January 8, 2015
Laurie Hays bolts Bloomberg after being passed over for top job
The aftershocks have begun on the editorial side at the sprawling Bloomberg News operation. Laurie Hays, the woman once touted as the obvious successor to Matt Winkler as editor-in-chief, is...
De Blasio is leading this city into ruin by not having cops’ back
Dec. 23 marked a banner day in the Peyser/Phillips household. My daughter, Eliza Phillips, turned Sweet 16. This was an excuse for her parents to enjoy mountains of cake (and...
The coach who lost to both breaks down Oregon-Ohio State
Michigan State entered this season as one of the nation’s strongest contenders to reach the inaugural College Football Playoff, coming off a Big Ten title and a Rose Bowl win....
John Malone transfers control of TripAdvisor to Liberty CEO
On Dec. 22, a week before Greg Maffei re-upped as CEO of Liberty Media, chairman John Malone gave the executive control of TripAdvisor, regulatory filings show. Perhaps Malone thought of...
Fans forced to go incognito as Knicks' skid hits 14
Five young adults from Rockland County sat in the first row on the Garden baseline near the Rockets bench Thursday, each with a paper bag over his head. “The Knicks...
Lamborghini has a tough cell with new $6K phone
Yes, this smartphone costs $6,000 — and no, neither AT&T nor Verizon will be cutting that price in half with a two-year contract. Iconic Italian sports car maker Tonino Lamborghini...
Punchless Devils drop sixth straight on the road in loss to Bruins
BOSTON -- After going to overtime in four straight games, the Boston Bruins needed much less time to take care of the Devils. Milan Lucic scored a pair of goals,...
Ocwen facing 'legal actions' after admitting internal problems
Ocwen may be getting rid of Chairman Bill Erbey, but not its problems. The embattled mortgage servicer could face an onslaught of “legal actions” from state and federal regulators this...
Boxing for the stars: Rihanna, Jay Z, A-listers expected at MSG
Back in the day it wasn't unusual to see Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster or Diana Ross at boxing events at Madison Square Garden. That celebrity atmosphere returns Friday night when...
Soviet-era comedy gets a sluggish new life as ‘Dying for It’
There may be a biting comedy lurking somewhere in “Dying for It,” but it’s really hard to find it in this adaptation of Nikolai Erdman’s “The Suicide.” British playwright Moira...
Hondo's number -- one
Hondo will get right to his point, which is precisely what he took away from wild-card weekend: one singular winning sensation courtesy of the Colts. What can one say about...
Panthers have no shot against the Legion of Boom
One thing that jumps off the Ravens-Patriots stat sheet is that the teams have almost identical yardage numbers. The Patriots were better on offense by 0.6 yards per game, the Ravens...
Hook-handed hate preacher isn't happy being spork-handed in prison
This handless hate preacher still can’t come to grips with this infamous “spork.” One-eyed, hook-handed Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri isn’t happy with the eating utensil that came with new...
Packers will slam Cowboys at Lambeau
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Peyton's Broncos will win horse race
Including the 1997-2013 seasons in The Post, Cat’s record in print stands at 501-424 (54 percent) against the spread. Sunday BRONCOS (-7) over Colts: Would expect any bye-induced Peyton Manning...
NYCFC's 'signing' of Frank Lampard may have been a sham
With more twists than a Stephen King novel, New York City FC's situation regarding Frank Lampard continues to be a mystery -- and a mess. The MLS expansion team's marquee acquisition of...
NYPD honors 30-year career of its most decorated cop
It’s never too late for one more honor. The most decorated cop in the history of the NYPD received a hero’s farewell Thursday night, over a year after suffering a...
Girls Scouts have a brand-new cookie — and I hate it!
Some people spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars to lift themselves out of the January doldrums. Me? I plunk down a mere $4 for a box of Girl Scout Thin...
Obama wants to make community college free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-QDfEMXAgk WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday unveiled a plan to make community college tuition-free for millions of Americans — but his administration isn’t revealing what it will cost and...
Paying off police
If Mayor Bill de Blasio thinks he can solve his problem with the police with a pension sweetener, he’s wrong on two counts. First, pensions have nothing to do with...
Another foamy excuse
Nanny Bloomberg, move over for Nanny de Blasio. Mayor de Blasio has just targeted an old Bloomberg bogeyman: styrofoam. By July 1, single-use polystyrene foam products — plates, cups, bowls,...
Can't argue with Success
Eva Moskowitz’s plans to expand her Success Academy over the next decade to 100 charter schools — including 12 high schools — gives the city a good opportunity to build...
Boston will be American bidder for 2024 Olympics
DENVER — The U.S. Olympic Committee chose Boston to bid for the 2024 Games in an attempt to bring the Summer Olympics to America after a 28-year gap. During a...
Giants 'party' casualty Will Hill: I would've cut me, too
Will Hill gets this dream chance now with the Ravens, a dream chance to upset Tom Brady Saturday night in Foxborough and close to within 60 minutes of the Super...
Arrest in deadly SUV hit-and-run
The driver of an SUV that killed a Brooklyn woman in a hit-and-run crash in Morningside Heights was arrested Thursday afternoon, a police source said. Previdor Porbeni, 28, was charged...
The day in photos
Supporters rally around the world in tribute to Charlie Hebdo, fans celebrate Elvis' birthday, President Barack Obama is fired up in Phoenix and more.
Dozens mourn first MTA bridge cop killed in line of duty
Dozens of mourners paid their respects on Thursday to the first MTA bridge and tunnel cop that was killed in the line of duty. Officer Thomas Choi, 62, was struck...
To fix the NYPD: Getting beyond the slowdown
Morale in the NYPD continues to deteriorate to the point that it threatens public safety. Where do we go from here? Despite closed-door sessions among the mayor, the police commissioner...
Nicki's abortion: Minaj reveals unspoken truths
In the most recent Rolling Stone, Nicki Minaj reveals that she had an abortion as a teen. Of the abortion she said, “I thought I was going to die. ....
The lessons of climate change past
We know, because they often say so, that those who think catastrophic global warming is probable and perhaps imminent are exemplary empiricists. They say those who disagree with them are...
Malcolm Smith boasted about plan to bribe senators: undercover agent
Pols like money in their pockets — not just their campaign coffers. A federal agent who went undercover as a wealthy developer to boost the government’s bribery case against former...
Uber's suspended bases to re-open
Uber's bases in New York that were suspended when the company refused to submit their trip data records to the city have re-opened, authorities said. The smartphone app company filed...
Judge knocks down animal cruelty charges against cat-kicker
A Brooklyn judge knocked down animal cruelty charges Thursday against a young man caught on camera kicking a harmless grey cat high into the air -- saying there was no evidence...
Stopping Oregon is Urban Meyer's impossible task
Urban Meyer’s challenge on Monday night is to avoid this sensation: “It’s like getting kicked in the mouth without even knowing it,” said former UCLA coach and Pac-12 Network analyst...
Bart Scott: Tony Romo hasn't proven anything, yet
CBS analyst and former Jets linebacker Bart Scott breaks down the NFL playoff matchups and Rex Ryan’s future with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: Which of the four wild-card winners...
Is dating your best friend worth it?
After scrolling through limitless losers on Tinder, it’s no surprise that a number of men and women turn to their best friends — not for solace, but as potential romantic...
'Empire' lead, Lucious, is the most stylish new character on TV
Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson) is not the old clotheshorse in town on the new Fox hip-hop telenovela “Empire.” Her ex-husband, Lucious, is every bit as vain and addicted to...
Tom Brady scoffs at frigid weather: 'I'm a f---ing machine'
A lot of the country is experiencing extremely low temperatures, but one man who won't be deterred by the weather is Tom Brady. When asked by Comcast New England about...
Meet the QB who started over Marcus Mariota in high school
When Jeremy Higgins was starting at quarterback for the St. Louis School in Hawaii, he had no idea he would become the answer to a trivia question. That's the way...
Fans vote ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ best Elvis song
The King is dead, but his music sounds as vibrant as ever. As part of the celebrations to mark what would have been Elvis Presley’s 80th birthday on Thursday, Spotify...
Bears corner laughing at 99-mph DUI stop: I'm late for parent-teacher
DULUTH, Ga. — A police report says Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings told an officer that he was running late for a parent-teacher conference when he was stopped for driving...
Dad who 'threw' 5-year-old off bridge had been acting strangely
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The man accused of throwing his 5-year-old daughter off a bridge early Thursday had been acting strangely the day before, calling his attorney "God" and asking...
HuffPo visitors hit with 'ransom ware'-infected ads
Arianna Huffington spread around a virus — or at least her website did. Some nasty ads hit visitors to The Huffington Post and other sites in recent days, according to...
Deron Williams out indefinitely with rib fracture
Deron Williams’ ongoing injury woes just got worse. The Nets announced Thursday the point guard is out indefinitely with a fractured rib. The oft-injured Williams won’t be reevaluated for a...
Nets rewind: The worst time for a Deron Williams injury
Here are three thoughts on the Nets’ 89-81 loss to the Celtics Wednesday night: 1. Deron Williams will miss an indefinite period of time with a cartilage fracture of the left...
Investigator: Goodell didn't preview Ray Rice video
A former FBI director hired to look into how the NFL pursued evidence in the Ray Rice abuse case says the league should have investigated more thoroughly before it initially...
Listen to the songs that could be nominated for an Oscar
In 2014, the Oscar for original song suddenly and unexpectedly became one of the award’s biggest talkers. First, there was the out-of-nowhere nomination for an unknown song, “Alone Not Yet...
NYPD must rewrite rules on stop-and-frisks in housing projects
The NYPD will now have to also rewrite the book on how it stops and frisks criminal trespassing suspects in public housing projects, under a preliminary settlement to a federal...
5 movie stars who didn't sing in their musicals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnCKEJ_Rhwg Securing the rights to Whitney Houston’s music proved difficult for the producers of the upcoming Lifetime biopic “Whitney” (Jan. 17, 8 p.m.). So director Angela Bassett called up her...
Top Yankees prospect in brutal 'assault' over signing bonus size
Ty Hensley, the Yankees’ top pick in the 2012 draft, was “brutally attacked” recently in his native Oklahoma, according to his attorney, Jacob Diesselhorst, in what is being described as...
The 8 worst rock-star airplane freakouts
We charted the 10 biggest flier freakouts of 2014 last week, but it’s not just regular folks who act out on planes — rock stars are guilty, too. In November,...
John Franco on possible coaching future and growing NYC youth ball
First, let’s catch up on recent Pop Quiz questions: 1. From Sam Lerman of Queens: In a 1987 episode of "The Golden Girls," Dorothy (Bea Arthur), while discussing beauty with...
The crazy sex life of a woman and her 2-foot-8-inch man
You can't measure love. Arizona resident Mindie Kniss is happily married to 2-foot-8-inch-tall Sean Stephenson — a man who she says is "one of the most sexual people" she has ever...
8 of Liam Neeson's most badass roles
If there’s one man whom big screen baddies don’t want to mess with, it’s Liam Neeson. The Hollywood action star has taken down countless foes — whether of the human...
This new video app could be a Snapchat killer
While getting ready for the 2015 People’s Choice Awards, “Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland took to Instagram with a series of hilarious lip dub videos, quoting lines from “New Girl,”...
Jon Stewart pays tribute to Charlie Hebdo victims
"Daily Show" funnyman Jon Stewart paid tribute Wednesday night to the victims of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris. The comic "fake news" anchor was in shock that cartoons led...
Manhunt continues for 2 gunmen in Charlie Hebdo bloodbath
French anti-terror forces swarmed a forest just outside of Paris on Thursday, hot on the trail of two commando-style gunmen who killed 12 in a bloodbath at the Charlie Hebdo...
Knicks rewind: How these summer leaguers make losing more fun
The Knicks summer-league team will be in action again Thursday against the Rockets, the squad's fourth game in five nights. As opposed to the aging roster that started the season,...
Inditex buys $280M Soho building for new Zara store
Spain’s Inditex paid $280 million for a retail condominium of 47,361 square feet at 503-511 Broadway in Soho for a new Zara store, the company confirmed. David Ash of Prince...
Divorce judge slams 'bed-pooping, cokehead' banker, alcoholic wife
Child welfare officials think a notorious Wolf of Wall Street-style banker and his alcoholic wife are just fine parents — but a Manhattan judge handling their divorce begs to differ....
50 Cent partners with Intel to create smart earbuds
LAS VEGAS — If Apple hadn’t paid $3 billion for Beats headphones last May, 50 Cent might never have partnered with Intel. The rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson,...
We're calling the Hawks Tinder Night an unlikely success
Looks like we're going to have to credit the Hawks with plenty of assists after their Tinder-themed promotion Wednesday night set up some happy Atlantans to score. Swipe Right Night...
Seahawks star: Panthers like 'hot cousin' you can’t date
Some Seahawks don’t talk to the media, other Seahawks make bizarre analogies to the media. Seattle defensive end Michael Bennett was asked to compare his team to the Panthers before...
Charlie Hebdo to print 1 million copies next week
Vowing that the terrorists who gunned down six of their co-workers and four others "didn't win," surviving staffers of satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo said they’ll publish next week despite...
Your favorite TV show theme songs get a makeover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y78sJelMl1E&index=1&list=PLEX71GsQiGMo9tjHUNtklMvzVgDqHCFSP Imagine living in an alternate reality where “Girls” is a sitcom, “Cheers” is a serial drama and “Lost” is a romcom. Pretty weird, right? But thanks to YouTube user...
Maiden Lane tower owners plan renovation after $470M deal
Norman Sturner’s MHP Realty Services and Clarion Partners closed Wednesday on the 1.2 million square-foot 180 Maiden Lane for $470 million. The deal, which works out to about $400 per...
How Monica Potter dissed Iggy Azalea
Looks like we can add another name to the long list of celebrities beefing with Iggy Azalea.
RIP (and cheers!) to J.P. Parise, first hero of Islanders dynasty
LOS ANGELES — I had the great fortune to break into this business by covering the pre-dynastic Islanders of the mid-'70s, the team that would soon grow to become the...
Yes, the Belfie Stick is now a thing
The selfie stick is so 2014. A new year means new gadgets, including a Belfie Stick to capture the most flattering images of your favorite asset. Meanwhile, Cara Delevingne shocked...
Herbalife hires new crisis PR firm to fight Ackman
Herbalife, which is under renewed assault from hedge fund nemesis Bill Ackman, has amped up its public relations effort, The Post has learned. The diet-shake company hired crisis shop Sard...
Meet ‘Family Guy’s’ real-life Peter Griffin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaxG2cTNWkQ Peter Griffin has escaped Quahog for the bright city lights. The “Family Guy” staple’s real-life counterpart, aspiring actor and cosplayer Robert Franzese, made a splash at New York Comic...
EuroCup hoops brawl is Ron Artest on steroids
http://youtu.be/jlY9q7acvAw Malice at the Palace, meet the Melee in Montenegro. Sure, maybe not as catchy, but Wednesday's brawl from EuroCup basketball action certainly matched any violence seen in 2004's infamous Pacers-Pistons-fans...
Bridal shop closes after being stigmatized by Ebola
AKRON, Ohio — Operators of a northeast Ohio bridal shop linked to an Ebola survivor say the store is closing because it lost significant business and has been stigmatized. Dallas...
Knicks' worst shot of season led to amazing Carmelo reaction
Cole Aldrich has been somewhat of a bright spot in this mess of a Knicks season. But the center must have been feeling a little left out of the whole...
Appeals court: NY schoolkids must get vaccinated
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court has upheld a New York state requirement that all children be vaccinated before attending public school. The US Court of Appeals for the...
France on edge as manhunt for massacre suspects continues
France was on edge Thursday amid fast-moving developments a day after the massacre of 12 people in a terror attack. Among the developments so far: A French cop was shot...
Activist Starboard blasts Yahoo's Mayer over cable-TV deal rumors
Activist hedge fund Starboard Value is turning up the heat on Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer. Starboard CEO Jeffrey Smith fired off another letter to Mayer on Thursday, saying he...
The skinny on Mike Maccagnan -- the front-runner for Jets GM
The Jets appear to be closing in on their new general manager. Texans director of college scouting Mike Maccagnan has emerged as the favorite in the team’s search for a...
Here’s what happens when it's dangerously cold outside
Dangerously cold air has sent temperatures plummeting into the single digits around the US, with wind chills driving them even lower. Throw in the snow some areas are getting and...
Massacre suspect was wannabe rap star
http://youtu.be/iq1PAx1Peak Before becoming the planet’s most wanted man, a radical Islamist was a wannabe rap star. Video has emerged of accused terrorist Cherif Kouachi wearing a backward baseball cap and...
Mexican wrestling is the most fun you'll ever have wearing tights
Lucha libre, Mexican wrestling, has long been a fascination of mine. Those masks! That hair! The overacting! The flamboyant dancers! It’s like the WWE on steroids. In fact, American wrestling...
Steve Ballmer's wacked-out Fergie gyrations stun Clippers
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer was gyrating during Fergie's performance of "LA Love" with a flash mob between the first and second quarters of Wednesday night's victory over the local rival...
Live TV knife-throwing stunt goes predictably wrong
This is the watch-through-your-fingers moment when a knife-thrower gets it badly wrong during an audition on live TV. The hard to watch footage shows the duo performing on Lithuania’s Got...
Peter Thiel wants to be a weed dealer
The pros are getting into pot. Founders Fund, the $2 billion San Francisco venture capital firm run by Silicon Valley stars including Peter Thiel, co-founder and former CEO of PayPal,...
Thieves caught stealing cell phones on Christmas Day
They look like Santa's naughty elves. A bungling pair of thieves cut through metal bars and sneaked into an electronics store Christmas Day where they swiped a bunch of cell...
Comedian attacks show host on stage with bat: cops
A would-be comedian who had been barred from performing at a Seattle-area club climbed onto the venue's stage and attacked the show's host with a baseball bat, police said Wednesday....
Woman discovers 5 1/2-foot snake in toilet in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — Officials in San Diego are trying to sort out how a 5½-foot snake wound up in a toilet at an office building. Stephanie Lacsa told San Diego County...
Raheem Morris and 7 more options for Giants D-coordinator
The Buccaneers introduced 32-year-old Raheem Morris as their head coach on Jan. 18, 2009. That same day in St. Louis, the Rams held a press conference for their new head...
No birthday party for Kim Jong-un this year
Exactly one year ago, flamboyant NBA hall of fame star Dennis Rodman stepped up to a microphone in the center ring of a North Korean basketball court and sang "Happy...
The dating app helping gay Chinese men banish the blues — and AIDS
Hua Ruobin started using Blued two years ago to meet other gay men in China, setting up weekend dinners or dates in karaoke bars. The gay dating app has been...
Teen admits to killing WWII veteran after 'drug deal'
A Washington state teenager changed his plea to guilty on Wednesday in the murder of a World War Two veteran he beat up with an accomplice in 2013 during what...
Probe after possible photo of Malia Obama appears on rap group's Instagram
The White House reportedly is probing how a photo, potentially featuring President Obama’s daughter Malia, surfaced on the Instagram page of a rap group. The photo appears to be 16-year-old...
5-year-old dead after dad 'throws her off bridge'
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The father of a 5-year-old girl pulled his daughter from the back seat of his car and then threw her off the approach to the Sunshine...
J.R. Smith digs at Knicks: 'Eggshells' and triangle woes
CLEVELAND — Figuring out the triangle is no longer his problem and J.R. Smith couldn’t be happier. “It’s almost too much thinking,’’ Smith told The Post Wednesday night before the...
Romo, Rodgers banged up but raring to go for playoff battle
All eyes are on Aaron Rodgers this week, and specifically on his ailing left calf. Rodgers didn’t practice Wednesday, but Packers coach Mike McCarthy tried to put a damper on...
Winner of de facto Manning-Luck trade may ride on these playoffs
Did the Colts pull the trigger too soon on Peyton Manning? What happens Sunday at Denver’s Sports Authority Field will go a long way toward answering that question as Manning...
Rangers return to the scene of their Stanley Cup disappointment
ANAHEIM, Calif. — This was when Bobby Holik was a Ranger, three years after he and the Devils had blown their shot at repeating as Stanley Cup champions in 2001...
Measles outbreak linked to Disney theme parks in California
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Seven Californians and two people in Utah have confirmed cases of measles likely contracted on trips last month to Disney theme parks in California, officials said....
HBO documentary revisits Durst dismemberment case
The first episode of HBO’s six-part documentary series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” rehashes the estranged real-estate scion’s involvement in a 2001 murder in Galveston, Texas,...
Divers thwarted in search for black boxes of AirAsia plane
PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia — Strong currents and blinding silt thwarted divers' attempt Thursday to find AirAsia Flight QZ8501's black boxes, which are believed to still be in the recently discovered...
De Blasio set to enact ban on foam food containers
Mayor de Blasio on Thursday will announce a plan to ban plastic foam food containers at eateries across the city, a report said. The ban goes into effect on July...
Man shot while cornered in elevator
[theplatform account="4uMbOC" media="paCEvivIRnl4" player="Ud34RrXnH_qf"] A man was shot in the stomach while cornered in a Brooklyn elevator, police said. The 25-year-old victim was inside an elevator at 940 Gates Ave....
Disgraced pol Dan Halloran wants to be a scuba instructor
With his political and legal careers deep-sixed, disgraced ex-City Councilman and Pagan “Prince” Dan Halloran wants to go deep-sea. Halloran’s lawyer Jonathan Edelstein in legal papers Wednesday noted the Queens...
Folk musician singing the blues, suing the city after false arrest
A Bed-Stuy folk singer claims NYPD cops ruined his tour after they falsely arrested him for possession of a gravity knife, according to a Brooklyn federal lawsuit. Christopher Stelling, 33,...
TSA under fire for metal detector loophole that led to gun ring
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Agency came under intense fire Wednesday for allowing airport baggage handlers and mechanics to bypass metal detectors — a policy that led to a ring...
Officer dies in Paris shooting as tensions rise after attack
PARIS — An assailant opened fire on a police officer on the southern edge of Paris early Thursday, killing her and injuring a nearby street sweeper before fleeing, officials and...
Two bikers in highway pursuit and beating take no-jail plea deal
Two of the 11 bikers charged in the beating of a Columbia grad in front of his terrified wife and daughter took no-jail plea deals Wednesday in a Manhattan court....
How the Celtics shut down Jarrett Jack and Mason Plumlee
One of the benefits to having Jarrett Jack and Mason Plumlee in the Nets’ new-look starting lineup has been getting the two extended time on the floor in the pick-and-roll,...
End of school cell ban a boon for kids, bust for businesses
The mayor’s plan to lift the cellphone ban in city schools will doom the small industry that stores the devices for just a buck a day — but students are...
Why Fisher was impressed with Galloway's NBA debut
WASHINGTON — New Knicks combo guard Langston Galloway, at 6-foot-2, knows his future in the NBA is at point guard. And he will try to prove he can handle the...
Council push for improved police disability benefits gains traction
A City Council push for higher police disability benefits has gained significant support over the last month, Councilwoman Liz Crowley said Wednesday. The resolution had only 20 backers in November....
Undercover agent says Malcolm Smith knew of bribery scheme
A federal agent who went undercover as a wealthy businessman for the government’s case against former state Sen. Malcolm Smith testified Wednesday that the disgraced politician was well aware he...
It’s a dirty job trying to unravel the fed's employment report
The type of column you are about to read is called a “curtain-raiser” — one that typically explains clearly an event that is about to happen. At the end of...
France on edge as cops hunt brothers for newspaper massacre
PARIS — With tensions high across Paris, French authorities hunted Thursday for two heavily armed brothers who they feared would strike again after the methodical killing of 12 people at a...
Brash teen accused in Bryant Park shooting cried after arrest
The teen who allegedly shot two skaters at the Bryant Park ice rink last year over a $680 Marmot coat blubbered like a baby to cops after his arrest, a...
'I want to kill cops': Man who 'tried to run over' officers
A man yelling “I want to kill cops” tried to run down two Port Authority Police officers with his car near the entrance to the Holland Tunnel Wednesday night in...
Deron Williams' latest return from injury lasts four minutes
Deron Williams’ latest comeback from injury lasted just four minutes. Williams, who missed Monday’s game with a sore left side, was forced out of Wednesday’s game against the Celtics after...
Surging Rangers rumble past NHL-leading Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Rangers are a team that generally speaks softly while carrying big sticks, but they came into this one on Wednesday with a bit of a chip...
FBI boss reveals Sony hackers got 'sloppy'
In his most detailed explanation of the smoking-gun evidence linking North Korea to the Sony hack, FBI boss James Comey said Wednesday that the cyberterrorists inadvertently exposed their IP addresses...
Deutsche Bank nabs new director after regulatory concerns
Deutsche Bank is beefing up its regulatory back bench. The German bank hired Barry Massaro to be director of finance for its broker-dealer division, luring him away from British rival...
At CES, virtual reality headsets still a virtual disappointment
If you’re desperate to go on a mind-blowing virtual-reality trip in 2015, don’t pack your bags just yet. Gadget makers, having promised for years to bring a truly fantastic VR...
Restaurant chain Cosi cooks up 28% jump in stock price
RJ Dourney’s cozy relationship with Cosi is doing wonders for the restaurant company as its stock soared 27.8 percent Wednesday on news of a 6.6 percent jump last month in...
Album sales take a dive as streaming services clean up
Even Taylor Swift couldn’t save 2014. The talented songbird’s 3.7 million album sales last year — which made her “1989” the No. 1 album of the year — was not...
War of words continues between Bill Ackman and Herbalife
A war of words between Herbalife and Bill Ackman erupted Wednesday as the two sides argued about a Dec. 17 meeting Ackman canceled. The meeting was called off because Ackman...
Struggling Mondrian Soho hotel gets approval for $205M sale
The financially challenged Mondrian Soho hotel has a new owner. New York real estate mogul Alex Sapir, son of the late Soviet-Georgian immigrant cabbie-turned-billionaire Tamir Sapir, in partnership with Buddha...
Religious leader condemns cartoonists after Paris massacre
Bill Donohue knows who is responsible for the massacre at Charlie Hebdo — the cartoonists themselves. The outspoken Catholic League president put a post on his group’s website called “Muslims...
'Je Suis Charlie' message unites the globe after Paris attack
Messages of condolence, outrage and defiance over the Paris terrorist attack on a newspaper office spread quickly around the world Wednesday with thousands of people taking to the streets to...
Leaders vow to protect freedom of press following Paris massacre
Outrage over the French newspaper bloodbath Wednesday stretched from one corner of the globe to another, with world leader after world leader condemning the deadly terrorist shooting. Presidents and prime...
NYPD union leaders: Only Clinton can fix rift with de Blasio
It’s Bubba to the rescue! NYPD union leaders think the rift between the rank and file and Mayor Bill de Blasio is so bad, it can only be healed by...
Slain Charlie Hebdo editor: 'I prefer to die standing'
Charlie Hebdo’s wisecracking cartoonists knew the dangers of taking on radical Islam, but they refused to let death threats stop them from speaking out for what they believed in. The...
Legionnaires outbreak hits The Bronx
City health officials are investigating a spike in Legionnaires’ disease in The Bronx, The Post has learned. “Providers should consider Legionnaires’ disease when evaluating patients . . . with signs...