November 28, 2011
Facebook targeting IPO for between April and June
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Facebook Inc. is targeting dates between April and June 2012 for an initial public offering of its stock, said people familiar with the matter. Facebook is...
Cowboys confident heading into stretch run
IRVING, Texas -- With five games left in the regular season, Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys have set themselves up for a big finish. Or, a big flop. The...
Helu will remain Redskins starting RB
ASHBURN, Va. -- Roy Helu is becoming too productive to ignore. Give the Washington Redskins rookie a start, and he’s good for about 150 yards of total offense. At least...
Greenwich Village 'ring worm' sentenced in Craigslist jewelry heists
It's another year of prison for the Craigslist Ring Worm. Gerald DeGerolamo -- a low-level Lucchese thug already serving 5 and 1/2 years in prison for a similar engagement ring...
Jets' Revis says game wasn't all bad
Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis admitted he had a tough day Sunday but said it was not quite as bad as people have made it out to be."Brett Favre threw interceptions...
DeVito likely out for Jets against Redskins
Jets coach Rex Ryan said defensive lineman Mike DeVito likely will miss Sunday's game with the Redskins. Ryan said DeVito injured his left MCL, but did not say whether it...
Jets react to celebration by Bills' Johnson
The classless celebration by Bills receiver Stevie Johnson in Sunday’s Jets win over Buffalo remained a topic of conversation Monday at Jets headquarters.The player most irked by Johnson’s mocking of...
Jets' Pouha says plane celebration cut too close to 9/11
The classless celebration by Bills receiver Stevie Johnson in Sunday’s Jets win over Buffalo remained a topic of conversation Monday at Jets headquarters.The player most irked by Johnson’s mocking of...
Jets' Burress won't shoot back at Bills receiver for celebration
Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress spoke with Bills receiver Stevie Johnson on Sunday night and said he does not hold a grudge against Johnson for mocking him on the field.Burress,...
Cain denies Atlanta woman's claims of 13-year affair
ATLANTA -- An Atlanta woman claims she had a 13-year affair with Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain. Cain, who has seen his popularity fade since reports surfaced one month ago...
Family screams of hatred at sentencing of girlfriend-slashing fiend
A young man who murdered his crossing-guard girlfriend -- slashing her 26 times with a knife in her East Harlem apartment -- was sentenced to 23-years-to-life in prison today, with...
Students protest CUNY tuition hikes at Madison Square Park
Students upset over proposed tuition increases are protesting ahead of a meeting of the City University of New York’s Board of Trustees. Students United for a Free CUNY held a...
Dow closes up nearly 300 points on Europe hopes, holiday sales
Stocks closed sharply higher Monday as eurozone leaders neared a pact to stem Europe's sovereign debt crisis and after a strong start to the holiday shopping season helped boost the...
Follow Giants-Saints with Post writers
The Post has tonight's Giants-Saints game from New Orleans covered goal line to goal line with the best football writers in the business.The Giants need this "Monday Night Football" win...
Obama and EU officials commit to action on economic turmoil
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and European Union officials on Monday committed to working together to "reinvigorate economic growth, create jobs and ensure financial stability" as a growing European debt...
PSAL Girls Basketball Rankings
1. Murry Bergtraum (18-8) 2. MSIT (21-3) 3. South Shore (21-5) 4. Francis Lewis (14-9) 5. Truman (20-7) 6. John F. Kennedy (17-10) 7. Lincoln (12-9) 8. Curtis (21-9) 9....
CHSAA Girls Basketball Rankings
1. Nazareth (18-4) 2. Christ the King (15-14) 3. Moore Catholic (22-6) 4. Archbishop Molloy (19-10) 5. Bishop Ford (22-6) 6. Bishop Loughlin (16-12) 7. Mary Louis (13-17) 8. Cardinal...
PSAL Boys Basketball Rankings
1. Boys & Girls (26-6) 2. Thomas Jefferson (25-7) 3. Wings Academy (25-4) 4. Lincoln (19-10) 5. South Shore (19-9) 6. Curtis (24-6) 7. Cardozo (24-7) 8. Wadleigh (22-6) 9....
CHSAA Boys Basketball Rankings
1. St. Raymond (21-10) 2. Holy Cross (24-5) 3. Cardinal Hayes (24-5) 4. Mount St. Michael (21-8) 5. Christ the King (19-8) 6. Bishop Loughlin (13-14) 7. Archbishop Molloy (16-12)...
Online sales up 20 percent from 2010 on Cyber Monday
Shoppers seem to be just as enthusiastic about shopping on their computers and smartphones on Cyber Monday as they were about finding deals over the weekend. Online sales on Cyber...
NYC Girls Basketball Rankings
1. Nazareth (18-4) 2. Christ the King (15-14) 3. Moore Catholic (22-6) 4. Archbishop Molloy (19-10) 5. Bishop Ford (22-6) 6. Bishop Loughlin (16-12) 7. Mary Louis (13-17) 8. Murry...
NYC Boys Basketball Rankings
1. Boys & Girls (26-6) 2. St. Raymond (21-10) 3. Thomas Jefferson (25-7) 4. Holy Cross (24-5) 5. Cardinal Hayes (24-5) 6. Wings Academy (25-3) 7. Lincoln (19-9) 8. Mount...
Passenger accused of attacking JetBlue flight attendant charged with assault
A passenger accused of attacking a JetBlue flight attendant who tried to stop him from drinking has been charged with assault by New York City prosecutors. Antonio Ynoa was charged...
Conn. asset managers claim $254M Powerball jackpot
ROCKY HILL, Conn. — A trio of wealth managers from Greenwich, one of the most affluent towns in America, claimed a Powerball jackpot worth more than a quarter of a...
Red Hot Chili Peppers announce upcoming tour
LOS ANGELES -- The Red Hot Chili Peppers announced Monday they are going on tour, nearly five years since the band last hit the road to perform. "Red Hot Chili...
Christian Bale done playing Batman after ‘Dark Knight Rises’
LOS ANGELES -- Actor Christian Bale said the upcoming Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises" will be the last time audiences see him wearing the Batsuit. Bale told an interviewer...
Oscar Watch: Neigh on 'War Horse' and tinny 'Iron Lady,' yay for 'We Bought a Zoo'
I'm heading off shortly to see David Fincher's "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.'' Hope it was really worth the New York Film Critics Circle postponing the vote on its...
Former Giants star Taylor hit with sex trafficking lawsuit
Former Giants superstar Lawrence Taylor was slammed today with a federal sex trafficking lawsuit filed by the girl who was forced to prostitute herself to "LT" in an upstate motel...
Tobey Maguire, others settle over poker winnings
LOS ANGELES — Tobey Maguire has decided to fold ‘em and settle a lawsuit over his winnings from a convicted con man during high-stakes Hollywood poker games. The “Spider-Man” star...
Subway delays plague today's commute
As if the first day back to work after a holiday weekend isn’t hard enough! Many New Yorkers still groggy from eating too much turkey were greeted with the underground...
Post Game Report Holiday Gift Guide: Action/Adventure
With the Holiday season upon us, it’s time for the Post’s Game Report to bring you the must-have titles and gear that will satisfy each and every gamer on your...
Playboy sued for favoring women at raunchy party
LOS ANGELES -- A group of men who were forced to pay for entry to a Playboy party while women were admitted for free is suing the company, claiming sex...
Anthony, Paul hold charity event in Brooklyn
The Izod Center charity basketball game with Carmelo Anthony and his all-star friends is off, but Brooklyn is on. Anthony, his buddy Chris Paul, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade will...
NYC judge rejects $285M SEC-Citigroup agreement
A federal judge on Monday used unusually harsh language to strike down a $285 million settlement between Citigroup and the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying he couldn’t tell whether the...
Former Devils captain Muller named Hurricanes coach
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The last-place Carolina Hurricanes fired coach Paul Maurice for the second time in less than a decade Monday and replaced him with former Devils captain Kirk Muller....
Officials say top Colombian drug trafficker captured
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian authorities say one of the country’s most-wanted drug traffickers has been captured in Venezuela. The U.S. government had offered a $5 million reward for information leading...
Syria hits out at Arabs over sanctions as UN cites crimes against humanity
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syria on Monday condemned its Arab neighbors for prematurely imposing sanctions and ignoring the presence of "terrorists," as UN investigators said security forces committed crimes against humanity...
Winners & losers from Jets victory over Bills
The Jets survived a scare from the Bills on Sunday to win 28-24 and keep pace in the AFC playoff race. Here is a look at the winners and losers...
Bye, bye: McLean clears up 'American Pie' origins
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Don McLean says "American Pie" was written in Philadelphia, not the upstate New York bar that has long laid claim to it. The Post-Star of Glens...
NY motorcyclist dies in Long Island collision
CORAM, N.Y. — Police on Long Island say a 46-year-old motorcyclist has died in a crash. Gary Curcie was westbound on Middle Country Road in Coram at about 9:30 p.m....
Accusers applaud Syracuse's firing of alleged child molester Fine
SYRACUSE -- Two men who accused longtime Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine of molesting them when they were children applauded the university's firing of Fine, the Syracuse Post-Standard reported...
Without subsidies, solar and wind make no sense
"One of the ugly secrets of the renewable-energy industry is that its products make no economic sense unless they are highly subsidized," argues Microsoft founder Nathan Myhrvold at Bloomberg. Even...
Ex-con nabbed after robbing elderly men in Stuy Town
An ex-con was nabbed after robbing two elderly men in Stuyvesant Town, police said. Henry Huggins, 51, whose latest two muggings were caught on video, was identified from a wanted...
Two more students surrender to authorities in SAT cheating ring
MINEOLA, N.Y. — The last of 20 students accused in a college entrance exam cheating ring in an affluent New York suburb surrendered to authorities on Monday. Michael Pomerantz, 18,...
Rep. Barney Frank will not seek re-election in 2012
NEWTON, Mass. -- Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), a longtime liberal lawmaker and driving force behind sweeping Wall Street reforms, announced Monday he will not seek re-election in 2012. In an...
Dow up nearly 300 points in early trading, boosted by strong start to holiday-shopping season
US stocks surged in early trade Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallying 300 points, or nearly three percent, at market open, boosted by a good start to the...
Capitals fire coach Boudreau; replaced by Hunter
ARLINGTON, Va. — Tuned out by his players, coach Bruce Boudreau was fired by the Washington Capitals on Monday after winning 200 games faster than any coach in modern NHL...
Psychiatric report on Norway gunman Anders Breivik due tomorrow
OSLO -- Psychiatrists will submit a report Tuesday to an Oslo court establishing whether the gunman who killed 77 people in twin attacks in Norway in July was sane at...
Meyer hired as Ohio State head football coach
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Urban Meyer is coming back to coaching and joining beleaguered Ohio State, ESPN reported Monday. The sports network did not cite a source for its report, but...
Dress Amy Winehouse wore on cover of 'Back to Black' album up for sale
LONDON -- The dress worn by Amy Winehouse on the cover of her multi-platinum-selling "Back To Black" album went up for sale Monday alongside clothes worn by Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey...
MF Global's UK customers could recover money by spring
LONDON -- MF Global customers in the UK could recover a portion of their funds tied up with the bankrupt US brokerage firm by the spring, the company's UK administrator,...
Union pension fight moves to California
Want to meet the next great union buster? Just look at Democratic governor of California Jerry Brown. Difficult to picture Brown in the Scott Walker role (he's the governor of...
We aren't having an honest conversation about abortion
Some nurses in New Jersey are filing suit against their hospital for being forced to help care for abortion patients. These nurses say that according to federal and state law,...
VIDEO: Costello on Jets win over Bills
Post beat writer Brian Costello analyzes the Jets' 28-24 win over the Bills on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.The victory was the first in the Jets' end-of-season push to make the...
Three arrests as police clear Occupy LA protesters
LOS ANGELES — Wall Street protesters in Los Angeles defied the mayor’s early Monday deadline to vacate their encampment near City Hall until police moved in about five hours later,...
Mets have interest in infielder Wilson
If the Mets lose Jose Reyes to free agency, they’ll have an eye on adding veteran shortstop/middle infield experience. The team has expressed interest in 33-year-old free agent Jack Wilson,...
Metro-North to cut train service in extreme winter weather
STAMFORD, Conn. — Metro-North and Connecticut transportation officials plan to cut rail service if extreme winter weather requires measures to protect rail cars. Connecticut Hearst Newspapers report that draft plan...
Obama's keystone headache
"Heck yeah, Obama has problems here,” said one high-ranking Pennsylvania union leader. “I’m genuinely worried that he’s just lost too many white voters and that all the people who were...
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: Nov. 21-Nov. 27
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in football and girls volleyball from the week of Nov. 21. FOOTBALL Kenny Acquah, Mount St. Michael He returned...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: Nov. 28-Dec. 4
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in boys and girls basketball for the week of Nov. 28 through Dec. 4. BOYS BASKETBALL Gompers @...
POST PREDICTIONS: Boys basketball, 2011-12 season
Want to know the how the 2011-12 boys basketball season is going to shake out? Below, The Post’s beat writers, Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi, look into the crystal ball,...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: Girls basketball, 2011-12 season
NYPost.com girls basketball beat writers Marc Raimondi and Joseph Staszewski take a look at the season’s most interesting matchups. Archbishop Molloy @ Holy Trinity (Dec. 7, 4 p.m.) Tom Catalanotto...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: Boys basketball, 2011-12 season
NYPost.com boys basketball beat writers Zachary Braziller and Marc Raimondi take a look at the season’s most interesting matchups. Boys & Girls @ Christ the King (Dec. 10, 5 p.m.)...
POST PREDICTIONS: Girls basketball, 2011-12 season
Want to know the how the 2011-12 girls basketball season is going to shake out? Below, The Post’s beat writers, Marc Raimondi and Joseph Staszewski, look into the crystal ball,...
NYC non-'AA' girls basketball rankings
We here at The Post are looking out for the little guy in our new weekly feature ranking the city’s top non-‘AA’ girls basketball teams. The five boroughs are rich...
NYC non-'AA' boys basketball rankings
The big schools get all the attention, programs like Christ the King and St. Raymond, Boys & Girls and Lincoln. But there is plenty of talent on the lower levels...
POST BURNING QUESTIONS: Girls basketball, 2011-12 season
What are the biggest storylines heading into the 2011-12 girls basketball season? Post beat writers Marc Raimondi and Joseph Staszewski examine them below. Can anyone topple national No. 1 Nazareth?...
POST BURNING QUESTIONS: Boys basketball, 2011-12 season
What are the biggest storylines heading into the 2011-12 boys basketball season? Post beat writers Marc Raimondi and Zach Braziller examine them below. Will the PSAL’s young guns break out...
Girls basketball roundup: Mohamed, Mary Louis split in Georgia
Mary Louis earned a split down south this weekend. The Hilltoppers won their first game, 58-47, over Stevenson (Ga.) after a long 6 a.m. flight on Friday and took a...
Win by Giants over Saints would be playoff-making statement
NEW ORLEANS — Yes, the primary goal is always to get into the tournament. The Giants, as much as any team in recent memory, can provide compelling testimony what can...
Giants face tough road to playoffs starting tonight vs. Saints
NEW ORLEANS — Kevin Boothe went to Cornell, so he has answers to many questions. The Giants offensive lineman does not understand why everyone is already adding another loss to...
Jets blitz
HERO Jets WR Plaxico Burress, who made perhaps the catch of the season when he hauled down a third-and-11 pass one-handed for an 18-yard gain to keep the game-winning drive...
Jets report card
OFFENSE Mark Sanchez (17-of-35, 180 yards, four TDs, one INT) got it done in the end, leading the 12-play drive to win the game. It was not always pretty for...
Cup slips out of South Shore's hands in final seconds
It was stellar defense that kept second-seeded South Shore in the game until the unit was eventually beaten in the the last second. A 26-yard touchdown pass from No. 1...
Missed opportunities, missing QB contribute to Martin's Bowl loss
August Martin has now seen two Bowl championships slip through its fingers in the past three years. The second-seeded Falcons lost to No. 1 James Madison, 22-20, on Sunday at...
Charles in charge: D'Onigbinde's TD catch as time expires sends MSIT to Cup crown
Charles D’Onigbinde had three receptions during the regular season. McKee/Staten Island Tech’s power running back was held to minus-five yards rushing in Sunday’s PSAL Cup division championship game on Sunday....
Madison wins Bowl crown, going from worst to first
Barry Dagbolen surveyed the scene and couldn’t believe his eyes. There were teammates shedding tears of joy, some down on the turf and others chasing their coaches around with Gatorade...
Go to Greg
We are getting a new boss who is starting the week that I was scheduled to begin a two-week family vacation. It would be really inconvenient to cancel at this...
Checking out
You’ve met this guy, or at least someone like him. He’s the one who brags about his triumphs on the job when you bump into him at your kid’s soccer...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. We Found Love, Rihanna 2. Sexy and I Know It, LMFAO 3. Rumour Has It /Someone Like You (Glee Cast Version), Glee Cast 4. Take care,...
Microsoft hopes Xbox Live is X factor
Microsoft, outmaneuvered in the battle for control of America’s living room so far by Google TV and Apple TV, is readying its first major offensive. The software giant’s Xbox Live...
Business briefs
Fed watchingThe biggest bond dealers in the US say the Fed is poised to start a new round of stimulus, injecting more money into the economy by purchasing mortgage securities...
Clouds at PacSun
“Dude — if you can front us some dough to help cover the rent now, there will be a sweet payoff later.” That, in essence, is the deal that surf-and-skate...
Snoot of the vine
It’s that time of year again — when we invite people to our homes and try to come off as connoisseurs. These magazines can help, even as you’re buzzed and...
Learn to be your own ‘Cake Boss’
A New York-based serial entrepreneur is banking on the fact people will spend big bucks to have “face to face creative experiences” with their kids, friends and dates in the...
Expert sees Euro ‘catastrophe’ if Germany wavers
The failure of the European Central Bank to react to the euro zone debt crisis and the continuing resistance of Germany to issuing euro zone bonds threaten financial implosion and...
Beauty biz in ugly ‘knockoff’ suit
A Park Avenue plastic surgeon is suing identical twins for allegedly scamming their beauty-spa clients into thinking he’s behind their business.Dr. Scott Wells claims former models Adriana and Marisa Martino...
MTA’s bus cuts strain subways
The MTA’s drastic service cuts last year have forced thousands of bus riders to take to the already-crowded subways. More than a year after the cuts rewrote the city’s mass-transit...
Ticket-fix witness warned to leave NY
Authorities have told a key informant in the Bronx ticket-fixing scandal to stay out of town for a while, The Post has learned. But the investigators have not told the...
‘Twilight’ draws second blood with $42M
The latest “Twilight” movie has plenty of daylight left, with a second-straight win at the weekend box office. “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1” took in $42 million...
Imprisoned Wall Street trader looking for love online
Ladies, take note: His scheduled release date is Dec. 11, 2013. An imprisoned Wall Street trader who has admitted to running one of the biggest mob-linked stock frauds in US...
NY City: Our bad! Now pay
It’s City Hall’s version of digging for change in the seat cushions. The cash-strapped Bloomberg administration is looking to revoke property-tax exemptions from hundreds — maybe thousands — of nonprofit...
Cop to the end nabs ‘thief’ & retires
A decorated detective who went back to work after beating Stage 4 cancer celebrated his last day on the job Saturday — by helping to collar a career criminal.Nelson Dones,...
Birthday girl Miley’s doobie-ous statement
It’s apparently a high-flying party in the USA whenever Miley Cyrus is around! Cyrus stunned well-wishers at her 19th-birthday party, happily telling them she’s a pot-loving “stoner.” “You know you’re...
Starlight blinded justice
For innocent men, they sure act like narcissistic asses. Thirty years ago today, on a rainy, creepy California night, America’s sweetheart, Natalie Wood, was last seen alive aboard the yacht...
Tree pile a stinker
The sickly smell of rotting trees is haunting Hicksville.A 25-foot pile of mulch — the leftover of trees felled from Tropical Storm Irene — is decaying in a parking lot...
Zuccotti a den of din
Now hear this: More than 10 percent of the noise-level readings the city took around Zuccotti Park during the anti-Wall Street protest may have exceeded “reasonable” levels.The Department of Environmental...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** A man punctuated an early-morning squabble over a Borough Park parking space by picking up a traffic cone and beaning his fellow motorist, a woman, in the head...
Cops: Kids see man kill his ma
A Brooklyn woman was fatally stabbed last night by her son in front of her granddaughter, 5, and her grandson, 1, authorities said. Churminline Ward, 47, was stabbed several times...
Mega ‘to-do’ list
To see New Yorkers’ bucket list, read the writing on the wall. A half-block stretch of black plywood at the Fulton Mall in Downtown Brooklyn is recording what passersby would...
Cops save freezing kayaker
Cops yesterday rescued a fisherman whose kayak was sinking in the Atlantic off Jacob Riis Park.The 46-year-old called 911 at 1:19 p.m. when his boat started taking on water.NYPD Harbor...
CUNY tuition slam
Cuny students are about to get a tough lesson in economics — tuition is expected to soar 31 percent over four years. The City University’s Board of Trustees is voting...
DNA code can tell if it’s fishy
CANBERRA, Australia — Restaurants around the world will soon use new DNA technology to assure patrons they are being served the genuine fish fillet or caviar they ordered, rather than...
Embracing the girth of our nation
Americans are getting fatter and accepting their fatness in record numbers, according to a new poll.Compared with 1990, Americans on average are 20 pounds heavier now and even put their...
Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling take romantic trip to Paris cemetery
Hey, you two, get a tomb! Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling, the no-longer-secret Hollywood lovebirds, spent a romantic weekend in, of all places, a graveyard — though a famous one,...
Con Ed 10% hike a shock amid low US bills
New Yorkers were walloped with a 9.6 percent surge in their power bills last year, even though national electricity prices hardly budged, new government data show.A typical monthly Con Ed...
GOP jitters threaten Cuomo’s tax-cut vow
Gov. Cuomo’s pledge not to raise taxes — and to let the widely backed “millionaires tax” expire — will face its toughest test yet when the Legislature reconvenes in January...
$1.2 billion expected to be spent online today as shoppers seek cyber deals
Office productivity will plunge today as millions of Americans use their company computers to take advantage of Cyber Monday online shopping deals. As if the record $52.4 billion spent on...
Hinckley takes shot at release
The man who nearly assassinated President Ronald Reagan three decades ago will beg for freedom this week in a long-shot bid even his pals believe is unattainable. Lawyers for John...
200-pound kid taken from ma
CLEVELAND — An Ohio 8-year-old who weighs more than 200 pounds was put in foster care after social workers said his mother wasn’t doing enough to control his weight.The case...
Arab League OKs Syria ban
BEIRUT — The Arab League overwhelmingly approved sanctions yesterday against Syria to pressure Damascus to end its deadly eight-month crackdown. Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim said 19 of the...
US student bares Cairo nightmare
ST. LOUIS — One of the three US college students detained for days in Cairo as protests swept Egypt says he feared he might be killed. “I wasn’t sure I...
Postwar Iraq emerges a nation divided
BAGHDAD — The sounds of cars honking, shoppers shuffling and children laughing and playing drums fill the air in Hurriyah, a Baghdad neighborhood where machine-gun fire and death squads once...
Pak attack probe
WASHINGTON — US military commanders want their own investigation of the NATO airstrike in Pakistan that mistakenly killed 24 of that allied country’s soldiers. Marine Gen. James Mattis, the top...
Coney Island cyclone of crime
Coney Island’s fabled beachfront just got hit with a huge wave -- a crime wave. Authorities are investigating a recent string of at least five seaside crimes at lifeguard stations...
Grappling with new Mass
Roman Catholics across the city turned to cheat sheets to make it through Mass yesterday. The extra help was needed as the most extensive, liturgical-language overhaul since Vatican II went...
Horror death in Bx. outage
A woman with Down syndrome died yesterday when a backup generator failed to kick in during a power outage at her Bronx nursing home — whose boss first insisted that...
Paul’s in it for the long Ron: GOP polls
WASHINGTON — Don’t count Ron Paul out. That’s the warning from election experts watching the race for the GOP’s nomination, who say that Paul has the money and fiercely loyal...
It’s Newt that’s fit to print
WASHINGTON — Call it Newt Hampshire. Newt Gingrich’s come-from-behind run for the GOP nomination got a major boost yesterday with an endorsement by New Hampshire’s biggest paper. The Union Leader...
Pols prep for next tax fight
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are digging in for a fight over extending President Obama’s payroll-tax holiday that is set to expire in January, taking a $1,000-a-year bite out of middle-class paychecks.Democratic...
Pusher rips ‘liar’ Cameron
A methamphetamine dealer convicted of supplying Cameron Douglas is demanding a new trial based on the troubled Hollywood scion’s recent guilty plea for possessing drugs in jail. David Escalera claims...
Sarzoky's party rejects suggestion of DSK 'plot'
PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s party rejected as “grotesque” suggestions that ex-International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn was the victim of a plot to ruin his presidential ambitions. “This...
Finest flier relives bust at 30,000 feet
A vacationing Bronx cop who tackled and arrested a boozed-up, raging passenger on a flight from the Caribbean said yesterday that he sprang to action when he saw “the fear...
Syracuse fires assistant basketball coach Fine amid new information in sex-abuse scandal
Syracuse University fired longtime basketball assistant coach Bernie Fine last night — just hours after a bombshell recording emerged of his wife telling a man accusing him of sex abuse...
Feds vs. the NYPD
The most worrisome thing about the case against José Pimentel, also known as “Muhammad Yusuf,” for allegedly building a bomb and planning terrorist attacks in New York isn’t what it...
The lobby against NYC school success
Opponents of Success Academy Cobble Hill recently created perhaps the most apropos hashtag in the brief history of Twitter: “#nosuccess.” Some might find it rather odd that, in a city...
Corzine’s rightful place? Locked away behind bars
The Issue: Former NJ Gov. Jon Corzine’s business failures and a probe into possible misuse of client funds. *** New Jersey has a Hall of Fame, but because of Jon...
Diploma deception
Kids at CUNY community colleges aren’t cutting it, a new report shows — and it’s easy to see why: New York’s public high schools hand out too many diplomas to...
Begone, John Liu
Memo to city Comptroller John Liu: It’s a bit late to start a coverup. In a holiday-weekend news dump, Liu announced he was returning “in excess of $20,000” in illegal...
Read Andrew’s lips
“You are kidding yourself if you think you can be one of the highest-taxed states in the nation, have a reputation for being anti-business — and have a rosy economic...
The face of Wall Street arrogance
Jon Corzine’s unbelievably swift fall is a classic story of Wall Street arrogance. Just a few months ago, the Obama administration was considering Corzine as a possible successor to Treasury...
Bam’s bench bungle
President Obama has said that one quality he prizes highly in his judicial appointments is empathy. “We need somebody who’s got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it’s like...
This ‘Horse’ really bucks
In case you didn’t know it yet, drugs are bad. That’s the not-very-revelatory message of Dael Orlandersmith’s “Horsedreams,” her “Reefer Madness”- style drama about the evils of cocaine and heroin...
The season’s ‘Cracker’-jack alternatives
There are plenty of Nuts to crack this holiday season, from traditional to trendy. Here are a few of the most promising. * AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: Alexei Ratmansky’s version, which...
Nut’s as sweet as ever
It’s hard to imagine a holiday season without Nuts — “The Nutcracker,” that is. New York City Ballet’s version, now almost 58 years old, has all the toppings — a...
The Post Line
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Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Xavier at VanderbiltESPN27 p.m.IUPUI at GeorgetownSNY7 p.m.Long Beach State at LouisvilleESPNU8:30 p.m.Georgia at ColoradoMSG Plus9 p.m.Tennessee at OaklandESPNUFootball8:30 p.m.Giants at SaintsESPN, WWOR, WFAN (660 AM)Hockey7:30 p.m.Lightning at WildVS.Horse Racing12:25...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
FIRST-1m&70y; $23,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Latika Love(L),117J Ferrer1-2-3Robertsn3-12 Awestruck Girl(L),115R Bracho3-1-2Guerrero9-53 Patty MayCome(L),115PHrnndzO3-4-6Tzortzaks7-24 Stunningly(L),118JHmpshrJr4-4-6Mosco4-15 TempestaTemp(L),118RMontanz6-2-4Allard6-16 EstrogenRocktt(L),118J Burke2-4-5Auwarter8-1SECOND-1m; $23,000; cl($7,500); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Sortano(L),115S Elliott5-1-3Lake2-12 Spangled...
Aqueduct Charts
November 27th, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $19,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:20. Good. sparred 3w, heldTime: 22.66, 46.52, 59.1, 1:12.36.Trainer: Richard Dutrow, Jr.Winner: GR/RO F,...
Affrunti's Parx Racing Grade
FIRST-5 1/2f; $22,000; mdn cl($12,500); 2YO 7-Mark It Man 2-1 1-MelisssGdBy 15-1 3-Lil' Dante 5-1 5-My Nonno 4-1 2-Assumption 12-1 6-Ace On Top 3-1 4-Sold My Soul 8-1 1a-DreamWger 15-1...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-1 1/16m; $25,000; cl($25,000); 3up4Kty's Ktty (Sthrlnd)11.604.803.405Chrm the Crowd (Bejrno)2.602.607Real Rockport (Pedroza)4.20* $1 Ex (4-5) $14.30 * Quin (4-5) $10.80 * $1 Sup (4-5-7-1) $296.50 * $1 Tri (4-5-7) $91.00SECOND-1...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 28TUENov. 29WEDNov. 30THUDec. 1FRIDec. 2SATDec. 3SUNDec. 4RangersNO GAMEPitt. 7:30 MSG ESPNNO GAMECar. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMET.B. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMEIslandersNO GAMEBuff. 7:00 MSG+ WRHUNO GAMENO GAMEChi. 8:30 MSG+ WRHUDal....
Giants' Ballard too tough to stay down
NEW ORLEANS — Jake Ballard came off last week’s loss to the Eagles needing X-rays of his elbow, and while he waited for the results, it was impossible not to...
Del Zotto stands out in Rangers’ surge
There’s nothing easier than picking out the flaws of a NHL team you see every day, and, in this case, nothing easier than pointing out what the Rangers don’t do....
Sports Shorts
MLB: Astros fire GM, prez The Astros last night fired general manager Ed Wade and team president Tal Smith. The moves come less than a week after the sale of...
Texans win game, lose Leinart to injury
JACKSONVILLE — Matt Leinart and Matt Schaub stood next to each other for the final few snaps, Leinart in a sling and Schaub in a walking boot. The scene spoke...
Jets coach gets results after scolding offensive line
Jets coach Rex Ryan called out his offensive line in the team’s pregame meeting Saturday night. The unit had allowed quarterback Mark Sanchez to take some brutal hits in the...
NFL Roundup
Cam Newton threw for 208 yards and ran for one score and DeAngelo Williams scored twice yesterday to help the Panthers hold off the winless Colts 27-19 in Indianapolis. The...
CBS camera whizzes
This just in to the Department of You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Late in regulation of yesterday’s Broncos-Chargers telecast, with the score tied at 13, CBS cut to a...
Raiders ‘kick’ Bears while they’re down
OAKLAND — Missing some of their biggest playmakers and unable to get the ball into the end zone for much of the day, the Raiders managed to hold the Bears...
Tebow leads Broncos to OT win over Chargers
SAN DIEGO — Tim Tebow wasn’t watching as Nick Novak lined up to attempt a 53-yard field goal that would have given the Chargers an overtime victory over the Broncos....
TD dances cost Bills in loss to Jets'
Ancient Rome, with HOV lanes. I wish there were someone in charge to let us know if this is how football will be played until further notice. Yep, another week...
Former Mets closer Wagner won’t consider Phillies offer
The Phillies were interested in having Billy Wagner come out of retirement next season, but the closer passed on returning to baseball and rejoining the Mets’ archrivals. Wagner, who retired...
Patriots defeat Eagles
PHILADELPHIA — The Dream (Team) is over. Could Andy Reid’s coaching reign in Philadelphia be next? The Eagles weren’t officially eliminated from the playoffs yesterday, but it sure felt that...
Eagles' Jackson hits low ‘bench’-mark
PHILADELPHIA — The cold war between the Eagles and DeSean Jackson over his contract just keeps getting icier. The mercurial wide receiver was benched yesterday for the second time in...
Knicks seeking veteran center
The agent for rookie center Jerome Jordan said he would request a trade if the Knicks decide not to sign him or bring him to training camp, which begins Dec....
Nets’ Brooks raring to go
With a handshake deal in place for a new NBA labor deal, Nets players could start gathering this week and begin some impromptu workouts. Rookie MarShon Brooks could be the...
Knicks could still play Nuggets twice
Twelve of the 16 games the Knicks will miss in the NBA’s revamped 66-game schedule are against Western Conference teams, according to guidelines of the new slate. In an 82-game...
Holmes did job perfectly on Jets' winning catch
The Jets had flubbed their previous drive, which ended when Santonio Holmes cut left and Mark Sanchez’s pass went right on third-and-2. Oops. But the defense held the Bills to...
Jets' star cornerbacks had rough game
The two starting cornerbacks are supposed to be the backbone of the Jets defense. Darrelle Revis, best known as the lease-holder of “Revis Island,’’ and the ever-talented but maddeningly enigmatic...
Bills' Smith catches TD, but can't grab another
Buffalo’s Brad Smith already had made one ridiculous touchdown catch, outworking Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie for a tip-and-catch score in the third quarter. Now with the game on the line...
Burress’ grab saved day, and maybe Jets’ season
Bart Scott couldn’t watch. The Jets’ season was hanging in slow motion like one of those NFL Films clips with venerable narrator John Facenda’s baritone voice providing the deliberate description...
Bills receiver Johnson hurt team twice
With 2:06 left in the first half yesterday, Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson hauled in a 5-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick and immediately presented his version of the theater...
Jets say win was too tough to get
Jets linebacker Calvin Pace was sitting in front of his locker late yesterday, looking nothing like someone who had just won a much-needed football game. The Jets may have beaten...
Jets defeat Bills with late touchdown
The Jets have been waiting four months for their free-agency investments in wide receivers Santonio Holmes and Plaxico Burress to pay dividends. Yesterday, the duo may have saved the season....
Jets QB Sanchez comes through in clutch
In the end, it wasn’t Rex Ryan taking a handful of first-team practice snaps away from Mark Sanchez that got the kid’s attention. And it wasn’t the boo-birds raining down...
Beautiful work
Fire your publicist and toss your ugly employees to the curb. The new way to garner unprecedented attention for your company is to get a reality show. Even though most...
Talk show guests
MONDAYANGIE HARMON - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7DR. TRAVIS STORK - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch. 7SIMON COWELL, TRACY DIMARCO, OLIVIA BLOIS SHARPE - The Wendy Williams Show,...
Possible 'X Factor' judge switch
Is the “X Factor” judge’s panel prepping for a swap? Reports out of London over the weekend have it that Simon Cowell is pondering a switch of Kelly Rowland —...
Gilbert Gottfried returns to TV after tsunami jokes
"I hate saying my age,” says comedian Gilbert Gottfried. “It’s too depressing.” The Internet says he was born in 1955. You do the math — no matter what, he’s old...
iTV not far
Steve Jobs’ last gadget could be on sale as soon as this summer. The Apple TV set — a device that promises to shake up the TV business the way...
Temple Grandin joins Twitter
Temple Grandin, the autistic doctor who revolutionized animal sciences and whose life story became an Emmy-winning HBO movie last year, has started on Twitter. Tweeting under the name TempleG2697, her...
Pulse sales
AMANDA UPRICHARD 5 Rivington St., between Bowery and Chrystie Street; 212-925-2557 * Sale Dec. 2-4. Fri.-Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Chic dresses at great discount prices. BETSEY JOHNSON 145 W. 44th...
Weird but true
This was a dirty crime. Three workers at a septic-tank company duped customers into buying $1 million in unnecessary products — such as toilet paper to last more than 70...
Stanford QB Luck no lock for Heisman
STANFORD, Calif. — Andrew Luck cemented his status atop Stanford’s record books, made his final case for the Heisman Trophy and put the program in position for a second straight...
College basketball roundup
Ashton Gibbs scored 21 points and Cameron Wright added a career-high 13 as No. 17 Pitt rolled past Robert Morris 81-71 yesterday in Pittsburgh. The Panthers (5-1) won their third...
Tide feels deja-LSU
AUBURN, Ala. — Though they have some difficulty understanding me and my Brooklyn accent, I have grown quite fond of several Alabama players, having covered them for the last few...
Zook fired at Illinois; Gill booted at Kansas
A historic late-season collapse ended Ron Zook’s tenure at Illinois after seven seasons. Turner Gill got only two seasons at Kansas before he was let go. Zook and Gill were...
Hunt on for 'opera-singing' parrot missing in Brooklyn (VIDEO)
Maybe he’s flying to Lincoln Center for his big chance. A parrot with a “huge vocabulary” who “loves to sing opera” has flown the coop and his heartbroken owner is...
City Councilman Barron to challenge Rep. Towns
A bitter political feud is brewing in Brooklyn, with City Council firebrand Charles Barron launching a Democratic primary challenge against longtime Rep. Ed Towns. Barron announced his 2012 race in...
Syracuse coach Boeheim supports Fine firing, calls allegations 'disturbing'
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim says he supports the university's decision to fire his longtime assistant Bernie Fine and that he "deeply regrets" his initial statements that may have been insensitive...
Syracuse fires accused molest coach Bernie Fine after new claim made
Syracuse University associate head basketball coach Bernie Fine was fired today in the wake of an investigation of child molestation allegations against him. "At the direction of Chancellor Cantor, Bernie...
Hero cop: Passengers' fear made me take jet boozehound down
A vacationing Bronx cop who tackled and arrested a boozed-up, raging passenger on a flight from the Carribbean said he sprang to action when he saw “the fear in passengers’...
Fisherman plucked from sinking kayak
Cops rescued a fisherman whose kayak was sinking in the Atlantic Ocean off Jacob Riis Park today. The 46-year-old was able to call 911 at 1:19 p.m. when his small...
Retiring detective nabs iPhone creep on last day
A courageous detective who went back to work after beating stage-four cancer celebrated his last day on the job yesterday by helping to collar a career criminal. Decorated NYPD Officer...