May 6, 2014
Welcome to the big leagues, Nets
MIAMI — So this is what the varsity looks like: a little bit faster, a little bit quicker, a little bit smarter, a little bit savvier. And a whole lot...
De Blasio’s policies are driving up the cost of living in New York
We Live in an Age of Wonder, as in, I wonder what the hell they are thinking. Take Mayor de Blasio, who seems to believe that money grows on trees...
Showtime picks up Spike Lee classic for new series
The movie that helped Spike Lee bridge the gap from neophyte director to trailblazer is coming to Showtime. Back in 1986, the director delighted audiences with “She’s Gotta Have It,”...
Tepper named top paid hedge fund manager for 2nd year
Hedge fund mogul David Tepper had a case of deja vu when he ranked as the best paid hedge fund manager for the second year running by earning $3.5 billion...
Watkins and the Lions are 'looking pretty serious'
It likely will take some work to get there, but momentum appears to be building for a Sammy Watkins-Lions marriage Thursday night. The Clemson product and the top-rated wide receiver...
This violent disorder could hurt you while you sleep
Some nights while he’s still asleep, he starts punching, kicking and choking his wife. He might hurl himself into the wardrobe or the bedside table. He may shout out, or...
De Blasio seeks affordable-housing money in Washington
WASHINGTON — Mayor de Blasio huddled with Washington power brokers and New York’s congressional delegation Tuesday as he sought billions of dollars to help finance his ambitious 10-year, 200,000-unit, affordable-housing plan....
Second principal booted amid school sex probe
A Bronx assistant principal has been booted from his post for traveling to a Queens school allegedly to have sex with the principal there — as sexts between the pair...
Ex-NBC News boss, Steve Capus, surfaces at CBS
The audience for the three broadcast networks’ evening news shows, long in decline, is suddenly showing some life. NBC, ABC and CBS each clocked their biggest audiences in five years...
Ex-Christie aide deleted Bridgegate e-mail
The aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who sent the infamous “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee” e-mail also ordered an underling to delete a subsequent message...
Senior partners flee Apollo Global
When Leon Black on Thursday talks to Wall Street on the quarterly conference call of his Apollo Global Management, he may be forced to address a topic that’s seldom been...
Kim & Kanye Vogue issue falls below early sales estimates
Anna Wintour’s decision to put Kim Kardashian with Kanye West on the cover of the April issue of Vogue was originally seen as a controversial move for the brand, but...
‘Frozen’ animates Q2 earnings for Disney
Media company Walt Disney on Tuesday reported higher profit that beat Wall Street expectations for the second quarter that ended in March, boosted by the continued strength of its blockbuster...
The real Rx for campus rape — give up on liberal ‘answers’
When the economy fails to improve, President Obama points the finger at George W. Bush for getting us into this mess. But when reports of sexual assault on campus rise,...
The ‘botched’ execution was still just
Last week the state of Oklahoma “botched” an execution. Botched is the accepted term in the media coverage, despite the fact Clayton Lockett was executed. He just died badly, suffering...
A real win for NYC's schoolkids
Here’s a tale of two schools. One is a public middle school, previously closed down and renamed. The other is a selective-enrollment high school with gleaming, brand-new facilities. One is...
The NCAA's Jewish matchmaker
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has been taking it on the chin lately, whether from players seeking to unionize or from scandals about athletes getting credit for fake classes. So...
Taxpayers win one
Score a victory for transparency, a precious commodity in Albany these days. More important, score a big win for New York taxpayers. That’s our take on a unanimous decision Tuesday...
Beating the Dromm
At Tuesday’s City Council hearing, Education Committee Chairman Daniel Dromm put on a bright orange T-shirt. He did so to underscore his complaint that Coney Island Prep charter students are...
Nigeria’s nightmare a ‘teaching moment’ on Islamist threat
The ongoing nightmare in Nigeria grotesquely demonstrates that, though Osama bin Laden is dead, the battle against militant Islam is far from over. The Nigerian police reported Tuesday that Boko...
Kevin Spacey opens up about alma mater Juilliard
Kevin Spacey was in town the other week to promote “Now: In the Wings on a World Stage,” his fine new documentary about his tour around the world in “Richard...
KLM buys Broadway building with Old Navy sale profits
No bell-bottom blues for family controlled KLM Construction Corp., which has taken profits from its Old Navy sale and rolled them into the $120 million purchase of 920 Broadway on...
Bullpen follies a black mark on Alderson's record
He’s the scientist who split the atom, only to repeatedly break his pocket protector. He’s the musician who invented a new chord progression, yet he can’t master “Old MacDonald Had...
Anemic Mets blanked by Marlins
MIAMI — The good news for the Mets is they don’t have to face Jose Fernandez. Otherwise, this severely challenged lineup might leave town on Wednesday having scored negative runs...
Nets routed by LeBron, Heat in Game 1
MIAMI — The Nets and Heat spent the 48 hours leading up to the start of their Eastern Conference semifinal Tuesday night downplaying the importance of Brooklyn sweeping all four...
The day in photos
A lion cub's first swim, a colorful performance art project, crying kids in a parade and more.
Rangers get much needed day off before pivotal Game 4
All the good will and good work in the world only gets you so far, and it might not get the Rangers past the second round. The team and its...
Almost an afterthought, Queens native now on cusp of NFL
Some coaches said he was too slow. Others felt he wasn’t athletic enough or lacked the proper technique. One coach was turned off after watching him fail to dunk a...
Rutgers backtracks on LeGrand snub after another backlash
Once again, Rutgers is in the spotlight — and not for good news. The latest public relations nightmare came after paralyzed football player Eric LeGrand revealed Monday night he was...
Fox and NBC announce new fall shows
Fox and NBC have announced a combined five series for the fall of 2014, all dramas. Here’s the roster. “Empire” is a hip-hop drama for Fox starring Terrence Howard and...
Two-time Masters champ Bubba Watson no fan of TPC Sawgrass
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Bubba Watson has a score to settle this week — with The Players Championship and with the TPC Sawgrass. “Me and the golf course,’’ Watson...
Oregon State WR feels like Jets are ‘pushing for me’
Brandin Cooks would not be surprised to pick up his cell phone Thursday night and hear Jets general manager John Idzik in his ear welcoming him to the Jets. It...
Jimmy Kimmel signs on for 2 more years with ABC
Jimmy Kimmel is happy at ABC. The late-night host has extended his contract for “Jimmy Kimmel Live” for another two years, keeping him at the network through January 2017. Kimmel...
Go poolside with Instagram's most famous butt
With 3.3 million followers, Jen Selter is Instagram’s most famous butt. And now, she’ll be helping all New Yorkers get their dream derrière as the New York Post’s fitness columnist....
Jen Selter takes her enviable rear poolside for spring
As Jen Selter introduces her column — what better way to commemorate the moment than with a blowout swimwear shoot at the Dream Downtown’s pool?
Instagram star Jen Selter on how she whipped her mom into shape
It's official. My 46-year-old mother has better abs than I do. Her ab attack began last summer, when I was really getting into fitness and starting to post photos of...
Rangers get Fleury tip from last person you'd expect
The Rangers haven’t put a puck past Marc-Andre Fleury and into the Penguins’ net in two full games. And one of the answers explaining why might have been volunteered to...
Jen Selter's go-to exercises for enviable abs
Here are Jen Selter's three go-to exercises for getting a stomach like her hot mom's!
'I don't want to watch': The pain of being a borderline draft pick
Cornell quarterback Jeff Mathews is one of the hundreds of college football players hoping to be picked in this week’s NFL Draft. In the third of a series, The Post...
Tragic 911 tapes released moments before Rosie Jaggarnauth's murder
A murdered Queens woman’s family wailed in anguish Tuesday as they sat in court and heard a 911 tape of her being shot to death, allegedly by her own son....
Rangers' Kreider return on horizon
Amid all the talk of a tough schedule and changing the lineup in the quest for fresh legs, Rangers coach Alain Vigneault finally has an actual beacon of hope that...
California considers radical plan to flow water upstream as drought persists
SAN FRANCISCO - Water has flowed from Northern California's snow-capped peaks to the south's parched cities ever since the California Aqueduct was built in the 1960s. Now, amid one of...
Pussy Riot tells Congress of Russian human rights abuses
WASHINGTON — Two members of the Russian dissident punk group Pussy Riot came to the Capitol Tuesday and asked members of Congress to add 16 officials to the list of...
Lawmakers denounce Washington Redskins name
ALBANY, N.Y. — The NFL should pressure the Washington Redskins to change its name, a bipartisan group of New York lawmakers said Tuesday. The group plans to introduce a resolution...
New Jersey fire alarm silenced by osprey nest
SPRING LAKE, N.J. — A pair of ospreys has quieted a fire alarm in one New Jersey shore town. The raptors have built a nest inside the fire siren at...
Ariel Castro allowed Cleveland captives to escape: attorney
CLEVELAND — Ariel Castro intentionally left doors unlocked at his house in the months before three women escaped after nearly a decade of captivity because he knew the end was...
Cops dead from Ground Zero illnesses outnumber officers killed on 9/11
ALBANY, NY — The names of police officers who died from Ground Zero-related illnesses now outnumber the 60 killed in the 9/11 attacks engraved on the New York State Police...
Bridge to Las Vegas catches fire and collapses in CA
HESPERIA, Calif. — A massive bridge being constructed over Interstate 15 in the Mojave Desert was a smoldering shambles of twisted metal and wood Tuesday after a metal-cutting accident set...
Cops donate $500 to elderly twins who got robbed, assaulted
Elderly twin sisters who were robbed and assaulted by a creep preying on old ladies received a get-well card and $500 donation Tuesday from a pair of cops, officials said....
Famous monster mashups to haunt ‘Penny Dreadful’
If you were young and beautiful, would you sell your soul to stay that way forever? Not Reeve Carney, 31, who plays Oscar Wilde’s mesmerizing, seductive and ever-youthful Dorian Gray...
Dirt biker severely injured by hit-and-run driver
A man riding a dirt bike through the streets of East Harlem was critically injured in a hit-and-run accident, authorities said. The biker was first struck by a burgundy Dodge...
Inmate dies in NYC jail after holiday delayed repairs
NEW YORK — Jail officials asked for an excessive-heat problem to be fixed a day before a mentally ill inmate was found dead in a hundred-degree cell, but the repairs...
'Enquirer' editor out as tabloid moves back to NYC
Supermarket tabloid National Enquirer is returning its editorial operations to New York City, but its Editor-in-Chief Tony Frost won’t be coming north — he has been pushed is out of...
I was racist as a teen: Jordan
Basketball legend Michael Jordan says that he considered himself a racist when he was a teenager and was “against all white people.” The confession comes from a new book, "Michael...
Jets cheerleader latest to sue NFL team over measly pay
The Jets dropped the ball by paying its sexy cheerleaders a measly $3.77 an hour, a new lawsuit claims. In the latest fair wage suit filed by an NFL cheerleader,...
School sued after rescinding autistic child admission
The parents of a 3-year old autistic child slapped a TriBeCa private school with a federal discrimination lawsuit on Tuesday, claiming their son was denied admission only after being diagnosed...
Washed up whale suffered blunt force trauma from cruise ship
The massive Sei whale that washed ashore in Brooklyn on Monday had suffered blunt force trauma and broken ribs when it was struck by a Norwegian Cruise Line ship, according...
White House goes on lock down after unauthorized car sneaks past security
The White House went on high alert this afternoon as an unauthorized car somehow made its way up to the White House front entrance causing a massive lock down of...
Taylor Lewan a bundle of talent and red flags for NFL suitors
They’ve come, of course they’ve come, because that's what the NFL people do. They arrive in droves, asking, probing, wanting to know every minute detail about the player and — more...
Man U legend subs himself in during likely final home game
No wonder they call it the "Theatre of Dreams." In what has been a nightmare season for Manchester United and its fans, club legend and interim manager Ryan Giggs offered...
Dedon founder Bobby Dekeyser's life is all in the details
Everybody loves Bobby. That’s what Philippe Starck said when he launched his first outdoor collection, in 2010, with Bobby Dekeyser’s furniture company, Dedon. That’s what everyone says when asked about...
China's Alibaba Group aiming to raise $1B in IPO
SAN FRANCISCO — China's Alibaba Group is aiming to raise $1 billion in a long-awaited IPO likely to have ripple effects across the Internet. Tuesday's filing sets the stage for...
Rangers sound more hopeful about Chris Kreider return
Amidst all the talk of a tough schedule and changing the lineup in the quest for fresh legs, Rangers coach Alain Vigneault finally has an actual beacon of hope that...
'Under My Skin' more cornball than classic comedy
The subject of the new comedy “Under My Skin” is very “now”: The sucky unfairness of health insurance. But the show’s cornball style is stuck in the ’80s or ’90s...
Roger Goodell's Twitter Q&A went as bad as you'd expect
#ShouldHaveKnownBetter. The NFL promoted a Tuesday afternoon Twitter Q&A with commissioner Roger Goodell using the hashtag #AskCommish. The submissions quickly -- and unsurprisingly -- veered toward the #MockCommish variety, as snarksters...
Men stay at gas station for 3 hours after robbing it
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Jan Maxwell shines in 'City of Conversation'
Politics can get pretty nasty — especially when family members pull for different parties. In “The City of Conversation,” Hester Ferris finds that out the hard way. As played by...
De Blasio's daughter opens up, again, about her addiction
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Speaking out about her own battles with addiction since her dad became mayor, Chiara de Blasio told a conference that sobriety has made life worth living...
Damon Wayans Jr.'s funniest 'New Girl' moments
Coach is officially a member of the “New Girl” team. Damon Wayans Jr. was cast in the Fox show’s pilot in 2011 and then left for a role on ABC...
What Lily Allen’s celebrity shoutouts on ‘Sheezus’ mean
British pop star Lily Allen is no stranger to a little controversy, and so it’s little surprise that her return to music after a mommy hiatus sees her bold as...
The 19 greatest movie moms in history
Nothing says “mom” like screaming at doctors to get your dying child some painkillers — or brainwashing your son into becoming a ruthless political assassin. With Mother’s Day approaching, let’s...
Knicks still favorite to land Kerr, despite Warriors' interest
Steve Kerr will listen to the Warriors if they approach him about their new head-coaching vacancy this week, but multiple NBA sources told The Post his heart still is in...
Chinese student hit by car studied while waiting for help
In the time it took an ambulance to arrive to the scene of a traffic accident, an 18-year-old Beijing student learned 107 English words. Wang Dafan was struck by a...
World’s largest legal pot facility to open
Finding that sketchy guy for a bag of weed in Washington Square Park could soon be as outdated as milking your own cow. Pot production is about to go industrial....
Landscaped courtyards are NYC's latest status symbol
A decade ago, New York developer Roy Stillman was traveling in Paris, where he encountered the lushly landscaped exterior walls of the Jean nouvel-designed Musée du quai Branly. Struck by...
5 landscape designers and architects who pair soil with toil
These five landscape designers and architects elegantly pair soil with toil to create their own private Edens.
NBC producer says she was 'sexual bait' for 'Dateline'
A pretty, Ivy League-educated TV news producer slapped NBC with a lawsuit Tuesday claiming her “Dateline” boss used her as “sexual bait” to lure targets for a hidden-camera series about...
Park-front locales remain NYC's most valuable properties
In most cities, the valuable real estate is along the water. But new York is a big global exception — our priciest real estate is along our parks. “We’re inward...
Khalil Mack goes from little-known linebacker to potential No. 1 pick
BUFFALO — Lou Tepper knew exactly what button he could push to motivate linebacker Khalil Mack in the week leading up to Buffalo's daunting season-opening test against Ohio State last year....
Luxe listings: New York and Florida
Check out the 11 hottest listings from New York and Florida. NEW YORK $7.995M, 172 Pacific St., Brooklyn It sounds like something out of “Ghostbusters” — a forgotten 1840s firehouse...
NYC insomniac wins $7.5 million in lottery
You snooze, you lose! A Staten Island man won millions of dollars, thanks to a bout of insomnia. Salvatore Gandolfo, 55, of Arden Heights couldn’t sleep on April 1, so...
Pierce has no NBA friends, so 'dislike' for LeBron isn't speical
MIAMI – When the Nets and Heat take the floor Tuesday night at American Airlines Arena, it will be the 60th time – 34 in the regular season, 26 in the playoffs...
Drunk driver gets 15 years in prison for killing NBA cheerleader
A drunk insurance executive who struck and killed a Miami Heat cheerleader has been sent to jail for 15 years. A court found Mario Careaga, 46, guilty of manslaughter while drunk after...
Mother shot at son's killer after parking-space flap
A mother told cops she watched her son get fatally shot over a parking spot in Jamaica, Queens — and then grabbed her son’s own gun and shot at the...
Dirk Nowitzki swipes at Kobe Bryant over huge contract
Dirk Nowitzki isn’t looking for one last big pay day. A run at a second championship appeals more to the German superstar in the twilight of his brilliant career. The...
America is sending help for schoolgirls kidnapped by Muslim terrorists
The White House said Tuesday the US is preparing to send a team to Nigeria to help the government in the search for nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted from their school...
Rob Ford never made it to rehab in Chicago
Where in the world is Mayor Rob Ford? The crack-smoking Canadian never made it to rehab in Chicago and his whereabouts are still unknown, the Toronto Globe and Mail reported...
Man crashes car into NYC 7-Eleven
A man crashed his car into a 7-Eleven storefront in Brooklyn Tuesday morning, cops said. The man was driving on Beverly Road near Coney Island Avenue in Kensington around 7:40...
3,420 Catholic priests sanctioned over sex abuse, Vatican says
The Vatican released comprehensive statistics for the first time Tuesday on how it has disciplined priests accused of raping and molesting children, saying 848 priests have been defrocked and another...
LeGrand gets spot as Rutgers scrambles over latest mess
Rutgers is back in the spotlight — and again not for anything positive. The latest public relations nightmare came after paralyzed football player Eric LeGrand said he was offered the opportunity...
Kim Jong-un did not execute his uncle or ex-lover: Dennis Rodman
Dennis Rodman has sensationally knocked back widespread reports about one of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's most noted acts of brutality. The controversial star said reports that Kim executed his own...
Oregon hoop stars suspended amid gang rape accusations
University of Oregon administrators suspended three basketball players on Monday in the wake of a woman's allegation that she was the victim of a gang rape, Fox Sports has learned....
Rihanna flashes rear, Adam Levine goes blond and more
The day after the Met Ball is all about the Met Ball (and what a horrific one this year’s was). In other news, supermodel Natalia Vodianova had a baby, Bernhard...
Judge urges no arrest for ex-wife of Kazakh president's brother
A Manhattan judge ordered the president of Kazakhstan’s brother to provide assurances that his ex-wife will not be re-arrested when she flies home after finalizing a lopsided settlement agreement. Maira...
Subway delays spiked over past 2 years: study
Subway delays have spiked over the past two years, fueled by disruptions on the F and L lines, according to a new analysis of MTA electronic alerts to riders. Last...
Court: Names, pensions of retired NY teachers to be made public
ALBANY — The state’s highest court has ruled the names and pensions of retired public school teachers must be made public. The Empire Center for Public Policy requested the names...
NYPD cop acquitted for DWI sues arresting officer for $2M
An NYPD detective who was busted for DWI after falling asleep at a red light has slapped the officers who arrested him with a $2 million lawsuit, claiming they lied...
Punk in brutal cat-kick video arraigned on animal torture charges
The cruel Brooklyn punk who was busted after he posted a video on Facebook of himself savagely kicking a helpless cat through the air was arraigned on animal torture charges...
‘Blacklist’ beats ‘24’ in the ratings
In the battle of television’s leading men Monday night, Red Reddington had the upper hand over Jack Bauer. The two-hour premiere of “24: Live Another Day” — with Kiefer Sutherland...
3 convicted half-brothers to be cleared in 1980s murders
Three half-brothers convicted of murder in the 1980s with evidence from disgraced NYPD detective Louis Scarcella were exonerated Tuesday – though one of the men was paroled in 2007 and...
F line rail breaks days after 1,000 stranded by derailment
Another rail broke on the F line in Queens, just days after a derailment Friday injured 19 riders and stranded over 1000 people, authorities said. A special track car with...
Rapfogel crony guilty in theft from Jewish charity
An accomplice of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s former close pal William Rapfogel pleaded guilty Tuesday for his role in the theft of $9 million from the Metropolitan Council on Jewish...
Yankees have odd history with this umpire
Monday night's dustup wasn't the first time the Yankees have had issues with showy umpire Laz Diaz. Joe Girardi was ejected for arguing balls and strikes with Diaz, then got...
Chicken survives head-on car crash
That’s one tough bird! A chicken miraculously survived a head-on collision with a Toyota Corolla that was going 70 mph – the car took the brunt of the damage. Huang...
Michael Grimm not worried about winning re-election
Embattled and indicted Staten Island Congressman Michael Grimm vowed Tuesday that he’ll win re-election this fall, despite federal charges hanging over his head. Grimm said his internal polling of district...
Owner of stolen Yorkie makes plea to get dog back
A teacup Yorkie was snatched by a passerby in front of the owner's Staten Island home and the owner wants her beloved pup back. "I don't care why you took...
Auction off prime parking spot with new app
Fighting over a parking space is about to go high tech. A new app from an Italy-based startup allows drivers to auction off their soon-to-be-vacant space to someone willing to...
Banned ex-telecom analyst Grubman spotted at Sprint event
This is a sure-fire sign that the telecom industry is headed for another wave of consolidation. Jack Grubman, Wall Street’s top telecom analyst before he was banned for life from...
Pistorius screamed for help after shooting girlfriend
Accused murderer Oscar Pistorius made a “sinister” remark to a friend of slain model Reeva Steenkamp in court Tuesday, according to the victim’s pal. During a break of Pistorius’ murder...
Coming to NYC — Condé Nast Traveler's Hot Line Booth
Still unsure where to travel for that upcoming Summer 2014 vacation? Fear not — the wise (and crafty) folks at Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) magazine are literally here to help....
Pacers now trying anger to get through to Roy Hibbert
It’s the question everybody is asking this postseason and nobody has an answer for: What’s wrong with Roy Hibbert? Really, the Pacers’ 7-foot-2 center’s struggles date all the way back to...
Kevin Durant wins first MVP in landslide over LeBron James
OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant has plenty of scoring titles. Now, he finally has an MVP trophy to go with them. The Oklahoma City Thunder star won the NBA's top...
Reclusive German art collector Gurlitt dies at 81
BERLIN — Cornelius Gurlitt, a reclusive German collector whose long-secret hoard of well over 1,000 artworks triggered an international uproar over the fate of art looted by the Nazis, died...
Circus leaves Rhode Island; 8 acrobats still in hospital
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus packed up and headed for Connecticut without eight of its acrobats, who remained hospitalized in Rhode Island on Tuesday,...
The curious excuse NFL prospects have for failed drug tests
NFL prospects need to be careful how much water they drink – it could result in failed drug tests. At least that’s what two agents of players are claiming. LSU quarterback...
Monica Lewinsky breaks silence on affair with Bill Clinton
Monica Lewinsky has penned a new tell-all about her affair with President Bill Clinton in which she describes how his powerful political machine ruthlessly made her a “scapegoat” to save...
School slammed after students asked if Holocaust was real
http://youtu.be/cHZn-NMj1YI A southern California middle school is under heavy fire after a teacher assigned eight-grade students to write an essay on whether they believed the Holocaust was real or a...
Mommy blogger suspected of poisoning son with salt
The mother of a sickly 5-year-old boy, who was poisoned by a lethal dose of sodium in his feeding tube last January, is now a suspect in his murder, sources...
CBS taps former NBC News chief Steve Capus
Steve Capus, the former president of NBC News, is joining CBS News where he will oversee “CBS Evening News,” The Post has learned. CBS, which is beefing up its news...
'Gotham' teases a dark Batman prequel
http://youtu.be/0d1zpt6k5OI Batman is back, but in a whole new way. Tuesday night, FOX debuted the first trailer for its new Batman prequel series, “Gotham,” which is set to air in...
New York cops will soon carry heroin-OD antidote
ALBANY, NY — New York's attorney general says 39 police agencies across the state are equipping officers with heroin antidotes to help save overdose victims. Eric Schneiderman says initial awards...
Apple’s new retail chief set for $68M payday
Apple granted its new retail chief 113,334 restricted stock units, valued at more than $68 million based on Monday’s closing share price. Angela Ahrendts, a senior vice president and the...
School district asks students: Was the Holocaust real?
http://youtu.be/cHZn-NMj1YI RIALTO, Calif. — Whether the Holocaust happened is no longer up for debate at Southern California's Rialto Unified School District. The initial assignment given to eighth-graders in the San...
'Foul-mouthed' schools chief demoted over profane rants
An allegedly foul-mouthed Westchester County schools chief was demoted after several employees filed a lawsuit against him for his routine use of racist profanity, officials said Tuesday. The Greenburgh Central...
Uncork'd food festival spicing up Las Vegas
The recipe for celebrity chef culture is equal parts food, spectacle, excess, hype and fun. So it’s no surprise that Las Vegas is where celebrity chefs will gather for Bon...
Fleury has been far from Penguins weakness so far
Marc-Andre Fleury was supposed to be the Penguins’ Achilles heel, their biggest weakness, the one area the Rangers could exploit. Instead, he’s been a major strength — and Monday night...
This was the worst-dressed Met Gala ever
The invite said “white tie and decorations.” But on last night’s red carpet for the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum, it felt like almost every boldface name who...
Columbus, Ohio is a breakfast mecca
They call him “Dr. Breakfast.” Nicholas Dekker, 34, an affable theater lecturer at Columbus’ Ohio State University, loves the first meal of the day, and this passion has made him...
Hidden Pond: Rustic-chic oasis in Kennebunkport, Maine
What: Set on 60 secluded acres in blue-blood Kennebunkport, Maine, this rustic charmer feels more residential than resort, with just 20 one-room bungalows and 16 two-bedroom cottages (all with outdoor...
I was one of the 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by Muslim terrorists
LAGOS, Nigeria — The girls in the school dorm could hear the sound of gunshots from a nearby town. So when armed men in uniforms burst in and promised to...
Russian warplanes buzz California coast, gathering intel
The head of US air forces in the Pacific said on Monday that Russia's intervention in Ukraine had been accompanied by a significant increase in Russian air activity in the...
Colorado's pot boom leads to rash of cannabis oil explosions
DENVER — The opening months of Colorado's first-in-the-nation recreational marijuana industry have seen a rise in fiery explosions and injuries as pot users try to make the drug's intoxicating oil...
It's beneath Vigneault to make 'tired' excuse for Rangers
The last thing you expect is for an NHL coach to give his team an excuse for losing, yet that’s what the Rangers’ Alain Vigneault did following his team’s 2-0...
National CineMedia buys up rival Screenvision
The owner of the nation’s biggest provider of in-theater advertising, National CineMedia, is buying its scrappy rival, Screenvision, in a cash and stock deal valued at $375 million, the companies...
Bayer to buy Merck & Co. for $14.2B
BERLIN — Germany's Bayer AG says it plans to buy U.S. pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. Inc.'s consumer care business, whose products include the Coppertone suncare range, Claritin allergy medicine...
Meteor lights up the sky in western NY, Canada
http://youtu.be/aHlY56OQUBk A fireball lit up the daytime skies of western New York state and Canada on Sunday as a meteor burned up in the atmosphere above. Dashcams across the area,...
Six injured in slashing attack at Chinese train station
BEIJING — A slashing attack Tuesday at a busy railway station in southern China left six people injured, police said, in the third high-profile assault on civilians at a train...
Small plane crashes into Colorado home
NORTHGLENN, Colo. — A pilot whose small plane crashed into an unoccupied house near Denver on Monday got out of his shattered aircraft and tried to put out the fire...
Ukraine: 30 pro-Russian insurgents killed
DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukraine's interior minister said Tuesday that 30 pro-Russian insurgents were killed during operations to expunge anti-government forces in and near a city in the east, while the...
Coldplay moving in a new direction, but without any effect
Whatever therapist taught Chris Martin the theories and practices of "conscious uncoupling" has a lot to answer for. Having just gone through a painful separation with Gwyneth Paltrow, you'd expect...
Hondo goes fishing for W’s
Hondo slipped deeper into the red Monday night when the Royals succumbed in the 12th in San Diego to overwhelm his comeback triumph with the Marlins and push the filthy...
Girardi: Too 'early' to drop struggling Jeter in lineup
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Joe Girardi isn’t ready to drop Derek Jeter’s frigid bat in the lineup. Nor is the Yankees manager prepared to use Brendan Ryan as a defensive replacement...
Lineup change can’t lift Blueshirts
There were large-scale lineup changes for the Rangers on Monday night, and if it did some good, it surely didn’t produce the one result that matters. Though they subbed out...
Granderson approaches the Mendoza line
MIAMI — Curtis Granderson is climbing ever steadily toward the Mendoza Line. The Mets outfielder, who was batting only .116 on April 22, went 2-for-4 with a homer in his...
Bullpen blows it again as Mets fall on walk-off single
MIAMI — This one can simply be dubbed “Fiasco at the Fish Factory.” Jon Niese gave the Mets seven scoreless innings Monday night against the Marlins only to watch his...
LeGrand: Rutgers keynote offer was rescinded
From Saturday until Monday, former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand believed he would be Rutgers’ commencement speaker. Now he officially is not, and he’s “very upset” about it. According to...
Grimm's ex pleads not guilty to illegal campaign fundraising
A former girlfriend of indicted Staten Island Congressman Michael Grimm pleaded not guilty Monday to illegal fund-raising for his 2010 campaign. Diana Durand, 48, of Houston, is charged in Brooklyn...
GOP lawmakers mad over 'hidden' gun-control funding in state budget
ALBANY — Pro-gun GOP lawmakers are smoking mad that they voted for millions of dollars in funding for the SAFE Act — the state’s strict gun-control law — claiming they...
Ex-bartender wins $2.5M in sex assault suit against chef
A former bartender at a celebrity hangout in the Theater District won a $2.5 million verdict against her ex-boss — who wooed her with cheesy come-ons and then sexually assaulted...
'Ghostbuster' cops keep raiding dead man's home: suit
He’s been dead for eight years, but try telling that to the NYPD. Cops have barged into James Jordan Sr.’s family home looking for him more than a dozen times...
Prosecutor improperly used investigation to subpoena bank records
A Brooklyn prosecutor improperly used his investigation into a man accused of stealing a Picasso from the Long Island mansion of a Sony executive to subpoena bank records in support...
Girardi blows up at 'instigator' ump as Yankees fall to Angels
ANAHEIM — Joe Girardi’s bullpen issued six walks in the eighth inning and three of them were with the bases loaded, so it’s impossible to entirely blame the mess on...
Parents plan to bury girl killed in crash in her favorite dress
The parents of a Brooklyn girl killed by an alleged hit-and-run driver said Monday their little girl would be dressed in her favorite colors at her funeral. Rebecca Ramnarine, 9,...
Hit-run suspect flees with head out the window after windshield broke
A motorist swerving and speeding from the scene of a Brooklyn hit-and-run in which a pedestrian was left in critical condition Monday had to drive with his head out the...
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The Bronx A teen was critically injured after being shot twice Monday in Soundview, police said. The 17-year-old was in the lobby of an apartment building on Watson Avenue, near...
Mulgrew boasts of victories in new teachers union contract
Mayor de Blasio got schooled with the new, nine-year teachers contract, union boss Mike Mulgrew is telling his rank-and-file. “Health-care benefits preserved with no additional costs to members,” Mulgrew’s office...
Democrats facing a bloodbath in midterm elections: Pew
WASHINGTON — Democrats are in worse shape for midterm elections than they were during the 2010 bloodbath that cost them control of the House, a Pew Research survey reveals. The...
News Corp flash funds hundreds of classroom projects
News Corp has “flash funded” hundreds of classroom projects for which Brooklyn schoolteachers had sought contributions on DonorsChoose.org, the charity Web site said Tuesday. The company’s effort “will bring books,...