April 29, 2018
Yankees do just enough to extend winning streak to nine
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Because there is an expiration date on everything, the day is out there when CC Sabathia won’t be towering over a big league pitching mound. Based on...
Correspondents' Association denounces Michelle Wolf speech
The White House Correspondents' Association has joined in on the criticism of comedian Michelle Wolf, releasing a statement Sunday denouncing her routine. "Last night's program was meant to offer a...
Roommate questioned in dismemberment murder case
Detectives investigating the murder of a woman whose dismembered corpse was scattered about a Brooklyn park are taking a close look at a couple who knew her, police sources said...
Stitches: Jake, Jhoulys and Roll
March for Babies yesterday. Celebrity Chair Eli Manning: “It’s a chance to raise funds to help fight for healthy moms and strong babies.” Yes Eli, Odell Beckham Jr. is getting...
Where Knicks' exhaustive coaching search stands now
Phil Jackson knew everything. Just read his volume of books and he’ll let you know it. Jackson’s “11 Rings’’ arrogance became his undoing in New York. That is why you...
Bernie supporters push for registration overhaul to vote in state primary
They’re looking to put the Bern on Gov. Cuomo. New York Democratic Party activists who backed Bernie Sanders for president in 2016 — and now support Cynthia Nixon for governor...
Feds probe Bain-owned software firm over age discrimination
Bain Capital bagged a fortune as an Oregon-based software company it owned fired workers. Now, federal authorities allegedly are probing whether those firings broke the law. The buyout firm founded...
Traffic agents preying on drivers stuck in Midtown Tunnel gridlock
One of the main exits of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel in Manhattan is constantly gripped by gridlock during the morning rush, but the traffic agents stationed there aren’t directing cars to...
Joël Robuchon to open two-story emporium in condo tower
Legendary chef Joël Robuchon’s Midtown comeback is shaping up — five years after he shuttered his esteemed eatery at the Four Seasons Hotel on East 57th Street. At 73, Robuchon...
Owner of bar that booted man in MAGA hat getting death threats
The owner of the West Village bar that booted a Trump supporter wearing a “Make America Great Again” cap says he’s received nearly two dozen death threats since the incident....
Boutique fitness center boasts new juice-coffee bar
Juice-coffee bars continue to mushroom across the city. The latest is NEO Cafe, which is opening in the NEO U fitness center at 420 Fifth Avenue. The subterranean space’s offerings...
Palm Springs-inspired bar opening in Greenpoint
Greenpoint, which is becoming one of Brooklyn’s most enticing neighborhoods, is getting a taste of Palm Springs this week. A new bar, The Springs, is slated to open with cocktails...
David Villa nets pair to help put NYCFC back atop standings
David Villa’s first goal Sunday night — his milestone 400th for club and country — culminated a world-class career. His second tally encapsulated it, a venerable icon with every right...
Giancarlo Stanton's transition to Yankees takes big leap forward
ANAHEIM, Calif. — This is only the start. A nine-game winning streak for the Yankees and a sweep of the Angels at Angel Stadium for the first time since 2003....
'Unindicted co-conspirators' named in NYPD corruption case
Ex-NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks is among a slew of current and former ex-cops named by the feds as “unindicted co-conspirators” in a pending police corruption case. Prosecution court...
What Parcells sees in Sam Darnold, who got his ultimate compliment
One day in early March in Jupiter, Fla., a piece of New York’s football future met with a big piece of New York’s football past. Sam Darnold, drafted by the...
Colleges' insane effort to keep students perfectly safe
A prominent American college is instituting policies that make helicopter parents look like satellites. And it’s the next step in American academia’s total abandonment of common sense. Penn State’s Student...
Righties shouldn't be suckers for Kanye's latest act
Conservatives have long wanted to separate entertainment from politics, but suddenly they seem more willing to accept the intersection now that entertainers are showing them some love. They shouldn’t be...
Adrian Gonzalez and Mets show no mercy in all-out eruption
SAN DIEGO — For one afternoon in his old stomping ground, Adrian Gonzalez resembled the beast who has spent the past decade-plus terrorizing pitchers. The Mets had received small dosages...
Steven Matz's back is changing Mets' plans
SAN DIEGO — Steven Matz’s recent performance won’t cost him his next start, but a sore back will. The Mets lefty, who has battled discomfort near his left scapula, will...
The MTA's biggest money pit
With the start of LIRR service into Grand Central Terminal still at least four years off, the estimated cost of the project last week jumped another $1 billion, to $11...
Cuomo kills off the last remnant of his signature schools reform
Gov. Cuomo last week officially gave up on a cause he’d spent years fighting for: mandating the use of student results on state exams as a major part of teacher...
De Blasio's budget spends big — and boosts Cynthia Nixon
Who is the more aggressive progressive? Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo are both eyeing the White House. Each has to convince national voters that he alone is New York’s...
This isn't how Yankees were supposed to break scoreboards
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Didi Gregorius and Aaron Judge are the two biggest reasons the Yankees entered Sunday’s action first in the majors in slugging percentage, OPS, home runs, runs scored...
The world's adjusting to Trump and other comments
Foreign desk: The World Is Adjusting to President Trump President Trump’s unorthodox approach to world affairs is bearing fruit, reports Anne Gearan at The Washington Post. The peace conference between...
Doctor allegedly threatened to slit employees' throats, cut heads off
A doctor in Georgia has been charged with making terroristic threats after she allegedly threated to "slit" her employees' throats. Marian Antoinette Patterson, a family practice doctor who's worked in...
Teens have figured out how to be sneaky while vaping in school
BOSTON — Sneaking a cigarette in the school bathroom? How quaint. Today's teens have taken to vaping, an alternative to smoking that's so discreet they can do it without even...
Meet the rising college coach who's earned a Rangers look
When the Rangers consider University of Denver’s Jim Montgomery for their head-coaching vacancy, here is one story from his first real gig behind the bench that seems to sum him...
Woman struck by subway in Brooklyn
A woman was run over by a train when she fell onto the Brooklyn subway tracks on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The woman fell onto the tracks as a Manhattan-bound...
Ronny Jackson will not return as Trump’s physician
The White House physician, Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, who withdrew his nomination to lead Veterans Affairs, will not return as President Trump's personal doctor, a report said Sunday. He will...
A bunch of Yankees are building steam for their returns
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Brandon Drury went 1-for-3 with a double for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in the first game of a double-header against Lehigh Valley and did the same in the nightcap...
Migrant 'caravan' arrives at US-Mexico border
U.S. officials say San Diego's border crossing has reached capacity even before a caravan of Central American migrants criticized by the Trump administration began turning themselves in to seek asylum....
Here are some undrafted free agents Jets are giving a chance
When the draft concluded, the Jets got to work lining up undrafted free agents and offering tryouts at next week’s rookie minicamp. They lined up a player who played college...
Yoenis Cespedes leaves Mets game after painful slide
SAN DIEGO — Yoenis Cespedes turned into Rickey Henderson on the bases Sunday, complete with the headfirst dive into third on a stolen base. But that aggressiveness — Cespedes’ second...
Giants' hunt for undrafted free agents includes Saquon Barkley pal
The Giants were able to get a jump on most of the NFL as far as scouring the undrafted free-agent market. The draft ended inordinately early for the Giants, as...
Giants hope hidden pass-rushing gem breaks recent bust trend
After the first two rounds of the NFL draft, general manager Dave Gettleman knew the Giants had only four remaining picks. No, he said, there will not be any trades...
NYPD cop busts man wanted for assaulting elderly man
A quick-thinking cop stationed in Times Square recognized a suspect wanted for assaulting an 85-year-old man and arrested him Saturday as he sat on a bench, authorities said. Ashley Williams...
Screaming patrons flee mall after false report of shooting
Mayhem erupted in Staten Island Mall Sunday afternoon after a report of an active shooter -- which has since been deemed false -- sent shoppers running and screaming. “I was...
Cops searching for man who fondled woman
A Queens woman was fondled by a man who grabbed her from behind and told her, "Shut your mouth," police said on Sunday. The 28-year-old woman was walking home on...
Emma Gonzalez shuts down Kanye after he called her a 'hero'
Rapper Kanye West tweeted his admiration for Emma Gonzalez, calling her "my hero," but the survivor of the Parkland high school massacre dismissed the honor and pointed out her own...
How will a gap in employment look to a prospective employer?
I was just laid off and have a generous severance package that covers me for the rest of the year. I’d like to take the summer off and look for...
Freeing up an Enterprise refund
Dear John: I just wanted to write and thank you for your assistance with Enterprise Rent-A-Car. I’m not sure what you said in your e-mail to it, but it contacted...
LeBron James somehow does it again
The Cavaliers survived. A back-and-forth series that LeBron James usually sees in the NBA Finals, not in the first round, ended with James victorious on Sunday, as Cleveland escaped with...
Cops arrest armed man who pointed gun at straphanger
Police busted a man who pointed a loaded gun at a straphanger on the subway early Sunday morning in Brooklyn, authorities said. "Get away from me," Omar Lopez, 36, told...
NYPD chief warns of 'terrorism for dummies'
Unpredictable lone-wolf attacks are terrorism’s future — and the challenge of preventing them may get harder before it gets easier, the NYPD’s counterterrorism chief said Sunday. “We went from 9/11...
Women should head to the golf course for a networking hole-in-one
As Katherine Cohane heads to the green for her employer’s semi-annual golf clinic at Echo Lake Country Club in Westfield, NJ on Monday she will be looking forward to getting...
It’s time Giants end the Odell Beckham distraction — before it exists
So the draft came and went, and Odell Beckham Jr. is still a Giant. Dave Gettleman didn't quit on talent after all. Between now and the opening of training camp,...
Woman stabbed daughter before cops shot her: officials
The Westchester woman who stabbed a 2-year-old girl to death before police Tased and then shot her has been identified as the child's mother, police said. One day after bloodshed...
Woman hit by SUV after meeting 'Game of Thrones' actress
A star-struck fan became a car-struck fan when she was hit by an automobile just moments after posing with “Game of Thrones” actress Natalie Dormer during a Tribeca Film Festival...
LeBron James is going off and not leaving the court
LeBron James isn't leaving the floor, which is bad news for the Pacers. The Cavaliers superstar was caught on camera Sunday during Game 7 of the first-round series with Indiana...
Pompeo signals Trump may walk away from Iran deal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signaled on Sunday that President Trump was willing to walk away from the Iran nuclear deal even as European allies warned the agreement is the...
Sprint and T-Mobile agree to combine in all-stock deal
T-Mobile and Sprint are teaming up to take on Verizon and AT&T. After years of failed attempts, the wireless providers announced Sunday a $26 billion deal to merge into one...
White House tree planted by Trump and Macron vanishes
Now you tree it, now you don’t. The oak sapling gifted to President Trump by French President Emmanuel Macron on his recent visit to the United States mysteriously vanished over...
Man found dead with belt around his neck near Central Park bench
An upstate New York man was discovered Sunday morning slumped next to a Central Park bench with a belt around his neck in an apparent suicide, police said. The 22-year-old...
Retired NASCAR star and his son killed in car wreck
CARNESVILLE, Ga. — Former NASCAR driver James Hylton, the 1966 Rookie of the Year, was killed in a traffic accident Saturday, authorities said. He was 83. Hylton and his son,...
What 'Vanderpump Rules' says about the economy today — no, seriously
It’s been hailed by the New Yorker and the New York Times, routinely delivers millions of high-income viewers per week, and counts celebrities such as Rihanna and Jennifer Lawrence among...
'I nearly vomited': Disgusting MMA injury horrifies fans
Brit star Jack Mason showed off what some fans are calling the worst eye cut in MMA history after being bashed by a blistering knee during a bout Friday night....
Cowboys acted fast with Dez Bryant and Witten (likely) gone
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys kept talking up the receivers they already had going into the draft after dumping Dez Bryant in a cost-cutting move. They ended up having...
White House staffers and journalists slam Correspondents' dinner
President Trump wasn't the only person who panned comedian Michelle Wolf's at times raunchy, vulgar comedy routine at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday. Members of the Trump administration...
Pedestrian killed by hit-and-run driver in Queens: cops
A man was killed when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Queens early Sunday morning, police said. The 54-year-old pedestrian was crossing 153rd Street near Hillside Avenue in...
Teen fatally stabbed on Bronx sidewalk
A teenager was found stabbed to death on a Bronx sidewalk Saturday night, police said. Alijay Morgan, 16, was discovered around 6:30 p.m. on the sidewalk near West 181 Street...
Ex-NFL great and GM is now in the fight of his life
Former Detroit Lions general manager and NFL linebacker Matt Millen reportedly has a rare disease that forces him to undergo weekly chemotherapy and may require a heart transplant. The Morning...
MMA fighter with ties to Putin and Trump questioned by FBI
A Russian mixed martial arts fighter with ties to President Trump, attorney Michael Cohen and Russian leader Vladimir Putin was questioned by the FBI last week, according to a report...
Mike Pompeo touts 'good conversation' with North Korea
Newly minted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he had a "good conversation" with President Kim Jong-un and signaled that the North Korean leader is on board to work toward...
Trump: Correspondents' dinner is 'very big, boring bust'
President Trump blasted the White House Correspondents Association dinner as a "very big, boring bust" whose host "bombed" while talking up his appearance at a Michigan campaign-style rally. "While Washington,...
Michelle Wolf draws laughs, gasps at Correspondents' dinner
WASHINGTON — If President Donald Trump isn't comfortable being the target of jokes, comedian Michelle Wolf has given him and others plenty of reasons to squirm. "It's 2018 and I'm...
Duterte calls Kim Jong Un the 'hero of everybody'
MANILA — Philippine President Rodridgo Duterte said Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, whom he had previously called a “fool,” is now the “hero of everybody” after Kim...
Several injured in East Harlem high-rise fire
Two of the three people who were critically injured in a Sunday morning fire in East Harlem were children under 7 years old, an FDNY official said. Twelve people were...
Mike Pompeo stresses need for Gulf unity against Iran
RIYADH - New U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo underscored the need for unity in the Gulf during a brief visit to the Saudi capital on Sunday as Washington aims...
Fresh faces of Giants and Jets after draft prepare for endorsements
New York football has two fresh faces as the Jets and Giants both had top three selections in the NFL draft in the first round on Thursday night. On the...
Second person in two weeks burns self to death
A man was found burned to death in the flaming wreckage of his car in a Queens parking lot on Saturday — and police believe it was a suicide. The...
Massive fire destroys Queens home
A raging fire tore through a home in Queens early this morning, killing two people, critically injuring two others and sending four more to local hospitals, where they were expected...
Aaron Judge teaches Yankees a lot about the MLB Draft
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Players always talk about opportunity. On the field at Angel Stadium on Saturday night were two of the greatest examples of making the most of an opportunity....
City councilmen slam de Blasio over property-tax relief
The tax is too damn high! Five furious outer-borough city councilmen bashed Mayor de Blasio for leaving property-tax relief out of his $89 billion budget proposal. “I know we speak...
Why Mets closer was called on in a blowout loss
SAN DIEGO — Jeurys Familia’s appearance to pitch the eighth inning of a blowout Saturday night was curious to say the least. But the reasoning for the righty reliever’s third...
IRS deduction limit miffs senior
Dear John: I was once the owner of a garment factory in Pennsylvania with 120 employees, mostly women. It was housed in a 40,000-square-foot, climate-controlled building outfitted with all of...
Red Bulls pull one out in the closing minutes
CARSON, Calif. — Alejandro Romero Gamarra scored a late goal and Bradley Wright-Phillips had two assists to help the Red Bulls beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2 on Saturday night....
Daniel Jacobs and 'Big Baby' move closer to title bouts
Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs of Brooklyn continued his march toward another shot at a middleweight title Saturday night by earning a unanimous decision over Maciej Sulecki of Poland at Barclays...
Suspected gunman who shot deputy sheriff busted after manhunt
A man accused of shooting dead a deputy sheriff in Maine was busted Saturday after a four-day manhunt. John Williams, 29, was taken into custody by officers who used their...
Yankees destroy Angels to pick up their eighth straight victory
ANAHEIM, Calif. — By the time the top of the first was over the Angels were the latest Yankees’ victim and quickly crawled into survival mode by attempting to dodge...
2-year-old dead, knife-wielding mom shot after stabbing 2 cops
A home in the upscale Westchester town of Mamaroneck became a scene of carnage Saturday, with cops shooting a knife-wielding 28-year-old woman — and trying in vain to save the...