November 25, 2018
Nets' backcourt might finally be figuring things out
D’Angelo Russell and Spencer Dinwiddie suddenly are doing much better in chemistry class. The backcourt duo had struggled to mesh while on the court together this season, but that wasn’t...
Pat Shurmur 'liked our chances' on Giants' failed two-point play
PHILADELPHIA — The Giants scored on their first offensive possession and as they lined up for the extra point, the Eagles were called for having 12 men in the huddle....
Over a third of all Black Friday web sales were made on smartphones
Mobile shoppers are throwing a brick through the wall of Black Friday convention. Early figures indicate that consumers are increasingly turning to their mobile devices to take care of their...
Josh McCown was never going to be enough against Patriots
Josh McCown was better but still not good enough to win for the Jets. McCown was terrible in a 41-10 loss to the Bills on Nov. 11, his first start...
New York State facing 'severe' shortage of new trooper recruits
They’ll have to be super troopers at this rate. The Division of New York State Police is losing more officers than it can keep as its ranks retire and fewer...
Kevin Hayes is more to Rangers than a potential trade chip
There won’t be an administrative knee jerk to the back-to-back losses any more than there was a front-office overreaction to the 9-1-1 streak that preceded the Rangers’ twin holiday weekend...
Can I get fired for organizing a walkout at my job?
I was inspired by the recent Google employee walkout, enough so to try to organize a walkout at my employer because of the working conditions. When my boss got wind...
Today's digital work landscape is making us lonely and less human
Some days, John spends 10 hours in the office without having a face-to-face conversation with anyone. “At this job, everyone’s wearing earbuds or noise-canceling headphones,” says the 34-year-old accountant from...
The Eli Manning mistake that put final nail in Giants' coffin
PHILADELPHIA — The fire is out. The flickering flame of an Impossible Dream has been extinguished. There will be no Night of the Living Dead redux. Buried once and for...
Family of mom who died after botched surgery awarded $13M
A New Jersey mom is still taking care of her husband and children — seven years after she died from a botched operation at a Manhattan hospital. Kearny homemaker Cheryl...
CoverGirl unveils Times Square store with focus on Instagram
This is not your grandmother’s CoverGirl. The budget beauty brand known for “Clean Makeup” that launched the career of a young Cybill Shepherd would be happy to be millennials’ “Instagramma.”...
Ohio becomes first state to accept tax payments in bitcoin
Battered bitcoin rose back toward $4,000 on Sunday as Ohio appeared ready to become the first state to allow businesses to use the digital currency to pay their taxes. Beginning...
Good luck grabbing these snazzy Citi Bikes
You’ll have more luck catching lightning in a bottle than snagging one of Citi Bike’s new electric bicycles, thanks to their immense popularity and low supply. Motivate, which runs the...
Woman grazed in face by bullet while exiting cab in Brooklyn
A woman was grazed in the face by a bullet as she was exiting a livery cab in Brooklyn on Sunday, cops said. The victim was getting out of the...
Trump's daring Congress to stand up on Saudi horrors and other commentary
Foreign desk: Trump Dares Congress on Saudi Arabia Not so long ago, suggests Bloomberg’s Eli Lake, Congress would have agreed with President Trump’s refusal to “publicly acknowledge the obvious” —...
What will it take for NYCHA to stop delivering no-heat holidays?
It was 11:30 a.m. Thanksgiving morning when the heat went out for 4,200 tenants at the Grant Houses in Harlem, according to the city Housing Authority’s Web site. In total,...
Liberal Jews are still turning a blind eye to anti-Semitism on the left
Jew-hating has become too normal in America, and liberal Jewry often keeps mum about it. Left-of-center Jews speak out about white nationalists, but where are they on anti-Semitism when it...
Cheap-shot attacks are just a gift to Ocasio-Cortez
Since kicking incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley out of his House seat in Queens, incoming Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has carved out a persona for herself as a young, hip democratic socialist...
Why Hollywood's new attack on Cheney is a boost for Trump
It was only a matter of time before Hollywood unleashed a big-budget hit job on the former vice president known half-jokingly as Darth Vader. The $60 million Dick Cheney biopic...
Linda Sarsour is still refusing to condemn Farrakhan's hate
In the runup to Thanksgiving, Women’s March leader Linda Sarsour tried to fend off the growing criticism of her embrace of Louis Farrakhan — without actually calling out his endless...
Red Bulls dig big hole with rout in conference final opener
ATLANTA — Josef Martinez, Franco Escobar and Hector Villalba scored and Atlanta United blew out the Supporters' Shield-winning Red Bulls 3-0 on Sunday in the opening leg of the Eastern...
Flight attendant-turned-pizza virtuoso is Soho-bound next month
Well-known Italian pizza chef Stefano Callegari will open his first New York pizzeria in Soho next month. La Rossa, at 267 Lafayette, at Prince Street, will have 32 seats and...
Gas line explodes inside UWS Equinox gym
A gas line exploded inside of an Equinox gym on the Upper West Side early Sunday night, blowing out its front windows and bringing a portion of Broadway to a...
Nets done in by Jimmy Butler after squandering big lead
The Nets appeared poised to chase the 76ers out of Barclays Center again, perhaps just as handily as they had earlier this month. Of course, that game was before Jimmy...
The Knicks got this win for David Fizdale
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — David Fizdale got the victory in his Memphis return, got the message out that he and his former sparring partner Marc Gasol were well over their celebrated...
Ex-cop pleads guilty to killing MIT student in 'drunken' crash
An ex-NYPD officer whose drunken car wreck led to the death of an MIT student in 2016 has pleaded guilty in exchange for a five- to 15-year prison sentence. Nicholas...
Odell Beckham leads chorus of Giants receivers angry at game plan
PHILADELPHIA — On paper, it was a mismatch. Odell Beckham Jr. and Sterling Shepard against the Eagles no-name cornerbacks, a slew of backups only playing because of injuries. It didn’t...
Sasse: 'Something is wrong with you' if you put politics first in life
WASHINGTON - Sen. Ben Sasse has some advice for people consumed by politics — their priorities are out of whack. “Politics matter, but politics can’t come first. If politics comes...
Dan Loeb, Campbell Soup near possible settlement: source
Tensions between activist investor Dan Loeb and Campbell Soup may be thawing. The two — embroiled in a nasty proxy battle in which Loeb’s Third Point hedge fund seeks five...
Missed opportunity means Giants' focus can shift to future
PHILADELPHIA — They took a big lead and were ahead for the first 50 minutes on a made-for-football Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. Oh, there were moments when Saquon Barkley...
Homeless set up shantytown under Times Square scaffolding
It’s gone from Crossroads of the World to Clothesline for the Homeless. A group of vagrants turned a Times Square scaffold into a makeshift shelter and drying rack Sunday morning...
Family separations at border began earlier than White House initially announced: report
President Trump's policy to separate children from their migrant parents at the US border began nine months earlier than the White House acknowledged and could have resulted in more families...
Jets were only ones not happy to see 'difference-maker' Gronk back
Gronk is back. More importantly, his trademark touchdown spike is back, and it was as explosive as ever. Tom Brady found Rob Gronkowski in the middle of the field for...
The worst part of Pat Shurmur ignoring Saquon Barkley
PHILADELPHIA — The Giants led 19-11 at halftime and had Saquon Barkley to thank for it. The rookie running back, returning to the state where he became a college hero,...
Only one way Jets can salvage something from this lost season
The old gunslinger tried. He did what he could. He flung the football around MetLife Stadium 45 times, and he flung his 39-year-old body at the Patriots defense a couple...
Ukraine says Russia fired at, seized naval ships
Russia fired on three Ukrainian ships in the Black Sea on Sunday, injuring at least two crew members, and then seized the vessels, Ukraine said -- as tensions between the...
Jets report card: Effort unable to mask coaching deficiencies
Grades from the Jets' 27-13 loss the Patriots on Sunday. Offense The Jets moved the ball better than they have in weeks, rolling up 338 yards, but they only reached...
Patriot grabs Jet’s crotch because he ‘put his s–t in my face’
Bill Belichick wanted his team to be more physical against the Jets on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. “We tried to play physical in all three areas,” Belichick said after the...
'A historic moment': First woman to be picked as NY state Senate majority leader
The days of “three men in a room” in Albany are over. State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) is set to be picked as the next Senate majority leader on Monday...
Giants report card: The offense was a second-half mess
Grades from the Giants’ 25-22 loss to the Eagles on Sunday: Offense What a wasteful day of work. Promising first half and absolutely abysmal second half. How abysmal? Try three...
After months of negotiations, EU backs Theresa May's Brexit deal
BRUSSELS — After months of hesitation, stop-and-start negotiations and resignations, Britain and the European Union on Sunday finally sealed an agreement governing the UK's departure from the bloc next year....
John Kasich 'considering' presidential run in 2020
WASHINGTON - Ohio Gov. John Kasich is “very seriously” mulling another bid for president. “I’m considering it, George, these are earnest conversations that go on virtually every day with some...
US soldier killed in Afghanistan identified as elite Army Ranger
The US soldier killed in Afghanistan on Saturday has been identified as a 25-year-old elite Army Ranger from Washington state. Sgt. Leandro Jasso was mortally wounded by small-arms fire while...
Battle for the ball turns into wild Bills-Jaguars melee
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Once Leonard Fournette and the Jaguars lost their cool, Josh Allen and the Bills took over. Allen scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 14-yard run in...
MLB wants donation returned after senator's 'public hanging' comments
Major League Baseball has joined a long list of donors to ask Cindy Hyde-Smith for their money back after the Republican candidate for US Senate in Mississippi made comments about...
Embattled senator reportedly attended all-white high school, praised Confederate soldier
As President Trump tweeted Sunday that he would stump for a Republican US Senate candidate in Mississippi who said she’d happily attend a “public hanging,” disturbing new reports emerged about...
Russia-Ukraine tensions rise after trade violation near Crimea
MOSCOW — Russia and Ukraine traded accusations over an incident at sea Sunday near the disputed Crimean Peninsula, increasing tensions between both countries and prompting Moscow to block passage through...
Giants' playoff dreams end in second-half meltdown
PHILADELPHIA — And so it ends. Not that there was ever much of a beginning. Needing to win to keep their faint and flickering NFC East division hopes alive, the...
Naked, burned human remains found near Staten Island school
A naked woman’s charred and partially decomposed corpse was found in the woods near a Staten Island Elementary school Sunday, according to police sources. Investigators recovered the remains near Bartow...
Jets hit new low mark under Todd Bowles with loss to Patriots
Well, at least this Jets loss was not as bad as the last one. In a lost season like this one, that is called progress. The Patriots beat the Jets...
US agents fire tear gas at migrants in start of border clashes with Mexico
US Border Patrol agents fired tear gas to repel rock-throwing migrants who tried to storm through a border fence separating California and Mexico on Sunday. Some of the migrants, part...
Browns player caps interception by ribbing ex-coach Hue Jackson
Browns fans may want to forget about Hue Jackson, but his players haven’t. Jackson was fired by the Browns on Oct. 29 after going 3-36-1 in his two plus seasons...
Donations pour in after José Peralta's sudden death
Donations are pouring in to help support the family of late Queens state Sen. José Peralta. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo chipped in $10,000 Sunday to a GoFundMe account set...
Man accused of murdering woman same day he was released from prison
A man is accused of killing a woman on the same day he was released from an Arizona prison, authorities said Saturday. David James Bohart was arrested at a hotel...
Lewandowski on 'altercation' with Kelly: 'Secret Service didn’t break anything up'
WASHINGTON - President Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said that the “Secret Service didn’t break anything up” but indicated that he and Chief of Staff John Kelly got into...
Maryland facing uncertain future after tumultuous season
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Matt Canada's job as Maryland interim football coach ended Saturday at soggy Penn State, where the Terrapins failed a fourth straight time to earn their sixth...
Mom murdered by shooter through peephole may be victim of 'street justice'
The Bronx mom shot to death through her peephole Saturday may have been the victim of a "street justice" gangland hit tied to her older son — who is set...
Patrik Laine's five goals make one fan a lot richer
The Winnipeg Jets weren’t the only ones cashing in on Patrik Laine’s five-goal performance in a win over the Blues on Saturday night. His feat also earned one fan in...
Cops looking for suspect who shot man in the face
Cops are hunting for the fiend who shot a Brooklyn man in the face and stole his wallet early Sunday. The 25-year-old victim, who has not been identified, was in...
49ers to release Reuben Foster after domestic violence arrest
The 49ers said Sunday they plan to release linebacker Reuben Foster after he was arrested at the team hotel in Tampa, Florida, on a domestic violence charge. An arrest report...
Judge orders Papadopoulos to report to prison
A federal judge ordered former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos to report to prison on Monday, rejecting his bid to delay the sentence while the special counsel's investigation is being...
David Fizdale is making good on promise to Knicks point guard
MEMPHIS – Emmanuel Mudiay was in the audience for David Fizdale’s introductory press conference in May. At the podium, in his opening remarks, the coach turned to Mudiay and stated,...
Lawmakers push back on Trump's decision to go easy on Saudi Arabia
GOP Sen. Mike Lee was among a number of bipartisan lawmakers on Sunday criticizing President Trump's decision to give Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a pass over the murder...
Teen stabbed in the chest at Times Square subway station
A group of young men stabbed an 18-year-old inside the Times Square subway station, police said. The 18-year-old got in an argument with the group of around seven people around...
Deadliest fire in California's history is contained
The deadliest and most destructive blaze in California’s history has finally been contained, more than two weeks after it began, officials said Sunday. The Camp Fire — named for Camp...
Police map out remote island where US missionary was killed
NEW DELHI — Police said they have mapped the area of a remote Indian island where tribespeople were seen burying the body of an American adventurer and Christian missionary after...
Trump tweets support for senator who joked about 'public hanging'
President Trump on Sunday doubled down on his support for a US Senate candidate in Mississippi who was criticized for saying she would happily attend a "public hanging" if invited...
Fire rips through Brooklyn apartment complex
An early morning blaze ripped through a Brooklyn apartment complex injuring two people Sunday, fire officials said. Firefighters responded to the two-story complex at 2262 85th Ave. in Gravesend just...
'It's shocking': Mom shot dead through apartment door while checking peephole
A Bronx mom who simply went to answer the doorbell over the holiday weekend was fatally shot through the peephole in a “street justice” hit tied to her gangbanger son,...
Himalayan salt lamps are a scam: lawsuit
Himalayan salt lamps designed to purify air and improve sleep quality are a scam, a Manhattan man claims in a new class-action lawsuit filed against a company that makes the...
Popular West Village tea joint launches GoFundMe to stay afloat
The owners of a popular but struggling West Village tea room have their cup out. After watching neighboring businesses shutter and being faced with a five-figure tax bill, Nicky Perry...
Legal battle over Florida's giant avocados may soon be resolved
The guacamole is flying! Two avocado growers fighting over the right to produce giant versions of the fruits may finally see an end to their legal woes. The Carla avocado...
Brooklyn dog found in Tampa 18 months after going missing
Ol’ Blue Eyes is Back. A blue-eyed husky named Sinatra has turned up just outside of Tampa, Fla. — 18 months after he ran away from his home in Canarsie....
David Fizdale won't be emotional against team that fired him
David Fizdale doesn’t expect to get emotional over his return to Memphis. Instead, looking back at his firing there in November 2017, he views himself as fortunate because it led...
Mexico may be backing out of deal to host asylum seekers
The United States and Mexico appeared for a few hours Saturday to be on the brink of solving the crisis on their shared border — until an apparent last-minute retreat...
49ers' Reuben Foster arrested on domestic violence charge
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster was arrested at the team hotel in Tampa, Florida, on charges of domestic violence. An arrest report from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's office says...
Saquon Barkley concentrating more on taking 'dirty' runs
PHILADELPHIA — The first he ran against the Eagles, Saquon Barkley needed just 13 attempts to amass 130 yards. Four games after that outing, Barkley vaulted over his NFL high...
Texas A&M needs 7 overtimes to finish off insane LSU defeat
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Kellen Mond's 2-point conversion pass to Kendrick Rogers in the seventh overtime gave Texas A&M a 74-72 victory over No. 8 LSU on Saturday night in...
Patriots, Jets have helped bust handicapping turnover myth
Once upon a time in sports handicapping, the phrase, “You can’t handicap turnovers” was a maxim. Variations included: “Turnovers are random,” “Nothing you can do about turnovers,” and, “How was...
Barry Trotz will be receiving his Stanley Cup ring
Before the game, Barry Trotz played it cool. Afterward, when it was the next order of business? It was clear the first-year Islanders coach was starting to feel the emotions...
Warriors pull it out at the end
OAKLAND, Calif. — Klay Thompson will be thrilled with the winning shot any way it comes. Kevin Durant will gladly accept that a jump ball he tipped away against Willie...