August 1, 2013
Three Fordham players named to All-Patriot League preseason first team
On Wednesday, the Patriot League held their football Media Day in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.The preseason All-Patriot League teams were announced, and the Fordham Rams had three players named to the First...
Kirilenko excited to be reunited with Nets owner Prokhorov
For Andrei Kirilenko, signing with the Nets presented him with a chance to have a pair of reunions from his earlier basketball life.The first is with owner Mikhail Prokhorov, his...
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Hardman and Bechko go ape one last time
Read us long enough and you’ll see we have some favorites around these parts. One that we’ve touched on before is Planet of the Apes.There’s so much on the monkey...
Brooklyn woman gets 15 years of jail for stabbing brother's girlfriend over $20 diaper debt
A Brooklyn woman will land 15 years behind bars for fatally stabbing her brother’s girlfriend over a $20 debt over diapers, prosecutors said today. Kayla Henriques, 20, pleaded guilty to...
Kirilenko signs with Nets partly because Brooklyn it reminds him of home
Plenty of things have been said about Andrei Kirilenko’s decision to sign with the Nets for a below-market value deal.And while most of those things have been accusations of something...
Ex-Marine who plotted to behead judge begs for mercy in court
Who’s the tough guy now? An ex-Marine who plotted to behead a federal judge and prosecutor and keep their heads in formaldehyde to preserve as souvenirs — as part of...
A-Rod won’t surrender to Selig as he rehabs in Trenton Friday
Alex Rodriguez’s amazing race against the clock will take him Friday night to Trenton, where he could try once again to rev up his playing career — or where Major...
Hernandez says in fan note that 'God' put him in jail for a reason, he will play football again and doubters will 'feel like crap'
Aaron Hernandez is maintaining that he isn’t guilty, but says God put him in jail for a reason, the disgraced former New England Patriots player wrote in a letter to...
Giants' Coughlin calls WR Nicks' injury issues 'frustrating'
Hakeem Nicks missed practice entirely today because of a nagging groin injury, prompting Giants coach Tom Coughlin to label his No. 1 receiver’s inability to stay on the field this...
Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington are outgunned, outsmarted in '2 Guns'
In “2 Guns,” Mark Wahlberg is in the Navy, Denzel Washington is a macho man, and the two of them are obviously going to want a room together at the...
Root canal sidelines Jets lineman Richardson again
CORTLAND – Rookie defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson missed another day of practice after undergoing a root canal Wednesday.Richardson is unsure when he will be cleared to practice. It depends on...
Oft-injured TE Winslow vows to play every game this season for Jets
CORTLAND – Despite being limited in his career by injuries and being on a rep count in training camp, Kellen Winslow Jr. declared today that he believes he’ll play in...
Rex expected injured RB Ivory to return to Jets practice by now
Jets running back Chris Ivory, who ranks as the team’s likely starter, continues to miss practice thanks to a hamstring injury, and this afternoon Rex Ryan admitted to thinking that...
Repairs to shut down R train for more than a year
Tomorrow night, Brooklynites will have their last chance to take an R train to Manhattan before the service is shut down for more than a year. Salt water devastated the...
SNY to broadcast all 7 New York Cosmos home games during 2013 fall season
The New York Cosmos and ONE World Sports - their TV broadcast partner - reached a deal with SNY to air all seven of their home games for the 2013...
Orioles manager Showalter complains that Yankees will benefit from potential A-Rod suspension
If you listen to Buck Showalter, the Yankees will be jumping for joy if Alex Rodriguez is hit with a lengthy suspension by Major League Baseball. The Orioles manager complained...
Harvey's sixth-inning struggles lead to Mets' loss against Marlins
MIAMI — Matt Harvey’s leisurely afternoon of hooking Marlins turned into a sixth-inning Sharknado. The Mets ace took a one-hit shutout into the sixth Thursday, but departed in a three-run...
Family of Cal Ripken offering $100K reward for information about mother's kidnapping
BALTIMORE — Cal Ripken Jr. announced a $100,000 reward Thursday for information that helps lead to the capture and conviction of the person who abducted his mother a year ago....
Smith's 50-yard pass on fourth down the highlight of Jets practice
CORTLAND – The Jets quarterback battle was much more even on Thursday than the day before, but rookie Geno Smith stole the day with the play of the day.Smith hit...
Jets' Colon: 'Half the NFL thinks we should just pack it up now'
CORTLAND – Willie Colon has heard what the pundits think of the Jets. The team’s new guard believes the rest of the league believes the Jets are barely going to...
WATCH: Anthony Weiner admits to 'Danger-ous' past
Anthony Weiner is finally fessing up to his Danger-ous ways. After pretending he didn't know who Carlos Danger was, Weiner has finally owned the online moniker he gave himself while...
'Whitey' Bulger's defense enters into evidence photo of mobster with alleged serial child abusing ex-priest
Late last night, James "Whitey" Bulger's defense team entered into evidence a photo showing the alleged gangster sitting next to a smiling man wearing a black clerical shirt and white...
Kerry hints drones could end as US and Pakistan ease ties
ISLAMABAD — US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Pakistani counterpart, Sartaj Aziz, said Thursday the two countries will resume high-level negotiations over security issues, and Kerry suggested that...
Tattooed ex-teacher who had sex with 16-year-old football player gets 10 years of probation
The tattooed Brooklyn ex-teacher who pleaded guilty to sleeping with a 16-year-old football player was sentenced to 10 years probation today. Erin Sayar, 37, also had to give up her...
Italy court upholds 4-year jail sentence for Berlusconi
Italy's top court upheld a jail sentence against Silvio Berlusconi for tax fraud on Thursday in a ruling which could throw the country's fragile coalition government into crisis. The Court...
NYFF13: 'Walter Mitty' as centerpiece — will Scorsese close?
Ben Stiller's "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' was today announced as the centerpiece of this year's New York Film Festival. This new adaptation of James Thurber's story (previously filmed...
PA couple moves up wedding so its dying 2-year-old son can be best man
JEANNETTE, Pa. — A 2-year-old boy with only weeks to live will serve as best man when his parents wed this weekend. Sean Stevenson and Christine Swidorsky, of Jeannette, had...
Russia grants asylum to Snowden, White House 'extremely disappointed'
WASHINGTON — The United States is "extremely disappointed" in Russia's decision to grant asylum to National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, the White House said Thursday. In its first public...
How the Nazis took control of Hollywood
During the 1930's golden age of Hollywood, executives throughout the movie industry slowly went from being influenced by Nazis in Germany to being totally under their control, according to a...
Eagles RB McCoy says he 'can't respect' teammate Cooper after slur; Giants say it's Philly's problem
Forgive, sure. Forget? Not so much. Eagles running back LeSean McCoy said Thursday his opinion about teammate Riley Cooper has changed after Cooper was caught on video this week using...
Giants release first 'unofficial' depth chart today
Stressing that it was “unofficial,” the Giants released their first depth chart today -- and it featured a couple of minor surprises.Ex-Eagles defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins is listed ahead of...
'I'm not a monster ... there was harmony in that home': Ariel Castro blames sex addiction for hideous crimes in stomach-turning statement to victims
The disgusting former Cleveland bus driver who held three women in a captive, rape-filled hell for more than a decade blamed a sexual addiction for his evil transgressions, and insisted...
Cowell's married 'baby mama' wants reality TV mogul to marry her, 'X-Factor' creator 'will do the right thing for the baby,' sources say
Now that she’s pregnant with Simon Cowell’s baby, scheming Manhattan social climber Lauren Silverman wants the filthy-rich “X-Factor” mogul to marry her, sources said. And Cowell – who has been...
Rapper arrested after lyrics in song references cold case double homicide
A Virginia man who rapped about a cold case double homicide from 2007 has been arrested after police used his lyrics to link him to the crime. Antwain Steward, aka...
Rolling Stone doubles mag sales with controversial 'Boston Bomber' cover
Rolling Stone doubled their average per-issue sales with a controversial cover story featuring Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Retail sales of the issue jumped 102 percent over average per-issue...
American adults for the first time spending more time with digital devices than watching TV
Americans are putting down the remote and picking up their digital devices more than ever. For the first time, adults in the US are spending more time with their digital...
Feeling racy? Take the Post's sex survey
The Post's annual Sex Issue is back, and we want to know what you're up to when you're getting down. Take our quick, anonymous survey.
'Town'-style heist where thieves donned 'white' masks to hide race binged on shoes after stealing $200K from check-cashing shop
These guys went on a shoe-buying binge that would give Carrie Bradshaw pause. The creative trio of black thieves who wore Caucasian masks during a $200,000 Queens check cashing joint...
Ex-Goldman trader 'Fabulous Fab' liable in mortgage securities fraud case
He’s no longer the “Fabulous Fab.” Former Goldman Sachs banker Fabrice Tourre was found liable of defrauding investors in a complex $1 billion mortgage deal that imploded during the financial...
2 men kicked off flight after they claimed flight attendant was 'too flirty'
It turns out love isn't in the air, after all. Two passengers have reportedly been kicked off a plane for complaining about a "flirty" flight attendant. The men were set...
Recently released files reveal one LA Catholic priest abused more than 100 boys
LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of pages of secret church files released Wednesday shed light on the troublesome careers of a dozen religious order priests, brothers and nuns accused of sexually...
Smoke 'em if you got 'em: Uruguay votes to create world's first national legal marijuana market
Uruguay's unprecedented plan to create a legal marijuana market has taken its critical first step in the lower house of Congress. All 50 members of the ruling Broad Front coalition...
H&M finally fulfills their promise - opens online store
Ladies and gentlemen, warm up those credit cards because H&M has finally opened an online store in the US. The Swedish company's lack of an online presence has long baffled...
State Department slams Syrian President Assad's Instagram account as 22 die in horrific weapons depot explosion
The State Department has blasted Syrian President Bashar Assad for joining Instagram and urged Americans not to follow the dictator's account. The statement came as horrific new footage emerged of...
Crappiest flight ever: 26 passengers with gastroenteritis make 13 hour flight a living hell
Thirteen hours in the air, eight toilets and 26 passengers violently ill with gastroenteritis. That was the scene when an international flight became the trip from hell after 26 passengers...
Everything is bigger in China... including their philandering politicians like the one who had 140 mistresses
Sextexting mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner had three affairs. That's nothing compared to a Chinese politician who had 140 mistresses. Anthony Weiner, the shamed Democrat politician who insists he will run...
Bill to lower student loan rates heads to Obama, 18 million loans covered by legislation
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill that would lower the costs of borrowing for millions of students is awaiting President Obama's signature. The House on Wednesday gave final congressional approval to...
Archaeologists in Turkey discover 'a piece of a cross' associated with Jesus
Archaeologists in Turkey have found a fragment of a cross, which they claim is associated with Jesus's crucifixion. The archaeologists were excavating at the 1350-year-old Balatlar Church in the Black...
Zimmerman pulled over for speeding in Texas - had gun in glove compartment
FORNEY, Texas — George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who was cleared of all charges in the Florida shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, was stopped for speeding on...
Couple celebrates birth of twins one year after their triplets die in mall fire
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand couple whose 2-year-old triplets were killed last year in a mall fire in Qatar's capital is celebrating the birth of twins. Martin Weekes...
Man armed with gun, 34 rounds and body armor in movie theater arrested for carrying fake CIA ID
The FBI says a man has been arrested at a Michigan movie theater wearing body armor and carrying a gun. Cassidy Delavergne wasn't charged with crimes related to the armor,...
Cleveland kidnapper who imprisoned and raped three women for a decade sentenced to life in jail
CLEVELAND — Standing before the man who kidnapped her and raped her for a decade, Michelle Knight described how the world had changed in the three months since they last...
JCPenney insists credit still good with CIT
JCPenney insisted today that its credit is good with commercial-lending giant CIT after The Post reported yesterday that CIT has clamped down on deliveries by smaller suppliers to Penney stores....
Next question! Spitzer refuses to deny rumors of 'extra-marital affair'
Eliot Spitzer refused today to deny that he has a girlfriend. The candidate for city comptroller was asked three times at a campaign stop this morning in Brooklyn about persistent...
Woman plunges to death from 17th floor balcony of luxe building as railing gives way during first date: sources
An account executive, just home from a first date, fell to her death in Midtown East early this morning, when the railing of her 17th floor balcony she was sitting...
'Madly in love' Princess Diana considered moving to Pakistan to be with heart surgeon: close friend
Princess Diana was "madly in love'' with heart surgeon Hasnat Khan and considered moving to Pakistan to be with him, close friend Jemima Khan has revealed. In an interview with...
NSA leaker Edward Snowden enters Russia as 'refugee'; granted 1 year asylum
MOSCOW — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden left the transit zone of a Moscow airport and entered Russia after authorities granted him asylum for one year, his lawyer said...
3-point stance: wildcat, hitting time and the wide receivers
CORTLAND – The Jets are getting into the dog days of camp. They have now been here a week and have just been going against each other. They still have...
Timoshenko's killer convicted of trying to murder another man
The mom of slain NYPD cop Russell Timoshenko was overcome with emotion outside a Queens courtroom after her son’s killer was convicted of trying to murder another man. “I never...
Anderson says Nets can topple Knicks
Alan Anderson is the last piece to the puzzle — a puzzle that could lead the Nets to dethroning the Knicks for the Atlantic Division title. A smooth-shooting forward, Anderson...
Yankees pinstripe plus
Alex Rodriguez’s trust of the Yankees reached an all-time low late in July when his advisers recruited Dr. Michael Gross of New Jersey to essentially accuse the Yankees of committing...
Gotta give Hill a hand for his confidence
CORTLAND — Stephen Hill dismissed the idea Wednesday that he’s a hands-free device. After Jets practice, the wideout declared that when people question his hands, the criticism isn’t based on...
Scuffling Sanchez facing uphill battle
CORTLAND — There are so many forces working against Mark Sanchez in his bid to save his career as an NFL starting quarterback that he has become a sympathetic figure....
Tebow’s gone, but Rex has wild thoughts about using scheme
CORTLAND — The word “Wildcat” was used approximately 15,150,150 times during Jets training camp last year. Tim Tebow was in town and the Jets had secret practices to install plays,...
Mets confidential
The studs in the rotation have received much of the attention for the Mets’ improved play since June 18, but don’t forget about general manager Sandy Alderson’s rebuilt bullpen. A...
Teen staffer killed by tractor-trailer while walking home from Dylan’s Candy Bar
The Bronx girl who was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer after leaving her job at a famed Upper East Side candy shop was a brilliant student who dreamed of...
Commissioner, MLB have more on line than Rodriguez
Most of his life, Alex Rodriguez has all but obliterated scouting reports. He made grown men do double-takes by the time he was a sophomore in high school, so taken...
Faced with possible lifetime ban, A-Rod now talking deal: report
Major League Baseball officials have notified the Players Association that Alex Rodriguez’s upcoming suspension — to be announced as soon as today — will be “considerable” and very well could...
Mets on deck at Marlins
Today — 12:40 p.m. RHP Matt Harvey (8-2, 2.11) vs. RHP Tom Koehler (2-6, 4.67) Game on SNY, WFAN (660 AM, 101.9 FM) Three-game home series vs. Royals begins tomorrow....
Our Favorite Podcast: Mike and Ming’s 'I Sell Comics'
Mike Zapcic and Ming Chen work at filmmaker Kevin Smith’s comic book store in Red Bank, N.J. -- Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash – and are two of the...
SPOILERS! GOTHAM POST EXTRA: Grant Morrison on Batman Inc. #13
It’s a landmark week in Gotham City: the end of Grant Morrison’s seven-year run on Batman with this week’s Batman Incorporated #13 and the final, fateful battle between Bruce Wayne...
Payday 2 Beta 4-player Co-Op part 2 (with bonus stupidity)
We couldn't stop after just one robbery. We had to keep going. And while the road has been rocky (mostly because we had no idea what we were doing), Overkill's...
Business briefs
Hulu packageHulu, the TV streaming service owned by Comcast, Walt Disney and 21st Century Fox, plans to provide all episodes of original series at once to paying subscribers, exploiting the...
Pinching Penney
JCPenney is facing a fresh credit squeeze. CIT — the largest commercial lender in the US apparel industry — has abruptly stopped financing deliveries from smaller manufacturers to Penney stores,...
Trader fired for bogus bonus – his 1st day!
Richard Lee, the ex-SAC Capital trader who pleaded guilty to insider trading last week, was fired from a rival hedge fund over a bonus-boosting scheme that was uncovered his first...
Tourre jury in Day 2 of talks
Six hours of deliberation wasn’t enough to decide the fate of ex-Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre.The Manhattan federal court jury commences its second day of hashing over the esoteric securities...
Economy is standing tall (if it’s next to a runt)
Anyone over the age of 14 knows this: If you want to look tall, stand next to a short person.And if you want to look good, stand next to —...
Nixed IPO zaps Sony
Sony’s US-traded shares sank 2.7 percent after Nikkei reported the company is poised to reject billionaire Daniel Loeb’s proposal for an initial public offering of the entertainment unit. Sony shares...
Now, it gets ugly
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management intends to file a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding recent trading in Herbalife shares, The Post has learned. Reports that George...
Facebook’s stock price passes IPO's $38
After 14 months and six days, Facebook is back. Shares of the Palo Alto, Calif., company yesterday traded over their $38 initial public offering price for the first time since...
Slinging $2.5M vid ads
Facebook wants marketers to pay Super Bowl-sized rates for its upcoming video ads. The social network is experimenting with the new ad format that would put 15-second snippets of video...
CBS: All about eyeballs
CBS boss Les Moonves told investors yesterday that retransmission fees should be based on who gets the most viewers. CBS came off air briefly in New York Tuesday morning as...
‘Me’ big $tar for Comcast
Universal Pictures’ “Despicable Me 2” is on track to become the most profitable movie in its history, NBC- Universal CEO Steve Burke said yesterday on Comcast’s earnings call. The company...
Ads shrink Yelp’s loss
Consumer reviews website Yelp posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss, helped by a stronger mobile ad business, and it forecast third-quarter revenue above analysts’ expectations. Yelp shares jumped as much as...
DWA profit doubles, ‘Turbo’ gets traction
DreamWorks Animation SKG said worldwide box-office takings would propel its latest animated movie, “Turbo,” to a profit that few analysts had expected, sending its shares up 6 percent after the...
Texas beleaguer
As the Dell takeover drama unfolds, the major players seem to be following a script. Michael Dell and his private-equity partner in the deal, Silver Lake, likely will continue their...
Tech suit turns the tables
Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel is fighting fire with fire. He aims to counter a suit accusing him of ripping off a third founder — á la the fight over Facebook’s...
Google Wi-Fi at Starbux
Google unseated AT&T as the supplier of free Wi-Fi service at Starbucks coffee shops, moving the Web giant deeper into the business of connecting people to the Internet. The Mountain...
Debit fee cap KO’d
A federal judge has struck down a rule setting a cap on the fees that banks can charge merchants for handling debit card purchases. He said the Federal Reserve didn’t...
Harlem chic
UPTOWN — way uptown — is the new downtown in Harlem real estate. In the last few months, children’s gyms have opened. Rents will climb to $8,000 a month. New...
Just sold!
Manhattan TRIBECA $2,825,000 55 White St. Three-bedroom, three-bath triplex condo, 2,300 square feet, with great room with 16-foot ceilings, fireplace, Corinthian columns and bookshelves, chef’s kitchen with sliding doors, laundry/utility...
Boerum hill beaut
Talk about flips! A Brooklyn brownstone is on the market for a whopping $7.9 million — just three years after it sold at auction for $1.3 million. At that time,...
Serenity now
Dreaming of two days of pure self-indulgent (but oh-so-healthy) bliss? If you’ve got a Hamptons house for the summer, there’s no reason to visit a lush resort or upscale spa....
ATM thug had vic’s card: DA
The Brooklyn man accused of pistol-whipping and trying to abduct a 27-year-old woman outside a Carroll Gardens ATM was arrested with her debit card and a loaded gun, prosecutors said...
Scam ‘engineer’
A doctor and two LIRR insiders were the “engine’’ that fueled a massive $1 billion “gravy train” disability-pension scam, prosecutors charged in closing arguments in the case yesterday.“They were at...
Pre-Weiner no-nude rule: Baring all in candidate videos banned long before Weiner’s mayoral run
Politicians might be tempted to call it the Weiner rule. But a guideline prohibiting full or partial nudity when candidates sit for city-financed campaign videos has been on the books...
Assad’s Insta sham
Syria’s embattled president already has a Facebook page, a Twitter account and a YouTube channel. Now Bashar al-Assad is turning to the photo-sharing service Instagram in the latest attempt at...
Pervs’ court loss
A group of convicted sex offenders who tried to collect a huge payday from former Gov. George Pataki and other officials over the state’s controversial “civil confinement’’ policy were shot...
Mike aiming at Va. - Mayor highlights crime impact on city from states with lax gun laws
Virginia’s not just for lovers. The state led the nation in producing guns recovered from crime scenes in New York City in 2011 — playing a role in 322 violent...
O.J. gains a few yards
CARSON CITY, Nev. — O.J. Simpson won a small victory yesterday in his bid for freedom as Nevada granted him parole on some of his 2008 convictions for kidnapping and...
Prez’s Summers-lovin’ push on Dems
WASHINGTON — President Obama came roaring to the defense of Larry Summers yesterday — a sign Summers is still much in the mix to be the next chairman of the...
How Kindle $parked Bam: Amazon employees gave Obama $116,000 before exclusive interview
WASHINGTON — So that’s how you land an exclusive interview with President Obama. Employees of Amazon, which scored a coup by securing a rare one-on-one interview with the president for...
UES teen in traffic tragedy
A teenage employee of a popular Upper East Side candy shop was killed last night when a tractor-trailer ran her over outside the store on Third Avenue, according to a...
Old Glory daze stings
His name is Billy Eisengrein, better known as the third firefighter on the right. On Sept. 11, 2001, Billy stood amid the wreckage of Ground Zero when he spotted two...
Knifings ‘linked’
The unprovoked stabbing of a Queens teen in front of her Woodhaven home may be linked to a similar incident in which a woman was nearly killed last month, Police...
Reel life at ‘mask’ trial
A robbery trial turned into a Hollywood screening yesterday, when prosectors played clips from a Ben Affleck movie that was shockingly similar to a real-life alleged heist by a gang...
Sugar daddy cleared: Real-estate titan accused of raping gal won't face charges after emails, video reveal honey trap
The real-estate titan accused of raping a woman he met on a “sugar daddy” Web site won’t face charges, prosecutors said yesterday. The case against Lakhinder Vohra, a former broker...
Co-op dogs 9/11 patient: Manhattan woman with post-traumatic stress disorder may lose her service pooch
A cuddly cockapoo trained to fetch meds for her master — a Manhattan woman who suffers from post-9/11 posttraumatic stress disorder — may get them both evicted because of her...
Hosp seeks OK to shut down
A Brooklyn hospital that filed for bankruptcy and attempted to merge with nearby facilities in order to stave off closure has finally thrown in the towel.Interfaith Medical Center in Bedford-Stuyvesant...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Cops are on the lookout for an older-looking Harlem bank bandit, police sources said. The suspect walked into the TD branch on West 125th Street at about 5:30 p.m....
‘Goon’ gets a gym pass
Hired muscle? Try flabby muscle. A fitness-conscious accused knee-breaker for the Russian mob is being allowed to go to the gym while under during house arrest after convincing a judge...
Cop killer guilty in slay bid
The mom of slain NYPD cop Russell Timoshenko was overcome with emotion outside a Queens courtroom yesterday after her son’s killer was convicted of trying to murder another man. “I...
Alec ‘stalker’ nun-sense
She’s been in a car crash! And she’s been forced to live with nuns!Alec Baldwin’s kooky accused stalker came to court with a grab bag of colorful excuses for being...
Cheesed off! Food-truck worker fired after tweeting Wall St. group stiffed him on tip after $170 order
Here’s a tip — don’t tweet about getting stiffed! A fed-up cook who worked at the popular food cart Milk Truck was canned for using Twitter to call out Wall...
TGIF fined 500G
A TGI Fridays franchisee in New Jersey has to pay $500,000 after selling cheap booze as top-shelf liquor at its establishments. The Livingston, NJ,-based company was fined for passing off...
First pics of Cowell's 'baby mama' after it was revealed reality TV mogul got friend's wife pregnant; gal pal called a 'gold digger'
Simon Cowell is becoming a first-time dad with a married woman who targeted him for a paternity payday, her friends said yesterday — and now, her cuckolded husband is gunning...
Smithsonian director wants Trayvon Martin’s hoodie for new African American history museum
A director at the Smithsonian Institution wants to stock a new addition to the national museum complex with a controversial piece of recent US history — Trayvon Martin’s hoodie. Lonnie...
Feds bare declassified phone-spying records
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration released previously classified documents on the government’s collection of millions of US phone records, including a secret court order that had authorized and set limits...
Roast beef: Flames broil meat van
Two meat deliverers narrowly escaped this blazing van on Fifth Avenue near the Flatiron Building yesterday, thanks to a quick-thinking sanitation worker. Wilson Jimenez saw the fire just beginning, and...
Exclusive: Accused Latin King 'cop shooter' facing life in prison freed without bail after judge deems trial delayed too long
A Latin King ex-con who faces life in prison for allegedly shooting at a Brooklyn cop during a bar fight was freed without bail this week because prosecutors failed to...
Women held captive for 10 years in Cleveland kept diaries about their lives as 'prisoners of war'
CLEVELAND — Three women held captive in a run-down home for a decade kept diaries documenting the horrific physical and sexual abuse they suffered on a daily basis, prosecutors said...
She’s baack! New tape reveals Monica crooning to Bill Clinton: 'I could take my clothes off and start . . . well . . . I know you wouldn’t enjoy that?'
WASHINGTON — The surge of publicity surrounding Anthony Weiner’s sex-tainted mayoral campaign seems to have inspired someone to release long-hidden details of Bill Clinton’s scandalous relationship with Monica Lewinsky 16...
Huma partly blamed herself over Weiner's sexting, friends say
Serial sexter Anthony Weiner’s wife partly blamed herself last year when her horndog husband confessed to her that he was at it again. Friends and family told People magazine that...
Weiner’s flack cracked: pals
Anthony Weiner’s young, frazzled flack is cracking under the pressure of his train-wreck campaign, sources told The Post. Communications boss Barbara Morgan, 33, was at her wits’ end when she...
The therapy dodge
‘Words alone are not enough,” San Diego Mayor Bob Filner said last week, apologizing for his recent conduct, including sexually harassing seven different women. His behavior ranged from patting the...
The best of Anthony Weiner
It looks like Anthony Weiner’s race for mayor is just about run. Whether he’ll drop out or get voted out is unclear. What is clear is that the self-destructiveness of...
Food-for-foreigners fiasco: time to ‘Stamp’ out fraud
The Issue: Food bought in NYC with food stamps and re-sold on the black market in the Dominican Republic. *** There are many serious and disturbing scandals exposed by The...
ObamaCare’s unhealthy support
The Issue: A study showing that more Americans want ObamaCare repealed than want to keep it. *** President Obama and the radical far-left wing of the Democratic Party not only...
Snubbing mom and pop
After several failed attempts at a “grand bargain,” President Obama is now offering to cut the top corporate-income tax rate to 28 percent from 35 percent. It’s not likely to...
King fizzle
As Mayor Bloomberg heads into the twilight of a mayoralty replete with dictatorial fiats, he’s getting a long-overdue reminder that a mayor is not an emperor. And it carries weight:...
No one likes a hypocrite
Eliot Spitzer is hoping to coast to victory in his run for city comptroller, even as the mayoral campaign of his sex-scandal twin, Anthony Weiner, implodes. But some New Yorkers...
The junta’s dilemma
Almost a quarter of a century ago, Turkish Prime Minister Suleyman Demirel told the generals who had ousted him: “You may gain power with a bayonet, but you can’t sit...
Who can afford to get married?
There are lots of reasons the US marriage rate has dropped to 31 percent, but a rarely mentioned one is the cost. The figure comes from the National Center for...
Social climbers clamor to get into snobby Southampton Bathing Corp.
Southampton Bathing Corp. — the exclusive, members-only beach club for the privileged Mayflower set — has a wasp problem. No, really. An actual wasp problem. “For a while, they would...
'Enigma: The Show' takes theatergoers on a history tour of Brooklyn Heights
We were told to meet at a phone booth at the Montague Street entrance to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, near the famous Low Mansion. There, a man in blue-rimmed glasses...
One-woman musical 'Shida' feels like overwrought after-school special
‘Shida” may last just over an hour, but it’s so action-packed, you feel you’re watching it in fast-forward. This could actually be fun, except that this new solo musical vaults...
Beyoncé hits it out of the park in her home stretch
It’s a strange way to start a show, but last night at the Izod Center in New Jersey, there was a hint of exasperation in Beyoncé’s opening words. “This will...
Braxton leads Liberty past Mystics
WASHINGTON — Currently outside of playoff position in the Eastern Conference, the Liberty needed a strong start to the second half of the season. They used a strong inside game...
Cosmos return excites Pele
The Empire State Building will be bathed in green tonight when Pele turns on the lights to commemorate Saturday’s return of the Cosmos. Once the premier soccer franchise in North...
QB Smith: I’m not out of shape
CORTLAND — Both Geno Smith and coach Rex Ryan defended the Jets quarterback’s conditioning yesterday after an NFL Network report said Smith was not in shape. Brian Baldinger reported Monday...
Debbie Little at Yonkers
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Hondo’s a day-tripper
Hondo lost with the Nationals yesterday afternoon but turned on the turbos last night, scoring big time with the Astros and Yanks to slash the deficit to 775 grotes. Today,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 1FRIAug. 2SATAug. 3SUNAug. 4MONAug. 5TUEAug. 6WEDAug. 7YankeesNO GAMES.D.10:10YESWCBSS.D.8:40YESWCBSS.D.4:10YESWCBSChi. Sox8:10YESWCBSChi. Sox8:10WWORWCBSChi. Sox8:10YESWCBSMetsMiami.12:40SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMK.C.7:10SNYWFANK.C.1:10SNYWFANK.C.1:10SNYWFANNO GAMECol.7:10SNYWFANCol.7:10SNYWFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMEK.C.6:30NBCSNNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMELibertyNOGAMENOGAMEConn.6:00MSG+NOGAMENOGAMEWash.11 a.m.MSG+NOGAMES.I. YankeesJamestown7:05No TVWill.7:05No TVWill.7:05No TVWill.5:05No TVNO GAMES.C.7:00No TVS.C.7:00No TVCyclonesWilliamsport7:05No TVWKRB 90.3 FMJam.7:05No...
The Post Line
NFL PreseasonSundayHall of Fame GameAt Canton, OhioFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogDolphins+12(33)CowboysAug. 8BUCCANEERS2 1/23(34 1/2)RavensTITANS2 1/22(35)RedskinsBROWNS34(34 1/2)RamsFALCONS42 1/2(36)Bengals49ERS3 1/23(35 1/2)BroncosSeahawksPk1 1/2(35 1/2)CHARGERSAug. 9LIONS44(35 1/2)JetsJAGUARSOFFOFF(OFF)DolphinsEAGLES33 1/2(39 1/2)PatriotsPACKERS64(35 1/2)CardinalsPANTHERS2 1/22(34)BearsSAINTS3 1/23(36 1/2)ChiefsVIKINGS1 1/2Pick(35)TexansRAIDERSOFFOFF(OFF)CowboysAug. 10STEELERS32 1/2(35 1/2)GiantsAug. 11COLTS33(36)BillsHome...
Today's Sports on the Air
Auto Racing3 p.m.NASCAR: Pro Series West at Colorado National Speedway SPEEDBaseball12:30 p.m.Mets at Marlins SNY, WFAN (660 AM/101.9 FM)7 p.m.Cyclones at Williamsport WKRB (90.3 FM)7 p.m.Cardinals at Pirates MLBNGolf9 a.m.Ricoh...
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: Sources: LeBron may run for union prez LeBron James is seriously considering running for president of the National Basketball players’ association, multiple sources told ESPN. Rockets forward Terrence Jones...
Eagles’ Cooper drops the N-word
Riley Cooper is supposed to replace the injured Jeremy Maclin as the Eagles No. 2 wide receiver. And maybe he still will, but not until Cooper removes his foot from...
Giants looking for Randle to complement Nicks, Cruz
Get all three of them out there, healthy, running free and easy, two split wide, another in the slot, Eli Manning taking the snap and scanning the field as he...
Parcells made players better
As told to Steve Serby The Gatorade shower was Jim Burt’s idea. When we first did it back in 1985, I did it with Burt because Burt was fearful of...
Draft set for Pro Bowl rosters
The NFL Pro Bowl rosters for next year will be selected in a draft by team captains, with Deion Sanders and Jerry Rice assisting as alumni captains.The NFL will abandon...
In-season inaction may be new norm
The Trade deadline was a snooze. Ask an executive what stood out in the days leading to and through July 31 and in some form they spoke about the general...
Oh, baby! D’Arnaud may replace Buck
MIAMI — The Mets could see Travis d’Arnaud sooner rather than later.With catcher John Buck’s wife, Brooke, due to give birth today, manager Terry Collins yesterday said the rookie d’Arnaud...
Brown, Udrih on Knicks’ radar
The desperate-for-a-point-guard Knicks have until Aug. 15 to make a move on intriguing Euroleague point guard Bobby Brown, and he hopes they do. Brown signed a tentative agreement Wednesday to...
Mets stand pat, then fall to Marlins
MIAMI — In the game of “Deal or No Deal?” the Mets yesterday chose the latter and kept Marlon Byrd, among others, with the idea of finishing strong in 2013....
Hollywood knows its stars, but they aren’t wearing pinstripes anymore
LOS ANGELES — There is good reason why they “love LA’’ out here. The Dodgers are everything the Yankees should be: A bold big-market franchise willing to do anything and...
Jeter under jogging orders
LOS ANGELES — Watching Robinson Cano not run hard to first base is a common sight by now, and something that doesn’t seem to bother manager Joe Girardi. But watching...
Overbay hit lifts Yankees past Dodgers in L.A. pitcher’s duel
LOS ANGELES — They danced with the Phillies about Michael Young and took calls from the Braves concerning Phil Hughes. Ultimately, the Yankees’ lone acquisition before Wednesday’s trade deadline turned...
CW goes back to the future with rebooted comic superhero
Iconic DC Comics figure The Flash will be born again in the upcoming season of “Arrow” on the CW. The character will be appear in three episodes — Nos. 8,...
Drama Mama
Your weekly guide to TV’s best and worst one-hour shows. The end is nigh for these summer series: “The Killing” (Sunday, 9 p.m., AMC) Mama is not sure how they...
'Clear History' has a funny bone to pick
If you’re still laughing at old episodes of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” then for sure you’ll laugh so hard at Larry David’s new HBO movie, “Clear History,” that you may end...
Summer cable gets a boost from women
The broadcast networks’ dearth of female-oriented summer shows has been a boon for cable. Hallmark Channel (“Cedar Cove”), BET (“The Game”) and Lifetime (“Devious Maids”), among others, have logged strong...
Weird but true
These careless Comic-Con fans could have ended up as Comic-Convicts. Cops in Boca Raton, Fla., rushed in with guns drawn when citizens reported a “terrorist takeover” in progress at an...
Hewitt stuns del Potro in battle of former champs at U.S. Open
Juan Martin Del Potro and Lleyton Hewitt returned to the court where they both won their first grand slam title, giving glimpses why they once hoisted the championship trophy. Unexpectedly,...
GAMETRACKER: Yankees at Dodgers
Follow live as the Yankees meet the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Hiroki Kuroda will be on the mound for the Bombers and he'll be opposed by stud left-hander Clayton Kershaw.
Now, it gets ugly: Ackman to sic SEC on Soros ‘trade’
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management intends to file a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding recent trading in Herbalife shares, The Post has learned. Reports that George...
Is Ronda Rousey too hot for the UFC?
The UFC has a supernova on its hands. But will Ronda Rousey be too hot to hold onto?Rousey isn’t just the UFC women’s bantamweight champion anymore. Not just a magazine...
Prosecutor: Kidnapped Ohio women kept diaries
CLEVELAND — Three women held captive in a run-down home for a decade kept diaries documenting the horrific physical and sexual abuse they suffered on a daily basis, prosecutors said...
Privacy plea for stalker-wary Brooke Shields
Actress Brooke Shields finally got rid of a relentless creepy stalker after 15 years — and she wants to keep it that way. The former “Pretty Baby’’ and now “Chicago’’...
Life Alert! Source: A-Rod to face ‘considerable’ MLB ban, may be gone for good
Major League Baseball officials have notified the Players Association that Alex Rodriguez’s upcoming suspension — to be announced as soon as Thursday — will be “considerable” and very well could...
Affleck flick 'The Town' inspired race-switching robbers wearing Hollywood-grade masks: prosecutors
Ben Affleck made a surprise appearance in a Brooklyn federal courtroom today — on a projector screen. Prosecutors played several clips from his 2010 flick “The Town” to suggest that...