October 30, 2014
Concert tours give Live Nation some juice
Jay Z, Beyoncé and One Direction helped Live Nation Entertainment to better-than-expected third-quarter profits. The John Malone-backed company helmed by Michael Rapino reported profit of $105.2 million, or 49 cents...
Man to sue after being severely burned by McDonald's coffee
He’s living his own real-life “Seinfeld” episode, but it’s no laughing matter. A Brooklyn man who claims he suffered severe burns from a cup of McDonald’s coffee has gotten the...
Fees mounting on AbbVie
Drugmaker AbbVie is expected to report Friday that it is not only paying a $1.6 billion break-up fee for terminating the year’s biggest merger but a currency hit related to...
Watchdog forces $600M Citigroup adjustment
Citigroup reported on Thursday it would cut its third-quarter profit by $600 million, or 17 percent, because of recent news it learned about “rapidly evolving regulatory inquiries and investigations.” The...
Winston, Florida State rebound from slow start to top Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —In most cases, a 21-0 lead would seem safe for Louisville. That certainly seemed to be the case Thursday night against second-ranked Florida State when the Cardinals carried...
Allergan CEO admits plot to drive down suitor's stock
Video clips of Allergan CEO David Pyott, played in a California court this week, show him admitting he tried to torpedo the stock of his spurned merger partner Valeant Pharmaceuticals....
Walmart mulling plan to price-match online competitors
Walmart is looking to knock Jeff Bezos down a peg. The discounter is weighing a plan to match the prices at big online competitors, including Bezos’ Amazon. Walmart has long...
Kohl's to open 6 pm on Thanksgiving Day
Another retailer is hoping shoppers will be more tempted to gobble up savings instead of turkey this Thanksgiving. Kohl’s on Thursday said it would join Macy’s and other stores in...
Gyllenhaal stuns as a sociopathic TV cameraman in ‘Nightcrawler’
If Sidney Lumet’s “Network” and Billy Wilder’ s “Ace in the Hole’’ had a mutant baby, it would probably look like Dan Gilroy’s “Nightcrawler,” a pitch-black satire of local TV...
Knicks ruin LeBron's Cleveland homecoming, pull off shocker
CLEVELAND — It was the Miracle by Lake Erie! The Knicks figured out how to destroy a wild Northeast Ohio party and stun the basketball world. Figuring to be sacrificial...
Wright-Phillips' 2 goals propel Red Bulls into conference semis
On Wednesday, Thierry Henry called Red Bulls teammate Bradley Wright-Phillips the deserving MLS MVP, and before Thursday’s playoff game, the fans unveiled a TIFO that declared him the Ultimate Scoring...
It's a miracle! Devils finally victorious in a shootout
Before heading to a shootout, Devils coach Pete DeBoer took some advice from veteran forward Patrik Elias and inserted little used reserve Jacob Josefson into the lineup. It paid off...
Harold Reynolds leads way as we've reached another low point
We’re trapped in Three Stooges shorts. We’re co-stars in Tea Time With The Stooges. “Hey, Moe, I’ll take two lumps.” We’re extras in the one where they build a house....
HBO film documents Banksy's month-long NYC adventure
Call it a tale of two Octobers. This month, it’s been all about Ebola fears gripping New York — quite different from the “Banksy Fever” that struck here in October...
Halloween candy by the numbers
The “treat” in trick or treat is obviously the candy that sends droves of kids into the streets knocking on doors every year. But the “trick” might be in just...
Madison Square Garden restaurants that don’t drop the ball
After a big night at Madison Square Garden, it’s nice to replay the action over a meal nearby — without gagging. But while there are better choices inside the arena than...
Model Coco Rocha on pregnancy, religion and her signature style
Coco Rocha once threw herself into a mud-flinging, hair-yanking runway rumble with a pregnant model-turned-actress who had the upper hand because of her delicate condition. “People in the audience started...
At Mommy Speed Date, moms hope to meet their mother-soulmate
Hillary Frank remembers meeting The One. Four years ago, with a newborn baby in tow, the Montclair, NJ-based writer and radio producer started making the mommy rounds, going to the...
Top Brooklyn DA investigator busted for shoplifting
A top investigator in the Brooklyn DA’s office -- who is also the half-sister of the man who died while running from a white mob during the Howard Beach race...
Hondo draws a blank
Hondo took a big fall in Week 8, stumbling to a 7-8 record that included a crushing nil in Best Bets that dropped him from first place into third. Nevertheless,...
Ocwen sets aside $100M to end legal troubles
Ben Lawsky appears to be ready to make quick work of mortgage-servicer Ocwen Financial. The head of the New York Department of Financial Services could settle with the embattled Atlanta...
Dollar General dust up drags on
Dollar General is slowing a regulatory review of its proposed acquisition of archrival Family Dollar, a report on Thursday charged. Dollar General, which has offered $80 a share, has insisted...
Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Cynthia Nixon aren't quite ‘The Real Thing’
Tom Stoppard plays like “The Coast of Utopia” and “Arcadia” are reliably smart and witty, with intricate structures — parallel stories, jumps in time and place — that flatter audiences’ ego...
Keystone Korps: The farce of the White House press
Is the White House press corps obsolete? Today its members are restless, grumbling about an Obama White House that claims to be the most transparent ever. From big issues such...
White Jew tries to apply for fellowship for minority journalists
Freelance journalist Evan Gahr, who is white and Jewish, is trying to apply for an $85,000 one-year investigative journalism fellowship run by BuzzFeed and the Columbia Journalism School seeking to...
Jets will see red in Arrowhead
This Jets-Chiefs pick really should be about how bad the Jets are. It should be about the 1-7 record, the minus-15 in turnover ratio, the dearth of NFL-level cornerbacks, the lame-duck...
Taibbi's First Look exit reveals worker unrest
Chaos reigns at Pierre Omidyar ’s First Look Media. Clashes over budgets, editorial direction and mission plagued the company this summer and a complaint filed with management last month against...
Sting’s ‘The Last Ship’ needs to sell more tickets
Of this I’m certain: Sting will receive a Tony nomination for his score for “The Last Ship.” The critics praised his lyrics and music, using nearly identical words and phrases...
Judge tosses suit alleging Match.com created fake profiles
A federal judge on Thursday tossed a high-profile lawsuit accusing Match.com of duping customers by posting thousands of fake dating profiles featuring unsanctioned photos of hotties – after a model...
Peek inside Flatiron’s newest luxury residential building
At 777-feet high, 45 E. 22nd St. is the tallest residential building in Flatiron, and now one of its breathtaking 83 residences can be yours (the penthouse will cost you more...
The WWE gets ready to crumble
Shares of WWE got powerslammed Thursday after Vince McMahon’s entertainment empire reported anemic subscription growth for its over-the-top network. The WWE Network, which launched on Feb. 24, ended the third...
Giants’ Jennings plods ahead, but will miss Monday
If the Giants have any fields to plow, Rashad Jennings appears ready for the workload. He spent Thursday’s practice off to the side, hitched up to a heavy sled, pulling...
Move aside, Reggie: Did baseball find a new Mr. October?
Fourteen playoff games, twelve of them starts. A 2.14 ERA. Seventy-seven strikeouts and 15 walks in 88 ¹/₃ innings. “I think Reggie Jackson is going to have to consider giving up...
The answer to Cuomo's prayer
When New Yorkers vote for state senators Tuesday, they’ll be doing more than simply choosing their own representatives. They’ll also be deciding whether the Senate itself, and maybe all of...
Life after Gitmo
Remember how we were told about all those innocent goat-herders Uncle Sam was unfairly keeping locked up at Gitmo? Well, now comes news that as many as 30 former Guantanamo...
Channeling Mayor Bill
The city doesn’t need its own television station, but it seems the mayor does. As Susan Edelman and Amber Jamieson reported in The Post, the mayor is turning a “public”...
Gov. Cuomo's ugly economic legacy
Gov. Cuomo’s got some explaining to do. He’s not living up to his promises. Even as the governor asks New Yorkers for another four years, the state’s economic future is...
Democratic dogs that aren't barking
Sherlock Holmes famously solved a mystery by noticing the dog that didn’t bark in the night. Dogs that aren’t barking at night — nor in prime time — provide some...
Hollywood horrors: Our fantasy foreign policy
Want to be spooked on Halloween? Watch "Madam Secretary.” The new CBS show starring the lovely Tea Leoni as an affable, idealistic secretary of state isn’t supposed to be scary....
GOP researcher responsible for exposing Montana senator
WASHINGTON – One GOP opposition researcher curious about a thesis paper topic is responsible for single-handedly taking down a prominent Democratic Senate candidate. The executive director of the National Republican...
Man flips over escalator, plunges to his death in Palisades mall
A mentally disabled man plunged to his death inside the Palisades Center mall in Rockland County Thursday morning. The 54-year-old man was near the third-floor escalator just after 10 a.m....
Rising DE Damontre Moore finally to get his shot
Last week, Damontre Moore went to the movies with Michael Strahan for a private screening of “Ouija,’’ which had not yet been released. “Once again when you’re Mr. New York...
Jets fans organized, on a mission: firejohnidzik.com
Jets fans tired of general manager John Idzik have created a website titled: “firejohnidzik.com” Four friends decided to create the site after listening to Idzik’s rambling news conference on Monday....
310-pound Teletubby wreaks havoc on college apartment
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A student accused of breaking into a friend's Pennsylvania home while wearing a yellow Teletubby costume and stealing leftover food is facing charges. Police say the 6-foot-2,...
In trying times, laughter may be best medicine for Jets
Rex Ryan opened his press conference Thursday with a bit of levity taken from the seventh game of the World Series. “We’re going to go with that Bumgarner guy,” Ryan...
Will Giants' Justin Pugh end up defined by his Eagles debacle?
Justin Pugh’s dedicated journey to starting right tackle for the Giants has encompassed too much hard work and too much focus for one game to wreck it all. OK, so...
The most glaring issue the Nets need to solve
Look, all the usual things apply to the Nets’ lackluster 121-105 loss to the Celtics in Boston on Wednesday night. It was only the first of 82 games, and the...
CDC pulls poster saying Ebola can spread through a sneeze
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control on Thursday yanked a poster off its Web site explaining how Ebola can be spread by contaminated droplets — from a sneeze for example...
Accused cop killer captured after weeks-long manhunt
BLOOMING GROVE, Pa — They searched for him in impenetrable woods and forbidding caves, in schools and vacation homes and even in a roadside clothing donation bin, all the while...
Huge drill almost skewers packed subway car
That was a "bit" too close for comfort. A giant drill bit nearly skewered an F train packed with passengers when an MTA contractor missed its mark while digging a...
No problem laying ‘tenner’ with Niners
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The bitches of Eastwick
These pugs are the cutest witches (and pumpkins, warlocks and vampires) you'll ever see.
Bucs will stick around at Pound
Including the 1997-2013 seasons in The Post, Cat’s record in print stands at 501-426 (54 percent) against the spread. Duke (+3 ¹/₂) over PITTSBURGH: Panthers can’t hold on to the...
O/U Rico -- Week 9
Rico had a solid Week 8, going 9-6 (1-2 Best Bets) on the over/unders. The season record now stands at 57-64 (11-13). The selections for Week 9 are: Over: Panthers/Saints;...
Big Apple Circus’ new show big on acrobats and rescue dogs
There's something very comforting about the Big Apple Circus. Now in its 37th season, it’s intimate and fun, minus the arty pretensions of Cirque du Soleil and the seizure-inducing freneticism...
Nik Wallenda will tightrope over Chicago on live TV
When Nik Wallenda, a member of the famous Flying Wallendas clan of daredevils, wanted to do a tightrope walk that had an added challenge of wind, he naturally turned his...
Poison suspected in deaths of Utah family found in home
SALT LAKE CTIY -- Relatives of five Utah family members found dead in a locked bedroom last month say revelations that poison likely killed them confirmed their suspicions. Jacob Strack...
Larry Brown rants and raves about Sixers: 'It makes me sick'
Don’t expect a Larry Brown Day in Philadelphia anytime soon. The former 76ers coach, back in the college ranks with SMU, has taken shots at the Sixers for a variety...
Shaun O'Hara: 'Pedestrian' Giants offense out of excuses
Andrew Luck will be bringing the NFL’s second highest-scoring offense into MetLife Stadium on Monday night. And what will the Giants be bringing? “I look at the offense and I...
Man busted for beheading warlock after witchcraft dispute
STILLWATER, Okla. — Prosecutors in Oklahoma have charged a 21-year-old man with first-degree murder in the killing of a man who was nearly decapitated. Isaiah Marin of Stillwater was charged...
Democrats: Vote or we'll kick your ass
Democrats are telling voters that they had better head to the polls — or else. The New York State Democratic Committee is bullying people into voting next week with intimidating...
Shaq has little doubt Cavaliers are team to beat
TNT analyst and Lakers great Shaquille O’Neal previewed the NBA season with The Post’s Justin Terranova and other media outlets this week. The four-time NBA champ talked Kobe, LeBron, Knicks...
Kidman tries to remember in forgettable ‘Before I Go to Sleep’
A sort of inside-out “Groundhog Day” crossed with “Memento,” the thriller “Before I Go to Sleep” begins with an intriguing, if very movie-ish, premise: A woman (Nicole Kidman) wakes up...
Cosmos sign soccer megastar Raul in their classic tradition
The New York Cosmos’ long-standing pursuit of Raúl finally paid off, as the former Spanish national team captain inked a multi-year deal to join the team for the 2015 NASL...
Why Mariano Rivera doesn't think A-Rod will be a distraction
Mariano Rivera and Alex Rodriguez have something in common: Neither played for the Yankees last season. But whereas Rivera is content in retirement, Rodriguez remains Yankees property and can return...
World's scum threaten to rape woman who made viral harassment video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A A woman featured in a video in which she is harassed more than 100 times on New York City's streets said on Thursday that she has received dozens of...
Meet Finn Wittrock, the new villain of ‘American Horror Story’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvpgdCderCo Wednesday night’s episode of “American Horror Story” introduced us to a new villain — Dandy Mott, the spoiled-brat son of Palm Beach society matron Gloria Mott (Frances Conroy). Dandy...
9 Halloween tricks and treats on TV this weekend
Scares are big on TV right now, with shows like “The Walking Dead,” “American Horror Story” and “Bates Motel” proving popular with viewers. So with Halloween right around the corner,...
Clothing app uses weather data to help plan the perfect outfit
Ever have one of those mornings when it seems next to impossible to pick out an outfit? Well, lucky for you, there’s an app that will ease those troubles once...
Navy SEAL who killed bin Laden to discuss mission in TV special
The Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden will identify himself to Fox News Channel in a two-part special next month, the network announced. "The Man Who Killed Osama Bin...
US rower robbed of food, passport off the coast of Haiti
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A U.S. man who recently rowed across the Atlantic Ocean to raise awareness about HIV testing has been robbed off Haiti's north coast. The U.S....
Which ‘Project Runway’ designers deserve to be ‘All Stars’?
“Project Runway All Stars” returns for a fourth season Thursday night at 9 on Lifetime — bringing with it 14 past designers. Unfortunately, “All Stars” reality shows often don’t so...
Knicks rewind: A lineup puzzle on top of a frightful show
CLEVELAND – More than a dozen TV trucks – and a Fox Sports podium – surround Quicken Loans Arena Thursday afternoon. None of them are there for the Knicks, who...
5-year-old who tested negative for Ebola released from hospital
The 5-year-old boy who was treated for a respiratory illness at Bellevue Hospital after testing negative for Ebola was released from the hospital Thursday. The boy no longer needs to...
Tom Brady uses Facebook to trick you into liking him
If you forget about his supermodel wife, Super Bowl titles and million dollar contracts, Tom Brady is just like everyone else. Just check out his Facebook page, where he pokes...
Talks with nurse defying quarantine have broken down: governor
Maine Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday afternoon that negotiations with nurse Kaci Hickox have broken down and that he is ready to exercise the “full extent” of his authority to...
'Wolf of Wall St.'-like banker on leave after clients flee amid sleazy scandal
The Wall Street bigwig accused by his soon-to-be ex of being a bed-soiling, drug-abusing wife-swapper was benched Thursday from his investment-banking job — as dirty details of his divorce reported...
Calderon out 2-3 weeks, but new PG Shane Larkin looks electric
CLEVELAND — Jose Calderon is arguably the Knicks’ second-most valuable player because of his on-court leadership, poise in the triangle and 3-point shooting. They looked sensational without him Thursday at...
The 10 most bizarre signs from around the world
The funniest sights you'll see traveling the world are often the strange signs. Some warn of problems you didn't know existed (decapitations on a train?!?). Some are so obvious they...
Israel reopens key Jerusalem holy site for Muslims
JERUSALEM — Israeli authorities say they have decided to reopen a key Jerusalem holy site for Muslim worshippers on Friday. Israel blocked access to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound on...
NY program encourages health-care workers to go to Africa
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced a program to encourage health-care professionals to travel to West Africa to treat Ebola patients by offering them job...
'Breakdown' led to missing Broncos fan's 112-mile trek
The family of formerly missing Broncos fan Paul Kitterman are trying to understand the reasoning behind his disappearance. Kitterman’s hometown paper, The Grand Gazette, posted the latest update from the family....
Meet the twins who've spent $24K in matching plastic surgery
These two take twinning to the next level. Sara and Emma Koponen, identical 25-year-old twins, are so obsessed with looking the same that they dropped about $24,000 for matching breast...
LeBron calls Cavs opener 'one of biggest sports events ever'
CLEVELAND – There was the Thrilla in Manila. Secretariat’s Triple Crown romp in the Belmont. The Miracle on Ice. And now there is LeBron James’ Homecoming, The Sequel. Who ranks...
City workers bribed with fishing trips, Yankees tickets, Vegas vacations: DOI
A Texas company bribed three city workers in a decade-long scheme that rewarded the workers with deep-sea fishing trips, $65,000 worth of Yankees tickets, and a trip to Las Vegas...
Are Giants newbies having trouble adjusting to 'strict' Coughlin?
Loosen up. It is essentially what the Giants must do if they are to break free of their losing ways and make something of this season. Coach Tom Coughlin (in...
Teens arrested in rape of 2 girls during school hours
Two teens were arrested in The Bronx for raping two adolescent girls in a catwalk above their junior high school auditorium, sources said. The alleged attackers, who are acquaintances of...
Blogger pals spoof Kimye's wardrobe
It’s no secret Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are obsessed with designer duds. From their head-to-toe Lanvin looks to their often outrageous accessories (and no, that doesn’t include daughter North...
You have to hear T-Pain sing without Auto-Tune
Well, here’s an acoustic concert we never thought we’d see: T-Pain, singing sweet, soulful renditions of “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’),” “Up Down (Do This All Day)” and “Drankin’...
First 'Peter Pan' promo drops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtuhmHDtZ9o NBC has released is first promo of the Dec. 4 live production of “Peter Pan Live!” starring Allison Williams of “Girls” and Christopher Walken. Shot at the Bethpage Grumann...
Nets rewind: This Kevin Garnett version is more like it
Here are three thoughts on the Nets’ 121-105 blowout loss to the Celtics Wednesday night in Boston in their season opener: 1. There wasn’t much that went right for the...
Man accused of 1986 murder walks free after judge's ruling
A woman’s long quest for justice was dashed Thursday, when her dad’s killer — who she tracked down by herself last year — was allowed to walk free without a...
Will one of these 6 actors play Doctor Strange?
“Sherlock” star Benedict Cumberbatch has been hotly tipped to star in the title role of the superhero movie “Doctor Strange,” due for release in 2016. The 38-year-old Brit is reportedly...
Nintendo developing device to track users' sleep
Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co Ltd will develop a device to measure a user's fatigue and map their sleep, Chief Executive Satoru Iwata said on Thursday, the first offering...
Retired NYPD cop charged in fatal road-rage incident
BAINBRIDGE, N.Y. — Authorities say the suspect charged with killing a 26-year-old upstate New York man and wounding his father during an apparent road-rage incident is a retired New York...
Prosecutor denies there was plea deal for mom in son's 'murder'
A miffed prosecutor blasted pharmaceutical millionaire Gigi Jordan on trial for murdering her severely autistic son for falsely claiming to a news reporter she'd turned down a plea deal that...
Underwear-stealing Cowboy asked cop for '$100 massage'
The jokes on social media about Joseph Randle stealing cologne and underwear were nothing compared to the cracks he was making after getting arrested. A behind-the-scenes video from the Frisco City Jail...
Subway workers hurt in third rail explosion in NYC
An MTA worker was severely burned and three other workers injured in a third-rail explosion at the Union Square subway station early Thursday, authorities said. The crew was working on...
Hawaiian lava's slow, unrelenting path of destruction
PAHOA, Hawaii — Pele, the Hawaiian volcano goddess, moves gradually and persistently as she deposits lava across the Big Island of Hawaii. People in the small town lying in its...
4 people dead after plane crashes at Wichita airport
WICHITA, Kan. — A small plane lost power after takeoff and crashed into a building while trying to return to a Kansas airport Thursday, killing at least four people, injuring...
Thomas Menino, Boston's longest-serving mayor, dies at 71
BOSTON — Thomas Menino, whose folksy manner and verbal gaffes belied his shrewd political tactics and effective use of technology to govern as Boston's longest-serving mayor and one of its...
Mike Pettine's dad: HS hazing cancellation was 'overreaction'
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — The championship-winning former football coach at a Philadelphia-area high school rocked by hazing allegations says canceling the rest of the season was an "overzealous, knee jerk, overreaction."...
Michael Jordan: President Obama is a 'sh- - -y golfer'
You’d think with all the time President Obama spends playing golf, he might actually be good at it. Not so, says Michael Jordan. The Bulls great and avid golfer was...
Freaking out about 'Ebola freakout'
All the big Ebola news inside the United States has been good this week. The nurse who got it in Dallas from the patient who died of it seems cured....
Miley lands MAC deal, ELLE goes feminist and more
The world’s favorite pop star, Miley Cyrus, is the latest starlet to front MAC Cosmetics’ Viva Glam ad campaign, while Emma Watson shows us what a feminist looks like for...
Times predicts further ad declines, shares slump
The New York Times posted a $9 million loss in the third quarter, compared to an operating profit of $12.9 million in the year-ago third quarter, with severance costs and...
Tinder jerks get shamed by hilarious Instagram account
Women who post profiles on dating sites are familiar with a disturbing phenomenon: They get deluged with inquiries, can’t possibly respond to all of them (even if they wanted to),...
Wife's Twitter spat adds to Eric Decker's rough Jets beginning
Jets fans let wide receiver Eric Decker and his country-singer wife Jessie James Decker know they are not in Denver anymore. Jessie James Decker got into a little Twitter war...
‘Sesame Street’ takes on ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6ju2-IjWhs “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” may have made a splash at the box office when it debuted in 2005 -- but it’s got nothing on “Sesame Street’s”...
San Francisco set on fire in boozy World Series revelry
SAN FRANCISCO — The celebration in San Francisco's streets over the Giants' World Series victory turned raucous and violent in some areas with people injured by gunfire, officers hurt by...
Wreckage from Amelia Earhart's plane identified
Researchers probing the 1937 disappearance of famed American aviator Amelia Earhart's plane said on Wednesday they now believe a slab of aluminum found decades ago on an uninhabited island in...
Regulators: Financial 'whizzes' turn out to be fiction
Pull back the curtain on the Wizards of Wall Street, and it reveals people who can’t even explain what they’re peddling to investors. Brokers selling some of the most exotic...
HP ready to pull the trigger on faster 3D printer
HP is pushing into 3D printers in a bid to inject some sizzle into its brand. The Silicon Valley pioneer, which most consumers associate with desktop inject printers, promises its...
Terminally ill woman rethinks suicide plan
She believes she has a right to die -- just not yet. The terminally ill California woman, who moved to Oregon and planned to commit assisted suicide on Saturday, has...
Your subway ride is about to get more expensive
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to raise subway and bus fare by 4 percent next year. WNBC-TV says Chairman and CEO Tom Prendergast said Wednesday that the hike would begin in...
Hilariously awkward 'Chevy guy' gives Series MVP recalled truck
http://youtu.be/d3WDcXNSUzE It would be hard to turn in a more memorable performance than Madison Bumgarner's Game 7 relief gem Wednesday night that netted the Giants ace World Series MVP honors....
Nurse breaks Ebola quarantine for bike ride
Kaci Hickox, the combative nurse who vowed to defy Maine’s quarantine for health-care workers who’ve treated Ebola patients, took a defiant hourlong bike ride with her boyfriend Thursday morning. State...
150 Iraqi tribesmen opposed to ISIS found in mass grave
BAGHDAD - The bodies of 150 members of an Iraqi Sunni tribe which fought Islamic State have been found in a mass grave, security officials said on Thursday. Islamic State...
North Korea executes officials for watching soap operas
Ten officials of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party have been executed for charges including watching foreign soap operas, South Korea’s intelligence agency revealed Wednesday, bringing the total of senior members...
Israeli police shoot dead Palestinian suspected of trying to kill activist
Israeli police on Thursday shot and killed a Palestinian man suspected of trying to kill a far-right Jewish activist in Jerusalem a day before – and incident that prompted Israeli...
Man's dog helps police bust him on drug charge
PRATTVILLE, Ala. — Police in central Alabama say a man's own dog helped officers bust him on a drug charge. Prattville Police spokeswoman Paula Barlow says the pooch named Bo...
Man killed after being struck by bus in NYC
A man was killed after being struck by an MTA bus in Brooklyn, cops said. The bus was traveling northbound on Wyckoff Avenue in Bushwick, when it made a right...
Apple's Tim Cook: 'I'm proud to be gay'
Apple CEO Tim Cook, in an essay published early Thursday, revealed he is gay — making him the most powerful executive to come out. The news, discussed and debated throughout...
NYC transit safest in the world for women
New York City’s transit system is the world’s safest for women, says a new study of mass transit in 16 of the world’s largest cities. In terms of violence, sexual...
De Blasio's Halloween party costumes were free
He dressed like a Greek god — and he got a perk to match. The Halloween costumes Mayor de Blasio and wife Chirlane McCray donned during Tuesday’s Halloween party at...
Transportation commissioner pans Muni-Meter bill
A bill that would save drivers some change by letting them “round up” at Muni-Meters ground to a halt Wednesday when Mayor de Blasio’s transportation chief panned it. Reprogramming meters...
UN ambassador shows off new 'Ebola handshake'
UN Ambassador Samantha Power showed off the new “Ebola handshake” Wednesday while greeting the World Health Organization’s Dr. Peter Graaff in Liberia. The two bumped elbows as health authorities in...
'Infamous' graffiti vandal to head Rikers jail
Spray it ain’t so! A notorious graffiti vandal from the 1970s who blighted the city by tagging buildings and subways is now a Department of Correction warden overseeing the largest...
Principal & teacher fined for buying house before wedding
You can’t put a price on love — except in the city school system. A Bronx principal and his teacher bride learned that the hard way when the city slapped...
J.R. Smith: Knicks 'stopped competing' against Bulls
J.R. Smith spoke in a whisper, but his words were loud in their significance, biting criticism of his Knicks teammates in their no-show of a home opener. He basically said...
Derek Fisher's rookie mistake hurts Knicks
For a while Derek Fisher looked like a genius, a modern-day Zen Master. His late insertion of Amar’e Stoudemire into the starting lineup for Wednesday night’s season opener against the...
Despite tough ending, Kansas City should be proud of this team
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ned Yost’s eyes looked more than a little glassy, and in the Royals’ clubhouse, the men exchanged emotional hugs. Cinderella couldn’t quite complete her mission, and...
Knicks flip flop, decide not to play still-sore Calderon
Jose Calderon was playing, then he wasn’t. At 6:30 p.m., rookie coach Derek Fisher told the assembled media his starting point guard was good to go. A half hour later,...
Pau Gasol: 'Possible' brother Marc could land with Knicks
Pau Gasol passed on the Knicks, but that doesn’t mean his younger brother Marc will. Next summer, Grizzles center Marc Gasol, a versatile and supremely talented 7-foot center, will be...
Giants players, coaches go through social-issue seminar
The Giants became one of the first teams in the NFL to take part in an educational session about domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. All the players and...
Fun’s done for Hondo
Hondo slammed the lid on another season Wednesday night in fitting fashion — a doubled-barreled defeat (Game 7 and the Series) with the Royals that pushed his season-ending NRN (nasty...
Plumlee gets start, but struggles in Nets' ugly blowout loss
BOSTON — With Nets center Brook Lopez sitting out Wednesday’s season opener against the Celtics because of his right midfoot sprain, Mason Plumlee was placed in the starting lineup, a...
Farewell, Quantitative Easing — and good riddance
Quantitative easing is dead — and good riddance to it. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it was finished with quantitative easing, a dangerous and experimental money-printing operation started...
Holder says he regrets subpoena decision on Fox reporter
WASHINGTON — Outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that his biggest regret in office is having subpoenaed Fox News reporter James Rosen in a leak investigation. Holder, who has...
Obama meets with health workers returning from Africa
WASHINGTON — President Obama put his money where his mouth is Wednesday by surrounding himself with white-coated doctors and health workers who are just back from fighting Ebola in Africa....
Cuomo, de Blasio hold events touting Sandy recovery efforts
This hurricane isn’t big enough for both of them. Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio held separate press conferences Wednesday on Staten Island to promote Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts. Cuomo...
Rebranded 'ACORN' trying to help Dems win state Senate
A campaign arm of the rebranded, left-wing group ACORN is spending hundreds of thousands to help Democrats win control of the state Senate and protect traditional, union-controlled public schools. The...
Cabbies holding in their urine to a dangerous degree
The term “yellow” cab has taken on a whole new meaning. City hacks who work 12-hour shifts risk “extensive genital and urinary pathology” because they don’t take enough bathroom breaks,...
Breeders’ Cup horse a scratch because she won’t get on plane
Fear of flying has forced one of America’s elite Thoroughbreds to miss the biggest race of her life. Inaptly named Free as a Bird had to be scratched from a...
Neighbors thought beheading was Halloween display
They’re used to jack-o’-lanterns and plastic skeletons when Halloween rolls around in sleepy Farmingdale — so neighbors on one block thought someone really got creative with a headless body on...
Neighbors close blinds as 'peeping' janitor is identified
Creeped-out women who live across from PS 116 played it safe on Wednesday after The Post revealed how a janitor routinely spied on them from the school roof — by...
The 10 biggest questions of A-Rod's Yankees return
The 2014 season has ended and so the next chapter of Alex Rodriguez’s baseball career has begun. He is no longer a suspended player. Instead, he is again a Yankee,...
Bumgarner sets a new standard for playoff greatness
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — He walked unhurried in from the right-field bullpen. Into Game 7, deeper into baseball history. Even before the bottom of the fifth inning, this was Madison...
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The Bronx He’ll have a lot to own up to at his next confession. A man pushing a shopping cart stole more than $55,000 in cash and valuables from a Mount...