November 18, 2010
Cokehead convicted in Pace student slay
A homeless young cokehead was convicted today of strangling a Pace University honor student two years ago -- a senseless slaying the murderer chalked up to burglary and boredom. Jeromie...
Experienced, underrated Holy Cross hungry for success
With five players who saw significant minutes last year returning, including two three-year starters, this is the most experienced team at Holy Cross since Sylven Landesberg led the Knights to...
Brits say yes to the dress
Not only has Kate Middleton captured the heart of Prince William, now she's caused a fashion craze across the pond.The gorgeous would-be queen, already a noted style icon, wore a...
Revis could play special teams for Jets with Lowery out
Dwight Lowery will sit out the Jets’ game against the Houston Texans on Sunday with a concussion. The backup defensive back was injured in the Jets’ 26-20 overtime win last...
Yankees invite Piniella to Old-Timers' Day
TAMPA, Fla. -- Lou Piniella has an invitation to take part in next year’s Old-Timers’ Day at Yankee Stadium. Piniella was at a Yankees’ fantasy camp on Thursday and spent...
Seton Hall signs three
Seton Hall has signed three guards to national letters of intent to play basketball at the Big East Conference school. Coach Greg Willard says Aaron Cosby of Louisville, Ky.; Haralds...
Trial starts for DWI van driver who killed pregant woman
A former Gristedes van driver went on trial in Manhattan today on charges he drunkenly jumped a curb last year near the Empire State Building, crushing a three-months-pregnant woman to...
Officially Sondheim'ed out
I've had it with Sondheim -- or rather with Sondheimania. There's been so many events celebrating his 80th birthday this year that the cumulative effect is now the opposite of the desired...
White Lies gets even 'Bigger'
British buzz band White Lies has released the video for their new single, "Bigger Than Us," and the song is huge. It's epic. It's bonkers. And thank goodness for that,...
Mets finish manager interviews, expect decision by Monday
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Sandy Alderson, it’s your call.After two weeks of interviews that spanned four cities and two different countries, the Mets general manager completed his inquiries Thursday and moved...
Curtis hopes for similar results with different faces
Size and senior leadership. Every team wants them and Rich Buckheit has been able to depend on those integral bonuses in his first two years at Curtis, both of which...
Stars shine for jury duty
Comedian Jimmy Fallon burst into song; Elizabeth Hasselback boasted of playing hooky on The View, and news vets Tom Brokaw and Connie Chung sat side-by-side, comparing bandages from their recent...
CHSFL predictions, Week 3 playoffs
Each week in the fall, New York Post sports writers Dylan Butler and Joseph Staszewski will attempt to prognosticate the coming CHSFL weekend. RECORDS AFTER WEEK 2 PLAYOFFS Butler: 79-20...
Leyritz too drunk to avoid fatal crash: prosecution
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz had enough time to stop before a fatal 2007 car crash but was too drunk to react to a...
Act fast: 'The Marriage of Maria Braun'
The fashion for stage adaptations of unlikely movies continues unabated with "The Marriage of Maria Braun," directed by Thomas Ostermeier after the Fassbinder movie of the same title. The show...
L.I. teen made school threats via graffiti: DA
LEVITTOWN, N.Y. — A Long Island teenager has been accused of threatening to “shoot up” a high school. Anthony Larosa was arraigned Thursday on charges of making a terrorist threat,...
Astronomers find first planet from another galaxy
A hot, gaseous and fast-spinning planet has been found orbiting a dying star on the edge of the Milky Way, in the first such discovery of a planet from outside...
Greg Laswell does NYC again
At this point, Greg Laswell should give serious thought to changing his name to Grey's Laswell. Seriously, 10 of his songs have been picked for the "Grey's Anatomy" soundtrack in...
Empire State Games will go on: officials
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Local officials say the Empire State Games are back on this winter with help from community leaders in the Lake Placid area, the home of the...
Australian twins planned suicide pact in Colorado
Twenty-nine-year-old Australian twin sisters planned a suicide pact at a Colorado shooting range that left one of them dead and the other in the hospital with a near-fatal head wound,...
Anne Hathaway goes bare, nude and naked: the devil wears nada
Maybe the second-biggest cliche in movie-making (after "it's gonna be dark") is "it's like a 70s movie." I'm not sure next week's release "Love & Other Drugs" is much of...
'Jersey Shore' star Pauly D mobbed at University of Rhode Island: report
Campus police were called to assist “Jersey Shore” star Paul “Pauly D” DelVecchio after a throng of hundreds of students threatened to mob the reality TV star at the University...
'Teen Mom' Amber Portwood charged with domestic violence: report
Amber Portwood, one of the stars of MTV's "Teen Mom," was charged Thursday in Anderson, Ind., with domestic violence and battery, TMZ.com reported. Portwood, 20, is facing two felony counts...
Patricia Arquette's 'Medium' officially canceled, final episode to air in January
Bet she didn't see this one coming. CBS supernatural drama "Medium," starring Patricia Arquette as law enforcement psychic Allison Dubois, has been canceled, the series' creator confirmed Thursday. The final...
Parker denies affair, admits 'sexting' with ex-teammate's wife
San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker admits he had a "sexting relationship" with the wife of former teammate Brent Barry, but denies ever having a physical affair with her, TMZ.com...
Friend fears for killed Pace football player's reputation
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. — The best friend of a college football player shot and killed by police says he’s worried about his pal’s reputation. Brandon Cox of Easton, Mass. says he’s...
MySpace users can now log in to site through rival Facebook
Social networking rivals Facebook and MySpace announced Thursday that the two websites have teamed up to allow MySpace users the ability to sign in to the site via their Facebook...
Giants teammates think Andrews will play Sunday
The Giants are holding out hope Shawn Andrews will be able to start at left tackle Sunday against the Eagles despite missing practice Wednesday and Thursday because of a stiff...
NYU backs off plan to add tower to landmark
NYU is backing out of a controversial plan to add a 38-story tower to a landmarked complex of three high-rises after world-renown architect I.M. Pei signalled that he would flunk...
Bodies of missing Ohio family found
The bodies of a missing boy and two adult females were found in Knox County, Ohio, Thursday, Fox News Channel confirmed. Tina Hermann, 32, her son Kody Maynard, 11, and...
RBNY notes: Tony Tchani, Faryd Mondragon, Juan Agudelo
Just some Red Bull housecleaning notes as they (finally) wrap up practice and head into their offseason. For one, it'll be a much shorter offseason than last year, with one...
Marriage obsolete? Let's hope not
If marriage is going the way of the cotton gin as this story suggests, then we should all be worried (more worried than before, that is) about our kids' health....
Fascinating Fassbinder
Save for a precious few exceptions, the fall theater season has been disappointingly bland. And so Thomas Ostermeier’s cold, cerebral “The Marriage of Maria Braun” comes as a relief. The...
Havel farce doesn’t quite hit its Marx
Memo to aspiring dramatists: If that whole playwriting thing doesn’t work out, there are other job possibilities out there. You might even get elected president. That’s what happened to Vaclav...
Medgar Evers trying to make its way in 'AA'
Barney Davis is known for patrolling the sidelines in sweat pants, a t-shirt and a fanny pack. But when his Medgar Evers girls basketball team made the PSAL Class A...
City installs cameras to catch drivers in bus lanes
Drivers now have a $115 reminder that bus lanes are for buses. Five cameras have been installed along the new express bus lanes on First and Second Avenues in Manhattan,...
Queens fisherman hauls in $2M lotto catch
Call it fisherman’s luck. A boating enthusiast from Bayside will take to the high seas in style next season after hitting a $2 million jackpot in the New York Lottery....
Texans expect QB to play vs. Jets
HOUSTON -- Texans quarterback Matt Schaub is back with his team after he was hospitalized with an injury to the bursa sac in his right knee. Schaub practiced on Thursday,...
PSAL football predictions, Week 2 playoffs
Every week in the fall, NYPost.com’s Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi will attempt to prognosticate the coming PSAL football weekend in the City Championship division. This week, with the playoffs...
'Houdini' escapee arraigned under tight security
NORWICH, Conn. — New York authorities took no chances with Houdini this time. A fugitive who escaped from the NYPD in their own unmarked car while cuffed and shackled was...
Prince Jefri of Brunei testifies in lawsuit against British attorneys
Brunei’s flamboyant Prince Jefri Bolkiah has taken the witness stand in a New York court to tell his side of a multimillion-dollar dispute with some former lawyers. His testimony so...
Sabathia loses Cy Young to Hernandez
Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia lost the AL Cy Young Award today, finishing third behind winner Felix Hernandez of the Mariners. The Seattle ace had a 13-12 record, but his major...
BACK PAGE: Islanders threatening to set infamous record
New York has glimpsed greatness, but it also has witnessed futility. Most recently it happened to the Nets last season, when they set a record by opening the NBA season...
Ex-staffers testify at DeLay laundering trial
AUSTIN, Texas — Attorneys for Tom DeLay have questioned two people who worked for him when he was U.S. House majority leader. Mary Ellen Bos, who was in charge of...
Backman finishes second interview with Mets brass
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Wally Backman emerged from his interview with Mets brass Thursday not even wanting to consider what the future might hold if he isn’t hired as the team’s...
British PM David Cameron may declare royal wedding a public holiday
British Prime Minister David Cameron suggested Thursday he may declare the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton a public holiday in the UK. The couple, who announced their...
Yankees trade Miranda to Diamondbacks for minor-league pitcher
The Yankees made a trade with the Diamondbacks on Thursday, but not for Justin Upton. The Yankees sent DH/1B Juan Miranda to Arizona for minor-league pitcher Scott Allen. Miranda got...
City slashes budget, cuts thousands of jobs
The city plans to lay off 6,201 employees over the next 18 months, Mayor Bloomberg disclosed today as he released an updated four-year financial plan. "We've kept the city's financial...
Upstate principal goes to sick students' home to get them out of bed
An upstate school principal showed that he sure hates absenteeism -- going to the home of two students who called in sick, walking inside and trying to get them out...
'Barefoot bandit' pleads not guilty to two-year crime spree: report
Colton Harris-Moore, the so-called "Barefoot Bandit," pleaded not guilty Thursday to five counts related to his two-year crime spree in the US, local media reported. The 19-year-old earned worldwide attention...
Yankees free agent Vazquez getting big offers: update
Javier Vazquez is surprised at the offers he is receiving as a free agent, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports. The Yankees pitcher has told associates he would like to...
Cotchery misses second Jets practice
For the second consecutive day Jets receiver Jerricho Cotchery missed practice because of his torn left groin, making his availability for Sunday's game against the Texans highly unlikely.All week so far Rex...
Dane Cook to make his Broadway debut next year
Funnyman Dane Cook will join Robin Williams on Broadway next year, making his own debut in a production of Neil LaBute's "Fat Pig." Cook is the star of "Employee of...
No practice for Giants' Andrews, Webster
The early indications were not promising for the Giants when they hit the practice field Thursday, preparing for Sunday night’s first-place showdown with the Eagles in Philadelphia. There was no...
Rangel statement: 'No Evidence Of Corruption'
Congressman Charles B. Rangel released the following statement: "I was gratified when I heard the Ethics Committee’s own counsel agree with me and say he found no evidence of corruption...
Bone found in Aruba is that of young woman: report
An Aruban prosecutor said Thursday that a jawbone found on the island last week belongs to a young woman, signaling a potential link to Natalee Holloway, the US teen who...
Queens teen makes $130K selling white iPhone 4 parts: report
A New York teen who has made more than $130,000 selling his iPhone 4 white conversion kits was still offering the coveted upgrade on his website Thursday, despite being warned...
Jeromie Cancel convicted of Pace University student's killing
A drifter was convicted Thursday of strangling a college student while watching a horror movie, after a chance encounter between the sophomore from small-town Massachusetts and the drug user who...
Committee backs censure for Rep. Charlie Rangel
WASHINGTON — The House ethics committee on Thursday recommended censure for longtime Rep. Charles Rangel, suggesting that the New York Democrat suffer the embarrassment of standing before his colleagues while...
Susan Boyle's new album breaks global record
Scottish hit singer Susan Boyle has become the first female artist to simultaneously have a number one album in the US and UK twice in less than a year, her...
Mel Gibson seeks sole custody of baby daughter: report
Mel Gibson is seeking sole custody of his one-year-old daughter with Oksana Grigorieva, TMZ reported Thursday. According to court documents, Gibson’s lawyers will appear in court Monday to make the...
Kerrigan brother to ask that manslaughter charge be dropped
WOBURN, Mass. — The brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan will ask a Massachusetts judge to dismiss a manslaughter charge against him in the death of their 70-year-old father. Prosecutors...
Tonight's Coaches vs. Cancer matchups: What to watch
An annual rite of passage for college basketball will take place tonight and tomorrow at Madison Square Garden, where this year's Coaches vs. Cancer Classic will tip-off with two semifinals...
Ex-JetBlue flight attendant stars in rap video
Loopy former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater -- who lost it aboard a taxiing plane at JFK this summer and deflated the craft's emergency chute to flee -- is now...
Four in 10 say marriage is becoming obsolete
WASHINGTON — Is marriage becoming obsolete? As families gather for Thanksgiving this year, nearly one in three American children is living with a parent who is divorced, separated or never-married....
Court orders retrial for man who killed stepfather with samurai sword
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A New Yorker convicted of killing his stepfather with a samurai sword will get a new trial. The state’s highest court says there were errors in 23-year-old...
The party of know
In "Republican Reading" Tevi Troy outlines some of the books the incoming GOP congressional class have on their shelves. "Recent [Rep. Eric] Cantor reads include Joel Kotkin’s The Next Hundred Million:...
South Africa’s top cop: 2nd arrest in tourist’s death
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the weekend death of a British tourist who was honeymooning in Cape Town, South Africa’s national...
Rattner settles with SEC for $6.2M, hit with civil lawsuits by Cuomo
Former Obama administration official Steven Rattner was sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Thursday for his role in a pay-to-play...
L.I. woman arraigned following wrong-way crash on LIE
MINEOLA, N.Y. — Prosecutors say a Long Island woman arrested in a crash after driving the wrong way down the Long Island Expressway had a blood-alcohol level twice the legal...
L.I. immigrants absorbed into work force: study
A new study shows that Long Island’s growing immigrant population has been readily absorbed into the labor force. The Fiscal Policy Institute analysis found that immigrants worked in a wide...
Lawyer gets 6 months behind bars in Dead Sea Scrolls case
A Manhattan lawyer, convicted of waging a kooky, identity-stealing cyber war against his dad’s academic rivals, was sentenced to six months behind bars today and led out of court in...
GM guns engines with successful IPO
General Motors returned to public markets Thursday only 16 months after emerging from bankruptcy, with investors buying up shares and sending them nearly 8 percent higher after markets opened.. GM...
3UP: Melvin, Jeter, Upton
1. In today’s Post I wrote this column championing Bob Melvin to be the next Mets manager. It was not a hardy endorsement. Simply I saw Melvin as the best...
'Verdict may discourage more civilian trials'
One can only hope. This report suggests that the failure of the civilian prosecution of Ahmed Ghailani to result in a life sentence may teach the Obama adminstration a lesson...
Fake doctor jailed for giving breast exams in bars
An Idaho judge on Wednesday set bond at $100,000 for a Boise woman police say posed as a physician and duped at least two other women into having their breasts...
Suspected bomb bound for Germany found at Namibia airport
A suspected bomb in a suitcase checked in on a German-bound plane was intercepted in Namibia, Germany's Federal Crime Office (BKA) said Thursday. The BKA said in a statement that...
Antimatter captured and studied for first time
Antimatter -- the opposite of conventional matter -- has been captured and studied for the first time, scientists confirmed Thursday. Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN --...
Facebook's new messaging service poses risks for users, says technology watchdog
Facebook's new online messaging service makes users of the social networking site more vulnerable to identity theft by cyber criminals, computer security firm Sophos warned Thursday. It urged users to...
Feds arrest 2 ex-Madoff employees
Federal agents have arrested two trusted "back office" workers of Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, authorities announced today. "Joann 'Jodi' Crupi was arrested by the FBI this morning at her residence...
Tiffany Wendeln Connors
Nothing better on a chilly November night than a good mystery. Mama checks out a few of the well-executed criminal acts: “Terriers” (Wednesday, 10 p.m., FX) You know how every...
International arrest warrant issued for WikiLeaks boss
A Swedish court on Thursday approved the arrest of Julian Assange, the founder of whistleblower website WikiLeaks, to face charges of rape and sexual molestation. An international arrest warrant was...
Highlights, interview of Juan Agudelo's stunning U.S. debut
With the U.S.' 1-0 win at South Africa coming in the middle of the afternoon, many people missed it. They also missed Juan Agudelo's first National Team cap and goal, becoming the...
Knicks' D'Antoni takes the leap, benches Randolph
SACRAMENTO – Mike D'Antoni made the bold move tonight in Sacramento, giving Anthony Randolph his first DNP as a Knick. It was not the politically correct move with Knicks brass...
Melvin: Mets' clubhouse culture must change
ORLANDO, Fla. — Bob Melvin, in his own understated way, wants to open the door to the Mets’ clubhouse and give players a swift kick in the pants. “It’s not...
Jets coach wants more of a home-field advantage vs. Texans
Rex Ryan is looking for a few good men ... and women ... and children. He’s looking for about 77,000 of them to turn out Sunday at the Meadowlands for...
Prison past gives Eagles' Vick a new passion for game
PHILADELPHIA — The same Michael Vick who was rotting in a federal prison cell 18 months ago got a jersey request from the Pro Football Hall of Fame yesterday. Pardon...
Eagles' Vick gives Giants' Coughlin a ‘stomach ache’
These are the words used to characterize only one player. “He’s unlike anything we’ve seen at the position,” Barry Cofield said. “He presents something that no other quarterback can give...
Giants blowout loss shocks Eagles' Cole
PHILADELPHIA — Trent Cole got a big kick out of the Giants’ unexpected whipping at home last weekend by the previously 1-7 Cowboys. The Eagles aren’t talking much trash about...
Andrews’ injury adds to Giants problems
The Giants’ already dire injury woes along the offensive line may have gotten worse, with Shawn Andrews missing practice yesterday due to a sore back. It’s an ominous sign since...
Pedestrian bridge approved to connect Squibb Park with Brooklyn Bridge Park
Honchos overseeing Brooklyn Bridge Park yesterday hired an architect to design a long-awaited pedestrian bridge over Furman Street to connect the park’s Pier 1 with nearby Squibb Park.The city’s Brooklyn...
Thigpen goin’ on Bear hunt
MIAMI — Four days removed from a quarterback calamity, the Dolphins turn to a former Chanticleer who is 1-10 as an NFL starter and has taken practice snaps with the...
Three-game skid, injured QB & Revis weigh on Texans star
It was easy to understand the bewilderment in Andre Johnson’s voice yesterday when he told the New York media by telephone, “Man, when are we going to catch a break?”...
Most on Jets' injury list will get Green light
The Jets, who've been blessed with good health this season other than the loss of Kris Jenkins for the year, were missing a lot of players from practice yesterday. Receiver...
Yankees likely to make Jeter first three-year offer this week
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Yankees are planning to make a contract offer of at least three years to Derek Jeter very soon, perhaps before the end of this week, The...
Yankees' CC in Cy Young hunt
Cy Young's 511 wins largely are the reason the award for the best pitcher in each league is named after him. But today the question of how much value wins...
Vanilla Melvin best man for Mets
ORLANDO, Fla. — Sandy Alderson hired Paul DePodesta and J.P. Ricciardi to be his main lieutenants because the new Mets GM believes they are strong executives. But you cannot ignore...
Army tanks will roll in Bronx
Here are the factual reasons why Army will cover Saturday night when Army and Notre Dame renew their storied rivalry in one of the nation’s great venues. Army is eighth...
The High life: Nationally ranked Kangaroos eye repeat, state title
If you didn’t know any better, one would think Boys & Girls is still chasing that elusive crown. The coaching staff, led by Ruth Lovelace and Elmer Anderson, has remained...
PSAL Class A girls volleyball playoff roundup: Lewis guts out quarterfinal win over game JFK
Arnie Rosenbaum almost cringed when he saw John F. Kennedy as a potential quarterfinals opponent. His Francis Lewis team has gone back and forth with the Knights for years. The...
Cross country roundup: Packer's Owens wins NYSAISAA title in record time
Eddie Owens had quite a finish to his last cross country race in New York City. The Packer Collegiate senior won his second straight NYSAISAA championship in a meet-record time...
Let it roll!
Times Square is ready to roll — or at least, its latest sprawling fun house is. When the $25 million Bowlmor Lanes Times Square opens Tuesday in the former New...
Sexy troupe doesn't get a rise out of audience
There's little rhyme or reason to Complexions. Kicking off a two-week run Tuesday at The Joyce, the New York troupe's work is built on little besides sex appeal. It's hot,...
A not-so-great 'Beyond'
Combining men in drag with a spoof of cheesy '50s-era sci-fi movies, "Devil Boys From Beyond" is like time-capsule camp. A hit at last year's Fringe Festival, its familiar brand...
007 back to TV
Add another '80s re-boot to the TV series mill. Pierce Brosnan, who starred as a suave thief-turned-faux private eye in NBC's "Remington Steele" (1982-87), will appear in a new series...
Over the 'Top'
There can be only one result of combining three car-crazy guys, unfettered access to supercars (and some clunkers), outrageous challenges and wide American roads: the History Channel's take on "Top...
Kings, not showmen
Despite their royal name, Kings of Leon, who played Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, are democratic and American to the core. We're not just talking geography, although the Kings hail...
Beauties and the beasts
The whole thing's more irrational than a plot on "Desperate Housewives." One of the world's most beautiful women, and star of said show, Eva Longoria (Parker), is divorcing her husband,...
Rachel Zoe pregs
Rachel Zoe's next project is going to be how to hide her baby bump. After spending last season debating whether she wanted a kid or not, "The Rachel Zoe Project"...
'Glee' goes gaga for Jacko after Super Bowl
'Glee" is preparing a "Thriller" of an episode. The cast of the hit Fox show will perform Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in their post-Super Bowl episode, according to ew.com. The song,...
Demi's Thanksgiving treat: family visit
Demi Lovato won't be home for Thanksgiving -- but she'll be surrounded by her family nonetheless. The star of Disney Channel's "Sonny With a Chance," who entered a rehab facility...
Sheen's lucky seven
Charlie Sheen just got a lot richer. The troubled star of "Two and a Half Men" didn't have to lift a finger yesterday while making millions -- his show was...
Kev's back
Kevin Eubanks is returning to "The Tonight Show" -- but only for one night. The show's former bandleader is dropping by his old haunt on Tuesday night's show to perform...
Weary Potter
You do the math. Alfonso Cuaron’s “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” which many of us consider the high point of the series, ran 141 minutes. Perhaps because it...
'Desperate' Eva's divorce
In a twist ripped right from "Desperate Housewives," half-pint hottie Eva Longoria Parker is dumping her NBA-star hubby -- accusing him of cheating with a teammate's wife. Parker, 35, the...
Silence of the CEOs
CEOs are a pretty close- mouthed bunch these days; the government just has too many carrots -- and sticks -- to allow them to do much else. Consider GE's Jeff...
Cheesed off!
A New Jersey-based cheese producer that the FDA says failed to correct unsanitary conditions has been shut down. Federal food-safety officials found repeated violations at Quesos Mi Pueblito in Passaic....
OK to sell your 'life'
ALBANY -- New York's top court ruled yesterday that state law doesn't prohibit people from buying life-insurance policies and immediately selling them to investors who make money when the insured...
In-school drug rehab planned
MASTIC BEACH, NY -- School officials on eastern Long Island are seeking state approval to allow a drug rehab clinic to operate inside a high school. William Floyd school officials...
Feds' 4-warning
WASHINGTON -- The FDA issued warning letters yesterday to four manufacturers of alcoholic energy drinks, saying the caffeine added to their beverages is an "unsafe food additive." It said the...
Right price for Rangel: Give him the boot
As Rep. Charlie Rangel awaits punishment for his 11 counts of misconduct, he should realize that any average Joe would have been in jail for the same actions ("Crook," Nov....
Letting Latin thugs run loco
Will the Obama administration ever start standing up to the Latin axis of caudillos? Nicaragua invaded Costa Rica last month -- yet the State Department is all but AWOL. State...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Even Jason would have been scared. Three thieves -- one wearing a "Friday the 13th"-like hockey mask -- attacked a chef with a hammer and bound him with tape...
Pelosi 'parties' on
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats yesterday elected Nancy Pelosi to remain as their leader, despite their massive election losses that prompted some lawmakers to call for new leadership. Pelosi, the nation's...
Senate 'chaos'
ALBANY -- Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo yesterday called on Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman to "fast-track" court cases involving three contested state Senate seats, warning that legislative chaos may result if he...
Hulu Plus lowers price 20% in TV wars
Online video site Hulu formally launched its premium streaming service yesterday and cut the price to $8 a month. The service launched as a preview about five months ago for...
Red light on 7 train
Mayor Bloomberg's proposal to extend the 7 train into New Jersey should be held at the station while other mega-projects move forward, MTA chief Jay Walder said yesterday. "Right now...
'Where's My [Tax] Refund?'
This might be the best five minutes of your day. Click on the "Where's My Refund?" tool on the IRS Web site, IRS.gov, and follow the instructions. A total of...
Fools for love need new Rules for love
It's time to update The Rules. By any standard, my friend Carla is smoking hot. Tall, fit, busty and brainy, she is barely 30. So why can't she master the...
Twitter eyes tripled value
Twitter is considering raising money that would triple its value to $3 billion, according to a report. Russian technology-investment firm DST Global is seeking to lead the funding round, according...
Judge Cote: Don't close Goldman secrets trial
The New York Post is sending a letter to Manhattan Federal Court Judge Denise Cote asking that she resist the prosecution's request toclose the courtroom during the trial of a...
Power 'house' gave Harlem VIP tenants TLC
Rep. Charles Rangel's landlord provided him and other prominent Harlemites with below-market rental apartments as part of an insider "friends and family incentives" program to boost the image of the...
Jet kid clipped
That's some offensive tackle. An innocent 8-year-old wearing a New York Jets jersey at Sunday's match-up between Gang Green and the Cleveland Browns in Ohio was pummeled by a blitzed...
DNA kicks rob suspect in butt
The guys from CSI would be proud. Investigators pulled DNA from a suspect's cigarette butt and busted him for an August home invasion in Brooklyn, authorities said yesterday. Paul Gaity,...
Exxon up $nit creek
ExxonMobil will pay at least $25 million to resolve years of complaints and litigation over its huge underground oil spill in Newtown Creek, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said yesterday. The...
110 new partners at Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs selected 110 people to become partners, up from 94 in the last round two years ago, as Wall Street rebounds from the financial crisis. Among the employees named...
Pace U. big in kid-porn rap
The Westchester District Attorney's Office nabbed Pace University's cultural-affairs director with a stash of kiddie porn after a detective answered the man's Craigslist ad seeking a "nubile girl next door,"...
Warner's at a loss
Warner Music Group posted a wider quarterly loss yesterday as revenue growth in Britain and Italy was offset by weakness in the US and Japan, sending its shares down 7.5...
'Crime'-time Rangel
WASHINGTON -- The House ethics panel decided not to take action on one of the charges against Rep. Charles Rangel because prosecutors and the courts should handle it -- the...
Gov's final calling
ALBANY -- Lame-duck Gov. Paterson yesterday confirmed a report in The Post and called what is expected to be a final session of the Legislature for Nov. 29. The session...
'Merchant of Death' wanted clients who killed Americans: feds
The Russian arms trafficker who bragged he was the "Merchant of Death" liked clients who'd use his products to murder Americans, it was charged yesterday. Viktor Bout set up a...
Dr. Ben orders stress tests for 19 banks
Ben Bernanke is putting the country's 19 largest banks back on the treadmill. The Federal Reserve chief told the banks that underwent stress tests in 2009 as a result of...
Dynegy's D-Day is delayed
In a sign that Dynegy doesn't have the votes to approve a takeover bid by Blackstone, the energy concern is leaving the polls open for another week to give shareholders...
Dominoes fall
A Manhattan drug ring was toppled like a bunch of dominoes. Cops broke up a cocaine and heroin operation run by men who played dominoes on the sidewalk as they...
Web flirts sent wife into fury
Elliott Subervi knows firsthand the trouble that Facebook can cause a marriage -- his wife discovered his 2,000 flirtatious female "friends" on his page, mostly fitness models and bodybuilders. "I...
NY Dems defy pork ban plan
Oink, oink. New York Sens. Charles Schumer and Kristen Gillibrand said yesterday they won't leave the feeding trough to back a proposal rapidly gaining steam on Capitol Hill to ban...
Egg mom's heartbreak court loss
A Long Island mother whose fertilized egg was implanted into a surrogate lost her bid to be declared the mother on the child's birth certificate -- because a judge said...
More customers cut cable cord in quarter
It was another tough quarter for the cable guys. A new report shows that the pay-TV business shrank for a second straight quarter, fueling the debate over whether customers are...
No dice, Dave
David Paterson long ago torched his quota of public trust, so it's more than a little bizarre for him to expect New Yorkers to take at face value the latest...
Casi-NO! says Shel
ALBANY -- Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) expressed doubts about the latest Catskills casino project yesterday, while a rival casino developer dismissed the plan as "improbable." Silver, who owns a...
Jersey preacher commands straying spouses to log off
An angry New Jersey minister wants an 11th Commandment that would bar married couples from using Facebook. The Rev. Cedric Miller is demanding that his church elders delete their accounts...
Slim sees Sanborns future in Manhattan
Tycoon Carlos Slim is weighing bringing the iconic Mexican restaurant and retail store Sanborns to Manhattan, in what would be his latest foray into the US. Sanborns, a unit of...
NY 'Games' over
ALBANY -- The 2011 Empire State Games have been canceled because of New York's $9 billion budget gap, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Winter Games administrator Lisa Del Signore has...
Cheap chic's a hit
The outlook for the Christmas shopping season just grew a bit brighter. Cheap-chic retailer Target sounded upbeat notes about the holidays, helping offset a more cautious forecast a day earlier...
GM on track to make IPO history, cut US grip by half
American taxpayers, start your engines! Nearly a year and a half after General Motors was racing toward utter collapse -- a smash-up staved off by a $49.5 billion taxpayer bailout...
Business briefs
Puny prices Consumer prices ex cluding food and fuel, the gauge followed by central bankers, increased 0.6 percent from October 2009, the smallest gain in year-over-year data going back to...
Breakthroughs for cholesterol & b.p. woes
Two potentially game-changing medical breakthroughs were announced yesterday, raising hopes that those suffering from high cholesterol and elevated blood pressure could permanently beat their diseases. The first exciting advancement is...
Turkey-rob suspect: 'I didn't fowl my pants'
The Brooklyn teen who allegedly stuffed a turkey down his trousers got his feathers ruffled at the suggestion he was stealing the fowl -- he was stealing other stuff, he...
Bar showman 'fired up' again
What a flaming idiot! A drink pourer with a penchant for pyrotechnics has been arrested for again lighting his Chinatown bar top on fire, FDNY marshals said yesterday. Albert Trummer,...
Convicted harasser may $kate
A sleazy senior citizen who works as banquet captain at the University Club on Fifth Avenue sexually harassed six waitresses -- but might not have to pay a dime for...
Bloomy's ax to fall today
Mayor Bloomberg today is expected to order thousands of layoffs next year in bruising budget cuts intended to close a massive gap, sources told The Post last night. Bloomberg will...
Oprah eyes $68M NJ mansion
Oprah Winfrey is eyeing a house in the New York area, The Post has learned. The TV titan -- whose new network is slated to launch in Los Angeles next...
Scam banker bagged $86M
A Canadian investment banker has pleaded guilty to an $86 million international stock scheme linked to a German TV honcho that prosecutors say snared unwitting New Yorkers. Myron Gushlak, who...
Kerpow! Prepack for AMI
American Media, the publisher of the National Enquirer and Star magazine, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday as part of a previously disclosed plan to slash debt. The filing...
Gunman 'Bristols' at 'Stars'
A rural Wisconsin man enraged by Bristol Palin's "Dancing with the Stars" routine blasted his TV with a shotgun, leading to an all-night standoff with a SWAT team, investigators said....
Cops bust seven men playing chess in upper Manhattan park
Drop that bishop and come out with your hands up! A squad of cops in bulletproof vests swooped into an upper Manhattan park and charged seven men with the "crime"...
Cuffed 'Houdini' captured in Connecticut
A modern-day Houdini yesterday staged an amazing escape from red-faced NYPD cops -- stealing their car and driving it five miles using only his knees to steer because he was...
Hollywood killer hunt
The mystery of the coldblooded execution of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen continued yesterday as detectives searched for any clues that would point to a motive -- and a triggerman. "We...
Terror-trial travesty
Is there any better proof that Team Obama's preferred approach to fight ing terror -- through civilian courts -- is dangerously misguided than yesterday's acquittal of one of the 1998...
Four mayors boost Black
Game on. On the same day three former city mayors voiced their support for Mayor Bloomberg's controversial pick for schools chancellor, Hizzoner made the case for why state officials should...
Come fly with me!
Warren Buffett yesterday jumped into a new line of work -- he's hawking little-money-down, low rate, quick-approval loans on a lifestyle-changing purchase. No, America's wealthiest man isn't selling subprime mortgages,...
Dude, where's my ObamaCare waiver?
More than one million Americans have es caped the clutches of the Democrats' destructive federal health-care law. Lucky them. Their employers and labor representatives wisely applied for ObamaCare waivers earlier...
Curbed appetite
The city wants to put more bars where there are usually cars. The Department of Transportation is accepting applications to build a dozen of what it calls "pop-up cafes" in...
Women authors in charge
It's the Year of the Woman in letters. That was the message last night at the National Book Awards, where three of the top awards for American authors were taken...
Bomb case blows up in feds' face
In a stunning setback to President Obama's approach to trying terrorism suspects, the first Guantanamo detainee to be prosecuted in civilian court nearly walked free when a jury found him...
Pilots sue over body scans
Two commercial airline pilots have filed suit against the federal government, claiming new airport screening procedures violate their constitutional rights. Michael Roberts of Memphis, a pilot with ExpressJet, and Ann...
Citi foreclosure redo
Citigroup Inc., the third-largest US bank by assets, expects to refile affidavits in foreclosure proceedings that began before the bank overhauled its operations for seizing homes last year. The lender...
Murkowski all 'write' after all
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski yesterday became the first Senate candidate in more than 50 years to win a write-in campaign, emerging victorious over her Tea Party rival following...
Harvard's bad joke
Heartless Harvard undergrads have mocked the brutal murder of a Yale grad student in a video for a student-run Web site. The offensive segment is seen on the site "On...
Hide the kiddies! Beyoncé is on TV
Here's the sizzling new Beyoncé ad that's too hot for British TV. The spot, for her perfume, Heat, features the "Fever" singer sprawled naked in a bathtub while running her...
Now on display
Griffin Court, 800 10th Ave. Some artists hit the big time, but for Brooklyn-based painter Corinne Ulmann, “big” took on a literal meaning. Today, her mural — one of 50...
Sir mix-a-lot
The holidays are fast approaching, which means the season for entertaining — and drinking — is upon us. To ensure your home bar is up to snuff, we hit up...
Jill's joint
Jill Martin walked into the Gramercy Park rental, took in the spacious living room/dining area (about 900 square feet), the wall-to-wall windows, the piano and the view of the huge...
On the Ledger
The SoHo apartment where actor Heath Ledger lived — and tragically died of an overdose in 2008 — is unofficially back on the market for $5 million. Sources who have...
Just sold!
Manhattan BEEKMAN $1,150,000 12 Beekman Place Two-bedroom, two-bath co-op, 1,450 square feet, with foyer, dining room, windowed kitchen, dry bar, new AC and heating units and river views; building features...
Morrow, Outlaw out of sync for Nets
SALT LAKE CITY -- Anthony Morrow had a sound offensive game last night. So, right, Travis Outlaw stunk. The two can't get in sync. Outlaw made just 1 of 12...
Rangers coach keeps lid on forwards
Duncan Keith is leading the NHL in average ice time at 28:29 per, with Chicago defense partner Brent Seabrook fifth at 25:28. So it's readily understandable that Rangers coach John...
Devils coach may need win in Toronto to keep job
TORONTO -- It wouldn't be fair, but should the Devils lose here tonight, that would be about the only remaining reason John MacLean might avoid the looming axe. But everyone...
Hagan's happy to be back with Giants
Back in the summer, Derek Hagan thought he did enough to once again make the Giants' final roster. He had heard praises from coach Tom Coughlin during training camp and...
Murphy in limbo as Nets fall to Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY -- A lot of attention before last night's game focused on Troy Murphy, who first lost his starting job and now has lost his minutes and his...
Knicks beat Kings to end losing streak
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Oh, how Mike D'Antoni and the reeling Knicks needed this one last night. Rallying from a 15-point, first-quarter deficit, the Knicks snapped their six-game losing streak and...
Douglas shakes off back pain, gets going again for Knicks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Tenacious Toney Douglas, whose recent slump was capped by his scoreless performance Tuesday night in Denver, has been playing with a strained back the past two weeks....
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $40,000; cl($40,000); 3upCALIBRACHOA set pace, missed by half-length at Belmont for 50G tag, goes for 40G today. KHALIFA drops into claimer making second start back off layoff for...
Zenyatta retired from racing
The great race mare Zenyatta, who suffered her only defeat in 20 starts losing a photo-finish to Blame in the Nov. 6 Breeders' Cup Classic, has been retired by owners...
Delay sale of Lone Star
DALLAS -- A group seeking to operate Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie had the agenda item deleted from a Texas Racing Commission meeting. The Dallas Morning News reported yesterday...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWLENN ROBBINSBRIAN LEWISDREW LOFTISWASHINGTON 2.5 Ucla (Tom., 8:00, ESPN)Wash.★ Wash.UCLAWash.x-Penn State 10 Indiana (Sat., Noon, BIG10)Penn St.Penn St.★ Penn St.Penn St.BC 6.5 Virginia (Noon,...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball12:30 p.m.Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinal:West Virginia vs. DavidsonESPN22:30 p.m.Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinal:Nebraska vs. VanderbiltESPN25 p.m.Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinal:Hofstra vs. North CarolinaESPN26 p.m.Bowling Green at MichiganBIG TEN7 p.m.South Florida at Central...
The Post Line
NFLTonightFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogDOLPHINS 2 1½(40) BearsSundayEAGLES 3 3 (48½)GiantsJETS 6½ 7 (45½)TexansSTEELERS 8½ 7 (41) RaidersRavens 8 10 (37½)PANTHERSTITANS 6½ 7 (44) RedskinsCOWBOYS 7 6½(46½)LionsPackers 2½ 3 (44) VIKINGSBENGALS 4½...
Sports shorts
MLB: Managers of the Year Bud Black of the Padres and Ron Gardenhire of the Twins were named yesterday as baseball's managers of the year. Black was selected after guiding...
New coach, same lost cause for Islanders
New Islanders coach Jack Capuano changed the message, he just couldn’t alter the outcome. Capuano made his NHL coaching debut behind the Islanders bench on Wednesday night against the Tampa...
Lundqvist blames himself for Rangers loss to Bruins
All the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't stop Mark Recchi's humpty-dumpty of an eventual game-winning goal early in the third period, and neither could the King himself....
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
Whoa there! A court in Germany has banned a tattoo artist from inking the famous Rolling Stones mouth-and-tongue logo on the hindquarters of his pet pony. The artist argued that...
Manhattan closes out Penn with 17-0 run
George Beamon scored 21 points and Manhattan scored the final 17 points of the game to defeat Pennsylvania 59-54 on Wednesday night. The Jaspers (2-0) trailed 54-42 with 7:48 remaining...
Pitt backcourt worries Maryland coach
Maryland coach Gary Williams knows the value of having an experienced backcourt. Williams guided the Terrapins to their only NCAA basketball championship in 2002 with guards Juan Dixon and Steve...
St. John's beats Columbia to give Lavin first win
As the final seconds ticked off the clock in Carnesecca Arena, Steve Lavin tapped assistant Rico Hines on the thigh a few times. Then the horn sounded and the new...
Second-set disappointment sends Science sliding
It was almost as if the match was over when there was still another set to play. Susan Wagner evened things up with Bronx Science and a hush came over...
Burke, Wagner persevere over Science in three-set thriller
Emily Burke, like Susan Wagner, was off to a slow start. Her attacks were not hitting the floor. Her swings didn’t have their usual velocity. By the end of the...
Appel's block party sends Midwood back to semifinals
Shannon Appel was getting antsy in the back row. The Midwood senior middle hitter, who is one of the city’s best players, couldn’t switch spots on the floor as Brooklyn...
Expectations sky-high for grounded Ravens
A year ago they were surprise semifinalists, giving eventual CHSAA Class AA intersectional champion Christ the King all it could handle in a 68-55 loss at Carnesecca Arena on the...
Mr. November: Nikic kicks Beacon to boys soccer crown
Joseph Nikic had his sights set on a breakout senior year, building on his sensational junior season. When that didn’t happen, when the goals (nine) weren’t coming as he had...
Republican Murkowski claims historic write-in victory in Alaska Senate race
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski Wednesday declared victory over fellow Republican Joe Miller after reaching an insurmountable lead in the vote count. She became the first write-in candidate elected to the...
Cops hunting creep who raped woman in Bushwick
Police are looking for the fiend who raped and assaulted a woman in Bushwick. The 21-year-old victim was walking down the street near Willoughby Avenue and Central Avenue on Sunday...
Bayside ready for a return to prominence
Cory Semper likes Bayside, Queens. The former Molloy College assistant coaches at Bayside, but his team hasn’t spent much time in the area this preseason other than for practices and...
Agudelo on game-winner in his first U.S. cap: "The best feeling I've ever had"
Seventeen-year-old New Jerseyan Juan Agudelo _ the first product of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy to appear for the U.S. National Team _ became the youngest to score in the...
City hands control of historic warehouse at Brooklyn Bridge Park to DUMBO arts group -- despite neighborhood outcry
A popular DUMBO arts group has been tapped by the city to make an historic 19th Century building within Brooklyn Bridge Park its new home.Board members of the city’s Brooklyn...