November 20, 2013
Rutgers AD meets with Tyree’s parents
Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann met with the parents of transferring football player Jevon Tyree Wednesday night to discuss their well-documented differences, and the two parties left feeling confident those...
SAC exec used stolen info to make ‘lots of money,' jury told
SAC Capital Advisors money manager Michael Steinberg used stolen business information to make money — “lots of money” — for himself and his company, a Manhattan federal court jury was...
Yankees interested in Granderson return
Because Curtis Granderson rejected the Yankees’ qualifying offer of $14.1 million doesn’t mean his career in The Bronx is finished. Far from it. According to Brian Cashman, the left-handed hitting...
Shady tactics required to get drugs out of game
The most important issue that should come out of the Alex Rodriguez grievance hearing is not how long his suspension ends up being, but rather how far we want Major...
'Fired for being too cute' by ex-Playmate boss
She’s a self-proclaimed lesbian who’s married to a man, but former Playboy Playmate Stephanie Adams doesn’t want any “too cute” gals working around her hubby. In court papers filed Wednesday,...
Worries of a Fed pullback sends stocks lower
Stock and bond prices fell after minutes from the Fed's latest meeting showed that the U.S. economy was improving steadily enough to warrant a reduction in stimulus in "coming months."...
Shumpert foul costs Knicks in OT loss to Pacers
A ticky-tack foul call on Iman Shumpert helped cost the Knicks a giant victory over the Pacers Wednesday at the Garden. Everything was going storybook for the Knicks against all...
Attacking Selig a PR home run for Team A-Rod
Let’s begin with the understanding that this is all one big game. Drug tests? Suspensions? Appeal hearings? Games, games and more games. There are no good guys or bad guys....
Philadelphia newspaper talks stall
PHILADELPHIA — The warring owners of Philadelphia's two major newspapers failed to resolve their fight for control after several hours of private talks Wednesday, leaving a judge to sort out...
Tribune restructures, will cut 700 jobs
Tribune Company, publisher of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and six other daily papers, will slash 700 jobs — on both the editorial and business sides — as it...
‘Sticker shock’ may alter Mets’ offseason plans
Black Friday can’t come soon enough for the Mets. As the organization continues to mull potential free-agent upgrades at key positions, it has suffered a severe case of “sticker shock,”...
'America's Got Talent' judges will return
The “America’s Got Talent” judges panel will return intact next summer. Heidi Klum, Mel B and Howie Mandel have joined Howard Stern in signing on for Season Nine of the...
Writer Meredith Stiehm returns to 'Homeland'
"Homeland” has recruited Meredith Stiehm back to the writer’s room. Stiehm, who was a writer and exec producer on “Homeland’s” first two seasons, left to create the FX drama “The...
'Scandal' ups its game with Khandi Alexander
There’s never a dull moment on ABC’s “Scandal,” the Shonda Rhimes political melodrama and social media juggernaut that delivers shocks the way other sitcoms deliver punch lines. The latest shocker,...
TV must-sees before the holiday madness sets in
“Boardwalk Empire” (Sunday, 9 p.m., HBO) It’s the season finale of the Prohibition-era drama, and if the history of this show is any indication, at least one character won’t live...
NYT alters DC bureau staff
The New York Times said Political Editor Carolyn Ryan will become its Washington, DC, bureau chief effective Dec. 15 and announced two new journalism ventures in preparation for the 2014...
Nets fall to Bobcats after Williams exits with ankle injury
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It appears Monday’s players-only meeting didn’t do the Nets much good. After Deron Williams reinjured his left ankle, the Nets once again fell apart in the third...
Bill Cosby hosts first comedy special in 30 years
Bill Cosby’s first TV comedy special in 30 years is called “Far From Finished” — which aptly describes the veteran comic’s patience-testing delivery. Those who’ve seen Cosby perform live, or...
Headed down Hill: Struggling Jets WR will see playing time cut
The Jets have seen enough of Stephen Hill … or maybe it’s they haven’t seen enough. Either way, the second-year wide receiver was told Wednesday his playing time would be...
Fielder-Kinsler swap may put Rangers in running for Cano
Yankees officials have played a game in recent months trying to imagine who could make a blockbuster offer to Robinson Cano, and have eliminated pretty much every possibility. The one...
Eating nuts tied to lower risk of death
DALLAS — Help yourself to some nuts this holiday season: Regular nut eaters were less likely to die of cancer or heart disease — in fact, were less likely to...
Kennedy cousin poised for freedom in 1975 killing
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel is expected to be released from prison this week while prosecutors appeal a ruling granting him a new trial in the 1975...
Investors bash Oreo maker CEO on performance
Mondelez Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld is having a tough time taming shareholder unrest. Rosenfeld — who famously faced down Warren Buffett to complete the takeover of British chocolate maker Cadbury...
$16 million lottery ticket unclaimed in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. — Hitting a $16 million Powerball jackpot is a dream for most people. But losing a fortune by letting those lottery winnings expire is a nightmare — and...
Disney's 'Frozen' will melt your heart
The rhythmic chanting at the start of the animated feature “Frozen” raises an ambitious, perhaps foolhardy comparison. Does Disney dare herald a subzero “Lion King”? It does, and “Frozen” seldom...
High FiDi: Luxury real estate in the shadow of Wall Street
One year ago, the Financial District seemed like a lost cause. Residents were still drying out from Hurricane Sandy, with thousands unable to return to their apartments due to lack...
Lawsuit: City abandoned our mom's dead body
A Staten Island family slapped the city with a lawsuit for abandoning their mother's dead body at Bellevue Hospital, where it was mutilated by the ravages of Hurricane Sandy. Janice,...
Lotto winner dodged Madoff ponzi scheme
He might be the luckiest man on Earth. A Staten Island man who won a $17 million Lotto jackpot in 2007 approached Bernie Madoff a short time afterwards about investing...
Holy Cowie! Colin unloading 19th Street penthouse
Entertaining guru Colin Cowie is in contract to sell his penthouse duplex at 27 W. 19th St. The 3,000-square-foot, three-bedroom, 2½-bathroom unit with a fireplace, listed with Core’s Emily Beare,...
Empire seller strikes out with drastically lower sale price
Developer Trevor Davis finally sold his full-floor, 6,042-square-foot condo at 188 E. 78th St., the Empire. The closing price for the 26th-floor unit was a sobering $9.95 million — far...
Giants veterans: Coughlin kept team together
When the Giants were 0-6, players were looking around wondering how the coaching staff, management and ownership would deal with the unprecedented losing. What the players saw and felt was concern,...
The new Kidd on the block
Jason Kidd, the 10-time NBA All-Star — who is not exactly getting stellar reviews in his current role as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, despite its $100 million payroll...
Dream Homes
Upper West Side | $13.995 million If you like history, you’ll appreciate that this West 77th Street penthouse co-op, steps from Central Park, tops a building that rose in 1928...
Houses of the Week
Chelsea | $1.275 million Bedrooms: 1 | Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 689 | Maintenance: $1,354 “Well-appointed” is the word for this condop on West 16th Street, off Ninth Avenue, which...
JPP: Cowboys game 'like a Super Bowl' to Giants
Super Sunday comes early for the New York Football Giants. The countdown to Super Bowl XLVIII stood at 73 days Wednesday, but the 4-6 Giants are of this mind-set: unless...
Two-way Heisman race has one right answer
The Heisman Trophy debate is going to be as heated as the inevitable controversy over the participants in the BCS title game, but at least the former is supposed to...
NY's 1st Asian-American congresswoman mugged in DC
A freshman Queens congresswoman learned a brutal lesson in the rough-and-tumble ways of Washington — not on the House floor, but on the street. Rep. Grace Meng, New York’s first...
Wisconsin will pound out a cover
Wisconsin (-16¹/₂) over MINNESOTA: Wisconsin may have a new head coach, but its pounding, run-down-your throat approach hasn’t changed. The Badgers rushing attack is now averaging 307 yards per game...
Animal advocates sue NYC to save dog
Animal advocates are suing the city to save a 4-year-old mutt named Jake who officials want to euthanize fearing he may have rabies because he was used in illegal dog...
Chris Brown ordered to rehab for 3 months
LOS ANGELES — Chris Brown is going back to rehab, this time with new rules from a judge. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James R. Brandlin on Wednesday ordered Brown...
Red Bulls' Petke up for MLS Coach of the Year
The Red Bulls' Mike Petke is a finalist for MLS Coach of the Year award. The Long Island native -- who was hired in January to his first gig as...
St. John's rewind: Revving up the block machine
St. John's got a good scare on Tuesday night, but ultimately avoided a nightmare by recovering from a nine-point second-half deficit against Bucknell to pull out a 67-63 win at...
Undercover cop, 3 bikers plead not guilty in gang attack
Four of the brutal bikers – including an undercover cop - who participated in the motorcycle gang attack caught on video last September pleaded not guilty to gang assault and...
Bergdorf Goodman's first holiday window unveiling
Bergdorf Goodman has never made an event out of its window unveiling, but this year that all changed. The fancy department store took its turn at the spotlight five weeks...
Rabbi held for allegedly hiding monstrous sex crime record
An ultra-Orthodox rabbi from Israel is being held in New York without bail for allegedly hiding his monstrous sex crime record in order to get a US visa and come...
Then and now: A tribute to JFK 50 years after his assassination
November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of former President Kennedy. The City of Dallas, where he was killed, will hold commemoration ceremonies in his honor.
Del Zotto back in lineup, despite Vigneault's concerns
Michael Del Zotto isn’t doing the Rangers any good as a trade chip by watching games in civilian clothes as a healthy scratch the way he has the last three...
Bar planned to throw 'Chinese slave'-themed party
Promoters for a hipster bar in Brooklyn sent out fliers for an “Oriental”-themed party, urging bar-goers to wear costumes mimicking 19th century Chinese slaves — a move critics blasted as...
Lindsey Vonn partially re-tears ACL; Olympics in doubt
Lindsey Vonn partially tore one of the reconstructed ligaments in her surgically repaired right knee in a training crash that at the very least puts her preparation for the Sochi...
Which sexy collaborations sizzled, and which ones flopped?
http://youtu.be/BBAtAM7vtgc On Wednesday, Kanye West debuted his stomach-churning music video for “Bound 2,” starring real-life lover Kim Kardashian. The four-minute video consists entirely of Kimye feeling each other up on...
Nepotism led to notorious snoozing staffer in Madoff office
He was a regular George Constanza. The relative of a top Bernie Madoff honcho worked for the notorious con man — but spent most of his time at the office...
Clinton, Steinem, Oprah among recipients of Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON — President Obama opened a day of tributes to former President John F. Kennedy on Wednesday by bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on prominent Americans, 50 years after...
Watch believed to call JFK's time of death up for auction
A wristwatch that is believed to have been used to declare the time of President John F. Kennedy's death is going on the auction block in New York City. The...
Councilman blasts Barneys & Macy's
City Councilman Jumaane Williams blasted Barneys and Macy’s for not testifying at a Council hearing on shop-and-frisk racial profiling on Wednesday. “I’m offended that Barneys and Macy’s decided not to...
Koi's best friend: Dog and fish nuzzle up to one another
A Dutch Shepherd named Wiebe has found companionship in an unexpected place: a koi pond. As a young pup, Wiebe was scared to get near the koi carp fish at...
Suspect questioned in Park Slope groping case
Police are questioning a suspect believed to be responsible for sexually assaulting four girls in Park Slope, police sources said. The man was picked up Wednesday, one day after authorities...
Andy Warhol muse 'shocked by FBI file'
Warhol muse Susan “Viva” Hoffmann was shocked to learn she had one more, previously unknown credit to her name. Viva was on a long cast list of artists, actors and...
Multi-million dollar welfare scam busted
A multimillion-dollar welfare fraud scheme that has been running rampant in Asian communities throughout the city has been busted, authorities said. About two dozen delis and bodegas were raided across...
Pacers say Knicks are primed for a turnaround
Throughout the preseason, the question raged: Who owns New York? Was it the Carmelo Anthony-led, Manhattan-based Knicks? Or was it the retooled, overhauled Brooklyn Nets? Well, with a win at...
FBI secretly spied on ‘David Frost Show’
J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI secretly monitored David Frost’s US program to keep tabs on his left-wing guests - and once even planted an undercover agent in his New York studio...
How to determine your favorite 'Hunger Games' song
If you can’t wait until “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” hits theaters Friday, hunker down with the already-available soundtrack. Following the whopping success of the first film’s soundtrack, which debuted...
Florida GOP Rep. Henry Radel pleads guilty to cocaine possession
WASHINGTON — Florida Republican Rep. Henry "Trey" Radel pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession and was sentenced to a year's probation. "I've hit a bottom where I...
Winston accuser: Cops warned about pressing charges
The alleged victim in a sexual battery investigation involving Florida State phenom Jameis Winston was told by a Tallahassee detective her life could "be made miserable" if she followed through...
'Aningaaq' short film spins off from 'Gravity'
During a key scene in the smash hit “Gravity,’’ Sandra Bullock’s stranded-in-space astronaut has a frustrating radio conversation with a man on Earth speaking in a foreign language. Director Alfonso...
TV talent shows need an intervention
It's time to stage a network TV intervention before they order yet another talent show. ABC execs apparently didn't get the memo that this genre is on the way out,...
Ray Kelly defends Internal Affairs search of beaten cop's car
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly on Wednesday rejected a union demand that he fire the head of the Internal Affairs Bureau over its probe of the off-duty cop who got brutally...
Obama gushes over Bill Clinton at awards ceremony
President Obama heaped praise on President Bill Clinton at the White House Wednesday -- after reports of lingering friction between the two men. “Lifting up families like his own became...
Hakeem Nicks sits out practice with mild groin issue
There are six players on the initial injury report for the Giants as they embark on their biggest week of the season, and five of them did not practice Wednesday, four...
Knicks rewind: Amar'e in line for minutes bump
Amar’e Stoudemire said after the Knicks' loss to the Pistons on Tuesday he’s under the impression he can play up to 25 minutes per game going forward with the blessing...
Hedge fund boss pleads guilty to downloading child porn
A Manhattan hedge fund honcho who authored several financial strategy books, pleaded guilty today to using his home computer to download child pornography. Ezra Zask, 63, founder and president of...
NYU student avoids jail after admitting to swiping Apple gadgets
He’s “totally” not going to jail. An NYU student copped to swiping thousands of dollars worth of Apple computers from his classmates in a Manhattan court Thursday in exchange for...
How your pet can fly safely during the holidays
We groom, feed and love our pets — but to some airlines, our symbiotic family members are nothing more than overweight luggage. Indeed, even the most cramped passengers travel in...
Stony Brook AD let go amid unprecedented success
Stony Brook athletic director Jim Fiore was instrumental in the remarkable transformation of the athletic program over the past decade, but nearly as shocking was the announcement on Tuesday night...
NHL Power Rankings: What's wrong with the Red Wings?
The Red Wings haven’t missed the playoffs since 1991, and while it’s early, things aren’t looking pretty right now. Let’s start out by saying, if the playoffs started today, yes,...
Seton Hall's Maayan called for Israeli army duty
Seton Hall point guard Tom Maayan was looking forward to his sophomore season, a season which wasn't always guaranteed. And now, it may be cut short. Maayan, an Israeli citizen...
De Blasio talks with top cop contender Bill Bratton
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio sat down for several hours Tuesday with former NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton - one of the two leading contenders to become the city's next top cop....
Pacquiao trainer in melee with Rios camp mocking Parkinson's
MACAU — Manny Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, was involved in a physical altercation with the entourage of opponent Brandon Rios on Wednesday, days before their fight. Roach approached Rios' trainer,...
5 Pointz fans retag 'legendary' graffiti building
Defiant street artists have retagged the whitewashed walls of 5Pointz to protest the graffiti mecca’s impending destruction. “You can’t whitewash my city” and “Art is not dead” were among the...
Grizzly bears brawl over dinner
Roar! A ferocious grizzly bear lunges at one of his own after his competitor successfully catches a salmon.
Cop union furious after judge squashes bid to end ticket-fixing case
A judge today nixed a bid to drop the sweeping NYPD Bronx ticket-fixing case. Lawyers for 14 of the 18 cops busted in the scandal argued that the wiretaps that...
Study shows grape compound may help meth addicts fight drug cravings
COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri addiction researchers think a grape compound promoted as way to stave off Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases could also help methamphetamine addicts battle their cravings....
Want to keep off the holiday pounds? Get more sleep
Dieters everywhere have long been searching for a miracle cure to losing weight and keeping it off. Now researchers think they may have found it, and it's the easiest thing...
Dog walker finds $100K dumped in river
An anonymous dog walker in the British county of Lincolnshire has stumbled upon $100,000 in banknotes dumped in a public waterway. The notes, many of which were seriously damaged, was...
UK leader: Husbands ‘must admit they watch porn’
Husband who secretly watch internet porn will have to confess to their wives when new family filters come in, UK Prime Minister David Cameron says. Starting next year people will...
A-Rod challenges Selig: 'This is personal'
Baseball’s king of chaos has raised his game to a new level. Alex Rodriguez nearly broke Twitter on Wednesday when he stormed out of his appeal hearing at Major League...
'McNabb, Eagles made me suicidal'
Donovan McNabb may have not been a bully, but according to one former Eagles player, he was no leader, either. After hearing about the Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin controversy in Miami,...
Official: Alleged victim stopped cooperating with Winston probe
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A top Tallahassee official said that an investigation into allegations of sexual assault against Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston was placed on hold for months because...
Giants' Pierre-Paul honored for game-saving play
Jason Pierre-Paul made a game-saving play that sealed the win against the Packers, the sort of play and highlight that is not soon forgotten. That play provided the impetus for...
Lopez to sit out again for rudderless Nets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Nets center Brook Lopez will sit out his third straight game Wednesday night against the Bobcats. Lopez hasn’t played since spraining his left ankle in Friday’s 100-98 overtime...
Catsimatidis clan gave over $19K to aid Michael Grimm’s challenger
The in-laws of state GOP chairman Ed Cox are trying to knock off the only Republican congressman in New York City – Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm, The Post has...
Service providers don't want anti-theft cell phone 'kill switch'
SAN FRANCISCO — Samsung Electronics, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, has proposed installing a built-in anti-theft measure known as a "kill switch" that would render stolen or lost phones...
Mexico's president denies meeting Bieber after pop star’s tweet
MEXICO CITY — Mexico's president has denied a tweet by Justin Bieber saying the singer met with the president and his family prior to a show. It was the latest...
JCPenney CEO says holiday sales reflect 'turnaround'
Struggling retailer JCPenney said Wednesday it was encouraged by business so far in November and forecast higher comparable store sales in the current holiday quarter. The company stuck to its...
National Zoo's baby panda takes adorable first steps
Cute alert! The National Zoo’s panda cub is now officially a toddler, a new video shows. The still-unnamed giant panda cub took her first few steps Saturday and Sunday -...
12 die in Algeria's World Cup celebrations
ALGIERS, Algeria — Algerian authorities say 12 people have died and 240 were injured during celebrations for Algeria's 1-0 victory over Burkina Faso that sent the country's team to the...
Neanderthals weren't picky when it came to sex
Tree-climbing primitive apes weren’t the only prehistoric swingers. New research suggests that Neanderthals were not too choosey when it came to doing the nasty - routinely having sex romps with...
Walt Disney's daughter dead at 79
NAPA, Calif. — Diane Disney Miller, Walt Disney's daughter and one of his inspirations for building the Disneyland theme park, has died at her Northern California home. She was 79....
Trader sentenced for fraudulent $1B Apple stock purchase
A former trader was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Tuesday for an unauthorized purchase of about $1 billion in Apple stock that eventually led to the demise...
Animal rights activists plan protest of Macy's parade SeaWorld float
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is awash in animal-related protests over its floats, with controversies involving the unlikely pairing of rocker Joan Jett and Shamu the killer whale. Activists plan to...
Dolphins brass to be subject of latest bullying probe
DAVIE, Fla. — The NFL Players Association will conduct its own investigation into the Miami Dolphins' bullying scandal, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday. The person confirmed the...
Christina Aguilera's resurrection continues with new video
She’s put the flop that was “Lotus” behind her, got back into shape and now, Christina Aguilera is back on the charts with “Say Something.” The track is originally by...
Walsh not surprised Knicks struggling without Chandler
Donnie Walsh isn’t surprised by the Knicks’ early-season struggles. In fact, the team’s former president and general manager said the 3-6 start is understandable considering the loss of center Tyson...
George W. Bush: There's a Rembrandt inside me
LOS ANGELES — Former President George W. Bush showed off his painting and his granddaughter and poked fun of his post-White House years on the "The Tonight Show" with Jay...
Crack mayor's TV show canceled after one episode
Even the boob tube has had enough of Toronto’s knucklehead mayor. Crack-smoking Rob Ford’s Canadian TV show “Ford Nation” was canceled Tuesday - only a day after it made its...
Wilkerson: Plenty of time for Jets playoff run
Jets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson feels there is plenty of time for the team to correct the problems that have plagued it in an up-and-down 5-5 season. “Time isn’t running...
Britney to rap on new album?
Following the release of some moderately successful singles, Britney Spears’ comeback is already faltering a little. But she could have one more ace up her sleeve: her rapping skills. Her...
Several injured in multi-car crash on Gowanus Expressway
At least 13 people were injured in a pileup on a Brooklyn highway Wednesday, authorities said. At least five vehicles were involved in the accident that happened on the Gowanus...
Crack kingpin grandma sentenced to 15 years
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A woman who enlisted generations of family members in a drug-dealing operation she ran for more than a decade was sentenced Tuesday to 15 1/2 years in...
$1.1M in gold bars found in plane bathroom
Workers cleaning the bathroom of a jet that had landed at an airport in India found more than dirty towels left behind - they also discovered $1.2 million in solid...
White supremacist who paralyzed Larry Flynt executed
BONNE TERRE, Mo. — Joseph Paul Franklin, a white supremacist who targeted blacks and Jews in a cross-country killing spree from 1977 to 1980, was put to death Wednesday in...
Deportation warnings must prelude pleas in NY
ALBANY, NY — New York trial judges must warn non-citizens they may be deported before allowing them to plead guilty to felonies, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday. Defendants are...
Assistant principal sues after claiming she was demoted for calling 911
A Brooklyn assistant principal claims in a new lawsuit that superiors wanting to maintain low emergency-response statistics demoted her after she insisted on calling 911 for a mentally disturbed student....
Towering opposition to Seaport skyscraper
A new project that could bring a skyscraper to the South Street Seaport was presented to skeptical members of a lower Manhattan community board Tuesday. The massive project, including a...
NYPD feud over search of beaten cop’s car
The NYPD sergeants union wants the head of the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau fired because IAB investigators searched the car of an off-duty cop brutally beaten outside a Queens diner...
‘Mob Wives’ accuser lies low
He’s a wise guy. The Brooklyn man who accused “Mob Wives” star Ramona Rizzo of a gunpoint abduction and robbery suddenly clammed up on Tuesday, when his allegations appeared in...
De Blasio and fellow 'progressives' will assert their power
As Bill de Blasio and other incoming city officials pledge loyalty to the agenda of the Rev. Al Sharpton, it occurs to me that there is a missing link in...
Central Park pedicabby punched me: nurse
She was taken for a ride — and then knocked for a loop. A Manhattan nurse told The Post she was decked by a pedicab driver when she refused to...
Obama wants to rebrand, remarket ObamaCare
WASHINGTON — Maybe they should get a license from Apple and call it iCare. President Obama promised Tuesday that after fixing ObamaCare, he would “rebrand” it for resale to a...
Caroline Kennedy makes regal arrival for Japan post
Nearly 50 years after an assassin killed President John F. Kennedy, his daughter was triumphantly received as America’s ambassador to Japan in the country that made her dad a hero....
NJ may spare teen sexters
TRENTON — New Jersey teens caught sharing naked pictures of themselves with peers would no longer have to register as sex offenders under a bill advanced Monday by a state...
Ex-Occupy member in SAC exec's jury pool
Steve Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors seemed as well-known as Starbucks on Tuesday during the first day of jury selection for money manager Michael Steinberg’s insider-trading trial. About one-third of the...
Bust in Central Park rape
Cops arrested a rape suspect Tuesday after he checked himself in at a psych ward under his own name — which he had revealed to his alleged victim before she...
Washington Heights fire possibly 'suspicious'
A Washington Heights fire that seriously injured one firefighter and left three others with lesser injuries is being investigated as suspicious, sources said Wednesday. The raging four alarm fire that...
Jay Z snaps up $4.5M Basquiat painting
He raps, “I just want a Picasso in my casa” — but Jay Z has settled for another of his art-world obsessions, plunking down a cool $4.5 million for a...
'Challenger Disaster' worth a watch
Maybe it’s just me, but I would have thought that “The Challenger Disaster,” simulcast last Saturday on both Science Channel and Discovery Channel, would have drawn more than the 1.9...
Spy vs. spy on new CW dramas
The CW is looking for a piece of of the “Homeland” pie. The young-skewing network — which, like “Homeland” network Showtime, is owned by CBS Corp. — is developing a...
Gorgeous views, affordable prices at Palace Hotel eatery
This just in: The ornate, baronial Villard Mansion wing of the New York Palace Hotel doesn’t need ornate, baronial cuisine. It took the owners 20 years to figure this out,...
Rikers Island bus-cost baloney
Maybe we should set aside a separate holding area on Rikers Island for union leaders who upend the criminal-justice system for their own crass purposes. Exhibit A is Norman Seabrook,...
Al Qaeda’s new top foe
Know them by their deeds, not words. Although the old-school leaders of al Qaeda still rage against the US and jihadists welcome any chance to harm us, look at who...
Justice mistakes the Constitution for modernist art
In “The Devil’s Dictionary,” Ambrose Bierce acidly defined the word “lawful” as “compatible with the will of a judge having jurisdiction.” Justice Stephen Breyer has just revealed, as if there...
Suck it up, soccer moms: Arne Duncan is right over Common Core
Suck it up, soccer moms. Arne Duncan is right. Duncan is US secretary of education, and on Friday he tossed a lit cherry-bomb: “It’s fascinating to me that some of...
For first time, Americans view Obama unfavorably: poll
For the first time, a majority of Americans has an unfavorable view of President Obama, a new poll has found. Fifty-two percent view Obama unfavorably, compared with 46 percent who...
Obama’s ‘model’ enrollee: Health plan ‘screwed’ me
A Washington state mom, hailed by President Obama when she signed up for ObamaCare last month, is now refusing to buy the new national-health insurance after massive foul-ups priced her...
A union’s low blow to MMA fighters
With his swollen eye and bleeding face, Georges St-Pierre, the longest-reigning Ultimate Fighting Champion in history, looked defeated after five grueling rounds of combat. But to the shock of spectators...
Costa Concordia captain seemed 'suicidal'
The captain of the Costa Concordia looked as if he might kill himself shortly after the doomed cruise ship ran aground, his second-in-command testified Tuesday. After Capt. Francesco Schettino escaped...
Extorting JPMorgan
In some parts of the world, a business leader who dares criticize his government would quickly find his company shut down or nationalized. In America, we pride ourselves on doing...
Pilot error caused Russian crash that killed 50: preliminary report
MOSCOW — The pilots of a Boeing 737 that plunged into the ground at Kazan airport lost speed in a steep climb then overcompensated and sent the plane into a...
US safety officials probing Tesla fires
Tesla investors shrugged off news Tuesday that federal safety officials were investigating battery fires in the company’s electric sedans. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking at two incidents...
'Homesick' hijacker denied bail
MIAMI — An American who returned from Cuba to face U.S. charges that he hijacked an airliner to Havana decades ago was denied release on bail Tuesday, in part because...
Leaving with a Juicy $50 million
Juicy Couture is being squeezed out of its prominent shop in the base of 650 Fifth Ave., but is pocketing a cool $50 million for its trouble. Earlier this month,...
Schumer, other lawmakers blast Obama over softened Iran policy
WASHINGTON — Sen. Charles Schumer and five fellow lawmakers are blasting the White House’s negotiating posture with Iran — as President Obama pleads with Congress to give him more leeway...
Kanye's tour is a brilliant spectacle
To be a truly great pop star, you need to swing back and forth between showing peerless artistry and borderline insanity. As Kanye West rolled into Barclays Center last night...
Nikki Finke battle with Jay Penske gets heated
The divorce drama continues in Finke v. Penske. Publisher Jay Penske has taken Hollywood blogger Nikki Finke to third-party arbitration over Finke’s claim that she is owed $3.5 million after...
Former NY Observer boss to launch wine website
Christopher Barnes, the former New York Observer president, is starting a digital online ‘zine called GrapeCollective.com, with a big e-commerce wine-retailing component and $1 million in backing. Nick Fauchald, former...
Frazier: Shumpert has lost his swagger
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Knicks legend Walt Frazier sees once-confident Iman Shumpert now looking as if he’s not having fun. Shumpert, who was often compared to Frazier during his rookie...
FTC chief to address 'native advertising' at town hall meeting
Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Edith Ramirez will take the FTC’s first look at so-called “native advertising” at a town hall meeting slated for Dec. 4 in Washington, DC. It is...
Crack mayor a dead ringer for ‘SNL’ great Chris Farley
Late “Saturday Night Live” comedian Chris Farley would have been hilarious in the role of Toronto’s tubby train-wreck Mayor Rob Ford, Farley’s brother said Monday. “I think it’s safe to...
Miller odd man out against Bruins
It wasn’t too long ago Rangers coach Alain Vigneault spoke about doing the right thing by J.T. Miller.For Tuesday night’s 2-1 loss to the Bruins at the Garden, that meant...