January 20, 2016
NYPD to test 'ballistic glass' and armored doors on police cars
The NYPD plans to equip 50 cruisers with “ballistic glass” windows and armored doors to test their effectiveness in protecting cops from killers like the one who gunned down two...
Real estate's biggest party of the year!
When the Real Estate Board of New York talks, the politicians listen. The oldest and most influential trade association in the city represents a who’s who of landowners, building investors...
JFK Airport adopts facial-recognition software
The feds are now using facial-recognition software at JFK Airport to prevent impostors from sneaking into the country with passports that aren’t theirs. The technology, which has been tested in...
How the government could easily steady stock prices
The big news on Wall Street wasn’t the fact that stock prices fell sharply at the opening of trading on Wednesday. That’s been happening a lot lately. On Wednesday, the...
Bankruptcy court orders Relativity to pay consulting firm
The restructuring firm battling Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media over a $5 million payment won a bankruptcy court order on Wednesday to receive a lion’s share of the money. Manhattan federal...
Father-daughter scam team 'stole' $750K from employees
A Long Island father-and-daughter scam team is accused of bilking their construction-company clients and employees out of more than $750,000, authorities said. Anthony Rotondaro, 59, owner of Reniss Contracting and...
Homeless man accused of rape told cops he wanted to kill himself
A homeless man accused of raping and robbing a jogger inside a Lower East Side park told cops that he wanted to commit suicide shortly after his arrest, according to...
Rex Ryan, Bills hire NFL's first full-time female coach
Rex Ryan and the Bills made the right kind of history Wednesday by hiring Kathryn Smith as their special teams quality coach, making her the NFL’s first full-time female coach. Smith...
Behold, NYC's new billion-dollar building bonanza!
More buildings are selling for $1 billion, but they are being purchased by a select group with managerial savvy, deep pockets and access to debt. That’s because as buildings get...
Man charged for gunning down ex outside their kid's daycare
A Bronx man has been indicted in the brutal shooting death of his ex-girlfriend outside their child's daycare center in July, officials said Wednesday. Prosecutors said the alleged killer, Eugene...
Make a home out of Make Meaning founder's mansion
Anyone with little ones in the city should know about Make Meaning, the crafting joint where parents, grandparents and caregivers take their charges to make everything from candles to cakes....
Williams, Anthony bail Porzingis out after rookie's worst moment
The Garden fans weren’t chanting for Kristaps Porzingis in the final minute of overtime Wednesday night. The Latvian rookie already had fouled out after making his season’s most boneheaded play,...
New glitz on the world's swankiest shopping strip
A slew of major retail tenants have opened, signed leases or are prepared to swap locations along the priciest parts of Fifth Ave. between 42nd and 57th streets, adding new...
Nets no match for motivated LeBron James, Cavaliers
As soon as Cleveland got humiliated by Golden State on Monday, Nets interim coach Tony Brown knew the Cavaliers would be “breathing fire,” and Donald Sloan said they would come...
Gawker sells stake in company ahead of Hulk Hogan's $100M lawsuit
Gawker Media, facing the prospect of losing a $100 million invasion of privacy lawsuit brought by Hulk Hogan, on Wednesday closed on a deal to sell a minority stake in...
New hotels are about to flood downtown Manhattan
New York City is in the midst of a hotel boom, with Lower Manhattan — notably the Financial District and the Lower East Side — fueling the surge, as developers...
The Nets are a failure off the court too
Colors for the Brooklyn Nets are black and white, but the team’s income statement is bleeding red. Mikhail Prokhorov’s team was the only one in the NBA, in fact, to...
Giuliani chum selling $1.57M Beekman Place condo
Ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s business partner, Marc Mukasey, has put his Beekman Place condo on the market for $1.57 million. This week, Giuliani and Mukasey also announced that they are leaving...
Wilpon plays dumb, Steinbrenner coy on Cespedes hunt
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Fred Wilpon said he was in the dark concerning the Mets’ place in the Yoenis Cespedes sweepstakes, while Hal Steinbrenner playfully tried to make the situation...
Knicks surpass Lakers as NBA's most valuable franchise
Who needs the playoffs when you own the New York Knicks? Owner Jim Dolan’s decision to split the media and sports assets of family-controlled Madison Square Garden Co. paid $3...
New York can't afford a new Penn Station (or anything else)
Andrew Cuomo promises New Yorkers a “legacy” bundle of transit and infrastructure goodies, most of them in or near New York City. A “new” Penn Station! A new LaGuardia Airport!...
Victoria's Secret Angel lands heavenly Chelsea digs
Now that supermodel Gisele Bündchen has officially retired, watch out for another Victoria’s Secret Angel who is also a model and mom from Brazil. Lais Ribeiro, 25, has just bought...
Giants new quarterbacks coach comes from McAdoo's past
The Giants are about to hire Frank Cignetti Jr. as their quarterbacks coach as new head coach Ben McAdoo fills out his staff. Cignetti, who was the Rams’ offensive coordinator...
Fire chief busted for working while collecting pension benefits
An upstate fire-department chief was busted Wednesday for fraudulently pocketing more than $95,000 in pension benefits after retiring in 2000 -- and then taking his old job back and not...
Carmen Fariña's cronyism exposes her real 'education agenda'
It helps to be in the good graces of the king — or, in this case, the queen. As Yoav Gonen reported in Wednesday’s Post, Carmen Fariña has spent years...
Hillary Clinton blames the vast right-wing conspiracy for her email woes
Now the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy has its anti-Clinton tentacles all the way into the Obama administration. At least, that’s the new excuse from Team Hillary on why the email mess...
It sure pays to be Mayor de Blasio's pal
Harold Ickes is the new poster boy for how well it pays to be pals with Mayor de Blasio. As The Post’s Rich Calder reports today, Ickes — a longtime...
What Bernie Sanders misses about the rise in campaign cash
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders thinks that millionaires and billionaries buy elections. He hammered away during Sunday’s Democratic debate, complaining about people “pouring unbelievable sums of money into the...
The issue so big it has religious voters cheering Trump
One of the reasons Donald Trump’s speech at Liberty University electrified evangelical voters is, I suspect, that we haven’t heard on the campaign trail a great deal about religious freedom....
Miami real estate refuses to quit
The Big Apple might have it all, but it definitely doesn’t have good weather — especially now. Fed up with cold, dark days, deep-pocketed New Yorkers are buying second homes...
Bill de Blasio's Hollywood hypocrisy
Because the crime rate is zero, the potholes are all fixed and homelessness has been completely eradicated, Mayor Bill de Blasio now has time to focus on what really matters...
NBA shouldn't deprive fans of Kristaps Porzingis on big stage
Here is one peek into where we have gotten with Kristaps Porzingis. Early Wednesday morning, at a time when it wasn’t clear if his sore foot was going to permit...
Cops searching for teen in smiley face hoodie accused of fatal stabbing
Cops are hunting for a teen killer in a smiley face hoodie who is suspected of stabbing a rival in the chest with a box cutter during an after-school brawl,...
Mets reach deal with veteran left-hander to bolster bullpen
The Mets still could use a bat for the middle of the lineup, but they did bolster their bullpen Wednesday, agreeing to a two-year deal worth $12 million for lefty...
'Shame on you!': Friend of late florist loses it in court
The killer of a parrot-loving Greenwich Village florist smirked as one of the victim’s pals delivered an emotional statement in court Wednesday, sparking a wild shouting match. In between sobs,...
Fariña's teacher pal dodged penalties after testing scandal
Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña pal Patricia Peterson dodged a bullet during a cheating scandal at her old Carroll Gardens elementary school — thanks to one of her questionable promotions. Peterson...
Holly Holm bluntly questions Ronda Rousey's desire
UFC women's bantamweight champion Holly Holm has already moved on to her next matchup against Miesha Tate, and she's no longer concerned whether she faces Ronda Rousey again. Immediately after...
Muslim woman sues Associated Press over photo taken of her in hijab
A Muslim woman from Queens is suing the Associated Press over a photograph that was taken of her wearing a hijab-- because the unauthorized image was later included in a...
'Star Wars' made more than $700 million in just toy sales
"Star Wars" toys generated sales of more than $700 million in the United States in 2015, making them the No. 1 property in the toy industry during the year, a...
WWII veteran to reunite with his wartime girlfriend 70 years later
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A World War II veteran will travel to Australia to reunite with his wartime girlfriend after more than 70 years apart. Norwood Thomas, 93, of Virginia...
Pharma bro Martin Shkreli trolls Congress after subpoena
Troubled pharmaceuticals boss Martin Shkreli is at it again -- responding to a congressional subpoena by sniping on Twitter that maybe he will comply, and maybe he won't. The House...
Ex-Rikers officer sentenced to jail for brutal inmate beat-down
A former Rikers Island correction officer who was convicted of beating an inmate so badly in 2009 that he lost vision in one of his eyes was given 90 days...
Sarah Palin links son's arrest to PTSD, Obama policies
WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin on Wednesday blamed her son’s domestic-violence arrest on post-traumatic stress as she joined Donald Trump for her second day on the presidential campaign trail with the GOP...
Having casual sex in NYC just got easier
This weekend’s forecast: 100 percent chance of swiping right. Meteorologists predict up to 12 inches of snow for NYC that’ll start falling Friday night, and, for the city’s singles, that...
The day in photos: Jan. 20, 2016
Squirrels get camera-ready, frost covers London and more.
The Ziegfeld was doomed from the beginning
I first reported four years ago that the Ziegfeld Theatre could close because of million-dollar-a-year losses. But I’m still saddened by my colleague Steve Cuozzo’s scoop that Manhattan’s only large single-screen...
Navy moves to sink gender-specific titles
The US Navy is looking for a few good names without "men" in them. As part of the move to integrate women in all roles of the military, Navy Secretary...
50 fashion designers tricked out footballs for the Super Bowl
When Vince Lombardi coached the Green Bay Packers to the first-ever Super Bowl championship in 1967, he probably never imagined the sophisticated operation it would become. Blockbuster halftime performances, glitzy...
This poor critter found in the bushes isn't a 'possum or a weird cat'
HAYWARD, Calif. — An emaciated baby northern fur seal is recovering after it was found in some bushes at a San Francisco Bay Area business park. Hayward police said on...
Al D'Amato just fired Dean Skelos' sister-in-law from his lobbying firm
Former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is facing more bad news in the wake of his federal corruption conviction: Al D’Amato just fired Skelos’ sister-in-the-law from his powerhouse lobbying...
Former Homeless Services boss fined for using workers to run her errands
The city's Department of Homeless Services deals with the downtrodden, but a former official at the agency lived like a queen by having workers deliver her lunch, steep her tea,...
Career criminal skipped out on $1,500 steakhouse bill
A career criminal landed in police custody again last week after skipping out on an almost $1,500 restaurant bill, according to authorities. Bruce Gravenhise, 31, racked up a $1,478 tab...
Ricky Williams can stop worrying about smoking all that weed
Ricky Williams and marijuana have been a well-known couple throughout the former football great's career. The Heisman Trophy winner out of Texas never made it a secret. And now, thanks...
Wrongfully jailed man doesn't live long enough to get $4.2M settlement
The family of a man who spent more than two decades in prison for a crime he did not commit will finally collect the windfall settlement he never lived to...
This flight attendant said what you absolutely never want to hear a flight attendant say
Picture this: The weather is horrible, anxiety is high, and your plane is stuck on the tarmac. Then a flight attendant jumps on the intercom, and instead of providing soothing...
And the horniest state in the country is...
Having an intense emotional connection during sex can be quite a high, but keeping things casual also has its perks (like having the whole bed to yourself after he or...
This car's tires are made entirely out of frozen water
Wheels like these are redefining the meaning of "cool runnings." A British ice-sculpting company teamed up with Lexus to build the world's first truly frozen tires. Made from laser-scanned designs of a...
'Educational' Danish zoo cuts up another lion in front of kids
A controversial Danish zoo dissected another lion for a public audience last weekend — despite widespread worldwide outrage a few months ago for pulling the same stunt. People of all...
Rescue worker discovers dead rock climber is his ex-wife
SANTA FE, N.M. — Rescue team volunteer Scott Hicks was responding to a call about a woman who died while rock climbing when he received a shock: The body was...
Great big planet discovered to replace crappy little Pluto
A ninth planet may once again be part of our solar system, according to researchers who said Wednesday they have “good evidence of its existence.” Nicknamed Planet Nine, the giant...
These celebs make bank on Instagram
A lot of people work multiple jobs, but many celebrities have found the easiest way to make a buck these days is through their Instagram account. Can I get a...
This is Ziegfeld theater's next act
It’s fade to black for Midtown’s iconic movie palace the Ziegfeld movie theater — but the iconic venue at 141 W. 54th St. will be reborn as a spectacular high-end...
Four possibilities to replace Mike Francesa
How do you replace a legend? That's the question WFAN faces over the next two years after Mike Francesa announced he would be leaving the station and afternoon slot he's occupied...
Husband arrested after pediatrician wife stabbed to death in shower
A Scarsdale lawyer was charged early Thursday with murder after his wife was found dead inside their mansion, authorities said. Julius Reich, 61, was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge...
Hal Steinbrenner strongly backs Chapman: 'Innocent till proven'
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Hal Steinbrenner ardently defended the Yankees’ most controversial acquisition of the offseason, closer Aroldis Chapman, while meeting with a small group of reporters Wednesday. "I guess...
Ex-con wanted over ISIS-inspired cop-killing plot turns himself in
An ex-con who was wanted for making threats to kill cops in New York and Philadelphia in the name of ISIS turned himself in Wednesday afternoon to a parole officer...
Would you swallow frozen poop if it made you lose weight?
The secret to a slim figure might be as simple as...eating poop. That’s the hypothesis of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, who plan to test the effects of freeze-dried poop...
'Naz & Maalik' is the next great New York movie
"Naz & Maalik” does what all great New York movies do: ground unique, engaging stories in the middle of the glorious chaos that is our city — in this case,...
Dirtbag in deadly Hamptons DUI nabbed in bid to flee America
The despicable millionaire developer accused of drunkenly crashing his Porsche in the Hamptons and then dumping his passenger’s dead body on the side of the road sank even lower —...
Mike Francesa confirms 2017 exit: This is not a negotiating ploy
Mike Francesa is leaving WFAN when his contract is up after 2017, and he means it. The popular talk-show host confirmed his plans, first revealed on a podcast with Fox Sports...
Prostitutes and wrestlers meet up on 'Bleak Street'
"Come, let us have a drink,” says one aging streetwalker to another, “and hate everything and everyone.” If that sounds tempting, then Mexican auteur Arturo Ripstein’s latest will be right...
Buried in Sara Palin's ramblings was a Trump endorsement
This is one of the most competitive presidential elections this country has ever seen, and all of the hopeful candidates are trying to secure any endorsement they can. On Tuesday,...
'Monster Hunt' is one crazy Chinese kids movie
If you’re willing to overlook some monstrously big plot holes and logic gaps, this half-animated Chinese blockbuster is an agreeably bonkers, occasionally disturbing cinematic ride. Director Raman Hui was a...
Oscar Isaac is a shady drifter in uneven 'Mojave'
"Mojave” is a movie-length standoff between two detestable villains. One is a serial killer. The other is a filmmaker. A sort of “Cape Fear” of Hollywood, the movie starts out...
Someone convinced the Internet that Bill Murray is running for president
An online jokester is trying to convince the Internet that Bill Murray is running for president. “I’ve been thinking about doing this for a while now, and you know, it...
Brewers star to team: Please trade me, it makes sense
Jonathan Lucroy knows the Brewers aren't going anywhere this season, and hopes the team does something about it. Like, trade him. Milwaukee's star catcher requested the team deal him this...
Being a barbaric ISIS fighter doesn't pay like it used to
ISIS has chopped the salaries of its fighters in half, due in part to US-led coalition airstrikes targeting the group’s oil fields, according to a Syrian news organization. “Because of...
Tom Brady's smug response to 'crybaby' accusation
Tom Brady claims he hasn't seen the back page of The Post, but it's safe to say he heard the critical comments from a Broncos defender who said the "crybaby"...
Patriots linebacker tore leg open saving woman from car wreck
Darius Fleming is one Patriot who will be hard to root against. The New England linebacker saved a woman from a car wreck last Thursday – two days before the...
You can buy that really cool Fiat the pope used during US visit
One of the tiny black Fiats that Pope Francis wheeled around in during his US jaunt is going up for auction next week in Philadelphia. The 11-foot-7-inch Fiat 500L, which...
Can Paul Ryan rescue Congress from irrelevance?
According to the Constitution, the legislature is the first and most powerful branch of government. And yet, many believe -- on the left and the right -- that the institution...
‘Force Awakens’ probably won't make $1 billion domestically
Since I last put the box-office accomplishments of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens" into historical perspective two weeks ago, the megasequel/reboot raced past ticket sales for nine older films. In...
All the hotties are getting high and posting selfies
Mean Girls are out. Weed Girls are in. Young lovelies who smoke marijuana are sparking up (heh, heh) a social-media frenzy by styling themselves #PrettyPotheads, #GanjaGirls, #SexyStoners, #GirlsGoneWeed . . . you...
Freezing your pants is considered fun in Minneapolis
https://www.instagram.com/p/BAmoHFwQmLQ/?taken-by=tomgrotting When the mercury drops in Minneapolis, the forecast calls for scattered frozen pants. A Minnesota man is posing frozen blue jeans on his lawn and around town to make...
The horniest CEOs on the street
It's not uncommon to hear about CEOs sexually harassing their employees, but these horndogs played the long game, and failed. Check out the CEOs who were accused of behavior that would make...
Why Eagles player OK with radio host calling him 'house negro'
A Philadelphia radio host dug deep into America’s problematic racial lexicon to label Jason Kelce -- and the Eagles center is taking it as a compliment. Josh Innes, a host on...
Woman covered in blood says she stabbed her lover to death
A woman with blood-soaked hands is seen approaching a car in a chilling video — and telling its two occupants that she has just fatally stabbed her lover. The young woman...
There might be an incredibly simple fix for childhood obesity
Researchers at NYU have discovered a simple solution to childhood obesity: Drink more water at lunch. A five-year study published Tuesday in JAMA Pediatrics has found that making H2O readily...
2015 was hottest year on Earth by a wide margin
WASHINGTON — Last year wasn't just the Earth's hottest year on record — it left a century of high temperature marks in the dust. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
Poor little rich kids: Goldman's bankers are getting paid less
The Masters of the Universe are seeing some shrinkage. The average paycheck at Goldman Sachs dropped 8 percent last year to $344,510 — the lowest level since the 2008 financial...
Russell Crowe boozed with his rugby team — it turned ugly
It's Russell Crowe's party ... and someone else will cry if they want to. The Oscar winner, part-owner for the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby team, invited the squad to his Australian home for...
Your five-star hotel is probably full of disgusting germs
You may not like whom you’re sharing your hotel with. A new study titled “Hotel Hygiene Exposed” finds that the average hotel room is teeming with more icky bacteria than a...
Drunk perv got trashed, then molested my husband mid-flight
A trashed passenger on a flight from Honolulu to Kennedy Airport molested another flier — right in front of the victim's startled wife — and then exposed himself, court papers...
Man allegedly threatened cops, claimed ISIS affiliation
Police are looking for a man who may be armed and prepared to kill police officers in the name of ISIS in New York and Philadelphia, authorities said. An anonymous...
Casino exec and waitress charged in slots scheme
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Officials say a former casino vice president conspired with a cocktail waitress and a gambler to steal more than $400,000 from a northeastern Pennsylvania casino. Court documents...
Jordan Spieth nearly takes out Rory McIlroy in scooter stunt
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The latest stop for Jordan Spieth on his tour of the golfing world is the Middle East and an eagerly anticipated head-to-head with Rory...
Hip-hop radio DJ arrested after stopped for talking on cell while driving
A hip-hop radio DJ was busted in the Bronx Tuesday night after cops stopped him for gabbing on his cell phone while driving — and learned he didn’t have a...
Group slams de Blasio's Vision Zero progress
Transportation Alternatives slammed Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero progress this morning, saying the mayor is not doing nearly enough to stem traffic deaths. "Without tools to evaluate our progress, Vision...
Accused serial killer barred from his own trial
An accused Brooklyn serial killer was barred Wednesday from attending his own trial after he once again showed up to court muttering like a nut. Judge Alan Marrus said suspect...
You'll have to cough up $100 to meet Internet's most famous cat
New Yorkers are going to pay up if they want to meet celebrity cat Lil' Bub in Astoria next week. Tickets to see the next Saturday at a charity event...
Pacific Northwest preps for the Big One
PORTLAND, Ore. — As military helicopters ferry search and rescue teams over the Pacific Northwest, below them are scenes of devastation from a giant earthquake that could strike the region...
Refugees in England say red doors are making them targets for racism
Asylum-seekers in an English town are being made easy targets for racists because most are being housed in homes with red front doors, according to the refugees. The immigrants in...
Wall Street pummeled again as oil hits new low
Another day, another three-digit fall on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average sustained one more day of heavy losses on Wednesday — while falling more than 9.5 percent this...
Don't hassle Serena Williams about her US Open loss
He knew he was pushing his luck. An Italian reporter asked Serena Williams several questions about Roberta Vinci after the world No. 1 cruised to a second-round win at the...
Pervy Domino's Pizza staffer used sex doll to display menu
A Domino's Pizza staffer used a sex doll to display a menu at one of the chain's English shops.
Vatican offers homeless woman place to live after she gives birth near St. Peter's Square
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican says it is offering a place to stay to a homeless woman who gave birth near St. Peter's Square. She's thinking about it. Italian police...
Young kid throws glass bottle at MTA bus driver
A young punk was caught on surveillance video throwing a glass bottle at an MTA bus driver's face in The Bronx, authorities said. The video from inside the bus shows...
Polygamist towns on trial for ruling with religious iron fist
PHOENIX — Opening arguments are scheduled Wednesday in a trial over allegations that two isolated towns on the Arizona-Utah line serve as the enforcement arm of a polygamous religious sect....
Navy's 'Great Green Fleet' runs partly on biofuels
SAN DIEGO — The Navy is launching a carrier strike group to be powered partly by biofuels. Officials are calling it a milestone toward easing the military's reliance on foreign...
China airs confession from detained human-rights activist
https://youtu.be/ZNxg6hXED1c?t=5m58s BEIJING — Chinese state television has aired a confession made in detention by a Swedish co-founder of a human-rights group, who said he had trained and funded unlicensed lawyers...
The latest proof everyone loves Kristaps Porzingis
Kristaps Porzingis didn’t have much time to savor his new marketing milestone, landing in the top five of the NBA’s jersey sales, ahead of Kevin Durant, in results released Wednesday...
Cuomo is copying the worst of Rockefeller
In his combined State of the State and budget message last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo officially unveiled $100 billion in “transformative” infrastructure projects — enough to “make Governor [Nelson] Rockefeller...
Trump would give Palin a job in his administration
There's a place for Sarah Palin in a Donald Trump White House, the real estate tycoon said Wednesday. “Certainly there’d be a role somewhere in the administration, if she wanted...
Man dead after dispute over whether he touched truck
TITUSVILLE, Fla. — Authorities in central Florida say a man died after a dispute over whether he touched another man's pickup truck. Brevard County Sheriff's spokesman Maj. Tod Goodyear tells...
Mystery cat who vanished in 2011 to return to owners by jet
RALEIGH, N.C. — A cat named Hemi, who vanished without a trace in 2011 and reappeared just as mysteriously last week, will soon make a jet flight halfway across the...
Florida man steals $1,600 puppy, trades it for crack: cops
LARGO, Fla. — Florida authorities are searching for a $1,600 Yorkshire terrier that they say a man stole from a pet store and traded for crack cocaine.
'You need to go': Oregon standoff leader in tense confrontation with residents
The leader of an armed group who took over a national wildlife refuge in southeastern Oregon weeks ago joined hundreds of area residents at a tense community meeting — listening...
Goldman profit tanks on $5B legal tab, trading slump
Goldman Sachs’ profit slumped for the third straight quarter as a $5 billion settlement of crisis-era legal claims hit earnings in a tumultuous final three months of the year. Like...
Inquiry likely to conclude Russia behind fatal poisoning of ex-KGB spy
LONDON - A British inquiry into the death of ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko, poisoned in London a decade ago with tea laced with a rare radioactive isotope, is likely to...
Denver fire chief stabbed multiple times at stoplight
Denver’s fire chief was stabbed multiple times on Tuesday by a woman who jumped into his unmarked vehicle while he was stopped at a red light, said authorities, who added...
Iran's top diplomat decries US 'coercion'
DAVOS, Switzerland — Iran's foreign minister is decrying new US sanctions over Iran's ballistic missile testing, calling them an example of an American "addiction to coercion." Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad...
'Low blows': Yup, Gronk went there with Broncos trash talk
Rob Gronkowski isn't worried about absorbing any cheap shots on Sunday. Instead, the New England Patriots tight end is focused on beating the Denver Broncos. Oh, and providing the Internet...
David Duchovny on early tension with Gillian Anderson: 'We lost our minds a little bit'
Fourteen years is an eternity to wait to revive a popular series — and a risky proposition. The 2014 resurrection of “24,” only a few years after it was cancelled,...
Khloé's mixologist offers up a sample Kardashian-inspired 'Kocktail'
Khloé Kardashian’s new show, “Kocktails With Khloé,” kicks off Wednesday night on FYI (10 p.m.) with inaugural guests Snoop Dogg, Kendall Jenner, Aisha Tyler, Brandi Glanville and Kym Whitley. The...
I couldn't fulfill my sugar addiction -- so I turned to sex
Lisa Kotin’s been an addict her entire life — but instead of drugs or alcohol, her vice is sugar. She spent decades bingeing on anything sweet and tried everything from...
I got gout in my 30s, so I put myself -- and my restaurant -- on a diet
Read almost any article on healthy eating and it will tell you: If you want to clean up your diet, cook at home and don’t eat out. Wily restaurant chefs...
I had the chance to interview El Chapo before Sean Penn -- this is why I said no
In September 2013, a confidential source acting as a go-between with Mexico’s most powerful drug baron, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, better known as “El Chapo,” delivered news I had been awaiting...
4 healthy super-grains to try right now
When it comes to wholesome carbohydrates, what’s old is new again. Here, four healthy heritage sides to try. Einkorn: A protein-rich wheat that can be cooked whole or ground into...
Phone companies might have to stop billing dead people soon
There are now three things that are certain in life: death, taxes — and the phone bill. An upstate assemblywoman learned that the hard way when her mother died and...
Cyclist killed in Brooklyn hit-and-run
A 54-year-old Brooklyn cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run accident Tuesday evening when a Ryder truck slammed into him and sped away, cops said. Reng Ma Can was biking on...
Thieves swipe $69K worth of sunglasses
Two bandits made off with $68,900 worth of designer eyeglasses they stole from a Bronx boutique on Tuesday evening, cops said. The devious duo raided the shop on Westchester Avenue...
ISIS obliterates Iraq's oldest Christian monastery
IRBIL, Iraq — The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State's relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites....
Scores killed after Taliban gunmen storm Pakistan university
CHARSADDA, Pakistan — Taliban gunmen stormed a university in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and triggering an hours-long gun battle with the army and police before...
If Bill de Blasio's talking, he's probably lying
Don’t blame the horses for the funky smell of the carriage deal. The stench comes from City Hall. Mayor Bill de Blasio is consistent. He’ll never tell the truth when...
Lobbyist gave de Blasio $13K donation on same day as concert approval
A lobbyist and longtime friend of Mayor Bill de Blasio delivered $13,000 in donations to Hizzoner’s re-election campaign on the very day the power broker scored a sweet deal from...
Mark-Viverito: Critics just have to deal with Central Park stable plan
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito said Tuesday that critics of the city’s plans to convert a maintenance building into stables in Central Park should just accept that the city has...
De Blasio tops potential rivals in mayoral poll
Comptroller Scott Stringer would come within striking distance if he decided to challenge Mayor de Blasio’s re-election on an independent line in 2017, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released...
Bernie has his biggest lead over Hillary yet
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is topping Hillary Clinton by 27 points in New Hampshire — his biggest lead yet — in a poll out Tuesday. The Vermont senator is favored...
Monster snow storm expected to hit NYC this weekend
The massive winter storm threatening to hit New York City this weekend is likely to be a monster — with forecasters warning it could drop more than a foot of...
De Blasio uses Cruz's 'NY values' slam to boost re-election bid
Mayor de Blasio is trying to cash in on Ted Cruz’s disparaging remarks about “New York values” — with an e-mail that asks supporters to refute the Texas senator by...
Hillary's emails were ‘beyond top secret’
WASHINGTON — Some of the emails found on Hillary Clinton’s home server were beyond top secret and contained the highest level of classified information, according to the inspector general for...
Hillary claims she’ll stop Wall Street abuses
WASHINGTON — A pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC on Tuesday launched a six-figure online ad to fend off charges that she has been bought by Wall Street. “Hillary’s the only one...
'Serial killer' barred from jury selection for insulting his own lawyer
Accused serial killer Salvatore Perrone was barred from attending his own jury selection Tuesday, after he wouldn’t stop calling his court-appointed attorney the “judge’s prostitute” and a “liar.” Brooklyn Supreme...
NYPD's 'breath mints and baby oil' official retires from force
The NYPD’s former head of training, who failed his way out of the job after just two months with goofy ideas such as having cops pop a breath mint to...
City to pay $45K to settle Barneys racial profiling claim
The city has reached a $45,000 settlement with a college student who says he was racially profiled and arrested at Barneys in Manhattan, The Post has learned. Trayon Christian, 21,...
Fariña pal escapes punishment for trip, but 3 colleagues not so lucky
Carmen Fariña family friend Patricia Peterson’s husband and sons tagged along on an out-of-state field trip even though she had no affiliation with the school — but she ducked any...
Fariña 'pushed' rule-bending pal through ranks to tune of $118K salary
A close family friend and former student of Carmen Fariña has had a career full of favoritism under the schools chancellor’s watch — getting promotions and raises through repeated rule-bending,...
Cashman's surprising statement on Yankees' Chapman-led pen
Just because the Yankees added Aroldis Chapman to their bullpen doesn’t mean it’s going to be better than it was a year ago. And that’s from the guy who traded...
Man linked to LI jihadist pleads guilty to terrorism charge
A Yemeni man with links to a Long Island jihadist pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn court Tuesday to supporting terrorism. Ali al-Hamidi was charged with fighting US forces in Iraq...
Ex-US player echoes Landon Donovan’s Jurgen Klinsmann rip
Landon Donovan is no longer the only former United States national team member who is vocally questioning the direction of the US men’s national team following a string of poor...
Family blindsided after stripper inherits everything from late HBO exec
A struggling Scores stripper used her sexual prowess to coerce an obese, alcoholic HBO executive into leaving her most of his savings, new court papers allege. Veronica Beckham, 31, is...
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Bronx Three women were robbed in an elevator by two men who followed them into a Concourse Village apartment building, cops said. The muggers trailed the victims into Gerard Avenue...
Ex-NYPD cop pleads guilty to paying $9K bribe to access police database
A private investigator and former NYPD cop pleaded guilty Tuesday to paying an ex-police sergeant $9,000 to access a police database containing personal information more than a dozen times. Joseph...
Henrik Lundqvist isn't the only Swede contributing for Rangers
Easy to say after this one: How Swede it is. The Rangers have put together a line of three Swedish players, and they were terrific in the 3-2 overtime win...
I was forced to have sex with my boss for positive performance reviews
A top doctor at NYU Medical Center turned the renowned hospital into his personal sex den, forcing another physician into trysts in an office and a lab by threatening her...
Why Rick Nash could be on verge of reversing goal drought
One of the popular narratives regarding the Rangers’ season points the finger at the collective failure of their young forwards to step up and fill the void in production created...