May 18, 2019
Yankees' rotation can't take much more of this
This was another game when attention focused on the Yankees’ offense and bullpen, though not for what had become familiar positive reasons. In 11 innings Saturday, the Yankees could muster...
How IHOP placemat inspired Knicks fan’s decades-long quest
It has aged like fine wine. The artifact lies in Houston, in possession of 63-year-old Knicks fan Rick Wrabel, who obtained it as a 12-year-old living in Norwalk, Conn. The...
Meet the instructor of Dustin Johnson — and Brooks Koepka
There is one person who is not a competitor walking around the grounds of Bethpage State Park with a little more jump in his step than anyone else this week....
Cabbie who fatally hit 80 year old woman in Manhattan is arrested
A cabby who fatally struck an elderly woman in lower Manhattan was let go with just a ticket, cops said Sunday. Bouchouata Miloudi, 44, of Brooklyn, was arrested just after...
Man suspected of flashing 2 boys in Brooklyn caught on camera
This suspected flasher was really ready for his closeup. Surveillance video released Saturday night by cops in Brooklyn shows a well-dressed young man soon after he allegedly flashed two boys,...
Placing my bets on the New Jersey sports gambling craze
Dear John: Legal betting isn’t so good for any serious gambler who mostly wins.
Allstate's plan doesn't hold water after Hurricane Sandy flooding
Dear John: We have been trying to get a refund from Allstate flood insurance for over a year.
How tax cuts translate to pay hikes for all
Ignore how some ignorant economists say about the rich getting richer. Tax cuts are a pay raise for all, especially the minimum wage earners and entry-level employees.
Club pro is having week of his life
Rob Labritz has two children and is playing in his sixth PGA Championship. But the club pro from GlenArbor in Bedford Hills, N.Y., thought making the cut on the number...
The problem with limitless landmarking
The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission is poised to impose protected status on six sites that staffers say played a critical role in the gay-rights movement and may do the same...
Reason to hope for an end to the robocall plague
Everyone hates them — those annoying, never-ending, often fraudulent robocalls from scammers and telemarketers. Striking day and night, they can drive you nuts no matter how carefully you screen your...
Average US salaries on the rise thanks to booming economy
US employers are stepping on the accelerator — and that’s lifting average salaries and fueling record raises across many sectors.
Does de Blasio really think it's a good idea to run with his record?
Once a Putz, always a Putz. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement that he’s running for president was perfect in one regard: It accurately — and inadvertently — captured who he...
College admissions scam mastermind told clients 'to lie about ethnicity'
Crooked college consultant William "Rick" Singer reportedly advised some of his rich white clients to pretend their kids were “minorities” in order to gain entry to elite universities. Top schools...
Harold Varner III's long road to reach this prestigious point
Harold Varner III is 5-foot-9 and 165 pounds soaking wet. But he isn’t afraid of Brooks Koepka, who stands 6 feet and 186 pounds. In fact, Varner is inspired by...
The twisted motive behind the alleged murder-for-hire plot that's rocked the NYPD
The feds allege that Valerie Cincinelli, who is accused of plotting with her boyfriend John DiRubba to kill her estranged husband, also wanted DiRubba's 15-year-old daughter killed.
Ocasio-Cortez's superhero alter ego shut down by DC Comics
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may be a heroine to legions of fans, but Wonder Woman, she ain't — so says DC Comics.
Mickey Callaway is the fall guy the Mets envisioned
The 2019 Mets are more about the culture of Wilpon ownership and a roster forged by Brodie Van Wagenen — first as an agent, now as the general manager —...
Iranian official taunts Trump with 9/11 jab as tensions rise
A top Iranian official taunted the Trump administration with 9/11 imagery Saturday, making a cruel reference to the attacks on the 2001 World Trade Center.
Corey Johnson calls on de Blasio to restore funds for trash collection
The dirtiest neighborhoods in the city will only get worse if Mayor de Blasio doesn't restore the $4.2 million in funding for litter-basket collection, City Council leaders said Saturday. Brooklyn...
Eric Garner's mom slams NYPD cop's 'not a big deal' comment
Eric Garner’s mother slammed an NYPD lieutenant who described her son’s chokehold death at the hands of cops as “not a big deal.”
Ocasio-Cortez accuses prosecutors of going easy on white supremacists
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rehashed her recent accusations of white supremacy with two Saturday tweets. The Bronx-Queens Democrat tweeted a video of herself in a House of Representatives committee hearing on...
Midtown plastic surgeon flees US after botched procedures
A midtown plastic surgeon has apparently left the country, leaving a trail of patients upset about botched tummy tucks and liposuctions and unable to get their medical records.
Grads walk out before Mike Pence's commencement speech
Dozens of graduates and faculty have protested the selection of Vice President Mike Pence as the commencement speaker at Taylor University in Indiana by walking out moments before his introduction.
Mom claims her 15-year-old son was targeted in fatal shooting
The grieving mother of a 15-year-old who was fatally shot in the head in Harlem insisted Saturday that her son’s shooters “meant to kill him.” “My son was a good...
How the weed-loving CEO of a bitcoin firm partied his way to jail
When Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the twin brothers who famously feuded with Mark Zuckerberg over the creation of Facebook, attended a 2012 meeting about Bitcoin, they expected a professional overview...
A look inside the LIRR's most unnecessary train
In yet another stunning example of LIRR waste, the MTA-managed line in March started running a single train car -- staffed with up to three employees -- to link eight...
Revisiting a Mets Miracle, 50 years later
This is about how an ordinary man can seize one extraordinary moment, as much as anything. The coming weeks and months will be a glorious celebration of the golden anniversary...
Inside a young dad's journey after crossing the US border
Jose Menjibar, 19, strapped his barely 5-month old to a baby carrier and they fled Honduras. Hugging her close to his chest, they walked and took buses through Guatemala and...
Phil Mickelson's work toward elusive US Open begins now
Phil Mickelson had a very Phil Mickelson round on Saturday in the third round of the PGA Championship. It was a wild one, featuring just six pars in 18 holes....
Brooks Koepka has turned this into a laugher
They don’t have the amateur baseball equivalent of a 15-run rule to stop the game early on a count of lopsidedness, so they will go ahead and play the final...
Cops investigating violent child mugger terrorizing Morningside Park
Police say a 12-year-old girl took part in a string of brutal muggings of female victims last month near Morningside Park, and they’re looking for more suspects.
Horse races Preakness without jockey
He got off his high horse -- literally. Legendary jockey John Velazquez was thrown off his steed, Bodexpress, right out of the gate of the 2019 Preakness Stakes on Saturday...
Gary Sanchez struck out four times -- then it got worse
The only time Gary Sanchez put the ball in play Saturday, it ended any chance of a second straight come-from-behind win for the Yankees. The dreaded platinum sombrero might have...
War of Will wins Preakness after chaotic start
BALTIMORE — War of Will bounced back from a bumpy ride in the Kentucky Derby to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, holding off a field that included a riderless...
Mickey Callaway ax looms after Mets' latest stinker
MIAMI — Mickey Callaway likely won’t be fired Sunday, but getting to Monday night could be another story altogether. The Mets manager entered the realm of double-secret probation Saturday and,...
De Blasio attacks Trump's Air Force One video after filming at Gracie Mansion
COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Pot, meet kettle. Mayor de Blasio on Saturday attacked President Trump for allegedly violating a federal law banning the use of government resources in politics --...
'Petty' politics is 'ripping this country at the seams': Biden
Even as Joe Biden bashed President Trump for a litany of alleged sins, Biden, a Pennsylvania native, lamented that politics are too negative -- and it is destroying the country.
The next Manning is officially here
He's got Eli's brown locks, Peyton's arm and is named after Archie. Meet the heir to the Manning NFL throne. Arch Manning -- son of Cooper and nephew of the...
Trump expected to pardon Navy SEAL accused of war crimes
President Trump is preparing to pardon Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher and other members of armed forces accused of war crimes, according to a published report.
New gambling app will buy lottery tickets for you
The state Gaming Commission has approved new rules allowing “courier services” to buy your Take 5 and Mega Millions tickets for you, in case that trip to the bodega is...
Seven shot at college party near Indiana's Ball State University
Seven people were shot at a college party near Ball State University early Saturday, three of whom were critically injured, following a dispute, police said. One partygoer was air-lifted to...
McIlroy's improvement can't save doomed PGA Championship
The good scores were there for Rory McIlroy, they just weren’t coming in the same rounds. Which is to say, they haven’t nearly been good enough. The 30-year-old Northern Irishman...
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza accused of demoting admins because they were white
At least four top Department of Education executives who have been demoted or stripped of duties under Carranza’s sweeping reorganization claim he has created “an environment which is hostile toward...
NYPD mistook relative's ashes for heroin in Brooklyn raid, family claims
A Brooklyn family claims bumbling cops raided their home for drugs and snatched up small capsules they thought contained heroin — but were actually the ashes of their dearly departed...
Mets manager barely upset over Cano's egregious blunder
MIAMI — Robinson Cano’s brain cramp from the previous night wasn’t enough to earn him a reprimand or a seat on the bench Saturday. Manager Mickey Callaway defended the veteran...
The Queens teen who inspired Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan and an entire artistic movement
Without Barbara Rubin, the Velvet Underground’s first album might not have ever seen the light of day. Allen Ginsberg would not have headlined London’s first “happening” and Bob Dylan would...
Knicks 'better pick' RJ Barrett if he's available: Ex-team exec
CHICAGO — Brendan Suhr, the Knicks’ former scouting director and the man who used to run their draft, doesn’t have any misgivings about the club taking 6-foot-7 Duke swingman RJ...
NHL's officiating crisis has only one fix -- and it's being ignored
So you want every scoring play in the playoffs subject to video review, or is that only overtime scoring plays? But it can’t only be on overtime scoring plays, right,...
Yankees lose Tanaka early, first-place late in crushing day
A day after a stirring comeback by the Yankees against the Rays, their divisional foes turned the tables Saturday, as Austin Meadows hit a one-out homer off Luis Cessa in...
Central US braces for severe storms and tornadoes
Extreme weather could hit the central US this weekend, with possible tornadoes, heavy rain, strong winds and large hail. A tornado watch is in effect in western Texas until Saturday...
Bill de Blasio could lose his job over White House bid if he's not careful
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s presidential dreams had better not make him too neglectful of his day job -- or he could lose it, under a never-used clause in the city...
Time for fantasy owners to cash in on overachieving Pirates star
Whether you’re investing in property, stock, wine, toys, vinyl records or baseball cards, the goal is always to buy at a low price and sell for as much as you...
Retired teacher admonishes de Blasio at South Carolina campaign event
Mayor Bill de Blasio got thrown his first curveball in the early days of his quixotic presidential campaign Saturday as a local, prominent Democratic activist urged him not to battle...
Trevor Noah's surprising Trump admission on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'
"Ironically, it's funny that Donald Trump would be the first presidential candidate to actually deliver. Hate him or love him, he's doing the things he said he was going to...
Is this UWS man NYC's worst neighbor?
“If ‘Seinfeld’ were to come back and do an episode on having the worst neighbor in New York? This would be it,” one resident of the luxury Upper West Side...
The 'bad guy' mentality driving Edwin Diaz
Mets closer Edwin Diaz saved some time for a Q&A session with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: How do you want to be remembered one day? A: I want to...
Electronic billboard in Times Square goes up in flames
Must have been one hot story. A billboard displayed atop the Thomson Reuters building went up in flames in Times Square on Saturday afternoon, video shows. Video posted to the...
Tanaka exits, lets out scream in Yankees mishap
The already thin Yankees rotation could be in for some more pain. Masahiro Tanaka left Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays during the sixth inning after taking a hot...
Why Dems think they can virtue signal their way to the White House
If the presidential candidacy of Mayor de Blasio has any hope (and it does not), it is because Americans have stopped looking for leadership and started looking for mascots. Dopey...
How the parents of a toddler killed by a falling brick learned to heal
Jayson Greene must have cut a strange figure as he raged into the winds of downtown Manhattan — shouting out his grief and anger on the sidewalk. Howling like a...
Axing scandalous John Jay College professors will cost nearly half million dollars
The cost to taxpayers of the John Jay College sex and drugs scandal is nearing a half million dollars — and climbing. The criminal justice school, part of the public...
Man breaks into car, relaxes inside, then sets it on fire in Brooklyn
A man was caught on video breaking into an unlocked car on a Brooklyn street — relaxing in the backseat for more than five minutes before setting the sedan on...
Kaapo Kakko wants Devils to think twice before NHL draft
Kaapo Kakko is fueling the debate over who should be the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NHL draft. “This is a big thing for me for the draft," Kakko...
The 25 best beach reads of 2019 you need to pre-order now
Three Women Lisa Taddeo (nonfiction, Simon & Schuster, out July 9) A meticulously researched and fascinating study of the sexual lives of three American women, drawn from almost a decade...
Stop being a lazy parent and chaperone your kids
Hey NYC parents: Get off your butts and chaperone your kids! Not only because it’s good to be involved in your children’s school lives (particularly when pre-teens/teens reveal less and...
Charles Barkley is bigger news than gun attack in media's sad epitome
The story is almost impossible to visualize, let alone explain. Yet these days such stories make scant, one-and-out news. Nothing more to see here, break it up. According to witness...
Meet the secret 'ghost workers' paid to keep the internet safe
Kala, a 43-year-old mother of two, sits alone at her home office, in the corner of a tiny bedroom, and studies her laptop screen, trying to determine if what she’s...
Ashley Massaro's lawyer unaware of an apology to WWE over lawsuit
The WWE’s claim that its former superstar Ashley Massaro had “apologized” for joining a lawsuit against the organization was news to her lawyer, he told The Post on Saturday. Massaro,...
Track sees 24th horse die in scary trend
BALTIMORE — The chief operating officer of the group that owns Santa Anita Park says the racetrack is monitoring safety conditions after the death of a horse in training. A...
Inside the lavish and fiery spectacle of a $25K Sweet 16 bash
Clad in a beaded mermaid-style gown with train — and flanked by 10 female friends in matching lace mini-dresses and 11 guys decked out in bow ties and suspenders —...
Cops Tase man who pointed loaded gun at officer's stomach
An NYPD officer gave a gunman the shock of his life Saturday, tasing him when he pressed a pistol to the belly of his partner during a tense traffic stop...
Kevin Durant ticked off by harsh Warriors narrative
Kevin Durant's mysterious injury and curious future initiated the narrative. By taking down the Houston Rockets without him and becoming two wins from their fifth Finals in a row, the...
Pete Buttigieg wants Jefferson-Jackson dinners renamed
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg called for the Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson dinners to be renamed. “Yeah, we’re doing that in Indiana. I think it’s the right thing to do,”...
The AL disaster that isn't going away
Memorial Day traditionally has been viewed as the start of the pennant races. So let’s get ready for the excitement by declaring the AL races — over. At best, six...
Win, place, show: Breaking down The Post’s Preakness picks
Saturday is the 144th running of the Preakness Stakes, and here are The Post’s staff picks: Vic Cangialosi Bourbon War: After we had the Derby winner for all of 22...
Enormous college star bursts onto Knicks' draft radar
CHICAGO -- Tacko Fall, the 7-foot-7 center who nearly slayed Duke after giving Zion Williamson fits in the NCAA Tournament, has popped onto the Knicks radar with their 55th pick...
Back off, haters — the last season of ‘Game of Thrones’ is the best one
Sunday's series finale of “Game of Thrones” marks TV’s biggest event of the decade. The 80-minute episode will cap off a smartly calculated end to one of the densest and...
Stanton, Gregorius taking huge comeback strides
The good news keeps coming in The Bronx. The Yankees keep winning and their injured stars are making progress on joining the party. Two key components -- shortstop Didi Gregorius...
Ex-WWE star Ashley Massaro's brain may be donated to science
The brain of former WWE Superstar Ashley Massaro may be donated to a prominent doctor who researches chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a condition associated with multiple head injuries, her...
Parents, kids protest development at site of old thermometer factory over mercury fears
Lower Manhattan moms are feverishly fighting the Howard Hughes Corp. over its plans to dig up and develop the site of a former thermometer factory — possibly exposing school kids...
I got my legs professionally shaved — and it was weirdly delightful
Like lacing your shoes or making oatmeal, there is surely someone out there who can shave your legs better than you can do it yourself. But it feels slightly wrong...
Aaron Nola and the Phillies will get it done in this spot
Natural Light is willing to pay people $40 an hour to drink beer and pay off their student loans. “We’re looking for well-rounded fun human beings.” Perfect timing for the...
Why religious movies like 'Breakthrough' are attracting non-believers
In the movie “Breakthrough,” a Midwestern Christian mother, played with uncanny realism by Chrissy Metz of NBC’s prime-time hit “This is Us,” relentlessly prods doctors to save her son, even...
China's new 'social credit system' is a dystopian nightmare
Imagine calling a friend. Only instead of hearing a ring tone you hear a police siren, and then a voice intoning, “Be careful in your dealings with this person.” Would...
Rudy Giuliani: 'No one really respects' James Comey
Rudy Giuliani says “no one really respects” ex-FBI director James Comey “or wants to hear from him.” The late-night put-down came Friday after Comey bashed Attorney General William Barr, tweeting...
Missouri GOP lawmaker apologizes for 'consensual rape' comment
A Republican state lawmaker in Missouri is under fire for using the term "consensual rape" while defending an abortion ban proposal. “Most of them were date rapes or consensual rapes,”...
Preakness Stakes prediction: Win Win Win will win
With Country House winning the Kentucky Derby after the disqualification of Maximum Security and neither horse running in the Preakness Stakes, a lot of people will be ignoring the race...
Uber parties for IPO were so wild an employee had to resign
Hopefully Uber drivers on duty skipped these alcohol-fueled company parties. In-house bashes on the day the company went public reportedly got so out of hand that one was shut down...
Mongols motorcycle gang fined $500K — but get to keep logo
Genghis Khan might ride again. Feds failed in their effort to ban the Mongols motorcycle gang from using the storied marauder’s likeness as its logo. The club was fined $500,000...
Australian opposition leader concedes defeat to prime minister
Australian opposition leader Bill Shorten has conceded defeat to Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the country’s general election. Shorten made the announcement to supporters of his opposition Labor party late...
Populist parties will achieve 'historic feat' in European elections: Le Pen
Populist parties will achieve "an historic feat" in next week's elections to the European Parliament, far-right French leader Marine Le Pen predicted Saturday. She said a coalition of nationalist parties...
Michael Flynn urged Mueller critic to 'keep pressure on' while cooperating in case
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn urged a congressional critic of the Mueller investigation to "keep the pressure on" even as Flynn was cooperating on the case, according to a...
Elderly man brutally beaten in broad daylight behind Bronx school: cops
An elderly man was beaten unconscious in an apparently random broad daylight attack behind a Bronx charter school, police said Saturday. The 71-year-old was behind South Bronx Classical Charter School...
Buttigieg not impressed with Trump's approval of his same-sex marriage
Pete Buttigieg dismissed President Trump's approval of the Democratic presidential candidate's same-sex marriage. “That’s nice,” Buttigieg sarcastically said of Trump's recent remark. “They’re paying lip service to the idea of...
Preakness Stakes 2019: How to watch, post time, odds and weather
The first leg of the Triple Crown had plenty of excitement, for better or for worse. Can the 2019 Preakness Stakes somehow top it? Following an unprecedented, hectic and controversial...
Man slashed in face, shots fired during baseball game in Queens
A man was slashed in the face and shots were fired during a fight at a Queens playground as a baseball game was being played nearby, police said Saturday. The...
Harvard is failing its students by allowing them to live in a fantasy world
There is a reason you don’t let inmates run your asylum, allow your toddler to eat candy for dinner or tell the Labrador retriever sitting behind the wheel of your...
Liberal pundit calls for Trump to be handed over to Saudis to get 'what he deserves'
Lefty pundit Fran Lebowitz called for President Trump to be turned over to Saudis who killed a journalist because impeachment would “not even [scratch] the surface of what he deserves.”...
Austrian Vice Chancellor resigns after video exposes corruption
An Austrian politician resigned after he was caught on video apparently offering government contracts in exchange for political help from a woman saying she represented a Russian oligarch. Heinz-Christian Strache...
Tweet prompts Canadian museum to recognize genocide against indigenous people
A single tweet appeared to prompt a prominent Canadian museum to change its stance on the country's historic treatment of indigenous people. The shift from the Canadian Museum for Human...
Breaking down how sharps wager on golf
Casual golf bettors enter weekend action in the 2019 PGA Championship trying to figure out how they’re going to scramble for a par. They’re wondering why they took so many...
How BTS mania spawned a toxic K-pop fanbase that attacked me online
First it was Beatlemania, now it’s BTS mania. Only in this era it comes with a toxic social-media fanbase that somehow I survived this week.
Suicide rates surging among young girls: study
Suicide rates among young girls are rising, according to a new study. Boys still commit suicide more often than girls, but the gap is narrowing, a Friday paper in the...
New Jersey chemical plant fire sends fumes over Pulaski Skyway
A chemical plant fire in New Jersey sent noxious smoke billowing into the air near Newark — and officials urged residents to shut their windows to avoid the smoke. The...
Luke Voit pays back Rays in best way possible for Yankees
This was the best way for Luke Voit to rebound from his recent slump and the best retaliation possible for the drilling that bugged him so much last weekend against...
Tacko Fall turns more heads with impressive vertical leap
Tacko Fall wasn't done turning heads at the NBA Draft Combine on Friday in Chicago. The 7-foot-7 (in shoes) big man from Central Florida showed off his jumping prowess by...
Jordan Spieth in position to at least dream about career slam
Seventeen questions. That’s how many inquiries Jordan Spieth fielded from reporters Friday at the PGA Championship before he finally was asked the most pertinent one of all: about him inching...
Robinson Cano's loafing strikes again — and Mets are the victims
MIAMI — Robinson Cano’s penchant for loafing from the batter’s box bit him and the Mets in the backside Friday night. The veteran second baseman, not knowing the number of...
Adam Scott right in the hunt for elusive second major
Adam Scott admitted it was “a fleeting thought,” but in the end, he let it go. The smooth-swinging Australian had a great chance to break the record for the best...
Past video proves Kevin Durant could like playing with RJ Barrett
CHICAGO — Kevin Durant apparently has a longtime yen for Duke’s RJ Barrett, the player the Knicks could select at No. 3 in the draft and who possibly could become...
US warns airliners flying in Persian Gulf as Iran tensions escalate
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — US diplomats warned Saturday that commercial airliners flying over the wider Persian Gulf faced a risk of being "misidentified" amid heightened tensions between the US...
Dustin Johnson has long way to go to catch his 'good friend'
If it takes a bomber to catch a bomber, then consider Dustin Johnson in a good spot. Johnson fired a 3-under 67 in the second round of the PGA Championship...
Time to put catching Jack Nicklaus talk on hold
Maybe Jack Nicklaus doesn’t have much to be worried about after all. Any notion of Tiger Woods matching Nicklaus’ record of 18 major championships anytime soon hit a huge speed...
Decision to let Rick Porcello pitch the eighth backfires
BOSTON — The Houston Astros patiently waited out Rick Porcello through seven scoreless innings, then pounced when the Red Sox right-hander delivered a pair of mistakes. Jake Marisnick led off...
Justin Rose isn't ready to concede to Brooks Koepka
While scrolling down the leaderboard to determine who could make a run at Brooks Koepka, there was Justin Rose sticking out like the shine off his Olympic gold medal. The...
Alternate reality: Kelly Kraft is now in contention
Kelly Kraft wasn’t supposed to be playing Bethpage Black this week. Now, after the alternate snuck into the PGA Championship as the last player in the field, Kraft is somewhere...
Local pro Rob Labritz a cut above at PGA Championship
Rob Labritz was emotional. He’d just walked off Bethpage Black after shooting a 1-under 69 in Friday’s PGA Championship second round, and thought he had blown his chance at making...
Cubs' Kris Bryant belts three homers in three straight innings
WASHINGTON — Kris Bryant and the Chicago Cubs saved their best for last — bad news for a Nationals bullpen that's having a hard enough time as it is. Bryant...
How getting away from golf fueled Daniel Berger's rebirth
Life without golf wasn’t so bad. For two months, Daniel Berger didn’t pick up a club. For the first time in a decade, the 26-year-old was forced to take a...
Iranian man given death penalty for 2012 murder of American woman
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state-owned newspaper says the country’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for an Iranian man accused of murdering an American woman during a robbery. The...
Giannis Antetokounmpo throws down dunk and rest is history
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo started the game with an emphatic dunk. The next possession, a sprawling block to deny Marc Gasol. The next possession, another dunk. The tone was set....
Top heavyweights return to ring, but won't face each other
I had to excuse myself from a conversation I was having with a couple of golf fans during the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black this week because WBC champion Deontay...
Can you believe it? Brooklyn muggers at large
The NYPD is still trying to find the heartless couple who tried to rob a 78-year-old can collector in Brooklyn last month, an attack that left him slashed in the...
CC Sabathia has set the tone for this AL East race: 'It’s personal'
It was Kendrys Morales 1, Willy Adames 1 when CC Sabathia struck out Brandon Lowe with his 84th and final pitch in his sixth and final inning and cursed and...
Coach bus bursts into flames on busy Manhattan street
This parked and empty bus burst into flames on a busy Manhattan street Friday night, fire officials said. The white coach bus erupted on 35th Street between Fifth and Sixth...
Teen boy shot dead in Harlem
A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot at a Harlem housing project Friday night, police said. Jeremiah Draper, who lived in the development, was found with a gunshot wound to his...
Koepka gives Tiger another dose of domination
The coronation began Thursday. Not everybody knew it at the time. Brooks Koepka probably knew it, but he kept that to himself. After the 63 Koepka posted in Thursday’s opening...
Dad of NYPD cop in alleged murder-for-hire plot speaks out: 'It's not her!'
"It's not her!" insists the father of the NYPD cop accused of hiring a hitman in a failed plot to kill her estranged husband and her lover's own teen daughter....
First Japanese-American NYPD captain cleared of misconduct
An NYPD captain accused of intentionally botching a drunken-driving case to help an off-duty detective was cleared of all charges in Bronx Criminal Court on Friday. Prosecutors failed to prove...
Nets' D’Angelo Russell a finalist for award he said he'd win
After Nets point guard D’Angelo Russell boldly stated he would win the NBA Most Improved Player Award, he was named one of the three finalists on Friday. The 23-year-old will...