October 23, 2013
Hedge fund mogul in nasty divorce battle with ex
A Dallas hedge-fund mogul trying to sidestep a $5 million pre-nup pact payout to his ex-wife will find out as soon as this week if his claims of insolvency will...
Obama shutting down Prospect Park for school visit
You might want to reschedule that play date. President Obama will shut down Prospect Park on Friday for six hours to visit a Crown Heights school two miles away. All...
Red Sox bash sloppy Cardinals in World Series opener
BOSTON — Two innings into what was predicted to be a well played and tight World Series, the Cardinals morphed into the 1962 Mets playing with a hair-hurting hangover. The...
Meet the new 'Fifty Shades of Grey' leading man
The producers of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” film have tied up a new leading man. Former Calvin Klein hunk Jamie Dornan has been cast in the role of Christian...
Don Mattingly will stay with Dodgers
Don Mattingly will return as manager of the Dodgers next year, two sources confirmed, despite a lingering tension that erupted in an uncomfortable press conference involving Mattingly and general manager...
Jason Terry effective in Nets return
BOSTON — The Jet is finally ready for takeoff. After spending the first three weeks of training camp rehabbing his left knee, on which he had surgery during the offseason,...
It looks like Jeremy Tyler will make Knicks roster
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Because Mike Woodson is not thrilled with how the big men invited to camp has fit into his system, the Knicks coach reiterated injured 6-foot-10 Jeremy...
Nets need Deron Williams to be elite again
BOSTON — Deron Williams continued his slow march toward returning to the floor Wednesday, participating fully in shootaround and even talking about asking for minutes in the Nets’ preseason finale...
Retail rival accuses Kimora Lee Simmons website of fraud
Kimora Lee Simmons’ e-commerce fashion retailer depends on fraud and deception to survive, a rival claims in court papers. Simmons, the president and creative director of the four-year-old Just Fabulous,...
Prisoner tax 'scam'
TRENTON, N.J. — Two people have been charged in what federal authorities say was a multi-million-dollar scheme to file fraudulent tax returns on behalf of prison inmates. New Jersey's U.S....
Shutdown fear grows at Lazard Capital
Lazard Capital Management employees are fuming as the beleaguered brokerage firm fights rumors of a shutdown. The closely held New York company denies it’s closing up shop, but staffers said...
Trump Plaza inks deal with UK firm for online betting
ATLANTIC CITY — Trump Plaza is partnering with British company Betfair to offer Internet gambling once it begins in New Jersey next month. Betfair is one of Britain's largest online...
Obama wants Marines to wear 'girly' hats
A change to the Marine Corps’ uniform hats could take the hard-nosed Leathernecks from the Halls of Montezuma to the shops of Christopher Street. Thanks to a plan by President...
Three shows help in Sandy rebuilding effort
It’s been nearly a year since Superstorm Sandy ravaged the greater New York City area — and the ongoing rebuilding effort is the focus of several special TV episodes this...
Sean Avery owed $229K by bankrupt Lipman agency
When high-fashion ad agency Lipman ran out of cash and abruptly closed its doors last month, former Rangers standout Sean Avery, a senior staffer, was stiffed for $229,167, court papers...
Starbucks getting into the tea business
Starbucks is turning over a new tea leaf. The coffee titan is opening a new “tea bar” in New York City on Thursday, in hopes of brewing up profits through...
Under Armour sets first NYC store in Soho
Under Armour is showing its stuff in the Big Apple for the first time. The performance underwear and clothing company has signed a lease in a three-level Soho space at...
'Barneys busted me for buying $2,500 bag'
Another young black Barneys customer came forward Wednesday to say she had been racially profiled by snooty store clerks after making a pricey purchase. Brooklyn resident Kayla Phillips, 21, had...
Let us help you avoid Halloween on TV
You can’t take two steps without tripping over a zombie head this week in the run-up to Halloween. Here’s what’s scary good on TV if you want to avoid All...
'The Landing' fails to make an impact
Sitting through the dull musical “The Landing,” you wish John Kander had quit while he was ahead. The composer and his longtime partner, lyricist Fred Ebb, are responsible for all-time...
SpinMedia to slash staff again
SpinMedia, the digital celebrity and pop culture network that owns Vibe and the Spin, is expected to lay off 15 percent of its workforce, about 30 people, and cut loose...
What's so great about Kate Bosworth?
At 30, standing 5-foot-5 without her Miu Miu heels, Kate Bosworth is neither the youngest nor tallest nor the most original beauty in Hollywood, and hasn’t made a notable film...
Carl Icahn teases letter to Apple CEO on Twitter
For a septuagenarian, billionaire Carl Icahn sure knows how to grab attention on the Web. The 77-year-old Far Rockaway native, known for his humorous barbs, teased his Twitter followers on...
David Ortiz can join Babe Ruth with 3 Red Sox titles
BOSTON — The Post piqued David Ortiz’s curiosity on Wednesday afternoon, as the slugger emerged from the Red Sox’s dugout and approached the field for batting practice before World Series...
Jacobs to fantasy owners: I owe you nothing
It was Brandon Jacobs’ wife Kim who first alerted him some fantasy football nut had threatened the Giants running back and his family on Twitter if he didn’t perform well...
Tom Cruise's ex was in tears over Scientology auditions
Marc Headley had just released his explosive book about the deepest, darkest secrets of Scientology, “Blown for Good: Behind the Iron Curtain of Scientology,” when he met actress Nazanin Boniadi...
BofA liable for Countrywide mortgage fraud
Bank of America Corp was found liable for fraud on Wednesday on claims related to defective mortgages sold by its Countrywide unit, a major win for the U.S. government in...
‘Eastbound’ star Danny McBride’s guide to life
The Post called “Eastbound & Down” “maniacally funny,” but back in their college days, show co-creators’ Danny McBride and Jody Hill’s humor was a bit — shall we say —...
Suicide by Twitter: Sympathy for an Obamaite
Washington was rocked this week when a White House foreign-policy staffer was fired for posting nasty comments about other Obama administration officials on Twitter. Jofi Joseph used the handle @natlsecwonk,...
Rob Lowe sells family drama to ABC
"Parks and Recreation” and former “West Wing” star Rob Lowe has sold a semi-autobiographical family drama to ABC, Deadline.com reports. Co-created with “West Wing” producer Kevin Falls, “The Point” will...
Schneiderman ignores casino-measure stench
To game or not to game? That should be the question — “Shall casino gambling be allowed in New York?” — on this fall’s ballot. But instead the fix is...
Schumer’s dagger in de Blasio’s back
Sen. Chuck Schumer has this thing about daggers. It’s his favorite metaphor, as in his warning that eliminating the federal deduction for state and local taxes would be “a dagger...
'Lucy' gets colorized
If they can colorize war footage (a la “World War II in Color”), why not freshen up a TV sitcom?CBS will air two colorized episodes of its classic comedy “I...
Subway agent fights off group of thugs
A subway station agent fought off a group of thugs who attacked him during a meal break in Brooklyn, sources said Wednesday. Yun Lee, 53, who works at the Flushing...
Lhota’s right, de Blasio way off, on Giuliani
Joe Lhota seemed astonished when rival Bill de Blasio declared this week that Rudy Giuliani’s mayoralty “was not a good period in our history.” Lhota wasn’t alone. But de Blasio’s...
Success of ‘Lion King’ shows why you should fear a Mayor de Blasio
Bill de Blasio might rate the Giuliani era as a dark chapter in city history, but you need look no further than the success of “The Lion King” to see...
MSG epitomizes NYC -- and moving it would be silly
He was here at the beginning, before the beginning, before the lights were turned on, before there were walls and floors and the pinwheel ceiling, before this patch of midtown...
Met Council scandal gets closer to Speaker Silver
The probe into the reported theft of $5 million from the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty by a key friend and ally of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is raising new...
$14,000 pours in for jobless woman in fountain theft
BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio — More than $14,000 has been donated online to help a western Ohio woman who said she stole change from a courthouse fountain to buy food and was...
Giants, Jets players talk 'overboard' Twitter abuse
Trash talk on the field is one thing. But when so-called fans use Twitter to threaten pro athletes, it takes personal fouls to a whole new level. Giants running back...
Michael Vick practices again, but Kelly keeps it coy
There is every reason to believe Michael Vick will start at quarterback for the Eagles on Sunday when they face the Giants at Lincoln Financial Field, but Eagles coach Chip...
Cordle steps in at center for Giants with Baas done for season
Already down one offensive lineman for the season, the Giants received more bad news about their offensive line on Wednesday. Center David Baas was placed on season-ending injured reserve with...
Zoo feared mauling before 2-year-old was killed: suit
PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh Zoo safety committee had concerns about a wild African dogs exhibit but the zoo didn't make any changes before a 2-year-old boy fell into the pen...
Deepak Chopra sues ex-partner over $5M donation
New age health guru Deepak Chopra is battling a former pal and business partner over a $5 million donation for “consciousness” research. Medical researcher Jim Walsh is trying to wrest...
Brad Richards: Kreider was 'uptight' in preseason
PHILADELPHIA — Brad Richards thinks he has an explanation for Chris Kreider appearing almost paralyzed during much of the Rangers’ training camp before his assignment to the AHL Wolf Pack...
Islanders sign Radek Martinek
Radek Martinek, who has been signing a waiver every day for over a week so he can skate with the Islanders for free, was rewarded Wednesday when he signed a...
Rahm's offers Chicago budget, warns on pensions
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday proposed a 2014 budget that reduces an ongoing imbalance between revenue and spending by about a two-thirds, but he warned that the city's outlook could worsen if...
Rookie coach has Red Bulls on the verge of first title
A team takes its personality from the top, takes its cues from its coach. The MLS-leading Red Bulls took their hard-working grinder persona from Mike Petke, and it just might...
NJ contractor admits scamming Defense Department
NEWARK — The owner of a New Jersey defense contractor has admitted providing faulty aircraft parts to the Defense Department and emailing sensitive data overseas without proper approval. Robert Luba...
Belittled Jets wide receivers helping team stay afloat
Professional athletes who have endured public criticism always tell you they don’t pay attention to the naysayers. They insist they don’t read the newspapers, listen to the radio or watch...
New Gypsy ‘kidnap' case in Greece
ATHENS, Greece — Three Greek Gypsies were arrested on the eastern island of Lesvos Wednesday on suspicion of child abduction, days after a similar case involving a girl known as...
Baby born with HIV in remission
Doctors now have convincing evidence that they put HIV into remission, hopefully for good, in a Mississippi baby born with the AIDS virus — a medical first that is prompting...
Mitt's mysterious new mansion
SALT LAKE CITY — A new house Mitt Romney is building in Utah is not only spacious and luxurious, but it's also a little mysterious. The home's study will have...
Why Geno Smith is beating himself up after huge win
The next step is consistency for Geno Smith, and the Jets quarterback knows it. The rookie has had flashes of good play mixed in with bad moments and the key...
IRS staffers owe $5.4M in back taxes
WASHINGTON — Nearly 700 employees of Internal Revenue Service contractors owe $5.4 million in back taxes, said a report Wednesday by the agency's inspector general. More than half of those...
Pigskin Profit: Pick Jayhawks, not chalk
There is a simple reason why chalk receives the most action: People don’t want to feel stupid. And if you have gone against Baylor this season, the Bears have made...
Judge orders release of JonBenet ’99 indictment
DENVER — A Colorado judge Wednesday ordered the release of the 1999 grand jury indictment in the killing of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, possibly shedding light on why prosecutors decided against...
Hail to the Huskers, Hokies
Football expert Phil Steele is the owner and publisher of Phil Steele’s College Football Preview, regarded as the college football bible. Get in-depth coverage of college and pro football 24/7/365...
'Chronic' offender: New Heidi Fleiss pot charge
LAS VEGAS — Former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss was arrested in Nevada on suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana, her second marijuana-related run-in with the law in the...
Nissan recalls nearly 200K SUVs
DETROIT — Nissan Motor Co. is recalling more than 188,000 Nissan and Infiniti SUVs worldwide to fix faulty brake control software that could increase the risk of a crash. The...
Mariano Rivera going to World Series -- to receive award
BOSTON — The Yankees did not reach the playoffs, but Mariano Rivera will be at the World Series. Rivera will receive the Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award in a ceremony...
Luxurious ladies in red, white and black
It's black, white and red for the walking drop-dead gorgeous.
Joe Nathan would make intriguing free agent
Joe Nathan with 341 saves is now the active leader with Mariano Rivera’s retirement. He also has an interesting decision upcoming. Texas holds a $9 million 2014 option on Nathan...
Why Giants don't think $35M for Lincecum is crazy
BOSTON — Tim Lincecum, over the past two seasons, is 20-29 with a 4.76 ERA. That is the fourth-worst ERA in the majors for any pitcher with at least 300...
Judge tosses ‘terror’ lawyer’s claim in embassy bombing case
An Egyptian lawyer's statements under questioning by British authorities about the 1998 bombings of two US embassies in Africa will be allowed as evidence at a US trial that could...
Yankees interested in Korean relief pitcher
BOSTON — With all the emphasis on Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka and which team he signs with, Oh Seung-Hwan, a Korean right-hander, is also drawing attention. The Yankees are among...
Deron Williams getting closer to Nets return
BOSTON — After Deron Williams and Jason Terry finished off a victory in a 3-point shooting competition following Wednesday’s morning shootaround, the two celebrated at midcourt. The dour and often...
Equestrian killing was ‘revenge’
RIVERHEAD — A former American Express employee was so enraged that his friends had told the company that a lawsuit he filed against it had no merit that he fired...
Crystal dealer guilty after arguing stones were art
He was stuck between his rocks and a hard place. A popular Union Square crystal dealer was found guilty of unlicensed vending Wednesday despite arguing that his mystical "sculptures" should be exempt...
Bill Mazer, broadcasting icon, dead at 92
The Amazin’ Bill Mazer, a New York broadcasting legend, passed away Wednesday in Danbury, Conn., according his son, Arnie Mazer. He was 92. Mazer had been in declining health and...
Zimmerman beats rap again
SANFORD, Fla. — A police spokesman says no criminal charges will be filed against George Zimmerman in a dispute last month with his estranged wife. Lake Mary Officer Zach Hudson...
Ex-Madoff exec said to have written his own bonus checks
The former operations chief for Bernie Madoff on trial for allegedly assisting in the epic $65 billion Ponzi scheme quietly wrote himself fat company checks to collect “secret” bonuses totaling...
Kennedy kin Skakel to get new trial in girl's murder
Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel won a stunning legal victory on Wednesday, when a Connecticut judge granted him a new murder trial for the 1975 golf club bludgeoning of a pretty...
Shades of gray
They aren't feeling gloomy -- gray and silver are the colors of choice for these gals.
High contrast the new celebrity trend
These women have figured out how to compliment their outfits.
Navy Yard killer eyed revenge
Two weeks before he slaughtered 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard, a desperate-sounding Aaron Alexis told an online "mind control" outreach group that the Navy was targeting his brain...
Rex pushing right buttons with push back at Belichick
A day after Bill Belichick accused the Jets of cheating by pushing, Rex Ryan pushed back. The Jets coach did not appreciate Belichick saying Gang Green employed the same illegal...
Merkel calls Obama over claim US tapped her phone
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel complained to President Barack Obama on Wednesday after learning that U.S. intelligence may have targeted her mobile phone, saying that would be "a serious...
Female bodybuilder: Steroids gave me a penis
A female gym junkie has revealed how she now looks like a man after developing a steroid addiction which mutated her body. Candice Armstrong, who used to be a pretty...
Coughlin calls out Nicks: 'He's got to get better'
There really has never been any trace of criticism within the Giants family toward Hakeem Nicks. Not from teammates, coaches, the front office or ownership. Sure, there’s been some frustration...
'Live's' Kelly and Michael are an all-star Halloween duo
Michael Strahan knows Halloween is coming when the wardrobe personnel at “Live! With Kelly & Michael” ask him his bra size. Nothing quite says “Trick or treat” on this show...
These ladies are pretty in pink
Life is coming up roses for these actresses and their stunning dresses.
These blue notes will charge up your wardrobe
Give your wardrobe an electrifying reboot with fall's most versatile color, which has cropped up on runways galore.
Texas HS coach who won 91-0 cleared of 'bullying'
What's a coach to do? Tim Buchanan, a Texas high school football coach, was facing formal accusations of bullying after his team's 91-0 win on Friday over Western Hills, but...
Philanthropist who bought Madoff apt. buys posh Park Ave. pad
Newly single philanthropist Patsy Kahn – who made headlines when she bought Bernie Madoff’s Upper East Side penthouse with her then-husband, toy mogul Al Kahn – has just purchased her...
What actors really snort, shoot and smoke on set
Cocaine, pot, heroin, ecstasy — pop culture has become like a Saturday night at Charlie Sheen’s house. Drugs play vital roles in the story lines on many of this season’s...
Giants' Baas has nightmare season end on IR
It was one of those seasons for David Baas, the worst season of his career, and it ended Wednesday with the news he has been placed on season-ending injured reserve...
Next QBs up: Browns' Campbell, Vikings' Ponder
It’s backup Jason Campbell’s turn to start at quarterback for the Browns. It's Christian Ponder's again for the Vikings. Vikings quarterback Josh Freeman was diagnosed with a concussion after showing...
Haru snags bigger Times Square space
At a side-street location mere steps from Times Square, the Japanese restaurant chain Haru just signed a lease for 5,300 square feet that will have 80 feet of sidewalk frontage...
NHL Power Rankings: Ducks off to flying start
The Ducks just missed a chance at history. They tied a franchise record with seven wins in a row before a 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs on Tuesday ended...
D'Antoni jokingly blames 'drugs' for overestimating Lakers
So much for seven seconds or less. When Mike D'Antoni took over as Lakers coach early last season, he believed that he could implement his speedball system with ease, despite an...
Cops nab allegedly drunk crossing guard
A Long Island crossing guard was arrested this morning after a sharp-eyed civilian spotted her boozed up behind the wheel just moments after leaving her morning post, authorities said. A...
'Respect' for J.R. could help brother make Knicks
GREEN BAY, Wis. — It’s good to be J.R. Smith’s brother. Knicks coach Mike Woodson said point guard Chris Smith is “still in the mix” for a roster spot, noting...
Man survives getting hit by train
A man was hit by a train in Midtown and survived, authorities said. The unidentified victim, was struck on the northbound tracks for the A, C, and E lines at...
This season’s heavy-metal accessories are rowdy and loud
This season's heavy-metal accessories are rowdy and loud.
With Henrik out, rookie makes debut for Rangers
PHILADELPHIA — Maybe the absence of their safety net in net will stimulate the 2-5 Rangers to tidy up their game, Maybe they will perform with enhanced desperation and commitment...
White House ignoring ObamaCare questions
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration won’t even answer questions from its own Democratic allies about the glitch-riddled ObamaCare website. Administration officials were long on promises but short on specifics about...
Hundreds of dog, cat deaths linked to jerky treats
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is trying to solve a stubborn mystery surrounding the deaths of almost 600 dogs that ate jerky treats, and officials are hoping pet...
Online daters weave web of lies to catch mates
Singles looking for love online have turned internet dating into a “Web” of lies! More than half of people using internet dating sites admit to telling fibs on their profiles,...
Student charged with killing teacher
DANVERS, Mass. -- A 14-year-old high school student described by classmates as soft-spoken and pleasant was accused of killing a well-liked math teacher, whose body was found in the woods...
Most Americans want pot legal: poll
For the first time ever, a majority of Americans favor legalization of marijuana, a national poll revealed on Tuesday. Gallup pollsters said 58 percent of Americans are OK with pot...
Socialite neighbor to Joan Rivers: 'Go f--k yourself'
While Joan River is in LA filming her We TV series “Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?” she’s being upstaged in New York City by her downstairs neighbor, a socialite...
Creep threatened to skin Mets manager, GM alive
A creepy baseball fan obsessed with horror movies was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly threatened Mets players — and plotted to slash a team manager in a “Friday the...
#Mamming is the new planking
One of the cruel ironies of modern medicine is that the very procedures that save our lives are sometimes the most horribly awkward to endure. Take mammograms, for example. Life...
#Mamming takes the awkwardness out of mammograms
#mamming is sweeping Instagram and Twitter right now. Simply take your breasts and rest them on an inanimate object.
Queen's Brian May takes readers on a 3-D tour of hell
Long before 3-D was forced into every movie from “Avatar” to “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” Victorian-era households had their own creepy 3-D fun. No one knows that better...
Red Sox-Cardinals is classic, but variety would be nicer
My standard line, when people ask me which baseball team I support, is I root for quick games. And that’s true. You’re not doing this job right unless you couldn’t...
Banksy: NYPD shut me down
Banksy took a day off — and blamed the NYPD. The anonymous graffiti artist came up empty Wednesday, disappointing fans of his monthlong “Better Out Than In” project in New...
NY home to America’s ‘least comfortable’ airport
New York’s airports aren’t just plagued by delays — they flunk when it comes to the amenities that would make the long waits bearable, according to a new nationwide study....
Top drug dealer ratted on Silk Road 'mastermind'
A top drug dealer on the billion-dollar online black market Silk Road secretly became a police informant and helped bring down the site. Under the alias 'Nod', Steve Sadler supplied...
Michael Jackson is top-earning dead celebrity
He’s the King of Pop even in death. Jackson surpassed long-time pal Elizabeth Taylor as the top-earning dead celebrity, with his postmortem empire pulling in $160 million in the past...
Drunk driver gets 6 years after YouTube confession
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio man was sentenced Wednesday to 6½ years in prison for causing a fatal wrong-way crash after a night of heavy drinking, which he had confessed...
Jets add ex-Patriots corner Dowling to practice squad
The Jets signed former Patriots cornerback Ras-I Dowling to their practice squad Wednesday, one day after trying him out. Dowling was the first pick of the second round by New...
Golf analyst apologizes for Tiger 'cheating' suggestion
Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee apologized to Tiger Woods on Tuesday after insinuating the world's No. 1 player cheated during his five-win season. Chamblee saved Woods for last in his...
Cabbie robbed, assaulted with box cutter
http://youtu.be/QBjDglUblIY A 35-year-old cab driver was brutally robbed and assaulted with a box cutter in Mount Hope, cops said. The assailant first hailed the yellow cab on Delancy and Ludlow...
Lhota says de Blasio using family in ads to mask lack of plans
Democratic mayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio has talked a lot about his family over the course of the campaign -- but on Wednesday it was Republican Joe Lhota who put...
Baltimore Ravens to hype ObamaCare
The NFL’s Super Bowl-winning Baltimore Ravens will get $130,000 from Maryland taxpayers to push ObamaCare, according to documents obtained by Judicial Watch. The team signed the deal with the state...
Yankees most valuable franchise; Mets not far behind
The Yankees rank first in a new study of MLB franchise values at a cool $3.3 billion. No surprise there. But how about the Mets checking in at No. 4,...
Prince George waves to the Queen at christening
LONDON — Britain's 3-month-old future monarch, Prince George, was christened Wednesday with water from the River Jordan at a rare four-generation gathering of the royal family in London. George, the...
'Anchorman 2’ set to 'reclaim the glory'
http://youtu.be/6VdGI5-z_hg First came the teasers, then a theatrical trailer, which was followed by 70 different Dodge Durango ads and now "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" has unleashed its latest trailers, providing...
Broker: Celeb chef Marcus Samuelsson stiffed me on cut for $3M sale
A celebrity chef who counts President Obama as one of his biggest fans has been slapped with a lawsuit for allegedly stiffing a broker on his commission for a $3...
Gold really does grow on trees
You won't believe it when you read this - scientists have found gold growing on gum trees near Wudinna on the Eyre Peninsula in Australia. A team of CSIRO scientists...
Scientists creating top secret mutant bird flu
Dutch scientists hidden away in a top-security laboratory are seeking to create mutant flu viruses, dangerous work designed to prepare the world for a lethal pandemic by beating nature to...
Obama, Pakistan Prime Minister to meet for first time
WASHINGTON -- In the rocky relationship between the US and Pakistan, the mere fact that President Barack Obama and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif are sitting down together at the...
Cost of college rises— but not as much
WASHINGTON -- There's some good news on college tuition. Yes, the cost has gone up - but not as much as in the past. For in-state students at a four-year...
Pope expels German ‘Bling Bishop’ over money scandal
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis expelled a German bishop from his diocese on Wednesday pending the outcome of a church inquiry into his new, $43-million residence complex. The Vatican didn't...
Long-awaited 'crowdfunding' rules to be released
Entrepreneurs and start-up companies looking for backing will be able to solicit small investments over the Internet from the general public under a new proposal to be released by US...
Miller warns Carmelo: 'Careful what you ask for' on free agency
It was all quiet on the Carmelo Anthony free agency front until last week. “I want to be a free agent,” the Knicks star said in a New York Observer...
Teen discovers $50K canary diamond in state park
Diamonds are said to be a girl's best friend. In sharp-eyed teenager Tana Clymer's case that must be true. The 14-year-old was visiting the aptly named Crater of Diamonds State...
White Widow wrote love poem to Osama
A blood-stirring ode to Osama bin Laden has been found on the computer of the White Widow - along with evidence of her weight loss worries and apparent desire for...
Air Force officers left nuclear bunker insecure
WASHINGTON -- Air Force officers entrusted with the launch keys to long-range nuclear missiles have been caught twice this year leaving open a blast door that is intended to help...
National security official fired over tweets
WASHINGTON — A White House national-security aide secretly posted nasty Twitter messages for two years mocking top administration aides before being caught and fired last week. Jofi Joseph, 40, used...
Josh Gordon a fit, but Jets aren't win now team
The NFL trade deadline arrives next Tuesday and the Jets may have a decision to make. The worst they can come out of this weekend is .500. Do they think...
'CSI' reaches lofty 300-episode mark
You can count the number of prime-time television shows that have produced 300 episodes on two hands. Many of them (“Gunsmoke,” “Bonanza,” “Ozzie & Harriet”) debuted when there were only...
Bland cuisine and atmosphere don't boost Eat's silent dinners
Only New York’s fad-mad food media could make an overnight global sensation of a chef whose sole claim to fame is making diners keep their mouths shut. But Nicholas Nauman’s...
How I helped Princess Di find true love
The princess’ relationship with Hasnat Khan was the most closely guarded secret of her life. As her butler, I became their go-between and was privy to almost everything that went...
Princess Diana's secret love
Gliding theatrically down the stairs in her brand-new wig and glasses, Princess Diana playfully winds the brunette curls around her fingers and pulls a goofy face. “What do you think?”...
JPMorgan Chase nears $6B settlement
JPMorgan Chase is nearing an agreement worth close to $6 billion with a group of institutional investors to settle claims over shoddy mortgage-backed securities issued in the run-up to the...
History is moving in de Blasio's direction
If a mayoral debate happens in a landslide, does it make a difference? That is, is there a ghost of a chance that anything said Tuesday night by Bill de...
Around the world in fashion
From Paris to New York, The Post's Alexa brings you the hottest styles gracing the runways.
Bomb victim's son hails City College for closing student center
The son of a Manhattan banker killed in the 1975 Fraunces Tavern bombing hailed City College’s weekend move to finally close a student center named after the bomb-maker. “It’s absolutely...
NY bans boar hunting
ALBANY — New York wants to head off a potential rampage by wild, Eurasian boar by banning their import and use in so-called "canned hunts." Gov. Cuomo signed a bill...
Longtime Brooklyn politician dead at 77
Major Owens, a New York City Democrat who served 12 terms in the U.S. House and was credited with helping to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, has...
Airbnb claims site helps NY
The short-term apartment-rental Web site Airbnb — which is under legal fire from New York officials — claims the city benefits big time financially from the service. The Web site...
'Wolf of Wall Street' fiancée blasts prosecutors
The “Wolf of Wall Street” has a wildcat in his corner. The fiancée of real-life finance crook Jordan Belfort — being played by Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming flick...
Barneys puts cosmetics and charm in a new space
Department store beauty floors can be intimidating, what with the heady aromas, special gift offers, quite-literally-in-your-face salesfolk, crowded cornucopias of products and mirrors at every terrifying angle. It’s enough to...
Ex-felon Clinton ally helps fund de Blasio's campaign
A former Hillary Rodham Clinton ally who served time for felony fraud and federal corruption is among those leading the charge to put Bill de Blasio into City Hall, The...
'Dollar Menu & More' coming to McDonald’s
McDonald’s will end its “Dollar Menu” later this year and rename it “Dollar Menu & More,” which will feature items that cost more than a buck, the fast-food chain said....
'Moonstruck' bakery in bankruptcy
Owners of Brooklyn’s famed “Moonstruck” bakery, Cammareri Bros., failed to make enough bread — so they filed for federal bankruptcy protection. The bakers have $491,202.39 in liabilities and assets of...
If de Blasio wins, he'll have to face the music
Having pulled a shocking upset, the winning candidate is, well, shocked. “What do we do now?” he asks his handler.The question is left hanging in the 1972 movie “The Candidate,”...
Husband of Orthodox Jewish victim receives death threats
The husband of the brave Orthodox Jewish teen whose testimony helped convict the once-prominent Jewish counselor who sexually abused her is receiving death threats, The Post has learned. “I know...
Romanians admit to brazen art raid
BUCHAREST, Romania — Three Romanians have pleaded guilty to stealing seven paintings, including works by Picasso, Monet and Matisse, from a Dutch museum in a daring nighttime raid that shocked...
Natalia Barbieri's journey from finance to fashion
When financial trader Natalia Barbieri launched her luxury shoe brand, Bionda Castana, in 2008, she knew not a single fashion contact. “I used to rip out the contents page of...
Cops reopen 2011 cold case
Cops have reopened the cold case of a woman whose body was found stuffed in a shopping cart that washed up on a Brooklyn beach in 2011. Investigators are hoping...
Revolt TV offers solid music content — but will it draw viewers?
On first impressions, there’s no question that Revolt TV is a channel programmed by music lovers. Just watching a half-hour of videos is enough to get exposed to a surprisingly...
Wendy Williams off to a hot start in daytime
Lost amid all the ratings news about freshman talk shows (“Queen Latifah,” “Arsenio” et al.) is that veteran yakker Wendy Williams has gotten off to a hot start in the...
‘Fun Home’ is affecting but also frustrating
After two decades in the alternative-press trenches, cartoonist Alison Bechdel burst into the mainstream with the 2006 autobiographical graphic novel “Fun Home.” The book was a critical and commercial hit...
‘Two Boys’ brings cyberspace to the Met
Who knows what to expect from an opera about the Internet? But when Nico Muhly’s “Two Boys” evokes the complex mysteries of cyberspace in a series of shimmering choruses, it’s...
Bruce Lee's story headed to Broadway
Because I’m a black-belt in martial arts — I break boards the way “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark” breaks actors — one of my favorite songs is “Kung Fu Fighting”...
Marathon 'bomber' tied to 2011 killings
BOSTON — Slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was named as a participant in an earlier triple homicide by a man who was subsequently shot to death while being...
Apple’s next iPads: lighter and brighter
It’s the iPad on a diet. Apple’s new super-thin iPad Air weighs nearly half a pound less and operates twice as fast as the previous model, the company revealed on...
White passes silver in car-color choice
TROY, Mich. — Move over, silver. After more than a decade as the world's favorite car color, silver is falling in popularity to white. PPG Industries, the leading supplier of...
Can't make too much money — or my insurance costs will rise
A piano player from Queens can’t find the right key to ObamaCare. Taylor Williams, 27, says he’s caught in a bind because his income fluctuates and he’s afraid the subsidies...
Questions abound over 'Angels' on the runway
South African supermodel Candice Swanepoel will shimmy into a $10 million “Royal Fantasy Bra” at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show this December. But who will be bouncing by her side?...
Out-of-network not an option in individual ObamaCare plans
Individuals shopping for health insurance in the ObamaCare marketplace are in for sticker shock: They’ll have to pay 100 percent of the bill if they dare use a doctor not...
ObamaCare supporter: Not so fast
WASHINGTON — Walt Rowen, a small-business owner who stood behind President Obama on Monday at a White House event promoting ObamaCare, says he might not buy insurance for his workers...
Secret’s out on disabled abuse
ALBANY — New York can no longer prohibit families from using reports that their disabled relatives were abused in state facilities under a new law that one parent said will...
Man busted in phony 'Star Trek' tricorder lawsuit
Brooklyn federal prosecutors have a accused an Illinois man going where no con artist has gone before — by peddling a bogus medical device that worked like a “Star Trek”...
Ghesquière eyed for top spot at Louis Vuitton
The former Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesquière is the front-runner to replace Marc Jacobs as creative director for Louis Vuitton, after Jacobs stepped down to pursue an IPO for his own...
ObamaCare’s other tech disaster
Dr. Nicholas DiNubile, a Philadelphia orthopedic surgeon, has a timely reminder for everyone encountering the federal health-care-exchange meltdown: “If you think signing up for ObamaCare is a nightmare, ask your...
Unions’ health gripe
It’s not just Republicans who are unhappy with ObamaCare. Labor union leaders have been complaining, too. In July, the presidents of the Teamsters, United Food Commercial Workers union and UNITE-HERE...
The lunatic war on e-cigarettes
Sales of electronic cigarettes have risen dramatically in recent years. Whether you see that development as an opportunity or a threat depends on whether you view the matter rationally or...
Hamas’ reckoning
TEL AVIV — It looks like Egypt’s new government has had enough of Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood offshoot that has ruled the Gaza Strip since a 2007 coup. On Nov. 11, the...
Wigs were key for 'House of Versace'
Actress Gina Gershon could not have transformed into the platinum-headed Donatella Versace for this month’s Lifetime movie “House of Versace” without the help of two hairpieces. “We had one wig...
Transparency needed for NY's pols
Eliot Spitzer has just won a small victory in the ongoing legal saga over his private e-mails. We just hope it doesn’t ultimately translate into a big defeat for the...
Teachers excel, but students don’t
Remember Garrison Keillor’s popular radio show, “A Prairie Home Companion”? It was about life in the fictional town of Lake Wobegone, Wisconsin, a place where “men were men, women were...
Pride of the Yankees
On the field, the two baseball Hall of Famers — New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra and Indians pitcher Bob Feller — were rivals. Off the field, it turns out...
IRS conned for $110B in the last decade
One in five dollars paid out under the Earned Income Tax Credit — one of the nation’s largest anti-poverty programs — went to people who didn’t deserve them, according to...
Booker hires chief of staff from Facebook
NEWARK, NJ — Newark Mayor and U.S. Senator-elect Cory Booker named two members of his staff on Tuesday. Louisa Terrell will serve as Booker's chief of staff. She comes to...
Icahn cuts half of Netflix stake
Billionaire Carl Icahn sold 2.99 million Netflix shares, citing a 457 percent increase in the stock since his original investment. Icahn continues to hold a 4.5 percent stake in Netflix,...
Port Authority has WTC space to spare
The Port Authority has been seeking a broker to sublease 150,000 square feet of its upcoming 600,000 square feet of new offices at 4 World Trade Center. But it looks...
Stylist to the stars may be losing A-list clients
Brad Goreski might be losing some starry clientele. Rumors have surfaced that celebrity clients to the Rachel Zoe-trained stylist are heading for more tailored pastures. Jessica Alba reportedly hired the...
Olive Garden owner facing inquiries over aircraft contract
This flight may get even bumpier for Darden Restaurants. The owner of the Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze and Red Lobster chains, already taking heat from investors for an unappetizing financial...
Ben & Jerry's unveils ‘Anchorman’-themed flavor
This furry fan went nuts for Ben & Jerry’s new flavor. The famous ice-cream makers unveiled a new “Anchorman 2”-inspired concoction — complete with an “endorsement” from a water-skiing squirrel...
Shutdown reduces Wall Street profits but not salaries
Washington is seriously cramping Wall Street’s Gucci-loafer swagger. After a strong start to the year, a raft of regulatory fines, coupled with higher interest rates and political uncertainty, is expected...
Judge stalls sale of Boston Globe to Red Sox owner
A Massachusetts judge has temporarily blocked the sale of The Boston Globe and Telegram & Gazette to Boston Red Sox owner John Henry because it could complicate a pending class...
Brunei's sultan announces strict Islamic penalties
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei — Brunei’s sultan announced Tuesday that a new Islamic criminal law that could include penalties such as amputation for theft and stoning for adultery will be...