February 26, 2017
How Rickie Fowler's greatest threat came apart
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — The player who had the best chance to catch Honda Classic winner Rickie Fowler in Sunday’s final round at PGA National was Gary Woodland. When...
US-Russia relations make the front page of these mags
The New Yorker Eustace Tilley, the face of The New Yorker, gets the Vladimir Putin treatment with President Trump as a butterfly on the weekly mag’s latest cover. Inside, Editor...
The political mag that's worth the read — and the one that's not
Here America sits, just over five weeks, or 2.4 percent, into a new, 208-week presidency. Some reports out of Washington have the new White House resident tacking a bit differently...
Vigneault determined not to tip hand on Rangers' trade deadline
It’s clear Rangers coach Alain Vigneault has polished his answer concerning Wednesday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline, as he rolled out the same sentiment again before his team’s 5-2 loss to...
Witnesses to his baseball legend make the case for Tim Tebow
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — There was a time when Tim Tebow could really hit — and not just on the football field. Back in 2005, when he was a...
Kanye West gets tiny win in legal battle over hit single
Kanye West last week won a tiny battle in his legal fight against charges that his 2013 hit single, “New Slaves,” ripped off the work of a Hungarian rock star...
Vice CEO pitching hedge funds for $400M investment
Vice CEO Shane Smith needs another hit of the green stuff. Despite several investment rounds from the likes of Disney and its joint-venture partner, A&E Networks, the bearded Brooklyn-based boss...
Taste of the Upper West Side festival set to expand
The Upper West Side’s culinary scene has come a long way since the Taste of the Upper West Side began in 2007. This year, the famed food festival features more...
Another piece of Gleyber Torres trade is turning Yankees heads
TAMPA — Had Billy McKinney not been taken by the A’s with the 24th pick in the first round of the 2013 draft, the Yankees were poised to take the...
Driver in Mardi Gras crash had blood-alcohol level 3 times legal limit
The man who slammed his pickup truck into 32 people at one of New Orleans’ biggest Mardi Gras parades had a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit, authorities...
Michael Conforto's spring statement is only getting louder
PORT ST. LUCIE — Michael Conforto is using his legs to put a little extra spunk into his spring. On Sunday, the Mets outfielder slammed his second home run in...
Organ donation can save lives — but donors are scarce
As my beloved friend Barbara Bahny lay mortally ill, those closest to her waited for a miracle. “It’s a very strange feeling, praying for someone to die so a loved...
Hospital illegally overcharged patients for medical records: suit
One of the city’s top hospitals is gouging patients for copies of their medical records — charging them twice what the law allows, according to a new class-action lawsuit. The...
Luis Severino cuts niceties in Yankees rotation statement
TAMPA — One of baseball’s oldest clichés is missing from Yankees camp. “I’ll do anything to help the team’’ is uttered often when a player or pitcher is asked what...
Rachel Dolezal is broke and may soon be homeless
Rachel Dolezal, the infamous white woman who for years passed herself off as African-American and rose to become head of an NAACP branch, is now jobless, on food stamps and...
Stunned Yankee: When will base-runners learn about Gary Sanchez?
TAMPA — Gary Sanchez hasn’t gotten a hit yet this spring, but he managed to pick up Sunday where he left off in another way. The 24-year-old catcher, who threw...
Rickie Fowler beats weather, demons and everyone in breakthrough
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Rickie Fowler knew this wasn’t going to be easy. Sure, he took a four-shot lead into Sunday’s final round of the Honda Classic on PGA...
How Jay Bruce convinced Mets of 1st base plan in one day
PORT ST. LUCIE — Lucas Duda’s fragile back has motivated the Mets to formulate a contingency plan at first base for this season. With Duda sidelined after recently receiving a...
Rangers may have won by losing as playoff dance heats up
The Rangers don’t want to tempt fate, so they weren’t even recognizing that the 5-2 loss to the Blue Jackets on Sunday night at the Garden might have been a...
This could be Bernie's big middle finger to the DNC
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders wouldn't commit on Sunday to turning over his email list of progressive activists to the Democratic National Committee — a group he dubbed the “establishment’s...
De Blasio's quest for national respect hits another roadblock
Mayor de Blasio’s endless drive to win respect as a national progressive leader hit another banana peel Saturday with the defeat of his candidate to chair the Democratic National Committee....
The tool New York won't let cops use to crack cold cases
Until the arrest this month of a suspect in the killing of jogger Karina Vetrano, her family suffered doubly — once for her death, and again because not everything possible...
Cuomo's empty ObamaCare vow
‘We’re not going to let it happen,” vowed Gov. Cuomo at last week’s 1199SEIU rally to oppose repeal of the Affordable Care Act. But what can he do to stop...
Chris Carter isn’t thinking about Mets — and job he may have had
TAMPA — Chris Carter saw the news Lucas Duda would be shut down after receiving cortisone shots on Saturday, but said his mind didn’t go toward missing out on a...
Trump's Navy secretary pick expected to drop out
President Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Navy is expected to remove his name from consideration, according to reports on Sunday. Philip Bilden has run into problems with his financial...
The Port Authority's new airport fee is highway robbery
The Port Authority — the New York and New Jersey government agency that runs the airports — is thinking about charging people $4 for their annoying habit of actually using...
How slime can save kids from becoming digital zombies
If you’ve recently tried to buy Elmer’s Glue in your local store, you may have found that it is, unexpectedly, sold out. It turns out there’s an explanation: Kids are...
Is Team Trump dropping the ball on tax cuts?
First the good news: President Trump’s plan to reverse his predecessor’s economic malaise by cutting taxes and slashing red tape seems to be still on the table. Now the bad...
How big government hides its enormous growth
In 1960, when John Kennedy was elected president, America's population was 180 million and it had approximately 1.8 million federal bureaucrats (not counting uniformed military personnel and postal workers). Fifty-seven...
Kurt Busch survives crash-filled Daytona 500 to steal win
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kurt Busch had a monster start to the season with a last-lap pass to win the crash-filled Daytona 500. Busch is sponsored by Monster Energy, which...
Revenge of the Democratic establishment and other notable comments
From the Left: Revenge of the Democratic Establishment Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez’s victory over Keith Ellison in the election for Democratic National Committee chair has been heralded as the...
The real long-shot inspiration of Mets camp isn't Tim Tebow
PORT ST. LUCIE — You want inspiration here at First Data Field? Look away from the marketing gimmick that will take place at 11 o’clock Monday morning, in the press...
These New York women thrive in male-dominated industries
The Oscar-nominated film “Hidden Figures” highlights three African-American female mathematicians integral to NASA’s skyrocketing success and, while the movie was set almost 60 years ago, there’s still a great need...
This kitten is the NYPD's friskiest officer
He’s on paw-trol. Brooklyn cops found an adorable orphaned kitten at their police station house, so they convinced their boss to adopt him as their collective pet, precinct mascot and...
Terrifying prognosis for life on Earth
Half of all animals on Earth will be extinct by the end of the century, and one in five are already at risk, according to a new report. A team...
What's the best way to negotiate a low-ball raise?
I am not happy with the raise I received. When I told my boss he said I was lucky to have a job let alone a raise given the recent...
Democrats invite immigrants and refugees to Trump's first address to Congress
WASHINGTON – Democrats have invited immigrants, refugees and Muslim Americans to President Trump’s first address to Congress on Tuesday in a political statement against his immigration policies. Members of Congress...
The Knicks' triangle is rising again, and so is Kurt Rambis
The Knicks sidestepped plunging into 13th place in the East on Carmelo Anthony’s last-second shot Saturday. They face a week that starts Monday with one of the best teams in...
Plane carrying 3 crashes on Long Island
A small plane crashed in Westhampton on Sunday, federal and local officials said. The Navion F had three people aboard as it was practicing landings and takeoffs at Gabreski Airport...
Spicer searches staffers' phones in leak crackdown: report
WASHINGTON — Frustrated by leaks in the Trump administration, the White House cracked down on staffers last week, making them pile their phones on a table to prove they had...
Dolce & Gabbana's Milan show was a party for millennials
Millennials are not only trending, they're taking over Milan Fashion Week. Dolce & Gabbana's fashion show was one giant, sparkly love letter to the social media savvy set. For starters,...
Why Rex Ryan wore a Chargers shirt that fueled rumors
For the first time since 1998, Rex Ryan is without a job in the NFL. Every head coaching vacancy has been filled for weeks, there are no openings for defensive...
This woman built a 'cat ladder' to help felines escape the cold
A Turkish woman concerned about stray cats wandering the chilly alleys of her hometown during a winter cold-snap has found the purr-fect solution--and built a feline-friendly ladder to transport the...
In My Library: Christina Baker Kline
When Christina Baker Kline was 8, she had a poster on her bedroom wall of Andrew Wyeth’s “Christina’s World.” Now the author of “Orphan Train” has written a book about...
Hero soccer player acts fast to save knocked-out goalie's life
Bohemians 1905 hosted Slovacko in the Czech First League on Sunday, and in playing terms, the match was a relatively drab affair between two mid-table sides. It ended 0-0, but...
'The People's Court' judge dead at 97
Joseph Wapner, the affable-but-tough judge who presided over the ground-breaking, popular reality TV show “The People’s Court” for more than a decade, died Sunday at age 97. David Wapner said...
The Tim Tebow show hits Mets camp
PORT ST. LUCIE -- The big top is now open for business. Tim Tebow, in his attempt to reinvent himself as a baseball player, is scheduled to begin workouts in...
Rob Gronkowski should not have interviewed these models
The irony, of course, is that a man so infatuated with one number can't age past 15. Rob Gronkowski, the Peter Pan of frat boys, took his act to the...
Inside the Afghan subculture of child sex slaves
They look for young boys who have nothing. Rich and powerful men have been prowling the streets of Afghanistan in search of poor and orphaned boys to use as sex...
Polar bear cub takes adorable first steps at zoo
A polar bear cub pulled out all the stops as she took her first steps Sunday at a zoo in Munich, Germany. Shutterbugs captured the 14-week-old, 18-pound furball simultaneously winking...
Transgender boy booed, cheered after wrestling title he didn't want
CYPRESS, Texas — Mack Beggs had just won a state wrestling title Saturday in a category he didn't want to be in. But instead of wallowing in a debate about...
This is why Trump is skipping the Correspondents' Dinner
WASHINGTON – President Trump won’t attend the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner because he wasn’t elected to "pretend" to like reporters, a Trump aide said Sunday. “I think it's...
Ravens coolly kick out safety bust after drug arrest
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Baltimore Ravens safety Matt Elam faces marijuana, oxycodone and reckless driving charges after being arrested in Miami Beach. Miami-Dade County jail records show Elam was arrested...
Trump's feud with the New York Times hits a new high
President Trump ripped the New York Times on Sunday for its planned Oscars ad -- and hours later the paper's executive editor called the media takedowns "dangerous." "For the first...
OJ Simpson may be released from prison this year
O.J. Simpson could be paroled as soon as October after serving just nine years of his 33-year sentence for kidnapping, robbery and assault — and he’ll have millions of NFL...
Woman and her baby die in house fire
A young woman and her infant were killed when a fire ripped through their Mount Vernon home early Sunday, officials said. The blaze started on the second floor and quickly...
Floyd Mayweather amps up McGregor rumors: Let's do it
Floyd Mayweather is ready to return from his retirement but he’s only interested in one fight. Mayweather wants UFC champion Conor McGregor. For nearly a year, Mayweather and McGregor have...
NYPD marks 29th anniversary of hero cop's ambush murder
Some 100 people gathered in South Jamaica, Queens early Sunday to mark the 29th anniversary of the ambush murder of hero NYPD officer Edward “Eddie” Byrne. The gathering included Police...
Cops arrest suspected drunk driver in Mardi Gras parade crash
Newly released photos show cops arresting the purportedly intoxicated driver who slammed a pick-up into a Mardi Gras crowd Saturday, injuring 28 people. Neilson Rizzuto, 25, allegedly plowed the grey...
Drone smashes through woman's apartment window
A GoPro drone crashed through a Manhattan woman’s 27th-floor window and landed just feet from her as she sat in her living room enjoying a quiet evening at home, police...
Trump says race for DNC chairman was 'rigged'
President Donald Trump began his traditional early-morning Twitter-tirade Sunday by whining about the "totally 'rigged'" race for Democratic National Committee Chairman. "The race for DNC Chairman was, of course, totally...
Dad calls for investigation into Navy SEAL son's death in Trump mission
The father of the Navy SEAL slain during a botched January al Qaeda raid in Yemen berated the White House for calling the mission a success and demanded an investigation...
Science can help you reach enlightenment -- but will it mess with your head?
A Navy SEAL, broad-chested and strongly built, floats peacefully on the water, as his recent deployment to a war-torn country becomes a distant memory. Sealed inside a pitch-black sensory deprivation...
Our picks for the Oscar 2017 winners
Best Picture: “Arrival” “Fences” “Hacksaw Ridge” “Hell or High Water” “Hidden Figures” “La La Land” “Lion” “Manchester by the Sea” -- “La La Land” is such a favorite that voters will...
How two badass sheriffs tamed the most dangerous town in the Wild West
Any man fool enough to look for trouble in 1870s Dodge City could count on two things: finding it, and finding himself knocked over the head by the butt of...
Taliban leader encourages people to plant trees
KABUL, Afghanistan — Springtime in Afghanistan usually brings a spike in violence as the Taliban takes advantage of the thaw to launch a wave of fresh attacks. But the Taliban's...
Subway surfer is crushed to death
A man was killed while subway surfing in the Bronx early Sunday, authorities said. The victim, described as a man in his 30s, was riding on top of a train...
Man fatally stabs ex-girlfriend and slashes her mother: cops
A man fatally stabbed his former lover with a kitchen knife -- and then slashed her mother as she futilely tried to protect her -- in Queens early Sunday, authorities...
Pentagon seeks to expand fight against extremists in Somalia
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon wants to expand the military's ability to battle al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia, potentially putting U.S. forces closer to the fight against a stubborn extremist group that...
Police Commandos recapture new neighborhood in Mosul: Iraq
BAGHDAD — Iraqi militarized police captured two neighborhoods on the western side of Mosul on Sunday amid fierce clashes with Islamic State militants, as thousands of people continued to flee...
Poisoning of Kim Jong Nam caused paralysis, quick death: Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia's health minister said Sunday that the dose of nerve agent given to North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un's exiled half brother was so high that...
Trump's State of the Union speech is going to be wild
In advance of President Trump’s first State of the Union speech, random busybodies are urging him to tone it down. One adviser from the bleachers suggests he be “humble and...
Meet the Canadians who opened their doors to stranded travelers after 9/11
On Sept. 11, 2001, with the United States reeling over the World Trade Center terrorist attacks and forced to close its air space, 38 America-bound flights were diverted to Gander,...
Feds probe school to see if de Blasio re-opened it as 'favor'
Federal prosecutors are examining whether Mayor de Blasio reopened a religious girls’ school in Brooklyn closed for safety violations as a favor to a political donor, sources said. Williamsburg rabbi...
Inside de Blasio's 'land grab' aimed at boosting affordable housing data
Mayor de Blasio is attempting a Soviet-style takeover of 1,200 privately-owned co-op buildings in what critics charge is a blatant effort to artificially boost his affordable-housing numbers. The Stalinesque secrecy...
Cuomo's new ethics rules apply to legislators -- but not to him
Gov. Cuomo’s $152.3 billion budget contains new ethics rules for legislators who steer state funds to projects — but they don’t apply to him. The governor’s 2017 spending plan mandates...
If the 'Flip or Flop' couple want to put their kids first, they should get off reality TV
‘We’re just normal, nice people who just, you know, want to be the best parents and coworkers that we can be,” Christina El Moussa told “Good Morning America” last week....
Why Bette Davis and Joan Crawford's feud lasted a lifetime
Bette Davis reportedly once said of her Hollywood arch-nemesis, “I wouldn’t piss on Joan Crawford if she were on fire.” But while the new FX miniseries “Feud: Bette and Joan”...
Democrats 'not happy' with de Blasio's DNC antics
Mayor de Blasio’s penchant for making himself a party pariah continued this weekend as he blithely inserted himself into the heated race for Democratic National Committee chairman, and then angered New...
My dog was attacked, and the owner keeps harassing me
This dogfight isn’t over. Two Manhattan men who years ago sparred — with their dogs, their fists, and litigation — are back in the legal fighting ring. Jeffrey Drogin, 63,...
City official who approved Rivington House deal axed
A top city official who approved the 2015 sale of a Lower East Side nursing home to a condo developer was fired Friday, only hours after Mayor de Blasio was...
Two cousins sued over real estate deal gone wrong
Two Queens cousins reneged on promises to help pay expenses in two real-estate deals, a developer claims in a $4.5 million Manhattan Supreme Court suit. Angela Wong and Kim Wa...
Man found dead of suspected overdose in exclusive club
A man was found dead of a suspected overdose in an exclusive members-only Lower East Side club, police sources said Saturday. The 31-year-old victim was discovered Friday night inside a...
Matt Holliday on watching Judge, facing Chapman, chasing dream
New Yankees slugger Matt Holliday takes a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: What are your early impressions of the Yankee Way? A: I would say...
Kay, Breen and Papa: Meet the sports media icon who launched their careers
Inevitably, Sunday nights would find Mike McCarthy within earshot of his radio. This was back in the dark ages — though others might call it a more enlightened period —...
Warriors even can make winning ugly look good
OAKLAND, Calif. — If Golden State has a flaw, let us know. Unless Draymond Green implodes and takes the Warriors with him, they looked worthy of all the adoration they...
Derek Jeter night: Yankees' greed machine in full force
As they say in the square dancing and calendar business: “Circle the date!” May 14 in Yankee Stadium will be “National Shameless Greed Night,” otherwise known as the Derek Jeter...
Martin Truex can rewrite history by beating Daytona heartbreak
One more time, Martin Truex Jr. was being the good guy, he was being the gentleman, the sportsman, the affable runner-up. It has been this way for 52 weeks, and...
Magician Daryl Easton accidentally hanged himself
Renowned magician Daryl Easton accidentally hanged himself in a dressing room at Hollywood’s Magic Castle on Friday night — right before he was due to take the stage at the...
This is the kind of start that should worry the Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE — Good fortune — or, to be more precise, good scheduling — put me at the Yankees’ Grapefruit League home opener Friday and the same for the...
Will immigration reform stifle recruitment of foreign talent?
America’s financial powerhouses see a big losing trade coming — some of the toughest new federal restrictions in decades on hiring the best and brightest foreign talent. If enacted, the...
Brook Lopez's struggles doom any chance for a Nets upset
OAKLAND, Calif. — Coach Kenny Atkinson admitted his Nets lost their way defensively. But against offensive juggernaut Golden State it wasn’t their defense that cost them, but their offense, especially...
'La La Land' could boost Lionsgate stock with Oscar win
HOLLYWOOD — If “La La Land,” the retro musical about two artists who choose fame over love, wins best picture, will Wall Street reward its backer, Lionsgate? As of Friday,...
Former Goldman exec warns against curtailing H-1B visas
Julissa Arce, a former Goldman Sachs executive, has her own immigration story. Arce is now a US immigration rights reform activist in Los Angeles. She came to the US from...
No. 1 Gonzaga unbeaten no more
SPOKANE, Wash. — Top-ranked Gonzaga's quest to go undefeated this season ended under a barrage of baskets by BYU's Eric Mika on Saturday night. Mika had 29 points and 11...
Knicks' two big men hold their own against Jahlil Okafor
Jahlil Okafor, the Knicks suspected, had something to prove. The third overall pick in 2015 had been out of the rotation in Philadelphia, but now seems entrenched after the trade...
Kim Jong Nam's alleged killers thought nerve agent was baby oil
An Indonesian woman held in the assassination of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un’s exiled half-brother claims she thought the liquid poison she used to snuff out his life was some...
For one night, the Knicks aren't a messy soap opera
If you’re a Knicks fan, you probably are hoping the noise will quiet for a while, and all the outside distractions that seem to haunt this team will start to...