August 29, 2014
Obama's great tax retreat
August 29, 2014 | 11:58pmThe tax system should be simplified and work for all Americans with lower individual and corporate tax rates and fewer brackets.” That’s from the Obama administration’s 2009 proposals for tax...
Where to start honest talk on race
August 29, 2014 | 11:45pmAfter weeks of national angst generated when a white police officer shot an unarmed black man on the streets of Ferguson, Mo., perhaps it is time we have an honest...
Toys ‘R’ Us takes extreme measures to prepare for holidays
August 29, 2014 | 10:47pmToys ‘R’ Us says it’s ready for the holidays — but getting to this point wasn’t much fun. The struggling toy retailer said Friday it was forced to take steep...
Troublesome Ellsbury news puts damper on Yanks' win
August 29, 2014 | 10:47pmTORONTO — There is a price for everything in life and the Yankees may have paid a big one Friday night. Shortly after a 6-3 win over the Blue Jays...
Hedge funds' all-wet profits nothing to party about
August 29, 2014 | 10:33pmThe mood in the Hamptons isn’t likely to be too celebratory this Labor Day weekend for most hedge fund honchos. With late August numbers starting to trickle in, some of...
$20M loan financed PE firm’s purchase of Easton Hockey
August 29, 2014 | 10:32pmWhen Easton Hockey, the struggling equipment brand was sold this week to a New York private equity firm, it seemed its owners had pulled a rabbit out of a hat....
Distressed homeowners haven’t seen enough relief: group
August 29, 2014 | 10:32pmBanks have paid nearly $130 billion in the wake of the financial crisis — but that might not be any help for underwater homeowners. The Federal Housing Finance Authority, the...
Mets manage to be not quite as awful as Phillies
August 29, 2014 | 9:59pmThe Mets are bad, but the Phillies are worse. In the epic battle for fourth place in the NL East, the Mets at least caught the routine fly balls Friday...
Unfazed Eli Manning says Giants' new offense a ‘work in progress’
August 29, 2014 | 9:55pmThere’s the new playbook and the new terminology and the new footwork and new reads and new places to look and new sounds to hear. It’s all so new and...
Lefty prospect Jacob Lindgren thriving in minors for Yankees
August 29, 2014 | 9:46pmMLB rosters expand to 40 players, on Monday and one player who could get the call to the major leagues is pitcher Jacob Lindgren, the Yankees’ second-round draft pick from...
Your handy guide to Labor Day Weekend TV marathons
August 29, 2014 | 9:44pmWhere there’s a long holiday weekend, there are sure to be TV marathons. This Labor Day is no exception, with a host of binge-worthy options on the schedule between now...
Bon Jovi out of group bidding for Bills
August 29, 2014 | 9:44pmJon Bon Jovi has been chucked from the group, The Post has learned. The rocker and the deep-pocketed Toronto-based sports team owners who are bidding for the Buffalo Bills have...
Cuomo still mum on Comcast, TWC merger despite funding
August 29, 2014 | 9:40pmAt the same time that New York regulators are threatening to disrupt Comcast’s acquisition of Time Warner Cable unless the companies agree to costly concessions, Gov. Cuomo, who has received...
Ernests Gulbis is tennis' biggest oddball -- but not a sore loser
August 29, 2014 | 9:30pmErnests Gulbis, arguably tennis’ biggest oddball, once famously quipped, “I s--t my pants” after beating Roger Federer four years ago. On Friday at the U.S. Open, he made a different...
Man on PCP who died in NYPD custody was victim of 'homicide'
August 29, 2014 | 8:49pmA crazed man high on PCP who died after cops took him into custody and put him in a straitjacket-like full-body wrap was the victim of a homicide, the city...
Mets call up Herrera from Double-A for shot at second base
August 29, 2014 | 8:31pmDilson Herrera never saw it coming. After finishing his game for the Double-A Binghamton Mets on Thursday, the 20-year-old second baseman had his bag on the bus, ready for the...
After 15 years of pain, Lucic-Baroni pulls off US Open shocker
August 29, 2014 | 8:31pmThe exit of No. 2-seed Simona Halep from the third round of the U.S. Open was hard to see coming. The reemergence of qualifier Mirjana Lucic-Baroni is something no one...
Giants on bubble hoping to survive final roster cuts
August 29, 2014 | 8:30pmWhether you are Kellen Davis, a six-year veteran coming off a Super Bowl championship, or Corey Washington, a fresh-faced rookie receiver from a school few have ever heard of, Saturday...
Jets still face questions as regular season approaches
August 29, 2014 | 8:30pmThe preseason is mercifully over and now the Jets can shift into preparation mode for the regular season, which opens Sept. 7 against the Raiders at MetLife Stadium. The Jets...
Bill's trashy neighbors
August 29, 2014 | 7:46pmNow that Mayor de Blasio is fully moved into Gracie Mansion, he might want to have a friendly word with his Upper East Side neighbors railing against the placement of...
David Cameron's iPod
August 29, 2014 | 7:46pmFew people would rank David Cameron among the greats. But the British prime minister looks like Winston Churchill in comparison to President Obama. Less than 24 hours after the president...
Debate them, governor
August 29, 2014 | 7:46pmGov. Cuomo’s hands may have been all over the Moreland Commission, but when it comes to debating his rivals he says it’s not his decision. “My campaign,” he says, “will...
Injured Beason, Amukamara slated to return to practice Monday
August 29, 2014 | 7:28pmJon Beason is expected to be removed from the reserve/physically unable to perform list on Saturday, and he is scheduled to practice Monday after missing training camp and all five...
Cop charged with raping women under threat of arrest
August 29, 2014 | 6:50pmOKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma City police officer was charged Friday with 16 counts including rape and sexual battery after he was accused of assaulting at least seven women while...
Eli Manning loves 'N Sync and is in awe of Kevin Federline
August 29, 2014 | 6:34pmEli Manning normally comes off as quiet and reserved, but on Friday he showed fans a bit of color, participating in a Reddit Q&A -- or AMA (Ask Me Anything), in...
Federal judge strikes key part of Texas abortion law
August 29, 2014 | 6:25pmAUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge Friday threw out new Texas abortion restrictions that would have effectively closed more than a dozen clinics in the state. U.S. District Judge Lee...
Laid-off CNN reporter's amazing goodbye
August 29, 2014 | 6:13pmhttp://youtu.be/ZmLt0rjWwr0 A CNN political reporter has taken to YouTube to make a humorous goodbye video after being laid off as her final assignment. In the clip, Capitol Hill reporter Lisa...
What are notable New Yorkers up to Labor Day weekend?
August 29, 2014 | 6:04pm“I’m looking forward to spending the weekend in NYC with my husband and my son. We’ll probably keep it very low-key, watch some movies on Netflix, take walks with our...
Apple's lips are sealed over September event
August 29, 2014 | 6:03pmIf you build it, they will come. Apple’s secretiveness over its Sept. 9th event has created a bit of a frenzy outside the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in...
The 9 best Venice Film Festival looks
August 29, 2014 | 5:15pmIt’s a scientific fact: As the temperature drops, fashion heats up. After ample fails at the back-to-back MTV Video Music Awards and Emmys, the international style set descended upon Venice for...
5 things we want to see in Scorsese’s Ramones movie
August 29, 2014 | 5:12pmGot room for a Marty Ramone in the band? Billboard reported yesterday that Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is attached to a Ramones biopic. It’s still in the early stages, but we...
'Too early to tell' if Dee Milliner will play Jets opener
August 29, 2014 | 5:09pmThe mystery of who will start at cornerback for the Jets in their regular-season opener did not gain any clarity Friday. Jets coach Rex Ryan said it is “still too...
Tanaka suffers setback, returns to NY due to 'arm soreness'
August 29, 2014 | 4:41pmTORONTO — Masahiro Tanaka’s hopes of returning to a big league mound this season took a hit Friday when he complained of general soreness in his $175 million right arm...
10 lessons learned from this summer’s movies
August 29, 2014 | 4:31pmWith Labor Day upon us, the summer movie season of spectacle, sex and superheroes draws to a close. Let’s now take a look back at the great lessons we’ve learned...
Denny’s is now open in NYC and that's amazing
August 29, 2014 | 4:26pmAs a transplant who grew up in the small central California town of Seaside, for me, Denny’s is more than just another megachain. Like the Dairy Queen that opened on...
Venus Williams endures cruel, seesaw loss at US Open
August 29, 2014 | 4:18pmVenus Williams was two points from victory and two points from reaching the fourth round of the U.S. Open for the first time in four years. Williams was serving and...
Woman killed by taxi despite bystanders who lifted cab off
August 29, 2014 | 4:07pmA woman was fatally run over by a taxi on the Upper East Side -- despite the heroic efforts of good Samaritans who hoisted the cab off of her, cops...
Giants have to weigh shelving Geoff Schwartz until Week 9
August 29, 2014 | 3:57pmGeoff Schwartz knows he is a candidate to be placed on short-term injured reserve, which means he would not count on the Giants’ 53-man roster and would not be eligible...
How old will be too old for Tom Coughlin?
August 29, 2014 | 3:31pmTom Coughlin turns 68 Sunday. Marv Levy, the Hall of Fame Bills coach, retired in 1997, when he was 72. "My advice is do what you feel like doing most,"...
Judge wants Brooklyn Bridge climber to 'go clean a bridge'
August 29, 2014 | 3:07pmA Brooklyn judge wants the daredevil Russian tourist who climbed to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday to work off his crime – by spiffing up the span!...
The massive UFC collision to start thinking about
August 29, 2014 | 2:38pmThe UFC welterweight champion is outgrowing the 170-pound division, and according to Johny Hendricks himself, a move to middleweight is eventually inevitable. “I don’t know how long I’ll be able...
Whole Foods sued for 'understating' amount of sugar in yogurt
August 29, 2014 | 2:14pmCustomers are suing Whole Foods Market for “vastly understating” the amount of sugar in its store-brand yogurt. A class-action lawsuit filed Friday in Manhattan federal court cites six tests by...
Blonde steals $20,000 in jewelry from tourist she got drunk: cops
August 29, 2014 | 2:13pmA busty blonde played the president and CEO of an international gem and emerald company when she got him drunk and stole his expensive jewelry and cash, cops said. The...
AFC South preview: Alright, who's got second place?
August 29, 2014 | 2:09pmThe countdown to kickoff is underway. As the NFL season approaches, we’ll be breaking down each division and making wins projections for every team. Today: the AFC South. 1. Indianapolis...
Couple eats $300 breakfast at NYC Denny's
August 29, 2014 | 1:41pmA couple sat down Friday morning to a heaping stack of pancakes, eggs, sausage paired with a vintage bottle of Dom Perignon Premier Cru champagne at a new diner that...
Solemn Stewart: Ward's death will 'affect my life forever'
August 29, 2014 | 1:25pmHAMPTON, Ga. — Speaking quietly and with a trembling voice, NASCAR superstar Tony Stewart said Friday that the death of Kevin Ward Jr. will "affect my life forever" as he...
The day in photos
August 29, 2014 | 1:15pmA lucky lady gets a red-hot proposal, dolphins migrate, lions fight, a real-life Iron Man takes to the streets and more.
Putin: 'It's best not to mess with us'
August 29, 2014 | 1:11pmLAKE SELIGER, Russia, Aug 29 - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia's armed forces, backed by its nuclear arsenal, were ready to meet any aggression, declaring at a pro-Kremlin...
Obama takes fashion heat, Keira Knightley bares her bosoms and more
August 29, 2014 | 1:07pmObama’s suit sparks outrage, Keira Knightley shows some skin and Miu Miu debuts an artsy app that allows you to send a friend or lover a message that a stranger...
Woman killed by bus at Burning Man festival
August 29, 2014 | 12:56pmBLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. — A 29-year-old Wyoming woman attending the Burning Man counterculture festival in Nevada died early Thursday after she was struck by a bus carrying passengers around...
How to fete Jeter: Do's and don'ts for the AL East rivals
August 29, 2014 | 12:52pmTORONTO -- Let’s kick things off by catching up on Pop Quiz questions. 1. From Richard Ievoli of Naples, Fla.: The 1973 film "Bang the Drum Slowly" features footage of two...
What will Jets' 53-man roster look like?
August 29, 2014 | 12:42pmThe Jets will trim their roster to 53 players by 4 p.m. on Saturday. The initial cuts are just the beginning as the team will add players off waivers on...
Keep your pumpkin flavors out of my summer!
August 29, 2014 | 12:38pmHold your windbreaker-wearing horses, everyone: Summer ain’t over yet. It’s not even Labor Day, and honestly, it feels like we’re just getting hit with the 90-degree temperatures the summer has...
Shelly Sterling takes you inside the $2 billion Clippers sale
August 29, 2014 | 12:08pmLOS ANGELES — When Shelly Sterling was approached by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about buying the Los Angeles Clippers, the wife of disgraced team owner Donald Sterling did not...
Scientists solve the mystery of Death Valley's moving rocks
August 29, 2014 | 12:02pmDEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- For years scientists have theorized about how large rocks - some weighing hundreds of pounds - zigzag across Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National...
The world's most expensive tourist-attraction flops
August 29, 2014 | 11:55amThe key to any successful vacation is in the planning. The same can be said for making a vacation destination a thriving hot spot. But as it turns out, many...
Because, why not? Pacquiao recruiting World Peace to play in Philippines
August 29, 2014 | 11:48amMANILA, Philippines — Manny Pacquiao has expressed interest in recruiting former NBA All Star Metta World Peace to the Filipino boxing champion's newest venture — professional basketball. Pacquiao has become...
Pilot confirmed dead in Virginia F-15 crash
August 29, 2014 | 11:45amDEERFIELD, Va. — The pilot of an F-15 jet that crashed earlier this week in remote Virginia mountains was killed, military officials now say, bringing a sad end to an...
The 'luxury' 2 bedroom apartment for 22 people
August 29, 2014 | 11:44amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBTgFE8i6rE A Midtown landlord is taking cramped city living to new heights — by renting a 2 bedroom apartment with 22 beds, according to a video he posted online. Hawking...
ISIS posts another brutal beheading video
August 29, 2014 | 11:39amIslamic State terrorists posted another brutal video of an apparent beheading to threaten Iraqi Kurdish leaders for helping the U.S., Agence France-Presse reported on Friday. The video, titled "A Message...
How one funeral caused the Ebola outbreak to explode
August 29, 2014 | 11:35amA single funeral caused many. Stephen Gire and other health researchers on the ground in Africa had some hope that the Ebola outbreak was coming under control or at least...
Nine things we learned about Jerry Jones -- and one we didn't
August 29, 2014 | 11:35amThe Jerry Jones headlines rolled in on Thursday, when ESPN published an expansive profile of the billionaire Cowboys owner. He was chatting on the phone with star Vikings running back...
See a human catapult in action
August 29, 2014 | 11:31amTwo brothers needed to cross a lake, but couldn't afford to go by plane ... so they created a human catapult that you have to see to believe.
6 musicians who stepped out of their parents rock 'n' roll shadows
August 29, 2014 | 11:26amBillie Joe Armstrong’s boy Joey is a chip off the old block. The Green Day singer has passed on his penchant for punk pop to his 19-year-old son, who plays...
Decades-old 'Doctor Who' villain to return to show
August 29, 2014 | 11:11amOut of this world! A vintage villainous Dalek from the original "Doctor Who" series was restored for a special episode that will air on Saturday -- after the 50-plus-year-old alien...
NYC to frisk, X-ray correction officers for contraband
August 29, 2014 | 11:10amThe city's Department of Correction is treating their own officers like the perps they incarcerate, using an X-ray machine to scan their lunch bags for contraband when they arrive to...
BoNY still holding on to $539M in Argentine bond payments
August 29, 2014 | 11:07amBank of New York Mellon, whose Argentine banking license was yanked earlier this week, is still holding onto the $539 million in Argentine bond payments that a US court won’t...
Ernie Hudson wants to make a third 'Ghostbusters’ movie
August 29, 2014 | 10:56amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU_OLnXZC0E Who you gonna (casting) call? At least one more original Ghostbuster wants to come back for the long-discussed third “Ghostbusters” movie. Ernie Hudson, who plays Winston Zeddemore in the...
US colleges to screen West African students for Ebola
August 29, 2014 | 10:51amBUFFALO, N.Y. — College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States as administrators try to insulate their...
It didn't take long for Texas A&M to find the new Johnny Manziel
August 29, 2014 | 10:51amCOLUMBIA, S.C. -- Kenny Hill looked more than ready to replace Johnny Manziel on the field. He is still getting used to the attention that goes along with the job. Hill...
Beauty queen stripped of title for rudeness steals $100K crown
August 29, 2014 | 10:46amYANGON, Myanmar — A Myanmar beauty queen who was stripped of her title for allegedly being rude and dishonest has run off with the $100,000 jeweled crown, a South Korea-based...
UK raises terror threat level to severe after rise of ISIS
August 29, 2014 | 10:42amLONDON — Britain raised the country's terror threat level from substantial to severe Friday, meaning that a terrorist attack is considered highly likely. Home Secretary Theresa Mays said the decision...
The creepy social network taking China by storm
August 29, 2014 | 10:42amWith 100 million active monthly users and a market value of $5.1 billion, one social network is taking China by storm — and making some users vast amounts of cash....
Siblings have sex near church after watching 'The Notebook'
August 29, 2014 | 10:33amA brother and sister are behind bars after allegedly having sex in a tractor trailer parked in a church parking lot. Police say Christopher Buckner, 20, and her half-brother Timothy...
Illegal giant snails threatening America
August 29, 2014 | 10:15amWASHINGTON — The giant African snail damages buildings, destroys crops and can cause meningitis in humans. But some people still want to collect, and even eat, the slimy invaders. The...
CEO at Angry Birds maker stepping down
August 29, 2014 | 9:49amAfter more than five years at the helm, Rovio co-founder Mikael Hed is stepping down from his CEO position, and will instead oversee animation and movie operations at the company....
Jesus Montero fights own scout over ice cream sandwich diss
August 29, 2014 | 9:05amNow this is some kind of meltdown. One-time Yankees stud farmhand Jesus Montero, whose weight has ballooned since a trade to the Seattle Mariners even as his prospect status has...
Fake cabbie who 'assaulted mom, threw kids' is in custody
August 29, 2014 | 7:59amhttp://youtu.be/lTxCB17IeP4 The fake cabbie who allegedly battered a desperate 26-year-old woman in an attempted sexual assault and flung her three kids to the ground in Queens is in custody, authorities...
Volcano in Papua New Guinea erupts prompting evacuations
August 29, 2014 | 7:09amCANBERRA, Australia — Several communities were evacuated and some international flights were diverted Friday after a volcanic eruption on Papua New Guinea. Authorities in the South Pacific nation had evacuated...
Tech vets, pro athletes eyeing each other's games
August 29, 2014 | 6:59amWhat is it with pro athletes and tech billionaires eyeing the other’s game? It’s a bit understandable that jocks, with a relatively limited playing career and lots of disposable cash,...
Obama admits 'we don’t have a strategy' on ISIS in Syria
August 29, 2014 | 6:57amWASHINGTON — President Obama admitted Thursday that “we don’t have a strategy yet” for dealing with Islamic State, the terrorists who have rampaged across Iraq and Syria and seized Iraq’s...
Police used excessive force to quell Ferguson unrest: suit
August 29, 2014 | 6:35amST. LOUIS — A federal lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that police in Ferguson and St. Louis County used excessive force and falsely arrested innocent bystanders amid attempts to quell widespread...
Kline is simply dashing in 'The Last of Robin Hood'
August 29, 2014 | 6:24amDashing, handsome and self-deprecating, Kevin Kline was born to play Errol Flynn. Here, Kline tackles the legendary actor and womanizer — in the final two years of his life, before...
3 things to try at the new Berg’n food hall
August 29, 2014 | 6:07amNo more waiting for the weekends: Berg’n, the new food hall from the creators of the Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg, is now open. The 9,000-square-foot hall at 899 Bergen St....
Few teachers rated ineffective as many students fail tests
August 29, 2014 | 5:56amOnly 1 percent of teachers statewide were rated ineffective during the 2012-2013 school year — while a mere 31 percent of their students passed state tests. In their first year...
Sampson unfit for office because of corruption charges: rivals
August 29, 2014 | 5:53amRivals seeking to oust indicted Brooklyn state Sen. John Sampson in the Sept. 9 Democratic primary slammed him as unfit for public office during a feisty debate Thursday night. In...
NYPD changing cop positions at Brooklyn Bridge
August 29, 2014 | 5:47amThe NYPD is shifting the positions of cops at the Brooklyn Bridge after recent high-profile security breaches there. John Miller, deputy commissioner of intelligence and counterterrorism, announced Thursday that cops...
Woman sues 'John Doe' hacker for stealing nude photos
August 29, 2014 | 5:42amA Staten Island woman has filed a $250,000 lawsuit against a mysterious computer hacker who accessed her Gmail and Facebook accounts and stole naked photos of her. Lacey Ramroop first...
Malaysia Airlines to lay off 6,000 employees
August 29, 2014 | 5:19amKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia Airlines will shed 6,000 workers as part of an overhaul to revive its damaged brand after being hit by double passenger jet disasters. The staff...
Small eruption near Bardarbunga volcano: Iceland officials
August 29, 2014 | 5:16amREYKJAVIK, Iceland — Icelandic authorities raised the aviation warning code to red Friday after a small fissure eruption near Bardarbunga volcano, but no volcanic ash has been detected by the...
KKR cuts deal for education company
August 29, 2014 | 5:01amCall him Prof. Henry Kravis. The private-equity mogul’s KKR has reached a deal with Education Management Corp. to become one of the largest equity owners of the for-profit college. Goldman...
Group hopes to avert Argentina default disasters
August 29, 2014 | 4:54amThe call for sovereign default reform is taking a big step. The International Capital Market Association, an influential group of 400 banks and investors, will call Friday for reforms aimed...
The 5,000-hour cigar
August 29, 2014 | 4:43amIf only our government was willing to fight America’s enemies with the same passion it reserves for smokers, the world would be a safer and happier place. During his years...
Kindergarten cop
August 29, 2014 | 4:43amMayor de Blasio has become notorious for turning up late for his public appearances. That’s annoying — but it now seems to be spilling over to how he runs the...
Arm Ukraine
August 29, 2014 | 4:43amWhen Vladimir Putin sent troops to Crimea, Russia’s president denied they were occupying the territory until he went ahead and annexed it. Now he’s at it again, plainly undeterred by...
Does America want the Navy we need?
August 29, 2014 | 4:43amRussia’s ongoing dismemberment of Ukraine and the Islamic State’s erasing of Mideast borders have distracted attention from the harassment of US Navy aircraft by Chinese fighter jets over the South...
Iraq's ISIS challenge: Holding on --- for now
August 29, 2014 | 4:43amTwo months after the Islamic State, or Daesh in Arabic, announced the revival of the caliphate, the Iraqi landscape is marked by both uncertainties and some surprising certainties. The certainties:...
An injustice the Rev can't bother to fight
August 29, 2014 | 4:43amOn Saturday and again on Monday, TV personality and civil-rights activist The Rev. Al Sharpton spoke of the need to separate bad apples from the bag of good cops. But...
Hispanics rising: Look to Texas
August 29, 2014 | 4:43amMike Gonzalez doesn’t care for the word “Hispanic.” He’s not a big fan of California, either. For Gonzalez, “Hispanic” and “California” are stand-ins for liberal statism and the roadblocks that...
Quality Hollywood films bring depressing receipts this summer
August 29, 2014 | 4:35amAmerica may be falling out of love with the movies. For the first time in 13 years, no summer flick will produce a US box office of $300 million —...
Stripper denies drugging and swindling wealthy doctor
August 29, 2014 | 3:27amThis girl just wanted to have fun! A stripper accused of drugging and swindling a wealthy doctor into spending six figures at the West Side strip club Scores says she...
Falcone's tactics in buying steel company draw fire
August 29, 2014 | 3:00amPhil Falcone couldn’t play by the rules on Wall Street — so now he’s playing where there aren’t any rules. That’s the charge from critics as the hedge-fund tycoon moves...
Apple teases rabid fans clamoring for new iPhone, watch
August 29, 2014 | 2:57amApple wishes it could say more — and so do gadget lovers. The notoriously tight-lipped tech giant confirmed on Thursday it is holding a Sept. 9 event — that most...
Man who made $600K using stolen credit-card numbers pleads guilty
August 29, 2014 | 2:45amA Bronx man pleaded guilty Thursday to managing a $600,000 scheme involving nearly 200 stolen credit-card numbers. Luis Tavarez, 34, and four others allegedly got the numbers from Web sites...
Roma Torre doing well after colon cancer surgery
August 29, 2014 | 2:43amDown but not out, NY1 anchor Roma Torre put on a brave face Thursday after undergoing surgery to remove a malignant tumor at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan....
Boston bombers' sister gave woman panic attack with 'bomb threat'
August 29, 2014 | 2:31amThe Boston Marathon bombers’ twisted sister left her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend dumbstruck with terror when she allegedly threatened to kill the woman during a frightening phone call earlier this week, a...
Surprise! Rutgers wins first game as Big Ten school
August 29, 2014 | 2:25amSEATTLE — Paul James ran for 173 yards and his third touchdown run with 3:24 left gave Rutgers a wild 41-38 victory over Washington State on Thursday night in the...
Stephen Hill remains in danger of getting cut by Jets
August 29, 2014 | 2:14amPHILADELPHIA — Stephen Hill did nothing to help or hurt his case for a roster spot in Thursday’s preseason finale. The third-year wide receiver is on the bubble as the...
Five questions with ... Hines Ward
August 29, 2014 | 2:04amNBC analyst and former Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward talks rookie quarterbacks, Eli Manning and Pittsburgh’s playoff chances with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: Which rookie quarterback do you expect...
These usual suspects will vie for college football national title
August 29, 2014 | 2:00amThere is a new system to determine college football’s national champion, but the teams that will be likely fighting for that title come from the old guard. FOX Sports analyst...
Family of slain woman rejects killer’s apology at sentencing
August 29, 2014 | 1:33amHis was an apology they just didn’t want to hear. A Brooklyn man convicted of stabbing his longtime girlfriend to death in front of their 13-year-old son tried to say...
John Isner, Sam Querrey reach third round at US Open
August 29, 2014 | 1:12amPatrick McEnroe, USTA’s general manager of player development, said before the U.S. Open he hoped he could get a couple of American men into the second week — the round...
De Blasio, Stringer square off over late pre-K contracts
August 29, 2014 | 1:12amMayor de Blasio and Comptroller Scott Stringer got into a fierce fight Thursday over the city’s ambitious but harried pre-K expansion — in a rare public showdown among Democratic officials...
Judges might reinstate 'appalling' Yeshiva sex abuse suit
August 29, 2014 | 1:04amA panel of appellate judges called allegations of sexual abuse against boys at Yeshiva University’s prestigious high school “appalling,” but did not indicate if it would reinstate a $680 million suit...
Hondo on a fishing trip
August 29, 2014 | 12:56amHondo didn’t have a Niese night Thursday in the big City as he lost with the Metamucils to elevate his NRN (nasty red number) up to 1,650 alous. Friday night:...
City worker fined for running CPA biz out of comptroller’s office
August 29, 2014 | 12:52amCity workers get caught all the time doing private work at their government jobs, but an accountant in the Comptroller’s Office broke all records Thursday when she admitted running a...
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake rattles Greece
August 29, 2014 | 12:42amATHENS, Greece — An earthquake has rattled southern Greece and was widely felt in the capital, Athens. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury and no tsunami warnings....
City beaches heat up for Labor Day weekend
August 29, 2014 | 12:38amThis surfer is among the wave of New Yorkers who will be flocking to the beaches this holiday weekend. As Hurricane Cristobal brought some wild Atlantic waves to Long Beach,...
Eli Manning is only fooling himself with his confidence
August 29, 2014 | 12:35amEli Manning began walking out of the Giants locker room, away from a preseason he would rather forget, towards the Lions and the start of a regular season that appears...
Giants' Henry Hynoski era may be over after shoulder injury
August 29, 2014 | 12:35amThe closest competition this summer was at fullback, where Henry Hynoski and John Conner battled for one roster spot. Hynoski appeared to have the edge heading into Friday night’s preseason...
Buck tradition: The Jets need Vick and Geno to play
August 29, 2014 | 12:29amPHILADELPHIA — Michael Vick made a token start in Thursday night’s preseason finale at Lincoln Financial Field, serving as the Jets quarterback for just one snap before coach Rex Ryan...
Cinderella CiCi Bellis puts up good fight, but falls at US Open
August 29, 2014 | 12:19amCiCi Bellis couldn’t pull off another upset, couldn’t match Tuesday’s miracle comeback. The 15-year-old darling of the U.S. Open left Flushing with a gut-wrenching second-round loss, but also with the...
Mets' stud prospect called up as Daniel Murphy heads to DL
August 29, 2014 | 12:17amDaniel Murphy’s sore right calf has presented the Mets with an opportunity to look toward their future. With the team set to place Murphy on the disabled list Friday, stud...