March 6, 2014
A victory for justice
This week, the Democratic-controlled Senate refused to confirm President Obama’s nominee for head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, and already the history is being rewritten. Debo Adegbile’s nomination...
New, improved 'Monster' bares its teeth at WGC
DORAL, Fla. — Donald Trump was not on the grounds Thursday at Trump National Doral, having been called away to make a political speech in Washington, but he would have...
Time Inc. exec departs company
There were more comings and goings inside Time Inc. as the firmament continues to shift. The latest executive to depart is Leslie Picard, who was president of branded solutions, in...
Tiger's 2-over par with WGC play suspended; five tied at top
DORAL, Fla. — All eyes were on Tiger Woods on Thursday, from the moment he appeared at the practice range to prepare for his opening round at the WGC-Cadillac Championship...
McIlroy's getting a small taste of Tiger’s world
DORAL , Fla. — The location of Rory McIlroy’s room at the Trump National Doral for this week’s WGC-Cadillac Championship is ironic: He’s staying in the “Tiger Woods Villa,’’ one...
Coach: No time for Rangers to dwell on trade-deadline moves
Alain Vigneault spent part of Thursday afternoon talking about hangovers. He wasn’t speaking about ones incurred from nights of drinking, but ones from the different points of this tumultuous NHL...
Vigneault: Diaz brings depth to struggling defensive unit
There wasn’t a chance for new Rangers defenseman Raphael Diaz to get a practice in on Thursday, but he will be meeting the club in Carolina for Friday night’s game...
Jitters at Bauer over new editorial honcho
Looks like David Perel’s career as an independent digital entrepreneur is over — and insiders at Bauer Publications are said to be jittery. On Wednesday, the one-time editor of the...
Wright, Murphy eager for their spring debuts
PORT ST. LUCIE — David Wright and Daniel Murphy are finally set for Grapefruit League baseball. The two players spent the first week of the exhibition season removed from manager...
Expansion, ratings are focus as MLS kicks off season
On Saturday, Major League Soccer kicks off what could be its most highly anticipated campaign since David Beckham’s arrival. Commissioner Don Garber has reiterated the league’s goals of becoming one...
Callahan not feeling pressure to replace Lightning hero St. Louis
In an instant, Ryan Callahan went from fan favorite to the player replacing a potential Hall of Famer. After nearly seven seasons in New York, the respected Rangers captain was...
Tattoo artist who inked dog quits job
The Brooklyn tattoo master who outraged dog lovers when he bragged about inking his pooch is now out of work over the stunt, his former boss said. Alexander Avgerakis, who...
Pandora listening hours dip, will drop monthly metrics report
Internet radio giant Pandora on Thursday reported a month-over-month dip in the hours of music streamed — and then said it will stop reporting those stats on a monthly basis....
Woodson turns to 'Broadway Bigs' trying to salvage Knicks season
They were supposed to be the Garden’s version of the Big 3, but they’ve only been big in terms of salaries, totaling $57 million this season. Tyson Chandler, Amar’e Stoudemire...
Tanaka impresses Phillies stars
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Marlon Byrd and Ryan Howard haven’t seen much of Masahiro Tanaka live, but the early returns from the Phillies’ hitters were impressive even if Tanaka wasn’t at...
'Foosball,' Chelsea Handler and more weekend events
It's a Small World Is it just us, or are all the animated movies in theaters starting to seem the same? Switch things up with foreign films for kids at...
Teixeira, Soriano 'feel good' in debuts; Jeter snaps slump
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Mark Teixeira and Alfonso Soriano made their exhibition-season debuts Thursday at Bright House Field. And while they combined to go hitless in six at-bats the first baseman...
Michael Vick would be more distraction than solution for Jets
There was a time, before Bad Newz Kennels, before the 19-month incarceration in federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan., before he began to try to rehabilitate his image, when the thought...
McClain visits Giants; Beason re-signing still top priority
There won’t be any quick signing of Jameel McClain. The former Ravens linebacker appears intent on making a tour of prospective teams. He met with the Bills on Wednesday, visited...
Iona coach Cluess signs extension through ’19
Iona’s recent revival may just be getting started. After two straight NCAA Tournament appearances and two MAAC regular-season titles in the past three seasons, Iona coach Tim Cluess was rewarded...
'Bitcoin creator' leads reporters on freeway chase
A Japanese American man thought to be the reclusive multi-millionaire father of Bitcoin emerged from a modest Southern California home and denied involvement with the digital currency before leading reporters...
Yankees' spring already much better than last
CLEARWATER, Fla. — It was all rather routine — and the Yankees will respond in unison, “Thank goodness.” If you hadn’t known any backstory whatsoever, Masahiro Tanaka looked like a...
Lawyers in $200M fraud scam blasted as arrogant, greedy
Manhattan prosecutors Thursday blasted three white-shoe lawyers as greedy and arrogant for hiding their firm’s snowballing financial problems from auditors and even their own partners as it buckled in the...
Isaiah Washington returning to 'Grey's Anatomy': report
The Hollywood Reporter is saying that former “Grey’s Anatomy” star Isaiah Washington, who was fired from the show, will return in an episode May. Washington’s return may coincide with the...
Free-agency primer: For the Jets, it's better to receive
After months of talk, it’s time for some players to sign on the dotted line. Free agency gets underway over the next few days with teams permitted to speak with...
Big East tourney depleted, but maybe more interesting
It’s still the Big East Tournament. It’s still Madison Square Garden. Is it the same? A lot has changed in the year since the members of the Big East last...
Jersey City fire kills 4 after mix-up causes delayed response
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A fast-moving fire claimed four lives on Thursday in New Jersey's second-largest city, where the mayor said a mix-up over the street name delayed the emergency...
European Union slaps initial sanctions on Russia
BRUSSELS — The European Union suspended talks with Russia on a wide-ranging economic pact and a visa agreement Thursday in response to its military incursion into Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, threatening...
Marcus Thornton impressing in brief stint with Nets
Marcus Thornton may not even know all of the Nets’ plays, but Brooklyn knew exactly what it was getting when the Nets traded away aging Jason Terry to get him:...
Judge hints Horace Mann will likely lose $1.1M insurance case
A Manhattan judge told an attorney for the scandal-plagued Horace Mann school Thursday that the elite institution was likely to lose its $1.1 million case against its insurance company to...
Adorable dogs compete in UK show
Dog breeders from around the globe are competing in Crufts dog show in Birmingham, UK. Said to be one of the largest shows in the world, the annual four-day event,...
Free-agency primer: A glut of Giant holes to fill
The old saying “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’’ doesn’t have any bearing on what comes next for the Giants. The NFL free agency signing period begins Tuesday and...
Madoff trial lawyer says client like JFK assassin Oswald's 'tool'
The lawyer for one of five key Bernie Madoff employees on trial for aiding the epic $17 billion fraud compared the co-defendants to the unwitting co-worker of Lee Harvey Oswald,...
Possible 'knockout game' attack in NYC
A Long Island man bar hopping down on the Bowery over the weekend may be the latest victim of the “Knockout” game. The 23-year-old victim was walking between bars on...
New bill would let Rand Paul run for Senate, president at same time
FRANKFORT, Ky. — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul faces a potential quandary as he weighs whether to run for president in 2016 or focus solely on re-election to his Senate seat....
Wife exposes husband, mistress -- at Walmart
A wife has admitted posting photos of her husband and a former friend having sex all over the woman’s Walmart workplace. “Hide your husbands,” 45-year-old Beverly Rolston wrote on a...
Jets brass checks out Watkins at Clemson’s pro day
News flash: Rex Ryan (and the rest of the free world) does not think Clemson star receiver Sammy Watkins will still be on the board when the Jets are on...
Driverless car arrives at the Geneva Motor Show
The driverless car is just about ready to go for a spin Swiss car maker Rinspeed unveiled their XchangE concept car at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this week. The...
Tyson Chandler's diss for Kevin Love: 'He can't play D'
http://youtu.be/SKto9xsrNQo If Tyson Chandler is traded at some point to help the Knicks land Kevin Love, the former Defensive Player of the Year reminded his current team what it would...
Garnett to miss Nets' second trip to Boston
Kevin Garnett won’t be making a return trip to Boston this season. The Nets announced Thursday that Garnett will sit out of his fourth straight game because of back spasms when...
Alluring 'Journey' makes its American debut
An often delightful blend of fantasy, action, comedy and romance loosely derived from a famous 16th-century Chinese novel, this is the first film from Stephen Chow (best known in this...
Maybe Islanders' Vanek trade wasn't the worst thing ever
The first reaction is entirely understandable, the shrieking horror when it was revealed on Wednesday afternoon that the return Islanders general manager Garth Snow was getting for the league’s prime...
Torre to Girardi: I know the feeling of losing the Rivera 'security blanket'
Joe Torre won’t know exactly what Joe Girardi is going through this season as he turns over the ninth inning to a new closer, but he has an idea. “It’s...
The day in photos
Russia flexs its muscles, China promises pollution reduction, the Dalai Lama meets US leadership, plus a ring of fire, a lion and a baby monkey.
New Fox analyst Reynolds: 90 wins 'way too much' for Mets
MLB Network analyst Harold Reynolds was named a new analyst for FOX this week, along with Tom Verducci, joining Joe Buck in the booth formerly occupied by Tim McCarver. Reynolds...
Whistleblower rips FDNY for searching her phone
A veteran female firefighter ripped the FDNY on Thursday for going through her cellphone records and allegedly denying her a promotion because she spoke to The Post about a woman...
Stars who can sing... and those who should zip it
Yes, Emma Thompson can sing — and she proved it Wednesday night, when she made her New York debut with the New York Philharmonic, no less, in its concert version...
Jack Griffin picked to lead Tribune newspaper group
Veteran New York-based publisher Jack Griffin has landed a big newspaper job in Chicago. The former short-term chief executive of Time Inc. and 20-year magazine veteran has been tapped to...
101-year-old message in a bottle found in Germany
Three German fishermen came across an unexpected surprise in their nets on Tuesday. Among Konrad Fischer, Klaus Matthiesen and Thomas Buick's haul, which was brought up two miles off the...
Devils get back draft pick lost in Kovalchuk signing
The NHL reduced its penalty against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday for signing Ilya Kovalchuk in 2010. The Devils will keep the first-round draft pick they were scheduled to...
Assemblyman Boyland guilty of soliciting bribes
Greedy Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr., whom jurors heard grouse, “How the hell are you gonna live off of that?” about his $79,500-a-year salary, was convicted Thursday of corruption and...
Sabathia ready to unveil a cutter he learned from Pettitte
TAMPA — If the velocity on CC Sabathia’s fastball returns, it will meet a new relative in the big lefty’s arsenal. Taking a page from Andy Pettitte, Sabathia has added...
Woman wins $2M playing fortune cookie lotto numbers
A Bronx great-grandmother played the fortune cookie lotto numbers that most New Yorkers throw out with their lo mein scraps — and she hit it big for $2 million. Emma...
Lindsay Lohan's 5 best TV cameos
Lindsay Lohan is having a bit of a TV moment. CBS announced Wednesday — just days before Lohan’s OWN reality series “Lindsay” premieres — that the troubled starlet will guest-star...
'In Fear' is a psychological thrill ride
A wicked little horror film in which nearly all of the violence takes place in your head, “In Fear” expertly builds terror out of not much more than two people...
What ridiculous world record are these comics going for?
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — If it's March, it must be time to try to set another arcane world record in Grand Rapids. Gilda's LaughFest organizers in the past three years...
16th-century warlord planned 'cat rockets' for battle
PHILADELPHIA — You're a 16th-century German prince plotting to crush a peasant rebellion, or perhaps you're leading an army against the Ottoman Empire, or looking to settle the score with...
Colon, Niese, Parnell all feeling healthy after first game action
PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets’ chances of having a full pitching arsenal for Opening Day took a significant step forward on Thursday, when Bartolo Colon, Jon Niese and Bobby...
Carefree baby seal suns itself on Queens beach
Even the seals have had enough of winter.A cold baby seal made its way out of the frigid waters off Far Rockaway Thursday to warm itself in the sunshine.The approximately...
Woodson cries foul over Noah reportedly recruiting Carmelo
Hands off Melo!Knicks coach Mike Woodson took exception to a report Bulls center Joakim Noah tried to recruit Carmelo Anthony to Chicago during All-Star weekend, calling it illegal and a...
Girl Scouts defend sponsored Barbie uniform patch
A few weeks after her foray into the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, Barbie is entangled in controversy again, this time over her ties with the Girl Scouts.Two advocacy groups often...
Christie gets standing ovation at CPAC
WASHINGTON — He’s not the Tea Party’s favorite Republican, but New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie got a warm reception from a group of conservatives who make up the hard-fighting base of the GOP...
Red Bulls have deal to stay on MSG Networks
The Red Bulls are expected to announce an extension with MSG Networks to air their games, a multi-year deal that will include pregame and postgame coverage. MSG Networks — the home...
Crimea separation would violate international law: Obama
http://youtu.be/H2Z8gsXtgtI After signing an executive order enforcing tougher sanctions on Russia, President Obama today denounced a planned referendum to split Crimea from Ukraine and called for international monitors in the...
Mookie Wilson, Bill Buckner and baseball's surprising bromance
The ball rolled off Mookie's bat and through Buckner's legs, helping form an incredible friendship. Mets legend Mookie Wilson and Red Sox goat Bill Buckner remain on opposite sides of...
Widow lobbies for slow zone after husband killed in hit-run
A Manhattan widow says the city needs to reconsider a slow zone that the DOT rejected just two days before her husband was killed by a hit-and-run driver. Antonio Ramirez,...
Flaws overshadow slickly plotted 'Bethlehem'
Tailing Hany Abu-Assad’s “Omar” into theaters is “Bethlehem,” an Israeli-produced film on the same theme: an Israeli Secret Service agent and his Palestinian charge. Directed by first-timer Yuval Adler and...
The one reason why Knicks have a glimmer of playoff hope
Did you hear the one about the team that won for the first time in more than two weeks, for only the third time in more than a month, and...
Pup survives 12-mile ride in car engine
But how much puppy power does it have? That’s what Gavin Juliette of Manchester, England, is going to wonder every time he looks at a car after finding a puppy...
Cuomo challenger weighs in on pre-K debate
Newly announced Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino wasted no time before wading into the New York’s explosive pre-kindergarten debate. “We are way ahead of ourselves here,” Astorino said at an...
Nets rewind: Getting fat before the schedule toughens
Here are three thoughts on the Nets’ 103-94 win over the Grizzlies Wednesday night: 1. Since their blowout loss in Portland last Wednesday, the Nets have been utterly dominant. Over...
Sick of snow? ‘El Niño’ summer to make for milder winter
WASHINGTON — Federal forecasters predict a warming of the central Pacific Ocean this year that will change weather worldwide. And that's good news for a weather-weary United States. The warming,...
Man beaten in Greenwich Village bias attack
An openly gay school psychologist from New Jersey was pummeled in a Greenwich Village subway station in a bias attack, cops said. The suspect approached the 39-year-old victim and his...
Bart Scott: Mark Sanchez 'one of the top backups'
Bart Scott doesn't think former teammate Mark Sanchez will have any trouble finding a job if the Jets cut him this month. It just probably won't be a starting gig....
'Mr. Peabody and Sherman' are a delightful on-screen duo
Perhaps no other TV property has inspired as many bad movies as the clever, eponymous half-hour cartoon series originally known as “Rocky and His Friends’’ (1959-1964) — “Boris and Natasha’’ (1992), “Dudley...
Massachusetts court says 'upskirt' photos legal
BOSTON — A man who took cellphone photos up the skirts of women riding the Boston subway did not violate state law because the women were not nude or partially...
Manhattan Project TV series to begin production in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- A new television series set against the backdrop of the US government's top-secret effort to develop the world's first atomic bomb will begin production in New Mexico...
Coach K out of hospital after dizzy spells during Duke loss
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Coach Mike Krzyzewski is out of the hospital after feeling light-headed after a loss at Wake Forest. The school said in a statement Thursday that Krzyzewski was...
Shaq wants to make another 'Shaq Fu' video game
LOS ANGELES — Shaq wants to be back in a video game. Shaquille O'Neal says he's seeking redemption for "Shaq Fu," his infamous fighting game originally released in 1994 that's...
Jets should wait till draft to address linebacker needs
This is the seventh in a nine-part series examining the Jets’ needs position by position with free agency starting on Tuesday. Linebackers Currently on roster: David Harris Age: 30 2013...
Regents boss urges mayor to find space for Moskowitz charters
The head of the state Board of Regents is calling on Mayor de Blasio to find alternative space for the three charter schools run by Eva Moskowitz that he booted...
NHL power rankings: Best & worst of the trade deadline
Wednesday’s NHL trade deadline ended with lots of faces in new places, after plenty of questionable moves. Here are the league's biggest winners and losers from the swap-fest, with our...
De Blasio: Charter school funding has 'strong private sector element'
Mayor de Blasio emphasized that there is a "strong private sector element" in the funding of charter schools — even though the bulk of the school funding comes from the public....
Miracle Machine turns water into wine
A startup company has developed a corking idea to turn ordinary tap water into world-class wine without the need to cellar, pay through the nose or require the son of...
NY’s latest star startup lands $37.2M to grow firm
Meet New York’s newest startup stars. Mitch Wainer, 28, and brothers Ben and Moisey Uretsky, 32 and 31, just landed a whopping $37.2 million to grow their budding tech company,...
Bitcoin founder allegedly revealed
The brains behind Bitcoin is not a young tech genius or a pseudonym for a team of Silicon Valley geeks — but a secretive, 64-year-old Japanese-American man who builds model trains...
Niger extradites Khadafy's son back to Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya — Niger on Thursday extradited to Libya one of Moammar Khadafy's sons, al-Saadi, who fled as his father's regime crumbled in 2011 and who was under house arrest...
Bitcoin firm CEO jumped from 25-story building to her death
Startling new information has come to light in the death of 28-year-old Autumn Radtke, the CEO of First Meta, a Singapore-based virtual currency exchange. The former Silicon Valley whiz-kid jumped...
North Korean artillery launched near Chinese commercial flight
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean officials on Thursday criticized a North Korean artillery launch that they say happened minutes before a Chinese commercial plane reportedly carrying 202 people flew...
Lincoln Square buildings evacuated after construction accident
More than 50 people were evacuated from Touro College and two other Lincoln Square buildings after a construction accident this morning, authorities said. Workers at the site on West 60th...
Emma Thompson shows off singing chops in 'Sweeney Todd'
Yes, she can sing. For her New York stage debut, Emma Thompson is aiming high: She’s taking on the amoral Mrs. Lovett in Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber...
Crimean lawmakers vote to join Russia
Lawmakers in Crimea unanimously voted Thursday to break away from Ukraine and join Russia — and called for a March 16 referendum so voters can ratify the controversial split. "This is...
Pope Francis took cross from late confessor's rosary
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis confessed Thursday that he took the rosary cross of his late confessor from his casket and wears it to this day in a fabric pouch under...
US announces visa restrictions on Russians
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration slapped new visa restrictions Thursday against pro-Russian opponents to the new Ukraine government in Kiev, and cleared the way for upcoming financial sanctions, as the...
Dewey & LeBoeuf trio surrender to Manhattan DA
Three top white-shoe lawyers conspired to hide their law firm's snowballing financial problems from auditors and even their own partners as it headed toward collapse in the nation's biggest law...
Obama offers 2-year extension for canceled health plans
WASHINGTON -- Warding off the specter of election-year health insurance cancellations, the Obama administration Wednesday announced a two-year extension for individual policies that don't meet requirements of the new health...
Doctor bares Reeva's grisly end in Pistorius trial
A doctor who was the first eyewitness on the scene after Oscar Pistorius fatally shot Reeva Steenkamp testified Thursday that he found her “mortally wounded” with her brains spilling from...
Retired Yankee Rivera renovates New Rochelle church
Even in retirement, legendary Yankee closer Mariano Rivera has notched another save. The future Hall of Famer and his wife, Clara, cut the ribbon Thursday on a New Rochelle church...
China 'declares war' on pollution
PINGSHAN COUNTY, China — Huge chunks of concrete and broken machinery are all that is left of a cement plant that once spewed clouds of pollution over China's most polluted...
Crimea to hold referendum on decision to join Russia
SIMFERPOL, Ukraine — Lawmakers in the embattled Crimean region of Ukraine decided Thursday to hold a referendum March 16 on whether Crimea should become part of Russia, a move likely...
Bloomberg will be Harvard’s commencement speaker
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will address this year's crop of Harvard University graduates at their May 29 commencement, the Ivy League university said on...
De Blasio backs down on city’s anti-police suits
Mayor de Blasio said Wednesday that the city will stop challenging a law making it easier to bring racial-profiling cases against the police, furthering his pledge to change the tenor...
Washington state issues first legal-marijuana business license
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state issued its first legal-marijuana business license Wednesday, launching a new phase in the state's ambitious effort to regulate a market that has been illegal for...
Disney also in licensing talks with DirecTV
DirecTV is in talks with Walt Disney to license the rights to offer Disney’s broadcast and cable channels as part of an Internet-based product, mirroring a first-of-its kind agreement between...
11,000 pro-Russian troops in control of Crimea
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine — Pro-Russian forces numbering more than 11,000 controlled all access to Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and have blockaded all military bases that have not yet surrendered, Crimea's new leader...
Redesign of Time.com debuts
The much-delayed multimillion-dollar redesign of Time.com finally debuted Wednesday night. The top-to-bottom renovation, which was first expected to be complete last year, will showcase on Thursday morning a panoramic photo...
The view from the 'top of America'
Even a bird’s eye can’t get a view like this. A stunning new photo from atop 1 World Trade Center offers a panoramic look at New York City unlike anything...
Fan favorites return to TV this Friday
Look who’s back: “Once Upon a Time” (Sunday, 8 p.m., ABC) We last left everyone in this far-fetched fairy tale being returned to their own worlds, courtesy of the Evil...
The Bard takes ill-fated trip to Haiti in ‘Antony and Cleopatra’
Gimmicks trump coherence in a new production of “Antony and Cleopatra” that would probably have Shakespeare suing for copyright infringement. Jonathan Cake and Joaquina Kalukango play the ill-fated lovers in...
Beck wary of Comcast-TWC merger deal
Former Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck is voicing concern over Comcast’s $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable, The Post has learned. Beck’s online news and opinion venture, TheBlaze,...
Knicks’ Felton has first big game since gun bust
MINNEAPOLIS — Give Mike Woodson an assist. The Knicks coach’s long heart-to-heart talk with Raymond Felton appeared to jar the point guard out of his shooting funk that plagued him...
No Rangers captain for rest of the season
The Rangers will defer naming a captain to succeed Ryan Callahan until the offseason after playing the rest of the year with Brad Richards, Marc Staal and Dan Girardi wearing...
Swap for St. Louis puts Rangers in dangerous win-now mode
This is the type of trade a team makes either if it is one piece away from winning a championship, or its management doesn’t place a premium on keeping its draft...
Kidd’s crew has winning mind-set
The Nets circled their chairs Wednesday morning in front of a 60-inch television that was about to show video of the Grizzlies. The skull session at their practice facility in New Jersey...
Others step up in KG’s absence
Usually when a 37-year-old big man misses three straight games with a bad back, it’s cause for concern. But apparently not in Brooklyn, where the Nets insist they aren’t the...
Council budget hearing turns into director lovefest
A City Council budget hearing Wednesday turned into a lovefest with the de Blasio administration . Council members offered up praise — and baked muffins — for the city’s new...
De Blasio ignores pledge to restore school vouchers
Mayor de Blasio is ignoring a campaign pledge to restore millions of dollars for some after-school programs — pulling the exact same move he excoriated his predecessor over.During a budget...
Teen vs parents court battle spawns dueling Facebook pages
The entitled teen who is suing her parents for tuition money has been making the most of her 15 minutes of fame by waging an Internet war against her mom...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan A thief ripped a ring off an elderly woman’s finger as she lay in a hospital bed, police said. The 86-year-old patient was in the Emergency Room at Beth...
Huguette Clark’s doctor fires back at her family in court
Huguette Clark’s doctor hit back against the late copper heiress’ relatives, painting them as greedy hypocrites for vilifying the elderly physician in a lawsuit to claw back $1.6 million after...
Another young woman scammed by fortune teller
A young woman was scammed out of more than $200,000 by a Manhattan fortune teller who promised to cure her of a curse, police sources said Wednesday. Jiawei Li, 22,...
'Black Hitler' tortured nanny for 3 days: cops
A Manhattan live-in nanny was held captive and tortured for three days in an East Side apartment by her boss — who told her he was the “black Hitler,” police...
Queens President ends Ash Wednesday at Borough Hall
New Queens Borough President Melinda Katz put the kibosh on a decade-long Ash Wednesday tradition — kicking out the jail chaplain who had dispensed ashes at Borough Hall to Catholic...
Farina to charter kids: You’re on your own
Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña says charter- school students she booted from city-owned space in Harlem “are on their own” and can always go back to regular public schools. “They’re charter...
Brooklyn rabbi arrested on child porn charges
A Brooklyn rabbi has been busted for allegedly distributing child pornography to undercover federal agents online, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Samuel Waldman, 52, used a file-sharing program last November to send...
Bitcoin CEO found dead: 'Everything has its price'
“Everything has its price.” The prophetic words are a sad epitaph on the life of a young digital-currency executive who may have killed herself amid the stress of a challenging,...
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