May 4, 2018
Big3 investors ask court to toss $1.2B defamation suit
The legal wildfire surrounding the fledgling Big3 basketball league continued to burn on Friday. The largest investors in Big3 basketball have asked a federal court to toss the $1.2 billion...
Albert Pujols gets his 3,000th hit
SEATTLE — Albert Pujols was going to get a toast in the clubhouse regardless. Still, he wanted to make sure his 3,000th hit came after a win. "I was really...
Cinco de Stitches likes Giants, Indy
Horse feathers are ruffled on Derby day. Stormy Daniels and Trump lawyer Michael Cohen continue to go at each other via Twitter. Stormy, questioning Cohen’s credentials, said he was not...
John Kerry secretly meeting with world leaders in bid to save Iran deal
Former Secretary of State John Kerry has been quietly meeting with world diplomats in a lobbying effort to save the Iran nuclear deal, a report revealed Friday. In recent weeks,...
8 things to watch this week
Mom Thursday, 9 and 9:30 p.m., CBS Addiction is no laughing matter on the CBS sitcom “Mom.” “Our writers walk this fine line every week of finding comedy from real-life...
Stringer slammed by pro-Airbnb group for 'deeply flawed' study
A firm that analyzes Airbnb rentals slammed city Comptroller Scott Stringer on Friday for issuing a “deeply flawed” study using its data to falsely accuse the popular home-sharing service for...
Commissioner O’Neill subpoenaed in NYPD bribery case
NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill could find himself in an awkward situation — forced to defend a former precinct commander accused of corruption, The Post has learned. O’Neill was among about...
Miguel Andujar, Gleyber Torres help save Yankees from ugly loss
Miguel Andujar was called up to the Yankees on April 1. Gleyber Torres followed from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre three weeks later. After Friday’s 7-6 win over the Indians, when Torres hit...
Man reaches out to Jeff Bezos after Amazon driver stole his dog — and got results
A puppy stolen by a British Amazon driver was reunited with her owner after the pooch’s “dad” reached out directly to CEO Jeff Bezos. Richard Guttfield said his black schnauzer...
Zack Wheeler does best Harvey impersonation as Mets fall again
Zack Wheeler and Michael Conforto didn’t finish Friday night looking much better than Matt Harvey. While Wheeler buried the Mets before their first at-bat and allowed five runs in the...
Stroller-moms sound off on de Blasio's planned 'shooting sites'
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday revealed four sites where he plans to open controversial drug-injection centers — and they are near schools and in the heart of stroller-mom territory....
Why Wall Street cheered April's mixed-bag jobs report
Wall Street cheered a mixed-bag April jobs report on Friday — buoyed by a drop in the unemployment rate to 3.9 percent, its lowest level in more than 17 years....
Cuomo wants to 'lead a citizen fleet' to stop offshore drilling
Gov. Cuomo vowed on Friday to “lead a citizen fleet” to stop oil and gas drilling off New York’s coast as he proposed a new state law to ban the...
Umami Burger inside Hudson Hotel will close
Turns out that burgers don’t quite cut it at the swanky Hudson Hotel. The West 58th Street property is closing its year-old Umami Burger spot by July 24, according to...
Shari Redstone concession may help revive CBS-Viacom merger talks
Media heiress Shari Redstone has given up her demand that Viacom Chief Executive Bob Bakish be second-in-command should the media company merge with CBS. The concession is a victory for...
Doctor arrested in wife's death that was initially ruled an accident
An investigation into a South Carolina woman’s suspicious death has led to charges against her surgeon husband in a 2017 homicide that had initially been ruled an accident. Vanessa Brooke...
Warren Buffett gives Apple shares boost after stake reveal
Wherever Warren Buffett goes, investors follow. Apple shares hit an all-time high Friday after the Berkshire Hathaway chief executive said his sprawling conglomerate bought an additional 75 million shares of...
Girl Scouts forever!
People sometimes share the same last name though they are otherwise wildly different individuals. Take Mariah Carey and Drew Carey. Similar name? Yes. Similar job? Sort of. Are they the...
Capitalism, Hillary-style
Hillary Clinton has offered a long series of reasons why her 2016 was such a no-good, deplorable year, but the newest addition to the basket of excuses may be the...
The criminals aren’t supposed to be running the jails
Add another failure to the list of things ex-Correction Commissioner Joe Ponte didn’t do while spending so much of his time in his native Maine: stop hiring new jail guards...
Harvard’s insane attack on cops
The Black Lives Matter movement may no longer have a megaphone in the White House, but academia is more than ready to take up the slack, as an ongoing policing...
Stringer’s pathetic Airbnb attack
City Comptroller Scott Stringer wants you to blame Airbnb for your rent being too damn high. But his study to back up that charge actually does no such thing. “For...
NJ attorney general rules out-of-town motorist ban is illegal
The New Jersey attorney general has ruled that two towns are breaking the law for banning out-of-town motorists from using certain residential streets. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said that he...
Deutsche Bank will move from Wall Street to Columbus Circle
Welcome to what may become the future Deutsche Bank Center. The German bank has decided to move its regional headquarters from Lower Manhattan to 1.2 million square feet at One...
Parents assault child services worker, kidnap kids in visit: cops
TUCSON, Ariz. — Authorities in Arizona say a couple assaulted a child care services worker and bound her to a tree before kidnapping their two children during what was supposed...
Former President George HW Bush released from hospital
HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush was released from a Houston hospital on Friday after spending 13 days being treated for an infection that required his hospitalization a day...
He lived in a box disguised as a dumpster — now, he's a film festival darling
https://vimeo.com/267235400 In 2017, The Post revealed that a homeless man was living inconspicuously on the streets of Soho in a “hidden home” — a box that was fashioned to look...
Get out of the city with NYC's best hiking clubs
When a hiking group called the Sundance Outdoor Adventure Society was founded in 1980, the world was a much less tolerant place for members of the LGBT community. If you...
Elderly doctor, wife convicted of running $77M 'pill mill'
An 80-year-old Manhattan doctor and his 82-year-old wife were convicted Friday of running a $77 million prescription “pill mill.” Dr. Rogelio Lucas and his wife of 55 years, Lydia, sat...
Where will Matt Harvey go next? Ranking 5 possible landing spots
Assuming the Mets don’t find a trade partner for Matt Harvey — and assuming a general manager doesn’t pull a George Costanza and try to get fired by placing a...
Football player accused of killing girlfriend asked pals to hide gun
A damning recording caught a Tennessee college football player trying to convince his pals to lie and help him ditch the gun he allegedly used to kill his cheerleader girlfriend,...
Mom may use intoxication defense for baby found rotting in swing
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa — The mother of a baby whose lifeless body was found in an infant swing has told a northeast Iowa court that she may use as a...
What to eat and drink this Cinco de Derby
For the first time since 2012, Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby fall on the same day. To celebrate, we turned to Akhtar Nawab, a Louisville, Ky., native and the...
Waymo self-driving vehicle involved in car crash
Another self-driving vehicle was involved in a crash in Arizona Friday when a person driving a Honda Accord lost control of their car and smashed into the autonomous SUV. The...
Killer at large after woman found brutally stabbed in own home
Authorities are on the hunt for a killer who allegedly slashed the throat of a Pennsylvania woman and left her for dead. Cindy Lou Ashton, 39, was found dead with...
David Fizdale expected to name Keith Smart a Knicks assistant
Syracuse fans won’t like this. David Fizdale is expected to bring an NCAA champion along with him to New York: Keith Smart, who is likely to join the new Knicks...
Woman targeted in racist LIRR rant speaks out
A woman who was the target of a racist rant on the Long Island Rail Road spoke out on Friday, saying the man made her feel "worthless" and "disrespected." "I...
Why Josh Hader is for real and worth a long-term fantasy shot
If you haven’t heard the name Josh Hader over the course of this season, particularly over the last week, chances are you’ve been living under a rock (or in a...
'Horror House' parents hit with more charges
The father who kept his 13 children in deplorable conditions inside his California home was hit with new charges Friday related to his lying to obtain a home schooling license....
The highs and lows of Matt Harvey's turbulent Mets career
The Mets are done with the Dark Knight. Matt Harvey was designated for assignment Friday and, after refusing to take a minor league assignment, an era has ended in Flushing. Harvey...
Winning fantasy owners will get more out of bullpens than saves
As the game of baseball continues to evolve, so too does the game of fantasy baseball, and those owners who understand and react best to changes and developing trends are...
Slain teen was pals with 13-year-old suspected gunman
ST. LOUIS — The sister of a slain 14-year-old St. Louis boy says he was friends with the 13-year-old who has been arrested in his fatal shooting. The St. Louis...
NYPD honors fallen officers at solemn ceremony
The NYPD honored 27 of its fallen -- two of whom died in the line of duty last year -- in a solemn dedication ceremony at One Police Plaza Friday....
The craziest Tony goes to a Bronx dry cleaner
And the Tony goes to . . . Ernest Winzer Cleaners? Spot on! On June 10, the Bronx dry cleaner that’s kept Broadway freshly pressed for 110 years will receive...
Sam Darnold brought out a different Todd Bowles on Day 1
Sam Darnold has already had an effect on the Jets -- even the usually stoic Todd Bowles broke out and showed some personality Friday. The Jets coach was asked how...
Can this 'torture mat' cure your back pain?
Forget soothing soaks and massages. In 2018, the hottest way to cure back pain is lying down on a bed of nails. OK, not nails — but tiny rubber spikes...
United Airlines reimburses passengers over drunk flight attendant
WILLISTON, N.D. — Authorities say a flight attendant accused of disrupting a flight from Denver to North Dakota was drunk. Police in Williston, in northwestern North Dakota, say they received...
Scott Boras: Why Matt Harvey rejected Mets' minors request
Matt Harvey rejected going to the minors for the Mets because he still sees himself as a major league starter and did not think a demotion was the best way...
'Quantico' star Marlee Matlin learned how to hold a gun on FaceTime
Viewers of “Quantico” have, by now, met FBI agent Jocelyn Turner (Marlee Matlin), who’s joined Alex (Priyanka Chopra), Ryan (Jake McLaughlin), Shelby (Johanna Braddy) et al. as part of their...
Cops search for 'ninja' burglar who targeted Jewish groups
Cops are looking for a ninja burglar whom they say swiped thousands of dollars worth of loot from Queens Jewish institutions in a months-long spree. Surveillance video released Friday shows...
Dan Loeb wants United Technologies to break apart
Billionaire activist investor Dan Loeb wants to chop United Technologies, the $100 billion industrial conglomerate, into three pieces. UT’s aerospace business should be spun off and its remaining climate control...
The secret way NYC elites use the Hamptons Jitney
When high-end realtor Gene Norden got a last-minute call at his Bridgehampton, LI, home asking him to be in Zurich the following day, he quickly agreed to board a flight...
Don't miss these essential May TV finales
May is the month of spring cleaning on TV — as spring shows wrap up to give way for the summer slate, season finales abound. Here are the finales to...
Trump reiterates call to arm teachers at NRA convention
President Trump on Friday said the nation was still mourning the students and staffers killed in the mass shooting at a high school in Florida — and repeated his argument...
Manhunt after ATF agent shot in the face
CHICAGO — Authorities in Chicago pleaded with the public for help Friday in finding the person who shot a federal agent in the face in what they described as a...
Academy moved 41 years too late on Polanski, Trump’s real Korea mission, and other comments
Culture critic: H’wood 41 Years Too Late on Polanski Ever since pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a 13-year-old in 1977, says The Atlantic’s Megan Garber, Roman Polanski “has existed...
Panthers coach resigns amid vague texting allegations
Five months after Panthers owner Jerry Richardson announced he would be selling the team after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against him surfaced, a Carolina coach has resigned due to...
Missing 5-year-old boy found dead in car: cops
WATERFORD, Conn. — Connecticut police are investigating what they are calling the untimely death of a 5-year-old boy whose body was found in a car. Waterford Chief Brett Mahoney said...
Matt Harvey wasn't worth saving for the Mets
Besides life on his fastball and bite on his slider, you know what was missing with Matt Harvey? Compassion. That probably says more about Harvey’s now-done tenure with the Mets...
Bryce Petty finds new home with Jets' division rival
Bryce Petty won't be much of a stranger to the Jets, after all. The Dolphins claimed Petty off waivers Friday, a day after the Jets released the 26-year-old quarterback. Moving...
Teen killed seconds after taking off seatbelt to take a selfie
Taking a selfie proved to be a deadly decision for a Houston teen girl who was killed in a car crash, according to her family. Kailee Mills' relatives revealed that...
Why we don't really care that Facebook screwed us
These companies are still thriving — damaging headlines be damned. Facebook, currently embroiled in a massive data-harvesting scandal that landed CEO Mark Zuckerberg in front of Congress, posted $4.99 billion...
Hidden-cam voyeur is the scourge of Starbucks bathroom
A hidden camera was found inside a bathroom at a Starbucks in Georgia -- the second time in just over two weeks, officials said. A video recording device was found...
Mets are done with Matt Harvey
It is the Dark Knight’s darkest hour. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson made the stunning announcement Friday afternoon that Matt Harvey was being designated for assignment after refusing a minor...
Why breast cancer is more costly, deadly for black women
A cancer diagnosis is always devastating, but for some it leaves more financial wreckage than others. Black women who are diagnosed with breast cancer experience significantly greater financial strain than...
Footage shows what was nearly 'greatest aviation disaster in history'
This is the terrifying moment an Air Canada plane almost landed directly on top of another aircraft at San Francisco International Airport. The never-seen-before footage shows the plane about to...
Daily dose of aspirin doubles men's risk of skin cancer
A daily dose of aspirin doubles a man’s risk of skin cancer, new research suggests. Doctors recommend some people take a low dose of aspirin every day to prevent heart...
Trump blames tight gun control for Paris terror attack
President Trump on Friday blamed France’s tough gun laws for the November 2015 terror attack in Paris that left 130 people dead and more than 400 injured. “So let’s talk...
The best lingerie shop in NYC, according to a Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Although most of Elizabeth Strout’s stories are set in her native Maine, she loves living part of the year in New York. “It was so different, so exciting!” says Strout,...
Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel's 1975 murder conviction vacated
Connecticut’s top court on Friday ordered a new trial for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, who was convicted in the grisly 1975 murder of his 15-year-old Greenwich neighbor, Martha Moxley. The...
Surfer slowly recovers from back-breaking wave
Professional big-wave surfer Andrew Cotton was feeling good as he gazed out at the ocean at Nazaré Beach in Portugal last November. “I was fit and strong, and in a...
Trump reassures NRA rally he will 'always protect your Second Amendment'
President Trump told an adoring crowd at the NRA’s annual convention in Dallas on Friday that he would always protect the Second Amendment. “You have an administration fighting to protect...
Sports reporter smacks fan on air after he allegedly groped her
This is the shocking moment a sports reporter hits a fan with a microphone after she was allegedly groped live on air. Maria Fernanda Mora was outside the Guadalajara stadium doing...
Alleged Trump stalker thinks the president hates him
A New Jersey man accused of stalking President Trump said Friday that his icon has turned against him, just minutes before a judge threatened to throw him back behind bars....
Cynthia Nixon reveals tax returns
Cynthia Nixon and her spouse pulled in $1.9 million last year through their incomes, investments and sale of a house, according to returns the "Sex and the City" star allowed...
Giving your kids financial help may ruin their careers forever
Mom and dad’s financial support can spark a successful career for their children — depending on how they provide support, that is. When parents give their children money, especially college...
New Knicks coach is already a winner off the court
Newly-minted New York Knicks coach David Fizdale wins big off the court with his stunning marketing executive wife Natasha Sen-Fizdale.
Kentucky Derby goers will sip on $1,000 mint juleps
Ready, set, sip. The 144th Kentucky Derby kicks off this Saturday, and racing enthusiasts will be flocking to Churchill Downs to take in the race. And along with the big bets...
Woman lived with roach in her ear for days after it crawled in while she slept
A Florida woman lived through a real-life nightmare last month and is now sharing how she came to learn that a cockroach crawled into her ear while she was sleeping....
'Shawskank' escapee is moved to new prison after hunger strike
Following a five-month hunger strike, allegations of attempted poisoning and a bizarre incident in which he blamed iced tea when his fiancée was caught touching his junk during a jailhouse...
NYCHA sticks with bad software that failed to track lead-paint issues: lawyer
NYCHA is trying to fix its lead-paint debacle with the same faulty computer software that helped create the problem in the first place, a lawyer for a tenants organization claimed...
Teens now have a chance at free train tickets to explore Europe
BRUSSELS — The European Union is convinced it has found a new way for young people to fall in love with neighboring countries — free train rides. The EU kicked...
Man mauled to death by bear while taking selfie with it
A man was mauled to death by a wounded bear this week when he foolishly tried to take a photograph alongside the apex predator — the third wild animal-related selfie...
Univision expands Spanish-language streaming service
Univision will expand its streaming service to include Spanish-language programming from the likes of Viacom, Televisa and BBC, the company said Friday. The company is positioning the $2.99-a-month service as...
Disabled rescue dog is overjoyed with his new wheels
A disabled dog born without its front legs has been fitted with a set of shiny new wheels after being rescued from a horrid hoarding situation. Loki, 3, who was...
Raid reveals scores of fake cops on town's police force
Some of Mexico’s “Finest” are actually a bunch of frauds. A raid at a local police department in the state of Puebla turned up 113 fake cops — out of...
Fans around the galaxy celebrate Star Wars Day
"Star Wars" fans pay homage to the beloved sci-fi franchise with May the Fourth celebrations around the world.
Workers want to make it illegal for bosses to email after hours
How many employees have dreamed of telling their boss who’s boss? There’s a bill on the table at the New York City legislature that would give employees the “right to...
Tiger Woods made the only putt he really needed
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The putt measured exactly 13 feet, 2 inches, and it represented Tiger Woods’ ticket to play the weekend in the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow. Based...
Secretary facing life in prison for embezzlement kills herself
A Texas woman who faced up to life in prison after embezzling $1.2 million killed herself hours before being sentenced, court records show. Paige Moody Bisher, 43, of Spring, shot...
How 'Sweetbitter' star learned to juggle plates . . . naked
While New York restaurants are full of servers training to be actors, for the new Starz series “Sweetbitter,” actors had to learn how to be servers. The series, which premieres...
Giuliani tries to do damage control after Stormy Daniels comments
Rudy Giuliani on Friday sought to clarify the revelation he made that President Trump had reimbursed Trump's personal attorney for $130,000 in hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels. "My...
Pence's doctor quits over controversy surrounding Ronny Jackson
Vice President Mike Pence’s doctor quit over the controversy surrounding Dr. Ronny Jackson’s failed nomination for secretary of Veterans Affairs, Politico reported Friday. Dr. Jennifer Peña, a military physician assigned...
Nothing says 'spring' like this crazy flowerpot cocktail
Stop and sip the roses! This flowerpot cocktail, dubbed Mrs. Green Thumb ($15), is the budding star of Nylo New York City hotel’s new flower market/bar pop-up on the Upper...
Samoa Joe isn't going to let this chance get away
Samoa Joe doesn't want your sympathy. Sure, after waiting years to finally be signed by WWE, he missed a second straight WrestleMania because of a foot injury in January. Sure,...
The first signs Sam Darnold can shoulder decades of Jets pain
On the first day of the rest of Sam Darnold's NFL life, he stood around the corner from his locker and confronted a question that all the Jets quarterbacks after...
Restaurant settles lawsuit after allegedly discriminating against 'old white guys'
A national restaurant chain that allegedly wanted only "fresh" employees and rejected "old white guys" has settled an age discrimination class-action lawsuit to the tune of nearly $3 million, the...
The rant that made the new Knicks coach famous
David Fizdale’s rant precedes him. Before he’d even officially been announced as the Knicks’ new coach, some of his future players — and tons of his prospective fans — chimed in...
'Clown show' judge suspended but keeps hefty salary for now
A surly Queens judge who once called an ethics panel a “f--king clown show’’ has been suspended — though he’s still collecting his $193,500 salary. The state’s highest court, in...
Hero grandpa takes down man running from police
A grandfather in Columbus, Ohio, is being hailed as a hero by police after tripping an armed suspect fleeing from the police. The brave man, identified as Bill, knocked the...
Shuttered New York prison heads for auction
It's a big house indeed! A charming former slammer is going under the hammer in upstate New York — and it’s a steal with an opening bid of $100,000. The...
Choir director sues former students for spreading 'false' student sex rumors
The director of choral studies at San Diego State University is suing two former students, claiming they spread false and malicious accusations that he was having an affair with a...
The marines — and English rivals — bringing back a boxing tradition
When it was announced late last year that the U.S. Marines would face the British Royal Marines in a boxing match for the first time ever in the UK, Sgt....
Judge questions whether Mueller team overreached with Manafort case
A federal judge in Virginia on Friday sharply questioned special counsel Robert Mueller’s authority to bring tax and bank fraud charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. “I don’t...
I left my husband because he couldn't sexually satisfy me
Men want sex more than women, right? It's the narrative we're beaten over the head with: Men want sex whenever they can get it, women acquiesce reluctantly from time to...
Loud snoring may be weakening your skull
Being a loud snorer could weaken your skull, researchers have found. People with the bedtime disorder sleep apnea, linked to noisy nighttime breathing, have much less bone protecting their brain....
Nxivm leader appears in court alongside 'slave' actress Mack
The leader of the alleged upstate cult Nxivm pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court Friday to charges that he kept women as sex slaves and branded them like cattle...
Josh Rosen is the bad guy even when he's donating money
No good deed goes unpunished, especially if your name is Josh Rosen. Recognizing "Hugs from Holly Day," honoring the late 3-year-old daughter of former NFL tight end Todd Heap, the...
Suspected highway gunman probed as serial shooter
A man was arrested in the random shooting death of a New Jersey woman as she drove along a state highway with her boyfriend and an infant – and authorities...
Fire, lava and smoke in Hawaii
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted Thursday, sending lava shooting into the air in a residential neighborhood and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for nearby homes.
Teachers union bosses suspended after calling kids 'dirtbags'
Two teachers union bosses in New Jersey have been suspended after they were caught on camera calling students “dirtbags” and promising to “bend the truth” about a teacher assaulting a...
H&M vows to stop selling mohair after animal cruelty exposé
The retail world was shaken by a disturbing PETA video exposing the cruel treatment of Angora goats at a dozen farms in South Africa. Top clothing chains, including Zara, H&M,...
Lonely old man puts himself up for adoption
An elderly Chinese man was lonely but didn't want to go to a home — so he put himself up for adoption. “Lonely old man in his 80s. Strong-bodied. Can...
Trump to add Belichick to presidential sports council
President Trump is filling out the roster on his Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition, adding the likes of Patriots coach Bill Belichick and former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. Axios...
De Blasio already has two DAs signed on to injection plan
Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday that he’s already got two district attorneys signed on to his administration's plan to open four safe injection facilities in three boroughs where...
Pollution is turning the Taj Mahal green
NEW DELHI — The Taj Mahal, that shining white monument to love, is turning a little ... green. And yellow. And black. And India’s Supreme Court is not pleased. “You...
Richest black American buys record-setting penthouse
The chief executive of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners, Robert F. Smith, has been revealed as the buyer who smashed a downtown New York City sales record last month...
Landon Collins knows why Ereck Flowers is mad, but has no pity
Landon Collins offered some insight into Ereck Flowers' mindset and included some pointed advice for his wayward teammate. The Giants safety said on WFAN Friday that he has reached out...
76ers' unbending faith in Ben Simmons may have buried them
Halfway through the fourth quarter of Thursday’s Eastern Conference Game 2 — and with Philadelphia well on its way to a stunning collapse — 76ers coach Brett Brown could’ve left...
Fraternity suspended after student's fatal party bus fall
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina college fraternity has been suspended after a 20-year-old student died when she fell from a party bus and was hit by two cars. Local...
11-year-old finds 475 million-year-old trilobite fossil
For Ryleigh Taylor, this was no ordinary stroll. The 11-year-old came across a fossil that’s 475 million years old on the banks of Douglas Lake in Tennessee, WATE reports. Taylor's...
Dozens more from caravan let into US to plead for asylum
Scores of asylum seekers who traveled in a caravan from Central America to the US were allowed into the country to begin pleading their case for asylum Thursday, bringing the...
First-ever 'Doctor Who' script fetches $8,400 at auction
The original script from the first-ever "Doctor Who" episode has fetched $8,400 at auction — 50 years after it was thrown out by the show's first lead actor and rescued...
Trump says date and location set for meeting with Kim
President Trump said Friday that a time and place had been chosen for his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un — but would not say where or when the...
Trump slams Mueller, then says he would 'love' to be interviewed
President Trump on Friday trashed Robert Mueller and his team of prosecutors in the Russia probe — but said he would “love to” sit down for an interview with the...
Polygamous sect leader's mansion turned into sober living facility
SALT LAKE CITY — A sprawling 44-bedroom house surrounded by towering brick walls that was the home base for polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs has been converted into a sober...
Giuliani: Trump just found out about reimbursement for hush money
President Trump only found out recently that he reimbursed his personal attorney Michael Cohen for $130,000 in hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani told NBC...
Tourist who went missing from yoga retreat was raped and beheaded
A tourist who traveled to India to tackle her depression was drugged, raped and beheaded before her corpse was left hanging upside down in a forest. Cops revealed that Liga...
Marijuana juice is the next big health trend
Juicing marijuana is blowing the global wellness world up in smoke, with enthusiasts now blitzing the plant raw, or adding it to their morning green smoothie. While it’s often “munchies”...
Trump says legal newbie Giuliani will 'get his facts straight'
President Trump on Friday belittled Rudy Giuliani, saying his new lawyer in the Russia probe “started yesterday,” would eventually “get his facts straight” and “was learning the subject matter” —...
Black teens bombarded with racism over success in NASA competition
Three Washington DC-area high school students entered a competition supported by NASA, developing a way to purify lead-contaminated water in drinking fountains. Instead of being celebrated for being the only...
Hawaii volcano spews lava, forces 1,700 to evacuate
Some 1,700 people have been evacuated as Kilauea volcano continued Friday to spout red-hot lava on Hawaii's Big Island. Lava traveling underground has burst out of ground fissures at the...
Kushner ethics form misstated loans to Brooklyn properties
Jared Kushner has made yet more errors on a routine financial disclosure form about two Brooklyn building loans, according to a report. Kushner’s ethics form — which has been updated...
Mom, 3 kids found dead after school asked for welfare check
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Court records indicate a woman who, along with her three children, died of gunshot wounds at her home in North Dakota may have been struggling with...
Man literally has best day ever
A Canadian man hit the trifecta over the weekend. On April 28, Ping Kuen Shum of Vancouver was celebrating his last day in the workforce and his birthday, when he...
Failed search for Flight MH370 yielded two unlikely finds
The search for a Malaysian jetliner that disappeared four years ago with 239 people on board is being credited with cracking a pair of Victorian maritime mysteries. Sonar devices have...
Royal wedding fanatics can bid on (old) cake and eat it too
Food fans can get a slice of royalty after cake from numerous weddings including William and Kate and Charles and Diana came up for auction. Five cakes slices from the...
Lego super heroes unite in Paris
US artist Nathan Sawaya used more than 2 million Lego bricks to create 120 sculptures for "The Art of the Brick: DC Super Heroes" exhibit at Parc de la Villette...
NBA mom had an epic 'Price is Right' performance
https://twitter.com/PriceIsRight/status/991724750970945536 The "Showcase Showdown" is a piece of cake for Patrick Beverley's mom. After being told to "come on down" during Wednesday's episode of "The Price is Right," Lisa Beverley...
Your Instagram habit is about to get way more expensive
Instagram is adding a shopping payments feature that lets you link your credit or debit card to pay for services directly in the app. The Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform has quietly...
132-pound tumor removed from woman's abdomen
DANBURY, Conn. — Doctors at a Connecticut hospital say they removed a 132-pound tumor from a woman's abdomen, and she is expected to recover fully. The ovarian tumor was diagnosed...
Facebook weighs ad-free subscription service after data scandal
Facebook may soon become a bit more like Netflix. Mark Zuckerberg’s social network is weighing a move to launch a second version of its 2 billion-plus-user community — one that...
Johnny Manziel's CFL future potentially falling into place
All signs may point north for Johnny Manziel. The former Browns quarterback could potentially be headed for the CFL, after the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who currently hold Manziel's negotiating rights, recently...
The NBA isn't happy with Drake
The NBA has put Drake on notice. Following the rapper's profane scuffle with Cavaliers bench player Kendrick Perkins during Game 1 between Toronto and Cleveland on Tuesday night, the league...
Bolton denies Trump seeking to curb US troops in South Korea
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has not asked the Pentagon for options to reduce US forces based in South Korea, national security adviser John Bolton said in a statement Friday....
Job growth increased less than expected in April
US job growth increased less than expected in April and the unemployment rate dropped to near a 17½-year low of 3.9 percent as some jobless Americans left the labor force....
Malaysian opposition leader dares government to charge him under fake news law
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Malaysian opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad challenged the government to charge him under an anti-fake news law, after authorities said they were investigating him for false claims that...
Abbas apologizes amid accusations of Holocaust denial
JERUSALEM — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday offered an apology after he was criticized for anti-Semitism for a speech in which he suggested that historic persecution of European Jews...
Trump blasts NBC over erroneous report on Cohen wiretap
President Trump on Friday slammed NBC News over its erroneous report that the feds were eavesdropping on his personal lawyer — saying the Peacock Network’s “sources probably don’t exist.” “NBC...
Jeweler fights back after getting pepper-sprayed
CCTV footage from New Delhi, India, shows the moment when an attempted robbery went wrong. The suspect attempted to use pepper spray to incapacitate the shop owner, only to have the...
Nobel Prize in Literature will not be awarded this year
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Swedish Academy says the Nobel Prize in Literature will be not awarded this year following sex abuse allegations and other issues within its ranks that have...
Gleyber Torres is everything the Yankees hoped
HOUSTON — It took Gleyber Torres just over two weeks of 2018 minor league games to work his way into the bigs. It has required even less time for the...
Yankees promote top pitching prospect to Triple-A
HOUSTON — The Yankees are promoting left-handed pitching prospect Justus Sheffield to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The No. 46-overall prospect posted a 2.25 ERA and 1.07 WHIP with Double-A Trenton. Sheffield held opponents...
Knicks consider LeBron-geared free-agent strategy after Fizdale hire
Knicks brass has pointed toward the summer of 2019, when it plans to be ready to make a free-agent splash. But after Thursday’s hiring of former Memphis head coach and...
Here's the scary part: These Yankees can get better
HOUSTON — The 2017 Yankees started out 21-10, and we kept wondering when the market correction would occur. The 2018 Yankees have started out 21-10, and we keep wondering when...
Boy rescued after getting stuck in claw machine, still doesn't get prize
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A 2-year-old boy who climbed into a claw machine at a Pennsylvania laundromat while trying to retrieve a plush toy was rescued by emergency workers — but...
Yankees still unsure when Brandon Drury will rejoin team
HOUSTON — There is a chance Brandon Drury comes off the disabled list this weekend when the Indians play three games at Yankee Stadium, but as of Thursday that decision...
JetBlue plans to deliver fresh NYC pizza to Los Angeles
A low-cost airline says it will deliver hot and fresh New York City pizza to residents of Los Angeles for less than $20 a pie. JetBlue Airways Corp., which is...
Yankees-Red Sox in London a great idea: Aaron Boone
HOUSTON — With the poorly kept secret regarding the Red Sox and Yankees playing two games in London next summer about to be made public next week, manager Aaron Boone...
Mayor faces recall vote after mocking shooting survivor
WATERVILLE, Maine — A Republican mayor of a Maine city now faces a vote that could remove him from office over his tweets mocking a survivor of the Parkland, Florida,...
How Knicks fans grade the hiring of David Fizdale
The Knicks hired former Grizzlies coach and Heat assistant David Fizdale on Thursday to be their next head coach after an extensive search. Knicks fans took to Twitter to express...
Timberland lays off dozens of employees in restructuring
STRATHAM, N.H. — New Hampshire-based Timberland says it is laying off dozens of employees as a part of what it says is a reconstructive effort. Timberland said Tuesday that it...
Matt Harvey refuses to see just how bad things have gotten
Matt Harvey cited positives. Mickey Callaway described it as a “blip.” Apparently, five runs over two innings is making progress these days for Harvey. The one-time dominant right-hander, who has...
Surprising PGA leader hates being a pro golfer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — You’ll have to search far and wide to find a more conflicted player on the PGA Tour than John Peterson. Peterson, who stormed to the lead at...
9 surprising items you should never leave in the bathroom
Just because you spend a lot of time in your bathroom — showering, shaving, putting on makeup, or even catching up on a good book — it doesn't mean you need...
School goes on lockdown after mama bear, cubs wander onto campus
ORANGE CITY, Fla. — A Florida school went into lockdown mode when a mama bear and her three cubs wandered onto campus. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports Volusia County Sheriff's...
Missouri to hold special session to discuss impeaching governor
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers will convene in an historic special session later this month to consider impeaching Republican Gov. Eric Greitens following allegations of sexual misconduct and misuse...
How Giancarlo Stanton can turn Bronx jeers to cheers
Al Leiter remembers coming to Shea Stadium after he was traded to the Mets in 1998 from the Marlins and the pressure that came with that situation. “I knew as...
NTSB report reveals what shattered window of deadly Southwest flight
DALLAS — The pilots of a Southwest Airlines jet struggled to handle the plane after an engine blew apart at 32,000 feet over Pennsylvania last month. Investigators say the captain,...
Mets manager confident two key players will snap out of slumps
It was another rough day at the plate for Amed Rosario, who went 0-for-3 in the Mets’ 11-0 loss to the Braves at Citi Field. Though the young shortstop is...
Officer allegedly hid camera in New Zealand's US Embassy
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A high-ranking New Zealand military officer has been accused of hiding a camera in a bathroom at the nation's embassy in Washington in a case that...
'Best coach on the market': Praise pours in for David Fizdale
New Knicks coach David Fizdale had a trio of gushing fans on ESPN’s studio show Thursday in Chauncey Billups, Paul Pierce and Jalen Rose. Even though Billups couldn’t remember team...
US issues warning to Beijing over new missile systems in South China Sea
The White House issued a stern warning to Beijing on Thursday over reports that its military installed new missile systems — some anti-ship, others surface-to-air — on island outposts in...
Why TNT announcer fought back against 76ers criticism
TNT play-by-play man Brian Anderson talks to The Post’s Justin Terranova about the genius of Brad Stevens, dealing with criticism in Philadelphia and hanging with his analyst Kevin McHale. Q:...
Kentucky Derby betting guide: Field, odds and the winner is …
An inside look at how the 144th Kentucky Derby will shape up: 1. Firenze Fire (50-1) Current form: Going in the wrong direction. Jerome winner has been getting further from...
Trump tells military to prepare for cutting US troops in Korea
President Trump has ordered the military to prepare options for the possibility of drawing down troops in South Korea in advance of a much-anticipated meeting with North Korean leader Kim...
Devastated mom breaks down at kidnapper's sentencing hearing
An anguished woman shouted, “I am your mother!” to her long-lost daughter as the mom dramatically gave testimony at the sentencing of a kidnapper who took the girl as a...