July 30, 2016
NYPD probing bogus police stop staged to help man propose
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iYOZyEX7Q8 The NYPD is investigating a bogus police traffic stop staged in Queens to help a Shomrim volunteer whose friend wanted to pop the question to his fiancée. “This incident...
How Sterling Shepard wowed Odell Beckham at Giants camp
Sterling Shepard has caught Odell Beckham Jr.’s eye. “I was talking to Odell [Friday] and Rookie of the Year came up in the conversation,” Giants center Weston Richburg said. “Odell’s...
How to rebuild America's roads with bonds
One area of commonality among the campaign rhetoric heard at the Cleveland and Philadelphia political conventions was the repairing of the crumbling US infrastructure. Anyone who has taken a trip...
Aly Raisman embraces status as 'Grandma' of Olympic gymnasts
“Grandma” didn’t just buck the odds. She was so impressive in making her second Olympics team, she was voted team captain of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team for a second...
Terry Collins gets tossed as Mets drop fourth straight game
There was a time Saturday when it probably felt pretty good to be a Mets fan. A day after Terry Collins told his team to “lighten up,” the rain stopped...
Hack infects Russian government computers
Hackers struck the Russian government this weekend, reports said. Following data breaches on the Hillary Clinton campaign and Democratic Party servers that sources blamed on the regime of Vladimir Putin,...
Here's why American kids are stressed out
We live in the richest nation on earth, with longer life spans than any of our ancestors, the lowest rates of illness, indoor plumbing, heat, air conditioning and every kind...
Sheryl Sandberg pens book after losing husband unexpectedly
Sheryl Sandberg’s first book tackled the topic of women in the workplace, but her second tome is going to be much more personal. More than a year after the unexpected...
Why Americans who distrust medical engineering aren't stupid
“We’re going to raise a generation of kids who are scientifically illiterate,” warned Bill Nye “The Science Guy” recently. It’s not uncommon to hear American elites — not just scientists...
The Sperminator doesn't have time for prison
Serial sperm donor Ari Nagel has found himself in a sticky situation again — this time with the New York State Department of Health. Last month, the state sent him...
Pope urges priests and nuns to accept migrants amid crisis
Pope Francis warned priests and nuns on Saturday not to “remain enclosed, out of fear or convenience.” “How can we fail to hear... the great appeal of Saint John Paul...
Bus driver punches another driver in the face
An off-duty MTA bus driver was arrested on Friday after he punched another driver in the face, cops said. Jean Martelly, 46, was stopped in traffic about 9:40 p.m. in...
Meet the hometown heroes making their Olympic debuts
When Team USA marches into the Rio de Janeiro Olympic games, locals will have a lot of reasons to cheer — 59 to be exact. That’s the number of athletes...
How Padraig Harrington's 2 pars jump-started big day
As Padraig Harrington walked off the 18th green, he joked with playing partner Danny Willett and threw his arms to his sides to draw a laugh. Harrington grinned wide. Willett...
Fantasy football draft strategy: Don't overreact to RB busts
In the first of a six-part fantasy football draft preview series, The Post looks at overall draft strategy. Next week: tight ends, defense/special teams and kickers. There are times when...
Luke Aikins completes 25,000-foot skydive without parachute
Skydiver Luke Aikins has become the first person to jump from a plane into a net on the ground without the benefit of a parachute. Aikins hit the 100-by-100-foot net...
Ryan Fitzpatrick recalls headaches of running into Jets fans
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Jets fans didn’t exactly mince words to Ryan Fitzpatrick during his months-long contract standoff. “Stop being so greedy!’’ the veteran quarterback said Saturday...
Yankees' optimism smacked down in damning loss to Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When the Yankees checked into Tropicana Field on Friday for a three-game series against the awful Rays, their optimism was genuine. They had won three of...
How the world's worst singer made a career as a musician
On October 25, 1944, a 76-year-old amateur singer sold out Carnegie Hall, creating such demand that 2,000 people were turned away at the door. Richard S. Davis, writing in the...
Mike Piazza thinks of young son during his Mets jersey moment
The previous weekend, Mike Piazza went through the ultimate baseball honor: enshrinement in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Still, there was something special about his uniform No. 31 being...
Where Democrats repudiate President Obama
Democrats cheered President Obama’s speech for Hillary Clinton last week, and rightly so: It was a stem-winder. Too bad those same delegates also roundly rejected his last major initiative —...
De Blasio's 'affordable housing' Kabuki show
Mayor de Blasio is boasting of progress on “affordable” — that is, subsidized — housing. Yet the city’s overall housing picture is headed off a cliff. “The biggest and most...
It's game over for ‘Game of Thrones’
For “Game of Thrones” fans, winter has finally come. After much speculation that Season 8 of the highly popular series would be its last, an HBO executive has confirmed the...
If we remember $12M, we'll know how Fitzpatrick signing went
Ryan Fitzpatrick is an affable, smart, funny, gregarious type. There is a reason he is so popular among his teammates, one that transcends the 31 touchdowns he threw last year....
Meet the photographer who shot Melania Trump naked
The fashion photographer who shot nude pictures of Melania Trump calls himself the “Prince of Normandy” and claims that he is related to the first king of Norway and is...
Frank Lampard helps NYCFC dismantle powerful MLS force
With four of their starters and their head coach suspended, New York City Football Club brought the thunder to follow the lightning that loomed within The Bronx, taking a dominant 5-1...
Melania Trump like you've never seen her before
Donald Trump thinks his wife will be a model first lady — and here’s the proof. Decades before she was sporting designer dresses on the stage of the Republican National...
Phil Mickelson says one of golf's biggest records will fall this week
All sports have their hallowed marks, from the four-minute mile to the Babe Ruth’s home run marks. Golf has the No. 62 in major championships. Twenty-eight men have posted rounds...
Dee Milliner's show-me year off to head-turning fast start
It’s now or never for Dee Milliner with the Jets, and Milliner has no problem with that. The Jets made their lack of patience with the oft-injured cornerback clear last...
I'll say what Maccagnan won't: These Jets are playoff or bust
Mike Maccagnan would not go there. In a meeting with reporters this week, the Jets general manager expressed optimism about the Jets and how they’ve improved, but would not say...
Mets up offer for Lucroy, but Indians may have topped them
The Mets found themselves on Saturday night much where they were 24 hours earlier, looking to acquire another bat before Monday’s non-waiver trade deadline. A 7-2 loss to the Rockies...
How PGA Championship rains sharply alter course (and timing)
The last time the PGA Championship was played at Baltusrol, in 2005, it ended on a Monday after weather delays ruined any chance of a Sunday finish. It looks like...
Police investigate motive after man was killed in hail of bullets
A 26-year-old man was killed in a hail of gunfire at a housing complex in Bedford Stuyvesant early Saturday, cops said. Charles Byrd was blasted at least four times when...
Ben McAdoo's new reality in one play: Smile instead of a scream
Ben McAdoo, cheering for the defense, pumped up by an interception — when was the last time that happened? “I think it would be never,’’ McAdoo said Saturday, smiling. He...
How Eli Apple's presence tests DRC's defensive comfort level
Make no mistake, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie has his preference when it comes to where he lines up within the Giants defense. “You want to be outside, you want to be where...
Man promises his seized $8,700 isn't drug money
A Long Island man who tried to send $8,700 in cash through the US mail only to see it seized, is suing to get it back. Oscar Majano, of Freeport,...
My creepy boss sniffs women to enforce no-perfume rule
They failed the smell test. A hospital supervisor who forbade female employees from wearing scented products would enforce his edict by sniffing them, according to a lawsuit. Karin Beecher had...
Owner begs to keep infamous strip club's liquor license
A notorious Staten Island strip club is in danger of losing its liquor license – again. Curves Gentlemens Club is fighting a State Liquor Authority decision earlier this month to...
Social media's next victim: The TV industry
After years of explosive growth that killed many a print publication, the online advertising market may be reaching maturity. To keep growing, the biggest ad sellers — such as Facebook...
In My Library: Alexandra Pelosi
She may have been born to a congresswoman — California’s Nancy Pelosi, former speaker of the House — but Alexandra Pelosi says politics never tempted her a bit. “It’s like...
The fantasy football formula for value picks, with top 25 rankings
Finding fantasy football rankings this time of year is about as difficult as tracking down a local Starbucks, stumbling across political commentary on news networks, or picking up pornbot followers...
Nationals land affordable closer; Andrew Miller can almost exhale
The Nationals did little to hide how much Aroldis Chapman was their No. 1 target this trade deadline. Their skipper, Dusty Baker, who managed the lefty in Cincinnati, expressed his...
Letitia James staffer arrested for assaulting daughter
One of city Public Advocate Letitia James’s staffers was arrested for assault early Saturday after hurling a shoebox at her daughter. Adrienne Felton, 49, also threw a utensil at the...
ISIS teen who killed priest asked nuns if they were scared to die
One of the two jihadists who butchered an elderly French priest was all smiles as he carried out the execution – and also discussed religion with one of the captive...
3 Walmart employees charged with manslaughter in death of shoplifter
Three Walmart workers in Florida have been charged with manslaughter in the February death of a shoplifter, police said Friday. They are accused of suffocating Kenneth Wisham, 64, after he...
The snags on a potential Yankees-Braves McCann trade
The Yankees have had Brian McCann available in the trade market for weeks now, and the Braves have expressed interest in a reunion. But there are complications. 1. McCann has...
The most dangerous anti-American force isn't ISIS, it's Iran
The greatest threat to national security today isn’t ISIS, or China, or Russia or even the administration’s favorite bogey, climate change. The greatest threat is the Islamic Republic of Iran,...
Ryan Fitzpatrick on 'special' Jets, Hackenberg and myth of being old
Newly re-signed Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick tossed around some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: What would your message to Jets fans be about Ryan Fitzpatrick and the New...
The sexist slideshow that got NCAA football coaches banned
https://twitter.com/LumberjackFans/status/759220869667446785 COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Texas A&M has suspended two assistant football coaches for two weeks for what they described as a "failed attempt at humor" this week at a...
In 15 years, we could be flying in silent planes that emit zero fumes
The family resemblance — the toothy smile, the grinning eyes — comes through more in some photos than others.
2 youth girls soccer teams fixed match, and it's unwatchable
Two teams in the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Frisco, Texas have been suspected of match fixing to ensure their survival in the tournament. Carlsbad Elite and Ambassadors FC...
Former KKK member convicted in deadly bombing up for parole
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. was a young Ku Klux Klansman with a reputation for hating blacks in 1963, when a bomb ripped a hole in the side...
Miss USA is rooting the most for one athlete at the Olympics
Miss USA is ready to cheer on Team USA. “I can’t wait for USA to take home the gold,” says Deshauna Barber, who moved to New York City after taking...
Steven Matz frustrated, Collins encouraged by same outing
As far as his normal outings go, this one was about as easy for Mets’ lefty Steven Matz as pulling teeth through the back of the neck. “It was a...
Hillary is the smart kid, but Trump's the bad boy — and that's her problem
There she finally was, up on the stage, all in white. Just like Nurse Ratched. And like Nurse Ratched she was there to calmly and logically explain to all of...
Why Hollywood babes are trying to bag a tech titan, not a rock star
Stock shares aren’t the only bonus that comes with being a tech titan. Despite their penchant for fleece vests and cargo shorts, Silicon Valley (and Alley) moguls are landing the...
16 dead in Texas hot air balloon crash
At least 16 people are believed to have been killed Saturday morning when a hot air balloon caught fire and plunged in central Texas, according to reports.
Man injured after being flung from livery cab in Bronx crash
A livery cab passenger flung from his ride was among five people hurt in a Bronx car crash early Saturday, police said. The 56-year-old livery passenger was in critical condition...
Court rules North Carolina voter ID law unconstitutional
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A federal appeals court ruled that a North Carolina law illegally targeted minorities with tougher ballot access rules, such as requiring photo identification to vote, adding a...
Trump to Clinton: 'No more Mr. Nice Guy'
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he was taking the gloves off in his battle against Democrat Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House after taking a...
College student kills 3 in house party shooting: cops
A college student who co-founded a virtual laser-tag company walked into a house party in a Seattle suburb early Saturday with a real gun and killed three people and wounded...
Belgium arrests 2 brothers suspected of plotting attack
BRUSSELS -- Two brothers have been arrested in Belgium on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack, the Federal Prosecutor's Office announced Saturday. Nourredine H., 33, and his brother Hamza H....
Why 'white trash' Americans are flocking to Donald Trump
When J.D. Vance was a boy, his beloved grandmother “Mamaw” told her boozer husband that if he ever came home drunk again, she’d kill him. When he did, and passed...
San Diego police unsure if fatal cop shooting was deliberate attack
SAN DIEGO — San Diego police were trying to determine whether a shooting that killed a veteran officer and wounded another was a deliberate attack. Jonathan DeGuzman, a 16-year veteran...
This crime novelist's favorite NYC spots are anything but seedy
New York has been a character in author Linda Fairstein’s crime novels for many years. Her latest, “Killer Look,” takes place in the Garment District: “Each of the books has...
Why Steve Guttenberg is playing spider man
Yes, Steve Guttenberg realizes he’s acting in a campy summer movie about giant, lava-spewing spiders — this time terrorizing Florida in Syfy’s “2Lava 2Lantula,” the sequel to last year’s “Lavalantula.”...
Ex-NFLer, wife fatally shot by teen son in their home
The 16-year-old son of former Miami Dolphins linebacker Antonio Armstrong has been charged with murder for allegedly killing his parents in the bedroom of their Houston home, authorities said. The...
Dallas cop killer accused of sexual harassment while in Army: report
The cold-blooded killer of five Dallas cops left the Army after investigators in Afghanistan found a grenade, along with pills prescribed for someone else, in his sleeping bag, it was...
Swim in a pool of sprinkles at the Museum of Ice Cream
I scream, you scream, we all scream for — shhh! You’re in a museum! For the next month, a scrumptious new gallery in the Meatpacking District is chilling out overheated...
Rory McIlroy's big talk didn't get him far at PGA Championship
Baltusrol didn’t “suit” Rory McIlroy, after all. McIlroy talked a big game in his pre-PGA Championship press conference, telling reporters the Springfield, N.J., course “suits me,” but it had the...
Darrelle Revis glad to be at camp after Jets' 'wacky offseason'
Darrelle Revis has been around the Jets long enough to know they rarely do anything easily or by the book. Even so, a newly concluded offseason that saw Gang Green...
Alex Rodriguez may have to play first base if he wants in lineup
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez was somewhat surprised to hear Joe Girardi said there was talk about him taking ground balls at first before Yankees’ 5-1 loss to the...
Trump picks up unlikely ratings victory over Hillary
Donald Trump pulled off the upset — at least in television popularity. Hillary Clinton's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention was seen by 29.8 million people on the commercial...
Wilmer Flores has moved on from last year's tearful lament
It is an image that is indelibly etched in the minds of any Mets fan. On July 29 last year, Wilmer Flores openly wept on the field and in the...
This woman really wanted to go back to jail
An Oregon parolee was so fed up with her freedom that she robbed a bank, walked outside and tossed the cash in the air in a bid to get back...
Sandy Alderson has one mission right now: Find Mets a bat
The nearly full house waited patiently Friday night for something to celebrate other than the free Mike Piazza jerseys, but frustration finally surfaced. Michael Conforto flied out to finish a...
14-year-old girl slit teen's throat in hopes of getting 1st kill: cops
MADISON, Wis. — A 14-year-old Wisconsin girl tried to kill her brother's girlfriend, slitting her throat and telling her during the attack that she was a psychopath looking for her...
Patrick Reed's old driver is giving him a new edge at PGA
Patrick Reed is a confident — cocky? — young golfer still looking for his major breakthrough. If the Texan keeps playing the way he has, it could come at this...
Yankees can't hide from what the numbers are telling them
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — This isn’t the trade deadline. This is the reboot deadline. Shut down and start over. The Yankees had better make the most of it. The players,...
Phil Mickelson ready for 'good round' after barely making cut
Phil Mickelson’s start to Friday’s PGA Championship action was so errant, it was comedic. But his finish was classic Lefty. His day started with a triple bogey on the first...
Surging Jason Day puts rest of PGA leaderboard on notice
Here comes that man again. If there’s any name on the leaderboard that can cause the other contenders to gulp, it might be Jason Day. Don’t look now, but the...
The reason Olivier Vernon was running by himself after practice
The Giants were done, having wrapped up an hour-long first training camp practice Friday, but Olivier Vernon was not. He left the cool and covered workout in the field house,...
Jets GM earned sigh of relief -- now time to get back to work
Shortly after getting the Ryan Fitzpatrick deal done Wednesday, Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan allowed himself a few moments to take a deep breath and feel good about getting his...
Ryan Fitzpatrick looking sharper by the minute at training camp
So much for Ryan Fitzpatrick being overly rusty. The veteran quarterback’s lengthy offseason absence from the Jets didn’t appear to hurt him on the second day of training camp Friday...
Shelved Juan Lagares gives Brandon Nimmo second chance
Juan Lagares is expected to miss six weeks now that he’s finally getting surgery on the injured left thumb that has hampered him since June and was placed on the...
Hondo banks on Bart
Hondo took a double beating Friday when he was betrayed by the Mariners and Sergio Garcia, who will have a difficult time winning the PGA after missing the cut. As...
Virtual unknown lights up PGA with record-tying second round
After an overnight rain turned Baltusrol into a soggy sponge, the second round of the 98th PGA Championship might as well have been the Indy 500. It was time for...
Doctor found guilty of billing Medicare $25M for bogus surgeries
It took a Brooklyn jury about three hours to convict a Long Island doctor of billing Medicare more than $25 million for procedures he never actually performed. Syed Ahmed, 51,...
Socialite wants divorce moved to NYC in bid to save $70M
A wealthy socialite wants a Manhattan judge to move her divorce from Monaco to New York so she won’t risk losing any of the expensive gifts her husband gave her...
Judge greenlights second suit against Sumner Redstone
Media mogul Sumner Redstone better enjoy a summer vacation because fall is going to be busy. Viacom’s 93-year-old controlling shareholder is facing two trials in two states come October that...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan Police are looking for a suspect who allegedly shot a man in Harlem. The 31-year-old victim was on Frederick Douglass Boulevard near West 130th Street when a gunman approached...