March 27, 2018
Pilot dumps 30 tons of fuel mid-flight to save passenger's life
A pilot decided to dump 30 tons of fuel midair to enable a safe emergency landing and save a passenger’s life. The China Eastern Airlines flight was headed to New...
Remains identified as 10-year-old who vanished 2 years ago
BUCKEYE, Ariz. — Police opened a homicide investigation Tuesday after skeletal remains were found in an irrigation ditch and identified as those of a 10-year-old boy who disappeared from his...
The dark cult with billionaires, stars, and allegations of sex slavery
Nxivm had all the hallmarks of a money-scamming cult — but the truth was far, far worse. Devotees of the upstate self-help organization pay thousands of dollars for seminars, wear...
Fans don't know what to think about the Texas Rangers' new 'Dilly Dog'
Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, is home to the Texas Rangers and one divisive food: the Dilly Dog. Globe Life Park announced its 2018 season food offerings and it...
Perchwell adds additional office space amidst rapid growth
Perchwell, a small real estate tech company, is gaining clients so fast that it has added 2,100 square feet to its Soho offices. In December, the company, a listings data...
City plans to spend $1.1B to house homeless in hotels
The city plans to spend nearly $1.1 billion to house the homeless in commercial hotels over the next three years, officials said Tuesday. While the de Blasio administration had been...
Real estate owners vie for NYC tax bill relief, reap $577M
You can’t win it if you’re not in it. That phrase applies to not only lotteries but city property assessment appeals. Both large and small real estate owners of 98.6...
Andrew Ladd's late goal propels Islanders to a rare win
OTTAWA, Ontario — One day after being eliminated from playoff contention for the second straight year, the reeling Islanders were glad to get another win. Andrew Ladd scored the tiebreaking...
NFL owners approve simplified catch rule
ORLANDO, Fla. — Maybe it's too late for Jesse James and the Steelers or Zach Miller and the Bears. No matter, the NFL has a simplified catch rule designed to...
Facebook decides this isn't the best time to roll out new technology
Facebook is hitting the pause button on its plan to unveil a new smart speaker — amid backlash that the company allowed millions of users’ private information to be harvested...
Bandier opening up new flagship store in the Flatiron District
Athleisure retailer Bandier is opening a new flagship at 108 Fifth Ave. at the southwest corner of West 16th Street, where it will have 100 feet of wraparound frontage. The...
Nets' building block plans to be with the team for life
Net For Life. That’s what D’Angelo Russell told The Post he wants to be. With just seven games left after Wednesday’s game in Orlando, Russell is intent on having a...
Women-only work space reportedly probed for gender discrimination
The Wing — New York's buzzy women-only work space with more than 1,500 members — was designed to be free of the sexual politics plaguing conventional offices. But the self-described...
IBM signs multi-floor lease at 19 Union Square West
A well-known monster tech company, the Armonk-based IBM, has signed a 27,699-square-foot lease at 19 Union Square West at East 15th Street. IBM was previously a subtenant of FanDuel in...
Unbeaten Albany lacrosse feels special season has just begun
March Madness has a completely different connotation for the University at Albany’s men’s lacrosse coach Scott Marr. It has nothing to do with the Final Four in San Antonio, but...
Gloria Steinem held office hours for Vice employees
Gloria Steinem, the feminist icon, made a visit to Vice Media as part of its diversity and inclusion board, formed in the wake of last fall’s sexual harassment scandals that...
Ex-Goldman Sachs employee claims traders tried to rape her
A former Goldman Sachs associate in London who was the victim of sexual harassment in 1994 now claims that the traders who harassed her also tried to rape her. The...
New York's next governor needs to keep things from getting worse
A New York Times editor once described his personal rule for judging politicians. “The best you can hope for is that they don’t make things worse,” the late Sheldon Binn...
Homeless man hit by subway train
A homeless man was struck in the leg by an uptown F train in the East Village, bringing rush-hour service to a grinding halt on Tuesday night, officials said. The...
Devils continue playoff push with key win, knock out Rangers
Getting to the playoffs many times involves getting big plays from guys on the third and fourth lines in addition to having your stars step up. The Devils got both...
Planned Parenthood affiliate: We need a Disney princess 'who's had an abortion'
Good luck getting a G rating. A Planned Parenthood affiliate in Pennsylvania tweeted Tuesday that Disney should invent an animated princess "who's had an abortion,” according to USA Today. "We...
Why US supermarkets are selling 100-page puff piece on Saudi prince
The odd special interest publication from American Media Inc. that hit stands earlier this month appears to be a giant advertorial extolling the virtues of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed...
Air Force pilot snaps amazing up-close pics of northern lights
A US Air Force pilot flying through the northern lights has shared this stunning selfie from his cockpit. Ross Franquemont was 70,000 feet over Canada when his U-2 Dragon Lady...
Gillibrand rival slams her father's ties to alleged sex-slave cult
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand must come clean about her family’s connection to an alleged sex-slave cult upstate whose leader was arrested by the FBI on Monday, her Republican rival said. GOP...
Cosmo is too sexy for Walmart checkout counters
Walmart, the biggest retail outlet for magazines in the country, is banning Cosmopolitan from its front checkout counters and moving it to more obscure store locations where its racy cover...
NATO is latest to throw out Russian diplomats over poison attack
NATO on Tuesday joined the parade of nations expelling Russian diplomats in retaliation for the poisoning of a former spy on British soil, slashing Moscow’s staff at the alliance’s headquarters...
Padres turn on their new radio station over 'suicide' tweet
SAN DIEGO — The Padres demanded an apology from media company Entercom and said they are considering their options in dealing with their new flagship radio station after a talk...
Bus coalition sues DOE to block proposed employee protections
A coalition of 17 yellow-bus companies is trying to slam the brakes on the Department of Education’s move to reinsert employee protections into its bus contracts — a move the...
NYPD must do better for victims of sex crimes
A searing report by the New York City Department of Investigation documents what victim advocates already know: the New York Police Department is selling sexual-assault victims short. The Special Victims...
Lululemon sales still strong despite CEO's departure
Lululemon is doing just fine without a CEO. Consumers couldn’t get enough of its pricey waterproof down jackets that sold for $350 to $400 and its yoga pants over the...
Israel's Netanyahu released from hospital
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from the hospital Tuesday night, after being rushed there earlier in the day. "I am on my way home. Sure some rest and...
Fewer kids looking for entry into DOE's Gifted and Talented program
Demand for the Department of Education’s Gifted and Talented program is eroding. The number of applicants has dropped annually since 2013, and is down 17 percent overall since that year,...
'Killer' nanny told doctor she was being courted by Satan
The nanny on trial for the murder of two children in her charge told a doctor she was being courted by Satan in the month before the slayings, jurors heard...
Ichiro Suzuki could start the season on the disabled list
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Mariners are monitoring Ichiro Suzuki's strained right calf to determine whether he'll be on the opening day roster or the disabled list. Suzuki went 0 for...
'Brooklyn Ripper' told judge he was being called by the devil
The “Brooklyn Ripper” – accused of stabbing two kids in an elevator in 2014 – ranted to a Brooklyn judge about his innocence and how the "devil" was calling him,...
Yankees season preview: Bring on the hype — and all the power
Helping to guide the Yankees to within nine innings of an improbable World Series appearance wasn’t enough for Hal Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman to bring back Joe Girardi. So, after...
Breaking down players who will make or break a fantasy season
Every year, there are fantasy players who reach for a major leaguer based on potential, one great season they had a few years ago or a great spring training, even...
Cult leader accused of keeping women 'slaves' appears in court
The leader of a secretive cult in upstate New York who was arrested for keeping female followers as "slaves" appeared in a Texas federal court Tuesday -- before being hauled...
Democrats confused by Cuomo's latest attack on de Blasio
��Fellow Democrats don’t know what Gov. Andrew Cuomo was thinking when he launched his sharpest barb yet at Mayor Bill de Blasio — over the issue of government corruption....
NYPD to post discipline records online, won't reveal names
The NYPD plans to make its internal discipline process a little more transparent by posting the cases on its website — but without identifying the officers. The department said Tuesday...
Yankees' other Aaron is quietly ready for hallowed ground
TORONTO — A year ago Aaron Judge barely nosed out Aaron Hicks for the Yankees’ starting right-field job. That Hal Steinbrenner had labeled Judge “my right fielder’’ following the 2016...
Chris Kreider has mixed feelings about NHL honor
After practice on Tuesday, Chris Kreider had no idea he was the Rangers’ nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. But when he was told he was up for the...
Kim Jong Un met with China's president during surprise visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held an unprecedented secret meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping where the two discussed “denuclearization” of the Korean peninsula and improving dialogue with the...
Texas school district will make students wear clear backpacks
A Texas school district is taking an unusual step to prevent school shootings — requiring students to wear clear backpacks. Ennis Independent School District, located less than 45 minutes outside...
Uber cut back on safety sensors before deadly crash: report
Uber cut back the number of safety sensors on its fleet of self-driving cars — creating a dangerous blind spot around vehicles — ahead of a fatal Arizona crash last...
Bus driver fired over racist, sexist slurs wins school board seat
MINOT, Maine — A former Maine school bus driver who was fired for making racist and sexist comments has been elected to the school board. The Sun-Journal reports Mike Downing...
The Port Authority's overpaid police are a genuine menace
As pay packages for Port Authority cops continue to soar, the case for scrapping the PAPD grows stronger by the day. As the Empire Center reported Tuesday, the insanity brought...
The city doesn't care how many kids get robbed of an education
Three years after The Post first exposed the massive “Easy Pass” grade-fixing scam at Brooklyn’s John Dewey HS, the city Department of Education has declared that it doesn’t really care....
'Boy Scout' de Blasio: Loyal to his donors
We doubt the words “Boy Scout” bring Mayor de Blasio to mind for most New Yorkers, but First Lady Chirlane McCray invoked on Tuesday the term to explain how he...
The Giants publicly drool over everything Saquon Barkley is
ORLANDO, Fla. — It is no great revelation that Saquon Barkley is going to be quite high on or, more likely, at the top of the Giants’ draft board, but...
Staid UES bistro's now a celeb party scene
Upper East Siders haven’t given Vaucluse, the high-end French restaurant off Park Avenue, as much love as owner Ahmass Fakahany and his chef-partner Michael White had hoped for. "Now they're...
Beware: Hospitals think 'do not resuscitate' means you don't want to live
Patients, beware. When you’re admitted to a hospital, you’re routinely asked if you want to sign a Do Not Resuscitate order. Don’t assume it’ll apply only in extreme circumstances. New...
De Blasio knew campaign cash wasn't 'kosher,' donor testifies
A crooked restaurateur testified Tuesday that he had “clear” and “unambiguous conversations” with Bill de Blasio about making illegal contributions to his campaign — and that the mayor ignored repeated...
Cop disciplined after teen kills himself in police cruiser
AKRON, Ohio — A police officer has been disciplined in connection with a 17-year-old who fatally shot himself in the back seat of a police cruiser in Ohio. According to...
Why cancer has me rooting overtime for the Mets
The phrase “There’s always next year” isn’t one Mets fans look forward to using, but it’s always there when a season collapses. I was 2 years old the last time...
Scientists discover 'new organ' hiding in plain sight
Scientists say they've discovered a new organ — possibly the human body’s largest — and it was hiding in plain sight, according to a new study. The so-called interstitium is...
MTA boss planning Twitter sessions to engage with riders
Now straphangers can let the guy who runs the subways know what they really think. New York City Transit President Andy Byford has announced that he will field questions on...
MLB figured everything out — and it's crushing the game
Too many teams tanking. Just a handful of super teams capable of winning it all. Replay killing the flow of the game. The one-dimensional offensive power player being marginalized, perhaps...
‘Full Frontal’ heads to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico
Samantha Bee has enough acerbic wit to power a city — but surprisingly, that’s not the trait she finds most important to her work. “I just try to stay curious,”...
Meghan Markle returns to 'Suits' for touching farewell
"Suits” returns Wednesday night at 9 p.m. — with all eyes on co-stars Meghan Markle and Patrick J. Adams, both leaving the USA series after seven seasons. Markle, of course,...
Sailor presumed lost at sea in round-the-world race
SAN DIEGO — A sailor in the Volvo Ocean Race is presumed lost at sea after going overboard in the harsh, remote Southern Ocean some 1,400 miles west of Cape...
Peyton Manning lets down another network as the hunt ends
Peyton Manning will not become the lead game analyst on Fox’s new Thursday night package, sources told The Post on Tuesday. Manning’s decision caps a fruitless two-network pursuit for one...
This horseradish is so strong, you need a gas mask
As Passover looms at the Pickle Guys shop on the Lower East Side, the tools of the trade for making their famous horseradish are a grater and a gas mask....
Psychologist, patient captured after fleeing hospital together
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Authorities have captured a patient from the Arkansas State Hospital and the psychologist accused of taking him from the facility without permission. Arkansas State Hospital police...
Owners of famed Manhattan hotel want rent-stabilized 'hoarders' out
The owners of a storied Manhattan hotel that once hosted literary greats like W.H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood are trying to boot two rent-stabilized hoarders, claiming they’re chasing away higher-paying...
Mara squelches Beckham trade talk but leaves door open a crack
ORLANDO, Fla. — John Mara is the co-owner of the Giants. Owners, in case anyone has not noticed, usually get what they want when it comes to what goes on...
Chef who lost 70 pounds is serving up the dishes that got him fit
A decade ago, chef Seamus Mullen was more than 70 pounds overweight. After late nights frying up potato croquettes at Spanish restaurant Boqueria, he’d gorge on pizza and ice cream....
These cocktails should count as vegetables
How do you make a sad green juice palatable? Add a little vodka. As NYC restaurants continue to put veggies front and center on the menus, barkeeps are following suit....
Uber ends self-driving car program in California
Uber decided on Tuesday not to renew a permit to use self-driving cars in California — essentially ending the program in that state. California's Department of Motor Vehicles said that...
Residents of Harlem fire building sue landlords, film company
Residents of the Harlem building where Edward Norton and Bruce Willis were shooting a movie before it went up in flames are suing the landlord and the film company for...
MLB bold predictions: Twins surprise, Shohei Ohtani flop
Any sucker can bet a few bucks on the 2018 Yankees to hit many home runs, or on the 2018 Indians to strike out a lot of opponents, or on...
Girlfriend accused of killing boyfriend for allegedly dumping her
A Florida woman is accused of shooting and killing her boyfriend while he was allegedly trying to dump her, according to reports. Satoya Johnson, 30, appeared in court Monday on...
My boss fired me for calling out sick with the flu
First he had to fight the flu — now a Bronx building worker is fighting to get his job back from a boss who canned him for getting sick. Ramon...
Mets season preview: Turning postseason potential into reality
After losing 92 games last season and pushing aside manager Terry Collins, the Mets avoided an on-field overhaul in the offseason, instead tweaking a roster that team officials believed was...
Al D’Amato endorses DeFrancisco for governor
Former Sen. Al D’Amato is endorsing John DeFrancisco in the Republican primary for governor. “The strongest candidate is John DeFrancisco. If there’s a Republican party primary, I would support him,”...
The hottest shows in London this spring
Winter’s over, and theater in London is younger than springtime. Audiences are falling wig-over-heels for a teenage drag queen; the new Bridge Theatre’s “Julius Caesar” has a mosh pit and...
Florida boy wanted to be school shooter, idolized Nikolas Cruz: cops
A 13-year-old boy from Central Florida told police he wanted to be "the next school shooter" — allegedly going so far as to keep photos of confessed Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz...
The Post's baseball predictions, with 5 World Series champs
Here are The Post's experts' predictions for how this baseball season will unfold: Ken Davidoff AL East Red Sox *Yankees Orioles Blue Jays Rays AL Central Twins *Indians White Sox...
Facebook allows real estate advertisers to discriminate: suit
Already in trouble over the mishandling of user data during the 2016 presidential election, Facebook is now being slapped with a lawsuit that says its algorithm lets real estate advertisers...
Man claiming to be Al Sharpton's half-brother arrested for murder
An Alabama man who claims to be Rev. Al Sharpton’s half-brother was arrested Monday on capital murder charges for the drive-by killing of a woman there. Police in Dothan booked...
State trooper knocked into the air by out-of-control car
This is the shocking moment a Utah state trooper is hit by a car and gets flung in the air on a snowy highway -- a crash he escaped with...
Dish chairman's trashing of CNN comes back to haunt
WASHINGTON — Charlie Ergen’s bravado is doing the Justice Department no favors. Dish Network's billionaire chairman boasted during a 2014 carriage dispute with Time Warner that his pay-TV service could...
Cynthia Nixon could be Dems’ future and other comments
Academics: Suddenly, Everybody Loves Israel The most surprising thing about the Arab world, observe Shai Feldman and Tamara Coffman at Foreign Policy, “is how relatively uncontroversial Israel has become.” Gone...
National League preview: It won't be easy to dethrone front-runners
Are the Cubs and Dodgers ready for their rubber series? They are among the favorites in the National League, along with the Nationals, after splitting the past two NLCS. NL...
Water slide decapitation leads to murder charges
More charges were handed out Tuesday in connection to the death of 10-year-old Caleb Schwab — who was decapitated while riding a water slide at a Kansas theme park two...
Nixon is selling 'unqualified lesbian' merchandise
“Sex and the City” actress Cynthia Nixon wants to make some campaign cash from ex-City Council speaker Christine Quinn's insult that she was “an unqualified lesbian” by hawking buttons bearing...
State senator's aide fired for comparing Parkland survivor to Hitler
A longtime aide to Brooklyn state Sen. Marty Golden who compared students protesting gun violence to Adolf Hitler in a Facebook posting was ousted from his job on Tuesday. “Anthony...
Woman in 'romantic' relationship with brother charged after giving birth: cops
A Florida woman reportedly in a "romantic sexual relationship" with her brother was charged after giving birth to his baby, officials said. Pauline Elizabeth Martin, 33, told investigators she and...
Priest accused of groping teen, calling her 'sexy' indicted
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — A recently ordained Roman Catholic priest accused of groping a 13-year-old girl under her skirt last summer has been indicted on criminal sexual contact and child endangerment...
NYPD: Critical sex crimes report was 'inaccurate,' 'misleading'
The NYPD slapped down a new report Tuesday about its understaffed and poorly trained Special Victims Division, calling the findings “inaccurate” and “misleading.” Assistant Commissioner J. Peter Donald said the...
College student pleads guilty to lying about rape on campus
A Michigan college student pleaded guilty to falsely reporting to campus police that she was attacked and raped. Mary Zolkowski, 21, admitted in court Tuesday that she lied to authorities...
Blue moon will light up sky ahead of Easter
Stargazers, get your binoculars ready: a blue moon will grace the sky this weekend, marking the end of what has been a breathtaking month. A "worm moon" rose on March...
Dogs boiled alive and eaten in Vietnamese meat market
Heartbreaking pictures show a dog meat market in Vietnam where stolen pets are rammed into cages and delivered to restaurants to be skinned and boiled alive. An anonymous animal rights...
Scientists uncover disgusting truth about rubber duckies
BERN, Switzerland — Scientists now have the dirt on the rubber ducky: Those cute yellow bath-time toys are — as some parents have long suspected — a haven for nasty...
Man accused of killing pregnant wife with sword to claim insanity
YORK, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man accused of killing his pregnant wife with a sword last year plans to use an insanity defense. Lawyers for 32-year-old John Ziegler III stated...
Todd Bowles just stoked all the Baker Mayfield-to-Jets buzz
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Broadway Baker? It sounds like it could happen. There has been heavy buzz here at the NFL league meetings that the Jets love Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield,...
Ex-Supreme Court justice: It's time to repeal the Second Amendment
Repealing the Second Amendment would be the best way to "weaken the NRA" and help the students who have protested around the country achieve their goal of sweeping gun control,...
Man found guilty in home-invasion murder streamed on Facebook
JACKSON, Mich. — A jury has convicted a Michigan man of first-degree felony murder after he was accused of breaking into a home and shooting a woman while streaming the...
Mom arrested after her kids found dead in car seats
SUPERIOR, Ariz. — The mother of a baby and a toddler was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder after the children were found dead in car seats inside a car...
Women's college lacrosse team sings N-word in leaked Snapchat
A victory playlist that started off with Disney songs, according to the Virginia Tech women's lacrosse coach, soon turned derogatory and led to a 13-second video that showed team members...
American League preview: The rivalry is back
In the East, the Yankees and Red Sox — again — are poised to overwhelm the division. The Indians still are the class of the Central, though the Twins have a...
Fear is keeping Alzheimer’s sufferers from getting treatment
Fear is keeping Alzheimer’s sufferers from getting treatment. Stigma associated with Alzheimer’s disease may be prohibiting patients from getting information about their Alzheimer’s risk and trying potential treatments, according to...
This $419 garment is just 7 T-shirts sewn together
Designer Preston Douglas is spilling the tee. The Texas-based couturier is sick of feeling pushed to make inexpensive, throwaway streetwear pieces, such as hoodies and T-shirts. “We are weighted down...
Endangered whale species is one step closer to extinction
The winter calving season for critically endangered right whales is ending without a single newborn being spotted off the southeast US coast.
New rule will let bikes move through NYC intersections before cars
New city traffic rules will allow cyclists to get a head start on cars by letting them push off from some intersections at the walk sign, officials revealed Monday. The...
Cop accused of lying under oath about gun to get search warrant
A crooked Brooklyn cop lied under oath about spotting a gun inside a man’s apartment so he could get a search warrant, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday. Joseph Moloney,...
Feds raid cult co-founder's home one day after leader's arrest
Feds raided the home of secretive upstate cult Nxivm's female co-founder Tuesday -- a day after its leader was arrested in Mexico on charges of sex trafficking and forced labor....
Millennials are spending an insane amount on rent
For millennials, the rent really has really gotten too damn high. Between the ages of 22 and 30, the median total amount millennials spent on rent was $92,600, according to...
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu hospitalized with 'high fever'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was rushed to the hospital Tuesday afternoon with a high fever, according to a spokesman. "The prime minister is suffering from a high fever and...
Going to a concert is better for you than yoga: study
Watching live music is better for your wellbeing than yoga, a new study has found. Experts came to the conclusion after volunteers were fitted with heart rate monitors, split up...
Dan Patrick out, Mike Tirico may be rising in NBC NFL shakeup
Dan Patrick will not be back as the lead host on NBC's primetime pregame show, "Football Night in America." Patrick told The Post he recently made the decision. He said...
Finland schools are testing out robot teachers
TAMPERE, Finland - Elias, the new language teacher at a Finnish primary school, has endless patience for repetition, never makes a pupil feel embarrassed for asking a question and can...
Federal regulators probe deadly Tesla crash
The US National Transportation Safety Board is opening a field investigation of a fatal Tesla crash and major vehicle fire near Mountain View, Calif., last week, the agency said in...
Trump trying to get support for military to pay for border wall
President Trump — frustrated that neither Mexico nor Congress will foot the bill for his long-promised border wall — now wants the US military to pick up the tab, a...
Twitter's data problems could be even worse than Facebook's
Things look bad at Facebook, but they’re even worse at Twitter. That’ s the bearish call from short seller Andrew Left of Citron Research, who sent Twitter shares tumbling more...
Fast food employee happily spits into customer's food
One pita, please — hold the saliva. A sandwich maker in Missoula, Montana, has been fired after a video of her blatantly spitting in a customer’s food went viral. The...
Toys R Us worker sold stolen toys online for more than $120K: cops
Maybe he was trying to get a jump on the company's upcoming liquidation. Long before Toys R Us announced plans to go out of the toy business, an employee at...
Ronda Rousey immediately bests her most awkward ESPN interview
Ronda Rousey served up a big bowl of awkward Tuesday morning while making the rounds at ESPN. The former UFC champ and current WWE performer got into a squabble with...
Home health care nurse arrested for murder could be serial killer: cops
A home health care nurse accused of killing an elderly woman in Dallas – and attempting to smother two other area old timers – has authorities now combing through 750...
Smuggler used Uber cars to move drugs in NYC: prosecutors
A Mexican drug smuggler dubbed "Gordo" has been funneling fentanyl into the city for years — using posh apartments in The Bronx and Manhattan as stash houses and Uber drivers...
Waymo is teaming up with Jaguar to compete with Uber
Waymo is teaming up with Jaguar in its escalating battle versus Uber. Alphabet’s self-driving car startup announced a long-term partnership to use up to 20,000 Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicles for...
The Knicks' Jeff Hornacek rebellion is growing quickly
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It wasn’t hard reading lips when an irate Kyle O’Quinn screamed profanities at Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek on Friday at the Garden when he came to the...
Kids with autism and their younger siblings less likely to be vaccinated
Kids with autism and their younger siblings are much less likely to be vaccinated than the general population, according to new research published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. “In this...
Uber driver blames GPS after steering car down flight of stairs
This Uber car wasn’t even self-driving. Its driver, a senior citizen who only wanted to be identified as Fred, blamed Uber’s GPS app for giving him a bum steer —...
Davis Webb can push Giants' QB draft decision to last second
ORLANDO, Fla. — Yes, he can. Davis Webb can, if not entirely change, certainly affect what the Giants do with that highly anticipated No. 2 selection in the draft. Thus...
Trump responded faster to Texas hurricane compared to Puerto Rico storm
Team Trump responded faster and more effectively to help hurricane-ravaged Texas than it did in Puerto Rico after another mega-storm socked the island, according to a new investigation. In just...
World's largest cruise ship is a floating Empire State Building
The world’s largest cruise ship has set sail this week, leaving its port in France for Barcelona, Spain, where it will begin its maiden voyage on March 31. Royal Caribbean’s...
Dating in China is seriously brutal
Thought being single was tough? Try living in China. Guo Yingguang has posted a viral video that captures just how tough the dating scene can be in China. The Shanghai...
Seahawks QB allegedly choked girlfriend, broke her jaw
A backup NFL quarterback was accused of domestic assault in a report published Tuesday, and within hours, he was cut. Police in Mansfield, Texas, are investigating Trevone Boykin after he...
Cyclist stabs skateboarder during street spat: cops
A skateboarder was knifed and seriously injured when he confronted a cyclist who cut him off on the Midtown street, police said on Tuesday. The 22-year-old skateboarder was riding northbound...
Authorities capture cyber crime gang that stole $1.2 billion
LISBON, Portugal — Police in Spain have captured a cybercrime gang made up of Ukrainians and Russians that allegedly stole more than $1.24 billion from financial institutions worldwide in a...
Wild coyote captured at New York State Museum
Authorities captured a wild coyote Tuesday on an outdoor mezzanine on the fourth floor of the New York State Museum in Albany -- but can't figure out how it got...
'Boy Scout' de Blasio would never break the law, says wife
Mayor Bill de Blasio's wife on Tuesday tried to counter a former fund-raiser's damning testimony about her husband by saying Hizzoner's "such a Boy Scout" that he'd never break the...
Todd Bowles says bare minimum about Christian Hackenberg
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Jets coach Todd Bowles did not give third-year quarterback Christian Hackenberg much of a vote of confidence on Tuesday. “He’s a quarterback on our team,” Bowles said....
Yankees and Mets are ready to give us season we deserve
There was a time, and it was a long time, covering many decades, when we preoccupied ourselves with the notion of seeing a Subway Series again. And that was a...
Andrea Stewart-Cousins not ready to endorse Cuomo
The state's top female Democratic lawmaker says she's not ready to endorse Gov. Cuomo for another term. “I am considering the budget and getting this budget done,” Senate Democratic Minority...
Good guy with a gun didn't kill school shooter
The Maryland high school student who fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and injured another student also killed himself, authorities said. Austin Rollins, 17, shot himself in the head when he was...
Historic mansion reduced to ashes just weeks after it sold
A Long Island mansion built in 1845 for Smithtown's founding family was destroyed in a raging inferno — just weeks after it was sold to a new owner. The Mansion...
Port Authority cops set new records with overtime pay
Port Authority cops are setting new records in rounding up overtime, with one sergeant collecting more than $400,000 last year thanks to $214,835 in OT. Sgt. Kevin Cottrell, a 26-year...
Inside Kim Jong Un's mystery train
All aboard the Kim Jong Un Express! With speculation rampant about whether North Korea’s reclusive despot visited Beijing, all eyes are on a mystery train that many believe carried him...
ESPN is betting the house on a $5 app for sports zealots
A nor’easter has descended on ESPN headquarters one wintry day in March, and the outside world in Bristol, Conn., is still trying to dig itself out from under the snowstorm...
Apple refuses to cut the price of the new iPad
Apple revealed a new iPad for classroom use — but stubbornly refused to cut the price. The tech titan, which is looking to gain a foothold in the education space,...
Subway riders help nab jerk who kicked woman in the head: cops
They saw something -- and then did something. Subway riders witnessed a man walk up to an elderly woman on the subway Tuesday morning and kick her in the forehead...
MTA worker fatally hit by bus at depot
An MTA worker was killed on Tuesday morning when a cleaner driving a bus in the College Point depot ran him over, according to police and sources. A 56-year-old driver...
Thousands gather for funeral of firefighter killed in movie set blaze
Fallen city firefighter Lt. Michael Davidson was remembered Tuesday as “a hero of the highest order” -- and “a great family man” who had firefighting “in his blood” -- at...
Police gun down armed senior citizen in a hospital
Police in North Carolina have released footage of officers fatally shooting 76-year-old James Charles Cook. The elderly man reportedly had sneaked a gun into a hospital, and security had reported hearing...
Man's beer belly turns out to be 30-pound cancerous tumor
A man who thought he had a beer belly actually had a 30-pound cancerous tumor growing in his abdomen. Kevin Daly knew something was wrong when he lost 34 pounds...
Larry Nassar's boss hit with his own sex charges against students
A former dean at Michigan State University who oversaw disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar is facing criminal charges for allegedly grabbing a medical student’s backside and storing photos showing “bare...
First transgender anchor hits the air in Pakistan
A Pakistani news channel has made history by hiring the country’s first transgender news anchor in a country where many transgender people face severe discrimination. Marvia Malik, a former model...
Mark Zuckerberg agrees to testify before Congress
Mark Zuckerberg has finally caved to pressure to testify before Congress about the social network’s data-privacy scandal. Facebook’s 33-year-old chief executive is in talks with the House Energy and Commerce...
Ex-Brooklyn DA fined for using city resources for re-election campaign
The Conflicts of Interest Board on Tuesday slapped ex-Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes with a record $40,000 fine for improperly using city resources and his on-the-clock staff for his failed 2013...
Why Josh Rosen's UCLA coach wouldn't take him No. 1
Josh Rosen has his doubters, and now that list includes the man who recruited him to UCLA. Jim Mora, the former Bruins head coach, said Monday he would take USC...
Great white shark circles stunned fishermen
Kyle Morningstar was fishing with his friends off Ponce Inlet on the east coast of Florida on Saturday when he spotted a dark shadow in the water slowly approaching his...
Baton Rouge police officers cleared in 2016 killing of Alton Sterling
Prosecutors in Louisiana have decided not to charge the white Baton Rouge cops involved in the fatal 2016 shooting of Alton Sterling, a black man whose death sparked widespread protests....
Danica Patrick celebrates birthday with Aaron Rodgers
Patrick celebrated her 36th birthday on Sunday, March 25.
Google allowed Facebook to siphon your call and text logs
The news that Facebook's Android app has been collecting call and text histories is yet another black eye for the social media giant. But just why was Facebook able to...
Jon Gruden isn't buying his own Colin Kaepernick 'intrigue'
Jon Gruden might be the only one more optimistic about Colin Kaepernick's future in the NFL than his talent. The once-again Raiders head coach spoke bullishly on the free agent's...
The perk your employer is most likely to give you, and it's not a raise
Dog-friendly offices? Craft beer on tap? Or maybe, just maybe ... a healthy 401(k) match. Which perks are today’s workplaces offering and which ones do employees want? According to a...
Video shows Penn State frat pledge plied with booze before fatal fall
Prosecutors on Monday played in court new footage recovered from the basement of a Penn State fraternity house, where police say an alleged hazing victim was plied with 18 drinks...
New Zealand: We'd expel Russian spies if we had any
New Zealand really wants to expel Russian spies in solidarity with ally Britain - the problem is it can't find any. "We have done a check in New Zealand. We...
Vikings' Teddy Bridgewater worries never went away
ORLANDO, Fla. — Vikings coach Mike Zimmer cast some doubt on how quickly new Jets quarterback Teddy Bridgewater will be ready to play. Zimmer said he liked what he saw...
Pat Shurmur confident as anyone of Odell Beckham's Giants future
ORLANDO, Fla. — Pat Shurmur last week was in Los Angeles, part of the Giants contingent scouting quarterbacks Josh Rosen and Sam Darnold. Shurmur called Odell Beckham Jr., who spends...
Deutsche Bank's CEO is reportedly on his way out
Job Alert: Major bank CEO. Must be good at clean-up. Deutsche Bank is struggling to find a replacement for John Cryan, its chief executive for less than three years, as...
Faulty water heater blamed in Mexico vacation tragedy
The toxic gas leak that killed an Iowa family vacationing at a Mexico resort town likely came from a faulty water heater, officials said. The heater in the Sharp family's...
Recalled laptop sets office on fire
Most of the electronic gadgets we use are powered by lithium-ion batteries and very occasionally, those lithium-ion batteries can malfunction. When they do, they have a tendency to burn or...
H&M warns discounts will continue to slam profits
H&M on Tuesday warned of further price cuts to shift unsold clothes after the Swedish fashion retailer reported a 61 percent dive in first-quarter profit that knocked its shares lower....
Avon reaches truce with activist investor
US cosmetics maker Avon Products has reached an agreement with Barington Capital to nominate the investor’s chief executive officer, James Mitarotonda, to its board in exchange for avoiding a proxy...
Apple finally set to unveil a cheap iPad for schools
Apple on Tuesday was widely expected to announce a lower-priced iPad aimed at helping it grab more of the US educational market. Major technology companies are battling for dominance in...
Stunning, rare picture of female pharaoh was hiding in storage for 20 years
A rare ancient artifact depicting the famous female pharaoh Hatshepsut has surfaced in the UK, stunning experts. Consisting of two limestone fragments that have been glued together, the artifact had...
Customer waves gun in store after claiming he was overcharged
Things got ugly at a Brooklyn beauty supply store when an irate customer stormed in and started waving a gun around, saying he was overcharged, video released by cops shows....
NYPD too understaffed to properly investigate sex crimes, report finds
The NYPD’s Special Victims Division is woefully understaffed and under-trained despite a recent surge in cases, according to a blistering new report that also blasts Police Commissioner James O’Neill for...
Facial recognition technology can now text jaywalkers a fine
Jaywalkers in China are to be named, shamed and slapped with an instant SMS fine. And it's all thanks to cutting-edge artificial intelligence. In the southeastern city of Shenzhen, police...
Cop probed for tossing woman by her hair during bar brawl
Florida investigators are reviewing footage of an officer grabbing a woman by the hair and pulling her to the ground, to determine whether excessive force was used to break up...
Mark Zuckerberg refuses to testify before British Parliament
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg will not answer questions from British lawmakers over how millions of users’ data got into the hands of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica as the company faces...
Firefighters weren't allowed at Manchester bombing site for hours
Firefighters were not allowed to go to the scene of the deadly Manchester Arena bombing for more than two hours amid confusion over whether the attacker was on the loose,...
Prominent lawyers turn down offer to join Trump's legal team
Two top lawyers with a powerhouse law firm rejected President Trump's offer to joins his shrinking legal team as it prepares for Trump's possible interview with special counsel Robert Mueller...
Country singer, Devils goalie start relationship on Twitter
Should the Devils advance to the Stanley Cup playoffs in April, expect goalie Keith Kinkaid's biggest fan to be in the stands. Following the club's 3-2 victory over the Predators...
Patriots pity the masses for doubting them
When Super Bowl appearances practically become routine, internal disagreements feel like small matters. Patriots owner Robert Kraft said just as much at the owners' meetings in Orlando, Fla., on Monday...
Markelle Fultz's return: Uplifting, awkward and momentarily alarming
PHILADELPHIA — Markelle Fultz heard 20,000 fans chanting "Fultz! Fultz! Fultz!" and for a fleeting moment, he thought they were serenading Philly's most popular athlete. "I thought they were saying...
Teen killed in senior skip day crash
An annual tradition of seniors skipping class at a private school in Georgia turned tragic when a 17-year-old driver on the way to the mall with a friend crashed into...
How Giants should approach Odell Beckham trade possibility
To trade Odell or not to trade Odell? That is the question. And it happens to be a $100 million question. Beckham and the Giants are eyeball to eyeball, and...
Putin blames 'criminal negligence' for deadly shopping mall fire
Russian President Putin on Tuesday visited the scene of a horrific shopping mall fire that killed 64 people, promising victims' relatives – many who are skeptical of the official death...
Train believed carrying top North Korean delegation leaves Beijing
BEIJING/SEOUL - A train believed to be carrying a senior North Korean delegation left the Chinese capital on Tuesday following a dramatic whirlwind visit that some reports said included the...
Russia says it will respond to 'obnoxiousness' of diplomat expulsions
The Russian foreign minister on Tuesday said Moscow will not tolerate the "obnoxiousness" of having its diplomats expelled and blamed the United States for using "colossal blackmail" to coerce its...
These dating-app red flags terrify women
What goes through a woman’s mind when she’s swiping left on Tinder? NYPost.com producers Stephanie, Kayla and Brian sit down with the popular dating app to expose the biggest red...
Two men charged with fatally stabbing Holocaust survivor
Two men have been charged with fatally stabbing an 85-year-old French Jewish woman who survived the Holocaust – and Paris prosecutors say the death is being probed as an "anti-Semitic...
Elderly woman freed from waist-deep mud
An elderly woman was rescued from a mud pit in Tongcheng City, China, after she attempted to cross the mire overnight. Firefighters used a ladder to reach the victim around...
Wynn Resorts hearing may include alleged sexual misconduct
LAS VEGAS — Lawyers will present evidence they say shows disgraced casino mogul Steve Wynn's pattern of reckless behavior and mismanagement of Wynn Resorts during a hearing scheduled to begin...
Judge rules against Pulse nightclub shooter's widow
The revelation that the Pulse nightclub shooter's father was an FBI informant for 11 years before the attack has little bearing on the trial of the gunman's widow, a judge...
Police find suspected burglar sleeping inside home
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police say they caught a suspected burglar snoozing away inside a Connecticut home. Officers responded to the break-in around 7 a.m. Sunday in New Haven. The...
Rocker who survived Paris concert shooting blasts 'March for Our Lives' protesters
Jesse Hughes, the Eagles of Death Metal singer and survivor of the 2015 terrorist attack in Paris, went off on young gun control advocates from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School...
Mitch McConnell aims to remove hemp from list of controlled substances
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants a full pardon for hemp. The Kentucky Republican on Monday previewed legislation seeking to free the plant from its ties to...
Woman arrested for making lewd comments to Easter Bunny
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Police say an Ohio woman has been arrested for making lewd comments to an Easter Bunny. Authorities say they were called to Richland Carrousel Park in Mansfield...
Cuomo team wonders about de Blasio, 'bribery' after testimony at Mangano trial
Gov. Cuomo’s re-election campaign weighed in on Ed Mangano’s corruption trial Monday, mentioning Mayor de Blasio, prosecutors and “bribery” in the same breath. “As Mr. Singh said, the governor paid...
Companies getting a head start on April Fools' gags this year
April Fools will be March Morons this year, it seems. The first 2018 corporate gag announcement timed for April Fools’ Day, which falls on April 1, arrived on March 26....
EasyJet pilot suspended for using Snapchat during flight
A captain for budget airliner EasyJet has been suspended after posting photos of his co-pilot and himself goofing off in the cockpit mid-flight. The pilot, identified as Michel Castellucci by...
Enes Kanter needed a change -- but it might not affect Knicks
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This doesn’t mean Knicks center Enes Kanter is opting out, but he’s ready to sign with a new agent — the highly regarded Mark Bartelstein, who runs...
Count on Villanova to stop Loyola short of March Madness miracle
Pete Gillen, who coached Providence to the Elite 8 and took Xavier and Virginia to the NCAA Tournament, is a college basketball analyst on CBS Sports Network. Throughout the Tournament,...
Man who tried to marry his laptop pushes anti-porn bill
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A man with a history of outlandish lawsuits including trying to marry his computer is pushing a measure requiring a filter for online pornography that could be...
Jeff Hornacek briefly gave Tim Hardaway control of the Knicks
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — While some could view it as Jeff Hornacek losing control of his bench, the Knicks coach said he was just trying to have some “fun” in the...
Vegas police say MS-13 arrests helped solve 10 murders
LAS VEGAS — Five members of the MS-13 street gang have been arrested in the killings of 10 victims in the Las Vegas area over the past year, authorities said...
Nets guard carries lessons from days with famous Loyola nun
Nets two-way guard Milton Doyle — a proud Loyola Chicago product — says Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt isn’t just the fairy godmother in the Ramblers’ NCAA Tournament Cinderella story. The...
Drone nearly flies into plane making its descent to runway
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Air New Zealand said Tuesday that a drone came within meters of a flight descending into Auckland Airport from Tokyo, putting the safety of 278 passengers...
Teacher accused of banging 6-year-old's head against brick wall
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana public school teacher accused of banging a 6-year-old's head against a brick wall multiple times and throwing the boy in the air has been...
Mountain lion spotted roaming through Southern California yards
AZUSA, Calif. — A mountain lion roamed through backyards in a neighborhood outside Los Angeles before wildlife officers tranquilized it. The lion was spotted Monday morning in the eastern Los...
Sonny Gray has never been this confident at the end of spring
ATLANTA — Many ballplayers show up at spring training professing to be in the best shape of their lives. But how many say the same thing at the end of...
Henrik Lundqvist is doing all he can to return to net this week
Henrik Lundqvist was getting closer, but not quite there yet. The Rangers goalie did not dress for a third straight game as he recovers from the head/neck/back soreness, this one...