July 15, 2016
iPhone sales decline as smartphone rivals encroach
The outlook for iPhone demand keeps getting murkier. A Wall Street analyst on Friday slashed his outlook for 2016 sales for the Apple gadget, saying he expects the number of...
HSBC plans more job cuts amid $5B budget cut
A new round of cuts is coming to HSBC. The embattled bank, which has been struggling to cut costs, is preparing to cut about 15 bond traders across New York,...
Start the losing clock: Yankees' tragic number to become sellers
It's simple enough, in a Yankees season that has seemed unendingly complicated: Their tragic number is three. Three more losses in this critical, 10-game homestand, after Friday night’s 5-3 defeat...
Cronut creator reinvents the Choco Taco
The great French pastry chef (and, yes, Cronut creator) Dominique Ansel has been inspired by Snickers bars, doughnuts and s’mores, but there’s one classic American treat he wasn’t familiar with....
Girardi's dreary Pineda admission: We have no other choice
Again, Michael Pineda started strong. But again, the fall never felt far. Opening the second half with the same maddening inconsistency that has defined much of his third season with...
Hondo’s double play
Hondo teed it up with the Braves to start the back nine and went out of bounds Friday night when they were pummeled by the Rockies to slash the earnings...
Retailers caught off-guard by Pokémon Go phenomenon
Did you see all the licensed merchandise in stores waiting to be scooped up by the Pokémon Go-loving hordes? Don’t bother looking — it ain’t there. Retailers, it seems, were...
NYPD unveils boat named after murdered cop
The NYPD Friday launched the Detective Anthony J. Venditti - a patrol boat named after a cop murdered in 1986. "The role of the harbor unit is so similar to...
House GOPers call on feds to probe Clinton Foundation
More than 65 House Republicans on Friday asked the feds to launch a probe into the Clinton Foundation, focusing on Bill and Hillary Clinton’s ties to the for-profit college chain...
Nice's road of terror and tears
This is the terrorists road of ruin. The fiend who killed 84 people — including 10 children — on the Nice waterfront Thursday left a trail of carnage 1 1/4...
Brock Lesnar’s doping situation could doom UFC
The Fertitta brothers, Frank and Lorenzo, and Dana White should hope the ink has dried on their sale of the UFC for a reported $4 billion. The credibility of any...
Juan Lagares' bat and legs jump-start Mets' 2nd-half push
PHILADELPHIA — The burst of energy Yoenis Cespedes usually brings to the Mets’ lineup was present Friday night, even with the superstar outfielder on the bench, still bothered by a...
Yankees' make-or-break stretch starts off terribly
Welcome to the second half of the Yankees’ season. So far, it looks like a lot like the first half. In desperate need of a winning streak, the Yankees instead...
How boxing is scrambling after hyped matchups fell through
Making fights is never an easy thing in boxing, and even when matchups seem certain, unexpected changes can occur. Take Deontay Wilder and Gennady Golovkin for example. Wilder defends his...
Why these 2 HS hoops stars say AAU rejection helped their game
Zack Bruno and Khalil Rhodes had options when it came to AAU teams the Xaverian duo could play with. But they had done this before, crisscrossing the country in the...
Control The Moment driver shift may swing Meadowlands Pace
Racing Hill and Control The Moment have faced each other three times this season with Racing Hill always besting his rival. But the addition of driver Brian Sears could see...
Man who bought solid gold shirt murdered over money dispute
An Indian man who bought one of the world’s most expensive shirts — a glittering getup made entirely of gold — was beaten to death after a dispute over money,...
The fantasy baseball letdowns due for 2nd-half eruptions
There are many forms of disappointment. You can be disappointed by a low test score, your child, a network canceling your favorite show or when you see a movie you...
Shuffling teachers on the deck of the Titanic
How does the city Department of Education deal with teachers who can’t even get rehired by its worst schools? The phrase “shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic” comes to mind....
Mike Pence is the perfect complement to Donald Trump
By choosing Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, Donald Trump has tapped a perfect complement: a solidly conservative Republican who knows Washington but left it to go run...
'Learn to live with terror' is the wrong answer to Nice
Once more, France has been hit with a deadly terrorist attack, this one leaving at least 84 dead and 202 injured after they were mowed down by a rampaging truck...
Yankees, Mets lose out on Cuban phenom Yulieski Gourriel
Yulieski Gourriel, a 32-year-old infielder who defected from Cuba in February and was declared a free agent in June, has signed a five-year, $47.5 million deal with the Houston Astros....
Staten Island Ferry's electrical outlets shut off after fights break out
Maybe the Staten Island Ferry should offer kindergarten-level courses on how to play nice with others. There have been so many fights recently among commuters competing for the few electrical...
French golfer at British Open lives less than 10 blocks from terror attack
TROON, Scotland - Players took time Friday to pay their respects to the victims of the terrorist killings in Nice, France. Hours after a tractor trailer was driven into a...
Mending America: The testimony of black GOP senator Tim Scott
Excerpts from three speeches Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) gave on the Senate floor this week on blacks and the police. Our nation is dependent on the rule of law. And...
Carlos Beltran's advice for stud prospect after Yankees clash
Carlos Beltran got to know Yankees prospect Jorge Mateo this spring, so when he heard the infielder had been suspended for two weeks for violating team policy with Single-A Tampa,...
Half the golfers at British Open were in trouble before teeing off
TROON, Scotland — The luck of the draw is involved every year at the British Open. Some players get lucky with their tee times. Others get screwed when poor weather...
Yes, the Saudi government helped the 9/11 terrorists
Now we know why the missing 28 pages on 9/11 were kept under lock and key for 15 years: They show the hijackers got help across America from Saudi diplomats...
Syndergaard has 'new arm,' even without Pedro Martinez's help
PHILADELPHIA — Noah Syndergaard’s midsummer vacation is serving its purpose. The fatigued Mets ace won’t pitch again until Tuesday at Wrigley Field, an 11-day break between appearances, and that reemergence...
Why Jets' Wilkerson move can solve Ryan Fitzpatrick standoff
The news about Mo Wilkerson landing his long-term extension was an unexpected and pleasant surprise, to him and to his teammates and Jets fans. It was as if general manager Mike...
NYPD says their probe of Eric Garner's death is 'done'
The NYPD's investigation of Eric Garner's chokehold death is "for all practical purposes done" - but the department won't take administrative action against the cops until the federal government completes...
The fashion world is starting to speak out on Black Lives Matter
Maxwell Osbourne, one half of the duo behind Public School and DKNY, has broken his silence on Black Lives Matter. In an open letter published by W magazine on Thursday,...
The Pokémon theme's surprising singer is back in the hot seat
Want to participate in the Pokémon Go craze but without running the risk of walking absent-mindedly into traffic while trying to capture a Magnemite? Then crank up the “Pokémon” theme and...
Brock Lesnar drug-test flagging rocks UFC
Brock Lesnar won his fight at UFC 200 but the real battle may have just started. The former heavyweight champion was notified on Friday of a potential doping violation stemming...
Why the coup in Turkey could mean hope
The Turkish military has staged a coup. Bridges are closed in Istanbul. There is gunfire in Ankara. The Turkish General Staff says that it is in control, although the intelligence...
The day in photos: July 15, 2016
People around the world pay tribute to victims of the Bastille Day attacks and more.
Jets pull off stunning $86M Muhammad Wilkerson deal
Five Mo years. The Jets and star defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson pulled off a stunner Friday, reaching an agreement on a five-year, $86 million contract just before the NFL deadline...
Turkish military faction's attempted coup leaves dozens dead, over 1,000 injured
The streets of Turkey descended into bloody chaos Friday as the military deployed tanks and planes in an attempt to seize control of the nation. Tanks roared into Ankara, the...
Dallas sniper was accused of stealing female soldier's panties
DALLAS — He was disarmed in the middle of a war zone and placed under 24-hour escort. The most humiliating part was that everyone in Micah Johnson's unit in Afghanistan...
Obama vows to 'destroy' ISIS after Bastille Day attack
President Obama pledged to "destroy" ISIS following the heinous terror attack at a Bastille Day celebration in France -- and used remarks to diplomats at the White House to defend...
Orgies, drugs, arrests: Airbnb users' real-life nightmares
Visitors who abuse drugs. Guests who lock dogs in bathrooms (with predictably awful results). Apartment owners who crawl into bed with renting couples. All of these nightmare scenarios have actually...
Keegan Bradley returns from psyched-out 3-year abyss
TROON, Scotland -- In the quiet of Monday’s British Open practice round, with no spectators in sight, Keegan Bradley climbed into the large yellow manually-operated scoreboard overlooking the 18th green at...
Playmate's bodyshaming snapchat confirms your worst fears about the gym
A lot of people feel insecure at the gym, for a wide variety of reasons. Well, it turns out you're right to be uncomfortable there, because the gym is a...
Bastille Day attacker may have visited NYC religious center
Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, the French-Tunisian petty criminal who carried out the truck massacre in Nice, may have visited an Islamic religious center in Brooklyn in 2014, according to a report....
Biggest threat to Phil Mickelson is tired of just lurking
TROON, Scotland -- Much the way Phil Mickelson was in Thursday’s opening round, Henrik Stenson was the best player around Royal Troon in Friday’s British Open second round, shooting a 7-under-par...
Pirates GM: Should've taken Mets junk instead of Jon Niese
Jon Niese: dissed and possibly dismissed. Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said he regrets acquiring Niese in exchange for second baseman Neil Walker this past offseason -- and he's reportedly shopping the former...
Couple arrested for riding naked on stolen lawn mower
JOPLIN, Mo. — Authorities have arrested a couple accused of riding naked on a stolen lawn mower in Missouri. Jasper County sheriff's Det. Tim Williams said a 55-year-old man and...
Ivanka Trump's rabbi backs out of delivering RNC opening prayer
A prominent New York rabbi who converted Ivanka Trump to Judaism has backed out of delivering the opening prayer at the GOP convention after critics slammed him for appearing to...
Horrifying details of the Bataclan Theatre massacre revealed
The Islamic State terrorists who attacked the Bataclan theater in Paris last November not only killed scores of innocents — they also gouged out the eyes and sliced up the...
Soros zombies invade Cleveland, outsourcing US power to Russia, and other notable commentary
New normalcy: France’s Familiar Terror Routine France awoke Friday to a now-too-familiar scene: Scores dead in a horrific attack, a solemn president “pledging to do something” and equally somber Cabinet...
Congress releases classified chapter of 9/11 report about Saudis
WASHINGTON — The government has released a once-classified chapter of a congressional report about the 9/11 attacks that questions whether Saudi nationals who were in contact with the hijackers after...
How well do you know your fast-food fries?
You may think you've been around the fast-food block a time or two, but it may be time to take your french fry bragging rights with a grain of salt....
Watch how this guy ate his way to the perfect body
While most people are struggling to eat less and lose weight, blogger Abe Nelson had the opposite problem. He spent a year transforming his skinny body into a beefy one,...
Pokémon Go is the best thing to happen to single people
After the hugely popular Pokémon Go app was released last week and downloaded by at least 15 million users, singles started using the virtual reality game for more than just...
Motorcyclist run over trying to stop Bastille Day attacker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG090Hyf9XI A heroic motorcyclist tried to hijack the truck used by the Bastille Day attacker — racing alongside the driver's door and even attempting to open it — before crashing...
Tom Brady gives up Deflategate fight
Five hundred and forty-five days later, Deflategate is finally over — and not a second to soon. Tom Brady opted to wave the white flag Friday, two days after he...
Stop-and-frisk restrictions have NYPD cops afraid of being sued
Restrictions on stop and frisk have made cops afraid to make arrests - even of suspected drug peddlers -- a black police officer told Mayor de Blasio on Friday. "Now...
Knicks' big-name workout cranks up anticipation meter
https://twitter.com/brandonjennings/status/753794997992824836 What was that Phil Jackson was weirdly tweeting about "how much the players what to unite"? Knicks newcomers Derrick Rose and Brandon Jennings joined holdovers Kristaps Porzingis and Sasha Vujacic for...
Football player gets 15 years for campus rape of unconscious woman
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A former Vanderbilt football player has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping an unconscious female student. A criminal judge handed down the sentence for...
The world isn't ready for this tangled NBA love web
https://www.instagram.com/p/BH2brBwjtpN/ The strange social media antics of Nick Young and Gilbert Arenas took another odd turn Thursday when the Lakers guard posted a photo in a cozy pose with Arenas’...
Share a street with Michelle Williams for $3 million
There are trend-setters, and then there are record-setters. Actress Michelle Williams — known for being a step ahead when it comes to the Brooklyn real estate market — made a...
Cheesy doc 'Hillary's America' is an attack on all things Democratic
Cheesier than a Kraft Singles truck but half as subtle, Dinesh D’Souza’s documentary “Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party” is an attack on all things Democratic whose...
Rangers' dilemma with Dylan McIlrath: Use him or lose him
It is now or never for the Rangers and Dylan McIlrath. If the 24-year-old under-used defenseman, who Friday signed a one-year deal worth $800,000 in advance of a scheduled July...
Redstones (again) look to block Paramount sale
Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman’s plan to sell a minority stake in Paramount Pictures is highly illogical, the media conglomerate’s controlling shareholder said Friday. National Amusements Inc. wants to keep...
Joe Girardi's two words that sum up Yankees' urgency
Joe Girardi spent the All-Star break with his family, enjoying a rare respite at a lake just outside New York. After a frustrating first half, which ended with the Yankees...
NYC sees first woman-to-man sexual transmission of Zika
New York City is home to the first documented case of Zika virus transmitted from a woman to a man through sexual contact, according to a report released Friday by...
Twerking lady makes an ass of herself
A contestant on British "Big Brother" gave viewers more than they’d bargained for when her skin-tight denim dress gave way on live television this week. Departing contestant Lateysha Grace was being...
Playboy Playmate fat-shames woman in the gym
If there’s one thing we can agree on, it’s that no one likes stripping down at the gym. Even though everyone’s in the same boat, there’s something horrifying about baring...
Nice attack survivor marked safe on Facebook twice in one week
A Dallas woman visiting France during Thursday’s deadly truck rampage in Nice said the attack marked the second time in six days that she has been caught up in a...
Bryce Harper is engaged (again), and happy as all hell
https://www.instagram.com/p/BH2h8GpA2Co/?taken-by=kayyvarner Could Bryce Harper's life get any better right now? He doesn't think so. The 23-year-old Nationals slugger played in the fourth All-Star Game of his young career, starting in right field...
Erin Andrews' scrutinized FOX run will continue — with a twist
Erin Andrews will be back at Fox Sports, but we won't be seeing as much of her. The eye-catching sideline reporter quietly reached a multi-year agreement with the network on...
Donald Trump chooses Mike Pence as running mate
Sus-Pence over. Donald Trump has made it official: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is his VP choice. "I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as my...
A cry from France: After Nice, can we finally face the truth about this war?
The French Riviera is the one spot in Europe that comes closest to the image of an earthly paradise. At its heart is the Franco-Italian city of Nice, now France’s...
Three killed in NYC shootings
Three men were killed early Friday in two separate shootings in Brooklyn and Queens, cops said. Just after midnight, cops found a 23-year-old man with multiple gunshots wounds outside of...
CAIR assails Newt Gingrich's call to 'test' Muslims in US
The Council on American-Islamic Relations on Friday condemned the deadly truck attack in Nice, France -- but assailed Newt Gingrich's call to “test” Muslims in the US. "We condemn this...
Mom reunited with baby boy lost during Bastille Day attack
A French mom was reunited with her 8-month-old baby boy after somehow getting separated from him during Thursday's mayhem in Nice. The tot, who was in a stroller, was lost...
Eli Manning's reliability keeps his walk-year backup a total mystery
In the weeks before training camp, we’ll break down each position on the Giants roster to highlight the team’s strengths, weaknesses and the depth-chart battles that will determine who’s around...
Jets' blind-side upgrade can't afford to waste time proving it
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on...
The plan of attack for these four GMs looking to buy at deadline
This weekend, I wrote about the difficult decision that teams on the contention bubble must make. On Wednesday, I looked forward to 10 second-half storylines. Some material I liked wound up...
Phil Mickelson covered in pixie dust, keeps British lead
TROON, Scotland -- Phil Mickelson knew exactly what was ahead of him on Friday at Royal Troon. Following up the electric 63 he carded in Thursday’s opening round with another low...
Why Mike Pence is the perfect running mate for Trump
After months of speculation, Donald Trump has officially picked Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate. Pence might not be as well known as Trump, but they're...
This is the moment police killed the Bastille Day attacker
https://youtu.be/B6v9HgR3hhg This is the moment police killed the truck driver who had just plowed through a massive crowd of Bastille Day revelers in Nice, France, killing at least 84 and...
Serial killer in Arizona has residents afraid to step outside
PHOENIX — In a blue-collar Phoenix neighborhood known for gang and drug violence, Margarito Castro's 19-year-old son Manny was learning to be a welder just like his father. Father and...
Bastille Day attacker was a delivery driver born in Tunisia
The man who carried out the murderous rampage in Nice has been identified as Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, a French-Tunisian petty criminal, according to reports. The 31-year-old delivery driver, a resident of...
Herbalife no pyramid scheme: FTC
Herbalife scored a major victory over its arch-nemesis Bill Ackman on Friday when it settled a more than 2-year- old probe with regulators without being labeled a pyramid scheme. The...
Katy Perry and Britney Spears just dropped weak new singles
It could – and perhaps should – have been the definitive pop moment of the year: Katy Perry and Britney Spears releasing new songs at exactly the same time on...
French president says 50 people 'between life and death' after attack
French President François Hollande on Friday on Friday said 50 people remained "between life and death" after a gunman crashed a truck into a crowd of Bastille Day revelers in...
Clinton, Trump agree the world is at war
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump finally agree on something: This is World War III. Clinton made her statement as the attack in Nice, France, unfolded. "We are at war against...
Watch this man deadlift a record-breaking 1,102 pounds
Eddie Hall just became a record-breaking strongman. He deadlifted 1,102.31 pounds, which is the largest amount of weight ever deadlifted by a single person.
A beach read by Saddam Hussein
Trying to decide what book to read next? If you’re in the mood for something written by former dictators, look no further. A novella, said to be written by former...
Man with 'AR-15-style' gun dead after shootout with cops
BALTIMORE — Baltimore police officers responding to the sound of gunshots near an apartment building fatally shot a man who fired at them with an "AR-15-style" gun, a police spokesman...
Tim Tebow: Speaking at GOP Convention just a 'rumor'
CLEVELAND — Thursday morning he was among the biggest stars featured on Donald Trump's convention lineup. Thursday night, Tim Tebow declared his attendance at next week's Republican National Convention was...
Matthew Modine channels sinister side for new Netflix series
Matthew Modine met Winona Ryder at the beginning of their careers, when they appeared together in a music video for the Roy Orbison song “A Love So Beautiful.” Modine, now...
American dad, young son killed in Bastille Day attack
A father and son from Texas were killed in the attack in Nice, France. According to a youth baseball league outside Austin, one of their players, 11-year-old Brodie Copeland, and...
'Sicko' breaks into nightclub that was site of Orlando massacre
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police said Thursday that someone broke into the Pulse nightclub Wednesday night, hours after law enforcement had turned control of the club back over to its...
'Vice Principals' star Danny McBride was once a substitute teacher
Danny McBride is not Kenny Powers. But the funnyman admits he did sometimes bring the egotistical washed-up pitcher from “Eastbound & Down” home with him. “I didn’t realize that Kenny...
World leaders condemn 'horrendous' Bastille Day attacks
NICE, France — World leaders are expressing dismay, sadness and solidarity with France over the attack carried out by a man who drove a truck into crowds of people celebrating...
NYC's first integrated nightclub was a ’30s celeb magnet
The title of Woody Allen’s “Café Society” conjures up three famous haunts of the ’30s and ’40s: the ‘21’ Club, El Morocco and the Stork Club. Those Midtown joints were...
Notorious nail polish thief busted after trying to sell cop crack
Cops have finally nabbed the Big Apple’s infamous nail-polish thief. Juan Baez, 48, from Belleville, NJ, was arrested Wednesday and charged with possession of a controlled substance, criminal possession of...
This rapper has the Secret Service on his tail thanks to Malia Obama
There’s nothing the Secret Service won’t do to keep the president safe. And that includes landscaping. Last year, Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$, a member of the New York hip-hop collective...
This restaurant told cops they're no longer welcome
SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. — The sheriff of a county about 70 miles north of Seattle said a restaurant owner has asked that law enforcement no longer dine there. Skagit County Sheriff...
Caretakers shopped while autistic patient banged his head against wall 120 times: suit
Staffers at a Long Island home for the disabled let an autistic resident bang his head against a wall 120 times and left him in a van while caretakers shopped...
Brooklyn judge blows off work amid being deemed 'unqualified'
She’s lazy, too. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Laura Jacobson shut down her courtroom and kept out of the public eye Thursday — the day that The Post revealed she’d been...
Potential Hillary VP takes aim at 'trash-talking' Trump
Sen. Tim Kaine, hoping to become Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential pick, branded Donald Trump as a “me-first,” “trash-talking” contender for the White House while campaigning Thursday with Clinton. “Do you...
Tweeting Phil Jackson is back with vague challenge to Knicks
After being silent on Twitter for three weeks, Knicks president Phil Jackson decided to go at it again with more Zen-speak. Jackson has again revamped the Knicks — this time...
Inept teachers sent from city's worst schools to new jobs
Ninety-eight teachers who the Department of Education decided weren’t good enough for the city’s worst schools nonetheless get to keep their jobs — and find a position in another classroom....
Hondo takes Brave stand
Hondo came up a rouge short of covering with the Blue Bombers on Thursday night. However, given his limited knowledge of the CFL, he wisely invested only half of his...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan The driver who fatally struck a 78-year-old woman crossing a Midtown street this month is now facing charges, police said. Motorist Mieczyslaw Truskowski, 63, was busted Wednesday on a...
Black teacher to black students: ‘Wake up, white people are ahead’
An African-American city schoolteacher told black fourth-graders to shape up or risk falling behind their white peers, The Post has learned. “This is the worst class I have ever seen,”...
Why hasn't ESPN told Chris Berman people can't stand him?
After comedian Steve Martin got all he could or wanted from his “Well ex-cuuuse me!” bit, he would be seen on late-night shows on which the host or one of...
Underwear heiress cleared of stalking hubby’s mistress
It took a Manhattan judge fewer than 10 minutes Thursday to clear an underwear heiress of stalking and harassing her estranged hubby’s mistress. “I find the defendant not guilty of...