February 3, 2018
LeBron James knows Cavaliers don't belong on TV anymore
CLEVELAND — Ashamed to show his face any longer, LeBron James stared at the floor as he headed toward the locker room before the final horn sounded. An inglorious exit....
Rangers get beaten down in every way possible
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — They are the last-place Rangers, and any remaining optimism for this season is dwindling. The Blueshirts got bloodied and bullied in a 5-2 loss to the Predators...
Married food vendors say love 'keeps us from going mad'
Every day Evangelos and Edith Spanoudakis drag themselves out of bed at 11:30 p.m., drive from Long Island to Queens to pick up supplies and their food cart by 2...
Terrell Owens and Ray Lewis are Hall of Famers
MINNEAPOLIS — Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher terrorized opposing offenses from the middle of the field. Randy Moss and Terrell Owens did the same to defenses on the outside. The...
Islanders make multiple comebacks to pick up crucial win
For 82 seconds in the second period Saturday night, the Islanders held a lead. They had fought back from an early slumber to go up by a goal on the...
These titans are the answer to our health care dilemma
A pharmacy deliveryman, an insurer and a banker go into a meeting, and they come out feeling that today’s health-care system is a disaster. This isn’t your average deliveryman, insurer...
Pop stars rock out in Minneapolis ahead of Super Bowl
Super Bowl LII may be on Sunday, but the party has been in full swing in host city Minneapolis since Friday. Football fans kicked off the weekend with Justin Timberlake:...
Goldman Sachs employees are not fans of 'The Commuter'
Goldman Sachs honchos are crying in their soup. “The Commuter,” the action thriller starring Liam Neeson as a former New York City cop turned insurance salesman named Michael MacCauley, is...
The tell-tale signs of the office creep
Sexual harassment is for losers, according to Ken Cooper of CooperComm. “Everyone needs to view sexual harassment as the ‘loser behavior’ that it is,” he said. “Normal people seeking healthy...
Watch out for those gift card scams
Dear John: I am the victim of grand larceny. I was threatened with jail time and the loss of my home and employment due to overdue taxes. Having never heard...
Why can't I find a job?
Dear John: I am almost 62, living in my parents’ house, no benefits, no 401(k). When available, I wash dishes at a local catering hall and help a contractor with...
Hackers are making big bucks working for the good guys
Hacking for hire is on the rise, and it’s getting very lucrative. They are almost all male and almost always work alone. They carry out their activities primarily for the...
The Fed could trigger a personal debt crisis
Each time the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, which is normally the sign of a booming economy, it could hurt millions of vulnerable debt-heavy households. Some market and credit card...
Meredith shuts off funds for Time Life Alumni Society
One of the early casualties of the Time takeover by Meredith is the Time Life Alumni Society. The band of former employees has close to 2,000 active members and since...
HR departments preparing for flood of harassment complaints
They may not be the boldface names coming out saying #MeToo, but many thousands of US workers — now emboldened by the grassroots solidarity movement of women who have suffered...
FDNY firefighter suspended after arrest for assaulting ex
An FDNY firefighter who allegedly punched his ex in the face has been slapped with a suspension. Clyde Phillips, 36, was suspended for 30 days without pay — three days...
Residents can't stand the fumes in these Queens neighborhoods
It stinks to live in parts of College Point and Forest Hills, Queens, which contain two stench-filled areas that rank as the Big Apple’s smelliest. A malodorous stretch of 14th...
My school didn't notice I was being stalked and raped by the janitor
She was alone in a school stairwell when he first found her, a quiet 12-year-old from a broken Brooklyn home just trying to get to class. “Why do you always...
DOJ asks judge to toss Manafort's suit against Mueller
The Trump administration rode to special counsel Robert Mueller’s defense in a court filing related to his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election — a probe that,...
Russia: US plan to use 'low-yield' nukes is 'confrontational'
The Russian government reacted with “alarm” Saturday to a Trump administration plan to allow the use of “low-yield” nuclear weapons against non-nuclear attacks. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said a newly released...
Nonprofit lied to us about our daughter's death on trip: suit
A nonprofit run by a city school teacher failed to immediately tell a Bronx family their teen had drowned on an “academic enrichment” trip to Africa, according to a lawsuit....
Company wants law changed so its mini doghouses can stay
A Brooklyn company in the doghouse with the city over their heated sidewalk dog shelters wants to change the law so they can get back in business. Dog Parker had...
Americans really, really don't like the Patriots: poll
It’s un-American to be Patriotic — at least when it comes to football. Just 16 percent of Americans are rooting for the New England Patriots in Sunday’s Super Bowl match-up...
Dad takes down knife-wielding man who threatened his baby: report
A brave dad — with his tot in tow — took on a knife-wielding kook who threatened to stab him and his baby across the street from Bloomingdale’s on the...
Opposition leader says Putin is afraid of 'real competition'
Vladimir Putin’s toughest political opponent is not allowed to run against him. “He is scared of all real competition,” anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny, 41, told CNN last week. “He only...
Giants fan: I was fired for tearing down a Tom Brady poster
This Big Apple football fan just discovered another reason to hate Tom Brady. Solomon Chu, a 37-year-old Flushing, Queens, underwriter, was walking through the lobby of his Manhattan office last...
The GOP memo proves the 'deep state' is real
Now that we know what the declassified House memo says about government misconduct, we also know what it means: The Washington swamp — the deep state — is bigger, more...
Odell Beckham Jr. might be recruiting Le'Veon Bell to Giants
Star running back Le’Veon Bell has made it clear how he feels about the Steelers and the Jets – but he hasn’t said anything about the Giants yet. Now it...
Tom Brady is a die-hard Jets fan from Staten Island
Tom Brady will be sidelined Super Bowl Sunday. “It’s my day off,” the 22-year-old Staten Island pizza deliveryman told The Post. The die-hard Jets fan will spend the day rooting...
Trump's excellent welfare-reform opportunity
If you’re able to work, then you should — at least if you want food stamps. That’s what more than 80 percent of voters think, a new poll for the...
Every corrupt politician now has a get-out-of-jail-free card
Will the courts ever again hold a corrupt political official to account? It appears unlikely, now that Sen. Bob Menendez has become the latest beneficiary of the US Supreme Court’s...
This dominatrix 'kidnapped' and humiliated men for rent money
In 2012, Karley Sciortino broke her personal record by having sex with five different people in less than 24 hours. Before breakfast, there was a threesome with a prostitute and...
Big mistakes scuttling Rangers' chances for playoff push
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — What’s better, making a ton of small mistakes or just a few big ones? The Rangers have been making those big mistakes, and it started to not...
Inside Marchesa's doomed plans to show at NY Fashion Week
When the news broke this past Tuesday that Marchesa had canceled its New York Fashion Week runway show, originally slated for Feb. 14, no one was shocked. The only question...
Jaromir Jagr deserves an immediate Hall of Fame call
The reason is unclear why, in 1999, the Hockey Hall of Fame’s board of directors voted to abolish the selection committee’s ability to waive the three-year post-retirement waiting period for...
Teacher reportedly assaulted student who wouldn't stand for Pledge of Allegiance
A "strict" Colorado gym teacher is accused of assaulting a student -- because the kid refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Middle school teacher Karen Smith has been...
Parks supervisor made officers 'offer up' wives for promotions: suit
State Parks police officers working under a Long Island boss allegedly had to “offer up” their wives to him to get promoted, according to a lawsuit. Joseph S. Reyes, a...
North Korea brushes off criticism of military parade before Olympics
North Korea is giving a gold-medal brush off to those criticizing its plans to stage a giant military parade the day before the Winter Olympics begin. The Rodong Sinmun newspaper...
Finally, a sliver of well-deserved hope in a lost St. John's season
It was one game, yes. That’s truth. That’s fact. The 11 games that preceded it? The 11 losses stretching back before Christmas, the near-misses and the no-contests, the Big East...
When the Giants struck down Goliath: 10 years later
On Christmas Eve, Eli Manning and David Tyree returned to the scene. The star quarterback and the seldom-used former receiver walked to the 24-yard line at University of Phoenix Stadium,...
Cuomo rallies for federal relief package for Puerto Rico
Gov. Cuomo continue to call on Congress to fund a $94.4 billion disaster relief package for Puerto Rico at a rally in the Bronx on Saturday, more than four months...
PC culture killed our school's father-daughter dance: parents
A Staten Island elementary school scrapped its traditional father-daughter dance this coming Friday because of the Department of Education’s new gender guidelines. The DOE ordered schools to “eliminate” any “gender-based”...
Accused serial killer's methods eerily match Stephen King story
In Stephen King’s macabre short story “The Lawnmower Man,” a sex-crazed landscaper murders and dismembers the suburban homeowner who hires him to cut his overgrown lawn. The tale ends when...
Transgender student: Professor refused to use preferred pronoun
An 88-year-old NYU psychology professor is under fire for, among other things, not using the preferred pronouns in referring to transgender students. August Enzer, a transgender man, lodged a complaint...
Phil Jackson Era isn't over until his biggest stink bomb is gone
It’s easier to not hold a grudge, of course. It’s probably the right thing to do, the noble thing to do, the pathway toward good karma and better health. Grudges...
Meet the Playboy model running against Putin for president
Let one bleached-blond reality-TV celebrity become president of a global superpower, and suddenly they all want to get in on the act. The improbable political rise of Russia’s Ksenia Sobchak,...
Bartender won $411K and the hearts of millions on 'Jeopardy!'
A. This New Yorker left a dozen “Jeopardy!” opponents crying in their beer. Q. Who is Manhattan bartender Austin Rogers? The 39-year-old quiz king, who won $411,000 and the admiration...
Drunk driver set off deadly chain of car wrecks: cops
A boozed up motorist set off a deadly chain of car wrecks in the Bronx early Saturday, that left a man dead and two women injured, police said. The drunken...
Mikaela Shiffrin's path toward Olympic dominance starts with family philosophy
To get a sense of what set Mikaela Shiffrin on a path toward skiing dominance, you have to understand the Shiffrin family philosophy. Mikaela and her older brother, Taylor, were...
The Super Bowl pregame feature we should be watching
To this moment, it remains unfathomable, impossible to forget or ignore. But first consider what a six-hour Super Bowl pregame show might appear as if the rotating network, in exchange...
A male backlash against #MeToo is brewing
Men are scared, and feminists are delighted. But the urge to call out and punish male sexual transgression is bound to clash with an inescapable truth: We’re all in this...
St. John's stuns No. 4 Duke at the Garden
The worst season imaginable set the stage for a moment too good to believe. More than six weeks removed from its most recent win, St. John’s penned an all-time program...
NFL mock draft: Rosen, Darnold future Kings of New York?
The Serby 2.0 Mock Draft is being held hostage by Kirk Cousins — he likely will land with the Broncos, Jets, Cardinals or Browns. For this mock — 1 through...
FBI was slow to probe Nassar while list of accusers grew
The glacial pace at which the FBI probed allegations that Larry Nassar molested three elite teen gymnasts, could have given the depraved ex-USA Gymnastics doctor a window to molest over...
It's lonely being a moderate on Capitol Hill
It’s not easy being the man in the middle. Joe Manchin will be the first one to tell anyone that. The US senator and West Virginia Democrat is so frustrated...
Italian gunman targeted immigrants after Nigerian man was arrested for killing
Sporting a neo-Nazi tattoo on his forehead and an Italian flag draped across his shoulders, a failed political candidate allegedly terrorized an Italian city Saturday by shooting six African immigrants...
The 52 most interesting people on Super Bowl Sunday
Here are the 52 most interesting people on Super Sunday when the Patriots and Eagles battle in Minneapolis: Tom Brady: He overcame a 12-stitch cut on this throwing hand and...
Off-duty cop shoots himself during dispute with girlfriend
An off-duty police officer is expected to live after shooting himself in the chest during a heated argument with his girlfriend — possibly about breaking up — Saturday in Williamsburg,...
PetSmart groomer fired for manhandling puppy
This is the shocking moment a dog groomer was secretly filmed hitting a tiny one-year-old puppy. Distressing footage shows the PetSmart worker yanking at Shih Tzu Luna as she clipped...
Syrian rebels say they downed Russian jet and captured pilot
AMMAN - Syrian rebels said on Saturday they had brought down a Russian warplane in an area of northern Syria’s Idlib province that has seen heavy air strikes, and two...
Dogs lend an ear to help kids with reading skills
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — It was 5 p.m. on a recent Wednesday at the Orchard Mesa library branch and Iris was lying down on the job. To be fair, lying...
Roadmap to when David Wright and Mets likely part ways
What if I were to tell you that the future of David Wright could be determined by Josh Smoker’s success as a Pittsburgh Pirate? Apologies. That’s a tad apocryphal. But...
NYC's first architectural wonder went down in flames
On Oct. 5, 1858, in what we now know as Bryant Park, a majestic building of iron and glass, regarded worldwide as an architectural wonder, erupted in flames. Within a...
Lawmaker defends 'repulsive' ad in governor's race
CHICAGO — A Republican lawmaker trying to unseat Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is standing by a campaign ad that’s being blasted as racist, homophobic and “repulsive.” State Rep. Jeanne Ives,...
Tech giants are the robber barons of our time
America’s biggest tech giants are nothing if not popular. Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon rank as some of the most well-liked brands in the world. Pollsters find that 86 percent...
Trey Burke's absence a head-scratcher in another Knicks flameout
MILWAUKEE – Five observations from the Knicks’ 92-90 deflating loss Friday in Milwaukee that ended a 20-game stretch in which 16 were away from the Garden. The Knicks fell to...
Janet Jackson's family is still mad at Justin Timberlake
When Justin Timberlake takes the stage at Super Bowl LII for the halftime show Sunday at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, there is at least one famous name who thinks...
Al Michaels on growing up in Brooklyn, sports TV icons and the Super Bowl
Steve Serby takes some time to talk with NBC’s legendary sportscaster Al Michaels, who is preparing to call Super Bowl LII: Q: What’s your take on Super Bowl LII? A:...
Polish president under pressure to veto Holocaust speech bill
WARSAW - Poland is seeing a resurgence of anti-Semitism over pending legislation that would impose jail terms for suggestions that the nation was complicit in the Holocaust, local minority groups...
Deportation of Indonesian Christians halted by judge
HIGHLAND PARK, N.J. — A federal judge has temporarily halted deportation proceedings against Indonesian Christians who are in the U.S. illegally but are seeking to gain legal status, including a...
Trump says memo 'totally vindicates' him in Mueller probe
President Trump condemned the actions of the FBI and Department of Justice as “an American disgrace” in a Saturday morning tweet. He hit “send” almost simultaneously on two different messages...
How Nazi offspring dealt with their families' hellish histories
Imagine discovering that your loving parent is actually a genocidal monster. In the new book “Children of Nazis” (Arcade), out Tuesday, author Tania Crasnianski presents the people who were forced...
Subway rider slashed in the neck by masked attacker
A snoozing straphanger was slashed in the neck by a stranger with a spiky hairdo early Saturday aboard a Manhattan subway, police said. The attacker said nothing before he knifed...
Hunter knocked out by dead goose falling from sky
A hunter in Easton, Md., was knocked unconscious by a goose that that had been shot out of the sky by a member of his hunting party, WBAL reports. Robert...
NYC's hotels need homeless people to stay in business
Don’t look now, but more homeless people are coming to a nice hotel near you. The Post reported on Thursday that the city now pays to put up a mind-boggling...
Rebel-held Syrian town pummeled by airstrikes
BEIRUT — A Syrian monitoring group and the media arm of al-Qaeda-linked militants are reporting intense airstrikes on a rebel-held stronghold in Syria’s northwest. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human...
Dengue vaccine linked to three deaths in Philippines
MANILA - The Philippines said on Friday the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia may be connected to three deaths in the country, according to a government-ordered inquiry, and that the drug is...
Italian authorities apprehend 'gunman' targeting foreigners
Officials in a central Italian city have confirmed that a suspect in drive-by shootings against foreigners has been apprehended. The city of Macerata’s Twitter account says the gunman has been...
Egypt says 4,400-year-old tomb discovered outside Cairo
CAIRO — Archaeologists in Egypt say they have discovered a 4,400-year-old tomb near the pyramids outside Cairo. Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry announced the discovery Saturday and said the tomb likely belonged...
Enes Kanter not letting 18 stitches in his mouth stop him
MILWAUKEE — Enes Kanter seems to play better with a stitched-up mouth. He had another monstrous double-double outing Friday night, with 17 points and 18 rebounds, keeping the Knicks in...
Mickey Callaway already has a plan to revitalize Mets' rotation
PORT ST. LUCIE — He was wearing flip-flops on this sunny and warm Friday, but Mets manager Mickey Callaway has hit the ground running at First Data Field. Callaway broke...
Bill Belichick's genius in one area has largely been overlooked
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Chris Simms spent a year working as a coaching assistant with the Patriots in 2012. Next to his desk there was a sign that read: “We’re not...
Eli Manning getting jump on Shurmur's 'O' — legally, of course
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Pat Shurmur is the Giants’ new head coach, Eli Manning is still the quarterback and there is a new offense to learn. However, NFL rules prohibit Shurmur...
Josh McCown would come back to Jets, even if they draft a QB
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Josh McCown has heard the talk about Kirk Cousins, Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, Josh Allen, etc. being the Jets’ new quarterback. Still he’s hoping he is under...
Spencer Dinwiddie journey: G-league to All-Star weekend
In just 14 months, the Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie has gone from toiling in the G-League to a homecoming at NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles. The 24-year-old point guard won’t...
Jim Schwartz not falling into Bill Belichick's praise trap
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — If Bill Belichick were fishing, Jim Schwartz did not take the bait. Belichick back in 1993 gave Schwartz his NFL start, hiring him as an unpaid intern...
Damon Harrison reveals thoughts on likely change in Giants 'D'
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The Giants have a new defensive coordinator, James Bettcher, who held that same position with the Cardinals. So, it stands to reason, the Giants will run a...
UN experts: North Korea scoffs at sanctions while earning millions
UNITED NATIONS — North Korea is flouting U.N. sanctions on oil and gas, engaging in prohibited ballistic missile cooperation with Syria and Myanmar, and illegally exporting commodities that brought in...
Chris Evert: Ex-Knick deserves credit for Wozniacki's rebound
Tennis legend Chris Evert doesn’t follow the NBA, but nonetheless gave kudos to former Knick David Lee for aiding in Caroline Wozniacki’s first-ever Grand Slam title at the Australian Open...
Shamorie Ponds knew this 'wasn't going to be an easy road'
Shamorie Ponds doesn’t need a DeLorean. A time machine would do him no good. He insists he hasn’t thought back to his decision to stay home and attend St. John’s...
Patriots: We're not getting help, we're just better than everyone
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — After the AFC Championship game, one line jumped off the stat sheet. PENALTIES: Jaguars 6-98 yards, Patriots 1-10 yards. It was the latest evidence this season the...
Jeremy Lin swears this year off has actually been great for him
In Jeremy Lin’s first interview with local media since suffering a season-ending knee injury in the Nets’ opener, the guard said he will be back for training camp and back...
Cousin of murdered billionaire says he fantasized about decapitating him
A cousin of the Canadian billionaire who was found murdered with his wife in their home has bizarrely claimed to have had fantasies about decapitating Barry Sherman and rolling his...
Rookie Eagles kicker almost never laced up his cleats
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — One of them might win Super Bowl LII with one swing of his leg Sunday night. Or he might lose it. One has carved out one of...
Joe Girard passes 2 NBA players to become NY State's top scorer
This was six years ago, before Joe Girard III became New York State’s all-time leading scorer. Before he developed into a coveted Division I prospect and state championship-winning quarterback. Before...
Activist group reportedly paid $25K in hush money after leader accused of sexual misconduct
A prominent prison-reform activist made lewd sexual advances on at least three women, forcing his non-profit to shell out thousands of dollars in hush money, it was revealed Friday. Glenn...
Wagner's senior star has taken the reins with one goal in mind
JoJo Cooper watches some old friends Sundays and recalls the days when he was playing alongside Browns defensive back Briean Boddy-Calhoun, Chargers receiver Andre Patton, and Buccaneers receiver Chris Godwin,...
Suspect accused of killing Ivy Leaguer pleads not guilty
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Southern California man pleaded not guilty Friday to the murder of a University of Pennsylvania student whose body was found buried in a shallow grave...