August 26, 2014
Public schools 'doing bad things to children': Success Charter head
If Mayor de Blasio thought a leading advocate for charter schools would be silenced after reaching a deal with the city for more space, he was badly mistaken. Charter chief...
Yankees again in trouble, have five-game win streak snapped
DETROIT — Brandon McCarthy fought the good fight but didn’t find a rhythm to keep quiet the Tigers’ bats Tuesday night at Comerica Park. “I never felt settled it, never...
Times snubs Cuomo, remains neutral for Dem. endorsement
In a stinging snub, the liberal New York Times editorial board on Tuesday refused to endorse Gov. Cuomo’s re-election in next month’s Democratic primary — citing his failure to aggressively...
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Manhattan A bank-robbery suspect passed a demand note to a teller at an Upper East Side branch but fled empty-handed, authorities said. He walked into the Citibank branch on Madison...
Suzanne Grimes shown the door at Clear Channel Outdoor
Former Condé Nast executive Suzanne Grimes is out as president and chief operating officer of Clear Channel Outdoor after just 20 months. Grimes, who had jumped to the outdoor job...
Former Whole Living editor lands at Spanfeller's Daily Meal
There is another fight to move up the food chain. Alanna Stang, who was editor-in-chief of Whole Living until it was closed by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in 2012, has...
New CEO inherits SpinMedia’s whirling woes
SpinMedia continues to hunt for a game-saving strategy after installing Steve Blackwell as CEO — its fourth in less than two years. The company is on track to lose at...
John Isner carrying banner for the USA men at Open
With American men off to a shaky start at the U.S. Open, 13th-seeded John Isner opened by beating fellow American Marcos Giron, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (2). There can be...
Cops probe shooting death in Coney Island
A 21-year-old man was gunned down Tuesday afternoon in Coney Island, authorities said. The victim, whose identity is being withheld by police pending family notification, was found on Mermaid Avenue...
Bouchard trying to pull off this historic feat for Canada
The 20-year-old, blonde-haired, blue-eyed Eugenie Bouchard seemed comfortable fielding questions following her dominant 6-2, 6-1 win over Olga Govortsova in her first round matchup at the U.S. Open on Tuesday,...
Lagares homers, makes dazzling catch as Mets edge Braves
The present is pretty dim at Citi Field, with what looks like another wasted September ahead. But at least the small crowd in Queens on Tuesday got to see some...
ESPN now 'regrets' reporting on Michael Sam's shower habits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuEAgZSFuRA Michael Sam, the first openly gay player in the NFL, received support from a teammate after an ESPN report by Josina Anderson on Tuesday morning on how the linebacker...
Mets not shutting down Wright despite ailing shoulder
David Wright finally admitted his left shoulder is not “100 percent,” but neither he nor the team has plans to shut him down to let the bruised rotator cuff heal....
US television looks to Israel for ideas
Israel is proving to be a hot TV market. It’s already provided the source material for such hits as Showtime’s “Homeland” — and, on Monday, spawned another TV project when...
Awards-show fatigue has officially set in
Say what you want about Seth Meyers, Weird Al Yankovic, Sofia Vergara or anything else connected to Monday night’s Emmycast — but the fact is that it lost over 2...
Pan-demonium! Harvey's peeved at our review recap
Harvey Weinstein begs: Please come to Boston, you ramblin’ columnist. He took issue with my column last week about the Times’ Ben Brantley and Deadline.com’s Jeremy Gerard reviewing “Finding Neverland”...
Tennis outfits aren't just stylish -- they may determine who wins
It can be game, set and match for tennis players if they don’t have the right duds. “There is an advantage that can be gained, in terms of how you...
Meet the US Open's oldest ball boy
For the 35,000 tennis fans streaming daily into Flushing Meadows, there are several US Open traditions that stand the test of time: swallowing the sticker shock over a $7 bottle...
Cop's quick thinking saves 2-month-old baby
A hero cop trying to catch speeding motorists managed to save a little life in a Bronx apartment Tuesday morning when he raced to a nearby building to revive a...
Giants not scared to talk 'championship'
On both sides of the ball, players with championship pedigree and the Super Bowl rings to show for it sounded a warning that, although the Giants might be having a...
First-team Jets already studying up on the Raiders
Quarterbacks coach David Lee didn’t want to the spill beans when asked if Geno Smith already was watching film and preparing for the Raiders because he won’t play in Thursday’s...
Activists blast de Blasio over 'broken promise' to ban horse carriages
A few dozen protesters gathered across from Gracie Mansion Tuesday and demanded that Mayor de Blasio fulfill his campaign promise to ban the city's beloved horse-drawn carriages. The members of...
Dimitri Patterson suspension will end in time for Jets opener
The Jets specified their punishment of cornerback Dimitri Patterson on Tuesday, announcing that his suspension for going AWOL last week will run through the end of the preseason. The team...
Jets' defensive stud doesn't think much of Eli, Giants
The Giants won the Snoopy Bowl, but that doesn’t mean they should be in any hurry to call themselves The Best Team in New York. Star-in-the-making Sheldon Richardson is certain...
The day in photos
A volcano erupts in Ecuador, a moose gets loose in Germany, Palestinians celebrate the ceasefire and more.
US Open finds its darling: 15-year-old winner CiCi Bellis
The moment American teenager Catherine “CiCi” Bellis broke Dominika Cibulkova to win at the U.S. Open — the moment she had played herself into history — Bellis dropped to the...
With 90-win dream dead, will Mets ever snap this spiral?
Sometime this week — next at the latest — the Mets are going to lose their 73rd game and fall woefully short of Sandy Alderson’s call for 90 wins. The...
Women can’t leave jail behind in 'And I and Silence'
Thanks to a certain Netflix series, a lot of attention’s been paid lately to women in prison. Now comes a new play about women who’ve met behind bars, complete with...
Long Island's Rubin swept out of Open -- now it's off to college
Noah Rubin is going to school much sooner than he had hoped. The 18-year old from Rockville Centre, NY, who qualified for the US Open as a wild card, was...
Stephen Hill a likely Jets cut after very soft Rex endorsement
The young and not-so-memorable Jets career of wide receiver Stephen Hill could soon be coming to an end. Rex Ryan didn’t exactly reassure the former second-round pick Tuesday while being...
Man dies after leap from Midtown hotel
A man jumped to his death from a Midtown Manhattan hotel Tuesday morning, cops said. The unidentified 45-year-old man was staying on the 10th floor of the Gem Hotel on...
Obama to schmooze Wall Street honchos at BBQ
WASHINGTON -- Scores of Wall Street financiers will get a chance to bend President Obama’s ear when he heads to the aptly-chosen Purchase, N.Y. for a major fundraiser with one...
Russia says paratroopers entered Ukraine by mistake
KIEV - Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces had captured a group of Russian paratroopers who had crossed into Ukrainian territory on a "special mission" - but Moscow said they...
Daredevil takes epic selfie from the top of a skyscraper
How far would you go for the perfect selfie? This guy went 1,135 feet up one of Japan’s highest skyscrapers. Armed with a ‘selfie stick’ mounted to a camera, photographer...
Drug-addled exec raided employee healthcare fund for Hamptons home: suit
A drug-addled Manhattan real-estate executive raided his company's coffers -- including the employees' health-care fund -- to finance his Hamptons summer home and Upper East Side pad, a new lawsuit...
J.R. Smith says he's 'one of best shooters' ever, cites Wikipedia
Ah, this is the defiant, outraged, boastful J.R. Smith we've been missing. Late Monday night, Smith -- whose quiet summer had been marked by closed workouts with Carmelo Anthony and...
Judge watches porn classic, 'Deep Throat,' to research $10M suit
It’s nice work if you can get it. An 83-year-old Manhattan federal judge says he just had to watch the 1972 porn classic “Deep Throat’’ as research for a $10...
Allergan shareholders to meet in December amid lawsuit
Allergan shareholders will get their special meeting that could facilitate a takeover by Canadian drug company Valeant — but not until Dec. 18. The botox maker said Tuesday it had...
Sergeants union: DNC should stay away from 'dangerous' NYC
The head of the NYPD's sergeants union on Tuesday urged Democrats to choose anywhere but New York City as the site of their 2016 convention, citing surging crime and a...
USC CB's tale of saving drowning nephew disputed as coverup
USC cornerback Josh Shaw's ankle injuries may be the least of his problems. Shaw, who is out indefinitely after spraining both his ankles, may not have done so by heroically...
Woman stabbed with stiletto during fight at Gansevoort Hotel
A tourist stabbed a fellow clubgoer with her high heel during a nasty fight at the Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC hotel’s rooftop bar, police sources said Tuesday. Marie Thys, 24, visiting...
5 ways 'Natural Born Killers' predicted the future
“Natural Born Killers” just turned 20, and it’s still as much of a lunatic fever-dream as it ever was. It has aged well. Here’s a look at five ways Oliver...
Larry Drew: Unprofessional how Bucks dumped me for Kidd
Jason Kidd's exit from the Nets didn't just leave people stunned in Brooklyn. Speaking at length for the first time since being fired as Bucks coach and replaced by Kidd, Larry Drew...
Diocese discourages Ice Bucket Challenge because of ALS embryo research
ROANOKE, Va. — The Catholic Diocese of Richmond is discouraging parishes and schools that participate in the ice bucket challenge from sending money to the ALS Association. WDBJ-TV reports that the...
Patriots make stunning trade one week before season
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers addressed a need to upgrade their struggling offensive line by obtaining six-time Pro Bowl guard Logan Mankins from the New England Patriots for...
Brooklyn Tech teacher sent sex photo to teen student: DA
A teacher at the prestigious Brooklyn high school that Dante de Blasio attends was busted for sending an X-rated photo of himself to a 16-year-old female student, authorities said Tuesday....
American killed fighting for ISIS
He shall return — in a body bag. An American traitor whose name is the only thing he had in common with one of America’s greatest generals was killed in...
4 college students killed in plane crash
CLEVELAND — The four men killed in a fiery plane crash in Ohio were students at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, including three members of the varsity wrestling team,...
Duchess Kate gets ’tooned, Miley teams with Jeremy Scott and more
Still hung up on the Emmys? Time to move on! Miley is pairing up with Jeremy Scott for a Fashion Week something, Kate Middleton gets Simpsonfied and Chloe Sevigny is...
Man declared dead wakes up in body bag
A man declared dead by doctors in Brazil was discovered alive by his brother as he wiggled around in his morgue body bag. When the body of Valdelucio Goncalves, 54,...
New York City FC's Lampard retires from Team England duty
England midfielder Frank Lampard – who left Chelsea to sign with New York City FC earlier this summer – has retired from international soccer, citing his focus on his new...
ISIS demands $6.6 million ransom for American woman
ISIS has demanded $6.6 million and the release of a convicted terrorist in exchange for an American kidnapped a year ago. The American is a 26-year-old woman, snatched while doing...
Antrel Rolle frustrated with one of Giants cuts
Charles James is gone. And Antrel Rolle is not happy about it. The Giants on Tuesday trimmed 15 players off their roster to go from 90 players to 75, and...
Hamas announces 'open-ended' cease-fire with Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Officials from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, the main groups fighting in Gaza, said Tuesday they have reached a deal with Israel to end a seven-week...
Malaysia Airlines is a flying ghost town
https://twitter.com/BUSINESSricardo/status/500146494326845440 Malaysia Airlines flights have transformed into mile-high ghost towns as pictures posted to social media depict a barren scene of near-empty planes and desolate terminals. Photos of abandoned seats...
This guy might be the NFL's most dangerous defender
Brandon Meriweather is a two-time Pro Bowler, but the Redskins safety is now more known for being one of the league's most reckless and dangerous defenders. Meriweather, 30, was slapped with a...
Giancarlo Stanton's future sounds as tenuous as ever
The 65-65 Marlins are a surprise playoff contender, but that doesn’t appear to be influencing Giancarlo Stanton’s long-term plans. The 24-year-old slugger can become a free agent in two years,...
Missing NJ man feared kidnapped after hike in Israeli forest
The family of a missing New Jersey man fears he’s been kidnapped in Israel. Police and search dogs have found personal items believed to belong to the 23-year-old Orthodox Jewish...
Novelty horse head is Yankees' good luck charm
The Yankees season was in disarray, and Shawn Kelley just wanted to make his teammates laugh. Now, the team has revived its playoff hopes with a five-game winning streak, perfectly...
Elderly couple married years after each killed an ex-spouse
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A judge in Wyoming sentenced a 75-year-old Missouri woman to life in prison on Monday for killing her husband with a rifle in the mid-1970s and throwing...
CIA thriller 'The November Man' is DOA
Two veterans of the James Bond franchise — Pierce Brosnan and “Quantum of Solace” star Olga Kurylenko — star in the Eastern European spy thriller “The November Man,” but this...
Kim Kardashian to guest-star on '2 Broke Girls'
Last season “2 Broke Girls” got LiLo, this season it’s getting a Kardashian. Kim Kardashian tweeted Monday that she will guest star in the Season Four premiere of the CBS...
Best Buy doesn't foresee cheery holiday shopping season
Best Buy says it doesn’t foresee a cheery holiday shopping season as the retailer reported mixed results Tuesday morning. Its focus on cost-trimming and e-commerce started to pay off in...
Argentina revokes charter for Bank of New York Mellon
Argentina’s banking regulator has revoked the charter for Bank of New York Mellon to operate in the country. The decision, formalized by the Central Bank resolution was signed Monday by...
A real-life, Star Wars-style hover bike is going to happen
Racing through the forest, dodging Imperial Stormtroopers through the trees. It’s an unforgettable scene. Now a kick-starter campaign wants to make such a hover bike a reality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7U-DI5epEM The rider...
The most absurd feminist outrage at Vergara’s pedestal gag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZRkF2D9ipM When Sofia Vergara stood on a pedestal at Monday night’s Emmys to spice up a boring speech by the chairman of the TV academy, social media indicated feminist knickers...
Workers suspended after subway train goes the wrong way
A subway operator and conductor have been grounded while transit officials investigate how an A train they were controlling went the wrong way on a downtown track. “This is a very...
Robin Williams in Mets booth is everything Billy Crystal said it would be
http://youtu.be/q86u0bDE17w Two legendary comedians walk into a Shea Stadium broadcast booth. It sounds like the start of a joke, and in many ways it is. It was also the subject...
Travel the globe through the eyes of a drone
The latest craze in travel photography is to use drones — remote control planes or helicopter-like devices — to take photos or videos of vacation spots. It’s sort of like...
Apple to replace defective iPhone 5 batteries for free
Apple Inc. is offering to replace iPhone 5 batteries that may be defective, the company said. "Apple has determined that a very small percentage of iPhone 5 devices may suddenly...
Test missile that reaches targets in 1 hour destroyed after launch
A hypersonic weapon being developed by the U.S. military was destroyed four seconds after its launch from a test range in Alaska early on Monday after controllers detected a problem...
No proof veterans died because of delays: report
WASHINGTON — The Veterans Affairs Department says investigators have found no proof that delays in care caused any deaths at a VA hospital in Phoenix, deflating an explosive allegation that...
Rape trial starts for Indonesia school janitor
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A closed-door trial began Tuesday for the first of five janitors accused of raping a kindergartner in a bathroom at a prestigious international school in Indonesia's capital...
Police helicopter captures candlelit marriage proposal
Who said romance was dead? If this lovingly presented marriage proposal is anything to go by, it’s alive and kicking. And according to London police, the delighted bride-to-be said yes....
US General: We will act if Islamists threaten us
ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT -- Gen. Martin Dempsey says that once he determines the Islamic State militants in Iraq have become a direct threat to the U.S. homeland, he...
California to require 'kill-switches' on smartphones
Smartphones in California will be required to come with a "kill switch" to render them useless if lost or stolen under a bill signed Monday by Governor Jerry Brown, the...
Burning Man revelers stranded at Wal-Mart after heavy rain
RENO, Nev. — Hundreds of travelers on the road to Burning Man in their quest for oneness with nature and celebration of self-expression on a peaceful playa in northern Nevada's...
Qatar trying to free more US hostages in Syria
Qatar is working to help free four Americans held hostage in Syria by various armed groups, a Gulf source familiar with the matter said on Monday, a day after the...
Giants get good news on Geoff Schwartz
The Giants appear to have escaped a long-term injury situation with left guard Geoff Schwartz, who has a dislocated right big toe and might only have to miss the first...
Australian lawmaker apologizes for calling Chinese 'mongrels'
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian mining magnate turned lawmaker Clive Palmer has apologized to China over an extraordinary tirade on national television in which he called the Chinese "bastards" and "mongrels"...
School safety cops making fewer arrests
Fewer city students are getting booked. School safety officers arrested 393 city students in the 2013-14 school year — a 32.1 percent drop from the previous year, when they busted...
Batman spotted in Japan
The Dark Knight rises again! Amazed motorists in Japan couldn't believe their eyes when they caught glimpse of a mysterious figure dressed in black flying past them on his specialized...
Russia confirms its soldiers have been captured in Ukraine
Ukraine released a video of captured Russian soldiers on Tuesday, sharply escalating a dispute over Moscow's alleged backing for separatist rebels in the east of the former Soviet republic. The...
Are these the shots that killed Michael Brown?
A Ferguson man might have inadvertently recorded the fatal shots that brought down Michael Brown. In audio broadcast by CNN late Monday night, at least 10 gunshots could be heard —...
USC CB jumps from second floor to save drowning nephew
LOS ANGELES — Southern California senior cornerback Josh Shaw injured both ankles after leaping from a second-story balcony to save his 7-year-old nephew, Carter, from drowning in a pool. Shaw...
Declared a 'Red Menace' in the 50s, this 98-year-old is out to clear her name
She’s waited more than six decades to clear her name after being branded a “Red Menace.” Now, 98-year-old Miriam Moskowitz will have to wait a little longer. Manhattan federal prosecutors...
Burger King buying Tim Hortons for about $11 billion
MIAMI — Burger King says it struck a deal to buy Tim Hortons Inc. for about $11 billion, a move that would give the fast-food company a stronger foothold in...
Disabled bus driver busted for 'fashion boutique on wheels'
http://instagram.com/p/sIdsMmNDvQ/?modal=true A city bus driver who raked in thousands of dollars in workers’ comp — claiming she was too traumatized to even shop after a rider spit on her —...
Bandit makes off with $32K, loses it all in roulette game
His luck ran out! A serial bandit knocked over more than a dozen banks in New York City — only to blow his whole wad at the roulette table in...
Man jumps into river for Ice Bucket Challenge — but can't swim
Two dimwitted daredevils were taunted by friends to jump into the East River as part of the ALS ice bucket challenge Monday night - even though one couldn’t swim. The...
Republicans attack 'Cowardly Cuomo' in press release
ALBANY — After trying just about everything else to goad Gov. Cuomo into a debate, Republicans adopted a new tactic Monday — they depicted him as the Cowardly Lion from...
Cops find fugitive via Ice Bucket Challenge video
The Ice Bucket Challenge has landed a Nebraska fugitive in hot water. Jesean Morris — a 20-year-old wanted for allegedly absconding from parole — had the bright idea of joining...
Hackers tweet bomb threat to Sony president’s plane
Hackers launched twin attacks against Sony on Sunday — tweeting a bomb threat that diverted a company executive’s flight and bringing down its PlayStation online network. Using the handle of...
ISIS using surveillance drones to target Syrian military
Islamic State fighters used a high-flying surveillance drone to help plot their deadly capture of a key Syrian air base, according to a new video released by the terror group....
US bills fly after Israel hits Hamas finance big
Hamas’ finance chief was killed by a pinpoint missile strike that ripped open his car — and scattered US currency on the streets of Gaza City. Bills burned by the...
The truth behind The Naked Cowboy and other panhandlers
It's far and away the best panhandling sign on Broadway. The Naked Cowboy, that is. In the years since this muscled man showed up in Times Square, making what appears...
Thugs rough-up Jewish couple, drive off flying Palestinian flags
A gang of anti-Semitic thugs roughed up a Jewish man and his wife on the Upper East Side on Monday evening before fleeing in cars flying Palestinian flags, police sources...
David Blaine puts on magic show for dangerous inmates
http://youtu.be/-nUamNmeQpI Daredevil magician David Blaine dazzled a packed house at a Manhattan show with his illusions, card tricks and the timeless yanking a rabbit out of a hat. But the...
Albany candidates branded 'delinquents' after failing to file personal finances
Albany is awash in corruption — but 72 candidates for state office failed the simplest ethics test by not filing personal financial statements as required by law, The Post has...
'Shutter Island' based-series coming to a TV near you
Paramount Pictures says it plans to turn its 2010 film “Shutter Island” into a TV series for HBO — with Martin Scorsese slated to direct the pilot. It’s tentatively titled...
Hondo: Go Cats, go!
Hondo posted a near tri-sweep Monday night as he cashed with the Yankees and Phillies but lost in extra time with the uncooperative Blue Jays, which trimmed the deficit to...
Aching Brett Gardner can't rush back just yet
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brett Gardner won’t know if he will play Tuesday night in Detroit until he tests his right ankle by running. “I got treatment, hit in the...
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Brooklyn A Long Island man is accused of raping a 21-year-old woman early Saturday after allegedly sneaking into her Bensonhurst apartment through a window, choking her and dragging her into...
Next American star relishes chance to take on idol Serena
As the U.S. men struggle in historic fashion, evidenced again by Donald Young’s first-round, straight-set exit Monday on opening day of the U.S. Open, the prospects on the women’s side...
The 10 best and worst dressed stars at the Emmys
Compared to Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards — littered with semi-ratchet cleavage, cutouts and Amber Rose — Monday’s Emmy Awards red carpet was a vanilla cakewalk. Aside from the painfully...
Hey, Geno: Michael Vick certain he can be a No. 1 QB
Buried in all the feel-good sentiments about returning to Philadelphia was the clear understanding Michael Vick is certain he can still be a starting quarterback in the NFL. Sure, he’s...
American hopeful fights with fans, wiped out of Open
On Sunday, Patrick McEnroe — the general manager of USTA’s Player Development — was hyping Donald Young’s resurgence, praising the gifted-but-inconsistent American for getting back into the top 50. A...
Singer hires Albright's firm to help him in Argentina
Paul Singer has picked up some major political muscle to press his case in the long-running debt battle with Argentina. The billionaire hedge-fund mogul has hired the consulting firm of...
A few additions, a hot streak and the Yankees can dream
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The August Infusion has kept the Yankees breathing in the season’s cruelest month. Can it hang around to become a September Surge? A one-night visit to...
The best and worst moments at the Emmys
Since the Best part of this list will be so very brief, let's get right to it. The Best Billy Crystal's tribute to Robin Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q86u0bDE17w The only genuine, heartfelt...
Emmys played out like a bland sitcom
Well, that was ... just OK. Monday night’s 66th Primetime Emmy Awards telecast wasn’t very memorable, save for a few shining moments –- definitely not what’s expected of TV’s biggest...
There's one coach Tiger needs to call -- but he won't
If Tiger Woods wants to return to glory and get back to the business at hand — which is winning major championships and chasing Jack Nicklaus’ magic-number record of 18...