October 31, 2016

Yelp, TripAdvisor reviewers may play role in single-room occupancy hotel case

The city is asking a judge to force Yelp, TripAdvisor and other online review companies to hand over users’ info so they could potentially serve as witnesses against an SRO...

Man accused of attacking 85-year-old held on bail

The thug accused of randomly attacking an 85-year-old on the Upper East Side for no apparent reason last week went before a judge on Monday night and was ordered held...

FBI probes ex-Trump campaign manager's ties to Russia

The FBI has been investigating Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort’s alleged business ties in Russia and the Ukraine. The inquiry into Manafort’s overseas connections was reported by NBC...

Why the ghosts of Giants past linger in Eagles showdown

Eli Manning has some enjoyable memories from playing against the Eagles in his career, like overcoming a 17-point deficit on the road and finding Plaxico Burress for a 31-yard game-winning...

The receiver savior Eagles have waited for likely isn't coming

Unless the Eagles front office knows something that coach Doug Pederson does not, the Giants won’t have to worry about an explosive Philadelphia receiving corps Sunday. Fresh off a 29-23...

Hondo back with Broncos

Sam “The Sham” Bradford and the Vikings showed no interest in playing football at Soldier Field on Monday night, so Hondo’s earnings took a tumble to 3,272 wambsgansses. Tuesday night:...

Nearly 700 city restaurant-goers found something gross in their food last year

Restaurant customers have called in a record number of complaints to the city’s 311 hot line for the second year in a row. Records show there were 10,373 complaints to...

Why the Giants and Jets will play at the same time on Sunday

Simultaneous 1 p.m. kickoffs for the Giants and Jets are no longer a rarity — and the NFL has stopped reserving them for late in the season, too. Continuing a...

Female 'Indiana Jones' surfs Catacombs of Paris

Grave’s up! This Hawaiian thrill-seeker has become the first person to “surf” the Catacombs of Paris — crawling on all fours over heaping piles of skulls and bones before paddling...

Why this Aaron Rodgers is a fantasy football imposter

Everyone loves a good Halloween costume, especially when you can’t even tell who it is behind the mask. But what if the person wearing a costume is one of the...

Chris Kreider has one fear in return to Rangers' winning squad

After a four-game absence, Chris Kreider is ready to return to the Rangers and the power winger hopes he doesn’t “screw that up.” After waking up Oct. 23 with neck...

Projecting rest of Jets' cupcake schedule: Can they do this?

You don’t bury teams at the halfway mark, even a team as buriable as the Jets, because hopelessness can turn to hope at Any Given Moment in the NFL on...

Are fewer suspensions leading to more school violence?

City school suspensions continued to plummet last year, but critics claim loosening discipline is creating campus chaos. Suspensions fell by 15.6 percent in 2015-2016 compared with the prior year, according...

Don’t buy Harry Reid’s smear of FBI boss James Comey

As soon as FBI Director James Comey announced the revival of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail server, Democrats went on the attack — against Comey. The lowest is...

Settlement reached to avoid city school bus strike

A last-minute tentative settlement was reached on Monday night that averted a strike by the employees of two bus companies. Bus drivers from Jofaz Transportation and Y&M Transite agreed on...

Cathedral ravaged in massive fire will rise again

Manhattan church officials are attempting to resurrect the 160-year-old Serbian Orthodox cathedral that was gutted by a massive fire last spring. “We are definitely planning to restore the building, because...

Lower Manhattan sees dip in commercial vacancy

Amid a backdrop of softening across all Manhattan submarkets, downtown managed to eke out a year-over-year drop in commercial vacancy, down by .4 percent, to 9.9 percent, from the third...

Why Indians envision home-field bullpen use as Series difference

CLEVELAND — Even with the big weekend they had in the Friendly Confines, the Indians are thrilled to have arrived home with a chance to finish this World Series. There’s...

How Carmelo turned Knicks' awful start into a NY lesson

Long aware of the vitriolic, knee-jerk tone of the New York marketplace, Carmelo Anthony found it necessary to urge his teammates after last Tuesday’s 29-point season-opening loss in Cleveland to...

Hedge funds aren't leasing office space like they used to

Just what you’ve been waiting for, folks: a column full of industry data! In the absence of anyone right now selling, buying, leasing or demolishing anything of much interest —...

Nets display how horridly this year can go in big flop

Jeremy Lin admitted the Nets have no room for error. Luis Scola warned that if they didn’t play hard they’d lose every game. Monday showed just how true both statements...

Obama backs Comey amid criticism of email probe

While top Democrats are attacking James Comey, President Obama’s spokesman on Monday described the FBI director as a man of “integrity” and “good character” and said he is not trying...

Election whiz kid tackling media bias one Wikipedia edit at a time

One 17-year-old New Yorker says he’s going to end media bias, one edit at a time. Ryan Ng isn’t old enough to vote, but he has played an influential role...

Progress on former Victoria Theater site in Harlem

There are signs of progress at one key site west of Fifth Avenue on Harlem’s famed, fast-changing crosstown boulevard. We couldn’t help noticing a Department of Buildings notice at the...

Cubs' 5-step blueprint to pulling this off begins with Miller dodge

CLEVELAND — They can boast of a one-game winning streak. Of a starting-pitching advantage. Of a simple edge in overall talent. They can boast all they want, but the Cubs...

At NYU, watch out if you’re railing against PC insanity

New York University professor Michael Rectenwald feared the “PC Gestapo would ruin” him if it found out he was behind the Deplorable NYU Prof account on Twitter, and it seems...

Why Ryan Fitzpatrick doesn't mind what Joe Namath's saying

Ryan Fitzpatrick has thrown 26 interceptions in two seasons as a Jet, the 12th most in franchise history. The top dog on that list called Fitzpatrick out on Sunday. Joe...

Prison guards were scared to question union's risky investments

Members of the city prison guards’ union lost $20 million of their hard-earned money to a troubled and risky hedge fund because their leaders were afraid that if they spoke...

Tim Tebow actually got on base — and it ended terribly

For once, Tim Tebow may have to use his special healing powers on himself. In the fourth inning of Monday's Arizona Fall League game, the Mets outfielder got a double...

Dems should blame Hillary, not Comey, for the 'October surprise'

Before Democrats burn James Comey in effigy, they should think about how the FBI director came to have an outsized influence in the election in the first place. It’s not...

Huma Abedin's April warning from the FBI

FBI agents in April confronted Huma Abedin with an email she received in 2010 warning her that her Yahoo email account — where she’d “routinely” stored State Department messages, including...

Canadian siblings win sleepover at Dracula's Castle

BRAN, Romania— A Canadian brother and sister are passing Halloween night curled up in red velvet-lined coffins in the Transylvanian castle that inspired the Dracula legend, the first time in...

Ex-aide's lawyer calls Chris Christie a coward

A lawyer for a former Chris Christie aide called the New Jersey governor a “coward” and a liar during his closing arguments at the Bridgegate trial Monday. “Chris Christie, where...

The Post’s endorsements for city Assembly seats

Democrats’ hold on the state Assembly is so strong they think they can ignore the voters. It’s past time voters told them otherwise, by electing a few Republicans. There’s an...

Giants' season rides on Eli Manning being better than NFC East rookies

No one can see into the future, but watching Dak Prescott and Carson Wentz duel into overtime Sunday night surely lifted the curtain on what the NFC East stage will...

You can now text this turkey company about your Thanksgiving woes

Forgot 2 defrost early. What 2 do now?" Butterball, which has been fielding phone calls from Thanksgiving cooks for three decades, is letting people text their turkey-related questions this year...

Ryan Fitzpatrick lays down Jets gauntlet: We can win out

Sitting at 3-5 at the halfway point of their season, the Jets know they have no room for error. If they hope to salvage this season and make a run...

Abusive stepdad's bail increases to $250K after autopsy report

The stepdad who allegedly beat his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son to death had his bail upped after the Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the tragic death a homicide. A Manhattan judge increased...

Metta World Peace thinks his lame Halloween prank was hilarious

Just when you think Metta World Peace can���t get any weirder… The man formerly known as Ron Artest claimed Sunday that he was groped by ghosts during a stay at...

Harry Reid finishes disgraceful career with a vicious smear

Practiced smear merchant Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), whose disgraceful political career will come to a blessed end upon his impending retirement, is characteristically sliming his way to the finish line....

Joakim Noah's grisly ear aftermath looks like 'Halloween costume'

Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek didn’t know what to make of center Joakim Noah’s look at Monday’s practice. “I thought it was a Halloween costume,’’ Hornacek said. It’s not. Noah practiced...

The day in photos: Oct. 31, 2016

Cops nab ex-con wanted for brutally slugging grandmother

The ex-con wanted for cold-cocking a 69-year-old grandmother has been arrested after evading police for nearly two weeks, authorities said Monday. Richard "Kwasi" Springer, 29, was taken down at 11:30...

Hackers say they're revealing more from trove of NSA data

LONDON — A group calling itself "Shadow Brokers" says it's releasing another tranche of information from its trove of top secret hacking data stolen from the U.S.'s National Security Agency....

Money pours in for pipeline protest -- but it may not last

CANNON BALL, N.D. — The crowdsourcing goal was modest: $5,000, enough to help a few dozen people camping in North Dakota to protest the nearby construction of the four-state Dakota...

Clinton, Trump address email bombshell on campaign trail

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton campaigned in neighboring battleground states on Monday — but to hear them talk one might think they were on different planets. The GOP nominee went...

Hillary already planning her giant victory celebration

This could blow up in her face! Hillary Clinton may have lit the fuse for her victory celebration a little too soon — by planning an Election Night explosion of...

Hasselbeck brothers now embroiled in Josh Brown controversy

Molly Brown told authorities in Washington that her then-husband, Josh Brown, wrote to friends admitting he had abused her. Among those who received the letter, she said, were former NFL quarterback Matt...

Vehicle in Joe Biden's motorcade hits three cars

A state trooper in Joe Biden’s motorcade crashed into three other cars Monday, injuring one person in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden's vehicle was not involved in the crash and was unharmed,...

Hunky firefighter busted for DWI after crashing into fence

A ripped city firefighter -- who once posed shirtless for the FDNY beefcake calendar -- was busted on drunken driving charges after crashing his car into a fence in Murray...

Why Cam Newton's whining won't get far with NFL

An angry Cam Newton wants to talk about low hits with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, but the Panthers star isn’t likely to find a receptive audience in Goodell or the...

Justice Dept. vows to quickly review emails related to Clinton

WASHINGTON -- The FBI will have to sort through thousands of newly discovered emails in its renewed examination of the practices of Hillary Clinton and her aides, a U.S. official...

Texans owner makes ridiculous excuse for Brock Osweiler flop

This is refusing to admit a mistake, or at least being unwilling to publicly acknowledge it. Texans owner Bob McNair’s defense of struggling quarterback Brock Osweiler and his $72 million contract...

Horrifying video shows child riding his tricycle into rush-hour traffic

CCTV footage has been released showing a 3-year-old riding his tricycle into rush-hour traffic in China. Luckily, the boy was saved by a police officer who noticed the situation and...

Woman accused of running over cop while drunk had just finished DUI classes

A woman accused of killing a cop and another man during a drunken driving crash over the weekend had completed court-ordered DUI classes for a prior conviction just days earlier,...

The dystopian future full of self-driving cars is still years away

A few weeks ago, a white Ford vehicle sporting an Uber logo and a lot of self-driving gear on the roof drove down my street in San Francisco. There was...

Amy Schumer buys $12.1M penthouse

Funny lady Amy Schumer is moving on up -- to a $12.1 million penthouse, according to the Real Deal. Her new digs at West 91st Street and Riverside Drive are not far...

Phil Jackson stalking Knicks practice with triangle tips

Knicks president Phil Jackson huddled with shooting guard Courtney Lee for 15 minutes after practice Monday, brandishing a clipboard and reviewing details of the triangle offense. It appears the usage...

Giants GM waited this long to say absolutely nothing about Josh Brown

Giants general manager Jerry Reese addressed the media on Monday for the first time since the season started, making it clear that improvements need to be made on the field....

I went from Park Avenue heiress to homeless in Central Park

Marianne Friedman-Foote hoists herself up from her yellow foam mattress and gives a visitor a quick tour of “home.” Her bedroom is a patch of grass north of the Central...

NASA engineers create mind-blowing pumpkins in under an hour

The sixth annual pumpkin carving contest was just held at NASA, and the entries were exactly what you'd expect from a bunch of rocket scientists. Many of the pumpkins used...

Don't blame the FBI chief, Hillary's Nixonian coverup, and other notable commentary

Ex-Clintonite: I Can’t Vote For Hillary Longtime Bill Clinton pollster Doug Schoen, writing in The Hill, says that FBI Director James Comey’s latest e-mail disclosure makes it “very difficult, if...

The one trait in men that women find irresistible

Men who can tell a good tale are more likely to be a hit with the ladies, according to new research. A study has found that dudes who can spin...

Uber and Lyft discriminate against black and women riders: study

Uber and Lyft drivers are discriminating against black and female passengers by making them wait, taking longer to get them to their destinations — or not picking them up at...

Hulk Hogan wants every cent of his $140M verdict from Gawker

Wrestler Hulk Hogan has bankrupt Gawker founder Nick Denton pinned down, but he won't let him out of the ring until he collects a $140 million jury verdict over his...

The Cubs can't take this one thing from Indians

CLEVELAND — Recognizing the Cubs’ edge-of-the-cliff plight, Anthony Rizzo ordered all clubhouse televisions tuned to “Rocky” and its sequels in the hours before Sunday night’s World Series Game 5. The...

Teacher learns to walk again after sex attack in Thailand

The young Queens woman who broke her back while fleeing a sexual menace in Thailand is “walking better” thanks to the help of generous strangers, her mom said. About 1,600...

Woman claims she was fired after breast cancer diagnosis

A New Jersey woman who is suing her former employer claims she was fired one day after revealing she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. NJ.com reported that Carmela Flynn,...

Everything is quietly dying all around us

As humans continue to swallow up the globe, we do so at the expense of the planet’s biodiversity as animal populations continue to decline at an alarming rate. That is...

De Blasio doubts Second Avenue subway will open on time

Mayor de Blasio said Monday he’s skeptical that the MTA will be able to open the Second Avenue subway by Dec. 31 as promised. “Don’t pop the champagne corks yet,”...

Peter Thiel: 'Single-digit millionaire' Hogan couldn't afford Gawker suit

Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel justified his decision to fund Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker Media on Monday, insisting it's hard for "a single-digit millionaire" to pursue justice. “If you’re...

How Bills fan launched 'Tom Brady's dildo' onto the field

The Bills fan saw his opening, and he launched "Tom Brady's dildo" toward its namesake.

What America fears more than evil clowns

American adults may act amusingly scared tonight when ghosts and goblins and kids dressed like Kim Kardashian ring their doorbells. But earlier this year, when a team of sociology students...

Prominent Russian historian found dead in her NYC apartment

A prominent Russian historian was found dead of apparent suicide in her Upper East Side apartment, police sources told The Post on Monday. Michelle Marrese, 52, a scholar in Russian...

Science may have solved the Amelia Earhart mystery

Legendary aviator Amelia Earhart was attempting to become the first female pilot to fly around the world when her plane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937. Last month, the...

I spent two years in hell as an ISIS sex slave

DOHUK, Iraq — A dusty Land Cruiser bounces down a pale, tent-lined lane at the back of a remote displacement camp, stopping near a small circle of women and children....

Dissecting 'Westworld's massive orgy scene

Finally, we saw the orgy scene. While “Westworld” was in its earliest production mode, reports of nude extras romping in the most unusual positions began to filter out from the...

CNN drops Brazile for feeding debate questions to Clinton

WASHINGTON — CNN said Monday it’s “completely uncomfortable” with new leaked emails that Donna Brazile fed debate questions to Hillary Clinton and announced it has accepted her resignation as contributor....

Bus drivers' strike could strand thousands of city school kids

Thousands of city school kids could be left stranded Tuesday if the employees of two bus companies follow through with their plan to strike. The 3,000 drivers of the Jofaz...

The rediscovered Arsenal trait that could finally bring a title

It’s easy to get swept up in the Premier League's marquee matchups: They may not always live up to the hype, but it's entertaining to watch the division’s best teams...

Flier tries to hide stolen cash inside a Cheerios box

A female flier swiped $5,600 from a security bin at JFK Airport — then tried to hide it by stashing some of the dough in a box of Cheerios, law enforcement...

Child is devastated to find out what the inside of a pumpkin looks like

While carving his first pumpkin, this child is shocked and horrified by the goopy, seedy junk that dwells within. If this kid thinks the inside of a pumpkin is the scariest...

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams gets death threat

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams received a letter containing death threats against him over the weekend, police sources said. The note-writer threatened that Adams would be assassinated “very soon, maybe...

Man breaks into cage to wrestle panda, in an idiotic attempt to impress ladies

Baffling security footage from a Chinese zoo shows a man breaking into a panda exhibit, apparently trying to impress two women. When he tries to play with one of the...

Darrelle Revis looks awful — and sounds worse — with 2017 call ahead

CLEVELAND — The Jets won their second straight game Sunday, a 31-28 pillow fight with the Browns. Here are some thoughts and observations from the game: 1. The Jets have...

Hilary Duff has nothing to apologize for

It’s Halloween again, and time for what is becoming an integral part of the holiday celebrating: bobbing for outrage. Former child star Hilary Duff, now the star of the TV...

Eliot Spitzer 'hooker' indicted in extortion, housing schemes

A grand jury has indicted a reputed Russian escort for extorting nearly $400,000 from hooker-loving ex-governor Eliot Spitzer and targeting another unnamed victim in a housing scheme, according to newly...

Patriots trade star linebacker to Browns in Belichick shocker

Bill Belichick is testing the levels of his football genius. The Patriots coach and general manager traded star linebacker Jamie Collins to the Browns on Monday for a third-round pick, ESPN...

Uninvited partygoer dressed as Freddy Krueger opens fire

San Antonio police say an uninvited guest dressed as fictional serial killer Freddy Krueger shot five people at a Halloween party. Sgt. Jesse Salame says the partygoers who were wounded...

Spending the night in Dracula's Castle will probably suck

A popular tourist attraction in Romania known as Dracula's Castle is offering the chance to spend the night there through a promotion with Airbnb. Any guests looking for vampiric activity...

Beer-toting man fires rifle at passing cars: cops

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Police say a man in Florida carrying a rifle and a six-pack of beer stationed himself at an intersection and opened fire at passing cars, hitting one...

Toyota to test keyless car-sharing system

DETROIT — Toyota will test a new car-sharing system next year that lets users unlock doors and start cars with their smartphones. The Smart Key Box system eliminates the need...

Girl with rare face tumor stands up to her bullies by singing

She has trouble speaking, has suffered through over 20 surgeries and was tormented for years by her classmates in school. But Courtney Blackmore, 20, doesn't let her cystic hygroma — a...

Team Clinton tracked Weiner's sexting since 2011

Team Clinton was keeping tabs on Anthony Weiner's sexting habits as far back as 2011, according to WikiLeaks emails. One disturbing report came to the attention of John Podesta, now...

Cowboys sweating over Ezekiel Elliott's lingering domestic violence case

Ezekiel Elliott could be benched before he finishes his remarkable rookie season. The Cowboys running back could be facing a "lengthy" suspension, multiple sources told CBS Sports, if the NFL finds...

I was hit by crazed driver outside NASCAR race

In an exclusive interview with FOXSports.com, one of the pedestrians who was struck by a vehicle near Martinsville Speedway following Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race gave a harrowing account of...

Redskins PR chief shoves German reporter, and everyone laughs at him

https://twitter.com/hopp3lch3n/status/792789139569700865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The most bizarre clash of the Redskins-Bengals game took place after the clock ticked to zero. Following the 27-27 tie in London, a German TV reporter attempted to interview...

UN accused of misusing $400M meant for Boko Haram victims

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The governor of the Nigerian state most devastated by Boko Haram's Islamic uprising is accusing some UN and international aid agencies of misusing funds meant for refugees....

Dispensary robberies have pot businesses calling for access to banks

Although the sale of marijuana is a federal crime, the number of US banks working with pot businesses, now sanctioned in many states, is growing, up 45 percent in the...

Cop had 'rapability' scale for women he stopped, suit claims

A former cop claims her supervisor rated the attractiveness of female drivers he pulled over during New Hampshire traffic stops — and even ranked them using a “rapability” scale, according...

Blood-covered woman sends cops to girlfriend's corpse

Richmond, VA – A Virginia woman was still covered in blood Thursday morning when she walked into the Richmond Police Station and told authorities to check on her girlfriend –...

Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair put on epic Hell in a Cell show

Sasha Banks and Charlotte Flair made history by becoming the first two women to enter Hell in a Cell and main-event a pay-per-view Sunday night, and everything about the match...

Maker of Bauer hockey gear files for bankruptcy protection

Performance Sports Group, the maker of Bauer ice hockey gear, said on Monday it has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Canada to facilitate a restructuring and sale...

Gladiator Paulina Gretzky is ready for Halloween

Dustin Johnson's gorgeous girlfriend dressed up for a celebrity Halloween bash on Saturday.

Solving Rubik's Cube is the least interesting thing about the puzzle

Forget what you remember about the Rubik’s Cube that’s gathering dust in your mother’s attic with your old He-Mans. The iconic puzzle that gripped the public’s imagination and fell into...

Elderly man stabbed in the neck by fellow mental health patient

A 70-year-old man was critically injured late Sunday when he was stabbed in the neck during a fight with a fellow patient at a mental health facility in The Bronx,...

NHL goalie's shutout after wife's cancer diagnosis leaves not a dry eye in house

Craig Anderson leaned on his stick in the hallway behind the Senators' bench and put his head down. The public address announcer said his name, and he lumbered onto the...

American actors should give up ridiculous British accents

Kurt Vonnegut once wrote about a dystopian world that mandated mediocrity, so that beautiful people had to mask themselves, while brilliant ones donned headsets to scatter their thoughts. I found...

Skin patch could help kids with peanut allergies, study says

A new study shows a wearable skin patch may help children who are allergic to peanuts by delivering small doses of peanut protein. The National Institutes of Health funded the...

More than 300 ISIS child soldiers killed in Mosul fight

Hundreds of killer kids known as ISIS “Caliphate Cubs” have been wiped out in the fierce battle over Mosul in Iraq, a British watchdog group said Monday. More than 300...

Voters shrug at latest Clinton email bombshell, poll finds

Hillary Clinton still leads Donald Trump, according to a new poll taken in the days after the feds disclosed they’re taking a fresh look at the Democrat’s shady email use....

Fears for Kim Jong Un's wife after she vanishes from public

Fears are growing for the safety of North Korea’s first lady, who has vanished from public view for the past seven months. Ri Sol-ju is thought to have tied the...

Cops release video of hit-and-run driver

Police have released surveillance video of the driver who struck a 60-year-old woman in Manhattan and dragged her body for about a block -- and then calmly got out of...

Caroline Wozniacki enjoying life poolside with Hannah Jeter

The tennis beauty enjoyed a lazy Saturday with Derek Jeter's bombshell bride.

Cult leader's daughter says she 'deserves death' for role in scandal

SEOUL, South Korea — Telling reporters Monday that she "deserves death," the woman at the center of a scandal roiling South Korea met prosecutors examining whether she used her close...

Bomb scare delays Spirit Airlines flight for hours

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Spirit Airlines flight that was delayed for hours after a report of a possible bomb threat has finally landed in Dallas. Local news outlets report...

Woman sexually assaulted by man armed with screwdriver

A screwdriver-wielding fiend sexually assaulted a 26-year-old woman after breaking into her upper Manhattan home, according to authorities. The victim was inside her apartment on West 213th Street near Broadway...

Holder blasts FBI head Comey for Clinton email disclosure

Former Attorney General Eric Holder is furious FBI Director James Comey notified Congress that new evidence had emerged in the Hillary Clinton email investigation. “I am deeply concerned about FBI...

Bobby Flay's famous cat found a renter for his $22K/month pad

Bobby Flay may be an Iron Chef, but it’s his cat, Nacho, who’s gaining heat — with more than 70,000 followers on Instagram. The chef and his orange Maine Coon...

5 reasons we’re obsessed with LA designer Roman Alonso

As a founding partner of LA design collective Commune, Roman Alonso is redefining eclectic West Coast cool. Mixing periods and styles, the studio’s diverse projects include LA’s wildly popular Ace...

Hundreds attack Hindu homes and temples in Bangladesh

https://twitter.com/ImranHSarker/status/792805935353782273 NEW DELHI — Hundreds of Muslims in eastern Bangladesh angry about a social media post launched a wave of attacks against Hindu temples and homes in a rare convulsion...

Master puppeteer holds the strings of New York

Ralph Lee has been making puppets and masks for almost his entire life. From an iconic "SNL" shark sketch to founding the New York City Halloween parade, Lee is a...

Trump claims Clinton could let 650M immigrants into US

Donald Trump warned that electing Hillary Clinton president could result in mass-scale immigration that would triple the US population — all in the course of a single week. “She wants...

Drugs for abortions are chosen almost as often as surgery

American women are ending pregnancies with medication almost as often as with surgery, marking a turning point for abortion in the United States, data reviewed by Reuters shows. The watershed...

Parents worried about creepy clowns plan to carry guns trick-or-treating

Some Florida residents plan to take some extra precautions when they trick-or-treat with their children on Monday amid reports of creepy clowns scaring communities. Kimberly Kersey told Florida Today that...

Clinton may face icy relations working with Comey if she wins

WASHINGTON — The relationship between James Comey and Hillary Clinton was never going to be tension-free, not when Comey's FBI had conducted an election-year criminal investigation into the Democratic presidential...

Transit union head prepares for heated MTA contract talks

The head of the city’s transit union warned Sunday that contract negotiations with the MTA could soon get messy. John Samuelsen, president of Transport Workers Union Local 100, said that...

Ex-jihadi explains ISIS brainwashing: 'It kind of takes control of you'

A convicted jihadi from Minnesota says he was so brainwashed that he would have had no qualms about carrying out brutal ISIS executions — as he warned other young Muslims...

Raiders get maybe ugliest win of all time behind stellar Derek Carr

This is what late Raiders owner Al Davis meant when he coined the phrase “Just win, baby!” On a day when the Silver and Black set an NFL record with...

Bulgari sues hotel for making him wait to renovate condo

He owns a Tuscan villa and Pennsylvania spread for his 150 vintage cars, but billionaire jeweler Nicola Bulgari really wants this Manhattan pad — and he wants it now. Bulgari...

Jon Lester earns his $25M with season-saving performance

CHICAGO — Jon Lester did more than author a gem Sunday night. He presented an everlasting defense for his rare breed. This is why aces make the most money, now...

Rick Nash has found way to put last year's struggles behind him

He is the sixth-senior member of the team in terms of continuous service, but Rick Nash will tell you that he wasn’t so sure he would make it back to...

Cubs catcher David Ross says tearful goodbye to Wrigley Field

CHICAGO — David Ross was deflecting. He would begin answering a question about his last game ever at Wrigley Field and all the pleasantness sent in his direction Sunday night,...

'Batman' attack leaves man in critical condition

A Bronx man is clinging to life when he was attacked by a person dressed up as Batman at a Riverdale bar’s Halloween party Saturday, police sources said. The victim,...

These four key games could decide the BCS playoff teams

If the playoff started today, there would be no debate. Alabama, Michigan, Washington and Clemson would play for the national championship. Those are the four teams that will surely by...

Slumping Kris Bryant flashes MVP form with Game 5 blast

CHICAGO — Kris Bryant will likely win the National League MVP award, but he hadn’t played anywhere near that level in the World Series. A glimpse of the MVP Bryant...

Schumer gives away $8M as he vies for Senate majority leader

Sen. Charles Schumer is so confident of re-election that he is steering millions from his campaign coffers to shore up other Democrats so he can become the Senate majority leader....

This star isn't happy about Islanders' murky goalie situation

Jack Capuano said Thomas Greiss delivered a “five-star” performance in Sunday’s 5-1 win over Toronto, but it didn’t make the Islanders goalie situation any clearer. After starting just once in...

Inside the city's spookiest destination for Halloween

The Jane Hotel is offering an ­eerie amenity for its hipster patrons on Halloween — a slew of ghosts courtesy of the Titanic disaster, according to history buffs. In 1912,...

Aroldis Chapman heroics prove importance of bullpen tactics

CHICAGO — Aroldis Chapman began to warm up with no outs in the seventh inning — yes, the seventh inning — right near the seats Steve Bartman was in when...

Indians head home on mission to close out World Series

CHICAGO — Home-field advantage. Starting pitching disadvantage. Therein lays the Indians’ road map for what remains of this 2016 season. They failed to close out the Cubs in World Series...

These simple running tips will make your workout easier

New York City is about to be run over. Literally. Every year at about this time, tens of thousands of runners descend on the Big Apple for the weeklong buildup...

Antti Raanta looks ready for ramped-up Rangers workload

Antti Raanta is becoming more than just The Jovial Finnish Backup. Playing against one of the most dangerous offenses in the league, Raanta was terrific in making 31 saves to...

Nets coach wants to hug Bojan Bogdanovic

Las Vegas oddsmakers have picked the Nets to be the worst team in the NBA. So did the media and league insiders. Even the Nets themselves privately and publicly have...

Only comforts of home can save NYCFC, Red Bulls' seasons now

The feel-good final weekend of the MLS regular season for the locals — NYCFC and the Red Bulls — was short-lived. It seems like ages ago. Just a week ago,...

High-end condo residents sue over frigid temperatures, mold

Residents at a pricey Brooklyn condo building claim the developer is refusing to fix their drafty, leaking units — forcing them to wear hats and coats indoors while battling black...

TNT's Kevin Garnett hire an insult to viewers and the game

The emails arrived consecutively, Friday. The first was from Dave Kaplan, curator of the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center on the campus of Montclair State University. Kaplan wanted to...

Hondo cheers the Broncs

The Broncos staged a heroic goal-line stand for Hondo in the fourth quarter on Sunday, turning back the Chargers to inflate the earnings to 3,382 kapps. Monday night: Mr. Aitch...

Fugitive accused of 'rage killings' dies in shootout with cops

Authorities in Oklahoma shot and killed fugitive Michael Vance on Sunday night after an eight-day manhunt. Vance had been wanted on multiple charges, including two counts of first-degree murder for...

FDNY firefighter to run NYC marathon for stillborn daughter

FDNY Lt. Mark Donohue will be thinking about something much more important than his time while running the New York City Marathon on Nov. 6. Donohue, 37, is competing in...

Jurors from first Etan Patz trial still haunted by murder case

They just can’t let go. Jury duty is long over. Yet for many of those who served on the panel that deadlocked last year in the emotionally wrenching murder and...

New-look Giants exit bye on familiar tightrope — that busted last year

An eye roll. That is how Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie reacted after he was reminded what was going on around the Giants exactly one year ago. It was a memory that could...

Pepsi opens experimental restaurant for foodie crowd

Kola House, from chef Jon Feshan, formerly executive chef at ABC Kitchen, is bringing some fizz to the Meatpacking District. PepsiCo’s pet project is based on the kola nut and...