July 6, 2013
Father to recount child’s tragic story as part of Yankees’ HOPE Week
Finally, little 11-year-old Ty Smalley had had enough. He had been bullied relentlessly for two years, suffering the horrors in silence the whole time, but this time, May 13, 2010,...
Nunez's return sends Yankees over Orioles for 6th straight win
Derek who? Eduardo Nunez returned to the Yankees’ lineup today after missing more than two months with an oblique injury and made an immediate impact, driving in a pair of...
Two dead, 181 hurt when jet crashes and bursts into flames at San Francisco airport; one is missing
Two people are dead and more than 180 injured after a Boeing 777 crashed and ignited into a fireball this afternoon as it touched down at San Francisco International Airport....
VIDEO: Man dressed in American flag shirt tackles escaped fugitive in Ohio store
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An escaped prison inmate used the phone at a small general store and bought an iced tea and a lighter at a counter where his mug shot...
BEST BETS: UFC 162
The day before every major event, The Post’s MMA expert Marc Raimondi breaks down what you should know in order to intelligently wager on the fight.On Saturday, the UFC is...
Former Chadian dictator accused of murdering thousands watched 'Seinfeld' reruns in luxury mansion before arrest
DAKAR, Senegal — For more than 20 years, former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre lived a life of luxurious exile in Senegal, taking a second wife and watching "Seinfeld" shows. But...
FDNY firefighter busted for attacking, robbing NYPD cop
One of New York’s Bravest was busted for attacking and robbing one of New York’s Finest, police sources said. Veteran firefighter Angel Valerio was arrested after he and a group...
Trayvon Martin's mother clashes with George Zimmerman's mother over 911 screams
SANFORD, Fla. — Trayvon Martin's mother and George Zimmerman's mother clashed on the witness stand Friday over whether the screams for help that can be heard in the background on...
At least 1 dead after driverless train torpedoes into Quebec town and explodes
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec — A train carrying crude oil derailed Saturday in eastern Quebec, sparking several explosions and a blaze that destroyed the center of the town of Lac-Megantic and killed...
Cancer-stricken boy, toddler sister fighting for their lives after Brownsville fire
A cancer stricken boy and his toddler sister are fighting for their lives after an early morning fire ripped through their Brooklyn apartment, authorities and sources said. Little 4-year-old Rolando...
30 killed, 1000 wounded in Egypt clashes
Egypt counted its dead on Saturday after Islamists enraged by the overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi took to the streets in an explosion of violence against what they denounced as...
29 students, teacher killed by gunmen at Nigerian boarding school
POTISKUM, Nigeria — Islamic militants attacked a boarding school before dawn Saturday, dousing a dormitory in fuel and lighting it ablaze as students slept, survivors said. At least 30 people...
Nicaragua, Venezuela offer NSA leaker Edward Snowden asylum
CARACAS, Venezuela — The quest by NSA leaker Edward Snowden for a safe haven has taken a turn toward Latin America, with offers for asylum coming from the leftist presidents...
Dirt bike rider in critical condition after being struck by hit-run driver: police
A dirt bike rider is fighting for his life after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in the Bronx yesterday, authorities said. The 22-year-old man was traveling northbound on Clay...
Didier Drogba could join MLS, but not Red Bull
A year after Didier Drogba rejected a proposed $10 million annual salary from MLS – a windfall that would’ve been by far the richest in the league’s history – the...
Business briefs
FCC’s a Soft-ieThe FCC approved SoftBank’s $21.6 billion bid for mobile carrier Sprint, giving Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son a position in the US market. Sprint, which closed at $7.16, is...
Saving face
Ben Bernanke now has the excuse he needs for ending his dangerous money printing operation. The bond market already knows this and yesterday, on the heels of the encouraging jobs...
Hold on: Mortgage rates to rise again
The downside to the positive jobs numbers is that it suddenly got more expensive to buy a home. Word that US employers added 195,000 workers to the payroll last month,...
Spillover booby-traps smartphone market
This quarter’s not-hot accessory is the flop phone. That’s right – not flip phones, but flop phones: high-end smartphones. Everyone’s already got one, making it a flop in a saturated...
Tesla hits a record
Tesla Motors rose to a record closing price today after the company said it has received hundreds of orders for its new Model S sedan in Hong Kong, enough to...
Auction of IMG delayed
Potential buyers of the late Teddy Forstmann’s mega-agency IMG shouldn’t hold their breath waiting for the auction to begin. While bankers were brought on board in May, the process appears...
Bombs before a storm
They’re at it again. Carl Icahn and the Dell Inc. special committee yesterday engaged in a new battle — less than two weeks before shareholders vote on a winner. “The...
Gov’t: Pay up, titans of tech
Western governments are set to target tax loopholes used by technology giants as part of an international drive to tackle corporate tax avoidance, a draft action plan seen by Reuters...
Still liking zuck
This is no time to be a stumbling tech titan. Just ask Groupon’s Andrew Mason and Zynga’s Mark Pincus — founders and CEOs who have been pushed aside at their...
CNBC may tinker with primetime
Ratings-challenged CNBC could be looking to mix things up. The business cable network is experimenting with a new roundtable show that, sources said, may air in the 7 p.m. time...
Iconix joins bidders for Elvis
Add fashion portfolio Iconix Brand Group to the mix of parties interested in acquiring rights to the Elvis Presley name and likeness, The Post has learned. Iconix, which retails Madonna’s...
ResCap bankruptcy plan set
Residential Capital, the mortgage-lending unit of US government-owned Ally Financial, has filed a bankruptcy reorganization plan that calls for unsecured creditors to recover 36.3 cents on the dollar. ResCap described...
Python $cam-alot
The producer of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” won a lawsuit against six of the 1975 film’s stars over profits from the hit musical “Spamalot.” Mark Forstater is entitled...
Trayvon Martin’s mom, brother identify his screams on 911 call
Trayvon Martin’s mother and brother listened to a crucial 911 tape in a hushed Florida courtroom yesterday and said it was his cries for help they heard. “Absolutely,” Sybrina Fulton...
Quinn’s memoir shelved by city
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s poorly selling memoir has gotten a boost from an unlikely source: the city’s library system. The library system recently bought nearly 200 copies of the...
She’s sky-high in Empire State
A teen from a rough-and-tumble section of The Bronx has moved on up to the Empire State Building, helping her struggling family make ends meet by landing a summer “dream’’...
7 shot, 1 dead in violent day
One person was killed and six others were wounded in a spate of five shootings in the Bronx and Brooklyn yesterday, law enforcement sources said.The violence began at 2:30 p.m....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island***A woman driving drunk with her three kids in the family’s SUV turned the wrong way on a one-way street and sideswiped two parked vehicles, flipping her Honda Odyssey...
High-flying Harry in command
LONDON — Prince Harry has qualified to command an Apache attack helicopter, Britain’s defense ministry says — the culmination of his training over the past three years.The military said Harry...
Unmask e-mail Yahoo!
A would-be divorcé from Connecticut wants to know who sent his estranged wife malicious e-mails claiming he’d been carrying on with a hooker named “Sasha.”Jeremy Goldstein is suing Yahoo! in...
Sweltering city temps send New Yorkers to the beaches
New Yorkers flooded area beaches to splash around and stay cool as temperatures soared in the city yesterday. Waves crashed into Long Island girls Aliyan Owens (pictured) and Jade Dickenson,...
Dems irked by Cory’s party line
NEWTON, NJ — Some Sussex County Democratic leaders want to make it clear that Newark Mayor Cory Booker does not yet have their endorsement — despite the slogan boasted on...
Lhota ‘disaster’ alarm
Disaster looms for the Big Apple if anyone but Joe Lhota is elected mayor, a top supporter of the Republican candidate said in a provocative fund-raising pitch.“New York City is...
Dropouts top grads at transfer schools
The city’s second-chance high schools saw more students drop out than graduate in 2011-12 — a major drop in performance compared to a year earlier, a Post analysis found. A...
Burial grounds for $uit
That’s no way to treat a veteran. Two sisters have sued a Staten Island cemetery and the New York Archdiocese for the unwelcome and unexplained moving of their third sister’s...
Firefighters rescue boneheaded tree-trimmer who got himself stranded in Queens maple
A boneheaded tree trimmer climbed his way to the top of an overgrown maple in Queens yesterday, cutting limbs along the way — until he realized he had no way...
‘Beyoncé’ wed
Beyoncé has a stepmother. Her father and former manager, Mathew Knowles, 61, wed former model Gena Charmaine Avery, 48, last Sunday, his representatives told The Associated Press. The pair had...
City’s 311 operators call The Post to vent about horrible 'sweatshop' conditions
Well, they can’t call themselves. Frustrated city 311 operators whose job is to field complaints from angry New York City residents all day had nowhere to turn for their own...
City busts its own July foursome
At least four off-duty city workers were busted for having a little too much fun over the Fourth of July holiday, authorities said yesterday. Three workers were nabbed for drunken...
Mandela remains stable while friend denies plan to remove life support
Nelson Mandela was reported in critical but stable condition yesterday as a close friend denied there was any plan to remove the South African anti-apartheid leader from life support. Denis...
Big shot pays $10G to charity in 'cash for bash' deal to hold July 4 blowout at Hamptons home
It’s not whom you know in the Hamptons — it’s whom you pay off. Faced with a permit hassle for his bawdy Fourth of July blowout, banker Marc Leder cut...
Chrysler in van recall
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler is recalling 282,000 minivans from the 2013 model year because their side air bags may deploy on the wrong side in case of a crash.Side...
NY man charged with trying to extort money from celebrity chief Paula Deen
ATLANTA — Authorities yesterday arrested a New York man charged with trying to extort money from embattled celebrity cook Paula Deen in exchange for not going to the media with...
B’klyn jet skiers found dead
The bodies of two missing jet skiers were pulled from the waters off Sea Gate in Brooklyn yesterday as weeping relatives looked on. Willie Tom, 44, and Celine Fu, 29,...
Death toll mounts in Cairo as Morsi backers storm police lines
At least 10 people were killed and hundreds wounded yesterday as outraged supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi tried to storm police lines to free him and fought pitched...
Kerry in sea change
WASHINGTON — The State Department flip-flopped yesterday and conceded that Secretary of State John Kerry had been on his 76-foot yacht in Nantucket on Wednesday, contradicting an earlier official denial.State...
Israel losing ambassador
WASHINGTON — Israel’s ambassador to the United States is stepping down after more than four years on the job. Michael Oren says he’ll finish his term this fall. The Israeli...
9/11 remains of fallen FDNY lieutenant finally identified
Twelve years after 9/11, fallen FDNY Lt. Jeffrey Walz has finally come home to his family. Authorities yesterday identified the remains of Walz, the son of a retired city firefighter...
‘Stalker’ gal out on bail after good Samaritan comes forward
HELEEN MEES No-contact order. Watch out, philanderers — Heleen Mees, accused stalker of her married ex-lover, Citigroup’s chief economist, has posted $5,000 bail after a four-day stint in Rikers, thanks...
China & Russia ‘naval’-gazing
BEIJING — China and Russia kicked off their largest-ever joint naval drills yesterday in the Sea of Japan.Eighteen surface ships, one submarine, three airplanes, five ship-launched helicopters and two commando...
A ‘Snow’ storm in Bolivia
Even in limbo, NSA leaker Edward Snowden is creating new diplomatic headaches for the United States. Bolivian President Evo Morales threatened yesterday that his country would shut down the American...
Governors Island horror
A project engineer was killed in front of his teenage son on Governors Island yesterday morning as both men worked to help unload sewer pipes off a truck — and...
Bridge ‘Spidey’ hunt
Cops are continuing their hunt for the Fourth of July daredevil who made like Spider-Man and rappelled down from the Brooklyn Bridge, authorities said yesterday.Authorities still can’t figure out how...
Popes John Paul II and John XXIII to become saints, Vatican announces
Pope John Paul II will be named a saint this year along with the reform-minded Pope John XXIII, the Vatican said yesterday. Pope Francis gave final approvals yesterday and asserted...
Senate Shabbat scheme
That ain’t kosher! Pro-choice Democrats in the state Senate plotted to ram through an abortion-rights amendment during the Jewish Sabbath to prevent pro-life Brooklyn Sen. Simcha Felder, an Orthodox Jew,...
Atlantic City rolls dice on ad blitz
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Atlantic City is taking its show on the road. The seaside casino resort is opening a tourism roadshow today at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia that will...
Cop shot by sniper leaves hospital
An NYPD rookie who took a bullet in a leg was released from the hospital yesterday as three young men were questioned in the shooting, police sources said. “I’m thankful...
Abortion vs. health care — from women’s P.O.V.
The Issue: Whether abortions and the legal issues surrounding them are really part of “women’s health.” *** It would be most helpful if Jonah Goldberg could separate his appraisal of...
Will council stop-and-think?
The Issue: The opposition to New York City’s stop-and-frisk policy among City Council members. *** Kudos to the police unions for taking an active stand against self-serving City Council members...
Those greedy frackers
“When I spoke in the European Parliament in support of fracking, most of the negative comments I received [complained about] ‘greed.’ What is meant here by ‘greed’ is the desire...
Prosecuting Albany
On paper Gov. Cuomo’s newly named Moreland Act commission has all the tools to clean up the cesspool that is Albany. Problem is, it’s been tried before — by an...
My old Army wound
During a weekend in which we celebrated our nation’s independence, we are drawn back to a recent hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. For there a combat...
Families & America 3.0
The Fourth of July weekend is always an occasion to think about what the United States of America has been, is and will be. A good way to reflect on...
The rapid collapse of ObamaCare
Washington is riven by conflict and deep-seated division. It is rare indeed that both sides can agree on anything consequential. Therefore it is incredibly heartening that there is now bipartisan...
Go for a Citi Bike spin with the Post’s 7 tailor-made tours
39th Street to South Street Seaport Coast along the Hudson River Greenway bike path Starting Point: Bike station just outside the Midtown Ferry Terminal (12th Avenue and 39th Street). Head...
Kid stuff
Today ARRR!: “Pirates of the Caribbean” is so yesterday. So how about some live buccaneers, thanks to Historic Hudson Valley’s “Pirates of the Hudson: The Siege of Sleepy Hollow” festival....
Getting the Willys
Just how universal is Willy Loman, the doomed soul of “Death of a Salesman”? We’re about to find out, with “This Great Country,” a new theatrical reimagining of Arthur Miller’s...
Nets’ Taylor out to make his point
The Nets are still in the market for a backup point guard, but Deron Williams’ understudy next season already may be on the roster. While Jason Kidd’s head coaching debut...
Wells’ clutch single in 9th, Nova’s complete game propel Yankees past O’s
Ivan Nova was throwing a gem, but the Yankees were down a run in the seventh inning when Luis Cruz told him they would win. At some point in the...
Debbie Little at Yonkers
Post Time: 7:10 p.m. FIRST: Mile pace; $24,000; cond 4 Flipper J (JBartlett) 4-7-6 4-1 6 Bj's Bequia (MMacDonald) 5-4-6 6-1 1 Coastal N (GBrennan) 1-8-9 3-1 2 Rock N'...
Debbie Little at Meadowlands
Post Time: 7:15 p.m. Best Bet: Beat The Drum (1st) FIRST: Mile pace; $22,500; N.J.S.S. 1 Beat The Drum (TTetrick) 1-4-3 4-1 3 Western Vintage (YGingras) 1-3-3 7-5 2 Sweet...
Monmouth Park Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. FIRST-6 fur; $25,000; clm($20,000); 3up1-He Can Run 2-15-Sortano 6-12-RaisedforSpeed6-16-He's My Guy 12-13-Mystical Terp 3-17-KyliesWildcrd15-14-Six Peaces 5-2SECOND-1 mile; $16,000; clm($5,000); 3up1-GhstsndLegens6-15-StedyGentlem10-12-Awesme'sEleve8-16-FlirtatiosSmle15-13-Il Terrazzo 3-17-Cryin Out Loud 3-14-I'm Not...
Poor Hondo needs Rays
Hondo connected last night with the Phillies, who put a nippin’ on the Braves to cut the deficit back to three figures at 910 pizarros.Tonight, Mr. Aitch will go to...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 6SUNJuly 7MONJuly 8TUEJuly 9WEDJuly 10THUJuly 11FRIJuly 12YankeesBaltimore1:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMBal.1:05YESWCBSK.C.7:05YESWCBSK.C.7:05YESWCBSK.C.7:05YESWCBSK.C.1:05YESWCBSMin.7:05YESWCBSMetsMilwaukee7:15FOXWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMMil.2:10WPIXWFANS.F.10:15SNYWFANS.F.10:15SNYWFANS.F.3:45SNYWFANNOGAMEPit.7:05SNYWFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMELibertyNOGAMEChi.3:00MSG+NOGAMESea.7:00MSG+NOGAMENOGAMENOGAMES.I. YankeesHudson Valley7:00No TVConn.4:00No TVConn.7:00No TVConn.7:00No TVLow.7:05No TVLow.7:05No TVLow.7:05No TVCyclonesAberdeen7:05No TVWKRB 90.3 FMLow.5:00No TVWKRBLow.7:00No TVWKRBLow.11 a.m.No...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing8 a.m.Formula One: German Grand Prix Qualifying NBCSN3 p.m.American Le Mans Series: Northeast Grand Prix ESPN23 p.m.AMA Motocross: Red Bud National NBC4 p.m.AMA Motocross: Red Bud National NBCSN7:30 p.m.NASCAR...
Myers makes grade, gives verbal to Niagara
Wesley Myers won a pair of city championships, but his greatest accomplishment came away from the court.It was in the classroom, where the recently graduated Boys & Girls 6-foot-2 combo...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Hernandez jury calls shooting victim A Connecticut man who says he lost an eye after being shot by Aaron Hernandez in February was ordered to appear before a grand...
Islanders re-sign Nabokov, Hamonic
This was not a day when the Islanders were going to sit on their hands and watch. Instead, as NHL free agency opened yesterday at noon, the team that qualified...
Surprise pair nothing to sneeze at
LONDON — Sabine Lisicki is allergic to Wimbledon, sort of. Not the town in southwest London, and not the All England Club. But she does have hay fever, making her...
Djok, Murray survive tough semis
LONDON — Novak Djokovic might win Wimbledon this year. Juan Martin del Potro will not. No matter how it ends, both men will always have their spot in one of...
Experts: L.I.’s Weidman can upset Silva in UFC 162
Chris Weidman had never thrown a kick or slapped on a submission five years ago. Anderson Silva, meanwhile, already had defended the UFC middleweight title four times. He was regarded...
American beauties — and handful of beasts
Now that we have celebrated the day Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman and Randy Quaid saved us from alien destruction, it’s time for the next big holiday: The Midsummer...
2B Muno on rebound following suspension
Danny Muno is on pace to play his 82nd game of the season this week — a first for the Mets’ Double-A second baseman. Muno maxed out at 77 games...
Satin not gonna be ‘left’ out
MILWAUKEE — Josh Satin is without a position but won’t become a forgotten man, Mets manager Terry Collins vowed yesterday. With Ike Davis’ return from Triple-A Las Vegas to reclaim...
Hitch and all, Ike rips ball in return from Mets exile
MILWAUKEE — He’s a new man. Maybe. Ike Davis’ return to the Mets after a three-week exile to Triple-A Las Vegas didn’t produce any thunderous clouts last night, but a...
Devils sign Clowe, Ryder; Clarkson gone
It wasn’t as much a cross-river coup as it was a move made out of necessity, so at Friday’s opening of the NHL free-agent market, Ryane Clowe went west. The...
Gritty Moore returns, Rangers add two others
On the first day of Rangers training camp in 2003 at Burlington, a young man out of Harvard named Dominic Moore sent Mark Messier flying to the ice in an...
Chris bolts Knicks for Pacers
Chris Copeland was honest with Pacers coach Frank Vogel this week when he told Vogel he would have a tough time playing for the Pacers after battling them in the...
’Fair play: Sebastian on Knicks’ radar
Brooklyn’s Sebastian Telfair caused a stir on Twitter Friday when the free-agent point guard seemed to indicate he was going to play for his hometown team. Friday Telfair tweeted, “I’m...
Bojan, Nets agree on 3-year contract
The Nets came to an agreement last night with 2011 second-round pick Bojan Bogdanovic, according to a league source. Bogdanovic will sign a three-year deal with the Nets starting at...
Dwight Howard to sign with Houston after bolting Los Angeles Lakers
Two years after the national Dwightmare began, it has finally come to an end. Howard agreed to join the Rockets yesterday, capping a two-year process that saw him hold several...
Hip check clears Kuroda for throwing
Hiroki Kuroda had a couple of tests of his left hip flexor muscle yesterday — and both turned out the way the Yankees’ valuable righty wanted. Kuroda, who has been...
Rusty Rodriguez: I need 25 ABs ...
LAKELAND, Fla. — Through two minor league games, Alex Rodriguez has yet to hit the ball out of the infield. Cue the jokes. A-Rod is in playoff form. He’ll fit...
Jeter gets 1st rehab start tonight
The Yankees move one step closer to getting the Captain back today. Derek Jeter, who has not played this season, will begin his rehab assignment at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tonight. He...
Ike returns to help Zack, Amazin’s top sloppy Brew
MILWAUKEE — Zack Wheeler certainly struggled, but compared to some of the other slop that passed for baseball last night at Miller Park the rookie fireballer’s problems didn’t seem so...
As Jeter and A-Rod aim for return, Yankees’ magic act shows no signs of disappearing
You’re running a con, and it works beautifully, better than you ever could have imagined. Every time you feel close to getting busted, you get a second wind — or...
Judge: ‘Sitch’ suit irregular
Former “Jersey Shore” cast mate Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino learned a thing or two about nicknames from a US Magistrate. A federal judge in Florida ruled in favor of Abercrombie...
Rebooted ‘Whose Line?’ scores laughs
The TV burial ground is littered with the corpses of “revived” shows (see “Charlie’s Angels,” “The Bionic Woman” and “Knight Rider”). But, thankfully, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” won’t be...
‘Today’ demo win
NBC’s “Today” show finally has something to brag about. While it still trails top-rated “Good Morning America” in total viewers, “Today” did pull off a victory the week of June...
Weird but true
An Oklahoma man discovered that noodling — the trendy sport of catching huge fish with your bare hands — has a downside. The varmint that Destry Mitchell of Atoka ended...
Dethroning SEC an Urban legend
It has to end, it has to end this season and it has to end in dramatic fashion.The Southeastern Conference simply can’t be allowed to continue winning national championship after...
Nets reach agreement with 2011 pick Bojan Bogdanovic: source
The Nets came to an agreement Friday night with 2011 second-round pick Bojan Bogdanovic, according to a league source.Bogdanovic will sign a three-year deal with the Nets starting at about...
Cops looking for sicko who sexually assaulted and robbed teen in Queens
Police are looking for a sicko wanted for sexually assaulting and robbing a teen in Queens, police said. The suspect held-up the 15-year-old boy at gunpoint Wednesday around 11 pm...
Venezuela's Maduro offers asylum to Snowden
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday he had decided to offer asylum to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who has petitioned several countries to avoid capture by Washington....
Copeland signs 2-year, $6M offer sheet with Pacers
Chris Copeland has signed a two-year, $6 million offer sheet with the Pacers, his agent John Spencer told The Post tonight.That means his Knicks career is over as the Knicks...