December 14, 2016
Russia's election hack aimed to hurt Hillary -- not help Trump
The debate continues: Did the Russians hack the Democrats’ computers to help Donald Trump? I answered this one a long time ago. Yes, the Russians did but through surrogates who...
Wall Street blasts Al Leiter over struggling software company
This time, Al Leiter is catching some heat instead of throwing it. The former Yankees and Mets pitcher has become a target for activist investors on Wall Street, who are...
NYPD dispatcher in hot water for calling fellow cop N-word
An NYPD dispatcher is facing potential disciplinary charges after she cursed out a cop and called him the N-word over a live radio transmission, police sources said. “Get the f--k...
These subway stations have the worst cell service
You can’t hear me now — or text me. The worst stations in the subway system for wireless data service are the Spring Street A/C/E station, the Prince Street N/R/W...
De Blasio to face fine for violating campaign-finance rules
Mayor de Blasio will be socked with a large fine Thursday for violations of campaign-finance regulations during his 2013 run for City Hall, sources told The Post. “It’s going to...
Kristaps Porzingis' mission: Solve Draymond Green riddle
SAN FRANCISCO — If Draymond Green really wants to get under Kristaps Porzingis’ skin Thursday at Oracle Arena, he can whisper in his ear: “Zinger.’’ That’s the nickname from Spain...
New Murray Hill spot ready to launch
Finding a tony place to sleep and work for a few months while you hone your city chops is getting a lot easier. Steven Forkosh will soon launch the newly...
Bills owner won't say Rex Ryan's job is safe
IRVING, Texas — If embattled Rex Ryan was looking for a vote of confidence from Bills owner Terry Pegula, Ryan wasn’t getting it Wednesday. With reports swirling that Ryan is...
'Madam Secretary' further muddles Hells Angels parking space drama
It took the “secretary of state’’ to get the Hells Angels to quit hogging all the space in front of their East Village headquarters. The crew for CBS’s “Madam Secretary”...
Sheldon Silver left legacy of high awards in asbestos suits against city
New York has cut a worm out of the Big Apple with the conviction of corrupt former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, but its courts are still rotten to the core...
Under Armour claims new sneakers can prevent injury
Fitbits are so yesterday — as sneakers become the next iteration of wearable technology. Under Armour is the latest footwear maker to trick out its shoes with chip technology that...
Charter Communications' stock jumps amid Verizon comments
Shares of Charter Communications are up 3.7 percent over the last two days since Verizon Chief Executive Lowell McAdam told a group of Wall Street analysts that it made “industrial...
Cablevision workers are frustrated with Altice's cutbacks
Printer ink costs are too damn high! Cablevision employees are complaining that Altice, their penny-pinching new owners, are making their office life miserable by economizing in odd places — like...
Draymond Green's furious, cryptic responses to NBA's new CBA
The NBA announced on Wednesday night announced the league and the NBA Players Association agreed to terms on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement, pending ratification. While the specifics of...
The gruesome details of Zymere Perkins' abuse — and how ACS failed him
It was a horrific end to a brief, battered life, but it didn’t have to turn out that way. Little Zymere Perkins of Harlem was bludgeoned to death with a...
Dow sees steep decline after Fed raises borrowing costs
Wall Street had a stumble on its way to 20,000. The Dow Jones industrial average ended Wednesday at a loss, its first day in the red in eight trading sessions,...
How Obama invited the Russian 'hack attack'
As his administration comes to its end, President Obama is effectively calling into question the results of the 2016 race by demanding a full accounting of Russian intrusions into our...
Lopez, 'D' rescue Nets after Jeremy Lin forced to sit again
The Nets won a game with defense and toughness Wednesday. Honest. There’s no punch line here. No, “Three Nets, a nun and a Labrador Retriever walk into a bar…” The...
Ex-TV stripper accused of hurling racist slurs at Muslim landlord
As a notorious public-access TV star in the 1990s, curvaceous Linda Pendergraft stripped off her clothes and rambled on camera for hours about love, happiness and the unity of souls....
How playoff fever is spreading around the Giants
There is a sweet smell wafting inside the Quest Diagnostics Center and in the December air outside where MetLife Stadium sits just a few fields of dreams away, an unfamiliar...
The City Council's phony slap at de Blasio's scummy fund-raising
Hand a much-ado-about-nothing award to the City Council, which on Thursday will pretend it’s dealing a fatal blow to corruption with new campaign-finance laws. The truth? These bills won’t make...
'Nashville' ditches the soap opera antics in move to CMT
By the time “Nashville” aired its last episode in May, ABC had already canceled the country music drama, making its cliffhanger ending of Juliette’s (Hayden Panettiere) plane going missing a...
I found love at 30,000 feet
Jessica Barrish was flying back from Puerto Rico on New Year’s Day 13 years ago when she saw a sight that brightened her weary traveler eyes. The actress and Upper...
How a confused Colin Cowherd ignited Harbaugh-to-Rams rumors
This is how rumors start, kids. After Fox Sports' Colin Cowherd shocked the football world with the news that the Rams' interest in Jim Harbaugh as their new head coach was...
Two inches of snow could fall in the city on Saturday
Up to two inches of snow could fall in the city on Saturday, the Big Apple’s first measurable powder of the season, thanks to Winter Storm Decima. “Take a picture...
NYers latest 1st world problem: Gifts too big for their apartments
Wincing, Colette Prosper-Sonderegger accepted the UPS delivery box for her baby son Lucas’ first Christmas. The package — the size of a small refrigerator — contained a wooden push tricycle...
Matt Harvey practically gushing in giving health report
Matt Harvey has a simple goal for 2017, and it’s to stay healthy. The Mets star pitcher insisted Wednesday he “feels great” as he rehabs from his surgery in July to...
How Trump can fix the deadly Veterans Administration
Last week, the Department of Veterans Affairs got caught hiding the quality ratings of its 146 medical centers. VA Secretary Robert McDonald insists: “No VA medical facility is bad or...
What's wrong with Carmelo? Maybe his tired knees
SAN FRANCISCO — You can blame it on Phil Jackson getting in his head, broadcasting to the world Carmelo Anthony holds onto the ball too long. In truth, Anthony’s recent...
I had too many arrests to work in a prison — but not for ACS
The city’s troubled Administration for Children’s Services hired a man with 11 arrests and a “history of domestic violence” as a case worker — even though his rap sheet kept him...
The real 'election rigger' was the bungling Clinton campaign
With denialist Democrats blaming anyone and everyone else for Hillary Clinton’s stunning defeat, we feel compelled to point out that the real fault lay close to home: She ran a...
Jets in no mood to start new Darrelle Revis experiment
Darrelle Revis may play safety someday, but it won’t be this season. Jets coach Todd Bowles was asked Wednesday if he would consider moving Revis from cornerback to safety for...
Cops re-examine death of pastor's first wife after horrific murder-suicide
Authorities have decided to look again at the 1993 death of a woman whose pastor husband fatally shot their daughter last week in an apparent murder-suicide. Daniel Randall, 56, reportedly...
JFK to become 'real destination' with swanky upgrade project
You may soon be swigging martinis and lattes in a $265 million space-age air terminal at JFK International Airport that’s being revitalized and reinvented with new hotel rooms and ballrooms,...
New possible details emerge about slain jogger suspect
Police on Wednesday released new possible details about the man who savagely attacked and killed 30-year-old Karina Vetrano in a wooded area in Queens this past summer. The raven-haired beauty...
Madison Ave. fur shop worker quit to bring clients to nearby store: suit
The fur is flying on Madison Avenue, where a celeb-favorite Manhattan mink seller suddenly quit to work for a nearby competitor — taking clients and thousands in luxury merchandise with...
Several cops went AWOL during heightened security
Some of the Port Authority cops accused of abandoning their posts to hang out in a "break room'' were supposed to be part of heightened security details at the time,...
Burn victim's amazing recovery after freak wildfire during marathon
On a sweltering September day in 2011, Turia Pitt was blasting Tupac Shakur and running a 62 mile ultra-marathon in the Australian Outback when the unthinkable happened--- flames from a...
Miss World's obscene pro-China censorship
"Beauty with a purpose” is how the Miss World Organization bills itself — but that purpose apparently includes covering up the ugliest of human-rights abuses. Miss World execs muzzled Anastasia...
On the ground in opiate-ravaged America
Exactly one month before Election Day, on a Monday, Rowen Lally boarded her school bus in McKeesport, Pa. Before the 7-year-old left her house, she cared for her infant sister...
Meet 'Benny With The Good Hair': McAdoo blows up Christie jab
Ben McAdoo, in response to New Jersey Governor and Cowboys fan Chris Christie, cracked up his Giants when he showed up at Wednesday morning’s team meeting as ... Ben McAhairdo,...
The NFL, Giants and Steelers are trying to kill Deflategate II
IRVING, Texas — Everyone involved went to great pains Wednesday to deflate a potential Deflategate II. Giants co-owner John Mara said he doesn’t think the Steelers’ possible use of deflated...
Electors are being harassed, threatened in bid to stop Trump
Electors around the country are being harassed with a barrage of emails, phone calls and letters — and even death threats — in an effort to block Donald Trump from...
Goodell believes he knows culprit in NFL's ratings drop
IRVING, Texas — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league now believes the presidential election was at the root of the NFL’s huge TV ratings drop-off early in the season....
Syrian rebels cut deal with civilians amid break in ceasefire
Syrian rebels said late Wednesday they had cut a new deal to evacuate civilians from besieged east Aleppo after a day of intense shuttle diplomacy and steady bombing of their...
Putin was personally involved in election hacking: report
Top US intelligence officials believe that Russian strongman Vladimir Putin was personally involved in the secret Russian campaign to tilt the US presidential election toward Donald Trump, NBC News reported...
Matt Forte has so many regrets — but joining Jets isn’t one
Matt Forte stood in front of his locker Wednesday with an aching right knee, staring at another season without the playoffs, but with no regrets about joining the Jets last...
'Jeopardy!' contestant who died wins second day on game show
"Jeopardy!" contestant Cindy Stowell, who died of cancer before her appearance aired, stretched her win streak to two days in Wednesday's episode. Stowell's winnings now total $31,000 after beating out...
Odell Beckham's haunting 'obsession': The ones that get away
In one breath, Odell Beckham Jr. says, “I’ve dropped a pass before, it’s not the end of the world. It doesn’t break my confidence any.’’ In the next breath, he...
White House says Trump stood by while Russia hacked Hillary
The White House is accusing President-elect Donald Trump of knowing the Russians were interfering in the US election — and standing idly by because it was hurting Hillary Clinton. "There...
Toys R Us exec gets three years for embezzling nearly $2M
A Toys ‘R’ Us executive who embezzled nearly $2 million from the company was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in prison. Daniel Chon, 29, who was the director of...
Forecast for Giants game amps up pressure on Stafford's finger
Golden Tate has caught 71 passes this season from Matthew Stafford and thus has a vested interest in the condition of his Lions quarterback’s right hand in general and injured...
Bo Dietl to de Blasio: 'I’m running right against you head-to-head!'
Ex-NYPD cop turned TV and radio personality Bo Dietl has set his sights on a new gig — telling Mayor de Blasio on Wednesday that he wants his job, sources...
Cardinals players reeling after team cut 'loved' DUI problem
TEMPE, Ariz. — In an abrupt move that stunned his teammates, the Arizona Cardinals released wide receiver Michael Floyd on Wednesday, two days after the 2012 first-round draft pick was...
Twitter gets 'bounced' from Trump's tech titan meet-up
The commander-in-tweet is exacting revenge on his favorite social media platform — Twitter. Team Trump "bounced" the president-elect's preferred publishing outlet from a meeting of tech titans Wednesday because of...
Bryce Petty's plea to Jets fans: We won't give up if you won't
Bryce Petty understands Jets fans are disappointed and frustrated by a 4-9 record and another non-playoff season. But the second-year quarterback and first-time starter said he hasn’t given up and...
How Arnold made himself into a millionaire before he was a star
Before Arnold Schwarzenegger was ever “The Terminator” he was simply the landlord. In the late 1970s, Schwarzenegger, an unknown outside the world of bodybuilding and still struggling to overcome an...
Teen made up story about anti-Muslim attack on subway
The Muslim teen who claimed three drunks taunted her as a “terrorist” on a Manhattan subway train now admits she lied to cops — who arrested her on Wednesday. Yasmin...
Cop who fatally shot unarmed black teen to appear for hearing
The officer who fatally shot unarmed Bronx teen Ramarley Graham is set to appear at a departmental hearing at NYPD headquarters Thursday to set a date for his trial, officials...
Rikers guard allegedly framed article about fatally beaten inmate
An ex-Rikers Island guard accused of killing a sick inmate memorialized the dirty deed by framing an article about the man’s gruesome death — and then hanging it in his...
Trump to name Supreme Court nominee soon after taking office
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump plans to name his Supreme Court nominee very quickly -- around the time he's sworn-in as the 45th president, his incoming chief of staff said Wednesday....
Yahoo says hackers stole data from more than 1 billion accounts
Yahoo on Wednesday disclosed a second data breach — and it’s a biggie. The struggling web pioneer said a hack in August 2013 had compromised more than 1 billion user...
Cops shot elderly man dead after crucifix was mistaken for gun
A 73-year-old California man with dementia was shot dead by police after a neighbor called 911 and mistakenly reported he was holding a gun when he actually had a crucifix,...
Trump pledges ‘open door’ with Silicon Valley at meeting
Donald Trump gathered tech titans — many of whom opposed his candidacy for the presidency — for a Trump Tower meeting Wednesday, pledging an open-door policy with Silicon Valley. "I'm...
Viral story about boy dying in Santa's arms might not be real
Just like Santa, the heartwrenching story of a sick boy dying in Old Saint Nick's arms may not be real, according to the Tennessee paper that originally published the piece....
'Nick Saban cut me because I visited my dying father'
In the span of a few days, P.K. Sam hugged his father for a final time, then lost his job. He believes the two events are related. The former NFL...
Cowardly robber steals phone from disabled man in broad daylight
This shocking footage, just released by the San Jose Police Department, shows a robbery in broad daylight. The thief, who is still unidentified, can be seen assaulting a man who...
Trump disavows request for list of climate change workers
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team on Wednesday disavowed a survey sent to the US Department of Energy that requested the names of people working on climate change in the agency....
Hacked fridge dispenses booze instead of water
A super smart woman has made her fridge dispense wine instead of water. Digital marketing assistant Clare Potts' incredible idea is quite the game changer. In fact, hundreds are calling...
Mysterious 2,500-year-old 'lost city' found in Greece
An international team of experts has discovered a mysterious "lost city" in central Greece that could offer new clues to the region’s history. Archaeologists from Greece, Sweden and the UK...
Blame Obama for Russian hacking, and other notable commentary
Feminism watch: Attacking Melania Hurts the Cause Every few months, writes Katie Frates at The Daily Caller, “women of the left find a new way to belittle” incoming First Lady...
Why Nick Viall almost passed on 'The Bachelor'
The fourth time could be the charm for new “Bachelor” Nick Viall. Following several unsuccessful attempts to find true love on “The Bachelorette” and this summer’s “Bachelor in Paradise,” the...
7 reasons why sluggers are losing out in free agency
A glut of power bats remain available in free agency, including the AL home run leader (Mark Trumbo), the NL home run co-leader (Chris Carter) and the best overall hitter...
Rays' dissenter: MLB did nothing to fix us getting shafted in draft
Players unanimously approved the new CBA while the owners ratified, 29-1. The one nay vote came from Tampa Bay owner Stuart Sternberg, who texted me: "Basically nothing was done to...
CC Sabathia's vision of contender Yankees, who need him as their No. 2
Simply because the Yankees are building toward returning to an AL East power in 2018 and beyond with youth doesn’t necessarily mean the upcoming season should be without hope of...
Here's what to get your new bae for Christmas without creeping them out
Finding yourself in a new relationship around the holidays may seem like the best present you could ever ask for. With Christmas rom-coms taking over TV, the need to ice...
Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy linked to autism in babies
Women who have a lack of vitamin D while pregnant are more likely to have a child with autism, a study has found. Australian researchers who analyzed the blood of...
Amazon makes first successful delivery using a drone
Amazon made its first successful delivery using a drone -- to a gent on the English countryside with a hankering for some TV and a bag of popcorn, the retail...
Cops find ex-beau of slain corrections officer in closet
The man suspected of gunning down his city correction-officer ex-girlfriend in Brooklyn was picked up on an unrelated charge Wednesday after he was found hiding in a closet, law-enforcement sources...
Pissed off drivers are really messing with Volkswagen
Volkswagen’s diesel emissions cheating woes just refuse to die down, and now that buyers who ended up with the vehicles are able to sell them back to the company, things...
Louisville: We took Wake Forest's plays, but it's not our fault at all
Maybe this wasn’t one of Bobby Petrino's many lies, but that just depends on your definition of cheating — and lying. Petrino has said he had no idea how Wake...
McDonald's accidentally puts a 'butt' on their Christmas cups
McDonald's released their holiday-themed coffee cups featuring an apparently innocent image of two mittens. Unfortunately, they didn't realize that with only a few minor alterations, an explicit image of a...
The Fed raises rates by quarter point in first hike this year
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday and signaled a faster pace of increases in 2017 as the Trump administration takes over...
The options for Yankees if they pull off Chase Headley trade
The Yankees are telling free-agent representatives that they are under ownership orders not to add another major league contract unless they remove one from their current payroll, with Brett Gardner...
Mom accused of smothering her baby to death mulls plea deal
A Manhattan mom accused of smothering her infant son to death because she "was afraid that someone was going to eat him,’’ is mulling a plea deal, her attorney said....
Extreme couponer holds up checkout line, sparking fight
Extreme couponing can be dangerous to your health! Surveillance video from a Memphis grocery store shows a violent attack on Megan Wilson, who took at least 20 minutes to check...
Rangers try for goalie normalcy, tab Henrik Lundqvist to return
Henrik Lundqvist will return to his customary station in nets Thursday night in Dallas after an unprecedented four consecutive games on the bench, the Blueshirts’ franchise goaltender — still the...
Mayor uses Denzel Washington to debunk fake news
The mayor of Denzel Washington's Westchester home town is using the actor's star power to help him dispel fake news stories. Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas is so fed up...
I gave birth to my brother's babies
A selfless sister who vowed to help her gay brother and his partner become parents has made their baby dreams come true — not once but twice — after recently giving...
Lane Kiffin's shocking first new recruit: woman-punching QB
When Lane Kiffin was announced as Florida Atlantic's new head coach, the first thing everyone wanted to know was whether he really was a changed man. Did he really learn...
62-foot wave is the world's largest ever recorded
A 62-foot wave in the North Atlantic has been certified as the largest ever recorded — a “remarkable record,” according to the UN’s weather agency. The 62.3-foot monster was measured...
Feds want 150 cops assigned to Trump Tower every day
The feds want the NYPD to assign a mind-boggling 150 cops a day to help with checkpoints outside President-elect Donald Trump's digs in Manhattan — a diversion of crucial manpower...
Teen pleads not guilty to punching his teacher in the face
A teen accused of attacking a Manhattan high school principal who asked him to turn down his music told cops he “lost control” when the educator reached for his headphones....
Watch this football fanatic destroy his leg
It's never a good idea to get too rowdy while tailgating before a football game. One Buffalo Bills fan discovered this when he overestimated his jumping skills and ended up...
Michigan recount reveals error, but not the one Jill Stein wanted
WASHINGTON — Green Party nominee Jill Stein's presidential vote recount in Michigan may have turned up massive voter irregularities — in the Democratic stronghold of Detroit. Now it's Republican leaders...
War is brewing between Dana White and Cris Cyborg
Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino is undoubtedly the best female 145-pound MMA fighter in the world, yet she won’t be fighting for the UFC’s inaugural featherweight championship belt. Instead, Ronda Rousey-killer Holly...
Big-screen version of ‘Fences’ is worthy, but stagey
Honorable, worthy and windy, “Fences” is essentially a PBS episode of “Great Performances” that is inflated for the big screen without ever quite belonging there. Not so much a film...
Firefighters put out blaze at NYU Langone Hospital
A ferocious blaze broke out at a building under construction at NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan on Wednesday, leaving one person with minor injuries, officials said. Plumes of fire...
Cops unleash dog on naked, drunk man
Shocking video shows San Diego cops allowing a police dog to maul a naked drunk man — including a near-minute stretch when officers already have him pinned to the ground. The...
Ashley Madison reaches $1.7M settlement over cyber-hack
Cheating spouse website Ashley Madison has reached a $17.5 million settlement with 13 states that will see New York getting a mere $81,000, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Wednesday. Under...
Boy dies after being buried in snow bank
Police say a 12-year-old New York boy who was playing in a snowbank with a friend has died after being buried in snow. Greenwich-Cambridge Police Chief George Bell says the...
Arrested college hoops coach wouldn't stop attacking us: players
This isn’t the kind of madness college basketball wants attached to its sport. Morehead State men’s basketball coach Sean Woods is facing a misdemeanor charge for battery after two players...
Trump meets with ObamaCare architect
Donald Trump is meeting with ObamaCare architect Zeke Emanuel at Trump Tower on Wednesday, transition officials announced. The president-elect and Emanuel, brother of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, will be "discussing...
Kim Jong Un wakes up from blackout, wonders why everybody is crying
Kim Jong Un is not a happy drunk. The ruthless North Korean dictator had overindulged on spirits this September when he ordered several top military vets to write apology and...
Man arrested after throwing tantrum inside Trump Tower
A man with a phony US residency card was busted when he threw a fit at Trump Tower after realizing he wasn't going to meet the billionaire president-elect, police sources...
Bill Bratton is really happy he's not with NYPD anymore
Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton couldn't be happier since leaving the Police Department, his successor said Wednesday. "He's the happiest human being on the planet right now," according to current...
Trump will be in violation of hotel lease once he's sworn in
Donald Trump will be in violation of the lease at his Washington hotel as soon as he's sworn in as president, the General Services Administration has told members of Congress....
Family fights for release of US pastor jailed in Turkey on 'terrorism' charges
The family of a US pastor imprisoned in Turkey launched a campaign Wednesday for his release, saying the North Carolina native is being held on false terrorism-related charges and that...
NASA scientist warns Earth is due for 'extinction-level' event
A NASA scientist is warning that Earth is due for an "extinction-level" event like a comet or asteroid strike — and claims there won't be anything we can do to...
Boxer: Floyd Mayweather is using me to hook up with sister
James DeGale reckons Floyd Mayweather only wants to be his friend to get closer to his sister Eloise. Mayweather is the promoter for DeGale’s super-middleweight unification clash against Mayweather's fighter, Badou...
Dylann Roof shot each church victim at least 5 times
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Prosecutors are finishing their case against Dylann Roof in his death penalty trial in the killing of nine black worshippers at a Charleston church. Testimony opened Thursday...
The limits of Jeff Hornacek's creativity with Knicks
PHOENIX -- The night began with Suns coach Earl Watson, who replaced Jeff Hornacek following his firing in February, singing his former boss’s praises. “Jeff is very creative and needs...
German leader 'insults' Saudi Arabia by refusing to wear hijab
Germany's defense minister refused to wear a traditional head covering during her visit with a Saudi Arabian prince, arguing that women have as much right as men do to wear...
'I'm a goner': Transcripts show ship's final harrowing hours
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Crew members aboard a doomed cargo ship expressed increasingly dire concern — occasionally tinged with gallows humor — as a hurricane gained strength, culminating in one crewman...
Mark Sanchez's heartbreaking history with fallen Jet
It's been a painful couple of weeks for everyone involved in the Jets organization with the deaths of former players Joe McKnight and Konrad Reuland. But perhaps no one has been...
Big cat got your tail?
This is a cat fight gone wild. One lioness stood her ground when her brother attempted to snap at her from behind. Photographer David Jenkins captured a photo of the...
1-year-old boy dead, several injured in housing project fire
A year-old boy was killed and three people seriously injured in a fire that destroyed a Brooklyn high-rise apartment Wednesday, officials said. As flames shot out of a top-floor window...
Goldman Sachs promotes two execs to replace Gary Cohn
Goldman Sachs elevated two of CEO Lloyd Blankfein’s top lieutenants on Wednesday to replace the long-time president and chief operating officer, who left for a top job in the Trump...
Yoga mogul found dead under mysterious circumstances
The founder of a popular nationwide yoga studio chain was found dead under “suspicious” circumstances inside his multi-million dollar San Diego home, according to reports. Trevor Tice, 48, who recently...
Stunt to raise awareness for road safety goes horribly wrong
This Facebook stunt was dead on arrival. A misguided attempt to promote road safety near schools by posting on Facebook an image of what appears to be the body of...
Mike D'Antoni had to change the NBA before he saved himself
The red-hot Rockets — led by the NBA’s original mad scientist, Mike D’Antoni — are averaging a league-high 14.2 made 3-pointers per game. Right behind them are the Cavaliers and...
ISIS produced weapons on 'industrial scale' in Iraq: report
IRBIL, Iraq — The Islamic State group was manufacturing weapons in and around Mosul on an industrial scale with products largely purchased in bulk from Turkey, according to a report...
Lions playing like top-5 team — and in danger of missing playoffs
The Lions might be riding high, but it also wouldn’t be a shock if they end up missing the playoffs altogether. While the Lions are leading the NFC North at...
Notorious 86-year-old jewel thief strikes again
ATLANTA — Police just outside Atlanta say a notorious 86-year-old jewel thief has struck again. Dunwoody police say Doris Payne was arrested Tuesday at a Von Maur department store. A...
'America's Got Talent' star to sing national anthem at inauguration
WASHINGTON – A teenage singer who was only 10 when she nearly won the "America's Got Talent" competition will be performing the national anthem at the inauguration for America’s first...
Nonprofit boss will return to work after racist Obama post
The West Virginia nonprofit honcho who called first lady Michelle Obama an “ape in heels” will be back on the job two days before Christmas. Pamela Taylor, the Clay County...
Dita Von Teese's X-rated Christmas wish
The dancer prefers to "stay home or take a romantic trip to someplace snowy and stay in a log cabin with a fire."
You could own Donald Trump's old, tacky limousine
It may not be a stretch if you want to live life in the fast lane like Donald Trump. This pair of over-the-top, Donald Trump-designed limousines could hit the auction...
The secret lives of 'Star Wars' villains
Tiny Storm Troopers and a mini Darth Vader are captured doing everyday activities — from taking a bath to wrapping presents.
NFL star's odd divorce: Restraining order then a picture of happiness
Emmanuel Sanders' split from his wife, Gabriella, is anything but a clean break. Days before the couple's three-year wedding anniversary in October, Gabriella filed for divorce in Texas. According to...
Man eats nothing but potatoes for a year
This year, Andrew Taylor ate nothing but potatoes. It was an extreme diet that at first was criticized. Some said it was an unhealthy approach to weight loss; others believed...
Exercise could help dementia
Your weekly step class could help guard against dementia, a new study suggests. Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine had 35 people with mild cognitive impairment perform aerobic or...
At least 20 electors could turn on Trump, Harvard prof claims
At least 20 GOP Electoral College voters are considering voting against President-elect Donald Trump next week, according to a Harvard constitutional law professor who's offering legal aid to "faithless electors"...
Footprints suggest this human ancestor was one tall dude
He stood a majestic 5-foot-5, weighed around 100 pounds and maybe had a harem. That's what scientists figure from the footprints he left behind some 3.7 million year ago. He's...
Mexican townsfolk band together to kidnap drug boss' mother
MEXICO CITY — In one of the stranger chapters of Mexico's drug war, angry people in a southern town kidnapped the mother of a gang leader to demand the release...
You have to be a multimillionaire to buy a Manhattan apartment
The average sales price of an apartment in Manhattan is expected to top $2 million this year for the first time, but prices are seen leveling off in 2017 after...
US military plane crashed because of damaged propeller
TOKYO — A US military Osprey aircraft crash-landed off Japan's southern island of Okinawa after its propeller was damaged during refueling training, and all five crew members were rescued, the...
Uber launches small fleet of self-driving cars
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber is bringing a small number of self-driving cars to its ride-hailing service in San Francisco — a move likely to excite the city's tech-savvy population and...
Dimwit robs bank using note written on rehab papers
MALVERN, Pa. -- Police say a Philadelphia man signed himself out of a Chester County rehab center, took a cab to a nearby bank and robbed it using a note...
Trooper allegedly stopped women to ask them on dates
TRENTON, N.J. -- A New Jersey state trooper has been criminally charged and suspended without pay after investigators learned he was pulling over women to ask them out on dates....
This 'My Little Pony Burger' serves real horse meat
A Dutch restaurant is now serving up some stallion with its scallions. The offbeat food truck Keuken van het Ongewenst Dier, which translates to "The Unwanted Animal Kitchen," now supplies...
School board member under fire for wearing blackface
https://youtu.be/c4iYXnwOvm4 BLEVINS, Ark. — The Arkansas NAACP and several residents are calling for the resignation of a school board member in eastern Arkansas after photos surfaced of him at a...
Trump endorses Mitt Romney's niece for RNC chair
Donald Trump is pushing for Mitt Romney's niece to be the next GOP boss. Ronna Romney McDaniel, the chair of the Michigan Republican Party, is being rewarded with the heavyweight...
Maybe Duterte didn't really kill anyone, says Philippines official
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine justice secretary says President Rodrigo Duterte often exaggerates killings of criminals he supposedly carried out to send a chilling warning to lawbreakers. Vitaliano Aguirre II...
Woman minced to death in giant mixer filled with chocolate
A Russian confectionery plant worker was killed when she fell into a giant mixer filled with molten chocolate. Svetlana Roslina, 24, a mother of two who worked at the plant...
New DNA testing planned in JonBenét Ramsey case
BOULDER, Colo. — Boulder police and prosecutors are looking at new DNA testing technology that they hope will further the investigation of the unsolved 1996 murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey....
Trump thought Giuliani 'lacked stamina' to be secretary of state
Donald Trump worried that Rudy Giuliani might lack the stamina to fulfill the duties of secretary of state, according to a report. Once a leading candidate to be America's top...
This guy is lucky his fiancee didn't shoot him after this marriage proposal
Planning a marriage proposal can be stressful, but one man in Alabama may have figured out the most stressful way to pull one off. He pretended to get chased by the...
Trump picks Rick Perry as secretary of energy
Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will nominate former Gov. Rick Perry of Texas to lead the Department of Energy — an agency Perry once wanted to eliminate. “As the Governor...
Shelling has resumed in Aleppo despite cease-fire deal
Syrian activists say shelling has resumed in the remaining eastern, rebel part of the city of Aleppo, despite a cease-fire deal to allow for the evacuations of the opposition fighters...
Police shoot unarmed 73-year-old they believed had a gun
LOS ANGELES — An unarmed 73-year-old man refused to take his hand out of his pocket and stop walking toward officers who believed he had a gun when they fatally...
Groom-to-be paralyzed while swimming at his bachelor party
A joint bachelor/bachelorette party went from celebratory to tragic when the groom became paralyzed after going swimming. Brett Greenfield, 39, and his fiancée, Meg Alexander, 29, went to Naples, Florida,...
Couple arrested in 'worst case of child abuse' cop has ever seen
OWASSO, Okla. — An Oklahoma couple has been arrested in what a police officer calls the worst case of child abuse he's seen. Police arrested 25-year-old Kevin Fowler and 24-year-old...
Two dead, another injured in unrelated shootings
Two men were killed and another injured following unrelated shootings in Brooklyn and the Bronx Tuesday night, cops said. The violence began in Bedford-Stuyvesant at around 6:30 pm on Hull...
Breakout 'Empire' star heats up fall finale
Sierra McClain is the latest breakout star to appear on “Empire.” And McClain says we’re in for some surprises in the show’s fall finale, airing Wednesday night. “The thing about...
Will a quinoa vending machine ruin New York?
Here it is, folks — place No. 1,001 in the city to create your own customized salad bowl from whole grains, vegetables and dressings! But although spots such as Chopt,...
How the Knicks sabotaged themselves, and failed Angry Porzingis
They were a jangle of thoughts, opinions, emotions as they walked off the floor at Talking Stick Resort Arena late Tuesday. Somehow, the Knicks had nearly pulled off their most...
How NYC's top chefs battle the bulge
Want to have your cake and eat it, too? Olivia Young’s your girl. The former brand director for Michael White’s Altamarea Group, which includes the Michelin-starred Marea on Central Park...
This work lunch secret will make you skinny and save cash
There are no sad desk lunches on Mondays at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Each week, a group of co-workers in the marketing department take turns bringing in homemade, gourmet...
Syrian forces slaughter at least 82 civilians in Aleppo
Syrian forces slaughtered at least 82 civilians — including women and children fleeing from their homes — this week in what the United Nations deemed a “complete meltdown of humanity”...
De Blasio supports bill to limit donations to political nonprofits
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday declared his support for legislation that would limit contributions to political nonprofits — including his own Campaign for One New York. The group took...
Port Authority cops accused of abandoning patrol posts
Is anyone awake at the Port Authority? Just two weeks after The Post exposed how the agency’s maintenance workers routinely snooze on the job, nearly four dozen of its cops...
Stephen Curry gets a high-five from an opposing coach
The Warriors have become one of the most popular teams in the NBA the past three seasons. And if you think the Warriors’ fans are limited to the stands, think...
Father of gunned-down officer lashes out at funeral
The father of a freshly minted correction officer who was gunned down as she sat in a parked car last week lashed out over her tragic death at a Brooklyn...
ACS botched Zymere Perkins probe, could have saved him: report
The state’s child-welfare agency has found the de Blasio administration botched the investigation into alleged physical and mental abuse of 6-year-old Zymere Perkins — and might have prevented his death....
Derrick Rose's back spasms resurface in worrisome trend
PHOENIX — In the long run for the Knicks, Tuesday’s 113-111 overtime loss to the woeful Suns could be secondary to the loss of Derrick Rose 10 minutes into the...
Obama camp doesn't sound happy with Trump's Rick Perry appointment
The Obama administration was headed for a showdown with Team Trump after the Energy Department refused to turn over the names of workers who focus on climate science. “We should...
All-out war brewing between Hells Angels, NYPD
Now there’s hell to pay. There’s an all-out war brewing between the Hells Angels and city cops — who swarmed the notorious bikers’ clubhouse Tuesday as payback for refusing to...
'He's very, very close': Potential Rick Nash return date revealed
Rick Nash, who has been sidelined for four games since “tweaking” his groin early in the second period of the Blueshirts’ 4-2 defeat in Brooklyn on Dec. 6, is nearing...
Bill Ackman reduces stake in Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Bill Ackman just took a baby step away from his disastrous investment in Valeant Pharmaceuticals. The hedge fund mogul’s Pershing Square sold $51.7 million worth of the troubled Canadian pharmaceutical...
Giants D-lineman's peeved, cryptic response to benching
Owa Odighizuwa figured he did enough in practice last week to show the coaching staff his knee was healed sufficiently, allowing him to play against the Cowboys. Because this was...
City gives $100M to create biotech hub
Borrowing a page from his predecessor Mike Bloomberg’s playbook, Mayor de Blasio on Tuesday announced that the city will put up $100 million to create a biotech hub on Manhattan’s East...
Top Republicans blast Trump's Tillerson pick over Putin ties
Donald Trump could have a Beltway brawl on his hands over his nomination of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as secretary of state — with three top Republicans already balking because...
Knicks, Kristaps Porzingis show fight but drop overtime crusher
PHOENIX — Kristaps Porzingis got mad and got even. But he didn’t finish or get the win. After Derrick Rose went down with recurring back spasms and missed the final...
Buckle up — Trump's era of disruption has only just begun
Iran warns it will destroy Israel and start World War III if Donald Trump tears up the nuclear deal. China calls him “as ignorant as a child” and threatens to...