May 7, 2014
Universities rethink fight songs to ban lyrics
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah is seeking input on updating its fight song, "I'm a Utah Man." Some say the lyrics, which include phrases like "our coeds...
Yahoo! mobilizing for $10 billion bounty
Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer will face a $10 billion decision in a few months thanks to her company’s stake in Alibaba. Judging by comments made Wednesday at a conference hosted...
NBC poaches ESPN exec to run 'Today'
For NBC’s embattled “Today,” tomorrow arrived on Wednesday. The network confirmed it has hired ESPN’s rising star, Jamie Horowitz, to be the general manager of the hugely profitable but stumbling...
Nation’s top-paid bank CFO cops to $4B BofA snafu
Bank of America’s Bruce Thompson just went from hero to zero. Thompson, who ranked as the highest-paid bank chief financial officer in the country last year, is responsible for last...
'Wide' range of options available in Jets' 12-pick draft
The Jets have been pointing toward the 2014 NFL Draft for more than a year. Now it’s finally here. General manager John Idzik comes into the draft armed with 12...
Rangers pushed to brink after loss to Penguins
With all of the disappointment, all of the failures and mistakes that come with a collective performance like this, where to begin? How about with Rangers coach Alain Vigneault, speaking...
No three-ring circus needed to rig unemployment rate
Not only can the nation’s unemployment rate be manipulated, it is easy to do. And it wouldn’t take a team of conspirators, as a federal investigator alleged, to accomplish that...
Bullet just misses woman, but shooter totally escapes prosecution
A Bronx woman watching “Criminal Minds” was nearly killed when a bullet whizzed through her wall — and the Correction Department captain who fired the errant shot escaped criminal charges...
Hemingway biopic films in Cuba despite embargo
HAVANA — Rebels allied with a young Fidel Castro burst into the street outside Havana's Government Palace as soldiers loyal to strongman Fulgencio Batista rain gunfire from above. Steps away,...
Iconic Jet magazine to end print publication
Jet, the nation’s third-largest magazine aimed at an African-American audience, is going from an every-third-week print edition to digital only. The magazine, launched 63 years ago by John Johnson, was...
Long-time Steelers scout Bill Dunn passes away
PITTSBURGH — Long-time Pittsburgh Steelers scout Bill Nunn died Tuesday night of complications from a stroke. He was 89. Through 46 seasons in the NFL, Nunn was considered one of...
Hedgie Tepper plans lawsuit to halt Caesars sale
David Tepper — this year’s top-paid hedge fund manager — is preparing to sue Caesars Entertainment for allegedly trying to avoid paying its loans, The Post has learned. “There will...
Whole Foods stock plummets 19% as rivals go organic
Whole paycheck? That’s what it might take to cover your losses on Whole Foods shares. The organic supermarket’s stock plunged 19 percent Wednesday on disappointing results, wiping out more than...
'I'm gay, and this is why I'm still obsessed with Chick-fil-A'
A 12-piece box of Chick-fil-A nuggets dipped in the signature honey mustard-barbecue sauce is one of life’s most delectable pleasures. That’s a fact — as is my being gay. These...
'Stage Fright' is filled with slasher-flick clichés
"Stage Fright" starts out as a funny musical mashup — “Glee” meets“Friday the 13th” — but winds up indulging slasher-flick clichés instead of spoofing them. An appealing Allie MacDonald plays...
The Kerry Washington revolution
Series starring African-American actresses are a big trend next season. Chalk it up to the popularity of ABC’s “Scandal” and the visibility of its glamorous star, Kerry Washington, or maybe...
Steve Kerr still owns a tiny piece of Suns
Whether Steve Kerr chooses the Knicks or Warriors as his first head-coaching job, the current TNT broadcaster will soon have to shed his ownership of the Suns. The Post has...
Cuomo appoints donor to CUNY Board
ALBANY— Gov. Cuomo’s newest appointee is a sure bet for CUNY. The state Senate confirmed Barry Schwartz, an excutive VP at Ronald Perelman’s investment firm -- MacAndrews & Forbes —...
Here comes Johnny Football, ready to silence his critics
He looked bigger in the chest in his gray Play 60 T-shirt than expected, and he made it clear he is Johnny Football, not Johnny Playboy, and Johnny Football is...
Espaillat clinches crucial teachers union endorsement
The teachers union dealt a stinging blow to Rep. Charles Rangel’s re-election bid last night bid by endorsing challenger Adriano Espaillat for Congress. The United Federation of Teachers backed Rangel...
New York Public Library scraps $300M expansion plan
The New York Public Library has dumped a plan to convert its iconic research branch at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street into a lending library, a move that would have...
Congress finally considers bill for women's history museum
WASHINGTON — Citing history textbooks, national parks and landmarks that mostly leave women out, lawmakers Wednesday revived a long-stalled effort to create a National Women's History Museum in the nation's...
'Insane' NBC rings in 10 more years of Olympics — for $7.75B
Comcast placed the biggest bet yet that sports programming will continue to be a magnet for TV viewing into the next generation. In a jaw-dropping deal, the cable company’s NBCUniversal...
Nets bench must make stand in Game 2 against Heat
MIAMI — The Nets came into this series proclaiming that while the Heat may have more star power, they have enough depth coming off their bench to combat it. But...
Fox’s third-quarter results are 'Super'
21st Century Fox reported third-quarter earnings that topped analyst expectations as revenue grew thanks to higher advertising sales and a popular Super Bowl. Shares rose 3.4 percent, or $1.08, to...
Citi Bike rack remains a 'death trap' in the West Village
A massive Citi Bike rack in front of a West Village co-op is a potential death trap, the building’s lawyer charged Wednesday. Half of the rack was removed from 175...
Giants' draft plan: Ease Eli's pains
Eli Manning needs help. Sure, he’s still recovering from arthroscopic ankle surgery and may require a boost now and then until he’s physically ready to take the field. The aid...
Attending weddings can be as expensive as throwing one
NEW YORK - Weddings are expensive, even if you're not the one walking down the aisle. Chantay Bridges expects to spend more than $4,000 to attend the weddings of three...
Time is catching up to the king of dial-up
AOL Inc on Wednesday said its quarterly profit declined, with its stock price falling 22 percent as it missed earnings expectations due to the cost of restructuring its digital and...
Chucking the First Amendment: Schumer’s cranky scheme
Call it the “Charles Schumer Anti-First-Amendment Act of 2014.” It’s the bill our senior senator promises to bring to the floor by the year’s end. Schumer wants to put a...
Hollywood's predator problem
Hollywood is sick, sick, sick. Behind its curtain of holier-than-thou progressivism, the entertainment world’s power players have engaged in the most depraved sexual abuse against vulnerable children and teens, according...
Bill de Blasio’s risky ‘Boogie Nights’ budgeting
Mayor de Blasio announces his revised budget today; it could bring us back to the ’70s. The mayor will borrow a good $2½ billion to pay for operating expenses —...
Miami preparing for the Nets' Game 2 adjustments
MIAMI — Right after the Nets eliminated the sometimes deer-in-the-headlights Raptors in the first round of the NBA playoffs, a veteran Eastern Conference scout discussed the series with the Heat....
Bridgewater held individual workouts after terrible pro day
Teddy Bridgewater revealed Wednesday he was so embarrassed by his woeful pro day in mid-March that he agreed to individual workouts with three teams in hopes of atoning for it....
My ex led me from strip club to jihad, says hate imam
Handless hate preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri was living “on the wrong side of morality” — working as a bouncer for a London strip club — until his first wife led...
Wheeler laments trouble with his slider
MIAMI — Zack Wheeler was happy he pitched six shutout innings Wednesday, but wishes he could have rediscovered his missing slider. “My slider was terrible — it hasn’t been good...
Demi Moore to sell $75M San Remo triplex
A decent proposal Demi Moore is quietly showing her San Remo triplex apartment. The stunning Central Park West home is in a famed Emery Roth-designed Art Deco building that has,...
HGTV mag editor on the top do's & don'ts of painting
Next month, HGTV magazine releases the first-ever themed issue in its 2¹/₂ year history — and the topic is paint! From tips on selecting the best colors and hues to...
Bring home the kidnapped schoolgirls
Once again, Islamist terrorists have zeroed in on what they regard as a mortal threat: girls going to school. Now these men are threatening to sell into slavery the 300...
Can we trust Bill de Blasio's numbers?
Today Mayor de Blasio will give us his hopes and priorities when he presents his first executive budget. Here’s the question: Can New Yorkers trust his numbers? Even the liberal...
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Clowney owning his No. 1 hype
The hype started with a hit. But not just any hit, a bone-crushing blast that had scouts salivating, the clip going viral instantly. That was some 16 months ago in...
Rikers upping security after discovery of 'Blood Roster'
The city correction commissioner on Wednesday announced new security and safety protocols to safeguard staff following a rash of assaults on civilian employees and officers on Rikers Island. Newly minted...
These gay New Yorkers can't wait for Chick-fil-A to hit the city
Like many people, Josh Hune loves the succulent taste of Chick-fil-A menu item No. 1, the classic chicken sandwich. Like far fewer fans, Hune also happens to be gay. That...
Adam Scott one of 4 vying for the world's No. 1 rank at TPC
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Four players have a chance to overtake Tiger Woods’ No. 1 world golf ranking at The Players Championship this week at TPC Sawgrass. Adam Scott,...
Fair thee well at an NYC design bonanza
If New York seems a bit more stylish over the next 12 days, that’s because literally hundreds of design events are being held across the city — 350 events by...
Carnegie Deli calls knockoff in Pittsburgh baloney, files suit
The owners of famed Carnegie Deli slapped an upstart Pittsburgh eatery and catering company with a lawsuit Wednesday saying the new business is full of baloney for using its trademarked...
Driver who followed Obama daughters' motorcade was lost, confused
A driver unfamiliar with Washington, DC, appeared to have been lost and confused when he followed a motorcade carrying President Barack Obama's daughters through a White House checkpoint on Tuesday, a law...
Bank robbery note on grocery receipt helps tracks down suspect
BEND, Ore.- An Oregon police affidavit says a robber at the Home Federal Bank two weeks ago demanded money by giving the teller a note written on the back of...
This is the expensive car that nobody wants to steal
Tesla drivers love their cars — the Model S topped the latest Consumer Reports owner satisfaction survey — thanks in no small part to its sleek design, performance and eco-friendliness....
House votes to hold ex-IRS official in contempt
WASHINGTON — House Republicans voted Wednesday to hold a former Internal Revenue Service official in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify at a pair of committee hearings about her...
Yankees' hottest hitter not the first free agent you'd think of
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Joe Girardi took some of the blame for Brian Roberts’ slow start as a Yankee, the manager saying it’s possible he played the second baseman too much. Roberts...
20-year-old Spieth calmly rising toward golf's summit
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — There is no such thing as “too soon” for Jordan Spieth. Success coming too soon for some players can swallow them up and stunt their...
10 stylish gifts to make Mom smile on her big day
Still searching for just the right thing for Mother's Day? These gifts can make it happen. Cool coral Pair these earrings with a summer dress for a look that’s effortlessly...
Twice is nice as NYC apartments double up on master suites
As with many things in life, bigger is better — especially when it comes to Manhattan real estate. With developers building increasingly larger apartments to satisfy the desires of current...
Trial date set for Etan Patz murder suspect
The New Jersey man charged with murdering Etan Patz, the 6-year-old boy who went missing from a Manhattan street in 1979, is finally headed to trial -- three years after...
Ex Pret worker gets jail time for customer credit card scam
A couple of cunning ex-Pret A Manger workers were sentenced Wednesday after admitting to skimming credit card numbers for months at the popular eatery. Nigel McCollum, 23, received 1-1/3 to...
Plastic surgeon gets plea deal after performing fatal liposuction
A Brooklyn he pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide" plastic surgeon accused of killing a former model in a botched liposuction procedure pleaded guilty Wednesday in exchange for a wrist-slap...
'Power Rangers' reboot in works after last movie flopped
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood is taking another stab at bringing the Power Rangers to the big screen, two decades after the last movie flopped at the box office. Lions Gate...
Blame these Mets losses on the fools who left cupboard bare
MIAMI -- The soft glow of April has faded, and the winning record has vanished, and for the first time in the building’s short history the Mets are actually pining...
Gia Coppola's 'Palo Alto' makes for dreamlike directorial debut
If scientists ever find a genetic predisposition for having a cinematic eye, chances are it’ll be in the Coppola family. Gia, niece of Sofia and granddaughter of Francis, directs her...
Michelle Obama tweets for girls kidnapped by Muslim terrorists
First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday joined hundreds of thousands of others who used the Twitter hashtag #BringBackOurGirls to draw attention to the nearly 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls. “Our prayers...
The day in photos
A tiger gets to wander, the Boston bombing hoaxer goes to court, a bear gets surgery, Toronto mayor Rob Ford goes missing, President Obama visits tornado sites and more.
Man City moves to top of Premier League with 1 match left
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City scored four goals in the final 26 minutes to beat Aston Villa 4-0 on Wednesday, moving the team two points clear in the Premier League...
Cuomo calls on MTA for 100-year plan
Gov. Cuomo called on the MTA Wednesday to create a 100-year plan to tackle its goals and challenges with a commission of transit experts from around the world. “We have...
The college tour that costs more than tuition
What’s even more expensive than college tuition? The gold-plated tour. Magellan Jets is trumpeting 10 hours of flying time on private jets – that start at $43,500. It also will...
Colin Kaepernick: 'I'm glad the truth is getting out'
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick says on Twitter he’s eager to have the truth come out in a Miami investigation involving him and two other...
Tigers can now roam outside exhibits at Philadelphia Zoo
PHILADELPHIA — Visitors to the Philadelphia Zoo might want to beware of stray cats: A new enclosed passageway allows lions and tigers to roam outside their exhibits. Humans, though, can...
Giants will avoid 'Hard Knocks' this season
The Giants won’t be getting any snacks on “Hard Knocks” this year. An NFL source told The Post on Wednesday that Big Blue will not be required to participate in...
HBO smash 'Silicon Valley' tackles startup culture
Ever since HBO’s “Silicon Valley” premiered last month, it’s become a parlor game among the tech media to debate the accuracy of the Mike Judge comedy’s satire of startup culture,...
All-star cast cannot salvage a charm-free 'Oz'
James Franco, all is forgiven. His woebegotten “Oz: The Great and Powerful’’ is practically a masterpiece compared to this eyeball-gougingly ugly, charm-free animated musical sequel, which is inexplicably opening in...
Efron, Fallon and Rogen tween it in drag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_DR9-_QUx4 Jimmy Fallon is on a mission to become the king of late night, one riotous celebrity sketch at a time on “The Tonight Show.” On Tuesday, he recruited the...
Molecule in soy sauce might help fight HIV
HIV patients may soon get help from an unlikely source: a molecule used to enhance the flavors of soy sauce. The molecule, EFdA, was discovered by Japanese soy sauce company...
Superb Hoffman anchors dark comedy 'God's Pocket'
In one of his final film roles, a typically rumpled and sympathetic Philip Seymour Hoffman anchors the black comedy “God’s Pocket.” Making his directorial debut, “Mad Men” star John Slattery...
Mets' scoreless drought reaches 23 innings in loss to Marlins
MIAMI — Here’s a bigger problem for the Mets than the fact their pitchers can’t hit: Neither can their hitters. The Marlins have a young, rising rotation, but this good?...
Mark Jackson laments Warriors 'lies'; hasn't heard from Knicks
The Warriors fired head coach Mark Jackson on Tuesday following a 51-win season and a hard-fought, seven-game playoff loss to the Clippers. Rumblings of dysfunction surfaced right before the playoffs,...
Spero Dedes leaving Knicks radio; Mike Crispino likely back
Knicks radio play-by-play man Spero Dedes will not have his contract renewed, according to an NBA source. Dedes' three-year contract expired after the season. Ironically, Dedes, a Fordham graduate, is...
Pill-addicted mom in rehab, fights for custody of kids
The pill-addicted Manhattan woman whose banker ex used her post-divorce abortion to gain custody of their kids, is in rehab and appealing the judge's decision to become a full-time mom...
Battling through the smoke screens for final Mock Draft
"America Held Hostage” by the NFL Draft mercifully ends Thursday night. Here is what we know: We have never known less. NFL teams have made subterfuge and misinformation an art...
Seahawks make Richard Sherman one of highest-paid cornerbacks ever
Richard Sherman is the latest member of the Seattle Seahawks secondary to be locked up for the long term. The All-Pro cornerback is getting paid the best of anyone. Sherman...
Gregory Meeks meets with American imprisoned in Cuba
WASHINGTON – American contractor Alan Gross, who remains imprisoned in Cuba after four years in jail, “is ready to come home,” says Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens), who met with Gross...
Photographer captures hilarious chaos of family life
Lights, chaos, action! That’s the credo of a Hoboken lifestyle photographer who is making a name shooting the anti-family portrait, showing instead the warts-and-all side of parenthood — even if...
Smuggler tried to pass off $300K of cocaine as custard powder
Now he’s eating humble pie! A coke smuggler tried to pass off his stash as powdered custard at JFK airport -- but his dessert decoy was spoiled after cops got...
NFL Draft on outs with New York -- and Rockettes are to blame
Part or all of the NFL Draft could be on a fast track out of the Big Apple. Tired of continued waffling from Radio City Music Hall, an NFL source...
Rob Ford: 'Rehab is amazing'
Crack-smoking Toronto Mayor Rob Ford thinks “rehab is amazing” and compared it to his childhood memories as a football player. A second video of Ford smoking crack was the final...
The iTunes store has an app for planning your North Korean getaway
Dennis Rodman did it — why can’t you? With the new North Korea Travel app that launched Wednesday, intrepid travelers can plan the best trip possible to the Hermit Kingdom — assuming...
'Mindy Project' channels classic rom-coms in season finale
Fans of "The Mindy Project" know that its heroine, Dr. Mindy Lahiri (Mindy Kaling), is a hopeless romantic, willing her love life to play out like a Hollywood romantic comedy —...
ESPN drafts Bloomberg’s Mina Kimes
Chad Millman, editor-in-chief of ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com, has raided Bloomberg News to hire the young, award-winning Mina Kimes as a writer for an as-yet-untitled column in the magazine....
Michelle Knight: I hid from rescuers
The woman who suffered the longest in Cleveland’s house of horrors was so mentally fragile, she panicked and hid when cops finally came to the door, she writes in a...
Tommy Lasorda backs Sterling, hopes V. Stiviano 'gets hit by a car'
http://youtu.be/L58UIRf4mqU Why don't you tell us how you really feel, Tommy? Tommy Lasorda, the 86-year-old former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, said in an interview with WPBF-TV in Florida he...
Jon Favreau serves up an appetizing treat in 'Chef'
Actor-director Jon Favreau, who has served up his share of bland summer blockbusters since breaking out with “Swingers’’ 18 years ago, returns to his indie roots with the succulent low-budget...
The one facet where Nets can't afford to get beat by Heat
Here are three thoughts on the Nets’ 107-86 loss to the Heat in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Semifinal: 1. Coming into this series, you could have made...
Angelina stuns on Elle cover, Beyoncé is a work of art and more
When was Angelina Jolie’s last magazine cover? Whenever it was, it was too long ago. Our Lady of Full Lips makes a triumphant return on the June cover of Elle,...
Meet the eccentric founder of Alibaba
He’s ready to fight for your money. Meet Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, the Chinese Internet giant that’s gearing up to raise billions from American investors in what’s anticipated to...
Painters' union wants to oust Rangel for Espaillat
The union representing 10,000 painters and other tradesmen wants to remove veteran Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel from office and brush in state Sen. Adriano Espaillat as the next congressman, The...
Fake Mandela signer cashes in on infamy
http://youtu.be/CzSSGEVnvHU The loopy sign-language interpreter from Nelson Mandela’s funeral has finally cashed in on his infamy and resurfaced as pitchman for a video-sharing app. Thamsanqa Jantjie, who made international headlines...
Chris Kreider cleared; may return to Rangers for Game 4
Nobody on the Rangers was going to be declarative, but there is a distinct possibility Chris Kreider plays on Wednesday night. The top-six forward has been out since having surgery...
Photos emerge of Statue of Liberty during its construction
Even during its construction, the Statue of Liberty was a hit with sightseers. Photos have recently surfaced showing the statue in pieces before it was shipped to the US from...
Behind the best moments of Kevin Durant's MVP speech
Kevin Durant was presented with his first MVP trophy at a jam-packed, festive reception in Oklahoma on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old Thunder superstar bared his soul in a long acceptance...
Rita Ora's 12 most show-stopping looks
Rita Ora, 23, is no newbie to rocking stylish designer looks, from her swimsuit shoot to showing up at DKNY’s spring 2014 show and performing at the Philipp Plein fall...
Woman slashed with razor blade in Bronx
A woman slashed a 26 year old in the face with a razor blade in Morris Heights, cops said. The victim was on Grant Avenue and East 167 Street when...
4 corpses found at tennis star's burning mansion
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Firefighters found four bodies in a burning mansion owned by former tennis star James Blake, who was renting out the Tampa Bay-area house and not there at...
3 black-and-white classics in stunning Blu-ray restorations
MGM/UA Home Video coined the slogan "in glorious black and white'' to compete with color back catalogue movies back in the VHS era, but it's successor format Blu-ray that has...
Al-Masri's terrorists used me as a human shield: kidnapped tourist
A brave technology tycoon who was one of the 16 tourists kidnapped in 1998 by Islamist terrorists in Yemen described to jurors Wednesday how she escaped her captors while being...
Caesars debt refi buys time but undercuts junior lenders
The nation’s largest casino chain late Tuesday announced a series of moves to deal with its onerous debtload and gain some breathing room. Those include issuing new debt to replace...
Putin: Troops have pulled back from Ukraine border
MOSCOW — Russia has pulled back its troops from the Ukrainian border, Vladimir Putin told diplomats Wednesday as he urged insurgents in southeastern Ukraine to postpone their planned referendum Sunday...
Nigerian official: 'Hundreds' killed in militant attack
The Islamic terrorists who kidnapped at least 276 Nigerian schoolgirls massacred hundreds of men, women and children in their latest bloody attack on civilians, authorities said Wednesday. The extremists swarmed...
Nationals manager in hit-and-run while live on radio
This isn't the hit-and-run Matt Williams had in mind. On Wednesday morning, the Nationals manager was conducting a radio interview while driving to Nationals Park before a day game against the...
V. Stiviano adopts two young boys amid Sterling scandal
The woman at the center of the Donald Sterling scandal has adopted two African-American children amid the fallout from the banned LA Clipper owner’s racist remarks, a report said. V....
Inside the Islamic terrorist group kidnapping school girls
As outrage grows about the kidnapping of nearly 300 Nigerian school girls, it is the first time that many people are hearing of the extremist group Boko Haram. But the organization...
Missing woman survived 4 days in crashed car
DENVER — Kristin Hopkins wrote pleas for help on a red-and-white umbrella that she managed to push through a broken window of her crashed car and open, hoping to attract...
Syrian rebels evacuating key stronghold
BEIRUT — Exhausted and worn out from a year-long siege, hundreds of Syrian rebels on Wednesday left their sole remaining bastions in the central city of Homs under a ceasefire...
Cowboys' love for Tony Romo still burns strong
Season-ending back surgery has done nothing to change the confidence the Cowboys have in Tony Romo. Two days before the NFL Draft, both owner/GM Jerry Jones and coach Jason Garrett threw...
Space station's live stream offers awe-inspiring views of Earth
Live streaming video by Ustream Forget the panda cam — here’s a live stream that’s far out. Thanks to NASA’s new High Definition Earth Viewing experiment, Earthlings can catch an...
Meet the real-life Kermit the frog
Hi, ho Kermit the frog here! Or at least his double! This adorable lookalike’s name is, of course, Kermit, named after the famous Muppet. In these photos, taken by Kutub...
World Trade Center jumpers lounged on roof for 4 hours
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izgtYaiIQvE The BASE jumpers hit with felony burglary charges for breaking into and parachuting off 1 World Trade Center spent four hours unchecked atop the tallest building in the nation, according...
First-grader brings 9 bags of grandmother's heroin to school
A grandmother is facing charges after she brought nine bags of heroin with her while she baby-sat her grandson, who then took her stash to school. Pauline Bilinski-Munion, 56, from...
Former Obama advisers set to spill White House secrets
WASHINGTON — Over the next month, two of President Barack Obama's closest first-term advisers will spill insider details on the administration's handling of the early days of the Great Recession, the...
What school lunches look like outside the US
SEATTLE — First lady Michelle Obama is on a mission to make American school lunches healthier by replacing greasy pizza and french fries with whole grains, low-fat protein, fresh fruit and...
'It's a blessing': Penguins' Kris Letang back on ice after stroke
Kris Letang was in the prime of his life and the prime of his career. The Penguins’ top defenseman was a reigning Norris Trophy finalist, a 26-year-old who recently signed...
CCTV captures teen stowaway climbing out of jet's wheel well
HONOLULU — The security footage looks unassuming at first: a Hawaiian Airlines jet parked at a gate at the Maui airport under overcast skies, and workers going through their regular...
NYC Councilman Ruben Wills arrested
Do-nothing Queens Councilman Ruben Wills stole more than $30,000 in taxpayer money — and used some of the cash for department-store shopping sprees that included the purchase of a Louis...
Alibaba’s IPO making Facebook look like peanuts
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba moved on Tuesday to launch one of the largest initial public offerings ever. The company said it expects the US offering to raise at least $1...
Former top Obama advisers set to give inside look
WASHINGTON — Over the next month, two of President Barack Obama's closest first-term advisers will spill insider details on the administration's handling of the early days of the Great Recession,...
Climate change already affecting US: Obama
WASHINGTON — When it came time to deliver a new federal report detailing what global warming is doing to America and the dire forecast for the future, President Barack Obama...
North Carolina primary with Clay Aiken too close to call
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Democratic congressional primary race between former "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken and textile entrepreneur Keith Crisco remained very close and without a clear winner. Aiken and...
Acrobat injured in circus accident wants to perform again
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — One of eight circus acrobats who plunged about 20 feet to the ground during a hair-hanging act witnessed by thousands says she'll perform the stunt again. "For...
Ulster County nixes sister-sex assault probe of casino head
Politicians in an upstate county are so desperate to have a Las Vegas-style casino built that they will let a gambling company open shop there despite its connection to Michael...
Missing kid found riding on the subway overnight
A bullied Brooklyn boy ran away from home and rode the rails all night before a straphanger and motorman helped reunite him with his family Tuesday. Mark Huerta, 10, came...
NYPD to finally clear dead man's arrest warrants
After eight years, the NYPD will finally erase a dead man’s arrest warrants — so it will no longer send cops to his beleaguered family’s Brooklyn apartment searching for him....
Bratton compares ‘stop and frisk’ to needless cancer treatment
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton on Tuesday compared the NYPD’s past use of “stop and frisk” to needless cancer treatment, saying the controversial crime-fighting tactic was overused. “It’s similar to you...
Girardi moves on from fury with umpire Laz Diaz
ANAHEIM, Calif. — There was no mistaking the Yankees’ disgust with home plate umpire Laz Diaz after Monday’s loss. By the start of Tuesday night’s game, though, manager Joe Girardi...
Pirates notch MLB’s first replay walk-off victory
[mlbvideo id="32660489" width="615" height="346" /] The celebration in Pittsburgh took a little bit longer than it usually does following a walk-off win, but the wait was well worth it –...
It's a three-bagger for Hondo!
Hondo hit that triple he needed on Derby day, scoring with the Marlins, Orioles and Rockies Tuesday night to slash the NRN (nasty red number) to 605 bowas. Wednesday: Mr....
Monica Lewinsky should shut up and go away
Make her go away! I’d actually feel sorry for Monica Lewinsky — if she weren’t so damn infuriating. She’s America’s favorite beret-wearing former intern, whose very name has become a...
Opponents blast charter schools at testy hearing
Charter-school opponents bludgeoned the schools’ leaders during an eight-hour City Council Education Committee hearing Tuesday — in sharp contrast to Mayor de Blasio’s recent bid to mend ties with charter...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan A homeless man terrorized passengers on a subway train in Soho before stealing a backpack from one of them, sources said Tuesday. The man was walking from car to...
Roberts’ first homer lifts Yankees after bullpen blows it
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Yangervis Solarte drew first blood from Hiroki Kuroda with a fielding error that led to two unearned runs. Next it was Shawn Kelley flushing Kuroda’s win with...
Teenage boy accused of shooting dad, concealing killing
GYPSUM, Colo. — A 13-year-old boy in a small Colorado town is accused of shooting his father twice in the head and trying to conceal the slaying for days by...
Heat’s Ray Allen torches former Celtics
MIAMI — For Heat guard Ray Allen, this was just another game. Yeah, right. And Kate Upton is just another girl. But even though Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, the...
Mets' Matsuzaka to try new warm-up strategy
MIAMI — Daisuke Matsuzaka is ready to re-evaluate his warm-up routine. With Mets officials concerned about the exorbitant number of pitches the right-hander throws in the bullpen to get loose...
Nets reserves unable to keep it close
MIAMI — With his Nets trailing the Heat by 13 at the start of the fourth quarter of Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal Tuesday, coach Jason Kidd took...
No stopping King James against Brooklyn
MIAMI — Right before tipoff of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Miami’s LeBron James shared a laugh with soon-to-be rival Paul Pierce of the Nets. “I looked at...