August 18, 2014
Runway model missing for 2 weeks is found in hospital
A Sudanese fashion model who had been missing for nearly two weeks has been found safe, police said Monday. Ataui-Deng Hopkins, 22, who left the XVI Lounge at 251 W....
Hondo raves about Braves
You know what they say: Good pitching beats godawful hitting. That was the theory Hondo put in play Monday at Citi Field where the Cubs flushed the Metamucils to lower...
Analysts call for tracking stock to 'cure' Time Warner stock price
It’s all moot, of course, as 21st Century Fox insists it’s done bidding for Time Warner. Time Warner says it believes Fox, but that still leaves the holding-company owner of...
Rub elbows with Jay Z at his mom's new eatery
Bernice Skipworth is celebrating her 65th birthday at Diamondz N Da Ruff with her 94-year-old cousin, Ruby Smith. Skipworth, a retired insurance worker who toiled in Newark, NJ, for years,...
Commerce Dept. blacks out, withholds Census e-mails
Last Friday, The Post filed an appeal to uncover over a thousand e-mails that the Census Bureau and the Commerce Department seem desperate to keep hidden. This is the second...
Hey, ladies — catcalls are flattering! Deal with it
Summer to me means three things: heat, hemlines and hard hats. It’s the time of year when I can parade around in a skimpy dress with strategic cutouts that would...
NYC will fall for Broadway's 'Shakespeare in Love'
Almost everybody I know who’s seen the stage adaptation of “Shakespeare in Love” in London thinks the show is terrific. Charles Spencer, a longtime friend and drama critic of The...
Seeking a posh spot in Flushing? This condo's rights are for sale
If you crave a piece of Sky View Parc, the belatedly but decisively successful luxury condo-retail project in Flushing, this might be your chance. Muss Development, a joint-venture partner with...
Jersey native squeaks into The Barclays in his home state
Morgan Hoffmann couldn’t even bear to watch. The Wyckoff, NJ, native knew what was on the line last week at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., coming into the final...
Torres excels after last-minute call to start
Carlos Torres received unexpected news when he arrived at Citi Field Monday morning — he was that afternoon’s starting pitcher. Torres, who pitched in relief Sunday, became the fourth pitcher...
Deadly apartment fire rips through Hamilton Heights
One person was killed when a blaze tore through an apartment building in Hamilton Heights Monday, the FDNY said. The four-alarm fire broke out in the six-story building on West...
National Guard arrives in Ferguson amid violent protests
The Missouri National Guard hit the ground in the besieged St. Louis suburb of Ferguson on Monday to try to rein in Molotov cocktail-tossing rioters who have been looting stores and...
Eric Holder sent to Ferguson for Michael Brown investigation
President Obama — under increasing fire for frolicking on Martha’s Vineyard in the middle of national and international crises — flew back to DC for a hastily arranged press conference...
Obama: 'We don't want ... lines blurred' between cops, military
WASHINGTON — Calling for a sharp separation between the nation's armed forces and local police, President Barack Obama on Monday urged a re-examination of programs that have equipped civilian law...
Taxpayers are footing the bill for de Blasio's car rides
Mayor de Blasio says he won’t reimburse taxpayers for his plush Mercedes car in Italy and for other personal trips to Connecticut, New Jersey and Massachusetts — because he doesn’t...
How a large wedding could save your marriage
Malcolm Gladwell’s “How I Ruined My Best Friend’s Wedding” has been roiling around on social media. Republished by the Guardian from a book of essays called “The Moth,” the piece...
The mayor's empty 'anti-violence' plan
Mayor de Blasio just rolled out a $13 million, “evidence-based” plan to stop the wave of shootings around the city by hiring ex-gangbangers and felons to be “violence interrupters.” One...
Democrats need help? Don't ask Hillary
Just about everyone noticed Hillary Clinton’s scathing comments on President Obama’s foreign policy in her interview with The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg. But almost no one has noticed where Clinton hasn’t...
The true crime rise
The crime news is worse than you’ve heard — and likely to get worse without some new thinking. The latest crime figures list shooting incidents up by 13 percent —...
Mets fans take out frustration on David Wright
David Wright insists his shoulder is no excuse. But that’s the warrior in him talking. Anyone watching the Mets lately knows the third baseman and team captain isn’t quite right...
A housing glitch for LICH
Community activists, egged on by then-candidate Bill de Blasio, have never been willing to accept realities at Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital. Now, they’re again seeing their dreams for the...
Rick Perry: He's no Andrew Cuomo
Two states. Two ethics panels. Two governors facing heat from prosecutors. Yet of the two, it is the one who wasn’t indicted who might have committed the more troubling offense....
To back the NYPD --- or not to back it
The cops — or their critics? New Yorkers are being forced to choose. And anyone who needs help deciding should just consider the 21 people shot last weekend, including two...
Ferguson looting spreads to neighboring towns
Protesters rioting in the St. Louis suburb where an unarmed black teen was fatally shot by a white cop have carved a path of destruction into neighboring towns. In Dellwood,...
De Blasio defends extra $42 million for bus drivers
Mayor de Blasio on Monday defended spending $42 million to prop up the salaries of seasoned drivers and other veteran school bus personnel by saying their experience is worth the...
Carmelo looks skinny, feels confident: 'Can't wait to get started'
Carmelo Anthony already has claimed Knicks fans should not expect a championship this season. But the playoffs are another matter. In fact, Anthony on Monday asserted his belief the Knicks...
Teixeira is Yankees' only chance at offensive revival
One bat can’t lift the Yankees’ lineup that has been afflicted by shrinking biceps. Yet if the Yankees are going to enter October through the cheesy backdoor known as the...
Art and architecture give Chicago a new edge
Chicago — known for its odd pizza and its perennially under-performing Cubs — nonetheless excels when it comes to architecture and design. Stunning examples of modern and historical architecture —...
Wife's lover arrested after cops find her body in mine shaft
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The body of the missing, pregnant wife of a U.S. Marine has been found deep in an abandoned mine shaft in Southern California, where her husband...
NYU medical grad jumps to his death from dorm roof
A doctor plunged to his death at his former NYU residence hall in Manhattan on Monday afternoon, sources said. The man jumped off the roof of Vilcek Hall on East...
Taylor Swift heralds new album, proceeds to 'Shake it' in video
http://youtu.be/nfWlot6h_JM Lock up your sons, because Taylor Swift is back. After weeks of rumor, the pop starlet announced her new album will be called “1989” during a Yahoo live stream...
Nick Lachey headed back to reality TV
A&E is doubling down on reality series featuring famous brothers. After the success of “Wahlburgers,” about siblings Mark, Donnie and Paul Wahlberg’s Boston burger chain, the network has ordered the...
5 reasons to check into the Park Hyatt New York
It may be hard to believe, but when it officially opens today, the Park Hyatt New York will be the first five-star hotel to debut in Gotham in over a...
Obama: Islamists blocked from capturing Mosul dam
WASHINGTON — President Obama says the recapturing of the Mosul dam in northern Iraq by Iraqi and Kurdish forces is a "major step forward" in the battle against Islamic State...
Will Cuban phenom pick Yankees over Phillies?
Rusney Castillo is sifting through offers from MLB teams, but hasn’t set a timetable for when he will sign a free-agent contract. Castillo, a Cuban refugee, completed private workouts last Friday...
Owners take Vevo off the sales block after seeing growth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txmru1cC8Y4 Vevo is off the block. The owners of the popular music and video streamer have ended the sales process after deciding that the five-year-old property is poised for continued...
Facebook testing 'satire' tag to help confused readers
SAN FRANCISCO — Purported news reports on Kim Jong Un being named “sexiest man alive” or a study that found most children are “unrepentant sociopaths” can be entertaining. But such...
Runway model missing for two weeks
A Sudanese fashion model who has been missing for nearly two weeks was last seen leaving a midtown Manhattan nightclub, police said Monday. Ataui-Deng Hopkins, 22, left the XVI Lounge...
Ceasefire extended in Gaza as peace talks stall
Israelis and Palestinians agreed Monday to a 24-hour extension to a temporary ceasefire just minutes before it was due to expire, allowing for more time to hammer out a long-term...
FIT, Barnes & Noble stole grad's bag design & profits: suit
A Fashion Institute of Technology graduate who designed a wildly popular backpack as part of a class project four years ago is now claiming Barnes & Noble and the college...
How to make watching baseball fun again
We are approaching the pace-of-game issue incorrectly. Rather than obsessing on how to shorten the time between pitches, we should be fixating on how to make the time between pitches...
The man who made Justin Bieber isn't apologizing
DETAILS: As a 25-year-old newbie manager, you discovered a 12-year-old Justin Bieber on YouTube, persuaded him and his mom to move to Atlanta, and, despite constant rejection, got him a...
Simms considers not saying 'Redskins' on broadcasts
CBS lead analyst Phil Simms is considering referring to the Redskins only as "Washington" when he broadcasts the team's game against the Giants next month. Simms will work the Thursday...
Did Google Maps capture a drug deal in action?
A Google Maps camera caught what appears to be a drug deal going down on a New Jersey street. Reddit user wowurdumb said he made the Google Street View discovery...
How much has Jay Z factored in Kevin Durant's flaky summer?
Kevin Durant’s abrupt decision not to participate with Team USA in the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain surprised some and rankled others. The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar cited fatigue,...
County sued for employing morgue worker that raped 100 female corpses
Mortified families are suing a county in Ohio where a morgue attendant admitted to having sex with up to 100 female corpses. Kenneth Douglas worked the night shift at the...
A Trump executive's 'vacation from hell'
A Trump Organization executive has filed a $250,000 lawsuit against a Manhattan doctor who allegedly rented him a Hamptons vacation home from hell. Trump Vice President and special counsel Michael...
Sharapova-Ivanovic match got a little nasty
The US Open is still a week away, but here’s hoping Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic meet sometime during the Flushing fortnight. The two star singles players had a bit...
Mets manage just four hits in pathetic loss to Cubs
So, this is what the dead-ball era looked like. With an offense that’s quickly earning its place among the forgettable collection of teams that have called Queens home, the Mets...
Giants stars exuding confidence in imminent offensive turnaround
The Panic Room is big and blue, and yet it is much too small today to hold the legion of doom, otherwise known as Giants fans apoplectic over the state...
AFL-CIO declines to endorse Cuomo for re-election
ALBANY — The AFL-CIO is taking a pass on next month’s Democratic primary for governor — so it won’t have to endorse Gov. Cuomo. The 2.5-million-member labor organization decided Monday...
First look at Lifetime's 'Saved by the Bell' flick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZsEYWVJ-rA Holy hormones! If you thought they’d never find an actor deep enough to play Mario Lopez, think again. The “Saved by the Bell” movie is almost here — it...
Obama administration to require anti-collision tech on cars and trucks
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Monday it is taking a first step toward requiring that future cars and light trucks be equipped with technology that enables them to warn...
Punk bassist knocks down drone hovering over concert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyajJM4JyFw&feature=youtu.be In the name of punk rock, down with the drones! The bassist of hardcore punk band Trash Talk showed off his hatred for all things flying during a show...
Pope Francis might visit US in 2015
Mayor de Blasio’s prayers have been answered — Pope Francis is considering including New York on his itinerary if he travels to the United States next year. The pope confirmed...
PwC fined $25 million for role in terrorist-state money-laundering
Auditing giant PriceWaterhouseCoopers is getting slapped with a $25 million fine for helping a Japanese bank launder money for terrorist states like Iran, Sudan and Myanmar. New York’s top financial...
Debbie Reynolds to receive SAG Lifetime Achievement Award
Legendary Hollywood star Debbie Reynolds will receive the SAG lifetime achievement award at the organization’s 21st annual ceremony in January. Reynolds, 82, is an Oscar, Emmy and Tony nominee, having...
Drunk driver wears mugshot T-shirt to get mugshot taken
A drunk driver from Maine was so proud of his mugshot that he slapped it on a T-shirt and was wearing the silly tee for his booking photo when he...
Pope endorses use of force to stop Islamists in Iraq
Pope Francis said Monday military force could be justified to stop Islamic terrorists who are slaughtering religious minorities in Iraq — and said he’s thinking about visiting the war-torn country...
Jon Beason targets Giants opener: 'I feel like I'm really close'
Jon Beason won’t play in the Giants' Friday night preseason game against the Jets. It is more than likely Beason will make it a clean sweep of the preseason and...
WikiLeaks' Assange to give up asylum at Ecuadorean embassy
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange announced Monday he plans to leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London, where he has spent the past two years living under diplomatic asylum. The 43-year-old blamed...
Nutella shortage possible after hazelnut crop wiped out
Time to stock up! A Nutella shortage may be on the horizon thanks to a March frost in Turkey that wiped out about 70 percent of this year’s hazelnut crop....
Former Knicks GM heads north for job with far less pressure
Glen Grunwald hasn’t exactly moved on to bigger and better things since he was surprisingly canned by James Dolan less than a week before training camp last season. The former...
Clintons to headline Iowa steak fry, as Hillary mulls presidential run
DES MOINES, Iowa — Bill and Hillary Clinton will headline the annual steak fry for retiring Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, making a big return to the leadoff caucus state...
David Wilson's new goal: 2016 Olympic triple jumper
David Wilson’s football career may be over, but his greatest athletic achievements may still lay ahead of him. The former Giants running back, who retired this month because of a...
Suspect wanted for slaying of 2 Harlem rappers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN5lUr4T9RU Police released surveillance video Monday of the suspect wanted for the fatally shooting an aspiring rapper and his manager in Harlem. The gunman is seen wearing a gray hoodie...
Netflix's animated 'BoJack' skewers Hollywood fame
The ’90s were a rough time for sitcom dads: “Full House” star Bob Saget fought his squeaky clean image and “Home Improvement” star Tim Allen wanted to be more than...
Jets' Saunders had 'medical event' before car crash
For every detail that emerges about Jalen Saunders’ auto accident and subsequent hospitalization, the Jets shroud another in clandestine mystery. What we know is the rookie wide receiver “experienced a...
The 10 most overrated travel experiences
As I’ve written before, I love my job. And I love hotels. I love the mystery and adventure behind every new guest room door. And as someone who spends considerably...
Human chains protect wedding of Muslim man, Israeli woman
A Muslim groom and his Israeli bride were married Sunday as police in Israel formed human chains to prevent enraged protesters from disrupting the ceremony. Dozens of Israeli officers had...
'Orange,' 'True Detective' win at Creative Arts Emmys
The 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards are still a week away, but the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday night offered some clues about who may be walking away with a coveted...
Man used fake NYPD badge to get sex from hookers: cops
A sicko in Queens was arrested for using a fake NYPD badge to force prostitutes to sleep with him in exchange for protection, law enforcement sources told the Post. In...
Kelly Osbourne designs clothes, Lena goes blond and more
Kelly Osbourne’s clothing line is coming to HSN, Crystal Renn wants to learn Arabic, and Madonna and Kate Moss party like it’s 1999. - Hmm, Lena Dunham cut a boyish,...
Israel says it thwarted Hamas coup attempt on Palestinian president
Israeli authorities busted a large-scale plot by Hamas groups in the West Bank to launch widespread terror attacks in Israel and topple the Palestinian Authority, the Shin Bet security intelligence...
New Orleans crooner Benjamin Booker brings the blues
Downloads of the Week Benjamin Booker “Chippewa” ★★★ This blues-rock wunderkind from New Orleans shows he’s worth the hype on his self-titled debut album. “Chippewa,” in particular, combines the 22-year-old’s...
Family captures 1,000-pound alligator after 10-hour battle
An Alabama family battled a half-ton monster alligator over the weekend for 10 hours before finally capturing the record-breaking colossal beast. Mandy Stokes and her crew wrangled the 15-foot alligator...
Michael Brown had marijuana in his system: medical examiner
The black teen fatally shot by a white cop in a St. Louis suburb had marijuana in his system at the time of his death, it was reported Monday. Drug...
McConaughey's simple, yet amazing, Fenway Park fanny pack explanation
Matthew McConaughey gets older, but these fanny packs stay the same rage. The "True Detective" star brought his son to Sunday's Red Sox-Astros game at Fenway Park, where he monologued...
Beyoncé serenades Jay Z in 'On the Run' trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB-GuDzQvzY HBO knows how to tease fans of Jay and Bey. On Saturday the network released a 50-second trailer for the duo's upcoming concert special, "On the Run." Opening to...
Woman sues GM after suffering burns from heated SUV seat
YARMOUTH, Maine — A Maine woman who says she suffered a third-degree burn from a heated seat in a Chevrolet Suburban has sued General Motors. Emma Verrill says in her...
Liberia creates 'plague villages' with Ebola quarantines
To try to control the Ebola epidemic spreading through West Africa, Liberia has quarantined remote villages at the epicenter of the virus, evoking the "plague villages" of medieval Europe that...
Citibank could lose Argentina banking license
If the banking giant obeys a US judge’s order, it risks losing its banking license in Argentina — and the $2 billion it has in local deposits. But if it...
Meet the man NFL players love to hate
DENVER — Donny Moore can be the most reviled man in NFL locker rooms. He's not a coach, a referee or a drug tester. He has never played or coached...
Bartolo Colon to bereavement list after mother's death
Bartolo Colon was a late scratch from his Monday matinee start at Citi Field. The right-hander flew home to the Dominican Republic to be with his mother, who was extremely ill....
'Downton' cast responds to water bottle-gate
Following last week's embarrassing gaffe, in which a decidedly modern water bottle was left inside a photo for period drama "Downton Abbey," the cast of the popular series is looking...
Mother accused of leaving toddler in car as she boozed
NORWALK, Conn. — Police have arrested a Connecticut woman on allegations she left her 22-month-old child alone in a vehicle outside a bar as she enjoyed drinks with friends. Norwalk...
Man killed in hit-and-run, police search for driver
Police are on the hunt for a hit-and-run driver who fatally mowed down a man in Queens early Monday, cops said. Karoll Grzegorczyk, 32, was struck and killed by a...
Michael Kors, Rebecca Minkoff among this week's hottest sales
Amour Vert 161 Second House Road, Montauk, NY Pop-up: Aug. 18- Sept. 1. Mon.-Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The brand that puts fashion first will be bringing a summery selection of...
Bicyclist dies after getting hit by livery cab
A bicyclist was fatally struck by an unlicensed livery driver in East Harlem Monday morning, cops said. Jerrison Garcia, 25, was riding south on Park Avenue alongside the cab at...
Nadal won't defend US Open title
Rafael Nadal will not defend his title at the U.S. Open because of an injured right wrist. Nadal and the tournament announced his withdrawal Monday, a week before the year's...
Metropolitan Opera reaches 2 tentative labor deals
New York's Metropolitan Opera reached tentative labor deals with two of its largest unions early Monday while negotiations continued with 10 more unions in hopes of averting a lockout. The...
Shipwrecked tourists swam 6 hours towards erupting volcano
Tourists who escaped a sinking boat in Indonesia swam to an island with an erupting volcano and survived by drinking their own urine and eating leaves. Bertrand Homassel, a French...
Chris Hardwick continues to be a consistent late-night host
It’s nice, for a change, to cover a late-night host whose show isn’t being cancelled (Arsenio Hall) or who’s leaving for another gig (Chelsea Handler, Craig Ferguson). Now that his...
Mixed-race singles do better than others in online dating
Mixed-race singles fare better than their single-race counterparts at the online dating game, a new study found. Research to be presented Monday at the American Sociological Association’s annual meeting showed...
Obama takes vacation break to return to Washington
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama returned to Washington just after midnight Monday for a two-day break from a summer vacation, during which airstrikes in Iraq and violent clashes in a...
Armed robbers steal cash, Saudi prince's car in Paris
PARIS — Paris police say armed robbers ambushed and stole a car belonging to a Saudi prince at a highway interchange on the northern edge of the French capital. A...
Chic peek! The best and worst September fashion glossies
Vogue Pages: 858 (44 fewer than last year) Price: $5.99 Hits: The triple threat of Joan Smalls, Cara Delevingne and Karlie Kloss hit the Vogue cover, which hasn’t had this...
City's top tax dodgers owe $40 million in unpaid taxes
The city’s biggest tax dodgers are two dysfunctional Manhattan real-estate outfits run by the same Japanese parent company that between them owe nearly $40 million in unpaid city and state...
Melissa Mark-Viverito reveals she has ‘high-risk’ HPV
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito revealed Sunday on Twitter that she has HPV, a sexually transmitted disease that can cause cancer. “At recent #GYN visit alarmed to find out last...
Bone marrow donor meets recipient at Mets game
They’re teamed up for life. On Sunday at Citi Field, a Mets fan from The Bronx met the Chicago Cubs rooter whose life he saved through a bone-marrow transplant. “I’ve...
Carly Fiorina aids Rob Astorino's campaign for governor
With blasts at Gov. Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina, one of the nation’s best-known and wealthiest Republican businesswomen, said yesterday she’s joining...
Subway slasher threatens, 'I’ll kill your kids': prosecutors
The drunken maniac who stabbed three people on the subway told his victims “Get the f--k out of the way or I’ll kill your kids,” prosecutors said Sunday. Ivan Deleon,...
Abortion foes launch offensive to keep pro-lifers in Senate
Abortion foes are launching an offensive against three pro-choice, upstate Democrats in a bid to keep pro-life lawmakers in charge of the state Senate. The anti-abortion Chiaroscuro Political Action Committee...
Outrage at teachers union for participation in police brutality rally
The United Federation of Teachers has no class, Assemblyman Matt Titone said Sunday, blasting the union for co-sponsoring the Rev. Al Sharpton’s upcoming anti-police rally in his borough. Titone’s comments...
Banana mogul’s battered girlfriend left a chilling note
Long Island banana mogul Thomas Hoey would routinely beat his girlfriend so viciously that she once scribbled on the back of a photograph, “If you find me dead, Thomas Hoey...
Cancer victim jokingly jabs at family and friends in obituary
A retired upstate carpenter who died last week got the last laugh — leaving an obit filled with hilarious parting shots at friends and family. Jeffrey Albert Rieck, 61, of...
Perelman subpoenas gallerist as lawsuit rages on
Two New York 1-percenters are fighting a bitter court battle over subpoenaed testimony that could shake up the art world. Billionaire Ron Perelman is suing his former pal, gallery owner...
De Blasio hiring 1,000 more city workers
Mayor de Blasio is in the midst of a hiring spree that will add more than 1,000 workers to the public payroll — reversing a six-year trend of downsizing city...
Elite members blast NYC's 'stingy' Harvard Club
Even the exclusive Harvard Club of New York City isn’t above pinching pennies. Critics of the Midtown club say they are fed up with management’s stingy ways — such as...
Builder embezzled from affordable-housing fund: ex-partner
A Long Island man has been embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a city affordable-housing program, a new lawsuit charges — but his ex-partner says he can’t even get...
Glorifying graffiti — exhibit teaches New York's kids an awful lesson
After 25 years of falling crime, it seems we think we can teach graffiti to poor Bronx kids and assume they’ll see it as we do — safely part of...
'Unpatriotic' corporations and moronic politicians
Barack Obama, presiding over an unusually dismal post-recession economy, might make matters worse with a distracting crusade against the minor and sensible business practice called “inversion,” more about which anon....
The two Tony Stewarts, NASCAR's culture & death at Canandaigua
Regardless of whatever’s decided in a courtroom in Ontario County or the court of public opinion, any verdict on the Tony Stewart incident will be a mixed one. And that’s...
How choosing life changed everything
Last week I dropped off my son Eli for his first day of Kindergarten — got him out of the car and into his wheelchair and rolled him into the...
City keeps 'Brooklyn Ripper' victim in housing limbo
The little girl who was stabbed by the “Brooklyn Ripper” and watched him murder her best friend is being traumatized again — by the city, her family told The Post....
National Guard sent to Ferguson
FERGUSON, Mo. — Missouri’s governor on Monday ordered the National Guard to a St. Louis suburb convulsed by protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen, after a...
New airline regulations make flying with pets safer
WASHINGTON — New federal regulations are designed to make travel safer for high-flying cats and dogs. Starting in January, airlines will have to file a report whenever a pet dies,...
Clock is ticking for Hamas-Israel cease-fire negotiations
Negotiators in Cairo desperately raced the clock in hopes of brokering peace in Gaza before the latest cease-fire runs out on Monday night. All sides are trying to end fighting...
Ferguson shooting victim Michael Brown was shot 6 times
A private autopsy on the unarmed teen killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri, showed he was shot at least six times and suffered two devastating wounds to the head, it...
Pregnant woman held by jihadis pleads for US to bomb prison
A pregnant woman held captive by Islamic State forces pleaded for American jets to bomb her prison — because death would be a better fate than her current torment. “Let...
US airstrikes allow Kurdish troops to recapture city
US aircraft hammered militant forces in Iraq Sunday, clearing the way for Kurdish ground troops to secure a critical victory over the Islamic State extremist group. The 14 airstrikes Sunday...
Hillary is already insisting on staying in presidential suites
Hillary Clinton isn’t waiting to become president to enjoy the “suite’’ life. The former first lady is already insisting on staying in the “presidential suite” of the world’s finest hotels,...
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The Bronx An NYPD employee was busted after a spat with her girlfriend turned physical in a Schuylerville apartment, officials said Sunday. Paz del Carmen Rios, 27, a police communications...
Liberty end season with meaningless win
Opportunity was knocking. Loudly. Although they started the season 4-11, the Liberty entered the final week of the WNBA season alive and well in the muddled playoff picture of the...