July 10, 2015
Obama going to jail in bid to boost sentencing reforms
WASHINGTON — President Obama goes behind bars next week — visiting a federal lockup to give a symbolic boost to criminal-justice reforms that have won unexpectedly strong bipartisan support. His...
Another Fenway fan hospitalized after foul ball to the head
BOSTON — Another fan sitting near the visitors’ dugout at Fenway Park was hit in the head by a foul ball on Friday night, this time off the bat of...
Trump's illegal immigration rally the hottest ticket in Arizona
Donald Trump is holding a massive rally in Phoenix Saturday to take on illegal immigration — an event that generated so much interest that the campaign had to book a...
Hondo gunning for a triple
Another day, another brutal beating for Hondo. Chicago’s Lovable Losers were blanked by the Pale Hose Friday, which inflated the ever expanding deficit to 1,885 raders. Saturday: Mr. Aitch expects...
20 years of cleaning up NYC pissed away
Here's an up-close look at a quality-of-life offense the City Council wants to decriminalize. This urinating vagrant turned a busy stretch of Broadway into his own private bathroom yesterday -...
Universal's 'Minions' expected to make $100M in opening weekend
Expect “Minions”-mania at the box office this weekend. The Universal Pictures flick is projected to break $100 million in its opening weekend. Together with the studio’s success with “Jurassic World”...
Even Oprah can't get an early copy of Harper Lee's 'Watchman'
Oprah Winfrey, America’s most famous book reader, contacted publisher HarperCollins recently to get an early copy of Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” — but was turned away, sources told...
J.Crew launches new discount retail brand
J.Crew is opening more factory stores — but is attempting to disguise the move by creating a third retail brand: J.Crew Mercantile. The struggling retailer, which has made a series...
Soup Man of 'Seinfeld' fame hires ex-Steve Madden CEO
The Original Soup Man — made famous by the “Seinfeld” series’ parody line “No soup for you!” — has hired a new chairman as it tries to turn some of...
Syndergaard dazzles with 13-K gem to down Diamondbacks
For a team saddled with the worst batting average in all of baseball and yet another bad news hangover in the wake of learning about the injury to Steven Matz,...
Filthy Pineda, powerful A-Rod help Yanks cool red-hot Red Sox
BOSTON — So much for the Red Sox getting ready to escape the AL East basement and using the second half of the season to lasso the Yankees. Watching the...
Dan Loeb 'likes' protesters' plan to crash his fundraiser
Hedge fund titan Dan Loeb loves a rumble. So it is probably not a surprise that he took to the Facebook page of a group of protesters to “like” its...
Amar'e Stoudemire turns to the dark side, joins Heat, Pat Riley
Amar’e Stoudemire may no longer be a fan favorite at Madison Square Garden after signing with the rival Heat on Friday afternoon. The former Knicks forward, who helped New York...
The rents in Midtown South are too damn high for companies
One of Manhattan’s hottest office building zones may be pricing itself out of the market. Midtown South, for years one of the most sought-after areas for companies — ironically, because...
One world title, and a team for young women to idolize and love
This was Red, White and Blue York wrapping its loving arms around The First Ladies of all sports, and never wanting let go. And this time, the little girls and...
Alderson gives gloomy warning about Matz's injury
Mets rookie left-hander Steven Matz provided a not-so-dire outlook on his partial lat muscle tear that landed him on the disabled list. “It’s definitely frustrating, but it could be worse,”...
The Robinson Cano disaster, and fantasy's 1st-half studs and duds
Throughout his 11-year career, Robinson Cano (.254, six homers, 30 RBIs) has been considered not just one of the top second basemen, but one of the top overall fantasy players....
'Playoffs are a possibility' as Knicks introduce consolation prizes
LAS VEGAS — The Knicks’ four new free-agent faces entered a glitzy Las Vegas hotel ballroom Friday night, schmoozing with team president Phil Jackson and general manager Steve Mills before...
Triangle-savvy Jerian Grant has Knicks gushing over his passing
LAS VEGAS — His uncle, former Bulls forward Horace Grant, has called the triangle offense “like learning Mandarin the first year.’’ But new Knicks combo guard Jerian Grant, after two...
Yanks finally call up sizzling, prized prospect Refsnyder
BOSTON —The Rob Refsnyder era is scheduled to begin Saturday night at Fenway Park. How long it lasts remains to be seen. With the Yankees scheduled to face two lefty...
Trump's 'facts' on Mexicans and crime are just wrong
Donald Trump has decided to double down on his insults of Mexicans living in the United States. Talking to CNN’s Anderson Cooper this week, he said he had nothing to...
Ariana Grande's donut disaster: Infantile celebrity syndrome
There’s a regular feature in grocery gossip magazines titled “Stars: They’re just like us!” Supposedly “candid” photos show actors and starlets taking out the trash, dropping off their kids at...
July 11, 1804: How Alexander Hamilton's friends grieved
On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton — New York’s archetypal founding father and the founder of The Post — was shot in a duel by Vice President Aaron Burr. Editors...
Three cheers for Patti LuPone's strike at cell phones
Art met reality this week when Patti LuPone, without breaking character, walked offstage at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater with the phone of a texting audience member in her hand....
Behind the City Council's contempt for business
Give the City Council enough time and there won’t be a single business able to operate legally in New York. The latest target: helicopters. Seriously. Council members are drafting a...
Greece brings a new kind of farce to the world stage
Do modern Greeks just want to match their classical forebears, the inventors of tragedy and comedy? Greece seems bent on offering a new kind of global farce. Less than a...
What happens to Nets now? 5 questions after Deron split
With the divorce between Deron Williams and the Nets now a reality, here are five questions that face both parties: 1. Who will be playing point guard? With Williams out...
3 returning players can boost your fantasy baseball lineup
Scores of fantasy owners rejoiced recently, when their stashing of Jose Fernandez, Patrick Corbin and Matt Moore — pitchers coming back from Tommy John surgery who were activated by their...
Judge frees jailed kids who refused to have lunch with dad
PONTIAC, Mich. — A judge on Friday released three siblings who have spent two weeks in juvenile detention for refusing to meet with their estranged father. Oakland County Judge Lisa...
Pope consoles inmates at notorious Bolivian prison
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia — Pope Francis urged inmates at Bolivia's notoriously violent Palmasola prison to not despair on Friday as he wrapped up his visit to Bolivia with a message...
Ellen Pao steps down as Reddit's interim CEO
Ellen Pao, the interim-CEO of Reddit, stepped down from the company on Friday after a week of continued protests from users of the online message board. Hundreds of thousands of...
Nets will pay Deron Williams to go away
LAS VEGAS — The Deron Williams Era officially is over in Brooklyn. Williams and the Nets reached a sudden and stunning conclusion to their four-plus seasons together by agreeing to...
High school resists pressure to change 'Midget' mascot
FREEBURG, Ill. — As with many small towns, the biggest source of bragging rights in this agrarian outpost in southern Illinois is its high school athletes — the Freeburg Midgets....
Latest FSU horror: Running back 'repeatedly punched' woman
How much of Jimbo Fisher's roster will be available to play when Florida State's season starts on Sept. 5? Star running back Dalvin Cook was suspended indefinitely Friday following an accusation...
Kittens play ball in cutest all-star game ever
LOS ANGELES -- There's no meowing in baseball — until now. Joe DiMeowgio, Darryl Pawberry, Jose Catseco and other felines play in Hallmark Channel's first "Paw Star Game" airing Sunday, two...
$10 bill change rankles descendant of Alexander Hamilton
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Doug Hamilton is just fine with plans to put a woman's portrait on US paper money, but he'd prefer that the Treasury Department leave the $10 bill...
Rolling Stones haul in $80 million as concert prices surge
It’s a great time to be a musician on tour. With US concert-goers exhibiting a seemingly insatiable appetite for live music, ticket prices continue to soar, rising 8 percent in...
'Coked-up' cyclist thrown out of Tour de France
FOUGERES, France — This year's Tour de France was hit by its first doping case as Italian rider Luca Paolini was thrown out of the race on Friday after testing...
Cancer doc who gave chemo to healthy patients gets 45 years
DETROIT — Calling the scheme "horrific," a judge sentenced a Detroit-area cancer doctor to 45 years in prison Friday for collecting millions from insurance companies while poisoning more than 500...
McDonald's: We swear those 'Minions' aren't swearing
https://youtu.be/tEnPYxFP9Vc OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's says there are no plans to take a talking Happy Meal toy out of distribution, even though some customers say it sounds like it...
NFL's sneaky Friday news: Greg Hardy ban down to 4 games
Cowboys defensive end and convicted girlfriend abuser Greg Hardy had his personal conduct ban reduced from 10 games to 4, the NFL announced Friday. Arbitrator Harold Henderson ruled to uphold...
Rosie and Olivia are rad in plaid, while Kesha’s an all-American nightmare
The stars hit the streets of Paris in full force this week for haute couture fashion week — but not everyone dressed to impress in the fashion capital of the...
Reporter: Gross Jared told me, 'Middle school girls are hot'
Subway sandwich pitchman Jared Fogle said numerous times in the past that he thought "middle school girls are hot," according to the Florida woman who tipped off federal investigators. "They...
Ex-Sharpton friend with mob ties sentenced to over 2 years in prison
A Genovese mob captain who was once buddies with the Rev. Al Sharpton was sentenced Friday to more than two years in prison on a racketeering rap after pleading guilty...
Why JPP won't sign Giants contract, yet
MIAMI — Jason Pierre-Paul isn’t ready to hand over control to the Giants. The 26-year-old defensive end, who had his right index finger amputated on Wednesday in the wake of...
Serena Williams 'knows that I can win against her'
LONDON — Garbine Muguruza knows she can beat Serena Williams on the big stage. After all, the then 20-year-old Spaniard handed the now 20-time major champion her most lopsided loss...
San Francisco sheriff defends release of immigrant alleged killer
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco's sheriff on Friday staunchly defended the release of a Mexican immigrant who later was accused of randomly killing a young woman, saying federal authorities failed...
Charleston killer shouldn't have been allowed to buy gun: FBI
Bureaucratic bungling allowed the madman who slaughtered nine people attending Bible study at a historic black church in South Carolina last month to buy his gun legally, the FBI admitted...
Omar Sharif was a top-ranked bridge player
I was supposed to interview the late Omar Sharif 31 years ago about his rare comedy role in the spy spoof “Top Secret!’’ But one of the 20th century’s greatest...
Canada mourns the death of a raccoon named Conrad
https://twitter.com/CBCNews/status/619400341164003328 RIP, Conrad. Normally ignored as road kill, this raccoon’s death in Canada plunged Toronto into mourning — with social media spreading the expressions of sympathy. The outpouring of grief...
Meet Brooklyn's first hot sauce sommelier
Noah Chaimberg quit his corporate job to take his love of hot sauce to the next Scoville level, reinventing himself as a "hot sauce sommelier" and opening a store devoted to the condiment....
Lazy kids should see this boy who did homework outside McDonald's
The social sphere works in mysterious ways. After coming across a young homeless boy doing his homework outside McDonald's in the central Philippines last month, medical student Joyce Torrefranca posted...
Horndog CEO drops countersuit against intern who won $18 million
The Wall Street CEO who has to pay $18 million to the Swedish intern he pressured into having sex has dropped his countersuit, court papers state. Benjamin Wey, the 43-year-old...
US personnel chief resigns in wake of massive data breach
WASHINGTON — She was hacked, now she’s sacked. Katherine Archuleta, head of the federal agency that suffered an unprecedented hack of personal information covering more than 20 million people, quit...
A painful list of the Mets mis-diagnosing key injuries
Steven Matz's trip to the DL is just the latest blow the Mets have suffered on the injury front this season. The only thing fans can hope — beyond a...
Woman chases cyclist who grabbed phone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-y3uK9zn6k A woman frantically chased after a pedal pushing crook who snatched the phone from her hands as she crossed an East Village street, a dash-cam video reveals. A video...
The 5 biggest bombshells from Harper Lee’s new novel
The most hotly anticipated book of the summer is “Go Set a Watchman,” Harper Lee’s follow-up to her 1960 novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” which won the Pulitzer Prize and...
US soccer cheered by thousands at rocking NYC parade
They cheered “USA!”, slurped Italian ices and took selfie after grinning selfie with the victorious athletes. And that was just the cops. Friday’s ticker-tape parade for the World Cup-winning US...
The 10 biggest moments from Paris couture week
Lupita Nyong’o, Kristen Stewart and Naomi Watts all made the most of their time in the City of Lights.
Tennis pro rants: Half of female players are lesbians
Sergiy Stakhovsky used to be best known for knocking Roger Federer out of Wimbledon a couple of years ago. That was until he made these comments. In explosive claims, the...
Taste-testing Greenland's finest microbrew beers
Anybody who knows me knows I don’t drink vodka. I don’t do tequila. And I’ve never been a big fan of anything that comes with a garnish. I am, however,...
Director of hacked federal agency should be fired: GOP
WASHINGTON — A growing chorus of lawmakers wants to sack the head of the federal agency where the personal data of 21.5 million people got hacked. Republican House Speaker John...
Knicks use $1.6M on Derek Fisher favorite Lance Thomas
Lance Thomas is expected to sign a one-year, $1.63 million contract Friday as the Knicks agreed to reach above a minimum deal to bring back the Brooklyn-born forward. The Knicks still...
In decisive vote, Athens approves austerity plan
In a decisive vote, the Greek Parliament passed Prime Minister Alexi Tsipras’ draconian austerity package, paving the way for the cash-strapped nation to get a 3-year, $59 billion bailout loan...
Zebra friends are all smiles
Smile for zee camera! These zebras are all smiles as they share their pearly whites with a photographer at the Sondela Nature Reserve in South Africa. “It looks like one...
Parsons, Cuban detail 'scared' DeAndre's Mavericks deception
Chandler Parsons and Mark Cuban are having a hard time getting over being dumped by De'Andre Jordan. Parsons lashed out at the free-agent center after Jordan reneged on his verbal commitment to...
New 'Homeland' trailer: Will Carrie return to the CIA?
https://youtu.be/EtF2gRfgVmc Season Five of “Homeland” finds Carrie (Claire Danes) estranged from the CIA, struggling to reconcile her guilt from years fighting the “war on terror.” But it looks like her...
It's on Todd Bowles to unlock Quinton Coples' first-round hype
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...
Gunman kills 3 postal workers in Ukraine, makes off with $115K
MOSCOW — An unidentified gunman shot and killed three postal workers Friday as they were transporting money in eastern Ukraine, escaping with the equivalent of $115,000, police said. Police said...
End of an era as South Carolina takes down Confederate flag
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Confederate flag was lowered from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse on Friday, ending its 54-year presence there and marking a stunning political reversal in...
Object flies through MTA bus driver's window
An unidentified object went flying through an MTA bus driver's window on the Upper West Side early Friday, police said. The incident happened at about 7:14 a.m. on West 85th...
Kayaking couple surrounded by pod of whales
Whale, hello there! This is the moment that a couple kayaking in Alaska came face-to-face with a pod of humpback whales. Jack Delaney, 22, and Kat Georgia, 27, were paddling...
Omar Sharif, of 'Doctor Zhivago,' 'Lawrence of Arabia,' dies at 83
CAIRO — In “Lawrence of Arabia,” Omar Sharif first emerges as a speck in the shimmering desert sand. He draws closer, a black-robed figure on a trotting camel, until he...
When Jaws attacked the Jersey Shore
Shark scares have become an established part of the American summer, alongside Fourth of July celebrations, “Jaws” screenings and strawberry shortcake. While no one likes to hear about an actual...
Mechanics overpower gunman who randomly killed 2 in Germany
BERLIN — A 47-year-old German gunman shot and killed two people and injured another in a rampage Friday in the southern state of Bavaria before being overpowered by two gas...
US Marshals employee caught having sex on courthouse roof
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The US Marshals Service says one of its employees was photographed having sex on the roof of a federal courthouse in Pennsylvania. A resident of a nearby...
School to parents: Pick up your kids on time or we'll send them to the state
SALEM, Ore. — An Oregon school district has rushed to soothe parents at a Salem elementary school who received a letter warning that children not picked up promptly might be...
What this 'SNL'-inspired suburb needs is more cowbell
The Detroit suburb of Royal Oak is trying to break the Guinness World Records mark for the most people to ring a cowbell at once.
Bill Murray hates all Cardinals fans: 'Satan's messengers'
Bill Murray's Chicago Cubs fanhood is well-documented. The Illinois native slammed a Budweiser with Harry Caray at the first Cubs night game in Wrigley Field history, threw out the first...
Volcano eruptions strand tourists on island paradise
BALI, Indonesia — Ash spewing from a volcano on Indonesia's main island of Java sparked chaos for holidaymakers as airports closed and international airlines canceled flights to tourist hot spot...
Stampede at charity handout in Bangladesh leaves dozens dead
DHAKA, Bangladesh — A stampede killed 21 elderly women and four young people early Friday when hundreds of people in central Bangladesh stormed the home of a businessman for a...
Scout's all grown up in first chapter of new Harper Lee novel
NEW YORK — We know this much so far about Harper Lee's new book: Atticus Finch is 72 and suffering from rheumatoid arthritis; Scout is a grown woman who has...
Police hunt for fiance after woman beaten to death with hammer
A Bronx foster mom who beat breast cancer was hacked to death with a hammer just days after celebrating her birthday — and cops are on the hunt for her...
Why kids today aren't getting into enough trouble
Sometimes I despair for the kids these days, I really do. I didn’t expect to feel this way at the tender age of 42. I was supposed to find them...
15 hotel room-service ops so nom nom, you’ll never leave the bed
There’s nothing like a hotel stay to release your inner anorexic. Just peep that laminated book of satanic verses they call a room service menu: If that’s going to be...
Deron seeking Nets release to join Mavs
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Deron Williams Era finally could be coming to an end in Brooklyn. According to an ESPN.com report early Friday, Williams and the Nets are discussing a...
Con artists guilty of scamming NHLers, businessmen out of $30M
Two men who scammed NHL stars out of millions face up to 60 years in prison after being found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering in Long Island federal...
Is a 'Minions' Happy Meal toy dropping F-bombs?
McDonald's says some customers have complained that a talking toy included in recent Happy Meals uses curse words.
Queens tourist center closes because no tourist ever went there
A tourist center in a borough no one wants to visit is closing — and the biggest shock is that it was ever opened in the first place. Locals and...
Mom busted after kids found barefoot and alone in the street
Child-endangerment charges were filed Thursday night against a Bronx mom who left her two barefoot children wandering the streets alone, cops said. The toddlers, a 3-year-old boy and a 2-year-old...
Students get $4.5M payout for enduring anti-Semitic bullying
A federal judge approved a $4.5 million settlement Thursday for five students who suffered anti-Semitic abuse at upstate schools. The students and their families had sued the Pine Bush school...
Hondo finds his bearing
Hondo is ready to give up on hounding the ’dogs for help. The Rays and Phillies went belly up Thursday, which sent the accounts payable soaring to 1,805 durochers. Friday:...
Jeb Bush’s super PAC rakes in record $103M
WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush’s super PAC raised $103 million in six months, an unmatched haul, according to records released Thursday. In comparison, Mitt Romney’s super PAC took in just $12.2...
Going to the park? Don't trip on a bum
There’s a new homeless shelter in Alphabet City — Tompkins Square Park. The East Village green space has become an encampment for the surging number of city vagrants, with many...
City Hall won't accept donations for $2M World Cup parade
Thanks, but no thanks! Big-hearted New Yorkers have been offering to pitch in to help pay for the World Cup-champion US women’s soccer team parade on Friday — only to...
Lawmakers push to ban filming real-life hospital tragedies for TV
Everyone seems to be making videos these days — but legislators say allowing film crews into hospitals is going too far. “Patients in our hospitals deserve to know that their...
A-Rod's All-Star snub masks a bigger Yankees problem
Alex Rodriguez would have been a great — and perhaps deserved — addition to the All-Star Game, but for the wrong reasons. The potential A-Rod sideshow now makes way for...
Wrongful-conviction suit can't be tossed because of man's death: judge
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was dead wrong when he tried to get a wrongful-conviction lawsuit tossed out on grounds that the exonerated man hadn’t signed it — because the...
Polls show 'President Trump' may not be so far-fetched
WASHINGTON — Republicans who started off viewing Donald Trump as an amusing sideshow are starting to fret that the real estate billionaire is becoming the main event. Since he defied...
Cuomo and de Blasio finally agree! No peace over pasta
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio were in rare agreement Thursday — citing diet concerns for nixing a proposed peacemaking “pasta summit.” “I personally am trying to lose...
Equestrian socialite refuses to pay $650G to broker: suit
The socialite daughter of a disgraced art dealer is allegedly following in her deceased dad’s footsteps — refusing to repay a $650,000 loan for a Manhattan mansion purchase, according to...
Dad headed to prison after posing as cop for free sex with hooker
He had a wife, kids and a home he’d built with his own hands — and then threw it all away over a $40 hooker. Warren Taylor, 35, was sentenced...
'Shameful' pal admits to being mole during Sampson probe
“I love him as a brother,” the star government witness in the obstruction-of-justice trial of state Sen. John Sampson said Thursday as he took the stand to bury his friend...
The day in photos
A seal keeps cool in a Serbia heatwave, Paris Fashion Week gets matrimonial, South Carolina residents celebrate the removal of the Confederate flag and more.
Schneiderman names team that will probe killings by police
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Thursday named the team that will handle his new special-prosecutor duties to investigate cases in which police kill civilians. Alvin Bragg, the executive deputy...
Foul-mouthed subway riders bash rider in the head
Four toughs bashed a 45-year-old man in the head when he told them to stop cursing on a subway train in Park Slope, Brooklyn, cops said Thursday. The four suspects...
The 5 moments to remember from US Women's World Cup title
The United States claimed its record third Women’s World Cup trophy last weekend, and its first since 1999. That one always will be remembered for Brandi Chastain’s sports bra-baring moment....
Evolve Media looks to add digital publisher ahead of possible IPO
Evolve Media, which has made five acquisitions in the past 15 months, is looking to add at least one more digital publisher. “We will put $20 million to work in...
Thaddeus Young: Let me take over from KG as Nets leader
Thaddeus Young did everything he was asked to do for the Nets last season after his February acquisition. Well, almost everything. “When I got traded [for Kevin Garnett], the key...
In salute of the newest NY heroines: the US soccer team
You can be a little girl who grows up to realize big dreams, and New York will embrace you with every ounce of its love and affection. You don’t have...
Time Inc. eyes Traveler head for InStyle vacancy
Nina Lawrence was out as publisher of InStyle in late April. While no one has yet been named to replace her, Time Inc. is said to be looking at Bill...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A suspect struck out in his bid to rob a Mount Eden bank, authorities said. He entered the Chase branch at East 170th Street and Walton Avenue just...
Mets had better not use Matz injury as excuse to wave white flag
One more time, the Mets are given a message, a reminder, that nothing is ever guaranteed. One more time there arrives a mystic memorandum that ought to be translated into...
IFC stirs the pot with ad in marijuana magazine
In a sign that the political winds are changing, High Times — the 41-year-old monthly magazine dedicated to all things marijuana — has landed its first ever non-pot-related advertiser. IFC,...