July 9, 2014
Jihadists seize nuclear materials in Iraq
Jihadi insurgents rampaging across Iraq have seized nuclear materials used for scientific research from a university in the country’s north. Iraq sent an urgent letter to the United Nations appealing...
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Queens A sexual predator raped a woman in Corona on Tuesday night, police said. The 32-year-old victim was on her way home just before midnight when the fiend came up...
Rash of stock buying makes zero sense
Stock prices went down early this week and — oh my! — you’d have thought the world was about to end. As I’ve been telling you — and others have...
Pork virus pushes BLT cost to record high $1.65
The cost to produce a BLT, America's favorite summer sandwich, hit a record high of $1.65 in May and will continue to take a bigger bite out of wallets in...
Amid his own coupling, Dish boss criticizes Comcast-TWC merger
Ergen to the FCC: Stop that merger — unless it’s ours. Dish Network boss Charlie Ergen is all for mergers unless his rivals are getting together. The satellite-TV provider, controlled...
Man pulled over for stealing his own car suing NYPD for mistake
A Queens man who had his stolen car returned to him by the NYPD was pulled over and surrounded by gun-waving cops just months later because they forgot to remove...
Mets notch 4th straight win behind returning Dillon Gee
Two months away from the Mets didn’t leave a trace of rust on Dillon Gee. His strained right lat muscle finally healed, Gee returned Wednesday and was the same dependable...
Media analyst trashes 'unfriendly' ad-laden streaming
TV Everywhere is nowhere. In a colorful rant aimed at the media executives gathering in Sun Valley this week for Allen & Co.’s annual mogulfest, one media analyst blasted the...
9/11 conspiracy group pushes vote for investigation
It’s the ultimate conspiracy theory — and New York City voters may get to vote on it come November. A group funded by 9/11 conspiracy theorists has rounded up enough...
Dad kills 4 kids & 2 adults before surrendering
A father opened fire at a suburban Houston home Wednesday, killing four of his children as well as two adults who were with them, and critically wounding his 15-year-old daughter,...
ObamaCare: Death by paperwork
On July 3, with Americans preparing to celebrate freedom, the Obama administration reduced freedom by adding 1,296 pages of new regulations to ObamaCare. It was a classic pre-holiday document dump,...
Illegal immigrant kids vanish from officials in US
WASHINGTON — Two days after the White House declared that most immigrant kids crossing illegally from Central America would be sent back home, a top administration official admitted Wednesday that...
Former 'America’s Most Wanted' host back to catch the bad guys
In 25 seasons of hunting bad guys on “America’s Most Wanted,” John Walsh learned to do one thing really well — “how to catch these bastards and bring them back...
Man who killed wife over dinner prefers death to prison food
It always comes back to the dinner table with this guy. The 75-year-old Pakistani immigrant convicted in Brooklyn of beating his wife to death because she served him lentils instead...
3rd assistant heading to Bucks with Jason Kidd
ORLANDO, Fla. — Another coach is following Jason Kidd to Milwaukee. League sources confirmed Joe Prunty, who served as an assistant with the Nets last season under Kidd after spending...
Schneider's 7-year deal ends Brodeur's run with Devils
If there was any lingering sentiment the Devils were not fully Cory Schneider’s team, that was put to rest on Wednesday when general manager Lou Lamoriello announced the goalie had...
Manhattan GOP leader 'freaked out' after being offered bribe
The head of Manhattan's Republican Party said Wednesday he “freaked out” after being offered a $25,000 bribe to help Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith secure the Republican line in last...
Teachout collects 3 times more signatures needed to take on Cuomo
Gov. Cuomo has his work cut out for him if he intends to boot Democratic rival Zephyr Teachout from the primary ballot. The lefty Fordham university professor's campaign said Wednesday...
Costume characters are scaring away Broadway ticket buyers
Want to know why Broadway ticket sales are slumping? Blame Cookie Monster! Aggressive costumed characters who pose for pictures to drum up dollars in the Theater District are driving away...
Adams: If Obama and Clinton avoided the joint, why can't our kids?
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams cited the examples of Bill Clinton and President Obama to justify loosening marijuana penalties in New York. “Clinton smoked a joint, and he became president....
Cocks are infertile, chicken prices soar
Fat, infertile roosters are causing poultry prices to soar — and shoppers are mad as cluck. One of the nation’s most popular rooster breeds, the Aviagen Group’s standard Ross male,...
Mets made an Amazin' move in sticking with Duda
“Believe it or not,” Lucas Duda said Wednesday afternoon, “I was kind of tall and skinny. In my later years, I got bigger.” That would explain why his football career...
Religious bigotry in the New York Times
What is the most emphatic prohibition in the entire Constitution? Is it “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion”? Or “The right of the people to keep...
Yankees looking, feeling doomed without ace Tanaka
CLEVELAND — One by one the Yankees walked into the clubhouse Wednesday at Progressive Field and heard the news Masahiro Tanaka was back in New York, getting an MRI exam...
Greg Poehler on Nordic track in 'Welcome to Sweden'
I know what you’re thinking: That Greg Poehler’s new NBC sitcom, “Welcome to Sweden,” is on the air only because his older sister — “Parks and Recreation” star (and Golden...
No way to run a railroad
When it comes to preventing a strike by Long Island Rail Road workers that would disrupt the lives of 300,000 commuters who depend on the train to get them to...
'Gatsby' meets 'Gossip Girl' in teen drama 'Affluenza'
"Gatsby" meets “Gossip Girl” in this outsider-among-the-wealthy story set, like Fitzgerald’s novel, on Long Island. But “Affluenza,” from director Kevin Asch (“Holy Rollers”), takes place during the lead-up to the...
Silver 'consents' to separate trial from former ally Lopez
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has a message for disgraced ex-Assemblyman Vito Lopez: I don’t want you bringing me down, either! Silver’s lawyer Bettina Plevan wrote Manhattan federal Judge Analisa Torres...
Ex-con in Columbia slaying threatened paper staff: cops
An ex-con who took part in the robbery and murder of a Columbia University professor more than 40 years ago demanded that the school paper retract an article about the...
Brooklyn goes to pot
It does no city any good when individuals sworn to uphold the law signal that they will do so selectively. Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson has done just that. This...
American graffiti
How much better this city would be if we didn’t indulge our vandals by calling them artists. As in “graffiti artist.” The last few days have given us a fresh...
Afghan meltdown: Crisis threatens US pullout plan
War-torn Afghanistan is on the brink of a new crisis fuelled by ethnic and sectarian enmities that could upset President Obama’s timetable for US military withdrawal and open the way...
Katy Perry's fashion extravaganza lands in NYC
Nothing is louder and more outlandish than Katy Perry’s music — except, of course, her fashion sense. Rainbows, kittens, smiley faces and all the saccharine trappings of the pop star’s...
How to cool off with red wine in the summer heat
Looking to cool off with something different? Red wines can be as refreshing as whites and rosés when chilled down in the fridge or wedged into a bucket of ice....
Judge rules Bitcoin as legal tender in Silk Road case
Bitcoin has cash value and, if used for illegal purposes, can get you tossed in jail, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Wednesday, dismissing a bid by the mastermind behind the...
Relatives snubbed in millionaire's will demand answers
The disinherited relatives of a legendary New York theater producer are waging a bitter legal battle over her $28 million fortune. Honey Waldman who, with her husband, converted an East...
Argentina to World Cup final after two big saves in shootout
SAO PAULO — Goalkeeper Sergio Romero saved two penalties Wednesday to send Argentina into the World Cup final with a 4-2 shootout win over the Netherlands after the game finished...
Bermudas vs. culottes: Which summer short will you choose?
Two top bottoms -- Bermuda shorts and culottes -- lead the summer style pack. Classic Bermuda shorts: Casual short trousers that fall just above the knee never go out of...
Senior pals hit Iceland in road-trip flick ‘Land Ho!’
The gorgeous scene stealer in this gentle-spirited road movie is the country of Iceland, depicted in breathtaking wide-angle shots by cinematographer Andrew Reed. Providing the camera with a reason to...
The day in photos
A tiger takes a dip, a typhoon makes serious waves, cars are crushed by storms and more.
Beltran suffers two facial fractures in BP accident
CLEVELAND — Carlos Beltran’s miserable first season as a Yankee got worse Wednesday when he suffered two facial fractures when a batted ball he hit in the indoor cage caromed...
Mixup sends accused child molester back to jail after he posts bail
Corrections officers mistakenly sent a former intern accused of molesting students at a posh Manhattan preschool back to jail Wednesday when he was supposed to get sprung on bail. Malthe...
What's better for a recent grad -- a small startup or big company?
Which do you think offers a better experience right out of college — working for a small startup or for a big, established company? That’s like asking me which college...
Carmelo expected to stay in NYC with Knicks
LAS VEGAS — It looks like Carmelo Anthony is coming home. Again. Nearly 3 ½ years after he forced his way to the Knicks, citing his Brooklyn roots, Melopalooza is...
Growing up is hard to do in Linklater’s sublime ‘Boyhood’
I'm always skeptical about films that emerge from the thin mountain air of the Sundance Film Festival wreathed in rave reviews — especially if they have a gimmick — but...
Stars are in the mood to buy
Kimora Lee Simmons’ investment banker hubby Tim Leissner has purchased a $19 million family nest at 11 E. 68th St. The five-bedroom, 5½-bathroom condo is 4,654 square feet and is...
New-build townhouses return to NYC after 100-year pause
Nearly a century after their last boom, new-build townhouses are making a comeback — just ask developer Abby Hamlin. In the late 1990s, Hamlin self-financed the construction of five single-family...
Rikers guards charged with brutal beating of cuffed inmate
A Corrections captain and two officers were charged with savagely beating a cuffed inmate at Rikers Island and then trying to cover it up, authorities said Wednesday. Cptn. Moises Simanacas...
American Apparel turned over to NY hedgies; Dov 'consulting'
American Apparel’s board has finally inked a deal to give control of the retailer to a New York hedge fund — and has given controversial founder Dov Charney a temporary...
NYPD commissioner preparing crackdown on 'abuse' of drones
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton on Wednesday vowed a crackdown on illegal drones — saying cops have had several scary run-ins with the flying menaces before a police chopper got buzzed...
If Tanaka's done, Yankees should immediately become sellers
The last time a single athlete carried a starting five as much as Masahiro Tanaka has the Yankees rotation was LeBron James with the 2006-07 Cavaliers. A lottery team without...
Nicolas Cage leads brainless thriller 'Rage'
Nicolas Cage is the name and “Rage” is his game in a dopey mob thriller about an ex-killer turned real estate developer trying to find his daughter’s murderers. Cage is...
Gym-goer injured after drill bit crashes through glass window
A gym goer was injured when a 10 pound drill bit from a construction site flew through the window of an Upper East Side fitness center on Wednesday, workers at...
Dodgers responsible for part of $18M damages in fan beating
LOS ANGELES — A San Francisco Giants fan who suffered brain damage in a beating at Dodger Stadium won his negligence suit against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, but...
Israel vulnerable to attack from both sides after missile strike
HADERA, Israel — Residents of this city in northern Israel have long known they were within range of rockets from Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon. After being struck by a missile...
Court OKs $1.75B in terrorism judgments against Iran
A federal appeals panel ruled Wednesday that $1.75 billion in Iranian funds should be handed over to families of the victims of a notorious 1983 bombing on a Marine barracks...
Suicide comedy 'A Long Way Down' is dead on arrival
Among group-suicide movies, “A Long Way Down” may prove uniquely inspirational: It’s bound to make audience members want to kill themselves. It might be the only summer movie during which...
Sherman wants to 'choke out' Crabtree, keep feud going
If Michael Crabtree really is a "sorry receiver," why can't Richard Sherman stop talking about him? In comments he made on The Discovery Channel's "American Muscle" -- debuting Wednesday night...
How smart are these celebs on Twitter?
Time has unfurled one of the world’s greatest mysteries: No, not the cure for cancer or how to balance the federal budget — the magazine created a standardized ELA test...
11 things you probably didn't know about 'Forrest Gump'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPIEn0M8su0 Life wasn’t exactly a box of chocolates when getting “Forrest Gump’’ to the screen 20 years ago this week. Casting was a struggle, there were many script rewrites —...
Masahiro Tanaka hits DL, to have MRI on ailing right elbow
CLEVELAND — Their fingers firmly crossed ace pitcher Masahiro Tanaka’s right elbow soreness doesn’t lead to Tommy John surgery, the Yankees are awaiting the examination of arguably the most important...
French police foil Islamist plot to attack Eiffel Tower, Louvre
French police thwarted plans by Islamist terrorists to attack famous historical landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. Officials unraveled the sinister plot after a high-ranking member of al...
New York City FC could make splash with Spain star Xavi
Ambitious New York City FC had vowed to open MLS play with three designated players, and it sure seems like they’re swinging for the fences. Having signed striker David Villa,...
Orthodox Jew sex abuser gets 2 years in jail
The victim of an Orthodox Jewish sex abuser tore into his attacker Wednesday as the pervert was sentenced to two years behind bars. “He still wouldn’t apologize to me in...
Iranian director's 'Closed Curtain' an arresting allegory
Director Jafar Panahi ran afoul of Iran’s authoritarian regime numerous times before 2011, when he was handed a 20-year ban from moviemaking. His first response was the acidly titled “This...
Rob Ford was out-of-control 'bully' in rehab
Crack-smoking Toronto Mayor Rob Ford behaved like an out-of-control “bully” during his stint in rehab and was even kicked out of group therapy, according to a published report. While Ford...
10 things you didn’t know about Bieber’s latest gal-pal
Things are heating up between Justin Bieber and his rumored new squeeze, wannabe model Yovanna Ventura — the couple shared an intimate lunch in LA Tuesday, and Ventura later posted...
Man guilty of tricking girl into 'sex contract'
It took a disgusted Brooklyn jury just 20 minutes of deliberation Wednesday to find a New Jersey man guilty for duping a 15-year-old girl into thinking she had signed a...
World Cup fan gets modeling deal after photo goes viral
She's the Katherine Webb of Belgium. Axelle Despiegelaere was just a face in the crowd, watching her team prepare to take on Russia in a Group H World Cup game...
Keira Knightley's 12 best looks
The ultra-feminine and always stylish Keira Knightley has been popping up left and right on “best-dressed” news feeds. Here are some of her recent, envy producing looks!
5 music artists who’ve taken over television
Fans of “Sons of Anarchy” were stunned Tuesday to hear that Hole singer (and Kurt Cobain’s widow) Courtney Love had been cast as a preschoolteacher for the seventh and final...
In reversal, DC Comics allows Superman logo on toddler's memorial
Apparently bad press is to DC Entertainment what Kryptonite is to Superman. DC, which owns the rights to Superman, on Wednesday reversed its decision to bar the superhero’s insignia from...
Alessandra cheers for Brazil, Rita Ora models Roberto Cavalli and more
Some of Brazil’s sexiest exports form a supermodel support system, while on the icon front, Courtney Love celebrates a birthday and David Bowie gets (another) exhibition. - There’s just never...
National Enquirer publisher gets $515M buyout offer
American Media Inc., the publisher of the National Enquirer, is getting bailed out by its creditors in a deal that values the company at about $515 million. The cash-strapped publisher,...
Panic as rockets fly over Israeli wedding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJGNJ3IPOs8 An Israeli couple were forced to run for their lives from their own wedding as Hamas rockets exploded over the ceremony Tuesday night. The couple and their guests in...
Dov Charney spotted in American Apparel store
Ousted chairman and chief executive officer of American Apparel Dov Charney was spotted in one of his former stores — violating the terms of his termination. Pictures of the former founder,...
'God's banker' tasked with cleaning up Catholic Church's finances
The Vatican named a French financier to head its bank, the latest move by Pope Francis to clean up the Catholic Church’s finances following decades of scandal and mismanagement. Jean-Baptiste...
Geno Smith's favorite target can make himself indispensable
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on...
'Dumbo' to fly again in live-action remake
Dumbo flies again! Everyone’s favorite flying elephant will soon be making a return to the silver screen in a live-action remake of the 1941 animated classic. Disney is currently developing...
Falcone wallops Ergen with $1.5B lawsuit in LightSquared battle
Billionaire investor Phil Falcone is bringing the battle over bankrupt LightSquared to satellite mogul Charlie Ergen’s home turf. Falcone slapped his Dish Network nemesis on Wednesday with a new suit...
Josh Gordon's woes stir up Michael Irvin-Cris Carter feud over wife & coke
Apparently, Cris Carter went a little too far in trying to help a troubled wide receiver, and it wasn't the first time. Carter, who has been sober since 1990 while recovering...
Judge removed for giving ex-DA political advice returns to bench
The judge called out in a city probe of ex-District Attorney Charles Hynes for impropriety in giving Hynes political advice will be back on the bench in Queens next week...
Congress will not help the MTA avoid an LIRR strike
Long Islanders about to be stranded by an LIRR strike won’t be rescued by their Congress members. The New York delegation, including three Long Island reps, said Wednesday that Congress...
Artist morphs contortionists into 'live' animals
Emma Fay doesn’t need a canvas or an easel to show off her out-of-this-world painting skills. Just give her an insanely flexible model and watch as her astonishing artwork comes...
Brazil has no sympathy for the devil Mick Jagger's Cup jinx
If you had one word to sum up Brazil's current feelings about Mick Jagger: Dissatisfaction. The 70-year-old Rolling Stones frontman was in Belo Horizonte for Tuesday's World Cup semifinal in...
Make waves this summer on 5 fun-filled urban river cruises
For many folks, summer often means escaping to the beach. But city-folk — and travelers — can take in a dose of water-filled fun this summer without ever leaving town....
Cops searching for rapist after woman attacked in Queens
Police are searching for a sexual predator who raped a woman Tuesday night in Queens, cops said. The 32-year-old victim was walking home on 46th Avenue near Junction Boulevard in...
Man visits son in jail — and gets locked up for 30 hours
A Chicago man went to visit his son in the slammer and unwittingly found himself locked up for an excruciating 30 hours. The father, who has yet to be identified,...
8 Oscar-winning actors who became shameless sellouts
In Gary Oldman’s infamous Playboy interview, one of the only things he said that few took exception to was that he had a hard time convincing his children that Robert...
Mayor during Katrina gets 10 years for corruption
NEW ORLEANS — Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for bribery, money laundering and other corruption that spanned his two terms as...
Durant gives strong Fisher endorsement to Carmelo
Carmelo Anthony still hasn't decided where to sign, but if he listens to Kevin Durant, there's an upside to staying in New York and working under new coach Derek Fisher. According...
'How to Survive the Running of the Bulls' author gets badly gored
An American who co-wrote a book called "How to Survive the Running of the Bulls" was badly gored on Wednesday in the morning bull run at Pamplona's San Fermin festival....
Indians' Kipnis scoffs at idea Jeter faked him out
http://youtu.be/R3zzQBjAkfU Derek Jeter isn’t that crafty. Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis attempted to debunk the idea that Jeter’s deke faked him out, leading to a double play in the Yankees’...
Cavaliers make room for LeBron by dealing Jack to Nets
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Nets not only have solved their backup point guard problem, but they potentially have helped the Cavaliers bring back LeBron James. Capitalizing on the Cavaliers’ attempts...
Tech exec steps down amid '50 Shades of Grey' sex assault probe
A rising tech entrepreneur has left his company after an ex-girlfriend accused him of sexually assaulting her during a kinky relationship gone horribly wrong. Urban Airship co-founder and CEO Scott...
Woman trapped in a hyperbaric chamber
A relaxing trip to a “pure oxygen” spa in Chelsea Wednesday turned into a claustrophobic nightmare, when a woman got trapped inside a tomb-sized inflatable chamber on Wednesday, authorities said....
Celebrity doctor indicted for illegal possession of prescription meds
A Park Avenue dermatologist-to-the-stars is a closet pill popper who forged prescriptions to score drugs and feed her illicit habit, law-enforcement officials charge. Dr. Cheryl Karcher — who is the...
The hottest sales of NYC are heating up this week
Avenue32.com Sale: Ongoing. Further reductions on designer clothing, accessories, shoes and jewelry. Brands include Carven, Giles, Suno, Thakoon and more. C.Wonder Visit cwonder.com for store locations Sale: Jul. 7-13. Enjoy...
The 10 most scenic spots in the world to skydive
From niche sport to a bucket-list staple, skydiving has grown in popularity for many reasons: the street cred, the triumph of looking death in the face, temporary insanity. Extreme sports...
Hooker sipped wine & watched Google exec die on yacht: cops
SANTA CRUZ — A high-end prostitute injected lethal doses of heroin into a former Google executive before callously stepping over his body, downing a final swig of wine and then...
Denver man asks Obama: Wanna get high?
A Denver resident had a half-baked idea: Ask the president if he’d like some pot. Instagram user manton89 did just that during President Obama’s stop in the Mile High City...
Pilot buys pizzas for 160 passengers grounded by storm
This might have been the best meal served on a plane. A Frontier Airlines pilot treated passengers to a pizza party on Monday after their flight was experiencing a dreadful...
How male strippers stopped a gun-toting G-string thief
An Australian Thunder from Down Under stripper has revealed how the troupe dived on a gunman who tried to steal their G-strings before he pulled out a Dirty Harry-style gun....
Arab fans switching to free Israeli World Cup broadcasts
BEIRUT — With the World Cup in faraway Brazil coming at a time of unprecedented sectarian violence and soaring tension in the Middle East, some Arab football fans have been...
53 blindfolded, handcuffed corpses found in Iraq
Iraqi security forces found 53 corpses, blindfolded and handcuffed, in a town south of Baghdad early Wednesday, local officials said. They said the bodies had been left in the mainly...
4 dead, 70,000 without power after upstate NY storms
SMITHFIELD, N.Y. — Severe thunderstorms packing strong winds rolled through central New York, killing four people, destroying or damaging numerous houses and knocking out power to more than 70,000 utility...
Small-town police force wins Facebook fans with the 'Duck of Justice'
PORTLAND, Maine — Police here believe they have quacked the code for finding followers on social media. The 80-officer Bangor Police Department, which serves a city of about 33,000, has...
Houston no problem for Hondo
Hondo took a beating Tuesday night in Cleveland, where the Tribe rocked Tanaka to send the deficit soaring to 1,435 kneppers. Wednesday night: Mr. Aitch will do launch with the...
Wanted man kills pal in BMW joyride: cops
A boozed-up driver, with a warrant out for his arrest on a previous drunk driving arrest, went for a drunken joyride—this time killing a pal after he plowed into a...
Punch over a dog is caught on tape
http://youtu.be/e6DRZzuG7ks
Daughter slept next to mom's corpse for 3 years
Even Alfred Hitchcock would find this creepy. A Brooklyn woman spent three years living in a cramped apartment with her dead mom — propping her up at the dinner table...
Bulova exiting Queens for Empire State Building
The Bulova Corp. will be moving some of its staffers to a full floor of the Empire State Building. The 33,214-foot deal on the 29th floor had an asking rent...
Temp soars as major moguls gather in Idaho
SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Things are about to get heated here at the Allen & Co. mogulfest — and not just around the meeting rooms and break-out sessions chock-a-block with...
Far from the educating crowd
Here’s a riddle: When school enrollment is flat and you’re adding seats, how do you end up with overcrowding? Answer: Have the city’s Department of Education run the joint. This...
All fare in taxi war
Think about it: When was the last time New Yorkers saw the price of a common city service go down? This is just what is happening to cab fares. And...
Border-line Obama
President Obama has an opportunity to do two big things: help resolve the ongoing crisis at the border, and put us on a path to immigration reform. Unfortunately, he doesn’t...
Hollywood left boxed in by box office
In the film “Obvious Child,” Jenny Slate plays Donna Stern, a stand-up comedian who specializes in making jokes about her private parts, with the occasional foray into fart humor. She...
Scaling up for success: KIPP's formula for great schools
Twenty years ago, two Teach for America alumni launched a small academy with 47 kids inside a traditional public school in Houston. Today, KIPP academies are educating 58,000 kids in...
Hamas' war: Will terrorists win by losing?
No euphemisms now: Hamas has started a war with Israel. That is what it means to fire hundreds of rockets at major Israeli population centers from Hamas’s redoubt in Gaza,...
Sending pink slips to a war zone
In a stunning display of callousness, the Defense Department has announced that thousands of soldiers — many serving as commanding officers in Afghanistan — will be notified in the coming...
Man divorces his wife on their wedding night
Is this the world’s shortest wedding? A Saudi man is said to have divorced his wife on the night of their nuptials after he was given explicit pictures of his...
'Taxi of Tomorrow' foes appeal judge's decision
Cab-medallion owners still aren’t giving up their dream of squashing the Taxi of Tomorrow, the passenger-friendly cab Mike Bloomberg tried to make the city’s only approved taxi. Cab kingpin Gene...
Carjacker high on Molly nabbed in Staten Island
Cops nabbed a carjacker who tried to run down two police officers at the Verrazano Bridge Monday while high on Molly, sources said. Tyrell Brown, 25, was busted on Staten...
'Linen King's ex-wife falsely accuses him for payout: lawyer
Millionaire George Bardwil’s ex-wife falsely accused him of bashing her head into the floor in an effort to score a fat payday, a lawyer for the so-called 'Linen King’ argued...
Government made $100B in 'improper payments' last year
WASHINGTON — By its own estimate, the government made about $100 billion in payments last year to people who may not have been entitled to receive them — tax credits...
Obama has no plans to visit border while on Texas trip
For President Barack Obama, the humanitarian crisis at the US-Mexico border is increasingly becoming a political liability, giving Republicans a fresh opportunity to question his administration's competence and complicating the...
Israel hits more key targets in Gaza offensive
JERUSALEM — The Israeli army on Wednesday intensified its offensive on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, striking Hamas sites and killing at least eight people on the second day of a...
Streaking Duda turns Mets lineup into 'different animal'
Lucas Duda can potentially transform a lamb into a lion. “If he continues to swing the bat good, the middle of our lineup is a whole different animal,” manager Terry...
Granderson showing results of leading off
It was mid-June and manager Terry Collins approached Curtis Granderson. The topic of leading off was discussed. “It’s weird,” Granderson said. “He never really asked me. He just kind of...
Forget playoffs, here's what the Mets' goals should be
Stop your comeback dreaming. Put away your calculator. Don’t even try to figure out the number of wins between 41 and 90. Wait, what am I talking about? You’re Mets...
'It’s been a really, really weird year' for Brandon McCarthy
CLEVELAND — According to the statistic fraternity, Brandon McCarthy’s numbers indicate he is better than a 3-10 pitcher with a 5.01 ERA. Stats are like toy soldiers: You can do...
Youth movement pays off for Red Bulls
Over the past two games, Red Bulls coach Mike Petke went with a youth movement along his back line, a trio of players who average 21 years old and had...
Swisher has a blast against the Yankees
CLEVELAND — Nick Swisher always has a good time. He really had a good time at the expense of his old ballclub and Masahiro Tanaka on Tuesday night at Progressive...
Top administrators fleeing de Blasio’s Dept. of Education
The de Blasio administration’s warmer, fuzzier approach toward teachers apparently hasn’t reached senior staffers at the Department of Education — they’re quitting in droves, sources told The Post. As many...
Ex-Bonanno capo asks judge to show leniency for mobster's son
The same murderous mobster-turned-rat who helped get Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano sent away for life has asked a federal judge to show leniency to the Bonanno boss’ drug-dealing son, claiming...
Unapproved Lyft set to start in New York on Friday
A bunch of regular Joes, including teachers, firefighters and even a spacesuit designer will moonlight as hacks for the ride-sharing app called Lyft starting Friday — although the service is...
Mom who left baby in subway struggling over beau’s death: relative
A homeless woman accused of abandoning her baby at the Columbus Circle subway station struggled to care for the infant after her daughter’s dad was murdered, a family member said...
With Fariña in charge, don't get hopes up for city schools
Pssst, it’s still a secret, but for her next new initiative, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña is bringing back the Hula Hoop. She’s launching the multimillion-dollar union boondoggle, er, program, under...
Hazardous skies as city's drone unchecked population soars
New York’s airspace has become saturated with dangerous, high-flying drones — which pose a threat to planes and choppers while going mostly unchecked by authorities, sources told The Post. The...
Former 'Mob Wives' star will plead guilty to embezzlement
Former “Mob Wives” star Alicia DiMichele will plead guilty to an embezzlement rap next month after finally hammering out a restitution deal. DiMichele was busted along with her hubby, Colombo...
Lifeguards charged with smoking weed while on duty
The sun wasn’t “baking” — so the lifeguards decided to. A group of New York City baywatchers (not those pictured) are charged with smoking pot on duty at Rockaway Beach...
24-hour emergency care center opening to fill St. Vincent’s void
Greenwich Village and Chelsea are getting a new 24-hour emergency-care center — four years after the closure of St. Vincent’s Hospital. Run by the North Shore-LIJ Health System, the $150 million...
ClaimStat maps lawsuits brought against the city
West Bronx residents have responded to police patrols in their high-crime neighborhoods by suing — slapping the NYPD with 13 lawsuits for every 100 crimes reported last year, an analysis...
Talks break down between LIRR and union as strike looms
The MTA’s negotiations with unions representing LIRR workers broke down Tuesday afternoon, 12 days before hundreds of thousands of Long Islanders would be left stranded by a strike. With the...
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Manhattan A malfunctioning transformer burned and shocked three workers making repairs on it on Pier 86 at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on the West Side Tuesday morning,...