divorce’
The Civilians, the downtown documentary theater troupe, have tackled such socially and politically charged topics as the evangelical movement and Brooklyn’s controversial Atlantic Yards project. But in “You Better Sit...
The pirate steals ‘Peter’
You can do a play about Peter Pan and his gang with top hats, wire-assisted flying and sets that dutifully evoke a 19th-century British home or a tropical island. Or...
Sports Shorts
Hoops: Dwayne Schintzius dead at 43 Dwayne Schintzius, a former first-round pick who spent nine seasons in the NBA, died yesterday from respiratory failure. He was 43. A 7-foot-2 center...
Affrunti’s Turf Paradise Grade
FIRST-6 1/2f; $5,500; cl($3,500); 3up; (f&m)3-Mighty Tizzy 5-21-Katie Schiller 4-16-Ty N Jewel 3-14-Forbucks 4-12-Hello Harriet 7-25-Noble Rule 8-1SECOND-6 1/2f; $5,700; cl($3,000); 3up4-Rocky Rascal 7-23-Frenchie'sFast12-11-Buck's Dance 5-25-Precher'sThret4-17-ClayW.Wodstck4-16-ArizonaPrspect8-12-Bad Secret 8-1THIRD-1m; $5,900; cl($3,500);...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order 1. 7f; $22,000; cl($7,500); 4up ONE FRENCH KISS drew the rail after finishing second by a neck at this...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70y; $25,000; str alw; 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Dance With Bull(L),119A Arroyo1-3-1Lynch3-12 Wils Reward(L),119RMontanz1-3-3RPreciad9-23 Blown Save(L),119S Elliott1-2-1Goldberg2-14 Bellhouse(L),119K Frey3-1-4Amthor6-15 Doublethestyle(L),117S Uske2-2-2Tammaro4-16 Asfatewouldhvt(L),112K Pellot4-4-8Hedus12-17...
Aqueduct Charts
April 15th, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $37,000; clm($30,000); 3up(f)Off: 12:50. Good. came in, bumped startTime: 23.45, 48.06, 1:13.05, 1:37.84, 1:43.88.Trainer: Brad BakerWinner: B...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogHeat8 1/2NETSPACERS12 1/2Timberwolves76ers4MAGICHawks5RAPTORSHornets5BOBCATSBULLS14WizardsROCKETS3NuggetsSUNS7BlazersJAZZ2 1/2MavericksSpurs11WARRIORSThunder3CLIPPERSNHL PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogRangers$100-120SENATORSBruins$110-130CAPITALSSHARKS$100-120BluesHome team in CAPS
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball7 p.m.Twins at Yankees YES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Mets at Braves SNY, WFAN (660 AM)Basketball7:30 p.m.Heat at Nets YES2, WBBR (1130 AM)Hockey7:30 p.m.Rangers at Senators, Game 3 MSG, ESPN (1050...
Hondo ends up in Splitsville
The heroic Dodgers rushed to Hondo’s rescue yesterday, holding off the Pods with a triple play in the ninth, then winning it in their half. So along with his Blue...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYApr. 16TUEApr. 17WEDApr. 18THUApr. 19FRIApr. 20SATApr. 21SUNApr. 22YankeesMinnesota7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMMinn.7:05YESWCBSMinn.7:05YESWCBSMinn.7:05YESWCBSBos.3:05YESWCBSBos.4:05FOXWCBSBos.8:05ESPNWCBSMetsAtlanta7:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMAtl.7:10SNYWFANAtl.12:10SNYWFANNOGAMES.F.7:10SNYWFANS.F.1:10WPIXWFANS.F.1:10WPIXWFANKnicksNO GAMEBos.8:00TNTESPNNets 7:30 MSG ESPNNOGAMECle.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEAtl.1:00ESPNESPNNetsMiami 7:30 YES2 Network WBBR 1130 AMNO GAMEKnicks 7:30 WWORWFANNOGAMENOGAMEMilw.8:30 YESWFANNOGAMERangersOttawa7:30MSG NetworkESPN 1050...
Final Kentucky Derby preps impressive
Talk about saving the best for last. Saturday’s final Grade 1 preps for the May 5 Kentucky Derby, now just 19 days away, produced two of the season’s most impressive...
Flyers shove Penguins to brink
Fists were flying faster than shots on goal. Sidney Crosby and Claude Giroux even became knotted in the pushing, pulling and shoving, a pair of superstars willing to mix it...
Pettersson pounds field at Hilton Head
Carl Petterson used another fast start for a 2-under 69 and a five-shot victory over Zach Johnson at the RBC Heritage yesterday in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Pettersson has never...
Devils lose to Panthers; series tied
SUNRISE, Fla. -- It’s still mission accomplished, but it’s really a massive opportunity squandered. The Devils’ 4-2 loss to the Panthers last night made their opening split more painful than...
Rookie who gave up soccer is Nets’ gain
The Nets would like to take this opportunity to thank Jordan Williams’ mother. After all, she got him out of a soccer goal and onto a basketball court. “I was...
Win over Knicks gives Heat confidence
A powerful dose of confidence awaited the Knicks yesterday at Madison Square Garden, where they entered the day having won their last nine games. A win over the Heat would...
Knicks center Chandler left limping after collision
The Heat probably have nightmares of Knicks center Tyson Chandler scowling in the fourth quarter after another blocked shot. Chandler became the defensive key to Dallas beating Miami in last...
First pitch today in Clemens retrial
In baseball terms, the first Roger Clemens trial was a rainout in the top of the first inning. Not because it actually rained, but because one of the teams turned...
Bay out of Mets lineup with finger injury
PHILADELPHIA — Jason Bay’s ring finger has replaced David Wright’s pinkie in the Mets’ escalating game of musical sore digits. A day after Wright returned to the lineup, despite his...
Pettitte on pace to return to Yankees in mid-May
The way things looked for Andy Pettitte after yesterday’s minor league outing, it seemed possible he would need just two more starts before rejoining the Yankees. Pettitte’s return to the...
Yankees 1B Teixeira won't change despite struggles
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira spent much of the offseason losing weight and saying he would alter his pull-happy approach at the plate this year. The early results weren’t good,...
Giants start offseason program today
In keeping with how the Giants tend to do business this time of year, as they gather today en masse for the first time since their triumphant ride down the...
Tebow experiment begins for Jets
It is a mere baby step in a journey that will go a long way toward shaping the success or failure of the 2012 Jets, but today marks the start...
Jets QB Tebow booed at Stadium
Tim Tebow got a bit of a rough introduction to his new town. The Jets backup quarterback heard mostly boos when he was shown on the scoreboard during the Yankees’...
Amazing invention! The ‘front-door intentional slider’
It’s all a put-on. It has to be. It had better be. Saturday on FOX, top of the fourth: Phil Hughes struck out Angels center fielder and No. 9 hitter...
Like it or not, Rangers’ toughest test at hand
OTTAWA — The Rangers aren’t simply in a fight to regain home-ice advantage tonight just three games into the playoffs, they’re in a fight for their lives against a Senators...
Rangers forward Hagelin suspended three games
Brendan Shanahan, the NHL’s vice president of player safety, slammed Rangers forward Carl Hagelin last night with a three-game suspension for his elbow to the head of Senators forward Daniel...
Mets lose to Phillies, fail to sweep
PHILADELPHIA — Don’t blame Big Pelf. The lightning rod that is Mike Pelfrey actually performed well enough yesterday to give the Mets a series sweep of the Phillies. But who...
Mets pitcher Pelfrey still can’t catch a break
PHILADELPHIA — The Mets are making progress, but there is a long way to go. A little bit more of a killer instinct would work wonders for this team. At...
Yankees defeat Angels; Nova win streak at 14
The scouting report on Yankees pitcher Ivan Nova indicates he throws a hard, four-seam fastball, has a good curve and an effective slider. It would probably be fair to add...
Yankees' Rivera perfect man to keep Robinson's memory alive
Reggie Jackson knows drama and picture-perfect moments as well as pretty much anyone in this solar system. So when he offered a vision early yesterday evening, one involving Mariano Rivera,...
Stoudemire needed for Knicks postseason push
There was something missing. At the end of an adventurous week for the Knicks, at the start of another one, it wasn’t buzz, even though Madison Square Garden never quite...
Knicks lose to Heat; Anthony scores 42 points
It was the Carmelo Anthony Show, but not a Winning Show. The Miami Dream Team got the win, got the 3-0 season sweep, and had LeBron James and Dwyane Wade...
Knicks impressed by Anthony's recent run
Knicks guard J.R. Smith, who was a teammate of Carmelo Anthony’s in Denver, has seen this before — this torrid scoring streak Anthony is currently riding. But he has never...
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
Amanda de Cadenet likes to talk about sex. The British photographer — and BFF of troubled star Demi Moore — even dares to quiz some of Hollywood’s biggest names about...
Titanic sinks again
The real “Titanic” took 2 1/2 hours to sink — but ABC needed three hours to send the ship to a watery grave. The new TV version of “Titanic” was...
Dowager done?
Dame Maggie Smith is asking to be written out of “Downton Abbey” after three seasons, according to reports. “She is filming until August and then wants to leave, going out...
Tale of 9/11 faker
Of all the stories that broke our hearts in the first few years after 9/11, one particularly stood out as a testament to courage, resiliency, bravery and the ability to...
Talk show guests
MONDAYRASHIDA JONES - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4AMELIA WARREN TYAGI - Dr. Phil, 8 a.m., (OWN)ICE T, PAUL WESLEY - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7TARAJI P. HENSON, EDEN...
Pulse sales
CHRISTIAN SIRIANO & LYN DEVON 463 Broome St., between Greene and Mercer streets * Sale Apr. 21. Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. All women’s wear is $50 to $500. ELIE TAHARI...
Weird but true
America’s first president is still No. 1 on England’s enemies list. Curators at the National Army Museum in London voted George Washington as England’s most outstanding military opponent. Irish leader...
Te-Boo! Jets' new backup booed at Yankee Stadium
Tim Tebow has work to do if he's going to win over New York sports fans. The new backup quarterback for the Jets was booed at Yankee Stadium on Sunday...
B'klyn Democratic Rep. Ed Towns to retire after 30 years in Congress
Rep. Ed Towns (D-Brooklyn) will retire after 30 years in Congress, FOX News Channel confirmed Sunday night. Towns will not seek re-election later this year for the re-drawn 8th Congressional...
'Girls' recap: episode 1
So much was written about the first 30 minutes of "Girls" before it even aired. Critics, reporters, every person with a Twitter account in Brooklyn had a point of view...
Big second sends small-ball Sea past Moore Catholic
Small ball came up big for St. Joseph by the Sea. The Vikings in years past have had a little more punch in their lineup. Now with a team built...
VIDEO: Churches hold 'Rocket War' to celebrate Greek Easter
Easter is a holiday of faith and food, family and festivities ... and rockets? That was the case on the Greek island of Chios Sunday, where two churches held a...
PSAL softball rankings
No, it isn’t the playoffs yet. But this week will feel like it. Over the next eight days, seven of these teams will play meaningful games with fellow ranked teams...
B'klyn Democratic Rep. Ed Towns to retire after 30 years in Congress
Rep. Ed Towns (D-Brooklyn) will retire after 30 years in Congress, FOX News Channel confirmed Sunday night. Towns will not seek re-election later this year for the re-drawn 8th Congressional...
Devils lose to Panthers 4-2, series tied
SUNRISE, Fla. — Stephen Weiss scored the first two playoff goals of his 10-year NHL career, Jose Theodore stopped 23 shots and the Florida Panthers got their first playoff victory...