December 29, 2015
How rock of Clemson's O-line rediscovered personal stability
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — It was another night in Clemson, S.C., and Jay Guillermo was on his way to or from another bar, nearly 50 pounds heavier than he was...
Secondhand smoke is killing your pets
Fido and Fluffy are more likely to suffer harmful effects of secondhand smoke than their human counterparts, researchers found. Our four-legged friends are at greater risk because they spend more...
Only one person attends Martin O'Malley's meet-and-greet
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is trying to win over Iowa voters one at a time — in fact, this guy was the only person to show up at one...
NYPD beefing up security in Times Square for New Year's Eve
More cops than ever before will be stationed in Times Square for the New Year’s Eve celebration Thursday night and Friday morning amid fears of an ISIS-fueled terrorist attack, authorities...
Burglar snags two guns, 30 watches from retired NYPD cop
A burglar swiped two guns and about 30 watches from a retired NYPD cop’s Staten Island home Monday, police sources said. Retired Detective Michael DeFelice, 48, walked into his Stroud...
Two Martha Stewart pans recalled
Martha Stewart may want to add a first-aid kit to her kitchenware lineup. Two of the domestic diva’s pans were the subject of a government recall on Tuesday because the...
How a threat to drop AMC could kill the cable bundle
A standoff between a consortium of small cable companies and AMC Networks could speed up the death of the cable bundle, sources tell The Post. The consortium, which represents about...
Dellin Betances: Triple threat bullpen will 'electrify New York'
Dellin Betances is used to being the hardest throwing pitcher on any team he’s on. Not anymore. Thanks to the arrival of Aroldis Chapman, Betances knows the former Reds closer...
Upright walking bear named 'Pedals' spotted taking a stroll
WEST MILFORD, N.J. — New Jersey wildlife officials say there's been a sighting of a bear that walks upright on its two hind legs, and has become a social media...
Islanders spread out the plentiful scoring and roll over Leafs
TORONTO — John Tavares hopes a goal in his home town helps him break out of a slump. Tavares was one of six Islanders to score in a 6-3 victory...
Top real-estate deals of 2015
Time to celebrate the best of 2015’s real estate deals and deal makers with our annual Golden Bricks. Golden Brick: To Related Cos. and Oxford Properties for persuading some of...
Apple close to having a rotten year on Wall Street
A big red Apple may be stuck in the New Year’s pig’s mouth if the computer giant can’t add an extra $1.64 to its stock price by Thursday. The tech...
'Married at First Sight' recap: House Hunters Atlanta
Warning: This article contains spoilers from Episode 5 of "Married at First Sight" After last week’s honeymoons, the “Married at First Sight” couples this week returned to Atlanta and began...
David Schlemko's late goal propels Devils past Hurricanes
Surrounded by reporters Tuesday morning, Devils coach John Hynes stressed that his team must possess “offensive accountability.” Evidently, David Schlemko took his coach’s message to heart. Schlemko’s tiebreaking goal with...
George Pataki drops out of presidential race
Former New York Governor George Pataki on Tuesday ended his long-shot bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. "While tonight is the end of my journey for the White House...
As Porzingis sits in 4th, Williams' outburst helps Knicks snap skid
Embattled coach Derek Fisher talked before Tuesday’s game about the need for a better “connection’’ in the triangle offense, something that had been missing, and a push to spread the...
Sidecar heads to the startup scrap yard
Driver, you can pull over now — this is where Sidecar gets off. The pioneering ride-sharing app, seen as an early rival to Uber and Lyft, said it will shut...
Oklahoma's troubled RB finally breaks his silence ... kind of
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Oklahoma star running back Samaje Perine was alone and ignored, looking at the dozens of reporters surrounding backup Joe Mixon. There, much more wasn’t said. At...
Can Oprah save Weight Watchers with new TV spot?
Oprah Winfrey is certainly no media lightweight — but give her time. The former talk show queen, who gave the embattled Weight Watchers diet company a shot in the arm...
The day in photos: Dec. 29, 2015
Penguins debut in Detroit, Christmas trees go out to pasture and more.
Man faked tumor, got $3K from church
The Derrick newspaper reports Oil City police determined 36-year-old Matthew James Wilson created "an imaginary, fictitious brain tumor." The Franklin resident is accused of using the story to borrow money...
Eagles' Chip Kelly experiment comes to a disastrous end
The Chip Kelly Revolution didn’t even last three full seasons in Philadelphia. The man who was supposed to turn NFL coaching on its head with his up-tempo offense and unorthodox...
The painful punchline to the president's 'comedy'
So, did you hear the one about the president who tried to do comedy? No joke: President Obama will join Jerry Seinfeld on tonight’s Season 7 premiere of the Crackle...
Maybe prison can cure Ethan Couch's 'affluenza'
Say hello again to Ethan Couch, poster boy for spoiled-rancid rich brats. The Texas teen entered the spotlight two years ago with a drunken-driving escapade that killed four and severely...
What will it take for Hillary and Obama to condemn the Chicago coverup?
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut short his two-week vacation in Cuba to rush home Tuesday amid growing calls for his resignation over the city’s police shooting scandal. Yet even as...
90-year-old barber setting down his shears after seven decades
CRANSTON, R.I. — A 90-year-old Rhode Island barber is putting down his clippers after 68 years. Tony Manzi has cut five generations of hair at Manzi's Barber Shop in Cranston....
From NYC to Harvard: the war on Asian success
The year 2015 was a dismal one for American public education — at least by the numbers. But don’t blame the kids. Parents are missing in action. Except most Asian-American...
This is just the bloodletting the Republican Party needs
It’s getting hot in here. Tuesday morning, the political action committee supporting Jeb Bush released an extraordinarily nasty — and inaccurate — ad bashing Marco Rubio for missing key intelligence...
The surprising birthplace of America's new populism
Populism is typically born in places like Nebraska, Louisiana, Kansas and the other places given short shrift in that famous Saul Steinberg New Yorker cartoon showing the view of the...
US snooped on Netanyahu despite vows to curb spying
WASHINGTON – President Obama’s commitment to America’s “unshakable bond” with Israel didn’t prevent U.S. spy agencies from electronically snooping on Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, an explosive new report reveals. The...
High school basketball players charged with raping teammate
Three high school basketball players in Tennessee have been charged with raping and assaulting a teammate in an apparent hazing incident, officials said. Gatlinburg police said in a statement that...
Puppy recovering after having toys removed from tummy
A Philadelphia puppy is getting back to his bouncy self after two plastic squeaky toys were removed from his stomach. Doctors at Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center in Levittown say...
Papa John's addresses report linking Manning to HGH
Papa John’s Pizza (PZZA) reiterated its commitment to longtime endorser Peyton Manning on Tuesday, hours after an Al Jazeera report linked the Denver Broncos quarterback to a clinic that purportedly...
ISIS leader's call to arms on Twitter totally backfires
ISIS ringleader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’s post-Christmas call to action in a rare video backfired when Muslims tweeted that they’d rather binge-watch a TV show than become a terrorist. His rambling,...
New Mexico works to unbury after record snow storm
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Crews worked to clear snow-covered roads Tuesday after a record winter storm trapped a New Mexico couple in a 12-foot snow drift for almost 20 hours, forced...
These are the 5 best albums of 2015
If hearing “Can’t Feel My Face” so many times has left your ears numb, maybe it’s time to try something meatier than the overplayed Billboard Hot 100 fodder. So turn...
Jets get to hog spotlight like this about once per generation
This is a Giants town. It was a Giants town in 1966, when the boys in blue went 1-12-1, and in 1973 and ’74, when they went 4-23-1, and in...
Texans on verge of miracle QB-less playoff feat
The Texans are most likely going to the playoffs, a feat that merits the term “miraculous” in this particular case. Though it’s true the AFC South is a mess, the Texans...
Former Gap model suing NYPD over nightclub arrest
A model known for her trademark hair is suing the NYPD, claiming they falsely arrested her outside a Brooklyn dance club. Cipriana Quann, a 37-year-old fashion blogger who runs the...
Those $400 tickets to celebrate NYE at Olive Garden are actually selling fast
What’s crazier than spending $1,000 to hang out in Times Square on New Year’s Eve? The fact that so many people — for whom money’s apparently no object when it...
Cespedes to Nats? 10 teams lurking for MLB's prized sluggers
The day after Christmas, I went into one of the biggest department stores in New York City, and prices had been so slashed – marked down multiple times in many...
'Oh, Daddy!': Wake filled with tears for hero cop killed in Afghanistan
The 4-year-old son of an NYPD detective and Air National Guardsman who was killed in Afghanistan last week by a suicide bomber poignantly wailed "Oh, Daddy, Daddy!" repeatedly at the...
'Overwhelmed' mailman accused of throwing away Christmas gifts
A Queens mailman was so stressed by the number of holiday cards and gifts he was supposed to deliver this year that he simply dumped hundreds of them in the...
Bratton challenges Kelly: Prove we cooked the books
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton on Tuesday challenged his predecessor, Ray Kelly, to “be a big man” and justify his claim that NYPD brass had cooked the books to show a...
Two arrested for Florida drive-by shooting that killed 7-year-old
MIAMI - A Florida teen accused of firing the shots during a drive-by shooting that killed a 7-year-old boy surrendered to authorities on Tuesday, Miami-Dade police said. Dravein "Pop" Duke,...
Disgraced ex-senator Skelos files for $95K pension
Disgraced ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has put in his retirement papers, which could fetch him up to $95,000 a year in state pension benefits. The convicted felon immediately forfeited...
Rangers' Kevin Hayes benched in scathing critique
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It was somewhat of an off-hand comment, but it was so telling. Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton was walking out of the visitors’ locker room at Bridgestone...
Homeland Security boss tells police graduates to follow the news, says he reads The Post
Even the chief of the US’s Homeland Security is a fan of The Post – he revealed at the NYPD graduation Tuesday morning. “I read The New York Post every...
Chris Snee blames Giants' talent, not Coughlin, his father-in-law
Chris Snee reacted like so many Giants fans Sunday night as the evening went from bad to worse in a 49-17 loss to the Vikings. “I admit I walked away...
City Council Speaker might boycott Yankees over troubled new closer
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito ripped the Yankees on Tuesday for acquiring all-star closer Aroldis Chapman, who is under investigation for an alleged domestic-violence incident. “As a woman, I'm offended...
Louis van Gaal's last stand at Manchester United is stuck on repeat
You can talk about something until you're blue in the face, but that doesn't mean its going to happen. Case in point: This time last week, everyone assumed Manchester United was...
Aide to Chicago mayor attacked at vigil for shooting victims
An aide to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was punched, kicked and tackled by a pair of assailants on Sunday night during a vigil for two people who had been shot...
'Reason to worry': Colbert can't catch Fallon in late-night race
On Tuesday, Stephen Colbert will host “The Kennedy Center Honors” on CBS, the second time the 51-year-old funnyman has hosted the special since the network named him (to much fanfare)...
Benedict Cumberbatch is back as 'Sherlock' — but not for long
'Sherlock: The Abominable Bride' Friday at 9 p.m. on PBS The Cumberbatch is back — but only for one episode. The British drama series returns from a nearly two-year hiatus...
Kathie Lee, Hoda and other stars are ready to ring in the new year
A Toast to 2015! Thursday, 8 p.m., NBC "Today” show co-hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb take a year-end look at 2015’s buzziest stories and events. Joining in the...
Man flies out front windshield of tour bus
A man flew out of the front windshield of a tour bus - taking the windshield with him - Tuesday when the bus came to a sudden stop while he...
Why 'Making a Murderer' is both maddening and compelling
Steven Avery got a raw deal. Born with an IQ of 70, he was incarcerated at age 23 for 18 years in his home state of Wisconsin for crimes he...
Here's how a fab drag queen spends his weekend
What better way to chase all that sickly sweet holiday cheer than with a bracing dose of bitters? Enter Lypsinka, the acidic, lip-syncing alias of John Epperson. For now, Epperson,...
Gay sex slave trial exposes hardships of male trafficking victims
Three young Hungarian men have helped dismantle an American gay prostitution ring that enslaved them, marking a victory for local prosecutors but highlighting the difficulty in reaching and helping male...
Which baseball stars get too much hate?
If the weather outside is frightful -- or if it’s late December but unseasonably warm, thanks to the climate-change phenomenon that ultimately will wipe out our species -- that must mean only...
Being fat saved my life
With the New Year approaching, many people are making resolutions to shed some extra pounds. But for Josh Hanson, being fat actually helped save his life. In 2007, Hanson, then...
Type 2 diabetes increases dementia risk
People with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk for dementia in general. And for one form, called vascular dementia, diabetes brings more risk to women than men, according to...
Former prime minister will be first Israeli leader to go to prison
JERUSALEM — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who claimed to be on the cusp of a historic peace deal with the Palestinians just a few years ago, now is set...
Russia names mastermind in Boris Nemtsov murder, but allies see cover-up
MOSCOW - Russian police named a Chechen man as the alleged mastermind behind the high-profile murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, but the dead politician's supporters said he was only...
Small plane crashes into office building in Anchorage, Alaska
A small plane crashed into an office building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, and burst into flames on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of anyone hurt on the ground,...
Quirky, heartbreaking ‘Anomalisa’ is one of the year’s best films
There’s something strange and dreamlike and delicate and beautiful about “Anomalisa,” an animated film for grown-ups that takes a long while to make its point, but does so with a...
Johnny Manziel in vicious cycle of booze videos, hand-wringing
Johnny Manziel may be running out of second chances. Or is it third chances? It's sadly difficult to keep track. The troubled Cleveland Browns quarterback may be banished to the bench...
Husband and wife convicted of planning London bomb attack
LONDON — An ISIS terrorist linked to the ringleader of last month’s massacre in Paris was killed in airstrikes by the US-led coalition — one of 10 top jihadists wiped...
Cop dies from heart attack on NYPD training grounds
A police officer in Brooklyn suffered a heart attack and died Tuesday morning on the NYPD training grounds, sources said. Officer Juan Feliciano was on-duty when he went into cardiac...
Vegetarians still can't eat a tasty burger, but it's getting closer
Patrick Brown is on an improbable mission: Make a burger Americans love, minus the meat. Veggie patties have been around for decades, but Brown and others want to make foods...
Belgian cops, soldiers held orgies while terror suspects on the lam
Soldiers and cops in Belgium held orgies in a local police station as their colleagues scoured the country for terrorists in the days after the deadly jihadist attacks on Paris,...
Affluenza teen threw going-away party before fleeing US
The privileged Texas teen who got only probation for killing four people in a drunken wreck threw himself a “going-away party” before he and his mom fled to Mexico, cops...
Chargers fine player $10K for watching his daughter dance
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Chargers safety Eric Weddle was fined $10,000 by the team for remaining on the sideline at halftime of a Dec. 20 home game to watch...
These lion lovers like getting caught in the rain
These two lions are not letting a downpour prevent them from having a roaring good time. The big cats were captured in photos taken by Giuseppe D'amico earlier this year...
The top 5 shocking stories of the year, according to you
As we near the end of 2015, it's time to look back at the year. Based on what our audience clicked on the most, apparently 2015 was full of scandal!
Colts' awesome 1-in-3,000 playoff bid: 1 result down, 9 to go
The Indianapolis Colts' prayer of a playoff bid is still alive after the first of the 10 results they desperately need came through Monday night, when the Denver Broncos outlasted the...
Protesters heckle Chicago cop facing murder in 2014 shooting of black teen
Protesters taunted a white Chicago cop as a “blue-eyed devil” when he arrived at court Tuesday to face murder charges in the shooting death of a black teen — as...
US-led air strikes kill ISIS leader linked to Paris attacks
A Syria-based Islamic State leader linked to the ringleader of last month’s terror massacre in Paris was killed in airstrikes by the US-led coalition – one of 10 top jihadists...
10 worst moments in sports broadcasting in 2015
The takes were hotter and more sizzling than ever in 2015. Broadcasters who had already set the bar low went even lower, there were technical gaffes at the worst possible...
Scores dead after suicide bomber attacks Pakistani government office
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a government office in a northwestern Pakistani city on Tuesday, killing at least 22 people and wounding 45. A breakaway...
Judge who sent kids to jail for refusing to see dad withdraws from case
PONTIAC, Mich. — A suburban Detroit judge who sent three siblings to juvenile detention for refusing to meet with their estranged father has removed herself from the case. The Detroit...
Neighbor tried to help save baby after deadly Texas twister
BLUE RIDGE, Texas — The winds had finally calmed when Debralee King and her husband ventured out to check on their horses and see what damage the tornado had caused....
It's OK to laugh at people falling off their Christmas hoverboards
Hoverboards might not be safe or legal in all places, but they’re definitely popular gifts, especially around Christmas, but controlling these Segway-like devices is no easy feat. We’ve seen plenty...
Thoughtful thieves return French police armbands, keep Louis Vuitton loot
PARIS — A French prosecutor says choosy thieves returned a delivery of police armbands they say they inadvertently stole while targeting luxury goods. Vienne prosecutor Matthiew Bourrette told the Dauphine...
Saudi Arabia publicly beheads murderer who couldn't come up with $1M
A Filipino murder convict was publicly beheaded in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after failing to meet the demand of the Sudanese victim's family for payment of $1 million to save...
Repellent ISIS now has official rules on who can have sex with female slaves
Islamic State theologians have issued an extremely detailed ruling on when "owners" of women enslaved by the extremist group can have sex with them, in an apparent bid to curb...
Google Glass is back and it still looks stupid
Google just can’t seem to quit you, Google Glass. And now it seems Google has created a second-generation device called “Google Glass: Enterprise Edition” that smartly targets the enterprise market...
Apple dominated phone sales again this Christmas
Apple CEO Tim Cook must have been good this year. His Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant dominated the holiday shopping season again in 2015, with sales of Apple devices accounting for...
Communist China's first premier was probably gay, new book says
A book to be published in Hong Kong in the new year says Zhou Enlai, Communist China's much-respected first premier, was probably gay despite his long marriage, and had once...
The mysterious double life of an alleged Russian spy beheaded by ISIS
In the video, a man in an orange jump suit kneels beside a lake in Syria and confesses in Russian to spying on Islamic State militants. Another Russian speaker, this...
Sicko with 'Team USA' face tattoo fondled himself for half-hour on subway
Cops are looking for a subway sicko sporting a “Team USA” tattoo on his forehead who allegedly masturbated for more than a half-hour while gawking at a woman. The alleged...
Some Knicks feel Derek Fisher isn't up to speed on offense
Knicks coach Derek Fisher got off scot-free Monday after the NBA concluded its investigation into his love-triangle fight with Matt Barnes in Los Angeles. Now Fisher has to do a...
How Meadowlark Lemon beat Jim Crow
When Meadow George Lemon walked into the Ritz Theater in Wilmington, NC, at age 11, he didn’t have much going for him. He was born a second-class citizen in the...
NYPD is letting small cop crimes slide
The number of cases handled by the NYPD’s internal prosecution arm plummeted by 37 percent last year, a report obtained by The Post reveals. The Commission to Combat Police Corruption...
The only 4 books you need to get buff in 2016
Freshen up your diet and workout regimen for 2016 with these four new health and fitness books. ‘The Nalini Method: 7 Workouts for 7 Moods’ Make your workout match your...
'Mozart' star Gael García Bernal on Season 2's 'confusing, complicated' relationship
"Mozart in the Jungle” scored one of the biggest surprises of this month’s Golden Globe nominations when it snared a best television series nod. The Amazon dramedy debuted at the...
Green juice, vodka and sex: Doctors reveal their hangover cures
Instead of nursing a vicious hangover in the new year, let the experts nurse you back to health. Just in time for the ball drop, we called up five local...
Personal trainer got so fat, she lost her boyfriend
Personal trainers pride themselves on being in peak physical condition. But a new reality show is asking svelte fitness coaches to intentionally increase their body weight up to 40 percent...
Bakery pays over $135K for refusing to make cake for gay wedding
The owners of an Oregon bakery who denied service to a same-sex couple have paid more than $135,000 in state-ordered damages – months after refusing to do so – according...
Massive seal tries to cross highway in California
SAN FRANCISCO — Wildlife experts and law enforcement officials on Monday worked to keep a determined elephant seal off a Northern California highway that it has repeatedly tried to cross,...
Stripper says Wall Street dirtbags deserved to be drugged and robbed
Rich Wall Streeters had it coming when they were swindled by a ring of buxom strip-club workers, one of the women involved claims. The curvaceous crooks at the Scores strip...
The changes coming to Harlem's 125th Street make it a hot spot
The 125th Street of Harlem mythology is fast disappearing. River to river, a whirlwind of new development, redevelopment and “repositioning” is sweeping away old for new. The Apollo Theater, under...
City pumps $16.9 million into aiding the homeless find jobs
The city is plowing an additional $16.9 million into dealing with the homeless, the de Blasio administration announced late Monday. The money will fund job training and other services for...
Two suspects arrested for plotting terror attack in Belgium
BRUSSELS — Two people have been arrested in Belgium on suspicion of planning attacks in Brussels during the holidays, the federal prosecutor's office said Tuesday. The investigation revealed "the threat...
Man charged with slashing woman to death in Queens park
A man was arrested Monday in the October death of a woman found slashed and gutted in a Queens park. Christopher Sobers, 25, was charged with murder and robbery for...
Hero cop saves suicidal man with a hug
An NYPD cop was out Christmas shopping with his family when he saw a man who wanted to kill himself — and he used the best technique he could think...
Body of NYPD detective killed in Afghanistan returns home
The tearful widow and son of NYPD Detective and Air National Guardsman Joseph Lemm watched as his flag-draped coffin was loaded into a hearse after arriving at an upstate airport...
The city's system for tracking sex offenders is a total mess
Dozens of sex offenders who officially reside at the notorious Bellevue Men’s Shelter don’t really live there, the city says — and the public has no way of knowing where...
De Blasio wants to shrink city apartments into walk-in closets
Thousands of tiny apartments the size of glorified walk-in closets will set a new standard for cramped New York City living under a plan that would end how small homes...
3-D printing to bring Syrian arch destroyed by ISIS back to life
A towering arch of an ancient temple in Palmyra, Syria, that has been mostly destroyed by ISIS terrorists will be recreated by a huge 3-D printer and put on display...
Growing number of Americans say the terrorists are winning
WASHINGTON — The terrorists are winning their battle against the US, a growing number of Americans say in a new poll. Following major terror attacks in the Middle East, Paris...
Trump supporters hack into California highway signs
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/681619418745548800 Donald Trump’s Southern California supporters want to put him in the fast lane for the GOP nomination — even if it means hacking into freeway signs. Someone reprogrammed an...
Rangers' hot rookie forced to get out of returning veterans' way
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — This didn’t seem like too agonizing a decision for coach Alain Vigneault, taking out the 23-year-old rookie as the Rangers got back two veteran defensemen back from...
Mark Zuckerberg defends his free Internet bid in India
Memo to India: Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth — especially if that horse comes with free Internet access. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg fired off a testy op-ed...
Nets figure out a way to do what they haven't in a while ... play defense
Yes, the Nets allowed more than 100 points for the ninth straight game. But Brooklyn actually harassed the Heat and got stops when it needed. Sure, the Nets' shooting will...
Pizza Rat among this year's miserable MTA moments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPXUG8q4jKU Viral rodent “Pizza Rat” squeaked into this year’s worst-of-the-MTA survey — ranking as less bad than overcrowding and increased fares but more worrisome than pedestrian deaths. “Everyone has their...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Two men stole nearly $14,000 from a Sunset Park dollar store, cops said Monday. The hooded crooks walked into King Bao on Sixth Avenue and 45th Street, just before...
Hospitals have no concrete brain-dead policy
Hospitals are strikingly inconsistent when determining what qualifies as “brain dead,” a study has revealed. The standard for judging when a patient has lost all brain function varies from hospital...