April 17, 2013
Woman who lured man to his death with sexy texts testifies against her own brother
A Brooklyn woman who lured a man to his death with naked photos of her younger friend testified against her own brother – the accused shooter – in Brooklyn Supreme...
Red Bulls eye nine-point week
Despite the Red Bulls’ slow start, they took solace in having survived a brutal season-opening road stretch and kicking off a homestand tonight. And having righted the ship last Saturday...
Devils excited to be included in 2013-14 'stadium series'
Word spread like wildfire among the hockey community Tuesday when TSN broke the NHL’s plans to host a five game “stadium series” in 2014, in addition to the outdoor Winter...
UFC champ Jones says Sonnen has 'done steroids throughout his whole career'
Chael Sonnen is known as the UFC’s top trash talker. But Jon Jones might have dropped the biggest bomb in their verbal war.Jones, the UFC light heavyweight champion, said Sonnen...
Sicko puts fake bomb on doorstep of retired FDNY 9/11 responder
A sicko placed a fake bomb on the doorstep of a retired firefighter in Bay Ridge less than two days after the bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line, sources...
Rutgers, Jordan at odds over salary, contract length: report
Eddie Jordan to Rutgers isn’t the slam dunk it was once assumed to be. The Lakers assistant coach and Rutgers alum will meet with school officials and university president Robert...
Second Mets-Rockies game postponed due to snow
DENVER -- The game between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies has been postponed as another spring snow storm passed through the Mile High City.No makeup date has...
MTA planning express train service from Penn Station to Hamptons
Even Jay Gatsby would prefer the train to the Hamptons this summer. For the first time ever, the MTA plans express service from Penn Station to Westhampton Beach on summer...
Giants' Manning arm 'on fire' during Duke workouts
Eli Manning doesn’t have to be sharp or slinging the ball this time of year. But he is, according to his quarterback guru.Manning and a few of his Giants receivers...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Pinstripe Pride fuels Yankees misfits
Kevin Youkilis, Vernon Wells, Travis Hafner and Lyle Overbay would be a middle of a batting order that would have struck fear into the hearts of opposing pitchers.In 2006, not...
Seton Hall hires ex-Rutgers coach Hill as assistant, gets top recruit immediately
Seton Hall’s hiring of former Rutgers head coach Fred Hill as an assistant paid immediate dividends. As in hours.Wednesday morning, Hill was officially named an assistant coach and by the...
Child seriously injured after four-story fall
A child was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital in serious but stable condition after falling four stories from a building in Jackson Heights, firefighters said. A girl in late adolescence or...
Senate rejects expanded background checks
WASHINGTON — The Senate has rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers in a crucial showdown over gun control. Wednesday's vote was a jarring...
Kovalchuk won't return for Devils vs. Flyers on Thursday
Any slim playoff hopes that the Devils have would surely gain a boost when Ilya Kovalchuk returns to the lineup from a right shoulder injury. While Kovalchuk hinted that he...
How facing Bulls or Hawks could change Nets plans
The Nets will have to wait until the conclusion of the final night of the regular season to know who they are going to be playing when the playoffs begin...
Mets call up Familia to aid exhausted bullpen, send down Burke
DENVER -- The Mets will have a new face in the bullpen the next time they take the field.After exhausting the bullpen in a doubleheader loss to the Rockies on...
Yankees give Ichiro night off, Boesch starts in right field
The Yankees will give Brennan Boesch a start in right field over Ichiro Suzuki on Wednesday night against Diamondbacks lefty Wade Miley.The Yankees will also start Ben Francisco at DH....
This week's calendar, April 11 to 17
Tuesday, April 16 Co-op & Condo Expo More than 270 exhibitors will be on hand along with educational seminars for board members, property managers and real estate pros. 9 am-4:30...
This week's calendar, April 18 to 24
Thursday, April 18 Micro-Units in NYC In July 2012 the City of New York launched the adAPT design competition for New York City's first building of "micro-apartments," ranging from 250...
Rangers recall Kreider with Boyle injured
Well, the Rangers have yet again recalled Chris Kreider from the AHL Whale, this time in response to the right leg leg injury Brian Boyle sustained in Philadelphia on Tuesday...
Bucs losing patience with Jets over Revis: report
The Bucs could be getting tired of bidding against themselves.According to a Tampa Bay Times report, the team could pass on a deal for Darrelle Revis if the Jets continue...
Pau asks brother Marc to help Grizzlies beat Jazz, get his Lakers into playoffs
Pau Gasol is just looking for a little brotherly love.The Lakers could earn a playoff berth by beating the Rockets on Wednesday night, but could do the same with a...
Nets will play everyone vs. Pistons to get work in before playoffs
Unlike many other teams around the NBA who are resting their key players on the final day of the regular season Wednesday night, the Nets will be giving all of...
Camera on horse was trainer's decision, not commission's: lawyer
The video camera that will be trained on Vyjack's stall at Churchill Downs before the May 4 Kentucky Derby was proposed by his trainer, Rudy Rodriguez, rather than a condition...
DVD Extra Extra: 'Shane' Blu-ray now going out at 1:37
The June 4 Blu-ray debut of "Shane'' will now be presented in the 1:37 aspect ratio instead of the originally announced 1:66 ratio, I've just been told by a rep...
Jets GM Idzik dodges questions on Revis' trade talks
If John Idzik can find a running back as elusive as he is, the Jets just might win some games this year.The Jets general manager met the media for a...
NFL MOCK DRAFT: Round 1, Picks 11-15
With the NFL Draft less than two weeks away, The Post will have you covered with news, updates and mock drafts leading up to Draft Day on April 25 11....
Carnival Cruise Lines plans $300M in ship improvements
Carnival Cruise Lines on Wednesday announced a $300 million program to add emergency generators, upgrade fire safety and improve engine rooms on all 24 of its ships. The announcement could...
Investigators working to ID suspect in Boston Marathon terror attack; courthouse evacuated
The Boston federal courthouse was evacuated today as hundreds of reporters were lined up inside and around the building in expectation of an arrest in the Boston Marathon terror attack....
Wall Street brokers plead guilty to joining NY Athletic Club brawl
Two sheepish-looking young Wall Streeters pleaded guilty today to joining in a free-for-all co-ed bar brawl last year at the staid New York Athletic Club -- with the brawl's third...
UFC referee cops plea after more than $6 million worth of weed found in warehouse: report
Maybe a better title for his occupation would be reefer-ee.Josh Rosenthal, a veteran MMA ref who has worked dozens of high-profile UFC fights, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture...
Florida State QB Manuel says Jets have experessed draft interest
Forget Geno Smith, Florida State’s E.J. Manuel might be the first quarterback taken in this year’s NFL Draft if you believe what he is saying.Manuel, who was on The Dan...
State tests made more difficult with 'trick' questions: educators
New state English tests given to kids in grades 3 to 8 across New York yesterday were harder as predicted — but that’s because some questions were faulty, educators said....
East Village artist killed in doorman building fire
An 84-year-old Manhattan artist, known for her giant abstract bronze sculptures, died in a fiery apartment blaze friends said yesterday. She had been smoking in bed, a police source said....
Wallace retires as Knicks prep for playoff run; team signs Barron
Rasheed Wallace’s long-awaited comeback lasted all of 3 minutes and 50 seconds.Wallace will not be a factor for the Knicks in the playoffs after all - or on the basketball...
Young diplomat killed in Afghanistan mourned at Chicago funeral
RIVER FOREST, Ill. — Funeral services are under way in suburban Chicago for a young American diplomat killed while delivering textbooks to a school in southern Afghanistan. Several hundred mourners...
Rand Paul considering 2016 presidential bid, won't make decision before next year
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, popular with conservatives and libertarians in the GOP, said Wednesday he is considering a presidential campaign in 2016 but will not make...
3UP: .400 hitters, trades paying off and Boston
1. I spoke to an executive whose team recently played the Tigers and he said something that intrigued me: “Forget repeating the Triple Crown, I think Miguel Cabrera has a...
Burberry reports 11 percent increase in fourth-quarter sales
LONDON — Fashion company Burberry reported an 11 percent increase in sales for the fourth quarter, as China and Hong Kong buyers continued to snap up the luxury retailer's wares....
Taconic tragedy mom speaks out for first time since losing 3 daughters in wrong-way crash
Jackie Hance — the Long Island mom whose three young daughters were killed in a July 2009 wrong-way crash on the Taconic Parkway — is speaking out for the first...
'Suspicious' envelope intended for Obama intercepted, contained ricin poison
WASHINGTON — A letter intended for President Obama has tested positive for the deadly poison ricin, one day after a poison-laced envelope was sent to Sen. Roger Wicker. The second...
Google Mail, Drive and office-application 'disruptions' resolved
Google's mail and application services were unavailable to some users Wednesday morning. The company said it was investigating the problems, but didn't know their cause. It didn't say how many...
Knicks' Anthony to sit, take scoring title over Thunder's Durant
Carmelo Anthony is out Wednesday night for the Knicks' regular-season finale vs. Atlanta and Quentin Richardson is in. With Anthony sitting and Kevin Durant also resting for the Thunder, the...
WATCH: Condoleezza Rice surprised no one claimed responsibility for Boston bombing
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said today she’s surprised no one has claimed responsibility for the deadly Boston Marathon bombing. With no terrorist group or lone wolf taking credit...
Fairway share price climbs on first day of trading
Shares of Fairway climbed on their first day of trading after the New York grocery store chain priced its initial public offering above expectations. The company's shares rose $3.89, or...
Minnesota hospital apologizes for mishandling stillborn baby discovered at laundry service
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota hospital is apologizing for mishandling a stillborn baby whose body was discovered in linens at a laundry service. Regions Hospital in St. Paul says...
Samsung Galaxy S 4 to go on sale at the end of this month, prices range from $150-250
US wireless carriers have started revealing prices for Samsung's new flagship phone, the Galaxy S 4, which goes on sale starting next week. AT&T Inc. has started taking advance orders...
Mets prospect Nimmo continues torrid start in Savannah
A roundup of Tuesday night's action down on the farm ...YANKEES Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre: Right-hander Chris Bootcheck -- a 34-year-old owner of a 6.54 big league ERA from parts of six...
Wife of ex-judge arrested in slain Texas DA case
KAUFMAN, Texas — North Texas authorities have arrested the wife of a former justice of the peace who was charged with making a terroristic threat in connection with the shooting...
The Mets’ first test and the Yankees’ salute to Boston
Here’s a column I wrote about the Mets in which I offer that, regardless of how they do in the first half, their second half figures to be more entertaining...
Saudi Arabia deports 3 men for being too sexy
Three men were booted out of Saudi Arabia because they were deemed "too handsome" by religious authorities who worried that women would become attracted to them. Sitting in the stands...
Mark Sanford: I was at ex-wife's home to be with son
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Wednesday he visited his ex-wife's home while she was out of town because he didn't want his 14-year-old son...
Major crime up in two of three Nassau County police precincts: report
Major crime has increased in two of the three Nassau County police precincts that merged last year in a cost-cutting measure. Newsday compares figures from Jan. 1 to April 1...
Midtown burglar busted for 4 thefts
Cops busted a serial Midtown burglar, who disguised as a hardhat to pull four construction-site heists, law enforcement sources said. Robert Woods, of The Bronx, was nabbed by cops on...
Bank of America to settle mortgage investors' class-action lawsuit
Bank of America has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by investors who bought mortgage investments from Countrywide Financial, the California-based lender it acquired in 2008. The announcement came...
Third victim in deadly Boston bomb attacks ID'd as Lu Lingzi, a BU grad student from China
BEIJING — The third person killed in the Boston Marathon bombings was a Chinese graduate student at Boston University originally from China's northeastern city of Shenyang, a state-run Chinese newspaper...
Mattel's first-quarter profit rises; sales of Monster High and American Girl products up
Move over Barbie. Mattel said Wednesday its first-quarter net income more than quadrupled helped by strong sales of dolls like Monster High, Disney Princess and American Girl. Results beat expectations...
22-year-old man shot dead in Brooklyn
Police are seeking a suspect in connection with a Brooklyn homicide. The NYPD says 22-year-old Nicholas Warner-Paul was found with several gunshot wounds on Tuesday afternoon. He was pronounced dead...
Queens man stabbed in chest, dies at hospital
A Richmond Hill man was killed in a scuffle at his home today authorities said. His girlfriend Shirley Forbes, 63, was preparing a meal in the kitchen about 10:45 p.m....
Iran has tripled installations of high-tech machines that could be used in nuclear weapons program: diplomats
VIENNA — Technicians upgrading Iran's main uranium enrichment facility have tripled their installations of high-tech machines that could be used in a nuclear weapons program to more than 600 in...
Margaret Thatcher laid to rest
LONDON — Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest Wednesday with prayers and ceremony, plus cheers and occasional jeers, as Britain paused to remember a leader who transformed the country —...
Cuomo holds steady in poll but fares poorly on corruption
ALBANY – Gov. Cuomo can exhale. A new poll shows his job approval ratings held steady between March and April after dropping since he signed New York’s controversial new gun...
Bedford-Stuyvesant historic district tripled in size
A Brooklyn historic district was tripled in size yesterday to protect one of the nation’s largest Caribbean-American neighborhoods from overzealous developers.The city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission extended the Bedford-Stuyvesant/Stuyvesant Heights Historic...
Robinson (Cano), No. 42 (Rivera) lead Yankees on Jackie’s day
On the night the Yankees and Diamondbacks honored Jackie Robinson by each wearing No. 42, two Yankees with deep ties to the former Dodgers star carried the hosts to victory....
Yankees' Nova ends victory drought
Ivan Nova will take the win. With the way his season ended last year and a shaky start to 2013, he can’t be too picky. “I was joking with the...
Legendary broadcaster, former Giants kicker Summerall dies at age 82
To call Pat Summerall understated behind the microphone may be one of the greatest understatements of all time. Few play-by-play men in the history of sports broadcasting had such an...
With Knicks on horizon, Celtics coach vows Boston will rebound
The heartbreaking images will forever be etched in the memory, along with the sight of smoke billowing from mighty buildings struck in a terrorist attack or the frightened faces of...
Knicks bring back small forward Richardson
No one knows for certain what the playoff future holds for Knicks big men Rasheed Wallace, Marcus Camby and Amar’e Stoudemire. So naturally the Knicks yesterday added a perimeter player....
Chandler, K-Mart OK for Knicks playoff run
Help is coming for the Knicks. And at the best possible time. Coach Mike Woodson Tuesday stressed his full confidence that center Tyson Chandler and forward Kenyon Martin will be...
Helping in times of tragedy runs in Andruzzi family
There are heroes everywhere you turn whenever the despicable cowards try to rain terror down on us and ruin our way of life. They can be ordinary citizens transforming into...
Yankees present emotional tribute to Boston by playing 'Sweet Caroline'
With security in and around Yankee Stadium increased in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing Monday, the Yankees paid tribute to the Boston community before and during last night’s...
Book Yankees-Red Sox for poignant, festive game next Patriots Day
This is an escape — and it is not. The ballpark can be sanctuary from the disturbances of the world — but sometimes the evil is just too much. In...
Business briefs
No fly zone American Airlines is working to rebuild its schedules following computer malfunctions that grounded all of its US planes yesterday. Delays are expected to continue today.Coke popsLess than...
Al Jazeera’s Current fix: slow going
More than three months after buying Al Gore’s Current TV with a grand vision of launching a US-focused network, Al Jazeera’s plans are still not ready for prime time. The...
Flunk you, Loeb! Hedgie asks for teacher $ but battles pensions
It’s time to teach hedge-fund mogul Dan Loeb a lesson, pension activists say. Several trustees for teacher pension plans are planning to confront Loeb, who runs $12 billion New York...
Peggy Northrop sailing into Sunset editorship
Peggy Northrop is will be named the new editor-in-chief of Time Inc.’s Sunset magazine. The appointment, which is expected today, will mark the first top editor change since Martha Nelson...
Alibaba magic trick for Yahoo!
Marissa Mayer’s Yahoo! turnaround is a work in progress — but the No. 1 Web portal can still count on its investment in Alibaba Group to draw value. Yahoo! announced...
An ill-fitting suit: Wooster joins Penney exec exodus
The clotheshorse just left the barn at JCPenney. Nick Wooster, a flamboyant fashion blogger whose rapid rise under ousted Chief Executive Ron Johnson had baffled the rank and file, has...
Seinfeld ‘charity’ comedy show is dogged by unfunny business offstage
Fans of Jerry Seinfeld and Colin Quinn who are spending up to $342 a ticket to see the pair’s show tonight at The Theater at Madison Square Garden may think...
Target sees chill in profit
Target said first-quarter profit will be less than it previously forecast as cold weather hampered sales of spring merchandise. Adjusted profit in the current quarter will be less than the...
Worry hits Goldman
Goldman Sachs reported what seemed like a good first quarter, but analysts were more concerned about the bank’s future than with the past three months. They peppered the chief financial...
More Martha grief for JCP
Macy’s said it won a ruling temporarily barring JCPenney from selling some items designed by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. A New York judge banned JCPenney from selling Martha Stewart...
SAC, SEC OK? We’ll see
SAC Capital Advisors’ record $602 million insider-trading settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission was approved by a federal judge, who conditioned his ruling on a future appeals court decision...
315 Park deal gets into gear
A building in the hot Midtown South marketplace at 315 Park Ave. South has been quietly put into contract to San Francisco-based Spear Street Capital for less than $250 million....
US housing gets boost
New-home construction in the US climbed in March to the highest level in almost five years, propelled by a surge in multifamily building. Starts climbed 7 percent to a 1.04...
Spoil the bosses’ party: gov
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo yesterday proposed stripping political party bosses of the power to cross-endorse favored candidates. It’s part of his anticorruption package in the wake of the bribery scandals...
Weiner’s poll rising: Trails only Quinn among mayoral Dems
Anthony Weiner is on a roll. A week after floating his name as a possible mayoral candidate, the disgraced former congressman finishes second when he’s included in the field of...
Porn-star hubby in Liu case
The well-heeled husband of a former soft-porn movie star played a key role in the campaign-finance scandal engulfing embattled city Comptroller John Liu, a defense lawyer told jurors yesterday.Supermarket magnate...
Doing her breast! Topless tour sways cops
When this sultry brunette gave cops a topless tour of her Lower East Side photo exhibit, they were so smitten they declined to shut it down, even though neighbors had...
Worm turns on Kim Jong
First, Dennis Rodman became a diplomat to North Korea. Now, he’s an FBI informant. Or so he says. While at a celebrity party in Florida, the ex-Chicago Bull and unofficial...
Pinky bling auctioned for $39M
The prince of diamonds sold for nearly $40 million — a US record — in Manhattan yesterday. The famed pink cushion-cut “Princie’’ gem — a 34.65-carat stunner named for a...
Celeb game over: Posh ‘poker ring’ art scion busted
A jet-setting Manhattan art baron was arrested yesterday for his role in a massive international gambling ring that counted Leonardo DiCaprio as a player, officials said. Helly Nahmad was one...
Pain of missing heir’s kin
The heir to the Morton Williams supermarket chain has vanished after an argument with his parents over their insistence that he get a prenuptial agreement with his fiancée, a law-...
Mistrial in shrink slay
A mistrial was declared yesterday in the case of cleaver-swinging schizophrenic David Tarloff — with jurors split over whether he was legally insane when he killed an Upper East Side...
Immigration deal blocks criminals
WASHINGTON — The Senate immigration-reform bill would put a huge roadblock on the path to citizenship for some of America’s 11 million undocumented aliens, who could immediately be denied legal...
Taking another shot at gun bill
WASHINGTON — Senate leaders yesterday were trying to save what’s left of gun-control legislation with a new compromise that would exempt some rural gun sales from background checks. The new...
Coma to marathon
Bryan Steinhauer, the Brooklyn resident who as a Binghamton University student was beaten into a coma at an off-campus bar by a Serbian basketball player in 2008, is working as...
850G rip-off a grave matter
This grave robber worked above ground, swiping hundreds of thousands of dollars that grieving relatives paid for their loved ones’ plots to splurge on Broadway shows, a luxury car and...
Jealous gal runs down boyfriend with car, kills him: cops
A jealous Queens woman got behind the wheel of her car and allegedly made her boyfriend run for his life before fatally running him down, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. Kaman...
Trip sparked cop’s slays
The NYPD cop who shot dead her boyfriend, their 1-year-old son and herself was furious about his plans to travel to Guyana to buy land, police sources and family said....
Fatal Village fire
One person died in a blaze at an East Village building just after midnight today, FDNY officials and witnesses said. The fire started in the victim’s bedroom in the building...
Newtown charities stingy
HARTFORD, Conn. — Dozens of charities that collected funds after the Newtown school massacre have reported raising nearly $20.4 million — but distributing only about $2.9 million of that, according...
Violent change to film ratings
LAS VEGAS — The Motion Picture Association of America is changing its rating system to better inform parents about violence in movies.CEO Christopher Dodd announced the tweaks at the annual...
Student-messaging HS gal gets kiss-off
A Manhattan teacher who was covertly photographed smooching one of her students on a public park bench last year had exchanged 1,400 texts with him over 11 days, city investigators...
Driver, 88, charged in Midtown DWI mayhem
An 88-year-old man was charged with DWI last night after he crashed into scaffolding in Midtown, injuring another driver.Werner Sonn was driving through Rockefeller Center at about 4 p.m. when...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** Police yesterday released a sketch of a bigot wanted for threatening a Muslim man with a gun in Fresh Meadows. The suspect, in a dark-colored Toyota SUV, followed...
Vile villain’s deadly payload
The Boston Marathon bomber used a pair of six-liter pressure cookers packed with metal nails and ball bearings to rip his helpless victims apart at the finish line, authorities said...
Behind Page One survivor’s moment in hell
Her face said it all. The blood-spattered, stunned-looking woman on The Post’s front page yesterday was identified as Nicole Gross, a high-intensity fitness trainer from North Carolina. Gross, 31 —...
These brothers both lost a leg
Brothers Paul and JP Norden were standing near the finish line waiting for a friend to finish the Boston Marathon when the first of two bombs exploded. They each lost...
Vigil for 8-year-old Martin
BOSTON, Mass. — Hundreds gathered last night for a candlelight vigil to remember the 8-year-old boy whose life was cut short in the Boston Marathon bombing Monday. Friends and neighbors...
Boy slain but dream lives
The youngest fatality in the Boston Marathon bombing was an adorable 8-year-old boy who dreamed of world peace. A heartbreaking photo of little Martin Richard, taken last spring, shows the...
Tragic Krystle Campbell had ‘heart of gold'
A restaurant manager who was at the Boston Marathon’s finish line to watch a friend complete the race was identified yesterday as one of the three people killed in Monday’s...
Recipe for disaster: Pressure cookers a savage’s favorite
The pressure-cooker bombs that exploded in the viewing area of the Boston Marathon have long been favored by terrorists across the globe. The two used in Monday’s attack are similar...
Investigators favor domestic theory
The Boston Marathon bombings bear the hallmarks of anti-government domestic terrorism — not foreign, experts said yesterday.They cited the lack of Internet “chatter” or a claim of responsibility, the crude...
Feverish sports security upgrade
Organizers of marathons and other high-profile sporting events in the United States and abroad are scrambling to beef up security. Time was short for some officials because this weekend, less...
Severe case of NYC jitters: 77 suspicious packages in wake of Boston
La Guardia Airport was partially evacuated, a Long Island school emptied and cops went scrambling on more than three times the average number of suspicious-package calls amid high anxiety here...
Deadly ricin mailed to senator’s office
WASHINGTON — An envelope containing the deadly poison ricin was sent to the office of Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi — and authorities last night said they have identified...
A tough act to follow
With their tag-team press conference yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly assured New Yorkers that they are doing all they can to keep the city safe. Their performance...
Mrs. Thatcher’s fight
With Margaret Thatcher’s funeral today, the generation of leaders who played decisive roles in bringing an end to communism and the Cold War shrinks still further. Millions of anonymous dissidents...
Terror never left America’s shores
‘People shouldn’t jump to conclusions before we have all the facts,” President Obama said after Tuesday’s attack in Boston. He’s right, of course: We don’t yet know if the terrorists...
Woods dropped the ball on improving his image
The Issue: Tiger Woods’ latest controversy — an illegal ball drop during the Masters at Augusta National. *** Tiger Woods should have been disqualified for his illegal drop on the...
Quinn’s sub-par subway plan
The Issue: Christine Quinn’s recent suggestion about New York City handling its own transportation needs. *** What Nicole Gelinas, Christine Quinn and almost everyone else do not understand, and probably...
The more the merrier
‘Bipartisan,” the late comic George Carlin once said, “usually means that a larger-than-usual deception is being carried out.” Now that the Senate’s Gang of Eight — four Democrats and four...
Forgotten lady
As the world bids farewell to Lady Margaret Thatcher today, it’s hard not to notice that America’s official presence at the state funeral for England’s most significant prime minister since...
Poisonous powder
We’re probably not the only ones getting that déjà vu feeling. For many New Yorkers, the images of innocent Americans bloodied by two bombs at the Boston Marathon evoked unpleasant...
The darkest side of abortion
If abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell is found guilty of homicide, he’ll be unique among murderers-for-hire: He set his fees based on weight. “The bigger the baby, the more he charged,”...
NYC’s brewing arts crisis
The 92nd Street Y’s recent decision to close its TriBeCa arts space is only the latest grim development in a financial trend that’s endangering New York City’s storied arts scene....
What to see at this year's Tribeca Film Festival
The 2013 Tribeca Film Festival kicks off today, running through April 28. With 89 feature films in competition this year, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the choices. Here are...
‘Matilda’ will take a gleeful, skipping waltz to the Tonys
‘A night off, a night off, my house seats for a night off!” is the refrain heard round Shubert Alley as openings come fast and furious before the Tony deadline....
'The Rascals' groove on Broadway
Right now on Broadway, you can see a fake Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons or ersatz versions of Motown’s Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye. Or, you can see the...
‘The Big Knife’ revival pulls its punches instead of going for the kill
Clifford Odets’ “The Big Knife” is about disillusion and compromise, but it’s not a pity party. Fueled by Odets’ loathing for Hollywood, this hard-boiled 1949 play packs a wallop. At...
We're spoiled rotten!
When 30-year-old Ashlee White and her mom, Ilene, meet in the city for a luxurious girls’ day, they start with massages at Great Jones Spa in NoHo, grab fro-yo at...
Pace comes back to Jets on one-year deal: sources
One of the stories of the Jets offseason has been the exodus of players. Well, one of those familiar faces is coming back. The Jets and outside linebacker Calvin Pace...
Pierre-Paul: Giants 'can't BS around this year'
Jason Pierre-Paul has been with the Giants for three seasons and won a Super Bowl in one of them. But he says he’s tired of what he perceives as far...
Alabama RB Lacy has NFL scouts fit to be Tide
Eddie Lacy’s blockbuster effort in the BCS title game suddenly seems like a long, long time ago. The Alabama star still figures to be the first running back drafted next...
Mets' Duda tweaks back, leaves game
DENVER — Lucas Duda may have been a victim of the cold at Coors Field. The Mets left fielder departed Game 2 of Tuesday night’s doubleheader with tightness in his...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f; $25,000; cl($12,500); 4upCHASING MOONLIGHT came off the pace to win as the favorite while going shorter two back...
Clips win sixth straight
Caron Butler scored 18 of his 22 points in the third quarter, and the Clippers routed the visiting Trail Blazers 93-77 last night for their sixth straight victory. Blake Griffin...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $51,000; 3YO; (f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 RunaDubbDubb(L),118R Maragh3-5-5Persaud15-12 Tie Dye(L),118L Saez12-5-4Kimmel10-13 Heiressfthcrwn(L),118J Lezcano4-6-2C Martin4-14 Lenderoflstrsrt(L),120P Morales2-1-2Violette5-25 TalentNPassion(L),120J Ortiz1-5-1Rodrigez6-56 Horsin' Around(L),113GRodriguz6-4-2Hushion8-1SECOND-1 1/16m(T); $24,000;...
Parx Charts
April 16th, 2013 Clear And Fast.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5 1/2f; $19,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:29. Good. kept to her taskTime: 22.22, 45.82, 58.52, 1:05.38.Trainer: Robert MoscoWinner: DK B/ F,...
Affrunti at Keeneland Graded Entries
FIRST-1 1/16m; $18,000; cl($10,000); 4up; (f&m)9-Darkest Hour 5-25-Queen Anna 8-111-Jazil's Song 4-16-Cali Style 15-12-All by Chance 9-27-Loaded Lady 5-11-Gal Umet 20-18-Kitten's House15-13-SimplyDashng12-110-GoseSkywlkr50-14-Heavenly Light 8-112-RmnInncence50-1SECOND-6 1/2f; $58,000; mdn spcl wt; 4up;...
Today's Sports on the Air
BaseballNoonRoyals at Braves MLBN7 p.m.Diamondbacks at Yankees WWOR, WCBS 880 AM7 p.m.Phillies at Reds ESPN28 p.m.Rangers at Cubs WGN8:30 p.m.Mets at Rockies SNY, WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMBasketball8 p.m.Hawks at Knicks...
The Post Line
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Sports Shorts
NBA: Irving apologizes to fans Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving apologized for skipping a postgame “Fan Appreciation’’ ceremony following his team’s final home game on Monday when he was stripped of...
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Braves notch 10th straight
Justin Upton, Jason Heyward and Dan Uggla homered in the eighth inning, and Juan Francisco hit a pair of solo shots earlier to help the Braves win their 10th straight,...
Hondo launches ’Stro wager
Hondo’s action with the Cards was rinsed last night in Pittsburgh, which deprived him of an opportunity for a comeback victory that would have inflated the wad. Today, with 120...
Mets will have compelling second half regardless of how April turns out
By now, Mets fans should be wise to the charms of an encouraging April. We’re talking about a team that, in the prior four seasons, has put together a collective...
Yankees pitcher Pettitte says he's 'good to go'
Andy Pettitte went through his bullpen session without a problem yesterday and proclaimed himself “good to go” for his start Friday in Toronto. “Everything is where I want it,” said...
Yankee Stadium to host Rangers games vs. Devils, Islanders next season
PHILADELPHIA — The Bronx will be home to a Winter Hockey Festival next January in the week preceding the Super Bowl. The Post has confirmed the original TSN report that...
Rangers fall to lowly Flyers, into tie for eighth
PHILADELPHIA — The route to the playoffs has become more complex for the Rangers, who inexplicably could not deliver a 60-minute performance at a time of year when nothing less...
Islanders pound Panthers in final regular-season game at Coliseum
There was no trap, no stumble, no setback. Instead, last night the Islanders decided to make their final regular-season game at the Coliseum this year an affirmation of their standing,...
Carlesimo frustrated with Nets not knowing playoff foe
P.J. Carlesimo said he has no preference whether the Nets play the Bulls or Hawks in the first round of the playoffs. He just wants to start preparing properly. “It’s...
Mets swept in doubleheader after blowing six-run lead in Game 2
DENVER — The Mets might want to spend the day in bed trying to sleep off the altitude sickness Ruben Tejada inflicted upon them last night. After Tejada’s throwing error...
Starr Report
Alex Ferrer, otherwise known as TV’s “Judge Alex,” has a strong connection to the upcoming movie “Pain and Gain” co-starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The movie, directed...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYSUZANNE EVANS, MARTHA STEWART, BARBARA CORCORAN - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4TOM CRUISE - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., (COM)BRAD GARRETT, NICK LACHEY -...
‘Mad’ about Brie
“Community” star Alison Brie gets all hot and bothered in this revealing Esquire photo shoot. In her other life, Brie plays upstanding Westchester housewife Trudy Campbell on AMC’s “Mad Men"
Twitter users lash out at ESPN for Boston bombings coverage
ESPN’s hyper-active Twitter site was turned into a battleground yesterday when it was taken over by fans who objected to the sports channel devoting airtime to the Boston Marathon bombings....
Man gets arrested trying to make ‘X-Factor’ audition
Police in Louisiana say a chase after a stolen Pontiac Grand Prix ended with a forced spinout and the arrest of a man who said he took the car because...
Fashion icon Bill Blass’ secret WWII army unit faked out Nazis
Years before he took the fashion world by storm, Bill Blass helped to stitch together a web of deceit that played a secret role in the downfall of Nazi Germany....
Premier League games to be on NBC
All 380 English Premier League soccer games will be televised live by NBC and its cable networks next season as part of a multiyear, $250 million contract. The games begin...
Cuozzo to NYC restaurants: 10 things I hate about you
Inedible sweets. Ridiculous menus. Inquisition-style seats. There’s no end to restaurant nuisances, especially if you love exploring the city’s “must-try” spots. I’ve been to more than a few this year....
Weird but true
A Michigan woman bought a house for $3,200 — and then made a quick $115,000 without even selling it. After Brandi Crawford bought the super cheap, 1,800-square-foot tax-foreclosure home in...
Junior forward Poole planning to leave Rutgers
The Rutgers exodus continued Tuesday. Junior forward Mike Poole of Queens requested his transfer, his advisor, Nate Blue, told The Post. Poole joins Vincent Garrett, Malick Kone and Jerome Seagears...
Oregon proposes probation for grid violations
The University of Oregon has proposed a two-year probationary period as well as a reduction of a scholarship over the next three seasons as punishment following the release of documents...
Rangers lose to lowly Flyers, fall three points behind Islanders
PHILADELPHIA — The route to the playoffs has become more complex for the Rangers, who inexplicably could not deliver a 60-minute performance at a time of year when nothing less...
Cano, Rivera lead Yankees Past Diamondbacks, 4-2
On a night Ivan Nova did very little other than notch a victory, the Yankees won for the sixth time in seven games because those who are expected to produce...
Surging Islanders roll in regular-season finale at the Coliseum
There was no trap, no stumble, no setback. Instead, Tuesday night the Islanders decided to make their final regular-season game at the Coliseum this season an affirmation of their standing,...
Rodriguez gets license for Kentucky Derby
Following a two-hour appearance before the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Tuesday, Rudy Rodriguez, the trainer of Kentucky Derby candidate Vyjack, was granted a license by the KHRS, with conditions.A...
Despite Tom Coughlin’s assessment, Jason Pierre-Paul says he was not out of shape
Jason Pierre-Paul says he was in “great shape’’ last season, which is not the way his head coach, Tom Coughlin, characterized JPP’s physical condition in 2012.Coughlin last month at the...