November 18, 2014
Nets: What strange visitor? We need a win
So yeah, the Nets are playing the Bucks, coached by whatzisname, Wednesday in Brooklyn. But in truth, they don’t care if the opponent is Jason Kidd and the Bucks or...
Poor second period sinks Devils
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Jets center Mathieu Perreault was happy to see Winnipeg’s offense catch up to its defense, but the Devils surely weren't. Perreault and Mark Scheifele scored less than...
Woman who died after W. Africa trip tests negative for Ebola
The woman who had recently returned from West Africa and suddenly died while being styled at a Brooklyn hair salon — sparking an Ebola panic — tested negative for the fatal virus,...
J.R. Smith disgusted with Knicks' lack of effort
MILWAUKEE — Carmelo Anthony is hurting and J.R. Smith is disgusted. Coach Derek Fisher needed to remind the Knicks at halftime, with the club being steamrolled, they needed to play...
St. John's won't take LIU Brooklyn lightly
St. John’s makes its Madison Square Garden debut next week, potentially taking on two NCAA Tournament teams — Minnesota and Gonzaga — in what may be the most challenging back-to-back...
Nets have no hard feelings toward former coach Jason Kidd
He is the greatest player in the NBA history of the Nets. He is a bum for forcing a trade when things went bad. He was a unique player who...
Frustrated Vigneault wants more 'commitment' from Rangers
Alain Vigneault was disgusted with his team after the Rangers’ poor effort against the Lightning on Monday and his mood wasn’t much better following Tuesday’s practice. In fact, he still...
McAdoo wasn't brought in as Coughlin's head coach-in-waiting
There are some theories out there from radio talk-show hosts and fans that first-year offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo was forced on Giants coach Tom Coughlin by co-owner John Mara and...
New Citi Field gives Mets one less excuse
This is not just about moving in a wall, it’s about tearing down a mindset. The Mets have one less excuse for not hitting at Citi Field. Sandy Alderson knows...
Mary's Pipe(line) dream
Poor Mary Landrieu. In a desperate bid to save her job, the senior senator from Louisiana demanded Harry Reid do something he had refused to do for years: Call an...
The Working-a-Scam Party
How much contempt can a progressive party show for ideals it claims to support? Judging from the circus inside a courtroom orchestrated Monday by the Working Families Party, the answer...
No hablan de Blasio
Bill de Blasio loves to preach about “diversity” and “equality” and “inclusion.” Now, Latinos are demanding he deliver on that promise — or else. “One-term mayor!” shouted a group of...
Unholy war: How to calm Islamist rage?
Don’t dismiss Tuesday’s bloodbath at a Jerusalem synagogue as yet another chapter in an endless Arab-Jewish dispute. This is something new and dangerous: Allah — or at least some Islamist...
Bidding to become capital of weird
Two Thousand Fourteen will be seen as the year that New York replaced the San Francisco Bay area as the capital of weird politics. In the spring, the far-left City...
A Walker '16 boom: He looks great -- on paper
The Republican nomination for the presidency in 2016 may be Scott Walker’s to lose. If your response, as it might be, is “Scott Who?,” then you’re not paying attention yet....
Just ignore my kid's meltdown --- please
Bringing her infant daughter on a plane for the first time recently, a friend passed out small bags to neighboring passengers — complete with ear plugs, a chocolate treat and...
Tiki Barber: Coughlin's a Hall of Fame coach, but 'it's time' to go
It’s business, nothing personal. So says Tiki Barber in explaining why he believes this should be Tom Coughlin’s final season as head coach of the Giants. “It’s not, ‘Ah, f--k...
Islanders get better of old pal Nabokov, Lightning in 5-2 win
It was less about the actual goaltenders than about what they represent. Tuesday night at the Coliseum was a singular event — a 5-2 Islanders win over the mighty Lightning...
Father and son busted for killing man over $8 theft
A Brooklyn father and his son teamed up to kill a man over a measly $8 – punching and stabbing their victim to death for snatching the few bills out...
Democrats to Obama: 'Go big' on immigration executive action
WASHINGTON -- Democratic lawmakers want President Obama to shoot for the moon when he fires off an executive order that could aid millions of immigrants who came here illegally. “When...
Why Katniss Everdeen is the female superhero for our times
The lack of female superhero movies has been a hot topic lately. Comics studios promise us they’re on it — just not right away. DC’s got “Wonder Woman” in the...
Photographer dishes on what it's like to shoot celebrities
Take it from us: Celebrities are so scrutinized, analyzed, poked and plumbed that getting anything new or interesting out of them is an uphill climb. Which makes the photos of...
Andrew Lloyd Webber's ‘Sunset Boulevard’ rises again
Diva alert! Donna Murphy is playing Norma Desmond in a reading of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset Boulevard” this week at the Roundabout Theatre Company. I’m of two minds about this...
TV shows get in the Thanksgiving spirit with themed episodes
Our holidays seem to start earlier every year. There are Christmas decorations up before we even celebrate Halloween. The same is true for Thanksgiving. Its actual calendar date is Nov....
Fox adapting BBC drama 'Luther'
"Gracepoint," Fox’s “Broadchurch” remake, may have been a ratings flop, but that’s not stopping the network from looking across the pond for more ideas for drama series. The network is...
Vikings upset Goodell suspended Peterson for season: source
The Vikings are standing by Adrian Peterson and aren’t happy at all about Roger Goodell’s season-ending suspension of their All-Pro running back, The Post has learned. Despite a brief statement...
Ray Lewis joins Twitter, gets trolled with murder tweets
Ray Lewis was welcomed to Twitter with open arms — and a sling of arrows. The former Ravens linebacker and ESPN analyst joined Twitter on Monday night and already has...
Alabama rolls to No. 1 in playoff rankings
Undefeated isn’t good enough. Defending champion Florida State has won 26 straight games and is the No. 1 ranked team in the nation in both the AP and USA Today...
Some clown hacked Cam Newton's Twitter account, hilarity ensues
It's been a strange day for NFL players on social media. First, Steelers safety Mike Mitchell got into a spat with some silly fans, and now Cam Newton has been...
Senate Democrats reject bill to build Keystone XL oil pipeline
WASHINGTON — The Democrat-controlled Senate has defeated a bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The Senate's 59-41 vote Tuesday night was a nail-biter to the end. The bill...
Deadly subway murder suspect arrested
Cops on Tuesday arrested the vagrant suspected of shoving a man to his death in front of a speeding Bronx subway, sources said. Kevin Darden, 34, who has 30 prior...
The day in photos
Tiger cubs enjoy autumn, a 217-year old couple celebrates a birthday, Germany gets into the Christmas spirit early and more.
Hit-and-run driver slams into off-duty cop, daughter
An off-duty NYPD sergeant was seriously injured — and her 19-year-old daughter left in critical condition — when their car was crushed by a van speeding from a hit-and-run involving...
Brain-dead toddler's organs will not be donated: lawyer
The 2-year-old girl beaten brain-dead by her stepfather will finally be taken off life support after a court battle over whether her organs would be donated ended Tuesday afternoon. The...
Killer's dad: Rabbi murders were a response to mosque threats
The father of one of the Palestinian cousins who massacred four rabbis and a cop at a Jerusalem temple Tuesday blamed their anger on perceived threats to the al Aqsa...
Mets already formulating playoff innings plan for Matt Harvey
The push to next October for the Mets includes ensuring Matt Harvey can pitch in the playoffs. To that end, general manager Sandy Alderson indicated various scenarios have been discussed...
Yankees' trade bids for Elvis Andrus, Alexei Ramirez get trickier
The Yankees eventually will have Derek Jeter’s replacement ready for spring training, and it won’t be Brendan Ryan. And there were indications Tuesday it might not be the Rangers’ Elvis...
Killers who shot rookie cop 26 years ago denied parole
Two of four killers convicted for the ruthless assassination of rookie Police Officer Edward Byrne nearly 26 years ago have been denied parole, the New York State Division of Parole...
Calvin Pryor's strength has become a weakness with Jets
There have been plenty of troubling developments during this 2-8 Jets season, but the most recent is the struggles of first-round pick Calvin Pryor. The safety will start on the bench...
Young Jean Lee subverts typical family drama in ‘Straight White Men’
The only predictable thing about playwright Young Jean Lee is how unpredictable she is. Her “Lear” featured gorgeous period costumes, but no king. The wordless “Untitled Feminist Project” was a...
Subway murder suspect had struck underground before
The man who pushed a Bronx father to his death in front of a subway train knocked another man — an Asian, like the first victim — off his feet...
Palestinian terror group claims responsibility for deadly attack
The two cousins who carried out the bloody attack that killed four rabbis – three of them American – were from the armed wing of the Popular Front for the...
Tiger Woods fuming over 'fake' interview
Tiger Woods has drawn a line in the bunker. The world’s former No. 1 golfer attacked Golf Digest and its most notable voice, Dan Jenkins, in a story written for...
Dutch mom single-handedly rescues daughter from ISIS
A Dutch mom ignored warnings from officials and single-handedly rescued her 19-year-old daughter from the clutches of ISIS. In a remarkable story straight out of a "Taken" sequel, the mom, identified...
Lawmakers promise tougher penalties for climbing NYC infrastructure
Welcome to the Big Apple, but don't climb the bridges, or you're going to jail! Lawmakers responded Tuesday morning to a rash of trespassing this year on the Brooklyn Bridge,...
Which ‘Mockingjay’ fashionista is the real girl on fire?
With “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1” set to hit theaters on Thursday night, the cast of the highly anticipated sequel is traveling about the globe promoting the flick. And...
5 things to know about 'Gotham' star Nicholas D’Agosto
http://youtu.be/ZPlSBVFifiE?list=PLr5xdVw1KkGsseLG3w9Gn5Bs6uo785sJg Another iconic Batman character — Harvey Dent, the assistant district attorney who will one day become the villain Two-Face — made his debut on Fox’s “Gotham” Monday night. Playing...
Antrel Rolle: 'Offense will pick it up' and Giants can run table
Assessing the performance of the Giants’ defense in their 16-10 loss to the 49ers, Antrel Rolle said, “We did enough to get a win, but I don’t think we did...
Mom of woman who chose to die slams Vatican's remarks
PORTLAND, Ore. — Brittany Maynard's mother is responding angrily to criticism from the Vatican of Maynard's decision to end her life early under an Oregon law written to let terminally...
St. John's dulls pain of losing Isaiah Briscoe by landing Philly guard
It isn’t Isaiah Briscoe, but Steve Lavin landed a part of his future backcourt Tuesday afternoon. The St. John’s coach picked up a verbal commitment from Philadelphia guard Samir Doughty,...
Elizabeth Taylor’s forgotten Smell-O-Vision adventure arrives on video
The least successful of all the gimmicks that Hollywood came up with to compete with TV in the 1950s? That would be Smell-O-Vision, a process in which theater seats were...
Why Dave Chappelle feels bad about all his Donald Sterling jokes
Dave Chappelle made his long-awaited comeback to stand-up comedy this year and capitalized on returning right after Donald Sterling's infamous racists rants. Like most of the world, Chappelle isn't a...
Benedict Cumberbatch masters new 'Game' on the 'Tonight Show'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCataNWjw-Q Benedict Cumberbatch may know how to impersonate a handful of celebrities in less than a minute, but now he’s tackling a whole new game. While appearing on “The Tonight...
Plane crashes into home, missing sleeping couple by inches
CHICAGO — A small twin-engine cargo plane crashed into a home on Chicago's southwest side Tuesday, killing the pilot but sparing a couple who were asleep just inches away. The...
'Inside man' traded texts, calls with Diamond District bandit before heist: feds
The inside man busted in the Diamond District heist on Veterans Day exchanged more than 25 phone calls and text messages with the gunman who pulled the stickup on the...
Plowed! Drunk man tries to commute home on stolen bulldozer
A New Jersey man took getting "plowed" to new heights when he got drunk and tried to commute home on a bulldozer — slamming into just about everything that crossed...
One thing bugging Iman Shumpert: 'Got to bite my lip'
MILWAUKEE — Knicks combo guard Iman Shumpert returned from a sore hip Tuesday night against the Bucks, after missing all but 55 seconds of the previous two games, and hoped...
Check out the Mets' plans for new Citi Field fences
For the second time in three years, the walls at Citi Field have come tumbling down. The Mets on Tuesday provided a first look at their reconfigured ballpark, extending tours...
Orthodox Jew attacked on NY subway platform
An Orthodox Jewish man was attacked at a Brooklyn train station by three men who also lobbed anti-Semitic insults, authorities said on Tuesday. Haim Ovanounou, 53, was standing on the...
Man gets 25 years after scalding roommate in breakfast beef
BALTIMORE — A judge has sentenced a Baltimore man to 25 years in prison after prosecutors say he threw boiling water on his roommate after a dispute over breakfast sausages....
Mavericks and Tyson Chandler living happily ever after
Not too many seemed particularly sad to see Tyson Chandler’s time with the Knicks end. He was far from a bust, but further from the missing piece to a championship...
Punk singing MTA worker gets $25K in wrongful arrest case
He got arrested for offering his two cents -- now the city will pay him $25,000. An MTA transit planner who moonlights as a punk rock singer has settled his...
NBA power rankings: Look whose Bucks are ahead of NY
So how much can the Yankees get out of Alex Rodriguez? Think Matt Harvey can be a workhorse or do the Mets shut him down late? Or early? These are...
NYPD steps up security after Israel attack
New York police stepped up security around “synagogues and other symbolic locations” on Tuesday, following the slaying of four Israeli worshipers in Jerusalem, officials said. The NYPD has been in...
Oxford English Dictionary crowns 'vape' Word of the Year
Puff on this: Oxford Dictionaries just crowned "vape" the Word of the Year! There was some stiff competition for what would take the top spot, but 2014 belonged to the...
Nets rewind: Joe Johnson not so chatty now
Here are three thoughts on the Nets’ 95-83 loss to the Heat Monday night in Brooklyn: 1. It looked like the Nets were in position to get a win the...
NFL power rankings: Aaron Rodgers is unstoppable
The Packers are starting to look like the Patriots of the NFC. Green Bay isn’t on quite the roll that New England is these days, but the Packers have been...
Judge scolds WTC BASE jumpers, won't toss case
A Manhattan judge blasted a crew of BASE jumpers who parachuted off the new 1 World Trade Center tower last year for their “reckless” and “unsafe” behavior that potentially endangered...
Meet the millionaire who gave up his fortune to live in a hut
A Chinese millionaire might be living proof that money doesn't buy you happiness. Liu Jingchong, 38, was a successful multi-millionaire in China before he tossed all of his possessions and...
Knicks rookie Cleanthony Early exits for at least a month
MILWAUKEE — The steal of the draft is now facing rehab. In a big blow to his development, Knicks rookie forward Cleanthony Early underwent arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to remove a...
Feds bust multimillion-dollar debt-collection scam
Manhattan federal prosecutors have busted a multimillion-dollar debt-collection scam that preyed on more than 6,000 victims across the county by scaring them into making payments under the false threat of...
Dwight Howard in belt-buckle child abuse probe
After being cleared of child abuse charges in Florida, Rockets center Dwight Howard reportedly is now under criminal investigation in Georgia, facing allegations that he beat his six-year-old son with...
Make the perfect tequila in 6 'easy' steps
I have to be honest with you, tequila was never my jam. In college there was too much of it, there was usually a worm involved and the smell just...
Now you can shop Michael Kors on Instagram
Hate seeing something you want — no, need — to add to your wardrobe on Instagram, but having no clue where to find it? Michael Kors is fixing that problem...
Heavy snow hits upstate New York
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Parts of New York are measuring the season's first big snowfall in feet, rather than inches, as nearly 3 feet blanketed the Buffalo area Tuesday, forcing the closure...
The world's oldest couple is a combined 217 years old
Two gray-haired lovebirds in China, whose combined age spans more than two centuries, are proving that some tales really are as old as time. Ping Muhu, 109, and his wife,...
Steelers release LeGarrette Blount after disappearing act
LeGarrette Blount did not receive a carry in the Steelers' win over the Tennessee Titans on Monday night -- and he won't receive one anytime soon. Playing only a couple of...
Eagles fans' love affair with Mark Sanchez ended abruptly
Mark Sanchez’s Philadelphia honeymoon didn’t even last two full games. Sanchez is already being written off again — this time by Eagles fans instead of the Jets faithful — after...
Grand Theft Auto 5 rolls out graphic hooker sex
Grand Theft Auto 5 is giving new meaning to the term first-person shooter game. The newest edition of the controversial guns-and-gangsters game, released Tuesday, allows users to experience graphic sex...
Home Depot sales rise despite massive data breach
Home Depot’s third-quarter profit rose 14 percent as comparable-store sales climbed in the US, suggesting that a huge data breach announced exactly two months ago has not shaken the faith...
A positive could come out of the atrocious NFC South
It’s only a slight exaggeration to say the winner of the NFC South will be more deserving of an Independence Bowl berth than a spot in the NFL playoffs. Considering...
Don't call Justin Timberlake a 'bandwagon' Grizzlies fan
The Houston Rockets visited the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night for a matchup of the top two teams in the NBA -- and it was totally one-sided. The gritty Grizzlies...
Bob Marley's heirs lend legendary name to new pot brand
Bob Marley is about to light up the marketing world again — as the face of a global pot brand. The late reggae legend’s heirs have signed a deal with...
Bruno Mars rocks pink hair curlers in new 'Uptown' video
There's no doubt about it: Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars know how to get into the groove. Following the release of the catchy single "Uptown Funk" earlier this month, the...
Adrian Peterson suspended without pay for at least 2014
Adrian Peterson took a beating from Roger Goodell and an arbitrator Tuesday. The Vikings’ All-Pro running back won’t be back on the field until the 2015 season — at the...
Accomplice arrested in Diamond District heist: cops
Cops have arrested an accomplice in the Veterans Day heist in the Diamond District, police sources said. Rondu Frisby was picked up at his apartment on West 147th Street in...
Nelson Castro catches a break in court
He’s one lucky disgraced politician. Former state Assemblyman Nelson Castro on Monday caught his second legal break in two months when a Bronx Supreme Court judge granted him a conditional...
Political operatives charged with campaign-finance crimes
Two political operatives charged with campaign-finance crimes were cheered in court Monday by their Working Families Party allies. Campaign manager David Jones and treasurer David Thomas were charged with grand...
Uber exec wants to dig up dirt on news media: report
A senior executive at the privately held ride-sharing company Uber suggested having researchers dig up embarrassing information about journalists who criticize the company, BuzzFeed reported Monday. Uber senior vice president...
Doctor who died from Ebola endured treatment delays
OMAHA, Neb. — A surgeon who contracted Ebola in his native Sierra Leone did not receive aggressive treatment until nearly two weeks after he first started showing symptoms — a...
John Kerry condemns Jerusalem synagogue attack
LONDON — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry angrily condemned Tuesday's deadly attack on a Jerusalem synagogue and demanded that the Palestinian leadership take immediate steps to end incitement to...
Obama praised 'bright ideas' of health-care architect who called voters stupid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6yoHcOhF0U WASHINGTON — The videos Democrats never wanted to see keep coming. A day after President Obama tried to distance himself from a top health-care architect who said voter “stupidity”...
Subway riders nervous after man was pushed to his death
Commuters reacted with horror Monday to news about the man pushed to his death in front of a train — and many vowed to change their habits while waiting underground....
Pedestrian dies after being struck by hit-and-run driver
A hit-and-run driver fatally struck a pedestrian Monday night in Downtown Brooklyn, police said. Latchman Singh, 34, was crossing the street near DeKalb Avenue and Flatbush Avenue Extension at 7:45...
DreamWorks Animation boss can't make a deal
In Hollywood, it’s not unusual to have a few failed marriages. But for DreamWorks Animation and CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, his two failed merger talks have taken the company stock down...
Banks panting for a bite of PetSmart
Lenders are positively purring at the prospect of PetSmart going private. Backing a buyout of the pet-supplies retailer, banks have told big private-equity firms they’re willing to finance a deal...
Urban Outfitters' shares just keep falling
Controversy isn’t paying off for Urban Outfitters. Shares of the hipster clothier, which recently got blasted for selling a bloody Kent State sweatshirt that recalled connections to the 1970 student...
Cops storm home of terrorists who slaughtered 4 rabbis
Warning: Some of the following images include graphic content. Two Palestinian cousins wielding axes, meat cleavers and guns turned morning prayers at a Jerusalem synagogue into a bloodbath Tuesday, killing...
Floors filling up fast at 1 World Trade Center
While downtown detractors try to sell the lie that the district has too much empty space — especially at the World Trade Center — the skyscraper formerly known as the...
White House cites Reagan, Bush in defense of immigration order
WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday cited executive actions taken by Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush to justify its own plans to issue an executive order on immigration....
Sharpton claims to have settled his debts with the IRS
The Rev. Al Sharpton seized on ex-spokeswoman Rachel Noerdlinger’s departure from City Hall Monday to dredge up his own old complaints about the government’s probe into his shady tax returns...
Plan calls for free Wi-Fi kiosks on city street corners
The fastest Wi-Fi in town is coming to street corners around the city — and it won’t cost a cent to use. City officials have reached a 12-year deal to...
De Blasio aide out after embarrassing revelations
Rachel Noerdlinger is finally out as a top City Hall aide following the arrest of her son and a string of other embarrassing revelations. Noerdlinger, Mayor de Blasio and their...
'Stunned' Rex Ryan incredulous at 'F---k you' fine
Rex Ryan did not have much to say about the $100,000 fine the NFL gave him last week for getting caught on camera cursing. “I was stunned by it to...
How the Heat are surviving post-LeBron
OK, so it’s not exactly Earth after the Zombie Apocalypse, but the Miami landscape in the post-LeBron James Era is a lot different than what folks had grown accustomed to...
The hypocrisy of the de Blasio administration
She can blame the media until she turns blue — but Rachel Noerdlinger is responsible for thrusting her own teenage son into the spotlight. How did we, the media, learn...
Jose Canseco wants to sell you his blown-off finger
Ever wanted to flip somebody off using somebody else’s finger? Jose Canseco is trying to give you the chance. On Monday night, the former Yankee tweeted his intent to auction...
How far he's fallen: Nets' Kirilenko a healthy scratch
Andrei Kirilenko, whose season has been a big disappointment, was inactive for the first time this season Monday night against the Heat. “It’s tough, but there’s nothing I can do,”...
Reunion with former team no fun for Rangers' St. Louis
This was not what Martin St. Louis wanted to happen in his first game against his former team. Not by any stretch of the imagination. Monday night at the Garden...
Verrazano Bridge toll may jump to $16
Drivers could soon be facing a painful $16 cash toll to make the journey from Brooklyn to Staten Island. MTA officials are considering yet another hike on the Verrazano Bridge...
Adrian Peterson resolution finally in sight
Adrian Peterson remained in limbo while an outside arbitrator held a grievance hearing Monday involving his representatives and the NFL. The arbitrator, Shyam Das, is expected to decide by the...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Two female suspects are wanted for a tag-team cellphone theft in Park Slope, police said. One snatched a 46-year-old woman’s phone inside the F-train station at Fourth Avenue and...