April 30, 2017
Why Clippers' downfall could have Carmelo Anthony heading west
Chris Paul reprimanded J.J. Redick near the Clippers bench in the first quarter of Sunday’s Game 7. The shooting guard had failed to rush over to help out Paul, who...
Aaron Judge's huge day did not end how he wanted
Apparently, Aaron Judge is human, after all. The slugging right fielder reached base four times in the Yankees’ 7-4, 11-inning loss to the Orioles on Sunday, but he struck out...
A flood of kids movies this year may backfire on toy sellers
The $20 billion toy industry is getting drunk on movies. With a record 30 kids’ flicks coming out this year, all with toy tie-ins, retailers and manufacturers are betting big...
Alain Vigneault's other reason to lean on experienced Rangers
The message from Alain Vigneault was twofold: 1) He’s pretty happy with the way the Rangers have played, despite being down 2-0 in their best-of-seven second-round series with the Senators;...
Brooklyn connections run deep for Kentucky Derby favorite
They met on the sandlots of Brooklyn in 1966. One was 9 years old, the other 7. They snuck into Aqueduct and Belmont Park, but mostly cherished the Mets, Knicks...
Texas Two-Step for Stitches
“This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier.” President Trump made it through his first 100 days and we survived the month of...
Head of scandal-plagued NYPD division quietly retires
The former head of the NYPD’s scandal-plagued gun license division has quietly put in his retirement papers — taking a lucrative blue parachute out of the beleaguered department. Deputy Inspector...
The moment Hillary Clinton was forced to give up her dream
Every detail was designed to mark Hillary Clinton’s moment in history — from the glass ceiling at Manhattan’s Javits Center, where her supporters were gathered, to her and hubby Bill’s...
Schumer: Trump's tax plan is not good for New Yorkers
President Trump’s tax plan would wallop New Yorkers and the middle class while benefiting the wealthiest, Sen. Charles Schumer said on Sunday. “The reviews are in, from economists to experts...
Congress agrees on $1 trillion deal to fund government until October 1
Congressional negotiators from both major parties reached an agreement Sunday night on a massive spending bill that, if approved, would give the government more than $1 trillion in funding and...
CUNY professors will skip school to protest Trump
A cadre of left-wing CUNY professors plans to throw out Monday’s lesson plans and spend the day bashing President Trump. The leaders of CUNY’s education-workers union have declared a “May...
Behind Girardi's bold move to put overwhelmed pitcher at 1st base
As Dellin Betances struck out the side to end the top of the eighth inning, a thought raced across the mind of Joe Girardi. Bring Bryan Mitchell into the game...
This is how Jamal Adams can change Jets locker room
Ed Orgeron was worried. This was back in December, and the LSU coach was getting his team ready to play in the Citrus Bowl against Heisman Trophy-winning Louisville quarterback Lamar...
Controversial White House aide gets a secretive new job
Sebastian Gorka, controversial security adviser to President Trump, will be leaving the White House for a secretive new job with the feds, a report says. The top counterterrorism aide is...
Former Virginia governor claims he didn't know Rolex was a bribe
The former Virginia governor whose conviction for taking $177,000 from a wealthy businessman was overturned by the Supreme Court said he didn't see a problem when his wife gave him...
Woodward and Bernstein reunite at Correspondents' Dinner
WASHINGTON — Watching Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein on stage at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night was like a Simon and Garfunkel reunion. Few in the...
Yankees laughing off a loss shows how well this is going
The media horde approached Brett Gardner’s locker Sunday afternoon, and then the Yankees’ current leader in service time uncharacteristically turned around and walked toward a restricted area, abandoning his inquisitors....
The rapid rise of office chat apps
It was bad enough that Julie was stuck on the train traveling from New Jersey to Penn Station during the morning of the April 3 train derailment, but when she...
The press corps once again struts its smug
Both sides were plainly happier with President Trump not attending this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Dare we hope it will signal the beginning of the end of the insufferable...
The hypocrites of Sutton Place
If New York doesn’t want to see its zoning laws become a death sentence on new development, the City Council needs to stomp on the effort to rewrite the rules...
A watchman for Andrew Cuomo
Will the Legislature stand up to Gov. Cuomo in the wake of the Buffalo Billion scandals? His onetime right-hand man and other ex-intimates face federal corruption scandals, but the governor...
Mahmoud Abbas harbors terrorists and still gets a White House welcome
I will never forget President George W. Bush’s stirring address to Congress following the 9/11 attacks, explaining why the United States was going to take military action against the Taliban...
A tax cut to save the city's small businesses
New York’s City Council, long known as a rabid right-wing body, is pressuring Mayor de Blasio to cut a tax. No, really: The council is almost entirely Democratic. But the...
Everything is offensive nowadays
When Kylie Jenner displayed cornrows in her hair, “Hunger Games” star Amandla Stenberg criticized her in a tweet.
ObamaCare's secret GOP fans and other notable comments
From the Right: The GOPers Who Fear O’Care Repeal House Speaker Paul Ryan insists he’ll have enough votes to pass an ObamaCare repeal bill, but Byron York at the Washington...
Syndergaard is damning proof of Mets' senseless injury charade
WASHINGTON — There have been more than a smattering of bad days for the Mets so far this year, but they were all dress rehearsals for the one that finally,...
Joe Coffee opening up four new locations
Following a caffeine-fueled investment boost from Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group early this year, Joe Coffee is opening four new locations in New York. The first opens Monday in...
Watermelon juice will quench your thirst this summer
Health-conscious trendsetters in SoHo may soon be clutching bottles of watermelon juice to quench summer thirst -- thanks to a tiny, chic pop-up at 187 Spring St., by the Vesuvio...
Target lease shuts out cosmetic queens Sephora and Ulta
Target is expanding into Jackson Heights — a much revitalized Big Apple neighborhood — and it’s bringing some sharp elbows. The “cheap-chic” discount chain has signed a lease for a...
Ex-Giant slams their draft: You're wasting Eli Manning
No good. That is the draft assessment of Shaun O’Hara, the starting center for the Giants on their Super Bowl XLII championship team, a guy who used to get paid...
The (only?) hope to stabilize a hurting Mets rotation
WASHINGTON — The Mets’ safety net has eroded, leaving Rafael Montero as perhaps the team’s only real option to complete the rotation. With Noah Syndergaard headed for the disabled list...
Rangers coach's error doesn't have to evoke playoff demons
It should not have happened, but it did. Alain Vigneault should not have “lost” Brendan Smith in the third period of Saturday’s stunning second-guess feast of a Game 2, 6-5...
Breeder says United cremated giant bunny without her permission
The owner of the giant rabbit who died in the care of United Airlines last Tuesday says the scandal-scarred airline cremated her bunny's remains so she would never know the...
What do I do when my co-workers aren't pulling their weight?
My work group consists of two employees who are not pulling their weight, or even doing the very minimum. They brag about retiring to Florida in two years and say...
Yankees pitcher plays 1st as rally becomes bizarre letdown
Almost everything went according to plan for the Yankees during the first month of the season — at least until the final day of April, when an otherwise fine month...
Man in gorilla suit crawls through London Marathon in six days
LONDON — An English policeman wearing a gorilla costume while crawling the London Marathon has finally finished the race, almost a week after starting. Metropolitan Police officer Tom Harrison, who...
Man critically injured after being struck in face by subway
A man was seriously injured when a train struck his face as he was standing near the edge of the platform at a Manhattan subway station, officials said. The man...
Mets sacrifice Kevin Plawecki in unreal Nationals massacre
WASHINGTON — One team’s train wreck was another’s historic day. By the time Sunday’s game ended, the Nationals had established a team record for runs scored in a game (23),...
Family mourns 3-year-old killed in car crash
The family of the 3-year-old Brooklyn girl killed in a car crash on Saturday are struggling to cope, one member said. "There are a bunch of guys upstairs and they...
Ken Griffey Jr's son is getting his NFL shot
Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. didn’t wait long to hear his name called during the 1987 MLB draft, getting picked first overall by the Seattle Mariners. Thirty years...
Decomposed body found in Hudson River
A badly decomposed body was pulled out of the Hudson River just off of South Brooklyn on Sunday, police said. The body was found near the piers of Sunset Park...
Somebody let Bill de Blasio pilot a ferry
Mayor de Blasio became Captain Bill Sunday when he took the helm of the pre-inaugural launch of city ferry service from Rockaway Park to Lower Manhattan. "It was cool, smooth,...
Viral college star whose story turned tragic signs with Giants
Every year, the NFL draft comes and goes, and there is a legion of players left overlooked or ignored, every one with a familiar dream. Some latch on with teams...
Pastor pleads guilty to sexually assaulting, impregnating teen
WEST CHESTER, Pa. — A suburban Philadelphia pastor accused of sexually assaulting and impregnating a teenager has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to three to six years in prison after...
Woman agreed to trade sex for McNuggets: cops
BRADENTON, Fla. — Florida authorities have charged a woman with prostitution after she agreed to perform a sex act on an undercover detective for $25 and chicken McNuggets. The Miami...
Trump calls White House ties to Russia 'a totally phony story'
President Trump called any link between his White House and Russia "a total phony story" and denied any involvement in the hacking of the Democratic Party's computers during the election....
Girlfriend's on-air killing drives anchorman into politics
BLACKSBURG, Va. — The tipping point for Chris Hurst came last fall while reporting on a shooting at a rail car factory. When the camera turned off, he wept. Just...
Pro golfer reveals his teen son has brain tumor
AVONDALE, La. — Australian professional golfer John Senden says his son Jacob has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. In a statement provided by the PGA on Saturday, Senden says...
Greg Bird is baffling the Yankees — but isn’t going anywhere
Flash back to early March, and it seemed Greg Bird was on his way to stardom. The 24-year-old was tearing up the Grapefruit League, hitting .451 with eight home runs....
Collins erupts after Mets see Noah Syndergaard nightmare
WASHINGTON — Lat’s all, folks. The Mets’ battered, injury-plagued season kept rolling Sunday afternoon, when Noah Syndergaard walked off the mound at Nationals Park in the second inning nursing his...
Porn star gets last laugh with nemesis QB's draft slide
Mr. Irrelevant was the most relevant to former porn star Mia Khalifa. With the last pick of this year's NFL draft, the Broncos selected Mississippi quarterback Chad Kelly. If he's best...
Elderly woman jumps to her death from luxury building
A 70-year-old woman jumped to her death from a luxury building on the Upper East Side, police sources said. The woman jumped from a 15th floor window at 10 Gracie...
These twins are Bill Belichick's newest Patriots projects
The New England Patriots are no strangers to dealing with siblings in the locker room. Last season, New England signed Rob Gronkowski’s younger brother Glenn to the practice squad, and...
Man goes to hospital more than 24 hours after being shot
A man walked into a Manhattan hospital with a gunshot wound - more than 24 hours after being shot, police sources said. The 33-year-old entered Mount Sinai Beth Israel in...
Trump 'would not be happy' with another North Korea nuclear test
President Trump said he will not be "happy" if North Korea conducts another nuclear test and would not rule out taking military action against the rogue regime. "I would not...
Rex Ryan's Bills failure gets a whole lot more fired
ORCHARD PARK — The Buffalo Bills have fired general manager Doug Whaley one day after the end of the NFL draft, a move that further solidifies rookie head coach Sean...
Teens in Finland are going gaga for 'hobbyhorsing'
It is hot to trot! Teen girls in Finland are going buck wild for the sport of "hobbyhorsing" -- yes, those stuffed horse's heads on sticks you played with as...
Cops release photo of alleged turban thief
Police have released a photo of the man who allegedly stole a taxi driver's turban while spewing ethic slurs at him during a robbery in the Bronx earlier this month,...
'Dora the Explorer' panhandler arrested for harassing woman
A Times Square panhandler dressed as Dora the Explorer was arrested Friday when she aggressively grabbed a woman and forced her into taking a photo, police said. The costumed menace...
Cops search for suspects in violent home invasion
Police are looking for four men who burst into a 47-year-old man's Lower East Side apartment and robbed him at gunpoint, police said. The victim was inside his apartment on...
Several killed, dozens hurt as tornadoes slam Midwest
A little girl is one of at least nine people killed and dozens injured by a wild storm that battered Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas overnight, according to reports. The...
Trump says new health care system is 'on its way'
President Trump promised on Sunday that a new healthcare system is "on the way" while trashing ObamaCare as "dead." "You can't compare anything to ObamaCare because ObamaCare is dead....
Journalists honor free press at Correspondents' Dinner without Trump
WASHINGTON — Prominent Washington journalists, if not Hollywood stars, celebrated the First Amendment during the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, an event that lacked the glitter of past years because...
Hillary's presidential bid was doomed from the beginning
In December 2014, Hillary Clinton made up her mind to run for president. But even as her team geared up in early 2015 for the formal announcement in April, the...
Trump chides Democrats for blocking his policies
President Trump accused the Democrats of selfishly standing in the way of America's best interests in a new tweet -- the morning after passing his 100-day milestone in office. "The...
Hotel exec was 'slut shamed' after reporting sexual harassment: suit
Being sexually harassed by the boss got a Manhattan hotel exec “slut-shamed,” she says in a lawsuit. Dianne Pepe, a sales and marketing director for the Renaissance Hotel on West...
Tokyo's subways shut down briefly after North Korean missile test
Tokyo’s subway system briefly shut down Saturday as a safety precaution after North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile in defiance of a US push for tougher global sanctions. The test...
Famed Swiss climber killed near Mount Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Famed Swiss climber Ueli Steck was killed Sunday in a mountaineering accident near Mount Everest in Nepal, expedition organizers said. Mingma Sherpa of the Seven Summit Treks...
How a single kiss could kill this teen
Stone Cofini may not be allowed to date until he turns 16 next January, but his mother is already losing sleep over the prospect. Dawn Cofini, a hairdresser from Nanuet,...
Transgender woman claims city forced her into 'sex work': suit
A transgender Bronx woman with a history of suing the city claims she has been forced to turn tricks to finance the care of her dog, because the city barred...
Principal pulls school paper that critiques teachers' performance
The principal of Flushing HS is giving these student journalists a lesson in censorship. Tyee Chin has refused to publish the third issue of the fledgling Flushing Advocate, calling everything...
Goldman CEO dishes on Trump's tax plan
Even Goldman Sachs’ investors think they have a hand in the White House. Lloyd Blankfein, the bank’s CEO, was needled by investor Mindy Wasserman over the “Goldman Sachs tax plan”...
Hulu's cable bundle likely to be announced at the end of May
Several Wall Street analysts are miffed they’re not being invited to Hulu’s New Front presentation this week. They were told its just for advertisers. They might not miss much business...
Lynton in talks with British TV service amid Sony departure
Outgoing Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton just can’t let go of the TV business. Our transatlantic tattlers say Lynton has been holding talks with British TV service Channel Four,...
Milken Global Conference to attract major global figures
Time to fire up the private jet: The Milken Global Conference kicks off Sunday and if you’re looking for someone from the administration this week, try the Beverly Wilshire Hotel,...
Trump invites Duterte to the White House
President Trump spoke by phone Saturday with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte — praising the strongman for “fighting very hard to rid his country of drugs” and inviting him to Washington....
What comes after getting sexually abused, NBA stardom and bankruptcy
Before Kenny Anderson can start his car, he blows into a breathalyzer, as one of his children sits beside him patiently. The New York City legend lectures another son about...
Automation is killing the job market — but don't be worried
If you’re just about to start on your working life, you might be advised to stay away from such hands-on occupations as welder, floor assembler or boilermaker. These three occupations...
Outrage machine hits maximum hypocrisy in tennis 'slur' scandal
What came around, went around. Once again, media pandering has proven to have no upside. Ilie Nastase was always a classless slug, “Nasty” being as much a description as a...
Tax reform only works if we keep it simple
President Trump’s team kicked off its tax reform push last week. And yes, it’s a big deal, but I have to set the record straight here. While every hack covering...
The health care industry is bound to collapse soon, experts say
The US health care sector may be incubating the next big Lehman-style disaster that could tip the economy into a full-blown recession, according to industry analysts. Forget about the subprime...