December 27, 2018
Winter Classic about how much cold broadcasters can handle
It’s going to be cold in South Bend on New Year’s Day, but you might not know it by looking at Kevin Weekes. The NHL Network analyst will be rinkside...
Jamal Adams desperately wants to be part of the solution for Jets
Jamal Adams always has the loudest voice in the room, whether it’s on the field or in the locker room. If he’s talking football or talking trash, he demands your...
The trends to help pick the New Year's Six bowl games
When the college football national championship system was changed to a playoff format, a new group of games called the New Year’s Six was born. These six important bowl games,...
Nationwide internet outage hits CenturyLink customers
BOISE, Idaho — Many CenturyLink customers across the U.S. were without internet Thursday amid a lengthy outage that stretched from New York to California. The outage began early in the...
Dexter Lawrence has company among Clemson suspensions
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dexter Lawrence was adamant he didn’t knowingly take a banned substance. So was Dabo Swinney. Another positive set of test results made those declarations harder to believe,...
Enough Saquon Barkley debate: The Giants won ... but so did Jets
Saquon or Sam? The debate — sports-talk-radio candy — has been raging for months, and it figures to dominate the New York football conversation for years to come, long after...
Nets rookie Rodions Kurucs looking like the real deal
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kenny Atkinson said he still remembers his reservations when Nets general manager Sean Marks brought up drafting Rodions Kurucs. He didn’t see a revelation, but a reach....
Merger of two glossy magazine printers adds to media upheaval
The executive upheavals that dominated magazines in 2018 are likely to simmer down in 2019 — even if the changes whipsawing the industry will continue unabated. Adding to the woes...
De Blasio’s plan to safely dispose of used needles is failing
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to have junkies toss their used syringes into special receptacles has failed to clean up drug-infested parks, and the bins are serving more as suggestion...
JCPenney becomes penny stock after shares dip to 97 cents
JCPenney just became a penny stock. Shares of the ailing department store chain crashed on Thursday, dipping as low as 92 cents before closing down 7.5 percent, at 97 cents...
Two separate robbery attempts foiled when trains kill suspects
Two robberies were foiled in the city on Thursday when both suspects were struck and killed by a train while attempting to make their getaway, sources said. One fatal incident...
What NYC must learn from Seattle’s homeless struggle
Seattle is under siege. Over the past five years, the Emerald City has seen an explosion of homelessness, crime and addiction. In its 2017 point-in-time count of the homeless, Washington...
Enes Kanter lashes out after dustup with Giannis Antetokounmpo
MILWAUKEE — Enes Kanter knocked Giannis Antetokounmpo to the floor, precipitating an altercation, but the “Greek Freak’’ knocked the Knicks out again as the club closes in on hitting rock...
Trump needs to forget the stock market and remember the working class
President Trump may watch the stock market more closely than any day trader does. For a president who underlined the increasing importance of working-class whites to the GOP coalition, and...
Trump may have gone too far by abandoning the Kurds
The Trump election was in many ways a rediscovery of nationalism and a rebuke to liberal transnationalism — the idea, popular among elites in the US and Europe, that nationhood...
'President Bloomberg' could actually happen
America’s perpetual presidential campaign is on the upswing, with Democratic national chairman Tom Perez wondering about how best to sort out an oversized candidate field that ranges from left to...
Mackenzie Blackwood snags 1st NHL win as Devils bash Bruins
BOSTON — Mackenzie Blackwood hardly looked like a rookie in net for New Jersey. Blackwood stopped 40 shots for his first NHL victory, Blake Coleman scored twice and the Devils...
Hezbollah's tunnels are a clear threat to Israel — and the UN doesn't care
President Trump may seek to pull troops from Syria, but Iran and its Hezbollah terror surrogate remain firmly entrenched there and in adjacent Lebanon. That’s clear from their threats to...
We're headed for another NYCHA failure on de Blasio's watch
Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York City Housing Authority officials are racing to meet a Jan. 31 deadline to produce plans to tackle the agency’s $40 billion, 10-year, to-do...
Don't take the record-low NYC crime rates for granted
The NYPD is reporting that crime this year is again headed for historic lows. The city’s cops have been breaking records so often lately, they’re starting to sound like a...
'Fortnite' creator raked in a $3B profit in 2018
The hottest — and according to some critics the most addictive — video game in the world is raking in billions. “Fortnite” — a battle royale that pits players against...
Orange Bowl QB duel could prove one for the ages
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The stars have been as bright. The stakes have been as big. In the first College Football Playoff semifinal, Heisman winners Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota...
Rangers drop heartbreaker in OT after losing goal on challenge
It was a close video review that took the potentially game-winning goal off the board followed by a bum faceoff. But really, the Rangers know it was more than that....
Sears faces liquidation if Lampert can't secure financing
The clock is ticking for Sears — and later this week, it’s at risk of running down for good. Bids to acquire the bankrupt retailer are due in US Bankruptcy...
Jurors in NYPD bribery trial think it's gone too long, want to quit
These jurors have reasonable doubt ... that they're going to make their vacation. After just two days of deliberations, the men and women weighing evidence in a high-profile NYPD bribery...
Blue light in the sky over NYC was 'not aliens': officials
An explosion at a Con Edison facility in Astoria, Queens, sent a gigantic flash of blue light across the city sky Thursday night, causing power outages and stalling trains. Incredibly,...
Watchdog sizes up MTA's 'grim' year before proposed fare hike
A planned fare hike, massive budget woes and major structural problems have led the MTA to have one heck of a bad year, a transit advocacy group says in a...
Times Square New Year's Eve ball gets annual face-lift
The New Year’s Eve ball got its yearly face-lift on Thursday — 192 new triangles in a signature cut-crystal pattern. The new Waterford crystals join more than 2,000 that are...
Richard Overton, America's oldest man and WWII vet, dies at 112
Richard Overton, America’s oldest man and oldest-living veteran, died in Texas on Thursday, according to local reports. He was 112. Overton, who lived in Austin, was a jovial figure in...
PR newsletter publisher Jack O'Dwyer dies at 85
Jack O’Dwyer, the former newspaperman who started his own company and became the foremost chronicler of the PR industry, passed away on Dec. 19 at the age of 85 from...
Justice Department backs off Comcast-NBCUniversal merger probe
President Trump is poised to lose yet another battle over a big media merger that he hates. The Department of Justice has decided against ramping up an investigation into Comcast’s...
The TV characters who wowed us in 2018
The year in scripted television provided viewers with many memorable moments — and characters. Here are our favorite series characters, spanning several genres and broadcast platforms, who made watching their...
TV year in review 2018: What was — and wasn't — worth a binge
The story this year in TV was the continued boom in production (nearly 500 shows!) — which also meant more to choose from when it came to the best and...
Last wills and asthma attacks: How school lockdowns are traumatizing students
They have asthma attacks, write their last wills, soil themselves, and text family members final goodbyes. They're not refugees from a war zone — they're some of the 4.1 million students...
Looks like Odell Beckham Jr. will miss Giants' finale, too
The wait for Odell Beckham Jr. continues, and it’s looking more and more like his return to the Giants’ lineup won’t be until 2019. Beckham did not practice on Thursday...
Manhattan federal court suspends civil cases until shutdown ends
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday suspended all civil cases involving the Manhattan US Attorney's office -- other than civil forfeiture cases -- until the government shutdown ends. Chief Judge...
District attorney says murders hit record low in Brooklyn
Brooklyn is stayin’ alive. The borough is on track to end the year with fewer than 100 homicides for the first time in nearly 50 years, Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez...
David Fizdale's lineup shocker could signal new path for Knicks
MILWAUKEE -- With the Knicks having lost 10 of 11 games, coach David Fizdale is rolling with young center Luke Kornet, placing him in the starting lineup over Enes Kanter...
Stellar Jets rookie hungry to cap year with Patriots punchout
Chris Herndon is starting to make the tough plays look easy, while seeking to end his strong rookie season on a high note. Take, for example, the 22-year-old tight end’s...
Elon Musk asks judge to throw out suit over 'pedo' insult
Elon Musk is asking a judge to throw out a British rescue diver’s libel lawsuit against him, insisting that nobody could have taken Musk seriously when he called the diver...
Indicted troll farm claims Mueller obtained 'nude selfie' in Russia probe
An alleged Russian troll farm, which has been indicted by Robert Mueller, said in a court filing Thursday that the special counsel has "obtained a nude selfie" as part of...
Dad returns home to wife, son slain in apartment: cops
Police in Los Angeles are searching for answers after a mom and her 13-year-old son were killed in their apartment. The slain woman and her teenage son were discovered by...
Cop who fought off vagrants credits military, police training for restraint
The brave cop who fought off a gang of drunken vagrants inside a Lower East Side subway station without pulling his gun on them credited his military and police training...
Neil Simon and other Broadway legends we lost in 2018
Broadway lost some boldface names in 2018. Let’s give them an encore, in their own words. William Goldman made his name in the movies, writing the screenplays to “Butch Cassidy...
Mom dies on Christmas after bathrobe catches fire
A Michigan mom died from her injuries on Christmas after her bathrobe caught fire, police said. Mary Menn, 68, dropped a lit cigarette on herself Tuesday in her Chester Township...
Rangers star savors life, success a year after death scare
One year ago, two mornings after Christmas 2017, Chris Kreider woke up with a right arm that was numb. This developed after a couple of weeks in which the 26-year-old...
Researchers fear mysterious polio-like illness may spread in US
A polio-like illness that has mysteriously affected at least 500 people — sometimes causing paralysis — could spread across the US in the next few years, medical researchers fear. The...
Trump uses illegal immigrant accused of killing cop to argue for border wall
WASHINGTON — President Trump pointed to a new reason Thursday to build his border wall — authorities said a gunman who killed a California police officer was in the US...
FDNY helps 104-year-old woman get to holiday party
The FDNY came to the rescue of a 104-year-old Queens woman who needed help leaving her home to attend a holiday party, the fire department said in a Facebook post...
Teens missing after Snapchat video of bloody beatdown
Police in New Mexico are searching for two missing teens last seen in a grisly Snapchat video of them being assaulted in a bloody beatdown. Collin Romero, 15, and Ahmed...
From 'Harry Potter' to 'King Kong': Theater's hits and misses of 2018
Tina Fey, King Kong and Harry Potter all made their marks in New York theater in 2018, with varying degrees of success. There were no perfect musicals. On Broadway, Fey’s...
Home invaders used victim's own gun to rob him — and steal his Cadillac
Two men forced their way into a New Jersey man's home, where they stole his guns and took off — in his car. The robbery occurred on Dec. 22 between...
Inside Rangers' Swedish contingent, which helps Lias Andersson adjust
In a few days, it will be Lias Andersson’s first trip to St. Louis. Talking about food in the city, the Rangers’ 20-year-old forward was enticed, but he knew who...
Montana lawmaker launches bid to name state's official rock song
HELENA, Mont. — Montana has a state song, a state ballad and a state lullaby. And, for goodness sake, Democratic Rep. Jacob Bachmeier of Havre would like to see the...
Trumaine Johnson returns to Jets after mystery incident
Wednesday’s benching still remains a mystery, but high-priced cornerback Trumaine Johnson returned to practice with the Jets on Thursday. Johnson missed Wednesday’s practice due to what Todd Bowles repeatedly called...
Was 'Gotti' or 'I Feel Pretty' the worst movie of 2018?
The Post's Sara Stewart and Johnny Oleksinski rank the 10 worst films of 2018 There were some unforgettable nights at the movies this year. A few were so memorable, I’ll...
These were the best movies of 2018
The Post's Sara Stewart and Johnny Oleksinski take turns ranking their top 10 films of 2018 This year’s best films wrestled mightily with questions of identity and belonging in a...
The highs and lows of pop culture in 2018
While some things in the world could be going better, it was at least another fascinating year in pop culture. A yodeling boy from a Walmart aisle 3 went viral,...
Matt Damon just bought Brooklyn’s most expensive pad
Matt Damon is ending the year on a high note. He just bought Brooklyn’s most expensive property — a $16.7 million penthouse, according to city property records. The penthouse is...
MLB's odious new deal with Cuba and other commentary
Foreign desk: Trump Should Veto MLB’s Foul Cuba Deal President Trump “can and should” block Major League Baseball’s “foul new deal” with the Cuban regime, asserts Elliott Abrams at National...
Kyler Murray creeps NFL door open with eye-opening admission
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Heisman Trophy winner can envision becoming a Pro Bowler. The first-round pick of the Oakland A’s can picture life as an All-Star. Kyler Murray is...
Giants have Sterling Shepard contract question, and he has an answer
Sterling Shepard has been the Giants’ No. 1 wide receiver by default for the past few weeks, and it increasingly looks like he will serve in that capacity again if...
Quick-thinking cops lend a hand in train platform birth
A woman in Mumbai, India, went into labor on a platform while waiting for a train with her family. In the heartwarming footage, quick-thinking railway police are seen constructing a...
Outback Bowl honcho makes over $1M a year, running just one game
That'll buy a lot of Bloomin' Onions. The Outback Bowl's CEO Jim McVay was paid over $1 million in 2017, the Washington Post reported, out-earning every other NCAA bowl game...
Eagle-eyed photog spotted Air Force One en route to Trump's surprise Iraq visit
An amateur photographer and plane spotter in England was among the first to identify Air Force One as the distinctive blue and white jet airliner carried President Trump and first...
Larry Brown's latest coaching job officially a disaster
Hall of Fame basketball coach Larry Brown has been fired by the Italian club Fiat Torino, the team announced Thursday. Brown, 78, compiled a 5-19 record in his first season...
John Wayne Bobbitt answers the one question you're probably afraid to ask
John Wayne Bobbitt — whose then-wife infamously cut off his penis more than 25 years ago — says "it's normal now." "I don’t want to mess with it … it’s been...
Frank Ntilikina is out of the doghouse and has Fizdale raving
MILWAUKEE — He’s back. Knicks coach David Fizdale is unleashing enigmatic point guard Frank Ntilikina on the Bucks guards as the rematch is staged for Thursday at Fiserv Forum. Ntilikina...
Divers in Honduras battle the bends for prized lobsters
PUERTO LEMPIRA, Honduras — Saul Ronaldo Atiliano was diving for lobster in the clear waters off Honduras' Caribbean coast when he felt a pressure, a pain in his body. And...
NYC renters rack up 10 times more holiday debt, study says
’Tis the three-month season when the Big Apple takes its biggest bite out of your budget. New York City renters go into 10 times more debt than the national average...
Boy, 12, survived 40 minutes buried under avalanche while skiing in French Alps
A 12-year-old boy survived 40 minutes trapped under an avalanche in the French Alps before he was found alive — in a rescue operation that officials are calling a Christmas...
Judge orders bail hearing for asylum seeker held for 3 years
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement unconstitutionally held an Ivory Coast asylum-seeker for nearly three years without a bail hearing as they tried to send him back to his home country,...
Football's hottest coaching target has bad news for Jets
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Jets can cross one name off their wish list. Despite reported interest from multiple NFL teams, Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley said Thursday he will...
Man charged with killing mom on Christmas Eve, dumping body in trash can
A Chicago man was charged on Wednesday with killing his mother on Christmas Eve and dumping her body in an alleyway, police said. Robert Wallace, 25, is facing one felony...
Plans for homeless shelter on Billionaires' Row are stopped
The new homeless shelter set to open up in the former Park Savoy Hotel in Manhattan’s “Billionaires’ Row” has been put on ice — at least, for the time being....
Cuomo defends stripping comptroller of oversight power
Despite the recent jailhouse parade of former aides, Gov. Andrew Cuomo insisted Thursday he was right in stripping the state comptroller of an oversight power that watchdogs say could have...
Woman gets back at 'stalker' in truly horrific way, rushes him to hospital
A woman in India chopped off her stalker's penis — and then rushed him to the hospital to save his life, police said Thursday. The 47-year-old woman and two male...
'Mind-boggled' Clemson star not going quietly after drug ban
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Dexter Lawrence doesn’t know how a banned substance made its way into his body, but the Clemson defensive tackle wasn’t going to let the whispers continue. Given...
Bloomberg reportedly willing to spend $100M on presidential run
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg would be willing to pump more than $100 million into a run for president in 2020, an adviser said Thursday. "Mike spent over $100 [million] last...
Cuomo doesn't see 'rationale' for lawsuit over lawmakers' pay hike
Gov. Andrew Cuomo told lawmakers on Thursday that they shouldn't accept their first pay raise in two decades if they question the conditions attached by a salary commission. Cuomo touched...
Two of Egypt's former presidents appear in same courtroom
CAIRO — Two former Egyptian presidents appeared Wednesday in the same Cairo courtroom, with Hosni Mubarak testifying in a retrial of Mohammed Morsi on charges related to prison breaks at...
Goth girl spent $50K to transform into Swiss Barbie
She’s a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world. Meet Aviva Rocks, a Swiss-born camgirl living in Calpe, Spain. The blond bombshell, with 70K breasts, has spent more than $50,000 on...
Brute killed Olympic hopeful after she dumped him: cops
An elite 16-year-old Russian swimmer was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, who flew into a fit of rage when she dumped him to pursue her Olympic dream, according to...
Bumbling would-be burglar calls the cops on himself
A Brooklyn man called 911, claiming to have been slashed and robbed at a Greenwich Village apartment building, only to wind up in cuffs himself — when cops discovered that...
Everything we hated too much (and too little) in 2018 baseball
Enjoying a restful holiday week? How about getting your heart rate going with our 12th annual Overrated and Over-hated list? It’s simple enough: A person, entity or concept can be...
'I find it appalling': Developer makes millions off rundown military homes
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — One set of photographs, posted on Instagram, captures a grand, crimson banquet hall at a 100-acre Irish estate with two 18th-century mansions. The owner has...
Ex-teacher charged in sex assault of six girls to face trial
A former first-grade teacher in Nebraska who prosecutors say admitted to sexually abusing six girls has waived his preliminary hearing and will head to trial, according to reports. Gregory Sedlacek,...
Ben Simmons drools over sexy Kendall Jenner photo
So much for being subtle.
'Stan & Ollie' isn't a messy Laurel and Hardy biopic, and that's fine
Want some Old Hollywood scandal and celebrities duking it out for power? Well, look elsewhere, because “Stan & Ollie” is definitely not FX’s “Feud: Laurel and Hardy.” That’s a good...
Cops hunt suspect in beating of elderly woman on Christmas morning
The suspect in the Christmas beating of an 88-year-old Brooklyn woman was identified Thursday as a career criminal busted for robbery as recently as August but freed without bail —...
Related's Stephen Ross wins battle for Birdland building
Imagine this! The storied Midtown building where John Lennon recorded “Imagine” and Bruce Springsteen made “Born to Run” has a new owner — Related Fund Management, a division of mighty...
Pulse-pounding crash on icy road is quite a reminder to drive safely
A couple in Perth, Scotland, got into a dangerous pre-holiday car crash when a van skidded on an icy road and collided head-on with their vehicle. Intense dashcam footage shows...
Pat Shurmur will have his eyes glued to one college quarterback
Pat Shurmur will be watching one collegiate quarterback very closely this week, but not as a potential replacement next season for Eli Manning. Kyle Shurmur, the son of the Giants’...
'You love those dogs more than you love me,' hubby says as he tosses pups off balcony
A Chicago-area attorney fed up with his wife’s love for her two Chihuahuas tossed the animals off her second-floor balcony, killing one, during an argument, Chicago police said. Jerald Jeske,...
Massachusetts man breaks into home, cleans cat's litter box: cops
This cat burglar litter-ally cleaned out the place. A man was arrested for busting into a Massachusetts woman’s home — and cleaning a cat’s litter box inside, according to a...
Matt Patricia's miserable rookie year with Lions ending weirdly
Matt Patricia is a long way from Bill Belichick's mothership in New England. At 5-10, the first-year Lions head coach hasn't made a positive impression in Detroit, leading to speculation...
Instagram accidentally rolled out a new feature and everyone hated it
In what has to be in the running for the most baffling move by a social media platform in 2018 (though Facebook has that award locked up already), Instagram began...
Winning $298.3 million Powerball ticket sold in NYC
Someone in Brooklyn just got a financial tune-up — after buying the single winning $298.3 million Powerball ticket at a gas station. The Quick Pick ticket was sold at Arnold’s Service...
Navy SEAL's remains returned to family after they're found in dumpster
The remains of a US Navy SEAL were found in a Pennsylvania dumpster and returned to his family in what they’re calling a “Christmas miracle,” according to a report. Ronald...
The mystery of the cruise ship entertainer who vanished on Christmas Day
A 20-year-old British cruise ship entertainer is missing after apparently going overboard on a Royal Caribbean ship on Christmas Day, according to a new report. The US Coast Guard has...
Best sports covers of 2018
From the Worst. Super Bowl. Ever. to Olympic gold to a draft that produced a pair of franchise football players to an almost perfect Cy Young season, it's been another...
Dog finally finds home for holidays after 8 years in kennel
A dog who spent eight years in a kennel has finally found a home and has now spent her first Christmas with her new owners. Roxy the pit bull is...
Twins land All-Star slugger and get much more interesting
The Twins have found the veteran slugger they desired for the middle of their lineup. The mostly dark, boring days of the holiday season were interrupted Thursday morning, when Minnesota...
Baby born with three hands worshipped as a god
This baby girl is being worshipped in India because she was born with three hands. The infant was born on Nov. 2 to mother Radhika Sahu with a small additional...
These cozy styles will keep you looking cool this winter
With its short days and long nights, it’s not a bad idea to hibernate inside for the next few months of winter. But it doesn’t have to be all that...
Meet the man attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a barrel
A 71-year-old Frenchman — armed with a block of foie gras and a bottle of Sauternes — has set off to sail the Atlantic in a barrel. Jean-Jacques Savin barreled...
Michelle Obama unseats Hillary Clinton as 'most admired woman': poll
Former first lady Michelle Obama has unseated Hillary Clinton as America's most admired woman — the first time in 17 years the Democratic presidential candidate and former secretary of state...
Tacos, tire shops and the most bizarre carjacking spree ever
Taco ‘bout a food craving gone wrong. A man in Dallas was busted on Christmas Eve after he tried to carjack several drivers at gunpoint to demand that they take...
Teddy Bridgewater has his chance to make so much money
How much of a chance is unknown. But Teddy Bridgewater's window has at least cracked open. The backup Saints quarterback, who has attempted three passes the last two seasons, will...
Dow closes higher in whiplash session after historic, 1,000-point surge
Yes, the market looked better at the end of the day — but our necks are killing us! The Dow Jones industrial average plunged as much as 611 points Thursday...
Man finds writhing pit of 30 rattlesnakes under abandoned shed
Talk about a slithery surprise. A Texas man was shocked to find more than 30 rattlesnakes hiding under a dilapidated hunting shed at his ranch earlier this month. Bobby Cowan and...
Tourists on couples' vacation killed in freak golf cart accident
Two South Korean tourists were killed when their wives' golf cart rammed into theirs, propelling them into a muddy river, where they drowned. The couples were on vacation in Thailand...
Thieves make off with an ATM
Four armed thieves waltzed into a Brooklyn market and carried out an ATM early Thursday, police said. The quartet walked into the Washington Avenue store, Longevity, in Prospect Heights around...
Sanitation worker arrested for choking teen daughter
A city Sanitation Department employee was arrested for allegedly strangling his teenage daughter, police said Thursday. Mervin Freeman, 38, was squabbling with his 14-year-old daughter in the family’s home on...
Dad books 6 flights on Christmas to spend time with flight attendant daughter
A dedicated father made sure he could spend time with his flight attendant daughter who had to work during Christmas — by becoming a passenger on every flight she was...
Century-old shipwreck discovered along New Jersey shore
Remains of a shipwreck have been discovered on the New Jersey shore — 132 years after the vessel caught fire mid-voyage and sank into the sea, according to reports. The...
Packers' coaching hunt takes shape, as Aaron Rodgers hints at favorite
The Packers' search for their next coach continues, even though Aaron Rodgers appears to be sold on the team's temporary replacement. Following the firing of Mike McCarthy in early December...
NASA astronaut has to relearn to walk after 200 days in space
It’s only been about a week since three of the crew members aboard the International Space Station flew back down to Earth aboard Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft. Their vehicle, which was...
Health officials warn of virus that sends infants to intensive care
Federal health officials warned this week of a highly contagious cold-like virus that affects everyone, and leaves the elderly and young kids especially vulnerable — including a 14-month-old girl who...
Jemele Hill: Calling Trump a white supremacist was like 'saying water is wet'
Former ESPN host Jemele Hill, who famously called President Trump a “white supremacist” on Twitter last year, said in a new interview she didn’t realize the comment would be newsworthy....
Satellite images show collapse of Indonesian island volcano
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Radar data from satellites, converted into images, shows Indonesia's Anak Krakatau island volcano is dramatically smaller following a weekend eruption that triggered a deadly tsunami. Satellite photos...
Soccer star's Christmas: Blasted with shotgun in bungled murder attempt
A Danish soccer player survived a murder attempt after reportedly being shot on Christmas Day. Nicki Bille, who last played for Lyngby Boldklub in Denmark, had a shotgun fired at...
Teen girl plunges to death from popular Arizona overlook
A teenage girl fell 700 feet to her death from the popular Horseshoe Bend overlook in Arizona. The 14-year-old girl's family, who were visiting from San Jose, Calif., reported her...
Judge arrested for punching teen son in the mouth
A judge in Nevada was arrested by Las Vegas police on a domestic violence charge after an incident involving her 18-year-old son, an attorney for the judge’s estranged husband told...
Commerce Department won't publish economic data during shutdown
The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis and Census Bureau will not publish economic data during the ongoing partial government shutdown, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Commerce...
Fiona the hippo has no intention of losing weight in 2019
It's not all about losing weight in the new year, according to one very body-positive hippo. Fiona, the nearly 2-year-old hippopotamus from the Cincinnati Zoo, just hit 1,000 pounds and...
The NFL's dirtiest player may be finished
Vontaze Burfict would be going out the way he played: hitting. The Cincinnati Bengals linebacker, regarded as perhaps the dirtiest player in football, isn't expected to play Sunday against the...
Runaway cow snarls traffic on New Jersey highway
It was udder mayhem in New Jersey. A cow headed to a slaughterhouse escaped from a truck early Thursday and hoofed it along a Jersey road, where a state trooper-turned-cowboy...
Trump accidentally identifies secret Navy SEAL team in video post
Shortly after his first visit to US troops stationed in a war zone, President Trump posted a video on Twitter that showed him posing for pictures with service members who...
What my neighbor – and I – learned from her near-death bout with cancer
Vernell Howell, my neighbor in Fort Washington, Md., got some good news recently. She had beaten a rare, deadly form of cancer. At age 77, the retired DC public school...
Trump slams Democrats for dragging out government shutdown
President Trump claimed Thursday that most of the federal workers not getting paid during the partial government shutdown are Democrats — just days after he said they were on board...
Indonesia raises danger level for volcano that triggered deadly tsunami
CARITA, Indonesia — Indonesia raised the danger level for an island volcano that triggered a tsunami over the weekend, killing at least 430 people in Sumatra and Java, and widened...
New 'Black Mirror' movie now has a trailer, release date
Happy holidays to "Black Mirror" fans: An upcoming film offshoot of the popular dystopian series is dropping extremely soon. Netflix surprised viewers by releasing the trailer for "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch" Wednesday...
Trump wants to ban US companies from using Chinese telecom equipment
WASHINGTON — President Trump is considering an executive order in the new year to declare a national emergency that would bar US companies from using telecommunications equipment made by China's...
How turning the big 3-0 inspired this guy to lose 71 pounds
The Post talks with six New Yorkers who were looking for and found fitness and diet plans that work, helping them to shed pounds and gain confidence and hope in...
The dumbest criminals of 2018 prove that crime doesn’t pay
2018’s dumbest crooks were thwarted by everything from gumballs to the laws of gravity. But mostly, it was their own stupidity that stood between these would-be master criminals and their...
2 Michigan regulators take plea deals in Flint water case
LANSING, Mich. — Two Michigan environmental regulators implicated in the Flint water scandal pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor Wednesday in exchange for more serious charges being dropped, bringing to...
Authorities launch manhunt after killing of police officer
SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities launched a manhunt Wednesday after they said a gunman shot and killed a police officer during a traffic stop in a small California town. In an...
Why overlooked Notre Dame QB is built for the biggest moments
It’s the summer before Ian Book’s sophomore year of high school. The Oak Ridge (Calif.) senior quarterback goes down in a big seven-on-seven tournament, forcing Book into the job he...
Nets keep creeping closer toward an Allen Crabbe return
Allen Crabbe missed a seventh straight game with the Nets' wild 134-132 double-overtime victory over the Hornets on Wednesday with a right-knee injury he hoped might cost just one or...
Man killed while attempting to walk between subway cars
A man died while walking in between subway cars on a No. 2 train traveling through Manhattan on Wednesday night, authorities said. The unidentified 25-year-old was walking between the cars...
Michael Kay hits back at Francesa's Twitter jab
Mike Francesa started the day as the big man on New York’s airwaves, but ended it by showing off his shortcomings. Something radio rival Michael Kay took note of. “Very...