February 26, 2015
Why Patricia Arquette's call to arms is bogus
Patricia Arquette, shut up! The rich movie star is so delusional and self-absorbed, she claims that American women are victims of rampant gender discrimination — a problem that she finds...
Phil Jackson sees 'great prospect' on Ohio State scout trip
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Knicks president Phil Jackson won’t hit the road to watch his NBA team play, but was shown on TV Thursday night in Columbus, Ohio, viewing the...
Sergeants head and de Blasio make nice after new wage pact
He has called Mayor de Blasio a “total nincompoop,’’ but that didn’t stop the leader of a police union from reaching a new contract with the city that gives his members...
Brooklyn 'ISIS wannabe' was a loner at gyro job: boss
An accused ISIS wannabe busted in an alleged plot to kill President Obama and blow up Coney Island was a lettuce-chopping “loner” at a Brooklyn gyro shop — who became...
Herbalife feeling the heat, but beats Wall Street projections
Herbalife reported Thursday its adjusted net income fell 11.8 percent in the fourth quarter to $121 million, or $1.41 a share — but beat Wall Street estimates. Sales in the...
Billionaire hedgie's outcry halts Argentina bond sale
Argentina suspended plans for a US dollar bond sale on Thursday following an outcry from billionaire hedgie Paul Singer. Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase were soliciting interest from international buyers...
After $160M loss, Sears CEO compares criticism to fateful Super Bowl play
Eddie Lampert just threw another interception — and wrote a weird blog post about it afterwards. Sears Holdings reported a $159 million quarterly loss on Thursday as store closings and...
SeaWorld's stock dives deeper into losses
SeaWorld Entertainment may be reaching the point where it needs to change its act. The home of performing orca whales on Thursday reported greater-than-expected losses — sparking an investor stampede...
Carl Heastie petitions court to change love child's last name
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has quietly filed court papers asking a judge to add his name to that of his love child. Heastie called himself the “biological father and a...
Weight Watchers' tailspin continues as dieters go digital
Weight Watchers reported on Thursday its fourth-quarter revenue fell 10 percent — the 10th straight period of falling sales. The decline, plus the move to slice its earnings guidance in...
St. John's: Pointer should be the Big East Player of the Year
Sir’Dominic Pointer has an endless list of nicknames befitting his versatility. There is Costco, Batman, WD-40. The latest one St. John’s coach Steve Lavin gave him was “the unicorn of...
City to rebid contracts amid questions about vendors
The city is putting the brakes on two contracts worth millions after questions about them were raised in The Post. A $10.3 million contract with Tri-State Employment Services will be...
How Donald Trump's support jump-started PGAer on fringe
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Sometimes, an unexpected case of kismet delivers a twist or turn in your life and changes everything. In the case of Jim Herman, he has...
Big Machine/Snapchat merger falls apart over asking price
Taylor Swift and Evan Spiegel are not getting back together — not even professionally. The Post reported exclusively that Snapchat CEO Spiegel was talking to Swift’s record label, Big Machine,...
Good Lord! 'Downton Abbey's season-ending surprises
The fifth season of “Downton Abbey” has been one of transition. The past eight episodes have seen Lady Edith (Laura Carmichael) bring her secret daughter into the family, Tom (Allen...
Rock the groovy ’70s trend with flowy boho or structured style
HUSTLE & FLOW For the spring 2015 runway, Etro goes with the flow with a billowy bohemian frock. Dress, $4,582, Shoes, $1,003, and bag, $3,543, all at Etro; 720 Madison...
Iona, Manhattan soaring into MAAC Tournament tuneup
The MAAC’s regular season won’t be over until after the weekend, but Iona already has secured its third regular-season conference championship in the past four seasons, as well as the...
Why rock stars like St. Vincent and Arcade Fire are brewing up coffee
Earlier this month, Arcade Fire’s Win Butler popped into the new La Colombe cafe in Hudson Square and began brewing coffee and serving it to customers. It was a seemingly...
Making Christie pay
New Jersey has finally hit the wall. For years, voices — including this newspaper — have warned cities and states that if they didn’t get a grip on public pensions...
It's the ideology, stupid
Jihadi John isn’t job-seeking John. We’re talking about the sinister masked man who appears in ISIS videos of hostage beheadings — and who beheaded some of the victims himself. This...
Bill: Blame me
Get this: Mayor de Blasio is suggesting New Yorkers not re-elect him. OK, he didn’t come right out and say it. But he did say voters ought to give him...
A-Rod, Josh Hamilton and the hypocrisies of drug forgiveness
TAMPA — We know well the scarlet letters Alex Rodriguez must affix to his pinstriped jersey from now until the end of his playing days and beyond: “C” for “cheater,”...
How TV shamefully idealizes 'selfish,' 'dangerous' basketball
https://twitter.com/JacquesDoucet/status/569366648316014592 "Would I have yanked one of my kids for doing that? In a heartbeat.” Jack Alesi, 62, reckons he has been coaching basketball “since I was 18,” the last...
Rangers move into first place with ugly win over Coyotes
So was Winston Churchill talking about Russia in 1939, or about the New York Rangers in 2015, when he said, “It’s a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”?...
Why Ronda Rousey is more important than ever for UFC
In a little more than two years, Ronda Rousey has gone from a UFC outcast to perhaps the company’s most crucial asset. The blonde bantamweight has starred in movies, posed...
‘Octoroon’ daringly revisits slavery via stage razzle-dazzle
"The whole point of this thing was to make you feel something,” a character tells us in “An Octoroon.” No argument there: This brilliant, daring, demented show takes you on...
Yankees brass: Don't judge A-Rod until late March
TAMPA — On his way back into the Yankees universe, Alex Rodriguez said all the right things to make sure his return wasn’t sabotaged by a wrong sentence. Yet the...
Empowering jihad: The deadly myth of a 'root cause'
Reports that “Jihadi John,” the British-accented narrator of ISIS snuff videos, is Mohammed Emwazi — an educated young man from a middle-class background — ought to put the final stake...
Scarlet letters for the Bibi boycotters
Under the guise of keeping politics out of the Iran Bomb debate, a cynical ploy by some members of Congress, including Jewish Democrats, has emerged: a move to boycott the...
Travolta the Creep vs. Gentleman Jared
This year’s Academy Awards highlighted a couple of social faux pas worth recording — particularly as they relate to personal space. The evening started off on an awkward foot when...
Snow(den) blind: Libertarians' telling 'hero'
From time to time in American life, the federal government’s overreach creates the circumstances for a populist libertarian critique that ends up taking the form of a campaign for the...
'Tres Amigos' lead new-look Red Sox's scary offensive dynamo
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Welcome to the Red Sox’s new version of the Laser Show. Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz, Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval will bat two through five. That’s...
Reggie Jackson could choose Fisher reunion over Pistons' guard glut
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — If Reggie Jackson succeeds with the Pistons, he may have found his long-term home at last Thursday’s trade deadline. But if Jackson is not thrilled with...
Why I'll never eat at Tavern on the Green again
Readers, a promise: This is my last Tavern on the Green piece. We all have TOG fatigue after repeated previews, reviews and commentaries by every food writer in town. And...
Terror suspect testifies about shady 'marriage' emails
He says he was trolling for girls, not terror. Accused al Qaeda operative Abid Naseer testified Thursday that his shady email exchanges with a man prosecutors say was a terror...
Hal Steinbrenner's brief, surprising pep talk: Be nice to fans
TAMPA — Knowing Hal Steinbrenner’s personality, you wouldn’t have expected the Yankees’ managing general partner to deliver an emotional pep talk to the players prior to the initial full-squad workout...
Picasso stolen from Paris museum recovered in US
Authorities seized a priceless Picasso painting stolen from a French museum when someone tried to smuggle it into the US, shipping it in a package that labeled it as a...
Calderon may have played last game with Knicks
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Jose Calderon escaped last Thursday’s trade deadline, but may not escape the summer as a Knick. Calderon is now wearing a walking boot on his left...
Cute pooch shows its love for massages
It doesn't matter what massage alternative you try on this black Labrador, it loves them all.
Man wrongfully convicted of rape to get $18.5M payout
A man who spent 22 years in prison after he was wrongly convicted of rape is entitled to an $18.5 million payout from the city, a federal appeals court ruled...
'Pervy' teacher claims cats opened bottles of lube
First it was crossword puzzles — now it’s his cats. The Riverdale prep school teacher on trial for allegedly having sex with his 16-year-old student came up with yet another...
Aunt confesses in beating death of 3-year-old nephew
The aunt of a 3-year-old boy who was found beaten to death and covered in bruises from a belt in his Brooklyn home has confessed to his killing, police sources...
10 dogs rescued in raid on 'filthy' Manhattan puppy mill
Cops saved 10 Yorkshire Terrier puppies in a raid on a “filthy” SoHo puppy mill operating out of a second-story apartment -- and two people were arrested, the NYPD said...
Note to A-Rod-hating Yankees: He's saving you from irrelevance
TAMPA — By far the smallest crowd since the Yankees moved their spring camp to the west coast of Florida two decades ago greeted their first full workout, and the...
New book offers peek behind the scenes of ‘The Sound of Music’
This year’s Oscars ceremony was, by all accounts, a letdown. But I confess to enjoying Lady Gaga’s medley from “The Sound of Music,” and Julie Andrews gave the evening something...
Rory McIlroy's lame open in bid for world domination in 2015
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — No one is immune. Some survive. Some are flat-out fortunate. But no one is immune from unpredictable, gusting winds on the golf course — conditions...
Devils trade Jaromir Jagr into playoff race with Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Devils traded Jaromir Jagr to the Panthers on Thursday for a second-round pick in June and either Florida or Minnesota's third-round pick in 2016. Jagr had...
Lucas Duda rib setback is most predictable Mets update ever
PORT ST. LUCIE — Lucas Duda’s “few days” of avoiding swinging to begin spring training has expanded to a full week. Mets manager Terry Collins said Thursday it will be...
‘Bright Half Life’ shakes up a good love story
On one of their early dates, Erica and Vicky ride a Ferris wheel, which may be a terrible idea since Erica is afraid of heights. No matter: Next thing we...
Terry Collins' best Mets team comes with a short leash
PORT ST. LUCIE — “In my opinion, this is the manager’s biggest day of the year,” Terry Collins said Thursday, which was neither Opening Day nor World Series Game 7....
Mets grateful for Terry Collins’ realist, 'smoke’-free speech
PORT ST. LUCIE — The “rah, rah” and “go team” will have to wait for another day. When manager Terry Collins convened the Mets for a meeting Thursday before their...
Confident Chris Christie undeterred by dismal polls
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – He’s down in the polls and taking rough hits in the media, but New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie remains convinced that his own brand of in-your-face...
Couple married 67 years dies hours apart holding hands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdYxS2Kyx5Q Floyd and Violet Hartwig's marriage spanned 67 years, but their love for one another appears timeless. Sensing that the couple was close to death, their children pushed their two...
Packers goat can't keep track of all the death threats
Brandon Bostick – the former Packers player who botched an ill-advised onside kick recovery in the NFC Championship game – says he’s received death threats. But he’s also gotten support from...
Llamas lead authorities on hilarious chase
World News Videos | US News Videos SUN CITY, Ariz. — Authorities have lassoed two quick-footed llamas who had dashed in and out of traffic in a Phoenix-area retirement community...
The day in photos
A polar bear gets curious, snow coats the Capitol and more.
Al Leiter on the two sides of A-Rod: 'Hard for me to figure out'
YES Network analyst Al Leiter talks the two sides of Alex Rodriguez, what CC Sabathia has left and the dominant Yankees bullpen with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: How do...
Bin Laden aide found guilty in '98 US embassy bombings
A one-time al Qaeda chieftain and aide of Osama bin Laden was found guilty Thursday of conspiring to kill Americans in the 1998 bombings of two US embassies in Africa....
Community mourns teen girls killed by ex-cop dad at wake
Unspeakable grief and shock were etched on the faces of mourners paying their final respects Thursday to a pair of teenage sisters killed in their Westchester home by their police...
NYCFC's Mix Diskerud a reverse US import with 70 Yankees hats
For most of the US National Team players streaming into MLS over the past two years, it’s just a return stateside. But for New York City FC star Mix Diskerud,...
Lionfish stalked and devoured by grouper in shocking video
Lionfish, a non-native species to the region, have played havoc with the marine ecosystem in the decades since they were introduced.
Aaron Hernandez danced, toked, ran up bar tab on night of slay
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Ex-New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez ran up a $243 bar tab and smoked marijuana in the hours before the boyfriend of his fiancee's sister was...
When drugs and booze smash a sports career to bits
Angels outfielder and recovering alcohol and drug addict Josh Hamilton’s admitted relapse that involved “at least” cocaine has again forced discussions about addiction, illness and self-destruction in the sports world....
Poachers slaughter, behead nearly 100 starving deer in Spain
Spanish poachers slaughtered and beheaded about 100 deer -- leaving their butchered remains strewn across a forest.
Apple's 'Spring Forward' invite hints at smartwatch
Apple sent out invitations for a media event in San Francisco on March 9, about one month before the much-anticipated launch of the new Apple Watch. The world’s largest technology...
The celebs who have lived at Taylor Swift's NYC building
The star-studded 155 Franklin St., a 10-unit condominium building in Tribeca, has seen good activity in the past year involving some glitzy names in the entertainment industry. Here’s a look...
Super-bitter Simeon Rice mocks Michael Strahan for sack record
Simeon Rice agrees with Warren Sapp: He’s way better than Michael Strahan. The former Bucs defensive end fired some shots at Strahan in a video interview with SB Nation over the...
TV host wakes up castrated after making out with blond stranger
This was one ballsy heist! A Russian TV personality passed out after making out with a blond stranger in a sauna and woke up to find his testicles missing. Dmitry...
Mort Zuckerman hires banker to explore Daily News sale
Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman appears ready to toss in the towel on his money-losing tabloid. In a memo to a stunned staff on Thursday, Zuckerman announced he had hired...
‘The Goldbergs’ does ‘Ferris Bueller’ — complete with Charlie Sheen
http://youtu.be/u4Z1VmzoYas ABC’s “The Goldbergs” likes to have fun with its ’80s-era setting through its costumes, music and even plot devices — like Wednesday night’s “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” tribute episode....
This scallop recipe will blow your mind
A lot of people are scared of cooking scallops, but as this signature recipe from chef and restaurateur Ryan DePersio shows, they can be a super-easy, impressive addition to your...
This simple scallop recipe will blow your mind
Scallops are the ocean's little secret. They're easy to prepare, impressive to serve and are often bursting with flavor. Here's a simple dish courtesy of chef Ryan DePersio you can make...
Man struck and killed by NYC subway train
A man was struck and killed by an L train in the East Village, authorities said. A cop source said he jumped in front of the train at the East...
United Airlines warns pilots after errors lead to 'near misses'
United Airlines officials have recently sent a safety bulletin to its pilots because of four cockpit errors which could have imperiled passengers, according to a report. “Over the past few...
Source: Vikings want to retain Peterson after judge slaps NFL
Adrian Peterson’s NFL future remained murky Thursday, even after the Vikings’ star running back had his suspension overturned by a federal judge. It initially appeared Peterson would be reinstated immediately...
FCC votes to set new, tougher net neutrality rules
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted 3-2 along party lines, with Democrats in support, to set new so-called net neutrality rules that would regulate Internet service providers more like...
Rob Ford auctioning tie from infamous crack confession
Rob Ford is auctioning off his prized possessions. The embattled former Toronto mayor put a few items from his personal collection — including the tie he wore when he infamously...
Cop who spoke out against arrest quotas can sue NYPD: court
A federal appeals court on Thursday reinstated a lawsuit by an NYPD officer, who claims he was punished for speaking out against arrest and ticket quotas. Police Officer Craig Matthews...
Amazon hires former Obama spokesman Jay Carney
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos put another notch in his Beltway influence by hiring Jay Carney. The online retail giant said Thursday it has hired Carney, the former press secretary for...
Barnes & Noble abandons plan to spin off Nook business
Barnes & Noble is keeping its Nook Media digital business after all. The bookseller had planned to combine Nook and its college bookstores into a single company separate from its...
Schlocky horror flick 'The Lazarus Effect’ is dead-off
Ladies, don’t you hate it when your fiancé brings you back from the dead? Professor Olivia Wilde does not take it at all well when Mark Duplass uses their experimental...
'Big bully' Ronda Rousey in heated feud with UFC ring girl
The UFC fight drawing the most attention isn’t even in the ring. Women's bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey and Octagon ring card girl Arianny Celeste have kept up their war of...
This is what it's like to be a new, single mom at 51
It’s another girl! Tracey Kahn, the single Manhattan career mom who got pregnant at the advanced age of 51, has safely delivered a bouncing baby daughter named Eloise Becket Kahn....
Quick-thinking man survives being run over by subway train
He showed good street smarts for a guy from rural Indiana. Chris Marshall faced every commuter’s nightmare when he fell on the subway tracks as a train was barreling into...
8 moisturizers that will make winter a little less miserable
It happens to the best of us. What was once baby soft skin has been made rough, red and dry from the less-than-fabulous winter wind. Luckily, there are precautions you...
Nets' Markel Brown marks trip home with sick 360 dunk
Here are three thoughts after about the Nets’ 102-96 loss to the Pelicans in New Orleans Wednesday night: 1. Markel Brown may not have been quite as good in his...
Lauren Conrad drops ‘Cinderella’ clothing line for Kohl’s
Bring some magic into your wardrobe this spring with Lauren Conrad’s latest collection for Kohl’s, a “Cinderella”-themed line for which she collaborated with Disney. Meanwhile, Gigi Hadid opens up about...
Cuomo links lawmakers to failing public schools
Gov. Andrew Cuomo dropped a political bomb on state lawmakers Thursday — linking their names to chronically failing public schools in their districts in a provocative move to win support for...
Gronk's amazing offseason won't include a girlfriend
He's just here to party — solo, that is. Don't expect Rob Gronkowski to settle down anytime soon. Despite rumors that the Patriots star tight end and model Marisa Hunter are an...
Tanaka pleases Yankees by cranking up velocity in bullpen
TAMPA -- February hasn’t given way to March, and Masahiro Tanaka has only thrown three bullpen sessions. Yet, the most valuable arm in Yankees camp has experienced no issues with his right...
Criminal 'cover-up' case against Argentine president dismissed
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine federal judge on Thursday dismissed a prosecutor's allegations that President Cristina Fernandez tried to cover up the alleged involvement of Iranian officials in the...
French bulldogs are NYC's most popular dog
Mon dieu, the French bulldog is now New York’s top dog! The American Kennel Club said Thursday that the Frenchie is Gotham’s most popular purebred, overtaking last year’s No. 1...
ISIS ransacks museum, destroys 2,000-year-old artifacts
New video has been released showing ISIS thugs smashing ancient artifacts in Iraq with sledgehammers — some dating back more than 2,000 years — as they attempt to destroy the...
Eric Lindros suing NHL ref who said he cursed, snubbed charity
TORONTO -- Former NHL star forward Eric Lindros has filed a lawsuit in Ontario Superior Court against former referee Paul Stewart, the Huffington Post, AOL Inc., and AOL Canada Inc.,...
Knicks rookie flop finally steps up after Fisher criticism
BOSTON — Knicks rookie Cleanthony Early has been in a shooting slump his entire rookie season, so Derek Fisher was looking for him to make an impact in other facets of...
Behind the veil: What life is really like for women in the Middle East
You’ve seen women in burqas, niqabs, and abayas on the news — but how many do you actually know? And what is it like to wear one all the time?...
Couple wounded in Boston Marathon bombing separates
A couple who tied the knot after surviving the horrors of the Boston Marathon bombing together have separated after 10 months of marriage, according to People. Just weeks before the...
Try to avoid goosebumps at Garnett's homecoming cheers
Kevin Garnett made his triumphant return to the Timberwolves on Wednesday night, starting at power forward in a 97-77 win over the Wizards in Minneapolis. It had been more than...
Outrage over magazine's emaciated 'corpse' model
A Danish fashion magazine has made a public apology after running an image of an underweight model in its latest issue. The photo in Cover magazine started trending on social...
Daniel Murphy realizes Mets OK if he hits free agency
PORT ST. LUCIE — Daniel Murphy isn’t holding his breath the Mets will come to him with a long-term contract offer before he can hit free agency next offseason. But...
Fireman gloats online after killing neighbor's dogs
A Texas man allegedly shot and killed his neighbor’s dogs after they strayed onto his property — then boasted about the sick act on social media, according to local reports....
Leaked spy documents reveal plot to kill African Union head
JOHANNESBURG — The African Union has assured the public its chairwoman is safe after leaked intelligence documents revealed a plot to assassinate her. The African Union said in a statement...
Labradors are America's top dog -- for now
NEW YORK — America's fondness for Labrador retrievers is still setting records, but bulldogs are breaking new ground. Labs reigned as the nation's top dog last year for the 24th year...
17 injured after 70-vehicle pileup on snowy Interstate
ETNA, Maine — More than 70 vehicles got tangled up in a series of chain-reaction pileups Wednesday along a snowy stretch of Interstate 95 in Maine, injuring at least 17 people,...
Here's the Dez Bryant Walmart parking lot police report
Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant's past behavior, his connection to any appearance of impropriety, will continue to be scrutinized as long as his own outrage stokes the nagging rumor of video...
Florida State frosh drops 30 points in under 5 minutes, still loses
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — With his team desperate for baskets, Xavier Rathan-Mayes couldn't miss. He scored 30 points in the final 4:38, and even that wasn't enough to beat the...
South Korea OKs adultery, condom stock soars
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court on Thursday abolished a 62-year-old law that criminalized extramarital affairs, and the stock price of a prominent condom maker immediately shot up...
Budweiser losing the battle with craft beers
This Bud’s for you — no, really. Anheuser-Busch InBev is having a tough time getting millennials to crack open a can of Budweiser. The world’s biggest brewer said Thursday that...
‘Guru in bling’ probed after convincing up to 400 to castrate
He is adored by millions of followers worldwide, is the star of a major film and has convinced hundreds of men to castrate themselves. The so-called “guru in bling” has also...
Man jumps from ritzy apartment building
A man miraculously survived an 11-story plunge from TriBeCa's luxury Sky Lofts building early Thursday, police sources said. The 33 year-old jumped from 145 Hudson Street around 3:30 a.m. Thursday,...
School aide stole lunch money from preschoolers: cops
MILLVILLE, N.J. — A school bus aide has been charged with stealing lunch money and bagged lunches from preschoolers in New Jersey. Police in Millville say 33-year-old Rosa Rios was caught...
JonBenet crime scene was mishandled: Ex-police chief in Reddit AMA
BOULDER, Colo. — In his most extensive comments on the JonBenet Ramsey case, the former Colorado police chief who led the investigation into the high-profile 1996 slaying of the 6-year-old beauty...
Don't keep New York City kids waiting in failed schools
In Albany on Wednesday, Mayor de Blasio said he should be held fully accountable for struggling schools, and that “by virtue of elections, the people get to act on their...
Obama keeps blinking in the fight on the Islamic State
For weeks, there was much talk in Baghdad about an impending campaign to liberate Mosul after months of ordeal under jihadi occupation. Iraqi hopes of success in regaining control of...
Why does the Federal Reserve fear a real audit?
What is Janet Yellen afraid of? That question will be percolating in Congress next week when the Senate Banking Committee starts considering proposals for reforming the Federal Reserve that she...
After Silver --- ending ambulance-chasers' rule of New York
Sheldon Silver’s indictment is one mark of the desperate need for reform of New York’s civil-justice system. The former Assembly Speaker pleaded not guilty to charges involving six-figure payments from...
Dismissed Louisville basketball star charged with rape, sodomy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Former Louisville guard Chris Jones pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of rape and sodomy, days after being dismissed from the team. Jones, 23, appeared in Jefferson...
Behold, the world's wackiest pizzas
If you want to stand out with pizza, pepperoni — America's favorite topping — just isn't going to cut it. Wolfgang Puck started the California pizza revolution with his smoked-salmon...
ISIS militant 'Jihadi John' unmasked as middle-class Brit
[theplatform account="4uMbOC" media="media/guid/2389494712/FCB245AC-3892-7645-3ECB-C6A9FB5E53FB" player="gm_EJGhnGLiu"] Video courtesy of Fox News “Jihadi John” — the masked murderer who became the face of terror by hacking off the heads of hostages and threatening...
New study finds connection between oversleeping and strokes
Researchers have found a possible connection between strokes and oversleeping. People who sleep more than eight hours a night are 46 percent more likely to suffer a stroke later in...
Why Kris Jenner is well worth the $100 million payday
You can hate the Kardashians all you want, but you can’t deny the empire that matriarch Kris Jenner has built. Kris, 59, is the ultimate momager. She knows how to...
ISIS abducted up to 220 Christians in Syria
The number of Christians abducted by the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria has risen to 220, as militants have rounded up more hostages from a chain of villages along...
Trayvon Martin's mother says killer got away with murder
http://youtu.be/kT4FzSsN7qU The mother of Trayvon Martin says she's disappointed that federal prosecutors decided not to charge a neighborhood watch volunteer with a hate crime for killing her son three years...
How the Red Sox are starting to look like Evil Empire 2.0
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Yankees have much to worry about these days. One of their biggest concerns has to be the championship commitment from Red Sox ownership. Not only...
The Carmelo Anthony trait Derek Fisher wants on his bench
BOSTON — Derek Fisher is hoping Carmelo Anthony rejoins the club soon to serve as an off-the-court leader. Anthony has stayed away from the Knicks since his knee surgery Thursday....
Sean Gilmartin a 'use him or lose him’ entry in Mets bullpen battle
PORT ST. LUCIE — Sean Gilmartin has one distinct advantage over the others battling for a potential second left-handed reliever’s role in the Mets bullpen this spring. As a Rule...
A-Rod playing first? Girardi says 'he is willing to do anything'
TAMPA — Judging from Alex Rodriguez’s eyes when the possibility of attempting to play first base surfaced, Joe Girardi is convinced the disgraced slugger is on board with an idea...
Mets, Collins glad to have this late-game secret weapon
PORT ST. LUCIE — The key to being a good pinch hitter, Matt Stairs said Wednesday, is to embrace the role. “I did not want to play every day,” Stairs,...
Former Jets GM Idzik to join Jaguars: report
John Idzik is on his way back to the NFL. The former Jets general manager will be hired as a consultant by the Jaguars, according to an ESPN report. Idzik...
How Kane's injury makes trade deadline tougher for Rangers
The NHL has become a rapidly changing entity, and it only will get more hectic between now and Monday’s 2 p.m. trade deadline. The Rangers can just hope they don’t...
Owner of building above Underground Railroad loses addition bid
The owner of a historic, Chelsea building that is the sole vestige of the Underground Railroad in New York has lost his bid to keep a fifth-floor addition he built...
‘Haunted’ Staten Island mansion can be yours for $2 million
These won’t be cheap thrills. A 10-bedroom Staten Island mansion, which local legend says is haunted by the spirits of the former owner and his daughters, has hit the market...
Why Nets' Williams and Jack struggle together
NEW ORLEANS — When the season began, the Nets had high hopes for the backcourt combination of Deron Williams and Jarrett Jack. After Jack successfully paired with Stephen Curry on...
De Blasio goes to war against Cuomo over schools control
ALBANY — Whose schools? My schools! Mayor Bill de Blasio flunked two of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top education proposals that would weaken his say over school policy — including one...
Lawmaker sets out to ban typewriters in the NYPD
The clackety clack of cops banging out reports behind station-house desks could be gone for good if a lawmaker can get enough votes to ban typewriters in the NYPD. Councilman...
Here's what Janet Yellen should have told Congress
Janet Yellen spoke to Congress again this week. She spoke and spoke. And some people even think they know what she said. Or at least, what she meant to say....
Obama: We’ll protect undocumented aliens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrwrsAC3OJk President Obama was grilled Wednesday by anxious immigrants concerned about the fate of their undocumented relatives after a court ruling and a clash with Congress have left them in...
Erasing e-mails proves Cuomo's vow of transparency is a sham
Gov. Cuomo is conducting an early spring cleaning of Albany’s e-mails — all of them, right down to cyber bedrock. But is this a big deal? If you can’t trust...
More and more city teachers calling in sick
More city teachers are becoming “absent”-minded. Of the city’s 74,000 public school teachers, 11,856 of them — or 16 percent — skipped 11 or more days of school in 2013-14,...
Nonprofit ordered to pay back $800,000 in Medicaid funds
A Bronx nonprofit that runs nearly a dozen senior centers must pay back $800,000 in Medicaid funds, the Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday. Louis Vazquez, the executive director of home...
Nanny suit claims diplomats subjected her to 'forced labor'
Two West African diplomats lured a 19-year-old orphan to New York by promising her a job and an education, but instead subjected her to “forced labor” and sexual harassment for...
Justices appear to favor Muslim denied job over headscarf
WASHINGTON — Have you heard the one about the Sikh, the Hasidic Jew, the Muslim and the nun who walked into a job interview? Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito channeled...
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Brooklyn A man was stabbed in the neck Wednesday during a fight while shooting pool in a Kensington bar, cops said. The 35-year-old victim, whose name was not released, was...
Coney Island speed camera snares 55,000 tickets
Not so fast, Brooklyn drivers! A speed camera in Coney Island snared more cars than any other camera in the city last year, a new report reveals. The wallet-busting camera...