April 2, 2010
Manuel says Mejia is Mets' 'best arm right now'
Jerry Manuel continues to push for 20-year-old Jenrry Mejia to make the Mets' Opening Day roster and serve as the team's setup reliever."I think he can help us in the...
The weekly wrap-up, April 2
This week we learned that...... You don't mess with Texas. [The Big Money]... There goes the neighborhood. Seriously. [LA Times]... 15 Broad is perhaps overpreparing a bit for the doorman...
Randolph: No 'satisfaction' from Mets' woes
The Mets have not been very successful since Willie Randolph was fired in the middle of a June night two years ago.Even though the firing "stung a lot when it...
Fuzzy math: GOP gov candidates calculate their standing
It's math time in the state GOP fight for the gubernatorial nomination, that fun game that shifts and changes as everyone tries to figure out what percentage of the weighted...
Mets won't say when K-Rod will be back from Venezuela
Neither Jerry Manuel nor GM Omar Minaya had any new information today regarding Francisco Rodriguez’s situation. The Mets closer remains absent from the team to be with his brother, who...
Mets' Reyes plays 7 innings at shortstop
Jose Reyes went 1-for-4 with a leadoff homer in a minor-league scrimmage against Triple-A New Orleans in Port St. Lucie. Reyes played seven innings at shortstop, his longest stint on...
CHSAA Class A boys lacrosse preview: Murphy twins lead Clippers
Even after four seasons it is still hard for Xaverian boys lacrosse coach Brian McNulty to tell Joel and Joshua Murphy apart both on and off the field. The only...
Elin 'possibly' attending Masters: report
Tiger Woods may come out swinging with his wife by his side when he makes his return to golf at the upcoming Masters."Elin [Nordegren] possibly will be at the final...
Nice day: Pettitte pitches into fifth for Yankees
TAMPA -- Andy Pettitte finally made his second official appearance of spring training on Friday, pitching into the fifth inning in the Yankees’ 6-6, nine-inning tie with the Baltimore Orioles....
Madden misses Devils, happy with Blackhawks
Of course it hurt. The Devils were the only NHL team John Madden ever knew, and they knew nothing but success with him for nine seasons. When Madden looked up...
Knicks give Barron 10-day contract
SAN FRANCISCO -- New blood has arrived, and it's not even July 1.The decimated Knicks signed 7-foot center Earl Barron to a 10-day contract and he'll likely play tonight in...
Report: Rudy to help Crist rival Rubio next week
Rudy Giuliani will give a boost to U.S. Senate hopeful Marco Rubio on Monday -- a Republican who's running in a bitter primary against Gov. Charlie Crist, who has been...
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Bryant gets 3-year extension from Lakers
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Kobe Bryant to a three-year contract extension. General manager Mitch Kupchak says Friday the team has achieved two of its...
Prosecutor: subway stabber taunted victims
Subway stabber Brenddy Garcia sobbed uncontrollably as he was arraigned today on two counts of murder in Manhattan Supreme Court, where lawyers painted starkly different pictures of why the 19-year-old...
Coaches, administrators apprehensive about planned St. Mike's exodus
While Apache Paschall scrambles to find a home for himself and his players in the wake of St. Michael Academy’s closing, the idea of the former Eagles and their coaching...
Tiger's wife watches tennis with son, without wedding ring
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Tiger Woods’ wife, Elin Nordegren, took in some tennis Friday with their son, Charlie. Nordegren and her son watched the first semifinal match at the Sony...
John Forsythe (1918-2010)
John Forsythe lends Edmund Gwenn a hand in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Trouble With Harry'' (1955) an underrated flop that sent Forsythe and co-star Jerry Mathers on to TV stardom in...
Report: After delay, Jets fear Sanchez will miss all offseason workouts
A delay in having knee surgery has the Jets concerned Mark Sanchez won't be able to participate in any offseason practices, ESPN.com reports.Len Pasquarelli writes, "Some team officials fear that...
Pet poodle in NYC suburb killed by coyote
RYE, N.Y. -- Police say a coyote has killed a pet poodle on the grounds of a retirement home in the New York City suburbs. Rye police Commissioner William Connors...
Check-off idea reaps $211,693 for Haiti
Municipal employees who donated part of their paychecks for Haitian relief raised $211,693.06, officials said yesterday. When Mayor Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced the eight-week program in...
'Titans' - A Waste of 3D?
Whether you like the new "Clash of the Titans" (like Kyle) or hate it (like Lou), chances are you're not going to argue that the quality of the 3D is...
Rangers rested, ready to resume playoff chase tonight
TAMPA -- The way it's gone in the losers' bracket of the East, admitting the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-place teams into the Stanley Cup playoffs is kind of like the...
John Forsythe dies at 92
LOS ANGELES — John Forsythe, the actor who made his fortune as TV’s affable “Bachelor Father,” the scheming oil tycoon in “Dynasty” and the voice of Charlie on "Charlie's Angels,"...
Who the frick is Kindall Kolins?
It's always fun to check in with IMDB's Starmeter, which basically ranks actors based on the number of times their pages are visited. The ranking rarely yields many surprises. Robert...
White House butler to 8 presidents dies at 90
WASHINGTON — Eugene Allen, a White House butler who served presidents from Harry Truman through Ronald Reagan, has died. He was 90. Allen died of renal failure Wednesday at a...
Robinson ruled out vs. Seattle
Red Bulls coach Hans Backe was encouraged by what he saw of Carl Robinson on Wednesday, enough to proclaim the Welsh international fit and ready to go for tomorrow’s game...
A-Rod met with MLB about Canadian doctor
TAMPA -- Alex Rodriguez admitted to meeting with an MLB investigation team Thursday night but refused to say where he's at with the Feds wanting to talk to him about...
Bronx Zoo sponsors race to save tigers
Bronxites need to get their running shoes ready and prepare to unleash their wild side in preparation for the 2nd Annual Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx Zoo’s “Run for the Wild.”...
Levy accuses Lazio's camp of "innuendo and deceit"
Steve Levy's team is accusing Camp Lazio of "innuendo and deceit," a lashing that was apparently prompted by a Lazio campaign email blast to supporters about a news item in...
Sen. Johnson calls on education commissioner to explain spending
ALBANY – The state's spendthrift education bigs could soon get an overdue lesson in government efficiency.Sen. Craig Johnson (D-L.I.) has called Education Commissioner David Steiner before the Senate Government Efficiency...
If at first (and second) they don't succeed …
MTA workers missed their latest deadline for repairs at the long-decrepit Jay Street-Borough Hall station, which is still showing a March 31 completion date as of today.By the way, today...
Damon looking forward to season with Tigers
LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Detroit Tigers added Johnny Damon for his left-handed bat and veteran presence in the outfield. They’ve already gotten more than that and the season hasn’t even...
Finally, the Nets have a prayer! New arena to have 'meditation' room
Call it Zen and the art of basketball!The Brooklyn Paper has learned that the Barclays Center will be the first sports arena to feature a meditation chamber — an intriguing...
Johnson leaves Yankees' game after foul ball off leg
TAMPA -- The official report was a bruised right knee that didn’t require an X-ray. But the knee is part of Nick Johnson’s fragile body, so there has to be...
'Harold & Kumar' actor quits Obama for another pot flick
Apparently the First Lady’s famous White House herb and vegetable garden wasn’t the type of natural pick-me-up he was looking for. Kal Penn, star of the “Harold & Kumar” movies,...
Veteran Vikings looking to make strides
Dom D’Orazio helped start the St. Joseph by the Sea boys lacrosse program three years ago and now with the realigned CHSAA, he doesn’t see why his Vikings can’t be...
Amtrak resumes NY to Boston service, bypassing RI
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Amtrak is resuming passenger rail service between Boston and New York, but Rhode Island is being left out of the loop. Amtrak suspended service between the cities...
Pistol-packing Brooklyn thug tried shooting at police before hero cop shot him
The Brooklyn man who a brave female cop shot and killed following a confrontation on the street pulled the trigger against the group of plainclothes officers -- but lucky for...
Jets kicker Feely signs with Cardinals
Kicker Jay Feely is leaving the Jets to join the Arizona Cardinals.Feely today wrote on his Twitter page, "I am officially an Arizona Cardinal!! Very excited to head to the...
Doctor's sign tells Obama supporters to find care elsewhere
A U.S. doctor vehemently opposed to President Barack Obama's health care reform has suggested any patients who disagree with him find care "elsewhere," AFP reported Friday. "I'm not turning anybody...
Bergman, Bogart, Davis, Cooper -- and Thomson
Behind the couch where I watch movies on TV, I have several of David Thomson's books, such as his mammoth and endlessly fascinating "A Biographical Dictionary of Film," which is...
Box Office: 'Titans' $4.2M bow -- 'solid' or 'excellent'?
Warner Bros. is reporting that the "Clash of the Titans'' remake took in $4.2 million from around 3,000 locations for shows that began as early as 8 p.m. last night and ran into...
Poll: NYers want incumbents out
ALBANY – Could this be the year when New Yorkers finally throw the bums out?Seven-in-10 voters think the Empire State would be better off if most incumbent legislators were booted...
Is this prom dress too revealing?
Alabama teen Erica DeRamus didn't get lucky at her senior prom. Instead, she got suspended for violating school dress code and wearing a dress that was deemed too low and...
Report: Isiah interested in DePaul coaching job
Isiah Thomas is interested in the vacant DePaul head coaching job, the Chicago Tribune reports. The former Knicks coach and executive just finished his first season as the head coach...
DVR alert: 'Fun on a Weekend,' the lost Priscilla Lane
I don't believe Andrew L. Stone's "Fun on a Weekend'' (1947), premiering tonight on TCM at 8 p.m. EST, has shown up in the last half-century or so on TV,...
Syracuse's Boeheim is AP's Coach of the Year
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jim Boeheim is The Associated Press' college basketball coach of the year. His Syracuse team was unranked in the preseason and rose to No. 1. Boeheim received 38...
Palestinians hurting only themselves
The Palestinians want a state right? Wrong. At least they aren’t doing anything to indicate their seriousness about such an enterprise. They refuse direct negotiations with the Israelis to reach...
'Glee' star admits his criminal past
Cory Monteith, one of the stars of Fox’s hit television show “Glee,” has revealed that his life on screen does not bear much resemblance to his own teenage years, The...
Pa. lottery pays $7.77 million after 7-7-7-7 hits
PHILADELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Lottery proved to be seventh heaven for thousands of lottery players this week. The lottery paid out a total of $7.77 million after the number 7-7-7-7...
Rooney out for three weeks
Wayne Rooney will be out for between two to three weeks with minor ligament damage to his right ankle and should be ready for the World Cup, Manchester United manager...
Obama: US would go bankrupt without health changes
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says he did a full court press for a health care system remake because "this country was going to go bankrupt." At the same time,...
Elizabeth Streb has a dance show for all of you who don't like dance
You can’t compete with extreme action.That’s the ethos by which Elizabeth Streb built an entire studio in Williamsburg — the Streb Lab for Action Mechanics, or SLAM — where on...
Feds: Car dealer stole millions to live high life
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Federal officials say a used-car dealer embezzled millions of dollars to live out a fantasy lifestyle. Thirty-seven-year-old Chris Orsaris is accused in a massive fraud and...
'Love Ranch' leaving limbo?
Taylor Hackford's "Love Ranch,'' starring Helen Mirren (Hackford's real-life wife) and Joe Pesci as a couple who opened Nevada's first legal brothel is finally scheduled to open this summer. There's...
Here she is — your new Miss Brooklyn
There’s no denying that the smartest, most-talented and most-beautiful women in the state are Brooklynites — and this year, Mallory Hagan is the queen of the crop.The 21-year-old Alabama native...
Baby-faced teen widow eyed in Moscow train bombings
This is the teenage "Black Widow" suicide bomber thought to be responsible for this week's Russian underground bombings posing with her dead militant rebel husband. The baby-faced bomber was named...
Sandra Bullock's husband got mistress pregnant during affair: report
The drama just never seems to end for Jesse James. Sandra Bullock's serial cheating hubby strayed just weeks after they were married -- and even ended up getting one of...
Economy added 162K jobs last month
WASHINGTON — The nation's economy posted its largest job gain in three years in March, while the unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent for the third straight month. The increase...
3UP: Granderson, Burnett and Murphy
1. In today’s Post, I wrote a column about how the Yankees all but rigged the competitions for the fifth starter job so Phil Hughes would win and the center...
Quickie 3-D in 'Clash' a ripoff, eyesore
In his three-star review of the new "The Clash of the Titans'' in today's print editon, my esteemed colleague Kyle Smith writes: ..."the third dimension adds nothing. Save yourself five...
Hulk Hogan: I had gun in my mouth, almost pulled trigger
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan was moments away from suicide as his life spiralled out of control. The depressed star, with only rum and anti-depressants for company, put a gun in...
Rangers get lots of help; Flyers, Bruins, Thrashers lose
A longtime rival helped the Rangers last night. The Islanders defeated the Flyers 6-4 to tighten the NHL Eastern Conference playoff race. Boston and Atlanta also lost on a night...
Morning buzz
Happy Good Friday. * Mayor Bloomberg has no schedule. Ditto for Gov. Paterson. * The Post's Fred Dicker hosts Meyer ''Sandy'' Frucher, chairman of the bankrupt New York City Off-Track...
The DSi XL: Bigger is always better
Nintendo has ruled the handheld market for something like twenty years. They might be the best -- they certainly consider themselves the best -- and you'll never (ever) see someone...
Kindergarten teacher: Woods lied about school race incident
Tiger Woods' a former kindergarten teacher disputed a story today that he once told about an incident where he was tied to a tree and spray painted with the N-word...
Favorites set for Kentucky Derby preps
They’re certainly not Affirmed and Alydar yet — the only time they met in a race, both lost — but if Eskendereya and Lookin At Lucky run to their 4-5...
Tough times for Democratic AGs
As Real Clear Politics reports, Democratic attorneys general in several states are in a tough spot as they choose between not joining a lawsuit against Obamacare which may anger some...
Drama Mama: In the 'hood'
"Parenthood" (Tuesday, 10 p.m. , NBC): Considering the name on the column, it should come as no surprise that “Parenthood” has joined the ranks of Mama’s favorite shows. Judging by the...
Saudis will not execute TV psychic today
BEIRUT — A Lebanese man condemned to death for witchcraft by a Saudi court will not be beheaded Friday as had been expected, his lawyer said. Attorney May al-Khansa said...
What census boycott?
Apparently, the reports that Latinos in the United States would not participate in the census was off base. In response to newspaper accounts that undocumented residents feared the cenus and would not fill...
Intimidation is the name of the game
Verizon has announced it will incur a $970 million expense due to Obamacare. “While it is a non-cash charge, it does reflect real value destruction, based on expected cash flows...
No more undie bomers
The Obama administration has decided to change the way airline passengers flying into the United States are being screened. Essentially, they have decided that along with the security procedures already...
LeBron warns he won't leave Cleveland without title
LeBron James made a statement on NBA TV that, taken literally, he would not leave the Cavaliers if they do not win the championship this June. It is an ominous...
The Thorn in the Heart
Michel Gondry, director of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and the forthcoming "The Green Hornet," makes a 360-degree turn with "The Thorn in the Heart," a meandering documentary about...
Yankees battles rigged from the start
DUNEDIN, Fla. — The Yankees knew whom they wanted to be the No. 5 starter and center fielder before they ever put spikes on the ground in Tampa this spring...
No flip-flopping for Yankees' Granderson
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Curtis Granderson will never have anything in common with Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle — except the position he plays wearing pinstripes. Heck, Granderson...
Beware of Coach K’s evil empire
INDIANAPOLIS — No one ever made a “Hoosiers” movie out of Duke. No one ever had to bother to typecast Gene Hackman as Mike Krzyzewski. No one ever will dare...
Undersized Eagles set to take off
Paul DeJesus doesn’t see it as disrespectful or arrogant, but when his Environmental Studies baseball team arrives for games, the opponent often asks when the varsity plans to show up....
Plump sees Butler slaying the giants
INDIANAPOLIS — Bobby Plump finds it sacrilegious that Butler guard Shelvin Mack never has seen the movie “Hoosiers,” so he asked The Post to pass along a message. “I thought...
Go-go Governors look to tear up basepaths
Joey Flores was all set to be the hero. There was one out and the game-winning run stood on third base, just 90 feet away, as DeWitt Clinton’s senior catcher...
Tiger’s shattered family image
Among all those now associated with Tiger Woods — from Turner TV’s social critic and fraud Charles Barkley, to Woods’ shortsighted posse at IMG that won him Guinness Book of...
Relative of Mets' K-Rod injured in car crash
Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez has returned home to Venezuela after his brother was involved in a serious automobile accident, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Rodriguez is...
Yankees, Mets set for first pitch
Things can change a lot in a year. Last year it was the Mets carrying around World Series expectations, and the Yankees were the ones trying to figure out how...
Hot picks
EGG-CELLENT! The NYC Easter Parade is an annual tradition, so if you’re a traditionalist, head to Fifth Avenue on Sunday, where the batty-hatty extravaganza kicks off at 49th Street at...
24-hour arty people
The Bowery has played host to CBGB, homeless bums and, more recently, upscale museums, hotels and bars. But now there’s an underground art scene straight out of the debauched ’60s...
MLS loosens the reins: Q&A on the Designated Player rule
The huge news out of MLS today was the tweaking of the Designated Player rule, a loosening of the reins that will help teams like the Red Bulls bring in...
Walton has sights on Bronx and beyond
The Walton boys volleyball team has been a mainstay in The Bronx since coach Andrea Milsome took the reins of the program in 2004. But the Wildcats have forever been...
Heavy-hearted O'Neill enjoys McDonald's game
Jennifer O’Neill had a lot going on this week. Right before she left for Columbus, Ohio to compete in the McDonald’s All-American Game, the St. Michael Academy senior found out...
Plane truth? The feds will not do anything about Slope airplane noise
Federal aviation officials faced a barrage of complaints from Park Slope residents on Thursday night, who fervently described an incessant barrage of aircraft noise that they say will only get...
War is over! There will be a new liquor store on Van Brunt Street!
La guerra di vino in Red Hook is finito!After a month of opposition from a nearby competitor, a new Red Hook wine store has finally received its license from the...
Our man drives an electric car
Is the electric car the future of transportation as we know it — or just a new form of snake oil, albeit one with a green hue?I had a chance...
Call him Ahab
Matt Kish’s Moby Dick is “Moby Dick.”In your typical blog-a-day fashion, the modest librarian has given himself a truly ambitious task: draw an original artwork from a page of the...
Hide the charge cards — Barneys is coming to Cobble Hill!
Hold on to your Manolos, fashionistas! Barneys is coming to Boerum Hill!OK, it’s only Barneys Co-op, an offshoot of the upscale Manhattan apparel retailer, but shoppers can’t wait for the...
Starr report
Not only will "60 Minutes" be honored by the Peabody Awards for the fourth straight year (with two awards), but it's marked an other milestone: Steve Kroft now becomes the...
Classic 'Heat' merely lukewarm
The Godlight Theater Company has made a specialty of intrigu ing literary adapta tions ("Slaughter house-Five," "A Clockwork Orange"). But they misfire with their latest choice: "John Ball's In the...
Janitormented
Three Oscar nominees head an excellent cast in "Don McKay," a noir comedy that pretty much misses all the way down the line. Thomas Haden Church, an appealing comic performer...
'24' films end of series
Here's your first look at what's in store for Jack Bauer as "24" heads toward its gripping series finale. These photos, shot on the "24" set in LA within the...
Action speaks louder than subtitles
Is nothing sacred? In the schiz ophrenic war epic "The War lords," Jet Li, the hunky action hero, cries -- no, make that sobs -- several times. What will his...
It's a rouge awakening
Art gets talked about a lot in John Logan's "Red." And it gets made as well: The play's two characters -- abstract expressionist star Mark Rothko and an assistant named...
'The Bachelorette' takes Manhattan?
'T he Bachelorette" premiere is months away, but details are already leaking out about the dating show's 19th season. Ali Fedotowsky -- who shocked the "Bachelor" cast when she quit...
Grief over 98 lost minutes
'The Greatest" hopes that all you need to whip up a really sad movie is an hour and a half of people making distraught faces, crying, clutching their hearts, hitting...
'Breaking Upwards' goes downhill fast
Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones play Daryl and Zoe, a New York City cou ple who have grown bored with each other after four years together. That's hard to believe,...
Will-chosen sonnets
WE can't really expect more theatrical spectacles on the order of "The Mahabharata" from legendary director Peter Brook, now 85. So we must settle for charming diversions like "Love Is...
'Treme' creators mourn David Mills
What do you do when one of your closest friends dies at the age of 48 of a brain aneurysm on Tuesday -- and you have to be at a...
'Clash of the Titans' is fast & Zeus
Movies they’re not remaking: “Casablanca,” “Gone with the Wind,” “Lawrence of Arabia.” Take another crack at 1981’s “Clash of the Titans,” and what have you got to lose? The biggest...
Sheen quits '2 1/2 Men'
Troubled Charlie Sheen says he's leaving his hit CBS sitcom, "Two and a Half Men," at the end of the season. Sheen, who returned to the "Men" set last month...
'Rapture' at Roundabout
It's been a rough ride for the Roundabout recently, with one show after another getting buried under middling to bad reviews (R.I.P., "Bye Bye Birdie"). As if things weren't bad...
'Love' labors linger on
Lots of rumblings in London and New York that "Love Never Dies" -- the $15 million sequel to "The Phantom of the Opera" -- will delay its Broadway premiere so...
NYPD gal's killer aim is a lifesaver
A gutsy cop saved the lives of her two partners yesterday when she shot and killed a psycho robbery suspect who had pulled a gun on the officers as they...
Schumer $torms feds for relief
Fresh from a winter that slammed the metropolitan area with three major storms in four months, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) is pressing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to expedite disaster...
Belted! Pol's billboard takes on saggy pants
Saying low-slung pants give their wearers a bad image, a state lawmaker is making the point with some images of his own. Brooklyn residents awoke yesterday to the sight of...
'Terror' assets hit
The Treasury Department yesterday sanctioned two men in Europe it said were supporting and plotting attacks with Islamic Jihad Union and al Qaeda in Iraq. British and German citizens Ahmad...
Put Jacko name back on school: fans
LOS ANGELES -- School officials told Michael Jackson to beat it seven years ago. Now fans of the late King of Pop want him back. They've started a Facebook petition...
Harvard's select few
Harvard University admitted a record-low 6.9 percent of students seeking undergraduate admission after attracting the most applications ever, including almost 3,600 from seniors ranked first in their high school. Harvard...
Saudis set to behead TV psychic: lawyer
BEIRUT -- The lawyer for a Lebanese TV psychic who was convicted in Saudi Arabia last November of witchcraft said yesterday her client could be beheaded this week and urged...
Why Putin can't crush his Islamists
It's been an embarrassing week for Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, prime minis ter and de facto czar. On Monday, Islamist suicide bombers struck just a rifle shot from the Kremlin....
Public sector leeches suck away our wealth
THE ISSUE: New York City's need for reform of public-employee pensions and other benefits. *** For a crash course on why we're broke, just read Nicole Gelinas' column, "NYC Crunch...
Smearing the Pope
EDITOR'S NOTE: The follow ing are excerpts from a statement by Cardinal William J. Levada, the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. I AM not proud...
Freedom for 'wrong men'
VERNON, Conn. -- Two men, imprisoned 16 years for a shopkeeper's murder in which they've now been cleared, were ordered freed yesterday. Ronald Taylor and George Gould were joined by...
'Shopaholic' daughter: How I got un-spoiled
In yesterday's Post, Tracey Jackson confessed to raising a spoiled Upper East Side brat -- and shipping her off to the slums of India for three weeks to set her...
White Plains mayor faces new domestic-violence charges
Prosecutors added new domestic-violence charges yesterday to the case against White Plains Mayor Adam Bradley, alleging that he threw a cup of hot tea at his wife. Bradley had previously...
Navy nabs 5 pirates
NAIROBI, Kenya -- A small gang of Somali pirates fired on an approaching ship, hoping their midnight attack would bring them millions in ransom. The ragtag bandits, though, had taken...
Andy widens pension probe
As part of his ongoing probe into the decades-old practice known as pension padding, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday that he is seeking payroll data from Westchester and Nassau...
NY pays its refunds
ALBANY -- The state is finally issuing income-tax refunds, after weeks of delaying payments to ensure it would have enough cash to meet its obligations. The delays allowed New York...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A bad guy with expensive taste and a long record committed a series of high-end, smash-and-grab thefts in lower Manhattan, cops said yesterday. Investigators are seeking Mark Perkins, 49...
Dave to labor: Skip pay hikes
Gov. Paterson yesterday urged the state's powerful public employees' unions to forgo their 4 percent pay raises, which kicked in yesterday. "I do not believe that . . . it...
W.'s ranch lets its 'air' down
DALLAS -- The Federal Aviation Administration is relaxing the rules on flying over former President George W. Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas. A notice published yesterday in the Federal Register...
Boy, 6, saves ill dad's life
A 6-year-old New Jersey boy who dreams of being a cop helped rescue his father, who was slipping into a diabetic coma, by dialing 911 and saying, "I need you...
GOP wins 'favorite party' poll in Nov. omen
WASHINGTON -- Republicans have passed Democrats on a generic ballot test in a year when control of Congress is up for grabs -- the latest indicator of what could be...
RIM shots escalating
Research In Motion fell the most in more than six months in Nasdaq trading after saying prices for the BlackBerry handset are dropping, signaling its push into developing countries may...
Real steal at Cosby kid's store
This was no laughing matter. A TriBeCa boutique owned by Bill Cosby's daughter was robbed of $800 and a credit card during an overnight break-in, police sources said yesterday. Between...
A long way from Selma
A victory as transcendent as that of the civil-rights movement in the 1960s is a rare and marvelous thing. It's understandable that liberals want to wrap health-care reform in garments...
Daimler settles bribe case
$eals deal A US judge yesterday approved Daimler AG's settlement of allegations that the luxury car and truck maker violated federal anti-bribery laws by showering foreign government officials with money...
Oil surges to 17-month high
Crude oil surged to a 17-month high and gasoline rose on signs that global economic growth is accelerating, bolstering optimism that fuel consumption will increase this year. Oil advanced above...
Last rites for doomed St. Vinny's
Gov. Paterson pulled the plug on St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday -- announcing that the cash-starved, 160-year-old pillar of the Greenwich Village community had failed to find a partner to keep...
Judge Nora off the hook
A Manhattan judge was acquitted yesterday of charges she tried to hide the source of $250,000 in over-the-limit donations to her run for the bench. Surrogate Judge Nora Anderson could...
'High' achiever
The West Side's new High Line park got its 2 millionth visitor yesterday. The Parks Department named Zach and Lexi Hauser -- a brother, 12, and sister, 9, who were...
Strip-search crackdown
ALBANY -- New York's top court ruled unanimously yesterday that police can't continue a common practice of using a broad warrant to strip-search everyone in a particular location without a...
Malkovich acting up vs. Madoff
Actor John Malkovich, a former client of Bernard Madoff, is seeking to recover $2.23 million from the liquidation of the securities firm once run by the jailed Ponzi schemer. In...
Paterson's construction freeze could halt $400M Alexander Hamilton Bridge repair
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson's construction freeze could bring one of the city's most vital projects to a calamitous halt next week, tossing hundreds on the unemployment line, the project's contractor...
'Delusion' defense
ITHACA, NY -- A Cornell University doctoral student from New Zealand who's charged with slashing his wife's throat on a nature trail upstate plotted the killing and tried to destroy...
Frontier's family feud
Frontier Financial Corp., the Washington state lender facing an April 15 deadline to find new capital or a buyer, ousted the son of its founder as president of the bank...
Beaten Rutgers grad off ventilator
MIAMI -- A Rutgers University grad assaulted while on vacation in Mexico breathed on his own yesterday for the first time since suffering multiple head wounds on March 15. Doctors...
Tiffany tagged with eBay court loss
Tiffany's trademark tarnish is showing. The upscale jeweler was slighted yesterday by a federal appeals court, which upheld a lower court's ruling that eBay wasn't liable for fake Tiffany trinkets...
O gets fuel-hardy
WASHINGTON -- As part of its battle against climate change, the Obama administration yesterday jacked up fuel efficiency requirements for cars and light trucks to a gas-sipping average of 35.5...
Dimon mulls JPMorgan Chase succession plan
One of Wall Street's kings is preparing his succession plan. According to people familiar with the matter, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon will be borrowing a page from the military's...
School-bus stab suit
A Queens special-needs student was attacked on a school bus by another student -- who stabbed her 10 times with a math protractor, a lawsuit alleges. Ayannah Davis Lowe, 5,...
Primerica IPO posts 31% gain
Primerica, a unit of Citigroup powered by an army of agents selling financial services to friends and neighbors, yesterday had one of the best-performing initial public offerings so far this...
Two vets ditch W magazine as Tonchi arrival looms
It wasn't a great week for Stefano Tonchi, the incoming editor-in-chief of W -- but at least he won't be known as the editor-in-chief of D"W"I. Tonchi was charged with...
Burkle wants B&N additions
Billionaire investor Ron Burkle turned up the heat on Barnes & Noble, asking the bookseller's board to add three to four new, independent directors this year. In a securities filing...
Voucher 'scam'
A former Continental Airlines ticket agent at Newark Airport was busted yesterday for allegedly raking in more than $1 million by selling stolen free-travel vouchers. Victoria Scardigno swiped about 1,750...
Business briefs
Marts rise Stocks rose yesterday, sending the S&P 500 to an 18-month high. The index gained 0.7 percent to 1,178.1, capping a fifth straight weekly advance. The Dow Jones indus...
The silliest stink ever
Some good-government and philan thropy types are raising a minor stink about Mayor Bloomberg's announcement that First Deputy Mayor Patricia Harris will now chair his $1 billion-plus personal foundation --...
Behind the crime spike
Crime is surging -- so a federal appel late court this week paved the way for a horde of career criminals to challenge their sentences and walk away free. Smooth...
Times' Red Sox stake sale called puny play
The New York Times is playing small ball in Boston. After searching for buyers for more than a year and a half, the Times has finally managed to sell a...
One failed program down
It should come as little surprise that Mayor Bloomberg's much-vaunted good-behavior dole has turned out to be mostly ineffective. Which is pretty much what we expected when he started handing...
Heather's the boob: ex-nanny
Heather Mills' explanation of her falling out with her ex-nanny is phonier than her false leg, the lawyer for the former domestic claimed in court yesterday. Mills said that her...
H'wood futures shock
A simmering battle between Hollywood and Wall Street may boil over today as the commodities market's chief watchdog decides the fate of a plan that lets investors bet on a...
2,500 cons could get 'spring' break
The cell doors aren't being sprung open just yet -- but as many as 2,500 career criminals statewide could challenge their lengthy prison sentences because of a controversial federal court...
Greed is not good: 'Gekko'
Greed is good -- for nothing, says "Wall Street" star Michael Douglas, who all but swore off the stock market after taking a beating in the 2008 crash. Unlike Gordon...
Double-digit sales give automakers March miracle
America has rekindled its love affair with cars. Lured by incentives, consumers poured back into showrooms in March, giving automakers a double-digit boost in sales, the best showing in two...
Ed. Dept.'s big-house chairs
Manufacturing chairs can get costly when the workers must be watched by guards to ensure they don't shank each other, the state Department of Correction said yesterday. An order for...
Chip shot at cancer
WASHINGTON -- A microchip that captures and stores images of rare cancer cells in the blood may provide a way to monitor patients after surgery and could eventually guide treatment,...
Wall St. firm craps out in Atlantic City
Morgan Stanley rolled the dice in Atlantic City and they came up snake eyes. The investment bank yesterday said it will offload its stake in a troubled casino project in...
Fashion king Karl's a real pack animal
To say fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has a lot of baggage is an understatement. The legendary, 76-year-old Chanel honcho apparently never met a piece of luggage he didn't like. Lagerfeld...
Car 54, who stole you?
A passenger in a stolen van pulled over by cops in Queens yesterday is on the lam -- after she brazenly used the police car for her getaway. When two...
TV 'stalker' kid rap
The alleged stalker of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" star Kathryn Erbe was convicted of sexually accosting a young girl in Philadelphia a decade ago, authorities said yesterday. Charles Nagel...
Vatican crusades versus Times
The Vatican yesterday delivered an extraordinary, scathing blast at The New York Times for going into "attack mode" over Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church's role in sex-abuse scandals....
Ivanka's stalker ordeal featured crazed talk, threats and bloody pix
Ivanka Trump endured months of relentless stalking by a nutty Nevada man who vacillated between professing his love for the brainy blonde and spewing vitriolic threats against her and her...
Poach 'rap' vs. boxer
Undefeated boxer Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. could be counted out for failing to answer a suit that charges he poached a rapper for his "Philthy Rich Records" label. In court...
Bldgs. union trash talk in strike vote
Residents at 3,200 Big Apple apartment buildings could be opening doors and hauling trash for themselves later this month after union members voted yesterday to authorize a strike. The vote...
Subway stabber busted, two other suspects released
Cops early today charged a man with murder in the fatal stabbings of two subway passengers, authorities said. The alleged stabber, grilled for most of yesterday, had tried to convince...
Percy's Auss-ome start
Australian Cameron Percy shot a 67 last night to tie Kevin Stadler for the first-round lead and extend a streak at the tournament for players from Down Under. An Aussie...
Sports shorts
MLB: Cubs GM to decide Piniella's fate New Cubs owner Tom Ricketts said he will continue to let general manager Jim Hendry run all aspects of baseball operations -- including...
The Post Line
NBA Favorite Line Underdog WARRIORS 5 Knicks PACERS Pick Heat BOBCATS 4 Bucks Bulls 3½ WIZARDS CELTICS 11 Rockets GRIZZLIES 6 Hornets Suns 8½ PISTONS CAVALIERS 6½ Hawks SPURS 1...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 mile; $21,000; clm($20,000); 4upDAKOTA DUNES drops in class and stretches out after finishing third as the favorite in first off the claim. DREAMED DAY was an impressive winner...
5 Questions for ... Andy North
Who does ESPN analyst Andy North think is the favorite to win the the Masters? Not Tiger Woods. The two-time U.S. Open champion talked with The Post's Justin Terranova, with...
Giants sign durable safety Grant, punter Feagles
The Giants yesterday continued to rebuild their secondary and add players as insurance in case Kenny Phillips isn't fully recovered from knee surgery with the signing of veteran safety Deon...
Mets' Reyes resigned to extended spring
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jose Reyes is resigned to the fact his "crazy" spring training will last at least another week. As his teammates boarded buses yesterday for the Mets'...
Camby may rebound with Knicks
SAN FRANCISCO -- As he left Portland's Rose Garden late Wednesday, Marcus Camby carried a plastic bag with some Knicks jerseys and warm-ups inside. Gifts from old friends on the...
Trump: Big-time pressure on Woods
Donald Trump knows golf and he knows pressure. But even he can't fathom the kind of pressure Tiger Woods will be under when he returns to golf at the Masters...
Reed: Let's go Knicks!
With the Knicks amid their franchise-record ninth straight losing season, Willis Reed wants to be proud of his former team again. "I could never have thought any of this could...
Nets rookie Williams turns heads with all-around game
It was something Nets rookie Terrence Williams did extensively in college at Louisville. It helped him understand how the guys whose games he always tried to emulate, Magic Johnson and...
Devils searching for goals
Tired? Marty Brodeur is weary, probably because this Devils team contains more firepower than any since 2000 but have lost 1-0 twice within 11 days. He is fatigued, likely, from...
Career on line for Rangers' Christensen
TAMPA, Fla. -- It is about the team, nothing but the team, nothing but making the playoffs. Except of course, it is almost all about the team and making the...
Islanders give Rangers a hand
The Islanders' own postseason hopes are all but dead, but that doesn't mean they can't impact who makes the playoffs. And last night, that meant more good news for the...
It's no fun on skid row
The last night of March was a Rhapsody for the Wretched . . . unless the repugnant happen to reside in these here parts, but later for that. Minnesota and...
New Jets RB Tomlinson: I'm not washed up
LaDainian Tomlinson has a direct message to Jets fans who believe he's a washed-up veteran in the twilight of his brilliant career: I'm not done yet. Tomlinson, the Hall of...
Warm weather should bring flounder
THE one thing we all need to do this weekend is get outdoors, dry out and feel the warmth. New York's fishing season is opened for both the salt and...
Former Jets coach Edwards liked 'Hard Knocks' experience
Herm Edwards used to leave his office and use a different room if he wanted to call his wife during the Chiefs' 2007 training camp, because he wasn't going to...
Yankees hope health catches up by opener
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- If yesterday was Opening Day, Yankees bench coach Tony Pena would have caught CC Sabathia and manager Joe Girardi would have been the backup catcher. Fortunately for...
Mets' Maine goes belly up in final spring outing
PORT ST. LUCIE -- John Maine survived his final Grapefruit League start, but that was about it. With his stomach churning and head aching, Maine yesterday allowed four earned runs...
Weird but true
He just wasn't ready to come out into the world. An Ohio couple has had a set of twins who were born a week apart. Jennifer Renz gave birth 12...
NCAA unveils 96-team plan
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA appears to be on the verge of expanding the men's basketball tournament to 96 teams. Insisting nothing has been decided, NCAA vice president Greg Shaheen nonetheless...
Hofstra feels Welsh is right man for job
The reigning Colonial Athletic Conference men's basketball player of the year stood in the University Club at Hofstra yesterday and wore his signature smile from ear to ear. Charles Jenkins...
Dayton might be final NIT champ
When the final buzzer sounded on what may well be the final NIT, Dayton senior London Warren heaved the ball high toward the Garden rafters, and leapt into the arms...
New St. John's coach tries to fill staff
There will be no shrimp cocktail at the legendary St. Elmo's Steakhouse for newly named St. John's coach Steve Lavin. The restaurant's famous cocktail sauce is hot, but it pales...
Steph Curry: Free agent 2013
SAN FRANCISCO -- Stephen Curry faces the Knicks on Friday night across the bay in Oakland, continuing a rookie season in the wrong city. He should have spent it in...
The silence of the cars
Many New York showgoers will be surprised this year at the record number and variety of electric cars they’ll see on the floor. There’s the almost-ready-for-production Nissan Leaf, which looks...
Abortion doctor's killer Scott Roeder sentenced to life
A judge in Kansas on Thursday sentenced the man convicted of killing a prominent abortion doctor to life in prison without the possibility of parole for at least 50 years....
Fast forward
Concept cars always look to the future, and looking at this crop, it seems as though cars are going to be great to drive and they’ll be using less fuel...
Michael Jackson's doctor pleads with court to keep his medical license
Lawyers for Michael Jackson's doctor Thursday asked a California court not to revoke his medical license because he would be unable to defend himself from charges of involuntary manslaughter in...
Hard to handle
Driving emergencies can happen to anyone, in any type of car. Here’s what to do if a worst- case scenario happens. * Stuck accelerator Brake! In a panic, it’s easy...
Test drive 2010 Toyota Prius
Toyota was in upbeat mood as the third-generation 2010 Prius (pictured above) headed for the showrooms. The numbers looked impressive: more than 1,000 patent applications, 90 per cent of the...
Toyota's trials
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Toyota has issued several recalls and been called in front of Congress to address a phenomenon known as Sudden Unintended...
Taking it to the MAX
In 2002 the Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, helped persuade folks at GM that people needed a military-based monster for day-to-day driving, and for a while the public loved its Hummers. You...