April 23, 2009
Jerry: Rotation changes near
ST. LOUIS -- Fresh off a 12-8 embarrassment by the Cardinals today that completed a three-game sweep, a disgusted Jerry Manuel is giving the final four spots in the Mets'...
HAMELS HIT BY LINER IN PHILLIES' LOSS
PHILADELPHIA -- After spending a few days relaxing at his parents' suburban house, Dave Bush dominated at the Phillies' home. Bush held Philadelphia hitless for 7-1/3 innings before pinch-hitter Matt...
Miles Austin signs with Cowboys
Wide receiver Miles Austin signed his one-year, $1.545 million tender offer to remain with the Cowboys for at least another season and probably longer, according to dallascowboys.com.Austin, a New Jersey...
WANG PLEASED WITH EXTENDED-SPRING GAME
TAMPA -- Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang threw 70 of 91 pitches for strikes over seven innings in an extended spring training game today. Wang, who is 0-3 with a 34.50...
Langenbrunner, Salvador out
APDevils right wing Jamie Langenbrunner and defenseman Bryce Salvador are expected to miss Game 5 of the Devils' first-round playoff series with the Carolina Hurricanes.Langenbrunner, who had a career-high 29...
ISIAH'S SALARY ABOUT $250K YEAR
MIAMI -- If FIU makes money on Isiah Thomas' name, the Hall of Famer will cash in as well. The former Knicks coach and president will earn $1.29 million in...
LENO CHECKS INTO HOSPITAL
Jay Leno has called in sick and checked himself into the hospital -- forcing NBC to cancel tonight's edition of "The Tonight Show." The durable Leno reportedly came down with...
Red Bulls' depth to be tested
All offseason, when Red Bull coach Juan Carlos Osorio and sporting director kept repeating their manta about building a deep team, whenever they went to some far-flung corner of South...
'Big Love' Cast Talks Season 4
Chloe Sevigny's legs weren't the only hot topic at PaleyFest's "Big Love" panel.For the annual television festival, Sevigny, who dresses in traditional compound garb on-screen as second wife Nicki, joined...
MTA'S 'GRACE'FUL PROPOSITION
This is one subway ad straphangers will want to read. The MTA plans to explain how riders can maximize their unlimited MetroCards in the face of massive fare hikes with...
ITALY: MOVE G-8 SUMMIT TO QUAKE SITE
Italy's government wants to move this summer's G-8 summit from the island of Sardinia to earthquake-stricken L'Aquila -- both to save money and to give the devastated region an economic...
The Brady Quinn scenario
ESPN is reporting there is a complex trade scenario being discussed which would end with Brady Quinn as the Jets quarterback. From ESPN Insider:According to ESPN's Sal Paolantonio, the Redskins...
MAYOR RIPS TAXI FARE HIKE
Mayor Bloomberg today ripped an MTA bailout that would tax yellow cab rides $1 and send half the revenue to upstate projects. Bloomberg went on to dismiss Senate Majority Leader...
MUSIC SAVED KARA FROM EATING DISORDER
"AMERICAN Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi says she battled an eating disorder years ago. "I had kind of a binge disorder where instead of dealing with my emotions, I would stuff...
Edwards talk is just noise
By PAUL SCHWARTZAll this chatter about the Giants being "in'' or "out'' of the Braylon Edwards trade talk is a bit silly.The truth is, there haven't been any real hot-and-heavy...
No Early Pickup For 'Samantha Who?'
Conspicuously left off ABC's list of early pickups for next season is "Samantha Who?" The sitcom stars Christina Applegate as Samantha, a 30-year-old workaholic who tries to piece her life...
POLICE END PROBE INTO SALE OF 'SLUMDOG' CHILD
MUMBAI, India -- Indian police said Thursday they would not charge the father of a child star in the hit movie "Slumdog Millionaire," and ended their investigation into claims he...
'Idol' Fix: Simon Obsessed With Being No. 1
First Paula was rumored to be leaving, then the departure arrow pointed to Kara and now its sailing straight toward its next target: Simon. The judge America loves to hate...
FIANCEE DAD: DAUGHTER 'STILL CONFIDENT IN MARKOFF'
LITTLE SILVER, NJ -- The shocked dad of Philip Markoff's fiancee said today that his distraught daughter is "praying" that cops arrested the wrong man in the Craigslist killing. "She's...
CLINTON: PAKISTAN KNOWS TALIBAN IS REAL THREAT
WASHINGTON -- Pakistan is beginning to recognize the severity of the threat posed by an extremist insurgency that is encroaching on key urban areas, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton...
Pitching set for Nationals series
Mike Pelfrey threw a pain-free bullpen session today and remains on track to make his scheduled start Saturday afternoon as part of a three-game set with the lowly Nationals at...
OBAMA PUSHES FOR CREDIT CARD CRACKDOWN
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Thursday he is determined to get a credit-card law that eliminates the tricky fine print, sudden rate increases and late fees that give millions...
Start by start after Santana
Remember that scene in "National Lampoons: Vegas Vacation" when Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) is in the Hoover Dam and he peels off a little piece during the "dam tour" and...
PHARMACY: WE BOTCHED DEAD HORSES' SUPPLEMENT
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- An official at a Florida pharmacy said Thursday the business incorrectly prepared a supplement given to 21 polo horses that died over the weekend while...
Game 15: Mets at Cardinals
ST. LOUIS -- Jerry Manuel lived up to his promise to shuffle the lineup and batting order for Livan Hernandez's start here today in the finale of a three-game series...
CRAIGSLIST CEO DEFENDS SITE, SAYS IT OFFERS 'NO SEX'
What sex ads? The CEO of the Internet site Craigslist has denied that the Web site offers sex-related advertising, arguing that it only offers "erotic services." In the wake of...
'Heroes' Steals Abilities From '24,' 'Lost'
It's no secret that "Heroes" has lost its mojo. The show, which began as a mega primetime hit, has been sucked into a downward ratings spiral that it just can't...
Star Trek game beams self onto XBL
Trekkie alert! "Star Trek: D-A-C" is heading to XBL in May and PSN and PC shortly after that.It's supposed to be a fast-paced, top-down space shooter targeted towards online multiplayer...
NYC TEST SCORES UP IN SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES
New York City students made gains last year on standardized tests in science and social studies. But eighth graders still need to improve. Students take the statewide social studies exam...
REPORT: 'CRAIGSLIST KILLER' PUT ON SUICIDE WATCH
Accused "Craigslist Killer" Philip Markoff was reportedly put on suicide watch today after correction officers found shoelace marks on his neck -- not long after he acted bizarrely during a...
DRURY: RANGERS READY FOR GAME 5
Chris Drury has some advice for his teammates as they prepare for a potential series-clinching Game 5 victory over the Capitals in Washington tomorrow night. "I think we should go...
Heilman getting job done for Cubs
By JUSTIN TERRANOVALast year the Mets blew 14 three-run leads in a season when they finished one-game out of the wild-card spot.Not surprisingly, not many of the relievers remain from...
NY HARBORS GET $37M FOR PROJECTS
The National Parks Service says it will spend more than $37 million on projects around the New York Harbor area, including Liberty and Ellis islands. More than $26 million of...
Report: Edwards trade 'dead'
ESPN.com reports the Giants' talks with the Browns about a trade for WR Braylon Edwards are falling apart.Sal Paolantonio writes, "The Giants are now treating the Edwards trade as dead."...
Chat rewind with Brian Costello
To see how Brian Costello answered your questions about the Jets, click on the arrow below.Jets Draft Chat
AS BUSH ADVISER, RICE OK'D WATERBOARDING
WASHINGTON -- As national security adviser to former President George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice verbally approved the CIA's request to subject alleged al-Qaida terrorist Abu Zubaydah to waterboarding in July...
Coverage in The Post
ST. LOUIS -- A nagging concern in spring training is already looking like a full-blown crisis for the Mets just 14 games into the season. That would be the starting...
FIRST, BRING KILLERS BACK FROM CUBA
President Obama's unilateral thawing of relations with Cuba including an easing of travel and monetary restrictions is a grave mistake that could result in another missed opportunity to bring enemies...
NEW JOBLESS CLAIMS RISE MORE THAN EXPECTED
WASHINGTON -- New jobless claims rose more than expected last week, while the number of workers continuing to filing claims for unemployment benefits topped 6.1 million. Both figures are fresh...
Jets Draft Preview: Safeties
By BRIAN COSTELLOIn the days leading up to the NFL Draft on Saturday, we will examine the draft position-by-position through the eyes of the Jets. Today we take a look...
ETHICISTS ATTACK DOCTOR'S CLONE PLAN
Call it the attack of the clones. Scientists and ethicists from around the world have lashed out against a controversial fertility doctor after he claimed to have transferred cloned human...
EPL: Table Top and the Drop
Manchester United is three points clear and still has a game in hand. They're looking pretty good to tie Liverpool's record 18 top-flight championships unless the Reds can win out....
A Met lineup so bizarre
From JOEL SHERMAN Jerry Manuel, in frustration, announced that he was going to alter his lineup for today's game against St. Louis. Namely, he is going to flip-flop Carlos Beltran...
3 UP: MET LINEUP, MET ROTATION, O'DAY
1. Jerry Manuel, in frustration, announced that he was going to alter his lineup for today's game against St. Louis. Namely, he is going to flip-flop Carlos Beltran and David...
Cannes: No 'Terminator Salvation'
"Terminator: Salvation,'' rumored for months as the closing-night film at the Cannes Film Festival, wasn't on the otherwise unsurprising list released today in Paris. The fest will instead close on...
Tribeca: 'Whatever Works' is Pretty, Pretty Minor
I attended my very first opening night at the Tribeca Film Festival last night at the Ziegfeld, and it's clear why Sony Pictures Classics and their publicist, Donna Daniels didn't...
DOESN'T WORK
'THIS is not the feel-good movie of the year," Larry David announces as he directly addresses the audience for four minutes at the beginning of Woody Allen's "Whatever Works," which...
TFF: BEST NEIGHBORHOOD NOSHING
LOOKING to refuel after the flick? When the credits roll, head for cover at these TriBeCa spots veering from casual to cool.Blaue Gans 139 Duane St.; 212-571-8880 Vintage film and...
HOW TO BE BFFS WITH THE TFF
The Tribeca Film Festival started in 2002 as a way to support a neighborhood -- and city -- put down but not out by September 11. Since then, it's grown...
TFF: FEST FUN WITHOUT FILM
THERE'S more than movies to be enjoyed at the Tribeca Film Festival.TFF drive-in It's NYC so you don't need a car to enjoy the drive-in, basically free outdoor screenings that...
TFF: FIVE FILMS TO LOOK FOR
BESIDES Woody Allen's opening-nighter "Whatever Works" (Review here), this year's Tribeca Film Festival will be rolling out 84 other full-length features and 46 shorts. Check tribecafilm.com for tickets and locations....
APPLE DUMPS BABY-KILL APP
Apple yesterday yanked a despicable iPhone application from its online store -- the "Baby Shaker" program that lets users simulate infanticide. The 99-cent download brings up the image and sound...
THE SPACE BLOB!
WASHINGTON -- A giant space "blob" has astronomers puzzled. Looking back to when the world was just 800 million years old, they have found something that is huge and out...
TRAGIC HARD HAT DIES ON BRIDGE
A hard hat dropped dead on the 59th Street Bridge yesterday, suffering a heart attack after scaling the Queens side of the span, officials said. The victim, a privately contracted...
TRIBAL 'LIBEL' AMBUSH
Two New Guinea tribesmen described by The New Yorker magazine as vengeful, bloodthirsty killers are settling their score with the venerable publication the nonviolent, American way: with a lawsuit. In...
PRINCE OF THE CITY -- ISLAND
CITY ISLAND is finally getting its close-up at the Tribeca Film Festival. Dozens of movies have been filmed on the 11/2-mile-long narrow island along the northeast corner of The Bronx....
SICKO SOUVENIRS
While his oblivious bride-to-be collected stemware and monogrammed sheets, accused "Craigslist killer" Philip Markoff was busy building a collection of his own --- the panties of his alleged victims, law-enforcement...
JUST SOLD!
Manhattan CLINTON $2,200,000 310 W. 52nd St. Two-bedroom, three-bath condo, 1,331 square feet, with 11-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, windowed home office, marble baths, Bosch kitchen appliances, white oak floors, high-definition...
ACE'S PLACE
The Yankees might want to set up a training facility in Alpine, NJ. Pitcher A.J. Burnett is renting a home in the tony town for about $32,000 a month, making...
BEST IN SHOW
This year's Kips Bay Decorator Show House, a tribute to legendary interior decorator Albert Hadley, occupies a 20,000-plus-square-foot townhouse on the Upper East Side. Now on the market for $75...
GREEN ROOMS
EIGHT weeks on the market. Offers on five of eight units. Two contracts signed. Those are the numbers at the new Sterling Green condo building -- pretty swift sales in...
EARTH DAY EVERY DAY
Perfect retrofit New eco-friendly buildings like the Kalahari and Observatory Place have sprouted up in Harlem the last couple of years, but those aren't the classic row houses that Harlem...
THE BRIGHT STUFF
For the last seven months or so, brokers, developers and real estate professionals have shown up for work in Virginia Woolf-levels of despair. And with good reason: The first quarter...
SPORTS SHORTS
BASEBALL: Red Sox sweep TwinsBrad Penny (2-0) pitched six solid innings after Tim Wakefield won a rain-shortened complete game, and the Red Sox finished a doubleheader sweep of the Twins...
CASHMAN WARY OF STADIUM HOME RUNS
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Brian Cashman said the Yankees will monitor the number of home runs hit in their new stadium, but cautioned it's too soon to make a judgment...
MAGIC TRICK STUNS SIXERS
Fouled out and reduced to a spectator, Dwight Howard stood on the Magic sideline with one thought as he watched the 76ers erase another big lead. "Man, I hope these...
THORN MULLS FRANK'S FUTURE
Nets team president Rod Thorn has heard all the pros and all the cons, and now must decide on one salient point regarding his team's coach. Thorn must determine if...
BRODEUR AND CO. MUST FORGET NO-CALL
Get mad, get over it, get better. That must be the Devils' progression or they'll deserve a second straight first-round playoff exit, and a fifth straight season of being unable...
HONDO GOING FOR TWO
Hondo continued to chill last night, getting squeezed in Minute Maid Park with the Dodgers to trim the once-beefy bankroll to 110 forsters. Today, Mr. Aitch will go with some...
BRUINS SWEEP INTO 2ND ROUND
Former Montreal forward Michael Ryder scored twice and assisted on David Krejci's goal to help the Bruins complete a four-game sweep of the Canadiens with a 4-1 victory last night...
DRURY GIVES IT HIS BEST SHOT -- AND SCORES
After missing the first game of the series against the Capitals and then being ineffective in Games 2 and 3 with a bum hand or wrist, no one could be...
ROG TAKES SHOT AT BEING A FAN
HOUSTON -- Roger Clemens was back at Minute Maid Park -- as a fan. Clemens sat about 10 rows up behind home plate with some of his kids to watch...
YANKEES NEED TO SEE CC PITCH LIKE ACE
THERE were a lot of home runs and not many fans, or what we will call -- until further evidence -- the usual at the new Yankee Stadium.A-ROD RUNS IN...
RODRIGUEZ RUNS BASES IN TAMPA
Alex Rodriguez ran the bases yesterday for the first time since undergoing arthroscopic surgery. According to The Associated Press, Rodriguez ran 10 times between first and second base at the...
EAST VILLAGE
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 1,000 Maintenance: $1,015 -- Perfect for a buyer with lofty ambitions, this "gorgeously" renovated prewar co-op on Second Avenue has 11-foot ceilings and a...
A'S-PLUS EFFORT BY YANKEES BULLPEN
Sunday against Cleveland, Jonathan Albaladejo entered with the bases loaded and one out in the seventh inning, stranded all three runners and had Mark Teixeira label it "the turning point...
CABRERA'S 2ND HR DELIVERS WIN IN 14TH
Melky Cabrera has packed a lot of ups and downs into a short career. Once the Yankees' starting center fielder, Cabrera was banished to the minors last season. Then, given...
OSSINING, NY
Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Square feet: 1,900 -- If you appreciate the "curb appeal" of this 1932 Westchester Colonial, wait until you see the inside! There's "lots of charm" here...
BATTERY PARK CITY
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 673 Common charges: $656 -- This "bright and sunny" Rector Place condo with direct water views has been "totally renovated," with new Brazilian wood...
GRAMERCY
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,600 Common charges: $818 -- Built in the 1890s, this "classic" Beaux Arts prewar building on East 20th Street is home to this "contemporary"...
BEDFORD, NY
Though it goes by the name "Wildflower Farm," most of this Westchester estate's 20 acres appears rather carefully cultivated. Nestled in a "serenely beautiful" setting among "exceptional" gardens is a...
SANDS POINT, LI
"Harbor Acres" is the beach/tennis/pool community where you'll find this almost-new estate, completed in 2006. The "stately," all-brick center-hall Colonial naturally sits on one of those harbor acres, just off...
CENTRAL PARK WEST
The Robert A.M. Stern-designed 15 Central Park West was the first residential building to clear $1 billion in sales, and the whole thing actually sold out for around $2 billion...
CHELSEA
According to the brochure, "Somewhere in Time" is what best describes this late-1920s prewar home. To that we add, "Somewhere in Chelsea" -- in London Terrace Towers, actually. With 1,600...
OBAMA TO HOST AFGHAN & PAK
WASHINGTON -- President Obama will hold White House talks next month with the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan, a US official said yesterday, amid escalating violence in the terror-ridden countries....
TAX INSIDER 'STOLE' 200G
TROY, NY -- A former New York state tax department worker is accused of stealing the identities of taxpayers and running up more than $200,000 in fraudulent charges on their...
FIDEL SNAPS OLIVE BRANCH
HAVANA -- Fidel Castro says President Obama "misinterpreted" his brother Raul's remarks regarding the United States, and bristled at the suggestion that Cuba should free political prisoners. Cuban President Raul...
FOR BETTER SCHOOLS, FIX TEACHER PAY
'Teachers are paid equally whether they teach calculus or gym.' SCHOOL reform is back on the agenda. Here in New York, Albany is debating whether to keep control of Gotham's...
COLUMBIA CRUMBLES
BEFORE a global audience, Columbia University President Lee Bollinger in late 2007 walked onstage next to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and tore into him. "I feel all the weight of...
CHUMMY WITH CHAVEZ: O KNOWS NO BOUNDS
After seeing President Obama yuk it up with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, I now understand the political climate of America today ("Bam's New BFF Hugo," April 19). The Republican Party...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan * A liquor-loving burglar swiped two bottles of booze from a West Village seafood restaurant. The crook smashed a glass door and entered Lima's Taste Ceviche Bar at Christopher...
PLUNGE PROTECTION TEAM SEEMS TO BE MISSING
PLEASE help me find the Presi dent's Working Group on Financial Markets. The Working Group, which is also affectionately known as the "Plunge Protection Team," was a favorite of former...
QNS. SCHOOL IMAM HIT KID: COPS
The head of a Queens Islamic school is accused of brutally beating a 12-year-old student over a crack made about the man's private parts, The Post has learned. Faruk Sarder,...
'TAMPER WITH MARRIAGE & WE'RE IN BIG TROUBLE'
Archbishop Timothy Dolan yesterday said advocates of gay marriage "are asking for trouble," arguing that traditional, one-man/one-woman marriage is rooted in people's moral DNA. "There's an in-built code of right...
WELLS PROFIT IS VANISHING
Wells Fargo's strong first-quarter profit might have been considerably less impressive had it not gotten help from a recent, controversial change to an obscure accounting rule intended to help banks...
A DELICATE BALANCE
John Mack suffered a very humbling day reporting a $177 million loss yesterday at Morgan Stanley, but did it his way, without any of the earnings gimmicks used by his...
PROSECUTING PATRIOTS
WITH the ugly sanctimony of those who never had to make hard decisions, the American left demands show trials of those who kept us safe after 9/11. Wrapping themselves in...
BIKER CLAIMS COP HIT-RUN
A bicyclist says he was struck in Harlem by an unmarked police car chasing a suspect yesterday -- and then the officers raced off without checking to see if he...
LANDLORDS WILL PAY THE 'GREEN'
Top city officials pledged yesterday that rent-stabilized tenants won't have to pick up the tab when landlords are forced to make their buildings more energy efficient. "Since these retrofits pay...
SLAY JUDGE: THINK OF THE CHILD
The Queens clans warring over custody of a little girl who saw her father gunned down on her mother's orders should try to get past their issues for the child's...
RIHANNA'S BARBA-DOSE OF FUN
Rihanna's trying to put a little sunshine in her life. The "Umbrella" singer and crooning comrade Katy Perry (right) soaked up rays and went on a thrilling ocean raft ride...
ANDY PENSION PROBE TO EYE CITY
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's sweeping investigation into pay-to-play corruption within the state pension funds has broadened to include a probe of New York City's estimated $82.5 billion in retirement...
IMETTE CONCERNS 'VOICED'
Cops investigating the murder of Imette St. Guillen took voice samples of everyone who was left after closing time at the SoHo bar where she was last seen -- except...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Stocks fall Stocks retreated for the second time this week as concern that government stress tests will reveal weakness in banks snuffed out an early rally spurred by an unexpected...
EMERGENCY $TOP
A tight squeeze is on at the MTA -- and not just in crowded subway cars. Drastic "hard freezes" on hiring and spending were ordered at the cash-strapped agency in...
HEAT ON BAM OVER CIA RAPS
WASHINGTON -- President Obama came under strong criticism yesterday for leaving the door open to the prosecution of Bush administration officials who authorized severe CIA interrogations. Obama's decision last Thursday...
DILLER DEALING WEB SITE
Barry Diller has lost patience with entertainment and media e-mail tip sheet Very Short List, The Post has learned. According to multiple sources involved in the situation, the media mogul's...
LAWYER'S MATERNAL IN-STINKS
MADLYN PRIMOFF -- folk hero? I'll admit to harboring some secret admiration for Madlyn, The Mother Who Means It. Madlyn Primoff is the Westchester mommy who on Sunday reached the...
TOP FREDDIE MAC EXEC HANGS SELF
VIENNA, Va. -- The chief financial officer of Freddie Mac, who a colleague said "worked himself into a frazzle" trying to save the beleaguered lending giant, was found dead in...
MOM IN PLEA FOR PIRATE
The mother of a young Somali pirate yesterday begged that her son be treated fairly by the American justice system -- and again claimed he is just 16 years old....
FEDS LET 17-YEAR-OLDS BUY PLAN B PILL
WASHINGTON -- Seventeen-year-olds will soon be able to buy the "morning after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription, because the Food and Drug Administration bowed to a judge's order yesterday....
FERRARI DEAL WAS A 'STEAL'
The owners of an exotic sports-car dealership tried to pull a fast one by hacking into a competitor's e-mails, the feds charged yesterday. The alleged corporate espionage identified the prospective...
'TAINTED DRUG' KILLED HORSES
A member of a Venezuelan-owned polo team said a supplement likely killed 21 horses before a match last weekend in Wellington, Fla. Juan Martin Nero told Argentina's La Nacion the...
OFF-TRACK ECONOMY DERAILS SUBWAY RIDERSHIP
Fewer people are riding the subway this year -- because there are fewer jobs out there. Weekday ridership in February was down for the second consecutive month, and the drop-off...
RULING FAVORS 'BLACK WIDOW'
A Staten Island woman on trial in the murder of her fire-marshal husband hated him for calling her fat and threw out her treadmill right after the slaying -- a...
OBSERVER DECKED
Longtime New York Observer Editor Peter Kaplan is exiting on June 1 amid rumors the newspaper's owner, real estate scion Jared Kushner, is trying to unload the salmon-colored weekly. Kaplan,...
CONGRESS MOVES ON CONSUMER CREDIT-CARD BILL
A congressional panel cleared a bill to reign in credit-card fees and limit consumer penalties yesterday, a day ahead of a White House meeting between industry executives and President Barack...
TOT, 3, LEFT LOCKED IN BUS
Cops found a 3-year-old boy locked in a school bus yesterday after the driver ditched him and the vehicle on a Brooklyn street, authorities said. Officers answered a 911 call...
MYSPACE CEO TO STEP DOWN
MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe will not be renewing his contract at the social-networking Web site he helped found, and will be stepping down in the near future. DeWolfe will retain...
TEARS OF DRUGGED RAPE GAL
A stars-in-her-eyes Midwest teen sobbed in a Manhattan courtroom yesterday, recounting how a B-movie director promised to help her career, drugged her with ecstasy at the Le Parker Meridien hotel...
ECO MOVE THREATENS OBAMA-TEDDY WINDSTORM
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration yesterday released new environmental rules that could put offshore wind farms in Sen. Ted Kennedy's beloved sailing playground off Cape Cod. The move sets up...
EXEC PAY OUTRAGE SWEEPS TIMES
As the New York Times struggles to hold onto its dwindling pile of cash, its board is getting slammed by angry employees for hiking top executive pay as much as...
POLAROID BID GETS REJECTED
A federal judge rejected a bid to block the sale of Polaroid for $87.6 million to a pair of private-equity firms. Hilco Consumer Capital and Gordon Brothers Brands -- which...
GM MAY DEFAULT ON $1B BOND PAYMENT BY JUNE 1
DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. may miss a $1 billion bond payment due June 1 if it doesn't complete a debt-for-equity exchange by then, the company said. The troubled auto...
DYKSTRA NAILED FOR A DIVORCE
Deep-in-debt ex-Met star Lenny Dykstra has been thrown another curve. His wife, Terri, 49, has called it quits on their rocky 23-year marriage, citing "irreconcilable differences" with the former gritty...
BAILOUT VOTE DUE IN ALBANY
The state Senate will vote by early next week on an MTA bailout that calls for a $1 tax on all cab rides and for other driver-related fees, Majority Leader...
CAR DEAL IS A LEMON
Banks holding the debt in ailing automaker Chrysler are crying foul at being asked to bear the brunt of any losses that come from restructuring the company's debt, and are...
RANDI'S TESTING U-TURN
Teachers union boss Randi Weingarten said yesterday she has already begun to use her political sway to get educators and lawmakers talking again about including student test scores in tenure...
JOB-LESS APPLE IS STILL KING
Even in a recession, Apple's pricey gadgets rock. The company behind the iPod and iPhone posted strong second-quarter results, with profit surging 15 percent to $1.2 billion despite a slump...
GM FACTORIES LOOKING AT LONG SUMMER BRAKE
DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. is planning to temporarily close most of its US factories for up to nine weeks this summer because of slumping sales and growing inventories of...
PIRATES V. LAWYERS
Teenage pirate Abduwali Muse -- sole survivor from the crew of brigands that hijacked the Maersk Alabama and held Capt. Richard Phillips hostage for days -- was arraigned Tuesday in...
IT'S UP TO MIKE
Looks like Mayor Bloomberg won't be getting much help from Gov. Paterson in the simmering fight to renew his authority over city schools. Paterson was as mush-mouthed as ever yesterday...
THE RATTNER DISTRACTION
President Obama has a new headache: Steve Rattner and his role in the state and city pension-fund scandal. Rattner's involvement in that affair, though still somewhat unclear, makes him wholly...
INVESTORS: WE LOST MILLIONS TO LI MAN WHO KILLED FAMILY
TOWSON, Md. -- At least three investors claim they lost millions of dollars working with a New York tax attorney who police say killed himself after fatally beating and asphyxiating...
BITTER FRUIT FOLKS
An obscure green fruit that's as hard to find as a cab on a rainy day could become the Big Apple's official apple. The idea comes from City Councilman James...
S. AFRICAN VOTE ENERGIZES 'NEW MANDELA'
JOHANNESBURG -- Lines of South African voters snaked around dusty fields and through gritty urban neighborhoods yesterday for an election expected to propel Jacob Zuma to power despite sex and...
THE COMEBACK KID
Beating victim Bryan Steinhauer yesterday bravely gave reporters the "Star Trek" Vulcan greeting, and, speaking out for the first time, said he's "not full of hate" for his Serbian thug...
BYE-BYE, BIRDIE SECRETS
Authorities yesterday shot down a government proposal to keep data on collisions between birds and planes secret. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood killed the Federal Aviation Administration's bid to keep data...
CYBERFIEND MEGABLITZ VS. NYPD
The NYPD is under fire -- from hackers. Cyber terrorists from around the world barrage the department's computer system an astonishing 70,000 times a day trying to breach its firewalls,...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
They were obviously under a bad spell. Officials in Webster, Mass., did some research and admitted that for years they'd been misspelling their local body of water, Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. They...
ASHER ROTH
WHAT if Opie busted out of Mayberry and became a rap star? You'd probably get an MC who looks a lot like Asher Roth, rap's latest phenomenon. The 23-year-old made...
'SECRETS OF NEW YORK' EXEC FRAUD
THE chief operating officer of award-winning NYC-TV played a starring role yesterday in his own law-and-order drama when he was arrested for allegedly siphoning more than $60,000 from the station,...
SPENCER: I STARTED SEX-TAPE RUMOR
'THE Hills" villain Spencer Pratt has confessed to starting the infamous sex tape rumors about Lauren Conrad that drove the final stake in her troubled relationship with former BFF Heidi...
REEGE 'MILLION' DOLLAR RETURN
REGIS Philbin will return to host a primetime version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in August -- the show's 10th anniversary. The revived "Millionaire" will air 11 times...
IN TOO DEEP
IF you watch only one documentary this year, please make it "Trouble the Water," an Oscar-nominated film debuting tonight. This remarkable, disturbing, raw and honest film was made in part...
OLD TIMES UPDATED
'THANK you for being here and listening to my prob lems," Maude Maggart announces at her new show at the Oak Room. Titled "Parents and Children," the evening is a...
IT'S TWICE THE SLICE ON 'IDOL'
IT WAS a double ding last night on "American Idol" -- a two- person elimination forced by last week's judges' save of Matt Giraud -- as viewers sent home Lil...
MR. LUND-ERFUL SAVES THE DAY
CAPITALS to the right of Henrik Lundqvist, Capitals to his left, Capitals dead on. And he eyed them all. Michal Rozsival was in the penalty box for a borderline second-period...
MANUEL TO SHUFFLE LINEUP
ST. LOUIS -- Jerry Manuel's lineup will look much different here today, and not just because it's a day-after-night getaway game. Disturbed by his team's listless, 5-2 loss to the...
ANOTHER BAD START DOOMS METS
ST. LOUIS -- Just 14 games into the season, the Mets already are wishing Johan Santana could pitch every day. John Maine did nothing last night to ease the angst...
RECEIVER FEVER IS HEATING UP
This is the fourth of a series of position previews heading into Saturday's NFL Draft. Today, wide receivers and tight ends. Wouldn't you love to be a corner vendor selling...
GIANTS HAVE WARE-WITH-ALL
For most teams, the loss of a 1,000-yard running back would trigger a search for someone to replace the player, the production and the hole left behind. The Giants aren't...
CARTER OUT OF MANAGERIAL LOBBYING BUSINESS
Gary Carter is just down the Long Island Expressway now as first-year manager of the Long Island Ducks. But don't expect the Mets former Hall-of-Fame catcher to be lobbying for...
YANKEES, METS TOP FORBES' LIST
New stadiums are paying off for the New York baseball teams, even in this economy. The value of the Yankees and Mets increased in the past year, keeping them atop...
BIG PAPI TO JOBA: DON'T THROW AT US
BOSTON -- If young Joba Chamberlain misbehaves tomorrow night, he might face a spanking from someone else's Papi. With Chamberlain scheduled to start for the Yankees in the opener of...
JETS COULD TRY TO CATCH RISING STAR
While the focus this summer figures to be on who will be throwing the ball for the Jets, the spotlight at this weekend's NFL Draft could be on someone new...
RANGERS ON VERGE OF 1ST-ROUND STUNNER
The Rangers gathered at center ice at the Garden to salute the crowd that had created pandemonium in the building throughout a breathtaking Game 4 that has already become the...
TIGHT END PETTIGREW USED BUILDING BLOCKS
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Brandon Pettigrew doesn't hesitate to admit there was a time, not so long ago, when he wasn't any good at football. But something kept him coming back,...
NEWEST RANGER LIKES TORTORELLA
Matt Gilroy went from a walk-on to the Hobey Baker Award winner this season as the nation's top college hockey player. He won't be able to fly under the radar...
RED BULLS GO FOR 2 STRAIGHT
After getting their first goals and first win of the season Saturday, the Red Bulls are at Kansas City tonight (8:00; ESPN2) to open a grueling stretch of four games...
HAUTE LIST
Oh, click! Both dangerous and practical -- you can shop designer discounts without ever putting on pants -- Billion Dollar Babes has put its national sample-sale tour online. Now customers...
Manuel plans to shuffle lineup
ST. LOUIS -- Jerry Manuel's lineup will look much different here today, and not just because it's a day-after-night getaway game. Disturbed by his team's listless, 5-2 loss to the...
CARDINALS HANDLE METS BEHIND PUJOLS, PINEIRO
Joel Pineiro carried a six-hitter into the ninth inning and Albert Pujols had two hits and two RBIs in the St. Louis Cardinals' 5-2 victory over the New York Mets...
LUNDQVIST MAKES 38 SAVES, RANGERS TAKE 3-1 LEAD
Henrik Lundqvist made 38 saves, half of them in the second period, and the seventh-seeded New York Rangers put the Washington Capitals on the brink of elimination with a 2-1...
Lundqvist Worth Every Penny
The Capitals are on the ropes.Yes. The 7th-seeded Rangers have taken a 3-1 series lead over 2nd-seeded Washington. They are one win away from dispatching MVP-candidate Alexander Ovechkin and a...
Around the Minors: Wednesday, April 22
It took the better part of two weeks, but the Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees finally suffered their first loss of the 2009 season last night. After sweeping last week's four game...