September 3, 2017
Current rips baby out of mom’s arms in Harvey floodwaters
Harvey’s youngest victim to date is a 6-month-old baby — who was ripped from her mother’s arms after the family got trapped in roaring floodwaters outside Houston. The infant girl...
Animal-rights group backs Monserrate’s biggest rival
A carriage-horse advocacy group is saying, “Whoa!” to disgraced former state Sen. Hiram Monserrate’s bid for a political comeback. New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets, the animal-rights group...
Justin Verlander will help city of Houston the best way he knows
HOUSTON — Detroit in 2006 was a city beset by staggering unemployment, unrelenting crime and mounting foreclosures. Amid that nightmare urban landscape, baseball provided some relief. It was not a...
Knife attack victim extends magical U.S. Open run with upset
The joyful and surprising run for Petra Kvitova at the U.S. Open continued with her 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory over No. 3 seed Garbine Muguruza on Sunday night at Arthur...
Stitches: The power of prayer
Nice of the Mets to help get Houston back on its feet this weekend. Nicer still that the ‘Stros got to beat up a guy named Harvey. ... Serious health...
Yankees offense erupts to close AL East gap on Red Sox
Sunday was the final regular-season game between the Yankees and Red Sox, so if the Yankees are going to win their first division title in five years, they’ll have to...
Jack Daniel's owner's books conflict with SEC guidelines: report
That popular folksy TV advertising image of Lynchburg, Tenn., townspeople in a field suddenly seems a bit on the blurry side. An examination of parent Brown-Forman’s financial results reveals the...
UWS Citi Bike riders are not bringing their bikes back
Citi Bike expanded to the Upper West Side with great fanfare about a year ago, but the operator admittedly struggles to keep the neighborhood docks full of bicycles. The problem...
Trump not ruling out military retaliation against North Korea
President Trump refused Sunday to rule out military retaliation against North Korea over its latest — and most potent — nuclear test, saying only, “We’ll see,” when asked if the...
Venus Williams soars into US Open quarterfinals
Venus Williams seems to have Carla Suarez-Navarro figured out. After dropping three of their first five career matches, Williams now has won three straight against Suarez-Navarro — at Wuhan in...
Trump expected to end 'Dreamers' immigration program
President Trump has decided to end the Obama-era "Dreamers" program, but not for another six months — giving Congress the chance to act, a report says. Sources told Politico that...
How one injury threw college football season into chaos
For three quarters, it was a perfect night. The game equaled the hype, billed by the organizers of the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Classic as the “G.O.A.T.,” as in the greatest opener...
A salute to America's laborers
Labor Day was once the nation’s most blatantly political national holiday — created by the trade union movement to celebrate the right of working people to bargain collectively and to...
Why America is falling out of love with football
Autumn, which is bearing down upon us like a menacing linebacker, is, as John Keats said, a season of mists and mellow fruitfulness and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Actually, Keats, a...
This is why all union dues should be voluntary
It’s been a landmark year in the debate over forced union dues. Kentucky and Missouri became the 27th and 28th states, respectively, to pass right-to-work laws to ensure that financial...
Chance Adams leads the awards for a stacked Yankees system
Farm system success isn’t measured in minor league postseason appearances, bonus baseball for trophies few care about. But still, the Yankees have that barometer covered, too. September is here, and...
Another hits the DL in Yankees' twisted outfield musical chairs
Joe Girardi no longer has any choices left to make in his once-crowded outfield. The Yankees placed Aaron Hicks on the 10-day disabled list Sunday, and it is unclear how...
The Yankees get a glimpse of the Knicks future
Frank Ntilikina doesn’t fully know what to expect in his first NBA season — or who to expect will be by his side. In preparation for the start of Knicks...
South Korea conducts military exercise after N. Korea threats
South Korea has responded to the nuclear provocation from the North by conducting a "live-fire exercise" that simulates an attack on their nuclear test sites, the South's military said. The...
One rookie Mets stud starts to soar — as the other goes down
HOUSTON – It was a good weekend for one Mets building block but not so hot for another. While first baseman Dominic Smith continued making strides and went 2-for-5 with...
Nazi-loving property manager busted for stalking, harassment
The Queens property manager who terrorized his tenants with images of despots such as Hitler and Mussolini has been arrested. Cops collared Neal Milano at 2:20 p.m. Sunday in the...
Trump leaving 'nuclear' option on the table with North Korea
President Trump is leaving the "nuclear" option on the table in dealing with increasingly hostile North Korea, the White House said Sunday. Trump told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that...
Jeremy Scott is the man fashion loves to hate
Fashion Week is a circus, and no one relishes the big top more than Jeremy Scott. The designer’s February runway show had fashionistas sweltering in an 80-degree room as they...
Man found dead in Upper West Side brownstone
A man was discovered dead on the third-floor staircase of an Upper West Side brownstone, police said Sunday. A resident of the building returned home at 12:20 p.m. Saturday to...
Female patient with brain injury raped at hospital
A female patient with a serious brain injury was raped at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, police sources said Sunday. A registered nurse at the hospital was checking on the 32-year-old patient around...
Knicks must be drooling over Porzingis, Hernangomez in Euro tourney
Maybe there’s some hope for the future if the European Championships are any indication, as the Knicks’ young frontcourt tandem of Kristaps Porzingis and Willy Hernangomez are lighting things up...
Authorities begin controlled burn at Houston chemical plant
Authorities have started a controlled burn of remaining containers of highly unstable chemicals at a flooded Houston-area chemical plant following explosions last week. Six trailers of volatile compounds that remain...
Giants' most surprising roster add can diversify their offense
Of all the offensive weaponry the Giants possess, no one is going to study tape of Shane Smith and determine he is the player the defense has to stop. Yet,...
Record-breaking astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth late Saturday, wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for U.S. space endurance. Whitson's 665 days...
Kim Jong Un has a 'secret son' who will inherit regime
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un secretly sired a son who's poised to extend his clan's iron-fisted rule over the rogue nation, according to a report Sunday. Kim's eldest child...
The best story of Giants camp is sticking around after all
The Giants signed eight players to their practice squad Sunday, and every one of them was cut by the team in the past two days. Including in the signings is...
Astros put finishing touches on Chris Flexen and the Mets
HOUSTON — On a day the Mets actually hit, the pitching was the problem. Chris Flexen got battered, Cameron Maybin hit a three-run homer, George Springer connected for the second straight...
Haters rejoice as Sharapova knocked out of US Open
Serena Williams’ coach wasn’t wrong when he told The Post that Maria Sharapova’s controversial U.S. Open run wouldn’t last much longer. As he predicted, it ended Sunday. In her first...
Man who washed up in Brooklyn died of blunt force trauma
The man found wrapped in a tarp with a cinder block attached to his legs in Brooklyn died of blunt force trauma to the head, the city medical examiner's office...
He stole the US Open crowd — and the rising star will do it again
Denis Shapovalov was walking in Central Park a couple of days ago when a young fan approached him. According to Shapovalov, the child was so overcome with excitement and shock...
Houston's homeless refuse to go to shelters
A group of Houston's homeless is shaking off Tropical Storm Harvey’s historic flooding and devastation -- refusing to head to shelters and instead hunkering down in their tents under an...
San Diego declares emergency over massive hepatitis outbreak
SAN DIEGO — Officials in San Diego County have declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the liver disease hepatitis A. Infections have killed 15 people and...
Subway passenger head-butts conductor for waking him up
A Manhattan subway conductor was head-butted by a passenger late Saturday when the motorman tried to wake him up, police sources said. The 65-year-old train operator tried waking the snoozing...
Italian-American advocate slams lawmakers over Columbus statue comments
A top Italian-American advocate slammed Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito for mulling the removal of a Christopher Columbus statue and is vowing to poll every candidate running...
Man who ran into 'Burning Man' fire dies from injuries
A man who caught on fire when he ran straight into the towering inferno at Burning Man died from his injuries Sunday. The unidentified party-goer was chased by firefighters as...
Cops hunt for homeless man accused of stabbing tourist
A Brazilian tourist with a layover in New York City took an excursion to Central Park — and was stabbed in the back Sunday while snapping photos of Trump International...
Redskins star decides on 'shocking' retirement — until team finds out
ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Redskins safety Su'a Cravens had to be talked out of retiring on Sunday during a meeting with team president Bruce Allen, and his future with the...
Mattis: Any North Korea threats ‘will be met with massive military response’
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Sunday laid out a powerful threat to North Korea after its latest nuclear weapon test, saying the US wasn't planning for the "total annihilation" of...
Smiling Ric Flair has a thrilling message for you 'motherf----rs'
WWE legend Ric Flair has delighted wrestling fans by posting an update on his health, declaring: “I’m not dead yet mother f**kers!” The Nature Boy was in critical condition after...
Boy dies after suffering asthma attack during Harvey flooding
He was less than a week away from his ninth birthday — and as excited as any little boy would be. But Noah Delgado of Houston never got to celebrate...
The terrifying moment Wilmer Flores thought his nose was gone
HOUSTON – The cliché really seems to fit for Wilmer Flores. It only hurts when he laughs. Or talks. Flores, the Mets utilityman who suffered a broken nose Saturday, when...
Hurricane Irma strengthens back to Category 3 storm
Hurricane Irma has strengthened again into a Category 3 storm, although it's unclear whether she will hit the East Coast by next weekend or curve back out to sea. The...
Man killed after touching third rail at subway station
A middle-aged man died after coming into contact with the third rail near a Queens subway station early Sunday morning, police said. The 49-year-old victim's lifeless body was discovered by...
Here's what Obama wrote to Trump in his Inauguration Day letter
President Barack Obama warned incoming commander-in-chief Donald Trump not to get swept up in the powers of his office, according to a newly leaked letter Obama gave to Trump on...
Cops are launching their own national anthem counter-protest
The Cleveland police union will protest the national anthem in protest of national anthem protesters. Under the thinking that you can't protest a flag that doesn't exist, the union said it...
The moment before festival-goer becomes real-life 'Burning Man'
A man literally went up in flames when he broke through a security barrier and ran straight into the towering inferno at the annual Burning Man festival in Nevada. The...
Toxic waste sites in Texas flooded by Harvey
Nearly a third of Texas’s 41 heavily contaminated “Superfund’’ sites have been flooded by Tropical Storm Harvey, sparking concerns about the possible spread of the toxic material, according to a...
Jets turn to Giants castoff to fix tight end problem
It made too much sense not to happen. The Jets had a gaping hole at tight end, and Will Tye found himself without a job. With one move, both problems...
Mnuchin: Debt limit should be linked to Harvey relief package
The Treasury Secretary on Sunday urged Congress to "put politics aside" and link a Harvey relief package with legislation to raise the debt ceiling to ensure that billions in aid...
UFC fighter face-plants after this vicious surprise punch
The hype may not have matched the Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather circus of last week, but there were still plenty of highlights at a UFC Fight Night in Rotterdam on Sunday...
Cam Newton's bro introduces himself in all-time college stunner
LAS VEGAS — Super Cam has a super little brother. Caylin Newton, the brother of the Panthers star, accounted for 330 total offensive yards and three touchdowns to lead 45-point...
6 injured after man accidentally backs car into laundromat
An elderly man accidentally reversed his SUV straight into a Laundromat on Staten Island this morning — smashing through the store’s plate-glass window and pinning six people against the back...
Harvey death toll rises to 50 as residents begin long recovery
Over a week after Tropical Storm Harvey first inundated Texas, death tolls have risen and hundreds are still missing, as displaced victims start making their way back home and others...
Mnuchin preparing harsher sanctions for North Korea
President Trump will meet with his national security team later Sunday to discuss North Korea's recent nuclear test as his Treasury secretary said he's drafting even harsher sanctions against the...
World leaders slam North Korea's recent nuclear test
North Korea's recent nuclear test was roundly criticized by global leaders Sunday, with Russia saying it "deserves the strongest condemnation" and China denouncing the military provocation as "actions that deteriorate...
Rogue cockatiel joins spectators for Sharapova match at US Open
It’s Maria Sharapova’s most bird-brained fan. A rogue cockatiel was discovered in the upper promenade of Ashe Stadium in Queens Monday night, enjoying a bird’s eye view of the Sharapova-Simona...
Why teens' addiction to screens isn't as bad as parents fear
A generation ago, we were worried to death about teen pregnancy. Before that, we were panicking about teen drinking and driving. Before that, three generations back, we as a nation...
People are trying to pay this library with Chuck E. Cheese tokens
DANVERS, Mass.— A Massachusetts library is reminding residents that Chuck E. Cheese tokens are not an acceptable form of payment for overdue book fines. Peabody Institute Library in Danvers, Massachusetts,...
Trump calls North Korea's hydrogen bomb test 'hostile' and 'dangerous'
President Trump called North Korea's most recent nuclear test "hostile and dangerous" and said the outlaw regime can "only understand one thing." “South Korea is finding, as I have told...
North Korea claims it successfully tested a hydrogen bomb
North Korea’s state media claims that the country has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb meant to fit on an intercontinental ballistic missile. A state media newsreader said the "two-stage thermonuclear...
Starlin Castro out again -- but at least it wasn't his hamstring
Starlin Castro sat out Saturday’s 5-1 win over the Red Sox, but this time, it wasn’t because of a hamstring injury. Instead, the second baseman lost a front tooth sometime...
If this is it for Matt Holliday, he wants one more magical run
Afterward Matt Holliday spoke like a guy unsure of how much he had left to give to his club, to this game. Someone deploying tunnel vision. “I’m just focused on...
Tigers suspensions reduced as Yankees get hint at their fate
While the Yankees await word on their appeals of the suspensions of Gary Sanchez and Austin Romine stemming from their involvement in the bench-clearing brawls in Detroit on Aug. 24,...
Mets star's very personal reason for joining hurricane relief effort
HOUSTON – Wilmer Flores held out his cell phone and called up a video. “Here, look at this,” Flores said. “Max sent me this.” The short video displayed an individual...
My neighbor's renovations cost me my insurance
Dear John: My wife and I live in a condo in Florida. My upstairs neighbor is renovating his apartment and is violating the condo rules by not hiring licensed contractors,...
The one constant of Yankees' super-bullpen doesn't need role
The Yankees’ much-hyped bullpen hasn’t measured up to the expectations placed on it since David Robertson and Tommy Kahnle joined Aroldis Chapman and Dellin Betances in July. With Chapman finally...
Why can't we get rid of self-serve gas stations?
Dear John: Why don’t we do away with self-serve gasoline in the states where you can pump your own? It would cause employment to go way up and unemployment to...
Americans work harder than any other country's citizens: study
Start up the grill. Get the burgers and chicken going. And start imbibing. You deserve it, according to a new work study. “We’re hard workers. We deserve the day off,”...
James Dolan sets off on concert tour to promote new album
Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan is taking his eye off the family ball over the next few months. The New York Knicks and Rangers owner is setting off on...
Long Island farm stand emerges as a celeb favorite
Gotham is hardly lacking in fancy, “artisanal” gourmet food companies. Few, however, enter expansion mode with both Oprah and Martha Stewart seals of approval. On the Money tells us such...
Queens assemblyman who struggled with cancer dies at 45
Queens Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz died Friday at age 45 after a struggle with cancer, according to published reports. Since 2011, Simanowitz represented the 27th District, which includes College Point, Whitestone,...
Why it's impossible to bench Chase Headley
Chase Headley was supposed to be on the bench by now. First, hot-shot prospect Gleyber Torres was going to take his spot. Then it was Todd Frazier. When Greg Bird...
James Dyson looks to expand Big Apple real estate
James Dyson, the billionaire British vacuum cleaner king, is about to dramatically expand his Big Apple footprint with major commercial and residential real estate plays. On Fifth Avenue, Dyson is...
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal a step closer to the inevitable
They nearly bumped into each other — one leaving, one coming. Seemingly soon enough, they will be entering at the same time. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal remained on track...
North Korea has conducted sixth nuclear test: Japan
A seismic tremor early Sunday indicated that North Korea had conducted a sixth nuclear test. The Japanese government concluded that the tremor was a nuclear explosion based on seismological data,...
Astros glad to give fans a break from Hurricane Harvey reality
HOUSTON — Astros reliever Joe Musgrove had designed a pair of cleats for charity. His idea was to wear the white shoes in a game and then hopefully auction them...