March 4, 2016
Acceptance rate of black and Latino students at magnet schools drops
The number of black and Hispanic students accepted at the city’s eight most rigorous high schools dropped this year, new city Department of Education data released Friday reveal. Only 3.6...
Dad accused of leaving son to die in hot car indicted for sexting minors
ATLANTA — A Georgia man accused of intentionally leaving his toddler son to die in a hot SUV faces new charges of sharing sexually explicit communications with underage girls, according...
Bernie makes Hillary eat her own words on outsourcing
Bernie Sanders distributed a video clip Friday showing Hillary Clinton saying there were “advantages” to outsourcing jobs. His campaign dredged up the clip — a 2012 appearance on Indian TV...
Pro-charter group says DOE protects identities of abusive teachers
Complaining that the city Department of Education is shielding the identity of abusive teachers, a pro-charter advocacy group launched a new Web site (safeschoolsnow.nyc) Friday where parents and school whistleblowers...
Trump can't stop talking about his hands, 'Little Marco'
With the GOP civil war raging, Donald Trump focused his assault Friday on rival Marco Rubio, whose home state of Florida could determine the Republican presidential nominee. It was Trump’s...
Why the name James Kaprielian represents the new Yankee way
LAKELAND , Fla. — We are going to make a bigger deal of this than he will, and that may be the most important thing to take away from James...
Captain who skipped out on shot cops once arrested in Jersey Shore scuffle
The NYPD captain who skipped out on his duties after two cops were shot in Brooklyn was arrested for battling security guards at a hospital on the Jersey Shore in...
Semiconductor maker Marvell is open to sale
Semiconductor maker Marvell Technology Group, which last month settled a patent dispute with Carnegie Mellon University for $750 million, is open to a sale, The Post has learned. KKR and...
Complacency a distant memory for surging Adam Scott at Doral
DORAL, Fla. — For a player who conceded to complacency just a day or so ago, Adam Scott looks pretty driven. Obviously, winning the Honda Classic last week did not...
Home health aide accused of stealing $260K from 98-year-old client
A home health aide ripped off more than $260,000 from her 98-year-old Upper East Side client and blew the dough on trips to Miami and the Dominican Republic, as well...
Knicks choke one away as Carmelo’s last gasp proves feeble
BOSTON — It looked as if Carmelo Anthony would have a joyous respite for one night at the deafeningly loud TD Garden. Instead, it ended in the same old misery...
Defense bails out MAAC top seed Monmouth in 'W' over Rider
ALBANY — It no longer matters Monmouth won the MAAC regular-season championship. It no longer matters the Hawks knocked off Notre Dame, USC, UCLA and Georgetown and became the mid-major...
Rangers pick up a statement win over NHL-best Capitals
WASHINGTON — There have been a lot of moments that felt like this, with the cramped visitors locker room at Verizon Center spilling over with Rangers whose exhaustion is hardly...
Muzit plans to treat music pirates as fans, not foes
Here’s some advice for Kanye West: If you can’t beat music pirates, play to them. The rapper’s latest album, “The Life of Pablo,” was illegally downloaded more than half a...
GOP rivals divided on idea of brokered convention
Two of Donald Trump’s GOP rivals took opposite views Friday about whether his march to the party’s presidential nomination can be stopped with a brokered Republican Convention in July. Texas...
Shannon Forde only could be described in one word: angel
PORT ST. LUCIE — Shannon Forde was an angel. I hate that I wrote that sentence in the past tense. I cried while I wrote it. I hate that I...
CCRB chief cuts ties with man pursuing excessive force case
The embattled chairman of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, whose law firm represents clients who sued the NYPD, severed ties Friday with a Queens man pursuing a federal excessive force...
The guessing game behind the monthly jobs report
The monthly employment report is always funny — but not in a ha, ha, ha sort of way. It’s peculiar/funny. It’s stupid/funny. It’s “aren’t the ‘experts’ embarrassed yet about how...
Trump's rivals are finally using their own reality-TV tactics
When losing to the star of a reality-TV show, is it really so crazy to resort to reality-show tactics to defeat him? I’m not referring to Marco Rubio’s decision to...
Stop denying the out-of-control violence in our schools
Three years ago, when I was getting ready to enroll my son, Isaiah, in kindergarten, I took a close look at the schools in my neighborhood, and what I saw...
Sorry, 'Bachelor' Ben Higgins is no Christian role model
‘Once upon a time there was a prince who wanted to marry a princess; but she would have to be a real princess. He traveled all over the world to...
A poet finds refuge in the Middle East's gay Mecca
Israel-bashers love to accuse the Jewish state of “pinkwashing” — touting its flourishing gay communities to distract from its policies toward the Palestinians. It’s a ridiculous charge, since Israel is...
The best and worst of New York's judges
The best and the worst of judicial wisdom were on display this week in two New York City courtrooms. In one case, a veteran judge handed a would-be cop-killer the...
'Criminologist' de Blasio misses the obvious on the city's slashing spree
‘I’m not a criminologist,” Mayor de Blasio admits — but it seems he wants to play one on TV. Because he inserted that qualifier right before suggesting that one reason...
Trump flip-flops on torture, killing terrorists' families
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump retreated Friday from his promise that if elected president he would order the military to kill family members of militants who threaten the United States. Trump's...
Sanders, Clinton to appear in FOX's first Democratic town hall of 2016
Fox News anchor Bret Baier on Monday will host a one-hour Democratic presidential town hall with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The event, which...
Child molester drops his pants, rubs against woman on subway
A convicted child molester dropped his pants and pushed himself against a female passenger aboard a crowded subway car during Friday's morning rush in Union Square, police said. The disturbing...
Masahiro Tanaka shows pitching coach what he wants to see
LAKELAND, Fla. — Masahiro Tanaka threw 33 pitches in a bullpen session Friday and the Yankees’ ace impressed pitching coach Larry Rothschild. “I thought it was very good, the quality...
How big is Yankees' Warren loss? Bryan Mitchell will decide
LAKELAND, Fla. — Not everyone agrees the Yankees are a better team with Adam Warren in Chicago and Starlin Castro at second base in The Bronx. Warren’s ability to start...
Harlem prospect's rise from obscurity to KG comparisons
Roughly three years ago, Mohamed Bamba walked into the Mullaly Recreational Center in The Bronx. The Harlem native didn’t know it at the time, but that was the beginning of...
Why Jon Niese's landing spot has him prime for revival
BRADENTON, Fla. — Jon Niese’s words seem harsher in print (or on a screen) than they sound in person. Though he has riled Mets officials with comments he has made...
Hotel workers' horrifying tales will make you wish you stayed home
Good luck getting some shut-eye next time you’re at a hotel. Over on Reddit, hotel workers are dishing in a thoroughly revealing — and often revolting — thread about life...
9-year-old child bride rescued from wedding by Pakistan police
LAHORE - Pakistani police rescued a 9-year-old girl from being married off to a 14-year-old boy to settle a family dispute on Friday and arrested four village elders who had...
Digging for reasons Mets will fail signals this team is for real
PORT ST. LUCIE — So much of spring training is a con job. The weather is generally beautiful in Florida and Arizona. Everyone has shown up in -- let’s say...
Despite that accident, we need more Google self-driving cars
It’s all over for Google’s self-driving cars, the ill-considered experiment that literally crashed to a halt on Valentine’s Day when one of its robo-vehicles smashed into the side of a...
The day in photos: March 4, 2016
An elephant gets a dental cleaning, Donald Trump gets flustered and more.
Ben Carson officially drops out of presidential race
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson officially ended his bid for the White House on Friday after failing to win any of the early states in the race for...
Upstate NY woman jailed for super obvious fake license plate
BUFFALO, NY — Authorities say putting a homemade, cardboard New York state license plate on a car has landed a woman in jail. The Erie County sheriff's office says a...
Jenrry Mejia with explosive conspiracy: MLB set me up
Jenrry Mejia, the first baseball player to receive a lifetime suspension for the usage of illegal performance-enhancing drugs, is crying conspiracy. The former Mets closer has hired outside counsel to...
Knife found at OJ's old home not consistent with murders: police sources
Skepticism continued Saturday over a rusty knife that Los Angeles police are examining for links to the O.J. Simpson murder case. Experts and prime figures from the case largely agree...
Student charged after sharing nude photos that cost teacher her job
CHARLESTON, SC — Authorities say a high school student who went through his teacher's cellphone, found a nude picture of her and posted it online has been charged with a...
Hacker Guccifer who leaked Bush paintings, racy Powell emails to be extradited to US
Romania's top court has approved a request by US authorities to extradite a convicted hacker known as Guccifer, a source within Romania's DIICOT anti-organized crime and terrorism unit told Reuters...
How badly does Hofstra want to dance? Speedy Claxton knows
Speedy Claxton knows that anxious feeling and understands the pressure. He gets what members of the Hofstra men’s basketball team are going through, the No. 1 seed whose entire season...
How porn stars blackmail a ton of married NBA players
A hotel tryst could cost an NBA player more than the cash in his wallet. As adult film star turned fantasy sports aficionado Lisa Ann tells Complex, athletes have become...
El Chapo visited US twice during prison escape
The Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman — the most wanted man in the world — visited his daughter twice at her home in California during his stunning escape...
Yeah, that Nina Simone biopic was probably a bad idea
The internet has been up in arms since the release this week of the trailer for “Nina,” the upcoming movie about Nina Simone. Star Zoe Saldana, while clearly acting her...
These arrogant stars left hit TV shows — and their careers tanked
There are few sure things in Hollywood, but one seems certain — an actor choosing to leave a hit TV show is never a good idea. Earlier this week, Page...
How to waste -- and solidify -- a Cup contender at deadline
It’s that time of year when winners and losers must — must — be defined. The NHL’s trade deadline came and went on Monday, with less of the usual fanfare...
UFC has trash-talking star power to fill Ronda Rousey void
Ronda Rousey might still be licking her wounds and memorizing her movie scripts, but interest in the UFC remains red-hot thanks to talented trash-talker Conor McGregor from Ireland and Holly...
New airplane bathrooms make flying a wee bit better
Boeing has revealed a new design for airplane bathrooms that will set even the most germaphobic at ease. It uses ultraviolet light to kill 99 percent of germs in a...
The new Harry Potter theme park ride is so magical, it might make you barf
It hasn’t officially opened yet, but a new attraction at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Hollywood is already gaining an unpleasant reputation for making riders throw...
Never, ever challenge this family to an arm-wrestling contest
A family that arm-wrestles together stays together — just ask the Kings. These hulk-handed Canadians have been competing in arm-wrestling tournaments for years, amassing numerous world titles and breaking several...
Bill Bratton's father dies at age 89
The elderly father of Police Commissioner William J. Bratton has died. William E. Bratton, 89, a resident of Weymouth, Mass., a suburb 18 miles from Boston, passed away Thursday night...
My favorite teacher turned out to be my long-lost sister
A college professor and her former student were stunned to discover they’re long-lost sisters — 30 years after they shared a classroom in upstate New York, they said. "I was...
Bookies not so sure Trump will be GOP nominee anymore
NEW YORK — Donald Trump's prospects of winning the Republican nomination for the White House have slid sharply in online wagering venues, and bets that Republicans could have a fractured...
The best way to shoot down pesky drones!
Unmanned drones are starting to become a real nuisance. That's why a British engineering firm invented the SkyWall, a personal launcher that will keep drones from invading your airspace.
The worst question NFL asked me: Are you gay?
If whether a prospect finds his mother attractive isn't off-limits, then a player's sexuality apparently isn't, either. That's the reality of the NFL Scouting Combine, where no question is too intrusive and...
Hall of Fame tennis announcer Bud Collins dead at 86
Longtime tennis analyst Bud Collins passed away Friday at age 86 in his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, The Boston Globe reports. Collins, known for his passion for the sport, his...
Everyone is after RG3 -- but there's one place he loves
The dramatic turns of Robert Griffin III, from Baylor Heisman Trophy winner to rookie Redskins wonder to injured bust to soon-to-be free agent without a home, will soon proceed with...
Skeptical LAPD testing knife found at OJ's former home
LOS ANGELES — Police said on Friday they are investigating a knife claimed to be found at the former home of OJ Simpson, the ex-football player acquitted in the murder...
New sentencing hearing for doctor, union bosses in LIRR 'gravy train' scam
A federal judge on Friday ordered that a doctor and a union boss who are serving eight years in prison for helping LIRR employees fake disabilities and claim benefits they...
3 buzzer-beaters, 4 OTs: Most insane basketball game you'll see
The concept of hyperbole doesn't exist when talking about the Waseca High School-Marshall High School basketball game on Thursday. The Minnesota state tournament qualifier produced one of the most classic...
Why the OJ Simpson knife story is insane
During the demolition of OJ Simpson's old house, a knife was found buried on the property. Find out why this extremely important piece of evidence ended up in a cop's...
Now is your best chance to own the Yankees
You don’t get to fire the coach or pick the lineup — but the lobster, parking privileges and shot at a World Series ring are still pretty awesome. A mystery...
The marijuana industry has a dirty little secret
Moving the black market in marijuana into the light has been a boon for state tax coffers, entrepreneurs and cannabis users, but an inconvenient fact went unaddressed in the process:...
This Hindus for Trump poster is causing an uproar
A group of Hindus has launched a support group for Donald Trump — complete with an photoshopped image of him sitting in the Lotus position. Hindus for Trump posted the...
One dead after thugs stab two men inside Bronx housing project
A trio of thugs stabbed two men – one fatally – inside a Bronx housing project Friday morning, police sources said. A 36-year-old man was fatally knifed three times in...
In Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie, Donald Trump gets HIV
Mentions of Donald Trump were largely absent from last Sunday’s Academy Awards telecast, to the surprise of many viewers. But now, the truce is over. The Hollywood Trump hate has...
Serial killer gets 75 to life for killing Middle Eastern shopkeepers
A former door-to-door salesman was sentenced to 75 years to life in prison Friday for a string of three execution-style murders of Brooklyn shopkeepers of Middle Eastern descent. It was...
Cop's hero instinct kicks in to save kid from car
Officer Sergei Batalko from the Belarussian city of Vitebsk acted quickly and selflessly to protect a child from being hit by a car in this dramatic video. Luckily, Batalko only suffered...
Inside Kendrick Lamar’s childhood home
Take a look at the Compton home where Kendrick Lamar grew up.
Football players charged in 'No Gay Thursday' broom hazing
BERWYN, Pa. — Three senior football players at a suburban Philadelphia high school are accused of sexually assaulting a freshman on what the team called "No Gay Thursday."
This is what happens when you drop a water-resistant smartphone in boiling water
We knew just about everything there was to know about the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge long before Samsung made them official, but we were still pretty blown away...
Curt Schilling's Hillary defense: What does ESPN's policy mean?
Dave Chappelle would appreciate Curt Schilling's "I didn't know I couldn't do that" defense. Two days after the ESPN personality went on a radio show and didn't mince words about...
This little kid's guardian angel should get a raise
https://youtu.be/F20tlyzh4-0 Too close for comfort. A moped driver and the tyke riding with him were waiting at a traffic light in Taizhou, China, when a 65-foot truck made a sharp right...
Teen was mad she couldn't join ISIS so she stabbed a German cop
A 15-year-old has been arrested for the near fatal stabbing a police officer at a German train station Feb. 26. The German teen, who is of Moroccan descent and identified...
Aroldis Chapman making his journey to USA official
TAMPA -- Aroldis Chapman is on the path to becoming a United States citizen. “I am in the process right now,’’ Chapman told The Post on Friday morning, when asked...
Carmelo Anthony doesn't get it: 'What am I doing wrong?'
BOSTON — Carmelo Anthony said it’s been difficult to “stay sane’’ during another Knicks’ crash-and-burn season and admitted it makes him feel even more on edge when he sees his...
This is why you want sex with the plain Jane
Move over, sharp-featured supermodels. When it comes to attractiveness, bland might just be beautiful, and simple the new sexy. French scientists who studied male reactions to two sets of pictures...
Here's something Trump was spot-on about last night
Apparently, Donald Trump is sensitive about his small fingers, most likely because he's afraid about what they imply about his manhood. Here's the science behind whether the size of Trump's...
Mitt Romney swears he doesn't want to be the Republican nominee
WASHINGTON – A day after unleashing a brutal assault on Donald Trump’s character and fitness for office, Mitt Romney denied he wants to become the GOP presidential nominee instead. "I'm...
Peyton Manning's sex assault story more tangled by the day
A supposed witness tried to unravel what happened in the 1996 incident in the Tennessee locker room, but he seems to have created an even bigger fog over the sexual harassment...
Transgendered man fatally stabbed his lover: police
A 26-year-old man fatally stabbed his male lover in the back inside their Staten Island home early Friday, police sources said. Antonio Bohanna, 35 – a transgendered man – stabbed...
Man used sex toy to make fake bomb, rob bank
PITTSBURGH — A western Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to robbing a bank with a fake bomb made out of phone wires, duct tape and a sex toy. The Pittsburgh...
Johnny Manziel heading back to Vegas ... without the disguise
Billy Manziel won't be making a return trip to Sin City, but Johnny will. The embattled quarterback is set to join newly minted Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio ringside for UFC...
Kendall Jenner's hair is changing non-stop
PARIS — Keeping up with Kendall's hair is trending at Paris Fashion Week. The mega-model took the Balmain runway by storm Thursday when she donned a blond set of tresses...
Man arrested after slashing store manager in Brooklyn
A Brooklyn man was nabbed after he allegedly used a box cutter to slash a store manager's neck Thursday afternoon, cops said. The 40-year-old manager asked William Clifton, 21, who...
Criminal escapes from psych ward at Bronx hospital
A career criminal with more than 60 arrests on his record nonchalantly walked out of an unguarded room in a Bronx hospital after two social workers who were supposed to...
Jacob deGrom fighting Mets' $607K offer only way he can
PORT ST. LUCIE — Jacob deGrom will have to deal with the reality the Mets are under no obligation to pay him a dime more than they please. On Friday,...
Sterling, Waldman calling Yankees for years to come
It is high, it is far, it is a multi-year contract. WFAN announced Friday morning that John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman both agreed to multi-year deals to remain the radio...
Toddler called 911 for help getting dressed
To a 2-year-old girl in South Carolina, struggling to get dressed is an emergency.
US economy adds 242K jobs in February
US employers added a robust 242,000 workers in February as retailers, restaurants and healthcare providers drove another solid month for the resilient American job market. The Labor Department said Friday...
Wounded Warrior Project rocked by fundraising scandal
A major donor to the Wounded Warrior Project veterans’ charity called Thursday for the nonprofit’s CEO to resign in light of allegations of lavish spending on staff meetings, according to...
Passengers leap into sea as ferry sinks in Indonesia
A ferry capsized in the strait between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Java and TV footage showed passengers standing on its side then jumping into the sea as the...
Inside an ISIS camp for child soldiers
In the beginning it looks like a typical scene in a childcare center. Children happily play with their toys and welcome their lunch with enthusiasm. Two boys roll their plastic...
Bloodstained knife found buried on OJ Simpson's estate
The O.J. Simpson case took another Hollywood twist Friday — when LA cops said they were testing a bloodstained knife unearthed at his old property to see whether he used...
Cab driver shot in head while dropping off passengers at strip club
A livery driver agreed to ferry a group of revelers to and from a Queens strip club for a birthday party early Friday — but wound up getting shot in...
This is the furthest back in time we've ever seen
WASHINGTON — Astronomers say they have discovered a hot, star-popping galaxy that is far, far away — farther than any previously detected, from a time when the universe was a...
The weirdest treatments to improve your skin
Visitors to America’s first beer-themed bathhouse, Hop in the Spa, eschew drinking suds for soaking in them. The wacky health farm, situated in the small Oregon town of Sisters, foamed...
Babies loose on the highway and other bizarre moments!
It's the end of the week, and it's time to watch some fails. There's babies on the loose, horny dogs, and of course, Jeb Bush.
Julie Delpy: Hollywood needs to fix its women problem
It takes a lot to silence Julie Delpy. But while long known for her candor, she’s steering clear of hot topics while promoting “Lolo,” out March 11, a comedy she...
'Snot-nosed pretty boy' joins 'House of Cards'
When we meet Joel Kinnaman on the new season of “House of Cards,” the writers establish his character — presidential candidate and New York Republican governor Will Conway — as...
Italian hostages escape from ISIS custody
The head of a city council says two Italian hostages have been freed from Islamic State custody in western Libya. Hussein al-Zawadi told the Associated Press that Gino Pollicardo and...
The nude selfie teacher should keep her job — and her student should be punished
Way to go, South Carolina: You just became the latest face of victim-blaming. In Union County on Monday, teacher Leigh Anne Arthur left her desk for a minute, during which...
23-year-old fake high school student confesses to having sex with minor
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Honor student Asher Potts was well into his senior year in high school when police got a tip that the earnest teenager who had so impressed community...
Meet the 3 Atlanta rappers who got Cam Newton dancing
Still doing the whip and the nae-nae at parties? Then get with the times, because the dance made famous by Silentó is old news. The latest craze has been ushered...
The hidden perils of becoming a 'viral' celebrity
Less than two weeks after posting the video that would make him famous, and less than one week after appearing on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” Josh Holz experienced the latest...
Yankees prospect who may help fans eventually forget A-Rod
TAMPA — Look, Alex Rodriguez can’t carry the Yankees forever. He’s got another seven years, 12 tops, before he won’t be able to electrify the fan base anymore like he...
Why Lois Lane deserves better with 'Batman vs. Superman'
When “Action Comics No. 1” debuted in 1938, it introduced the world’s first bona fide superhero: Superman, a k a bumbling journalist Clark Kent. It also gave us the patron saint of...
Why Mets are tinkering with Yoenis Cespedes' dangerous swing
PORT ST. LUCIE — Cespe-beast. The goal this spring for Yoenis Cespedes has been defined. The Mets are trying to make him a more refined hitter without taking away his...
Joe Girardi reveals plan for Masahiro Tanaka's 1st spring start
TAMPA — Masahiro Tanaka makes his spring training debut Sunday against the Phillies in Clearwater. After throwing 61 pitches from flat ground and working a two-inning simulated game, the Yankees’...
Two factors may make this NFL offseason the wackiest ever
Get ready for some eye-popping contracts going to a lot of less-than-eye-popping talent when the NFL’s free-agency period opens Wednesday. Overpaying has become a fact of life in free agency...
Phil Mickelson's rebirth can be traced to one intangible quality
DORAL, Fla. — Much like Tiger Woods when he was dominating golf, Phil Mickelson’s greatest asset is his mind — or more specifically, his attitude. Woods, en route to his...
Bloomberg staffers fume over Forbes' billionaires list
Bloomberg insiders are grumbling. The hard-working journalists feel ripped off by writers at Forbes who published the title’s billionaires list. Specifically, they feel slighted when its comes to the facts...
Bill Raftery: How Seton Hall went from dysfunctional to a threat
Bill Raftery has an easy explanation for Seton Hall’s return to Big East prominence. “They looked up my old practice schedules, stole all my theories,” jokes Raftery, who coached the...
Donald Trump's 30-year-old book is flying off the shelves
Donald Trump’s first mega book, “The Art of the Deal,” is still flying off the shelves. The big winner is Random House — nearly 30 years after the tome was...
Hackers victimize Inc., Fast Company staffers
File this under: “Don’t ever let this happen to you.” Mansueto Ventures, publisher of Inc. and Fast Company magazines, was the victim of a massive data breach that exposed employees’...
European advocate takes aim at Tinder's privacy policy
Your flings on Tinder may be short-lived — but your personal information stays with the hookup app forever. That’s the concern being flagged by a European consumer advocate, which claims...
How Holly Holm, Conor McGregor could lose titles at UFC 196
FOX Sports 1 analyst and former middleweight Brian Stann breaks down the two main events of Saturday’s UFC 196 (Holly Holm vs. Miesha Tate and Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz)...
Alicia Keys' 5-year-old produced a track on Kendrick Lamar's new album
The son of Alicia Keys and famed hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz is credited on Lamar’s new album “untitled unmastered.”
Why Andrea Pirlo is so sure he'll be better for NYCFC
Andrea Pirlo joined New York City FC last summer as one of soccer’s biggest stars, but struggled through the season as one of MLS’s biggest disappointments. With NYCFC opening its...
Kurt Rambis addresses the Phil Jackson-bolting-Knicks talk
As far as interim coach Kurt Rambis can tell, Knicks president Phil Jackson is still in it for the long haul. Rambis said this week his communication with the quirky...
Honda Classic champ Adam Scott 'sharpened up' just in time
DORAL, Fla. — Adam Scott, by his own admission, was on cruise control since his victory at the Honda Classic on Sunday. When he eagled his first hole of Thursday’s...
Conor McGregor-Nate Diaz faceoff nearly turns into brawl
UFC 196 almost started 48 hours early as Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz nearly came to blows before security rushed the stage following the pre-fight news conference Friday. The customary...
Judge rules state within rights to ban 'offensive' lunch cart
A federal judge has ruled that the state did not violate the First Amendment rights of the owners of Albany’s “Wandering Dago” lunch cart when it was banned from slinging...
GOP debate's biggest loser: America
Well, it was nice being the greatest country in the history of the world. We pulled it off for 240 years. Then came the Republican debate Thursday night in Michigan,...
Yes, there's still hostility between Trump and Megyn Kelly
Donald Trump and Fox News host Megyn Kelly faced off in person Thursday night for the first time since their contentious public feud erupted six months ago — and while...
Warriors prove Kevin Durant right in crushing fashion
OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant called out his team, and it didn't matter because the Thunder are just no match for the Warriors. Stephen Curry scored 33 points in his...
NYPD's 'sound cannon' damaged my hearing: suit
A Massachusetts filmmaker claims a sound cannon used by NYPD cops to control a Midtown crowd protesting Eric Garner’s death damaged his hearing. Michael Nusbaum, 26, wants permission to sue...
City had no problem paying 'ice pick killer' to use a spiked spear
He killed a man with an ice pick — but the Parks Department had no problem paying him to use a spiked spear in a green space where kids fill...
Manhattan puts MAAC on notice with first-round blowout
ALBANY — At Manhattan, the only month that matters is March. The sixth-seeded Jaspers may no longer be MAAC tournament favorites, but the two-time defending champions showed Thursday night they...
Refugees trapped as Iraq fights to reclaim territory from ISIS
Here are the faces of collateral damage. These displaced Iraqi families flew a white flag on Thursday in hopes of dodging gunfire and bombs during fierce fighting in war-torn north...
'Hubby from hell' a bigamist thief who forced me to get an abortion
Hua Zheng enjoyed the wedding of her dreams — a lavish ceremony with 140 guests and a groom who she thought would fill her life with love. But after a...
Chronicling Sean Marks' long, strange trip to the Nets
How did a kid from New Zealand — two small islands way down in the South Pacific, as he called it — end up as the general manager of the...
Hospital execs ousted after E.R. patient's controversial death
Three top executives at Coney Island Hospital have been ousted in the wake of a controversial patient death, sources told The Post. Gone are Acting Executive Director Robert Hughes, Medical...
Flu bug takes out another Rangers starter
PITTSBURGH — One guy in, another out, and so it goes as the flu runs around another NHL locker room. The Rangers got forward Jesper Fast back for Thursday night’s...
This knife collection might help explain NYC's slashing problem
This frightening collection of knives was part of just one day of seizures at city homeless shelters — and helps explain why innocent New Yorkers are being slashed and stabbed...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Cops released a photo of a man wanted for choking a 91-year-old Park Slope woman and mugging her and a witness at gunpoint, authorities said. The suspect snuck up...
Hillary's tax plan would raise $1.1 trillion over 10 years
Hillary Clinton’s proposed tax-plan reforms would raise $1.1 trillion over 10 years, mostly by taxing the rich, says a new analysis. The plan includes a 4 percent surtax on gross...
Trump threatens third-party run if Republicans block nomination
Donald Trump warned Thursday that if establishment Republicans block him from getting the nomination at the July convention, he would bolt the party — and take his voters with him....