November 4, 2018
Queens girl who fell off cliff escaping rapist finishes marathon on crutches
The Queens native who fell off a cliff in Thailand while trying to escape her rapist courageously joined the tens of thousands of runners in the New York City Marathon...
Floyd Mayweather announces next fight with key detail missing
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has his next fight. We just don’t know if it will be a boxing match. The 41-year-old undefeated boxer will face Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa on New...
These are the midterm races to watch this Tuesday
Voter sentiment, history and sheer numbers appear to favor Democrats’ bid to take back the House in Tuesday’s elections, but things are looking up for Republicans in Senate and governors’...
Pittsburgh rabbis honored in Brookyln
A group of Pittsburgh rabbis received an emotional welcome at an annual gathering of Jewish leaders in Brooklyn on Sunday, about a week after an anti-Semitic attack on a Steel...
Yankees not only club desperate to change division's narrative
CARLSBAD, Calif. — The Yankees have won 98 or more regular-season games 30 times, and on 28 of those occasions finished first in a league or division. The outliers were...
Did Rick Grimes survive his final 'Walking Dead' episode?
Sunday night marked Andrew Lincoln's final episode of AMC juggernaut "The Walking Dead." Lincoln, 45, was the center of the hit series since its inception in 2010, starring as the...
Prosperity is on the ballot Tuesday... and other commentary
Jobs watch: Prosperity Is on the Ballot Tuesday Tuesday’s midterms “are a referendum” on the economy, argues Job Creators Network president Alfredo Ortiz at The Hill. And when it comes...
NYCFC booed as chase of MLS playoff history just got harder
MLS history will have to be made the hard way. Entering Sunday with just one loss in its previous 21 games at Yankee Stadium, third-seeded NYCFC stumbled at home when...
How Trump's helped people with pre-existing conditions and major health issues
Democrats have tried to make Tuesday’s elections about health care. As with most issues, they equate government spending with success — liberals claim they care more than conservatives because they...
Brilliant Henrik Lundqvist makes Rangers' scoring spurt hold up
There was no need for the Rangers to say they were tired just over two days removed from a nine-day, four-game road trip. It was obvious. Also obvious was the...
Thanks to Dems and Trump, this year's campaigns mostly dodged the real issues
It’s been a stupid election. Stupid because, when we vote on Tuesday, the real issues that determine the outcome in 2016 will have been largely ignored. In 2016, Trump told...
Don't join this year's Women's March unless you're good with anti-Semitism
With the Pittsburgh shooting so fresh and anti-Semitism (alas) so necessary a topic, it’s time for a reckoning with the Women’s March. This January, women who say they stand with...
What we've forgotten about the importance of work
For decades, America’s economic debate has centered on “the pie,” with Republicans focused on making it bigger and Democrats on slicing it differently. The Manhattan Institute’s Oren Cass warns that...
Returning Jets receiver 'fighting' to help Sam Darnold wasn't enough
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Quincy Enunwa tried to make a difference for Sam Darnold, he really did. “It’s just about all of us trying to make plays and help him...
Cuomo's pre-election payoff to a major union
Gov. Cuomo isn’t bothering to campaign publicly in the runup to Election Day, but he’s sure playing politics. His latest move: a giant, and fiscally reckless, giveaway to his friends...
Barron to Cuomo, de Blasio: 'Your silence is deafening' on racist vandalism
City Assemblyman Charles Barron railed against both Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio on Sunday for what he called their “deafening” silence on the vandalism of the historic African Burial...
Nets' defensive about-face leads to thorough beating of Sixers
After Friday’s hideous display against the Rockets, the Nets vowed to tighten up their defense. Two days later, they tightened it up and put a beating on the Sixers in...
Knicks lose momentum, a game and possibly Tim Hardaway
WASHINGTON — The Knicks didn’t score 100 points against the league’s worst defensive team and Tim Hardaway Jr., who injured his back, didn’t reach double figures. The Knicks were sloppy...
'Fed up,' 'pissed off': Jets' anger is now boiling over
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Jets can’t run the football. The Jets can’t pass the football. The Jets can’t even snap the football. That is how bad it has gotten...
Trump touts campaign crowd sizes, bashes Stacey Abrams and Oprah
WASHINGTON - President Trump’s campaign stop Sunday in Georgia as the midterm elections loomed in the distance featured outlandish claims about Democratic candidates, media icon Oprah Winfrey and lengthy discussions...
At least one Jet ripped 'horrible,' chewed-up Dolphins field
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — For the second straight season, the playing conditions at Hard Rock Stadium were not ideal for a Jets-Dolphins game. The field was chewed up Saturday night...
Brooklyn lawmaker who lost primary spending campaign cash on new Mercedes
A Brooklyn lawmaker who lost his Democratic primary has spent more than $3,700 in campaign cash on lease payments for a brand-new, Mercedes-Benz sedan — a car that he recently...
The long shot anchoring the Rangers' most reliable line
David Quinn seemingly has spent the early part of this season endlessly juggling forwards. But among all the permutations, Quinn appears to have found only one that looks like a...
This Sam Darnold turn could be the last straw for Todd Bowles
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The last thing Todd Bowles could afford was a Sam Darnold regression, a four-interception, one pick-six implosion against a team he needs to beat in his...
Center's spiraling problem just blew up in Jets' face
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Spencer Long is a center who’s having trouble snapping the football. This isn’t a lot different from being a cook who can’t boil water or a...
A dream College Football Playoff foursome is coming into focus
The star power would be off the charts. It would be a ratings bonanza. With four weeks left in the regular season, the College Football Playoff is coming into focus,...
How a hoops-loving high schooler has risen to prized Yankees target
Patrick Corbin is about to become one of the most sought-after pitchers in free agency this offseason, with the Yankees among the teams expected to make a strong run at...
This was the fastest cop in the NYC Marathon
Good luck trying to run away from this cop. The first NYPD officer to finish the New York City Marathon in 2018 completed the course in under three hours, the...
Tom Ford manager said she 'needed sex for breakfast, lunch and dinner’: suit
A seamstress for famed fashion designer Tom Ford says one of her bosses over-shared about her favorite accessory — sex toys — while boasting that she “needed sex for breakfast,...
Yet another man says Corona bottle exploded, wounded him
Another man says he was badly injured when a Corona beer bottle suddenly exploded, shooting shards of glass into his leg. “It’s like they are selling glass hand grenades,” retired...
That time someone had a pet tiger in Harlem
It was on a morning 15 years ago that a new Emergency Services Unit cop named Martin Duffy reported for work, and one of the late-tour guys told him, “Listen,...
Browns' post-Hue Jackson era does not start well
CLEVELAND — New coach, same old Browns. Patrick Mahomes passed for 375 yards, threw three touchdown passes — two to Travis Kelce — and continued the best start by an...
Jets report card: This offense is an utter embarrassment
Grades from the Jets' 13-6 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday: Offense What a train wreck. The Jets managed 275 total yards and went 2-for-13 on third down. Rookie QB...
Dolphins star safety bizarrely appears to quit on team
The defense was not the Dolphins' problem in Sunday's 13-6 win over the Jets. And yet, there was a problem on their defense. Reshad Jones, a fixture in Miami's defensive...
Teens hurl pole through synagogue window as Jews are praying
A group of teens launched a metal pole through a glass window of a Brooklyn synagogue as members of the congregation observed the Sabbath on Saturday evening, authorities said. "People...
NFL's biggest laughingstock somehow dug a new rock bottom
ORCHARD PARK — Jordan Howard scored two touchdowns and the Chicago Bears’ defense had two others in a 41-9 win over the Bills in what proved to be another comedy...
Dems lead over GOP in new poll days before midterms
Two days before the midterm elections, Democrats have a 7-point lead over Republicans as voters from both political parties are conveying high-level enthusiasm, a poll released Sunday shows. Fifty percent...
Jets' offense crashes and burns in a huge mess of a loss
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Any notions of the Jets still having a glimmer of hope at making a playoff run melted in the South Florida heat Sunday. The Dolphins beat...
How this man swam around Britain in 157 days
This is bananas! An English adventurer, fueled by more than 600 bananas, on Sunday became the first person to ever swim around Great Britain. A crowd of hundreds cheered as...
The three-day British Airways flight from hell has finally landed in London
A British Airways passenger who was stuck on a three-day flight from hell from Orlando to London told The Post on Sunday that they’ve made it back to the UK...
New Mets GM's options to fix a problem that Alderson couldn't
CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Bad bullpen investments have become as much a fabric of this organization in recent years as the team mascot, Mr. Met. And yet, Mets officials will arrive...
Utah mayor killed during military service in Afghanistan
A former mayor from Utah who has served in the state’s National Guard since 2013 was identified Saturday as the U.S. service member who was killed in an “insider attack”...
This Rikers Island guard is lucky to be alive
New video shows a Rikers inmate pummeling a correction officer and even hurling a trash can at him, without anyone lifting a finger to help the guard. The clip obtained...
Steve Smith's last act as a Panther: Screwing the Panthers
Former NFL receiver Steve Smith has shared a secret. He acknowledged on the NFL Network he left his Carolina Panthers’ playbook for his new team, the Baltimore Ravens, to find...
Absurd 'Street Fighter' move knocks MMA foe out cold
MMA star Mzwandile Hlongwa delivered a contender for knockout of the year Saturday with a chilling, one-two combination to floor Torbjorn Madsen -- as social media users likened the finish...
LaVar Ball is coming for Luke Walton again
On a team that consists of supporting characters Rajon Rondo, JaVale McGee, Lance Stephenson, Michael Beasley and Lonzo Ball, it wasn't a player who uttered the first potentially explosive comment....
Bachelor party guest in a coma two weeks after brutal strip club beatdown
A 30-year-old man is fighting for his life after being severely beaten at a Detroit strip club while his family searches for answers. Brandon Lyons was at Bouzouki Gentleman's Club...
Cop cleared of sex assault charges now faces federal lawsuit
A former high-ranking Bronx cop acquitted of sexual assault charges after he allegedly groped a female officer’s crotch now faces a federal lawsuit from his accuser. Keith Walton, the ex-commanding...
Department of Education probed for pitching charters to public school kids
Take these kids -- please! The city Department of Education reduces its enrollment by giving student names and addresses to a private vendor that produces mass mailings to help charter...
Pompeo talks up Iran sanctions ahead of midterm elections
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo argued that the new Iran sanctions - going into effect one day before the U.S. midterm elections - are tough enough to keep...
Falcon clings to life after Army cadets' Air Force prank goes wrong
Sometimes a friendly prank between two football rivals can go too far. That seemed to be the case recently when one of the Air Force Academy's real-life falcon mascots was...
Man falls from fire escape trying to flee the cops
A man shot at police Sunday after they showed up at his Bronx apartment when he threatened his girlfriend, authorities said. “I should shoot you,” Steven Paulino, 27, allegedly barked...
I killed soccer star and cut off his genitals for raping my wife
The businessman who allegedly killed Brazilian soccer player Daniel Correa Freitas says he did so after finding the midfielder in his underwear trying to rape his wife. The Sao Paulo...
Mary Keitany, Lelisa Desisa win women’s and men’s NYC Marathon titles
An Ethiopia runner eked out his first New York City Marathon win Sunday, finishing the 26.2-mile race just 2 seconds ahead of a countryman. “Today is my day. I am...
Roger Stone: I wasn't a link between Trump's campaign and WikiLeaks
Longtime political operative Roger Stone denied that he was a conduit between the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks, the shadowy whistleblower group that published Hillary Clinton's hacked emails during the 2016...
Yoga studio shooter was a racist misogynist who found solidarity with 'incels'
The man who burst into a Florida yoga studio and fatally shot two women before killing himself was a racist misogynist who railed against women in online rants, according to...
Georgia voters are getting insanely racist robocalls impersonating Oprah
Voters in Georgia are receiving a racist, anti-Semitic and sexist robocall, as a white supremacist group pretends to be Oprah Winfrey to go after Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. In...
The field could turn Jets-Dolphins into 'complete s--tshow'
Jets-Dolphins could get ugly, in a way that has nothing to do with their combined 7-9 record. The Hard Rock Stadium field was a mess Saturday during a Duke-Miami matchup,...
Tickets to Bill and Hillary's tour will cost you a fortune
Tickets for “An Evening With Bill and Hillary Clinton” are going for nearly $2,000 on the secondary market. The 13-city speaking tour kicks off Nov. 18 in a Las Vegas...
22-year-old man killed outside baby shower
A man was killed in a shooting outside of a Queens baby shower late Saturday night, police said. Tymel West, 22, was shot several times in the chest at about...
Cuomo still has a big lead, but it's shrinking ahead of Election Day
Two-term Democratic incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s lead over Republican rival Marc Molinaro has shrunk considerably but he’s still comfortably ahead entering Tuesday’s election, a new poll released Sunday reveals. The...
These are the tools veterans need to get the job
Transitioning from the military to the civilian world of work can feel like a minefield. Do you take the first job offer, or interview for several jobs to help you...
Woman claims she was fired for not wearing skirt to work
A Long Islander claims she was fired for dressing too much like a man. Chakia Harvell says a manager who interviewed her for a gig selling timeshares for Wyndham Vacation...
Next steps to take after stock market unpredictability
So now that the market correction is over, it’s time to take stock, engage in a little self-reflection of your buys or sells, if you made any at all. But...
Man-eating tigress lured to her death with Calvin Klein Obsession
The man-eating tigress that terrorized the jungles of central India for two years has been shot and killed, but not without putting up a fight. A forest ranger on Friday...
Is it legal for banks to refuse cash?
Dear John: Could you please tell me why it’s legal for Citibank to prevent people from using cash to pay their credit card bills at the tellers’ windows? And why...
How to navigate NYC's knock-off handbag market
Dear John: Two weeks ago I was on Canal Street and observed some dozen or more sellers of counterfeit goods with their wares spread out on the sidewalk. Many different...
Skin-eating fungus is killing all of New York's bats
Ghouls and goblins painted the town last week, but bats were few and far between this Halloween — because a skin-eating fungus has wiped out 90 percent of them in...
One bad move later, Le'Veon Bell is forgotten
When the Steelers play at Baltimore on Sunday, just as in their first seven games this season, Le’Veon Bell will not be uniform. Does that really matter? At this point,...
Blue-collar workforce shrinks as more jobs go to China
Call it the China syndrome. New York’s manufacturing base has been lost to the Asian superpower, with at least 183,500 good-paying factory jobs lost statewide since the turn of the...
Meet the ceiling-shattering girls joining the Cub Scouts
Last October, leaders from Boy Scouts of America surprised everyone when they announced Cub Scout enrollment, for kids ages 7 to 10, would open up to girls. “For many years,...
Cops hunting for this suspect in swastika vandalism
Cops on Saturday released surveillance images of the vandal who they believe scrawled swastikas on six Brooklyn Heights buildings this week. The man drew the anti-Semitic symbol on the steps...
Cormier chokes out Lewis to retain title, calls out Lesnar
Daniel Cormier slapped a pair of championship belts over his shoulders and celebrated UFC history. "Two belts for each shoulder! I get to look at this again," Cormier said. "It's...
Model asked for God's help to land the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
When Kelsey Merritt moved to New York City from the Philippines in 2017 to pursue modeling, she had big dreams. But she exceeded them by booking the Victoria’s Secret Fashion...
Robinson bracing for battle with NBA's one-time 'Superman'
WASHINGTON — Knicks rookie project center Mitchell Robinson dispatched DeAndre Jordan on Friday and now gets his crack at Dwight Howard on Sunday at Capital One Arena. After missing all...
73-year-old man killed by bus in Midtown
A 73-year-old man was struck and killed by a bus on the West Side of Manhattan Saturday night. A witness, who asked not to be quoted by name, said he’d...
Chris Weidman gets knocked out
Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza connected on a flush right hand to the temple to knock out Chris Weidman in the third round of a middleweight bout at UFC 230. Souza and...
Racist scrawled slurs on historic African burial ground
A vandal scrawled a racist message at a landmark African burial ground in Lower Manhattan this week, cops said on Saturday. The culprit used a black marker to write the...
Take a shot with a Bills-Browns teaser
Regular followers of my Post plays may have noticed I prefer to pick large home underdogs whenever warranted. In Week 9, circumstances point toward a two-team teaser consisting of the...
LI man allegedly mocked, fired for Italian heritage sues
He apparently watched “The Sopranos” too often. A car service exec allegedly lambasted an Italian-American sales rep because of his heritage, likening Italians to gangsters and mobsters and telling the...