November 28, 2015
'Calm, but crazy': Planned Parenthood suspect was combative loner
The man who turned a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic into a bloodbath is a surly, oddball loner who conversed little and picked fights with his wife and neighbors. Robert Lewis Dear,...
Louisville rolls, but fight to shun hooker scandal won't go away
If the bombshell scandal alleging a former basketball coach paid for strippers to dance for and sleep with players and recruits is distracting Louisville, the Cardinals are doing a good...
In My Library: James Dashner
Whenever the 43-year-old author of “The Maze Runner” needs to remember how teens talk, he listens. “I still feel that age, but it definitely helps to have teenagers in the...
Furious rally launches Devils past NHL's best in OT
MONTREAL -- Defenseman John Moore scored in overtime, and the Devils rallied for a 3-2 victory over the NHL-leading Canadiens on Saturday night. Patrik Elias and Kyle Palmieri scored in...
LeBron James latest to rip Nets' heart out with game-winner
CLEVELAND — If it’s not Kevin Durant, it’s LeBron James. The familiarity of the script has become senses-numbing for the Nets. So stop us when you think you’ve heard this...
Why is there a baffling lack of goalies in Hockey Hall of Fame?
From the How is This Even Possible? File: How is it even possible just four goaltenders who played the bulk of their respective careers following the 1979-80 NHL/WHA merger have...
John Tavares rescues Islanders in narrow win over Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. — John Tavares scored a tiebreaking power-play goal in the third period, and the Islanders beat the Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night. Tavares put the Islanders ahead during...
Prince Amukamara on his future, rap battles and people-watching
Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara covered some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: In the final year of your contract, how critical do you view these next six games? A:...
Fordham takes full advantage of depleted Manhattan in romp
Who knew there could be so few casualties in a slaughter? With a balanced and efficient offensive performance rarely seen in recent seasons at Rose Hill Gym, Fordham comfortably took...
Hushed Phil Jackson has teaching moment with Porzingis
After Saturday’s 2 ¹/₂-hour practice, Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis could be seen huddling with team president Phil Jackson. Jackson has yet to comment publicly about Porzingis’ blistering start, but it is...
New Yorkers are softies compared to the Les Miles situation at LSU
We have a reputation for being an awfully tough town when it comes to sports, when it comes to our expectations about our teams and the failure to manage those...
Breaking down greedy sham of NFL, from Thanksgiving to pink gear
They’re all full of it to varying degrees, but none more than Roger Goodell’s NFL and his dutiful adjutants, the league’s compliant TV networks. What’s ladled out — make that...
'No more baby parts': Accused Planned Parenthood shooter's chilling words
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Robert Lewis Dear was reclusive, and he seldom spoke to neighbors in a desolate stretch of land in rural Colorado where he lived. Now, it's his...
Soaring Jameis Winston and Bucs will speed past Colts
Buccaneers (+3) over COLTS: The long-sustained generosity of Tampa Bay’s underdog lines may be coming to an end, but it has been fun while it’s lasted. Now, Indianapolis adherents are...
How 49ers went from consistent power to complete mess
Super Bowl 50 will be played on Feb. 7 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., the 49ers’ sparkling-new home field. The 49ers will not be playing in that game....
Brock Osweiler can shove Peyton Manning away with ultimate test
You’re Brock Osweiler. You have had the luxury of learning under a living legend. You were drafted four years ago with the hope you could be the quarterback of the...
Gov. 'Canute' Cuomo's energy orders
Gov. Cuomo might want to change his name to Gov. Canute — after the 11th century king who famously thought he could order the tides. Because Cuomo’s planned new energy...
DC trip chance for Giants' Landon Collins to remember fallen hero
LANDOVER, Md. — When Landon Collins was drafted by the Giants in the second round, the rookie eyed a certain uniform number — 21 — in honor of his favorite...
Plastic poppycock: the idiotic war on grocery bags
Some bad ideas never die. Rebuffed in their efforts to stick a 10-cent tax (“fee”) on plastic and paper bags at city stores, City Council progressives are looking at ....
Facing huge hole, Red Bulls only see chance at history
After dropping the first leg of the Eastern Conference finals, 2-0, last weekend in Columbus, the Red Bulls’ season and MLS Cup hopes are hanging by the thinnest of threads...
Dolphins coach's scouting report of young Todd Bowles
Miami interim coach Dan Campbell took over on Oct. 5, just after the Jets trounced the Dolphins in London. Campbell was on the Dolphins’ staff in 2011 when Jets coach...
Pfizer-Allergan's $160B deal fuels 'tax inversion' talks
Last week started off with a bang. First thing Monday morning, Pfizer and Allergan announced plans to merge in a record-setting $160 billion deal in the pharm space. Unfortunately for...
Dear John: Wells Fargo client feels churned & burned
Dear John: I’m a retired 71-year-old who moved to Florida in May 2014, and I’m not very happy with the so-called advisers at Wells Fargo regarding my Individual Retirement Account...
Stepan's absence creates chance for many Rangers to take spotlight
The fallout from Derek Stepan’s two broken ribs suffered Friday afternoon in Boston has created another roster shuffle for the Rangers. After Stepan was hurt midway through the second period,...
Derek Fisher at game 100: The strengths, jabs at Knicks coach
Derek Fisher, as he readies to coach his 100th NBA game Sunday against Houston, is trying to go where no coach has gone before — roll through a season with...
Sweet taste of a title has these 8 Giants salivating again
There are eight Giants left from Super Bowl XLVI team, just five of them left who played in that championship game — when it rained confetti on them and they...
Nosediving QB, WR, RB: The alarming signs Jets' year is ending
It is too early to call Sunday’s game against the Dolphins at MetLife Stadium a “last stand’’ for the Jets. But it is getting late — particularly for a team...
Are Colts better without Luck? Torrid Jameis; 5 NFL things to watch
With all the games, backstories, injuries and developments in a given week in the NFL, it’s tough to know what to look for on Sunday. Here are five things to...
Canadian bros save eagle, snap epic selfie
There's a new contender for selfie of the year. Brothers Michael and Neil Fletcher of Sudbury, Ontario, were hunting in the Canadian woods on Tuesday when they came across a...
Footage reveals retired NYPD cop's final moments in deadly hit-and-run
Gruesome video shows a retired NYPD officer’s final moments as her body flies through the air and hits the pavement after a horrifying Thanksgiving hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn. Security footage...
Jets' playoffs begin now: Collapse ends, or season likely ends
Welcome to the beginning of the 2015 postseason, as far as the Jets are concerned. “The message [in the locker room] is every game is a playoff game,” cornerback Buster...
The troubling tax war between Albany and small business
When Mike Brzoza’s cat was away, New York tax agents liked to play — and this was pure hardball hell. Brzoza is caught in the crossfire of New York state’s...
Small business owners expect to see jobs, revenue growth
Most New York City small business owners are expecting to add to revenue and jobs over the next year. A survey of the region and of other big cities found...
Thank you, New York, for helping my homeless brother
Journalist Lisa Suhay’s brother, Adam Goldenthal, was mentally ill, homeless and living on the streets of New York when he died in early November. Suhay wrote to The Post to...
Rangers' Kreider owns up to horrific year: 'As bad as it can be'
After the Rangers’ 3-0 defeat to the Flyers at the Garden on Saturday that extended their losing streak to three straight in regulation, Alain Vigneault had a message for his team....
Apple's Siri is a breakthrough for blind users
There’s nothing artificial about this intelligence: Siri is a big hit with blind techies. Apple’s voice-activated assistant hasn’t yet won over most mainstream iPhone users, with a still-glitchy algorithm that...
Soho's sky-high rent forces celebrity beauty spa to move
Skyrocketing rents in Soho and no space to grow shuttered a celebrity beauty spa after nearly two decades, leaving fans including Diane von Furstenberg and Estelle looking for new beauty...
This company will never discount their expensive bikes
Shoppers looking for holiday deals won’t find one at Peloton, which sells upscale, souped-up exercise bikes for $2,000 a pop. The New York-based company, which also offers classes, compares itself...
Ex-BofA employee: My firing was 'act of violence"
Former Bank of America chief of global wealth management Sallie Krawcheck isn’t over her firing by boss Brian Moynihan. One of Wall Street’s toughest cookies revealed her darkest career moments...
Prince Harry falls off his horse — twice
Poor Harry took a royal tumble. The 31-year-old prince was thrown from his horse twice in Cape Town on Saturday during the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup. The first fall...
Vladimir Putin imposes economic sanctions against Turkey
Moscow slapped economic sanctions on Turkey on Saturday -- its latest retribution for the Russian warplane getting shot down by Turkish F-16s last week. The sanctions -- including a ban...
Redskins will decide if Giants are playoff-bound or sweating
LANDOVER, Md. — It all is falling into place, but even with the NFC East pretenders imploding all around them, the Giants know they are not going to win the...
Does free agency freeze mean MLB finally learned splurging lesson?
Black Friday fervor did not reach the major leagues. Like the rest of the offseason to date, teams essentially were putting off their big shopping for a later date. At...
Quadjobs finds college students to do all your holiday labor
Need extra elves for the holiday season? Three business-savvy women know it, and are targeting busy New Yorkers with Quadjobs. The Web site connects local employers with college and grad...
Dream start a distant memory for suddenly plunging Rangers
The dream start is no longer. The Rangers finally have found themselves in a bit of a quagmire, suffering a 3-0 loss to the Flyers on Saturday afternoon at the...
Why a playwright let a homeless woman live in his driveway for 15 years
No matter how far you’ve gone to help a stranger, you probably haven’t gone as far as Alan Bennett. For some 15 years, the British actor, playwright and screenwriter (“The...
Burger King manager says cops deleted video in Laquan McDonald shooting
CHICAGO — A Burger King manager who accuses Chicago police of erasing surveillance video in the case of a black teenager shot last year by a white officer says he...
Hillary Clinton's million little lies
To hear Hillary Clinton tell it, she was named for Sir Edmund Hillary, the conqueror of Mount Everest — even though she was already 6 years old when he made...
NBA twins can't live together because their cats hate each other
Leading up to Friday’s Nets vs. Knicks face-off, two of the competing athletes are having a real catfight. The Knicks’ new 7-foot center, Robin Lopez, has harsh words about his...
Lundqvist, Vigneault have officially begun war of words with Bruins' coach
Maybe this controversy would have petered off if it wasn’t the one indispensable member of the Rangers in the middle. But it is Henrik Lundqvist at the epicenter of this...
Patriots' injuries hurting Brady fantasy value
Tom Brady is still the No. 1 fantasy quarterback from a statistical perspective, heading into Week 12. But that is taking into account the numbers he has generated for the...
Woman reports rape in Central Park
A woman reported she was raped at gunpoint early Saturday in Central Park near Columbus Circle, police sources told The Post. The victim told cops that a man pulled a...
Australian Christmas tree sets world record with 518,838 lights
An Australian set his third Christmas-themed world record in as many years Friday by illuminating a tree in downtown Canberra with 518,838 twinkling lights. Guinness World Records confirmed that David...
Former luncheonette owner chooses to die in her diner
https://twitter.com/njdotcom/status/670252043089616896 HOPEWELL, N.J. -- A 78-year-old woman decided to spend her final hours last month - to her very last breath - in the now-shuttered New Jersey luncheonette she spent...
Elderly couple dies in fire despite neighbors' rescue efforts
Neighbors rushed in pajamas and bare feet to an East Flatbush house fire early Saturday but couldn’t save an elderly couple who died in the flames. “I couldn’t get her...
Paris terror mastermind planned attacks targeting kids, Jews
The ringleader behind the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris had plans to strike Jewish targets and to disrupt schools and the transport system in France, according to sources close to...
Cops ID jogger rape suspect
Police on Friday identified the suspect in the Wednesday rape of a woman in a Lower East Side Park. According to cops, Paul Niles, 28, accosted the 26-year-old victim, who...
Mom assaulted while touring Central Park with daughter: cops
A New Jersey mom taking pictures of her daughter at a gazebo in Central Park Friday was punched in the face without warning by a man who had walked up...
It's time for Congress to declare war on ISIS
After the terror in Paris, most Democrats and Republicans agree America should end the Islamic State. So one might think Congress would get around to actually declaring war against the...
'Natural' gum startup says its distribution will double
If you think chewing gum is hazardous to your health, there’s another option. New York startup Simply Gum, which makes “natural” gum, said it will double its distribution to 1,200...
Price-gouging drug CEO says he will stop lending to some
Martin Shkreli has inflicted more pain on short sellers of KaloBios Pharmaceuticals. Shares of the tiny pharmaceutical company soared again Friday after its new CEO and majority shareholder took to...
Crowdfunding site spotlights inventors this holiday season
Better make it a crowdfunded Christmas this year. That’s the holiday pitch from Indiegogo, which for the first time is selling gadgets, toys and accessories from entrepreneurs and inventors who...
Jefferies peddles clever way to unload risky debt
Debt got you down? Jefferies says it can lighten the load. The small-but-scrappy investment bank is peddling a clever way to help fund managers unload riskier debt — loans made...
Ex-Met Anthony Recker signs minor league deal with Indians
Anthony Recker has found a new home with the Indians. The former Mets backup catcher signed a minor league deal with Cleveland on Friday that includes an invitation to spring...
Daily Blotter
Queens Police say a suspect stole a bicycle from the garage of an Astoria apartment building. He let himself into the building in the vicinity of Crescent Street and 31st...
High-profile minister 'seconds' from skipping Trump meeting
WASHINGTON — A high-profile black Brooklyn minister who signed up to join dozens of colleagues in a meeting with Donald Trump said on Friday that he’s considering skipping the event...
Justise Winslow shows Carmelo Anthony why he was Top 10 pick
The Knicks probably would have ended up happy either way. Once in consideration to be taken by the Knicks with the fourth overall pick in the draft, used on Kristaps...
Thieves really love Black Friday
Black Friday is the worst day of the year for theft, new statistics show. There is a 28 percent increase in “off-premise’’ thefts — or those that occur away from...
Tenant in 'haunted' apartment hosted Thanksgiving dinner
One tenant of the ritzy Williamsburg apartment building that was vacated this week — thanks to shoddy construction work ordered by notorious murdered landlord Menachem Stark — chose to ignore...
Pope slams 'new forms of colonialism' in Africa
Pope Francis on Friday lashed out at the dreadful living conditions of slum dwellers in Kenya and other poor countries, calling them victims of “new forms of colonialism.” The pontiff’s...
Court rejects woman's payout 'ploy' after winning chalets, $12M in divorce
A Manhattan woman who landed two Swiss chalets, $8 million in jewelry and $4 million in stock in her divorce settlement — and still whined for more — isn’t getting...
Scott Stringer's budget has skyrocketed in past two years
The budget for the office of the city’s financial watchdog grew at twice the rate of the rest of the government over the last two years, according to data examined...
Taxi King's estranged wife sold 'stolen' chandeliers for just $13K
The estranged wife of city “taxi king” Gene Freidman sold two crystal chandeliers — said to be worth a total of more than $300,000 — for a paltry $13,000 after...
Yasiel Puig shoves sister, punches bouncer in brawl: report
A lightning rod for controversy with his antics on the field, Yasiel Puig is becoming a headache off the field for the Dodgers. The 24-year-old Cuban outfielder is the subject...