June 11, 2010
Paterson's emergency spending bill to cut $300M
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Gov. David Paterson on Friday called for $327 million in spending cuts in mental health and human services programs in his latest emergency spending bill, setting up...
Join the Marine Park community band!
Attention, musical Marine Parkers — the Marine Park Community Band is looking for you!Neighborhood resident and retired music teacher Maestro J. Leo de Leo is seeking new folk to play...
'Gossip Girl' actor Chace Crawford charged with pot possession
"Gossip Girl" actor Chace Crawford was charged Friday with a misdemeanor charge of pot possession, TMZ reported. The charge could land Crawford behind bars for up to six months and...
Giants sign third-round pick, LSU safety Jones
Teammates came up to cornerback Terrell Thomas and warned him to lock up his rings "because the repo man is coming.'' It was good-natured ribbing but as a proud former...
Amid SEC’s Goldman probe, hedge fund titan John Paulson hires two former regulators
Amid a Securities and Exchange Commission probe into a bust mortgage product he has been linked to, hedge fund big John Paulson has enlisted two high-profile, former SEC officials to...
Patriots running back wearing 'Free Plax' bracelet
Plaxico Burress has support from at least one Patriots player.Running back Fred Taylor is wearing a "Free Plax" bracelet to show support for his imprisoned friend, according to the Boston...
PROMOS: Galápagos, RT
After a week of oil-soaked misery playing out on every channel, every minute of the day, thought you might like to see pictures of living shore animals for a change, courtesy...
Peace march for new mosque gets ugly
A peace march in support of a controversial proposed mosque in Sheepshead Bay turned ugly last Thursday after residents jeered marchers, most of whom were from outside the area.“This is...
Man accused of stealing $1M in rare books says they were left to rot
It was trash not treasure. The home-electronics installer accused of pilfering $1 million worth of rare books from a Fifth Avenue mansion owned by the widow of a Vanderbilt heir...
Tax returns show Bloomberg's investments better in ’09
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg made more money on his investments in 2009 than the previous year. That’s according to Bloomberg’s heavily redacted tax returns and other financial documents released...
Rodriguez has tendinitis in hip
An MRI exam showed Alex Rodriguez has tendinitis in his right hip flexor but the Yankees star could pinch hit tonight against the Astros if needed.Rodriguez left Thursday's game in...
France, Uruguay play 0-0 draw
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Nil-nil draws can be the scourge of soccer. Yet nobody who participated in Friday night’s 0-0 World Cup match between France and Uruguay was complaining....
Groups in NYC call for gas drilling moratorium
Activists are trying to drum up support for a bill that would ban a controversial natural gas drilling technique in New York until the Environmental Protection Agency affirms that it...
Katy Perry and Pixie Lott join Britain's X Factor TV show
Chart-topping singers Katy Perry and Pixie Lott are joining the next series of Britain's smash-hit TV talent show The X Factor as guest judges, it was announced Friday. The duo...
Jets' trade of Leon a 'football' decision
The Jets traded Leon Washington this offseason not because he wanted a new contract but because they were able to draft his replacement, Mike Tannenbaum told NJ.com. The running back...
Jets GM: Revis 'deserves' new deal; expects to re-sign four stars
Mike Tannenbaum says he expects the four stars seeking new contracts -- Darrelle Revis, Nick Mangold, D'Brickashaw Ferguson and David Harris -- will be with the Jets "for a long,...
Kagan role in Clinton sex harassment suit withheld
WASHINGTON — Bill Clinton's presidential library is keeping secret memos and notes Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan wrote in connection with the Paula Jones sexual harassment suit. Kagan was deeply...
Pettitte leads Yankees past Astros 4-3
Andy Pettitte threw 7 1-3 sharp innings in his first career start against his hometown team, reaching a couple of milestones and helping the New York Yankees beat the Houston...
Dickey, Carter help Mets beat Orioles 5-1
Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey baffled the Baltimore Orioles for seven innings, Chris Carter hit his first major league homer, and the New York Mets coasted to a 5-1 victory Friday night....
Carter DH when Mets face Orioles
BALTIMORE -- Chris Carter will serve as designated hitter for the Mets tonight when they face the Orioles in an interleague game here.Tonight's lineup:Reyes SSPagan CFWright 3BDavis 1BBay LFCarter DHBarajas...
Mets prospect Martinez returns to Buffalo lineup
After missing 23 games with a left hamstring injury, oft-injured Fernando Martinez has been reactivated by the Mets Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo.Martinez, who entered the season ranked as the organization's...
Manuel wants Beltran in lineup when Mets face Yankees
BALTIMORE -- After receiving word that Carlos Beltran homered in a simulated game in Port St. Lucie, Fla., Jerry Manuel said he wanted to speak with Mets brass about the...
Act fast: 'Dot'
The plays in the Clubbed Thumb company's Summerworks festival aren't open for review, but that doesn't mean I can't recommend them. Last night I caught the fest's opener, Kate E. Ryan's...
Rough weather delays teen sailor rescue
Rough weather has delayed the rescue of a 16-year-old California girl adrift in her damaged yacht in the Indian Ocean. Jeff Casher, an adviser to Abby Sunderland’s solo quest to...
Katy Perry, Gaga feud with religious undertones
A feud has broken out between Katy Perry and Lady Gaga over the latter’s new video for “Alejandro," The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog reported Friday. Perry recently tweeted: “Using...
Ex-Bishop Ford star Williams finds new home at UMass
Former Bishop Ford star Chaz Williams has found a new home. After spending his freshman year at Hofstra University, the point guard is off to the University of Massachusetts, Williams...
Gaga fires back over finger frenzy
In a tweet as mystifying as her trademark outfits, Lady Gaga commented Friday on flipping off a ballpark full of angry New Yorkers one day earlier. On Thursday, she gave...
Fire victim fingered killer moments after fatal blaze: DA
Despite his fatal burns, a victim in a rage-fueled fire was able to identify his killer -- a jealous ex who doused him with carpet cleaner, a Queens jury heard...
'Red Dawn' likely not coming in 2010
The good folks at Libertas Film Magazine and their fellow conservatives (like the redhead who sits on the other side of my cubicle) who are eagerly anticipating the Nov. 24 opening of the "Red Dawn''...
Reports: Kovalchuk could choose Olympics over NHL
Devils free agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk could choose to play in Russia rather than the NHL in order to participate in the 2014 Olympics to be held in his homeland.ESPN.com...
3 suspects in Central Park sex attack released
Three teenagers accused of sexually attacking a woman in Central Park have been released. A defense lawyer says doubts have emerged about the woman’s account. Robert Gonzalez was released without...
Reports: Valentine talking to Orioles today
Former Mets manager Bobby Valentine interviewed for the Orioles' managerial job today, according to reports.The Baltimore Sun says Valentine and former Indians manager Eric Wedge are the top candidates to...
Yankees Draft Picks: Rounds 31-50
I'm still in the process of putting together information on each of the 50 picks for both the Mets and Yankees, some of which will begin going up on the...
S' Bay vet turns true-blue grimebuster for his community
He turned an eyesore into a red, white and blue sight for sore eyes!Sheepshead Bay Gulf War veteran Dave Machin says he was so sick and tired of looking at...
Boody spring concert rocks the house!
Budding baritone horn player Chad Mitchell swelled his cheeks and pumped up the volume — helping add the jazz — during a spring concert at David A. Boody Intermediate School...
Grand Kickoff to Library Summer Reading Program Brings Sesame Street to Brooklyn
For a day, Sesame Street intersected Grand Army Plaza — and scores of the borough’s tykes were right at the heart of the excitement.Brooklyn Public Library, which has celebrated the...
Mets Draft Picks: Rounds 31-50
I'm still in the process of putting together information on each of the 50 picks for both the Mets and Yankees, some of which will begin going up on the...
Super Bowl hero Tyree visits Giants
The last practice of the offseason for the Giants was enlivened this morning when David Tyree stopped by to say hello to his old friends and former teammates.How welcome was...
Starr pleads not guilty in celeb swindle case
A jailed financial adviser to the stars has pleaded not guilty to an alleged $59 million securities fraud. Kenneth Starr is a onetime adviser to celebrities like Wesley Snipes, Sylvester...
Flash flood at Ark. campgrounds kills 16 people
A flash flood at campgrounds in Arkansas killed as many as 16 people early Friday morning local time, AFP reported, citing police. The campers drowned when the Caddo River flooded...
Albany awaits Paterson’s emergency spending bill
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson is set to release his latest emergency spending bill soon and a government shutdown could depend on what he puts in it. The bill...
BP, Obama, Guantanamo, and our fair city
I’m glad to hear it. But what about you, Mr. President, not thinking through your consequences?In 2007, before President Barack Hussein Obama sat in the Oval Office, he declared, while...
Most Americans don't think US can get out of first round group at World Cup: poll
Most Americans think the US will get booted out of the first round at the 2010 World Cup, according to a new poll. Kgb 542524 text answer service – www.kgb.com...
Mexico, South Africa play 1-1 draw in World Cup opener
JOHANNESBURG -- A joyous day for South Africa. A not quite perfect result. South Africa gave up the lead on a goal by Mexico’s Rafael Marquez in the 79th minute...
First World Cup in Africa gets under way amid a sea of celebration
JOHANNESBURG — The first World Cup ever held in Africa opened today in a dazzling burst of joy, color and noise -- and just a tinge of sadness. Before a...
Izzo: Still no decision on Cavaliers job
CLEVELAND -- One of college basketball’s brightest minds, Tom Izzo is wrestling with a career- and life-changing decision. Michigan State or the Cavaliers? On Campus or in Cleveland? Big Ten...
Angry crowd shouts 'Murderer' as Van der Sloot is taken to jail
LIMA, Peru -- After he was charged with first-degree murder by a Peruvian judge, Joran van der Sloot got an earful today from an angry mob of people who yelled...
Russia won't abide even totally ineffective and useless Iran sanctions
Russia has announced that the newly imposed Iran sanctions do not have an impact on their planned sale of surface-to-air missiles to Tehran. Question is why did the Obama administration spend 16 months...
‘Mad Men’ star flees accident after slamming parked vehicles: report
"Mad Men" star January Jones slammed her Range Rover into three parked cars and fled the scene, TMZ reported Friday. The Los Angeles Police Department reportedly said Jones lost control...
Live from the World Cup
Get the latest from South Africa as the World Cup continues with scores and stories on all the action.
Vac's Friday Whacks on College's Brave New World and the Celtics Zany New Folk Hero
There are many who think this a sad day, because most of the college conference alignments we've come to know and memorize over the years are quickly turning to seed....
NYC event to identify Jamaica Bay organisms
Hundreds of scientists and amateur naturalists are going on a ’treasure hunt’ to catalog the diversity of organisms in New York City’s Jamaica Bay and surrounding areas. The 24-hour BioBlitz...
Police talk man, 19, out of jumping off NY bridge
NEWBURGH, N.Y. — State police have rescued a 19-year-old man who was threatening to jump off a bridge in the mid Hudson Valley. State police were called to the Newburgh-Beacon...
Box Office: We hate the '80s edition
A pair of '80s reboots is poised to end the totally undeserved three-week reign of "Shrek Forever After'' at the faltering summer box office. Most prognisticators give the edge to...
Bloomberg: Don't rush to blame BP
BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg doesn't have too many defenders these days, but he can count Mayor Bloomberg as one of them. "The guy who runs BP didn't exactly go down...
Retail sales drop 1.2 percent in May
WASHINGTON — Retail sales plunged in May by the largest amount in eight months as consumers slashed spending on everything from cars to clothing. The big drop raises new worries...
Mandela pulls out of World Cup opening ceremony after grandaughter's death
Former South African President Nelson Mandela pulled out of the World Cup opening ceremony Friday after the death of his great-granddaughter Thursday night in a wreck involving a drunk driver....
Pope begs forgiveness, promises action on abuse
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI begged forgiveness Friday from clerical abuse victims for the sins of priests and promised to "do everything possible" to ensure that prelates don't rape...
Jets reducing prices for 18,000 PSLs
The Jets are throwing a Hail Mary to get rid of unsold season tickets. Gang Green ownership is slashing controversial personal seat license fees by up to 50 percent in...
3UP: Lee, Yankees prospects, and Niese
1. In today’s Post, I wrote this column about Cliff Lee and the Yankees. I believe Lee will be traded because the Mariners are 13 games under .500 and are...
Barbara Boxer has lost her way
The California senator is obviously passionate about environmental issues, but a statement she made about the need for climate change legislation highlights how divorced from reality she has become. Boxer...
The oil spill is worse than predicted
BP can’t stop the oil and the government can’t get a solid estimate of how bad the spill really is. “Latest estimates from scientists studying the disaster for the US...
Iranian election anniversary brings hard truths
Fouad Ajami has a stark assessment of what has happened in Iran since the ‘Green Movement’ tried to rise up against a fraudulent election one year ago. Two points are...
Source: Izzo travels to Cleveland to discuss Cavs job
CLEVELAND — Tom Izzo is in Cleveland and may finally be ready to jump to the NBA. A person familiar with his travel plans told the Associated Press that the...
Sources: Devils making run at Leafs’ Kaberle
While the Devils’ search for their next coach continues with Chicago assistant and Jersey native Mike Haviland believed to be the latest candidate interviewing for the job, sources say general...
Sports shorts
GRID: Big Ben comes clean A contrite Ben Roethlisberger says he got caught up in being a caricature called Big Ben, not the grounded player and person he once was,...
English captain warns mates to keep cool
England soccer captain Steven Gerrard warned his teammates yesterday to keep their cool at the World Cup to avoid unnecessary suspensions. Discipline of England’s players came under the microscope after...
Flashy Ronaldo a one-man show
Explosive skills in the middle of the lineup for the world’s most glamorous club? Check. The sport’s largest contract? Big check. Long-day-at-the-beach complexion, over-styled hair and a slew of celebrity...
Niese throws one-hitter to give Mets split vs. Padres
The Mets had two lefties going in their doubleheader against the Padres. One of them gave up a lone hit in a complete-game shutout — and it wasn’t Johan Santana....
Mets' Barajas rues one pitch in one-hitter
With Jonathon Niese a ball away from walking Chris Denorfia to lead off the third inning last night, Rod Barajas wanted to make sure the Mets lefty threw a strike....
Santana doesn’t look like an ace
Johan Santana is not coming up aces. The Mets can’t win with their ace on the mound, unless you consider Mike Pelfrey their new ace and it looks as if...
U.S. faces big expectations
America will be watching, so don’t screw it up. The hype surrounding the World Cup is greater than ever, even in the soccer-shy United States. ESPN is devoting 230 hours...
Live blog recap: PSAL Class A and B baseball championship games
The PSAL baseball season will come to a close Friday night when its two champions are crowned. If these two showdowns are anything like the entire postseason, you won't want...
Live blog recap: CHSAA Class A intersectional championship game
It all comes down to this. The CHSAA Class A intersectional championship is on the line Friday night as No. 2 St. Joseph by the Sea faces eighth-seeded Xavier at...
PSAL Class A baseball finals preview
PSAL baseball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down tomorrow’s PSAL Class A championship game between No. 3 Tottenville and No. 8 Lehman and MCU Park in Coney Island. To follow...
CHSAA Class A intersectional baseball title game preview
CHSAA baseball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down Friday night’s CHSAA Class A intersectional title game between No. 2 St. Joseph by the Sea and No. 8 Xavier, set for...
An in-depth look at the St. Joseph by the Sea Vikings
CHSAA baseball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down second-seeded St. Joseph by the Sea in advance of Friday’s CHSAA Class A intersectional title game at Kaiser Stadium on the campus...
An in-depth look at the Xavier Knights
CHSAA baseball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down eighth-seeded Xavier in advance of Friday’s CHSAA Class A intersectional title game at Kaiser Stadium on the campus of St. John’s University....
Robinson helps Celtics beat Lakers in Game 4 of NBA Finals
OK, so you never quite know what you might get with Nate Robinson. Tonight in Boston, you got someone who looked like a champion, and not just a Slam-Dunk champion....
Dina bails
It looks like Dina Manzo is leaving “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” after Monday night’s season finale. “Believe it or not, I’m a private person, so this experience is...
Hot picks
BASS EMBRACE Usually in a musical group, the bass helps keep the beat. The Neo Bass Ensemble, fronted by Lisle Atkinson, is different. It features six bass players (including Atkinson’s...
Iced, iced baby
On a recent evening, the patio at the East River Bar was stacked high with empty Miller High Life tall boys. Sarah Bigelow, a 24-year-old butcher, interrupted her co-worker, Ben...
Battle clothes
It’s the fashion equivalent of flipping someone the bird. Back when she was a student at Convent of the Sacred Heart, Lady Gaga was “bullied” by mean girls and teachers...
The Lottery
Charter schools, good or bad? That's the question raised by director Madeleine Sackler's timely but standard documentary "The Lottery." It revolves around four hard-luck families who enter their kids in...
Honey, they junked the 'Kid'
A popcorn picture that thinks it’s “The Last Emperor,” “The Karate Kid” is about as likely to grab your youngster’s attention as any other propaganda film made by the Chinese...
Bottled up! Make your own wine — in Williamsburg
In four months, Brooklynites can make their own wine — and, of course, drink it, too.A new do-it-yourself winery is opening in a former art gallery on N. Eighth Street...
Smacked into somersault! Car knocked around in Mill Basin, but lands wheels down
Firefighters and paramedics from the Flatlands Volunteer Ambulance Corps fitted a motorist for a back brace on June 10 following a Mill Basin car accident that sparked a terrifying tumble...
Idle theat! Hook bus lot violates state law
The state is investigating a Red Hook bus lot, which has repeatedly violated idling laws and spewed toxins near a popular park and the waterfront area behind the new Ikea.The...
'General' consensus on need for better Fowler Square
— with Alex Rush
Dancing in the street
Play that funky music, hipsters.Funk fans can shake their asses off on the streets of Williamsburg all day on June 21 at a 12-hour music marathon organized by Williamsburg resident...
'I painted over Andy Warhol'
Andy Warhol wasn’t much of a bird watcher. The iconic pop artist had a house out on Long Island — the closest thing we have to the county here —...
Of crossing guards and future Rockettes
The union of service personnel — DC 37 — makes our schools run and keeps our children safe. And for that, they are on Mayor Bloomberg’s hit list. Apparently, the...
Stan points the finger — again and again
The following is another smorgasbord of facts and opinions: The sky is falling. Bush’s fault. Everything that can possibly go wrong … Bush’s fault. After 40 years of marriage, Tipper...
Help find Irwin, the stolen raccoon lawn ornament!
It’s a crime of the most rabid proportions — someone stole Irwin the raccoon, a lawn ornament that’s served as one Bay Ridge resident’s own talisman for three years!Now Alicia...
The best barbecue deal in Brooklyn!
If you’re after barbecues and booze amid the sweltering heat this summer, Greenpoint is your new destination — Blackout bar has an all-you-can-party deal that’s going to turn some heads.Every...
Pity the fool who sees 'The A-Team'
It couldn't have been easy making a movie with less plot, character development and dramatic credibility than an episode of a campy '80s TV series. This feat is somehow managed...
Can we talk seriously?
Watching Joan Rivers relentlessly am bushing celebrities on the red carpet or hawking cheap jewelry on QVC, it's easy to overlook that this plastic surgery victim is a human being,...
Let us give fangs
When "True Blood," HBO's giant blood-boobs-and-bites series premiered three seasons ago, I hated it. OK, so kill me. Or better yet, leave me undead. Yes, I may be old fashioned,...
Starr report
Andrew McCarthy, late of "Lipstick Jungle" and "Royal Pains," will be here next Thursday and Friday for a staged reading of "The Apol ogy," a new play written by his...
Chanel change: Eau no
As portrayed by Anna Mouglalis and Mads Mikkelsen, "Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky" weren't exactly Rhett & Scarlett. The couturier -- severe, shoulder blades that could open an envelope, brow...
Hick flees, so daughter hunts for pa prints
The Sundance award-winning "Winter's Bone" is one of those local-color indies. Spoiler alert: The only colors offered are exhaust-pipe gray and roadkill brown. We're in the Missouri Ozarks, where the...
Drama buffs
Of all the ways you can work out in this town, we've found a winner: Play Broadway. Be tween the hot lights, the audience and the adrenaline -- all that...
TVs that talk
The first "talking TV" -- a device that can tell viewers out loud what's on and when -- was unveiled this week in the UK. The device, which sits on...
Gang's not all there
The opening credits of "Gangster's Paradise" note that it was "inspired by real events." It would be more accurate to say that the film was inspired by Brian De Palma's...
Blood on the red carpet
Predictions today -- but first, a little Tony Award scan dale. Let's call it The Affair of the Red Carpet. In an effort to restrict access Sunday night at Radio...
Reel Injun
It's time for cowboys 'n' Indians. The documentary "Reel Injun," directed by Neil Diamond -- an aboriginal filmmaker, not the singer -- examines in entertaining detail the way Hollywood has...
DC home run
The debut of Washington Nationals flame-throwing phenom Stephen Strasburg was a ratings bonanza locally and nationally. Strasburg, who struck out 14 batters in his win against Pittsburgh Tuesday, helped MASN,...
Trills and thrills for electric-guitar great
Nearly a year after Les Paul, the father of the electric gui tar, died, his pals -- guitar ace Jeff Beck, rockabilly great Brian Setzer, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews and...
Rescuing the Empire
Let's hope that Empire State Building operator Anthony Malkin comes to his senses and gives Mother Teresa her big night on Aug. 26. He's not the smoothest guy with the...
Tower of hypocrisy: in the dark over Teresa
THE ISSUE: Empire State Building owner Anthony Malkin's refusal to honor Mother Teresa in lights. *** The Empire State Building not having its lights shining blue and white to celebrate...
How tobacco tax feeds terror
The next terror attack on America could be a self-inflicted wound -- specifically, a cigarette burn. Gov. Paterson has withdrawn his proposal to boost New York's state per-pack tax from...
300G nut-cracker $weet
This is nuts! A former inmate whose testicles were crunched by a guard at Arthur Kill state prison on Staten Island won a $300,000 settlement from the state yesterday. Stephen...
Marc on march
Marc Anthony, the singer hubby of Jennifer Lopez, will be the king of the Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday. His agency yesterday quoted Anthony, who was born in the...
White House can't stop left's revolt
After Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln eked out a primary win over labor-backed Lt. Gov. Bill Halter on Tuesday, an anonymous White House official snarked to Politico, "Organized labor just flushed...
Mike dodges park-cig ban
Banning smoking in parks and beaches appears to be such a hot issue that Mayor Bloomberg decided yesterday that it might be best to hand off the issue to his...
Year of the oddball
For the last few days, we've heard about how this is the Year of the Republican Woman. It may also prove to be the Year of the Oddball. Nevada's Republican...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Cops nabbed one of the two fiends suspected of sexually assaulting and raping a 19-year-old stranger in Flatbush, police sources said. Rony Delmas, 20, allegedly participated in a savage...
'Do rag: Catty Carly blasts Boxer's hair
WASHINGTON -- One of the nation's top Senate races morphed into the nation's top cat fight when Republican Carly Fiorina ripped into Sen. Barbara Boxer's hair in an embarrassing blunder...
Sex suspects catch break
To the frustration of cops and prosecutors, four sex suspects are going free in the coming days -- because the women they're accused of attacking have emotional or drug issues...
StuyTown residents win again
It's the gift that keeps on giving. Thousands of residents of the sprawling apartment complex Stuyvesant Town- Peter Cooper Village just learned they will benefit from another six months of...
Diff'rence of opinion
Gary Coleman didn't leave a lot of remains behind, but they are sure sparking a big fight. A Utah funeral home has taken hold of the late "Diff'rent Strokes" star's...
'Other girls' haunt pals of Holloway
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Natalee Holloway's close high-school girlfriends are "sick" after learning the man last seen with her in Aruba has confessed to killing another young woman who fell into...
Real de$perate Housewife sells out to InTouch
Teresa Guidice, one of the stars of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" -- who was revealed by The Post earlier this month to be bankrupt and have run up $11...
Reid trails new GOP rival by 11
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is already 11 percentage points behind his Republican rival just days after Nevada voters picked her as the party's nominee, according to a...
Blumenthal slips in poll
Three weeks after Connecticut's Richard Blumenthal came under fire for falsely claiming he fought in Vietnam, his commanding lead in the US Senate race is narrowing, according to a poll...
'Housewife' house sale
It's going to be hard to be a real housewife without a house! Teresa Giudice, of Bravo's "Real Housewives of New Jersey," has put her gaudy Garden State mansion up...
CVS: We'd talk Walgreen Rx
CVS Caremark said it is willing to continue discussions with Walgreen after announcing plans to cut the drugstore chain out of its retail pharmacy network. CVS is still open to...
Bail denied for Jersey jihadists
Back to jail for the Jersey Jihadists -- laughing all the way. The two suburban young men, charged with attempting to join the ranks of al Qaeda-backed militant Islamists in...
Weiner's a scrapegoat
Rep. Anthony Weiner tried to draw attention to one of his pet peeves on Capitol Hill yesterday, but the pet -- a goat -- drew blood instead. The New York...
Viniar stays put
Goldman Sachs' superstar CFO David Viniar has been quietly considering making an exit from the firm where he's spent his entire career, sources tell The Post. Viniar, a three-decade Goldman...
Google's Chinese map flap
New Chinese licensing rules for online mapping services could provide the first measure of the government's attitude toward Google since the Internet giant stopped operating its Chinese Web-search site in...
Joran candid camera
Seven was anything but a lucky number for Stephany Flores. A chilling, newly released video shows Flores, 21, happily meeting Joran van der Sloot in a Lima, Peru, casino and...
Lot of 'scratch'
When a Brooklyn great-grandma's palm began to itch, she didn't let the sign of good fortune slip through her fingers -- she picked up a lottery ticket that scored her...
Web site 'covets' stadium
What better way to bring the magic of Tiki Barber, Michael Strahan and Lawrence Taylor over to the new Meadowlands stadium? AshleyMadison.com -- an infamous dating Web site that arranges...
Business briefs
Dell talks Dell Inc. said it has set a $100 million reserve for a potential settlement of a Securities and Exchange Commission probe of its relationship with Intel Corp., involving...
PE battle bill for billion$
For months, the private-equity industry has fought hard to reduce a proposed $18 billion tax hike -- but their efforts may be falling short, a source said. Senate Finance Committee...
'Crime' to hang boy, 7
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban's hanging of a 7-year-old boy, accused of being a spy, is a "crime against humanity," Afghan President Hamid Karzai said yesterday. The boy was reportedly...
Blow me down! Hudson playing tress-up
It looks as if Kate Hudson's hair is taking acting lessons from Marilyn Monroe's dress. The luggage-shlepping beauty's locks give new meaning to windblown hair yesterday as she films a...
Barneys liquidity diet
Like a fashion-crazed shopper with maxed out credit cards, Barneys New York is having some liquidity issues. Istithmar -- the Dubai-based investment firm that took the luxury icon private in...
Gaga goes batty!
Lady Gaga was no lady at Citi Field yesterday. The eccentric singer stripped down to her bra and bikini bottom and boorishly barraged fans and photographers with a double-barrel bird-flipping...
The world's game
The biggest sports event on the planet kicks off this morning as host team South Africa plays Mexico in the first match of the 2010 World Cup. While interest in...
Albany's premium bungle
Health insurance too costly for you? Don't sweat it -- just have the state lower the price for you. By fiat. Believe it or not, Gov. Paterson just signed a...
Turkey's triumph
And the winner is . . . Turkey. That's the upshot of President Obama's call for a "new conceptual framework" that would sharply limit Israel's naval blockade of Hamas-ruled Gaza...
FBI eyes iPad breach
The FBI has jumped into the iPad security breach caper. The G-Men are investigating a possible cyber threat after group of computer experts discovered a flaw on AT&T's Web site...
Asia helps send Dow back above 10,000
Investors sent the Dow Jones industrial average sprinting back above the psychologically important 10,000 mark yesterday -- after some indications that key Asian economies were showing added growth. The Dow...
Cuban: I'll tender shares to Icahn
Carl Icahn's bid to gain control of Lionsgate gained new momentum yesterday. Billionaire Mark Cuban said he would tender his holding in the movie studio to Icahn for $7 a...
Society books 'worm'
A home-electronics installer was busted for lifting $1 million in rare books from a sprawling Fifth Avenue mansion owned by the socialite widow of a Vanderbilt heir. Timothy Smith, 41,...
Shameful mix-ups at Arlington
WASHINGTON -- In a gruesome display of uncaring incompetence, the Army admitted yesterday that more than 200 graves have been mislabeled or bodies misplaced at Arlington National Cemetery -- the...
Mafia scold case
This henpecked old wiseguy can't even go to the bathroom without his wife nagging him. Colombo mob underboss John "Sonny" Franzese got into a heated argument with his better half...
Derivatives aren't 'key:' Sen. Lincoln
Blanche Lincoln, the Democratic senator from Arkansas fresh off a surprising run-off victory, staunchly defended her controversial position on derivatives, expressing the view that derivatives aren't a key component to...
Crude (put) trade
Wall Street investors are gobbling up inexpensive put options on Gulf-polluting BP shares that many are likening to a sweepstakes on the oil giant's demise. It could be the hottest...
FTC may bite Apple
The Federal Trade Commission is about to take the lead in the federal investigation of possible anti-competitive behavior at Apple, according to a well-placed source familiar with the matter. "The...
Judge OKs new deal for sick 9/11 crews
The judge who angrily shot down a $657 million settlement for injured Ground Zero workers as "not enough" signed off on a new deal yesterday -- after the plaintiffs' lawyers,...
Unions boost HS walkout
More than 2,400 students plan to walk out of school at noon today to protest the elimination of free MetroCards -- and leaders from the city's politically wired transit and...
15 yrs. for dirty 'drug' cop
A nine-year-veteran NYPD cop was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court yesterday to 15 years for tipping a drug dealer to upcoming raids. Luis Batista, 37, was convicted last year of...
Sister act at Empire
Outrage mounted yesterday against the owner of the Empire State Building for refusing to honor Mother Teresa with a lighting ceremony -- even as it was revealed that the skyscraper...
Bam summons BP boss to White House
BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg will meet with President Obama at the White House next week to be grilled about the massive Gulf oil spill, administration officials said yesterday. A White...
21,000 face summer school
What a summer bummer! Roughly 21,000 city public-school students in third through eighth grades did not meet the city's benchmark for promotion to the next grade this year -- more...
B'klyn mom of 7 shot in head
A Coney Island mother of seven with dreams of fleeing the projects was clinging to life yesterday -- even as her 17-year-old son was charged in a wild brawl that...
Comptroller's budget doomsday scenario
ALBANY -- Think state government is broken now? Wait until they shut it down. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli warned yesterday of a cascading collapse of essential programs and services -- a...
Starr wife faces $tripping
Jailed money manager Kenneth Starr's wife may be forced back to working the pole. A Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer said yesterday that federal regulators will oppose any attempt to...
Sloot says he'll point the way to Holloway's corpse
Joran van der Sloot has told police he knows where the remains of missing Alabama teen Natalee Holloway can be found. In an interview with The Associated Press, Gen. Cesar...
Solo-sail girl's miracle at sea
Searchers flying over the Indian Ocean made contact early this morning with the teenage American girl feared lost at sea attempting a solo sail around the world in a 40-foot...
The Post line
NBA Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Sunday CELTICS 2 (190) Lakers Home team in CAPS World Cup Soccer Group Stage Today Group A - At Johannesburg Favorite Fav. Line Draw UD...
Subs lead Celtics to Game 4 win over Lakers
BOSTON -- And a Baby shall lead them -- along with a Nate. Celtic Paul Pierce disappeared for a long while after a torrid start. No worries. Glen (Big Baby)...
Teixeira's bat finally shows signs of life for Yankees
BALTIMORE -- There were no guarantees that Mark Teixeira was going to post a third straight multi-hit game last night against the Orioles at Camden Yards and he didn't, going...
Posada's DH struggles continue
BALTIMORE -- Ask Jorge Posada how he's adjusting to life as a designated hitter and the veteran catcher will give you a brutally honest answer. "Obviously, not good," Posada said....
Feliciano has rough debut for Mets
Jesus Feliciano finally got into a major-league game yesterday with a pinch-hit strikeout in the first game and then started the nightcap in center field, batting second in place of...
5 questions for ... Johnny Miller
It used to take a small miracle to beat Tiger Woods, now it will take one for him to win the U.S. Open next week at Pebble Beach. At least...
Johnson hoping to find 'free' help for Nets
BOSTON -- Targeted names? You might as well ask Avery Johnson for the passwords to his online banking accounts. But the new Nets' coach laughed and indicated he has every...
Sanchez set for Jets minicamp
You could hardly tell by Mark Sanchez's body language yesterday that this was merely an organized team activity practice, a voluntary session more than a month and a half away...
Champ Calderon set for 18th title defense
The last thing any opponent of Ivan Calderon needs is for the WBO super flyweight champ to have added motivation to defend his belt. Calderon cherishes his position as world...
Spectacle galore as World gathers
When Nelson Mandela gave his first speech after 27 years as a political prisoner, 85,000 people crammed into a stadium to hear him. Twenty years later, when host South Africa...
Sport as salvation -- or not
South Africa, a nation with one of the world's greatest contrasts between its rich and poor, which suffers one of the planet's highest crime rates, will have spent $4.5 billion...
Hondo a Chi guy
The Metamucils' invincibility in the big Citi was no match for the Hondo kiss of death, which put a halt to their home winning streak at nine and raised the...
Revis won't spoil Jets minicamp
Darrelle Revis, who skipped last Thursday's organized team activity (OTA) session because he's discouraged by the slow pace of his contract negotiations, said yesterday he has no plans to hold...
Coach: U.S. team won't goad Rooney
IRENE, South Africa -- United States coach Bob Bradley said his team will not make English star Wayne Rooney a target in tomorrow's World Cup opener between the teams. The...
New Nets coach impressed Thorn
BOSTON -- Nets president Rod Thorn had his list of wants in a new head coach. Avery Johnson met them all. Including a defensive philosophy. And as attractive as that...
Contract tension threatens Jets' season
I wanted to write about foot ball after watching the Jets' final organized team activity (OTA) workout at Florham Park yesterday. I wanted to write about Mark Sanchez finally getting...
Little General must learn some patience
Given more time and fewer re sources, Rod Thorn probably could've made a worse coaching choice than Avery Johnson . . . but damned if I can imagine who that...
Yankees not only plot twist in Lee trade drama
BALTIMORE -- The Yankees and Mariners have yet to discuss Cliff Lee. But why would they? Do you think Seattle officials actually have to call their Yankees counterparts to know...
Zenyatta to face five
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Zenyatta will have five challengers as she goes for her record 17th consecutive victory in the $250,000 Vanity Handicap at Hollywood Park. The 6-year-old mare will try...
Jets coach comes up aces vs. Strasburg
Rex Ryan opened yesterday's news conference by playing a video of his ceremonial first pitch at Tuesday night's Mets game. Ryan broke down his mechanics, and used a split screen...
Johnson gains revenge in Halladay rematch
Josh Johnson (7-2) outdueled Roy Halladay in their perfect game rematch, pitching eight dominant innings as the Marlins beat the Phillies 2-0 last night in Philadelphia. Johnson and Halladay last...
A-Rod's sore groin may be related to hip injury
BALTIMORE -- Alex Rodriguez uttered the two scariest words in his vast universe last night: Dr. Philippon. "I don't want to predict or guess," the Yankee third baseman said when...
'Ice Man:' LeBron needs ring, Cavaliers
George Gervin has no regrets playing in a small market his entire Hall of Fame career, in San Antonio. The Ice Man's only regret is he never won a championship...
Plenty of variety for anglers
A smorgasbord is being offered to anglers, especially those aboard local open and charter boats. Striped bass, bluefish, fluke, porgies and sea bass are all on the plate. You have...
Getting to .500 a 'Dream' for Liberty
Sports psychologists and coaches spend hours trying to decipher the advantages and disadvantages of the playing on the road. Some feel there is less pressure, not playing in front of...
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Weird but true
"Drove my Chevrolet to the levee" just doesn't have the same ring. GM execs sent an internal memo to employees asking them to refer to Chevys only by their official...
Big East dodges first dominoes of realignment
The first domino, a towering Rocky Mountain high one, fell yesterday, and the Big East breathed a sigh of relief. For now. Colorado announced it is joining the Pac-10. The...
USC gets 2-year bowl ban for giving Bush gifts
LOS ANGELES -- The NCAA threw the book at storied Southern California yesterday with a two-year bowl ban, four years' probation, loss of scholarships and forfeits of an entire year's...
An in-depth look at the Lehman Lions
PSAL baseball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the eighth-seeded Lehman Lions in advance of Friday’s Class A championship game at MCU Park in Coney Island at 7 p.m. Lehman...
PSAL Class B baseball finals preview
PSAL baseball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the PSAL Class B championship game between No. 1 Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy and No. 2 Gregorio Luperon at MCU Park in Coney Island...
An in-depth look at the Tottenville Pirates
PSAL baseball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the third-seeded Tottenville Pirates in advance of Friday’s Class A championship game at MCU Park in Coney Island. Tottenville Nickname: Pirates Head...
Construction's softball architect has final hurrah
Sheila San Andres had never picked up a softball before three years ago. She was a dancer and self-described “girly girl.” But before long she became the face of the...
Bronx Science unable to complete exceptional playoff run
Jonathan Lee wasn’t aware of Bronx Science’s past history of struggling to reach the PSAL boys golf final. All the sophomore knew was that his team was oh so close...
World Cup sure to provide drama
When Nelson Mandela gave his first speech after 27 years as a political prisoner, 85,000 people crammed into a stadium to hear him. Twenty years later, when host South Africa...
Tottenville's early practice brings late reward of PSAL boys golf tile
John Woodman quickly reminded his players of what’s in their future and one of the reasons for what they were presently enjoying. The Tottenville coach just watched his team win...
Joran van der Sloot to reveal location of Natalee Holloway's body, police indicate
Joran van der Sloot knows the location of the remains of missing teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba and is willing to lead authorities there, Peruvian police indicated Thursday. The Dutchman...
I'm sorry for immature mistakes, says Roethlisberger: report
Star quarterback Ben Roethlisberger apologized to National Football League fans for making mistakes off the field, saying he had lost track of what he stood for, WTAE reported Thursday. The...