May 23, 2014
Dinosaur bones prove creationism right, man says
The Australian man building a Noah’s ark in America has defied his critics again, unveiling a dinosaur fossil named “Ebenezer” he says proves humans lived alongside dinosaurs. Ken Ham, the...
Mets hope Snake oil can fuel Young
The Mets coaching staff was huddled in the manager’s office at Citi Field before Friday’s scheduled opener of a three-game weekend series against the Diamondbacks when Chris Young’s name came...
Make every weekend count with our guide to summertime in NYC
What do you do now that summer's finally here? Plan out the season with our guide to 15 hot weekends of fun in the city. May 24, 25 Sat., Sun....
Cuomo will pocket at least $700,000 from upcoming book
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo will pocket at least $700,000 from his upcoming book, according to newly-filed disclosure forms. A guessing game about the value of Cuomo’s book deal began in...
Dye pack explodes and foils bank heist
This bank job blew up in their faces. Two thieves were caught red-handed when a dye pack exploded moments after they robbed an Astoria Federal Savings Bank in Queens on...
Psych workers scared after two employees stabbed by patient
Frightened workers in Kings County Hospital are demanding an airport-style metal detector in its psychiatric ward after a crazed patient smuggled in a knife and stabbed two employees. Sources said...
Hondo tries the Tribe
Hondo’s incredible run of ineptitude dragged on Friday night when the Cards failed to carry out their mission in Cincinnati, causing the deficit to expand to 1,190 belles. Saturday: Mr....
'Racist' security exec gets gig at Woodstock festival
A man who was fired last year from his job running security for the US Open tennis tournament because he called black people unintelligent in an e-mail landed a new...
Boy Scouts president says he supports gay adults' inclusion
DALLAS — Robert Gates, the new president of the Boy Scouts of America, said Friday that he would have moved last year to allow openly gay adults in the organization...
Whales being fatally struck at higher rates than normal: NOAA
A cruise ship heading for New York this month struck and killed a whale and dragged it into the Hudson River, part of a higher-than-usual rate of strikes along the...
Thunderstorms rock NYC
Thunderstorms are holding up flights and raining chaos on Memorial Day travel at the region's three major airports. Storms were keeping flights headed for La Guardia and Kennedy in the...
Catching the next fantasy ‘waive’
Scouring the waiver wire is like walking around the beach with a metal detector — most of the time you’ll find junk that will be tossed, but every once in...
Hot-shooting transfer Antoine Mason draws wide interest
Scoring is in demand and one of the nation’s very best at lighting up the scoreboard hit the open market this week. A feeding frenzy has already begun for Antoine...
Relief for Mets' bullpen could come from Triple-A stud
If there is one area that has stood out as an Achilles’ heel for the Mets so far this season, it would be the bullpen (although a credible argument can...
Bomb scare in South Carolina BMW parking lot
SPARTANBURG, SC — The BMW plant in South Carolina was temporarily placed on lockdown while authorities investigated a possible bomb in the plant's parking lot that turned out to be...
Samsung to introduce stand-alone Smartwatch
Samsung Electronics Co. is making another run at that perennial technogeek dream, the wrist communicator, with plans to unveil a smartwatch that works as a stand-alone phone in the next...
Montreal: We Habs no problem with Prust's hit
So here were the Canadiens, standing on small podiums in a conference room in a midtown hotel on Friday afternoon, all saying they thought the hit from Brandon Prust on...
Your smartphone may be giving you wrinkles
Already, if you want ageless skin you can’t smile, frown, laugh, go in the sun, jog, smoke or sleep on your side. Now you can add another item to the...
NHL's response to jaw-breaking hit was far too soft
Two games. This is the uh, price, of an eye for eye in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Two games. This is the woeful response of the NHL to an act...
Klinsmann: Other players surpassed US great Donovan
Give Jurgen Klinsmann this much: The U.S. National Team coach had the guts to leave Landon Donovan — arguably the greatest soccer player in American history — off his 23-man...
Champ hounded by entitled Cotto in lead up to Garden bout
Miguel Cotto has gotten on Sergio Martinez’s nerves by continually suggesting the middleweight champion from Argentina is the “B side” of their much-anticipated showdown on June 7 at Madison Square...
Leetch: Confident Kreider has been Rangers' difference maker
Brian Leetch can see these Rangers believe in Henrik Lundqvist every bit as much as his Cup champion Rangers believed in Mike Richter 20 glorious springs ago, and he knows...
Director of missing plane movie apologizes for love triangle
http://youtu.be/l4rKJaGQbcY The director of a movie based on the Malaysian Airlines plane disappearance is apologizing for a trailer that suggests a love triangle among members of its crew. Rupesh Paul...
Weird facts about fruit that you probably didn't know
Did you know that bananas are technically a herb? Many people have no idea that bananas are technically both a herb and a fruit, grown on a banana plant not a...
High school teachers lured our kids into a 'death' cult: parents
It was reading, writing and religious brainwashing at this top Connecticut high school. Staffers at Avon High indoctrinated three once-happy girls into a death-obsessed religious cult that had them speaking...
Taylor Swift and her Dolce & Gabbana bag: A love story
Taylor Swift may have trouble keeping a man around, but the leggy blonde sure doesn’t have a problem holdin’ on tight to her $2,295 Dolce & Gabbana “Sara Pebbled Frame...
Investigation ties burglar's gun to '03 death of pregnant girlfriend
A Brooklyn man serving time for a Queens burglary has been indicted for murdering his pregnant girlfriend in 2003 – closing a cold case that had frustrated investigators for over...
Naked guy arrested outside White House gates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbq2qDMZ7oY WASHINGTON — Secret Service police on Friday arrested a man who stripped naked outside the White House fence and fought with officers. A Secret Service spokesman identified the man...
1 in 4 Americans aren't saving for retirement
There’s a big difference between not saving enough and not saving at all. You will only find out how big that difference is if you live it out, and a...
21 best- and worst-dressed stars at Cannes
Every year, stars descend upon the Côte d’Azur with dreams of topping a best-dressed list at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Some Cannes, while others just get canned. Because with...
iPhone thieves send selfie to victim's mother
We have your iPhone, and we dare you to find us! Law-enforcement sources say the smiling simpletons at left stole a cellphone — and then sent goofy selfies and vulgar...
Amazon escalates standoff with publisher Hachette
If you're hoping to pre-order books by J.K. Rowling, Michael Connelly and other Hachette Book Group authors, you'll have to go somewhere besides Amazon.com. An ongoing standoff between Amazon and...
This is what the future of shopping looks like
One of America's favorite pastimes is changing rapidly. When it comes to shopping, more Americans are skipping the stores and pulling out their smartphones and tablets. Still, there's more on...
Dad stuck overseas sends a video surprise
http://youtu.be/7jVKV4tHCZk A brave soldier deployed to Kuwait couldn’t attend his son’s NYU graduation — so he surprised him with a heartfelt video at a ceremony in Brooklyn on Friday. Wearing...
Ray Rice's 'apology' was a complete debacle
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ray Rice’s effort at damage control Friday didn’t appear to control much of the damage. Speaking for the first time since being arrested for knocking his...
Five things to know about the Champions League final
The final of the UEFA Champions League, aka the Super Bowl Minus The Brain Trauma, will be contested in Lisbon on Saturday. It's the culmination of a months-long tournament among...
Why you should change your eBay password right now
eBay came under pressure on Thursday over a massive hacking of customer data as three states began investigating the e-commerce company’s security practices. Connecticut, Florida and Illinois said they are...
Construction magnate had 'reckless disregard' in deadly crane collapse
The construction magnate who is being sued over the death of two workers called himself the King of Cranes, but he had a "reckless disregard" for human life, an attorney...
Barclays slapped with $44 million fine over gold price fix
Barclays Plc has been fined $43.8 million for failures in internal controls that allowed a trader to manipulate the setting of gold prices, just a day after the bank was...
Drug cop cleared of perjury charges
A Manhattan narcotics detective who allegedly gave two different sworn statements following a 2010 drug bust was acquitted Friday on felony perjury charges, police sources told The Post. Undercover investigator...
Man shoots incredible video after 70-foot fall off mountain
http://youtu.be/8JqyI6174KI KATMANDU, Nepal — An American climber said he fell into a crevasse on a Himalayan mountain in Nepal but managed to crawl to his tent despite broken ribs and...
5 reasons Adam Sandler & Drew Barrymore love working together
In Friday’s “Blended,” Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore once again pair up on-screen. This marks the third time they’ll fall in love, following “The Wedding Singer” and “50 First Dates.”...
Cowboys to Orton: You owe us $3 million if you retire
Kyle Orton is ready to retire, but the Cowboys really don't want him to. Orton has informed the Cowboys of his plans to retire with one year left on a three-year contract, NFL.com...
Candice Swanepoel tops Maxim’s hot list, Zoe Saldana strips down and more
Maxim crowns Candice Swanepoel queen of the hotties, while on the more PG front, Quvenzhané Wallis looks precious as ever as the new star of Armani Junior. Stylist Kate Young...
Amazon: Try Fire TV free for 30 days
Amazon is offering some customers a free 30-day trial of its new $99 Fire TV set-top box after it debuted to mixed reviews. The e-tailer will ship the gizmo —...
John Kerry agrees to testify on Benghazi attack
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry is willing to testify before the House Oversight panel investigating the deadly 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, an appearance that should make subsequent...
Serge Ibaka making 'impossible' comeback to Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Thunder say defensive standout Serge Ibaka may not be lost for the playoffs, after all. General manager Sam Presti said Friday that Ibaka's injured left calf...
Score big with these Memorial Day fashion sales
Ashabyadm.com Sale: May 23-26. Take 25 percent off select styles. Autumn Cashmere 231 W. 39th St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues, Suite 1111 Sale: Jun. 2-6. Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-7 p.m....
California Chrome vs. the opossum
California Chrome was unfazed by a chance encounter with an opossum that crossed the track at Belmont Park as the Triple Crown hopeful was ending his gallop. The chestnut colt...
Ranking the most likely trade destinations for Kevin Love
In the wake of the NBA’s Draft lottery Tuesday, with the draft itself still a month away and the playoffs still going on, one of the biggest stories around the...
Cuomo takes Independence Party line for re-election campaign
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo has agreed to take the Independence Party line for his re-election campaign — ignoring pleas to boycott the sleazy party. The move came just weeks former...
Prust gets 2 games for breaking Stepan's jaw as Vigneault vents
Two suspensions, another injury, a war of words and … suddenly, this has become a series. Friday was a day off the ice for both the Rangers and Canadiens in...
Billboard near Times tower attacks Times over Abramson
The New York Times doesn’t have to look far to realize the Jill Abramson drama is not going away anytime soon. A pro-Israel group made sure of that by putting...
Alleged Jason Lee rape victim granted one-year order of protection
The woman accusing ex-Goldman Sachs banker Jason Lee of raping her last summer at his East Hampton rental was granted an order of protection against her alleged attacker at a...
College grad travels globe to film amazing marriage proposal
http://youtu.be/Bsz2Noi925M He would walk 500 miles just to be the man — to get hitched to her! A lovestruck college grad from Montana traveled to 26 countries in four years...
Rangers' Carcillo gets 10-game ban
The NHL’s wheel of justice is spinning Friday as the league issued a lengthy suspension to the Rangers' Dan Carcillo and was set to address separate charges pending against the...
Putin asks why Obama doesn't get 'a job in a court or something'
WASHINGTON – Russian President Vladimir Putin kept up his war of snark with President Obama on Friday by mockingly suggesting that the president find another line of work. "Why doesn't...
Billy Corgan poses for cat magazine cover
It’s a Siamese dream. Billy Corgan, the bald frontman for the Smashing Pumpkins, is on the cover of a new magazine cuddling his two black cats. That’s right — the...
What Obama signed in the Cooperstown guestbook
https://twitter.com/GannettAlbany/status/469854986185089024/ The most powerful man in the country isn’t above declaring his sports fandom. On a trip to the Baseball National Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown on Thursday,...
'World's ugliest woman' pursues anti-bullying documentary
AUSTIN, Texas — In December 2013, she inspired millions with her TED Talk. Now Lizzie Velasquez, once called "the world's ugliest woman," hopes to reach an even-wider audience through an...
Shakira’s unofficial — and Pitbull's official — World Cup songs
http://youtu.be/TGtWWb9emYI Every World Cup has an official anthem, so Brazil 2014 decided to pair Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull with Brazilian pop star Claudia “Claudinha” Leitte. Foolproof, right? Yet “We Are...
Morgan Freeman like you've never heard him before: on helium
http://youtu.be/DCpsusTta4w Morgan Freeman has one of the more recognizable voices in Hollywood, having done voice-overs for everything from “The Shawshank Redemption” to Visa commercials. But we’ve never heard him sound...
Johnny Football the subject of bizarre sexual harassment suit
A detailed, bizarre and possibly frivolous lawsuit alleging sexual harassment against Johnny Manziel and asking for $25 million in damages was filed in Florida court this week. The typo-filled suit...
Lucille Ball hawks cigarettes in newly restored ads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ALtcAO69M See Lucy smoke! See her and Ricky hawk cigarettes! Again and again and again. Even longtime fans of “I Love Lucy’’ may be shocked to learn that when the...
7-Eleven gives Slurpees a hipster mustache, mason jars
Even the Slurpee is getting a ’stache. 7-Eleven is selling mustache drink straws and matching Mason jars to promote its iconic frozen beverage this summer. The Dallas-based chain, which is...
Donald Sterling won't fight NBA, will let wife sell Clippers
Racist Clippers owner Donald Sterling surrendered control of his team to his estranged wife Shelly on Friday — and she is now negotiating a deal with the NBA to sell,...
Churchill Downs' massive video screen killed horse: trainer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A racehorse died Thursday at Churchill Downs after a freak fall that the trainer blamed on the sound of a starting gate bell blaring on the track's...
Anonymous, influential Herbalife blogger unmasked
At 12:17 p.m. on Feb. 20, an anonymous blogger whose handle was “TheSkeptic21” dashed off a tantalizing tweet: A few hours later TheSkeptic delivered, posting a “Friends of Herbalife” letter...
Couple who lost $34,000 wedding deposit sues bar owner
A Brooklyn couple who lost their entire $34,000 wedding payment when reBar owner Jason Stevens shuttered the venue earlier this month has filed the first lawsuit against the pub owner....
The best and worst of Yasiel Puig in two plays
Despite a mindless base running gaffe, Dodgers star Yasiel Puig had a dazzling diving catch to rob Wilmer Flores in the second inning. “That was about as good a catch...
How Nets' Gutierrez became a point guard prospect
With the Nets season officially in the books, it’s time to look back at the year that was. We’ll look back at a different player each weekday, before wrapping up...
NASA unveils 'global selfie'
(Use your mouse to zoom in and out of this interactive image to see whose photo made it onto NASA’s global selfie.) NASA unveiled its "global selfie" on Thursday, a...
Will Ferrell & Chad Smith drum-off on 'The Tonight Show'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uBOtQOO70Y After months of trash talk and Twitter taunts, the much-hyped drum-off between Will Ferrell and Red Hot Chili Pepper Chad Smith finally happened on Thursday night. And it was...
Deadly beating of Italian tourist caught in shocking video
Shocking surveillance video shows a shirtless Italian national getting knocked out and killed in a Bronx street brawl early Friday morning after he drunkenly picked a fight inside a Fordham...
'Knockout game’ suspect chased down by victim's friend
A Brooklyn fare-beater allegedly punched a young woman in the face while apparently playing the “knockout game” in a Manhattan PATH station — and her friend chased him down, put...
Ex-Goldman banker's rape accuser left unprotected
Prosecutors are scheduled to appear in a Suffolk County court Friday to seek an order of protection for the woman accusing an ex-Goldman Sachs banker of raping her last summer....
NYPD 2-day ticket blitz nails 4,500 speeders
Cops issued more than half a typical month’s worth of speeding tickets in just two days this week in a citywide speeding-enforcement blitz, the NYPD said Thursday. More than 4,500...
Cuomo reaches out to liberals in accepting Democratic nomination
Gov. Cuomo tried to placate the left wing of the Democratic Party Thursday, promising the faithful at the state convention that he would complete an unfinished progressive social agenda in...
10 great flicks for Memorial Day weekend
Turner Classics Movies weekend host Ben Mankiewicz will be co-presenting (with Robert Osborne) the cable network’s annual 72-hour Memorial Day marathon. Here, comments on 10 of the 34 films by...
City eyeing Times Square billboards to collect more tax dollars
Mayor de Blasio has found a way to raise millions of dollars in taxes without infuriating voters — by going after billboard advertisers. His administration is seeking to collect the...
School staffer fired for getting pregnant: suit
A mom-hating Brooklyn Law School staffer canned an underling who got pregnant last year because the supervisor reasoned that the woman’s “brain won’t operate properly after giving birth,” according to...
School cafeterias are part of the obesity problem
Why go to McDonald’s? City elementary-school students can eat fattening lunches any day of the week in their own cafeterias. The Department of Education, which is notifying parents if their...
Ashanti ‘stalker’ gets misdemeanor charges dismissed
A Manhattan judge dismissed four counts of aggravated harassment against singer Ashanti’s accused stalker, Devar Hurd, Thursday after an appellate court ruled that the charge is vague and unconstitutional. Hurd...
City beaches set to open for Memorial Day weekend
Taking cover under her coat, Dakota Fanning tries catching a cab amid a drizzle in the West Village Thursday. The actress may want to invest in an umbrella for possible...
Man miraculously catches falling baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hu27X-NN68 Amazing footage has emerged of a man catching a baby who fell from a second-story window in China. The man was walking past the building during a thunderstorm when he...
Queens seniors complain about hike in grad-package costs
Seniors at a Queens public school are fuming about being asked to pay 60 percent more than last year for a graduation package that includes $20 for tassels on their...
‘American Idol’ finale posts record low ratings
After “The Voice” and “Dancing With the Stars” posted record low ratings for their season finales Tuesday night, “American Idol” followed suit — shedding nearly 4 million viewers from last...
Fast-food comedy gets the McJob done
There are no costumed dudes battling evil in “American Hero” — just subs and hoagies. Though, come to think of it, the three leads in Bess Wohl’s bittersweet, terrifically acted...
Black GOP leader slams Cuomo's attack ad
A black Republican leader in Westchester County is accusing Gov. Cuomo and the state Democratic Party of falsely portraying GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino as a racist for his handling...
Judge upset with DA over light sentence for Occupy protester
A seething Manhattan judge is telling pals that DA Cyrus Vance Jr. pandered to liberals by seeking only a three-month, wrist-slap sentence for the Occupy Wall Street protester who nearly...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A man was killed early Thursday when he crashed his motorcycle on the Williamsburg Bridge, cops said. Arben Hoti, 31, of the Lower East Side, was traveling toward Manhattan...
Tony telecast forecast
The Tony telecast is shaping up and the big winner could well be — “After Midnight.” No, it’s not going to make off with the award for Best Musical. That,...
Obama to tap Julian Castro for housing secretary
CHICAGO — President Barack Obama is preparing to boost the profile of an up-and-coming young Hispanic Democrat by nominating San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro to become the nation's housing secretary....
Sex changes all the rage -- and taxpayers are footing the bill
Sex changes for all! A Massachusetts prison inmate convicted of murder is fighting in court to win free operations that would change this individual from a violent man into a...
Habs rookie goalie sparkles in win
The Canadiens turned their season over to Dustin Tokarski, the 24-year-old goalie who until Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Rangers had never played in the Stanley...
Mets should keep this youth movement going
Changes are coming. Changes are here. The Mets are getting desperate enough to take a different look at their team. It’s about time. There will be changes in personnel and...
Yelp reviews are busting restaurants giving people food poisoning
Reviewers on Yelp have helped city health authorities find hundreds of unreported cases of possible food-borne illnesses, officials reported Thursday. Researchers in a pilot project involving the city’s Department of...
Ex-Ranger Brandon Prust's hit on Derek Stepan heats up series
Brandon Prust can forget about ever getting back on Celebrity Row to watch his beloved Knicks play at the Garden. Maybe the one-time popular Ranger, who won the club’s 2010-11...
City hits pothole on road back to '94 glory
After awhile, as a fan, you sense these things, don’t you? Life was too good. These Eastern Conference finals were going too smoothly. The Rangers were swarming the Canadiens again,...
Hondo pays with A's
Hondo plunged deeper into the red Thursday when the A’s rallied to tie in the ninth then choked it away in the 11th, and the Yankees were hosed by the...
It's the Rangers' turn to feel pressure
Now look what the Rangers have done. In a span of 61 minutes and 12 seconds of scintillating Stanley Cup playoff hockey Thursday night, this is what they have done:...
Mets new closer Jenrry Mejia nails down second save
Jenrry Mejia pitched on back-to-back days for the first time in four years, clearing the last hurdle to becoming the Mets’ closer. “I feel pretty good. It was a long...
Tourists gripe about curfew imposed by Thai military
The 10 p.m. curfew imposed by Thailand’s new military rulers Thursday was a buzzkill for Americans and other tourists visiting the vacation hot spot. “It was a shock and surprise....
Teacher charges students 'money’ for bathroom breaks
A Washington state schoolteacher forced her students to pay Monopoly money to pee, leading two kids to wet their pants. Third-graders at Mill Plain Elementary apparently could earn the play...
Batting practice pitches next step in Pineda's rehab
CHICAGO — Michael Pineda is making progress coming back from a teres major muscle strain high on the right side of his back. Tuesday he threw a bullpen session and...
Brassard not quite set to return
Things were looking good for Rangers forward Derick Brassard, and yet his upper-body injury made him unable to play in Thursday night’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Canadiens in Game...
Canadiens' Galchenyuk had 'no idea' how he scored game-winner
The Rangers were just another fluky bounce or deflection away from taking complete control of the Eastern Conference finals. Instead, the Canadiens made the series interesting, and even Alex Galchenyuk,...
Moms paying pros $1,000 to pack their kids for camp
So much for roughing it! New York City mommies with money to burn are hiring professional organizers to pack their kids’ trunks for summer camp — because their darlings can’t...
Rangers’ penalty kill getting it done
Every team after a loss grasps onto something positive as it prepares for the next one. Even facing an 0-2 hole in the Eastern Conference final against the Rangers, the...