October 28, 2013
Jacko doctor scarfs comfort food on jail release
The quack who killed Michael Jackson walked free from a Los Angeles lockup Monday — and prescribed himself a tasty medication for late-night munchies. Disgraced Dr. Conrad Murray made a...
AMC to buy Liberty Global's Chellomedia
Suddenly, AMC Networks, the home of “Breaking Bad,” doesn’t look like a good takeover target. The company, which owns cable channels AMC, WE, IFC and Sundance, announced a deal on...
Lester leads Red Sox to a win, one game away from title
ST. LOUIS — The last time the Red Sox won a World Series at Fenway Park, the Bambino himself was among the celebrants. It’s simple for the Red Sox now...
Michelle Obama's Jimmy Choos are a great look — even at church
These boots were made for . . . praying! Michelle Obama attended church services with the president and first daughters Sunday morning — wearing sexy, suede, over-the-knee Jimmy Choos. While...
Cards managing to blow their shot
ST. LOUIS — So now, to steal a catch phrase from an earlier St. Louis-Boston World Series, the Cardinals must achieve an Impossible Dream in order to claim their 12th...
JCPenney again says sales are improving
J.C. Penney told investors for the third time in less than five weeks that sales trends are improving and reaffirmed its forecast calling for positive comparable-store sales results coming out...
Shaq endorses Chris Christie
Chris Christie is a slam-dunk for another term as Garden State governor, according to Shaquille O’Neal. “I don’t endorse many politicians. But Chris Christie is different,” the former NBA superstar...
Heinz Kerry using brain 'exercises' to overcome seizures
PITTSBURGH — Teresa Heinz Kerry has made a "miraculous" recovery from seizures in July that her doctors believe are the residual effects of a concussion she suffered in 2009, a...
Red Bulls coach gets extra kicks from first trophy
The Boston Red Sox had their Curse of the Bambino, until they finally won a World Series in 2004. And the Red Bulls had their curse of Caricola, until they...
Herbalife sees big profit growth despite controversy
The Herbalife profit machine keeps churning out the cash — but it still doesn’t have audited financials. The controversial protein-shake seller reported third-quarter adjusted net income of $1.41 per diluted...
Mets' Hawkins takes down unruly passenger
LaTroy Hawkins’ most eventful road trip of the year happened after the Mets season ended. The righty reliever helped subdue an unruly passenger on a flight Sunday night that had...
This World Series is a true Fall Classic
ST. LOUIS — Call some friends. Really. If they haven’t heard yet, let them know this Fall Classic is one. If you need to catch them up, this is the...
Lifeless Rangers shut out in MSG opener
Sure, there were excuses to be found without looking very hard. The officiating. Bad bounces. A hot opposing goalie. Injuries. Yet the biggest reason the Rangers opened their home schedule...
Don't you hate it when the dead show up as if nothing happened?
The concept of the new French series “The Returned” is as simple as it is brilliant: What if the dead came back — not as rotting, hungry hordes but exactly...
Yankee Stadium memorabilia still a moneymaker
Ruth built it. Steinbrenner tore it down. And Brandon Steiner has been trying for four years to sell the old Yankee Stadium piece by piece to people with fond memories...
Low-rated series are finding new life
When Fox, last week, gave a full season order to “Dads” — a comedy averaging just 3.4 million viewers — some industry watchers were scratching their heads. In another puzzler,...
Fayed brothers pave their way with Bespoken line
Liam and Sam Fayed, co-founders of the menswear line Bespoken, wouldn’t dare to dress Prince William or Prince Harry. “I don’t think that’s a battle that we would ever try...
From posh private school student to dominatrix
As a little girl, Alexis Lass, 36, went to school with Gwyneth Paltrow and Kerry Washington at the prestigious all-girl’s institution Spence, where she learned to be “a proper lady.”...
Newsday drives off with new union pact
Just two weeks after rejecting a new labor contract, unionized workers at Newsday ratified the same pact that cuts 25 driver jobs but hikes pay for the remaining workers by...
Apple profits down again, but Wall Street isn't panicking
Gadget maker Apple reported its fourth straight quarter of lower profits on Monday and forecast slimmer profit margins for the holiday period — but investors largely shrugged off the bad...
For the Islanders, the future is now
Charles Wang and Garth Snow walked shoulder-to-shoulder through a circular hallway and out the doors of Nassau Coliseum Monday afternoon, the Islanders owner and general manager with their heads down,...
Giants GM Reese must provide answers to horrific start
The last seven days, during which the Giants have turned 0-6 with no hope into 2-6 with rekindled hope, have dulled the edge off of Tuesday’s long-anticipated meeting between Jerry...
Barkley ticked off by Melo talking free agency
After Carmelo Anthony forced his way to New York, Charles Barkley said he thinks he should be committed to staying in the Big Apple. “When I heard that [Anthony said...
Jets WR Nelson: 'Pacman' taunted me
Jets wide receiver David Nelson heard a lot of talking from Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones in Sunday’s 49-9 loss, but says he did not take any of Jones’ comments...
How Geno fares against Saints will speak volumes
Bill Parcells measured his quarterbacks not on days when they went 22-of-25 in the Super Bowl, but on days when their nose was bloodied and they kept getting knocked to...
Dems irked by Mario Cuomo's support of new GOPer Hynes
Former Gov. Mario Cuomo is ignoring Democratic Party leaders’ demands that Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes be shunned for running as a Republican — by donating to his campaign. Cuomo gave...
Shoddy work cut short Central Park art exhibit: suit
Shoddy craftsmanship left a Central Park aerial art exhibit spinning out of control, a new lawsuit claims. The nonprofit Public Art Fund filed suit in Manhattan federal court on Monday...
MTA still clawing back from Sandy’s historic devastation
The transit system continues to rebuild after Hurricane Sandy’s historic devastation. “There’s nothing that comes close, in the amount of damage that has been sustained, in the past 110 years,”...
Jets doing best to forget Bengals debacle
Jets coach Rex Ryan stopped short of erasing any copies of his team’s game Sunday with the Bengals from every hard drive in Florham Park, but he did not show...
Vigneault is Tortorella’s opposite behind Rangers bench
Alain Vigneault has been behind the Rangers’ bench for 10 games with the puck-drop of Monday’s Garden opener against the Canadiens, and what we know most about the coach isn’t...
Giant improvement came when Fewell simplified defense
Did the Giants save their season that Thursday night in Chicago, down in the bowels of the visitors’ locker room at Soldier Field? They haven’t exactly saved anything just yet,...
Elderly woman hit by stray bullet in Bronx
An elderly woman was hit in the stomach by a stray bullet when a gunman opened fire on a group of rivals in the Bronx, authorities said. Norberta Duval, 79,...
Agent sues agent over Larry Sanders 'poach'
A New Jersey sports agent wants his California rival to show him the money — more than $6.6 million — for allegedly stealing back a 6-foot-11 golden goose. Andy Miller...
Outrage over planned Probation move to 'Stroller Alley'
Residents of a family-friendly Financial District strip nicknamed “Stroller Alley” are crying foul, protesting the city’s plan to dump Probation Department offices on their block that would draw drug dealers...
With starting lineup in flux, Melo unsure of Knicks' potential
Carmelo Anthony acknowledged the obvious. The Eastern Conference is tougher. Winning 54 games and a division title is going to be a lot harder than it was last season. And...
Rolle: Giants not out of ditch until they reach playoffs
The last-place Giants at 2-6 are only two games out of first place in the NFC East, but when Antrel Rolle was asked if they are “back,’’ he quickly shook...
Knicks-Nets rivalry for real this season
Last year, they were strangers after Martin Luther King Day. They were in the same division, ostensibly chasing the same goal, but it was hard to remember that because the...
Con Ed: We shouldn't pay for train power failure
Con Edison’s president said Monday that the company is not on the hook financially for a power failure that shut down a Metro-North commuter rail line for 12 days. President...
Killer seeks DNA from 'real dad' 33 years after offing the last one
Octogenarian songwriter Joe Sherman, who composed Nat King Cole’s 1962 hit “Ramblin’ Rose,” better start looking over his shoulder. That’s because an ex-con — who did 26 years in prison...
Bus driver boots praying Muslim boy: suit
His only sin was praying. A 10-year-old Brooklyn boy recited a Muslim prayer in Arabic to help him find his MetroCard on a city bus — prompting the hellish driver...
Knicks predictions and what to watch for this season
The Knicks season preview continues with three bold predictions, what to watch for and games to watch: Three Bold Predictions - Andrea Bargnani will not rebound enough or play the...
Stardust boss hit with sex-harass suit
A church-going aspiring actress came to Manhattan hoping to make it big on Broadway — but a lecherous boss at Ellen’s Stardust Diner nearly crushed her dreams, a new complaint...
Kenndy cousin Skakel wants bail until new trial
NEW HAVEN, Conn.— Lawyers for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel say keeping him in prison while he awaits a new trial in the 1975 slaying of neighbor Martha Moxley "would be...
Knicks preview: Ready for 'next step,' despite GM switch
The championship buzz around the Knicks lessened four days before training camp when owner James Dolan fired GM Glen Grunwald. Even the unorthodox, eccentric Dolan would not dismiss the GM...
New challengers can't fend off Heat three-peat
Miami will win again, OK? Let’s get that out of the way. The Three-peat Heat has such a nice ring — even beyond the jewelry part. There will be championship...
5 things you didn't know about 'Halloween'
This month marks the 35th anniversary since Michael Myers stabbed, slashed and murdered his way into our hearts. The horror film “Halloween,” released Oct. 25, 1978, was a landmark in...
LeBron: Brooklyn fans don't match Boston's hostility
LeBron James thinks something's missing in Brooklyn: the hate. The Heat and Celtics used to be bitter rivals, with James facing Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce as a riveting subplot....
Arcade Fire missing that spark
Albums of the Week ARCADE FIRE “Reflektor” ★★ Montreal indie-rock romantics Arcade Fire have been overblown from the beginning — it’s why their fans love them, along with lead singer...
Lightning strikes twice — and man survives both bolts
SAINT JO, Texas — An off-road racing enthusiast has survived being struck by lightning twice during the same storm in North Texas. Casey Wagner said Sunday that doctors told him...
Amar'e Stoudemire declares himself fit for Knicks opener
Mike Woodson will not announce the Knicks’ starting five until Wednesday’s season-opening game against the Bucks, but Amar’e Stoudemire will be available to come off the bench. Stoudemire, who underwent...
Wall Street eyes workload changes after intern's death
It’s the softer side of Wall Street. Two months after a promising 21-year-old London finance student died after completing a highly competitive Bank of America summer internship, a number of...
20-year-old man suspected in 79 murders
MEXICO CITY -- A 20-year-old man in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey has admitted to killing 45 people, and is being investigated for 34 more, officials said on Thursday....
Nets predictions and what to watch for this season
The Nets season preview continues with three bold predictions, what to watch for and games to watch: Three Bold Nets Predictions - The Nets will finish among the top five...
Nets preview: Title or bust for new-look Brooklyn
Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov empowered his general manager, Billy King, to do whatever it took to put a true title contender on the floor inside Barclays Center this season. After...
$900K verdict over Nazi death gas 'jokes'
A deliveryman for the Midtown restaurant Mangia 57 has won a $900,000 jury verdict, payback for the anti-Semitic harassment heaped upon him by three supervisors at the eatery. “It’s a...
Andre Brown 'ready' to start for Giants after bye
Nov. 10 — the day Andre Brown is eligible to come off injured reserve — can’t come soon enough. He doesn’t just have it marked on his calendar; he created...
Kirilenko could miss Nets opener with bad back
Andrei Kirilenko’s balky back could keep him out of the Nets’ season opener. Kirilenko sat out Monday’s practice at the team’s New Jersey facility as he continues to recover from...
78-4 and other stats from Serena's amazing year
On Sunday, women's tennis luminary Serena Williams put the finishing touches on arguably her most dominant season, at the ripe old age of 32. Despite admitting extreme fatigue after her...
Vanek joins Islanders; no extension talks
Thomas Vanek didn’t sleep a wink on Sunday night. Instead, he stayed awake waiting for his 7 a.m. flight out of Buffalo on Monday morning, kissing goodbye to his young...
Jets winners and losers: Missing Darrelle Revis
The Jets were dismantled Sunday by the Bengals, 49-9, putting them back at .500 this season. It’s not easy finding any positives from this one, but we’ll try. Here are...
'Star Wars' blooper reel unearthed
Love them or hate them, sometimes the denizens of Reddit bestow some amazing gifts upon the Internet. Their latest find: a "Star Wars" blooper reel. The previously unseen outakes are...
Inside the city's creepiest abandoned asylums
Tricked-out “haunted houses” are for Halloween amateurs. One local artist is well-versed in the real deal: Her hobby is visiting and photographing long-deserted asylums. “I’ve been exploring abandoned buildings since...
Redskins safety now aiming low: 'Got to end people's careers'
Washington Redskins safety Brandon Meriweather has been labeled, flagged and sidelined as a head-hunter. It's safe to say a recent one-game suspension did nothing to change his attitude -- just...
NY AG’s smartphone ‘kill switch’ drive gains backers
Calls for smartphone “kill switches” are growing louder. Elected officials from Philadelphia have joined New York, San Francisco and London in calling for smartphone makers to come up with a...
The picture-perfect family slain in stab rampage
They were a picture-perfect family. In this heartbreaking recent photo obtained by The Post, doting Brooklyn mom Qiaozhen Li, 37, poses with her children: Amy, 7; Linda, 9; William, 1,...
Driver swerves to avoid accident – ends up smashing parked SUV
A driver who swerved to avoid an accident ended up hitting a parked car that landed on top of her vehicle in a bizarre Monday morning accident in Queens, authorities...
SAC plea deal could come this week: report
SAC Capital Advisors money manager Michael Steinberg better pull down the heat shield. With reports Monday that the $14 billion hedge fund was likely to settle its insider-trading case as...
'Finally here': Rangers relieved to be home at last
Nine games, nine cities and six defeats later, the Rangers finally get to play at home. “I think everybody has been waiting for this day for a long time, and...
Penn State to pay $60M to Sandusky victims
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Penn State said Monday it is paying $59.7 million to 26 young men over claims of child sexual abuse at the hands of former assistant football coach...
Neighbors terrified after massacre, plan to move
They can't stand living with the ghosts of their slain neighbors. Residents of the Brooklyn building where a mother and her four kids were hacked to death said Monday that...
Banksy picks Sandy-hit building for new art
Banksy’s newest installment could turn out to be a goldmine for a Coney Island building owner flooded out by Hurricane Sandy. The elusive graffiti artist’s latest tag — a stencil...
Five teams for one wild-card spot in AFC
As the second half of the season begins for most teams, it now appears likely only one wild-card berth will be up for grabs in each conference. Either the Chiefs...
British man charged with hacking US military networks
A British man has been arrested in England and charged by the United States and Britain with infiltrating U.S. government computer systems, including those run by the military, to steal...
Giants rewind: Personnel changes on 'D' key turnaround
You have to go back more than a decade to find the last time the Giants won a game without scoring a touchdown. Of course, everyone recalls that memorable 9-6...
Why Mike Pouncey got Hernandez subpoena right after Dolphins loss
On Sunday afternoon, a bad day took a potentially serious turn for Dolphins center Mike Pouncey. Less than an hour after his team lost its fourth straight, to the New...
Soldiers using lipo to pass fat test
SAN DIEGO -- The soldiers often call Dr. Adam Tattelbaum, a plastic surgeon, in a panic. They need liposuction, and fast. A number of military personnel are turning to the...
Jogger sexually assaulted in West Village
A pleasant nighttime stroll turned into a nightmare for a Manhattan woman after a predator dragged her into a West Village playground and sexually assaulted her, police sources said. The...
Face of ObamaCare dropped after botched rollout
Now you see her - and now you don’t. The young woman who had become the face of ObamaCare - and the butt of jokes over its disastrous rollout -...
Cowboys need Dez Bryant's passion
http://youtu.be/89ctFnEFRE0 Dez Bryant’s epic sideline meltdowns -- plural -- during the Cowboys’ inexplicable 31-30 loss Sunday to the Lions are being welcomed in Dallas instead of criticized. Bryant was caught...
Tiger pressures Golf Channel over cheater column
HAIKOU, China — Tiger Woods issued a veiled challenge to Golf Channel over a column written by analyst Brandel Chamblee that a series of rules violations by Woods amounted to cheating....
'Reverse-microwave' delivers cold beer in seconds
http://youtu.be/NSVChmfcv2k Ice cubes could be a thing of the past after the invention of a new gadget that can chill drinks in a matter of seconds. Known as V-Tex, the...
Kevin Garnett's teams haven't always been defensive titans
Last Friday morning, before the Nets' final preseason game against the Heat, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra was asked how big of an impact he expects Kevin Garnett to have on...
Botox: For everything from cerebral palsy to sweating
Botox has moved out of the beauty parlor and into the medicine cabinet and is now approved to treat no less than 10 ailments from cerebral palsy to severe sweating....
Cromartie’s wife blasts 'pop warner' Jets on Twitter
Antonio Cromartie has made plenty of headlines off the field for his (very) extended family, but now his family is assuming the headlining role. Terricka Cromartie, his wife, took to...
'Hunger Games' clip showcases dream team of stars
http://youtu.be/zoKj7TdJk98 Mark your calendars for November 21 - that's the date when the hotly anticipated sequel to "The Hunger Games" gets released. The screening of a new trailer for the...
US 'monitored' 60M calls in Spain
MADRID — A Spanish newspaper published a document Monday that it said shows the U.S. National Security Agency spied on more than 60 million phone calls in Spain in one...
Neighbors save day after error sends FDNY to wrong place
A communications error that sent firefighters to the wrong part of town, could have ended in tragedy if not for the heroic efforts of a Bronx man and his neighbors....
Nielsen to add mobile TV watchers to ratings
Starting next fall, Nielsen will begin counting television programs watched on mobile phones and tablets within its traditional TV ratings. The company responsible for measuring TV viewership said Monday it will use...
Ellis Island museum to reopen
The island that ushered millions of immigrants into the United States and became a monument to its mosaic of ancestries reopened to visitors Monday for the first time since Superstorm...
Jacko's doctor released from jail
LOS ANGELES — The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson was released from jail Monday after serving nearly two years of a four-year sentence. Conrad Murray was released from a...
Bengals' Jones jaws with Jets before TD
CINCINNATI – Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones put the final dagger in the Jets on Sunday with his 60-yard interception return for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter, but...
5 dead in Tiananmen Square car fire
BEIJING — A sport-utility vehicle plowed through crowds in front of Beijing's Forbidden City before crashing and catching fire Monday, killing the three occupants and two tourists and injuring 38 visitors...
Drake shows music maturity with slick set
Ever since he was a kid, Drake has been growing up in public and getting a lot of criticism for doing it too slowly. But Sunday night at the Prudential...
'Uncomfortable truth' in Matthew Shepard's death
Stephen Jimenez didn’t set out to be the most dangerous journalist on earth. Or, more to the point, the most dangerous gay journalist. But Jimenez unearthed a story that few...
Lady Gaga gets naked during surprise London show
Oh, you cheeky Gaga! Always unpredictable Lady Gaga bares all during a surprise dance act for patrons of London’s club G-A-Y. “Had an amazing night tonight at G-A-Y in London....
$100M school food contract likely headed to 'bid-rigger'
The Department of Education is poised to award a $100 million contract to a food company owned by two cousins who bought it from their fathers — one of whom...
2nd Macy’s shopper says he was unfairly targeted
A black Macy’s shopper said Sunday he was unfairly targeted by cops, who used store surveillance to profile him before subjecting him to an unfair search for stolen merchandise. “I...
NJ school restored after Hurricane Sandy destruction
They remember the water that filled the hallway of their New Jersey high school when Hurricane Sandy hit, and the constant buzz of hulking generators afterward. They remember the isolation...
Cuomo targeted over fracking opposition
State GOP Chairman Ed Cox plans an all-out-attack on Gov. Cuomo for “caving in to environmental Luddites’’ by refusing to approve “fracking’’ for natural gas in upstate’s Southern Tier, The...
Big-hearted Gomes saves Boston with big swing
ST. LOUIS — The dream began so long ago, but it realized itself in the top of the sixth inning Sunday night during a Stand Up To Cancer tribute at...
Pickoff provides another wacky World Series finish
ST. LOUIS — That is what you call breaking a Cardinal rule. It will never be known whether Carlos Beltran would have provided ninth-inning heroics for the Cardinals on Sunday...
Ortiz’s speech rallies Red Sox
ST. LOUIS — David Ortiz got the Red Sox’s house in order with a few inspirational words Sunday night. With the Red Sox scuffling offensively after five innings, Ortiz called...
De Blasio reaps union donations thanks to campaign finance loophole
Bill de Blasio is taking advantage of a campaign-finance loophole — which he helped establish as a City Council member — that allows unions not representing municipal workers to contribute...
Mayoral debate rescheduled to avoid Sandy anniversary
The Campaign Finance Board has postponed Tuesday’s planned mayoral debate until Wednesday so it won’t conflict with the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. Democrat Bill de Blasio and Republican Joe Lhota...
City’s final fleet of Crown Victoria taxis destroyed by Sandy
Hurricane Sandy destroyed everything in her path — including dozens of the city’s last new Crown Victoria cabs. Scores of the new cabs were ruined by floodwaters as the vehicles...
Cardinals miss chance to bury Red Sox
ST. LOUIS — And the Cardinals trail this World Series, two games to two. OK, that’s of course not technically accurate. After the Red Sox prevailed in Sunday night’s Game...
Gomes' blast leads Red Sox to Game 4 victory
ST. LOUIS — Jonny Gomes was guilty as charged of obstruction Sunday. The Red Sox outfielder took one big swing in the sixth inning and effectively obstructed the Cardinals from...
Hynes used government e-mail to discuss campaign: report
Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes used his government e-mail to chat with pals about campaign strategy against his political opponent, Ken Thompson, according to a report. A half-dozen e-mails leaked...