February 14, 2013
NYC shut out of McDonald's All-American Game again
At this point, it would be a surprise when a New York player is selected to the prestigious McDonald’s All-American Game, not when one is bypassed. Another year went by...
UFC beauty Rousey too busy for romance on Valentine's Day
Single women everywhere can take solace. The best female fighter in the world shares your angst on Valentine’s Day.Undefeated UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey says she has no plans...
Apology from bronzed pol who waited out Nemo in the Caribbean while residents suffered
The bungling Long Island politician who basked in the warmth of a Caribbean vacation while his constituents suffered through winter storm Nemo finally offered an apology yesterday. Brookhaven Town Supervisor...
Supermarket mogul Catsimatidis launches massive phone campaign in mayoral bid
Supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis blitzed the phone lines of more than 400,000 city Republicans with an automated message promoting his bid for mayor, sources said today. The “robo-call” is an...
Devout Catholic SI mom sues city for not allowing daughter to attend class over religious exemption
A devout Catholic mom on Staten Island is suing the city, saying her daughter was barred from attending class because the Board of Education wouldn't recognize her religious exemption from...
Calvin Klein
The Who: Jessica Chastain and Olivia Wilde posed for photographers before taking their seats in of course the front row. The What: The silhouettes mainly involved exaggerated shoulders and lapel...
Proenza Schouler
The Who: The lovely Liv Tyler strolled into the show just before it began. The What: Skirt suits and dresses that were almost exclusively black and white came in rounded...
Mourners pay respects to SI mother mysteriously killed in Turkey
Friends and strangers came to pay their respects Thursday to a New York mother of two who was killed while vacationing alone in Turkey. The viewing for Sarai Sierra was...
Lavin will return to St. John's next week vs. South Florida
Steve Lavin will make his return to the St. John’s bench Wednesday when the Johnnies take on South Florida, the school announced.The head coach missed the team’s loss to Syracuse...
Sen. Lautenberg not seeking re-election in NJ
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg has announced he will not seek re-election. The 89-year-old lawmaker is the last remaining veteran of World War II in the Senate and has...
McDonald: 'Don't look at me as a UFC fighter -- it's not who I am'
Don’t call Michael McDonald a UFC fighter. That’s not how he defines himself.“I actually get offended,” McDonald told The Post via phone Thursday. “I’ve had people introduce me that way...
NY Dem co-chair urges rejection of Cuomo budget
ALBANY — The co-chairwoman of the state Democratic Party says Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed budget should be rejected because it doesn't include measures to save upstate cities from insolvency. Stephanie...
Republicans vow to delay Hagel confirmation unless they get more information about Obama's activities the night of Benghazi attack
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats and the White House struggled to break an impasse Thursday over Chuck Hagel's nomination as secretary of defense, with Republicans blocking speedy confirmation of their former...
Girl dumps boyfriend with Valentine's Day billboard sign
A mean girlfriend dumped her boyfriend on Valentine's Day today - with a cold message on a gas station's advertising board. The girl - called Laura - paid for the...
WATCH: 'Downton Abbey' star Maggie Smith says she's never seen the show
Millions of people have watched Maggie Smith on "Downton Abbey." But she's not one of them. The 78-year-old actress, who portrays Lady Grantham in the popular PBS series, told "60...
Devils teammates excited to have Ponikarovsky back
The Devils have surprised many with their quick start to the season, leading the Eastern Conference a quarter of the way through the season. But the team, which made the...
Patriots' Gronkowski spent nearly $10G at Vegas nightclub
The Summer of Gronk 2.0 could get a little expensive.A photo of Gronkowski’s tab from his wild night in Vegas earlier this month surfaced on the sports blog Busted Coverage...
Grand jury refuses to indict NYPD cop who gunned down National Guardsman during traffic stop
A Queens grand jury today declined to indict a NYPD cop who gunned down an unarmed National Guardsman last year, authorities said. The jury returned a no true bill in...
Boyfriend tells conflicting stories of girlfriend's baby's death
The Bronx man who was watching his girlfriend’s son when the infant died has given conflicting accounts of what happened, but hasn't been charged yet, law-enforcement sources said. The mother,...
Yankees GM: A-Rod coming to New York on Friday to continue rehab
TAMPA -- Alex Rodriguez is coming north to continue rehabilitation of his surgically repaired hip.Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Thursday that A-Rod will begin rehabbing in New York on...
Judge dismisses six of alleged Cashman stalker's charges, none involving Yankees GM
Six charges down, 46 charges to go. The blonde British beauty accused of extorting Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman won a small courthouse victory today, when a Manhattan judge dismissed...
Anna Sui
The Who: Star power packed the front row and the runway, with Michele Hicks, Vincent Gallo and Sofia Coppola coming to watch and Karlie Kloss, Lindsey Wixson and Hilary Rhoda coming...
Former Jets GM Tannenbaum still thinks Sanchez, Tebow have futures in NFL
The decision to trade for Tim Tebow and give Mark Sanchez an extension likely cost Mike Tannenbaum his job, but the former Jets GM is not ready to give up...
On first day with Yankees, Youkilis says he will ‘always be a Red Sock’
TAMPA -- Kevin Youkilis won’t ingratiate himself to Yankees fans if he continues along this path.On his first day with the team at spring training, the new Yankees third baseman...
Baldwin 'stalker' rejects no-jail plea deal in harassment case
Stay out of Amagansett! The perky French Canadian model accused of stalking Alec Baldwin is saying "Non!" to a bizarre no-jail plea offer that would require she not step foot...
Michael Kors
The Who: The question here would be who wasn’t at the show? Michael Kors knows how to bring everyone together from every industry to celebrate his collections. Many heavyweights like...
Piazza blasts Scully over remarks; legendary broadcaster stunned
Mike Piazza’s new book has garnered praise and criticism from many in the baseball world, but one legendary broadcaster is denying allegations the catching great makes in his tell-all.Vin Scully,...
Merck settles investor suits on cholesterol drugs
TRENTON — Merck & Co. has agreed to pay $688 million to settle two long-running lawsuits brought by investors who alleged the drugmaker delayed releasing bad news on its blockbuster...
Ex-FDNY EMT sentenced to 89 years to life in prison for 5 Brooklyn sex assaults
A former FDNY EMT was sentenced to 89 years to life yesterday for sexually assaulting five Brooklyn girls and women – as relatives of the victims yelled out their hatred...
NYCHA can evict tenants for lying about income, NY's highest court rules
ALBANY — The New York City Housing Authority can evict tenants for lying about their income, New York's highest court ruled Thursday, overturning a lower court that said the drastic...
Bibhu Mohapatra
The Who: Attendees included actresses Nichole Galicia and Dawn Olivieri, a well as socialite Olivia Chantecaille and fashion fixture Loius Row. The What: Mohapatra took us to the 1930s, with...
NY suspends two Transportation Department officials amid blizzard fallout
OLD WESTBURY — New York state has suspended two Transportation Department officials amid criticism of the snow-removal effort on eastern Long Island. An attorney for one of the officials confirmed...
Executives convicted for helping with Allen Stanford's Ponzi scheme each sentenced to 20 years in prison
HOUSTON — A judge in Texas has sentenced the last two defendants convicted for helping disgraced financier R. Allen Stanford bilk investors out of more than $7 billion in one...
Boyle to replace Kreider in Rangers lineup
Brian Boyle vowed to improve his game when he returns to the Rangers’ lineup for Thursday night’s match at the Garden against the Islanders after having been a healthy scratch...
UPDATE: Syracuse's Boeheim explains why he called ESPN reporter an ‘idiot’ (video)
Jim Boeheim's frustration at Andy Katz dates back to a 2011 interview when the ESPN reporter grilled the Syracuse coach over the Bernie Fine controversy on camera.Boeheim called Katz an...
3 NYers plead guilty in Nazi reparation case
Three people have pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to participating in a scheme that defrauded a Holocaust reparations organization of more than $57 million. Prosecutors said Moysey and Dora...
SEE IT: Kangaroos delay play at LPGA Australian Open
Talk about ’roo-ining the day. The LPGA Australian Open had a kangaroo delay Thursday as a pack of the indigenous animals traveled across the grass on the ninth hole. Golfer...
Rector of Manhattan's Trinity Church to step down
The controversial rector and CEO of Wall Street’s Trinity Church has given his flock two years’ notice that he is stepping down. The Rev. James Cooper, who draws $1.3 million...
Revival Circuit: 'Convention City'
A highlight of Film Forum's ongoing 80th anniversary tribute to the great films of 1933 will come Monday night, when actors will be doing a dramatic reading of the lost...
3UP: The Mariano Rivera Edition
1. In today’s Post, I wrote this column about Mariano Rivera and his attempt to return to genius at age 43 after major knee surgery.In the aftermath of Rivera’s first...
Rachel Alexandra undergoes surgery, in serious condition
Rachel Alexandra, Horse of the Year in 2009, was said to be in "serious" condition at the Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., following surgery Wednesday night for...
The Mets and spending, and Cervelli and the burden of proof
Here’s my column off Fred Wilpon’s rare media session yesterday.To write about the Mets’ finances – more specifically, to write about what they should do, moving forward – is walking...
Y is for 'Youtube sensation': Sesame Street approaches 1B views
Nearing 1 billion views on YouTube, "Sesame Street" is headed for Justin Bieber territory. The children's program is closing in on the kind of rarified digital milestone usually reserved for...
POST-CAST: Actor, director Ed Burns talks Knicks with Vaccaro and Hale
Actor, director Ed Burns talks about his beloved Knicks, his favorite sports movie and more with Post columnist Mike Vaccaro and reporter Mark Hale. Vaccaro and Hale also talk about...
Jury takes 17 minutes to convict former limo owner of killing baby mama
It took a Manhattan jury only a lightning-fast 17 minutes yesterday to convict a former limo owner from Orlando, Fla. of shooting his baby mama dead as she slept in...
Johnson & Johnson must pay family at least $63M after child loses 90% of skin and goes blind from Motrin: jury
BOSTON — Health care company Johnson & Johnson has been told to pay a teenager and her parents $63 million after she suffered a life-threatening drug reaction and lost most...
Distinguished desk jockeys: New medal created for drone pilots and cyber warriors
WASHINGTON — They fight the war from computer consoles and video screens. But the troops who launch the drone strikes and direct the cyberattacks that can kill or disable an...
Rubio PAC offers official water bottles to supporters after gulp during State of the Union response
Sen. Marco Rubio is cashing in on his now infamous "water break" during the Republican Response to the State of the Union address. Rubio's PAC, Reclaim America, is sending Marco...
Travelers and crew on disabled Carnival ship finally reach land after 5 'terrible' days at sea
The Cruise from Hell is finally over. A crippled Carnival cruise ship pulled into Mobile, Ala., last night, finally reaching the shoreline that'd been so tantalizingly close all day for...
Nestle makes $11.55 billion profit in 2012
VEVEY, Switzerland — Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drinks maker, predicted another challenging year ahead but overcame tough global economic conditions to post a full-year net profit Thursday...
GM posts $898M fourth quarter net profit
DETROIT — General Motors made money in North America and Asia and lost a bundle in Europe as it nearly doubled last year's fourth-quarter profit. But the numbers were complicated...
Corona-Bud deal revised to appease regulators
Anheuser-Bush InBev changed the terms of its proposed $20.1 billion acquisition of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo Thursday in an attempt to push through a deal that federal regulators say will...
Firefighters battle four-alarm blaze in Brooklyn
Firefighters battled a four-alarm inferno in Brooklyn early today, authorities said. The fire began shortly before 1:30 a.m. in Cypress Hills at a three-story brick building on Ridgewood Avenue near...
PepsiCo's fourth-quarter net income rises 17 percent, beating expectations
PepsiCo's net income rose 17 percent in the fourth quarter as it raised prices and sold more of its snacks and drinks around the world. The company's earnings and revenue...
Warren Buffett among investors buying Heinz for $23B
Billionaire Warren Buffett is dipping into the ketchup business as part of $23.3 billion deal to buy the Heinz ketchup company, uniting a legend of American investing with a mainstay...
Unemployment aid applications fell to 341,000 last week
WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell by 27,000 last week, an indication that hiring could improve. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications dropped to...
Elderly Queens man dead after being struck by car
An elderly man was struck and killed by a car in Woodhaven, police said. The 67-year-old had been standing on a crossing island at Woodhaven Boulevard near Jamaica Avenue when...
Man busted for alleged slay of Queens boyfriend
A Manhattan man was arrested and charged with the slaying of his beau in Queens, police sources said. Lleuyel Garcia, 23, of Inwood, allegedly strangled Joseph Benzinger, 54, to death...
Pope hit head during Mexico trip but Vatican denies it had 'relevant' role in resignation
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI hit his head during his March 2012 trip to Mexico, The Vatican said Thursday, but denied the accident had any "relevant" role in his...
Miss America pageant heads back to Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY — The prodigal son, who broke everyone's heart by leaving, only to be welcomed back with open arms, has gotten all the attention throughout history. But he never...
Vegas offers Valentine's Day gun promotions
LAS VEGAS — One Las Vegas shooting range is selling "take a shot at love" packages that include 50 submachine gun rounds. Another is offering wedding packages in which the...
Nixon advised President Clinton on navigating the post-Cold War world
YORBA LINDA, Calif. — In the final months of his life, Richard Nixon quietly advised President Bill Clinton on navigating the post-Cold War world, even offering to serve as a...
Carmelo banged up in loss to Raptors; Knicks star may miss All-Star Game
The Knicks could use the break — the All-Star break. Even Carmelo Anthony may decide to take a break, too. After injuring his right biceps during last night’s 92-88 loss...
Plenty of questions about Knicks as ugly loss ends first half on down note
Well, then. That was certainly a sobering couple of hours at the world’s most famous arena. Every time the Knicks have slipped on a banana peel this season, there was...
Anthony shoots through arm pain, but doesn't make much for Knicks
Carmelo Anthony faced one of the great conundrums of life — or at least the NBA — last night. His right arm was going in and out of sleep mode,...
Track star Oscar Pistorius charged with murder in model girlfriend's shooting death: police
South African track icon Oscar Pistorius — who gained international fame by racing in the Olympics on prosthetic legs — was charged with murder after this morning’s shooting death of...
Feeling good, Yankees' Rivera not telling whether he’ll retire
TAMPA — If yesterday was the final time Mariano Rivera participates in the first day of pitchers and catchers, the Yankees’ closer did it with a brace on a surgically...
Yankees' Pettitte eyes 200 innings, 20 wins in likely finale
TAMPA — Andy Pettitte has some lofty goals for 2013 — like turning back the clock. “I hope to throw 200 innings and make all my starts and heck, I...
Yankees need sure thing, and no reason to doubt they’ll get it from Rivera
TAMPA — He wore No. 42, and appeared lean and regal, and his mere presence in late morning on the back diamonds of Yankee spring training initiated calls of “Mariano,...
Orioles expectations high, the way Buck likes it
SARASOTA, Fla. — Bring on the expectations, and the pressure. Buck Showalter wants it all. After 14 straight losing seasons and four straight last-place finishes in the AL East, nobody...
Debt-free Wilpon says Mets' money will be flowing again
PORT ST. LUCIE — Fred Wilpon is starting to talk like a potential big spender again. The Mets’ principal owner arrived at spring training yesterday excited about 2013, but also...
Now Mets owner Wilpon has to put money where his mouth is
PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets take their bruises in 2013, but they grow. Zack Wheeler and Travis d’Arnaud arrive as bona fide major leaguers, and Matt Harvey and Jon...
Fashion Buzz: Galled by Galliano
The biggest buzz at Lincoln Center yesterday? The photo of John Galliano and his Hasidic-inspired ensemble that ran on the front page of The Post. Galliano, who was expelled from...
Gadfly takes big bite of Ingersoll Rand
Activist investor Ralph Whitworth has been quietly building a stake in equipment maker Ingersoll Rand, further adding to the pressure on the company to overhaul its business. Whitworth, known for...
Business briefs
Fast falls McDonald’s fell the most of any stock in the Dow after President Obama announced a plan to raise the minimum wage. The shares declined 1.2 percent to $94...
Meredith in talks to buy Time Inc. magazines
In one of the largest landscape-changing magazine deals in recent years, Meredith is negotiating to buy People, InStyle and most of the other Time Warner-owned titles for about $3 billion,...
Not toying around
I played with toys yesterday. Not because I was bored — really, I wasn’t — but because the annual Toy Fair is taking place this week at the Javits Center....
Cameo Calamity II: Belesis in cross hairs
Tommy Belesis, the founder and CEO of brokerage firm John Thomas Financial, is facing disciplinary action from the industry’s watchdog. Belesis disclosed yesterday he has received a Wells notice from...
Senators turn heat on Lew
Jack had better be nimble. Treasury secretary nominee Jack Lew navigated a gantlet of questions from senators yesterday trying to unearth skeletons from the former Citigroup banker’s past. Lew adamantly...
Monster stock jumps after CEO says company repositioning drinks
A little labeling change delivered a big jolt to Monster energy drinks. Shares of Monster Beverage jumped as much as 5 percent after CEO Rodney Sacks told trade publication Beverage...
SAC probe hits a snag
The federal investigation of insider trading by SAC Capital Advisors and its founder, Steven A. Cohen, has been hampered by a lack of extensive e-mail evidence. One reason: During the...
Whole Foods flops
Whole Foods Market, the largest natural-foods store in the US, fell 6.3 percent in after-hours trading yesterday after lowering its sales forecast for fiscal 2013. The shares slid $6.08 to...
AMC considering airing episodes of 'The Walking Dead' on IFC
AMC Networks is looking to squeeze more life out of “The Walking Dead.” AMC Networks’ CEO Josh Sapan and Charlie Collier, the president and general manager of the flagship network,...
Schulze close to giving up plan to take Best Buy private
Best Buy won’t be coming home to daddy, after all. Richard Schulze, the Minnesota entrepreneur who created the nation’s biggest electronics chain 30 years ago, has all but given up...
Solow’s in Libor lather
Litigious landlord Sheldon Solow is suing a cadre of big banks caught up in an interest-rate rigging scandal for losses on a $450 million bond portfolio. The real-estate developer and...
Apple in the fight
Apple Inc. said it will fight Greenlight Capital’s bid to bar the company from adopting a measure restricting its ability to issue preferred stock. Apple filed its response in US...
Storch out at Toys 'R' Us
Jerry Storch is picking up his toys and going home. After seven years at the helm of Toys “R” Us, the 56-year-old chief executive is stepping down, the retailer said...
Google grows into a venture capital power
Google is close to becoming the top dog in yet another business sector: venture capital. The search giant’s 4-year-old financing arm, Google Ventures, has quietly become the country’s No. 3...
That suits Facebook
A key group of lawsuits against Facebook over its May IPO were dismissed by a Manhattan federal judge yesterday because the plaintiffs did not show that they lost money because...
Far East
It’s that time of year again. The holidays are over and the city is a slushy mess, which has everyone pining for beach season. These are prime conditions, or so...
Share and share alike
Several friends and I are renting a ski house this winter. Although most have been good about keeping things tidy, two of my girlfriends are absolute slobs. How do I...
Mob den
Carla Facciolo is no ordinary mob wife. Though she has a starring role on the VH1 hit reality show “Mob Wives,” Facciolo prides herself on being an “average neighborhood girl”...
Just sold!
Manhattan UPPER WEST SIDE $2,150,000 240 West End Ave. Three-bedroom, 2 1/2-bath condo, 1,506 square feet, with windowed kitchen, custom closets, washer/dryer, through-the-wall AC and three exposures; building features doorman...
Buy hard
Bruce Willis is back on movie screens with “A Good Day to Die Hard” and he’s back on the Upper West Side, too. Willis, who once lived on Central Park...
Top NY judge courts cams
ALBANY — The state’s top judge says advances in technology make it more important than ever to open courtrooms to cameras so New Yorkers can see how justice works.Chief Judge...
Push-slay twist
Accused Muslim-hating subway pusher Erika Menendez got a bit of good news yesterday: One of the charges against her was reduced.Menendez, 31, was charged last month for assaulting a correction...
Quick-heist gang bags 700G in high-end purses
A slick crew of thieves swiped hundreds of designer handbags from ritzy Manhattan shops — sometimes using stolen cars to smash through shimmering storefronts, sources told The Post.The quick-moving crooks...
Plea deal in works for Alec Baldwin ‘stalker’
He’s having a baby, and maybe losing a stalker. A plea deal is on the table for the shapely French Canadian blonde accused of sending creepy e-mails and texts to...
Intrepid store suit
The Intrepid Museum Foundation left its gift shop high and dry after Hurricane Sandy, a new lawsuit alleges.Owners of the shuttered souvenir store accuse the foundation of trying to boot...
Police in Christopher Dorner standoff launched incendiary tear gas into cabin
Murderous ex-cop Christopher Jordan Dorner wanted to go out in a blaze of glory — and the sheriff’s deputies who surrounded his California mountain hideout provided the flames. The San...
‘Poor’ MTA banks millions
Maybe the MTA isn’t so broke after all. The transit agency — which enacted several fare hikes in recent years, with another due in March — left more than $90...
LI ‘boot’ in storm bungle
A high-ranking state DOT director and his subordinate were suspended without pay — and could be fired — for bungling the response to winter storm Nemo on Long Island, The...
Baby-shake death probe
A 5-month-old boy was found dead in a Bronx home yesterday and cops are looking into whether he was shaken to death, sources said.The infant’s 24-year-old mother returned to her...
Sex attack on Bx. teen
A man sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl whom he allegedly grabbed and took into an alley as she headed from a Bronx elevated-train station, cops said.Javon Grant, 22, was hit...
City emergency workers livid at wrist slap for drunken prosecutor who assaulted EMT
Some two dozen angry uniformed city emergency workers packed a Manhattan courtroom yesterday as a Brooklyn prosecutor took a no-jail plea for drunkenly assaulting a female EMT who was just...
50 years in slaying of HS kid
A pair of Queens gangbangers were each sentenced yesterday to 50 years in prison for gunning down an innocent 13-year-old boy as he walked home from school. “Jail is too...
Qns. Dem cop$ to more fraud
Ex-state Sen. Shirley Huntley pleaded guilty yesterday to another felony charge — this one for trying to cover up her role in steering nearly $30,000 in state-taxpayer money to her...
$12M Spidey ‘hard fall’ suit
A stuntman who played Spider-Man on Broadway filed two suits yesterday that claim negligence in the rigging of his acrobatic harness during the blockbuster musical’s troubled previews.Richard Kobak said he...
St. Pat stripper lays booby trap
A “performance artist” arrested for walking bare-breasted up the center aisle of St. Patrick’s Cathedral last year agreed yesterday to stay out of trouble for the next six months so...
Royal ‘$crew’
A dashing Iranian prince-about-town says he was swindled by a French business partner who spent more than $500,000 of company funds to pay for his daughter’s day care, rent, cable...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A Beth Israel Medical Center worker illegally accessed a patient’s private health information and passed it on to a prisoner who had assaulted the patient and put her in...
2nd stab at prison
A reputed Gambino crime-family associate involved in a knife fight at Brooklyn pizza hot spot Lucali may be back in prison after a judge ruled yesterday that he violated probation...
Rebels vs. Goliath
Rebels in the Free Syrian Army resorted to using a jury-rigged slingshot to launch a homemade grenade at government forces in Aleppo while other fighters came closer to capturing the...
Gotta pay for V-Day lovin’
Scoring on Valentine’s Day doesn’t come cheap. It costs the average guy about $218 in dinner and other gifts to get his girlfriend or wife in the sack on Cupid’s...
Fertile waste
In an ambitious move to boost the city’s dismal recycling rate, the Bloomberg administration intends for the first time to collect and compost food waste, starting with a program on...
Silver ‘cleared’ in Gropez case
A new report “exonerates” Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of any wrongdoing in regard to the sexual-harassment allegations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez. According to Silver’s spokesman, the report indicates that the...
Big donor claims Bill Clinton told him Hillary’s running for prez in 2016
A Greek-American real-estate honcho claims Bill Clinton told him that wife Hillary will again chase the presidency in 2016, according to a new report. “Hillary will be our next president...
Marco: Wet’s all the fuss!
WASHINGTON — Agua! A thirsty Sen. Marco Rubio was deluged with jokes yesterday after the fresh-faced Floridian awkwardly sneaked a gulp of water during a live TV response to President...
Andy hit by flak on frack
ALBANY — Fracking supporters lashed out yesterday at Gov. Cuomo for punting again on whether to green-light natural-gas drilling in the upstate Marcellus Shale. The head of the state’s Independent...
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West hustled past security checkpoint at JFK
Two star-struck American Airlines workers at JFK used a secure pass to escort Kanye West and Kim Kardashian around a screening checkpoint — a stunning breach that delayed their fellow...
Lady Gaga cancels rest of tour for hip surgery, including four dates in New York
Lady Gaga canceled the rest of her nationwide tour yesterday in order to undergo hip surgery, including four upcoming shows in Manhattan and Brooklyn. A statement posted on the superstar’s...
Designer John Galliano abandons Hasidic Jewish look after wearing controversial outfit
A day after offending some Jews by stepping out in Hasidic-like garb, disgraced designer John Galliano appeared to rethink his wardrobe. The designer, who was fired by Dior for an...
Probe of Staten Island woman’s murder turns to homeless man in Turkey
Turkish police investigating the murder of a Staten Island mom are hunting for a 46-year-old homeless man who may have tried to accost Sarai Sierra on the day she disappeared,...
Madoff aide: Unchain me
Annette Bongiorno, who is accused of helping former boss Bernie Madoff run a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, asked a federal judge to release her from pretrial house arrest, saying she’s not...
Year in jail for union $teak louse
A crooked labor leader got the tab for dining out on his union’s dime: a year and a day in the slammer. John “Jay” McNamee Jr. was also slapped by...
Leaping beauty sibling’s sorrowful farewell
She was a troubled, young soul, driven to a desperate suicide by a gossipy, bullying clique she once called her friends. But to her loving sister, the one who watched...
$40M biz gift to NYU
New York University received a $40 million donation from Lightyear Capital LLC Chairman Donald Marron and will use the funds to create an institute to study cities and urban areas....
‘School closure’ kids get escape hatch
The city is planning to allow students who attend closing schools to easily transfer to a better school — a policy that couldn’t come soon enough for kids at MS...
Jury clears driver of thugs in slaying of NYPD Detective Peter Figoski
The man who drove a crew of bandits to rob a Brooklyn drug den — culminating in the fatal shooting of a decorated NYPD officer — was cleared of burglary...
Chris’ be$t friend
Chris Christie got friended last night by Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, who held a fundraiser feting the New Jersey governor in Silicon Valley. The social-network CEO and his wife, Priscilla...
Pistorius eyed in gal slay
South African track star Oscar Pistorius — who became an Olympic legend by becoming the first person to race on prosthetic legs — was being questioned today by South African...
Old-fashioned dating advice still holds: play hard to get to land a guy
We’re all Manti Te’o now. It’s Valentine’s Day. If you’re a straight, single female, chances are excellent that you’ll be sitting home alone tonight with your cats, devouring an entire...
A clap of thunder for pope
Pope Benedict XVI yesterday received emotional standing ovations at the Vatican as he made his first public appearances since announcing his historic resignation. “Keep praying for me, for the church,...
Cardinal Dolan celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass with SI family
They can call him Tim. For the second year in a row, Timothy Cardinal Dolan celebrated Ash Wednesday Mass with an 11-year-old Staten Island altar boy whose dad is seriously...
The truth on background checks
Gun control “deserves a vote,” President Obama said time and again in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday. Sadly, the measure Congress is most likely to pass —...
Beyond ‘Tough laws’
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about getting tough with criminals. New York state recently enacted what’s described as “the toughest gun law in the country,” while the state’s chief...
ObamaCare’s real cost: Our children’s coverage
The Issue: The IRS’ ruling that children needn’t be covered by a parent’s employer under ObamaCare. *** Betsy McCaughey reports that children will not be covered under ObamaCare, and that...
The left’s idea of ‘Due process’
The Issue: The Obama administration’s authority to assassinate Americans involved in al Qaeda. *** In defense of killing American citizens without due process, Rich Lowry writes: “It is well established...
What are republicans good for?
Word from Albany is that the time is ripe for “compromise” on a minimum-wage hike. When attached to the GOP, that’s a word that should set off alarm bells —...
Give us your best shot
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has just wrapped up a trip to California, where he’s been running radio spots with a clear-cut message: “Building a business is tough, but I hear...
The clueless media
The instant Pope Benedict XVI announced his retirement, the American media went into politics mode — and got even that wrong. And not just the horse-race angle about who might...
Why Iran is falling into Russia’s arms
‘A strategic partnership”: So Iran and Russia describe the series of security, economic and cultural agreements they’ve signed together in the past few weeks. Iran's Foreign Minister Ai-Akbar Salehi arrived...
Love's a beach
In a world that allows for the existence of Chris Brown, subway pushers and freakish superstorms, at least you can always escape into a Nicholas Sparks romance, where the men...
'Beautiful Creatures' goes every witch way
The danger of trying to do a supernatural comedy-romance is that you’ll wind up being as funny as “Twilight,” with all the raw sexual energy of “Bewitched.” “Beautiful Creatures” isn’t...
'Die Hard' has had better days
Hard to believe the “Die Hard” franchise began so long ago, Bruce Willis had hair. As we await the inevitable “Die Hard 6: With a 3-D Surcharge,” let’s take a...
Chile reception for plot to overthrow dictator
Chilean strongman Augusto Pinochet seized power in a bloody 1973 coup, then in 1988 let the citizens decide whether he should continue to rule. The vote was “No,” the title...
Lincoln logs yet another docudrama
Abraham Lincoln’s self-appointed bodyguard and biographer, Ward Hill Lamon, apparently spent the rest of his life explaining why he wasn’t present at Ford’s Theatre on the night Lincoln was assassinated...
'Like Someone In Love' review
The great Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami has chosen to set his latest film in Japan, with Japanese dialogue. A young student, Akiko (Rin Takanashi), who’s supplementing her income via prostitution,...
Line goes dead on rom-com call to ‘Shanghai’
New York attorney Sam (Daniel Henney) is sent to Shanghai, where his assignment is to assist an American tech magnate in purchasing a new smartphone technology. Sam’s of Chinese extraction...
If you could, you should
Attention, casting directors: Judging by Patti LuPone’s show “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda . . . (Played That Part),” you’ve been seriously falling down on the job. Sure, the two-time Tony winner...
Hammerstein hosts Sound City Players all-star revue
“This is going to be a long . . . night,” Foo Fighters leader and Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl told the audience at the outset of his live all-star revue,...
Knicks' Shumpert sympathetic to longer ACL recovery of Bulls’ Rose
Iman Shumpert hasn’t spoken to his Chicago cohort Derrick Rose, but he understands Rose’s recent comment that he could postpone his return until next season. Shumpert and Rose played high...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Bonds seeking conviction overturn Lawyers for Barry Bonds, baseball’s home-run record holder who was rejected for the sport’s Hall of Fame last month, asked a federal appeals court to...
Swedish golfer plays on after poisonous bite
Operating on yourself after a dangerous spider bite — just par for the course. Daniela Holmqvist, a 24-year-old Swedish rookie on the Ladies European Tour, was bitten by a poisonous...
Ronaldo heads off Real loss
MADRID — Cristiano Ronaldo scored with a spectacular header last night as Real Madrid was held to a 1-1 home draw by Manchester United in the last 16 of the...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:15 p.m.Best Bet: Real Babe (4th)FIRST: mile trot; $9,500; cond6 La Hollywood(MSimons)7-9-68-110 Brissot(JBongiorno)3-6-610-13 Hldontghttyrdrms(JCmpbll)5-8-53-11 Touch Of Charm(TTetrick)4-6-49-22 Classified Action(DMiller)5-8-215-14 Mystical Shyann(MMiller)6-6-78-15 Marion Manhattan(AMiller)2-7-66-17 Monster Luke(SAllard)2-5-44-18 Lindy's Fast Track(PBerry)6-7-720-19...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 mile; $17,500; clm($10,000); 4upOWEN RICO drops in class after closing to finish second by a nose and being...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $25,000; cl($12,500); 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2 Estimator(L),111GRodriguz8-1-4Aquilino20-13 W.W.'sLdy'sMn(L),120M Studart1-9-6Barker5-21 a-Small Town(L),118A Lezcano7-5-6Barrera30-14 Al's Lark(L),120CVelasquz3-1-1Jacobson3-15 Gimmenthrwnk(L),118L Perez4-4-5Grusmrk15-16 D' Sauvage(L),118D Cohen10-9-7Chtterpl15-11A a-LilO'sExprssn(L),118J Sone6-5-7Barrera30-17 Tazered(L),120C...
Gulfstream Park Charts
February 13th, 2013 Clear And Fast.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m; $17,500; cl($10,000); 4up; (f&m)Off: 12:46. 1a. drew even 1/4p,cleared Trainer: Cathy Cole-RiveraTime: 25.82, 5.89, 1:15.11, 1:4.18, 1:46.96. Scr: Carolteen.HorseWt.PP1/41/2Str.FinJockeyOddsThe...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 14FRIFeb. 15SATFeb. 16SUNFeb. 17MONFeb. 18TUEFeb. 19WEDFeb. 20KnicksNOGAMENO GAMEA.S. Skills/Dunk Contest8:30TNTA.S.Game8:00TNTNOGAMENOGAMEInd.7:00MSGESPNNetsNOGAMENO GAMEA.S. Skills/Dunk Contest8:30TNTA.S.Game8:00TNTNOGAMEMil.7:30YESWFANMil.8:00YESWFANLouisville9:00ESPNWBBR 1130 AMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEUSF7:00SNYWBBRRangersIslanders7:00MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FMNO GAMENO GAMEWas.6:00NBCSNESPNNOGAMEMon.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEIslandersRangers7:00MSG PlusWRHU 88.7 FMNO GAMEDevils7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEPhila.1:00MSG+WRHUOtt.7:30MSG+WRHUNOGAMEDevilsNOGAMEPhi.7:00MSG+WFANIsles7:00MSGWFANNOGAMEOtt.1:00MSGWFANNO GAMENO GAMEHOMEAWAY
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Northwestern at Ohio State BIG TEN7 p.m.George Mason at Drexel CBSSN7 p.m.Wisconsin at Minnesota ESPN7 p.m.LSU at South Carolina ESPN27 p.m.Belmont at Tennessee State ESPNU7 p.m.Robert Morris at Quinnipiac...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogTEMPLE17DuquesneGA. TECH3 1/2ClemsonDREXEL3George MasonMINNESOTA4 1/2WisconsinOHIO ST.16NorthwesternS. CAROLINAPickLsuW. Kentucky1FAUARKANSAS ST.8 1/2UalrSO. ALABAMA6La.-LafayetteNorth Texas3LA.-MONROETROYPickFiuIowa7PENN ST.Denver2UTAH ST.Ucla1CALIFORNIALOUISVILLE19St. John'sVCU13UmassPACIFIC8 1/2CS NorthridgeArizona2COLORADOSANTA CLARA11San DiegoPEPPERDINE6Loyola MrymntSAN FRAN.10PortlandLa. Tech5SEATTLEUC DAVIS2 1/2HawaiiNew Mex. St.8SAN JOSE ST.IDAHO2 1/2Texas-Arl.STANFORD8...
Buehler? Giants take out Tynes’ insurance
Lawrence Tynes has kicked the Giants into two Super Bowls and his NFC Championship Game overtime field goals on the frozen ground at Lambeau Field and the soft slop of...
Rangers must decide whether or not to send Miller to minors
J.T. Miller’s audition with the Rangers is just about in its final act. Within the next couple of days, coach John Tortorella and general manager Glen Sather are going to...
Mets' Parnell glad Collins sees him as a closer
PORT ST. LUCIE — Bobby Parnell has six weeks to get into a closer’s mindset, if needed. For that he is thankful manager Terry Collins already has decided Parnell will...
Devils re-acquire forward Ponikarovsky
In the wake of loss, the Devils went back to something familiar. Last night the team traded for forward Alexei Ponikarovsky, giving up a fourth-round pick in 2014 and a...
Nets’ best still to come
There was plenty of hype surrounding the Nets’ 2012-2013 season. They were going to become the biggest thing in Brooklyn, outshine the Knicks, take over the city and become the...
Ex-Knick Fields rocks Garden with engaging news
Landry Fields made his first return to the Garden last night as a member of the Raptors and had an announcement to make. He had gotten engaged just yesterday afternoon...
Veteran Watson busts out of slump in style
C.J. Watson picked the perfect time to catch fire. After a dismal start to February, including going 0-for-7 and sitting for all of the fourth quarter and overtime in Monday’s...
Nets top Nuggets for second win in a row without Deron
When Nets general manager Billy King spoke earlier this week about Deron Williams’ struggles this season, he referenced the injuries and struggles Carmelo Anthony endured last year with the Knicks....
Pettitte, Mo among first to throw at Yankees spring training
TAMPA — Andy Pettitte, Hiroki Kuroda and Phil Hughes joined Mariano Rivera in the first group of pitchers to throw off a bullpen mound yesterday at George M. Steinbrenner Field...
Yankees catcher Cervelli denies wrongdoing
TAMPA — While Francisco Cervelli understands his visit to the Biogenesis anti-aging clinic in 2011 was a mistake, the catcher refused to go into detail about what went on inside...
Starr Report
It’s been a while since we dropped in on our pals at Hallmark Channel — but, hey, it’s already mid-February, so it’s about time to check in on the network’s...
Drama Mama
Your weekly guide to TV’s best and worst one-hour shows. Valentine’s Day. Sure, you could fight it, but why not give in to the TV brand of love this year:...
New mystery series clocks in with a real ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ feel
Time is running out, although you’d never know it by the plethora of clocks everywhere on tonight’s debut of “Zero Hour,” ABC’s new series. Think the (hint! hint!) demon love...
Dr. Oz’s ‘eligible’ docs are all men
America’s favorite heart doctor has apparently forgotten that women doctors have hearts, too, this Valentine’s Day. The outrageously old-fashioned theme of today’s”Dr. Oz Show” is “America’s Most Eligible Doctors” —...
Can TV shows shut down spoiler sites?
Don’t expect Steve Carbone and “The Bachelor” producers to be swapping roses anytime soon. Carbone, whose “Reality Steve” Web site specializes in revealing “Bachelor” spoilers, is fighting back against the...
White to ‘Grey’
It’s hard to recognize Emilia Clarke without the blinding-white hair she sports in the smash hit “Game of Thrones.” “It takes a die-hard fan to actually spot me,” Clarke tells...
Howie Mandel returing to 'America's Got Talent'
Howie Mandel gets to keep his job on “America’s Got Talent.” The comic -- who replaced David Hasselhoff as a judge in 2010 -- has been vocal about his desire...
Weird but true
A Michigan woman has become the mother of a bouncing 10-pound baby “hernia.” The 44-year-old woman, who thought he had a hernia and went to a hospital with severe stomach...
Without grieving Lavin, St. John’s ends exhausting stretch against Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The St. John’s players aren’t going to know until a few ticks of the clock after 9 o’clock tonight if the events of the last six weeks...
Kentucky's Noel done for year with torn ACL
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky received the news it dreaded yesterday when freshman forward Nerlens Noel was declared out for the season with a torn ligament in his left knee. Noel...
Huskies hang on vs. ’Cuse
When Connecticut beat No. 6 Syracuse 66-58 in Hartford last night, it meant that there are no more scheduled games between the national powers. Syracuse will play next season in...
AROUND THE CAGE: Report says UFC getting closer to holding show in New York
The UFC might be closer than ever to holding a show in New York again.Attorneys for UFC parent company Zuffa and the state attorney general’s office have agreed that a...
American, US Airways announce $11 billion merger
DALLAS — American Airlines and US Airways agreed Thursday to merge in an $11 billion deal that would create the world's biggest airline. The combined carrier will be called American...
Anthony banged up as Knicks fall before break
The Knicks could use the break — the All-Star break. Even Carmelo Anthony may decide to take a break, too. After injuring his right biceps during Wednesday night’s 92-88 loss...
Do not buy Aliens: Colonial Marines
Let me sum up our forthcoming review quite simply: Don't buy Aliens: Colonial Marines.Don't consider it. Don't even let your brain ponder it.What Gearbox has done is effectively a massive...
Nets win second in row without Deron
When Nets general manager Billy King spoke earlier this week about Deron Williams’ struggles this season, he referenced the injuries and struggles Carmelo Anthony endured last year with the Knicks....
Intrepid cleared the decks for higher rent: suit
The Intrepid Museum Foundation has left its gift shop high and dry in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, according to a new lawsuit. Owners of the shuttered souvenir shop, which...
Queens perp pinched for rhino horn smuggle plot
The feds busted a Queens man today for allegedly smuggling ceremonial "libation cups" carved from rhino horns out of the country. Qiang "Jeffrey" Wang was among three people charged around...
Teacher who wished 'death-by-drowning' on students puts her foot in it again
She pushed her luck. A Brooklyn teacher, who was dissatisfied with a court-ordered reversal of her termination in exchange for a two-year suspension without pay, was reprimanded by a judge...
Bloomberg plans pilot program to collect and compost food waste
In an ambitious and dramatic move to boost a dismal recycling rate, the Bloomberg Administration intends for the first time to collect and compost food waste starting with a pilot...