November 14, 2013
Prince Charles’ ‘useful’ problem
Prince Charles won’t believe this, but having a job when you can live a life of leisure and ease is overrated. It really is. Trust me, Chuck, when I tell...
Lin picks up third win vs. Knicks as Melo 3 waved off
Carmelo Anthony scored 45 points Thursday, but the points that could have won the game got wiped away by an intentional foul and referee Scott Foster’s whistle. Anthony’s 3-point miracle...
Cuomo call invites more bailouts
Gov. Cuomo has OK’d a bill allowing suburban Rockland County to issue bonds to cover a portion of its huge budget deficit — without the customary mandate for a state...
Judge sacks ex-SAC manager's email motion
Steve Cohen’s top lieutenant at SAC Capital Advisors struck out in federal court on Thursday. A dapper, smiling Michael Steinberg, 41, appeared in a downtown Manhattan courtroom with his high-paid...
Departure works out for Jeremy Lin and Knicks
Let’s get this straight for those who might still think otherwise. The Knicks did the right thing in the summer of 2012 by passing on re-signing Jeremy Lin to the...
Yellen backs Fed stimulus
Janet Yellen, the White House nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, said Thursday that the central bank’s stimulus must remain in place to bolster an economy where growth remains fragile....
Jeter: 'My job is to play shortstop ... I'll be ready'
Derek Jeter plans on being the Yankees’ everyday shortstop next season, but he understands why the team is looking around for alternatives. “My job is to play shortstop,” Jeter said...
Suit challenging Google's digital library tossed
A federal judge handed Google Inc. a victory in a long-running legal battle on Thursday, tossing out a lawsuit claiming the Internet giant was violating copyright laws by scanning books...
At 2-5, ‘desperation’ setting in for battered Nets
PHOENIX — This wasn’t the way things were supposed to go for the Nets. After owner Mikhail Prokhorov committed nearly $190 million in payroll and luxury-tax payments this season by...
New Herbalife pacts block distributors from suing company
Herbalife is making its new salespeople sign away their right to the sue the company. The new restriction in Herbalife’s latest agreement with distributors comes as the protein-shake peddler, led...
'Little Miss Sunshine' musical mistakes sucrose for sweetness
Most of the beloved movie “Little Miss Sunshine” takes place during a road trip: The hapless Hoover family drives from New Mexico to California so daughter Olive can compete in...
Isles' Poulin denies blame as lead becomes loss
So where is the line between confidence and delusion, between belief and arrogance? Because on Thursday night in the home locker room at the Coliseum, Kevin Poulin stood there in...
Real estate agent's nudist clientele
They’ll give her the shirts off their backs — and a whole lot more. Meet Jackie Youngblood — a real estate agent specializing in nudist clientele who stars in “Buying...
Snapchat sexting scandal could scare off investors
Oh, snap! Snapchat, the self-destructing photo-sharing app that recently snubbed a $3 billion offer from Facebook, might want to reconsider. Just a day after reports that the company had turned...
‘Hell on Wheels' renewed for fourth season
AMC is sticking with the western genre. The network has renewed drama “Hell on Wheels” for an expanded fourth season. The show moved to Saturdays for its most recent third...
’Blood sport: NFL great says JPP should play through injury
The fine line between playing injured and playing hurt in the NFL so often is blurred. “Playing hurt is what all of us do. Playing injured is stupid,” Justin Tuck...
Rather: My JFK story 'might be interesting, important'
Dan Rather is aware of TV’s over-saturation regarding the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. But Rather, 82, is also one of the few surviving journalists who witnessed the assassination first-hand....
US household debt on the rise again
U.S. household debt rose in the latest quarter by the most in more than five years and the share of student loans in delinquency hit a record high, data from...
Gandolfini gets a street in Jersey
James Gandolfini’s home town will name a street after the late “Sopranos” star. Park Ridge, NJ officials will rename part of the borough’s main thoroughfare, Park Avenue, after Gandolfini, who...
The Prince of Broadway has a new musical up his sleeve
Hal Prince is 85, but retirement isn’t for him. As I reported last month, he’s off to Japan next year to oversee a $9 million musical based on his life...
President’s ObamaCare 'fix' won’t solve basic problems
Meet the new President Obama. Only last month, the president and his fellow Democrats shut down the government rather than agree to a Republican bid to delay ObamaCare. The president...
Minka Kelly shatters 'broken woman' mold
Minka Kelly, who stars in the upcoming Fox drama “Almost Human,” knows a thing or two about portraying broken characters. The 33-year-old actress is best known for her role on...
Library books turn out to be 'Fifty Shades' of gross
Here’s another reason to start reading e-books. Two Belgian researchers testing library books for germs and bacteria found traces of the herpes virus on borrowed copies of the popular “Fifty...
Team A-Rod may put Selig, Yanks president on the stand
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Alex Rodriguez camp, never short on ideas, energy or mischievousness, is cooking up a new scheme that will raise the ire of his rivals in the Appeal...
Drunken protagonist not a winner, but ‘Nebraska’ is
Bruce Dern and Will Forte take a black-and-white road trip from Montana to “Nebraska,’’ director Alexander Payne’s latest acutely acted and occasionally hilarious seriocomic look at his Midwestern roots. A...
'Best Man' sequel struggles with its comic identity
A likable cast and interior-décor porn worthy of Martha Stewart Living are the highlights of “The Best Man Holiday,” but the mix of raunchy sex comedy and Christian faith doesn’t...
Grim 'Sunlight' counts on Matt Dillon, Naomi Watts to shine
The future’s anything but bright in “Sunlight Jr.,” a topical drama about one devoted couple (Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon) struggling within the cycle of poverty. Melissa (Watts) works as...
Nurse 'forced to work in psych ward after rejecting boss': suit
A former Harlem Hospital nurse is suing the city, saying she was forced to work dangerous solo shifts in the psych ward as punishment for repeatedly rejecting a supervisor’s come-ons....
J.R.'s new Twitter beef could lead coach to crack down
An angry Mike Woodson threatened to install a Twitter policy in the wake of J.R. Smith’s latest social-media feud with Brandon Jennings, who criticized Smith’s brother and Knicks teammate Chris....
We named a bar after our ex!
Some romantics build shrines à la the Taj Mahal to their lovers. Others, well, they name a bar after their former flame. That’s what nightlife impresarios Brett David, 34, former...
Gangbanger convicted in shooting that killed innocent teen
A Brooklyn gangbanger was convicted Thursday of killing a pretty 16-year-old girl in a wild Brighton Beach boardwalk shootout and could face 125 years to life behind bars when he...
Baldwin email to stalker: 'Wear protection'
“Wear protection.” That was Alec Baldwin’s terse, two-word reply when convicted Quebecois stalker Genevieve Sabourin emailed him on Jan. 9, 2012, saying she planned to run off to Europe with...
Psychic swindler gets at least 5 years behind bars
She didn’t see this in her future. A Greenwich Village psychic who was convicted of stealing over $120,000 from two vulnerable victims — after turning down a no jail plea...
Red Bulls know what's missing: an attacking midfielder
The Red Bulls proved to be MLS’ best team over the course of the season, winning the Supporters’ Shield, but their fans have clamored for a true attacking midfielder since...
Victoria's Secret Angels get 3D-printed wings
As if to make up for tapping Fall Out Boy to perform at their annual fashion show (what is this, 2006?), Victoria’s Secret is getting back to the future with...
CNN brings in Ginsberg from Time Warner
Gary Ginsberg, 51, the executive vice president of corporate marketing and communications at Time Warner, is expected to join CNN as the deputy to Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN...
Van Damme stars in mind-blowing Volvo ad
http://youtu.be/M7FIvfx5J10 Despite their obvious potential for visceral thrills, car and truck commercials don't tend to be all that memorable. But with the aid of Jean-Claude Van Damme, Volvo found a...
Phelps hints at Olympics return by resuming drug testing
Michael Phelps has rejoined the U.S. drug-testing program, the strongest sign yet that he's returning for the 2016 Rio Olympics. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says Phelps was among the athletes...
Texas cops in kangaroo pursuit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlhS8oBPczI MIDLAND, Texas — Officers in West Texas who answered calls about a kangaroo hopping along a road helped capture the pet and return the animal to its owner. Midland...
MLB owners back expanded use of replay
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Expanded instant replay took its next leap Thursday, as Major League Baseball owners voted to fund the endeavor and Bud Selig and his deputy Rob Manfred expressed...
Bernadette Peters rescues 'A Bed and a Chair'
And the Sondheim shows keep on coming! Given the endless stream of revues and full-on revivals, you’d think he was the only Broadway composer worth paying attention to. There’s a...
D'Angelo Harrison, Mike Rice bonded at anger management
Mike Rice and D’Angelo Harrison spent large chunks of this summer in Houston, two big local college basketball names either booted or suspended from their respective schools, both looking for...
Benched Nabokov has 'no problem' if Islanders winning
This was a situation that could have soured fast, and bitter resentment could have eaten away at the Islanders from the inside out. But Evgeni Nabokov was not about to...
‘Divergent’ trailer whets our appetite for dystopia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTe1YQeIJyc The second trailer for “Divergent” — a k a the next “Hunger Games” — is just out, and full of tantalizing new details from this adaptation of Veronica Roth’s...
Knicks' Shumpert: 'Nothing I can do' about trade talk
Iman Shumpert met with Knicks coach Mike Woodson before Wednesday’s win in Atlanta to discuss his uncertain status. Sources have told The Post Shumpert is on the trading block and...
Jacobs on big backfield with Brown: 'You're gonna get hit'
Andre Brown is 227 pounds and runs at you rather than around you. Brandon Jacobs is 264 pounds and runs through you rather than around you. The bulky duo has...
Jeter casts eye toward future with foray into ... publishing
Now batting as a book publisher, No. 2, Derek Jeter, No. 2. The Yankees' future Hall of Fame shortstop has begun making some post-retirement plans with a partnership with Simon...
HBO poaches John Oliver to host comedy series
HBO has poached John Oliver from “The Daily Show” to host his own weekly topical comedy series on the network starting next year. The show, which will air on Sunday...
Man describes gal pal's brutal 'stab attack' during testimony
The last time Yekatrina Pusepa saw her boyfriend, she was shrieking hysterically outside his Financial District apartment, her midriff-baring T-shirt smeared with his blood. Thursday, the weepy Latvian lovely saw...
$2.5M taxi medallions bid sets record
The taxi industry made history Thursday with record medallion prices for handicapped-accessible cabs. The highest bid was a whopping $2.5 million for a pair of medallions -- approximately $1,259,000 each...
NYPD finds rapist's DNA from NYU attack
The NYPD has gotten a DNA profile from the fedora worn by the sadistic predator who raped a missionary inside NYU’s Catholic Center early this month, The Post has learned....
Man agrees to remove wife's body from home grave
SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — A north Alabama man told a judge Wednesday that he would abide by a court order to remove his wife's body from his front yard, ending a...
Ex-NBA players union money manager admits fraud
He thought he had layup to steal from the NBA’s players union – but was instead rejected by the feds. A money manager who worked for the NBA Players Association...
Tourist ‘fights cops after ditching hotel bar check’
A dapper Canadian man lost his cool at the Gansevoort Hotel restaurant and attacked two cops when he tried to walk out on the bill, cops said. Daniel Engler,22, was...
NBA Power Rankings: The bizarro start to the season
Entering the season, the two teams that were unequivocally expected to be fighting for the title of “worst team in the NBA” were the 76ers and Suns. So, of course,...
Action-packed trailer for 'Noah' debuts
http://youtu.be/FRTlT3DEydU The first official trailer for “Noah,” Daren Aronofsky’s much talked about follow-up to 2010’s “Black Swan,” hit the Internet Thursday, The latest adaptation of the Book of Genesis narrative...
How Ed Reed could help, or hurt, the Jets
The Jets signed veteran safety Ed Reed on Thursday, giving them a future Hall of Famer in their secondary. But how much can Reed help the Jets? Apparently, coach Rex...
Jon Stewart's epic take down of Chicago deep dish pizza
Hey Chicago, let’s get this straight: New York is home to America’s best pizza. “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart spoke this absolute truth Wednesday night after whining Chicagoans got their...
Disgraced ex-Bronx GOP chairman voted in Rockland County
Disgraced ex-Bronx Republican Party chairman Joseph “Jay” Savino voted in the Nov. 5 election -- in suburban Rockland County, not in the city, The Post has learned. It’s been an...
Small-market teams could cost Yankees shot at Tanaka
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Yankees’ pursuit of Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is in jeopardy due to an old-school, small market vs. big market battle that broke out Thursday morning at...
Filters matter for catching Instagram 'likes'
So you've spent precious minutes framing your object, then agonized over the filter ... and hours later, you haven't scored a single like. Well there's a reason your Instagram pics...
Strand Bookstore ‘uses sprinklers to evict homeless’
Greenwich Village’s famed Strand Book Store drenched homeless people with sprinklers to stop them from sleeping under the shop’s signature red awning, employees said. “Every morning, we would tell [vagrants]...
Poker pro admits running $100M gambling ring out of home
He felt it was finally time to fold em.' A professional poker player pleaded guilty Thursday to running an international sports-betting operation out of his Trump Tower condo that catered...
Kidd 4th most likely coach to be fired, ahead of Woodson
Mike Woodson and Jason Kidd are safe -- for now.Though the Knicks have opened 3-4 after their best season in 13 years and the Nets' super-hyped squad fell to 2-5...
Hynes rackets chief retiring before DA Thompson transition
He wants no part of a DA Thompson regime. Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes’ controversial veteran rackets chief filed his retirement papers this week and plans to leave the office...
Tavares brushes off injury scare; Vanek eyes Saturday
John Tavares put a scare through Islanders country when the captain went into the boards hard in Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over the Predators. But after the captain took Wednesday’s...
The lost 'Banksy': Just-found art looks legit
Is this the secret work of Banksy? Graffiti art of a barefoot boy painting in red letters, “Start a Ryot” on a Brooklyn wall bears the hallmarks of the elusive...
Cop 'lookout' in $10M 'heist ring'
A crooked NYPD detective disgraced his badge, acting as a lookout for a prolific crew of robbers who stole more than $10 million in cash and valuables during a stunning...
Ex-NFL star exaggerated party damage, exposed teens to bullying: report
Brian Holloway -- the ex-NFL star who made headlines after claiming drunken teens trashed his vacant upstate home during a wild party -- exaggerated the damage in a cynical ploy...
Typhoon survivors find refuge, misery in Tacloban astrodome
TACLOBAN, Philippines -- Close your eyes and hold your breath, and you could imagine you are in a normal sports stadium. You hear a ball bouncing and the children's cheers...
Dolphin trapped near Coney Island
A dolphin is trapped near an overpass in Coney Island and the NYPD's Harbor Unit is currently on scene, cops said. The dolphin was spotted near Cropsey Ave. near Bay...
J.R. Smith starts Twitter fight after NBA star bashes brother
J.R. Smith must be making his family proud. The reigning Sixth Man of the Year spent Wednesday night defending his little brother and appeared to threaten Brandon Jennings on Twitter...
Crash cabby won't face criminal charges after maiming tourist
The cab driver who severed the leg of a young tourist last summer when he mounted a busy Midtown sidewalk will not face any criminal charges, authorities said. Prosecutors and...
Viacom boosted by Brad Pitt zombie flick
Viacom Inc reported a nearly 9 percent rise in fiscal fourth-quarter revenue on Thursday, driven by strong advertising growth at its cable networks and improved television ratings. The company, which...
Old dogs can learn new tricks
LOS ANGELES — If it seems like your dog knows every trick in the book, try changing books. Babette Haggerty, veteran dog trainer to the stars, has packed 106 teach-them-yourself stunts into...
Nets Rewind: Garnett, Deron not playing like stars
SACRAMENTO – Here are my three thoughts on the Nets’ 107-86 loss to the Kings on Wednesday night: 1. Jason Kidd met with the media following the game and, not...
From southern belle to rocker sex kitten: 'Cherry Pie' vixen tells all
Outspoken Southern beauty queen Bobbie Brown was 22 years old when she burst into the spotlight in 1990 as the star of the sexy Warrant music video “Cherry Pie.” A...
Crack mayor denies oral sex with staffer
Toronto’s crack-smoking mayor stunned a gaggle of Canadian reporters with his latest wild confession — that he didn’t try to perform oral sex on a female worker because he’s “got...
Ed Reed signs with Jets, reunites with Rex Ryan
Ed Reed has heard the critics. He knows they think he has nothing left. He’s ready to prove them wrong — in a Jets uniform. “I know what I know,...
Organ donation request delays child killer's execution
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio's governor delayed the execution of a condemned child killer to consider the inmate's unprecedented organ donation request, acknowledging that it's "uncharted territory" but expressing hope that...
Rolls-Royce driving mom busted for alleged Medicaid fraud
A Staten Island woman was busted Thursday for bilking Medicaid out of at least $47,000 – even as she enjoyed the luxe life in a multi-million dollar Staten Island mansion...
Coast Guard sends rescue plane for overboard cruise passenger
HONOLULU — Coast Guard officials sent a rescue plane to waters northeast of Hawaii on Wednesday afternoon to respond to reports of a woman going overboard on a cruise ship....
Clippers' Barnes tweets N-word at teammates after ejection
Hockey has the less conventional Gordie Howe hat trick (a goal, an assist and a fight). Basketball, make way for the Matt Barnes 3-pointer: an on-court fight, a teammate-bashing in-game...
Passengers revolt after attendant booted blind man & guide dog
A blind man and his guide dog were kicked off a Long Island-bound flight, sparking outrage from fellow passengers who were horrified over the crew’s shabby treatment of the disabled...
Jordan reminds Ewing of favorite dunk every time he sees him
http://youtu.be/330HeLlv52U Talk about a good reason to avoid your boss. Michael Jordan said in a recent interview promoting NBA 2K ’14 that his favorite dunk was the one over Patrick...
Alec Baldwin's stalker found guilty
A Manhattan judge took just five minutes to find the woman accused of stalking Alec Baldwin guilty on all counts Thursday — and then immediately sentenced the weeping actress to...
$10M gold tablet doesn't belong to Holocaust survivor: court
New York's highest court on Thursday ordered loved ones of a Long Island Holocaust survivor to fork over an ancient gold relic, worth $10 million, to a German museum....
What song would you like to see Corneil Hrisca-Munn cover?
http://youtu.be/hsKKJw_vA9E Cornel Hrisca-Munn isn’t about to let something like having no hands get in the way of playing music. This 21-year-old was born in Romania and because of his deformations,...
Tattoo parlors offer free swastikas to 'reclaim' Nazi symbol
Tattoo parlors have offered free swastika tattoos in a bid to "reclaim" the Nazi symbol as an ancient Buddhist and Hindu sign of peace. More than 120 tattoo parlors around the...
Obama allows sale of canceled health plans
WASHINGTON -- Bowing to pressure, President Barack Obama on Thursday announced changes to his health care law to give insurance companies the option to keep offering consumers plans that would...
Typhoon-struck Tacloban begins mass burial
TACLOBAN, Philippines -- Workers in this typhoon-shattered city buried scores of unidentified bodies in a hillside mass burial Thursday as desperately needed aid began to reach some of the half-million...
Mob boss Whitey Bulger will die in jail
BOSTON — Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger has been sentenced to life in prison for 11 killings and a string of other charges including extortion and money laundering. The 84-year-old called...
Cops bust teen Instagram user who outed 'rat' witnesses
PHILADELPHIA — Police say a Philadelphia teen faces charges in connection with a social media account that aimed to out "rats" in criminal cases. A police spokeswoman says the 17-year-old...
A suspended A-Rod at spring training? MLB can't stop him yet
ORLANDO, Fla. -- With all the uncomfortable and, really, quite unfathomable stuff that has happened since Alex Rodriguez was suspended 211 games for his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs, we...
New app lets you sail to Bermuda with John Lennon
Six months before he died, John Lennon set sail from Newport, R.I., on an ocean adventure to Bermuda that awakened his desire to make music again and is now being...
Not Kim or Kanye? Then a ticket to Victoria's Secret show is $14K
Did you want to pop into the Victoria's Secret fashion show this year? Hate to break it to you, but it would have cost you $14,000 per seat. If your...
Obama's Hawaiian vacation spot: Please, no more tourists!
KAILUA, Hawaii — People from across the world are drawn to the coastal town of Kailua. Its white sand beaches are among the nation's best. Some recommend the Honolulu suburb...
New strain of bird flu infects 1st human
LONDON -- A strain of bird flu that scientists thought could not infect people has shown up in a Taiwanese woman, a nasty surprise that shows scientists must do more...
Ex-NFL star gets 15 years for huge coke, weed ring
DALLAS — Once an NFL wide receiver and local hero with a $5 million contract, Sam Hurd was reduced to being a convicted felon in orange jail scrubs pleading with...
Video catches Baldwin's 'stalker' pacing his lobby
Surveillance video introduced by prosecutors Wednesday in the trial of Alec Baldwin’s alleged stalker shows her in the lobby of his East Village building. The 10-second, slow-motion video - shown...
Homes evacuated after sinkhole in Florida
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Residents of several Florida homes have been evacuated due to a sinkhole that opened in a backyard near St. Petersburg early Thursday. Dunedin Deputy Fire Chief Trip...
Billy Crystal tells a good story in '700 Sundays'
The autobiographical solo show has been done to death. Doesn’t matter if it’s a celebrity or an unknown — everybody wants to talk about themselves. But you have to hand...
The Fendi Baguette is back
When 27-year-old Isabel Solmonson was doing her seasonal clothing swap last month, something bright and shiny caught her eye. In the back of her closet, hidden behind mountains of new...
Obama security agents ousted over sexy emails
WASHINGTON — Two U.S. Secret Service officers are under investigation and have been removed from President Barack Obama's detail following allegations of misconduct, according to The Washington Post. The allegations...
Celebrities have trouble snaring designer duds at H&M
Even celebrities had a tough time skirting the mob at an early-bird offering of hot French designer Isabel Marant’s collection for H&M at its Fifth Avenue flagship store. “I was...
Victoria's Secret Angels walk the catwalk
Angels descended upon Midtown Wednesday, as the Victoria’s Secret lingerie models took to the catwalk for their 18th annual fashion show. One heavenly model, Karlie Kloss strutted (and fluttered) to...
Dems rage at ObamaCare behind closed doors
WASHINGTON — Angry House Democrats threatened mutiny against President Obama over the broken health-care law in a tense, closed-door meeting with White House officials Wednesday. “It got heated. Don’t come...
Who's running ObamaCare?
The key question about ObamaCare is: Who’s running this thing? And that explains why it’s such a disaster — just as confusion over that very question was the key to...
Retired cop says he was denied pension cash — because NYPD thinks he's too fat
A retired police lieutenant clams he was denied bundles of pension cash because the NYPD thinks he’s too fat. Thomas Cantore — who is 6-foot-2 and 315 pounds — claims...
Pot vaporizer boom leads to secret stoners
The 40th birthday party in the Catskills this past summer was full of adult entertainment: swimming, a pig roast and a few joints. When one attendee — a 53-year-old filmmaker...
Nets' Williams tweaks left ankle
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Deron Williams said Tuesday he was starting to feel like his old self again. So, of course, Williams tweaked his left ankle — the previously healthy one...
Failing schools have less to fear under de Blasio
Nearly 150 public schools — or 9 percent of all elementary, middle and high schools — were hit with D or F letter grades by the city Wednesday. While those...
Chuck Hagel isn't the problem -- the president is
We were pretty hard on Chuck Hagel when he was nominated to be President Obama’s defense secretary. Like others, we raked him over the coals for saying during his confirmation...
Shira slapped again
Thunder and lightning, but the judges who ride the Second Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals made short work of Judge Shira Scheindlin’s plea that she be put...
The threat to American trust
Trust. That’s what civilized society is built upon, especially the relationship between the citizenry and the government. Well, no, the government doesn’t trust us. That’s why it has IRS auditors,...
The way to pass an immigration fix
One reason Washington makes so much bad history is that so many people here know so little history. This helps explain why “comprehensive” immigration reform is foundering: Too few of...
Plumlee earns spot in Nets rotation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mason Plumlee didn’t take long to force Jason Kidd’s hand. After the rookie big man from Duke didn’t play in either of the Nets’ first two games...
Drop in ridership keeps planes on schedule
Airlines are doing a better job of staying on schedule now that fewer people are flying. The U.S. Department of Transportation said Wednesday that 83.8 percent of domestic flights arrived...
Scheindlin’s appeal gets shot down
Maybe Judge Shira Scheindlin should quit while she’s behind. Ever since a three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit stayed her decision on stop-and-frisk and...
Cerberus’ military contracting plays in retreat
Cerberus Capital Management’s Stephen Feinberg needs a rescue mission to save his two military contractor investments. IAP Worldwide Services, bought by Cerberus in 2004 when Pentagon budgets were robust and...
Lin downplays Garden return
ATLANTA — With less fanfare but a lot of momentum, a red-hot Jeremy Lin returns to the Garden on Thursday. The former Knick, the impetus of the “Linsanity’’ craze two...
Reeling Nets get crowned by Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Nets were lauded all summer for the team they put together on paper. That paper isn’t worth very much right now. The Nets (2-5) were blown...
MSG aims to make $300M in Fuse network sale
Fuse, the niche music network owned by MSG, is looking to fetch at least $300 million in a sale, leading at least one bidder to balk at the price tag,...
Urgency grows at makeshift Philippines hospital
TACLOBAN, Philippines — A run-down, single-story building with filthy floors at Tacloban's ruined airport has become the area's main medical center for victims of last week's powerful typhoon. It has...
CIA declassifies intel on Camp David Accords
The Central Intelligence Agency has declassified 1,400 pages of intelligence related to the Camp David Accords that President Jimmy Carter negotiated in 1978 with the leaders of Israel and Egypt....
Crocs struggles for sales, considers going private
Business at Crocs has hit the rocks — and now the company is on the block. The embattled footwear maker, whose neon-hued clog business has been down at the heels...
Air Force tapped to help find missing drone
FORT DRUM — The New York Air National Guard asked the U.S. Air Force on Wednesday for help in finding a multimillion-dollar military drone that crashed into Lake Ontario a...
‘Originals’ winning battle of network spinoffs
Same timeslot. Very different story. Last month, “The Originals” premiered on The CW while “Ravenswood” debuted on ABC Family. Both were spinoffs of established ratings and social media hits —...
Seacrest spreads ‘Viral’ to Nick
Ryan Seacrest has found his next project. Nickelodeon has picked up 40 episodes of a half-hour game show executive-produced by the prolific TV host. “Go Viral” (working title) will feature...
Andy Warhol painting sells for $105M
A painting by Andy Warhol sold for a $105.4 million during an auction at Sotheby’s on Wednesday, breaking a personal record for the late artist. The artwork titled “Silver Car...
Judge refuses to delay trial of former SAC manager
Michael Steinberg — the highest-ranking SAC Capital Advisors money manager to be charged with insider trading — is losing before his trial even begins on Monday.On Thursday, his lawyers will...
Costcos in Paris: company opens 15 stores in France
Mais oui, Costco! The warehouse club giant aims to open 15 stores in France — its first foray in continental Europe — within a decade, with up to six in...