July 8, 2015
DeAndre Jordan rejoins Clippers, spurns Mavericks, Cuban
See? Get it in writing. In a perplexing display of indecision, Clippers center DeAndre Jordan reneged on a verbal commitment to the Mavericks for a four-year, $80 million free agent...
De Blasio unveils no-bail plan for low-level crimes -- even felonies
Thousands of criminal suspects will be sprung without bail under a plan unveiled by Mayor de Blasio on Wednesday — even though many defendants never returned to court under pilot...
GM: Jackson's strategy could help Knicks in 2016 free agency
Not many have suggested Phil Jackson has built a playoff team with the addition of his half-dozen new faces the past two weeks — two in the draft, four via...
New 'South Park' deal takes iconic ’toon through 2019
Kenny from “South Park” is getting 30 more chances to be killed again. Comedy Central has renewed the edgy prime-time ’toon for another three seasons (30 episodes), which will keep...
Denis Leary stars as washed-up ’90s rocker in new FX series
After seven seasons of playing volatile firefighter Tommy Gavin on FX’s “Rescue Me,” Denis Leary couldn’t have asked for a better comeback than his new series “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll.” It’s a sitcom...
Why Kanye can't get enough of these twin designers
Twin brothers Dimietrus and Ricardo Jackson grew up in the Arlington Terrace Projects in Staten Island, surrounded by flashy drug dealers and guns. But their grandmother had her own weapons...
Why people paid $40K to see these women naked
As a photographer working for ad campaigns and men’s magazines like GQ, Esquire and Maxim, Victoria Janashvili didn’t like some of the messages she was helping to promote. “There were...
Is Sanjay Gupta the next Brian Williams?
CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta apparently can’t keep his patients straight — and is now under fire for some Brian Williams-like exaggerations of his surgical exploits, according to a...
City to pay $1.5M for World Cup parade as sponsor funds dry up
After winning soccer’s ultimate prize, the World Cup champion US women’s team is being let down by corporate America. Big business has ponied up a mere $450,000 — well short...
Better stock up on feta cheese and olive oil while you still can
Betta save the feta. The shelves are bare in Greece — and if the fiscal crisis there continues, Greek goods may soon be in short supply in the United States...
'Sherlock' lawyer uses magnifying glass in court to 'prove' case
The only things missing were the deerstalker hat and calabash pipe. A Manhattan divorce lawyer took a page right out of Sherlock Holmes in court Wednesday, when he pulled out...
Fraud suit for ‘Housewives’ creators passes statute limit
A Manhattan judge said a $5 million lawsuit filed by co-creators of the “Real Housewives” reality-TV television series came two years too late. Justice Jeffrey Oing tossed the suit brought...
Rental prices in Queens take a dive
While there’s a lot of new construction in hot ’hoods like Astoria and Long Island City, the borough’s median rental price is a mere $2,528, which is down 2.7 percent...
Mark Teixeira blasts 2 homers as Yankees stave off A's
Mark Teixeira provided two homers and a pair of fielding gems. Stephen Drew added a late-game home run. Bryan Mitchell, Justin Wilson and Dellin Betances delivered killer work out of...
De Blasio looking for emissary to push agenda across the country
He was elected mayor of New York, but he’s angling to become king of America’s mayors. In a listing for a newly created, taxpayer-funded job, Mayor de Blasio’s office announced...
This dog looks like Miley Cyrus
This dog doesn’t wag his tail — he twerks. A 16-year-old rescue pooch named Mervin the Chihuahua has tongues wagging on the Internet, as users marvel at his resemblance to...
Hunter College student bit victim after ‘rape’ attempt failed
A 21-year-old woman fought off a rape attempt by a fellow student who burst into her private study room at the Hunter College library, sources told The Post on Wednesday....
The Johnny Cueto chase is on for Yankees, AL East rivals
The Yankees have been scouting Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto and were joined Tuesday night by talent evaluators from AL East rivals the Blue Jays and Orioles in Washington, where the...
Census Bureau boss hired headhunter to oust 2020 head
The head of the Census Bureau broke government rules beginning in 2013 when he attempted to oust the head of the 2020 Census — and tried to find a replacement...
Once again, Keith Olbermann is out at ESPN
The Keith Olbermann II era at ESPN is over. Olbermann — whose second run at the “Worldwide Leader” as the host of the ESPN2 show “Olbermann” lasted less than two...
Elon Musk glosses over SpaceX crash
SUN VALLEY, Idaho -- Elon Musk watched one of his rockets crash over Cape Canaveral less than a week and a half ago — but on Wednesday morning, here, he looked...
Paramount is trying to cut wait-time for streaming new movies
Sick of waiting for new moviehouse films to hit video-on-demand and the iTunes store? At least one Hollywood studio is — and they’re doing something about it. Paramount Pictures said...
Caesars scrambling for creditors in bid to freeze lawsuit
Leon Black has 13 days to save the rest of his Caesars casino empire. If the private equity mogul doesn’t convince a Chicago bankruptcy court judge by July 22 to...
The 'Bergdorf Goodman of exercise' plans to add 10 new locations
It doesn’t seem too hard to “pedal” to the 1 percent. Peloton, the uber-luxury exercise company that sells a $2,000 bike with a $39 monthly subscription for cycling classes via...
11 places you need to have sex
You know that recurring sex dream you have about getting it on under the stars with your partner (or, you know, Ryan Gosling)? Well we think you should totally make...
These are the healthiest fish on the planet
In his book Oceana, Ted Danson, the actor and oceans advocate, writes that one-third of the world's fisheries are currently in collapse, "unable to regenerate their populations fast enough to...
PC dweebs don't get Amy Schumer's jokes
So, after having the hottest show on Comedy Central, a much-buzzed-about movie opening next week and Chris Rock directing her upcoming HBO special, Amy Schumer has fallen afoul of the...
China's miracle is over — now comes the nightmare
China’s stock market meltdown isn’t the end of the Chinese miracle — that already happened. Instead, the 30 percent plunge in stock prices in just a month — wiping out...
US women's soccer team earned its 'Canyon of Heroes' honor
It’s a rare honor, and fully deserved: The city will host a ticker-tape parade for the US women’s soccer team up lower Manhattan’s Canyon of Heroes on Friday at 11...
Ousting one principal won't remedy city schools' grade-fixing
Now it’s official: John Dewey HS in Brooklyn passed kids who didn’t deserve it. And it may be just the tip of the iceberg for a problem that plagues the...
Hillary Clinton's flip-flop on immigration
Every time Hillary Clinton opens her mouth, it seems, it’s to flip on one of her previous political positions. This week, in her first televised interview since announcing her presidential...
Uber's not causing traffic jams — it's the crowding underground
Thanks to Uber’s success, Mayor Bill de Blasio has seen the future — and it’s the gridlock that plagued Manhattan’s streets in the bad old days of grimy, dangerous city...
New York City's illiberal effort to silence Donald Trump
It’s astounding that there hasn’t been more outrage at Mayor de Blasio’s threat to use the power of New York City’s purse to try to shut up Donald Trump. Doubly...
DA blames 'digital world' for delay in crime investigations
WASHINGTON -- Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance testified before Congress Wednesday that encryption technology from Apple and Google has made it almost impossible for crime fighters to access phones, laptops...
NYPD traffic cop assaulted by thugs
A veteran NYPD traffic agent says he was beaten by three thugs in Queens while trying to tow an illegally parked motorcycle. Anthony Easton, 45, told The Post the men...
Mom of slain toddler: 'I watched him breathe his last breath'
The mother of a Brooklyn toddler gunned down in gangland crossfire as he sat in his stroller delivered tearful testimony Wednesday at the Brooklyn trial of her little boy’s killers....
DeGrom has passed Harvey as Mets ace, and it's not that close
SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Harvey had carried the “ace” title, even in absentia, for most of the last three Mets seasons, but there is little question he has been dethroned....
YMCA barred its poster child for inclusion from camp: suit
CINCINNATI -- A YMCA in Ohio excluded a 6-year-old boy from a summer camp and some other programs because he has Down syndrome and treated him hypocritically after using his...
'Minions' is like trying to make a band with 3 Ringos
By far, the highlight of “Minions” is hearing The Beatles’ “Got To Get You Into My Life” over the closing credits — the first time I think I’ve ever heard...
Become Madonna-discoverer Maripol's neighbor
At 640 Broadway in NoHo, rent-stabilized artists who pay $1,200 a month live beside market-rate tenants and they all get to use the new gym. The landmarked building is still...
Brazilian ragdoll artist Maria Lynch buying $2.8M B-burg pad
Multi-disciplinary Brazilian artist Maria Lynch, known for her vibrant use of color and her stuffed ragdoll sculptures, is leaving TriBeCa and buying a $2.8 million, three-bedroom, 2½-bathroom pad at 142...
Feminist artist Gretta Marchant buys $1.85M Edge condo
Feminist performance artist/curator Gretta Sarfaty Marchant has bought a two-bedroom, two-bathroom 1,157-square-foot corner condo for $1.85 million at the Edge’s South Tower in Williamsburg. The apartment faces the water and...
Scalped: Celebu-stylist Chaz Dean buys $10M townhouse
Hollywood hair honcho Chaz Dean of the cult-fave WEN beauty product line, is buying a $10 million historic townhouse at 59 Greenwich Ave. in Greenwich Village. The hairstylist, whose products...
Billionaire putting Hamptons estate on the market for $95M
Billionaire Stewart Rahr, or “Stewie Rah Rah, the No. 1 King of All Fun,” as he refers to himself, is putting his Hamptons estate on the market for $95 million, Gimme...
Buy this $2.69M Shelter Island home
A beach house at 54C Stearns Point Road, just steps from Sunset Beach in Shelter Island, is now on the market for $2.69 million. And it has some glitzy company....
Q&A with 'Property Brothers' twin talents Jonathan and Drew Scott
As the hosts of HGTV’s "Property Brothers" and "Buying & Selling" (and other offshoots, including "Brother vs. Brother"), twins Jonathan and Drew Scott, 37 — a contractor and real estate agent,...
Why Vinegar Hill is Brooklyn's edgiest enclave
When the Brooklyn Navy Yard announced in May that Wegmans, a Rochester, NY-based supermarket chain, will build on its Admiral’s Row site, local activists and residents alike breathed a sigh...
Principal behind grade-fixing scheme fired
City investigators dropped the hammer on a Brooklyn high-school principal who masterminded a massive grade-fixing scandal designed to boost graduation rates. The sham “credit recovery” program at John Dewey HS...
Ryan Reynolds takes a shot at being Jason Bourne in shallow ‘Self/less’
The dawn of genetic engineering has presented Hollywood with fresh new opportunities to present trite old ideas. “Self/less” is a celluloid smoothie blended from dozens of familiar elements, but it’s...
'Meet Me in Montenegro' is an artsy affair
Aspiring filmmaker Anderson (Alex Holdridge) — who’s too unsuccessful even to qualify as marginal — meets a Norwegian dancer (Linnea Saasen) on holiday in the title country, loses her, and...
New documentary asks, 'Do I Sound Gay?'
The titular question is a fascinating one in a broad cultural context, and if writer-director David Thorpe could get out of his own way, his documentary would hang together better....
Terrific 'Tangerine' tells the story of transgender sex workers
Director Sean Baker, whose excellent 2012 film, “Starlet,” focused on the porn industry, turns his attention to transgender sex workers in this fresh, funny and acutely human comedy about a...
Robin Williams' final film is a frustrating career finale
Robin Williams’ last live-action film, “Boulevard,” is a frustrating ending to a stellar career, a cramped and melancholy film about a cramped and melancholy man. Williams plays Nolan, a loan...
Hero cop who survived shooting forgives gang banger
This is one forgiving hero cop. As one of the gang bangers involved in a Bronx mugging that left a cop shot was sentenced to prison, the officer — who...
Fossils are the only thing over the age of 25 Leo’s interested in
The 40-year-old “Wolf of Wall Street” actor is officially one of the world’s top art collectors.
IRS scam ringleader says cocaine made him do it
A con man pleaded for leniency — crying and blaming his crimes on a coke addiction — before a Manhattan federal judge sentenced him to almost 15 years prison for a phone...
JPP had finger amputated, 'no guarantee' he'll be the same
MIAMI — Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul’s right index finger reportedly was amputated Wednesday following the fireworks injury he suffered on July 4. ESPN obtained medical charts Wednesday night, which...
Alligator captured in New Jersey river
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — An alligator spotted in the Passaic River was captured Wednesday and state wildlife officials are trying to figure out how the reptile ended up in the...
Bratton vows to get gang members after killer shot dad holding baby
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton on Wednesday ripped the gunman who fatally shot a Bronx dad as he was holding his baby in his arms. “They have a total lack of...
Apple Watch users struggle to find a compelling use
Data released over the past few weeks have painted an ugly picture of the Apple Watch’s initial months. Analysts say users are struggling to find a compelling use case for...
Michael Cuddyer's knee injury isn't getting better
SAN FRANCISCO -- Michael Cuddyer's day off Thursday could include a visit to the Hospital for Special Surgery to get his left knee examined. The Mets outfielder was absent from...
Drunk guy calls 911 to report fake crash for ride home
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. — Police in New Jersey say a drunken man twice called 911 to report a fake accident because he wanted officers to give him a ride home. Hackettstown...
JPMorgan fined $136M for debt-collection practices
JPMorgan Chase will pay $136 million to settle charges that it used illegal tactics to go after delinquent credit card borrowers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Wednesday. The CFPB...
Baltimore mayor fires police chief after sharp rise in violence
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore mayor fired the troubled city's police commissioner Wednesday, saying that a recent spike in homicides weeks after an unarmed black man died of injuries in police...
Is kale giving you the runs? Here's how to stop it
You already know that kale may be The Ultimate Health Food. It’s rich in vitamins A and C, potassium, calcium, iron, and folate, as well as the eye-healthy carotenoids lutein...
Drink coffee to give your workout an extra jolt
Early morning workouts are a challenge on the best of days. But if you think having a cup of coffee could make exercise seem more palatable, you can brew away...
Where’s the horror in the ‘Goosebumps’ trailer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=156&v=7Cn716jv61s To this day, I still can’t look at the book cover for R.L. Stine’s “Night of the Living Dummy” without experiencing a small pang of fear. Sure, if I...
Tom Selleck's sex appeal isn't having a drought
For the past four years, Southern California has been struggling with a crippling drought — said to be the worst in the area in 1,200 years, according to the American...
It can take longer to pay off a $2,000 credit card debt than to raise a child
When it comes to your financial health, minimum payments on your credit cards are poison. A $2,000 credit balance with an 18% annual rate, with a minimum payment of 2%...
Red Bulls dilemma: Try to beat Chelsea or win US Open Cup?
The Red Bulls’ quarterfinal match in the US Open Cup finally has been scheduled: They will host the Philadelphia Union on July 21 at 4 p.m., sources told The Post....
County GOP boss busted for drunk driving
The Republican Party chairman of Hudson County, NJ, was busted for drunk driving early Wednesday, sources said. Chris Christie pal Jose Arango, 57, was nabbed at 1:30 a.m. while behind...
Is Ellen Pao snafu beginning of Reddit’s end?
SAN FRANCISCO — Earlier this year, at the sexism trial that rocked Silicon Valley, a frequently cited defense argument for not promoting Ellen Pao was that Kleiner Perkins Caufield &...
Teenagers rescued after canoe gets swept into waterfall
ELY, Minn. — Authorities say three teenagers from a Rochester church group had to be rescued after their canoe was swept into a waterfall on the US-Canada border in northern...
Clippers, Mavericks in frantic DeAndre Jordan emoji battle
ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s a game of planes, trains and automobiles as representatives from the Mavericks and Clippers race to Houston to re-recruit DeAndre Jordan. Five days after Jordan decided...
NYSE reopens after hours-long halt to trading
The stock exchange stopped, but the stock market worked. Trading on the New York Stock Exchange ground to a halt for almost four hours Wednesday because of a computer glitch...
Legislators get death threats during Confederate flag debate
COLUMBIA, S.C. — State police say they are investigating a number of threats against South Carolina lawmakers debating whether the Confederate flag should stay on the Statehouse grounds. Chief Mark...
Boko Haram offers to trade kidnapped Chibok girls for militants
LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria's Boko Haram extremists are offering to free more than 200 young women and girls kidnapped from a boarding school in the town of Chibok in exchange...
Australia is building a skyscraper inspired by Beyoncé
Beyoncé has greatly influenced the music industry over the course of her celebrated career, but now, the pop songstress will make a different — and unexpected — kind of impact, this time...
15 stylish Shark Week finds to buy at your own risk
Bite me Shield your eyes with these shark sunnies. Sweet tooth A “Jaws”-themed confection is perfect for nibbling on while watching Shark Week. Sharknado Throw on this hoodie...
ABC should just cancel ‘The View’ already
You know that old “If a tree falls in a forest ...” aphorism? Well, consider this: If Rosie Perez leaves “The View” — and no one cares — did Rosie...
Lawsuit says NYC has one of the worst foster care systems in US
Social service officials are turning a blind eye to the horrific physical and mental abuse of kids languishing in New York City's foster care system — which is costing taxpayers more...
Twitter trio mum on possible sale of company
SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Will Twitter put itself on the block? That’s a major question at Allen & Co.’s media conference here — and it’s a question those Twitter execs...
Cops smashed autistic teen's head into sidewalk: lawsuit
Police officers smashed an innocent autistic teen’s head into a concrete sidewalk and punched him in the face as he screamed to his family for help — then released him...
Kendall Jenner bares her bum in Calvin Klein ad
https://instagram.com/p/44ERYbjo7L/ Butts are the body part du jour in the Instagram world right now — just ask Justin Bieber or John Legend — so of course Kendall Jenner threw...
Golden retriever's 'wolfpack' includes birds and a hamster
This pup isn’t just man’s best friend. Bob, the gorgeous golden retriever, has an unlikely wolf pack of eight birds and a hamster that he lives with in Brazil. The...
Here are all the hilarious cameos in ‘7 Days in Hell’
HBO’s forthcoming mockumentary “7 Days in Hell” is, essentially, a very long Funny or Die sketch in which Andy Samberg’s renegade tennis player Aaron Williams, long retired from the game,...
It's true: Bill Cosby once did a cover of the Stones' ‘Satisfaction’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzYWTIHqutA Keith Richards’ three-note riff. Charlie Watts’ drum stomp. Mick Jagger shouting, “Hey, hey, hey!” It’s not a complicated formula, but with 1965’s “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” The Rolling...
Museum says teen didn't point out math mistake after all
Boston’s Museum of Science took the side of a 15-year-old whiz over two of America’s greatest mathematicians. But now the museum has turned another 180 degrees, and is back to...
Giants feared worst about JPP, but 'nobody's mad at all'
Jason Pierre-Paul has earned the ire and insults of millions since injuring himself in a fireworks accident over July 4 weekend, but the star defensive end still has the support of...
Texas man dead after shooting fireworks from chest
COLUMBUS, Texas — Investigators say a 30-year-old South Texas man has died of injuries suffered when he shot some fireworks from his chest. Justin Bartek of Columbus died Tuesday at...
Even Bethenny can't save ‘Real Housewives of New York'
Hey, Andy Cohen: We need to talk. As an avid Bravo fan, there’s no question that you dropped the ball with “The Real Housewives of New York” this season. Not...
Passengers of plane that crashed into fighter jet identified
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — A man and his adult son were on board a small plane that was destroyed when it collided with an F-16 fighter jet over a rural,...
Birthdaygate: Hillary doesn't actually remember everyone's special day
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton wants you to know that she never forgets a birthday and she's even sending out mass emails touting her skill at “always” remembering the celebratory day....
Dad who jumped from bridge charged in infant son's death
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut man who police say jumped from a bridge with his infant son is set to be arraigned a day after the child's body was pulled...
JPP has company: Bucs CB blew off two fingers on fireworks
This is Jason Pierre-Paul meets Ronnie Lott, a grim update on a bizzare NFL injury. Buccaneers cornerback C.J. Wilson lost two fingers in a July 4 fireworks accident, according to the Lincoln Times-News...
J.J. Watt dragged into selfie-fueled feud with scrub QB
We're certain that if Zach Mettenberger and J.J. Watt had been in the same high school, they would have sat at opposite ends of the cafeteria. The Titans quarterback is...
Redskins lose latest battle in fight to keep offensive name
The Washington Redskins have lost an emotionally charged battle over whether the team's name is an ethnic slur after a federal judge refused to reinstate six trademark registrations canceled last year...
Rory McIlroy out of British Open: 'He's going to feel the pain'
The inevitable became reality Wednesday when Rory McIlroy announced he will not play the British Open next week at St. Andrews. The news comes two days after McIlroy announced he...
Sarah Palin's online TV channel shutting down
JUNEAU, Alaska – Sarah Palin's foray into a subscriber-based online channel, where she could connect directly to viewers without a media filter, is shutting down. The Sarah Palin Channel launched...
NYSE halts trading due to tech issue
The New York Stock Exchange halted trading for more than three hours on all stocks Wednesday afternoon because of a technical problem, the company said, further roiling markets when stock...
Baffling why Jets' best QB fit is stapled to the bench
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on...
Elon Musk resolves to fix SpaceX issues
SUN VALLEY, Idaho — Elon Musk watched one of his rockets crash over Cape Canaveral less than a week and a half ago. But here on Wednesday morning, he looked...
Stephen Curry's David Lee goodbye includes Knicks trash talk
David Lee may not have played a big role on the Warriors' title run, but that doesn't mean he won't be missed. Lee, who was touted as a solid teammate by...
'He's dying,' bystander tells frantic woman after picking up victim's phone
A woman answered a dying man’s phone as he lay shot on the floor of a Bronx dollar store Wednesday — and wound up relaying the grim news of the...
Italy seizes $1.7B in real-life 'Godfather' crime case
ROME — Italian authorities have seized $1.76 billion from Sicilian construction company officials with alleged ties to Mafia crime families in Corleone, a longtime Cosa Nostra stronghold. Besides being a...
Clippers get desperate with DeAndre after Redick’s ‘F-minus’
The Clippers had a rough offseason. Just ask J.J. Redick. The sharpshooter delivered a brutal grade for the team’s free-agency efforts following the departure of center DeAndre Jordan to the Mavericks. “Is there an...
Teens accused of luring geese onto road, running them over
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — Two New Jersey teens are accused of luring a family of geese into the street so one boy could run them down with his SUV while the...
LeBron awkwardly saddled with Wade, Paul on banana boat
This NBA vacation has serious star a-peel. Sorry, sorry, couldn't help ourselves. But just look at that photo of LeBron James, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade (with actress Gabrielle Union,...
12-year-old suspected in fatal shooting
MINNEAPOLIS — A 12-year-old boy suspected in a fatal shooting in Omaha has been arrested in Minneapolis. According to an Omaha police statement released Tuesday, the boy was taken into...
Moviegoers on track to spend record $11.2B at box office in 2015
US moviegoers are on track to spend a record $11.2 billion in 2015, thanks to a little “dino-might” — the smashing success of Universal’s Pictures’ “Jurassic World.” The forecasted take...
Tractor-trailer loses fight with freight train
A tractor-trailer burst into flames after it collided with a freight train in Queens early Wednesday morning, authorities said.
Microsoft to lay off 7,800 from Nokia handset business
Microsoft said on Wednesday it would cut 7,800 jobs and write down about $7.6 billion related to its Nokia handset business, which it acquired in 2013. Most of the job...
Company that makes snooping software for FBI hacked
FRANKFURT/SAN FRANCISCO -- Italy's Hacking Team, which makes surveillance software used by governments to tap into phones and computers, found itself the victim of hacking on a grand scale on...
Phil Mickelson's blatant non-denial of gambling ties
That's not a "no," Phil. Phil Mickelson gave an awfully tepid maybe-yes-maybe-no response to that "little report" stating the fan-favorite golf superstar was a seven-figure client of an illegal gambling ring....
Real-life vampires have a really hard time finding health care
It is not easy being a vampire, and even harder to come out of the coffin to a physician or therapist for fear they will misinterpret the habit of ingesting...
ISIS uses suicidal shock troops, atrocities to gain battlefield edge
BAGHDAD -- They are the Islamic State group's elite shock troops. Fanatical and disciplined, they infiltrate cities of Iraq and Syria, unleash mayhem and fight to the death, wearing explosives...
Knicks run out of money to keep Jason Smith
Center Jason Smith agreed Tuesday to a one-year, $4.5 million deal with the Orlando Magic, passing on the Knicks’ offer of their $2.8 million room exception. “The Knicks made a great attempt...
United flights across US grounded for over an hour after computer glitch
United Airlines flights across the nation were grounded for more than an hour on Wednesday due to a computer glitch, officials said, in the second such stoppage in less than...
Millions share story of mystery girl found dead on beach
BOSTON — In her computer-generated image, she is the picture of innocence: a 4-year-old girl with long brown hair, chubby cheeks and expressive brown eyes. The image has attracted a...
NYC to offer bail alternatives to keep low-risk suspects out of Rikers
Thousands of New Yorkers accused of low-level or non-violent crimes won't face the prospect of raising cash for bail under a plan that seeks to keep such suspects out of...
Greek government seeks 3-year rescue program amid debt crisis
The Greek government asked for an emergency three-year rescue program as it scrambles to complete a comprehensive plan to pay off its debts by a Thursday deadline. With the banking...
'Little Miss Dangerous' cop resigns after third arrest
Little Miss Dangerous has resigned. Disgraced NYPD cop Stacey Staniland quit the force just one day after she was arrested last week — the third time she was collared in...
Police search for 'Gummy Bear Bandit'
https://youtu.be/FELPw3q9qfI ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Authorities say they are searching for a man who police say walked into an Albuquerque convenience store, grabbed a handful of gummy bears, and then nearly...
Pregnant woman shot in stomach during family dispute: cops
A family fight turned violent early Wednesday morning when a pregnant woman was shot in The Bronx – hours after a young father was gunned down in broad daylight while holding...
How Hillary Clinton's campaign fakes grassroots love
One day in May, operatives from a Washington-based super PAC gathered New Hampshire mayors, state representatives and local politicos at St. Anselm College for a day of training. They rehearsed...
Han Solo is getting his own 'Star Wars' spinoff
Laugh it up, Fuzzballs: Han Solo is getting his own movie, and it's going to be helmed by "Lego Movie" directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord. The "Star Wars" spinoff...
Daughter forced to live in the woods after eating Pop Tart: cops
DALZELL, S.C. — Deputies say a Sumter County couple has been arrested after they forced their 14-year-old daughter to live in a tent in the woods because she ate a...
The big challenges Mets face in trading for a bat before deadline
SAN FRANCISCO — The wait for Mets fans has been excruciating. Wait more. Yes, they are going to have to be patient a little longer before the Mets even get...
3 dead after shooting near Maryland campus
BALTIMORE — Baltimore police say four people have been shot, three fatally, near the University of Maryland, Baltimore, campus. Detective Rashawn K. Strong said in a statement early Wednesday that...
City close to settlement over access to Hart Island cemetery
Three women with relatives buried in the city’s potter’s field on Hart Island are close to settling a lawsuit seeking easier access to the cemetery, sources said on Tuesday. “Family...
Cuomo eyes special prosecutor to probe killings by police
Gov. Cuomo on Tuesday met with the relatives of New Yorkers killed by cops and said he is close to signing an executive order directing the state Attorney General’s Office...
TWC to pay out $229K for robo calling woman over 100 times
Dealing with the cable company is never fun — especially when it starts stalking you. A woman who was peppered with more than 100 annoying robo calls from Time Warner...
Thief grabs $2,000 from slots player at Resorts World Casino
Police are seeking this suspect in the theft.[/caption]A Queens thief snatched $2,000 out of a gambler’s hand while the victim was playing a slot machine at the Resorts World Casino...
Michael Cuddyer gets night off to rest sore left knee
SAN FRANCISCO — Michael Cuddyer returned to the starting lineup earlier this week, but his left knee is still causing problems. The Mets outfielder received a rest on Tuesday, a...
Hello Kitty supports Sheriff Woody at his groping trial
With his lady, Hello Kitty, watching from the gallery, a Times Square Sheriff Woody took the stand at his sex-abuse trial Tuesday and denied he groped three Australian tourists. “Did...
Homelessness and empty stores becoming the new normal in NYC
If you've been out and about in Manhattan over the past six weeks and you have eyes and ears, you know something’s happening — something worrisome. The urban streetscape is...
NYPD wants to add crime-predicting software to arsenal
The NYPD wants to add a crystal ball to its crime-fighting tool belt. The department expects to implement “predictive policing” in three precincts through a pilot program aimed at stopping...
Mets blanked by Giants for putrid 10th shutout of 2015
SAN FRANCISCO — Only 23 more days until the trade deadline, but is anybody holding their breath the Mets will acquire an impact bat? The Mets’ lack of depth was...
City IT worker fired for cheating on certification exam
An IT honcho for the city’s public hospitals got caught cheating on a basic certification test for a new, internal computer system — and got bounced from his $189,000 gig,...
Rich teen's lawyer mom missed deadline to sue over booze arrest
The city wants a judge to toss out the $2 million wrongful-arrest claim by a rich Brooklyn teen who was busted by cops for having a fake ID and empty...
Joe Girardi's bullpen strategy is Yanks' best shot for playoffs
Better to leave the party too early than too late. Better to go down aggressively than to wither away from passivity. If you’re peeved the Yankees lost their second straight...
'Village idiot' explosion selfie taker now Dem spokesperson
Democrats had better hope she gets them better publicity than she got herself. One of the clueless tourists who caused outrage by posing for a selfie in front of the...
Jordan Spieth had a harrowing 'Jaws' moment in Bahamas
SILVIS, Ill. — Everything is coming up in pairs for Jordan Spieth, even when he's fishing. And these were big fish, too. The Masters and U.S. Open champion was in...
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Brooklyn A man stabbed to death in his Cypress Hills apartment early Tuesday was found with a bag of crack in his mouth, police sources said. Kevin Evans, 58, was...