November 10, 2015
Angels take flight at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Angels descended from heaven Tuesday as supermodel Candice Swanepoel and a host of other celestial beauties glided down the runways at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Manhattan. The South...
Molson Coors Brewing to acquire Miller, Coors brands
The $100 billion US beer market is about to get shaken — again. Molson Coors Brewing Co. is expected to announce Wednesday that it will acquire full control of the...
Guide to this college basketball season in the NYC area
The college basketball season starts in New York this week with the spotlight on St. John’s, as usual, but as the season progresses, the less-heralded local teams will steal the...
Maxim sale fraud case rages on after felon misleads investors
The efforts by Cerberus Capital Management to unload Maxim magazine in late 2013 may go down as one of the most litigious divestments in publishing history. Lawyer Harvey Newkirk, formerly...
Snapchat latest Silicon Valley unicorn to get reality check
It’s the end of the rainbow for Silicon Valley’s unicorns — and the pots of gold are getting snatched away, too. Fidelity Investments has slashed the value of its stake...
Brian Cashman explains why he wants to bury Greg Bird in 2016
BOCA RATON, Fla. — For those Yankees fans wondering what will become of Greg Bird next season, Brian Cashman doesn’t know. No mortal does. But the Yankees’ general manager knows...
McDonald's turns to $1 mozzarella sticks to win back customers
McDonald’s is hoping mozzarella sticks succeed where its Big Mac and fries have failed. The burger chain, working feverishly to woo back the millions of customers who fled in the...
Porzingis replacement Thomas leads Knicks to key road win
TORONTO — Carmelo Anthony will take it. Will he ever. After a brutal start to the schedule, facing seven 2014-15 playoffs teams in their first eight games, the Knicks have...
Devils get cooled off by Blues
Jake Allen made 24 saves for his second straight shutout, Martin Havlat scored against his former team and the Blues beat the Devils 2-0 on Tuesday night at the Prudential...
The day in photos: Nov. 10, 2015
A rainbow breaks over Greece, Hillary Clinton is wide-eyed, Diwali lights up India and more.
Rick Nash scores in return as Rangers capture 6th straight win
There has been very little continuity during this winning streak for the Rangers, the one that extended to six games with Tuesday night’s 3-0 win over the Hurricanes at the...
One-loss Notre Dame moves into College Football Playoff Top 4
Notre Dame has moved into the top four in the second College Football Playoff selection committee rankings of the season. Clemson remained No. 1 on Tuesday night, with Alabama moving...
Trust-fund baby accused of killing dad had paranoid delusions
The Princeton grad charged with shooting dead his millionaire dad had a disturbing psychiatric history including paranoia that the cast of “Saturday Night Live” was “mocking” him and that people...
De Blasio's next town hall is 'open to the public' -- with a catch
Well, Mayor de Blasio’s next “town hall” won’t be as clearly rigged as the dog-and-pony show he put on last time, which was by invitation only. But don’t think for...
The prosecution's persuasive painting of Sheldon Silver's quid pro quo
Sheldon Silver sure thought he’d earned the money that prosecutors say was an illegal payoff — at least, he wanted it paid fast. Meanwhile, he was keeping his own name...
'Safe space' fascists now rule the University of Missouri
The Social Justice Warriors now rule at the University of Missouri — to the point that they’re bullying the press and ordering the campus police around. A viral video shows...
Nick Mangold likely to play vs. Bills, Antonio Cromartie doubtful
The Jets had some mixed injury news on Tuesday. Coach Todd Bowles said center Nick Mangold will play Thursday night against the Bills, but sounded pessimistic about cornerback Antonio Cromartie....
One strategy that would make a bad situation worse for the Nets
HOUSTON — There’s nothing pretty about the situation the Nets find themselves in. Heading into Wednesday night’s game against the Rockets with an 0-7 record and with Boston having control...
Ex-NBC producer dodges jail sentence after posting secret sex tape
A former NBC web producer who posted a secret sex tape of his girlfriend on a porn site pleaded guilty to a reduced charged Tuesday and was sentenced to three...
$1B a year for no-show jobs: How the feds forgot about merit
What’s the best place to get a no-show job? The federal government. Uncle Sam pays corrupt or incompetent employees not to come to work — because it’s easier than firing...
Fighting back in the War on Comedy
By now we’re all pretty well versed in the War on Drugs, the War on Terror and, more recently, the War on Christmas. But there’s a new war on the...
Do we really want to treat teen sexting as a felony?
After public school officials in Canon City, Colo., discovered at least 100 students had been using their cellphones to swap nude photos of themselves, the Associated Press reported that “it...
Hiring veterans is good for Wall Street — and everyone else
Landing a helicopter is tricky. If you’re the pilot, your brain makes 1,000 tiny, split-second decisions, each of which can mean life or death. That goes double when you’re landing...
Veteran Giant provides inside scoop on Patriots, his ex-team
Jonathan Casillas began the 2014 season with the Buccaneers, but at the trading deadline in late October he was shipped to the Patriots for fifth- and sixth-round picks. Casillas played...
Why the Patriots battle is a house-money game for Giants
It is far from revelatory to suggest the Giants do not have enough to become the first team this season to take down the Patriots. Books can be written, songs...
New York orders DraftKings, FanDuel to stop taking bets
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday ordered the nation’s two largest fantasy-sports-betting websites to cut off gamblers from the Empire State — saying the online operations are illegal...
Search for boy's killer questioned in wake of 'slain cop' manhunt
CHICAGO — The death of a 9-year-old boy who was killed in an alleged gang execution marks "a new low" for Chicago, a priest said Tuesday during the boy's funeral....
9 dead after small plane slams into Ohio apartment building
AKRON, Ohio -- Nine people were killed on Tuesday when a small business jet crashed into two residential buildings while approaching an Akron airport, local media reported, citing police sources....
California university stabber carried image of ISIS flag: report
The California college student who stabbed four people last week was carrying an image of the black flag of ISIS according to a report Tuesday, as well as a handwritten...
Hospital not liable for employee's Facebook post on patient's STD, judge says
CINCINNATI — A hospital is not liable for a worker's Facebook post that included a screenshot of a patient's medical records showing she had a sexually transmitted disease, a judge...
Rex Ryan won't get Pat the Rat treatment from Jets fans
It’s different, the relationship fans have with the men who coach their teams and the men who play for those teams. Fans are inclined to idolize athletes; they want to...
Speeding car takes fatal plunge into Brooklyn creek
A man was killed when a car with Alabama "dealer" plates plunged into a Brooklyn creek, police sources said on Tuesday. The car was traveling at a high rate of...
Check out these fantastically fat-free actors
John Goodman shocked his fans by losing 100 pounds. He joins a group of actors once famous for being hefty who have cleaned up their diets and dropped the weight.
3 free agents who'd prove Mets are willing to spend wisely
BOCA RATON, Fla. – In what he described as a “fun fact” to highlight the sport's improved competitive balance, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred noted the World Series pitted a small-market...
De Blasio cancels Iowa forum after candidates snub invite
Mayor de Blasio’s attempt to play kingmaker in the Democratic presidential race fizzled Tuesday when a forum he planned in Iowa next month was abruptly canceled. The event — touted...
Edmund Fitzgerald sinking remains a mystery 40 years later
It was exactly 40 years ago Tuesday when "the winds of November came early" and took the legendary Great Lakes freighter Edmund Fitzgerald and 29 souls to the bottom of...
Putin wants weapons that can penetrate US missile shield
Russia will counter NATO's U.S.-led missile defense program by deploying new strike weapons capable of piercing the shield, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. Putin told defense officials that by developing...
Kristaps Porzingis earns Dirk comparison from expert source
TORONTO — Raptors coach Dwane Casey only can hope Toronto drafts a prospect in June with the upside of the Knicks’ Latvian tower, Kristaps Porzingis. The Raptors (5-3) hold the...
Homeless man was real-life Leo in 'Catch Me If You Can'
A homeless man acted like a regular Frank Abagnale Jr. — stealing personal information through a temp job to live the high life like the Leonardo DiCaprio character in “Catch...
Will this Andrew Luck calamity bury the Colts?
No team has been more inconsistent or impossible to predict this season than the Colts. And that will only get worse with the news Tuesday afternoon that Andrew Luck with...
Seattle's famous gum wall to be washed for first time in decades
SEATTLE — A piece of Seattle history is coming down — or rather, 1 million little pieces. Crews are cleaning up the city's famed "gum wall" near Pike Place Market,...
Newlywed bride dies in motorcycle crash on way to reception
https://twitter.com/DavidNelsonNews/status/664084579519598592 A 40-year-old bride has died in a motorcycle accident as her new husband drove her to their wedding reception in southern Illinois. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports that Jana...
Saudi mom saves 3-year-old son after maid tries to behead him
A maid working for a Saudi Arabian family tried to behead their 3-year-old child --but was thwarted by the tot’s brave mom. The suspect is an Ethiopian woman hired only...
ESPN's Chris Berman at center of sexual harassment lawsuit
He wanted to go all ... the ... way? Chris Berman, the longtime ESPN host known for his catchphrases, was the subject of a recent sexual harassment claim against ESPN that...
Tragic woman carries doll for 10 years after stillborn baby
https://twitter.com/itvjeremykyle/status/663748795612680193 A woman who gave birth to a stillborn baby 10 years ago revealed Tuesday that she’s been carrying around a plastic doll ever since — treating it as her...
50 flights delayed in Miami while cops investigate suspicious bag
MIAMI -- Dozens of flights were delayed at Miami International Airport after authorities closed two security checkpoints to investigate a suspicious bag. Officials say a total of 50 flights were...
Booty pageant crowns new Miss BumBum
This Brazilian woman left her competitors in her "rear" view. Suzy Cortez was crowned Miss BumBum 2015 Monday following a backside battle with 15 other "butt"-acious babes. “I’ve been preparing...
University of Missouri has the world's worst journalism professor
The dean of the Missouri School of Journalism on Tuesday lambasted an assistant communications professor and lauded a photojournalism student for their roles in Monday's viral video showing a confrontation...
Clip-on man buns are now a thing
For those looking to take the world’s most controversial hairstyle out for a spin, now’s your chance. Clip-on man buns are real, and they’re available on — where else? —...
Mets monitoring Jenrry Mejia for possible 2016 half-return
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Mets have not completely shut the door on bringing Jenrry Mejia back next season, and they are gathering information by watching him pitch in the...
De Blasio agrees with Bratton: Don't give panhandlers money
Mayor de Blasio on Tuesday said the city’s top cop was right to urge New Yorkers not to give money to the homeless — while the head of the City...
‘Yaaas’ is the latest addition to the dictionary
Yaaas queen! Dictionary.com — the poor man’s Merriam-Webster — is keeping up with the kids, adding a squad of slang words in their latest dictionary update, released Tuesday. Here, our...
University of Missouri protesters try to block student reporter from snapping photos
A filmed confrontation between protesters at the University of Missouri and a student journalist went viral Monday afternoon after the demonstrators, including two university administrators, attempted to block the student...
Mother of playboy who broke up Cuomo-Kennedy marriage murdered
The socialite wife of a multimillionaire McDonald’s franchise kingpin was found murdered in their sprawling hilltop estate in Westchester horse country, authorities said Tuesday. Lois Colley, 83 — whose polo-playing...
Jets find Nick Folk replacement from Texans scrap heap
The Jets have a new kicker. The team signed former Texans kicker Randy Bullock to replace Nick Folk, who was placed on season-ending injured reserve after suffering a right quad...
Steve Martin sells luxe St. Barts escape
An unidentified Swiss couple bought the 3,000-square-foot spread.
79-pound woman saved from anorexia by strangers at her gym
Six strangers staged an intervention for a fellow gym member battling anorexia — saving her life. Arkansas native Lauryn Lax weighed just 79 pounds when her gym-mates intervened. “I remember...
Dunkin' Donuts releases festive alternative to Starbucks' controversial cups
Their cups runneth over — with Christmas spirit! Dunkin' Donuts has released a line of holiday cups featuring the word "Joy" surrounded by images of wreaths and holly — a...
Michael Phelps 'didn't want to be alive,' but Ray Lewis helped him
Michael Phelps is back on track these days, back swimming with a passion and not drinking anymore, living life to the fullest with the help of NFL Super Bowl champion...
Ineligible hoopsters fight back as NCAA fumbles over transcripts
A new trend is beginning in college basketball, and it has nothing to do with a reduced 30-second shot clock. As top freshmen wait to hear about their eligibility status with...
Silver had legal fees from asbestos victims deposited directly to his account: witness
Sheldon Silver was so eager to get his hands on legal fees paid by asbestos victims that a top lawyer at his firm had to personally deposit the checks into...
Man leaps off cruise ship after lovers' quarrel, cops say
MIAMI — A cruise passenger who was captured on video clinging to a lifeboat and falling into the ocean had a fight with his partner just moments before and had...
Refugees pack into luxury yacht to escape Syria
Refugees paid big bucks to flee Syria aboard a luxury yacht — which ran aground on the Greek island of Lesbos, authorities said. The 100-foot craft — designed to hold...
The Mizzou meltdown: A president ousted for ... what?
It was doubtful that the University of Missouri would stand up to a left-wing pressure campaign targeting its president, but when the football team joined the campaign, it was all...
How to survive an active shooter
https://youtu.be/5VcSwejU2D0 The way to survive an active shooter situation is as simple as run, hide and fight, according to the Department of Homeland Security. That was the advice Terence Hoey,...
Why Joe Girardi expects Yankees offseason shakeup
A wild-card playoff loss to Houston didn't leave Yankees general manager Brian Cashman satisfied, and he said Monday he was "open for anything" this offseason. On Tuesday, his manager agreed....
Rats the size of small dogs once roamed Southeast Asia
The rats in the New York’s subways may be scary but they would have been no match for their distant relatives who once lived in Southeast Asia. Those rats, according...
These Star Wars fans love fighting with light sabers
Fans at the Fencing World Championship in Moscow were surprised when a lightsaber duel broke out. Too bad fencing isn't more popular or more people would have actually seen it.
Be like Zooey Deschanel and convert to Judaism, all the cool kids are doing it
Zooey Deschanel just converted to Judaism. Not only is she joining a new religion, she's also part of a pretty hip group of converted celebs!
Inside the cutthroat test to become a Master Sommelier
https://youtu.be/VKwYEHCP5Sw Think you’ve got a refined palate? Think again. In this clip from the new series “Uncorked,” New York sommelier Dana Gaiser identifies 24 characteristics of a white wine off...
Mom and Dad are helping these people find their spouses
What could possibly go wrong? Here’s your first look at “Married by Mom and Dad,” a new TLC series in which four singles rely on their parents — that’s “Mom...
NJ voters to Christie: Stop running for president and come home
WASHINGTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s efforts to boost his appeal in Iowa and New Hampshire haven’t helped his popularity at home in the Garden State, where 61 percent...
Couples feeding each other with chopsticks is PDA no-no at Chinese university
A Chinese university is trying to combat PDAs -- by banning couples from flirtatiously feeding each other with chopsticks. Jilin University of Architecture announced a new code of conduct that...
Sexy DJ tried to flee to China with her daughter in custody case: officials
https://instagram.com/p/78EGPutR4L/ A model dubbed "Asia's sexiest DJ" was busted trying to flee to China with her 9-year-old daughter after a custody battle with her French hubby, according to court papers....
Something is heating up inside Egypt's ancient pyramids
CAIRO — Two weeks of new thermal scanning in Egypt's Giza pyramids have identified anomalies in the 4,500-year-old burial structures, including a major one in the largest pyramid, the Antiquities...
Heating oil companies delivered less fuel than paid for in citywide scam
More than three dozen employees from the city’s largest oil companies were busted Tuesday in a scam that ripped off millions of dollars from numerous city agencies including the FDNY...
Cespedes to Giants? Price to Cubs? Free agent predictions explained
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- I revealed my Top 30 free agents this weekend, with predictions of where each player will sign. It’s an annual feature I enjoy doing, and the feedback...
Calvin Pryor had a brutal 'no comment' for Rex Ryan
Jets safety Calvin Pryor entered the NFL with a reputation for delivering big hits. He delivered one Tuesday to his former head coach. Pryor criticized Bills coach Rex Ryan’s decision...
Two Israelis and an American busted in largest-ever heist of customers' bank data
Three sophisticated hackers broke into the computer systems of JPMorgan Chase, Dow Jones and 10 other finance-related companies — and used the data to run a pump-and-dump stock scheme, illegal...
Yankees vie for invite to spring game in Cuba
BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Yankees are one of about 10 teams under consideration to play spring training games in Cuba before next season if the final hurdles can be...
Scotland considers removing grossest part of haggis for US export
A Scottish cabinet minister is asking his nation’s chefs to tweak recipes for the national delicacy haggis, so the stomach-turning dish can be exported to the United States. Sheep’s lung...
The 4 scams that con artists use to rip off tourists in Cuba
By the time I realized I’d been conned, it was too late. I was sitting in a shabby bar in Havana, with two locals I’d just met, who seemed friendly...
Tennis bad boy now ironically dating fellow player
Kyrgios, 20, arrived in for the awards on Thursday, having tweeted “special day today’’ with an emoticon of an airplane. The main image on his Twitter page is now a picture of...
The story of the missing marathoner is weirder than you thought
ORIANO, Italy — The recovering heroin addict from Italy who disappeared for two days after completing the New York City Marathon was never supposed run the big race, got lost...
If you buy counterfeit goods, you could be helping terrorists
I love a good deal. So much so, in fact, that my kids laugh about it. Groupon, the daily deals site, is my friend — so much so, that I’ll...
Nanny sexually abused child he babysat for 6 years: DA
A male Manhattan nanny was arrested for sexually abusing a child he babysat for six years beginning in 2008, according to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. Milton Narvaez, 33, who...
Machete bar fight ends with severed hand
A man suspected of wielding a machete and slicing off another man's hand during a blade fight outside a bar in Bryan, Texas, has been arrested and charged with aggravated...
Twerking women make asses of themselves at gas station
Cops are seeking two women who made asses of themselves — by twerking alongside a man at a Washington, DC, gas station. One of the women was caught on video...
Embattled Valeant CEO admits to 'painful learning experience'
Cutting ties with a controversial specialty pharmacy will hurt Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. in the short term, the company’s chief executive said Tuesday. As of last week, Philidor Rx Services...
School demands girls wear tights to discourage sexual attacks
A Christian school in England launched a new dress code requiring young girls to wear tights under their skirts -- to protect them from sexual attacks on the way to...
Coke and Pepsi have joined forces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8QVp5Df3UM The historic cola rivalry between Coke and Pepsi has finally fizzled out — at least on one issue. The two biggest brands in the soda business made peace for the first...
'Jem and the Holograms' stops Universal juggernaut
Universal Pictures was having a pitch-perfect year at the box office — until “Jem and the Holograms.” The live-action adaptation of the popular 1980s cartoon series about the (mis)adventures of...
Jose Reyes will be MLB's post-Ray Rice test case
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Major League Baseball has begun its investigation into the facts and circumstances surrounding the arrest of former Mets shortstop Jose Reyes, who is susceptible to discipline because...
86-year-old killed in NYC apartment fire
An 86-year-old grandfather with a zest for life who hit the gym every day and got his motorcycle license at age 75 died in a fire at his Queens apartment...
8-year-old girl fails in attempt to smoke pot at school
PATASKALA, Ohio — Police in central Ohio say an 8-year-old girl was caught trying to smoke marijuana by lighting a plastic baggie of it in a restroom at her elementary...
Giants expected to shop for baseball's top free agents
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Executives expect the Giants to be big players in the deep free-agent starting pitching and/or outfield markets. Which is why they have been associated with – among...
Dodgers to whittle to 3 manager hopefuls after 9 interviews
BOCA RATON, FLA. – The Dodgers are the final team without a manager for 2016, and they still have a distance to go before naming the successor to Don Mattingly....
Vito Lopez is dead
Former Assemblyman Vito Lopez, who championed the rights of tenants and the elderly but whose three-decade career crashed in a sexual harassment scandal, has died. The longtime Brooklyn legislator fell...
Yankees pry into former No. 1 prospect amid Rangers renewal
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Teams have inquired with Texas about Jurickson Profar — the Yankees included — but the Rangers likely will try to get baseball's one-time top prospect back to...
Knife-wielding Palestinian boys attack guard in Jerusalem
Two knife-wielding Palestinian attackers were gunned down by Israeli security forces in Jerusalem and two Palestinian boys stabbed a security guard on a train – as violence returned to the...
Trump suggests Starbucks boycott over red cups
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump shifted his verbal attacks from his GOP rivals to Starbucks for using holiday cups free of Christmas decorations — even hinting at a boycott for the...
Terminally ill fan dies after getting wish to see new 'Star Wars'
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10101585993219058&set=a.784897242858.2275326.38701575 The terminally ill “Star Wars” fan who got his dying wish to see the upcoming film died in his sleep Monday night, his wife wrote on Facebook. Four days...
Couple having sex in SUV fatally gunned down in 'crime of passion'
PHILADELPHIA — A man and woman found in a Philadelphia park fatally shot in an SUV were having sex in the back seat and their killer sought the couple out,...
Can a 10-minute workout actually get you in shape?
"Stop counting!” Maryam Zadeh barks. Zadeh, the owner and founder of HIIT Box in Gowanus, Brooklyn, couldn't care less how many jump squats her red-faced, sweaty followers perform. “If you’re...
How a surf-n-turf Caribbean cruise became our best family trip ever
Dropping off my 7-year-old daughter, Daisy, at Royal Caribbean’s award-winning Adventure Ocean children’s club aboard our ship, Freedom of the Seas, I can’t quite believe the sign advertising its opening...
I biked and boozed across southern Italy
As the train doors opened in Trani, a bustling Italian seaport on the Adriatic Sea known as “the pearl of Puglia,” fresh salty sea air filled my lungs. Michele Cappiello,...
Imitating emojis is the new Botox
“You're good at this!” my perky instructor says, a first-time compliment for me in any fitness class. It seems my athletic forte lies in imitating emoji faces. This is FaceLove...
How John Goodman lost 100 pounds
We're seeing a lot more — and a lot less — of John Goodman. The burly “Roseanne” star, who’s featured in the new films “Trumbo” and “Love the Coopers,” has...
Experts think your crappy genes can be rewired with diet and exercise
The nature vs. nurture debate just got hotter with Deepak Chopra and Rudolph E. Tanzi’s “Super Genes” (out Tuesday from Harmony Books), which looks like it’ll do just as well...
Why the dictators are winning in the Obama era
At the heart of President Obama’s foreign policy is a long bet: that American engagement with previously shunned regimes will, over time, lead to their liberalization, without the need for...
Modigliani’s nude masterpiece auctioned for record $170M
The art market showed unexpected strength Monday night as Christie’s kicked off its November sales week with the record auction price of $170 million, including fees, for Amedeo Modigliani’s “Reclining...
Promising ex-MLB pitcher dies at 29
Tommy Hanson, the former major-league pitcher who won at least 10 games in each of his four seasons, reportedly died late Monday night in Atlanta after reportedly suffering catastrophic organ...
Midseason finales are here — and it's only November
The calendar says mid-November, but it’s already midseason finale time for many network dramas. It’s only been two months (or less) since shows such as “Scandal,” “The Walking Dead” and...
Silver's defense convinces witness 'illegal quid pro quo' was a 'public good'
Sheldon Silver’s defense team got a state budget official to admit Monday that the research money the then-Assembly speaker funneled to a cancer doctor represented a “public good,” even though...
Silver started $3M corruption scheme with betrayal of friend, emails show
Sheldon Silver’s $3 million-plus gravy train started rolling when a cancer doctor poached a client for him from another assemblyman who considered the now-tainted speaker a friend, according to evidence...
Dogs have no rights because they can't procreate with humans: judge
A Manhattan judge has made a ruling likely to make any dog howl, deciding that canines shouldn’t have rights — because they can’t breed with humans. State Civil Judge Arthur...
Passenger in 'drug-filled' car, 2 others die in accidents
Three people died in traffic accidents in the city on Monday. Vincent Sugrue, 32, a passenger in a car loaded with drugs, was killed when the vehicle collided with another...
Mothers sue the city over mandatory flu vaccines
Using a similar argument to the one that helped defeat former Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s soda ban, five Manhattan and Brooklyn mothers with children in preschool are suing the city over...
Jeb Bush: ‘Hell yeah,’ I’d kill baby Hitler
WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush is a proud proponent of pro-life positions, but he’s found one person he’d have killed: Adolf Hitler. The GOP presidential contender said Monday he would kill...
Cabby who keeps refusing passengers may finally get the boot
A yellow-cab driver who racked up seven violations over two years for refusing to take passengers where they wanted to go could finally get the boot after refusing another hail...
Skelos begs to keep Cuomo 'trash talk' out of trial
Former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, fear that jurors will smell the “stink” of corruption if federal prosecutors get to play a secretly recorded conversation...
Cardiologist indicted in murder-for-hire plot of ex-associate
The Long Island heart doctor who was arrested last April for allegedly hiring two people to kill his former medical partner was slapped with a 77-count indictment on Monday, officials...
Leader of ISIS group linked to Metrojet crash killed in shootout
A leader of the ISIS-affiliated terror group that claimed responsibility for the crash of a Russian jetliner has been killed, according to Egyptian media. Sinai Province commander Ashraf Ali Ali...
'Killer' bus driver in Brooklyn hit-and-run out on $20K bail
The MTA bus driver who struck and killed a woman in an alleged hit-and-run last week was sprung on $20,000 bail Monday — just as he learned he had been...
Lost-and-found items mysteriously vanish from Penn Station
The Long Island Rail Road’s lost-and-found at Penn Station is a train wreck where many of the items that are turned in mysteriously vanish, according to an MTA probe. The...
Proposed pay hike would boost Council pay by $42K -- with a catch
The 51 members of the City Council would receive an enormous pay hike — from $112,500 to $155,000 — under a proposal being floated around City Hall, The Post has...
Obama, Netanyahu meet for first time since Iran deal fury
WASHINGTON — President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to put their acrimonious past behind them at the White House Monday — with Obama calling the controversial Iran...
New Yorkers blow off Bratton: You can't stop us from helping homeless
New Yorkers who handed cash to vagrants on Monday said they did so to help them get on their feet or simply get something to eat — and many disagreed...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A man robbed a green-cab driver in Laconia and then stole his car, authorities said Monday. The suspect hailed the cab at 207th Street and Bainbridge Avenue and...
Bernie Sanders spinning lack of Senate support as a positive
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders claimed Monday that his inability to win a single endorsement from his Democratic Senate colleagues is actually a plus. Having no support among the sitting...
Mom says so — Ben Carson really did try to stab a kid
WASHINGTON — If Ben Carson is lying about trying to stab a kid when he was 14, so is his mother. Buzzfeed News on Monday unearthed a 1997 interview in...
Warm weather keeps shoppers from getting in holiday mood
Warm weather means cold sales as retailers struggle to get shoppers in the holiday mood. Winter coats, hats, sweaters and just about anything that keeps consumers warm in the winter...
Firm reveals plans for Brooklyn's tallest building
It will be Brooklyn’s biggest building — and the first ground-up commercial office tower to be delivered to downtown through a 2004 neighborhood rezoning. City officials and developer Morris Bailey...