June 10, 2018
Seth Lugo mercifully comes to Mets' rescue against Yankees
The disappointment of Noah Syndergaard’s unavailability to pitch Sunday didn’t run too deep for the Mets given the manner in which his replacement had been performing. And then Seth Lugo...
Ex-lawyer known for calling hookers on office phone attacked me: suit
A former Brooklyn prosecutor who once made headlines for calling hookers from his work number attacked a motorist and tried to frame him for the assault, the driver claims in...
Florida school shooting survivors sing at Tony Awards
A heroic drama teacher who nurtured many of the young people demanding change following the February school shooting in Parkland, Florida, has been honored from the Tony Award stage. Melody...
Fox Sports embraces challenge of World Cup with no US team
FOX couldn’t have known the extent of what it was getting itself into six years ago, when it outbid ESPN and NBC in a nearly $425 million package deal for...
Trump rips Canada and NATO in tweets from Singapore
President Trump started his day in Singapore on Monday where he blasted the Canadian Prime Minister and slammed NATO just after meeting with the US allies at the G7 in...
Top DEA agent slams de Blasio’s edict on marijuana
A top Drug Enforcement Administration agent slammed Mayor de Blasio’s stance on marijuana during an interview Sunday. DEA Special Agent in Charge of New York James Hunt said that as...
Records reveal dozens of city school staffers guilty of academic misconduct
These Big Apple educators are rotten to the core — teaching their students to cheat their way to success. Records obtained by The Post after a two-year legal fight reveal...
Phil Mickelson is running out of time to end his US Open agony
Phil Mickelson isn’t afraid. This, after all, is a trademark of his greatness. It’s what has helped him win 43 tournaments in the heart of the Tiger Woods era of...
Applebee's tests way to order on the run and eat in
Imagine arriving at a restaurant for dinner and the food you ordered while driving there is waiting for you — at your table and not in a bag filled with...
Stitches: All I gotta do is act naturally
“I’ll know within the first minute whether Kim is serious.” Everyone knew their roles and played them well this weekend. President Trump warming up for Singapore by labeling Canada’s Justin...
Americans actually like being the world's policeman
On Friday came the sad news that Charles Krauthammer hasn’t long to live. Long a fixture on Fox and in The Washington Post, he’s written his last column. But some...
De Blasio is at war with the schools that do what he says he wants
It does exactly what Mayor de Blasio says he wants the city school system to do: provide a great education, especially to low-income black and Hispanic kids, sending them off...
How the Assembly can fight corruption and give the taxpayers a break
In the wake of the massive corruption scandals in Gov. Cuomo’s economic-development programs, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli asked the Legislature to help prevent it from happening again. The state Senate...
The Post endorses Dan Donovan for Congress
When a primary has two candidates and one has a criminal record, a history of corruption and has already betrayed the voters of the district, it’s pretty simple: You vote...
Liberals ought to learn from Kim Kardashian
Last week, President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Alice Johnson, a first-time nonviolent drug offender who had served 21 years of a life sentence without possibility of parole. Her...
How 'collusion' became an Israeli plot and other comments
Foreign desk: How ‘Collusion’ Became an ‘Israeli Plot’ The report that ex-Trump adviser George Papadopoulos risked being named by Robert Mueller as an agent of the Israeli government has set...
Jose Reyes doesn't deserve the Mets' baffling generosity
There are so many things to marvel at when it comes to the Mets, and when it comes to the men who own and operate the Mets. The product, at...
Kyma to open outpost in Flatiron District
The Greek islands are coming to the Flatiron District by way of Roslyn, LI. The two-story, all-white outpost of Reno Christou’s Kyma seats 140 people on the main level, 100...
Margarita bar serving up Mexican poutine in Midtown
Michael and Patrick McNamee, of PMac's Hospitality Group, opened two new spots this month: Haswell Greens at 240 W. 52nd St., between Broadway and Eighth Avenue; and Vida Verde Margarita...
New Brooklyn cafe dedicated to healing and being caffeine-free
This Brooklyn cafe offers healing drinks and elixirs — with nary a coffee bean in sight. The dairy-free HealHaus cafe is part of a new, 1,100-square-foot space at 1082 Fulton...
Supermodel's flag-wave flub gives auto race bizarre finish
MONTREAL — Canadian supermodel Winnie Harlow added some intrigue to the ending of the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, when she waved the checkered flag one lap too early. Harlow...
Is the Yankees' best hitter batting last?
Gleyber Torres might be the best rookie in baseball and yet for the 34th time in his 42 games, the second baseman hit last in the Yankees lineup. The unusual...
Protesters gather at City Hall to oppose de Blasio's no-test plan
About 1,000 protesters gathered outside City Hall on Sunday to oppose Mayor de Blasio’s plan to diversify the city’s elite high schools by scrapping the admission test. The predominantly Asian...
Knicks want to see more of 'best player' in draft
Top-level Knicks brass will head to Chicago on Friday to work out Missouri small forward Michael Porter Jr., according to an NBA source. One year ago, the uber-athletic Porter was...
Cops revive 'lifeless' baby girl in Brooklyn
Four of New York’s Finest rushed to the rescue of a baby girl suffering a seizure Saturday night in Brooklyn, pulling the tot back from the brink, according to her...
Kids of pizza guy detained by ICE don't know why he isn't home
The two young daughters of the pizza guy grabbed up by immigration officers when he made a delivery to a Brooklyn military base still don’t know why their daddy hasn’t...
Tiger Woods’ last major title was unreal — what followed was unbelievable
Do you remember where you were 10 years ago and what you were doing? Tiger Woods was winning the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, the 14th major championship of...
Missing Air Force officer who created fake identity found 35 years later
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A high-ranking Kirtland Air Force Base officer with top security clearance who disappeared 35 years ago has been found in California. The Air Force Office of Special...
Patrick Vieira appears to leave NYCFC to join French giants
Au revoir, Patrick? A month-long saga of speculation surrounding New York City FC coach Patrick Vieira’s job status is likely over. Vieira appears to be leaving NYCFC to become the...
'Unprecedented': Shinnecock Hills going all-out to test golf's best
About 200 miles away from this week’s U.S. Open, in a small town in southern New Jersey called Woodstown, there are about four acres of fairway grass from Shinnecock Hills...
Brandon Drury doesn't sound happy with tough Yankees reality
MOOSIC, Pa. — The hotter the Yankees get, the more the Baby Bombers astound, the further the displaced move from relevance. Brandon Drury, whom the Yankees acquired to be the...
Cynthia Nixon skips Puerto Rican Day Parade
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Cynthia Nixon blamed rival Gov. Cuomo for causing woes in Puerto Rico – but then she skipped Sunday’s Puerto Rico Day Parade in Manhattan, instead traveling to...
Mets are starting over with Yoenis Cespedes
Day-to-day is becoming month-to-month for Yoenis Cespedes. What started as a minor injury will likely keep the slugging outfielder out for well over a month. Manager Mickey Callaway said in...
An unearthed pitching prospect shows a Yankees advantage over Mets
The scout came up to Tim Naehring, and the Yankees vice president of baseball operations dismissed him. This was in the stands behind Field 1 at the Yankees’ Tampa-based minor...
Trump routinely rips up papers that need to be preserved
WASHINGTON – They never thought they'd be piecing the presidency together. Solomon Lartey and Reginald Young Jr. admitted to Politico their Trump administration jobs were to use Scotch tape to...
Nassau GOP chair intends to collect fat paychecks for 3 jobs
On the heels of pay-to-play corruption scandals that have tarnished the Long Island GOP, the Nassau County Republic Party has elected a one-time disbarred lawyer to be its new leader...
Crook cut sleeping man's pocket to snatch wallet on subway: cops
A sleepy straphanger awoke to find someone had sliced his pants pocket and snatched his wallet -- and then used his credit card to buy fast food, police said Sunday....
The wait for baseball's most fun prospect just got a lot longer
Toronto Blue Jays top prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be sidelined at least four weeks with a strained patellar tendon in his left knee, the team revealed Sunday. The 19-year-old...
Ken Starr: I don't owe Monica Lewinsky an apology
WASHINGTON – Ken Starr, the former independent counsel who investigated former President Bill Clinton, said he doesn’t owe an apology to former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Lewinsky said she...
Deadly Bronx fire ruled as arson
The Bronx fire that killed one person and injured two others was deemed arson, FDNY officials announced Sunday. The blaze broke out Saturday around 1:30 p.m., on the second floor...
Snapchat filter of Trump tossing paper towels takes over Puerto Rican Day parade
President Trump made a surprise appearance during Sunday’s Puerto Rican Day Parade – in the form of a Snapchat filter showing him getting ready to lob a roll of paper...
Klein's challenger wants sexual harassment probe made public
Bronx state Sen. Jeff Klein’s Democratic challenger wants Albany to make public the status of a probe into allegations the lawmaker forcibly kissed a staffer. Alessandra Biaggi called on Republican...
Salmonella found in pre-cut melon sickens 60 people: CDC
Officials urged people to throw out pre-cut melon sold in major supermarket chains after a salmonella outbreak linked to the fruit sickened 60 people in five states, the Centers for...
Puerto Rican Day Parade muted by Hurricane Maria protests
Manhattan's usually colorful Puerto Rican Day Parade was muted Sunday by black and gray flags and t-shirts commemorating those who died in Hurricane Maria and protesting the federal government's alleged...
WWII-era cash worth $2.5M found under Churchill's favorite tailor shop
A fortune in World War II-era cash was discovered beneath the rotting floorboards of an old English tailor shop favored by Winston Churchill. Bundles of the dirty decaying bills, ripped...
Belmont controversy erupts: Did alliance ensure a Justify victory?
Justify’s emergence as the only undefeated Triple Crown champion after Seattle Slew and the 13th horse overall to complete the rare sweep went from a feel-good story to one awash in...
Dancing doctor suspended for being 'a threat to public health'
A dermatologist who was seen on video dancing to a hip-hop song while performing a surgical procedure was suspended Thursday by the Georgia medical board, which reportedly said her continued...
Schumer pushes to increase funds for suicide-prevention programs
Federal funding for three key suicide-prevention programs has stayed stagnant for years — even as suicide rates have risen in nearly every state across the country since the turn of...
Man bites straphanger's lip off in subway station brawl: cops
He bit off more than he could chew. A brawl between two Brooklyn straphangers turned gory over the weekend when one man bit off part of another guy’s lip, according...
Valedictorian's mic was cut off when she brought up sex assault in grad speech
A California high school valedictorian was abruptly cut off when she tried to speak about sexual assault during her graduation speech, according to reports. “I felt like I was worthless,”...
Man accused of driving drunk with his two kids in car
A Florida man could face jail time following his arrest in Long Island Sunday morning for driving drunk with his two young children in the car, police said. Mahendra Ro...
Seahawks star cranks up drama: I won't get near team without deal
Earl Thomas is putting the pressure on the Seattle Seahawks for a new contract, saying he will not participate in any team activities until his contract situation is resolved. That...
Cuomo blames racism for weak federal response to Hurricane Maria victims
Moments before taking his place in the annual Puerto Rico parade, Gov. Andrew Cuomo charged that the weak federal response to victims of Hurricane Maria is because of an inherit...
All-out brawl erupts in crowd in middle of boxing showdown
A huge 15-man brawl broke out in the crowd at the Tyson Fury fight on Saturday in England. The brutal rumble exploded during Fury's victory over Sefer Seferi as spectators...
Is temping a good start for a recent college grad?
I just graduated from college and I’m having a hard time finding a permanent job. What do you think about going to a temp agency? Will that look bad to...
Turn your summer internship into a permanent gig
While there’s no playbook on how to turn your internship into a full-time position, there’s much that can be learned from those who have succeeded at doing just that. Take...
Rafael Nadal extends record with dominant French Open title
PARIS -- Rafael Nadal beat Austrian seventh-seed Dominic Thiem, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2, to claim a record-extending 11th French Open title on Sunday. The Spanish world No. 1 took his Roland...
Rickie Fowler gets biggest 'win' with Allison Stokke proposal
PGA star Rickie Fowler is off the market. So is viral pole vault star turned fitness model Allison Stokke, for that matter. Fowler popped the question to Stokke on a...
Man accused of killing former roommate in halfway house
Police released photographs of the man they believe killed his former roommate inside a Kips Bay halfway house. A security guard at Friend’s House in Rosehill discovered Ybarra Moses' lifeless...
Putin: Moscow would gladly host gathering of world leaders
Vladimir Putin on Sunday followed through on President Trump's call to readmit Russia to the G7 by saying Moscow would be happy to host a gathering of global leaders, according...
Giuliani says Comey could be prosecuted for Clinton email probe
Rudy Giuliani, the personal lawyer for President Trump, said that former FBI Director James Comey could be prosecuted for his handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe based on an...
Trump withdrew from G7 statement to show toughness: Kudlow
WASHINGTON – President Trump withdrew from a joint statement with G7 allies on trade because he needed to show toughness before his historic negotiations with Kim Jong Un, according to...
Some NYC homes really have private pools
You can find almost anything you want in New York City — unless you’re looking for a home with a private swimming pool. “I truly do feel like we are...
Trump arrives in Singapore for historic summit
President Trump touched down in Singapore late Sunday hours after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived, setting the stage for the two leaders' high-stakes summit to bring a long-sought...
Kim Jong Un arrives in Sinagpore ahead of summit with Trump
SINGAPORE — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived Sunday in Singapore ahead of one of the most unusual and highly anticipated summits in recent world history, a sit-down with...
Dellin Betances is suddenly the terror MLB feared
The Yankees got three more scoreless innings out of their bullpen in Saturday’s 4-3 win over the Mets and perhaps none was more important than the one from Dellin Betances,...
Inside the fight to keep golf trailblazer's legacy alive
Ruby Simmons would like to move from her New Jersey home to Arizona, where the weather is warmer and she can see her grandchildren more often. At age 74, she’d...
Ex-Secret Service agent found security flaws at Florida school months before massacre
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A retired Secret Service agent pointed out security vulnerabilities at a Florida high school two months before a gunman killed 17 people there. The Sun Sentinel...
Miles Bridges' path to the NBA doesn't look like anyone else's
The NBA mock drafts look like they did last spring — overpopulated with teenagers, who dutifully served one season in college. The 10 freshmen — and 18-year-old Frank Ntilikina —...
Man riding illegal dirt bike on streets dies in crash
A man speeding down 11th Avenue on a dirt bike died after rear-ending a van stopped for a red light at W 42nd Street, a police source said. “It was...
Another Baby Bomber just put out a brief Yankees fire
Masahiro Tanaka’s double hamstring whammy doesn’t necessarily impact the Yankees’ long game. With or without the right-hander in the rotation for the foreseeable future, general manager Brian Cashman is expected...
Jim Furyk takes his Ryder Cup inspiration from 'Hamilton'
2003 U.S. Open champion and 2018 Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk took at shot at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Is Tiger capable of winning the U.S....
Steven Matz picked the wrong time to shake off his catcher
Kevin Plawecki called for a slider. Steven Matz shook him off. The catcher called for a fastball. The southpaw declined. Plawecki suggested a change-up. Matz wasn’t interested. The Long Island...
The Rookie of the Year path just opened up for Yankees
Shohei Ohtani wasn’t a mortal lock to win the AL Rookie of the Year award, but many believed the two-way Angels star was. It was impressive what the right-handed pitcher...
This is exactly what a Mets spiral looks like now
The Mets have been perfect hosts to the Yankees. Not only hanging enough pitches at Citi Field so the Yankees’ long-ball barrage can continue, but using the first two Subway...
Aaron Judge takes page from Jeter playbook to write legacy
The moment carried a Jeterian touch. Tie game in Flushing, first pitch of an inning, home run? Who better to steal that move from the Captain’s book than his successor...
Anthony Swarzak learns what it means to belong to Mets bullpen
Anthony Swarzak was welcomed back to Citi Field earlier this week. Saturday night, he officially became a member of the Mets’ bullpen. After missing more than two months with an...
A Gronkowski comes up short in yet another big moment
Gronkowski was late to the party. But party on he did. With his namesake and part owner — Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski — excitedly looking on from the stands,...
A Jets quarterback emerges in fascinating competition
The Jets wrapped up OTAs on Thursday and now will hold their three-day mandatory minicamp this week before taking a break before training camp. There were 10 OTA practices for...
John McCain slams Trump's G7 snub
Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain could not resist wading into the roiling G7 waters on Saturday night -- with a tweet that said President Trump is at odds with America's...
NYC gay club endorses Cynthia Nixon
A top city gay Democratic club endorsed Cynthia Nixon over two-term incumbent Andrew Cuomo for governor on Saturday. Nixon won the support of two-thirds of the voting members of the...
Bob Baffert swears he loves his Triple Crown winners equally
Bob Baffert called American Pharoah his “first love,” but the Hall of Fame trainer was brought to tears again Saturday by his latest pride and joy. Justify dashed into history...