February 6, 2014
Obama the Bill-killer
Paul Ryan has always been a voice of welcome for immigrants. So when the GOP’s former vice presidential candidate says the obstacle to an immigration bill is his colleagues’ distrust...
When Putin comes to shove
The 22nd Winter Games opening ceremonies begin Friday in Sochi. The Post wishes all the athletes well — though we will of course be cheering for Team USA. We also...
Michael Kay talks YES simulcast, Francesa and Yankees
ESPN Radio host and Yankees play by play man talked about his new YES Network simulcast and his feud with WFAN’s Mike Francesa with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: Any...
AOL's Armstrong beating Mayer in ad sales
While Yahoo! chief Marissa Mayer has done a great job winning over the media, it’s her fellow Google alum, AOL boss Tim Armstrong, who’s doing the better job of winning...
Anderson leads Nets over undermanned Spurs
It took a Nets substitute to beat a Spurs team full of them. Alan Anderson broke out of a recent scoring funk to score 22 points — including 17 of...
NY's top regulator halts Ocwen-Wells Fargo deal
New York’s top financial regulator has dumped cold water on the mortgage-servicing industry’s consolidation fever. Benjamin Lawsky’s Department of Financial Services on Thursday stopped Ocwen Financial from completing its acquisition...
Armando makes early impression on Red Bulls coach
The Red Bulls aren’t even through the first phase of preseason, but a few things have become clear. It’s early, but Spanish newcomer Armando is everything they expected, and they’re...
Ripp’s debt has no Time for private equity
Time Inc. CEO Joe Ripp says he is “comfortable” with the $1.3 billion in debt load Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes will lay on the magazine giant when it is...
Joe Johnson added to three-point shootout
Joe Johnson will be getting his money's worth in New Orleans next weekend. Johnson, who will be representing the Nets in the All-Star Game – his seventh All-Star selection –...
New York Times’ fourth-quarter net income, revenue recede
Times are tough — as the New York Times’ earnings attest. Net income tumbled 63 percent for the Times in the fourth quarter, to $65.6 million, from $178.1 million in...
Mets’ ace Harvey aiming to resume throwing on Feb. 22
If Matt Harvey has his way, he will be throwing by the end of the month with the idea of returning to the Mets before the end of the season...
LinkedIn sees Bright future despite dull forecast
Professional networking website LinkedIn just dropped $120 million in hopes of finding the perfect job match for users. In its biggest acquisition yet, the Mountain View, Calif., company agreed to...
Pacquiao out to prove he’s not done yet
Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao was courtside for the Knicks game against the Trail Blazers on Wednesday night at the Garden and afterward visited a few players, including Carmelo Anthony, in...
Ackman naming names in new attack on Herbalife
Bill Ackman continues to name names. The hedge-fund activist called out a second high-level Herbalife distributor on Thursday for alleged actions he claims create the company’s pyramid scheme. The distributor,...
Feds’ focus will now go back to Cohen: lawyer
The conviction of Mathew Martoma will likely reinvigorate the government’s probe on hedge-fund mogul Steve Cohen, a lawyer familiar with the billionaire’s fund told The Post. Martoma, a former portfolio...
Isles' comeback fizzles in 4-2 loss to Calgary
This hurt, no question, and there was apparent anger boiling within John Tavares when the Islanders captain delivered a succinct message after Thursday night’s 4-2 loss to the Flames at...
News Corp. posts solid fourth-quarter earnings
News Corp. beat analysts’ expectations in its fiscal second quarter, reporting slightly better-than-forecast revenue of $2.24 billion, a 4 percent decrease from the prior-year second period. Adjusted earnings per share...
Oilers' late goal drills Rangers, snapping four-game streak
The Rangers almost got away with one, but not quite. Lackluster pretty much from the start, the Blueshirts paid at just about the end, yielding the winning goal at 18:38...
'Michael J. Fox Show' co-creator dishes on scheduling twist
With NBC pulling “The Michael J. Fox Show” off its schedule — there are seven episodes remaining in its full-season run — I checked in Thursday with series co-creator Sam...
Leno signs off from 'Tonight Show' after 22 years
BURBANK, Calif. — Jay Leno has said goodbye to "The Tonight Show" before, but not like this. The comedian became tearful and choked up Thursday as he concluded what he...
Callahan, Rangers drama likely to spill into Olympic break
Unless something unexpected develops in the hours before Friday’s 3 p.m. pre-Olympics roster freeze, Ryan Callahan will go through the break as a both a Ranger and a pending unrestricted...
Club drug Molly eyed in Harlem bar shooting
A gunman who executed a man in a busy Harlem bar was apparently high on the club drug Molly during the shooting — making him the city’s first known killer...
Freshman guard's improved play sparks St. John's surge
There have been a lot of changes in St. John’s over the last three weeks. A tighter rotation from coach Steve Lavin. Marked progress out of previously struggling center Chris...
Sizemore finally feeling good amid first spring with Yanks
TAMPA — Derek Jeter isn’t the only infielder at the Yankees’ pre-camp coming back from a major leg injury. Scott Sizemore is trying to bounce back from two terrible injuries...
Yankees' outfield prospects out to prove farm system critics wrong
TAMPA — Yes, the Yankees still have prospects. And two of them, outfielders Tyler Austin and Mason Williams, made it clear Thursday they still plan to hit the big time...
Art thief among 3 arrested in $5 million violin heist
The mystery of what happened to a multi-million-dollar Stradivarius violin stolen in a stun gun attack was answered Thursday when Milwaukee police recovered the instrument and blamed the heist at least in...
Boehner warns immigration overhaul tough to pass
WASHINGTON — Speaker John Boehner on Thursday all but ruled out passage of immigration legislation before this fall's elections, saying it would be difficult for the Republican-led House to act...
Unique calls were Ralph Kiner’s Korner-stone
Before I would have you remember what you already know — Ralph Kiner as an engaging raconteur, free-range language wrangler and mangler, and original voice of the Mets — I...
Joe Jonas and gal pal check out Richard Chai Love
At Richard Chai Love, “How To Make It in America” actor Bryan Greenberg and Joe Jonas made a cute couple in matching jackets by the designer. The only thing that...
3 accused of impersonating cops
Three Brooklyn men were charged with impersonating cops after police radios and guns were found in their car, the NYPD said Thursday. Cops stopped a 2009 Nissan Altima in East...
Kiner was so much more than a slugger and storyteller
This was late one San Francisco night, years ago, and Ralph Kiner was well into a fourth hour of telling stories, filling one more room with laughter and good cheer,...
Settlement for $60K each reached in snowball cop suit
The five young men who sued a Bronx cop after he pulled a gun and had them arrested after one of them threw a snowball at him won a settlement...
Charles Barkley: 'The Nets stink, man'
Charles Barkley isn’t buying the Nets’ 2014 resurgence. The Hall of Famer and colorful TNT analyst scoffed at the notion Brooklyn’s improved play since the start of the new year...
The day in photos
A volcanic eruption, a salute to the Queen, a funny statue, a baby monkey and the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Zookeepers chase fake gorilla during emergency drill
A van chasing after a person in a goofy gorilla costume may sound like something out of a screwball movie, but on Thursday it was part of an emergency preparedness...
Rob Moore leaving Syracuse may clear way for NY recruits
New York City high school football coaches aren’t going to be too broken up over this news. Syracuse wide receivers coach Rob Moore, a former Jets and Cardinals standout, has...
Residents' suit against WTC-area 'over-policing' gets tossed
A Manhattan judge has tossed a lawsuit by lower Manhattan residents who claimed the tight security plan for the World Trade Center made it seem their neighborhood resembled the "Berlin...
Who are Hollywood's top ten on-screen twins?
“The Pretty One,” out tomorrow, features Zoe Kazan as twins Audrey and Laurel. The identical-twin or doppelganger plot is one of Hollywood’s most reliable gimmicks for showcasing an actor’s versatility...
Remembering some of Ralph's best Kinerisms
In his decades behind the microphone, Ralph Kiner -- the beloved voice of the Mets who passed away Thursday -- was known as much for his pearls of baseball wisdom...
TSA bans carry-on liquids on Russia flights
WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department is banning all liquids from carry-on luggage for nonstop flights from the U.S. to Russia. The ban comes after the department warned airlines that...
Nicky Hilton shows brother Barron the Fashion Week ropes
What’s Nicky Hilton up to these days, you ask? “I just finished my first book, which will be coming out in the fall to coincide with New York Fashion Week,”...
Highlights of selflessness include Stern's NBA departure
Given the diminishing practitioners of the art, class made a slight but near-noiseless comeback this week. That’s one of the problems with class: It doesn’t make a lot of noise....
The cow print at Whit makes a style statement
There were abstract prints of moons and split wood at Whit, but they can moooove over because the cow print was the chicest in show. “The prints have always been...
Family and friends say goodbye to Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s nearest and dearest — including longtime girlfriend Mimi O’Donnell and the couple’s three young children — gathered at an Upper East Side funeral home Thursday to begin...
Felton, J.R.: Blame the players, not Woodson
The seat under the Knicks’ Mike Woodson has been getting hotter by the day, but J.R. Smith defended his coach, saying the players are the ones who need to take...
DNA clears men after 21 years in prison for family's murder
Two Brooklyn men locked up for 21 years for a gruesome triple murder walked out of court free on Thursday after new DNA evidence led prosecutors to drop all charges...
Karolina Kurkova coy about 'The Face'
Backstage at the Desigual show, supermodel Karolina Kurkova was coy on why she won’t be returning for the second season of Naomi Campbell’s modeling reality competition “The Face,” which she...
'@midnight' wins Twitter with #hashtagwars
Turn on your Twitter machine sometime after midnight Monday through Thursday, and you might notice a particular brand of dark comedy taking over your feed. The hashtag-based gags riff on...
Don’t wait for the movie, check out these NYC Lego sculptures
“The Lego Movie” hits theaters Friday, and we’re hoping that it just might wipe the bad, explosion-y taste of those awful “Transformers” movies out of our mouths. The feature, based...
'Sopranos' strip club's former owner a real-life mob rat
A former owner of the New Jersey jiggle joint that served as the set of the Bada Bing strip club on “The Sopranos” is a real-life mob rat who is...
'Little Me' revival sees knockout performance by Christian Borle
Christian Borle did a lot of scenery chewing as the villainous Black Stache in “Peter and the Starcatcher,” but that doesn’t compare to the fun he’s having in “Little Me.”This...
Alleged scammer busted in 9/11 charity scheme
The transgendered nephew of a hero September 11th firefighter has been busted for scamming $130 at two Staten Island firehouses in a bogus 9/11 charity scheme – and then using...
The Wanted's Siva Kaneswaran focusing on solo career
The Wanted boy-bander Siva Kaneswaran — he of the tall hair and square jaw — says he’s excited to pursue a solo career now that the group has announced its...
Biden: LaGuardia like a 'Third World country'
PHILADELPHIA -- Vice President Joe Biden says LaGuardia Airport could use some major improvements — and that's putting it mildly. Biden says if he blindfolded someone and took him to...
Russia leads team figure skating; U.S. tied for fifth
SOCHI, Russia — Russia’s figure skaters didn’t have to look far for inspiration. With their countrymen waving Russian flags throughout the Iceberg, they made the first night of competition at...
None finer than Kiner: Amazin’ reflections on the Mets’ voice
A member of the family is gone. Such was the sentiment on Thursday among Mets fans, players and broadcasters who either grew up listening to Ralph Kiner or had the...
First look at Wes Anderson's 'Grand Budapest Hotel'
Wes Anderson’s eagerly awaited and star-filled “The Grand Budapest Hotel’’ — shown to New York critics ahead of its Thursday world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival — is something...
Amazon's streaming 10 new pilots for your consideration
Amazon launched its next batch of pilots on its Instant Video service Thursday for viewers to watch and rate to help decide which become series. The crop includes two dramas,...
Signed Beatles backdrop from ‘Ed Sullivan’ may fetch up to $1M
NEW YORK — A large piece of stage backdrop autographed by the Beatles during their first live US concert 50 years ago is headed to auction, where it could draw...
Recruit who committed to 3 schools tops signing day weirdness
We won’t know the winners and losers of Wednesday’s college football national signing day for a few years. But for now, we can at least look back at the hilarity,...
Fan finds Marvin Gaye's passport in used album
How sweet it is … A Motown fan from Detroit got the surprise of a lifetime, when a passport belonging to legendary Hitsville singer Marvin Gaye — valued at $20,000...
School apologizes for black history lunch menu
CONCORD, Calif. — Officials at a Northern California private school are apologizing after a lunch menu option to celebrate Black History Month angered some parents and students. Students at Carondelet...
Putin's ex-Olympian 'gal pal' rumored to light Sochi flame
Vladimir Putin’s romance with sexy former rhythmic gymnast Alina Kabaeva is Russia’s worst kept secret — but you’d have to have be in the KGB style security clearance to learn...
Attorney: Tot’s death caused by birth defects, bad CPR
The attorney for a Queens mother accused of beating to death her 2-year-old daughter claims the child's horrific injuries came from a combination of serious birth defects and an untrained...
New notch for Preet as Martoma is convicted of insider trading
Another one bites the dust. Former SAC Capital Advisor portfolio manager Mathew Martoma was found guilty of insider trading on Thursday — bringing US Attorney Preet Bharara’s record in his...
Ex-cop calls Aetna’s coverage cut for son a ‘death sentence’
A retired city cop says health care giant Aetna has served "a death sentence" on his severely disabled 15-year-old son by slashing coverage for his around-the-clock nursing care. John and...
Man shot near Park Slope school
A man was shot in Park Slope in front of terrified parents and school children Thursday morning, authorities and witnesses said. The scene unfolded just after 8:30 a.m. when two...
Will Jennifer Lawrence don Nicholas K for 'Mockingjay?'
Is this what Jennifer Lawrence will be wearing in the next “Hunger Games” flick? Judging by the rough-and-tumble vibe of this Nicholas K collection, we think the answer is yes....
Kay: Soda stunt nothing next to Francesa's insults
It was just a soda. ESPN Radio host Michael Kay opened his new YES Network simulcast on Monday by throwing out a bottle of Diet Coke, the beverage of choice...
Woodson: Knicks season has been a coaching 'disaster'
Knicks coach Mike Woodson, on Thursday, referred to this season as “a disaster from a coaching standpoint.’’ The team’s owner, James Dolan, may soon decide to end this disaster and...
Student rounded up in Hoffman drug probe raid released
A Parsons art student busted with cocaine during a building raid targeting Philip Seymour Hoffman’s suspected drug dealer was released without bail Thursday before breaking down in tears. “I’m so...
Meet the girl who rescued George Harrison for Ed Sullivan
Of course there were the thousands of screaming teenage girls who loved them — yeah, yeah, yeah. But when the four Beatles first landed in New York in early February...
'The Monuments Men' is worthy of a salute
While millions of American soldiers were fighting with the Allies to save Europe from the Nazis in World War II, a relative handful were involved in a different struggle: to...
NYPD testing Google Glass as potential crime fighting tool
The NYPD is taking a page out of the RoboCop playbook — outfitting cops with Google Glass so a suspect’s life story can flash right before their eyes, law enforcement...
Taliban claims to have captured GI dog
The Taliban is showing off their latest battlefield trophy — a POW dog. The militants posted a video showing a mournful-looking Belgian Malinois or Belgian shepherd, held on a tight...
Islanders' MacDonald on block after rejecting $16M offer
The offer was there, it was rejected, and now Andrew MacDonald has to start contemplating life in the NHL with a team other than the Islanders. About a month and...
Guess what? The Sochi Olympics started
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — The big jump near the end of the women’s Olympic downhill was described by skiers as “smooth” and “just fine” and even “easy.” Then again, that...
Thieves share selfies from stolen phone: police
They snapped their own “wanted” poster photos. Two dimwitted crooks used a stolen cellphone to shoot selfies — and the pictures were automatically uploaded to the victim’s photo-sharing account, police...
Jets hire Thomas McGaughey as special teams coach
The Jets hired Thomas McGaughey as their new special teams coordinator Wednesday. He replaced Ben Kotwica, who left after one season to take the same job with the Redskins. McGaughey,...
Ex-official: Attack on Silicon Valley power grid was ‘terrorism’
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission chairman Jon Wellinghoff said Wednesday an April attack on Silicon Valley's phone lines and power grid was terrorism — despite repeated...
Man held at gunpoint inside Harlem apartment
A non-profit worker who teaches underprivileged city kids to play hockey was robbed at gunpoint inside his Harlem apartment building, law enforcement sources said. The 48-year-old victim had just walked...
'Le Clercq' chronicles dancer's journey on stage and off
This “elongated, stretched-out path to heaven,” is how the beloved dancer Jacques d’Amboise describes Tanaquil Le Clercq, with whom he once danced the ballet in this documentary’s title. Le Clercq’s...
Ukrainian activist forced to admit being US spy during torture
VILNIUS - A Ukrainian anti-government activist who fled the country after being abducted said on Thursday he had been forced under torture to declare himself an American spy. Dmytro Bulatov,...
Theater 'shooter' weeps in court as he faces victim's wife for first time
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Family and friends of a retired Tampa police captain accused of fatally shooting a man at a movie theater told a judge Wednesday that the...
VMI needs three buzzer beaters to win four-OT game
http://youtu.be/oJDyv_w6IVg BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — D.J. Covington pumped in 28 points on 13 of 16 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead VMI to a 108-104 win over Gardner-Webb in...
Nearly nude sculpture giving college students the creeps
WELLESLEY, Mass. — A remarkably lifelike sculpture of a man sleepwalking in nothing but his underpants has made some Wellesley College students a bit uncomfortable, but the president of the...
Twitter shares fall 23% on first earnings report
Twitter awoke with a huge hangover on Thursday as investors at the market open scrambled to decide what about the companies first earnings announcement was positive. Shares tumbled 23 percent...
Lakers' bonkers finish with fouled-out player on court
CLEVELAND — The Los Angeles Lakers left Robert Sacre on the court after he fouled out in the fourth quarter. Coach Mike D’Antoni felt it was the best move for...
Sony eyes $1.1B loss, selling Vaio unit
Sony Corp. slashed its annual outlook to a loss, and said it would sell its struggling personal-computer unit, as it fights to stem red ink at its core electronics business....
Violin thought to be stolen Stradivarius recovered
MILWAUKEE — A violin that could be a rare multi-million dollar Stradivarius stolen from a concertmaster last month has been recovered in Milwaukee, police said Thursday. Police are working to...
G.I. Joe, the original action figure, turns 50
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- G.I. Joe is turning 50. The birthday of what's called the world's first action figure is being celebrated this month by collectors and the toy maker...
Disbarred lawyer busted after running from traffic stop
A disbarred Brooklyn lawyer wanted for allegedly swindling about $1.5 million from clients was busted after running from cops who pulled him over upstate for having an expired inspection sticker,...
Zoe Kazan, Jake Johnson make for 'Pretty' on-screen pair
It’s not Zoe Kazan’s fault she’s basically a caricature of the manic pixie dream girl, with her tiny frame and huge eyes and squeaky-chipper voice. That said, she doesn’t exactly...
Pope's Harley goes for $327K at charity auction
PARIS — Pope Francis' Harley-Davidson is hitting the road after an unspecified European buyer agreed to pay 241,500 euros ($327,000) including taxes and fees for the motorcycle at a Paris...
Top 10 models who bare their souls on Instagram
British beauty Cara Delevingne is a fashion favorite on the runways, known for walking the Chanel couture shows, but she’s hardly a household name like Heidi Klum — except to...
Tanaka has visa, ready to depart for spring training
Masahiro Tanaka is finally set to come to the US. The Japanese right-hander, signed to a seven-year, $155 million contract by the Yankees last month, received a work visa Tuesday...
Hagel orders urgent push for military ethics crackdown
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel wants military leaders to inject more urgency into ensuring "moral character and moral courage" in a force suffering a rash of ethical lapses. Hagel...
Raymond Felton takes benching in stride
Raymond Felton broke his silence but not his slump. Coach Mike Woodson finally made a stand and benched the struggling Felton for the entire fourth quarter Wednesday against Portland for...
Little security hassle in Sochi despite 'toothpaste bomb' worry
SOCHI, Russia — Despite a temporary Russian ban on liquids in carry-on luggage, some air travelers heading to the Sochi Olympics through Moscow have brought toothpaste and other toiletries past...
Film explores rabbi who helped run notorious Nazi ‘model ghetto’
"How come you’re still alive?” Benjamin Murmelstein says those were the first words he heard from a war-crimes interrogator. Claude Lanzmann’s documentary, built around an extensive interview the director conducted...
'Mob Wives' dish on how to sneak meatballs into prison
At first glance, “How To Use a Meat Cleaver: Secrets and Recipes From a Mob Family’s Kitchen” looks like your average Italian reality-show cookbook. (Ms. Giudice, I’m thinking of you.)...
The 10 best quotes from the guys on ‘Girls’
When Beastie Boys sang “Girls, all I really want is girls” in 1987, they might as well have been describing the state of television in 2014. We’ve got “New Girl,”...
Man to jump off Everest on live TV
What could possibly go wrong? Discovery Channel is upping its thrill-seeking ante -- and will air Joby Ogwyn's jump off the summit of Mount Everest. "Everest Jump Live" will take...
Agent: Jermichael Finley would consider Giants after Packers
Jermichael Finley was a Packer, technically still is a Packer and wants to remain a member of the Packers. If that doesn’t happen, perhaps there will be a place for...
Man found stabbed to death in Brooklyn apartment
A man was found stabbed to death in Brooklyn Wednesday morning, cops said. The 57-year-old victim was found with several stab wounds to his body inside an apartment in East...
LIRR union votes to OK March strike
The largest LIRR union voted Wednesday to strike in March if workers don’t get raises from the MTA, according to union officials. Employees represented by the Sheet Metal, Air and...
Antonio Pierce to coach HS football power
Former Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce, the brains of a defense that beat Tom Brady and the previously unbeaten Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, is going back to school. Pierce, according...
FBI probes swimming-pool death of child on cruise ship
RALEIGH, NC — The FBI is investigating the death of one child and the hospitalization of another after they were pulled from a swimming pool aboard a cruise ship off...
Man paralyzed in toilet prank gets $5 million in lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA — A man left paralyzed from the shoulders down when his relatives tipped over a portable toilet while he was inside has settled a Pennsylvania lawsuit against the toilet...
Connecticut doctor in home-invasion murder won’t run for Congress
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Connecticut doctor whose wife and two daughters were killed in a 2007 home invasion said Wednesday he has decided not to run for Congress. Dr....
Plan to cull Long Island deer scaled back
An ambitious plan to eliminate about 10 percent of the estimated 30,000 white-tailed deer inundating eastern Long Island has been severely scaled back following protests and a court challenge by...
Rockettes light up with new LED-illuminated jackets
The Radio City Rockettes are promising an electrifying new performance. The high-kicking precision dance troupe has been outfitted with LED-illuminated jackets. A number called "Electricity" is featured in Radio City's...
Former Miss Georgia schools pageant wannabes
Think of Lifetime’s new reality show “Kim of Queens” as a cross between “Dance Moms” and “Toddlers & Tiaras” — with a bit of southern-fried charm. The show follows Kim...
LeBron, Starz team up for basketball comedy
Starz has teamed with NBA star LeBron James for a new comedy about the world of professional basketball. Titled “Survivor’s Remorse,” the half-hour series, executive-produced by James, follows Cam Calloway,...
The 80's are calling on TV this week
Maybe that Super Bowl commercial from Radio Shack was on to something: The ’80s are back. What to watch while donning your big hair and shoulder pads: “Jeopardy!” (weeknights, 7...
Expect pomp & pageantry for Sochi's opening night
NBC is mum on what viewers will see from Sochi Friday night during the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics. But if history is any indication, the night’s pomp and...
Pussy Riot gals stun Brooklyn crowd with powerful speech
It's rare that Madonna allows herself to be upstaged but last night at Barclays Arena, she willingly passed the limelight to Masha Alekhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova of punk group Pussy...
Rubenstein's Carlyle wins ITW packaging unit for $3B
Wrap it up, they’ll take it. David Rubenstein’s Carlyle Group has won a $3 billion-plus auction for an Illinois packaging company — besting a handful of rivals, The Post has...
Google ad pricing change no match for IAC
Despite owning a well-known matchmaker, media mogul Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp can’t seem to get any love from Google’s Larry Page. IAC, which runs a collection of dating and informational websites,...
Andrew Cuomo’s ethics reforms are too weak
This week saw the start of Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland’s second federal corruption trial and a new federal indictment against his colleague, state Sen. John Sampson. Bronx Assemblyman Eric Stevenson...
Stop and frisk case isn’t over
Am I the only one who wonders whether Mayor de Blasio and The New York Times are getting out ahead of their skis on the stop-and-frisk case? The mayor held...
The cybersecurity nightmare called ObamaCare
Fraudsters on the inside, hackers on the outside. Here we are, stuck in the middle with the security nightmare called ObamaCare. The latest? US intelligence agencies notified the Department of...
John Kerry’s bungled threat to Israel
This week, as John Kerry marks a year at the helm of the State Department, almost everyone in the Mideast is angry at him, while much of Washington is puzzled....
ObamaCare ‘vindicated’
By providing heavily subsidized health insurance to people with very low income, and then withdrawing those subsidies as income rises, the [Affordable Care] Act creates a disincentive for people to...
Waiting for Super Andrew
‘There is room for everybody,” public charter schools and public traditional schools alike, Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy said Tuesday, speaking for the governor. If Andrew Cuomo truly believes this, now’s...
Getting his Irish up
For the first time in two decades, the city’s mayor will boycott New York’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which dates to 1762 and is among the world’s oldest civilian parades....
Queens mom charged in beating death of 2-year-old daughter
A Queens mom was charged Wednesday in the brutal beating death of her 2-year-old daughter. Ashley Diaz, 28, was charged with second-degree murder after her child, Kevasia Edward, was found...
City's workers paid nearly twice salary of private sector: report
It pays to work in city government. Municipal workers made nearly twice as much as their counterparts in the private sector in former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s last years in office...
Boyland blames salary for payola scheme caught on tape
Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. groused that his intolerably puny salary all but forced him to pursue payola, according to a surveillance recording played at his corruption trial in Brooklyn...
Colombian drug king pleads guilty to importing cocaine
A Colombian drug king has pleaded guilty to manufacturing and importing “tons” of cocaine into the United States and other countries over the past two decades. Yesid Rios Saurez, 46,...
NYPD Daily crime blotter
Queens The 2-year-old boy who was found dead in a Jamaica apartment Tuesday suffered bruising to his ears and body, police sources said Wednesday. Naizeer Reid’s mother found the boy...
Third snowstorm in a week to hit New York Saturday night
There will be little reprieve for wet and miserable New Yorkers with the third storm in a week due to hit Saturday night. But the early speculation of up to...
New Yorkers sinking in slush puddles
Thousands of New Yorkers had to jump and twist like Olympic snowboarders to dodge the slushy lakes that formed at nearly every street corner on Wednesday. “I’m trying not to...
Underwear heiress wins lawsuit against husband
An underwear heiress won a legal victory Wednesday against her deadbeat husband — whom she had slapped with a $10 million lawsuit last year for looting her trust fund to...
Shaun Wright-Phillips hopes to join brother on Red Bulls
The Red Bulls drafted John Rooney, but never had a shot at landing his superstar brother Wayne. They inked Digao, but – despite a sizable bid, and his New York...
Brooklyn DA wins right to play ‘rape-dad’ apology tape at trial
Brooklyn prosecutors will be able to play at trial a potentially damning tape made by a teen girl who recorded her father allegedly apologizing for raping her and begging her...
Men locked up for 21 years in triple-homicide to be freed
Two men locked up for 21 years for a gruesome triple-homicide are expected to be set free after Brooklyn prosecutors give up the weakened case against the men in Brooklyn...
Knicks’ Hardaway Jr. will team up with father
The Hardaways will be together again.According to a league source, Knicks rookie Tim Hardaway Jr. and his father, Tim Hardaway, will be on the same team for “The Shooting Stars’’...
Legendary pilot Chuck Yeager in suit over real-estate squabble
Just because you break the sound barrier doesn’t mean you can avoid being hassled by your homeowners association. Legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager was dragged into a civil court in...
Rubio rips into ObamaCare provision, then sidesteps questions
WASHINGTON — Rising star Sen. Marco Rubio proved Wednesday that he really is ready to be president — at least when it comes to avoiding questions. Rubio (R-Fla.), who is...
Congress members push to ban e-cigs from Capitol
WASHINGTON — New York City’s crackdown on e-cigs is catching on. A group of Democrats in Congress wants to extend the cigarette ban in the Capitol to include e-cigarettes. The...
Schumer pushes clearance of yogurt to Team USA in Sochi
WASHINGTON — An international stir over yogurt is leaving a bad taste at the Olympics. The Russian government halted a large shipment of Chobani Greek yogurt bound for US athletes...
'Hunger Games' to digitally recreate Hoffman
The filmmakers behind the “Hunger Games” movies will digitally recreate late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in a major yet-to-be-shot scene, sources from the flick said. Editors will use computer graphics...
Knicks begin to press as possibility of no playoffs grows
The record is 19-30 now and there is no white-washing that, no camouflaging it. Forty-nine games isn’t a sliver of a season, or a taste, or a sample size; it...