October 24, 2014
Daily Blotter
October 24, 2014 | 11:22pmThe Bronx ■ A man is suspected of stabbing a straphanger on a No. 6 train elevated-station platform in Soundview, cops said. The 18-year-old victim was at the Elder Avenue...
After 'personal' attack and 3-year ban, boxing judge returns
October 24, 2014 | 11:21pmOn July 9, 2011, Al Bennett served as a judge for a non-title bout between Paul Williams and Erislandy Lara in a ballroom at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Since...
Jimmy Takter's chance for odd Triple Crown
October 24, 2014 | 10:56pmTrainer Jimmy Takter has a chance to win the trotting Triple Crown, albeit in an unconventional way. The final leg of the Crown is the $500,000 Yonkers Trot, a 3-year-old...
Surprise! Devils lose another shootout
October 24, 2014 | 10:46pmOnce the Stars got to the shootout, it was all over for the Devils. Jason Spezza and Jamie Benn scored in the tiebreaker, and Dallas beat New Jersey 3-2 on...
Nets' 'big' question: Will Brook Lopez be ready for the opener?
October 24, 2014 | 10:37pmBrook Lopez still hasn’t returned to practice, but Nets coach Lionel Hollins said he believes the injured center will be ready to play by the regular-season opener Wednesday in Boston....
The Broadway vet behind a 'Good Wife' judge
October 24, 2014 | 10:28pmFans of “The Good Wife” have a special fondness for the show’s judges. Almost every Sunday night, the popular CBS series features a judge — and they’re usually played by...
Why my dog, my husband and myself are quitting Halloween pooch pageants
October 24, 2014 | 10:28pmThis Halloween, we’re doing something radical — for me and my husband, at least. We’re not subjecting our French bulldog, Jules, or our marriage, to the annual Halloween doggy costume...
Locals make New York the Big Apple Cider
October 24, 2014 | 10:28pmOn a recent chilly Friday morning in the quiet neighborhood of South Park Slope, Jeremy Hammond, 36, and his girlfriend, Joy Doumis, 35, are outside in their backyard surrounded by...
Forget Syracuse and St. John's - Hofstra is NY's new team
October 24, 2014 | 10:19pmHofstra is becoming New York City’s team. Of the Pride’s 13-man roster, four hail from the five boroughs — a number that will increase next fall. Head coach Joe Mihalich...
'Lazy' Nets already have Lionel Hollins upset
October 24, 2014 | 10:19pmNets coach Lionel Hollins hasn’t been happy with his team’s defense, and his players don’t blame him. They acknowledge their defense has been indifferent and leaky at times, and not...
Portrayed as goof in ‘The Blind Side,’ Ole Miss coach Freeze gets the last laugh
October 24, 2014 | 10:17pmMichael Oher’s underdog story, from homeless teenager to millionaire NFL lineman, was chronicled in the Hollywood hit “The Blind Side.” His high school football coach’s journey should be next. In...
Woman arrested in fatal beating of 4-year-old daughter
October 24, 2014 | 10:16pmA Queens woman has been arrested for beating her 4-year-old daughter to death inside the homeless shelter where they lived and then lying about how the child was hurt, cops...
Sunday Post columnist Terry Keenan, 53, dies
October 24, 2014 | 10:15pmTerry Keenan Kass, a columnist for The Sunday New York Post business section, died Thursday night. She was 53. The cause of death was a cerebral brain hemorrhage. Keenan had...
Pepsi to test its drinks in SodaStream machines
October 24, 2014 | 10:14pmThe cola wars are hitting home — just as the market for do-it-yourself soda is fizzling. PepsiCo said Friday it would pair with SodaStream to test Pepsi-branded drinks in its...
Bronx 8-year-old mowed down outside school
October 24, 2014 | 9:35pmAn out-of-control car backed into a crowd outside a Bronx elementary school Friday — killing an 8-year-old girl and injuring five others, authorities said. The accident took place as PS...
Queens woman, 66, dead in gruesome ice pick slaying
October 24, 2014 | 9:35pmA school-bus driver was stabbed to death with an ice pick in front of her horrified daughter during an early-morning home invasion Friday in Queens, authorities said. The killer broke...
This Giants position went from their worst to one of their best
October 24, 2014 | 9:32pmFew things in team sports — other than winning — are more gratifying than the discovery that a deficiency has become a strength. We present the Giants’ current tight end...
Giants welcome Bonds as stink stays on Yanks' Clemens, A-Rod
October 24, 2014 | 9:32pmSAN FRANCISCO — Understand, first of all, that 100 years from now, most conversations about the subject of baseball’s “Steroid Era” will go like this: Student: “So these drugs made...
Jets' Coples: 'Bad media' to blame for UNC scandal
October 24, 2014 | 8:46pmDespite vast evidence to the contrary, Jets linebacker Quinton Coples thinks North Carolina is getting a bad rap for the long-running academic scandal the school’s own investigator unveiled this week....
Suicide flip-flop: People's odd about-face
October 24, 2014 | 7:54pmJust two months ago, the cover of People magazine was a tribute to late actor Robin Williams, who’d just taken his own life. As People put it, Williams “lost his...
The huge non-issue in campaign 2014
October 24, 2014 | 7:54pmOne of the surprising and welcome shifts in the political landscape this election cycle is that high-profile Republican candidates, by and large, have not made opposition to immigration reform a...
CDC's mission drift
October 24, 2014 | 7:54pmBefore Tom Frieden became director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2009, his two main nemeses were tuberculosis and smoking. Both are commonly described as threats...
Pileup at the MTA
October 24, 2014 | 7:54pmAnd the hits just keep coming. This month a state review panel — in an unusual move — vetoed the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $32 billion capital budget because the agency...
Forgetting our friends
October 24, 2014 | 7:54pmOn HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver recently shone a light on something unworthy of this great nation: our abandonment of foreigners to whom we owe a great debt. Oliver’s...
Jihad on Jamaica Ave.
October 24, 2014 | 7:54pmZale Thompson may not have received orders from an ISIS outpost in Syria before he went after cops with an axe, but it’s clear he found radical Islam. “Which is...
How much do Jets love Harvin? Vick monitors his media sessions
October 24, 2014 | 7:33pmThe Jets continue to be serious about giving Percy Harvin a clean slate and cushioning his transition to the NFL’s biggest media market. That was obvious again Friday, when Michael...
Rangers, Canadiens tangle for first time since fierce playoff battle
October 24, 2014 | 7:32pmThe Rangers will play in Montreal on Saturday for the first time since the teams met in a contentious Eastern Conference final last season, and though most of the Rangers...
Rangers' Duclair thrilled with chance to play in hometown
October 24, 2014 | 7:31pmAnthony Duclair is set to return to the lineup just in time for his first trip back home. The 19-year-old, a healthy scratch in the previous two games, is set...
Blake and Naya bare for flair, but Jennifer Hudson goes too far
October 24, 2014 | 7:30pmTemperatures are plunging across the country, as are necklines. If you’ve got it, flaunt it — but try to leave a little left to the imagination, please. The hits: Blake...
NYC Ebola patient has devoted his life to helping others
October 24, 2014 | 7:18pmThe doctor isolated at Bellevue Hospital with the Ebola virus was described on Friday as a life-long do-good-er devoted to helping others — who is so charming he can even...
PGA president fired after sexist tweet: Poulter a 'lil girl'
October 24, 2014 | 6:29pmST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Ted Bishop was ousted Friday as president of the PGA of America over a sexist tweet and Facebook post directed at Ian Poulter. Bishop was...
Almost 400 Dairy Queen stores targeted in malware hack
October 24, 2014 | 5:25pmA type of malware that has been used to steal personal financial data from consumers at retail stores apparently is spreading rapidly. Infections of the point-of-sale malware, known as “Backoff,”...
Where you can find the ‘Boardwalk Empire’ stars after Sunday's finale
October 24, 2014 | 5:19pmSunday night, we’ll say goodbye to Nucky Thompson and company with the finale of HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” ending after four seasons. But most of the cast won’t be off the...
This is your first look at the 2015 Jets offense
October 24, 2014 | 5:19pmThe verdict remains out on Geno Smith in the court of public opinion, but every indication from the Jets is they’re still developing their second-year quarterback and are nowhere close...
Mandatory quarantines for at-risk travelers from Ebola hot spots
October 24, 2014 | 5:11pmThe tough-talking governors of New York and New Jersey got sick of waiting for the feds to impose mandatory quarantines for high-risk travelers exposed to Ebola — so on Friday...
Filling in for injured fantasy WRs can be tricky
October 24, 2014 | 5:10pmYou’re going to have to wake up earlier than usual to set your fantasy football lineups this week, with the Falcons and Lions kicking off in London at 9:30 a.m....
Body belongs to missing UVA student: police
October 24, 2014 | 4:56pmCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Remains found nearly a week ago in a rural area of Virginia are those of a missing university student, authorities said Friday, as they turned their attention...
Eric Hinske turns down Yankees after hitting coach overture
October 24, 2014 | 4:26pmSAN FRANCISCO -- With Chili Davis taking the Red Sox job and the Yankees’ brass deciding Dave Magadan wasn’t a good fit, the Yankees reached out to Eric Hinske to gauge...
The day in photos
October 24, 2014 | 4:24pmThe partial solar eclipse makes couples mushy, Diwali celebrations go global and more.
Take a Vike: The RB who can save your fantasy team
October 24, 2014 | 4:13pmThe Vikings have employed the type of “backfield by committee” the Madman can get behind. They started the season with a superstar in Adrian Peterson. When his legal issues erupted,...
First trailer for 'Growing Up Gotti' reunion special drops
October 24, 2014 | 4:10pmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZau4WgpnDQ Now A&E is reuniting the Long Island mob family for a one-hour anniversary special "Growing Up Gotti: 10 Years Later," whose first promo dropped on Friday. The Nov. 10...
A hockey writer's view on the fractured peace in Ottawa
October 24, 2014 | 4:08pmThe first time I got the assignment, I wasn’t really sure what to think. Ottawa? To my New York sensibilities, the Canadian capital could as well have been Dusseldorf or...
Another doctor who treated Ebola came through JFK
October 24, 2014 | 4:02pmA physician who treated dying Ebola patients in Liberia flew in to JFK on Thursday night — and stayed at an airport hotel, a source told The Post. Colin Bucks,...
Obama mulls quarantining health workers returning from Ebola hot zones
October 24, 2014 | 4:01pmThe Obama administration is considering quarantining healthcare workers returning to the United States from the Ebola hot zone of West Africa, after a New York doctor who treated Ebola patients...
Pro-ISIS Muslim convert in NYPD ax attack called for jihad
October 24, 2014 | 3:53pmHe hated his homeland. The ax-swinging madman who launched a “terrorist attack” on four rookie NYPD cops on a Queens street was a Muslim convert who took to the Web...
'There is no cause for alarm': de Blasio
October 24, 2014 | 3:16pmOne day after a doctor was diagnosed with Ebola and quarantined at Bellevue Hospital, Mayor Bill de Blasio reminded jittery New Yorkers that “there is no cause for alarm.” “Ebola...
Mets' credibility takes another hit if they don't pursue Joe Maddon
October 24, 2014 | 2:38pmAs of right now, immediately, it really doesn’t matter what promises Sandy Alderson made to Terry Collins. Because as of right now, immediately, Alderson has it within his grasp to...
Carmelo: Opening vs. Bulls, Cavs is nothing to worry about
October 24, 2014 | 2:36pmMONTREAL — Bring it on, says Carmelo Anthony. The triangle and the shooting doesn’t look quite ready for prime time after Friday’s final dress rehearsal — an 83-80 loss to...
Popular student stuns city in deadly high school attack
October 24, 2014 | 2:28pmMARYSVILLE, Wash. — Jaylen Fryberg was well liked and athletic, a football player named to his high school's homecoming court just one week ago. He was also facing problems, writing...
8 Halloween beauty items that will get you into the spooky spirit
October 24, 2014 | 2:12pmThere’s no better time of year than Halloween to experiment with some crazy, spooky or just plain fun beauty looks — and these are just the products to try out...
Assemblyman co-sponsors job fair charging unemployed workers $20
October 24, 2014 | 2:04pmA Brooklyn lawmaker co-sponsored a jobs fair that charged unemployed workers a $20 entrance fee. The event in Midwood was jointly promoted by the Orthodox Union and state Assemblyman Dov...
Canadian lawmakers sharpened flagpoles into spears to defend PM
October 24, 2014 | 2:00pmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrGqoISd-do&feature=youtu.be A scene straight out of "MacGyver" unfolded during Wednesday's shooting at the Canadian Parliament building, when Conservative members of Parliament prepared to do battle by taking down flagpoles and sharpening...
Derrick Rose's health will decide who rules the NBA
October 24, 2014 | 1:51pmAs 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 Derrick...
Editor firing eyed in Botox takeover battle
October 24, 2014 | 1:21pmThere’s more than meets the eye in the takeover battle between drug giants Allergan and Valeant Pharmaceuticals. In the midst of the ugly battle, Botox maker Allergan convinced a trade...
Michelle Beadle has a perfect Spurs-themed birthday
October 24, 2014 | 1:13pmhttp://youtu.be/VJRr-uJcOJM This sounds like the perfect birthday for any Spurs fan. ESPN host Michelle Beadle turned 39 on Thursday and was greeted by her favorite mascot and head coach on...
J.K. Rowling releasing new 'Harry Potter' story on Halloween
October 24, 2014 | 1:06pmWonder what “Harry Potter” villainess Dolores Umbridge is up to? You’ll find out soon enough. On Oct. 31, series scribe J.K. Rowling will release a story featuring the notable “Order...
4-year-old fought with sister before her death
October 24, 2014 | 1:04pmA 4-year-old girl whose death Thursday in a Queens homeless shelter remains under investigation got into a fight with her 5-year-old sister Wednesday night that left her with a bruised...
Warhol's former bodyguard hid stolen painting for 30 years: suit
October 24, 2014 | 1:01pmAndy Warhol's former bodyguard squirreled away a stolen painting of Elizabeth Taylor by the pop-art master for more than 30 years -- but was caught red-handed when he recently tried...
How a trip to Thailand saved our marriage
October 24, 2014 | 12:52pmIn 2000 my husband, Dave, and I took a five-week trip to Thailand that transformed our lives. We didn’t know that our marriage was in trouble, but looking back, had...
Cubs seen as runaway favorites in Joe Maddon sweepstakes
October 24, 2014 | 12:47pmSAN FRANCISCO — The free agent market grew in quality and intrigue Friday when Joe Maddon opted out of his contract as Rays manager. It wasn’t Alex Rodriguez opting out...
Halle Berry: Women should ‘be prepared’ with nice lingerie
October 24, 2014 | 12:36pmHalle Berry had some harsh words for American women as she debuts her new Scandale lingerie line, while Kate Moss attempts a transition from catwalk queen to star of the...
Race on to decontaminate Ebola doctor's NYC home
October 24, 2014 | 12:22pmEfforts are under way to decontaminate the apartment building of the Big Apple's first Ebola patient. Cops moved people back around 9:15 am as two officers with the Sanitation Department's...
5 Freddy Kruegers live in the USA: Real people with horror movie names
October 24, 2014 | 12:17pmIf watching “Friday the 13th” scarred you for life, you should avoid living in Pennsylvania, California or New York. There are four men named Jason Voorhees living in each state....
3-year-old one-armed golfer hits amazing 100-yard drives
October 24, 2014 | 12:10pmThe most amazing golfer in Florida these days isn't Tiger Woods or Rory McIlroy. Three-year-old Tommy Morrissey of Palm Beach Gardens, who was born without a fully developed right arm,...
The 10 most unbelievable excuses for calling in sick
October 24, 2014 | 12:09pmThey say honesty is the best policy, but there are some things you should just keep to yourself. A new study released Thursday from CareerBuilder has compiled the 10 most...
MoMA restores rare early film appearance by Shirley Temple
October 24, 2014 | 12:02pmThe Post gets action! Nearly five years after I wrote that a neglected western from 1933 with a pre-stardom Randolph Scott and Shirley Temple was in dire need of rescue,...
Cop-killer lookalike keeps getting stopped by police
October 24, 2014 | 11:54amFriends and strangers are rallying to help a man whom police have repeatedly mistaken for Eric Frein, the alleged cop-killer and survivalist still on the loose in northeastern Pennsylvania. James...
Jason Smith the probable opening night Knicks power forward
October 24, 2014 | 11:39amMONTREAL — The Knicks’ starting power-forward derby for next week’s season-opening, brutal back-to-back games against the Bulls and Cavaliers has taken shape, and it looks as if free-agent signee Jason...
Obama meets Dallas Ebola survivor
October 24, 2014 | 11:11amBETHESDA, Md. — A nurse who caught Ebola while caring for the patient diagnosed in Dallas was released from a hospital Friday, free of the virus, and met with President...
Broncos safety cut after epic drunken rampage
October 24, 2014 | 10:53amJohn Elway can't fix everything. John Boyett was a safety on the Denver Broncos practice squad until he was given his walking papers on Thursday. So what happened? Boyett, 24,...
Wounded raven undergoes rare feather transplant
October 24, 2014 | 10:50amBroken wing? Nevermore! A wounded raven underwent a rare feather transplant -- in which she received feathers from another bird -- to help her fly again. The poor bird was...
Icahn wishes he had walked away from $100M Taj Mahal deal
October 24, 2014 | 10:35amBillionaire Carl Icahn has a bad case of buyer’s remorse. The activist investor — who struck a deal to pump $100 million into Atlantic City’s teetering Trump Taj Mahal casino...
Subway feel more crowded? You're not imagining things
October 24, 2014 | 10:16amNew York City's subways had five days of record ridership last month, and those in charge of the public transportation system have seized on the increased usage to push their...
High school cancels football over 'waterboard' hazing
October 24, 2014 | 10:06amPHILADELPHIA — School officials on Thursday canceled the remaining two football games at a suburban Philadelphia high school after concluding rookie players had been subjected to “humiliating and inappropriate” initiation...
This rescued baby fox will steal your heart
October 24, 2014 | 10:00amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em_ObLZaMAc A veterinarian and her husband saved a lost, terrified and bloodied baby fox, after coming across the animal while hunting for gems in West Virginia. Beau Ouimette and his...
Hasidic Jewish man who took photos of abuse victim in court to have case dismissed
October 24, 2014 | 9:57amA Hasidic Jewish man accused of taking photos of a sex-abuse victim as she testified in a blockbuster 2012 trial will have the case against him dismissed Friday, the Post...
Peyton Manning goes off on Broncos' scoreboard operator
October 24, 2014 | 9:54amDENVER -- The scoreboard operator at Sports Authority Field did what the Chargers couldn't: rattle Peyton Manning. Manning wasn't happy when the Broncos were trying to chew up the clock...
Iggy Azalea drops new single 'Beg For It'
October 24, 2014 | 9:47amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikAJnURZ7-o If you thought "Black Widow" was Iggy Azalea's catchiest song to date, think again. After unveiling her chart-topping duet with Rita Ora earlier this summer, Azalea dropped a new...
Man stabs woman to death during home invasion as family watches
October 24, 2014 | 8:49amA man knifed a Queens woman to death in front of her family during a home-invasion robbery early Friday, cops said. The knife-wielding attacker, dressed in black, somehow got inside...
Queen Elizabeth sends her first tweet
October 24, 2014 | 8:46amLONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has sent her first tweet — and she's signed it "Elizabeth R." The 88-year-old monarch tried her hand at Twitter as she opened a new...
Police search for suspect in violent sexual assault
October 24, 2014 | 8:33amA woman was beaten and raped as she was walked home from an Upper East Side karaoke bar early Friday, authorities said. The 29-year-old victim had been partying at Iggy’s...
White House jumper who beat dogs should be fully prosecuted: humane society
October 24, 2014 | 8:06amhttps://twitter.com/SecretService/status/525379371029508096 WASHINGTON -- The latest White House fence jumper who beat Secret Service K-9 dogs defending the executive mansion should be fully prosecuted under the law, according to the president...
New Met exhibit looks at 19th century mourning
October 24, 2014 | 6:38amJust in time for Halloween comes a show tailor-made for Morticia Addams: “Death Becomes Her,” which the Met unveiled this week at its subterranean Anna Wintour Costume Center, gives us...
Billie Joe Armstrong, Jesse Malin play secret NYC gig
October 24, 2014 | 6:24amThe New York City Ebola scare wasn’t enough to halt the festivities for Bob Gruen’s 69th birthday on Thursday night. In honor of the legendary rock photographer, singer/songwriter Jesse Malin...
Men's Journal publisher out after one year
October 24, 2014 | 5:59amThe revolving door at Wenner Media’s Men’s Journal has swung again. Vincent Krsulich is out as publisher after only a year on the job. Krsulich has been waiting in the...
Popsugar launching shopping magazine
October 24, 2014 | 5:56amPopsugar, one of the top lifestyle sites aimed at millennial women, plans to launch a shopping magazine next month. Shopstyle will be based on its fashion search engine of the...
Las Vegas could be the new home of an NHL team
October 24, 2014 | 5:53amBillionaire William Foley is betting hockey will sell in Sin City . Foley is in advanced talks with the NHL about bringing the first major league sports franchise to Las...
Outside of Bumgarner, Royals hold edge in starting pitching
October 24, 2014 | 4:49amSAN FRANCISCO — Here is what we understand to be two absolute truths about the World Series: The Giants’ Madison Bumgarner is clearly the best starter in the bunch, and...
Stop boasting, Rex: Numbers fraudulent for Jets 'D'
October 24, 2014 | 4:49amIsn’t it time, at 1-6 with the season in peril, that Rex Ryan’s defense — the unit he’s always most proud of — makes a stand Sunday against a Bills...
The reasons why Jets' top pick not reaching Rex's expectations
October 24, 2014 | 4:36amIn the days after drafting Calvin Pryor with the 18th pick of May’s NFL draft, the Jets gushed about his hitting ability and the impact he would have for their...
MLB Network analyst and ex-Met Cliff Floyd breaks down Series
October 24, 2014 | 4:15amMLB Network analyst and former Mets outfielder Cliff Floyd breaks down the first two games of the World Series and forecasts what to expect next with The Post’s Justin Terranova....
Why Fox's World Series coverage is so painful to the senses
October 24, 2014 | 4:08amThe craziest part is that they all think they do it better than the other guys when we know they all do it the same, only worse. Fox has offered...
Veteran Tim Hudson relishing shot at first World Series start
October 24, 2014 | 3:54amSAN FRANCISCO — It was Aug. 19, 1999 at Fenway Park. Rick Peterson recalled the precise date, because of course he did. Tim Hudson, Oakland’s stud rookie right-hander, arrived for...
Love triangle: Jackson agrees with Van Gundy's take — sorta
October 24, 2014 | 3:43amPhil Jackson gave Jeff Van Gundy’s analysis of Jackson’s beloved triangle offense a thumb’s up — sort of. On Thursday night, the Knicks president tweeted, “Focus on triangle by JvG...
Sears to close stores, lay off workers during holidays: report
October 24, 2014 | 3:22amEddie Lampert is preparing to deliver more lumps of coal this Christmas — more than 6,000 of them. The billionaire chairman of Sears Holdings is preparing to close at least...
Goldman Sach's differentiating stats dominate sex suit
October 24, 2014 | 3:19amDueling statisticians are dominating the sex-discrimination suit against Goldman Sachs. Both the bank and former female employees accusing it of pay and promotion disparities called experts who crunched the same...
NY glass ceiling still not cracking
October 24, 2014 | 3:16amThe Big Apple is behind when comes to breaking the glass ceiling, a new study reveals. While Silicon Valley has been slammed for its diversity problem, tech hubs like Palo...
Alibaba hankers for a 37 percent stake in Lionsgate
October 24, 2014 | 3:12amAfter getting a taste of “The Hunger Games,” Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma has an appetite for more. The Chinese Internet tycoon — who is set to make the rounds of...
Fed-up Street flogs Amazon after flop
October 24, 2014 | 3:08amAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos is famous for sticking it to book publishers. Now, he’s sticking it to his shareholders. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant delivered another steeper-than-expected quarterly loss as well...
Love, actually: Courtney cast in Fox drama
October 24, 2014 | 3:05amMulti-hyphenate Courtney Love is joining the cast of Fox’s upcoming series “Empire.” The singer/songwriter/rocker will have a recurring role as Elle Dallas, who’s described as “a hard rock powerhouse who...
Allison Williams flying high in 'Peter Pan Live!' rehearsals
October 24, 2014 | 3:05amShe didn’t have to audition. It’s unheard of that a TV actress who had never done a live Broadway musical was given the lead in “Peter Pan Live!,” NBC’s production...
Dough donuts rise above the rest
October 24, 2014 | 3:03amWhen Fany Gerson, 38, opened Dough bakery four years ago on a quiet corner off Bedford-Stuyvesant’s Franklin Ave., she didn’t anticipate the fervor that would greet her doughnuts. “It was...
Grownups are paying hundreds to have a consultant pick their Halloween costume
October 24, 2014 | 3:03amConsidering we’re expected to shell out $1.4 billion on Halloween costumes this year — that’s costumes for grown-ups — spending $325 for a stylist seems a bargain, if only to...
Keanu Reeves not up to speed in new flick ‘John Wick’
October 24, 2014 | 3:03amKeanu Reeves is now eligible for AARP membership, but the fading 50-year-old star (anybody see his $175 million flop “47 Ronin’’ last Christmas?) is going to have to do better...
NBCUniversal slammed as ratings tank
October 24, 2014 | 2:59amPity NBCUniversal boss Steve Burke: After reversing a decade-long decline at the broadcast network, his cable channel business is now besieged. Revenue from NBCU’s cable networks, including USA, Bravo and...
Crisis books pay off for writers but not publishers
October 24, 2014 | 2:55amThe financial crisis has been golden — at least for the key government figures during the economic meltdown in 2008. But if the rumored advances ranging from mid-six figures to...
Hondo’s big on Giants
October 24, 2014 | 2:53amHondo, who is tied for the lead in the Bettor's Guide Best Bet Standings, kicked up his heels Thursday night with the Broncos, who beat the number against San Diego...
Rangel attacks Obama strategy of bombing ISIS
October 24, 2014 | 2:23amWASHINGTON — Rep. Charles Rangel lashed out Thursday against the Obama administration’s strategy against ISIS, saying the US shouldn’t be bombing the brutal terrorists because “we haven’t the slightest idea”...
Al Qaeda leader pleads for American ISIS hostage
October 24, 2014 | 2:20amA senior al Qaeda jihadist is begging ISIS to spare the life of American hostage Peter Kassig, saying Kassig served as an aid worker in Syria and treated jihadi fighters...
Mom who lost 3 daughters in fire in emotional Oprah interview
October 24, 2014 | 2:10amThe Connecticut mom who lost her three young daughters in a 2011 Christmas Day fire says in a heartbreaking new interview she still imagines seeing them everywhere. “There are times...
Lucasfilm sues brewery over Star Wars-inspired beer
October 24, 2014 | 2:02amAn upstate brewery that serves “Empire’s Strikes Bock” beer is feeling the force of the Star Wars franchise, which is demanding it stop selling the suds. Fans will likely mistake...
Judge in Silk Road case gets death threats
October 24, 2014 | 1:12amA Manhattan federal judge has received chilling online death threats from supporters of the alleged mastermind behind the notorious illegal-drug-peddling Web site Silk Road. Manhattan federal Judge Katherine Forrest —...
Typo frees convict early from 15-year sentence
October 24, 2014 | 1:05amAn ex-con who got an NYPD cop shot during a gun buy-and-bust is about to get sprung from the slammer early — thanks to a typo on his court transcript....
Cuomo delays NY fracking study release until after election
October 24, 2014 | 12:50amGov. Cuomo is promising to release the longest-awaited study of his administration — an analysis of the health impacts of fracking — but only after the election. It’s one of...
Cuomo campaign event turns into a Hillary ’16 rally
October 24, 2014 | 12:43amThey came to praise Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but ended up urging Hillary Clinton to run for the White House. Presidential buzz focused on the former secretary of state overshadowed a...
Jets in awe of Percy Harvin: Talent is 'off the charts'
October 24, 2014 | 12:34amJets wide receivers coach Sanjay Lal was asked if Percy Harvin reminds him of any receiver he’s worked with before. “No, and that’s a compliment,” Lal responded. The Jets coaches...
10 facts about Ebola you need to know
October 24, 2014 | 12:17amPhysician Craig Spencer, a volunteer with Doctors Without Borders, was running around the city for a week with girlfriend Morgan Dixon before testing positive for the Ebola virus at Bellevue Hospital on Thursday night....
As Lincecum gets MRI, Giants keep fingers crossed
October 24, 2014 | 12:14amSAN FRANCISCO — At 5:15 Thursday afternoon Tim Lincecum’s thin body was stuffed into an MRI tube, and the Giants hoped to have the quirky right-hander available for Friday night’s...