October 18, 2016
Hondo: Grey day! Grey day!
Hondo’s postseason plummet raged on Tuesday night when the Lovable Losers did what they do best, losing in L.A. to slash the earnings to 3,308 shoemakers. Wednesday: Mr. Aitch will...
This Hail Mary move could save Donald Trump's campaign
In his pitch to black voters, Donald Trump condemns the legacy of failed Democratic policies and sells himself by saying something like, “What do you have to lose?” Today, I...
Hedgie who made billions in housing collapse suffers big losses
One of Wall Street’s brightest stars of the last decade is taking it on the chin this year. John Paulson, the hedgie who famously earned about $4 billion in 2007...
Kroger may not buy Walgreens-Rite Aid stores: sources
The Obama administration’s mega-drugstore merger review has run into another potential roadblock, The Post has learned. Supermarket giant Kroger is feared to be close to passing on acquiring some of...
One diplomat's moral courage -- and an ex-secretary of state's cowardice
Consider two political acts of conscience. One is a profile in political courage by a foreign diplomat who lost his job because he defended Israel. The other involves Hillary Clinton....
Cubs bats silenced in moving closer to calamity
LOS ANGELES — The Duck stops here. Rich Hill’s career had plummeted so much last summer he pitched briefly for the independent Long Island Ducks. Tuesday night, he was the...
Yahoo says nothing to see here after massive hack
Yahoo told Wall Street — and, perhaps, Verizon — on Tuesday that its business actually got better after it announced thieves stole its user information on 500 million accounts. Huh?...
Indians need ALCS clinch, turn to rookie with 1 big league start
TORONTO — The Indians are hoping for a rookie miracle. Cleveland will turn to lefty Ryan Merritt in Game 5 of the ALCS Wednesday at Rogers Centre. He will start...
Rose's lawyer points to potential money woes, calls rape accuser 'a liar'
LOS ANGELES — Race played a major role at the close of the Derrick Rose sex attack trial Tuesday — as the NBA star’s lawyer said the woman accusing him...
Pity the kids trapped in schools the mayor is failing to fix
The city’s Department of Education was forced this month to admit, in effect, that Mayor de Blasio’s signature education initiative, the “Renewal Schools” program, is flailing — with students fleeing...
'Respect that speed': Michael Grabner clicking with Rangers
The Rangers are playing fast, as coach Alain Vigneault intended. The Rangers are scoring in bunches, as the fans hoped. There is excitement and energy and nonstop action, just as...
Under Armour inks landmark deal with Major League Baseball
Under Armour just made the big leagues. Major League Baseball inked a deal with the sports apparel maker to provide all uniforms, starting in 2020, sources said. Current uniform supplier,...
You know who's playing great for the Giants? Justin Pugh
Left guard Justin Pugh is off to his best start as a Giant, coming off a strong performance against Ravens star defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan. There isn’t a secret to...
Summer makes return with record October temperatures
The Big Apple took Indian summer to the next level on Tuesday, as temperatures nearly eclipsed a record high that was set when Calvin Coolidge was president. The city almost...
Rangers confront the danger of their new go-go style
As sharp as the Rangers’ offense already appears, they can’t count on scoring the six goals per game they have in their wins this season, so the back end can’t...
Ghost pepper burns hole in man's throat
One of the world’s hottest peppers burned a hole in a man’s throat. The 47-year-old victim, identified only as an American, suffered a nearly 1-inch tear in his esophagus after...
Flatiron District gaining huge new Pottery Barn
A nearly 20,000-square-foot Pottery Barn will be opening in the Flatiron District next year. The store will take the place of Lillian August at 11 W. 19th St. The store...
New York teachers rally for more good schools
Thousands of city teachers will rally Wednesday afternoon in Foley Square to demand that Mayor de Blasio not stand in the way of opening good new public schools in neighborhoods...
One Vanderbilt signs up TD Bank as tenant
The 1.7-million-square-foot One Vanderbilt being developed by SL Green Realty has TD Bank both as its lower-floor anchor tenant and for a retail bank. But as The Post’s Steve Cuozzo...
You can rent a former governor's office right now
You may not be able to attend the preeminent Gov. Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner on Thursday night as Timothy Cardinal Dolan referees, roasts and sits between Donald J....
Charles Barkley refuses to BS about these Knicks risks
A new coach and a host of new players have done little to alter what NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley thinks of the Nets. “I can say the Nets...
Blue Jays won't bow to history — and see route to pulling this off
TORONTO — The Blue Jays’ oldest active player grinned the grin of someone who has been around the block a few times. Who wasn’t fired up when he reported to...
'Married at First Sight': One husband worries his marriage 'might be over'
Warning: This article contains spoilers from “Married at First Sight” Season 4, Episode 13 The “Married at First Sight” couples have been married for 38 days, which means there’s just...
Avenue snags author Michael Gross for editor-in-chief gig
Best-selling author and veteran journalist Michael Gross has landed the editor-in-chief job at Avenue, replacing Daisy Prince who had the job for four years. The magazine — which expanded to...
Islanders let teen phenom's first NHL goal goes to waste
In a long NHL season, there are going to be games in which the energy is lacking and teams get off to a slow start. But when it happens in...
How Giants' last London trip built best possible launching pad
The last time the Giants played in London was in 2007. If that year doesn’t ring a bell, you’re not a true Giants fan. That’s the year the Giants won...
Cuomo shames de Blasio over helicopter use
Gov. Cuomo tried to clip Mayor de Blasio’s wings as controversy mounted Tuesday over Hizzoner’s use of the NYPD helicopter fleet. “The governor uses a state aircraft for state business...
Kenny Atkinson very emotional after cutting 4 Nets scrubs
For Kenny Atkinson, the toughest part of his rookie head-coaching season hasn’t been the long hours or the four straight preseason losses his team suffered. It was the four men...
Several students shot outside San Francisco high school
San Francisco cops are on the hunt for four men who opened fire outside a San Francisco high school on Tuesday afternoon -- injuring four students, including one critically --...
Cops release sketch of dead baby girl in effort to revive 1993 case
Police are trying to revive a 23-year-old Brooklyn homicide case by taking the unusual step of releasing a sketch of the dead baby girl along with the red-and-white-checked dish towel...
'Rocky Horror' EP on casting Laverne Cox: 'She can do everything'
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Thursday, 8 p.m., Fox When Lou Adler, executive producer of the original “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” first previewed the 1975 film in Santa Barbara, Calif.,...
Jets coach dismisses Geno Smith tantrum: Just a measly backup
If Todd Bowles is ticked off about Geno Smith’s recent behavior, the Jets coach isn’t showing it. Smith had told ESPN before the game that he was “getting antsy” riding the...
Hillary's open borders 'dream' is a nightmare for workers
Immigration will take center stage Wednesday night at the final Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton debate. Clinton dreams of “open borders.” Count on her to yank on your heartstrings. But workers who...
Eric Decker's surprise other surgery threatens 2017 start
The start of Eric Decker’s 2017 season is in jeopardy after the Jets wide receiver underwent surprise hip surgery Tuesday. Decker already was on season-ending injured reserve after injuring his...
Cops hunt for cat lady who left 40 dead felines in freezer
Authorities are performing necropsies on the carcasses of 40 cats found in a storage-unit freezer in Queens — while hunting the Polish nurse suspected of leaving them there, sources said...
City Hall's new push to feed Hollywood's smug elites
Hollywood, a k a the film and TV industry, is rich, liberal and drenched in moral superiority. Bad enough that New York state subsidizes it — but now City Hall is looking...
Drug lord: NYPD cop brought his service gun on runs with me
A one-time drug lord told a Manhattan federal court jury Tuesday that he had a rogue NYPD officer serving as his personal protection against rivals and even law enforcement. Gabriel...
Officials want answers after cop fatally shoots bat-wielding woman
An NYPD sergeant fatally shot a troubled 66-year-old woman who charged at him with a baseball bat in her Bronx apartment Tuesday evening, leading the officer to be placed on...
How Hillary's lawyers ran roughshod over the FBI
Last August, FBI officials paid a visit to Hillary Clinton’s lawyers’ office in Washington and begged to see six laptop computers containing the former secretary of state’s classified e-mails. They...
Carmelo's protest warning to Kaepernick: You'd be 'f--ked'
Carmelo Anthony is committed to going the distance with his social activism efforts, and he strongly advises Colin Kaepernick to do the same. In a sit-down interview with ESPN's Howard...
Eli Manning trying to divorce Odell Beckham and the net
A day later, Eli Manning didn’t step back from his criticism of Odell Beckham Jr.’s extracurricular antics. On Monday, Manning said, “You can get real sick” of Beckham’s diva ways...
Jury selected for accused Patz killer's second trial
Twelve jurors have been selected to hear the second trial for the man accused of kidnapping and killing Etan Patz in 1979. Opening arguments in Pedro Hernandez’s case will get...
Meat cleaver madman says attack was cop's fault
The madman charged with attacking NYPD cops with a meat cleaver near Penn Station last month made a series of bizarre statements while in custody at Bellevue Hospital, according to...
Clinton campaign chairman called Sanders a 'doofus'
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman called Bernie Sanders a “doofus” in new hacked emails released Tuesday. John Podesta slammed Sanders for criticizing a global climate change pact reached in...
Blue Jays stay alive as depleted Indians enter slippery slope
TORONTO — Strong words, stronger actions. Josh Donaldson was not going to be denied. Facing elimination, he spoke in a team meeting before Game 4 of the ALCS Tuesday, then...
Ecuador admits it cut off Julian Assange's internet after Clinton leaks
LONDON — Ecuador's government has acknowledged that it has "temporarily restricted" WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's internet access at its embassy in London after the whistleblowing site published documents from Hillary...
Sotomayor wanted to beat Scalia with a baseball bat
US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor made a plea for public civility during a speech in Minnesota — then admitted that she often wanted to bash her late conservative colleague,...
It all comes together for rising Redskins — and just in time
The resurgent Redskins don’t look like they will go away anytime soon. Winners of four in a row after an 0-2 start, the Redskins trail the Cowboys by just one...
Charles Barkley won't buy 'lucky' Warriors: Can't win title like this
Hall of Famer Charles Barkley still doesn’t believe in the Golden State Warriors. Speaking at a TNT luncheon on Tuesday in Manhattan, the analyst continued to discredit the Warriors' past...
'Shark Tank' star Barbara Corcoran sells Park Ave. pad
Barbara Corcoran still knows how to sell pricey real estate. The "Shark Tank" star just offloaded her old digs at 1192 Park Ave. for $4.87 million, a tad below its $4.9...
Search is on for thief who took selfie on stolen phone
A doofus thief took a picture of himself on the cell phone he'd just swiped, and the photo was automatically uploaded to the victim’s account and turned over to police,...
City messengers organize to demand benefits, better pay
The city's thousands of bike and foot messengers have organized to fight for benefits including minimum wage, paid sick leave and unemployment insurance. The New York Messengers Alliance will represent...
There's an off-stage war going on at 'The Great Comet'
“Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812,” a musical inspired by Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” takes place during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia. But the feud among the producers of...
Hillary bus craps all over Atlanta suburb
This bus promoting Hillary Clinton must've been full of crap. The vehicle was seen dumping human waste into a storm drain during a stop in Lawrenceville, Georgia, on Tuesday. The...
Todd Bowles backtracks as Jets debate who's their QB
After sleeping on it, Todd Bowles is no longer committed to Ryan Fitzpatrick as the Jets’ starting quarterback this weekend. Bowles appeared to reverse field Tuesday, indicating Fitzpatrick’s status against...
'Spinal Tap' star says he was cheated out of royalties in $125M suit
Harry Shearer, who played bassist Derek Smalls in the 1984 mockumentary, “This Is Spinal Tap,” claims Universal Pictures has cheated him out of millions of dollars by paying him and...
Hornacek hedges on Game 1 lineup with Derrick Rose in limbo
Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek acknowledged it won’t be "ideal" going into the regular season without having played their starting five, and he hedged ever so slightly on Derrick Rose starting...
Good Samaritans stop attempted rape, chase down attacker
A 27-year-old woman was nearly raped while walking home in East Williamsburg early Tuesday -- but cops caught her attacker thanks to a pair of good Samaritans, police said. The...
Joe Exotic is the tiger-loving candidate America needs right now
Joe Exotic isn't the typical candidate for president of the United States, but based on the current election, that might be his greatest asset. Unlike Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump,...
Scout's mysterious concerns over Yankees' hyped prospect
Let's get this straight. Pitching prospect Dillon Tate, a No. 4 pick in the 2015 draft whom the Yankees acquired Aug. 1 from the Rangers in the Carlos Beltran deal,...
Star Wars fans will drool over this kid's DIY Halloween costume
Usually, homemade Halloween costumes look terrible. This little boy's Star Wars costume, however, looks so good that it puts any other costume to shame.
Wall Street startup hires ex-Bloomberg content chief
One of the feistiest Wall Street start-ups to take on Bloomberg LP is striking right at the heart of its main competitor — by hiring one of Bloomberg’s former top...
Jets nearing time to find out if QB of future is hiding on roster
At a time when Tom Brady continues to be Tom Brady at age 39, fueled by his Deflategate vengeance, the Jets give us a Fourgone conclusion -- four quarterbacks, but no...
Imam murder suspect’s lawyer: DNA found on gun doesn’t match
An attorney for the man accused of gunning down a beloved Queens Imam and his aide said Tuesday that his client's DNA was not a match to that found on...
Trump rally disrupter was once on Clinton campaign's payroll
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IuJGHuIkzY A Democratic operative working to support Hillary Clinton’s campaign was canned Tuesday after an undercover video emerged showing him bragging about hiring homeless people and the mentally ill to...
You can help save Dorothy's ruby slippers
Dorothy’s sparkling ruby slippers are losing their luster, and the Smithsonian has launched a Kickstarter campaign to save them. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, which has housed the...
Obama's bad bet on Putin, the next Senate moo-joritiy leader, and other notable commentary
From the left: Women Who Aren’t With Her — or Trump This hasn’t been the greatest election for women, writes Emma Green at The Atlantic. First, of course, there’s Donald...
Soot-covered man stuck for hours in his own chimney
The Tucson Fire department rescued a man from his own chimney, where he was lodged for over four hours crying for help. The man, who was attempting to get back...
Ex-UVA dean: Rolling Stone damaged my reputation
The former University of Virginia dean who is suing Rolling Stone over how she was portrayed in a since-retracted article about an alleged gang rape testified Tuesday that she wants...
Anthony Weiner could soon be indicted in sexting scandal
Horndog ex-New York congressman Anthony Weiner’s seemingly uncontrollable urge to sext could soon get him indicted, as a federal grand jury mulls charges over his online encounters with an underage...
This celeb lawyer is shaking up Venice's broken soccer club
In Italy, they’re passionate about family, faith and football. Joe Tacopina inherited that same love from his Italian immigrant parents. So while his dad was undeniably proud that he become...
ISIS using civilians as human shields in battle over Mosul
Residents of Mosul said Islamic State was using civilians as human shields as Iraqi and Kurdish forces captured outlying villages in their advance on the jihadists' stronghold. The leader of...
This pornographic smart fridge proves everything is hackable
Computer security legend John McAfee’s social accounts have been racking up the retweets, likes and shares in recent days after he posted an image of what appears to be Pornhub...
Low-life who robbed elderly woman wanted a 'nice pair of shoes'
The low-life caught swiping an envelope with $600 cash out of a 93-year-old woman’s bra told cops he did it because he was “broke” and wanted to buy himself a...
The man who saw the origin of baseball's 2 most stupefying cutters
LOS ANGELES -- Imagine you were there when Julius Erving made his first dunk and then for Michael Jordan’s, too. More than that, you grasped quickly the implications of how...
This might just be the ugliest home in America
This is a real house of horrors. Take a step inside this listed home in affluent Avon, Conn. — a five-bedroom spread that measures some 2,949 square feet — and...
WNBA players confess the grueling flip side of stardom
For many of the players in the WNBA, the offseason is not quite an offseason. Yes, they can take a few weeks to travel to their favorite vacation spots or finally...
De Blasio gives prisoners more privileges than guards: lawsuit
Thanks to Mayor de Blasio and the City Council, prison inmates now have more privileges and protections than jail guards, the Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association charges in a new lawsuit....
Clinton Foundation's 'huge' pay gap set off alarms for campaign
WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton has championed equal pay for women, which is why red flags went up at her campaign when the issue was getting attention last year. Campaign researchers...
New Sony Music CEO is brother of former corporate chief
The new Sony Music CEO is Rob Stringer, brother of former Sony Corp America chief Howard Stringer. The move, announced by Sony on Tuesday, sees current chief Doug Morris step...
Christie ordered ex-Port Authority exec to curse out critic
Chris Christie once ordered ex-Port Authority executive Bill Baroni to curse out one of his critics — or risk losing his job, it was revealed Tuesday at the Bridgegate trial....
Ex-NYCHA supervisor fined for steering contracts to husband
A former supervisor at the New York City Housing Authority was slapped with $42,000 in fines Tuesday for steering nearly $100,000 in contracts to a Queens construction company owned by...
Driver plows through group of pedestrians — twice
https://youtu.be/GjuAsDKJLX4 A drunk driver mowed down pedestrians in reverse -- and then sped forward to finish the job -- disturbing new video shows. The dramatic footage opens with a drunk...
Rose rape accuser breaks down during final testimony
LOS ANGELES — Derrick Rose's accuser broke into tears after she took the witness stand for the last time Tuesday ahead of jury deliberations in her $21.5 million civil rape...
Bill Belichick ends war with his own tablet in comical tell-all
Bill Belichick, in a rare moment of unbridled emotion, opened up about his struggles on Tuesday, baring his heart to reporters about the part of his job he just can't...
Why some people are putting out teal pumpkins this Halloween
When 4-year-old Cody DeCoons goes trick-or-treating, he has to avoid many of the candy snacks most kids take for granted. The Manhattan preschooler has a severe nut allergy — just...
Here's how badly Samsung wanted to keep its exploding phone problem a secret
We all knew Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 debacle was going to get worse before it got any better, but now we're starting to wonder how much worse it's going to...
Trendy Brooklyn eats to hit whole new level with Food & Wine fest
Brooklyn’s first Food and Wine Festival, which launches in February, will boast top chefs including Tom Colicchio, Mario Batali and Carla Hall. Celeb chefs Frank Falcinelli and Frank Castronovo, who...
You can stay a night at Dracula's castle using Airbnb
BRAN CASTLE, Romania — Dracula's castle will have overnight guests on Halloween, marking the first time since 1948 that anyone has slept in the Transylvanian fortress. The site's actual name...
Layoffs hit struggling Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson, facing falling motorcycle sales around the world, said on Tuesday it plans to streamline its operations, reorganize and reduce its workforce during the fourth quarter in a move that...
Obama tells Trump to stop whining about 'rigged' election
President Obama on Tuesday pointedly told Donald Trump to “stop whining” about the presidential election being rigged — calling the mogul's far-fetched claim wholly unsubstantiated and damaging to the country. “I...
Why Manchester United-Liverpool was such a dud
A meeting between Manchester United and Liverpool this early in the season never was going to be a good game, but Monday’s matchup between the two rivals still managed to...
LAPD is getting its own fast-as-hell Teslas
The Tesla Model S is getting a new badge … from the LAPD. After evaluating it in a community outreach role, the department is outfitting a high performance Model S...
This duck was on a plane and everyone loved it
https://twitter.com/mark_essig/status/787832689487470596 This duck finally took flight — in coach. Daniel, a 4-year-old Indian Runner and certified emotional support animal, waddled onto a passenger plane to Asheville, North Carolina, over the weekend...
Chris Christie can't say he's proud of Trump campaign
Chris Christie isn’t throwing all his weight behind Donald Trump's campaign. Christie distanced himself from Trump when asked whether he was “proud” of the campaign the mogul is running. "Listen...
Leo's charity to return cash tainted by corruption probe
Leo DiCaprio is cooperating with the feds and plans to return more than $1 million worth of donations tainted by a massive international corruption scandal, according to a statement from...
DiNapoli fires back after release of 'inaccurate' report
ALBANY — State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli fired back Tuesday at Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying a critical report released by his administration was "embarrassing" for its "lack of professionalism." "When they go low,...
When the apocalypse hits, head south
Turkey on Tuesday morning warned the conflict in Syria will be the flashpoint for World War III as global superpowers back opposing sides. “If this proxy war continues, after this,...
Fixing the QB will be easy compared to Jets' messiest position
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Jets lost their fourth straight game, a 28-3 dismantling by the Cardinals here in the desert. At 1-5, the season feels like it is over. Here...
I was fired from my job when they found out I had cancer
Jacquelyne Froeber moved from Iowa to Texas last year for a “dream opportunity” — senior editor for two American Airlines in-flight magazines. But all that changed in May when she was...
Trump: Paul Ryan not supportive because he wants to run in 2020
Donald Trump says House Speaker Paul Ryan is not being “more supportive” of his presidential candidacy because he might want to run for president himself in 2020 Asked whether Ryan...
Kids prefer Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump
Kids back Hillary Clinton for president by a huge margin over Donald Trump in an unscientific — yet historically accurate — poll released Tuesday. Of the more than 153,000 students...
How the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame can finally leave the '60s behind
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced its nominations for 2017 on Tuesday, and it seems the boomer-rock-obsessed institution might finally be modernizing. A little. Included on the ballot...
Goldman Sachs boasts best quarter in five years
Goldman Sachs broke out of a rut on Tuesday after reporting a surge in bond trading — signaling a turnaround in a business that has been a drag on earnings this...
Jerky drivers are about to get even more turdish
Self-driving cars promise to bring increased safety, comfort and speed to our roads. Unfortunately, we can't have nice things in this world without a bunch of jerks/BMW drivers ruining it...
The UFC and Georges St-Pierre are at war
Georges St-Pierre is an absolute beast in the Octagon, but now he's picked a fight with a nearly unbeatable opponent: the UFC. On Monday, St-Pierre told The MMA Hour he had...
Hot yoga mom shares the secret to being happy
A Las Vegas mom started doing yoga to combat her longstanding issues with anxiety and depression and now it’s become a way of life for her and her children. Modelesque...
Editor-in-chief out at Daily News
Chucky is in control at the Daily News. Mort Zuckerman’s embattled tabloid bounced Editor-in-Chief Jim Rich on Tuesday after just over a year on the job — and installed Arthur...
NBA GMs pay revamped Knicks a big compliment
Most improved team? The Knicks only can go up after the last two seasons of horror under Knicks president Phil Jackson, and the NBA's general managers agree. In the annual...
Jurors struggle to reach verdict in Tinder murder trial
Jurors in the Tinder date murder trial are struggling to reach a unanimous verdict after a second day of deliberations ended Tuesday. Accused killer Gable Tostee buried his face in...
Suspected intruder turns out to be owner's curious dog
He's some best friend. A California teen sicced cops on his own pooch, when he thought the noises he heard inside his house was an intruder. It's the second time...
Alleged pimps accused of fatally drugging sex-trafficked teen
ATLANTA -- Two additional people wanted on murder and human-trafficking charges have been arrested after authorities say a 14-year-old girl in Florida fatally overdosed on pills she was told would...
Nearly naked Hillary Clinton statue sparks fury downtown
A statue of a cloven-hoofed and naked Hillary Clinton barely lasted an hour in lower Manhattan Tuesday before a furious supporter pounced on it and called cops — a lifetime...
Curt Schilling loses his mind over 'bloody' pitcher comparisons
Trevor Bauer's ALCS start against the Toronto Blue Jays was pushed back to Game 3 because he suffered a cut on the pinkie finger of his throwing hand in a...
5 Napkin Burger slashes menu as it eyes franchising move
A popular Northeast burger chain is trimming the fat off of its menu. 5 Napkin Burger is saying goodbye to sushi rolls, tacos and buffalo chicken sandwiches as it looks...
Judge who handled El Chapo's cartel case is assassinated
A judge who has investigated some of Mexico’s biggest drug gangs — including El Chapo’s feared Sinaloa Cartel — was assassinated on Monday. Shocking footage shows Vicente Antonio Bermudez Zacarias...
SUNY professor made $12M in alleged bribery scheme
ALBANY – The State University professor swept up in the latest Albany corruption scandal was paid at least $12 million over the last nine years, according to public records. SUNY...
Thousands of these 'scrotum frogs' are mysteriously dying
Environmentalists are going nuts over pollution in Lake Titicaca that they suspect has killed more than 10,000 endangered “scrotum frogs.” The Committee Against the Pollution of the Coata River told...
Jets run game is a mess, and Matt Forte is 'not happy'
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The days of ground and pound are long gone. Now the Jets running game is just grounded. Todd Bowles’ offensive scheme is never going to be confused...
Pilots could soon lose their jobs to robots
MANASSAS, Va. -- From the outside, the single-engine Cessna Caravan that took off from a small airport here on Monday looked unremarkable. But inside the cockpit, in the right seat,...
Jets report card: Two well-deserved Fs
Grades from the Jets' 28-3 loss to the Cardinals: Offense: F The Jets did nothing offensively. They have gone six quarters without scoring a touchdown. They managed just 33 yards rushing...
Shake-ups continue at Time Inc. as CFO exits
In the latest shake-up at Time Inc., Jeff Bairstow is out as chief financial officer. He had been a long-time ally of ex-CEO Joe Ripp, who resigned last month, citing...
One-eyed bullfighter takes a horn to the eye hole
Some guys just can't catch a break. Veteran matador Juan José Padilla was in a bullring in Zaragoza, Spain, on Sunday when the unthinkable happened — again. Facing off against...
Shocking moment crook cold-cocks grandma
A 69-year-old churchgoing grandmother was cold-cocked by an ex-con as he fled a Queens deli with a stolen can of beer, police and witnesses said Tuesday. Surveillance video of the...
NFL lineman's wife accuses him of impregnating reality star
This week keeps getting worse for NFL big shot Donald Penn. After his Oakland Raiders were blown out Sunday by the Kansas City Chiefs, his wife, Dominique Penn, blew him...
UFO expert was going to expose 'black magic' ring, fiancée says
He believed the truth was out there. The UFO expert whose death has sparked out-of-this world conspiracy theories was about to “expose” a cabal of politicians and celebrities practicing black...
Inside the radical 'war camps' where Russian fighters are born
MOSCOW — Deep in the woods on the outskirts of Moscow, a sudden burst of gunfire sends a flock of birds screeching into the sky. A dozen people dressed in...
Man jumps in front of subway during morning rush hour
A man jumped in front of a train at a lower Manhattan subway station Tuesday morning, authorities said. The man was standing on the platform of the A/C line at...
Global warming may destroy $1B system to protect astronauts
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- The U.S. Air Force is spending nearly $1 billion to build a radar installation that will help keep astronauts and satellites safe by tracking pieces of...
Clinton campaign manager didn't want Israel 'at public events'
Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager did not want “Israel at public events,” according to hacked emails published online by WikiLeaks. The topic of whether to include a shoutout to America’s closest...
Dozens of animals rescued from disturbing 'farmyard of horrors'
FAYETTEVILLE, Ohio — Officials say they've seized more than 130 animals from a home in a southwest Ohio village in a case they're calling a "farmyard of horrors." Barb Ashmore,...
Iraqi advance on Mosul slows after day of fighting
Amid conflicting accounts, Iraqi and Kurdish commanders said Tuesday that they paused their advance on Mosul -- a day after the start of a massive operation to retake ISIS’s last...
Cops release sketch of man who raped woman on her way to work
Cops released a sketch of the man who brutally raped a woman in Queens this weekend as she walked to her new job at a grocery store. The woman was...
This is Donald Trump's plan for government ethics reform
Donald Trump released a government ethics reform plan Monday night, an initiative he claims will shake up the status quo in the nation's capital. “It’s time to drain the swamp...
Companies are throwing free stuff at stay-at-home dads
Being a stay-at-home dad is trendier than ever. In the past two decades, the number of such dads in the United States has nearly doubled. With roughly 2 million stay-at-home...
Benghazi victim's mom to attend third presidential debate
The mother of a Benghazi victim who blames Hillary Clinton for her son's death will attend the third presidential debate on Wednesday — as a VIP guest of Donald Trump....
Gunman in body armor ambushes cops, only to have assault rifle jam
VALLEJO, Calif. — A man wearing body armor pointed an assault rifle at two police officers in a California Starbucks, only to have the weapon malfunction before he fled and...
Mayor resigns after racist post referring to Obama as orangutan
WEST YORK, Pa. — The town council on Monday voted to accept the resignation of the Republican mayor after an uproar over racist posts on his Facebook page, including two...
Russia, Syria agree to halt airstrikes on Aleppo
MOSCOW — Russian and Syrian warplanes on Tuesday halted their airstrikes on Syria's besieged city of Aleppo in preparation for a temporary pause in the military push that Moscow has...
100-year-old woman gets free McDonald's for life
Who says McDonald’s isn’t good for you? Nadine Baum, a centenarian from Hanover, Maryland, credits her longevity in part to eating at McDonald’s almost every day, On Thursday, Baum visited...
Charleston is the perfect escape from cold weather
In October, NYC’s average high is 64 degrees. Charleston’s is 77. Come November, it’s 54 to 70; December is a 62 vs. 43 temperature matchup. Weather-wise, South Carolina’s oldest city...
5 South American hotels where you can warm up this winter
After a long hot New York summer, autumn brings perfect weather for long city walks. But soon chilly temps will have us eager for a warm escape. You can find...
Uncover the 400-year-old secrets of Pocahontas
In the spring of 1616, John and Rebecca Rolfe (better known to the world today as Pocahontas) left Virginia for England — a voyage from which she would never return....
City plans to revise areas marked high risk on flood maps
The city and federal government agreed Monday to revise the Big Apple’s flood maps a year after Mayor de Blasio appealed risk calculations that would have jacked up thousands of...
Principal accused of caring more about parking spot than staffer's heart attack
A Queens principal is under fire for allegedly failing to call for immediate aid for an assistant principal who went into cardiac arrest Friday in his office, teachers at the...
Trump laughed off alleged Gary Busey groping incident on 'The Apprentice'
Producers and management were alerted but Trump simply gave Busey a “chuckle and a soft slap on the wrist,” the report said.
Buster Skrine piles up the penalties in sloppy Jets loss
GLENDALE, Ariz. — With a reputation for aggressive play and inopportune penalties, Jets defensive back Buster Skrine did nothing to change that perception Monday night in a 28-3 loss to...
This election indicator should worry Democrats
My friend, the economist Walter J. Williams, says no incumbent party has won an election for the White House when annual real disposable income growth has been below 2.9 percent....
Rangers fully committed to new mindset: Our only 'priority'
It wasn’t the first time and it most certainly won’t be the last that Derek Stepan corrected the columnist from The Post. For when the suggestion was made that playing...
Hondo bearing down
Hondo took a beating on Monday night with the brutally inept Blue Jays, whose latest failure against the Native Americans reduced the earnings to 3,440 sandbergs. Tuesday night: Mr. Aitch...
Election noise distracted us from DC debt nightmare
You probably didn’t see it through all the slime this election year, but Washington ran an enormous $587 billion budget deficit in its fiscal year that ended in September. A...
Jake Arrieta won't get the same luck against Dodgers this time
LOS ANGELES — Jake Arrieta can forget about the Dodger Stadium shadows giving him a boost Tuesday night. The last time the Cubs right-hander started a late-afternoon game in Los...
Ex-judge accused of trading sexual favors for lighter sentences
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A former Arkansas judge accused of giving lighter sentences to defendants in exchange for nude photos and sexual acts tried to bribe witnesses and had an...
Todd Bowles dooms Jets waiting too long to go to Geno Smith
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Todd Bowles is not prone to making rash, knee-jerk decisions. The Jets head coach, however, was in a position Monday night where he needed to make a...
Rangers rookie Jimmy Vesey soaks up 'pure joy' of first goal
It was a moment a long time in the making, and Jimmy Vesey soaked it up. The Rangers free-agent rookie forward out of Harvard netted his first career NHL goal,...
Janet Yellen is getting ahead of herself
Janet Yellen said the other day that she’s willing to let the US economy run “hot” — meaning too fast and maybe inflationary. I’m all for that. But that’s like...
Cubs have competiton for team of destiny mantle — believe that
TORONTO — You think the 2016 team of destiny makes its home at Wrigley Field? Maybe. But man, these guys from Believeland continue to raise the ante. One of the...
Why the New York Times is primed to lose more subscribers
My recent column about the New York Times’ biased coverage of the election drew the following reader response: “John: Your column about canceling your New York Times subscription inspired me...
Giants seek answers on terrible DRC interference call
The best they can hope for is a memo from the NFL stating what the Giants believe they already know: The pass interference penalty on Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie in the fourth...
NBC News not even trying to hide its Hillary bias
NBC seems to have gone out of the news business. The network has been remarkably shy about reporting on the massive amount of e-mails being released through WikiLeaks, but more...
Mike Napoli turned game around and with it the Indians' fortunes
TORONTO — Mike Napoli’s streakiness did a 180 at the perfect time. The Indians’ cleanup hitter broke out of a slump in explosive fashion Monday night, giving the Indians the...
The Justice Department's new way to waste your money
The Justice Department doesn’t like the way the Census Bureau is coming up with crime statistics. So it has devised a “companion survey” — at extra cost, of course —...
Judge slams driver in fatal accident for 'worshiping speed'
A lead-footed hot-rod fanatic who fatally mowed down a pedestrian on the Lower East Side was sentenced Monday to 1²/₃ to 5 years in prison by a Manhattan judge who...
Five education staffers fined for lavish credit card expenses
Five current and former Department of Education staffers have been slapped with fines by the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board for using their DOE credit cards to pay for lavish...
Nets will abide by this four-letter 'P' word all season long
BOSTON — The first three words on the grease board in the Nets’ locker room make it clear what their philosophy is, what they’re working on. Pace. Pace. And —...
Man busted for trying to rob two banks in 15 minutes
A 39-year-old man was busted after he attempted to rob one Upper East Side bank before robbing another within 15 minutes on Monday, cops said. John Gregg entered a Citibank...
Columbia student sued for carrying sword, beating his dog
The owner of a high-rise adjacent to The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is suing a Columbia senior for roaming the hallways with a “ninja sword” and allegedly beating...
40 dead cats found in freezer after storage unit auction
A man who bought a storage unit at an auction in Queens Monday made a gruesome discovery found of the corpses of 40 dead cats frozen inside. The unnamed man...
Ryan Fitzpatrick benched in Jets' most devastating loss yet
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Jets hoped to be playing in January. Instead, their season ended in October. The Cardinals dominated the Jets 28-3 on Monday night at University of Phoenix...
Sheldon Silver crony claims Columbia is punishing him
Columbia University is still punishing Sheldon Silver crony Dr. Robert Taub, the researcher claims in court papers he filed Monday. The papers allege that Columbia — which is unable to...
Indians take crazy path to push Blue Jays to the brink
TORONTO — This was a bloody mess. Still, even with Trevor Bauer’s drone-damaged right pinkie bleeding all over the place, the Indians, their wily manager Terry Francona and his amazing,...