August 19, 2015
The day in photos
A panda plays, drugs go up in flames, evil spirits are shunned and more.
People beg Peebles: Please run against de Blasio!
Business mogul Don Peebles is eminently qualified to run for City Hall and could pose a serious challenge to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s re-election bid in 2017, political activists said...
Stocks beat earnings estimates thanks to declining tax rates
Fifteen of the 30 companies whose stocks make up the Dow Jones industrial average beat the earnings estimates of Wall Street analysts in the recently completed second quarter. But of...
Why some of Hollywood's biggest stars might not get paid
Billionaire hedge-fund mogul Paul Singer isn’t making any friends in Hollywood. Singer’s Manchester Securities, a major creditor of bankrupt Relativity Media, asked a judge on Wednesday to block roughly $28...
Kwadwo Poku's two late goals help NYCFC earn draw
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kwadwo Poku scored two second-half goals to help New York City FC tie the Columbus Crew 2-2 on Wednesday night in a game delayed 1 hour, 14...
Jeb Bush's plan to fix education system? School vouchers
WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush is calling for “total voucherization” of the nations’s education system so parents, rather than governments, can choose where their kids go to school. “The system we...
Liberty reach 17-win mark in fewest games in team history
SAN ANTONIO — Tina Charles had 18 points, five rebounds and four assists to help the Liberty beat San Antonio 73-45 on Wednesday night for their first road victory over...
It’s Nova time for Hondo
Hondo walked off with a defeat Wednesday night in Baltimore where the Mets flopped in the ninth to push the NRN (nasty red number) to 1,938 pipps. Thursday night: Mr....
De Blasio all but admits defeat in quest to ban carriage horses
Mayor Bill de Blasio all but threw in the towel Wednesday on his plan to ban Central Park’s carriage horses — telling advocates they’ll have to lobby reluctant City Council...
Do-it-all ex-Cowboy proving why he's worth $17 million to Giants
Dwayne Harris takes up one line on the Giants roster. But the way he figures it, he occupies much more space than that. “I take up five roster spots that...
Antonio Cromartie's defense for getting beat early and often
The new-look Jets secondary has had one chink in its armor during training camp — Antonio Cromartie has not looked good. It seems as if Cromartie gets beat daily in...
Fogle got kiddie porn from head of his youth charity: feds
Jared Fogle got his jollies viewing secretly recorded nude videos of underage teens he met at “social events” in his home state of Indiana — and he even knew some...
New York City really wants to give away $3.7 million
The city wants to give away $3.7 million — if it can find the workers who are owed the money. Comptroller Scott Stringer held a press conference Wednesday to publicize the...
Jared had illicit trysts while on business trips for Subway
Jared Fogle timed one of his illicit rendezvous with a 17-year-old victim to coincide with appearances he had to make for the 2012 New York City Marathon. The Subway sandwich...
'Lazy American' TV exec sues network that fired him
A New York television executive was axed by Asia TV because the company discriminates against lazy Americans, he claims in a new federal lawsuit. Raymond Donahue, 58, was head of...
Syndergaard struggles, bullpen sputters as Mets fall to Orioles
BALTIMORE — Flush. Refill. Flush again. There you had the Mets bullpen in a nutshell Wednesday night, demonstrating again that winning the NL East title won’t be easy for this...
Lucky seal escapes the jaws of a great white shark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M9X8Q-vfVA That's one slippery seal. A dramatic new video shows a seal narrowly escaping the jaws of a great white shark as the two leap from the water and into...
Jared Fogle's pleasant fiction belied by sinister reality
Eloise, steer clear of Jared Fogle. The precocious, fictional girl, who lived in the “room on the tippy top floor’’ of The Plaza hotel with her nanny, her pug dog,...
Heads may roll at Bloomberg after publishing Fed data early
Central banks had better beware of Bloomberg. The financial data giant “inadvertently” broke the embargo on sensitive Federal Reserve meeting minutes on Wednesday — the second time since 2013 that...
Bloomberg to lay off about 100 editorial employees
Bloomberg is planning to slim its ranks, sources said on Wednesday. The financial media giant, which employs about 2,400 journalists across the globe, is planning to lay off about 100...
Mets hint at change to Matt Harvey's innings plan
BALTIMORE — Matt Harvey might not have to wait until September for his first rotation break. With the Mets monitoring the right-hander’s workload, manager Terry Collins indicated he and pitching...
Is Ashley Madison IPO doomed because of leak?
If you’re looking to take your business public, you’d better first learn how to keep it private. That’s the hard lesson for Ashley Madison as stolen data about its adulterous...
Diet Pepsi drinkers furious over new aspartame-free formula
The new ad campaign for aspartame-free Diet Pepsi — “You Spoke, We Delivered” — may have gotten it backward. A week after PepsiCo first delivered the popular and reformulated soft...
One Direction's new single doesn't need help from YouTube
One Direction is taking a gamble on a new direction. The English-Irish boy band is the first major act to launch a new single without an accompanying video on YouTube...
Money mag’s 7 worst picks for ‘best places to live’
If your town’s population can wholly fit inside a pedicab, it had a fighting chance of making Money magazine’s Top 50 Best Places to Live 2015. The rest of us...
Dive into this famed art collector's $30M Southampton estate
A Southampton estate owned by the late Garrick Stephenson, a top “taste arbiter” in the art and antiques world, is slated to go on the market on Thursday for $34 million. Educated...
Broadway baller Benanti takes her act to Harlem
Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti, who’s also appeared on the small screen in “Nashville,” “The Good Wife,” “Nurse Jackie” and “The Sound of Music LIVE,” is moving to Harlem. She...
Design guru wants $2.37M for mod Bed-Stuy brownstone
Siobhan Barry — a partner at ICRAVE, a design firm whose projects have included JetBlue’s JFK Terminal as well as restaurants and bars like Lavo, STK and Catch — and...
Mysterious bugs overrun site of Burning Man festival
It's the Plague of Flies all over again. Thousands of creepy crawlers are bedeviling the Nevada desert where the annual Burning Man festival is set to be held later this month...
Todd Bowles reveals why it was time for Jets to snag Matt Flynn
The Jets are the sixth team quarterback Matt Flynn has played for in four years, so you would have to forgive him if sometimes he can’t keep his location straight....
Actress (and Grace Kelly bestie) will soon list Alwyn Court pad
Golden Globe-nominated actress Rita Gam’s apartment in the Alwyn Court, at 180 W. 58th St., will hit the market for $1.19 million after Labor Day. A close friend and bridesmaid...
Lady Gaga's old lair — a celeb magnet — sells for $6.2M
A lofty penthouse duplex that Tracy Morgan, Carmelo Anthony and Lady Gaga once called home has traded for $6.2 million, its full asking price. The buyer is the next-door neighbor,...
Rangers goalie Lundqvist slashes price of Midtown penthouse
Veteran New York Rangers hockey goalie Henrik Lundqvist’s penthouse duplex at The Link is now available for less — specifically, $5.49 million. That’s half a million dollars off its June...
SoHo braces for new wave of posh pads
If you thought an apartment in a spiffy new building within heavily landmarked SoHo was unattainable these days, think again. Just look at 150 Wooster St., where developer KUB Capital...
If Eli Manning were a diva, here's what he would say to Giants
Let’s begin with the message reportedly sent out by Eli Manning and his camp. The one from the NFL Network that surfaced Tuesday that had the Giants quarterback saying he...
Josh Duggar had an Ashley Madison account
Vatican workers, Big Apple bureaucrats, an English Parliamentarian — and at least one reality TV star — are among those being outed for looking for love in all the wrong...
Why Arabs keep finding 'Israeli animal spies'
Hamas naval commandos have arrested a dolphin they say was spying for Israel off the coast of Gaza. The Palestinian daily Al-Quds reports they confiscated “spying equipment” from the finned...
The nuke deal's 'honor system' -- leaving inspections to Iran
President Obama would trust Tom Brady to inspect his own footballs. That’s our takeaway from the news that, under Obama’s nuclear deal, the only folks who’ll be inspecting one of...
An ex-supporter calls out Mayor de Blasio's failures
Like nature, politics abhors a vacuum. And the vacuum created by two years of Mayor de Blasio’s bumbling and divisive leadership has spawned what may be his first 2017 challenger....
DL stint? Mark Teixeira's bone bruise 'not a whole lot better'
The Yankees don’t know when their MVP will return to the lineup as they attempt to hold off the Blue Jays and Orioles in the AL East. Mark Teixeira wasn’t...
Seeking playoffs, Tiger Woods finds time to trash talk with Chris Paul
GREENSBORO, N.C. — It’s now or never for many players at the Wyndham Championship — the last chance to qualify for golf’s postseason. That group includes Tiger Woods. The biggest...
The Eisenhower Memorial: a monstrosity in the making
We could wearily shrug, say “Oh, well,” and economize waste and annoyance by just building the proposed $142 million Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial. But long after its perpetrators are gone,...
If Democrats ditch Thomas Jefferson, Republicans should snatch him up
The best move the Republican Party could make right now would be to kidnap — so to speak — Thomas Jefferson. The Democrats are fixing to excommunicate our third president,...
Optical delusions — de Blasio's woes only start at the surface
Drop a quarter in Bill de Blasio’s jukebox, and you’ll get a dreary ditty on income inequality. It’s the only song the big fella knows. But it’s a tune sharply...
A Spanish inquisition exposes 'Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions' bigotry
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. But maybe they should. That’s what one Jewish reggae performer learned the hard way this week. Matthew Miller, better known as Matisyahu, successfully draws on...
How The Post comes up with those great headlines
You think writing New York Post headlines is so easy anyone could do it? A few lucky New Yorkers got the chance to try Tuesday night when all-stars from Punderdome...
Lily Tomlin's Oscar-worthy turn in 4-star ‘Grandma’
Legend Lily Tomlin — who hasn’t had a lead role in a movie since 1988’s “Big Business” — gives the performance of her career at age 75 in Paul Weitz’s...
'Gunmen' in deadly Super Bowl night shooting arrested
Two alleged triggermen have been arrested for a Super Bowl night shooting that left one person dead and four others seriously injured in Harlem, officials said. Chavar Gilliam and Carl...
Rikers officer first to be hit with new corruption charge
A Rikers Island correction officer was arrested Wednesday on corruption charges for allegedly smuggling loose tobacco to inmates and accepting over $8,000 in bribes. Jose Garcia, 51, is also charged...
Man working on Tesla charging station found dead
NORFOLK, Va. — A man who was working on a new Tesla Motors auto charging station in Virginia has died. Emergency personnel arrived Tuesday morning at Janaf Shopping Yard in...
Practice fights? Not while Tim Tebow is around
Tim Tebow has found his NFL calling – professional brawl-stopper. The Eagles quarterback, fighting to make the team, prevented a scrap during a joint practice between Philadelphia and the Ravens,...
Roosevelt Island man beaten by homeless man blames 'catch and release' policy: lawsuit
A Roosevelt Island man says he was permanently injured by a violent, homeless man because the island’s security force practices a “catch and release” policy rather than report incidents to...
Atlantic may see season's first hurricane as Danny nears
TAMPA, Fla. -- Tropical Storm Danny is on track to become the first hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season by Friday and could approach the Caribbean islands by the late...
Black Lives Matter leader accused of 'pulling a Dolezal'
An investigative blogger claims that a prominent leader in the Black Lives Matter movement has been living as Rachel Dolezal 2.0 -- by pretending to be biracial when he is...
Blind subway rider run over after falling off platform
A blind man was struck by a subway train in Brooklyn Wednesday after he accidentally fell onto the tracks as a train was pulling in to the station, authorities said....
Owen Wilson's 'She's Funny That Way' sadly isn't very funny
Peter Bogdanovich’s first feature as a director in 14 years, “She’s Funny That Way" is a screwball farce that pulls off a pitifully low percentage of its gags, even with...
Star-studded 'Digging for Fire' is a hilarious, existential treasure
The latest from Joe Swanberg finds his subject matter aging up alongside the writer-director himself. Jake Johnson (star of Swanberg’s 2013 film “Drinking Buddies,” and co-writer of this one) and...
Man stabbed in the stomach steps from Broadway theater
A pedestrian was slashed Wednesday, just steps from the Broadway theater where the musical “Kinky Boots” is playing, cops and witnesses said. Chris Sawyer, 30, was at West 45th Street...
'Sinister 2' is creepiness galore
The villains of “Sinister 2” are horrid children in the grip of unseen demons — in other words, “children.” The various crucifixions, electrocutions and rat attacks seem fairly obviously to...
Banksy likely behind eerie 'Dismaland' theme park
Family vacation at Disney World looking a little too cheerful? Consider a trip to Dismaland in the UK, a shadowy pop-up exhibition believed to be created by graffiti artist and...
The surprising reason foodies don't get fat
When you think of foodies—you know, those ardent epicureans who love to cook, discover new food trends, and are willing to try just about any dish—the words "slim" and "healthy"...
The 7 most unhealthy vegetable dishes of all time
There are vegetables—the things that are crazy good for you and that you should always aim to eat more of. And then there are "vegetables"—the things that contain some semblance...
Here's how to dress like a homewrecking LA nanny
Despite what people are saying about her, Christine Ouzounian, the infamous former nanny of famous exes Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, is more than just an alleged home wrecker. She’s...
The 5 worst mistakes you can make in the morning
If you’re like most guys, you have no time to spare before work. And yet, you still have plenty of opportunities to mess up your entire day. Here are the...
Killer’s home in ‘Silence of the Lambs’ hits the market for $300K
Call it a killer deal! The fictional home of serial killer Jame “Buffalo Bill” Gumb from legendary film “The Silence of the Lambs” can now be yours for $300,000, according...
Morgan Freeman's granddaughter's suspected killer arraigned in hospital bed
The man charged with killing Morgan Freeman's granddaughter was arraigned Wednesday from his psych ward hospital bed as prosecutors laid out the heinous details of his alleged crime. "This is...
Killer deal: 'The Silence of the Lambs' house up for sale
PERRYOPOLIS, Pa. — Celebrate your purchase of this lovely four-bedroom Victorian with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. The house that was used as the home of psychotic killer...
These women just took pole dancing to another level
These ladies made a huge splash by pole dancing under water. Photographer Brett Stanley captured amazing images of performers, who held their breath and struck seductive poses on a pole...
NYC airport shops have been selling drones
Drones are a dangerous threat to commercial aircraft and airline passengers nationwide, but vendors have not gotten the message because they're still being offered for sale at JFK, LaGuardia and...
Ohio State's battling QBs send same message to Urban Meyer
Ohio State’s two quarterbacks would rather sit than split time. J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones, the Buckeyes signal-callers battling for the top spot to lead the defending national champions and...
Inside NYC’s impossibly small 100-square-foot apartment
It's a tiny hidey-hole with alarming turquoise walls and no place to hang clothes other than the side of the shower — yet one new New Yorker is hellbent on making his...
Greg Bird's Teixeira imitation carries Yankees to sweep
A year ago, the Yankees used Chase Headley, Francisco Cervelli, Kelly Johnson, Brian McCann and Scott Sizemore at first base when Mark Teixeira wasn’t in the lineup. A week into...
The first hiccup in Victor Cruz's impressive recovery
For all the injuries and physical issues that have kept players coming in and out of practice, Victor Cruz has been unscathed deep into the third week of Giants training...
Luis Severino surprised to be recognized by a Steinbrenner
Luis Severino has pitched just 17 major league innings and spent just two weeks with the Yankees. But that’s been enough to make a heck of an impression. Enough that...
Florida treasure hunters find $4.5 million in rare Spanish coins
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida treasure hunters found a trove of $4.5 million worth of Spanish gold coins 300 years to the day after a fleet of ships sank in a hurricane en...
California is sinking due to groundwater pumping
FRESNO, Calif. — Vast areas of California's Central Valley are sinking faster than in the past as massive amounts of groundwater are pumped during the historic drought, NASA said in...
Sorry, you can't afford to live on Sesame Street
Since its premiere in 1969, “Sesame Street”—both the PBS kids’ show and the fictional block on which it is set—has been a place where city dwellers of different incomes and...
Yankees told Jeter they preferred Tulo during 2010 talks
At the tail end of Derek Jeter’s storied career, general manager Brian Cashman told the Yankees shortstop he would prefer Troy Tulowitzki. In a Sports Illustrated profile of Cashman, the...
Dick Fuld's Sun Valley spread could set $30M auction record
Dick Fuld’s Sun Valley, Idaho, estate is hitting the auction block. The former Lehman Brothers head honcho, who oversaw the bank’s 2008 bankruptcy, is offering up his 71.3-acre Big Mountain...
UN to let Iran inspect alleged nuke work site
WASHINGTON — A secret side deal to the Iran nuclear agreement allows Tehran to send its own inspectors to investigate a site where it has been accused of developing nuclear...
How Jon Stewart became WWE’s new poster boy
This week we found out Jon Stewart’s first post-”Daily Show” gig will be hosting another show — WWE’s SummerSlam. The comedian is set to emcee the sold-out, four-hour event at...
'All wrong': Eli Manning outraged over highest-paid-player report
Eli Manning is rarely vehement or outwardly annoyed, but he was both Wednesday as he forcefully disputed a report he wants to be the highest-paid player in the NFL. “Reports...
Deaf man arrested for fake Statue of Liberty bomb threat
A deaf West Virginia man was arrested in Texas on Wednesday for calling in a fake bomb threat to blow up the Statue of Liberty – which forced the evacuation...
Hamas captures dolphin 'spying' for Israel
Hamas claims it has captured one of Israel’s stealthiest secret agents — an undercover dolphin. Divers working for the terror group say they seized a dolphin in the Mediterranean off...
Giants hero having one heck of an encore, and not just on mound
Madison Bumgarner’s 2014 postseason was legendary. His 2015 regular season isn’t bad, either. And the Giants ace is doing more than just pitch. He keyed San Francisco’s 2-0 victory Tuesday...
Jared's wife wants a divorce
Jared Fogle’s humiliated wife of five years wants a divorce, she announced Wednesday as it was revealed that her husband is an admitted child sex pervert. Katie McLaughlin said she...
Ill-timed Subway game lets kids play with Jared Fogle's pants
Kids could play with Jared Fogle's pants in an ill-timed online game that was still live on Subway's website Wednesday — the same day it was alleged the ex-pitchman possessed kiddie...
Noah Syndergaard lobbies Amy Schumer for role in next movie
Noah Syndergaard may be on his way to the Rookie of the Year award but the Mets pitcher is lobbying for an Academy Award (or Razzie), too. On Tuesday, the 22-year-old Texas...
Doctors rule out Ebola for patient who recently visited West Africa
A person who recently visited West Africa was rushed to Bellevue Hospital with Ebola-like symptoms Wednesday before doctors later ruled out the deadly disease, officials said. The patient had been...
Scientist creates 99% complete human brain in lab dish
Have you ever dreamed of being a mad scientist in a lab filled with living brains stored in spooky jars? Dream no more, because an Ohio State University professor has...
That time Donald Trump was parodied in 'Gremlins 2'
“Who knew? We never imagined he’d run for president," says director Joe Dante, who parodied Donald Trump as a major character 25 years ago in the horror comedy sequel “Gremlins...
Health officials investigate second plague case in Yosemite
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — California health officials are investigating another possible case of plague in a tourist from Georgia who fell ill after visiting Yosemite National Park, the second...
Dombrowski hire is latest proof Red Sox are true 'Evil Empire'
On the way out the door, Larry Lucchino needs to look in the mirror and ask: Who is the Evil Empire now? The Red Sox’s outgoing president got a lot...
Trump now within striking distance of Hillary
GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump has scored dramatic gains on Hillary Clinton and is within striking distance in a hypothetical 2016 battle, a poll revealed Wednesday. Clinton leads the real...
Brutal boarding school rape described at St. Paul's trial
CONCORD, N.H. — A teenage girl who accused a senior at an elite New Hampshire prep school of raping her last year told jurors Wednesday that she felt "frozen" when...
Trump, Sanders agree on way too much
A new chapter in American politics has begun. Millions of Americans on the right and left have lost faith in their political parties, their government and even the economic system....
Dez Bryant gets hit with 'cheap shot,' punches back on Twitter
Next time a brawl breaks out, Dez Bryant will bring his helmet with him. He learned a lesson the hard way, getting cold-cocked on Tuesday as the Cowboys-Rams joint practice...
Return of the deadly, man-swallowing Florida sinkhole
SEFFNER, Fla. — Another sinkhole opened Wednesday in the exact location where one swallowed a man as he slept in his bed more than two years ago, Florida emergency responders...
Car hits, kills toddler playing with red wagon
SOUTHAMPTON, NJ — One child is dead and three others are in critical condition after they were struck by a vehicle in southern New Jersey. The group was apparently pulling...
De Blasio's screening of public-record requests raises transparency concerns
Mayor Bill de Blasio, who promised to run the most transparent administration in city history, has taken steps to have his office review any public records request of any city...
Jordan Spieth's homecoming includes date offer from beauty queen
Jordan Spieth's lucky streak extends beyond the fairways. After finishing second to Jason Day at the PGA Championship this past weekend, the 22-year-old major champ returned to his native Texas...
Ashley Madison admits: Our users are screwed
TORONTO, Aug 19 — Love lives and reputations may be at risk after the release of customer data from infidelity website Ashley Madison on Tuesday, a dramatic move likely to...
Tennis starlet breaks silence after hurtful love triangle taunt
Donna Vekic, the rising tennis star caught in the middle of the Nick Kyrgios-Stan Wawrinka taunting drama, has spoken for the first time about the comment. Kyrgios was dumped out of...
Prisoner who escaped police custody found and arrested
The prisoner who escaped police custody while officers escorted him into a Manhattan precinct on Sunday has been arrested, cops said. Austin Stevenson, 25, was cuffed for trespassing inside a...
Andy Warhol Instagrammed his life before Instagram existed
Before selfies and Instagram, there was Andy Warhol and his Polaroid camera. Starting in the late 1950s and continuing all the way until his death in 1987, the legendary pop artist...
Australian summer of surf headed for wipeout as shark attacks mount
SYDNEY - A spate of shark attacks in Australia has left some of world's top surfing beaches deserted and many people having second thoughts about taking a swim as the...
Mom 'killed her sons' because husband ignored daughter
BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio — A woman calmly called 911 to report her baby son wasn't breathing on Tuesday and then hours later confessed to killing him and her two other young...
Brothers behead sister for affair with cousin
LUCKNOW, India — Two brothers in northern India beheaded their teenage sister and carried her head through their village because they disapproved of her romantic relationship with a cousin, police...
Tom Brady open to accepting ban as judge rips NFL's case
The NFL had another rough day in federal court, but continues to stick to its guns in the Deflategate case amid signs Tom Brady’s resolve is weakening. After an ESPN...
Trump's biggest fan is a British Scientologist who lives in a castle
Forget the American electorate. Donald Trump’s biggest fan may be a British businessman who likes to play the odds. John Mappin, a media investor who owns Camelot Castle in Cornwall,...
ISIS beheads antiquities scholar who wouldn't reveal hidden treasures
DAMASCUS, Syria — Islamic State militants beheaded one of Syria's most prominent antiquities scholars in the ancient town of Palmyra, then hung his body from one of the town's Roman...
Subway's Jared paid minors for sex, received child porn, feds say
Disgraced Subway pitchman Jared Fogle is a child predator with an insatiable appetite for underage girls that included sex at The Plaza and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Manhattan, authorities said Wednesday....
9 kickin' sneakers for any personality
These aren't your dad’s bulky, old New Balances. Over the last few seasons, sneakers have morphed into a trend that has transcended nearly every subgroup of style — and now, everyone...
Target shares jump after earnings beat estimates
Target on Wednesday reported a larger-than-expected rise in quarterly earnings as revenue got a boost from online sales and a program to narrow its product focus. The fourth-largest US retailer...
Frat that inspired 'Animal House' avoids hazing charges for branding members
HANOVER, N.H. — Authorities in New Hampshire say they've found insufficient evidence to charge a Dartmouth College fraternity accused of branding new members. Alpha Delta, which partly inspired the 1978...
Kangaroo-type pet on the loose in Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. — Authorities say one or two wallaroos, a type of kangaroo, have escaped from a north Tucson home. Pima County Sheriff's Department spokesman Tracy Suitt said a person...
Prosecutor realizes that you need functional arms to possess a gun
TRENTON, NJ — A man who can't use his arms because of a spinal condition has had a New Jersey gun possession charge against him dropped. The Trentonian reports prosecutors...
Chelsea Manning found guilty of having copy of Vanity Fair's Caitlyn interview
WICHITA, Kan. — Convicted national security leaker Chelsea Manning was found guilty Tuesday of violating prison rules and will receive three weeks of recreational restrictions at the Kansas military prison...
Thousands watch Korean teen eat dinner every night
SEOUL, South Korea — Every evening, 14-year-old Kim Sung-jin orders fried chicken, delivery pizza or Chinese food to eat in a small room in his family's home south of Seoul....
Thai police say 'foreign' bomb suspect didn't act alone
BANGKOK — Police in Thailand issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday for an "unidentified foreign man" shown in a security video leaving behind a backpack just minutes before a deadly...
'Sea of logs' landslide likely buried three men in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Crews plan to search through a debris area Wednesday for three men believed killed when a landslide described as a sea of logs and mud swept through...
Trooper's dashcam captures dramatic rescue of dying man
A video showing an Ohio trooper named Eric Devers saving the life of a truck driver has become a viral hit gaining more than 10 million views since it was...
Ex-cop in court on murder charge for 2013 on-duty shooting
FAIRFAX, Va. — A former Fairfax County police officer is scheduled to make his first appearance in court after being charged with murder in the 2013 shooting death of an...
Summer TV's hits and misses
Summer shows are not held to the same standard as fall series. Network executives know viewers are not in the house or even thinking about TV on a grand scale,...
German parliament approves third Greek bailout in landslide vote
BERLIN — Germany's parliament overwhelmingly approved a third bailout for Greece on Wednesday, removing a key hurdle to providing new loans to the country and keeping it from defaulting on...
I blew $170,000 on my 40th birthday bash
When it comes to lavish, over-the-top birthday parties, 40 is the new Sweet 16. Take Tribeca mom of triplets Notoya Green, who spared no expense in planning her 40th birthday...
Ramona Singer: I’m 58 and look fab in my bandage dress!
This week, Patrick Couderc, the managing director of Hervé Léger in London, insisted that women of a certain age, as well as lesbians, shouldn’t wear his company’s curve-hugging creations. “What...
Father may have been fatally shot by 2-year-old son
HOOVER, Ala. — Police say a Birmingham-area man who was fatally shot may have been killed by his 2-year-old son. Multiple media outlets report that the 31-year-old man was shot...
Explosion rocks motel moments after evacuation
SEATTLE — An explosion demolished part of a Motel 6 in Bremerton, Washington, on Tuesday night — critically injuring a gas company worker just minutes after the acting hotel manager...
Hillary loses her cool when hounded about email servers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2OJwsit0WY Hillary Rodham Clinton lost her cool Tuesday when reporters asked her about wiping her email server clean — and responded by saying, “Like with a cloth or something?” The...
Connecticut woman identified as one of 1st female Army Rangers
The first two female soldiers ever to graduate from the US Army’s elite Ranger School have been identified. Capt. Kristen Griest, 26, and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver, 25, were the...
Gay man says cops broke his ribs, yelled slur at Pride Parade
NYPD cops shoved a man to the ground as he left the NYC Gay Pride Parade last year, breaking his ribs, then yelled a homophobic insult at him, a new...
Top de Blasio backer mulling run against 'anti-business, anti-cop socialist'
One of the nation’s wealthiest black business leaders is considering mounting a self-financed campaign to topple Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2017 — saying he has lost faith in the...
Thug beats woman to ground, stomps on her in vicious robbery
A vicious thug was caught on camera as he pummeled a woman to the ground and stole her purse and iPhone in Harlem on Aug. 2nd. The violent thief approached...
Woman dies from injuries after car jumps curb
A 24-year-old Manhattan woman who was pinned against a light pole by a car that jumped a curb in Midtown last Monday has died, police said Tuesday. Mallory Weisbrod, of...
Donald Trump bashes Hillary on social media over email issues
https://instagram.com/p/6h34CXGhcK/?taken-by=realdonaldtrump WASHINGTON — Donald Trump touts the iconic New York Post cover headline “Deleter of the Free World” in a new video that slams Hillary Rodham Clinton for her email...
How Chase Headley made a big impact on his 'night off'
Chase Headley wasn’t in Tuesday night’s lineup because manager Joe Girardi wanted to rest the switch-hitting third baseman’s legs. Headley entered the game as a pinch-hitter for Stephen Drew in...
Fiancée skips town after receiving $123K 'reverse dowry': suit
A bride-to-be received a “reverse dowry’’ worth $123,000 in cash and Cartier jewels — and then not only jilted her fiancé, but skipped town with the stash, a new lawsuit...
Appeals court rules MTA can fire 'creeps' on union-paid leave
An MTA bus driver who was allowed to stay on the job after telling a female supervisor he wanted to “oil her down” has to be fired, a Manhattan appeals...
Woman tossed from golf cart loses suit against reckless caddy
Golfers should be ready for anything — including being thrown out of their golf carts, a Manhattan appeals panel ruled Tuesday. A woman had sued the Jack Nicklaus-designed Golf Club...
Jets on verge of landing Fitzpatrick's backup with Petty not ready
The Jets are on the verge of landing the veteran quarterback general manager Mike Maccagnan was talking about Tuesday night, but far sooner than he predicted it would happen. According...
JFK cargo handlers stole $250K in foreign currency: feds
A group of Kennedy Airport baggage handlers swiped more than $250,000 in cash from aircraft mail and cargo shipments — using crafty verbal code centered around food to hide their...
Cuomo hopes tax incentives will lure GE back to New York
Gov. Cuomo is trying to lure General Electric back from Connecticut after a tax hike in that state got the company’s officials thinking about relocating its corporate headquarters. Cuomo paid...
De Blasio actually loved how city handled Legionnaires’ outbreak
Mayor de Blasio on Tuesday hailed his administration’s “unprecedented response” for containing a weeks-long Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in The Bronx, despite criticism from political rivals. “We remain confident that this...
DC bank advisor pays $15M in breach of ethics settlement
So much for the heavyweight fight. A prominent Washington, DC bank adviser, accused earlier this month by a New York banking watchdog of a reputation-rupturing breach of ethics, on Tuesday...
CrossFitters, investors furious over eatery's vegan makeover
A trendy Greenwich Village eatery infuriated its CrossFit customers by going vegan — and now its investors are giving it agita over the move, too. GustOrganics at 14th Street and...
The moment after grand slam speaks most to A-Rod's redemption
The look into the Yankees dugout said it all for Alex Rodriguez. “I’m back. Again.’’ There is nothing quite like the A-Rod Effect. It’s always done in a big way...
Bids are in for Trinity Church cluster
Bids were due last Thursday, Aug. 6, for a 99-year lease on what has now grown to 11 commercial buildings owned by Trinity Church Real Estate. The buildings include One...
Fred Wilpon refinances $700M of Mets, SNY debt
The financial condition of Mets owner Fred Wilpon has taken another Amazin’ turn. Wilpon and co-owner Saul Katz last month quietly refinanced roughly $700 million of debt owed by the...
Esquire editors leave egregious errors in 'classic' Yankees tribute
Now batting for the Yankees: Babe Goof. Maybe Esquire Editor David Granger has hired “Bonehead Merkle” as a copy editor. Let me explain. Esquire recently introduced something called Esquire Classics...
American Media moves its tabloids from Florida to NYC
After weeks of denying the rumors, American Media Inc. CEO David Pecker acknowledged on Tuesday he is moving the Globe and the National Examiner — the last two supermarket tabloids...
Teen diabetic gets $75K after being denied insulin during arrest
A 14-year-old diabetic student has won a $75,000 city settlement after being falsely cuffed and then denied his insulin, landing him in a hospital, court papers show. Richard Gonzalez said...
The X factor in pennant race no Mets fan wants to think about
BALTIMORE — The ninth inning was a bear, of course. There were thousands of Mets fans standing, teetering, on the verge of passing out, both from the extreme humidity and...
Schumer to hold lottery for tickets to see Pope Francis in DC
WASHINGTON — There are 19.7 million residents in New York state, but there are few tickets for them to see Pope Francis address Congress next month. So Sen. Charles Schumer,...
Report says murders, shootings on rise since de Blasio took office
Murders and shootings have risen steadily during the first 18 months of the de Blasio administration — and reducing stop-and-frisk could be a factor, according to a new report by...
Ryan Fitzpatrick's 'crazy' intangible makes him good fit for Jets
If you're wondering if quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is a good fit for the Jets, consider how he sums up his 11 seasons in the NFL: “My normal is craziness,” he...
Hackers leak personal data of 32M Ashley Madison customers
Hackers who targeted cheating-spouses website AshleyMadison.com have followed through on a threat to publish online a huge swath of customer data that they stole a month ago, several technology sites...
Third World diplomats say NYC is grosser than the Third World
Diplomats from Third World countries say the area around the United Nations is crawling with more vagrants than their impoverished homelands. “America is the one of the richest countries in...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx Authorities are looking for a suspect wanted in an attempted rape in Edenwald. The 43-year-old victim was walking along Amundson Avenue at 9 p.m. last Wednesday when the...
Dolly Parton family saga set for holidays
NBC has slated its Dolly Parton TV movie for a holiday-season premiere on Dec. 10. The two-hour film “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors” is based on the country singer’s...
Oscar winner Anne Hathaway lands limited TV series role
Veteran television producer Mark Gordon (“Grey’s Anatomy”; “Ray Donovan”) has enlisted Oscar winning actress Anne Hathaway to produce and star in a limited series adaptation of Jennifer Steil’s novel “The...
How Denis Leary’s TV daughter Elizabeth Gillies showed him who’s the boss
"Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll" creator/star Denis Leary was admittedly skeptical of casting a former Nickelodeon starlet in his edgy FX musical comedy, but he met his match in 22-year-old New Jersey native Elizabeth...