June 14, 2013
Exec of company that made Newtown murder weapon says blame is on Lanza, not AR-15 assault rifle
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The CEO whose company manufactured the deadly AR-15 assault rifle Adam Lanza used to gun down 20 children and six educators in Newtown has spoken publicly about...
Punchless Yankees fall to Angels, drop fourth in row
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The last four names in manager Joe Girardi’s lineup Friday night read this way: Neal. Adams. Brignac. Romine. It was equal parts fatigue, Ichiro Suzuki’s ineffectiveness against...
Marcum, Mets clubbed by Cubs, 6-3
For the Mets, the road to Super Tuesday is littered with potholes named Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Not that Friday was such a smashing success either for this beleaguered bunch,...
BEST BETS: UFC 161
The day before every major event, The Post’s MMA expert Marc Raimondi breaks down what you should know in order to intelligently wager on the fight.On Saturday, the UFC is...
Kickstarter backers almost duped in $120,000 beef-jerky fraud
Kickstarter backers thought they were getting gourmet beef jerky — but all they really got was pure bologna. Users of the New York City crowdfunding site, where projects are posted...
Ray Kelly blasts Obama administration over stop-frisk stance
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly tonight blasted the Obama administration for recommending a monitor to oversee the NYPD’s stop and frisk program. “It is disappointing, quite frankly,” Kelly said following a...
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: Rutgers gets back player who initially transferred
To think, there were questions about Eddie Jordan’s recruiting acumen. The new Rutgers men’s basketball coach hit the ground running, landing six new players in his first six weeks on...
Jets announce signing of TE Winslow
Kellen Winslow is officially a member of the Jets.Gang Green signed the tight end to a deal Friday, the team announced. Winslow, who used to be one of the elite...
Road-rage chase through Brooklyn ends in crash into building, driver beaten
A man drove into a Brooklyn building this afternoon while trying to escape another driver, authorities and witnesses said. The driver smashed his red Lincoln Navigator into a Bedford-Stuyvesant building...
Bookies describe threats by Bulger and his gang
BOSTON — When it came to business, James "Whitey" Bulger had one basic rule, according to two bookmakers who testified at his racketeering trial Friday: You paid him or you...
Lenox Lounge to get its famed Art Deco furnishings back
Harlem’s fabled Lenox Lounge site has all of its Art Deco furnishings back — paving the way for new operator Richie Notar to re-launch the restaurant and jazz club in...
Qns teach defends self on stand; accused of touching 3rd & 4th graders
The Queens teacher accused of molesting several students took the stand today to defend his record and vehemently denied any wrongdoing. Simon Watts is accused of touching five students between...
Red Bulls announce friendly with Ligue 1 powerhouse Olympique Lyonnais
The Red Bulls finally announced their long-rumored friendly against seven-time Ligue 1 winner, Olympique Lyonnais for July 16 at 8 pm at Red Bull Arena. There are plenty of links...
Rapper The Game slams Wildwood saggy-pants ban as 'racist,' will pay fines for first five ticketed
Hip-hop artist The Game has got your back ... side. Days after New Jersey resort town Wildwood passed a law banning saggy pants on its boardwalk, the rapper slammed the...
Vigneault, not Messier, favorite for Rangers’ coaching job
The Rangers have zoned in on Alain Vigneault as their next coach, a well-placed league source told The Post Friday night. Vigneault, who brought the Canucks within one victory of...
Yankees' Youkilis ‘back’ on DL
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Yankees placed Kevin Youkilis on the 15-day disabled list with a lumbar strain Friday afternoon, after the infielder awoke with numbness in his legs. It’s the...
Bills DE: Ex-Jets defensive coordinator never directly said 'kill them' referring to opposing players
BUFFALO — Mario Williams is back-tracking on attributing "kill" as a word Buffalo Bills coordinator Mike Pettine has used in describing defensive philosophy with his players.In a series of messages...
Better than Colonial Marines: Left 4 Dead 2 modded (Let's play!)
Today, we battle Xenomorphs from Aliens, Osama bin Laden, Slenderman (or Slender Man, depending on which branch of the internet you hail from) and generally get into stupid trouble.And, yep,...
Hopkins-Murat bout at Barclays canceled
Bernard Hopkins' defense of his IBF light heavyweight title against Karo Murat has been canceled because Murat could not get a visa from the State Department. Germany's Murat, the No....
Upstate plant turns toxic Greek yogurt byproduct into power
ALBANY, NY — The Greek yogurt boom in New York is being harnessed to make electricity. More Greek yogurt production has meant more toxic whey, a watery and acidic byproduct...
E3 2013: Read Between the Lines
If you deeply care about video games, you’ve probably already heard about Sony’s supposed triumph over Microsoft at E3 2013. Unlike Microsoft’s Xbox One, Sony is not implementing DRM into...
'He came to get a better life': Cabby stabbed to death with umbrella a dedicated family man from Nigeria
The livery driver gruesomely murdered with an umbrella was a hardworking father-of-five who emigrated from Nigeria for his kids. “He came to get a better life. He didn’t go to...
Cool Upcoming Comics Events
The great thing about the New York comics scene (sorry, outworlders) is that it’s so vibrant, there always seems to be something going on beyond new books coming out every...
Competition for Cano? With TV settlement imminent, Dodgers co-owner says team can afford two, $200 million contracts
The days of the Yankees being considered locks to retain their own big-money free agents are in the past. And with Robinson Cano appear headed to the open market, the...
He's nuts!!! Poet 'selling testicles to fund trip to Europe'
A poet has declared he is selling his testicles to fund a holiday. Madcap Raffael Medina Brochero claims he is flogging his male parts for £12,800 so he can tour...
Rutgers whistleblower says former coach Rice treated players 'like slaves'
The former Rutgers assistant who blew the whistle on disgraced coach Mike Rice said Rice treated his players "like slaves” and accused him of illegally pocketing ticket sales in an...
Suspensions handed out for Dodgers-Diamondbacks brawl
Arizona pitcher Ian Kennedy has been suspended for 10 games and Diamondbacks infielder Eric Hinske for five for their roles in a brawl this week, while managers Don Mattingly and...
Part 2 with Greg Rucka: Beyond ‘Lazarus’
Parallel Worlds continues its chat with Greg Rucka, the writer behind Image's new ongoing series "Lazarus," launching June 26. It's drawn by Michael Lark and is set in a dystopian...
Is 'Man of Steel' the most expensive pro-choice movie ever? (Contains spoilers)
There wasn't room in my review of "Man of Steel'' the other day to discuss one of the most interesting, and surely controversial, aspects of David Goyer's script (from a...
Ex-state senator Pedro Espada gets five-year prison term for embezzlement scheme
It’s the end of the line for Pedro Espada. The crooked state senator who looted his Bronx non-profit to support a lavish lifestyle was sentenced to five years in a...
Morgans shareholders vote out Burkle, entire board
Shareholders of Morgans Hotel Group, the chain of 13 boutique hotels, wants billionaire Ron Burkle out. Investors in the New York company, which owns the Mondrian, Morgans and Royalton hotels...
Kidd lobbying for former Nets coach Frank to be on staff
Ever since word first cropped up that Jason Kidd was a candidate for the Nets head coaching job, Lawrence Frank has been listed as an obvious candidate for Kidd’s staff...
Nets GM expects Watson to opt out
It’s been expected since the Nets saw their season come to an end at the hands of the Bulls in the first round of the playoffs that C.J. Watson would...
FRIDAY FIVE: Men of Steel
I was going to write this theme anyway, in honor of the movie being released today. Here’s hoping this is the first good “Superman” film since “Superman II,” although I...
Pakistan hates gays but love 'shemale sex' and 'man f***ing man' porn searches
Pakistan -- a global leader in intolerance towards homosexuals -- leads the world in Google searches for gay pornography, according to an analysis of search terms published by Mother Jones....
Couture fears feud with prez White could affect son's future in UFC
Randy Couture has accepted the deterioration of his relationship with Dana White. But he believes the UFC president went too far when he said Couture cannot be in the corner...
Costume Couture: Caitlin Burke takes on the New 52 Superman
It’s time again for our weekly look at superhero costumes through the lens of high fashion. If you missed last week’s, read it here.Because costumes are so important in the...
Cruz signs one-year tender with Giants while still looking for longer deal
It is not exactly the news Giants want to hear about Victor Cruz and his contract negotiations but it is the next best thing. Cruz arrived on Friday at the...
Brooke Astor's son, Anthony Marshall, files for new trial after juror says she was coerced into guilty verdict
The swindler son of Brooke Astor filed papers in court today asking for a new trial following a shocking sworn statement by a juror claiming she was coerced into a...
'You'll swear it's lobster': 'Trash' fish find way onto fine-dining menus as chefs experiment with sea slugs, tuna spines, and more
Most people have only ever seen a scorpion fish in an aquarium. Unless they dine at Carolina Crossroads Restaurant in Chapel Hill, N.C., where they'll find the spiny, venomous creature...
Kidd coaching Nets Summer League team
Jason Kidd’s first coaching job will come in Summer League.Nets general manager Billy King said in a radio interview Friday that Kidd will be running the team’s summer league entry...
Ewing frustrated at lack of head-coaching chance, sees himself back with Knicks in some capacity
Patrick Ewing said he’s still “disappointed’’ that he has not become an NBA coach but indicated he feels one day he’ll be back in the Knicks organization in some capacity.Ewing,...
Boy, 10, fatally shot mom after fight over chores
MILLERSBURG, Ohio — An Ohio boy admitted he fatally shot his mother in the head with a rifle when he was 10 after what a relative described as an argument...
Simmons takes shot at ESPN, Stephen A. on Twitter
Bill Simmons’ frustration with ESPN again reached a point where he felt the need to unleash on the World Wide Leader on Twitter and on another one of the network’s...
Tiger four shots back of lead at U.S. Open despite elbow injury
ARDMORE, Pa.— Tiger Woods has always said the U.S. Open is a grind. Now he has to grind through pain, as well. The three-time Open winner found a way to...
Cartel 'enforcer' picked up for murder admits to 30 more killings: 'I'm the guy that pays you a visit if you don't pay'
Authorities picked up Jose Martinez because they thought he had killed a man in Alabama, but while interviewing him the 52-year-old Californian reportedly confessed to killing over 30 other men....
Tee times for Round 2 of U.S. Open
With players finishing up the opening round of the U.S. Open, tee times for the second round were announced.
Awesome Stuff: EXCLUSIVE -- Mattel’s Batman ’66 Figs
I promise you – no “Holy ----!” jokes – but this is the Awesome Stuff merch column I’ve been waiting to write for, oh, I don’t know, just about MY...
WATCH: Guide dog saves handlers from out-of-control car
A GUIDE dog saved the lives of his two handlers by warning them of a car careering towards them seconds before it would have hit them. Labrador O’Neil was on...
Turkey PM bows to protesters demands, aims to end two week demonstrations
ISTANBUL/ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told protesters on Friday he would put redevelopment plans for an Istanbul park on hold until a court rules, striking a markedly more...
Top Nazi commander accused of atrocities has been living in Minnesota for 60 years: report
A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has...
Fla. sports bar deck collapses during NBA Finals game, sending dozens into water
NORTH BAY VILLAGE, Fla. — A packed outdoor deck behind a popular Miami-area sports bar partially collapsed during the NBA Finals on Thursday night, sending dozens of patrons into the...
Mickelson soars in Open-ing round after overnight flight
BARDMORE, Pa. — Phil’s Excellent Adventure began at an eighth-grade graduation outside of San Diego on Wednesday night and it ended with the clubhouse lead in the first round of...
Yankees banged-up lineup may not snap out of this
OAKLAND — At the conclusion of this futility marathon, the boxscore revealed the ugly truth: Mark Teixeira, Travis Hafner, Kevin Youkilis and Vernon Wells — the Yankees’ fourth-through-seventh hitters yesterday...
Yankees go scoreless for final 17 innings, fall in 18 to A's
OAKLAND — It took the Yankees playing the equivalent of two games to lose one yesterday. Watching them fail to hit, they could have been at it for two days...
Harvey suffers first loss of year, despite pitching gem
Matt Harvey is still without a nickname, but “One and Done” might be appropriate for the Mets ace. That is, if Harvey dares surrender one run, his chances of winning...
Mets' Collins tabbed for All-Star staff
Terry Collins is headed back to the All-Star Game. The Mets manager, along with Nationals manager Davey Johnson, was named yesterday to NL manager Bruce Bochy’s staff for the Midsummer...
James, Wade and Bosh lead Heat to key Game 4 win over Spurs
SAN ANTONIO — After the Heat were humiliated by the Spurs in Game 3, Dwyane Wade declared that Miami’s Big Three would respond in Game 4. “We have to do...
Kidd introduced as Nets’ 18th head coach
When you play 19 seasons in the NBA for a list of coaches whose number rivals the population of Buffalo, you pick up a few pointers along the way. Jason...
Weiner quoted trying to take credit for the term 'ObamaCare'
Who’s running Anthony Weiner’s campaign? Al Gore? The Twitter-failing former congressman became an online laughingstock yesterday after a report came out quoting him as taking credit for the term “ObamaCare.”...
Business briefs
’Berry merryBlackBerry shares jumped 6.3 percent, to $14.42, after Societe Generale boosted its rating to buy from sell, saying channel checks show the smartphone maker’s new devices are selling well.Dress...
Perelman’s Revlon fined $850K by SEC
Ron Perelman’s Revlon will pay an $850,000 penalty to settle a regulatory probe into whether it deceived investors during a 2009 tender offer, the Securities and Exchange Commission said yesterday.Under...
Eddy all cued up
Eddy Cue, a top Apple executive and the government’s key witness in its e-book price fixing case, had no idea publishers were sharing info about how to price books on...
Bauer bucks trend
In a startling turn, German-owned media giant Bauer Publishing, which owns In Touch and Woman’s World here, is set to unleash three new magazines in the United States market this...
Gannett up on big buy
Gannett, the publisher of USA Today, surged the most in more than four years after the company agreed to buy Belo Corp. for about $1.5 billion, gaining TV stations to...
News Corp.’s CFO switch
David DeVoe, News Corp.’s chief financial officer since 1990, will step down after the company splits into publishing and entertainment entities on June 28. DeVoe, 66, will remain a director...
BMI files suit vs. Pandora
Internet radio company Pandora Media, already suing performing-rights organization ASCAP over song-licensing rates, was taken to court by ASCAP’s largest competitor, which is seeking higher fees. Broadcast Music Inc. said...
Maybe he ‘Cahn’t
Dude, where’s your PC financing!?! Carl Icahn’s much ballyhooed recapitalization of Dell Inc. is hitting a snag, fueling questions about the financier’s ability to pull together the $5.2 billion he...
NYC pol: It’s Herb-sploitation
A New York City Councilwoman has added a fourth voice to those calling for a probe of Herbalife, the controversial nutritional supplements company. Julissa Ferreras, a Democrat who represents a...
Smith & Wesson fired up
Gunmaker Smith & Wesson expects fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue to exceed its previous expectations. Shares jumped 5.8 percent in after-hours trading to $9.85. Through the close, the stock was...
Coty shares slip in debut
Coty Inc., maker of perfumes endorsed by Beyonce and Heidi Klum, dropped in New York trading after the company raised about $1 billion on behalf of existing holders in an...
Lulu goes boy crazy
Lululemon Athletica, maker of high-priced yoga gear, will start opening standalone men’s stores by 2016, outgoing Chief Executive Officer Christine Day said yesterday. While Day said Lululemon’s existing menswear has...
M’sft’s new ‘Best’ pal
Microsoft is teaming up with Best Buy to promote machines with its latest Windows 8 operating system as the software maker and electronics retailer try to combat the worst personal...
JPM risk officer may be out
John Hogan, named chief risk officer at JPMorgan Chase as its “London Whale” trades began racking up huge losses, may leave the company, CEO Jamie Dimon said.Hogan will hold a...
Mortgage rates rise, near 4%
Fear that the Federal Reserve will soon cut back on its $85 billion a month bond purchases has forced mortgage rates to rise for six straight weeks — putting the...
Obama’s choice for CIA No. 2 ran 'Erotic Nights' at bookstore
David Petraeus wrote sexy e-mails as CIA chief — but the agency’s new No. 2 hosted readings of steamy works at her bookstore on “Erotic Nights.” Avril Haines, 43 —...
US to send weapons to Syrian rebels as Bill Clinton says Obama risks being a 'wuss' on the conflict
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will provide military aid to the Syrian rebels after finding conclusive evidence that dictator Bashar al-Assad killed as many as 150 of his own people...
Another State Dept. tryst and shout
WASHINGTON — Another case has emerged of top State Department officials hushing up an investigation into inappropriate sexual shenanigans by a member of a US diplomatic mission.A married Foreign Service...
Kate’s solo exit a smash
LONDON — A glowing Kate Middleton yesterday made what was dubbed her final solo appearance before giving birth when she christened a gigantic new cruise ship named the Royal Princess....
Ma sues over cop ‘harass’
The Manhattan woman who won custody of her domestic partner’s biological daughter in a landmark court decision is suing the city over an NYPD cop’s campaign of harassment on behalf...
Thug beats up elderly man and takes off with his Bible
A Manhattan thug gave new meaning to “Bible belt” when he beat up an elderly man and took off with his Holy Scriptures. The suspect, armed with a pair of...
Anne is pup and at ’em
Anne Hathaway takes her beloved pooch, Esmerelda, for a stroll in Brooklyn yesterday. She’s currently filming “Song One,” which is due out next year.
Immig-bill fix nix
WASHINGTON — The Senate yesterday rejected a Republican amendment to the immigration measure that would have prohibited undocumented aliens from gaining legal status until the Department of Homeland Security could...
‘Knock off’ jail bid: Mike
The Bloomberg administration is going to oppose a bill that could put buyers of fake luxury products behind bars, The Post has learned. The bill, first proposed two years ago...
Heat on NYU for dissident boot
NYU brass could be summoned to Washington to defend the school’s cozy relationship with Beijing after booting a blind Chinese dissident from its campus, The Post has learned. US Rep....
Activist sues to have Silver repay state for Lopez hush money out of his own pocket
ALBANY — The taxpayers want their money back, Shelly. An Albany activist is suing Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver over the $103,000 secret settlement he authorized to pay off two former...
College-kid Rx crackdown
ALBANY — Federal studies show up to 1 in 3 college students frequently use easy-to-get stimulants without prescriptions to stay awake cramming for exams.Now, Sen. Charles Schumer is asking New...
Gays find more US tolerance
Ninety-two percent of gay US adults say society is more tolerant than ever of their sexual orientation, even as almost 40 percent have kept it hidden from their own father,...
'Whitey' Bulger prosecutors exhibit weapons arsenal they say belonged to Boston mob big
BOSTON — Jurors in James “Whitey” Bulger’s racketeering trial yesterday were shown machine guns and other weapons from a massive arsenal that investigators say he and his gang owned. Retired...
Cop-shoot trial halted
The trial of a Brooklyn man accused of shooting a cop in the head had to be postponed yesterday when correction officers found a “foreign object” hidden in the suspect’s...
Lung-op girl catches breath
A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl fighting cystic fibrosis was recovering yesterday in her first full day with new lungs. Sarah Murnaghan, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, received the organ in a...
New tragedy in collapse
PHILADELPHIA — A veteran inspector who surveyed a downtown building weeks before it collapsed, killing six people, was found dead from a self- inflicted gunshot wound a week after the...
Free-speech suit over speeding-ticket scrawl
A 22-year-old man who was arrested in the Catskills town of Liberty, NY, for writing obscenities and “Tyranny” on his speeding-ticket payment claims in a federal lawsuit that his free-speech...
Airlines: See you ‘later’
WASHINGTON — US airlines are struggling to stay on schedule, with nearly one in four flights arriving late.The Transportation Department said yesterday that April’s on-time rating was worse than April...
Former bodyguard to Mayor Bloomberg sentenced to 7 years in love-triangle shooting
A veteran NYPD detective, once assigned to protect the mayor and his family, got seven years in the slammer yesterday for shooting his girlfriend’s former beau in the buttocks. Convicted...
Ruling $lashes cancer tests
A ruling by the Supreme Court that human genes can’t be patented is expected to increase access and drop the cost for tests for BRCA gene mutations that greatly raise...
‘Kill’ granny, bed hooker
A Harlem thug bludgeoned his granny to death, then cavorted with a hooker in the dead woman’s bed — just feet from the closet where he’d stuffed her corpse, according...
Dad who shot at teens 27 times from window says he was just trying to protect his family
He says his family was under siege — so he grabbed his rifle. A Brooklyn dad on trial for shooting at a pack of rowdy teens with his assault rifle...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** A father who stepped in to break up a dispute between teens and his 9-year-old was shot in the foot in Bedford-Stuyvesant, police said. The teens and the...
Colo. wildfire levels 360 homes
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A deadly wildfire burning northeast of Colorado Springs has destroyed at least 360 homes, making it the most destructive in state history.El Paso County sheriff Terry...
Brooklyn teacher pleads guilty to sleeping with 16-year-old student in no-jail deal
A tattooed Brooklyn high school teacher pleaded guilty to bedding a 16-year-old student yesterday in a no-jail deal that will yank her teaching license. Park Slope seductress Erin Sayar answered,...
Cure worse than bedbugs
A man who tried to rid his Woodbury, NJ, house of bedbugs ended up burning down the place.The man used a space heater, hair dryer and a heat gun Tuesday...
Claw of the land
Brooklyn has clawed its way to the top of the food chain. The Red Hook Lobster Pound was voted the country’s best food truck by the Web site The Daily...
Happy Birthday ©lash
You can have your cake, but not sing “Happy Birthday” without violating a copyright — and a new suit says it’s time to change that.A film company, frustrated at having...
Anthony Weiner mocked over claim that he coined the term 'ObamaCare'
Who’s running Anthony Weiner’s campaign, Al Gore? The Twitter-failing former congressman became an online laughingstock yesterday after a report came out quoting him as taking credit for the term “ObamaCare.”...
Juror recants guilty verdict in trial of Brooke Astor's son Anthony Marshall
Free Anthony Marshall! That’s what a guilt-wracked juror — who says she was bullied into voting to convict the swindling son of philanthropist Brooke Astor — is asking the court...
EMT busted in cab beat
An FDNY paramedic was arrested in Manhattan early yesterday for pummeling a taxi driver, authorities said. Vincent Johnson, 42, was on duty when he got into an argument with the...
Massacre ‘sanity’
DENVER — Theater-massacre suspect James Holmes’ lawyers say they might withdraw his insanity plea after they see the results of his mental evaluation.The claim was made in a motion filed...
Cougars’ Mr. Wright
Mr. Met has traded in his baseball cap for a pimp hat. The New York Mets tried to get into bed with a “cougar” dating Web site — where older...
$1M upgrade in ‘slip’ suit
A construction supervisor hurt during a fall at the Central Park police station in 2009 was awarded $1 million by an appeals court yesterday. “I’m ecstatic,” said Mark Grinberg, 64,...
Bloomberg slams Obama administration call for stop-frisk monitor on NYPD
Mayor Bloomberg slammed the Obama administration yesterday for its support of a federally appointed monitor to oversee the NYPD’s controversial stop-and-frisk policy, saying it was playing with lives. The mayor,...
Gals beat FDNY’s old boys
Five veteran women in the FDNY’s Emergency Medical Service have settled a 2006 sex-discrimination lawsuit, walking away with more than $1.2 million. The women claimed they repeatedly hit a “glass...
Mayor & Chuck in Dem gunfight
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday fired back at Sen. Charles Schumer for knocking his campaign to oust even Democrats who vote against new gun-control laws. “Number one, we’re running more ads against...
De Blasio in UFT bid
In a push to woo the teachers union, mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio yesterday denounced high-stakes tests and endorsed several other union platforms. Public Advocate de Blasio, a contender for...
Nix to sex got me fired: $5M Scores suit
A former Scores cocktail waitress is suing the famed jiggle joint for $5 million, charging that her boss had her canned after she complained about his creepy demands for sex....
Cash and crash
A stickup artist who once knocked over five banks in a day finally ran out of luck yesterday when he was collared during a foot chase at the Lincoln Tunnel,...
Gas-rate freeze
The state ordered National Grid not to raise delivery rates for its 980,000 natural-gas customers in Brooklyn until 2015, after finding that the company overcharged those customers by nearly $70...
Thug kills Brooklyn cabby by stabbing him in the eye with umbrella: sources
A cabby died a gruesome death in Brooklyn yesterday when a passenger fatally stabbed him through the eye with an umbrella during a robbery, law-enforcement sources said. After getting gored,...
The Cincinnati lie
The Internal Revenue Service hadn’t spoken four sentences about its targeting of conservative groups before it blamed “our line people in Cincinnati.” Those were the words of Director of Exempt...
A mixed martial mess
The Issue: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver refuses to bring the legalization of MMA to a vote. Albany’s dysfunctional lawmakers have the uncanny ability to pull defeat out of the jaws...
Ugly side of spending: IRS in need of a facelift
The Issue: Whether government overspending can be prevented with more oversight. *** The time has come to establish another cabinet department: The Department of Fraud and Waste, with the sole...
Howdy, cowboy
A Texas-sized burr has just landed under the saddle of Andrew Cuomo. Its name is Rick Perry. On Sunday, the Texas governor will kick off a five-day visit with a...
Inspire-ing al Qaeda
Buried amid all the headlines about the National Security Agency’s spy programs was this bit of good news: Our intelligence officials successfully hacked into Inspire — al Qaeda’s online, English-language...
Out of the closet
Congratulations to Chris Quinn for getting so many of the right noses out of joint over a recent trip she took to Chicago, San Diego and Houston. The city’s good-government...
Bill bashes Barack
“If you refuse to act and you cause a calamity, the one thing you cannot say when all the eggs have been broken is that, ‘Oh my God, two years...
‘Reform’ hypocrite
‘Lord, make me chaste,” wrote Augustine of Hippo, “but not yet.” Sort of like Andrew of Albany, who wants to “reduce the influence of money in politics” — but not...
Facing NYC’s fiscal nightmare
Listening to some mayoral candidates, you’d think that New York City’s biggest challenge was how to spend billions of dollars in spare revenue. But no matter how big the spending...
Paris Jackson hopes to trade Hollywood highlife for summer solace on mom's ranch
Her face breaking into a wide smile, the pretty teenage girl in the cowboy boots watches gleefully as a pair of foals chase each other around the paddock at the...
Explore the sound of violence in 'Berberian Sound Studio'
‘Berberian Sound Studio” reminded me of the time my friend Daniela walked out of “The Shining.” “I can’t take it anymore. It’s too scary,” she said. It was the opening...
Surf’s up in the swell doc 'Storm Surfers 3-D'
Digital 3-D, which has been used to commit any number of aesthetic crimes as it’s grown in popularity over the past decade, is put to pretty much ideal use in...
Backup singers step in the spotlight in '20 Feet from Stardom'
Where would some of rock’s biggest hits be without backup singers? Imagine “Walk on the Wild Side” minus its doo-do-doos, or “Gimme Shelter” with no wailing accompaniment, or “Sweet Home...
Dystopian hip-hop musical ‘Venice’ is an embarrassment to everyone involved
The most popular young-adult novels these days — “The Hunger Games,” “The 5th Wave” — feature hotties entangled in love triangles while trying to survive in a dystopian, dangerous world....
Andrew Lloyd Webber lifts the curtain on his new project, about a British scandal
While everybody with a dog in the fight on Broadway was at the Tony Awards on Sunday — the “Kinky Boots” team dancing and cheering, the “Matilda” team scowling and...
'Vehicle 19' review
In “Vehicle 19,” Paul Walker is back behind the wheel again, but this time it’s a rented minivan and the plot is brainless even for a Paul Walker movie. Get...
‘The Guillotines’ is so good, you’ll lose your head
The sprawling Chinese epic “The Guillotines’’ offers a myriad of bloodthirsty ways to kill one’s enemies. One unfortunate fellow is drawn and quartered. Others are hanged or mowed down by...
'The Stroller Strategy' review
There’s a reason W.C. Fields said an actor should never work with children. Witness this French comedy, wherein good-looking Thomas (Raphaël Personnaz) and Marie (Charlotte Le Bon) find romance, but...
Alvin Ailey delivers a spirited ‘Four Corners’ by Ronald K. Brown
Was it a spiritual quest or just a fabulous workout? The Ailey company celebrated its first Lincoln Center season in more than a decade Wednesday with “Four Corners,” a new...
'Hatchet III' review
My prayers weren’t answered. In my 2010 review of “Hatchet II,’’ I implored readers to “say a prayer that there’s no ‘Hatchet III’ in the future.’’ Sad to say, there...
It's hard to see through ‘In The Fog’
Sergei Loznitsa’s grim movie fulfills every preconception of a Russian war tale — slow-paced, teeming with dirt and lousy weather, full of moral quandaries endured alongside disgusting food and inadequate...
Dive into the sweet pot of 'More Than Honey'
Colony collapse disorder is the name given to the frightening phenomenon where large groups of honeybees abruptly die off. It’s been in the news a lot lately, but it takes...
Mets' Davis knows it will take some time to get on track at Triple-A
LAS VEGAS — Ike Davis didn’t let the two hits he got Wednesday night in his second game since becoming a minor leaguer again fool him into thinking he was...
Pacers president Walsh 'disappointed' Nets didn't hire Shaw
The Nets head coaching search eventually filtered down to two candidates, Jason Kidd and Indiana Pacers assistant Brian Shaw, said general manager Billy King. In actuality at the end, there...
Cosmos sign Spanish veteran Senna
The New York Cosmos have signed Villarreal midfielder Marcos Senna, pending a physical exam. He will make his debut on American soil Aug. 3, when the Cosmos open their reboot...
5 questions for Peter Jacobsen
NBC/Golf Channel analyst Peter Jacobsen recalls his memories of Merion and breaks down this year’s U.S. Open with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: What are your memories of playing the...
Set to make debut, Wheeler faces expectations even in lost Mets season
Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler have been mentioned in tandem as being the keys to the Mets’ future. Harvey has exceeded expectations in his 24 starts, showing he has the...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Price almost right AL Cy Young Award winner David Price took another step toward rejoining the Rays’ rotation by pitching in his first simulated game since being injured. Price...
Rangers’ Del Zotto has hernia surgery
Rangers’ news was of an operation performed yesterday on Michael Del Zotto, not of a decision regarding the hiring of a head coach. For as the Blueshirts went through their...
Meadowlands graded entries
Post Time: 7:15 p.m. Best Bet: Cantab Jones (3rd) FIRST: Mile trot; $10,000; Flower Child 6 Schalom G (TTetrick) 1-1-2 4-5 2 Mc Tiny's Hope (AMiller) 2-1-5 4-1 7 Pegasus...
Monmouth Park Graded Entries
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Home Team Lineups
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Hondo’s big on Buehrle
Hondo rebounded from Wednesday’s wipeout by connecting with the Cards and Giants yesterday to lower the deficit to 285 ainges.Tonight, based on the Career vs. Opp column in the Form,...
Geno didn't know about Sanchez's Jets West, but now plans on going
Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith clarified his remarks from Wednesday about Mark Sanchez’s “Jets West” camp. On Wednesday, Smith gave a “no comment” when asked if he would attend the...
Ex-Yankees teammate Chili thanks Mo
OAKLAND — Chili Davis wanted to make sure Mariano Rivera knew what he meant to Davis’ two seasons with the Yankees. “I told him he was a class act,’’ said...
ESPN move to night for Yankees start fouls up road-trip plans
Everything was set. The bus quickly sold out, all 52 seats, a full deck. “It wasn’t going to be a guy trip,” said Jim McDermott, the Yankees fan from Scranton...
Wheeler rolls in final Triple-A start before joining Mets
LAS VEGAS — Overpowering fastball? Check. Dominant breaking stuff? Check. Complete lack of run support? Yup. Zack Wheeler is ready to become a Met. The right-hander, making his final minor...
Weir may make Open cut despite late woes
ARDMORE, Pa. — Mike Weir, the 2003 Masters winner who has battled injuries and a loss of confidence in his swing in recent years, flirted with the lead late in...
Tiger battles apparent injury in shaky first round at U.S. Open
ARDMORE, Pa. — The big guns went out late, and they did not disappoint with the theatrics for the few holes they got to play. The super-group of Tiger Woods,...
James, Wade, Bosh propel Heat to key Game 4 victory
SAN ANTONIO — After the Heat were humiliated by the Spurs in Game 3, Dwyane Wade declared that Miami’s Big Three would respond in Game 4. Then he, LeBron James...
Kidd’s mother wanted new Nets coach to keep playing
Sometimes “Mother knows best,’’ and Jason Kidd’s mom wanted her son to stick it out and play at least one more season for the Knicks. Anne Kidd told The Post...
Giants want Prince to be 'more of a professional,' become defensive leader
There are times when Prince Amukamara not only looks wide-eyed but he acts it as well, as if he’s somewhat amazed and perhaps even a bit baffled by his surroundings....
Giants' Randle earns playing time with strong mini-camp
No Victor Cruz for the organized team activity practices or the minicamp? No Hakeem Nicks for the OTAs? No problem, as long as Rueben Randle was on the scene. Randle,...
Honeymoon won’t last for new Jets GM Idzik
Jets general manager John Idzik emerged from his hole yesterday and saw his shadow — there must be six weeks until training camp. Idzik has proven to be more elusive...
Kyle earns high marks from Rex at Jets mini-camp
Kyle Wilson has prepared for the biggest season of his career with his best offseason. Coach Rex Ryan said the fourth-year cornerback, the Jets’ first-round pick in 2010, enjoyed his...
LeBron lauds J-Kidd hiring
SAN ANTONIO — LeBron James thinks the Nets hit a home run by hiring Jason Kidd. “I think it’s amazing, honestly,” James said before his Heat scored an impressive 109-93...
Even Harvey can’t save this dreadful Mets' season
The 2013 Mets are a black hole, sucking the life out of a season. Draining hope, drowning joy. Doing it in such a resounding fashion they have managed what would...
Brooklyn GM: No concern over Kidd's off-court issues
The Nets brass grilled Jason Kidd not only about what he foresees on the court for his new team, but also about his lifestyle off the court. Kidd faces a...
Kidd introduced as Nets’ 18th head coach
When you play 19 seasons in the NBA for a list of coaches whose number rivals the population of Buffalo, you pick up a few pointers along the way. Jason...
Kidd must show he loves coaching as much as he enjoyed The Life as a player
He Wasn’t going to turn into Jimmy Kimmel overnight, OK? Jason Kidd has spent a professional lifetime actively keeping his basketball commentaries drab, beige and safe. He finds a money...
Apologetic Garcia has bad start, solid finish at Merion
ARDMORE, Pa. — There were a few unforgiving souls who showed up at rain-soaked Merion Golf Club yesterday determined not to let Sergio Garcia forget about the bad form he...
'Poisoned Passions' reveals sordid saga of Bloomingdale's heir
Sure, he may have been the scion to the Bloomingdale fortune. Sure, his wife Betsy was the socialite of socialites. Sure, he was an S&M freak. Welcome to the wonderful...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYJOHN STAMOS - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4RUSSELL CROWE, BRAD KESELOWSKI, MARK CONSUELOS - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7BUDDY VALASTRO - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch....
Palin rejoins Fox News with first appearance on Monday
Sarah Palin and Fox News Channel are teaming up again. Less than six months after the former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate confirmed that she had not renewed her...
Stanley Cup Finals opener draws big numbers
Televised hockey doesn’t generally draw big numbers. But Wednesday night’s opener of the Stanley Cup Finals, a thrilling, triple- overtime 4-3 victory for the Chicago Blackhawks over the Boston Bruins,...
The races to watch on this Sunday's Daytime Emmys
Ok, so they aren’t what they used to be. Once upon a time — in a TV galaxy far, far away — the Daytime Emmys were considered important enough to...
NBC takes serial killer hunters overseas in 'Crossing Lines'
Serial killers are a dime a dozen on TV this year, what with “The Following,” “Hannibal,” and the various CBS procedurals that trade in grisly specifics and menace directed at...
Weird but true
If the Sooner State suffers a drought, blame him. An Oklahoma car owner is suing the state over its standard-issue “rain god” Indian-sculpture license plates. Keith Cressman says the image...
Spurs invite De La Cruz to sing national anthem again tonight
SAN ANTONIO – After being the target of racist comments after his rendition of the national anthem before Game 3 Tuesday night, the Spurs invited 11-year-old Sebastien De La Cruz...
Bob Bradley is the American Pharaoh
New Jersey’s Bob Bradley has done much as a soccer coach, from an MLS Cup with Chicago to a Gold Cup with the U.S. But the job he’s done in...
Heat's LeBron calls Nets hire of Kidd 'amazing'
SAN ANTONIO – LeBron James thinks the Nets hit a home run by hiring Jason Kidd.“I think it’s amazing, honestly,” James said before Game 4 of the NBA Finals Thursday...