July 15, 2010
Ex-boyfriend charged in deadly Queens fire
A 23-year-old Queens man was arrested today on charges he caused a horrific house fire that killed his ex-girlfriend, their unborn child and her two-year-old son after the couple had...
Coroner refutes accidental strangling defense in Chinatown murder
Manhattan prosecutors presented their star witness today in a macabre Chinatown murder -- a coroner who testified that the young victim's strangler kept squeezing her neck for at least two...
Michigan couple convicted in $680,000 John Stamos extortion case
A Michigan couple accused of attempting to extort $680,000 from actor John Stamos by claiming they had pictures of him with strippers and cocaine were found guilty Thursday, E! Online...
Red Bulls unveil Thierry Henry
Rumor became reality today, when Thierry Henry was introduced as the newest Red Bull. The French forward should be as dangerous as any player that’s come to MLS, and will...
Reyes in, then out, of Mets lineup
SAN FRANCISCO -- Jose Reyes' second half isn't exactly off to a bang.The Mets shortstop was scratched from tonight's lineup against the Giants as he continues to deal with soreness...
Former Red Sox GM says there's evidence that will hurt Clemens
Dan Duquette, GM of the Red Sox from 1994-2002, says information exists that Roger Clemens may have used performance-enhancing drugs "in a significant way.""I think there's more information and evidence...
Short and sweet
In this age of multi-hour epics, a feature of less than 80 minutes is rare. This week, two such movies open. The 73-minute "Alamar,'' a sweet story of father-and-son bonding...
Seabrook's big bash
Indicted City Councilman Larry Seabrook threw himself a nearly $3,000 victory party after winning an easy reelection by a 16-1 margin in November.Seabrook paid Sea Shore Restaurant & Marina in...
Bloomberg's top political aide supports deBlasio
There was a time not that long ago when Mayor Bloomberg advocated getting rid of the Public Advocate.So it was kind of a jolt when the state Board of Elections...
'Inception' and disappointment
Is "Inception" already kind of a disappointment? I mean, this movie was supposed to walk on water, then bend the water overhead and stroll through the rainbow underneath. It's currently...
State Assemblywoman Mayersohn, 86, sued over car crash
An 86-year-old state assemblywoman is being sued for causing a car crash that "severely" injured a Queens pedestrian. Democratic lawmaker Nettie Mayersohn of Queens drove her 2005 Mazda bearing NYS...
2 cops indicted for alleged illegal search-and seizures plead not guilty
In a hush-hush arraignment late today, two northern Manhattan police officers quietly pleaded not guilty to charges they lied in paperwork to conceal a pattern of unlawful stops, searches and...
New Nets GM has time to get it right
Usually, a guy taking over after a 12-win season – outside the NFL, of course – finds an organization in shambles, players in near catatonic state, a team with warning...
Attorney who helped terrorist gets 10 years in prison
A judge had resentenced a 70-year-old civil rights lawyer to 10 years in prison for letting a jailed Egyptian sheik communicate with his radical followers. Federal Judge John Koeltl sentenced...
Tunnel boring complete on No. 7 train extension
Breakthrough! At 4:14 pm today a giant boring machine punched through a last bit of granite beneath the Port Authority Bus Terminal completing tunneling on the West Side No. 7...
Deathspank: I have come for your poop
I'm just going to come out and say that it's impossible not to love -- adore, even -- a game that skewers RPG fetch quests by having you gather demon...
VIDEO: 'Spaceman' Lee glad George is gone
Bill Lee’s hatred of George Steinbrenner did not mellow at all with the Yankees owner’s death Tuesday.Lee, who pitched for the Red Sox for 10 seasons, ripped Steinbrenner in a...
Google net income rises as advertising sales increase
Google Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter net income rose to $1.84 billion, or $5.71 a share, from $1.48 billion, or $4.66 a share in the same period last year. The...
SEC reaches settlement with Goldman Sachs
The Securities and Exchange Commission reached a $550 million settlement with Goldman Sachs Group that will resolve its lawsuit against the firm alleging it misled investors in a subprime mortgage...
Giants waive Hixon on way to injured reserve
When Domenik Hixon tore a knee ligament last month during the first minicamp practice in New Meadowlands Stadium, it was a foregone conclusion Hixon would not play this season. The...
Family and friends come out for Spillane funeral
Family and friends of playwright Robert "Bobby" Spillane laughed and cried during his funeral in a Hell’s Kitchen church today as "Saturday Night Live" comedian Colin Quinn shared stories about...
Unga, Price-Brent taken in today's supplemental draft
The Giants and Jets once again watched from the sidelines today during the annual supplemental draft as BYU's Harvey Unga and Josh Price-Brent from Illinois were taken in the seventh...
BP shares surge after cap stops oil flow
BP shares rose sharply as the company said it has stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in three months. Shares rose $3.25,...
Levi's parents want invites to wedding
Sarah Palin isn't the only mom speaking out about the planned nuptials between teen abstinence advocate Bristol and Levi Johnston. The mother of the groom expressed hope that the Palin...
New Nets GM starts search for power forward
On the job as Nets general manager less than a day, Billy King already is deep into the hunt for a power forward. King has spoken to outgoing general manager...
Liberty defeat Mystics
Cappie Pondexter scored 17 points, Janel McCarville had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and the Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 75-67 on Thursday. Rookie reserve Kalana Greene added 11 points...
Congress passes sweeping Wall Street bill
WASHINGTON — Congress on Thursday passed the stiffest restrictions on banks and Wall Street since the Great Depression, clamping down on lending practices and expanding consumer protections to prevent a...
Sheppard honored by hundreds at funeral
“The Voice of God,” may now be silent, but the echo of his life continues to reverberate. Hundreds of people gathered today at Saint Christopher’s Church in Baldwin to pay...
Paterson upset over religion-swap claims
ALBANY – Gov. Paterson went positively kab-ballistic today over a newspaper report suggesting that he has forsaken his Catholic faith to practice the same form of Jewish mysticism as celebrities...
Final total of Bloomberg’s 09 campaign: $109M
Mayor Bloomberg spent $109.2 million on his winning bid for a third term. That’s more than 11 times his Democratic opponent, who only lost by fewer than five points. The...
Penthouse parent company makes $210 million bid for Playboy
Just days after Playboy founder Hugh Hefner moved to take Playboy Enterprises private with an offer that valued the company at $184 million, the parent of Penthouse Magazine countered with...
Revis 'clueless' about contract talks with Jets
Jets training camp starts two weeks from Sunday, and Darrelle Revis says he has no idea if he'll be there or not. The Pro Bowl cornerback is seeking a new...
Letterman extortionist gets Emmy nomination for Amanda Knox news story
The former CBS producer sentenced to six months in jail for trying to shake down late-night TV funnyman David Letterman over a string of office romances got his first piece...
Yankees to hold pregame ceremony Friday
The Yankees will have a video tribute to George Steinbrenner before Friday’s game against the Rays to celebrate his life and recognize his passing. There will also be a moment...
Man who’s been destroying trees in Brooklyn is held for psychological evaulation
If a tree grows in Brooklyn, don’t show it to this guy. Steve Maynard, 35, has spent the past few weeks bizarrely tearing limbs off trees across the borough —...
Lindsay Lohan checks into Los Angeles area rehab clinic
After receiving a prison sentence for her wayward ways last week, troubled actress Lindsay Lohan checked into a Los Angeles area "sober-living" facility, Lindsay's estranged father Michael Lohan told FOX...
Argentina legalizes gay marriage in historic vote
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina legalized same-sex marriage Thursday, becoming the first country in Latin America to declare that gays and lesbians have all the legal rights, responsibilities and protections...
DiNapoli: New budget plan is overly optimistic
ALBANY – Risky or overly optimistic projections make up more than half of the Legislature's plan to close a $9.2 billion budget gap, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said today in a...
Franco's 'Howl'
"There's no Beat Generation. It's just a bunch of guys trying to get published," says James Franco as Allen Ginsberg in the compelling new trailer for "Howl," via Daily Intel. That's...
Killer Amanda Knox receives 300 fan letters a month: report
Jailed killer Amanda Knox receives around 300 letters a month from strangers as she serves a 26-year sentence for the murder of her former roommate, Italian weekly Oggi reported Wednesday....
Soccer star Landon Donovan not the father of British love child -- Report
Relieved U.S. soccer star Landon Donovan announced he is not the father of a love child with a British woman, Us Weekly reported Friday. Donovan shared the news on the...
Soccer star Landon Donovan not the father of British love child
Relieved U.S. soccer star Landon Donovan announced he is not the father of a love child with a British woman, Us Weekly reported Friday. Donovan shared the news on the...
Senate votes 60-38 to end debate on financial overhaul bill
Sweeping financial overhaul legislation cleared its final procedural hurdle on the way to President Barack Obama's desk Thursday, setting the stage for the Senate to give its final approval to...
Apple knew of iPhone antenna glitch but will not recall phone, insider says
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs's insistence on strict control of the product-design process appears to have backfired with his new iPhone 4, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Apple's iPhone...
Confident McIlroy charges to British Open lead with 63
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Rory McIlroy’s inspiration to go ahead and win his first major championship came last month when he watched Graeme McDowell win the U.S. Open at Pebble...
Check out the latest anti- LeBron gear
We are one week removed from the infamous "Decision" and not only has his one-hour televised debacle become the center of jokes around the nation (see last night's ESPY awards),...
The best and worst from the Yankees' first half
The Yankees have the best record in baseball at the All-Star break, but there’s still much work to be done with the Rays and Red Sox staying close in the...
'Shore's' Angelina getting the boot -- again?
The cast of the "Jersey Shore" will reportedly lose one Guidette for the second half of Season Two.According to an exclusive report from Radaronline.com, Angelina "Jolie" Pivarnick will not be...
Ex-Clinton fundraiser Nemazee gets 12 years in prison
A wealthy Manhattan investment banker who was once a top fundraiser for Hillary Rodham Clinton and other big-name Democrats was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for defrauding banks...
Tusk casino: Bloomy aide in Aqueduct bid
The Asian gaming giant vying to open a video slot casino at Aqueduct race track has tapped a political confidante of Mayor Bloomberg to help reach the finish line.Bradley Tusk,...
Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston talk about his proposal in new video
Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston seem intent on dishing every detail of their renewed romance. In a new video posted on Us Weekly’s website, the two discuss how Johnston proposed....
Gillibrand campaign reports raising $2 million
ALBANY, N.Y. — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s campaign says it raised $2 million in the second quarter of this year. The Democrat says she has more than $7.2 million available as...
Daly's 66 gives him another chance for glory at St. Andrews
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- John Daly’s fascinating life has been a lot of things. Peaceful has never really been one of those things. Yet peace is what Daly finds himself...
Long Island parkway crash claims three
Three people were killed this morning in a one-car crash on the Meadowbrook Parkway on Long Island, the state police said. Two other people were taken to local hospitals. All...
The perils of lying about Islamism
Two recent articles in The Wall Street Journal and The New Republic sound the alarm about the dangers of lying about the real Islamic threat. Paul Berman is experiencing the...
B'klyn man shot inside Manhattan club
A Brooklyn man was shot early this morning inside a Manhattan club. The 29-year-old victim, Theodore Merchant, of 270 Clarkson Ave., was shot in the torso inside Club Quo at...
3UP: Hal, George, Braves/Jays trade
1. In today’s Post, I wrote this column about how Hal Steinbrenner has been in charge of the Yankees for a few years now and I suspect nothing will change...
BP finally stops oil spewing from Gulf gusher
The oil has stopped. For now. After 85 days and up to 184 million gallons, BP finally gained control over one of America's biggest environmental catastrophes Thursday by placing a...
Necklace thief nabbed: cops
A Chelsea chain snatcher was snatched by police after he robbed four women of their necklaces, including an 83-year-old in the lobby of her building, cops said. George Perez, 47,...
LIVE: British Open leaderboard
Follow the field at the British Open being played at St. Andrews, Scotland.
Final British Open leaderboard
Louis Oosthuizen cruised to the Claret Jug, but see where the rest of the field finished.
Tiger keeps close at British Open with 67
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — By the time Tiger Woods teed off in his British Open first round this morning, he knew what he needed to do: Keep up. As Woods...
Judge lets Mel Gibson retain visitation rights: report
The judge in the vicious custody battle between Mel Gibson and gal pal Oksana Grigorieva won't be stripping the embattled actor of his visitation rights, according to reports. Sources tell...
Voters give NY Legislature 'F' in latest poll
ALBANY - A new poll out this morning shows nearly half of New York voters give the state's notoriously dysfunctional Legislature an “F'' for its work on the state budget,...
No bail for Maine man detained in car bomb probe
PORTLAND, Maine — Bail has been revoked for a Pakistani man held on an immigration violation in Maine while authorities investigated the attempted Times Square car bombing. Barry Hoffman, Pakistan’s...
Government seeks tough sentence against NY lawyer
A judge was poised to decide whether the government and some fellow judges were right when they said a 70-year-old former civil rights lawyer convicted in a terrorism case received...
Ancient ship discovered at new WTC site
Part of a ship thought to date back to the 18th century was unearthed on the site for the new World Trade Center, The New York Times reported Wednesday. On...
Smackdown vs. Raw 2011: You will definitely want to try this at home.
I had the chance to play a demo of Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 at THQ’s 2010 Holiday Junket, and it looks like a title wrestling fans will be craving come...
Toronto: Phoenix 'doc' headed north?
I wouldn't at all be surprised if "He's Still Here,'' Casey Affleck's documentary (or is that mock documentary?) on eccentric actor (or is it all performance art?) Joaquin Phoenix, turns...
BP confirms it lobbied for Libyan prisoner release but not Lockerbie bomber
BP confirmed Thursday it lobbied the U.K. government to speed up the release of Libyan prisoners -- but denied it tried to intervene in the case of Lockerbie bomber Abdel...
'Abducted' Iranian was paid $5M for nuclear information
An Iranian man who claimed he was "abducted" by U.S. spies last year denied Thursday he was a nuclear scientist as reports emerged he was paid $5 million by the...
Drama Mama: Arresting TV
Accompanying the usual cacophony of mindless reality shows that invades TV every summer are some new police dramas. Mama weeds out which ones are worth your time and which ones...
NJ woman made up carjacking story to cover up crashing during sex
VINELAND, N.J. — Police say a New Jersey woman said her vehicle was carjacked to cover up a crash because she was having sex. Sara Blasse is accused of filing...
Braves acquire SS Gonzalez from Blue Jays
The NL East-leading Braves, looking to bolster their lineup for the second half of the season, acquired Alex Gonzalez in a swap of shortstops that sent Yunel Escobar to Toronto...
Sore thumb kept A-Rod on All-Star bench
A sore right thumb appears to have kept Alex Rodriguez in the dugout during Tuesday’s All-Star Game. SI.com first reported the thumb was the reason Joe Girardi did not insert...
Lefty reliever Sherrill an option for Yankees
General manager Brian Cashman likely is shopping for some bullpen help and the market could get interesting. The Post has learned that the Dodgers placed lefty reliever George Sherrill on...
The Boss had Raiders owner's 'Just Win' mentality
George Steinbrenner was more than a peer to Raiders owner Al Davis. “He was a friend and a warrior,” Davis, 81, said in a statement yesterday. “We not only shared...
Dick Schaap, Part 2: How Steinbrenner met his match in Martin, Jackson
A born winner who hated to lose. A businessman-turned-showman who attacked his work with a vengeance. Generous to the needy but tough on his ballplayers — he paid them a...
Jeter has savvy, desire to build on George’s legacy
The Yankees fancy themselves as a sacred trust to their fans. And there is no Yankee more trusted by their fans today than Derek Jeter. I fully expect Hal Steinbrenner,...
Hal and Steinbrenner family won’t sell Yankees
Come closer. I want to tell you a secret: That championship the Yankees won last year was for George Steinbrenner, but it was by Hal Steinbrenner. Do you get it?...
Love after the storm
On a cold night in late February, Marc Mezvinsky made sure no expense was spared to celebrate his beloved’s 30th birthday. Nearly 70 of Chelsea Clinton’s friends — plus her...
A real 'thriller' of an art show!
‘He was a modern-day martyr, a messenger — and he was innocent!” So says David LaChapelle of Michael Jackson, the man who got away — from the celebrity photographer’s lens....
Ex-Prep star Cavataio seeks college consistency at Holy Cross
College hasn’t worked out exactly the way Mike Cavataio planned, but then again the former St. Francis Prep standout knows nothing but hardship, both on and off the basketball court....
Safety first
Summertime means vacation time — and, like most people, I can’t wait to leave everything behind for some carefree rest and relaxation. Unfortunately, for this reason, summer is also peak...
Newbie York
The most painful words to any veteran of the New York real estate scene might be “if only.” If only we had known Park Slope was going to gentrify; if...
Just sold!
Manhattan MURRAY HILL $362,000 251 E. 32nd St. One-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 550 square feet, with renovated kitchen and bath and river views; building features doorman, garage and laundry. Maintenance $988,...
Hey, Lady!
Is Lady Gaga a Gimme Shelter fan? One day after we mentioned a $21,000-a-month penthouse rental at 304 Spring St., the over-the-top musician checked out the three-bedroom, three-bathroom, 3,000-square-foot duplex....
Drama mama
Just one more week until Mama's boyfriend returns with a new season of "Mad Men." Until then, there's plenty of TV to keep her company. * "Leverage" (Sunday, 9 p.m.,...
Renaissance Easy Rider
Toward the end of his life, Dennis Hop per put the final touches on his leg acy. With his friend, artist/filmmaker Julian Schnabel, the "Easy Rider" star oversaw "Dennis Hopper:...
Ghost host
If gifted Long Island psychic Mary Occhino had done some stargazing instead of gazing at stardom, she would have known that putting her fate in the hands of Syfy for...
'Kate Plus 8' troubles
Pennsylvania lawmakers are trying to put the kibosh on "Kate Plus 8." Republican Congressman Thomas P. Murt wants the state's attorney general to look into the legality of the working...
Enter the dragon
The deal to bring Piers Morgan, the "America's Got Talent" judge, to CNN to fill Larry King's spot won't come cheap. According to sources, CNN will pay Morgan a whopping...
Mixed bag for picnickers
Though the new sound system couldn't make Central Park's SummerStage sound like a concert hall, the first of the Metropolitan Opera's Summer Recital Series made sweet dinner music Monday for...
Worst 'Oprah' ever
Oprah's down in the basement, looking for her lost viewers. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" hit an all-time ratings low for the week of June 28, averaging a 2.9 -- the...
Hoffman heads to TV
HBO has given the green light to the new Dustin Hoffman horse-racing series, "Luck." The series will mark Hoffman's first starring role on TV and his first major appearance on...
'Flub' freed Polanski
LOS ANGELES — The Swiss government asked the U.S. Justice Department to release sealed transcripts in the Roman Polanski case just days before a Los Angeles judge was told that...
Gibson allegedly threatened to use gun against ex-girlfriend
Mel Gibson allegedly threatened to use his own "Lethal Weapon" against his baby mama in a fit of rage, an explosive report revealed yesterday, as a fourth tape of his...
Let Rutgers go to pot: pols
Rutgers University could become a major pot grower in a plan picking up momentum in New Jersey's legislature. Medical marijuana was legalized in the state in January. Lawmakers say Gov....
Chem prof's fraud formula
The former administrator for NYU's chemistry department was cuffed and carted off to start serving at least a year in prison yesterday for a wacky $409,000 phony-invoice scheme. Unnoticed for...
Steinbrenner's legacy: big boss for a big city
To say that the heart and soul of the Yankees is gone is only partially true ("Thanks, George," Editorial, July 14). George Steinbrenner's spirit continues in his sons, who carry...
'The Kids' are not all right
Shh! Hollywood is having a teaching moment -- this time in the bedroom, where, if you're straight, chances are you've been doing it wrong. In the first frames of the...
Boosting unions & killing the economy
One interesting thing about the Obama administration is the strange domi nance of labor unions. Yes, President Obama and other Democratic leaders owe the unions something: Unions gave $400 million...
Times Square fiend's vid rant
The Taliban terrorist who failed to set off a homemade car bomb in bustling Times Square appeared yesterday in a vitriolic martyrdom video, revealing his premeditated plan to spill blood...
Green shoots died on vine
The Federal Reserve seems to fi nally under stand the true nature of the economic mess in which it finds itself. Now if only the White House would get clued...
MGM delay on debt OK
Struggling movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. says it has gotten another agreement from its creditors to delay, until Sept. 15, taking action for its failure to make payments on its debt...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Two women were nabbed by security at Saks Fifth Avenue after allegedly swiping $6,000 in designer dresses. Felicia Therlonge, 20, and Crystal Alwood, 22, stole four Herve Leger dresses...
City's all charged up
Start me up! Mayor Bloomberg yesterday used a special credit card to activate the city's first public electric-vehicle charging station and began pumping power into an all-electric Smart car in...
'Gunman' flees at JFK
Forget something? A dopey ex-con with a loaded gun in his luggage at JFK Airport was in such a rush to get away that he left his wallet and Nikes...
Pick your tribes
It's heartening to hear encouraging news from AfPak, after a year of meandering and malaise: Gen. David Petraeus has hit the ground running. Since taking command in Afghanistan, he's begun...
Host buys W Union Sq.
Istithmar World, the former owner of the W New York Union Square hotel, will be a minority partner in a new venture led by Host Hotels & Resorts that is...
NY's war on golden geese
Gov. Paterson has withdrawn his support from a proposal to raise $50 million in taxes from partners in New York-based hedge funds who live in other states. His revised position...
FinReg vote
US Sen. Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, said he will oppose the financial-regulation bill when it comes up for a final vote as soon as today, saying the final measure...
Cheney OK after op
WASHINGTON -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he underwent heart surgery last week and is recuperating. In a statement, Cheney, 69, said he had been experiencing increasing congestive heart...
Angelina Jolie wants Anna Chapman at Moscow premiere of spy film 'Salt'
Angelina Jolie wants to get up close and personal with redheaded Russian spy Anna Chapman. Jolie -- who plays a suspected Russian agent in her new flick "Salt" -- has...
Deceased's obit snit vs. Reid
WASHINGTON -- Death, it turns out, brings no peace to the outraged Nevada voter who wants to see Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid defeated this November. Charlotte McCourt, of Pahrump,...
Small bank woes
The federal panel investigating Washington's bailout of the financial services sector said yesterday there is little evidence that TARP has helped smaller banks -- those with less than $100 billion...
Sicko hosp 'scammer' is set free
A nutty, alleged hospital scammer, who cops say puts the "con" in hypochondriac, yesterday was freed for the time being, after Manhattan prosecutors failed to win a timely indictment against...
Retail sales dip in June
Retail sales dropped for a second straight month in June, bolstering fears that the economic recovery has lately slackened from its pace in early spring. Spending by US consumers fell...
FDA panel backs Glaxo's Avandia
GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia should be allowed to stay on the market with additional warnings, US health advisers recommended yesterday, easing a threat of further litigation that could have...
Sarah's shock
Meet the Clampetts -- Palin-style. Sarah Palin's wayward teen daughter, Bristol, is marrying big-mouthed baby daddy Levi Johnston -- but left her parents to learn about the stunning news the...
Picky, picky! 'Nose' is gross
Say it's snot so. A reputed crime-family captain, with the nom-de-mob "Big Nose," dug in for some nasal gabagool during an appearance in Brooklyn federal court yesterday -- picking and...
Business briefs
Cable knot AT&T accused Rain bow Media of giving a competitive advantage in the Connecticut market to parent Cablevision in talks to continue carrying the AMC, IFC and WE TV...
Brits nix Iroquois
The British government is refusing to allow an American Indian lacrosse team to travel to England using passports issued by the Iroquois Confederacy. The decision yesterday means the team will...
Kaplan goes to Fairchild
Peter Kaplan, a longtime editor-in-chief of the weekly New York Observer, is returning to his newspaper roots as the new editorial director of Condé Nast's Fairchild Fashion Group. He left...
Bam turns to Bubba as presidency is going bust
WASHINGTON -- Bubba is back in the House! Desperate to put the brakes on his startling political free-fall, President Obama has called on the only man in America who might...
Dem House divided
WASHINGTON -- Simmering tensions between Democrats in Congress and the White House boiled over yesterday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blasted the president's press secretary for undermining the party's chances...
Penn Plaza tower OK'd
Zone it and they will come. At least that's what the developer of a proposed behemoth of a tower on the site of the Hotel Pennsylvania is hoping now that...
Yanks for the memories
Mayor Bloomberg called the Steinbrenner family yesterday to plan an elaborate Big Apple memorial service for the late Yankees owner -- and he also put a little friendly pressure on...
Hef's of two minds about Playboy
Apparently, Hugh Hefner, the iconic founder of girlie magazine Playboy, knows a hot asset when he sees one. On Monday, Hefner offered to buy the shares of Playboy that he...
Pols: Go-go a no-go for Aqueduct casino
Lose the showgirls and hold on to your horses! Queens leaders said yesterday they want to scratch a plan to have scantily clad Las Vegas-style dancers performing at a proposed...
Joe full of 'bull' on economy
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden yesterday claimed the $862 billion stimulus had created or saved as many as 3.6 million jobs. "Is there reason for people to be hopeful?...
Sony Music begins to seek Schmidt-Holtz successor
Sony Corp. has quietly started a preliminary search for a new chief of its Sony Music Entertainment division, according to several industry executives. Current CEO Rolf Schmidt-Holtz, who guided the...
'Love teach' spared
A Staten Island teacher who had a crush on a 15-year-old student she bombarded with e-mails and instant messages shouldn't be fired, a state appeals court said. In a ruling...
Good a$ Goldman
It's not only good to be Goldman -- it's good to be a Goldman client. Goldman Sachs' badly tarnished image hasn't crimped its ability to register sterling gains for its...
I'm a mom today -- because Steinbrenner saved my life 33 years ago
Among the many Yankee fans mourning baseball's most blustery owner is a Long Island mom who says George Steinbrenner's kindness saved her life. Lorraine Blakely was 7 years old when...
Mosque protest ad nixed
CBS and NBC have refused to air a commercial urging people to protest the controversial mosque planned near Ground Zero. The minute-long ad, produced by the National Republican Trust PAC,...
Ben's five-year plan
Ben Bernanke is confirming what 300 million Americans already knew -- the "new normal" economy has arrived with five more years of pain likely. The Federal Reserve chief yesterday formally...
Novartis OKs $175M settlement
Novartis says it doesn't discriminate against women, but it's agreed to pay up to $175 million to settle a gender-discrimination suit. In a deal announced yesterday, the pharmaceutical giant said...
Jobs snow-job
Here we go again: Fantasy Time in Obama Job-Creation Land. The White House yesterday sent Vice President Joe Biden and Council of Economic Advisers head Christina Romer to tout the...
Some welcome bad news
Bigwigs at the state Education Depart ment are warning that pass rates on this year's student assessments -- due out any day now -- will be far worse than last...
AIG's Golub resigns after clashes with CEO
American International Group's Harvey Golub is out. The AIG chairman -- who frequently locked horns with CEO Robert Benmosche -- resigned yesterday from the firm, effective immediately. Sources say numerous...
A win for Sillerman
The CKX board has amended its poison pill -- allowing Bob Sillerman, former CEO and its biggest shareholder, a better chance of making a play for the company, which owns...
Carnegie swan song
It's the sounds of silence. The two tenant holdouts in the apartments above Carnegie Hall -- where Marlon Brando and Leonard Bernstein once lived -- are packing their bags. Famed...
Teacher fired amid scathing report on beach trip that led to Harlem girl's drowning
Teachers at a Harlem school let sixth-graders wade into the treacherous ocean off Long Beach last month despite being warned the kids couldn't swim -- a shocking lapse in judgment...
The war over this 68-carat diamond
An international scoundrel allegedly swiped a priceless diamond from under the noses of customs agents at Kennedy Airport, then peddled the megamillion-dollar gem to an unsuspecting Fifth Avenue shop --...
Steinbrenner got me to believe in myself
I first came to the Yankees as a confused kid. One foot was firmly planted in the world of baseball -- I loved playing it, watching it, talking about it...
Convicted bike-push cop gets free walk
It's no jail, no probation and no community service for notorious, caught-on-video bike-push cop Patrick Pogan. At an emotional sentencing yesterday, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Maxwell Wiley let the 24-year-old...
Pooch-punt Marine guilty
A combat Marine charged with brutally kicking his Broadway-actress girlfriend's yapping, 10-pound Yorkie pleaded guilty yesterday to misdemeanor animal-torturing charges in a no-jail deal that will ultimately leave him without...
Bidder pulls 'Trigger'
Giddy-up! A "Trigger"-happy Nebraska TV station plunked down $266,000 for Roy Rogers' stuffed horse last night at a Christie's auction in Manhattan. The farmer-friendly cable network RFD-TV -- home of...
2nd hotel-heir slay
The former stripper charged with helping hit men fatally bludgeon her millionaire husband in a Westchester hotel also ordered the killers to gouge out his eyes, a federal prosecutor charged...
iAdmit? Apple news talk due
Apple, facing a slew of complaints over dropped calls because of antenna reception on its new iPhone 4, will hold a press conference tomorrow to discuss the problem. A company...
BP begins shutting oil flow
NEW ORLEANS -- BP started shutting off the flow of oil to its ships through a new cap on its busted Gulf well yesterday. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen,...
The endless hypocrisy of Eric Holder
Attorney General Eric Holder has developed a bad habit of accusing others of acting in bad faith while doing so himself. Take the issue of Guantanamo Bay. In Aspen, Colo.,...
Boss too hard to root for
You want floral-patterned platitudes about George Steinbrenner? Then turn the page, now. But if you want my version of the truth -- and that's all I've got -- then here...
Hank says thanks to well-wishers
TAMPA -- The Steinbrenners are hanging in there. One day after George Steinbrenner died of a heart attack at 80, his son Hank yesterday said the family is grateful for...
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Mets hoping Beltran can provide second-half boost
Carlos Beltran said on Sunday that he's "good to go." Tonight, he gets a chance to prove it. After playing against minor leaguers in Port St. Lucie for a month,...
Hondo rides a winner
Hondo, who had lost nine in a row, finally found the win column yesterday when he hit with Easy Ed Fountaine's Best Bet at Belmont, Position Limit (sired by George...
Mets need big-time Beltran to make run at pennant
SAN FRANCISCO -- OK Car los, it's time to be a superstar, it's not about the right knee now, it's about the need. Carlos Beltran returns tonight against the Giants...
King crowned Nets' new GM
Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov insisted just two days ago there still were "more than five" candidates to replace outgoing president Rod Thorn to run the team's basketball side. But all...
Nets new foursome ready to perform
One guy is going from the best, the Lakers, to the worst, the Nets. Another was so highly thought of coming out of college, he was undrafted. Another wanted to...
Sheppard funeral today
The "Voice of God" will be laid to rest. Bob Sheppard, the Yankees' public address announcer for nearly six decades, will be buried today after his death Sunday at the...
Dixie Union euthanized
VERSAILLES, Ky. -- Former Haskell Invitational winner Dixie Union was euthanized yesterday due to a deteriorating neurologic problem. Lane's End Farm says the 13-year-old stallion, who was standing at stud...
'Rock' eyes Big M Pace
John Campbell is again in the driver's seat with the horse to beat Saturday night in the $1 million Meadowlands Pace. Campbell holds the stakes record with seven wins. He...
Sports shorts
HOOPS: Turkoglu, Childress to Suns The Suns acquired forward Hedo Turkoglu in a trade that sends guard Leandro Barbosa and forward Dwayne Jones to Toronto. Josh Childress also went to...
Big guns bracing for rotten weather at British Open
ST. ANDREWS -- The winds that gusted to 49 mph Sunday served as a warning sign of things to come at this week's British Open. The Old Course was unplayable...
It's official: Henry signs with Red Bulls
The Red Bulls finally announced the signing of striker Thierry Henry yesterday, one of world soccer's biggest stars. The French captain is not only one of the best players MLS...
Ex-Knick Hughes: LeBron wanted winner
LAS VEGAS -- Ex-Knick Larry Hughes, former teammate of LeBron James and one of his best friends, said yesterday the Knicks' failure to win the past two seasons cost them...
Harrington miffed Knicks didn't call; knew LeBron wouldn't join
LAS VEGAS -- Al Harrington told The Post yesterday he was stung the Knicks never called him after July 1, that coach Mike D'Antoni never liked him, and that he...
Mr. October grieves for his 'friend'
As reaction poured in from all precincts Tuesday following George Steinbrenner's death at age 80, the one comment everyone awaited never came. Reggie Jackson's. It finally came last night. Reached...
Roddick still the best of U.S.
Long weary of being America's great male tennis hope, Andy Roddick moves into his second decade waiting to be relieved by the cavalry. James Blake is now ranked 115th in...
Mickelson feels major heat
ST. ANDREWS -- Phil Mickelson's career is already on a red-carpet ride to the Hall of Fame, but there are two gaping holes in his resume. Wins at the U.S....
Cink-ing Watson tough victory for champ
ST. ANDREWS -- Stewart Cink's return to The Open Championship this week at St. Andrews should be the time of his life. His name, after all is the last on...
Garcia hopes to reign like Spain
ST. ANDREWS -- Remember Sergio Garcia? There was a time when Garcia would be considered one of the favorites to win the British Open. The 30-year-old Spaniard, after all, has...
Cashman thankful for Steinbrenner’s push
Several years ago George Steinbrenner was completing a contract extension for Brian Cashman when the Boss informed his GM what was expected along with the extra money: "You now have...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
They've given their lives time and time again to keep drivers safe. And now they're being honored for their sacrifice. Celebrity crash dummies Vince and Larry, the stars of highway-safety...
Flushing's Bromley picks Syracuse
Jason Bromley's recruitment picked up just in time. The under-the-radar Flushing defensive lineman signed a financial aid agreement with Syracuse, he told The Post, becoming the Red Devils' first Division...
Bromley juiced to join the Orange
The Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge was started in 1996 by former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason. It’s mission was to generate money for his foundation, which is focused on finding a...
Wings' Stone working to expand game, role
Rykema Stone was picking Rock Rosa’s brain in the hallway. She stood there attentively listening as her New Heights AAU basketball coach walked her through the proper way to box...
Lindsay Lohan hires OJ lawyer Robert Shapiro
Lindsay Lohan has reportedly turned to big shot lawyer Robert Shapiro in a desperate bid to stay out of prison. Shapiro, who was apart of the legal "Dream Team" which...
USA World Cup bids for 2018, 2022 get boost after South Africa -- FOX Sports
The 2010 World Cup's checkered legacy of empty seats and financial troubles was bad news for FIFA and South Africa, but could be very good news for the U.S. Because...
Yankees' first-half report card
The Post grades the Yankees on their first-half performance.
Mets' first-half report card
The Post grades the Mets on their first-half performance.
RBNY's Thierry Henry here for victories, not vacations
The Red Bulls finally announced the signing of striker Thierry Henry today, one of world soccer's biggest stars. The French captain is not only one of the best players MLS...