June 25, 2013
Weiner explodes to first place in mayor's race: poll
Anthony Weiner has exploded to first place in the mayor’s race, according to a poll released tonight. In a stunning turn of events, the disgraced former congressman has suddenly become...
Film student who slashed Muslim cabby's neck in hate crime sentenced to prison for 9 years
A former School of Visual Arts student who slashed a Muslim taxi driver in the neck while shouting, "This is your checkpoint, mother f----cker!" was carted off for a 9-year-prison...
Cops investigating underground subway dance party
Police are investigating an underground dance party that took place in an abandoned subway station in Manhattan, law-enforcement sources said. The party drew the attention of the police after a...
Wheeler struggles as Mets lose to White Sox
CHICAGO — Zack Wheeler’s foray into the South Side of Chicago last night, to paraphrase the late Jim Croce, ended with him resembling a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of...
Ichiro lifts Yankees with walk-off homer
While general manager Brian Cashman told Alex Rodriguez to shut his mouth about a rehab schedule, the Yankees survived another frustrating evening when it came to hitting in clutch situations....
Former Rutgers coach Rice working at Nike Skills camp: report
Disgraced former Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice was back on the sidelines Tuesday, a lot tamer than the last time he was seen on a court.Rice, who was fired by...
Leyland will use Yankees' Rivera in ninth inning of All-Star Game
Tigers manager Jim Leyland breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Mariano Rivera had no interest in starting the All-Star Game."I'm so happy," Leyland told reporters on Tuesday.Now Leyland...
Girardi ‘concerned’ as Teixeira visits Yankees doctors
Yankees manager Joe Girardi admitted he was worried about Mark Teixeira as the first baseman continues to deal with lingering pain in his wrist, over a week after receiving a...
WATCH LIVE: Texas senator dons pink tennis shoes for 13-hour filibuster to block bill that could eliminate 90% of the state's abortion clinics
AUSTIN — Wearing pink tennis shoes to prepare for nearly 13 consecutive hours of standing, a Democratic Texas state senator on Tuesday began a one-woman filibuster to block a GOP-led...
Authorities work to ID woman's body washed up on beach
Suffolk authorities today were trying to identify a woman’s body that washed up on Gilgo Beach, but said they don’t believe the death is related to 10 other corpses discovered...
Virginia to Supreme Court: Let us keep anti-sodomy law
RICHMOND, Va. — Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that struck down Virginia's anti-sodomy law. A petition filed Tuesday claims a divided...
Microsoft to unveil latest Windows adjustments
Microsoft will use its annual developers conference to release a preview of Windows 8.1, a free update that promises to address some of the gripes people have with the latest...
Buttfumble 2? Sure looks like Sanchez baring his behind in dance video
It looks like Mark Sanchez may have gotten himself mixed up in another buttfumble.A video posted online appears to show the Jets quarterback and GQ cover boy bare-bottomed and dancing...
Giving up power didn’t suit him: Reasons for Men’s Wearhouse founder’s shocking ouster revealed
Men's Wearhouse is shedding some light on why it parted ways with founder George Zimmer. The men's clothing retailer said Tuesday that Zimmer seemed to have difficulty "accepting the fact...
Burst blood vessels in Cachay's eye means she was strangled, Rx drugs played no role in death: coroner
The giant eye of beautiful Sylvie Cachay looked out over her murder trial from a large-screen, projected evidence photo today -- an eerie but forensically telling moment as damning autopsy...
AWESOME STUFF: Mezco turns Manhattan into Gotham for a day
We usually run our Awesome Stuff merch column on Fridays but we get to make and break our own rules!BWAHH-HAHAHAHAHAHAAnyway, a couple weeks ago, we told you that the cool...
Queens woman stabbed multiple time in throat by knife-wielding thug
A Queens Village woman was brutally stabbed multiple times in the throat by a knife wielding madman early this morning, police said. Kerline Denizard, 36, was returning from work at...
Massive manhunt for gunman who ambushed two undercover cops outside LAPD station
LOS ANGELES — A black-clad gunman ambushed two detectives returning to a police station early Tuesday, but they received only minor injuries and were helping in the hunt for the...
Broadway marquees to dim in honor of James Gandolfini after 'Sopranos' star suffers fatal heart attack in Rome
Broadway theaters will dim their marquee lights Wednesday night in memory of James Gandolfini, "The Sopranos" star who earned a Tony Award nomination in 2009. The Broadway League said Tuesday...
SEE IT: James Gandolfini in play as student
Years before James Gandolfini became famous as mob boss Tony Soprano, and before he was making his film debut in an NYU student's $10,000 film, he performed in a play...
Mets ace Harvey to pose in ESPN's Body Issue
It is not Anne V. but rather Matt Harvey who will be making an appearance in a certain ESPN Magazine issue. That would be the Body Issue where all the...
Wanna bet? Cuba tops list for Snowden's final home - beats out Ecuador (8-1), Russia (8-1) and Iceland (16-1)
You want to bet where spy snitch and globetrotter Edward Snowden ends up? One British bookmaker is laying odds it’ll be Cuba — or maybe Russia, or China or even...
Tiki still hoping to repair relationship with Giants' Coughlin
Tiki Barber still wants to fix his relationship with Tom Coughlin. The Giants great is hoping to still meet with Coughlin and repair their relationship. “I would love to do...
Petke: Red card of Red Bulls' Sam was justified
Red Bulls coach Mike Petke has never shied away from physical defending or ripping the referees. But today he called the red card against Lloyd Sam – which clearly turned...
Nike, Adidas, Subway: Consumerism booming near Mao Zedong's communist cave
If only Mao could see it now. The small city in which the father of modern China, Mao Zedong, lived in a cave during the communist revolution has become the...
Red Bulls' Juninho not retiring...yet
After tweets and internet reports that Red Bulls midfielder Juninho was retiring midseason, head coach Mike Petke said that was news to him. Petke acknowledged Juninho’s age – he’s 38...
After injury & family emergency, Tim Cahill returning to Red Bulls
After a minor injury and a family medical emergency, Red Bulls star Tim Cahill caught a redeye back from Australia late last night, and is expected to be ready for...
EMT who ignored dying pregnant woman while on coffee break cleared of official misconduct charge after boss reverses stance
The Brooklyn EMT who callously refused to help a dying pregnant woman because she was on her coffee break saw her official misconduct charge dropped today after EMS chief Abdo...
Now with Canucks, Tortorella vows to change 'lunatic' image he earned with Rangers
It was part New Torts and part Old Torts, and in the end, the Canucks are stuck with both.On Tuesday afternoon, former Rangers coach John Tortorella was officially announced as...
Year-by-year draft history of Nets GM Billy King
As Nets general manager Billy King gets set to preside over his 12th NBA Draft in charge of a team’s war room, one thing is abundantly clear: he knows how...
Shumpert: Knicks' goal is 60 wins next season
Knicks guard Iman Shumpert has a number in mind for next season – 60. As in 60 wins. “How many did we win last year?,’’ Shumpert said at his summer...
Gotham Post: Neal Adams – Batman’s greatest artist
Bob Kane and Bill Finger created Batman and Jerry Robinson helped refine his look. Great pencillers like Dick Sprang and Carmine Infantino followed. Later there would be Marshall Rogers, Jim...
Hot Picks: On sale tomorrow!
Every week, we ask the people in the comics trenches – the retailers – what they think the big books of the week are. Some picks are obvious – but...
WATCH: Home invader savagely pummels woman as 3-year-old daughter watches
A woman was viciously attacked in her Millburn, N.J. home by a robber while her three-year-old daughter watched. A camera on a baby monitor captured the brutal assault. Police say...
Murderer mom celebrated lottery win while on bail for beating son to death
A British mother jailed for life for beating her two-year-old son to death was filmed cheering with joy when her lesbian partner won the lottery while she was on bail...
Serena cruises in opening Wimbledon match
LONDON -- Back in her comfort zone on Wimbledon's Centre Court, Serena Williams delivered a statement that no one can argue with: When her powerful serve is clicking, she's still...
Tsunami-like waves seen along NJ coast during massive derecho as Shore travel season hits full swing
BARNEGAT LIGHT, NJ — Scientists are reviewing tsunami-like waves that were observed along the southern New Jersey coast earlier this month. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's West Coast/Alaska Tsunami...
JETS TOP 25: No. 21 Stephen Peterman
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players on the Jets roster. Each weekday we will...
Putin: Snowden is in Russia, will not be extradited to US
Spy snitch Edward Snowden is cooling his jets in a transit zone of the Moscow airport, and the Kremlin will not extradite the wanted American, Russian President Vladimir Putin said...
Supreme Court voids key part of Voting Rights Act because law uses data 'that does not reflect racial progress in US'
WASHINGTON — A deeply divided Supreme Court on Tuesday halted enforcement of the federal government's most potent tool to stop voting discrimination over the past half century, saying it does...
Nets to play Hawks in London next season
The Nets will be trading the Brooklyn Bridge for London Bridge next season.For the second time in three years, the Nets will travel to London for a regular season game,...
Brad Pitt, Paramount likely developing 'World War Z' sequel
Brad Pitt is getting his action franchise after all. A person close to Pitt's "World War Z" told The Associated Press on Monday that Paramount Pictures is likely to develop...
In climate change fight, Obama to bypass Congress and enact unprecedented powerplant regulation
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama declared the debate over climate change and its causes obsolete Tuesday as he announced a wide-ranging plan to tackle pollution and prepare communities for global...
Foul-mouthed flier kicks cop in the groin as she's dragged from plane over cell phone
A foul-mouthed passenger had to be dragged from a Charlotte-bound flight by police after refusing requests to turn off her cell phone. YouTube footage has surfaced showing the incident between...
'I was trying to fish it out': husband says he was wiping snot out of Nigella Lawson's nose in 'choke' pics
Charles Saatchi last night claimed he jabbed and twisted wife Nigella Lawson’s nose...to pick out some “snot.” In an increasingly bizarre explanation for his behavior, he said he was helping...
'Kick-Ass' creator 'baffled' by flip-flopping Carrey who took role because his character refuses to use guns
The creator of the Kick-Ass franchise is “baffled” by Jim Carrey’s decision to withdraw his support of the upcoming sequel. Mark Millar – who produced the movies and penned the...
Award-winning journalist spoke of 'big story' hours before car crash death
Mere hours before the fiery car crash that took his life, journalist Michael Hastings sent an email to friends and colleagues urging them to get legal counsel if they were...
23 Boy Scouts, three adults hospitalized after lightning strike
BELMONT, NH — A lightning strike at a New Hampshire Boy Scouts camp has injured nearly two dozen scouts. Scouts spokesman Greg Osborn says no one was directly hit by...
Russia rejects US demand for Snowden's extradition - claims NSA leaker hasn't crossed Russian border: 'Accusing Russia of conspiracy absolutely unacceptable'
MOSCOW — Russia's foreign minister bluntly rejected US demands to extradite National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, saying Tuesday that Snowden hasn't crossed the Russian border. Sergey Lavrov insisted that...
The Broadway experiment that stuck: Famed Times Square TKTS booth turns 40
Hundreds of tourists and New Yorkers show up each day at the famed TKTS booth in the heart of Times Square with questions about Broadway shows. Often they're very interesting...
Teen playing hide-and-seek dies after impaling himself on bull statue
LUBBOCK, Texas — A 14-year-old West Texas boy is dead after he ran into a bull statue on the Texas Tech University campus and impaled himself on one of its...
Prosecution in Zimmerman case to reveal star witness - the girl Trayvon was talking to in final moments
Prosecutors in the Florida murder trial of neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman will reveal a star witness for the first time on Tuesday, the girl Trayvon Martin was talking with in...
Taliban attack presidential palace in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban militants with false papers and military-style uniforms bluffed their way through two checkpoints on their way to Afghanistan's presidential palace Tuesday before jumping out of their...
Brooklyn teen drowns on class trip upstate - city schools chief calls level of supervision 'appropriate'
The city’s schools chief today defended the chaperones assigned to watch over a class trip – even though it ended with the drowning of a Brooklyn teen. Jean Fritz Pierre,...
Hearst taking road to Dr. Oz magazine
Popular TV talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz and Hearst will launch a lifestyle magazine beginning next year. The still-untitled publication will hit newsstands with two “test” editions in the...
Business briefs
FB ads pulled British Sky Broadcasting, the UK’s largest pay-TV broadcaster, has suspended its advertising on Facebook after one of its ads was displayed adjacent to offensive material. Facebook shares...
Playing to youth: McGrath, Sony Music team for edgy content
She wants her own MTV. Former MTV Networks chief Judy McGrath — who transformed MTV from a music-channel into a youth cultural touchstone — is joining forces with Sony Music...
Dell committee says latest Icahn buyout offer doesn’t compute
Carl Icahn must feel like he’s Charlie Brown stuck in a popular Peanuts comic strip — the one where he’s lined up to kick a football only to have Lucy...
Dow’s brush with disaster is just the beginning
Wall Street is very lucky that the calendar is working in its favor. Stock prices had another large decline yesterday before the market finally righted itself thanks — in large...
FTC may reclimb pyramid scheme
The Federal Trade Commission is considering tightening the ground rules on pyramid schemes, sources told The Post. The FTC’s rethink comes as it is under growing pressure from lawmakers and...
Raj’s bid rejected by court
Fallen hedge-fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam just lost his best shot at getting out of prison before 2021. A New York federal appeals court yesterday rejected Rajaratnam’s bid to toss dozens...
Neiman Marcus files for IPO
Neiman Marcus is finally coming out of mothballs. The Dallas-based luxury chain — which also owns the swanky Bergdorf Goodman stores on Fifth Avenue — filed for a public stock...
Zimmer zips farther
Ousted Men’s Wearhouse Chief Executive George Zimmer has quit the company’s board.He submitted a letter yesterday saying the board is avoiding addressing his concerns about board decisions and the company’s...
Apple stock slips below $400
Apple dipped below $400 for the first time since April as a glut of unsold iPhones prompted Jefferies & Co. to lower its target price, and Global Equities Research said...
A $50M retail revival at downtown gateway
A vital but neglected gateway to downtown is in for a retail blossoming, thanks to a combined $50 million-plus street-level redevelopment at two strategically situated office buildings. The point where...
Naftali plops $23 mill on E. 23rd St. props
The ambitious Naftali Group has nailed down its next residential development site: 234-238 E. 23rd St., between Second and Third avenues, where it plans to build a 20-story condo tower....
Supremes punt on affirmative action
The Supreme Court raced to wind up its term with five rulings yesterday — but put off, at least for a day, a landmark decision on gay marriage. The justices,...
City’s last shot at frisk foes
Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly made a last-ditch effort yesterday to kill two bills that would rein in the NYPD’s use of stop-and-frisk. “The lawsuits [one bill] would...
Immigration bill clears Senate hurdle
The Senate last night cleared the way for a historic immigration-reform bill that would pump more than $30 billion into new security measures along the border with Mexico and offer...
IRS had own ‘zap’ code
The IRS used such words as “progressive,” “Israel” and “occupy” on internal documents to help employees screen group applications for tax-exempt status, according to documents obtained by Bloomberg News. The...
‘Curse’ of the killer: Trayvon trial opens with an F-bomb
The prosecution electrified the opening of the Trayvon Martin trial with an F-bomb — then the defense fizzled with a bad joke. “F--king punks. These a--holes. They always get away,”...
PA officer rocked by fraud rap
A Port Authority cop who moonlighted in a heavy- metal band while claiming to be disabled was indicted on a charge of insurance fraud yesterday, authorities said. PA Police Officer...
10K eyed for ‘Tony’ funeral
Preparations for “Sopranos” star James Gandolfini’s funeral are under way with security bracing for up to 10,000 people Thursday at St. John the Divine Cathedral in upper Manhattan. The massive...
AG probes ‘charity’ rabbi
A Brooklyn rabbi is being investigated by the state Attorney General’s Office for his connection to 20 nonprofits, some of which have shady financial practices, according to court and tax...
Woman slashes self at JFK
A woman slashed her wrist in a JFK Airport bathroom — and now officials want to know how she got a razor blade past security, sources said.The incident unfolded shortly...
NFL ‘slay’ shutout
Police divers fishing for evidence in a murder probe came up empty at a pond near NFL star Aaron Hernandez’s home yesterday, officials said.Two state troopers in wet suits dived...
Friedman conviction fair: DA
They captured the Friedmans — and they were right.Jesse Friedman — who proclaimed his innocence in the Oscar-nominated documentary “Capturing the Friedmans” — “was not wrongfully convicted” in the notorious...
Death for NY cops’ killer: feds
Federal prosecutors urged jurors to give Ronell Wilson the death penalty at his resentencing trial yesterday, casting the convicted cop killer as an unrepentant murderer. “In a word, the defendant’s...
‘Hands of doom’: Soho House slay jury sees photo of suspect Nicholas Brooks’ bruised hands taken after arrest
These are the hands of death, prosecutors say. Jurors in the Soho House tub-strangle trial yesterday were shown this evidence photograph (above) of the hands of accused killer Nicholas Brooks...
Missing man a Sandy victim
Superstorm Sandy is still taking lives. The city Medical Examiner’s Office said yesterday that the body of a man found in a trailer in April was a victim of the...
Clear sign for NYers
Walking around the city will be like navigating a suburban mall. Department of Transportation officials yesterday unveiled “wayfinding” signs — resembling those “you are here” maps at shopping centers —...
Apology for ‘trash body’
The head of the city’s Medical Examiner’s Office apologized yesterday for an incident in which a deceased hit-and-run victim was put into a van with dirty cans and bottles collected...
Brooklyn kid drowns on class trip upstate
A Brooklyn teen drowned yesterday after he went into a lake during a class trip in upstate New York. The 16-year-old from International HS in Prospect Heights was hiking in...
West Side ‘tot slay’ nanny unfit for trial, psychiatrist says
The nanny charged with slashing two kids to death on the Upper West Side is too depressed, psychotic and brain damaged to be fit for trial, a defense psychiatrist argued...
Horny bull is a pain in the ass
Here’s one bull that came out on top in the end. A bullfighter’s apprentice was savagely gored in the butt in Madrid on Sunday. Rafael Cerro, a rising star in...
Feds probe theft of $1.2 million in cash after valuable cargo discovered missing from Swiss jet at JFK
Port Authority detectives and FBI agents last night were investigating after $1.2 million in cash was stolen from a Swiss jet that had landed at JFK. The theft was discovered...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx A man was shot in the buttocks in Highbridge, police said. The victim was at Jerome Avenue and East 165th Street, at around 10:30 p.m, Sunday, when he...
Bobbitt’s good-sex shortcut
John Wayne Bobbitt claims sex has come easy since nearly losing his penis. Bobbitt survived an unspeakable nightmare when wife Lorena Bobbitt sliced off his manhood during a June 23,...
Sasha’s ‘short’ NY stay
Sasha Obama — in high-cut jean shorts — bears up under the brutal midday heat yesterday as she shops in Soho. The president’s youngest daughter, who celebrated her 12th birthday...
From Chrysler to Empire State Building? No way! Commish Kelly says Nik Wallenda's tightrope walk won’t fly here
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly yesterday nixed Nik Wallenda’s dream of walking a tightrope between the Chrysler and Empire State buildings. “I would say no . . . It’s dangerous,” Kelly...
Star’s ‘DWI’ blown away
Jeffrey Wright, a star of the upcoming “Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” beat a DWI rap in Manhattan yesterday. The actor, 47, was busted in April with a .089 blood-alcohol content,...
Bloomberg spending NYC cash, resources on Nevada trip as part of push for tougher gun laws
Mayor Bloomberg is spending city cash and resources on his pet project to toughen US gun laws through his national organization, The Post has learned. City employee Christopher Kocher was...
Leak spy admits taking contractor job solely to gain access to secret NSA 'world' hack data
WASHINGTON — On-the-run leaker Edward Snowden admits he took a job with consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton solely to get access to the National Security Agency’s trove of information. “My...
Secret’s out: Bam gives up the chase on our country’s real threats
By now, everyone knows: NSA leaker Edward Snowden, who left Hong Kong last week for Moscow, never boarded the plane he was expected to take yesterday to Cuba. His exact...
Gay blast vs. Christie
The lesbian daughter of the Democratic candidate challenging New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as he seeks re-election attacked the governor yesterday for his opposition to gay marriage.“As a gay American,...
Assemblywoman Glick overheard warning GOP colleague not to criticize Speaker Silver: 'You should quiet down before someone starts playing games with you'
You’d better not criticize Sheldon Silver if you know what’s good for you. A Silver ally warned a GOP critic of the powerful Democratic Assembly speaker that she’d better stop...
Bucks for gov? Simple, $imon
Gov. Cuomo must be “Feelin’ Groovy.” Music legend Paul Simon is headlining a fund-raising bash for Cuomo tonight at The Plaza hotel — just days after the governor’s campaign-finance reform...
Citibank global vice president of public affairs - who championed bike share program - lives near unpopular City Bike docking station in Soho
The Citi Bike rack at Petrosino Square in Soho that the community has been fighting to remove is right outside the Lafayette Street home of a Citibank executive and former...
City bumblers block a Lower East Side fire hydrant with bike-share rack
Bumbling workers dangerously put a Citi Bike rack right in front of a Lower East Side fire hydrant, infuriating residents. The rack was installed on Friday in front of 305...
Maid allegedly ‘forges’ $110,000 in checks from PR mogul to play slots at Mohegan Sun Casino
The founder of one of the world’s top crisis-management firms was bilked out of $110,000 by his maid — who then gambled away the cash, sources told The Post. Harold...
DA Hynes sued in another botched case: Innocent man who spent year in jail now suing city for $15M
The botched prosecutions are starting to add up. In the latest multimillion-dollar lawsuit to follow a case allegedly bungled by Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes’ office, a man who spent...
Truck kills woman, 73
A tractor-trailer fatally struck a retired La Guardia Community College librarian yesterday in Brooklyn. Ngozi Agbim, 73, was crossing the nine-lane intersection at Church Avenue and the Prospect Expressway at...
Gamble gifts OK, gov says
ALBANY — As New York moves to expand gambling, Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders have quietly deleted a proposed ban on accepting campaign contributions from casino operators. Cuomo had said...
Crash cop dies
An NYPD officer died early yesterday from injuries he suffered in a motorcycle accident on Staten Island on Friday, law-enforcement sources said.Detective Paul Lipka, 40, was surrounded by his family...
‘Family Ties’ creator dies
Gary David Goldberg, who created the hit television sitcom “Family Ties” and expanded into feature films, died Saturday. He would have turned 69 today. Goldberg died of brain cancer in...
'He’s a dog. He’s a coward!': Teacher accused of raping 10-year-old student after tricking parents with bogus award avoids victim’s family in court
He couldn’t face her family. A Bronx teacher accused of raping a 10-year-old student was a no-show in court yesterday, outraging the girl’s relatives as they waited to confront him....
TV ‘Gossip’ mom goes bankrupt
She’s gone from “Gossip Girl” to bankruptcy — blowing her TV fortune on a nasty trans-Atlantic custody fight. Actress Kelly Rutherford (pictured) — who played Upper East Side society mom...
Why court can’t right race wrongs
Affirmative action is a wrong to correct a wrong. Which is to say, it is a wrong, even if it is intended to do right. For 35 years now, the...
Who’ll topple Iran?
Paris Want to see US bipartisanship on Iran? Go to Paris and attend a rally led by Maryam Rajavi, the charismatic head of the best-organized anti-regime group of Iranian exiles....
Dempsey’s Syria stance: making Kerry look strong
The Issue: Whether the military should follow Israel’s lead and aid rebels by striking the Syrian government. *** Gen. Martin Dempsey’s attitude reminds me of the defeatism of the French...
Rand Paul: The GOP’s future?
The Issue: Whether libertarian Sen. Rand Paul should be a model for the Republican Party. *** How long will Sen. Rand Paul’s moment last (“Rand Paul’s Moment,” Rich Lowry, PostOpinion,...
Other New Yorkers’ money
If you spent $70 billion on something, you would want to know whether you got your money’s worth. But when you are a New York City politician spending other New...
Fellow traveling
Only a few days ago, both left and right were telling us former NSA contractor Edward Snowden was a champion of freedom. It turns out, however, that the man supposedly...
Pope Jimmy Carter
“To repeat myself in a way, I think that what the major religious leaders say is used by others who discriminate against women as justification for their human-rights abuse. For...
NYU’s fat ‘F’ for academic freedom
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng claims he is being booted from his apartment and his fellowship at New York University this month because of NYU’s kowtowing to the Chinese government. The...
The fool’s Council
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, in hot pursuit of the mayoralty, jumped aboard the anti-NYPD bandwagon with both feet yesterday — ditching council custom and her own best practices to...
Jennifer LeRoy plots comeback with Maxwell's Plum revival
‘I feel like a Viking warrior princess!” laughs Jennifer LeRoy, 34, as she rides her glistening dark brown show jumper, the Pie, through a field at Oz Farm, her 90-acre...
Capital ideas from DC rapper
Albums of the Week WALE “The Gifted” ★★ ON his third album, DC rapper Wale is in an expansive mood, from the arrangements, which include orchestral soul on “Heaven’s Afternoon,”...
Mark Roberts serves up dark comedy ‘Rantoul and Die’
Before anybody’s said a word in “Rantoul and Die,” you have a pretty good idea that the play will be a warts-and-all look at working-class life. First, it’s presented by...
Sports Shorts
NHL: Canucks to unveil Tortorella The Canucks are expected to introduce John Tortorella — fired by the Rangers last month — as their new head coach today. The famously ill-tempered...
Tiki: Sapp’s 'an idiot' for ripping Strahan
Tiki Barber played his entire 10-year career with the Giants, all with Michael Strahan as a teammate, and that bond remains strong. Barber has heard Warren Sapp mouth off on...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16 mi(T); $79,000; alw op cl; 3up(f&m); PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1 ScenariAnlyssL122JLezcn5-1-35-22 Assateague(L),122L Saez3-7-63-13 FloralRomanceL122JVelzqz5-1-16-14 SweetandLovlyL122E Prado6-3-415-15 Stanwyck(L),122JAlvard4-1-37-26 Puzzling(L),122JCstlln2-2-74-17 Flower Mart(L),122JRosari1-5-112-18 Composition(L),122IOrtizJr4-1-53-1SECOND-1 1/16...
Debbie Little at Yonkers Graded Entries
Best Bet: Rocnrolwilneverdie (10th) FIRST: mile; pace; $13,000; cl($15,000); 4 Forever Good (MMacDonald) 8-6-4 4-1 7 Lambretta (GBrennan) 2-3-6 5-1 3 The Life Boat (BSears) 7-6-2 8-1 1 Yes Hanover...
Debbie Little at Monticello Graded Entries
FIRST: mile; pace; $3300, cl($5000); 2 Thunder Seelster (BAldrchJr) 4-3-1 5-2 3 Its Your Time (GMerton) 3-9-1 7-2 1 See You Smile (JDevaux) 1-1-8 3-1 4 Ok Cognac (MMerton) 3-1-4...
Parx Racing Entries
FIRST-6 fur; $45,000; md sp wt; 3, 4 & 5YO(f&m); 1-Lemndrpntherx 8-1 5-HenyLvsShrmp 2-1 2-Glenmary Lane 8-1 6-Cadence Song 10-1 3-Elite Honor 7-2 7-Patatuz 6-1 4-Empress d'Oro 4-1 SECOND-1m70yds; $21,000;...
Hondo’s the Wheel deal
The Phillies staged a monumental collapse last night in San Diego, blowing a 3-run lead in the ninth before succumbing in the 10th to raise Hondo’s debt to 470 cardwells.Tonight,...
Mayweather not thinking about breaking Marciano's record
Floyd Mayweather said he’s not concerned about equaling Rocky Marciano’s record of 49 consecutive victories without a loss. It’s a mark in boxing akin to Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 25WEDJune 26THUJune 27FRIJune 28SATJune 29SUNJune 30MONJuly 1YankeesTexas7:05WWORWCBS 880 AMTex.7:05YESWCBSTex.1:05YESWCBSBal.7:05WWORWCBSBal.7:15FOXWCBSBal.8:05ESPNWCBSMin.8:10YESWCBSMetsWhite Sox8:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMChi. Sox8:10SNYWFANCol.6:10SNYWFANWas.7:10SNYWFANWas.1:10WPIXWFANWas.1:10WPIXWFANAri.7:10SNYWFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEHou.2:00ESPN2NOGAMELibertyNOGAMEChi.12:30No TVNOGAMESea.10:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMES.I. YankeesAberdeen7:00No TVH.V.7:05No TVH.V.7:00No TVAbdn.7:05No TVAbdn.7:05No TVAbdn.5:35No TVBro. (2)6:00No TVCyclonesHudson Valley7:05No TVAbdn.7:05No...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball7 p.m.Rangers at Yankees WWOR, WCBS 880 AM7 p.m.Indians at Orioles MLBN8 p.m.Mets at White Sox SNY, WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM8 p.m.College World Series Finals, Game 2: Mississippi State vs....
Tuck: Defense has to 'carry' Giants
Justin Tuck has a vision of what he wants the Giants defense to be and that image does not include again being a pop gun in the shadow of Eli...
Nadal shocked in opener
LONDON — For the second straight year, Rafael Nadal is leaving Wimbledon early after a stunning loss to a little-known player ranked in the hundreds. In one of the tournament’s...
Federer, Hewitt, Murray advance
LONDON — Ten years after his first Wimbledon championship, Roger Federer opened play on Centre Court as defending champion and looked right as home as he dismantled Victor Hanescu of...
Geno talks of 'giant leap' in learning Jets offense
He may be a Jet, but Geno Smith said he has made giant progress in his transition from West Virginia’s spread offense to Gang Green’s West Coast offense. “I’ve already...
Pippen grilled over ‘assault’
Scottie Pippen has been questioned by police in a case of assault with a deadly weapon after the Bulls great allegedly attacked a man in Malibu, Calif., on Sunday night,...
Richards in dark on Rangers future
BOSTON — Brad Richards does not know his fate for next season. “I would love to be back but I haven’t been told anything,” Richards, who faces the possibility of...
Blackhawks late comeback stuns Bruins to capture Stanley Cup
BOSTON — The Stanley Cup was in the house, in a crate, which is exactly where it seemed as if it would stay until tomorrow night in Chicago as the...
Bubba should blame himself, not caddie, for poor shots
There is an age-old axiom in golf that a player is not to blame anyone or anything but himself for a poor shot. That was apparently lost on Bubba Watson,...
Knicks hope to bring back Greek forward
Could there be a Greek revival at the Garden? The Knicks have offered future second-round picks and future considerations (cash) to Portland in an attempt to regain the rights to...
Pelicans may try swiping Copeland from Knicks with big offer: source
Knicks free agent Chris Copeland could fly the coop for the Big Easy to become a Pelican, The Post has learned. According to an NBA source, the newly named New...
More foot surgery for Nets' Lopez
With Nets legend Jason Kidd recently hired as the team’s head coach, the draft set to be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday night and free agency beginning...
Nets GM: We’re close to hiring Kidd assistants
It appears the foundation of Jason Kidd’s coaching staff is beginning to be put in place. Speaking at his pre-draft media availability yesterday, Nets general manager Billy King said the...
Shaw to coach Nuggets
Pacers assistant coach Brian Shaw has agreed to succeed George Karl as coach of the Nuggets, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke...
Now for A-Rod’s soapiest opera yet
Remember Alex Rodriguez’s brain-melting 2009? The confession to using illegal performance-enhancing drugs as a Ranger from 2001 to 2003? The right hip surgery? Rejoining the Yankees in May and becoming...
Pineda progressing, but Yankees changes not coming yet
Ivan Nova delivered his best start of the season Sunday and Michael Pineda is scheduled to make a rehab start for Double-A Trenton tonight, so the Yankees’ starting rotation soon...
While Mets consider call-up, Ike wins award in Vegas
CHICAGO — Ike Davis wasn’t happy he was passed over by the Mets for promotion on Sunday, but yesterday he received the prize behind Door No. 2: Pacific Coast League...
Yankees lack of power from right side is alarming
There is something not right about the Yankees. And just how not right can perhaps best be exemplified with this bit of information: Mark Teixeira homered off Cleveland’s Scott Kazmir...
Surgery possible for Yankees' Teixeira with wrist still sore
Mark Teixeira still has soreness in his right wrist following a June 16 cortisone shot and a week of rest, an ominous sign for the ailing Yankees first baseman. “Certainly,...
Great as Harvey is, Mets need Wheeler to be second ace to lift team into contention
As great as the Harvey Show is for the Mets, the bottom line is this team needs two star pitchers to make a difference because of the lack of offense....
Mets phenom Wheeler zooms out for second spin tonight in Chicago
CHICAGO — Zack Wheeler torched Atlanta and will next try to become a Monster of the Midway. The mission against the White Sox for the highly touted Mets right-hander tonight...
Paul Giamatti joins ‘Downton Abbey’ cast
Paul Giamatti, the scene-stealing character actor who scored a personal best when he won a slew of awards — including an Emmy and a Golden Globe, for his portrayal of...
Kelsey Nixon reveals her own stumbles at the stove
Even Kelsey Nixon, the 28-year-old food TV host, has kitchen mishaps. “Tomorrow’s my son’s first birthday party, and I’ve been cooking for days to get ready,” she told The Post....
Talk show guests
TUESDAYCARRIE ANN INABA, CHANNING TATUM, ERIC MCCORMACK - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7RICHARD BLAIS - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch. 7SCOTT WOLF, DANIA RAMIREZ, GIADA DE...
Millions spellbound by ‘Skywire’ walk
A jaw-dropping live walk across the eastern edge of the Grand Canyon was a huge draw Sunday night on the Discovery Channel. “Skywire Live with Nik Wallenda” drew 13 million...
Paula Deen’s Food Channel exit way overdue
The Food Network should have given Paula Deen the boot years ago. And not just because she shamelessly pushed killer diabetes-inducing food and then hooked up with a pharmaceutical company...
Loyal fans ‘Mad’ about Don Draper
Adramatic season finale on AMC’s “Mad Men” was just the thing loyal fans were waiting for. The series posted its highest ratings for a closer yet — 2.7 million viewers,...
Indy rocks!
Indianapolis is known around the globe for the world’s largest single-day sporting event, the Indy 500. And both the Colts and the Pacers have captured the national spotlight over the...
Electric Daisy Carnival heats up Vegas
More than anywhere else in the world, people come to Las Vegas to escape themselves, to make time seem infinite, to do things they simply can’t do anywhere else. And...
Kicking it in Kansas City
A Wednesday night in March, 10:46 p.m. March Madness had gripped Kansas City as it does every year. Teams from across the country were battling downtown at the Sprint Center....
Weird but true
Composting is good for the environment, but it might not be great for your insurance rates. An upstate home burned down after a compost pile spontaneously combusted. Officials determined that...
'Harvard' club encourages members to mingle — and make out
It was the last Friday night in May and 300 young professionals were crammed into Meatpacking District club No. 8. Everywhere you turned there was another pocket square stuffed into...