November 27, 2014
Metlife to send more workers to North Carolina
Snoopy is looking to cut costs a little more. Top executives at MetLife, the world’s biggest insurance company, are looking to send more of its workforce from the New York...
WWE stock in sleeper hold as subscriptions stall
In a typical WWE wrestling drama, the champ gets off the canvas and saves the day by turning the table — or a folding chair — on his opponent. Vince...
Forget Kentucky: The Big East is the story of college basketball
One by one, each Big East coach spoke optimistically of the new league on its media day, championing its depth and quality, its present and future. It came off as...
Improving St. John's about to embark on biggest test
It was late, and a non-eventful night in the middle of the week, when Gonzaga arrived in Manhattan for the NIT Season Tip-Off, but longtime Bulldogs coach Mark Few still...
Mysterious 'Batman' of Wall Street is taking down fraudsters
Batman lives! A 32-year-old Staten Island investor — who likens himself to the Caped Crusader, patrolling Gotham for corporate wrongdoing — has become the hottest Wall Street whiz of 2014....
Not even Vigneault can identify Rangers' consistency issues
Before Wednesday night’s mistake-filled 4-3 loss to the Lightning in Tampa, Fla., Alain Vigneault was asked about the Rangers’ previous two games, shutout victories over the Canadiens and Flyers. His...
Apple Watch and iPhone will tether closer than expected
Apple fans are still a good six months away from testing the gadget maker’s new smartwatch, but details are ticking out — thanks to the geeks building apps for the...
Austrian museum crowd-funding to buy a rare moon rock
This offer is out of this world. An Austrian museum is offering people who donate to its crowd-funding project a chance to “own” a chunk of the moon. The Natural...
11-year-old with Alzheimer's is Albany hoops' star recruit
Will Brown met JP Honsinger at a fundraiser that was organized by Brown’s wife, Jamie. At that time, Brown learned of the terrible disease with which the 11-year-old Honsinger is...
Exploding stove leaves gaping hole in house
A Queens man escaped with just minor burns Thanksgiving afternoon when his stove exploded as he lit the pilot, blowing a giant hole in the back of his house, fire...
Husband begs city to stop speeding cyclists after wife dies
The heartbroken husband of the Connecticut mom fatally struck by a speeding bicyclist in Central Park is calling on the city to crack down on cyclists who have turned the...
Man in critical condition after being shot in the face
A Williamsburg man is clinging to life after being shot in the face on Thanksgiving Day, police said. The 32-year-old victim was inside the building where he lives on Hewes...
Obama's order leaves immigrants at risk of deportation
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s new executive action will leave the vast majority of New York’s unauthorized immigrants still at risk for deportation. Just 26 percent of New York’s 750,000 undocumented...
Health officials block free medical care at Javits Center
They couldn’t even give it away. Free health care for thousands of New Yorkers was slated to kick off Friday at a two-day clinic at Manhattan’s Javits Center, until the...
Hillary's list of diva demands for speeches
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton is now charging more for speaking engagements than her former-president husband — and insists on a long list of demands as a condition. When UCLA...
The biggest problem plaguing the Nets
The Nets will return to work at their New Jersey practice facility Friday after spending Thanksgiving with their friends and families knowing they still have plenty of work to do....
Sluggish start to sales season as more shoppers stay home
New Yorkers weren’t gobbling up Thanksgiving Day steals Thursday morning — ditching door-busting deals to stay home with their families and enjoy the holiday. Kmart’s early opening Thursday was a...
Terrifying: Jason Pierre-Paul's days at tight end
Back in the summer, there was some ruminating about what Jason Pierre-Paul could accomplish at tight end. Players and coaches chatted about it and all agreed the long-armed defensive end...
The non-catch reasons the Giants love Odell Beckham
The usual swarm encircled Eli Manning’s locker but dissipated much more quickly than usual. It wasn’t that the assembled masses found little interest in what the franchise quarterback had to...
Mystery man from famous photo revealed
The mystery surrounding whose lips are seen in an iconic photo of a post-World War II kiss may have finally been solved. French-American Marc de Mauregne claims to be the...
Driver: The Taxi and Limousine Commission ruined my life
A Pennsylvania limo driver says he lost his job, and his life was destroyed, when a ruthless undercover TLC inspector pulled a sting on him and seized his employer’s car...
Little girl campaigns to tame Times Square characters
This spunky little girl aims to do what cops, politicians and civic leaders can’t seem to: Tame the surly Elmos, Mickeys and Batmans of Times Square. “Hugs should not cost...
What the Jets should offer for Robert Griffin III
The Jets were not the only team to announce a quarterback change Wednesday. In a fascinating move, the Redskins benched Robert Griffin III for Colt McCoy. Many believe this signals...
Why these porous Jets need to find Wayne Chrebet-like players
The final month of the 2014 Jets season is now about one thing — the 2015 Jets season. The move back to Geno Smith at quarterback is just one indication...
Will unlucky Knicks catch Durant and Westbrook returns?
OKLAHOMA CITY — Derek Fisher’s return to Oklahoma City may turn into more than he bargained for. In addition to appreciative cheers from arguably the NBA’s loudest fans at Chesapeake...
Butt-fumble distant memory for Sanchez as Eagles rip Cowboys
AARLINGTON, Texas — Mark Sanchez went from running into a teammate’s butt two years ago to helping run the Cowboys out of their own stadium Thursday. In the follow-up to...
Miracle at the IRS
It’s not yet Christmas, but we’re already seeing miracles. And at the Internal Revenue Service, no less. After saying over and over — in press statements, in court filings, in...
And the lawyers get rich
Turns out the $41 million the de Blasio administration agreed on to settle the Central Park 5 case is only a fraction of the city’s lawsuit bonanza. According to city...
Brooklyn: So conventional
Brooklyn has made it to the finals — in the sweepstakes for the Democratic Party’s 2016 convention, that is. This week, the Democratic National Committee picked the borough, along with...
Embassy row: How Obama can show he has Israel's back
If this is Friday, it might be time for another executive order. Just happens there’s a decent one handy: a directive ordering the US Embassy in Tel Aviv relocated to...
Obama's immigration goal: Enrage Republicans
Maybe President Obama is just trolling? For those who don’t know, in Internet parlance, trolling is an effort to elicit outrage from a specific group or the public generally. As...
Baby born alive after pregnant woman is fatally struck by car
PITTSBURGH — A pregnant woman sitting outside a drugstore died when an elderly driver trying to park jumped the curb and pinned her against the wall, police said. Doctors delivered...
Court seeks death penalty for 'killer' child bride
KANO, Nigeria — The father of a 14-year-old child bride accused of murdering her husband said Thursday he was appealing to a Nigerian court to spare his daughter the death...
130 arrested in California Ferguson protests
LOS ANGELES -- Police in Oakland and Los Angeles arrested scores of demonstrators during a third night of unrest linked to the shooting protest in Ferguson, Missouri. At least 130...
13 prisoners die of drug overdoses after storming infirmary
CARACAS, Venezuela -- At least 13 prisoners have died of drug overdoses after inmates at an overcrowded prison in Venezuela stormed an infirmary during protests demanding better living conditions, officials...
Gateway Arch 'bomb plot' foiled in St Louis
Two members of the New Black Panther Party plotted to blow up the Gateway Arch and murder the Ferguson police chief and prosecutor who handled Michael Brown’s case, it was...
Behind the making of the new red Power Ranger balloon
[theplatform account="4uMbOC" media="4_v3n4vWFj21" player="gm_EJGhnGLiu"] Float float Power Rangers! The longest balloon in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is this new red Power Ranger, from the still-kicking Power Rangers franchise....
New supersonic jet will get you from LA to NYC in 2.5 hours
New Yorkers in the near future could one day eat Thanksgiving in Los Angeles and then fly back home before their turkey digests. A supersonic passenger jet dubbed the N+2...
What astronauts eat for Thanksgiving dinner
http://youtu.be/SA-lxPubG8k Just be thankful you're not eating this. As millions of Americans indulge themselves in the usual fixings for Thanksgiving, the six members of the International Space Station will be...
NYC Ferguson protesters arrested en route to Thanksgiving Day Parade
http://youtu.be/eFOMIbPv9CI Don’t mess with Snoopy! A mass of angry anarchists marched on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Midtown Thursday, pushing back at police and barricades as they made their...
Brooklyn man in critical condition after being shot in the face
A Williamsburg man is clinging to life after being shot in the face on Thanksgiving Day, police said. The 32-year-old victim was inside the apartment building where he lives on...
Cops release video of officer fatally shooting 12-year-old
http://youtu.be/7Z8qNUWekWE CLEVELAND — The police officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun fired within 1½ to 2 seconds of pulling up in his cruiser, police said...
Before-and-after photos show destruction in Ferguson
Welcome to “Ferghanistan.” Tragic before-and-after photos show the devastation to restaurants, shops and small businesses that were trashed, looted and torched by the raging mob of rioters in Ferguson, Mo....
Councilman calls for new traffic summonses to reflect race
The NYPD would have to revamp its traffic summonses so motorists pulled over by cops could be tracked by race under a bill being considered in the City Council, The...
Darren Wilson to resign from Ferguson PD
The white Ferguson cop who killed an unarmed black teen is in talks to resign from his police department — and may give up policing altogether, his lawyer said Wednesday...
Government watchdog wants probe into secret de Blasio union meeting
A longtime government watchdog called on the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board on Wednesday to pursue city officials who allowed what may have been a political meeting inside a public...
Jets' Wilkerson likely to miss Dolphins game due to toe injury
It looks like the Jets will be without their best player Monday when they face the Dolphins. Defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson’s toe injury is significant enough that he was in...
Tom Coughlin takes the 'pressure' off Perry Fewell
The day after the Giants blew a four-point lead — as the Cowboys, with the greatest of ease, shredded defensive coordinator Perry Fewell’s defense — coach Tom Coughlin seemed to...
Landlord sues to remove 'early' curbside tree seller
The sight and smell of Christmas before Thanksgiving was simply too much for one Manhattan landlord — so he took a curbside tree vendor to court Wednesday, seeking to enforce...
Why Mavericks coach bristled when Larkin's name came up
DALLAS — A testy Dallas coach Rick Carlisle is tired of hearing how he wouldn’t play Knicks point guard Shane Larkin last season in a rookie season that was disappointing...
After some boos, St. Louis gets standing 'O' in Tampa Bay return
TAMPA, Fla. — Martin St. Louis’ return to Amalie Arena, where he spent over a decade as a Lightning linchpin, predictably drew a mixed reaction. The 39-year-old Ranger winger was...
Nets' Kevin Garnett: Trash-talking female fans motivated me
PHILADELPHIA — The Nets got some assistance on their biggest shot of Wednesday night’s 99-91 win over the 76ers from some overly friendly females on the baseline inside Wells Fargo...
Red Bulls' Petke takes blame for ban on star Wright-Phillips
Midway between the Red Bulls’ Eastern Conference final home leg loss to New England and their road leg on Saturday against the Revolution, the talk is still about the needless...
These two Giants in conversation for best catch ever
Call it something far less than a friendly argument. Consider it a mutual admiration society, as Odell Beckham Jr. and David Tyree this week compared spectacular catches. Beckham, to the...
Mentally ill woman championed by Bharara safe—for now
A mentally ill woman whose fight against eviction from her Manhattan apartment has been championed by US Attorney Preet Bharara is safe — for now. Stephanie Aaron has been warring...
Thanks for nothing as winter storm wreaks havoc on holiday travel
The weather outside was frightful for holiday drivers on Wednesday, as a massive pre-winter storm slammed the New York area on the busiest travel day of the year. Motorists skidded...
Convicted killer 'tried to sneak loaded gun into court'
Maybe he thought it was bring-your-gun-to-court day. A convicted killer scheduled to appear in Brooklyn Supreme Court on charges that he broke a man’s arm with a baseball bat tried...
Life’s suite for turkeys pardoned by Obama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h-7nxkCm1g WASHINGTON — It sure beats the inside of an oven. Two extremely lucky turkeys were pardoned Wednesday by President Obama in an annual ceremony at the White House that...
Thursday the new Black Friday for deal-seekers
There aren’t going to be any early-bird specials on Fifth Avenue this Thanksgiving — but customers looking for steals and deals will be able to score big at retail giants...
ObamaCare architect set to face Congress
WASHINGTON — ObamaCare architect Jonathan Gruber faces intense grilling in Congress next month for saying the “stupidity” of American voters was critical to the passage of the national health plan....
Cricket star dead after freak on-field injury
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHp2ne27oqk SYDNEY — Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes died Thursday from a "catastrophic" injury to his head, two days after being struck by a delivery during a match. Australia captain Michael...
Anarchists target Thanksgiving Day Parade
Anarchists plotted on Wednesday to disrupt the Thanksgiving Day Parade — feeling emboldened after cops allowed them to run free on major roadways like the FDR Drive and the West...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan A woman in the East Village tried to fight off two robbers but they doused her with pepper spray and took off with her knapsack containing $2,000, police sources...