September 25, 2013
Staten Island top NFL prospect tears ACL
Dominique Easley’s first-round draft dreams took a major hit on Wednesday, and his senior year is over as well.The Staten Island product and University of Florida star defensive tackle, a...
Zebra is the new leopard
This fall, zebra is the new leopard. Choose a classic black-and-white print or some stripes of a different color to make a bold new animal statement.
Warnings for Hillary
The defeat of Eliot Spitzer and Anthony Weiner in the primaries Sept. 10 should make Hillary Clinton very nervous. Clinton, of course, wants to be president, although she hasn’t officially...
Smoking gun: ATF agents busted in cigarette sting
WASHINGTON — Government agents acting without authorization conducted dozens of undercover investigations of illegal tobacco sales, misused some of $162 million in profits from the stings and lost track of...
Techno dreams: A remote for the lazy among us
What will they think of next? There’s a new smartphone on the market that allows you to watch video — don’t they all? — but automatically stops the show if...
Pink diamond expected to fetch more than $60M
GENEVA — Sotheby's is showing off a pink diamond that is expected to fetch more than $60 million at auction. The auction house was giving previews of what it calls...
Yankees officially eliminated from playoff chase
The Yankees finally were put out of their misery Wednesday night. They lost 8-3 to the Rays, but were officially eliminated from playoff contention before the end of their game...
Chauffeur testifies in inheritance suit
A former driver for the late Hudson News magnate Robert Cohen testified Wednesday that his boss willfully altered a will that would eventually squeeze out his granddaughter Samantha Perelman, daughter...
Getting a handle on @Twitter branding
What’s in a Twitter name? Plenty, it turns out. As more and more corporations and celebrities look to acquire some of the most coveted real estate in social media circles...
Red Hook latest Brooklyn home trend
Red Hook is a Brooklyn neighborhood where imagination, optimism and a bit of determination go a long way — useful, when situated in a particularly high-risk flood zone. But if...
Tweet love for that other Bieber
The simplest Twitter names can be a source of mass confusion. When your handle is @bieber, for instance, you receive a lot of unintended messages meant for a certain teen...
JPMorgan mulls $11B mortgage payoff
JPMorgan Chase is considering cutting an $11 billion check to make a big chunk of its mortgage woes go away. The nation’s biggest bank is talking with state and federal...
Inside suspense writer John Searles’ Meatpacking duplex
Things have a way of working out for writer John Searles. The suspense novelist (whose “Help for the Haunted” was released last week), book reviewer for the “Today” show and...
JCPenney shares slide after Goldman goes negative
JCPenney just got slapped by Goldman Sachs’s other hand. Shares of the struggling retailer plunged to their lowest levels in more than 12 years after Goldman issued a downbeat report...
De Niro taking over for Gandolfini in 'Justice'
James Gandolfini died in June, the fate of his HBO miniseries “Criminal Justice” hung in the balance — until now. Two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro will be taking the...
What if the feds just want Jamie Dimon’s scalp?
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon is willing to pay billions of dollars to the banking police to make all the bad publicity go away. Problem is, the Obama administration and...
'The Soup' gets a spinoff
Joel McHale’s popular show “The Soup” is launching a spinoff. “The Soup Investigates,” also hosted by McHale, will premiere next Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 10:30 p.m. directly after an original...
Village beating victim faces attackers in court
The young man battered with a tire iron, a bat, and a black jack in a violent West Village brawl early this year took the stand today as he faced the...
Clearing the Iranian nuclear fog
Let us clear away some of the fog that surrounds the issue of Iran’s nuclear program. Begin with President Obama’s ridiculous suggestion, in his address to the UN General Assembly,...
Zeta-Jones, Douglas home not for sale... Yet
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas are going through tough times as a couple but the Zeta-Jones/Douglas Bedford marital home is not on the market. In fact, Zeta-Jones just bought a...
The Met Council scandal & NY’s nonprofit nightmare
‘Breathtaking” is the word that the state comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, used to describe the scheme of grand larceny that has now formally been laid against William Rapfogel, who — until...
Granderson preparing for free agency
In the Yankees’ worst season in more than two decades, Yankees manager Joe Girardi called Curtis Granderson’s second broken bone the most deflating injury of 2013. Now, with the hard-luck...
Who else does Ted Cruz’s triumph help?
Ted Cruz has proved himself the David Blaine of US politics. The freshman Republican senator’s 21-hour pseudo-filibuster was an immensely stylish endurance stunt — a feat made all the more...
Make Congress share the ObamaCare pain
We share Sen. Ted Cruz’s view that ObamaCare is a catastrophe. That said, now that the filibuster is over and it seems even less likely ObamaCare will be defunded, we...
Grapple at the Garden returns to MSG in December
The world’s best wrestlers will be on display at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 1. The World’s Most Famous Arena will host the second annual Grapple at the Garden, highlighted...
Rapfogel is the latest scandal to envelop Silver
Folks stealing from charities to line their pockets is an old story. Unfortunately for New Yorkers, so is folks funneling ill-gotten money to Albany in exchange for favors. This week,...
Nova wants to be major factor for Yankees in 2014
Ivan Nova wants to win his 10th game of the season when he takes the mound Thursday night against the Rays, but he already has more ambitious goals for next...
Decisions loom for Rangers' Vigneault
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The NHL’s presentation of Trading Places: Behind the Benches debuts Thursday night, with Alain Vigneault’s Rangers hooking up with John Tortorella’s Canucks. But while this unique...
The meaning of Bill de Blasio’s radical past
What is it about Bill de Blasio that attracts him to leaders of some of the world’s most loathsome regimes? As a young man, de Blasio’s ideals took him to...
Jessica Alba tours Trump SoHo penthouse
Trump SoHo’s $50 million “presidential penthouse” just went officially live, but it has already scored some high-powered, A-list Hollywood action during its preview phase. Spies spotted Jessica Alba and hubby...
Harvard's endowment surges 11.3 percent to $32.7B
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University's endowment earned an 11.3 percent gain on investments in the most recent fiscal year to surge to $32.7 billion, university officials said. The endowment for...
3¢ postage hike looms
The U.S. Postal Service, after failing to get congressional support to change its business model, should raise postage rates beyond the rate of inflation, its board said. A sponsor of...
Dream Homes
Upper East Side $3.2 million This outpost on East 72nd Street, between First and York Avenues, could make a great investment property or could be just the right home for...
Kenya thugs blow smoke, say rescuers' 'gas' killed hostages
The terrorists who laid siege to a Nairobi mall claim 137 hostages were killed when a Kenyan government assault team unleashed “chemical gases” during a “demolition” that caused part of...
Jets getting after QBs with renewed fervor
EJ Manuel probably is still picking pieces of the MetLife Stadium turf out of his teeth. The Jets defense launched an all-out attack and pounded the Bills rookie quarterback on...
Giants offensive line still reeling
To say the Giants’ offensive line has been beaten up this season would be an understatement. First came the injuries. Center David Baas missed the season opener with a strained...
I survived the ‘White Widow’
A shop worker who survived the Kenya mall terror attack says she was ducking bullets when she locked eyes with a female shooter who might have been notorious UK fugitive...
Giants confident despite uphill battle to recovery
As he spoke to the assembled media encircling him, Hakeem Nicks slipped off his grey dry-fit shirt, rolled it into a ball and, without clear sight of the large laundry...
Knicks, Nets put differences aside for All-Star experience
For at least three days, the Knicks and Nets will call a truce on their battle for New York City. That was the overarching message coming out of Wednesday afternoon’s...
Houses of the Week
Ocean Beach, Fire Island $899,000 Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,500 Here’s your chance to own your own retreat on this popular island, as an investment property or to...
Grandma-shove thief was on a purse-snatch spree: officials
The thug accused of shoving a Queens grandma down a flight stairs then snatching her pocketbook last August when the woman went to visit her childhood home in Washington Heights...
Jets RB Powell could win battle vs. Titans star
If you suggested a few weeks ago the Jets’ matchup against the Titans would hinge on the duel between running backs Bilal Powell and Chris Johnson, you figured the Jets...
Cano unsure if he'll return to Yankees
Robinson Cano could play his last game in pinstripes at The Stadium on Thursday. “Who knows?” Cano said before the Yankees’ 8-3 playoff-dream stopping defeat to the Rays at the...
Ex-Yeshiva U. head could get a pass in sex suit
One of the defendants in a scathing $380 million lawsuit accusing Yeshiva University of covering up decades of sexual and physical abuse against students now has a doctor’s note that...
Easy to see Rivera's Bronx finale on the cheap
If you’re interested in seeing Mariano Rivera’s final game at Yankee Stadium, it will be neither difficult nor expensive. According to TiqIQ.com — a website that serves as an aggregate...
'New York Nets': Stern, Bloomberg make All-Star goofs
Both David Stern and Mayor Bloomberg had blooper moments during Wednesday afternoon’s press conference to announce the Knicks and Nets would co-host All-Star Weekend in 2015. Stern’s moment came in...
Mets late wins could actually hurt them
CINCINNATI — Just win, baby. After the Mets continued a recent surge on Wednesday — beating the Reds 1-0 at Great American Ball Park for a fifth victory in six...
Judge bans 'screw' from Madoff trials
This judge isn’t screwing around. Manhattan federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain on Wednesday sided with a lawyer for Daniel Bonventre, one of Bernie Madoff’s top officers, who had asked that...
Pigskin Profit: Actual competition returns to college football
Ohio State against Florida A&M? Washington against Idaho State? What’s next, Kobe Bryant posting up kindergartners? Clayton Kershaw pitching to puppies? With seven top-25 teams winning by an average of...
Dolan-Prokhorov meet over 'free lunch,' not friction
Mikhail Prokhorov and James Dolan may never be best friends, but the Knicks owner admitted he got something out of his meeting of the minds with his Nets counterpart earlier...
MTA lagging on escalator repair time
The MTA is getting better at fixing elevators and escalators, but still needs to speed up the process, according to a report released by the Comptroller’s Office Wednesday. After an...
Farrakhan a VIP guest at Rouhani party
The Iranian delegation may be pariahs inside the UN building, but they've found at least one friend during their visit to New York - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan....
'The Bible' co-creator calls Pope Francis 'a Pope of Hope'
LOS ANGELES – Last week, Pope Francis made headlines when he stated that the Catholic Church has become too focused on "small-minded rules" regarding controversial issues like homosexuality. And Roma...
Jets owner does 'penalty' pushups at practice
The penalty push-ups began at Jets practice Wednesday and even owner Woody Johnson got in on the act. Coach Rex Ryan reinstituted the policy of the entire team doing 10...
Tiny island emerges from deadly Pakistan quake
KHUZDAR, PAKISTAN – A new island appeared off Pakistan after a deadly 7.7-magnitude quake struck Tuesday afternoon in Baluchistan province's Awaran district -- a dirt-poor expanse of land that is...
Dolan answers first question from Knicks beat in 6 years
Knicks owner James Dolan finally took a question about his Knicks, but wouldn’t say if they are better than the Nets, instead lauding the budding rivalry. Dolan said it should...
U.S. sails past New Zealand in epic America's Cup comeback
SAN FRANCISCO — Skipper Jimmy Spithill and Oracle Team USA won the America's Cup on Wednesday with one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. Spithill steered Oracle's space-age, 72-foot...
School ban on dreadlocks, afros sparks criticism
"Why are you so sad?" a TV reporter asked the little girl with a bright pink bow in her hair. "Because they didn't like my dreads," she sobbed, wiping her...
Yankees address bobblehead debacle
For all the Yankees wins Mariano Rivera has nailed down, the legendary reliever was powerless to help the Bombers close the deal on bobbleheads carrying his likeness. Rivera said he...
Undersea explorer follows ‘yellow brick road’ to buried treasure
BREWSTER, MASS. – He calls it "the yellow brick road" because it's literally sprinkled with gold dust. This road runs along Cape Cod's shifting seafloor, and undersea explorer Barry Clifford...
Kenya terrorists may have rented space in mall
New reports Wednesday alleged the al Qaeda-linked terrorists behind the Nairobi mall massacre may have rented space inside the shopping center prior to their attack. The reports surfaced as FBI...
USA Today mulls pay wall for website
USA Today is considering putting up a pay wall and charging visitors to its site. “We’re going to look at it,” Larry Kramer, president and publisher, said in a interview...
Giants WRs still say offense can be best in league
The expectation heading into the season was the Giants possessed one of the top offenses in the NFL, based on the track record of success and all of the playmakers...
No need for Nicks to clear air with Eli, Coughlin
Eli Manning said he and Hakeem Nicks looked at each other the other day, which was all it took to clear the air, though nothing really needed to be cleared....
Ex-ESPN analyst charged with strangling girlfriend
HARTFORD, Conn. — Hartford police say former pro football player Hugh Douglas has denied charges that he assaulted his girlfriend and told investigators that marks on her neck were from...
Mets' Dice-K gamble paying off
CINCINNATI — Daisuke Matsuzaka might not have been such a bad addition for the Mets after all. The veteran right-hander was an unmitigated disaster in his first three starts for...
Army to tighten tattoo rules
WASHINGTON – The Army intends to tighten its restrictions on soldiers' tattoos. Under a proposed rule change, new recruits would not be allowed tattoos visible below the elbow or knee...
Student shoved in front of train 'never saw it coming'
Her attacker struck without words and without warning. Beautiful Hunter College student Maya Leggat, 21, was simply reading her Kindle while standing on a Metro-North platform in White Plains when...
Pizza crash ranks among most bizarre sports injuries
Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson suffered a broken arm Tuesday in a single-car accident -- run-of-the-mill, you think, except ... he crashed his vehicle while trying to prevent pizza...
Sen. Ted Cruz ends 21-hour Obamacare filibuster
WASHINGTON — Tea party conservative Sen. Ted Cruz ended his all-night talkathon to dismantle President Barack Obama's health care law after 21 hours and 19 minutes as legislation required to avert a...
Amazon adds 'Mayday' help button to Kindle tablets
For Kindle Fire users, help is just a tap away. In an appeal to tablet newbies, the new Amazon Kindle Fire HDX boasts a “Mayday” button for users to connect...
'Sesame Street's' Gordon ordered to pay palimony
NEWARK, N.J. — For an actor on "Sesame Street," the letter P is for palimony. A judge in New Jersey has ordered Roscoe Orman, who plays Gordon on the children's TV show,...
Ponzi schemer Barry Minkow facing third strike
Two-time felon Barry Minkow is facing financial fraud charges for a third time. Minkow could be hauled before a judge soon over allegations that he misused funds and swindled members...
Giants need wins, not words
For Tom Coughlin, Sunday in Kansas City becomes a referendum on his coaching and his leadership. For his players, it becomes referendum on whether they are true Giants. Or fatcats...
Obama's childhood best friend charged in brutal rape
President Obama’s best friend in high school has been arrested in California on charges he brutally raped and beat a woman. Keith Kakugawa, who played the role of an older...
Madonna's 'secretprojectrevolution' should stay hidden
Chin up, oppressed peoples of the world! You’ve got a new champion riding into battle, or at least slinking into battle in fishnets and a bustier. Madonna is here, and...
Bucs bench QB Freeman; Glennon to start
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have benched quarterback Josh Freeman and replaced him with rookie Mike Glennon. The move Wednesday came two days after coach Greg Schiano insisted Freeman remained the...
Devils demote Matteau to AHL
Former first-round draft pick Stefan Matteau was among eight players sent to Albany of the AHL by the New Jersey Devils. President and general manager Lou Lamoriello announced the moves...
Nets question of day: Will the 'D' improve?
With training camp just days away, we’re going to ask a question a day about the upcoming Nets season. Can the Nets finish this season with a top-10 defense? If...
Aaron Alexis' path of destruction
The FBI has released chilling footage of Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis’s shooting rampage.
Navy Yard gunman's rampage caught on tape
Frightening new video images show Washington Navy Yard killer Aaron Alexis in the midst of his massacre, stealthily hunting his prey as he moves through the complex with his sawed-off...
Red Bulls' Cahill committed to playing vs. Seattle
Red Bulls captain Thierry Henry may be sitting out the top-of-the-table clash Sunday in Seattle, but it doesn’t sound as if the trainers could keep Tim Cahill off the CenturyLink...
Rivera Ave. name change 'worth getting arrested' for
She’s got balls! A die-hard Yankees fan so badly wants River Avenue changed to Rivera Avenue she slapped a letter “A” sticker on the sign Tuesday night. “I said, this is...
Thomas on Giants injury report; knee has to be 'managed'
Amid the terrible start to this Giants season, the return of cornerback Terrell Thomas has been a back-burner story, but that does not diminish its significance. Thomas’ comeback from two...
Army vet ‘fired for Sandy work’ sues to get back teaching post
A Bronx teaching assistant and US Army reservist who spent Hurricane Sandy rescuing people stranded in high floodwaters only to be fired by her principal for missing school in the...
Ex-roommate sought in horse trainer's slaying
A top Long Island equestrian rider was shot to death Tuesday night when a gunman opened fire through the window of the victim’s suburban Suffolk County home, authorities said. Ross...
James Levine's back in the Met pit for 'Cosi'
My fellow opera lovers, our long Metropolitan nightmare is over. After more than two seasons sidelined by illness and injury, James Levine returned to the Met Tuesday to lead Mozart’s...
Judge delays JCPenney-Macy’s lawsuit over Stewart
A New York judge delayed a long-awaited ruling on the court battle between Macy’s and JCPenney over Martha Stewart after calling a hearing to grill lawyers about an exclusive story...
Fastest man in baseball a cult hero in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI -- Billy Hamilton's entrance as a pinch-runner into a Reds game at Great American Ball Park generates the kind of buzz usually reserved for a monstrous Joey Votto home...
Bomb squad alerted to package near WTC
The NYPD bomb squad was called lower Manhattan Wednesday after a suspicious suitcase left near Ground Zero sparked the evacuation of two area schools, authorities said. The black piece of...
Durant's right: Wade doesn't deserve spot in top 10
NBA fans, be sure to circle Jan. 29 on your calendars, the night when Oklahoma City and Miami face each other for the first time this season. It's clear Dwyane...
Inside the Mariano bobblehead chaos
Post copy editor Mike O'Neill attended Tuesday night's Yankees game and was caught up in the crowds when a planned giveaway of Mariano Rivera bobbleheads went horribly awry. Here’s his...
'Arguendo' debates the right to dance naked
The reenactment of Supreme Court oral arguments, verbatim — sounds like an evening of fun theater, right? OK, maybe not for everybody. It helps that the new play “Arguendo” is...
Step inside Kurt Cobain's childhood home
Kurt Cobain's childhood home has gone on the market. This month also marks the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album.
Jimmy Fallon lip synch-off takes a turn for the hilarious
A lip synch-off has a high potential for laughs, but few could've expected what would happen when Stephen Merchant, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jimmy Fallon engaged in one on Tuesday night's...
Giambi's Indians can be credible October threat
Such is the nature of my job that, as Tuesday night’s Yankees game was winding down – here’s my column – we in the press box were monitoring the White...
Creepy judge stalker snuck into courthouse
An unhinged former court intern who used his student internship letter to sneak into restricted areas inside Brooklyn Supreme Court goes on trial this week on criminal contempt raps for...
Hunt for fired man in deadly LI office shooting
A disgruntled contractor opened fire in his old Long Island office Wednesday — killing a former co-worker and critically injuring his former boss in an attack that caused a lockdown...
Blazers mock Knicks' Felton on Twitter with angry face
The Knicks visit Portland on Nov. 25, and it figures again to be a night full of boos for Knicks point guard Raymond Felton. Two days ago, in an interview...
Lawyer: Jacko 'was responsible' for OD death
Michael Jackson’s death was a solo act composed by The King of Pop himself, far removed from his concert promoters, defense lawyers said Wednesday. In closing arguments of a lawsuit...
Meet the family living with 7 tigers
Ary Borges adopted two full-grown tigers from a circus after witnessing their poor living conditions. Now he and his family have a pack of big kitties taking over their household.
137 hostages buried in Kenya rubble: terrorists
The terrorists who laid siege to Nairobi mall claim 137 hostages were killed after being buried in rubble by a Kenyan government assault team that unleashed “chemical gases” during a...
Air Force creates remote-controlled F-16 'drone'
The US Air Force and Boeing have completed the first ever unmanned flight of a retired F-16 fighter plane. Two test pilots flew the unmanned jet from a ground control...
Esiason won't 'back down' from LT comments
Boomer Esiason isn’t shying away from Lawrence Taylor’s media blitz. The WFAN host and former Jets quarterback quickly fired back at the Giants linebacker, who called Esiason a “d---head” Tuesday...
Doctors grow nose on man's forehead
Surgeons at a hospital will transplant a new nose grown on a patient's forehead to his nasal spot in Fuzhou City, east China's Fujian Province. The patient, nicknamed"Xiaolian", 22, suffered...
Terror-linked Libyans steal 100s of US weapons
The recent theft of massive amounts of highly sensitive U.S. military equipment from Libya is far worse than previously thought, Fox News has learned, with raiders swiping hundreds of weapons...
State Dept. sued over Huma Abedin pay deal
WASHINGTON - The State Department got slapped with a lawsuit Wednesday by a government watchdog demanding details of the sweetheart pay deal for longtime Hillary Rodham Clinton aide Huma Abedin....
Laura Ling tackles the dark side of 'Society X'
Laura Ling will tackle several thought-provoking topics on her new investigative series “Society X With Laura Ling” — including the rise of synthetic drugs like Molly and Spice (synthetic marijuana)....
Giants sign ex-Jet FB Conner, put Hynoski on IR
In dire need of a fullback, the Giants on Wednesday signed one who once was supposed to be a big deal for the Jets, adding John Conner to the roster...
Britney Spears' comeback already petering out
Britney's back, but she’s also bombing at the box office. The ticket sales for her upcoming Las Vegas concerts are a “disaster” according to Radar Online. The 31-year-old singer recently...
Besuited creep attempts to rape woman in Tribeca
A creep in a business suit tried to rape a woman returning to her Tribeca apartment building Friday night, police said. The suspect followed the 39-year-old into her building, shoved...
Man attacked with brick in Midtown mugging
A Brit was bashed over the head during a brutal attempted mugging in Midtown over the weekend, law enforcement sources said. Andrew Billington, 37, was walking near John Jay Criminal...
Trains woes could cripple Conn. for weeks
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is warning commuters that it could take up to three weeks to fix broken equipment that has snarled service to and from...
'The Bridge' returning for second season
The immigration-themed murder mystery “The Bridge” will be back for a second season next summer, FX announced. An American adaptation of a Danish/Swedish show called “Bron,” the series stars Diane...
Vanessa Redgrave headed to ABC
Oscar winner Vanessa Redgrave is headed to ABC. The 76-year-old actress, who snared an Academy Award for "Julia" (in 1977), will star in a "limited series" called "Black Box" opposite...
Lifetime cancels 'Army Wives'
Lifetime has cancelled “Army Wives,” the longest-running series in the cable network’s history. The show, which recently wrapped its seven-season run, will be honored by Lifetime with a two-hour retrospective...
Caan finds his inner grouch
In contrast to his movie career, James Caan’s TV series track record has been checkered at best (four mediocre seasons on “Las Vegas”) — but he’s a big reason to...
Laotian food hits Tribeca
Grilled quail at new Khe-Yo made my friend quail: “It’s like a man burned at the stake,” she said. The little creature did look gruesome, impaled on a stick and...
Cruz reads 'Green Eggs and Ham' in marathon filibuster
WASHINGTON — Ted Cruz called in the doctor to knock down ObamaCare — Dr. Seuss, that is. The Republican senator from Texas recited Seuss’ “Green Eggs and Ham” during a...
Mom selling Kurt Cobain's childhood home in Wash.
ABERDEEN, Wash. — This month marks the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's final studio album, and fans aren't just able to buy a new "super deluxe" box set to celebrate the...
Metro-North ‘loafers’ waste away shifts
Metro-North workers were caught wasting away their shifts munching fast food, visiting Home Depot, fudging overtime bills or not bothering to even show up, in a scathing investigation by the...
Regulators look into timing of trades
WASHINGTON - US regulators are looking into how trading in financial instruments linked to gold in New York and Chicago occurred so quickly after the release of a Federal Reserve...
'Massive fraud' at center of trial against BofA
Bank of America Corp's Countrywide unit placed profits over quality in a "massive fraud" selling shoddy mortgages to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a U.S. government lawyer said on Tuesday....
The post-Benghazi probe: Skirting key questions
The Issue: The latest testimony on the 2012 Benghazi attack, which killed US Ambassador Chris Stevens. *** The full Benghazi story will never be known absent a first-person account by...
Holding parents accountable
The Issue: Parents who are threatening to sue an ex-NFL football player whose home their kids trashed. *** Should we really be surprised with today’s youth? (“Teenage Wasteland,” Editorial, Sept....
Things looking up for Jets
The last time Rex Ryan set foot on the sod of LP Field in Nashville, Tenn., he was shaking his head and muttering to himself. The Jets had just lost...
Sislo's goal carries Devils past Flyers
PHILADELPHIA — Mike Sislo scored the winner at 7:34 of the third period in the New Jersey Devils' 2-1 preseason victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. Devils defenseman...
Rangers lose to Oilers
EDMONTON, Alberta — Jordan Eberle had a goal and two assists, David Perron scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers won their fourth straight preseason game, defeating the New York Rangers...
De Blasio's ticket-fixing past
Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio — a vocal critic of police ticket-fixing — wasn’t above doing favors for relatives and helping constituents get parking tickets dismissed, according to documents in...
Brooklyn boy struck by car
A 12-year-old boy was fighting for his life after being hit by a car while crossing a street in Brooklyn Tuesday, authorities said. The boy was running against the light...
'N Sync's publicity stunt with Aflac duck
We know which brand of insurance they're going to buy-buy-buy! Former 'N Sync members Lance Bass and Joey Fatone spent the day quacking around with Aflac’s trouble-making TV duck, who...
De Blasio’s warped world view should set off alarm bells
Trying to defend the indefensible, Bill de Blasio explained his work with Nicaraguan communists this way. “They had a youthful energy and idealism mixed with a human ability and practicality...
De Blasio among legislators who honored African tyrant
His trysts with tyrants didn’t end in Cuba and Nicaragua. Bill de Blasio was also among the legislators who honored reviled Zimbabwe despot Robert Mugabe at City Hall in 2002...
They were radically different
They were worlds apart then — and they still are now. President Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani — who notably avoided the leader of the free world at the...
Netanyahu warns of Iran's 'venom' trap
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will use his UN spotlight to warn that Iran is setting a “honey” trap with sweet words from President Hassan Rouhani. “This is not honey....
Obama's handshake a 'kiss of death'
Maybe Iranian President Hassan Rouhani knew that shaking hands with President Obama can be the kiss of death. Rouhani may have been thinking about his life expectancy when he refused...
Girardi’s fatigued crew limping to finish line
So to summarize this nearly dead Yankees season: First they pitched and didn’t hit. Then they briefly pitched and hit simultaneously. Then they hit and didn’t pitch. And now they’ve...
Giambi puts Yankees on the brink with two-run walkoff for Indians
CLEVELAND — In a stunning season of walk-off wins, late-inning comebacks and magical moments , Jason Giambi provided the most stirring one yet. "It doesn't get any better than that,"...
Cardinals’ Wacha gives up infield hit one out from no-no
ST. LOUIS — Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha lost his no-hit bid on Ryan Zimmerman’s infield single with two outs in the ninth inning, and St. Louis beat the Washington Nationals...
Mets top Reds behind Niese's scrappy outing
CINCINNATI — If Jon Niese’s season ended Tuesday, it was on the high of scrapping for a win on a night the playoff-bound Reds threatened to bury him early. The...