January 18, 2016
Cuomo, de Blasio tout $15 minimum wage at MLK tribute
Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio joined a 20-block march in Harlem on Monday to demand a $15 minimum wage following a Martin Luther King Jr. tribute at which the...
Nets coach: Why it's gone so wrong for Shane Larkin
TORONTO — With his up-tempo pace putting stress on his starters and older players, Nets interim coach Tony Brown needs to see his bench break out of its funk. And...
Kid whose mistake at mosque cost him a hand says he felt no pain
The Pakistani teen accused of blasphemy in front of his mosque said he used a grass-cutting machine to chop off his right hand as penance – and felt no pain...
NBA talks up 'best mind' to turn around Nets
TORONTO — As the Nets search for their new general manager, Bryan Colangelo continues to emerge as a top candidate. He’s a two-time NBA Executive of the Year, and players...
Assembly Speaker Heastie retains Albany lobbyist as paid consultant
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is paying $4,000 a month to a political consulant who is also a lobbyist with a long list of clients seeking help from the Legislature’s most...
Golfer shows off gruesome hand after 'fight with chainsaw'
Warning: graphic image LONDON -- Welsh golfer Jamie Donaldson looks set to miss this week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship after tangling with a chainsaw and picking up a severe...
What Justin Upton's $132M deal means for Yoenis Cespedes
Free-agent outfielder Justin Upton agreed Monday to a six-year contract with the Tigers, according to multiple reports. USA Today reported the deal is worth $132.75 million. Upton is the second...
This newscaster-turned-man-eater is ‘Bachelor’ enemy No. 1
The ladies of the mansion had better watch their backs. After staking a claim to “Bachelor” Ben Higgins’ heart last week, the snaky Olivia Caridi made her mission loud and...
Warriors rip the soul out of LeBron James
The king is dead; long live the king. Stephen Curry and the sweet-shooting Warriors performed a regicide Monday, demolishing King James and the Cavaliers in a beatdown for the ages....
US prisoners freed in Iran swap reunite with families
Three Americans freed in a prisoner swap with Iran were receiving medical treatment in Germany on Monday following an emotional reunion in Boston between a fourth ex-captive and his mom.
Nets' ugly 4th-quarter habit rears its head again
TORONTO — The Nets started the official second half of their season the same way the first half went: with a gut-wrenching, late-game collapse. Locked in a tie midway through...
The Rangers are done
If the 2013-14 and 2014-15 Rangers were called Zed, do you know what we’d be saying right now? Zed’s dead, baby; Zed’s dead. Forty-five games into 2015-16, it is time to...
Cam explosion; Gronk, Brady wonder: 5 NFL things to watch
With the NFL’s championship games set and the Super Bowl fast approaching, here are five things to watch this weekend: Career dominance to watch As if he needed any more...
Hey, kids --- colleges see your social-media profile
“None of the capabilities enabled by social media are new,” insists Danah Boyd in her book “It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens.” Boyd, who wants us all to...
Welcome to the world where everyone's right --- or a villain
We’re all so sure of ourselves. That’s the trend I see around me — and it doesn’t matter the topic. Culture, entertainment, politics, whatever. For example: If you’re watching the...
Ted Cruz is the new Bill Clinton
As we’ve been made painfully aware this campaign, Hillary Clinton is no Bill Clinton. But what should worry Hillary is that Ted Cruz just might be. In last week’s debate,...
Dwight Freeney vs. Peyton? Ranking juiciest Super Bowl matchups
All four potential Super Bowl matchups are compelling, and you can rate them in any order, really. Here is my ranking of the Super Sunday possibilities: 1. Broncos vs. Cardinals Peyton...
Cuomo's pathetic buy-in to the "community schools" lie
Just what led Gov. Cuomo to embrace Mayor de Blasio’s drive to keep failing schools open and turn them into full-scale social-service centers? His State of the State speech called...
A full-time City Council is bad news for New York
Boosting productivity or working longer hours is usually good reason for a pay hike — but not when it comes to the City Council. The Quadrennial Advisory Commission has recommended...
Hillary Clinton's Caymans-tax-dodge hypocrisy
Hillary Clinton last week lunged into her most flagrant fit of hypocrisy yet. With Bernie Sanders surging, she took new aim at the rich — including their use of tax...
China's GDP report might deliver good news to investors
US investors got a bit of a reprieve Monday as US stock markets were closed. But the carnage continued overseas in global equity markets still reeling from declining oil prices...
New law website analyzes Cosby, 'Making a Murderer' cases
Media entrepreneur Dan Abrams is creating a new Web destination for crime-fixated New Yorkers. The site, called LawNewz.com, is slated to launch Tuesday and is already tackling topics as diverse...
Why throwback Michael Conforto can grow into a superstar
A refresher: Michael Conforto started the 2015 season in Class-A ball. He finished the season with the second-highest World Series OPS, with 1.046, of any player who played in multiple...
'No layoffs ... this week': Marissa Mayer's creepy comment kills morale
You’re not getting fired this week — feel better now? That was the creepy message Yahoo! boss Marissa Mayer had for employees at a companywide meeting earlier this month, drawing...
Spring St. storefront sells for Soho record $112M
A Chanel-filled storefront in Soho with just 4,500 square feet on the ground of 139 Spring St. was sold on Friday for an area record of $24,888 per square foot,...
Arron Afflalo proving he can be Knicks' go-to guy in clutch
Coach Derek Fisher claimed it was a typical game for Arron Afflalo. Like most nights, Fisher said, he saw an “aggression, a mindset” on both ends from Afflalo, who was...
ING's moving down 6th Ave. to Douglas Durst's building
Advancing the resurgence of the Durst Organization’s 1133 Sixth Ave., ING Financial Holdings Corp. will move its New York offices there from Paramount’s 1325 Sixth Ave. The newly signed 10-year...
Peeps eyes millennial moms in social media invasion
Peeps, the ubiquitous yellow marshmallow chicks synonymous with Easter, are looking to capture the sweet tooth of millennial moms. And the maker of the decades-old treat is willing to meet...
John Bach, Fordham legend and ex-NBA coach, dead at 91
Longtime basketball coach John Bach, the all-time winningest coach in Fordham history and the architect of defenses that helped the Chicago Bulls win three consecutive NBA titles in the early...
Cop charged in fatal stairwell shooting will take the stand
The NYPD rookie cop who accidentally shot and killed an unarmed man in a housing project stairwell in 2014 will take the stand at his upcoming Brooklyn criminal trial, his...
Kristaps Porzingis reassures Knicks fans after gut-wrenching fall
As he has so many times, Kristaps Porzingis went up for an offensive rebound. He tried to use his massive 7-foot-3 size to simply outreach his opponents. This time, though...
It's time to get angry at the Knicks -- and that's a good thing
An old emotion returned to Madison Square Garden on Monday afternoon, missing for a couple of years, absent for just about every second of the Knicks’ season so far. You...
This '90s brand is about to make a big comeback
The Guess brand just got a major refresh. After years of tumultuous ups and downs, Guess? Inc. is releasing an ongoing, collaborative project called Guess Originals. For its inaugural season,...
Olivia Munn is rocking bold lip colors
Actress Olivia Munn has been popping up all over Gotham the last few weeks, making promotional rounds for her new movie, “Ride Along 2.” As if her looks weren’t already...
Blame our lousy economy for Wall Street's woes
So what the hell is going on with the stock market? You have the right to ask that question, not only because stock prices are down nearly 10 percent in...
Enough already with all the tragically flawed TV characters
It’s fine if TV heroes have deep, dark secrets — it makes them more human, more complex. Oh yeah — and it helps the actors win Emmys and Golden Globes....
Ticks carrying Lyme disease in almost half of US counties
Ticks that can spread Lyme disease now live in almost half of US counties, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Varieties of the...
Renowned artist killed when motorcycle slams into him near his home
An Upper West Side artist and longtime college professor was identified on Monday as the pedestrian fatally struck by a motorcyclist just steps from his home. Tom McAnulty, 73, was...
Christian moms and wives join the fight against ISIS
The second class of the all-female Syriac Christians Brigade proudly took its place earlier this month on the front lines in the fight against ISIS, whose own increasing use of...
5 facts about the Zika virus
This past weekend, the US went into panic mode when the Zika virus was found in a baby born with brain damage in Oahu, Hawaii. It was the first instance...
Emerson Etem painfully aware of why Rangers dumped him
It wasn’t necessarily a leading question, but Emerson Etem interrupted before a reporter could finish asking whether the newest Canuck had any bitterness towards the Rangers, who traded him Jan....
Knicks need double OT to avoid indignity of loss to 76ers
Carmelo Anthony, along with virtually everyone on the Knicks’ side and those among the sellout Garden crowd, figured this one was over. The Knicks had led the Sixers by 18...
Teenage boy hit and killed by Metro North train
A teenage boy was struck and killed by a Metro North train this afternoon. The boy was at or near the Philipse Manor station in the village of Sleepy Hollow...
Ex-Auschwitz medic, 95, to stand trial for 3,681 deaths
A 95-year-old man who worked as a paramedic at Auschwitz will stand trial next month as an accessory to the murder of 3,681 death camp inmates, a German court announced...
Papa John's steps in it with Joseph Stalin pizza contest
The Russian branch of Papa John’s used Joseph Stalin’s name as part of a promotion for free pizza pies, enraging anyone with a sense of history. Customers were asked to...
Is this hair trend the new man bun?
The Biebs is making a splash on social media again, and this time it’s not because of his bare assets. The young pop star took to Instagram on Saturday to...
You won't believe how cheap gas in Michigan was this weekend
At some Michigan gas stations on Sunday, drivers could buy a gallon of gas for a couple of quarters — and still get change back. The uber-low prices — as...
New York liberals insulted by 'liberal' label
Few things characterize liberals more than their eagerness to find offense and play the victim — even when someone calls them by a name they should be proud of: liberals....
Miley’s wearing her engagement ring from Liam Hemsworth again
https://www.instagram.com/p/BAr1FHXQzL2/?taken-by=mileycyrus Is it Insta-official now? Amid rumors that she’s romantically reconnected with ex-fiancé Liam Hemsworth, Miley Cyrus posted four typically zany pics to Instagram Monday morning — but wearing her...
NYC could get nearly a foot of snow this weekend
Stock up on hot chocolate, warm gear and shovels before the weekend — because we’re not going to have a snow-free winter after all. The city could be buried under...
Mark Cuban mystified by Khloe Kardashian's racist-fans accusation
Mark Cuban was dumbfounded over claims by Khloe Kardashian that she and ex-husband Lamar Odom were the victims of racist taunts during Odom's brief stint with the Mavericks. "Anytime I...
Americans kidnapped in Baghdad
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces fanned out across the Baghdad neighborhood Monday morning where three Americans were reportedly kidnapped over the weekend, closing streets and conducting house-to-house searches. An Iraqi...
Sex offender questioned after teen taken hostage and raped
A 19-year-old woman was abducted at knifepoint by a stranger on a Bronx street and driven to Queens, where he raped her, cops said on Monday. Detectives were questioning a...
Giants fight off Eagles to retain Steve Spagnuolo
Steve Spagnuolo is not going anywhere. But anyone who thinks the hiring of Ben McAdoo means the Giants will experience coaching staff continuity is mistaken. Spagnuolo stays, but Tom Coughlin’s...
Porzingis is so good, they had to rewrite 'The Simpsons'
Kristaps Porzingis is swatting away the familiar punchlines, from New York to Springfield. Sunday night's episode of "The Simpsons" featured some good old-fashioned animated mockery of the Philadelphia 76ers, via Kwik-E-Mart...
Ronda Rousey can't wait for Holly Holm rematch
Ronda Rousey gave a more definitive timeline for her highly anticipated rematch with Holly Holm, and dispelled any rumors she was retiring from UFC. The former bantamweight champ told TMZ she...
Missing Hong Kong bookseller returned to China over fatal DUI (or so he says)
BEIJING — A Swedish bookseller whose mysterious disappearance sparked fears he might have been abducted by Chinese agents said he had voluntarily turned himself in to the authorities over a...
French soldiers killed by avalanche while training in Alps
An avalanche in the French Alps swept away a military unit training in the backcountry, killing five soldiers and injuring several others Monday, officials said. Lawmaker Julien Aubert confirmed the...
EPA defends Obama's handling of Flint water crisis
The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency on Monday defended the Obama administration's handling of a crisis in Flint, Michigan, with lead-contaminated drinking water. Speaking to reporters after an...
The Patriots are unstoppable
The pathological winners are here again, on the doorstep of a historic fifth Super Bowl crown. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, grinding inexorably closer to moving past Terry Bradshaw and...
62 people own as much wealth as half the world’s population
The wealth divide between the world’s richest and poorest is turning into a Grand Canyon. Last year, just 62 individuals held wealth equivalent to the amount owned by 3.6 billion...
US sailors were held at gunpoint by Iran
WASHINGTON — The 10 American sailors who were briefly detained by the Iranian military last week were held at gunpoint and had a verbal exchange with Iranian personnel before they...
Driver plunges car into filthy Gowanus Canal after fleeing hit-and-run: police
A Brooklyn driver plunged his car – decorated with two hand grenade stickers – into the heavily polluted Gowanus Canal Monday morning after fleeing from a nearby hit-and-run, police sources...
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Dogs guard El Chapo at Mexican prison
Recaptured druglord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is under constant watch inside his Mexican prison -- by both human and canine guards, alike.
JPP has 'grip' surgery that may determine Giants future
Pierre-Paul's surgery is designed to work on his right middle finger, which was turned into a bloated, oversized and largely unusable digit as a result of the July 4 fireworks...
Hey, that's not a smartphone, it's just a sardine tin and a sponge!
An Englishman was stunned when he opened up his new cell phone box — and found a can of sardines and a sponge. “I didn’t know what to say when...
These snake-sized worms will haunt your nightmares forever
Monster earthworms -- the largest ever found on British soil -- have been discovered on a Scottish island, researchers announced.
These insane near-death experiences will get your heart racing
These people looked death in the eye but somehow made it through. Their dramatic close calls were all caught on tape, so you can share in the adrenaline rush.
Seal strikes 'Do ya think I'm sexy?' pose
She sure knows how to "seal" the spotlight! This reclining pinniped struck a seductive pose on the beach in Heligoland, Germany — showing off her sand-covered belly for the cameras....
Cat gets high as hell on catnip after breaking into pet store
A kitty jonesing for catnip "broke" into a Dutch pet store and went wild on the feline uppers, video posted to YouTube shows.
Mass sex attacks 'good' for Germany's far-right movement
Sex attacks in Germany have emboldened the nation’s xenophobic base, which claims the rapes are "good" for its nationalistic movement. The far-right-wing, anti-Islamic Pegida group has been staging demonstrations and...
Chelsea Clinton, Ivanka Trump campaign for parents
Chelsea Clinton is on the campaign trail, and as of Monday Ivanka Trump is on the air. “Hello I’m Ivanka Trump. When I was a young girl, my father, Donald...
Constellation named after David Bowie
The Man Who Fell to Earth now has a home in outer space. Belgian astronomers announced the naming of a new constellation near Mars after David Bowie. They chose seven...
Formula 1 boss' cranky sexism: Female drivers are a joke
Rule number one when you’re head honcho of a sport with global appeal — don’t insult half the world’s population. That is, women. Rule number two — if you are...
Ex-boyfriend killed SUNY students in bedroom before suicide: police
GENESEO, N.Y. — Police are expected to release more information on the deaths of two college students and a former student at a house next to a western New York...
Disillusion in Syria as ISIS revealed as dishonest, criminal scum
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Mohammed Saad, a Syrian activist, was imprisoned by the Islamic State group, hung by his arms and beaten regularly. Then one day, his jailors quickly pulled him...
Meet Carly Fiorina's husband, Frank
MARION, Iowa — There's another man out on the presidential campaign trail this year looking to become America's first gentleman. While former President Bill Clinton tours the country on behalf...
Ronda Rousey's boyfriend did horrible things to opponent's eye
Matt Mitrione came up on the wrong end of a TKO loss to Travis Browne on Sunday night, and his eye may have taken the brunt of the punishment. Mitrione...
Cuomo, de Blasio to speak at MLK Day event
Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio top the list of politicians set to speak about Martin Luther King’s legacy Monday at a Manhattan event honoring the slain civil-rights leader’s memory. They’re...
Kids book about George Washington's happy slaves is pulled from shelves
Scholastic is pulling a new picture book about George Washington and his slaves amid objections it sentimentalizes a brutal part of American history. "A Birthday Cake for George Washington" was...
British PM says Muslim women must learn English or risk being deported
British Prime Minister David Cameron came under fire Monday after publishing an op-ed piece hinting that immigrant Muslim women should be considered for deportation if they don’t improve their English....
SUNY opens probe into charter school over 'forced out' students
The State University Charter School Institute has opened a probe into whether a Success Academy charter school in Brooklyn improperly used its disciplinary policy to force out struggling students, The...
SpaceX launches satellite, spectacularly botches sea landing
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Sunday and put a climate-monitoring satellite into orbit, but botched an attempted return landing...
Novak Djokovic: I was offered $200,000 to throw match
MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic recalled his own brush with match-fixing, as the start of the year's first Grand Slam tournament was overshadowed by corruption allegations. Djokovic started his bid...
British politicians seriously debate banning Trump from UK
British lawmakers on Monday began debating whether to bar GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump from entering the United Kingdom. More than a half-million people in Britain signed an online petition...
Woman gives birth to baby boy on board Queen Mary 2
The world’s largest ocean liner docked in Brooklyn on Sunday with precious cargo — an infant born aboard. A doctor on the famed Queen Mary 2 sprang into action to...
De Blasio strikes deal to cut number of horse-carriage drivers
Mayor de Blasio struck an agreement with horse-carriage drivers Sunday night that would let them operate only in Central Park and cut their numbers by more than half, while slashing...
NYC on track for latest snowfall accumulation in winter ever
The city’s brief flirtation with flurries Sunday wasn’t enough to even leave a dusting on the ground — putting the Big Apple on track to beat a record set in...
Arrest made after selfie-stick seller chases burglars with bat
A Queens businessman who sells selfie sticks online grabbed a bat and turned into a crime-fighter when he spotted burglars swiping boxes of his inventory from his home over the...
Cop found dead with gun, cruiser missing
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — A police officer was found dead behind the municipal building in Danville, Ohio, and a suspect is in custody, authorities said Monday. Danville Officer Thomas Cottrell...
MTA probing leak of confidential report on 'mob-style' boss
The MTA is investigating the leak of a confidential report that identified whistle-blowers who complained of “mob-style” bullying by an out-of-control supervisor. As The Post reported last week, Coney Island...
Doctor drugged, raped woman in homemade dungeon
A Swedish doctor fed a woman drug-laced strawberries and then repeatedly raped her in a homemade bunker that he planned to use for more victims, Swedish authorities said.
'He's a cop, shoot him!': Officer in battle with thieves
A pack of muggers held up an off-duty officer outside a Bronx apartment building early Monday — and as soon as they saw his badge, one said, “He’s a cop,...
Rubber-room bosses thought napping on the job was hilarious: teacher
Rubber-room supervisors find it hilarious that teachers are dozing on the taxpayer dime, says social-studies teacher David Suker — and he should know, he’s the instructor shown sleeping “on the...
A lot of pedestrians killed on NYC streets are drunk
Nearly one in five pedestrians killed on city streets in the past decade were drunk at the time, a study has found. The analysis by Alcoholic.org found 18 percent of...
How NYC's teachers union spent $169M last year
Many city kids are struggling in the classroom, but there’s one subject the teachers union excels at — spending members’ dues to wield political clout, protect jobs and maintain the...
Your car will probably never get towed in Staten Island
Parking scofflaws on Staten Island get a free ride like nowhere else in New York City, a Post investigation found. Of the 300,342 illegally parked vehicles towed or booted citywide...
Jacking an ATM is shockingly easy
These Australian thieves were caught on camera with what at first looks like a bone-headed plan to steal an ATM. But it turns out not all heists need "Mission: Impossible"-style preparation.
Schumer taking on city's 'dead-zones' one lost call at a time
Sen. Charles Schumer on Sunday announced a new campaign aimed at improving cellphone “dead zones” in the city and Long Island by encouraging New Yorkers to log complaints on his...
Why inmates want inside Rikers' disciplinary wing
Teenage inmates on Rikers Island are attacking correction officers and other prisoners just so they’ll get sent to a special disciplinary wing — where they’re free to watch TV and...
Rock-star romances haunt DJ amid love-triangle legal battle
A Manhattan real estate agent is using radio deejay Carol Miller’s lurid tell-all autobiography against her in a steamy legal battle involving allegations of a love triangle and a barroom...
Missing 'spy' not among prisoners released by Iran
The deals to free five Americans held captive in Iran left behind at least two others — an ex-FBI agent who disappeared in 2007 and a Dubai-based businessman jailed in...
'Agent Carter' and comic book 'Legends' dominate this week's must-watch TV
“Agent Carter” Tuesday at 9 p.m. on ABC The Marvel series returns for its second season with a two-hour premiere that finds SSR Agent Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) traveling from...
Looking for a new job? These 5 industries are hiring like crazy
Welcome to 2016, where the job market is stronger than it has been in years and the unemployment rate is the lowest in almost a decade. “There are nearly 10...
Why these celebrities really need to put some clothes on
When Jennifer Lopez showed up on last Sunday’s Golden Globes red carpet in a caped, full-length Giambattista Valli mustard gown that highlighted a single slit, it almost seemed she was...
The Long Island Medium warns never to forget hair spray
Theresa Caputo has always been about hair-raising experiences. Since 2011, the star of TLC’s “Long Island Medium” has been dazzling audiences with her chilling ability to allegedly channel the dead....
Thrilling 'War and Peace' mini-series puts trite network TV to shame
Lovers of costume drama and romance, Russian-style, will feast their eyes on a splendid new production of Leo Tolstoy’s 19th-century novel “War and Peace.” Produced by the BBC and awards...
The sexy hairstyle that's taking celebrities by storm
When hairstylist Orlando Pita sheared Amanda Seyfried’s heavy waist-length mane into a sassy, shoulder-grazing style in July, the petite, 5-foot-3 starlet morphed from Cousin Itt to It girl with the...
Bernie questions just how tough Hillary really is on Wall Street
WASHINGTON — After weeks of Hillary Clinton pounding him as weak on gun control and health care, Sen. Bernie Sanders shot back with a personal attack Sunday night in a...
Republicans warn Obama’s prisoner swap has set a dangerous precedent
Republican White House hopefuls blasted President Obama on Sunday over the prisoner-release deals that followed implementation of his controversial nuclear agreement with Iran. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Obama had...
Hunky ex-Marine Adam Driver is the hero Hollywood needs
He’s a breath of fresh air in rancid Hollywood, a guy who’s not too busy, egotistical or unpatriotic to give his time, energy and talent to those who need it....
Aid cuts might be Cuomo's downfall as de Blasio prepares to pounce
Gov. Cuomo’s latest assault on Mayor de Blasio — a “humiliating’’ cut in state aid to the city — is prompting predictions that an infuriated de Blasio will reciprocate by...
Bernie mopped the floor with Hillary
Mainstream Democrats breathed a sigh of relief in October when Hillary Clinton dominated the first debate with Bernie Sanders — but after Sunday night’s debate, they’re probably hyperventilating. Or ought...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx Police have released video images of two men who allegedly stole a man’s credit card at gunpoint after he answered a Craigslist advertisement for an iPhone. The 25-year-old...