May 23, 2013
Jodi Arias jury can't decide on death penalty or life in prison; sentencing retrial scheduled for July
PHOENIX — Jurors who spent five months determining Jodi Arias' fate couldn't decide whether she should get life in prison or die for murdering her boyfriend, sending prosecutors back to...
Crime-deterring surveillance cameras for Rockaways delayed by 'red tape'
NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly was grilled yesterday over the delay in installing a trio of crime-deterring cameras in the Rockaways — as an e-mail surfaced showing that the paperwork is...
Fired teacher says meaning 'lost in translation' after calling student 'Negro'
A Bronx teacher says her language lesson was lost in translation when she was fired for calling a student “Negro” — though she claims she was simply using the Spanish...
Obama orders review of DOJ process for investigating journalists
President Barack Obama said on Thursday he directed Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a review of Department of Justice guidelines for investigations that involve journalists and report back by...
Boy Scouts vote to lift ban on gay members
GRAPEVINE, Texas — The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders — a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could...
IRS official who refused to answer questions at inquiry placed on administrative leave
WASHINGTON — A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lois Lerner has been replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who...
PJ: Nets goals of winning title within two years 'maybe not totally realistic'
P.J. Carlesimo thinks the Brooklyn Nets' goal of winning a championship within the next two years is "maybe not totally realistic," though he believes they are a contender in the...
Real-life 'Walter White' arrested in Mass. : teacher battling cancer was 'trafficking meth'
BOSTON -– A Massachusetts teacher has been arrested for trafficking methamphetamine after he allegedly received a package of the illegal substance at his school. Stephen Doran, 57, a tutor at...
Rangers' Richards deserved the hook
Brad Richards left his coach no choice. Which, when it comes right down to it, is just as well, because any time the Rangers have gone on the power play...
Wheeler expected to make 2-3 more starts in minors, then join Mets: source
The Mets have clearly reached the countdown stage to Zack Wheeler's major league debut.A high-ranking team official told The Post on Thursday that barring a setback, the club's top pitching...
Hurricane season is going to be wild: NOAA
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to...
Yankees' Teixeira close to return, could start rehab assignment next week
TAMPA -- Curtis Granderson was the first one back from the DL and it appears Mark Teixeira will be the second with Kevin Youkilis a close third."He could start a...
Obama goes on defensive over drone strikes, announces renewed push to close Guantanamo Bay
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted...
SEE IT: Bills fan has giant tattoo of O.J. Simpson on thigh
At least one person still remembers O.J. Simpson's terrific NFL career vividly.But then again, how could Bryan Labarron forget? He has "The Juice's" face tattooed on his leg.The tat, which...
New York Post's guide to Memorial Day weekend
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to summer and the perfect time to get out and about in the gorgeous weather. Check out the Post's guide to plan your...
New York's best beaches
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to summer and the perfect time to start working on that tan. Here is a list of the best local beaches so break...
Music you can't miss
Many people spend Memorial Day weekend by getting outside with friends and family to eat barbecue and corn on the cob while drinking a cold beer. But for others, Memorial...
Event guide
Manhattan • SmorgasBar opens at the South Street Seaport The smash hit weekly Brooklyn food fair finally makes its way across the river to satisfy the palates of hungry Manhattanites....
Best weekend getaways
Memorial Day kicks off the season of fun with a long weekend and a great excuse to get of town. Beat the heat and get away from it all with...
Pacers coach on Hibbert criticism: Heat had ‘more intelligent plan’ than Knicks
Pacers coach Frank Vogel has come under fire for having center Roy Hibbert out of the game for the Heat’s final two buckets in Wednesday’s 103-102 overtime defeat to open...
NJ: Bars put cheap booze in premium liquor bottles
State investigators say at least one bar in New Jersey was mixing food dye with rubbing alcohol and serving it as scotch. That's one of the details released Thursday about...
Shareholder adviser firm ISS paying $300K fine to settle charges of failing to protect clients' voting info
WASHINGTON — A prominent firm in the business of advising big shareholders on how to vote in elections for company directors is paying a $300,000 fine to settle federal civil...
Doctor who helped find bin Laden denied asylum in US: report
The jailed doctor who helped the U.S. track down Osama bin Laden was convicted by a tribal court on bogus charges, according to a classified Pakistani government report. Portions of...
Kate Upton said no, but check out who DID accept teen's invitation to the prom
The Los Angeles teen who asked Kate Upton to be his prom date may have been turned down by the busty cover girl, but he found another Sports Illustrated swimsuit...
Knicks' Anthony named second-team All-NBA
Carmelo Anthony was rewarded for being the NBA's scoring champion and leading the Knicks to a 54-win season with a place on the All-NBA second team.The league released the results...
Friends and family of 12-year-old cyberbully victim speaks out on vile abuse before tragic suicide
The tragic Queens girl who hanged herself in her bedroom yesterday afternoon was mercilessly teased by classmates who called her a slut, a whore and mocked her failures with boyfriends...
Nets' Lopez fails to make any All-NBA team
Brook Lopez wasn't able to follow up his first All-Star selection with a first-ever All-NBA berth.The NBA released its all-league teams Thursday afternoon, and Lopez found himself on the outside...
Police question teen in shooting death of 14-year-old girl on Queens bus
Queens detectives picked up a 16-year-old boy for questioning, in connection to the shocking slaying of a 14-year-old girl, killed on a city bus this past weekend, police said. NYPD...
Gov. Cuomo says if Weiner's elected mayor, 'shame on us'
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo stuck it to mayoral wannabe Anthony Weiner yesterday when asked what he thought about the disgraced former Congressman's bid for Gracie Mansion. During a interview with...
European golf head apologizes for using word 'colored' when talking about Tiger, Sergio spat
VIRGINIA WATER, England — The head of the European golf tour apologized for using the term "colored" during a live television interview Thursday in which he was reacting to the...
Unemployment aid applications fell to 340,000 last week
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 23,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, a level consistent with solid job growth. The less volatile four-week...
Tortorella scratches Richards for Rangers' Game 4
In one last act of desperation, John Tortorella decided his Rangers team has the best chance to win with former Conn Smythe winner Brad Richards out of the lineup.Tortorella will...
Metro-North workers injured in Conn. train crash hire lawyer to pursue damages
STAMFORD, Conn. — Seven Metro-North railroad workers injured in last week's collision on the commuter line have hired a lawyer to pursue damages. The engineers of the two trains involved...
Taxi big adds new charges to suit against Bloomberg after mayor's profanity-laced tirade
The taxi magnate who said he was subjected to a profanity-laced rant by Mayor Bloomberg has filed a federal lawsuit charging the mayor with threatening him and siccing TLC inspectors...
Man who pretended to be member of Walt Disney family arrested
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — Authorities say a man has been arrested after claiming to be a member of the Walt Disney family and giving away invalid Disneyland passes. Los Angeles...
Long Island's Bermudez wants to be UFC champ, 'baddest man on the planet'
Dennis Bermudez doesn’t have lofty goals. Nah. Nothing out of the ordinary. He just wants to do one million pullups consecutively. And run a four-minute mile. “My No. 1 goal...
Kerry stops for shwarma after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Secretary of State John Kerry says he's all in for Palestinian shwarma. Kerry chomped one of the meat sandwiches after meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in...
Giants bring back inconsistent WR Barden
Ramses Barden could be considered a tease during his four seasons with the Giants, a towering-looking target who was not able to translate that physical threat to on-field production. It...
Friends and family at funeral remember 9-year-old girl killed in Okla. tornado
OKLAHOMA CITY — Friends and family are attending funeral services for a 9-year-old girl killed by Monday's tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb. Thursday's funeral for Antonia Candelaria was the...
Terror slay soldier ID'd as Lee Rigby - survived Afghan war only to be killed by extremist at home
The soldier slaughtered on the streets of London by Islamic radicals was identified today as an Afghan war veteran and loving father of a 2-year-old boy, British military officials said....
84-year-old New Mexico woman with oxygen tank indicted for drug trafficking
ALBUQUERQUE — An 84-year-old Albuquerque woman who uses an oxygen tank has been indicted for drug trafficking. KRQE-TV reports that Lillie Smith was recently indicted by a Bernalillo County grand...
Report retracted: Nicks didn't miss Giants OTAs over contract, but still no explanation
There was no reason for the Giants to anticipate Hakeem Nicks staying away from the team’s first organized team activity practice, as Nicks had been a participant in the off-season...
More than 2,000 people sign Hofstra petition asking for better off-campus security
UNIONDALE — A former homecoming king and queen have launched an online petition asking Hofstra University to beef up off-campus security, including in the area where a student was killed...
As Pineda nears Yankees return, Mariners send struggling Montero to Triple-A
The Yankees may win the Jesus Montero-Michael Pineda trade, after all. Pineda has yet to throw a pitch for the Yankees after he tore labrum in his right shoulder last...
Thug held without bail in Village gay-slay shooting
The thug held in the Greenwich Village gay-slay shooting of tragic Mark Carson has been indicted in the senseless bias murder, prosecutors announced this morning. Ex-con Elliot Morales, 33, remains...
Teen birth rate hits record low, dramatic decline among Hispanics
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report....
Cleric ID's terror fiend after savage attack on soldier near London barracks; 2 more suspects arrested
British cops arrested two more suspects in connection to yesterday’s gruesome murder of a soldier in London, as more details emerged on the killers. Counterterrorism officers nabbed a man and...
Giants' Hynoski to have surgery on MCL, hopes to return by Week 1
Fullback Henry Hynoski will have surgery Friday to repair the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and a chip fracture to the lateral plateau [tibia] after going down on...
Fowl lover launches thriving Rent-A-Chicken business
Folks are a—cluckin’ for Rent-A-Chicken—the first American business to offer hens on loan! Founder Leslie Suitor launched her feathery venture after neighbors in Traverse City, Michigan started cooing for local...
Anti-muslim group clashes with UK police, attacks mosques near terror hack attack site
Far-right anti-Muslim English Defence League mobs turned out in Woolwich last night clashing with riot police after last night's sickening Islamist terror attack. Mosques in Woolwich, Braintree in Essex and...
POST-CAST: Rangers great Graves talks playoffs, 1994 and more with Vaccaro, Hale
Rangers great Adam Graves talks about his former team's dire playoff situation and relives memories of winning the cup in 1994 with Post columnist Mike Vaccaro and reporter Mark Hale....
Man charged with murder in Florida after he was overheard discussing killing when cellphone pocket-dialed 911
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Authorities in South Florida say a man is charged with murder because he was overheard discussing the killing when his cellphone pocket-dialed 911. The Broward Sheriff's...
Chuck Norris says Tim Tebow is clutch like me, urges Jaguars to sign him
His next fact could read: Chuck Norris is so influential he got Tim Tebow a job in the NFL. That’s exactly what the tough guy/actor is hoping. In an article...
WATCH: Horrifying video reveals students' terror as deadly twister hits Okla. school
Horrifying cellphone video shot by a teacher at a Moore, Okla. school captures the frightening moment Monday's killer tornado tore through the area. Amidst chilling screams, teachers at Briarwood Elementary...
Structure at bottom of Sea of Galilee could reveal secrets of ancient life in Middle East
TIBERIAS, Israel — The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and is...
Sext pol gets supportive reception in Harlem - 'I'm already the Weiner!'
Anthony Weiner put down his smartphone and picked up a baby stroller today, pressing flesh with Harlem commuters he hopes will overlook his personal indiscretions and support him at the...
UK official: Suspects in soldier slay terror attack had been probed
LONDON — Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had featured in previous investigations by security services, a British official said Thursday, as investigators searched several locations and tried...
Davis, Yankees outfield and Mattingly
I saw Matt Harvey pitch live for my first time ever – at least, in a game that counted – and I figured for sure I’d be writing about him....
3 women stood up to London fiends to comfort terror attack victim in final moments
LONDON — Three brave London women rushed to a slain British soldier and then fearlessly confronted his killers yesterday, preventing more carnage at the hands of two blood-thirsty terrorists. The...
Cicadas spotted in NJ
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's invasion of cicadas has started in the wake of two days of warm weather. The insects have started to emerge from the soil in droves...
Cleveland hero Charles Ramsey, who helped rescue women held captive, gets free burgers for life
CLEVELAND — The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay...
Hofstra 'home invader' won praise from state parole panel before 2011 release
UNIONDALE — The parolee shot and killed along with a Hofstra University student by police won praise from a state parole panel in 2011 before his conditional release from prison....
UK emergency committee meets after attack; property being searched
LONDON — The British government's emergency committee met Thursday after two attackers butchered a British soldier in a daylight attack in London that raised fears terrorism had returned to the...
Knicks star Carmelo has small shoulder tear; J.R. has fluid on knee
The Knicks’ 1-2 scoring tandem was truly hurting in the ill-fated Pacers series. Not only did Carmelo Anthony play with what an MRI exam Wednesday revealed was a partial tear...
Unable to qualify at St. John’s and Iona, Pelle sets sights on NBA
Two years ago, Norvel Pelle was part of the initial star-studded St. John’s recruiting class coach Steve Lavin put together to try to put the Red Storm back on the...
Knicks' Prigioni wants to stay in NBA
Say it’s so, Pablo! Knicks rookie point guard Pablo Prigioni said on Argentine radio Wednesday his preference is to remain in the NBA next season rather than return to the...
Officials to unveil Coney Island's new Steeplechase Plaza and restored, historic carousel
There’s finally a reason to head to the western end of Coney’s Island’s fabled beachfront besides catching a Brooklyn Cyclones’ ballgame. Workers yesterday were putting the final touches on Steeplechase...
A history of hate
A timeline of the feud between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia: Aug. 15, 1999: During the final round of the PGA Championship at Medinah, Garcia, then 19, tweaked Woods, who...
Miserable Ike’s misplay seals Reds sweep of Mets
The only thing missing was Elvis Presley’s soundtrack “Viva Las Vegas” blaring in the background as Ike Davis tried to wish foul Brandon Phillips’ chopper in yesterday’s ninth inning. The...
Davis has played his way out of Mets' future plans
Send Ike Davis to the minor leagues. Don’t send him to the minor leagues. It doesn’t make a difference in the big picture. Here’s the greater takeaway, as the Mets...
Garcia may get 'fried' by biggest sponsor
El Nino has created a storm he can’t handle, and it could cost him millions. A contrite Sergio Garcia sat before reporters in a hastily convened press conference yesterday in...
Sergio may not be racist, but he is golf’s resident dimwit
We learned Sergio Garcia was thin-skinned at the 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage when he was in the midst of an endless re-gripping routine that prompted more than a few...
Nets season in review: Josh Childress
With the season over, it’s time to look back at the inaugural Brooklyn campaign for the Nets. To do so, I’m going to take a look at each player on...
Business briefs
Losing bigAtlantic City’s casinos saw their gross operating profits plunge by more than 63 percent in the first three months of this year, according to figures released by the New...
Saks shares spike on heels of sale scoop
For Saks investors, it’s like the financial crisis never happened.Shares in the owner of Saks Fifth Avenue spiked 13 percent yesterday, after The Post first reported late Tuesday that the...
Dammed $tream
Music industry executives are increasingly frustrated with Sony’s slow motion negotiating tactics with Apple, which is hoping to launch a new streaming music service, The Post has learned. Universal Music...
Lights! QE! Action!
Tinseltown likes its summertime thrillers — and now it looks like Wall Street is going to get a blockbuster of its own this year. The Hollywood on the Hudson adaptation...
Clearwire board call for Sprint
Clearwire’s board recommended Sprint Nextel’s higher takeover bid of $3.40 a share, or about $2.5 billion, saying it’s the best offer available to the struggling wireless-service provider. The bid, which...
Tumblr spins $13M into $192M for lucky VCs
Tumblr’s $1.1 billion purchase by Yahoo! returned $192 million to two of its biggest venture backers, a person familiar with the matter said, disputing an estimate by PrivCo. Spark Capital...
HP beats the Street
Hewlett-Packard raised its 2013 earnings outlook after beating expectations, as CEO Meg Whitman’s turnaround plan shored up profits and offset shrinking PC sales with enterprise computing services.Fiscal second quarter profit...
Path says ‘eye’ do
Get a look at what could be the most expensive catering hall in the world. The $3.74 billion World Trade Center PATH terminal — a Santiago Calatrava-designed centerpiece known as...
J.Lo says Sí to cell store deal
The pop singer of “Jenny From the Block” is taking her show to the street for Verizon. Jennifer Lopez announced plans yesterday to open a chain of 15 cellphone stores...
Redbox roll
Chief Financial Officer Galen Smith of Coinstar, owner of the popular Redbox DVD vending machines, said results in the second half of the year forcompany will benefit from a strong...
Bloomberg checked out flacks for flak
Bloomberg LP, as its Spygate scandal spilled across papers around the world, sought professional help, The Post has learned. The data company weighed hiring crisis p.r. consultants, sources said. Bloomberg...
Twitter ups its security
Twitter is adding an extra security measure to prevent unauthorized log-ins.The microblogging service said yesterday that users will be able to enroll in a log-in verification program. Twitter will send...
SocGen’s Rosbank big out
Société Générale said yesterday that it was moving to dismiss its top Russian executive days after his shock arrest on bribery charges.The decision by Russian subsidiary Rosbank’s board to fire...
Restructuring Ross now headed for trial
Billionaire Wilbur Ross is famous for restructuring failing companies — but shareholders say he crossed a line when it came to bailing out one of his own bad investments.Nearly four...
CEO median salary: $9.7M
The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5 percent increase from a year earlier, aided by a rising stock market, according to an...
Stake race
Warren Buffett holds the fate of government-owned Ally Financial and its bankrupt mortgage unit, ResCap, in his hands. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway likely has the power to block a plan to...
Ratner: MSG can't block Islanders' Nassau plan
Barclays Center owner Bruce Ratner is trying to defend against a power play. The developer, who hopes to bring six New York Islanders games a season to a slimmed-down Nassau...
Open season
So you’re one of those Manhattanites fortunate enough to have outdoor space — a nice-size terrace, say, or maybe even a sprawling roof deck — but you haven’t had the...
Just sold!
Manhattan CLINTON $999,000 350 W. 42nd St. One-bedroom, one-bath condo, 768 square feet, with granite kitchen with Bosch appliances, Waterworks/Kohler marble bath and floor-to-ceiling windows; Orion building features doorman, gym,...
Mann cave
It took 15 years, but Broadway co-stars and real-life married couple Charlotte d’Amboise and Terrence Mann finally made it to Harlem. “We’ve been together since 1989,” Mann says, “and she...
Murray St.
Bill Murray’s former penthouse duplex at Manhattan Skyline’s The Villager, a 31-unit, landmarked six-story building at 450 Sixth Ave. in Greenwich Village, is on the market, asking $12,500 a month...
I f**king forget
Mayor Bloomberg claimed yesterday he doesn’t remember unloading an f-bomb-laced tirade on a taxi-fleet kingpin during a Knick game last week — but then launched into another attack on the...
Tornado ‘looters’ busted
MOORE, Okla. — Two men were busted and charged with looting leveled homes as new tales of grief emerged from the wreckage of Moore, Okla. The pair claimed they were...
Vagrant ’fess in gay bash
A homeless man turned himself in yesterday for a gay-bias attack in the East Village, cops said. Gornell Roman, 29, pummeled the victim, 45, as he taunted him with anti-gay...
Pols move to stab TSA plan
All four senators from New York and New Jersey joined forces yesterday to introduce a bill blocking a TSA plan to allow small knives on to planes. New York Democrats...
Victim ‘fingers’ suspect
A female robber’s finger was bitten off by a Midtown sneaker salesman who had just been shot by her accomplice — and the missing digit helped cops track her down,...
A sneak peek into Tribeca peeping photographer’s apartment
The Post yesterday turned the tables on a sneaky photographer who snapped pictures of his unwitting neighbors in Tribeca — by pointing a camera at his own windows. “It would...
12-year-old girl hangs herself after being cyberbullied by classmates: sources
A 12-year-old Queens girl hanged herself in her family home yesterday after being relentlessly cyberbullied by her middle-school classmates, sources told The Post. Gabrielle Molina was found hanging by a...
Shayk shakes ’em at Cannes
Supermodel Irina Shayk is nearly X-rated in this barely there dress last night at the Cannes Film Festival. The Victoria’s Secret stunner made a head-turning entrance at the Palais des...
Upstate tax-free zones
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo is trying to change the state’s reputation as the nation’s tax capital by carving out some tax-free pockets upstate.Cuomo unveiled a plan to create tax-free zones...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A subway conductor helped a straphanger escape a sicko (police sketch of suspect) who exposed himself on a No. 4 train and put his hands on her, police said....
Get the rack
The president of the city firefighters’ union blasted the bike-share program yesterday, calling the placement of the racks a hazard to emergency responders — as the city continued to shuffle...
Finest goes undiecover
Nice work if you can get it.A veteran cop gave a glimpse into the grueling work of undercover vice operations, testifying yesterday about stripping down to his underwear and watching...
Queens man in 32-day torture nightmare
A crew of kidnappers abducted and tortured a Queens immigrant, demanding $3 million ransom from his relatives in Ecuador as they held him captive in a Long Island City warehouse...
Borders gift cards useless
The defunct Borders bookstore chain owes nothing to holders of roughly $210.5 million of gift cards that had not been used by the time it shut down, a Manhattan federal...
‘iThief’ mug snap
Police are searching for an iPhone thief whose image was captured via a security app.The 25-year-old victim had fallen asleep on a Q train in Brooklyn on May 11 and...
Life or death on 20th floor
These dramatic photos show two of New York’s Finest tackling a distraught and barefoot woman who threatened to leap from the 20th-floor balcony of a Midtown building yesterday morning. It...
‘Cats’ in jam over legal fees
Mayoral hopeful and supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis has to fork over nearly $3.9 million to the lawyers of workers who sued him for shortchanging them at his Gristedes stores, a...
‘Wired’ pol eyes old seat
Maybe he'll run on the clean-up-Albany platform! Disgraced ex-Assemblyman Nelson Castro, who worked as an undercover informant against his fellow Albany legislators, is considering running for his old office, The...
He’s a freed thinker, too
An ex-con who served more than 17 years in the slammer for a murder he didn’t commit graduated from Mercy College yesterday — after earning most of his credits behind...
Backers: Jacko’s a ‘freak’
LOS ANGELES — Concert promoters in charge of Michael Jackson’s last scheduled gigs were embarrassed yesterday when e-mails of them calling Jacko a “creepy,” “freak” performer were revealed in court.AEG...
GOP women: Dump Silver
ALBANY — GOP assemblywomen urged their Democratic sisters to stop the “war on women” by booting Sheldon Silver as speaker for mishandling the Vito Lopez sex scandal. “As female members...
W. Point nude-vid scandal
A West Point sergeant secretly photographed and videotaped naked female cadets as they showered, the Army said yesterday. A dozen women were taped as far back as 2009, when Sgt....
2G ‘junk’ fine tossed
It was a big win for the little guy and common sense. A Manhattan appeals court this week overturned a $2,000 fine levied in 2011 against Brooklyn carpenter Albert Prince...
Derek Jeter uses phony name 'Philip' at Greenwich Village Starbucks
Does Derek Jeter really think no one at this Starbucks knows who he is? The Yankee shortstop was spotted yesterday leaving one of the coffee chain’s locations in Greenwich Village...
Anthony getting his chain yanked
Anthony Weiner’s mayoral rivals don’t want voters to forget about his sexting scandal, and several even greeted his candidacy with some hard-edged humor. “If he can penetrate the [Democratic] field,...
Anthony Weiner hides from the tough questions and serves up pizza for reporters
Shame-faced, prickly and evasive, Anthony Weiner stayed in hiding yesterday, the day he announced he’s running for mayor. But the disgraced ex-congressman materialized on the telephone — so terrified of...
I solemnly swear – to say nothing
WASHINGTON — Her lips are sealed. Lois Lerner, head of the tax-exempt office at the heart of the IRS scandal, yesterday stared down a House panel and invoked her Fifth...
Twist in Fox ‘hound’
WASHINGTON — The government’s efforts to snoop on Fox News reporter James Rosen during a leak investigation were broader than first revealed — extending to other Fox reporters and even...
US: Our drones killed 4 Yanks
WASHINGTON — The US government has taken out four Americans through drone strikes overseas, but only one was killed intentionally, Attorney General Eric Holder acknowledged yesterday. The first official admission...
Twin sis’ farewell to ‘angel’
Hofstra student Andrea Rebello’s heartbroken twin sister sobbed uncontrollably as she said goodbye to the slain beauty at a funeral in Westchester yesterday. Jessica Rebello, 21, trailed her sister’s metal...
Gambling suspect’s ‘safe’ bet
What happens in Vegas can’t happen at the Bellagio for a co-defendant in the high-stakes, illegal gambling case against Upper East Side art dealer Helly Nahmad. Professional poker player Abe...
‘Most wanted’ robber guilty
A gunman who burglarized the home of a Brooklyn bishop and was caught after being featured on “America’s Most Wanted” was convicted yesterday. In 2010, Sadiq Abdul-Wahhab, 48, broke into...
Marathon fiend had killed before
Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev took part in a triple murder and robbery in 2011 — and then used the proceeds to get his terror training in Russia, his accomplice...
Muslim terrorists behead soldier on street – then warn the world
Two home-grown terrorists shouting “God is Great” in Arabic savagely hacked and decapitated a British soldier in broad daylight on a London street yesterday — then tried to justify the...
Team Obama’s endless Syria bungling
Since his inauguration, President Obama’s gullibility about Syria’s brutal dictatorship and its ally Russia’s Middle East objectives has injured America’s stakes in the region. In the third year of Syria’s...
Safety for criminals
Imagine a world in which criminals control our streets, police officers can’t act for fear of being sanctioned by judges, murders skyrocket back to the levels of the early 1990s...
NYC’s downward cycle: Racking up stupidity
The Issue: The locations of the racks needed for the city’s bike-rental program, which starts this weekend. *** Kenan Thompson’s Saturday Night Live skit “What Up With That?” makes me...
Weiner the wise
Give Anthony Weiner credit for understanding that the current field of Democratic mayoral candidates offers a big opening to anyone who shows even a modest break with the standard pandering...
Mike’s reckless driving
We said yesterday that New York’s arbitrary treatment of Madison Square Garden makes the city look like a banana republic. We may have been too kind. It turns out the...
Bloody London
Even in an age when terrorists have done their best to make the unspeakable routine, the hacking to death of a British soldier in London shocks. It shocks, first, because...
The ‘Criminal’ press
The Justice Department’s secret seizure of phone records from The Associated Press and its monitoring of Fox News reporter James Rosen are nothing less than thuggish attempts to criminalize the...
Another enormous ObamaCare ‘Oops’
Would you like to have a “skinny” health insurance policy? Probably not. But if you’re employed by a large company, you may get one, thanks to ObamaCare. That’s the conclusion...
Do not go out on a limb for ‘Epic’
They changed the title of this animated film from “Leafmen” to “Epic,” but the problem remains that it’s still about leaf men: tiny forest sprites in Robin Hood gear riding...
‘Doin’ It In The Park: Pick-up Basketball, NYC’ review
For a sport with such a carefree name, this is one fierce subculture. In “Doin’ It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC,” co-directors Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau — both...
School’s out for predictable ‘The English Teacher’
Like so many small films carrying the Tribeca Films label, this seriocomic farce has its moments, but fails to live up to the promise of a starry cast headed by...
Immersive sung-through rock musical ‘Murder Ballad’ makes a love triangle feel fresh again
Oh no, not another immersive, sung-through rock musical! But “Murder Ballad” first opened at Manhattan Theatre Club last fall, the same time the Russian-inflected “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet...
‘Fill The Void’ review
Rama Burshtein sets her social drama among the ultra-Orthodox Jews of Tel Aviv. Shira (Hadas Yaron) is 18, and the adults are beginning the process of marrying her off. In...
Put ‘Geezers’ out to pasture
J.K. Simmons (“Oz”) plays J. Kimball, an actor whose brother-in-law wants him to play an 85-year-old in a script enticingly titled “Do Not Resuscitate.” As directed by Simmons’ wife, Michelle...
Harvey finally has rough start for Mets
They can’t all be gems. Yet, even Matt Harvey’s worst start of the season gave the Mets a chance Wednesday. In the end, the stud right-hander took a no-decision after...
Coach K back for Team USA, but not D’Antoni
USA Basketball will announce today Mike Krzyzewski will return as coach of the U.S. men’s basketball team, but former Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni will no longer be part of his...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 1/2f; $50,000; cl($35,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 a-SchlyrdDrms(L),122J Alvarado4-3-5Jacobson3-12 Shankopotams(L),122R Maragh2-7-3Levine6-13 Demon'sDeputy(L),122A Solis5-4-1Gyarmat15-11A a-LyshLyshLysh(L),122CVelasquz3-7-3Jacobson3-14 ThisOnesforPhil(L),122I Ortiz, Jr4-2-6Rodrigez1-15 StrappingGrom(L),122JVelazquz1-1-2Domino4-16 Blind Hope(L),122J Lezcano5-3-4Servis10-1SECOND-1m(T); $60,000; mdn...
Belmont Park Charts
May 22nd, 2013 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $77,000; alw opt clm; 3YO; (f)Off: 1:06. Good. off slw,bull out 1/8Time: 24.48, 49.51, 1:14.32, 1:37.5, 1:43.34.Trainer:...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 23FRIMay 24SATMay 25SUNMay 26MONMay 27TUEMay 28WEDMay 29YankeesNOGAMET.B.7:10WWORWCBST.B.4:10YESWCBST.B.1:40YESWCBSMets7:10YESWCBSMets7:10YESWCBSMets7:05YESWCBSMetsNOGAMEAtl.7:10SNYWFANAtl.7:15FOXWFANAtl.8:05ESPNWFANYanks7:10WPIXWFANYanks7:10SNYWFANMets7:05SNYWFANRangersBoston7:00CNBCESPN 98.7 FMNOGAME* Bos.5:30NBCSNESPNNOGAME* Bos.TBDTBDESPN NOGAME* Bos.TBDTBDESPNRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMECol.5:00MSGNOGAMENOGAME+Read.Uni.7:30No TVLibertyNOGAMENOGAMEConn.7:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEHOMEAWAY
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing8 a.m.Formula One Practice: Monaco Grand Prix NBCSN1 p.m.NASCAR Nationwide Practice: History 300 SPEED3:30 p.m.NASCAR Sprint Cup Practice: Coca-Cola 600 SPEED5 p.m.NASCAR Nationwide Practice: History 300 SPEED7 p.m.NASCAR Sprint...
The Post Line
NBA PlayoffsTomorrowFavoriteLineUnderdogHEAT8PacersSaturdayGRIZZLIES4 1/2SpursNHL PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogRANGERS$100-120BruinsBlackhawks$120-140RED WINGSKINGS$130-150SharksSoccerSaturdayUEFA Champions LeagueChampionship; At LondonFavoriteLineUnderdogByern Mnich$210-250Dortmund Home team in CAPS
Arlington Results
FIRST-6f; $24,000; mdn cl($50,000); 3up6Vbreeze (Felix)17.405.204.001Cinco Y Cinco (Esquivel)2.802.103Keep On Shining (Roman)4.40* Exacta (6-1) $41.80 * $0.1 Superfecta (6-1-3-5) $32.51 * $0.5 Trifecta (6-1-3) $44.20SECOND-6f; $40,000; alw; 3up; (f&m)5Lttle Mry...
Penguins rout Senators, grab 3-1 series edge
OTTAWA — Sidney Crosby was careful not to get too far ahead of himself after helping the Penguins rout the Senators for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal...
Hondo makes Pitt stop
Hondo, who took two Tuesday night, gave it right back last night with the Yankees and Native Americans, whose failure to cooperate raised the deficit to 340 blasses.Today, Mr. Aitch...
Urlacher calls it a career
Brian Urlacher wasn’t sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he’s calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Bears. And what a career it was. Eight...
Jets QB Geno hip-hops into Jay-Z’s stable
Geno Smith has hired a new agent. Not surprisingly, he went with Roc Nation, the agency of rap superstar Jay-Z. The quarterback fired his agents after last month’s NFL Draft....
Fans face wand search at Belmont
Everyone entering Belmont Park for the June 8 Belmont Stakes will be subject to electronic wand searches at admission gates and other entrances, the New York Racing Association said yesterday....
Sports Shorts
MLB: Snow-cone vendor fired in Houston A vendor at Houston’s Minute Maid Park was fired after a fan filmed him taking a tray of snow cones into a stadium bathroom...
Anchor ban draws a mixed reaction
FORT WORTH, Texas — Tim Clark considers his future in golf uncertain now that the game’s two governing bodies have outlawed the anchored putting stroke.The next step is whether the...
Finding field an obstacle for New York's new MLS team
The partnership of the Yankees and Manchester City joins two of the world’s richest teams, buying an MLS expansion team called New York City FC. There is no doubt the...
LeBron’s bucket at buzzer propels Heat to OT win over Pacers
MIAMI — LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim. There was no one in his way. There was no stopping him, either. James made...
Rangers could be shorthanded on ‘D’
As if four straight wins wasn’t going to be hard enough, the Rangers will likely have to begin the unlikely turnaround with a depleted defense. Already without Marc Staal (eye),...
With little to lose, Rangers need to assert themselves
So three players in 10 games have been knocked silly on checks from opponents, legal or otherwise, and yet here are the Rangers on the brink of Round 2 elimination...
Rangers' Powe part of Flyers team that came back from 3-0 down vs. Bruins
The Rangers fell into the biggest, darkest hole in sports on Tuesday night and the clichés were immediately cued. In order to become just the fourth team to come back...
Three battling to be Giants starting MLB
Two former high school rivals and a first-round flameout. No, this isn’t a reality show — it’s the battle for the Giants’ middle linebacker spot, made vacant when Chase Blackburn...
Ryan annoyed as Sanchez throws three interceptions at Jets OTAs
Mark Sanchez is hitting midseason form in May. The Jets quarterback who has brought you 52 turnovers in the last two years — the most in the NFL by any...
Jets' Ivory shows moves to go with power
As one prominent Jets defender learned the hard way Wednesday, appearances can be deceiving. Chris Ivory might have the build of a power back, but the recent Gang Green trade...
Jets RB Goodson pleads not guilty
Jets running back Mike Goodson pleaded not guilty to drugs and weapons charges against him at his arraignment Wednesday morning at Morris County Superior Court. Goodson appeared in the Morristown,...
Nicks skips Giants OTAs because he’s not happy with contract: report
No player around the Giants wants to disappoint Eli Manning, but that is what Hakeem Nicks did Wednesday by being a surprise no-show at the team’s first organized team activity...
Hynoski carted off at Giants practice
Henry Hynoski is not a marquee name, but he fills a valuable role within the offense and the Giants are hoping their third-year fullback did not sustain a serious injury....
Mets top prospect Wheeler 'rusty' in return
Zack Wheeler was “rusty” in his return to the mound for Triple-A Las Vegas yesterday, but improved as his start in Des Moines, Iowa, progressed. “Honestly, nothing was working real...
Girardi would like to settle on three every day outfielders for Yankees
BALTIMORE — Eventually, Joe Girardi would like to settle on three regular outfielders. Nevertheless, when that time arrives isn’t known to the Yankees manager, who has been juggling four players...
Canseco blasts rape accuser
Jose Canseco went off on a Twitter rant Wednesday, slamming a Las Vegas woman who he said accused him of rape. The admitted steroid cheat tweeted a picture of a...
Yankees reliever Claiborne can’t bail out Kuroda
BALTIMORE — For the second straight night, one bad pitch out of the bullpen cost the Yankees. On Tuesday, it was Vidal Nuno’s offering to Nate McLouth on the game-winning...
Yankees’ Kuroda bruised, battered in loss but should make next start
BALTIMORE — In a season where seemingly every bump and bruise suffered sends the player to the disabled list, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he is supremely confident Hiroki Kuroda...
Yankees' Adams filling in capably for Youkilis at third
BALTIMORE — Kevin Youkilis is playing in simulated games in Tampa and isn’t particularly close to rejoining the Yankees, which is news to his latest fill-in, David Adams. “I don’t...
Starr Report
Is there no justice in the cruel world of TV? So Hallmark Channel says it’s “pleased to congratulate” Marie Osmond and her talk show, “Marie,” for snaring a Critics’ Choice...
TV monologues deader than dial-up — late night all about viral video
The DNA of late-night TV is being altered every morning. Nothing separates “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” from Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” and David Letterman’s “Late...
Drama Mama
Your weekly guide to TV’s best and worst one-hour shows. Honoring those in uniform by checking in with law-enforcement series: “Longmire” (Monday, 10 p.m., A&E) The old sheriff (Robert Taylor)...
‘DWTS’ may get fourth judge, Bubba
A fourth judge and a former president are two ideas being tossed around for the retooled version of “Dancing with The Stars.” “We are just starting to figure it out...
First look at TV remake of classic ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ movie
America’s most glamorous Depression-era outlaws, Clyde Barrow and his girlfriend, fashion-plate Bonnie Parker, died 79 years ago today in an ambush by a Texas sheriff’s trigger-happy posse. A new, four-hour...
Brooklyn TV show stars a killer
The controversial new summer series, “Brooklyn DA,” released its first video tease late yesterday — showing that the series will follow a murder case and the prosecution of a violent...
The week's winners and losers
WINNERS CONNIE ANNE PHILLIPS InStyle’s star publisher moves to take the reins of Glamour. BRE PETTIS CEO of Brooklyn based 3D-printer company MakerBot sells it to Stratasys for $400M. BEN...
Weird but true
Erica Nigrelli is going to enjoy a profoundly happy Mother’s Day next year. The Houston teacher was 36 weeks pregnant when her heart stopped and she collapsed in a school...
Ramses Barden could be re-signed by Giants
The Giants might have not have seen the last of Ramses Barden, after all.The towering 6-foot-6 receiver never panned out in his four seasons with the Giants and when he...