December 6, 2015
Muhammad Wilkerson won't unveil why Jets benched him
Defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson was benched for the first quarter of Sunday’s win over the Giants. The Jets would not disclose the reason, but CBS reported during the game Wilkerson...
How Jets emptied playbook to muffle Beckham -- eventually
The Jets’ secondary didn’t exactly thrive without Darrelle Revis and Marcus Williams on Sunday, but it survived. That was all that mattered in the Gang Green locker room after Odell...
Al Gore has done more harm than good battling climate change
I’m worried about Al Gore. The Bozo of Ozone went off his rocker (or off his meds?) while delivering a 2011 speech in Aspen, Colo. The Gulfstream-jet-hopping, mansion-dwelling, greenhouse-gas-guzzling hypocrite...
How Jets exploited Giants' defense to free up secret weapon
The Jets’ secret weapon Sunday proved deadly to the Giants. With Big Blue scrambling to cover Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker, running back Bilal Powell took full advantage with by...
President Obama's latest pathetic speech on terror
President Obama tried yet again Sunday night to convince the nation he’s serious about fighting terror, and, as usual, proved the opposite. Days after the San Bernardino attack, he finally...
Giant's humiliating lesson: Don't trash-talk Brandon Marshall's wife
Talk trash about Brandon Marshall’s wife at your peril. The Giants learned that the hard way Sunday as an insult from veteran defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins just before halftime inspired...
Giants sadly admit choking truth: It's in their heads
At first, Prince Amukamara said the “here we go again’’ madness that has infected this Giants season is not a factor, is never a factor. “I don’t think that came...
Prince Amukamara knew exactly how Jets would burn him
As it turns out, Prince Amukamara didn’t match up “great” — as he claimed during the week — with Brandon Marshall. At least not with the game on the line....
McDonagh erupts as Rangers finally begin justifying record
This looked familiar, which is a good thing for the Rangers. The 4-1 win over the Senators on Sunday night at the Garden was a buttoned-up victory, the kind of...
Ryan Fitzpatrick's career-high win has Jets believers testifying
As Josh Brown was going through his pre-kick routine, seemingly about to tie game 23-23 in overtime Sunday at MetLife Stadium, the two most important Jets — who happen to...
Man killed girlfriend so wife wouldn't catch them, police sources say
A Brooklyn man was so scared that his wife would catch him with his girlfriend that he stabbed his secret lover to death when she wouldn’t leave his home, police...
Tis the season for engagements -- grab your bride bibles
Tis the season for — engagements as young and old pop the question along with the festive bubbly. For those with visions of wedding bells crowding out sugar plums, here’s...
Warriors improve to 22-0 as Nets offer little resistance
The Nets thought they had Golden State’s number. What they got was the back of the Warriors’ hand, slapped around 114-98 Sunday as Golden State extended the greatest season start...
Wine lovers to get a new French treat in Chelsea
New Yorkers, it seems, can’t get enough of anything French. The latest evidence is Le Pif, a 30-seat wine bar on the Upper West Side that is opening a larger...
Josh Brown the Giants goat everyone refuses to blame
Josh Brown didn’t even have to look. He knew the kick was off the moment it left his foot. “I didn’t strike the ball the way I wanted to and...
Obama: Terror threat against US has entered new phase
WASHINGTON — Seeking to calm the American public in the wake of last week’s deadly ISIS-inspired California terror attack, President Obama vowed Sunday night, “We will prevail by being strong...
The Odell Beckham highlight reel comes with a 9-15 record
Sunday afternoon was Odell Beckham’s Giants career in a nutshell. Individual brilliance followed by defeat. Beckham reached 169 catches in his second season, the most by any receiver, yet in...
Mets confirm the bitter financial truth about Yoenis Cespedes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Yoenis Cespedes was a long shot to sign with the Mets when the World Series ended, and nothing has changed over the last month. On Sunday, assistant...
'Women's studies' is betraying women under Sharia law
Last week, the National Women’s Studies Association membership voted to boycott Israel. The resolution reads, in part: “As feminist scholars, activists, teachers, and public intellectuals . . . we cannot overlook injustice...
Bill de Blasio's 'renewal' plan barely pretends to fix failed schools
Mayor de Blasio’s scheme to turn around failed schools turns out to be even more pathetic than we’d thought. The new mayor and his schools chancellor, Carmen Fariña, scrapped the...
The campus 'justice' racket hits new low at Kean University
Anonymous online threats against Kean University’s black students led to calls for the school’s president to quit. And when it turned out a black student was behind the threats, the...
Rolling back welfare reform in New York
Bill de Blasio campaigned for mayor on the promise to undo the legacies of Rudy Giuliani and Mike Bloomberg. Sadly, he’s succeeding when it comes to rolling back welfare reform....
How 'progressive' tax schemes slam the poor
Progressives are increasingly preoccupied with income inequality, and their current hero, Sen. Bernie Sanders, favors increasing the tax system’s progressivity. So, in this 103rd year of the income tax, it’s...
Rahm Emanuel's Chicago is looking a lot like 1974 New York
Chicago’s pensions are a mess. Crime is raging out of control. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, formerly of the Obama White House, is raising taxes to fund his budget. He even had...
Porn's dirty secret: The view inside the sex trade
The cool-girl view of porn is that all men watch and so good wives and girlfriends should tolerate it, maybe even browse themselves to learn a few things. Sorry: There’s...
Banks must stay in volatile Middle East despite ISIS
When it comes to fighting ISIS, Uncle Sam is putting Wall Street in a bind. Tighter rules to prevent money from ending up in the hands of the terror group...
'Star Wars' has analysts split over Disney's stock success
Wall Street is divided about the power of “the Force.” With just 11 days before Disney unveils “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” on Dec. 18, analysts are split as to...
Tom Coughlin just gave Giants the perfect case to fire him
If the Tom Coughlin Era comes to an end at the end of this horrific season, the powers-that-be have every right to conclude the beginning of the end came at...
How cruel it's Jets who shovel dirt on Giants' season
Halfway home, it looked like there would be more free football to come – for better or for worse. Twenty-four yards after it left Josh Brown’s foot, 24 yards shy...
Scrooge on the loose in Murray Hill
Murray Hill residents better watch out this holiday season — a thief is stealing Christmas decorations in the area. Surveillance cameras on East 31st Street caught a man sneaking up...
Politicians urge health benefits extension for 9/11 responders
New York politicians joined 150 sick or dying 9/11 responders in Manhattan on Sunday to call on Congress to extend the Zadroga Act before its crucial health benefits run out....
Spurned Dodgers pushing hard for Iwakuma, Chapman splashes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The bridesmaids early on several high-profile free agents, the Dodgers were trying to reverse their fortunes by pushing aggressively to sign Hisashi Iwakuma and trade for Aroldis...
Justice Department to probe Chicago police after Laquan McDonald death
The Justice Department is expected to announce this week a civil rights investigation of the Chicago Police Department similar to probes of police departments in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri. The...
Giants report card: The pathetic offense becomes a failure
Offense Pretty pathetic. Zero points after halftime, 4-of-15 on third-down conversions, yet another lousy rushing game (74 yards, 3.1-yard average). Eli Manning (18-of-34, 297 yards) never got in a groove,...
How San Bernardino terrorist went from 'modern girl' to calculating killer
Tashfeen Malik transformed from a top college student to one of America’s worst killers. The 29-year-old female shooter involved in last week’s bloodbath in San Bernardino was remembered as just...
Jets report card: A day Ryan Fitzpatrick will remember
Offense QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (36-of-50, 390 yards, 2 TDs) played his best game as a Jet and was poised in the fourth quarter and overtime, leading the Jets to the...
Busy Royals near deal with World Series cog, eyeing Gordon
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Royals were closing in on a two-year contract to retain a key member of their championship staff, Chris Young, The Post has learned. Kansas City is expected...
Circle the Citi Field date: Chase Utley returns to Dodgers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Dodgers play a weekend series at Citi Field on May 27-29. That became more relevant Sunday when Mets enemy No. 1, Chase Utley, agreed to terms...
Giants' epic collapse gifts Jets OT win in thrilling showdown
If the Jets make the playoffs, they may have Tom Coughlin to thank for it. The Giants coach made a boneheaded fourth-quarter decision that helped the Jets overcome a 10-point...
Johnny Manziel was told how to get out of timeout
Johnny Manziel turned 23 on Sunday. It's likely the Browns didn't want him throwing a kegger. The party boy turned Heisman winner turned NFL quarterback turned NFL bust turned fibber...
Checkmate for Syria-supporting chess president
He's a pawn for one of the world's most ruthless dictators. The seemingly disparate universes of geopolitics and high-level chess collided in Athens on Sunday when the game's long-time king...
College president urges students to carry guns, 'end those Muslims'
Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. urged students Friday to carry concealed weapons on campus to counter any possible armed attack, saying that “we could end those Muslims before they...
Almost impossible to stop all terrorism: Homeland Security chair
WASHINGTON — House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul said Sunday that it’s impossible to stop terrorism in the United States completely, and that the couple responsible for killing 14 people...
Bowl games roundup: Stanford vs. Iowa in Rose Bowl
And the bowl matchups are rolling in: No. 11 TCU (10-2) and No. 15 Oregon (9-3) have accepted bids to the Alamo Bowl on Jan. 2. Georgia and Penn State...
Father-son police duo bust robbery suspects
A father-and-son police duo nabbed two ruthless robbers who pistol-whipped one victim and shot a second in the groin Saturday, the NYPD said. In his penultimate shift after 28 years...
Reporter accused of taking Popsicle from California killers' home
The British tabloid reporter who was dubbed “Popsicle guy” after he left the San Bernardino shooter’s home with an orange object causing speculation he had taken a frozen treat from...
Feds raid home of former neighbor to California terrorist
An army of 30 federal agents raided the home of a former next-door neighbor of terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook early Saturday, ripping apart drywall in an apparent search for weapons....
'He married a terrorist': Wife led the charge in California massacre
Terrorist housewife Tashfeen Malik led the charge in last week’s ISIS-inspired attack in California, firing the first shots at a group of government employees gathered around a Christmas tree, according...
College Football Playoff revealed: The matchups, the history
Top-seeded Clemson will play No. 4 Oklahoma at the Orange Bowl and No. 2 Alabama gets No. 3 Michigan State at the Cotton Bowl in the New Year's Eve semifinals...
Judge behind controversial rulings 'doesn't give a s--t'
A federal judge who tossed a gun charge against a violent felon — who then sent him a thank-you note — has a résumé of controversial rulings, and once referred...
Jay Cutler's brother-in-law has been missing for 10 days
Authorities have been searching for Michael Cavallari, the brother of reality-TV star Kristin Cavallari, after his car was found abandoned in Grand County, Utah, on Nov. 27.
Clinton: We're not winning the war against ISIS
Hillary Clinton refused to declare war on ISIS Sunday, defending her position that followers of the terrorist organization should not be called “radical Islamic terrorists.” In a rare Sunday show...
Odell Beckham gets breathtaking catch out of the way
https://twitter.com/LaurieHoresh/status/673571240548896769 Odell Beckham Jr. could astound fans with one hand tied behind his back. Well, that actually wouldn't change much. The second-year superstar added to his growing highlight reel on Sunday...
Serbian handball team takes down crazed airline passenger
A man with an American passport threatened to bring down his Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Belgrade, before he was restrained by fellow passengers on Sunday, authorities said. The scary...
Carson says medical experience would help him take on terrorism
WASHINGTON -- Dr. Ben Carson insisted Sunday he's the most experienced GOP candidate to take on terrorism -- because of his history of making tough decisions in the operating room....
Stephen Curry's wife doesn't want to get naked for you
Shortly after Stephen Curry poured in 44 points on Saturday in Toronto to extend the Warriors' record-smashing start to 21-0, his wife turned to Twitter to take her shots. Ayesha...
St. John's survives scare in Mullin's triumphant MSG return
There’s nothing like a familiar face to pick you up when you’re down. St. John’s continued its customary tradition of taking down neighboring St. Francis Brooklyn, 63-56, in Chris Mullin's...
Child with rare illness gets Batmobile casket for Christmas
Andrew “Hollywood” Peck is getting a Batmobile for Christmas — but it’s the kind of gift no parent wants their child to receive. The 10-year-old Portsmouth, Ohio, boy has a...
Barry Bonds' hitting student vouches: 'Best in the game'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Alex Rodriguez spent time with Barry Bonds last offseason, getting tutoring sessions on how to maximize his hitting skills entering his 40s. Now, Bonds can take counsel from...
Jimmy Carter says cancer is gone
ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter said Sunday that his most recent brain scan showed no signs of cancer, more than three months after he began treatment for four melanoma tumors. "My most...
Fire chief deems Brooklyn building fire 'suspicious'
A suspicious blaze broke out in a Brooklyn building Sunday morning, drawing more than 100 firefighters and halting some subway service, officials said. The fire at 8501 New Utrecht Avenue...
Two top relievers snatched as MLB hot stove heats up
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- In the days leading up to the Winter Meetings, the top two free agent starters, David Price and Zack Greinke, signed. On the dawn of the gathering,...
College celebration turns ugly as security beats up fans
HOUSTON — The University of Houston is investigating an incident caught on video of a fan being assaulted by security guards after rushing the field following Houston's victory over Temple...
Woman found tied up in bathtub with throat slashed
A vicious killer slashed his girlfriend to death as she lay tied up and helpless in a bathtub at a Brooklyn home Saturday, a law-enforcement source said. Tisha Denise Kelly,...
Man chokes to death while eating birthday steak
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A man has died after choking on a bison steak he was eating during a celebration of his 57th birthday. The Fort Myers News-Press reports that...
Ray Kelly anticipates more attacks like San Bernardino
Attacks similar to the bloodbath that killed 14 people in San Bernardino are inevitable, the city's former top cop said Sunday. “We’re going to see more of these, unfortunately,” former...
This might be the serial arsonist terrorizing Queens
A suspect in a string of arsons targeting Jewish-owned McMansions being built in Queens was caught on surveillance video fleeing another fire on Sunday, authorities said. Police released a photo...
Trump: California massacre shows some people must be tracked
WASHINGTON -- The United States is too politically correct for its own good -- and that can have deadly consequences, Donald Trump said Sunday. The GOP frontrunner said there were...
Brother of real-life Gordon Gekko: I'll never pay $334M tax debt
He owes one of the biggest tax debts in New York history — a staggering $334.8 million — but Jon Edelman has dodged Uncle Sam for decades, thanks to a...
Obama admits San Bernardino killers 'possibly' radicalized
President Obama made a cautious reference Saturday to the San Bernardino husband-wife terrorists, saying they may “possibly” have been radicalized prior to last week’s massacre. Speaking in his weekly radio...
The city's abandoned quarantine island has finally found new life
It’s one of the city’s best-kept secrets: a creepy quarantine island abandoned half a century ago. The East River’s North Brother Island, once the site of an infectious-disease hospital and...
The nanny state's war on salt won't make us healthier
The city now requires chain restaurants with 15 or more locations to put high-salt warnings on their menus. The Health Department campaign is an argument-starter and detested by the National...
Where 2 Miami fashion mavens love to shop
Style siren Lizzie Tisch and her business partner, Kim Kassel, love to shop in Miami — from the exploding Design District and Bal Harbour (the most profitable shopping center in...
5 jewels that changed the world
The human body is programmed to reach for what it wants. Brain scans have shown that upon seeing something attractive, the part of our brain in charge of moving our...
Hitchcock made 'Psycho' even creepier by manipulating us
Early on in his new book, “How to Watch a Movie,” film critic David Thomson breaks down 2014’s epic Gatorade commercial starring Derek Jeter, calling the spot “one of the...
We got Sheldon Silver, but what about the guys who bribed him?
The wheels of justice ground former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver down to a nub last week — a happy ending to a sordid tale, yet somehow not fully...
Miami’s 9 sizzlin' new restaurants
Marion 1111 SW 1st Ave. Brickell may seem an odd location for a Champagne-hued brasserie that also boasts a first-rate bar, market, bakery and raw bar (talk about a one-stop...
'The Big Short' is a lot of Hollywood bull about the 2008 financial crisis
Being funny is not the same thing as being unserious, but in trying to be the former, the guy who made the movie version of “The Big Short” has proven...
The couple who rules city flea markets with an iron fist
They are the lord of the fleas. Alan and Helene Boss rule over Manhattan flea markets with an iron fist, vendors claim, abusing merchants and ripping off taxpayers through a...
Principal forbids teacher's 'inappropriate' safe sex leaflets
A Bronx high-school teacher who has handed out leaflets on “safe behaviors” to students on World AIDS Day for 20 years was ordered to stop last week by a new...
'White House Chef' lied about job, degree, knighthood and Purple Heart
In his new book, “Sir White House Chef,” Ronnie Seaton reveals intimate stories from 32 years serving presidents from Reagan to Obama. He tells how he watched as Bill Clinton...
Man literally goes down in flames after Ashley Madison hack
A prominent New Jersey educator lost his job, his wife, his mind and possibly his freedom — thanks to the Ashley Madison hack, The Post has learned. David Browne, district...
De Blasio: Syrian refugees are just like Jews fleeing Nazis
Mayor de Blasio implored a skeptical congregation of Syrian Jews Saturday to empathize with Muslim refugees from their shared homeland and welcome them to New York. Orthodox worshippers at Brooklyn’s...
Egomaniacal billionaires hell-bent on winning Bahamas blood feud
One is the Donald Trump of Canada: a billionaire known for seriously puffy hair, a penchant for plastering his last name on garish buildings, and the hurling of ruthless claims...
Newest Victoria's Secret model was discovered at an Ohio Gap
When the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show airs Tuesday, a certain brunette will strut down the runway in a sexy astronaut outfit. But the meteoric rise of Megan Puleri started in...
Say hello to the Victoria's Secret rookies
Every year Victoria’s Secret anoints a group of beauties as lingerie godnesses. Meet the newest crop of rookies. Bridget Malcolm Age: 24 Hails From: Perth, Australia The third time was...
The hot new fashion line for women with cash to burn
Fashion today is whippet fast. But when setting out to create her fall lineup, designer Gabriela Hearst opted for a more measured approach. “I wanted [the clothes] to reflect a...
Met accused of whitewashing baby Jesus
A Manhattan man is suing the Met, claiming it’s committing sacrilege by depicting Jesus as a blond. “Racist” paintings portraying Christ as an “Aryan” male should be removed from the...
People are faking disabilities to fly with their pets
Travel blogger Alyssa Ramos, 27, is preparing for a holiday trip to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and she has her system down. In addition to one wheelie, she has a carrying...
Dolly Parton brought to tears filming biopic
There’s more to Dolly Parton than the brash persona and impressive wig collection. Before she became a megastar, Parton, star of such films as “9 to 5” and “Steel Magnolias,”...
Salma, Kate and Sienna spread haute holiday cheer
Kate Hudson, Salma Hayek and even more stars whose styles will be shining bright throughout the new year.
Eva Longoria hits her stride in 'Telenovela'
Eva Longoria knows from soaps. One of the first television jobs held by the former “Desperate Housewives” star was on “The Young and the Restless,” where she toiled for two...
Latest in string of suspicious fires erupts in Queens
The Forest Hills arsonist appears to have struck again early Sunday. A suspicious two-alarm fire broke out at an under-construction, two-story private dwelling at 69th Road near the Grand Central...
Officials collect dozens of guns as NYers trade weapons for cash
Gun violence was on the minds of dozens of New Yorkers who traded weapons for cash in Brooklyn on Saturday — but they weren’t all thinking of recent events in...
Woman sues shoe designer after falling, breaking her ankle
A New Jersey woman who tumbled down her garage stairs and broke her ankle says it’s Ferragamo’s fault. Lisa Colella thought she was snagging a great deal in 2013 when...
City removes principal's on-campus shower
The city has dismantled a shower that a Bronx principal installed in a high school for his personal use, sources said Saturday. A day after The Post reported last Sunday...
Parents: De Blasio's breakfast program robs kids of education
Schoolkids can sleep later and eat a morning meal at their desks under the city’s new Breakfast in the Classroom program — but the response by some parents is as...
Man caught with illegal gun -- his second weapons bust in 11 days
A Brooklyn man was caught packing an illegal handgun early Saturday — his second weapons bust in just 11 days, police said. Officers from the Strategic Response Group’s Citywide Anti-Crime...
Jihadist met with 'terrorists' in UK before Paris attacks: report
At least one of the jihadists who carried out the deadly Paris attacks visited London and Birmingham this year to meet people suspected of plotting terror activity in Britain, according...
Trump admits he could lose: 'If I don't win, I've wasted my time'
GOP presidential wannabe Donald Trump’s ego looms large over his campaign, but even the big-headed billionaire admits he might not win everything. But he thinks he should. “I think I...
Sheldon Silver still wants to 'retire' on taxpayer dollars
Whoever said crime doesn’t pay hasn’t been to Albany. Disgraced Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver hopes to soon join an exclusive club of 18 crooked ex-pols who pull down millions in...
Port Authority toll hikes will be funneled to New Jersey roads
New York motorists heading to and from New Jersey will pay higher tolls on bridges and tunnels beginning Sunday — and most of that money will help Garden State roads....
Hero medic back at work after San Bernardino massacre
The victims of the San Bernardino massacre seemed to move toward him in slow motion, bleeding, stumbling, calling out, “I’ve been shot.” Paramedic Marc Archer was captured on The Post’s...
New York Muslim group denies connection to California killers
The Queens-based Muslim group associated with an Allah-praising label found pasted on a dresser in the California terror couple’s home says it has nothing to do with Wednesday’s San Bernardino...
'A lot of blood': Jason Pierre-Paul gives inside story of July 4 blast
Giants defensive lineman Jason Pierre-Paul opens up about family, fans and the July 4 fireworks accident that cost mangled his hand and threatened his career. Q: Tell me about your...
Ex-Jet practice squad player's new job: Pressure Eli Manning
Jets defensive end Mike Catapano spent the first two months of the season on the Jets’ practice squad, imitating the opposing defense that week for the starting offense and waiting...
Aaron Hernandez caught with knife in jail cell: report
Aaron Hernandez is being kept in a segregated unit after a shiv was found in his Massachusetts prison cell, it was reported Saturday.
Knicks quietly tweaked training, staff after injury-ruined year
MILWAUKEE — It’s no coincidence the Knicks have been a picture of health this season according to coach Derek Fisher. Fisher said the club “re-evaluated’’ its training program after last season’s...
Oops! Iowa Sen. Ernst tweets congrats to Hawkeyes after loss
NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa, tweeted out her congratulations to the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes for winning the Big Ten championship on Saturday night moments after...
How far Odell Beckham is willing to go to get scoop on Jets' DBs
There are teammates, former teammates and those who share a position, and Odell Beckham Jr. used every means available to him this past week to get some inside information about...
Chris Mullin's one bright spot in St. John's ugly loss to Fordham
Chris Mullin went from disappointed to upbeat, sullen to excited, and it took just two words — Kassoum Yakwe — to change the St. John’s coach’s frame of mind. For...
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The Bronx A hot-head hardhat robbed a Soundview variety store after a worker refused to give him a cash refund on sneakers, police said. The suspect requested the refund at...