July 20, 2015
'I really love her': Becky Hammon coaches summer Spurs to title
LAS VEGAS -- Becky Hammon made history when she became the first female head coach in NBA summer league. Leading the San Antonio Spurs to the Las Vegas Summer League...
10 questions on Iran Chuck Schumer needs to answer
1. Did you have any input into the Iran nuclear deal? If you did, how much of the deal reflects your advice? 2. The deal lifts the conventional-weapons embargo on...
The day in photos
A baby hippo debuts, a spacecraft prepares for takeoff, dolphins take a dip and more.
NFL's Goodell shows team owners the money
Roger Goodell’s job of running the high-powered NFL offense looks a lot more secure this week. The controversial league commissioner, who’s presided over the “Deflategate” cheating issues and a string...
Chuck Schumer is facing the toughest decision of his career
WASHINGTON — It’s all hanging on Sen. Charles Schumer. With the White House pulling out all the stops to prevent Congress from blocking the nuclear deal with Iran, New York’s...
What does PBC's 100 percent occupancy milestone mean for its future?
PBC USA Real Estate has achieved a milestone at 452 Fifth Ave. Two small but precious penthouse-floor leases have brought to 100 percent occupancy the 865,000 square-foot tower the company...
Morgan Stanley's famous big 'zipper' getting an upgrade
The triple-decker “zipper” at Morgan Stanley’s 1585 Broadway headquarters — a fixture for more than 25 years — went dark last week. But the signage will return in September modernized...
J.R. Smith's free agency gamble is backfiring big time
J.R. Smith’s decision to opt out of the final year of his contract could be a costly one. Rather than take the $6.4 million he was owed for the 2015-16...
Didi Gregorius has quietly shoved aside the ghost of Derek Jeter
Worries? The Yankees have a few, if they choose to contemplate worst-case scenarios. Which they of course should, for planning purposes. They can worry about their starting rotation. About their...
De Blasio slams Trump, but is powerless over his city contracts
The city isn’t going to do any more business with Donald Trump — but there’s not much officials can do about his current contracts unless he breaches them, Mayor de...
'F--k this s--t': Why is the ACC media guide so angry?
Warning: This contains graphic language PINEHURST, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference has apologized for a sentence with two expletives that appeared on a page in its football media guide....
Nats pound Harvey as Mets open enormous series with thud
WASHINGTON — Matt Harvey was a logical choice to lead off the Mets’ biggest July series in seven years, except that he forgot to show up. The Mets needed a...
Half the city's parents didn't care enough to fill out a school survey
Half of New York City parents didn’t bother to respond to the city’s latest annual satisfaction survey of public schools, according to results released Monday. The 50 percent response rate...
Here's a picture of Brooklyn's real-estate bubble
It must be a case of cabin fever. Brooklyn’s real-estate bubble is inflating to astronomical new heights with the listing of a shoebox-sized Windsor Terrace bungalow for an astounding $1.25...
NFL WR arrested for 'stabbing, wounding' in bar melee
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Titans wide receiver Justin Hunter has been arrested and is being held without bond for an assault that allegedly took place at a bar during the...
Glen Sather finally to get his due with the Oilers
So it looks as if it took Glen Sather stepping aside as Rangers general manager in order to get the proper respect out West. The president of the Blueshirts, who...
Lorne Michaels' 'Summer' hits small screen before theaters
Lorne Michaels is redoing the ‘windows’ with his new film “Staten Island Summer” before and after its theatrical release on July 24. But the coming-of-age comedy — packed with as...
Dick's to launch women's 'athleisure' lifestyle line
Dick’s Sporting Goods meet Lululemon. The testosterone-fueled chain is tapping into its feminine side with a new boutique, Chelsea Collective, a women’s “athleisure” and footwear store, named after the hip...
When will Commerce get to my FOIA requests?
The Commerce Department is in trouble with Congress — again. As you probably know, I’ve been having a dickens of a time getting Commerce to obey the law and turn...
Gawker editors resign after article is taken down
Gawker Media is crumbling from a mutiny within. Tommy Craggs, executive editor of Gawker Media, and Max Read, editor-in-chief of Gawker.com, resigned Monday over a decision by CEO Nick Denton...
Martin St. Louis' legacy will live on in every miniature NHLer
There is no need to wait until Martin St. Louis is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in order to see his legacy. It resides in every undersized athlete...
Cuddyer's knee could be phenom Conforto's path to Mets
WASHINGTON — Michael Cuddyer is down to his last potential remedy that doesn’t involve rest. The Mets outfielder began taking a new anti-inflammatory drug Monday in hopes the swelling in...
Elon Musk blames SpaceX rocket explosion on 'complacency'
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket probably exploded last month because a 2-foot steel strut securing a helium bottle failed, causing an oxygen tank to overpressurize, CEO Elon Musk said Monday. Cautioning...
Hey, Sen. Schumer: Where do you stand on the Iran deal?
The Post on Tuesday presents New York Sen. Charles Schumer with 10 questions about President Obama’s Iran deal. We believe the senator has a moral duty to answer rapidly, and in...
Bill de Blasio team's subtle threats to Uber defenders
‘Nice businesses you got there. Shame, should something happen to them.” OK, maybe that wasn’t the precise language City Hall used to warn business groups not to side with Uber...
British Open's runners-up consolations: history, wife at home
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Louis Oosthuizen already has a Claret Jug. Marc Leishman does not, though he probably deserves one after shooting 64-66 in the final two rounds of the...
How Chase Headley fixed his ugly fielding woes
By June 23 Chase Headley had committed a career-high 16 errors in 69 games and it appeared the sure-handed third baseman was on the way to a brutal season in...
Where the amateurs who stormed British Open go from here
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — As great a week as British Open winner Zach Johnson had at St. Andrews, winning the Claret Jug on Monday, it was just as remarkable a...
Proud, thrilling Jordan Spieth still has history to make
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The faint sound of bagpipes filled the misty chill of the St. Andrews air late Monday while Jordan Spieth was trying to make history. The moment was...
Photo of black cop aiding stricken KKK supporter goes viral
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The black director of South Carolina's public safety agency says he hopes a photo that shows him helping a white man wearing a racist T-shirt will be...
How Obama kneecapped the US Congress on Iran -- again
If only President Obama were as hard-nosed and clever in undermining our adversaries as he is in kneecapping the US Congress, the country’s strategic position might be transformed. The Iran...
Bill de Blasio's anti-Uber scheme is based on misinformation
Mayor de Blasio argues that it is necessary to artificially limit the impressive growth of ridesharing while the city evaluates the industry’s effect on the city. It’s hard to take...
How Republicans can win urban voters
Mayor de Blasio might have an ego the size of the Empire State building, but give him this: He understands the political importance of cities. That much was made clear...
'The Americans' is TV at its subversive best -- and its Emmy snub is inexcusable
I can’t help but feel that my lack of faith in the common man has been confirmed by the ever-increasing quality of FX’s “The Americans” being met with ever-decreasing ratings....
Jackson on fire sale: JR had 'gal' issues, Shumpert was 'difficult'
Phil Jackson decided to trade J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert because he’d had his fill of both of them. According to Charley Rosen, Jackson’s former assistant coach with the Albany...
Mets' pitiful lineup a seething indictment of Sandy Alderson
WASHINGTON — We can start with the pitcher — Matt Harvey wasn’t good. He wasn’t sharp. He wasn’t anywhere close to what the Mets needed him to be Monday night,...
Diner owner defends berating crying toddler amid backlash
PORTLAND, Maine — The owner of a Maine diner says she's not sorry for yelling at a 21-month-old child for crying in her restaurant because it got the girl to...
What we know about ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ — so far
https://youtu.be/WDxew5SguVw Forget Hollywood blockbusters: The summer’s most eagerly anticipated project is “Fear the Walking Dead” — the “Walking Dead” companion show. When the first full-length trailer was released at San...
Six reasons to head to the Berkshires before summer ends
There are at least a hundred reasons arts and nature lovers head for the Berkshires each summer — here are six big ones. The first is in Great Barrington, Mass.:...
Five ski towns that are worth visiting in summer
The snow may be gone, but there is a blizzard of summer fun happening in ski mountain towns across the country. Food, wine and beer festivals will delight discriminating palates,...
NCAA just made its opaque seeding process more fair (maybe)
INDIANAPOLIS — The committee that puts together the field of 68 for the NCAA men's basketball tournament will have more flexibility to set the First Four and give No. 2...
If 'Ant-Man' wasn’t Marvel’s first flop, what will be?
A studio can put out a movie about a superhero who rides ants, and audiences don’t even shrug. They simply reach into their pockets, pull out a fat roll of...
Paramedic a hero again after braving grimy Hudson to save woman
A gutsy paramedic jumped into the grimy Hudson River on Monday morning to save a woman from drowning. “This was my first time I jumped in the water [for a...
Biggest Red Bulls game of the year, on a Tuesday afternoon
It’s been a dozen years since the Red Bulls reached a US Open Cup semifinal, but they’ll try to correct that Tuesday when they host I-95 rival Philadelphia Union at...
Lottery worker rigged system to win $14 million jackpot
DES MOINES, Iowa — A former lottery security official was found guilty Monday of rigging a computerized Hot Lotto game so he could win a $14 million jackpot then trying...
Now is Yankees' chance to fortify surprising spot atop division
The AL East is the Yankees' for the taking. It’s late July and they carry a four-game lead into Yankee Stadium Tuesday night against the Orioles, the team many predicted...
'Breaking Bad' actor turns candidate for Albuquerque seat
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Citing sprawl development and a need for more Mexican-American elected officials, "Breaking Bad" actor Steven Michael Quezada said he is jumping in a heated race for county...
Drunk driving suspect found naked on barn roof
State police say a drunken driving suspect ran away from the scene of a central Pennsylvania crash but was found on a nearby barn roof — naked — and arrested...
Human remains from Nazi experiments found in France
PARIS — It started with a letter, a brief reference to samples taken from the bodies of Holocaust victims used in Nazi medical research. Decades later, the jars and test...
Teen's HIV in record-making remission without drugs
An 18-year-old French teen born with the AIDS virus has had her infection under control and nearly undetectable despite stopping treatment 12 years ago — an unprecedented remission, doctors are...
You are in a locked room and have 60 minutes to escape. Sound like fun?
You and 10 other people are locked in a room. Words, numbers and pictures are scrawled on the walls, objects scattered. A disembodied voice announces there are 60 minutes remaining...
Justin Tuck: Why JPP will be unstoppable as ever
Former Giants defensive end Justin Tuck has spoken with Jason Pierre-Paul and believes he can come back and play at a high level even after JPP’s right index finger had...
Zach Johnson gets ultimate compliment after British Open win
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Zach Johnson had just won the 144th British Open. Standing next to the 18th green, his eyes were red with tears and his voice was quivering...
Driver who hit limo drank 'some beer' before fatal crash
The pickup driver who killed four women when he slammed into a limo in Long Island’s wine country told cops he was drinking at home before hitting the road, authorities...
Silver spent $1.5M on lawyers as Bharara probed
ALBANY – Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver spent more than $1.5 million from his campaign account on lawyers as US Attorney Preet Bharara bore down on him, filings show. The...
Why jerks might be c--k-blocking your Mr. Right
We'd like to believe that the phrase "nice guys finish last" is just some cliché phrase villains use in teen movies, but a group of studies published in the journal...
Black Confederate flag supporter dies in crash after 'angry' exchange
JACKSON, Miss. — A black Mississippi man who often dressed in Confederate regalia to support the state flag has died in a one-car accident. The Highway Patrol says 49-year-old Anthony...
Jordan Spieth's Grand Slam dream dies on 18th hole
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- Jordan Spieth's Grand Slam dream was denied. As Zach Johnson was making his way to claiming the claret jug in an eventual playoff on Monday at...
This cat is allergic to being a cat
She’s allergic to all the feline favorites.
This real-life, 7-foot-1 BFG is dating a normal-sized hottie
William Jewell, 21, stands at a whopping 7-foot-1 — towering over his beautiful blonde girlfriend and the rest of his family.
Tour de France wingman goes pinballing into telephone pole
GAP, France — Racing downhill at breakneck speeds, Ruben Plaza Molina rode triumphantly into Gap as the solo winner of a treacherous Stage 16 on Monday that saw a teammate...
Playful whale spits stream of water on kids at aquarium
A beluga whale spit water over a crowd of visitors Monday at the Hakkejima Sea Paradise aquarium in Tokyo.
Millennial blows her $90,000 college fund then blames her parents
This college student deserves an “F” in accounting after she blew through a $90,000 college fund on expensive clothes and a trip to Europe and now has no way to...
Can you leave your job without giving 2 weeks' notice?
You're leaving your job! Congratulations! Hopefully it's because you've accepted another (more lucrative) offer, or maybe you've just realized that you've got one of The 5 Jobs Most Likely to Make...
How to have a steamy (and successful) one-night stand
When you’re unattached, it’s exciting to imagine the hookup potential around every corner. The fantasy makes sense: “Sex is hotter when it’s a little transgressive,” says Stephen Snyder, M.D., a...
Everywhere this horse goes, his white shadow follows
Don't adjust your monitor, this horse really does have a white shadow lurking over its shoulder.
Type of trade Mets could make: Ryan Raburn for Matt Reynolds
A name to keep in mind with the Mets is Ryan Raburn. When Raburn was last a free agent – after the 2012 season – the Mets finished as the...
Stephen Hawking's $100 million question: Is anybody out there?
Scientists are about to embark on the biggest search yet for alien life, sweeping the skies for signals of civilizations beyond our solar system with $100 million from a Russian...
Cashman explains Refsnyder boot: 'Kicking can down the road'
Brian Cashman believes the end of spring training and the period just before the trade deadline have a similarity – it is wise to keep as many assets as possible....
2 racers dead in high-speed motorcycle crash
https://youtu.be/YvZoLpx1huY SAN FRANCISCO -- Two Spanish racers were killed in a chain-reaction crash on the first lap of a World Superbike race, leaving the racing community overwhelmed with sadness and...
'To Kill a Mockingbird' sequel sells 1 million copies in first week
“Go Set a Watchman,” the sequel to Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” sold 1.1 million copies in its first week, publisher HarperCollins said Monday morning. It marks the highest...
Zack Greinke's historic pursuit not impressing Bryce Harper
Dodgers starter Zack Greinke shut out the Washington Nationals for eight innings on Sunday, extending his scoreless innings streak to 43 2/3 innings while striking out 11 in a 5-0 win....
Pregnant woman and her 2 children killed in Ohio flooding
RIPLEY, Ohio — A pregnant woman was killed along with two of her children when their mobile home was swept away during a weekend torrential downpour, a coroner said Monday...
Johnny Cueto trade is obvious; Cole Hamels gets trickier
Trading Johnny Cueto is obvious. The Reds are nine games under .500 and are not going to win an offseason bidding war to retain their free-agent-to-be ace – particularly because...
Chattanooga shooter said he wanted to be martyr in disturbing diary
Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez's diary reveals he had suicidal thoughts and was set on "becoming a martyr," according to a family rep. Federal investigators have not immediately not found any direct...
Will Jets' new regime try to mask David Harris' deficiency?
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...
New Hampshire sisters are the queens of the presidential selfie
CONCORD, N.H. -- Addy and Emma Nozell aren't the first New Hampshire residents to collect photos of themselves with as many presidential candidates as possible. But in the age of...
Greek banks reopen but cash limits remain and taxes soar
ATHENS, Greece — Greek banks opened their doors Monday for the first time in over three weeks, a move the government hopes will help the economy get back to normal...
Chris Paul dismisses DeAndre Jordan 'tension' -- but others felt it
LAS VEGAS – In the five days between DeAndre Jordan’s verbal commitment to join the Mavericks and his stunning change of heart to re-sign with the Clippers, much was made...
Rockets' trade for serial drunk driver is a necessary risk
There is a reason Ty Lawson was made available for a cut-rate price by the Denver Nuggets – several reasons, in fact. But despite myriad off-the-court issues for Lawson in...
Horndogs using this website are in big, big trouble
Some 37 million cheating spouses and their cache of nude photos, dirty messages and darkest fantasies are about to go public, thanks to online hackers who are threatening to take...
Musical festival in Dracula’s hometown wants your blood, not your money
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania is tapping into the Dracula legend, offering concert-goers free tickets in exchange for their blood. The campaign is part of a push to increase blood donations...
Heckler makes it rain on Sepp Blatter in comic FIFA stunt
ZURICH -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter was showered with paper money by a heckler before the start of a press conference on Monday announcing the end of the corrupt honcho's...
This $1.2 billion 'ghost airport' is worth just $10K
MADRID — One of Spain's "ghost airports" — expensive projects that were virtually unused — received just one bid in a bankruptcy auction after costing some $1.2 billion to build....
4 arrested for sex video filmed inside Uniqlo store
BEIJING — Four people have been detained in connection with a sex video purportedly taken inside a Uniqlo fitting room that spread rapidly online, Beijing police said. They were detained...
Phil Mickelson makes huge run -- until he lands on hotel balcony
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The 17th hole at St. Andrews, named the “Road Hole,’’ ruined a lot of rounds during British Open week. The treacherous par-4, on which players have...
Major California freeway closed indefinitely after bridge collapse
LOS ANGELES -- All traffic along a major freeway connecting California and Arizona was blocked indefinitely when a bridge over a desert wash collapsed during heavy rain, and the roadway...
Six shot during party at NYC park
Six people were shot during a party at a Bronx park early Monday, police said.
McCain: Trump owes apology to military families, not to me
Sen. John McCain said Monday that Donald Trump doesn’t owe him an apology — it’s POWs and their families who deserve one instead. “I think he may owe an apology...
Driver rammed man with car after argument: cops
A man rammed into a foe with his car, leaving the victim in critical condition, police said early Monday. The suspect and the victim, 40, were in a heated argument...
Historic grocery chain A&P files for Chapter 11
A&P has filed for bankruptcy in a move that could spell the end of the 156-year-old grocery chain. The nearly 300-store retailer, confirming The Post’s exclusive report last week that...
Turkey suspects ISIS behind suicide bombing that kills 31
Turkey's Interior Ministry says at least 27 people have been killed and nearly 100 have been hospitalized in an explosion in the southeastern town of Suruc on the Syrian border.
Why working moms don't have it better in Europe
The US can be a tough place to be a working parent. We’re the only developed country that doesn’t have paid parental leave, (only about 16 percent of American companies...
How do I tell my boss to stop being late for meetings?
My college-age kid is a lazy lima bean who has every excuse in the world for why he can’t find a summer job — including now saying, “It’s too late,...
Roseanne on 'sociopath' new host of 'Last Comic Standing'
"Last Comic Standing” returns to NBC Wednesday night with a new host, Anthony Jeselnik, and a new judge, Norm Macdonald — two comics known for never holding back. But returning...
Why fashionistas are shaking their groove all over town
The hottest trend of the summer is soulful ’70s style — and fashionistas are chic-ing out in bell-bottoms, caftans and psychedelic prints. ...
Heiress loses squatter’s rights battle over Hamptons land
Now this is rich. The heiress to the $18.6 billion Cox media fortune tried to claim squatter’s rights to take a 50-foot strip of public land next to her family’s 12-acre...
Epiphanny Prince has a lot of sneakers
She’s got sole! If there’s one thing more impressive than New York Liberty point guard Epiphanny Prince’s court skills, it’s her shoe-store game. The Brooklyn-born B-baller has more than 400...
Tennessee governor debating whether soldiers need more guns
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam said Sunday he plans to launch a security and safety probe at all state military facilities in the wake of the Chattanooga massacre. In an interview...
Sloan-Kettering cancels patients’ comedy show after 22 years
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has axed a popular twice-monthly comedy show that for 22 years cheered up its patients. “They told me they have new management, there are new...
Teen journalist makes it big turning passion into a profession
A New Jersey teen is “Almost Famous.” Eli Zeger, 16, has become a music-journalism phenom, reviewing bands for major outlets such as Vice and The Huffington Post and turning his...
Firefighters rescue dog and two cats from house fire
A dog and her two feline friends had a frightening close call in the East Village on Sunday when a blaze broke out in their owner’s home, prompting firefighters to...
New era in ties begins as Cuba raises flag at embassy in US
WASHINGTON — Cuba's blue, red and white-starred flag was hoisted Monday at the country's embassy in Washington in a symbolic move signaling the start of a new post-Cold War era...
De Blasio crowned king 'jerk' at sandwich contest
It’s official — Mayor de Blasio is New York’s top “jerk.” The honor went to Hizzoner at the annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival in Queens where judges named his “Swagga sandwich”...
Elderly man mugged at gunpoint in Central Park
Six teens tried to rob an elderly man in Central Park at gunpoint Saturday night, police sources said. The thugs approached the 77-year-old man near 102nd Street and West Drive...
Teenager T-boned in car at intersection killed in crash
A teenager was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Queens Sunday evening, police said. The unidentified victim was riding in the front passenger seat of a Honda sedan when it...
Celebrity hairstylist loses a critical ruling in hair-care lawsuit
A Manhattan judge has told a celebrity hairstylist to buzz off, snipping his attempt to cut off sales of a competing hair-care line. Oribe Canales lost a critical ruling in...
Cuomo bringing back 'I Love NY' campaign
Here’s a way to show New York a whole lotto love. The New York Lottery and the state’s tourism arm are launching a new “I love NY” scratch-off ticket to promote tourism...
Teen 'fatally stabbed' dad after years of 'abuse'
A Brooklyn teen accused of fatally stabbing his dad is a good kid pushed to the brink by an abusive father who had been molesting one of the boy’s sister’s,...
Uber blasts de Blasio again — Don't strand New York!
https://youtu.be/ePAxy5PCeuk Mayor de Blasio is getting hammered from both sides in the Uber-vs.-yellow taxi industry war. The app-based car service will extend its multi-million-dollar TV ad campaign attacking de Blasio...
The decision that spared this girl from her friends' fatal limo crash
A last-minute decision not to join her friends on their ill-fated winery tour of Long Island may have saved the life of a 23-year-old woman who opted to work that...
Loved ones mourn four friends killed in tragic limo crash
The four young women who died in a horrific limo crash on Long Island Saturday night were best friends who had their whole futures ahead of them, family and friends...
Outrage as American Museum of Natural History plans to expand into park
The American Museum of Natural History — home of the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial — is planning to cut into a park named after the nature-loving 26th president to build a...
Waterfront construction unearths more than 100 ancient artifacts
A $2.9 million project to improve waterfront access in the Bronx unearthed a priceless find — more than 100 pieces of Native American artifacts dating back to 200 AD. Experts...
E! gets real with 'Cait,' and more on TV this week
“White People” Wednesday at 8 p.m. on MTV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa2wfPotJrQ Journalist Jose Antonio Vargas’ documentary sees him travel the country meeting white Millennials of varying social, economic and educational backgrounds to...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan An 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a man inside a Harlem apartment building, cops said Sunday. The creep walked up to the victim at around 6 p.m. on July...
Ryan Seacrest makes house calls in 'Knock Knock Live'
Television's busiest host is now making house calls. In Fox’s new reality series “Knock Knock Live,” Ryan Seacrest offers unsuspecting people the chance to win cash prizes, meet their favorite...