July 12, 2011
The Saints Row 3 screen that proves games are art
Look at this chaos. Just look at it. Go-Go dancing girls. Dude doing a wheelie. Someone torching furries. A poor dope getting fired from a cannon (to meet his certain...
ALL-STAR GAMETRACKER: American at National
The American League looks for its 13th win in the past 14 All-Star Games that have gone to a decision facing the National League at Chase Field in Arizona.
Feds ask judge to review defense lawyer in hip hop mogul drug case
Federal prosecutors say a defense attorney for hip hop music producer James Rosemond served as "house counsel" for the rapper's alleged cocaine empire. The feds say Jeffery Lichtman's involvement in...
Man charged with series of sex crimes on subway
Prosecutors say DNA has pointed them to a man who molested a series of women on New York City subways going back to 2002. Darnell Hardware pleaded not guilty Tuesday...
Chances 'pretty good' for 2013 All-Star Game at Citi Field
PHOENIX -- Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig all but confirmed the 2013 All-Star Game will be played at the Mets’ Citi Field. “Well, we’ll announce it at some point...
EA shutting down servers for online play of Army of Two, Skate, Xbox 360 version of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA) said Tuesday that it plans to turn off server operations for several of its titles, ending players' ability to play...
Former Rutgers star Britt pleads not guilty in Hoboken
Tennessee Titans receiver Kenny Britt has pleaded not guilty to three disorderly person charges stemming from a June arrest in New Jersey. Hoboken police had suspected Britt was carrying a...
Ex-cop accused of crank calling Giuliani & others working on plea deal
An alleged crank-calling ex-cop is trying to ring up a plea deal. Manuel Lopez, 55, a retired sergeant who was in Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s detail, is hoping to talk...
Mets' Wright could play rehab game this week: report
David Wright expects to begin playing rehab games in Port St. Lucie “sometime in this next week,” TCPalm.com reports.The Mets are pointing to Friday’s game in Lakeland for his debut...
Betty Ford remembered at bipartisan memorial
PALM DESERT, Calif.— First ladies, past and present, and others who called the White House home remembered Betty Ford on Tuesday, not just for her decades-long work against substance abuse...
That's one way to get directions
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Bronx woman left puppy without food for weeks: ASPCA
A Bronx woman who left her pitbull puppy behind to starve to death after being evicted from her apartment admitted today that she "should have checked" on the dog "but...
Uncle Mo works out at Saratoga
A day after arriving to Saratoga Race Course, Todd Pletcher trained Uncle Mo stretched his legs early Tuesay morning by galloping 1 ¼ miles around the famed Oklahoma training track....
Asian-American group takes aim at 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Brooklyn showing
An Asian-American group is up in arms over plans to screen "Breakfast at Tiffany’s" in Brooklyn Bridge Park, alleging that Mickey Rooney’s portrayal of a buck-toothed, bumbling Japanese man in...
Keys to tomorrow's U.S.-France World Cup semi
THREE KEYS TO TOMORROW'S WOMEN'S WORLD CUP SEMI Becky Sauerbrunn centerstage at the center of their defense. After not having played a single second so far in the tournament, the...
Qns. judge steps down from accused hubby-killer Sheehan case
A Queens judge has stepped down from the murder trial of accused hubby-killer Barbara Sheehan because defense lawyers argued he has a conflict of interest — his daughter is a...
U.S. Women's biggest danger isn't the French; it's the hype
The U.S. plays France in tomorrow’s Women’s World Cup semifinal (11:30 a.m., ESPN), just two wins away from finally stepping out of the huge shadow cast by Mia Hamm and...
Cars 2: A 'licensed' game that impresses
What we wouldn’t give to have played Mario Kart at every social gathering we’ve ever been to. Who needs talking when you can express yourself by sending a red shell...
Knicks' Amar'e changes course on playing overseas
After saying he wouldn’t, Knicks All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire is the latest NBA star to say he would consider going overseas in the event of a long NBA lockout. "It's not...
It's an 'L' of a weekend
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Giants' Rolle says he can be ready in 'two weeks'
Once the NFL lockout is lifted, it will be a mad rush to get players signed and training camps open. It will be quickly revealed which players worked to stay...
Wannabe reality star Rashidah Ali in court trouble
A wannabe reality star was briefly a real wanted woman after failing to show up in court today. Rashidah Ali, who's had bit parts on "Basketball Wives" and "Real Housewives...
A jerk steals two bikes from apartment
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'Survivor' producer Bruce Beresford-Redman extradited to Mexico for murder trial
LOS ANGELES -- Former “Survivor” producer Bruce Beresford-Redman was ordered Tuesday to return to Mexico to stand trial on charges he murdered his wife, KTLA-TV reported. Monica Beresford-Redman was found...
NYRA to hand over budget documents
The New York Racing Association released a statement Monday night stating it has withdrawn the lawsuit preventing the release of the association’s 2011 budget documents. The request for NYRA’s budget...
Eastern half of US warned of dangerous heat
Temperatures were forecast to reach dangerous levels in the eastern half of the United States Tuesday, with heat warnings and advisories in effect from Texas and the Southern Plains to...
Two NYC woman plead guilty in $7M food stamp fraud
Two New York women — one of them a former city worker — have copped to a $7 million fake food stamp scam. Alice Bradford, 50, of Brooklyn, and cohort...
Back Page Midseason Baseball Awards
At the All-Star Break it has become somewhat of an unofficial tradition to hand out midseason awards. The Post’s Joel Sherman has already covered the standard Cy Young, MVP and...
EA to buy Popcap for $750 million, plus earnouts
SAN FRANCISCO -- Electronic Arts Inc. said Tuesday it will buy Popcap, a maker of mobile and casual video games, in a deal that could reach a total value of...
Jets draft pick could be deported: report
If Jets draft pick Kenrick Ellis is convicted of the felony charge he is facing in Virginia, the native of Jamaica could face deportation, ESPN.com reports. Ellis recently had his...
Obama awards Medal of Honor, highest US military decoration, to Afghanistan hero
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama, declaring "this is the stuff of which heroes are made," Tuesday fastened a blue ribbon with the Medal of Honor around the neck of Army...
Thief makes getaway in an ambulance?
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City Council speaker Quinn raised $1.32M in 6 months for 2013 mayoral race
It’s a good month to be mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn. The City Council speaker raised a jaw-dropping $1.32 million in the past six months, bringing her fundraising total for the...
USA women ready for France after emotional win
MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany -- The Americans feel just fine, thank you, not tired a bit. The high they were on after that epic Brazil game? That's so yesterday. The U.S. women...
Syria reportedly arrests six in connection with embassy attacks
WASHINGTON -- Syrian authorities have arrested six suspects in connection with attacks on the US and French embassies and the American ambassador's home in Damascus and returned an American flag...
Commissioner defends Jeter’s no-show at All-Star Game
PHOENIX -- Bud Selig went to bat for Derek Jeter on Tuesday. The Major League baseball commissioner said he had no problem with Jeter's decision to skip the All-Star Game...
A thug beats up a woman on Douglass Street
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Knife-wielding man stabs woman on Bronx balcony: police
A knife-wielding maniac stabbed a woman to death on his balcony in the Bronx this morning and was finally arrested after nearly a three hour stand-off, cops said. Frederick Mendes,...
Two jerks beat up a woman on Court Street and take her money
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Marine who scored date with Mila Kunis says it was 'my dream' to meet her
The Marine who was able to score a date with Mila Kunis said today that he "always thought" he had a chance to meet the smoking-hot movie star and it...
Flywheels help NY power grid runs more smoothly
ALBANY, N.Y.— Some excess power on New York's electrical grid is being stored short-term in 200 flywheel batteries that can zap the power back into the system within seconds when...
City Opera musicians protest company's new season
Musicians of the New York City Opera are staging a protest just as the company announces its new season. The union members say they're being offered a contract that would...
Female body found off Garden State Parkway
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J.— Authorities say about all they know is a decomposed body found along the Garden State Parkway is a female. The remains were discovered near the southbound lanes...
Spike Lee to remake 'Oldboy'
Spike Lee has signed on to direct a remake of "Oldboy,'' the controversial South Korean movie, directed by Park Chan-wook, about a Seoul businessman who is kidnapped and held hostage in...
Ruby the Heart Stealer says she's pregnant
ROME -- The 18-year-old nightclub dancer at the center of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's sex trial says she is pregnant and plans to marry soon, according to interview excerpts released...
ABC soap stars negotiating salary cuts in new online deal
Now that soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" have been taken off their respirators by moving from television to the internet, the shows' stars are divided...
'Gilligan's Island' creator Sherwood Schwartz dies
LOS ANGELES — Sherwood Schwartz, writer-creator of two of the best-remembered TV series of the 1960s and 1970s, "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch," has died at age 94. Great...
Rep. Ron Paul says he will not seek re-election in 2012
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) announced on his Twitter account Tuesday that he will not seek re-election to the House of Representatives and will instead focus on his run...
Wang expected to be in Nationals rotation by end of July: report
It’s been over two years since Chien-Ming Wang has thrown a pitch a major-league game, a drought the former Yankees ace seems about to end. Wang has made three rehab...
Former Knicks guard Nate 'might' try out for NFL: report
Nate Robinson is ready to trade one lockout for another. The former Knicks guard, who currently plays for the Thunder, told SLAM that he is considering trying out for the...
Special ed. teacher gets 90 days for sex with 15 year old
A Queens special education teacher who was busted after videotaping herself in a sex romp with a 15-year-old boy was sentenced today to 90 days in prison. Christine Williams, 42,...
Obama says he can't guarantee Social Security checks will be delivered post-Aug. 2
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama upped the ante in debt negotiations Tuesday, saying that he cannot guarantee retirees will receive their Social Security checks starting Aug. 3 if the two...
Pennsylvania restaurant bans children under six
MONROEVILLE, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania restaurant has ignited a local controversy after banning children under the age of six, citing, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Tuesday. "This is not a kid-oriented...
MTV tightens grip on 'Shore' stars' departures: report
If any of the “Jersey Shore” stars want to pack their bags and head home, MTV has a message for them: Fuhgeddaboutit!Following the recent departure (and return) of cast members...
Mom who lost 3 daughters in 2009 Taconic crash is pregnant
A woman whose three daughters were killed in a 2009 wrong-way drunken driving crash says she and her husband are expecting a baby in the fall. Jackie Hance is speaking...
Demi Lovato drops first single post-rehab
LOS ANGELES -- Demi Lovato released a new single Tuesday, her first major endeavor since she finished rehab earlier this year. The 18-year-old former Disney star sings of overcoming heartbreak...
Man United's Sir Alex Ferguson says U.S. making major strides
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said U.S. soccer is making major strides and MLS franchises were ready to give English Premier League (EPL) clubs a stiff...
Brazilian soccer club Corinthians tables $63 million offer for Man City star Tevez
MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez said he would be happy to return to Corinthians after the Brazilian club tabled a $63 million (£40 million) offer for him,...
Money can't buy Palestinian love
The Obama administration went before Congress yesterday claiming that we just have to fund the Palestinian government. "Testifying before a House panel, officials from the State Department said Tuesday that...
10 Samaritans lift truck off NJ cyclist
NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J.— Police say 10 good Samaritans lifted a pickup truck off a woman who was struck on her bicycle in New Jersey. North Plainfield police say 57-year-old Katie...
Cuomo to sign texting-driving bill
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to soon sign a bill that will allow police to stop motorists they see texting while driving. Previously, police could...
Brooklyn judge drops charge against Foxy Brown in mooning case
Raunchy rapper Foxy Brown won't need to reveal her legal briefs and embark on an "underwear defense" for mooning her neighbor after a Brooklyn judge decided today to drop the...
Naked couple jumps from Tappan Zee Bridge
A naked man and woman parked their Chevy Tahoe in the right lane of the Tappan Zee Bridge this morning and jumped off together — holding hands right before they...
Titans WR Britt pleads not guilty in NJ
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Tennessee Titans receiver Kenny Britt has pleaded not guilty to three disorderly person charges stemming from a June arrest in New Jersey. Hoboken police had suspected Britt...
Mets great Carter plans to keep coaching
Gary Carter continues to undergo radiation treatments for the brain cancer he was diagnosed with in May and has an MRI exam scheduled for next month, but the Mets great...
'Real' solution on debt not possible with Obama in office, Sen. McConnell says
WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he does not believe a "real solution" to the US debt problem will be reached while President Barack Obama...
Food wars: Michelle Obama vs former White House official
Washington has a new food war, and interestingly it is between Democrats. A former White House director of communications, Anita Dunn, is now lobbying against a government effort -- heartily...
Oscar Watch: Potter in, Malick out?
Predicting Oscars this far out is a high-risk activity, which hasn't prevented an increasing number of us bloggers from playing the game. It's gotten even harder because of the academy's...
Intruder arrested at Halle Berry's home in Los Angeles identified
LOS ANGELES -- A man was in custody Tuesday after allegedly trespassing at Halle Berry's property in the Hollywood Hills, two days after he was first spotted spying on the...
Exhaustion behind Jeter's All-Star absence: report
PHOENIX — Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter will not attend Tuesday’s All-Star Game because of “emotional and physical exhaustion” from his pursuit of 3,000 hits, sources with knowledge of his mindset...
Political solution to Libyan conflict taking shape, France says
TRIPOLI, Libya -- France said Tuesday that a political solution to end the Libyan conflict was "taking shape," as the regime said it was ready to talk to the rebels...
Stamford man charged with murder after strip club stabbing
STAMFORD, Conn.— A 22-year-old Stamford man has been charged with murder in a weekend stabbing outside a city strip club. Police say Oscar Jeronimo stabbed Jorge Herrara-Lopez in the chest...
Large boa constrictor's body found on Conn. road
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk officials are trying to figure out how a six-foot boa constrictor snake ended up dead along the side of a city road. Animal control officers are...
Police, hundreds of volunteers search for missing 9-year-old Brooklyn boy
An "angelic" 9-year-old boy vanished after getting lost while walking alone for the first time from his Borough Park day camp and then following a Hasidic man down a busy...
Starr report
Twit-wits: What is it with these niche cable networks and their summer brawls? Last week it was Discovery going mano-a-mano with History over Discovery’s “Shark Week” billboard — which reads...
Casey Anthony will don disguise, new name once she is released: report
Casey Anthony is getting a make-over. Acquitted daughter-murder suspect Casey Anthony is reportedly considering using a number of disguises and living under a new name once she is released from...
LI man kills ex-girlfriend, then self: cops
BAY SHORE, N.Y. — Police on Long Island say a man fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and then turned the gun on himself during a dispute over visitation rights. They say...
Will 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' be banned as racist in Brooklyn?
A petition is circulating to stop an outdoor screening of "Breakfast at Tiffany's'' next month at a Brooklyn Park. The beloved romantic dramedy starring Audrey Hepburn, which will celebrate its...
Star trek
REAL ADVENTURE Kelly Bensimon was recently spotted de-stressing from her “Real Housewives of New York” duties at the exclusive Four Seasons resort in Costa Rica, where she made time for...
10 reasons why Tokyo is the best
JAPAN is one of the shakiest places on earth. Consequently, kids grow up there thinking of earthquakes the way a New Yorker might think of thunderstorms. (They are a thing...
Space Station engineers embark on historic spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Two NASA astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) embarked Tuesday on the last spacewalk of the space shuttle era, the agency said. Michael Fossum and...
Long Island search for missing swimmer
OCEAN BEACH, N.Y. — The Coast Guard and police are searching for a swimmer reported missing off Fire Island. The Coast Guard says it received a call from a friend...
Dancers for Lil Wayne arrested in Connecticut
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Two dancers who perform with with rapper Lil Wayne have been charged with assaulting a waitress at a restaurant inside Westfarms Mall. Twenty-four-year-old Jennifer Slaughter of...
Foxy Brown 'mooning' trial set to begin
Rapper Foxy Brown is due in court again — this time on charges she violated a court order by mooning her neighbor. Brown's real name is Inga Marchand. She's pleaded...
The Post Line
ALL-STAR GAME, Tonight National $110-120 American WOMEN'S WORLD CUP Semifinals, Tommorow at Moenchengladbach United States $160-220 France Under ( 2 1/2) $-110-130 Over at Frankfurt Sweden $110-150 Japan Under (2...
13 shot, 1 dead in Newark night of violence
NEWARK, N.J. — Police are looking for suspects after three shootings in New Jersey's largest city left a teenager dead and 12 people wounded. Bullets began flying in Newark when...
Karzai half-brother killed
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai's powerful half brother, a lightning rod for criticism of all that is wrong with the Afghan government, was assassinated by a bodyguard today...
VOTE: Yankees Report Card
Injuries removed several key pieces for extended stretches of the first half and Alex Rodriguez played three weeks with a torn meniscus in the right knee that required surgery yesterday...
VOTE: Mets Report Card
The Mets were 5-13 after losing to the Astros on April 20 and appeared doomed to a summer of meaningless baseball. Somehow they arrived at the All-Star break with a...
DOT honchos, Lander subpoenaed to testify in bike lane case
Councilman Brad Lander and some city Department of Transportation officials were slapped with subpoenas yesterday to testify in a lawsuit seeking to eliminate the controversial Prospect Park West bike lane....
Tricky British venue Opens it up to field
SANDWICH, England — Eight years ago, the last time before this week the British Open was played at Royal St. George’s, Tiger Woods struck his first tee shot of the...
Italian debt fears stalking Wall street
Italian debt woes served up a fresh round of agita for Wall Street. US stocks suffered their worst session in a month, with financial stocks leading the losses on fears...
Raimondi: Food second only to hoops last week in Pa.
There were prospects wall to wall. There was endless potential as far as the eyes could see. And that was just the food vendors at the Reading Terminal Market in...
The Copacabana: A timeline
* 1941: At the start of the new year, the Copacabana opens for business at 10 E. 60th St. Later that year, America goes to war. * 1947: Groucho Marx...
From highly touted to humbled, Walker ready to start anew
LeBrent Walker was supposed to be the next big thing. His recruiting process coming into high school was similar to what most players go through choosing a college with all...
Range finder: Molloy's 'Weazel' improving jumper during big summer
Alexa (Weazel) Dietrich thought her physical activity for the day was over. The Archbishop Molloy rising junior went for a run and was about to head into the shower when...
Yearwood, formerly of St. John's Prep, pops up on college's radar in first AAU season
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – Ryan Yearwood stepped onto the court last week at Albright College and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. There, just a few feet...
State cigarette smuggler rules: Just butt out
Leave cigarette smugglers alone. That's pretty much the message that went out last week from the New York State Department of Taxation to its investigators. A two-page e-mail from Peter...
Antitrust review for BSkyB bid
News Corp.'s bid for satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting will be reviewed by UK antitrust regulators after the company withdrew its offer to spin off BSkyB's Sky News to win...
Einhorn's hot hand
David Einhorn, the hedge-fund manager who agreed in May to buy 33 percent of the New York Mets, survived the first round of the World Series of Poker's main event....
Hertz rolls out bid extension for rival
The waiting game just got longer for shareholders of Dollar Thrifty. Rival car-rental giant Hertz said it would extend the deadline for its buyout offer of more than $2 billion...
Newsweek site to die
Newsweek Daily Beast, the media partnership formed earlier this year when Newsweek merged with the Daily Beast Web site, will phase out its Newsweek.com Web site July 19, New York...
Business briefs
HTC vs. Apple HTC was accused of infringing Apple patents in a US International Trade Commission case that may halt US imports of the Taiwanese compa ny's phones and its...
FCC: Comcast fault
Comcast favored its own programming over the Tennis Channel in violation of federal rules and should be forced to distribute the network on equal terms, regulators said. Comcast should include...
FAO Schwarz re-ups on Fifth
The giant stuffed animals won't be leaving Fifth Avenue after all. FAO Schwarz has renewed its lease at Boston Properties' GM Building for five years, ending speculation that the fabled...
Galleon guy Gupta can sue SEC
Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta -- the biggest name to get caught up in Raj Rajaratnam's insider-trading scandal -- can pursue his lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Bulls are cowed
Meet the incredible shrinking bulls of Wall Street. Besieged by massive mortgage settlements, Europe's debt crisis, a weak economy and a raft of new regulations, the nation's biggest banks are...
Office leasing rate grows
Manhattan office leasing is up 34 percent from last year, according to CB Richard Ellis Group. Almost 15.7 million square feet of leases were completed in the first half of...
Summary judgment
The Huffington Post, a blog long criticized for lifting too much content from others, "indefinitely suspended" a young writer for doing just that in a flourish of satire she believed...
The ball is over
It wasn't just the economy that crashed Rock & Republic. The defunct denim label, which in its heyday sold $200 jeans at upscale department stores, also fell victim to eccentric...
Tricky 'shot' at Osama
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan -- The CIA reportedly organized a fake vaccination drive in the Pakistan town where Osama bin Laden was hiding to try to collect DNA from his family. The...
Miracle plunge
A teen miraculously survived a five-story plunge from the roof of a Brooklyn building last night. The 18-year-old was in serious condition after she accidentally fell while hanging out with...
'New' da Vinci to debut in fall
LONDON -- A painting recently authenticated as Leonardo da Vinci's will be on display at the National Gallery in November as part of an exhibition on the Renaissance master, the...
All-Star buddies save falling fan
PHOENIX -- The ball arching against Chase Field's bright lights, Keith Carmickle climbed up on a narrow table, leaned forward and lost his balance, momentum carrying him toward a 20-foot...
OCare insure $hare
Insurers with healthier, lower-cost patients would share revenue with rivals whose customers run up higher bills, under federal rules to stabilize insurance markets within the 2010 health-care law. Insurers would...
Victoria Beckham tells husband 'Harper is our last baby'
LOS ANGELES -- Victoria Beckham told her husband David Beckham as she cuddled their new daughter Harper Seven, "We've had four kids -- no more," The Sun reported Tuesday. The...
Ted's son to wed
PROVIDENCE, RI -- Former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy yesterday announced that he'll be married Friday in a private wedding ceremony at his family's Cape Cod compound. Kennedy, 43, son...
Syria gov't goons attack US Embassy
Syria's pro-government thugs stormed the US Embassy compound in Damascus yesterday and smashed windows before they were driven off by Marines. About 300 members of the mob, incited by Syrian...
Chemical hurts two Sanit men
Two sanitation workers hauling trash from Brooklyn Tech HS yesterday were injured when a chemical sprayed out of a garbage bag they were crushing, authorities said. Valentino Davis, 46, and...
Casinos' fortune
Atlantic City, battered by casinos in neighboring states and pummeled by the uncertain economy, hopes its luck is starting to turn. Revenues at its 11 casinos fell just 3.7 percent...
Prez scholar 'takes' history
BALTIMORE -- Two New York City men, including a presidential historian, have been charged with stealing millions of dollars worth of documents from the Maryland Historical Society. Baltimore police charged...
Sex dolls made Hitler Col. Kink
Adolf Hitler ordered Nazi scientists to create silicone sex dolls for his soldiers, who had been devastated by STDs they acquired from French prostitutes, a researcher has revealed. The "synthetic...
Nassau club: the Red Inks
What a curveball! Nassau's top official promised to bring a minor-league baseball team to town yesterday -- as long as voters approve borrowing for his massive new sports complex. County...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Cops yesterday released a new picture of a bandit wanted for hitting three Manhattan banks. The suspect most recently pocketed $1,160 on June 28, when he knocked off the...
'Elvis' has theft the building
Elvis Presley has left the betting parlor -- after robbing it! Police in England are hunting for a thief dressed as The King who is behind a pair of hold-ups...
'Speed' kills
The 19-foot boat that slammed into Hudson River concrete footing near Albany early Sunday, killing four people, was going so fast that its inboard-outboard motor was ripped off its mounts...
Bridge-stunt arrests
Two performance artists were busted last night after putting on a show on top of one of the towers of the Williamsburg Bridge. The cops didn't give the performance a...
Folks bid to get away from it all
The parents of Casey Anthony (pictured) -- who both testified against their daughter -- tried to anonymously unwind poolside at an Orlando hotel on Sunday, just days after their daughter...
Harsh tax master fooling no one
Barack Obama says the federal debt ceiling must be raised, that it would be calamitous and unprecedented and horrible and nightmarish and terrible if it were not raised. Then he...
Newtown Creek set for detox treatment
A long-awaited Superfund cleanup of toxic Newtown Creek that's expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars and take two decades to complete is set to begin later this summer,...
Rudy flirts with NH run
Rudy Giuliani will head back to New Hampshire on Thursday as he mulls another White House bid -- but prominent state Republicans don't believe he'll run. "A business associate of...
'Mob hit' is poorly executed
This alleged hit man should have watched "The Godfather" a few more times to see how it's done. Unlike Al Pacino's cool-headed Michael Corleone, suspected Albanian Mafia gangster Bajram Lajqi...
Airport stun-gun shocker 2
Just two days after a stun gun was found on a JetBlue plane that had just landed at Newark Airport, a passenger at JFK Airport was caught trying to board...
PTA-thief ma to pay interest
The Brooklyn mom who embezzled $82,000 from the PTA at her daughter's school will have to pay interest and expenses in order to get her jail-free plea deal, a judge...
'Shoplifting' socialite looking for a deal
A Manhattan socialite charged with swiping an $11,000 fur scarf wants a sweet deal that would keep her out of jail -- and end with charges being dismissed if she...
Casey juror flees
A woman who served on the Casey Anthony jury so dreaded facing her co-workers that she quit her job and fled the state, her husband said. She was terrified over...
WTC memorial's online tix blitz
The World Trade Center's 9/11 Memorial opened its online box office for ticket reservations yesterday and wound up deluged with more than 24,000 requests by the evening -- so many...
Dave's vandal a wreck
The struggling actor who trashed the lobby of the Ed Sullivan Theater was so drunk that he has no memory of his rampage, his lawyer said yesterday. Pint-size perp James...
Marine's Mila-tary 'action'
The Marines take pride in succeeding where others fail, but Sgt. Scott Moore may go down in military history after snagging a date with smoking-hot movie star Mila Kunis. Moore,...
FDNY gets 'hire' power
New York City is about to reopen the books for aspiring firefighters -- offering its first FDNY entrance test in more than four years early next year. City attorneys say...
He's in the 'criminal' record biz
A Manhattan record-company executive ripped off his employer to the tune of $700,000 by spinning tales about a phony business and submitting bogus invoices to it, authorities said. Andrew Robertson,...
It's 'Gaul' waiting in DSK case
Prosecutors and defense lawyers yesterday agreed on a two-week adjournment for the next hearing in the crumbling sex-assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn -- as Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. continues...
MTA has app-etite for new nerd ideas
The subway map just doesn't cut it anymore. Navigating the Big Apple is getting the high-tech treatment, with the MTA calling on geeks to make sense of the city's subways...
Long harm of the law
Hundreds of prisoners are languishing in holding pens -- in violation of a court order -- as overtime and budget cuts wreak havoc with Brooklyn arraignments, The Post has learned....
Police pension shocker
The Police Pension Fund refused yesterday to formally yank a $52,365-a-year disability pension from a cop who retired with a shoulder injury, was caught on a construction job and ordered...
Unjust desserts
As a pastry chef at the Oak Room, Melissa Rodriguez says she was "canned" at least once a day. Executive Chef Eric Hara "would literally pick me up and throw...
A case of in 'pod' we tru$t
WASHINGTON -- The USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council is hoping President Obama's reference yesterday to the little green food will cause Americans to increase their consumption of peas. Spokeswoman...
O to GOP: pass the 'peas'
WASHINGTON -- Taxes are good for you. President Obama told leaders in Washington yesterday that it's time to "eat our peas" by making some unappetizing budget decisions. He scolded Republican...
Assault busts for 'beat' cops
Two NYPD cops were arrested yesterday for punching and kicking a teen after giving him a summons in The Bronx, authorities said. Officers Joseph Murphy, 26, and José Ocasio, 28,...
Fire hits UES temple
The historic Upper East Side synagogue where Ivanka Trump studied before converting to Judaism was ravaged by fire last night. Flames broke out on the top floor and roof of...
Turkey & 'squash'
A motorist played chicken with a gaggle of Staten Island turkeys yesterday, plowing through the wild birds in what may have been a deliberate act of fowl play. Cops said...
Clemens' legal play
WASHINGTON -- Roger Clemens' lawyer gave his strongest hint yet that the ex-Yankee may not testify in his trial on charges of lying to Congress about using performance-enhancing drugs, as...
Michele tops Iowa poll
WASHINGTON -- GOP White House hopeful Rep. Michele Bachmann's hard line on debt is boosting her standing in Iowa. Bachmann topped rival Mitt Romney, 25 percent to 21 percent, finishing...
Blow against O in Weiner race
In "a shot across President Obama's bow," Democratic former Mayor Ed Koch yesterday urged voters in Queens and Brooklyn to make "history" by voting for the Republican candidate to replace...
Fed cash drives safe-road surge
Distracted-driving violations have fallen dramatically in Hartford, Conn., and Syracuse as a result of federally funded police programs, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said yesterday. Cash-strapped police around the country could...
Feds in new assault on salt
People with high salt intake and low potassium intake have a 50 percent increased risk of death from any health cause -- and about twice the risk of death from...
NJ couple screw-gled
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, NJ -- In the era of computerized directions to everywhere, one New Jersey couple is living a homeowner's nightmare: Google Maps shows their private driveway as the entrance...
Metro-North derailment strands heat-wracked riders
A Metro-North train with hundreds of passengers aboard derailed minutes after leaving Grand Central Terminal during yesterday's evening rush hour -- leaving dozens stuck in a stifling-hot car for more...
3,000 reasons to love our prince in pinstripes
There could not have been a more fitting tribute to Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit than the one given by Christian Lopez, the fan who caught the historic home-run ball ("No....
On treaty, team O is 'lost' at sea
After inking the scary new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty and pushing to revive the once-dead Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the Obama administration is acting like it belongs in a foreign-policy...
Panetta's priorities
When Leon Panetta moved from the CIA to the Pentagon last week, he listed his top priorities as defense secretary as defeating al Qaeda, forging a partnership with independent Iraq...
Recovering from the 'man-cession'
Some of us called it the man-cession. In the deep recession that lasted from December 2007 to June 2009, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, many more men...
Standing up vs. tax hikes
The White House made House Speaker John Boehner an offer he could refuse: to become the tax collector for President Obama's entitlement state. The so-called grand bargain that Boehner eschewed...
Casus belli
"The reason you guys are here is that, on 9/11, the United States got attacked and 3,000 Americans -- not just Americans, but 3,000 human beings, got killed. Innocent human...
Appeals court slapdown
Hey, Your Honor: Butt out! That was the loud-and-clear message last week aimed at Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Alice Schlesinger -- and her ilk -- by, of all people, her...
Bam: give peas a chance
Send Washington an extra dime, it'll spend 20 cents -- and borrow the difference. Send it up to $1 trillion, as President Obama insists, and it'll spend, and borrow ....
Bruce mimic makes excellent impression
"Ladies and gentlemen, Lenny Bruce!" The introduction alone is enough to give you goose bumps -- especially since it's being heard at what used to be the Village Gate, where...
Good thoughts about 'All of You'
Album of the week COLBIE CAILLAT "All of You" **** Over the course of the 12 magnificently melodic tracks of "All of You," a record sown with jangly acoustic arrangements,...
Trysts with twists
An old-fashioned thriller in the Agatha Christie vein, "Tryst" is set in Edwardian times. It could just as easily have been written then as well -- and that's a compliment....
Wizard of awe!
Movie series almost always peak in their first or second installments. But that hasn’t been the case with “Harry Potter,” which started off unpromisingly (if lucratively) — and, after a...
Copa comeback
Nightclubs come and nightclubs go. It’s the nature of the biz. But rarely does a hot spot come back in such grand fashion as the legendary Copacabana, which moves into...
Too cool for shul
A man in a crisp black suit stands outside the plate-glass doors on Crosby Street, checking off the names of the chosen on a clipboard. Young women with tousled hair...
Yankees' Jeter deserves time off
PHOENIX -- Get off Derek Jeter's back. Yes, Jeter could have showed up here for the All-Star Game and tipped his cap, but taking a few days off after providing...
Dad helps Yankees' Cano win Home Run Derby
PHOENIX -- Baseball has always been a game of fathers and sons. Evidently, so is the Home Run Derby. Robinson Cano shocked the slugging world last night, capturing the Home...
Affrunti's Delaware Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm.FIRST-5f; $22,500; mdn cl($30,000); 2YO; (f)2-Cryptic Kate 2-13-EndurngHrt 10-11-FrmJmpStrt 3-14-SunrisDnsr 4-15-AllDeckdOt 6-16-NormthStrm 8-17-Vctria's Comet 8-1SECOND-1 1/16m; $15,000; mdn cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)5-Itsmrbllyt 3-21-Don'tPshIt 30-14-Real Fortuna 6-12-Senteya 20-13-MdnghtExch 5-16-VrLynnClln...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Dr D's Escape (1st)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $14,000; cl($12500)1Dr D's Escape(B Sears)1-1-76-54DaveAintHere(JPantaleno)5-4-26-18Max Will Start(D Dube)2-6-18-12Mimi's Tyler(E Goodell)7-5-712-13Majo Just Do It(C Manzi)4-7-510-15MaggiesSonA(SBouchard)6-8-720-16ForceOreFinesse(GBrennn)1-4-310-17GinAndVermouth(BHolland)3-1-26-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $14,000; cl($12500)7ILookSpecial(GBrennan)7-8-57-55Aachoo(E Goodell)7-4-54-13DrillSergeantSm(JMrshll)4-1-26-11Rydeabout(B...
Tomorrow's Delaware Entries
Post Time:1:15 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST5f; $15,000; mdn cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)PNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1Jitterbug Jane(L),123JRodriguz2Fleet Dance,118R Paz3Wild Tizzy,118C Borel4Minnie Miss,110B Pedroza5Dream Big,118A Cintron6Native Child(L),120EPeltrche7Diana Girl(L),118E PerezSECOND1m&70y;...
Parx Racing Charts
Jul. 11, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m; $22,000; mdn clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. Good. vied, clear, lasted Trainer: Ney PessanhaTime: 24.17, 47.79, 1:13.57,...
Yankees' All-Stars can weather A-Rod's absence
PHOENIX -- No A-Rod, no problem. It's a new era for the Yankees, and tonight's AL All-Star starting lineup is proof of that, with Curtis Granderson batting leadoff and Robinson...
Collins says Mets need to play better
Somebody must have forgotten to close Broadway yesterday for the Mets' ticker-tape parade. All the first half of the season really showed is expectations couldn't have been much lower for...
Americans motivated by European golfing surge
SANDWICH, England -- Rory McIlroy's recent surge to a U.S. Open win and the European dominance in the world rankings have stirred some of the American players. "I wouldn't say...
Donald says he's not '1' to be underestimated
SANDWICH, England -- Rory McIlroy is all the rage right now, but Luke Donald wants his piece of glory, too. Donald, who enters this week's British Open at Royal St....
K-Rod hiring Boras doesn't faze Mets GM
Francisco Rodriguez's future with the Mets may not be affected by his hiring of Scott Boras as his new agent, according to general manager Sandy Alderson. "We'll have to wait...
USA women's soccer team enjoying spotlight
With one of the lightest weeks on the sports calendar and one of the more gripping comeback stories in recent memory, the U.S. women's World Cup team has a chance...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 5f; $22,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)GETTHELASTWORDIN broke maiden going shorter when making seasonal debut for new barn. OVER SERVED finished fourth as the favorite in seasonal debut for new barn....
Devils close to signing top pick Larsson
The jackpot draftee the Devils hope becomes a cornerstone says he hopes to sign a contract with the team in the next few days. "By the end of the week,...
LB Posluszny may land with Giants
The Giants are seemingly always in the market for help at linebacker and often go the free agency route to find that help. Paul Posluszny is one of the more...
Uncle Mo arrives at Saratoga
Mike Repole's Uncle Mo, last year's 2-year-old Eclipse Champion and former Kentucky Derby hopeful, arrived at Saratoga Race Course yesterday after a two-month recovery at WinStar Farm in Kentucky. The...
All-Star Game lets Mets showcase Beltran
PHOENIX -- Carlos Beltran, wearing a jersey with the word "National" across his chest, looked good in another uniform last night during the All-Star Game workout. Get used to it,...
Sports shorts
NFL: 'Pacman' may do time Adam "Pacman" Jones might face up to a year in jail in Nevada for violating a probation stay-out-of-trouble order following his weekend arrest in Cincinnati,...
NFL players balk at proposed rookie wage limit
The heavyweights in the NFL's labor talks will resume face-to-face negotiations tomorrow in Manhattan with a new issue at the forefront of the standoff -- a proposed rookie wage scale....
Jeter fan did right thing giving back ball
Everyone has an idea of what they would do if they were Christian Lopez, if they had been sitting in Section 236, Row 1, Seat 19, just behind the red...
Yankees' A-Rod to rehab in Miami after knee surgery
Alex Rodriguez underwent successful knee surgery yesterday, and the Yankees third baseman will begin his rehab in Miami, not Tampa. Rodriguez had a slightly torn meniscus in his right knee...
Rangers' Hamilton burdened with heavy heart
PHOENIX -- The Rangers' Josh Hamilton is still trying to come to grips with the tragedy that occurred at a game last Thursday in Arlington, Texas, when fan Shannon Stone...
Hondo loves AL
Hondo's plunge into the wild and wonderful world of horse racing yielded mixed results yesterday. He lost with Feliciti Dancer in the 7th at Parx and with his Feliciti Dancer-Ladder...
The Post Line
Women's World Cup Soccer Semifinals Today At Moenchengladbach United States -220 France +160 Over 2½ +100 Under 2½ -140 At Frankfurt Sweden -150 Japan +110 Over 2½ +100 Under 2½...
Day of the Flood
Curt Flood had Spidey-skills. Little Leaguers in Missouri in the mid-'60s spent a lot of time trying to be Flood. He was the center fielder on the champion St. Louis...
Center stage
You know what you're going to get when you tune into a reality series called "Dance Moms" -- right? "Toddlers & Tiaras" meets "Real Housewives," complete with hideous moms, fake...
15M watch Jaycee
Diane Sawyer's exclusive interview with rescued kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard riveted America. Sawyer's two-hour "Primetime" sitdown with Dugard -- kidnapped at age 11 and held hostage for 18 years in...
Deidre Hall returning to 'Days of Our Lives'
'Days of Our Lives" is gearing up to welcome back a very familiar face. NBC has confirmed that fan favorite Deidre Hall -- Salem's Dr. Marlena Evans -- will be...
Weird but true
Everything's bigger in Texas -- even babies. Janet Johnson of Longview has given birth to a 16-pound, 1-ounce, boy. And the proud mom believes that JaMichael Brown may be among...
Four-alarm fire ravages Manhattan synagogue
Firefighters battled a four alarm fire at a synagogue in Manhattan that covered much of the Upper East Side in smoke. About 170 firefighters responded to the blaze which began...
Smith shoots Gauchos 16s into Summer Classic quarters
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – Attention AAU coaches and players: If the game is on the line, odds are Dayshon Smith is getting the ball. The odds are even greater...
More than a thousand people gather for funeral of fallen Rangers fan Stone
BROWNWOOD, Texas -- More than a thousand people turned out in Brownwood, Texas, Monday for the funeral of firefighter Shannon Stone, the Rangers fan who died after falling over a...
Hoop Group Summer Classic East notebook: Teyvon Myers headed for prep school
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – Teyvon Myers’ summer is already off to a better start than the winter, spring and fall. He played an integral role in New Heights’ title...
On the money: Xaverian's Bernardi picks up Iowa State offer, four others
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – Brian Bernardi’s stock has never been higher. Coming off an impressive week at Hoop Group’s Elite and Team Camps at Albright College, the Xaverian sharpshooter...