February 20, 2013
'Cannibal cop' doesn't want jurors to know wife's reaction after he posted photos to fetish porn site
The "cannibal cop" wants to keep jurors from learning how scared his wife was after finding out he had posted photos of women she knew on a fetish porn site....
USPS delivers -- fashion
The USPS is putting their stamp on fashion. Heavy duty coats, hats, jackets, footwear and clothing inspired by mail carriers will soon be hanging on the racks at premium department...
Nets unlikely to land Celtics' Pierce, Hawks' Smith at trade deadline
MILWAUKEE – With less than 24 hours to go before Thursday’s 3 p.m. Eastern trade deadline, the Nets continue to try to work the phones to see if they can...
Salvador embracing role as Devils captain
A captain never leaves his ship, unless you’re Zach Parise.Prior to the lockout that postponed the current NHL season, the Devils lost then free-agent Parise to the Wild. Not only...
Sony unveils PlayStation 4
Sony unveiled its next-generation gaming system, the PlayStation 4, and promised social and remote capabilities. Wednesday's announcement gives the struggling Japanese electronics company a head start over Microsoft and an...
MTA veteran in $11K brass heist
An MTA worker with 31 years on the job was caught stealing $11,000 in brass subway parts, which he resold for scrap, officials said today. Keith Barton, 62, was charged...
Jets' Revis, Seahawks' Sherman trade barbs on Twitter
A battle between two of the best cornerbacks in the NFL is being played out on Twitter.After weeks of needling from Seahawks star Richard Sherman, Darrelle Revis responded Wednesday, saying...
VIDEO PREVIEW: Nets-Bucks finish back-to-back
The Post's Tim Bontemps previews the second half of the back-to-back between the Nets and Bucks.Brooklyn won a memorable game on Tuesday night when Joe Johnson hit buzzer beaters at...
Unlucky in love: MTA struggling to seduce straphangers
Here’s one four-letter word straphangers just won’t use. A new survey that asked subway riders what they “love” most about the MTA found that nearly a third refused to name...
FOUR CORNERS: The Trade Deadline Edition
I understand that Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce are highly sought after commodities on the trade market, but there is no way either will be dealt before Thursday’s trade deadline.Over...
MetroCards now carry unlimited & pay-per-ride balances
MetroCards can now carry balances for unlimited ride cards and pay-per-rides purchases at the same time, officials said today. The change eliminates the need to buy a new card when...
Freeney says 'would be a dream' to play for Giants; Jets intriguing, too
Dwight Freeney is on the open market and on Wednesday he said playing for the Giants “would be a dream’’ given that “I grew up a Giants fan, all my...
Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time (PS Vita review)
Children probably won’t mind the flaws of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time. Playing video games as a kid, if you’ll recall, was a real 'take whatever you can get' sort...
Bond between man, dog takes center stage on 'Glory Hounds'
Their love is special. Stationed in Afghanistan they completed many important missions together and their bond only grew stronger. And when he was seriously injured, she was by his side....
'Blade Runner' wanted to build an arsenal: report
JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius applied for firearm licenses for six more guns weeks before the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp inside his house on Feb. 14, according to official...
Huntley staffers plead guilty to stealing $30K from non-profit
Two cronies of ex-state Sen. Shirley Huntley pleaded guilty today to stealing nearly $30,000 in taxpayer funds from a bogus non-profit group founded by Huntley, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman...
Queens man gets 2 years in prison for deadly DWI
An apologetic Queens man was sentenced to more than two years behind bars today for causing a deadly car crash on New Year’s Day 2012. Alexis Morillo, 29 was sentenced...
Shia LaBeouf pulls out of Broadway debut opposite Alec Baldwin
Shia LaBeouf is pulling the plug on his Broadway debut. The star of the "Transformers" franchise had been slated to appear opposite Alec Baldwin in "Orphans" but producers said Wednesday...
Red Bulls ink midfielder Jonny Steele
The Red Bulls signed Jonny Steele, adding left-footed midfield depth with yet another hard-working player familiar with the US soccer system. They agreed to terms after the Red Bulls acquired Steele’s MLS first right of refusal...
Rangers' Nash ruled out for Senators game
The Rangers will be without Rick Nash for at least the first game of the club's two-game road trip that opens Thursday night in Ottawa before concluding Saturday night in...
Postal Service to launch 'Rain Heat & Snow' clothing line
On the heels of announcing the end of Saturday mail delivery, the US Postal Service said Tuesday it plans to launch a new line of clothing and accessories next year....
LISTEN: Panthers' Newton helps military member propose to girlfriend
Cam had her at hello.Panthers star quarterback Cam Newton helped a member of the Air Force, identified only as Brian, propose to his girlfriend on KISS 95.1 radio station in...
SEE IT: Snow suspends Match Play Championship in Arizona
MARANA, Ariz. — Already a year of wacky weather on the PGA Tour, this might have topped it all — snow. The opening round of the Match Play Championship was...
City laxes promotion standards in response to tough state tests
The city is easing up on its rigid promotion criteria for students in grades 3 to 8 amid fear that too many kids will bomb the much harder state tests...
Google to sell glasses to contest winners
SAN FRANCISCO — Google is giving a few more people a chance to pay $1,500 for a pair of the Internet-connected glasses that the company is touting as the next...
BP civil settlement remains elusive as trial nears
NEW ORLEANS — Federal and state officials have indicated they would like to settle civil claims over a massive 2010 oil spill ahead of a trial scheduled to start next...
'I did these things' : Jesse Jackson Jr. in tearful guilty plea
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., holding back tears, entered a guilty plea Wednesday in federal court to criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend...
Carmouche's life will change drastically if she shocks Rousey in first UFC women's fight
Ronda Rousey gets the red-carpet treatment, the magazine covers and the appearances on late-night talk shows. Liz Carmouche? She still answers the phones at her San Diego gym and pulls...
Yankees' Pineda pleads no contest to DUI charge, gets probation
Michael Pineda pled no contest Wednesday to charges stemming from his August arrest for DUI in Tampa.The Yankees’ right-hander received the minimum sentence for a first-time offender, including 12 months...
NJ's biggest utility plans $4B upgrade after Sandy
New Jersey's largest utility company proposed on Wednesday spending $3.9 billion over the next 10 years to protect its electric and gas system against future storms like Sandy, which knocked...
This week's calendar, Feb. 21 to 27
Thursday, Feb. 21 Inside the Business of Design: An Interview with Mark Ferguson Join Keith Granet for an intimate conversation with Mark Ferguson, a partner at Ferguson & Shamamian Architects,...
Autopsy confirms Mindy McCready's death as suicide
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. — Authorities in Arkansas say preliminary autopsy results confirm country music singer Mindy McCready's death was a suicide. The Cleburne County sheriff said in a statement Wednesday...
Family of National Guardsman killed by NYPD detective takes first step toward lawsuit
The family of an unarmed National Guardsman killed by police during a Queens traffic stop is taking first official step toward a lawsuit. A lawyer for the family of Noel...
NYPD teams up with Microsoft to create crime-fighting tech system
A 911 call comes in about a possible bomb in lower Manhattan and an alert pops up on computer screens at the New York Police Department, instantly showing officers an...
What's different? Pistorius vs. police on model's death
JOHANNESBURG — There are several key points where testimony conflicts between the prosecution and the defense in the Oscar Pistorius case. KILLING Police: Pistorius knew his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was...
Conan O'Brien to headline White House Correspondents' Dinner
WASHINGTON — Late night talk show host and comedian Conan O'Brien will be spending a late night with President Barack Obama. The White House Correspondents' Association has chosen O'Brien as...
Johnson worth every dime for Nets
Joe Johnson has been criticized ever since signing his six-year, maximum salary contract with the Hawks in 2010, as were the Hawks ever since they offered it to him and...
Developer says American Airlines using 'act of war' claim to fend off 9/11 negligence suit
Developer Larry Silverstein is accusing American Airlines of trying to have it both ways over whether or not the Sept. 11 terror attacks were an "act of war." In court...
Woodson not surprised Hawks' Smith being shopped; says Knicks won't deal Shumpert
INDIANAPOLIS – It seems as if Knicks guard Iman Shumpert is being traded for every player in the NBA – most recently Atlanta’s mercurial on-the-block power forward Josh Smith.While expressing...
Soda industry groups ask Manhattan court to freeze ban on large drinks
Industry groups including the American Beverage Association, asked Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Milton Tingling, today, to freeze NYC's proposed ban on the sale of large sodas set to take effect...
Rays' Price wouldn't want to play for Yankees if he had to shave his facial hair
David Price says there would be a major stubbling block to him signing long-term with the Yankees.The superstar Rays lefty, who some envision as the ace of the future in...
Catsimatidis says Carrion running for Independence Party could benefit Republican mayoral candidate
Mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis raised the prospect of a wild mayoral election in November, warning that if Adolfo Carrion runs on the Independence Party line he could tilt the outcome...
CBS anchor Rob Morrison resigns after allegedly choking wife in Conn. home
Long-time New York TV anchorman Rob Morrison has resigned from WCBS-Channel 2, less than three days after being arrested in Connecticut for allegedly choking his wife in a drunken rage,...
Father abused son because he rooted for Oklahoma, not Oklahoma State: report
In a gross example of sports fandom going way too far, a father in Oklahoma is accused of abusing his son based on which college team he rooted for. KFOR-TV...
Pope Benedict XVI may enact law governing upcoming conclave to elect new pope
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI may enact a new law governing the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope amid continued uncertainty over when the voting can begin. The...
Ohio woman claims she was fired because she voted for Obama
DAYTON, Ohio — A southwest Ohio woman who says she was fired because she voted for President Barack Obama filed a lawsuit against her former employer. Patricia Kunkle's lawsuit accuses...
Yahoo redesigns home page in attempt to make site more inviting
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo is renovating the main entry into its website in an effort to get people to visit more frequently and stay longer. The long-awaited makeover of Yahoo.com's...
Judge rules Hauppage High School has to treat Bible club like other organizations
A group of Long Island public-high-school students are in heaven today after a federal judge agreed that their Bible club should be treated like any other campus organization. The principal...
REVIEWED: Lay's new Chicken & Waffles, Sriracha and Cheesy Garlic Bread chips
Lay’s recently introduced three new chip flavors that were about as far away from the classic BBQ, Sour Cream & Onion and Salt & Vinegar varieties than one could imagine....
Mets' Murphy to rest with strained rib cage muscle
PORT ST. LUCIE --- Daniel Murphy was diagnosed with a strained right rib cage muscle and received a cortisone shot Tuesday. Now comes the hard part for the Mets second...
Body found in rubble of exploded Kansas City restaurant
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Search crews at the site of a massive explosion that destroyed a popular Kansas City, Mo., restaurant recovered one body Wednesday, and the city's mayor said...
Sen. Golden backs Lhota for mayor
The dean of New York City’s Republican elected officials is backing Joe Lhota for mayor, The Post has learned. “I’m a Lhota guy. Joe Lhota is the only guy who...
Over 100 B'klyn bus matrons fired after returning to work following school bus strike
Over 100 Brooklyn bus matrons who came back to work this morning after their union ended its month-long school bus strike were abruptly terminated -- after being told their company...
Yankees' Hughes has bulging disk, out at least two weeks
TAMPA -- The stiffness in Phil Hughes' upper back is coming from a bulging disk that could shelve the right-hander for at least two weeks.The Yankees' No.4 starter underwent an...
Man fatally shot in Brooklyn
A man was fatally shot in Brooklyn this morning, authorities said. The unidentified victim was shot in the head and found at 6:15 a.m. on Flatlands Avenue and East 108th...
Mets need more patience from Tejada for him to hit leadoff
In writing a column about Ruben Tejada and Johan Santana yesterday, I did some extra reporting on Tejada’s offense. After all, Tejada is the Mets’ most natural candidate to hit...
US housing starts dip but remain at solid pace
WASHINGTON — US homebuilders began work at a slower pace in January than in December. But all of the drop occurred in the volatile area of apartment construction, which sank...
Boeing 787 battery probe finds it was miswired
TOKYO — A probe into the overheating of a lithium ion battery in an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 that made an emergency landing found it was improperly wired, Japan's...
Office Depot agrees to buy OfficeMax in all-stock deal
Office Depot and OfficeMax are being collated. The retailers said Wednesday they have agreed to combine in an all-stock deal worth about $1.2 billion that would transform the office-supply retail...
Christie scores record high job approval rating: poll
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Chris Christie has shattered another public opinion poll record by scoring a 74 percent job approval rating, the highest of any governor in 17 years of...
Resident stabbed to death in B'klyn psychiatric home
A fight in a home for people with psychiatric disabilities in Brooklyn left a woman dead yesterday, authorities said. The violence erupted in Bedford-Stuyvesant inside of the Institute for Community...
'Kiddie-porn' cop charged after surrendering to cops
An alleged perverted NYPD sergeant was was arraigned yesterday for hoarding sick sexual Skype videos and other kiddie porn on his laptop over a two year period. Alberto Randazzo, 34,...
Man dies in Long Island house fire
Authorities say a man has died in an overnight house fire on Long Island. The blaze occurred around 1 a.m. Wednesday in the village of Massapequa Park. WABC says the...
WATCH: Robin Roberts returns to 'Good Morning America'
Five months after undergoing a bone marrow transplant, Robin Roberts is back on television in the morning. Roberts said Wednesday she'd been waiting 174 days "to say this, good morning...
Prosecutors slam Pistorius' defense - Olympian had to have known gal pal wasn't in bed
Cops claim they found testosterone in Oscar Pistorius’ home and painted a damning picture of the suspect’s bedroom, possibly blowing a hole in the track icon’s claims that he fatally...
Hundreds of summer jobs up for grabs on Coney Island
The Alliance for Coney Island this Saturday will begin recruiting to fill 250 summer jobs available throughout the People’s Playground with hundreds of others to be offered at a later...
Hal ready to break routine to keep Cano
TAMPA — Hal Steinbrenner says the Yankees are serious about keeping Robinson Cano away from next offseason’s free-agent market. Scott Boras, an agent who almost always takes his clients into...
In bout destined to go the distance, this is just opening round between Yankees-Cano
TAMPA — Hal Steinbrenner emerged from a closed-door meeting yesterday with Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi to state the Yankees are willing to make a “significant long-term contract” offer to...
Mets Tejada, Santana linked by Latino heritage
PORT ST. LUCIE — Position players and pitchers exist as different species occupying the same terrain in baseball’s universe. Their routines and schedules only occasionally intersect, particularly in spring training....
Mets hope outfield switch is right move for Duda
PORT ST. LUCIE — Right was wrong, so left must be right. The Mets are taking that approach with Lucas Duda this spring, after a failed right-field experiment last season...
Collins likes Mets bullpen options
PORT ST. LUCIE — For a change, the Mets like their chances of starting a season with two dependable lefties in the bullpen. After relying primarily on Tim Byrdak the...
Match play opens to chilly weather, possible snow
MARANA, Ariz. — Tiger Woods had a one-liner ready when asked about the weather forecast, which includes the possibility of snow at the Match Play Championship. “We won’t be able...
Expecting no trades, Knicks coach won’t change starting lineup
INDIANAPOLIS — If you believe Mike Woodson, what you see is what you get with the 2012-13 Knicks. The 15 men who practiced Tuesday will be the ones they likely...
Starting Stoudemire could be the boost Knicks looking for
INDIANAPOLIS — There are a lot of things to like about Amar’e Stoudemire. For one, he’s more than just a basketball player. He has interests in fashion and social issues...
Knicks' Stoudemire: Dorner manifesto tweet was only to provide information
Amar’e Stoudemire said he tweeted a link to the manifesto of cop-killer Christopher Dorner not necessarily to endorse the views but to provide “information.’’ Dorner, a former policeman who allegedly...
Business briefs
Rockin’ stocks US stocks rose yesterday as this year’s surge in merger activity suggested investors were still finding value even as the S&P climbed to a five-year high and the...
Regulator set to weigh lifetime futures-trading ban for Corzine
The future is murky for former NJ governor and fallen financial titan Jon Corzine. Two directors of the National Futures Association will move tomorrow to ban Corzine from the multibillion-dollar...
Martha will get another day in court
Nearly eight years after being released from prison, Martha Stewart finds herself again in a legal pickle. The domestic diva is slated to appear in court next week to fend...
KKR music stops: Selling BMG Rights stake to partner
German media behemoth Bertelsmann is in advanced talks to buy out KKR’s majority stake in their joint music venture, BMG Rights, The Post has learned. The partners have been talking...
Jay-Z 'Rocs' out EMI’s door
Jay-Z and Beyoncé are making waves again in the music business. In a high-profile defection, Jay-Z is quitting EMI Music Publishing and moving his song rights — along with those...
Condé vs. Hearst in battle for Latina readers
It’s Jennifer Lopez versus Eva Longoria as Condé Nast and Hearst duke it out in the Hispanic market. In one of the few announced launches from a major media company...
Einhorn odds are good
A Manhattan federal court judge said he likes hedge-fund honcho David Einhorn’s odds of winning a lawsuit against Apple over a governance proposal — but he stopped short of saying...
Rich get richer with IRS loophole in sunny Bermuda
Billionaire hedge-fund moguls are getting comfortable with a US tax loophole to fatten their already plump bottom lines. All it takes to avoid tens of millions of dollars in taxes...
Demand to split in two
Demand Media, operator of the EHow.com website, rose as much as 24 percent in extended trading after the company announced plans to split its content and domain-registration businesses into two...
Herbalife quarterly profits beat Street
Herbalife reported fourth-quarter profits that beat expectations — while raising its earnings forecast for this year — but shares dipped in after-hours trading. The Los Angeles distributor of nutritional products...
New Grey Poupon 'Pardon Me' ad to air during Oscars
Grey Poupon’s famous “Pardon Me” TV commercial is returning for a moment of Oscar glory. After a 16-year hiatus, the mustard that mocked its own stuffy image in one of...
Roxy: Sutton’s place
Retail maestro Jeff Sutton has scooped up another piece of the Times Square bow tie. Sources tell us the premier orchestrator of his own retail development deals has picked up...
Pink flamingo seen in SoHo
It appears that the owners of hip Miami clothing boutique The Webster — Laure Heriard Dubreuil and Milan Vukmirovic — along with their pink flamingo logo, have just plucked a...
Dell profit dips 31%
Dell reported a 31 percent drop in profit, hurt by a shrinking consumer business, as investors weighed founder Michael Dell’s offer to buy out the world’s No.3 maker of personal...
Revel into Chapter 11
Revel, the casino many people had hoped would turn around Atlantic City’s sagging fortunes, said yesterday that it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March, less than a...
ESB offer falls flat
An offer by MacKenzie Capital Management LLC to buy 170 units from the owners of the Empire State Building has largely fizzled, according to regulatory documents filed yesterday. MacKenzie made...
Tragic gal ‘wanted to marry Oscar’
Reeva Steenkamp was so in love with Oscar Pistorius she would have married him. “Reeva told me Oscar treated her like gold,” said her best friend, Samantha Greyvenstein. “He was...
Anguish, outrage at Reeva funeral
Nearly 600 miles from Oscar Pistorios’ courtroom drama in Pretoria, Reeva Steenkamp’s family and friends mourned her at a tearful, private funeral. Her wooden coffin was draped in a white...
Obama’s obedient lap dog
Members of the national media are never so unattractive as when they turn the spotlight on themselves, and their weekend hissy fit after President Obama ignored them proves the point....
$24M conflict of ‘interest’
A former Manhattan resident has slapped his ex-landlord with a $24 million suit over the interest on the security deposit he put down for a plush, rent-stabilized pad on the...
Tragic LIU ‘slay’ texts
An anguished Queens mom begged her co-ed daughter to come home in one last exchange of desperate text messages before she went missing. “Marisha Cheong u better call me or...
Just junk this ghoul: Cemetery nails Bronx bronze-thief suspect
Here’s photographic evidence that ghouls exist. The alleged bronze-stealing graveyard robber who treated the final resting place of dozens of New Yorkers as his personal scrap yard was busted yesterday...
Subway bust spurs rape rap
A rookie cop collared a subway turnstile jumper in Queens, and learned the suspect was wanted for rape, cops said. Officer Timothy Russo — who joined the force last month...
Bieber ‘castrate’ tape aired
A recording of a chilling phone call between two men detailing their alleged plot to castrate Justin Bieber was aired for the first time yesterday. “[Mark’s] going to strangle the...
O’s ‘fright’ fight: Uses scare tactics for more tax hikes
WASHINGTON — With just nine days until dreaded across-the-board federal spending cuts hit, President Obama yesterday resorted to scare tactics to sell his plan that would instead raise taxes on...
DNA links Turk vagrant to slain SI ma
Police have connected the DNA of a homeless man with the Staten Island mom who was brutally slain in Istanbul after she went missing last month, according to a Turkish...
Finest’s ‘benefit’ of doubt: Retiree med $lap
Thank you for your service, and good luck with your doctor bills. New York City’s Finest who were injured on the job still have to pay out of pocket for...
McCready porn movie Yanked
A porn company has frozen distribution of Mindy McCready’s sex tape out of respect for the troubled country-music star, who apparently committed suicide Sunday. DVDs of the video — titled...
Gay bash on subway
A gay man was pummeled by a group of bullies while riding the subway on the Upper West Side this week, cops said yesterday. The attack took place at 6...
Ivanka heaven scent
The sweet smell of success is once again wafting over ravishing businesswoman and “Apprentice” co-star Ivanka Trump, here at Macy’s Hearld Square yesterday introducing her new fragrance line.
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A man is suspected of impersonating a cop and robbing a pedestrian in Midtown, authorities said. The suspect approached the victim at West 33rd Street and Eighth Avenue...
Whitaker frisker axed
The Manhattan deli worker who stopped and frisked Oscar winner Forest Whitaker has been fired. The manager at Milano Market in Morningside Heights said yesterday the store has canned the...
A ‘climb time’ act at Coney
Thrill seekers rejoice — there’s real “action” heading to Coney Island this summer. A 50-foot rock-climbing wall, a skydiving simulator and a rope-climbing obstacle course are among the features at...
A Dali good sting: JFK art ‘thief’ bust
A European fashion publicist was busted at JFK for allegedly swiping a $150,000 Salvador Dali painting from an Upper East Side gallery last year, authorities said yesterday. Phivos Istavrioglou, 29...
Oooo! Witchy woman
Michelle Williams casts a smile and a magic spell yesterday as the blond stunner — who stars as Glinda the Good Witch in “Oz the Great and Powerful” — legs...
Anne shines bright
In the run-up to the gala Academy Awards Sunday, Anne Hathaway makes a sparkling entrance last night in Beverly Hills at the annual Costune Designers Guild Awards. Anne is an...
VP’s ‘shotgun’ marriage
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden is locked and loaded, and has taken to schooling his wife in how to ward off would-be intruders with a shotgun. “If you want...
Anchor’s ‘killer’ ravings
A shocking Connecticut police report reveals a dark, violent side of veteran local anchorman Rob Morrison that has long been masked by his television veneer. The WCBS/Channel 2 newsman drunkenly...
Falling a‘part’: Fed alert on bad cab fix
As if riding in a taxi isn’t scary enough. Thousands of yellow cabs were outfitted with knockoff parts — including brake pads, suspension springs and antilock braking sensors — that...
‘Racist’ Baldwin: No tweets
Just days after Alec Baldwin took to Twitter to attack a black Post photographer in a racially tinged tirade, the actor claims he’s finally shutting up — and taking a...
Pol’s meter tix-blitz slam
A Brooklyn lawmaker wants the city to curb its policy requiring that motorists pay for metered parking on days when alternate-side parking is suspended. Saying the city unleashed “a ticket...
Burns wins jogger case
Filmmaker Ken Burns yesterday beat back the city’s effort to obtain raw footage from his documentary on the infamous “Central Park jogger” rape case.A judge granted Burns’ request to quash...
Radiator tot-death horror
A baby girl suffered fatal burns when she fell off a bed and became wedged next to a radiator yesterday — her first birthday — while visiting her grandma in...
Royal ruckus! Author labels Kate a ‘mannequin’
An award-winning British author has blasted Kate Middleton as a dull “shop-window mannequin” devoid of personality, in a cruel slap that shocked Britain yesterday as the expectant royal debuted her...
Ex-prosecutor gone to ‘pot’
A former prosecutor pleaded not guilty to criminal possession and sale of marijuana in Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday.Ex-Manhattan Assistant District Attorney David Leung, 44, allegedly told cops that he turned...
Blade Gunner’s harrowing tale of how he killed beauty
Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius laid out his defense to a judge yesterday in the fatal Valentine’s Day shooting of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, while she was in the bathroom of...
Blade Runner’s prosthetic strap-ons key to ‘murder’ rap
It’s the first time Blade Runner won’t need his legs to win. Whether Oscar Pistorius attached his prosthetics before shooting his beautiful girlfriend to death is a crucial factor that...
Don’t blame Hollywood
‘We need to buy a movie studio.” Amid the umpteen conferences, panels, meetings and informal conversations in the wake of the presidential election, this idea has been a near constant...
The right way to cut college costs
President Obama will probably get the “College Scorecard” he proposed in last week’s State of the Union address. Too bad it won’t do much to combat the problem it’s supposed...
Mayor wired for change: Can EVs work for NYC?
The Issue: Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to increase the number of charging stations for electric cars. *** Robert Bryce has a clear view of the future, as opposed to a century...
Funding Silver’s slushy ways
The Issue: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s use of taxpayer money to settle sexual-harassment cases. *** Why would Sheldon Silver settle for $5 million, when he has virtually an unlimited fund...
A miner criticism
New York’s political class is not a breed known for candor. But one upstate Democrat is speaking out in a way seldom seen. By now all Albany has read the...
Obama’s press pass
The press corps sure is a whiny bunch. This week the White House Correspondents Association expressed “extreme frustration” about President Obama’s lack of “access” and “transparency.” Memo to the Fourth...
Foreign relations, Jersey-style
You know things are bad when you go to Afghanistan looking for relief. That’s what Sen. Bob Menendez did when he set off on a visit in the thick of...
Empire state of decline
Did Gov. Cuomo’s $2 billion millionaires’ tax hike of 15 months ago pinch off the public purse as a cash source for election-year spending sprees? So it would seem. Certainly...
ObamaCare vs. children’s health
If you’re a poor child, and you like your health plan, you can’t keep it. In fact, it’s now clear that ObamaCare will force tens of millions of Americans to...
‘Really Really’ big manipulation on campus
If it’s sympathetic characters you crave, skip “Really Really.” This campus-set show presents its 21-year-olds as materialistic, selfish, narcissistic, manipulative and glibly coarse. It’s enough to make you think of...
Queen for a play
One of my favorite plays of the past 10 years is “Frost/Nixon,” Peter Morgan’s riveting historical drama about the clash between the disgraced Richard Nixon and the British television personality...
Bucks' Ilyasova the one who got away from Nets
For so long, Milwaukee’s Ersan Ilyasova was a prime free-agent target for the Nets. Why not? He is the near epitome of the contemporary four man: a long, 6-foot-10 guy...
Te’o hopes scandal won't hurt draft status
With the NFL combine set to begin Wednesday in Indianapolis, Manti Te’o is hoping he isn’t as invisible to scouts as his girlfriend was to him. The Notre Dame linebacker...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Chiefs cut Kevin Boss Former Giants tight end Kevin Boss was cut by the Chiefs as part of their roster overhaul under new coach Andy Reid and general manager...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $23,000; mdn cl($16,000); 3YO PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds3 Circadia(L),113P Tomas6-7-4Persaud15-14 Fish Hooks(L),120L Perez3-2-5Jones12-15 Shadon(L),120R Ignacio4-6-8Conway4-11 a-Lady Jarlyn(L),115A Lezcano5-5-5Persaud20-12 b-Like a Boss(L),120R Silvera6-4-4Peebles8-16 DreamofScipio(M),120D...
Parx Racing Charts
February 19th, 2013 Rain And Good.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-7f; $22,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3YOOff: 12:29. Good. shuffled start, closedTime: 23.13, 46.79, 1:14.38, 1:28.43.Trainer: Gerald SleeterWinner: B C, 3, by Unbridled...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto RacingNoonNASCAR Sprint Cup Practice Daytona SPEED2:30 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup Practice Daytona Final Practice SPEEDBasketball7 p.m.Minnesota at Ohio State BIG TEN7 p.m.Providence at Syracuse ESPN27 p.m.Oklahoma at Texas Tech ESPNU7...
Yankees' A-Rod resurfaces in PED probe
Alex Rodriguez and Mets outfield prospect Cesar Puello are referenced in new records obtained from a South Florida clinic being targeted by Major League Baseball in a doping investigation, ESPN...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 20THUFeb. 21FRIFeb. 22SATFeb. 23SUNFeb. 24MONFeb. 25TUEFeb. 26KnicksIndiana7:00MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FMNO GAMETor.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEPhi.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENO GAMENetsMilwaukee8:00YES NetworkWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMNO GAMEHou.7:30YESWFANNOGAMEMem.7:00YES/ESPNWFANNOGAMEN.O.8:00YESWFANSouth Florida7:00SportsNet N.Y.WBBR 1130 AMNO GAMENO GAMENO GAMEPitt.NoonMSGWBBRNOGAMENOGAMERangersNOGAMEOtt.7:30MSGESPNNO GAMEMon.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMENOGAMEWin.7:00MSGESPNIslandersNOGAMEMon.7:30MSG+2WRHUNOGAMEBuf.7:00MSG+WRHUCar.7:00MSG+2WRHUNOGAMEBos.7:30NBCSNWRHUDevilsNO GAMEWas.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEWas.12:00MSG+WFANWin.5:00MSG+WBBRNOGAMENO GAMEYankeesNO GAMENO...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogOLD DOM.7Unc Wilm.George Mason6 1/2HOFSTRAGEORGETOWN15DepaulN’EASTERN7James Mad.Wright St.3 1/2CLEVE. ST.ST. JOHN'S7 1/2South FloridaOHIO ST.6MinnesotaSYRACUSE12 1/2ProvidenceOklahoma8 1/2TEXAS TECHST. BONA.1 1/2UmassGEO. WASH.12 1/2FordhamXavier2 1/2RHODE ISL.Mississippi5 1/2S. CAROLINAUCF8 1/2MarshallEVANSVILLEPickIllinois St.DRAKE4BradleyALABAMA16 1/2Mississippi St.KENTUCKY12VanderbiltBOISE ST.7...
Rangers beaten by Canadiens in snore-fest
The amount of colorless adjectives to describe the Rangers’ 3-1 loss to the Canadiens last night at the Garden were plentiful. But instead of trying, just listen to coach John...
Former Ranger Prust making impact for Canadiens
It was a good three years on Broadway for bruising winger Brandon Prust, but when the free agency bell rang after last season, so did opportunity — of the professional...
DiPietro falls in third start, Islanders lose to Senators
OTTAWA — Rick DiPietro made his third start of the season and made 23 saves, but the Islanders were on the wrong end of a 3-1 decision against the Senators...
Signs point to Rangers' Nash dealing with concussion
So this is what the NHL has as a matter of entertainment, after at least three times within a week codifying as legal checks, on which the attacking player finishes...
Jets dump Scott, Pace, 3 more
The rebuilding of the Jets began in earnest yesterday when the team cut ties with linebackers Bart Scott and Calvin Pace along with three others in an effort to fix...
Giants prefer not to use franchise tag, but Beatty an option
The Giants have until March 4 to use their franchise tag and there’s a good chance they won’t designate any of their unrestricted free agents. Consider that in the 20...
Upper back stiffness sidelines Yankees' Hughes
TAMPA — On a staff that houses two pitchers 40 and older and another at 38, Phil Hughes wasn’t the favorite to be the first one hit with a physical...
Girardi: Nunez no lock to make Yankees' roster
TAMPA — Eduardo Nunez’s body is live and the bat is loud. Manager Joe Girardi started Nunez in Games 3 and 4 of the ALCS last season down 0-2 to...
Isiah: LeBron better athlete than Jordan
If you thought the Michael Jordan-LeBron James debate was over, you would be wrong. Yesterday, Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas offered his two cents. Thomas said the debate over whether...
Johnson hits pair of buzzer-beaters to lift Nets in OT win
When Keith Bogans took the ball out of bounds with 5.2 seconds left in overtime and the score tied at 111, everyone in the building knew Joe Johnson would wind...
Mozgov on Knicks’ radar
With Rasheed Wallace’s and Marcus Camby’s health a nagging concern despite their returns to practice yesterday, the Knicks are one of a handful of teams to inquire about Nuggets center...
Nets All-Star Lopez is OK with sitting in fourth
Yes, Brook Lopez had gone through this feeling before — like two days ago. There he sat, waiting for the call. And waiting a little more. Last night in the...
Nets GM King: 10 percent chance of deal at deadline
Thanks to the presence of Russian billionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov, his willingness to spend and his desire to win “the championship,” as he puts it, the Nets are always likely...
Starr Report
Dr. Ian Smith continues to rack up book sales, media appearances and fans thanks to his newest book, the best-selling “Shred: The Revolutionary Diet.” Several celebrities — including Steve Harvey,...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYTY PENNINGTON, ROB THOMAS - Rachael Ray, 7 a.m., (OWN)CHAZ BONO - The Doctors, 9 a.m., Ch. 2 and 6 p.m., Ch. 55JOHNNY GALECKI - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael,...
The need for weed
Just because it’s legal to buy pot in 19 states for “medical” purposes — and legal in Washington and Colorado for recreational purposes — doesn’t mean you won’t go to...
AMC developing ‘Celebrity Bowling’
It’s not “Bowling for Dollars” — but it’s close enough. AMC is developing “All Star Celebrity Bowling” into a series, according to a report in deadline.com. The show, which currently...
Rearview mirror: The ‘most sadistic reality series of the decade’ is back
"The Swan” — once called “the most sadistic reality series of the decade” — is set to return as a two-hour special this summer with celebrities on the operating table....
‘Downton Abbey’ finale scores big numbers
Even the crusty Dowager Countess would be impressed. The season finale of “Downton Abbey” scored big numbers for PBS last Sunday night, snaring 8.2 million viewers. That was up 50...
Battle of the bumps
When Kate Middleton stepped out in London yesterday to officially debut her baby bump in a seasons-old gray MaxMara Studio wrap dress (originally $460, marked down to $229 on matchesfashion.com),...
How to show off your bump in style
The maternity fashion world is a dangerous one, where the potential for sartorial missteps is high. While things have improved since the days when women cloaked their baby bumps in...
Hail Caesar!
As greens go, the Caesar salad hasn’t been the hippest way to eat your veggies in recent years. After exploding in popularity in the 1980s, it fell out of fashion...
A bar at the heart of it all
Time Warner Center’s “Restaurant Collection” is finally complete. So what if it took 10 years? Bland-sounding Center Bar is anything but: a stylish refuge just outside the doors of Per...
Weird but true
These kids make Dennis the Menace look like an angel. Six- and 7-year-old brothers in Oktaha, Okla., set off a police search when they went missing while visiting a junkyard...
Stony Brook crushes UMBC by 44 points
Maybe you haven’t made it out to Stony Brook this season — a good chance since anyone west of Nassau County thinks the town is only a few exits before...
Rutgers adds coordinators
Rutgers coach Kyle Flood completed a reshuffling of his staff with four moves, including capping his monthlong search for an offensive coordinator by hiring ex-Kansas State head coach Ron Prince,...
St. John’s won’t rush back Branch for tourney push
Just because the picture is clear doesn’t mean you have to like the view. St. John’s knows what it needs to do to all but guarantee itself a spot in...
Marquette sinks hobbled Hall
Injuries and losing finally seem to have broken Seton Hall’s will. The Pirates collapsed and quit in last night’s 67-46 loss to Marquette. And afterward, an admittedly frustrated Kevin Willard...
Online classes for star Manziel
FORT WORTH, Texas — Johnny Manziel, who went to the Super Bowl where he hung out with the guys from Duck Dynasty, still finds time to be a college student...
Johnson’s second buzzer-beater lifts Nets to OT win
When Keith Bogans took the ball out of bounds with 5.2 seconds left in overtime and the score tied at 111, everyone in the building knew Joe Johnson would wind...
Rangers fall to Canadiens in snore-fest
The amount of colorless adjectives to describe the Rangers’ 3-1 loss to the Canadiens Tuesday night at the Garden were plentiful. But instead of trying, just listen to coach John...