July 25, 2013
Train operator in fatal Spain derailment bragged on Facebook about going too fast: report
Not only was one of the operators of the Spanish train that fatally derailed Wednesday going way too fast, he also found time to brag about it on Facebook. Francisco...
Home-health aide indicted for allegedly stealing $55G from 98yo dementia patient
A sticky-fingered home-health aide was indicted for allegedly stealing almost $55,000 from a 98-year-old dementia patient. Tameka Nunes, 31 of the Bronx, allegedly withdrew hundreds of dollars from the victim's...
Boxing legend Jones Jr., MMA star 'Rampage' to meet this year in boxing match: report
Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. is going to trade punches with a former UFC champion – but it’s not going to be Anderson Silva.Jones Jr. and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will...
Rutgers new AD Hermann reveals she’s gay
Julie Hermann’s bio on Rutgers website acknowledges that she is gay. The last line reads, “Hermann and her partner Dr. Leslie Danehy are the proud parents of a seven-year old...
North Pole is now a lake
Rising temperatures at the North Pole have caused the usually-frozen cap to the Earth to thaw and melt. The North Pole Environmental Observatory webcam has captured the stunning images. Mrs....
Nets have home-and-home with Celtics, no Knicks on preseason schedule
The Nets released their preseason schedule Thursday, and two things stood out: the first trip back to Boston for Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Jason Terry, and the absence of...
Nets' Shengelia will have surgery to repair meniscus
The Nets announced Thursday that Tornike Shengelia will undergo surgery to repair the meniscus in his left knee on July 31.Shengelia, who played sparingly as a rookie last season, struggled...
Scientist arrested on charges he fatally poisoned wife with cyanide
PITTSBURGH — A prominent University of Pittsburgh medical researcher was arrested in Florida on a charge that he fatally poisoned his wife, a neurologist at the university's medical school, authorities...
Biogenesis whistleblower says he turned down MLB's $125K offer for PED documents
BRISTOL, Conn. — A former associate of Biogenesis head Tony Bosch says he turned down a $125,000 offer from Major League Baseball for documents said to implicate players in the...
Weiner gal: He said he loved me
He broke her heart. Anthony Weiner told his sultry young sext partner that he loved her – and she believed the serial online cheater. “It literally disgusts me,” teary-eyed Sydney...
Award-winning B'klyn chef in apparent suicide
An award-winning Brooklyn chef, who was upset over financial problems, was found dead inside his car in Pennsylvania in an apparent suicide, police sources said. Colin Devlin, 42, is believed...
Brady: Patriots Way intact, despite 'tragic' Hernandez situation
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Tom Brady insists The Patriot Way is alive and well, despite Aaron Hernandez rocking this franchise to its core. A day after Bill Belichick ended his silence...
Juror: Zimmerman got away with murder
ORLANDO, Fla. — The second juror to speak publicly about George Zimmerman's trial tells ABC News that she feels the neighborhood watch volunteer got away with murder for fatally shooting...
SDCC last gasp: Mike Mignola celebrates Hellboy’s 20th anniversary
(Ed. note: One last story from SDCC. Enjoy!) A short Hellboy story, his first full appearance in comics, was released at San Diego Comic-Con 20 years ago, as part of...
Deconstructing The Massive issue #14 with Brian Wood
Brian Wood has been nice enough to give us both previews and post-issue breakdowns of this summer’s new issues of The Massive, his latest for Dark Horse. On Monday we...
Red Bulls talk Saturday's game vs. Real Salt Lake
Red Bull coach Mike Petke and stars Thierry Henry and Tim Cahill discuss Saturday's home game against Real Salt Lake.NEW YORK RED BULLS HEAD COACH MIKE PETKE On this week...
Vintage musical transports us back to the feminist 1970s
Seeing “I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road” is like stepping into a hot-tub time machine. Under Kathleen Marshall’s direction, this Encores! Off-Center presentation takes us...
Revis on difference between Bucs and Jets: 'Everybody's on the same page here'
Darrelle Revis managed to take a shot at the New York media and the Jets when comparing his old digs to his new ones.The Buccaneers cornerback, who the Jets traded...
Mara: Giants 'every bit as good' as two seasons ago, thinks team capable of reaching hometown Super Bowl
Despite the team missing the playoffs last season, co-owner John Mara sees little reason why the Giants cannot be playing the Super Bowl in their own backyard come February. "I...
Kuroda pitches Yankees to four-game series split with Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas -- He has been the ace and because of the big dollars and several years remaining on a contract the Yankees have their fingers firmly crossed CC Sabathia...
Ponce de Leon was right! Residents of Florida town swear by their own 'Fountain of Youth'- despite it being 'radioactive'
Ponce de Leon never found it, but he might have been looking in the right place. Five hundred years after the great Spanish explorer headed to Florida — rumored to...
'Stowaway' boy falls to death from Air France plane in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger — The body of a suspected stowaway fell from an Air France plane over Niger on Thursday and was discovered lifeless in a western suburb of the capital,...
Two injured when small plane crashes into house in central Indiana
COLUMBUS, Ind. — A small plane crashed into a house and ignited a fire in central Indiana early Thursday, injuring two men on board the aircraft but leaving a woman...
New study links HPV to oropharyngeal cancer
People who are infected with one strain of the human papilloma virus (HPV) are more likely to contract certain throat cancers, Medical News Today reported. In a study published in...
The most honest Americans are...
Americans are overwhelmingly honest at their tea parties. According to an informal test of real life-Honest Abes, 92% of Americans were honest when it came to paying for their drinks,...
'I think I could play today': Jeter getting closer to Yankees return
ARLINGTON -- Derek Jeter continues to make progress toward returning from the disabled list but when he is activated remains an unanswered question. "I think I could play today,'' Jeter...
Knicks: K-Mart did 'fantastic job' last season; signing becomes official
The Knicks made the return of big man Kenyon Martin official Thursday when the team announced he'd signed a one-year deal to return to the club.“Kenyon did a fantastic job...
Baseball hit king Rose says he's never seen a superstar with a 'lack of confidence' like Yankees' A-Rod
Maybe all Alex Rodriguez wants from the Yankees is a “pat on the ass.” Baseball’s hit king Pete Rose, speaking on ESPN Radio on Thursday about the much-maligned Yankees third...
Support for Weiner's mayoral bid goes limp after XXX sexting scandal revealed
Support for Anthony Weiner’s mayoral bid has gone limp following revelations of a new sexting scandal, a poll released today finds. A record high 55 percent now have an unfavorable...
Giants to sign first-round pick OL Pugh
Justin Pugh as a rookie is aiming to claim a starting job on the Giants’ offensive line and in order to do so he needs to be at his first...
South Africa's worst serial rapist found dead in cell; assaulted 34 minors and infected victims with HIV
JOHANNESBURG -- A man suspected of being South Africa's worst known serial rapist has been found dead in his prison cell hours before he was to go trial on charges...
Yankees, A-Rod agree on plan that will keep him out of rehab games till Aug. 1
ARLINGTON, TEXAS -- There may not be peace in the Bronx, but there is a plan. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman announced Thursday that, following a re-examination of Alex Rodriguez...
Four Russians, Ukrainian charged over massive 7-year hacking spree; stole 160m bank card numbers and hacked the NASDAQ
Four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian have been charged with running a sophisticated hacking organization that over seven years penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen major American and...
A-Rod needs to go to war with Yankees if he thinks team keeping him off field
What, you thought we were going to discuss the Pirates’ trade-deadline needs? This is The Post, and this is A-Rod!--Here’s my news story on yesterday’s bizarreness. My goodness, this was...
Scientists: Mars atmosphere destroyed 4 billion years ago by 'catastrophic' event
The atmosphere of Mars was destroyed four billion years ago by a mysterious "catastrophic" event, scientists have said. Data returned by the Curiosity rover suggests there was a major upheaval,...
Bollywood legend charged with homicide after killing homeless man, running over four more in SUV
An Indian court has charged Bollywood star Salman Khan with culpable homicide over a 2002 hit-and-run case that could send him to prison for 10 years. Khan, 47, is alleged...
WATCH: Jack Nicklaus' grandson somehow walks away from horrific motorcycle crash
Florida State undoubtedly expects big things from junior tight end Nick O'Leary this coming season. But after a stunning video that was released Wednesday, it's clear O'Leary is lucky to...
Anthony Weiner admits to sexting three women after resigning from Congress
Anthony Weiner had illicit sext with at least 13 women – and three of the online liaisons came after he resigned from Congress in disgrace, the peter-Tweeting pol revealed today....
Wheeler gets fourth win for Mets despite uneven performance against Braves
Zack Wheeler’s first strikeout of the day came when he fired an up-and-in, 95 mph fastball, blowing it past Braves slugger Justin Upton in the first inning. “You get a...
Blind 97-year-old 'Pixel Picasso' makes masterpieces with Microsoft Paint
When Hal Lasko lost his sight, he thought his painting days were over. Until he found Microsoft Paint. Hal Lasko, who says he's known mostly as Grandpa "because I'm old",...
'Take it from a guy who broke his neck:’ LeGrand says hits like Clowney’s should not be made illegal
One of the best plays of the college football season could be illegal next year, and that does not sit well with Eric LeGrand. The former Rutgers player, who was...
'Operation Mongoose' to depose Castro shelved after Cuban Missile Crisis: Newly released RFK files
By the fall of 1962, President John F. Kennedy and his brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, had spent the better part of a year orchestrating a massive and multifaceted...
Raiders take No. 24 from Porter to give to Woodson
Charles Woodson has his No. 24 back with the Raiders, even if fellow cornerback Tracy Porter didn’t give it up willingly. Woodson, who wore No. 2 during OTAs, spent the...
Hampton Jitney collides with car on Southampton Highway
A Hampton Jitney bus and a car collided this morning on a Southampton highway, authorities said. The major accident happened just after 7 a.m. on County Road 39, which had...
Steve Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors hit with criminal charges
Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara hit hedge fund behemoth SAC Capital Advisors with criminal charges, accusing the firm of making “hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal profits” during a...
Pakistani TV show gives away abandoned babies to childless couples in desperate bid for Ramadan ratings
A prime-time television show in Pakistan is giving away babies in a desperate bid to win the Ramadan ratings war. In Amaan Ramazan, host Aamir Liaquat Hussain has given two...
North Korea to make museum out of only US ship held by a foreign government
PYONGYANG, North Korea — If there was ever any doubt about what happened to the only U.S. Navy ship that is being held by a foreign government, North Korea has...
Family rescued from overturned car says being connected to Zimmerman could be 'toxic,' cancels news conference
ORLANDO, Fla. — An attorney for George Zimmerman brushed aside suggestions Wednesday that his client's actions in helping save a family from a car wreck were somehow staged. Mark O'Mara...
Giants practice facility re-named Quest Diagnostics Training Center
The Giants are on a quest to regain their Super Bowl form and what better place to open up training camp on Friday than at their Quest Diagnostics Training Center?That’s...
Bo Xilai, China's Ray Kelly, charged with bribery and corruption
BEIJING — Deposed politician Bo Xilai will go on trial on charges of corruption and abuse of power within weeks, wrapping up a festering scandal that China's new leaders want...
Man breaks into house armed with guns, swords, knives and a crowbar but stops to feed crying baby
AN armed robber stopped ransacking a house to feed a crying baby. Kojek Mista and four other men broke into a home in Tangarang, 20 miles from the Indonesian capital,...
Husband-wife 'vigilante' team killed two - planned to work way through sex offender registry 'hit list'
COLUMBIA, SC — A South Carolina man targeted a sex offender at random, killed him and his wife and later told deputies he planned to kill others on the state's...
Weiner gal's racy snaps reveal horndog pol's love of sexy feet, racy fantasies of shower trysts and office sex
She's got a hot thong — but he's the butt of the joke! Anthony Weiner's latest sexting partner sent the horny mayoral candidate photos of her buxom bottom in pink...
A pregnant woman and her friend got lost hiking and were rescued only to drown hours later in car accident
ROQUE BLUFFS, Maine — A pregnant Maine woman and her friend visiting from Pennsylvania got lost hiking and were rescued but died later that evening, authorities said, when they accidentally...
Bulger's former partner 'Rifleman' Flemmi admits to lying under oath in the past when he was an FBI informant
BOSTON — James "Whitey" Bulger's former partner in crime returned to the witness stand Wednesday for a fifth day of testimony, with the defense harping on his role as an...
Feline better? Cat allergy cure could be getting closer with new Cambridge University study
A treatment for people who are allergic to cats could be on the cards after a breakthrough by researchers at Cambridge University. Symptoms of an allergic reaction include itchy and...
Last Boston bombing victim leaves hospital exactly 100 days after April 15 attack
BOSTON — The last person injured in the Boston Marathon bombings who is still in the hospital is being discharged, exactly 100 days after the attack that killed three people...
The Burka Avenger cartoon character fights for girls' right to go to school unmolested by the Taliban in Pakistan
Move over Wonder Woman and Supergirl, a new female superhero is on the rise and this one shows a lot less skin than her predecessors. Pakistani heroine Burka Avenger is...
Breast-feeding beats back postpartum depression, new study claims
Breast-feeding can lower the risk of new moms getting the baby blues, scientists claim. It transfers vitamin A to the child, which otherwise builds up in the mother and can...
Jets' first-round pick Richardson agrees to four-year contract
The Jets and first-round pick Sheldon Richardson agreed to terms on a contract late Wednesday and the defensive lineman will report to training camp Thursday with the rest of the...
Newtown residents approve $750K state grant to replace Sandy Hook Elementary
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Newtown residents have approved spending $750,000 in grant money from the state of Connecticut to begin work on replacing the school where 26 people were shot to...
Former President George HW Bush shaves head to support child of Secret Service agent undergoing treatment for leukemia
HOUSTON — Former President George HW Bush has shaved his head to show solidarity for the sick child of a Secret Service agent. A statement issued by a Bush spokesman...
Yankees on deck at Rangers
TODAY — 2:05 P.M. RHP Hiroki Kuroda (9-6, 2.65) vs. LHP Derek Holland (8-5, 3.10) Game on YES, WCBS (880 AM) Begin a three-game series at home against the Rays...
Mets on deck vs. Braves
TODAY — 12:10 P.M., SNY, WFAN (660 AM, 101.9 FM) RHP Zack Wheeler (3-1, 3.58) vs. LHP Alex Wood (0-2, 2.45) Begin a four-game series in Washington against the Nationals...
Serby's special Q&A with...Rex Ryan
With Jets training camp getting started today, head coach Rex Ryan tackled a Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby: Q: Have you thought about your address to your team, what...
Braylon back in the fold with Jets
The Jets boosted their wide receiving corps as they leave for training camp by reaching a one-year deal with Braylon Edwards yesterday. Edwards passed his physical and is expected to...
Expectations at minimum as new-look Jets report today
A very different Jets team will arrive in Cortland this afternoon than the one fans are used to seeing. New general manager John Idzik has overhauled the roster, leaving very...
Tainted doc’s ‘second opinion’ intensifies A-Rod, Yankees dispute
ARLINGTON, Texas — The ugly feud between Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees hurtled to a new level of bizarreness yesterday, as the beleaguered third baseman sent a New Jersey orthopedist...
Weird turn in A-Rod, Yankees drama makes truth hard to find
“Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Prudence” “Put not your trust in money, but...
Letter grades coming to buildings
Can you hear him now? Mayor Mike Bloomberg will expand the city’s letter-grade system — à la restaurants — to commercial buildings to foster more choice and broadband competition among...
Business briefs
Crocs slideCrocs second-quarter earnings fell 43 percent as increased discounting contributed to lower margins and overhead costs rose. Shares fell 22 percent, to $13.30, after hours.The REIT stuffAndrew Penson, a...
Keep the change: PC maker expected to reject founder’s 10¢ hike
At the 11th hour of his quixotic six-month quest to take Dell Inc. private for $13.65 a share, billionaire founder Michael Dell reached into his pocket and offered angry shareholders...
Herbalife musters troops to avert FTC probe
Herbalife has stepped up its attempt to head off a possible probe by the Federal Trade Commission, The Post has learned.The nutritional-supplements company sent out an email recently to all...
Google goes for TV view
Google is unlocking TVs with a key-sized gadget that lets users stream YouTube, Netflix and other web content from their mobile devices. The new $35 Chromecast device, which was available...
Social ‘mapp’ shows friends a good time
A new Big Apple-based social network wants its users to follow each other. Literally. Citymaps, which counts Ashton Kutcher among its angel investors, launches today in Apple’s App Store and...
Mobile rocks stock: Ads revenues up Facebook price
Facebook’s stock is mobile — much like its users. Shares of the social network soared nearly 17 percent in after-hours trading, fueled by second-quarter results that showed a rapidly growing...
No ‘Soup’ ruling yet
No settlement for you! The Original Soup Man retail chain, made famous by the curmudgeonly Soup Nazi character on “Seinfeld,” failed to get court approval of a proposed $1.3 million...
SAC hit with criminal charges
Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara hit hedge fund behemoth SAC Capital Advisors with criminal charges, accusing the firm of making “hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal profits” during a...
Merger makes peach of a pair
This pair is getting solid support from Wall Street. Hanesbrands, maker of the Wonderbra (filled by Adriana Cernanova), and rival Maidenform agreed to merge yesterday in a $550 million deal,...
Tourre: ‘my bad’
Former Goldman Sachs banker Fabrice Tourre said in his first day on the witness stand that he wasn’t trying to “confuse” anyone about a complex mortgage deal that blew up...
Here’s a prince of an idea
The birth of His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge could help stocks go to new highs around the world. Experts think that the birth of Kate Middleton...
In high spirits
If a classic six and a loft had a love child, it might look like Adam Ford’s three-bedroom, three-bathroom condo, which sits near the entrance to the Holland Tunnel. “I...
Just sold!
Manhattan BATTERY PARK CITY $1,495,000 333 Rector Place One-bedroom, 1 1/2-bath penthouse condo, 1,132 square feet, with stainless-steel kitchen appliances, dining area, marble bath, Bosch washer/dryer and terrace; building features...
Toddlers & tantrums
Neighbors of mine have a 2-year-old who cries incessantly. I’ve had the management company request they keep their windows closed when he’s having a fit, but their letters have gone...
Leo’s latest looker
Leonardo DiCaprio is slowing down his NYC house hunt as the city heats up and he spends more time crashing with pals at the beach, but he’s still on the...
He’s george-ous!
Less than 24 hours after his father said, “We’re still working on a name,” Kensington Palace revealed that Prince William and Kate Middleton were “delighted to announce” that they had...
MSG is given only 10 years
The world’s most famous arena may have to move, as Madison Square Garden’s permit to operate at its current spot above Penn Station was limited to 10 years yesterday. The...
Russian studies: Snowden learns lingo for long stay
MOSCOW — Edward Snowden may be settling in for a long stay in Russia, his lawyer indicated yesterday, saying that the National Security Agency leaker plans to start studying Russian...
Gang-bang cop-shoot bust
Cops yesterday arrested the gang member who allegedly shot a rookie NYPD officer from a Brooklyn rooftop on Independence Day, a law-enforcement source said.Police apprehended Michael Faison, 21, in Maine...
House curb on NSA just misses
The House of Representatives last night narrowly defeated a bid to cut funding to National Security Agency programs that scoop up telephone data on millions of Americans. The amendment, backed...
LI beach-bacteria scare
Health officials have issued an advisory against swimming at 47 beaches on Long Island due to elevated bacteria levels caused by heavy rains.The advisory was issued yesterday and will remain...
‘Weight’resses lose in court
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — A casino can control how much body weight its cocktail-servers gain, a judge has found, claiming that the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa’s rules are reasonable.Twenty-two...
Biker survives hit-run horror
A bike-riding teen was seriously injured early yesterday when a car plowed into him on a major thoroughfare in Queens — and kept going as the terrified victim clung to...
Doc wife admits threatening to shoot rival
The soon to be ex-wife of an NYU doctor admitted in a Manhattan courtroom yesterday that she had indeed harassed and threatened to shoot her husband’s girlfriend. Spurned wife Amy...
Attorney who hosted a going-away party for himself before going to jail is disbarred
Manhattan social fop Tabber Benedict — who hosted a going-away party for himself to announce that he was moving to Europe when he was actually going to prison — can...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan The NYPD collared “Mohawk Michelle” yesterday in the murder of an East Harlem woman at the apartment complex where five mayoral candidates had stayed overnight last weekend. Michelle Graham,...
Hosp-rally havoc on bridge
Protesters snarled rush-hour traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday during a march aimed at saving Long Island College Hospital, the beleaguered Cobble Hill medical center that’s on the brink of...
Wrong-way nightmare on Tap Zee
A wrong-way driver on the Tappan Zee Bridge slammed into an oncoming vehicle, killing a passenger and sparking a five-car pileup that closed the northbound lanes of the state Thruway...
'We're only human!': Spanish train driver makes desperate radio plea after going 120 mph - twice the speed limit on dangerous curve - after fatal crash; death toll rises to 80
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain -- Police put the driver of a Spanish train under investigation on Thursday after at least 80 people died when it hit a sharp bend at...
Thar she blows! Natural-gas blast off Louisiana coast
NEW ORLEANS — An out-of-control natural-gas well burned off Louisiana yesterday, a day after a blowout, although authorities said there was no sign of a slick on the surface of...
Peeved prez rips ‘slash-&-burn’ Congress
WASHINGTON — President Obama is bashing “slash-and-burn partisanship” in Congress ahead of upcoming budget battles, and vowing to work “on my own” for the middle class. “Whatever executive authority I...
Asbestos vics score $190M
Five cancer victims won a $190 million verdict in an asbestos case against two boiler companies. Sadly, only two of the five plaintiffs lived to see their victory. The three...
Rangel eyes ‘successor’ Dave
WASHINGTON — Rep. Charlie Rangel says he has talked to David Paterson about running for Rangel’s job next year, describing the ex-governor as an “excellent” candidate for the position. Rangel...
Ambassador Caroline: Bam
WASHINGTON — Caroline Kennedy is finally getting into the family business. President Obama plans to nominate her as ambassador to Japan, officials said yesterday. Kennedy, the daughter of President John...
Political ‘hit’ man: Dirty flirty Micah ‘had struck before’
Assemblyman and City Council candidate Micah Kellner has a hard time taking no for an answer. A day after it was revealed that a staffer accused him of making inappropriate...
Novel approach: Jane Austen £10 note
LONDON — Jane Austen will become the new face on England’s 10-pound notes — a sign that there is plenty of pride and little prejudice against women on the country’s...
Merrill bias suit: Women employees claim they were given book urging them to 'stroke men's egos' to advance
Female trainees at Merrill Lynch’s flagship Manhattan office were given copies of “Seducing the Boys Club: Uncensored Tactics From a Woman at the Top” by their boss — who also...
It’s Katie’s ‘mad’ dash
No, Katie Holmes isn’t running from her ex, Tom Cruise. The actress is shooting a scene on Sixth Avenue downtown with co-star Luke Kirby for the film “Mania Days.” In...
Limp XXXcuse: Weiner blames rocky marriage for sext relapse
Anthony Weiner came up with an extraordinary excuse yesterday to explain why he went back to sexting after supposedly kicking the habit — he was suffering from marital woes. In...
The good wife? Oh, give us a break!
Our would-be Mayor Carlos Danger has done it again. After sitting for lengthy, sympathetic profiles with The New York Times magazine, New York and People — where he declared, “I...
Ho, no you don’t! I’m not like Weiner: Spitzer
Eliot Spitzer wants to make it clear: He’s no Weiner. On the campaign trail yesterday on Staten Island, the former Love Gov took pains to distance himself from the serial...
Get the hell out, NY reps. tell Weiner; Rangel on Huma - 'I don’t ever recall seeing a wife looking and feeling so sad and embarrassed'
New York’s congressional delegation turned up the heat on Anthony Weiner yesterday, with Rep. Charlie Rangel torching his former colleague for again humiliating his beleaguered wife. “I don’t ever recall...
3 guys in real ‘Danger’
Carlos Danger isn’t just Anthony Weiner’s horny handle — he’s a real guy!At least three men in the country actually have the name Carlos Danger — one of whom is...
Thompson surges in poll
If Bill Thompson can get into the Democratic runoff for mayor, he could be the next occupant of City Hall, according to a new poll. The Quinnipiac University poll said...
NYC gals: We won’t pull lever for perv
No woman in her right mind should vote for Anthony Weiner, female politicians and everyday women told The Post. “I can’t see how any woman votes for him,” said Manhattan...
Tweetheart: Meet Anthony’s sexty online honey
She calls herself “Syyydney.” She loves President Obama, polar bears and pink clip-on hair extensions. And when she wasn’t enjoying lurid e-sex with mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner, she was elsewhere...
Parole nix for Pussy Riot gal
PERM, Russia — A member of the all-girl punk band Pussy Riot lost her appeal for parole yesterday after nearly a year in prison for performing a protest song against...
Brought to heel! TSA highlights fashion don'ts for flying - confiscates gun shoes, bullet belt at La Guardia
These killer heels won’t fly. La Guardia Airport security confiscated a pair of gun-heeled shoes — just like a pair Madonna once rocked — then tweeted travelers a warning not...
Cops bust shirtless man wandering on JFK tarmac
A shirtless man caused a security stir yesterday morning when he was found wandering around on the tarmac at Kennedy Airport, sources said. Faud Jalal Jaber, 50, was taken into...
Sleepy service sacked
The Port Authority awarded a four-year, $221 million contract to a new airport security service, replacing guards from a troubled firm caught sleeping on the job, officials said yesterday.Allied Barton...
Computer failures again plague city's 911 dispatchers, forcing them to use pen and paper
Another day, another failure. The city’s beleaguered ambulance-response system crashed twice yesterday while computer geeks tried to diagnose the glitch that continues to snarl the system. Dispatchers were forced to...
War over art worth Fab Fourtune
The longtime girlfriend of the late Beatles manager Allen Klein is in a tug of war with his son over at least $1 million in art she claims her beau...
Hurt in (sky)diving catch
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A player in a collegiate-summer league will miss the rest of the season after being kicked in the face by a skydiver during a pregame show in...
Cop-killer Ronell Wilson to die by lethal injection after jurors hand down second death sentence
After five hours of deliberation, jurors sentenced coldblooded cop killer Ronell Wilson to death yesterday for the 2003 murders of undercover NYPD Detectives James Nemorin and Rodney Andrews during a...
She’s even worse
When the “Carlos Danger” story broke, all eyes inevitably turned to Senor Danger’s wife, Huma Abedin. The woman constantly described as “intensely private,” who had her whole life exposed two...
New York’s other sex scandal
Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer aren’t the only big-time New York pols with big-time sex-scandal woes: Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver has got his own — the latest involving a top...
Out of comptrol
If you think Mayor Bloomberg’s new lawsuit against John Liu hints of dysfunction in the city comptroller’s office, just imagine if Eliot Spitzer had Liu’s job. Bloomberg claims the comptroller’s...
When candidates go slumming
When five Democratic candidates for mayor made an overnight stay at a Harlem public-housing project, they must have thought it would underscore their solidarity with the residents. It’s sure not...
The sad story of Detroit: The writing’s on NYC’s wall
The Issue: The causes of Detroit’s bankruptcy and what it means for other cities like New York. *** Nicole Gelinas’ “A Warning to New York” (PostOpinion, July 23) overstates a...
An infant v. the State Department
Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel famously used to warn against deciding the question of Jerusalem in the United States Congress. Nor, it looks like he should have added, in...
What peace won’t bring
Ignore the skeptics for a moment and imagine that peace between Israelis and Palestinians is around the corner. Then what? True, merely a week after Secretary of State John Kerry...
The new New Order takes over Brooklyn
You’d think that a band that grew up in the bombed-out debris of postwar England would be used to the grit of ungentrified Brooklyn. But when New Order arrived onstage...
New Orleans' 'Storyville' big on music but thin on plot
You can practically feel the humidity wafting from “Story-ville.” Set in the final days of the famed New Orleans neighborhood — a notorious red-light district that’s also considered the birthplace...
Beatles tribute 'Let It Be' offers musical comfort food on Broadway
A little less than three years ago, “Rain” strung together Beatles hits, hired impersonators to cover them and brought the whole shebang to Broadway. Now “Let It Be” has landed...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Liriano outduels Strasburg In Washington, Pirates left-hander Francisco Liriano did not allow a hit until the sixth inning, and Pedro Alvarez homered off an otherwise-dominant S tephen Strasburg, leading...
Mets prospect d’Arnaud back on the field
After a three-month injury hiatus, Travis d’Arnaud is back in action. The Mets’ prized catching prospect had been out since April 17 because of a broken left foot, but yesterday...
Jeter may not return to Yankees lineup Saturday
ARLINGTON, Texas — Derek Jeter is eligible to come off the disabled list Saturday but don’t look for him to be in the Yankees’ lineup against the Rays. Though Jeter...
Debbie Little at Yonkers
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Home Team Lineups
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Today's Sports on the Air
BaseballNoonBraves at Mets SNY, WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM2 p.m.Yankees at Rangers YES, WCBS 880 AM2 p.m.Tigers at White Sox MLBN7 p.m.Rays at Red Sox MLBN9:30 p.m.Cubs at Diamondbacks WGNFootball7:30 p.m.CFL:...
Knicks re-sign K-Mart
The Knicks gave themselves some depth in their frontcourt by re-signing veteran big man Kenyon Martin to a one-year deal yesterday. With Martin in the fold, the Knicks have a...
U.S. cruises past Honduras, headed to Gold Cup final
ARLINGTON, Texas — By even the very high standards of coach Jurgen Klinsmann, Landon Donovan is regaining top form after taking a break from the national team. Donovan scored two...
Hondo goes for three-bagger
Hondo treaded water on the West Coast yesterday, getting nipped with the Twins before rallying with the Reds to leave the deficit holding at 605 moschittos.Today, Mr. Aitch had success...
Jets need to put circus antics to rest in 2013
CORTLAND — A few days before the season opener against the Bills last year, Rex Ryan bristled at the characterization of the Jets as a circus organization rife with dysfunction....
Giants get new sponsor
The Giants tomorrow report to training camp at the facility formerly known as Timex Performance Center. The team announced their four-year partnership with TIMEX Group has been mutually terminated yesterday...
Revis back for Bucs
Darrelle Revis is expected on the field at training camp when the Buccaneers hold their first practice today. The three-time All-Pro cornerback who’s the centerpiece of an effort to overhaul...
Belichick: Patriots will reevaluate process after Hernandez arrest
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Bill Belichick broke his month-long silence on Aaron Hernandez yesterday by saying he is “shocked” by the murder case and open to changes in the way his...
Mets righty Hefner rocked in blowout
There was perhaps nobody pitching better than Jeremy Hefner entering the All-Star break. Now, there may be nobody pitching worse. Crashing down in his last two starts after a magnificent...
Mets laying foundation for Amazin’ future
Well, the Mets hit a New York-sized pothole last night, that’s for sure, but their 8-2 defeat to the Braves in Queens shouldn’t obscure the steps the club has taken...
Mets' Young sorry for breaking Hudson’s ankle
One minute Tim Hudson was spinning a masterpiece on the mound against the Mets. The next, Atlanta’s 38-year-old ace was on his back in agony in foul ground beside first...
Punchless Yankees fall to Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — On the night baseball’s most unpopular player barked about returning tomorrow at Yankee Stadium, the second-place finisher in that poll killed the Yankees. Alex Rodriguez told the...
Soriano open to Yankees return, wants 'one more chance at the World Series'
ARLINGTON, Texas — Now that Alfonso Soriano has informed the Cubs he is open to being traded to the Yankees, the clubs will attempt to finalize the deal quickly. Having...
Creepy politicians and bungled bribes
Big Weiner Show Who cares about “Under The Dome” when we have “Under The Pants” starring recalcitrant flasher/mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner and his pathetic wife, Huma(liation). Their horrifying press conference...
Drama Mama: Your weekly guide to TV’s best and worst one-hour shows
Law and order rule TV dramas this week: “The Bridge” (Wednesday, 10 p.m., FX) Mama spent the first three weeks of this cross-border series trying to figure out who Diane...
Alex Honnold climbs a skyscraper for Nat Geo
Nat Geo will rip a page from Discovery’s playbook by having a noted rock climber scale one of the world’s tallest skyscrapers — on live TV. The stunt is scheduled...
Shhh! TV’s biggest secrets revealed
Bet you didn’t know Regis Philbin is a regular visitor to the “New Girl” writers’ room — or that Jesse (Aaron Paul) on “Breaking Bad” was originally slated to be...
Anchor Joie Chen joins Al Jazeera
Joie Chen is the latest high-profile TV news reporter to join Al Jazeera America. Chen, a 10-year veteran of CNN, will host the start-up network’s prime-time showcase, “America Tonight,” when...
Jason Sudeikis leaves ‘SNL’
Jason Sudeikis confirmed last night that he’s leaving “Saturday Night Live.” Sudeikis broke the news on “Late Show with David Letterman.” Sudeikis told Letterman that he’s been with “SNL” for...
Mike and Ming’s 'I Sell Comics': With their best guest ever!
Mike Zapcic and Ming Chen’s latest podcast – “I Sell Comics” is today! These two gents work at filmmaker Kevin Smith’s comic book store in Red Bank, N.J.: Jay and...
Jimmy Palmiotti: The Mayor of Comics
Everywhere I look, I see Jimmy Palmiotti’s name. Guy writes a ton of books – many of which I really dig – and he’s all over the web. Plus, everyone...
Lindsey Vonn hits the peak of fashion
With only a few minutes remaining in her first shoot with Vogue, inside a Waldorf-Astoria suite, Lindsey Vonn slipped into a Narciso Rodriguez silk dress she’d fallen in love with...
Weird but true
You’d think police would help a disabled man find his missing service dog, not threaten to jail him. When Marysville, Wash., resident Shawn Slater and his pals posted lost-dog fliers...
UCLA, USC set to revive battle for L.A.
HARTFORD, Conn. — Los Angeles is a town where a lot of talking is done yet often nothing is said. So it was surprising to hear UCLA football coach Jim...
A-Rod, Yanks dispute heats up after tainted doc’s ‘second opinion’
ARLINGTON, Texas — The ugly feud between Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees hurtled to a new level of bizarreness yesterday, as the beleaguered third baseman sent a New Jersey orthopedist...
Judge says gal who stole cop father's service pistol so thug boyfriend could sell it has to stay away from dad
The daughter of a veteran state trooper was ordered by a Queens judge to stay away from her father after she allegedly stole his service weapon and left it in...
Cops bust thug who allegedly shot NYPD rookie
Cops arrested a gang member who allegedly shot a rookie NYPD officer from a Brooklyn rooftop on Independence Day, a law enforcement source said. Police apprehended Michael Faison, 21, in...
Pro-LICH protest snarls traffic
Protesters snarled rush-hour traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge today during a march aimed at saving Long Island College Hospital, the beleaguered Cobble Hill medical center that’s on the brink of...
Congress set to roll back college-loan rate hikes
Millions of college students can breathe a little easier this fall. Ending a months-long showdown, Congress is on track to approve legislation that will roll back a rate hike that...