July 8, 2011
Man dies after accident on theme park roller coaster near Buffalo
BUFFALO -- A man died Friday after an incident on a roller coaster at a theme park near Buffalo, N.Y., a law enforcement source told WGRZ-TV. The victim had been...
Hairston's HR lifts Mets past Giants, 5-2
SAN FRANCISCO — Pinch-hitter Scott Hairston hit a tiebreaking home run off All-Star closer Brian Wilson in the ninth inning, leading the New York Mets past the San Francisco Giants...
GOP taps Bob Turner to run against Dem Weprin for Weiner's seat
It’s a race! Republican leaders in Queens tapped Bob Turner as the GOP candidate to run for randy ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner’s vacant congressional seat. Turner will take on Democratic Assemblyman...
Shaken Hamilton reveals anguish over dead Rangers fan
ARLINGTON, Texas -- An emotional Josh Hamilton said Friday he has spent the day praying for the family of a Texas Rangers fan who fell over a stadium railing to...
Video shows fight that resulted in stabbing death of Bx. football player
Everyone was stunned after Isayah Muller, a promising young Truman High School football star, was stabbed to death just hours after his graduation on June 28, 2011. There was outrage...
US 'Top Gear' moves into second
History's "Top Gear" is coming back for a second season this month, beginning July 24. To start the season off right, they've created a brilliant promo that manages to combine...
'Jerry Springer' offer to Casey Anthony gets killed
STAMFORD, Conn. -- "The Jerry Springer Show" has backtracked on its $1 million offer to Casey Anthony to appear on the talk show, Radar Online reported Friday. The deal was...
Three suspected Somali pirates charged with murders of four Americans
NORFOLK, Va. — Three suspected Somali pirates were charged with murder on Friday in the slayings of four Americans aboard a hijacked yacht off the coast of Africa in February....
Seton Hall gets transfer from Georgia Tech
Swingman Brian Oliver has transferred from Georgia Tech to Seton Hall. Oliver, a 6-foot-6, 226-pound native of Glassboro, N.J., averaged 8.3 points and 2.9 rebounds in 58 games with the...
The real Callas 'Master Class'
And here we go again, diving into the 2011-2012 Broadway season! Technically, the first one out of the gate was "Spider-Man," which opened in June, but somehow it feels as...
Yankees-Rays rained out tonight
The game between the Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays scheduled for Friday night has been postponed because of rain, delaying Derek Jeter’s pursuit of 3,000 hits. The game was called...
Coney Island gets official 'greeters'
A group of teens are set to take on the role of Coney Island’s official “welcome mat” to visitors. Beginning with tonight’s fireworks show, 15 local youth volunteers and participants...
Egyptian protesters turn anger toward military
CAIRO --Tens of thousands of Egyptians endured soaring temperatures to protest in Tahrir Square on Friday against the slow pace of political reforms nearly five months after the fall of...
Yankees' A-Rod has MRI exam; out of All-Star Game
Alex Rodriguez’s sore right knee will keep him out of the All-Star Game and the Yankees’ lineup. Rodriguez pulled out of Tuesday’s game in Arizona after he was held out...
JFK worker partially severs finger in plane cargo door
A JFK employee partially severed his finger today while closing a cargo door, authorities said. Ronald Case, 41, was loading cargo on a plane at 2:10 p.m. at Gate 3...
Beachfront, outdoor movies coming to Coney Island
Pack popcorn with the sun block -- Coney Island's world-famous beach is set to become a major movie venue. The city plans to set up a jumbo, 40-foot screen off...
Warren Buffett says Congress is playing Russian roulette
SUN VALLEY, Idaho -- Billionaire investor Warren Buffett accused Congress of playing Russian roulette with the country's credit-worthiness and offered his own novel suggestion for ending the budget deficit in...
Whitey Bulger's girlfriend seeks bail before trial
BOSTON — Prosecutors will have trouble proving former reputed Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger's girlfriend protected him during his 16 years as a fugitive, her lawyer said in court...
Rain, Rays put off 3,000; Jeter will skip All-Star Game
Derek Jeter will wait until Saturday for his next chance to get to 3,000 hits and until next year for a chance at another All-Star Game.Jeter's chase for the career...
'Jerry Springer' offer to Casey Anthony gets killed
STAMFORD, Conn. -- "The Jerry Springer Show" has backtracked on its $1 million offer to Casey Anthony to appear on the talk show, Radar Online reported Friday. The deal was...
Casey Anthony rejects mom's prison visit request
Acquitted child-killing suspect Casey Anthony has snubbed her mother’s attempt to reach out to her. The 25-year-old Florida woman rejected an attempted prison visit today by her mom, Cindy, said...
Bronx teen arraigned in assault on off-duty cop
A Bronx teen today was arraigned and held on a felony assault rap after allegedly punching an off-duty cop so hard that officer cracked his skull on the street --...
Dynegy in move to refinance its $4.4B in debt, give itself breathing room for turnaround
Dynegy, the Houston energy company that in March warned that it may have to file for bankruptcy, is expected as soon as today to float a debt issue that would...
Rockets' Yao will retire from NBA
HOUSTON -- Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, the top overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft, will retire after struggling with foot and ankle injuries in recent years, according to...
Rockefeller impostor appears in Calif murder case
ALHAMBRA, Calif. — A German immigrant who masqueraded as a member of the famous Rockefeller family appeared Friday in a Southern California court to face charges that he murdered his...
Dershowitz says DA has been 'stonewalling' investigation into sister-in-law's death
Legendary defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz says the Manhattan District Attorney's office has been "stonewalling" his family's efforts to uncover the circumstances of his sister-in-law's death. Marilyn Dershowitz, a highly respected...
Queens man gets 35 years for fatally slitting throats of wife, son
A Queens man who fatally slit the throats of his wife and teenage son told a judge today that he was "depressed'' and "in a bad place'' when he committed...
Reputed Armenian mob boss faces 3-plus years in prison, deportation in plea deal with feds
It's back to the old country for this gangster. A reputed Armenian mob boss pleaded guilty this morning to racketeering conspiracy in a deal that will get him deported once...
Giants cancel Albany training camp due to lockout
The Giants, after 15 consecutive summers holding training camp at the University at Albany, have decided to pull the plug on their upstate plans while the NFL lockout continues.With time...
At least 13 reported dead in Syrian demonstrations
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian security forces opened fire on anti-regime protesters in several cities Friday, killing at least 13 people, including two in the capital of Damascus, activists said. The...
Vanity Fair picks up 'Undefeated' PR blunder
Vanity Fair and Politico have now picked up on the epic story of how I was uninvited -- sorry, not invited in the first place! -- to a critics' screening...
LeBron's Decision: One Year Later (VIDEO)
Aside from perhaps the 1984 NBA Draft, The Decision could be argued as the most influential moment in the post-merger NBA.As the NBA endures what looks to be a prolonged...
Former 'Early Show' co-host Harry Smith departs CBS for NBC
Journalist Harry Smith is leaving CBS News after 25 years and will head to NBC to take part in a new primetime program to be anchored by "NBC Nightly News"...
Italy's Berlusconi will not seek new term in 2013
ROME -- Italy's scandal-soaked prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, will not seek a new term in 2013, saying he would give up office now if he could. The 74-year-old, who is...
Unemployment high should vaporize debate on tax hikes
Now that the unemployment numbers have gotten worse -- rising to 9.2% -- the debate over tax hikes as part of the debt ceiling negotiations really ought to vanish. As James Pethokoukis...
Gov. Cuomo names staffer Schwartz his new top aide
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has named a replacement for longtime top aide Steven Cohen, who is returning to private law practice. Cohen will be replaced as secretary to...
Family of NJ girl who died on Ferris wheel sues
PHILADELPHIA — The parents of an 11-year-old girl who fell to her death from near the top of a New Jersey shore Ferris wheel have filed a lawsuit against the...
NY student to get 6-month sentence for fatal crash
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A college student has pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter for killing a classmate in a two-car crash in a Rochester suburb in January. Prosecutors say Danielle Pitcher,...
Alleged Picasso sketch thief worked as NYC waiter
The New Jersey man arrested for allegedly stealing a valuable Picasso etching from a San Francisco art gallery once made a career working as a New York waiter, according to...
Iran speeds towards nukes
Yossi Melman of the Israeli daily Ha'aretz has some bad news for those who were worried that the greatest threat from Iran was its focus on destabilizing Iraq. Melman reports...
More on Palin doc 'The Undefeated' PR fiasco
PR Execs Keith Appell and Peter Robbio -- the Tweedledum and Tweedledumber hired to "promote" the Sarah Palin fan film "The Undefeated" (Palin had nothing to do with the production, by...
Boxing writer Kimball goes the distance with cancer
George Kimball III wrote about some of boxing’s greatest fighters ever during his award-winning career as a sports journalist. But in battling esophageal cancer for the last six years, he...
William and Catherine arrive in Los Angeles for three-day visit
LOS ANGELES -- The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Los Angeles Friday, the last stop on their 12-day North American tour, for a densely-packed weekend of receptions, polo...
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches for last time
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Atlantis and four astronauts rocketed into orbit Friday on NASA’s last space shuttle voyage, dodging bad weather and delighting hundreds of thousands of spectators on hand...
Rangers sign Anisimov, Sauer
The list of unsigned Rangers is down to three following the signing of restricted free agent center Artem Anisimov to a generous contract worth $1.875 million per for two years....
Unemployment rises to 9.2 percent as hiring stalls
WASHINGTON -- The US economy added jobs at a slower pace in June than in May, the Labor Department reported Friday, suggesting that the sudden slowdown in the economy might...
Obama says 'we still have a big hole to fill' on the economy
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Friday the US still has a "big hole to fill" on the economy following the release of jobs data that showed the nation's unemployment...
Violence rages in terror-gripped Karachi as toll hits 85
KARACHI, Pakistan -- Gunfire rang out Friday in Pakistan's Karachi, as 20 more people were reportedly killed in a wave of violence that has terrorized the country's economic hub. Among...
Paris prosecutors investigating new rape accusations against Dominique Strauss-Kahn
PARIS — The Paris prosecutor’s office said Friday it has opened a preliminary investigation into accusations by a French writer that former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her....
Clinton understands Obamanomics don't work
Ronald Brownstein has an interesting interview with Bill Clinton in which the former president makes a realistic case against the current administration's penchant for government-funded and controlled change and innovation. "What...
Buck: Jeter deserves to be in mid-summer classic
What would America’s pastime be without stars and pinstripes. Tuesday’s All-Star Game will feature six Yankees players, if the banged-up Alex Rodriguez decides to make the trip to Phoenix. A-Rod’s...
Mets' Reyes must find way to stay on field
LOS ANGELES — Derek Jeter is on the threshold of 3,000 hits. Jose Reyes is on the disabled list once again. Such is the tale of two New York shortstops....
Mets shut out by Dodgers to end win streak
LOS ANGELES — Now this is what everybody thought the Mets would resemble minus Jose Reyes. Slow. Sloppy. Overmatched. After four straight victories without their stud shortstop, the Mets hit...
Mets' Reyes joins star teammates on DL
LOS ANGELES — Another one bites the dust. Make it three star players out indefinitely for the Mets, after Jose Reyes yesterday joined David Wright and Ike Davis on the...
Rays' Damon, Zimmer rooting for Jeter
Don Zimmer said he didn’t come to The Bronx to see Derek Jeter get his 3,000th hit, but the former Yankees coach is not unhappy he’ll be at the Stadium...
Fans waiting for history at Stadium
If you’re wondering how many hits Derek Jeter needs now to get 3,000, just look at the number on his back. The Yankees captain inched closer to the milestone last...
Jeter ready to hit 3,000
Yankee Stadium knows how and when to shower one of the classiest Yankees to walk its way with class. When it is the right time for condemnation to give way...
Jeter knocks No. 2,998, but Yankees fall out of first place
For a player who has defined winning, there is something wrong with Derek Jeter’s slow march to 3,000 hits. As he inches closer to the historic milestone the Yankees are...
Jeter's milestone takes more than intangibles
This was recently sitting with Alex Rodriguez. The subject was Derek Jeter and an approaching milestone and A-Rod was looking for just the right words to express the magnitude. Finally...
Blue Chip USA Invitational Day 2 notebook: Dwight's Scott to prep
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Tia Scott had offers from Division II schools and a few Division I Historically Black Colleges. None of them satisfied her. The Dwight grad and former...
New Moore teammates build chemistry with NYC Heat
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The last few months have been a stroll down memory lane as well as a look into the future for Christina Rubin and Jamie O’Hare. The...
Team filled with city standouts shining at Hoop Group Elite
READING, Pa. – The ball was swung around the perimeter and into the paint without once hitting the floor. It was textbook unselfishness, Melvin Johnson passing on an open 3-pointer,...
Rising Stepinac star leaving football to focus on hoops
READING, Pa. – Josh James smiled broadly as he recounted the final play of the football season, his touchdown reception leading Archbishop Stepinac’s junior varsity to the CHSFL 'AA' city...
Gotta hand it to her: Bergtraum's Coe improving with New Heights
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – It was going to be Dionne Coe’s first summer traveling with New Heights. And it almost ended before it started. The Murry Bergtraum rising senior had...
Man who fell at game wanted ball for son
ARLINGTON, Texas — The mother of the man who died after falling over an outfield railing at a Texas Rangers game Thursday says he had gone to the ballpark with...
Hoop Group Elite Session notebook Day 2: Impressive Bronx prospect McCullough calls St. John's 'dream school'
READING, Pa. – Since the high school season ended, few players have seen their stock soar as much as rising sophomore Chris McCullough, a smooth and skilled 6-foot-9 wing from...
The end of News of the World
London's popular 168-year-old weekly newspaper News of the World is being shut down permanently by parent News Corp. following disclosures of the tabloid's deeper involvement in controversial hacking of phones...
Mets to judge: Dismiss $1B suit
Owners of the New York Mets asked a federal judge yesterday to dismiss the $1 billion lawsuit against them by the trustee seeking money for victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi...
New CBGB act
The CBGB brand will be sold by the estate of Hillel "Hilly" Kristal, founder of the New York rock 'n' roll club that launched the Ramones and other punk acts....
American Apparel gets $6M infusion from group of Canadian investors
American Apparel is getting another fat envelope from Canada. The cash-strapped hipster retailer received at least $6 million from a group of Canadian investors yesterday, in addition to a $700,000...
Retailers surge as sales rise
The Standard & Poor's 500 Retailing Index rose to a record as better-than-forecast sales and jobs data boosted Target and Kohl's more than 6 percent. The gauge of 30 retailers...
Phil's farmville
Call him Ambassador Falcone. In a desperate move to save his $2.9 billion telecom investment, the urbane and very urban hedge-fund tycoon Phil Falcone is seeking to befriend rural America....
JPMorgan in $228M muni bond settlement
JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon is whipping out his wallet again. Yesterday, the nation's second-biggest bank agreed to shell out $228 million in fines and penalties to settle state and...
Business briefs
FHA break The Obama adminis tration said that it would alter its housing programs to give unem ployed Americans a 12-month break on mortgage payments. The changes, which could impact...
EPA 'airs' rules for 27 states
The Environmental Protection Agency set new air-pollution standards for 27 states, from New York to Texas, in rules the regulator says will save lives and utilities say will cost jobs...
AMI's secret OK! backer is Hudson News' Cohen
Ever since American Media and its financial backers emerged as the surprise acquirers of the US edition of OK!, speculation has swirled that AMI CEO David Pecker had found a...
Liber-ate Live Nation
Liberty Media Chairman John Malone, Live Nation's biggest shareholder, is behind the idea of taking the concert powerhouse private. "It would probably be nice for that company to be private...
Banks finding ways to avoid new FDIC regulations
Less than 24 hours after regulators moved to blitz banker bonuses, Wall Street was already buzzing about a few trick plays that would sidestep the confiscatory new rules. The playbook...
Media owner groaner
A US appeals court vacated a Federal Communications Commission rule relaxing limits on cross-ownership of newspapers and broadcast outlets, saying the agency failed to provide adequate notice. The FCC in...
Hulu who's who
If dealmaking tops the agenda at the annual Allen & Co. retreat in Sun Valley, then Hulu is this year's Topic A. The owners of the Web-TV destination, in particular...
Oh, just never mind!
Eric Schmidt said yesterday that Google is no longer in active discussions with Twitter about restoring posts to its live search product. "We couldn't agree," the search giant's executive chairman...
Man commits suicide after allegedly killing seven people in Michigan
A man suspected of killing seven people -- including two children -- in Michigan fatally shot himself early today, officials said. Rodrick Shonte Dantzler, 34, had been the target of...
The obese of burden in US
The number of obese adults rose in 16 states in the last year, helping push obesity rates in a dozen states above 30 percent, according to a new report. New...
'Ad'-ing heart fear
If you sleep less than six hours a night, you are increasing your risk of developing or dying from heart disease by 48 percent. That's what US-based pharmaceutical giant Abbott...
Picasso theft bust
SAN FRANCISCO -- A New Jersey man is being held on suspicion of stealing a valuable Picasso etching from a San Francisco art gallery. Mark Lugo, 31, of Hoboken, was...
Mother-daughter rape fiends will rot
Three Brooklyn thugs each got more than 150 years in prison yesterday for a brutal home-invasion in which a mother and daughter were both raped in front of a 5-year-old...
The rent's high? Too damn bad!
Bad news for renters: The Manhattan apartment market is thistight. Rent increases this year are unusually high, over 10 percent in larger apartments -- while vacancy is "ridiculously low," said...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens Cops are hunting a thug who shot his victim in a botched robbery in Richmond Hill, police said yesterday. The assailant tried to snatch a bag from the 32-year-old...
Brooklyn jihadi convicted
He's a homegrown terror. A US-born Brooklyn man was convicted by a federal jury yesterday of trying to join a mujahedeen group with the intention of attacking and killing American...
'Preppy Gun Moll' sentenced
"Preppy Gun Moll" Afrika Owes copped a plea to gun-running charges yesterday, in exchange for a wrist-slap sentence that means jail this summer, but college in the fall. The 17-year-old...
Weprin is 'Weiner' seat pick
Democratic leaders yesterday ended the suspense over whom they'll pick to replace Anthony Weiner in Congress, tapping state Assemblyman David Weprin as their nominee in the Sept. 13 special election....
Waste of space
It's great when "urine" orbit. Astronauts aboard the last flight of space shuttle Atlantis, scheduled for launch today, have a daunting mission -- testing a new device attached to space...
'Slay' fiend gall of duty
Pill-popping sicko David Laffer, accused of slaughtering four people at a Long Island pharmacy, recently penned a bizarre letter to officials asking to be excused from his upcoming jury obligations....
Midtown bike-racked
Bike lanes on First and Second avenues are rolling northward from 34th to 59th streets, leaving motorists and businesses girding for traffic and parking havoc. "Are you kidding me?" shouted...
Judges told to lay off NYC personnel decisions
An appeals court yesterday handed the city a major victory by declaring, in no uncertain terms, that the judiciary should butt out of staffing decisions made by government officials. The...
Sushi twit's rat special
They can tweet, but you can't eat. The rodent-infested East Village sushi joint shuttered by the city two weeks ago continues to post its daily specials on Twitter. "Featured Menu...
No deal but no debt-end to talks: Obama
WASHINGTON -- No big deal. President Obama emerged from debt-crisis talks yesterday without a major breakthrough in the stalemate -- but he vowed that Democrats and Republicans would stake out...
Muslim gal assaulted in Harlem
A Muslim woman was beaten by two female thugs who ripped off her headdress during a Harlem attack that cops are investigating as a possible hate crime, The Post has...
Lindsay 'bears' all
Lindsay Lohan is growling at the LA legal system. The bad girl, who shot a pouty but playful photo with a stuffed bear (and a skull?) for Italian Vanity Fair...
Gridder team's hits and 'misses'
Last year's cheerleader could become next year's quarterback. The city Public Schools Athletic League is launching an all-female flag-football league next spring that will allow high-school girls to throw, run,...
Lying shame: Anthony's all ready to walk
Casey Anthony was all dressed up with nowhere to go. A Florida judge yesterday sentenced the woman acquitted of killing her toddler daughter to the maximum of four years in...
Dad-fight grid teen is buried
The high-school football star stabbed to death on his graduation day while fighting at his dad's side in a parking-lot brawl was laid to rest yesterday by his still-stunned family...
Mike's gay nups
Mayor Bloomberg will preside over the wedding of two of his top aides at Gracie Mansion on July 24, the day same-sex marriage becomes legal in the state. John Feinblatt...
Chinatown parents rip 'abusive' Ed. Dept.
Parents of an elite Chinatown dual-language school yesterday excoriated the Department of Education for what they called an "abusive, secretive," three-year probe that led to the recent ouster of the...
'Good lawyer' convicted in bike stabbing
A Brooklyn man whose résumé includes time in prison and a stint putting ads on bus-stop shelters also proved himself a good lawyer yesterday. Elie Granger, acting as his own...
Cuddle him, give her sex
The romantic comedies got it all wrong -- it's men who want to cuddle, and women who are looking for steamy sex. Men put a strong value on kissing and...
Koch-$lap for Vallone
Don't mess with Ed Koch's legacy. City Councilman Peter Vallone (D-Queens) got that message when Council Speaker Christine Quinn slashed his annual discretionary funding -- a move widely seen as...
Scammer in kidnap twist
It was a falling-out between Big Apple thieves -- with a chilling international twist. New York fraudster Analdo Samuel pulled mortgage-fraud scams worth millions by assuming other people's identities. But...
'Air' ball! MSG to televise city high-school sports
Hey, high-school athletes! You ready for your close-ups? City Hall has negotiated a deal with the MSG Varsity Network to broadcast PSAL sporting events -- in effect giving the city's...
Casey the party monster
Party at Casey's! Casey Anthony sa-shayed into the courtroom yesterday tarted up like a Florida sorority girl looking for a quick-and-dirty hookup. On what she clearly believed was Freedom Day...
'Forced' flick nix
George Lucas may have crossed over to the Dark Side. In a move worthy of Darth Vader, Lucas' production company plunged a lightsaber through a long-planned "Star Wars" movie marathon...
Queens Democratic Party boss lives in northern Virginia
He may be the king of Queens, but the borough's Democratic Party boss has his castle in Virginia. Rep. Joe Crowley, who has the power to remake the political landscape...
That spot's golden
Manhattan is the most expensive place in the United States to park a car, with average monthly rates of $541 in Midtown and $533 downtown, according to a new survey....
Rocket is a jury dud
Roger Clemens is already striking out. The beleaguered Rocket, facing perjury charges in a Washington courtroom, got little love yesterday from potential jurors. "If he were sitting there," one woman...
'Bloodbath' NY prof dies
An East Village woman who was among five people shot Sunday in a bloodbath at her Pennsylvania weekend home died yesterday. Monica Shay, 58, was a professor at Pratt Institute...
Morgy hails Vance
Legendary former Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau yesterday gave his successor, Cyrus Vance Jr., a ringing endorsement for his handling of the controversial sex-assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Morgenthau's extraordinary...
No 'quit' in mob rat: feds
He was a major mob informant who aided the FBI in rounding up New York wiseguys and helped crack the grisly Staten Island "haunted house" Mafia-murder case. But federal prosecutors...
Reade nails new sales
No need to go to a fancy salon for a trendy manicure. Try Duane Reade. Along with diapers, shampoo and cat food, the drugstore chain is peddling $10 nail jobs...
Texas puts Mex killer to death
HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- Texas executed a Mexican citizen yesterday for a rape-slaying after he and the White House pleaded in vain for a Supreme Court stay. He had claimed he...
'Shots' & beers for cop
A skirt-chasing cop yesterday sparked a wild brawl in a Brooklyn bar, pumping shots into a jealous boyfriend who had swiped his partner's gun, police sources said. The 4 a.m....
Bulb ban's dark consequences
Many who govern in America's capital think that they can wave their legisla tive wands and unleash beauty -- free of costs and complications. Of course, reality rarely cooperates. Consider...
Canada's cold proof
President Obama insists that our sluggish recovery would've been even worse without his $830 billion "stimulus." Last Friday, the White House released a report purportedly showing that passage of the...
Free speech is safe, but are our kids?
THE ISSUE: A court ruling that banning the sale of violent video games to kids is unconstitutional. *** This year's Supreme Court term was a mixed bag. It did well...
Mideast party-pooper
Hey, Turkey and Israel, can't we all get along? One thing's for sure: The United Nations isn't making that any easier. Even as Ankara and Jerusalem are trying to get...
Our flagging love for America
THE ISSUE: Attacks on the Pledge of Allegiance and the decline of US patriotism. *** Andrea Peyser is on point in her column citing the erosion of our country's heritage...
Dems' labor pains
"Labor unions have been the foot soldiers of the Democratic Party. But the labor movement is seriously having to rethink its political role this year." -- Gary Chaizon, a public-policy...
Whistleblowers wanted
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott wants to find out if New York City kids are making the grade. Good. At the urging of Post columnist Michael Goodwin, Walcott Wednesday launched a...
No reform here
Gov. Cuomo is vowing to veto any new district lines drawn up by a legisla tive redistricting task force instead of by an independent commission. "My position is crystal clear,"...
The Sleeping Beauty
Provocative French director Catherine Breillat, whose 1999 "Romance" featured unsimulated sex, isn't a likely choice to turn a fairy tale into a movie. But that's exactly what she did with...
Really stupid animal tricks
Kevin James, in the title role, solicits romantic advice from computer-generated animals voiced by Nick Nolte, Sylvester Stallone, Cher and co-producer Adam Sandler in "Zookeeper," an alleged comedy from Frank...
She's no callous Callas
She's a major diva with an ego to match, but her prime years are behind her. So she takes eager-beaver young performers under her wing and mentors them, teaching them...
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness
Joseph Dorman's documentary starts off looking like a glorified DVD extra for "Fiddler on the Roof," but it eventually becomes a far more gemutlich portrait of the creator of Tevye...
Ward off this film if you can
John Carpenter's first film since the unfortunate "Ghosts of Mars" a decade ago is a dull, by-the-numbers psych-ward horror thriller that's sadly a lot closer in quality to "Sucker Punch"...
South Africa, brilliant by way of ancient Greece
Greek tragedy is transposed to modern-day South Africa in "MoLoRa," Yael Farber's adaptation of the "Oresteia." This powerful drama takes the story of the murderous Klytemnestra and her vengeful children...
They monkeyed with nature
In 1973, an Upper West Side mom brought home a chimp and added it to the brood of seven kids she was raising with her husband in a groovy clan...
Let's hear it for The Boy
Hugh Jackman's one-man show opened in Toronto this week -- and boy, is it hot. I wrote about "Hugh Jackman in Concert" in May, when it opened in San Francisco,...
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
The documentary "Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest" is a love song to hip-hop. Directed by actor Michael Rapaport (the dumb but sweet guy in...
Consequences of citywide dating
Could you handle juggling two girls in two ’hoods? Consider the pros and cons, broken down by borough. * Staten Island Pro: You can brag to your friends that you’re...
A girl in every borough
A few months ago, JB, a 27-year-old financial analyst from the West Village, was facing a dilemma. Which of the two girlfriends he was “exclusively” dating should he wine and...
Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish
There have been many untraditional film adaptations of Shakespeare's, but few have been as unorthodox as this one, which plays out as a star-crossed romance between rival Satmar Jewish sects...
The Ledge
A hotel manager climbs up onto "The Ledge" atop a high building, but unlike its talky hero, the credibility of this preposterous drama immediately plunges into the abyss. The manager...
Three stooges
What is it that we hate about our own horrible bosses? Oh, yeah: Everything. There is potential here. For a few blessed moments, “Horrible Bosses” is as smart and observant...
Average now a 'Tex'-factor for Yankees 1B
Mark Teixeira isn't sure why his batting average has plummeted to such a miserable level. "The weird thing is, someone told me I'm putting the ball in play more than...
Costas, Michaels to call Mets on SNY tonight
SNY didn't want to let just anyone into its booth, but it didn't hesitate when presented with two play-by-play legends. During tonight's Mets-Giants telecast, Gary Cohen and Ron Darling will...
5 questions for ... Curtis Strange
ESPN/ABC analyst Curtis Strange talks British Open with The Post's Justin Terranova. The two-time U.S. Open champ discusses Rory McIlroy, European dominance and Tiger Woods' return. Q: Pressure on Rory...
Cup failure: N. Koreans tested positive at tourney
FRANKFURT, Germany -- North Korea tried everything to pick up a victory at the women's World Cup -- including using banned substances -- before getting eliminated after two losses and...
Tragedy mars Texas' win
A's manager Bob Melvin had difficulty finding any words. A 6-0 loss to the Rangers seemed so trivial after the game was marred by the death of a man who...
Dick Williams dead at 82
Dick Williams, a former Brooklyn Dodger who later became the best manager the Yankees never had, died yesterday at a hospital near his home in Henderson, Nev. He was 82....
Offshore fishing action thriving
The Fourth of July weekend has come and gone and the offshore fishing action continues to impress those who have ventured off to the canyons in recent weeks. Both yellowfin...
Monmouth Park Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 12:50 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5 ½ fur; $28,000; cl($40,0); 2YOMISS POSSE drops in class after tiring to fourth. ACME BOMB fourth in only start for...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST7 ½ fur; $20,000; clm($10,000); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2Moody Majesty(L),117S Husbands5-3-6Ronen 15-13Gap Closer(L),117A Solis5-2-6Gallusco 5-14Call the Ball(L),117A Lezcano5-9-4Rodriguz 10-11a-Allen's...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Heston Blue Chip (8th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $27,000; conditional3Gordyyy's Pet(G Brennan)6-7-64-16Twin B Tiara(J Gregory)6-4-88-51AngelOftheWest(BHolland)2-3-210-12FiestaCamcun(JBartlett)7-7-18-14Summer Snow(D Dube)2-7-5scr5L A Girl(J Stratton)2-7-512-17Sportsfancy(E Goodell)4-5-78-18Look Siera(C Manzi)4-6-312-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr;...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Pastor Stephen (10th)FIRST-mile; trot; $21,000; N.J.S.S.1Guccio(J Takter)6-1-12-16Funny Photo(D Miller)5-1-14-17TrojanHorse(Smdshmr)2-3-15-22BigChocolate(HHochsttlr)2-X-X8-13T G Rev(T Tetrick)4-5-310-14PrettyRipped(RSchnittkr)5-5-412-15Easy As You Go(A Miller)4-3-15-1SECOND-mile; trot; $21,000; N.J.S.S.2Vic Smith(A Miller)1-1-28-54LittleBrownFox(JTakter)1-X-X2-13SweepingVictory(EMiller)1-X-X9-21Megamuscle(B Sears)2-1-15-11Kingapore(R Schnittker)3-3-15-15Duluth(D Ackerman)3-3-510-16ValleyIvan(TSmedshammer)3-5-X6-1THIRD-mile; pace;...
Vic Cangialosi's Calder Grade
Post Time: 12:30 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $12,900; clm; 3,4&5YO4-Carolteen 5-11-PersonlPnp 8-12-MandatdtWn 15-13-DazzlngDv 15-15-SuretoCure 8-56-Code Two 2-17-MissDefint 6-1SECOND-1 mile; $12,900; alw; 3up2-NicholsVsn 3-11-Alkazabito 6-53-DreamngFr 15-14-Retake 6-15-Sweetndndy 15-16-UnbrdldFtr 10-17-Dance Pal 4-1THIRD-5 fur(T); $20,900;...
Animal Kingdom recovering from leg surgery
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is recuperating from surgery to repair a hairline slab fracture of his left hind leg, suffered June 11 in Belmont Stakes, according to a release...
Belmont Charts
July 7, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1 1/16m(T); $21,000; clm; 3upOff: 1:00 p.m.St. good, won drivingTime: 25.14, 48.09, 1:12.05, 1:37.09, 1:43.51.Trainer: Alan GoldbergWinner:...
Arlington Results
FIRST-$13,500, cl, 3YO up F&M, 1m7Electric Boat (Diego) 21.009.205.604I See Mambo (Castro)14.807.805Tribute to Momma (Thrtn)4.80 Off 1:05. Time 1:42.39. Fast. * Exacta (7-4) $275.40 * $0.1 Superfecta (7-4-5-3) $349.65 *...
Nets' Williams to play during lockout
The face of the Nets franchise will be in Turkey if the NBA lockout is a long one. Deron Williams has agreed to a contract to play in Turkey if...
Clemens trial isn't waste of time
The commonly held opinion that the perjury trial of Roger Clemens is a waste of time, money and our legal system is both understandable and more than a little sad....
Mackey dead at age 69
BALTIMORE -- John Mackey revolutionized the tight end position, his incomparable ability to catch passes off the line of scrimmage helping to usher the NFL into the pass-happy modern era....
Sanchez hopes to have entire Gang return
Mark Sanchez wants his teammates back -- all of them. Well, at the very least Gang Green's three key free agents anyway. That's what the Jets third-year quarterback said yesterday...
Rays manager expected Mets to succeed under Collins
Joe Maddon isn't surprised his former boss, Terry Collins, has the Mets unexpectedly involved in the NL wild-card race. "I really thought he would have an immediate impact with them,"...
Retiring QB Collins rehabbed self and rep with Giants
Nobody, it seemed, liked Kerry Collins very much. Nobody, it seemed, was especially happy he was aboard, signed to play quarterback for the Giants in 1999. The reputation he lugged...
NFL pushing for deal
The NFL labor fight officially entered crunch time yesterday -- and looked like it might be headed for overtime. Commissioner Roger Goodell, union chief DeMaurice Smith and a phalanx of...
The Post Line
CFLTonightFavoriteLineUnderdogWINNIPEG1½ (48)TorontoBRIT. COL.1½ (53)CalgaryTomorrowMontreal2 (54)SASKATCH.EDMONTON2 (52)HamiltonHome team in CAPS
Knicks' Stoudemire not looking to play overseas: agent
With Nets superstar Deron Williams breaking the ice by agreeing to terms to play in Turkey if the NBA lockout lasts for a long time, will Knicks Amar'e Stoudemire and...
Mets GM says Reyes trade unlikely
LOS ANGELES -- Jose Reyes should plan on staying with the Mets for the remainder of this season. That was general manager Sandy Alderson's message yesterday in the strongest indication...
Scout who signed Jeter on hand
If it weren't for Derek Jeter, Dick Groch would not have been at the Stadium last night. If it weren't for Dick Groch, Derek Jeter might not have been there...
Yankees' A-Rod could pass on All-Star start
Mariano Rivera decided yesterday he will not pitch in the All-Star Game due to soreness his right triceps -- and it wouldn't shock anybody if Alex Rodriguez joined the Yankees...
Yankees' Rivera to skip All-Star Game to rest arm
Mariano Rivera was available to pitch last night. The All-Star Game is another matter. Rivera said he wants to go to the All-Star Game. It's a pride thing. But the...
Yankees' Colon battered by Rays in 2nd start off DL
This was the Bartolo Colon most people expected to see when the Yankees signed him as a free agent in January. And it wasn't pretty. Instead of blowing mid-90s fastballs...
Hondo banks on Yanks
The Pale Hose socked it to Hondo last night as they were thrashed by the Twins to push the soaring deficit to a season-high 1,700 kellers. Tonight, Mr. Aitch is...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Westwood in lead Lee Westwood and tour newcomer Mark Tullo of Chile shot 7-under 65s yesterday to share the lead after the first round of the Scottish Open in...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing9 a.m.Formula One, practiceSPEED11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, practiceSPEED3:30 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide Series, qualifyingSPEED7:30 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, qualifyingSPEED7:30 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide Series, Feed the Children 300ESPNBaseball7 p.m.Rays at YankeesYES, WBCS...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 8SATJuly 9SUNJuly 10MONJuly 11TUEJuly 12WEDJuly 13THUJuly 14YankeesTampa Bay7:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WCBS 880 AMT.B.1:05YESWCBST.B.1:05YESWCBSH.R.Derby8:00ESPNA.S.Game8:00FOXNOGAMETor.7:07YESWCBSMetsSan Francisco10:15TV -- SportsNet NYRadio--WFAN 660 AMS.F.9:05SNYWFANS.F.8:05ESPNWFANH.R.Derby8:00ESPNA.S.Game8:00FOXNOGAMENOGAMELibertySan Antonio8:00No TVNOGAMEChi.4:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMEAtl.NoonNo TVNOGAMERed BullsNOGAMED.C.7:30MSGWADONOGAMENOGAME*Chi.8:30No TVNOGAMENOGAMESiyanksConnecticut7:00No TVVer.6:05No TVVer.1:05No TVVer.7:05No TVNOGAMESt.C.7:00No...
Passing the 'Torch'
What if you couldn't die? What if no one could die? We're not talking vampires who heal immediately and stay 27 years old forever. We're talking people who stay alive...
'The jury was wrong'
Nancy Grace still can't believe that Casey Anthony was found not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, in a case that riveted the nation. And the "Nancy Grace" host,...
Oprah in talks to host the Oscars
Oprah's on the short list to host the Oscars. Sources at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences told the Chicago Sun-Times that Oprah Winfrey is among their top...
Spitzer done at CNN
The Love Guv seems to have steam-rolled himself out of CNN for good. Eliot Spitzer has rejected an offer from the cable news network to become a regular on-air commentator...
Weird but true
These moms should have stuck to bake sales. Three former members of an LA-area PTA have been accused of raising money for themselves by organizing a $14 million Ponzi scheme...
The man who would be king of England
A gore-filled guilty pleasure receiving a token release en route to DVD, Jonathan English's "Ironclad" is basically a sequel to Ridley Scott's unfairly maligned "Robin Hood" with a 1215 version...
Casey Anthony's release date recalculated to July 17
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony will not be freed from jail until July 17 after authorities recalculated her release date, the Orange County Corrections Department said late Thursday. The department...
LI pharmacy 'killer' gets Amy Fisher lawyer: report
The pill-happy psycho who stands charged with the murder of four people in a Long Island pharmacy on Father's Day has a new attorney. And the attorney just happens to...
Dodgers shut out Mets, 6-0, preventing sweep
LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw scattered five hits over eight innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers parlayed extra-base hits by Matt Kemp, Juan Uribe, Aaron Miles and Dioner Navarro into...
Former Brooklyn Collegiate star Cropper to play next year at Truman
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Emonni Cropper had every intention of playing next year at Brooklyn Collegiate. Even though the star guard moved to The Bronx in January and was making...
Slimmed-down Gully reshapes game for senior season
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Elisabeth Gully and her game have undergone plenty of changes in the last eight months. Some jump right out. Others are more subtle, but not less...
Free agency of Nets' Humphries will determine reality show: report
There's more on the line for Kris Humphries than his next NBA team.Humphries and fiancee Kim Kardashian are in talks for a spinoff reality show on E!, dependent upon where...