March 7, 2013
Tiger tied for the lead at Doral, McIlroy struggles
DORAL, Fla. — Tiger Woods was on his game, and so were most of the world best golfers Thursday in the Cadillac Championship. Except for the world’s No. 1 player....
Knicks' Melo to miss second straight game with knee issue
Mike Woodson announced tonight that Carmelo Anthony will miss his second straight game with a “sore/stiff” right knee.Melo missed last night’s 87-77 victory in Detroit after coming out of the...
Crawford: Boston media was 'worst thing I've ever experienced'
Carl Crawford hated playing for the Red Sox.The outfielder, who was traded to the Dodgers at the July deadline, said the Boston media “was the worst thing I've ever experienced...
Dumb 'crim' hands waitress her own stolen I.D.
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A waitress in Lakewood didn’t have any trouble at all identifying trouble while serving a customer. She says she was handed her own stolen I.D. Brianna Priddy’s...
Nova allows one run in three innings for Yankees in loss
JUPITER, Fla. — Pete Kozma and Daniel Descalso each homered and the St. Louis Cardinals, set to play the whole season without All-Star shortstop Rafael Furcal, beat the New York...
Two subway conductors attacked in Brooklyn
Two subway conductors were attacked in Brooklyn this afternoon, authorities said. A woman was punched on the Q train shortly before 3 p.m. at the Brighton Beach station, sources said....
Miami pastor pleads not guilty to trying to sell counterfeit Damien Hirst artwork
A Miami pastor pleaded not guilty in Manhattan today to trying to sell five counterfeit Damien Hirst works for $185,000 to an undercover cop posing as an art buyer. Kevin...
Martha, Macy’s on the phone
Martha Stewart and Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren are talking again, but they still haven’t kissed and made up. Embroiled in a courtroom battle, the domestic diva and the dapper retail...
Judge needs more time to rule on using cell phones to hail taxis
A Manhattan judge today said she needs more time to determine the legality of a city plan to let yellow taxi passengers hail cabs with cell phone apps. Supreme Court...
Driver behind wheel in fatal B'klyn crash that killed Orthodox couple visits grieving family
The livery driver who was behind the wheel during the hit-and-run wreck that killed a young couple and their newborn made an emotional visit to the grieving family of his...
Newcomer Kostopoulos excited to play for Devils
When on waivers, players can only hope they’ll get picked up by a team, preventing them from returning to the minors. However, being brought up to a struggling team is...
Knicks' Chandler stars in wildlife conservation PSA
Tyson Chandler shot a public service announcement for NBA Cares aimed at wildlife conservation in the United States and reducing illegal wildlife product trade in China that will air during...
Harvey nearly perfect through 4 1/3 as Mets beat Marlins
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Matt Harvey wants to surpass the 200-inning mark this season, but to do that, he’ll need a lot of outings like his third start of...
Diaz rips 'pampered' St-Pierre on UFC 158 media call
Nick Diaz lashed out at Georges St-Pierre on the UFC 158 media conference call Thursday, calling the UFC welterweight champion “pampered,” making fun of his tight shorts and ripping his...
Former SI GOP Congressman backs Catsimatidis for mayor
He’s baaccck! Former Staten Island GOP Congressman Vito Fossella is making a big political splash – endorsing billionaire supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis for mayor, The Post has learned. “My candidate...
Meat-cleaver murderer's insanity on a 'holy' new level: defense
There's crazy, and then there's thinks-he's-Jesus crazy, a defense lawyer told prospective jurors today in a sensational Upper East Side cleaver murder trial. Five years after he brutally slashed a...
Obama has lunch with Paul Ryan as part of effort to reach out to GOP
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pressed on with his Republican charm offensive Thursday, holding a White House lunch with House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan in an effort to soften...
Christie remains committed to NJ sports betting
NEWARK — Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday he isn't throwing in the towel in the fight to legalize sports gambling in New Jersey after a recent federal court defeat. Last...
WATCH: First look at ‘The Hangover Part III’
They’re back! The whole gang reunites for the conclusion to the trilogy with “The Hangover Part III.” Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis are back to their old shenanigans,...
SEC proposes tighter oversight of computer trading
WASHINGTON — US stock exchanges could be subject to tighter oversight of automated trading under a federal proposal that advanced Thursday. The Securities and Exchange Commission voted 4-0 to seek...
Thieving gal pals go on shopping spree with stolen credit cards
Two women are wanted for snatching purses and wallets in Astoria and Woodside and then using the stolen credit cards to go on shopping sprees, police said. The thieving duo...
Brewers GM Melvin bit by scorpion
PHOENIX -- Brian Cashman has company when it comes to unusual injuries suffered by general managers this week. Cashman broke his leg sky diving on Monday, then on Wednesday Brewers...
POST-CAST: Giants coach Coughlin chats with Vaccaro, Hale
Giants head coach Tom Coughlin joins Post columnist Mike Vaccaro and Mark Hale on this week's Post-Cast. Coughlin, who is out with a new book "Earn the Right to Win,"...
Nathan’s Famous hosting March 23 open qualifier on boardwalk for Hot Dog-Eating Contest
For the first time ever, Nathan’s Famous on March 23 will run a qualifying round for its annual Hot-Dog Eating Contest on the fabled Coney Island boardwalk.The 1 pm open...
Yankees' Teixeira: Playing through wrist injury too risky
TAMPA -- Mark Teixeira has been told surgery on his right wrist isn't in the plan at this time. However, if the tendon tears an operation will be required."That doesn't...
Facebook debuts larger, 'personal newspaper' design
Today Facebook unveiled a new design for the most important part of the social networking site: the News Feed. The News Feed is the central column of Facebook's site that...
School cop accidentally fires weapon during class
HIGHLAND, N.Y. — A New York town that began assigning an armed police officer to guard a high school in the wake of the Connecticut massacre has suspended the program...
More lineup changes for Devils in light of losing streak
The Devils losing streak has hit six games, so it’s no surprise that more lineup adjustments were made before Thursday night’s home game against the Sabres. Anton Volchenkov and Peter...
Rangers' Richards won't play Thursday, but happy not to be hurt worse
Brad Richards will not play Thursday night against the Islanders at the Coliseum, but the Rangers’ star center was happy to just be standing upright and talking hours before it.Early...
Jay-Z's 40/40 Club in Atlantic City closed in October
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Atlantic City's 40/40 Club, co-owned by hip-hop star Jay Z, has closed. The Press of Atlantic City reports the $4 million club actually shut down in...
Martha nixed idea of Macy’s counteroffer
Martha Stewart dismissed the idea of giving Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren a chance to counter the secret licensing offer rival JCPenney had made to her in December 2011, the former...
Yankees' Rivera expected to announce retirement Saturday morning
JUPITER, Fla. -- Mariano Rivera is scheduled to announce his retirement on Saturday at a 10 a.m. press conference at Steinbrenner Field, The Post has learned. Those briefed on the...
Attacker stabs man at 59th Street subway station
An attacker slashed a man on the subway platform below Bloomingdale's, then fled on a southbound 6-train, sources said. The victim suffered cuts to the arm and chest during an...
UFC's St-Pierre on distaste for women's MMA: 'I feel sorry for the girl who got beat up'
Georges St-Pierre doesn’t like women’s MMA. It’s not that he thinks women don’t belong in a cage or that they are not as capable as men. He just can’t stand...
Brownsville, East New York getting big bike-lane network
Brooklyn’s massive network of bike lanes is now expanding into two neighborhoods long considered unfriendly to cyclists.The city Department of Transportation says its moving ahead this year with plans to...
Webster takes pay cut to stay with Giants
You don’t simply give good players away but if they’re not playing great they can’t be paid great. Giants cornerback Corey Webster is coming off a sub-par 2012 season and...
WATCH: Chris Brown in new meltdown - over $10 parking fee
Rage-filled hip-hop artist Chris Brown went off on a Los Angeles parking valet, throwing a hissy fit over $10, according to footage posted this morning. Brown melted down last night...
Manhattan Project special agent dies
Nathan Safferstein was barely 21 when circumstances suddenly propelled him from his job as a supermarket manager into the stealth world of a counterintelligence agent on the project that produced...
Miami man charged with trying to sell fake Damien Hirst art
A Florida man is charged in New York with trying to sell fake works attributed to the British artist Damien Hirst. Manhattan prosecutors say Kevin Sutherland, of Miami, depicted several...
Michael Jordan applies for Florida marriage license
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Basketball legend Michael Jordan appears ready to get married again. The former NBA star and Charlotte Bobcats owner and his fiancée appeared at the main...
Osama Bin Laden's spokesman/son-in-law in NYC jail after capture in Jordan
WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden's spokesman and son-in-law has been captured by the United States, officials said Thursday, in what a senior congressman called a "very significant victory" in the...
Ax-wielding maniac goes medieval on Dunkin' Donuts shop
Who knew that donuts and coffee could turn a man into a berserker? Apparently that's the case because a disgruntled patron got so upset about being booted from a Connecticut...
Rating vulnerable Yankees teams of the Jeter era
Greetings from Port St. Lucie. Let’s talk about the Yankees.In my column for today’s Post, I wrote that these Yankees are the most vulnerable of the Derek Jeter era.I didn’t...
Rodman's visit brings to light North Korea's oddball scoring system
North Korean basketball scoring rules more resemble MTV’s Rock n Jock more than the NBA – all that’s missing is the 50-point basket. NBA Hall-of-Famer Dennis Rodman’s visit to the...
Hit-run demon arraigned on homicide, driving charges
The callous ex-con who fled the scene of a fatal crash that killed a couple and their baby in Brooklyn was arraigned last night on charges that included three counts...
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to attend Hugo Chavez's funeral
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has left for Caracas to attend the funeral of his Venezuelan ally Hugo Chavez. Ahmadinejad is the head of an Iranian delegation that...
Retailers report slowing sales gains for February
Americans cut back on spending in February as cold weather and economic challenges chilled their appetite for spring merchandise. The nation's retailers on Thursday reported that sales slowed in February,...
'Cannibal cop' sobs in court as lawyer argues 'disturbing porn' habit shouldn't send him to prison; jury to continue deliberating Friday
Accused “cannibal cop” Gilberto Valle broke down in tears today as the defense told jurors that his perverted taste for “awful” and “disturbing porn” had wrecked his life — but...
Cops look for three cars seen near burned Queens murder victims
Police are looking to question the occupants of three vehicles that were caught on video yesterday near the scene where cops discovered two murder victims. The two cars and a...
Intern mauled by lion at Calif. animal park
DUNLAP, Calif. — The intern fatally mauled by a lion at a Central California exotic animal park loved big cats since childhood and "was absolutely fearless" around them, her father...
Cardinals get finance readout but no conclave date
VATICAN CITY— Cardinals in Rome for the conclave to elect the next pope have received a briefing on the Holy See's finances amid questions about the administration of the Vatican...
Man jumps to death off Chelsea building
A man jumped to his death from the roof of a Chelsea co-op this morning, police said. The unidentified man was on the roof of a building in the Penn...
NJ Transit to cross-honor bus and rail tickets through Friday due to storm
NEWARK — NJ Transit will continue to cross-honor bus and rail tickets through Friday because of the late-winter storm. The mass transit agency says powerful winds caused no damage overnight....
Storm causes new damage in Sandy-hit Jersey shore towns but Christie says 'not nearly as bad' as feared
MANTOLOKING, NJ — Gov. Chris Christie said what many New Jerseyans came to realize on their own Thursday: a winter storm that hit New Jersey was not "nearly as bad"...
'Fake' guard now a real inmate at Rikers
He has different jail duds now. Obsessed corrections buff Matthew Matagrano — accused of wearing phony jail guard gear so he could sneak in and out of two city lockups...
US trade deficit rose to $44.4B in January
WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit widened in January, reflecting a big jump in oil imports and a drop in exports. The Commerce Department said Thursday that the deficit rose...
Unemployment claims fell to 340,000 last week
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell to a seasonally adjusted 340,000 last week, driving down the four-week average to its lowest level in five years. The...
Christie would top Cuomo in White House race: poll
ALBANY - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would clobber Gov. Cuomo in a race for the White House, a new national poll found. The Jersey boy trounces the Queens native...
Some conditions on subway platforms better but vandalism up and rodent level the same: survey
Subway stations have seen a sharp increase in water damage on platforms, even before super storm Sandy devastated the system, according to a new report. The number of platforms that...
Berlusconi convicted in wiretap case
MILAN — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was convicted Thursday over the illegal publication in a newspaper owned by his media empire of wiretapped conversations related to a bank takeover...
Flight attendants protest new policy allowing passengers to carry small knives
WASHINGTON — The vice president of a flight attendants union says a new policy that would allow airline passengers to carry small knives is "outrageous." Sara Nelson, vice president of...
UN votes in new sanctions, North Korea vows to nuke US
UNITED NATIONS — The UN Security Council voted unanimously Thursday for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, and a furious Pyongyang threatened a nuclear...
Nets cruise past lowly Bobcats after trailing by 10 at half
CHARLOTTE—It took a while, but the Nets finally got going last night. After sleepwalking through the early stages and finding themselves trailing by 10 at halftime to the league’s worst...
Former Yankees slugger Giambi chasing dream of becoming manager
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Jason Giambi’s unique motto said it all: “Party like a rock star, hammer like a porn star, rake like an all-star.” With those words who knew that...
Jeter’s return still up in air for Yankees
TAMPA — It’s not likely Derek Jeter will play his first exhibition game Sunday against the Blue Jays. Jeter hasn’t run the bases at full speed yet and the game...
Swisher set to thrive with Indians as Yankees already miss him
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Yankees will miss Nick Swisher. They already do. Already down an outfielder and a first baseman and a boatload of home runs, the Yankees could use...
Wheeler ready to take Mets mantle when Santana’s time up
PORT ST. LUCIE — Next. Late yesterday morning, as Team Venezuela stretched in front of the visiting dugout near first base, Zack Wheeler and Johan Santana played catch, side-by-side down...
Mets' Niese hit hard by Venezuela bats
PORT ST. LUCIE — Jon Niese knows he’s not everyone’s first choice to be the Mets’ starting pitcher on April 1. “Johan [Santana] wants that Opening Day spot, so he’s...
K-Rod wants shot at redemption with Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE — Francisco Rodriguez wants to come back to the Mets, which isn’t a startling sentiment for an unemployed closer in March. But the fiery reliever admitted some...
Yankees extremely vulnerable as injuries pile up
TAMPA — Here is all you need to know about the state of these 2013 Yankees: Remember the team captain? The guy who turns 39 in June and faces over...
Prolonged Teixeira absence leaves crippled Yankees with few options
TAMPA — Welcome to Camp MRI, where Mark Teixeira is the latest big name to light up like a Christmas Tree. Ten days after losing leading home run hitter Curtis...
John Brennan confirmed as CIA head
WASHINGTON — John Brennan has won Senate confirmation to head the CIA after a late struggle that had more to do with presidential power to order drone strikes than with...
General: Heart attack killed Hugo Chavez
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez died of a massive heart attack after great suffering and inaudibly mouthed his desire to live, the head of Venezuela's presidential guard said late...
LIU advances to semis of NEC tourney, Wagner up next
Just one day after being named the Northeast Conference Player of the Year, LIU Brooklyn senior Jamal Olasewere sat helplessly on the bench, hoping his college career was not coming...
At new NYC nightclubs, the dance floor rules
It's Friday night outside the Marquee in Chelsea, and there’s a familiar hubbub around the doors. Fat-walleted city types stroll up looking for the quickest way to their reserved tables,...
Fun in the sun
ECHO CHAMBERS The hottest party in Miami tonight isn’t in South Beach— it’s farther north, in tony Aventura. Confirmed guests Ray Allen and Juwan Howard (Kim Kardashian and LeBron James...
Fallon looks poised to do what Conan couldn’t — unseat Leno for the late-night throne
When Jimmy Fallon dined with his parents at Lower East Side restaurant wd-50 nearly a decade ago, he was treated like royalty by chef Wylie Dufresne and his staff. “We...
How Time flies!
Time Warner’s decision to unload all of Time Inc. plunged the publishing division deeper into turmoil after months of uncertainty. The media giant revealed yesterday it would move ahead with...
Business briefs
Dow nowThe Dow Jones industrial average hit another record, helped by ADP’s private payroll survey that bodes well for the government’s payroll report tomorrow. The Dow rose 42.47 points, to...
Pink slips are high fashion at JCPenney
Heads are rolling again at JCPenney. The flailing retailer — whose CEO, Ron Johnson, is now fighting for his own job — has fired 1,500 store-level department managers and merchandising...
Skating for deal at Bryant Park
Ziel Feldman has brought in a new investor and still intends to develop a condo-hotel on his prime site opposite Bryant Park. Feldman’s joint venture for 12-20 W. 40th St....
A day at the desk of a cheap executive officer
Put yourself in the shoes of a chief executive of a large corporation. You know the economy isn’t doing well, yet the stock market keeps raising the price of your...
Irvy-come-lately: NY AG slams Picard on Merkin 'stall'
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman accused Bernie Madoff trustee Irving Picard of twiddling his thumbs while Schneiderman was busy recovering $410 million for victims of the convicted Ponzi schemer....
Hedgies fleeing UBS
UBS O’Connor, the $6 billion hedge-fund unit within the biggest Swiss bank, risks upheaval as senior traders seek to defect after a clampdown on cash bonuses. Traders are contacting other...
Record labels object to Apple's proposed low royalty rate for streaming service
Apple has opened talks with record labels about getting rights for a music-streaming service — but has gotten plenty of push back because its offer is seen as way too...
Nasdaq’s private playbook
Nasdaq plans to create a market for trading shares of unlisted companies in a joint venture with trading platform SharesPost, tapping into increasing investor interest in private firms. The venture,...
M’soft fined $731M by EU
The European Union fined Microsoft 561 million euros ($731 million) yesterday for failing to offer users a choice of Web browser, an unprecedented sanction that will act as a warning...
Facebook takes page from Google+
Facebook’s getting a new look today — but its first major news feed redesign in years might just seem familiar. The social network’s makeover is expected to include bigger pictures...
China takes Singer strategy vs. Grenada
Paul Singer’s battle with Argentina over defaulted debt is beginning to ripple through the bond world. Creditors looking to force deadbeat countries to pay up are turning to the controversial...
Dell pool gets crowded as Icahn, others dive in
Vultures are swooping down on Dell. Corporate cage rattler Carl Icahn jumped into the fight over the troubled PC maker yesterday, throwing a big wrench into a proposed $24.4 billion...
NY probes payments
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that the Department of Financial Services, New York state’s banking regulator, is investigating whether lenders improperly demanded repayment from homeowners allowed to skip mortgage payments...
AG: Street too big to jail
US Attorney General Eric Holder told a Senate panel yesterday what most Americans know: Wall Street is too big to jail. Holder told members of the Judiciary Committee that bringing...
Craft pad
With his growing Craft Restaurants empire and a regular gig as head judge on “Top Chef,” Tom Colicchio could be living large anywhere. But he’s remained in the Meatpacking District...
Just sold!
Manhattan MIDTOWN SOUTH $650,000 425 Fifth Ave. Studio condo, 485 square feet, with kitchen with GE Profile appliances, Italian-tiled bath with marble counters and Empire State Building views; building features...
Paper trail
I’ve been getting home delivery of The Post for years, but lately my paper has been vanishing in the morning, only to resurface (a bit worse for the wear) later...
Cohen places
Lyor Cohen is playing a high-stakes game of musical townhouses. The music mogulhas been hunting for a new home to buy since he sold his East 94th Street townhouse to...
‘Poor’ Martha plays chick card
She’s still a diva after all these years. The domestic dominatrix and fashion-forward ex-convict Martha Stewart made a sulky star turn this week at Manhattan Civil Court, behaving like a...
‘Death’ test’s final answers
Anyone dying to know if they’ll be around for the next decade can check out a new death calculator. San Francisco researchers have devised a “mortality index’’ — a dozen-item...
Thousands of mourners follow Hugo Chavez’s coffin through streets of Caracas
Hugo Chavez took to the streets one last time as the flag-draped coffin of Venezuela’s self-styled “subversive” president was borne above the heads of thousands of tearful supporters yesterday in...
O’s NY pick shot down
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans yesterday blocked President Obama’s controversial nomination of New York lawyer Catlin Halligan to the federal bench.It was the second time that Halligan, general counsel for the...
$29M Duke kook
The mother of teenage twins who stand to inherit the bulk of philanthropist Doris Duke’s tobacco fortune wanted to raid her kids’ trust funds to buy a $29 million Utah...
Jurors asked: Are you nuts?
Prospective jurors in a schizophrenic’s meat-cleaver slaying of an Upper East Side psychiatrist are being probed about their own mental-health experiences as jury selection gears up in the sensational Manhattan...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A scamming celebrity photographer has been busted again — this time for forging and then cashing several checks in Greenwich Village, authorities said. Michael Tammaro, 55 — who has...
Mike & Randi’s split decision
Mayor Bloomberg and national teachers-union boss Randi Weingarten battled to a draw in Tuesday’s Los Angeles school-board elections. Bloomberg donated $1 million to elect a reform slate backing LA schools...
Dolan will get Irish up
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — New York’s Timothy Cardinal Dolan will be the principal commencement speaker at the University of Notre Dame in May and will also receive an honorary degree.Dolan...
Charred bodies of two shot men found following blaze in Queens marshland
The charred remains of two men — who were shot dead in Brooklyn — were found in a Queens marshland after firefighters put out an early-morning blaze yesterday, sources said....
$now day for fed workers
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has been warning that mandatory furloughs will endanger Americans — but yesterday, federal employees were paid to stay home during the snowstorm.The government won’t get...
Reeva kin: I forgive Pistorius
The uncle of slain South African beauty Reeva Steenkamp said he is willing to forgive Oscar Pistorius for shooting his niece on Valentine’s Day, he revealed in an interview last...
Prison rot for fire monster
A Queens judge yesterday threw the book at a coldblooded killer convicted of strangling his pregnant ex-girlfriend and setting her apartment ablaze — leaving her 2-year-old son to die in...
MTA gets $200M for fixes
The MTA received nearly $200 million in federal funding that will go toward repairing damage to the system incurred during Hurricane Sandy, officials said yesterday. It’s the first round of...
Stupid salami man gets lam-chopped
What a meathead!A man accused of stealing a salami from a Brownsville grocery store ran himself into much more serious charges yesterday, when he escaped from cops holding him in...
Crook: I’m flee to go!
A man making a routine Queens court appearance on ID theft and gun charges yesterday bolted from the courtroom — and right out of the courthouse — when a judge...
Nearly 80% of city public high-school grads at CUNY community colleges require remediation for English or math
Nearly 80 percent of city public high-school graduates who enrolled in a City University of New York community college last year had to relearn the basics of reading, writing or...
Dems launch another fracking delay
State legislative Democrats want to block fracking until 2015 — and upstate Republicans are furious. The Senate GOP’s No. 2 charged celebrities are successfully using their influence with Gov. Cuomo...
Silver concedes an Ultimate victory
ALBANY — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver may be ready to throw in the towel over his long-running battle to block ultimate fighting. Democrat Silver said yesterday he sees legalization of...
Vintage Brangelina
NICE, France — The first wine to be sold from a French vineyard owned by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is available today to online buyers. The first 6,000 bottles...
Selena’s rise from Hooters to hottie
Selena Gomez is all grown up now, dazzling in this leggy one-piece and heels — but as a kid, she was Daddy’s little “wing woman.” The Disney star’s divorced father...
Columbia students costing college $5,000 a week for Nutella at campus dining halls
Columbia students are addicted to Nutella — and are feeding a $5,000-a-week habit. Students have been going through 100 pounds — a day! — of the hazelnut-chocolate spread since the...
Sex romp ends in lion horror
A Zimbabwe woman was mauled to death by a lion while she and her boyfriend enjoyed an outdoor romp. Sharai Mawera was killed Tuesday in a bushy area near a...
Star fotog in $1M ‘beat’ suit
Celebrity photographer David LaChapelle is being sued for $1 million by a Montana gallery director who says the shutterbug beat and choked him to the brink of unconsciousness. The Vanity...
De Blasio: Nay on buggy rides
Central Park's carriage horses have been thrust into the race for mayor, with Public Advocate Bill de Blasio pledging that one of his first acts as the city's chief executive...
Shocking school-bus horror stories
They’ve left loaded guns near children, sped across train tracks with the gates down and texted while driving. Now they’re no longer school bus drivers. More than 1,300 yellow-bus drivers...
Ready, aim, fired for a 9mm pistol
Former Amboy Bus Co. veteran Roy Foggie left a loaded 9mm semiautomatic pistol on a bus that another driver took on a route with 21 kids aboard. The decertified driver...
Leadfoot stuck on train tracks
Hoyt Transportation driver Herbert Paul tried to speed his bus past the flashing red lights at an upstate railroad crossing — and nearly got all his passengers crushed by an...
Texting with a kid in the back
Rainbow Transit driver Albert Mazzarelli was investigated for inappropriately exchanging text messages with one of the special-education students on his bus. A probe by the Special Commissioner of Investigation found...
Lhota says city is tax backwards
Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota charged yesterday that the city’s property-tax system is rigged, with budget bureaucrats dictating how much will be collected in order to balance the budget. “What...
Hah! You call this a storm?
Today’s expected nor’easter will not be the heavy storm originally forecast, as the city will see only a light coating of wet snow this morning — and it will all...
Devil in hit-run horror surrenders in Pa. after Brooklyn tragedy kills Orthodox family
The cowardly driver who fled a high-speed crash that killed a young Brooklyn family finally surrendered to authorities in Pennsylvania last night, ending a four-day manhunt. Julio Acevedo, 44, was...
‘Blame parents’ for kid crimes
Young thugs are responsible for a recent robbery spike in Red Hook and Gowanus — but a Brooklyn police captain says their parents are the real culprits.Captain Jeffrey Schiff, who...
Livery-cash pols join industry suit vs. city
Two City Council members who have accepted more than $9,000 in campaign donations from the livery industry yesterday joined the suit against the city to stop yellow cabs from taking...
Volvo’s new airbag – for pedestrians
If you have to get rammed by a car, here’s the one you want hitting you. Volvo yesterday unveiled its new “pedestrian airbag,” which pops up on the outside of...
Anti-‘CIA’ pol drones on and on
WASHINGTON — Kentucky Republican Rand Paul commandeered the Senate floor yesterday in a rare, old-fashioned filibuster, holding up confirmation of President Obama’s nominee to run the CIA. Paul was delaying...
‘Game of Thrones’ babe Emilia Clarke’s nude scene on Broadway sets off 'flash' pic frenzy
“Game of Thrones” beauty Emilia Clarke whipped theater fans into a photo frenzy Monday when she stepped, naked into a bubble bath during her “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” debut on the...
Relaunch ‘pad’ for the Melos
Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony and his wife La La are back together again — and are moving into an exclusive Museum Mile apartment, sources told The Post. The duo inked...
Bill to outlaw ‘Gropez’ payouts
ALBANY — Secret settlements like the six-figure payout Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver approved last year to resolve sex-harassment allegations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez would be illegal under a bill an...
School-bus ‘sex assault’
A 14-year-old special-needs girl was sexually assaulted by a boy when a matron left them unsupervised on an overcrowded school bus in December 2011, the girl’s mother alleges.The New York...
Hello to cyber pay phones
The city will soon ring in the future with a sleek, interactive pay phone fully equipped with Wi-Fi and other high-tech features, Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday.The mayor’s technology gurus have...
TV’s Rhoda bravely faces sad final days
Valerie Harper, the actress famous for her role as spunky best friend Rhoda Morgenstern on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” is suffering from terminal brain cancer and may have just...
New TSA lies on lines
You’ll be waiting in lines at JFK and La Guardia that will make those at the DMV look positively benign, or so Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano threatened Monday. “Big...
O’s Rx: maximize America’s pain
Planning on taking the kids to see the White House this spring? Forget about it: “Due to staffing reductions resulting from sequestration, we regret to inform you that White House...
Strange bedfellows: Rodman’s bad boy buddy
The Issue: Dennis Rodman’s recent visit to North Korea, and his positive opinion of Kim Jong-un. *** It makes my blood boil seeing another celebrity idiot like Dennis Rodman disrespecting...
Parents & the UFT
The United Federation of Teachers and parent groups, including the Chancellor’s Parent Advisory Council, have a long history of working together on behalf of New York City’s schools (“Parents Do...
Rent and the single girl
First came Helen Gurley Brown’s “Sex and the Single Girl.” Then there was Carrie Bradshaw in “Sex and the City.” Now, we have Hannah Horvath on HBO’s “Girls.” When will...
A winning GOP recipe
Can Republicans make a difference in bluer-than-blue New York? You bet. Yes, that’s counter-intuitive. New York is a solidly progressive state. Sixty-four percent of voters here went for President Obama...
The right NYPD fix
More than 30 members of the City Council have co-sponsored the Community Safety Act, a set of bills designed to curb stop-and-frisks and alter NYPD policies. While it is indeed...
Silly school-safety solutions
‘Do something”: Those were the urgent but rather non-specific marching orders given to schools — or at least the orders that schools seemed to hear — in the wake of...
‘Old Boy’ needs to grow up
A.R. Gurney has written so many political plays lately (“O Jerusalem,” “Mrs. Farnsworth”) that it’s easy to forget that he once dealt almost exclusively with WASPs and their foibles. The...
Dark delights in Camelot
Watching the magnetic Tina Benko chatter about style and death in “Jackie,” you’ve got to wonder: How the heck did she memorize that crazy script, which jumps about without an...
Poorly plotted ‘Pool’ goes off the deep end
In “The North Pool,” the white vice principal of a high school in Anytown, USA, asks a Syrian transfer student into his office for a little chat. The entire play...
Paul Taylor opens season at Lincoln Center with works old and new
For his company’s opening night at Lincoln Center on Tuesday, Paul Taylor paired a new dance with some of his earliest works — but age won out. The older pieces...
Ex-Mets prospect Kazmir looking to make Indians rotation
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Mets fans get ready for Scott Kazmir II. Kazmir is re-inventing himself as a pitcher and is making good on the promise he told The Post’s Mark...
Torre shocked at severity of Teixeira’s wrist injury
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Team USA manager Joe Torre admitted last night he was shocked at the extent of Mark Teixeira’s wrist injury. He also was surprised when he saw the...
Rangers adding Hamrlik hurts Zuccarello's chances
The Rangers’ waiver claim of defenseman Roman Hamrlik will make a contract offer to Mats Zuccarello more problematic. Hamrlik represents the 49th player under contract in the organization, one under...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:15 p.m. Best Bet: Cane Ridge (9th)FIRST-Mile trot; $9,500; cond7 Jurgen Hanover(DMiller)3-5-13-18 Rapid Ascent(AMiller)2-2-27-24 Dagget(TTetrick)1-8-19-21 Corleone Hall(YGingras)7-6-812-12 Amarcord(JPlutino)2-4-615-13 Brissot(JCampbell)4-3-615-15 Keystone Cocoa(PBerry)1-5-X8-16 Classified Action(SAllard)7-6-520-19 Luvalady(MMiller)2-5-65-110 SouthJerseyBugsy(EAbbtell)8-6-620-1SECOND-Mile pace; $8,000; cond9...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 1:00 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m; $27,000; clm($15,000); 4upROUGHN ROYAL defeated cheaper as favorite and was claimed. DIVINE CHILD drops in class after fourth in last two starts. DON MISIL goes...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $23,000; clm($12,500); 4up(f)SKIDDLES N BOB set the pace and was caught in deep stretch to finish second...
Redskins-name suit goes to court
WASHINGTON — The case against the Redskins nickname begins again today. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board will hear a petition brought by a group of Native Americans who say...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70y; $65,000; mdn spcl wt; 3YO; (f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Lady of Gold(L),115J Ortiz3-4-xSerpe8-12 Sylvia T(L),120M Luzzi2-2-4Morrison5-13 Mon Arch Lass(L),120R Maragh7-x-xC Brown4-14 Dowager...
Gulfstream Park Charts
March 6th, 2013 Clear And Fast. ©2013 Equibase. All Rights Reserved FIRST-1m; $17,500; clm; 4up; (f&m) Off: 1:06. 6. off rail, drew clear Time: 23.91, 47.4, 1:13.7, 1:26.54, 1:39.47. Trainer:...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 7FRIMar. 8SATMar. 9SUNMar. 10MONMar. 11TUEMar. 12WEDMar. 13KnicksOklahoma City8:00TNTESPN 98.7 FMNO GAMEUtah7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEG.S.10:30MSGESPNNO GAMEDen.10:30MSGESPNNetsNOGAMEWas.7:30YESWFANAtl.7:00YESWFANNOGAMEPhi.7:00YESWFANN.O.7:30YESWFANNO GAMENOGAMENOGAMEMarq.2:00ESPNWBBRNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEBig East Tourn.TBDRangersIslanders7:00MSG NetworkWBBR 1130 AMOtt.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEWash.12:30NBCESPNNOGAMEBuf.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEIslandersRangers7:00MSG Plus 2WRHU 88.7 FMNO GAMEWash.1:00MSG+WRHUPit.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMENO GAMEDevilsBuffalo7:00MSG PlusWFAN 660 AM/101.9...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Kentucky at Georgia ESPN7 p.m.Virginia at Florida State ESPN27 p.m.Penn State at Northwestern ESPNU7 p.m.Butler at UMass NBCSN8 p.m.Thunder at Knicks TNT, ESPN 98.7 FM9 p.m.Wisconsin at Michigan State...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogN’WESTERN4 1/2Penn St.Virginia3 1/2FLORIDA ST.Kentucky3 1/2GEORGIAUMASSPickButlerCOLORADO3 1/2OregonNEW MEX. ST.2 1/2La. TechUTAH ST.14Texas St.DENVER11Tex.-ArlingtonMICHIGAN ST.5WisconsinPACIFIC5Uc IrvineUC DAVISPickLong Beach St.CAL POLY15Uc RiversideUC S. BARB.1 1/2Cal St.-FullrtonSAN JOSE ST.1UtsaCS NRTHRDGE3HawaiiUTAH1Oregon St.N. COLORADO7...
McIlroy deserves praise for coming clean about walk-off
DORAL, Fla. — Rory McIlroy always has been a quick study. On the golf course, he was such a fast learner that by age 13 he was outdriving his father,...
No worries for Tiger about injuries
DORAL, Fla. — Tiger Woods feels whole again. A year ago at the WGC-Cadillac Championship, Woods was forced to withdraw from the tournament with an Achilles injury. A year later,...
Sports Shorts
BASEBALL: Wright shines for USA in WBC tuneup David Wright singled twice, drove in a run and made a spectacular play at third base for Team USA in an 8-7...
Humphries booted out of Nets’ rotation
CHARLOTTE — When P.J. Carlesimo decided it was time to give Mirza Teletovic a chance to earn some minutes, that meant either Reggie Evans or Kris Humphries was headed out...
Free agency in store for Giants’ Bennett
Martellus Bennett figured he did enough in his first season with the Giants to make a compelling case for himself as the long-term answer at tight end. After all, he...
Doctors: Rangers’ Staal likely to recover from right eye injury
The right-eye injury sustained by Marc Staal on Tuesday night at 5:45 of the third period at the Garden when he was struck by a deflected puck is not believed...
Don King wants tribute for Venezuelan president Chavez
Boxing clashed with politics yesterday as Don King mourned the death of Hugo Chavez. The Hall of Fame promoter professed his love for the Venezuelan president and put HBO and...
Former Knicks guard Williams battles colon cancer
Former Knicks guard Ray Williams is battling cancer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. “Yeah, it’s colon cancer,’’ Gus Williams, Ray’s older brother who also played in the NBA, told The...
Woodson: Knicks' Anthony has ‘fluid’ in knee
AUBURN HILLS — The Knicks still have not revealed the specifics of Carmelo Anthony’s injury, but coach Mike Woodson said Anthony has “built-up fluid’’ in the back of his right...
Revis wants to remain with Jets: sources
Sources close to Darrelle Revis told The Post last night that Revis wants to stay a Jet. Wants owner Woody Johnson — more than Arthur Blank of the Falcons, more...
Knicks' Felton turns around ‘terrible’ start to night
AUBURN HILLS — The night began in absolute horror for Raymond Felton. By the end of the first quarter against the Pistons, when the Knicks had rung up a ghastly...
With Melo out, Amar’e helps lead Knicks vs. Pistons
AUBURN HILLS — Amar’e Stoudemire was feeling his oats all day, perhaps knowing he would again be needed to be “The Man’’ with Carmelo Anthony out last night. Though coach...
Poodle chic revived in Liberace glitter pic
Too much was never enough in the glitzy world of Liberace. The legendary showman, who died in 1987, is the subject of an HBO biopic called “Behind the Candelabra” that...
11th Commandment: ‘Thou shalt not underestimate the power of The Bible’
The heavenly ratings of History’s “The Bible” caught most TV execs by surprise — but not Tom Forman. The executive producer of GSN’s hit series “The American Bible Challenge,” which...
Drama Mama
Your weekly guide to TV’s best and worst one-hour shows. There are few better ways to spend a blustery night than curled up with a good (TV) mystery: “Dallas” (Monday,...
‘Game of Thrones’ porno in the works
The adult movie producer responsible for porn parodies of “The Simpsons” and “SpongeBob” is working on a more serious movie. “We’re thinking about ‘Game of Thrones,’ ” director Lee Roy...
Kanye’s beef with MTV
Kanye West knows why he ended up a rusty No. 7 on MTV’s “Hottest MC” list released this week. It because he’s dating Kim Kardashian, the rapper told New York’s...
Weird but true
A Colorado waitress was able to serve up some payback to an ID thief. The server was shocked when the crook tried to pay with a bogus check — and...
Fights, suspensions tarnishing St. John’s image
We’re quickly closing in on an era when friends won’t ask friends about their spouses, or jobs or children. They will ask, “How’s your brand doing?” It’s all about branding...
LIU advances to semis of NEC tourney, Wagner up next
Just one day after being named the Northeast Conference Player of the Year, LIU Brooklyn senior Jamal Olasewere sat helplessly on the bench, hoping his college career was not coming...
Knicks come alive in fourth to beat Pistons without Anthony
AUBURN HILLS — Amar’e Stoudemire was feeling his oats all day, perhaps knowing he would again be needed to be “The Man’’ with Carmelo Anthony out Wednesday night. Though coach...
Wagner advances to NEC semis by topping CCSU
After Wagner and Central Connecticut State split the regular season series, it was fitting the two schools would meet in the first round of their conference tournament. The rubber match...
Nets blow past hapless Bobcats
CHARLOTTE — It took a while, but the Nets finally got going Wednesday night. After sleepwalking through the early stages and finding themselves trailing by 10 at halftime to the...
Perp doubles down on charge by running from court
What a meathead! Ramon Ortega, accused of stealing a salami from a Brownsville grocery store, ran from a misdemeanor right into a felony yesterday when he fled a detention area...
49ers release six-time Pro Bowl kicker Akers
SAN FRANCISCO — Six-time Pro Bowl kicker David Akers has been released by the San Francisco 49ers after two seasons filled with record-breaking highs and incredible lows. General Manager Trent...