May 15, 2014
Who profits the most from 'Shark Tank' success?
May 15, 2014 | 11:49pmOn this season of “Shark Tank,” the Sharks have invested $16.8 million in the business ideas pitched to them by aspiring entrepreneurs — but what happens after they close the...
Sterling refuses to pay $2.5M fine, threatens to sue NBA: reports
May 15, 2014 | 11:39pmA cadre of attorneys and a flurry of lawsuits could certainly slow down the NBA's plan to force Donald Sterling to sell the Los Angeles Clippers over his recent racist...
'Grey's Anatomy' says goodbye to Dr. Cristina Yang
May 15, 2014 | 11:22pmCristina Yang finally left Seattle for Switzerland — but not before some trademark “Grey’s Anatomy” operating-room chaos and one final Cristina/Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) dance-off.
Syrian rebels obliterate army base with 'tunnel bomb'
May 15, 2014 | 11:12pmThis is the moment a Syrian army base is blown into the air by rebels using their latest tactic — tunnel bombs. The Islamist fighters said they mined a half-mile...
Raunchy election video featuring 'group sex' pulled off TV
May 15, 2014 | 10:57pmA short film featuring an animated action hero engaging in group sex and punching apathetic youth into voting booths has been pulled. The Danish parliament seems to have an interesting...
Dellin Betances whiffs six straight at Yanks blank Mets again
May 15, 2014 | 10:41pmOn a night the Mets and Yankees trotted out toddlers in a curious meeting of first-time starters at Citi Field, Dellin Betances sent a colossal buzz through both dugouts and...
Big man Lopez may not fit in Nets’ plans
May 15, 2014 | 10:23pmThe questions surrounding Brook Lopez are even bigger than he is. Watching the All-Star center sit out the Nets’ playoff loss to the defending-champion Heat, it begs the question whether...
Paul Pierce and KG diss media at wrap-up
May 15, 2014 | 10:21pmAs the Nets wrapped up their season with locker room cleanout day Thursday, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett declined to talk to the media. A day after the Nets’ season...
Scrub-way series! Yanks-Mets coverage tops week’s meltdowns
May 15, 2014 | 10:21pmBandage me gently, warm the bed pan and make it an oral thermometer. National Nurses Week ended Monday, and not a day too soon! Nurses! ... These voices in my...
Scaramucci to revive iconic 'Wall Street Week'
May 15, 2014 | 10:20pmLAS VEGAS — Anthony Scaramucci, one of the hedge fund industry’s biggest promoters, is bringing his Vegas show to your living room. The SkyBridge Capital founder, CNBC talking head and...
JCPenney stock spikes 25% on higher sales results
May 15, 2014 | 10:18pmMaybe Ron Johnson didn’t kill JCPenney, after all. The struggling retailer’s shares soared 25 percent in after-hours trades on better-than-expected sales, a key sign that Penney may be recovering at...
Casey Kasem was never in danger, just on vacation: cops
May 15, 2014 | 10:13pmSEATTLE — Authorities said ailing radio host Casey Kasem was on vacation — not in danger — when they found him in Washington state this week. A Los Angeles judge...
The filthy rich now have champagne 'drone' service
May 15, 2014 | 10:07pmA California hotel is taking luxurious amenities to new heights. The new posh Mansion at Casa Madrona in Sausalito is offering drone champagne delivery service to guests staying in the...
The head of the FCC has trouble communicating
May 15, 2014 | 9:48pmThe head of the Federal Communication Commission, Tom Wheeler, is having some trouble with — of all things — communication. In an impassioned speech on Thursday, Wheeler promised a free...
FCC approves T-Mobile to clean up on spectrum
May 15, 2014 | 9:43pmT-Mobile’s colorful CEO John Legere on Thursday got a big boost from Washington. The Federal Communications Commission essentially invited the country’s No. 4 wireless provider to be the lone bidder...
P.K. Subban is a 'sniper' that will bother the Rangers
May 15, 2014 | 9:31pmHe’ll be the most animated player on the ice, no question about that. When the Eastern Conference final starts Saturday afternoon in Montreal, the Rangers will be faced with the...
Chipotle CEOs won't get massive raise
May 15, 2014 | 9:19pmChipotle Mexican Grill’s two CEOs are finally starting to feel some real heat over their lavish pay packages. A stunning 77 percent of shareholders voted against the fast-food chain’s generous...
Senate to Silicon Valley: protect consumers from hackers
May 15, 2014 | 9:13pmWASHINGTON — The Senate warned Google, Yahoo and other leading technology companies Thursday they need to better protect consumers from hackers exploiting their lucrative online advertising networks or risk new...
No ignoring a billion anti-Semites
May 15, 2014 | 9:05pmThere are 1.09 billion anti-Semites in the world today. That’s right: more than a billion — about 135 for every Jew. These are bigots who believe Jews are greedy, unethical...
The scoop on Jill Abramson’s firing from the NY Times
May 15, 2014 | 9:01pmA Bloomberg LP overture to New York Times No. 2 editor Dean Baquet may have helped trigger the events that resulted in his elevation to the top spot and the...
O come all ye faithful: New York's most diverse dinner
May 15, 2014 | 8:54pmSome come with their heads covered by a kippah. Others sport turbans. Occasionally there appears the scarlet zucchetto of a cardinal. However they dress, each year they gather in New...
The de Blasio stamp: Moving to boost dependency
May 15, 2014 | 8:44pmThe rollback of welfare reform under New York City’s mayor, Bill de Blasio, has begun in earnest. The city’s Human Resources Administration just informed able-bodied, childless adults that they no...
Committee selection is proof Selig's finally ready to bow out
May 15, 2014 | 8:42pmThe search for Bud Selig’s successor has begun in earnest. The commissioner announced Thursday the formation of a succession committee that will work to find a replacement for Selig, who...
Bustan brings exciting Mediterranean fare to UWS
May 15, 2014 | 8:37pmJust when I’d written off Upper West Side dining north of 72nd Street, up popped Bustan. The new “pan-Mediterranean” bistro, where most everything passes through a dome-shaped taboon oven, brings...
Chinese bao buns are everywhere! Here are 6 to try
May 15, 2014 | 8:37pmThe Chinese buns known as bao are popping up everywhere — with unexpected fillings. Here are six tasty ones to try. Brooklyn buns When it comes to food offerings, Clinton...
Iranian nukes? Sorry about that, chief
May 15, 2014 | 8:36pmRemember the popular Cold War-era TV sitcom “Get Smart” and its cast of lovable, hapless spies? Well, negotiations over Iran’s nukes, which resumed this week in Vienna, are starting to...
$3,000 shoes? Designer dresses? Inside the most blinged-out proms
May 15, 2014 | 8:31pmSince she made a pact to go with her best guy friend sophomore year, Olivia Perrault, a senior at St. John’s Prep in Astoria, has fantasized about prom. “Prom is...
Serby's Q&A with ... Chris Kreider
May 15, 2014 | 8:25pmBefore the Rangers begin their conference finals series against the Canadiens on Saturday, forward Chris Kreider skated through some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: What do you like best about...
Lundqvist must overcome personal House of Horrors
May 15, 2014 | 8:20pmHenrik Lundqvist had to laugh at the question, otherwise he might have cried. “It’s so long ago that I played there,” the Rangers goalie said, smiling coyly and thinking about...
The new New York Republicans
May 15, 2014 | 8:19pmAccepting his party’s nomination for governor Thursday afternoon, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino told his fellow Republicans, their party “can make the Empire State great again.” It’s a message the...
Why Mark Jackson makes sense and Phil's disciples don't
May 15, 2014 | 8:18pmWe have reached a point in time when it would behoove Phil Jackson to galvanize his constituency. He will not do that by closing his circle of trust, by gathering...
Scuba divers fight underwater for aquarium fish
May 15, 2014 | 8:17pmHONOLULU — A filmed underwater confrontation between an environmentalist who wants to shut down the aquarium-fish industry in Hawaii and a collector who gathers the fish and sells them for...
Who's a cowardly lion?
May 15, 2014 | 8:13pmDemocrats apparently believe they have hit on the way to hold on to the Long Island congressional seat held by Rep. Tim Bishop. It’s to call his opponent a coward....
Metro-North audits 5,000 engineers for speeding
May 15, 2014 | 8:10pmMetro-North has audited 5,000 engineers to see if they are speeding -- using radar guns and event recorders, agency officials said as part of their update to the Federal Railroad...
Nigerians fight back
May 15, 2014 | 8:09pmThe world’s been put to shame. By a bunch of Nigerian villagers. Ever since Boko Haram kidnapped 276 innocent girls from their school in northern Nigeria, all we’ve heard is...
Scottie Pippen, Steve Mills huddle to discuss Knicks role
May 15, 2014 | 8:00pmCHICAGO — Knicks general manager Steve Mills huddled with Scottie Pippen for about 15 minutes Wednesday at Chicago’s draft combine to gauge the legendary Bull’s interest in possibly working for...
Steve Kerr explains the 48 hours that steered him to West Coast
May 15, 2014 | 7:57pmCHICAGO — And so it was on Monday night Steve Kerr got the phone call from the Warriors that changed the future of the Knicks and Phil Jackson’s presidential reign....
Jerry West says Phil Jackson should coach Knicks
May 15, 2014 | 7:44pmCHICAGO — In the wake of Phil Jackson’s first setback as president, getting spurned by Steve Kerr, Warriors consultant/minority owner Jerry West said it wouldn’t be a bad idea for...
Tina Charles eager for her Liberty debut
May 15, 2014 | 7:33pmIt’s another opening night in Connecticut for Tina Charles, but a night like none she has ever experienced. The 2012 WNBA MVP and two-time national champion at UConn makes her...
Still waiting for Mets' would-be studs to shake growing pains
May 15, 2014 | 7:30pmSandy Alderson followed the proper course in maximizing Carlos Beltran and R.A. Dickey and turning them into three prospects — Zack Wheeler, Travis d’Arnaud and Noah Syndergaard — that the industry held...
Why Rangers will dispatch Canadiens to reach Cup
May 15, 2014 | 7:09pmIt won’t be the Forum, but the Eastern Conference finals will open on Saturday in the cathedral of hockey that remains Montreal, where the environment is unmatched across the NHL....
Taxi e-hail apps a hit with riders
May 15, 2014 | 6:57pmYellow taxi e-hails are really clicking with the public. Over 5,300 passengers a day on average now hail a cab using a mobile app — more than double the daily...
Mets' d'Arnaud heads to 7-day concussion DL
May 15, 2014 | 6:56pmMets catcher Travis d’Arnaud will have some time to clear his head and possibly find his batting stroke as well. The Mets placed d’Arnaud on the seven-day concussion disabled list...
Jeter’s joke falls flat as Amazin’s bear gifts in final Citi appearance
May 15, 2014 | 6:55pmDerek Jeter left Queens with one final parting shot. Before his final Subway Series game, a 1-0 Yankees victory Thursday night, the Yankees shortstop was presented three gifts by Mets...
2 hurt by 'science experiment' blast at Stony Brook University
May 15, 2014 | 6:35pmTwo people were injured Thursday in an explosion during a "routine scientific experiment" at Stony Brook University in Long Island, officials said. The faculty member and graduate student suffered minor...
At least 8 dead after Bangladesh ferry sinks in storm
May 15, 2014 | 6:15pmDHAKA, Bangladesh — A ferry carrying more than 100 passengers capsized and sank Thursday in a river in central Bangladesh after being hit by a storm, and eight bodies have...
Prokhorov spent $190M for fun Nets ride, but don't call it success
May 15, 2014 | 6:09pmWas it worth it? Of course it was worth it. Nobody was hurt or maimed or destroyed by the $190 million that Mikhail Prokhorov invested in the 2013-14 Nets, least...
At top of his game, Vigneault has Rangers close to Cup
May 15, 2014 | 6:08pmThe Rangers won’t get a chance to avenge last year’s loss to the Bruins, and Alain Vigneault won’t have an opportunity for payback against the team that ripped the Stanley...
How to get paid for irritating flight delays
May 15, 2014 | 5:53pmLast summer, Mark Wilson waited in a Rome airline terminal for a connecting flight to London on his way home to New York. And waited. And waited. By the time...
Nelly jealousy sparked Panthers All-Pro's alleged assault on girlfriend
May 15, 2014 | 5:43pm"Hot in Herre" rapper said to be the reason for an altercation between NFL All-Pro Greg Hardy and girlfriend Nicole Holder.
Creepy stalker of CBS anchor is mentally unfit for trial
May 15, 2014 | 5:40pmAn obsessed fan of stunning CBS newscaster Diane Macedo is unfit to be tried on charges he stalked her, his lawyer said Thursday in Manhattan Criminal Court. Richard Pagani, 30,...
Deron Williams, mulling ankle surgery, feels he let Nets down
May 15, 2014 | 5:13pmWhen the Nets signed Deron Williams to a five-year, $98 million contract in July 2012, making him the face of the franchise’s move to Brooklyn, they thought they were locking...
The day in photos
May 15, 2014 | 5:03pmPresident Obama honors victims and heroes of the 9/11 attacks, wildfires rage in the west, fast food workers protest and more.
NYT publisher says Abramson sacking not over money
May 15, 2014 | 4:59pmDrawing fire from some feminist groups, New York Times Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. tried to tamp down reports that ousted executive editor Jill Abramson was paid less than her male...
'Papa Smurf' Franco gets 1 year jail for garbage racket
May 15, 2014 | 4:49pmNow he’s “Jailbird Smurf.” A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced mobbed-up garbage carter Carmine “Papa Smurf” Franco to a year in jail for being a ringleader of a multifamily organized-crime...
Carlos Beltran may need surgery, could miss 6-12 weeks
May 15, 2014 | 4:29pmCarlos Beltran has informed the Yankees he is going to have Dr. James Andrews examine his painful right elbow that houses a bone spur, which was painful enough to land...
Nearly half of 2013 dog-bite victims were kids
May 15, 2014 | 4:24pmLOS ANGELES — About 4.5 million Americans were bitten by dogs in the United States last year, including over 2 million children and 5,581 U.S. Postal Service workers, authorities announced...
Man wins $20M jackpot during weekly date night
May 15, 2014 | 4:22pmIt was the best date night ever! A Long Island man picked up a Mega Millions ticket while taking his wife on their weekly outing — and it turned out...
Next wave of popular green cabs hits TLC snag
May 15, 2014 | 4:14pmGreen cabs are about to hit a yellow light. The new chair of the Taxi and Limousine Commission on Thursday said she couldn't guarantee that the next batch of 6,000...
Knicks feel out Scottie Pippen on joining organization
May 15, 2014 | 4:08pmCHICAGO – Knicks GM Steve Mills huddled with Scottie Pippen for about 15 minutes Thursday at the draft combine to gauge the legendary Bull’s interest in potentially working for the...
Rangers star to push back mom's funeral due to NHL schedule
May 15, 2014 | 3:56pmThe Rangers did what they could to try to accommodate the grieving Martin St. Louis, and yet the NHL was in the unfortunate situation from which it could not budge....
Michael Sam's Oprah reality show 'raises eyebrows': teammate
May 15, 2014 | 3:49pmOne of Michael Sam’s Rams teammates isn’t a big fan of his new show. Sam, the NFL’s first openly gay player after being drafted by the Rams last week, will...
Pope shuns bulletproof vehicles for Middle East trip
May 15, 2014 | 3:49pmPope Francis is shunning bulletproof vehicles during his trip to the Middle East this month, insisting that he use a normal car and be allowed to be as close to...
The best and worst 'SNL' hosts this season
May 15, 2014 | 3:35pmWhen it comes to attracting big names to host “Saturday Night Live,” producers have no trouble. But do those big names attract an audience? Yes and no. As this “SNL”...
Jill Abramson's 'badass new hobby' after Times fires her
May 15, 2014 | 3:34pmShe was in a fighting mood, lacing up her gloves. “Mom’s badass new hobby,” her daughter, Dr. Cornelia Griggs, captioned an Instagram photo of a tank-topped Abramson, in boxing gloves...
ReBar owner arrested after stiffing wedding couples
May 15, 2014 | 3:33pmThe DUMBO restaurateur who unexpectedly shuttered his popular gastropub and disappeared a week ago — surprising his employees as well as several couples whose cash he’d taken for wedding receptions...
Could another owner replace Selig as MLB commissioner?
May 15, 2014 | 2:39pmThe search for Bud Selig’s successor has begun in earnest. The commissioner announced Thursday the formation of a succession committee that will work to find a replacement for Selig, who...
Astorino accepts GOP nomination for governor of NY
May 15, 2014 | 2:11pmALBANY — Rob Astorino says he's out to save New York. In a hotel convention center —based in his backyard of Westchester County— Astorino officially accepted the GOP nomination for...
Hal 'willing' to spend on Yankees pitching upgrade
May 15, 2014 | 1:43pmWith the Yankees’ pitching staff in tatters, a midseason import seems increasingly likely. Hal Steinbrenner strongly intimated Thursday he’d be willing to pay the import fees. “[We’re] always willing to...
Number of white teachers declining in NYC's poorest schools
May 15, 2014 | 1:42pmThere are nearly twice as many white teachers working in low-poverty schools than in high-poverty schools, according to an Independent Budget Office report. The report issued Wednesday found that 72.5...
Explosions galore in latest look at 'Transformers: Age of Extinction'
May 15, 2014 | 1:41pmhttp://youtu.be/f40yU8Z_ThA “I don’t think it’s a truck at all,” says an exasperated Mark Wahlberg. “I think we just found a Transformer.” In the new trailer for “Transformers: Age of Extinction,”...
Beyoncé does damage control, Kendall Jenner hits Cannes and more
May 15, 2014 | 1:36pmBeyoncé Instagrams happy times, while Kendall Jenner storms Cannes. Sonia Rykiel has a new head honcho, and here’s a new toothbrush to get those coffee stains off your grill. Happy...
31-year-old posed as high schooler: cops
May 15, 2014 | 1:20pmA 31-woman-year old woman who posed as an East Texas high school student is getting a different kind of education – behind bars. Charity Anne Johnson enrolled at New Life...
Harvey won't apologize to Mets for 'having a life'
May 15, 2014 | 1:10pmMatt Harvey said he expects to head down to Port St. Lucie when he starts throwing off a mound, which could happen as soon as next month. Still, he still...
Name of Knicks' new D-League team lacks creativity
May 15, 2014 | 12:47pmIt’s so silly you would think the Knicks thought of it themselves, but this one’s on the fans. The Knicks revealed the name of their new D-League team on Wednesday...
Thief steals piece of $6,000 artwork from NYC park
May 15, 2014 | 12:29pmA low-life thief swiped high art from a City Hall Park exhibit, cops said on Thursday. The crook made off with a chunk of a $6,000 copper statue -- created...
FCC vote threatens net neutrality
May 15, 2014 | 12:25pmUS telecommunications regulators on Thursday formally proposed new "net neutrality" rules that may let Internet service providers charge content companies for faster and more reliable delivery of their traffic to...
Obama honors victims at Sept. 11 Memorial Museum
May 15, 2014 | 12:00pmPresident Obama on Thursday dedicated the new Sept. 11 memorial museum, calling it a “sacred place of healing and hope” to recover from the nation’s worst terrorist attack. Here are...
Hernandez indicted on new murder charges: Victims 'ambushed and executed'
May 15, 2014 | 12:00pmA grand jury indicted former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez – already jailed in connection to a 2013 slaying — for a double-murder committed the year before, officials said...
Outrage over high schooler's 194-pitch outing
May 15, 2014 | 11:59amStephen Strasburg. Matt Harvey. Jose Fernandez. The hit list of brilliant and young pitchers claimed by serious arm injuries seems to lengthen by the week. The plague of blown elbows and...
Why NYU gave a Harvard professor a cheap apartment
May 15, 2014 | 11:11amYou don’t have to be a Harvard professor to know this is one sweet apartment deal. For years, New York University has leased a luxury flat in Chelsea to famous...
This is what next season's Nets roster looks like
May 15, 2014 | 11:09amThe Nets concocted a $190 million roster experiment last summer, and it ended Wednesday night, when the team was knocked off by the Heat in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. What...
Body discovered in NYC river
May 15, 2014 | 10:50amA body was discovered floating in the Hudson River near Staten Island, cops said. The man was discovered floating near Bay Street and Anchor Place in the St. George area...
A man is growing fruit in the shape of infants
May 15, 2014 | 10:46amA Chinese farmer is breaking the mold with his baby-shaped fruits. De He is growing produce in the shape of infants with the help of molds that force his fruit...
Bruins bully threatens to 'f---ing kill' Canadiens player
May 15, 2014 | 10:14amhttp://youtu.be/QUMHBW1Gm8k This will do little to change the Boston Bruins' reputation as the sneering bad boys of the NHL -- and it sets up a Montreal Canadiens pest for the...
Who are the Knicks' coaching options now?
May 15, 2014 | 10:13amWith Steve Kerr out of the running, here’s a look at potential candidates for the Knicks’ head-coaching vacancy: Phil Jackson: The Knicks team president has battled knee problems, but fiancée...
Museum dedication honors loss and heroism on Sept. 11
May 15, 2014 | 10:09amPresident Obama dedicated the new Sept. 11 museum during an emotional ceremony that moved attendees to tears Thursday morning, calling the underground memorial a "sacred place of healing and hope" to recover from the...
Natalee Holloway slay suspect Joran van der Sloot to marry
May 15, 2014 | 9:50amLIMA, Peru — Joran van der Sloot is soon to be both a father and a husband, his lawyer said Wednesday. The Dutchman, 26, and his Peruvian fiancée have nearly...
Homeless man keeps returning money he finds on the street
May 15, 2014 | 9:46amThe story of a Hudson Valley homeless man who returned a lost wallet to police nine months ago just got twice as nice. Kingston resident Hassell “Junior” Barber found yet...
De Niro, Streep and others come together to push NY tourism
May 15, 2014 | 9:36amALBANY — The A-listers are vouching for New York state. In a new $45 million push to promote tourism, seven well-known celebrities who are state residents will appear in commercials...
Pregnant woman to be flogged, hanged for marrying Christian
May 15, 2014 | 9:19amKHARTOUM, Sudan — A Sudanese woman doctor who married a Christian man and who was convicted earlier this week on charges of "apostasy" was sentenced to death on Thursday, judicial...
Aide to Turkey's PM kicks fallen protester
May 15, 2014 | 8:59amShocking photos emerged Thursday of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s deputy kicking a fallen protester, in images that’ll surely fuel anger at the government’s outrageous reaction to a deadly...
NY spends $5M to prevent over-height trucks on parkways
May 15, 2014 | 8:42amALBANY — The state is investing millions of dollars to prevent trucks from clipping low-hanging bridges on state parkways. Gov. Cuomo announced Wednesday that $5 million had been set aside...
Magic: Sterling, I forgive you - now please go away
May 15, 2014 | 8:31amLAS VEGAS — Basketball great Magic Johnson has “already forgiven” Donald Sterling, the Los Angeles Clippers basketball owner who was kicked out of the NBA for racist comments before insulting...
Hondo going to Kansas City
May 15, 2014 | 8:27amTanaka mastered the Metamucils Wednesday night and in doing so stopped two losing streaks, the Yankees’ and Hondo’s, which caused the deficit to tumble to 840 splittorffs. Thursday night: Mr....
10,000 gallons oil spill sparks strip club evacuation
May 15, 2014 | 8:27amLOS ANGELES -- Crews sopped up the remains of about 10,000 gallons of crude oil that sprayed into Los Angeles streets and onto buildings early Thursday after a high-pressure pipe...
Collins loves Montero's debut: 'This kid's going to be good'
May 15, 2014 | 8:14amRafael Montero did a lot of things right in his Major League debut. Unfortunately for the Mets starting pitcher, he could not control who the opposing pitcher was. Yankees starter...
Astorino kept away from Obama during bridge speech
May 15, 2014 | 8:06amAides to Gov. Cuomo put his GOP opponent, Rob Astorino, in the nosebleed seats for President Obama’s event at the Tappan Zee Bridge, Astorino’s team charged Wednesday. Justr as Cuomo...
Furious Farnsworth wants revenge against Mets
May 15, 2014 | 8:04amKyle Farnsworth would love to stick it to general manager Sandy Alderson where the sun doesn’t shine. After the Mets reliever was outrighted to Triple-A Las Vegas Wednesday night —...
Ousted Jill Abramson reportedly has NY Times tattoo
May 15, 2014 | 7:52amJill Abramson might be spending Thursday looking for a good tattoo removal service. The 60-year-old journalist, ousted as executive editor at The New York Times on Wednesday after leading the...
Plenty to regret in Brooklyn
May 15, 2014 | 7:04amMIAMI — They have made this long, heartbreaking trip too many times during their storied careers, the walk out of one season into next season, and it had arrived now...
De Blasio headlines fund-raiser for ACORN honcho
May 15, 2014 | 6:57amIt’s payback time for Mayor de Blasio. The mayor is rewarding former ACORN honcho and longtime pal Bertha Lewis by headlining a fund-raiser for her new group, The Black Institute....
Johnson’s big night not enough for Nets
May 15, 2014 | 6:29amMIAMI — For so much of the game, Joe Johnson was whatever it is players are when they are in that ultra-special mode. Johnson began the second half of Game...
Mets must find way to wake up bats at home
May 15, 2014 | 6:25amTerry Collins was kidding. Sort of. He has a solution for the Mets hitting woes at Citi Field. This ballpark is a nightmare for his hitters. “We’re going to move...
Top partner bails on Apollo Global
May 15, 2014 | 6:19amThe talent bench at Leon Black’s Apollo Global Management is getting grayer by the minute. Scott Ross, 33, in the last several days became the latest top partner to leave...
Caroline Kennedy tours damaged Fukushima nuclear plant
May 15, 2014 | 5:55amUS Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy didn’t let a little radioactivity scare her away from visiting the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant Wednesday — and she even brought her son along...
Former News Corp exec E. George Viles dies
May 15, 2014 | 5:41amE. George Viles, a former News Corp executive and publisher of New York magazine, has died in Australia. The cause of death was an aortic aneurysm, according to The Australian...
Turkish coal mine deaths rise to 282
May 15, 2014 | 5:36amSOMA, Turkey — Rescue teams recovered eight more victims of Turkey's worst mining accident on Thursday, raising the death toll to 282 in a disaster that has thrown Prime Minister...
Daily Blotter
May 15, 2014 | 5:19amStaten Island Cops are looking for a man who used a cloned credit card to buy more than $400 worth of games in New Dorp Beach. The suspect walked into...
Star witness against five Madoff staffers said racist comments
May 15, 2014 | 4:34amThe government’s star witness against five Bernie Madoff staffers is a “racist” who once said the black victims in the fatal 1986 Howard Beach bias attack “got what they deserved”...
Griffin Dunne shines in road comedy 'The Discoverers'
May 15, 2014 | 4:31amNearly 30 years after Martin Scorsese’s “After Hours,’’ Griffin Dunne plays a similarly frazzled — this time, middle-aged — character in Justin Schwarz’s impressive debut feature, which manages a fresh...
New 9/11 museum is as beautiful as it is horrific
May 15, 2014 | 4:20amOh, my God. The National September 11 Memorial & Museum, which opens on May 21, made me cry. It will make you cry, too, even if you lost no loved...
Ferry captain, 3 crew members charged with homicide
May 15, 2014 | 3:31amSEOUL, South Korea — Prosecutors indicted the captain of the sunken South Korean ferry and three crew members on homicide charges Thursday, alleging they were negligent and failed to protect...
Sabathia to get cortisone shot in right knee
May 15, 2014 | 3:09amDr. James Andrews didn’t find a meniscus tear in CC Sabathia’s right knee Tuesday, however the hinge has issues that are going to be addressed Thursday in Birmingham, Ala. “There...
After elimination, Pierce, Garnett ponder futures
May 15, 2014 | 2:48amMIAMI — The Nets paid a heavy price in both dollars and draft picks to bring Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett from Boston to Brooklyn last summer. But now that...
Casey Kasem found in Washington state
May 15, 2014 | 2:17amLOS ANGELES — Casey Kasem was located in Washington state on Thursday, three days after a Los Angeles judge expressed concerns about the ailing radio host's whereabouts and safety. Kasem's...
'Chinese Puzzle' offers cute conclusion to rom-com trilogy
May 15, 2014 | 12:42amA trilogy of soulful rom-coms finishes with “Chinese Puzzle,” which brings to New York the Euro-kids of “L’Auberge Espagnole” (2002) who stumbled into maturity in “Russian Dolls” (2005). Novelist Xavier...
Canadiens ready to renew playoff hostilities with Rangers
May 15, 2014 | 12:34amBOSTON — Le rivalry is about to be renewed. For the first time in 18 years — and only the third time since the 1979 Stanley Cup Finals — the...