February 9, 2019
Myles Powell turns it on late in Seton Hall's big comeback win
Fewer than four minutes remained in a game Seton Hall absolutely, positively had to win yet was losing by six points. That’s when Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard looked his...
AAF QB gets absolutely blown up and no flag is called
J.J. Watt couldn't make this hit on Tom Brady without being flagged. But this isn't the NFL -- it's the Alliance of American Football. The fledgling AAF began its inaugural...
Madison Bumgarner really has no use for openers
The pitcher known as "MadBum" is pretty mad about the fact "openers" have come into Major League Baseball. During an appearance at Giants fanfest Saturday, San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy...
MLB's 50 most intriguing people for 2019
Rob Manfred presides over either the sickest healthy patient or the healthiest sick patient. Major league revenue has never been higher (more than $10 billion now). New substantial media deals...
Model Ashley Graham's sexy secret to a happy marriage
After eight years of wedded bliss, Ashley Graham knows the secret recipe to a happy marriage. "Communication, compassion, making sure you're forgiving each other and putting each other first," the...
Cardinal slams Pope Francis' progressiveness in manifesto
A German Catholic cardinal who was ousted from a high doctrinal position by Pope Francis said in a “manifesto of faith” that the church has become too focused on mercy...
4-year-old falls to her death from Bronx apartment window
A 4-year old girl died Saturday when she fell from a window in her family’s fourth-floor Bronx apartment. She had been with two relatives in the Mott Haven apartment when...
Republicans mock Green New Deal: 'It's loony'
Bring on the “Green New Deal,” some Republicans say. The environmental and economic proposal from congressional Democrats is being welcomed by GOPers who say the ambitious plan is so vague,...
The Democrats' disastrous week highlights Trump's sanity
If you are of the mind that President Trump is to blame for everything wrong and wacky in our politics, then last week was a very bad week for you....
EZ Pass' floating funds keeps public officials honest
Dear John: E-ZPass has a minimum threshold of $42 and a replenishment amount set at $165 on my account. At times when I’ve been using more tolls, both these figures...
When can Medicare Part D be opted out of?
Dear John: Can Medicare Part D be opted out of? J.F. Dear J.F.: For all Medicare questions I go to the experts. “Medicare Part D is prescription drug coverage that...
City's child care data portal riddled with inaccurate info
Parents go the city’s Child Care Connect Web site seeking safety information on day-care centers for their kids — and often leave with misleading, incomplete or inaccurate information. The portal...
Sad lesson behind ridiculous Neeson backlash
Add Liam Neeson to the list of victims of what’s been dubbed “offense archeology” — social-media mobs that comb the past of prominent people searching for a youthful misdeed with...
Knicks tie franchise-worst skid with 16th consecutive loss
The misery was forgotten. The duty of playing out the 82-game string was replaced with the excitement of actual play. A franchise focused on the offseason was indistinguishable from a...
Partisan divide more about pride than substance
With days left to avoid another federal shutdown, both sides were at least making noises of compromise last week, and rightly so: This divide is more about pride than substance....
De Blasio escapes bad approval numbers in Maine
It was at least Mayor de Blasio's fifth trip to the island town since he took office, part of a trend in which he spent 20 percent of his second...
Toys ‘R’ Us void to be felt at annual Toy Fair trade show
The biggest question at this year’s Toy Fair is not which goods will be hot, but where the goods will actually be sold. The industry is still looking for innovative...
Queens hookers back on street just days after police raid
Hookers were back to their old tricks Saturday in Flushing, just days after cops padlocked an illicit sex den on a block littered with eight brothels.
Ashley Graham shines in a nearly-nude gown
Bands of crystals served as sexy, sparkly censor bars.
The life-changing mark Frank Robinson left on Alfonso Soriano
By the time Alfonso Soriano was traded from the Rangers to Nationals following the 2005 season, the former Yankee had participated in two World Series, was a four-time All Star,...
Senators should stay away from limiting stock buybacks
Why do Sens. Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders — with their ill-informed proposal to limit stock buybacks and dividend payouts — think they can get involved in relations between company...
De Blasio's $100M healthcare plan doesn't cover Staten Island
Mayor de Blasio made a $100 million promise to give health care to all of New York’s uninsured — but his plan leaves an entire borough out in the cold,...
The potential unforeseen consequence to 'fixing' baseball
So a funny thing happened to me this week. I was sitting in my living room, minding my own business, reading on the internet about all the ways Rob Manfred...
Sundance filmmaker attacked by bedbugs in Hell's Kitchen apartment: suit
She Sundanced with bedbugs. As documentarian Kyoko Miyake readied for the storied Utah film fest, she and her husband were under attack by NYC’s most hated denizens, according to a...
Wrongly convicted man 'scammed' out of $1M after release
Jeffrey Deskovic spent 16 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of raping and strangling a high school classmate in 1990. Now he alleges he’s been scammed by two TV...
Yankees' scouting head hypes forgotten infielder prospect
TAMPA — Each of the past two years, the Yankees entered spring training with the No. 2-ranked farm system by Baseball America. They won’t get that tag this spring, but...
Zion Williamson just made the most incredible block
Add another one to the Zion Williamson highlight reel. But this one wasn't a dunk. Virginia guard De'Andre Hunter must have thought he had a wide-open 3-point look from the...
Young girl burns hand on busted pipe in NYCHA apartment
An 8-year-old girl was burned when a pipe in her Queens NYCHA apartment spewed scalding steam on her hand — and then hospitalized Saturday when she took a bad fall...
Ocasio-Cortez's green energy plan ignores Obama's failures
A charismatic Barack Obama peddled the idea of 5 million new green jobs as he ran for the presidency in 2008. Actually, the number was Hillary Clinton’s idea, but when...
I was sexually harassed by 3 professors who docked my grades: suit
A former psychology student at The College of New Rochelle claims three professors there sexually harassed her, including one who sent her a selfie of his penis, but school officials...
Amazon HQ2 plans deeply dividing Queens community
As anti-Amazon activists rallied in Queens Saturday and then gathered signatures for a petition aimed at derailing the online behemoth’s plans for a campus in Long Island City — others...
Ralph Northam wants to start a racial 'reconciliation tour'
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has said he will remain in office but will launch a racial reconciliation tour to heal the damage done by a blackface image in his medical...
Archdiocese plans to close St. Brigid's School with $1.5M leftover, parents fume
A decade after an anonymous angel donated $20 million to save St. Brigid’s Roman Catholic Church and School in the East Village, angry parents want to know what happened to...
FDNY paramedic promoted despite failing recertification twice
An FDNY paramedic was promoted to captain last month despite failing her state recertification exam for the second time — and landing on a restricted list, The Post has learned.
Knicks reserve guard keeps turning heads
Kadeem Allen watched the Knicks on his nights off and saw situations where he could contribute. He knew he belonged in the NBA. And he knew he only had himself...
New Jersey mom arrested for killing toddler son
A New Jersey mother was busted Saturday for the slaying of her toddler son — who she initially claimed was abducted, police said. Nakira M. Griner, 24, told Bridgeton cops...
Explosive investigation uncovers frightening state of New York day-care centers
Little Elijah Silvera arrived at his new day-care center with everything he needed to stay safe. But he died. And he is just the beginning.
Christina Ricci: Putting your kid in show biz is 'child abuse'
She won't let her 4-year-old son, Freddie, into the limelight just yet
Hofstra star almost scores 50 in latest win
Justin Wright-Foreman had a career-high 48 points as Hofstra stretched its home win streak to 14 games, beating William & Mary 93-87 on Saturday in Hempstead. Wright-Foreman tied the program...
Tomo Koizumi is the breakout designer of NY Fashion Week
Some called his dresses loofah-like, but no matter how you describe them, the show was pure magic.
Baby-faced killers who allegedly shot musician to be charged as adults
A group of pistol-packing teens and a 12-year-old girl are facing murder charges after they allegedly robbed and shot to death a rising country music star in Nashville, police said....
Queens man won't be charged for murdering unborn child
Anthony Hobson, the man who stabbed a pregnant woman to death in Queens, killing both her and her child, will not be charged for murdering the fetus due to changed abortion...
Concussion talk cost Bob Costas working the Super Bowl for NBC
Bob Costas is ready to talk about his unceremonious exit from NBC. In an clip from an exclusive interview with E:60, the legendary broadcaster sheds light on why was taken...
Rutgers coach strikes again in unsavory well of 'second chances'
Good vs. evil, easy as pie. In Don Imus, HBO’s investigative “Real Sports” had its male villain. Now it needed its heroine. And Rutgers women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer...
Bronx EMT charged with brutal revenge beating
An emergency medical technician for the FDNY has been accused of helping two others beat up a woman who had called the cops on her violent boyfriend.
Furious piano buyers claim they were duped out of thousands
Buyers of Steinway pianos say they were duped by salespeople who told them the instruments would increase in value, though they actually plunge in price by 50 percent or more...
Fed probe Brooklyn school over alleged disability discrimination
A Brooklyn elementary school is being investigated for allegedly cheating kids with special needs by failing to keep “integrated” classrooms staffed with the required two teachers at all times.
CUNY's School of Medicine dean quits over budget quarrel
The dean of CUNY’s School of Medicine has quit over a funding dispute that he contends "seriously" jeopardizes the longterm health of the program and its ability to achieve full...
The simple routine that changed everything for Steven Matz
PORT ST. LUCIE — There was only one thing getting in the way of Steven Matz last year. That was Steven Matz. Once Matz figured out how to best channel...
Dogs from across the country kick off Westminster Dog Show
Adorable pooches from across the country pranced into Piers 92 and 94 in Manhattan to kick off the 143rd Westminster Dog Show. About 330 hounds will compete in the American...
New Jersey wants to tax the rain
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is poised to sign a “rain tax” bill passed by the state legislature — and Republicans and lots of taxpayers are howling with rage.
Tiffany Trump stuns at New York Fashion Week
Donald Trump's daughter Tiffany Trump stunned in an off-the-shoulder black dress front row at the Taoray Wang runway show with her mom, Marla Maples and former Fox News host Kimberly...
Familiar face helps send Devils to third straight defeat
Former Devil Zach Parise scored the go-ahead goal, and the Wild snapped a four-game losing streak and gave coach Bruce Boudreau something to smile about in his 900th NHL game...
An elusive turtle is stopping a multi-million dollar development
This creature sleeps most of the year, buries itself in swamp muck, fits in the palm of your hand — and can stop a $40 million, 1,400-job superstore development dead...
The trade-deadline deal Rangers are still reaping the benefits of
As the Rangers’ front office prepares to wheel and deal before the Feb. 25 trade deadline it doesn’t have to look too far to be reminded of one move that...
'Desperate' Maduro will be forced to step down: opposition leader
For members of Venezuela’s democratic underground, it’s just a matter of time before Nicolas Maduro, the country’s socialist dictator, is forced to step down.
Islanders need late surge to earn OT win over reeling Avalanche
The Islanders are skating with the big boys now, having entered the weekend in first place in the Metropolitan Division, two points ahead of coach Barry Trotz’s former team, the...
Methanol-laced bootleg liquor kills at least 39 in India
At least 39 people died and another 27 fell sick from drinking cheap fake liquor in northern India, officials said Saturday. Senior police officer Ashok Kumar said 26 died in...
'Randy rabbi' owes $65,000 in overdue child support
Globe-trotting rabbi Marc Schneier owes $64,594 in unpaid child support to his now 19-year-old son. It’s gotten to the point where Brendan, a sophomore at the University of Miami, told his mom...
These Yankees can't afford many more October failures
No more honeymoon for these Yankees. The Baby Bombers aren’t quite as adorable anymore. OK, look, the Yankees’ pitchers and catchers will take George M. Steinbrenner Field to an adoring...
The health industry crisis pitting Chinese patients against their doctors
For years, Big Pharma bribed millions of Chinese doctors into prescribing their products, leading to massive overprescription of drugs that caused widespread poverty, antibiotic resistance and even bloodshed.
How I retired at 38 — and you can too
In 2012, Tanja Hester was a 33-year-old political communications strategist whose father was dealing with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes progressively worse joint pain and mobility issues over...
Drivers need to start paying to use New York City's streets
As murders sink to record lows and private-sector jobs, tourism and population reach record highs, one problem in New York remains unsolved: traffic. In fact, it’s worse than ever. “I’ve...
This secret bestselling author is the male Elena Ferrante
When “The Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old” came out in the Netherlands in 2014, it quickly became an international sensation, selling in 21 countries and staying on the...
MLB execs aren't sold on Brodie Van Wagenen's bold Mets vision
Brodie Van Wagenen arrived at the podium for his first press conference as Mets general manager last October vowing “boldness and creativity” as he looked to jumpstart a franchise desperate...
Everything you need to know for the 2019 Grammys
After a one-year stint in New York, the Recording Academy is returning to Los Angeles’ Staples Center Sunday for the Grammy Awards 2019 broadcast. Even before the show starts, it's...
Rescuers free 120 people trapped by intense snowfall in California ski resort
After being trapped for five days by massive snowfall, 120 visitors and staff at a California ski resort got rescued in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Crews needed snowmobiles to get...
Woman gets 20 years for killing husband, dismembering body
A woman who authorities say killed her husband and dismembered his body has been sentenced in an Ohio courtroom to at least 20 years in prison. The Akron Beacon Journal...
St. John's back on NCAA bubble with no-show loss to Providence
The ominous news came first, and the ugliness followed. With St. John’s, that’s usually how it happens. First, Mustapha Heron was ruled out with a bruised right knee 40 minutes...
NFL mock draft 2.0: Jets get a pass rusher as Giants move up for QB
The Serby Mock 2.0 features quarterback-desperation in the top 15 picks, with the Giants trading up one more time to grab their quarterback of the future and the Jets sacking...
Reebok Russia accidentally insinuates oral sex in recent ad
Reebok Russia may have taken the phrase "in your face" a little too far, insinuating oral sex in a recent ad. “Sit not on the needle of men’s approval —...
Kevin Durant: LeBron had to pick me first for his All-Star team
Kevin Durant was first again – and he wasn’t surprised. For the second straight year team captain LeBron James made the Warriors star the first pick for his All-Star Game...
'Ruthless' Instagram account takes designers to task for ripping each other off
To paraphrase Heidi Klum on “Project Runway,” in fashion, one day you’re in — and the next day you’re called out. At least that’s the M.O. of the hot Instagram...
Tenants of luxe Brooklyn building claim it's overrun with loud, topless co-eds
High-paying residents of an amenity-loaded doorman building in Downtown Brooklyn are unhappily getting schooled. Tenants of The Azure tell The Post they’re angry their pricey digs are being used as...
Gary Sanchez is now Yankees' biggest key to catching Red Sox
The Yankees stayed away from signing free-agent stars Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, who wanted too many years and too many dollars. They also didn’t acquire catcher J.T. Realmuto from...
'Impartial' fact-checkers are revealing their partisanship against Trump
If media wants to challenge the context and politics of Republican arguments, that’s their prerogative. There are plenty of legitimately misleading statements worthy of fact-checkers’ attention. Yet, with a veneer...
President Trump mocks Elizabeth Warren after 2020 White House bid
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has made her presidential candidacy official, kicking off her bid for the White House at a rally in the working-class town of Lawrence, Massachusetts. And President Trump...
Why toddlers are the hottest tastemakers in music
When friends and colleagues found out my wife and I were expecting, they instantly pegged me — a music writer who’s covered rock and pop for 20 years — as...
The dark side of woman-led companies, and how they're not always a feminist utopia
It’s the age of the woman. If we’re not celebrating their electoral successes, we’re chastising the men who dare stand in their way. Women are on the ascent. And no...
Court tosses conviction because sole witness was hypnotized before testimony
ELKHART, Ind. — A federal appeals court has thrown out a 1994 attempted murder conviction, finding that an Indiana prosecutor concealed evidence by not disclosing that the state’s sole eyewitness...
Woman goes batty as she's told Bronx restaurant is out of beef patties
Wanted: one very hangry, very pregnant bat-swinging woman with a serious beef. Cops were still searching Saturday for a mystery woman who became so enraged last month when a Bronx...
The Democrats' new puritanism will lead to their undoing
Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam either did or did not appear either in blackface or in Ku Klux Klan robes 34 years ago in a yearbook photograph while he was a...
NYPD cop busted for choking wife during fight
A NYPD cop was busted early Saturday for choking his wife during an argument in Brooklyn, police said. Officer Jeffrey Stewart, 41, wrapped his hands around his 38-year-old wife's neck...
Topshop tycoon Philip Green accused of sex and racial misconduct: report
LONDON— A British newspaper has published details of allegations of sexual and racial misconduct by retail tycoon Philip Green, after the Topshop owner dropped a legal bid to stop the...
Thai king blocks his own sister's 'inappropriate' bid to be country's prime minister
BANGKOK - Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Friday moved to block his elder sister’s surprise bid to run for prime minister in March, calling her candidacy for a populist opposition...
Up-and-coming rapper killed in England car crash
LONDON — British rapper Cadet has died in a car accident on the way to a performance. Management of the 28-year-old musician says he was a passenger in a taxi...
UN: Losing climate change race could spell 'disaster for Africa'
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The United Nations chief says the world is losing the race with climate change and "this can be a disaster for Africa" and beyond. Antonio Guterres...
Yankees bullpen in position to be really dangerous
TAMPA — The full array of pitchers and catchers hasn’t even officially reported yet to spring training, so it is too early for the Yankees to start defining hard-and-fast roles...
Michael Conforto has high hopes after 'expensive experience'
PORT ST. LUCIE — Michael Conforto didn’t take his first swings in a spring training game last year until March 16, after having had shoulder surgery six months earlier. Conforto...
Train collision near Barcelona leaves 1 dead, hundreds injured
BARCELONA, Spain — Two passenger trains rammed head-on into each other on a track near Barcelona on Friday, killing one person and injuring about 100 others, most of them slightly,...
MLB universal DH by 2020 season works on many levels
ORLANDO, Fla. — Now that the players have stood down on some of Major League Baseball’s pace-of-play initiatives, it’s time for the owners to reward their partners with a goodwill...
Mets could be playing in London in 2020
ORLANDO, Fla. — Major League Baseball is considering one of two matchups for its 2020 series in London: Mets vs. Nationals or Cubs vs. Cardinals. Two people familiar with the...
Michigan will win and cover in revenge game
Michigan’s first loss of the year came at Wisconsin on Jan. 19 by a count of 64-54. The Wolverines get their chance to avenge that loss Saturday when they get...
The moment St. John's refused to allow season to sink into abyss
St. John’s inconsistency wasn’t just aggravating the coaching staff and driving the fan base up a wall. It also was ticking off the players. The Red Storm couldn’t figure out...
Breaking down why Duke gets to the foul line more
Three weeks ago, second-ranked Duke beat third-ranked Virginia, 72-70, at Cameron Indoor laying 3¹/₂ points. Virginia hit a jumper at the buzzer to turn what would have been a four-point...
Giants on Bryce Harper meeting: 'Mutual interest on both sides'
SAN FRANCISCO — Bryce Harper and the Giants met in the free agent slugger's hometown of Las Vegas this week, and new San Francisco baseball operations chief Farhan Zaidi said...
Bronx lawmaker: City Council is 'controlled by the homosexual community'
A Bronx city council member said he was treated as an outsider by the chamber because it’s “controlled by the homosexual community,” according to a new report. “When I get...
'There was only one': Rangers pay tribute to fallen friend
One member of the 1993-94 Rangers was sadly missed at the team’s 25th anniversary celebration of the franchise’s most recent Stanley Cup championship. Alexander Karpovtsev, a rookie and one of...
Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves took part in Confederate frat parties
JACKSON, Miss. — While in college in the 1990s, Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves took part in his fraternity's Old South parties. And at such Kappa Alpha parties, members often...
ICE agents in North Carolina arrest hundreds of illegal immigrants
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hundreds of immigrants in the U.S. illegally were arrested this week in North Carolina after some local law agencies stopped cooperating with immigration enforcement, a federal official...
Nets GM won't let surprising rise alter his long-range strategy
The Nets headed into the season hoping to show improvement. They hit Thursday’s trade deadline in the thick of the playoff race, and one of the hottest teams in the...
Coca-Cola launching new flavor for first time in a decade
Cherry Coke is going to have some new competition. Coca-Cola announced Friday it’s releasing two new fruit-flavored varieties to its lineup for the first time in more than a decade....
Anthony Davis didn't need long to get crowd back on his side
NEW ORLEANS — Anthony Davis didn't need long to win back the crowd after being booed during his pregame introduction and the first few chances he had to handle the...
Stephane Matteau opens up about former demons
Stephane Matteau thought it was time to reveal what truly was the biggest goal of his life. More than 17 years after his last drink in 2001, Matteau went public...
Warriors clip Suns as Stephen Curry explodes in fourth quarter
PHOENIX — Make it 18 wins in a row for the Golden State Warriors over the Phoenix Suns. The latest, though, was no cakewalk for the reigning NBA champions. Stephen...
Michael Bloomberg to announce 2020 decision by end of month
ORLANDO, Fla. — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday that he’ll decide by the end of the month whether to seek the presidency. The 76-year-old businessman, one...
Harvard wins buzzer-beating battle over Columbia in 3 OTs
BOSTON — This was a midterm test that wouldn't end. Bryce Aiken scored a career-high 44 points as Harvard narrowly defeated Columbia 98-96 in triple overtime on Friday night. Aiken...
Prosecutor seeking death penalty for alleged Florida bank shooter
SEBRING, Fla. — A prosecutor says he plans to seek the death penalty for a man arrested in the fatal shootings of five women at a Florida bank last month....