April 17, 2016
Hillary supporting bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on Sunday both came out in support of legislation that would allow 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for the terrorist attacks. The...
Isles break in electric Barclays with exhilarating OT thriller
The Barn was brought back to life. In a playoff debut that showed nostalgia is no match for thrilling moments, Barclays Center opened with a classic overtime encounter as the...
The obsession and insanity of laughable NFL mock drafts
In 2016, how can anything treated seriously, including November’s presidential election, be taken seriously? TV’s football experts are again presenting their mock drafts — thorough examinations and evaluations combining players’...
Yanks' bullpen is redefining nasty -- with monstrous help coming
One of life’s indisputable guidelines is that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Well, the back end of the Yankees’ bullpen is as close to flawless as you can...
Hot Hondo wins again!
Hondo kept the ball rolling in the right direction Sunday when the Pirates patched together a romp over the Brewers that enlarged the bulbous wad to 441 ainges. Monday morning:...
Consumers aren't buying retailers 'out of sync' clothing
The spring shopping season has started, but someone forgot to tell American consumers. Sleeveless dresses, shorts, T-shirts, sandals and other warm weather duds have been sitting in stores for at...
How Brady Skjei's versatilty bails out Rangers now and later
Regarding the Rangers, tied at 1-all against the Penguins with Game 3 set for the Garden on Tuesday: 1. Brady Skjei’s ability to play his off, right side and to...
High rent has Long Island restaurants playing musical chairs
The Hamptons restaurant scene looks a little overheated. With the East End gearing up for the season, some prime venues are shockingly still empty, thanks to landlords asking for rents...
History is repeating itself with Obama holding 9/11 report
When President Obama departs for Saudi Arabia, an incubator of the 9/11 attacks, he will leave behind a dispute about government secrecy. The suppression of 28 pages, first from a...
This is how you should be doing your outdoor workouts
If your house is stale after months of fending off winter, imagine how your muscles must feel. Fresh air and sunshine will do wonders for you too — so get...
Can Ohio students use their 'graffiti wall' for good?
https://twitter.com/SamuelHHoward/status/720457258690330624 Ohio University has long had a “graffiti wall” to allow for artful self-expression. But now some troublemakers have gone and used it to tag in the name of free...
Michael Conforto's bat is forcing Collins into lineup switch
CLEVELAND — Michael Conforto can plan on staying in the No. 3 hole. The Mets outfielder delivered two doubles on Sunday, culminating a big weekend at the plate for the...
Dems' urban ideas won't do anything for NYC
The race for New York between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders has brought some attention to what we still call “urban” issues — with both candidates saying they want to...
New Yorkers on which candidate is 'most New York'
For the past several weeks, we’ve been treated to recurring images of candidates chowing down at iconic New York City restaurants and pretending to be regular straphangers. But who really...
Why preaching 'girl power' is destined to backfire
My kids and I were singing along, loudly, to “Run the World (Girls)” by Beyonce, as you do, when my 3-year-old son asked, “Can we listen to ‘Run the World...
The Post endorses Lester Chang to fill Silver's seat
Voters in Tuesday’s special election to fill the Assembly seat of corrupt ex-Speaker Sheldon Silver have a chance to send a message: No more business as usual. But that’s only...
Finally, a win for the city's high schools
In a win for common sense, the Legislature embraced a measure to boost diversity in New York City’s elite high schools without compromising standards. Kudos to state Sen. Jeff Klein...
Jeremy Lin led loud praise for Nets' new coach
Much like their general manager choice, the Nets went for substance over splash when they picked Kenny Atkinson as coach. New GM Sean Marks has talked repeatedly about player development,...
Alex Rodriguez blasts needed homer, strikes out on joke
The numbers were uglier than a clothing outfit selected by a pre-schooler: 3-for-30 with 11 strikeouts, one extra-base hit — granted, a homer. “I said I wish I was hitting...
Rangers to summon AHL veteran for defensive help
The reinforcements are coming, and first in line is veteran defenseman Raphael Diaz. The Rangers were planning to call up Diaz from AHL Hartford and have him at practice Monday...
Masahiro Tanaka: the king of a team of teases
Ace? That title has hovered over Masahiro Tanaka, has alternately embraced and taunted him, since he left Japan to take the Yankees’ seven-year, $155 million offer in January 2014. All...
Why was Joe Girardi actually benching Chase Headley?
Joe Girardi spun it more toward wanting to get Ronald Torreyes in the lineup, but there was no ignoring Chase Headley’s ice-cold bat. Headley, who made the final out of...
Jacob deGrom's son 'doing better,' may leave hospital soon
CLEVELAND — Jacob deGrom might finally get to exhale from what had to be a stressful week. The Mets pitcher, according to manager Terry Collins, may get to take home...
One game, 3 useful reminders of how good Mets can be
CLEVELAND — Every now and again, you need a game like this, the kind of game that reminds you of what you can be when everything is clicking, when everything...
Skateboarder fatally struck by Parks Department vehicle
A skateboarder was killed when he collided with a city Parks Department truck in Queens Sunday afternoon, cops said. The 18-year-old was riding on the outskirts of Forest Park when...
Luke Walton hasn't ruled out Knicks after Phil Jackson call
That was fast. Warriors assistant coach Luke Walton already has interviewed with several teams about their head-coaching vacancies, including the Knicks and Nets, according to multiple NBA sources. Walton pulled...
It's official: Boaty McBoatface wins poll for name of research ship
LONDON — Boaty McBoatface has topped an online poll to name the U.K.'s newest polar research vessel, beating entries that honored scientists and explorers. Britain's Natural Environment Research Council had...
New Yorkers just get Donald Trump, poll shows
Donald Trump heads into Tuesday’s New York GOP primary with a huge lead over rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich — and New Yorkers lauding his brash outspokenness. Trump is...
Desperate Yankees would love more of these ugly games
The tension building inside the Yankees’ universe didn’t have the lid atop the world’s largest pressure cooker rocking. Even the Yankees’ universe doesn’t come unglued in the middle of April....
Steven Matz's absolute gem quiets Indians and worried fans
CLEVELAND — The Indians spent all afternoon waiting for Steven Matz to make even a small Mistake on the Lake. They are still waiting. In maybe his best career performance,...
Kasich's pizza blunder may have been a cry for attention
WASHINGTON — John Kasich tried to put a fork in critics who say he doesn't know how to eat a slice of pizza. The Ohio governor hinted Sunday the only...
Candidates make final push before NY primary
Hillary Clinton preached to the faithful, Donald Trump embraced his inner- Staten Islander and Bernie Sanders attracted throngs of young supporters in Brooklyn on Sunday as candidates made a final...
Nets find their head coach in former Knicks assistant
The Nets hired one of the hottest coaching candidates in the NBA to take on one of the biggest rebuilding jobs in the league, landing Hawks assistant Kenny Atkinson on...
Vigneault: Rangers aren't done with 'unfairly criticized' Girardi
That idea Dan Girardi was just going to be put out to pasture? Well, consider it squashed. The Rangers’ perennial warrior on the back end for almost a decade was...
Drone strike turned Jihadi John into 'greasy spot on the ground'
ISIS executioner Jihadi John was reduced to a “greasy spot on the ground” by a drone strike in Syria last November, according to a top US military official. US Army...
Trump’s campaign manager won't apologize to reporter
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s campaign manager refused to apologize Sunday for pulling a reporter by the arm, calling a mea culpa “unrealistic.” Corey Lewandowski initially called former Breitbart reporter Michelle...
LeBron James is done messaging Instagram models for now
Mission antisocial media has commenced. LeBron James, he of the passive-aggressive, oblique call-out tweets, and of the occasional "Hey whats up!" to Instagram darlings, has shut down his online presence,...
Transgender woman's prison hell: I was raped 2,000 times
Mary was still as the car pulled closer towards the threatening prison gates and a place that was soon to become her hell on earth. As she stepped into the...
Man shot to death in East Harlem
A 21-year-old man was shot and killed during a dispute in the hallway of an East Harlem building Sunday morning, cops said. Steven Vasquez, of Queens, was shot in the...
De Blasio can't escape corruption probe questions in first 'Ask the Mayor'
Mayor de Blasio was on the hot seat for the first installment of his new TV show Sunday, as viewers grilled him on a federal probe of two of his...
Best man speech from hell: I've slept with both bride and groom
The whole point of the best man’s speech is to embarrass the groom, but there’s a fine line between hilarious and humiliating. Gentle ribbing about first crushes or mortifying childhood...
Johnny Manziel's fake roommate: 'Johnny Football' has to go
A turbulent offseason for former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel got worse last week as Drew Rosenhaus ended his deal with Manziel less than a month after it began. Rosenhaus...
Two Syracuse football players 'stabbed' by ex-teammate
Syracuse defensive backs Chauncey Scissum and Corey Winfield allegedly were stabbed multiple times by a former Orange defensive back, according to Syracuse.com. Naesean Howard, who left the program as a...
7-foot snake surprises residents in Queens building
Residents of a Queens building woke up to a surprise Sunday — a 7-foot snake in the hallway. Cops were called to 140-16 34th Ave. in Flushing about 8:30 a.m....
Senate staffer says he was fired over toilet paper leak
A tiff over toilet paper has cost a state worker his job. Michael Olmeda, a staffer for state Sen. Martin Dilan (D-Brooklyn), said he was fired for telling The Post...
Man gets $12.5M payout for accident with MTA bus
A Long Island man injured when an MTA bus struck his van has won a $12.5 million jury verdict. A Queens jury awarded the money to Calvin Tarpley Friday after...
Kobe or Jeter? The 5 most unforgettable sports exits
CLEVELAND — It’s a matter of personal preference, of course. It’s doubtful anyone who watched what Kobe Bryant did Wednesday night ever will forget it. We can argue whether it...
Educrats – and students – are getting a free pass
On Monday, a state arbitrator ruled that Dewey HS’ ex-principal should be reinstated with back pay despite charges of egregious abuse of credit-recovery and other suspect academic practices that allowed...
Watch Tesla's autopilot system save driver from high-speed crash
When Ohioan Joshua Brown took his Tesla Model S for a spin earlier this month, he got familiar fast with how handy the autopilot system could be — as it...
Finally, science shows that politicians are lying liars who lie
WASHINGTON -- This is the season of lies. We watch with fascination as candidates for the world's most powerful job trade falsehoods and allegations of dishonesty. Republican presidential candidate Donald...
Superyachts are going up in flames
Their “luxe” run out. A number of luxury superyachts have gone up in flames in recent months, including Positive Energy, a $2.5 million boat that smoldered off the coast of...
Expat says France is responsible for paying child's pricey tuition
A New Jersey mom is suing France, saying the country left her holding the bag on her daughter’s pricey private-school tuition. France promised to foot the bill for expatriate kids...
Huma Abedin will be grilled over Hillary's emails
WASHINGTON — The State Department has agreed to a conservative legal group's request to question several current and former government officials about the creation of Hillary Clinton's private email system....
Women arrested for leaving infant in hot car during strip-club audition
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — A woman and her friend are facing charges after they left her infant in a hot car outside a strip club where she was auditioning. WSB-TV reports...
Man's heroic death saving friends when party-boat ride turned dangerous
Violent waves and a torrential Florida rain hammered the two rented pleasure boats when Paul Flowers faced his life-and-death decision. Powerful gusts had pushed one of the boats toward the...
Man killed in police-involved shooting in Queens
A routine quality-of-life stop over an open container of alcohol in Queens turned deadly Sunday — when cops saw the scofflaw reach for his gun and fatally shot him, authorities...
President Nixon, Elvis Presley, and the strangest White House meeting that actually happened
Who could blame chief of staff H.R. Haldeman for scribbling “You must be kidding” in the margins of a Dec. 21, 1970, memo? But this was no joke. Elvis Presley...
De Blasio donor spent $655K of City funds on museum program
A Mayor de Blasio donor under federal investigation for lavishing cops with gifts also helped pry taxpayer money from the City Council for a police training program he supported, The...
Beauty store won't let woman return $17K worth of products: suit
A Manhattan woman who dropped more than $17,000 on beauty products is suing the store for refusing to take them back. Toby Turkel made the pricey purchase last year at...
Man barely survives fall from hotel window
A 29-year-old man is clinging to life after plunging at least eight floors from a window of an Upper West Side hotel Saturday afternoon. The victim, who was rushed to...
Russia jet 'provokes' US plane — again
A Russian plane performed a barrel roll over a US Air Force jet above the Baltic Sea in a new provocation, the US European Command said Saturday. The close encounter...
Teddy Roosevelt started the Museum of Natural History in his bedroom
In 1867, Theodore Roosevelt began what he called the Roosevelt Museum of Natural History. It consisted of 12 specimens that had been carefully preserved and laid out — in his...
Sorry, liberal media -- no one cares about Merrick Garland
Democratic candidates and the liberal media agree: the GOP’s insistence on waiting until the next president to fill Antonin Scalia’s vacancy on the Supreme Court is horrible — and will...
Conservative professors must fake being liberal or be punished on campus
The open discrimination that is taking place right now in this country is shocking. Using dog whistles, dismissive language and outright slurs, a minority is being systematically repressed in America’s...
It isn't wrong for parents to ask teenagers to dress less provocatively
Whatever you do, don’t state the obvious. Singer Erykah Badu drew the wrath of the progressive pressure cooker when she offered this earth-shattering revelation: “Do I think it is unnatural...
How US covered up Saudi role in 9/11
In its report on the still-censored “28 pages” implicating the Saudi government in 9/11, “60 Minutes” last weekend said the Saudi role in the attacks has been “soft-pedaled” to protect...
The 'not impressed' face is real: study
A smile may be the universal sign of kindness — but there’s another facial expression that transcends language barriers, too. The combination of a furrowed brow, pressed lips and raised...
Spa's scalding hot jacuzzi left customers badly burned: suit
An aspiring Brooklyn rapper claims she was badly burned at one of the city’s most notorious spas. Laeticia Harrison-Roberts, a fashion-loving British blonde who goes by the stage name “Misfit...
My fiancée dumped me and won't return $30K ring
A Manhattan man is suing his ex-fiancée because she ended their engagement but won’t return the pricey, custom-made ring. Philip Langer, 45, proposed to leggy blonde Ashley Jae Chesler, 43,...
David's Bridal is copying my signature dress design: suit
David’s Bridal is nothing but a cheap imitator, according to a popular Manhattan dress designer who claims the Pennsylvania chain ripped off her signature work. Jenny Yoo’s “convertible” bridesmaid dresses,...
Paris terror suspect spotted on video year before attacks
A carefree Salah Abdeslam is seen in this image as he strolls through a Brussels market 15 months before November’s deadly terror attacks in Paris. Abdeslam, 26, who allegedly planned...
'My boss makes me bartend sex parties'
A bartender claims she was forced to work at weekly “sex parties” at a popular Tribeca club. “It’s right out in the open,” Jamilya Bliss told The Post of Club...
Cops raid apartment, bust $5M heroin ring
Cops seized more than $5 million worth of heroin from an Upper Manhattan apartment Thursday night and busted 10 members of a drug ring operating there, officials said. The building...
New York Shake Shacks are making customers sick: records
Meals at a Shake Shack on the Upper East Side are responsible for more upset stomachs than any other restaurant in the city, 311 complaint records show. The busy East...
'I love that guy': Trump on man who passed out at rally
Donald Trump rallies are not for the faint of heart. The Republican front-runner was in upstate Syracuse on Saturday railing against the North American Free Trade Agreement and Carrier Corp....
Neighbors rescue freezing toddlers on Queens street
Alert neighbors rescued two toddlers who had slipped out of their Queens home early Saturday without anyone knowing. A petrified 2-year-old girl was found barefoot and weeping in the middle...
'Night Manager' producer: Hugh Laurie brings 'wry amusement' to show
The Night Manager Tuesday, 10 p.m., AMC Former British soldier Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) is working in Cairo’s Nefertiti Hotel when he is asked by a guest to copy some...
DOE 'whitewashed' wrongdoing at grade-fixing high school
Despite evidence that hundreds of high-school students were put in sham “Project Graduation” classes in which they received no instruction, the city Department of Education rubber-stamped all the credits and...
My threesome with Clarence Thomas
A former gal pal of Clarence Thomas said the future Supreme Court justice was a manscaping maven with an impeccable scent during their ménage-à-trois days. “He mostly always smelled like...
Saudi Arabia threatens economic 'turmoil' over 9/11 bill
Saudi Arabia is threatening to sell $750 billion in American assets if Congress passes a bill that would allow 9/11 victims to hold the kingdom legally responsible for the terrorist...
The Clintons' connection to the Panama Papers
When the recently leaked “Panama Papers” exposed the existence of thousands of offshore bank accounts of the politically high and mighty, Hillary Clinton quickly decried them as “outrageous tax havens”...
Sheldon Silver still enjoying politician perks
Five months after he was expelled from the Assembly for his corruption conviction, Sheldon Silver is still driving a car with government parking placards. A permit indicating that “this vehicle...
Silver's mistress loved alluding to relationship with 'Shelly'
Sheldon Silver’s fox, former Assemblywoman Janele Hyer-Spencer, flaunted her relationship with the then-speaker, but their fellow lawmakers remained mum about it in accordance with a time-honored political code of omerta,...
Campaigning is taking a toll on Bill Clinton
What’s bugging Bubba? Bill Clinton appears to be growing testy as Bernie Sanders keeps nipping at Hillary’s heels. “There’s been a lot of theater in this race,” the former president...
Two rookies provide big boost to beleaguered Rangers' defense
PITTSBURGH — There were two rookie defensemen in the lineup, and the Rangers hardly seemed worse for it. Both Dylan McIlrath and Brady Skjei saw important minutes in the Blueshirts’...
How Hillary won over upstate New York years ago
If Hillary Clinton wins Tuesday’s primary and takes New York, she may have a small upstate town to thank. Back in 1999, when she was still first lady and laying...
Mets hoping for a repeat gem from deGrom's replacement
CLEVELAND — Jacob deGrom was placed on the bereavement/family emergency list Saturday to tend to “complications” involving his newborn son Jaxon. Though the team’s thoughts were with the deGrom family,...
A snow day for soccer, but the Red Bulls still lose
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Dominique Badji scored his first goal of the season in the 82nd minute to help the Colorado Rapids beat the Red Bulls 2-1 on a snow-covered...
Next up in NYC's corruption probe: Carl Heastie
Federal prosecutors are probing Democratic Party records related to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, The Post has learned. A former Bronx Democratic Party official was subpoenaed last week to appear before...
MMA fighter's death aftermath: How will this affect UFC in NY?
The need to regulate mixed martial arts in New York was underscored following the death of an MMA fighter in an unregulated event in Dublin last week. Joao Carvalho, 28,...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A 29-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint on a Bedford-Stuyvesant street, police said Saturday. The victim was approached by a 30-year-old man in front of 22 Graham Ave. at...