July 19, 2013
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: Nigerian stars from Nazareth choose to play together at Manhattan
Samson Usilo was thrilled at every scholarship offer he received, but his joy doubled when Manhattan extended the same courtesy to Samson Akilo, his good friend and teammate. “I was...
Jeremy Hefner, Mets mauled by Phillies
The Mets hosted the Home Run Derby Monday at Citi Field; and last night they put on an encore, though not one their fans shouted for, as they gave up...
Andy Pettitte shaky as Yankees open second half with loss to Red Sox
BOSTON — Andy Pettitte’s first post-All-Star break start looked a lot like too many of the veteran lefty’s outings before the All-Star Game. There were positive tones during a 4-2...
Wis. man sane when he shot 13-year old neighbor: jury
MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee man knew exactly what he was doing when he accused his teenage neighbor of burglary and then fired a bullet into the boy's chest, jurors decided...
Astronaut whose helmet flooded during spacewalk: 'I experienced what it's like to be a goldfish'
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Now he knows what it's like to be a goldfish in a fishbowl. Two days after his helmet flooded during a spacewalk, astronaut Luca Parmitano relived...
Bronx jury awards $20M to 10-year old girl who was dropped on her head by homeless shelter guard
A Bronx jury handed a 10-year-old girl and her family an eye-popping $20 million verdict in a civil case against a homeless shelter whose security guard dropped the child on...
Red Bulls' Henry, Cahill, Petke talk tomorrow's Toronto tilt
With three games in a week, amid a heat wave no less, the Red Bulls are preparing for Saturday's tilt at Toronto FC. Here are comments from head coach Mike Petke,...
New York breaks power usage record during heat wave
New York State's power grid operator said power usage on Friday broke a record set in 2006 as consumers cranked up their air conditioners to escape sweltering six day-long heat...
Firefighter phoned in fake 911 calls ... Then stole cash from colleagues when they responded
He betrayed his brothers — and his badge. A sleazy FDNY smoke eater was busted today for calling in false alarms, and then stealing cash from colleagues when they left...
Kerry seals the deal for first Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in 5 years
AMMAN, Jordan — After a rush of last-minute talks with Palestinian officials, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sealed a step toward relaunching the long-halted Mideast peace process, announcing Friday...
FAA warns: Don't shoot guns at drones
WASHINGTON — People who fire guns at drones are endangering the public and property and could be prosecuted or fined, the Federal Aviation Administration warned Friday. The FAA released a...
Poor teens in London blowing as much as their apartments cost to rent exotic cars for an afternoon
LONDON — Teens in a deprived area of east London are sparing no expense when it comes to impressing their friends for a few hours by hiring exotic cars with...
Metta World Peace to embark on comedy tour -- hosted by Ron Artest
An identity crisis for the man formerly known as Ron Artest?New Knicks forward Metta World Peace, who changed his name from Artest two years ago, is embarking on a standup...
SEC finally digs claws into SAC honcho Steve Cohen
Billionaire investment honcho Steve Cohen was accused today of failing to supervise two top traders who are going to trial for insider trading. The civil action, the first against the...
McDonald's employees protest broken AC unit after one faints due to extreme heat
McDonald's workers are protesting a broken air conditioning unit after an employee in Washington Heights fainted this morning due to extreme heat, employees say. Workers claim they became sick as...
WATCH: UFC prez White goes off about SI Now discussion on fight fixing in contentious interview
Dana White was in rare form – even for him – in an interview with Sports Illustrated on Friday.The UFC president went into full scream mode on SI Now host...
In zombies, Israelis and Arabs find common enemy
JERUSALEM — In one of the central scenes of the summer blockbuster movie "World War Z," Israeli troops funnel Palestinian refugees to safety in Jerusalem behind a massive concrete wall....
Wrath of the Kool-Aid man
Our horrifying journey through modded Left 4 Dead 2 campaign (while playing as Star Wars characters) is drawing to a close. But if there's one thing we've learned, it's that...
Trautman, a World War II POW and Man City goalie, who played with broken neck, dies at 89
FRANKFURT, Germany — Bert Trautmann, a former German World War II prisoner of war who became Manchester City's goalkeeper and helped the team win the FA Cup despite a broken...
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San Diego Comic Con is one-stop shopping for Awesome Stuff
The first full day of San Diego Comic-Con heralded the arrival of cosplay, big crowds, relatively orderly lines and a very crowded con floor, but one that had less of...
EXCLUSIVE: Starwood’s Barry Sternlicht makes bid for Saks Fifth Avenue parent
A new bidder has emerged for the company that owns Saks Fifth Avenue — and he’s mainly interested in the Fifth Avenue part. Barry Sternlicht — the New York real-estate...
4 homeless men including 1 military vet held in dungeon-like conditions while captor cashed Social Security checks
HOUSTON — Four homeless men were found Friday in "deplorable conditions" at a Houston home and may have been being held so a captor could cash checks the men were...
Study: Comic-Con is a great place to buy yourself a date!
ImageVia Flickr’s Victor GamezLook, I’ve never been to Comic-Con, and while PW’s Hannah is out there in San Diego racking up all the previews and free schwag she can handle,...
VIDEO: Hubbuch says defense a Giant concern heading into training camp
Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch previews Giants training camp with CineSport's Noah Coslov.Hubbuch says the team's top concern heading into training camp, which will be held at the team's facility...
VIDEO: Hubbuch says onus is on Jets offense heading into training camp
The Jets have a lot of work to do, starting with their offense and quarterback situation. In this training camp video preview, New York Post NFL insider Bart Hubbuch talks...
President Obama: 'Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago'
WASHINGTON — Looking for positive lessons to draw from the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, President Barack Obama said Friday the nation needs to do some "soul-searching," look for ways...
Red Bulls terminate Digao, work on adding Wright-Phillips
The Red Bulls finally parted ways officially with Digão, cancelling the contract of Kaka’s younger brother today. It’s no coincidence that the Post first reported that they’d moved on from...
Rangers Schedule: Open with nine games on the road
The NHL confirmed its participation in the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, thus allowing for release of the 2013-14 schedule that will feature an opening long and winding road trip for...
Red Bulls guard vs. trap game Saturday in Toronto
The Red Bulls are going straight from a statement game to a trap game. After Saturday’s 4-0 emasculation of previously-first place Montreal – with a midweek friendly against Lyon thrown...
Teenage victim in Asiana plane crash was killed when struck by firetruck: coroner
SAN MATEO, Calif. — A teenager survived the Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco only to be struck and killed by a fire vehicle rushing to fight a blaze that...
Rex says he likes Jets QB situation this year 'much better' than one on 2009 AFC title game team
The Jets went 9-7 and advanced within one game of the Super Bowl in 2009. Yet coach Rex Ryan says he prefers the quarterbacks on his roster heading into this...
NBA great Barkley agrees with Trayvon Martin verdict
Charles Barkley doesn’t shy away from controversy and this one has nothing to do with basketball. The NBA Hall of Famer said he agreed with the not-guilty verdict for George...
A controversial Lima tradition where pallbearers are always black - 'Beyond the question of racism or prejudice, I think it is simply a question of employment'
LIMA, Peru — Elegant in tuxedos and white gloves, the six black pallbearers silently and gracefully remove the mahogany coffin bearing a Lima tire magnate from his mansion. They slide...
Burning cash: employees who smoke cigs earn 17.5% less than non-smokers
Your career could be up in smokes. That’s the butt end of a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, which found that employees who smoke cigarettes earn...
Mary Jo White lays down the law as SEC rejects deal with Phil Falcone’s Harbinger fund
Billionaire financier Phil Falcone’s attempts to rebuild his troubled empire just took a massive hit from Mary Jo White’s Securities and Exchange Commission. The tough as nail head of the...
Milan court convicts 3 ex-aides to Berlusconi in notorious 'bunga bunga' parties case
MILAN — A Milan court on Friday convicted three of ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi's former aides of procuring prostitutes for the media mogul's infamous "bunga bunga" parties. The court also handed...
NJ man a successful BBQ pitmaster, even better North Korean diplomat
The way Robert Egan sees it, New Jerseyans and North Koreans have a lot in common. They're family-centered, fiercely loyal and often misunderstood by outsiders. It's those similarities that this...
FB Leach not headed to Dolphins, but Giants must ante up
The Giants report to training camp on Friday and it appears Vonta Leach will not be on the scene. The bruising blocking fullback, available on the free agent market, is...
JETS TOP 25: No. 4 Muhammad Wilkerson
No. 4: MUHAMMAD WILKERSON Last year’s ranking: 16Position: Defensive EndAge: 23How acquired: Selected in the first round of the 2011 DraftContract status: 2 years, $4.06 million remainingLooking back at 2012:...
John Kerry visits Jordan's Syrian refugee 'city' - with 115,000 residents, 12 districts, 6,000 shops and its own 'Champs Elysees'
ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan -- Syrian refugees angrily told US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday that the United States should set up a no-fly zone and safe havens...
After solid second round at British Open, Tiger in weekend mix at another major
GULLANE, Scotland -- Tiger Woods is yet again in weekend position to win his 15th career major championship. The question _-- which in his prime he always answered with a...
DNA links 'Boston Strangler' to last victim
BOSTON — Authorities say DNA tests on the remains of a man who once claimed to be the Boston Strangler confirm he killed the woman believed to be the serial...
WATCH: Golfer is left hanging by ESPN host then tweets about it
Jordan Spieth is better at handling the tricky layout at Muirfield than he is post-round interviews. The 19-year-old Texas native talkes with ESPN's Tom Rinaldi on Thursday after finishing a...
UK heatwave causes 760 fatalities as deadly sharks attracted to the shallows by hot temperatures are spotted off England's coast
The heatwave gripping the UK has turned deadly, with up to 760 deaths attributed to sweltering conditions, leading the Deputy Prime Minister to declare the region was "simply not ready...
'Rifleman' to continue testimony about Bulger's role in violent mob killings
BOSTON — Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi barely scratched the surface of his long criminal relationship with James "Whitey" Bulger as he began what is expected to be hours of testimony...
PHOTOS: Ala. couple has spent last 30 years in unique house built underground to battle high fuel costs
BAGLEY, Ala. — Jim Mortenson and his wife, Mickey, are a typical couple. They enjoy spending time with their grandchildren, purchasing or creating things for their home and gardening... on...
Yankees put Jeter back on the DL with quad strain
Derek Jeter will start the second half of the season where he spent most of the first half – on the disabled list.The Yankees announced on Friday morning that Jeter...
Outspoken Putin opposition leader convicted for embezzlement freed from custody in order to quell public protests
KIROV, Russia — A Russian court Friday freed charismatic opposition leader Alexei Navalny from custody less than 24 hours after he was convicted of embezzlement, a release he attributed to...
Report says president spinning truth on Obamacare rebates - money actually going to employers, not workers
WASHINGTON — Another year, another round of exaggeration from President Obama and his administration about health insurance rebates. In his speech defending his health care law Thursday, Obama said rebates...
2 men convicted in brutal Calif. high school gang rape - could face life in jail for 2009 assault at homecoming dance
MARTINEZ, Calif. — Two more men were found guilty Thursday for their roles in the gang rape of a 16-year-old girl outside a Northern California high school. Contra Costa County...
Family finds pot pipe inside Burger King kids meal they bought for 4-year-old
DUNDEE, Mich. — Police say a family found a marijuana pipe inside a Kids Meal bought for a 4-year-old boy at a Burger King restaurant in southern Michigan. Dundee police...
Black Mask Studios stakes out a place for indie comics at SDCC
Among the big name publishers and commercial hype that are such forces in the expansion of San Diego Comic-Con, it’s refreshing that the new presses, and the creator-owned comic drive...
Fighter pilot downed during Korean War keeps promise to return to scene of crash inside North Korea that killed 1st black Navy flier
SEOUL, South Korea — Two years after he made history by becoming the Navy's first black pilot, Ensign Jesse Brown lay trapped in his downed fighter plane in subfreezing North...
Prince William to get 2 weeks of paternity leave after royal heir born
LONDON — He may be royal, but when it comes to paternity leave Prince William is in the same boat as everyone else. Like thousands of other new fathers in...
Tiger, Phil in hunt, but hole placements draw players’ ire at British Open
GULLANE, Scotland — The only things more fiery than the parched, rock-hard turf at Muirfield in the first round of the British Open yesterday were the players who walked off...
iPhone’s prints charming
Forgot your password? Just use your finger. Tech-savvy Web sites are abuzz with reports that Apple’s next-generation device, the iPhone 5S, will arrive soon with several new features, such as...
‘Brain-dead’ McIlroy lost at British Open
GULLANE, Scotland — Two weeks ago, after Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the Irish Open, he spoke openly about how he felt “lost’’ with his game. In the first...
’04 British Open champ Hamilton looking for one last run after falling into golf’s abyss
GULLANE, Scotland — When Todd Hamilton introduced himself to mainstream golf with his shocking 2004 British Open victory at Royal Troon, it was supposed to be a beginning for him....
Cops hunting for 'rapist' in teen's vicious sex attack - girl nearly killed after being tossed from B’klyn roof
Police have released a photo of a second suspect wanted in connection to a rape and attempted murder in East New York. According to cops, Antonio Owensford, 26, and Anwar...
O’Meara, 56, takes a page out of Watson’s playbook
GULLANE, Scotland — Look who’s near the top of the British Open leaderboard after one round — 56-year-old Mark O’Meara, who’s trying to repeat the glory of his 1998 win...
The Post’s A-to-Z guide explains why the second half for Yanks and Mets should spell excitement
Spend your time and your money how you want. Nobody has the right to set your agenda or reach into your wallet. So far you have voted you are less...
Yankees-Red Sox rivalry resumes with more on line than recent past
BOSTON — The Rivalry is renewed, finally. The Yankees and Red Sox have been through so much, but there still is some fight left in these teams, and we will...
Yankees face daunting task to capture AL East crown
BOSTON — Statistics are like fantasies: You can do anything you want with them. Baseball is smothered by stats. Some are valuable. Others are interesting. And some are useless. When...
Zimmerman will not get his gun back immediately
George Zimmerman, who was acquitted of murder by a Florida court last week, will not immediately get back the gun he used to shoot unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, because the...
Business briefs
Reality TV hire Warner Bros. says it has hired former Fox network reality chief Mike Darnell, to serve as president of its unscripted and alternative television programming.TWC-CBS spat CBS and...
Dell comedy time
Dell’s board is starting to have a big credibility problem. Complaints from shareholders, which had quietly piled up over recent weeks, roared out loud yesterday after Dell’s special committee decided...
Take a crack at PE ‘price-fix’ bigs: judge
Several powerful Wall Street titans appear headed to trial — accused by shareholders of fixing prices on buyouts worth about $170 billion. The heads of eight private equity firms are...
Fat’s now in fashion
It may be the dog days of summer, but fashion magazine publishers this week wrapped up the crucially important September issues that showcase fall fashion — and the positive returns...
Singer to raise $2B for fund
Hedge fund mogul Paul Singer is looking to raise another $2 billion for his $22 billion Elliott Management, The Post has learned.Singer told investors this week that he wants to...
MS posts stand-up $$
Morgan Stanley investors applauded the bank yesterday after it announced strong quarterly results and its first share buyback since the financial crisis. The firm posted a 66 percent jump in...
Student loan relief
Students can look forward to lower interest rates on federal loans this fall. Capitol Hill sources say a vote to reduce the rate for undergraduates to 3.85 percent from 6.8...
All Abboud Men’s Wearhouse
Good-bye, George. Hello, Joseph! Just weeks after ousting founder George Zimmer in a power struggle, Men’s Wearhouse has scooped up the Joseph Abboud label for $97.5 million. The deal is...
NYU loan sharks
For top brass at NYU, the eye-popping loans and lavish pay packages kept flowing freely last year. A controversial loan to former NYU Law School Dean Richard Revesz ballooned to...
Big UMG bid rocks
Softbank’s surprise, sky-high $8.5 billion bid for Vivendi’s Universal Music Group just rewrote valuations for all three global music labels, sources said. The just-revealed bid from the Japanese phone giant,...
Verizon shines up Apple
Never underestimate the power of iPhone. Wall Street is rethinking its expectations for Apple after Verizon Wireless, the largest US carrier, surprised industry watchers with better-than-expected iPhone sales yesterday. Verizon...
Google ad growth gags stock
Investors are starting to see Google’s Glass as half empty. Hopes for a future in devices like Google Glass ran into the reality of second-quarter earnings yesterday that showed the...
Joining upgrade brigade
Verizon is getting into the upgrade game.The nation’s No. 1 wireless carrier said yesterday that it would offer consumers an option to upgrade smartphones more often than every two years...
PC slump erodes Microsoft profits
Microsoft Corp.’s profit missed analysts’ projections as Windows sales were hurt by shrinking demand for personal computers and the company wrote down the value of unsold inventory of its Surface...
Mandela hope
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Hospital visitors say Nelson Mandela smiled and nodded yesterday, his 95th birthday, and South Africans celebrated reports about the former president’s health after weeks of worrying...
NYPD flack is ‘Irish’-bound
Longtime police spokesman Paul Browne is leaving NYPD Blue for the Fighting Irish. The Bronx-born son of Irish immigrants has been named vice president of public affairs at the University...
Tragic JFK-snafu victim had just buried his dad in Nigeria before suffering fatal attack at airport while medical treatment delayed
The man who collapsed at JFK Airport and died at Jamaica Hospital — after his medical treatment was delayed at least four minutes because cops’ secure access cards didn’t work...
O’Care is A-OK: Bam
WASHINGTON — Facing public doubts and embarrassing setbacks to his signature health-care law, President Obama stepped forward yesterday to extol the program’s benefits, emphasizing that some Americans already are receiving...
LIRR pension scammer testifies how workers gamed the system by pitching disability 'narratives'
It was all aboard the gravy train at the LIRR as greedy workers traded tips on how to retire early with lucrative pensions by faking career-ending physical ailments, a crooked...
UFT sues to nix charters
The teachers union yesterday filed a lawsuit against the city to stop Mayor Bloomberg from opening more charter schools after he leaves office next year.The United Federation of Teachers filed...
Stars’ ‘bookers’ booked
Two alleged hustlers were hauled into a Manhattan courtroom yesterday to face charges they bilked event promoters out of more than $2 million by promising to book Rihanna, Kesha and...
MTA service boost is due
The MTA plans to put the $40 million tax windfall it's getting from Albany to good use-- using much of it to restore eliminate bus lines, boosting transit service, and...
Actor’s ‘roll’ of a lifetime
What will he do for an encore? Broadway actor Marc Bonan sprang into action to help nab two Brooklyn punks who allegedly tossed him into a lake and robbed him.The...
Westchester rabbi accused of flashing a phony badge to get through traffic — three times
In the space of about 19 hours ending yesterday, a Westchester County rabbi was arrested or arraigned on three separate charges of impersonating a cop. In each case, Rabbi Alfredo...
$ex in the suburbs
A Long Island couple was busted for running a high-end international prostitution ring that cleared more than a million dollars in the past two years, federal prosecutors said. Vincent Lombardo,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** A man who fell to his death from a Sunset Park rooftop after being robbed and Maced may have been lured by the promise of sexual favors, law-enforcement...
Ahhh! Heat relief is on the way
Thank goodness for super soakers! Thunderstorms will break the city’s unbearable six-day heat wave this evening, after New Yorkers suffered through a 100-degree scorcher yesterday. Yes, it will be 97...
Potential witness against Whitey Bulger is found dead
A bitter enemy of mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger — who vowed he had “a big bombshell to drop” — was mysteriously found dead in a Boston suburb just miles...
Reality (show) bites
A Queens man who thought he won his own yogurt franchise on a Food Network reality show claims in a new lawsuit that he got stiffed on the jackpot. Kris...
Tragic end for Bx. judge
Authorities are investigating the death of a Bronx Family Court judge who was pulled unconscious and dying from his Cobble Hill, Brooklyn apartment last night. Fernando Silva, 51, who sources...
Exclusive: Ex-HBO chief Michael Fuchs in Family Court again to fight third baby mama over child support
First there was the fling with a Playboy photographer — their daughter is now 21. Then the Connecticut woman and her now 14-year-old son. Now it’s the society gal with...
Motor City $talls
Once the industrial powerhouse of the Midwest, Detroit yesterday became the biggest US city ever to file for bankruptcy. At one time the nation’s fourth most populous metropolis, the Motor...
Obama insider says stop-frisk hurts Kelly’s chances of heading Homeland Security
Ray Kelly may want to lead the Department of Homeland Security, but the Obama administration is worried about the heat it would take for nominating him, sources told The Post...
Pulling hosp’s plug
Despite a clear court order, and a punishing heat wave, state officials are going ahead with plans to shut down Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital this weekend, according to health-care...
Big ‘Cat$’ an apt. renter
He may be the city’s richest tenant. GOP mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis has an estimated wealth of $3 billion, but like a majority of New Yorkers, he has a landlord....
Jazeera bets on Weiner
Anthony Weiner took donations from a paid advocate for Osama bin Laden’s favorite TV network, The Post has learned.John Merrigan, a lobbyist for Al Jazeera America Holdings, donated the maximum,...
Bart & Stewie team up
How could this not have happened sooner? The creators of “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy” finally came to their senses and are making a crossover episode between the two animated...
Probation for Liberace beau
RENO, Nev. — An ex-lover of Liberace who was the subject of an HBO film on the pianist’s life was sentenced to probation on identity-theft charges after lawyers argued over...
Police photographer releases images showing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's bloody surrender
These stunning photos showing the capture of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — covered in blood and with police laser gun sights trained on his head — were released...
NY taxpayers footed bill for Eliot Spitzer’s trip to DC for dalliance with Ashley Dupré
Back in 2008, then-US Attorney Michael Garcia dropped prostitution charges against Eliot Spitzer, in part because Spitzer had resigned the governorship and taken responsibility for his actions. Plus, maybe most...
Hamptons mom busted for DWI after nanny tries to keep baby safe
A Hamptons mom of two was busted for DWI after brawling with her nanny — who had desperately tried to keep her from driving drunk with her 14-month-old daughter, authorities...
Rich parents hire play-date consultants to help kids play better for private-school admissions
It’s pay to play — for kids! Posh Manhattan moms and dads are taking parental obsessiveness to new heights — by hiring $400-an-hour recreation “experts” to organize play dates for...
Police limit on cellular clues
TRENTON, NJ — Police in New Jersey will soon have to get a warrant if they want to track a suspect using cellphone-locating data.In a unanimous ruling yesterday, the state...
Blow to owners of WTC
The owners of the World Trade Center cannot demand billions of dollars more in insurance money for the destruction of the Twin Towers, a judge decided yesterday.Manhattan federal Judge Alvin...
‘Lei’-abouts live longer
ATLANTA — If you’re 65 in Hawaii, expect to live another 21 years. Hawaii tops the first Centers for Disease Control state-by-state look at health expectations at that age. New...
Hell on heels – but help is here!
Women know it’s not easy to navigate the city’s uneven sidewalks and subway grates when strapped into today’s fashionable 5-inch heels — but now help is on the way! Stiletto-loving...
Capsize capt. steers blame
GROSSETO, Italy — The captain of the capsized Costa Concordia has asked the judge at his manslaughter trial to order tests on the cruise liner’s wreckage to determine why electrical...
Hoopster ‘joke’ way out there
He was just kidding — obviously. Ex-Knick Baron Davis laughed off “The Champs” podcast he did last week with comedians Neal Brennan and Moshe Kaster when he told a story...
Schindler’s list will be publicly auctioned — one of only four existing copies in the world
“Schindler’s List” is being auctioned off on eBay. No, not a DVD of the Oscar-winning Steven Spielberg film, but one of the original Schindler’s lists — the only one ever...
Cops hunting for 'rapist' in teen's vicious sex attack - girl nearly killed after being tossed from B’klyn roof
A 16-year-old girl was raped and nearly killed Sunday after being thrown from the roof of a Brooklyn apartment building, police said. Anwar Desouza, 24, and Antonio Owensford, 26, sexually...
‘Top Chef’ host Padma Lakshmi joins fight against NYU’s planned Village expansion
Stunning “Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi turned heads yesterday when she showed up to lend her star power to the legal fight against NYU’s controversial expansion plan. Lakshmi, 42, slipped...
Holding his fire: Feds keep Zimm slay gun for now
Not so fast reaching for that gun, George. Lawyers for George Zimmerman have said that he can’t wait to get his Kel-Tec PF-9 handgun back, but now Florida cops say...
FLEECED: Pedicab driver charges Japanese tourists $720 for 20-min. trip
It would have been cheaper to take a helicopter. A crooked pedicab driver charged two Japanese tourists a staggering $720 for a 20-minute ride from Midtown to the Village, The...
Spitzer’s market
If you were a New Yorker hoping to understand capitalism in action, where might you look? Perhaps you’d go to China, to learn about the tremendous advances people there have...
The national conversation on race
Let’s take the advice of the attorney general of the United States. Let’s have a national conversation about race in the wake of the verdict in the Zimmerman trial. Let’s...
Weiner & Spitzer’s return: Will NY forgive them?
The Issue: Whether Eliot Spitzer or Anthony Weiner could win a NYC election, given their past scandals. *** How pathetic we have become that nothing matters when it comes to...
The other Martin case
For understandable reasons, the Trayvon Martin saga has dominated the news since a Florida jury rendered its verdict Saturday. But there’s another Martin case New Yorkers would do well to...
The ObamaCare race card
At the NAACP’s annual convention, Attorney General Eric Holder stole the headlines with fiery rhetoric calling for the end of “stand your ground” laws. That’s a pity, if only because...
Andrew’s ads
If Andrew Cuomo means to undermine the credibility of his new corruption-fighting Moreland Commission, he couldn’t be doing a better job. Cuomo’s campaign committee took to the airwaves this week...
O’s $60 billion delay
On July 3, the Obama administration said that it won’t enforce the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate until 2015, though the law says it must start Jan 1, 2014. The...
The real war on women in America
Yes, there’s a war on women in America. But it’s not the phony “war” that tampon-hurling feminists are always shrieking about — as they did last week in Texas to...
The 'stiletto whisperer' teaches NYC women how to strut their stuff
Nekia Durant has been practicing her stiletto strut since she was 2 years old. Even so, she doesn’t have a clue how to walk in high heels. “I’ve taken my...
Blood flows, very slowly, in 'Only God Forgives'
Why the long face, Ryan Gosling? I get that you want to distance yourself from the cheeseball stigma of “The Notebook,” but enough already. You brooded through “Drive” and glowered...
‘Pimp’ slapped down by thin tale
The title of Jorge Hinojosa’s documentary isn’t entirely apt: This is only partially a portrait of Iceberg Slim (real name Robert Beck) as a pimp. It’s more about his horrendous...
Isn’t she ‘Still’ lovely?
Good, non-condescending movies about problems facing the elderly are a rarity in this country — we have to import them from places like France (“Amour”) and Canada, which turned out...
‘Girl Most Likely’ mostly draws blanks
This lazy comedy plays like a round of Quirky Indie Mad Libs: Kristen Wiig is a struggling New York (blank) who freaks out when (blank) and ends up back in...
Spare yourself the pain of 'Computer Chess'
Even for a mumblecore film, “Computer Chess” is weak stuff, a punitively dull chunk of quirk that is about, and feels like, being stuck in a motel with a gaggle...
Telling the true horror of ‘The Act of Killing’
In 1965, the elected government of Indonesia was overthrown and replaced with a military dictatorship. What ensued was a bloodbath, as paramilitary groups and simple criminals were used by the...
'Copperhead' void of drama, passion
Ron Maxwell’s “Copperhead” aspires to depict an untold homefront story from the Civil War. But the movie, a dramatization of Harold Frederic’s semi-fact-based novel, relies on overfamiliar types and platitudes...
'Idiots' delivers fun, deadpan dialogue
Jeff Garlin plays Larry David’s manager on “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and his movie apes the TV show’s main conceit: narcissistic eccentrics delivering ostentatiously deadpan dialogue. Here, Garlin’s a comedian named...
'Nobody Loves You' mocks dating shows with flair and bouncy pop tunes
Television dating shows are an easy target for satire — almost too easy. After all, it’s hard to outdo bird-brained youths looking for true love in hot tubs. But the...
Revue is what the world needs now
The Burt Bacharach/Hal David song collection is one of the few baby-boomer-era catalogs that have yet to be exploited onstage. There have been a couple of attempts, both misfires. Back...
Eloise Laurence steals the show in ‘Broken’
A couple of heavyweight actors — Tim Roth and Cillian Murphy — get top billing, but this British drama belongs to young Eloise Laurence, memorable as Skunk, the diabetic daughter...
Documentary reveals the passion behind 'Nicky's Family'
In the late 1930s, a British stockbroker named Nicholas Winton journeyed to German-occupied Czechoslovakia and, with little outside support, worked to get 669 mostly Jewish children safely into foster families...
Kaat: It’s on CC’s shoulders to save Yankees’ season
The Yankees’ second-half savior hasn’t been rehabbing from a broken ankle or a busted hip in Tampa all season. He has been in pinstripes and healthy all season, just not...
5 Questions for Jim Duquette
Former Mets GM and host on SiriusXM’s MLB Network Radio Jim Duquette talks about what the Mets can accomplish in the second half and their trade deadline options with The...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Brent, facing manslaughter charges, retires Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent retired from football at the age of 25, saying “doing the right things in life” is more important as...
Schwartzel melts down, breaks club
GULLANE, Scotland — Usually mild-mannered South African Charl Schwartzel smashed his 6-iron in a temper-tantrum meltdown on the 15th hole yesterday. After an errant second shot, Schwartzel, who had bogied...
Hondo has big red deficit
Hondo wrapped up the horse racing portion of fiscal year in typical fashion yesterday, losing with Rowdy Gal in the fourth at Del Mar to expand the deficit to 645...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 19SATJuly 20SUNJuly 21MONJuly 22TUEJuly 23WEDJuly 24THUJuly 25YankeesBoston7:10YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMBos.4:05FOXWCBSBos.8:05ESPNWCBSTex.7:05YES/WCBSTex.8:05WWORWCBSTex.8:05YESWCBSTex.2:05YESWCBSMetsPhiladephia7:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMPhi.1:10WPIXWFANPhi.1:10 WPIXWFANAtl.7:10 SNYWFANAtl.7:10SNYWFANAtl.7:10SNYWFANAtl.12:10SNYWFANRed BullsNOGAMETor.4:00MSGNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMELibertyNOGAMEChi.8:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMEInd.7:00ESPN2NOGAMES.A.12:30No TVS.I. YankeesBatavia7 p.m.No TVM.V.7:00No TVM.V.4:00No TVM.V.11 a.m.No TVConn.7:05No TVConn.7:05No TVConn.7:05No TVCyclonesMahoning...
The Post Line
CFL Tonight Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Toronto 4 (53) WINNIPEG Tomorrow CALGARY 7 (52) Montreal BRIT. COL. 8 1/2 (49) Edmonton Sunday SASKATCHEWAN 6 (57) Hamilton Home team in CAPS
Saratoga springs to life
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Race Course is set to open for the season, with the winners of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes waiting in the wings and the...
Tiki: Giants QB Eli better than Peyton
Tiki Barber might be trying to work his way back into the good graces of the Giants and their fans. First, he defended Michael Strahan against Warren Sapp after the...
Islanders ink Hickey to two-year contract
Thomas Hickey took his opportunity with the Islanders and ran with it all the way to yesterday’s signing of a two-year, $1.35 million contract. The restricted free-agent defenseman will carry...
Schwinden could make spot start for Mets
In need of an additional starter for next Friday’s doubleheader in Washington, the Mets are considering journeyman Chris Schwinden, a club source told The Post yesterday. Schwinden is scheduled to...
Debbie Little at Yonkers
Post Time: 7:10 p.m. Best Bet: Fortunes Dream (6th)FIRST: Mile pace; $20,000; Jackpot6 Flying Mocha(BSears)3-7-53-14 Little Miss Henry(JStratton)4-1-25-15 Another Hanover(BHolland)1-2-39-51 Rub Thing(MMacDonald)4-8-74-11 A Crazy Luv Bug(CManzi)2-4-44-12 Wildfire Osborne(GBrennan)9-5-56-13 By All...
Mo’s useless All-Star stat just one example of sporting nonsense
In Tribute to his last appearance in an All-Star Game on Tuesday, Mariano Rivera was the recipient of the second greatest honor a reliever can receive — a hold. All-Star...
Prokhorov wants Nets title: 'I am a man of results'
Mikhail Prokhorov, the Nets’ billionaire owner, who dropped in on the new player introductions at Barclays Center yesterday, admitted he is many things. He is driven by results, a bottom-line...
Prokhorov: New Nets coach Kidd is our ‘Top Gun’
At least it was a talkie. Mikhail Prokhorov, the Nets’ Russian billionaire owner, was praising his coach, Jason Kidd, yesterday when he drew an analogy from a movie that “just...
Knicks' Stoudemire unlikely to be allowed to play for Israeli national team
Israeli president Shimon Peres is trying to recruit Amar’e Stoudemire to join Israel’s national basketball team. Peres hopes Stoudemire, who has traveled to Israel since joining the Knicks and has...
Pierce had to convince Garnett to approve trade to Nets
After several hours of going back and forth on draft night last month, Nets general manager Billy King and his counterpart with the Celtics, Danny Ainge, had come to an...
Watching how Nets experiment unfolds will be must-see basketball
For the first time, it feels real. For the first time, this doesn’t seem like a fantasy-league trade or the rantings of a late-night talk-show caller. For the first time,...
New Nets trio cranks up heat with trophy talk
The Nets have assembled a roster full of big names and expensive contracts. Now it’s up to the players to make it all work. That was the message repeated over...
'Excited' for title push with Nets, Pierce still sad to leave Celtics
Paul Pierce walked onto the podium erected on the floor of Barclays Center, sat down in front of the microphone in his gray suit and black shirt, and said: “Obviously,...
Pierce leaves Knicks off list of Nets' threats
Forget anyone, Paul? In his first day with a Nets uniform, Paul Pierce took an intra-city swipe at the Knicks, conspicuously leaving them off of a list of contenders to...
Seinfeld rips Mets boo-birds at All-Star Game
What’s the deal with Mets fans booing at the All-Star Game? Jerry Seinfeld really wants to know. The comedian/actor ripped those at Citi Field who booed baseball’s best. “This is...
Mag profile has Mets' Harvey ticked off - Pitcher tweets 'it really sucks how words get used and completely taken out of context'
Matt Harvey wasn’t thrilled about the manner in which he was depicted in a recent profile in the magazine Men’s Journal. “It really sucks how words get used and completely...
With Stars gone, it’s time for the Mets to address second-half issues
How fitting that, after seeing Citi Field more electric than it has ever been, we get some real tension in Flushing. We just saw the sizzle with the All-Star Game....
Hefner, Gee making Amazin’ difference for Mets rotation
The early-season jingle of “Harvey and Niese and then they’re deceased” is a distant memory, replaced by the realization the Mets have potential depth within their starting rotation. Matt Harvey...
Jeter’s no lock to return to Yankees lineup tonight
Just because Derek Jeter will be in Boston tonight doesn’t guarantee the Yankees captain is ready to return to action. According to general manager Brian Cashman, Jeter will meet the...
A-Rod homers in Triple-A debut, but worries hip won’t ever be pain-free
MOOSIC, Pa. — Alex Rodriguez’s days as a minor leaguer appear to be coming to an end. The third baseman’s plan since he began his 20-game rehab stint was to...
The Netflix binge dilemma
Yes, everybody’s talking about Netflix’s stunning 14 Emmy nominations for the video streamer’s first three original series, “House of Cards,” “Arrested Development” and “Hemlock Grove.” But here’s what nobody’s talking...
'American Idol' Fantasia Barrino returns to Broadway
Fantasia Barrino is returning to Broadway. The “American Idol” winner will star in the stage musical “After Midnight” about Duke Ellington’s days at The Cotton Club. She will make her...
'Watch 'n' Sniff' a hit for Honey Boo Boo
Take a deep breath, people — Honey Boo Boo’s “Watch ’n’ Sniff” episode was a hit. The episode, which aired Wednesday night — and doubled as “Here Comes Honey Boo...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYDR. JIM SEARS - Dr. Phil, 7 a.m., (OWN)ANTHONY HOPKINS, HELEN MIRREN - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7TIM GUNN - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4SHAQUILLE O’NEAL, MARC ANTHONY...
The jury's out on 'Cedar Cove,' but at least it's predictable
There are about 16 people in the mythical Puget Sound town of Cedar Cove, which is featured in Debbie Macomber’s novels. But every person is nice, white, slim and mostly...
Reality guru Mike Darnell lands at Warner Bros.
Ex-Fox reality guru Mike Darnell has landed at Warner Bros. TV. Darnell, who brought us, among other shows, “My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance,” “Man vs. Beast” and “Who Wants to...
Netflix's 14 Emmy nominations expose stream heat
Well, that’s one way to make a statement. Streaming Web service Netflix walked away with 14 historic Emmy nominations yesterday — proving the new kids on the block have some...
Costume Couture: Thor
Our Superstylist-in-Residence Caitlin Burke is back once again and this week examining Chris Hemsworth’s new look in the upcoming “Thor: The Dark World.” Caitlin is a New York-based fashion editor...
Step inside the cool digital world of the Comic Book Think Tank
Ron Perazza and Daniel Govar, to use a famous tech phrase, are thinking different about digital comics. The pair – both veterans of online publishing, including Marvel and DC –...
Spanish fly
Before touching down in Ibiza, we feel like we’ve already arrived on the Balearic Island east of Spain’s coastline, where outré fashion rules, seaside villas reign as the pads of...
Weird but true
Here’s a flavor you won’t get from your Good Humor man — we hope. Zookeepers in Wisconsin are keeping their lions and tigers cool in this week’s nationwide heat wave...
Metro-North train derails in The Bronx; service suspended on the Hudson Line
A freight train hauling garbage derailed in The Bronx last night, fouling up travel for morning commuters. The train was headed north from New York City when it derailed at...
R.I.P.D. dead on arrival
Every movie coming out this year but “R.I.P.D.” should pause for a big sigh of relief: The possibility of any of them being called the worst cinematic effort of 2013...
Woman hit & killed in Ozone Park
A young woman was hit and killed Saturday night while crossing the street in Ozone Park, according to police. The 18 year old was crossing 132nd Avenue from the south...
See the dramatic capture of Boston 'bomber' Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
BOSTON — A police photographer, furious with a Rolling Stone cover photo he believes glamorizes the surviving Boston Marathon suspect, released gritty images Thursday from the day he was captured....