November 13, 2013
Putin earns 9th-degree blackbelt, now tougher than Chuck Norris
He’s already been deemed more powerful than President Obama — and now, he’s even tougher than Chuck Norris. Russian leader Vladimir Putin, on a visit to South Korea, was honored...
Macy's: Christmas sales will be hot this year
Christmas will happen this year, after all — for Macy’s, at least. The Big Apple-based department store delivered better-than-expected quarterly results Wednesday and forecast strong holiday sales, soothing lingering worries...
Official: Cops sat on FSU QB rape investigation
Tallahassee cops sat on a sexual assault investigation targeting Florida State University football star Jameis Winston for nearly a year before handing it over to prosecutors this week, authorities said....
Knicks back up Dolan guarantee with win
ATLANTA — James Dolan called it right. For a change. Sparked by the Knicks owner’s guarantee of a victory and a new starting lineup featuring J.R. Smith, the Knicks turned...
Patience a virtue in Twitter feeding frenzy
Twitter shares Wednesday closed at $42.60, down 5.5 from their opening price last week — proving once again that the early bird into a tech IPO often gets cheated. A...
Comatose boxer expected to survive
He earned his living throwing haymaker punches with the force of a sledgehammer. But it was a slight move of the arm that has doctors hopeful comatose boxer Magomed Abdusalamov...
WTC neighbors rip fortress mentality
It’s lower Manhattan, not Soviet-era Berlin!A group of residents and business owners said Wednesday that they’ll sue the NYPD over its plan to protect the World Trade Center, saying it...
Upper East Side dealer brokered the world-record $142M art sale
Mega art dealer William Acquavella brokered the record-breaking deal that sold Francis Bacon’s triptych of Lucien Freud for $142.4 million after nearly 10 minutes of intense bidding. The Upper East...
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2013
From stunning Angels to sexy lingerie, Victoria's Secret models walked the runway Wednesday for the taping of this year's VS Fashion show which will air on CBS, Dec. 10.
Is it possible to kill quantitative-easing painlessly?
When the weather starts to get cold, people always seem to be in a reflective mood — and an apologetic one. On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal carried an incredible...
Tar Heels will stomp Pitt
North Carolina (pick) over PITTSBURGH: How big is Pitt’s win over Notre Dame on prime-time national TV? Well, the Panthers had lost three of their previous four games, and while...
Back the Buckeyes
This one goes out to Evan Spencer: As much as Urban Meyer didn’t appreciate Spencer’s comments this week, the Ohio State wide receiver did something his team hasn’t been able...
Sorry kids, but this debt's on us
Dear Nicholas, Megan and Kim: I can only say I’m sorry, kids. As a member of the baby boom generation, I’m one of those responsible for all the debt people...
#askJPM: Bank's Twitter Q&A backfires with snarky tweets
JPMorgan Chase’s week-old experiment of promoting a Twitter-based Q&A with a top executive seriously backfired Wednesday under an avalanche of snarky tweets. As a result, a planned event for Thursday...
Troubled 'stalker' locked up while angry Alec roams free
Free Genevieve Sabourin. Now! Alec Baldwin gets to wander the streets of this city while off the leash, proudly beating on photographers, abusing flight attendants and lobbing gay slurs at...
Rangers’ Nash back at practice
Rangers’ Nash back at practice Rick Nash took a big step toward his return on Wednesday, participating in his first full practice with the Rangers since suffering a concussion on...
Lowrie not on block despite Punto deal
ORLANDO, Fla. — The A’s signed veteran infielder Nick Punto to a one-year contract that includes a 2015 team option. In theory, Punto could play shortstop and allow the A’s...
House of Pain rapper miffed at party firm 'Jump Around'
Rapper Everlast is hopping mad. The frontman of ’90s hip-hop group House of Pain claims that a Long Island inflatable playpen firm stole its catchy name from his band’s massive...
One man's search for the cause of the Challenger tragedy
“Hype” might be a strong word to use — but, really, how else to describe TV’s endless bombardment of JFK assassination specials as the 50th anniversary of that day in...
The under-loved and underappreciated on TV
“Scandal” (Thursday, 10 p.m., ABC) Who knew getting smashed could transform you into the crowd fave? Long the villainous First Lady, Mellie (Bellamy Young) is suddenly front-and-center – and the...
Jets reach out to Ed Reed; Patriots in the mix, too
Jets coach Rex Ryan once called Ed Reed, “the best safety that’s ever played.” And now he may want to coach him again.Ryan danced around the question whether the Jets...
Young Jets ready to break through rookie wall
The Jets enter the stretch run of their season with five rookie starters. So will their playoff push crash into the dreaded “rookie wall?” We’re getting close to the point...
Mom of shot Bryant Park skater to sue, claiming lax security
The mother of a teenage boy who was shot in the back while ice skating in Bryant Park plans to sue park operators for failing to provide adequate security. “I’m...
Hal taking a more active role in Yanks’ daily business
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Yankees have now met with representatives for their main outside free-agent targets — notably Carlos Beltran, Shin-Soo Choo, Stephen Drew and Brian McCann — and people...
Gaga should focus less on stunts, more on music
Feeling tired? Irritable? Does the mere mention of words like “art” or “pop” give you a migraine? There’s no need to call your doctor, because Dr. Phull (music critic and...
$338M NJ lotto winner accused of stiffing landlord, neighbors
New Jersey’s $338 million Powerball winner stiffed his neighbors and skipped out without paying his rent, it was charged Wednesday. Pedro Quezada, of Passaic, was already being sued by his...
Fashionistas in a frenzy for Fendi
After launching to fame alongside "Sex and the City" in the early 2000s, NYC fashionistas are once again hungry for the iconic "Baguette" bag.
Mets officials meet with shortstop Peralta
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Mets might not leave these general managers’ meetings with a new player, but they have at least made a significant recruiting pitch. According to a major...
Stars flock to Isabel Marant's H&M launch
Coast to coast, today's hottest celebs lined up to snag items from H&M's new collaboration with designer Isabel Marant at the store's VIP shopping events in LA and NYC.
Surviving Yellow Dogs have 'a gaping hole in our hearts'
The two surviving members of the Iranian rock group, Yellow Dogs, poured their hearts out in a gripping statement that shed light on their relationship with the twisted gunman who...
Shelter's last Sandy-orphaned kitty finds a kindred spirit
They're two of a kind. A stray kitten that spent a year recuperating with an animal rescue group after getting plucked from the streets of a flood-ravaged section of Brooklyn...
Hockey players and the models who love them
They’re often toothless, carry big sticks and like nothing more than a all-out bloody brawl. But that hasn’t prevented hockey players from scoring with hot Hollywood starlets, top models and...
Yankees' current roster is flawed and hard to fix
ORLANDO , Fla. — Let’s play this game, if the season began today, what would the Yankees look like. Francisco Cervelli or Austin Romine would catch (I assume Chris Stewart...
Peralta would be good way for Mets to launch offseason
ORLANDO, Fla. — First, Jeff Wilpon described the free-agent market as “a little scary” on Wednesday. Then Scott Boras said the Mets are “like NASA,” only with “very few astronauts.”...
Bikers' 'threat' to driver's wife: You’re going to get it
Two of the motorcycle maniacs involved in the brutal beat-down of a Manhattan motorist also tried to attack his wife, threatening, “You’re going to get it, too,” prosecutors revealed in...
Fordham nabs another stud with Paschall signing
The buzz continues. The addition of Jon Severe last spring ignited Fordham’s dormant men’s basketball program and Wednesday’s signing of talented guard/forward Eric Paschall — on the first day of...
Kershaw wins NL Cy Young, Mets’ Harvey fourth
Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw captured the NL Cy Young award, and Mets ace Matt Harvey finished fourth. Righty Max Scherzer of the Tigers won the AL Cy Young. Kershaw won...
Bloomberg's rezoning project 'delayed' -- not dead
Mayor’s Bloomberg’s east Midtown rezoning project is delayed – not dead – according to the legislator whose district it covers. City Councilman Dan Garodnick said Wednesday that Mayor-Elect Bill de...
Jets need Holmes, but risky to count on him
It looks like receiver Santonio Holmes, who has missed the last five games with a hamstring injury, is finally going to play again for the Jets when they take on...
Mariano not stunned Yankees haven’t settled on closer
General manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi have been reluctant to name David Robertson as the Yankees new closer, and though Mariano Rivera would like Robertson to get his...
Brawling Jets fans don't show for court
The fighting football fans who were banned from MetLife stadium last month after a post-game scuffle took their punishment seriously -- they didn’t even come back to the area for...
Jets’ goal: Maintain a strong run game
So maybe it’s not the Thomas Jones-led “Ground-and-Pound” assault Rex Ryan unleashed in his first season with the Jets. But the Jets surely are hoping for a repeat against the...
Giants determined to rekindle deep passing game vs. Packers
Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz lead all NFL wide receivers with 5,796 combined yards since the 2011 season. No, the vast majority of those yards did not come against the...
Soho me the money!
Academy Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. — best known as Rod “Show me the money” Tidwell in “Jerry Maguire” — recently checked out a sprawling loft at 565 Broadway (right)...
Beaten by backups, Giants won’t rest on Tolzien
The Giants are all too aware of The Danger of The Backup Quarterback, and are therefore on high alert for Scott Tolzien on Sunday. “Going in there, kind of with...
With Rodgers out, Giants focus on stopping Lacy
The Packers will head to MetLife Stadium on Sunday a compromised team, with third-string quarterback Scott Tolzien taking the snaps instead of former Super Bowl champion and MVP Aaron Rodgers....
Dream Homes
Greenwich Village / $7.9M In this 1820s Federal/Greek Revival townhouse on King Street, between Sixth Avenue and Varick Street, you can relive the good ole early Village days — while...
Houses of the Week
Sutton / $2.2M Bedrooms: 2 / Bathrooms: 2½ Square feet: 2,000 / Maintenance: $3,381 This floor-through, 1920s-era “classic six” on East 57th Street makes the most of its proportions — there’s a nearly 400-square-foot living room...
Tuck states case to stay a Giant
Justin Tuck is loving life as a Giant again, making his move in this contract year to stay in the only place he has known and wants to know. To...
Event manor: Posh parties the new way to show a home
When Michael Feinstein performs on Dec. 16, his sing-along sidekicks will likely be Liza Minnelli and Stephen Sondheim. But you can’t buy tickets to the event, nor will it be...
Star sues Macy's for alleged racial profiling
A star of HBO’s “Treme” on Wednesday filed a federal class action suit against Macy’s saying he was cuffed by cops at the flagship Herald Square store after buying a...
Red Bulls coach expecting to redo contract
Contrary to reports, Red Bulls coach Mike Petke is under contract for next season. As a matter of fact, the Long Island native has not one but two more years...
NHL Power Rankings: Don't bolt on Lightning without Stamkos
The Lightning finished with the third-worst record in the league last season and got a top draft pick as a result, but it was a former top pick of theirs...
4 Marines killed in ordnance accident
SAN DIEGO — Four Marines were killed Wednesday in an accident at Camp Pendleton in Southern California, base officials said. The accident happened at 11 a.m. during a range maintenance...
Court rejects booted 'stop-frisk' judge's request to tell her side
The Manhattan federal judge who was booted from the “stop-and-frisk” cases by an appellate panel after it found her impartiality “ran afoul” of judicial ethics got slapped down again on...
Yankees 'close' to re-signing Brendan Ryan
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Brendan Ryan is “close” to re-signing with the Yankees, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Post. Ryan, a high-end defender with feeble offense, would serve...
A-Rod appeal may be done by Thanksgiving
ORLANDO, Fla. — How determined is independent arbitrator Fredric Horowitz to finish Alex Rodriguez’s appeal against Major League Baseball? So much so that, once the hearing resumes on Nov. 18,...
Mom who lost family to fire now picking up the pieces
Life — and family — are beginning anew for Madonna Badger, the Stamford, Connecticut mom who lost her three daughters and her parents in a Christmas fire in 2011. In...
'Everybody smokes weed! De Blasio's gonna legalize it'
The new mayor is already causing Staten Island to go up in smoke. A weed-loving teen told cops breaking up her raging West Brighton pot party that she’d be sparking...
Harry Potter's Michael Gambon takes to the stage in 'All That Fall'
"How can I go on? I cannot.” And with those fateful words, we know we’re watching a Beckett play — in this case, “All That Fall.” That we’re seeing it...
The 10 most expensive art works ever sold -- so far
How much would you pay for a painting? The late Francis Bacon’s triptych of his fellow painter Lucian Freud sold for $142 million at Christie’s Tuesday night, edging out Munch’s...
Deutsche loses star banker
Deutsche Bank executive Jonathan “Jon” Hitchon, the co-head of global prime finance in New York, is leaving the firm, The Post has learned. Hitchon, a 15-year veteran of the firm,...
Shumpert on block, but nothing on Nuggets front
ATLANTA — With J.R. Smith making his first start of the season Wednesday night in Atlanta, the future of Iman Shumpert remains up the air. Though Shumpert started and scored...
3 students shot outside Pittsburgh high school
PITTSBURGH — Three Pittsburgh high school students heading to their vehicle after classes ended were shot Wednesday afternoon, and police sought as many as three people and were investigating whether...
City, NYPD unions tell fed panel to keep judge off stop-frisk cases
The Bloomberg administration and the city’s police unions came out firing on Wednesday against Manhattan federal Judge Shira Scheindlin -- telling a federal appeals panel it should stand pat with...
Lundqvist: No problem with Vigneault
Forget any goaltender-coach feud with the Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist said he had “no problem” with coach Alain Vigneault describing the second goal in the Devils’ 3-2 win Tuesday night as...
Dirty duo targeted hockey players in $15M scheme
They're in the federal penalty box. A pair of brazen scam artists were arrested in Arizona today for bilking several hockey players and other marks out of $15 million worth...
Only 27K enrolled in ObamaCare through fed site
WASHINGTON – Just 26,794 people signed up for ObamaCare in the first month since the glitch-riddled federal Web site covering 36 states opened for business, the Obama administration announced Wednesday....
4 World Trade Center officially open
Another office tower has opened at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan. A ribbon-cutting was held Wednesday for the 978-foot 4 World Trade Center. It stands near 1...
Former Raiders star Todd Christensen dead at 57
Five-time Pro Bowl tight end Todd Christensen died at the age of 57 on Wednesday morning in a Utah hospital. A two-time Super Bowl champion who twice led the NFL...
Cops use Facebook to talk man out of suicide
A suicidal teen got his timeline extended when Port Authority cops used Facebook to keep him from leaping off the George Washington Bridge. “I’m thinking about jumping,” the 18-year-old New...
Crack mayor: I’m keeping this job
TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admitted during a heated City Council debate Wednesday that he had bought illegal drugs in the past two years, but he firmly refused to...
LaTroy Hawkins: Keep N-word out of locker rooms
If Mets relief pitcher LaTroy Hawkins was in the Dolphins locker room, the mess that has erupted involving Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin might never have occurred. All the “honorary...
Gorilla celebrates second chance at motherhood
Gorilla Chelewa, devastated after accidentally crushing her baby daughter to death last year, now celebrates motherhood. She gave birth to her newborn Nov. 7 in Cabarceno Natural Park in Cantabria,...
Hundreds of Goldman bankers miss promotions
Goldman Sachs just left a lot of its bankers out in the cold. The Wall Street firm named 280 new managing directors Wednesday, just a 5 percent increase from the...
The Angels who've modeled the $10M Victoria's Secret bra
South African stunner Candice Swanepoel is the latest Victoria's Secret Angel chosen to model the company’s legendary $10 million bra. In honor of the big bra unveiling Wednesday night, The...
Idaho board keeping ObamaCare inquiry secret
BOISE, Idaho — Board members of the Idaho health insurance exchange said Tuesday that they will keep secret the findings of a $15,000 taxpayer-funded investigation into how one of its...
Ranking baseball's 10 best GMs
Time for this annual, extremely subjective exercise of naming the top 10 general managers in baseball. What the heck? It’s fun. Let me explain my parameters: 1. “General manager” is shorthand...
Woman admits killing boyfriend with car in jealous rage
She was hell on wheels. A Queens woman admitted she slammed her car into her boyfriend, killing him in a jealous rage, as she tearfully pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Through...
Former CIA Deputy Director gets book deal
A former top CIA official whose 33 years of service spanned from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to the death of Osama bin Laden has a book deal. The publisher...
Andre Brown is best hope to save Giants' season
The NFL is not investigating Tom Coughlin and the Giants for bullying. Andre Brown isn't meeting Friday with independent investigator Ted Wells for running the ball down the Raiders' collective...
Spike Lee puts storied New York mansion on the market
Spike Lee is doing the real-estate thing. The filmmaker and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, are selling their historic town house — known as the Hatch House — on East...
Mandela's granddaughter bares difficult past in book
JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela's family is no stranger to the public eye — its successes and trials have been aired for decades in films, books and the news media. Granddaughter...
ObamaCare site capacity half what it should be
WASHINGTON – The White House chief technology official disclosed Wednesday that the federal ObamaCare Web site still can only handle about 25,000 simultaneous users before it crashes – less than...
Streetcars find new life through urban revival plans
KENOSHA, Wis. -- When the auto plant here closed, this prosperous Wisconsin port city on Lake Michigan lost more than just its largest employer. Its sense of vitality seemed to...
Maria Sharapova hired by NBC for Winter Olympics
STAMFORD, Conn. — Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova will work for NBC during its Winter Olympics coverage in her childhood home of Sochi. The four-time Grand Slam champion lived in...
Shailene Woodley stars in first thrilling 'Divergent' trailer
“Hunger Games: Catching Fire” isn’t the only dystopian action adventure movie fans have to look forward to, there’s also the latest YA phenomenon to make the leap to the big...
Rich-kid brawl between 'wild animal' and 'snot nose'
It’s barroom mating rituals of the young, rich and drunk — gone horribly awry. A scrawny Manhattan corporate attorney is suing a brunette marketing executive for rejecting his romantic overtures...
Jeff Wilpon: Mets eye move soon, despite 'scary' prices
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Mets COO Jeff Wilpon, here at the baseball general managers’/owners’ meetings Wednesday morning, described the current free-agent market as “a little scary,” though he said such fear...
No rush to return for Pierre-Paul
Jason Pierre-Paul loves to rush the passer, but he will not rush back onto the field until he is ready. He is dealing with an injured left shoulder that kept...
Historic Jesse Owens gold medal up for auction
JOHANNESBURG — It is "difficult" for IOC President Thomas Bach to accept that a gold medal won by Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics will go on auction and...
J.R. Smith to start, says he's becoming a leader
ATLANTA – J.R. Smith will make the second start of his Knicks career Wednesday night vs. the Hawks when the 2-4 club tries to fulfill owner James Dolan’s guarantee. As...
Lovefest for Caroline Kennedy at swearing-in ceremony
WASHINGTON—Caroline Kennedy is huge in Japan - and she hasn't even gone there yet. On the day late President Kennedy's daughter got sworn in as the new U.S. ambassador to Japan, the...
School to meet over 'demeaning' Arab mascot
THERMAL, Calif. — A special meeting will be held to discuss the growing controversy over a Southern California high school's longstanding Arab mascot. The Desert Sun reports Tuesday that the...
Prosecutor calls Whitey Bulger 'little sociopath'
BOSTON — A prosecutor called James "Whitey" Bulger a "little sociopath" Wednesday as he urged a judge to sentence the infamous South Boston gangster to life in prison. "The defendant has...
10 is enough! Antonio Cromartie 'got snipped'
Well, the good news is Antonio Cromartie won't have any more names to remember. The Jets' All-Pro cornerback, who has infamously fathered 10 children with eight different women and had...
Smithsonian creating 3D models of historical artifacts
WASHINGTON -- With most of its 137 million objects kept behind the scenes or in a faraway museum, the Smithsonian Institution is launching a new 3D scanning and printing initiative...
MTA slashing 2015, 2017 fare hikes
New York City commuters are getting an early Christmas present from the MTA, which is slashing the cost of two whopping fare hikes nearly in half. The agency previously said...
China, Saudi Arabia win seats on UN Human Rights Council
UNITED NATIONS -- China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Cuba and Algeria won seats Tuesday on the U.N. Human Rights Council, riling independent human rights groups who said their election undermined...
NFL bullying keeps Jonas Brothers backpack off NBA rookie
Teams are taking no more chances with the Dolphins bullying scandal dominating national headlines. Hazing is being phased out, regardless of its severity. Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Shabazz Muhammad, who was given...
'Calvin and Hobbes' finally available on e-readers
Bill Watterson’s “Calvin and Hobbes,” easily one of the most beloved comic strips of all time, is finally available in e-book format. Although the entirety of the strip is not...
Starbucks to pay $2.76B to settle fight with Kraft
An arbitrator has concluded that Starbucks must pay $2.76 billion to settle a dispute with Kraft over coffee distribution. The two consumer products companies had been locked in a fight...
Ervin Santana's shocking asking price
ORLANDO, Fla. -- If you want a bellwether of where the free-agent market is right now, the representatives for Ervin Santana are presenting a case to clubs that their client...
Alec Baldwin's 'stalker' gets 30 days jail for contempt
She got sent to jail — but not for bothering Alec Baldwin. The flaky French-Canadian woman accused of stalking the “30 Rock” actor was found in contempt of court Wednesday...
Smoke in plane forces emergency evacuation at JFK
There was an emergency evacuation of a commercial flight at JFK Airport this morning. The flight was bound for Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport, but Delta flight 2921 returned to JFK soon...
Tab Ramos gets top youth job with U.S. Soccer
New Jersey native and original MetroStar Tab Ramos has been appointed as U.S. Soccer’s Youth Technical Director. The three-time World Cup veteran -- who has been the head coach of...
Orange diamond sells for $35.5M as $60M ‘Pink Star’ set for block
GENEVA -- The largest fancy vivid orange diamond ever sold at auction went for $35.5 million in Geneva, where a pink diamond estimated to be worth more than $60 million...
2 dead in Russian launch site accident
MOSCOW — Russia's Defense Ministry says two officers died and three servicemen were hospitalized after cleaning rocket fuel tanks at a military launchpad. The ministry said Tuesday that the officers...
Joel Hanrahan makes sense for Yankees
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Joel Hanrahan, who missed all but nine games for the Red Sox last season due to a torn muscle near his elbow, is long-tossing now and about...
Spy found naked in locked bag 'probably’ died in accident
LONDON -- A spy whose naked, decomposing body was found inside a padlocked gym bag at his apartment likely died in an accident with no one else involved, British police...
'Fifty Shades of Grey' release pushed back to 2015
The release of the big-screen adaptation of "Fifty Shades of Grey" has been postponed until 2015. The film had been scheduled to open in August next year, but Universal Pictures...
Afghanistan's opium production hits record levels: UN
JALALABAD, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's opium production surged this year to record levels, despite international efforts over the past decade to wean the country off the narcotics trade, according to a...
Macy's stock surges after profit beats Wall Street expectations
Macy’s reported quarterly profit that handily beat Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, with the department store chain citing stepped up advertising for stronger sales. Its stock surged more than 7...
NYPD partners with Abu Dhabi cops to fight terrorism
The NYPD’s top cop will be in Abu Dhabi Thursday to launch a training and information exchange between New York City cops and their counterparts in the United Arab Emirates’...
India's top cop: 'If you can't prevent rape, you enjoy it'
NEW DELHI -- India's top police official apologized Wednesday for saying, "If you can't prevent rape, you enjoy it," a remark that has outraged women across the country. Central Bureau...
Modeling agency sues competitor for 'poaching' plus-size model
In a sign that the fashion industry has changed, a major modeling company is suing its competitor over a plus size model.Manhattan-based MSA Models, which reps both rail thin catwalkers...
Why Rays might wait to deal David Price
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Rays did not see the Cubs coming for Matt Garza and began last offseason believing there was no chance the Royals were going to part with...
Rick Nash ready to practice for Rangers
It might be too much to call it a moment of rejoicing, but at the very least, it was a moment of levity. Rangers coach Alain Vigneault swung his right...
After record typhoon hit, 'it was as if Tacloban never existed at all'
TACLOBAN, Philippines -- Two days before the typhoon hit, officials rolled through this city with bullhorns, urging residents to get to higher ground or take refuge in evacuation centers. Warnings...
Looting, gunfire erupts in typhoon-hit Philippines
TACLOBAN, Philippines -- Mobs overran a rice warehouse on the island worst hit by the Philippine typhoon, setting off a wall collapse that killed eight people and carting off thousands...
'The face of ObamaCare' slams cyberbullies
The woman dubbed “the face of ObamaCare” -- whose smiling photo mysteriously vanished from the HealthCare.gov Web site after its disastrous rollout last month -- lashed out at critics in...
Hands on with the new iPad Mini with Retina display
The new iPad Mini with Retina display has arrived on our desks, still warm from its release yesterday. This latest update brings significant new features and beefier spec, but what...
NYC's top 5 old-school steakhouses
New York is home to an ever-changing roster of meat dealers. (See how I ranked the top new beef eateries.) But what about older steakhouses? These are my favorites:
Broadway's war of the wizards
Step right up, ladies and muggles, elves and squibs: It’s the showdown you’ve been demanding for ages! Wizard squares off against wizard this season and sparks will surely fly, and...
9 new must-try NYC steakhouses
Nine expensive new steakhouses joined the Manhattan herd in the past 12 months, all dripping hype like a torrent of steaming jus. But how do they stack up in the...
Miley's mystery man
Theo Wenner, son of Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner, may only be 26 years old, but he’s seasoned at picking up Hollywood hotties. His ex-girlfriend is rock royalty Liv Tyler,...
Baby’s body discovered at Westchester recycling plant
A dead baby was found at a recycling plant in Westchester Tuesday, police said. The body was discovered by a worker at the Brookfield recycling plant in Elmsford at around...
Vito accusers tarnish Silver
Two women who accused former Assemblyman Vito Lopez of sexual harassment filed a legal brief Tuesday opposing Sheldon Silver’s motion to quash their federal suit holding the Assembly speaker responsible...
Ex-Madoff accountant fingers 'Ponzi' honcho
A former accountant for Bernie Madoff who pleaded guilty to rubber- stamping the Ponzi villain’s fake books to fool the IRS and state auditors told a Manhattan jury on Tuesday...
Easy sex and booze used to sell ObamaCare
WASHINGTON — Sign up for ObamaCare and get a sleazy hookup. Colorado has launched a new ad campaign that attempts to entice young women to sign up for the new...
Nonprofits getting millions to steer people to ObamaCare
There are 27 million reasons why New York’s health-care advocates are mum about problems with the rollout of ObamaCare. The outsiders have become insiders: Nonprofits are getting paid $27 million...
Obama's Big Lie is destroying his credibility
When I first saw the headline saying Bill Clinton was advising President Obama to “honor his commitment,” I had to laugh. The idea of Monica Lewinsky’s boyfriend as moral referee...
Skeptics doubt ObamaCare site will be fixed by Nov. 30 deadline
WASHINGTON — President Obama faced increasing skepticism Tuesday that his administration can fix the ObamaCare Web site by a Nov. 30 deadline. “Throughout implementation of this law, President Obama and...
State to probe NY Athletic Commission over comatose boxer
ALBANY — New York’s inspector general is investigating the state Athletic Commission’s treatment of a pro boxer who was hospitalized in a coma following a fight at Madison Square Garden....
Trial for Air Force officer accused of groping
ARLINGTON, Va. — A woman testified that an Air Force officer who once led the branch's sexual-assault response team groped her outside a Crystal City bar, then asked her if...
Marriage-license spike in Vegas for 11/12/13
Las Vegas wedding chapels saw a spike in traffic as couples tried to land a memorable 11/12/13 wedding date. The Clark County clerk's office issued 1,399 marriage licenses in the...
Program coaxes 4,500 fugitives to surrender
JERSEY CITY — More than 4,500 people with warrants out for their arrest turned themselves in during New Jersey's fugitive safe surrender program, officials said Tuesday. More than 10,000 warrants...
Bloomberg’s East Midtown rezoning plan sunk
One of Mayor Bloomberg’s most ambitious legacy projects went down in flames Tuesday, leaving his hard-fought plan to rezone East Midtown to the next administration. City Council leaders said the...
Skylar Astin focuses on comedy in 'Ground Floor'
Skylar Astin may have got his show biz start in Broadway’s “Spring Awakening,” but that doesn’t mean he’ll be singing his heart out on his latest endeavor — the new...
New heart guidelines: Statin drugs could help millions
The nation's first new guidelines in a decade for preventing heart attacks and strokes call for twice as many Americans — one-third of all adults — to consider taking cholesterol-lowering...
School bus contracts could save city millions
City officials say they expect to save hundreds of millions of dollars by putting school bus routes that serve 135,000 children out to bid. The move to bid out the...
Jersey City mayor to sue Port Authority
NEWARK — The mayor of New Jersey's second-largest city plans to sue the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for $400 million to compensate for what he claims...
Attorney general’s NYC battle with Airbnb targets widowed grandma
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to a Manhattan granny: Gimme all your records. Airbnb, the Web service that pairs vacationers and homes with rooms to rent, amped up its...
Craven blow to east midtown hopes
In a single craven stroke, lame-duck Speaker Christine Quinn and weak-willed City Councilman Dan Garodnick have likely consigned the once dominant Grand Central area to a permanent future as a...
City Council nixing Midtown East rezoning
Looks like the bad old days aren’t even waiting for Bill de Blasio to be sworn in. On Tuesday, two key City Council members — Dan Garodnick and Chris Quinn...
Got ObamaCare? Too bad for you
Uncle Sam will spend $2.6 trillion on ObamaCare over the next 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. What’s remarkable is how few people this will leave better off....
The other Sebelius glitch
A screwed-up HealthCare.gov Web site isn’t the only ObamaCare glitch keeping Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius up at night. There’s also the law’s increasingly troubled contraceptive mandate. At...
NYPD is the only thing stopping kids killing kids
‘He’s just a kid.” Corey Dunton Sr. offered these words after his 16-year-old son, Corey Jr., was arrested for the Saturday night shooting at the Bryant Park ice rink. Know...
Mets, Alderson face pressure to land key free agents
ORLANDO, Fla. — In three years running the Mets, Sandy Alderson has enjoyed more room for error than many general managers receive in a whole career. Frank Francisco? Shaun Marcum?...
Downtown reaches for the sky
Downtown is hotter than ever, with its desirability on full display this week. Silverstein Properties’ 4 World Trade Center will officially open Wednesday, just a day after One WTC was...
Dolphins GM likely fall guy for bullying mess
TAMPA, Fla. — The Dolphins’ hazing scandal doesn’t appear to be helping general manager Jeff Ireland’s job security. With investigations by both the NFL and the team into Jonathan Martin’s...
Manhattan rides rails to wild victory over Columbia
Manhattan’s depth and talent may send it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004, but the Jaspers are already making this a memorable season. Following a season-opening,...
CAA’s IMG bid ousted for being too low
CAA-TPG got bumped from the IMG Worldwide auction for not bidding enough, sources told The Post. Five parties are moving forward after bidding upwards of $2.4 billion for the talent...
American Airlines, US Airways merger cleared for takeoff
Three months after warning that creating the world's largest airline could cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars, the Justice Department on Tuesday announced that it had reached a settlement...
Eli’s donut fame registers with daughter
Famous is normal for Eli Manning, who has a famous father (Archie) and a famous older brother (Peyton) and is famous himself. It was so normal for Eli that while...
Zuccarello in the middle of the action vs. Brodeur, Devils
Mats Zuccarello wasn’t about to appoint himself the new Sean Avery of this Rangers-Devils rivalry. Yet the Rangers’ diminutive Norwegian winger was right in the middle of all the fracas...
‘300 Sandwiches’ blogger cuts book deal
“300 Sandwiches” is about to become a book. The Post’s Page Six reporter Stephanie Smith is going to turn her humorous blog into a book after signing with Random House’s...
$1.2M suit over 'tiny weiner' posts
It’s the online romance from hell. A Manhattan architect has filed a $1.25 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-lover for trashing his reputation by making Web posts claiming he is...
Hearst picks new Good Housekeeping editor
Hearst, which looked north to Canada to find the new editor of Good Housekeeping, will show off the new hire to nervous staffers on Wednesday. Jane Francisco, who was editing...
Hal Steinbrenner wants A-Rod appeal decision
ORLANDO, Fla. — Hal Steinbrenner reiterated Tuesday night the Yankees are proceeding as though Alex Rodriguez will be their starting third baseman. The Yankees’ managing general partner also expressed frustration...
Editor exodus continues at NYT
The stampede for the exits continues at Jill Abramson’s beleaguered New York Times. On Tuesday, three high-profile names said they were departing the Gray Lady — media columnist Brian Stelter,...