October 22, 2014
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn ■ Cops are looking for a man who they believe conned an apartment-hunter from Bay Ridge out of more than $2,000. The suspect lured the 39-year-old victim with a...
The ludicrous reason Giants legend kept out of Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced its nominees Wednesday, and among the spate of quarterbacks and cornerbacks and coaches was a new category for “contributors.” Bill Polian — who...
Programmers in Comcast-TWC battle air concern over viewership data
Programmers battling Comcast’s mega-merger with Time Warner Cable are voicing concern over what company owns viewership data collected by the cable giant’s set-top-boxes. The media companies are asking the Federal...
Key question GMs have to weigh with top World Series free agents
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — James Shields is an exceptional regular-season pitcher who has struggled in the postseason. Pablo Sandoval is a good regular-season player who has some Reggie about him....
Census workers manipulated economic data: whistleblower
The city known as America’s story factory is making up Census data. In the latest allegation of The Post’s exclusive probe into fishy goings-on at the Census Bureau, a new...
How Rob Astorino could win
Is it possible that Rob Astorino could deliver a historic upset in the gubernatorial race? That will be the question in the final two weeks between last night’s debate and...
Roger Goodell told to testify in Rice appeal
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has been told to testify in Ray Rice's appeal of his indefinite suspension, a person familiar with the case told The Associated Press on Wednesday night....
‘The Fortress of Solitude’ gets an uneven musical treatment
"The Fortress of Solitude” relies so much on musical pastiche that at times it feels like an old K-Tel commercial, this one pitching “The Super Hits of ’80s New York.”...
Hedgie Brevan Howard nabs former top Fortress exec
Brevan Howard, one of the largest hedge funds in the world, has hired a former top executive at rival Fortress Investment Group to lead its risk business, The Post has...
Man guilty in attempted murder of 'View' producer gets 50 years
A TV production assistant who was shot in the chest by a violent crack-dealing thug asked a Brooklyn judge to throw the book at her shooter Wednesday – and the...
Meet the new Islanders bosses
On a rainy Wednesday afternoon on Long Island, the lower lobby of Nassau Coliseum was filled with so many pats on the back it was hard to spot the truth...
Hall freshman ready to take Big East by storm
The line formed quickly Wednesday morning, the moment Big East Media Day began, a jumble of reporters and photographers elbowing their way to the front of the scrum, all wanting...
Jets talk of ingenious plan to use Harvin to stretch field
The Jets sound as if they think they’re smarter than the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks. After making a deal for wide receiver Percy Harvin, Jets coach Rex Ryan said...
St. John’s seniors out to finally fulfill Tournament destiny
The St. John’s seniors shared the same sentiment in various ways — D’Angelo Harrison shook his head in disbelief, Sir’Dominic Pointer took a deep breath, Phil Greene could only smile....
Doctors don't detect Ebola in nurse's body: family
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The family of a Texas nurse who flew to Ohio and was diagnosed with Ebola says doctors no longer detect the virus in her body. A family...
Chris Christie's offense
Chris Christie has ruffled some feathers. Bad enough New Jersey’s governor won’t go into hiding over Bridgegate, even though no one’s come up with any evidence he knew what his...
Dogs take down White House fence-jumper
The Secret Service has finally done something right. Agents and their dogs stopped a 23-year-old man who scaled the White House fence Wednesday, about a month after another trespasser managed...
A sane McEnroe rant
How crazy must you be to have John McEnroe call you a lunatic? The bad boy of professional tennis — who lives on Central Park West and is a mountain-bike...
Canadian terror
Wednesday’s shocking shooting spree in the Canadian capital by a gunman now reported to have been a convert to Islam reminds us how vulnerable we remain to those who mean...
Biden boy leads cushy crony life
Everything you need to know about Beltway nepotism, corporate cronyism and corruption can be found in the biography of Robert Hunter Biden. Where are the Occupy Wall Street rabble-rousers and...
Welcome to the new 'back-door draft'
The US military is quietly entering a new “Stop Loss” era. The news, which could affect thousands of men and women now serving and others who recently left the armed...
Iran giveaway: Obama showing he'll take any nuke deal
President Obama plainly wants it so much he can almost taste it, so sooner or later he’ll sign a deal with Iran. A bad deal. The reason for Iran to...
A plastic surgeon weighs in on the changing faces of celebs
"Who's that girl?” That’s the question many were asking when a woman with Renée Zellweger’s toned body and sleek dress sense — but not her familiar face — posed on...
Michael Vick guarantees Percy Harvin ‘won’t be a monster here’
When you make a trade like this, when you bring a gamebreaker and heartbreaker, a playmaker and troublemaker, into your organization, the only way it has a chance to succeed...
'Force Majeure' skillfully shows a marriage on the rocks
For the family of four vacationing in the Alps in “Force Majeure,” danger lurks at every turn: A marriage could go off a cliff, or execute a graceful turn and...
Rangers' Mueller earns praise for faceoffs
Chris Mueller was brought up from Hartford of the AHL because the Rangers liked his experience and right-handed shot. And Mueller didn’t waste much time making the move look good....
Gigi Jordan talked openly about desire to kill autistic son: pal
The longtime pal of a pharmaceutical exec on trial for killing her own son testified Wednesday that the troubled millionaire had talked openly about her desire to end the severely...
Slain soldier guarded Canada's most sacred memorial
Nathan Cirillo, aged 24, has been identified as the soldier killed by a gunman at the National War Memorial in an attack on Canada’s capital, Ottawa. He was a Ceremonial...
'Life of Riley' coda to career of French director Alain Resnais
Alain Resnais, director of classics like “Hiroshima Mon Amour,” died in March at age 91. His final film adapts an Alan Ayckbourn stage comedy about three couples (Sabine Azéma, Hippolyte...
Adapted ‘Deliverance’ proves the power of ingenious stagecraft
Unlikely as it may seem, off-Broadway’s “Deliverance” is indeed a stage version of the original “Men vs. Wild” story, where four city slickers on a canoe trip end up battling...
Phil Jackson candidly breaks down entire Knicks roster
Knicks president Phil Jackson views J.R. Smith as the Knicks’ best athlete, is worried about Amar’e Stoudemire’s and Jose Calderon’s defense and Carmelo Anthony’s passing, acknowledged Iman Shumpert resided in...
2 dead in murder-suicide at Texas hospital: police
HOUSTON — Police say a man walked up to a female co-worker in a Houston hospital pharmacy and shot her fatally before turning the gun on himself. The incident happened...
Lost sheep found wandering on Metro-North tracks
https://twitter.com/mtaHarlemLine/status/524964494569910272 A sheep went on the lamb and wandered onto the Metro-North's tracks Wednesday morning in Sleepy Hollow, the MTA said. The adventurous animal ventured onto the Hudson Line tracks...
Nina Dobrev crosses over to 'The Originals'
Get ready “Vampire Diaries” fanatics — there’s a new doppelgänger in town. This November, series star Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) will high-tail it out of Mystic Falls and head to...
Man accused of beating toddler to death told wife: I 'f---ed up'
The Brooklyn man accused of beating his 3-year-old stepdaughter to death called his wife after the attack and said he “f---ed up” and that the girl wasn’t breathing, court papers...
Keira Knightley’s not ready to grow up in ‘Laggies’
Keira Knightley is a millennial whose arrested development has actually started moving backwards in “Laggies,” the latest from director Lynn Shelton (“Your Sister’s Sister”). 28-year-old Megan (Knightley) is a grad-school...
Ex-NYPD sergeant busted for accepting $9K in bribes
A former NYPD sergeant accepted thousands of dollars in bribes from a private investigator in exchange for key confidential information from an FBI database about witnesses in federal criminal cases,...
Big East coaches know league desperately needs resurgence
While one coach after another tried pumping up the new Big East, singing its recruiting praises and the potential to get six teams into the NCAA Tournament, Kevin Willard revealed...
Revis sent home by Belichick for being late to Patriots meeting
Darrelle Revis is still learning the Patriots Way, and it's cost him a day of practice and meetings. New England coach Bill Belichick sent the star cornerback home Tuesday after...
Shailene Woodley's magic wasted in dull 'White Bird'
“Scratch the surface and there’s only more surface,’’ a character all too accurately observes in this clunky, ugly and dull mash-up of a mystery about a missing housewife — and...
Michael Brown shot at close range: autopsy
Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager who was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, suffered a gunshot to the hand from close range, according to a copy...
A look at Renée Zellweger through the years
Fans were startled by the dramatic change in appearance of A-list actress Renée Zellweger when she stepped out Tuesday at Elle’s 21st annual Women in Hollywood awards. With markedly wider...
Lane Kiffin's wife trolls Tennessee fans before return
Lane Kiffin is coming back to Tennessee this weekend and his wife, Layla, seems pretty giddy about it. In a pair of tweets from an unverified account attributed to Layla...
Justin Ehrlich buys last Superior Ink townhouse for $14.1M
Real estate developer Justin Ehrlich, founding partner of VE Equities, and his wife Nicole have just bought the last remaining townhouse available for sale at Superior Ink, designed by Robert...
What GMs are saying about Carmelo's Knicks and rest of NBA
The Knicks may not have much success on the court this season, but Carmelo Anthony still has the respect of the NBA’s general managers. NBA.com released its annual GM survey...
The day in photos
Acrobats bend over backwards, smoke rises over Syria, Diwali celebrations are underway and more.
Uber drivers in New York strike to protest lower pay
Uber drivers left New Yorkers out in the cold Wednesday — refusing to work on one of the rainiest days of the season. As many as 2,000 angry drivers staged...
Photojournalist flick '1,000 Times Good Night' lacks solid story
She is a crusading photojournalist who specializes in risking her life in war zones. He is her husband, who is afraid she might get killed and wants her to quit....
Heartbroken girl spends week in KFC after getting dumped
A Chinese woman spent an entire week inside a KFC, eating chicken wings and nursing a broken heart, after getting dumped by her boyfriend. Tan Shen, 26, of Chengdu said...
Senators-Maple Leafs postponed after Ottawa shooting
OTTAWA, Ontario — The NHL postponed Wednesday night's game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Senators because of shootings in Ottawa. A gunman shot and wounded a Canadian soldier standing...
Bentley the dog cleared of Ebola
https://twitter.com/dallaspiosana/status/524944186731425792 Bentley is almost out of the doghouse! The beloved pooch of Ebola-infected Texas nurse Nina Pham has passed his tests for the deadly virus with flying colors, Dallas city...
Did race divide around Russell Wilson play into Percy Harvin trade?
There are several theories behind the stunning trade of Percy Harvin to the Jets. One new one is his relationship — or in this case, lack thereof — with quarterback Russell Wilson....
Why Royals catcher wears perfume for every game
Perhaps this explains the Royals' 3.34 postseason ERA. Catcher Salvador Perez wears women’s perfume for every game, and umpires rave about the smell. “You smell good, my friend, thank you,”...
Travelers to US from Ebola-stricken nations to be monitored
Anyone traveling to the United States from West African nations hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak will be forced to undergo active monitoring for 21 days upon their arrival, officials...
The Post’s fashion team picks their favorite perfumes
Just as our favorite statement pieces can sum up our clothing styles, so, too, can a great perfume. Read on for The Post fashion team’s top picks of the signature...
Buster Poindexter makes the Café Carlyle ‘Hot Hot Hot’
Forget the stiff ($50 to $130) cover charge and sharp-dressed clientele: For now, the elegant Café Carlyle is New York’s funkiest dive bar. All thanks to Buster Poindexter, lounge-lizard alter...
Jazz pianist biopic 'Low Down' can't find its rhythm
“Low Down” painstakingly re-creates the look and sound of the gritty life of jazz pianist and heroin addict Joe Albany in the 1960s and ’70s, but can’t find its rhythm....
Check in to 10 hotels from your favorite flicks
We all want to live like the stars in our favorite films. Unfortunately, living in a cramped apartment and working 9 to 5 may be our reality. But what if...
Van Gundy snipes at Jackson's triangle but praises Knicks
Jeff Van Gundy says the Knicks will make the playoffs — but it won’t be because of the triangle offense. In a conference call to promote ESPN’s coverage of the Knicks-Bulls...
Senator Corburn releases annual list of federal waste
WASHINGTON -- Swedish massages for rabbits and treadmill-riding mountain lions top the list of Sen. Tom Coburn’s annual catalog of how the federal government is wasting billions of taxpayer dollars....
Blackwater guards found guilty in '07 Iraqi shootings
WASHINGTON — A federal jury returned guilty verdicts for all four former Blackwater security guards charged in the 2007 shootings of more than 30 Iraqis in Baghdad. The jury in...
Cops find cache of weapons in ex-con's home
Police uncovered a cache of deadly weapons inside an ex-con’s Queens home including a couple assault rifles, and several hundred rounds of ammunition, cops said. Wednesday. The discovery came after...
Hamas planned attack on Israel through Gaza tunnels: IDF
The Israel Defense Forces say that Hamas was planning a deadly attack on Israeli communities through a vast network of tunnels dug from Gaza before the war last summer. Lt....
Massive academic fraud uncovered at UNC
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A scandal involving bogus classes and inflated grades at the University of North Carolina was bigger than previously reported, encompassing about 1,500 athletes who got easy...
Masseuse steals tourist's Rolex during rub-down: cops
An Australian tourist's massage took a less-than-relaxing turn after the woman giving him a rub-down stuffed his expensive watch in her panties and bolted, police sources said. Brenton Price met...
Family loots own non-profit to buy mansions, cars: AG
A father-son team were living high off the hog after looting their Bronx-based medical non-profit that brought in tens of millions of taxpayers’ dollars each year, the Attorney General’s Office...
5 songs from Sleater-Kinney, Carrie Brownstein's pre-'Portlandia' band
TV comedy fans have come to adore “Portlandia” since it first aired in 2011 — but for music fans, one of the best things about the show is that it...
Man who burst out of burning building engulfed in flames dies
The Brooklyn man who burst out of a burning building engulfed in flames after his basement exploded Tuesday afternoon has died, authorities said. Mohammad Saram, 22, was making flavored tobacco...
Preet Bharara takes swipe at Cuomo
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara took an indirect swipe at Gov. Cuomo Wednesday, telling a radio interviewer that it takes independence and longevity by investigators to root out corruption – two...
The one thing standing between Spurs and a true dynasty
As the NBA’s regular season draws near, we’re counting down the top 10 storylines to watch around the league over the course of the 2014-15 campaign. Today’s entry is about...
Christie: No indication West African traveler has Ebola
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday that there is no indication that a West African airline passenger who arrived at Newark airport last night has been infected by...
School headmaster leaves his skeleton to students
A former headmaster who taught at a school in Romania for half a century gave his students one last assignment before his death: Study my skeleton in biology class for...
Gotti family returning to TV for ‘Growing Up’ reunion
Those Gottis are still growing. On Nov. 10, the stars of “Growing Up Gotti” will return to A&E for an hourlong reunion special celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the show’s...
NCAA surprisingly chill about paid Mo'ne Davis commercial
Mo’ne Davis is being allowed to capitalize on her Little League World Series fame by pocketing endorsement money from a new Chevrolet commercial without losing NCAA eligibility. Davis appears in...
Homeland Security braces for flood of immigrants seeking work permits
WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department appears to be preparing for an increase in the number of immigrants applying for work permits after President Barack Obama announces his long-promised plans...
Dept of Ed sued after 8-year-old's mouth allegedy taped shut
A Harlem mom says an after-school instructor taped her 9-year-old son’s mouth shut — and then tore off some of his skin removing the tape. The second-grader — identified by...
J.Crew skips athletic trend, Mary Katrantzou debuts Adidas collab and more
While stores such as Gap, Urban Outfitters and even Victoria’s Secret are jumping in on the stylish athletic wear trend, J.Crew will pass. Meanwhile, designer Mary Katrantzou is slated to...
Reeva's parents on Oscar's sentence: Justice hasn't been done
The parents of Reeva Steenkamp, the model gunned down by “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius, say they aren’t seeking revenge -- but they don't “feel that justice has been done.” Barry...
Homeless hoarder admits she has too much stuff
A homeless woman who ran up more than $200,000 in storage bills on the taxpayers’ dime is sitting on a huge hoard of junk that should have been thrown out...
Karlie Kloss receives honor in home state
Meet me in St. Louis — and we’ll go shopping. The Show Me State is becoming surprisingly stylish, with some of fashion’s hottest names, like Yigal Azrouël, Timo Weiland and...
22 Halloween-inspired styles
Frighteningly chic beauties to make your heart go bump in the night.
12-year-old girl lands a 618-pound tuna
This little Canadian girl has quite a fish tale to tell. Jenna Gavin, 12, landed a 618-pound tuna in Nova Scotia after a two hour struggle with the gigantic fish.
The night Willis Reed punched all the Lakers
http://youtu.be/cXk_aGXTsyM Knicks all-timer Willis Reed's most famous moment came when the injured center hit two shots to catapult a Game 7 win over the Lakers in the 1970 NBA Finals....
Phil Jackson backs Flea over ESPN's scathing Kobe story
Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Flea and Knicks president Phil Jackson have formed an unlikely duo in their defense of Kobe Bryant against a scathing ESPN story on the Lakers...
For sale: James Bond's $1M submarine car
You don’t need a license to kill, to own this submarine car. But you’ll have to fork over at least $1 million on eBay for James Bond’s Lotus Esprit S1....
Fabulous fall florals to fawn over
Rework those tried-and-true flower-power vibes by donning fall’s richly embellished floral treasures. Wallflowers will look to Erickson Beamon’s quiet studs, while statement makers will relish dripping in Oscar de la...
10 reasons I'm a better person because my parents are divorced
Whenever I hear the words "broken family," I get a little pain in my chest. My parents split up when my sister and I were pretty young, and for a...
Video showing NYPD harassing Muslims was staged
http://youtu.be/LRLkwkG5nPE An online video that purportedly shows two Muslim men being ethnically profiled by the NYPD was revealed as a hoax Tuesday. The YouTube video, starring Adam Saleh and Sheikh...
It's about time: Tory Burch launches watch collection
Only 10 years after the launch of her eponymous label, one-woman international fashion-and-lifestyle impresario Tory Burch seems to have her hand in everything style-minded. New store openings, a perfume launch and...
Naomi Campbell's luxe lucky charm
Famous phone-thrower Naomi Campbell is apparently very superstitious. Spies at Michelle Obama’s Fashion Education Workshop event last week noticed the quick-tempered beauty had an evil-eye pendant pinned to the back...
Drugmaker commits $200M to speed up Ebola vaccine
Leading drugmaker Johnson & Johnson announced Wednesday that it has made a commitment of up to $200 million to speed up production of an Ebola vaccine. The New Jersey-based company...
Solid gold iPhones hit the market
Hermès bags are so last year. For the person who has everything, the new must-have accessories are a solid-gold iPhone 6 and iPad Air. Sure, the new iPhones come with...
Iran sees skyrocketing divorce rates, surge in divorce parties
Weddings in Iran have long been over-the-top affairs, with families spending thousands of dollars to celebrate a union. But now some couples are splurging on an entirely different sort of...
Chinese cooks use cranes to make 2-ton pumpkin pie
Around 40 Chinese chefs banded together to create a massive pumpkin pie so large they needed a crane to assemble it. The cooks were needed to chop, mix and bake...
Bottega Veneta's Tomas Maier opens shop in NYC
The current mood in fashion calls for buzzwords like “essential,” “streamlined” and “pareddown” — denoting functional and sparse-yet stylish clothing. Although few epitomize the minimal zeitgeist more than Tomas Maier,...
Terror grips Ottawa: Gunman was flagged as 'high risk'
Terror gripped the Canadian capital of Ottawa on Wednesday when a convert to Islam shot and killed a soldier guarding the National War Memorial before storming the packed Parliament building,...
Women turning to GOP ahead of midterm elections: poll
WASHINGTON — Two weeks before Election Day, most of the nation's likely voters now expect the Republican Party to take control of the U.S. Senate, according to a new Associated...
Adorable bear cub gets lost in Rite Aid
http://youtu.be/C7ZBC1Evzog He was probably just trying to find the honey aisle. An adorable baby bear was seen wandering through a Rite Aid in Ashland, Oregon, and a quick-thinking shopper captured...
Machete-wielding mob kills 2 over Ebola testing
A riot in Sierra Leone left two people dead and 10 others wounded after an angry mob brandishing machetes and shovels went on a rampage because health care workers tried...
St. John's picked to finish third in Big East
Villanova is the unanimous choice by the coaches to win the Big East championship. The Wildcats have four starters returning from the team that won the conference's regular-season title and...
Cop holstered gun after my pal took out cell phone: lawsuit
A Brooklyn construction worker claims a spooked NYPD cop pulled his service revolver on him and holstered it only after a pal whipped out a cellphone and threatened to record...
Serena Williams on 'embarrassing' rout: Served like a 10-year-old
SINGAPORE — Serena Williams was routed 6-0, 6-2 by Simona Halep at the WTA Finals on Wednesday in one of the most one-sided losses of the 18-time Grand Slam champion's...
Secret Service agents pulled from duty to settle personal dispute
WASHINGTON — A new government investigation questions a bizarre Secret Service mission that pulled agents from their assignment near the White House and sent them to the rural Maryland home...
Newtown Creek to get $16M for Superfund cleanup
A Superfund cleanup of toxic Newtown Creek is expected to get a $16 million cash infusion after the federal government on Tuesday reached a settlement with a bankrupt oil company...
Target offers free holiday shipping to battle Amazon
Target is offering for the first time free holiday shipping on all items, including even $6 lipsticks, as the discounter throws itself in the ring to compete better with the...
Kenny G joins Hong Kong protests, China gets mad
Best-selling U.S. jazz musician Kenny G struck a bum note in China on Wednesday when he appeared among Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters, prompting the country's foreign ministry to warn foreigners...
'Cannibal Cop' interested in attending law school
Could he soon be the “Cannibal Lawyer”? Notorious “Cannibal Cop” Gilberto Valle is “interested in attending law school,” his younger brother revealed in a letter to Manhattan federal Judge Paul...
Kate Upton ditches modeling agents
Was Cameron Diaz doling out career advice to Kate Upton between takes while shooting “The Other Woman”? Upton is ditching her modeling bookers at IMG in favor of the William...
Katy Perry wants $10M for own fashion line
KatyCats and fans of rubber minidresses, rejoice: A source tells Threads that Katy Perry is desperate for her own clothing line. “CAA [the singer’s management company] is shopping a deal...
Gianvito Rossi is the next Christian Louboutin
Look out Louboutin. It has been the year of Gianvito Rossi. His sexy stilettos and bombshell boots have been owning the red carpet. Everyone from Reese Witherspoon to January Jones...
Syria destroys 2 ISIS fighter jets, searching for the third
DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian air force has destroyed two of three jets seized and reportedly test flown over Aleppo by the Islamic State last week, according to the country's...
Celebs swoon over Hugo Matha bags
Most young designers would kill to have Rihanna or Katy Perry wear their creations, but accessories wunderkind Hugo Matha fantasizes about having his It bags on the arm of Grace...
Society jeweler Verdura celebrates 75 years
Famed jewelry house Verdura celebrates nearly a century of beautiful baubles with its new exhibition, “The Power of Style: Verdura at 75.” Two hundred and sixteen stunning jewels created by...
Everything you need to know about Alexander Wang's H&M collection
On a soggy October morning in a converted Mulberry Street space, 30-year-old Alexander Wang is sitting on a stage in faded black jeans, Nike Air Max sneakers and — what...
Olivia Munn on her career, fashion and a special ring from Aaron Rodgers
Olivia Munn has had so many different jobs in the entertainment industry, she’s hard to pin down. And that’s just how she likes it. “There are people who know exactly...
Met GM: 'Death of Klinghoffer' proves protesters wrong
Monday night’s premiere of “The Death of Klinghoffer” was not one of the easiest nights in the history of The Metropolitan Opera, but it was one of the most important....
Cop holstered gun after my pal took out cell phone: lawsuit
A Brooklyn construction worker claims a spooked NYPD cop pulled his service revolver on him and holstered it only after a pal whipped out a cellphone and threatened to record...
Harley-Davidson rips it up in Q3
More of Harley-Davidson’s hogs are hitting US highways — and that’s revving the company’s stock. Shares of the iconic motorcycle maker zoomed 7.3 percent higher Tuesday after the company reported...
North Korean detainee reunites with family in Ohio
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — An Ohio man detained for nearly half a year in North Korea has landed back home. A plane carrying Jeffrey Fowle landed Wednesday morning...
Ex-Gucci saleswoman sues over death threats from supervisor
A former Gucci saleswoman is suing the Italian fashion house, saying her supervisor at a Manhattan shop twice threatened to kill her — and company management ignored her pleas for...
Ex-Grimaldi's employee opened knockoff in China: suit
A former Grimaldi’s Pizzeria worker illegally opened a knockoff version in China, according to a $25 million Brooklyn federal lawsuit filed by the owners of the famed chain. They claim that...
Slain girl's dad: I just want custody of my son
The dad of the 3-year-old girl killed allegedly by his ex-wife’s new husband spoke Tuesday at Brooklyn Family Court, saying he looks forward to seeing his son who survived the...
Anthropologie seizes the entire Dey Street retail space
Quirky urban retailer Anthropologie has a lease out for 28,141 square feet at 195 Broadway, which would glom up the entire Dey Street corner retail space at the downtown office...
Royals starter Ventura good to go for Game 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Yordano Ventura will start Wednesday night’s Game 2 of the World Series against the Giants at Kauffman Stadium having not pitched since being removed from Game...
Hunter Pence is the wild Keith Moon drummer of this Giants band
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — He can never be a forever Giant like Willie Mays or Willie McCovey or Buster Posey. Hunter Pence does not have the homegrown pedigree for that....
Hondo plays an Ace
Big Game James and the Royals looked very small time in Game 1, which resulted in Hondo losing a second straight investment that inflated his deficit to 1,100 sadeckis. Wednesday...
Duclair sits out yet again for Rangers
So we’ll see about Saturday night when the Rangers face the Canadiens in Anthony Duclair’s hometown of Montreal. We’ll see if the 19-year-old rookie gets back into the lineup after...
Mets meeting with ex-Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long
The Mets are scheduled to meet with Kevin Long on Wednesday as the organization starts the formal interview process to fill its vacant hitting coach position, according to an industry...
In costing Royals, Shields may have cost himself more
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — So on the bright side for the Royals, they became the first team in major league history to lose a postseason game after opening with eight straight...
Schneider aims to improve after rough start to season
After last year’s draft day trade, Cory Schneider knew he would get the opportunity to be Martin Brodeur’s successor in with the Devils. This season, with a new seven-year, $42...
JPMorgan CEO has new outlook on life after beating cancer
After beating cancer, Jamie Dimon — like many survivors — is looking to give back after a life in banking. The 56-year-old JPMorgan Chase chief executive is considering philanthropy and...
Pepsi profits from Coke's fizzling
Coca-Cola’s struggles are strengthening the head of its arch-rival PepsiCo, beverage industry observers said Tuesday. Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, has battled activist shareholders’ attempts to split the...
Ferguson cop claims Brown charged at him: report
The police officer who killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., last summer said the teen had the weapon pressed against his hip and charged at him even after being shot,...
Politician's assassin was a police brutality victim: group
They’re gunning for the wrong cop. The ultra-liberal lobbying group, Color of Change, slammed the NYPD on Twitter this week for gunning down Othniel Askew in City Hall right after...
Fantasy football league sues another for allegedly stealing members
Two Web sites that run fantasy football leagues are in a real-world legal battle for customers. Fantasy Football Players Championship claims that another online fantasy league blindsided them by stealing...
Judge rejects Grimm’s charge that indictment was personal
A Brooklyn federal judge on Tuesday tossed aside embattled Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm’s claim that he was indicted for political reasons. Judge Pamela Chen denied Grimm’s bid to have...
Drinking beer increases men's chances to conceive: study
Would-be daddies should hit the bottle immediately. Beer-guzzling guys can increase their chances of becoming a father if they drink a few beers each day, a new study shows. But...
Bronx DA looking into claims of voter fraud
The Bronx DA is investigating claims of voter fraud in a hotly contested Democratic primary for the Assembly that was decided by two votes. Following a hand recount, Assemblyman Victor...
MTA borrowing could mean major fare hikes
Straphangers could be hit with hefty fare increases if the MTA chooses to borrow billions of dollars to help pay for its transit improvement plan, a new report warns. State...
Rubenstein denied entry to sex club after alleged rape
Disgraced lawyer Sanford Rubenstein is so toxic after being accused of rape that he can no longer get into the sex clubs he loves so much. The aging, pint-sized lothario...
Passenger at Newark Airport being tested for Ebola
A passenger arriving at Newark Airport from West Africa on Tuesday was being evaluated for possible Ebola. The flier was transported to a hospital when a screening detected symptoms similar...
A fight at the opera
Mayor de Blasio has a gift for clarifying conflicts. His muddled thinking usually puts him on the wrong side, which helps the rest of us come to the right conclusion....
‘Klinghoffer’ actress compares show to 'Schindler's List'
A performer in the Met’s controversial opera “The Death of Klinghoffer” defended the work on Tuesday — insisting the cast is actually fighting anti-Semitism with the production. “To me, this...
850 voters in NYC are officially 164 years old
A single Bronx voter listed in official records as being 164 years old led Board of Elections officials to review their files — where they turned up another 849 New...
Injuries, violations up as bikers make Central Park dangerous
Central Park cyclists have made the urban oasis a dangerous place for a stroll this year — striking 38 pedestrians while racking up more than 800 summonses for speeding or...
'Sopranos' actor backs Astorino, calls Cuomo a 'big pussy'
If this doesn’t rattle Gov. Cuomo, nothing will — he’s being accused of being a “big pussy” by the actor who played the mobster with that suggestive name on “The...
Mike Tyson gets animated on new Adult Swim show
Mike Tyson says he’s “always been a cartoon character” — so it makes some cosmic sense that he’s starring in “Mike Tyson Mysteries,” a 10-episode animated series with a ’70s...
'Constantine' brings DC Comics character to prime time
‘Tis the season for comic-book heroes, and viewers have given a warm welcome to the stylized characters of “Gotham” and the exuberant hero Barry Allen of “The Flash.” Friday night...
10 things you didn’t know about Oscar de la Renta
1. He originally wanted to be an abstract painter. At 19, Dominican Republic-born de la Renta left his home in Santo Domingo to study art at the Academy of San...
Oscar de la Renta: Man about gown
Oscar de la Renta took one of his final public bows at his spring 2015 show at New York Fashion Week in September. All his favorite ladies were there —...
Coaches suspended indefinitely over football hazing scandal
The Sayreville Board of Education approved the suspension of the school’s five tenured football coaches Tuesday night, voting 9-0, in the wake of the hazing scandal that resulted in the...