August 23, 2015
Take 'Straight Outta Compton' with a grain of salt
Hollywood has long spun fairy tales to a gullible public searching for life lessons. “Pretty Woman’’ sold the fable that a hooker with a heart of gold who looks exactly...
GOP big shots aren't taking Donald Trump seriously
“It WON’T be Donald Trump.” That was the near-unanimous view of some of the nation’s wealthiest and most influential Republicans Saturday night as they gathered for a political briefing at...
Jets' Coples is unleashed and predicting huge sack totals
Quinton Coples smiles broadly, like the Cheshire Cat, every time he discusses his new role with the Jets. He has a twinkle in his eye and a “just wait” attitude....
Muhammad Wilkerson finally looks like he's back
Muhammad Wilkerson’s injured hamstring looked healthy Sunday night, and the Jets defensive end could make his preseason debut next Saturday against the Giants if he remains injury-free. “He’s feeling a...
Hondo likes Lager
Hondo dealt himself a winner Sunday with the Cards, who pummeled the Pods to slash the filthy figure to 2,078 magadans. Monday night: Mr. Aitch expects Lester, aka Jonny Lager,...
'I'm so ready for NY': Serena sends message in Open tune-up
And here she comes, riding into Flushing Meadows aiming to make history after taking out the player who may have the best chance of wrecking her plans. Serena Williams’ final...
Why Girardi thinks less A-Rod, Teixeira is better for Yankees
The surprising comebacks of Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez helped carry the Yankees through the first half, and now manager Joe Girardi is hoping to figure out how to get...
Davis Love III turns back the clock with ferocious run for win
GREENSBORO, N.C. — At 51 years old, Davis Love III is supposed to be playing with golfers his own age on the Champions Tour and getting ready to captain the...
Jose Reyes hints he wants trade from last-place Rockies
DENVER — Jose Reyes told the Denver Post he would welcome a trade from the last-place Rockies, who acquired him in the deal that sent Troy Tulowitzki to the Blue...
Dellin Betances' pitch deja vu is costly for the Yankees
Dellin Betances came into the weekend riding the longest scoreless streak in the major leagues. But he lost the streak Saturday, and lost the plate Sunday — along with the...
Stephen Colbert's videos may win the ratings he needs
Stephen Colbert’s ratings push started three months before his scheduled Sept. 8 debut on CBS’ “Late Night.” On June 3, Colbert appeared in a video showing him shaving the beard...
One last collapse puts Tiger Woods out of his misery
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Tiger Woods had a chance to do the improbable as he has so many times in his brilliant career. Instead he did the predictable Sunday, ruining any...
David Wright is back -- as an error-prone singles hitter?
DENVER — Michael Cuddyer can honestly say he never thought he would see his friend David Wright back with the Mets this season. “I never let him know that I...
Step into the lives of the 1 percent with these magazines
If you’ve ever played the lottery, you’ve wondered what it would be like to have more money than you can spend. The people who read these magazines don’t have to...
The Yankees will miss CC Sabathia's grit, but not his ERA
Late August. Late innings. Late fall out of first place. Yet this didn’t carry that “gut punch” feel, right? No, the takeaway from the Yankees’ 4-3 loss to Cleveland at...
Colbert's 'Late Show' ready to challenge Fallon's ad revenue
Stephen Colbert is not only going to have to be real — but real good — if he is going to close what could be a $100 million advertising revenue...
Why the US government is on track to 'normalizing' ISIS
How long will it take the United States to recognize the Islamic State as a legitimate actor? That may sound ridiculous. After all, ISIS is a barbaric and sociopathic band...
Celebrities are driving the teen plastic-surgery boom
In a world of high-definition everything, the pressure is on for everyone to always look their best. For a celebrity, with cameras, both their own and those of the paparazzi,...
It's time to find the cash for new Hudson rail tunnels
Last month, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx called the lack of action at the state level on a new Hudson River rail tunnel “almost criminal.” Well, New Jersey officials are now...
How Obama misplays US sanctions on Iran
President Obama’s pitch for his Iran deal relies heavily on the claim that it’s the best bargain to be struck, that the sanctions that forced Tehran to the table will...
How France finally bowed to the global economy
The City of Light is joining the modern world — or, rather, the modern world has seized Paris. Starting next month, the French government will allow some stores to stay...
My daughter's amazing strength in handling Tourette syndrome
‘Are you sure?” I asked my daughter before writing this column. “Yes,” she said resolutely. Veronica is profoundly grateful for all the prayers, kindness and advice from strangers, friends and...
Democrats need Joe Biden in the White House race
Joe Biden says he’ll decide on a presidential run next month. His party needs him. It’s not just the way the daily drip, drip, drip over Hillary Clinton’s emails leaves...
Fashionistas flock to revamped Soho restaurant
The fashion crowd has found a new hangout: the chic NOMO Soho hotel. That’s where Executive Chef Abdus Salaam is creating some health-conscious dishes — like a tuna tartare along...
Kassoum Yakwe a coup for St. John's as Mullin Plan takes effect
Chris Mullin meant business when he said he wanted to keep the area’s top prospects at home. St. John’s first-year coach pulled a major coup Sunday, securing a commitment from...
Who needs Harvey? Brilliant fill-in validates Collins in Mets sweep
DENVER — Matt Harvey can take all the extra rest he needs if the Mets are going to receive replacement performances at this level. In the surest sign yet this...
Trooper shot in the head, critically injured at traffic stop
LAKE CHARLES, La. — A Louisiana state trooper was shot in the head and critically injured Sunday afternoon during a struggle with a man whose pickup truck had run into...
Back-to-back fires leave 2 dead, 22 injured
Two people were killed in a Queens house fire and 22 others injured — including 10 firefighters — in a high-rise blaze in Harlem on Sunday. The fatal fire started...
How Andy Pettitte became only MLB user to escape PED stigma
Andy Pettitte had his No. 46 retired Sunday at Yankee Stadium, the winningest pitcher in postseason history becoming the latest immortalized in Monument Park. It’s an honor — and a...
'Every play is important': Life as a Giants WR on the fringe
Each week throughout training camp, Giants rookie wide receiver Geremy Davis will be keeping a diary for The Post, sharing his experiences and observations as he prepares for the regular...
Islamic State destroys ancient temple in Syria
Islamic State militants have destroyed a temple at Syria's ancient ruins of Palmyra, activists said Sunday, realizing the worst fears archaeologists had for the 2,000-year-old Roman-era city after the extremists...
NYCFC fall in much-hyped clash of stars
CARSON, Calif. — Robbie Keane had two goals and two assists, and the LA Galaxy showed their championship form in a 5-1 victory over New York City FC on Sunday....
Expect 'hellish' traffic when Pope Francis arrives
The city could face hellish traffic jams when Pope Francis visits New York City next month, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton warned on Sunday. “The biggest inconvenience is going to be...
CC Sabathia future in doubt as Yankees fall out of 1st
CC Sabathia walked off the mound with two outs in the third inning Sunday and by the time the day was over, the Yankees had no idea when they would...
Surveying Giants' damage: Safety gone for year, Beason in doubt
It was all coming together for Jon Beason. He was getting the reps on the field, growing more comfortable with the new defense, getting his feet back under him coming...
Free tuition for freshman who swishes half-court shot
An incoming freshman has won free tuition for a semester at Ball State University after sinking a half-court shot. Lem Turner of Illinois made the lucky shot Thursday night during...
Cris Carter taught NFLers to cover up crimes with 'fall guy'
If you can't do the time, make sure one of your lesser-known friends can. That's the advice Cris Carter doled out to NFL rookies last year in a symposium to...
Video appears to show 'Jihadi John' unmasked for first time
The unmasked face of ISIS savage Jihadi John was revealed for the first time in a video clip that emerged Sunday in which the murderer vows to return to Britain...
Explosion at US base in Japan
An explosion at a U.S. Army depot outside of Tokyo has set off a large blaze that lit up the night sky, but there were no reports of injuries.
Initial Jordy Nelson diagnosis is Packers' worst nightmare
PITTSBURGH -- Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson left Sunday's exhibition game against Pittsburgh in the first quarter with a potentially serious left knee injury. The first opinion was...
Deadly blaze rips through Queens home
Two people died when a Queens home went up in flames Sunday, fire officials said. The fire started on the first floor of a two-story home on Cornaga Avenue in...
Another MLB fan stretchered off in alarming spate of injuries
CHICAGO -- A fan was struck by a line-drive foul ball and taken away on a stretcher in the first inning of Sunday's game between the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta...
Iconic QB's evidence that Bill Belichick is a liar
If a character study determined guilt in the NFL, Jim McMahon knows how he would rule every case involving Bill Belichick and the Patriots. The Super Bowl-winning quarterback who made...
CC Sabathia's problematic knee could trash Yankees' plan
CC Sabathia left Sunday’s game against the Indians in the third inning because of pain in his surgically repaired right knee. He was taken for an MRI exam and will...
It's Ohio State and everyone else in AP top 25 unveiling
Ohio State is the first unanimous preseason No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll. The defending national champion Buckeyes received all 61 first-place votes from the media panel...
Clinton insider slams Biden's 'track record' of losing
Longtime Clinton confidante James Carville says Vice President Joe Biden has a "track record" of losing. "He's done it twice, and he hasn't had the best track record doing it,"...
Argument at amusement park ends in double stabbing
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A dispute that began at a southern New Jersey amusement park ended with two people being stabbed at a nearby restaurant. Jackson police say a Delaware...
He was ready to fight to the end: Heroes on 'terrorist' takedown
The gun-wielding lunatic who was taken down by three heroic Americans aboard a French train could have inflicted horrific carnage -- if he had even a clue about how to...
Blow to Johnny Manziel opens door for ... his coach?
With Johnny Manziel, the Browns had a quarterback problem. Without Johnny Manziel, the Browns have a quarterback catastrophe. The most hyped backup this side of Tim Tebow hurt his arm during...
JPP breaks silence with joke after career-threatening hand injury
Might the Giants see Jason Pierre-Paul sometime soon? The gone but not forgotten star defensive end is slowly emerging from the bunker of secrecy he has hidden in since the...
What Johnny Depp wishes he had known before taking his dogs to Australia
Traveling abroad seems easy — until your dog’s involved. Johnny Depp and wife Amber Heard learned that the hard way this spring, when they visited Australia with their two Yorkies,...
American Pharoah just added a lot of juice to the Travers
American Pharoah has already conquered the Kentucky Derby — and much more — now it’s time for the Triple Crown winner to take on the Midsummer Derby. After a strong...
College hoops coach accused of drunkenly groping player
Winona State University officials are investigating an alarming complaint lodged against former men's basketball coach Mike Leaf. The university, located in Minnesota, released a statement Friday noting Leaf, 54, was...
China rocked by another fatal chemical plant explosion
An explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China killed one person and injured nine others, a state news agency reported Sunday, less than two weeks after a similar disaster...
Deadly mid-air collision at Switzerland airshow
BERLIN — At least one person died when two small planes collided in the air and crashed at an airshow in northern Switzerland on Sunday, police said. The two planes...
Army parachutist honors comrade with on-field landing at funeral
CINCINNATI — A solo Army Golden Knight parachutist honored a comrade's dream by landing on the high school football field where hundreds of mourners gathered for his funeral Saturday, a...
'Legendary' Usain Bolt edges American in absurdly close race
BEIJING — After two years of uncertainty, Usain Bolt produced the biggest clutch performance of his career Sunday to beat Justin Gatlin with a lunge at the line in the...
Teen brothers in family slay may have filmed murders
TULSA, Okla. — A search warrant affidavit in the stabbing deaths of a Broken Arrow couple and three of their children indicates last month's slayings may have been recorded on...
Topless women staging protest on New Hampshire beach
Hundreds of bare-breasted women are expected to converge on a popular New Hampshire beach on Sunday to push for greater acceptance of topless sunbathing, much to the consternation of some...
FDNY siblings arrested in brawl with cops
A decorated FDNY veteran and his EMS sister were both arrested after a melee with cops early Sunday at a Brooklyn park, authorities said. Firefighter Aaron Gardner, 36, and his...
4 ejected from church van after crash with box truck
A box truck slammed into a church van early Sunday, ejecting four people onto the roadway and causing a chain-reaction crash near the Bronx-Westchester border, authorities said.
France gunman 'dumbfounded' by terrorism accusations: lawyer
The gunman who was disarmed by passengers on a train in France two days ago looked weak and malnourished and said he had only meant to rob people, a lawyer...
Parks Department ignores rule to buy American benches
The Parks Department ignored a “Buy American” rule and instead bought foreign benches for a new city bike path, a contractor says. Allen Architectural Metals, an Alabama firm that employs...
Israeli PM Netanyahu nearly attacked Iran three times
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to attack Iran at least three times but held off over the advice of his army chief of staff, reluctance by cabinet members and...
1Oak's liquor license suspended
The SLA pulled the club’s license for seven days and fined it $125,000.
Hillary will interrupt Hamptons vacation for campaign trips
Hillary Rodham Clinton will interrupt her Hamptons vacation to make two major policy speeches in a bid to distract attention away from the growing e-mail scandal, according to a news...
Biden meets with Elizabeth Warren to talk possible 2016 bid
Vice President Biden privately met with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Saturday to sound her out for support of his possible Democratic White House bid, CNN reported. Warren, who has...
Mom says 'rough' mammogram 'popped' one of her boobs
A Long Island mom blames a “rough mammogram” for rupturing one of her breast implants, leaving her leaking and lopsided. The 43-year-old, from Great Neck, underwent the procedure at Northern...
Psychiatrist says: F--k happiness and f--k self-esteem
Say you’ve been to therapy, or bought a self-help book, or thought about doing either of those things. You may be wondering, “Why can’t I be happy?” “Why do I...
Legendary supermodel told Mike Tyson: 'Win, and I'll give you some'
At a party at the home of fashion designer Halston, Beverly Johnson found herself melting into the “violet-hued eyes” of Elizabeth Taylor, who sat across from her. Taylor wore “the...
Mets play shortest baseball games in major leagues
The Mets finally have a winning season — but fans have less time to enjoy it. The Kings of Queens play the fastest games in the Major Leagues, averaging just...
Teacher waits 4 years in rubber room before guilty ruling
A city teacher sat in the rubber room an astounding four years while awaiting a snail’s-pace ruling in his disciplinary case, The Post has learned. English teacher Edward Morrissey was...
Student 'trampled' in hallway as teacher looked on: lawsuit
The hallways must be hell in this Brooklyn middle school, where students allegedly “trampled” a classmate. Daniela Frances says she was in the hall between classes at IS 383 in...
Inside the search for the legendary 'Orpheus Clock' stolen by the Nazis
Last week, two men announced they had found a legendary treasure buried in Poland: a Nazi train stuffed with stolen gold, jewels, gems and works of art. The train had...
Hillary's email defense is 'total BS': former State Dept. officials
Former State Department security officials don’t buy Hillary Clinton’s latest alibi that she couldn’t tell that government emails — which she improperly, if not illegally, kept for several years on...
How to dress like a cowgirl without looking ridiculous
Southwestern charm Cover up in style with this Aztec-printed poncho. Jump on the bandana wagon Lasso a lightweight scarf around your neck to get the look. Hats on!...
Art, business and hope are alive and well in the Iraq we don't see
BAGHDAD, IRAQ — Fewer women are wearing the veil. Many men have replaced their Islamic beards with elegant suits. Girls who had dropped out of school for fear of terrorist...
910-pound woman reveals a life of pain: 'I want to live!'
As her world shrank, Marie Bowman grew. With every loss — her son, her mother, her grandmother — the Harlem woman gained weight, becoming so large, she stopped being able...
Where did all the hot firemen go?
New York’s Bravest, the fine firefighters of our great city, are lately putting out a fire I hoped would never be extinguished: The fire in my loins. Don’t get me...
Frankie Valli took me at 16, and used me in decades-long affair
April Kirkwood’s decades-long love affair with Frankie Valli began when she was just 6 years old. As she remembers it, she loved The Four Seasons more than anything, even at...
69-year-old tries to start topless 'movement' in Times Square
A 69-year-old woman hung out topless in Times Square on Saturday in bare-chested solidarity with the beleaguered desnudas. “I’ve been a feminist since age 12,” Claire Hogenauer, a former criminal-defense...
Hockey legend reunited with famed puck after 30 years
New York Islanders legend Mike Bossy has recovered a key piece of memorabilia thanks to a Las Vegas high roller. The puck Bossy slapped into the net at Nassau Coliseum...
'Crazy Cat Lady' battles town's ruling she has too many felines
I’m no crazy cat lady! That’s the cry from Barbara Rizzi — who runs the Crazy Cat Lady Animal Adoption, Rescue and Feral Food Center out of her Long Island...
Boxer and broker spar over Manhattan apartments, fees
A Manhattan boxer and Army captain claims he was duped out of $8,000 by a Gramercy real-estate broker who showed him the perfect apartment — then strung him along for...
Boxer caught driving drunk in Holland Tunnel: cops
An amateur boxer pummeled the side of the Holland Tunnel with her car Saturday morning before she was busted on drunken-and-reckless-driving charges, police said. Susan Jugo, a New Jersey Diamond...
Man escapes after being tied up in home invasion
A Queens senior citizen whom robbers tied up by the hands and feet managed to wriggle out of his bondage and attract the attention of two passing sanitation workers Saturday,...
New Giants linebacker makes his former team pay
J.T. Thomas spent the past two seasons with the Jaguars, playing in 31 games, and he helped beat the Giants in 2014 with some spirited play in Jacksonville. Thomas is...
The new reality Odell Beckham Jr. must come to grips with
No catches, and only a towel draped across a chair in front of his locker after Giants 22, Jaguars 12. NO’Dell Beckham Jr. NO’Dell on the field, and NO’Dell off...
How Sharpton could benefit from backing Iran nuclear deal
Most Saturday mornings, the Rev. Al Sharpton rallies his National Action Network on issues of civil rights and policing. But on Aug. 15, he made an unusual announcement: African-Americans had...
Aide's gal pal was paid with private funds before City Hall hire
Stephanie Yazgi, Mayor de Blasio’s controversial new “immigration organizer,” was being paid by private funds before being brought on staff — countering his excuse that taxpayers had to pay her...
Fariña keeps school meetings private, despite judge's ruling
Mayor de Blasio is fighting to shut the public out of important “School Leadership Team” meetings even after a judge ruled they should be open. Despite the judge’s decision, which...
Couples who share child-care duties have better sex: study
Pick up the slack and get more in the sack. Couples who split child-care chores have higher-quality relationships and better sex, a new study shows. Men and women reported worse...
Scott Stringer says Stonewall Inn plaza should be monument
City Comptroller Scott Stringer wants President Obama to declare the plaza outside the Stonewall Inn a national monument. In a letter sent to Obama on Friday, Stringer outlined his case...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Investigators have identified the suspect wanted in a Crown Heights shooting last month. Kwan “Cato” Brown, 34, allegedly opened fire on the 26-year-old victim at Dean Street and Schenectady...
'Fear the Walking Dead' debut and 'Hannibal' finale this week
1. "Running Wild With Bear Grylls" Monday, 10 p.m., NBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy9YTxTFm4o Delightful actor James Marsden joins Bear on an adventure into the heart of Rattlesnake Canyon, Utah, where they helicopter...