February 27, 2016
Woman bitten by iguana sues hotel for 'luring' lizard to pool
A Long Island woman’s tropical vacation was ruined by a lounge lizard of the four-legged variety. Lynette Mutschler of Stony Brook was hanging out by the pool at Marriott’s Frenchman’s...
Stephen Curry's latest unbelievable game had everything
OKLAHOMA CITY — Stephen Curry's 3-pointer from beyond 30 feet with 0.6 seconds left in overtime gave the Warriors a 121-118 win over the Thunder on Saturday night. Curry finished...
Security guard claims she could die of allergy to Statue of Liberty
Giving her liberty could give her death, according to a highly allergic Brooklyn security guard who says she was vindictively transferred to the Statue of Liberty. Winnifred Dwyer — who...
Who will be next Adam Warren? There's one obvious candidate
TAMPA — Considering the potential remaining in Starlin Castro and the void he filled at second base for the Yankees, lost in the deal that brought him from the Cubs...
Celebrity impersonators flood Las Vegas for annual awards
No, you’re not seeing double. Dozens of celebrity impersonators gathered in Las Vegas last week for the 22nd annual Reel Awards at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino to find...
Legendary Met to make spring training visit
PORT ST. LUCIE — The Mets will have a Hall of Famer in camp starting Sunday. Mike Piazza, who gained the honor last month when he was elected to the...
MSNBC host likely won't make return after boycotting show
After her scathing memo to MSNBC on Friday, it’s “highly unlikely” that anchor Melissa Harris-Perry will return to the air. That’s the word from two sources close to her show,...
'Shut up and listen': Bill Clinton tells off Marine during rally
Bill Clinton told a heckler who identified himself as a Marine to “shut up and listen” during a small-town South Carolina rally for his wife’s presidential bid, video footage shows....
The life, point-shaving death and revival of City College of NY hoops
After 26 years as basketball head coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University, following tours as an assistant at Tulane and Syracuse, Tom Green approached his new post at The City College...
PGA player in 'life-or-death' battle after major heart attack
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Jason Bohn, who suffered a heart attack after his second round on Friday, remained hospitalized at Palm Beach Medical Center on Saturday. “Jason is resting...
Wife of alleged gunman in deadly Michigan attack files for divorce
The wife of the Michigan Uber driver who allegedly murdered six people in a spree of three random shootings has filed for divorce. Carole Dalton filed papers in Kalamazoo County...
Seton Hall star Isaiah Whitehead hints at his future for next year
The timing was perfect, and so was the performance. Fourteen NBA scouts were at Prudential Center in Newark on Thursday night, many of them to see Providence point guard Kris...
Fantasy baseball: The strategy for finding the best sleepers
Sleepers make the world go ’round in fantasy baseball, but there’s an art to picking them — for every 10th-round pick who produces third-round value, there is one who will...
The GOP would never be the same if Trump wins nomination
Say this for the dim bulbs of the GOP: They finally made a decision. It is now Marco Rubio or bust. While spending months burning through mountains of money for...
The fast fall of a billion-dollar mobile app
Slightly more than a year ago, a sharply dressed, fast-talking Brit named Dan Wagner strode into The Post’s offices. “You’re going to remember this meeting for the rest of your...
Bringing a Catholic-school education to MLB uniform rules
I am a product of Catholic education, 16 years of it, so that means I am the product of rules and regulations, some of which made sense, some not so much,...
Dear John: Cage-rattling solves Medicare payment snafu
Dear John: I have a problem with the Social Security Administration regarding my Medicare payments. Social Security sent me a bill for $419.60, due in 12 monthly payments. I paid...
No one begs for cash more than Kirsten Gillibrand
A piece of legislation, a blog post, even the end of “Mad Men” — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will use any excuse to ask for campaign money. Every politician asks for...
Credit debt at its highest since the 2009 recession
While retailers found little to cheer about, it was a great holiday season for credit card companies. But that could be to the detriment of millions of Americans who are...
Mysterious death of Pope Francis aide alarms Vatican
Pope Francis’s secretary, 34-year-old Miriam Wuolou of Eritrea, was found dead earlier this week — and the Vatican is crying foul. Wuolou’s body was discovered in her Rome apartment by...
The voicemail from Marco Rubio that led Christie to back Trump
A perceived insult by Marco Rubio fueled Gov. Chris Christie’s bombshell endorsement of Donald Trump, the New York Times reports. Rubio placed a condescending call to ask for the governor’s...
NFL Combine: High abundance of a high-value skill set
INDIANAPOLIS — If there’s one thing NFL teams need as much as a capable quarterback, it’s someone capable of getting to the quarterback. Super Bowl 50, in which the Broncos...
Super Tuesday will determine whether Trump can be stopped
After Super Tuesday, we should know with certainty if Donald Trump is unstoppable or if another candidate has a chance. Whether Ted Cruz can stay in the race after Tuesday...
Fantasy baseball: How to maximize middle rounds of your draft
It’s almost March, so that can mean only one thing: Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss’ birthday) is right around the corner! Oh, and baseball is back! It’s time to...
3-D printing poised to shake up US manufacturing
Zach Kaplan isn’t waiting for the digital manufacturing revolution to ignite — he’s jump-starting it. Since President Obama sounded a clarion call three years ago for 3-D printing’s “potential to...
'Today we woke up and it was calm': Syrians bask in cease-fire
Hope swept through Syria on Saturday as the first major cease-fire of the five-year civil war took hold in the ravaged country, giving residents their first taste of relative tranquility...
Alain Vigneault has high praise for Ranger known as 'Quickie'
DALLAS — There’s a new nickname brewing for Jesper Fast. After breaking his nose in practice Friday, Fast put on a full clear mask and played a terrific game in...
MLB expanding reviews ignores maddening instant-replay reality
In 1986, John Felske was about to begin his second year as manager of the Phillies when team broadcaster, the late Richie Ashburn, interviewed him on Opening Day. Ashburn asked...
Add inconsistency to St. John's long list of problems
One night, St. John’s puts a scare into No. 1 Villanova, the next it nearly stuns fifth-ranked Xavier, then it trails almost wire-to-wire at woeful DePaul — the same Blue...
Sean Penn to speak about security at tech convention
Apple’s escalating tiff with the FBI is making data security sexier than ever. Fresh off his El Chapo interview, Sean Penn will be in attendance at this week’s RSA Conference...
Why rival ace expects even a bigger year from Matt Harvey
PORT ST. LUCIE — The road to success should be paved with gold for Matt Harvey this season. The second season after Tommy John surgery is a much different world...
How Yanks' geezers add weight to Gardner, Ellsbury burden
TAMPA — In retrospect, what’s most amazing about the Yankees’ 764-run output of 2015 — second-most in Major League Baseball and 131 more than their 2014 predecessors — is they...
Nanny de Blasio embraces the worst of Bloomberg
Doesn’t it just figure that the one part of the Bloomberg legacy Mayor de Blasio has embraced is the Big Nanny nonsense? OK, little salt shakers by high-sodium items on...
Jerian Grant desperate for playing time — even with demotion
The D-League. The NBA. Jerian Grant has a preference. It’s called just playing. The Knicks rookie said if a stint in the D-League is in his future, so be it....
Tiger Woods doesn't even have to play to haunt golf world
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Even when he is not playing in a tournament, Tiger Woods often is the elephant in the room that week. It is impossible to ignore...
Lessons for New York from Atlantic City's collapse
The name-calling in New Jersey over Atlantic City makes the Cuomo-de Blasio feud look like a hot-and-heavy love affair. In recent weeks, Mayor Don Guardian ripped backers of a bailout...
Adele doesn't seem interested in Jane Fonda's Equal Rights pitch
Actress Jane Fonda has been reaching out to women to enlist their help in supporting the Equal Rights Amendment, which would add legal protections for women in the Constitution. Sources...
In My Library: Reed Birney
At 22, he starred in Broadway’s “Gemini.” After that, Reed Birney says, “nothing happened” for the next 30 years. But 2008’s devastating play “Blasted” — in which his character was...
Warren Buffett sees a bright future for America
Warren Buffett laid out a wonderful future for America in his annual Berkshire Hathaway annual letter released Saturday. Buffett writes that the “negative drumbeat” from presidential candidates is “dead wrong”...
3 stabbed after Ku Klux Klan gathering turns violent
Three people were stabbed Saturday, one critically, after a small group of Ku Klux Klan members staging an anti-immigrant rally in Southern California clashed with a larger gathering of counter-protesters,...
The Bronx has a tough time shedding its past
The Bronx is no longer up, as Sinatra once sang, according to new studies released last week. The findings, dealing with quality-of-life issues as well as real estate pricing, paint...
Hillary Clinton wins South Carolina primary
Hillary Clinton scored a decisive, nearly 50-point win in South Carolina on Saturday, cooling Bernie Sanders’ presidential hopes as the two contenders race toward a Super Tuesday showdown. In her...
Early look at Alex Rodriguez: Just what Girardi wanted
TAMPA — If anybody tells you they can accurately predict what type of a year Alex Rodriguez is in for after three days of batting practice against coaches and looking...
Rangers' front office has more to think about after road statement
DALLAS — The next time the Rangers play, the trade deadline will have come and gone. So who they are and what they need for another run at the Stanley...
Presidential election has Wall Street paying attention
It seems like everyone in the world thinks they get a vote in the upcoming US presidential election. Or at least to comment on it. China, Britain and the European...
How Giants' McAdoo throws off prospects to learn football IQ
INDIANAPOLIS — Ben McAdoo was under no illusion during the NFL’s Scouting Combine that he was going to get into a room with a college prospect, use something akin to...
'Cheated' gamblers are turning the tables on casinos
If the chips fall against them, serious gamblers call Bob Nersesian. The 58-year-old attorney is the go-to guy for card sharks who claim they’ve been roughed up or feel they’ve...
Clinching Hofstra can taste NCAAs amid huge turnaround
Joe Mihalich restored dignity to Hofstra in his first season. He made the Pride a CAA contender in his second season. Will an NCAA Tournament be the end result of...
Black Democrats pitch Loretta Lynch for Supreme Court
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch should be tapped to fill Justice Anotnin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court, urged members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Saturday. “She’s already been...
Conservative groups try once more to dethrone Trump
Republican power brokers are launching a last ditch effort to derail Donald Trump as he marches toward a slew of Super Tuesday victories. Conservative groups are spending millions on attack...
Adam Scott's stunning meltdown opens up Honda Classic
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Adam Scott was in cruise control. Then the “Bear Trap’’ happened. There’s a large rock with a plaque on it at the 15th tee that...
3 actresses wore the same fugly dress this week
Talk about a red carpet fail. Not only did three actresses manage to wear the same dress in a four-day span this week, but it wasn't even a cute look....
The Academy seems obsessed with small box-office flicks
Last year’s US box office champ, “Star Wars,” with $923 million tickets sold, isn’t nominated for Best Picture. The Academy seems obsessed with small box-office films. The Academy’s eight Best...
Zack Wheeler has the moment he's waited 11 months for
PORT ST. LUCIE — Dirt never looked so good. Zack Wheeler had waited 11 months for a return to the pitcher’s mound following Tommy John surgery, so he certainly wasn’t...
Knicks' empty practice gives peek at worst-case scenario
The Knicks are seeking their first set of back-to-back victories in more than a month. That’s what happens when you lose 13 of 16 games. So as the coaches strive...
Gitmo terrorists could be freed on US soil -- thanks to liberal lawyers
When President Obama announced last week that he was moving ahead with transferring Guantanamo Bay’s last remaining detainees here, he made it sound as if these terrorists, who include 9/11...
Yankees' Nathan Eovaldi: We're going to the World Series
Yankees fireballing starter Nathan Eovaldi takes a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: What drives you? A: How competitive I am. I enjoy winning a lot....
How friends turned enemies can swipe Jets in free-agent raid
INDIANAPOLIS — There is an X Factor … make that an “Ex Factor” for the Jets in free agency. Multiple agents who represent Jets players scheduled to become free agents...
Can the FBI catch future serial killers using this test?
Along with its annual count of homicides, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults, the FBI last month added a new category it will track — animal cruelty. For years, criminologists have...
Super PACs backing Republican Cruz buy $2.4 million in ads
Making a final push toward the crucial Super Tuesday vote, Super PACs backing Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz bought $2.4 million in advertising supporting him in eight states, the groups...
Men will swipe right for you if you have one of these jobs
What's up, physical therapists! Your job makes you the hottest dating commodity on Tinder. According to the massive piles of dating data collected by Tinder, physical therapists ranked as the...
The man who changed the red carpet forever
When Cate Blanchett walks the Oscars red carpet Sunday, you can expect the star — nominated for Best Actress for “Carol” — to deliver the glitz and glamour that movie...
Abortion returns to Supreme Court altered by Scalia's death
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court challenge to a Texas law that has dramatically reduced the number of abortion clinics in the state is the justices' most significant case on the...
Battle continues as Florida doctors still can't ask patients about gun ownership
MIAMI — As a pediatrician, Dr. Judith Schaechter can ask parents of her patients all sorts of questions regarding their safety and well-being: what the child eats, whether there's a...
Lindsey Vonn injured in crash at World Cup race
SOLDEU-EL TARTER, Andorra — Lindsey Vonn sustained an unspecified left knee injury during a crash in a women's World Cup super-G on Saturday while Federica Brignone of Italy took the...
Teen allegedly raped by classmates on school field trip
State police are probing the alleged rape of a 16-year-old Bronx girl on a school field trip. The unidentified teen was attacked by a fellow student Thursday evening at the...
Kansas shooting victims remembered as outgoing, generous
ESSTON, Kan. — The shooting spree in central Kansas left three people dead, 14 injured and a community grieving. All three people who died worked at the Excel Industries factory...
Trump's new reason for not releasing his tax returns is confusing
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is sticking to his new explanation for why he can't yet release copies of his recent tax returns: The IRS is auditing him, as Trump says...
What these three Yankees must do in final Hall of Fame push
Whether Alex Rodriguez ever makes the Hall of Fame really comes down to the mindset of future voting bodies. Does the election of a suspected player such as Mike Piazza...
Here's what happens when you dare a phone hacker to do their worst
If you’ve ever been tempted to ask hackers to do their worst to you, you probably shouldn’t. Kevin Roose of Fusion recently made the trip to Las Vegas to ask...
This shopping mall installed a five-story, 65-foot slide
A five-story stainless steel slide has been installed in the middle of a Shanghai shopping mall so consumers can drop from top floor designer stores to ground floor boutiques at...
St. Louis Archbishop denounces Girl Scouts for supporting transgender rights
Catholics should think twice before indulging in a box of Thin Mints, according to the St. Louis archbishop, who said the church disagrees strongly with some of the Girl Scouts'...
Europe's 'cure' for autism is euthanasia
In early childhood, the Dutch psychiatric patient known as 2014-77 suffered neglect and abuse. When he was about 10, doctors diagnosed him with autism. For approximately two decades thereafter, he...
Dept. of Homeland Security is Uncle Sam's No. 1 'spiller' of classified info
The Department of Homeland Security suffered over 100 “spills” of classified information last year, 40 percent of which came from one office, according to a leaked internal document I obtained....
'Life in Pieces' star Lister-Jones teases 'big changes' for sitcom family
Familiar TV face Zoe Lister-Jones has found prime-time success on CBS’ freshman sitcom “Life in Pieces.” In the ensemble comedy — told in minutes-long vignettes — Lister-Jones, 33, plays Jen,...
Wolfgang Puck's tips for the ultimate Oscars bash
Chef Wolfgang Puck shares his tips for hosting your own Hollywood-worthy bash. Manage your guest list carefully “It’s really the mix of people [that makes] it fun,” says Puck. “If...
This exotic orchid in the Bronx is the size of a mosquito
Orchids are the holy grail of flowers, inspiring the kind of single-minded devotion that we usually see in collectors of precious gems and ivory. The Victorians went berserk trying to...
This crime novelist gets her kicks at an NYC shooting range
“I see mysteries everywhere I walk,” says Alafair Burke, the best-selling author whose latest, “The Ex,” kicks off with a triple homicide in Chelsea. A former-prosecutor-turned-writer and criminal law professor,...
Australian NBAer 'keeping green card' close with Trump in town
Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut's Twitter bio sums up his approach with the media, whether it's talking to reporters or sharing his views on Twitter: "If its political it...
Last chance to see Ringling Bros. elephants before they retire to Florida
If you want to see elephants in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, this is your last chance. The folks behind the big top, responding to animal-rights activists,...
Newlywed dies after mistaking skin cancer for pulled muscle
A newlywed bride in the U.K. died two months after complaining about shoulder pain that she had assumed was a pulled muscle. By the time the pain became unbearable, doctors...
Wolfgang Puck dishes on celebs' favorite post-Oscars meals
Nothing is a sure thing on Oscar night. Best Pictures go to undeserving dark horses. Starlets stumble. Acceptance speeches meander (well, maybe that is a sure thing). But at the...
New York says 91 city schools are among worst in state
State officials on Friday identified 91 New York City public schools as among the worst in the state — and in need of significant interventions. The schools — all among...
Jose Calderon silences the critics — for one night at least
He is largely the whipping boy for many frustrated Knicks fans. The Knicks get outshot, blame Jose Calderon. Turnovers are his fault. If only there were a real point guard,...
Cops bust trio accepting 300-pound pot delivery
Cops busted three men who allegedly accepted a delivery of 300 pounds of pot in Greenwich Village on Friday, police said. The officers spotted the men hauling a large wooden...
Key Yankees' rotation piece off to an impressive early start
TAMPA — Michael Pineda’s first Yankees camp in 2012 is remembered for him reporting overweight and suffering a shoulder injury that kept him out of the big leagues until 2014....
Rapper arrested for firing gun outside nightclub
Rapper Stew Deez, who was performing at a Long Island nightspot, was arrested for firing a gun into the air during a fight outside the club early Friday, police said....
Matt Harvey rediscovering the one pitch he's sorely missed
PORT ST. LUCIE — Matt Harvey’s slider is biting again. The pitch that made the Mets righty so dominant in 2013, when he started the All-Star Game for the National...
'No one can stop me': How Bishop Loughlin star beats the odds
Markquis Nowell’s twitter handle, “NoRestInQuis_,” is revealing. So is the phrase, “underestimate me so I can embarrass you,” at the top of the page. Listed at a generous 5-foot-7, Bishop...
City employees run to ER so frequently, cost of visit triples
Municipal workers are rushing to emergency rooms so much — 74 percent more often than expected — that the city is tripling the co-pays for such visits from $50 to...
American Apparel employees suspended after protesting pay
American Apparel may have emerged from bankruptcy this month, but it’s still facing the same labor strife that has dogged it for nearly two years. On Friday, hundreds of sewing...
Assessing Ryan Fitzpatrick's value has entire NFL puzzled
INDIANAPOLIS — For the past two months, it has felt inevitable the Jets and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick would reach an agreement on a new contract before free agency begins March...
New Ralph Lauren CEO shakes up brands faster than expected
Stefan Larsson, the new chief executive at Ralph Lauren Corp., was expected to fashion a new business plan for the struggling apparel designer by May. But the apparel veteran appears...
MSNBC host boycotts network: 'I am not a token, mammy, or little brown bobble head'
MSNBC on Friday called Melissa Harris-Perry’s decision to boycott her weekend show “really surprising, confusing and disappointing.” Harris-Perry, who hosts a two-hour show on Saturday and Sunday, made the decision...
Rory McIlroy's one terse word for reporters after missing cut
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Rory McIlroy did something after his Honda Classic second round Friday that would have gotten Tiger Woods publicly skewered had he done the same. McIlroy,...
Facebook co-founder sells The New Republic to top Dem donor
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has sold The New Republic, the 102-year-old liberal news magazine, to Oregon publisher and top Democratic political donor Win McCormack. McCormack, who runs Portland, Ore.-based literary...
Kristaps Porzingis' best quality should encourage Knicks fans
On a night when they often looked more like the 1969 Knicks than the 2015-16 Knicks and shared the ball and played defense with Bill Bradley watching it all next...
Hillary: Trump not the person I thought I knew
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton said Friday that Donald Trump is not the same man she knew in New York and who welcomed her to his wedding. “It’s been most surprising...
What Chris Kreider is focused on — and it's not trade rumors
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas — Chris Kreider hasn’t heard his name bouncing around in trade rumors. He would have to be listening to hear it. “That was the first I heard...
Jack Nicklaus puts imprint on Ryder Cup one dinner party at a time
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — First came the task force. Then came a party. The Ryder Cup task force, formed to give the U.S. players more say in the decision-making...
Marco Rubio suggests Trump wet his pants at latest debate
Marco Rubio ramped up his attacks on Donald Trump Friday, calling the GOP presidential front-runner a “con artist,” mocking his misspelled tweets and suggesting he wet his pants during the...
Semi slams into 2 cars, sending BMW through dentist's wall
Usually, Staten Island dentist Dr. Konstantin Moyseystev deals with impacted teeth. But on Friday morning, it was his impacted Beemer that needed extraction — after it was rear-ended through the...
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The Bronx A thug made off with a man’s cellphone before he and seven accomplices socked the victim in the face in a South Bronx subway station, police said. The...