September 4, 2015
New Yorkers can enjoy cooler temps over Labor Day weekend
New Yorkers will enjoy cooler temperatures and lower humidity over the weekend before things get all hot and sweaty come Labor Day, meteorologists said Friday. AccuWeather reports indicate that highs...
Pen implodes as Mets fall to Marlins in 11, lead cut to 5
MIAMI — Jenrry Mejia’s curse keeps getting worse for the Mets. Until the Mets find a cure for their setup man blues, precipitated largely by Mejia’s two suspensions this season...
Day care workers plead not guilty to running kiddie 'Fight Club'
The two day-care workers accused of running a kiddie “Fight Club” in New Jersey showed their faces in public for the first time on Friday, pleading not guilty to instigating...
West Point cadets 'chose to hurt people' during bloody pillow fight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAXkRRcr_sY The helmeted cadet faces the camera, eyes glazed from battle, blood streaming from both nostrils and dripping onto his Kevlar vest. Pillow fights are hell. The first pictures emerged...
Feds clear Intel's $16B acquisition of Altera
Intel has won regulatory clearance from federal regulators of its controversial $16.7 billion acquisition of Altera, The Post has learned. The Department of Justice cleared the deal without issuing a...
Advisory firm wants Moynihan to split BofA duties
Brian Moynihan needs some help running the country’s No. 2 bank. Bank of America’s shareholders should defy the bank and split the CEO and chairman posts, proxy advisory firm ISS...
Serena Williams survives US Open scare, dangerous Keys next
In a role reversal, young Madison Keys stormed into the fourth round of the U.S. Open while three-time champion Serena Williams survived just to reach it. The future of American...
Ashley Madison parody site wants you to cheat on your work partner
Madison Avenue is having a little fun with Ashley Madison. A Web site launched last week connects “creative types” who want to cheat on their work partners — except for...
Twitter stays mum on CEO search
Twitter is keeping mum about its secretive search for a chief executive, but signs still point to co-founder and interim CEO Jack Dorsey. Following a Thursday board meeting that reportedly...
Janet Yellen feeling the heat after lackluster jobs report
Janet Yellen is going to have a busy month. The Federal Reserve chair has less than two weeks to decide if she’s going to start raising interest rates for the...
Yanks make hits count to support stellar Severino, down Rays
The Yankees didn’t get to Jake Odorizzi often, but they made it count when they did in a 5-2 win over Tampa Bay to open a 10-game homestand Friday night....
Pat Moynihan was right --- but Bill Bratton's still wrong
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton now says he was misunderstood when he cited the late Sen. Pat Moynihan’s 1965 report on the deterioration of the black family while discussing a national...
Mayor de Blasio's 'whack-a-mole' problem
Don’t make too much of the “whack-a-mole” difficulties Mayor de Blasio encountered this week in his new effort to rein in homeless encampments: He’s hardly the first mayor to face...
The worst part of the city campaign-finance system is what's legal
News of a probe into Mayor de Blasio’s 2013 campaign finances might offer some great comic relief — if it didn’t also raise troubling questions about the city’s rules. As...
'UnREAL' hunk heads to 'Game of Thrones'
HBO’s “Game of Thrones” has tagged “UnREAL” star Freddie Stroma to play Dickon Tarly — the brother of Samwell Barly (John Bradley). It’s a bit of counter-casting for “GoT,” since...
Joe Biden's forgotten 'ick' factor
Next week, as rumors swirl of his possible entry into the 2016 presidential race, Vice President Joe Biden will appear on liberal comedian Stephen Colbert’s new late-night CBS show. The...
Venus turns back clock as Serena showdown comes into view
Venus Williams doesn’t enjoy trips down memory lane, as beautiful as the view may be. Even when the past is staring at her -- as spectator and former rival Martina...
Connecticut college backs off plan to make fraternities coed
HARTFORD, Conn. — The president of Trinity College on Friday urged the elimination of a requirement that fraternities and sororities become coeducational, calling off an experiment she said had created...
Hobbling Mark Teixeira vows he'll be back -- but docs don't
Don’t count out Mark Teixeira just yet. The Yankees’ switch-hitting first baseman, suffering from a severe bone bruise on the lower part of his right leg, said Friday he is...
Ex-son-in-law of John Gotti pleads not guilty in stolen-car scam
CLEVELAND — A reputed member of New York's Gambino crime family and former son-in-law of John Gotti pleaded not guilty Friday in what authorities say is a multimillion-dollar scam involving...
Fess up, Tom: 5 damning Deflategate questions Brady must answer
Tom Brady’s public silence since Deflategate erupted last January has been striking. The Patriots star hasn’t spoken to the media as a group since shortly after the Super Bowl, even...
Eagles clear way for Tim Tebow with telling trade
PHILADELPHIA — Tim Tebow made Matt Barkley expendable. The Philadelphia Eagles traded Barkley to the Arizona Cardinals on Friday, clearing a roster spot for Tebow after he won a preseason...
Fast start imperative for Giants -- but odds stacked against them
The Giants sure hope Odell Beckham Jr., who has never played in a season-opening game in the NFL, is correct in his assessment about what has transpired and what is...
Rihanna looked a hot mess this summer
Remember the days when Rihanna always looked killer? We do, too — so what happened this summer? At some point in the last few months, the singer entered an experimental...
Top NY builder buys historic lighthouse to add to Katharine Hepburn's estate
Top builder Frank Sciame has just bought the ultimate accessory — a historic lighthouse in Connecticut. The 127-year-old Connecticut lighthouse, which is on some motor vehicle licenses, cost a mere...
Tom Brady breaks silence: Sorry 'our league had to endure this'
Tom Brady broke his silence on Friday night, one day after a federal judge threw out his four-game Deflategate suspension. The Patriots quarterback posted a statement on Facebook that thanked...
Man fatally struck by subway after falling off platform
A 53-year-old man was killed Friday afternoon after he accidentally fell onto the subway tracks and was struck by a train at Penn Station, police said. A southbound "A" train...
8 ways you're doing your burger wrong, according to Rachael Ray
When your closest friends and family gather round the picnic table this Labor Day weekend, you want to bring your culinary A game. While burgers are famous for being simple...
The day in photos
Tiger cubs go exploring, Vladimir Putin meets with a certain action star and more.
Nurse's aide gets 15 years for sexually assaulting patients
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A former nurse's aide has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting five male hospital patients over three years. The Connecticut Post reports that...
Amazon hiring staff for new restaurant division in NYC, Seattle
SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com is adding staff for a new division dedicated to restaurants in Seattle and New York, with indications the unit is trying to rapidly expand a meal delivery...
Saudi king buys out entire Four Seasons for DC visit
Sure, Donald Trump’s “really rich.” But the Saudi royal family is really, really, really rich. Just look at their accommodations for Saudi King Salman’s visit to Washington. According to Politico,...
More than 10,000 cops attend funeral of slain deputy
HOUSTON — More than 10,000 law enforcement officers from across the United States attended the Houston funeral of Harris County Deputy Darren Goforth on Friday, remembering him as a good-natured man...
Several injured by fallen tree in Bryant Park
A towering tree snapped in two and crashed onto a crowd of people in bustling Bryant Park on Friday afternoon — injuring five people, two of them seriously, authorities said....
Scott Boras plays innocent, blames Mets for Harvey overuse
Scott Boras understands he is going to be demonized for stating publicly that Matt Harvey should not exceed 180 innings this year. He knows his reputation as a lightning rod....
These 5 exercises can cause a spontaneous orgasm
In a 2006 Men’s Health story, we wrote about a porn star who climaxed every time she did hanging leg raises. Soon after, emails poured in from other women who...
Christian Slater is no longer a ‘show killer’
Christian Slater has had a rough go of it in TV the past several years, seeing all four of his shows get canceled — a track record that’s destined to...
Meet the octogenarians staying at the Waldorf for $21
Childhood sweethearts Theresa and Genaro Salzano married at a Catholic church on their native Staten Island, and then decided to treat themselves to a honeymoon staycation — at the opulent...
Meet the ESPN darling who made Curt Schilling expendable
Jessica Mendoza is a two-time Olympic medalist; a Women’s Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year; a member of the International Latin Sports Hall of Fame. She is regarded by many...
Hillary admits she's bothered that voters think she's a liar
WASHINGTON — An eyebrow-raising poll where voters said “liar” was the one word they most associated with Hillary Rodham Clinton has touched a nerve with the Democratic presidential front-runner. “It...
Cindy Crawford is the coolest name in fashion again
For years, the only time we saw Cindy Crawford was when the paparazzi snapped her impossibly beautiful family — or when she was shilling leather sectional sofas for furniture chain...
Huckabee: Jailed clerk shows 'criminalization of Christianity'
WASHINGTON — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is scheduled to visit a Kentucky jail next week to meet with a county clerk imprisoned because she ignored repeated court orders to...
North Korean karaoke is new front in propaganda battle
SEOUL — Weeks after South Korea began blasting K-pop and anti-Pyongyang broadcasts from loudspeakers along the border with the reclusive North, a decades-old propaganda war may have erupted on a...
Mexican man deported 5 times to stand trial for murder
SAN FRANCISCO — A judge ruled Thursday that a man at the center of the national immigration debate will stand trial on a murder charge in the shooting of a...
Can a 9-fingered DE play? Giants' 5 biggest JPP questions
All right then, Giants co-owner John Mara says he’s been informed that Jason Pierre-Paul is planning to finally come out of hiding sometime this coming week and actually show his face...
Hillary: I didn't 'stop and think' about my private email system
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday her use of a private email system at the State Department wasn't the "best choice" and acknowledged she didn't "stop and think" about...
Refugees in Hungary start walking toward Germany
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hundreds of refugees frustrated at being stuck at two train stations in Hungary set off on foot for Austria Friday, one group forming a line nearly a...
Mets shun Scott Boras, insist on own Matt Harvey plan
MIAMI -- The Mets have a plan with Matt Harvey and are sticking to it. Despite agent Scott Boras’ concerns about Harvey pitching beyond 180 innings this year and potentially into...
Two guards busted for Rikers inmate beating
Two Rikers Island corrections officers were arrested Friday on charges they severely beat a teenage inmate after taking him into a supply closet in December. The alleged assault took place...
Children's hoodies recalled for possible strangulation risk
NEW YORK — About 1,200 hoodies for kids are being recalled because the sweatshirt has a drawstring around the neck that can cause a strangulation risk. No incidents or injuries have...
10 celebrities who had better summer vacations than you
Prepare yourself for some serious FOMO.
Two pricey NYC penthouses sell for a combined $27M
Two penthouses at the glitzy 13-unit 21W20 development ― located at 21 W. 20th St. in the Flatiron District of Manhattan ― are in contract for a combined $27 million...
Celebrity musicians sing about climate change in awful new song
NEW YORK — Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow and Fergie have joined forces to record a song about climate change. Sean Paul, Leona Lewis and Colbie Caillat also...
Rex Ryan shoves Geno-puncher out the door
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Two people familiar with the decision have told The Associated Press that the Bills have released Ikemefuna Enemkpali three weeks after acquiring the linebacker who broke...
Trump fumes over talk show host who tripped him up on terror question
Donald Trump blasted conservative talk host Hugh Hewitt as a “third-rate” announcer Friday after Trump bombed in an interview with the host by confusing Iran’s feared al Quds force with...
Giants cut fan favorite Weatherford, trade for Aussie punter
In a move that will displease his numerous fans on social media and around the community, the Giants on Friday parted ways with popular Steve Weatherford, their punter since 2011,...
Labor Day weekend is where Hollywood movies go to die
Welcome to the Hollywood's box office graveyard. While millions of Americans will travel, wrap up summer vacations or simply barbecue in the back yard, one thing they won’t be doing...
True Brit: The ‘Ladies of London’ return to Bravo
Culture clashes have never looked this chic — or sounded so sophisticated. Following a one-year hiatus, Bravo’s “Ladies of London” returns Monday night. And unlike last year’s lackluster debut, Season...
The kid-friendly side to Colorado's poshest town
Aspen’s transformation from sleepy ski town to ritzy, star-studded destination for the 1 percent is most striking during the winter. If you want to see Aspen on the cheap, visit...
Mom suspected in 4 Vermont deaths may have recorded plans
BARRE, Vt. — Police say a Vermont woman charged with killing a social worker and three of her relatives after she lost custody of her 9-year-old daughter may have recorded...
Deaths of family in Jersey Shore fire were murder-suicide
LONG BRANCH, NJ — A man fatally shot his partner and their two children before setting their Jersey Shore house on fire and killing himself, prosecutors said Friday, confirming investigators'...
Exclusive first look at Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' set
Stephen Colbert has promised many changes when he starts as host of “The Late Show” on Tuesday, Sept. 8. First off, he’s dropping the red-meat-eating conservative character he portrayed on...
Ticked Pro Bowler: NFL banned me because my 'name’s not Brady'
DENVER — Pro Bowl safety T.J. Ward said the NFL is unfairly punishing him over a nightclub incident that happened more than 15 months ago, one in which criminal charges...
This Millennium Falcon bed will make you wish you were a kid again
May a good night's sleep be with you. In honor of #ForceFriday, when the first "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" products hit stores, Pottery Barn is selling a Millennium Falcon...
TSA screener stole passenger’s pricey watch, then smashed it, cops say
A TSA screener at JFK Airport pilfered a passenger’s pricey watch — then smashed it to bits as she panicked when officials viewed surveillance video, law enforcement sources say. Margo...
4 men plead guilty in major jewel heist
LONDON — Four men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a major jewel heist in London's Hatton Garden diamond district over Easter weekend. The theft had fascinated Britain after it...
NHLer could be deported after 'choking' wife
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Kings' Slava Voynov has been taken into custody by U.S. immigration officials, two months after pleading no contest to a domestic violence charge. The...
Crazy cat is addicted to bubble baths
Splish splash, the cat was taking a bath? Simba, a two-year-old orange Tabby-like cat, enjoys a nice, long bubble bath at least twice a week. “The first time I put...
'Young adult' jail at Rikers to house all inmates ages 18 to 21
NEW YORK — More than 1,000 hard-to-manage inmates ages 18 to 21 will be moved to a single Rikers Island facility by the end of the year and will be...
'Tough decisions' for Jets as WR, DB battles complicate cuts
The Jets will move a step closer to the regular season Saturday when they cut their roster from 75 players to 53. Most of the roster decisions need little or...
Funeral home displayed wrong corpse at viewing
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A family is suing an Ohio funeral company after their deceased relative's body was misplaced and the wrong corpse was displayed for a private viewing. Seven family...
Cops stop man from jumping off roof in dramatic struggle
The engineer who designed the work site where a teen hardhat was killed Thursday slit his wrists and threatened to jump off the roof of his Brooklyn home Friday —...
Connecticut governor photobombed by beluga whale
MYSTIC, Conn. — Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has found himself upstaged by a beluga whale during a tourism news conference at the Mystic Aquarium. Malloy was standing in front...
Tennis pro doubles down on controversial gay claims
For someone who claims there isn't a gay man in men's pro tennis, Sergiy Stakhovsky sure talks a lot about homosexuality in pro tennis. The Ukrainian, who made waves in July...
Burglary suspect reveals plans to police with 911 butt dial
BRANCHBURG, NJ — A New Jersey man has been indicted on burglary charges after police say he inadvertently dialed 911 and let authorities in on his plans. Police say they...
ISIS destroys ancient tombs in latest crime against civilization
DAMASCUS, Syria — Islamic State militants destroyed three ancient tower tombs in the central city of Palmyra in the last few days, a Syrian government official said Friday. Tower tombs,...
Modest 173K jobs created in August; rate hike in doubt
The US unemployment rate fell to a 7¹/₂-year low in August as employers added a modest 173,000 jobs — below expectation and below the average monthly gain this year. The...
Arby's fires manager, suspends clerk after refusing to serve cop
The Arby's fast food chain announced late Thursday that it had fired a Florida restaurant manager and suspended a clerk after a female police officer said she had been denied...
Michigan given dose of reality in brutal Jim Harbaugh debut
SALT LAKE CITY -- Jim Harbaugh was first to greet Jake Rudock on the Michigan sideline after he threw the pick-6 that pretty much ended any hope the Wolverines had...
Gay couple gets marriage license while clerk sits in jail
ASHLAND, Ky. — A gay couple emerged from a Kentucky county clerk's office with a marriage license in hand Friday morning, embracing and crying as the defiant clerk who runs...
Kansas State University lifts lockdown after search for suspect
MANHATTAN, Kan. — A lockdown on the Kansas State University campus has been lifted and classes are scheduled to resume. The lockdown was imposed early Friday after police received a...
US airman who helped stop Paris train attack gets grand welcome home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXUFmT3UNWw The US airman who was injured when he and two childhood friends tackled a heavily armed gunman on a Paris-bound train returned to his native California Thursday night. Airman...
Bodies of drowned Syrian boys returned home for burial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY62S1o9NDA KUCUK KENDIRLI, Turkey -- A Syrian woman and her two young sons who drowned on a desperate voyage from Turkey to Greece were buried Friday in their hometown of...
Police shoot man in leg after gun battle in Brooklyn
NYPD cops fired 84 rounds at a gunman who turned his weapon on them shortly after shooting a man during a robbery early Friday — but he was only struck...
Neighbors dispute story that teen shot dead by 11-year-old broke into home
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis County police say an 11-year-old boy fatally shot a 16-year-old intruder during a home invasion, but some neighbors take issue with that account. Officers responded...
1 killed, 2 hurt in shooting at Sacramento college
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Police hunted for a gunman Thursday night who opened fire at a Sacramento college parking lot, killing one student and wounding two others, officials said. One victim...
Another Serena threat out: Caroline Wozniacki upset in 2nd round
It’s looking like a cake walk for Serena Williams to complete her calendar Grand Slam. Another potential threat, fourth-seeded friend Caroline Wozniacki, bit the dust Thursday night, leaving just two...
Forbes loses two key staffers in a matter of weeks
Forbes Media has lost two key staffers in recent weeks, as apparently not everyone is enamored of the new short commute to Jersey City — despite its sweeping views of...
Who's behind ad campaign against Chipotle?
You’ll really pay extra when you eat at Chipotle, according to its critics. An aggressive ad campaign against the fast-casual giant says you should cut the fat — warning diners...
Lawmaker: Synthetic weed leaving streets full of 'zombies'
State and city legislators joined forces on Thursday to demand that online retailers such as eBay and Craigslist stop selling the dangerous synthetic marijuana known as K2. “The Internet has...
Possible de Blasio challenger seeks probe on minority hiring
Real-estate executive Don Peebles, who is considering running against Mayor de Blasio in 2017, has asked Public Advocate Letitia James to investigate the administration for “economic discrimination” by failing to...
City attorney settles discrimination suit for $225K
A black city attorney who handled equal-employment opportunity compliance won a $225,000 settlement in her suit accusing two agencies of discriminating against her. Special Hagan, 39, said she was paid...
Maxim sticking with 'luxury magazine' relaunch
There are no plans to back off the move to remake Maxim magazine into a luxury, upscale publication, a spokeswoman for Maxim said on Thursday. On Sept. 2, Media Ink...
Gal sued for poaching pal's pup: Texts show I did nothing wrong
An East Harlem woman bit back at allegations that she stole her actress friend’s dog, saying she thought she had been given the pampered pooch to keep as her own....
Nation's largest paper chains talk merger in ad revenue push
Five of the nation’s largest — and battered — newspaper chains are in hush-hush talks about banding together to form a new company to sell ads to national advertisers in...
Trump's muscle tussles with activist
A Mexican immigrant protesting Donald Trump’s policies on illegal aliens got into a scuffle with the GOP presidential candidate’s security guards outside Trump Tower on Thursday. Efraín Galicia, 50, was...
Twitter attack proves de Blasio 'doesn’t have temperament to run the city': experts
Mayor de Blasio’s fake New York Post front page on Twitter was a petty attack on a newspaper that has exposed serious issues — and it proves he’s “extremely thin-skinned...
For the love of God, de Blasio, start working and stop screwing around!
The bigger they are on the outside, the smaller on the inside. New York’s 6-foot-6 mayor/crybaby whined Wednesday that The Post hates him, making an ill-advised venture into comedy. “Safest...
Hey de Blasio, here's how you design your own Post cover
You call this a front page? I’ve seen supermarket shoppers and law journals better designed than the pitiful parody of The Post that Mayor de Blasio tweeted. You obviously read...
Eli Manning joins Patriots fans' Tom Brady joy
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Eli Manning has something in common with all those Patriots fans in the New England area: He’s glad Tom Brady will be playing at the start of...
Hondo banks on the Yanks
It was Double-Bludgeon Thursday for Hondo, who absorbed beatings with the Braves and Giants to increase the negative number to 1,828 hugginses. Friday night: Mr. Aitch will go with Seve...
Victim in deadly Hamptons crash gets a vintage sendoff
The body of the Hamptons real-estate agent killed in the crash of a Porsche driven by his allegedly drunken developer pal was delivered to his funeral Thursday in a vintage...
Thrilled Patriots underline just how miserable Giants look
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The only thing missing on this night of unadulterated celebration by the Patriots and their fans was the unfurling of their latest Super Bowl banner. That will...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx Four armed bandits have been preying on businesses and pedestrians across the borough in six stick-ups since April, cops said. After an April 17 robbery at a Soundview supermarket,...