May 3, 2012
Secret Service agent strikes & kills B'klyn pedestrian
A Secret Service agent struck and killed a woman with their car in Brooklyn this afternoon, law enforcement sources said. The victim, Maria Tripp, 47 -- who lived only four...
Rivera tears ACL in outfield before Yankees game, career in jeopardy
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera suffered a torn ACL in his right knee shagging fly balls before Thursday night's game against the Royals in Kansas City.Manager Joe Girardi revealed the diagnosis...
Authorities finally nab fugitive suspected of killing wife's brother in 1991
After more than two decades on the run, a slippery suspect who eluded both the NYPD and the FBI by getting himself deported to Mexico is finally back in New...
Yankees lose to Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hours after Mariano Rivera tore a ligament in his right knee Thursday, the Yankees lost 4-3 to the Kansas City Royals. Mike Moustakas matched a career...
Movie stubs are ticket to identity
If you are excited to see “The Avengers” this weekend, you aren’t just a superhero fan, you are exceptionally open-minded. New marketing research has found that people’s favorite summer Hollywood...
Ex-Wilhelmina Models prez says he was canned for standing up to CEO
It's all Fergie's fault. The ex-president of Wilhelmina Models says he was forced out by CEO Mark Schwarz because he “failed to facilitate” his desired face-time with curvy Black Eyed...
Hundreds show for Bronx crash victims' wake
Hundreds of mourners filed past seven open caskets arranged in a circle to pay their respects today to the victims of Sunday’s deadly crash on the Bronx River Parkway. The...
Judge in Lomma trial warns against emails sent to victims' lawyers
Keep your taunts to yourself. The judge presiding over the wrongful death lawsuit against New York Crane owner James Lomma advised the construction big to lay off sending emails to...
NJ private-school teacher in kiddie-porn bust
A sixth-grade teacher at a Jewish school in New Jersey has been busted for allegedly downloading a huge stash of gay kiddie porn from the Internet. Court papers say a...
B'klyn party promoter brutally battered in hipster catfight
A Brooklyn party promoter had her face smashed on the cobble stone street outside a trendy DUMBO nightclub when a hipster catfight broke out after she tried to buy a...
Mother of four sues BGC USA boss after being fired
And you thought your boss was bad. A mother of four says she was chased off her job as an executive assistant at a bigtime financial firm after just over...
WATCH: Stevens previews Kentucky Derby
The 138th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs takes place Saturday. CineSport's Tara Petrolino tuns to Hall of Fame jockey and NBC Sports analyst Gary Stevens for his...
Sparano 'really impressed' with Jets QB Sanchez
Jets offensive coordinator Tony Sparano spoke with reporters on a conference call Thursday. I did a post on what he said about Tim Tebow, but here are some of the...
Bx. 'shooter' facing 2nd-degree murder charge in alleged slay
A Bronx man will face a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a man attending the crowded outdoor memorial vigil for a slain pal. Darrell Patillo, 18, allegedly...
Capitals confident despite marathon loss to Rangers
WASHINGTON -- It’s impossible to say whether the good feeling the Rangers derived from their triple-overtime victory over the Capitals will carry into Saturday, when the teams meet in Washington...
FOUR CORNERS: Saving Stoudemire over Billups might have been mistake for Knicks
Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald was flooded with praise for the decision to amnesty Chauncey Billups in order to sign Tyson Chandler before this season. Chandler has come as advertised,...
Video shows thug readying shotgun before robbery
A shotgun toting thug was caught on dramatic video ratcheting a shell into the chamber of his weapon before he and his partner in crime robbed two men in Woodside,...
Yankees revert lineup to give it 2011 look
KANSAS CITY -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi is hoping to jolt his struggling offense by moving Mark Teixeira up to third and dropping Robinson Cano to fifth for their series...
Yankees pitcher Pettitte to make Triple-A start Sunday
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said he expects Andy Pettitte to make a start for Triple-A Scranton Wilkes/Barre on Sunday. Cashman would not say if this would be the veteran...
New Jets coordinator won't reveal plan for Tebow
New Jets offensive coordinator Tony Sparano clammed up Thursday when asked how the team would use Tim Tebow this season.Head coach Rex Ryan said in March the team could use...
Facebook sets $28 to $35 IPO range
Facebook Inc. set the price range for its initial public offering at $28 to $35 a share Thursday, in a landmark deal that would raise as much as $11.8 billion...
Indiana cops eye murder suspect in missing college student case
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana police are investigating a possible connection between a missing college student and a man accused of murdering several women. The Bloomington Police Department said Thursday that...
Pebble Universe review: I send the cute things to their death
I don't make a habit of playing games on my iPhone. Not because I don't like them, but because I prefer reading ... because I am a 29-year-old geezer.But then...
Red Bulls' Juan Agudelo back from knee surgery, rediscovers love of the game
Juan Agudelo hasn’t played a game since having knee surgery in March, and the Red Bulls’ striker admits it took that long, arduous rehab to remind him just how much...
B'klyn man guilty of stealing $100K in benefits by dressing up as dead mom
What a "Psycho!" A Brooklyn man who snubbed a deal that could have sprung him from jail could instead serve dozens of years in prison after a jury convicted him...
NBA Draft Lottery moving to Times Square
New York City is stealing back the Draft Lottery from New Jersey.The 2012 NBA Draft Lottery will be held at the Disney/ABC’s Times Square Studios on May 30 at 8...
Tan Mom lashes out, calls critics 'jealous, fat and ugly'
She isn’t a bad mother — it's people who are just “jealous, fat and ugly," that are out to get her. Tanorexic New Jersey mom Patricia Krentcil again denied bringing...
Red Bulls' Jan Gunnar Solli to return Saturday vs Galaxy; Roy Miller close as well
There is more injury news for the Red Bulls. No, the other half of their starting lineup hasn’t caught the flu. This time it’s actually good news, with starting right...
Rangers coach not impressed with triple overtime win over Capitals
WASHINGTON — While pretty much everyone in the hockey world was searching for the proper superlatives to apply to the Rangers’ triple overtime 2-1 victory over the Capitals here Wednesday...
'The Avengers' advance ticket sales soaring ahead of midnight release
"Avengers" fans are already assembling online just hours before the hotly-anticipated movie hits theaters.The movie accounts for 95% of today's advance ticket sales on Fandango, and more than 1,000 screenings...
Death on NYC train platform leads to $180k mystery
The mystery began with a heart attack, a man with a past, and a bag of money that federal authorities now want to keep. In August, a retired Teamster from...
What will become of The Ziegfeld?
The fate of the Ziegfeld Theatre on W. 54th St. -- the closest thing New York City has to an operating movie palace and still the best place in town...
Pinault and Evangelista child-support trial begins
Linda Evangelista's billionaire French baby-daddy Francois-Henri Pinault wanted her to have an abortion, the supermodel's lawyer claimed as their contentious child support trial kicked off today in Manhattan Family Court....
Mick Jagger to host 'SNL' finale
Mick Jagger will test his comic chops later this month as host of the "Saturday Night Live" season finale. The Rolling Stones frontman has been a musical guest twice before...
Illinois hotel favored by gangster Al Capone for sale on eBay
FOX LAKE, Ill. — A historic hotel in northern Illinois that once served as mobster Al Capone's weekend retreat is up for sale on eBay. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald...
DVD Extra: Swashbuckling double DeMille
I arrived in Hollywood a day before the recent TCM Classic Film Festival, just in time to watch the world premiere of "The Avengers'' at the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard...
Best Buy's chief marketing officer leaves
Another executive at Best Buy has left the company, the consumer electronics retailer said Thursday. Former Chief Marketing Officer Barry Judge is no longer with the Minneapolis company. The company...
Knicks' Lin says he's unlikely to play in Game 4
Jeremy Lin all but ruled out making his return for the Knicks on Sunday in Game 4 vs. Miami, feeling he is still too sore Thursday after going through his...
Cuomo considering new ideas for paying to replace Tappan Zee Bridge
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he's considering new ideas for paying to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge after the federal government rejected a $2 billion loan application. The proposed $5.2 billion...
Dems like composite humans, Republicans prefer actual people
Remember when Sen. Chuck Schumer exposed all the problems facing a "typical" middle-class couple -- the "Baileys" -- in his district? Well, now it seems President Obama has taken a page...
Ex-Edwards aide had awkward run-in with mistress
GREENSBORO, NC -- A former aide to disgraced presidential hopeful John Edwards recalled an odd campaign-trail moment when the senator’s paramour came a knockin’ -- and didn’t apologize for the...
5 indicted in alleged plot to bomb Ohio bridge
CLEVELAND — Five men suspected of plotting to bomb an Ohio bridge have been indicted on three counts each, including a new charge of attempted use of a weapon of...
Former Giants star Barber says depression affects former NFL players
You can be surprised but never shocked.That’s the assessment of Tiki Barber, the leading rusher in Giants history, viewing the tragic apparent suicide Wednesday by former NFL linebacker Junior Seau,...
US soldier dies of rabies after dog bite in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON -- A 24-year-old American soldier died of rabies after being bitten by a dog last year in Afghanistan, US health officials said Thursday following an investigation into the rare...
Cablevision looking to sell Clearview movie theater chain, including Manhattan's famed Ziegfeld Theater
Cablevision is shopping its Clearview Cinemas movie theater chain, which has 45 theaters in the New York tri-state area including the famed Ziegfeld in Manhattan, the company's CFO said on...
Chavez put on DL; Yankees call up Nix from Triple-A
Utility player Jayson Nix will start in left field for Yankees in Kansas City on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series with the Royals.The Yankees are calling...
Obama leads in Pennsylvania and Ohio, Romney in Florida: poll
HAMDEN, Conn. -- A new poll of three major battleground states -- Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania -- shows a tight race between Mitt Romney and President Obama. Obama leads his...
Judge urges Espada jury to work together after panel reveals holdout refuses to deliberate
A judge today gave jurors a pep talk, pleading with them to hash out their differences in the trial of ex-state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. Following complaints that one mule-like...
More than 100 immigrants found locked in Texas home
EDINBURG, Texas -- More than 100 illegal immigrants were found locked inside a south Texas home, where they said they had been left for days without food or water, The...
Issa sends out draft contempt order against Holder over 'Fast and Furious'
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has circulated a lengthy pair of documents making the case for holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over his "refusal" to...
Pacers mock Knicks’ Stoudemire with fire extinguisher warning
The Pacers training staff wanted to make sure there were no other accidents involving fire extinguishers in Florida. With Indiana playing Game 3 of their opening-round series in Orlando on...
The Carlyle Group raises $671M in its IPO
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group raised $671 million from its initial public offering of some 30.5 million common units. The company's shares are edging up, adding 36 cents to...
Devils' Kovalchuk 'feels good,' will be game-time decision tonight
Crediting doctors for performing “a little magic,” Devils winger Ilya Kovalchuk pronounced himself ready to return to action in Game 3 of their first-round series against the Flyers Thursday night...
Immigration enforcement whiplash
The big news about illegal immigration is that it is not the problem it once was. Turns out that whereas we had nearly unrestrained border crossings a few short years...
Ravens LB Suggs tears Achilles, could miss season
OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs will have surgery for a partially torn Achilles tendon, an injury he insists will not keep him sidelined for the entire...
European Central Bank chief urges governments to act over financial woes
BARCELONA -- European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi reiterated once more Thursday that it is the responsibility of individual eurozone governments to take the next steps necessary to restore...
US productivity drops 0.5% in first quarter, less than expected
WASHINGTON -- The productivity of US businesses and workers fell less than expected in the three months through March but dropped for the first time in three quarters, based on...
Morgan Stanley backs $300M US rooftop solar investment fund
Morgan Stanley said Thursday that it put together a $300 million fund to invest in rooftop solar-power systems to be installed on US homes in a deal with two clean-energy...
US, other nuclear powers stress 'urgent' Iran cooperation with IAEA
VIENNA -- The United States, China, Russia, France and Britain reiterated their call Thursday for Iran to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog over its disputed nuclear program. "We remain...
Orbitz narrows its first-quarter loss on European growth
CHICAGO -- Orbitz Worldwide narrowed its loss in the first quarter as the online travel agency reported growth in its European-focused travel business and stronger demand for hotel and vacation...
Teen son arrested over fatal shooting of ICE agent dad in California
CARSON, Calif. — A friend says he never saw any problems that might have led a 14-year-old boy to shoot his father, a federal agent, at their Southern California home....
Northern NY woman charged with fleeing police after driving wrong way on I-87
CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. — Authorities say a 49-year-old woman has been charged with fleeing police during a chase that saw her drive more than 4 miles the wrong way on a...
Pettitte, Dodgers, Giambi, Harper, Chipper, Weaver
Good Lord, what a day in the sports world. Outside of baseball, we had the terrible news of Junior Seau’s death, the announcement of the Saints suspensions and the Rangers’...
April retail sales show shoppers spent less
Americans were shopping in April, but they weren't spending as much as expected. Big retailers including Costco, Macy's and Target on Thursday reported sales in April that missed Wall Street...
Fordham sets up relief fund for family of Bronx crash victims
Fordham University has created a relief fund for the family of the seven victims who died in a horrific New York City highway accident. Two of the victims worked in...
Bin Laden's private letters posted online
WASHINGTON — In letters from his last hideout, Osama bin Laden fretted about dysfunction in his terrorist network and crumbling trust from Muslims he wished to incite against their government...
1 killed in NJ crash
Police say one person is dead after a van carrying a family to the airport to return to China struck a dump truck on a New Jersey highway Thursday. South...
Bosh back for Game 3 vs. Knicks after birth of son
Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh returned to New York hours after his wife gave birth and was preparing to play in Game 3 of his team’s Eastern Conference first-round series...
Weekly jobless claims fall by 27,000 to 365,000, first drop in a month
WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans who filed requests for jobless benefits fell last week for the first time in a month, down 27,000 to 365,000, the Labor Department said...
Viacom's second-quarter earnings up 56 percent, in line with analyst estimates
Viacom Inc., the owner of Paramount Pictures, MTV and Comedy Central, on Thursday said its net income rose 56 percent in the latest quarter, even though a slate of movies...
GM earns $1B in first quarter, beating estimates
DETROIT — General Motors' net income fell sharply in the first quarter, hurt by losses in Europe and a big accounting charge. But the results beat Wall Street estimates and...
NY Rep. Michael Grimm requesting DOJ turn over MF Global investigation to independent counsel
WASHINGTON -- A Republican member of the House Financial Services Committee is pushing for the Justice Department to turn over its investigation of the MF Global Holdings collapse to an...
Texas hedge fund manager John Arnold retiring at 38
HOUSTON -- A billionaire Texas hedge fund manager who was once a star trader at Enron has announced he has decided to retire -- at age 38. John Arnold, who...
Motorcyclist arrested for going 170mph boasts to New York cops his ride 'can easily top 190'
RAVENA, N.Y. -- New York state troopers arrested a boastful -- and unlicensed -- motorcyclist for going at speeds in excess of 150mph for 50 miles on the New York...
Real Madrid ends Barca's reign in Spain with first title in four years
BILBAO, Spain -- Real Madrid ended the reign of rivals Barcelona on Wednesday, claiming its first Spanish title in four years with a 3-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao. In a...
Woman escapes from speeding car in Atlanta after being stuffed in trunk
ATLANTA -- A female student managed to escape from a speeding car after being stuffed in the trunk by an armed man just minutes before the same man attempted to...
US businessman Miller set to take over Scottish soccer giant Rangers
GLASGOW -- American businessman Bill Miller was named Thursday as the preferred bidder of financially stricken Scottish giant Rangers by the club's administrators, Sky Sports reported. Miller, a Tennessee-based tow-truck magnate,...
Pepsi bringing back Michael Jackson in ads
PepsiCo Inc. is going on a reunion tour with The King of Pop. The Purchase, N.Y.-based company on Thursday is announcing its deal with the estate of Michael Jackson to...
Witnesses describe island massacre in Norway trial
OSLO, Norway — Witnesses have described in chilling detail how mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik tricked them into believing he was a policeman on a ferry to Utoya island where...
Two US farms quarantined as mad cow disease case probed
WASHINGTON -- Two farms were under quarantine Thursday as officials continued to investigate a case of mad cow disease discovered in California last week, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Woody Guthrie tribute to highlight annual Brooklyn Folk Festival
Brooklyn’s own Woody Guthrie would have been proud.Featuring more than 30 bands, organizers of the fourth annual Brooklyn Folk Festival promise to transform 27,000 square feet of raw space in...
Chinese dissident says not safe in home country, appeals for US help
BEIJING -- The blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said he no longer feels safe in his home country and wants to travel to the US, just a day after a...
Will Hillary defend this human's rights?
When it comes to Hillary Clinton and human rights, well, human rights usually loses. Back when she was first travelling to China for a visit she dismissed the idea that...
California student left in cell for five days files $20M claim against DEA
SAN DIEGO -- The California student who was forgotten about by agents and left alone in a holding cell for five days without food or water filed a $20 million...
Baseball roundup: Riverdale stays hot, tops Horace Mann
Cole Dreyfuss went the distance, struck out four and allowed three hits as Riverdale topped Horace Mann, 3-2, in Ivy Prep League baseball in The Bronx on Wednesday. Charlie Davis...
Giants legend Carson ‘not shocked’ by Seau’s death
The more tragic stories such as Junior Seau’s apparent suicide Wednesday unfold, the less Harry Carson is surprised. Maybe Seau had personal demons no one knew existed. Or maybe he...
Boys lacrosse roundup: New Dorp rallies past Midwood in OT
New Dorp was handed a chance to earn first place. Kyle Hand scored the winner two minutes into the second overtime to give the Central Cougars a thrilling 6-5 win...
Softball roundup: Stevenson slugs past InTech Academy
Adlai Stevenson put itself into the conversation for a division title in a slugfest. Maranda Diaz went 4-for-5 with a home run, five RBIs and two runs scored to lead...
Miller, Fieldston take sole possession of first with win over Poly Prep
Come the spring of 2013, Kate Miller will be crushing home runs for the Princeton Tigers. But on Wednesday, her barrage of long balls paired with dominant pitching was all...
Liason, Went the Day Well get blinkers for Kentucky Derby
Two horses will add blinkers for the Kentucky Derby: Liaison, who has been off-the-board in all three starts this year; and Went the Day Well, coming off a win in...
Post 6 in Kentucky Derby good spot for Bodemeister
Mike Smith, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode 50-1 shot Giacomo to victory in the 2005 Kentucky Derby, will be aboard Bodemeister, the morning-line favorite in Saturday’s Run for...
Knicks center Chandler wins Defensive Player of Year
When Kimberly Chandler learned how sick her husband was before the NBA playoffs were about to begin last week, she immediately got on an airplane and flew to Miami to...
Amar'e hopes to return to Knicks for Game 4 vs. Heat
Amar’e Stoudemire has always been a cocky player across his career and yesterday he could not have been more bold in saying he wanted to try to play with a...
Infamy one playoff loss away for Knicks
On April 29, 2001, Roger Clemens allowed four hits over 7 1⁄3 innings at Yankee Stadium, earning his 263rd career victory as the Yankees beat the A’s, 3-1. On April...
Knicks will move Anthony to power forward
Carmelo Anthony doesn’t know how the Knicks will be able to score enough points with key players out or how the Heat will defend him with no Amar’e Stoudemire to...
Rookie pitcher Phelps to start for Yankees
The Yankees’ starting pitching has gone from supposed strength to complete shambles, with Michael Pineda out for the year, Phil Hughes out of sync and Freddy Garcia out of the...
Rangers defeat Capitals in third OT on Gaborik goal
WASHINGTON — It was the other side of midnight, the Rangers and Capitals had been at it for 114:41 of hockey when Brad Richards centered the puck to Marian Gaborik....
Domurat, Poly Prep push past Fieldston in double OT
Poly Prep knew that a win wasn't going to come easily. “It was a battle,” said Poly Prep head coach Anni Zukauskas. “We needed that experience.” It took overtime to...
Knicks remain confident heading into Game 3 with Heat tonight
The perfect thunderstorm crushed the Knicks last weekend in rainy South Beach, starting with Tyson Chandler’s flu, continuing with Iman Shumpert blowing out his knee and climaxing with Amar’e Stoudemire’s...
Heat say approach will stay same in Game 3 vs. Knicks
MIAMI — The Heat insist the absence of Amar’e Stoudemire, who lost a frustration battle with a glass-and-metal fire-extinguisher box, will not alter their approach to tonight’s Game 3 against...
Knicks say Stoudemire doesn't need to apologize
In Steve Novak’s mind, Amar’e Stoudemire has generated enough credibility as a person and a teammate that an apology for his postgame punch is unnecessary. “Me personally, no,” Novak said...
MARIA, MARIA: With Senior Day approaching, Palmeri reflects on time at Molloy
Every other week this softball season, Archbishop Molloy senior shortshop/pitcher Maria Palmeri will give us an inside look at her team’s quest for a second straight CHSAA state title. In...
INSIDE SOFTBALL: Coaches differ on state of PSAL softball
Coaches are divided on the state of PSAL softball, but most can agree on one thing. Changes are needed. This season, the league implemented two new rules. A 30-run mercy...
Toddler among five dead in domestic rampage by Az. neo-Nazi: officials
GILBERT, Ariz. -- A two-year-old child was among four people shot and killed inside an Arizona home Wednesday by a neo-Nazi militia leader, who then shot himself dead. Jason "J.T."...
INSIDE LACROSSE: Crusaders step up after move down
Archbishop Stepinac put last season behind it quickly and definitively. “The first game we won showed us that we can break the losing streak and get out of our slump...
Cano can’t find groove for Yankees
Four hours before last night’s 5-0 loss to the Orioles, Robinson Cano was on the field taking early batting practice. He was doing one of his favorite hitting drills, the...
Yankees shut out by Orioles; Nova streak ends
Yankees pitcher Ivan Nova dodged a lot of bullets during the 20 games he pitched between defeats. There was the game in Kansas City last year when he gave up...
Gaborik takes place among Rangers biggest goals
WASHINGTON – Hockey fans don’t need much in the way of reference points; surnames will do just fine. There isn’t a Rangers fan who was alive on the evening of...
ScarJo describes life inside her 'Avengers' suit
Scarlett Johansson admits it wasn’t all fun inside her slinky Black Widow suit in “The Avengers.” “It was like wearing sweaty pajamas,” she said on Wednesday’s “Tonight Show with Jay...
Xaverian ace, 2011 postseason hero Scerbo bound for Seton Hall
Blaise Scerbo thinks about his jog across Jack Kaiser Field often. The Xaverian right-hander, overlooked as one of the team’s best pitchers at the start of the season, had a...
Former Edison standout Baker achieves goal, commits to FAU
Cavon Baker was determined to play Division I basketball. It didn’t matter that he didn’t have any interest during his career at Thomas Edison, that he didn’t have any scholarship...
Gaborik's goal in third OT gives Rangers series lead
WASHINGTON — Marian Gaborik scored at 14:41 of the third overtime, and the New York Rangers outlasted the Washington Capitals in a 2-1 victory early Thursday morning to take a...
Angels' Weaver pitches no-hitter against Twins
ANAHEIM, Calif. — His gem complete, Jered Weaver started to sob. Then, there were more tears when his wife and mom and dad joined the Angels ace for a group...
Sea's Russell follows up Penn Relays performance by striking out 17
Brian Russell walked out onto the field for practice Thursday and St. Joseph by the Sea coach Gordon Rugg threw him off the diamond. No, the Vikings ace didn’t violate...
Brooklyn native Murphy completes Division I journey, signs with FIU
After four mostly unproductive years at Grady, Tymell Murphy was faced with a large question mark: what to do next? He could either get a job or look into obtaining...
Business briefs
Rajat rejectRajat Gupta lost a bid to get documents on settlement negotiations between the SEC and witnesses cooperating with a probe into insider trading at hedge funds. The SEC is...
Too hot to touch
Rockstar Energy Drink’s edgy image has made it the fastest-growing player in the red-hot sector. It is also scaring off suitors, The Post has learned. Marketing tie-ups with Playboy, tabs...
Silver Lake Partners buying stake in William Morris Endeavor
Does that deal come with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners is acquiring a 31 percent stake in Hollywood’s biggest talent agency, WME,...
My job numbers: 12 39 41 53 56 13
Anyone who tries to predict tomorrow’s Labor Department employment number is a fool. You might as well, say, pick a lottery number. The Wall Street consensus is that 162,000 new...
Top Wall Street execs air gripes on new financial regulations
Loosen our chains, already! At least that’s the message a handful of bankers at the nation’s largest firms tried to deliver to the Federal Reserve yesterday at a private meeting...
Here’s lookin’ at Burberry ad
Of all the movie stars, in all the trench coats, in all the world, they had to have him.Burberry filed suit yesterday to validate its recent use of an image...
Flywheel to open new location in Dubai
The spinning craze is about to heat up the Persian Gulf. Flywheel — the New York-based chain of indoor-cycling studios whose regulars include Katie Couric, Jimmy Fallon and Sofia Vergara...
Murdoch backed by board
The 15-member News Corp. board of directors yesterday announced its “full confidence in Rupert Murdoch’s fitness and support for his continuing to lead News Corp. into the future as its...
American Eagle soars
American Eagle Outfitters climbed the most since 2000 after reporting preliminary first-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates as the Pittsburgh-based apparel chain was able to sell more merchandise at full...
Target drops Kindle in showrooming showdown
Looks like Amazon has a Target on its back. Cheap chic retailer Target said it will yank Amazon’s popular Kindle e-readers from its shelves by the end of the month...
RIM keyed to B’Berry
Research in Motion said yesterday it will continue to offer physical keyboards on future BlackBerry models. Some reports suggested RIM would ditch the physical keys that are favored by its...
Comcast ordered to move Bloomberg
So long, Siberia! Bloomberg TV, long the business-news underdog, is moving up the dial after federal regulators ruled that cable operator Comcast Corp., led by Brian Roberts, must put Bloomberg...
‘Puss in Boots’ is Dream-y
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., maker of the “Kung Fu Panda” films, said first-quarter profit rose 3.2 percent on overseas ticket sales and home-video revenue from the film “Puss in Boots.”...
Big TW earnings bang
Time Warner, owner of the cable networks TNT and TBS, reported first-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates on gains in television advertising. Earnings excluding some items rose to 67 cents...
The sweet life
Award-winning pastry chef Francois Payard has a mischievous gleam in his eye when he teases his wife, Fernanda Capobianco, about her design for their sparkling white apartment. “Fernanda loves everything...
Go back in time
Go retro with your decor this spring — think sea-foam green, salmon pink, sexy silver, crisp Lucite — but do it with a modern twist! Use color to wake up...
Just sold!
Manhattan CLINTON $1,240,000 421 W. 54th St. Two-bedroom, two-bath condo, 1,210 square feet, with renovated eat-in kitchen with Viking, Sub-Zero and Bosch appliances, renovated bath and oak floors; building features...
Mellon dollars
Jimmy Choo co-founder Tamara Mellon will have plenty of storage space for designer stilettos and biker boots in her sprawling new beach mansion. Mellon has purchased a 6,500-square-foot home on...
NY flame dishes on Obama's romantic ways when he was 22
Long before he was courting voters, a young Barack Obama was a 22-year-old college grad in New York who knew how to seduce young women while he struggled with his...
Get out of jail free but only if you are an anti-Semite
Hide under the covers, New Yorkers. After the bars close in Midtown tomorrow, Major League Baseball’s very own Mel Gibson — Delmon Young of the Detroit Tigers — will be...
59th St. Bridge slay trial
A Brooklyn man involved in the first of a series of car plunges from the 59th Street Bridge exit ramp that destroyed two businesses and killed an innocent bystander and...
Cop-push killer guilty
So long, punk. An ex-con could be caged for the rest of his life after a jury yesterday convicted him of shoving a veteran cop to his death from the...
Health aide stole 800G
A crooked home health aide was found guilty yesterday of ripping off an elderly disabled woman by having her write hundreds of checks for everyday things — like “ice cream”...
New ‘parking punch’ jury
Same punch, new trial.A second Manhattan jury began hearing evidence yesterday in the bizarre and horrific case of Oscar Fuller, charged with felony assault for admittedly punching a woman into...
Gov’s punch at super PACs
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo, who at last count had nearly $14.4 million in his campaign war chest, took a swipe at “super PACs” yesterday.The unlimited spending by businesses and unions...
Gingrich a goner
WASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich finally ended his run for the Republican presidential nomination with a meandering speech typical of a campaign he called a “truly wild ride.” Gingrich didn’t specifically...
Longing for Jimmy
CHANTILLY, Va. — Mitt Romney tried to bring the campaign back to the nation’s troubled economy a day after President Obama spiked the football with a surprise trip to Afghanistan...
Liu: I’ll ‘disable’ cab deal
Comptroller John Liu backed off his attacks on US Attorney Preet Bharara yesterday and returned to criticizing Mayor Bloomberg. Surrounded by a dozen advocates in wheelchairs, Liu announced he wouldn’t...
‘Wife rape’ fiend faints in court
A husband accused of repeatedly raping his wife dramatically collapsed in a Manhattan courtroom yesterday — moments before he was to take the stand in his own defense.“Oh! Oh!” the...
Sushi slayer’s chilling cop call
Moments after he admittedly slit his father’s throat with a sushi knife two summers ago, a deranged Upper West Side man announced his deed to a 911 operator with chilling...
Home for his girl’s b’day
Two weeks after a deranged man plunged a jagged knife into the head of a city cop, the brave officer left a Manhattan hospital yesterday — just in time to...
Columbia psycho dodges jail
A Columbia University MBA student who suffered a violent psychotic breakdown — leading him to randomly punch, kick and bite a female passer-by outside the university’s main gates in April...
Beyoncé has write stuff
Grammy winner, World’s Most Beautiful Woman, mother — and now, Beyoncé has one more title: prized journalist. The superstar’s Essence magazine cover article, “Eat, Play Love,” won her first place...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx A quick-thinking straphanger helped nab a subway groper after she managed to snap his picture with her cellphone camera, cops said. William Mitchell (pictured), 22, allegedly rubbed the...
Brooklyn Heights ‘water affront’
They want a beautiful waterfront park — they just don’t want outsiders traipsing through their neighborhood to get there. Community leaders in Brooklyn Heights are prepared to look a $40...
That hat’s a hoot!
It was a meeting of the hoo’s hoo in Central Park yesterday. Carol McDermott made a fowl fashion statement at the Central Park Conservancy’s annual luncheon as she showed up...
Study finds preemie epidemic
About 15 million premature babies are born every year — more than 1 in 10 of the world’s births and a bigger problem than previously believed, according to a report...
$120M Scream fest
Money can’t buy you happiness, but just under $120 million can get you a renowned piece of existential despair. One of the most famous masterpieces in the world — Edvard...
New Jersey mom toasted tot in tanning booth: cops
She's taken tanning too far - even for New Jersey. Tanorexic mom of five Patricia Krentcil - whose ghastly boot-leather skin makes Snooki look like a ghost - was busted...
Pedro trial juror hanging things up
This hard-head could hang Pedro’s jury. Ex-state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr.’s federal embezzlement trial screeched to a halt yesterday after the jury revealed that one of its 12 members has...
Ex-cop who died in fire went back into burning home to save wife and daughters: relative
The Westchester police captain who died trying to save his wife and teen daughters from a horrific house fire would never have left without his family, a relative said. “I...
FAA flips video guy the bird
A Delta passenger who filmed a bird strike at JFK says he’s being targeted by the embarrassed feds just because he shot the footage with his iPad during takeoff. “It’s...
Audit finds teachers regularly work less than their contract requires
Recess isn’t just for kids. Nearly one in four city public-school teachers whose schedules were audited by the Department of Education last year weren’t teaching the minimum number of classes...
Eli suffers ‘SNL’ jitters
Eli Manning finally thinks he’s worthy of following in his big brother’s footsteps — in comedy. The Super Bowl champion quarterback will host “Saturday Night Live” this week. He turned...
Taxi $tage directions
Pretty soon you’ll be asked to pay more than the fare in yellow cabs.Thousands of annoying taxi TVs will soon air public-service announcements asking riders to donate to theater education...
Crews begin work on new safety measures at site of horrific Bronx crash
Seven people had to die before the state finally got around to fixing a stretch of Bronx highway that’s been a known danger for years. Crews took the first steps...
Hip salon bias rap
An ultra-hip and exclusive Meatpacking District hair salon is discriminating in more ways than one, court papers claim.In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Zandra Bennett says she was subjected...
9 ho’s paid by Secret agents
Nine of the 12 women involved in the Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia received money from agency employees, House Homeland Security Committee chairman Peter King (R-LI) said yesterday. King...
Queens man charged with credit-repair scam
A Queens businessman fixed bad credit the easy way — he stole new IDs for his clients, authorities said. Benjamin Cardova, 45, owner of Financial Institution Recovery Services, in Richmond...
NFL great Junior Seau found dead of apparent suicide
Hard-hitting NFL legend Junior Seau, one of the fiercest linebackers ever to play, died in an apparent suicide yesterday even as he planned a family surfing vacation to Hawaii. Seau,...
Eva mulls run for mayor
Longtime school reformer and former City Council member Eva Moskowitz could be the latest addition to a crowded mayoral field, The Post has learned. Moskowitz said she is considering throwing...
E-test PA cop gets ax
A Port Authority police captain assigned to Internal Affairs was canned last night after he admitted e-mailing questions for a sergeants exam from his office computer to his home, sources...
Budget plug is CityTimely
There’s a new $495 million city budget gap — but it’s already mostly been filled. When Mayor Bloomberg presents his executive budget for fiscal 2013 today, he’ll announce that revenues...
Testimony of wife's desperate attack on cheating John Edwards sends daughter from courtroom
John Edwards’ humiliated wife had a meltdown a day after his tawdry affair went public — hysterically taunting her husband by groping him and exposing her breasts in front of...
Nets’ Brooklyn parking plan hits the skids
The state has put the brakes on an unconventional parking plan at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn that critics feared would have created neighborhood traffic nightmares. Stack-parking — a...
While Bam ‘Spikes’
While President Obama’s been busy on his globe-spanning “OBL: I Got Him!” victory tour, the fragile US recovery seems to have been crashing into the rocks. Wall Street economists spent...
An ugly day of american diplomacy
The State Department painted it as an elegant way out of a ballooning crisis involving Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng — but by day’s end, it looked like a disgraceful performance...
Shutting down the shuttle: No joy ride for America
The Issue: Space shuttle Enterprise’s arrival in NYC, heading for it’s final home at the Intrepid Museum. *** Saturday’s Post captured the most beautiful sight — the space shuttle Enterprise...
A case of negative energy
The Issue: Whether EPA policies are used to promote economic and environmental ideologies. *** Michelle Malkin clearly makes the case that President Obama’s energy policy is nothing but a vicious...
Liu’s latest Lulu
Ethically obtuse City Comptroller John Liu may be the only politician in town who still believes he has a political future. Why else would he be threatening to run for...
A wild card for Bam
In a surprise development, Israel is moving to national elections this fall, more than a year ahead of schedule. And the result — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a heavy...
NY’s thieving bookie
“Learning that NYRA officials hid their wrongdoing harkens back to the days when NYRA was brought under criminal indictment for shady practices. It appears the culture of wrongdoing continues. It...
The gift of serenity
When Jonathan Frederick Will was born 40 years ago — on May 4, 1972, his father’s 31st birthday — the life expectancy for people with Down syndrome was about 20...
Dems’ ‘Minimum’ job-killer
Assembly Democrats want to raise New York’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 an hour. Gov. Cuomo’s left the door open to this job-killer, so it could yet become law...
The pipe crisis beneath NYC
The recent nasty water-main break on West Broadway was a grim reminder that the city’s infrastructure woes aren’t restricted to pockmarked streets, creaky bridges and crumbling sidewalks. There’s a crisis...
Be a mom like moi!
How great is it being a mom in France? To hear one author tell it, c’est magnifique! French mothers “do not intend to give up any aspect of their lives,”...
Rap app’s a bored-walk ‘Empire’
Thanks to his obsessive attention to detail, Jay-Z has presented the world with no end of beautiful things: the groundbreaking “Blueprint” albums, Rihanna, the street-chic line of Rocawear and, most...
Off-balance Balanchine
Opening night Tuesday at New York City Ballet seemed like a surprise party — one where the dancers came into the theater to rehearse, turned on the lights and found...
Got rhythm, got music — could ask for more
‘The City Club” has everything you’d want in a 1930s-set musical: a deeply flawed nightclub-owner hero, long-limbed chorus girls in a frequent state of undress, vicious fedora-wearing gangsters, a crooked...
Jets waive Pitoitua
The Jets cleared some space on a crowded defensive line yesterday by waiving Ropati Pitoitua. The 6-foot-8 Pitoitua became expendable after the Jets drafted defensive end Quinton Coples with their...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $39,000; cl($30,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Call First(L),121CVelasquz3-2-4Asmssen3-12 Ventura Bar(L),114J Espinoza3-4-2Terrccn10-13 FreudianThrpst(L),116I Ortiz, Jr12-4-3Campo20-14 Indio Carlos(L),116R Maragh7-1-4Stidham6-15 Indigene Charm(L),121E Castro2-1-7Barker5-16 Runawayghtyfr(L),119E Prado1-3-3Galluscio5-27...
Belmont Park Charts
May 2nd, 2012 Rain And Muddy (sealed) Yielding, Off (4.9)©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $60,000; str alw; 3upOff: 12:50. Good. open lead,rated to 1/4Time: 26.14, 5.8, 1:15.45, 1:39.61, 1:45.8.Trainer:...
Crushing defeats for Hondo
Oh, the agony! Hondo had the lead with the D’backs but lost on a two-out, two-run walkoff last night, and then went down with the Phils, who had leads of...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 3FRIMay 4 SATMay 5SUNMay 6MONMay 7TUEMay 8WEDMay 9YankeesKansas City8:10YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMK.C.8:10YESWCBSK.C.7:10YESWCBSK.C.2:10YESWCBSNOGAMET.B.7:05YESWCBST.B.7:05YESWCBSMetsNOGAMEAri.7:10SNYWFANAri.4:05FOXWFANAri.1:10SNYWFANPhi.7:05SNYWFANPhi.7:05SNYWFANPhi.7:05SNYWFANKnicksMiami7:00MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FMNOGAMENOGAME Mia.3:30ABCESPNNOGAMENOGAMEMia.TBDMSGESPNRangersNOGAMENOGAMEWash.12:30NBCESPNNOGAMEWash.7:30NBCSNESPNNOGAME^Wash.TBDTBDWNYMDevilsPhiladelphia7:30NBCSNWFAN 660 AMNOGAMENOGAMEPhi.7:30NBCSNWFANNOGAMEPhi.7:30NBCSNWBBRNOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMEL.A.8:00ESPNNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEHou.7:00MSG+WLIBHOMEAWAY
Tiger, Phil go to work
CHARLOTTE — They are not holding a major championship this week at Quail Hollow, where the Wells Fargo Championship begins today at Quail Hollow, but the top-level field suggests otherwise.The...
Former Jets LB Vilma banned over Saints bounties
Roger Goodell finally came down on some of the players involved in the Saints’ bounty scandal Wednesday, but they’re not going quietly. Middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma received the harshest penalty...
The Post Line
NBA PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogHeat5KNICKSMAVERICKS3ThunderNHL PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogDEVILS-105-115FlyersKINGS$100-120Blues Home team in CAPS
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball8 p.m.Yankees at Royals YES, WCBS (880 AM)8 p.m.Indians at White Sox NBA Playoffs Conf. Qtrs.7 p.m.Heat at Knicks, Game 3 MSG, TNT, ESPN (98.7 FM)9:30 p.m.Thunder at Mavericks, Game...
Weaver pitches no-hitter
ANAHEIM — Jered Weaver pitched the second no-hitter in the majors in less than two weeks, completely overmatching Minnesota and leading the Angels to a 9-0 win over the Twins...
Pettitte's change-up won't hurt Clemens
WASHINGTON — A boy grows up in Louisiana and Texas, dreams of making the majors someday and maybe winning a World Series title or five. That’s ambitious enough, right? Liberate...
Lin will discuss possible Game 4 return to Knicks
Jeremy Lin participated in a 3-on-3 scrimmage yesterday and will sit down with Knicks coach Mike Woodson today to see if he feels ready to join the series Sunday. Lin...
Former Knicks coach, scout Levane, 92, dies
Fuzzy Levane, former Knicks coach and longtime scout, died this week. He was 92.Levane, a former St. Louis teammate and close friend of Red Holzman, coached the Knicks from 1958-60,...
Bodemeister made Kentucky Derby morning-line favorite
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bodemeister, runaway winner of the Arkansas Derby, drew post 5 in a full field of 20 and was tabbed the 4-1 morning-line favorite when post positions were...
Here’s a ‘Creative’ play for Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — If there is one horse in Saturday’s unfathomable Kentucky Derby that is almost guaranteed to grab a major share of the prize, it is the gray streak...
Mets swept by Astros; Schwinden struggles again
HOUSTON — How long before the Mets retire Mike Pelfrey’s No. 34? As much as Pelfrey could infuriate the Mets with his inconsistency and demeanor, the right-hander seems like Walter...
Mets reliever Acosta ends terrible trip
HOUSTON — Manny being Manny isn’t cutting it for the Mets. After three solid weeks to begin the season, reliever Manny Acosta on Wednesday completed a horrid personal road trip...
Sports Shorts
Hoops: Spurs muzzle Jazz, grab 2-0 lead Tony Parker scored 18 points and the Spurs handed Utah its second-worst playoff loss in franchise history, beating the Jazz 114-83 in San...
Beltran drives in 7 runs for Cardinals off Pirates' Burnett
ST. LOUIS — Trying to explain his 3 for 32 slump earlier in the day, Carlos Beltran said he just hadn't been seeing the ball very well lately. But the...
Yankees lose Chavez with whiplash
Add Eric Chavez to the list of Yankees’ injuries. Chavez left last night’s game against the Orioles during an at-bat in the fifth inning with whiplash and concussion symptoms suffered...
Devils look to avoid letdown in Game 3 vs. Flyers tonight
The Devils brag, with cause, of resilience amid adversity, but the face of the franchise worries they also mishandle prosperity. Their hardship of playing without leading scorer Ilya Kovalchuk is...
Rangers coach left Bickel on bench
WASHINGTON —Rangers defenseman Stu Bickel was the odd man out of last night’s 2-1 triple-overtime win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal matchup against the Capitals at Verizon...
Rangers defenseman McDonagh stars in 53 minutes on ice
WASHINGTON — It was in the first overtime last night, when Ryan McDonagh only had played around 30 minutes. The Rangers defenseman skated around the corner of his net with...
Drama mama
Your weekly guide to TV’s best and worst one-hour shows TV shows off its big-screen aspirations this week. What’s worth the extra time : “Treasure Island” (Saturday,7 p.m., Syfy) Conveniently,...
Night Derby?
Mint juleps as nightcaps? The idea of moving the venerable Kentucky Derby to prime time sometime in the future has been kicked around since Churchill Downs installed lights and began...
'Game of Thrones' crowned hottest in NYC
There are certain shows you would expect to be no-brainers when it comes to their popularity with New York TV viewers. Tom Selleck’s CBS cop drama, “Blue Bloods”? Check. After...
Amazon looks at TV biz
Amazon is looking to make serious inroads into the TV industry. The online retailer’s new “content development division,” Amazon Studios, is now accepting proposals and scripts for character-driven comedy and...
Rained out
Jonathan Franzen is one unhappy novelist. Quite unexpectedly, HBO has scrapped plans to turn his admired “The Corrections” book into a dramatic series. Production was under way in New York...
Bad news: CNN’s worst ratings ever
CNN is leaking air faster than a morning-after party balloon. The news channel just had its worst month in 10 years, according to ratings figures just released. The news was...
Weird but true
This fowl hunter became the hunted.A Maine rifleman hoping to nail a wild turkey let out a bird call so realistic that a coyote attacked him.Bill Robinson had to fight...
New East Coast college basketball league possible
Butler isn’t Syracuse or Pittsburgh or Missouri, but the Bulldogs have proven they can play with the big boys in college basketball. Now they will get a chance to prove...
Paralyzed Rutgers player LeGrand signed by Buccaneers, Schiano
The Rutgers football team showed off its state of the art Nike jerseys on Tuesday at the SNY studio in midtown and two of Erik LeGrand’s closest friends were marveling...
Munch's 'The Scream' sells for record $119.9M
Edvard Munch's iconic painting "The Scream" sold for a record $119.9 million at Sotheby's in New York on Wednesday night. The Norwegian artist's piece, which had been expected to fetch...