August 3, 2013
Health Department trying to cover up bedbug problem at its headquarters
The Health Department is trying to sweep a bedbug problem at its shimmering Long Island City headquarters under the rug, sources told The Post. “We’re the Health Department, and they...
Giants training camp report: Nassib looks the part of a rookie
David Carr is entering his 12th NFL season and it comes as no surprise he doesn’t look like a rookie on the practice field. That is precisely what Ryan Nassib...
Christian children's entertainer who allegedly plotted to kidnap and eat kids sentenced to 20 years in jail
A Christian children's entertainer who allegedly plotted to kidnap, cook and eat a child has been jailed for 20 years. Ronald William Brown, from Largo, Florida, was handed the sentence...
Homeless man arrested for allegedly raping acquaintance outside Port Authority
A 52-year-old man was arrested early Saturday after he allegedly raped a woman outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal, sources say. Joseph Johnson was cuffed at about 7 a.m. after...
Without sidelined Wright, Mets fall in 12 innings to Royals
David Wright went on the 15-day disabled list and Mets manager Terry Collins went into plea mode, stressing how a difficult situation could be a little less miserable if everybody...
MLB tells union A-Rod deal is off the table; Yankees star expected to be suspended until 2015
Alex Rodriguez struck out even before he got on the field Saturday night. Facing an historic suspension in the wake of Major League Baseball’s investigation into Biogenesis, Rodriguez personally reached...
McKnight to miss Jets scrimmage with apparent head injury
CORTLAND – Jets running back Joe McKnight will not play in Saturday night’s Jets intrasquad scrimmage, according to a source.McKnight left practice Friday after taking a big hit. It appeared...
Women who wear sexy high heels are 'putting themselves at risk of permanent injury'
Why do we do it to ourselves? After new research this week showing nine out of 10 women have experienced pain or other foot problems from skyscraper heels, you may...
Yankees won't put Jeter on disabled list for third time -- at least not yet
SAN DIEGO -- Derek Jeter's mobility wasn't good Friday night in the field or running the bases. However, the shortstop isn't headed for a third DL stint. At least not...
Parcells gets massive reception in Hall of Fame parade
CANTON -- Bill Parcells enjoyed a Hall of Fame morning today. Seated next to him for a once-in-a-lifetime parade ride through a 3 ½-mile sea of adulation, a cheering crowd...
Giants' Coughlin: 'Great' used to much, but Parcells was 'a great football coach'
Tom Coughlin rarely makes deviations from his carefully scripted training camp schedule but Saturday afternoon he made an exception, joining the Giants traveling party on a private flight to Canton...
UFC 163 preview: Mastery of featherweight champ Aldo makes lackluster card worth watching
Forget for a moment that UFC 163 is one of the thinnest pay-per-view cards the UFC has put on this year. Put out of your mind that Anthony Pettis was...
Giants' Diehl says he’s in best shape of career
David Diehl prepped for a fight by shedding pounds and body fat but not a feisty attitude that has served him well for a decade with the Giants.Diehl entered training...
Knicks' Melo says time is running out for him to win a title
Carmelo Anthony, while talking to kids at his Queens College camp, made an ominous remark about his bid to win a title as a Knick and break the 41-year drought....
Bull runs inspired by Pamplona tradition coming to the US
ATLANTA — Organizers of a new event planned for several U.S. cities plan to unleash bulls to sprint through fenced-in courses as daredevils try to avoid being trampled. The Great...
'I will not hesitate to shoot': Kid Rock warns man on crutches who attempted to break into musician's Detroit home
CLARKSTON, Mich. — Tips from the public led to the arrest on Saturday of a 43-year-old suburban Detroit man following an attempted burglary of a home owned by musician Kid...
Hamstring strain lands Mets' Wright on DL
There really wasn’t any doubt the news was going to be far from uplifting. And so David Wright officially landed on the 15-day disabled list today after straining his right...
US issues extraordinary travel warning to citizens, citing al Qaeda threat
WASHINGTON — The United States issued an extraordinary global travel warning to Americans Friday about the threat of an al-Qaida attack and closed down 21 embassies and consulates across the...
France joins US, Britain & Germany in shutting embassies across Muslim world; attack on Indian consulate in Afghanistan kills 9
France said it would close its embassy in Yemen for several days from Sunday and urged its citizens in the country to take precautions because of elevated security threats. The...
New York Times sells Boston Globe for 93 percent loss
BOSTON — Businessman John Henry, the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, has entered into an agreement to buy The Boston Globe for $70 million, a massive drop from...
3-point stance: Sanchez, Rex and Spadola
CORTLAND – The Jets take the field tonight for their Green and White scrimmage. There won’t be a whole lot determined tonight, but it will influence the coaches to move...
Four dead, 10-year-old girl and four others injured in night of violence across NYC
Four people were killed and five others were injured during a bloody night in the city, including a 10-year-old girl out for a walk with friends, officials said. The violence...
Michelle Knight returns to the neighborhood where she was held captive for a decade; wants park, statue at scene of her torment
CLEVELAND — Residents of the Cleveland neighborhood where three women were held captive for a decade say one of the women visited the neighborhood and expressed her wish that a...
Suicide bombers kill nine in Indian consulate attack in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Three suicide attackers killed at least nine civilians, most of them children, in a botched attack Saturday on the Indian consulate in an eastern Afghan city near...
CC shelled by Padres as Yankees fail to gain ground
SAN DIEGO — On a night when two of the three teams ahead of them in the AL East lost, the Yankees continued to drop deeper into the sea of...
Mistrial for cop-shoot suspect
The attempted murder trial of the Brooklyn hood accused of shooting a cop after a wild chase ended in a mistrial yesterday after five days of deliberations because two women...
Bail bondsman's records raise suspicions
A Brooklyn judge bashed a bail bondsman in court today amid allegations the bondsman revokes his clients' bail in order to keep most of their collateral. Bail bondsman George Zouvelos...
Job gains slow
I hate to sound happy over the fact that the July employment numbers came in well below Wall Street expectations because, well, just because I predicted that would happen. Gloating...
Business briefs
Berk’ $ surgeBerkshire Hathaway's second-quarter profit rose 46 percent as the company was helped by investment gains, and strong revenue growth across its businesses. Class A shares rose to $176,500...
No mercy for an erring Bloomberg editor
So this is the Bloomberg Way!Bloomberg LP fired an editor yesterday after he published an incorrect headline on the company’s terminals worldwide — saying a jury had found ex-Goldman Sachs...
Dolan consolidation talk pops Cablevision stock
National cable is a patchwork quilt of local systems — but the owners of those systems appear ready to jump into bed together. James Dolan-run Cablevision, which reported a weak...
Ackman up despite Herb-short
It hasn’t exactly been the best of weeks for hedge fund activist Bill Ackman (left). JCPenney, in which Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital owns a 17.7 percent stake, fell 13.4 percent...
Viacom up on buy back
Viacom, owner of cable networks MTV and Nickelodeon, surged in trading after the company doubled its stock buyback program to $20 billion — more than half its market value —...
Apple faults e-book plan
Apple called the Justice Department’s plan for a court order regulating the company’s sales of electronic books “draconian and punitive.” The federal government and 33 states submitted the proposal yesterday...
Icahn might tweak Dell offer
Carl Icahn is considering tweaking his Dell offer if he wins a partial victory in Delaware court, sources told The Post. The billionaire activist’s emerging strategy seems to be persuading...
NoMad-ic life for The Smith, other eateries
NoMad is becoming one of the hottest new restaurant destinations in the city.The Smith just signed a lease at 1150 Broadway, Side Dish has learned.It is an 8,000-square-foot space from...
Kushner and Extell team up
A former tank factory may go tech. Jared Kushner’s family Kushner Cos. and Gary Barnett’s Extell Development closed on the purchase of 80 West End Ave. this week for $84...
Clooney casts Loeb as Sony story villain
It’s Hollywood versus the Hedgie. Actor George Clooney unleashed a broadside against New York hedge fund titan Dan Loeb, accusing him of being a Tinseltown-damaging carpetbagger. The 52-year-old movie star...
NYers doo it all for silky skin
Bird poop for beauty? That’s what goes into facials at a luxury spa where the traditional Japanese treatment using imported Asian nightingale excrement mixed with rice bran goes for $180...
Bulger: ‘It’s a sham!’
James “Whitey” Bulger revealed yesterday that he wouldn’t be testifying at his “sham” racketeering trial, railing at the Boston federal court, “Do what youse want with me.” He blasted Judge...
Goodfellas too old to be badfellas: lawyer
The former head of the Colombo crime family has become so weak, he and his crew no longer have the wherewithal to properly tamper with a jury, his lawyers claim...
Potential witness in Whitey Bulger trial killed by poisoned coffee
WOBURN, Mass. — A man who said he had been extorted by James “Whitey” Bulger and hoped to testify at his trial was given iced coffee laced with cyanide that...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A 35-year-old man was fatally stabbed in Hamilton Heights last night, police said. The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was stabbed in the abdomen in front...
WikiLeaks staffer has been Snowden’s constant companion
LONDON — The whole time Edward Snowden has been seeking asylum, WikiLeaks staffer Sarah Harrison has been by his side. She has emerged as a central, if mysterious, figure in...
Same-sex visa boost
The State Department yesterday began processing visa applications from same-sex spouses in the same way that it handles those from heterosexual spouses.The change was announced by Secretary of State John...
Earning her NFL stripes: Mom set to be 1st female ref
A woman poised to make football history as the NFL’s first female official is training at the New Orleans Saints practice facility this week. Sarah Thomas, a 40-year-old Mississippi mother...
Teen-stab gang link
Cops believe the brutal stabbing of a Queens teenager on her way home from work this week may be linked to an earlier beef she had with a neighborhood gangbanger,...
Charles Rangel rants about ‘white crackers’ in connection with Tea Party
WASHINGTON — The usually affable Rep. Charlie Rangel has ripped into his conservative foes, comparing the Tea Party to racist “white crackers” and Republicans to “terrorists.” “It is the same...
Unlike Eliot Spitzer, major NY candidates say flat out they don’t have girlfriends
Eliot Spitzer seems to be the only major candidate in New York City who can’t say no. None of the mayoral hopefuls polled by The Post yesterday hesitated when asked,...
Weiner’s counterpunch
“Carlos Danger” is back to his fighting ways.In a new campaign video sent out to supporters, embattled mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner hyped his reputation as an aggressive politician who’ll put...
Time Warner Cable blacks out CBS in fee fight
If you are a Time Warner Cable subscriber and were hoping to catch pro golf or “48 Hours” on Channel 2 today, you better make other plans. The cable giant...
Firstborn-gender twist
Parents of firstborn girls are more likely to divorce, according to a new study. Economist Enrico Moretti. Moretti, who co-wrote the paper “The Demand for Sons” with Gordon Dahl, said...
Inside Colin Powell’s hot and heavy e-mails
Maybe he should’ve been less diplomatic. Colin Powell just couldn’t give his flirty Romanian pal the heave-ho, despite her numerous needy rants at the bitter end of their racy relationship,...
Ad exec death plunge likely caused by defective balcony railing at building: sources
The stunning ad exec who plunged to her death from the balcony of her high-rise East Side apartment was sitting on a death trap, sources told The Post yesterday. Every...
Global al Qaeda warning
WASHINGTON — Vacation season just turned into terror season. The State Department yesterday issued a worldwide travel alert, warning that al Qaeda may be planning attacks that target “subway and...
Olivia Munn asked boob size for costumes at Sean Parker ‘Lord of the Rings’ wedding
Olivia Munn was cordially invited — to jot down her bra size! The “The Newsroom” co-star and dozens of other female wedding guests of Internet billionaire Sean Parker (left, with...
Second Mike plum for Dem
Mayor Bloomberg has now appointed one of his staunchest Democratic supporters to a plum Housing Authority job — twice! Former City Councilwoman Margarita Lopez — who was first appointed to...
Sir Paul shows heart
Sir Paul McCartney made a heartwarming call to cheer up an MTA official just before she died of cancer — an act, Mayor Bloomberg said, that showed Paul’s “a super-nice...
Soho brawl bars ‘rapped’
The Soho hot spot where rappers Chris Brown and Drake had a brawl last summer will shut down for 10 days starting Sept. 1 as a penalty for violations that...
‘Bomb’ disposal: Cops swarm playwright’s thrown-away prop
He sure won’t be writing any more plays about suicide bombers. A clueless playwright who wrote, directed and acted in a stage show titled “American Suicide Bomber Association” tossed a...
Bloody $weet ‘Sharknado’
“Sharknado” is eating up the box office. A midnight showing of the campy shark flick sold out at a Union Square movie theater 24 hours in advance, prompting execs to...
‘Soprano’ kids $$ guardian
A Manhattan judge has appointed a guardian for late actor James Gandolfini’s two kids to assure their interests are protected in the legal proceeding over his $70 million estate. Manhattan...
DOE $cam slam
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced yesterday to 57 months behind bars for fooling the New York City Department of Education into paying him $2.7 million after he lied about providing...
Get ready to brake on GWB
New construction on the George Washington Bridge is going to snarl traffic for drivers until the end of the year, Port Authority officials announced yesterday. The $82 million rehabilitation of...
City-insurer freeze boost
Competition turns out to be great for the city’s fiscal health.The primary health-care insurer for city workers has offered to freeze premium rates for the first time in 15 years...
Life after death: Slay-horror doc says it’s a joy to start new family
The Connecticut doctor whose wife and daughters were horrifically murdered during a home invasion in 2007 said yesterday he’s ready to begin a “new life” with the child he’s expecting...
Diva suing Met says fall silenced golden voice
Opera diva Wendy White has sued the Metropolitan Opera because she fell from a platform while performing at Lincoln Center and claims she can’t sing anymore.The mezzo-soprano fell about eight...
Simon Cowell’s baby mama in frosty face-off with spurned spouse
Simon Cowell’s baby mama and her spurned spouse engaged in a frosty face-off at their Hamptons summer home yesterday — barely speaking to each other as they try to keep...
No reason for optimism on Iran
Today Iran will inaugurate a new president, Hassan Rouhani, which has caused some to speculate that the country is entering a new era. Rouhani has become a favorite “moderate” with...
Learn from CUNY
That Forbes recently ranked City College as the top public college in New York is just the most recent testament to the excellence at various campuses of the City University...
Scandals keep piling up while Obama blames GOP
The Issue: President Obama’s claim that “phony scandals” have distracted DC from the economy. *** Jonah Goldberg, in his usual insightful style, reveals President Obama’s lack of character (“The Cynic-in-Chief,”...
The City Council’s slumlord
The Issue: Councilmember Inez Dickens, who owes the city money in connection with building violations. *** Why would anyone even vote for this woman to be a dog catcher in...
Garden State labor love
New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono is making official what’s been obvious for years: Her party marches in lockstep with the unions. Buono, who trails Gov. Chris Christie by...
Al Qaeda weighs in
Vice President Joe Biden got a lot of mileage last year out of the slogan “Osama bin Laden is dead, and General Motors is alive.” The truth today, though, is...
New York’s gas gold
Gov. Cuomo has stuck to his ban on fracking for the past 2 1/2 years, costing the state countless jobs and revenue. But now New York has a new opportunity...
Death by democracy
Detroit In 1860, Charles Darwin confided in a letter to a friend: “I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created the Ichneumonidae with the...
Why Hillary Clinton Is Not Inevitable
‘I think she’s one of the most fascinating women of our time and this world,” confessed Bob Greenblatt, the chairman of NBC, as part of his announcement that his network...
Kid stuff
Today CARIBBEAN GROOVE: Save those frequent flier miles and have an island experience close to home. This month’s installment of the Target First Saturday series at the Brooklyn Museum explores...
Off with their heads!
‘The King’s Whore” bills itself as “a modern/historical mash-up of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s debacle of a relationship.” But Rob Santana’s play — the first effort by Starcatcher...
Debbie Little at Meadowlands
Post Time: 11:50 a.m. FIRST: Mile pace; $125,000; Miss NJ 2 I Luv The Nitelife (TTetrick) 1-1-1 3-5 7 Jerseylicious (CCallahan) 2-6-3 3-1 3 Ms Caila J Fra (SAllard) 3-1-9...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 3SUNAug. 4MONAug. 5TUEAug. 6WEDAug. 7THUAug. 8FRIAug. 9YankeesSan Diego8:40YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMS.D.4:10YESWCBSChi. Sox8:10YESWCBSChi. Sox8:10WWORWCBSChi. Sox8:10YESWCBSNO GAMEDet.7:05YESWCBSMetsKansas City1:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMK.C.1:10SNYWFANNO GAMECol.7:10SNYWFANCol.7:10SNYWFANCol.12:10SNYWFANAri.9:40SNYWFANRed BullsKansas City6:30NBC Sports Net.NOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMELibertyConnecticut6:00MSG PlusNOGAMENOGAMEWash.11 a.m.MSG+NOGAMENOGAMENOGAMES.I. YankeesWilliamsport7:05No TVWill.5:05No...
The Post Line
NFL PreseasonTomorrowHall of Fame Game at Canton, OhioFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogDolphins+12 1/2(33)CowboysThursdayBUCCANEERS2 1/23(35)RavensTITANS2 1/22(35)RedskinsBROWNS34(35)RamsFALCONS43(36 1/2)Bengals49ERS3 1/23(35 1/2)BroncosSeahawksPk2(35 1/2)CHARGERSFridayLIONS44(36)JetsJAGUARSOFFOFF(OFF)DolphinsEAGLES33 1/2(40)PatriotsPACKERS63 1/2(35)CardinalsPANTHERS2 1/22(34)BearsSAINTS3 1/23(36 1/2)ChiefsVIKINGS1 1/21(35)TexansRAIDERSOFFOFF(OFF)CowboysAug. 10STEELERS32 1/2(35 1/2)GiantsAug. 11COLTS33(36)BillsHome team in CAPSCFLMondayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogBRITISH COLUMBIA1111(48)Winnipeg
Today's Sports on the Air
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Hondo launches with ’Stros
The Dodgers did Hondo a solid by chewing up the Cubs yesterday at Wrigley, which lowered his beast of a burden to 725 driessens. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will give Bedard...
Tiger has 7-shot lead after falling short of 59 in second round
AKRON, Ohio — Tiger Woods had a shot at making history with a magical 59. He swore he wasn’t disappointed to come up short. “Disappointed? Absolutely not,” he said. Then...
Knicks’ Amar’e keepin’ it Israel
Amar’e Stoudemire apparently feels Israel is the land of milk, honey and good-looking MRIs. The sore-kneed Stoudemire, who is touring Israel, has now applied for Israeli citizenship, his agent Happy...
‘Dewy’ fave at ‘Hambo’
Like father, like son?Co-owner/trainer/driver Ray Schnittker hopes so when he sends out Dewycolorintheline in this afternoon’s $1.2 million Hambletonian at the Meadowlands Racetrack.Schnittker scored his only Hambletonian victory in 2008...
Sports Shorts
NBA: Oden talents to South Beach Greg Oden is coming back to the NBA with the Heat. Mike Conley Sr., one of Oden’s agents, said Oden informed Miami he will...
Stevens must prove self vs. Saul Roman
The goal is to get Curtis “Showtime” Stevens of Brooklyn to the point where he can challenge the best for the middleweight championship of the world. That would mean big...
Peavy potential ace ... when healthy
Jake Peavy probably always has been ranked high on your list of pitchers to aim for on draft day, but has more than likely ranked just as high on pitchers...
Mets' d’Arnaud back after three idle months
The Mets’ Travis d’Arnaud has done little this season to alter his reputation as one of baseball’s premier catching prospects, a hitter for average and power who is competent defensively...
Edgin to DL, Parnell still out
The Mets’ bullpen took two punches to the gut Friday, when red-hot reliever Josh Edgin was placed on the disabled list with a rib stress fracture, and closer Bobby Parnell...
Feliciano has happy comeback after 3 yrs
Pedro Feliciano made his first appearance in the majors since Oct. 2, 2010 Friday night and picked up right where he left off. Called up by the Mets when Josh...
Girardi not sure Jeter’s 100 percent
SAN DIEGO — Yankees manager Joe Girardi isn’t convinced Derek Jeter’s right quadriceps injury is fully healed and watching the shortstop Friday night there were indications the manager looks to...
Emotional Parcells enters HOF tonight
CANTON, Ohio — Bill Parcells has cried at least once during his Hall of Fame induction weekend — and Curtis Martin is betting he will cry again tonight when he...
Eagles excuse marked man Cooper
Cris Carter, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame tonight, is certain Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper will be a marked man. “Ninety-five percent of defensive...
Giants rookie RT Pugh concussed
Giants first-round pick Justin Pugh is out indefinitely after suffering a concussion in practice Thursday, coach Tom Coughlin said Friday. Pugh, an offensive tackle from Syracuse who is battling veteran...
‘D’ bests ‘O’ on goal line
CORTLAND — The Jets had their most physical and sloppiest practice of training camp Friday — highlighted by their first goal-line drill. The defense got the best of the offense:...
Brown’s vow: No more predictions, just production
Andre Brown is out of the prediction business. After making public his goal of 1,300 yards and 22 touchdowns this season in place of the departed Ahmad Bradshaw, the Giants...
Kiwanuka glad to be back at defensive end
The Giants selected Mathias Kiwanuka in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft as a defensive end out of Boston College. So naturally in his second year, he was...
Hakeem looks to answer durability questions
You know who you are and you know what you have been thinking. You are not alone. With each day, each report, each update that has anything to do with...
Jets RB Ivory has mixed feelings over new NFL rule
CORTLAND — From what Chris Ivory says, it sounds as if there’s more good than bad with the NFL’s new rule that penalizes any player — including running backs —...
Mark, Geno reach 1st pressure point of camp
CORTLAND — It might last an hour, maybe an hour-and-a-half. But it could be 60 to 90 minutes that indelibly shape the careers of two Jets quarterbacks. Tonight’s annual Green...
Mets’ win marred as hammy could land David on DL
Rarely has a win tasted so bittersweet or been so overshadowed. The Mets beat the Royals 4-2 last night on Eric Young Jr.’s 11th-inning walk-off home run, but David Wright...
Wright’s never-ending will to win leads to time on shelf
The relentless professionalism, the will to win, the character combined with talent and cool charisma. They add to the sum of what makes David Wright the closest thing the Mets...
Ice cold ‘bath’: CC shelled by Pods as Yankees fail to gain ground
San Diego _ With less than two months remaining in what appears to be a lost season, Joe Girardi stated the obvious. “We need him to be CC if we...
Boos abound as A-Rod circus hits Trenton
TRENTON, N.J. — Alex Rodriguez showed up to what could be the last games of his career this weekend much the same way he has in the past. He chatted...
Bombers’ bats must step it up
SAN DIEGO — If you can’t slug, there’s little hope of reaching the Promised Land of postseason success. The Yankees are 29th in the majors in slugging percentage at .367,...
Rodriguez takes shot at MLB, Yankees as deadline looms to make deal by 6 p.m. tomorrow
The most important deadline in Alex Rodriguez’s career — and right up there in Bud Selig’s legacy, too — arrives tomorrow evening. Rodriguez showed once again last night he’s not...
A-Rod's too good at being bad for a lifetime ban
TRENTON, N.J. — Whoo, boy, we have got to find a way to keep Alex Rodriguez in the game. Even if he has to take an extended break. Even if...
Bringing sexy back in Vegas
Cruise from downtown Las Vegas to the south end of the Strip and you’ll drive past Wynn, Caesars Palace, Bellagio and the Cosmopolitan. After rear-viewing those eye-grabbing spots, it’s easy...
Billy Bob tapped for TV ‘Fargo’
You betcha: “Fargo,” the Oscar-winning film starring Frances McDormand as a plucky Minnesota police chief, lives again. Billy Bob Thornton has signed to star in a 10-episode FX series, also...
Looking good: ‘Hell’ hunk Anson sets ‘Wheels’ in motion
The primitive-looking man dressed in animal skins sits alone inside a broken-down cabin that’s covered in snow. The icy winds blow without mercy through the cracks between the boards as...
Knee operation for Brian Williams
NBC News anchor Brian Williams will be off the air for a few weeks soon for surgery to replace a knee that was damaged in a high school football game...
Get an A+ in style with these back-to-school looks
Back-to-school fever has officially struck, and the thrill of it has teens and 20-somethings alike giddy with thoughts of fall fashion — and the all-important first-day outfit. For a glimpse...
A Hot Mex
Imagine scooping out a big ol’ chunk of Arizona — with all of its rocky, cactified, lonely desert wiles — then plunking it down on a sapphire seashore. Now imagine...
Weird but true
A Connecticut teacher was accused of dabbling in the three R’s: readin’, ’ritin’ and robbery. Nicholas Negro, 35, reportedly tried to knock over a 7-Seven in Danbury wielding a hammer....
Colorado coach learned the Parcells way
Long before Bill Parcells arrived in the NFL in 1979 as the Giants’ defensive coordinator, his path had been similar to so many other coaches striving for a chance at...
Mets’ win marred as hammy could land Wright on DL
Rarely has a win tasted so bittersweet or been so overshadowed. The Mets beat the Royals 4-2 Friday night on Eric Young Jr.’s 11th-inning walk-off home run, but David Wright...
Woman sues Southwest for injuries after plane skidded across tarmac
A South Carolina woman who was a passenger on a Southwest Airline plane that skidded across a La Guardia runway during a landing last month blames jet’s crew for her...
Parrot returned after bring stolen at gunpoint
An elderly Bronx woman’s pet parrot has been returned after being stolen from her at gunpoint, police say. 67-year-old Ana Marte was returning to her apartment at the Morris Housing...