September 12, 2012
US sends Marines to Libya after deadly attack
BENGHAZI, Libya — The U.S. dispatched an elite group of Marines to Tripoli on Wednesday following a mob attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans....
Surging Phillies complete sweep of Marlins; move closer to wild-card spot
PHILADELPHIA — Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run homer and Cliff Lee pitched seven strong innings to lead the streaking Philadelphia Phillies to their seventh straight win, 3-1 over the Miami...
Nets make Blatche signing official
The Nets made official the long-awaited signing of forward Andray Blatche on Wednesday, bringing their roster to 14 players.Blatche, who was released by the Wizards in July using the amnesty...
GAMETRACKER: Nationals at Mets
Follow live as the Mets try to avoid a sweep against the Nationals with Matt Harvey on the mound.
Yankees beat Red Sox 5-4, lose Jeter
BOSTON — Curtis Granderson hit two home runs, Robinson Cano also homered and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Wednesday night to remain tied for...
Pettitte eager to rejoin Yankees after simulated game
BOSTON — Andy Pettitte feels he can help the struggling Yankees right now. Sidelined since suffering a broken left ankle June 28, the 40-year old left-hander threw another simulated game...
UConn's legendary coach Calhoun to retire on Thursday
Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun is expected to announce his retirement Thursday, The Post has learned.Two sources, one close to Calhoun and the other a former player, confirmed that...
Suspect finally found after 20 years in Chelsea slay
This murder left a trail of blood from the victim's Chelsea apartment, down four flights of stairs and out the building's front door -- but it took almost 20 years...
Nova to replace Garcia in Yankees rotation on Saturday
BOSTON --- As expected, Ivan Nova beat Andy Pettitte back from the DL. Now, the Yankees are leaning on the erratic right-hander to prop up a rotation that needs help."He...
Madden: Redskins’ Griffin III ‘like a Tebow that can pass’
John Madden was so impressed with Redskins rookie Robert Griffin III’s debut that it reminded him of another young quarterback in the NFL. Except there’s one major difference between Griffin...
Serial thief preys on 'The Dark Knight Rises' moviegoers
Even a 50-foot tall crime fighter staring down at him didn’t scare off a real life thief — who specialized in ripping off the audience at an IMAX theater on...
Creamer-McCord should make for fun show at Forsgate
If you are a golf fanatic who’s looking for something fun and affordable to do the weekend of Oct. 6-7, you should check out the “Battle of the Sexes’’ featuring...
Cops monitor Facebook use to bust nearly 50 gang members
They “friended” their enemies, and used Facebook for “anti-social” networking. Now, members of two violent Brooklyn street gangs, who traded threats online, have been blocked — by police. Cops busted...
Bombshell testimony in lawyer hit-run case
"I think I'm the guy you're looking for." Postal driver Ian Clement has repeatedly insisted that moments after running over a 68-year-old lawyer and her bicycle, he had no idea...
Councilman Vacca introduces legislation requiring rate information to be posted outside yellow cabs
In a bid to curb crooked cabbies, City Councilman James Vacca yesterday introduced legislation that would require all yellow cabs to have rate information posted on the outside of the...
Red Bulls' Backe puzzled by Ticos' silence over Miller injury
The Red Bulls haven’t heard a word from the Costa Rican National Team about defender Roy Miller’s apparent injury, and New York coach Hans Backe is more than a little...
Competition for spots - including Rafa Marquez - gives Red Bulls edge lacking last year
Competition for playing time has madethis week of practice has been the Red Bulls’ most intense in years according to coach Hans Backe and midfielder Dax McCarty. Every single player - from EPL...
Jeremy Scott
Tyra Banks. Grimes. Paris Hilton. It was an unpredictable front-row crew at Jeremy Scott, but that's exactly what makes his show one of the most outrageously fun of each season....
Diving into the fall season
In today's paper, my colleague Barbara Hoffman and I took a peek at the season ahead. She lucked out because she was covering the plays; I had the musicals, whose...
Betsey Johnson
There aren’t enough words in the world to describe Betsey Johnson’s Spring show and 70th birthday party bash. I’m not sure what was crazier: trying to get in to her...
Is Cate Blanchett following Glenda Jackson's career path?
[Since this summer's "Uncle Vanya," I've had a lot of fun discussing Cate Blanchett's career path with my colleague Robert Rorke, the Post's TV editor. The recent announcement that next...
Elderly woman sexually assaulted in Central Park
An elderly woman was sexually assaulted by a sicko during a robbery in broad daylight Wednesday in Central Park, police sources said. The 73-year-old victim was birdwatching near Strawberry Fields...
Backe may not juggle Red Bulls' back four, may have found set lineup
Before the Red Bulls’ layoff for the international break, coach Hans Backe said he’d experiment with different back four combinations before settling on a first-choice defense with four games left...
Nomia
It was a hip and happening crowd today at The Standard Hotel where Yara Flinn's line Nomia showed. Scanning the crowd, I noticed various scenesters I recognized from websites like...
Film had nothing to do with embassy attacks
As the day progresses and more information comes to light, it becomes more and more obvious that the attacks at two US embassies -- in Cairo and Benghazi -- had nothing...
Giants' Cruz to play with heavy heart after death of grandma
Victor Cruz knows he will play Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers with a heavy heart. His maternal grandmother, Lucy Molina, passed away on Monday at the age of 77. It...
Perry Ellis by Duckie Brown
The masterminds behind Duckie Brown, Steven Cox and Daniel Silver, were not at all hesitant to take on the challenge of revamping the Perry Ellis brand. The designing duo knew...
WWE's Lawler responsive, taken off ventilation after heart attack
WWE Hall of Famer Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler was taken off of ventilation and is responsive following his heart attack on Monday night. The 62-year-old ringside announcer underwent a series...
This week's calendar: Sept. 13 to 19
Friday, Sept. 14 Under the BQE: Addressing Infrastructure Challenges The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) offers a mixed legacy to the neighborhoods it bisects. Through a participatory process, “Under the BQE,” a...
Steelers' Cotchery: A 'little weird' facing the Jets
Jerricho Cotchery starts each week off by writing that week's opponent on the top of his notebook before the coaches begin giving them the scouting report. When the Steelers wide...
VIDEO: Vaccaro on Yankees pressure
New York Post columnist Mike Vaccaro discusses the pressure on the team entering the final weeks of the season.Vaccaro and CineSport's Noah Coslov also talk about if the Yankees experience...
Bears' Cutler wishes ‘good luck’ to Packers
Jay Cutler may have been watching too much ‘Taken’ recently.The Bears quarterback wished the Packers “good luck” when going up against his receivers."We've got some dudes that, if you're gonna...
Brady's wife Gisele likes QB's scarred nose
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As long as Gisele Bundchen likes husband Tom Brady’s scarred nose, that’s all that matters. The faint red mark near the bridge of the QB’s nose was...
Off-duty cop stabbed in Queens during home invasion
An off-duty Bronx cop was stabbed at his Jamaica, Queens residence this afternoon, authorities said. An unconscious Rishi Gobin, 34, was taken to Jamaica Hospital after he was stabbed in...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Jets not only surprise team airing it out
This is now the norm.It was one of the reasons why there was so much concern about the Jets' offense crashing and burning in the preseason. Points are no longer...
Islanders finally complete deal for defenseman Visnovsky
It took a grievance, an arbitration hearing, and two months of hand wringing that included the crashing of a Ferrari, but yesterday the Islanders finally were able to complete the...
Census bureau's bad news on poverty, dependency
The Census Bureau has published their annual poverty report and the news is really not good. Here are the highlights, if you can call it that:"Real median household income declined...
Man fighting for life after B'klyn knife attack
A man is fighting for this life today after a knife-wielding hood attacked him and another man in downtown Brooklyn, authorities said. The violence unfolded just after 1 p.m. in...
WATCH: WFAN's Francesa falls asleep on air
The Yankees have been so uninspiring lately, even their paid talking heads are falling asleep! YES Network talk show host Mike Francesa caught some Zs on the air yesterday, talking...
Publicist hits back at French editor with $1M suit over slap at fashion show
Ow-la-la! A publicist who was slapped by a French journalist at a fashion week show is striking back with a $1 million lawsuit. Lynn Tesoro's lawsuit charges Jalouse magazine editor...
Authorities bust massive booze theft ring at JFK
They stole an ocean-full of booze — one shot at a time. Authorities today busted up an airport alcohol theft ring, which stole tens of thousands of tiny plastic mini-bottles...
Naeem Khan
Naeem Khan knows what his woman wants — and expects — from his designs: easy glamour that she can pack for her next exotic locale. PHOTOS: NAEEM KHAN Against a...
MLB releases schedule: Subway Series down to four games
There will be two less Subway Series games next year as part of an altered Major League Baseball schedule structure. The Yankees and Mets will only play each other four...
Vera Wang
Drawing inspiration from India, Vera Wang presented her Spring 2013 show with a runway sprinkled with rich jewel tones, from printed azure damask faille and navy lace jacquard to cypress...
Apple introduces the sleeker iPhone 5
The iPhone 5 is here. Apple unveiled a sleeker, faster version of its popular smartphone at an event today in San Francisco. The latest iPhone is thinner and lighter than...
Syracuse WR Kobena to miss time after surgery
Syracuse wide receiver Jeremiah Kobena will miss the next few weeks due to an upper body injury that required surgery. Kobena, a sophomore, had five catches for 101 yards and...
Coughlin says Giants rookie Wilson 'a little bit out of the doghouse'
Tom Coughlin said rookie running back David Wilson has gone through some new drills especially designed to help him hold onto the ball and so far, the veteran coach likes...
'Nothing surprised' Namath about Sanchez in Jets opener
Mark Sanchez is getting the Broadway treatment.Sanchez’s play in Sunday’s 48-28 win over Buffalo silenced the doubters, at least for one week, but Jets legend Joe Namath said the performance...
'Cop-shooter' boasted to police while in custody: court papers
Hero cop Kevin Brennan confidently strode into court this morning and faced down a Brooklyn thug, accused of nearly killing him. Brennan stared down suspect Luis “Baby” Ortiz, who allegedly...
Fox co-CEO Jim Gianopulos not worried about Katzenberg, declining movie attendance
The co-CEO of Fox's movie studio isn't worried about the reportedly demanding personality of his new distribution partner, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, nor is he concerned about the recent...
Rookie Taylor getting friendly hazing from Nets veterans
The Nets may only be two days into informal team workouts, but Tyshawn Taylor is already getting treated like a rookie.“I had to drive [Jerry] Stackhouse to the track today,”...
USC coach Kiffin bans writer for reporting on injury
Even Bill Belichick thinks Lane Kiffin has gone too far overprotecting injury information. The USC coach has banned Los Angeles Daily News reporter Scott Wolf from attending practice for two...
MTA says 'deep MetroCard discounts' could disappear
The steep MetroCard discount — one of New York City’s few great bargains — might be going the way of the token, the head of the MTA said today. “I...
Jets' Revis cleared for physical activity after concussion
The Jets received positive news on star cornerback Darrelle Revis, who was cleared to resume physical activity Wednesday after suffering a concussion in Sunday's win over the Bills.Revis still will...
Jets' Kerley sidelined with back issue after sterling opener
Off of a superb – and award-winning– performance on Sunday, Jets wideout Jeremy Kerley is now dealing with a lower back issue that has his status in question.Coach Rex Ryan...
Lesbian couple pleads guilty to starting McDonald's fracas
Their case is over -- and so is their romance. The two angry lesbian McDonalds customers who suffered a skull-crushing, caught-on-video beat down at the end of a metal grill...
Cowboys' Smith fined for horsecollar of Giants' Boley
Cowboys offensive tackle Tyron Smith has been fined $15,750 by the NFL for his horsecollar tackle of Giants linebacker Michael Boley in last week’s season-opening game, according to Fox Sports...
Bettman: NHL's latest offer off table on Saturday
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says he countered a union proposal with a new league offer that will go off the table if not accepted before a lockout starts Saturday night...
Car lands upside down in 30-foot hole at Brooklyn construction site
A car landed upside down into a 30-foot hole at a construction site in the Midwood section of Brooklyn on Wednesday. SkyFoxHD was over the scene at about 10:20 a.m....
Hoffman, Letterman among Kennedy Center honorees
WASHINGTON — Dustin Hoffman and David Letterman will soon find themselves in company they never expected in the nation's capital. The actor and comedian are among seven people receiving the...
Stay tuned
Anticipation always runs high in September. Yay, a new season! Tons of new shows to look forward to! But while there are promising offerings this year, we may have to...
ONE FC has handle on Asian MMA as UFC tries to break in
The UFC has made no secret that it views Asia as its new frontier. On Tuesday, the company announced a television deal with Sony Six in India and that it...
Stars on boards
This fall, you won’t need a telescope to see the stars — they’re scattered all over town. We’ve got Jake Gyllenhaal making his NY stage debut, Amy Ryan and David...
More arrests in LIRR alleged pension fraud scam
Authorities have arrested about a dozen more people in a long-running investigation of alleged fraud in the Long Island Rail Road's pension system. FBI spokesman J. Peter Donald confirmed the...
US poverty rate unchanged in 2011; record numbers persist
WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau reports the number of Americans in poverty stood at 15 percent in 2011. About 46.2 million people, or nearly 1 in 6, were in poverty....
Majority of New Yorkers want Cuomo to take lead in ridding Albany of corruption: poll
Clean it up, Andy! That's what a majority of New Yorkers want to see Gov. Cuomo do with legislative corruption in New York State, according a new poll. The Quinnipiac...
Notre Dame leaving Big East, joining ACC as non-football member
The Big East took another body blow and Notre Dame reaffirmed its standing as the most coveted athletics program in the nation yesterday with the announcement that the Irish are...
Note to Obama: Bye-bye bounce
The Rasmussen daily tracking poll makes it a one-point race again: Obama 46%, Romney 45%.So the convention bounce is gone and when asked a follow-up question, the poll results shift...
Smiling Kidd shows up for LI court hearing
Knicks guard Jason Kidd arrived, via chauffeur, for a DWI court appearance in Long Island today, sporting fancy duds and a broad smile, as he tried dribbling through an awkward...
Dish to carry Glenn Beck's online network
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Dish Network said Wednesday that it will begin carrying TheBlaze, conservative radio talk show host Glenn Beck's online network. Financial terms were not disclosed. TheBlaze was launched...
At least 2 people slashed after crazed woman goes on rampage in Jamaica subway station
A crazed woman went on a slashing rampage this morning, knifing at least two people around a Jamaica subway station, authorities said. The knife-wielding woman -- identified as Dina Saint-Fleur,...
To Romney: Be the freedom candidate
Mitt Romney is likely to speak up about the vicious attacks against our embassies in Cairo and Bengazi today and his mission is very clear: Be the freedom candidate. Whereas...
McDonald's to post calorie information on menus
McDonald's restaurants across the country will soon get a new menu addition: The number of calories in the chain's burgers and fries. The world's biggest hamburger chain on Wednesday is...
Yankees' Girardi not at fault for sending Robertson out for ninth
First, your updated playoff standings:AL: Texas (1) vs. winner of Oakland (WC1) and Baltimore (WC2a) or Yankees (WC2b), Baltimore (2a) or Yankees (2b) vs. White Sox (3)NL: Washington (1) vs....
Rangers closer, Giants fan Nathan forced to wear Cowboys jersey after lost bet
No, that wasn’t actually Tony Romo warming up in the outfield and signing autographs Tuesday night at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.Much to Rangers closer Joe Nathan’s chagrin, it was...
PCB leaked from SI school light fixture onto student
The Department of Education is speeding up its timeline for removing PCB from a Staten Island school after a light fixture dripped the potentially dangerous chemical onto a student. The...
Man tries to buy beer with credit card stolen from bartender: cops
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Police in Miami Beach say a homeless man broke into a car, stole a credit card and then tried to use it to buy a beer...
Toronto 2012: 'What Maisie Knew'
Henry James' novel about an innocent child buffeted by divorce gets a smart 21st-century update in this well-acted drama by Scott McGehee and David Siegel ("The Deep End,'' "Bee Season'')....
Chicago teachers' strike grinds into third day
CHICAGO - The public teachers' strike that has halted classwork and upset family routines across Chicago ground into a third day Wednesday with some movement reported by union and school...
Death toll from Pakistan factory fires up to 314
KARACHI, Pakistan — The death toll from a pair of devastating factory fires that broke out in Pakistan's two biggest cities rose on Wednesday to 314 people, many of whom...
Fordham nabs big man Gregg from prep powerhouse
Fordham added much-needed future size on Tuesday night when Syracuse product Denzel Gregg, a gifted 6-foot-7, 195-pound forward who attends prep powerhouse St. Thomas More, verbally committed to head coach...
Romney blasts Obama in wake of embassy attacks
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama's administration of standing in apology for American values when it should have been voicing outrage, as he looked...
Manhattan native helps 9/11 families deal with grief, testify against terrorists
Karen Loftus didn’t lose anyone on 9/11 — but since she opened the Pentagon’s Victim and Witness Program, she’s become a shoulder to cry on for so many family members...
Toronto 2012: 'The Company You Keep'
Robert Redford's "The Company You Keep'' had one of the strongest casts at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, but this well-meant political thriller about former '70s radicals didn't really...
Toronto 2012: 'Thanks for Sharing'
"Thanks for Sharing'' is basically a cutesy romantic comedy version of last year's Toronto sensation, "Shame.'' But this tale of New York City sex addicts keeps its pants on unlike...
Toronto 2012: 'A Late Quartet'
I did not see a finer performance at this year's Toronto International Film Festival than the one given by Christopher Walken in a really superb ensemble drama, "A Late Quartet.''...
G.I. Joe, Transformers, Legos top toys of past century
INDIANAPOLIS — G.I. Joe, Transformers and Lego building blocks have been selected the top iconic toys of the past century by patrons of the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. The museum...
7 arrested on Long Island for heroin possession
Seven people have been arrested for heroin possession on Long Island. Officers made the arrests after observing one of the suspects exchanging cash for a box of cigarettes that police...
Former assistant McQueary suing Penn State: report
Mike McQueary didn’t go into immediate action after allegedly seeing Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing a young boy in a Penn State locker room, but he is taking action regarding his...
Attack on US ambassador planned for 9/11: report
TRIPOLI, Libya — US officials are increasingly suspicious that the murder Tuesday of the US ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other American officials was not the result of...
U.S. beats Jamaica, vaults atop World Cup qualifying group
The U.S. National Team climbed back into first place in its World Cup qualifying group with last night’s bounceback 1-0 win over Jamaica. After horrid midfield play, a lack of...
Yankees not tanking, but mediocre not good enough in tight AL race
BOSTON — You can’t call this your classic collapse. The Yankees are winning too often, playing too well, to draw comparisons to any of the all-time tank jobs. Then again,...
Ellsbury’s 9th-inning knock drops Yankees back into 1st-place tie
BOSTON — Shower water hitting the floor was the only noise heard in the visitors’ clubhouse at Fenway Park, a room the size of a two-car garage. You want to...
Jets no longer talk of winning division
When the Jets wake up this morning and look at the NFL standings, they will find themselves sitting on top of the AFC East, even ahead of the rival Patriots....
Ground game one of several Giant disappointments
Lose, study the film, proclaim the problems are “correctable.’’ It is the time-honored dance of the beaten, steps the Giants took earlier than any other team in the league. They...
Former Rutgers coach Schiano making mark with Buccaneers
It was two dozen years ago, during the very first afternoon of two-a-days at Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes, N.J., when Mike Miello watched Greg Schiano coach for the...
How you can kick the soda habit
Mayor Bloomberg claims his plan to impose a 16-ounce limit on sugary beverages sold in restaurants and cafes in the city will help in the fight against obesity. If the...
Business briefs
Digi Domain Digital Domain Media, the special-effects company behind “Transformers” and “Titanic,” filed for bankruptcy protection with plans to sell itself. Icahn again Investor Carl Icahn said he will pursue...
Calling history: Jaw-dropping debut seen for Apple’s iPhone5
Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5 is expected to be the biggest product launch in the company’s history. How big? With the hype heading into the stratosphere, the latest iteration of the...
Judge sticks it to Twitter: Give up or pay up
Twitter could get its wings clipped. A judge warned the company yesterday that it would be held in contempt of court and fined if it fails to comply with an...
Salembier says so long to Town & Country
Longtime Hearst publisher Valerie Salembier, currently senior vice president, publisher and chief revenue officer of Town & Country, is stepping down on Dec. 31, she told Media Ink. “At the...
Smith Barney valued at $13B
James Gorman’s big retail brokerage gamble is officially on. The Morgan Stanley CEO scored a victory in landing a favorable decision from third-party consultant Perella Weinberg valuing brokerage unit Morgan...
Channel change: Nielsen grapples with new TV world
Television is dead! Long live television! The traditional television universe shrank for a second straight year, with the number of American TV households falling to the lowest level since the...
Shares rise 3% as Facebook CEO takes stage
Maybe Mark Zuckerberg should speak up more often. The Facebook CEO said his social networking company is now completely focused on mobile and that it is poised to make more...
PE aims to shape up Curves
Private-equity firm North Castle Partners hopes its investment in the troubled Curves chain works out. The gym chain, once the largest gym franchisor in the world, had recently stumbled, its...
Poverty of sales in luxury
Button up your raincoats, it’s going to be a stormy season for luxury. Burberry — whose tartan-emblazoned trench coats and accessories have long filled the closets of the wealthy —...
Cornell seen as Nooyi’s heir apparent at Pepsi
PepsiCo may have chosen Indra Nooyi’s heir apparent only six months after setting up a four-way succession contest, sources close to the company said. Brian Cornell, CEO of PepsiCo Americas...
Wasendorf in plea deal
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The founder of an Iowa brokerage has signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in which he admits to carrying out a $200 million fraud and...
W. 45th Tower a hot ticket
The 40-story Class A office building Tower 45 has just hit the market through CBRE on behalf of SL Green Realty Corp. with expectations it could sell for north of...
Feds out to pile dirt on Espada
He’s going on trial for tax evasion this time around, but the feds want jurors to learn all about the corruption of crooked ex-state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. In court...
Bodega mother’s wake wail
The mother of a Bronx bodega worker accidentally shot by police collapsed in tears at his open casket during a wake yesterday. “Oh, my God! My son! My son!” Ana...
DA probes teacher
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is probing whether Jonathan Fuller — a married teacher at the exclusive, all-girls Nightingale-Bamford School — had an affair with a student while she was...
Washed up body part ID’d
The New York Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the remains of a foot that washed up on a Queens beach 10 years ago as that of a woman who mysteriously...
LaBelle $inging new tune
Patti LaBelle has a new attitude about her promise to pay $100,000 for her terrible tirade against a pregnant mom and the woman’s 18-month-old tot. The disco diva got a...
Sex fiend to rot in prison
A sexual predator, after whining about the court’s unfairness, was sentenced yesterday to 78 years to life in prison.“This entire trial was unfair. You were unfair and prejudiced,” griped Marquis...
What ‘Sally’ willed ‘Harry’
What Nora almost left Harry . . . was a lot nicer than a wagon-wheel coffee table. In her will, “When Harry Met Sally” writer Nora Ephron fondly remembered one...
3rd HS ‘perv’ bust
The founder of a Brooklyn high school and two-time City Council candidate is under investigation for allegedly engaging in sexual misconduct with a female student. Juan Martinez — president of...
Lovingly held her dying hand
He squeezed her hand, and she squeezed back. Straining against tears, the lawyer brother of noted attorney Alan Dershowitz told jurors yesterday of rushing to his wife’s side as she...
Sewer worker ‘waste’-deep in OT cash
The streets may not be paved with gold, but it must flow through the sewers. A senior sewer worker clocked more than 2,000 hours of overtime last year — the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx *** Three goons mugged a man in Melrose for his smartphone, authorities said. Nelson Roman, 18, and his cohorts approached the victim at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 6 on...
$28M tutor toppled
The city Department of Education has finally nixed a proposed $28-million contract with a tutoring firm whose troubling financial practices have been known for months. The decision to pull the...
This burns me up! Fire fiend torches 10 cars in Harlem
They woke up for breakfast and found their cars were toast. Ten Harlem residents got a huge shock yesterday morning — their rides had been torched overnight in an arson...
More dead animals in ‘poison’ park
A Manhattan maintenance worker discovered the grisly remains of a cat and six sparrows in Riverside Park this summer in the same spot where four dogs might have been fatally...
Ex-fed busted as bogus cop
A former DEA agent was among four people busted yesterday for allegedly impersonating law-enforcement officers to pull off home-invasion robberies, The Post has learned.Marco Perez, 45, allegedly switched sides after...
Boehner debt doubt
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner was pessimistic yesterday that Congress can reach a budget deal and avoid a downgrading of the US debt rating. “I’m not confident at all,”...
Mitt hawki$h on military
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney yesterday warned against massive cuts to the US military and called for get-tough leadership to make this an “American Century.” In a speech marking the anniversary...
Spoiler alert!
WASHINGTON — It’s nearly impossible for Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson to win the White House.But he might siphon off just enough votes to sink nominee Mitt Romney in a...
Hamptons jaguar on loose
Middle-aged “cougars” are common in the Hamptons — but jaguars?State officials are on the lookout for a massive gray cat spotted this week around East Hampton that could be an...
Oh, what a boob! Suit over shock racist slur on Hooters receipt
Red-faced Hooters restaurant officials admitted in court documents that one of their Queens hostesses slurred a Korean-American couple by writing “chinx” on the pair’s takeout tab. Kisuk Cha and his...
Jury gone wild doubles Wynn win
Wynn just keeps on winning.A Los Angeles jury doubled its verdict against “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis yesterday, ordering him to pay another $20 million in punitive damages to...
SI principal encouraging first-grade kids to think about college
First-graders at Staten Island’s PS 41 went off to college and learned about an intriguing subject. “They were wide-eyed,’’ said Principal Elise Feldman of the trip to the College of...
Tomorrow’s primary ballot a rogues’ gallery
They’re disgraced or indicted — and on the ballot. Voters in tomorrow’s primaries will get a chance to boot two state legislators saddled with criminal charges, as well as an...
Ethics panel issues Lopez-probe subpoenas, eyeing state bigs
Subpoenas are flying in the expanded ethics probe into Brooklyn Assemblyman Vito Lopez’s alleged sexual harassment of women, as a state panel investigates the roles played by Assembly Speaker Sheldon...
Silver eyebrow-rai$er
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver hosted a fund-raiser for congressional hopeful Grace Meng on yesterday’s anniversary of 9/11 — an event her political rival called “disgraceful.’’ “It’s not a day for...
Church burglary suspect busted after 'waddle' walk tips off police
Gotham cops nabbed The Penguin. Brooklyn detectives busted an alleged serial thief for a church burglary after noticing that he had the same distinct waddle as the crook caught on...
Ex-Jet’s staff: We lose in OT
That’s an illegal block — of overtime pay. The feds have flagged former Jet star Wayne Chrebet for a slew of alleged labor violations, including shortchanging employees of his Long...
Home sale The Greatest
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A fan of Muhammad Ali has acquired an important piece of memorabilia: Ali’s boyhood home. Real-estate investor Jared Weiss closed on the property this week, Louisville Realtor...
Lady Liberty set to reopen
Visitors to the Statue of Liberty will again be able to go inside the monument starting next month. David Luchsinger, superintendent of the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis...
Eva is thigh high!
Mark Sanchez may play a good game, but his new honey, Eva Longoria, plays a great gam! The 37-year-old beauty flashes her perfectly toned legs yesterday as she tapes the...
Bam snubs Bibi: Won't meet with Netanyahu this month
WASHINGTON — The already-frosty relations between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned to solid ice yesterday when the White House nixed Bibi’s request for a face-to-face meeting...
In‘glory’ous bastard riot: Muslims rip flag, kill over flick
A low-budget anti-Muslim hate film sparked a wave of violence across the Middle East yesterday — leaving one American dead and another wounded on the anniversary of 9/11 — after...
Film worst piece of crap – ever!
Burn this movie! Based on the 13-minute trailer posted on YouTube, the mysterious anti-Islamic hate “movie” that provoked protests should never have been made — it’s not only the most...
Subway death sparks jitters
A 34-year-old woman jumped in front of a subway train in Greenwich Village yesterday morning — causing Sept. 11-anniversary jitters among stranded passengers who weren’t told what was going on.Passenger...
WTC son’s car shrine 11 years after death
Angela Pesce-Frunzi says her brother Danny lived a simple life, right down to the worn Mercury Cougar he left in the driveway the day before he died at the World...
Pols stay mum at GZ ceremony
A sad, solemn 9/11 anniversary service at Ground Zero was held free of political speeches for the first time yesterday — and some victims’ relatives called the day an emotional...
Collapse victim thanks saviors
The hardhat who survived the collapse of an under-construction Brooklyn building said from his hospital bed yesterday he wants to thank those who dug him out.“There were a few of...
He’s the $104M snitch!
A banker who ratted out clients trying to cheat on taxes by stashing their money in Swiss bank accounts has been rewarded with a $104 million payout by the IRS,...
You’re being hacked! Taxi TV to tell riders of scam
Crooked cabbies’ latest scam to overcharge riders is about to come to a screeching halt. City officials have devised an alert system — using the cars’ existing Taxi TV service...
Kerry K. ready for war vs. DA
Kerry Kennedy looks like she’s itching for a fight in court over her driving-while-drugged bust, and prosecutors plan to give her one — using her own words to nail her....
Bums away, Andy!
Imagine you are one of Shelly Silver’s handpicked protectors. Assume the Assembly speaker appointed you to the state ethics panel with a wink-and-a-nod understanding that you would do his bidding...
What the new ‘truthers’ fear most
There’s something intrinsically American about fixing problems and laying blame. When something goes wrong, we form commissions, do investigations and generally delve into our failures in a way other countries...
A widening rift
Yesterday’s announcement that President Obama can’t find the time to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later this month risks sending a disastrously wrong message: Obama believes that America’s...
Dems’ platform flip-flops: Alienating Jewish voters?
The Issue: Efforts to delete pro-Israel wording from the Dem platform, halted by convention boss Villaraigosa. *** Andrea Peyser need not worry about faltering Jewish support for President Obama (“Israel...
A Ground Zero deal
Yesterday’s 9/11 commemoration also brought encouraging news: Gov. Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg struck a deal Monday to restart work on the Ground Zero museum. How long this era of good...
Bam’s blunt message
Imagine the scene in the White House yesterday when word arrived that Islamist thugs had scaled the wall at the US embassy in Cairo and were shredding an American flag....
Forward to just what, Democrats?
‘Forward” is a perfectly appropriate slogan for progressives. Progress suggests forward or upward motion. That’s why revolutionaries and radicals as well as liberal incrementalists have always embraced some derivation of...
This ‘Broome’ won’t sweep you off your feet
It’s tough going for a comedy like “Mary Broome,” which revolves around a spectacularly unsympathetic lead character. It’s not Mary herself, by the way — because this 1911 play really...
Swinging for the fences
LONDON — Is Broadway big enough for two little girls? A juicy rivalry is shaping up this season between “Annie,” which begins previews next month at The Palace, and “Matilda,”...
This office comedy just does not work
Watching “The Why Overhead,” it’s hard not to imagine its playwright in some actual, dead-end office job, taking notes about his co-workers with the hope of one day putting it...
Childress joins Nets on one-year deal
The Nets have made plenty of moves since free agency began July 1, but they still needed a backup small forward. It took them a while but the Nets filled...
Knicks add 4 to roster
The Knicks signed four players yesterday — guard Oscar Bellfield, forwards John Shurna and Mychel Thompson and center Henry Sims — to help round out their training-camp roster. The biggest...
Monday’s Yonkers Results
FIRST-mile; pace; $11,500; cond4Drgon'sJojo(GBrennn)3.402.302.102My Qp Doll (B Sears)3.502.908Nightly Terror (T Tetrick)3.50* Exacta (4-2) $7.50 * Triple (4-2-8) $32.80Winner picked by Bill SmithSECOND-mile; trot; clm; $11,5004Rydeabout(LStalbum)9.204.902.901Montnchmponne(GBrennn)3.402.706Victors Cowboy Joe (T Tetrick)3.40* Exacta...
Fairplex Park Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.FIRST-4f; $15,000; mdn cl($32,000); 2YOPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds2 RuntoGround(L)122JCarren7-4-x8-58 Mark's Cat(L),115VBednr7-8-44-11 Flew Flicker(L),122ABisonx-x-x20-13 El Rayo(L),115JSnchzx-x-x10-14 Valley Spirit(L),117OMacis9-9-712-15 Bishop Amat(L),122ADlgdll9-x-x5-16 Trice Up(L),122MPedrz5-3-66-17 Royal Stack(L),122EMldndx-x-x6-1SECOND-4f; $13,000; mdn cl($20,000);3up; (f&m)PN...
Affrunti’s Calder Grade
FIRST-1m&70y; $17,000; mdn cl($32,000); 2YO; (f)4-Fip Flap 5-21a-Jill's Image 2-11-Joanie'sImge2-15-Sarava's Diva 8-12-Blondie Jo 3-16-MajesticMarqet6-13-Pure Treasure 6-1SECOND-1m&70y; $10,500; mdn cl($12,5); 3up4-Roman Score 3-12-MysticlMryM.12-13-Lady Myrka 4-15-SingMeaLullby2-16-Amie Lynn 3-17-FlatterMssVck10-11-HerPrivateLife15-1THIRD-1m; $10,500; mdn cl($12,5); 2YO;...
Goodell to meet 4 bounty players
NEW ORLEANS — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and four players whose suspensions in connection with the bounty investigation were recently lifted by an appeals panel have agreed to new meetings...
Belmont Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f; $56,000; alw opt clm; 3up; (f&m)EASY ENDING cuts back in distance and switches to Dominguez after finishing second...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $70,000; alw opt clm; 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Rein King(L),121J Rosario2-7-6Terranov4-12 ForAllWhoCong(L),121JCastellan2-1-5Ness6-13 Fire On Ice(L),118D Cohen1-x-xKimmel2-14 Blind Hope(L),121J Lezcano1-1-1Servis5-15 Skinny Peter(L),121A Lezcano1-1-4Grusmrk15-16...
Parx Racing Charts
September 11th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m; $23,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. Good. prompted, bid clearTime: 26.09, 51.89, 1:17.22, 1:3.24, 1:43.46.Trainer: Floyd SnyderWinner: B M, 6, by...
Sports Shorts
COLLEGE: Field set for NIT Tip-Off tourney Michigan, Virginia, Kansas State and Pittsburgh are the top seeds for the NIT Season Tip-Off. The other seeded basketball teams in the field...
Cruz: Giants' Week 1 loss was ‘rude awakening’
Like the team he plays for, Victor Cruz did not have a strong 2012 debut in the Giants’ season-opening 24-17 loss to the Cowboys, and thinking back to three dropped...
Hardy’s HRs hammer Rays, put Orioles back into tie with Yankees
BALTIMORE -- For the second time in three games, the Baltimore Orioles had an uplifting victory marred by an injury to a key player. J.J. Hardy homered twice, doubled and...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogPACKERS66(50 1/2)BearsSundayGIANTS8 1/27 1/2(43 1/2)BuccaneersSTEELERS66(41 1/2)JetsPATRIOTS13 1/213 1/2(48)CardinalsVikingsPk1 1/2(44 1/2)COLTSSaints32 1/2(51)PANTHERSBILLS33(45)ChiefsEAGLES2 1/22 1/2(46)RavensRaiders12 1/2(37 1/2)DOLPHINSBENGALS107(38 1/2)BrownsTexans7 1/27 1/2(41 1/2)JAGUARSCowboys33(42)SEAHAWKSRedskins33(45 1/2)RAMSCHARGERS4 1/26(43)Titans49ERS6 1/26 1/2(46 1/2)LionsMondayFALCONS33(51)BroncosHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballTomorrowFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogS. FLORIDA8...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Yankees at Red Sox YES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Nationals at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Rays at Orioles ESPN2Basketball7 p.m.WNBA: Mystics at Liberty MSG Plus10:30 p.m.WNBA: Sun at Mercury...
Rangers winger Gaborik has an ice time
It may not have been much, but Marian Gaborik was on the ice at the Rangers’ MSG Training Center in Westchester yesterday and the team confirmed he is “progressing well”...
Hondo eyes another twin-killing
Hondo, coming off back-to-back sweeps, stumbled with the Yankees last night in the Boston Band Box but salvaged a split when the Diamondbacks came through for him against the Dodgers...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYSept. 12THUSept. 13FRISept. 14SATSept. 15SUNSept. 16 MONSept. 17TUESept. 18YankeesBoston7:10YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMBos.7:10YESWCBST.B.7:05YESWCBST.B.4:05FOXWCBST.B.1:05YESWCBSNOGAMETor.7:05WWORWCBSMetsWashington7:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMNOGAMEMilw.8:10SNYWFANMilw.7:10WPIXWFANMilw.2:10SNYWBBRPhil.7:10SNYWFANPhil.7:10SNYWFANLibertyWashington7:00MSG PlusNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEWash.4:00 ESPN2NOGAMENOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEClmb.7:00MSGWPATNOGAME NOGAMENOGAMEHOMEAWAY
Dickey can’t snag 19th win in Mets’ loss to Nationals
One mistake doesn’t kill a pitcher’s Cy Young award hopes, but the numbers are still the numbers. And the numbers last night showed R.A. Dickey allowing three earned runs over...
Union to deliver new pitch in NHL labor talks
The targets of the looming NHL lockout, the players who are trying to stop the owners’ shutdown by legal action, will give negotiation one more try. Though it appears the...
Bay likely in left when Dickey on mound for Mets
Jason Bay may have found a new niche: R.A. Dickey’s personal left fielder. Though Dickey’s pursuit of 20 victories and the NL Cy Young award was dealt a blow in...
Yankees hurlers Pettitte, Nova on brink of return
BOSTON — Ivan Nova is in line to take Freddy Garcia’s start Saturday against the Rays at Yankee Stadium. And if Andy Pettitte comes through a 60-to-70-pitch simulated game Wednesday...
Yankees 1B Teixeira has 'no idea' on return date
BOSTON — Mark Teixeira won’t promise he will be back this season. “I don’t know,” said Teixeira, who the Yankees said is out at least the next 10 days after...
Yankees starter Kuroda can’t hold Red Sox down
BOSTON — Dustin Pedroia’s sixth-inning homer off Hiroki Kuroda didn’t just tie Tuesday night’s game, it also continued an alarming trend among many of the Yankees’ pitchers of giving up...
Valentine continues to display his passion despite Boston disaster
BOSTON — Bobby Valentine still believes he is the best man for the job, and last night his Red Sox provided him with a rare highlight, a walk-off victory over...
Yankees’ team bus in crash
BOSTON — Even the Yankees’ team bus had a bad night. After last night’s 4-3 loss to the Red Sox, the Yankees were pulling out of a Fenway Park parking...
Big money busts offer lesson to Yankees
If the Yankees were actually to fall not just out of first place but all the way out of the playoffs, I suspect there will be a groundswell for the...
‘Bach Pad’ WTF
Chris Harrison may have finally gotten it right. The host advertised Monday night’s “Bachelor Pad” as the “most shocking, most disturbing” finale ever, and it lived up to the hype....
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYAMY ADAMS, NICOLE RICHIE, ELISABETH HASSELBECK - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7HOWIE MANDEL, MARTHA STEWART, DR. DREW - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4JEREMY IRONS - LIVE! with Kelly...
‘Today’ chose Jenner over 9/11
The “Today” show apparently felt that Kris Jenner’s breasts were more important than a moment of silence for the Sept. 11 victims. “Today” chose not to cut away yesterday at...
Ramsay prison show a no-go
Hard to believe, but Fox has finally had enough of Gordon Ramsay. The shouty chef — who already has four reality shows on the network’s schedule — personally pitched a...
Terror is his biz
Abu Nazir, the al Qaeda terrorist manipulating US Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody on “Homeland,” makes the gangsters on “Boardwalk Empire” look like boys at a costume party. Menacingly played by...
Skater spawn for Avril?
Last night at STYLE360, Avril Lavigne showed her fashion collection Abbey Dawn — and, perhaps, a little something else. The recently engaged songstress, who said “yes” to Nickelback singer Chad...
Hottest designers stamp your fashion passport!
A whole new trend is emerging with the spring shows: dressing like you’re from somewhere else. Tory Burch envisioned her girl on a trek to Eastern lands, where the former...
‘I gave up soda and now I’m skinny!’
With the Board of Health expected to approve Bloomberg’s supersize-soda ban tomorrow, The Post challenged seven New Yorkers to quit fizzy drinks. Two months later, they’ve lost an astonishing 53...
A shticky situation
‘Our chef is not happy with the portion he has of duck,” the waiter at strange new Mihoko’s 21 Grams informed us 10 minutes after we’d ordered duck a l’orange....
Weird but true
If someone asks if you engage in “lollage,’’ don’t slap him in the face.It just means “the practice of using the text message abbreviation LOL,’’ according to publisher HarperCollins’ new...
Gay ND State football player: I got booted for a kiss
DICKINSON, N.D. — A concussion kept Jamie Kuntz from suiting up for his first college football game. A kiss from his much-older boyfriend at that game led the freshman linebacker...
Two Harvard basketball players implicated in scandal
Looks like Harvard has flunked College Basketball 101: Don’t Get Caught Cheating. The top two returning players from last season’s Tommy Amaker-coached NCAA tournament team, senior forward Kyle Casey and...
Kerry Kennedy hires new lawyers for drugged driving case
Kerry Kennedy looks like she’s itching for a fight in her driving while drugged criminal case. The ex-wife of Gov. Cuomo appeared in a Westchester County court today and told...
'White Glove Bandit' pleads guilty to bank robberies
It turns out his gun was as cheap as his gloves. A stick-up artist dubbed the “White Glove Bandit” pleaded guilty today to a spree of bank robberies on the...
Libya: 1 American dead, 1 wounded at mission
TRIPOLI, Libya — A Libyan security official says one American consulate employee has been shot dead and another wounded in the hand during an attack at the U.S. consulate in...
