November 5, 2017
Texas church shooter was given bad conduct discharge from Air Force
The Texas church madman was a disgraced Air Force veteran who was court-martialed in 2012 after assaulting his wife and child, reports said. Devin Patrick Kelley, who joined the military...
Jury awards $26M to parents after alleging hospital botched pregnancy
Jurors took just eight hours to award a Brooklyn couple $26 million — double what they had sought — after overwhelmed medical residents at Maimonides Medical Center allegedly botched the...
Malliotakis slams de Blasio, wants new mayoral probe
Nicole Malliotakis on Sunday demanded Manhattan’s top prosecutor reopen a probe of Mayor de Blasio’s administration or give the case to the feds. “Do you want your tax dollars to continue...
Graham calls for special counsel to probe Clinton on Russia ties
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday the Justice Department should appoint another special counsel to investigate Hillary Clinton for her Russian ties. “I think we need a special counsel to...
Kristaps Porzingis drops 40 to lead stunning Knicks comeback
Rarely has the Garden been as subdued recently. Here were the Knicks, who had shown such promise and provided such excitement, lagging behind the Pacers by 19 points late in...
Netflix email scam targets millions of subscribers
A recent Netflix email scam has been targeting subscribers of the popular streaming service telling them that their account is about to be canceled. The well-designed, individualized fake email convinces...
Texas church shooting victims’ ages range from 5 to 72
A former US airman turned a Texas church into a killing field Sunday morning, opening fire during a prayer service and slaughtering 26 people, including children and a pregnant woman,...
'Hero' neighbor got his rifle, shot at Texas church gunman
A concerned neighbor who heard the Texas church massacre unfolding on Sunday went and grabbed his rifle and tried to stop it -- opening fire on the shooter and chasing...
'Frustrated' Patrick Vieira rips into refs after NYCFC's failure
New York City FC head coach Patrick Vieira still isn't happy with the referees in MLS. Often the league's outlier when it comes to its officiating, Vieira was asked what...
The funny way 'Outlander' aged Laoghaire by 20 years
Warning: Spoilers ahead from Sunday's "Outlander" episode. Season 3 of “Outlander” has fast-forwarded 20 years into the future — so Laoghaire Mackenzie (Nell Hudson) looked much different in her (middle-aged)...
Islanders defensemen erupt in rout of Avalanche
The Islanders entered play Sunday with three goals by their defensemen through the season’s first 13 games. With some help from stray Avalanche sticks, skates and legs, Islanders blueliners struck...
The Knicks' plea to Courtney Lee is finally sinking in
For the bulk of last season, his first as a Knick, Courtney Lee heard the same refrain over and over. Shoot. Shoot the ball. Please. Eventually, Lee got the message....
One must-do fix for addressing the opioid epidemic
Fifty-six years ago, President John F. Kennedy challenged our country to land on the moon, which led to technological breakthroughs improving health, including the CAT scan and programmable pacemakers. Today,...
Ask Trump's Fed-chief pick if he's sorry about 'too big to fail'
Jerome H. Powell, President Trump’s pick for Federal Reserve chairman, isn’t a Ph.D. economist. So he doesn’t have an academic philosophy of the economy. But he does have a real-world...
What Putin's trolls did -- and what Big Tech needs to do now
Last week’s testimony by Facebook, Twitter and Google execs basically showed that Russia’s meddling in the 2016 campaign didn’t amount to much — but exposed real vulnerabilities that Big Tech...
A lunatic plan for city garbage
Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia’s drive to impose centrally planned private waste collection may win the prize for dumbest initiative of the entire de Blasio administration. The idea is to give single...
This is what Doug McDermott's been waiting for
Doug McDermott long craved the opportunity he is now getting. “I always knew [coach] Jeff Hornacek ran an up-tempo style, watching his teams in Phoenix,” the forward said, before the...
Come out and cheer America's veterans on Saturday
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin is bringing some star power to this year’s New York City Veterans Day Parade. From noon to 3 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 11, the second man to...
The anatomy of one of the Giants' worst plays ever
To call one play a turning point in the Giants’ 51-17 loss to the Rams Sunday at MetLife Stadium would be a reach. To borrow an oft-used phrase from the...
De Blasio sending translators to help people vote in election
Mayor de Blasio is sending teams of translators hired by City Hall to help Russian and Haitian immigrants cast their ballots Tuesday — despite red flags raised by an Elections...
A look inside the church of Texas' deadliest mass shooting
Video taken inside the Texas church where 26 people were slaughtered Sunday during a morning service shows parishioners happily worshiping together and playing with their kids — just one week...
Giants without star cornerback 'like somebody playing Madden'
It was like last year never happened. The Giants were without Janoris Jenkins, and their secondary looked like the league’s worst again. With their top cornerback suspended for returning late...
A rattled Eli Manning appears as McAdoo admits harsh QB reality
Eli Manning bristled. This is news because Eli Manning never bristles. But when you’ve just been a part of the worst home loss in 74 years in the form of...
NYCFC flirt with impossible — before selfishness and bad luck set in
David Villa looked shocked. Jack Harrison seemed stunned. With NYCFC leading by two goals Sunday against Columbus, in a game in which they needed three goals to make a historic...
Girl who was abducted by MS-13 gang goes missing again
A Virginia teenage girl who was allegedly abducted last month by a self-proclaimed MS-13 gang member was reported missing again on Sunday, police said. Sinahi Aguilar-Cruz, 16, of Woodbridge, was...
Heroic teens, man save pair trapped in burning car
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Two quick-acting teens and a third good Samaritan are being hailed as heroes for rushing to save a man and woman trapped in a burning...
iPhone X can survive a stabbing, but not a hammer attack
Torture testing a new iPhone model via a series of drop tests and other bizarre experiments has essentially become a rite of passage at this point. Still, it’s a bit...
Doctor dressed as The Joker delivers baby on Halloween
A doctor who dressed up as The Joker for Halloween is pictured delivering a baby — with his creepy costume still on. Dr. Paul Locus wore the Batman villain's getup...
Democrats' class problem, when ISIS fighters come home and other comments
Political scribe: Which Trump Will Show Up in Asia? President Trump’s fiery populist rhetoric and Twitter pronouncements get more attention than the other side to his presidency: a largely conventional...
Everything Brian Cashman must explain, beginning with Girardi
With Brian Cashman expected to address what has happened in the Yankees’ universe since the Game 7 loss to the Astros in the ALCS and what will go down in...
Lessons of the Trump Twitter blackout
Where were you when President Trump’s Twitter account mysteriously disappeared? For 11 long minutes on Thursday, the Tweeter of the Free World went dark. Twitter eventually blamed “human error” for...
Rand Paul suffers six broken ribs after neighbor assaulted him
Republican Sen. Rand Paul is recovering from six broken ribs after his neighbor blindsided him outside his Kentucky home on Friday, his senior adviser told the Associated Press. Doug Stafford...
The Giants picked a different way to lose this week
To no one’s surprise, the Giants were able to find another way to lose. Despite entering Sunday’s game against the Rams with only seven turnovers this season — only three...
Blow up the Giants
They’re all hired to be fired, head coaches and general managers — and Ben McAdoo and Jerry Reese are halfway toward firing themselves. A 1-7 record, of course, is more...
Leaked documents reveal the investments of the rich and famous
U2 rocker Bono put his money in a shopping center in Lithuania and "Material Girl" Madonna invested in a medical supply company, according to a trove of leaked documents that...
A Georgetown rebuild has begun, and Patrick Ewing sounds ready
The shock was still being absorbed. That John Thompson III was forced to collect his belongings from the building named for his father was still stunning. That the most famous...
Gunman identified in deadly Texas church massacre
The Texas shooter responsible for killing at least 27 people Sunday has been identified as Devin Patrick Kelley. Kelley, 26, was married and a resident of New Braunfels, a suburb...
Vegas mayor tweets sympathy for Texas shooting victims
The mayor of Las Vegas tweeted her condolences following Sunday's deadly mass shooting in a church near San Antonio, Texas. "With our greatest sorrow and compassion. Las Vegas stands with...
Giants report card: This defense is a disgrace
Grades from the Giants' 51-17 loss to the Rams on Sunday: Offense Three turnovers in the first half were killers. Eli Manning (20-of-36, 220 yards, 2 TDs) had two overthrows...
Kushner investor linked to Russia-funded Facebook, Twitter investments
A Russian tech magnate who holds shares of a company co-owned by President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner invested millions of dollars backed by the Kremlin into Twitter and Facebook, a...
Pastor's 14-year-old daughter killed in Texas church shooting
A pregnant woman and several children — including the pastor’s 14-year-old daughter — were among those killed in Sunday's church bloodbath in Texas, officials and relatives said. Pastor Frank Pomeroy...
Giants practically beg to clean house in unimaginable collapse
These are the sort of games — non-competitive and flat-out embarrassing — that get people fired. These are the sights — rows and rows of empty gray seats — that...
Documents show Wilbur Ross' ties to Putin-linked business
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has a financial stake in a shipping firm that does business with a gas producer partly owned by a Russian oligarch and the son-in-law of President...
Annoying Jameis, vicious cheap shot spark Bucs-Saints faceoff
Trailing 30-3 and struggling to move the ball, the Tampa Bay offense is angry. Receiver Mike Evans was flagged for leveling Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore, a vicious hit from behind,...
Trump tweets sympathy for Texas shooting victims
President Trump tweeted his thoughts for the residents of a Texas town where a gunman opened fire in a church and killed multiple people on Sunday, saying he is "monitoring...
Jogger spots dead body floating in Hudson River
A jogger found a man's body floating in the Hudson River Sunday morning, police said. The 38-year-old's corpse was floating in the water off Jane St. in the West Village...
Police investigate death of 2-week-old baby girl
The suspicious death of a baby in Woodhaven, Queens, on Sunday is under investigation, police said. The 2-week-old, identified as Abigale Parra, was found unresponsive inside her family’s apartment at...
Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash
A day after Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched a palace purge by arresting several of his fellow royals, a high-ranking prince has mysteriously died in a helicopter...
ISIS bride-turned-Texas Christian: Racism radicalized me
She went from the Islamic State to the Lone Star State. The former bride of ISIS’s highest-ranking American member has described for the first time how she fled the extremist...
Onlookers save zookeeper from Siberian tiger attack
This Russian zookeeper was caught between a rock and a real hard place. A Siberian tiger pinned the handler who was bringing it food, biting and clawing at her. The...
This is what happens when you ask to trade for Tom Brady
John Lynch's Hail Mary was incomplete. The 49ers general manager, in doing his due diligence, once asked Bill Belichick about Tom Brady's availability after being told Jimmy Garoppolo was off-limits,...
Zara workers hiding tags in garments with pleas for wages
ISTANBUL -- Fashion retailer Zara says it is working on establishing a “hardship fund” to help a group of Turkish workers who were left unpaid when an outsource factory closed...
How can I get out of my career slump after being laid off?
I just turned 36 and I’ve been in a slump with my career. I worked as an administrative assistant from 2011 before being laid off in 2015. Since then I...
Working from home can be an isolating hell
When Deborah Vallorano swapped her commute for a few steps upstairs to her computer, the flexible working hours, the cash saved on commuting and more “me” time beckoned. She hadn’t...
The Post endorses Kim Guagdano for New Jersey governor
As Chris Christie’s eight tumultuous years as governor of New Jersey come to an end, voters must choose between a Christie protégé and a Jon Corzine clone to succeed him....
Democrats' civil war isn't bringing them closer to understanding why they lost
Donna Brazile’s revelation that the Hillary Clinton campaign literally bought control of the Democratic National Committee in 2015, months before the first 2016 primary, comes as Democrats are still struggling...
Bengals superstar snaps, choke-holds then attacks defender
A.J. Green surprisingly delivered the biggest hit of Sunday's Bengals-Jaguars, but it'll cost him (and his team). Toward the end of the second quarter of the game in Jacksonville, cornerback...
At least 26 dead, dozens injured in Texas church massacre
At least 26 people were killed and two dozen more injured when a gunman opened fire inside a crowded Texas church Sunday, according to reports. The unidentified shooter walked into...
Cop struck during alleged hit-and-run at JFK
A Port Authority police officer was struck by a car at Kennedy Airport while diving out of the path of another driver who tried to flee from a group of...
Vin Scully swears off NFL over anthem protests
Vin Scully wishes a very pleasant afternoon to you, just as long as you're not kneeling for the national anthem. The legendary Dodgers broadcaster said he is done with the...
Ray Kelly says US should brace for more possible terror attacks
Former NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly warned Sunday Americans should brace for more ISIS-inspired bloodbaths like last week's Halloween truck attack in lower Manhattan. "This is the reality we are going...
Paul Ryan thinks House will pass GOP tax plan by Thanksgiving
House Speaker Paul Ryan said he thinks his chamber will pass a GOP-backed tax reform plan by Thanksgiving and the Senate will follow about a week later, keeping with President...
Donna Brazile: Leading DNC during Clinton run was worse than Hurricane Katrina
WASHINGTON - Donna Brazile said leading the Democratic National Committee during Hillary Clinton’s presidential run was more horrible than a natural disaster and lashed out at her critics for revealing...
Slapped cop throws devastating punch at female football fan
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Police have charged a 30-year-old nurse with felony battery on a police officer for her part in a videotaped altercation with a detective at a University of...
Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya wins men's NYC Marathon
Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya has won the New York City Marathon, holding off countryman Wilson Kipsang by three seconds for his first major victory. Kamworor ran the race in 2...
Shalane Flanagan is first American to win women's NYC Marathon since 1977
Olympic runner Shalane Flanagan edged out Kenyan rival Mary Keitany on Sunday to become the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon since 1977. Flanagan, 36, clocked...
Jaguars abruptly suspend Leonard Fournette over team photo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars deactivated running back Leonard Fournette for Sunday's game against Cincinnati for violating a team rule, which reportedly had to do with his absence from a...
Colin Kaepernick's collusion case going all the way to the top
Roger Goodell, hope your phone is still intact. The NFL commissioner will be deposed and asked to turn over his cellphone and email records, according to ESPN, as part of...
Mueller has enough evidence to charge Flynn in Russia investigation
Special counsel Robert Mueller has amassed enough evidence to charge President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn and his son as part of his investigation into Russia interfering in...
Pentagon says securing North Korea's nukes would require ground invasion
The only way the United States could "with complete certainty" locate and destroy all of North Korea's nuclear weapons sites is through putting boots on the ground, and even then...
Mets nab Red Sox coach as Mickey Callaway's right hand
The new Mets’ coaching staff will have a Boston flavor, with the addition of Gary DiSarcina as manager Mickey Callaway’s top lieutenant. An industry source confirmed Sunday that DiSarcina will...
Retired cop's gun stolen during robbery scuffle
A pack of crooks stole an ex-NYPD cop’s gun when he tried to stop a robbery on the Lower East Side, authorities said Sunday. The 49-year-old former police officer was...
This dad lost 45 pounds training for the New York City Marathon
Laureano Cancio’s wedding gift to his daughter Olivia is from the heart — a healthy one at that. The 66-year-old lawyer, who once lived in The Bronx and Queens, and...
Man fatally leaps from Trump International Hotel and Tower
A mentally ill man jumped to his death from the Trump International Hotel and Tower near Central Park Sunday morning, police said. The 41-year-old man was witnessed jumping from the...
Teenage boy fatally shot outside his apartment
A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot outside of his Brooklyn apartment building Saturday night, authorities said. Clayton Hemingway was shot multiple times in the torso outside of the Linden Houses...
This swimsuit model-slash-security guard could kick your ass
Growing up in Cincinnati, Iyonna Fairbanks knew she wanted to pose in front of the camera from a young age. She looked up to ’90s supermodels like Naomi Campbell and...
Which of these babes will be SI's next star swimsuit model?
Earlier this month, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue revealed the finalists of their open-casting model search: Allie Ayers, Olivia Jordan, Iyonna Fairbanks, Camille Kostek, Haley Kalil and Tabria Majors. More...
Carton’s brother sued for allegedly mishandling legal case leading to $315K bill
Fraud allegedly runs in the family for disgraced radio host Craig Carton, whose lawyer brother is accused of puffing up legal fees and double billing, a former client claims in...
US soldier dies during operation in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — A U.S. soldier has died from wounds sustained during an operation in Afghanistan’s eastern Logar province. The NATO mission in the country issued a statement saying the...
Off-duty DC cop fatally shot in parked car
BALTIMORE — An off-duty Washington, D.C., police officer was fatally shot while sitting in a parked car in Baltimore and a woman with him was injured, authorities said Saturday. Baltimore...
Trump praises 'crucial ally' Japan at start of Asia trip
FUSSA, Japan — President Donald Trump praised Japan as a “crucial ally” and warned adversaries not to test America’s resolve Sunday as he opened a grueling and consequential first trip...
Restaurant industry breeds a dangerous culture for workers
Restaurants were a cesspool of ill-advised and/or illegal sexual antics long before the rise of “meathead” culture, the term Anthony Bourdain now says he regrets having coined in his memoir...
Simple sports questions stump even the latest technology
Gee, after that World Series, it was sure nice that Thursday’s Bills-Jets ended at such a civil, all-in time, 11:45 p.m. Anyway, at first, Alexa and I got along great:...
Georges St-Pierre rules over legendary UFC 217 card
An all-time great UFC fighter came out of retirement and put on a legendary performance. Georges St-Pierre, who last fought in 2013, beat Michael Bisping for the middleweight title via...
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal arrested in anti-corruption probe
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has been detained in a large anti-corruption sweep targeting dozens of senior princes and government ministers. A high-level employee of the King Holding Company,...
New York Times' coverage of Mueller is peak liberal bias
A friend likens The New York Times to a 1960s adolescent who refuses to grow up. In a perpetual state of outrage, it is a newspaper of college snowflakes who...
American upstart puts shocking end to pursuit of Rousey record
Rose Namajunas’ fist shook the rafters at Madison Square Garden, leaving Ronda Rousey’s record safe for now. She knocked out previously unbeaten women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-1) at 3:03...
Deontay Wilder calls out Joshua after pummeling this challenger
Deontay Wilder said he was going to unleash his “wrath” on Bermane Stiverne in their rematch Saturday night at Barclays Center. He forgot to mention the right hands he would...
Morgan Stanley adviser sues firm over alleged anti-semitism
Morgan Stanley financial adviser was ordered to stop doing business with Hasidic Jews by his bosses, who referred to his Orthodox clients by the code word “unicorns,” a federal lawsuit...
MTA steps up to make platform announcements clearer
Dear John: I’m the new communications director at the MTA. I saw the column last week and wanted to let you know a couple things we’re doing specifically to address...
Floundering Giants meet a Rams franchise on the rise
It is easy to see, especially with the clarity and laser-sharp vision of hindsight, that the Giants were too full of themselves coming into this season. It is the claim...
Flu bug forces Rangers to make move they wanted anyway
SUNRISE, Fla. — Flu season is upon us. At least among the Rangers, as fourth-line center Boo Nieves missed Saturday night’s 5-4 overtime win against the Panthers at BB&T Center...
There's something fishy about this radio contest
Dear John: On Sunday at 1:14 p.m. I was listening to 103.5 FM. It clearly advertised a contest to win two vacations if I were a certain number caller and...
Company seeks to target players with in-game advertising
The sport of video gaming could come to the Olympics as soon as 2024 — and one of the men behind it wants to turn it into an advertising bonanza....