April 11, 2020

You're killing us if you haven't seen this beloved baseball flick

During the coronavirus shutdown, each day we will bring you a recommendation from The Post’s Peter Botte for a sports movie, TV show or book that perhaps was before your...

Drew Henson on his lost two-sport career and Derek Jeter

Drew Henson had a lot to say about his career that wasn't, and those he met along the way. On his life “Do I trade [my life]? It is tough....

One fantasy strategy shouldn't change in cut down MLB season

When the time does eventually come to draft your fantasy baseball team and you are making your final preparations for the 2020 MLB season, there are a number of strategies...

Business analysts see potential summer recovery for economy

Millions of Americans, idled by the coronavirus pandemic, could soon be back at work — and still keeping their social distance. Business leaders and analysts see promising signs of a...

Coronavirus in NY: Nurses working in dangerous conditions demand PPE from Cuomo

New York State nurses and other hospital workers are being exposed to "dangerous working conditions" amid the coronavirus pandemic because of "critical shortages" of personal protective gear, and they want...

More lucky winners named in Nano Hearing Aids giveaway contest

Readers: As I mentioned a few weeks back, Nano Hearing Aids — nanohearingaids.com — was giving away 24 pairs of hearing aids through this column. The company is in the...

Wells Fargo mortgage offices in India may be black eye for bank during coronavirus lockdown

Wells Fargo’s sprawling back offices in India, struggling to process residential mortgage deals amid a coronavirus lockdown, may be the next black eye for America’s beleaguered third-largest bank, mortgage lenders...

How we should reopen the US when coronavirus slows down

It’s time to plan for a grand reopening of the American economy, and we need to execute it in a safe, methodical and robust way. The country must come back...

Can you help me get my correct 1099 info from Uber?

Dear John: I’ve driven for Uber the last few years, and in the past, when it gave me my 1099 tax form, my “gross earned income” was the exact amount...

Now is not the time to play the partisan blame game over coronavirus: Goodwin

The war against the virus is far from over.

Todd Gurley: Hall of Famer 'hatin' on me' for taking his number

Todd Gurley is getting a fresh start with the Atlanta Falcons, and his choice of a new uniform number goes against the wishes of a team legend. Gurley has made...

Two killed, another seriously injured, in East Harlem shooting

Two men were killed, a third was in critical condition and a fourth — the gunman — was being sought after a shooting in East Harlem on Saturday night, police...

Three classic Sunday Masters moments

With the 2020 Masters, which was scheduled to be played this week at Augusta National, postponed until November, The Post this week is re-living some of the most memorable moments...

'Dreaming' reader gets help with complex mortgage issue

Dear John: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I hesitated writing to you for fear I was dreaming. Today I got a call from PHH Mortgage. The woman mentioned you,...

Why this ex-Met is bashing MLB coronavirus scenario

Reports that Major League Baseball is considering playing under quarantine conditions in Arizona and Florida don't sit well with Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Zack Wheeler. Wheeler, whose wife Dominique is due to deliver...

Act of Car-trition: Church offers drive-thru confession amid pandemic

This Long Island church is taking salvation up a gear.

NHL could face big backlash if this hypothetical comes true

So you tell me. In this hypothetical, the NHL is given the all-clear by the proper state health authorities and local governing bodies to resume the season at some point...

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange secretly fathered two kids with lawyer

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange secretly fathered two children with one of his lawyers while he was holed up at the Ecuadorean embassy in London and fighting extradition to the US,...

Race and coronavirus: There are no easy answers

It looks like the coronavirus is taking a harder toll on Hispanic and black New Yorkers — thanks to issues that mostly can’t be addressed until the crisis is over....

Will Regents exploit coronavirus crisis to end meaningful testing in New York?

Canceling the Regents exams and other state standardized testing for the remainder of the school year was a necessary bow to reality amid the coronavirus crisis. But the State Education...

How NYC's elderly are getting through coronavirus isolation

They've lived through war, terrorist attacks, and now, a pandemic. This is how New York's resilient senior citizens are coping with the stay-at-home order — and staying positive in the...

Oklahoma State coach apologizes for coronavirus comments

Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy made a public apology Saturday for his assertion during a teleconference last week that he expected his players and coaching staff to be able...

What my sports year of dreams would look like

Well, I guess this is one way to stanch our disappointing string of championship-free seasons around here: stop having any kinds of seasons. I prefer the alternative, even if it...

Red tape adding to NYC funeral directors' woes amid coronavirus pandemic

Frazzled funeral home directors are complaining about the invasion of the municipal body snatchers. At least two Queens funeral directors say the city’s red tape is making their grim backlog...

Knicks great helping in coronavirus efforts

Knicks alumni chief John Starks donated scrubs to hospitals Saturday and got a shout-out from Mayor de Blasio at his Saturday press conference. “Thank you to John Starks — he...

USNS Comfort chaplain proud to serve his hometown New York City

For Navy Chaplain Lieutenant Junior Grade Johnny Bravo — yes, that's his real name — it was a homecoming when the USNS Comfort entered the New York Harbor on March...

De Blasio won't budge on closing NYC schools after Cuomo heat, calls decision 'crystal clear'

Mayor Bill de Blasio stood his ground late Saturday on keeping schools closed until the fall, saying that the decision is the right move -- despite a lecture earlier in...

Peter Beard missing, friend hopes it is a prank

Peter Beard has lived a wild and interesting life. Friends try to figure out what happened to him.

Judge blocks Louisville from banning church's drive-in Easter services

A federal judge in Kentucky has slapped a restraining order on the mayor of Louisville and his ban on a drive-in Easter church service. "The Mayor’s decision is stunning," district...

Education advocates tell Cuomo, de Blasio to stop bickering over NYC school shutdown

The mayor and the governor should both grow up, a Big Apple parents advocacy group said, ripping their Saturday squabbling about when schools should reopen -- in the midst of...

WWE has its first coronavirus case

WWE has its first case of coronavirus. The company confirmed that a WWE employee “has tested positive for COVID-19." According to Pro Wrestling Sheet, the person is an on-screen talent,...

Thousands of FDNY first responders to finally undergo coronavirus testing

Following weeks of shortages and red tape, thousands of New York City firefighters with coronavirus symptoms as well as those on medical leave will be tested for the virus over...

NYC launches 'Operation Graduation' to pass as many kids as possible amid coronavirus

They call it “Operation Graduation:" NYC educrats thinking up creative ways to graduate as many high school seniors as possible in a school year fractured by the coronavirus crisis. Mayor...

Here's who oddsmakers say is Joe Biden's female veep frontrunner

With Sen. Bernie Sanders out of the race, the Joe Biden campaign is now moving into the fraught and delicate process of choosing a running mate. Biden, at age 77,...

Americans are boozing it up while working from home, study shows

A new study from Alcohol.org shows that people stuck working at home all over the country may be pounding down cold ones in between Zoom conference calls with the boss.

Decomposed body pulled from NYC's Hudson River

The body, believed to be a male, was spotted facedown near the West Harlem Piers at West 133rd Street at about 2:30 p.m., authorities said.

Coronavirus hospitalizations decrease in New York as 'curve' flattens

Just 85 COVID-19 hospitalizations were reported Saturday — the lowest since at least March 16, Cuomo said at an Albany press briefing.

Dallas Cowboys stars throw crowded party in blatant disregard of coronavirus orders

Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott working out with Dez Bryant while the country is supposed to be observing social distancing was bad enough. But hosting a dinner party with reportedly...

Boris Johnson's half-brother slams coronavirus care at 10 Downing St.

"From what I gather -- and I wasn't there -- no one asked a doctor to mask up and physically examine him the whole time -- more than 10 days,"...

How ex-Olympian overcame her 'major identity crisis' and became an entrepreneur

Former Olympic ice skater Fleur Maxwell's "life fell apart" after a hip injury forced her into retirement at age 29. She reinvented herself as a fitness trainer in NYC — only...

NYC museum heads unveil coronavirus-related cuts to multi-million dollar salaries

The directors of NYC museums and cultural organizations are restructuring their multi-million dollar pay packages in anticipation of giant budget deficits caused by the coronavirus lockdown. Metropolitan Opera General Manager...

NYC vet does sidewalk acupuncture for animals in pain

Dr. Jeffrey Levy of House Call Vet NYC can no longer see animals in their homes, so his in-need patients are coming to him.

The Bob Wolff crazy shirt story I've waited years to tell

Opportunity finally knocks. I‘ve been waiting for the opportunity to write — or transcribe — this story since July 2017, when Rick Wolff told it during his father’s memorial tribute...

East Village artist erects memorial to coronavirus victims

Heartbroken East Village artist Jim Conboy could not give his brother Edd — who died of a stroke March 20 — a proper funeral due to the coronavirus outbreak, so...

Russian hospitals hit by 'huge influx' of coronavirus patients

Russia's hospitals were being overwhelmed by "a huge influx" of coronavirus patients as the country ended its second week of a Kremlin-mandate lockdown Saturday, a government official said. Ambulances lined...

Trump tweets thanks to top Clinton White House official

President Trump is making much of supportive quotes from Mack McLarty, President Bill Clinton's former White House chief of staff, who appeared on Fox News Saturday to discuss Trump's talk...

Two Queens hospitals grapple with rising coronavirus deaths

New York's deadliest week yet for coronavirus cases hit two Queens hospitals particularly hard. Long Island Jewish Medical Center on the Queens/Nassau County border and Long Island Jewish Forest Hills...

Stepson arrested in transit cop's death on Staten Island

The stepson of the MTA Triborough Bridges and Tunnels officer shot to death on Staten Island was arrested on Thursday.

Gov. Murphy orders NJ Transit to cut capacity by half

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is cutting all public transportation capacity by half and insisting all riders cover their faces while they're on board. Murphy made the move Saturday after...

Queen says 'coronavirus will not overcome us' in Easter message

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II delivered a short Easter message emphasizing the importance of continued social distancing to beat the coronavirus. In the two-minute video which showed a single candle burning...

Margarita delivery services hit NYC to get us through coronavirus

Lockdown just got a lot lusher. Tanteo Tequila and The Wayland bar in the East Village are launching a new margarita delivery service -- and will give part of the proceeds to...

Maine artists make jewelry, gifts from moose poop

Are you looking for a present to cheer up a friend who is down in the dumps because of the coronavirus lockdown? Look no further! Maine artist Mary Winchenbach created...

Jack Nicklaus’ 1986 stunner tops Post’s poll of greatest Masters ever

Sports writers, by nature, are a cynical lot. We are trained to be objective first and subjective second. At most every NFL game, for example, there’s an announcement shortly before...

Trump approval rating drops as coronavirus crisis drags on, poll says

President Trump's approval rating dropped to a six-month low of 43 percent in the daily tracking poll conducted by the Republican-friendly Rasmussen Reports. The survey of 500 likely voters, released...

Coronavirus kills over 100 NYC civil servants unable to work from home

Those toiling at the MTA have suffered the greatest toll, with 50 dead from COVID-19 including supervisors, bus drivers, train conductors and cleaners.

Firehouse crippled by coronavirus as 11 firefighters test positive

A Borough Park firehouse has been crippled by COVID-19 — with 11 firefighters testing positive and a dozen others suffering symptoms — as it responds to emergencies in a Hasidic...

28-year-old NFL star's retirement explanation has one big omission

Luke Kuechly stunned the NFL when he announced his retirement in January at the age of 28. And after some time to let the decision sink in, the former Panthers...

New Giants tight end brings invaluable intangible

Levine Toilolo does not know what it feels like to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy, but he does have intimate knowledge of how a team comes together to get to...

From eruptions to locusts to Ebola, Mother Nature is just not that into us

Mother Nature is not happy. As humans around the globe battle the coronavirus, the Earth is being wracked by volcanic eruptions, plagues of locusts and storms. Early Saturday, Indonesia's Anak...

Staten Island zookeepers are letting the animals roam free during lockdown

Staten Island Zoo curator Sarrah Kaye says there has been one upside to the coronavirus pandemic: letting some animals, like anteaters and armadillos, roam around like visitors.

NYC dog groomer: It's dangerous for this not to be an essential business

NYC dog groomer Edward Alava, of The Dog Store, thinks the government is making a dangerous mistake by not considering animal grooming an essential business during the coronavirus pandemic.

Foster dog gives NYC woman 'a reason to get up' during pandemic

Fostering a dog for the first time has given Noamme Elisha of Brooklyn "something to get up for in the morning" during the city's shutdown.

Woman spends $600 a month caring for feral cats in NYC amid coronavirus

Health-care worker Latonya "Sassee" Walker has been taking care of Canarsie’s wild cat population for ten years. Since the pandemic, she’s nearly doubled the number of cats she cares for.

Kansas Supreme Court hears arguments via Zoom amid coronavirus

Screenshots of the seven Kansas Supreme Court justices and various attorneys huddled over computer monitors made the rounds on social media Saturday.

Central Park carriage horses riding out coronavirus in Amish Country

With no tourists to ferry around Central Park, some of the city’s carriage horses have escaped Manhattan for a vacation. Frank Riccobono, the 33-year-old owner of NYC Horse Carriage Rides...

Coronavirus could be the death of the anti-vax movement

“If a vaccine were made available tomorrow, everyone would jump to get it,” author Laurent-Henri Vignaud, an expert on anti-vax groups in France, told Reuters.

NYC homeless man and dog survive on $7 a day during coronavirus

Jacob Mendoza is only 29 but has been on the streets for 13 years — 10 of them with his lab mix, Whynot. With NYC shut down, the two are surviving...

How Pope Francis is observing Holy Week in isolation

Pope Francis will make history Sunday when he delivers his Easter blessings inside the cavernous St. Peter’s Basilica standing alone at the altar. In the past, the Mass commemorating the...

The greatest athlete that never was is chasing a new sports dream

He was the greatest athlete that never was. Drew Henson couldn’t miss in two sports — yet he did. “I didn’t have the success for which I hoped or expected,”...

Heartless vandal slashes nurses' tires in NY hospital parking lot

Exhausted nurses at New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital were dealt more stress after a callous criminal slashed the tires on 22 vehicles outside the hospital.

New Yorkers are dying as ambulance response times surge amid coronavirus

Citywide, the average ambulance response time to the most life-threatening cases -- cardiac arrest and choking -- rose from 7:37 in February to 9:24 last month. Responses to all emergencies...

Hospital accused of exposing cancer patients, babies to coronavirus

A courageous group of nurses blasted a hospital in a small Pennsylvania city for risking the lives of cancer patients and babies with COVID-19.

NFL Draft five-year analysis paints sad picture for Jets, Giants

The NFL Draft represents hope for teams and their fans. However, most of the time that is false hope. Teams get many more draft picks wrong than right. It is...

Uganda's rapping president releases coronavirus home workout video

Move over, Jane Fonda! Uganda’s 75-year-old president, Yoweri Museveni, released a home workout video Thursday on Twitter to show Ugandans how to stay fit in confined spaces during the country's...

Teen cashier helps pay for struggling senior's groceries

A Tennessee teen opened her heart, and her wallet, for a senior struggling to buy groceries. Elizabeth Taylor, 17, was working her shift as a cashier at the Fresh N...

Bronx FDNY employee, 'devoted' mother dies from coronavirus

Kellie Childs, who worked in the Bureau of Revenue Management, died from the deadly disease earlier in the week, the FDNY said. She was 54.

Hero of the Day: NYC lawyer offers pro bono legal help amid coronavirus crisis

Courthouses are empty and proceedings delayed as the city battles the coronavirus, but Manhattan lawyer Akiva Cohen is still taking on new clients, offering free legal aid to those affected...

Moscow Fashion Week went ahead despite coronavirus pandemic

While ordinary people in Moscow hunker down -- socially distancing under the threat of jail time and desperately try to stay healthy -- the elite fashionistas are continuing on with...

Bill Ackman bets on quick economic recovery after coronavirus pandemic

Mega investor Bill Ackman, who hit headlines around the world when he made a whopping $2.6 billion in March betting the stock market would tank due to the coronavirus, is...

NYC isolating 6,000 homeless people in hotels to slow coronavirus spread

The city is housing 6,000 homeless people in hotels as part of the effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Saturday. The numbers will...

Elaborate underground doomsday bunker on sale for $18M in Las Vegas

The bunker comes complete with a 5,000 square foot house with an underground “pool, spa, waterfall, trees, guest house, BBQ, fountain and 500 linear feet of floor to ceiling illuminated...

Coronavirus czar begs Italians to skip Mass on Easter Sunday

Italy is telling citizens to do what was once unthinkable for many in the devoutly Catholic country: Skip Mass on Easter Sunday.

Obama promotes vote-by-mail after Wisconsin primary 'debacle'

"No one should be forced to choose between their right to vote and their right to stay healthy like the debacle in Wisconsin this week," he said in a Friday...

'F--k these fans': Is Ronda Rousey setting up WWE return?

It hasn’t been a week since WrestleMania 36 and Ronda Rousey is back talking WWE, bashing its fans and being alluded to as a bully by one of its female...

South Korea to track coronavirus quarantine violators with wristbands

Production of the wristbands has been underway for two weeks after government monitors discovered phone records indicating some South Koreans had ventured out from their homes.

Japanese PM asks people to avoid bars, restaurants amid coronavirus surge

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked citizens to avoid bars and restaurants in the evenings amid a surge of new coronavirus cases -- following his initial hesitation to implement...

Spain, France feeling hopeful amid coronavirus as other nations batten hatches

As hard-hit Spain saw a steady decline in coronavirus deaths and began to tip-toe into lifting some lockdown restrictions, other nations have tightened theirs. Socked with more than 16,300 total...

Trump gives random shout-out to C-SPAN caller who praised trade deal

The president tweeted an unprecedented shout-out Saturday to Jim, a mill worker from Grand Forks, N.D., who rang up the network's "Washington Journal" program to praise Trump for his trade...

Reckless reverends holding Easter services despite coronavirus crisis

A number of renegade pastors expect to fill their pews Easter Sunday, defying a plea by President Trump to keep the faithful home to slow the spread of the coronavirus....

Shaq hasn't heard the last of his Joe Exotic connection

Shaquille O'Neal has tried to downplay his involvement with Joe Exotic, but his TNT teammate isn't letting him live it down just yet. Charles Barkley played the role of prosecutor...

Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupts, shooting ash and lava

A famed Indonesian volcano whose last great eruption in December 2018 triggered a deadly tsunami spewed a 500-foot column of ash Saturday, according to reports. Anak Krakatau volcano, which is...

US, Taliban discuss easing violence in Afghanistan amid historic peace deal

A historic peace deal, signed in February, is aimed at creating a path for the US to exit the 19-year war, America’s longest, but the Taliban is accusing US forces...

Hair dye and clippers are the new coronavirus panic buys

Toilet paper and hand sanitizer are so last month. When it comes to panic buying during the coronavirus outbreak, people are going back to their roots. Hair dye is flying...

Julian Edelman fires back at blockbuster draft-day trade scenario

If jokes about receding hairlines are any indication, Julian Edelman isn't a fan of anyone who says the Patriots should trade him away. A week after FS1's Nick Wright suggested...

New York Archdiocese church donations plunge amid coronavirus

With its 288 parishes closed due to the coronavirus crisis, donations have plunged 50 percent -- to less than $1 million a week -- in the New York Archdiocese, spokesman...

America's most infamous criminals among the safest from coronavirus

The high-security lockup is protecting prisoners like the Unabomber, Boston Marathon bomber, and El Chapo from the virus through extreme security measures.

Michael Avenatti wins temporary break from jail over coronavirus fears

Avenatti must first undergo a two-week quarantine at a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility,  District Court Judge James Selna ruled.

New York hospitals only getting a fraction of federal coronavirus funds

Payments to medical facilities in New York will amount to less than $12,000 per patient as the first tranche of $30 billion in aid is distributed, a Kaiser Health News...

US coronavirus death toll skyrockets past Italy

By Saturday, the US had logged more than 19,400 deaths, with more than 500,000 confirmed cases of the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking the virus globally.

Bill Maher defends calling coronavirus 'Chinese virus': 'We should blame China'

Bill Maher said it was fine to call the coronavirus the "China virus," adding that a global pandemic was no time for political correctness. "'What if people hear Chinese virus...

Doctors, pols urge earlier use of 'miracle' coronavirus drug cocktail

A growing number of experts believe that an effective way to control the spiraling pandemic is to prescribe the anti-malarial at the first sign of symptoms.

Cuomo says de Blasio has no authority to keep NYC schools closed

Even the coronavirus pandemic couldn’t stop Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio from squaring off in a petty — and very public — schoolyard brawl on Saturday, with...

Housing Works CEO opens coronavirus homeless shelters in NYC

King, who co-founded the Housing Works non-profit with three other AIDS activists in 1990, worried that homeless New Yorkers stricken with the coronavirus faced a double stigma.

Mount Sinai execs take massive pay cut amid coronavirus crisis

The executives running Mount Sinai Hospital are taking a 50-percent pay cut during the coronavirus crisis.

This 2003 book on dyslexia is more relevant than ever

As far as learning disabilities go, dyslexia is the most common -- one out of 5 people are thought to have it, regardless of age or gender.

Working at a steel mill saved my life

At age 29, Eliese Colette Goldbach found herself dressed in a visor and heat-resistant jumpsuit, leaning over a giant vat of molten zinc with a garden hoe, strapped into a...

The woman who made Edward Hopper famous finally seizes the spotlight

Josephine Nivison was an accomplished artist by the time she started dating Edward Hopper in 1923. Her paintings had hung next to those of Picasso, Modigliani and Man Ray. Prestigious...

NY records 783 new coronavirus deaths, adding to 'horrific' total: Cuomo

Another 783 people across New York died from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday, as the state’s “horrific” death tally climbed to 8,627. The...

Tech giants can help save us from coronavirus — but should we let them?

Billionaires are giving away billions in the fight against COVID-19. On April 2, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced during a “Daily Show” interview that he was selecting the top seven...

NHL player dead at 25

Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave died Saturday morning, days after undergoing emergency surgery for a brain bleed, his family announced. He was 25. "It is with great sadness to share...

Coronavirus shutdown leads to 'alpine' air in world's most polluted cities

A bittersweet silver lining to the COVID-19 virus is how clean the air in some of the world's most polluted cities has become. New Delhi is one of many megacities...

Tua Tagovailoa has new NFL Draft alibi as concerns linger

Tua Tagovailoa is fighting back against the tag on him that won't go away. As concerns about his injury history swirl leading up to the NFL Draft, the former Alabama...

Suck it, Bernie Bros — the socialist dream is dead

There’s at least one lethal contagion that will not be rampaging through America in 2020. So long, socialism. Buh-bye, Bolshies. Farewell, Fidel. Ciao, Mao. Like V.I. Lenin, whose preserved corpse...

Meet the anti-'Tiger King,' who gave up six-figure job to save animals

Dan McKernan, star of the new Animal Planet series "Saved by the Barn," tells The Post how he gave up a six-figure tech job to move to Michigan and save...

The bold MLB experiments to try if we get season unlike any other

These days, you begin with “if.” If there is a baseball season. Because all plans for 2020 have to begin with the hopeful in just about every realm, including sports....

Dear celebs: Stop making coronavirus all about you

While much of the United States is on lockdown, scared or bored out of their wits, broke and newly unemployed, many celebrities, TV personalities and “influencers” are behaving like Nero,...

23-year-old man gunned down in Manhattan love triangle spat

A man was fatally shot by his girlfriend’s old beau during a love triangle spat outside a Manhattan apartment complex, police said. Darnell Brown, 23, and his girlfriend, 30, were...

The inside story of George Steinbrenner's legendary 'Seinfeld' caricature

Post sports writer Peter Botte is the author of “The Big 50: The Men and Moments That Made the New York Yankees” (available in paperback Tuesday), an entry in the...

Trump's most devastating 2020 weapon will be Bernie Bros, insiders say

The Trump campaign's secret weapon against Joe Biden will be Bernie Bros. “Bernie Sanders supporters have been laying the groundwork for many of the lines of attack that the Trump...

Chuck Schumer demands feds pick up all New York FEMA costs

Under the current arrangement, the agency is only on the hook for 75% of the billions of dollars its projected to spend in the Empire State. New Yorker taxpayers would...

Hundreds of sailors are 'struggling' with coronavirus aboard naval ship

The Navy's top admiral says the crew aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt are "struggling" and 447 of them are infected with the coronavirus more than a week after their beloved...

Horse racing offers desperate gamblers ray of hope amid coronavirus closures

The races must go on. Horse racing is still on track, even though the coronavirus has forced the pro sports world to cancel everything else. Gamblers in Florida, California, Arkansas...

Texas can keep abortion ban through coronavirus crisis, court rules

Texas can continue temporarily banning abortions due to the coronavirus pandemic, a federal court has decided in a controversial  ruling that pro-choice groups now hope to challenge before the Supreme...

Feds not tracking increase in coronavirus nursing home deaths

Almost 2,500 nursing homes in 36 states are fighting coronavirus cases, a massive increase of 522% compared with federal data from just 10 days ago, NBC News reported. Those numbers...

NYC public schools to remain closed for rest of the year, de Blasio says

New York City schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Saturday. The mayor characterized the decision as “painful” but said keeping...

Treasury Department was right to keep Trump tax returns private, watchdog says

President Trump can keep his elusive tax returns under wraps — for now — with the collapse of House Democrats' latest attempt to make them public. The Treasury Department's top...

FDNY wife: Coronavirus threat 'walks through our front door' every day

As the wife of a New York firefighter, I’ve seen my husband, Patrick Gorman, stand at attention, white glove to temple, too many times, burying friends who made the supreme...

These sneaky golfers have got some balls during coronavirus lockdown

New York City golfers have balls — and they are going to great lengths to use them. While municipal golf courses are closed due to the coronavirus crisis, duffers are...

British PM 'not out of the woods yet' in coronavirus fight, dad says

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was well enough to watch 11 hours of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy this week, but his father warned his coronavirus-stricken son is "not...

The Knicks' superstar possibilities are suddenly endless

You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly...

Coronavirus hasn't stopped some pols from pleading for campaign cash

A pandemic can't stop some politicians from pleading for campaign cash — although they do feel bad about it. In a March 28 email solicitation headlined, "I hate to do...

Heroic ER doctor loses custody of daughter due to coronavirus

A heroic Florida doctor fighting on the front lines of the coronavirus epidemic has lost custody of her 4-year-old daughter until the pandemic is over. Dr. Theresa Greene, who has...

China targets African travelers amid new wave of coronavirus cases

A city in southern China has ordered bars and restaurants not to serve customers who appear to be of African origin, citing an increase in coronavirus cases from abroad, the...

Coronavirus vaccine may be six months away

A COVID-19 vaccine may be six months away, according to researcher leading a team of scientists in England. "I think there's a high chance that it will work based on...

NYC homeless shelter in revolt over unsanitary coronavirus conditions

Residents at a city homeless shelter on Randall's Island are in revolt over what they say are unsanitary living conditions creating a hotbed for COVID-19. Former resident Alfonzo Forney, 41,...

Train for a lucrative project manager job while you’re stuck at home

Most folks think of coding as one of today’s most valuable skills to learn, but you’d be missing out big time if you didn’t hold project management in the same...

Want to trade stocks but have no clue where to start? This training can help

Cutting back on your expensive latte habit is a good first step to saving money, but if you really want to accumulate wealth, the stock market is where it is...

US tops 500,000 confirmed coronavirus patients

The US topped 500,000 confirmed coronavirus cases Saturday morning. The deadly virus has infected at least 501,615, according to Johns Hopkins University. That's far more than any other country. Spain...

Breaking down state of Giants' special teams as NFL Draft nears

New head coach Joe Judge spent his entire NFL coaching life with the Patriots working on special teams, so rest assured he is not going to shortchange anything as far...

Tiger Woods taking advantage of Masters postponement

His body sensed what time it was. “I felt energetic,” Tiger Woods said recently. “I felt really alive and wired and irritable and I didn’t know what was going on.”...

Analyzing whether Jets will take a kicker or punter in NFL Draft

The Jets need help on special teams. The only question is whether they get it during the draft or immediately after it. Kicker and punter are positions of need after...

Jacob Trouba didn't live up to hype in first Rangers season

Part 20 in a series analyzing the Rangers. The idea was for Jacob Trouba to be the Rangers’ top-pair, matchup right defenseman and on the point with the first power-play...

Newly signed Jet thinks new team can win Super Bowl

Connor McGovern has big expectations for the Jets, his new team. The center, who signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the Jets last month, believes he just joined a...

Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson to join Jim Nantz on Masters weekend rewatch

Hello, friends … Cue the imitable tickling of the piano keys that make up CBS’s familiar Masters theme music. Even though the final two rounds of the 2020 Masters will...

The coronavirus killed 2,000 in the U.S. on Friday -- a pandemic record

More than 2,000 coronavirus patients died throughout the United States on Friday -- the highest daily death rate ever in any country during the global pandemic. The Johns Hopkins University...

Georgia's glasses-wearing kicker taking it to the next level

Leading up to the 2020 NFL Draft, The Post is breaking down the draft class by position in an 11-part series. Today’s final installment: specialists. The first thing you notice...

Steele Dossier contained falsehoods traced to Russian disnformation campaign

The FBI came to believe that the Steele Dossier contained at least two false statements that can be traced to an elaborate Russian disinformation campaign, newly unredacted Justice Department report...

Missing these two classics will put you behind the eight ball

During the coronavirus shutdown, each day we will bring you a recommendation from The Post’s Peter Botte for a sports movie, TV show or book that perhaps was before your...

Former Rangers and Kings coach dies at age 71

A hockey lifer has passed on, as former Rangers coach Tom Webster died Friday at the age of 71. Webster, known as “Hawkeye,” was hired as the Rangers’ coach in...

Tractor trailor falls from New England Thruway to Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx

A truck driver miraculously suffered only minor injuries after his tractor-trailer overturned and fell from the New England Thruway onto the Hutchinson River Parkway Friday night, police said. The driver...

Coronavirus patients can suffer lasting bodily damage, even after recovery

Patients who survive COVID-19 can still suffer lasting bodily damage, including to the liver and heart, researchers are finding. Multiple studies of recovered patients from China, where the disease first...

Why Islanders star isn't focused on contract situation

The way Mathew Barzal looks at it, the coronavirus pandemic that has paused the NHL season has not ended it. So the Islanders’ 22-year-old star center isn’t worried about the...

Tom Brady ready to make his 'trademark' in Tampa Bay

Tom Brady has made quite a splash since landing in Tampa Bay, and his merchandising business is looking to do the same. Brady and his company, TEB Capital Management, filed...

Crime drops around the world as coronavirus keeps people inside

CHICAGO — The coronavirus pandemic that has crippled big-box retailers and mom and pop shops worldwide may be making a dent in illicit business, too. In Chicago, one of America’s...

Burning Man festival canceled due to coronavirus pandemic

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NHL has several plans in works for potential coronavirus return

The NHL has drawn up a number of scenarios to be used once it has been determined it’s safe to take the league off its current pause to play the...

Young Giants safety has bold 2020 goal

Julian Love ended his rookie year in the NFL with a goal in mind, and his resolve is even stronger now. Whenever the 2020 season starts, he intends to be...

'Robin Hood' to get live action Disney+ remake

It's a good day to live in the Sherwood forest. Disney has announced that it is in early production for a live-action remake  of the 1973 movie-musical version of 'Robin...

Masters moments: Jack's quiet goodbye, the Tiger Rules

With the 2020 Masters, which was scheduled to be played this week at Augusta National, postponed until November, The Post this week is re-living some of the most memorable moments...

Fires, rioting break out at prison over apparent abuse

MOSCOW — Russian officials said a large fire was blazing Friday at a prison in Siberia where inmates and guards have clashed. There was no official information about casualties or...

Ranking top 5 punters, kickers, returners in NFL Draft

The Post’s Ryan Dunleavy gives his top 5 punters, kickers and returners in the 2020 NFL Draft: Punters 1. Braden Mann, Texas A&M, 5-11, 198: Averaged nearly 49 yards for...