February 5, 2018

How Tim Hardaway explains the Knicks' evaporated hope

The crazy thing about Tim Hardaway Jr. is, if someone had told you on the afternoon of July 8 last summer that he would be trapped in the kind of...

LA-based law firm moves into Madison Ave. building

Law firm Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp is moving from 12 E. 49th St. to the William Kaufman Organization’s 437 Madison Ave. The LA-based firm with deep Hollywood ties signed for...

Savitt Partners lands two educational tenants

Savitt Partners has landed two educational tenants, at 218 W. 40th St., a 166,000-square-foot boutique office address that’s now 100 percent full. Ever-growing Touro College, which recently purchased a 67,000-square-foot...

Rangers' season somehow gets even bleaker

DALLAS — It’s getting gloomy around the Rangers, and they know it. The Blueshirts dropped their sixth game in the past seven with a 2-1 loss to the Stars on...

Thumbs Down Guy weighs in on Todd Frazier's move to Mets

“Thumbs Down Guy” Gary Dunaier gives the Mets’ signing of Todd Frazier a thumbs up. Dunaier, a 54-year-old Mets season ticket holder, gained fame in September when Frazier, then a...

Charter-school advocacy group to close up shop

The city’s most powerful charter-school advocacy group announced Monday that it will gradually close up shop less than a week after firing its CEO. Families for Excellent Schools, which lobbied...

Female city housing employee grabbed co-worker's groin: cops

A female NYCHA employee was arrested Monday for grabbing a male co-worker’s groin last month and making a lewd remark, law enforcement sources said. Deja Mason -- a 27-year-old janitor...

DC 'Plunge' team may have halted unprecedented Dow Jones spiral

Did Washington save the stock market on Monday? It may be hard to make the case that anyone or anything helped Wall Street as stocks lost about 4 percent of...

Kenny Atkinson's anger finally boils over amid Nets slide

The Nets are used to losing. They’ve done it more than 60 times in each of the past two years, and are on pace to top 50 losses again this...

Billionaire refuses to pay taxes because of goose poop on lawn

Birds going No. 2 is this billionaire’s No. 1 problem. Three-time gubernatorial candidate and former Buffalo Sabres owner Tom Golisano is so fed up with Canada geese turning the lawn...

Jeff Hornacek sees a future for Frank Ntilikina as Knicks starter

Frank Ntilikina’s sore knee, which cost him the second half of Sunday’s loss to the Hawks, could keep him out of Tuesday’s game with the Bucks at the Garden. But...

NFC East Super Bowl dominance reaches staggering proportions

The Patriots dynasty and the legend of Tom Brady began 16 years ago when they upset Kurt Warner and the St. Louis Rams, a.k.a. The Greatest Show on Turf. Two...

South Korea’s oldest barbecue company coming to NYC

The premier brand of South Korea's largest and oldest restaurant company, famed for table-top barbecue cooking, is coming to Manhattan’s Koreatown. Sam Won Garden Artisanal Korean Barbecue has signed a...

De Blasio gives green light to long-delayed Willets Point redevelopment

The de Blasio administration is moving forward with the long-stalled redevelopment of Willets Point in Queens after reaching a deal for affordable housing with the project’s developer. The agreement, which...

Meet America's best figure skating hope, who knows unstoppable

If you haven’t seen Nathan Chen on the ice, you’ve seen him somewhere else by now. On Super Bowl Sunday, the 18-year-old figure skating phenom was briefly the most watched...

Stock market sell-off a wake-up call for investors

Fear is back in fashion. After getting lulled into a nowhere-but-up frame of mind, investors were violently jolted into reality on Monday as the US stock market tumbled to two-month...

Zero tickets issued on day one of nonresident driver ban

Cops in Leonia did not issue a single fine to commuters who used the town as a shortcut to the George Washington Bridge on Monday — on what was supposed...

Stocks take a historic hit — and it may only get worse

The best stock market advice you will ever get probably came from your mother: “If it’s too good to be true, then it probably is.” Stock prices were up more...

Retailers rejoice as Eagles merchandise flies off the shelves

Philadelphia Eagles fans weren’t the only ones celebrating the team’s victory in Super Bowl LII. Philadelphia fans, without a prior Super Bowl win, were making retailers winners as well after...

Diabetic grandpa forgets get-out-jail pee card, is hit with violation

He’s got a golden ticket! A grandfather with a weak bladder has been urinating all over Manhattan with little bother from the cops — because he has a doctor’s note...

What 'terrible' Cavaliers, emerging Celtics could do at deadline

This is virtual ancient history. The year was 2000, before Twitter and, legend says, a few years after man used cave drawings to communicate. The pre-trade deadline NBA rumor mill...

Potential jurors in 'killer nanny' trial warned it could take months

More than 250 potential jurors were warned Monday that they would have to give up four months of their lives to serve on the murder trial of the Upper West...

Islanders blow two-goal lead in overtime heartbreaker

As if like clockwork for the Islanders, the shots against piled higher and higher Monday night, reaching 37 through the first two periods at Barclays Center. They did lead where...

Amazon's Alexa ad wins Super Bowl Sunday — on YouTube

It wasn’t the prettiest but it was the most popular. Amazon’s star-studded commercial, dubbed “Alexa Loses Her Voice,” garnered more views on YouTube on Super Bowl Sunday than any other...

Girl Scout who sold cookies outside pot shop could be in trouble

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Girl Scout council is looking into whether a scout who was photographed selling cookies outside a marijuana dispensary broke any rules. Officials were trying...

Mayor who had affair with security chief: We never used taxpayer dollars

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville Mayor Megan Barry believes she and the former head of her security detail never attempted to use taxpayer dollars to support their extramarital affair, a spokesman...

How Giants can be inspired to make Eagles-style turnaround

Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have showed us for the last 17 years that if you have the right head coach and quarterback, you will have a shot at sustained...

Man dies after jumping in aqueduct to save drowning son

HESPERIA, Calif. — A Southern California man drowned when he jumped into an aqueduct to save his 9-year-old son after the boy crashed his bike and fell in the rushing...

Deputy fatally shot while investigating a stolen vehicle

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Colorado sheriff's deputy was shot and killed on Monday, the third officer to be gunned down in the line of duty in the state in...

Mets pull Todd Frazier out of free agency for $17M

The Mets’ protracted search for a final infield piece concluded Monday night with a sprinkle of local flavor. Todd Frazier, who grew up on the Jersey Shore and spent part...

Holocaust denier likely to be GOP nominee for Congress

CHICAGO — An outspoken Holocaust denier is likely to appear on the November ballot as the Republican nominee for a Chicago-area congressional district. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that 70-year-old Arthur...

Chemical in McDonald's french fries could cure baldness: study

McDonald’s “world famous french fries” may be the cure for more than just hunger. A Japanese stem cell research team may have found a way to eliminate baldness by using...

Ex-Fox News host is Curtis Sliwa's new radio partner

Former Fox News Channel host Rita Cosby will join forces with veteran radio personality Curtis Sliwa for a new show starting Tuesday on WABC-AM, the station announced. “Curtis + Cosby”...

Yankees, please save New York from gut-wrenching title drought

The last thing The Post wants to do is put any pressure on the Yankees. But if Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and company don’t win a World Series as soon...

Body found buried in concrete leads to man's murder case

MASSILLON, Ohio — The discovery of a body encased in concrete and buried in a backyard has led to murder charges against an Ohio man. Investigators say the charges are...

The left's wild fantasies about finding crimes to topple Trump

No matter the criticisms directed his way by Republicans, Robert Mueller should count himself lucky: He’s not Ken Starr. The punctilious, mild-mannered independent counsel appointed by a three-judge panel in...

Doctors on airplane help save woman who couldn't breathe

Two heroic plane passengers sprang into action to save a woman’s life after she went into respiratory arrest on a JetBlue flight from Orlando, Fla., to Jamaica. According to a...

The PC police's latest target: father-daughter dances

Once again, the city’s attempts to be “inclusive” are punishing kids and parents. As The Post reported Sunday, PS 65 on Staten Island put off its annual father-daughter dance after...

Whiny 'This Is Us' needs to hit the reset button

"This Is Us” creator Dan Fogelman (and the show’s writers) need to start grazing in new narrative pastures if they want to keep us interested in their NBC series. “This...

How a Harlem fashion show started the 'Black is Beautiful' movement

One day in late January 1962, a group of artists — known as the African Jazz-Art Society & Studios — staged a fashion show in Harlem that would change American...

Nail salon workers throw chairs at attacker in surveillance video

When a man walked into a Los Angeles-area nail salon and started hitting three female employees for no apparent reason, the women jumped into action. Surveillance video shows the women...

New Yorkers are paying the bill for de Blasio's moral lapses

Mayor de Blasio has racked up some pretty heavy personal legal expenses — and is leaving taxpayers to pick up the tab. A legal notice Friday says de Blasio owes...

Progressives' push to empty New York

New Yorkers can be forgiven for thinking Gov. Cuomo and his fellow progressives want them to leave the state. After all, DC’s tax reforms will make New York’s nation-high tax...

New York owners lift Bucks to long-awaited relevance in East

Knicks executives toured the Bucks’ new gold-standard practice site in downtown Milwaukee last Thursday. With the organization looking to remodel its Tarrytown digs, the tour’s host was former Knicks executive...

These Team USA sibling duos are set to conquer the Olympics

Being world-class sometimes runs in the family. Superstar siblings are taking over Team USA — and these duos insist that this connection gives them an edge as they head to...

Inside the making of the Giants' Super Bowl-stealing ad

The New York Giants and the cast of “Hamilton” have more in common than you’d think. That’s the behind-the-scenes scoop from the choreographer who teaches the cast of the Broadway...

Teen pleads guilty in death of boy found in stolen car

JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi teen pleaded guilty Monday to reduced charges and agreed to testify against his co-defendants in the killing of a 6-year-old boy who authorities say was...

State senate candidate wipes references to Menendez from bio

Another candidate for a New York state legislative seat air-brushed his past. Andrew Gounardes, a Democrat running for a state Senate in south Brooklyn, used to boast about being a...

Nets nab second-rounder in surprise Tyler Zeller trade

The Nets weren’t going to wait until the Feb. 8 trade deadline to start dealing again. They traded big man Tyler Zeller to Milwaukee on Monday night for a second-round...

Taylor Swift has spent $50M on a single NYC block

Taylor Swift is accumulating properties in Tribeca at an astonishing pace - and for astonishing prices. Her most recent purchase - a second-floor Tribeca apartment - brings her total spending...

2 women killed by rough waves while digging for clams

Two women died digging for clams along the Washington coast Friday in separate incidents that occurred after they were caught in rough surf, officials said. The Pacific County Sheriff's Office...

Safety upgrades may be to blame for deadly Amtrak crash

Safety upgrades may have actually contributed to Sunday's deadly Amtrak crash, investigators revealed Monday. The installation of Positive Train Control — a GPS-based emergency-stop feature — left out of commission...

House Intel panel votes to release Dems' response to GOP memo

WASHINGTON – The House Intelligence Committee Monday night voted unanimously to declassify a Democratic rebuttal to the controversial GOP Russia memo that was released Friday with President Trump’s blessing. The...

Man dies in ice-climbing accident

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A Montana man has died while ice climbing in Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton says the man from Great...

Malcolm Butler's ex-teammate hints that weed, curfew led to benching

Malcolm Butler's defender is back with a more scandalous version of his story. Butler's former Patriots teammate, Brandon Browner, followed up his social media post ripping Bill Belichick for benching...

Teen dies months after allegedly running away with 'predator'

A Texas teen died within months of allegedly running away with a "much older" man whom she met through Snapchat. Heaven Ray Cox's family announced that she died Saturday afternoon...

Conservationist found stabbed to death in Africa

An American conservationist who devoted his life to fighting the world’s illegal wildlife trade has been found dead — stabbed in the neck inside his own home, cops said. Esmond...

Islanders injuries have created a helpful peek at their youth

The full-face shield that he's had to wear in recent weeks has been a bit cumbersome, but the rest of Ryan Pulock's game has been growing more and more comfortable....

15-year-old arrested in funeral home shooting of boy

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in a shooting at a Georgia funeral home that wounded a 12-year-old boy. Savannah-Chatham police said in a release that SWAT,...

Hudson's Bay taps ex-CVS president Foulkes as CEO

Saks Fifth Avenue owner Hudson’s Bay Co. tapped a drugstore chain executive to be its next CEO. After a three-month search, the Canadian-based department store company named Helena Foulkes, a...

Man arrested for bashing police cars with sledgehammer

DALLAS — A man walked into a downtown Dallas police substation parking lot with a sledgehammer, broke windows and windshields, and caused thousands of dollars in damage to a dozen...

Super Bowl viewers furious over Hulu, PlayStation Vue glitches

Hulu and PlayStation Vue, both live-streaming Sunday night’s Super Bowl, crashed with just minutes to go in the game — enraging fans and sparking a social-media uproar. “Last night, we...

Toddler found frozen to death on porch after dad fell asleep

AKRON, Ohio — A toddler who died after her mother found her on a porch in freezing temperatures had wandered from home when her father fell asleep, police in Ohio...

Yankees make their new coaching staff official

The Yankees finalized their coaching staff under new manager Aaron Boone on Monday. Josh Bard will be the bench coach, Phil Nevin the third-base coach and Reggie Willits will be...

Man sues over right to give state trooper the finger

An Indiana man has reportedly filed a federal lawsuit claiming his constitutional rights were violated when he was ticketed for giving an Indiana State Trooper “the finger.” Mark May, of...

No hostages found inside Miami restaurant after scare: police

An incident at a restaurant in Miami, which was believed to be a hostage situation, has ended and police found that no such situation existed. "The SWAT team concluded their...

Good luck, Philly: Bud Light is giving away free beer at Eagles parade

Bud Light announced Monday it will make good on a promise to give away free beer along the Eagles' parade route -- a day after fans wreaked havoc on the...

Pink hair is taking over the Olympic slopes

Forget fringed Ralph Lauren gloves at the opening ceremony or Nike gaiter boots on the medal stand. Some Winter Olympic athletes are making far bolder style statements on the slopes...

Seven-year-old girl dies from flu after returning from hospital

A family is devastated after their 7-year-old girl died of the flu. Savanna Jessie, who lived with her father, was found unresponsive in her home and was rushed to the...

The Jets just saw the MVP they need to make a run at

Just do it, Jets. If the call wasn't already made Monday morning before Eagles general manager Howie Roseman finished his morning coffee (or last glass of celebratory Cristal), then waste...

New York Times asks court for sealed Carter Page documents

The New York Times is asking the federal court that authorizes surveillance for US intelligence agencies to unseal documents related to the monitoring of Carter Page, the former Trump campaign...

Student teacher accused of sex with teen says she 'loved' him

A former student teacher in Connecticut accused of having a sexual relationship with a pupil told police that she "loved" him, officials said. Tayler Ivy Boncal, 22, was charged with...

Steve Wynn reportedly pressured granny into sex to 'see how it feels'

Creepy casino tycoon Steve Wynn allegedly pressured a grandma working in one of his casinos into having sex — saying he had “never had a grandmother before” and wanted “to...

Speed skater went from novice to Olympian in just 4 months

Call her Action Jackson. When Erin Jackson puts her mind to something, she gets results. The Ocala, Fla. native stunned the sports world in January when she landed a coveted...

Dental students took a selfie with severed heads

HARTFORD, Conn. — Graduate dental school students and a top University of Connecticut orthodontics professor took a selfie with two severed heads used for medical research at a training workshop...

Family with 13 sons expecting again, hoping for a girl

ROCKFORD, Mich. — A Michigan couple with 13 sons is expecting a 14th child in April but waiting until birth to learn the sex. Jay and Kateri Schwandt say adding...

Trump calls Dems 'un-American' for not applauding his speech

President Trump on Monday charged that Democrats who didn’t stand and applaud his State of the Union speech last week were “un-American” and “treasonous.” “You know they play games. They...

The Eagles' big win means a big tax loss and other comments

Policy expert: One Reason To Keep Rod Rosenstein Reports that Deputy US Attorney General Rod Rosenstein could get the ax because of his role in the Carter Page FISA warrant...

Trump boasts that memo caught Dems 'in the act'

President Trump on Monday crowed about a partisan House Intelligence Committee memo he claims vindicated him in the Russia investigation — saying “We’re like the great sleuth.” “Oh, but did...

Dow suffers its largest point decline ever

Stocks got caught in a vicious machine-driven sell-off Monday, with the Dow tumbling nearly 1,600 points by midafternoon before closing the day down 1,175 — the single largest drop in...

Suicidal mom killed 2-year-old son, slashed boyfriend: cops

MIAMI — Police in Florida say a 22-year-old woman is accused of fatally stabbing her 2-year-old son and slashing her boyfriend before she tried to kill herself. Miami-Dade police did...

Dad diagnosed with flu loses both of his feet

A Texas dad battling the flu reportedly was forced to have both his feet amputated due to complications. Brian Herndon, 51, was diagnosed last month and landed in a Fort...

Dog killer ordered to stay away from wife's pooch

A French bulldog named Bucuo has an order of protection against a former Manhattan banker. Ex-city financier Zheheng Feng was ordered to stay away from the pooch after pleading guilty...

De Blasio can't escape housing authority questions outside NYC

Even in Albany, Mayor Bill de Blasio couldn't shake questions about the leadership of the city's troubled Housing Authority. On Monday, Republican state Sen. Catharine Young grilled Hizzoner over the...

The Tough Guy challenge

Men who believe ‘Madonna-Whore dichotomy’ have less satisfying relationships

Clinging to male dominance won’t do your relationship any favors. Men who buy into the Sigmund Freud-coined “Madonna-Whore dichotomy” — i.e., viewing women as either “good” and chaste or “bad”...

Ex-Cuomo aide called bribes 'ziti' because of 'The Sopranos': witness

A former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was inspired to call his alleged bribe payments "ziti" by watching "The Sopranos," the admitted middleman in the corruption scheme testified Monday....

Man transforms his house into sanctuary for 300 cats

Meet the man who transformed his home into a haven for 300 cats complete with hammocks, heated perches and roast chicken dinners for the pampered residents. Chris Arsenault, 58, opened...

Phil Simms has seen the 'fear' the Giants now need

Phil Simms remembers the first meeting Dan Reeves had with his players after he was named the Giants' head coach before the 1993 season. They had just finished a difficult...

'100 percent' Gleyber Torres can change Yankees' offseason plans

Throughout the offseason, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has said Gleyber Torres would come into spring training with a chance of winning an everyday job. Now, the 21-year-old is about...

Women use chairs to defend themselves in this nail salon brawl

Three women smashed chairs over a carjacking suspect’s head while defending themselves at Bio Laque Nails salon in Los Angeles. The male suspect was caught on camera punching the women...

MTA head bashes DA for letting subway turnstile jumpers go

MTA Chairman Joe Lhota on Monday sent a letter to Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. to "strenuously protest" his office's "unilateral decision" to stop prosecuting turnstile jumpers, The Post has...

Scientists discover ancient spider with super freaky tail

A spine-tingling spider with a scorpion-like tail has been found in amber dating back 100 million years. The primitive creepy crawly is so scary it's been named after a monster...

Mother survives breast cancer thanks to random Facebook post

A mother's life was saved when she stumbled across a Facebook post that helped her spot a cancerous lump in her right breast. Jayne Dandy, 51, says she is "eternally...

Couple says someone stole their entire house

MADISONVILLE, Texas — A Houston couple has reported a house heist — as in, their vacation home was stolen. KTRK-TV reports that Jo and Lonnie Harrison say their one-bedroom, one-bathroom...

Rick Nash gives Rangers his trade list as reality hits

DALLAS — Rick Nash was expecting it, but that didn’t make it any easier when it finally became a reality. Nash was asked by general manager Jeff Gorton to submit...

Trump bungles effort to slam UK universal health care system

President Trump on Monday slammed Britain’s national health care system — but mistakenly described a demonstration in favor of expanding it as a protest against it. “The Democrats are pushing...

Nunes claims Trump never met with ex-adviser Papadopoulos despite photo

The GOP lawmaker who charged the feds with improperly spying on an ex-aide to Donald Trump claimed Monday that the president never met with ex-adviser George Papadopoulos — another former...

Astronomers spot planets outside Milky Way for the first time

For the first time, scientists have discovered planets in galaxies beyond the Milky Way. Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, a team of astrophysicists from the University of Oklahoma...

NY's public building costs are the most expensive in the world

New York’s public building costs are the most expensive in the world partly because taxpayers are subsidizing skyrocketing pension and health care costs for the construction industry, according to a...

Gisele helps children cope with Tom Brady's Super Bowl loss

Sharing is caring, even with a championship on the line. Following New England's crushing 41-33 loss to the Eagles in Super Bowl LII on Sunday, Tom Brady's supermodel wife, Gisele Bündchen,...

Ex-banker gets jail, deportation for killing girlfriend's dog

A former Manhattan bank worker who killed his girlfriend’s dog and then shoved the body down a building garbage chute pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated cruelty to animals and will...

Josh McDaniels' Patriots exit is increasingly awkward

It certainly seems as if Josh McDaniels will be the next coach of the Colts, but the Patriots are making the anticipation as agonizing as possible. The Patriots offensive coordinator's...

Google's Waymo says Uber cheating in race for self-driving cars

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber was so driven to “win at all costs” in the race to develop self-driving vehicles that it cheated, a Waymo lawyer told a jury on Monday,...

Violent protests are breaking out over this country with no name

A European country that declared independence more than a quarter of a century ago, and has been recognized as a full-fledged nation for almost as long, is still on the...

Hostess gives workers free Twinkies with cash bonus

It’s fat bonus time for employees of Hostess. The Kansas City-based snack-cake maker says that starting next week, it will give employees free weekly multipacks of goodies, like Twinkies and...

Teen hormones being altered by gender-bending chemicals

Four out of every five British teens have their hormones upset by gender-bending chemicals found in plastics, new research suggests. The chemical, called bisphenol A (BPA), is used to make...

Newsweek fires top editors covering probe into parent company

In a Monday morning massacre, Newsweek fired Editor-in-Chief Bob Roe, Executive Editor Ken Li and investigative reporter Celeste Katz, The Post has learned. All three were working on a story...

Premier League referee stars in the season's most insane finish

A dramatic clash between Liverpool and Spurs will be most remembered for some curious refereeing decisions.

'Please send SWAT teams': Philly cops were in hell last night

Philadelphia police were on an all-out blitz targeting drunken revelers and hooligans who celebrated the Eagles' first Super Bowl victory by setting fires, chucking bottles and climbing light poles. Slate...

Tim Hardaway faces the music after horrid late-game decision

A day later, Tim Hardaway Jr. was willing to accept the blame. He faced the music 24 hours after his late-game miscue contributed to a dreadful loss to the Hawks...

Steelers receiver goes after Blake Griffin's Kardashian model

JuJu Smith-Schuster hopes Blake Griffin's abrupt exit from Los Angeles will do wonders for his love life. After the Clippers power forward was shockingly traded to the Detroit Pistons last...

Deadly tick virus spreading fast across India

A deadly "tick" virus which causes vomiting, muscle pain and confusion has killed at least 19 people in India. Another 300 have been infected by the Kyasanur Forest Disease [KFD]...

Russian astronauts screw up space station antenna

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A record-setting Russian spacewalk ended with a critical antenna in the wrong position Friday outside the International Space Station. NASA’s Mission Control reported that the antenna...

Super Bowl 'Selfie Kid': I was having technical difficulties

He seemed more concerned about his phone than soaking up his moment with Justin Timberlake. But the Super Bowl’s so-called “selfie kid” wasn’t being rude — he just had technical...

The worst part for the Giants: Eagles may only be getting started

The Eagles dethroned the Patriots and along the way might as well have wagged their fingers in disparaging fashion at the Giants and the rest of the NFC East. Let...

The Patriots have just entered the great unknown

MINNEAPOLIS -- The green and white confetti was still on the field at U.S. Bank Stadium when the questions about next year began for the Patriots. The future is cloudy...

Seahawk loses dad, much of family in 'arson fire'

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark said his father and three other family members were killed in an "arson fire" in Cleveland last week. "My father was killed in an...

Bitcoin extends slide, tumbling more than 15 percent

Bitcoin, the world’s best-known cryptocurrency, fell more than 15 percent Monday and approached three-month lows on concerns about a global regulatory clampdown on the trading of the digital coins. On...

Eugenie Bouchard answers almost everything about Super Bowl romance

Eugenie Bouchard dished on her relationship with University of Missouri marketing student John Goehrke, though would not reveal the detail most fans are clamoring for: Is their relationship real? Bouchard and...

Lots of people are turned on by virtual assistants

Turn Alexa on, and you’ll turn your date on, too. More than six in 10 singles (61 percent) say that they are turned on by a person who has an...

$850 Crocs sell out in hours

Crocs — the unisex, foam staple favored by grandmothers around the globe — are officially the hottest shoe of the season. Last fall, Balenciaga debuted platform Crocs on its runway....

Livery driver's 'life was falling apart' before City Hall suicide: pal

The 61-year-old livery driver who killed himself in front of City Hall vented about the transportation industry in columns for Black Car News -- and told the publication's owner he...

Eagles players plan on skipping White House visit

Fly, Eagles, Fly. But not to the White House. Three players on the Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles said they will skip celebrating their victory with President Trump during the traditional...

Meet the Eagles' WAGs — the true Super Bowl winners

Gisele Bündchen was seen stoically sipping a stemless glass of wine with a kid on her lap as she watched her husband, Tom Brady, play, and ultimately lose, in the...

Bitcoin bro doesn't see a problem with strip club event: 'We like naked girls'

The decision to hold an official bitcoin networking event at a Miami strip club last month has lifted the lid on the sleazy underbelly of crypto culture. After two long...

Eight-year-old girl dies day after flu diagnosis

An 8-year-old Queens girl was diagnosed with the flu on Sunday and prescribed Tamiflu — and by Monday morning she was dead, the second New York City child fatality from...

School gets let out early after 9-foot snake escapes

BRENTWOOD, Mo. — Around 400 students at a suburban St. Louis school got part of the day off Friday after a 9-foot-long boa constrictor wriggled out of her aquarium, setting...

Retirement homes treat your grandparents like psychotics

US nursing homes have significantly reduced the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs among their elderly residents, responding to pressure from many directions. Yet advocacy groups insist that overmedication remains a...

Maniac with a knife lunges at police from atop his crashed car

A police officer in Georgia was forced to shoot a suspect after the crazed man climbed on top of his car and dove at the officer while brandishing a knife....

Willy Hernangomez to Knicks: Trade me or play me

The splinters may have finally gotten to Willy Hernangomez. The young center had gone from an organizational building block to a bench warmer, and now he could soon be saying...

Accused killer of Colts linebacker was in US illegally

The suspected drunken driver accused of killing two people, including Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson, on Sunday morning has been living in the United States without documentation, Indiana State Police announced...

How Dan Patrick's long-shot ESPN return ended abruptly

Dan Patrick took the meeting, even if it didn't amount to much. The former "SportsCenter" anchor and one of the few to succeed since leaving Bristol met with John Skipper...

Lost dog reunited with family after 10 years

APOLLO, Pa. — A family has been reunited with its dog 10 years after the dog went missing. Debra Suierveld and her family assumed their dog Abby had died after...

More teens than ever are identifying as transgender

CHICAGO — Far more US teens than previously thought are transgender or identify themselves using other non-traditional gender terms, with many rejecting the idea that girl and boy are the...

Trump-appointed CFPB head eases up on Equifax probe

Mick Mulvaney is slowing down a probe into one of last year’s most egregious data breaches. The interim head of a Washington consumer watchdog is easing off an investigation of...

Amazon to pay France $250M in back taxes

PARIS — Online retailer Amazon has reached a deal with French authorities to pay about $250 million in back taxes. Amazon was asked in 2012 to pay the amount over...

Science says this is the most nutritious milk alternative

Got soy milk? With an overabundance of milk alternatives sprouting up at every coffee shop and supermarket, it’s hard to know which variety to add to your cup of caffeine...

Livery driver blamed politicians for his financial ruin before City Hall suicide

A 61-year-old livery driver posted on Facebook early Monday that city and state politicians were to blame for his financial ruin — then pulled up to the gates of City...

Kevin Hart's drunken Super Bowl apology goes off the rails

Kevin Hart and his 30 hashtags are still trying to make sense of Sunday's Super Bowl festivities. After drunkenly bombarding NFL Network's postgame show following Philadelphia's 41-33 victory over the...

The easy trick to be more productive at work

Less mess means more productivity. Desktop chaos can take a toll on our productivity — and even lead to our making unhealthy choices. More than four in 10 workers say...

Star Wars fans finally get full trailer for 'Solo'

After a short tease during the Super Bowl, the full-length trailer for “Solo: A Star Wars Story” is finally here. In the trailer from a galaxy far, far way, Han...

Trump: DACA deal without border wall is a waste of time

President Trump demanded in a tweet on Monday that any agreement to protect young immigrants from deportation must include his highly touted wall on the Mexican border, saying anything else...

This ice cream is so spicy you have to sign a disclaimer to eat it

A cafe is dishing out scoops of the world's most dangerous ice cream -- which is so hot that customers need to sign a disclaimer. The Aldwych Café and ice...

Larry Nassar can officially start his eternity in hell

Sicko sports doctor Larry Nassar has received his third and final prison sentence. The former USA Gymnastics doctor was handed down a 40- to 125-year sentence for sex abuse crimes...

Facebook sued for suspending user who posted famous nude painting

Facebook is headed to court over claims it censored a famous French painting of a vagina. The social-media giant was ordered to a court in France amid claims it deleted...

Ex-Patriot roasts Bill Belichick over bizarre decision

Brandon Browner was as confused as the rest of us, and a lot more angry. The former Patriots cornerback — and apparent New York Post reader — teed off on...

Parents told 13-year-old son he had brain cancer in scheme to raise cash: cops

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida couple lied to their 13-year-old son about having brain cancer so they could use his fictitious illness to raise money for...

Cris Collinsworth is now Public Enemy No. 1 in Philadelphia

The venom that Eagles fans didn't direct at horses, Tom Brady and their own city following the team's Super Bowl LII victory was saved for Cris Collinsworth. The NBC color...

Samsung scion Lee set free after jail term suspended

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong was freed Monday after a South Korean appeals court gave him a 2½-year suspended jail sentence for corruption in connection with a scandal that topped the...

Dow drops more than 1,500 points as stock slide deepens

Markets were screaming red in Monday’s trading session, continuing a steep decline that started Feb. 1. By 3:08 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones industrial average had fallen 1,032.95 points —...

Eagles fans get rowdy after Super Bowl win

After an astonishing victory over the New England Patriots during Super Bowl LII, Philadelphia Eagles fans spilled out into the streets in celebration.

Eagles fan stoops to new low, even for Philly

It's the breakfast of champions. One Philadelphia Eagles fan's celebration of the team's first Super Bowl victory turned downright nasty -- as he ate from a pile of horse dung...

Homeland Security's anti-terror Super Bowl plans left on plane

Sensitive Department of Homeland Security documents laying out a response to a simulated biological attack on the Super Bowl and marked "For Official Use Only" were left in the seat...

Two drinks a day can help you fight Alzheimer's: study

It turns out that "clean eating" should include a glass or two of wine with dinner. According to new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center, low levels of...

Tom Brady's ex was impressed with the other Super Bowl QB

Bridget Moynahan was likely singing "Fly, Eagles, Fly" following Philadelphia's first-ever Super Bowl victory over ex Tom Brady's Patriots on Sunday night. As the Eagles' dreams of hoisting the Lombardi...

Broadcom sweetens bid for Qualcomm to $121B

Broadcom’s final push to buy Qualcomm for $121 billion started Monday. The Singapore chipmaker made a “best and final” offer of $82 a share — higher than its prior $70...

Trump slams Schiff as 'one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington'

President Trump continued lashing out at critics of a controversial memo that aimed to shoot holes in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, mocking the top Democrat on a House...

Russian pilot blows himself up to avoid capture by jihadists

A Russian pilot who was forced to eject from his stricken jet over Syria killed himself with a grenade to avoid being captured by jihadists — as he shouted, “This...

Man kills himself outside City Hall

A man shot and killed himself in his car just outside City Hall during Monday morning rush hour, authorities said. The man drove his black Nissan Altima to the front,...

Otto Warmbier's dad will attend Olympics opening ceremony

The father of Otto Warmbier, an American student who died last year after being released from a North Korean prison, will attend the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics this...

Ferocious wild boar attack kills an elderly man

Snipers put an end to a wild boar after it chased and brutally killed a 66-year-old man in China. Security footage also shows the beast goring the man’s daughter-in-law, who...

Your biggest bra problems: solved

Is your bra digging into your shoulders, stabbing your ribcage or riding up above your boobs? You might be doing the underwear thing all wrong. Here, Amber Tolliver, model, entrepreneur...

This family has lived with a 6-foot-long croc as a pet for 20 years

Kojek the crocodile has been the family pet for Irwan, his wife and their three children in Indonesia. Surprisingly, the family reports no accidents have come from having this scaly...

Yellen fears bubble as stock market sees sharp decline

Are the bears coming out of hibernation? That’s what millions of Americans will be wondering Monday morning when US stocks, rocked last week by the steepest decline in two years,...

Family displaced by ceiling collapse yet to find new home

The Brooklyn family displaced by a ceiling collapse in their public-housing apartment has yet to find a new home nearly a month after Mayor de Blasio publicly promised them “help...

Inside Mickey Callaway's Mets camp, which will be different

PORT ST. LUCIE — Now it’s real. Following Super Bowl Sunday, baseball will be here. Mickey Callaway was named Mets manager 105 days ago. After months of planning, he is...

New Meredith CEO gets hefty raise

Tom Harty, the recently named Meredith chief executive, got a raise to go with his new job, the company said in a regulatory filing. Harty, 55, who had been president...

State senate candidate hid links to crooked politicians

Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, a former top legal adviser to the state Senate when it was headed by disgraced leaders Malcolm Smith and John Sampson, has air-brushed that work history from...

Eagles deviated from winning formula just once, and it nearly broke them

Please excuse me. I have this, er, condition. In the words of Maynard G. Krebs — the G. was for Walter — “I’m not bad, just weak.” Often, you’re only...

Priebus doesn't regret calling Don Jr. meeting a 'nothingburger'

Former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus said Sunday he doesn’t regret downplaying the Trump Tower meeting between President Trump’s eldest son and Russian officials as a “big nothingburger.”...

MLB Players union didn't take long to back off ridiculous threat

The lamest threat in baseball history died a quick death Sunday afternoon. No, the players won’t be boycotting spring training, the Players Association clarified in a statement, refuting the words...

Senate staffer suspended for mocking Asians, women

A Harlem state senator suspended one of his staffers Sunday for mocking women and Asians on Instagram. Daiquan Frasier, a community coordinator for Democratic Sen. Brian Benjamin, posted a photo...

Another brutal loss tells us all we need to know about the Knicks

Their All-Star played half the game like he was MIA. They managed, again, to turn certain victory into defeat. Players used words and phrases like “most embarrassing.” There was a...

Patriots assistants were in no mood to talk about their futures

MINNEAPOLIS — Goodbye, Josh McDaniels and Matt Patricia. Sunday night’s Super Bowl LII between the Patriots and Eagles at U.S. Bank Stadium was the last act for the two New...

Man loses girlfriend to threesome partner, takes bloody revenge

A Brooklyn man caught his girlfriend having sex with another guy just one day after they all agreed to have a threesome — and, in a fit of jealous rage,...

Nick Foles did what Tom Brady couldn't

MINNEAPOLIS — Apparently, Gisele Bundchen was right. Tom Brady can’t throw the ball and catch it. Brady had a chance to be on the other side of a pass in...

Two Eagles jumped ship from Patriots dynasty at perfect time

MINNEAPOLIS — Chris Long and LeGarrette Blount took chances they had no idea would work out, and it paid off Sunday. Long, an Eagles defensive end, and Blount, an Eagles...

'Dog s--t' sound quality dampens Justin Timberlake's halftime show

Justin Timberlake might want to find a new sound guy. The singer's Super Bowl halftime show was marred by audio problems, and fans let him hear it Sunday night on...

Trey Burke and Frank Ntilikina are heading opposite directions

Trey Burke shined. Frank Ntilikina got hurt. And so it went in the ongoing point-guard soap opera between the newly signed former lottery pick, Burke, and the Knicks’ prized 2017...

The Super Bowl broke the scoreboard

MINNEAPOLIS — If you enjoy seeing the ball move up and down the field, you loved Super Bowl LII. The Eagles’ 41-33 victory over the Patriots was a yardage orgy,...

Eagles defense breaks down the one stop that mattered

MINNEAPOLIS — Not to us. That had to be inside the minds of the Eagles on defense as they took the field, clinging to a 38-33 lead with 2:21 remaining...

The Nets have a real rebounding problem

Stuck in a malaise leading up to the All-Star break, the Nets need to snap out of it and rebound, literally and figuratively. Brooklyn has dropped six of seven games,...

Post-Super Bowl 'This Is Us' reveals fate of beloved character

"This Is Us" hero Jack Pearson (Milo Ventimiglia) did NOT die in the fire that destroyed the Pearson home, thanks to a some faulty Crock Pot wiring and the lack...

Injuries force Rangers to give Vinni Lettieri another shot

DALLAS — Out of necessity, Vinni Lettieri is getting another chance. The Rangers called up the winger from AHL Hartford on Sunday to replace injured Jimmy Vesey, who was hurt...

500 yards can't hide some harsh Tom Brady realities

MINNEAPOLIS — It was a sight for delight not only for Eagles fans but for Patriots haters everywhere: Tom Brady in distress, during and after the game. There was no...

College basketball's coach of the year is on the hot seat

You can question Bruce Pearl for the allegations involving his program. You can point to his past transgressions. You can refuse to give him the benefit of the doubt for...

Doug Pederson has no fear

MINNEAPOLIS — Move over, Rocky Balboa. They probably already have started to chisel a statue of Doug Pederson at the top of those 72 steps at the Philadelphia Museum of...

Zach Ertz's Super Bowl so much more than controversial catch

MINNEAPOLIS -- It is a good thing the way it was called on the field was the way it stayed called. “If they would have overturned that I don’t know...

Bill Belichick: This is all my fault

MINNEAPOLIS — Bill Belichick pointed the finger after Nick Foles and the Eagles denied him an unprecedented sixth Super Bowl championship. At himself. "In the end," Belichick said after Eagles...