September 4, 2013
7 reasons you need to watch ‘Luther’
If you’re not acquainted with cool crime-fighting DCI John Luther (Idris Elba), you need to get on the BBC America train, pronto. Even if you missed Tuesday night’s third-season premiere...
Fan backlash over 'Fifty Shades' duo
“Fifty Shades of Grey” fans are whipping up a storm of outrage over the yet-to-be-shot movie’s choice of leading actors. An online petition demanding that producers dump Dakota Johnson and...
Lopez and Spitzer: Partners in slime
Can it really come as a surprise that a governor who secretly purchased the services of hookers at $450 an hour is willing to sing the praises of a serial sexual...
Letters: Drumbeat to war with Syria
In order not to make America and its leader impotent in foreign affairs, many Republicans appear to reluctantly support President Obama’s attack on Syria (“The War Congress,” Editorial, Sept. 4)....
Driver crashes car through Staten Island home
It’s a miracle no one was hurt! A tipsy driver crashed his car through a Staten Island home yesterday, coming to a stop against a couple’s bed — just below...
Assad ordered gas attack in panic over losing Damascus
A panicky Bashar al-Assad ordered the horrific poison-gas attack last month because he feared Damascus was about to fall to Syrian rebels, an intercepted phone call revealed. A senior official...
JCPenney shelves Martha deal
Martha Stewart’s stormy affair with JCPenney is ending — and she’s the one getting dumped. Stewart’s line of home goods at Penney, which sparked an epic courtroom battle with Macy’s,...
Atheist family wants Pledge ban
‘God references’ question patriotism
The 'evil' of wanting better schools
Well, it’s official: I’m a bad person. So says Slate columnist Allison Benedikt, who last week declared that anyone who sends his or her children to a private school is...
Video game boosts mental abilities in older folks
It probably won't become as popular as "Grand Theft Auto," but a specialized video game may help older people boost mental skills like handling multiple tasks at once. In a...
McDonell may join CUNY
The race to succeed Steve Shepard as the dean of the graduate school of journalism at the City University of New York has reached the finals — and former Sports...
DWTS stars' rise to fame
Season 17 has the most fun names yet!
Teen dead after high school stabbing spree
SPRING, Texas — A fight inside a Houston-area high school escalated into a series of stabbings Wednesday that left a 17-year-old student dead and three others wounded, sheriff's officials said....
Robbins' college football picks
Irish Chicken is on the menu Saturday night in Ann Arbor. Here’s the recipe: Add five ACC games. Throw in a dash of USC, add a spice of Purdue, found...
Pope's pull needed to end NY's beef with Jews
Pope Francis this week ordered an investigation into a Polish ban on the ritual kosher slaughter of animals, a move that could ally the Catholic Church and religious Jews in...
SAC pays bonuses to keep staff
Insider-trading target dished out hefty checks
NYU prof settles suit vs. Franco
The former New York University professor who slapped James Franco with a defamation suit last year has settled the case against the “127 Hours” actor, sources told The Post yesterday. In...
Sotheby's shows off 118-carat diamond
A New York auction house is showing off what it calls the world's greatest white diamond on the block — a 118-carat stone from Africa the size of a small...
Another tech snafu snarls Nasdaq
It’s like déjà vu all over again for Nasdaq. Just two weeks after a technical glitch froze trading for nearly three hours, the exchange was hit again yesterday with problems...
Chelsea Manning seeks presidential pardon
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning is seeking a presidential pardon for sending reams of classified information to WikiLeaks, a leak she says was done "out of a love...
Jobs report curveball for bond markets
Tomorrow is going to be a tricky day for the financial markets, especially for bonds. The Labor Department will be announcing its jobs figures for August. Wall Street is guessing...
Chang: US men's tennis had tough act to follow
Michael Chang, 41 and a father of two daughters, says it’s a little unfair to make comparisons when reviewing the depleted state of American men’s tennis. Perhaps it is indeed...
Tornado, Hurricane could be next Serena, Venus
Are these teen phenoms set to be the next Williams gals?
Your tax dollars at rest, in unclaimed funds lists
You’ll probably get a kick out of this — right in the ass. New York state is making a big to-do about reuniting people with their long-lost riches that sit...
It's an intervention: Success in Syria without 'war'
President Obama’s on-and-off-again planned American attack on Syria is nothing new. Besides its five declared wars, America has a habit of intervening all over the world. The roll call of...
Surging Stringer rips Spitzer in new poll
City comptroller candidate Scott Stringer went for the jugular yesterday against rival Eliot Spitzer as a new poll showed the Democratic primary race in a statistical tie with just five...
Frenchman Gasquet advances to US Open semifinals
Richard Gasquet had seen this movie before. All too recently, as a matter of fact. At this year’s French Open, the Frenchman had taken a two-set lead over Stanislas Wawrinka,...
Ex-Jets star now in Bucs' corner
TAMPA, Fla. — It didn’t look right yesterday. The number remains the same, but the color is off. Darrelle Revis’ uniform still has No. 24 printed on the front and...
Cop blockers! NYPD bans uniformed selfies on dating sites
The NYPD is cop-blocking the boys in blue!The department has launched an internal investigation into cops who post photos of themselves in uniform on dating sites — and violators could...
Dog days of August drag on Ackman
Hedge-fund mogul Bill Ackman has to be glad August is over. Ackman’s Pershing Square hedge funds lost around 3.5 percent last month — one of his worst monthly performances in...
Top SEC lawyer hangs up briefs
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s top trial lawyer is planning to leave the agency by the end of the year, The Post has learned. Matthew Martens — who scored a...
Cowboy has Giant grudge
IRVING, Texas — Players spilling what they know about their old team is nothing new in the NFL, but they don’t usually do it as gleefully as Kyle Bosworth this...
Putin taunts Obama ahead of G-20 summit
Says Kerry ‘lying’ about Syrian rebels
Kiffin, 73, out to fix Dallas 'D'
IRVING, Texas — To give Monte Kiffin’s unusual hiring as Cowboys defensive coordinator some perspective, consider Tom Coughlin — the NFL’s oldest head coach at age 67 — was still...
Charter school probed over special-ed kids who might not exist
Schools investigators are probing a Bronx charter school for allegedly billing the city hundreds of thousands of dollars for nonexistent special-education kids, The Post has learned. The allegations against the...
Israel troubled by American uncertainty in Syria
TEL AVIV — As Israelis go through wild mood swings while President Obama zigzags on Syria, top leaders here are quietly seething. And “quietly” is the key word. By keeping...
Another Cushman & Wakefield walkout
The talent drain from Cushman & Wakefield’s Manhattan office continues, as ace commercial broker Jared Horowitz is heading out the door to Newmark Grubb Knight Frank. Horowitz joined Cushman’s Midtown...
Giants' Nicks "full speed ahead" for opener
Hakeem Nicks took it easy this offseason with the intention of making it hard on the Cowboys in the season-opener. He paced himself. Now that the regular season is almost...
LIRR 'scammer threatened to kill witness'
‘Unhinged’ man in repeat gun rants
Irving Azoff teams with Dolan
Irving Azoff is ready to unveil his next big act: a $300 million entertainment business backed by long-time pal and Madison Square Garden boss James Dolan. Azoff, who exited as...
Vigilante gal 'killed' Mexican bus drivers to avenge rapes
A gun-toting female vigilante who calls herself “Diana the Hunter” has claimed responsibility for the point-blank slayings of two Mexican bus drivers. The woman, described as 5-foot-4 and in her...
Obama backs away from 'red line' on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Obama took an eraser to his famous invocation of a “red line” on Syria. Seeking to depersonalize his plan for an airstrike against the Syrian regime for...
Red Bulls' Lloyd Sam: From persona non grata to potential starter
Between the way the Red Bulls’ roster was built to Lloyd Sam’s own lapses in defense and conditioning, coach Mike Petke had steadfastly insisted the English attacker was best suited...
'Hunger' sequel clothing tie-in
Lionsgate steered clear of product tie-ins with its blockbuster release of the “The Hunger Games,” but the sequel is a different story. In the latest partnership for “The Hunger Games:...
Rev. Al Sharpton snubs old pal Bill Thompson
The Rev. Al Sharpton raised the astonishing possibility yesterday of not endorsing a candidate in the Democratic primary for mayor — an embarrassing diss to old pal Bill Thompson, the...
There goes Johnny! Jack retiring 'as he battles memory problems'
There goes “Johnny!” Acting legend Jack Nicholson is retiring from the movie biz after more than 50 years, according to Radar Online. The Oscar-winning star of “The Shining” — who...
Liberty Media boss plans for exit
Cable cowboy John Malone is just starting to think about hanging up his spurs. While the Liberty Media chairman has no plans to retire any time soon, he has told...
Ohio kidnapper's suicide stuns victims
The three women who were held in captivity for nearly a decade by Ariel Castro, the sex slave monster, have mixed feelings about his suicide. Relatives of two of the...
2nd porn star in 2 weeks: 'I have HIV'
LOS ANGELES -- A trade group representing producers of pornographic movies in Los Angeles on Tuesday called on the sexual partners of a porn actor to be tested for the...
$5 million for man who wrongly served 16 years in jail
The city of Peekskill has approved a $5.4 million settlement with a man who spent 16 years in prison for a killing he didn't commit. The Journal News says the...
Arsenio dodges Eddie Murphy pal question
How not to answer a question, Part 1: Arsenio Hall, whose new syndicated talk show premieres this Monday, Sept. 9, is featured in the new issue of People magazine, where he’s asked if...
Feds allow benefits for veterans' same-sex partners
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday it will stop enforcing a law that blocks benefits to partners of military veterans in same-sex marriages. In a letter to congressional leaders,...
Cycle not in cards for slow-footed Duda
ATLANTA — After delivering a double, homer and single in successive at-bats yesterday, Lucas Duda had no illusions of becoming the latest Mets player to hit for the cycle. “I...
Gee whiz: Dillon great again for Mets
ATLANTA — No do-overs allowed, but Dillon Gee likely would embrace the opportunity to extend this season for several weeks if it meant a chance to expunge April and May...
Still a quarterback controversy in Jets land
Geno Smith is the new Jets starting quarterback … for now. The Jets named Smith the starter for Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers, a move that became obvious in recent...
Jets leave Geno looking over shoulder
There are 31 NFL teams and 31 NFL fan bases that know who their quarterback and leader is on the eve of the 2013 season. There is one, and only...
1,200 chickens flying to retirement in NY
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Their egg-laying days behind them, some 1,200 Northern California chickens are heading for a cozy retirement on the East Coast, where they will live outside of cages...
JPP questionable for Giants
Jason Pierre-Paul plans to play all of Sunday night’s opener or none of it. The Giants defensive standout is in a curious situation heading into the season-opener against the Cowboys...
With Diehl out, rookie Pugh gets call in Giants opener
David Diehl was back on the practice field yesterday, feeling more like a coach than a player. His surgically repaired thumb will sideline him for another month, so his focus...
Medieval peasants got a lot more vacation time than you: economist
Life for the medieval peasant was certainly no picnic. His life was shadowed by fear of famine, disease and bursts of warfare. His diet and personal hygiene left much to...
Giants have won in Dallas despite giving up big numbers
They arrive, they give up a ton of points, they conquer, they leave, they exhale. They win, but often only half of them know how they heck they did it....
Putin admits: Tchaikovsky was probably gay but 'so what?'
In an interview with The Associated Press and Russia's state Channel 1 television, President Vladimir Putin discussed a wide range of issues, including disputes over the Syrian civil war, his...
Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen's $20 million mansion
This is livin' large. Glamorous power couple Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen have finally made the finishing touches to their $20 million dream home - complete with its own moat,...
Candy cane-loving bees making red honey
SALT LAKE CITY — What appears to be red honey is showing up in some Utah beehives and state officials say it may be coming from bugs feasting on candy...
Common Core critics warn of fuzzy math
If the new national Common Core educational standards influence curriculum the way some fear they will, students can say goodbye to literary classics and hello to fuzzy math, say critics....
'Armadillo' car folds up for easy parking
Daejeon, South Korea - With a click on a smartphone, the experimental "Armadillo-T" electric car made in South Korea will park itself and fold nearly in half, freeing up space...
Weiner explodes at heckler's rant
Pol erupts after voter calls wife Huma 'an Arab'
Tour Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen's $20 mil. mansion
Glamorous power couple Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen have finally made the finishing touches to their $20 million dream home - complete with its own moat, vast walk in wardrobes,...
McDonald's super-sizing its 'dollar menu'
McDonald's Corp. says a revamped version of its Dollar Menu that includes items priced at $5 could be launched nationally this year. The world's biggest hamburger chain says it has...
Teacher's 30-day rape rap appealed
BILLINGS, Mont. — State prosecutors on Wednesday appealed as "illegal" a 30-day sentence handed down by a Montana judge to a former teacher for raping a student who later killed...
New addition to KFC menus? Fried soup
Why slurp your soup when you can eat it fried. With an apparent nod to the growing fried food state fair obsession in the U.S., KFC Japan announced it will...
Week 1 NFL Power Rankings
RIP, defense. Its NFL tombstone will read “1920-2012.” Blame it on spread offenses, concerns about player safety, the salary cap or the undeniable fact that fans just dig the long...
Cameron Diaz's West Village apartment
Hollywood starlet Cameron Diaz has opened the doors of her recently renovated West Village apartment to Elle Decor - and her chic style shines through in every room. The blonde beauty...
Daughter video-bombs Girardi
She’s the most adorable Bronx — video — Bomber! As the Yankees fight for their playoff lives, manager Joe Girardi’s daughter gave everyone a welcomed bit of comic relief during...
Boston mayor sorry after joking he would 'blow up Detroit and start all over'
DETROIT — A spokeswoman for Boston's mayor says Thomas Menino is sorry that his published remarks that Detroit should be blown up and started over caused offense in the Motor...
Inside Cameron Diaz's West Village apartment
Hollywood starlet Cameron Diaz has opened the doors of her recently renovated West Village apartment to Elle Decor - and her chic style shines through in every room.
Rolle: Cowboys TE won't repeat big game vs. Giants
As guarantees go, this one was a bit like, “I promise you Wilt Chamberlain doesn’t score 100 against us the next time,’’ or “No way Reggie Jackson hits three homers...
Rex raves about ex-Jets star Revis
TAMPA, Fla. -- The question was posed by Tampa-area writers on a conference call Wednesday at the Buccaneers headquarters, and Jets coach Rex Ryan sounded a bit forlorn on the other end...
Senate panel OKs Syria strike
President Barack Obama's request for speedy congressional backing of a military strike in Syria advanced in the Senate on Wednesday, hours after the commander in chief left open the possibility...
Samsung unveils smartwatch
Dick Tracy wannabes rejoice — Samsung has come up with the watch for you! The Korean electronics giant yesterday introduced a gadget-packed timepiece that is almost a match for the...
Aunt who 'gouged out kid's eyes' kills self in well jump
State media say police in northern China suspect that the woman who gouged out a 6-year-old boy's eyes was his aunt who later killed herself by jumping into a well....
Coughlin laid back as Rex languishes
Giants coach cuts loose while much-maligned Jets coach's mood darkens
Jets WR Hill: 'Nothing is scaring me about Revis'
Jets wide receiver Stephen Hill is ready for Revis Island. The second-year Jet says he is not worried if the Buccaneers star cornerback lines up against him. Hill and Revis...
Giants place Brown on short-term IR
The Giants officially put running back Andre Brown on the injured reserve/designated to return list on Wednesday, meaning Brown will not be eligible to play until Week 10, when the...
JPP and Cruz 'full speed ahead’ for Giants
Tom Coughlin uttered a phrase Wednesday morning about Jason Pierre-Paul and Victor Cruz that is sure to make Giants fans smile as they consider Sunday night’s season opener against the...
Woody backs Rex
When Jets coach Rex Ryan attended his son’s first football game at Clemson on Saturday, the day of final roster cut-downs, he took criticism in some corners for having misplaced...
Nokia CEO a favorite to take over at Microsoft
Stephen Elop, Microsoft’s prodigal son returns, and now he is the clear favorite to take over for the departing Steve Ballmer. Microsoft is paying $7.2 billion for Finnish phone-maker Nokia,...
Manuel ready for Bills
ORCHARD PARK — It turns out Buffalo Bills rookie quarterback EJ Manuel will be ready to open the season against the New England Patriots, after all. Following weeks of attempting...
Jets confirm Geno to start Week 1 vs. Bucs
The Jets confirmed on Wednesday what has been obvious for days, naming rookie Geno Smith their starting quarterback for the season opener against the Buccaneers on Sunday. Smith has been...
Yanks' beleaguered farm system
Your updated playoff seeds: AL: Boston (1) vs. winner of Oakland (WC1) and Tampa Bay (WC2), Detroit (2) vs. Texas (3) NL: Atlanta (1) vs. winner of St. Louis (WC1)...
GM: Surgery Harvey's call
Cutting elbows and pulling teeth. Paging Dr. Alderson. In an interview on WFAN on Tuesday, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson says the final call on whether phenom Matt Harvey will...
The left strikes back
New Yorkers haven’t voted for a liberal Democratic mayor in nearly a quarter century. But if yesterday’s Quinnipiac poll is any clue, that may change this year. A large swath...
The War Congress
John Kerry and Chuck Hagel had it right on Syria yesterday. During televised testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State Kerry asserted that Congress’ decision on a...
Damascus and the dictators
President Obama was supposed to be the smart one. Yet only now — after losing the support of our old friend, Britain — does it seem to be dawning on...
O-pen invite for genocidal tyrants
The spectacle in Congress yesterday was both edifying and terrifying. Convincing explanations for why America must take the lead in a military strike against Syria provided clear reminders that ours...
A-Team can carry Lhota
From the start, a running theme of the mayoral campaign was whether Mayor Bloomberg would endorse Christine Quinn or just quietly support her. The issue might soon be moot. Quinn...
Gals gone wild after bust
A simple arrest yesterday turned into a sloppy smackdown after the arrested man’s teen girlfriend and her mom allegedly went blow-to-blow with cops collaring him. Police cuffed grand-larceny suspect Nicholas...
Rodman returns to North Korea
PYONGYANG, North Korea — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is in North Korea with plans to hang out with authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un, have a good time and maybe...
Rand Paul concedes Obama is 'probably going to win' on Syria vote
WASHINGTON — One of President Obama’s fiercest adversaries conceded yesterday that Congress will likely green-light his request to hit Syria with punitive airstrikes, in what would be a major victory...
Vladimir Putin warns West on Syria action
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia — President Vladimir Putin warned the West against taking one-sided action in Syria but also said Russia "doesn't exclude" supporting a U.N. resolution on punitive military strikes if...
Assad mocks ‘weak’ Obama
Bashar al-Assad taunted President Obama as a “weak” leader who is being dragged into the Syrian showdown by American hawks. Assad dissed Obama in an interview with the French newspaper...
McCain caught playing video poker during Senate hearing
While the Senate talked about taking a big gamble in Syria, Sen. John McCain took time to place his bets on a video poker game. The hawkish Republican — who...
Weepy cop-kill apology
A thug who took part in the botched 2011 Brooklyn robbery that led to the death of NYPD cop Peter Figoski — but avoided a life sentence by snitching —...
Death-plagued 'Zoo' kept drug toll from cops
A total of 19 hard-partying Electric Zoo attendees were stricken at the Randall’s Island rave — a fact organizers hid from the NYPD by concealing them in private ambulances and...
Ohio kidnapper kills self in prison
He just couldn't face a millennium behind bars. Ariel Castro — the monster who held three women as his personal sex slaves for a decade in a Cleveland house —...
Dems blast mayoral front-runner Bill de Blasio's flip-flopping
Fellow Democrats pounded mayoral front-runner Bill de Blasio in a debate last night — just hours after a new poll showed his support among city voters soaring above the pivotal...
Gina Gershon's magical morph into fashion icon Versace
Here’s your first look at veteran actress Gina Gershon’s eye-popping transformation into Donatella Versace. Gershon, who normally sports dark hair, plays the world-renowned fashion queen in Lifetime’s upcoming movie, “House...
Patrick Kennedy and wife expecting second child on Thanksgiving
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy and his wife, Amy, are expecting their second child together, he said on Tuesday. Her due date is on Thanksgiving, and...
London skyscraper accused of melting Jaguar
LONDON — Motorists may want to think twice about parking in front of the half-built London skyscraper known as the Walkie-Talkie. That's because the glare off the skin of the...
Connick in as ‘Idol’ judge; J.Lo returns
It’s finally official: Harry Connick Jr. and Jennifer Lopez are joining “American Idol” as judges for the Fox show’s upcoming 13th season. While Connick’s name has been floated throughout the years...
Behind the scenes with new 'Downton' book
You’ve watched “Downton Abbey” on PBS — now read the book. “Behind the Scenes at Dowton Abbey,” which chronicles the ITV/PBS series, will hit bookstores Oct. 29 (St. Martin’s Press). Written...
'True Blood' to bite the dust next summer
"True Blood,” will end its run after the 2014 season next summer. Steadily declining ratings — Season 6 premiered to 4.5 million viewers, down 700,000 from last season — proved...
SF’s new old bridge opens
SAN FRANCISCO — There was little fanfare, but the new, gleaming white, $6.4 billion eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened to the public as vehicles began crossing...
'Forbes' branches into real estate
Forbes Media is using ties developed through journalism to enter the real-estate development business. The company said it has a licensing agreement with G2 Investment Group through its newly formed...
Exonerated but still not free to die
A Long Island man whose controversial child-molestation conviction was tossed two weeks ago has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and has less than a month to live, his lawyer said...
Bloomberg biz empire lays down the ‘Law’
Bloomberg LP is folding Bloomberg Law into its Bloomberg Bureau of National Affairs unit and is expected to lay off an undisclosed number of journalists as part of “rebranding.” BBNA was...
Kin feud over $1M taxi tag
A Brooklyn family is going to war over a dead hack’s $1.1 million medallion. Abner Etienne, 78, died cash poor but with the pricy piece of metal last September —...
Lopez allies back Spitzer for comptroller
Shunned by the Democratic establishment, Eliot Spitzer has reached out to officials with checkered backgrounds to support his run for city comptroller — including two longtime allies of disgraced ex-Assemblyman...
Clark's leasing SoHo space
Clark’s is putting its best foot forward for its first Soho store. The 185-year-old shoe brand, which is also sold in many department stores, is leasing 7,600 square feet for...
Haim are one (Webster) Hall of a sister act
Experiencing a rapid rise to fame has plenty of benefits, and last night at Webster Hall, the members of Haim were only too happy to admit that they have been...
Scott Stringer once voted AGAINST Megan's Law
Democratic comptroller candidate Scott Stringer voted against Megan’s Law — which created a state registry to track convicted sex fiends after their release from prison — when he was in...
Adults in US, Japan get less shut-eye on work nights
Adults in the United States and Japan get much less shut-eye on work nights than their counterparts in other industrialized nations, according to a study of sleep habits. Americans between...
Hedgie out to counter Chinese Smithfield bid
Hedge-fund activist Jeff Smith, looking to stop the largest Chinese takeover of a US company, said he’s making progress toward a meatier bid for pork producer Smithfield Foods than the...
New NYPD Traffic pattern in Manhattan
The NYPD’s Manhattan South Traffic Enforcement Division is being towed to a new spot at 469 Seventh Ave. at the southeast corner of West 36th Street. The 66,800 square-foot “parking”...
Westwood air rights agreement
Public records reveal new details about Vivienne Westwood’s purchase of 14 E. 55th St. from Starwood for its new US headquarters and flagship store. The deal was first reported in...
Murray survives Istomin to reach US Open quarters
On a day when U.S. Open top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams weren’t challenged in the slightest, defending champion Andy Murray was tested by Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin and his...
‘Comet’ on tail of Ross deal
Rival developers Gary Barnett of Extell Development and Related Cos.’s Steven Ross have completed their swap of development sites, clearing the way for a great comet to descend on Times Square. In May, we...
Bagels and a roll: Serena chews up quarters opponent
From the booming ace that started last night’s U.S. Open quarterfinal to the victory pirouette that ended it, Serena Williams’ 6-0, 6-0 flattening of Carla Suarez Navarro left no drama,...
Wacky win one of Yanks' best
This would’ve been one of the most unacceptable acceptable losses in recent Yankees memory. The sort of game you shrug off in June, or with a comfortable lead in September,...
Hedge funds run by Icahn, Ackman proteges soar
Call it the battle of the mini-titans. Two new activist hedge funds — one run by a former Carl Icahn lieutenant and the other by one of Bill Ackman’s former...
Yankees erupt in eighth to rally past Chisox
Do the ups and downs of a fight for a postseason spot even out? In the end, the result will be the answer to that question, but in a three-day...
Derek Jeter gets start at DH and gets two hits for Yankees
Manager Joe Girardi’s decision to use Derek Jeter as the DH for the second time in three games last night against the White Sox had nothing to do with Jeter’s...
Mets likely to bring back Young in outfield next year
ATLANTA — Eric Young Jr. isn’t content, but for the first time in his career he can say he’s unburdened reporting to the ballpark each day. “It’s the first opportunity...
Stroller-slay ma details last day with tot
The heartbroken mom of the Brooklyn baby shot dead in his stroller opened up yesterday about her last day with him. Hours before 16-month-old Antiq Hennis was struck by a...
Torres, Mets lose pitchers’ duel to Braves
ATLANTA — Give this man the Nobel Peace Prize. A day after Daisuke Matsuzaka put the Mets through three innings of torturous hell — and decimated his team’s bullpen in...
Fall's beautiful new dishes and buzziest restaurant openings
Forging ahead in Tribeca! Iron Chef Marc Forgione is a busy man this season. He recently opened Khe-Yo, a buzzy new Laotian restaurant, with chef Soulayphet Schwader (157 Duane St.;...
Yankees' Hughes demoted to bullpen; Huff takes spot
Phil Hughes has gone 10 starts without a win. Now, he’s heading to the bullpen. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Hughes’ spot in the rotation will be filled by left-hander...
SEC chief calls for ‘exchange’
Wall Street watchdog Mary Jo White wants the major market exchanges to play nice. The Securities and Exchange Commission chief is holding a meeting next week with exchange bosses after...
UFC's Rousey: 'Ultimate Fighter' reality show stint will be 'blow to me and my image'
The UFC is championing this season of its “Ultimate Fighter” reality show as historic. It’ll be the first time females will compete for a six-figure contract with the mixed martial...