January 8, 2017
Did Giants screw up Hail Mary? Depends which defender you ask
GREEN BAY, Wis. — When it comes to Hail Mary playoff daggers, turnabout was fair play for the Packers. Five years after Hakeem Nicks caught a bomb from Eli Manning...
The Golden Globes glorified the elite Hollywood bubble
“I accept this award on behalf of psychopathic billionaires everywhere,” said Hugh Laurie in accepting his Golden Globe for “The Night Manager” Sunday night. The room reacted tepidly. Could it...
The best looks from the Golden Globes
Hollywood's biggest stars shined bright in one the season’s most major trends — sequins — but the gowns weren’t of your typical Vegas variety. Leading the pack was Ruth Negga,...
Ben McAdoo ends strong year with two dubious calls
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Well? So how did he do? If you can ease the camera back a little bit, and get a good angle shot of the big picture,...
Giants' Rodgers-Cromartie is feeling so many types of pain
GREEN BAY, Wis. — It was only a matter of time after the Giants lost their biggest defensive playmaker on their second defensive snap. The Giants didn’t immediately feel cornerback...
Restaurants are popping up all over the South Bronx
Creatives priced out of Manhattan and Brooklyn have moved to the South Bronx, one of the city’s final gentrification frontiers — and now a new generation of restaurants is growing...
How Giants were doomed by Packers' eerie, karmic revenge
GREEN BAY, Wis. — You don’t think athletes have long memories? You don’t think things stay with them as much as they stay with you? This was Aaron Rodgers, talking...
Magazines tackle New Year's workout resolutions
Health and fitness magazines for men should start a fund to make sure Vin Diesel remains in good health. Really. Here we sit in January 2017 and millions of US...
This is what enraged Odell Beckham did to a Packers wall
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Odell Beckham Jr. apparently did more damage to Lambeau Field than he did to the Packers secondary Sunday. Fresh off a miserable, drop-plagued display in the...
Odell Beckham grabbed the boat spotlight — then disappeared
GREEN BAY, Wis. — It was his first playoff game, the biggest game of his life, and Odell Beckham Jr. (three drops, one a dropped touchdown) came up too small,...
Giants report card: The apt end for disastrous offense
Grades from the Giants' 38-13 NFC wild-card loss to the Packers on Sunday: Offense Tons of yards and completed passes early, but it was empty production. Odell Beckham Jr. dropped...
$1B investment will give Fiat Chrysler plants more jobs
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said on Sunday that it would invest $1 billion to retool and modernize two plants in the Midwest. The money spent on one of the plants, in...
Odell Beckham a sobbing mess as Giants crash out of playoffs
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Yacht’s all, Giants. The Giants season of such progress and promise sank like the Titanic in a stunning 38-13 NFC wild-card loss to the Packers on...
Hillary receives standing ovation at 'The Color Purple'
WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton may not have won the White House, but she earned rave Broadway reviews Sunday. The former Secretary of State received several sustained standing ovations at the...
Remembering quintessential New Yorker Nat Hentoff
In his final column for the Village Voice, 50 years after he started there, Nat Hentoff recalled, “I came here in 1958 because I wanted a place where I could...
Trey Songz rips Giants DBs as Boatgate defense
Trey Songz defended his partying buddies while the Giants were getting shipwrecked Sunday. During the Giants' matchup in Green Bay, the singer was getting lit up on Twitter, as fans...
Manhattan Democrats let their chief be a lobbyist, too?
Are Manhattan Democrats going to sit still while their chairman works as a lobbyist — or will they dethrone Keith Wright? Wright’s old job representing Harlem in the state Assembly...
The right way to start replacing ObamaCare
Obsessed with the need to make good on their promise to “repeal and replace ObamaCare,” but hamstrung by Democratic strength in the Senate, Republicans in Congress are looking to pass...
Obama leaves with the world in flames
When Barack Obama moves two miles from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to 2446 Belmont Road in Washington’s Kalorama neighborhood, he will live half a mile from 2340 S Street, where Woodrow...
Democrats silent as Israel-bashers get louder
For eight years, President Obama’s position on Israel teetered between disregard and open hostility. The argument that it was merely a personality clash with Israel’s leadership never made any sense....
Even Uber critics have to hate de Blasio's latest regulation push
A sad parable for our times: I don’t trust Uber, the global ride-hailing giant, with the scarily detailed data that it collects on all its customers. But after watching a...
Why Democrats seem to be losing their minds and other notable comments
From the Right: Obama’s Scandal-Plagued Presidency President Obama, his inner circle and his fans in the press like to brag that his presidency has been relatively scandal-free. But is that...
Why Clemson will pull off the impossible
The Wildcat returns for his 20th season in The Post. Including the 1997-2015 seasons in the Bettor’s Guide. Cat’s record in print stands at 546-462 (54.1 percent) against the spread....
Man found dead on Brooklyn subway platform
A man was found dead on a subway platform in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, on Sunday afternoon, police said. Commuters found him lying face-down and unresponsive on the northbound R platform...
Deon Cain's Clemson nightmare has become a second chance
TAMPA, Fla. — Deon Cain was in Florida just over a year ago, preparing to play in the College Football Playoff, when Clemson’s freshman wide receiver was sent back home...
Your first look at tonight's Golden Globes show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHOGQ9DYefY Funnyman Jimmy Fallon and a flock of dancers will greet Golden Globes viewers on Sunday night. In an obvious homage to La La Land, show host Fallon dashes down...
Worker's body found hanging from rope in school
The body of a school maintenance worker was discovered hanging from a rope in the basement of PS 106 in Brooklyn on Sunday evening, according to police. Cops say a...
How to look for a new job, without your boss finding out
Whenever Julia searches for a new job, she always seems to get caught by her boss. The 30-year-old Hell’s Kitchen-based paralegal — who asked to withhold her last name for...
Breaking down Alabama-Clemson reveals scoreboard danger
Breaking down Alabama vs. Clemson: When Alabama has the ball It isn’t a secret what Clemson plans to do. The Tigers leave their cornerbacks mostly unprotected, looking to stop the...
Elderly man dies after slipping on ice
An elderly man died when he slipped on sidewalk ice on the Upper East Side on Sunday, police said. The victim, 75, was walking near East 73rd Street and 2nd...
Why a Giant and Packer shared odd mid-game chest-bump
They took different routes, but they both made it. Eric Pinkins, a linebacker and special-teams weapon for the Giants, and Christine Michael, a reserve running back and special-teams weapon for...
'Hawaii Five-0' star leaves show for 'new adventure'
"Hawaii Five-0” co-star Masi Oka announced in November that he was leaving the long-running CBS series. Oka, 42, joined the “Five-0” team as Dr. Max Bergman in 2010 (its inaugural...
Denis O'Hare covets sex scene with 'AHS' co-star
This is Us Tuesday, 9 p.m., NBC The fall season finale of “This Is Us” was the series’ most dramatic episode to date. Kate’s (Chrissy Metz) boyfriend Toby (Chris Sullivan)...
Mitch McConnell tells Senate democrats to 'grow up'
WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has a message for Democrats seeking to slow down Donald Trump’s cabinet confirmation hearings: “grow up.” Democrats, led by Sen. Chuck Schumer, are...
Cuomo wants early voting, more electric car charging stations
Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled several new policy proposals Sunday, including plans to allow for early voting and install hundreds of new charging stations for electric vehicles throughout the state. The...
Trump dumps longtime announcer for inauguration
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump dumped a legendary announcer who has been the voice of the inauguration parade for the last 11 presidents. Charles Brotman, 89, had already been preparing...
Steelers' perfect day spoiled by Roethlisberger's walking boot
PITTSBURGH — As Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stood outside his locker room, waiting to shake hands with his frozen players as they came off the field, he had one question....
MMA fighter exploits glove touch with brutal cheap-shot KO
The number one rule in combat sports is to protect yourself at all times, but it’s commonplace for MMA fighters and boxers to touch gloves at the start of a...
Martin Shkreli kicked off Twitter
Loathsome pharma troll Martin Shkreli was banned from Twitter on Sunday after he allegedly harassed several female journalists through the social-media platform. Anyone clicking the Twitter feed of @MartinShkreli was...
Giants' tough-guy warmup wasn't exactly warm
There’s a reason they call Lambeau Field the Frozen Tundra. It’s because more so than at any other stadium, temperatures hover in the single digits and teens come December and...
Guggenheim 'relative' arrested for punching girlfriend
A Manhattan gallery owner who claims to be related to the famed Guggenheim family was busted for slugging his cougar girlfriend during a fight early Sunday, police sources told The...
Nets lose battle of NBA's worst
In a game between the NBA’s two worst teams, there’s no question who’s in the cellar. The Nets have that dubious distinction all to themselves. Brooklyn folded down the stretch...
'Cat-sledding' is a thing in Alaska
https://www.facebook.com/ktva11/videos/10154010574582511/?pnref=story Even cats in Alaska like the snow. An adorable home video shows two fervent felines mushing--a sport usually reserved for dogs--in their backyard in Anchorage, Alaska. Footage shows Sara...
Woman fatally shot while bringing dinner home to family
Police say surveillance video shows the man who fatally shot an innocent mother of four while trying to gun down a rival in The Bronx on Friday, officials said. The...
Trump accuses 'Meet the Press' of cutting Conway's interview
WASHINGTON –Donald Trump’s Twitter target Sunday morning was NBC’s “Meet the Press” as the president-elect called the editing of an interview “terrible!” “Kellyanne Conway went to @MeetThePress this morning for...
Knicks are sick of their own excuses
Brandon Jennings says there can be no more excuses that the Knicks are still getting to know each other. It's 37 games in -- closing in on the halfway mark...
'I was sure I was dead': David Blaine after near-fatal stunt
Magician David Blaine can be seen on video nearly killing himself as he shoots a bullet into his own throat during a crazy stunt. The trick was supposed to end...
Eli Manning scores $8.5M Hamptons home
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is already ready for the dog days of summer. The 36-year-old Super Bowl LI hopeful dropped $8.5 million to score a Hamptons home, but...
Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds doc shows close mother-daughter bond
https://youtu.be/K97Rthh-qmk A new HBO documentary illuminates the close bond shared by the late, great mother-daughter duo Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. "Bright Lights" highlights the close bond between the two,...
The moment the Florida airport gunman started shooting
WARNING: Graphic content Terrifying surveillance video shows the moment deranged US military veteran Esteban Santiago pulled out a pistol and wordlessly gunned down random travelers at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,...
Todd Bowles starts trying to fix Jets defense
The Jets reportedly have filled one of their assistant coaching vacancies. Todd Bowles has hired Bears outside linebackers coach Clint Hurtt to fill the same job on his staff, according...
Don't expect Hillary Clinton to run for any office ever again
Don’t hold out for Hillary Clinton to take on Bill de Blasio for New York City mayor, a top Clinton confidante said Sunday. “I don’t expect her to ever run...
City councilman rips de Blasio's 'PlowNYC' tracking system
The first snow storm of 2017 revealed potentially disastrous problems with the city's official "PlowNYC" tracking system -- with one pol demanding a hearing on the debacle. City Councilman Rory...
Obama thinks Obamacare will survive a Trump presidency
WASHINGTON – President Obama said he’s “fine” with his ObamaCare signature law undergoing some tweaks and being renamed “Trumpcare.” Obama says he’s convinced the foundation of his Affordable Care Act...
Man who beat gay student should give up money raised for defense: suit
A Brooklyn man convicted of brutally beating and partially blinding a gay, black student should give up the $131,000 his community raised for his legal defense, a lawsuit asserts. Mayer...
New Yorkers buried in snow waiting on plows
A fast-changing storm dumped more snow than forecasters expected Saturday, leaving some outer-borough New Yorkers griping about slow-to-appear plows. Originally forecast for under 3 inches, snow fell faster and more...
SeaWorld San Diego to put on final killer whale show
SeaWorld San Diego will put on its final killer whale show Sunday--following years of controversy and the Friday death of the infamous SeaWorld Orlando orca, Tilikum, who killed a trainer...
Trump asked Fabio for fitness tips
The two got to talking at the president-elect's star-studded Thanksgiving dinner.
Overcrowded club led to woman's injury: suit
A woman got “clubbed” while clubbing because a Chelsea night spot let its VIP section get overcrowded, she claims. Ashley Levinson, of Closter, NJ, was partying at Slate on West...
Woman reportedly raped by dollar van driver
Police are investigating after a woman reported being raped by a dollar van driver in Brooklyn, police sources said. The 29-year-old woman told cops she hitched a ride with the...
Cough syrup is basically useless for your cold
If you come down with a cold this winter, don’t bother trekking to the pharmacy for cough syrup. Researchers from the American Chemical Society claim that cough medicine is virtually...
Uber-like snow shovelers app will save you this winter
The creators of a new mobile app figure there’s no business like snow business. Shovler is designed to match snow shovelers with people who need their driveways, sidewalks and walkways...
Man risked life to protect a mom during Florida airport shooting
An upstate New York man on his way to a cruise vacation risked his life to save a mother of two during Friday’s deadly shooting rampage at the Fort Lauderdale,...
Bus driver attacked by passengers when he refused to stop: cops
A man and a woman assaulted a Bronx bus driver when he refused their demands to stop the vehicle Friday evening, cops said. The victim, 48, was at the intersection...
Several killed after truck rams into Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — A truck rammed into a group of Israeli soldiers who were disembarking from a bus in Jerusalem Sunday, killing four people and wounding 15 others, Israeli police and...
Columnist Nat Hentoff dies at 91
NEW YORK — Free-thinking author and columnist Nat Hentoff has died. His son, Tom Hentoff, said his father died on Saturday from natural causes at his Manhattan apartment. He was...
My childhood playmate was Osama bin Laden's spoiled kid
Osama bin Laden’s favorite son may have been taught to hate the US, but that didn’t stop him from obsessing over Coca-Cola, which he regularly smuggled into the family compound...
Here are The Post's picks for the 74th Golden Globe Awards
Television Picks by Michael Starr Best Series, Drama “The Crown” (Netflix) “Game of Thrones” (HBO) “Stranger Things” (Netflix) “This Is Us” (NBC) -- The fall’s breakout, buzzy hit features a top-notch...
Principal used taxpayer money for booze-fueled staff bashes
A party-loving Brooklyn principal and his top assistant principal have hosted taxpayer-funded celebrations, out-of-town trips and staff retreats where drunken staffers spend the night carousing, The Post has learned. At...
Couple renting Chelsea pad hasn't paid rent since 2010
One couple found a way to make Manhattan affordable: not paying rent on their Chelsea loft for six years. Digital-content producers Zachary Bennett and Karen Nourse quit paying the $4,754.02...
Teachers-union president wed staffer following sex scandal
Teachers-union President Mike Mulgrew and the woman he engulfed in a sex scandal five years ago have quietly wed, The Post has learned. The United Federation of Teachers boss tied...
Blaze wrecked decades of professor's findings: suit
Anthropologist William Jungers has studied giant lemurs in the wilds of Madagascar and early hominids from the deserts of Ethiopia. But nothing could prepare him for the jungle called New...
City's top eateries are freaking out over a white-truffle shortage
There’s not enough fungus among us. A hot Italian summer has devastated the white-truffle crop, and now high-end Manhattan restaurants are in a panic over a shortage of the delicacy....
Planned Parenthood sees surge in NYC after Trump's election
Planned Parenthood says a 33 percent post-election surge in New York City women seeking long-term contraceptives is driven by fears President-elect Donald Trump will limit access to affordable birth control....
Democrats wage anti-Trump offensive for their own gain
This is a first: Donald Trump is guilty of an understatement, of making a molehill out of a mountain. He called the Washington furor over Russian hacking a “witch hunt”...
Kushner met with Chinese magnate days after election
Jared Kushner met with a Chinese real estate magnate days just after the presidential election to discuss his family’s property holdings -- but is now extricating himself from the family...
Trump team defends aide against charges of plagiarized passages in book
President-elect Trump defended a top national security aide from plagiarism charges, as an independent government watchdog urged the Senate not to rush hearings on cabinet nominees with unresolved ethics issues....
Trump's mystery house buyer is a Manhattan real estate mogul
The mystery buyer who purchased Donald Trump’s childhood home in Queens is a Manhattan real estate investor who bought it sight unseen, The Post has learned. Michael Davis bought the...
Montel Williams: Facebook torturers deserve life in prison
Hate crime or not, the four black teens accused of terrorizing a white, mentally disabled man in Chicago deserve "life in prison" according to TV personality Montel Williams, who lashed...
Bo Dietl claims de Blasio sabotaged his mayoral bid
Former NYPD detective Bo Dietl is threatening to sue the city Board of Elections for thwarting his attempt to register as a Democrat in time for a mayoral primary --...
Chuck Schumer's Supreme Court bluster
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer played the tough guy last week, vowing to leave a vacancy on the nation’s highest court unless President-elect Donald Trump taps a judge he and...
Crime at housing projects rises despite city-wide drop
Crime at city housing projects increased 2.4 percent last year, even as the city enjoyed a historically low crime rate overall. Rapes surged by 20 percent, from 153 to 184,...
The NYPD's success — and the failure of NYC's schools
Mayor de Blasio last week rightly reveled in the success of the NYPD on his watch, as 2016 brought new record lows in crime. Too bad he can’t make the...
In My Library: James Rollins
“I’m a collector of bread crumbs,” says James Rollins, “all those bits of science and history that I mash and knead together to build my stories.” His new thriller, the...
'Dumpster fire' named 2016's phrase of the year
According to the American Dialect Society, 2016 can be summed up with one term: “dumpster fire.” The ADS’s phrase of the year is defined as “an exceedingly disastrous or chaotic...
One more tunnel gets cashless tolling in NYC
There’s finally light at the end of the tunnel. Motorists without an E-ZPass will no longer have to stop to fork over cash to pay the toll at the Hugh...
Portraits emerge of airport shooting victims
A cruise-loving business owner, a devoutly Catholic great-grandmother and a volunteer firefighter were among five fatalities in the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting. Most of those shot dead Friday — allegedly...
Aaron Rodgers made a wild boast and backed it all up
The words? The words are easy. They pop into your head and you either say them or you don’t. You either peel back a layer or two of your outer...
The secret is out on Alabama offense's secret weapon
TAMPA, Fla. — When Dabo Swinney was a wide receiver at Alabama, catches were hard to come by. Still, when the former walk-on wore No. 88 for the Crimson Tide’s...
How Maple Leafs' Cup dream has raced way ahead of schedule
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Maple Leafs are so far ahead of schedule, club president Brandan Shanahan has just unveiled plans for the 20th anniversary celebration of the Dynasty Team that...
Naps might be saving your brain
Want to save your brain? The secret may be as simple as napping. A new study that analyzed 3,000 Chinese adults over the age of 65 found that those who...
John Tortorella letting his Blue Jackets have 'fun' — to a point
COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Tortorella always has stressed the importance of players being able to honestly assess themselves. That goes for most coaches, but him in particular. It seems that...
How to deal with a tricky debt collection agency
Dear John: It may be true that the Social Security Trust Fund is a myth, but before you guffaw at privatizing it, take a look at what Canada has done...
Tourneau store near Trump Tower loses $2 million in sales
President-elect Donald Trump is no friend of troubled Tourneau. The Tourneau TimeMachine on 57th and Madison Avenue has lost about $2 million in sales because it is close to the...
Health insurance companies are the key to fixing ObamaCare
There’s plenty wrong with ObamaCare, and I have written frequently about it. But with the Trump administration looking at it with fresh eyes, let’s point out the biggest problem and...
What Caris LeVert's night versus LeBron proved to the Nets
With Caris LeVert’s rookie learning curve and long layoff, Nets coach Kenny Atkinson figured his offense would lag behind his already solid defense. But on Friday, LeVert showed he may...
Knicks in danger of losing point guard prospect they'd stashed
INDIANAPOLIS — With undrafted rookie Ron Baker solidifying his place as a Knick after Friday’s heroics in Milwaukee, Westchester Knicks point guard Chasson Randle has a workout Sunday with the...
Shari Redstone parties with the nerds at CES
Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of both Viacom and CBS, was out and about at CES, partying with the tech nerds. It makes sense, since her company Advancit Capital, invests...
Online sales are putting a dent in brick-and-mortar retailers
From Victoria’s Secret to Macy’s, brick-and-mortar retailers took it on the chin this holiday season, while online sales jumped nearly 20 percent. One notable exception: Gap Inc., which seemed to...
John Calipari's message lands him another stud Queens guard
Hamidou Diallo left home following his sophomore year of high school for a day like this, to be able to play among the best the country has to offer. And...
How Trump can negotiate his way to success as president
Dear John: I feel that President-elect Donald Trump can hit a home run with two quick fixes that have been long neglected. First, authorizing the refinancing of student loans, which...
Giants believe Playoff Eli will emerge against Packers
The good people here in Titletown, USA, wouldn’t want any quarterback defending Lambeau Field when the playoffs begin Sunday other than Aaron Rodgers. Nevertheless, it is likely that even the...
Seahawks rely on tested formula and awesome catch to advance
SEATTLE — The formula that has led the Seahawks to unmatched success over the past five seasons returned. A healthy dose of Thomas Rawls rumbling on the ground. A few...