July 19, 2011
Red Sox say price too high for Beltran: report
The Phillies and Red Sox are among the most aggressive suitors for Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran, if not the most aggressive, according to sources. However, the Red Sox at this...
Gov. Christie meets with Republican heavy hitters
New Jersey Gov. Christie met Tuesday in New York City with a number of Republican fundraisers who urged him to seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Home Depot co-founder Kenneth...
Reyes, Beltran spark Mets beat Cards
Jose Reyes made a huge impact in the field in his return from a hamstring injury, turning a difficult double play with the bases loaded in the eighth inning after...
UFL to delay season
OMAHA, Neb. -- With the NFL working to end its lockout and save the preseason, the struggling United Football League announced Tuesday it would push back the start of its...
Nice rack! City to cut two parking spaces on Smith Street for bike parking lot
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Death penalty do-over for cop killer
A federal judge has set a trial date for jurors to again decide whether a man convicted of killing two undercover NYPD officers should get the death penalty. Ronell Wilson...
Mets' Davis doubts return this season
Ike Davis said he "hasn’t thrown in the towel" about returning to the Mets this season, but admitted again Tuesday he might not play again until 2012. "If in three...
Violent Bronx rapist sentenced to 60 years in prison
A serial sex offender — whose attacks on three Bronx prostitutes were so violent he was once eyed in the hooker slayings on Long Island — was sentenced to 60...
Yahoo profit rises; shares drop on forecast
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday posted an improved quarterly profit, though net sales declined five percent from the same period last year, as the internet portal cut costs...
Apple earnings surge; iPhone sales beat targets
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple Inc. reported a surge in third-fiscal quarter earnings Tuesday, solidly beating Wall Street’s estimates thanks to better-than-expected sales of the company’s iPhone and iPad product lines....
Space Shuttle Atlantis leaves space station, due back Thurs.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The last space shuttle is headed home. Atlantis left the International Space Station on Tuesday and slipped away after a partial lap around the station. Ten...
Uncle of admitted terrorist Najibullah Zazi testifies at NYC trial
It was an improvised explosives lab, tucked away in a suburban Colorado house. Techniques perfected by al-Qaeda operatives overseas were being used to fashion suicide bombs — with the goal...
Texas Rangers to raise railing at ballpark after fan's death
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers announced Tuesday all railing inside their ballpark in Arlington will be raised to the highest industry standards. The moves comes less than two weeks...
Gov. Cuomo says jobs, economy will be focus
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that he’ll focus his attention for the next six months on invigorating the state’s economy, including an international ad campaign...
At least five killed, eight injured in upstate crash
BENTON, N.Y. -- At least five people were killed and eight injured Tuesday after a van full of Mennonite farmers collided with another vehicle in upstate New York. The fatal...
UConn names basketball assistant
STORRS, Conn. -- The University of Connecticut has named a former player to the position of director of men’s basketball administration. Karl Hobbs was a point guard and team captain...
Personal Ensign could get bigger purse
A few days after last Saturday’s Delaware Handicap "grudge match" between Blind Luck and Harve de Grace, in which Blind Luck edged her rival by a nose at the wire,...
It's another 'L' of a weekend
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London imposes fine on President Obama's motorcade for refusal to pay traffic congestion charge
LONDON -- President Obama's motorcade has been fined for not paying the congestion charge in London, officials said today. London's Evening Standard reported that Mayor Boris Johnson had warned Obama...
Yankees call up New Jersey native Garrison
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Yankees have called up reliever Steve Garrison from Double-A Trenton to add another left-hander to the bullpen.Sergio Mitre was placed on the 15-day disabled list...
Bandits steal a Blackberry — minus SIM card
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B'klyn courts to resume all-day arraignments on weekends
A week after The Post exposed excessive and illegal waiting times for defendants to face a judge, the state Office of Court Administration announced today that Brooklyn courts will resume...
Reyes, Beltran back in Mets lineup
Jose Reyes had good reason to flash that big, infectious grin Tuesday night: He was back in the Mets lineup. The All-Star shortstop was activated from the 15-day disabled list...
Video shows enraged Chihuahua attacking robbers
ALTADENA, Calif. — Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have released a video of a barking Chihuahua angrily chasing off robbers at an Altadena smoke shop. The video, released Monday, shows...
Obama praises 'Gang of Six' deficit reduction deal
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama Tuesday praised a new deficit reduction deal proposed by the so-called "Gang of Six" that would reduce the deficit by as much as $3.7 trillion...
Please stop with the dramatics over how hard it is to raise the debt ceiling
Today, we have a veritable plethora of deficit reduction/debt ceiling raising proposals. There is the Republicans' "Cut, Cap and Balance" and then there is House Speaker Rep. John Boehner's "Plan b"...
NJ gov says medical marijuana law can go forward
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he will allow the state to begin dispensing medical marijuana despite his concerns over whether federal authorities could prosecute state regulators....
Former Islanders, Red Wings goalie Osgood retires
DETROIT — After 17 NHL seasons, 14 with the Detroit Red Wings, goalie Chris Osgood announced his retirement during a conference call Tuesday. “It’s taken me a long time to...
Man United's Sir Alex Ferguson tips neighbor City to challenge for EPL
SEATTLE -- Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson expects Manchester City to be "a thorn in the flesh" of his side this season, Sky Sports reported Tuesday. Both teams are...
Colorado's Casey out 8-10 months with ruptured Achilles
Commerce City, CO - The Colorado Rapids announced Tuesday that forward Conor Casey will miss the remainder of the 2011 season after rupturing his Achilles tendon in Saturday's 4-3 loss...
Red Bulls try to find form against Colorado
Commerce City, CO - Red Bull New York will look to get its season back on track as it travels to Dick's Sporting Goods Park to face the Colorado Rapids...
Nets' final game in New Jersey scheduled for April 18
The Nets will say goodbye to New Jersey on April 18 against the Bulls in the final game of the season, according to a lockout-free NBA schedule released Tuesday. The...
Conn. to buy 25 more trains for NYC commuters
HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says Connecticut will buy 25 more commuter rail cars for the heavily used New Haven line into New York City. Malloy said Tuesday...
Mayor Bloomberg fires shot at Silicon Valley tech dominance
Mayor Bloomberg is firing a shot across the bow of Silicon Valley, saying New York City’s efforts to attract a new science and engineering campus will help the metropolis surpass...
Cromartie says 'no hometown discount' for Jets
Antonio Cromartie wants to remain with the Jets, but at a price. The free agent cornerback appeared on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Tuesday and said he’s ready to test the...
Beach Wheelchair Debuts At Pelham Bay Park
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Wall of Honor to vets dedicated
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UCP to Replace Stolen Wheelchair
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P.S. 36 dedicates new playground
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Rosa Parks Educational Campus Reveals Signage
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Man arrested in Co-op City woman's death
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Bronx Columbus Day Parade Selects Grand Marshal
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Concerned Parties Hold Meeting About Country Club Greenstreet
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Bang Up Job on July 4th
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BCC President Dr. Williams Retires After 15 Years
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Arnold's love-child scandal to become ‘Law & Order: SVU’ episode
The Arnold Schwarzenegger love child scandal will serve as the inspiration for an upcoming episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," according to a new report. The revelation that...
Ex-New York Life insurance agent spared jail time for $200K blackmail bid
A former New York Life insurance agent who cracked up after going broke was spared any jail time this morning for a bone-headed blackmail scheme against his ex-employer. Anthony Digati...
Ex-NY pastor in prison on sex charges dies
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — The former pastor of a Long Island church who claimed he was the Archangel Gabriel to lure young victims into sex has died in prison. John...
P.S. 78 celebrates Anne Hutchinson
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Bishop Receives Street Naming
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Star Boxing, American Cancer Society Join Forces in the Ring
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Devils name DeBoer new head coach
Lou Lamoriello also works in mysterious ways. Witness the 100-day selection of Pete DeBoer to coach the Devils back to the playoffs.DeBoer never coached the Panthers to the playoffs during...
Knicks scheduled to open renovated Garden vs. Heat
LeBron James may get a chance to open the renovated Garden after all. The Knicks' season opener is slated for Nov. 2 vs. the Heat at the Garden, though there's...
Mugging on the Williamsburg Bridge!
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Bachmann tops GOP field for first time in new national poll
WASHINGTON -- Tea Party favorite Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) took first place in a national poll of Republican primary voters released Tuesday, besting former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 21 percent...
Bandits steal a Blackberry — minus SIM card
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Gallery gal to spend 16 weekends in jail in Salander art scam
Gallery big Leigh Morse will serve weekends in jail for four months for conspiring with her notorious boss, Lawrence Salander, to scam art owners out of $120 million, a Manhattan...
Brutal attack near Smith-Ninth
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Boehner urges Congress to pass 'Cut, Cap and Balance' debt plan
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) Tuesday urged Congress to pass the so-called "Cut, Cap and Balance" measure ahead of a House vote later in the day, calling it...
City implements lottery to accommodate gay marriage applicants
Gay couples who want to make history this weekend in New York City will need reservations and luck. So many couples have applied to get married this Sunday -- the...
Amish youth leads cops on buggy chase
CONEWANGO -- An Amish teenager allegedly led police on a short chase in his buggy Monday after deputies observed him drinking beer in the vehicle in western New York. According...
LI couple buried gun barrel and flushed pills down the toilet after drugstore shooting: DA
The psycho pill-popper accused of killing four people at a Long Island pharmacy last month and his wife spent the days after the slayings trying to conceal evidence of their...
Slope was robbery central this week
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Top Columbia "Cartel" student pleads to felony coke sales
The 20-year-old who'd faced the most serious drug sale charges in last year's roundup of five Columbia University students is heading to Rikers for just 3 1/2 months under a...
Will lost offseason hurt Jets?
Over the next few days, I’ll take a look at some of the issues facing the Jets when the 2011 season finally begins. The first issue is how the loss...
Arizona millionaire Shacknai responds to allegations of marital abuse
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. -- Millionaire Jonah Shacknai and his ex-wife, Dina, involved police in marital spats at least three times before divorcing but said that those incidents were "not reflective...
DVD Extra: Rediscovering RKO -- Grant, Lombard, Astaire, The Saint
John Cromwell's "In Name Only'' (1939) is the last major Cary Grant film to arrive on DVD, unless you count the long-promised "Suzy'' (1936), in which he is third-billed under...
Murdoch endures foam pie and lawmakers' questions on 'most humble' day of his life
LONDON -- Rupert Murdoch was attacked by a demonstrator during a highly-charged showdown with British lawmakers Tuesday in which the News Corp. chief publicly voiced his disgust over allegations that...
BUSHES: Yankees GM may not have final say on trades
Ever since The Post's George A. King III first reported last week that the Yankees have an interest in Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez, there has been plenty of talk about...
States save on Medicaid by kicking vets to federal health care
Medicaid is going bankrupt and costing states too much money. Several states -- California, Texas and Arizona -- are now copying a Washington State program, using a database to identify veterans...
Mets' Capuano regrets bad inning
With the Mets offense hampered by injuries, they needed starting pitcher Chris Capuano to showcase his best stuff Monday night. And he was sharp except for a disastrous fourth inning...
Doctor says Mets great Carter 'looks wonderful:' report
Mets great Gary Carter is improving as he heads into the final portion of his first round of cancer treatments, ESPN.com reports. His daughter Kimmy Bloemers wrote on a family...
Goldman Sachs' 2Q profit jumps 77%, but revenue slumps
Goldman Sachs Group said Tuesday its second-quarter profit jumped 77 percent from a year-ago period heavily burdened by charges, yet its top line was hit by a stiff drop in...
Bank of America posts 2Q net loss of $8.8B, hit by mortgage troubles
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Bank of America reported Tuesday a second-quarter net loss of $8.8 billion, or 90 cents a share, against a year-earlier profit of $3.1 billion, or 27 cents...
'The biggest wet blanket to business and progress and job-creation in my lifetime'
Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn on the Obama administration: "I could spend the next three hours giving you examples of all of us in this marketplace that are frightened to...
FBI raids New York homes of suspected 'Anonymous' hackers
Federal agents executed a series of search warrants this morning at the New York homes of three suspected members of the infamous hacking group Anonymous, officials said. A dozen FBI...
DSK bedded rape accuser's mom in 'brutal' encounter: claim
PARIS -- French police investigating an accusation of attempted rape against Dominique Strauss-Kahn have interviewed his ex-wife and daughter, both of whom were well-acquainted with the alleged victim, AFP reported...
Yankees rescue Burnett with rally to beat Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The hook with a loss attached to it was planted deep in the back of A.J. Burnett’s mouth. An awful first two innings by Burnett had...
Yankees call on Laird after Pena appendectomy
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — With Alex Rodriguez not coming off the disabled list anytime soon, the Yankees have been monitoring what might shake free in the third-base market before the...
'Happy' Reyes plans to be in Mets lineup tonight
After playing six innings for the Brooklyn Cyclones yesterday, Jose Reyes said what every Mets fan was hoping to hear: He will be back in his customary leadoff spot tonight...
Reyes ready to return to Mets after short spin with Cyclones
It took one day in Brooklyn, on a Single-A field of dreams called MCU Park, where the famous Coney Island roller coaster they call the Cyclone looms large beyond left...
Yankees keep eyes open for an arm
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Yankees say they don’t want to pay the premium price teams with tradable starting pitchers are seeking. Yet that hasn’t stopped them from flooding major...
Clause of the Tiger
Things are finally starting to look up for Tiger Woods. He just pocketed millions without even sinking a putt! His former mistress Rachel Uchitel refunded most of the reported $10...
'Smooth' transition: Originally a baseball player, Smith close to playing pro hoops
Kiwan Smith grew up as a baseball player. Now he’s ever-so-close to making a good living playing basketball. The chiseled, 6-foot-8 forward from Brooklyn has offers to play in Finland,...
'Half Man Half Amazing' evolving on and off court
Anthony Heyward has been around for an eternity by streetball standards. The one they call Half Man Half Amazing is now 40 years old and in his 26th season on...
Warner debt may prevent EMI deal
Debt-laden Warner Music may have trouble doing a duet with EMI. Russian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik is financing his $3.3 billion buyout of Warner, including $2 billion of debt, by having...
Hulu's lulu
Hulu, the online video service, plans to offer suitors five years of access to shows from its media-company owners, including two years of exclusivity, two people with knowledge of the...
BofA chief Moynihan may have to unload assets
Forget the American dream. For Bank of America boss Brian Moynihan, it's more like an American nightmare. The CEO of the nation's No. 1 lender finds himself overseeing Wall Street's...
J. Lo and Marc walk, but money still talks
Awkwaaaard! Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are getting divorced, but they're nevertheless going to stick with plans to shoot a reality TV series together, and also launch a pair of...
Cuban's defense KO'd
Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks, can't argue the Securities and Exchange Commission's insider-trading case against him is mostly barred because the agency investigated him in an...
Liquidation to close the book on Borders
Borders is writing its final chapter. The nation's second-largest book retailer, which employs more than 10,000 workers in nearly 400 stores, said yesterday it will ask a judge to approve...
Car ads hitting a bump
After roaring back from the recession, Madison Avenue is hitting the brakes. Auto advertising, which surged 23 percent year-over-year in the first quarter, slowed to a crawl at the end...
What this country needs is a good p.r. person
What's the one thing that the US doesn't have? Come on, think! This country has an official anthem that we can sing and several unofficial ones that we can sing...
Trader punks out
The New York trader accused of threatening to kill 47 financial officials, including the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 'fessed up in federal court yesterday, just as opening...
2nd top UK cop resigns
A second top police official in London has resigned in the wake of the hacking controversy at the shuttered News of the World -- while Britain's Parliament prepared to open...
Business briefs
Gold $1,600 Investors worried about debt bid gold up $12.30 an ounce yester day to settle at $1,602.40, a record market price.Clorox nix Clorox's board has de cided that the...
A GSA haircut at 1 WTC
The Port Authority and the federal General Services Administration are negotiating for "much less" space at 1 World Trade Center than the GSA originally intended to lease, Realty Check has...
Rahm hit$ NY for old boss O
WASHINGTON -- Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's former top political fixer, is coming to New York Thursday to help haul in cash for his ex-boss' campaign. Emanuel, now the mayor of...
Silly rabbi! Bust for divorce force
It was either gonna be a divorce or a funeral. A New Jersey rabbi and his wife used hired goons, kidnapping and brutal beatings to force an Orthodox Jewish cad...
News seller goes beyond the call
A med student's first day in the Big Apple was heading for disaster until a kindhearted news vendor showed her that the streets aren't as mean as they seem. Everything...
Casey hiding from 'lynch'
Lawyers for Casey Anthony, who walked out of jail early Sunday following her acquittal on charges of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee, said yesterday they concocted "elaborate plans" to protect...
Tree lovers arbor ill will toward city
A tree grows in Queens -- but without the staff to care for it. That was the claim yesterday of a legislator and his constituents, who charged that Mayor Bloomberg's...
Jews' 'splitting' headache
It's good to be the king. Under strict Jewish law, only a husband can initiate a divorce from his wife. If a woman wants to end the union, she must...
'Week' from the heat
The heat wave, with its hellish humidity, will blister the Big Apple all through the week. "It doesn't look like the heat is going to break until Sunday or Monday,"...
America's tweethearts
The US women's soccer team may have lost, but they were more tweeted about than the nuptials of Kate and Prince William. The frenzied end of the US-Japan final for...
Mike's Motown invite
If Detroit can't find people from overseas to repopulate the city, it should compete with New York to lure away the Big Apple's immigrants, Mayor Bloomberg suggested yesterday. "If I...
Manse's double horror
A twisted mystery is playing out in the historic San Diego-area mansion of a New York-bred tycoon after the bizarre, back-to-back deaths there of his longtime girlfriend and his 6-year-old...
Mike: Offer 1-ride E-ZPass
Call it E-ZPass Lite. Mayor Bloomberg yesterday said he favors the creation of an E-ZPass that motorists could buy for one-time use at local bridges and tunnels -- similar to...
Diabetic $cores on NYPD
A diabetic woman from Philadelphia scored a sweet deal from the city yesterday after she was arrested for smoking pot on the Lower East Side. Jaime Rutkowski, 30, is getting...
Bloomberg & Kelly visit Leiby's grieving kin
Mayor Bloomberg last night paid a shiva call to the grieving family of 8- year-old Leiby Kletzky, then called it "one of the most sad days in the city." "It's...
Man, 54, busted in 'race' beat
A 54-year-old Bushwick fruit vendor was arraigned last night on robbery and assault charges for his role in an alleged gang beating with racial overtones. But Barinthe Ramoutar's lawyer insists...
LI pharm 'killer' was into 'pawn'
The Long Island man charged with executing four people in the Father's Day massacre at a Medford pharmacy was scrambling for cash not long before his heinous crimes. David Laffer...
Blood relatives
An ex-con fatally shot a woman over the weekend outside a Staten Island bar -- the exact location where his sister killed a prominent lawyer in a DWI nearly five...
1st gay fed judge
The country's first openly gay federal judge was confirmed yesterday to serve in the Southern District of New York. J. Paul Oetken, a Yale law grad, who clerked for then-Supreme...
'Painters' steal green
Two crafty robbers disguised as painters barged into a Chase bank as it was opening up early yesterday -- and robbed the joint of $850,000 in cash, authorities said. That...
Blushing bride busted
Here comes the bride -- to jail! Cops crashed Michigan bride Tammy Lee Hinton's wedding ceremony so they could serve her with an old felony warrant for identity theft. Hinton,...
Rove targets LI House Dem
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Tim Bishop is in Karl Rove's cross hairs. A new ad campaign by a Rove-backed group slams the Long Island Democrat for his support of the tax-and-spend...
A win-win 'Situation' for NJ
Snooki and The Situation apparently aren't all that bad for New Jersey's beach business. The train wrecks from MTV's "Jersey Shore" might even be attracting people to the state's 127...
Kin let down in road rage
A Queens family preparing to bury one son and praying for another's recovery after a horrific road-rage incident saw their hopes for a quick arrest dashed yesterday. Cops thought they...
Cops shot in Potter 'perv' bust
Two Connecticut police officers were accidentally wounded by their colleagues as cops collared a man wanted on child-porn charges at a midnight showing of the newest Harry Potter movie. Police...
Khloe hubby's crash fatal
A 15-year-old pedestrian hurt in a crash involving an SUV carrying LA Laker star Lamar Odom in Queens has died of his injuries, according to a report. The Thursday-evening accident...
Groper scare
An Upper East Side woman says she scared off the serial groper who has attacked at least seven other women in the neighborhood. Heather Kirkpatrick, 26, had exited the East...
Teach boo$t a bust
Sometimes, money doesn't talk. Another attempt by the city to improve student performance through cash payments has failed, much to the surprise of Mayor Bloomberg. "I would have thought it...
Ja Rule gets 2+ yrs. for tax rap
The hits just keep on coming for rapper and actor Ja Rule, who was sentenced yesterday in Newark to more than two years in federal prison for failing to file...
US-'Dafy meeting
WASHINGTON -- US officials have met with representatives of Moammar Khadafy's government, a State Department official said yesterday. The official, who requested anonymity, said the purpose of the meeting was...
$13B ObamaCare 'glitch'
WASHINGTON -- Memo to President Obama and the debt negotiators: You can save $13 billion by fixing a glitch in the new health-care law. That may pale in comparison to...
The parking 'beater'
A Brooklyn man told a driver who had parked too close to a hydrant that he would protect his car from ticket agents -- and then beat him when he...
Flap over prez tape
WASHINGTON -- Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus called for a federal investigation into whether President Obama broke the law by taping a video in the White House that was...
Michelle goes to 'Extreme'
WASHINGTON -- Reality bites back. Just days after President Obama compared the drama-filled debt talks to reality TV, the White House yesterday said Michelle Obama will appear on Thursday's episode...
Sheen (TV) rehab
TV's self-proclaimed "Vatican assassin" hopes to be back soon on the small screen. Charlie Sheen, whose boozy, drug-fueled tirades got him fired from "Two and a Half Men," will return...
Unreal estate market
It's a Hamptons real-estate renaissance. Fueled by emboldened Wall Streeters, total home sales in the ultra-tony East End's five towns skyrocketed an astonishing 59 percent from the first to the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn He lost his cool over a steaming pile of poop. A Bath Beach brute went berserk on his two roommates after they left used kitty litter in the hallway,...
Marty boosts Slope bike foes
The hated Prospect Park West bike lane was only a "trial" project that was supposed to be yanked if it caused safety problems, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz claims in...
2nd death in SI pool tragedy
A second young man training for the military has died after he and a buddy were pulled unconscious from a Staten Island pool where they were practicing holding their breath....
Hanging in 'balance'
WASHINGTON -- President Obama says he wants to raise the debt limit to avoid financial ruin -- but not if it means forcing him to balance the budget. The president...
'Elect'-ile dysfunction in Queens
Queens DA Richard Brown, who once prosecuted former City Councilman Dennis Gallagher on charges of sexually abusing a woman in his office, now finds himself joined with the former lawmaker...
City gets street smart
The perpetually clogged heart of Manhattan is getting a state-of-the-art bypass operation -- with city engineers now directing Midtown traffic flow by typing a few keys in a Queens control...
Terrorist's dad on trial
The father of an admitted terrorist whose hopes of suicide-bombing New York's subway system were dashed by the FBI began standing trial yesterday on charges that he lied to his...
Heroes, not zeroes
Note to Nicole Gelinas and The Post for publishing her article, "MTA's Too-Nice Pay" (PostOpinion, July 13). When the MTA lays off transit workers, there isn't less work -- just...
Don't go wobbly, Mike
Gov. Cuomo reached a tentative deal over the weekend that will save the state billions while averting 1,000 public-sector layoffs. Neat trick. The agreement with the 54,000-member Public Employees Federation...
What's your plan, Democrats?
The House of Representatives today is expected to offer up yet another way out of the nation's debt-ceiling suspense thriller -- and Democrats (natch) are vowing to reject it. Even...
Japan's winning women
Oh, the agony of de-feet. In one of the most thrilling soccer matches ever played, a plucky Japanese team upset the heavily favored US squad in the Women's World Cup...
Protecting abortion -- but not women
Little noticed during the frenzied closing days of the legislative session was final passage of a measure that provides a certificate of stillbirth to grieving parents. The bill languished for...
New hope for Syria
Each July for the last decade, the Syrian regime has staged North Korean-style "popular marches" marking President Bashar al-Assad's accession to power in 2000 after the death of his father...
Sacrificing seniors: debt & the welfare state
Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are going broke fast, as we are paying out more than we are taking in ("Uncle Sam, Sugar Daddy," Michael A. Walsh, PostOpinion, July 18)....
When pols get hold of a 'Good Thing'
Most good things in life can be gotten only by sacrificing other good things. We all recognize this in our daily lives. Yet in politics this simple, common-sense fact is...
An unbalanced idea
If Congress has trouble staying within constitutional bounds now, just wait until the Constitution mandates that it balance the federal budget. Republicans have made a late entry into the debt-ceiling...
Hear! Hear! for tragic 'Lear'
"King Lear" is no picnic: The play's world is one where "machinations, hollowness, treachery and all ruinous disorders follow us disquietly to our graves," as Lear's confidant, the Earl of...
May's day has come with sultry CD
Album of the week IMELDA MAY "Mayhem" ***1/2 Imelda May has the dangerous curves of a '50s pin-up girl, and backs them up with a seductive feels-good-to-be-bad voice. May, a...
Living the technicolor dream
Imogen Lloyd Webber walks into Balthazar on a busy Friday afternoon, sits quietly near the bar and launches into a conversation that ranges from Kim Kardashian (“She’s built an empire...
MLS names All-Stars to play Man U.
Landon Donovan, David Beckham and Thierry Henry will lead the MLS roster that will play Manchester United in the league's All-Star Game. Red Bulls coach Hans Backe selected the 22...
NFL rule changes could lengthen games
There are a couple of thousand players waiting for the NFL to reach a settlement that would allow them to start preparing for training camps and preseason games. Their future...
Knicks rookie Jordan eyes Europe
The agent for Knicks center Jerome Jordan is in negotiations with a group of European teams and an agreement in principle could be in place by the weekend, The Post...
NBA lockout puts Carmelo's return to Denver in doubt
Will the NBA lockout crush Carmelo Anthony's return to Denver in November? Perhaps. According to a person debriefed on the Knicks' 2011-12 schedule, the club embarks on a West Coast...
USA laments lost chance in Women's World Cup
When the U.S. women's soccer team stepped out of its team bus on the corner of 47th Street and Broadway, and greeted its fans just hours after losing the World...
No Bucs for Hondo
Hondo, whose debt was down to 1,715 romanos after his big Giant score Sunday, had last night's play on the Pirates canceled because McDonald failed to ascend the hill in...
It's time for U.S. to enjoy a major win
SANDWICH, England -- It may not fully resonate in America, because he is not one of our own, but Darren Clarke's emotional British Open victory on Sunday was one of...
Agent says Giants' Bradshaw would consider Dolphins
Once NFL free agency gets underway, it's going to be the wildest signing spree in league history, with players hitting the open market and hooking on with new teams at...
Mets season ain't over, it just feels like it is
This one really felt like the end was lurking on the other side of the ninth inning. One more time, the Mets threw out a lineup that would struggle to...
Therrien is coaching Plan B for Devils
It has been 100 days since Jacques Lemaire stepped down as Devils coach. The latest word is Michel Therrien is the backup plan to coach the team in case general...
Cameron glad to see former Mets teammate Beltran thriving
Mike Cameron is convinced Carlos Beltran is going to make a difference down the stretch. But with his former Mets teammate likely headed elsewhere before the July 31 non-waiver trade...
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Baseball7 p.m.Cyclones at AberdeenWKRB (90.3 FM)7 p.m.Yankees at RaysWWOR, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Cardinals at MetsSNY, WFAN (660 AM)8 p.m.Phillies at CubsWGNBasketball7 p.m.WNBA: Seattle at ChicagoESPN2Cycling8 a.m.Tour de France: Stage 16VS.Horse...
With Beltran out with flu, Marlins shove Mets back under .500
Carlos Beltran had a bat in his hands in the ninth inning last night, but that was as close as the Mets' right fielder got to the field. With the...
Wright still on pace to rejoin Mets on Friday
David Wright, who has been out since mid-May with a stress fracture in his lower back, is closer to getting back into the Mets' lineup by the end of the...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Jazzy Jeff (7th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $14,000; conditioned4Rise Above It(B Sears)2-6-108-51Lean On You(D Dube)1-4-25-15CheyenneJeffrey(JStrttn)3-3-36-12WimpusTakesAll(SSmith)4-6-615-13Off The Table(C Manzi)3-6-28-16GladToBeHere(BHolland)8-7-530-17Bettor Win(G Brennan)2-4-48-18Battle Tested(J Gregory)4-3-410-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $14,000; cl($12500)5MotownDreamgirl(GBrennn)4-5-28-54Amesbury(B Sears)2-4-24-12ShowMeTheMonet(JStrattn)8-1-58-11Rush...
Tomorrow's Delaware Entries
Post Time: 1:15 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6f; $19,000; str alw; 3up; (f&m)PNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1Indiabonita(L),117J Rocco2Separate Checks,117R Vazquez3Miss Lewis(L),117ACastllno4Chippewa Court,123R Paz5Kimbo,123KCarmoche6Serenadia,120R ChiappeSECOND7 1/2f; $19,000; cl($25,000); 3up;...
Parx Racing Charts
Jul. 18, 2011 ClearAnd Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m&70y; $22,000; clm; 3upOff: 12:27. 4,5. led, extended, clear, Trainer: Peter KazamiasTime: 23.40, 47.31, 1:11.60, 1:37.55, 1:41.67.Winner: B...
Clarke enjoys his breakthrough wine -- er, win
SANDWICH, England -- Darren Clarke promised everyone on Sunday night that he would party all night after his British Open victory. He didn't disappoint. Meeting with reporters yesterday morning at...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m; $25,000; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m)PRAIRIE TRIP versatile runner has new life after barn change in May. Gets added furlong after stalking and losing by a nose in last. ARCTIC...
Ancient Marlins manager McKeon still has sharp hook
At 80 years old, Jack McKeon isn't your typical manager. The Marlins skipper proved he's different in ways beyond his age in Monday night's 4-1 win over the Mets at...
NFL set to break locks
The NFL's labor standoff wasn't resolved yesterday, but both sides continue to act as if a settlement this week is a foregone conclusion. While the league was telling all 32...
Delaware Results
FIRST-5 1/2f; $18,500; mdn clm; 2YO4Persnickitive (Feliciano) 8.203.802.807Special Mandate (Vazquez)7.203.806Hey Soul Sister (Cstllno,Jr)2.80 Off 1:16. Time 1:06.48. Fast. * $1 Exacta (4-7) $35.40 * $0.1 Superfecta (4-7-6-5) $49.69 * $1...
Sports shorts
MLB: Nolan Ryan hospitalized Rangers President Nolan Ryan is in a Houston hospital undergoing tests on his heart. Ryan, who had a double-bypass operation in 2000 and has a family...
Liberty think Hollingsworth could fill hole at center
The news before training camp flat-out stunned first-year Liberty coach John Whisenant. Janel McCarville, one of the most popular players in team history and a rugged force on the glass,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 19WEDJuly 20THUJuly 21FRIJuly 22SATJuly 23SUNJuly 24MONJuly 25YankeesTampa Bay7:10TV -- WWORRadio -- WCBS 880 AMT.B.7:10YESWCBST.B.7:10YESWCBSOak.7:05WWORWCBSOak.1:05YESWCBSOak.1:05YESWCBSSea.7:05YESWCBSMetsSt. Louis7:10TV -- SportsNet NYRadio WFAN 660 AMSt.L.7:10SNYWFANSt.L.12:10SNYWFANFla.7:10SNYWFANFla.7:10WPIXWFANFla.1:10WPIXWFANCin.7:10SNYWFANRed BullsNOGAMEColo.9:30MSG+NOGAMENOGAMEDal.6:00MSGWADONOGAMENOGAME
Starr report
As you might expect, the months-long ratings spike enjoyed by HLN's prime-time lineup (Nancy Grace, Dr. Drew Pinsky, Joy Behar) during the Casey Anthony murder trial has dropped a bit...
Outcast
If she were a bit older. If there weren't a semi-graphic sex scene where she loses her viginity. If the first line she utters didn't include the phrase "porn tits,"...
What went wrong with Hef & Crystal
If you're looking for the back story behind why Crystal Harris ran out on Hugh Hefner mere days before their wedding last month, tune in to Lifetime's "Hef's Runaway Bride"...
Hole cam changing TV poker
ESPN's week-long experiment showing viewers the World Series of Poker players' hole cards on a short delay was built to stop cheaters. But that doesn't mean the pros haven't used...
Sharpton show
Al Sharpton, one of New York City's most polarizing figures, is in line to get his own MSNBC talk show. The cable network is eyeing Sharpton to replace Cenk Uygur...
My big fab gay wedding
When you realize you’re finally getting married after eight years of waiting, you kind of want to share the news with everybody — even Prince William. New Yorkers Bill White...
Weird but true
The best parking pass in Atlanta might be a cop's badge. The city's Police Department is investigating two officers videotaped forcing drivers to move cars from illegal spots -- only...
Mayor Bloomberg sits shiva with Kletzky family
Mayor Bloomberg tonight sat shiva with the mourning family of tragic, slain 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky, saying simply afterward, "It is what it is. "It’s one of the most sad days...
City to pay $125K over diabetic woman's arrest
A diabetic woman from Philadelphia scored a sweet deal from the city yesterday over her arrest for smoking pot on the Lower East Side. Jaime Rutkowski, 30, is getting $125,000...
15-year-old boy dies from injuries suffered in Odom crash
A 15-year-old boy died after suffering injuries in a car accident involving Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom, it was reported today. The boy, who was struck by a motorcycle...