August 19, 2014
Argentina’s Kirchner sets debt plan to sidestep US court order
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner said on Tuesday her government will move to service its defaulted debt in the nation or allow bondholders to swap their bonds for new bonds governed...
Robertson blows it in the ninth as Yankees fall to lowly Astros
So much for feasting on the lowly Astros. The Yankees opened a crucial homestand against two of the worst teams in the American League with a crushing 7-4 loss to...
Warmed-over ‘X-Files’ vibe can’t sustain 'Intruders'
Mysterious supernatural happenings are afoot in the Pacific Northwest. Again. Is someone trying to resurrect the spirit of the Vancouver-shot “X-Files”? Yes, that’d be Glen Morgan, producer of the spooky...
Cop involved in Ferguson shooting has fractured eye socket: report
The black teen killed by a white cop in Ferguson, Mo., viciously attacked the officer as he sat in his patrol car, delivering a bone-crunching punch that shattered the cop’s...
Iliad looks to Google, Microsoft for help with T-Mobile bid
A French telecom giant is trying to raise money from at least two of America’s biggest tech companies to fund a second takeover bid for T-Mobile, The Post has learned....
Allergan, Ackman plot thickens with Salix salvo
Botox maker Allergan is leaving no stone unturned to resist a hostile takeover by Valeant Pharmaceuticals and its partner Bill Ackman. In addition to suing Valeant and Ackman for insider...
Iggy Azalea is hot pick for MTV VMA win
There is one thing you can rely on when the MTV’s Video Music Awards roll around this Sunday: parental outrage. The winners are much tougher to guess. But if VMA...
Rickie Fowler not feeling down after major close calls
Rickie Fowler has a score to settle. Unfortunately for him, Fowler will have to wait some eight months before he has a chance to truly settle that score — by...
Brooklyn team in the fray when minor league football kicks off
Ready or not, here come the Brooklyn Bolts. A minor league pro football league, whose aim is to develop NFL-quality players, is expected to announce its formation this week with...
Cavs owner Gilbert lays up $60M offer for Robb Report stake
Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is said to be in the fourth quarter of talks to buy a stake in the company that publishes the Robb Report. The price tag,...
‘Strain’ worms its way into a second season
‘The Strain” is set to infect viewers for another summer. FX has renewed the grisly drama for a 13-episode second season, which will premiere next year. The Sunday night drama...
More than 90% of Rangers, Knicks season tickets renewed
The Rangers, who reached the Stanley Cup finals, will show a season-ticket renewal rate of 93 percent, and the Knicks, who missed the playoffs, will announce at 91 percent during...
Mejia still learning about pitching out of the bullpen
OAKLAND, Calif. — Jenrry Mejia loves his role as Mets closer, but is still learning there’s more to the job than just pitching with a lead. The fireballing right-hander has...
FIT to investigate whether grad's backpack design was stolen
Fashion Institute of Technology honchos say they’ll investigate whether a former student was screwed out of profiting off the wildly popular backpack she designed as a class project four years...
5 surprising uses for your high-flying drone
In years past, if you cast your eyes skyward in our metropolis and spotted a flying object, you had three options for what it could be: a bird, a plane...
'Doming' and 'vomlets': Frat hazing at an Ivy League school
Relaxing in his bedroom and playing on the double bass, Andrew Lohse’s late-night music practice is interrupted by a stream of text messages. “You’re a d - - k,” says...
Jets corners ready to 'go out and prove it'
Dimitri Patterson has heard all the talk about the Jets’ cornerbacks, and the talk isn’t good. They’re Gang Green’s weak link, an injury-riddled Achilles’ heel, yada, yada, yada. Patterson returned...
Keep your distance from this '70s show
America first developed its taste for “nostalgia” culture — sentimental, rose-colored journeys into the recent past — in the 1970s. From its first day to its last, that decade was...
Outraged teachers tell UFT PAC: Count us out
The UFT will pay a heavy price for sponsoring the Rev. Al Sharpton’s anti-cop rally on Staten Island — as a growing number of teachers vow to cancel their contributions...
City Council bill would send drivers instant traffic ticket emails
A bill being introduced Thursday in the City Council would send instant notifications via email to motorists who get a summons on their vehicle. Councilmember Helen Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) said she...
Victim of Hamilton Heights fire was popular high school student
The teenage girl killed when an overloaded electrical cord sparked a fast-moving fire in a Manhattan building was a popular high school student who liked goofy selfies and sang in...
Judge to prosecutors: 'Put up or shut up' on contempt charges against Kerik
A Manhattan federal judge told prosecutors Tuesday to “put up or shut up” regarding their threats to slap former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik and his lawyer with contempt-of-court charges. Chief...
Beckham injury a huge bummer — unless you're an upstart WR
Odell Beckham Jr.’s latest hamstring issue is bad news for the Giants, but not bad news for everyone on the Giants. With the team’s first-round pick essentially out since training...
Teachers want their money back after UFT backs Sharpton
The UFT will pay a heavy price for sponsoring the Rev. Al Sharpton’s anti-cop rally on Staten Island — as a growing number of teachers vow to cancel their contributions...
Rookie stokes rivalry: 'Giants are the real New York team'
Rookie running back Andre Williams is eager to find out what the Giants-Jets rivalry is about. But he already is a fast learner in some respects. “I think the Giants...
How would George Steinbrenner react to these mediocre Yankees
He never lingers all that far away from the surface, even 49 months after his passing. Sometimes, it seems like the Yankees ought to issue a plastic bracelet alongside their...
Rick Perry turns himself in, vows to 'fight this injustice'
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Rick Perry was defiant as he was booked Tuesday on abuse-of-power charges, saying he would "fight this injustice with every fiber of my being." The...
The day in photos
President Barack Obama keeps his little girl close, protesters rally in St. Louis, a tornado forms in Italy and more.
5 things you didn’t know about ‘Doctor Who’ star Peter Capaldi
“Doctor Who,” the long-running and beloved BBC show, returns Saturday with a new Doctor at the helm. Here are five surprising facts about the man who’s about to become the...
Our picks for the Emmys
Monday night’s Emmy awards will mark the awards season’s first tribute to Robin Williams, who made his TV debut on “Mork & Mindy” in 1978. That may cast a pall...
'Intruders' is an overly familiar sci-fi show
Mysterious supernatural happenings are afoot in the Pacific Northwest. Again. Is someone trying to resurrect the long-dead spirit of the Vancouver-shot “X-Files”? Yes, that’d be Glen Morgan, producer of the...
Bubba Watson sorry for recent crybaby spell
Bubba Watson had some things to be sorry about, and this time, he admitted as much. After his latest round of immature antics put him in some hot water at...
Jay Paterno: 'Jerry Sandusky had his day in court. My dad didn’t'
Jay Paterno’s mission is to change the narrative. He knows the public perception is his late father, former Penn State coach Joe Paterno, didn’t do enough to stop serial child...
Lemonis wins Crumbs bakery with unsweetened $6.5M bid
The $6.5 million bid for Crumbs Bake Shop fronted by CNBC star Marcus Lemonis went unchallenged Tuesday, setting the stage for the cupcake shop to emerge from bankruptcy on Aug....
Savages: Islamic State executes American journalist
Bloodthirsty militants in Iraq released a horrific video Tuesday that shows the beheading of American photojournalist James Wright Foley — with the execution aimed at forcing President Obama to end...
Man fatally shot in East Harlem
A man was fatally shot at an East Harlem housing project Tuesday, cops said. The victim was found injured inside a building at the East River Houses on East 102...
WME-IMG hires Doug Scott to head branded entertainment
WME-IMG is beefing up its entertainment marketing credentials by hiring Doug Scott, the head of Ogilvy Entertainment. Scott will become the firm's executive vice president of marketing and brand solutions...
Fatal apartment fire sparked by overloaded extension cord
The fast-moving fire that killed a teenage girl and left nearly a dozen families homeless was sparked by an overloaded extension cord, and spread when a tenant escaped and left...
Ex-wife of World Cup champ relieved after being cleared of fraud
The stunning ex-wife of World Cup champion Lothar Matthaus says she's relieved the grand-larceny charges against her were dropped. Dashing in and out of Manhattan court Tuesday to handle the...
The 14 craziest McDonald's locations around the globe
On a recent road trip through New Mexico, I decided to stop in Roswell. I’ve always been curious about the UFO and alien conspiracy theories that made this tiny desert...
The brief, glorious history of the middle finger in sports
Johnny Manziel isn’t the first athlete to break out the middle finger; he’s just the most polarizing. He easily joins the ranks of the most recognizable birds in sports. Here...
Costumed characters picket for right to target tourists
El-mo, they won’t go! Dozens of costumed characters — including Elmo, Super Mario and Minnie Mouse — stormed Times Square on Tuesday to demand cops stop “harassing” them so the...
Floods force interstate closure north of Phoenix; rescues under way
PHOENIX — Flooding from heavy monsoon season rains in the Phoenix area forced authorities on Tuesday to close several major roads, including a portion of Interstate 17, while elsewhere firefighters...
DA's clerk charged with trying to trade info for crack
Now that's a good wife! A clerk at the Staten Island District Attorney’s Office scored free crack cocaine for her husband from a convicted drug dealer in exchange for tips...
Uber taps ex-Obama strategist to grease political wheels
Uber has tapped top political strategist David Plouffe — best known as the campaign manager who got Barack Obama elected in 2008 — as the car service upstart tries to...
Model weeps in court after being denied dismissal
A gorgeous former "Project Runway" model burst into tears Tuesday after learning she'll have to schlep it back to Manhattan court for the 10th time to battle charges she lied...
Many shades of 1995 Yankees in this year's desperate team
They brought in three big-name players during the offseason, refused to surrender at the trade deadline despite discouraging results all year and seemed as if they were going to let...
Cuomo could lose key endorsement to rival Teachout
A liberal Brooklyn lawmaker said Tuesday he’s considering bucking incumbent Andrew Cuomo and endorsing rival Zephyr Teachout in the Democratic primary for governor. “My options are open in the Democratic...
Rock climber falls to death hours after proposing to girlfriend
A California rock climber died Saturday when he tumbled off the side of a mountain in Yosemite National Park just hours after he proposed to his girlfriend. Brad Parker, a...
Ex-Microsoft CEO Ballmer quits board after buying Clippers
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the new owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, is leaving the software giant’s board and severing his last official tie to the company he ran...
Odell Beckham hamstring saga at near-farce level
Even if the Giants aren’t calling Odell Beckham Jr.’s latest hamstring issue a setback, it’s certainly a step back. On Tuesday, the team’s first-round pick was sidelined again, unable to...
City pot kingpin dodges life behind bars
A Bonanno crime-family associate who helped run one of the city's biggest pot rings dodged a life sentence, instead landing 11 years behind bars during sentencing Tuesday in Brooklyn federal...
Gunman opens fire on cyclist
A gunman is wanted for opening fire on a bicyclist in East New York, police said Tuesday. The cyclist had been chatting with a group of people before taking off...
'Harlem Kevorkian' to get 12 years in prison: lawyer
The "Harlem Kevorkian" who admitted to assisting in the 2009 suicide of a Long Island motivational speaker is set to plead guilty next week to manslaughter charges, his lawyer said....
St. Louis cops shoot knife-wielding suspect dead
Cops shot and killed an erratic knife-wielding robbery suspect outside a convenience store in St. Louis on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The shooting — about four miles from where an unarmed...
FX re-ups vampire series 'The Strain' for a second season
"The Strain” is set to infect viewers for another season. FX has renewed the vampire drama for a 13-episode second season, which will premiere next summer. The Sunday night drama...
Baby snow leopards charm at the Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo debuted a pair of endangered snow leopard cubs Tuesday as the newest addition to its award-winning Himalayan Highlands habitat. The adorable felines, both male, were born on...
NY's Lawsky slaps Standard Chartered with $300M fine
Maybe this time, it’ll stick. British bank Standard Chartered is getting fined for a second time over lapses in its anti-money-laundering controls after promising to do a better job in...
Man who spent 16 years behind bars gets $10M for wrongful conviction
A Brooklyn man who spent 15 years behind bars after being wrongly convicted of killing a rabbi won a $10 million settlement from the city Tuesday. The amount ties the...
Charles Wang sells Islanders to former Capitals owner
The saga of the Islanders’ ownership situation has seemingly come to a close, as Charles Wang has agreed to sell a majority stake of the struggling NHL franchise to a...
Is Rory McIlroy a big 'Suits' fan or what?
You're Rory McIlroy. You're playing the best golf of your career, capturing trophies at the British Open and PGA Championship in the span of a few weeks. You're a clear-headed...
Is Rachel Zoe’s clothing line nearing its end?
Shut it down. No, really. Fashion insiders are whispering that the end of Rachel Zoe’s clothing line could be near. After canceling her Fashion Week presentation in February at the...
'A dozen witnesses' say Ferguson teen attacked cop before shooting
Multiple witnesses in riot-torn Ferguson, Mo., said that the unarmed black teen killed by a white cop attacked the officer in his patrol car before the teen was shot, according...
Agyness returns to fashion, Milla Jovovich is expecting and more
The day in fashion is mostly about models (and honestly, when is it not?). Agyness works her magic off the runway, Milla expects a bundle of joy and missing model...
Lingerie brand sues lawyer for $6M over flubbed bra patent
What boobs! A white-shoe law firm botched the handling of a patent for a bust-enlarging bra insert, allowing competitors to market knockoffs, a new Manhattan lawsuit charges. Lingerie company Zephyrs,...
Jets rookie wideout to have shoulder surgery, bound for IR
A foregone conclusion turned into a reality Tuesday when Jets rookie receiver Shaq Evans underwent shoulder surgery then was put on season-ending injured reserve. Evans tweeted Tuesday morning: “Going under...
The Mountain from ‘Thrones’ wins Strongest Man contest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyIMu-FnEOA#t=131 The Mountain is not just the strongest man in Westeros — he’s the strongest man in Europe. It turns out that Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson, who plays the indomitable warrior...
Israeli military responds to rocket fire with airstrikes on Gaza
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said it carried out a series of airstrikes Tuesday across the Gaza Strip in response to renewed rocket fire, a burst of violence that broke...
This Little League coach's epic pep talk is a tearjerker
http://youtu.be/OqrlfzvmxBA There wasn't a dry eye in the outfield. Dave Belisle, manager of the Cumberland Americans, delivered a pick-me-up pep talk for the ages after his Rhode Island squad was...
New season of ‘Homeland’ hits reset on the series’ drifting story lines
“Homeland” wrapped up its third season in a state of disarray and demoralization. Story lines had spun out of control and the show was passed over for a Best Drama...
Dick's Q2 results show golf business is in bad shape
Call it the curse of Tiger Woods. Like his career, the golf business in the US continues to decline as fewer young people hit the links. In the second quarter,...
Jon Hamm loved every second of Jon Hamm Night
The Cardinals embraced one of their biggest fans on Monday with Jon Hamm Night. The “Mad Men” star and die-hard Cardinals fan hung out with players, had his own bobblehead...
Grand jury will hear NYPD chokehold death evidence
A special grand jury will hear evidence next month in the police chokehold death of Eric Garner, Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan announced Tuesday morning. In a statement, Donovan...
Bankrupt Revel tells customers to cash in their chips now
Atlantic City’s bankrupt Revel is telling gamblers to cash in their chips before it cashes in its chips. The failed luxury casino and resort has sent a message to registered...
Redskins players put hands up in nod to Ferguson
https://twitter.com/lauviticus/statuses/501569686983958528 Johnny Manziel provided one kind of gesture Monday night. Members of the Redskins made one that was a lot more meaningful. The team's secondary came out for pregame introductions with...
Teen dead in 'suspicious' apartment fire
A 15-year-old girl died in a “suspicious” fire that engulfed her Manhattan apartment building on Monday, officials said. The four-alarm fire broke out in the six-story building on West 136th...
Woman critically injured after hit-and-run
https://twitter.com/NY1/status/501587203844104192/ A woman is fighting for her life after getting mowed down by a hit-and-run driver in The Bronx, police said. The driver of the white sedan swung a U-turn...
Relatives of Pope Francis killed in car crash
Three relatives of Pope Francis were killed and a fourth was in critical condition Tuesday when their car crashed into a truck on a provincial highway in Argentina. The pope's...
What would you pay for an hour of complete silence?
If your day is spent among screaming children, honking traffic, yapping coworkers, blowhard bosses and fitful sleep, this thought has almost certainly crossed your mind: Why is it so hard...
Nobody wants to smell like Justin Bieber or Taylor Swift
No one wants to smell like Eau de Brat. Perfume giant Elizabeth Arden blamed pop singers Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift for stinking up financial results in the latest quarter....
Smithsonian adds LGBT history to museum
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of photographs, papers and historical objects documenting the history of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are being added to the Smithsonian Institution's collection Tuesday, including items...
Braxton Miller injury could shake up college football
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller, among the top contenders for the Heisman Trophy, reportedly reinjured his throwing shoulder during practice. The school declined to confirm he was...
Perry assembles high-powered legal team to fight indictment
AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he is fighting a criminal indictment with the law on his side — not to mention a team of high-powered attorneys...
Parents think boys are stronger with finances than girls: study
When it comes to money, boys know their stuff, while girls don’t — at least that’s how many parents see it. According to T. Rowe Price’s 2014 Parents, Kids &...
Woman shoots grandson after mistaking him for intruder
TAMPA, Fla. — Sheriff's deputies in Florida say a 7-year-old boy is in critical condition after his grandmother mistook him for an intruder and shot him. The shooting happened around...
Fiancé bails on marriage by faking his death
A Connecticut man took fear of commitment to new heights — when he faked his death to avoid getting married, his angry former fiancée claims. Posing as his father, Tucker...
Driver airlifted after tractor-trailer is left dangling off highway
https://twitter.com/News12NJ/status/501678823340244992 A truck driver is fighting for his life after his tractor-trailer careened off a Garden State highway and was left dangling in flames over a Creek—where he was rescued,...
How Ridgewood Country Club got ready for golf's big time
It started even before David Reasoner was the head professional, when he was just two years removed from being an intern out of Penn State, shagging balls on the back...
Yankees' modest goals are a shame for titanic franchise
Great expectations. Great results. Small expectations. Small results. Life certainly has changed for the Yankees. Now it is a wing and a prayer and if all goes right, all that...
Two California boys planned school shooting in detail: police
SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. — Two teenage boys have been arrested after making specific plans to kill three staffers, then gun down as many students as possible at their Southern California...
Cohen fund boss Conheeney makes surprise exit
The changing of the guard at Steve Cohen’s hedge fund-cum-$11 billion family office neared completion Monday with the unexpected announcement of the departure of President Tom Conheeney. Conheeney’s exit comes...
Hit-and-run driver in custody after calling victim a terrorist
The rage-fueled driver who allegedly called a Sikh man a terrorist moments before mowing him down in a Queens street last month is in custody, cops said Tuesday. Joseph Caleca,...
Attorney General cracks down on clothing drawstrings
Nine city thrift shops were caught selling banned children’s clothing with dangerous drawstrings, during a crackdown ahead of back-to-school shopping, the state Attorney General’s Office said Monday. Four stores operated...
Stray kitten lands role on Broadway
A stray kitten named Alfonso won a cat casting call on Monday, pouncing on a role in the upcoming Broadway revival of “You Can’t Take It With You.” Director Scott...
Ex-Councilman seeking retrial on fraud conviction
Ex-City Councilman Larry Seabrook is seeking a retrial on his fraud conviction thanks to a courtroom snafu. Margaret Shalley, a lawyer for the bagel-loving ex-pol, filed legal papers Monday seeking...
Girls trump boys on state math tests
Girls are doing a number on boys in math. New York City girls in grades 3 to 8 outscored boys on state math tests for the second straight year, with...
Mark-Viverito’s HPV tweets are too personal for some
Way too much information! While many hailed City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’s bizarre social-media confession that she has a potentially cancer-causing sexually transmitted disease, others were less enthusiastic. “I don’t...
Phone thief’s mother praises victim who caught her son
The mom of an accused teen iPhone thief has a message for the Brooklyn woman who chased her son down and held him in a bear hug for cops: Good...
Raising a kid will cost you $245K — or double if you're in New York
Those little bundles of joy are going to cost you — big time. A child born in 2013 will drain an average of $245,340 from his or her middle-class parents...
Wholesaler claims mob-tied CEO threatened him over unpaid debt
He doesn’t want to end up sleeping with the fishes! A Florida seafood wholesaler told cops the CEO of Western Beef — who has family ties to the New York...
Officers ordered not to wear uniforms at fellow cop's funeral
An NYPD supervisor ordered cops not to wear their uniforms at the funeral of an officer who killed an innocent man and himself by driving the wrong way on the...
Rodgers-Cromartie barely chose Giants over Jets
The Battle of New York that preceded The Battle Of New York Friday night began with Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie meeting Rex Ryan in March. Early advantage, Jets. “Ah man, a high-spirited...
Team USA salutes, entertains at West Point
All 16 players vying to be chosen for the final 12 spots on Team USA’s roster for the upcoming FIBA World Cup know they have pretty fortunate lives. But that...
SEC probes Ocwen for dealings with related companies
Ocwen Financial, the mortgage-servicing company owned by billionaire William Erbey, has been subpoenaed by the largest US financial regulator for its dealings with sister companies, the latest in an onslaught...
Singer's Argentine money trail leads to Madison Avenue
He’s ba-aack! Billionaire Paul Singer’s treasure hunt for Argentine assets will lead to a slew of fresh subpoenas this week, including one to a company located on Manhattan’s Madison Avenue,...
Teacher married to sergeant blasts union for anti-cop support
Furious educators are uniting in disgust against the union’s sponsorship of the Rev. Al Sharpton’s anti-cop rally on Staten Island — including a teacher married to an NYPD sergeant who...
Phil, Derek Fisher hire old pal to complete coaching staff
Derek Fisher has filled the final spot on his coaching staff, agreeing to terms with Phil Jackson’s former assistant, veteran Jim Cleamons, a league source confirmed. Cleamons won nine titles...
Two shot, 31 arrested as Ferguson erupts again
FERGUSON, Mo. — The National Guard arrived in Ferguson but kept its distance from the streets where protesters clashed again with police, as clouds of tear gas and smoke hung...
The offseason regimen that may save Coples' Jets career
Quinton Coples knows exactly what this season means for him and his career. “I know this is a big year for me,’’ the Jets' third-year linebacker said Monday. “I came...
Uber users are mistakenly jumping into random cars
Wacky Uber users think the ride-sharing app is so popular that everyone’s in on it — jumping into random cars across the country. “Basically, anytime I’m pulled over on the...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A man was shot in Flatbush after an argument with another man, cops said. The 25-year-old victim was standing on Nostrand Avenue around 11:50 p.m. Sunday when the argument...
Former ‘Miss Wonderbra’ sues moneyman ex for support
A former “Miss Wonderbra” is suing her money-honcho ex for support. Brenda Schad charges that her baby daddy, private-equity guru Frederik Broberg, owes her nearly $500,000 in child support and...
Johnny Football flips off Redskins
LANDOVER, Md. — The Browns’ quarterback “battle” wasn’t worth a flip here Monday night. Johnny Manziel’s finger flip, though, is about to get him in hot water with the NFL....
Tom Coughlin not even certain who Giants' weapons are
The challenge to get their act together on offense is not only about the Giants learning a new system. It is also about figuring out if there are enough players...
Coughlin: Offense is 'running out of time' to get it right
The practice ended with Curtis Painter in the two-minute drill firing over the middle to tight end Adrien Robinson, who was open, but the ball sailed through Robinson’s hands and...
Rex Ryan: Key to Super Bowl may be... getting penalties?
If the Jets’ personal-foul frenzy carries over in the regular season, the NFL may need to install a penalty box for them. After seeing his team commit a dozen penalties...