October 29, 2014
K-9 cop helps track down suspect in rape case
A heroic K-9 cop tracked down an accused rapist on the run upstate, helping sheriff’s deputies make the collar. Nass, a lion-hearted pure-bred black lab, was dispatched Tuesday night after...
Midtown coffee shop rips B grade for open door
They’ve got a latte nerve! The owner of Manhattan Espresso, a tiny Midtown coffee shop, says he got a “B” grade from inspectors because his front door was open on...
Giants win classic Game 7 for third World Series in five years
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — General manager Brian Sabean built it, Bruce Bochy manages it, and Wednesday night Madison Bumgarner, with a band of scrappy teammates, directed the Giants to a...
Man found dead in bathtub at hotel mogul's home
A 23-year-old man was found dead Wednesday in the bathtub of the posh Central Park South home of a trendy hotel developer, sources said. Sean Verdi died of an apparent...
These Knicks are going to test our patience
It’s always easier to talk about patience, to ponder patience, to promote patience, than it is to actually practice patience. For years there has been a circular conversation in those...
Knicks 'not ready for showtime' in opening rout by Bulls
Square, octagon, hexagon, circle. The system may not matter. This collection of Knicks players just may not be good enough — or have enough heart. Worse than getting outclassed, 104-80,...
The Lohan family member you might actually respect
Who's that clean-cut, sleepy-eyed cutie squiring Lindsay Lohan at Cannes, Coachella and various NYC hot spots? No, it’s not LiLo’s latest paramour. It’s her 26-year-old brother, Michael Lohan Jr. —...
Neil Patrick Harris gettin' his 'Freak' on with 'AHS' role
Neil Patrick Harris is replacing Ryan Seacrest as the hardest working man on TV. It seems like only Tuesday — well, it was Tuesday — that NBC announced Harris will...
Unique Holmes back on NY beat in 'Elementary'
He just couldn’t stay away. Sherlock Holmes has returned to New York — with a new apprentice in tow — as “Elementary” returns for its third season Thursday night at...
Tyler Ritter follows in dad’s footsteps with new comedy ‘The McCarthys’
‘The McCarthys” star Tyler Ritter grew up watching his late father, “Three’s Company” star John Ritter, on the set of sitcoms like “8 Simple Rules.” But it wasn’t until Tyler...
The beauty dynamo who begged Picasso to sketch her
No one had to tell Helena Rubinstein to “lean in” — she was changing faces half a century before Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg was born. How else could a 4-foot-10 Jewish...
In key SEC battle, Auburn will hand Ole Miss 2nd straight loss
The Ole Miss defense just had to do what it had done all game, what it had done all season.The undefeated Rebels werewas 11 minutes from extending the undefeated Rebels’...
John Moore's nasty head-hunting could lead to Rangers exit
John Moore has somehow veered into territory generally reserved for the Patrick Kaletas and Raffi Torreses of the NHL world, habitual headhunters with ruined reputations who are unequal parts liability...
DreamWorks credits ‘How to Train’ for earnings success
Dragon slayers helped DreamWorks Animation to better-than-expected results in the third quarter, boosting shares 4.8 percent in after-hours trading. The Jeffrey Katzenberg-led family-oriented film studio benefited from the sequel, “How...
Harassed consumer scores $22.5K from Dish Network
For once, a pay-TV company is getting the bill. In a move that will bring a smile to every person who has had a frustrating run-in with a TV provider,...
The texts that sparked the SEC pot stock probe
These guys were texting while high — on a marijuana-focused penny stock, that is. A pair of investing tycoons traded giddy text messages this spring as they planned to unload...
White House cleans up after 'chickens--t' Netanyahu remarks
WASHINGTON — The White House was in damage-control mode Wednesday after a senior administration official was quoted as calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “chickens--t.” “Comments like that do not...
Ebola nurse vows to fight home quarantine in Maine
The nurse who raised a ruckus over her isolation at a Newark hospital before being allowed to go home to Maine is now defiantly thumbing her nose at officials there...
Nets crushed by Celtics in ominous season opener
BOSTON — Good thing the Nets have 81 games left to play, because it might take the next six months to forget just how bad they were on opening night....
Mini-break comes at right time for Lundqvist, Rangers
The Rangers are spinning it as a positive, because what else would they do? There is no denying that come Saturday, when the Blueshirts play host to the Jets after...
NYPD cop hacked by ax attack leaves hospital to cheers
https://twitter.com/NYPD101Pct/status/527567455594762240 The rookie cop who was hacked in the head by a hatchet-swinging terrorist left a Queens hospital Wednesday as hundreds of fellow officers cheered him on. Wrapped in bandages,...
Blackstone Group is the Barclays Center's white knight
Stephen Schwarzman may be the sixth man as his Blackstone Group is coming to the aid of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and the Nets. Schwarzman is buying up old team and...
‘Lips Together, Teeth Apart’ strongly captures time and place
While “It’s Only a Play” is breaking box-office records on Broadway — a textbook example of starry headliners trumping mediocre material — you may want to check out author Terrence...
'Horns' makes a forgettable point
‘Are you horny?” Merrin (Juno Temple) asks her boyfriend Iggy (Daniel Radcliffe) at the start of this tonally jumbled thriller. Soon after, Iggy will wake with a literal pair of...
Billionaires' feud is the bane of Bahamas
A stormy legal battle between billionaires in the Bahamas is about to get some sunlight. New York hedge-fund mogul Louis Bacon won access Wednesday to a trove of video footage...
Journalist Matt Taibbi flees First Look Media
Matt Taibbi — the crusading financial journalist — has left Pierre Omidyar’s First Look Media, throwing the company’s latest digital magazine project into chaos. Omidyar, the billionaire founder of eBay,...
Two busted paying undercover cop to burn down a house
Two men were busted for paying an undercover detective to burn down a Brooklyn house to force out squatters – and one man even gave the undercover $100 for gasoline...
Barclays bribed Saudi royalty: lawsuit
Barclays bribed a member of the Saudi royal family and ignored a defaulted lease payment from the country in order to secure a rare banking license inside Saudi Arabia, a...
$50M Comcast fine means just $20 goes to wronged consumers
Comcast settled a long-running suit Tuesday that accused the country’s largest cable company of overcharging customers and attempting to monopolize its hometown of Philadelphia. The settlement — after 11 years...
Skinnygirl Bethenny breaks into the blender business
Bethenny Frankel is becoming a true domestic diva. The 43-year-old founder of the Skinnygirl cocktail empire is expanding her presence in the kitchen with her own brand of appliances —...
Rangers power play has been a mess without Dan Boyle
The Rangers spent a vast majority of their practice time on Wednesday working on the power play — and there’s a good reason why. The Blueshirts came out of Monday...
LeBron’s second act with Cavs opens as NBA's biggest spectacle
CLEVELAND — The homecoming this city thought about, hoped for and dreamed of is about to arrive. LeBron James leads his latest band of merry men into an official NBA...
Jets' Chris Johnson ‘frustrated’ by diminished role
Jets running back Chris Johnson is doing his best to keep quiet, but his disappearing role on this team is clearly bothering him. Johnson played just 16 of the 84...
Wozniacki ‘nervous’ but excited to run in New York City Marathon
When tennis star Caroline Wozniacki — a week before Wimbledon, and a few weeks after being dumped by fiancé Rory McElroy — had an epiphany over dinner and vowed to...
UNC will make the grade vs. Miami
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Giants' reunions with Bradshaw, Nicks have different moods
Beware of the former players with something to prove. The Giants will see two of them — running back Ahmad Bradshaw and receiver Hakeem Nicks — Monday night when the...
'Hit by Lightning' is anything but electrifying
Poor Jon Cryer, briefly emerging from the purgatory of “Two and a Half Men” to appear in this mess of a comedy. As Ricky Miller, Cryer’s a middle-aged sad sack,...
Red Bulls confront playoff demons, possible Henry swan song
The Red Bulls have spent the entire regular season showing they have arguably MLS’ best home-field advantage. Unfortunately, they have spent years proving it doesn’t matter in the postseason. They...
Obama tangled in assassination-attempt love triangle
President Obama was drawn into a New York love triangle after a jealous Yonkers man made a bogus 911 call to report that his romantic rival planned to assassinate the...
Michael Vick draws fitting opponent for resurrection game
Michael Vick now tries to beat the coach and the man who was so instrumental in the resurrection of his career and the redemption of his life. But just because...
Vick works with starters for first time since taking Geno’s job
Michael Vick took control of the Jets’ offense Wednesday in his first practice since being named the starting quarterback. There were no lightning bolts or choruses singing as Vick led...
Geno Smith: I’ll learn from benching
Geno Smith had taken about seven minutes of questions about how it felt to now be the Jets backup quarterback, whether he thought he would start again and if the...
Failed politician Noah Gotbaum trashed UWS townhouse: suit
Noah Gotbaum, a failed politician and stepson of former Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, trashed an Upper West Side townhouse he was renting with his fiancée, leaving the $23,000-a-month pad looking...
Ebola could crash U.S. healthcare system
The U.S. health care apparatus is so unprepared and short on resources to deal with the deadly Ebola virus that even small clusters of cases could overwhelm parts of the...
What Eli Manning saw when he scouted the Colts defense
Yeah, he saw it. Resting up on the bye week, Eli Manning had extra interest in checking out the Colts last Sunday, as they are the next opponent for the...
Joe Maddon to get big bucks from Cubs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As the 110th World Series was ready to conclude, Joe Maddon agreed to become the latest manager to try to bring a championship to Wrigley Field....
Haters gonna hate on Taylor Swift
No sooner had Taylor Swift been named Global Welcome Ambassador for New York than the snobs opened fire. One complains she’s a “whitebread out-of-towner” only recently moved here. Another snarks...
New York's most pernicious monopoly
Gov. Cuomo may have made his greatest contribution to education reform when he rightly called our public schools “one of the only remaining public monopolies.” Back when Ma Bell had...
Citi Bike's next cycle
New York’s Citi Bike program got a new lease on life this week — and the best news is, taxpayers won’t be asked for a dime. The company running the...
This is why Wall Street hates Jeff Bell
For years I didn’t really get why Jeff Bell evoked intense admiration among people I respected, but it has become apparent to me in his Senate race against Cory Booker:...
The new new Democrats --- Hillary fans beware
"Don’t let anybody tell you that it’s corporations and businesses that create jobs,” Hillary Clinton warned voters the other day. It’s just her latest attempt to remake herself from the...
Empty promises: Time and again, Andrew Cuomo fails to deliver
Just days before next week’s election, Gov. Cuomo is now vowing to “break up” the public-school “monopoly” and, once and for all, introduce “real performance measures” for New York schools...
No ill will from Bulls about Melo rejection
The Bulls don’t hold a grudge against Carmelo Anthony for remaining with the Knicks rather than signing with them this past summer. In fact, they love their team as constituted....
Doctor busted selling oxy prescriptions on black market
A Brooklyn doctor was busted Wednesday for selling over 200 oxycodone prescriptions worth about $700,000 on the black market, authorities said. Dr. Schiller Desgrottes, 65, wrote the scripts in at...
Judge scolds 'Central Park 5' lawyers for bickering over fees
A federal judge took two high-powered Manhattan law firms to the legal woodshed on Wednesday for bickering over a $4 million-plus cut of the city’s recent $41 million settlement in...
Critters going wild for pumpkins
Even animals are obsessed with pumpkins.
The day in photos
New York marks the the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, President Barack Obama honors Ebola survivors, a dinosaurs travels through Germany and more.
De Blasio confirms probe into 'stop and fix'
Mayor de Blasio on Wednesday confirmed that the NYPD is investigating the cop who told officers to fix a broken headlight for the mom of chokehold victim Eric Garner --...
Developer lucks into Miami's newest hot spot
Stephan Gietl, principal of Mckafka Development in Miami, wasn’t looking for the city’s next hot neighborhood when he purchased just over a half-acre near the edge of Biscayne Bay —...
Jean Gennaro is selling her Majestic apartment
Jean Gennaro, the widow of Tony Award-winning dancer/choreographer Peter Gennaro, is selling her three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment at the Majestic, one of Uptown’s famed art deco co-op buildings at 115 Central...
Paris Hilton seeks NYC pad for herself, 7 dogs
Paris Hilton is continuing her house hunting search — looking for a modest two bedroom in the $2 million to $5 million range, but one that is big enough for...
Anne Hathaway sells Clocktower apartment for $4.33M
Anne Hathaway — who this week was in London with hubby Adam Shulman to attend a book launch for Valentino, the legend who made her wedding dress — has finally...
Renée Zellweger hides ownership of Hampton home
Just what does Renée Zellweger have to hide? It’s not just her face that is unrecognizable these days. The actor hid her ownership of 30 Egypt Lane in East Hampton...
Michael Lorber snags a country house
Is Douglas Elliman broker Michael Lorber, the former TV reality star and son of Elliman honcho Howard Lorber, turning into a country gentleman? Lorber has just bought the Silas Weger...
Obama's college digs on the market
We hear... That President Barack Obama’s former student quarters when he was at Columbia University are back on the market. For a mere $2,300 a month, this two-bedroom, one-bathroom unit...
11 TV series stars with celebrity parents
Tyler Ritter, son of late “Three’s Company” star John Ritter, makes his debut Thursday night on a new CBS sitcom, “The McCarthys.” To help celebrate the occasion, we thought we’d...
Salon du Chocolat puts sweet styles on display
The Salon du Chocolat fashion show in Paris displayed some of the sweetest styles ever.
Black bears brawl in quiet New Jersey suburb
http://youtu.be/yBhR5ToR7a8 Two massive black bears were caught on camera in a knock-down, drag-out brawl on a quiet residential street in New Jersey. In video uploaded to YouTube earlier this week,...
Thanks for the snooze fest, 'Goodbye to Language'
Trouble sleeping? Just try the latest inscrutable prescription from Swiss iconoclast Dr. Jean-Luc Godard, guaranteed to be twice as effective and three times as fast-acting as Ambien — or maybe...
NFL analysts make case for Rex Ryan to keep his job
Rex Ryan set the bar too high. Ryan's sixth year with the Jets could end up being his last with the team off to a 1-7 start this season. But Michael Irvin...
Students' science project goes up in flames along with NASA rocket
An enthusiastic bunch of middle school students from Queens will have to wait a while to find out if zero gravity affects the germination of chia plants. Their experiment was...
Katniss delivers chilling message in final ‘Mockingjay’ trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXshQ5mv1K8 Lionsgate saved the best for last — in terms of “Mockingjay” trailers, that is. In a new clip released Wednesday, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) is front and center at the...
SodaStream to move West Bank factory to Israel
Israeli drink maker SodaStream International said Wednesday it will close a West Bank factory that has been targeted by boycott activists and move the facility to a location inside Israel....
ISIS frees 25 kidnapped Kurdish school children
BEIRUT -- Islamic State insurgents freed 25 Kurdish school children on Wednesday, the last of more than 150 children kidnapped in May to be released, a Kurdish official and a...
Firefighter who went on racist rampage ordered to take diversity class
An FDNY firefighter was sentenced to 60 days in jail and ordered to attend anger management and diversity classes Wednesday for yelling racial slurs and slapping a black mailman. Luke...
Students lug mattresses to campus to protest sexual assault
Hundreds of angry college women went to the mattresses Wednesday as protests erupted over the handling of sexual-abuse claims at Columbia University and other area schools. Some 200 demonstrators piled...
Sub-Saharan Africa gets 1st white leader in 20 years
LUSAKA, Zambia — Zambia's vice president Guy Scott, a white Zambian of Scottish descent, became the country's acting president on Wednesday, making him the first white leader of a sub-Saharan...
Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett duet leads H&M’s holiday ads
H&M is getting into the holiday spirit this year with a little help from Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. The fashion retailer will be using the charming tune “It Don’t...
St. John's takes huge hit with transfer Thomas ruled ineligible
One day after sources said St. John’s was looking into junior college transfer Keith Thomas’ transcript amid alleged transcript fraud at his former school, Westchester Community College, the Queens school...
LeBron on opening against Carmelo: 'How it should be'
CLEVELAND – You have to figure LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony plan on better games than the first time they had a homecoming of sorts here. On Nov. 5, 2003,...
Child-rape suspect vows to kill accuser: cops
BOSTON — A child-rape suspect who committed crimes across the country after snipping off his court-ordered ankle bracelet had an "ultimate goal" of returning to Massachusetts to kill his 13-year-old...
Need help on your Halloween costume? Let TV be your guide
Halloween falls on a casual Friday this year, which means many employees will daringly don wigs, makeup and capes for work. Still, there are boundaries you need to consider when...
Yankees' next hitting coach could be in Royals dugout
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There was serious speculation running through Kauffman Stadium before the Giants’ 3-2 victory over the Royals in Game 7 of the World Series that the Yankees...
2 drivers charged in car crash that killed woman
Two men were charged with vehicular manslaughter for a drunk driving collision that prosecutors say left one of their passengers dead. The bizarre legal situation marks the first time two...
Furry felines steal the limelight in ‘Hollywood Cats’
Taylor Swift is far from being the first celeb to openly express her undying devotion to her four-legged friends. The newly released coffee-table book “Hollywood Cats: Photographs From the John...
Homeless man boasts hidden musical talent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTsMTIofG2Q A homeless man who taught himself how to play the piano has been serenading residents in Edmonton, Canada, and a local resident has captured one of his captivating performances on video....
The Post fashion team’s picks for fall’s most beautiful boots
Sure, pumpkin spice lattes and falling leaves are clear signs of autumn — but any true fashion fiend knows that finding the perfect fall boot is the real marker of...
'Revenge of the Mekons' doc shows how to train a punk band
No one, it seems, has figured out how to save a music documentary from the old-photo-talking-head-concert format, and that includes director Joe Angio. So the interest depends on the subject,...
6 recipes inspired by your favorite TV shows
Do you want to dine alongside Walter and Skyler White? Or maybe you’d rather sit next to Piper Chapman, Crazy Eyes and Taystee in the Litchfield prison cafeteria? Since these...
The pig pitched to the Hooters waitress ... then they all danced 'Thriller'
http://youtu.be/wSlClrDnMVY Who's on first? Oh, just a guy in a blazer, tie and moppy wig, tagging out the tiger. This year's annual Halloween-themed San Diego State intrasquad baseball game --...
Jerry Jones: It'll come down to Tony Romo's pain tolerance
IRVING, Texas — Tony Romo's status could be a game-time decision against Arizona on Sunday, according to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The quarterback is coming off his third back...
57 skydivers join hands to set daring world record
Locked hand in hand, 16,000 feet above earth, a group of 57 skydivers managed to set an unprecedented world record as they took the plunge together. A collection of mile-high...
German schoolchildren form Hitler fan club
A group of German schoolchildren are under fire for growing Hitler mustaches and throwing up Nazi salutes as part of a secret fan club devoted to glorifying the crimes of...
Woman in Hoffman raid puts drugs, boyfriend behind her
She's making a clean break. A young Parsons School of Design student has quit drugs and dumped her bad-boy boyfriend -- who was arrested with her in a raid involving...
Get ready to take the first flying car out for a spin
Everything predicted in Back to the Future II is about to come true just in time for Oct. 21, 2015—the date that Marty and Doc traveled into the future. We...
Woman gets wedged between buildings trying to rescue cat
A 70-year-old woman in China got stuck in a tight spot when she tried to squeeze her way between two buildings trying to save a cat, instead. Heng Hung was...
Pau Gasol on why he didn't pick Knicks -- but his brother might
Pau Gasol “considered” joining old coach Phil Jackson and former teammate Derek Fisher with the Knicks, but his desire to win immediately trumped his old friends. Gasol was at the...
The car that drives on water is here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VWoe8KS2_M A wrong turn into a nearby lake would usually have people pulling their hair out -- but for drivers in the amphibious vehicle -- it's just another day at...
De Blasio uses Little League lessons to make City decisions
Before he had the City Council in his back pocket, Mayor de Blasio had some extensive training in how to deal with people who can be stubborn and difficult --...
'Difficult' mom the reason heirs must fork over $44M
That's one heckuva payday. Heirs to a Manhattan real estate fortune will have to fork over $44 million to a law firm for just five months of work -- because...
2 MTA employees killed because of bad training
Two Metro-North track workers were killed due to shoddy employee training and human error caused by a trainee, according to National Transportation Safety Board reports. The federal investigation found that...
‘Insurgent’ reveals 3-D character posters
Tris and Four are coming for you — at least, that’s how it appears in newly released 3-D posters for the upcoming “Divergent” sequel, “Insurgent.” Starring Shailene Woodley and Theo...
Is Cara Delevingne joining the superhero franchise?
We’re still waiting for Cara Delevingne to appear as a mermaid in 2015’s “Pan,” but it appears the supermodel is already padding her résumé with more acting credits. Meanwhile, the...
Brook Lopez ruled out for Nets opener
BOSTON – Nets center Brook Lopez will miss Wednesday's season opener against the Celtics as he continues to recover from a right midfoot sprain he suffered two weeks ago in...
Jeb Bush lays into Obama over Ebola crisis
WASHINGTON – First his son said he was thinking seriously about running for president, and now Jeb Bush is starting to sound like a candidate by laying into President Obama’s...
Mom beheaded by son was beloved professor
The woman who was beheaded Tuesday night at her Long Island apartment complex was a beloved professor at Farmingdale State College who was killed by her psychologically disturbed son, police...
Ex-Bulls GM: Phil's massive ego could help turn around Knicks
Former Bulls general manager Jerry Krause and Phil Jackson didn't always get along, even as their dynasty of the 1990s won title after title. One obstacle in their relationship, according...
Woman in zombie costume busted for DWI twice in 3 hours
GATES, N.Y. — Police say a woman wearing a zombie costume and makeup was charged with drunken driving twice within three hours after attending a Rochester bar's "zombie prom" party....
Daniel Radcliffe shows off rap skills on the 'Tonight Show'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKdV5FvXLuI Who knew Harry Potter was a hip-hop star? While promoting his upcoming horror flick “Horns” on Tuesday night, Daniel Radcliffe hit the “Tonight Show,” where he and host Jimmy...
Michael Jordan sees Lance Stephenson as LeBron-stopper
Michael Jordan still knows what makes players tick. How else to explain the manner in which the Hornets owner lured Lance Stephenson away from the Pacers? Yes, the three-year, $27...
Aereo wins backing from FCC's Wheeler in battle for survival
Barry Diller’s Aereo has won over a key backer in its bid to come back as a cable service. A proposal circulated by Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications...
Investigator for Secret Service hooker scandal quits after paying for sex
The investigator who led the Homeland Security Department's internal review of a prostitution scandal involving Secret Service agents on assignment in Colombia in 2012 has himself resigned over an incident...
FBI agents dressed as computer repairmen to collect data in gambling case
WASHINGTON — Federal agents turned off Internet access to three luxury villas at a Las Vegas hotel then impersonated repair technicians to surreptitiously get inside and collect evidence in an...
Family of 12 boys hopes to keep streak alive with 13th on the way
ROCKFORD, Mich. — A western Michigan couple with 12 sons is expecting baby No. 13, and even though they're sticking to their tradition of not finding out in advance whether...
ISIS kills at least 30 pro-Syria fighters over gas field
BEIRUT -- Islamic State militants in Syria killed at least 30 pro-government fighters in an assault on a gas field that has witnessed some of the bloodiest clashes between the...
Rocket explosion sends Orbital Sciences crashing back to Earth
Orbital Sciences has suffered a major setback in the space race. Shares of the company — one of two private contractors NASA relies on to taxi supplies to and from...
Court workers protest proposed contract givebacks
Hundreds of court employees hit the streets of lower Manhattan Tuesday to protest cutbacks and a contract offer that includes no raises for three years. Clerks and court officers filled...
'Big Brother' is coming to China
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1LQUpPEdSI BEIJING -- A Chinese online video site says it is bringing the "Big Brother" reality TV show to China. Youku Tudou Inc. said a Chinese version of the program...
US deserter sought for child porn, sex crimes nabbed in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Police in Cambodia said Wednesday they have arrested a man identified by media there as a U.S. Army deserter wanted in the United States for offenses...
Ebola nurse in Maine: I'm blowing off my quarantine order
The Maine nurse, quarantined in Newark over the weekend, said Wednesday she’ll blow off her state’s isolation order, calling guidelines not scientifically or “constitutionally just.” Kaci Hickox claims she’s symptom-free...
Dunkin' Donuts to release 'Croissant Donut' next month
NEW YORK — Dunkin' Donuts plans to roll out a croissant-doughnut hybrid in the U.S. next week, but the company says please don't call it a "Cronut." The chain tells...
Senators stage their own 'Survivor'-like reality show
NEW YORK -- Jeff Flake and Martin Heinrich were willing to go to great lengths to prove that a Democratic and Republican U.S. senator could work together. Like halfway around...
Forget candy, trick-or-treaters are looking for cash
Gummy bears and M&Ms won’t cut it this Halloween. Kids want you to open your wallet. More than half (53%) of parents of trick-or-treaters say their children between the ages...
James Dolan too busy gigging with band to see Knicks openers
As the Knicks embark on their season-opening, back-to-back against Eastern Conference co-favorites Bulls and Cavaliers, owner James Dolan will be on his own stage. Dolan’s blues band, JD & The...
Why has Obama's Ebola czar been invisible?
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's commander in the fight against Ebola was expected to operate below the public radar. But did that mean invisible? Ron Klain has barely been seen,...
Are you driving America's 'least reliable' car?
Consumer Reports has named the Fiat 500 L the least reliable car on sale today. The compact crossover received the lowest score in the organization’s annual owner survey, while Fiat...
Missing Broncos fan's odd explanation after turning up safe
The Colorado dad who vanished without a trace during a Denver Broncos game last week has been found unharmed — more than 100 miles away from Mile High Stadium. Paul...
Feds shutdown drug rehab kickback scheme
The feds filed suit Tuesday to shut down a kickback scheme that funneled tens of millions of dollars to a drug-treatment program called Narco Freedom, whose owner and his son...
3 WTC secures financing, back on track for 2018 opening
And MUNI makes Three. Larry Silverstein sold $1.6 billion in tax-exempt Liberty Bonds on Tuesday, finally green-lighting full construction of 3 World Trade Center. And with the deal finally done,...
Martha Stewart Omnimedia has dismal third quarter
Martha Stewart had a dismal third quarter. Revenue at her media company was down 12 percent, to $29.8 million, and it racked up a $14.7 million operating loss. But shares...
Vigliano selling agency to Y Entertainment
Literary agent to the celebrity set David Vigliano is selling his agency to the Ron Burkle-backed Y Entertainment Group, which already owns Artist Group International, Media Ink has learned. Vigliano...
Bercovici jumps from Forbes to Inc.
Award-winning tech and media writer Jeff Bercovici is jumping ship from Forbes to become the San Francisco bureau chief of Inc. Bercovici, who has the current Forbes cover story on...
Condé Nast exec exits after alleged $50K theft
A veteran Condé Nast executive, who was most recently running events and partnership deals for GQ, was bounced recently after it was learned she allegedly ripped off more than $50,000...
Buffalo Wild Wings hiking menu prices
This wings news just might be too hot to handle. Buffalo Wild Wings tucked a little nugget into its earnings release on Monday that isn’t likely to sit well with...
Ocwen relents, enables retired nurse to keep her house
A 75-year-old Brooklyn woman won her five-year legal battle with one of the nation’s biggest mortgage servicers after The Post reported on her struggle to save her Brooklyn home. Eartha...
Wix's OpenRest buy may help small restaurants succeed online
The expected acquisition of a restaurant services app maker by Wix.com could open the door for less-expensive Web marketing opportunities for mom-and-pop restaurant owners — while possibly putting pressure on...
Facebook sees increased spending as growth slows
Three days before Halloween, Facebook investors got a scare as Mark Zuckerberg’s social network predicted a slowdown in growth and a sharp rise in spending. Despite the treat of having...
Silicon Valley financial adviser out for young bucks
Millennials love Silicon Valley — and now Silicon Valley hopes the twentysomethings will start to love saving money, too. WealthFront, a California investment advisory firm, secured a $64 million investment...
NY State blesses ‘incest' marriage between uncle, niece
The state’s highest court has toppled a cultural taboo — legalizing a degree of incest, at least between an uncle and niece — in a unanimous ruling. While the laws...
SI congressional candidates unable to name last book read
Whoever is elected to Congress from Staten Island won’t be mistaken for a book-club member. Neither Republican Rep. Michael Grimm nor Democratic challenger Domenic Recchia could name the last novel...
Back on bloody road to terror
Mark the date: Oct. 23, 2014. It was the end of an era that began on Sept. 12, 2001. In the intervening 13 years, one month and 11 days, New...
DA's detective driver is former drug dealer
The detective who chauffeurs Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson is a former drug dealer who was once questioned by cops in connection with a murder, The Post has learned. Joseph Brown,...
CDC admits droplets from a sneeze could spread Ebola
Ebola is a lot easier to catch than health officials have admitted — and can be contracted by contact with a doorknob contaminated by a sneeze from an infected person...
De Blasio supports ‘stop & fix’ cop, rank and file mock him
Mayor de Blasio completely supports the police boss who told his cops to fix a busted headlight for the mom of NYPD chokehold victim Eric Garner, according to his spokesman....
De Blasio, Chirlane wear Greek costumes at Gracie Mansion party
It’s Greek to him. Mayor de Blasio said his mash-up costume with chest plate and trident for Tuesday’s Halloween party at Gracie Mansion was inspired by Greek mythology. “They say...
Special-needs student chokes to death at Brooklyn HS
A special-needs student choked to death while eating a muffin at her Brooklyn high school Tuesday, officials said. EMS arrived at the School for International Studies on Baltic Street in...
Lakers' devastating injury overshadows Kobe jawing with Dwight
LOS ANGELES — After Lakers rookie Julius Randle left his NBA debut strapped to a wheeled stretcher with a broken right leg, every player at Staples Center gained a sober...
Ebola doctor 'lied' about NYC travels
The city’s first Ebola patient initially lied to authorities about his travels around the city following his return from treating disease victims in Africa, law-enforcement sources said. Dr. Craig Spencer...
'Mr. Hockey' Gordie Howe resting after suffering stroke
DETROIT — Hockey great Gordie Howe has lost some function on the right side of his body after having a stroke Sunday in Texas. Howe’s daughter Cathy said Tuesday night...
Despite early hook, Giants' Bochy says Peavy wasn't that bad
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bruce Bochy understood Jake Peavy’s numbers were awful, but the Giants manager didn’t think the veteran right-hander pitched awful. “I thought he had pretty good stuff...
Traffic photos prove judge lied about ticket: city lawyers
City lawyers say they have irrefutable evidence that a politically connected Manhattan judge trying to dodge a traffic ticket — and suing the city over it — is, in fact,...
Doctor fired for exposing boozy botox parties: suit
A doctor says she was fired for blowing the whistle on a chain of plastic-surgery clinics — accusing her former colleagues of unsafe practices including hosting boozy Botox parties, using...
Imagine Game 7 coming down to Bumgarner vs. Royals' super pen
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For starters to baseball’s final game of 2014, how about Madison Bumgarner vs. Kelvin Herrera? Not happening. But if a World Series Game 7 is fundamentally...
Sick janitor a Peeping Tom on school roof
For one Manhattan elementary school, “the 3 Rs” of education apparently stand for reading, ’riting — and rubbing. A janitor at PS 116 in Murray Hill has found his own private...
Sluttier is healthier for (straight) men
Sleeping around might be good for a man’s health. Men who have done the deed with at least 20 women are dramatically less at risk for prostate cancer, Canadian researchers...
Royals' Lorenzo Cain baseball's new breakout star
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The breakout star on Fox this fall is not on “Gotham.” He is on Kansas City. Robin Lord Taylor is wowing critics for his portrayal of...
Charter advocates, teachers union are state's biggest lobbying spenders
The fierce battle over control of public schools led to a torrent of more than $10 million in spending on lobbying in New York over just six months, according to...
Fariña micromanaging town-hall meetings with parent groups
She’s been accused of micromanaging classroom teachers — and now parents. Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña is requiring that presidents of community education councils — which help shape school policies —...
My investor husband pushed me into sex swaps for biz deals
Christina Kelly says her investment-banker husband made her go the extra mile to help him land a client — pushing her into a partner-swap with the business honcho and his...
Man beheads woman and jumps in front of train
A man beheaded a woman at her Long Island apartment Tuesday night and dragged her out into the street where he kicked her severed head about 20 feet before jumping...
Rondo likely to play against Nets, but Lopez's status still in doubt
BOSTON — While the Nets still aren’t sure about Brook Lopez’s status for Wednesday’s season opener against the Celtics, Rajon Rondo looks as if he’ll be back on the court...
Hondo ready for Game 7
Hondo, who had been laboring mightily, snapped his skid Tuesday night, rolling with the Royals to reduce the negative number to 1,290 quisenberrys. Wednesday night: Mr. Aitch will stick with...