June 13, 2013
Supervisor awarded $1M after construction site fall
June 13, 2013 | 11:39pmA construction supervisor, who was severely injured during a fall while renovating the Central Park Police Station in 2009, was awarded a $1 million payout from an appeals court today....
NY Air Guard unit being investigated; sex assault perps allegedly 'promoted not punished'
June 13, 2013 | 11:29pmALBANY — A high-profile New York Air National Guard airlift wing has promoted sexual abusers instead of punishing them, according to the retired officer who handled claims of sexual assault...
UFC fighter says gay marriage is 'gateway' for polygamy, incest and pedophilia
June 13, 2013 | 10:27pmA top UFC fighter questioned on Facebook this week whether gay marriage could possibly lead to polygamy, incest or pedophilia and now he’s (sort of) apologizing.Josh Thomson, a lightweight contender,...
US says Assad used chemical weapons
June 13, 2013 | 10:00pmWASHINGTON — The United States has conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against opposition forces seeking to overthrow the government, crossing what President Barack...
Trial for thug accused of shooting cop in head postponed after 'foreign object' found hidden in his body
June 13, 2013 | 9:28pmThe trial of a Brooklyn thug accused of shooting a cop in the head had to be postponed today when correction officers found a “foreign object” hidden inside his body,...
I was a hero: BK dad says he was protecting his family when he shot assault rifle at a group of teens
June 13, 2013 | 9:03pmHe did it to protect his family. A Brooklyn dad on trial for shooting at a pack of rowdy teens with his assault rifle testified today he only fired because...
Mickelson arrives hours before tee off, fires 3-under in U.S. Open first round
June 13, 2013 | 8:46pmARDMORE, Pa. -- No sleep? No problem. Phil Mickelson, playing with fewer than four hours of sleep the night before, shot a 3-under-par 67 in Thursday’s opening round of the...
'The Bling Ring' effortlessly recounts infamous LA crime spree
June 13, 2013 | 8:25pm‘Let's go shopping!” — said by a teen girl as she casually steps into an unlocked celebrity home (Orlando Bloom’s) to help herself to whatever jewels and designer clothes catch...
Who needs Tebow? Jets spend practice working on Wildcat
June 13, 2013 | 8:10pmJets coach Rex Ryan found a way to cut down on the drops by wide receivers in practice Thursday – run the ball.The Jets spent most of the team period...
Legos are getting angrier and could harm children's development: researcher
June 13, 2013 | 8:09pmThe faces on Lego toys are getting angrier- and it may be harming children's development, researchers warn. The number of happy faces on Legos is decreasing, and more angry faces...
TE Winslow has solid chance of sticking with Jets
June 13, 2013 | 8:07pmTight end Kellen Winslow Jr.'s tryout with the Jets ended Thursday, and it appears there is a good chance he'll be sticking around.Neither coach Rex Ryan nor general manager John...
Greg Rucka’s New Image: ‘Lazarus’ Rises
June 13, 2013 | 7:50pmHer name is Forever and she stars in a new series called “Lazarus.” Are you getting the hint that she's tough to kill? The heroine at the center of the...
Mets approached Cougar Life dating site to help solicit All-Star Game votes for Wright
June 13, 2013 | 7:38pmTalk about a cougar hunt.The Mets tried to partner with a dating site affiliated with Ashley Madison in an effort to solicit All-Star Game votes for David Wright.Last month, Cougar...
Rivera, Yankees beaten by Athletics in 18-inning heartbreaker
June 13, 2013 | 7:30pmOAKLAND — It took the Yankees playing the equivalent of two games to lose one Thursday. Watching them fail to hit, they could have been at it for two days...
RB McKnight: Jets starting job up for grabs
June 13, 2013 | 7:26pmQuarterback isn’t the only skill position on offense up for grabs. Running back is too, at least according to Joe McKnight.The speedy third-year pro out of USC said until training...
Geno didn't know what Jets West was, but now plans on attending
June 13, 2013 | 7:19pmJets rookie quarterback Geno Smith clarified his remarks from Wednesday about Mark Sanchez's "Jets West" camp.On Wednesday, Smith gave a "no comment" when asked if he would attend the camp...
Albany activist suing Silver for $103K sex harassment suit settlement
June 13, 2013 | 6:42pmAn Albany activist is suing Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver over the $103,000 secret sexual harassment settlement he authorized for two former staffers of pervy ex-Assemblyman Vito Lopez. Robert Schultz’s told...
'I felt like a failure': Evans overcoming pain of divorce heading into UFC 161
June 13, 2013 | 6:40pmRashad Evans is one of the most successful light heavyweights in UFC history, a former champion. Yet, over the last year, he has labeled himself a loser.Evans has fallen in...
What went wrong for the Red Bulls? Everything
June 13, 2013 | 6:37pmBOSTON - So, with the Red Bulls dumped out of the U.S. Open Cup last night, what went wrong against New England? Just about everything, from Boston traffic stalled in...
B'klyn teacher avoids jail after pleading guilty to sleeping with 16-year-old student
June 13, 2013 | 6:35pmA married Brooklyn high-school teacher pleaded guilty to bedding her 16-year-old student today in a no-jail deal that will also yank her teaching license. Tattooed Park Slope seductress Erin Sayar,...
Seahawks coach Carroll questioned four-star general with 9/11 conspiracy theories: report
June 13, 2013 | 6:33pmSeahawks coach Pete Carroll had a sit-down late last spring with retired four-star general Peter Chiarelli and a friendly conversation turned into an impromptu Q&A on the facts surrounding the...
'Nervous' Kidd sees 'championship' potential with Nets as he's introduced as coach
June 13, 2013 | 6:27pmSaying he was “nervous’’ and has “a lot to learn," Jason Kidd was introduced as the new head coach of the Brooklyn Nets Thursday at Barclays Center. “J Kidd back...
Cosmos sign Villarreal legend Marcos Senna
June 13, 2013 | 6:08pmThe New York Cosmos inked Villarreal midfielder Marcos Senna, with the former European champion's signing just pending a physical exam. He'll make his debut on American soil Aug. 3, when the Cosmos open their reboot...
With Cruz and Nicks away, Randle stands out in Giants mini-camp
June 13, 2013 | 6:04pmVictor Cruz wasn’t here. Hakeem Nicks finally showed up but certainly didn’t over-extend himself. But Rueben Randle was here and he rose above all other Giants receivers in the three-day...
WATCH: Blackhawks' Shaw mic'd up during Stanley Cup Finals Game 1-winning goal
June 13, 2013 | 6:04pmHas there ever been a better choice to mic someone up during a sporting event?Blackhawks star Andrew Shaw scored the game-winning goal in triple overtime Wednesday night in Game 1...
'Happy Birthday to You' belongs to everyone: lawsuit
June 13, 2013 | 6:00pmA new suit says it's time to blow out the candles and cancel the copyright for "Happy Birthday to You." A documentary film company filed a $5 million-plus suit this...
Box Office is Huge -- But Why Doesn't It Help Comics Sales?
June 13, 2013 | 5:51pm“Man of Steel” opens this week, and it promises to do to the box office what Kal-El’s fist does to General Zod’s face. Yep, everyone involved, from the actors to...
Feds net $8M in Bronx heroin bust
June 13, 2013 | 5:36pmFeds last night busted up a Bronx heroin outfit and seized $8 million in drugs, law-enforcement sources told The Post. The DEA Task Force, which was surveilling the Kingsbridge apartment,...
Harvey suffers first loss as Mets offense fails ace again
June 13, 2013 | 5:08pmMatt Harvey is still without a nickname, but "One and Done" might be appropriate for the Mets ace. That is, if Harvey dares surrender one run, his chances of winning...
Rex threatens to bring in new receivers as drops continue for Jets
June 13, 2013 | 4:44pmThe Jets quarterback competition has drawn all the headlines since the draft, but no matter who will be under center in September, it may not matter if the team’s wide...
Our Favorite Podcast: Mike and Ming’s ‘I Sell Comics’
June 13, 2013 | 4:44pmMike Zapcic and Ming Chen – known together as Mike and Ming – are two of the stars of AMC’s TV series “Comic Book Men,” which runs during seasons of...
Eyeball licking craze causes pink eye epidemic in Japan
June 13, 2013 | 4:37pmA dangerouscraze is spreading pink eye among Japanese schoolkids – who lick each other’s eyeballs. The bizarre fad is a hit among 12-year-olds who are said to see it as...
Bloomberg slams Obama's support of monitor for NYPD stop-and-frisk
June 13, 2013 | 4:36pmMayor Bloomberg today slammed the Obama administration for its support of a monitor to oversee the NYPD’s controversial stop-and-frisk policies. The mayor, in Long Island City to discuss Department of...
Rex: Jets CB Wilson has had 'best camp,' will compete with Milliner
June 13, 2013 | 4:27pmJets coach Rex Ryan has been impressed with what he's seen from fourth-year cornerback Kyle Wilson this spring.The 2010 first-round pick will be fighting for a starting job after the...
Clawing its way to the top: B'klyn lobster truck named #1 in country
June 13, 2013 | 4:27pmBrooklyn clawed its way to the top! The Red Hook Lobster Pound is the country's best food truck, a new report claims. The foodie Web site the Daily Meal —...
La. state police: Blast, fire at chemical plant leaves at least 30 injured
June 13, 2013 | 4:18pmGEISMAR, La.— Louisiana State Police say a reported explosion has started a fire at a chemical plant. Capt. Doug Cain says the fire broke out Thursday morning at The Williams...
Nets’ Kidd has court date next week stemming from DWI
June 13, 2013 | 4:16pmThe Nets brass grilled Jason Kidd not only about what he foresees on the court for his new team, but also about his lifestyle off the court. Kidd faces a...
Follow the U.S. Open action with our writers live from Merion
June 13, 2013 | 4:00pmThe Post's trio of writers at the U.S. Open have you covered from inside the ropes from Merion. Follow live as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson and the world's...
Whitey Bulger trial features surveillance video, photos of mobster meeting with gangsters
June 13, 2013 | 3:43pmBOSTON — A retired state police lieutenant has returned to the witness stand for a second day in the racketeering trial of reputed Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger. Lt. Robert...
Christian Louboutin launches new Saks shop
June 13, 2013 | 3:27pmToday, Christian Louboutin unveils its first in-store shoe salon at Saks Fifth Avenue, just in time for all the red-sole lovers out there to start their midsummer shoe spree! Christian...
Obama's pick to be CIA #2 used to run 'Erotica Nights' readings after dropping out of grad school
June 13, 2013 | 3:22pmPresident Obama's choice for the number two position at the CIA will be the highest ranking woman to ever serve in the CIA -- and she used to own a...
Inspector of building that collapsed in Philly commits suicide a week after tragic demolition that killed six
June 13, 2013 | 3:17pmPHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia officials have identified an inspector who fatally shot himself a week after a building collapse that killed six people as a dedicated 16-year veteran of the Department...
Yankees' lack of chances, Hughes' rotation spot and Girardi's decision
June 13, 2013 | 2:50pmGetaway day today in Oakland, so I’m going to be brief… --Here’s my column off last night’s game. The Yankees have a good record, 37-28, but they don’t project well...
Feds vow to hunt down American spy snitch who lifted classified info with banned thumb drive
June 13, 2013 | 2:36pmFederal authorities vowed today to hunt down and prosecute American spying snitch Edward Snowden, who reportedly lifted classified information with a banned computer thumb drive. FBI Director Robert Mueller told...
Two men killed in accidents
June 13, 2013 | 2:36pmTwo men were killed in accidents in Queens and Brooklyn, police said today. Kiyanoush Asif, 20, was riding his motorcycle in Murray Hill about 5:30 p.m. yesterday on Northern Boulevard...
U.S. Open play has resumed after weather delay
June 13, 2013 | 1:40pmARDMORE, Pa.—The U.S. Open got 111 minutes old before it came to its first halt. On Thursday morning, the onrushing “derecho” storm chased players and fans off Merion Golf Club’s...
EMT busted in cabbie attack
June 13, 2013 | 1:31pmAn EMT was arrested in Manhattan today after he pummeled a taxi cab driver, police sources said. Vincent Johnson, 42, was on-duty for the Fire Department when he assaulted the...
Your 'Man of Steel' Reading List
June 13, 2013 | 1:12pmA comics insider told me what is probably an open secret at DC comics this week: a lot of the writers don’t want to work on Superman, because Batman is...
Bloomberg set to stop bill that would jail buyers of fake luxe goods
June 13, 2013 | 1:03pmThe Bloomberg administration is going to oppose a bill that could put buyers of fake luxury products behind bars, The Post has learned. The bill — first proposed two years...
Fiend viciously attacks elderly man - breaks hip and steals his Bible
June 13, 2013 | 12:46pmAn elderly Manhattan man took a thumping when a thug beat him up and took off with his Holy Scriptures Ricardo Velez, 92, suffered a broken hip when the brazen...
Decomposed body found in car in NJ reservoir
June 13, 2013 | 10:49amWEST MILFORD, NJ — Authorities have not identified the decomposed body of a woman found in a car that was submerged in a northern New Jersey reservoir. A West Milford...
WATCH: Chris Christie Slow Jams the News
June 13, 2013 | 7:11amChris Christie acquired some new nicknames Wednesday. The Love Gov. CC. Christie Kreme, a play off of the popular donut brand ... y'know, because of his weight and all. But...
It’s too early for Mets fans to write off Ike
June 13, 2013 | 6:29amThere is life after death in baseball. It is just that the deaths are pronounced quicker and meaner than ever before in this Twitter/sports talk galaxy. One day Vernon Wells...
Tiger needs co-stars at finish, not at start of U.S. Open
June 13, 2013 | 6:27amARDMORE, Pa. — Since 2008, the USGA has paired the world’s top three-ranked players in the first two rounds of the U.S. Open, which is why Tiger Woods, Rory McIlory...
Wind, rainstorm poses danger to start of Open
June 13, 2013 | 6:24amARDMORE, Pa. — An imposter is poised to steal the U.S. Open’s thunder. The star of this week figured to be either Merion, the venerable golf course that has played...
Nets hire star from past Kidd to lead team into future
June 13, 2013 | 6:10amThe story has been told, re-told and is the stuff of legend about Jason Kidd — the Nets’ newest head coach. The All-Star point guard, after just being acquired from...
Kidd’s success with Nets will depend on his relationship with Deron
June 13, 2013 | 6:06amSon of a gun. They really did it. The Nets are really going to introduce Jason Kidd this afternoon at 2 p.m. at Barclays Center. They really are going to...
No doubt Knicks regret signing Kidd now
June 13, 2013 | 6:06amBuyer beware. Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald probably wishes he had that $3.1 million mid-level exception from last summer to spend a different way. It’s one thing if Jason Kidd,...
Kidd’s success with Nets will depend on his relationship with Deron
June 13, 2013 | 4:35amSon of a gun. They really did it. The Nets are really going to introduce Jason Kidd Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Barclays Center. They really are going to...
Belesis on the move
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amBrokerage-firm CEO Tommy Belesis, getting smacked with a slew of employee defections, is giving up his posh Wall Street headquarters, The Post has learned. John Thomas Financial, which also has...
Business briefs
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amRon’s shoppin’Billionaire Ron Burkle is in talks to buy Tesco’s unprofitable Fresh & Easy chain in the US. Burkle would use the stores to relaunch the Wild Oats brand, sources...
3G + 57 varieties = millions in Heinz cuts
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amSomeone is putting the squeeze on H.J. Heinz. The Brazilian private-equity firm 3G Capital — which teamed with Warren Buffett this past February to buy the venerable maker of ketchup...
Get a whiff of this
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amIt smells like money. Perfume maker Coty Inc. priced its initial public offering at $17.50 — the midpoint of the proposed range. The New York company’s IPO raised about $1...
HMA: just what hedgie ordered
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amHedgie Larry Robbins, who made a killing on hospital stocks last year, appears ready to double his stake in Naples, Fla., hospital operator Health Management Associates. The founder of $4.5...
Interest rates getting a lot more interesting
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amBen Bernanke has a big problem: The financial markets aren’t behaving themselves any more. And this rebelliousness, which is occurring worldwide, could cause Bernanke to tighten monetary policy a lot...
Clearwire for Dish
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amClearwire’s board recommended that shareholders accept an offer of $4.40 a share from Dish Network, shunning a lower bid from majority owner Sprint Nextel. The board postponed a meeting that...
Apollo lifting its investors
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amApollo Global Management, the private-equity firm run by Leon Black, plans to give fund investors all fees levied on companies in its next flagship pool, according to two people familiar...
Gorman sees greater broker profits
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amJames Gorman is hoping he can squeeze even richer profits out of his army of 16,000 brokers. Speaking at an investor conference hosted on his home Morgan Stanley turf in...
Few court a king
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThe sale of marketing rights to the Elvis Presley estate is shaping up as a real Heartbreak Hotel, The Post has learned. Just three suitors have expressed interest in the...
Herbalife gets heat
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amA California congresswoman has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Herbalife over allegations that the controversial Los Angeles nutritional supplements company is a pyramid scheme. “I am troubled by...
Luxe life at WFC
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThe reinvention of the World Financial Center into Brookfield Place is starting to pay off. As The Post first revealed yesterday, with the signing of premier luxury-retail tenant Hermès to...
TW aims at Web services
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amTime Warner Cable and other pay-TV operators are offering incentives to media companies that agree to withhold content from Web-based entertainment services such as those pursued by Intel and Apple,...
Ticketer scores a big win
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amConcert promoter Live Nation said it has won an arbitration ruling over CTS Eventim, a German ticket-selling technology provider that was seeking nearly $900 million in damages because Live Nation...
Sneak peeks at data for sale: report
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amEarly access to non-governmental economic reports, such as the University of Michigan’s report on consumer confidence, is routinely sold to traders, the Wall Street Journal website reported yesterday.The article noted...
Turn up the heat
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThe sweltering summer is the time when many avoid South Florida, but Miami’s high-end pre-construction condo market shows no signs of taking a breather. “I never expected the market would...
Candy hunt
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amInternational real estate moguls Christian (pictured right) and Nick Candy, the brothers behind London’s ultra-luxe One Hyde Park, continue to stalk NYC trophy real estate, looking for the most high-end...
Just sold!
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amManhattan CHELSEA $2,253,000 142 W. 26th St. Three-bedroom, two-bath co-op loft, 1,700 square feet, with 11 1/2-foot ceilings, exposed brick, washer/dryer, open kitchen with Sub-Zero, Viking and Miele appliances and...
Sutton impact
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThe Sutton Place apartment that author Charles Dubow and his wife, Melinda, call home is an upgrade over their previous apartment in many ways. One example: It’s the perfect place...
Keeping the pests away
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amI’ve gained some unpleasant inhabitants in my apartment — ants! I think they’re coming from my next-door neighbor’s place, which is not terribly tidy. I don’t want to accuse her,...
Bibi at Auschwitz
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tomorrow will open a new exhibit at the Auschwitz- Birkenau Nazi death camp, focused both on Jewish prewar life and a book of 4.2 million...
Midtown work crew dangles 44 stories up after collapse
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amTwo maintenance workers were left dangling 44 floors above a Midtown street for more than an hour yesterday after their scaffold partially collapsed. FDNY rescuers delicately secured the men near...
Trayvon jury ‘bias’ fears
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amSANFORD, Fla. — Attorneys trying to seat a jury in George Zimmerman's trial for shooting an unarmed teen stopped questioning a white man in his 20s yesterday after he gave...
Baby-test OK is all heart
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amALBANY — The Legislature has agreed to require newborns to be tested for a congenital heart defect under a new, quick screening process.The measure would require all birthing facilities to...
Kelly honors Sandy cop
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amPolice Commissioner Ray Kelly honored a cop in Coney Island yesterday for saving two parents and their baby from rushing floodwaters during Hurricane Sandy.Officer Jonas Guisao received a plaque at...
Hynes will be deposed
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amA federal judge yesterday ordered that Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes show up for a deposition in a $150 million wrongful-prosecution suit against him — and the timing couldn’t be...
Lottery b-ring$ him luck
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amA city sanitation worker who won a $2 million Powerball jackpot with two co-workers plans to buy his wife the engagement ring she’s always deserved. “It’s taken me 20 years,...
Hack attack kills pooch
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amA Manhattan man allegedly used a meat cleaver to kill his neighbor’s dog after it bit his own pooch. The bloody deed took place in Inwood last Friday when Laura...
Family of man on trial for girlfriend's drowning death in the spotlight again
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amMom stripped for Playboy. Dad killed himself with a helium tank suicide kit while indicted for raping starlets. The son is on trial for allegedly drowning his beautiful girlfriend in...
10-year-old girl who won the right to get adult lungs undergoes transplant
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amA 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl received a new set of lungs yesterday after winning a federal court battle that sparked a national debate over transplanting adult organs into children. Sarah Murnaghan,...
Keep Koz in prison, state says
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amAn attorney for the state told a judicial panel yesterday that former Tyco chief Dennis Kozlowski should be kept in the clink because letting him out would “undermine respect for...
Reputed gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger labeled a 'hands-on killer' in court
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amBOSTON — Reputed gangster James “Whitey” Bulger was a “hands-on killer” responsible for “murder and mayhem” in Boston for almost 30 years, a federal prosecutor told a jury yesterday as...
Bx. Science ‘hazing scandal’ principal to exit
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThe principal at an elite Bronx high school is retiring amid a hazing scandal that resulted in the suspension of the athletic director and two coaches.Valerie Reidy, principal at Bronx...
NYPD Daily Blotter
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amBrooklyn Police say the man pictured was seen on surveillance video robbing a Williamsburg gas station, police said. The suspect entered the BP station on Kent Avenue near Hooper Street...
Killer mob rat’s 12-yr. jail shock
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amA mobster who thought that turning rat would win him a pass for a 1996 murder got a big surprise at his sentencing yesterday: 12 years in the slammer. Turncoat...
Weiner to UFT: Runoff with me
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amNo one ever said Anthony Weiner lacks confidence. In a private meeting with the city’s powerful United Federation of Teachers, the mayoral candidate pronounced he would make it out of...
Restaurants plastic-foaming mad at Mike’s ban
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amBig Apple restaurant owners are speaking out against Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed ban on plastic foam cups and food containers. Opponents rallied on the steps of City Hall yesterday before a...
Feds urge an indy stop-frisk monitor
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThe feds stepped into the fight over the NYPD’s “stop and frisk” policy late last night, urging a judge to appoint an independent monitor if she finds that the department...
Facebook plays hash #catchup
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amFacebook is introducing hashtags, the pound signs used on Twitter, Instagram and other services to identify topics being discussed and allow users to search for them.Facebook said in a blog...
Mike flack gives flak to Citi Bike
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amCiti Bike’s rampant glitches even annoy City Hall.Mayor Bloomberg’s deputy press secretary blasted her boss’ pet project yesterday after she called customer service to report a malfunctioning bike station —...
Kimye trashed
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThrow that trash bag out — right along with Kim and Kanye’s relationship. The other woman in Kanye West’s life was spotted outside her Montreal spa yesterday tossing some garbage...
Captive-trio kidnap plea
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amCLEVELAND — The man accused of holding three women captive in his Cleveland home for a decade pleaded not guilty yesterday to hundreds of charges, including rape and kidnapping. Ariel...
‘2-pill’ Plan B fight
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amWomen’s advocates say the government has failed to comply with a Brooklyn federal judge’s order to lift all restrictions on the sale of emergency contraceptives. Their lawyers argued in a...
Bam bid to help hold ‘Kerry’ seat
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amWASHINGTON — President Obama stumped in Boston yesterday to try to keep Secretary of State John Kerry’s vacated Senate seat in the Democratic column.Obama used his star power to boost...
NSA chief testifies that 'dozens' of terror attacks have been stopped using phone-data surveillance
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amSecret US surveillance prevented “dozens” of terror attacks in recent years — and might have foiled the 9/11 hijackers if sophisticated phone tracking had been in place in 2001, the...
Leak geek’s animated alter ego
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amBefore he became a self-promoting secrets leaker, Edward Snowden was a Web master with a geeky avatar. Snowden was 18 (pictured) when he worked for Ryuhana Press, a now-defunct Web...
NYC distributes first “green” taxi licenses for upper Manhattan and outer-borough pickups
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amA beaming Bronx livery driver yesterday became the very first “green” cabby in city history. Wilfredo Reynoso was the first of three drivers to get approval and pay $1,500 for...
NYU booting blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng amid Shanghai expansion: sources
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amNYU isn’t letting a pesky thing like human rights stand in the way of its expansion in China. The university has booted a blind Chinese political dissident from its campus...
Sister was 2nd to nun
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amMADRID — A nun believed to hold the world record of 86 years cloistered in a monastery has died in Spain.Sister Maria Romero, abbess of the Buenafuente del Sistal monastery...
Rare 'derecho' storm forecast to soak East Coast
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amA powerful storm that could turn into a rare “derecho” pounded the Midwest yesterday and is heading to the East Coast, threatening New York and the US Open golf tournament...
‘Cyber crooks’ cooked
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amEight alleged members of an international cybercrime ring were charged yesterday with hacking into the computers of more than a dozen financial institutions and the US military’s payroll service.Federal prosecutors...
Bowie kid-pix cop sues
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amA former NYPD detective tossed from the force for keeping naked photos of a rape victim in 2008 — who happened to be rocker David Bowie’s stepdaughter — is now...
Google ‘internships’ – and hit big money
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThat’s a lot of beer money for a summer intern. Google’s interns rake in up to $6,700 per month — more than twice as much as an average American worker’s...
Man refuses to testify against woman who allegedly shot him — so he can marry her
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThis Brooklyn couple is ready to take another shot . . . at love. Randolph Costa says he’s still too enamored of his girlfriend to testify against her at her...
Wi-Fi choo-choo
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amNJ Transit’s board approved a proposal yesterday that will give rail travelers wireless Internet in stations, platforms and trains by the end of 2016. Cablevision will install fiber-optic cabling, wireless...
$lap at fake LI cancer charity
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amA Long Island judge has ordered that a telemarketing company shut down earlier this year for running a phony breast-cancer charity pay back $4.6 million.The Nassau judge earlier this year...
Jacko feared no one cared: promoter
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson might have been the most famous man on earth — but the King of Pop somehow believed no one would show up at his press...
Stars align for elex $$
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amALBANY — Rich liberal actors are demanding that Albany use state money to help pay for political campaigns. In interviews released yesterday by the Fair Elections for New York Campaign,...
State Department has hired agents with criminal records, memo reveals
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amWASHINGTON — The State Department has hired an alarming number of law-enforcement agents with criminal or checkered backgrounds because of a flawed hiring process, a stunning memo obtained by The...
Fight to save historic home
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amPreservationists are trying to save a Long Island house that was built by a Civil War veteran in 1900. The Kellogg House in Baldwin is owned by Nassau County, which...
Suspect’s mom in cop siege
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThe defiant mother of a man wanted in connection with the murder of a Pace University student refused to let the NYPD into her Manhattan apartment yesterday — and after...
Manhattan real-estate broker Photoshopped pictures of pricey home on reality-TV show
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThe Real Housewives’ hair extensions aren’t the only fakes on Bravo’s reality TV. A slick Manhattan real-estate broker is being investigated by the state after clumsily doctoring photos of a...
America’s vast margin of error
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThe Obama administration is facing scandals everywhere — using the IRS to punish political enemies, seizing the telephone records of reporters, monitoring phone and e-mail accounts of millions and making...
School discipline 101
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amSome mayoral candidates are complaining that schools are suspending students too much. I’m not so sure. My father wound up a professor of mathematics, but as a child he was...
College’s crippling costs
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThe Issue: Whether students should be willing to take on debt to cover the cost of college tuition. *** Don’t you mean saddle me with debt (“Saddle Me With Debt,”...
Christie’s senate-seat fix: no Dem would do likewise
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThe Issue: Gov. Chris Christie’s decision to schedule an October election to fill Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s seat. *** New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s abdication of his responsibility to select a...
Holder cops out
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amYou might think a US Attorney General who has so much to investigate in his own backyard — e.g., the IRS targeting of conservatives, or Justice’s own targeting of reporters...
Rand Paul’s ‘defense’
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amWhen it comes to rebuilding the Republican brand, we’ve resisted the sneering at Rand Paul. Foreign policy excluded, we’ve admired his willingness to take the free-market argument where other Republicans...
The charter house rules
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amIn a normal universe, snubbing nine out of 10 voters wouldn’t be a path to victory. But New York is no normal universe. It’s a place where an endorsement from...
Paranoid Government
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amLike many of my fellow Americans, I’m getting pretty concerned about a fringe group in our country that’s growing increasingly isolated and paranoid. Worse, we now have indications that this...
An ‘ungentlemanly’ way of saving lives
June 13, 2013 | 4:00am‘Gentlemen do not read each other’s mail.” That’s what Secretary of State Henry Stimson said to explain why he shut down the government’s cryptanalysis operations in 1929. Edward Snowden, who...
Obscure English nugget ‘A Picture of Autumn’ is a subtle study of decline
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amIt’s hard to pin down “A Picture of Autumn”: You can see it as either a funny drama or the most depressing comedy of the season. Above all, the show...
Alan Cox's star-making performance in 'Cornelius' is a must-see
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amJ.B. Priestley’s “An Inspector Calls” was a surprise hit when it was revived on Broadway nine years ago. Now comes Priestley’s “Cornelius,” which vanished after its 1935 West End run...
Morningside Opera’s updating of Mozart’s ‘Figaro’ is as timely as it is sexy
June 13, 2013 | 4:00am‘Ripped from the headlines” isn’t how most people see Mozart, but Vid Guerrerio’s sparkling “Figaro! (90210)” remakes “The Marriage of Figaro” into a comedy as relevant as CNN and as...
400 years of NYC life unfurl in ‘Manna-Hata,’ a play performed in a working post office
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amIt's a post office — New York’s main branch — on its way to becoming an Amtrak train station. For now, though, the historic James A. Farley Post Office on...
Personal letters reveal Marilyn Monroe's inner turmoil
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amIt's hard to imagine that absolutely everything hasn’t already been said about Marilyn Monroe. But for all the books and movies and tributes and myth-making, the iconic blonde has never...
Family matters: Hard to criticize Mickelson for putting daughter first
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amARDMORE, Pa. — Phil Mickelson knows you think he’s crazy and he’s cool with that. When word surfaced Tuesday Mickelson left Merion to fly back to California to attend the...
10th a perfect test for U.S. Open field
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amARDMORE, Pa. — Watch the 10th hole at Merion in this week’s U.S. Open. The 303-yard par-4 might decide the winner of the tournament before the week is finished, because...
Switch to simulated game not a setback for Yankees’ Pineda
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amOAKLAND, Calif. — The decision to have Michael Pineda throw a simulated game tomorrow in Tampa instead of in a real minor league game had nothing to do with an...
Ewing's son upset Kidd got top job when dad can't
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amPatrick Ewing’s son took to Twitter to express anger Jason Kidd got a head-coaching job so quickly, while his father was just named this week to another assistant’s gig —...
These Yankees no match for the elite teams in baseball
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amOAKLAND, Calif. — To steal from Bill Parcells, who lost the only two games he coached here at O.co Coliseum, you are what your record says you are. The problem...
Hogan’s famous 1-iron shot at 1950 U.S. Open remembered
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amARDMORE, Pa. — To look upon the bronze plaque in the middle of the 18th fairway at Merion’s East Course is to look upon a time history when golf was...
Kuchar eyes elusive first major at U.S. Open
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amARDMORE, Pa. — Matt Kuchar isn’t surprised his name is now getting placed near the top of this backhanded list — the angst-filled and pressure-driven list of the Best Player...
Islanders trade Streit to Flyers
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amWith about three weeks until free agency starts, the Islanders found a way to get something for nothing. Yesterday, general manager Garth Snow traded captain Mark Streit, an unrestricted free...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amAll horses appear in post position order FIRST-7 fur; $72,000; alw; 3up(f) PN Horse Wt Jockey Odds 1 Rhonin Victoria(L),122 I Ortiz, Jr 8-1 2 Secret Union(M),117 JAlvarado 2-1 3...
Home Team Lineups
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amTODAYJune 13FRIJune 14SATJune 15SUNJune 16MONJune 17TUEJune 18WEDJune 19YankeesOakland3:35YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMAngels10:05YESWCBSAngels7:15FOXWCBSAngels3:35YESWCBSNOGAMEDodgers7:05WWORWCBSDodgers7:05YESWCBSMetsSt. Louis1:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMCubs7:10SNYWFANCubs1:10WPIXWFANCubs1:10SNYWFANAtl.7:10SNYWFAN* Atl. (2)1:10SNYWFANAtl.7:10SNYWFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMELibertyNOGAMEConn.7:30MSG+NOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMES.I. YankeesNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEBklyn.7:00No TVBklyn.7:00No TVBklyn.7:00No TVCyclonesNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMES.I.7:00No TVWSOUS.I.7:00No TVWSOUS.I.7:00No TVWSOUHOMEAWAY
Sports Shorts
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amNFL: Eagles OT Peters arrested for drag racing Five-time Pro Bowler Jason Peters of the Eagles was arrested early yesterday in north Louisiana for allegedly drag racing and trying to...
Today's Sports on the Air
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amBaseball1 p.m.Cardinals at Mets SNY, WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM3:30 p.m.Yankees at Athletics YES, WCBS 880 AM7 p.m.Red Sox at Orioles MLBNBasketball2 p.m.Jason Kidd Press Conference YESNBA Finals9 p.m.Heat at Spurs,...
Hondo mauled by Tigers
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amHondo suffered a painful double-flusher yesterday when, having already lost with the Orioles, Valverde and the Tigers were unable to bring home a “W” with a 2-0 lead and two...
Red Bulls out of U.S. Open Cup
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amBOSTON — The Red Bulls’ trophy-less run will extend for at least one more competition, booted out of the U.S. Open Cup in ignominious fashion, a 4-2 beating by the...
With Bradshaw gone, Wilson and Brown set to share load in the Giants backfield
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amAt the end of last year, Ahmad Bradshaw knew his sixth season with the Giants might be his last. The veteran running back told rookie David Wilson it would likely...
Kraft: Patriots inked Tebow to improve 'spirituality'
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It turns out the Patriots signed Tim Tebow in part because their owner thinks the team’s “spirituality” was lacking. That was the surprising word yesterday from Robert...
Former rivals Snee and Jenkins glad to be Giants teammates
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amSuch is the way it goes in a business where the collective often dominates the individual, where the battle up front can be a faceless series of collisions, violent, brutal...
Giants' Carr ready for challenge from Nassib
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amDavid Carr said “I was a selfish player for a long time’’ but that time has come and gone, which is why he can deal with the Giants moving up...
Heat's LeBron promises to be more aggressive vs. Spurs
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amSAN ANTONIO — After having a night to sleep on his poor — by his standards — showing in Game 3 of these NBA Finals, LeBron James declared that in...
Rangers, Sather impressed with Vigneault, but Messier still in mix
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThe leader in the clubhouse would be Alain Vigneault. That, of course, excludes the other leader in the clubhouse named Mark Messier. This is the state of the Rangers’ search...
WATCH: Blackhawks nip Bruins in 3rd OT of Stanley Cup Opener
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amCHICAGO — Of course, it was Andrew Shaw. The pesky little forward always gets up when he's knocked down. The three-overtime opener of the Stanley Cup finals came to a...
Ryan, Jets talking about using Sanchez, Smith in two-QB system
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amHere we go again. Jets coach Rex Ryan left open the possibility the team could use a two quarterback system this fall with Mark Sanchez and Geno Smith just months...
Geno mum on attending Sanchez's Jets West camp
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amMark Sanchez’s annual “Jets West” camp will begin in a few weeks. The question now is: Will rookie Geno Smith be there? Smith added a level of intrigue yesterday when...
Case of Jets' Goodson sent to grand jury
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amMike Goodson was back in court yesterday morning, but nothing was resolved related to the Jets running back’s arrest last month on drugs and weapons charges. In a brief pre-trial...
Jets' Holmes ready for visit to Revis Island in Week 1
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amHe Has bickered with teammates in Mark Sanchez’s huddle, been stripped of his captaincy, railed at former offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, been forced to take a $3.5 million paycut ......
Triple-A coach: Wheeler’s toughness will help with Mets
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amLAS VEGAS — Zack Wheeler will find himself in the middle of a maelstrom when he makes his big-league debut, expected to be Tuesday in Atlanta. Still, first-year Triple-A Las...
With Ike gone, Duda steps up for Mets
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amWith Ike Davis in Triple-A now, there aren’t many lefty hitters in the Mets lineup who offer power. Essentially, it’s all on Lucas Duda and Daniel Murphy. Last night, in...
Mets' captain Wright won’t go down with the ship
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amDavid Wright offered a strong message to his Mets teammates: Don’t dare accept the losing. One of the most crushing aspects of the Mets’ season has been their lack of...
In fight for job, Mets' Gee shuts down Cardinals in win
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amA team that knows only lose-lose might be facing a rare win-win scenario. Dillon Gee and Jeremy Hefner remain locked in a dogfight for the final spot in the Mets’...
Harvey, Wheeler may not pitch in Mets doubleheader
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amSuper Tuesday could be in jeopardy. With heavy rain in today’s forecast, leaving it questionable whether a game can be played at Citi Field, the Mets may have to scrap...
Yankees' Hughes victimized by HR as free-agent clock ticks
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amOAKLAND, Calif. — Six years ago Phil Hughes arrived in the major leagues and it was easy to see why the Yankees believed they had a front of the rotation...
Starr Report
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amAnother Starr Report exclusive: Nickelodeon has inked a deal with a production person associated with “Dora the Explorer” to create a new animated series which they’re calling (for now), “Shimmer...
Your weekly guide to TV’s best and worst one-hour shows
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amCatching up with the returning summer dramas: “Magic City” (Friday, 9 p.m., Starz) Apparently, the Miami prison system in 1959 included grooming and sunbathing, because Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Ike looks...
Soledad O’Brien joins Bryant Gumbel for 'Real Sports'
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amSoledad O’Brien is joining fellow “Today” show alum Bryant Gumbel at HBO’s “Real Sports.” HBO says that O’Brien will be a reporter on the monthly magazine show, which is anchored...
'Parenthood' star Lauren Graham to adapt her novel for TV series
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amLauren Graham, the wisecracking yet comely star of “Gilmore Girls” and NBC’s “Parenthood,” just added author to her list of credits. And now her autobiographical novel, “Someday, Someday, Maybe,” will...
‘Pretty Little Liars’ tweets set new record
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThe days when shows would live or die based on their overnight ratings may be a thing of the past. Shows these days are really more concerned with the number...
'Vice' exposes Dennis Rodman buffoonery
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amOur brilliant ambassador to the world, Dennis Rodman, excoriated President Obama for not holding out the hand of friendship to brutal North Korean dictator/god Kim Jung-un. But that didn’t stop...
Steve Harvey's talk show renewed through 2016
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amSteve Harvey’s freshman talk show has had its daytime lease extended. “Steve Harvey,” which has resonated in its first season — particularly among women — has been renewed through 2016...
‘24’ reboot team taking shape
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amThe team roster for the rebooted version of “24” team has added another key player. Jon Cassar, who wrote for and produced the iconic Fox series for seven seasons, will...
Weird but true
June 13, 2013 | 4:00amA sex-crazed couple was busted for allegedly rocking their boat in full view of the public at a marina in Conway, SC. The dockmaster first spotted them allegedly getting it...
Coach reacts to Red Bulls loss vs. New England
June 13, 2013 | 2:45amThe Red Bulls lost 4-2 to New England and were eliminated from the US Open Cup on Wednesday night. Here is postgame reaction: NEW YORK RED BULLS HEAD COACH MIKE...
Red Bulls knocked out of Open Cup
June 13, 2013 | 2:22amThe Red Bulls’ trophy-less run will extend for at least one more competition, booted out of the U.S. Open Cup in ignominious fashion, a 4-2 beating at the hands of...
Yanks, Hughes no match for A’s
June 13, 2013 | 2:02amOAKLAND, Calif. — Six years ago Phil Hughes arrived in the major leagues and it was easy to see why the Yankees believed they had a front of the rotation...
Congresswoman asks FTC to probe Herbalife
June 13, 2013 | 2:02amA California congresswoman has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Herbalife over allegations that the controversial Los Angeles nutritional supplements company is a pyramid scheme. “I am troubled by...
Kidd quotes from Nets release
June 13, 2013 | 1:52amThe Nets officially announce the hiring of Jason Kidd Wednesday night, to be followed by a presser Thursday afternoon in Brooklyn.The following are quotes from Kidd, general manager Billy King...
U.S. Open leaderboard
June 13, 2013 | 1:35amThis is the first time Tiger Woods has won four tournaments before the US Open since 2000 -- and he won the Open that year by 15 shots. Can he...
Nets hire of Kidd a bold move by brass
June 13, 2013 | 12:55amNow that Jason Kidd is set to become the next coach of the Nets, here are three thoughts on the move:1. A bold move There is no way to look...
No Kidd-ing: Future Hall of Famer next Nets head coach
June 13, 2013 | 12:37amThe story has been told, re-told and is the stuff of legend about Jason Kidd — the Nets’ newest head coach. The All-Star point guard, after just being acquired from...
Attorney: Keep Tyco big Kozlowski behind bars
June 13, 2013 | 12:14amAn attorney for the state Parole Board told a judicial panel today that former Tyco chief Dennis Kozlowski — who’s serving time for fleecing company coffers to support his lavish...