August 13, 2015
Dems blast 'unethical' hire of de Blasio aide’s gal pal
Fellow Democrats yesterday slammed Mayor de Blasio’s decision to create a $150,000 job to promote his immigration agenda nationwide — a post handed to Stephanie Yazgi, his aide’s girlfriend. “It does...
Mike Huckabee promises to be nice to Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — While Sen. Rand Paul is in a nuclear political war with Donald Trump, Mike Huckabee on Thursday became the third GOP presidential candidate to announce he won’t be...
Why big-shot husbands will always chase the nanny
The national home front was plunged into freakout mode with the 1992 flick “The Hand that Rocks the Cradle,’’ featuring an attractive nanny, Peyton Mott (Rebecca De Mornay), who’s secretly...
Why David Cone is unsure the Yankees will win the AL East
Former Yankees pitcher and current YES Network analyst David Cone talks Yankees, Blue Jays, and the AL East race with The Post’s Ryan Lazo. Q: Having played for both the...
How do we know daily fantasy sports aren't a scam?
One more scream about our money-blinded sports leagues and their partner TV networks buying into “fantasy” gambling syndicates, then I’m done. But I wouldn’t bet on it. Besides, it’s not a...
What catch? Ex-mate in awe of Beckham honor -- not play
CINCINNATI — Before the Giants and the NFL witnessed the damage Odell Beckham Jr. could inflict on opposing defenses, Jeremy Hill knew. The two were buddies for three years at...
Andrea Pirlo, David Villa propel NYCFC to much-needed win
The thought process behind New York City FC spending boatloads of cash to bring in superstars such as Andrea Pirlo and David Villa was that, even in the latter stages...
Syndergaard's one-pitch adjustment rescues terrible start
Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it. But those who make adjustments, win games. Check out the Mets’ Noah Syndergaard. In his previous start, Syndergaard went fastball...
Yankees enter Blue Jays showdown not feeling like losers
CLEVELAND — As one limp loss followed another, the Yankees insisted their hitters would eventually surface from the darkest and deepest corners of Hitters Hell. Thursday night against the Indians...
Manhattan's first medical pot dispensary will be on 14th Street
Medical marijuana is taking root in Manhattan. The first cannabis dispensary will be on East 14th Street between Second and Third avenues in the base of a residential building near...
With validation on mind, club pro Gaffney making noise at PGA
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — If it’s possible to feel like a kid in a candy store at age 44, then consider Brian Gaffney Exhibit A. Gaffney, the second-year head pro at...
Latest Mets hero Kelly Johnson enjoying winning atmosphere
Pick a hero, any hero. That’s the way it has been going for the Mets these days. In Thursday’s 12-3 sweep-completing rout of the Rockies at Citi Field, there were...
Daily News refuses to correct story misidentifying 'escapees'
The New York Daily News misidentified two upstate landowners as the escaped convicts from Dannemora prison, Richard Matt and David Sweat — and today is refusing to admit the goof...
Is Jessica Alba's Honest Co. planning to go public?
Is an IPO in Jessica Alba’s future? The actress and model’s Honest Co. online baby-products maker has raised $100 million, valuing the 3-year-old firm at $1.7 billion, according to a...
Red Bulls defender suspended two games
Red Bulls defender Damien Perrinelle was suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount by MLS on Thursday for endangering the safety of an opponent in a 2-0 victory...
Hondo reaches for the stars
Sonny Gray’s back spasms caused him to sit out Thursday’s A’s-Jays tussle, which means Hondo had a no-play that left his deficit holding steady at 2,029 stirnweisses. Friday night: The...
Forget the QB's busted jaw: What's up with the Jets defense?
DETROIT — Entering the Jets’ preseason opener against the Lions, the focus was on how the offense would look. It was the much ballyhooed defense, though, that looked like an...
Coach K vouches for Carmelo Anthony as Team USA shoo-in
LAS VEGAS — Carmelo Anthony didn’t leave town without waxing eloquent about his Olympic reunion with LeBron James and Chris Paul at the Team USA minicamp. He spoke more boldly...
Blue Jays architect explains all-in call that has Yankees reeling
CLEVELAND — Blame the schedule. The Yankees stopped their bleeding Thursday night at Progressive Field, outlasting the Indians, 8-6, to halt their losing streak at five. Their reward is a...
Mayor de Blasio's latest bid to fake school success
Mayor de Blasio pretends this week’s test scores for city students are “great news.” Black is white, too. Students “raised up their test scores,” the mayor noted, a development with...
Iran says the nuke deal will help it target Israel
President Obama says his nuclear deal with Iran is good not just for America, but also for US ally Israel. Iran’s foreign minister disagrees. Mohammad Javad Zarif was in Lebanon...
Bill de Blasio's rancid $150,000 hire
It’s bad enough Mayor de Blasio spends so many work days out of town promoting his fantasies of being the leader of a national progressive movement. It’s worse that he’s...
Fighting terror Bogart-style: How Morocco counters radical Islam
RICK’S CAFE, CASABLANCA, MOROCCO Here in Casablanca, everybody still comes to Rick’s. (Well, at least the tourists do.) But there’s more to Casablanca — and Morocco — than silver-screen nostalgia;...
Mets look so much more legit than they did 2 weeks ago
Some fortnights are more eventful than others, as it turns out. A lot can happen in two weeks: You can grow a reasonably full beard. You can overcome an ankle...
The pseudoscientific war on parenting
Proliferating “studies” seem to indicate social scientists are out to prove one thing: Children ultimately make their parents unhappy. There was the study out of Princeton University and Stonybrook University...
'Amnesty' may be the key to winning the GOP nomination
It has become conventional wisdom among Beltway Republican strategists and the mainstream media that support for some form of legal status for unauthorized immigrants — “amnesty,” per restrictionist forces in...
Here’s what art experts think of that Tom Brady sketch
Tom Brady, is that you? The courtroom sketch portraying the strikingly attractive New England Patriot — who also models for Ugg in his downtime — has social media buzzing for all...
Blue Man Group partners sue producer for unpaid royalties
Two partners in Blue Man Group say their royalties are in the red because the show’s original producer allegedly spent their money jet-setting across the country to set up his...
Murder convict gets new trial due to 'highly prejudicial' evidence
A Putnam County man convicted in a 2008 murder of a tow-truck driver will get a new trial because of "highly prejudicial" evidence used against him the first time around,...
Health law sign-ups keep growing as uninsured rate declines
WASHINGTON — Nearly a million people signed up for health insurance under President Barack Obama's law even after the official enrollment season ended, helping push the share of uninsured Americans...
'Sweet Valley High' author is headed to Broadway
"Mack and Mabel” is one of those heartbreak flops — great score by Jerry Herman, problematic book by Michael Stewart. The 1974 musical told the story of the troubled love...
ISIS likely used chemical weapon against Kurds in Iraq: US officials
WASHINGTON -- The United States believes Islamic State militants likely used mustard agent in an attack on Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week, the first indication the militant group...
US returns stolen Picasso painting worth $15M to France
WASHINGTON -- US authorities returned the stolen $15 million Picasso painting "La Coiffeuse" to France on Thursday, nine months after it was found in a FedEx shipment listed as a...
Man tries to pay $25 parking ticket with 2,500 pennies
A Pennsylvania handyman who protested a $25 parking ticket by trying to pay it with 2,500 pennies was denied the satisfaction by town officials citing federal law. But justice denied...
University of Texas to move Jefferson Davis statue inside
AUSTIN -- The University of Texas said on Thursday it would move a statute of Confederate president Jefferson Davis from the campus to an educational exhibit in response to protests...
Con Ed madman loaded up on drugs and booze so cops would kill him
The former Con Ed worker who went on a knife-wielding rampage in Manhattan in June told the arresting officer that he was trying to commit suicide by cop, according to...
Pollen suggests girl found dead on beach is from Boston area
BOSTON — Investigators say pollen indicates that a young girl whose remains were found stuffed in a bag on a Boston Harbor beach this summer lived in the area. The...
Wheaties to create the ultimate breakfast beer
These Wheaties may not be so good with milk. Wheaties says it is partnering with a craft brewery to create a limited-edition beer. The 16-ounce cans will only be available...
Man imprisoned for 34 years released thanks to new DNA evidence
PITTSBURGH — A man who spent 34 years in prison for the rape and shooting death of a teenage girl will be released from prison Thursday after a judge vacated...
Colorado appeals court backs gay couple in wedding cake dispute
DENVER — A baker in suburban Denver cannot cite his religious beliefs in refusing to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled on...
Tiger Woods' hellish season is nearing a merciful end
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Tiger Woods, in advance of this week’s PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, sounded resigned to his disappointing fate for the rest of this season. After shooting a...
The day in photos
The Perseid meteor shower lights up the skies, critters canoodle and cuddle, explosions rock China and more.
Man dies from brain-eating disease after swimming in lake
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma man has died after contracting a rare brain-eating disease while swimming in a lake in the southern part of the state, officials said on Thursday. The...
Predicting all 53 players on the Jets' final roster
It is time for the annual exercise in futility of trying to predict what the Jets’ 53-man roster will be heading into the season … before a preseason snap is...
Elvis Presley's gun, 'Viva Las Vegas' jacket for sale at Graceland
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - An Elvis Presley jacket from the 1964 film "Viva Las Vegas" and more than 150 other items belonging to the late singer will go up for auction...
Serena and Venus Williams sell their Midtown pad
The tennis world’s superstar sisters just scored another ace.
Pilot reports of drone sightings more than double, raising crash fears
WASHINGTON — Pilot reports of drone sightings so far this year are more than double last year, government regulators say, raising concern about the potential for a deadly collision. There...
Pope's address at Capitol is hottest ticket in Washington
WASHINGTON — Rep. Peter Welch's sister, Maureen, had better intelligence than the five-term Vermont congressman about Pope Francis' upcoming trip to the United States and his historic address to Congress....
Suspected ISIS truck bomb kills dozens at Baghdad market
BAGHDAD — In one of the deadliest single attacks in postwar Baghdad, a truck bomb shattered a popular fruit-and-vegetable market in a teeming Shiite neighborhood Thursday, killing 67 people and...
Overworked Americans have stopped taking vacations
Not using your vacation time? You’re not alone. According to a new study, 56 percent of Americans (135 million) have not taken a vacation in 12 months. Related: Why Americans...
Apologetic IK Enemkpali welcome in Buffalo after knocking out Geno
IK Enemkpali is looking for a clean slate, but he's not going to jawbone about it. The former Jets linebacker, who was cut after his one-punch KO of quarterback Geno...
The worst diet soda you can drink (and some that aren't so bad)
This week, a freshly revamped Diet Pepsi — with the phrase "now aspartame free" on its silver label — will hit supermarket shelves nationwide. PepsiCo ditched the controversial sweetener aspartame...
Private investigators reveal clues your spouse is cheating
Almost everyone has been in a situation where they think their partner might have his or her hand in someone else’s cookie jar. And while catching the guilty party in...
Ancient Egyptian women made husbands sign lengthy prenups
Not only did the Ancient Egyptians know how to walk — they knew how to negotiate. A collection at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago displays Ancient Egyptian scrolls, which...
Odell Beckham conundrum: 'Biggest weakness' is 'biggest strength'
CINCINNATI — When Odell Beckham Jr. was asked Thursday about the improvements he has made in his second NFL training camp, Beckham was quick to offer a correction. “This is...
10 best NBA games to watch for the 2015-16 season
With the unveiling of the NBA’s schedule Wednesday night, a few contests stand out from the 2015-16 season. Here are 10 of the biggest games — and why you should...
City worker arrested after hunting for 'treasure' in sewers
A city worker and his two buddies were busted after they climbed down a Brooklyn manhole to hunt for "treasures" in the sewers, police sources said Thursday. Marquis Evans, 21,...
Thumping Mets lineup takes no mercy in 4-game sweep
The Mets have figured out a way to keep the Nationals in their rearview mirror: Don’t lose. After winning their fourth straight over the Rockies with a 12-3 romp at...
Hailee Steinfeld sings an ode to masturbation
This week’s new releases feature teen actress Hailee Steinfeld raising eyebrows, Joanna Newsom showing her smarts, and Chvrches doing what they do best. Here’s our round-up. Hailee Steinfeld “Love Myself”...
Dustin Johnson exorcises some demons at PGA, takes 1-shot lead
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — So far, so good for the return to the scene of the crime for Dustin Johnson. Johnson -- who famously incurred a two-shot penalty for grounding his club...
Pope's visit already giving Bratton a headache
Pope Francis is beloved around the globe for his personal warmth and liberal views on social issues — but he’s giving the city’s top cop a headache. “I’m loading up...
Gambler caught flushing fake chips down toilet, clogging pipes
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — A North Carolina man has admitted bringing millions of dollars in counterfeit poker chips to use in an Atlantic City casino's poker tournament. The scheme was...
De Blasio's wife wants out of jury duty because of hectic schedule
Chirlane McCray must expect to have more time on her hands in 2018. Mayor de Blasio’s wife asked to be excused from jury duty in Brooklyn federal court Thursday because...
Sorry Tinder, most online daters are liars
Tinder went on a Twitter rant this week against Vanity Fair magazine over a provocatively entitled article, “Tinder and the Dawn of the ‘Dating Apocalypse.’” Nancy Jo Sales, the author,...
Unpaid UN intern could only afford to live in a tent
Many of us have stories about terrible summer jobs, but a 22-year-old with a United Nations internship might have topped some of the worst with his hardscrabble internship tale. David...
Teen on bike struck by horse and carriage in Central Park
A teenage girl on a bike suffered minor injuries after she collided with a horse and carriage in Central Park on Thursday, officials said. The cyclist ran into the hansom...
US Embassy in Havana was hot spot for skulduggery in Cold War
HAVANA — The seven-story building on Havana's famed "Malecon" seafront has for decades been a flashpoint in the Cold War's most enduring rivalry. Spy games and dirty tricks have been...
5 'struggling' rappers born filthy rich
“Straight Outta Compton,” a biography about famed rap group N.W.A, hits theaters Friday. While some will be able to relate to the rags-to-riches biography of O’Shea Jackson (Ice Cube), Eric...
Fidel Castro says US owes Cuba millions over trade embargo
A day before Secretary of State John Kerry will raise the American flag at the US Embassy in Havana, Fidel Castro declared that Uncle Sam owes Cuba “millions of dollars”...
Instructor struck by own gunfire at NYPD range
An NYPD instructor was struck by his own gunfire at the department's gun range in The Bronx on Thursday -- the second time the cop was nailed by a ricocheting...
Taxi king of New York admits he slammed young wife against wall
The so-called taxi king of New York took a plea deal Thursday in Manhattan court for slamming his beautiful young wife against a wall weeks before she filed for divorce....
Drew Brees contests his Madden rating with trick throw video
Marsahwn Lynch may want to take a page from Drew Brees' playbook. After the Seahawks badgered EA Sports about boosting their Skittles-loving running back's Madden "trucking" rating from a 98 to...
Hero rider beats up subway rape suspect
A man tried to rape a woman aboard a subway train in Brooklyn — but a courageous straphanger rushed to her rescue. Alvaro Denica, 40, was allegedly attacking the 28-year-old...
Brady, Goodell no-show as judge pushes Deflategate truce
Lawyers for the NFL and for Patriots quarterback Tom Brady were back in court Thursday morning to continue settlement talks over the quarterback’s four-game Deflategate suspension. The legal teams arrived...
Syrian rebel debacle exposes Obama's ISIS strategy
The “New Syrian Force,” a rebel army of a whopping 54 fighters, has apparently lost the support of the Pentagon, despite President Obama’s pledge of $500 million to train the...
Ex-broker who ran with 'Wolf of Wall Street' is found at rehab center
The former stockbroker who went on a decades-long downward spiral that left him jobless and homeless has emerged in an upstate rehab center, he told The Post on Thursday. William...
Man struck by bus in Queens
A man was seriously injured after being struck by an MTA bus this morning in Queens. The Q66 bus was making a left turn from Prince Street onto Roosevelt Avenue...
Kaepernick outraged over portrait as Aldon Smith's antagonist
San Francisco's signal-caller wants to set the record straight. 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick put the media on blast over allegations he was at odds with troubled linebacker Aldon Smith, including reports Smith hit...
Connecticut's top court overturns death penalty
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut's highest court has overturned the death penalty in the state, saying it's unconstitutional. Thursday's ruling could mean that the 11 men on the state's death row...
Geno Smith keeps looking worse in locker room fight
The story coming out of the Jets locker room after Tuesday’s incident between Geno Smith and IK Enemkpali is not flattering for Smith. Two sources who have spoken to Jets...
Hillary Clinton turns in 'blank' email server to investigators
Hillary Rodham Clinton complied with Justice Department requests for her server — by turning over a hunk of junk. The much-sought-after home server “was blank,” said Barbara Wells, a lawyer...
'Sesame Street' moves to HBO in kiddie shocker
If Oscar the Grouch doesn’t wanna see his precious garbage can hurt, he better have a little talk with Tony Soprano’s friends in the waste-disposal business — now that HBO...
Yoenis Cespedes homer parakeet is Mets' new spirit animal
https://twitter.com/SNYtv/status/631635349345816576/ No one wants to miss one of Yoenis Cespedes' at-bats, no matter the species. The Mets' newest slugger made a new friend Wednesday night at Citi Field, twice accompanied...
The stars of fashion's fall/winter ad campaigns
It girls Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid and Lady Gaga’s bulldog star in the best of the new season’s campaigns
Tesla fuels spending with planned $500M share sale
Tesla plans to sell $500 million in stock to raise money — and founder Elon Musk is primed to take part in the offering. The electric car company said Thursday...
Where does Rizzo's circus catch rank with Jeter's bloody dive?
CHICAGO -- I’m in the Windy City for the Major League Baseball quarterly owners’ meetings – here are Hal Steinbrenner’s comments from Wednesday on the Yankees’ slide -- so Wednesday night, I...
Knicks hater Charles Barkley actually likes Jackson's summer moves
TNT’s Charles Barkley had a lot of nice things to say about Phil Jackson and the Knicks’ summer moves on Wednesday night’s telecast to announce the NBA schedule. Barkley has...
Cop 'happily obliged' Snapchat selfie request from suspect
IOWA CITY, Iowa — An Iowa City police officer has said he "happily obliged" a motorist who asked to take a selfie with him after the man acknowledged that he'd...
NYC fire leaves 58-year-old dead
A house fire in Queens left a 58-year-old man dead and a firefighter seriously injured early Thursday, officials said. More than 100 firefighters responded at 6:30 a.m. to the inferno...
Facebook rescinds offer to Harvard student who pointed out privacy flaw
A Harvard undergrad launched a clever browser application from his dorm room that allowed users to plot the exact locations of everyone who messages them. It’s the sort of programming...
Man breaks into car, locks self in trunk, calls police for help
MISSOULA, Mont. — A man who broke into a car in Missoula had to call police for help after finding himself locked in the trunk. KGVO-AM reports that Missoula police...
TV anchors can't stop giggling at this phallic weather map
A few Chicago TV anchors had a hard time working through a weather segment after an oddly shaped map popped up.
Yankees prospect Greg Bird calls MLB debut 'the best 0-for-5 ever'
CLEVELAND — Hal Steinbrenner said it’s about time for the minor league system to deliver help to a staggering Yankees team that had lost five straight and scored six runs...
Lindsey Vonn breaks her ankle; now will Tiger break his pride?
QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand — Lindsey Vonn says she has fractured an ankle bone in a training crash in New Zealand. The American skier, writing on Twitter, says, "Unfortunately I crashed...
Tinder reunites with Sean Rad after booting him as CEO
Tinder just undid its “swipe left” on former CEO Sean Rad. The fast-growing hookup app — majority-owned by billionaire Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp, reappointed the 29-year-old co-founder as its chief executive...
Diver swims with the largest great white shark ever filmed
You might not be brave enough to dive with this 20-foot-long shark, but filmmakers have. And the footage is incredible. Deep Blue, believed to be the largest ever filmed, was...
Police remove can from groundhog's head
https://youtu.be/SMNGgJS2HlQ BETHLEHEM, Pa. — One lucky groundhog might live to see another Groundhog Day thanks to authorities in eastern Pennsylvania. The creature roaming Lehigh University wasn't able to see its...
Chelsea Manning could face solitary over toothpaste, Caitlyn Jenner
WICHITA, Kan. — Convicted national security leaker Chelsea Manning could be placed in solitary confinement indefinitely for allegedly violating prison rules by having a copy of Vanity Fair with Caitlyn...
Blood lab bribed doctor with Bieber tickets: feds
NEWARK, N.J. — Federal prosecutors have charged a New York doctor with accepting cash bribes and tickets to Justin Bieber and Katy Perry concerts from a New Jersey blood lab....
McDonald's apologizes after workers forbidden to feed vagrants
PARIS - McDonald's has apologized for an incident in which workers in one of the US burger chain's French franchises appeared to be threatened with losing their jobs for feeding...
Couple held teen for 5 years as sex slave: cops
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida couple turned a teen into their sex slave and sealed her off from the outside world for more than five years, police said...
Death toll rising after massive explosions in China
Warning: Video contains coarse language https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=12&v=cO1q3HwB0y0 TIANJIN, China — Huge, fiery blasts at a warehouse for hazardous chemicals killed at least 50 people and turned nearby buildings into skeletal shells in...
San Francisco using repellent paint to fight public urination
SAN FRANCISCO — Public urination has gotten so bad in San Francisco that the city has painted nine walls with a repellent paint that makes pee spray back on the...
Google's self-break-up is a smart way to avoid Microsoft's fate
It used to be that businesses could see their competition coming and anticipate the threats. Clayton Christensen, with his theory of “disruptive innovation,” taught that a new entrant attacked a...
Ceiling collapse injures 3 during concert in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — The ceiling of a landmark Minneapolis concert venue partially collapsed during a show late Wednesday night, injuring three people, officials said. Firefighters responded to a report of a...
Jim Boeheim still bitter Carmelo picked Knicks over Bulls
LAS VEGAS — Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is sticking to his guns: Chicago was Carmelo Anthony’s kind of town. Boeheim, a US Olympic Team assistant coach, said at Wednesday’s mini-camp...
Juan Uribe already has become a Mets clubhouse leader
Let’s be real. Juan Uribe looks like he should be coaching rather than playing. He has one of those faces and bodies that looks even older than his 36 years....
NYPD offers $2,500 reward for info on rapper's drive-by murder
The NYPD is offering $2,500 for information leading to the arrest of the gunman who killed rapper Chinx in a drive-by shooting, police said Wednesday. Chinx, real name Lionel Pickens,...
How Noah Syndergaard is helping as his brave mom battles disease
He’s Drago. He’s Lion. He’s Loki. He’s Thor. All of the above and much more. Understand this about Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard: He likes to be different. That is a...
ISIS truck bombing kills dozens in Iraq
BAGHDAD — A massive truck bomb ripped through a popular Baghdad food market in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in the early morning hours on Thursday, killing at least 62 people,...
Johnny Carson returns to late night on Antenna TV
Johnny Carson is returning to late-night TV to compete with Colbert, Conan, Fallon and Kimmel. Well, sort of. Antenna TV, the Tribune-owned digital network specializing in oldies shows, will start...
Long live TV's female anti-heroes
If the finale of “Mad Men” marked the end of one era in TV, let’s hope that shows like Lifetime’s “UnReal” mark the next great leap forward. Don Draper —...
Dads are now being taught to braid their daughters' hair
“The No. 1 rule,” says the teacher of the Real Dads Can Braid class at Cozy’s Cuts for Kids on the Upper East Side, “is that everybody has to have a...
Seizures, electrocution, death: Has Tough Mudder gone too far?
Paul Nicholsen, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound Web developer who does CrossFit and runs marathons, decided to take part in a Tough Mudder race in New Jersey with friends in 2013. He...
Cuddyer, Uribe reach impressive milestone on same night
To see a guy get his 1,500th hit is rare. But to see two in the same game? That occurred Wednesday at Citi Field when Michael Cuddyer got his 1,500th...
Ryan Fitzpatrick gets first shot to prove he can lead the Jets
DETROIT — Now, the Jets have a game to play. After absorbing the reality they will be without quarterback Geno Smith for the start of the season, the Jets take...
Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios drops 'banged your girlfriend' taunt
https://youtu.be/cdI293GBaeU Nick Kyrgios, Australia's bad boy of tennis, went below the belt with a diss against Stan Wawrinka. In the second set of Wednesday night's second-round match at the Rogers Cup...
Yoenis Cespedes blasts first Mets homer to snap Citi Field slump
Yoenis Cespedes was just 1-for-18 at Citi Field, and said he was “lost” at the plate. But he found himself right after getting buzzed by Colorado’s Christian Bergman, crushing the...
Giants turn Victor Cruz loose, wait for QB connection to catch up
CINCINNATI — When Victor Cruz described his day of work Wednesday as “kind of felt like a normal, everyday thing,’’ the words were music to the ears of the Giants....
Gal pal of top de Blasio aide gets $150K 'made-up' job
Mayor Bill de Blasio created a $150,000-a-year job to boost his national immigration agenda — and then the cushy position was handed to the live-in girlfriend of one of his...
No excuse for a repeat of Dustin Johnson fiasco in 2010
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Let there be no misunderstandings this time at Whistling Straits. Let this PGA Championship forever be known for who won it and how rather than who lost...
PGA pushes allegiance with Donald Trump to shadows
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — One of the things the PGA of America does at the PGA Championship is fly banners promoting its future championship sites, but at Whistling Straits this week...
La Guardia taxi dispatchers busted in bribery scheme
Eight taxi dispatchers at La Guardia Airport were busted for accepting cash bribes to allow drivers to jump long lines so they could pick up fares, authorities said. The corrupt...
Scott Stringer blasts de Blasio's handling of Legionnaires'
City Comptroller Scott Stringer on Wednesday became the third potential 2017 mayoral challenger to criticize Mayor de Blasio’s handling of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, which has now infected 119 people....
MTA accused of having no plan to fix subway delays
The number of late subway trains skyrocketed between 2013 and 2015 and the MTA has no specific plan for fixing the problem, said state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. Between January 2013...
Swanky suburb sued for bullied teen's suicide
The parents of a Greenwich, Conn., boy who killed himself with a shotgun on the first day of school after years of merciless bullying by classmates filed a lawsuit against...
Carly Fiorina builds up New York campaign
WASHINGTON — Carly Fiorina is ramping up her presidential campaign in New York by adding three co-chairs to her team — including the wife of Ari Fleischer, who served as...
Pastor saved souls by day, stole millions at night: feds
The Pennsylvania pastor arrested Tuesday for allegedly pocketing profits of $17.5 million using illegal inside information won’t be tending his flock this Sunday — because he’s in jail. A rare...
Rdio adds live radio programming to compete in streaming market
Rdio, the San Francisco-based music-streaming service, kicked off a major expansion move on Wednesday — by adding good, old-fashioned radio broadcasts to its offerings. The move, which has the company...
Warner Music mulls making music videos available on Vevo
Warner Music Group may not think three’s a crowd when it comes to videos on Vevo. Vevo — the digital-music destination owned by Universal Music Group and Sony Music —...
Bankrupt A&P seeks to slash severance so it can pay creditors
A&P, the struggling grocery store chain liquidating under Chapter 11, asked a judge on Wednesday for permission to slash employees' severance by up to 75 percent — so it can...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A woman was struck by a bullet while walking to a fried chicken joint with her boyfriend early Wednesday in East New York, police sources said. The 23-year-old victim...