November 25, 2017
Here's the best state to retire for the most bang for your buck
A new analysis by HowMuch.net shows how far $1 million goes in retirement in every state. And when it comes to our area ... well, we’re not in Kansas, Toto....
The imminent return of Tiger Woods has golf world buzzing
You may or may not have heard, but Tiger Woods is coming back. Again. Seven months removed from his third back surgery, Woods, who has played just seven tournament rounds...
This part of America has higher property taxes than the rest
New government numbers prove what most New Yorkers know: It is a good deal more expensive to live here than anywhere else in the country. New Yorkers pay more for...
How Congress is hijacking the Trump tax plan
Well, despite the initial positive proposal, the Trump Tax Plan has been hijacked by the House and Senate and is now at risk of becoming ObamaCare 2.0. I get that...
A wild three-way division race and a reunion: 5 NFL things to watch
With Thanksgiving having passed, now the division races begin to take definition, with contenders stepping forward and pretenders fading into the background. Thursday’s games confirmed the Vikings as serious contenders....
John J. Gotti's grandmother still loves him
John J. Gotti may be a criminal to the feds — but to his 75-year-old grandmother he is a “beautiful young man, sensitive loving and kind.’’ In a letter to...
Google's version of Apple's AirPods fall short
When Google unveiled the Pixel Buds last month, it promised customers a revolutionary-artificial-intelligence-experience for the low price of $159. The search giant’s rival to Apple’s AirPods would put the Google...
Discarded H&M clothes being used to power electrical plant
Perhaps weak fashion sales for a well-known retailer could actually be good for the environment. A power plant near Stockholm, Sweden, is using discarded clothing from the H&M chain to...
Lingerie company owes $1.3M to FTC for deceptive billing
Adore Me, the lingerie subscription service that was busted by the Better Business Bureau last year with an F rating, now has to pay out a $1.3 million penalty to...
Boy riding bike struck, killed by car in Brooklyn
A 14-year-old boy was killed on Saturday when he was riding a bike across the street in Brooklyn and a car plowed into him, cops said. Edwin Ajacalon was riding...
How I survived thousands in credit card debt
Chris Cataldo, 50, knows how it feels to be in debt over your head. The Staten Island resident, a supervisor on the help desk for a major life insurance company,...
Knicks' forgotten scoring machine builds his case to play
HOUSTON — There’s a theory the 22-point lead the undermanned Knicks built in the first quarter was a mirage, that Michael Beasley didn’t actually score 17 first-quarter points. But it...
College dropouts should watch out for student debt
Think the college student graduating with a load of debt has a problem? Consider this: Not every college student graduates, and — outliers like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs notwithstanding...
Neighbors have choice words for diplomat who allegedly punched wife
A Brooklyn woman whose diplomat spouse allegedly slugged her in the kisser hid her face with her cellphone Saturday, refusing to comment outside her Brooklyn home. Xandra Marshall, of Canarsie,...
Pentagon battles college trying to sell art by 'terrorists'
A New York City college is at war with the Pentagon over exhibiting and helping to hawk artwork created by suspected al Qaeda terrorists at Guantanamo Bay. Thirty-six paintings and...
Islanders nab third straight victory over flailing Senators
OTTAWA, Ontario — Anders Lee and Jordan Eberle scored, Nick Leddy had two assists and the Islanders continued their hot play Saturday night, beating the Senators 2-1, Ottawa’s sixth loss...
Rats are swarming over this Brooklyn park's playground
It’s a little park with a giant rat problem. Carroll Park has had more rodent complaints phoned into the 311 hotline than any other park or playground in the city...
MTA employees save cat on tracks
After at least two weeks of playing cat and mouse with MTA employees at a Brooklyn subway station, this lucky kitty was outsmarted by a quick-witted subway worker. The cat...
Diamond District's very own 'godfather' exposed
It was a sunny spring day in May 2004 when Carlos Fortier, a hit man dressed all in black, hurried up Sixth Avenue toward his intended target, his hand clutching...
White House blasts release of accused terrorist in Pakistan
The White House said Saturday it “strongly condemns” Pakistan for freeing an accused terrorist for his alleged role in the 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people, including six Americans....
All-out brawl leaves Alabama basketball with only 3 players
Minnesota coach Richard Pitino never saw anything like it. Nor had Alabama coach Avery Johnson. "That was one of the most bizarre things I've ever been a part of," Jordan...
These rat 'squeakeasies' are a big gentrification joke
A new art installation lets rats pick their poison. Brooklyn artist Hunter Fine, 38, has opened seven rodent-sized gin mills around New York City in an effort to raise awareness...
AT&T's Randall Stephenson in hot water again
AT&T chief Randall Stephenson may have a few hang ups when it comes to proposing mergers. Not only is the DOJ suing AT&T for its proposed $85 billion merger with...
Cuomo's latest 'economic development' implosion
The self-inflicted hits just keep coming to Gov. Cuomo’s upstate “economic development” schemes, thanks to a combination of corruption and grandiose but flawed planning. The state Public Authorities Control Board...
Why would national progressives ever trust Bill de Blasio?
Having won re-election, Mayor de Blasio is resuming his so-far-disastrous bid for national progressive leadership, starting with a trip to Iowa next month. But why should liberals trust him to...
Mugabe pal claims he was beaten, detained during coup
One of ex-Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe’s flunkies claims through a lawyer that he was beaten and illegally detained during the military takeover that led to the brutal president’s ouster. Former...
Kristaps Porzingis sits out as Knicks claim 'back issues'
HOUSTON — On the second night of a back-to-back, Kristaps Porzingis rested. With Enes Kanter still out with back spasms, the Knicks held Porzingis out of Saturday’s 117-102 loss to...
Activist against local crime shot to death on doorstep
Shuri Henry loved the city that killed her. A lifelong Newark activist who vowed to clean up the crime ravaged community was murdered last week before she ever got the...
College Football Playoff in chaos after Auburn shocks Alabama
AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn students began Saturday afternoon sprinting through the gates of Jordan-Hare Stadium, searching for the best seats possible to the biggest game imaginable. They ended the afternoon...
CBS sued by widow of employee who died during auto-erotic asphyxiation
The widow of a CBS engineer who died performing auto-erotic asphyxiation is suing the network for refusing to pay out his more than $1 million life insurance claim. Deborah Conradi,...
Derrick Rose is a sad sports tale of what could have been
We are besieged with the melancholy subject of “What if?” all the time in baseball, especially when it comes to pitchers. What could Mark Prior have been? Or Matt Harvey,...
Rally planned to support victim of alleged NYPD rape
Activists are planning to march in support of Brooklyn woman who claims she was raped by two NYPD detectives in September. A “March Against Rapist Cops” is set for 6:30...
It's time for the Islanders to go all-in with a big trade
It is premature to declare the end of the Pittsburgh-Washington axis that has been dominant in the Metro Division, but it appears as if we’re experiencing an ongoing redistribution of...
I went to jail for leaving my baby outside a restaurant
Twenty years after going to jail for leaving her baby in a stroller outside a New York City restaurant, Anette Sørensen is ready to set the record straight. In 2012,...
Mugger punched woman in Grand Central Terminal: cops
Cops nabbed a would-be thief who punched a woman after she refused to fork over her phone in Grand Central Saturday afternoon. The 58-year-old victim was on the stairs of...
De Blasio's signature reveals 'existential loneliness': expert
Hizzoner writes like a butterfly — and stings with his Bs. When Mayor de Blasio scrawled his John Hancock on thousands of documents and 498 laws, he surpassed his predecessor’s...
Trump picks fight with CFPB, calls agency a 'total disaster'
President Trump is picking another fight with the Washington swamp by naming his own man as temporary boss of a federal agency conservatives hate. “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or...
Shohei Ohtani's unique recruitment includes a 30-team written quiz
Big bummer for the Yankees and their fellow Major League Baseball teams: They got Thanksgiving weekend homework. In this instance, though, the extra credit is too good to blow off....
Hypocritical athlete protests demand deeper investigation
With protests now as common as Ethel Merman imitations, it’s time to examine the protesters, starting with those who have exploited the TV-reliant NFL and our national anthem to protest...
How Lower Manhattan 'reinvented' itself after 9/11
No part of town has more to give thanks for this holiday weekend than Lower Manhattan — a once-fading district that’s now home to more than 60,000 residents, new stores...
Lessons Derek Jeter can learn from past home run king trades
When the Marlins trade Giancarlo Stanton — and despite Derek Jeter’s suggestion they could hold onto the slugger, it really does look like when and not if — he would...
Woman gets birthday flowers from dad years after his death
A Tennessee woman celebrated her birthday with a bittersweet gift from beyond the grave -- flowers from her father , who died five years ago, but still managed to make...
Councilman behind anti-tobacco laws allegedly smokes in office
The City Council’s health committee chairman, the sponsor of several anti-tobacco laws, regularly smoked cigarettes at the city’s legislative office building, according to government sources who witnessed the smoky back-room...
Urban Meyer: 'All-out investigation' after J.T. Barrett's pregame injury
Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett left 'The Game' against Michigan in the third quarter with an injury, but coach Urban Meyer said the problem started before the game. A visibly...
This Fulbright scholar is now a symbol of resistance in Zimbabwe
Martha O’Donovan is an unlikely African revolutionary. The New Jersey native grew up in the comfortable suburb of Bridgewater, went on to New York University, and became a Fulbright scholar,...
Jets' playoff hopes hinge on stopping Cam Newton, Panthers
For a team being pronounced dead on Labor Day, it is amazing the Jets find themselves still in the playoff hunt a few days after Thanksgiving. But that is exactly...
Photographer reveals all of Victoria's secrets
Call him the luckiest man with a camera. About 20 years ago, photographer Russell James was hired by Victoria’s Secret to infuse their campaigns with a fashion- forward look. At...
This $100K collection of '80s memorabilia is totally tubular
This Bronx guy is like, totally living in a material world. John-Paul Annunziato thinks the ’80s are so rad, he’s shelled out more than $100,000 so far to build a...
Unlikely hero keeps Ohio State's playoff hopes alive
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — J.T. Barrett took off and ran, as he had a thousand times before. Ohio State was down six in the Big House — a game the...
Teacher allegedly gave student gifts and cash for sex
A Queens high-school teacher became a student’s “sugar daddy” — showering her with gifts, cash and a no-show job in exchange for sex, investigators found. And, just as shockingly, taxpayers...
Scientist claims Rose could've saved Jack in 'Titanic'
There was a lot of spare room on the floating door that Rose clings to as the ship sinks in the film "Titanic," but director James Cameron has maintained that...
You could potentially make $40K off your car
Imagine that you’re buying a $40,000 car. Now imagine a world in which you could negotiate the sale of all the data generated by its five sensors: traction control, headlights,...
How a failed cartoonist hit the big time with 'Wimpy Kid'
In the late ’90s, Jeff Kinney was trying to make it as a newspaper cartoonist, and it wasn’t happening. “I couldn’t make any headway at all, just generic rejection,” Kinney...
Angry driver tries to cut into Trump's motorcade
A motorist tried to cut his van into President Trump's motorcade in Florida on Saturday afternoon -- and gestured obscenely when cops pulled him over, reports said. "A man in...
These shoulder pads could help the future of football
They stand shoulder-to-shoulder in the conviction that they have enhanced player safety in the NFL on down to the high school football level. With the NFL fixated on helmet innovation...
Hunter charged with shooting truck he mistook for deer
A hunter in western New York shot a pick-up truck when he mistook it for a buck -- just days after a man in the same region killed a woman...
Eli Apple's attitude toward criticism led to near walk-out
Eli Apple’s second NFL season with the Giants continues to deteriorate. The cornerback taken with the 10th overall pick in the 2016 draft was so upset with pointed criticism directed...
Noah Syndergaard roasts Trump over 'Person of the Year' claim
Mets fireballer Noah Syndergaard used Twitter Saturday to poke fun at President Trump’s Trump says he turned down Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ crown. “Sports Illustrated called and said I was...
How Tim Tebow is juggling baseball workouts and TV job
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tim Tebow's goal going forward is simple: Play ball! Professional baseball, to be more specific. The former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback said Friday that he...
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson on his childhood, boxing and embracing Brooklyn
The Post’s Steve Serby took some time for a Q&A session with Nets forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Q: What was the worst thing you saw growing up in Chester, Pa? A:...
Christians fought the first War on Christmas — and other festive facts
As you prepare to make the rounds at holiday cocktail parties and family gatherings this season, now seems like a good time to stock up on conversational Christmas tidbits. Recite...
UN diplomat's wife accused of stealing artifacts from dig sites
A nonagenarian Aussie nicknamed "Indiana Joan" is a real life "tomb raider" -- accused of looting dozens of artifacts worth millions of dollars from Middle Eastern countries, officials said. Joan...
Navy identifies sailors missing after plane crash
The Navy on Saturday released the names of three sailors still missing after a transport plane crashed in the Philippine Sea. Lt. Steven Combs and Seaman Apprentice Bryan Grosso, both...
The Knicks' flaws were on display in an unforgivable loss
HOUSTON – Anyone who labeled the Knicks for real after a historic victory over a tough Raptors squad Wednesday at the Garden, received a stark reminder Friday after a trip...
Teen wanted in grandmother's death is nabbed en route to Canada
An "armed and dangerous" Florida teen wanted in connection with the death of his grandmother was detained by US Border patrol agents -- as he made a desperate bid to...
Two men questioned in London subway terror scare
LONDON — Two men sought by authorities after an altercation at a central London subway station that led to panic at the heart of the Oxford Street shopping district turned...
Chip Kelly has decided where he wants to coach again
LOS ANGELES — Chip Kelly is headed to UCLA with plans to create another Pac-12 powerhouse. The coach who helped changed college football with his groundbreaking offense at Oregon agreed...
Thieves make off with $10 after mugging man in building lobby
This is the moment three thieves mocked and pummeled a 56-year-old man in his Bronx building before snatching his wallet -- which contained just $10, cops said Saturday. The robbers...
15 books you should buy for everyone on your gift list
Books make the very best gifts — in addition to being generally wonderful, they travel well, are easy to wrap and are relatively inexpensive, to boot. Best of all, nothing...
Unhinged coverage of Trump is hurting the media
Turn down the volume. Unclench your fist. Turn the dial back down from 11. Trump isn’t going anywhere for a while. Deal with it. A year ago this week, I...
One boy dead, five teens hurt in shooting on Cleveland street
CLEVELAND — Six children have been shot on a Cleveland street, one fatally. Police say the shooting happened Friday night and the victims were boys ranging in age from 12...
Universities revoke journalism awards given to Charlie Rose
PHOENIX — Charlie Rose, who was fired this week by CBS News and whose program was canceled by PBS in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations from multiple women, had...
Egypt says mosque gunmen were carrying ISIS flag
CAIRO - Gunmen who attacked a mosque on Friday in Egypt’s North Sinai brandished an Islamic State flag as they opened fire through doorways and windows, killing more than 300...
'Ghost gun' sellers under fire from gun-control group
LOS ANGELES — A gun control group founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords asked two web hosting companies on Friday to shut down websites selling parts and machines that...
Here's what the US is doing in Africa
Last month, four American soldiers died in an ambush in Niger, a country few college graduates can locate on a map. Media figures either couldn’t pronounce the name properly or...
'The Good Doctor' is 'Will and Grace' for people with autism
If you don’t know the name Shaun Murphy, you soon will. He is the protagonist on “The Good Doctor,” a new ABC show about a brilliant young surgeon who works...
Nobel Literature Prize group bans man due to allegations of sexual misconduct
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The director of a Stockholm cultural center has been banned by the Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Literature Prize, from attending a Nobel banquet after several...
Islamic extremist arrested in American blogger's grisly death
DHAKA - Bangladesh police said on Saturday they had arrested an Islamist militant wanted in connection with the 2015 killing of a U.S. blogger critical of religious extremism. Deputy police...
Police detain teacher accused of abusing nursery school students
BEIJING - Beijing police investigating alleged child abuse at a kindergarten run by RYB Education Inc said on Saturday they had detained a teacher, in the latest scandal to hit...
Death toll rises in Egyptian mosque attack
Hundreds of shoes left behind outside the al-Rawda Mosque in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula were a sad reminder of the brutal toll of a terror attack there Friday. The number of...
Body of dead man possibly from North Korea found on Japan coast
TOKYO — Japan’s Coast Guard found the body of a male and parts of a wooden boat suspected to be from North Korea on the coast of one of Japan’s...
Youth pastor charged with killing family on Thanksgiving
A Virginia youth pastor has been arrested in the shooting deaths of his wife, stepdaughter and the stepdaughter’s boyfriend in their home on Thanksgiving Day, police said. Christopher Gattis, 58,...
Ben McAdoo thinks he knows why Evan Engram's drops are up
Tight end Evan Engram has shown great promise in his rookie year, but he is stumbling to the finish line of his first NFL season, dropping two more passes in...
UCLA star QB knocked out of game after getting sacked 3 times
Josh Rosen wasn’t long for UCLA, but his college career may have ended sooner than even he expected. The potential No. 1 pick in next April’s NFL draft got knocked...
Rangers' Boo Nieves forced to exit with 'hip-pointer'
Finally, the Rangers had a consistent fourth line, but it doesn’t seem like it’s going to last very long. The pivot of that group, Boo Nieves, was forced to leave...
Todd Bowles: 'Legend' Darrelle Revis will thrive with Chiefs
Former Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis is back in the NFL after agreeing to a two-year deal with the Chiefs earlier this week. On Friday, Jets coach Todd Bowles was asked...
Lakers assistant caught dissing D'Angelo Russell on hot mic
D’Angelo Russell hasn’t played a game for the Lakers since last April and is 3,000 miles away in Brooklyn, but his former team is still throwing shade at the 21-year-old...
Why Paxton Lynch won't be the fantasy disaster you think
Nothing can create more mystery in fantasy football than a quarterback change. Such moves are like an Agatha Christie whodunit within a suspenseful Thomas Harris setting that sometimes delivers Edgar...
Teen details how NYPD cops tried to silence her after rape
The teenager who claims she was raped by two NYPD detectives while under arrest detailed to The Post Friday how cops barged into her hospital room and “aggressively” tried to...
St. John's learns Michael Porter's brother is a stud, too
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — St. John’s didn’t have to deal with Michael Porter Jr., the likely one-and-done top-five draft pick who underwent back surgery Tuesday. Unfortunately for the Red...
Rangers' Brady Skjei much more than a jersey on an SNL skit
This is some of what George McPhee saw when, as general manager of the then-embryonic Vegas franchise, he scouted the 2016 World Championships in Russia. “That No. 76, I like...
Desi Rodriguez's season-best game helps Seton Hall rebound
Seton Hall spent Friday morning watching film and the Pirates did not like what they saw, especially defensively. Once it was time to take the court, the 20th-ranked Pirates decided...
Breaking down why brutal loss didn't ruin Miami's playoff dream
The loss was ugly, against a sub-.500 opponent, but don’t count Miami out of the College Football Playoff. Friday’s unexpected 24-14 loss at Pittsburgh only heightened the significance of the...
It's the perfect time to take a fantasy football risk
Thanksgiving represents a time when we acknowledge and appreciate everything we have in life. As a fantasy football owner, you should also be grateful for the three-game Thursday slate which...
Enes Kanter was 'crying like a baby' watching Knicks' ugly loss
ATLANTA — It was unclear which hurt more after the Knicks’ 116-104 collapse to the awful Hawks — Enes Kanter’s back or his heart. Kanter missed a game for the...
'I'm so embarrassed': Owner struggling to get back pup left in cab
A Manhattan woman left her puppy in a taxi on Thanksgiving — and is now getting a costly lesson in responsible dog ownership before she’s allowed to get her back....
Auburn and Alabama in line for most intense Iron Bowl ever
AUBURN, Ala. — In Alabama, identities are established before names. Hate is taught as quickly as love. “You leave the hospital, they stamp your birth certificate Alabama or Auburn,” Alabama...
Jets rookie safeties will face their biggest challenge yet
The Panthers, whose offense accumulated a franchise record 548 net yards in their latest game, a 45-21 rout of the Dolphins, are about to get one of their biggest playmakers...