July 18, 2016
How Flores shows Terry Collins is betraying his lineup credo
CHICAGO — The strange thing is this: Every day, before he fills out his lineup card, Terry Collins has to spread out names in his mind like Scrabble letters. The...
Melania Trump rocks a wedding dress at the RNC
Melania Trump donned a white Roksanda dress described as a "beautiful option for the modern bride" on stage Monday at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. The "Margot" dress,...
Hondo on board with Noah
Rizzo and the Cubs were too much for Matz and the Mets to handle Monday night, so Hondo took another step in the wrong direction as his earnings were sliced...
This could be it for Yahoo
Marissa Mayer may have whiffed on earnings at Yahoo for the last time. The struggling Web portal’s 41-year-old boss delivered bottom-line results that missed analysts’ forecasts, even as the aging...
The problems with Yankees' potential 1995 inspiration
A little bit old school, a little new wave, Buck Showalter simultaneously reflected back 21 years and projected forward through 2016 on Monday afternoon. “This year, I keep telling people,...
GOPers turn to 'Black Lives Matter' for newest Hillary attack
CLEVELAND — The key line Monday night at the Republican National Convention came from Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, who received a hero’s welcome from delegates due to his constant...
Investors say stop paying 'funds of hedge funds'
Why pay a middleman? That’s what big-time investors are saying to so-called funds of hedge funds. High fees and weak performance have institutions going directly to hedge funds. Over the...
Selling iconic Plaza Hotel isn't going to be easy
Intrigue runs high and low at the iconic Plaza Hotel, which India’s embattled Sahara Group appears on the verge of selling to a Qatari sovereign wealth fund for around $550...
'Somebody with a nice tan needs to say this, all lives matter'
Darryl Glenn emerged as a crowd favorite in Cleveland with his swipes at Black Lives Matter and Hillary Clinton. "Frankly somebody with a nice tan needs to say this, all...
Melania Trump pitches the softer side of The Donald
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEtLaBMrcdA CLEVELAND — Melania Trump on Monday night praised her husband as caring, patriotic and ready to lead the nation for all Americans during the raucous opening day of the...
Clinton throws 40-year-old mud at Trump
Hillary Clinton moved to lock in her huge margin of support over Donald Trump among black voters on Monday, reviving a 4-decade-old housing-discrimination case against him during a speech to...
Carmelo Anthony's 'town hall' plan for social change
LAS VEGAS — Carmelo Anthony was asked more questions Monday about the racial tensions going on in the country than the fortunes of the Knicks and the Olympic team. Anthony...
These newlyweds had the most New York City wedding ever
The only thing missing was Pizza Rat. A couple from Cobble Hill threw one of the most New York weddings in history — tying the knot on the Staten Island...
This one cop brought crime down 40 percent in his precinct
A top Brooklyn cop is employing an unusual tactic to help fight crime in his precinct — he pays house visits to the worst thugs in the area to warn...
This is how Trump made his first RNC appearance
CLEVELAND — Donald Trump has arrived at the Republican National Convention that will nominate him for president of the United States. Trump drew cheers as he took the stage to...
Thank god, it's going to cool down this week — sort of
The shlep from the subway station to work will be much more bearable Tuesday than it was on Monday, with lower humidity and temp expected to drop down to the...
Trump’s winning — on Twitter, at least
Donald Trump is the tweeter in chief: A new Pew Research study reveals that Trump’s Twitter messages are shared four times as often as Hillary Clinton’s. “In every measurable category...
Pup saves another pup's life — and now they're besties
Dogs may be man’s best friend, but this little pup’s new best bud is another pooch who saved his life. Bailey, a 13-month-old Schnauzer from England, has become inseparable from...
Student fatally struck by drunk driver blocks away from house
A 17-year-old boy who was set to start college in the fall was killed when a drunken driver hit him as he was riding his bike just blocks from his...
Trump interrupts the RNC to talk about himself
CLEVELAND — Donald Trump is competing with his own convention as he previews his Thursday night speech accepting the Republican nomination for president. Trump tells Fox News Channel that the...
‘The Bachelorette' confronts boyfriend over shady breakup rumors
The Floridian front-runner was forced to address his messy breakup with gal pal JoJo Fletcher on Monday’s episode. And as one could expect, it didn’t go over smoothly.
Night falls on Turkey
Whatever the intent of the Turkish coup plotters, their failure has guaranteed a clampdown by the autocratic ruler they sought to overthrow. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been swift to...
Yankees building go-for-it case behind ... A-Rod and Nova?
The Yankees have waited a long time to receive contributions from Alex Rodriguez and Ivan Nova this season. Rodriguez has not regained the magic he caught in a bottle last...
It's time for 'Black Lives Matter' to grow up
For three years, the rhetoric of the Black Lives Matter movement has grown more strident — and more life-threatening to police officers. The premeditated targeting and murder of police officers...
Girls are buying more toys than boys
Snow White and Pocahontas are kicking Iron-Man’s and Captain America’s butts — and those of GI Joe and the rest of Hasbro’s boy-toy brands, as well. The toymaker reported on...
Mets' momentum fades as Cubs tee off on Steven Matz
CHICAGO — Steven Matz’s previous start at Wrigley Field had a better ending for the Mets. Of course, it helped that Travis d’Arnaud, Lucas Duda and Daniel Murphy all homered...
Netflix can't seem to attract international subscribers
Reed Hastings’ plan to dominate the planet isn’t quite going as he had drawn it up. The chief executive’s streaming giant Netflix kicked off 2016 promising to launch in 130...
Cop-killings have never been this lethal — and it could mean chaos
Over the last two weeks, the “war on police” has gone from a metaphor to a reality, with eight officers killed in targeted attacks in Dallas and Baton Rouge. The...
Why Rangers' Brassard deal was about a lot more than cap space
The Rangers had become comparatively slow, too easy to play against, much too lax without the puck through the neutral zone and in their end of the ice, and horrid...
'Blue Lives Matter' buttons are selling out at RNC
Buttons honoring police are the stars at the convention, outselling Trump and all other political memorabilia. A blue button with “Blue Lives Matter” is going fast at $5. Another, featuring...
Here are naked ladies protesting Trump
Warning: Nudity Trump is demanding transparency, and on Monday, he got it. Protesting his perceived attitude toward females, 100 women posed naked as an art piece in Cleveland to bare their...
Latinas for Trump start Spanish-media outreach program
The Trump campaign recruited the founder of Latinas for Trump to start a Spanish-media outreach program and to help boost The Donald’s image among Hispanic immigrant communities. “It’s easier to...
Forbes hands president title to Mike Federle
Mike Federle was handed the president title at Forbes Media to add to his existing chief operating officer role. Mike Perlis, the first nonfamily member to hold the president and...
Grandma and Grandpa really love their smartphones
Grandpa friended me! They weren’t the earliest adopters, but adults 50 and over are catching on to new media. For Q1 of this year, the silver set spent 71 percent...
Why Trump should gut the Federal Reserve if he becomes president
Donald Trump’s first job if he becomes president should be to gut the Federal Reserve Board, where desperate members are saying some pretty crazy things. The problem is, Trump may...
The GOP convention is off to quite a start
CLEVELAND — The Republican convention got off to a rollicking start Monday with “Happy Days” actor Scott Baio speaking, the media banished to a site near a pig farm a...
Kevin Durant gives Knicks retrospective dose of reality
LAS VEGAS — Kevin Durant was diplomatic, but made it clear it was his call not to meet with the Knicks earlier this month despite meeting with six clubs in...
A hero gets his Medal of Honor -- 49 years later
Nearly five decades after a mission to save 44 of his fellow soldiers, Lt. Col. Charles Kettles on Monday was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on May...
Iran deal's secret giveaway exposed
More bad news about the Iran nuclear deal landed Monday — a dangerous secret that President Obama has been keeping from the American people. The Associated Press reports that the...
GOP adopts most conservative platform ever
CLEVELAND — The Republican Party adopted what Christian conservatives cheered as the most conservative party platform ever on Monday, pushing the GOP decidedly to the right on abortion and gay...
Roger Goodell's 1st words since Brady quit fight: It's been over
Roger Goodell isn’t gloating over Tom Brady’s decision to wave the white flag in Deflategate. In the NFL commissioner’s first public comments since Brady decided to accept his four-game ban,...
It's no longer safe to let your kids watch the news
It had to be made. Hillary Clinton’s new ad featuring children watching television as clips of Donald Trump saying inappropriate things was inevitable. From the video of Trump talking about...
Washington must call Erdogan's bluff
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a Putin-like autocrat, is seizing on last week’s coup attempt to further solidify his one-man hold on power and turn once-secular Turkey into a country...
Carmelo Anthony is gushing over these Knicks: 'Thank you, Phil'
LAS VEGAS — The wait is over. The Knicks are back. So says Carmelo Anthony, who spoke for 20 minutes with a glowing Vegas review of Phil Jackson’s offseason moves....
Landlord misses $3.1M payment to seniors he tried to force out
It didn’t take long for the owner of a Brooklyn senior home — who agreed to pay five holdout tenants $3.35 million to scram after a years-long court saga that...
Is Chad Johnson going to save Johnny Manziel?
Chad Johnson had a brilliant NFL career marred by a charge of domestic battery against his then-wife after he allegedly head-butted her in 2012. A release from the Dolphins came...
Siblings of slain border agent praise Donald Trump
CLEVELAND — The brother and sister of slain Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry say Donald Trump is the only presidential candidate who'll secure the border. Terry was shot and killed...
Are Clinton and Trump too old for office?
The nation is poised to elect one of its oldest presidents, and while age doesn't determine health, it begs the question: How much do we know — and should we...
Widow accepts heroism medal for ex-cop who drowned saving young boy
https://twitter.com/NYPDCeremonial/status/755144760726126594 A retired NYPD detective who drowned in Puerto Rico last year while saving a young boy was posthumously awarded a medal for heroism Monday. Jose “Joe” Rosario's widow and...
There's some harsh anti-Hillary Clinton swag at the RNC
These Donald Trump fans are looking to make their Hillary Clinton insults stick. A slew of pins and buttons slamming Clinton are on sale at the Republication National Convention, and...
Student whose foot was blown off in Central Park thinks it was a bomb
The college student whose foot was blown off during a vacation outing in Central Park believes he “stepped on a bomb,” his still-shaken dad revealed Monday. Plucky Connor Golden had...
This brave soul actually lives in 140 square feet
Micro-apartments aren’t just limited to the Big Apple. Designer and university lecturer Szymon Hanczar proves that you can make the most of your space, even if it measures a mere...
Security guard lost $15M worth of jewelry at Grammys: suit
A Manhattan jeweler that lends pricey bling to celebrities for red carpet events says a security guard lost $15 million in baubles during this year’s Grammy Awards. Luxury watch and...
Afghan teen shot dead after slashing spree on German train
An Afghan refugee yelling “Allahu akbar” went on a bloody ax rampage aboard a German commuter train Monday, injuring at least four people before being fatally shot by cops as...
How Sept. 21, 2001, unfurled at Shea -- when Piazza made NY smile
The television executives had gathered the crew and the talent in a room that afternoon of Sept. 21, 2001. They were solemn and serious and wanted the men who would...
Durst lawyers blast 'thinly veiled' bid to have wife declared dead
Lawyers for Robert Durst have fired back against the family of his late wife Kathleen — accusing them of “thinly veiled” attempts to have the court declare the kooky cross-dressing...
City pools are actually a lot cleaner than you'd think
Dive right in — the water’s fine. The Post gathered samples from seven city pools — and a lab analysis found all of them to be shockingly clean. Four private...
The day in photos: July 18, 2016
Pandas enjoy a snack, GOP supporters and protesters gather at the RNC and more.
Omar Mateen was taunted by coworkers for being Muslim
ORLANDO, Fla. -- New documents show the gunman who killed 49 patrons at a Florida nightclub was repeatedly taunted for being Muslim in his job as a security guard at...
Fitzpatrick screening Brandon Marshall's texts: 'It's scaring me'
Among the Jets' concerns as their contract standoff with Ryan Fitzpatrick drags on is the quarterback losing connection and timing with the team's wide receivers. With the team's best one, the...
These bank robbers don't even bother disguising themselves
What’s unusual about these serial bank bandits is just how normal they look. That’s what the FBI and NYPD said today in asking for the public’s help to nab the...
Baton Rouge gunman fired multiple bullets into dying cop
A chilling new photo shows Baton Rouge cop-killer Gavin Long clad in a black mask and body armor with a high-powered rifle strapped to his shoulder as he prepared to...
This New York wedding was totally free and 100% charming
For most commuters, public transportation is the least romantic place. One New York City couple, however, got married and celebrated their nuptials on the ferry and subway system, and posted...
How to top British Open? Get the Big 4 all fighting at PGA
TURNBERRY, Scotland -- Correspondence came late Sunday night via Jack Nicklaus’ Facebook account. And, because of who it came from and the subject matter, it was not a message to be...
Ex-charity boss accused of embezzling nearly $1M
The head of a Long Island not-for-profit organization swiped nearly $1 million in “consulting fees” to pay for her lavish lifestyle, which included cosmetic surgery, family vacations, spa treatments and...
Preschool installed 'panic button' because of creepy stalker
He's as creepy as he looks. The accused toddler stalker arrested twice in one month for breaking into a private Brooklyn Heights preschool and terrorizing children and staff told his...
How Nets player escaped Turkey when all hell broke loose
Nets swingman Bojan Bogdanovic saw his pre-Olympics vacation in Turkey turn into a quick evacuation to avoid the failed military coup. After helping Croatia qualify for the Rio Olympics, Bogdanovic...
Armed Trump supporters rally outside the RNC
CLEVELAND — Several hundred Donald Trump supporters and opponents held rallies a half-mile apart as the four-day Republican National Convention opened on Monday with police on edge in this summer...
Paul Ryan avoids mentioning Trump's name during RNC event
CLEVELAND — For House Speaker Paul Ryan, the Republican National Convention offers opportunity and risk as he tentatively embraces Donald Trump while eyeing his own political future. Ryan's cautious approach...
This show is the last hope to save summer TV
In our post-“Game of Thrones” malaise, nothing’s looking very good on TV this summer — and audiences have subsequently scattered. Last summer’s buzzy shows — “UnREAL” on Lifetime and even...
Mom accused of stuffing kids in Corvette trunk
HANOVER, Pa. — A Pennsylvania mother is accused of stuffing her children, ages 3 and 5, into the trunk of a red Corvette and then driving around town. Hanover Borough...
#NeverTrump delegates get squashed at RNC
CLEVELAND — Over angry and prolonged objections from anti-Donald Trump forces, Republican Party leaders approved rules for their national convention on Monday and rejected demands for a state-by-state roll call...
Anti-Trump delegates are working mischief in Cleveland
CLEVELAND — Signaling a potentially boisterous start to the Republican convention, anti-Trump delegates claimed on Monday that they'd collected enough signatures of delegates to force a state-by-state roll call vote...
You can get 4 years in jail for hacking baseball stats
HOUSTON — A federal judge sentenced the former scouting director of the St. Louis Cardinals to nearly four years in prison Monday for hacking the Houston Astros' player personnel database...
Sorry, Bono: love won't stop terror; and other notable commentary of the day
Seeking peace: Four Ways Prez Can Stop Doing Harm Paul Mirengoff at PowerLineBlog.com suggests four ways President Obama can stop “stirring up racial division for the sake of political gain,”...
People are getting hurt on this tower-top glass slide
Call it the fast and the furious — and the broken. Just weeks after the opening of downtown Los Angeles’ Skyslide — a recreational glass slide 1,000 feet above the...
Yankees have Kyle Schwarber on top of trade wish list
The Yankees have a dream trade scenario, but for now it is nowhere near a reality. General manager Brian Cashman's primary wish before the Aug. 1 deadline would be securing young slugger...
How Nike staged the Team USA photo for its own gain
https://twitter.com/nikebasketball/status/755107394087026688 Look closely at this Team USA photo and you'll see a couple parts are blocked out. Harrison Barnes, Kyle Lowry and Klay Thompson each have their feet -- and...
Ski star killed by avalanche during video shoot
https://www.instagram.com/p/8KwrNDuV9G/ Swedish freeride skiing champion Matilda Rapaport died Mondaya after getting caught in an avalanche last Thursday in Chile. She was 30. Rapaport was on a filming trip near the...
Cabbies are about to get their hours cut
The Taxi and Limousine Commission voted Monday to create a new series of rules to stop cabbies from working long hours, despite outcry from drivers who say they are perfectly...
Your subway commute is about to get less crowded
At least 750 new subway cars will use an open-end design where there are no doors between compartments, so that passengers can have more space and move more freely, authorities...
Social media thinks Mike Pence's daughter is a vampire
As if eating at a Chili's in New York City weren't soulless enough. A photo of Mike Pence enjoying a "quick dinner" with his family at one of the restaurant...
Secret documents show Iran could make nukes sooner than thought
VIENNA -- A document obtained by The Associated Press shows that key restrictions on Iran's nuclear program will ease in slightly more than a decade, halving the time Tehran would...
Trump to make surprise early visit to RNC to introduce Melania
CLEVELAND -- Braced for uncertainty and struggling for unity, Republicans opened their convention to nominate Donald Trump for president on Monday as dissident delegates pursued one last chance to deny...
4 things that happened when I ate mostly protein for a month
Earlier this year, my husband and I decided to try Whole30, a popular eating plan that doesn't allow processed foods, sugar, dairy, gluten, or grains. That leaves you with whole...
Kids love Officer Norman and you will too
Tommy Norman is a Little Rock, Arkansas, police officer and beloved fixture in the community. Now, Officer Norman is using social media to show the world that police officers should...
Woman shames guy who tried to pick her up on LinkedIn
A woman turned the tables on a misguided paramour who tried to treat LinkedIn like a dating site — publicly shaming him for his online overtures. Abigail McAlpine, a marketing...
Rangers swap Derick Brassard for emerging Senators beast
In the Rangers’ quest to get younger, faster, and open up some salary-cap space, Derick Brassard became the casualty. In a rare July trade completed Monday, the Rangers traded Brassard...
High-tech jump rope is no more advanced than a toy from the '90s
Not everything needs to be upgraded for today's high-tech world. For example, there's no reason that jump ropes need to be attached to smartphones, but that didn't stop some company...
Jets defense only a monster because of its glue
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...
Bank of America joins weak Wall Street earnings parade
Wall Street’s year of low expectations continued on Monday. Bank of America shares were up 3.8 percent in midday trading on Monday after Brian Moynihan’s bank beat analyst’s expectations, even...
Kushner's Thrive raises $700M for new fund
Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital just nearly doubled in size. The New York venture firm, whose hit investments have included Instagram, Warby Parker and Twitch, the video-game watching site, has closed...
Girl injured by drunk driver doesn't know her mom is dead
A 9-year-old girl whose mom was killed when a suspected drunken driver plowed into the family’s car in Queens on Sunday doesn’t know her mother is dead yet and keeps...
Athletes charged with heinous crimes may try the 'CTE defense'
In May, World Wrestling Federation legend Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka sat in a witness box and told a Lehigh County judge that he couldn’t recall the name of the president or...
'Game of Thrones' to return next summer with fewer episodes
Winter will definitely be coming a bit later next year, and when it does, it will be a shorter one. After "Game of Thrones" creators hinted earlier this month that...
Roger Clemens the star of Adam LaRoche's all-geezer team
Adam LaRoche won't have any trouble bringing his son to baseball games now that he's organized his own team outside of the MLB. LaRoche, 36, who unexpectedly retired from baseball...
Johnny Manziel looks forward to drinking again
https://www.instagram.com/p/BH83qp4DjYQ/ Johnny Manziel's pledge to stay sober is only temporary. The former Browns quarterback declined an interview with the Washington Post for a lengthy report on his life spiral, but had his...
Life after the McKayla Maroney Face
This famous face won't be back at the Olympics. Gymnast McKayla Maroney became an instant internet hit during the 2012 Olympics when she was, er, not impressed during the medal...
Gingrich blasts 'bad loser' Republicans skipping RNC
CLEVELAND — Newt Gingrich bashed fellow Republicans who failed to show up at the GOP convention as sore losers. “Jeb Bush lost, so the family doesn’t want to show up,”...
Friend says 'drunk' off-duty cop who killed MIT student is a 'great guy'
The rookie NYPD cop who killed an MIT student and injured several others when police say he drove drunk onto a Brooklyn sidewalk is a "great guy" who had a...
Aaron Rodgers' wild theory on why 49ers didn't draft him
It was a decision the 49ers surely regret, and it might have come for a totally nonsensical reason. San Francisco was looking to take a quarterback with the No. 1...
Terrifying crowd's-eye-view of Bastille Day attack
The blood-curdling screams of unsuspecting terror attack victims can be heard just seconds before their deaths in a new video that has emerged of the Bastille Day tragedy. Footage shot...
Baltimore police lieutenant cleared in Freddie Gray death
A Baltimore judge on Monday cleared the highest-ranking cop tied to Freddie Gray’s death. Lt. Brian Rice was found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment in a bench...
7-Eleven clerk disarms shotgun-wielding robber
A Maryland convenience store clerk is being hailed a hero after he was caught on camera disarming a would-be robber who pointed a shotgun at his face. In the footage,...
Scott Baio gets last-minute prime-time role at Trump's RNC
A chance meeting between Donald Trump and Scott Baio led to the actor’s unlikely prime-time role at Monday night’s Republican National Convention, the '80s heartthrob said. Baio, best known for...
Trump blames Obama for growing divide in America
Donald Trump said Monday that America is more divided than he’s ever seen it — and it's President Obama's fault. Hours before the opening of the Republican National Convention in...
How the Kardashians influenced this cult British comedy
In a hilarious 2002 episode of the cult British TV comedy “Absolutely Fabulous,” Edina (Jennifer Saunders) channels Paris Hilton’s signature “Oops, my undies are showing!” style in a Juicy Couture...
Bastille Day attacker was bisexual, had fling with elderly male retiree
The Bastille Day terrorist hailed by ISIS as a "soldier of Islam" had bisexual flings — and his main male squeeze was a 73-year-old retiree, investigators have revealed. French police...
Turkish officials swear all is fine after failed coup
ANKARA, Turkey — Warplanes patrolled Turkey's skies overnight in a sign that authorities feared that the threat against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government was not yet over, despite official assurances...
Rory McIlroy's 'tight shirts' are ruining his game: Johnny Miller
Apparently no one cares more about Rory McIlroy's pecs than Johnny Miller. Miller, an NBC analyst, took several shots at the 27-year-old superstar during the British Open over the weekend, questioning whether McIlroy's...
Most Americans oppose wall, less so banning Muslims
Americans strongly oppose building a wall along the US-Mexico border, but are less against another Donald Trump proposal — banning Muslims from coming to America, pollsters said Monday. An Associated Press-GfK...
Russia's spy-backed drug cheats can't be trusted at Olympics: watchdog
The World Anti-Doping Agency's executive board wants the IOC to ban all Russian teams from the Rio Olympics. WADA issued a seven-point list of requests after it published a report...
Baby found wandering streets of Harlem
Police found a 2-year-old child wandering the streets of Harlem after she walked out the front door of her family's apartment early Monday, officials said. The little girl was walking...
Why Taylor Swift needs to disappear for her own good
The latest round of the apocalyptic Kanye West vs. Taylor Swift battle played out in seismic fashion on Sunday night, when Kim Kardashian released a Snapchat video of her rapper...
Maintenance train derailment throws LIRR into chaos
The morning commute on the Long Island Rail Road is a mess Monday after a work car train derailed in Queens, resulting in the cancellation or diversion of some westbound...
With kids away at camp, parents revel in drug-fueled sex parties
When Elle, 39, and her husband dropped off their 9-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter at camp three weeks ago, the Long Island parents were only too happy to wave goodbye...
Without bees, everyone's going to end up naked and cheese-less
Since 2006, there has been a noticeable decline in the global bee population. This might not seem like a big deal at first, but many aspects of our day-to-day lives...
Kim Kardashian uses power of Snapchat to take T-Swift down
Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian has boiled over. The reality-TV queen released a video Sunday appearing to show that Swift lied when she claimed she...
Schutt near deal for new youth football safety helmets
Help may be on the way for youth football leagues across the country, The Post has learned. Amid declining long-term participation in both youth and high school football, the country’s...
Service remembers TWA Flight 800 victims 20 years later
The tragic explosion and crash of TWA Flight 800 was solemnly remembered at a memorial service on Long Island Sunday night on the 20th anniversary of the disaster. The Boeing...
De Blasio makes more excuses on anniversary of Garner’s death
Mayor de Blasio on Sunday defended the lack of resolution of the probe by the US Department of Justice into the 2014 police-chokehold death of Eric Garner on Staten Island....
This is the 'Canadian Anthony Weiner' and he works for us now
De Blasio sure can pick ’em! The new czar for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s pet Brooklyn-Queens streetcar project is a former Toronto mayoral candidate who was brought down in 2010...
Drunk driver kills mom and critically injures child
A woman was killed and her 9-year-old daughter critically injured in Queens on Sunday when a drunken driver in a BMW plowed through a stop sign at more than 50...
Toddler who was hit by stray bullet in serious condition: cops
A 4-year-old girl was struck in the thigh by a stray bullet in Yonkers when a gunfight broke out on her street, police said on Sunday. The victim and her...
Public college heads in New York make more than you think
Your college degree can really pay off — just become president of your college. Amid increasing concern over squeezed budgets and higher tuition bills, New York public-college presidents continue to...
You can't beat something with nothing when it comes to Trump
The lessons right now for the Republicans who sought and failed to secure the means by which Donald Trump might be denied the nomination at this week’s convention are simple:...
It's going to be hot as hell in the city this week
Forget the polar vortex — New Yorkers are coping this week with a heat dome turning the region into a sweaty mess. Plan for at least a week of high...
Reality TV stars, golfers get top billing at RNC
CLEVELAND — Let the circus begin. Republicans on Monday kick off what The Donald would call the classiest, greatest, most amazing and entertaining convention in the history of conventions —...
Ed Cox almost made Donald Trump really, really mad
New York Republicans narrowly avoided a major blowup with Donald Trump’s campaign in Cleveland Saturday after operatives for state Chairman Ed Cox initially refused to allow Newt Gingrich, a top...
Cleveland ready for any twists and turns convention brings
Move over, Lebron. Here comes The Donald. Cleveland is bracing for its close-up hosting the GOP convention this week culminating in the nomination of Donald Trump for president. “We’re ready!”...
Police union head: RNC shoud suspend open carry of guns
The head of the Cleveland police union on Sunday urged Ohio's governor to declare a state of emergency and to suspend laws allowing the open carrying of firearms during the...
State senate candidate admits she beat son, who went on to kill
A candidate running for state Senate in Brooklyn admitted she repeatedly beat her troubled son with a belt as a child, a confession she first made in a Pennsylvania court...
‘Don’t let hate infect your heart’: Baton Rouge cop’s tragic post days before death
Montrell Jackson, who was among the Baton Rouge police officers gunned down on Sunday, penned a passionate Facebook post about the struggles of being a black cop in the wake...
Didi Gregorius is the best in baseball at this one huge skill
It’s not Daniel Murphy or Carlos Gonzalez. It’s not Eric Hosmer or Robinson Cano. One young left-handed batter hits southpaws better than anyone else, and he’s a Yankee. Didi Gregorius...
Baton Rouge gunman posted chilling videos after Dallas attack
The Baton Rouge shooter was an egotistical madman who referred to himself as an "Alpha Preneur" and "life coach" in a series of rambling YouTube videos — including a chilling...
Yanks should follow Red Sox sell model: Audition these prospects
The world will not end if the Yankees sell, rather than buy, by the Aug. 1 non-waivers trade deadline. Instead, the Yankees might be making a different sort of purchase,...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A teenager was charged Sunday with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at knifepoint in Tremont. Garry Pinkney, 17, was nabbed at 12:20 a.m. and charged in the attack...