December 30, 2017
Curry delivers dominant outing after 11-game hiatus
OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry hoisted his signature tunnel shot, signed a few quick autographs when daughter Riley arrived to greet him and he briefly held his arm around her...
How do we track down stocks from a company that was divided?
Dear John: My mother worked for Western Electric and had tons of stock. As you know, the company divided up in 1984. My mother was receiving notices about her shares...
Everyone has a right to protest in their own way
Dear John: Now that we are nearing the end of football season, perhaps it is time for the network brass to recognize two things: Football players are not their employees,...
Tom Brady the GOAT, Eli Apple the goat in weird, wild NFL year
As the NFL irregular season — anthem protests, Trump versus the league, player safety foibles, Raging Jerry Jones, what the hell is a catch anyway? — comes to an end,...
Cosmo editor locked herself in closet during taping of magazine's show
Which high-ranking editor at Cosmopolitan hit her breaking point and locked herself in the fashion closet during the taping of the magazine’s reality show earlier this year? The temper tantrum...
Caris LeVert making the Nets' second unit 'his group'
BOSTON — Logistics and circumstance — not talent — are keeping Caris LeVert on the Nets’ bench. And more and more, the young guard is making that bench his. LeVert...
Matthew Broderick to read 'A Christmas Memory' at NJ Church
Matthew Broderick, a high-priced talent with an estimated net worth of $45 million, is in the Christmas spirit. His next performance will be far off-off-Broadway, but it is sold out,...
How wearing dresses is helping to fight human trafficking
Talk about dress for success. Blythe Hill started Dressember in 2009 as a fun way to get her friends to wear dresses for the month of December. Little did she...
The Mooch will spend New Year's Eve at steakhouse
After a roller-coaster year, briefly tenured White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci will be ringing in the New Year with a few famous friends at his Midtown steakhouse, Hunt and...
Will de Blasio bungle another Staten Island pool project?
It’s the mayor’s goof that keeps on giving. Back in 2014, the Salvation Army announced it would use $90 million in donations from the estate of McDonald’s heiress Joan Kroc...
NYC officer checking lead paint runs unregistered nonprofit
The bureaucrat appointed chief compliance officer for the city Housing Authority in the wake of a lead-paint-testing scandal has compliance issues of her own. Edna Wells Handy became responsible for...
St. John's knows formula it needs to beat Seton Hall
There’s no secret what has to change. No magic formula. And it has nothing to do with the achy knees of leading scorers Shamorie Ponds or Marcus LoVett. “We have...
Lottery glitch gives woman winning ticket after winning ticket
Nicole Coggins, who lives in Liberty, SC, thought it was a Christmas miracle when she bought a winning $500 “Holiday Cash” insta-pay ticket. Then she bought three more — all...
The economy is in store for more success in 2018
Some would say it’s going to be tough to top 2017 for its stock market performance, but perhaps it’s time to look at other asset classes for 2018. For starters,...
Former Reagan adviser says tax cut will jump-start the economy
Republicans got at least one key point of the tax cuts right this time, and that will jump-start the economy, a Reaganite economist said. The latest round of cuts, which...
Anti-Semitism is sweeping Germany
A Jewish leader in Germany says anti-Semitism is so rampant that police are needed to protect participants in public religious events. Charlotte Knobloch, the former president of the Central Council...
The Wall Street epidemic being kept behind closed doors
While the opioid epidemic ravages rural America, Wall Street is not immune to its scourge. In fact, given its unique pressures, the securities industry leaves its professionals particularly vulnerable to...
Ex-Trump aide's drunken gossip was key to Russia probe: report
A former Trump campaign aide who took a guilty plea in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe was the linchpin of the FBI’s investigation of Kremlin influence in the 2016...
This year's Times Square confetti has personalized New Year's wishes
World peace, health and prosperity — and a kiss from Katy Perry. They are among the thousands of wishes scrawled on colorful slips of confetti that will flutter down on...
Kristaps Porzingis busts slump to rescue Knicks in rare road win
NEW ORLEANS — Kristaps Porzingis broke out of his slump with a 30-point game and rose up in the clutch. Jarrett Jack, this time, hit last-second free throws. And the...
Market analysts see booming stock growth in 2018
Happy New Year, Wall Street — pop that Champagne cork because 2018 could be another great year for massive wealth creation. With rising 401(k)s expected to push average balances back into...
Cynthia Nixon is helping raise funds for de Blasio pals' nonprofit
Miranda is wading into New York’s biggest political rivalry. As rumors swirl about “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon challenging Gov. Cuomo in next year’s Democratic primary, the activist...
FDNY chiefs recall first moments at deadly Bronx fire
They roll up into a nightmare of fire and ice — and somehow create order out of a chaos of smoke and terror. The first two officials at the scene...
Holy guacamole! — Giant avocado sets world record
It’s the guac of the town! This avocado, at five pounds, 3.6 ounces is officially the world’s heaviest, Guinness World Records confirmed this week. Hawaii resident Pamela Wang was on...
Cold weather causes Niagara Falls to nearly freeze over
While much of the East Coast is facing chilly weather — including New York City, which is expected to be just 11 degrees when the ball drops in Times Square...
For New York businesses, expect more pain in 2018
Businesses throughout America are set for a big break in 2018, thanks to GOP tax cuts. Here in New York? They’d better brace for more hits. To kick things off,...
Finally: Signs of a real economic recovery for the US
Christmas brought some good news for the US economy: the best holiday-season retail-sales spike since 2011. That’s the word from Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks sales both online and in traditional...
How Katharine McPhee is showing her secret dark side
When we first met Katharine McPhee back in 2006 — the year the Sherman Oaks, Calif., native was voted runner-up on “American Idol” — the young singer, then 22 years...
Hero paramedic jumps into freezing Hudson to save man's life
A heroic FDNY paramedic plunged into freezing waters to rescue a man in the Hudson on Saturday afternoon. Niall O'Shaughnessy, 40, a veteran paramedic with the department, was working with...
No end to problems caused by intrusive ‘instant’ replay
Last week, as the NFL’s replay rules again created consternation after again being revealed as a totally unintended game-determinant that reduces football to the unrecognizable — a weekly matter born...
Mark-Viverito's likely successor could give de Blasio trouble
This is one speaker who might actually speak up. Councilman Corey Johnson, poised to become the next City Council Speaker on Wednesday, is in lock-step with Mayor de Blasio on...
Trump: I use social media to fight 'dishonest and unfair press'
President Trump on Saturday paused from his holiday break to slam the news media on Twitter. “I use Social Media not because I like to, but because it is the...
2 reportedly killed as mass protests in Iran turn violent
Iran’s major cities descended into chaos Saturday as anti-government protesters hurled stones at cops — who fought back with tear gas. Social media reported that two demonstrators were shot dead...
Why the Winter Classic is 'something you remember forever'
Before the festivities begin in earnest, Rick Nash provided an honest explanation of what the Winter Classic means to the Rangers. “I don’t know if it makes sense — it’s...
Young local stars evoke memories of past rookie greats
Mathew Barzal, a legitimate threat to Brock Boeser, Clayton Keller and Malcolm Subban for the Calder Trophy, would constitute a special rookie class unto himself around these parts, given the...
This 11-year-old got wrongly caught up in Pervnado
Jonathan Lopez, a Brooklyn sixth-grader in a schoolyard tussle with two girls, got caught up in the sex-harassment tornado. Jonathan insists he only tried to grab the water bottle and...
Widow of slain reporter won't rest until killers are brought to justice
Days before he was executed in the Iraqi port city of Basra, New York City journalist Steven Vincent had warned the world about the “death car.” In an opinion article...
Endless possibilities await NYC sports fans in 2018
How is it that the song goes? We’ll take a cup of kindness yet For auld lang syne … Nobody quite knows what that means, of course, but Sunday night...
Teacher fired for showing students classical paintings containing nudity
A Utah teacher was fired earlier this month following complaints made against him after he showed images of classical paintings containing nudity in a classroom seen by fifth and sixth-graders....
Creep busted for massaging random teen in airport: cops
A man who made a name for himself as the "Piggyback Bandit" was busted this week for massaging the back of a teenage boy at Newark Airport, police said Saturday....
Second Avenue subway gave a big boost to nearby businesses
The $4.45 billion Second Avenue subway is a boon for business, increasing traffic at Upper East Side shops and restaurants by as much as 30 percent in its first year,...
Ponte forced me out after I refused to lie about jail violence: ex-corrections official
A former high-ranking Correction Department official claims then-Commissioner Joseph Ponte forced him to lie about violence inside the jail and drummed him out of the agency when he refused to...
Yankees rise, Giants crash, Knicks find hope: 2017 in review
Well, there goes another year into the books that somehow marched merrily on without a championship from a New York City team. If you’re keeping score, come May 3, 2018,...
Putin wishes Trump 'pragmatic cooperation' in New Year's telegram
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s traditional New Year’s telegram to President Trump included wishes for “pragmatic cooperation” between Russia and the US. The missive was one of a series of messages...
Meet the hidden — sometimes bizarre — mascots of NYC
Mr. Met, meet your municipal match. The city has at least 13 kooky mascots and costumed characters pushing agency agendas and doing public outreach, like preaching recycling or teaching fire...
Flight attendant says pro-Trump pilot hit and berated her
A flight attendant says she was bumped and berated by a pilot for challenging his racist, pro-gun, pro-Trump rants before a La Guardia Airport flight. In a dispute that brought...
'Prankster' behind innocent man's death has history of phony 911 calls
A man busted for allegedly phoning in a fake hostage situation — leading to an innocent Kansas dad’s shooting death by cops — is a serial prankster with a record...
Mom of tot who started Bronx fire could've warned us: resident
The mom whose toddler started the city's deadliest blaze in recent memory could have done more to warn her neighbors of the fire, said an angry Bronx resident whose four...
The Knicks are slowly expanding Frank Ntilikina's role
NEW ORLEANS – Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek isn’t ready to vault rookie point guard Frank Ntilikina into the starting lineup – at least not yet. Ntilikina is coming off his...
Months after hurricane, only half of Puerto Rico has power
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The revelation that more than 660,000 power customers across Puerto Rico still lack electricity more than three months after Hurricane Maria has sparked outrage, surprise...
Meet Mike Francesa's replacements, who aren't 'afraid of s--t'
Steve Serby takes some time to chat with the three afternoon drive-time hosts who are replacing Mike Francesa — Chris Carlin, Bart Scott and Maggie Gray. The show officially kicks...
2 security guards killed at Vegas hotel-casino: cops
LAS VEGAS — Police in Las Vegas say two security guards are dead after being shot in a room at a hotel-casino. Police say the alleged shooter ran away after...
Man found fatally shot in the Bronx
A man was found fatally shot in the head on a Bronx street late Friday, cops said. A passerby found the wounded 38-year-old victim lying on the ground around at...
Porzingis is simmering, but has a secret for avoiding technical fouls
NEW ORLEANS — Kristaps Porzingis admits he has had a tough time fighting frustration on the court over not getting a lot of calls. The 7-foot-3 Latvian said he has...
De Blasio will get a pay raise when second term begins
Mayor de Blasio will get a fat 15 percent raise when his second term begins Monday – bumping his salary from $225,000 to $258,750 a year. The $33,750 boost is...
Russia denies report that it supplied fuel to North Korea tankers
Russia’s foreign ministry pushed back Saturday against reports that its oil tankers violate UN sanctions by sneakily supplying fuel to North Korea by means of at-sea cargo transfers. “Russia observes...
18 crazy things that will happen in 2018
If 2017 left you breathless, exhausted by unexpected headlines, then brace yourself. The coming year may bring even more turbulent change, according to the CEOs, academics, economists and other bold...
Dave Gettleman has started his Giants house cleaning
Dave Gettleman is not playing around. One day after he was introduced as the new general manager, he began re-shaping the Giants with swift and decisive force. He fired Marc...
'Grown-ish' star: 'Fake college' is prepping me for the real thing
"Grown-ish" Wednesday, 8 p.m., Freeform "Black-ish” star Yara Shahidi isn’t even in college yet, but her spinoff sitcom, “Grown-ish” — featuring her university-bound character, Zoey Johnson — is giving her...
Baker Mayfield: I'm not 100 percent, but that won't matter
LOS ANGELES – Baker Mayfield is alive, and well, that’s all the Heisman Trophy winner requires to be ready for the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. “I’m not dying,”...
Russian security agency arrests supermarket bombing suspect
MOSCOW — A man was arrested Saturday in connection with a St. Petersburg supermarket bombing that wounded 18 people, Russia’s main domestic security agency said. Eight people remain hospitalized after...
This father-son duo has the coolest job in the NHL
Theirs is the sports world’s iciest father-son relationship. Meet Dan Craig and his son, Mike, a Canadian duo whose family business is perfecting a smooth playing surface for the National...
The Yankees' biggest need is not another starting pitcher
The way I hear it, the Pirates know what the Yankees are willing to do for Gerrit Cole and vice versa, but the discussions never became particularly heated. Movement will...
Michigan scrambles to address chemical contaminants in water
LANSING, Mich. — While the city of Flint still recovers from a lead-tainted water crisis, Michigan is scrambling to combat potential health risks in other tap water that stem from...
What bosses need to do now in the #metoo era
The one place you’d expect to be free from sexual harassment is the human-resources department. But Terry Abbott, an HR professional from Freehold, NY, realized early on in her career...
Woman found dead with pants down in parking lot
A woman was found dead -- with her pants down -- in a Brooklyn parking lot early Saturday, cops said. The unidentified woman may have died of exposure and hypothermia...
Ben Franklin made up 200 terms for being wasted
Ben Franklin is often quoted as having said, “Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy.” But he was actually talking about wine. In a 1779...
Driver clinging to life after plowing Porsche into playground
A speeding driver's car overturned and landed in a Bronx playground early Saturday, police said. The man, 50, was driving a black Porsche north on the Henry Hudson Parkway near...
Why liberals are so pathetically fixated on Watergate
From glancing at the headlines (or even at entertainment news), you could be forgiven for thinking a full-blown Watergate is upon us. “Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg find parallels to...
The tragic romance of a Hollywood star and her young leading man
By 1978, she was a fading Hollywood star of 54, the blond “tart with a heart” of “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “Oklahoma!” He was a 26-year-old Liverpudlian, just starting...
Police identify two men charged for grisly quadruple murder
Two men -- including an ex-con on parole for a Queens armed robbery -- were charged Saturday in the grisly, quadruple murder that nearly wiped out a family in upstate...
Teen dies of carbon monoxide poisoning while having sex in car
A teenage girl has died of carbon monoxide poisoning after having sex in a car while the engine was running. Alena Styukhina, 15, was killed when toxic fumes filled a...
Russian court upholds election ban on opposition leader
President Vladimir Putin’s most vociferous political rival is barred from running in this March’s presidential election, the Russian Supreme Court ruled Saturday. The court turned down Alexei Navalny’s appeal of...
Pence's neighbors hang 'Make America Gay Again' banner
It's been said that good fences make good neighbors. But in Aspen, Colo., this week, Vice President Mike Pence has something different posted between his vacation lodging and that of...
Pentagon: Military to accept transgender recruits in 2018
WASHINGTON - Transgender people will be allowed for the first time to enlist in the U.S. military starting on Monday as ordered by federal courts, the Pentagon said on Friday,...
Parents arrested after confined daughter found frozen to death
A Japanese couple was arrested after their adult daughter, who was confined to a windowless room for at least 15 years, was found dead. Yasutaka Kakimoto, 55, and Yukari Kakimoto,...
New Year's Eve in Times Square sounds like a urine-soaked hell
Standing on your feet for hours during the freezing cold, not having a single sip of water because there’s no restroom to relieve yourself, and being crushed on all sides...
Daughter of Black Lives Matter icon Eric Garner dies at 27
Erica Garner, whose father Eric became a national symbol of excessive police force after a fatal struggle with cops on Staten Island, died early Saturday, her family said. Garner, 27,...
Miss Universe wants to empower women around the world
In June 2017, three months after Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters became Miss South Africa, she was carjacked and held at gunpoint in broad daylight by five men attempting to kidnap her. When...
This is the single greatest threat to progress in NYC
Don’t hold your breath for Amazon to choose New York City for its “second headquarters.” The Big Apple is choking to death — not on crime as it once was,...
Egypt sentences ex-president to 3 years in prison for insulting judiciary
CAIRO - A Cairo criminal court sentenced former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and 19 others to three years in prison on Saturday, and fined him 2 million Egyptian pounds ($112,700)...
Man returned to auto shop where he worked, shot two before killing self
HOUSTON — A man walked into a Houston auto shop where he used to work Friday and fatally shot two employees before going outside and killing himself, police said. The...
I lost 40 pounds and ran a marathon — at 60!
Denise Munroe had seen family and friends, including her own sister, suffer from diabetes, so when she was diagnosed as pre-diabetic in 2015, she took action. “I had to do...
North Korea refuses to give up nukes if US keeps up 'blackmail'
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Saturday that it will never give up its nuclear weapons as long as the United States and its allies continue their "blackmail and...
Mara and Gettleman turn their attention toward finding a coach
The Giants have their new general manager. Now they need their new head coach. John Mara said Friday the Giants will start the process to set up interviews on Monday....
Jets players: Todd Bowles has created a 'really united' team
The Jets players have been bowled over by coach Todd Bowles this season. He wanted to change the culture, so he instituted his “One Team, One Goal” philosophy in the...
He's no longer known as Deshaun Watson's backup
NEW ORLEANS — Kelly Bryant walked into the New Orleans Downtown Marriott with a smile plastered across his face. Some players treat media availability like a trip to the dentist....
Eli Manning decision already a moment of truth for Gettleman
One of the few games the Giants’ new general manager, Dave Gettleman, saw from start to finish this season was the Giants against the Eagles at MetLife Stadium on Dec....
Why John Mara doesn't want to give up on Eli Apple
Eli Apple has clashed with coaches and teammates in a second season to forget with the Giants. He’s finishing it on suspension. So the Giants are going to have to...
Alabama relives painful Clemson loss for extra motivation
NEW ORLEANS — Rashaan Evans knows the result. He remembers every play vividly. But the Alabama linebacker can’t help himself from rewatching the film of last year’s heartbreaking national championship...
Caris LeVert an emerging force, but the Nets won't start him
MIAMI — The Nets have the second-highest-scoring bench in the league, and Caris LeVert is the clear leader of that group. It raises the question of how long the rapidly...
Georgia star LB dreamed of going places and now he is
LOS ANGELES — Oh, the places Roquan Smith wanted to go. On a warm winter day in Southern California, the best defensive player in the country vividly recalled what it...
Two people arrested in connection to quadruple murder
Two people were arrested for a quadruple murder in upstate New York, authorities announced early Saturday morning. Police in Troy didn't immediate identify the suspects or reveal details that led...
It's now playoffs or bust next season for Todd Bowles
There was a euphoria emanating from the Jets’ locker room Friday, as if they had just won a big game. But there was no game, just an announcement from team...
Law firm employee shot two colleagues before committing suicide
LOS ANGELES — Police are trying to learn what motivated a man to walk into a law firm where he worked and shoot two of his colleagues before turning the...
Why boxing was more than just Mayweather-McGregor in 2017
In 2017, boxing saw two mega-fights and had life injected into its premier division off which it can build. This coming year, the most competitive weight class could see a...
Why St. John's now can breathe a major sigh of relief
That exhale you hear is a sigh of relief coming from Queens. The MRI exam on the right knee of sophomore guard Shamorie Ponds came back clean, a team source...
The Knicks are missing their 'Angry Grandpa'
NEW ORLEANS — It took a while, but the sliding Knicks now feel Tim Hardaway Jr.’s extended absence full bore. Michael Beasley calls Hardaway “Angry Grandpa,” and the Knicks miss...
NCAA scandal leads program-changing recruit to St. John's
There was no game for St. John’s on Sept. 29, no recruiting commitments. But it was a big day for the Red Storm’s future — the day the FBI announced...
How Todd Gurley overcame Jeff Fisher to rule the fantasy world
As soon as Todd Gurley burst onto the NFL stage in 2015, he was a fantasy dynamo — with blockbuster outings in his first four games as a full-time backfield...