April 9, 2014
Metta World Peace a deadbeat dad: suit
Former Knick Ron Artest’s baby mama is calling foul, charging the baller with being a deadbeat dad. The NBA star, now named Metta World Peace, is refusing to pay his...
Firth, Kidman cannot stop 'Railway Man' from derailing
Colin Firth plays a choo-choo lover and ex-World War II prisoner of war who finds his two great obsessions neatly joining in the trite, hokey message movie “The Railway Man.”...
Russia didn't share crucial info on Boston bombers
The Russian government failed to hand over crucial information about one of the Boston Marathon bombers, preventing the FBI from raising further scrutiny that may have prevented the devastating attack,...
Banged-up Anthony does some light shooting drills
Carmelo Anthony has gone from Mr. April to Mr. Ailing. Anthony was held out of the contact portion of practice Wednesday to rest his strained/bruised right shoulder, but he got...
Comcast grilled by Senate over $45B merger deal
Comcast is likely happy Sen. Al Franken is just one of 100 lawmakers in the upper house and not one of five votes on the Federal Communications Commission. Its $45...
Yanks' bullpen spoils Tanaka's Stadium debut
The Yankees’ shiny new toy has looked good during his first two outings, but Masahiro Tanaka wasn’t enough to beat the Orioles by himself Wednesday. Despite a strong seven innings...
Even a Masters rookie could win the green jacket this year
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods will be the elephant in the room this week at Augusta National. The elephant with four green jackets. For the first time since 1994, the...
Sharpton turned mob rat to dodge drug sting: report
The Rev. Al Sharpton may claim he wore a wire for the feds because he had been threatened by the mob — but a new report says he turned rat...
Bank of America to pay $727M over credit card practices
U.S. regulators on Wednesday ordered Bank of America to pay $727 million in relief to consumers over practices related to credit card add-on products. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau also...
Judge’s question deals tough hand to Cohen
When it comes to criminal fines, Steve Cohen’s SAC Capital is getting the wholesale rate. Lawyers for the once highflying hedge fund are scheduled to walk into Manhattan federal court...
Mets rally falls short in 4-3 loss to Braves
ATLANTA — Zack Wheeler’s return to where it all began was a performance he will try to forget. Ten months removed from his major-league debut at Turner Field as part...
Newark Bears to sell off remaining assets
A defunct New Jersey minor league baseball team, deep in debt, said Wednesday it will sell off its uniforms, team bus, equipment — and even the kitchen sink. The 16-year-old...
Bill's New Deal
Mayor de Blasio today marks his 100th day in office by doing what he likes to do most — talk about himself. The 100-day landmark has been used since FDR...
After big win over Heat, defenseless Nets run out of Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. — After a defensive stand allowed the Nets to beat the Heat, their defense failed them against the Magic. The Nets allowed Orlando to shoot 55.8 percent from...
American pride should be front and center at this Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Looking for a way to make this Tigerless Masters interesting? Root for the Americans. Sure, it’s a bit of a biased approach. Even without Woods, there are...
Lessons from stock-market rigging history
I’ve been telling readers for nearly 20 years that the stock market has been rigged. That’s true — you can look it up. But what’s also true is that the...
The artist known as W
President George W. Bush once told a group of visitors over lunch that he had an advantage over Winston Churchill. “I believe in God,” the president said, referring to the...
No child held behind
When it comes to promoting students to the next grade, warm-and-fuzzy is in. Objective test results are out. That’s the gist of Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña’s announcement Wednesday that henceforth...
Contemptible John Kerry blames Israel for his own mess
John Kerry, our secretary of state, is very angry with Israel. “Poof,” he said on Tuesday — describing how Israel destroyed his “peace process” the other week. Just like that....
NY health boss resigning after agency failed to inspect abortion clinics
State Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah is stepping down amid criticism over his agency’s failure to conduct regular inspections of abortion clinics and for delays in releasing a long-awaited fracking...
Yanks-Sox clashes not quite as dizzying as years past
This was the final Sunday of the 2005 baseball season, inside the broom closet that doubles as the visiting locker room at Fenway Park. The Red Sox had pounded the...
Coach's shuffle yields strong Pouliot-Brassard-Zuccarello line
It’s the small things that win playoff games, so as the Rangers prepare for their eighth postseason berth in the past nine years, a small matchup discrepancy might be one...
Faithful unto death
Police Officer Dennis Guerra died Wednesday morning from injuries suffered when he responded to a fire in a Brooklyn apartment building. Officer Guerra is the first policeman killed in the...
What you need to know about the Heartbleed bug
Millions of passwords, credit card numbers and other personal information may be at risk as a result of a major breakdown in Internet security revealed earlier this week. The damage...
'I was a vice cop... and a meth addict'
Allison Moore joined the Maui Police Department when she was 23 years old and quickly climbed the ranks to narcotics vice cop. By day, she conducted investigations into big-time meth...
From Wall St. to the Hamptons' most sought-after developer
Joe Farrell is a man of simple pleasures. “I make a triangle every day from my house, to my office, to the Candy Kitchen,” says the developer, 51, who lives...
Gratuitous violence a bore in 'Joe'
David Gordon Green’s “Joe” largely succeeds in immersing us in a rural world of cruelty, ugliness, decay, neglect and aggression, but if there is a point to it all, I...
3 Masters players have shot to take Tiger’s No. 1 spot
AUGUSTA Ga. — Three players in the Masters field this week can overtake Tiger Woods’ No. 1 spot in the Official World Golf Rankings — Adam Scott, Henrik Stenson and...
Artsy giving art lovers a chance to bid from home
Artsy, the online art education and collecting platform has recently branched out to the art auction arena. Right now, Artsy is collaborating with a trio of important local gala events...
Kartell boss talks plastic ahead of Italy's Salone del Mobile
This week marks the start of the Salone del Mobile — Milan’s annual international furniture fair. Widely considered the most influential in the industry, the Salone is where design talents...
1 child dead, 14 hurt after car smashes into day care center
WINTER PARK, Fla. — A car smashed into an Orlando-area day care Wednesday, killing a child and injuring 14 others, at least 12 of them children, authorities said. Arnold Palmer...
Birds of a feather flock together in lighthearted 'Rio 2'
“Rio 2” is not what I would call Amazon prime, but it’s got enough silly songs and daffy critters to keep the little ones happy. Blu (Jesse Eisenberg), a rare...
Bold interiors by top designers inspire 'Decorate Fearlessly'
Design aficionado and author Susanna Salk believes that decorating is the one place where copying is acceptable. “I’ve never duplicated something without feeling rewarded,” she says. For her eighth book,...
The day in photos
President Obama pays tribute to fallen soldiers at Fort Hood, an elephant gives a trunk full of water to a tourist, a sea turtle gets a prosthetic fin, pandas play...
Vigneault still mum on injured McDonagh
Ryan McDonagh, the Rangers’ No. 1 defenseman, continued his climb back toward the lineup on Wednesday, practicing with the team while wearing a non-contact yellow jersey. McDonagh will miss his...
Sought-after UWS penthouse snagged for $16M
It’s been quite a week for the Alexander boys, Douglas Elliman broker brothers Tal and Oren, of the Alexander Team. They also sold the penthouse, PH3B, at 150 Columbus Avenue...
Innocent man savoring new life after 24 years in jail
It’s the little things. A real knife and fork instead of a spoon at every meal. A shower that lasts longer than an elevator ride, in the privacy of your...
Little golf kids are the cutest kids
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Par 3 contest might as well be a cutest kid competition. The annual event at the Masters delivered some of the most adorable moments of the...
Ousted Bear unloading his den
Disgraced Richard Harriton, the ex-president of Bear Stearns' trade-clearing unit — who paid $1 million to settle a fraud case filed by the SEC — is finally selling his penthouse...
Mary-Kate and Sarkozy are full house hunting
French banker Olivier Sarkozy, the half brother of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, and his young fiancé Mary-Kate Olsen, are scouring the city in search of their New York City...
Meerkats make friends with photographer
Wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas made some adorable new friends on a recent trip to Botswana: a family of meerkats. The British shutterbug came face to face with the too-cute family...
The maddest moments of 'Mad Men'
On Sunday, “Mad Men” returns for its seventh season, with a host of questions to be answered and story lines to wrap up in its final 14 episodes. The AMC...
Brooklyn's Atlantic Ave first to see speed limit drop
Brooklyn’s treacherous Atlantic Avenue will be the first of 25 major roads to have its speed limit lowered from 30 mph to 25 mph, officials announced Wednesday. The long, 7.6-mile...
11 intriguing facts about Scarlett Johansson
It’s getting pretty hard to avoid Scarlett Johansson, but why would you want to? We’ve learned that the star of blockbusters (“Captain America: The Winter Soldier”), weird art-house sci-fi (“Under...
Former Patriots LB: New England stint like '4 years a slave'
Oh, Brandon Spikes went there. Spikes, the former Patriots linebacker who signed with the Bills last month, went on a Twitter diatribe Wednesday about his former employer that ended thusly:...
Obama offers solace after Fort Hood shooting spree
FORT HOOD, Texas — President Barack Obama returned to the grieving Army post Wednesday where he first took on the job as the nation's comforter five years ago, mourning with...
7 things fans expect from next 'Star Wars'
“Star Wars: Episode VII” has already started filming in London, but the production is so shrouded in secrecy that trying to glean what’s going to be in the movie is...
Diane Arbus' 'Jewish Giant' honored in poignant exhibit
Diane Arbus met “The World’s Tallest Man” at a flea circus in 1959 — but waited 11 years to shoot him at his parents’ home, his head bowed to keep...
Prom spending falls to $978 – first dip in 3 years
The theme for this year’s prom is “budget.” Spending on the high school galas is poised to plummet 14 percent this year, with experts blaming everything from the weather to...
Bloomberg-era tests no longer top criteria for student promotion: Fariña
Looks as if the bad old days of “social promotion” are returning to New York City public schools. The de Blasio administration scrapped the results of standardized exams as the...
Judge: Ex-Christie aides can withhold Bridgegate papers
TRENTON, NJ — A New Jersey judge has ruled that two key figures in a political payback scandal ensnaring Gov. Chris Christie's administration do not have to turn over documents...
St. John's lands Christ the King's Delarosa for next season
St. John’s and Steve Lavin are on the board in 2014. The Red Storm received a dose of much-needed good news when Christ the King senior center Adonis Delarosa picked...
Buyers flocking to Brooklyn's brownstones
Brownstone Brooklyn has become so posh that the number of homebuyers who individually earn $300,000-a-year or more spiked an eye-popping 316 percent in the first quarter of 2014, compared with...
House of the week
Upper West Side | $615,000 Bedrooms: 1 | Bathrooms: 1 | Square feet: 650 | Maintenance: $1,495 Set in a corner of prewar building on West End Avenue, between 71st...
Dream homes
Upper East Side | $11.995 million Not just renovated or restored, but “reinvented,” this 4,500-square-foot prewar co-op above East 83rd Street, between Madison and Park Avenues, is a combination of...
Jets' preseason finale could pit Vick vs. Sanchez
The NFL announced the 2014 preseason schedule on Wednesday, and for the Jets, one game stands out: a trip to Philadelphia to play the Eagles on Aug. 28. That game...
Giants to face Hakeem Nicks' Colts in preseason
The Giants will get an early look at the one-time star receiver they allowed to walk out the door when they face Hakeem Nicks and the Colts at Lucas Oil...
Dozens of Bloods members connected to murders, kidnapping, drugs
Dozens of members of a wide-reaching offshoot of the Bloods have been busted after the gang was implicated in several murders, kidnappings and the trafficking of massive quantities of drugs....
Hook-handed terror suspect: I don't want plea deal
The feds haven't offered this one-eyed, hook-handed terror suspect any plea deals, but Abu Hamza al-Masri vows he's "innocent" — and would never have accepted one anyway. With jury selection for...
NHL power rankings: Why can't Canada win a Cup?
The last time a Canadian team hoisted Lord Stanley’s Cup was in 1993 when the Montreal Canadiens beat the Los Angeles Kings. Since then, the country whose national sport is...
The biggest blockbusters hitting theaters this summer
By Hollywood’s reckoning, summer begins in less than a month. Here are trailers for some of the season’s biggest movies. 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' (May 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbp3Ra3Yp74 Andrew Garfield’s Spidey...
Mariano Rivera getting Cy Young treatment with new award
Now that they're no longer receiving awards, Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman are getting their names on some. Major League Baseball said Wednesday it created a "Mariano Rivera American League...
Top 10 MTV Movie Awards moments
From steamy make-outs to some seriously crazy dance numbers, the MTV Movie Awards, being held on Sunday at the Nokia Theater in LA, has a way of leading viewers to...
Dog that raced Metro-North train reunited with rescuers
The brave pooch who ran in front of a Metro-North train from the Bronx to Manhattan was reunited with her rescuers Wednesday morning. Tie, a bright collie and shepherd mix...
Woodson says hands-off Phil is 'letting me do my thing'
Knicks team president Phil Jackson referred to himself as “a magician’’ in his latest leadership book, “Eleven Rings,’’ for magically blending big egos into one unified team. But he’s not...
Astorino 'alarmed' by uninspected abortion clinics
GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino called on state Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah to resign after The Post revealed that his agency is failing to inspect abortion clinics. “It’s been...
Archaeologists find coffin related to Israelites’ exodus from Egypt
Archaeologists unearthed an ancient coffin in northern Israel, and linked it to the age of pharaohs and the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt, officials said. Scientists at the burial site also...
Cameron Diaz gets leggy for 'The Other Woman'
The old saying goes: If you’ve got it, flaunt it. Cameron Diaz, 41, is doing just that as she showcases her mile-long stems on the worldwide promo trail for her...
Vet makes miniature wheelchair for disabled piglet
An adorable Florida piglet, born without the use of his hind legs, got a second chance at life — thanks to a creative veterinarian. Taking a page right out of the...
Coach using Gosling-like looks on recruits' moms
Who needs decades of experience when you look like Ryan Gosling? Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury, who bears a striking resemblance to the famous actor, was asked on the Dan Le Batard...
While Selig disses Bonds, Braun & Co. score one for the PED guys
Defenders of baseball's PED pariahs would have to love the irony that unfolded Tuesday night. On the 40th anniversary of Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home run record, the...
Watchdog sues Port Authority over $7.7B rebuild of WTC
A citizen watchdog slapped the beleaguered Port Authority with a lawsuit because the agency has refused to hand over financial information about the rebuilding of the World Trade Center. Washington...
Alignment of Mars, Earth and sun might herald 'End of Days'
It's been touted as a rare astrological event that could herald the "End of Days." But if the experience of generations gone by is anything to go by, we’ll be...
The NCAA now has its first openly gay Division 1 hoopster
Derrick Gordon has come out as the first openly gay active male college basketball player in Division I history. The UMass guard — a redshirt sophomore who hails from Plainfield, NJ,...
Orioles star wants horrible things to happen to fans who run on field
Adam Jones seriously doesn't like people who run onto the field at baseball games. On Tuesday, during the eighth inning of the Yankees' 14-5 loss to Baltimore, two fans entered...
10 kids hospitalized after drinking boozy pizzeria punch
Hey Mom, this fruit punch tastes funny. A Chicago pizzeria “accidentally” served spiked punch to 10 children — sending them to the hospital. The kids, all 10 years old and younger,...
Bicyclist struck, killed by BMW on hit-and-run rampage
A BMW driver struck and killed a bicyclist in Bushwick Wednesday morning and then hit an SUV while fleeing the wrong way down a one-way street, injuring a dad taking...
Battle between Apple, Samsung held up by bad Wi-Fi
So far, one of the biggest problems for a federal judge overseeing a patent battle between the world’s largest smartphone makers isn’t about stolen ideas. It’s getting the roomful of...
Why the Ultimate Warrior mattered to a generation
At the heart of childhood is imagination — the ability to believe that something beyond the bounds of your ordinary comprehension is not just plausible, but undeniably true. This is one...
Nets rewind: Paul Pierce is LeBron James' Kryptonite
Here are three thoughts on the Nets’ 88-87 win over the Heat in Miami Tuesday night: 1. There are few true rivalries in the NBA anymore, as the hatred and...
He's just like his uncle! Prince George pops collar, hangs with babes
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Britain's Prince William, his wife, Kate, and their baby son, George, interacted with first-time New Zealand parents and their babies on Wednesday. The informal meeting with...
Anne Hathaway attempts to rap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD7Jk2vNxuQ#t=209 Just because she’s an Oscar-winning actress and sang her heart out in "Les Misérables" doesn’t mean she’s without any street cred. At least, that’s what Anne Hathaway would like...
Sotheby's, hedgie Loeb continue their board battle
In the boardroom brawl between Dan Loeb and Sotheby’s, both are punching with panache. Just hours after the auction house attacked the activist investor’s track record in a sleek PowerPoint...
Paralyzed father sues for $100M over Metro-North crash
The Metro-North employee who took the ill-fated Hudson Line train on a day off to hang out in New York City with his son recalled the harrowing crash that left...
Medicare paid doctor $21M
WASHINGTON — Medicare paid a tiny group of doctors $3 million or more apiece in 2012. One got nearly $21 million. Those are among the findings of an Associated Press...
Little girl who inspired Michigan State succumbs to cancer
Lacey Holsworth, the girl whose courageous battle with a rare form of cancer inspired the Michigan State basketball team on its NCAA Tournament run, has passed away, according to her...
Pistorius forced to look at photo of dead Steenkamp
The prosecutor in Oscar Pistorius' murder trial on Wednesday told the athlete to "take responsibility" for killing Reeva Steenkamp, while ordering him to look at a gory photo of the...
Hawks' awful loss keeps Knicks alive in playoff race
ATLANTA — Jeff Teague was in no mood to talk after the Atlanta Hawks missed a chance to win their third straight game. "There was a letdown," he said. "We...
Doctor relieves woman's near-constant orgasms
“Not tonight, dear” was not part of her vocabulary — until now. Amanda Gryce suffers from a rare disorder that has left her permanently sexually aroused — experiencing as many as 50...
Teen suspect charged in school stab rampage
A bullied 16-year-old boy went on a stabbing and slashing spree at his high school in an affluent Pittsburgh suburb Wednesday morning, leaving 21 teens and a security guard stabbed....
Cop dies after 'bored' teen sets fire
One of the cops trapped in a Brooklyn apartment building fire allegedly set by a bored teen died Wednesday morning sources said. Officer Dennis Guerra had been declared brain dead...
Daughter leaps to her death from Trump building after fight with mom
An Upper East Side woman jumped to her death from an 18th-floor balcony early today after getting into a heated argument with her mom in their Trump Palace condo, polices...
LI man dead after car is struck by drunk driver in Canarsie
A Long Island man died after his car was struck by an alleged drunken driver in Canarsie early Tuesday, authorities said. Nikon Vouyiouklis, 60, was turning from Remsen Avenue onto...
Council to introduce bill for ID cards for undocumented NYers
The City Council is scheduled to introduce legislation on Thursday to create municipal ID cards for undocumented New Yorkers — following through on an initiative pitched by the mayor during...
Bill looks to sever abused families from cell contracts
ALBANY— Domestic-violence victims would be able to break a cellphone contract without paying penalties under newly proposed legislation. A bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Queens) would require phone companies...
Twitter criticized for mimicking Facebook
Twitter Chief Executive Dick Costolo gave his microblogging site a new look on Tuesday that prompted renewed catcalls that Twitter is starting to look and feel a little too much...
DirecTV forces Weather Channel to get real
DirecTV doesn’t like reality TV — at least when it’s on The Weather Channel. In an unprecedented carriage agreement Tuesday, DirecTV forced The Weather Channel to remove half of its...
Griffin’s Citadel a leader in leverage
Ken Griffin’s Citadel hedge fund is stepping on the gas again. Chicago-based Citadel appears to be the most leveraged of the 25 biggest US hedge funds, with an implied leverage...
Jones Group suits Sycamore Partners
Sycamore Partners just gulped down another plate of retail brands — and it already wants to see the menu again. The New York private-equity firm on Tuesday completed the $2.2...
Ratings for 'Lindsay' tanked on Sunday
I don’t know if this falls into the “stick a fork in it” category, but Lindsay Lohan’s OWN reality series, “Lindsay,” tanked big-time this past Sunday. The episode, which aired...
Why I’ve been ‘pulled’ in
I started my oil-pulling journey about a month ago in hopes of whitening my teeth. I’ve since become hooked on it, but not for the reason I initially started doing...
Hulu's 'Deadbeat' mixes stoner humor with restless spirits
When is a stoner comedy not a stoner comedy? When the pot-smoking, ’shroom-popping protagonist’s hallucinations are actually hauntings. That’s the premise of the new Hulu series “Deadbeat,” which follows the...
We deserve a sharper satire from 'The Most Deserving'
Culture wars in the heartland are a big neon target, but “The Most Deserving” isn’t sure where to aim, or how. So playwright Catherine Trieschmann covers all the bases: slapstick,...
'Dancing With the Stars' switches things up to win viewers
“Dancing With the Stars” is doing all it can to shake things up this season in an effort to win back viewers. On Monday night, that included the show’s first-ever...
We will find missing plane soon: official
PERTH, Australia — A ship searching for the missing Malaysian jet has detected two more underwater signals that may be emanating from the aircraft's black boxes, and the Australian official...
Hondo: Phlattened in Philly
Hondo slipped back into the red Tuesday when Kendrick and the Phillies proved to be no match for the mighty and muscular Ryan Braun, which put the dirty digits at...
Veterans’ play will be key for Rangers’ playoff run
It was an axiom of pro sports well before Bill Parcells affixed his name to it when the coach of the Giants one day proclaimed, “You are what your record...
LeBron would be ‘surprised’ if Calipari jumped to NBA
MIAMI — While rumors swirled around Kentucky coach John Calipari potentially jumping to the NBA following Monday’s national championship game loss to Connecticut, Calipari confidante LeBron James doesn’t think his...
Kyle Farnsworth becoming bullpen key for Mets
ATLANTA — Kyle Farnsworth has gone from squeezed out to an important piece of the Mets bullpen. The veteran reliever, who was assigned to Triple-A Las Vegas before the season...
Lefty: Feels ‘weird’ without Woods
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Phil Mickelson called playing in a Masters without Tiger Woods “a weird feeling.’’ “He’s been such a mainstay in professional golf and in the majors,’’ Mickelson said...
Commish drops Hammer on Bonds
ATLANTA — The real home run king was honored Tuesday night at Turner Field. On the 40th anniversary of his 715th home run that broke Babe Ruth’s record, Hank Aaron...
’Hiro comes home: Tanaka set for Stadium debut
Masahiro Tanaka watched Ivan Nova get knocked out in the fourth inning and the Yankees get knocked around 14-5 by the Orioles on Tuesday. Needing a bounce-back performance, the Yankees...
Vigneault shutting down information on injuries
Rangers coach Alain Vigneault has decided that right about now would be the best time for the tight-lipped campaign to begin. Having clinched a playoff berth on Monday night with...
Daily Blotter
Queens A pervert was busted for masturbating in front of children in a Jamaica park, authorities said Tuesday. Keen Fenton, 44, was sitting on a bench in Rufus King Park...
New finance commish: City property-tax system needs change
The city’s byzantine property-tax system needs a major overhaul because it’s filled with “unfairness and inequity,” the new finance commissioner said Tuesday. Within minutes of his official appointment, new Department...
De Blasio lobbies to keep 'Late Show' in New York
It’s early in the game, but the lobbying to keep the “Late Show with David Letterman” in New York is in full swing. Mayor Bill de Blasio disclosed Tuesday that...
Dog races and chases Metro-North train
A feisty little pooch took on a 400-ton Metro-North train on Tuesday — bravely running with it from the South Bronx to Manhattan. “She was just running like she didn’t...
Hillary Clinton pretends to be above excessive partisanship
Let’s assume that Hillary Clinton was serious the other day when she said that excessive partisanship was taking America “backwards.” That means she’s on the phone right now reading the...
The Ultimate Warrior, pro wrestling legend, dead at 54
Legendary wrestler The Ultimate Warrior, who was infamous for his colorful warpaint and arrogant stage swagger, died at the age of 54, just days after being inducted into the WWE...