June 21, 2012
Florida man strips naked, bites off chunk of man's arm
PALMETTO, Fla. -- A Florida man was arrested Wednesday after stripping down, biting a chunk of flesh from another man's arm and resisting repeated attempts by police to subdue him...
Girlfriend of Reds' Chapman charged with lying to cops
PITTSBURGH — The girlfriend of Cincinnati Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman has been charged for lying to Pittsburgh detectives about a robbery inside the star left-hander’s hotel room. Claudia Manrique was...
PSAL football recruiting notebook: Tottenville's Edwards down to four, sets commitment date
Augustus Edwards’ greatest asset as a running back is making quick decisions. He sees a hole and the Tottenville star hits it. He’s the same way in his recruitment. Despite...
Mathis takes lead after first round at Travelers
CROMWELL, Conn. — David Mathis hoped to start strong at the Travelers Championship after missing the cut last week in the U.S. Open. The 38-year-old Mathis birdied his first hole,...
Rays reliever suspended for having pine tar on glove
WASHINGTON — Tampa Bay reliever Joel Peralta was suspended for eight games by Major League Baseball on Thursday for having pine tar on his glove. Peralta has appealed, and can...
Former Yankees OF Damon leading Indians by example
CLEVELAND — Fresh from the shower, Johnny Damon strolls through the Indians’ clubhouse wearing a terry cloth bathrobe with his number 33 and last name on the back. The garment,...
Gangbangers now sharing their illegal guns: Cops
Ruthless gangbangers are drawing on lessons from kindergarten — adopting policies of “share and share alike” when it comes to their illegal handguns, cops said today. “People aren’t carrying around...
WATCH: Sox star Ortiz says Boston 'becoming [expletive]-hole it used to be'
Big Papi popped off.In an expletive-laced rant to reporters Thursday, Red Sox star David Ortiz said every day there’s "more drama, more [expletive]" and that Boston is "becoming the [expletive]-hole...
Man disappears into waters off The Bronx, 4 rescued from sinking LI boat
A young man vanished into the choppy waters off The Bronx early today after he plunged from a recreational boat where drunken passengers were partying, authorities said. The tragic incident...
'Scared' victim of alleged perv rabbi testifies
A teenage boy faced off in court today with the rabbi he accused of molesting him when he was in first grade. The 13-year-old boy testified that he was "scared"...
Social media honors come in for Knicks' Lin
Linsanity is now award-winning.Jeremy Lin of the Knicks took home three separate honors Wednesday night at the first annual NBA TV Social Media Awards, according to NBA.com.Lin individually was given...
Sandusky's son says his father abused him
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Lawyers for one of Jerry Sandusky's adopted sons said the man has told authorities the former Penn State assistant football coach abused him. The lawyers issued a...
UConn accepts invitation to join top hockey conference
The University of Connecticut has accepted an invitation to become the 12th member of Hockey East, the region’s top college hockey conference. The 10-member league, which is in the process...
Stocks end second-worst session of the year
Global growth worries slammed stocks Thursday, triggering a bearish recommendation from Goldman Sachs that accelerated declines and helped drive major benchmarks to their second-biggest losses of the year. The Dow...
Ronaldo strikes again, leading Portugal past Czechs into semis
WARSAW, Poland — After his fine footwork failed to find the target, Cristiano Ronaldo knocked in the only goal Thursday with a thrusting header, sending Portugal into the European Championship...
Jets believe they have fixed safety issues
The Jets most drastic overhaul this offseason was at safety. The position was a problem area in 2011, but the Jets feel like they have fixed what was wrong.The team...
Hall of Famer Gossage goes off on Clemens, alleged steroid users
Goose Gossage doesn’t want “cheating” Roger Clemens to join him in the Hall of Fame.The Yankees legend went off against steroids and alleged performance-enhancing drug users Thursday in an interview...
Lollipop Chainsaw: omgwut
Lollipop Chainsaw -- the whacked-out child of Suda51 and James Gunn (whose Slither is a fave, even though it's a bit of a rip off of Night of the Creeps)...
Suu Kyi: Myanmar headed for better future
LONDON — Myanmar's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, warned Thursday that her country's people need Britain and other allies to act as watchdogs, and not cheerleaders, to ensure its...
WATCH: Manning, Lin, Torre team up on new PSA against dating violence
Eli Manning, Jeremy Lin and Joe Torre will all be on the same team this summer.Those three New York luminaries will join the likes of Rays third baseman Evan Longoria,...
Dozens of dogs rescued from Bx. basement
No one heard them barking. Nearly 50 dogs were rescued today from a windowless Bronx basement where cops busted an abusive dog fighting ring that had been secretly going on...
NimbleBit on Pocket Planes, Pocket Trains and pocket simulators in general
Last year, one of the biggest games to hit the iTunes store was Tiny Tower, from developer NimbleBit. In the game – which I have to admit, I never played...
Laptop thief from Tampa arrested in New York
TAMPA, Fla. — Federal Transportation Security Administration officers tracked down a laptop thief who stole the computer in one city and landed in another. According to the TSA, a woman...
Dead dolphin in Hudson near NYC's Chelsea Piers
NEW YORK — A dead dolphin has been found in the Hudson River near Manhattan's Chelsea Piers sports complex. The animal was found floating near Pier 59 early Thursday. Kimberly...
Merrill Lynch fined $2.8 million for overcharging customers
A financial regulator has fined Merrill Lynch $2.8 million for overcharging customers with fees and for failing to provide timely trade confirmations. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said Thursday it...
Construction worker killed in wall collapse on Staten Island
A worker is dead after the wall of a trench collapsed at a New York City construction site. The accident happened shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday on Staten Island. Police...
NY Legislature OKs ban on e-cigarettes for minors
ALBANY — New York's Legislature has voted to ban selling electronic cigarettes to minors. If Gov. Cuomo signs the bill into law, New York will join Alaska, Idaho, Kansas and...
Congressional hopeful Barron endorsed by former KKK leader Duke
Congressional contender and black activist Charles Barron has been endorsed by the last man in America he'd want as a supporter -- former KKK leader David Duke. In a bizarre...
Jury selected for Saudi man in US bomb plot trial
AMARILLO, Texas — A jury was selected Thursday for the trial of a Saudi man accused of gathering bomb components with the intention of targeting sites across the United States,...
WATCH: Rangers' Lundqvist drops f-bomb at NHL awards
Henrik Lundqvist was so excited Wednesday night after winning the Vezina Award, he could hardly contain himself.The Rangers star, who was honored as the NHL’s best goaltender, dropped the f-bomb...
LeBron will play in the Olympics, per Coach K
DURHAM, N.C. — Mike Krzyzewski expects LeBron James to play for the U.S. Olympic team. Again balancing coaching duties between the U.S. and Duke, Krzyzewski also confirmed Thursday that guard...
Magic: Mavs will make 'great run' at Nets' Williams
MIAMI – Remember back in-season when Nets coach Avery Johnson said he viewed his former boss, Mark Cuban, as a threat in the Deron Williams free agency sweepstakes? Well, Johnson...
Thunder trying to stave off elimination; Heat want it done now
MIAMI – For the Thunder, there is no alternative. One more loss and they can begin the long process of painful “woulda, coulda, shoulda,” the course of action that the...
Long Island psychic accused by NJ authorities of fleecing five people
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Authorities in New Jersey are accusing a psychic who now lives on Long Island of fleecing five people of more than $331,000. Paula Lee is held on...
Hedgie makes Greek profit a feta accompli
A small New York hedge fund has found a new way to profit from the unfolding Greek economic tragedy. Greylock Capital Management — whose founder Hans Humes helped fashion the...
'Canadian Psycho' makes surprise in-person appearance in Montreal court
MONTREAL — The suspect in the grisly killing and dismembering of a Chinese student made a surprise in-person appearance Thursday in a Montreal court, where his lawyer asked for a...
Four men plead not guilty on charges of trying to bribe witnesses in Orthodox counselor case
Four men were accused Thursday of trying to bribe and frighten witnesses into refusing to testify against a spiritual counselor in Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community who has been charged with...
Barclays Center bans bottle service at Jay-Z's 40/40 Club
High-rolling Brooklyn Nets fans will have to get their hard liquor by the glass at Jay-Z’s proposed 40/40 Club in the Barclays Center. A week after the Chris Brown vs....
Vieira turned down offer for old job: report
Meredith Vieira didn’t want to go back to the future. Desperate NBC suits reportedly offered Vieira her old job back on the “Today” desk, before the former morning chatter box...
Former Giant Jacobs repays 6-year-old fan with day to remember
Brandon Jacobs could growl and cop an attitude during some of his rare low moments with the Giants, but those who knew him best always viewed him as a big...
R. Allen Stanford's former CIO pleads guilty to obstruction
HOUSTON — R. Allen Stanford's former chief investment officer has pleaded guilty to obstruction a week after the disgraced Texas financier was sentenced to 110 years in prison for bilking...
'Dating Game' serial killer pleads not guilty in '70s slayings of Manhattan pair
“Dating Game” serial killer Rodney Alcala pleaded not guilty today to charges that he murdered a pair of 23-year-old Manhattan beauties in the 1970s. The scraggly-haired Alcala, wearing orange jumpsuit...
Fla. man faces drug dealing charges in NY court
A Florida man charged with leading a $1 million-a-year drug distribution ring in New York City and Long Island has been declared a danger to the community. US District Judge...
Chesapeake names new chairman, board members
Chesapeake Energy on Thursday named Archie Dunham, 73, as the company's new independent, non-executive chairman. Dunham formerly served as chairman of ConocoPhillips and as chief executive officer of Conoco. The...
Air France to cut 10 percent of workforce by 2013 as it looks to return to profitability
PARIS -- Air France said Thursday it needs to cut 10 percent of its workforce by the end of 2013 as it struggles to get back to profitability and warned...
Existing home sales down 1.5 percent in May
WASHINGTON -- Sales of previously owned homes in the US fell in May, suggesting that economic headwinds and a lack of available lower-priced properties may be holding back the housing...
Samsung Galaxy S III for Sprint not available today as originally scheduled
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- The Samsung Galaxy S III for Sprint will not be available in stores or online Thursday as originally scheduled. The carrier stated on its community site...
Body recovered, 1 still missing at Jersey shore
SEASIDE PARK, NJ — The body of one of two swimmers who went missing at the Jersey shore has been recovered in Asbury Park. The Asbury Park Press reports (http://tinyurl.com/d6jnjqk...
Woman accused of killing 8-year-old son denied bail
The multi-millionairess accused of killing her autistic 8-year-old son can't get out on bail, an appeals court ruled today. Gigi Jordan has been ordered jailed ever since she was busted...
Temperatures soar in New York as second day of heat wave hits Northeast
Temperatures in the Northeast soared into the upper 90s for a second day Thursday as residents fled to pools and beaches, tourists reorganized their sightseeing itineraries and street vendors and...
Plaxico: Defense, not Sanchez, will lead Jets
Former Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress was not exactly complimentary toward his former teammate Mark Sanchez Thursday morning on an appearance on ESPN.Burress appeared on “First Take” and was asked...
In Ohio, another Democrat plays blame game politics
Do people who run for office as Democrats adopt a whiny, blame-everyone-else-type attitude after they get elected or did they have the tendency before getting elected? Compelling but tough to...
Rangers 2012-13 schedule released
The Rangers will open up against the defending champions in Hollywood.For the second straight season, the Blueshirts will start up with the Kings on Oct. 12, this time in Los...
Tow truck driver shot in head during argument - then walks 2 blocks to police station
A tow truck driver was shot in the head and miraculously walked himself to the 44th Precinct, two blocks from where he was shot yesterday night, cops said. The 35-year-old...
Lin adds powerful D.C. firm to beef up Knicks negotiations
With free agency around the corner on July 1, Knicks guard Jeremy Lin is beefing up for negotiations by retaining the powerful Washington-based agent Jim Tanner of Williams & Connolly....
Skrillex, Sebastian Ingrosso, join NBA players, Ashley Greene at Samsung Galaxy S III launch party
It was all about the ballers, babes and beats at the Manhattan launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III on Wednesday. During the day-long launch, where the newest version of...
Vote delayed on portable gambling devices in AC
ATLANTIC CITY — A vote in the New Jersey Assembly on whether to allow Atlantic City casino patrons to use portable hand-held devices to gamble while on casino property has...
GOP, Holder open to talks before contempt vote
WASHINGTON — House Republican officials and Attorney General Eric Holder said they're willing to negotiate an end to a potential constitutional confrontation in a dispute related to the botched "Fast...
JETS TOP 25: No. 25 Jeremy Kerley
As the Jets enter the quiet part of the summer between the spring program and training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25...
Jurors begin deliberating in Sandusky sex abuse trial
BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- The jury in the child sex abuse trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky began deliberating Thursday. After just eight days of testimony, the...
Norwegian prosecutors want mass killer Breivik sent to psychiatric ward instead of prison
OSLO -- Prosecutors said Thursday the mass killer who murdered 77 people in Norway last July should be locked up in a psychiatric ward instead of prison. If judges instead...
US Commerce Secretary Bryson resigns following seizure
WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary John Bryson said Thursday he is resigning from the Obama administration after suffering a seizure earlier this month in the Los Angeles area. President Barack Obama...
Senate, Assembly pass Cuomo's bill limiting disclosure of teacher ratings
ALBANY – Say goodbye to seeing teacher evaluations. The state legislature has passed Gov. Cuomo’s bill to limit disclosure of teacher ratings. The bill would allow only parents to see...
Supreme Court throws out sanctions against broadcasters who violated FCC's indecency policy
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court unanimously threw out fines and sanctions Thursday against broadcasters who violated the Federal Communications Commission policy regulating curse words and nudity on broadcast television. But...
Explosives found in truck entering Swedish nuclear power site
STOCKHOLM -- Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall AB said late Wednesday that it has found suspected explosives in a truck that was trying to enter its Ringhals nuclear power facility in...
Mom: Ashes blamed in fatal Conn. blaze seemed safe
STAMFORD, Conn. — A woman whose three daughters and parents died in a Christmas Day fire said she considered putting fireplace ashes blamed for the blaze outdoors about an hour...
Arab League calls on Russia to stop giving Syria weapons
MOSCOW -- Russia must stop providing military supplies to Syria, Arab League's deputy secretary-general Ahmed Bin Hilli said in an interview with the Interfax news agency Thursday. "Any assistance to...
Jets lowering prices of upper-tier seats
The New York Jets are lowering the price of some 12,000 upper tier seats at MetLife Stadium for the 2012 season. Jets President Neil Glat said that seats in the...
Zimmerman tells cops Trayvon Martin reached for his gun as police tapes released
Accused murderer George Zimmerman reenacted for cops how Trayvon Martin allegedly jumped him and reached for his gun, painting the unarmed Florida teen as the aggressor in the deadly encounter....
Live racing canceled at Belmont Park today due to heat
And they're OFF!Today's forecast of 100 degrees and high humidity has forced cancellation of the live racing card at Belmont Park.The Belmont Cafe and Aqueduct Racetrack will be open for...
Johnson, Maddon, weird wusses and baseball's unwritten code
Here's my column from last night's Mets game. This weekend's Subway Series should be fun.Right now, though, let's discuss the Nationals-Rays imbroglio of the last two days, which started Tuesday...
British school calls police to remove pupil 'obsessed' with studying
CRAWLEY, England -- A British high school called police to remove a star pupil who is so "obsessed" with revising that he refused to leave the library. Jamie Gagliardi, 18,...
Two firefighters injured in 4-alarm B'klyn blaze
Firefighters battled a raging four-alarm Brooklyn fire early this morning, authorities said. The blaze began about 3:30 a.m. at the three-story Bay Ridge home on 181st Street, near Colonial Road,...
10 dead after military plane crashes into homes in Indonesian capital
JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian air force plane slammed into a military housing complex and ignited a huge fireball Thursday while trying to land in Jakarta, killing all seven people...
Cooperation on release of blind Chinese activist Chen showed level of US-China trust, Clinton says
WASHINGTON -- The United States and China worked together on releasing Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng because they have built up a good level of trust, US Secretary of State Hillary...
One dead after two Tibetans set themselves alight in China protest
CHENDUO, China — A young Tibetan man died and another was seriously injured after setting themselves alight in northwestern China, state media and a rights group said Thursday, in the...
110 people rescued after boat carrying 200 asylum seekers capsizes off Australian island
CHRISTMAS ISLAND, Australia -- A Sri Lankan refugee boat with 200 people believed to be on board capsized off Australia's remote Christmas Island Thursday and authorities said later only 110...
A chef for Romney's table
Since immigration seems to be Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's big challenge this week, it might be time for the candidate to meet chef John Currence.Not only did President Obama...
Romney emphasizes economic renewal, long-term solution to immigration issues in speech to Hispanics
Mitt Romney emphasized economic renewal and long-term immigration solutions in a speech to Latino elected officials Thursday, telling the group President Barack Obama is taking their support for granted. The...
Florida home collapses into sinkhole
HUDSON, Fla. -- Part of a Florida house was swallowed up after a huge sinkhole opened underneath it. Neighbors described the rear of the property in Hudson sinking into an...
Karzai warns insurgent attacks on Afghan forces increasing
KABUL -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned Thursday that attacks against local police and soldiers were increasing as they prepare to take responsibility for security when NATO combat troops leave...
Ex-cop pleads guilty in teacher rape case, admits to penetration
She won't have to face him again. Disgraced sex-assault cop Michael Pena pleaded guilty to rape today in a deal that will allow his schoolteacher victim to avoid a retrial...
Iran enriching uranium at fast pace, could produce enough material for a nuclear weapon in four months
WASHINGTON -- Iran's uranium enrichment plan has picked up speed in the past three years and has not been crippled by cyber sabotage from the Stuxnet virus, experts told US...
Weekly jobless claims down by 2,000 last week to 387,000
WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans who filed requests for jobless benefits fell by 2,000 last week to 387,000, indicating little change in labor-market conditions, the US Labor Department said...
Taunted NY bus monitor doesn't want bullies charged
ROCHESTER — A New York school bus monitor who was verbally assaulted by four middle schoolers, an attack that generated international outrage and an outpouring of support for the woman...
Boy, 5, found after disappearing from Queens home
A good Samaritan found a Queens boy after he disappeared from his Ozone Park home early today, police said. Zackary Nazario, 5, went missing after his 23-year-old brother, who had...
Subway Series II breakdown
One hot ticket The Citi Field leg of the Subway Series will likely be a hotter ticket than in recent years. According to Chris Matcovich of TiqIQ.com, the Mets’ surprisingly...
Hughes must go to off-speed pitch more
Yes, the ball was flying out of Yankee Stadium. Yes, Braves starter Tommy Hanson surrendered four home runs, too. Yes, Phil Hughes has made progress this season. But yesterday showed...
Mets' Francisco makes ’em sweat it out
The Mets nearly got another complete game out of a starting pitcher last night, and they almost needed it. Closer Frank Francisco made things interesting in the ninth inning after...
Tex: I’ll be ready to go in Yanks' Subway opener
Despite their recent run of 10 straight wins, the Yankees will limp into tomorrow’s game against the Mets with two straight losses. And Mark Teixeira will be limping, too. After...
Braves’ five HRs send Yankees to second straight loss
With the temperature approaching triple digits yesterday in The Bronx, it seemed reasonable fans would leave their seats in search of relief. But they just as easily could have been...
Gee continues run of sterling starts as Amazin’s hold off O’s
Only on the Mets could a starting pitcher taking a one-hitter into the eighth inning seem like a ho-hum performance. Dillon Gee never got his one-hitter or shutout last night,...
Collins’ crew puts on a good show
So, which pattern resumes when the Mets play host to the Yankees this weekend? Do the Mets silence the Yankees with three more pitching gems, as they just did against...
Ganging up on LeBron
LeBron James’ over-the-top reaction to cramping up at the end of Game 4 on Tuesday night received less-than-rave reviews on Twitter from players in more physical leagues such as the...
Thunder's Harden knows it’s on him
MIAMI — He has spoken with his former coaches, guys who trained him in high school and college. He has received calls of encouragement from the top to the bottom...
Relax OKC; all the pressure is on Heat
MIAMI — So, 30 of 30 second-place finishers in NBA Finals history that were entrenched in the excavation site the Thunder are now wedged failed to claw their way out....
LeBron is title ready heading into Game 5
MIAMI — The words used to describe LeBron James on a basketball court read like the Thesaurus listing for “awesome,” ranging from “amazing” to “un-flipping-believable.” But if you ask James...
Best and worst of the Euro 2012 group stage
Best game: It wasn’t the most elevated display of skill and tactics — that would have to be Spain and Italy’s 1-1 opener — but England’s mid-stage 3-2 victory over...
Greece should pose no serious threat to Euro standouts
The Germans laughed in the face of the Group of Death. Their opening match of the European Championship against a staunch Portugal team was locked in a scoreless draw until...
Grand Street star Ratley commits to C.W. Post.
Quanisha Ratley didn’t care about the number next to the school. “It doesn’t matter what division it is,” the Grand Street Campus star said. “As long as you fit there...
The Post's All-Staten Island baseball honors
It’s never a surprise when Staten Island has a big year in baseball. St. Joseph by the Sea, just two years removed from a CHSAA city title, was one of...
New Jersey-Denmark flight diverted to Maine after cockpit fills with smoke
BANGOR, Maine -- A Scandinavian Airlines flight carrying 242 passengers and crew made an emergency landing in Maine on Wednesday night, after smoke filled the cockpit en route to Denmark...
Mother who dumped newborn down garbage chute now looking for work as home health aide
Go get a job— just not that job. A Brooklyn judge was baffled yesterday when a mother who dumped her newborn down a garbage chute said she is looking for...
Boys basketball recruiting roundup: Whitehead draws Kentucky interest, McCullough shines at Top 100
Isaiah Whitehead failed to make the cut for the U17 World Championship team in Colorado Springs, Colo. He did, however, hear from Kentucky, his dream school. Clearly, it was an...
Tesla gets a charge as Model S rolls in
Just two days before its 300-mile electric Model S sedan is delivered, shares of car maker Tesla Motors are really revving. Tesla stock is up more than 20 percent over...
Hefner may bid on Dick Clark Productions
They are both entertainment icons who refused to act their age — but the similarities end there. Playboy Enterprises, headed by the eternally young Hugh Hefner, is weighing a bid...
Business briefs
Citi warningCitigroup’s book value could take a $3 billion to $5 billion hit this quarter as currencies in some of its biggest markets decline against the US dollar, said Charles...
Fed up with Bernanke
I know Ben Bernanke isn’t stupid — so I don’t know why he is acting like a fool. The Federal Reserve chairman yesterday said — again — that he would...
Capital One card is No. 1 — in complaints
Maybe it shouldn’t be in your wallet.Capital One, the lender known for its aggressive attempts to woo new credit-card customers with its “What’s in your wallet?” ad campaign that features...
Twin loss for Farkas
A federal appeals court upheld the conviction of former Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. Chairman Lee Farkas, who was accused of masterminding a $2.9 billion bank fraud, one of...
P&G hit by global slowdown
Two big companies — Procter & Gamble and Bed Bath & Beyond — were crying the blues yesterday about consumer weakness. P&G, the world’s largest consumer-goods company, declined after cutting...
Uncle Sam squeeze
Wagering against Uncle Sam can be a sucker bet. Just ask Andy Redleaf, the chief executive of Whitebox Advisors, a $2.3 billion hedge fund known for its savvy fixed-income plays....
JPMorgan trading loss could hit $6B
JPMorgan Chase has lopped more than two-thirds of its London Whale-trading blubber, but the debacle still could cost CEO Jamie Dimon $4 billion to $6 billion in trading losses, according...
Peltz pelted Lazard pay
Billionaire Nelson Peltz criticized Lazard’s pay and cost structure in meetings with senior executives before he disclosed a 5.1 percent stake in the advisory firm this week, said people familiar...
Burger King NYSE return
Burger King Worldwide advanced 3.5 percent to $15.01 in the fast-food chain’s return to the New York Stock Exchange yesterday after completing a merger with a company co-founded by activist...
Starbucks tries Tazo tea shop
Starbucks will open its first tea-only store in October under the Tazo brand. The shop will sell more than 80 varieties of loose-leaf tea, which will be priced by the...
Dead Duke coat pitch
Nice jacket, pilgrim! A pioneering preppy clothing designer is getting ready to relaunch a rugged sailing jacket that became a staple among men in the 1970s — and aims to...
RIM cuts go deep
Research In Motion, the struggling maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, is cutting jobs as part of a broad cost-saving effort aimed at trimming $1 billion in operating expenses. RIM has...
Windows Phone reboot
Microsoft announced plans yesterday to overhaul its struggling Windows Phone software, unifying the underlying technology with its new computer operating system and adding features for mobile payments.The new Windows Phone...
Wells mulls Asian jobs move
Wells Fargo & Co., the lender looking to trim more than $1.7 billion in quarterly expenses between the first quarter and the end of this year, may move some jobs...
Secret gardens
Sure, New York is a metropolis of glass, steel and concrete. But we aren’t without a respite from it, thanks to the impressive number of parks, gardens and green spaces...
Knick’s home court
Knicks guard Iman Shumpert just rented a three-bedroom, three-bathroom unit at the Mantena at 431 W. 37th St. that was asking $9,200 a month. Shumpert, who tore the ACL in...
Just sold!
Manhattan UPPER EAST SIDE $777,000 166 E. 96th St. Prewar two-bedroom, two-bath co-op, 1,200 square feet, with eat-in kitchen with Carrera marble counters and window AC; the Abbey building features...
‘Furious’ vote for ‘contempt’
WASHINGTON — A House committee moved forward with its threat to charge Attorney General Eric Holder with contempt of Congress yesterday, despite a last-minute bid by President Obama to invoke...
Press lets scandal hide in plain sight
There’s a reason you don’t know much about the complicated and confusing mess known as “Fast and Furious.” The mainstream media have largely ignored this Obama administration scandal, which would...
‘Dating Game’ killer in NY
New York authorities are poring over a serial killer’s vast collection of photos and jewelry found two years ago in a Seattle locker — to see if they match any...
GOP fest at Mount Mitt
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney will host some of his top moneymen and GOP heavyweights — including several potential VP candidates — for a retreat this weekend at a ritzy mountain...
Holocaust man’s killer gets 25
The old man had cheated death at three concentration camps. So when a thug one-third his age wrapped Guido Felix Brinkmann in duct tape and beat him hard enough to...
Plan to put a hit on ‘Bull’
He was 400-plus pounds of Mafia brawn sprawled across the back of a Jet Ski. That’s how the hit man selected by the Gambino crime family to murder mob turncoat...
Top Trayvon cop is fired
SANFORD, Fla. — The Florida police chief in charge of the investigation into Trayvon Martin’s death has been fired.Sanford city manager Norton Bonaparte issued a statement last night saying the...
Artist Neiman dies at 91
Painter and sketch artist LeRoy Neiman, best known for evoking the kinetic energy of the world’s biggest sporting events with bright strokes, died yesterday at age 91.Neiman was the official...
Sandusky kept off the stand
Jerry Sandusky’s lawyers suddenly rested their case yesterday — without putting him on the stand — and his fate could be in the jury’s hands by tomorrow. The former Penn...
He cooks, too
Rielle Hunter has tamed serial philanderer John Edwards, who’s now a homebody whipping up Johnnycakes and doing household chores. “He empties the dishwasher. He cooks. I’ve never tasted a better...
Link eyed in boat hoaxes
The Coast Guard believes there could be a link between a hoax-distress call reporting a yacht explosion off New Jersey earlier this month and a mayday call in Texas last...
Seabrook’s no-show wife
A “girlfriend” by any other name . . .City Councilman Larry Seabrook’s gal pal cannot be called a “mistress” at his corruption retrial, a Manhattan federal judge said — but...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx Two dopes who handled a revolver in front of NYPD video cameras in Claremont were promptly arrested, police said yesterday. Cops monitoring surveillance footage in front of the...
Baby-toss mother in job shock
Go get a job — just not that job.A Brooklyn judge was shocked yesterday when a mother who dumped her newborn down a garbage chute said she’s looking for work...
Sex-slave case axed
Brooklyn prosecutors are throwing in the towel on a sensational sex-trafficking case in which four men were accused of preying on a troubled young Orthodox Jewish woman for years, a...
School ‘perv’ got 1-yr. pass
A Brooklyn high-school administrator who city investigators say propositioned a 15-year-old student and made vile sexual comments to two other girls was allowed to continue working for a year after...
Hero fights off mugger
A Haitian immigrant was shot twice as he stood up to a mugger in Brooklyn — and sent the thug away empty-handed. Goseph Moise Elisee, 64, was carrying $2,400 from...
Wife guilty in hotel horror
She tried to pin it on her daughter but the jury didn’t buy it. A Florida woman and her brother were found guilty yesterday in connection with the killings of...
Creepy rabbi ‘leer’ trial starts
A notorious Brooklyn rabbi went on trial yesterday for allegedly glaring at a boy who years earlier had accused him of being a child molester. Joel Kolko, who escaped sex-offender...
Court hears bus-kid agony
It was the bus ride from hell. The piercing screams of a severely autistic 7-year-old rang through a Brooklyn courtroom yesterday, as jurors heard a 2005 recording in which a...
NY girls hot, hot, hottest
They’re even hotter than the weather. New York is home to more gorgeous gals than any city in the country, a new survey says. Internationally, the only cities where you...
Bill & butthead
I’m a huge fan, Mr. President — but I still might punch you in the face! Hothead actor Alec Baldin was all smiles for a change yesterday when he ran...
Assaulted educator wrongfully fired: judge
A teacher with a spotless 22-year record was unfairly canned for having problems controlling an eighth-grade class that included students who assaulted her, a Manhattan judge has found. The hearing...
Chucking his weight behind Jeffries
WASHINGTON — Sen. Charles Schumer threw his political weight behind state Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries yesterday in the hard-fought Democratic primary for the open Brooklyn congressional seat. “I know the streets...
D-Day for teacher grade disclosures
Thousands of teacher evaluations could be made public in two months unless the state Senate votes today to approve a bill that would limit the disclosures, top state education officials...
Our Good Humor is tested
The city just got hit with one heck of an ice-cream headache. Some of Good Humor’s most popular ice-cream bars are in short supply on trucks throughout the area. “We’re...
Water relief! But city still sizzles
Record heat turned the city into a sauna yesterday — sending New Yorkers fleeing to beaches and parks as Con Ed reduced power to parts of Brooklyn and Queens. The...
Crime up in 49 precincts
There has been an alarming crime spike in 49 of the city’s 76 precincts — with several normally quiet neighborhoods seeing a surge, according to NYPD data. The 61st Precinct...
NYPD cops demonstrate stop-and-frisk
It’s a scene that plays out thousands of times a day on the streets of New York. NYPD cops spot a potential perp, the person is questioned and — if...
Gov: I’ll weed out far right
ALBANY — Keep right at your own risk, Gov. Cuomo warned Republican state senators yesterday. Frustrated by GOP resistance to his proposal to decriminalize public possession of under 25 grams...
App for E-Zer drives
Motorists can now check traffic on MTA bridges and tunnels right from their smartphones. The transit agency launched a new app that shows how many minutes it will take to...
TLC inspector busted in string of bank jobs
An inspector with the city’s Taxi & Limousine Commission — who works undercover busting cabbies for violating regulations — was arrested for holding up a Yonkers bank while he was...
'Today's' Curry so yesterday
Ann Curry’s days at “Today” are done. Curry, 55 — who replaced Meredith Vieira as “Today” co-anchor just last June — is being moved off the morning show, most likely...
‘Marital’ $pat
Mayor Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said yesterday they’ll join a lawsuit challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act.They said they’d file a friend-of-the-court brief for a woman...
Socialite Modell in ma ‘beat’
A Manhattan socialite was busted at an exclusive Hamptons hotel for allegedly assaulting her mother. Shawn Modell — a Realtor related to the sporting-goods family — pummeled her mother at...
Protesters zing ‘God’
A group of Brooklyn elementary-school kids whose principal barred them from singing “God Bless the USA” at a graduation ceremony were taunted by a handful of protesters as they performed...
Justin time for hero cop’s kids
Now that’s a reason to believe! Tween heartthrob Justin Bieber took time out from promoting his new album, “Believe,” yesterday to fulfill a dream for three of slain NYPD Officer...
Doubt ‘pops’ up
That’s no hooker, that could be my daughter! Mayor Bloomberg did an about-face yesterday and refused to sign a bill to stop cabbies from carrying hookers after admitting that even...
Between ‘Evil twins’
Cairo Mubarak or the Revolution — which one will die first? That was the question Egyptians pondered yesterday as the old despot was reported to be dying (some even said...
No hall of fame for Roger: Hall of shame for congress
The Issue: The acquittal of Roger Clemens of all perjury charges stemming from a 2008 investigation. *** Maybe Roger Clemens will walk free, but where will he walk? I don’t...
Labor’s Off-Track Costs
The Issue: Whether MTA workers and executives are equally shouldering the organization’s cost-cutting. ***I’m a firm believer in shared sacrifice, but unions, especially public-sector unions, get away with murder (“Time...
When extremism’s no vice
Now, what was that promise that you made, Gov. Cuomo? To be the “students’ lobbyist” — that is, to stand up to the teachers unions and their hirelings in the...
You want more crime?
Here it comes — so don’t say you haven’t been warned. As The Post reported yesterday, crime is rising at an alarming pace across New York City. Indeed, except for...
Good vibrations
Columbia, Md. Three hours before showtime, Brian Wilson says: “There is no Rhonda.” Sitting backstage, gathering strength for the evening’s 48-song, 150-minute concert, Wilson wasn’t asked about her, he just...
NY’s $51.71-an-hour summer job
The small Hudson Valley city of Poughkeepsie is now home to some of the best-paying summer jobs ever: $51.71 an hour. That’s right: $51.71 an hour. The project started off...
Arrow heads
It's 12:30 on a Saturday afternoon in Queens, and 24-year-old Antonella Castaldo is brandishing a crossbow with her raised left arm. With a look of utter determination, she draws an...
Pucker up: Dated Limón sours with age
Old dances can be like mummies — disheveled, musty and in danger of collapsing into dust. The company José Limón founded 65 years ago exhumed two of the modern-dance pioneer’s...
Top-notch ‘Closer’ goes the distance
Most musical revues come across as a scattershot collection of songs. But “Closer Than Ever,” now receiving a sterling revival by the York Theatre Company, contains plenty of story lines...
Sober former Nets star Williams says he's sorry
Former Nets star Jayson Williams says all he can do today, and for the rest of his life, is apologize for his wrongs and crimes and start to move ahead,...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m(T); $60,000; Soc($50,000); 3YO; (f)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Bakin'WthCndy(L),120CVelasquz1-2-3Rodrgez15-12 Rhonin Victoria(L),120JLeparoux1-5-1McPeek4-13 Manda Bay(L),120RNaprvnk1-8-3Maker7-24 Villanella(L),120A Garcia1-2-xClement3-15 Street Savy(L),120JCastellan8-1-6C Brown6-16 Stella Girl(L),120J Alvarado1-5-6Mott10-17 Rock On Baby(L),120RDomingz2-4-1S...
Belmont Park Charts
June 20th, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm. ©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-7f; $74,000; alw opt clm; 3upOff: 12:50. 6. left pocket 3/16plTime: 23.19, 46.13, 1:09.81, 1:22.31.Trainer: Richard Violette, Jr.Winner:...
The Post Line
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Today's Sports on the Air
BaseballNoonCWS: Kent State vs. South Carolina ESPN25 p.m.CWS: Florida St. vs. Arizona ESPN27 p.m.Marlins at Red Sox MLBN9 p.m.CWS: Arkansas vs. Kent St.-S. Carolina winner ESPN2NBA Finals9 p.m.Thunder at Heat,...
So You Think triumphs
ASCOT, England — So You Think won the Prince of Wales Stakes at Royal Ascot yesterday ahead of Carlton House, the horse owned by Queen Elizabeth II. It’s the 10th...
‘L’ for Hondo in El Bronx
The Braves hammered Hughes yesterday at the Stadium and nailed a loss on Hondo in the process as the deficit ballooned to 1,745 murtaughs. Today, Mr. Aitch won’t say pshaw...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 21FRIJune 22SATJune 23SUNJune 24MONJune 25TUEJune 26WEDJune 27YankeesNOGAMEMets7:10WWORWCBSMets7:15FOXWCBSMets8:05ESPNWCBSClev.7:05YESWCBSClev.7:05WWORWCBSClev.1:05YESWCBSMetsNOGAMEYankees7:10WPIXWFANYankees7:15FOXWFANYankees8:05ESPNWFANCubs 8:05 SNYWFANCubs 8:05 SNYWFANCubs 2:20 SNYWFANLibertyMinnesota8:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMEAtl. 4:00 MSGNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMED.C.7:00NBCSNWLIBNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMES.I. YankeesBrooklyn7:00No TVH.V.7:05No TVH.V.7:00No TVH.V.4:00No TVAber.7:00No TVAber.7:00No TVAber.7:00No TVCyclonesS.I. Yankees7:00No TVAber.7:05No TVWSOUAber.7:05No TVWSOUAber.5:35No...
UEFA admits error in Ukraine-England game
WARSAW, Poland — Ukraine should have been awarded a goal in its European Championship game against England, UEFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina said yesterday. “We made a mistake,” Collina said....
Former Jets, Giants WR Burress not receiving many offers
Free agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress could be looking for more money than teams feel he is worth. The Jets gave him $3 million last year. “He’s not worth what...
Signing of Rogers by Giants puzzling
What was a flier from the outset in signing Shaun Rogers already is looking like a failed — and expensive — experiment by the Giants. A surprise signing by Big...
Sports Shorts
NBA: Magic hire new general manager The Magic have hired Rob Hennigan to be the team’s new general manager. He spent the past four seasons with Oklahoma City, including the...
U.S. hurdler dominating headlines heading into Olympics
EUGENE, Ore. — Lolo Jones has become such a phenomenon that despite not even attending yesterday’s press conference for the women’s 100 hurdles — the deepest and most competitive field...
Paralympic team for Pistorius
JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius has been selected for South Africa’s Paralympics team as expected, as the double-amputee sprinter seeks to also qualify for the London Olympics. Pistorius and swimmer Natalie...
Knicks not likely on Nash’s radar
One confidant of Steve Nash doubts the star point guard will truly give the Knicks any consideration even if they have their $5 millon mid-level exception, despite his remarks at...
Knicks' Smith sues Chinese team to recoup $1M in fines
Knicks guard J.R. Smith is disputing he missed 80 practices with his Chinese team — virtually all of them — in a lawsuit filed with FIBA to recoup the $1,078,500...
Rangers' Lundqvist wins Vezina award as NHL's top goaltender
Last night, the Vezina; late next month, a baby girl on the way for Henrik Lundqvist and his wife Therese, who will have their first child in New York, where...
Yankees give parting gift for Braves' Chipper Jones
Chipper Jones spent much of his career tormenting Mets fans by drilling balls all over Shea Stadium, but a few games against the Yankees to give him a new appreciation...
Duda sits out Mets victory with tight hamstring
Lucas Duda hoped for a chance to pinch hit last night, but starting in right field for the Mets was out of the question. In the end, Duda — bothered...
Double trouble: Lack of extra-base hits bad sign for A-Rod
Concerns have intensified about Alex Rodriguez because he is not hitting the ball over the wall enough. But what is more disturbing is that he is not even hitting the...
Starr Report
So how great was it to see Regis Philbin back on morning TV yesterday? His one-day stint subbing for Hoda Kotb on the “Today” show — notable for reuniting him...
Drama Mama
The ghosts of your favorite (cancelled) shows are haunting TV dramas this week: “Tall Hot Blonde” (Saturday, 8 p.m., Lifetime) In between packing up to move from ABC — the...
Reality royalty
MTV wants to stay in business with Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi as long as she’ll have them, the network says — and that includes her promised wedding. Snooki is, in a...
Bristol show sued
‘Bristol Palin: Life’s a Tripp” has a hard time with the critics, but its harshest detractor might just be Palin’s old “Dancing With the Stars” buddy, Kyle Massey. Massey, his...
JJ versus Jay
The “Good Times” are over. Seventies sitcom star Jimmie “J.J.” Walker is ripping into ex-pal Jay Leno in a soon-to-be published memoir — claiming he stole jokes and even drove...
CBS snarks back to ‘Glass House’ case
CBS has unleashed its inner snark — trashing “Dancing With the Stars” in its ongoing war with ABC. CBS claims ABC’s “Glass House,” which premiered Monday, is a blatant ripoff...
Weird but true
There probably hasn’t been an accident report like this in more than 80 years. A 10-year-old girl was struck in a busy street in Modesto, Calif., by a 1927 Model-T...
NCAA bans UConn from tourney
INDIANAPOLIS — A record 10 men’s basketball teams, including three-time national champion Connecticut, will be banned from next season’s NCAA Tournament because of sub-par work in the classroom. UConn becomes...
BCS needs final OK for playoffs
CHICAGO — The BCS commissioners are backing a playoff plan with the sites for the national semifinals rotating among the major bowl games and a selection committee picking the teams....
Charges in 2010 sex-trafficking case involving Orthodox Jewish woman will be dismissed: lawyer
Brooklyn prosecutors are throwing in the towel on a sensational sex-trafficking case in which four men were accused of preying on a troubled young Orthodox woman for years, a defense...
Sports world artist LeRoy Neiman dead at 91
NEW YORK — Painter and sketch artist LeRoy Neiman, best known for evoking the kinetic energy of the world's biggest sporting and leisure events with bright quick strokes, died Wednesday...
Beauty in a basement?
The Plaza has its food court — and now Le Parker Meridien has a beauty court. Two years ago, the posh Midtown hotel decided to renovate its basement gym, and...
LI botched burial suit tossed
A lawsuit against a Long Island town for a botched burial has been tossed out by a judge on the eve of the scheduled trial - shocking the lawyer for...
Trial for autistic boy allegedly tormented by bus driver opens
It was the bus ride from hell. The piercing screams of a severely autistic 7-year-old rang through a Brooklyn courtroom today, as jurors heard a 2005 recording in which a...
Florida police chief in charge of Trayvon Martin case fired, sources say
SANFORD, Fla. -- The Florida police chief in charge of the investigation into Trayvon Martin's death has been fired, according to sources inside the Sanford, Fla., government. The official announcement...
Baldwin 'stalker' defense: Actor took gal to dinner, a show & back to hotel
Stalking victim? Try cad. Months before he slapped his perky, blond alleged stalker with a criminal complaint, Alec Baldwin had taken her to dinner, a show, then back to her...
Mets tie Subway Series ticket prices to temperature
No reason for New York Mets fans to get steamed over ticket prices for the Subway Series. As part of a summer promotion, the Mets tied the ticket price for...
Nats, Rays managers involved in pine tar spat
WASHINGTON — Davey Johnson says Joe Maddon should “read the rulebook.” Maddon says the rulebook shouldn’t always rule in the “self-policing” world of major league baseball — and that if...