February 24, 2014

Park Hyatt to debut Aug. 28

Since we were first to tell you — on Dec. 2, 2008! — that Extell’s One57 would include a 5-star Park Hyatt Hotel, let us be first to tell you...

Family member found killed as St. John's star played miles away

Rysheed Jordan’s remarkable freshman season continues to be surrounded by tragedy. The St. John’s point guard, whose rapid ascension has elevated the Red Storm into the NCAA Tournament conversation after...

Melo scores 44, but Nowitzki’s buzzer-beater seals Knicks loss

http://youtu.be/iLjU5Xybako As defeats go, this was one the Knicks could not even bother to rank. “They’re all tough,” Tyson Chandler said. Some are tougher than others, like Monday night’s gut...

Was Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama really necessary?

I’d like to hang out with the Dalai Lama for a day — maybe even two, if I could find the time. He and I could monk-ey around a little,...

White House: Yanukovych not actively Ukraine head

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration signaled Monday it no longer recognizes Viktor Yanukovych as Ukraine's president. The shift of support for opposition leaders in Kiev came even as U.S. officials...

‘Downton Abbey’ Dingell

Lord — er, Congressman — John Dingell announced he won’t seek re-election to Michigan’s 12th Congressional District when his term ends this year. When Dingell leaves the House, he will...

Opting for failure

Anyone who’s read The Post exposé on Murry Bergtraum HS won’t be surprised to learn how badly its students write. The question is, why is a school so manifestly failing...

Shutting down Jersey

When Republicans threaten to shut down government because it spends too much, they’re met by outrage. When Democrats threaten to shut down government because it spends too little — it’s...

Both Cuomo, de Blasio heirs to Clinton politics

Since Election Day 2013, there’s been a tight struggle between Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio to determine, not just who’s the King of New York, but who’s the biggest...

Inequality and the ‘fairness’ fraud

It seems as if, everywhere you turn these days, there are studies claiming to show that America has lost its upward mobility for people born in the lower socioeconomic levels....

Some insecurity goes a long way toward successful students

The Tiger Mom and her husband have been catching all sorts of flack for their recent book, “The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of...

Bruce Lee bioplay ‘Kung Fu’ misses mark

Bruce Lee was famous for his precision — you don’t deliver blows and kicks like that without finely calibrating them. But the new fightsical “Kung Fu” is a hot mess....

Defense: Wishing the world away

The Obama administration says that we need to end what it calls “the era of austerity” in Washington. Notably excluded from this admonition is the one department of government that...

Anna Wintour's daughter Bee scores a gig at 'Late Night'

Monday evening, Seth Meyers grabbed the spotlight with the premiere of his much anticipated “Late Night” show on NBC. But New York tastemakers are buzzing over his new segment producer,...

Surprise! You just walked into my wedding

Last spring, a few dozen guests stopped by a going-away party in Greenpoint for Khuong Phan and Shannon Belisario. Wearing casual summer dresses and slouchy jeans, the friends gathered at...

Arsonist sets several fires at Queens mall

A 23-year-old man is in custody after a three-day series of Queens mall fires, cops said. The unidentified suspect is being questioned about the string of arsons, which began Friday...

Ivy League killer had 'waves of anger' during attack

An Ivy League-educated lawyer on trial for killing his Weight Watchers executive girlfriend expressed “waves of anger” during a murderous attack that was caught on tape, a psychiatrist testified Monday....

Piers-less CNN now has to scramble to fill 9 p.m. block

Now that CNN has fired Piers Morgan, attention has turned to who it can find to fill the 9 p.m. hour once famously occupied by Larry King. Though the writing...

NY arm-wrestling pros star in over-the-top 'Game of Arms'

Reality TV has brought us shows about some fairly obscure competitions — beard-growing, cosplay, dog grooming. Now, get ready for competitive arm wrestling. “Game of Arms,” premiering Tuesday (10 p.m....

Time will tell if Yankees' Robertson is fit for 9th inning

TAMPA — Larry Rothschild has clocked 23 years on a Major League Baseball coaching staff — 1990 to 1993 and 1995 to 2013. From Reds bullpen coach to Reds pitching...

MLB's collisions rule provides necessary protection

We know too much more today about brain trauma than five or 10 years ago, too much to — sorry for this — put our heads in the sand to...

Riders becoming less wasteful with MetroCards

Riders wasted tens of millions of dollars less on their MetroCards in 2013 than the year before, according to new MTA data. Straphangers let $52.2 million on their MetroCards expire...

Madoff secretary thought Ponzi boss was a 'hero'

Bernie Madoff’s longtime secretary says she was so badly fooled for decades by the notorious fraudster that she blindly considered him her “hero” and “loved him” like a “big brother."...

Collins shows he brings more to Nets than history

LOS ANGELES — Hype and excitement surrounded the debut of Jason Collins in Sunday night’s win over the Lakers, as the veteran center became the first openly gay player in...

Frustrated with Tejada out of shape, Mets keep eyes on Drew

PORT ST. LUCIE — Ruben Tejada still isn’t working out for the Mets. Even though Tejada attended an offseason strength/conditioning and nutrition camp in Michigan, Mets management has not been...

Mariners shortstop Nick Franklin on Mets’ radar

PORT ST. LUCIE — Nick Franklin’s name has crept into recent Mets conversations regarding shortstop, but team officials are not yet engaged with the Mariners in trade talks, according to...

How Oscar-winning directors faked WWII combat footage

Five legendary, Oscar-winning movie directors abandoned their lucrative Hollywood lifestyles to volunteer for often-grueling military service during World War II as part of a corps of hundreds of filmmakers who...

A peek inside Arizona's lovely L'Auberge de Sedona

The Post's Chris Bunting checks in to (and checks out) the L'Auberge de Sedona. WHAT: Not too many earthly resort spas are ballsy enough to play up the fact that...

Leopard terrorizes city in northern India

A wild leopard is causing havoc in the north India city of Meerut. First discovered in an empty ward of a hospital, the big cat then broke into a local...

Ivanka's a mom first, wherever her travels lead her

Ivanka Trump may be best known as the daughter of The Donald, but the 32 year-old native New Yorker is also an accomplished hotel developer, jewelry and accessories designer, model...

Aging Ichiro’s role with Yankees remains unknown

TAMPA — He has 4,020 combined hits in Japan and Major League Baseball. He is 258 shy of the magical 3,000 hits in MLB action. He is 40 and looks...

Collins: Ike should have told Mets about injury

PORT ST. LUCIE -- The Mets would have liked to hear from Ike Davis about the oblique injury that affected him for most of last season. A day after Davis...

Have a spring fling in 'Grand' Budapest

Spring is the perfect time to visit Budapest. The days are mild and warm, freshened by the cool breeze blowing off the Danube, which defines the city, running through the...

Harold Ramis brought heart and smarts to iconic films

“Groundhog Day’’ director Harold Ramis, who died Monday from complications of autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis at the much-too-young age of 69, was just as much a genius as the fellow comedians...

Nets’ Deron Williams again comes alive after break

LOS ANGELES — Lost amid everything else happening around the Nets over the past few days might be the biggest development of what has been a roller-coaster ride of a...

Comedy duo: The 6 films of Ramis and Bill Murray

In the years after “Groundhog Day,” Harold Ramis and Bill Murray had a falling out that was only partially repaired by the time of Ramis’ death. But before that, the...

Jameis Winston 'starstruck' to be pitching against Yankees

Jameis Winston has a Heisman Trophy and a national championship ring, but the superstar quarterback expects to be nervous Tuesday when he joins his Florida State baseball teammates in facing...

Post's Top 25: Syracuse's No. 1 seed slipping away

The fortunate calls, the lucky bounces, the clutch shots, they all went the other way last week as Syracuse was not only knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten –...

Mets have plan to keep Wright, Murphy healthy this spring

PORT ST. LUCIE -- Less will be more for two Mets in particular this Grapefruit League season. In an effort to keep David Wright and Daniel Murphy from incurring fatigue...

Ronan Farrow debuts MSNBC show -- with no drama

Ronan Farrow’s daytime debut as a talking head Monday was surprisingly low-key and by-the-book — a radical departure from his recent derogatory, scathing tweets about his estranged father, Woody Allen....

Crack mayor Ford smashes groin on hydrant

Rob Ford is really nuts for his hockey team. The Toronto mayor was so elated while celebrating the Canadian hockey team’s gold medal performance at the Olympics this weekend, he...

The day in photos

Ukraine mourns,  Angelina Jolie, NASCAR crash, Tokyo marathon, Auckland Pride Parade, rabbits and more. 

The 9 best looks from the 'Downton Abbey' season finale

Talk about going out in style. While the overall quality of Sunday night’s “Downton Abbey” Season 4 finale is still in question (The Daily Beast called it “the depressing demise...

Cabby slugged fare who wanted to pay with credit card, cops say

An irate cabby whose credit-card reader wasn’t working punched out a Manhattan woman who didn’t have cash, according to law-enforcement sources and the victim. The 40-year-old woman — who was...

More to be charged in 9/11 Social Security disability scam

Another 28 NYPD and FDNY pension cheaters — including two sons of the alleged ringleaders of the massive Social Security disability scheme — will be swept up Tuesday in the...

NBA Power Rankings: Heat making run at top spot

The Heat have looked destined to be the second seed in the Eastern Conference all season. The Pacers grew a healthy lead thanks to a hot start and Miami's variety...

Nets rewind: Most important win of the trip

LOS ANGELES – Here are my three thoughts on the Nets’ 108-102 win over the Lakers at Staples Center Sunday night: 1. For everything that happened to the Nets surrounding...

Yankees, Tanaka disagree on spring premiere date

TAMPA -- The investment and investor are looking at the process from different angles. Masahiro Tanaka, who pocketed $155 million from the Yankees, wants to jump into exhibition games as...

Vigneault says Rangers can overcome trade 'distractions'

Slowly but surely, things are starting to return to normal for the Rangers. The Winter Olympics have concluded, and six of the Rangers who went to Sochi -- Ryan Callahan,...

Fashion's hottest sales of the week

Century 21 c21stores.com Sale: Ongoing. Up to 75 percent off men’s and women’s clothing, accessories, shoes and more. Christopher Fischer 80 Wooster St., between Spring and Prince streets Sale: Feb....

Judge may allow testimony on Cannibal Cop pal's torture vid

A Manhattan judge who privately screened an “extremely disturbing” torture flick found in the home of a former Stuyvesant High School librarian said Monday he will likely allow an undercover...

MLB bans home plate collisions, but there is an exception

TAMPA -- Baseball’s most egregious home-plate collisions have been ruled illegal, thanks to a new agreement between Major League Baseball and the Players Association. But they haven’t been eliminated altogether...

Harold Ramis’ life in film

A look back at the comedy legend's career both in front of and behind the camera.

Train conductor apologizes for delays in letters to riders

A distraught Metro-North conductor stunned his riders on Monday when he left a lengthy personal apology on 500 seats for mistakenly telling commuters to take an express train that was...

Sibling on the way for baby saved by roadside hero

The baby boy whose life was saved when his aunt heroically performed CPR on him after he had stopped breathing on a busy Miami highway will soon be a big...

Developer shot in the face outside castle home

A Long Island political power broker was shot in the face Monday on the sprawling grounds of his Oheka Castle in an attempted assassination. A masked man fired a bullet...

WWE’s streaming network slammed on debut

WWE Network debuted Monday at 9 a.m. — but the streaming venture from CEO Vince McMahon quickly got body-slammed. Fans of WWE’s pro wrestling entertainment programming complained they couldn’t access...

West Villagers want legendary speakeasy to stay closed

West Village residents are suing to prevent a Prohibition-era pub — where literary greats like Ernest Hemingway and Norman Mailer once guzzled grog — from reopening, claiming the area is...

Icahn steps up attack in eBay brawl

Carl Icahn is back in Silicon Valley, picking a fight. The billionaire investor used his sharp tongue to pick apart eBay on Monday — taking special aim at the auction...

Drug smugglers take to the high seas to avoid border patrol

SAN DIEGO — While security has tightened at the U.S. border, drug smugglers are increasingly turning to the high seas. The area where boats were seized off California and the...

A-Rod back in good graces of union, says new chief Tony Clark

TAMPA -- Alex Rodriguez has a village full of fences to mend if he actually wants to play major league baseball again, but he’s in good standing once more at...

Jadeveon Clowney's blazing 40 time wows at NFL combine

No one was surprised Monday when Jadeveon Clowney ran faster than any other defensive end prepping for the NFL Draft. But he sparked a mixture of shock and awe as...

Comedy legend Harold Ramis dead at 69

Harold Ramis, a gifted comedy writer, director and actor who played memorable roles in “Ghostbusters” and “Stripes” and was one of the writers of “National Lampoon’s Animal House” died on...

Beijing's Undie Run

More than 200 people took part in Beijing's annual Undie Run held in the Olympic Forest Park. 

What Gardner contract means for Robertson -- or doesn’t

The Yankees signed Brett Gardner to a four-year, $52 million extension on Sunday. Some thoughts: 1. The Yankees generally do not sign players to long-term deals before free agency. Every...

Kerry’s lawyer plays Kennedy card in drugged driving trial

Kerry Kennedy’s drugged-driving trial kicked off Monday with her lawyer touting her famous lineage — and her matriarch mom Ethel making a rare public appearance in court to support her....

Masahiro Tanaka puts full arsenal on display

TAMPA -- CC Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda and Masahiro Tanaka threw batting practice Monday morning on Field 2 of the Yankees facility. Tanaka's session naturally garnered the most curiosity. The prized offseason...

Harbaugh's rift with 49ers becoming NFL's worst-kept secret

Could one of the top coaches in the NFL be available via trade? The Browns and 49ers acknowledged there were trade talks involving San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh, despite the...

Australians angered over Dodgers' handling of Sydney series

The Dodgers have gone into damage control after star pitcher Zack Greinke controversially declared there was “zero excitement” about the franchise’s upcoming Major League Baseball opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks...

Why online quizzes are taking over your Facebook feed

For a compulsive online quiz-taker like Chrissy Noh, the temptation was too great to resist: "Which sandwich are you?" After answering a series of unscientific, seemingly unrelated questions, which included...

Tamron Hall joins 'Today' show as co-host

Tamron Hall, a regular fill-in host on the “Today” show, has officially been named co-host of the NBC morning program’s 9 a.m. hour. She joined Al Roker, Natalie Morales and...

Running back bolts NFL combine because 'God told' him to

If Adam Muema goes undrafted, he could always blame the advice he got from upstairs. The San Diego State running back, a projected late-round selection in the NFL draft, skipped...

Nokia unveils 3 cheap Google-powered phones

BARCELONA, Spain — Nokia is targeting emerging markets with three low-cost smartphones that use Google's Android operating system rather than the Windows Phone software from Microsoft, which is about to...

Sleepers rejoice - McD's eyeing daytime breakfast options

OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's is in the early stages of looking at whether it can make breakfast available later in the day. Fans of the Egg McMuffin and Sausage...

Russia questions legitimacy of new Ukrainian government

MOSCOW — Russia questioned the legitimacy of the new Ukrainian authorities on Monday, with its prime minister saying it sees the turmoil in Ukraine as a threat to both Russian...

Uganda's president signs anti-gay bill

ENTEBBE, Uganda — Uganda's president on Monday signed a controversial anti-gay bill that has harsh penalties for homosexual sex, saying the bill is necessary because "arrogant and careless Western groups"...

Alfonso Soriano feels 'a lot better' after 4-day illness

TAMPA -- After four days of running a fever, dealing with a pounding headache and vomiting, Alfonso Soriano returned to the Yankees’ clubhouse Monday morning. “I feel a lot better...

Top fitness websites offer personal touch

Fitness websites are proliferating, offering a wide range of workout options from group classes to virtual personal training, and experts call the online venues especially inviting for the young, the...

Longest-serving US congressman set to retire

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in American history who mastered legislative deal-making and was fiercely protective of Detroit's auto industry, will announce his retirement...

Mobile privacy a hot commodity in post-Snowden world

BARCELONA -- Following the Snowden snooping revelations, there is growing interest in a range of mobile phone products with one central selling point: privacy. The latest contender is the Blackphone,...

Beck's 'Morning Phase' may put listeners to sleep

Albums of the Week Beck “Morning Phase” ★½ It can seem like no one takes Beck seriously unless he’s being really dull. In that case, this downcast, heavily orchestrated album —...

Men’s Wearhouse ups Jos. A. Bank offer to $1.87B

Men’s Wearhouse has had enough of this playing-hard-to-get routine. The men’s-suit retailer raised its buyout offer for arch rival Jos. A. Bank to upward of $1.87 billion, and meanwhile filed...

Frail Ethel Kennedy attends daughter's drugged driving trial

A frail Ethel Kennedy showed up at the Westchester County courthouse this morning to support her daughter Kerry Kennedy on the first day of her trial on drugged driving charges....

Pope overhauls Vatican's bureaucracy

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Monday announced the first major overhaul of the Vatican's outdated and inefficient bureaucracy in a quarter-century, creating an economics secretariat to control all economic,...

How the world's worst drug lord was finally caught

CULIACAN, MEXICO — As Mexican troops forced their way into Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's main hideout in Culiacan, the country's most powerful drug lord sneaked out of the house through...

Spelling bee halted after organizers run out of words

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After 19 rounds in a Missouri county's annual spelling bee over the weekend, only two of the 25 contestants who started the competition remained. Several hours...

Roker, de Blasio joke about storm feud

Mayor de Blasio and “Today" show weatherman Al Roker made nice Monday more than a week after the affable weatherman blasted Hizzoner for keeping schools open during a nasty snowstorm....

Roy Simmons, who came out as gay after NFL career, dead at 57

Roy Simmons, the second former NFL player to come out as gay and the first player ever to come out publicly as being HIV positive, has died at the age...

Trial for Cannibal Cop's pals set to begin

Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of a New Jersey man and a former Manhattan school librarian charged with conspiring to rape, torture and murder women and children, a...

Ukraine issues arrest warrant for president

The hunt is on for ousted Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych. Ukraine’s new government issued an arrest warrant Monday for Yanukovych, accusing him of “mass killing” in the crackdown on protesters...

HowAboutWe founders keep sunny space Zen with bonsai

Names: Aaron Schild-krout and Brian Schechter Jobs: The 34-year-old co-founders and co-CEOs of next generation dating site HowAboutWe call the business “the first company dedicated to helping people fall in...

How to avoid trouble at work by being social media savvy

There’s no doubt social media can make a number of work tasks infinitely easier. But it can also be a land mine of potential snafus that at best cause professional...

Robots will be smarter than humans by 2029: scientist

In only 15 years, robots will be smarter than the people who build them, a leading scientist believes. Ray Kurzweil predicts that by 2029, robots will be able to hold...

Kiss won’t perform at Hall of Fame induction

Kiss won’t rock ’n’ roll all night — or at any point during the day, either — when it is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in...

Defense secretary Hagel to propose large military cuts

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will propose on Monday a reduction in the size of the U.S. Army to its smallest size since before World War Two and scrapping a class...

Mt. Gox CEO resigns from bitcoin organization

Mark Karpelès, chief executive officer of Mt. Gox, the embattled Toyko-based bitcoin exchange, resigned on Sunday from the board of the Bitcoin Foundation, according to a person familiar with the...

Klattenhoff on his route to NBC's hit 'The Blacklist'

'Homeland” fans freaked out last January when they learned that Diego Klattenhoff, who played Mike Faber on the Showtime series, would not be returning as a regular. But their despair...

Seth Meyers starts ‘Late Night' with a little help from his friends

Seth Meyers is the first to admit that there’s nothing in his background that qualifies him to host his own late-night talk show, sitting behind a desk and chatting with...

Parm heads to Upper West Side for summer launch

Holy, cannoli! The Upper West Side is getting its very own Parm, Side Dish has learned. For the uninitiated, that’s the old school Italian-American “soul food” eatery from the Major...

Go to Greg: Dealing with abusive bosses

I work for an excellent chain Italian restaurant as a server and I am great at my job. I am the most requested server and love my job — except...

Men's fashion magazines go for quality over quantity

When it comes to fashion and women’s fashion magazines, size does matter. The monthly titles are all about how many pages they have, and how thick they are . For...

Avenue Capital could lose equity stake in Quiznos chain

Hedge-fund billionaire Marc Lasry’s holdings might get bitten in a week, The Post has learned. Lasry’s Avenue Capital owns the troubled Quiznos sandwich chain, whose months-long talks with its lenders...

Comcast, Netflix agree to boost data speeds in new deal

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has agreed to pay to gain unfettered access to cable giant Comcast’s Internet freeway, sources said. The multiyear pay-to-play deal comes on the heels of a...

Mayor should look at Far West Side's success to help city grow

OK, so Mayor de Blasio doesn’t care about stop signs. But there’s one transportation issue he needs to start thinking about if he wants his city to grow. A look...

The funny, new definition of 'diversity' in America

Cancel the philosophy courses, people. Oh, and we’re going to be shuttering the political science, religion and pre-law departments, too. We’ll keep some of the English and history folks on...

Wall Street bearish on Chris Christie's 2016 chances

Wall Street is piling up the sell orders on Chris Christie futures — popping a bubble the same traders helped create. The cast of characters is a bit different from...

Edward Snowden enables Chinese hack attacks

China’s military hackers are back, more brazen than ever. You can thank Edward Snowden. A year ago, the Internet security firm Mandiant went public with what cyber-war watchers had known...

The White House's 'knuckleheads'

Michelle Obama had a laugh or two last week on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” while talking about ObamaCare and the silly — and potentially dangerous — things young...

Ray was right

The NYPD and its former boss, Ray Kelly, got two big wins in their war on terror last week. Let’s hope their critics draw appropriate lessons. In Newark, US District...

So long, discount shops

Mayor de Blasio, who pledged to expand the living-wage bill to include “tens of thousands of additional New Yorkers” not currently covered, might want to read up on the Law...

'Fail factory' teachers & parents rip school's principal

Teachers at troubled Murry Bergtraum HS on Sunday blasted its principal and p.r. guy for bungling a student letter-writing campaign to The Post — and one parent group said the...

Mothers of kids killed in traffic accidents rip into speedy mayor

Mothers of kids killed in city traffic accidents have a message for Mayor de Blasio: Slow down. Days after de Blasio flouted his own traffic-safety plan by riding shotgun in...

Retired NYPD cop stuck in Thailand after son is refused a US visa

A retired NYPD officer is stuck in Thailand because his 8-year-old adopted son, a Thai citizen, has twice been denied a visa on an apparent technicality. “I have loved this...

City residents worry, pray for friends and family in Ukraine

Unrest in Ukraine has anxious New Yorkers worried about friends and loved ones. “I hope this is the end of the revolution,” said Miroslava Stefaniv, a parishioner at Calvary-St. George’s...

Huguette Clark's New Canaan mansion sold to mystery buyer

A 22-room Connecticut mansion that multimillionaire recluse Huguette Clark owned but never lived in has been sold for the bargain-basement price of $15.9 million. The house, known as “Le Beau Chateau,’’...

Daily blotter

Manhattan The man robbed two Manhattan banks just 45 minutes apart Saturday, police said. The 5-foot-8, 165-pound crook first entered the Popular Community Bank at 134 Delancey St. on the...

Schumer calls for car-tracking technology data limits

Your car may be spying on you — and selling your secrets, Sen. Charles Schumer warned Sunday. The New York Democrat said GPS devices and other auto technologies are tracking...

Republican Rob Astorino to announce run for governor

Armed with “eight key issues” and guarantees of at least $15 million in funding, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino has decided to run for governor, but will put off the...

Atlanta neighborhood tells Justin Bieber to stay away

Justin Bieber might want to slow down before he races to Atlanta. The pop star is reportedly eyeing a mansion in the tony Buckhead community, where neighbors are hardly welcoming...

Records reveal AG aide's calls to ex-co-worker involved in AIG fraud case

Newly revealed phone records are raising questions about whether the state attorney general’s top deputy is getting mixed up in the case against AIG honcho Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, although he...

Ousted Ukrainian president's files found dumped in a lake

A treasure trove of documents dumped in a Ukrainian lake reveal years of lavish spending by ousted President Viktor Yanukovych — including millions of dollars spent on decor and nearly...

NBA's Silver on openly gay pro athletes: ‘We fell behind’

LOS ANGELES — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was understandably excited and proud Jason Collins became the first active openly gay athlete in the four major American professional sports after signing...