March 11, 2016
Seton Hall passes every test for dream run to Big East finals
Younger, tougher, better. Xavier has the No. 5 national ranking and the gaudy record, but Seton Hall has twice in the last two weeks outclassed the Musketeers, and this time...
Wall Street's rough first quarter leaves big banks reeling
Wall Street looks like it’s getting ready to fall off a cliff. The world’s biggest banks are bracing investors for lower first-quarter profits this year, as roiled markets have slammed...
Why GOP candidates have little chance of catching Trump
Donald Trump is the only Republican candidate who has a realistic chance of capturing the 1,237 delegates needed to win the party’s presidential nomination before the convention, an analysis revealed...
Jets' D'Brickashaw Ferguson era could be coming to an end
D’Brickashaw Ferguson has been the Jets’ ironman for 10 years, but team may be looking to part ways with him. The Jets had free agent left tackle Kelvin Beachum in...
Why Ronald Zubar's suspension is extra painful for Red Bulls
The Red Bulls lost their opener and are rapidly losing players as well. Starting centerback Ronald Zubar has been suspended for Saturday’s game at the Montreal Impact (4 p.m., MSG2)....
Chris Matthews at center of NBC's latest news scandal
MSNBC “Hardball” host Chris Matthews isn’t much for keeping his promises of transparency when it involves political contributions to his wife’s congressional campaign. Last June, the blabbermouth commentator insisted on...
Apple can hand over source code if they don't want to build a back door: Feds
So you don’t want to create a back door? Fine — give us the entire house. That was the FBI’s implied threat to Apple, buried in a footnote in a...
Mike Tyson empathizes with 'hated', 'awesome' Donald Trump
Mike Tyson and Donald Trump were business partners of sorts back when Tyson was the heavyweight champion of the world and Trump wanted him to fight in his Atlantic City...
Is this the year Stony Brook finally will make NCAA tourney?
Saturday morning marks the biggest game in Stony Brook history. If that sounds familiar, it’s because it’s too familiar. The top-seeded Seawolves enter another America East championship game — against...
Ad agency probing sexist, racist allegations against boss
Madison Avenue ad giant J. Walter Thompson is probing accusations of sex harassment and discrimination against chairman and chief executive Gustavo Martinez in the aftermath of a bombshell lawsuit. Lawyers,...
MLB icon Jack McKeon: 1 more managing gig in me to set record
JUPITER , Fla. — You gotta have a goal — even when you are 85. Especially when you are 85. Jack McKeon told The Post on Friday he is planning...
Stolen Indian artifacts seized from Christie's days before sale
Two stolen Indian statues were seized Friday from Christie’s auction house just days before their sale, authorities said. A 10th-century sandstone sculpture of a teaching god worth $150,000 and an...
Bahamas billionaires spat turns serious with murder-for-hire claim
A long-running, nasty but otherwise frivolous legal feud between two Bahamas billionaires has turned deadly serious. Fashion tycoon Peter Nygard has been accused by his neighbor, New York hedge fund...
Brett Gardner's wrist's first real test: likely Wednesday
TAMPA — Barring a setback with his left wrist, the plan is for Brett Gardner to play his first exhibition game Wednesday against the Blue Jays at George M. Steinbrenner Field....
Russian admits to being a spy, gets 30 months in prison
The Russian agent who posed as a New York banker as part of a Cold War-style spy ring pleaded guilty to conspiracy Friday in a deal that will get him...
Lee estate dumps cheaper edition of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
Harper Lee’s estate is killing off the inexpensive paperback version of “To Kill a Mockingbird” — a move that is bound to generate more profits for one of the best-selling...
Rick Nash-Eric Staal combo has been brewing for a long time
DETROIT — It’s a childhood friendship reunited, and the Rangers look to be the beneficiary. Eric Staal had this in the back of his mind when he forfeited his no-move...
Asdrubal Cabrera smacks Mets into reality, Tejada into relevance
VIERA, Fla. — Spring training had turned into Fantasy Camp for the Mets, with hardly a negative vibe in the Treasure Coast air. Yoenis Cespedes’ cars, horses and pig kept...
76er's neck scare overshadows Nets' unspeakably bad loss
PHILADELPHIA — The Nets ran out of time before the 76ers ran out of players. On a night the worst team in the NBA shelved its star big man for...
Luchador and desnudas give Times Square traffic safety lessons
A pair of Times Square desnudas and a masked Mexican wrestler gave lessons on traffic safety in Times Square on Friday afternoon. The luchador named Peatonito, who is a traffic...
Villanova silences Providence stars to storm into Big East final
Absorbing the blows of the Big East’s best 1-2 punch is easier when they’re packing cotton instead of concrete. One day after watching Ben Bentil’s 38-point performance and Kris Dunn’s...
Man stabs roommate to death, tells 911 operator: 'I killed the guy!'
A Manhattan man coolly confessed to a 911 operator that he fatally stabbed his roommate over a rent dispute, admitting, “I killed the guy!” — and cops later found the...
Nancy Reagan's sweet last grand bash
‘There is another gal I love who is a nest builder. If she were stuck three days in a hotel room, she’d manage to make it home sweet home. She...
The real 'affordable housing' scam
Millionaires living in subsidized apartments is only the most obviously perverse result of New York’s “affordable housing” efforts. Even if the city paid enough attention to enforce its own rules,...
Ben Carson's Trump embrace marks a serious turn in the GOP race
It’s fitting that Dr. Ben Carson’s endorsement of Donald Trump comes as the GOP contest enters a new, calmer phase. Denouncing “political operatives” out to “thwart the will of the...
The ugly truth about Obama's 'pretty darn great' economy
‘Anybody who says we are not absolutely better off today than we were just seven years ago, they’re not leveling with you. They’re not telling the truth,” Obama said last...
The facts are in: NYC's charter schools are a smashing success
How many independent studies will it take before we can all agree? Charter schools in this city are a tremendous success. Recently, a New York City Independent Budget Office study...
Lifelong love shines through even Alzheimer's
For all of Nancy Reagan’s moments in the limelight — first as a Hollywood star and then as first lady of California and the nation — her finest moment was...
Ted Cruz is Republicans' only option for stopping Trump
The so-called Republican establishment is coming to the painful realization that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz may be its only hope to block Donald Trump from winning the nomination and Hillary...
Trump cancels rally as mass protests raise security concerns
CHICAGO — A rally for Donald Trump was postponed Friday night after scuffles broke out between his supporters and protesters. When it became clear the dozens of cops on hand...
Hillary apologizes for distorting the Reagans' record on AIDS
NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton apologized Friday after gay-rights and AIDS activists assailed her for saying Nancy Reagan helped start a "national conversation" about AIDS in the 1980s, when protesters...
NJ Transit reaches deal to avert strike
NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit and its rail workers reached a tentative deal Friday to avert a strike that would have thrown Monday's commute into New York into chaos....
Jenrry Mejia is digging in and sadly securing his fate
In a perverse way, you have to give Jenrry Mejia credit. The man cannot be overestimated. Just when you think he has reached a low point, he powers up and...
Astronaut Scott Kelly retiring after longest US space mission
The astronaut who holds the American record for most time spent in space, Scott Kelly, will retire from NASA on April 1, the U.S. space agency said on Friday. Kelly...
This Sheikh is making perfume
For Sheikh Majed Al-Sabah, a member of Kuwait’s ruling dynasty, fragrance is both a family affair and a heady Middle Eastern cultural value dating back centuries. His beloved grandmother showed...
What Orioles projections tell us about Yankees' tall task
TAMPA – The team projected to finish last in the AL East has the player (Chris Davis) who led the majors in homers last year and over the past four...
Man critically injured after tire comes off car on highway
A loose wheel flew off a car on the Grand Central Parkway Friday — then jumped the median and smashed into another vehicle, nearly killing one of the passengers, authorities...
Getting dumped helped me lose 100 pounds
Allie Ponzio is half the woman she used to be. The 27-year-old Ph.D. student, who resides in Pasadena, Calif., went from a size 24 to a size 12 after receiving...
Canada is totally trolling the US
Canada used to be something you could safely ignore. Oh sure, reminders of our Northern neighbor popped up from time to time, in the form of a tired “Eh?” joke,...
Germanwings victims' families still waiting for apology
Families of the Germanwings crash victims say they are still waiting for an apology from those they believe failed to prevent the crash that claimed the lives of 150 people...
This plus-size model ad was deemed too hot for TV
Sex sells — unless you’re larger than a size zero. That’s one read-between-the-lines take-away from this recent situation: A new body-positive Lane Bryant TV commercial is reportedly getting the tsk-tsk...
Tanaka scouting report: Pinpoint control, what surgery?
TAMPA -- All six Yankees starters have pitched in at least one game and haven’t been sent to Dr. James Andrews with a bothersome body part. They are not hobbled...
UConn uses halfcourt buzzer-beater in 4-OT instant classic
https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/708412289553051648/ Connecticut's Jalen Adams hit a buzzer-beater from behind the half-court line to force a fourth overtime, and the Huskies pulled away to beat Cincinnati 104-97 in a thrilling, back-and-forth...
The 5 best things (and 1 most useless thing) about the new Galaxy S7 edge
We know, we know … every new Android flagship phone is “the best” new Android flagship phone until the next one is announced. But there’s something different about Samsung’s latest...
Man to be charged in girlfriend's death after altercation
A boyfriend will be charged with manslaughter for allegedly killing his gal pal on Staten Island early Thursday morning, police said. Alyssa Johnson, 23, was unconscious but had not visible...
The most heartwarming human-animal friendships
Where friendship’s concerned, some animals will go the distance — as one particular penguin has proved. The well-traveled seabird swims 5,000 miles every year from the shores of Argentina to...
Teen finds possible MH370 plane debris
JOHANNESBURG — A South African teenager vacationing in Mozambique may have found part of a wing from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which his family dismissed as "rubbish" and his...
Why the Bruins, not the Capitals, might be East favorites
This might come as a shock to those who haven’t followed all that closely, but the Big Bad Bruins are back. The team that has been a staple of the...
This real-life Zoolander makes hats for Bieber
When Nick Fouquet — a model with serious surfer charm, golden locks, baby blues and a Gaston stance — isn’t sizzling for the cameras, he’s designing rugged, custom toppers beloved...
This defense lawyer literally got his butt kicked in the courtroom
James Crawford was speaking with a witness in the courthouse Wednesday morning when an investigator asked him who he was and called defense lawyers sleazy, said Jerry Steering, Crawford's attorney....
Remains of student missing since 1998 found near bridge
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police said Friday that the discovery of human remains and personal possessions found near the New River Gorge Bridge could solve an 18-year-old mystery:...
Kiefer Sutherland has finally found his calling — folk music
This album had better have “24” tracks. Kiefer Sutherland appears to have found his calling — and it isn’t chasing down bad guys on the Fox TV series. He’s making...
Cops make million-dollar drug bust in Brooklyn
Authorities nabbed two alleged high-end Brooklyn marijuana dealers whose vast drug business netted them $10 million annually, police said Friday. Philip Feng, 36, of Brooklyn Heights and Victor Bae, 35,...
Reporter tells police she was battered at Trump event
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A reporter for a conservative news website filed a police report Friday alleging that she was battered at a Donald Trump press conference in Florida. Breitbart...
Phil Jackson re-commits to Knicks future with Carmelo ... and Rambis?
LOS ANGELES — Knicks president Phil Jackson hopes for a triangle next season of himself, Carmelo Anthony and even interim coach Kurt Rambis. Jackson said he staged a successful meeting...
Political dignitaries, celebrities say goodbye to Nancy Reagan
Former first lady Nancy Reagan was reunited Friday with her beloved “Ronnie” in a California funeral that drew a who’s who list of movie stars, political powerbrokers and media bigwigs....
'My whole family was massacred': Mom of cookout ambush victims
WILKINSBURG, Pa. — Police on Friday sought to identify the two men who ambushed a backyard cookout and methodically shot and killed six people, including a pregnant woman and her...
Watch the sun shrink before your eyes in this video of the solar eclipse
There have been a lot of videos posted around the world of this week’s total solar eclipse, but I was particularly fascinated to see a video posted by YouTuber Things...
Posting an Instragram of your dinner actually makes it taste better
https://www.instagram.com/p/-jvEXOpjX-/?hl=en Posting photos of food on social media makes the meal taste better, a new study claims. Diners who snapped Instagram shots of grub before chowing down rated their dishes...
Kim Jong-il assembled elite team of scientists to improve his erections
LONDON — As North Korea grappled with a massive famine in the 1990s, scientists were working at an elite institute to find ways to boost then-leader Kim Jong-il's longevity —...
These celebrities support Donald Trump
Shut it down, America. The election is over. Tila Tequila has made her choice. And if you had to guess which candidate the air-headed reality show and sex-tape star was...
JPP: You don't have to worry about my hand anymore
Jason Pierre-Paul vows he will not wear that massive, unwieldy club on his right hand in 2016, ditching the protective wrapping that prevented the Giants defensive end from getting a grip. “To...
Jets host RG3 in fascinating QB scenario
RG-wheeeeeeeeeeee! The roller-coaster ride that is the Jets’ quarterback situation got a lot more interesting and fun to watch on Friday. With the Jets and Ryan Fitzpatrick still in a...
Caitlyn Jenner's conservative politics sparks debate in transgender ranks
Since coming out a year ago, Caitlyn Jenner has not always been a unifying force in the transgender community. Her latest political remarks — underscoring her conservative outlook and praising...
This terrible date had too many red flags to count
As told to Katie Calautti I’m the only person I know who hasn’t seen “Ghostbusters.” Little did I know, that fact would doom this date from the start. When I...
Fire-breathing dragon appears in sky over Scotland
A dazzling cloud formation over the skies of Edinburgh has been likened to a Klingon ship, a fire-breathing dragon and even the hand of God. Tom Foster, a 26-year-old physician,...
An adorable baby kangaroo and other animal BFFs
Constable Scott Mason rescued a baby kangaroo in Australia, and now "Cuejo" enjoys following the officer around and using his shirt as a makeshift pouch. Here's a roundup of that and...
How I successfully fought my depression without medication
Matt Haig, a British novelist, had a nervous breakdown at 24 and slipped into a suicidal depression. But when medications left him feeling even worse, he decided to battle against...
Yankees talk to Goose Gossage after 'I lost my mind'
TAMPA — Goose Gossage met with general manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi Friday about his remarks Thursday in which he ripped Jose Bautista, the analytics departments of MLB...
Mark Sanchez to Broncos as QB dominoes begin to fall
John Elway called it “the 1st step in our process.’’ For Mark Sanchez, whom Elway and the Broncos acquired on Friday in a trade with the Eagles for a seventh-round...
Nobody wanted to watch the GOP candidates be nice to each other
NEW YORK — Some 11.9 million Americans watched Thursday's Republican presidential debate on CNN, the network said on Friday, a sharp drop from the 16.9 million who tuned in last...
Antrel Rolle steered Olivier Vernon with lasting Giants love
The time came for Antrel Rolle to advise Olivier Vernon, and he did “as if I was guiding my own son.’’ The fatherly advice that followed helped nudge Vernon toward...
Rubio campaign urges supporters in Ohio to back Kasich instead
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio's campaign urged a tactical vote against party front-runner Donald Trump on Friday, saying Rubio supporters in Ohio should vote for the state's governor,...
The day in photos: March 11, 2016
The Crufts Dog Fair brings pampered pooches to the U.K., the POTUS dines with the Canadian Prime Minister and more.
Louisiana town gets dumped on with more than 20 inches of rain
BOSSIER CITY, La. — Torrential rains pounded northern Louisiana for a fourth day Friday, trapping several hundred people in their homes, leaving scores of roads impassable and causing widespread flooding....
'Silver Rule' would force lawmakers to do actual work for outside paychecks
Trying to head off future scandals, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Friday proposed new rules that would require lawmakers employed as private lawyers to actually do legal work for their...
Rafael Nadal accused of doping in shadow of Sharapova
MADRID — The Spanish government and Olympic committee have defended Rafael Nadal from doping accusations made by a former French official. Former French Minister for Health and Sport Roselyne Bachelot...
Desperate refugees urged to leave overcrowded border camp in Greece
ATHENS, Greece — Authorities in Greece say they hope an overcrowded refugee camp on the Greek-Macedonian border can be emptied within two weeks, as people are slowly persuaded to move...
Asdrubal Cabrera's knee opens door for Tejada, Flores
VIERA, Fla. — So now last year’s plan is back in place for the Mets at shortstop. At least temporarily. With offseason acquisition Asdrubal Cabrera likely to miss the start...
The Mafia wanted to whack Mario Cuomo in Italy in 1992
Former Gov. Mario Cuomo was targeted for assassination by the Mafia during a trip he took to Italy in 1992, according to a report Friday. Mob hitman Maurizio Avola, 54,...
Browns cut Johnny Manziel, officially an unemployed loser
The Browns on Friday waived troubled quarterback Johnny Manziel. Finally. It is the latest in a series of low points in the disappointing and often embarrassing career of Manziel, whose...
This woman swears her knees look like James Corden and Kim Jong Un
Emily Daly claims her kneecaps look just like "The Late Late Show" host James Corden and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. The 22-year-old British estate agent said she realized...
I learned a sobering Steinbrenner lesson at spring training
Al Avila had agreed to give me a few minutes at Joker Marchant Stadium. But the more words that came out of my mouth last Sunday, the more the Tigers...
Two men attempt to break into Michigan Arab-American newspaper office
DETROIT — Two men tried to break into the suburban Detroit office of an Arab-American newspaper early Friday, the weekly paper's founder and publisher said. Most of the staff of...
Marissa Mayer: I would love to still be Yahoo CEO in a year
Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is taking her battle to turn around her struggling Web portal straight to the public — telling a TV interviewer that her plan to reignite...
Woman dies after she's hit by SUV backing into parking space
A 64-year-old woman died after she was struck by an SUV that was backing up into a parking space in Queens, police said. Lin Qinyun was hit by a black...
Mexico just ruined the world's sexiest police squad
A Mexican police force unit known for its big busts and high heels has been downsized. The 20 members of the female-only division in the Aguascalientes police department have projected...
Man who allegedly pushed teenage girl into subway's path charged with attempted murder
A 38-year-old man who allegedly pushed a 15-year-old girl into the path of an oncoming 7 train in Queens last week has been charged with attempted murder. The girl, Xinya...
Miesha Tate might be as foolish on Rousey as Holm was
You know that saying about not knowing history and being doomed to repeat it? It appears Miesha Tate does not. Tate, who became the third UFC women's bantamweight champ of the...
Man slashed while drinking with pals in Brooklyn apartment
A man in his 30s was slashed multiple times while drinking with a group of pals inside a Brooklyn apartment early Friday, police said. The victim was inside the building...
Bill Simmons seeks personal ESPN attack dog
Bill Simmons' battle with ESPN is about to escalate. The Sports Guy vented on a podcast released Thursday after revealing that ESPN won't allow their personalities to come on his...
Ben Carson endorses Trump at Mar-a-Lago, calls him 'a very intelligent man'
Ben Carson said Friday that he endorsed Donald Trump because he got to know the Republican front-runner’s private side and found that — unlike his the public image — he...
Gawker's internal emails show callous response to 'rape' victim
Gawker’s callousness goes beyond its Web site. Even its complaint department commented “Blah, blah, blah” when a college co-ed objected to the release of video that may show her being...
Nancy and Ronald Reagan, inseparable in life, together again
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Nancy Reagan called her husband's presidential library "the shining city on the hill," using a phrase that President Ronald Reagan borrowed from history to describe his...
Navigating Prostate Cancer Takes More than a Good Sense of Direction
The prostate may be one of the most defining features of the male anatomy, but ask most men where it is and what exactly it does and answers will likely...
Here is the angriest Johnny Manziel hot take you'll see
https://twitter.com/nflnetwork/status/708037371850129408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw If Heath Evans had his way, Johnny Manziel would already be on the unemployment line — for good. The NFL Network analyst blasted the troubled Browns quarterback on Thursday,...
Kobe Bryant dusted off vintage skills for final LeBron showdown
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James savored every bump from Kobe Bryant in the low post. He relished every down-court sprint, every big shot — and even the fake that left...
Germany city displays giant mural of drowned refugee child
A huge graffiti image of toddler Alan Kurdi, pictures of whose dead body stirred global sympathy for migrants fleeing war and poverty, confronts motorists, pedestrians and river travelers in Frankfurt....
Oops, police release Missouri murder suspect by accident
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities are searching for a man charged in a Kansas City-area homicide after he was mistakenly released from jail. The Kansas City Star reports that 26-year-old...
Dubai official warns of 'clash of civilizations' if Trump elected president
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A top security official in Dubai warned Friday of a "clash of civilizations" if US Republican candidate Donald Trump becomes president, the latest sign of disquiet...
I make balloons full time, that's how I pay my bills
For most people, balloons are just things they occasionally have to buy for a birthday party or something. For Katie Balloons, they're literally her entire life.
Missing teen sisters found 11 months after disappearing
Two upstate New York sisters who disappeared last April were found alive this week, and a woman has been charged with abducting them. Kylea Fortner, 16, and Shaeleen Fortner, 14,...
Obama urged to label ISIS atrocities 'genocide'
Holding a bloody shirt he carries with him to remember the Islamic State's crimes against Iraqi Christians, Douglas Bazi described for a Washington audience Thursday how he's suffered at ISIS'...
Japan marks fifth anniversary of tsunami
RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan — Japanese gathered in Tokyo and along the country's ravaged northeast coast to observe a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. Friday, exactly five years after a magnitude-9.0...
Queens man who fatally shot 'cheating' girlfriend arrested in California
A jealous lover accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend and wounding the mother of his gal pal’s suspected lover was nabbed in California, police sources said. Tyquan Long, 29, was...
Canadian prime minister bonds with Obama's daughters
WASHINGTON — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute to President Barack Obama's daughters at their first state dinner, recalling how he grew up in the spotlight when his dad...
Guess who pooped in the closet this week
You've made it through another week, which gives you the right to laugh at the misfortunes of others. In this week's edition of Friday Fails, a little girl admits to...
How a washed-up singer came back from obscurity
Two years ago, singer-songwriter Mike Posner found himself in a nightclub in Ibiza, watching his DJ friend Avicii work. A fan recognized the Michigan artist, who had a breakout hit...
Science is sniffing out the mysterious birth of the dog
You might know that the German shepherd curled up at the foot of your bed — and even the English terrier yipping in the yard next door — descended from...
Adele and Coldplay would be nothing without Jeff Buckley
Bob Dylan ruled the ’60s, Bruce Springsteen dominated much of the ’70s and ’80s, and the hope at Columbia Records was that Jeff Buckley would be the label’s ’90s rock...
Eminem has a man-crush on Donny Osmond
In the HBO series “Vinyl,” New York City record executive Richie Finestra (played by Bobby Cannavale) can’t give away the Donny Osmond records his label puts out. But the reality...
Famous Hollywood mountain lion suspected of breaking into zoo and eating koala
LOS ANGELES — A well-known mountain lion that prowls a sprawling Los Angeles park may have made a meal of a koala found mauled to death at the city's zoo....
Even the guy playing Mark Fuhrman says the OJ detective 'blew it'
Mark Fuhrman lucked out: In FX’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” the weaselly detective’s played by one of TV and theater’s leading hunks. That would be Steven Pasquale, the former...
‘Schitt’s Creek’ stars Levy and O’Hara sing each other’s praises
So wonderful a screen couple are Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara (“Best in Show,” “A Mighty Wind”) that it’s hard to believe they’re married to other people. Now they’re coupled...
Wounded Warrior Project execs ousted over spending scandal
Two top execs at the Wounded Warrior Project — one of the largest war veterans support organizations in the nation — were fired Thursday in a scandal over money spent...
The flirty tweets that left El Chapo smitten with soap star
They were mutual admirers, would-be movie partners and flirtatious pen pals — and it would lead both into peril. The improbable friendship of druglord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán and beautiful...
Wally Szczerbiak's blueprint for NCAA tourney's Cinderellas
The names keep changing, but the reality remains the same. There was Kentucky in November then North Carolina in December, Oklahoma in January till Kansas became February’s flavor of the...
Doorman told to work 16-hour shift after dealing with 2 tenant deaths: suit
A doorman is suing his former bosses at a Battery Park City apartment complex, saying they subjected him to a week from hell — sending him to deal with a...
Meet Giants' Janoris Jenkins: a changed man -- or troubling risk
Jerry Reese clearly didn’t think Janoris Jenkins was a roll of the dice, a $62.5 million gamble. Reese saw a young man who has matured beyond a checkered past, is...
ESPN's '30 for 30' reexamines the Duke lacrosse scandal
ESPN’s “30 for 30” Films tells the story behind the 2006 Duke lacrosse scandal, when three players on the team were accused of sexually assaulting an exotic dancer. “Fantastic Lies”...
Hamas burns 15 tons of Snickers bars
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Fifteen tons of Snickers chocolate bars have met a sticky end in Gaza. Islamic Hamas authorities hurled boxes of the peanut chocolate candy bar into...
Two teens shot right after dismissal from Brooklyn high school
A 14-year-old girl was shot in the leg and an 18-year-old boy in the ankle near a Brooklyn high school right after dismissal Thursday afternoon, cops said. The teens were...
NFL free agency: Which teams are interested in Kaepernick?
And on the second day of NFL free agency … the sound of crickets. One day after the free-agency signing period opened at a frenetic pace, teams stepped back and...
Teen stabs two during argument in Brooklyn
Police are looking for a teenage boy who stabbed two rivals in Brooklyn Thursday evening, cops said. The group was arguing on West 16th Street near Avenue Z in Gravesend...
Millionaires are shacking up in subsidized apartments: audit
While most New Yorkers scratch and scape to afford the city’s sky-high housing costs, a group of millionaires has found an underhanded way to take advantage of a major middle-income-apartment...
Comcast's move to ban Yankees viewers typical cable idiocy
Baseball, apple pie and cable TV hassles. Here we go, again, sports fans! Cable is all about choice — theirs, not yours. Nearly 1 million area Comcast subscribers appear headed...
Ex-Putin aide found dead in DC was killed by blunt-force trauma
The former Vladimir Putin aide found dead in a Washington, DC, hotel room last November was killed by blunt-force trauma to the body, it was revealed Thursday. The body of...
These people are seriously obsessed with Donald Trump
FAYETTEVILLE, NC — Meet the Trumpsters. Dozens of diehard Donald Trump supporters have been going the extra mile and then some to get close to their candidate, shelling out thousands...
Isaiah Whitehead pretty sure he shut Steve Lavin up
The kids Chris Mullin never had the opportunity to try to keep in New York City, most notably Isaiah Whitehead from Lincoln High School, wear Seton Hall jerseys. Mullin and St....
City investigates DOT workers over overtime 'abuses'
The city’s overtime king is under investigation as part of a sweeping probe into alleged pay abuses at the Department of Transportation, The Post has learned. Sources said the investigation...
Devils, Kinkaid blank Sharks to keep slim playoff hopes alive
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Keith Kinkaid didn't exactly make the most of his first chance after starter Cory Schneider went down with a knee injury, allowing six goals in a...
GOP candidates pick the worst time to play nice with Trump
So, at long last, No. 12 was the nice debate. It’s fair to assume that the GOP candidates challenging Donald Trump Thursday night in Miami saw reams of polling and...
Man beats attempted murder rap after shootout with Marshals
A Queens con acting as his own lawyer was found not guilty of attempted murder Thursday in connection with a shootout with US Marshals. Oswald Lewis, 45, convinced jurors that...
Knicks, Lakers may be headed for 2nd Derrick Williams battle
LOS ANGELES — It was Showtime for Derrick Williams in the fourth quarter Wednesday. His stunning aerial display resulted in 18 points, including three alley-oop dunks in that final period...
Mets' Asdrubal Cabrera hurts leg after slide goes wrong
PORT ST. LUCIE — Asdrubal Cabrera shifted from a slide to standing up in his run to second base Thursday, and the change hurt — literally. The Mets shortstop departed...
Russian 'spy' expected to plead guilty to federal charges
An accused Russian spy who operated as part of a Cold War-style espionage ring is expected to plead guilty to federal charges Friday morning. In an email Thursday evening, the...
Providence's dynamic duo will give Villanova all it can handle
I’m starting to wonder whether John Wooden could win at Rutgers ... Providence (+9) over Villanova: The past two Big East Tournament champions meet for a chance at another title...
Immigration experts have no idea what Hillary is talking about
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton made what sounded like a definitive statement at Wednesday's Democratic debate: “I will not deport children.” But immigration advocates interviewed by The Post took away different...
Mets take patient approach with second baseman of the future
PORT ST. LUCIE — Dilson Herrera is embracing his status as the Mets second-baseman-in-waiting. After a winter in which the Mets let Daniel Murphy depart, flirted with Ben Zobrist and...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A suspect and a cohort pistol-whipped a 22-year-old man in Morris Heights and stole his cellphone, cops said Thursday. The victim was with friends at Grand Avenue and...
How convenient that Derek Fisher finally speaks up now
LOS ANGELES — As the Knicks descended on Hollywood Thursday, Derek Fisher resurfaced to diagram the love triangle — doing a better job with that than any play he drew...
Construction firm says it's owed $12M for City Hall renovation
A construction firm involved in the renovation of City Hall claims it is owed $12,570,174 for extra work — because there were so many change orders that the project was...