August 22, 2014
Chinese fighter jet made 'dangerous intercept': US
The United States charged on Friday that a Chinese fighter pilot conducted a "dangerous intercept" of a Navy patrol plane in international air space this week, flying a few yards...
Manning, Giants show signs of life in win over Jets
Time was running short and the offense was nearly running on empty. If Eli Manning and his offensive mates were going to squeeze anything positive out of Friday night’s preseason...
Two arrested in fatal shooting of orchestra musician
WESTFIELD, N.Y. — Two men were arrested Friday in the fatal shooting of an orchestra musician during a robbery in her western New York home, authorities said. Jonathan Conklin and...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn ■ A thief snatched a woman’s iPhone on a subway train in Brighton Beach, police said. At 10:50 a.m. on Aug. 10, the suspect boarded a southbound Q train...
Prado the walk-off hero as Yanks win thriller
The Yankees broke the bank on free agents in the offseason, but it was one of their newest acquisitions who delivered among the most significant hits of the year on...
Kleiner Perkins discloses robbery at California headquarters
For a high-tech firm, security sure is lax. Venture-capital powerhouse Kleiner Perkins had its posh Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters robbed last month, the firm recently disclosed in letters to employees...
Yellen in Jackson Hole: A woman of the people
Shadowing central bankers and economists at the annual Federal Reserve conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo., a group of about 10 demonstrators pressed Fed Chair Janet Yellen not to yield to...
Lenders to offer a lifeline to Art Institutes
Henry Kravis’ KKR and other lenders are expected to offer next week the owners of the country’s 50 Art Institutes a revised debt package that will transfer ownership of the...
Airbnb squatters leave apartment in California
The Desert Sun, Calif., woman who was plagued by squatters after renting her one-bedroom condo on Airbnb has finally gotten rid of the vermin. The squatters — brothers Maksym and...
Who needs Cuban stud? Prado changing Yanks' fortune
The financial and on-field challenges keep growing for the Yankees, who are trying to change from within. Friday, on the day the Red Sox signed multi-talented Cuban outfielder Rusney Castillo...
Adam Scott aims for return to No. 1 ranking in world
Don't let Adam Scott’s demeanor as the calmest, coolest, most unaffected guy in the room fool you. His competitive fire burns at a pretty high temperature. So Scott would like...
Get a sneak peek of what's being served up at next week's US Open
The world’s top tennis players are heading to Flushing, hungry to win the US Open, which starts Monday. During the 15 days and nights from Aug. 25 through Sep. 8,...
Meet the chef whose morning catch could become your dinner
Charles Bowman, chef of Manhattan’s stalwart downtown Greek restaurant Periyali, apologizes for being late as he steps onto the back of the boat. Hamptons traffic added an hour to his...
McIlroy gets back in gear, closes gap at Barclays
A crowd has formed at The Barclays, and it’s a good one. For Friday’s second round of this opening leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs, the sky around Ridgewood Country...
Mickelson plays errant 5th hole blast from hospitality tent
Phil Mickelson likes New York-area fans so much, he decided to walk up into a grandstand and play a shot from within arm’s distance. OK, maybe that wasn’t the plan...
Travers Stakes at Saratoga expected to be competitive race
So, who do you like? Ten of the top 3-year-olds in the country will roar down the Saratoga stretch Saturday in the 145th running of the Travers Stakes. This years...
Stop waiting to sweep the leg on your fantasy baseball opponents
There is no such thing as mercy during the fantasy baseball season. When Garrett Richards (13-4, 2.61 ERA, 164 strikeouts, 1.04 WHIP) suffered a torn left patellar tendon earlier this...
Catcher Gary Sanchez one of few bright spots in Yankees' minor league system
The Yankees are careening toward a second straight dark October, which would mark the first time they would miss the playoffs in consecutive years since the 1992-93 seasons, excluding the...
Hackers hit up to 25,000 federal workers: official
WASHINGTON — The internal records of as many as 25,000 Homeland Security Department employees were exposed during a recent computer break-in at a federal contractor that handles security clearances, an...
Alexa and Chloë Grace kill it, while Tyra tanks big time
The week in good style was colored in pretty pastels and earthy shades of brown, which were a fitting contrast to the worst — a triplet of shiny, futuristic-looking fails....
Miss Spain comes out on Instagram
http://instagram.com/p/r43K5Lj9i_/?modal=true A two-time national beauty queen for Spain has outed herself on Instagram as the first openly gay national pageant winner. Patricia Yurena, Miss Spain in 2008 and again in...
The day in photos
Tiger cubs get a canine foster mom, Aussies aim for an ALS Ice Bucket Challenge record, anti-police brutality protests continue, a rainbow emerges from storms and more.
Rick Perry can't carry concealed weapons after indictment
A felony indictment for abuse of power will hit Texas Governor Rick Perry, an avowed gun enthusiast, where it hurts - by curtailing some of his rights to bear firearms....
House of tutor: Dialect coach brings Gaelic authenticity to 'Outlander'
The producers of "Outlander” are all about making the show as authentic as it can be. That starts with shooting in the foggy hills of the Scottish Highlands — including...
The cutest Chihuahua ever soldiers on with just two legs
Adorbs alert: The world’s cutest dog just got even cuter. An Indianapolis Chihuahua named Turbo-Roo was born without front legs, precluding the little guy from mobility. But after his adopted...
6 ways to blow your cash at the US Open
You can’t say American Express, one of the US Open’s signature sponsors, doesn’t give you fair warning about your wallet when visiting America’s grand slam event: Don’t leave home without...
Nicki Minaj's 'Anaconda' breaks music video record for Vevo
Nicki Minaj’s ample assets are paying off for Vevo. The rapper’s rump-shaking “Anaconda” — which samples Sir Mix-A-Lot’s classic ode to big butts, “Baby Got Back” — shattered the record...
US could have done more to free James Foley: brother
The U.S. government could have done more to free slain photojournalist James Wright Foley, his heartbroken brother said Friday. “I really, really hope that Jim’s death pushes us to take...
Dog bites outfielder: Your crazy old-time baseball tale of the day
On this date (Aug. 22) in baseball history, from 1886: Cincinnati outfielder Abner Powell was literally brought down by the dog days of summer. Chicken Wolf of the Louisville Colonels...
Golfer penalized for obvious green-shredding violation
It’s pretty clear that after this, Seung-Yul Noh knows the rule. The 23-year-old Korean was penalized two shots in Friday’s second round of The Barclays at Ridgewood Country Club because...
Tree poisoner exits charity event after Katherine Webb death threats
Auburn football fans aren’t ready to forgive Harvey Updyke for poisoning their beloved oak trees, and they took out their frustrations on former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron’s mother, Dee Dee...
Projecting the final 53-man Jets roster
Roster cuts are about to begin in the NFL with teams cutting down to 75 players by 4 p.m. Tuesday and 53 by 4 p.m. Aug. 30. Here’s a look...
Man jailed for 24 years freed after arson-murder rap is debunked
A former New York businessman whose arson-murder conviction in the death of his daughter was overturned was freed from prison Friday after 24 years behind bars, following a judge's ruling...
Cop mistakes toy lightsaber for explosive, calls in bomb expert
JUNEAU, Alaska — Call Luke Skywalker for backup. Police in Juneau took a call Tuesday to check out a suspicious device spotted on the side of a road. The Juneau...
Racist, sexist, homophobic texting scandal engulfs English soccer
Malcolm "Malky" Mackay was up for the managerial opening at Crystal Palace, until it came out that he'd sent racist, sexist and homophobic texts while coaching Cardiff City.
Is Cubs' epic tarp fail due to ObamaCare?
Add another culprit for Tuesday night’s tarp fiasco at Wrigley Field: President Obama. Sources told the Chicago Sun-Times the Cubs grounds crew was short-staffed on Tuesday because management cut workers’ hours to...
Man turns heaps of junk into Transformers
Autobots, assemble! An innovative man in China has transformed a mountain of old junk into magnificent replicas of the popular Transformers. Yao Fuxin has spent months in Heijan City sifting...
Forget the selfie, here comes the 'hottie'
Tired of the selfie? Get ready for the "thermie," or as I like to call it, the "hottie." That's when you take a picture of the heat emanating from your...
Paralyzed swimmer takes first steps of Instagram rehab journey
Amy Van Dyken-Rouen's remarkable recovery continues. The six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer, who severed her spine in an ATV accident two months ago, posted videos to Instragram on Thursday of...
Johnny Football's finger costs him $12K
CLEVELAND — Johnny Manziel has been slapped on the finger. The NFL fined the Browns rookie quarterback $12,000 on Friday for flipping his middle finger at Washington's sideline, a person...
'We are in your cities': Tweet threatens Chicago, DC
https://twitter.com/Sunna_rev/status/498239066635124736 A frightening message posted on Twitter has warned of the arrival in the United States of the same radical group responsible of beheading American journalist James Foley. "#AmessagefromISIStoUS We...
Mark Sanchez quickly re-stamps himself as starting QB ... for 2015
For the second straight season, Mark Sanchez was out there in the latter portion of his team’s third preseason game. And that’s where the similarities end. Sanchez was knocked out...
Teacher suspended after letting students re-enact Ferguson
SELMA, Ala. — An Alabama schoolteacher is suspended without pay after being accused of allowing students to re-enact the deadly police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, and the Trayvon Martin killing...
Up to 20 Westerners held hostage by Islamists in Syria
There are up to 20 Western hostages being held captive by Islamic radicals in Syria as the world responds to the beheading of American journalist James Foley. The Islamic State...
Medical intern plunges to death off tower in NYC
A medical intern living at the Helmsley Medical Tower plunged to his death out of an apartment window on the Upper East Side on Friday, police said. Police believe the...
Millions of bean bag chairs recalled after 2 kids suffocate
About 2.2 million bean bag chairs are being recalled after two children opened them, crawled inside and suffocated. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says the zippers on the chairs,...
J.R. Smith, with no hint of sarcasm, aims to 'be a leader'
J.R. Smith the leader? No, he’s serious. The enigmatic Knicks shooting guard said in an interview with ESPN New York he wants to “be a leader” this year, to show...
Red Sox beat out Yankees for Cuban stud Rusney Castillo
The Red Sox whiffed on Cuban slugger Jose Abreu, but they are landing his countryman, Rusney Castillo. Castillo, a speedy outfielder/infielder with pop, has agreed to a seven-year, $72.5 million...
'Dating Naked' reveals its wedding couple
Warning: Spoilers ahead! They found love in a naked place. On Thursday night’s episode of “Dating Naked,” viewers met the couple who will tie the knot in the buff next...
Kate talks fitness, Emma Roberts books modeling job and more
MAC teams up with a New York designer for yet another collaboration. Meanwhile, Kate Hudson is concerned about all body types — and we should all be concerned about the...
Man evicted over loud, squeaky sex swing
BERLIN — A German court says a landlady was within her rights to evict a man for persistently using a squeaky swing set in his apartment late at night as...
Woman discovers 50,000 bees in her NYC apartment
A Queens condo resident who had gotten friendly with the “blanket of bees” that frequented her terrace never realized that 50,000 of the busy buzzers had made a home in...
First look at ‘The Vampire Diaries’ Season 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePm6dmpPoWs Little may be known about the sixth season of “The Vampire Diaries,” but one thing’s for certain: It’s going to be an emotional roller coaster. Following May’s tear-jerking finale,...
FBI investigating American support for Islamic State
Officially, the FBI agents who swarmed Donald Ray Morgan at Kennedy Airport this month were there to arrest him on a mundane gun charge. But they whisked him away to...
A motorcycle fueled by bacon sizzles across America
Due to the high price of gas, taking a road trip across the United States is pretty expensive. That is — unless you find another way to fuel your journey....
Sharpton a key adviser to Obama on Ferguson
The Rev. Al Sharpton is the White House’s man on the ground in Ferguson. The 59-year-old Sharpton has become a key adviser to President Obama on race issues, according to...
5 companies that will get a boost from Ice Bucket Challenge
The Ice Bucket Challenge has raised more than $40 million for ALS over the last two months, $8.6 million on Tuesday alone. But what does that really mean? Besides the...
British doctor could lead to jihadist 'John the Beatle'
The worldwide hunt for the jihadist known as "John the Beatle" continued Friday as investigators began to track down suspects and people who may have ties to the man who...
Linebacker-turned-cop accused of raping 6 women on duty
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma City police officer is being held in lieu of $5 million bond after being accused of committing a series of sexual assaults against at least...
Islamic State video shows Yazidi men converting to Islam
Islamic State militants have released video of hundreds of Yazidi men converting to Islam under threat of death. The disturbing video shows several hundred men gathered in a hall that...
Field in 49ers' $1.2B stadium falling apart after one game
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers were working to re-sod the field at new Levi's Stadium on Thursday, a day after a public workout was cut short and...
Ukraine calls Russian aid convoy a 'direct invasion'
DAVYDO-MYKILSKE, Ukraine — Russia sent dozens of aid trucks into rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday without Kiev's approval, saying its patience with the Ukrainian government's stalling tactics had worn out. Ukraine...
Over 191,000 killed in Syria's civil war
At least 191,369 people have been killed in Syria's conflict through April, more than double the figure documented a year ago and probably still an underestimate, the United Nations human...
Huge half-mile crack opens in the ground in Mexico
Scientists and locals have been left stunned after a giant crack, over a half-mile (almost 1 kilometer) long, appeared in remote farmland in Mexico. The trench, 26 feet (8 meters)...
James Foley's final film hitting Netflix this fall
James Foley's legacy as a freelance photojournalist will live on. On Oct. 24, Netflix will premiere Foley's final piece, "E-Team," in which he served as one of the film's cameramen....
Hagel: Islamic State 'beyond anything we've seen'
The sophistication, wealth and military might of Islamic State militants represent a major threat to the United States that may surpass that once posed by al Qaeda, U.S. military leaders...
Foley's grieving parents tell of the jihadi email in their inbox
The heartbroken parents of slain photojournalist James Foley were thrilled at first to receive an email from their son's captors — and hoped they could negotiate with the brutal terrorists,...
US flags stolen from Brooklyn Bridge back on US soil
The American flags that were stolen from the top of the Brooklyn Bridge are now on US soil and may already be in NYPD headquarters, from where they will be...
New Argentina advance illegal, rules Griesa
The move by leaders of a “lawless” Argentina to avoid paying a group of US hedge funds $1.65 billion on defaulted debt was dealt a blow on Thursday when the...
Ackman gets needed Allergan votes
Activist Bill Ackman has the votes to call a special shareholders meeting of Allergan shareholders, and a federal trial isn’t going to stop him, a California federal judge said Thursday....
Shuberts intend to build a brand-new theater
The Shubert Organization, Broadway’s biggest and most powerful landlord, is expanding its Times Square empire. The company recently made a bid for New World Stages, the complex of underground off-Broadway...
Talk of PayPal divorce raises eBay stock 7%
Shares of eBay rose nearly 7 percent on a report that billionaire and activist investor Carl Icahn may be getting his way when it comes to splitting off the company’s...
TNT gets 'Hunger Games' and 'Divergent' franchises
‘The Hunger Games” and “Divergent” movie franchises are coming to TNT. The cable network has acquired the TV rights to the young adult blockbusters with the first “Hunger Games” film...
The speaker's lesson: Mark-Viverito, HPV and GYN care
So far, so good: City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito should be applauded for turning a personal difficulty — testing positive for the Human Papillomavirus, which can cause cervical cancer —...
It is about religion, Obama
In rightly condemning the brutal and graphic murder of journalist James Foley by the “Islamic State,” President Obama insisted that “no faith teaches people to massacre innocents.” Sadly, he’s wrong....
Television justice and other outrages
I don’t know why we’re spending our hard-earned money paying taxes to support a criminal-justice system, when issues of guilt and innocence are being determined on TV — and even...
Ferguson is not a 1960s replay
Continued violence in Ferguson, Mo., brings back memories of the urban riots of the 1960s. As it happens, I had a front-row seat back then, as an intern in the...
Obama's wise steps
President Obama has made some good moves in confronting ISIS. He deserves credit for that. For starters, we’ve learned the president secretly sent special-ops forces into Syria in a risky...
The right to not be arrested?
Gotham’s “reformers” are seeking a new entitlement: the right not to be arrested. We’re not kidding. It’s part of the recent hostility toward cops and, in particular, their successful 20-year...
Gals got game
If many more women follow in the footsteps of Mo’ne Davis and Becky Hammon, who knows? There might soon be no need for a league of their own after all....
iPhone 6 screen redesign leaves Apple, suppliers scrambling
Suppliers to Apple Inc are scrambling to get enough screens ready for the new iPhone 6 smartphone as the need to redesign a key component disrupted panel production ahead of...
Boston Marathon bomber's friend pleads guilty to tempering
BOSTON — A college friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded guilty Thursday to impeding the investigation by removing incriminating evidence from Tsarnaev's dorm room several days after...
Hamas kills 18 suspected Israel informers: Gaza official
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A witness and Hamas media say masked gunmen have killed seven suspected informants for Israel near a Gaza City mosque as worshippers were ending midday...
GAO: Bergdahl swap was illegal
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration broke the law when it swapped five Guantanamo Bay prisoners for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, a federal watchdog said Thursday. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office...
Senior Hamas figure admits group kidnapped Israeli teens
Hamas for the first time is admitting it was responsible for the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli teens in the West Bank, a flashpoint that helped lead to the...
Pundits in pathetic race to be wrong in Ferguson
The events in Ferguson, Mo., have launched a familiar spectacle: the race to be wrong first. Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American man, was shot by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson....
Obama hits the golf course again amid ISIS crisis
President Obama brushed off criticism of his rigorous golf schedule and hit the links again Thursday for four hours. It was his eighth round of golf since kicking off his...
GPS devices find huge water loss, rising lands in western US
SAN DIEGO — About 63 trillion gallons of water have been lost to drought in the western United States, enough to blanket the region with 4 inches of water, according...
Russia shutters four McDonald’s, denies link to US relations
MOSCOW — Russia ordered the temporary closure of four McDonald’s restaurants in Moscow on Wednesday, a decision it said was over sanitary violations but which comes against a backdrop of...
Letitia James wants cops to wear tiny cameras
Cops will wear cameras the size of a business card that clips onto their belt or lapel to record interactions with civilians, if Public Advocate Letitia James gets her way....
Dad who rescued jihadist son is on a new mission
A tough-as-nails Belgian man who rescued his jihadist son from the Islamic State’s grip — then helped other dads do the same — told The Post on Thursday that is...
Family scared to death for captured journalist after first jihadi execution
The parents of journalist Steven Sotloff — who ISIS militants say will be the next American hostage to die — are emotionally wrecked with worry, a close friend said Thursday....
False alarm causes massive response at Rockefeller Center
More than 70 firefighters responded to a call at 30 Rockefeller Center on Thursday night, clogging Sixth Avenue with fire trucks and emergency response vehicles — but there was no fire,...
Bullet-ridden body found floating in Hudson River
A man's body was found floating in the Hudson River and riddled with gun shot wounds Thursday, cops said. The body was discovered by authorities in the waters off of...
Riot cops ready for Sharpton rally on Saturday
Hundreds of cops have been ordered to bring their “hats and bats” — helmets and old-school wooden nightsticks — to the Rev. Al Sharpton’s march against police brutality, sources said...
Why this may be the beginning of the Yankees' offensive downfall
The Yankees won 3-0 Thursday. Brandon McCarthy was the matinee hero. Maybe because the righty — liberated to throw his cutter and four-seamer away from Arizona — has morphed into...
Baffled FIT student finds 10 pounds of coke in her bag
This wasn’t the care package she was expecting. An FIT student who flew to the Big Apple to start a new school year arrived at her dorm in Manhattan, opened...
Teachers sue to keep lesson plans away from higher-ups
Public-school teachers are suing the city to keep control of their lesson plans away from supervisors — a move that scored an “F” from reformers. The United Federation of Teachers...
Chris Evert: 'This is Federer's U.S. Open'
ESPN analyst and 18-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert talks Serena Williams, Roger Federer and more U.S. Open with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: How surprising is it that Serena...
Juror feels bad for hipster-hater who made fake 911 calls
She found him guilty — but she really couldn’t blame him. A juror who convicted a Brooklyn man for making fake 911 calls because he was so irritated by the...
Rally held in support of cops in Staten Island
Around 250 people gathered in front of the 122nd police precinct on Staten Island Thursday to honor the hundreds of NYPD officers who have been killed in the line of...
City to sell 6,000 new green taxi permits
The city’s plan to double its fleet of popular green cabs has been given a green light, The Post has learned. The Taxi and Limousine Commission this week began selling...
Teachers angry with union head for supporting anti-police rally
Angry Staten Island teachers are criticizing their union’s political director for its support of Saturday’s march against police brutality. The teachers are complaining that the United Federation of Teachers is...
Filmmaker's testimony in ‘terror bank’ suit reveals heroic save
A documentary filmmaker who survived a 2003 Hamas suicide bombing in a Tel Aviv bar testified in Brooklyn federal court Thursday how he threw himself on his girlfriend to save...