July 30, 2013
Soldiers in Afghanistan using craigslist to hook up — and military is cracking down
In a digital age where pilots can control death-dealing drones from behind their computer screens, some soldiers in Afghanistan are using technology for a different purpose: hooking up. Although military...
'Am I dead?' 'High' driver wondered after he plowed through flower stand, hurt bystanders in East Village
A drugged up drunk driver who plowed into three bystanders and a flower stand in the East Village last month was so high he thought he was dead, according to...
7 years for trust-fund gun nut
The trust-fund junkie who was busted with his Dalton-grad baby mama after cops found a cache of weapons in their Greenwich Village pad will land a reduced seven-year prison sentence...
'Gangsta' rapper Kat Dahlia arrested on charges of DUI, resisting arrest
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Rapper Kat Dahlia has been arrested on charges of DUI and resisting arrest without violence. Dahlia, whose real name is Katriana Huguet, was arrested early Tuesday...
Ossie Schectman, former Knicks guard who scored first basket in NBA history, dies at age 94
Oscar "Ossie" Schectman, the former New York Knicks guard who scored the first basket in NBA history, died Tuesday. He was 94. Schectman's son Peter confirmed his father's death, which...
'Smash and Grab' Pink Panthers doc is a hit
TRAILERS are all well and good, but few filmmakers will ever get a publicity campaign like this one: The jewel robbers known as the Pink Panthers may have staged one...
Former Knicks guard Schectman, who scored first points in league history, passes away at 94
Oscar "Ossie" Schectman, the former New York Knicks guard who scored the first basket in NBA history, died Tuesday. He was 94. Schectman's son Peter confirmed his father's death, which...
Penn State ex-officials to stand trial on charges of a 'conspiracy of silence' in Sandusky child sex abuse scandal
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Penn State's ex-president and two former top school administrators were ordered Tuesday to stand trial on charges accusing them of a cover-up in the Jerry Sandusky child...
'Too damned high': new report predicts Metro Card fares to rise 50% in next 10 years
Your monthly Metro Card could cost almost $170 in ten years, according to a new report. The MTA raised subway and bus fares 8.4 percent in 2011 and 2013—and the...
'Please save my baby!' Tragedy as bus snaps lamppost, which falls and kills tot
A baby girl was killed in a freak accident in New Jersey today when a bus struck a lamppost, which then toppled onto the infant in her stroller as her...
Giants' Cruz has big contract and celebrity status, but seems to be the anti-A-Rod
On the opposite side of the spectrum from Alex Rodriguez stands Victor Cruz. “I pinch myself every morning, man, every morning I wake up and I’m driving down here and...
Guantanamo detainees clamoring for erotic thriller 'Fifty Shades of Grey,' congressman says; book is more popular than the Koran
The "Fifty Shades of Grey" series of erotic novels are the favorite reading material among "high-value" prisoners at the Guantanamo detention camp in Cuba, a U.S. congressman said. Representative Jim...
Webster: Giants can have top-five defense
Corey Webster knows who is to blame for the Giants struggles last season, and it involves every member of the defense."You fall to one of the worst defenses in the...
Manziel's father on Heisman-winning son's drinking and temper: 'It could come unraveled ... It's gonna be bad. Real bad'
Johnny Manziel has had an offseason filled with controversy and distractions as the Texas A&M star deals with the celebrity following that comes with winning the Heisman Trophy. His dad...
Facebook to UN: We won't help you track down Somali pirates
NAIROBI, Kenya — United Nations investigators hoped they would get some help from Facebook when they asked to see information on suspected pirates operating in Somalia. But Facebook refused. A...
Kerry wines-and-dines Israeli, Palestinian negotiators at State Department penthouse, pushes peace deal in 9 months
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama brought senior Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to the White House on Tuesday to give a boost to his administration's third bid to relaunch stalled Middle...
Carmelo likes Knicks adding Bargnani and Metta, but says Nets had 'special' offseason
While Carmelo Anthony said the Andrea Bargnani trade was a "steal for us,'', he tipped his hat to the Nets offseason moves, calling it "special.'' The Nets are widely considered...
Jailed Norway mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik applies to university — school says its hands are tied
Norway mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has applied to study political science at the University of Oslo, triggering a debate among some educators who reportedly refuse to teach him. "We...
Coughlin: Cruz still 'knocking some rust off' after missing Giants OTAs
Near the end of Tuesday’s spirited, action-packed practice – the first of training camp with the Giants wearing shoulder pads – Victor Cruz came back on an Eli Manning pass,...
Cop who blew whistle on police 'quotas' suffers legal setback; judge tosses his suit
A Manhattan federal judge today tossed a hero cop’s lawsuit against the NYPD, rejecting the officer’s claims that his First Amendment rights were violated by superiors after he was punished...
Ferry good news: Boats to ease headaches caused by Sandy repairs on R line
Southern Brooklynites won’t be hung out to dry while the MTA shuts down R train service to Manhattan for over a year to make repairs from Sandy’s wrath. Starting on...
Herbalife debuts new ‘member’ classification to deflect criticism
What’s in a name? Herbalife’s 3.2 million distributors may soon find out. Herbalife CEO Michael Johnson said the nutritional supplements company will start classifying the vast majority of distributors as...
Red Bulls' Tim Cahill out 3-4 weeks with a torn PCL (VIDEO)
Red Bulls midfielder Tim Cahill suffered a torn PCL from last Saturday’s horror tackle at the hands – or cleats – of Real Salt Lake’s Yordany Alvarez. Cahill – who...
Rutgers to retire LeGrand's number, the first in program's history
On Oct. 16, 2010 Rutgers defensive tackle Eric LeGrand became paralyzed from the neck down after breaking two vertebrae during a kickoff return tackle. Almost three years later, he will...
Sleazy high school dean slept with 4 students, sexually harassed 4 more, internal investigation reveals
A married, sleazy Manhattan high school dean obsessed with large breasts and big butts had sexual relationships with four female students in classrooms, motels and in his car – and...
Obama proposes 'grand bargain' on tax code reform and infrastructure spending, Republicans say 'no deal'
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — President Obama is offering Republicans something they've wanted for a long time, a simpler corporate tax code, in exchange for more spending on programs to create jobs...
Flier for Bill Thompson's mayoral run photobombed by man flipping bird behind candidate
Talk about sticking out like a sore thumb. A campaign flier distributed to promote Bill Thompson's campaign for mayor includes a passerby in the background flipping the bird at the...
Texas A&M lineman dies in single-car crash after tweet about lack of sleep
Texas A&M said Tuesday that redshirt freshman Polo Manukainiu and a teenager joining the Utah football team this fall were among three people killed in a single-car rollover crash in...
United Airlines worker and wife 'stole luggage' from flight diverted after Asiana crash
A United Airlines worker and his wife have been charged with stealing luggage after the fatal Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco. The couple allegedly stole the luggage from a...
A $170 Metro Card is the future: report
Your monthly Metro Card could cost almost $170 in ten years, according to a new report. The MTA raised subway and bus fares 8.4 percent in 2011 and 2013—and the...
WATCH: World's fastest Rubik's Cube king crowned
Australian Feliks Zemdegs has been crowned 2013's Rubik's Cube World Champion during a tense three-day event that attracted 575 competitors from 37 countries. At the Riviera Hotel & Casino in...
Water park shut down after 12-year-old girl contracts brain-eating amoeba
An Arkansas water park has been closed down after a 12-year-old girl contracted a deadly brain-eating amoeba and was placed in an induced coma. It's the first known case of...
Red Sox-Rays rivalry moves from the field onto Twitter
The Rays beat the Red Sox Monday night 2-1 after a game-deciding and later acknowledged blown call at homeplate by umpire Jerry Meals. The win was enough for the Rays...
LB Williams wants be the go-to guy on Giants defense
Of all the linebackers on the Giants’ roster hoping to stay on the field for all three downs, Jacquian Williams is the one with the best chance, given his skill-set....
Alleged SAC Capital tipster arrested in NY hedge fund case
Authorities have arrested an alleged tipster for embattled hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors. Federal prosecutors in New York announced the securities fraud charges against analyst Sandeep Aggarwal on Tuesday. FBI...
Giants FB Hynoski optimistic for season opener
Giants fullback Henry Hynoski began training camp on the physically unable to perform list after injuring his knee during OTAs in May, which required surgery.But Hynoski was optimistic about his...
Rangers, Zuccarello avoid arbitration with one-year deal
The Rangers and Mats Zuccarello have taken care of business, avoiding a salary arbitration hearing by agreeing Tuesday morning to a one-year, $1.15 million contract. The deal leaves approximately $2.8...
Scientists decode the mystery of monogamy
Let's stay together for the kids. Scientists studying the evolution of human monogamy have found it's more about lineage than love. According to new research published in the Proceedings of...
Alleged FDNY firebug sent to Rikers after failing to post $7,500 bail - accused of phoning in false alarms to steal cash from fellow firefighters
The FDNY firefighter charged with phoning in false alarms so he could steal cash from his fellow smoke eaters when they responded to his phony calls was arraigned today on...
Yankees manager Girardi gave pep talk to Cowboys: report
Joe Girardi isn’t just giving out pep talks to his baseball team. The Yankees manager went to visit the Dallas Cowboys in training camp Monday in Oxnard, Calif to deliver...
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning acquitted of aiding the enemy for giving secrets to WikiLeaks, but guilty of 5 counts of espionage
FORT MEADE, Md. — More than three years after Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was arrested for giving classified secrets to WikiLeaks, a military judge acquitted the former intelligence analyst Tuesday...
A-Rod should learn lesson of Hornung & others: Truth is first step in life after sports ban
These are the restless, uncomfortable days, waiting, waiting, waiting. There are a lot of ways in which sports are unique to our society, and we are reminded of that as...
Police divers back at Conn. lake in connection with Aaron Hernandez murder probe
BRISTOL, Conn. — Police divers have returned for a second day of searching in a lake in the Connecticut hometown of Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots player who...
Scientists grow teeth out of human urine
Stem cells from urine could one day be used to regrow lost teeth, doctors believe after research on mice in Beijing. A bizarre study showed that human urine could be...
SEC: Tourre duped investors over mortgage deal to ‘feed Wall Street greed’
Gordon Gekko has nothing on him. Former Goldman Sachs banker Fabrice Tourre duped investors about a complex $1 billion mortgage deal that was doomed to fail to “feed Wall Street...
The Internet in 60 seconds...
While taking a minute to distract yourself online you might check your personal email, write on someone's Facebook wall, and send out a Tweet, but have you ever imagined what...
Tourre duped investors over mortgage deal to ‘feed Wall Street greed’
Gordon Gekko has nothing on him. Former Goldman Sachs banker Fabrice Tourre duped investors about a complex $1 billion mortgage deal that was doomed to fail to “feed Wall Street...
Spain investigators: Conductor was on phone when traveling almost twice the speed limit at time of crash
MADRID — A Spanish court says "black box" data recorders show that a train conductor was on the phone and traveling at 95 mph, almost twice the speed limit, when...
Tino speaks out on incidents with Marlins players to try and salvage reputation
Tino Martinez stepped down quietly as Marlins hitting coach over the weekend after accusations of him choking a player, among other incidents, emerged. Too quiet as it turned out. The...
Ten suspected Nazi war criminals ordered deported never left the US and were eligible for Social Security
MINNEAPOLIS - At least 10 suspected Nazi war criminals ordered deported by the United States never left the country, according to an Associated Press review of Justice Department data -...
Angelina Jolie named highest-paid actress in Hollywood
Angelina Jolie is the highest-paid actress in Hollywood - earning almost $7.6 million more than second-ranked Jennifer Lawrence in the past 12 months. The 38-year-old star pocketed $32.8 million between...
150 heavily-armed Taliban members overwhelmed guards at Pakistan prison, freeing over 250 prisoners
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Prison guards said Tuesday that they were totally overwhelmed when around 150 heavily armed Taliban fighters staged a late-night attack on their jail in northwest...
Saudi Arabia sentences man to seven years in prison, 600 lashes for creating freedom of religion Web site
The editor of a Saudi Arabian social Web site has been sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes for founding an Internet forum that violates Islamic values and...
Huma spotted dining with Hillary Clinton aide in DC
WASHINGTON – Political intrigue was on the menu last night, as Huma Abedin, the wife of shamed sexter Anthony Weiner, dined in DC with another top aide to Hillary Clinton...
Appeals court upholds ruling slapping down Mayor Bloomberg's soda ban
An appeals court today dealt another blow to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed soda ban, calling the controversial regulation "invalid" because it violates "the principle of separation of powers." Writing for...
Play-by-play man Anik lives by the same principles as UFC fighters -- he can be cut at any time
In the UFC, it’s either sink or swim. A fighter can be cut after any loss. Drop a few in a row? It might be time to start thinking about...
'Real Housewives of NJ' stars Teresa and Joe Giudice free on $500K bond each - hubby faces deportment to Italy if convicted in alleged $5M 'fraud' scheme
Reality stars Teresa and Joe Giudice appeared before a federal judge this morning in Newark. The "Real Housewives of New Jersey" couple, who were indicted yesterday on multiple tax, mail...
Gov't paid millions of dollars to over 3,400 deceased farmers
The Agriculture Department has paid millions of dollars to dead farmers over the last several years, according to an audit released Monday. The Government Accountability Office estimated in a new...
Woman fights false Equifax credit report for two years, wins $18.6 million for her troubles
For two years a US woman tried without success to get mistakes in her credit report fixed. Now a jury has awarded her $18.6 million for her trouble. Julie Miller's...
NPR host Scott Simon tweets mother's final moments for 1.2M followers
NPR host Scott Simon tweeted his mother's final moments, posting intimate and moving messages from the Chicago hospital room where she died from cancer last night. Simon, the host of...
Arkansas school district arms 20 teachers and administrators with concealed guns
CLARKSVILLE, Ark.— As Cheyne Dougan rounded the corner at Clarksville High School, he saw three students on the floor moaning and crying. In a split-second, two more ran out of...
German record 13.4-pound baby girl born without C-section
A baby, weighing 13.4 pounds and 57cm long, has been born naturally. Jasleen, a baby girl, was born at University Hospital in Leipzig, Germany, on July 26, making her the...
ObamaCare call center offers jobs with no health benefits
A soon-to-be-opened call center meant to help teach the public about ObamaCare is under fire for offering many of its new employees part-time positions — in turn denying them benefits...
Weiner sext pal in raunchy tell-all interview: Phone sex '15 times a day wouldn't be enough' for obsessed pol
Anthony Weiner is too sex obsessed to be mayor, according to his latest virtual gal pal. In a raunchy tell-all interview with Howard Stern, Anthony Weiner's former virtual gal pal...
Cops bust thug who pistol-whipped woman in Carroll Gardens after 'sicko' leaves cell phone at scene
Police nabbed the brute who pistol-whipped a Brooklyn woman yesterday and then tried to abduct her before he absentmindedly left his cell phone at the scene of the crime, cops...
Oprah Winfrey's OWN Network turns a profit in Q2, six months ahead of schedule
Oprah Winfrey has gone from red to black. The former talk show host turned cable network owner saw her OWN channel turn a profit in the second quarter – six...
'Fake cops' who pistol whipped and robbed two men at gas station turn out to be real police sergeants
DETROIT - A Good Samaritan snapped photos of what appeared to be two men impersonating police officers involved in a pistol-whipping and robbery outside a Citgo gas station on Detroit's...
Mets on deck at Marlins
TONIGHT — 7:10 RHP Zack Wheeler (4-1, 3.72) vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (2-1, 3.54) TOMORROW — 7:10 P.M. RHP Jenrry Mejia (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Henderson Alvarez (1-1, 2.64) THURSDAY...
Yankees on deck at Dodgers
TONIGHT — 10:10 LHP Andy Pettitte (7-8, 4.39) vs. RHP Zack Greinke (8-3, 3.49) TOMORROW — 10:10 P.M. RHP Hiroki Kuroda (10-6, 2.51) vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw (10-6, 1.96) Both...
A-Rod attorney: Appeal will shred documents, Bosch’s credibility
TAMPA — While Alex Rodriguez spent time hitting yesterday, we learned considerably more about his defense. Major League Baseball isn’t impressed. And baseball is so offended by A-Rod’s alleged behavior...
After bursting on scene, Hughes’ & Joba’s days with Yankees nearly up
Joba Chamberlain was in a Tampa restaurant on May 1, 2007, when Phil Hughes made his second major league start. Hughes no-hit the Rangers over 6 1/3 innings and Chamberlain,...
Time Warner drops CBS, then halts decision
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Time Warner Cable has quickly stopped plans to remove CBS from its lineup in three major markets after initially announcing it would drop the network following...
Workers injured following massive explosions at Florida propane plant
Explosions rocked a central Florida propane plant last night, injuring numerous employees and sending flames shooting into the night sky. The explosions began about 11 p.m. at Blue Rhino, a...
Hot Picks: On sale this week
It’s a fifth Wednesday, which for you neophytes means that a lot of publishers’ major books have the week off. But this means it’s an excellent week to discover something...
GOTHAM POST: Bat-Artist Chris Burnham says goodbye (for now!)
And now, the end is near … or, is it?!We like Chris Burnham (to wit, here and here) and we’re sorry that his Batman tenure is coming to an end...
Business briefs
Dead money The US Department of Agriculture improperly paid $36 million in aid to 6,336 dead people, according to government auditors who recommended stronger safeguards.5C on its wayApple’s low-cost, iPhone...
Fabrice 'Fabulous Fab' Tourre defense rests, feels it holds all the cards
Fabrice “Fabulous Fab” Tourre must feel he has a winning hand. That might explain why lawyers for the ex-Goldman Sachs banker rested yesterday without calling a single witness to testify,...
Banks fear Bloomberg ‘scrape’ data
Big banks are urging Bloomberg LP, which is probing a privacy breach, to focus on whether employees engaged in “scraping” and other data-mining practices. Financial firms are concerned that Bloomberg...
New survey says: No bills, no sex, no problem
How desperate are people in today’s economy? You’ve already heard all the facts about government assistance, private food banks and the like — but a recent survey by a company...
Its bookkeeping has B&N in bind
Barnes & Noble is having trouble with its books — in more ways than one.The struggling chain — whose CEO William Lynch resigned this month as the retailer’s Nook e-book...
Carl takes aim at Mike
Carl Icahn yesterday said Dell would be “worth far, far more” if it replaced CEO Michael Dell, the latest salvo in a protracted back-and-forth between the activist investor and the...
St. high on ‘Herb’
Herbalife’s income engine seems to be slowing — despite its eye-popping headline numbers. The Los Angeles nutritional supplements company yesterday reported earnings of $1.34 per share for the second quarter...
Loeb investor letter: Sony full of baloney
Hedge-fund hotshot Dan Loeb ramped up his attack on Sony, saying “drastic rather than incremental” changes are required at the Japanese electronics giant. In his latest letter to Third Point...
JPM facing $600M rebuke
Now Jamie Dimon is charged up! JPMorgan Chase was officially censured by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday.The big bank run by CEO Dimon manipulated energy markets in California and...
No saks for you!
Saks Fifth Avenue’s new owner is poised to solve the luxury chain’s biggest problem: Most Saks stores are a long way from Fifth Avenue. The 115-year old retailer, confirming The...
Fox: $1B for ‘Simpsons’
Twentieth Television, a unit of 21st Century Fox, plans to market reruns of the Fox network’s animated comedy “The Simpsons” to stations and cable channels at the same time, and...
Ben can testify in AIG case
Former AIG Chairman Hank Greenberg just scored a big point in his legal battle with Uncle Sam. A federal judge ruled that Greenberg can call Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke...
Steiner towers over NY film
To anyone standing atop Steiner Studios’ 25 Washington Ave. at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a pair of rooftop World War II radio towers piercing the sky can seem a transport...
Teacher in student sex case might withdraw guilty plea if he can’t raise his daughter with loyal lawyer wife
A married former teacher who copped to having sex with a 13-year-old student in his family’s Forest Hills home may withdraw his guilty plea — because the sex-offender tag that...
Ohio fiend’s son: Let him rot
CLEVELAND — The son of the Cleveland man who admitted kidnapping, raping and enslaving three women for about a decade said yesterday his father belongs in prison for the rest...
B’klyn abduct attack
A brave Brooklyn woman fought off a creep who tried to abduct her at gunpoint early yesterday after she used an ATM, sources told The Post. The 27-year-old woman had...
Cannes gem thief took only a minute to steal $136 million in diamonds
PARIS — Wearing a scarf to mask his face, the gunman held up at least three security guards and then fled the luxury Cannes hotel roughly a minute later with...
Chilling face of a ‘killer’
The Ivy League lawyer accused of beating and strangling his girlfriend in a murder captured on a voicemail was almost unrecognizable in court yesterday with a full red beard and...
Brave woman fights off would-be rapist
A young woman fought off a vicious stranger who tried to rape her while she walked her dog near Inwood Hill Park, police said. The would-be rapist tried to grab...
Two people die after leaping in front of LIRR train in Queens: police sources
Two people died last night when they leaped in front of an LIRR train in Queens, police sources said. The victims were struck by the Manhattan-bound train at the Hollis...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan An Upper West Side man extorted cash from a handful of underage girls whom he had met in an Internet chat room and had gotten to send him explicit,...
Pope Francis reaches out to gays, saying he will not sit in judgment of them
ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT — Pope Francis yesterday reached out to gays, saying he won’t judge priests for their sexual orientation, in a remarkably open and wide-ranging 82-minute chat with...
Man’s fatal 29th floor plunge turns into lunch-break horror after body lands near pair of women on balcony
A man jumped to his death from a Manhattan building yesterday — landing near two terrified women on a second-floor balcony, authorities said. The distraught man leaped from the 29th...
Just go by bus
Weary fliers at La Guardia and Newark airports have to cope with some of the nation’s worst delays — and also lousy amenities, according to a report released yesterday. Business...
Kid-sex raids rescue 105
Feds rescued 105 children and rounded up 150 pimps in a mass prostitution raid in 76 cities across the nation, authorities said yesterday,The FBI crackdown — dubbed Operation Cross Country...
Senate OKs new FBI chief
The Senate yesterday overwhelming confirmed James Comey as the seventh director of the FBI.In the 93-1 vote, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was the lone dissenter — casting the first “no”...
FDNY’s newest rookies the most diverse class ever — and oldest, thanks to court settlement
Get them a hose — and a cane! They waited more than a decade to fullfil their dreams of becoming city firefighters, and yesterday, they were sworn in as the...
NYPD view: $2M to cops for cameras
The NYPD is getting $2 million from the Department of Investigation to buy video equipment that will help prevent incidents like the Boston Marathon bombing. “The benefit to having the...
$cofflaw city pol is the law
She owes the city more than $265,000, but City Councilwoman Inez Dickens (pictured) need not be too worried about an investigation by the council’s Ethics Committee — she chairs the...
Boat-kill DA eyes new rap
Prosecutors will ask a grand jury to upgrade charges against the hard-partying boater accused of killing a bride-to-be and her fiancé’s best man in a Hudson River crash, the Rockland...
Female camper escorted by police out of Camp Emerson for kissing boy: lawsuit
She kissed her summer goodbye. A Connecticut teen was hauled off by a gun-toting police officer for kissing a boy at a Berkshires sleep-away camp, according to a new lawsuit....
Jen’s long engagement
Jennifer Aniston’s big date is Aug. 7 — no, not her wedding, which she and Justin Theroux have yet to set despite being engaged nearly a year. It’s the release...
Dishing dirt on the Sheraton’s dinnerware
Guests at the landmark Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel were forced to dine off of plastic plates and utensils for several days because incompetent kitchen staffers were failing to...
Pataki vs. sinmates
Former Gov. Pataki was only doing his job when he kept more than 100 sexual predators locked up in the nuthouse even after they had already finished their time behind...
Fast-food walkout
Demanding better pay and the right to unionize, hundreds of New York fast-food workers walked off the job yesterday. At a McDonald’s across from Yankee Stadium, dozens chanted, “We can’t...
Battle ex spared jail time
The estranged wife of a prominent Manhattan lawyer ducked jail time yesterday after a no-nonsense judge backed down from threats to hold her in contempt of court because of her...
Jay-Z throws support behind A-Rod
Team Jay Z is going to bat for beleaguered Yankee star Alex Rodriguez. As the drama surrounding the ailing $275 million third baseman’s return to the lineup and a looming...
Paterno said Penn State at fault: aide
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A former assistant coach yesterday said Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in later years told him the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child...
Stringer begs city for fund-raising
Scott Stringer has asked the city’s Campaign Finance Board to lift the spending limit to more than $6 million in the wake of comptroller challenger Eliot Spitzer’s failure to disclose...
Schindler li$tless
An original copy of the list of Jews saved from the Holocaust by Oskar Schindler has gone unsold on eBay, but the auctioneer yesterday said he was not disappointed.The 14-page...
Thompson frisk ‘flip’ stirs pander-monium
Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson’s harsher stance on the NYPD’s use of stop-and-frisk is a calculated move to garner support from black and Latino voters, critics charge. The former city comptroller,...
Eliot Spitzer says Anthony Weiner should not be mayor after latest sex scandal
Eliot Spitzer needs to put a black sock in it. The former governor-turned-hooker-booker, who is audaciously running for comptroller, had the gall yesterday to say serial sexter Anthony Weiner is...
Carlos’ poll ‘shrinkage’
Even a loser like George Costanza is mocking Anthony”Carlos Danger” Weiner. “Seinfeld” actor Jason Alexander jabbed the penis-posting pol on Twitter yesterday tweeting: “Anthony Weiner plummets in latest poll ....
Hudson body washes up
The body of a 28-year-old Boat Basin Cafe worker washed up in the Hudson River by Chelsea Piers yesterday, police said. The man was hanging out and boozing it up...
Star QB ‘sacked’ again
The lost summer of Johnny Manziel continues. The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback’s hard-partying ways were caught on tape again Saturday — as he was kicked out of a boozy University of...
Judge rips city fines
Money-hungry city officials routinely coerce judges to impose maximum fines on businesses for alleged violations — even if there isn’t any wrongdoing, according to a new lawsuit.Judge Michelle Mirro, the...
Wake up guys, the war is over!
These North Korean VIPs probably just bought themselves a one-way ticket to re-education camp by snoozing through the Great Successor Kim Jong-un’s big bash! Yawns and shut eyes dominated a...
LI art $plitting heirs
The sons of a deceased Hamptons sculptor are suing his widow for allegedly hoarding their late father’s artwork and riches.Noted artist and international businessman Norman Mercer — whose pieces have...
The breast & the brightest
Breast-fed kids are smarter, a Harvard University study published yesterday says. The research, which followed more than 1,000 women and their babies, found that each additional month a child was...
Stock up on bronzer: ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ star Teresa Giudice and hubby could face up to 55 years behind bars after being charged in alleged $5M tax, mail, wire fraud scheme
Get ready for “The Real Housewives of the Federal Pen.” Bravo reality star Teresa Giudice, 41, and her thuggish hubby Joe, 43, were indicted on multiple tax, mail and wire...
A threat to liberty
Widespread rioting and violence has again engulfed Egypt following the July 3 overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood government; Tunisia just suffered this year’s second political assassination; Libya continues unraveling and...
Propaganda in the classroom
Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, now the president of Purdue University, has impeccable taste in historians. Upon the death of Howard Zinn in 2010, he wrote an e-mail to his...
Officials going to bat to keep baseball honest
The Issue: Steps taken by Major League Baseball to combat the use of performance-enhancing drugs. *** Ballplayers break the law and get suspended without pay (“The Good Weiner,” Editorial, July...
Border-jumping ‘Dreamers’
The Issue: Whether concerns about drug-smuggling should affect Congress’ immigration reforms. *** Painting all the people eligible for “Dreamers” amnesty as valedictorians is as foolish as calling them all criminals...
A danger to New York
Anthony Weiner is waging a scorched-earth strategy: He might lose the mayoral race, but he’ll make the city suffer in the meantime. What else to make of his defiant refusal...
Flagging at Ground Zero
Here we go again: The folks running the 9/11 Memorial Museum are trying to downplay America’s patriotism and resilience after the 2001 terrorist attack — much as officials did a...
A fracking anniversary
Five years ago last week, then-Gov. David Paterson, citing environmental concerns, temporarily banned large-scale fracking, the natural-gas extraction process that can spur thousands of jobs for New York. Today, alas,...
Thompson goes ugly
Former city Comptroller William Thompson’s little-engine-that-could mayoral campaign took a turn for the truly ugly over the weekend, when the candidate stood up in a predominately black church in Brooklyn...
Democrats’ overlooked schisms
Since last November’s election there has been a lot of punditry about the fissures and schisms in the Republican Party. The divisions are real, and some of the commentary has...
The real story of Casey Johnson's short scandalous life
America was stunned when “poor little rich girl” Casey Johnson, the troubled first-born daughter of billionaire New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, was found dead at age 30 in January...
Thin jams from Robin Thicke
Albums of the Week ROBIN THICKE “Blurred Lines” ★★ MOST people never really had much interest in Robin Thicke until about three weeks ago. But the raunchy hit single “Blurred...
Creaky melodrama 'Dancing on Nails' looks at love across age and racial lines
The most distinctive thing about “Dancing on Nails” is how old-fashioned it is. It’s as if playwright Paul Manuel Kane had never heard of modern theater trends. You’re not going...
Yawns to spare as Lindsay Lohan and James Deen descend to 'The Canyons'
Paul Schrader’s “The Canyons’’ is not the worst movie of 2013 — it's marginally better than "InAPPpropriate Comedy" and "Scary Movie 5," two even worse bombs that Lindsay Lohan also...
Simms: Parcells was demanding, but it made Giants champs
As told to Steve Serby. I first met Bill Parcells when he was the defensive coordinator for the Giants in 1981. In that first meeting, I could tell right off...
Valdespin, Tejada may not be called up by Mets until September
MIAMI — Jordany Valdespin and Ruben Tejada practically own Las Vegas, but both infielders might have to wait until major league rosters expand in September before receiving promotions from Triple-A....
Mets have to be 'blown away' to trade Byrd or Parnell
MIAMI — Seeking a rummage-sale bargain? Don’t bother calling the Mets. Despite the team’s slow start to the second half, Mets brass still intends to hold onto player assets beyond...
Geno doesn’t look like rookie to Jets teammates
CORTLAND — Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith has not looked like a rookie early in training camp, and his teammates — including Antonio Cromartie — have noticed. “I’m just surprised...
Giants defense ‘picks’ apart backup quarterbacks
After the third day of practice at Giants training camp, Tom Coughlin said, “Defense was pretty good today.’’ This from a coach who detests turnovers more than anything. The football...
Debbie Little at Yonkers Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:10 p.m. Best Bet: Rocnrolwilneverdie (9th) FIRST: mile; pace; $13,000; cond; 2 Rock To Glory (BSears) 7-3-6 7-5 5 Shadows Dream (EGoodell) 4-3-4 4-1 6 HurrikaneAnthony (JStrattn) 5-4-3...
Debbie Little at Monticello Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. Best Bet: Stoman (8th) FIRST: mile; trot; $3200; cond; 7 Strongbow (JTaggartJr) 2-1-1 5-2 1 Rose Run Ivan (BAldrichJr) 3-7-5 3-1 3 Big Z Fortune (JMarohnJr)...
Parx Racing Entries
FIRST-1 mile; $17,000; md cl($10,000); 3, 4 & 5-YO; 1-Pep inYourStep 8-1 5-Zinspector 8-1 2-Soldier's Soup 9-2 6-Printer's Alley 12-1 3-Bob Greco 7-5 7-GladiatorsSht 15-1 4-Plebeyo 3-1 SECOND-1 mile; $14,000;...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-7 fur; $22,000; md cl; 3, 4 & 5YO(f&m); cloudy.5I'mtwntyfrcrt (Elltt)10.403.802.603Easy to Spot (Castillo)3.602.406Pea Ridge (Vaz)2.10Scr: All About Avery.* Exacta (5-3) $43.00 * Trifecta (5-3-6) $93.60SECOND-6 fur; $27,000; cl; 3up(f&m);...
Method to Hondo’s madness
Hondo, having won with the Rays in Fenway, was on the verge of a sweep last night when Aroldis Chapman entered for the Reds and whizzed away Leake’s gem, causing...
Brother: World Peace can be ‘goon’ for Knicks
Daniel Artest, Metta World Peace’s brother who had a brief professional career, told The Post the Knicks were missing a certain element last season — “a goon.’’ He feels his...
After tough year with Knicks, Camby joins Rockets
HOUSTON — Former Knick Marcus Camby signed a free-agent contract with the Rockets yesterday. It is the second stint for Camby in Houston after he played for the Rockets in...
Patriots OC: Tebow is just a QB
While many media outlets have headlined Tim Tebow’s non-quarterbacking drills early in New England Patriots camp — such as a catch-and-run drill and lining up as a punt protector —...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 30WEDJuly 31THUAug. 1FRIAug. 2SATAug. 3SUNAug. 4MONAug. 5YankeesL.A. Dodgers10:10YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMDodgers10:10YESWCBSNO GAMES.D.10:10YESWCBSS.D.8:40YESWCBSS.D.4:10YESWCBSChi. Sox8:10YESWCBSMetsMiami7:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMMia.7:10SNYWFANMia.12:40SNYWFANK.C.7:10SNYWFANK.C.1:10SNYWFANK.C.1:10SNYWFANNO GAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEK.C.6:30NBCSNNOGAMENOGAMELibertyNOGAMEWas.7:00NBATVNOGAMENOGAMEConn.6:00MSG+NOGAMENOGAMES.I. YankeesJamestown7:05No TVJam.7:05No TVJam.7:05No TVWill.7:05No TVWill.7:05No TVWill.5:05No TVNO GAMECyclonesWilliamsport7:05No TVWKRB 90.3...
The Post Line
NFL PreseasonSundayHall of Fame Game at Canton, OhioFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogCowboys11(34)DolphinsAug. 8BUCCANEERS2 1/23(34 1/2)RavensTITANS2 1/23(34)RedskinsBROWNS33(33 1/2)RamsFALCONS43(36)Bengals49ERS3 1/23(36)BroncosCHARGERSPkPick(35 1/2)SeahawksAug. 9LIONS43 1/2(35 1/2)JetsJAGUARSOFFOFF(OFF)DolphinsEAGLES33 1/2(39)PatriotsPACKERS65(35 1/2)CardinalsPANTHERS2 1/22 1/2(35 1/2)BearsSAINTS3 1/23(37 1/2)ChiefsVIKINGS1 1/21(35)TexansRAIDERSOFFOFF(OFF)CowboysAug. 10STEELERS33(35 1/2)GiantsAug. 11COLTS33(36)BillsHome team...
Sports Shorts
SOCCER: Ecuador soccer star dies at 27 Christian Benitez, a soccer star from Ecuador who led the Mexican league in scoring last season, died yesterday, a day after playing in...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball4 p.m.Cardinals at Pirates, Game 1 MLBN7 p.m.Mets at Marlins SNY, WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM7 p.m.Mariners at Red Sox MLBN7 p.m.Cyclones at Williamsport WKRB 90.3 FM10 p.m.Yankees at Dodgers YES,...
Eagles spiral through injuries, uncertainty in Kelly's first season
PHILADELPHIA — The Chip Kelly Experiment promises to be the NFL’s most fascinating storyline this fall, but it’s off to a rough start. Not only have the Eagles already lost...
Despite age and accomplishments, Coughlin has no plans to leave Giants anytime soon
Tom Coughlin is walking briskly across the practice field towards grandsons Dylan and Cooper Snee, who run up to greet “Pop Pop” excitedly. Coughlin won his two Super Bowls with...
Diehl, Pugh battling for Giants right tackle spot
First-round pick Justin Pugh out of Syracuse is the Giants’ future at right tackle. But the present remains 11-year veteran David Diehl. “Right tackle is David Diehl with Justin Pugh...
No ultimatums, just expectations, from Giants’ co-owner Mara
General manager Jerry Reese kicked off Giants training camp by putting everyone on notice, including himself. His boss hasn’t read anyone the riot act, but that doesn’t mean he’s remotely...
Jets rookie Milliner says he's healthy and ready to earn his 'paycheck'
CORTLAND – Dee Milliner has got his contract. Now, we’ll see when he’s ready for contact. The Jets first-round pick arrived at training camp here yesterday to sign the four-year,...
Wilkerson taking charge of Jets defense
CORTLAND — Geno Smith had just completed a short touchdown throw to wide receiver Jeremy Kerley. No big deal to most everyone at SUNY-Cortland yesterday — except defensive lineman Muhammad...
Colon: Jets O-line 'has to be better'
CORTLAND — After watching the Jets’ offensive line underachieve last season, coach Rex Ryan admits they had gotten away from dominating the point of attack and the physical style he...
Now Bay’s jobless in Seattle
Jason Bay has worn out his welcome in Seattle, too. The reviled ex-Met, who was banished from Queens in November after three disastrous seasons on a four-year, $66 million contract,...
Ike, Murphy lead Mets’ rally past Marlins
MIAMI — Who knew the Mets were capable of beating the worst team in the National League? After five straight losses against the Marlins, the Mets last night refused to...
Giants ready to trade pieces without bailing on ’14
The Giants held on and held on to a pipe dream, and you can understand why. They did not want to give up on this season. Because they are defending...
Yankees' Pettitte not worried about losing record
Andy Pettitte, who never has finished a major league season with a losing record, will take a 7-8 record into his start tonight, when the Yankees open a West Coast...
Marlins rookie’s ‘clean’ snub set off Tino
MIAMI — Tino Martinez’s altercation with Marlins infielder Derek Dietrich stemmed from the player’s refusal to clean up balls around the batting cage, multiple sources told The Post yesterday. The...
Lindsay Lohan set to host 'Chelsea Lately'
Set your DVRs for this one. Lindsay Lohan will be guest-hosting for Chelsea Handler on E!’s late-night talk show, “Chelsea Lately” next week. She’s scheduled to host the show on...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYDENZEL WASHINGTON, HANK AZARIA - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7SHARON OSBOURNE - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch. 7KEVIN HART, NICOLE MURPHY - The Wendy Williams Show,...
The CW's 'Capture' is 'The Hunger Games' of TV
What would you get if “The Hunger Games” and “Survivor” met on one of those horrific, formerly bucolic paradises that have become the go-to locales for cheesy reality shows? If...
‘Under the Dome’ back next summer
CBS has renewed “Under the Dome” — the summer drama about a town encapsulated by a mysterious dome — for a second season. It will return with another batch of...
Philip Seymour Hoffman is the latest film star moving to TV
Another A-list movie star is making the jump to the small screen. Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman (“Capote”) has signed on to star in a new Showtime series called “Trending...
Two-week notice for ‘The Real’
'The Real” is getting some summer lovin’. Kris Jenner’s “Kris”? Meh, not so much. Two weeks into their respective summer tryouts, both talk shows have spun different tales — with...
Big love in Thailand
Not even in my wildest dreams had I seen myself strolling in the woods, sitting on top of an elephant. But there I was, caressing the trusting trunk of Ewong,...
Nantucket rolls with the new
It’s not that change doesn’t happen on Nantucket, it’s just that it happens quite slowly and quietly behind those genteel, weathered, gray-shingled exteriors. So we’ve done the work for you,...
Run for the Borders
If you’re looking for a vacation spot that combines hiking, biking and fishing with castles, stately homes and a microbrewery — as well as the buried heart of an old...
Summer catch
TAKE IT OR LEAF IT Blount Small Ship Adventures is offering a 25 percent discount on select fall “leaf peeping” cruises, if booked by Wednesday. The “Hudson, Erie Canal, St....
Weird but true
An artist in Minneapolis is being socked with a tax penalty — because she loves her work too much. Minnesota tax officials say transsexual artist Venus de Mars owes $3,000...
Mets rally behind Murphy, Davis, to snap skid with 6-5 win over Marlins
MIAMI — Who knew the Mets were capable of beating the worst team in the National League? After five straight losses to the Marlins, the Mets refused to take “L”...
This burger takes extra cheddar — $383,000 sandwich with meat grown in lab to be cooked up in London
This burger helps you lose weight — from your wallet. A London eatery will next week cook up what is being called "the most expensive burger in history," a five-ounce...
Fast-food workers rally for more pay
Hundreds of fast-food workers from around the city walked off the job today in a mass protest for higher pay — like $15 an hour. Burger-flippers, french fry makers and...
Jets first-round pick Dee Milliner at camp, says he's '100 percent back' after surgery
CORTLAND – Dee Milliner has arrived.After a week-long holdout, the Jets first-round pick made it to upstate New York on Monday after agreeing to a four-year, $12.66 million contract on...