September 18, 2015
Viacom CEO downplays 'skinny bundles' and cord-cutting
Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman wants Wall Street to “stop swiping” at the media giant’s stock price. Shareholders, staring at a 43 percent decline in the price of Viacom shares in...
Will Jets finally see the speed freak they've dreamt about?
Jets fans have waited a decade — maybe two — for a home-run hitter, a deep-ball threat whose one job was to take the tops off defenses. Will they get...
Idzik's rare Jets gift: Defiant WR who beat every red flag
If Jets coach Todd Bowles needs an Exhibit A example of a player who has persevered to get where he is today, receiver Chris Owusu would be the perfect reference...
In critical stretch, Giants have to remember where they came from
The Giants are proud of their winning tradition. Their four Super Bowl victories match the Patriots for the most Vince Lombardi trophies since 1986. But lately the tradition has lived...
Suspect arrested in Phoenix freeway shootings
PHOENIX — Police arrested a man Friday for a string of seemingly random freeway shootings in Phoenix, adding that they had linked the man's gun to four of the 11...
Victor Cruz has his own opinion on when he'll be back on field
Victor Cruz won’t play Sunday, but he expects to be back on the field for the Giants in the next two weeks. That was the confident word Friday night from...
Filene's Basement is back -- but without 'Running of the Brides'
Shuttered for four years, Filene’s Basement, known for its annual “Running of the Brides” promotion, is coming back Sept. 24 — without the popular lace-up-your-sneakers event. The off-price retailer, which...
Steven Matz shuts down Yankees as Mets draw first blood
The 2015 Subway Series is even-Steven. After watching the Yankees win two of three games in The Bronx earlier this season, the Mets unleashed rookie Steven Matz on Friday and...
Embattled Brian Moynihan looking to trim BofA's payroll
Bank of America boss Brian Moynihan, with shares of his bank trailing the performance of its peers this year, is looking to trim payroll again, The Post has learned. The...
Dick Fuld sells his Sun Valley ranch for a record price
Dick Fuld is leaving Sun Valley — and he’s more than $20 million wealthier as he heads out of town. The former CEO of Lehman Brothers, who led the Wall...
NYCFC need furious run -- which may begin without David Villa
New York City FC have five games left in the regular season, and the team is taking the approach it has to win them all to make the postseason. Hyperbole or...
'I want to be a Ranger' -- but this is Dylan McIlrath's last chance
When reading about a player’s “last chance” to make a team, you might disregard the report as hyperbole. That’s perfectly understandable. But this training camp truly does represent Dylan McIlrath’s...
Everything is awesome about Lego Vatican on view in Philly
PHILADELPHIA — The city's science museum already was hosting a blockbuster exhibit of Lego sculptures and preparing to unveil a huge display of Holy See treasures for the pope's visit...
Social-justice warriors can't take the 'South Park' heat
For nearly two decades, “South Park” has lambasted . . . everything. The cartoon’s raw satire offends left, right and center; all races and religions — and atheists, too. But some are...
The ignorant 'environmental' assault on the city's next park
A handful of cranks is raising bogus environmental fears to try to derail the widely supported Pier 55 project — Barry Diller’s “Hollywood on the Hudson” 2.7-acre park and entertainment...
An endless flood of corrupt New York lawmakers
It was a red-letter week for Albany corruption, with two former legislators getting one-way tickets to the big house. On Monday, former Assemblyman William Scarborough (D-Queens) received concurrent 13-month sentences...
Rude or ignorant? The White House offends the pope
Was Team Obama being rude or incompetent when it invited a collection of Catholic dissenters and other opponents of church teaching to the White House welcome for Pope Francis? Perhaps...
An inspiring effort to temper justice with redemption
CLEVELAND About a mile from where the Cleveland Indians test their fans’ patience, there is a facility that expresses Ohio’s attempt to temper justice with patience. The facility resembles a...
Team Obama has spent $500M to train 'four or five' Syrian rebels
The news that the Obama administration has spent $500 million to put “four or five” fighters on the ground in Syria adds an almost comic irony to what is ultimately...
Mocking nurses exposes the shrews of 'The View'
You would think that a groundbreaking TV show for women hosted by women would do its best every day to respect and uplift women. Instead, ABC’s “The View” — originally...
That time Kylie took off her makeup and 7 other NYFW beauty wins
Forget the clothes: New York Fashion Week is a hotbed for beauty inspiration. Here’s the best looks you can take from the runway to the subway — and a few...
Tiger Woods has second back surgery, out until 2016
With his game ailing, Tiger Woods announced he underwent a second microdiscectomy surgery on his back. “This is certainly disappointing, but I’m a fighter,” Woods said. “I’ve been told I...
Yoenis Cespedes discusses his first contract requirement
Yoenis Cespedes has the joy of six on his mind. The Mets outfielder, who can become a free agent after this season, says he wants a new contract that will...
Dad convicted of hurling child off cliff gets life term
LOS ANGELES — She would be a young woman now, but instead Lauren Sarene Key is forever the 4-year-old child who never returned from a visit to the coast with...
Obama nominates first openly gay service secretary to lead Army
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Eric Fanning to become the next secretary of the Army, the White House said on Friday, paving the way for the first openly...
Being a racist is bad for your health
In US communities with high levels of racial prejudice, both blacks and whites may have worse survival odds than people who live in more tolerant places, a study suggests. Researchers...
Giants' Jon Beason shreds cruel, greedy NFL for Thursday games
Jon Beason’s body keeps failing him, and the veteran Giants linebacker is starting to vent some frustration on the NFL. Beason missed most of last season and still doesn’t appear...
Fantasy football WR tips from the Colts, Bucs, Falcons
The Dez Bryant injury has been the bad marquee news this past week in fantasy football, but he is not the only big name to make owners scramble for alternatives...
The 4 stars vying to become boxing's king -- and tempt Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather insists he has retired at 49-0, leaving vacant the titles of pound-for-pound king and the next pay-per-view star in boxing. Fortunately, a successor can be decided right where...
Derek Stepan survives drill that broke his leg (but, not really)
Derek Stepan said he wasn’t thinking about it, but how could it not have crossed his mind? The Rangers center took part in the first on-ice testing of training camp...
Rangers coach challenges Chris Kreider to be elite: 'It's his time'
There are a handful of stars in Rangers training camp, which opened Friday with the first on-ice testing. And yet somehow the early spotlight seems to be shining on a...
These 5 health tweaks can help you stay cancer-free
People who have suffered and beaten cancer are willing to do anything they can to prevent the disease from returning. And that’s probably a mindset everyone should adopt, whether they’ve...
Why short men are better in bed
I've spent the majority of my dating life with tall guys. One guy was so tall I had to stand on my tip-toes to kiss him. I liked having taller...
9 trends that dominated New York Fashion Week
Runways may be the main attraction at New York Fashion Week, which wrapped Thursday, but everyone knows the real fun is spotting snap-worthy style at afterparties and on the street....
Trump bails on Republican forum after anti-Muslim backlash
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump pulled out of a Republican gathering in South Carolina Friday as he took hits from members of both parties for failing to correct a questioner who...
Bronx DA with weakest conviction rate in 5 boroughs wants to be state judge
Long-serving Bronx DA Robert Johnson is seeking election next week as a New York State Supreme Court judge, he announced Friday in a move that was first reported by The...
Kristen Sieh’s star turn can’t save ludicrous adaptation of Greek tragedy
Since “Iphigenia in Aulis” is a classic Greek tragedy — it’s about a general who must kill his daughter to secure the gods’ blessing — you don’t really expect a...
Will these Emmy losers finally take away a trophy this year?
As the awards-show season cliché goes, “It’s an honor just to be nominated.” Try telling that to these perennial losers. At the 67th Emmy Awards on Sunday, more than two...
Sleeping woman raped at homeless encampment, police say
A homeless woman was raped Thursday by a man who walked up to her as she slept on the sidewalk near Harlem’s notorious 125th Street homeless encampment – the same...
'Doctor Who' is finally less sexist
If you’re even a little familiar with “Doctor Who,” you’ve probably heard the rumblings of discontent in recent years about its general disregard for women. Showrunner Steven Moffat has remarked...
Bergdahl wanted to expose dangerous problems in unit, investigator says
SAN ANTONIO — Bowe Bergdahl said he walked away from his post in Afghanistan six years ago because he thought he could bring attention to what he felt were serious...
Steve Lavin returns to TV after St. John's split
There is life for Steve Lavin after St. John’s. The former Red Storm coach will return to his West Coast roots, joining the Pac-12 Network as a studio and game...
House OKs Republican bill blocking Planned Parenthood funds
WASHINGTON — A divided House voted Friday to block Planned Parenthood's federal funds for a year, as Republican leaders tried to keep GOP outrage over abortion from spiraling into an...
Fordham-Columbia gives us more to think about than football
When Fordham hosts Columbia Saturday at Jack Coffey Field, there will be more than local football bragging rights at stake. The Liberty Cup will also be on the line. The...
Dylann Roof's friend knew about planned massacre and didn't tell anyone, police say
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dylann Roof's friend knew about his plans to shoot black church members during Bible study in Charleston and lied to investigators when they interviewed him a day...
This is the most expensive condo ever sold in Brooklyn
Brooklyn’s most expensive condo is now in contract for $8.8 million. While that sets a Brooklyn record, it’s still nothing compared to Manhattan’s most expensive condo, which sold for more...
Bills troll Patriots with gift shop Deflategate display
If you can't beat 'em, slay 'em with some reference humor. The snarks in the Bills merchandise shop at Ralph Wilson Stadium seemed to be taking their cues from outspoken...
Fall movie titles are short and boring
There’s. Something. About. This. Fall’s. Movie. Titles. We. Can’t. Quite. Put. Our. Finger. On. On second thought, we can. They’re really short — and they offer about as much helpful...
Alex Ovechkin's week: Engagement to model, birthday sheep
https://instagram.com/p/7gC0wBhooh/?taken-by=aleksandrovechkinofficial Alex Ovechkin is definitely having a better week than you. After popping the question to model girlfriend Nastya Shubskaya over the past weekend, the Capitals winger capped off his birthday...
Johnny Manziel's swagger is back -- just ask Merril Hoge
Johnny Manziel is starting at quarterback -- and starting to recover some of the devil-may-care attitude that marked his rise as Johnny Football. The Browns signal-caller took a shot Friday...
Stephen Colbert has the power to elect the next president
Stephen Colbert’s late-night talk show has been on the air less than two weeks — and already he’s distinguished himself with a classy guest lineup of statesmen, presidential candidates and...
Fantasy football: Look to Cardinals for a sleeper RB
There never is a bigger mystery in an NFL season than Week 1. Things happen you never would expect — Marcus Mariota’s four touchdowns in his debut. And others than...
Beer workers file class-action lawsuit
New York’s biggest beer distributor is illegally guzzling its delivery drivers’ wages by not paying them overtime and docking their pay as a form of punishment, a new $50 million...
Conan has better ideas than Facebook's 'dislike' button
It was big news earlier this week when Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook has finally begun working on buttons other than "like" — including the oft-requested "dislike" — but there are...
The 5 best tracks on Lana Del Rey’s new album
A little bit of Lana Del Rey goes a long way. It was true when the songstress released her major-label debut album, “Born to Die,” in 2012, and it remains...
Dog stands guard for week protecting trapped friend
VASHON ISLAND, Wash. — A Washington state animal shelter says a dog dutifully stood guard for a nearly a week on Vashon Island to protect another dog that had fallen...
Russia fighter jets seen at airfield in Syria
WASHINGTON - The United States believes a small number of Russian fighter jets are now at an airfield in Syria, two US officials told Reuters on Friday, a move that...
EPA says Volkswagens cheat on emissions tests
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency says nearly 500,000 Volkswagen and Audi diesel cars built in the past seven years are intentionally violating clean air standards by using software that...
It's Week 2 and the biggest Jets patch-up job is already tested
After Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan spent millions to upgrade predecessor John Idzik’s paper-thin depth chart at cornerback — bringing in Darrelle Revis, Antonio Cromartie and Buster Skrine — that...
These are the best online videos of the year
And the winner for the best video you’re watching at the office when you should be working goes to . . . Thursday night marked the fifth annual Streamy Awards, a show...
Ohio State star trolls Taylor Swift for date, gets lectured by mascot
It seems Ohio State's Ezekiel Elliott took a page out of teammate Cardale Jones' playbook of love. After hearing that Taylor Swift would be performing in Columbus on Thursday, the...
Inside King Felix's wardrobe that's too big for his mansions
HOUSTON — Felix Hernandez has more than 1,000 pairs of shoes, three different tailors to construct his made-to-order suits and fancies designer T-shirts that cost up to $500 apiece. His...
Rand Paul aide claims Rubio's campaign manager punched him in bar fight
WASHINGTON — A top aide to Sen. Rand Paul is claiming that Sen. Marco Rubio’s deputy campaign manager punched him in the face in a bar fight in Michigan —...
Mom's boyfriend charged with murder in Baby Doe case
The boyfriend of a woman whose toddler daughter was found dead inside a trash bag on a Boston Harbor beach this summer and became known as Baby Doe has been...
The smallest reptile on the planet might be the cutest, too
You might need to get your magnifying glass. These mind-bending photos feature the smallest reptile on the planet — the stump-tailed chameleon — camouflaged by the undergrowth of Madagascar. Taken...
103-year-old woman kicked out of her church for disagreeing with pastor
ELBERTON, Ga. — A small church in northeast Georgia is defending its decision to revoke the membership of a 103-year-old woman who disagreed with the pastor. The Athens Banner-Herald reported...
How Goldman stepped in to clinch $6.5B Solera deal
Goldman Sachs is getting creative when it comes to making debt-laden deals more regulator friendly. The Wall Street powerhouse, led by Lloyd Blankfein, is helping Vista Partners finance the $6.5...
Why are NBA guards so terrible at throwing a 1st pitch?
NBA guards are athletic marvels, combining speed, agility, coordination ... and a frightening inability to command a baseball. They could probably behind-the-back a basketball right into the catcher's mitt from...
Check 1, check 2, Bill de Blasio
It was a clutch play by Hizzoner. Mayor Bill de Blasio, here manning first base, drove in two runs on a two-base error in the annual softball game Thursday night...
Naomi strikes out on the red carpet twice in one week
Thanks to the collision of New York Fashion Week and the Toronto International Film Festival, this was one of the most fashion-heavy weeks of the year — but too bad...
Roman gladiator takes ride on highway in motorized chariot
Now there are chariots of tire. A peculiar video of a man dressed as a Roman warrior being pulled by a mechanized horse and chariot on the highway has gone...
Apple's iOS 9 software update is crashing older iPhones, iPads
A significant number of Apple customers are reporting their mobile devices have crashed after attempting to upload the new iOS 9 operating system, the latest in a line of launch...
High school football players: Coach ordered ref attack
https://youtu.be/RNCrs63JeuM Two Texas high school football players say a coach told them to strike a referee during a game because of missed calls. "While on the sideline he pulled me...
Invisibility cloak nears reality
A cloak of invisibility may be common in science fiction, but it is not so easy in the real world. New research suggests such a device may be moving closer...
Cops say they've nabbed serial killer who slaughtered 7
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — An East Coast drifter already behind bars for killing one woman will be charged Friday with the serial slayings of six other people, whose bodies were...
Doomsday prophets: Don't buy green bananas with blood moon coming
A perfect storm of religious prophecy, astronomical phenomena, global conflict, financial instability and natural disaster is conspiring to make this month’s “blood moon apocalypse” the most dreaded doomsday ever. On...
Jimmy Carter gets some sweet loving on Braves 'Kiss Cam'
[mlbvideo id="486212983" width="612" height="360" /] ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves' "Kiss Cam" entertainment at Turner Field featured a famous couple Thursday night: former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn. The...
Pirates calamity asks: Do takeout slides belong in baseball?
PITTSBURGH — Jung Ho Kang arrived in the United States last winter a mystery before providing a major jolt that helped get the Pittsburgh Pirates started on their run at...
Patrick Kane sorry for rape investigation 'distraction'
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Speaking publicly for the first time since he became the subject of a sexual assault investigation, Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane said Thursday he has done...
Beyonce drops surprise single
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJSik6ejkr0 Bey’s back — kind of. The megastar gave her fans a surprise late Thursday by offering up some new work via a single by the British DJ-producer Naughty Boy....
Ferrari jackass is an Arab sheikh
https://youtu.be/ZctCodzytDs BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A Middle Eastern sheikh who allegedly said he owned a Ferrari caught on film speeding through a Beverly Hills neighborhood apparently has raced out of...
2.3 million people respond to job ad for 368 positions in India
LUCKNOW, India — When a northern Indian state announced a few hundred job openings for low-level office workers who run errands and make tea, the response was staggering. About 2.3...
Fight ensues after murder suspect put in same cell with witness
LIMA, Ohio — An Ohio sheriff says a guard mistakenly put a murder suspect in a holding cell with another inmate who was about to testify against him, and a...
Man fatally hit by bus after getting out of cab
A 23-year-old man was fatally struck by an MTA bus in The Bronx early Friday — moments after getting out of a livery cab because he felt sick, cops said....
Meet the woman who holds her own against the 'Hamilton' founding father
Even the stars of “Hamilton” don’t always know which American president, rapper or movie star will pop up there next. Phillipa Soo, one of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s co-stars, usually finds out...
This Oscar-nominated trans role was ahead of its time
Portrayals of transgender people in movies and TV are common today — but they weren’t four decades ago, when Chris Sarandon earned an Oscar nod for playing one in the...
This 'Big Bang' nerd actually married a beauty queen
After eight seasons playing nerdy Indian astrophysicist Raj on “The Big Bang Theory,” Kunal Nayyar — a self-proclaimed actual nerd from New Delhi — realized people really didn’t know anything...
Why tipping is bad for everyone
TV’s “Top Chef” star Tom Colicchio is tops for bravery. Risking the wrath of customers and waiters alike, he’s boldly launching a lunchtime no-tipping policy at his popular restaurant Craft....
Krysten Ritter ready to kick butt as 'Jessica Jones'
Here's your first look at Krysten Ritter as the newest Marvel heroine on Netflix. Ritter (“Don’t Trust the B”) plays the titular character in “Jessica Jones,” which premieres Nov. 20....
Craig Ferguson to host new History Channel series
Well, no one saw that coming. “Celebrity Name Game” host Craig Ferguson will also host a new History series called “Join or Die with Craig Ferguson,” the network announced Thursday....
'NYPD Blue' legend Dennis Franz loves life off the Hollywood grid
Dennis Franz was a prime-time powerhouse on “NYPD Blue,” snaring four Emmys (and another four nominations) for his role as hot-tempered Detective Andy Sipowicz — partnered mostly with Bobby Simone...
The Cuomo administration has a big headache right now
Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara has expanded his anti-corruption crusade to the far western edge of the state — investigating Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s controversial Buffalo Billion revitalization project, The Post...
City touts 'A' restaurant grades -- despite 4,000 'pending'
The de Blasio administration boasted Thursday that 95 percent of the city’s restaurants received “A” ratings from the Health Department — but more than 4,000 eateries with grades pending weren’t...
Prosecutor dressed as Superman choked me in Halloween brawl
A woman allegedly choked by a drunken Manhattan prosecutor dressed as Superman during a brawl in a Murray Hill bar last Halloween broke down in tears as she recounted the...
OWS anniversary marked by rally for the homeless
A small group of activists gathered at Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan on the fourth anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement to protest the treatment of the homeless in...
Sex-crazed hospital staffer used stethoscope as penis: suit
A sex-crazed staffer at a Queens hospital made life hell for two female employees, they claim in a new $10 million suit, adding that hospital officials ignored their complaints. Former...
Thongs, sports bras and cutouts -- a small sampling of Pope Francis souvenirs
New Yorkers who couldn’t score a ticket to see Pope Francis next week can still get a full-size pontiff experience — albeit a two-dimensional one. “Take your picture with the...
Landlords actually undercharging for rent-regulated aparments
Despite widespread complaints about sky-high rents, a review by the Independent Budget Office Thursday found 175,000 rent-regulated apartments in the city where landlords are actually charging less than what they...
Queens lawmaker chases, tackles alleged purse-snatcher
A Queens lawmaker on Thursday chased down a beggar who allegedly robbed a stroller mom, and tackled and held the suspect until cops arrived. Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) was parking...
Bergdahl platoon leader describes 'draining' search
SAN ANTONIO — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's platoon leader said Thursday that the entire platoon was left "emotionally busted" by the physically and emotionally draining search for Bergdahl after he...
Suspect in hotel deaths charged with murder
A violent criminal wanted in connection with the deaths of two women in hotel rooms in Manhattan and Brooklyn was charged with one count of murder a day after his...
Judge 'forger's' law firm facing $1 million lawsuit
A lazy paralegal’s work-saving forgery scam is causing major headaches for his old bosses, as the law firm he worked for is facing a $1 million lawsuit from a client...
Tim McCarver glad Alderson fought back vs. Boras in Harvey inning flap
Tim McCarver rattles off the moments one after the other from 15 years ago: Timo Perez getting thrown out at home (“you can’t celebrate early”), Roger Clemens throwing the bat...
'Jeopardy!' contestant trolls Alex Trebek with 'SNL' joke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHFBltF44uo A “Jeopardy!” contestant from The Bronx tricked host Alex Trebek into repeating a “Saturday Night Live” joke mocking the venerable game show. Talia Lavin, a 26-year-old Harvard grad and...
Relive the 5 best Subway Series of regular seasons past
Some questions just do not have a right or wrong answer. What’s the best color? Who has wasted the most tabloid space, the Kardashians or Lindsay Lohan? What were the...
Hondo: ’Hiro’s welcomed
The Chiefs did everything they possibly could to avoid victory Thursday night, and they were successful, gifts-wrapping a win for the Broncos that raised Hondo’s debt to 2,010 duncans. Friday...
Marco Rubio gains traction with security, foreign policy message
Sen. Marco Rubio kept hammering away Thursday at foreign-policy issues after finding success in the second GOP presidential debate when he focused on how to protect the United States. “There’s...
The homeless population has soared since de Blasio took office
The homeless population under Mayor Bill de Blasio is soaring — with 4,000 more people in shelters than there were at the end of the Bloomberg era, according to data...
Carly Fiorina terrifies me
Carly Fiorina scares the stuffing out of me. She lost me at the word “fetus.’’ On the campaign trail and on the debate stage, the lone female candidate among the...
Trump doesn't dispute man's 'Obama is Muslim' claim
Donald Trump declined to correct a man who said President Obama is Muslim and not an American citizen during a question-and-answer session Thursday evening in New Hampshire. “We have a...
Peyton Manning shows he's not finished yet in Broncos' comeback win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos have beaten the Kansas City Chiefs every way imaginable over the years, from playoff shootouts to defensive tug-of-wars. Well, not...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx Police are looking for a suspect in the sexual assault of a woman in Morris Heights, authorities said. The 27-year-old victim was at the door of her home...
Mets will finally ax 'homophobic' kiss-cam joke
The first-place Mets have put a product on the field fans want to see. Now they're cleaning up in-game entertainment so fans won't want to leave. The team is putting...