January 6, 2016
Finding weed is easier on the street than in dispensaries
There’s more pot on the street near Union Square than at the city’s first medical-marijuana dispensary, weed buffs said Wednesday. Colombia Care, which opens Thursday on East 14th Street and...
City commissioner reassigned to lower post gets to keep top pay
Stacey Cumberbatch lost her job as commissioner of the city’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services, but she’s keeping her $205,868 salary when she moves to the municipal hospital system, officials...
North Korea's H-bomb claim unites Trump and Hillary
North Korea’s H-bomb claim has generated a rare agreement between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton — China must do more to rein in the rogue state. “China should solve that...
St. John's toppled by Xavier and lose a star player in the process
There is bad news and potentially worse news. Such is life for Chris Mullin and St. John’s these days. Prized freshman center Yankuba Sima, the most impressive of the Red...
We live in a city where a cab is sketchier than the subway
New York women have a much greater chance of being sexually assaulted in a taxi than even in the darkest, dirtiest corners of the subway system, statistics show. Police Commissioner...
Obama administration pushes new gun-control campaign
A day after President Obama wept over the Sandy Hook massacre while announcing new gun- control measures, his administration launched a campaign to sell the moves to voters. Obama senior...
Mike Piazza's dad: My son went through 'hell' to get into Hall
Baseball is a game of fathers and sons. Same goes for the Hall of Fame. A joyful Vince Piazza told The Post on Wednesday night that seeing his son, Mike,...
GM's newest electric car can go 200 miles on a single charge
LAS VEGAS — GM Chairman and Chief Executive Mary Barra is plowing ahead into electric cars — and says the Detroit auto giant is well-equipped for the long race. Showing...
Cuomo unveils plan to makeover 'ugly, miserable' Penn Station
After a generation of inaction and stalled proposals, Gov. Cuomo went back to the drawing board Wednesday to unveil a new $3 billion plan to redevelop decrepit Penn Station into...
Pastor accused of stealing from church bragged about mob ties in sermon
The Upper East Side pastor accused of stealing money from his church’s coffers is apparently well-connected — he bragged about his family’s Mafia ties in a 2014 sermon, audio files...
Johnny Manziel dumped from LeBron James' business
CLEVELAND — LeBron James has dropped Johnny Manziel as a business client. A spokesman for James said the NBA star has ended his marketing agreement with Manziel, the embattled Browns...
Adele bucks the streaming trend by selling most music on CDs
Adele’s no-streaming strategy may have worked better than was at first thought. The British singer, who kept her best-selling album, “25,” off streaming services when it was first released Nov....
Fitbit’s ability to compete questioned as stock stumbles
After its unveiling of an inaugural smartwatch, the Blaze, at CES on Tuesday, investors continued to scorch its shares on Wednesday, taking them down another 5.8 percent following a 17...
Devils fall to Canadiens
MONTREAL — The Canadiens’ special teams made the difference against the Devils. The Canadiens scored on the power play and added another on the penalty kill in a 2-1 victory...
Wall Street bonuses expected to remain flat this year
On Wall Street, the real holiday cheer is just around the corner. It’s bonus season on the Street, and Morgan Stanley and Citigroup are going to start telling their bankers...
US sends two Guantanamo detainees to Ghana
Two Yemeni detainees held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba were transferred to Ghana, the U.S. Defense Department said on Wednesday, years...
Uber will no longer allow creepy employees to spy on riders' travels
The days of random Uber employees spying on riders with a “God View” app as a party trick are over, as the New York Attorney General announced Wednesday that he...
Offense sputters as free-falling Nets hammered by Raptors
Two games without Jarrett Jack, one uglier than the next. Brook Lopez said Wednesday night’s performance might have been the Nets’ most disappointing offensive performance of the season, while coach...
Carmelo Anthony propels streaking Knicks past Heat
MIAMI — Something special is brewing since the new year dawned and the Knicks were embarrassed by the Bulls in Chicago on Jan. 1. Since that nightmarish fourth quarter in...
Identity theft ringleader nabbed in $400K Saks heist
The head of an identity theft ring that charged over $400,000 worth of designer shoes, handbags and other luxury goods at Saks Fifth Avenue using customers’ stolen credit card data...
Seton Hall battles but falls short against No. 11 Villanova
VILLANOVA, Pa. — Daniel Ochefu made it OK for once for 3-point happy Villanova to keep clanging shots off the rim. He cleaned up messes on both ends and showed...
Brothers after dead dad's art collection sold off by stepmom
Two brothers want to recover tens of millions worth of masterpieces by the likes of Degas and Monet that their stepmother quietly sold off after their art-dealer father died, according...
My boss bragged to my boyfriend about our hot sex
A former hedge funder’s boasts on Facebook about marathon sex sessions with the receptionist in his midtown office are now being used against him in a sexual harassment lawsuit. Marc...
Facebook's anti-Israel double standard on hate speech
Facebook insists it “does not tolerate hate speech” and is vigilant about taking down such content. But the social-media giant seems to apply a double standard. An Israeli advocacy group...
You can thank Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton for North Korea's nukes
North Korea’s boast that it just detonated its first hydrogen bomb met instant doubts from the White House and arms experts. If they’re right, Pyongyang “only” has plain-old atomic bombs....
Clueless mayor vs. cynical governor: NY's homeless wars
Gov. Cuomo is telling the truth on homelessness — sometimes. That puts him a notch up on Mayor de Blasio — but the jury’s still out on whether Cuomo’s actions...
MLB: Jeter's ex-trainer tied to 'HGH pharmacist,' but no wrongdoing
Major League Baseball has been aware of the connection between controversial pharmacist Charles Sly and Derek Jeter’s former trainer, Jason Riley, according to an industry source. However, MLB has not...
How Andrew Cuomo wastes millions on state construction
Gov. Cuomo’s 2017 state budget, which he’ll present next week, is likely to call for billions of dollars in new spending on highways and bridges. Unfortunately, taxpayers won’t get their...
How Trump should respond to the British push to ban him
It looks like the British Parliament is going to debate whether to ban Donald Trump from Britain. It would be crazy to ban him, but the debate also presents an...
Labeling sex offenders' passports is overkill
Say you slept with your girlfriend when you were a senior in high school and she was a freshman. That’s enough to get you labeled a sex offender in some...
North Korea follows Iran's lead in the nuclear-blackmail game
So the first unexpected foreign-policy crisis of 2016 is upon us with news that North Korea may have detonated a hydrogen bomb in a successful test. But really, this isn’t...
Would you let Carmen Electra give you relationship advice?
Harlem comedian Freddie Moultry, 33, and his ex-girlfriend Nicole Ferrell, 28, broke up in 2014 when it became clear she wasn’t ready for marriage and kids. But not long after,...
Mike Piazza's Hall of Fame nod heals Mets' Tom Seaver blunder
For a while, for decades, it was easy to wonder if M. Donald Grant hadn’t irrevocably hacked off the secular gods who determine the celestial matters of baseball import. It...
'Catch Me If You Can' crook had trove of IDs and military medals
The “Catch Me If You Can” wannabe busted in New York had $24,000 cash, a closet full of purple hearts and military uniforms and stacks of forged IDs to further...
Why blind dates are worth a shot
It’s a new year, and Victor, 27, and Margaret, 25, set out to discover if that means a new chance for romance, too. Astoria-based energy consultant Victor — self-described as...
Muhammad Wilkerson has surgery to fix broken right leg
Defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson had surgery Wednesday to repair a broken bone in his right leg. Wilkerson suffered the injury in Sunday’s loss to the Bills, breaking his fibula. Wilkerson...
Trooper charged with perjury in Sandra Bland traffic stop
A Texas state trooper was charged with perjury on Wednesday in connection to the contentious traffic stop last summer of Sandra Bland, a black woman who wound up arrested for...
Todd Bowles gets rid of last of Rex Ryan's coaching holdovers
Three days after the Jets failed to make the playoffs, head coach Todd Bowles made some changes. He fired special teams coordinator Bobby April, who spent just one season with...
'King of Cranes' declares bankruptcy as accident victims' families seek payout
Construction magnate James Lomma declared bankruptcy Wednesday, just a day after the families of two men who were crushed to death by one of his cranes tried to collect a...
Preet Bharara warns lawmakers about enabling corruption
He has sent chills down the spines of a few Albany legislators, but US Attorney Preet Bharara was warmly welcomed Wednesday in Kentucky‘s state house, where he addressed pols on...
El Salvador to arrest soldiers accused in 1989 murder of priests
SAN SALVADOR -- El Salvador said on Wednesday it would cooperate in the arrest of 17 former soldiers accused of killing six Jesuit priests in one of the most notorious...
Ken Griffey Jr. shatters Hall of Fame record despite 3 'no' votes
Tom Terrific has been upstaged by Great Griffey. The big surprise might not be that Ken Griffey Jr., received 99.3 percent of the vote in this year’s Hall of Fame...
Google Translate error changes Russia to evil kingdom 'Mordor'
Russia is home to the Lord of the Rings’ fiery, evil kingdom of Mordor, and its foreign minister is a “sad little horse,” according to a Google Translate “technical error”...
Body of missing woman found after suspected suicide
The body of a missing 37-year-old Riverdale woman was found early Wednesday morning near the Manhattan side of the George Washington Bridge -- and cops believe she leapt to her death, sources...
Mike Piazza elected to Hall of Fame along with Ken Griffey Jr.
Mike Piazza is one Hall of a catcher. It took until a fourth try on the ballot, but the former Mets slugger came crashing through the doors of Cooperstown on...
Winning $500 million might not make you happy, but you'd still love to find out
Millions of Americans dream about winning the $500 million Powerball lottery on Wednesday. But will having all that loot actually make you happier? Studies on previous lottery winnings don’t claim...
These babies were more or less conceived on TV
Late nights shooting scenes, secluded filming locations, hands touching while reaching for a bagel at the craft services table — it makes sense that co-stars can’t help but get it...
'Treasure' is sad and cynical — a great Romanian comedy
Romanian films feel long even when they aren’t, but that’s their peculiar appeal. Director Corneliu Porumboiu’s tale of two sad sacks searching for buried treasure is full of static shots...
How Patriots will run through playoffs for shocking 5th ring
The Serby Crystal Ball reveals all about The Road to Super Bowl 50, beginning Saturday: Wild Card round AFC Chiefs at Texans: Andy Reid and Alex Smith have forgotten how...
Kidnapped college students endured 'extreme torture': officials
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Six people accused of abducting and torturing two University of Rochester students until a SWAT team stormed in have been charged in a 32-count indictment that adds...
US doesn't think North Korea actually has an H-bomb
The so-called “H-bomb of justice” that North Korea boasts of testing this week was probably a less powerful nuclear device and not a hydrogen bomb at all, the White House...
Youth soccer league takes on mighty NFL to save its field
SAN FRANCISCO — A California judge delivered the latest blow to a youth soccer league Tuesday, denying its request to keep the NFL out of a field next to Levi...
Tom Coughlin once rescued a discouraged Jet from losing hell
Jeff Lageman was on the other end of the telephone line the other night reminiscing about the best times of his 10-year NFL career and about the man who helped...
Los Angeles gas leak discovered months ago finally declared an emergency
California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday declared a Los Angeles-area gas leak an emergency and vowed to protect public health and safety. The governor's office said in a statement it...
Bandido biker thugs arrested for waging bloody war on rival gang
SAN ANTONIO — National leaders of the Bandidos biker gang were arrested Wednesday on charges accusing them of racketeering and waging a deadly "war" on the rival Cossacks gang, federal...
'It looked like Niagara Falls': Powerful El Nino storm hits California
LOS ANGELES — The hillside above the California home of Wayne Socha had held firm against thunderstorms over the past three decades. But after a wildfire two years ago stripped...
Morgan Stanley shakeup elevates Kelleher as Fleming exits
One of Wall Street’s top prospects has been benched. Gregory Fleming, the president of Morgan Stanley’s giant wealth management unit, abruptly stepped aside and was replaced by Colm Kelleher, the...
Family mourns grandmother mistakenly killed by Chicago cop
CHICAGO -- The family of a 55-year-old black grandmother accidentally killed by a Chicago police officer called for an end to secrecy around police misconduct cases as her funeral was...
Alabama chief justice orders halt to same-sex marriage licenses
The chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court ordered the state's probate judges on Wednesday not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, despite a ruling by the US Supreme...
Britney Spears’ old NYC penthouse is on the market for $7.6M
A Greenwich Village apartment once owned by Russell Simmons, Keith Richards and Britney Spears is back on the market “one more time” for $7.6 million. First spotted by NYC real...
Socialite's murder reveals black market for hay
The murder of Westchester socialite Lois Colley has revealed a booming black market in her rural area — for hay. Two workers at her sprawling North Salem farm were arrested...
Motorhead fans want new element named 'Lemmium' for fallen frontman
Motörhead fans want to permanently memorialize the band's frontman-- with a a place on chemistry's periodic table of elements. A petition's has been started to give the newly discovered Ununoctium...
Lundqvist's All-Star rejection sets up Ryan McDonagh bid
The surprise isn’t that Henrik Lundqvist was not selected to represent the Rangers at the All-Star extravaganza in Nashville at the end of the month — no surprise at all...
Guys, it’s OK to wear ‘girl’s clothes’
Jaden Smith — the 17-year-old actor, Twitter philosopher and son of Will and Jada Pinkett — has been tapped by Louis Vuitton artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière to front the brand’s...
The day in photos: Jan. 6, 2016
Snow and ice sculptures captivate, a special seal goes for a swim and more.
This mystery butt can kick your ass
An editor for Sports Illustrated released this photo of an unidentified butt, hoping to stir up some mystery. While it's pretty obviously Ronda Rousey, we decided to play along and...
Traffic reporter grossed out by frozen snake stuck to her windshield
This isn’t a windshield wiper, it’s a "windshield viper!"
LeBron James worried over spiraling Johnny Manziel
LeBron James' concern over one of his Cleveland co-stars is starting to grow. The Cavaliers stud, who has made a fair share of guest appearances on the embattled quarterback's Instagram...
National Guardsmen charged with running recruiting-bonus scam
Seven New York National Guardsman -- one of them a city cop -- were arrested Wednesday and charged with manipulating a recruiting incentive program to score thousands of taxpayer dollars. The program...
Little Rudy of 'Cosby Show' is all grown up, and engaged
2016 probably won’t be a great year for Bill Cosby, but it will be a good one for at least one member of the fictional Huxtable family. Keshia Knight Pulliam,...
This fireworks minigun fires 1,000 Roman candles in 45 seconds
Oh, how I love what clever people with too much spare time can accomplish when they put their minds to it. I love it even more when they videos of...
This homeless guy has an epic voice
Newsflare If there were a homeless edition of "America's Got Talent", the-stand out vocals belonging to Bernard Davey would no doubt earn him a ticket to Hollywood. Davey approached...
Giants could battle Eagles to hire Ben McAdoo
If the Giants are serious about replacing Tom Coughlin with Ben McAdoo — and they are — they could have some competition for him from a familiar and fierce rival....
Suspect in McDonald's worker's fatal stabbing turns himself in
Police have arrested a man in the murder of a McDonald’s worker — thanks to the suspect’s inability to stay unplugged. Rafael Gonzalez, who has been living in a New...
Debut of 'Hamilton' online ticket lottery goes worse than ObamaCare
The digital debut of “Hamilton” was an unmitigated flop. An online lottery intended to make scoring cheap tickets to the hit Broadway musical easier — and warmer — crashed the...
CNN's long history of allowing Democratic town-hall plants
On Thursday, CNN will host a town hall with President Obama as part of his “final-year push to make gun control part of his legacy.�� In addition to sitting down...
What are your odds of winning $500 million Powerball jackpot?
The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $500 million as more people across the country buy a chance at the biggest prize in nearly a year. Officials with the...
'The Force Awakens' isn't really the box office champ
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens" will pass “Avatar" as the top-grossing film ever in North America on Wednesday as Tuesday’s $8 million take puts it just $2 million short of...
Chipotle was slow to alert officials to norovirus outbreak
Chipotle Mexican Grill executives could be facing jail time. The Denver-based chain said Wednesday it had received a grand jury subpoena as part of a criminal probe being run out...
Trial set for ex-police chief accused of beating junkie who stole his sex toys
A trial date was set Wednesday in the case of the former Suffolk County police chief accused of covering up his beating of a junkie who was in custody for...
Florida university fires Sandy Hook truther professor
MIAMI - Florida Atlantic University has dismissed a professor who said massacres at a Connecticut elementary school and a county office building in San Bernardino, California, were staged, the university...
Art doc ‘Troublemakers’ not troublesome enough
I’m sure there is a compelling case to be made for the significance of land art, a nature-centric movement that gained popularity in the early 1960s, but “Troublemakers” does not...
Kristen Stewart's 'Anesthesia' is just a long philosophy lecture
"Any way you look at it, grim stuff,” says a philosophy professor (Sam Waterston) in this ensemble-cast ode to existentialist ennui. Some of director/writer Tim Blake Nelson’s sketches of New...
Netflix now live in most countries, but not China
LAS VEGAS — Netflix is expanding into 130 new countries on Wednesday, making its global reach nearly complete save a few key markets, Chief Reed Hastings said. With the additions,...
The convenient store of the future is always open and has no employees
A Swedish man has devised the convenience store of the future -- a shop without workers that customers control with a cellphone app. Robert Iliajason got the idea for the...
Yogis show their stuff in stunning cityscapes
See yogis show their flexibility with Big Apple and Big Ben backdrops.
Ranking NFL's coach openings: Avoid this dumpster fire
The Post ranks the seven open NFL head-coaching jobs in order of appeal for prospective candidates: 1. Giants: One of the NFL's most iconic franchises and a plum job that hasn't...
Gigi Hadid looks at luxe apartment with unemployed boy bander
Ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas is history! In between taking adorable photos and videos of each other on Snapchat and Instagram, celeb couple Gigi Hadid (the trendsetting model) and her latest boy...
Most Americans are totally broke
Americans are starting 2016 with more job security, but most are still theoretically only one paycheck away from the street. Approximately 63 percent of Americans have no emergency savings for...
Starlin Castro beams over Yankees' big-name welcome wagon
It's the dead of baseball winter, but behind the scenes, the Yankees have been rolling out a pinstriped welcome mat for Starlin Castro. The team's new second baseman, acquired from the...
Melissa Mark-Viverito to pay $7K fine for campaign-finance shenanigans
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito has agreed to pay a $7,000 fine to settle charges that she violated the city's campaign finance law by accepting free consulting advice from a...
The factor nobody is talking about in this year’s Oscar race
It’s a frantic season in Hollywood: Oscar voters have been deluged with screeners, ads, invitations to parties and pleas to attend Q&A sessions with Oscar aspirants — all in the...
Jay Cutler opens up about marriage counseling
Bears fans may want to send Jay Cutler's therapist a gift basket. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, the Bears quarterback credits couples therapy with reality-star wife Kristin Cavallari...
Jury will decide fate of cop who fatally shot unarmed man in stairwell
A Brooklyn jury will decide the fate of an NYPD officer charged with accidentally killing an unarmed man in 2014 while on patrol, the cop's lawyer told The Post Wednesday....
Judge blasts city for destroying Ray Kelly's emails
A Manhattan federal court judge blasted the city as being “grossly negligent” for destroying key email evidence from former Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and others relating to a class-action lawsuit...
This dog can play soccer better than most Americans
See Scotch jump, see Scotch play soccer better than you can! The 3-year-old border collie, is so well trained that he can more than hold his own with his human...
Rex Ryan could be down to his last chance
Rex Ryan's vote of confidence from Bills ownership comes with an early expiration date. The Buffalo News reports Ryan and general manager Doug Whaley both were told by Bills owner Terry...
No joke: Bill Murray can't steal Wu-Tang album from Shkreli
Sorry, Wu-Tang Clan fans. Famed actor Bill Murray will not “Bring Da Ruckus.” RZA, the leader of the legendary rap group, said there’s no contractual clause that allows the funnyman...
Scary sinkhole eats school bus, kids somehow OK
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. — Baltimore County police say a school bus carrying high school students got stuck in a sinkhole that opened up after a water main break, but the students...
Disgusting serial spitter terrorizes Brooklyn residents
A serial spitter is on the loose in Brooklyn, according to disgusted neighborhood activists. The repulsive offender has been striking without warning, residents of Prospect Park and Lefferts Gardens have...
Photo shows new 'Jihadi John' with gun-toting child
This is the new “Jihadi John,” who sneaked out of Britain while on bail and fled to Syria to join ISIS with his wife and four children. The Twitter photo...
Dog saves trapped pup by luring police officer, just like Lassie
ORANGE, Mass. — It was a scene straight out of an episode of "Lassie." Police in western Massachusetts say a dog approached an officer on Tuesday barking frantically and then...
Evolving Carmelo gets out of the way for Knicks' clutch play
MIAMI — There were many items to savor about Tuesday’s milestone 17th win in Atlanta. Derek Fisher’s crew got off to a solid start and broke it open in the...
Dad squeezed baby daughter so hard he broke her ribs: police
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police are searching for a man accused of squeezing his baby daughter so hard he broke her ribs. Police said Wednesday that 23-year-old Billy Damond Williams is...
Palestinian women attack Israel in unprecedented numbers
NABLUS, West Bank — When Palestinian youths began a wave of grassroots and often suicidal stabbing attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians several months ago, it wasn't his three sons...
Our Hall of Fame ballots: Bonds, Clemens support may surprise
The results of voting for the baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2016 will be announced Wednesday afternoon, and Ken Griffey Jr. and former Mets catcher Mike Piazza are expected...
City living is making you fat
Living in the big city is bad for your waistline, a new study reveals. Researchers from Switzerland's Lausanne’s Federal Institute of Technology mapped the body mass index of 6,000 people...
Man fights to keep his 'Zombie Nativity' scene alive
CINCINNATI — An Ohio man pledged Tuesday to not let his "zombie Nativity" display die without a fight, while an apparent supporter dressed as a zombie was jailed for contempt...
Toyota wants to make a crash-less car a reality
LAS VEGAS — Toyota is hiring some big guns to run its new research arm for driverless cars — and the car maker said the new brains are tackling a...
Is that Ronda Rousey's bare ass?
Ronda Rousey had her ass handed to her in the ring back in November, and now Sports Illustrated apparently has shared Rousey's naked derriere with the world. Rousey, the former UFC women's bantamweight...
VW shows off all-electric minivan after emissions scandal
LAS VEGAS — What will convince America to forgive Volkswagen for last year’s emissions scandal? The German auto giant is betting on an idea for a new, eco-friendly Microbus. Volkswagen...
Dad eyed in killing of pregnant woman found in basement
A pregnant day care operator missing since the weekend was found dead and partially buried Wednesday in the basement of her Bronx home — and her father is the prime...
Valeant names interim CEO Schiller to replace Pearson
Valeant Pharmaceuticals has named former finance chief Howard Schiller as interim CEO while the troubled drug company’s chairman and chief executive remains hospitalized with severe pneumonia. Valeant said Tuesday that...
Christian college begins effort to fire professor who wore hijab
CHICAGO — Officials of a Christian college in suburban Chicago on Tuesday said they have begun efforts to fire a professor who was placed on leave after asserting that Christians...
Criminal investigation under way at Chipotle
Chipotle has been served with a federal subpoena as part of a criminal investigation tied to a norovirus outbreak at one of its restaurants. The subpoena, received last month, requires...
Starboard calls for management overhaul at Yahoo
Activist investor Starboard Value ratcheted up the pressure on Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, demanding the company shake up management and calling for a spinoff or sale of the company’s core...
Gunman held toddler inside suburban Atlanta home for 13 hours: police
ATLANTA — A man with a gun held a 2-year-old boy hostage Wednesday in a standoff that's lasted more than 13 hours, and a SWAT team sealed off the neighborhood...
Someone used a Rolls-Royce in a drive-by
A mystery gunman known as “Ghost” pulled a gun from his Rolls-Royce in the predawn hours Wednesday and started blasting wildly outside a Chelsea hot spot, police said. Angry over...
'He wanted to scar me': Woman recounts knife attack on walk to work
A young woman’s daily walk from the subway to her job at Whole Foods took a terrifying turn on Wednesday when a man slashed her face in a random attack...
Arson suspect says groomsmen didn't support failed marriage
MARTINEZ, Calif. — A man in Northern California was charged with arson after he allegedly set fire to homes and cars belonging to his groomsmen in revenge for not supporting...
5 surprising secrets to scoring a job interview
Want to land your dream job this year? Then you need to have a résumé that kicks ass in today’s world. “When you send your résumé to a company now,...
Airlines have created a class of spoiled, entitled snots
To many air passengers, frequent flier programs are like the gold stars we used to get as school kids as a reward for a job well done. But unlike those...
The most important fitness trick you're not doing
Scientists have known for years that by including short, higher-effort intervals (e.g., running faster for 30 seconds every three to five minutes) followed by recovery (i.e., going back to your...
The 7-day fitness plan that will actually help you shed pounds
A firm believer in the “no pain, no gain” idea of fitness that frequently had him working out to the point of collapse, Mike Berland couldn’t understand why he wasn’t...
US sees Syria's Bashar Assad outlasting Obama's presidency
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's best-case scenario for political transition in Syria does not foresee Bashar Assad stepping down as the country's leader before March 2017, outlasting Barack Obama's presidency...
Attacker pummels man on Christmas Eve in Bronx bodega
A 61-year-old Bronx man was pummeled to the ground in a Bronx bodega on Christmas Eve after he bumped into another customer. The attacker was caught on surveillance video on...
Same cast, yet different faces on Season 2 of 'American Crime'
An elite private school in the Midwest is shaken to its core when a member of the school’s basketball team is implicated in a male-on-male sexual assault in the second...
Man charged with attempted murder in Christmas Day shooting of wife
A Bronx man who allegedly shot his wife on Christmas morning while his kids slept and then fled to Maryland was charged Tuesday with attempted murder. Rafael Herrera fired two...
Cuomo order would restore 50,000 rent-protection apartments
Gov. Cuomo is expected to announce Wednesday that he’s ordering landlords who received special tax breaks to restore 50,000 apartments in the city to the rent-protection rolls. Administration and housing...
Dalmation donated to firehouse to lift spirits after 9/11 dies
A dalmatian that became the prized mascot of a lower Manhattan FDNY firehouse after the 9/11 attacks died on Tuesday. The dog named Twenty was donated 15 years ago as...
Obama's teary speech won’t do a thing about gun violence
It’s been over two years, but all of us can — should — share President Obama’s tears in recalling the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre of innocent schoolchildren. I’ve got a...
Steve Israel retiring from Congress to become a novelist
WASHINGTON — Rep. Steve Israel, a veteran Long Island congressman who rose up the ranks of the Democratic leadership, will retire from Congress — to pursue a career as a...
Davos conference goes all new age-y this year
The Davos conference for masters of the universe appears to be taking a decidely new age-y tack this year — highlighting the gender pay gap and LGBT rights. The World...
Hotel exec says US thinks he's his Mafia-linked dad
An Italian businessman says he’s been barred from entering the United States since 2008 because federal authorities think he’s his father, who was once under investigation for links to the...
Bratton tells women to 'buddy up' in cabs to prevent driver assaults
Big Apple women should think twice before getting into a late-night taxi by themselves — as sexual assaults by drivers are on the rise, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton warned Tuesday....
How a scuffle helped Kristaps Porzingis earn Knicks' respect
ATLANTA — In his brief scuffle with Atlanta’s Kent Bazemore, 7-foot-3 Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis picked up his first-ever NBA technical foul Tuesday, but didn’t realize a fine comes along...
Out-of-towners flock to NYC's homeless shelters
The city’s homeless shelters are a last resort for many New Yorkers, but they’re attracting an increasing number of people from out of town. Roughly 1 in 6 adult couples...
Cuomo announces revised plan to add third rail to LIRR
Gov. Cuomo on Tuesday vowed to build a third track along 9.8 miles of the Long Island Rail Road between Floral Park and Hicksville to ease the notoriously congested commute....
What Tom Coughlin was most thankful for during time with Giants
Tom Coughlin says he isn’t done coaching, but that didn’t keep him from taking a long stroll down his own memory lane Tuesday. A significant chunk of Coughlin’s farewell press...
Homeless ignore Cuomo, stay outside in below freezing temps
The city’s homeless defiantly stayed on the streets Tuesday, even as temperatures dipped to their lowest in 10 months. The hearty vagrants included 10 who hunkered down on a subway...
Tiger Woods wishes he could golf like this NYC granny
An Upper East Side grandmother who took up golf only three years ago nailed not one — but two — holes-in-one within minutes of each other on a Florida course....
Where Paul DePodesta's departure will hurt Mets the most
The Mets, in the wake of their October thrill ride, now have received two informational bombshells this offseason. Both covered not their players, but rather their front office. The first,...
Brokers better invest in cyber security -- or else
Protect you clients’ data — or you’ll pay. Brokers who don’t invest in cyber security face stiffer fines in 2016 as part of a stepped-up enforcement strategy, Wall Street’s self-regulating...
Blackstone captures $625M worth of air rights
As part of its world record $5.46 billion purchase of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, Blackstone has tucked away air rights that could be worth some $625 million. While...
Will Henrik Lundqvist's key save lead to a return to dominance?
There were just under 90 seconds remaining in the first period and here came the estimable Tyler Seguin and Patrick Sharp on a 2-on-1 against Henrik Lundqvist that would surely...
The Real Deal finds a new home in Hudson Yards
Ten years ago, when The Real Deal signed its lease, rents at its 158 W. 29 St. home were $17 a square foot. With new rents in the mid-$50s per...
Nets' Joe Johson is banged-up and may not play vs. Raptors
The Nets continued to be a walking, talking, limping tribute to Murphy’s Law on Tuesday. Joe Johnson, who figures to gain added ball distribution duties to help reserve point guards...
Time Inc. shuffles executives as stock drops to new low
As its stock price slumped to an 18-month low on Tuesday, Time Inc. unveiled some executive-level changes aimed at boosting revenue. Evelyn Webster, an executive vice president, is expected to...
Kevin Hayes back in lineup as Alain Vigneault alters tough-love strategy
It wasn’t exactly a ringing endorsement from either side after Kevin Hayes returned to the Rangers’ lineup for their 6-2 win over the Stars on Tuesday night at the Garden....
Fraudsters responsible for James Blake tackle come clean
Three men charged in a credit card-fraud ring that led to the tackle takedown and false arrest of ex-tennis pro James Blake copped to grand larceny Tuesday in exchange for...
I threw my career away for love, and it was all a lie
A TV news producer broke the first rule of journalism when she fell in love with a dashing doctor she was helping interview for a big story — but it...
Chris Mullin reveals why he's hopeful despite St. John's losing skid
Chris Mullin likes to lose as much as he likes to talk about injuries. He returned to his alma mater to restore winning to a program that has done very...
Now you can order groceries straight from your refrigerator
LAS VEGAS — Refrigerator technology is about to get way cooler — and New Yorkers will be among the first to get a peek. Samsung unveiled its new Family Hub...
How success could devour this Jets regime
A funny thing happened to Mike Maccagnan in his first season as general manager: The Jets nearly made the playoffs. The job Maccagnan did puts him front-and-center in the running...
Iran's president slams Saudis after execution of influential cleric
Tension heightened across the Middle East on Tuesday, with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declaring that Saudi Arabia could not hide its “crime” of executing a prominent Shiite cleric. Kuwait followed...
Dogs may be man's best friend, but they're just property: judge
Another New York judge has turned his back on man’s best friend, declaring that dogs are nothing more than property under the law. Echoing a recent Manhattan judge’s ruling, Nassau...
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The Bronx A young suspect swiped a woman’s purse at a Fordham Heights clothing store, authorities said. The 36-year-old victim was shopping at The Gap on East Fordham Road with...
Banging 'head on the wall' not stopping 1 Net from a career year
On the surface, Nets forward Thaddeus Young is having an individual season to celebrate — the second-best scoring average of his career, best ever rebounding numbers, rapidly approaching a personal...
High school coach KOs ref with head-butt, doesn't get fired
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lHpCW2lhhM Way to set an example, guy! A Pennsylvania high school basketball coach who apparently head-butted a referee during a game Tuesday night has been put on leave after footage...