April 6, 2017
Brook Lopez about to set Nets scoring record, to No. 1's delight
As the Nets march toward the end of the season, Brook Lopez is marching toward franchise history — and toward Buck Williams. One of the bright spots in a last-place...
Jim Cramer's 'TheStreet' is struggling once again
CNBC host Jim Cramer may have a new thorn in his side at TheStreet, his struggling financial news site. Investor Cannell Capital has been snapping up shares of the stock...
Pepsi's sleazy bid to sell soda an insult to everyone
Clueless PepsiCo execs never saw the epic fail coming. The only thing soda hucksters achieved with a tone-deaf ad, released Tuesday then, rightly, pulled the next day — using postmillennial...
Rice's alleged political attack shows she had it in for Flynn
During the presidential transition, Obama National Security Adviser Susan Rice boasted publicly she had her replacement Gen. Michael Flynn’s back, but apparently, the whole time she’d been stabbing him in...
Former Nets sharpshooter not ruling out a return
Bojan Bogdanovic picked up a lot of games in the standings at the trade deadline, when he was shipped from the cellar-dwelling Nets to the Southeast Division champion Wizards. It...
Arnold Palmer honored in emotional first-tee ceremony
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Other than perhaps the annual Tuesday night Champions Dinner, the moment at this first Masters since 1954 without Arnold Palmer that his absence was most deeply felt...
Oil prices jump after US missile strikes in Syria
Oil prices soared by around $1 per barrel on Friday after the United States launched dozens of cruise missiles at an airbase in Syria. U.S President Donald Trump said he...
LaVar Ball blames 3 slow-footed 'white guys' for UCLA's demise
Unsurprisingly, LaVar Ball is more caught up on UCLA's elimination from the NCAA tournament than son Lonzo, whose injury-riddled performance against Kentucky sent his team home earlier than he — and...
How Jack Nicklaus' pep talk inspired journeyman's fast start
AUGUSTA, Ga. — William McGirt, a journeyman whose biggest win of his professional career came at last year’s Memorial at Muirfield in Ohio, bumped into Memorial tournament host Jack Nicklaus...
Post publisher rises to digital ad exec of News Corp.
New York Post publisher Jesse Angelo on Thursday was named News Corp.’s Chief of Digital Advertising Solutions, a new post. In his new gig, Angelo will oversee a new advertising...
Robert Durst's wife officially declared dead after 35 years
It took only 35 years, but Kathie Durst has finally been declared dead. A Manhattan judge officially laid to rest the first wife of oddball real-estate heir Robert Durst in...
Comcast moves into mobile with new unlimited-data offering
Shares of the country’s largest wireless companies slipped on Thursday after Comcast unveiled an unlimited-data mobile phone service for as little as $45 per month. Comcast, the No. 2 cable...
Trump on Syria attack: Assad choked out the lives of helpless civilians
President Trump confirmed Thursday night that the US had conducted a surprise missile strike on Syria -- saying it was retaliation for Assad's "horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians."...
Why advertising boycotts are a really bad idea
Whenever a mob forms — even a righteous mob whose cause seems just — I get the willies. This week, a mob has arisen to punish Bill O’Reilly for his...
The filibuster war was all about Democrats' excesses
For all Democrats’ hyperbolic howls of outrage over Senate Republicans’ vote Thursday to “go nuclear” and end the filibuster for Supreme Court nominations, it is without question the left that...
DOE public-affairs spending soars under de Blasio
Mayor de Blasio has quadrupled spending on the Department of Education’s increasingly costly public-affairs division since entering office, a report says. Families for Excellent Schools, a charter-sector advocate, concludes that...
Knicks make it competitive, but don't ruin lottery standing
The Knicks aren’t necessarily tanking — but they’re losing nonetheless. The latest gut-punch was rallying from a double-digit, fourth-quarter deficit, only to see Carmelo Anthony miss a potential tying 3-pointer....
Why Elizabeth Warren didn't stand up for equal pay
Sen. Liz Warren usually stands up loud and strong on Equal Pay Day, but this year she didn’t . . . persist. The likely cause of her silence: news that...
Feds probe of Bank of Internet helped by aquarium employee
A federal probe into possible money laundering by a fast-growing online bank got a big assist from an unlikely source: a greedy $10-an-hour part-time aquarium cleaner, court papers reveal. Michael...
Hearst still 'working out the logistics' for Correspondents' Dinner
Hearst, which only two years ago flew stars from the ABC drama “Scandal” to the glamorous White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, will be keeping a much lower profile this year....
Firm invests $140M in online jeweler
Online jeweler JamesAllen.com bagged its biggest rock yet — a $140 million investment. San Francisco private equity tech investor Francisco Partners did not disclose the size of its stake in...
Tronc feud breaks out over Los Angeles Times
The feud between Tronc Chairman Michael Ferro and his onetime ally, bio-tech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong , erupted into open warfare on Thursday — with the Los Angeles Times getting caught...
George Soros kin accused of mistreating her gay chauffeur
It’s “Driving Miss Daisy’’ — gone bad. Daisy Soros, the 87-year-old sister-in-law of billionaire George Soros, was racist and homophobic to her gay black chauffeur, even forcing him to sleep...
Devils defenseless to stop Pens from 1st-round home-ice clinch
The Penguins clinched home-ice advantage for their first-round playoff series against the Blue Jackets with a 7-4 victory over the Devils on Thursday night at the Prudential Center in Newark....
American Apparel making goods outside US for first time
For the first time in American Apparel’s 28-year history, its items are being made outside the US, The Post has learned. The company, which prided itself on being the largest...
Cuomo's sure not budgeting like he's worried about Trump
Amid the smoke and confusion surrounding this week’s on-again, off-again budget dance in Albany, Gov. Cuomo made a point well worth repeating. Noting big federal-policy changes afoot in Washington, Cuomo...
Seattle mayor accused of sexual abuse by several men
SEATTLE — A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of sexually molesting a teenage high-school dropout in the 1980s, and in interviews with The Seattle Times, two other...
Jaroslav Halak keeps Islanders' slim playoff hopes alive
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Islanders’ last four games have been must-wins — and Jaroslav Halak has won them all. Halak stopped 29 shots in his second shutout of the season,...
Matt Harvey dazzles in first meaningful game since surgery
At the start of spring training, Terry Collins saw a pitcher coming back from a serious operation. Bit by bit, though, Matt Harvey started resembling the star he has been....
For Carl Heastie, New York's kids come last
Messy as this year’s state budget talks have been, nothing is uglier than Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s disgraceful effort to try to starve charter schools. Time and again, Heastie reportedly...
Trump will ask China to 'step up' efforts to curb North Korea's nukes
President Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to his Florida retreat on Thursday for face-to-face meetings where Trump said he would ask Beijing to do more to curb North Korea's...
US unleashes dozens of missiles on Syria in response to chemical attack
The US fired more than 50 cruise missiles at a Syrian air field Thursday night in response to the brutal regime’s poison-gas attack on its own civilians this week. President...
Phil Simms era at CBS wasn't supposed to end like this
It wasn’t supposed to end this way. The way I figured it, CBS eventually would dump Phil Simms because he was too candid for comfort, not because he had been...
Does TV or Broadway win the battle of the feuds?
Two grouses, both alike in bitchery In fair Amer’ca where we lay our scene. One tabloid grudge makes for swell dramedy, While TV gold makes Broadway show lose sheen. It’s...
The real reason for Trump's poor polls
White House official Steve Bannon is off the National Security Council, in a reversal of what had been an eyebrow-raising decision to put the president’s top political adviser on the...
'It was a dream': How 1st-round leader dominated windy Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. — For the last 59 years, the opening round of the Masters always has ended with at least one player shooting a score in the 60s. For most...
Cardinals WR arrested after nightclub dispute over missing hat
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Authorities say a Cardinals wide receiver was arrested outside a Scottsdale nightclub on suspicion of disorderly conduct and failure to obey police commands. Scottsdale police say 22-year-old...
Masters defending champ stays afloat after horrific start
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Danny Willett’s chances of winning back-to-back Masters seemed to be over almost before the 2017 tournament got started. Willett opened his defense of his 2016 Masters championship...
Well-known butcher accused of handing black delivery driver a noose
A well-known butcher in the West Village is being investigated by cops for allegedly handing a noose to an African-American delivery driver and saying “Here’s your present.” Joe Ottomanelli, of...
Taxi King no longer allowed to manage hundreds of medallions
"Taxi king" Gene Freidman is now the court jester of the cab industry. Freidman will no longer be allowed to manage the more than 800 medallions he's controlled for the...
Tim Tebow blasts home run in first minor league at-bat
And on the first day, he homered. Mets farmhand Tim Tebow hit a home run in his first at-bat for the Single-A Columbia Fireflies on Thursday night against the Augusta...
Lawyer for 9/11 workers skips out on $3.8M memorial donation
A lawyer whose firm reaped $150 million in taxpayer-funded fees while repping 10,000 Ground Zero workers tried to weasel out of making a $3.8 million donation to the site’s memorial...
Preet Bharara mocks Trump at first appearance since firing
Former Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara on Thursday night made his first public appearance since getting fired — ripping into President Trump and candidly speaking about the controversial axing. "I...
History proves Derek Jeter would be no safe bet as owner
The specifics behind Derek Jeter’s pursuit of the Marlins — its seriousness, Jeter’s contribution financially and his role structurally — remain hazy to all besides a select few. Here’s what...
Hugh Hefner's forgotten late-night TV career
It’s a shame, really, that most people equate Hugh Hefner’s TV career with his appearances (from 2005-2010) in “The Girls Next Door” — his E! reality co-creation following the lives...
Zack Wheeler's post-surgery debut has Mets on high alert
Zack Wheeler’s competitive juices were flowing Thursday night. The Mets pitcher was squaring off in an athletic contest again … shooting a mini-basketball into a hoop in the middle of...
Dennis Rodman calls out Melo, says Knicks 'will never win'
The Knicks as they’re built will never win, according to Dennis Rodman. And the man they call “The Worm” said part of the reason is because Carmelo Anthony — and...
How to stay awake during the endless Rock Hall of Fame show
Going to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony? Get ready to rock! And yawn. And maybe even take a quick nap. The 32nd annual music event kicks...
'Is the president firing me?': Bharara breaks his silence
Former Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara -- breaking his silence for the first time since he got the boot from President Trump -- is clearly still smarting over his firing....
Yankees bullpen may be better than last year's terrifying trio
BALTIMORE — Last year there was so much buzz around Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman late in the game, a very weak group of relievers that worked before...
This fight club is in the NYC subway
First rule of this underground Fight Club: Stand clear of the closing doors! A group of martial artists turned the Union Square subway station into a scene straight out of...
Juvenile charged for online stunt that led to 11-year-old's suicide
A juvenile was charged Thursday in the death of an 11-year-old boy who committed suicide after a social media prank. Tysen Benz, of Marquette, Michigan, died on Tuesday of injuries...
Teen girls die on spring break after fall from hotel balcony
Two teen girls fell to their deaths Wednesday from a beachfront hotel while on spring break in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Daniela Flores, 16, and Amber Franco, 17, were on...
Accused museum attacker says he was beat up in jail
A man accused of smashing a glass bottle over the head of a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art showed up in Manhattan court Thursday with a bandaged...
'Taco Squirrel' is the city's latest snacking critter obsession
https://twitter.com/MariaBianchi/status/849644866036543492 This hungry squirrel is taking New York by storm, one taco at a time. New York’s wild animals have become internet sensations for snatching food crumbs off the street...
Judge denies special hearing for alleged Imam killer
A Queens judge Thursday shot down a request for a special hearing from the lawyer of the man accused of murdering a renowned Queens Imam and his aide -- a...
Landlord nailed in $5M rental fraud scheme
A Manhattan landlord was busted Thursday for lying on paperwork to score a multimillion-dollar loan for a rental property on the Lower East Side, authorities said. Dean Galasso was nailed...
Where to eat the best brunch in America
Love it or hate it, it’s hard to argue against the diversity of brunch: after all, at what other meal can you dig your fork into perfectly cooked scrambled eggs,...
Why Henrik Lundqvist will find best form for Rangers playoff run
Now would be the time for The King to regain his throne. This has been Henrik Lundqvist’s worst season — a career-high goals-against average and career-low save percentage — since...
Uber bans rider for life over threat to accuse driver of rape
The young Bronx woman who threatened to call police and falsely accuse an Uber driver of rape has been banned from the app for life, a spokesperson says. Dash-cam footage,...
Ernie Johnson on which 'Inside the NBA' feud got 'out of hand'
TNT host Ernie Johnson talks his new autobiography, “Unscripted,” his relationship with “Inside the NBA” analysts and more with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: What motivated you to write this...
Twitter lawsuit claims feds wanted info on Trump critic
The Trump Administration wants to force Twtter to hand over confidential records that could reveal the identities of the creators of an account harshly critical of the president, it...
Pierce Brosnan is a budding Picasso
Pierce Brosnan has come full circle. The Irish-born actor, who launched his acting career in America in 1982 as the debonair con man of “Remington Steele,” returns to TV on...
Ann-Margret just learned what an eggplant looks like
What do Elvis Presley, Jack Nicholson, John Forsythe, Gene Hackman, Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon have in common? Ann-Margret. The Swedish-American actress, with a film career spanning more than five...
NYPD: 'We were not ready' for flood of drug overdoses
The NYPD said it was not prepared for the massive uptick in fatal opioid overdoses in the city last year, which killed approximately 1,300 people -- more than homicides and...
Jake Johnson embraces the ultimate fashion faux pas
The Netflix film “Win It All,” out Friday, sounds familiar on the surface: A compulsive gambler makes bad decisions when entrusted with a big sack of cash. But this tense...
Hollywood's problem with women extends to Smurfs
If I could pick the most smurf-furiating icon from my childhood cartoons, it’d have to be Smurfette. In a village full of Smurfs with personalities — Brainy, Grouchy, Vanity, etc....
A trio of acting powerhouses still can't save this meh reboot
Alan Arkin can grumble with the best of them. “My face is killing me! I never had to smile so much in my life,” he says in “Going in Style,”...
Cuomo has spy watching Democrats in the state Assembly
Gov. Cuomo has a Democratic spy in the state Assembly monitoring what Speaker Carl Heastie says about him and is reporting back — in real time. Heastie got a jolt...
Here's your chance to see life-size puppet elephants
At last, an elephant act even PETA would applaud: Meet Queenie and her son, Karanga, the puppet pachyderms of “Circus 1903,” now playing the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Not...
Jordan Spieth hasn't quite gotten over his Masters demons
AUGUSTA, Ga. — He’s Texas tough, so he’s not going to let you see him sweat, especially when there’s potentially three more rounds of the Masters to play. And it’s...
400 icebergs in the Atlantic could cause another Titanic disaster
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- More than 400 icebergs have drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes over the past week in an unusually large swarm for this early in the season,...
The horrifying things nerve gas does to the human body
Up to 100 people, including children, have been killed in the deadliest "nerve-gas" attack in Syria in four years. Doctors treating the victims said they were suffering symptoms matching those...
Comey may relax FBI admissions for hacker recruits
WASHINGTON -- Aspiring federal agents who can hack a computer with ease but can't shoot their way out of a paper bag could soon find the FBI to be more...
Check the team before chasing fantasy baseball speedsters
Fantasy baseball owners were warned early on this spring. Stolen bases, on the whole, have been down for the past two seasons. Last year actually saw a slight uptick from...
What's on Rangers agenda for last 2 games of glorified practice
The luxury of the Rangers racking up points for the first three-quarters of the season is now they don’t have to worry about wins and can focus instead on things...
Your spare tire is taking years off your life
Maintaining a healthy weight can be tough for many of us. In fact, more than two-thirds of American adults are overweight and one-third are obese, according to the Centers for...
Peek inside England's 'tiniest castle'
Good things come in small packages. Perhaps nowhere is this truer than in a quaint pocket of the English countryside, where the tiniest castle in the UK is for sale....
Apple planning iPhone 'bumpers' to protect dropped iPhones
Apple may soon be installing bumpers on iPhones which will stop them smashing when they are dropped. The tech giant has been awarded a patent for a high-tech automated bumper...
Trump administration: Assad's days are numbered
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday that “steps are underway” to build an international coalition to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad — as Pentagon officials prepared to brief President...
Here is proof that 'Tiger Moms' are wrong
Rina Mae Acosta is Asian-American, a mother to two young kids, and is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. She grew up not far from Amy Chua, the author...
How Team Obama got started spying on its political foes & other notable comments
From the right: Spy Scandal Didn’t Start With Rice If the alleged abuse of intelligence surveillance by the Obama administration for political purposes sounds familiar, it should, suggests Lee Smith...
Sex offender pilot gets light sentence in kiddie porn case
A Queens judge took pity on a kiddie-porn-loving pilot Thursday, sentencing him to just six months in jail and 10 years' probation. Former Delta pilot Thomas Perkins was found guilty...
Why Ivanka is quietly meeting with Planned Parenthood
First daughter Ivanka Trump began reaching out to the head of Planned Parenthood to find common ground after her father's inauguration even as Republicans plotted to defund the group because...
Success Academy calls for big expansion as wait lists swell
Charter school leader Success Academy again called for a major sector expansion Thursday, noting that they got more than 17,000 applicants for just 3,017 seats for next year. “Every year,...
Hiker survives getting crushed by 1.500-pound boulder
https://twitter.com/WestMetroFire/status/849725501178617856 A hiker was rescued from beneath a 1,500-pound boulder on a mountain just outside of Denver, officials said. The woman was visiting Colorado from Europe for a conference and...
Amtrak admits it 'let down' thousands of commuters
Amtrak admitted Thursday that “track problems” were to blame for its two most recent derailments, as it apologized and promised full service would be restored at Penn Station by Friday...
Maybe Instagram isn’t a total disaster for teens’ well-being
Instagram gets a bad rap when it comes to teens’ mental health, and for good reason: Thirsting for “likes” can turn anyone into a monster. Add hormones and low self-confidence...
Curt Schilling used 'Negotiating for Dummies' in contract talks: Theo Epstein
Theo Epstein is no dummy, but the same cannot necessarily be said for those he has to work with. While being interviewed on the “Pardon My Take” podcast, the World...
Cops nab suspect wanted for stealing $233K worth of sacred texts
Police have arrested a 34-year-old man for swiping $233,000 worth of sacred texts from a Brooklyn synagogue, police sources said. The suspect, identified by sources as Aron Gross, was nabbed...
Cops find caiman in Brooklyn apartment during gun raid
Cops found a nasty looking caiman in a Brooklyn living room they were searching for guns on Thursday morning. Police were looking for drugs in a sixth-floor apartment at 21...
Goldman Sachs is ready to crash the world economy through space mining
The global investment bank Goldman Sachs has claimed mining asteroids for precious metals is a “realistic” goal. It has released a report exploring the possibility of using an “asteroid-grabbing spacecraft”...
Dustin Johnson pulls out of Masters after fall down stairs
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The lesson here is don’t decide to move your car wearing only your socks, especially if you’re playing in the Masters the next day. Dustin Johnson made...
Global warming means dangerously rocky rides for fliers
Fasten your seatbelts – even tighter. White-knuckle turbulence powerful enough to seriously injure unbuckled passengers in airplanes could become much more common because of global warming, a new study found....
Watching Roman gladiators was a lot like watching the NFL
Bloodthirsty roman spectators arriving to watch gladiators fight for their lives might have enjoyed a refreshing cup of wine or purchased a souvenir in the arena, researchers claim. With the...
Protesters 'shame' ex-Cuomo aide over power plant
Upstate residents angry about a power plant being built in their town hounded an embattled ex-aide of Gov. Cuomo as he walked from a Manhattan federal court hearing Thursday --...
Student in pancake-eating contest died of asphyxia
The New Jersey college student who fatally choked during a pancake-eating contest died of asphyxia, the New York City chief medical examiner's office ruled. Caitlin Nelson, the 20-year-old daughter of...
Etan Patz killer's request to have conviction tossed is denied
A Manhattan judge refused Thursday to toss Pedro Hernandez’s conviction for the 1979 murder of Etan Patz, with the boy's father saying, "We finally will have some justice for our...
How a fitness tracker could save your life
A 73-year-old granny says that her fitness tracker saved her life. Philadelphia-based Patricia Lauder initially bought a Fitbit to help her lose weight. But her purchase was validated in a bigger...
NYPD backing bill to make revenge porn illegal
Revenge porn isn’t currently a crime in the Big Apple — but the NYPD is backing a City Council bill that would make it one. “These are real victims that...
Australia might ban fairytales from schools
The fairytales you grew up reading and watching could soon be expelled from schools - the latest to fall under the gender stereotype hammer. Australia's Respectful Relationship program argues that some...
Trump may be considering military action against Syria
President Donald Trump has told some members of Congress that he is considering military action against Syria in retaliation for this week's chemical attack that killed at least 86 people,...
The shocking prank that mom says led son to hang himself
An 11-year-old Michigan boy hanged himself after a "manipulative" social media prank, his mother told The Post. Katrina Goss, of Marquette, said her son Tysen Benz died at a hospital...
'The Daily Show' skewers Sean Spicer's press conferences
"The Daily Show" took aim at White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's often-rowdy press conferences. In a video that has since gone viral, the late night show imagined what it...
Aging isn't killing us, lack of sleep is
In news that will come as no surprise to anyone over the age of 30, new research has found it gets harder to sleep as we get older. But it’s...
The most gruesome ways to die, according to scientists
Scientists have worked out what would happen to a human body when exposed to a series of grisly scenarios. These include throwing yourself out of the International Space Station, digging...
The roads you live near affect the health of your boobs
Women who live beside busy roads are at a greater risk of breast cancer, a study claims. It found those exposed to high levels of air pollution were more likely...
'Pervy' detective accused of falsely arresting disabled vet
A disabled Vietnam veteran has filed suit against the suspended NYPD detective who was accused last week of masturbating while peeping through children's windows -- claiming the disgraced cop attacked...
UFC boss won't admit real reason he's letting McGregor fight Mayweather
UFC president Dana White seems to finally have bitten the bullet when it comes to Conor McGregor's dream of fighting Floyd Mayweather. The once-improbable fight is just too big a...
7-Eleven customer clobbers clerk over a bag of M&Ms
This is the moment a man has a meltdown at a California 7-Eleven -- all because he couldn't buy a bag of M&M's. Santa Ana cops this week released video...
These NASA astronauts believe aliens have already contacted us
You might think that the only people who believe in aliens are forum-dwelling internet conspiracy theorists. But it turns out a lot of NASA astronauts also think extraterrestrials are real...
Knicks fan called 'a—hole' by Dolan: Just don't take my tickets
Mike Hamersky, the Knicks fan who was cursed out by owner James Dolan after Hamersky told him to sell the team, has contacted the NBA about the wild incident. However, Hamersky...
NYPD is not happy that Trump used to ride between subway cars
President Trump's admission that he used to ride between subway cars when he was a kid in Queens prompted a warning by the head of NYPD transit. "Please don't ride...
Yankees have worrying update on stud pitching prospect
BALTIMORE -- Five days in, and it’s already feeling like a long season for the Yankees. Two losses in three games to the Rays were followed by Thursday's news that James...
Republicans invoke 'nuclear option' to help get Gorsuch confirmed
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans invoked the "nuclear option" Thursday, overturning the body's rules so Neil Gorsuch could be confirmed to the Supreme Court with a simple majority vote. The vote...
This bacteria might be the secret to weight loss
If you’re only calling on probiotics after an ill-fated nasi goreng in Bali or a course of antibiotics, it could be time to revisit the cold cabinet in the chemist...
Hothead assaults confused man suffering from Parkinson's
A horrifying video from Florida shows a young man assaulting an older man suffering from Parkinson's disease. Kevin Mena thought the older man was trying to break into his car,...
MLB prospect shouldn't have filmed himself snorting lines
Reds pitching prospect Ian Kahaloa was suspended for 50 games earlier this month after failing his second drug test. What should have been a footnote in the world of minor...
Money flies when muggers target ATM worker
This is the moment a Bronx sidewalk turns into Easy Street — as cash goes flying when two muggers rob a man holding a sack filled with dough, surveillance video released...
Steve Bannon's apparently not going down without a fight
Embattled White House strategist Steve Bannon vowed he wasn’t going quietly into the night after being purged from the National Security Council — declaring “I love a gunfight,” it was...
Riders ignore woman with head trapped between subway doors
Her commute was a real headache. A woman got her noggin stuck between the doors of a 4 train in The Bronx — and fellow straphangers strolled right by without...
'I got violent in a pickup game and ruined Michael Jordan's comeback'
Metta World Peace is still troubled by his famous run-in with Michael Jordan. Sixteen years later, he still feels awful for potentially sabotaging the NBA legend’s second comeback with the...
One thing upsetting Phil Simms over CBS demotion
Phil Simms has yet to speak about his demotion at CBS, but his son Chris did on Thursday. Chris Simms, a former NFL quarterback, said on his Bleacher Report podcast...
Why John Cena and Nikki Bella were forced to hide WWE love
WWE SmackDown superstar Nikki Bella was engaged to her longtime boyfriend, John Cena, at WrestleMania 33 on Sunday, after the two took down The Miz and Maryse in the ring....
Democrats filibuster Gorsuch's nomination to Supreme Court
Senate Democrats filibustered President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court on Thursday, setting up a showdown with Republicans over launching the "nuclear option" to confirm Neil Gorsuch. The option would...
Planning a Eurotrip? Book your flight exactly 99 days ahead of time
The prices for plane tickets are up nearly 10% this year compared to a year prior, according to data out in April from Hopper.com. And that’s only going to get...
Man buries twin babies and wife killed in Syria gas attack
The anguished dad who was pictured cradling his dead 9-month-old twins buried his babies alongside his wife and nearly two dozen other relatives in a mass grave, he recalled in...
Cookie the pug gets swallowed by giant sinkhole
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A 10-year-old pug named Cookie is safe and sound after falling into a giant sinkhole following a heavy rainstorm in north Florida. Crews from multiple agencies worked...
Man's jelly bean obsession nearly kills him
A Canadian man's jelly bean-eating habit nearly cost him his life, according to a new case study. The unnamed 51-year-old gent checked himself in to an Ontario hospital after suffering...
Madison Keys exposes trolls after shocking upset
Tennis star Madison Keys faced a tough press conference Wednesday after she was upset at the Charleston Open in South Carolina, but it was nothing compared to her brave stand immediately...
Meet the 8-year-old girl raised by monkeys
A group of lumberjacks working in a remote area of India made a discovery right out of a storybook when they rescued an 8-year-old girl who had been raised by...
These women are tired of being groped and harassed
While the number of women in the US who report being forcibly touched or groped is alarmingly high, Cynthia never expected it would happen to her in front of church. "I was...
Putin doesn't want you to see this meme of him as a gay clown
Russia has banned a meme that depicts President Vladimir Putin as a gay clown, branding it “extremist." The image depicts Putin in blue eyeshadow and red lipstick with the words...
Jordan Spieth's wingman at Masters prefers to keep his day job
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Stewart Hagestad has been living in some rarefied air this week. Hagestad, a Southern California native who’s been working at a real estate firm in New York City and...
House Intel chief Devin Nunes 'temporarily' steps down from Russia probe
Rep. Devin Nunes, the head of the House Intelligence Committee, will "temporarily" remove himself from the panel's investigation into whether Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election. Nunes (R-Calif.) came...
Trump recalls riding between subway cars in the good ol' days
President Trump linked his rollicking, freewheeling political style with how he used to ride between subway cars when he was a teenager. The president said he was well acquainted with...
Middle school teacher axed over bizarre diversity 'survey'
A teacher in Florida is out of a job after giving students an assignment asking them how they feel interacting with students of different races or groups — including young black...
College kids sneak dead alligator into dorm room
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Wildlife officials say they've issued warnings to three Florida Gulf Coast University students who took a dead alligator to a dorm room and posted pictures of...
Russia challenges Trump after Syria chemical attack
Russia challenged President Trump on Thursday to lay out his strategy on how he will respond to Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad after Trump declared the poison gas attacks against civilians "crossed...
Russian police arrest suspects linked to subway bomber
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Russian investigators on Thursday arrested several people suspected of links to a suicide bomber accused of attacking the city's subway earlier this week, and found elements...
Christie stops payments to Amtrak during commuter chaos
New Jersey Gov. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is withholding payments to Amtrak because of Monday's derailment at Penn Station -- which is still causing chaos for thousands of commuters....
Man assaults 7-Eleven employee after his card is declined
A vicious assault was caught on camera after a man's card was declined in a California 7-Eleven. The man is shown hitting the employee in the head, breaking registers, and...
Autopsies confirm chemical weapons were used in Syria attack
Autopsies conducted by doctors on three Syrians confirmed that chemical weapons were used in an attack that killed at least 86 people in a rebel-held town earlier in the week,...
Prepare to have a bloody nose if you think you have rights to any woman's body
Sexual harassment comes in many forms, but the number of women in the US who have been forcefully touched is alarmingly high. At least 41 percent of women have experienced...
Woman stops to help teens in accident, gets hit by car
DETROIT — A Detroit doctor who stopped to help passengers in an overturned car died after being struck by a car herself. Forty-seven-year-old Cynthia Ray succumbed to her injuries Wednesday...
Activists say Islamic State killed 33 men in Syria
BEIRUT — Syrian activists say the Islamic State group has killed 33 young men in eastern Syria, close to the border with Iraq. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...
Woman accused of killing father of her children raises $35M bail
SAN FRANCISCO — A California woman accused of killing the father of her two children is expected to be released from jail Thursday after posting an unprecedented $35 million bail...
Don Mattingly on why Derek Jeter would make a good owner
WASHINGTON — Marlins manager Don Mattingly says Derek Jeter, his successor as captain of the Yankees, has "always talked about" owning a major league team one day. Mattingly was asked...
Matt Harvey's latest comeback begins now
It has been nine months since Matt Harvey took the mound for a game that counted. That changes Thursday at Citi Field … weather permitting. Harvey is scheduled to make...
Father of boy missing for 20 years pleads guilty to manslaughter
HONOLULU — The father of a Hawaii boy who went missing 20 years ago pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday in a deal with prosecutors that requires him to reveal the...
Dunkin' Donuts may have to give free treats to thousands of customers
BOSTON — An attorney is defending a proposed settlement between a man and Dunkin' Donuts shops that could mean $500 for the lead plaintiff, free buttered baked goods for hundreds...
Yankees' biggest preseason concern rearing its ugly head
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Michael Pineda stood on the Tropicana Field mound Wednesday night, hands on hips, frowning like George Jefferson after Florence zinged him with yet another short joke....
Principal told alleged rape victim to 'move on': police
PERRYVILLE, Mo. — A Missouri girl who reported being raped by her boyfriend told a detective that her high school principal threatened them with in-school suspension to "get them to...
Early warning sign: Mets' anemic offense wasting brilliant pitching
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Pursuant to Article XXIX, Paragraph 57 of the New York State Penal Code regarding premature baseball panic, we are required to mention, for the record: It’s early.) This...
Why there should be some Gary Sanchez, Greg Bird concern
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For all the success Gary Sanchez and Greg Bird had in their respective first go-rounds in the majors, it’s probably important to remember that both of...
How the Rangers must play to win playoff games in Montreal
WASHINGTON — Before the last time the Rangers and Canadiens met in the playoffs, in the 2014 Eastern Conference finals, Henrik Lundqvist must have been reminded 100 times he had...
These are the most 'stressed' states in the country
Having a stressful day? Rest assured you likely don’t have it as bad as Alabamians — unless you live in the Yellowhammer state, that is. A new study released by...
Young 'Star Wars' fan battling brain tumor gets uplifting surprise
A 6-year-old “Star Wars” superfan got the surprise of a lifetime on Monday, when a few of his favorite heroes dropped in for a visit while he prepared for a...
Jay Bruce reveals straight-forward secret to his hot start
The Mets had five hits Wednesday. Jay Bruce had three of them, including a solo home run. It was his first homer of the season and ninth in 52 games...
Woman takes 60 foot plunge off a bridge trying to take a selfie
An unidentified woman fell off a bridge in Northern California Tuesday while attempting to take a risky selfie in a restricted area. KCRA reported that she fell off the Foresthill...
School bus crash sends 23 kids to the hospital
LUMBERTON, Texas — Twenty-four people — 23 of them fourth-graders — were sent to Southeast Texas hospitals after an accident involving their school bus, a pickup truck and an 18-wheeler....
Scouts: CC Sabathia's velocity much higher than last year
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scouts who saw CC Sabathia throw five shutout innings at the Rays on Tuesday night were impressed with the performance and noted an upgrade in velocity...
Ex-student describes similar 'friendship' with teacher accused of kidnapping
A former student of a Tennessee teacher accused of kidnapping another student and sparking an ongoing Amber Alert says she's now haunted by similar “friendship” behavior she experienced from him...
Cops can't keep this homeless man in custody
A homeless man escaped after being arrested by Department of Homeless Services officers -- and was then caught by the NYPD for a separate crime and released by a judge...
Driverless cars are coming to New York roads — sort of
New York is gearing up for the brave new world of driverless cars. A measure in the new state budget will allow self-driving vehicles on public highways next year. But...
This charming crooner is turning 107 — and loving every minute
On the brink of his 107th birthday, Joe Binder is a city treasure — a walking, singing, joke-spouting, ukulele-strumming history book. “You want me to play you a tune?” Binder...
Jacob deGrom shows velocity uptick is not a spring fluke
Any questions about whether Jacob deGrom was fully back from his surgery last September were answered with his fifth pitch Wednesday night. In his season debut against the Braves, deGrom...
This almost 107-year-old shares his secrets to a long life
How do you live to be 100 — or more? Joe Binder, who turns 107 Saturday, is an elder statesman even among the city’s 360 men and 1,700 women who...
Mark-Viverito wants a jail in Staten Island when Rikers closes
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito doesn’t back Mayor de Blasio’s free pass to Staten Island when it comes to siting new jails to replace Rikers Island, she said Wednesday. Mark-Viverito...
How a former NFL prodigy drank his way out of football
Montee Ball was a Heisman Trophy finalist, an NCAA record-holder and an NFL second-round draft pick, and yet the running back's promising career flamed out faster than Peyton Manning's crawled to...
Investors breathe life into Walgreen-Rite Aid merger
There could be help on the horizon for the challenged $9.7 billion tie-up between Walgreen and Rite Aid, The Post has learned. More than one prominent investor has recently approached...
Charter school funding delaying already overdue budget
A fierce dispute over charter-school funding — and two other nagging issues — has held up adoption of the $163.5 billion state budget, Gov. Cuomo announced Wednesday night. “This is...
Hedge funds are investing in bank stocks at record pace
Come on, hedgies — you call bank stocks an alternative investment? Hedge funds’ exposure to bank stocks hit record levels at the start of 2017, but many may have piled...