January 2, 2015
WHO 'probing' whether ISIS fighters got Ebola
Islamic State fighters are no match for Ebola. The World Health Organization is investigating whether some ill jihadists have contracted the killer disease, two sources at the agency told The...
Rysheed Jordan takes mysterious, indefinite leave from St. John's
Rysheed Jordan’s roller coaster St John’s career took another strange turn Friday night. The ultra-talented sophomore guard from Philadelphia is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team, the...
Sonar detects possible chunks of missing AirAsia plane on sea floor
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian officials were hopeful Saturday they were honing in on the wreckage of AirAsia Flight 8501 after sonar equipment detected two large objects on the ocean floor,...
Brave 7-year-old survives plane crash that killed her parents
She trekked nearly a mile across creeks and ditches, navigating blackberry briars and fallen trees, a slight 7-year-old in summer clothes fighting the cold Kentucky night, somehow stumbling to safety...
Unorthodox Tankards are back for Bravo's 'Thicker Than Water'
Bravo's “Thicker Than Water” returns Sunday for its second season documenting the lives of gospel great Ben Tankard and his blended family. While you may know Tankard as the “Godfather...
Nets do brief disappearing act, but recover to down Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. — What once looked like it would be a comfortable, confidence-boosting win for the Nets over the Magic turned into a harrowing nail-biter. After sporting a 26-point lead...
As Carmelo ponders shutdown, comically shorthanded Knicks fall again
The record has sunk to 5-30. There are now two 10-game losing streaks in the space of six weeks, with the second skid ongoing. So you say to yourself, “Well,...
Devils still stuck in doldrums after loss to Canadiens
The wins keep coming for Carey Price and the Canadiens, but for the Devils, victories remain elusive. Michael Bournival scored his first two goals of the season and Price made...
Rikers Island inmate dies after suicide watch ignored
A mentally ill inmate who apparently hanged himself on New Year's Day in a Rikers Island jail cell was supposed to be placed on suicide watch, but it wasn't implemented,...
Man caught stealing $80k worth of jewelry
A man who swiped $80,000 of jewels from a Diamond District shop earlier this week was caught on surveillance video, police said. The suspect had walked into the Diamonds by...
Funeral set for MTA cop who died after bridge crash
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says a funeral will be held next week for a bridges and tunnels officer who died from injuries suffered more than a year ago on a...
Man busted for threatening to 'kill police'
A man was busted for phoning in threats to the NYPD, saying he was “dying to kill police,” cops said Friday. Rayshawn Dixon, 28, was charged with making terrorist threats...
81-year-old filmmaker arrested for attacking neighbor
An 81-year-old filmmaker known for horror cult classics like “Blood Sucking Freaks” was busted on New Year’s Day for attacking a woman in his building on the Upper West Side,...
Take a flyer on innovation
No good deed goes unpunished. Too often that’s the lesson for innovators who disrupt established business models. As Aktarer Zaman is now learning. The 22-year-old New Yorker launched Skiplagged.com to...
Our civic duty
When people from other parts of the world become US citizens, they have to pass a test that includes questions about how our system of government works. Why shouldn’t native-born...
Michael Vick's second act
Only a few years ago, Michael Vick was probably one of the most hated men in America. In addition to having his share of the usual bad-boy incidents associated with...
An 11-win team and a 7-win team in a very odd playoff mismatch
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Never has a team with a losing record gotten so much respect. The Panthers, whose 7-8-1 record was good enough to win their second consecutive NFC South,...
The 10 biggest flier freakouts of 2014
From “nut rage” to brawls over reclined seats to an attempt to smuggle a pet pig onboard, 2014 saw a whole new level of passenger misbehavior. Here are 10 of...
Bratton to NYPD: Don't turn your backs at funeral
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton is so worried his cops will turn their backs to his boss, Mayor Bill de Blasio, at another NYPD funeral that he sent out a memo...
The day in photos
A family of snow monkeys cuddles in the cold, an infant cuddles with a python, President Barack Obama keeps cool in Hawaii and more.
The stories to watch in NFL's wild-card weekend
PITTSBURGH -- Welcome to Wild Card Weekend, the start of the Second Season, a season that is second to none. January Madness. When Cam Newton and Andy Dalton and Matthew...
Odell Beckham catches five-figure fines like he catches TDs
Good thing the season ended for the Giants and Odell Beckham Jr. He might not have been able to afford it if he had to keep playing. The breakout rookie...
The skies come alive: A year in storm chasing
Double tornadoes, lightning storms and supercells, oh my! A storm chaser documents a year of everything from apocalyptic weather to literal sunshine and rainbows.
Strip club that inspired 'Sopranos' robbed twice in 2 weeks
LODI, N.J. — The New Jersey strip club that was the real-life stand-in for the Bada Bing on HBO's "Sopranos" has been hit by criminals again. Satin Dolls in Lodi...
Lessons of ‘Selma’: Today's protests v. the civil rights movement
It’s not 1965. That is the implicit message of the new movie “Selma,” a stirring depiction of the Selma-to-Montgomery voting-rights march told from the perspective of Martin Luther King Jr....
Seton Hall faces two Big East tests after cred-boosting opener
Games of the week Stony Brook at Columbia (Tuesday, 7 p.m.) The Lions, playing their penultimate non-conference game, will look to avenge a one-point loss on Long Island to the...
'Hate', injuries and sloppy weather for Steelers-Ravens slugfest
PITTSBURGH — As if one of the NFL’s fiercest rivalries needed the extra drama, the latest showdown between the Steelers and Ravens will also be win-or-go-home. That isn’t good news...
St. John's out to avoid repeat of last year's Big East false start
It’s merely one loss, on the road to a quality opponent. There’s no reason for St. John's to be alarmed about Wednesday’s defeat at Seton Hall -- for the time...
Joining fight against ISIS is as easy as flying to Miami: US vet
A US military vet said joining the fight against ISIS was as easy as booking a flight to Miami. The former soldier bought a plane ticket online and applied via...
Lionel Messi's soccer wizardry puts Japanese game show to shame
http://youtu.be/cedNyPE_K-s File this under "because why not": Lionel Messi, on a Japanese game show, continuously juggling a soccer ball over a 60-foot obstacle. The 27-year-old Argentina and Barcelona superstar is...
Overalls outsold yoga pants on eBay in 2014
Last year was the year of normcore fashion, so it’s no surprise that the leading trend of the movement, overalls, was also the most popular clothing item sold on eBay...
Obama authorizes sanctions against North Korea over Sony hack
HONOLULU — President Obama authorized additional sanctions against North Korea as the first US response to the cyberhack on Sony, the White House said Friday. The additional sanctions target three companies...
Suspect in cop-punching isolated officer before attack: prosecutors
http://youtu.be/9wrSMqQL0GM A protester arrested for attacking two NYPD lieutenants on the Brooklyn Bridge is a CUNY graduate student who pulled one of the cops away from a crowd just before...
Bills interested in Rex Ryan, raising potential Jets coach swap
Former Jets coach Rex Ryan is in demand. Ryan will interview with the 49ers on Sunday and Falcons on Tuesday, according to a source. He is also drawing interest from...
The 7 celebrities to watch at CES in Las Vegas
The geek brigade is bringing the glitz. From drones to ultra-high definition TVS, the annual tech-fest known as CES will add some glamour to all those gadgets when it gets underway in...
35 vehicles caught in 2 New Hampshire pileups
https://twitter.com/fox25news/status/551068491441516544 ASHLAND, N.H. — At least 35 vehicles were involved in two separate pileups on Interstate 93 after some fast-moving snow squalls caused whiteout conditions Friday morning. Lt. Jerry Maslan,...
The awesome hockey tourney you need to watch right now
Sitting in the press box in Sunrise, Fla., on New Year’s Eve, I looked up in the middle of the first period and what’s on the television? Where normally I...
First look at Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kT2lMkhldc Bye-bye, Brody! “Homeland” star Damian Lewis is sporting a whole new look these days. The Golden Globe winner is ditching his modern-day duds for 16th-century garb in BBC’s upcoming...
The oratory that rocketed Mario Cuomo to stardom
http://youtu.be/kOdIqKsv624 Former three-term Gov. Mario Cuomo’s stirring speeches rocketed him to national stardom and inspired millions of like-minded liberals and fellow Democrats who believed government could be a force for...
Why the Pacers are the zombies of the NBA
Now in the middle of his 12th NBA season, David West isn’t in the mood to think about the future. But, after a disastrous summer for his Pacers, that’s exactly what...
Man 'bites' cop, 'splashes scalding coffee' on another
He took a bite out of a crime-fighter. A man bit the hand of one cop and splashed scalding coffee on another as the officers tried to arrest him at...
Father-son 'crime spree' leaves 2 dead, cops shot
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A father and son's multistate crime spree left a North Carolina couple dead and their home torched before the suspects were caught after a New Year's Day shootout...
TV personality eats 4,000 calories a day to shame the obese
http://youtu.be/oWkQndGku5E For years, outspoken British TV personality Katie Hopkins, 40, has criticized overweight people — saying they’re fat because they’re lazy — and preaching that obesity can be solved by...
Teen wakes up during brain surgery, asks how it's going
A 19-year-old woman woke up in the middle of brain surgery and was lucid enough to ask doctors how the surgery was going. Iga Jasica, of Poland, was having a...
Baylor kicker confirms he wasn't murdered on crunching block
Baylor kicker Chris Callahan must have the best sense of humor in college football. The Bears suffered a devastating Cotton Bowl loss to Michigan State -- squandering a 20-point fourth-quarter...
Harry Reid breaks his face, ribs while exercising
WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid broke a number of ribs and bones in his face when a piece of exercise equipment broke at his Nevada home, causing the...
De Blasio, police union head keep distance at Cuomo inaugural
Mayor Bill de Blasio and the head of the city’s largest police union kept an icy distance from one another during Thursday’s inaugural address by Gov. Andrew Cuomo — who vowed...
New York's new soccer jewel treated like second-rate farm team
Former England midfielder Frank Lampard’s decision to stay with Manchester City until the end of the season has “outraged” fans of Major League Soccer team New York City FC. Lampard...
Jameis Winston's take on Buttfumble gets meme'd
It's the spiritual heir to Mark Sanchez's Buttfumble, a hard-to-believe, point-and-laugh quarterback turnover in a nationally televised holiday football game. Jameis Winston gave the world an all-time goof in Florida...
'Seinfeld' about more than nothing for psychiatry students
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — "Seinfeld" may have been a show about nothing, but a psychiatry professor is using it for much more than that. Medical students at Rutgers Robert Wood...
Man charged after 'squatting' with family at $1M home
BETHESDA, Md. — It didn’t belong to them, but a man, his wife, and their three children moved into a $1 million custom-built home in Montgomery County, family dog in tow...
2 cops injured in West Virginia after driver in 'stolen' car opens fire
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Two West Virginia police officers were injured in a New Year's Day shootout when they stopped a suspected stolen vehicle and the driver opened fire, an emergency...
Elvis Presley's personal jets up for grabs at auction
Elvis Presley’s pair of personal jets, one complete with gilded wash basin and plush sleeping quarters, will go under the hammer in a sealed-bid auction for a piece of mile-high...
Possible underground Nazi nukes factory discovered
Suspiciously high radiation levels around the Austrian town of St. Georgen an der Gusen had long fueled theories that there was a buried bunker nearby where Nazis had tested nuclear...
Human feces map finds San Francisco's homeless
Jennifer Wong has found a way to track the homeless and determine where help is needed: mapping where people defecate on the streets of San Francisco. Wong, a Web developer,...
German cathedral will turn out lights to 'challenge' anti-Muslim march
One of Germany's most famous landmarks, Cologne Cathedral, will be plunged into darkness on Monday evening to protest a march by a growing grassroots anti-Muslim movement through the western German...
Explosives-laden Pakistani boat bound for India blows up
A Pakistani fishing boat laden with explosives bound for India blew up, killing all four people on board, after the Indian coast guard tried to stop and search it, the...
Kim Jong-un's sister is now a married woman
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has married the son of one of the country's most powerful officials, Yonhap news agency reported Friday, citing unnamed sources. Kim Yo-jong,...
2 injured when plane veers off Scottish runway
LONDON — Scotland's ambulance service says two people were injured when a plane veered off a runway on Scotland's wind-whipped Isle of Lewis. The Saab 340 plane operated by Scottish...
Some AirAsia victims found still strapped to seats
Rescuers recovered the bodies of 21 victims from AirAsia Flight 8501, some still strapped to their seats -- almost tripling the number of victims pulled from the Java Sea over...
Military deserter 'spit' at cops
A military deserter from Tennessee was charged Thursday night with spitting at cops. Cody Michael Lee, 23, was among a group of protesters who marched from Union Square hoping to...
Mario Cuomo was an oratorical magician who electrified liberals
Mario Matthew Cuomo believed in government. He could also turn a phrase. No surprise, then, that his election as New York’s 52nd governor in 1982 propelled him to national prominence....
Man wanted in alleged cop threats parties the night away
The alleged gang member charged with threatening the NYPD with copycat killings just hours after two cops were assassinated in Brooklyn spent New Year’s Eve partying almost until dawn —...
Eateries ride the grade-y train as violations dip in 2014
City restaurants have been cleaning up their act, according to the latest Health Department figures. Big Apple eateries received 32,392 health code violations from January through November 2014 — a...
Pedicab driver 'cheats tourist' in $165 New Year's Eve ride
This pedicab trip makes Uber’s surge pricing look reasonable. A man visiting the city with his family was cheated on New Year’s Eve by a rickshaw driver who charged him...
Silver expects to keep Assembly post despite investigation
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said Thursday that he expects to be re-elected to his leadership post next week despite being under federal investigation for taking unexplained payments. “Members of my...
What we thought we knew about SEC, Big Ten was wrong
NEW ORLEANS — Maybe the SEC wasn’t the best conference in the country after all. And perhaps the Big Ten wasn’t the weakest of the power five, either. The bowl...
Paraplegic suspect in robbery arrested after 'insulting' homeless man
This guy’s big mouth is his real handicap. A Bronx paraplegic who was allegedly acting as the getaway driver during a deadly East Harlem stickup would have made a clean...
Ohio State's win shows why new college playoff format is better
NEW ORLEANS — This is why we have needed some kind, any kind of playoff system to determine a national champion in college football. Computers don’t always get it right....
Man brutally assaulted in NYC deli
http://youtu.be/U8rgE9dxiBg A man was brutally assaulted by two men in The Bronx, and cops have released dramatic video of the beatdown. Police say the video captured the Nov. 27 assault...
Ohio State stuns Alabama, will face Oregon in title game
NEW ORLEANS — Ohio State’s belief in itself didn’t start with a touchdown pass or an interception, and it wasn’t a stop or a big third-down conversion. It was hours...
Fry-oil biofuel businesses suffer as gas prices fall
Plunging oil prices mean lean times for the owners of greasy spoons no longer able to cash in on their excess fats, The Post has learned. When a barrel of...
GOP activists start super PAC to elect Donovan
Taking nothing for granted to keep Rep. Michael Grimm’s seat in Republican hands, activists have set up a super PAC to elect Staten Island DA Dan Donovan — the prosecutor...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Cops released surveillance images of three of the four men wanted for the carjacking of an Uber driver in Crown Heights. Police said these three men summoned the 29-year-old...
Cuomo inspired but did little for New York
I covered Mario Cuomo when he was New York’s secretary of state, lieutenant governor and governor for nearly 20 years, for three news organizations, and what a strange, infuriating and...
Disney Channel ends year in first place
Disney Channel was again the top network for younger viewers in several demos in 2014, ranking No. 1 among kids 6-11 for the fourth consecutive year and among tweens 9-14...
Labor pains for 'Downton Abbey' in Season 5
Socialism has come to “Downton Abbey.” The year is 1924 and Ramsey McDonald has just been elected as prime minister. With the Labor Party’s antipathy toward the cosseted likes of...
AirAsia flight may have made water landing
The pilot of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 may have made a successful “Sully Sullenberger”-style emergency touchdown in the Java Sea — but high waves sank the aircraft before passengers could escape,...
No place like home
Remember how under Mike Bloomberg, numbers for the homeless were used to paint a portrait of a billionaire who was indifferent to the fate of the city’s less fortunate? Well,...
Grimm fairy tale
That’s some legacy Michael Grimm is leaving New York: an expensive special election for the congressional seat he’s about to resign, and a new opportunity for the Rev. Al Sharpton...
Slowdown low-down
New York’s Finest have no bigger booster than The New York Post. We understand what it must be like for cops to hear protesters calling for “dead cops” or likening...