July 24, 2015
Hillary sent ‘classified’ information via private email: feds
WASHINGTON — At least four e-mails sent from Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private e-mail account when she was secretary of state contained information that was classified — and the number could...
City Council to de Blasio: 'We are not the mayor's pawn'
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’s stunning attack on Mayor de Blasio “laid out a very important marker” that the City Council is not a pawn of the administration, fellow legislators...
Yanks have a real Pineda problem as Phil Hughes dominates
MINNEAPOLIS — The cement-mixer slider in the first inning that was blasted beyond the center-field fence by Miguel Sano was an early indication Michael Pineda was in line for a...
Knicks add former Harvard star
The Knicks continued the process of filling out the back end of their roster Friday night by agreeing to a deal with former Harvard swingman Wesley Saunders. Saunders played for...
Tom Seaver on how Mets are mishandling their 'stud muffins'
COOPERSTOWN — Tom feels terrific. And he’s still on top of his game — both baseball and wine. “It still is a dream,’’ Seaver said Friday of being in the...
Barefoot suspect escapes NYPD custody after drug arrest
A barefoot man busted with coke and heroin escaped from the Harlem station house where he was being held Friday night, cops said. Arthur Collins, 57, was arrested Friday afternoon...
Hondo flies again
The Orioles failed to finish the job against the Rays on Friday night, getting overtaken in the eighth to cause Hondo’s deficit to expand to 1,900 oleruds. Saturday: Mr. Aitch...
Paul Singer's hedge fund does nothing, raises $2.5B in cash
Billionaire hedge fund mogul Paul Singer doesn’t have to do much to excite investors. Singer’s $25 billion hedge fund, Elliott Management, has raised $2.5 billion in fresh capital in recent...
Big banks colluded to rig Treasury market auctions: suit
Twenty-two heavyweight Wall Street firms took part in a “massive conspiracy” to rig the $12.5 trillion Treasury market auctions for six years, a lawsuit filed this week alleges. The suit,...
Jack Dorsey won't be Twitter's new CEO, is taking Square public
Jack Dorsey just gave another reason to cross him off the list of candidates for Twitter’s next CEO. Mobile-payments startup Square — the other San Francisco-based tech firm Dorsey co-founded...
Bank of America CEO on the hot seat after latest defection
There’s a brain drain at Bank of America — after CEO Brian Moynihan has pulled the plug. The country’s No. 2 bank is losing its top legal officer — the...
Nets' summer-leaguer finds home with Blazers
Cliff Alexander’s play for the Nets’ summer league teams didn’t get him a contract in Brooklyn, but it did get him a shot at playing in the NBA. The Trail...
St. John's 2016 recruiting class targets coming into focus
July is coming to a close, which means the end of the highly anticipated live recruiting period. It also means evaluations turning into scholarship offers, official visits and top 2016...
Phenom debuts for hopeful Mets -- but same old problems in loss
Amid the furor surrounding the Mets over the promotion of stud prospect Michael Conforto plus the giddiness resulting from the reported trade acquisition of two major league hitters, one question...
Under Armour is using Nike's strategies better than Nike
Nike used to eat companies like Under Armour for lunch. Over the years, Converse, Reebok, Adidas and a host of lightweight wannabes each tried to knock Phil Knight’s Swoosh off...
Real or mirage? Analyzing breakout fantasy baseball stars
There are several players having surprising seasons and wowing fantasy players with unexpected numbers (Dallas Keuchel, for instance) and gaudy home run totals (Alex Rodriguez). But there remain a handful...
Two fantasy-baseball disappointments you can trust again
If a player gets off to a slow start and is demoted to the minor leagues, that doesn’t mean you should immediately write off that player. There’s a reason Roto...
Hitler-loving drifter at center of Louisiana theater killing
The man who opened fire in a Louisiana movie theater, killing two and wounding nine before turning the gun on himself, was a Hitler-loving drifter with a long history of...
Theater victims were outgoing artist, popular student
One was a 33-year-old artist who ran clothing and art boutiques. The other was a 21-year-old student pursuing a degree as a medical radiology technician. Jillian Johnson and Mayci Breaux...
New York's Kafka-esque campaign-finance laws
Who wrote New York City’s campaignfinance law — Franz Kafka? Former City Councilman Sal Albanese certainly may be wondering that — now that he’s landed in a bizarre situation that...
Mayor de Blasio just can't seem to work with anyone
Can’t Mayor de Blasio get along with anyone? On Thursday, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito became the latest public official to be embroiled in a high-profile spat with Hizzoner. And...
Hillary Clinton's latest e-mail mess
So much for Hillary Clinton’s claim last March that “there is no classified material” on the private e-mail server she used for official business as secretary of state. A review...
Proof the left doesn't care about the consequences of its policies
There is no way to know what is going on in someone else’s mind. But sometimes their behavior tells you more than their words. The political left’s great claim to...
The key to successful parenting
The cover of Harper’s Magazine’s August edition was intriguing: a lovely portrait of a mother and sleeping infant with the caption “How To Be a Parent.” I remain fascinated with...
Why Obama blames the right for everything
Surely this wasn’t what Barack Obama had in mind. One need not revisit the mountains of purple prose that greeted Obama’s ascent to the White House (or his descent, given...
Ta-Nehisi Coates' stunted view of America
Moses gave us the Ten Commandments. Paul gave us the Epistles. And Ta-Nehisi gave us “Between the World and Me.” The new book by Atlantic writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, in the...
Convicted spy Pollard expected to get parole after 30 years in prison
Spy Jonathan Pollard will be released from a federal pen in November after serving 30 years for giving classified material to Israel — a sentence that created years of friction...
Offense-needy Mets land Juan Uribe, Kelly Johnson from Braves
In an attempt to deepen their lineup choices, the Mets acquired Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson from the Braves on Friday for minor league pitchers John Gant and Rob Whalen....
Stage version of Murakami's ‘Kafka on the Shore’ starts off great before running aground
Haruki Murakami’s best-selling novels — “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle,” “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage” and more — often involve flights of fancy that make them hard to...
Do we really need a Lululemon beer?
Lululemon has excelled so well at making yoga pants that they’ve decided to branch out and brew their own beer, too. The brand that brought you hoodies that can take...
Obama returns to Kenya, reunites with father's family
NAIROBI, Kenya — Fulfilling the hopes of millions of Kenyans, Barack Obama returned to his father's homeland Friday for the first time as US president, a long sought visit by...
New Pluto photos reveal 'mind-blowing' discoveries
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Pluto is hazier than scientists expected and appears to be covered with flowing ice. The team responsible for the New Horizons flyby of Pluto last week...
Donald Trump loved and hated by Hispanics in border city
LAREDO, Texas — There was an audible gasp from the gathered crowd as Donald Trump's 757 lifted off the tarmac. "Oh my God. Wow," said Gina Gil, 48, after an...
MTA driver's widow condemns bail set for Tyson Beckford nephew
The wife of the MTA driver allegedly killed when model Tyson Beckford’s nephew drunkenly smashed a stolen truck into his bus sobbed in court Friday when a judge set bail....
Russian who 'died' becomes US citizen thanks to hero cops
A Russian man finally became an American citizen on Friday -- but it nearly killed him. A month ago, Alexander Zodov, 58, was on the verge of fulfilling his citizenship...
Junior Seau's grieving daughter barred from live Hall of Fame speech
CANTON, Ohio — Junior Seau’s daughter will be commenting only on a video when her late father enters the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8. Citing previous policies...
Jon Snow is (possibly) alive. But do we care?
Is the famously-killed “Game of Thrones” character actually still with us? Earlier this week, actor Kit Harington was spotted arriving at the Belfast airport, sporting the man-bun and beard characteristic...
Cat rescue on Manhattan Bridge shuts down traffic lane
https://www.facebook.com/NYCDOT/photos/pcb.10153077231192887/10153077215427887/?type=1 This sequel was a horror show for New York drivers. City workers shut down part of the Manhattan Bridge for an hour on Friday to rescue a black cat...
Jon Niese makes start, watches son's birth on FaceTime
A labor of love took on a whole new meaning at Citi Field on Friday. The Dodgers were without star right-hander Zack Greinke, who was on paternity-list leave and back...
Michael Conforto gets 'chills' after ovation and an RBI in debut
Enough was enough. The Mets decision-makers finally got sick of watching the gaping hole in left field and the inability of the punchless offense to produce, so they made the...
The day in photos
White tigers cuddle, President Barack Obama visits Kenya and more.
Rick Perry gets one of two felony indictments tossed
AUSTIN, Texas — One of two felony indictments against former Texas Gov. Rick Perry was tossed out Friday, giving the Republican presidential candidate a potentially huge legal victory in the...
Man burned Confederate flag attached to pickup truck
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man has been arrested for setting fire to a plastic Confederate battle flag attached to a parked pickup truck, in an apparent drunken impulse, police said...
Citi Bike to open new stations beginning in August
The Upper West Side will get far fewer Citi Bike stations than originally proposed, officials said on Friday as they announced the finalized expansion plans. The bike share had originally...
MTV, here's how you can save yourself
Dear MTV, When news broke yesterday that your parent company, Viacom, is on the brink of a financial meltdown, I can’t say I was surprised. After all, who even watches...
Debating The Donald: GOP rivals prepare with caution
NEWARK, NJ — Considered the ultimate wildcard, Donald Trump is complicating debate strategy for Republican presidential candidates now scrambling to prepare for their first face-to-face meeting on national television. The...
Kerry has 'intense exchange' with Jewish leaders over Iran deal
Secretary of State John Kerry had an “intense exchange” when he tried to sell the Iran nuclear deal to skeptical Jewish leaders in New York on Friday. A day after...
Why you're more likely to die in July
It’s a bad month to get sick. That’s because in some hospitals, death rates spike in July. In fact, patients are between 4 and 12 percent more likely to die...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic hints at titillating move to MLS
Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be coming to America -- and not just to party. The flamboyant and wondrously skilled Paris Saint-Germain superstar says he would like to join MLS, and there...
Lenders ready to push Relativity into bankruptcy: sources
It’s the final call for Relativity. The cash-strapped mini-studio — unable to find a new investor or come to terms with creditors — is expected to end up in a...
State Sen. John Sampson guilty in corruption case
Another New York politician bites the dust. After five and a half days of deliberation, a Brooklyn federal jury found state Sen. John Sampson guilty of an obstruction of justice...
How your parents’ income determines your future
Not all Americans are able to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. Children raised in low-income American families will likely also have very low incomes as adults, while children raised...
Planned Parenthood enlists 'Minions' in jab at critics
https://twitter.com/PPact/status/624579796153040896 Planned Parenthood is calling on everyone's favorite marbled-mouthed, yellow creatures for a PR rescue. After the conservative group Center for Medical Progress released a video in which Planned Parenthood’s...
Colin Cowherd taken off ESPN air after Dominican rant
A day after Colin Cowherd insulted an entire country, saying baseball can’t be too complicated because so many Dominicans are able to play, ESPN announced Cowherd was out at the...
Car lands short in jump off retracting bridge
He'll probably nether try this again. A 56-year-old man drove off a retractable bridge while driving through Bruinisse, the Netherlands, earlier this week. The footage shows the car speeding up...
Hulk Hogan apologizes for racist rant that got him fired
The Hulkster is sorry. Hulk Hogan apologized on Friday for going on a racist rant about his daughter’s black boyfriend in the infamous sex tape that’s now at the center of...
Russian soccer's 'Miss Charming' exposed as Nazi
CSKA Moscow’s pick was Olga Kuzkova, an attractive 21-year-old local who clearly won the judges over, taking out the title of Miss Charming. But then they saw her pictures on...
Starbucks actually made a ton of money off the 'Flat White'
Starbucks Corp reported higher quarterly profit on Thursday as new food, drinks and technology helped the world's biggest coffee chain attract more customers. Sales at Starbucks shops open at least...
560-pound man biking across US to win back wife's love
TIVERTON, R.I. — A 560-pound man biking across the United States to lose weight hit a snag in Rhode Island. The Newport Daily News reports a bent rim on Eric Hites'...
Teen endured hours of abuse before he stabbed dad: lawyer
A Brooklyn teen and his younger sister endured hours of abuse at the hands of their father before he got fed up and plunged a knife in the man's throat,...
YouTube brag helps cops catch Reds field invader
https://youtu.be/bNE5aoMSv5s A 19-year-old accused of running across the field during a Cincinnati Reds home game has been arrested -- because he filmed a selfie video of the stunt and bragged...
Dear Kylie and Jessica: These are not real clothes
Oh, Rihanna, what have you done? Ever since the pop star showed up at the CFDA Awards in a sheer Adam Selman gown, celebs have been making the see-through trend...
Girl dies after falling into lagoon in remote Alaskan village
MANOKOTAK, Alaska — A 5-year-old girl from Manokotak has died after falling into the Alaska village's sewage lagoon. Alaska State Troopers say Daphne Mochin was taken by emergency flight to...
Sheldon Richardson's a superstar if he's not an immature pothead
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...
Construction workers hurt in ceiling collapse
Two construction workers were injured -- one critically -- when part of a ceiling collapsed inside a Midtown Manhattan office building, officials said. The ceiling came down on the second...
Driver who smashed limo was below legal DWI limit
The pickup-truck driver who smashed into a limo, killing four young women, had a blood-alcohol content below the legal limit — but forensic science says he may still have been...
Shaw-skank back to court for charges in prison escape
PLATTSBURGH, NY — The female prison worker accused of smuggling tools to two inmates who recently staged a daring escape from an upstate New York facility will be arraigned on...
Hillary wants to double capital-gains tax for wealthiest Americans
Hillary Clinton wants to nearly double the capital-gains tax rate for the wealthiest Americans — but only for short-term investments, according to a report Friday. Under Clinton’s plan, to be...
Deadly explosion at fireworks factory too dangerous for firefighters
ROME — Italian news reports say at least seven people have died in an explosion at a fireworks factory near Bari, on Italy's Adriatic coast. The ANSA news agency said...
Remains found in car after 43 years may bring family closure
SAWMILLS, N.C. — A rusty, mud-caked sedan pulled from the bottom of a lake in the foothills of the North Carolina mountains could bring closure to the family of a...
Bills don't approve of LeSean McCoy's sketchy lady party
LeSean McCoy is getting a little shady with the ladies, from Las Vegas pool parties to presumed orgy invitations. With the Buffalo Bills starting training camp next Thursday, McCoy seems...
Mets summon Michael Conforto to save their lineup
Michael Conforto will get first dibs on trying to help revive this floundering Mets lineup. The organization's top hitting prospect was summoned from Double-A Binghamton on Friday to replace injured...
Nuns bake sinfully good cheesecakes to support monastery
CAMBRIDGE, NY — In the midst of quiet lives of prayer, a handful of nuns have sliced out a niche as bakers of high-end cheesecakes, so rich and creamy in...
Flights canceled at LaGuardia after power outage
Dozens of Delta flights were canceled at La Guardia Airport on Friday morning due to a major power outage caused by a contractor – leaving would-be fliers fuming at the terminal. About...
Obama calls gun-control debate his biggest frustration
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the issue that has left him "the most stymied" is the debate over gun control. Obama tells the BBC he is "frustrated" that the...
US to investigate airline price-gouging after Amtrak crash
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says the government has opened a price-gouging investigation involving four airlines that allegedly raised airfares in the Northeast after an Amtrak crash in Philadelphia...
West Africa 'breaking bad' with surge in meth production
When customs officers in the sleepy Senegalese town of Koumpentoum discovered a stash of pills hidden in a bus from Mali in late February, they initially thought it was counterfeit...
5 rushed to NYC hospital after smoking synthetic pot
Five psychiatric patients were rushed to a hospital after smoking a batch of synthetic pot at a Ward's Island facility, police sources said Friday. Emergency responders were called to the...
Cyclist starts wildfire after defecating, lighting toilet paper ablaze
BOISE, Idaho — Authorities say a cyclist started a 73-acre wildfire in southwest Idaho by lighting his toilet paper on fire after taking a comfort break. U.S. Bureau of Land...
Berlusconi says Putin's job offer was just a joke
ROME — Did Russian President Vladimir Putin offer former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi a job as economy minister? Berlusconi says it was just a joke and Putin says any support...
Gunman fatally shoots man at point-blank range
A cold-blooded gunman was caught on video as he approached a Bronx man from behind and fatally shot him at point-blank range. Luis Garcia, 40, is seen on the surveillance...
Hulk Hogan's race rant over his daughter dating a black man
Hulk Hogan was body-slammed by WWE when it was revealed he went off on a racist tirade in his infamous sex tape that's at the center of a lawsuit with Gawker, according to...
Men racing in Alps dead after car plunges from road
VIENNA — Police say two British men in their 20s have died after their car broke through a guard rail on a high alpine road in Austria and tumbled 300...
3 songs that predicted Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert’s divorce
The news that country power-couple Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert are divorcing shocked fans this week — but maybe we should have seen it coming. In 2014, both artists released albums....
Gunman shoots teen in the Bronx
A gunman opened fire on a 17-year-old boy in The Bronx, hitting him in the leg -- an attack caught on surveillance video cops released Friday. The victim can be...
Anthem acquires rival Cigna in $54.2B deal
Anthem is buying rival Cigna in a deal valued at $54.2 billion that will create the nation's largest health insurer by enrollment, covering about 53 million patients in the U.S....
US airstrike kills senior Al-Qaeda commander
IRBIL, Iraq — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says a U.S. airstrike has killed a senior Al-Qaida operational commander in eastern Afghanistan. He said in a statement Friday that the...
FX axes Crystal's 'The Comedians' after one season
Turns out Billy Crystal’s return to series TV was short-lived. FX on Thursday cancelled Crystal’s series, “The Comedians,” after one low-rated season (306,000 viewers, on average). The mockumentary-style series, adapted...
Were these sexy models movie bombshells — or just bombs?
With her buzzy teen dramedy “Paper Towns” in theaters Friday, Cara Delevingne is poised to tackle the notoriously tricky switch from model to big-screen star. Considering she has no fewer...
The food at 1 WTC is a tower of garbage
Dining at One World Observatory’s “restaurant” complex should have been a sky-high celebratory experience. But it made me miserable. Windows on the World, R.I.P., had its faults. But you’ll forgive...
Chuck Taylor's getting their first update in 98 years
Converse Chuck Taylor All Star fans rejoice! Your favorite sneaker is receiving its first construction update since debuting 98 years ago. The idea behind the All Star II is comfort,...
'Abducted' Allenby fires caddie mid-round after calling him 'c--t'
Robert Allenby’s bizarre season took its most surreal turn yet on Thursday, getting into an argument on the course which reportedly culminated with Allenby firing his caddie mid-round and the...
Man mugged at knife-point in Central Park
A knife-wielding thug robbed a man in Central Park Thursday afternoon — and was captured after cops heard the victim’s cries, police said. The 55-year-old victim was walking near East...
Hillary could be facing criminal probe over emails
Hillary Rodham Clinton could be facing a criminal investigation into whether she “mishandled sensitive government information” on her private home-brew e-mail server, as two inspectors general have requested that the...
Kids caught playing around with inactive grenade
A few want-to-be GI Joes were found toying around with an inactive grenade in Brooklyn Thursday afternoon. Real life cops responded when the kids were spotted with the inactive explosive...
Ex-Gambino underboss dies months after getting out of prison
Ex-Gambino underboss Anthony “The Genius” Megale, a Connecticut gangster who allegedly ran the show for jailed boss Peter Gotti in the early 2000s, died Tuesday -- less than a year...
Victoria Gotti's ex can return to 'schemed' scrap-yard: court
A judge in Cleveland loosened the bail restrictions for Victoria Gotti ex Carmine Agnello on Thursday, allowing him to return to the salvage yard where prosecutors say he ran a...
Check out the batter’s box antics of this Japanese HS hitter
A Japanese high school baseball player’s flare may not be taken kindly to by opposing pitchers, but makes his time in the batter’s box a must watch. The hitter approaches...
Man discovers $2K ashtray 'stolen' after night with bodybuilder
A hot night with two sexy blondes — one a female bodybuilder — turned into a big-bucks rip-off for one Manhattan night crawler, when his dates stole thousands of dollars...
State to fork over $8B to the MTA
The MTA said Thursday it had figured out how to trim more than $2 billion from its capital budget, and the state responded by agreeing to give the agency more than...
Mark-Viverito: Uber cap is my call, not de Blasio
In a startling move, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito on Thursday took swings at Mayor de Blasio — her longtime pal and ally — for portraying the council as a...
Fed-up fan opens GoFundMe account to help Mets get a bat
Mets fans looking to deliver the Wilpons another type of bailout can do it through a newly created GoFundMe account. Die-hard Mets fan Etan Bednarsh setup a page entitled “Let’s...
200,000 pages of Central Park Five docs to be released
Lawyers for the “Central Park Five” and the city have agreed to publicly release hundreds of thousands of pages of documents that could shed new light on the infamous case....
Man seeking $1 million for 'backseat' DWI charge
I’m not a back-seat driver. That’s the claim from a man who says he was arrested on a DWI charge in Manhattan — even though he was sleeping in the...
Hondo wings it with O’s
Hondo bagged another one Thursday night when the ‘Stros heroically came back against the Sawx to reduce the NRN (nasty red number) to 1,850 cuellars. Friday night: Mr. Aitch will...
Geraldo Rivera looking to settle medical malpractice suit
Fox News personality Geraldo Rivera was in Manhattan Civil Court on Thursday for settlement talks in a medical-malpractice suit over a botched back surgery. Rivera, 72, is suing the Hospital...
City to spend $100M on 'Boulevard of Death' road revamp
The city plans to pour $100 million to stop the “Boulevard of Death” from killing again. Mayor de Blasio announced Thursday that Queens Boulevard, which earned its dark nickname from...
Walmart sells baby car seat that prevents hot-car deaths
Walmart isn’t kidding around when it comes to protecting babies. The world’s largest retailer said Wednesday it has inked an exclusive one-year deal with Evenflo to sell a $149 car...
Unclaimed lottery prize worth $7M is about to expire
Seven million dollars are about to turn into seven million tears. No winner has come forward to claim a winning lottery ticket set to expire on Friday evening — even...
Alligator spotted on NYC stroll
An alligator was found casually walking in upper Manhattan Thursday. Cops from the 34th Precinct corralled the 3-foot-long reptile at Ninth Avenue and 205th Street in Inwood until Animal Care...
Here's your chance to own a Ferrari -- kind of
Most folks will never be able to afford a $265,000 Ferrari 458 Spider — but by early 2016 most cars lovers will be able to buy something with the famous...
A $10 billion bid may not be enough for ATM-maker NCR
A group led by PE firm Thoma Bravo has bid $9 billion to $10 billion for ATM maker NCR — but the chances of its closing the deal are just...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx Police released surveillance images of three suspects wanted in the robbery of a Mott Haven restaurant worker as he was locking up the eatery. The victim was pulling...
Steven Spielberg could soon be $1B richer
It was a roller-coaster day for Comcast Thursday after the communications giant reported lackluster results buoyed only by the revenue growth from movies and amusement parks. Comcast stock declined 3.2...
Amazon is now worth $265B -- $30B more than Walmart
Jeff Bezos is No. 1. Amazon, riding the crest of an unexpected quarterly profit, nudged past Walmart on Thursday to become the world’s most valuable retailer. The Seattle-based Web giant's...