September 13, 2013
Stoic Yankees have come too far to turn back now
September 13, 2013 | 11:57pmBOSTON — The challenge is clear: Can the Yankees continue to carve tomorrow from a tombstone? Their worn-out bullpen cannot stop the beast that is the Boston Red Sox. Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s grand...
Archrival Red Sox blast Yankees once again
September 13, 2013 | 11:45pmBOSTON — If the Yankees wind up sitting out October, they likely will have the Red Sox to blame. After Friday night’s 8-4 loss at Fenway Park, the Yankees have dropped four...
Diamondbacks slugger fantasy 'Gold' standard
September 13, 2013 | 11:27pmWith the fantasy playoffs in full swing, those of you still fighting for glory should have a solid grasp on which players and what strategies to employ in order to...
Brown blurred lines for 'Beast' staff
September 13, 2013 | 11:26pmFormer Daily Beast editrix Tina Brown alienated staffers by blurring the lines between her news operation and her pet non-profit, sources told The Post. Brown expected to spend about 2...
Teen girl hit by SUV still in intensive care
September 13, 2013 | 10:52pmThe 13-year-old Queens girl who was captured on video being tossed through the air by an out-of-control SUV remains in intensive care with multiple broken bones, friends said Friday. “The...
Seton Hall hoops emerging on recruiting front
September 13, 2013 | 10:45pmThere were few positives last season for the Seton Hall men’s basketball team, with injuries and inconsistency adding up to a 15-18 campaign. The offseason has held just the opposite,...
Saltalamacchia grand slam crushes Yanks in loss to Red Sox
September 13, 2013 | 10:27pmBOSTON — At a time when they are needed the most, Brett Gardner vanished Friday and Alex Rodriguez could require a time out. Gardner is likely done for the remainder of...
Mankind's stellar achievement
September 13, 2013 | 10:25pmNASA has confirmed that its space probe Voyager 1, after a 36-year, 11.5-billion-mile journey, has become the first manmade object to leave our solar system and enter the cold and...
Assad bombed hospitals: UN
September 13, 2013 | 10:21pmHe even targeted hospitals. Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad’s forces committed clear-cut war crimes by bombing wounded people seeking urgent treatment in rebel-held regions, UN investigators said Friday. The UN found...
No, O, this wasn't the plan
September 13, 2013 | 10:16pmHere’s how the Obama folks have been starting to spin Syria: The president made a credible threat to use military force in Syria; at the same time, he worked behind...
Young guns show hope as Mets rally to beat Marlins
September 13, 2013 | 10:07pmWith a roster full of unprovens — rookies trying to show they’re major leaguers and part-timers trying to prove they’re starters — this month will be a trial run for a lot...
Queens businessmen busted for trying to bribe politician
September 13, 2013 | 10:03pmA trio of conniving Queens businessmen were busted after they allegedly tried to bribe an honest City Council member into supporting their application for a lucrative liquor license. Department of...
DC mayor’s living-wage veto a favor to all
September 13, 2013 | 10:02pmIt’s not often that a Democratic mayor decides to take on unions and his own city council to veto a minimum-wage hike, but that’s what Washington, DC, Mayor Vincent Gray...
'Sopranos' actor makes bail on counterfeiting charges
September 13, 2013 | 9:50pmA troubled actor who played a driver and bodyguard to mafia boss Tony Soprano on the hit HBO series made bail on counterfeiting charges Friday but won’t be released just...
Cheerleading most dangerous sport for females
September 13, 2013 | 9:43pmFootball players aren’t the only jocks with a concussion problem. Cheerleading is by far the most dangerous role for female athletes, yet girls who suffer concussions often don’t recognize that...
Navy sunk $71M on submarine fix...then abandoned it
September 13, 2013 | 9:29pmPORTLAND, Maine — The Navy spent about $71 million on cleanup, planning and initial repairs on the fire-damaged USS Miami before scuttling plans to restore the nuclear-powered submarine. The Navy...
With Jacobs back, David Wilson might handle kickoffs again
September 13, 2013 | 9:22pmLast season, David Wilson was an elite kick returner, ranking sixth in the NFL with a 26.9 yard average. But with Wilson now the Giants’ starting running back, rookie running...
Sandy proved Jersey's resilience
September 13, 2013 | 9:15pmMother Nature has been cruel to the residents of Seaside Heights and Seaside Park. Scarcely a year ago, Superstorm Sandy ripped through the area. Now a fire — abetted by...
A-Rod keeping quiet this time in Boston
September 13, 2013 | 9:14pmBOSTON — The last time Alex Rodriguez was at Fenway Park, he was a WWE villain in cleats. He was without an ally. He was treated like a war criminal by...
Furyk becomes just sixth PGA player ever to shoot 59
September 13, 2013 | 9:07pmLAKE FOREST, Ill. — With a shot at golf's magic number, Jim Furyk had no trouble finishing the job. Furyk birdied two of his last three holes Friday in the...
NJ schools paid to study flood risks
September 13, 2013 | 9:06pmNew Jersey is spending $1.3 million to study ways to reduce the risk of flooding and damage from storm surges. The Environmental Protection Department approved 10 projects for Rutgers University,...
Peeping Tom accused of spying on women in bathroom
September 13, 2013 | 9:03pmPolice in northern New Jersey have arrested a man they say was sneaking into women's bathrooms at Fairleigh Dickinson University to spy on women. Hackensack police tell The Record that 38-year-old...
Tiger cheats again, getting another stroke penalty
September 13, 2013 | 9:02pmLAKE FOREST, Ill. — Tiger Woods was involved in another rules violation Friday in the BMW Championship, this time getting the two-shot penalty before he left the golf course. Video...
The silence of the hams: Celebs on Syria
September 13, 2013 | 9:00pmIn the era of “warmonger” Republicans in the White House, the Toronto International Film Festival would have been fertile ground for bold, outspoken “dissent” from actors against war in the...
Bandit robs five banks without gun
September 13, 2013 | 8:57pmA pint-sized bandit scored $7,600 when he knocked over five banks in Midtown Manhattan – all without even using a gun, cops said Friday. The gutsy five-foot-four criminal most recently...
Jersey teen admits faking her own abduction
September 13, 2013 | 8:57pmA New Jersey teenager who launched an extensive search after she tweeted that she was being abducted has admitted she made it all up. Kara Alongi has pleaded guilty to...
'A culture of arrogance'
September 13, 2013 | 8:52pmPublic authorities were created by political reformers in hopes of walling off vital services from political pressures. Unfortunately, that has also walled them off from public accountability, turning too many...
New Giants starting LB Herzlich up to Broncos challenge
September 13, 2013 | 8:46pmMark Herzlich has seen plenty of Peyton Manning’s record-tying, seven-touchdown performance in the Broncos’ season-opening win against the Ravens, but he doesn’t find the film scary or confusing or overwhelming....
Electric atmosphere for Mayweather-Canelo epic title bout
September 13, 2013 | 8:34pmLAS VEGAS — Let’s hope the fight lives up to the weigh-in. That will take some doing after 12,200 people packed the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Friday afternoon to...
Retail and religion
September 13, 2013 | 8:34pmHow nice to see common sense — not to mention common decency — triumph in a case about religious liberty. Umme-Hani Khan is a Muslim teenager in California who applied...
New Rangers coach says he'll end power-play woes
September 13, 2013 | 8:28pmMake no mistake. The power play, an oxymoronic term over the last two seasons, in which the Rangers ranked 23rd in the NHL with the man advantage in both 2011-12...
Readers: The wrong place for politics
September 13, 2013 | 8:27pmMy heart has, does and always will go out to all those who lost family, friends and loved ones on that terrible day 12 years ago (“9/11 Ceremony ‘Crasher’ Slammed,”...
Tropical Storm Ingrid pelts Mexico with rain
September 13, 2013 | 8:19pmVERACRUZ, Mexico — Heavy rains lashed Mexico's Gulf Coast Friday as Tropical Storm Ingrid formed over water about 60 miles away, threatening more damage in a state where landslides and...
Ex-Giants RB Bradshaw advises fumble-prone Wilson
September 13, 2013 | 8:11pmAhmad Bradshaw sat quietly on his couch at home in Indianapolis last Sunday night, watching the Giants play the Cowboys while his former Big Blue protégé, David Wilson, endured a...
Time to stop laughing and take these Jets seriously
September 13, 2013 | 7:58pmEveryone knows what the Jets cannot do. They cannot scare anyone on offense, they cannot conduct a quarterback competition, they cannot win a Super Bowl, only a Snoopy Bowl. But...
Jets lament dropped passes after loss to Patriots
September 13, 2013 | 7:53pmJets coach Rex Ryan still sounded exasperated Friday afternoon as he talked about the 13-10 loss to the Patriots the night before. The Jets did so many things right. The...
Letters: Remembering 9/11
September 13, 2013 | 7:52pmI’ve just finished the day trying my best to memorialize and pray for the brave men and women who gave their lives on that sad day. (“Thousands Gather To Honor...
North America's tallest point getting shorter
September 13, 2013 | 7:42pmJUNEAU, Alaska — North America's tallest peak, Alaska's Mount McKinley, may have been taken down a notch. An effort to update decades-old maps using airplane-mounted radar technology showed the mountain,...
DSK to be Serbia economic adviser despite pimp charges
September 13, 2013 | 7:29pmBELGRADE, Serbia — Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who faces aggravated pimping charges in France, will serve as an economic adviser for Serbia's top officials, the Balkan country's...
Moore joins 'Hunger Games'
September 13, 2013 | 7:27pmThe producers of the "Hunger Games" movies may be more concerned with box office bucks than critical plaudits, but that doesn't mean they're skimping on talent, casting four-time Oscar nominee...
Media group sues Palin for alleged use of copyrighted 9/11 photo
September 13, 2013 | 6:19pmYou betcha I’m innocent. A North Jersey newspaper company on Friday slapped Sarah Palin with a lawsuit alleging the former vice-presidential candidate and her political action committee posted copies of...
No regrets for man who ripped mom in obit
September 13, 2013 | 5:47pmThe man who helped write a brutal obituary for his mother that went viral online says he has no regrets and sang Ding Dong the Witch is Dead when he...
Yankees' Gardner likely to miss rest of regular season
September 13, 2013 | 5:47pmBOSTON — Brett Gardner is likely to miss the remainder of the regular season after being diagnosed with a Grade 1 strain of his left oblique following an MRI exam...
Stanford’s Cajuste back in NY to face Army
September 13, 2013 | 5:38pmTom Pugh started chuckling as he reminisced about Devon Cajuste, a laugh that brought back fond memories, of his former pupil catching touchdown passes and turning high school football fields...
Rex: Sanchez off Mark on QB competition
September 13, 2013 | 5:22pmJets coach Rex Ryan is not ruling out a return for quarterback Mark Sanchez, but said he does not share Sanchez’s belief that he won the quarterback competition this summer...
Hedberg to battle Biron for Rangers backup goalie
September 13, 2013 | 5:10pmYes, indeed, there is a competition between Martin Biron and Johan Hedberg for the backup goaltending spot behind Henrik Lundqvist. “I would say yes, in the sense that we invited...
Islanders know playoff return won't be easy
September 13, 2013 | 5:06pmSitting on a dais in Brooklyn on Thursday, Islanders coach Jack Capuano made a passing statement that was overlooked amid the lights and glamour of his team’s future home at...
Friends of Boston bombing suspect plead not guilty
September 13, 2013 | 4:51pmBOSTON — Three friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Friday to charges they hindered the investigation into the deadly attack. Authorities allege that the friends...
Putin arm-wrestled US congressman
September 13, 2013 | 4:49pmTough-guy Vladimir Putin demonstrated his arm-wrestling prowess in a drunken bout at a Washington bar a decade ago — and easily beat a Republican congressman. Dana Rohrbacher, a former Ronald...
Hungry for 'hash': Wall Street eager for Twitter IPO
September 13, 2013 | 4:36pmWall Street’s all a-Twitter. Bankers are fighting over Twitter’s financial crumbs after Goldman Sachs nabbed the plum assignment as lead underwriter for the company’s initial public offering. Sources said several...
Week 2 fantasy: Clock out Big Ben, stick with David Wilson
September 13, 2013 | 3:02pmDid you happen to find Mike Wallace on the waiver wire this week? Does your Week 2 opponent have Leonard Hankerson in its lineup? Were you forced to have a...
UN chemical weapons report expected to be ‘overwhelming’
September 13, 2013 | 2:43pmUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday he believes there will be "an overwhelming report" from UN inspectors that chemical weapons were used in an attack in Syria on...
Scorer steals save from Rivera
September 13, 2013 | 2:23pmMariano Rivera's all-time record saves total is stuck at 651 after an odd scoring decision Thursday night in Baltimore. Rivera came in with the Yankees ahead 6-5 in the ninth...
NASA websites hacked by Brazilian group
September 13, 2013 | 2:20pmNearly a dozen NASA websites run from the heart of Silicon Valley were hacked on Tuesday and remain offline days later, following a politically motivated digital broadside against the space...
Woman trapped when medical alert tech 'failed' after home fall
September 13, 2013 | 2:20pmHelp, I’ve fallen, and this damn thing doesn’t work! The medical alert technology made famous by the cheesy infomercials of the 1990s completely failed a Brooklyn woman in her hour...
'Beer goggle' study wins Ig Nobel Awards
September 13, 2013 | 2:08pmCAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- An experiment that proved people who think they are drunk also think they are attractive and another that showed lost dung beetles can use the Milky Way...
Chocolate-lovers faced with steeper prices for sweet treat
September 13, 2013 | 1:56pmChocoholics may have to dig deeper to pay for their favorite treat this festive season as sweet makers face sky-high prices for cocoa butter, the special ingredient that gives chocolate...
Refresh Prince: Giants’ Amukamara back at practice
September 13, 2013 | 1:01pmWhile Prince Amukamara was doing several radio interviews on Sept. 6, the topic of concussions came up. The Giants cornerback felt confident talking about his odds. “It was just funny...
Students leave district as teachers defend molester
September 13, 2013 | 12:51pmEnrollment appears to be nosediving in a Michigan school district where several teachers publicly supported a former colleague who admitted having sex with a middle school student. The student body...
Bonds faces 30 days’ home confinement
September 13, 2013 | 12:48pmSAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court in San Francisco has upheld former Giants slugger Barry Bond's obstruction of justice conviction. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on...
Obama campaign tell-all reveals major tensions
September 13, 2013 | 12:47pmWASHINGTON - First it was President Obama's zig-zagging leadership on Syria coming in for bad reviews - but now a new campaign tell-all book is portraying constant infighting and resentment...
Wild playoff scenarios lurk in AL
September 13, 2013 | 12:32pmBefore we get into the Friday Five, we’ll start, fittingly, with an update on the playoff seeds: AL: Boston (1) vs. winner of Texas (WC1) and Tampa Bay (WC2), Oakland...
Brooklyn playwright pens transgender lead for CW drama
September 13, 2013 | 12:28pmWho in the world is Kyle Jarrow? The Brooklyn-based playwright may be tomorrow's hottest TV writer. According to Deadline Hollywood, Jarrow is developing a dramatic series about a transgender teen...
NYSE pioneer leaves $100K to dog
September 13, 2013 | 12:25pmMonster Girl is one lucky bitch. The first woman to hold a seat on the New York Stock Exchange left her beloved long-haired Chihuahua a whopping $100,000 in her will....
US-Russia talks to guage Syria peace prospects
September 13, 2013 | 12:05pmGENEVA -- US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday the prospects for resuming the Syrian peace process are riding on the outcome of...
New editor, old guard at Bloomberg LP
September 13, 2013 | 11:43amBloomberg LP’s new newsroom regime looks a lot like the old one. The business news and data giant on Friday picked executive editor Tim Quinson to be its new standards...
Maxim magazine sold, could be headed to TV
September 13, 2013 | 11:33amMaxim, the laddie magazine that once defined the sector, has been sold after a prolonged sale process. Darden Media Group, an Atlanta-based concern led by retired UPS executive Calvin Darden,...
Luxury jetliner CEO suing divorce attorney
September 13, 2013 | 11:24amThe CEO of Blue Star Jets-- who was tossed in the clink last year after failing to pay millions in a settlement to his ex-wife-- is now suing his divorce...
Time Magazine editor Rick Stengel heading to State Dept.
September 13, 2013 | 11:06amRick Stengel, Time magazine’s top editor for the past seven years, is leaving for a job with the State Department. While the appointment has yet to be confirmed by the...
Thousands flee deadly Colo. floods
September 13, 2013 | 10:52amLYONS, Colo. — With rain still falling and the flood threat still real, authorities called on thousands more people in the inundated city of Boulder and nearby towns to evacuate...
Jets' Wilkerson feared to have high ankle sprain
September 13, 2013 | 10:51amJets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson, an emerging star in his third pro season, exited Thursday night's 13-10 loss to the Patriots late in the fourth quarter with a right ankle...
Manziel turns into Johnny Foolboy with awful antics
September 13, 2013 | 10:45amTexas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin doesn't allow freshmen to talk to the media, so Johnny Manziel was hidden behind a curtain last season. He should have stayed there, should have...
Riders hail comic conductor in train crisis
September 13, 2013 | 10:41amDon’t worry — if this were terrorism we’d already be dead! A sassy subway conductor used a little dark humor to calm a car full of anxious commuters who were...
Barry Diller to decide Daily Beast's fate in early October
September 13, 2013 | 10:38amFor Daily Beast insiders, the looming deadline is the first week of October. That’s when IAC/InterActiveCorp boss Barry Diller told staffers he will make a decision on the struggling website’s...
AL wild-card cheat sheet: Sept. 13
September 13, 2013 | 10:32amIt’s coming down to the wire, and six teams remain very much alive in the chase for the two spots in the one-game American League wild-card playoff. Check here every...
Cops probe cyber bullying in death of 12-year-old girl
September 13, 2013 | 10:13amLAKELAND, Fla. — A 12-year-old Florida girl committed suicide after she was bullied online by more than a dozen girls and a sheriff said Thursday that he is investigating whether...
Mayor helps Lhota by not endorsing
September 13, 2013 | 9:54amHe’s Mayor Doomberg! Hizzoner was so worried that endorsing GOP mayoral candidate Joe Lhota would damage his campaign that he declared on Friday he will remain neutral in the upcoming...
Yankees' Stewart has two-strike strikeout
September 13, 2013 | 9:52amCatcher Chris Stewart was given a strikeout in the second inning despite tallying just two strikes. Home-plate umpire Jim Wolf made the errant ruling after Stewart looked at a ball...
United won’t charge for accidentally free flights
September 13, 2013 | 9:36amUnited Airlines said passengers who bought tickets that were accidentally sold for free because of faulty reservations data will be able to use them for travel. “United has reviewed the...
Dee minus: Rex benches Milliner for Jets
September 13, 2013 | 9:31amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Dee Milliner isn’t making anyone forget Darrelle Revis. Heck, the Jets rookie cornerback and first-round pick out of Alabama isn’t even making them forget Aaron Beasley. Not...
Twitter fans cheer, jeer impending IPO
September 13, 2013 | 9:20amTech geeks and stock market buffs jumped on social media to cheer -- and poke fun of -- news Twitter will go public. The popular tech firm announced it will...
Jets Report Card: Offense earns a D
September 13, 2013 | 9:13amOFFENSE The wide receivers had at least six drops and did not give rookie quarterback Geno Smith much help. Smith (15-of-35, 214 yards, 3 INTs) had a rough second half...
Jets Blitz: Talib is Patriots hero
September 13, 2013 | 8:59amHERO It turns out the Patriots’ best pass catcher was cornerback Aqib Talib. While New England’s receiving corps was driving Tom Brady bonkers with its drops and misplays, Talib was...
Arson suspected in Jersey Shore boardwalk fire
September 13, 2013 | 8:44amAn inferno that gutted more than 30 Jersey Shore boardwalk businesses and took all night to put out appears “suspicious” — and is being investigated by prosecutors, sources said on...
FBI tracked Al-Awlaki in DC
September 13, 2013 | 8:33amThe FBI’s elite surveillance unit tracked the radical American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki to the Pentagon entrance for his controversial luncheon speech to senior Defense Department officials on February 5, 2002,...
Al Qaeda leader urges 'large strike' on US
September 13, 2013 | 8:20amCAIRO — Al Qaeda's leader on Friday marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks by calling on Muslims to strike inside the United States, with big attacks or...
'Up' balloon trip's abrupt end
September 13, 2013 | 8:13amHis bubble burst! The daredevil who tried to fly across the Atlantic under a huge cluster of balloons has failed — after only 12 hours in the air. Jonathan Trappe,...
Dozens dead in Russian hospital blaze
September 13, 2013 | 7:48amMOSCOW — A pre-dawn fire swept through a Russian psychiatric hospital Friday, killing 37 people, Russia's top investigative agency said. Authorities had long warned that the mostly wooden building dating to...
Taliban attacks US consulate in Afghanistan
September 13, 2013 | 7:32amAl Qaeda's leader on Friday marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks by calling on Muslims to strike inside the United States, with big attacks or small, using...
Death sentences in India gang rape
September 13, 2013 | 7:06amNEW DELHI -- An Indian court Friday sentenced to death four men for the December gang rape and murder of a young New Delhi woman, ordering them to the gallows...
Madoff gals get break on mugshots
September 13, 2013 | 6:49amThe feds have given a break to two female former Bernie Madoff staffers who feared that their unflattering mug shots would prejudice a jury against them. In papers filed in...
Fees backfire at city parks
September 13, 2013 | 6:38amThe city’s effort to net more revenue on the backs of tennis players and fitness buffs has backfired, chasing thousands of park users away with sky-high fees, a report has...
Sweet ride for rebel biker in 'Wadjda'
September 13, 2013 | 5:56amThe sparkling tomboy spirit of Jo March and Anne of Green Gables lives on in Saudi Arabia. Wadjda (an irresistible Waad Mohammed) is a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb...
Tradition rings true in 'Mother of George'
September 13, 2013 | 5:54amSet in the Nigerian immigrant community of Brooklyn, Andrew Dosunmu's film opens with the wedding of Adenike (Danai Gurira, TV's "The Walking Dead") and Ayodele (Isaach de Bankolé), and they...
Scenery highlights 'And While We Were Here'
September 13, 2013 | 5:52amGorgeous location filming on Italy's Amalfi Coast and a voice-only performance by the great Claire Bloom as an elderly woman remembering World War II are the main attractions in Kat...
Thompson not backing down
September 13, 2013 | 5:47amA defiant Bill Thompson pushed back against demands that he drop out of the mayor's race, emerging from an emergency meeting of his top backers Thursday night saying "we believe...
Chiara de Blasio runs for the roses
September 13, 2013 | 5:38amBill de Blasio won the Democratic mayoral primary, but his daughter Chiara’s stylish headgear stole the show. The 18-year-old donned a pretty-in- pink flower halo while cheering on her father...
'Good Ol' Freda' stars Fab Four's first fan
September 13, 2013 | 5:29amIn 1960, a 17-year-old girl named Freda Kelly snagged her dream job: secretary for her favorite band's fan club. The Beatles were an up-and-coming group in her hometown of Liverpool....
'Jayne Mansfield's Car' a wreck
September 13, 2013 | 5:26amThe doomed Hollywood sex bomb does not appear in Billy Bob Thornton's first film as a director since the unfortunate "All the Pretty Horses'' 13 years ago. But the wreck...
Ali drama 'Fetch Clay' packs punch
September 13, 2013 | 5:21amMuhammad Ali -- "the Greatest" -- went from athlete to global star. Stepin Fetchit forged a career playing a stereotypically lazy servant, and was considered a joke -- worse, a...
Neil LaBute to debut 'Harmony House'
September 13, 2013 | 5:16amHow do you wring laughs out of patients in a mental institution? NBC is going to give it a try. The network has picked up a pilot called "Harmony House,"...
Boost for 'Honey Boo Boo'
September 13, 2013 | 5:13amWednesday night’s episode of “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” which I wrote about Monday (and interviewed June “Mama June” Shannon), snared a series-best 3.2 million viewers. Memo to TLC: You’re...
Liza's 'Boardwalk' stroll
September 13, 2013 | 5:02amIf you’re watching this Sunday’s episode of “Boardwalk Empire,” and think that singing voice over the credits sounds familiar, that’s because it’s none other than Liza Minnelli, who recorded a...
With precision, 'Blue Caprice' captures Beltway snipers
September 13, 2013 | 4:42amA queasy dramatization of the story of the killers who carried out the Beltway Sniper attacks in 2002, "Blue Caprice" takes a minimalist, documentary-style approach that proves harrowingly effective. Lee...
Day-care drug den in Bronx
September 13, 2013 | 4:33amA couple was arrested in The Bronx for allegedly overseeing a large narcotics operation out of their day-care center, officials said. Johanna Vasquez and her husband Gregorio Hanley, were busted...
Steve Schirripa returns in full force
September 13, 2013 | 4:23amSteve Schirripa has a busy fall ahead of him. Next month, the ex-"Sopranos" star (Bobby Bacala) stars in "A Poet Long Ago," a short film directed by Bob Giraldi (and...
Dan Bucatinsky books 'Show & Tell'
September 13, 2013 | 4:17amDan Bucatinsky already has a charmed career. With his producing partner Lisa Kudrow, he created the ancestry reality series "Who Do You Think You Are," which has just been renewed...
'The Old Friends' has benefits
September 13, 2013 | 4:02amNot a season goes by without a Horton Foote play or three. Like clockwork, "The Old Friends" opens at Signature just as "The Trip to Bountiful" enters the last stretch...
A loving salute to London's National Theatre
September 13, 2013 | 3:57amNicholas Hytner, the head of Britain's National Theatre, has corralled quite a group of thespians to celebrate the theater's 50th anniversary Nov. 2. Judi Dench will re-create a scene from...
'X' is not a 'Factor' for Fox
September 13, 2013 | 3:31amNow it's just embarrassing. Simon Cowell's "The X Factor" returned to record-low numbers Wednesday night, snaring only 6.1 million viewers for its third-season premiere on Fox. That's the lowest viewership...
Stakes change for Yankees, Red Sox
September 13, 2013 | 3:15amBALTIMORE — The Yankees desperately need the three games this weekend in Fenway Park to keep alive their wild-card hopes. But there is no way they are going to wrestle...
Granderson, Yankees refuse to roll over
September 13, 2013 | 2:46amCurtis Granderson symbolizes the Yankees. And not only in older, talented, injured. He has stuck with a season in which surrender would have been easy. Granderson fractured his right wrist...
Patriots receivers can't get handle on Brady passes
September 13, 2013 | 2:25amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It turns out some things are beyond even Tom Brady’s magic touch. One of those things is the Patriots’ current receiving corps, whose general ineptitude in a...
Jets out to win games, not style points
September 13, 2013 | 2:16amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — All across the country, the lights went out one by one like the closing scene in an old episode of “The Waltons,” football fans succumbing to the...
Two Jets ejected in brawl
September 13, 2013 | 2:05amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Jets and Patriots played an ugly game all night, and then things got really ugly. The teams got into a fight with 38 seconds left in...
Obama evasive on Putin's Times screed
September 13, 2013 | 1:30amWhat a lame duck! President Obama dodged questions on Thursday about Vladimir Putin’s open challenge to his Syrian policy in a New York Times op-ed — even as members of...
Mogul Bardwill seen with gun on video
September 13, 2013 | 1:08amMillionaire linen magnate George Bardwil is seen pointing a loaded gun at an intruder at his posh Upper East Side pad in stunning surveillance footage played Thursday in Manhattan Supreme...
Weiner back to playing Mr. Mom
September 13, 2013 | 12:58amHe’s lost his mayoral bid — and now Anthony Weiner is back to playing Mr. Mom while his wife returns to work for Hillary Clinton. The unemployed Weiner’s focus is...
Gov. 'not thrilled' with de Blasio tax plan
September 13, 2013 | 12:35amGov. Cuomo is “not thrilled” with Bill de Blasio’s plan to hike income taxes on the city’s high-income earners to finance pre-K programs, an insider told The Post. De Blasio’s...
Smith's inexperience dooms Jets vs. Patriots
September 13, 2013 | 12:22amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Geno Smith was much better after the game Thursday night, much harder on himself than he was on Bill Belichick and Tom Brady in the fourth quarter...
DJ class for babies
September 13, 2013 | 12:21amThey can’t even talk — but these hipster babies will be able to drop ill beats and mix funky tracks. At DJ school for rugrats, Brooklyn composer and local DJ...
Tina Brown's charity gave out just $10K
September 13, 2013 | 12:10amShe drew the big names — but didn’t dole out the big bucks. The celebrity-backed charity launched by departing Daily Beast editrix Tina Brown failed to meet the company’s goals...
Geno's three late interceptions kill Jets rally
September 13, 2013 | 12:08amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Jets let this one slip right through their fingers — literally and figuratively. The Patriots were ripe for an upset Thursday night at Gillette Stadium, but the...