February 27, 2015
Driver emerges from horrific crash with only minor injuries
A motorist amazingly emerged from this gruesome Brooklyn car accident Friday night with only minor injuries, authorities said. The silver Toyota four-door was cruising along Shore Road near Third Avenue...
How prime-time TV will help boxing's new stars
Unbeaten welterweight Keith Thurman needed YouTube to learn about what some describe as boxing’s Golden Era. That’s when fighters from Muhammad Ali to Sugar Ray Leonard were consistently featured on...
Bill Weir circles the globe for CNN's 'Wonder List'
Bill Weir’s varied TV news career has taken him on several paths: from local sports anchor, to a finalist to succeed Craig Kilborn on “The Daily Show” to nine years...
Knicks finally find way to win a game without Carmelo
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The Knicks may yearn for burly 6-foot-11 big man Greg Monroe this summer, but for one night at The Palace, the starting frontcourt of Andrea Bargnani...
Hallmark whiffs on bland 'Witch' project
This new Hallmark Channel show is pretty weak stuff, much like the herbal tea brewed up by its titular heroine. Don’t be fooled by the title of “Good Witch” —...
Meet the NYC man nursing black-market orchids back to life
When New Yorkers flock to The Bronx this weekend for the New York Botanical Garden’s annual Orchid Show, they’ll be wowed by the ornate floral chandeliers hanging from the greenhouse...
Crazy New Yorkers are ice-climbing frozen waterfalls
Sometimes, enough is enough — even for hardy New Yorkers who exercise outdoors throughout the winter, braving single-digit temps while jogging in Central Park or toughing it out on a...
Paranoid cherry mogul sued city to attain a conceal-carry permit
Cherry magnate Arthur Mondella was so paranoid about being kidnapped that he sued the city and then-top cop Bill Bratton in 1995 to demand a conceal-carry permit, court papers show....
Nets flirt with big win before blowing lead to Rockets
HOUSTON — The line separating good and bad teams in the NBA isn’t as wide as it often seems. Most of the time, the line distinguishes itself in a game’s...
UFT-founded charter school closing for poor performance
A long-struggling K-8 charter school founded by the teachers union to prove that its work contract doesn’t impede student success will close in June, after failing to meet academic benchmarks....
Even the 'Frozen' soundtrack can't save the music business
It doesn’t get any better than this in the music business — and it’s still bad. Universal Music Group’s revenue slid 5.6 percent last year despite distributing the top-selling album...
Cuomo's budget poison pill puts tuition assistance at risk
Gov. Cuomo’s budget plan would deny nearly $1 billion in state aid to 372,000 legal New York college students if the Legislature refuses to provide tuition assistance to illegal immigrants...
Lenders gain $415M in fight with Elle Macpherson's husband
Six years and six courts later, the legal saga of the lenders to the spectacular-on-paper but bankrupt-in-reality Fontainebleu Las Vegas has ended, technically, in a split decision. But those lenders,...
Google backtracks on new porn policy
Google’s smut crackdown didn’t last long. After warning earlier this week that its blogging network would ban “sexually explicit” and “graphic nude” images, Google backtracked on its new porn policy...
How Mets' A-Rod hogs spotlight to save teammates
PORT ST. LUCIE — Matt Harvey threw 43 pitches total to David Wright, Michael Cuddyer, Curtis Granderson and Daniel Murphy, none of whom swung — this was a “tracking” assignment...
Rangers shopping ultra-talented but frustrating defenseman
John Moore said he’s not paying attention, because that’s what they all say. But the Rangers defenseman is keenly aware his name is being batted around in trade rumors as...
Daily News buyer would need deep pockets — and a huge ego
Wanted: A “trophy buyer” with deep pockets, a big ego and little hope of ever seeing a profit. A day after the Daily News went up for auction, a slew...
Fading Devils rally but fall to Bruins in overtime
The Devils’ faint playoff hopes have taken another hit. Ryan Spooner scored his first NHL goal with 2:14 left in overtime and the Bruins defeated the Devils 3-2 Friday night...
New York Times closing its Home section
The New York Times is closing its Home section, the latest in a string of cost-cutting moves at the paper. “It’s a really sad day,” said section editor Noel Millea,...
Obama signs bill to fund Homeland Security
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed a one-week funding bill for the Homeland Security Department, keeping the agency open after a showdown that went right up to the brink. Obama...
Republicans push bill that could disclose Sandra Lee's income
Open her cookbooks. If Gov. Cuomo wants lawmakers to disclose their private clients, then Republicans want his girlfriend, celebrity chef Sandra Lee, to reveal how much dough she’s raking in....
How Patrick Reed's backing up his cocksure predictions
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Next week figured to be Patrick Reed’s big week. Reed will defend not only his WGC-Cadillac Championship title at Trump Doral, but also his claim...
Aunt held without bail after fatally beating nephew with belt
A 21-year-old Brooklyn woman admitted she beat her 3-year-old nephew to death and in fact had been whipping him with a belt for a week, a criminal complaint charges. Christen...
What 'pissed off' Rory McIlroy must learn from Tiger Woods
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Rory McIlroy spoke in even, calm tones that belied what he was truly feeling after missing the cut at the Honda Classic on Friday. Until...
Islanders douse Flames as Halak sets team’s win record
Sure, the “win” stat doesn’t mean quite what it used to, thanks to shootouts, but Jaroslav Halak still made Islanders history on Friday. The goalie guided the Islanders to a...
Casino board opens bidding for license in Southern Tier
The state’s casino location board has moved forward with new bidding for a license in the Southern Tier. “This offers a unique opportunity for a bid for just this territory,”...
ObamaCare takes bite out of tax refunds
More than half of those who signed up for ObamaCare in 2014 underestimated their income — and now have to pay back an average of $530 in subsidies when they...
Uber says it got hacked — over nine months ago
Uber got hacked — and took a full five months to tell anyone about it. The ride-hailing app said Friday that a security breach last spring may have disclosed the...
Iona survives battle of NY with big win over Manhattan
If Manhattan can’t stop Iona, who can? Despite already having clinched their third MAAC regular season championship in the past four years, the Gaels were provided more than enough motivation...
Jeb Bush holds his ground on immigration reform
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Jeb Bush called himself a “reform-minded conservative” on Friday — and stood his ground on immigration reform before a skeptical crowd of conservative activists. “The simple...
Man swallowed ring bought with stolen credit card: cops
VICTOR, NY — A man suspected of using stolen credit cards to buy jewelry tried to hide some of the evidence by swallowing a diamond ring, authorities said. Rahkeim Scarlett,...
A-Rod's studious history that hints at 1st base success
TAMPA — They would disappear out of a side door, walk a long hallway, head toward a back field. Most of the team was not even in the clubhouse yet...
Climate-change witch hunts
Let the climate inquisition begin. The ranking Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, Raul Grijalva of Arizona, has written to seven universities about seven researchers who harbor impure thoughts...
If you like ObamaCare...
This week’s vote by the Federal Communications Commission to regulate the Internet like a public utility is already being likened to ObamaCare, i.e., the heavy hand of government intruding on...
Mohel de Blasio
New York has just seen a huge victory for religious freedom — and Bill de Blasio deserves a share of the credit. At issue was a Jewish circumcision rite called...
Message deleted
Gov. Cuomo’s chief information officer, Maggie Miller, just went before the Legislature to defend the full rollout of a program that automatically deletes the e-mails of New York state agency...
To liberate a state
CHICAGO The most portentous election of 2014, which gave the worst-governed state its first Republican governor in 12 years, has initiated this century’s most intriguing political experiment. Illinois has favored...
The canary in the liberal coal mine
Canaries aren’t very formidable birds, but they have their uses. For instance, coal miners learned long ago that when canaries gag and drop dead at the bottom of the cage,...
Comforting the enemy: Bottom line of the Bibi boycott
Democrats are playing a dangerous game with Israel by snubbing the prime minister of America’s staunchest Middle East ally. Four Democratic senators, as well as almost two dozen House members,...
Kangaroos casually bound through Australian neighborhood
A woman encountered two very laid back kangaroos while walking through New South Wales.
Kelly Osbourne quits 'Fashion Police'
"Fashion Police" is losing another one of its panelists as E! announced Friday that Kelly Osbourne is departing the red-carpet program "to pursue other opportunities." "We would like to thank...
Homeland Security stopgap spending bill fails in the House
WASHINGTON — The House has rejected a stopgap spending bill for the Homeland Security Department with just hours to go before a midnight deadline to fund the agency or see...
The day in photos
The world mourns Leonard Nimoy, the Holi festival makes India more colorful, models get mermaid lessons and more.
'Pervy' teacher found guilty of statutory rape
A Manhattan jury didn’t buy a sleazeball Riverdale prep school teacher’s ridiculous excuses that he was only doing “crossword puzzles” with his underage student — and that his cats got...
Suspect raped 12-year-old girl in alley: cops
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Revenge western 'The Salvation' may be conventional, but it finishes strong
A serviceable but derivative revenge Western, “The Salvation” is set on the frontier in 1871, when a Danish immigrant (Mads Mikkelsen) runs afoul of two men on a stagecoach. Bodies...
Putin foe shot dead on Moscow street
An outspoken rival of Vladimir Putin was assassinated in the heart of Moscow on Friday evening — just two days before he was scheduled to lead a massive protest against...
Media exec wins custody of pooch after ex steals it: suit
A Manhattan media executive won temporary custody of his beloved doberman Friday after his jealous ex-girlfriend stole the pooch, according to his lawsuit. Noah Szubski, chief product officer at the...
How NBA pioneer Earl Lloyd left deep impression on Lionel Hollins
HOUSTON – When Lionel Hollins heard about the passing of Earl Lloyd, the first African-American to play in an NBA game, he immediately thought back to his only conversation with...
The A-Rod first base experiment starts with the wrong glove
TAMPA -- Alex Rodriguez grew up in Miami idolizing Keith Hernandez, adored playing with John Olerud in Seattle and gushed about two-city teammate Mark Teixeira. On Friday on a back field at...
Billionaire Ira Rennert ordered to pay $118M for looting own company
Mining mogul Ira Rennert looted his bankrupt magnesium producer and must pay back at least $118.2 million in damages to the defunct company, a federal court jury ruled Friday. Rennert...
Keith Thurman thinks he can make prime-time boxing cool
Unbeaten welterweight Keith Thurman needed YouTube to learn about what some describe as boxing’s Golden Era in the 1970s and 1980s. That’s when fighters from Muhammad Ali to Sugar Ray...
Man's body pulled from East River
A man’s badly decomposed body was pulled out of the East River in Manhattan on Friday, police said. Police were called to the ice-covered waterway, near East 38th Street around...
Teacher sets 5000-match sculpture on fire
[theplatform account="4uMbOC" media="media/guid/2389494712/98B666E8-983F-307B-F9AE-CBD6AA4D8483" player="mVC7xu4zqUdN"] That's one way to ignite their curiosity! To teach his students a lesson about chain reactions, a science teacher created a pyramid of 5,000 matches --...
Emma and Kate make waves, while J.Lo just looks washed up
Sunday night’s Oscars may have been a relatively tame fashion decathlon, but the days that followed turned into a battle royal between good and bad taste. From Kate Moss’s all-black...
Master thief steals pacifier from fellow baby
Sneaky baby steals pacifier right from another's mouth.
Newest ‘Shahs of Sunset’ cast member brings the heat in Season 4
“Shahs of Sunset,” the reality show about Beverly Hills’ richest and hottest Persians this side of Rodeo Drive, returns to Bravo next week for what’s sure to be the show’s...
Bin Laden was al Qaeda chief until his killing: docs
Osama bin Laden remained the key al Qaeda decision maker in the time leading up to his killing at his Pakistan hideout, according to newly released documents at the terror...
Girlfriend sobs after banana mogul gets jail for beating her
The "banana king" bad boy convicted of beating up his pretty blond girlfriend — then trying to cover up the bloody abuse — was sentenced to jail time Friday after she made...
Pirates 'sick' over Jihadi John wearing their hat
https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/571346068409090048 The evil ISIS executioner known as “Jihadi John” was unmasked this week as British student Mohammed Emwazi, who was photographed wearing a goatee and the black hat of a niche MLB...
Why you won't hear Jeff Van Gundy ripping the Bulls anymore
Jeff Van Gundy plans to muzzle himself out of respect for his good friend, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau. The former Knicks coach and ESPN/ABC NBA analyst has been a frequent...
Expect tears when inseparable St. John's trio says goodbye
Emotions will be running high Saturday afternoon at the Garden. It will be the final regular-season home game for five St. John’s seniors, with hated rival Georgetown in town and...
Every brand on Earth tries to cash in on #TheDress
They just couldn't resist. It was only a matter of time before nearly every brand name under the sun weighed in on "dressgate," the viral phenomenon that has divided the...
Iggy Azalea gets Jennifer Hudson in ��Trouble’ in new music video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGLx4zzMdRA Here comes trouble. Heavy hitters Iggy Azalea and Jennifer Hudson have teamed up for a new tune you won’t be getting out of your head anytime soon. In the...
Matt Harvey hits 94 mph in 'compete mode’ bullpen session
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Matt Harvey breezed through the heart of the Mets’ batting order on Friday. The fact that David Wright, Michael Cuddyer, Curtis Granderson and Daniel Murphy weren’t...
Retired cop gets no-jail deal in Social Security scam
A retired NYPD cop who scammed Social Security in order to collect hundreds of thousands in disability — all while he was relaxing and sail fishing in Costa Rica —...
NYT shuts down 'Home' section in features overhaul
The New York Times is closing its Home section, the latest in a string of cost-cutting moves at the paper. "It's a really sad day," said section editor Noel Millea,...
Meet the 'world's first' gay married 'throuple'
It was a case of "I do" times three. A trio of gay men from Thailand got married on Valentine's Day in Uthai Thani Province, Thailand, according to Caters News...
Shane Larkin has 26 games to prove Phil Jackson wrong
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Shane Larkin is back from strep throat and ready to show in the final 26 games he belongs on the Knicks next season. Larkin, who is...
15 Chinese immigrants struck with tuberculosis in NYC
Tuberculosis has struck more than a dozen Chinese immigrants with ties to Brooklyn’s Sunset Park over the last 20 months, the city's Health Department said Friday. "We want people to...
Jihadi John's 'nothing to lose' attitude led to role as executioner
ISIS butcher Jihadi John had a fearless and hate-filled “nothing to lose” mentality that catapulted him into his role as the bloodthirsty executioner in the terrorists’ grisly beheading videos, according...
US economy slowed more than believed in Q4
The US economy slowed more sharply in the final three months of the year than previously believed, reflecting weaker business and a bigger trade deficit. The Commerce Department said Friday...
'This tragedy has broken me': Sisters killed by cop dad are mourned at funeral
The older sister of two teenage girls gunned down in a murder-suicide by their retired-cop dad is furious that their young lives were cut short, she wrote in a eulogy...
This sad bust-for-breakdown NHL trade is great for both sides
Ready? I think the Blue Jackets made a good deal in acquiring David Clarkson. Hey, I asked if you were ready ... The resounding sentiment Thursday night was the Maple...
Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper’s timber epic ‘Serena’ fails to catch fire
How do you make a period epic with the red-hot team of Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper that ends up bowing on iTunes and other video-on-demand outlets a month ahead...
Beach-loving hippo ditches home to frolick in the ocean
Why slop through a murky lake when you can bodysurf the ocean blue? A fun-loving hippo seems to have answered that very question. The adult male recently delighted locals of...
Troubled soccer star throws sex party for new teammates
International soccer star Daniel Osvaldo may have to find a new pregame ritual. Osvaldo has been tied to a party with a pair of ladies at the team’s hotel the...
Hot tech for a cold climate
Baby, it's freezing outside. And February is far from over. So here's some hot technology that can keep your home safe — and keep you entertained while you hunker down under...
CC Sabathia happy with throwing program, new knee brace
TAMPA — The big man is taking small steps. Following a 41-pitch bullpen session Friday morning at an overcast and raw George M. Steinbrenner Field, CC Sabathia said his right...
First look at the 'Frozen' follow-up
http://youtu.be/bQRLVxZHKPs Just when you thought you’d gotten “Let It Go” out of your head, “Frozen” is back. Disney has released the first trailer for “Frozen Fever,” a short film featuring...
Thomas Jones: From Jets RB to Gabrielle Union co-star
Thomas Jones has traded in his helmet and shoulder pads for a television script. The former Jets running back and longtime NFL player has embarked on a second career as an actor...
Gwyneth Paltrow is getting into the Juice game
Gwyneth Paltrow is adding another fancy title to her already-impressive résumé: creative director of Juice Beauty. Elsewhere, personalized fur key chains and Looney Tunes-inspired tote bags are all the rage...
First adult photo of 'Jihadi John' revealed
https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/571346068409090048 The very first photo of “Jihadi John” as an adult has been revealed. A picture attached to student records from his time spent at the University of Westminster in...
Jackson heads to Lexington to check out Calipari's Ky. stars
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Undeterred by the NBA’s investigation into remarks he made about Ohio State freshman shooting guard D’Angelo Russell, Knicks president Phil Jackson continued on the college recruiting...
Pedro Martinez halts NY politics, makes disgraced Silver's day
Former assembly speaker Sheldon Silver may not be in New York’s Capitol for much longer, but he will always have this thrill. Silver, who was indicted for fraud and extortion...
Man charged after 'digging 40-foot-long hole' in road
PRATTSBURG, N.Y. — New York State Police say they've charged a Rochester man with using excavating equipment to dig a 40-foot-long, 12-foot-deep hole in a rural road in the middle...
Rita vs. Kim: Who wore it better?
Things got racy Thursday night in London, where singer Rita Ora showed face at Mert & Marcus House of Love party for Madonna wearing a fetish-inspired latex look by Atsuko...
Here's a plan to bury corpses in pods, grow trees
There’s no denying it: Burying bodies is a huge waste of space that could be used by the rest of us who are still breathing. Even cremation, though cheaper and...
ABC teases second season of ‘How to Get Away With Murder’
http://youtu.be/XyUDAWXw_Zg There was no doubt that “How to Get Away With Murder” would be renewed for a second season, but ABC made it official during Thursday’s night’s season finale. In...
How ‘The Hunting Ground’ uncovers the campus rape epidemic
“The Hunting Ground,” the new documentary out Friday from Kirby Dick (“The Invisible War,” “This Film Is Not Yet Rated”), was one of the buzziest films at this year’s Sundance...
Holder wants Congress to make it easier to intervene in civil rights cases
WASHINGTON — Outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder says he wants Congress to make it easier for the feds to intervene in civil rights cases. In exit interviews as he wraps up...
One traveler's quest to see the world -- one McDonald's at a time
The first thing a traveler learns is that everything acquires a different meaning — a different value — as soon as you go somewhere new. Suddenly that Baskin-Robbins outlet you’d...
Rockstar dreams come true for moms & dads at rock'n'roll camp
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. — A Minnesota band camp is giving baby boomers and younger musicians a chance to prove they are never too old to rock and roll. Since...
UFC legalized in New York? Maybe with 'crook' Silver out of the way
Nearly 20 years ago, in February 1997, Joe Rogan prepared himself for his first broadcast appearance for the UFC in the promotion’s first foray into the Empire State. But a...
NYPD detective dead after car crash with wrong-way driver
An off-duty NYPD detective on his way to work was killed in a car crash when a wrong-way driver rammed into his vehicle in Westchester early Friday -- and the...
Teen kidnapped at birth found at same school as biological sister
JOHANNESBURG — A newborn was kidnapped from a Cape Town hospital in 1997 but her parents never gave up hope and now, 17 years later, they have found her. The...
9 dead, including suspect, after shootings in Missouri town
Eight people were killed in overnight shootings in southern Missouri — and the gunman was found dead early Friday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to reports. The attacks occurred...
Prisoners arrested in killing of 10 mountain climbers escape from jail
MANSEHRA, Pakistan -- Two prisoners believed to be involved in the 2013 slaying of 10 foreign climbers at the base of one of the world's tallest mountains escaped from jail...
Indiana may be first state with 'baby boxes' for abandoned newborns
INDIANAPOLIS — On the outside, the metal box looks like an oversized bread container. But what's inside could save an abandoned newborn's life. The box is actually a newborn incubator,...
Drug lord arrested in Mexico with no shots fired
MEXICO CITY — Servando "La Tuta" Gomez, one of the most-wanted drug lords and who once terrorized western Michoacan state, was captured early Friday by federal police, according to a...
Missouri governor candidate dies in apparent suicide
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, who had recently launched a Republican campaign for governor, fatally shot himself in what police described as an apparent suicide, minutes after...
'Jihadi John's' sister made film about a hooded, knife-wielding maniac
The nut doesn't fall far from the family tree. Jihadi John’s younger sister produced a short film titled “The Killer’s Footsteps” in school — featuring a hooded maniac, according to a...
Vanderbilt coach sorry for yelling ‘I’ll f---ing kill you’ at player
If Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings was trying to teach sportsmanship, he had a funny way of showing it. Stallings apologized Thursday night for an “inappropriate comment” after television cameras caught...
World still not sure what color this dress is
http://youtu.be/AskAQwOBvhc Cyberspace was being consumed by an acute philosophical debate on Friday over a picture of a dress many claim is obviously white and gold but others argue just as...
Sleater-Kinney pushes old sound to new heights at Terminal 5
The '90s revival is in full swing, but on Thursday night in front of a sold-out crowd of grown-up Generation X-ers in Terminal 5, Sleater-Kinney effectively rendered the nostalgia irrelevant....
Scott Walker steals the show at CPAC
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday that his experience taking on thousands of union protesters in his state helped prepare him to take on terrorists across the world The likely...
Former Notre Dame president dies at 97
The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh was always a man of conscience. He did what he thought was right during his 35 years as president of the University of Notre Dame, even...
Hidden-pot cherry factory could be seized by authorities
The maraschino cherry factory where investigators discovered a hidden pot den revved back to life Thursday — but its fruit-packing days may be numbered. Dell’s Maraschino Cherries in Red Hook,...
Earl Lloyd, first black player in NBA, dies at 86
Earl Lloyd, the first black player in NBA history, died Thursday. He was 86. Lloyd's alma mater, West Virginia State, confirmed the death. It did not provide details. Lloyd made...
Owners of chic pizzeria Roberta's locked in $5.4M legal battle
The three owners of the Michelin-starred Brooklyn pizzeria Roberta’s — where celebs from the Clintons to Beyoncé have noshed on $17 kale-topped pies while average Joes wait in hour-long lines...
Suicide-slay cop omitted wife, surviving daughter from pension
The retired Westchester cop who gunned down his teenage daughters and killed himself made sure that his wife and surviving child would be left destitute by his death, The Post...
Dad faces 220 years behind bars for molestation conviction
A Brooklyn jury on Thursday found a father guilty of 31 counts of molestation against his own young son. After rendering their verdict, many of the men and women lashed...
Teen accused of hacking high school, improving grades
He’s pretty brilliant for a kid with bad grades. A tech-savvy Staten Island high school student who studied advanced computer programming at an elite computer camp used his skills to...
After 'strange' neck spasms, Nash returns to Rangers lineup
The neck spasms had subsided, and Rick Nash returned to the Rangers lineup for Thursday night’s 4-3 win over the Coyotes at the Garden. The team’s leading scorer and the...
‘Empire’ stars are a pride of Lyons
The stars of Fox’s series “Empire” kick back in style at the West Village’s Up and Down Club in a stylish shoot for Friday’s Entertainment Weekly. They had reason to...
Why Nets' Mason Plumlee is getting less playing time
HOUSTON — When the Nets acquired Thaddeus Young last week, coach Lionel Hollins switched to a smaller, quicker lineup. While that decision made sense on several levels, and seems as...
NYC landlords may have to give bikes a ‘lift’
Residential buildings would not be allowed to block tenants from bringing their bicycles into elevators under legislation introduced in the City Council Thursday. The proposal, sponsored by Transportation Committee Chairman...
1990 subway slay convict says confession was forced
A Queens man who is fighting his conviction for killing a tourist from Utah in 1990 admitted in a videotaped confession that he and his pals carried out the fatal...
Sharpton heads to White House for civil rights leaders powwow
Another day, another Al Sharpton visit to the White House. Sharpton met with President Obama, along with a group of some 20 other civil rights and faith leaders, Thursday for...
Judge once again releases alleged cop-puncher without bail
The Brooklyn man released without bail in December by a cut-’em-loose judge after he allegedly punched a cop and threatened to kill other officers left court a free man again...
Time Inc. closing in on naming new president of People and EW
Insiders said that Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp has zeroed in on a candidate to take the new post of president of People and Entertainment Weekly and that an announcement...
No hook for Nook sends Barnes & Noble stock soaring
Barnes & Noble stock closed up nearly 7 percent Thursday following news that the 658-store book chain was going to keep its embattled Nook e-reader rather than spin it off....
British man jumps to death from cousin���s luxury apartment
A British man jumped to his death on Thursday from a luxury Manhattan apartment where he was staying with his actress cousin and her husband, whose family co-founded jewelry giant...
St. Francis picks up wild, ugly overtime win over LIU Brooklyn
St. Francis Brooklyn needed its rival to write the most exciting chapter of its storybook season so far. Having already clinched their first regular season conference championship in 11 years,...
Will Smith’s losing streak continues with woeful ‘Focus’
Will Smith explains in the grifter flick “Focus” that the ultimate con-artist gambit is “the Toledo panic button.” That’s when you shoot your partner to prove you’re not in cahoots....
Daily Blotter
Manhattan A woman bashed another woman’s head into a light pole in Harlem, police sources said. The suspect ambushed a 25-year-old fellow straphanger as the victim stepped out of the...