October 3, 2016
Jimmy Vesey gets the last laugh after going down on brutal hit
PHILADELPHIA — Welcome to the NHL, Jimmy Vesey, where you retrieve a puck in the corner and a serial headhunter buries your face into the glass. Then come back, and...
This luxe dine-in movie theater serves only quiet food
New Yorkers who get their first look at — and taste of — the city’s first iPic cinema complex at the South Street Seaport on Friday might be awed if...
Giants look lost in dismal defeat with darker road still ahead
MINNEAPOLIS — New gleaming stadium for the Vikings, same dreary result for the Giants. Big Blue’s first visit to U.S. Bank Stadium was as forgettable as most of Eli Manning’s...
Ryan McDonagh knows he must guide the Rangers this season
PHILADELPHIA — The realization came to Ryan McDonagh at some point this offseason as the Rangers captain saw his roster being depleted of veteran defensemen that more pressure was shifting...
Phil Jackson had just one word to guide Knicks into preseason
HOUSTON — Knicks president Phil Jackson huddled with the club after Monday’s practice to give final instructions before the club flew to Houston. Jackson’s new, potentially exciting ensemble, with new...
Giants' Larry Donnell blasted out of game on brutal blow
https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/783113821917290496 For a Giants offense that has looked like a punching bag for the Vikings' menacing defense in the first half of Monday night's game, tight end Larry Donnell took...
Former No. 1 overall draft pick out to prove to Nets he's no bust
Nets coach Kenny Atkinson doesn’t know what his rotation will be this season. He doesn’t even know how many minutes he plans to give to each player in the team’s...
Caribbean prepares to be rocked by Hurricane Matthew
The most powerful Atlantic hurricane in a decade barreled down on Haiti Monday as other parts of the Caribbean prepared to be ravaged by the Category 4 storm. Hurricane Matthew...
The bad news that had Darrelle Revis fuming in Jets locker room
Darrelle Revis walked through the Jets locker room on Monday with a wrap on his left leg in no mood to talk. An MRI exam revealed a mild hamstring strain...
Gross domestic income could determine the next recession
If you look at the nation’s economic data in a certain way, the US is very close to a recession. You won’t get anything official on this — not with...
It's still too damn hot out to buy winter clothes
Hot weather, cold sales. This fall’s unseasonable heat is messing with retailers’ plans to sell sweaters, pants, jackets and other cold weather clothing, according to a report. As many parts...
Former dishwasher wants to save Carnegie Deli from closing
A restaurateur who started his career as a dishwasher at the famed Carnegie Deli is hoping to become the doomed dining institution’s savior — by raising $5 million to keep...
Breaking down futures of 3 breakout fantasy football RBs
The running back position is a mess. Sure, we got back Le’Veon Bell and Jamaal Charles in Week 4, but early-round draft favorites such as Adrian Peterson, Doug Martin, Jeremy...
Chase Headley has advice for Mets on Madison Bumgarner
Chase Headley has driven in more runs against Madison Bumgarner than anyone else. So, what’s his advice to the Mets, who have to figure out how to score against the...
'Frequency' star on her 'totally weird' relationship with co-star
In the pilot episode of “Frequency,” the new CW drama based on the 2000 sci-fi movie of the same name, Frank Sullivan (Riley Smith, “Nashville,” “90210”) comes to a startling...
He beat the drums and cancer
When drummer Rob Rufus played his first out-of-town concert with his nascent punk rock group DOA (Defiance of Authority) in 2000, it was instantly memorable — for all the wrong...
Here's what a $15,000 salt chamber can do
When Ellen Patrick’s dog, Chi, starts coughing, the West Village resident doesn’t take the pup to a vet. Instead, she scoops up the 15-year-old Chihuahua and carries her into a...
Marathon training made me fat
When Jacqueline Elbaz laced up to train for her first marathon, she assumed amping up her running routine would help her shed pounds. But when Elbaz, who works in fashion,...
Chris McCullough's 'really good trajectory' has Nets dreaming
Chris McCullough is the most experienced rookie on the Nets roster. Sure, he appeared in 24 games and made four starts last season after returning from a torn ACL in...
Bet on Jersey's politicians to waste the gas-tax windfall
In the wake of the tragic NJ Transit train crash last Thursday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and state Democratic legislative leaders cobbled together a quick deal to raise the...
Mets' record-breaking wild-card tickets put Yankees' to shame
Some view the wild-card games as an extension of the regular season, but Wednesday night’s showdown at Citi Field between the Mets and Giants is as costly as a playoff...
The hottest new way to get around Los Angeles
At first glance, there’s nothing particularly mind-blowing about the Los Angeles Metro's Expo Line light rail, which debuted in May. The $1.5 billion westward expansion doesn’t reduce the city’s notorious...
Many injured Mets stars are on their way ... to cheer
The Mets will have no shortage of talented observers at Wednesday night’s National League wild-card game. Once an enormous portion of the team’s core, David Wright, Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey,...
5 restaurants around the world that look as good as they taste
The best new dining rooms around the world aren’t just places to eat. In the Instagram age, a restaurant’s interior — and how much attention it’s likely to draw on social...
Taxpayer-funded jobs for de Blasio's campaign hacks
Congratulations, city taxpayers: You’ve found yet another clever way to contribute to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 2017 re-election campaign — by hiring hundreds of his operatives as “special assistants” on...
Jets sidestep panic button on a season that can spiral fast
Jets coach Todd Bowles emphasized to his team and then to the media on Monday that the Jets have only lost the first quarter of the season. They have three...
Inside the Tuscan paradise where celebrities vacation
When Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder look to unwind during a grueling tour schedule, they’ve been known to check into this 18th-century Tuscan villa built over natural thermal waters outside...
Behind Collins' rock bottom, and the meeting that turned it around
The turnaround started in San Francisco. Where else would it start? Baseball has a way of bringing everything home. The Mets were a mess. They had lost 16 of 23,...
The 5 Mets who can make up for last year's playoffs
Maybe you saw the quote from Terry Collins on Sunday when asked if he had learned anything from last postseason, his first as a major league manager. “Yeah,” the Mets’...
Joakim Noah's hamstring injury forces Knicks to get creative
HOUSTON — Center Joakim Noah’s start to his Knicks’ career could be going a little smoother. Noah sat out practice Monday and will likely miss the preseason opener in Houston...
Three surprise marshals for this year's Veterans Day Parade
New York City’s Veterans Day Parade will look a bit different this year — for the first time, three Grand Marshals will lead the 30-block march up Fifth Avenue, each...
Gambling company linked to Cantor fined $16.5M in scam case
A gambling company affiliated with financial giant Cantor Fitzgerald went all in on Monday — agreeing to pay the feds $16.5 million to avoid prosecution over scams committed with bookies...
Veep debate cheat sheet: Ned Flanders v. Stannis Baratheon
It’s Ned Flanders vs. Stannis Baratheon — yet Tuesday’s veep debate is likely as close to normal as the crazy 2016 campaign will ever come. OK, Sen. Tim Kaine isn’t...
Bill Clinton's airport run-in with Loretta Lynch was no accident
In his new book, “Guilty As Sin” (Regnery), out Tuesday, Edward Klein claims officials in the Obama administration decided before the first witness was interviewed that Hillary Clinton would not...
How the nuke deal is funding Iran's darkest forces
Even the Iran deal’s most ardent supporters are beginning to suspect it won’t mellow the mullahs. Alas, that’s not the worst of it — because the deal is actually boosting...
Yankees' 5 offseason decisions begin with Brian McCann
Monday was the first day of another long offseason for the Yankees, and Gary Sanchez was one of a handful of players who showed up at Yankee Stadium, still feeling...
Jets didn't pay Ryan Fitzpatrick $12M to panic right now
YOU can panic, and you will. YOU are the long-suffering Jets fan and it’s what you do. It’s your Pavlovian response to crisis. YOU have endured too many summers of hope...
Mets' only chance vs. Bumgarner may be their best one
You saw it. The Mets lived it. Terry Collins lent voice to it. So many times this year, when the Mets’ lineup was spending a few weeks on siesta and...
Assaults on NYPD officers are 'up significantly'
While major crime continues to drop in the city, there is one group of victims that has been increasingly targeted for assault -- police officers, authorities revealed Monday. NYPD Deputy...
Don Mattingly couldn't take Barry Bonds anymore
That didn’t last long. Barry Bonds’ tenure as Marlins hitting coach was a one-and-done proposition, as he was let go after just one season, according to Jon Heyman of TodaysKnuckleball.com....
Why your fantasy team needs a Falcons fire sale ASAP
Do you get notifications from apps you don’t use? On your commute to work, do you pass electronic road signs that warn of traffic problems on routes you don’t plan...
Massive brawl breaks out at Chuck E. Cheese during kid's party
The usually family-friendly restaurant chain, known for hosting children's birthday parties, instead hosted a massive brawl with some rowdy adult customers at one of its Florida sites.
Why NL exec picks Giants over Mets: Look at the mound
SAN FRANCISCO -- Now the Mets, improbably on the playoff schedule, face the Giants’ Madison Bumgarner, he of the near supernatural postseason resume. Uh oh. Yeah, but maybe this time,...
How an assorted bunch of nobodies saved the Mets season
The stars were expected to shine, but were the spare parts supposed to have so much glitter? As the Mets prepare to play a National League wild-card game against the...
This governor chooses to fly around his state in a tiny plane built in 1960
BERLIN, Vt. — Gov. Peter Shumlin doesn't mind flying in the state's half-century-old single engine-plane, even though two of his predecessors declined to use it. "I was born without a...
Why this Ryder Cup might have rescued all Ryder Cups
MINNEAPOLIS — Years from now, it’s possible we’ll look back at what transpired Sunday around Hazeltine National as the Ryder Cup that saved the Ryder Cup. Reverse the end result —...
Raiders-Ravens fan fight ends with man on life support
A Baltimore Ravens fan was taken to the hospital after an alleged fight with two Oakland Raiders fans toward the end of the game at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday,...
This breathtaking footage shows how alive New York City really is
Artist Stéphane Legrand wanted to celebrate NYC, so he created this stunning time-lapse footage of the skyline. He traveled around the city, and sometimes over it, capturing the essence of...
Wounded bystander chases down gunman after witnessing fatal shooting
An innocent bystander was shot in the shoulder in a Manhattan park Monday after he witnessed a fatal gundown — but that didn’t stop him from helping to chase down...
NYPD-picked bodycams are having problems in other cities
The new bodycams that the NYPD is planning to roll out for its officers have had significant problems in other cities — and were cast aside for another brand in...
The day in photos: Oct. 3, 2016
An otter gives a fish its last look at life and more.
This butterfly crashing a koala bear's video shoot is cuteness overload
Koala bears are already super adorable, but adding a butterfly to the mix really turns things up a notch. Sit back, enjoy these two animals bonding and forget about the...
UFC fighter fighting for his life after 'possible drug overdose'
Veteran UFC fighter Josh Samman has been in a coma since Friday after law enforcement officers found him unresponsive at his South Florida home early that morning. While Samman fights...
Children’s Services to explain how they failed this little boy
The head of the city’s embattled child-welfare department will finally field questions Wednesday about the fatal beating of little Zymere Perkins – nine days after the 6-year-old's death created a...
Man seriously injured after setting himself on fire
https://twitter.com/ABC7NY/status/783033505672531968 A man set himself ablaze Monday afternoon in an apartment building in Jamaica, Queen, starting a fire that burned multiple homes, police sources said. The man suffered serious injuries...
Japanese people are so lonely that they've started building robot friends
In Japan, the growing number of people living alone is creating a very real problem of chronic loneliness among the population. That's why these robot buddies were created, to help...
Gas line that caused fatal blast possibly tampered with: cops
Investigators have found evidence of possible tampering in the gas line leading into the Bronx home that exploded last week and killed an FDNY chief, authorities announced Monday. Authorities were...
World's oldest man celebrates his bar mitzvah 100 years late
HAIFA, Israel – Yisrael Kristal has waited a long time to finally come of age. On Sunday, the world’s oldest man celebrated his long-awaited bar mitzvah -- 100 years late....
'Rex Ryan ... f--k': Ben Affleck didn't take Patriots loss well
The Boston-bred actor couldn't even take one question without knowing the score of the Patriots' home game Sunday against the Bills.
Yankees shouldn't hide behind stat that ignores lineup holes
Of the 251 players who had at least 330 plate appearances this year, 110 had 20 homers or more. That is 43.8 percent. Thus, more than four out of every...
Minimize suffering by getting the flu shot at the exact right time
The ideal time to get vaccinated for the flu is a couple of weeks before it starts circulating. And that’s the problem: Knowing exactly when the flu will hit communities...
The disturbing declines of Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota
The headliners of last year’s NFL draft class are suffering what everyone involved can only hope is a momentary sophomore slump. Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota, the first two picks...
Feasting lions cause gory traffic jam
Usually, safari goers would be thrilled to get an up-close look at some lions, but not when the animals choose to hang out in the middle of a busy road....
Hillary's strange silence on ObamaCare, Bernie's angry army, and other commentary
Campaign reporter: Hillary’s Silence on ObamaCare It’s President Obama’s signature achievement, one Hillary Clinton has championed her entire adult life — so why, Byron York asks in The Washington Examiner,...
Derrick Rose's basketball/trial balancing act set to begin
Derrick Rose is heading west with the Knicks, but he may not be returning home with them. Head coach Jeff Hornacek said Rose will start the club’s preseason opener in...
Early birds don't get the worm, they get depressed
Early risers and alarm clock slaves know just how hard it is to get up at this time of year. With winter closing in, going to work often means dragging...
US suspends contact with Russia over Syria
WASHINGTON -- The State Department says the U.S. is suspending bilateral contacts with Russia over Syria. That comes after last week's threat by Secretary of State John Kerry to suspend...
ABC bringing back oddball game show 'The Gong Show'
Jumping on the retro-game show bandwagon, “Arrested Development” star Will Arnett is bringing back the late-’70s oddball TV hit “The Gong Show” for a 10-episode run on ABC. The 1976-78...
Relax, creepy clowns probably aren't running amok
“Don’t be afraid of the clowns.” The NYPD’s terror chief assured New Yorkers Monday that there’s no reason to fear grown men with white-painted faces popping up across America —...
Cavaliers signing pushes J.R. Smith closer to the edge
J.R. Smith is so frustrated he couldn’t even put his emotions into words. Shortly after the Cavaliers signed Toney Douglas to be a backup point guard on Tuesday, Smith tweeted...
iPhone explodes and catches fire in a student’s back pocket
Batteries are the most dangerous component in a smartphone, and we were all reminded of that when Samsung had to issue an unprecedented global recall for its new Galaxy Note 7...
Here's how having a baby gave me rock hard abs
A New York mom says that having a baby gave her the best body of her life. Shanna Kangas, 33, of LaGrange, was so determined to lose her baby weight...
Kate Middleton's best looks from the royal Canada tour
The royal family has wrapped up their eight-day Canada 2016 tour, in which they braved torrential downpours, played with bunny rabbits, and snubbed world leaders who tried to give them...
Now you can buy and sell junk on Facebook
Facebook has Craigslist in its cross hairs. Mark Zuckerberg’s social network on Monday launched “Marketplace,” a new tab that allows people to buy and sell local items with their phones...
Ryan Lochte: Michael Phelps wasn't there when I needed him
For people whose lives revolve around the water, Ryan Lochte says Michael Phelps left him high and dry. Lochte, reeling since the unraveling of his tale of being robbed at...
Taser training looks like a complete nightmare
Part of Taser training includes actually getting tased, so you know what it feels like. Based on the reaction of Austin Loes, a corrections officer in South Dakota, it seems like the...
College trustee in racist tweet flap takes leave after 'death threat'
A trustee at a New Jersey college says he’s taking a leave of absence while authorities investigate a death threat linked to racist tweets on his Twitter account, which he...
Mauricio Pochettino finally gets the better of Pep Guardiola
Mauricio Pochettino has lived in Pep Guardiola’s shadow for his entire coaching career, but on Sunday the Tottenham Hotspur manager boldly stepped into the limelight. Running around like crazed demons,...
NYPD's O'Neill reports 'sharp reductions' in major crime
Major crime has dropped a total of 3 percent in the city so far this year, as the Big Apple continues to buck a nationwide trend that has seen incidents...
Kate McKinnon is the best reason to watch 'SNL'
When “Saturday Night Live” star Kate McKinnon won the Emmy Award last month for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (after three previous nominations), she beat out many favorites,...
Morgan Stanley sued over 'dishonest' sales contests
Aggressive and improper cross-selling wasn’t limited to Wells Fargo, one state regulator said Monday. James Gorman’s Morgan Stanley ran “dishonest and unethical” high-pressure sales contests that sold $24 million in...
Badass woman scares off crocodile with nothing but a flip-flop
When it comes to scary animals, crocodiles sit near the top of most people's lists. Not this woman, however, who saw one approaching and, instead of running, threatened the beast...
Schneiderman orders Trump Foundation to stop fundraising in New York
New York’s attorney general on Monday ordered Donald Trump’s foundation to stop soliciting donations, effective immediately. Eric Schneiderman’s office issued a “notice of violation” to the foundation on Friday but...
Whoops! Hardcore porn plays on billboard during rush hour
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Police in Indonesia's capital are investigating the operator of a public video screen that briefly displayed a pornographic movie instead of advertising to passing traffic. Ten people,...
NYPD posts general data on disciplined cops
The NYPD has begun posting a precinct-by-precinct breakdown of disciplinary action against cops, but the new data on the city's Web site doesn't spell out who was disciplined -- or...
Rickie Fowler: From model envy to odd man out in a year
Golf star Rickie Fowler has produced what is certain to become the next super-meme to own the internet after stealing the show during the United States’ team’s Ryder Cup celebrations....
'Pretzel rat' proves no snack is safe in the subways
A starving rat tried to take its food to go when it latched on to a large New York pretzel on subway tracks at Columbus Circle station – but it...
Bitter leftist critics feel betrayed by Woody Allen
It’s a brilliant comic conceit: If you want to underline how unhinged radical rhetoric really is, just picture its clichés being repeated not by hip young iconoclasts in leather blazers...
The time a ref bribed Steve Young mid-game to date his daughter
This takes setting up your daughter to a new level. Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young, in his new autobiography, said during his playing days a referee tried to get...
This is what is so troubling about the Todd Bowles era
The Jets lost their second straight game on Sunday, 27-17 to the Seahawks, and are now 1-3 and staring at a trip to Pittsburgh. Here are some thoughts and observations...
Josh Norman burns Panthers, ancient Twitter trolls in odd victory lap
With this kind of celebrating, it's a wonder NFL commissioner Roger Goodell hasn't come down hard on Josh Norman. The Redskins cornerback first hammed it up on the field, stabbing a...
NYPD gets new holsters after stolen gun used in fatal shooting
All uniformed NYPD cops will begin receiving new, more secure gun holsters next week, the department notified officers in an e-mail Monday. The hip holsters that cops currently wear became...
Bear had so much fun mauling hiker, she did it twice
A man on a hike in southwest Montana survived two consecutive grizzly bear attacks and drove himself nearly 20 miles to a hospital after capturing his gruesome wounds on camera....
This is why you don't invite unicorns to your wedding
Now that's a horse of a different color! Sue Allegretta of Oakland, New Jersey, dressed her beloved stallion as a unicorn to partake in her wedding photo shoot --...
Tiger Woods post-Ryder Cup: Awkward interview, celebrating with Paulina Gretzky
Tiger Woods did his best to stay out of the spotlight, serving as a Ryder Cup vice captain during the United States' trouncing of Europe this weekend. Woods was reportedly...
Jets bust Dee Milliner involved in bar brawl
Dee Milliner's trip to a bar was a bust, too. The cornerback who was waived by the Jets last month was involved in a bar fight in Alabama this weekend, according...
Sniper kills Dutch photographer in Libya
AMSTERDAM — A sniper fatally shot a Dutch photojournalist on Sunday in the Libyan city of Sirte, the Islamic State's last bastion in the chaos-wracked North African country. Jeroen Oerlemans...
Clinton remains in the lead over Trump after post-debate surge
Hillary Clinton continued her post-debate surge and added to her national lead against Donald Trump over the weekend, pollsters said Monday. Clinton registered at 42 percent, topping Trump at 36...
Video shows mob's brutal beatdown outside bar
A man is clinging to life after a brutal group beatdown caught on tape outside a Bronx bar, according to cops. The fight began when the victim, 36, knocked a...
NBA star has been silently protesting anthem for years
Colin Kaepernick has been trying to shed light on social issues by refusing to stand for the national anthem since the preseason. But Golden State Warriors veteran forward David West...
These teams have been NFL's biggest busts
One quarter of the way in, we have some shell-shocked fan bases pulling their hair out, and other fan bases afraid to pinch themselves. The underachievers Panthers (1-3): Cam Newton has a concussion...
Jerry Jones' Dez Bryant defense sounds more like an accusation
The only way to get to the bottom of Dez Bryant's absenteeism dispute is apparently to have a one-on-one with God, who wasn't available for an interview. That's according to...
Finally, someone freaks out on a bicyclist for speeding through a crosswalk
While most bicyclists are exercise-seeking commuters, everyone knows there are some real maniacs on the road. This pedestrian finally had enough and was caught on camera freaking out at a...
Cabela's is sold for $5.5B, a win for Paul Singer
Hedgie Paul Singer hit another bull’s-eye with his Cabela’s investment. Singer’s Elliott Management bought an 11 percent stake in the hunting supply chain last October and pressed the Springfield, Mo.,...
Rockies pull an extreme Jose Reyes to get infielder batting title
Colorado's DJ LeMahieu won his first National League batting title Sunday, sitting out his second straight game and fourth out of five to protect his lead over Washington's Daniel Murphy....
Little boy shot at elementary school will have superhero funeral
TOWNVILLE, S.C. — The family of a 6-year-old boy shot at a South Carolina elementary school says a funeral is planned Wednesday, a week after he was shot as a...
Thieves swipe equipment from TV production truck
A truck filled with more than $370,000 worth of television production equipment was broken into as it sat parked on a Queens street Sunday night, police said. The equipment was...
Tear-gas canister sparks suspicious package scare
The NYPD Bomb Squad responded to a call of a suspicious package in Washington Heights and found what turned out to be a tear-gas canister, authorities said. The military-style device...
ISIS leader al-Baghdadi may have been poisoned
The Pentagon is investigating whether ISIS kingpin Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was poisoned during a lunchtime feast — causing him to fall seriously ill. The ISIS leader and three commanders were...
Trump allegedly rented space to Iranian bank with terror ties
Donald Trump’s real estate empire rented New York office space to an Iranian bank with links to terror and the theocracy’s nuclear program, according to a published report Monday. The...
'Apprentice' cast say Trump is a sexist pig
NEW YORK — In his years as a reality TV boss on "The Apprentice," Donald Trump repeatedly demeaned women with sexist language, according to show insiders who said he rated female...
Docks commissioner caught in apparent conflict of interest
A honcho at the corruption-busting bi-state Waterfront Commission took a job from a private-monitor law firm months after the agency selected the firm to oversee business on the Brooklyn docks....
Colombians wonder what comes next after peace deal falls apart
BOGOTA, Colombia -- After a stunning referendum defeat for a peace deal with leftist rebels, Colombians are asking what comes next for their war-torn country, which like Britain following the...
Why I had to kill my sister to defend our family's 'honor'
LAHORE, Pakistan — For two months, over the thunder of machines at the steel mill, the men taunted Mubeen Rajhu about his sister. Even now, they laugh at how easy...
The shady past of Gov. Cuomo's crooked crony
More than a decade before confessing to corruption charges, there were warning signs that lobbyist Todd Howe, a former aide to Gov. Cuomo, was crooked. Howe was fired from a...
Now choosing a sperm donor is as easy as online dating
These days, everything is going digital. It turns out even sperm banks are starting to catch up to the times.
State lawmaker's neighbors sue over his dusty renovations
An elderly couple in Brighton Beach says that not only is their state legislator a sleazy politician, he’s the neighbor from hell. Anatoliy and Ninel Rubinovich are suing Democratic Assemblyman...
Japan's Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel medicine prize
STOCKHOLM — Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries related to the degrading and recycling of cellular components. The Karolinska Institute...
NYPD investigates cop who shot himself twice after FBI visit
Detectives paid a bedside visit to NYPD Lt. Peter Salzone at North Shore University Hospital on Sunday, two days after the cop shot himself twice in the stomach amid a...
New A&E series 'Live PD' takes viewers on a ride-along
With the tensions surrounding recent police shootings in America raising calls for increased transparency — and the use of body cameras in law enforcement — A&E is taking the debate...
'Timeless' drama's new theory on the Hindenburg explosion
Goran Visnjic is about to enter TV’s sci-fi arena for the second consecutive time — hopefully with better results. Visnjic, 44, most recently co-starred for two seasons on “Extant,” Halle...
'Unlimited vacations' is a corporate scam
Our company implemented unlimited vacation time, which is great! But I just started working here, so I’m not sure whether taking the month of December off is a good idea....
'Apprentice' cast say Trump is a sexist pig
NEW YORK — In his years as a reality TV boss on "The Apprentice," Donald Trump repeatedly demeaned women with sexist language, according to show insiders who said he rated female...
Giuliani, Christie defend Trump tax report calling him 'genius'
Rudy Giuliani and Chris Christie rushed to Donald Trump’s defense Sunday amid new questions about the mogul’s taxes, with both hailing him as a “genius” in response to a report...
Apollo, TPG reach deal with Caesars creditors that hurts investors
For 20 months, private equity moguls Leon Black and David Bonderman battled like a pair of ferocious lions. Black’s Apollo Global Management and Bonderman’s TPG Capital, owners of the bankrupt...
Apollo, TPG investors faced long odds to get returns
When investing with private equity firms, you figure the odds are usually stacked in favor of the house. That is clear with the funds that invested in Caesars Entertainment, the...
Raphael painting valued at $26M once thought to be $25 copy
A painting once believed to be a $25 copy caught the eye of an art historian during the filming of a new BBC series — and turned out to be...
Man countersues ex-mistress after wife refused him a divorce
An 89-year-old man’s former mistress sued him for refusing to leave his wife — and now it’s payback time. Retired media executive James Greenwald is countersuing ex-lover Theodora Lee Corsell,...
The 'Ferguson effect' hits home and other notable comments
From the right: Ferguson’s ‘Ferguson Effect’ How is the “Ferguson effect” — the idea that, amid constant protests and anti-cop sentiment, police have taken a lighter touch resulting in an...
There's nothing cute about the Cubs' miserable history
“Lots o’ folks confuse bad management with destiny.” —Kin Hubbard The good news, a commodity in short supply, is that Americans are about to get a respite from the inundating...
Mike Pence faces higher stakes in vice-presidential showdown
The pressure is on Mike Pence to smooth things out for Donald Trump, pundits said Sunday. Pence will square off against Sen. Tim Kaine Tuesday in the lone vice-presidential debate...
Aaron Burr's West Village home hits market amid 'Hamilton' fever
He’s been pilloried by history — including in the smash Broadway play “Hamilton” — but Aaron Burr is still a hot property in Manhattan. A historic West Village property once...
Ryan Moore gets his revenge with Ryder Cup-clinching victory
CHASKA, Minn. — Ryan Moore thought he would be spending the weekend in Las Vegas. Instead, he claimed a bigger jackpot by earning the point that clinched the Ryder Cup...
Wine to-go eatery comes to Grand Central Terminal
Restaurateur Donatella Arpaia is back with Prova Pizzabar in Grand Central Terminal — and she’s got the only lower level space with room for full service dining, as well as...
Crass behavior embarrassment to Ryder Cup and its history
Another modern inevitability, I guess. Imagine taking a kid to this Ryder Cup, to treat him to a wonderful international golf event, only to find it relentlessly vandalized by the...
Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah making wrong first impression
Title the controversial beginnings of the Knicks’ two biggest offseason additions — courtesy of Chicago — as “War and Peace.’’ Derrick Rose’s knees held up fantastically during training camp at...
Time to call for sanity in our lawsuit-happy city
This crook just might have hit the jackpot. Saykou George admits he wielded a knife as he was caught on video allegedly shoving a New York City cop and slugging...
Falcons' air show changes everything in NFC South
Cam Newton finished the game in the concussion protocol, and Julio Jones and Matt Ryan ended it in the record books. There’s a new bully in the NFC South, and...
De Blasio padded City Hall with 264 'special assistants'
Mayor Bill de Blasio padded the city payroll with 264 “special assistants” during the past fiscal year — a more than 140 percent increase over his predecessor, The Post has...
Hondo likes Vikes
The Steelers steamrolled the Chiefs on Sunday night, which increased Hondo’s earnings to 3,901 tingelhoffs and put him close to vaulting back over the 4,000 barrier. Monday night: Mr. Aitch...
Rory McIlroy learned belligerent style from watching the best
CHASKA, Minn. — If you were wondering what got into Rory McIlroy in this Ryder Cup in terms of his uncharacteristic showing of emotion, he revealed Sunday that he was...
New Jersey was not ready to handle the Hoboken train crash
We don’t know why a New Jersey Transit train crashed at high speed into the Hoboken train station last Thursday, killing 34-year-old Fabiola Bittar de Kroon and injuring 114, just...
LeBron James writes op-ed endorsing Hillary Clinton
LeBron James endorsed Hillary Clinton on Sunday night — dubbing her a “champion for children and their futures,” in an op-ed published on Business Insider. “For over 40 years, she’s...
Is Cuomo building a solar plant that will never open?
As if the corruption infesting Gov. Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion projects weren’t bad enough, its highest-profile “investment” is turning into a total turkey. Taxpayers are footing the bill not just to...
Manhattan's GOP is showing more life than it has in decades
You’ve got to hand it to Manhattan Republican chief Adele Malpass — she keeps coming up with new tricks to boost her candidates. Her latest ninja maneuver: getting two of...
New York's kids need a lot more than pre-K
Universal pre-K is doing great . . . according to a study funded by the city Department of Education, which would be in trouble if it had reported any other result. The...
Giants, Mets complete similarly resilient journeys to playoff bliss
You would think that after three championships in five years, the Giants would look at wild-card qualification with a jaundiced eye and a practiced yawn. You would be wrong. The...
The best ways to prepare for fall
Pumpkins are suddenly everywhere, from coffee houses, where pumpkin spice lattes are the thing, to your local grocer, where trucks loaded with the seasonal gourds seem to unload as soon...