October 28, 2017
Raiding 401(k)s should not be the solution for sourcing tax cuts
It’s time to start paying attention, America. Once again, there is a big problem brewing on Capitol Hill, where some politicians still don’t have their priorities straight. The pols are...
Jets meet Falcons as both franchises face moment of truth
The Jets suffered a brutal loss last Sunday. Blowing a two-touchdown lead in the fourth quarter to a division rival is the kind of loss that can derail a season....
Loan sharks are preying on the city's poorest residents
New York loan sharks are circling the desperate residents of the city’s poorest neighborhoods to reap gigantic profits. In a shocking new sign of economic distress among many New Yorkers,...
Dodgers use five-run ninth to even World Series at 2-2
HOUSTON — The Dodgers have cracked the code. They did what the Yankees couldn’t do. They did what the Red Sox couldn’t do. They beat the Astros at Minute Maid...
Music teachers at 'Fame' school fight back against alleged program cuts
A music mutiny has erupted at the “Fame” high school. The music faculty at Fiorello LaGuardia High School says Principal Lisa Mars has made changes and cutbacks at the renowned...
John Tavares notches another hat trick as Islanders roll
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — John Tavares had another hat trick and the Islanders finally found some power-play success. The captain scored a natural hat trick in the third period, leading the...
Steph Curry's Under Armour sneaker is MIA
The Steph Curry 4 sneaker is missing in action — or at least it’s late to the court. The Golden State Warrior’s Under Armour shoe was supposed to debut Friday,...
iHeartMedia CEO reportedly skipping creditor meetings
iHeartMedia Chairman and CEO Bob Pittman portrays himself as a media titan. Yet, with iHeart — America’s biggest radio station operator — fighting to avoid bankruptcy, Pittman’s thoughts are dead...
These are New Yorkers' favorite books to check out
You can’t judge a book by its cover, but you can judge a city by its favorite books. Psychological thriller “Into the Water,” by bestselling author Paula Hawkins, was the...
Devils find a way to keep the Coyotes winless
When the were consistently one of the NHL's elite franchises, one of their trademarks was a near-unwavering belief that they could defeat any opponent. It's a trait their modern-day descendants...
Simons: Thiel's skip-college plan is 'dumbest thing I've ever heard'
Billionaire hedge funder James Simons had some harsh words for Peter Thiel’s efforts to pay students to skip college. “I think it’s the dumbest thing I ever heard. I mean,...
This off-Broadway play is more relevant than ever
The Harvey Weinstein charges have exposed plenty of hurt and shame, but they’ve also made the off-Broadway play “What We’re Up Against” as relevant today as it was when written...
Catalan separatist leader refuses to step down
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont refused to step down as the region’s president Saturday, hours after the Spanish government fired him. Puigdemont, who leads Catalonia’s bid for independence, urged followers...
Rangers sound alarm bells after getting 'embarrassed'
MONTREAL — There are words that raise red flags around hockey teams that are struggling, phrases like the lack of “energy” and “compete” and “battle level.” All of them were...
Robert Mueller should resign
Forgive yourself if you are confused about developments in the Russia, Russia, Russia storyline. In fact, there are so many moving parts that you shouldn’t trust anybody who isn’t confused....
Cam Newton is damaging his own reputation
Superman’s kryptonite is himself. Cam Newton, allow us to introduce you to your worst enemy: yourself. Enough already for the increasingly temperamental Panthers star quarterback, who is tarnishing his image...
NBA players get big surprise after team flight
This flier was tougher than any Hawk or Pelican the Oklahoma City Thunder have ever faced. A very unlucky bird slammed into a charter flight carrying the NBA team from...
Jackie Robinson's Dodgers cap sells for $590K
Jackie Robinson is still making history. His game-worn Brooklyn Dodgers cap, specially designed to protect him from racially motivated beanings, sold for a record $590,994 at auction on Saturday. The...
Two men injured after wall collapses at waste facility
Two men were injured, one critically, when a wall collapsed at a waste facility in Queens on Saturday morning, authorities said. The weakened wall gave way at about 7:15 a.m....
Post endorses Jack Martins for Nassau County Executive
Since Nassau is one of the most heavily taxed counties in the nation, the race for county executive this year hinges largely on taxes and spending. On that issue alone,...
Why Derek Carr and the Raiders are a good bet
Raiders (+2¹/₂) over BILLS: Would like this more if Oakland hadn’t had to rally relentlessly in the late going to get up at the gun against eternal rival Kansas City....
Urban Meyer raises J.T. Barrett Heisman hype after Ohio State's comeback
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Urban Meyer called it the best he has ever seen a quarterback play. J.T. Barrett capped the greatest game of his decorated career with...
NYC's hidden budget time bomb
Pension costs aren’t the only time bomb set to blow up the city’s budget in the years ahead. A new report shows retiree health-care outlays are also on track to...
Dartmouth coach punches out glass at Harvard Stadium press box
A Dartmouth coach was so upset his team fumbled a punt he apparently thought it was OK to punch a hole in the glass of Harvard Stadium on Saturday. Dion...
Tropical depression set to hit on Sandy anniversary
The fifth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy will bring the worst kind of déjà vu — a nasty storm that’s expected to sock the city with rain and powerful winds, forecasters...
Two NJ high school refs walk off after players kneel for anthem
Two New Jersey high school football officials – Ernie Lunardelli and his son, Anthony – promptly walked off the field and did not return after players from Monroe High School...
Artist's employee busted for trying to sell stolen art: cops
An underling to a famed Irish artist was busted this week for stealing a painting from his former boss, and trying to sell it at a posh Madison Avenue auction...
This chess hustler makes $400 a day
Six years ago, Ambakisye Osayaba made his big move — he quit his part-time city job cleaning Central Park and began playing chess full-time. Now he earns up to $400...
MLB commish Rob Manfred has another racist issue to deal with
HOUSTON — In a room packed with reporters and Major League Baseball officials Saturday afternoon, commissioner Rob Manfred used the phrase “no place in our game” as he took the...
Trump pal Roger Stone kicked off Twitter after vulgar rant
Twitter had one less ranter Saturday with the suspension of Roger Stone, right-wing firebrand and reported friend of President Trump. Stone went on a profanity-laced multi-post rant Friday night against...
This could be Porzingis' chance to show how he's improved
CLEVELAND — Kristaps Porzingis has never excelled against the Cavaliers. Last season. in four Knicks losses, Porzingis shot 35 percent and averaged just 11.3 points. If Porzingis continues the trend...
Newpaper for civil service unions endorses de Blasio challenger
The Chief-Leader, the city’s influential weekly newspaper for civil-service union members, berated Mayor Bill de Blasio for his ethical lapses and endorsed one of his challengers. “Someone who ran for...
People are terrified they'll be next victim of 'knockout game'
Like a zombie in a Halloween horror flick, the “knockout game” refuses to die — and its latest, twisted variation is terrifying New Yorkers. “There is no point to it,...
Trump takes admittedly 'not at all presidential' dig at Michael Moore
President Trump posted an admittedly “not at all presidential” tweet dissing filmmaker and liberal activist Michael Moore Saturday evening. “While not at all presidential I must point out that the...
Teen girls say they punched elderly man in subway for watching them kiss
Two teen girls cold-cocked an elderly man they accused of ogling them as they got hot and heavy on a subway train in Chelsea, police sources told The Post. The...
The new Yankees manager might have a lot of early work to do
Whoever follows Joe Girardi might be working with a new coaching staff because GM Brian Cashman isn’t going to renew coaches’ contracts before hiring a manager. Because all Yankees coaches’...
Girlfriend remembers hero cop who died in Hurricane Sandy
For the last four years, Lisa Avellino has marked the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy the same lonely way — a drunken visit to her boyfriend’s grave, where she’d wonder about...
Massage parlor 'brothel' becomes swanky cocktail bar
They’re replacing whoopee with whiskey. After The Post exposed a Brooklyn massage parlor as a likely brothel last year, a new upscale cocktail bar is opening in its place—and it...
LeBron has an inside source on Knicks rookie Frank Ntilikina
CLEVELAND — Romeo Travis plans to send LeBron James a text Sunday: “Watch out for Frank.’’ Travis, who plays in the French League, is one of James’ best friends, dating...
He was a rising Nazi leader — until a shocking secret did him in
Fifty-two years ago this Halloween, a 28-year-old Queens native by the name of Danny Burros killed himself, firing .32-caliber bullets into his chest and head. But this wasn’t just another...
Tracking down North Korea's 'secretive' envoys in New York
Behind a solid brown door with a tiny spyhole on the 13th floor of an unassuming Turtle Bay office building, North Korea’s U.N. mission operates in isolation that mirrors the...
Meet the 11-year-old cancer survivor who inspired a UFC star
The brawler who’s predicted to be UFC’s next big star is a teddy bear at heart. When fighter Cody Garbrandt enters the Octagon at Madison Square Garden Saturday to defend...
'Gruesome' app is like Pokémon Go for murders
It’s an app to die for! Rolled out in time for Halloween, Gruesome Gotham transports users to the grisly crime scenes of six salacious slayings committed on the streets of...
John Tortorella's tough love act is getting old again
Imagine if John Tortorella, coach of the Blue Jackets, didn’t have the immense respect he professes to have for Brandon Dubinsky. A year ago, as coach of Team USA in...
New York City's most haunted spots will terrify you
Staten Island’s infamous Kreischer Mansion briefly returned to the market this week. With an asking price of $2 million, the home has seven bedrooms, 1.25 acres — and a few...
Principal booted after fatal teen stabbing at Bronx school
A Bronx principal has been removed from her post a month after a student was stabbed to death by a classmate who claimed he was being bullied. Parents and students...
Couple married for 28 years can't find proof of union
Divorce didn’t undo a New York couple’s 28 years of wedded bliss. Bureaucracy did. Susan and Franklin Buchweitz tied the knot at Manhattan’s Lincoln Square Synagogue in 1989 — but...
What Brian Cashman wants from the next Yankees manager
HOUSTON — Joe Girardi was not offered a new contract, and it had nothing to do with his critical failure to ask for a replay in Division Series Game 2...
Thousands of DOE workers have been busted in last 3 years
More than 5,000 teachers, aides and other city Department of Education workers have been busted in the last three years on charges ranging from rape and kidnapping to assault and...
America is most divided since Vietnam War: poll
A shocking 70 percent of Americans believe the country is divided as badly today as it was during the Vietnam War era of protests and riots, a new poll revealed...
Model: There were shards of glass in my gym's mat
An Upper West Side gym was too cutting edge, a Manhattan beauty queen complains in a lawsuit. Sultry Micaela Lopez Bianchi, 28, says several shards of glass punctured her lower...
Woman killed herself, 3 kids by driving off cliff: cops
BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho woman who drove her sport utility vehicle off a cliff and into a reservoir in a crash last year that killed her and her three...
Controversy about changing managers? That's the Yankee Way
The Yankees’ decision to part ways with Joe Girardi polarized a good segment of the team’s fan base. The fact is, though, if there is a Yankees tradition nearly as...
Prince Harry is personally training Meghan Markle to be a royal
It seems to be a case of when, not if, an engagement is announced.
Astros' Yuli Gurriel suspended for racist gesture, but not right now
HOUSTON — The Astros get to keep Yuli Gurriel on the field for the remainder of the World Series, despite the first baseman’s racist gesture and words aimed at Yu...
Neo-Nazis hold 'White Lives Matter' rally to protest refugees
SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. -- About 300 white nationalists and neo-Nazis took to the streets of the small Tennessee city of Shelbyville on Saturday to protest refugee resettlement in the state, which...
Hollywood impostor duped us out of $35K
A self-professed Hollywood hotshot who claims to have managed Eddie Murphy’s early career is a fraud, according to a lawsuit. Mark D. Lipsky, who has a lengthy profile on the...
Trump thanks Jimmy Carter for 'nice remarks'
President Trump tweeted a friendly shout-out to former president Jimmy Carter for a week-old interview Saturday morning. “Just read the nice remarks by President Jimmy Carter about me and how...
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade is obsessed with Andrew Jackson
If you ask Brian Kilmeade to give an elevator pitch for the 1814 battle that’s the focus of his new book, “Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The...
Surging Saints, NFC East showdown: 5 NFL things to watch
The midway point in the NFL arrives this weekend, and there’s little definition in any division other than the NFC East — where the Eagles have built a 2 ½-game...
Creepy scout leader convicted of molesting teen in scout hut
Jail time is “absolutely inevitable” for a depraved scout leader from a small village in northeast England who had sex with a 15-year-old schoolgirl for months, beginning with an assault...
De Blasio speaks out after donor's shocking testimony
An exasperated Mayor de Blasio on Saturday blasted his crooked crony Jona Rechnitz, the deep-pocketed fundraiser who's offered explosive testimony about corruption in his administration, and denied the federal witness...
Texans owner meets with players after 'inmates' backlash
Texans owner Bob McNair met with players Saturday morning, one day after two players skipped practice and the entire team nearly boycotted because of his racially insensitive remarks. McNair, speaking...
Disgraced ex-councilman says he's a 'political prisoner'
Dan Halloran, the pagan practitioner and ex-City Councilman in prison for his role in a mayoral bribery scheme, is now whining that he’s an “American political prisoner.” A group calling...
Managers make 'epic' World Series game far from classic
The most representative person of a modern sports world that makes no sense is, of all people, Vin Scully, who will be 90, next month. Everyone admires Scully as the...
Bizarre funeral rituals from around the world
We’re doing death all wrong, says mortician Caitlin Doughty. Doughty argues in her new book, “From Here to Eternity” (WW Norton), that the US funeral industry has become “more expensive,...
This new book has readers crying their eyes out
“Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Other Four-Letter Words” by Michael Ausiello (Atria Books) has been out for just over a month, but it’s already...
Exhausted 14-year-old model dies after 12-hour show
A 14-year-old Russian model died after suffering from "utter exhaustion" during a three-month modelling assignment in China. Vlada Dzyuba collapsed into a coma after a grueling 12-hour fashion show in...
Meet Mickey Callaway
New Mets manager Mickey Callaway took a timeout for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Who was your boyhood idol? A: Nolan Ryan by far. I loved the...
This is the first American convicted of joining ISIS
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — More than 100 people in the U.S. have been charged with trying to help the Islamic State, or trying to join it, but Mohamad Khweis stood out...
Sad millennials have ruined Halloween
In the new book “Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire” (Random House), writer Kurt Andersen explores the many curious ways in which Americans seem determined to delude ourselves, and always have....
Over a dozen dead after car bomb rocks Mogadishu
Two car bombs killed at least 23 people and injured more than 30 in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday — and the Islamic militant group al Shabaab quickly claimed responsibility....
Social media stars reveal how they get so rich
In the olden days of the Internet (think 2008), a successful blogger had one goal in mind: finding “real” success, off the web. A humorist telling jokes on Blogger just...
FCC rule change could cause 'runaway media consolidation'
WASHINGTON - The Republican-led Federal Communications Commission is moving to quickly undo roadblocks to increased consolidation among media companies, potentially unleashing an onslaught of deals among TV, radio and newspaper...
US service member killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
KABUL - A U.S. military service member died as a result of injuries and six others were wounded after a helicopter crashed in Logar province south of the Afghan capital...
MTA training center vandalized in Brooklyn
Vandals broke into an MTA training facility in Brooklyn and smashed windows on a mock subway car, police said. Train 3005 was parked in the parking lot of the MTA...
Training Afghan soldiers exposes the US to a huge risk
Washington is a factory for dumb ideas, but taking the cake may be a US-based military training program for Afghan soldiers that not only can’t keep track of enrollees —...
The MTA is completely out of touch
New York City’s subways are crumbling. Delays cost the city $389 million a year in lost wages and productivity, according to city Comptroller Scott Stringer. Police have quit arresting turnstile-jumpers...
How our country lost its heart and soul -- the people
In March of 2015, I was working for a local newspaper in Pittsburgh covering national politics, when I went to attend a meeting of the international firefighters union at a...
UK official apologizes for 'clumsy' Harvey Weinstein joke
LONDON — A British Cabinet minister has apologized after joking that being interviewed by a senior BBC radio presenter was like "going into Harvey Weinstein's bedroom." Environment Secretary Michael Gove...
Post-ISIS, our allies are turning guns on each other
One might expect President Trump to take a victory lap after last week’s liberation of Raqqa from the Islamic State. Thanks to American air power, Maoist Kurds, Syrian patriots and...
Jarrett Jack turns a year older and is now starting for Knicks
Jarrett Jack turned 33 at midnight Saturday. But Friday night, in the hours leading up to his birthday, Jack gave birth to a new role and gave new life to...
Brad Peacock gives the Astros just what they need
HOUSTON — Goose Gossage has to be loving this postseason and World Series. The three-inning-plus save is back in all its glory. A.J. Hinch followed the same script he followed...
Manager may not be first position the Yankees fill
Those who would like to see the Yankees get Joe Girardi’s replacement in house quickly might want to swallow a Valium or two because the early indications are the process...
Lakers coach benches Lonzo Ball, starters during ugly loss
LOS ANGELES — Do you want to know what Lonzo Ball got from the Lakers for his 20th birthday — a benching. Ball, who was outplayed by Toronto's Kyle Lowry,...
How Josh McCown is rising from the ashes of game-deciding INT
The healing process for Josh McCown began the moment he stepped into the quiet of the visitor’s locker room in the bowels of Hard Rock Stadium moments after the Jets’...
Nets' Achilles heel exposed with Knicks' relentless effort
The Nets haven’t kept opponents off the offensive glass so far this season, but on Friday night, they took that to all kinds of new lows. With the Nets playing...
Jets will have hands full with Falcons' 'relentless' sack master
The Jets had their chance to land Falcons standout linebacker Vic Beasley Jr. In the 2015 draft, Gang Green passed up on Beasley to select Leonard Williams at No. 6,...
Spain takes control of Catalonia, fires separatist leaders
BARCELONA, Spain — Spain has taken direct control of Catalonia and sacked the region’s defiant separatist government by publishing special measures overnight in an official gazette online. The move early...
Ariana G and Manchego dominate Breeders Crown
Ariana G and Manchego showed why they’re the top two ranked standardbreds in North America as they dominated their respective divisions of the Breeders Crown at Indiana’s Hoosier Park on...
Stitches: Astros are Saturday Lox
Would you like that warmed up? The Westin Hotel at Times Square is bringing back the $1,000 bagel. Reports say there have been many requests for the outrageously priced bagel,...
School district apologizes for sports broadcaster's slurs
ARLINGTON, Texas — A Texas school district apologized Friday after a high school football broadcaster repeatedly used a racial slur when referring to African-American players on the opposing team. The...
Gurriel's offensive gesture casts World Series in bad light
HOUSTON — Of all the major professional sports in the U.S., baseball presents the greatest melting pot, a captivating blend of cultures and backgrounds that, at its best, brings people...
Ntilikina gives Knicks fans tantalizing glimpse of what could be
Knicks rookie Frank Ntilikina let fly with a couple of shots early Friday night. They were, um, what’s the word? “Terrible,” Ntilikina filled in neatly. For a 19-year-old, he is...
Nets fall into the letdown trap after big win over Cavaliers
The Nets’ lethargic non-effort Friday should be the plot of the next “Hangover” flick. With their heads still in the clouds after Wednesday’s thrilling, draining upset of the Cavaliers, the...
Threat of nuclear attack by North Korea 'accelerating': Mattis
The threat of a nuclear missile attack by North Korea is growing, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday. “North Korea has accelerated the threat that it poses to its...
Dodgers falling way behind in World Series arms race
HOUSTON — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts turned to his bullpen early in Game 2 as a strategy, and went even earlier in Game 3 out of urgency. The combination has...
Bob Corker doesn't rule out possible 2020 run against Trump
GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee did not rule out a run in 2020 against President Donald Trump when asked about it by reporters Friday, saying he's focused...
Couple pleads guilty to sexually abusing toddler they baby-sat
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A New York husband and wife have pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 17-month-old girl they baby-sat and making videos of the abuse. Justin and Jessica Crandall...
Teen's sore throat rapidly progresses into deadly infection
A complaint about a sore throat has turned into a health nightmare for one Rhode Island teen, who is now reportedly facing partial amputation of her right leg. Gianna Cirella,...
Substitute teacher accused of bedding teen allegedly sent him nudes on Snapchat
A married Michigan substitute teacher was in court Thursday after she was accused of sexually assaulting one of her students earlier this year. Allyson Brittany Moran, 26, was arrested in...
Astros pound Darvish, Dodgers to take 2-1 World Series lead
HOUSTON — This is a city that needed a World Series win. Space City finally has lift-off in the toughest of years. Emotionally, the Astros had this one at hello...
Pics appear to dispute 'road rage' cop's self-defense claim
Brooklyn jurors on Friday were shown hospital photos taken of an off-duty cop just after he fatally gunned down an unarmed driver in a road-rage incident — and the images...