December 23, 2017
Warehouse workers may be replaced by tech-savvy counterparts
Workers protesting current conditions at local warehouses serving Amazon and other retailers will soon find the work much more highly paid and less stressful — with much better benefits and...
Entrepreneurs share these habits on their road to success
Here’s a game plan for business success in 2018. Keep going. Don’t quit in the face of failure. Always keep learning. Stay passionate, and get the most out of every...
iPhone's Siri accidentally called upon by theater actor on stage
Et tu, Siri? A British theater-goer’s loud iPhone turned one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies into a comedy of errors. After Edward Stone, playing Cassius in “Julius Caesar,’’ delivered the...
Rangers brought down by the details in embarrassing fashion
Some 70 feet across the ice from where Michael Grabner burst across the line on the left side, Kevin Hayes had the best look of all as the Austrian Express...
What to expect from the GOP tax bill roll out
The federal tax shakeup will impact American lives in big and small ways for years to come. Miserable married people should get a divorce lawyer on speed-dial. Starting with marriages...
Bilal Powell: Chargers coach showed me 'the ropes'
Chargers coach Anthony Lynn knows Jets running back Bilal Powell very well. Lynn was the Jets’ running backs coach when the team drafted Powell in 2011, and Lynn spent the...
Tax cuts are already benefiting American workers
Just over a year ago, President-elect Donald Trump delivered his first holiday message to the economy by saving close to 1,000 factory jobs from moving to Mexico just before Christmas....
New York's brewers, distillers are toasting GOP tax overhaul
The Big Apple’s craft brewers and liquor distillers are toasting a new rule hidden deep in the GOP’s tax overhaul that drastically slashes federal taxes on boutique producers of beer,...
Lawmakers want accident-prone bike lane removed
A new bike lane on Northern Boulevard in Queens has become such a magnet for car crashes that lawmakers are demanding that it be removed. “You have created a very...
Astronomers chase fastest star ever detected
Astronomers in Chile are tracing the fastest star ever detected — and it’s zipping around a black hole in the Milky Way at 18 million miles an hour. The accelerating...
A simple solution for Wilpons if they hate owning Mets so much
After the week the Mets have had, it may be time to ask a very simple question of Fred Wilpon, Jeff Wilpon and Saul Katz: (Not that they’d answer, of...
Nets blow big early lead, fall in overtime to Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS — The Nets couldn’t build on Friday’s win over the Wizards — their best victory of the season — and were beaten by the Pacers yet again. After the...
How a white supremacist learned to leave hatred behind
Christian Picciolini had gone to sleep just after midnight when a noise outside his window woke him up. The 17-year-old had started many fights and beaten up a lot of...
Rangers’ comeback cut short by a disallowed goal
The Rangers had a little talk amongst themselves after this one, and the message was clear. “Recharge,” Brady Skjei relayed, “and ready to get back after Christmas.” The recharge is...
Here's why your online Christmas gifts haven't arrived yet
If you are wondering why those last-minute online gifts didn’t arrive, they may be sitting in a New Jersey warehouse, while workers use delays as leverage to get better working...
Trump makes presidential coin all about him
The presidential challenge coin is now Trumpified. The commander in chief took a hands-on role in the redesign of the challenge coin, a medallion that presidents hand out as mementos,...
The Christmas poem that made a scholar immortal
Born in New York City in 1779, Clement Clarke Moore became a noted lecturer and writer. Yet his life would merit little more than a footnote in New York’s history,...
Advice for Browns from QB who knows the lasting pain of 0-16
The Browns find themselves on the doorstep of history once again. It isn’t easy to go 0-16. Only the Detroit Lions have done it, and that was nine years ago....
Don't look now, Falcons have shot at another Super Bowl run
Since the Falcons’ poor start, we’ve spent some time in this space speculating whether they were about to become another clichéd statistic as a Super Bowl runner-up falling into a...
Red Sox pitcher has domestic assault case retired
BOSTON — A domestic assault case involving Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright has been retired for one year, according to the Boston Herald. According to the law firm representing him,...
We are now witnessing the sad decline of Sidney Crosby
We made the list, checked it twice and well, it was hard to believe. Of the 29 NHL forwards who had played as least 500 minutes at five-on-five entering Saturday’s...
CUNY architect suing university over gender pay gap
A veteran, Ivy League-educated CUNY architect is suing the university for allegedly paying her less than male colleagues with less experience and education. Kay Xanthakos, a chief architect with the...
Mets listening to offers for Juan Lagares
In their quest to find extra payroll flexibility, the Mets are listening to inquiries on Juan Lagares, but there is skepticism within the industry the oft-injured outfielder will be dealt...
Sicko allegedly rapes, punches and robs 15-year-old girl: cops
Cops are hunting a sicko who allegedly raped, punched and robbed a 15-year-old girl during a planned hang-out gone wrong in Brooklyn this week, police said on Saturday. The victim...
Dolphins won't weather the elements or the Chiefs
CHIEFS (-10¹/₂) over Dolphins: Miami is fresh from chilly no-show in upstate New York when getting throttled by the Bills, Sunday’s high in Kansas City may reach freezing point, but...
100-year-old barmaid has the secret to long life
She's got the cure for what ale's ya. A centenarian French barmaid has revealed the secret to old age: no milk or fruit -- and drink booze, but only in...
Man in critical condition after cabbie hits him while walking dog
A yellow cab driver slammed into a man walking his pooch on the Upper East Side Saturday morning, leaving him clinging to life, police said. The victim, who neighbors identified...
Judge partially lifts Trump administration ban on refugees
SEATTLE — A federal judge in Seattle has partially lifted a Trump administration ban on certain refugees. U.S. District Judge James Robart ruled Saturday for the American Civil Liberties Union...
My tough childhood taught me the true meaning of Christmas
My first real memory of Christmas was when I was 5 years old. I had gotten a cheap little plastic Nativity scene with a tiny Baby Jesus which truly mesmerized...
United didn't do enough when drunk on flight groped me: woman
A former education adviser to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said she was repeatedly groped by a drunk on a United flight to New Jersey. Katie Campos wrote on Twitter...
I was forced to raise my kids in Texas for 14 years
‘Look!” shouted my older daughter, Daphne, then 2 and a half , as she pointed to a cow. “Mooooooo.” “Moo is right,” I said, squeezed between car seats on the...
Mom remembers son tragically killed by dad on Christmas
Svetlana Bukharina took her 3-year-old son to see Santa, not knowing it would be his last Christmas. Little Kirill could hardly contain his excitement as he sprinted over to Saint...
Man who mugged elderly woman may have attacked others: cops
A 65-year-old man was busted for robbing an elderly woman at knifepoint in Manhattan — and cops believe the sick senior is responsible for at least seven similar attacks in...
IRS probing CUNY for how it funds administrators' housing
The IRS is probing whether CUNY has been improperly paying for the housing of Chancellor James Milliken and other lodging to some of its college presidents, The Post has learned....
White House denies Trump said Haitian immigrants 'all have AIDS'
The White House vehemently denied a report Saturday that President Trump made wildly offensive comments about immigrants during an Oval Office meeting -- where he reportedly said that Haitians "all...
This 9/11 hero gave the gift of life to a total stranger
His body battered and neck broken, Kevin Shea’s life hung from a thread on Sept. 11, 2001. The third-generation firefighter was just outside the South Tower when it collapsed. He...
Met conductor denies apprentice's sexual misconduct allegations
Metropolitan Opera conductor Joseph Colaneri has denied sexual misconduct allegations lodged against him by a woman who claims she was harassed as a young apprentice. “Truth and integrity are core...
It's going to be a very wet Christmas
Anyone dreaming of a Wet Christmas? Just-too-warm temperatures mean that chances for snow in the city on Christmas morning are melting fast. That will be a big disappointment for Benancia...
It's finally time for Jets to focus on the future
We have reached the “play out the string” portion of the Jets’ schedule. The playoffs are no longer a possibility after last week’s loss in New Orleans. They are now...
Trump slams FBI's McCabe over planned retirement
President Trump unloaded on Andrew McCabe Saturday amid reports that the embattled FBI deputy director plans to jump from the agency in early March, when he becomes eligible to retire....
I met my son on the New York City subway
Most New Yorkers would feel lucky to find a dollar on the subway. But Matthew Greene found something better: a son. Greene, a 30-year-old teacher who lives in Harlem, first...
Washington Generals: We're no longer Globetrotters' punching bag
Here’s to those who love not wisely No, not wisely but too well … To the girl who sighs with envy When she hears that wedding bell … To the...
NYC's slowest bus route is about as fast as walking
Big Apple bus riders may be better off walking. The city’s slowest bus route — the M42 — slogs along 42nd Street between First and Twelfth avenues at a sloth-like...
Dazzling Barzal, stout defense help Islanders roll
When Mathew Barzal scored his second goal of the first period Saturday, it marked the first time the Islanders center had recorded a multi-goal game in his brief NHL career....
Dad charged with murdering worker in supermarket
A father-of-two was charged Saturday with the murder of the supermarket worker stabbed to death in front of stunned shoppers. Neville Hord appeared in York Magistrates' Court on where he...
Adam Silver bet right on Knicks' Christmas showdown
To further Stan Van Gundy’s wild conspiracy theory that the NBA gave the Knicks a break with their early-season schedule, perhaps commissioner Adam Silver wanted to ensure a Merry Kristaps....
Billionaire couple faced financial woes before 'suspicious' deaths
A Canadian billionaire couple whose brutal deaths are being investigated as a possible murder-suicide, were enmeshed in dozens of lawsuits, a government investigation, and seemed to be under financial pressure....
Family problems are impacting Giants' pariah Eli Apple
It has been a disaster of a season for Eli Apple, a first-round pick in 2016 whose career is careening towards bust territory. He's been benched, made inactive, embarrassed in...
London Zoo blaze leaves aardvark dead, meerkats missing
An aardvark was killed and four meerkats were missing and presumed dead in a fire at the London Zoo early Saturday, officials said. One person was taken to a hospital...
Female Vice staffers reveal rampant sexual harassment
Vice lives up to its name. The Brooklyn-based billion-dollar global media company created a pervasive pervy workplace environment where female staff were regularly forced to fend off unwanted advances from...
Giants' desert trip can prove last week wasn't a mirage
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Giants arrive home early Christmas Day and the always prepared Eli Manning is not certain what he will do. Does he try to catch a few...
Seton Hall guard ejected after a near-brawl with Manhattan
An already unsettling week took another wrong turn Saturday afternoon for Seton Hall. The day after senior forward Ismael Sanogo was suspended indefinitely for violating team and school rules, and...
Ezekiel Elliott's return, Gronk-Bills reunion highlight Week 16
Two weeks remain in the NFL regular season, and there are still division titles and playoff positions to be earned, postseason skids possibly snapped, and the potential for a winless...
Miss America execs resign after disgusting emails surface
There they go — a series of vulgar e-mails has toppled the leaders of the Miss America pageant. The pageant’s executive chairman, its president and the chairwoman of its board...
Men in NYC are this bad at sex
Even maneaters prefer eating over men. About 74 percent of Big Apple ladies crave “amazing food” over “amazing sex,” according to a recent survey of 3,000 women. “I’ll take buttery...
Doctor running sham clinic finally loses medical license
A Queens doctor revealed by The Post to be running a sham clinic has finally lost her medical license. Dr. Dorothy Ogundu was convicted of 29 felony counts in October...
Two men fatally shot on residential block on Long Island
A Long Island truck driver and a friend were shot dead in front of the driver’s Medford home early Saturday — and the driver’s father desperately tried to save his...
Islanders' key defenseman in limbo with 'long-term' injury
Doug Weight wasn’t ready to put an end to Calvin de Haan’s season just yet, but the Islanders coach described his defenseman’s status with a shoulder injury as out “indefinitely”...
No-show doc shirked surgeries while raking in $7.3M: lawsuit
One of New York City’s highest paid surgeons -- who made $7.3 million last year -- was a virtual ghost in the operating room, leaving more than 1,000 patients in...
Steve Spagnuolo on Giants stars, coaching icons and Bobby Orr
Giants interim head coach Steve Spagnuolo took a timeout as the season winds down to have some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Would you want the Giants’ head-coaching...
The most thrilling and fascinating books of 2017
NONFICTION Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America Nancy MacLean (Viking) A fascinating academic look at the 60-year campaign to make libertarianism mainstream and...
Obama's lax discipline policies made schools dangerous
Since President Barack Obama pressured educators to adopt a new code of conduct making it harder to suspend or expel students of color, even kids who punch out their teacher...
ESPN embraces racial-slur rapper for halftime show
Tuesday morning I read “Under One Roof,” a short but powerful book written by Adam Henig about spring training in the 1950s and ’60s in St. Petersburg, Fla., and how...
Derek Jeter's Yankees persona won't fix his Marlins mess
Derek Jeter endured public humiliation Tuesday night. It was his finest moment since becoming the face of the Marlins. For it was a bit of a baseball miracle that Jeter...
Man shot during fight at Coney Island bar
An armed man was shot several times during a bar brawl in Coney Island early Saturday, police said. The suspect fired at his victim, identified by sources as Jaquin Royall,...
Man jumps eight stories to escape deadly fire
This is the dramatic moment a jumped from an eight-story building that had been engulfed by fire. But the man's fall was broken by firefighters with an air mattress after...
Florida State clarifies eligibility status for bowl game
After spending a day caught up in what looked like an embarrassing gaffe for the NCAA, it turns out Florida State is officially eligible for the Independence Bowl. The story,...
This town celebrates Christmas with an Italian-American feast
PITTSBURGH — It’s just after 6 o’clock in the morning, but Joseph Sabino Mistick is already on his second cappuccino and is now buying a round for everyone who just...
Tribe moving from shrinking Louisiana island to sugar cane farm
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana officials have chosen a sugar cane farm as the next home for residents of a tiny, shrinking island — a move funded with a 2016 federal...
Russia issues warning after US announces military aid for Ukraine
MOSCOW - The U.S. decision to supply weapons to Ukraine is dangerous as it will encourage Kiev to use force in eastern Ukraine, Russian officials said on Saturday. The U.S....
Princess play is an important step for girls
After years of backlash, princesses are finally making a comeback. This summer, Gal Gadot’s Princess Diana of Themyscira, aka “Wonder Woman,” hit theatres, inspiring girls to imagine themselves as Amazon...
Deadly wildfire is now the largest in California history
LOS ANGELES — A California wildfire that has killed two people and seared its way through cities, towns and wilderness northwest of Los Angeles became the largest blaze ever officially...
Dozens killed by mudslides and flash floods in Philippines
MANILA - A tropical storm in the southern Philippines triggered mudslides and flash floods that killed more than 100 people, while dozens are missing, police and disaster officials said on...
Gunman targeted police officers in shooting spree: authorities
Authorities in Harrisburg, Pa., were wondering Friday what drove a 51-year-old man to go on an afternoon shooting spree in which he apparently targeted police officers. Police eventually shot and...
'Morgue men of Mosul' detail grisly work under ISIS butchers
MOSUL, Iraq — The young man ended up on the morgue’s examining table in two parts. He had been seized for selling cigarettes, a crime usually punished by flogging by...
Kristaps Porzingis gets his mojo back
DETROIT — After scoring 28 points more than he did a night earlier, Kristaps Porzingis said he knows he’s on the right track. Bouncing back from a his NBA-worst 0-for-11,...
'We want Okafor' chants go unanswered
As the fourth quarter drew on and the Nets’ rout of the Wizards drew out Friday night, a chant of “We Want Okafor! We Want Okafor!” got louder and louder....
One Giant has proven he's a big part of the future
There are almost as many positives with this Giants season as there are Mets fans in favor of the Wilpons as owners. A year that began with Super Bowl expectations...
Proof Omar Minaya had more hits than misses in first Mets stint
Now that Omar Minaya has come back to Queens, here’s a look at some of the hits and misses from his tumultuous six-year tenure as Mets GM from 2004-2010: Hits...
Erasmus Hall keeps sending football players to highest level
Hanging in Danny Landberg’s office at Erasmus Hall High School is Curtis Samuel’s transcript. It’s not for aesthetics — it’s for impact. When a talented player enters the football program...
Davis Webb no closer to making debut
Davis Webb may be getting more work in practice, but that has yet to mean anything Sunday, and it likely won’t this week either. Interim coach Steve Spagnuolo said Geno...
Jesper Fast out two-to-three weeks with 'tough' quad injury
For a team that has struggled to defend, this was not good news. The Rangers announced Friday that one of their most reliable two-way forwards, Jesper Fast, will miss the...
WWE star talks Strowman, wrestling at 50 and his political future
Kane, in what may be one of his final main-event runs, looks across the ring into a mirror and WWE’s future. Since his return turn to WWE television in October,...
20 killed when bus falls off bridge into river in India
NEW DELHI — At least 20 people have been killed after a passenger bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a river in the western Indian state of Rajasthan....
Jermaine Kearse refuses to get comfortable missing playoffs
The season didn’t start as Jermaine Kearse expected — and won’t end the way he’s accustomed to. With two games remaining in his first season with the Jets, the veteran...
Austin Seferian-Jenkins must be major part of the Jets' future
The time since that day in late January has gone by rather quickly. But when Austin Seferian-Jenkins looks in the mirror now, he likes what he sees. Seferian-Jenkins’ first day...