November 3, 2013
John Kerry trying to mend fences with Saudi Arabia, other allies
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Secretary of State John Kerry moved Sunday to reassure America's Arab friends that the United States will not allow them to be attacked "from outside," in...
'Missing' student trapped for 36 hours
An NYU student believed missing was actually trapped for up to 36 hours in a tiny gap between his dorm building and a neighboring structure — and was rescued only...
Devils shut out in Wild loss
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Devils welcomed Cory Schneider back in goal, as he returned after a three-game absence with a sore groin, but without goals — or significant scoring...
De Blasio’s education agenda is full of hot air
Bill de Blasio’s public-education agenda consists of seven boasts (things he says he’s already done, part of his record as public advocate) and 19 plans for future changes (“policies, agendas...
Sexy ‘Glee’ star Lea Michele flashes some leg for Elle
Sexy “Glee” star Lea Michele sets engines revving with shoulder bared and plenty of leg. The 27-year-old actress is featured in a sexy spread in December’s Elle, where she also...
2015 free agent Kevin Love likes New York
Kevin Love “loves” New York, a positive sign for the Knicks with the summer of 2015 in mind. The Timberwolves’ superstar power forward is scheduled to become a free agent...
Appeals court to review approval of BP settlement
NEW ORLEANS — A year ago, lawyers for BP and Gulf Coast residents and businesses took turns urging a federal judge to approve their settlement for compensating victims of the...
Boxer in coma one day after bout
Less than 24 hours after taking part in a brutal heavyweight bout at the Garden Theater, Russian boxer Magomed Abdusalamov was in an induced coma at Roosevelt Hospital after undergoing...
Investor takes aim at ShopHQ's 2nd-in-command
Activist investor Clinton Group is looking to clean house at home-shopping network ShopNBC, taking aim not only at the CEO but also at his No. 2, The Post has learned....
Knicks can't afford many more bad nights like this
Nights like the no-show the Knicks pulled in the first quarter at the Garden Sunday night happen in the NBA. The energy is not there; the shots don’t fall; the...
Big night for Magic rookie Victor Oladipo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Victor Oladipo showed the Nets why he was the second overall pick in the draft Sunday night. The 6-foot-4 guard from Indiana was terrific, finishing with 19...
Alex Rodriguez failed PED test in '06: report
Alex Rodriguez failed a test for a banned stimulant in 2006, according to a published report Sunday. The New York Times reported Rodriguez, who has admitted previously to using illegal...
Knicks rally falls short against Timberwolves
The Garden boos weren’t for Andrea Bargnani Sunday night. They were reserved for all the Knicks — and deservedly so. After falling behind by 21 points after one quarter and...
The Big Apple gets juiced
There’s still some juice left in the Big Apple market. Juice Generation, which already has 10 locations, has signed leases to open three more outposts, including one next to Cipriani...
NFL coach collapses on field, taken to hospital
HOUSTON — Houston coach Gary Kubiak collapsed leaving the field at halftime of the Texans' game Sunday night against Indianapolis and was taken by ambulance to a hospital. Kubiak hunched...
‘Facebook flop’ fear trumps Twitter IPO fever
The “Facebook flop” factor isn’t dimming despite the much-hyped Twitter IPO roadshow. The celebrity-rich microblogging service is expected to price its IPO Wednesday evening and begin trading Thursday. Facebook’s stock...
This week's magazines dish on Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving around the corner, foodies and novices alike are already getting prepared the day of gluttony. You’ve come to the right place. No belching, please. It’s difficult to say...
Jim Cramer takes heat for dual roles on CNBC, TheStreet
He’s the A-Rod of Wall Street. One investor in The-Street.com claims the company’s co-founder and biggest name — TV stockpicker Jim Cramer — is the equivalent of an overpaid baseball...
Nets have no Magic in Jason Kidd's debut
ORLANDO, Fla. — As the final seconds ticked off the clock Sunday night, Jason Kidd sat silent with his hands together, staring out onto the court. This wasn’t the debut...
Julie Taymor storms back with ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Since the “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” debacle, Julie Taymor’s been keeping a low profile. She licked her wounds, and moved on to a new directing project — a production of...
Jets report card
OFFENSE It was a Ground-and-Pound throwback day for the Jets with the team rushing for 198 yards and committing no turnovers, both keys in the win. RB Chris Ivory (18...
Beating his twin was special for Rex Ryan
Jets coach Rex Ryan continued his dominance over his twin brother, Saints defensive coordinator Rob, with Sunday’s win over the Saints. Rex and Rob have met five times in the...
No wind in sails for Drew Brees, Saints
A week after getting obliterated by Andy Dalton, the Jets battered and flustered Drew Brees. Go figure. While the Saints’ star quarterback doesn’t always play as well on the road...
Playoffs a real possibility for Jets
When your defense stands up to Drew Brees and suffocates him with JetLife Stadium on its feet and the game on the line at the end, when you know you...
‘After Midnight’ brings class back to Broadway
Jukebox musicals have had a horrible reputation lately, and with reason: For every “Jersey Boys,” there are twice as many cheeseballs muddling the material they’re meant to honor — R.I.P....
No-name receivers rally Jets
Someone named Greg Salas, wearing No. 17 in the home green-and-white, led the Jets in receiving Sunday with two catches for 57 yards — highlighted by a 44-yard catch-and-run that...
Quinton Coples gets his breakout game
The Jets were clinging to a tenuous nine-point lead on the high-powered Saints, and they were trying to bleed away the fourth quarter to preserve an upset victory when a...
Kicker is arguably the Jets' MVP this season
The Jets always seem to be trying to replace Nick Folk, but the veteran kicker is arguably their MVP so far this season. Folk was automatic yet again Sunday, converting...
Tailor your social media to catch employers' attention
By now, the advice is rote: Don’t put anything on Facebook you wouldn’t want a future boss to see. Less obvious? That employers actually look at LinkedIn before they check...
Red Bulls blow 2-0 lead in tie with Houston
HOUSTON — Ricardo Clark and Omar Cummings scored in the second half to lead Houston back from a two-goal halftime deficit, lifting the Dynamo into a 2-2 tie against the...
Jets Blitz: Ivory kills former team
HERO: Former Saints running back Chris Ivory, playing his first season with the Jets, gashed his old team for 139 rushing yards on 18 carries and his first TD as...
A-Rod's fighting-for-the-little-guy act is a farce
And so, my fellow American morons . . . These are extraordinary times, when highly paid athletes in big trouble hire legal and media management (public relations) teams to speak...
If Cano bolts, Yankees might turn to Infante
While the Yankees remain the favorites to retain Robinson Cano, they won’t be caught short if they need to replace the jewel of the free-agent class. According to industry sources,...
Rabbi nearly killed in terror attack able to attend Chabad
An Hasidic rabbi nearly killed by an Islamic terrorist in Russia three months ago has made a remarkable recovery — even attending the annual Chabad Lubavitch pilgrimage in Brooklyn on...
Still in love with Princess Di's style
The thing about style icons is that their look — no matter the decade — transcends time. Cue Diana Spencer (that’s Princess Diana to you). As one of the most...
7 stars too talented for their humdrum TV series
Melissa McCarthy is one of the buzziest rising stars at the box office. In 2011, she helped make “Bridesmaids,” for which she earned an Oscar nomination, a ground-breaking smash, proving...
Carrie Underwood gets her 'Maria' moment
Ted Chapin, President, Rodgers & Hammerstein, says that on any given night somewhere in the world “The Sound of Music” is being performed. “It’s done everywhere from high schools and...
Go to Greg: Is it OK to stay a student until I choose a career?
I’m graduating from college in May and I’m not really sure what I want to do for a career. There also don’t seem to be many interesting, good-paying jobs available,...
Pamela Anderson finishes marathon in under six hours
Pamela Anderson might best be remembered for “running” on the beach in “Baywatch”. But her most impressive run came Sunday, when she not only ran the New York City Marathon...
Chris Ivory carries Jets on his back
Sometimes, a football game doesn’t turn on a spectacular catch, or a crunching hit, or a zig-zaggy punt return. Sometimes, it’s smaller than that, it’s subtler than that, it’s less...
NYC Marathon returns after Sandy cancellation
The New York City Marathon returned in grand style on Sunday, with a record number of runners pounding Gotham payment in memory of loved ones lost during these heartbreaking past...
Obama rallies for McAuliffe in Virginia governor's race
WASHINGTON – President Obama stumped Sunday for Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race, making a last-minute appeal to “fire up” his party base to turn out for the...
Tough schedule has contributed to Rangers' start
Although the Rangers might be hesitant to admit it, their early-season record has been somewhat dictated by their schedule. Normalcy has been restored with the opening of the renovated Garden...
Liberian war criminal 'Gen. Butt Naked' is now a priest
His real name is Joshua Milton Blahyi. But this Liberian mass murderer became famous using the name "General Butt Naked." Don't laugh, because there is nothing funny about this man's...
Yankees, Mets take note: Character wins titles
While speaking to a Red Sox official the other day, he related this story. Hopefully, the Yankees and Mets listen carefully. This happened in spring training, a mere five months...
Tenant: Neighbor's excessive noise causes 9/11 flashbacks
A Queens co-op resident is so fed up with the woman who lives upstairs that he’s calling her the Osama bin Laden of “excessive” and “intentional” noise, according to a...
Jets stun Saints, head to bye at 5-4
The Jets were supposed to be dead by now. The focus now was supposed to be on coach Rex Ryan’s job security, the plan for 2014 and playing out the...
Would-be toll beater busted by Port Authority
A would-be toll beater was busted after Port Authority cops noticed he tampered with his tractor trailer’s license plates in an attempt to avoid paying the $60 toll at the...
De Blasio visited Communist USSR in college
Hope those Ukraine girls really knocked him out. Bill de Blasio toured parts of the communist Soviet Union as the Cold War raged, The Post has learned. The Democratic mayoral...
The Koch brothers are like the KKK: Harry Belafonte
He’ll pander to any crowd! Mayoral front-runner Bill de Blasio stood silently by as celebrity booster Harry Belafonte compared the Tea Party-supporting Koch brothers to the Ku Klux Klan inside...
Gunman returned to shot TSA worker to finish job
A cold-blooded LAX gunman shot a TSA officer repeatedly at point-blank range – and then returned to finish the job after he saw the dying man move, firing at him...
Tardy de Blasio is 'a tale of two naps': Joe Lhota
Republican Joe Lhota slammed mayoral opponent Bill de Blasio as a snoozing loser on Sunday, blasting the Democrat's excuse for arriving late to a campaign event as "a tale of...
Alligator captured in garbage can at Chicago airport
Frequent fliers who thought they’d seen it all got a shock at Chicago’s O’Hare airport when an alligator seemed to appear out of nowhere and started crawling around a crowded...
Obama's term 'rotting away' because of broken promises: Romney
WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney said Sunday that President Obama’s second term was “rotting away” because of his broken promise that Americans could keep their health insurance under ObamaCare. “When he...
Double victory for Kenya in NYC Marathon
After a two-year wait, the New York City Marathon was back, and Kenya turned Sunday’s race into a national showcase. Geoffrey Mutai used a bold move to defend his crown,...
Tutankhamun may have spontaneously combusted
The life and death of Tutankhamun have intrigued researchers ever since the treasure trove of the boy king's tomb was first discovered in 1922. A fresh examination of the famous...
Cirque du Soleil performer falls from 'Wheel of Death'
LAS VEGAS — A Cirque du Soleil performer remains hospitalized after a fall during a show Friday night at the Aria resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The performance company issued a statement Saturday...
Police arrest driver in fatal Fort Greene accident
A reckless driver who killed a 9-year-old boy while wreaking havoc on Brooklyn’s streets Saturday has been charged with criminally negligent homicide, authorities said. Anthony Byrd, 59, was headed west...
Edward Snowden: I'm a hero, not a traitor
WASHINGTON — Fugitive US spy-secrets leaker Edward Snowden whined Sunday that he deserves leniency because he’s really a patriot — but the White House and top lawmakers called on him...
Japan, Russia agree to expand defense ties
TOKYO — Japan and Russia held their first high-level defense and diplomatic talks Saturday and agreed to step up cooperation between their militaries amid regional security concerns such as North...
Pakistan slams US for killing Taliban leader
ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani government Saturday accused the US of sabotaging peace talks with domestic Taliban fighters by killing their leader in a drone strike, as the militants began the...
Jesus statue erected in Syria amid civil war
In the midst of a conflict rife with sectarianism, a giant bronze statue of Jesus has gone up on a Syrian mountain, apparently under cover of a truce among three...
Toronto mayor still refuses to resign
TORONTO — Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford reiterated Saturday that he won’t resign despite mounting pressure for him to step aside after police said they had obtained a copy of...
Battle over Staten Island Jesuit retreat property
One Staten Island priest isn’t turning the other cheek when it comes to “grandstanding” politicians. The Rev. Michael Hallinan is apparently tired of lawmakers’ efforts to save Mount Manresa, a...
Kennedys feuded before bodies were recovered
Environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kept secret diaries that were found by his wife, Mary, who committed suicide last year in the midst of a contentious divorce. The Post, which...
Exposing fashion's favorite 'pervert'
He is the Annie Leibovitz of his generation, having shot every culturally relevant celebrity of the past decade — Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Beyoncé. He is the man behind Miley Cyrus’...
Bowery flophouse sues tenant after he files 23 lawsuits
A famed Bowery flophouse is begging for mercy from one of its tenants.The owners of the Whitehouse Hotel, which rents out beds in ceilingless cubicles for just $30 a night,...
Bernie Goetz: I wasn’t high in 1984
He may be a pot dealer now, but “subway vigilante” Bernhard Goetz insists he was definitely not stoned when he opened fire on four teens three decades ago. He couldn’t...
Holocaust souvenirs pulled off eBay
Sick Holocaust souvenirs, including clothing worn by camp victims, were being sold on eBay, it was reported Sunday. One item — listed at $18,000 — was the striped uniform of...
Judge Scheindlin’s reckless conduct shifted mayor's race
Imagine if federal Judge Shira Scheindlin had ripped off an orphan’s inheritance, or pilfered cash from the courthouse cafeteria. She’d be bounced from the bench in a New York minute...
De Blasio pushes East Harlem Councilwoman as next speaker
Bill de Blasio is aggressively pushing East Harlem Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito as the council’s next speaker, two Democratic insiders revealed. “Through back channels, his staff meets with council members,” one...
Christie has 19-point lead in NJ governor's race
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is holding onto a commanding advantage over his Democratic rival in the final days of his re-election bid, a poll released Saturday shows. Christie, who...
Golovkin remains unbeaten with eighth-round TKO
Gennady Golovkin had been targeted as the next big thing in boxing. He might be that already. The unbeaten middleweight champion from Kazakhstan couldn’t have looked much more impressive than...
Usain Bolt: Torrid sex and 1,000 McNuggets
From his new memoir, “Faster Than Lightning” (Harper), out next week, four things you didn’t know about Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, the fastest man alive: In Beijing, he ate 1,000...
Jets need 'good' Geno Smith to show up vs. Saints
Here is who and what Rex Ryan and the Jets need their rookie quarterback to be to prevail in the latest Ryan Bowl Sunday at MetLife Stadium: Saint Geno. Geno...
Jets can't let Drew Brees have his way
Eight games into the season, the Jets remain impossible to figure out. Two weeks ago they beat the Patriots. Last week, they got dismantled by the Bengals. At 4-4, they...
Not much good, plenty of bad and ugly for Giants
The leaves fall and the Giants rise. It happens every year … except this one. In coach Tom Coughlin’s previous nine seasons, his Giants at the halfway point were 5-3...
Backup QBs take center stage in Week 9
This is one of those weekends where — in places like Denver and Indianapolis, in Foxborough and East Rutherford, in Atlanta and New Orleans, in Green Bay and Seattle, in...
Don't expect other teams to replicate Red Sox blueprint
The Red Sox’s championship blueprint already is obsolete.The Macarena lasted longer as a fad. Oh, we are going to see plenty of teams try to emulate Boston’s template this offseason...
Kerry Washington helps 'SNL' tackle diversity
The joke's on "Saturday Night Live" this time. "Saturday Night Live" addressed its lack of black, female cast members during the opening skit of this weekend's episode, with host Kerry...
Man pees in neighbors’ bathroom sink after epic night of partying
He’s more than another guy who misses the potty when he goes. This drunken hipster used the wrong receptacle in the wrong bathroom in the wrong apartment. The man, whom...
Little Italy fights to save Elizabeth St. Garden from affordable housing
Little Italy residents are fighting to save a rare oasis of grass, flowers, trees, ornate benches and statues slated to be bulldozed for housing. The Elizabeth Street Garden, a 20,000-square-foot...
Catholic school expelled me for being gay: Teen
A prestigious Catholic high school booted a Bronx senior for being gay, the girl claims in a lawsuit. Amanda Acevedo, 17, says in court papers that a homophobic administrator at...
Two men married at West Point chapel for first time
WEST POINT — Two West Point graduates were married Saturday in the military academy’s first wedding between two men. Larry Choate III, class of 2009, married Daniel Lennox, class of...
Red Bulls prep for revenge-bent Dynamo
The Red Bulls open the postseason Sunday in Houston against a Dynamo team they’ve had their way with all regular season. They know it’s tough to fight a good team...
Brooklyn woman sues city after arrest for possession of soda
That was one costly soda. A Brooklyn woman says she was arrested and spent five days in jail after police confronted her following a trip to a Bed-Stuy bodega —...
Amar'e Stoudemire OK with minutes limit -- for now
For now, it all makes sense to Amar’e Stoudemire. Coming off three knee surgeries in 10 months, including another this past offseason, Stoudemire is on a minutes restriction and won’t...
Tim Hardaway Jr. making an impact for Knicks
Tim Hardaway Jr. has impressed as a rookie — so much so, he played nearly the entire fourth quarter Thursday night against the Bulls, one of the teams the Knicks...