September 25, 2014
50 killed in terror attack: Chinese state media
September 25, 2014 | 11:26pmBEIJING — Chinese state media reported Thursday that 50 people, including 40 assailants, were killed in a series of explosions over the weekend in the far western region of Xinjiang,...
Media newsletter changes after 67 years
September 25, 2014 | 11:23pmMedia Industry Newsletter, which has been chronicling the magazine industry’s ad page performance for 67 years through its boxscores, said that last Monday’s edition was the final version of the...
A scared Derek Jeter reminds us one more time of his greatness
September 25, 2014 | 11:16pmSo it turns out, after five world championships and seven trips to the World Series, after 14 All-Star games and 3,463 hits, after all those models and movie stars, after...
Hondo gets even!
September 25, 2014 | 10:46pmHondo not only brought his overall record to .500 by going 9-7 in Week 3, but also maintained his No. 1 status in the Best Bet penthouse, although he now...
Jets are Lion kings
September 25, 2014 | 10:29pmThe Jets-Lions game has some of the same handicapping elements as last week’s Giants-Texans game. The Giants came in having lost two in a row, the second of those at...
A good week to be Packer backer
September 25, 2014 | 10:26pmFootball expert Phil Steele is the owner and publisher of Phil Steele’s College Football Preview, regarded as the college football bible. Get in-depth coverage of college and pro football 24/7/365...
Across the pond, take Raiders
September 25, 2014 | 9:52pmIncluding the 1997-2013 seasons in The Post, Cat’s record in print stands at 501-426 (54 percent) against the spread. Sunday Raiders (+4) Dolphins (at London): Battling logistical approaches in play...
Top adviser to de Blasio dates a cop-bashing killer
September 25, 2014 | 9:28pmA top adviser to Mayor Bill de Blasio is in a live-in relationship with a convicted killer and drug trafficker who considers police officers “pigs” and continues to get into...
Harper's story stokes backlash from PBS
September 25, 2014 | 9:23pmOrdinarily, one might think cerebral Harper’s Magazine and the Public Broadcasting System would be kindred spirits, aiming to increase public discourse on the high-minded issues of the day. But after...
Eric Holder's contempt
September 25, 2014 | 9:22pmPresident Obama announced Thursday that Eric Holder will be stepping down as attorney general. Holder’s departure will not likely change much at the Department of Justice. But it gives Republicans...
Editor travels to Hearst comeback
September 25, 2014 | 9:19pmKlara Glowczewska, who was ousted as editor-in-chief of Condé Nast Traveler last year, achieved a measure of revenge last week when Hearst debuted the relaunched Town & Country Travel. She...
NYC parents want it now
September 25, 2014 | 9:18pmThey’re taking to the streets again — ordinary moms and dads who ask one thing of this city: a decent public school for their children. Talk about a tale of...
Boosting Turkey as it backs terror
September 25, 2014 | 9:15pmTurkey’s lax border policies have enabled ISIS to finance and arm its fighters in Syria; ISIS cells are now operating throughout Turkey. And Turkey also helped Iran, a state sponsor...
How a 'gray, miserable tunnel' became a golf legend
September 25, 2014 | 9:10pmGLENEAGLES, Scotland — The tunnel that links the practice grounds at Gleneagles to the first tee is 32 paces on foot from end to end. The walls inside are adorned...
The wrong way to help fight Ebola
September 25, 2014 | 9:10pmPresident Obama told the United Nations on Thursday that “we are not moving fast enough” to curb the Ebola outbreak engulfing Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. But Sen. Jim Inhofe...
Duclair, 19, gets shot on Nash line
September 25, 2014 | 9:07pmAnthony Duclair is all but certainly headed back to his QMJHL Quebec Ramparts, but not before the 19-year-old right wing gets at least one preseason game and more training camp...
Stepan injury could mean more playing time for youngster Hayes
September 25, 2014 | 9:04pmIncluded in the fallout from Derek Stepan’s fractured left fibula that will sideline the Rangers’ first-line center for approximately the first month of the season is this seemingly contradictory proposition:...
A prosecutor's war on a mom
September 25, 2014 | 9:02pmApparently NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell isn’t the only official involved in the Ray Rice saga who’s reversed course. Jim McClain, chief prosecutor for New Jersey’s Atlantic County, has now done...
Barack Cheney: Hello, Darth Vader
September 25, 2014 | 9:01pmBarack Obama has embraced his inner Dick Cheney. At least in words. Gone is the candidate who assured us the mere fact of his election would change the course of...
Get rid of Rikers: Let the state take it over
September 25, 2014 | 9:01pmHere we go again. Rikers Island, our own Alcatraz out in the East River with 12,000 inmates, is back in the headlines. US Attorney Preet Bharara recently found “appalling conditions”...
O/U Rico -- Week 4
September 25, 2014 | 8:55pmRico had his first losing week of the season, going 5-11 (2-1 Best Bets on the over/unders. The season record dropped to 23-25 (4-5). The selections for Week 4 are:...
Mickelson takes jab at Europeans; they shrug it off
September 25, 2014 | 8:53pmGLENEAGLES, Scotland — Most of the reaction from Phil Mickelson’s sharp-tongued Wednesday tweak of Rory McIlroy and his lawsuit against his former management company, which still represents Graeme McDowell, was...
Law official: I sent Ray Rice video to NFL in April
September 25, 2014 | 8:37pmATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The video of Ray Rice punching his fiancee inside a casino elevator was sent to NFL headquarters to the attention of league security chief Jeffrey Miller...
New-look Nets prepare for start of preseason
September 25, 2014 | 8:27pmTwo year ago, the Nets entered the season buoyed by the excitement of their inaugural season in Brooklyn and the opening of Barclays Center — not to mention a massive...
Islanders thrilled to get taste of Barclays Center
September 25, 2014 | 8:26pmIt has been referred to as a “dress rehearsal,” and with Friday night’s preseason game at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, the reality of the Islanders’ move becomes just a little more...
New chef draws A-list celebs to fan favorite Le Colonial
September 25, 2014 | 8:16pmBruce Springsteen was dining at a table in the middle of Le Colonial’s main floor the other night. So was NBC’s Brian Williams. What were A-listers doing on a buttoned-down...
Clinton Street's hot new dining scene
September 25, 2014 | 8:15pmIt was a scandal tailor-made for foodies: WD-50, Wylie Dufresne’s legendary Clinton Street restaurant, would be packing it in at the end of November to make way for a new...
Royal showdown this spring on B’way, led by Helen Mirren
September 25, 2014 | 8:13pmFor a nation that broke away from the British Empire with quite a bit of fanfare, we still love all things English, especially the Monarch. Chelsea Clinton’s pregnant? No one...
Ex-Knicks GM Grunwald takes issue with Dolan's criticism
September 25, 2014 | 7:49pmA year later, former Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald has dropped much of the bitterness and has moved on. Grunwald now is the athletic director of McMaster University in Hamilton,...
Did Kuroda just pitch his final game?
September 25, 2014 | 7:40pmDerek Jeter might not have been the only player playing his final game in The Bronx and heading into retirement on Thursday. Hiroki Kuroda, who pitched another eight strong innings...
2nd attacker threatened woman with rape as she pleaded for help: prosecutors
September 25, 2014 | 7:39pmThe woman raped twice by two different men in one horrific hour in Brooklyn had gone up to the second attacker seeking help when he terrifyingly told her, “I’m going...
CJ: Jets best option is to ‘run’ over opponents
September 25, 2014 | 7:39pmChris Johnson wants the ball more. Not only for himself, but fellow running back Chris Ivory as well. More carries will equal more success for the 1-2 Jets. The Jets...
Lack of storybook ending doesn’t diminish from Jeter’s greatness
September 25, 2014 | 7:04pmOf course, rain threatened. For so long, Derek Jeter’s parade did not take on a drop. From birth to Oct. 7, 2012, Jeter’s life felt blessed by baseball angels. Whether...
Before final home game, Jeter won’t commit to playing in Boston
September 25, 2014 | 7:04pmThe single-minded approach to baseball that helped Derek Jeter construct a Hall of Fame career didn’t vary the day after the Yankees were eliminated from the AL wild-card chase. Before...
Jeter maintains stoic presence before Stadium finale
September 25, 2014 | 7:04pmAs has been his custom from the start, he was polite and he was patient, even as he said nothing of any permanent consequence — also a tried-and-true trademark. It...
Fired teacher sues to get her job back
September 25, 2014 | 6:44pmAn ousted rookie public school teacher is suing to return to the classroom — even though her short career has already been a lesson in disaster. Sasha Taublieb, 34, armed...
Look out for players flying below the radar at Ryder
September 25, 2014 | 6:41pmGLENEAGLES, Scotland — Take away Rory McIlroy, the No. 1 player in the world, Ian Poulter, the European Ryder Cup Superman, Phil Mickelson, who is playing in his record 10th...
Mornhinweg: I put too much on Geno’s plate
September 25, 2014 | 6:40pmIt certainly does not sound like Michael Vick is going to be the starting quarterback for the Jets anytime soon. Jets offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg was asked Thursday whether the...
The day in photos
September 25, 2014 | 5:35pmIraqi soldiers celebrate the end of training, a volcano spews ash over Mexico, a calf is born with a lucky number and more.
De Blasio, Bratton address ISIS subway threat
September 25, 2014 | 5:26pmThe NYPD beefed up subway security Thursday following a dire warning from Iraq’s prime minister that Islamic State terrorists are plotting an attack on transit systems in the US and...
For 6th straight year, Mets will have a losing record
September 25, 2014 | 5:17pmWASHINGTON -- The pursuit of mediocrity was fun for the Mets while it lasted. But in the end, 2014 is just another in a line of losing seasons for the...
Uber makes 20 percent summer price cut permanent
September 25, 2014 | 5:07pmUber’s cheap summer fares are here to stay. The car service upstart said the 20 percent price cut for its lower-end uberX fleet would become permanent — despite protests from...
Van strikes, kills elderly woman in NYC
September 25, 2014 | 4:54pmAn 80-year-old woman was fatally struck Thursday by a party supply van with a giant pink hippo painted on the side, officials said. The victim was walking westbound on Kenmare...
Teacher accused of molesting students is Army vet
September 25, 2014 | 4:37pmThe Brooklyn science teacher accused of molesting five young girls at his Flatbush school is a military veteran who served eight years in the US Army, his defense attorney said...
City council to be sued after firing analyst who questioned NYPD report
September 25, 2014 | 4:26pmCouncil Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito is getting hit from the left. Civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel is suing the Council for improperly firing analyst Artyom Matusov, who questioned data in a...
Go go gannet: Dive into their watery world
September 25, 2014 | 4:20pmGet up close with gannets as they dive, fly and hunt in the teal waters of the Shetland Isles.
Thousands of immigrants skipped mandated follow-up appointment
September 25, 2014 | 3:53pmWASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of young families caught crossing the border illegally earlier this year subsequently failed to meet with federal immigration agents, as they were instructed, the Homeland...
All signs point to Europe at Ryder Cup
September 25, 2014 | 3:50pm“There’s that silence the Americans didn’t want to hear and there are the Europeans hooting and hollering – it was surreal.” That is how NBC and Golf Channel play-by-play man...
AC/DC to tour without guitarist Malcolm Young
September 25, 2014 | 3:39pmTalk about a good news/bad news punch. On the positive side, veteran Australian rockers AC/DC have announced the release of a new album, “Rock or Bust,” on Dec. 2 —...
Who’s going to win ‘Survivor’?
September 25, 2014 | 3:33pm“Survivor” returned Wednesday night for its 29th season, bringing it with it a familiar twist. On “Survivor: San Juan del Sur,” the cast comprises nine pairings of family members who...
Eric Decker plans on giving hamstring another go
September 25, 2014 | 3:29pmJets wide receiver Eric Decker did not practice again Thursday, but he sounded optimistic about playing Sunday against the Lions. Decker is nursing a right hamstring injury that has bothered...
The 6 most over-the-top first class seats in the world
September 25, 2014 | 3:29pmIs business class not cutting it? Now you can take a first-class flight from New York to Los Angeles — but it will cost you. American Airlines has become the...
Derek Jeter delivers game-winning hit in final Stadium at-bat
September 25, 2014 | 3:13pmThe Iceman was melting Thursday night in front of a packed Yankee Stadium crowd that was showering him with love for the last time and had no idea it would...
Zoo mulls Groundhog Day ban on mayors
September 25, 2014 | 3:03pmMayor de Blasio won’t be killing any more furry forecasters. Staten Island Zoo officials — whom The Post exposed for covering up the death of a female groundhog posing as...
US has identified masked jihadist in beheading videos
September 25, 2014 | 2:31pmWASHINGTON — The FBI has identified the masked executioner who appears in gruesome ISIS videos and appears to behead two American journalists and one British hostage. FBI Director James Comey...
Jarrett Jack ready for new beginning with new-look Nets
September 25, 2014 | 2:28pmAfter spending the last two years getting plenty of attention and fanfare entering the season, the Nets are entering their third season in Brooklyn with decidedly lower outside expectations. But...
Jeffrey Tambor has role of his career in ‘Transparent’
September 25, 2014 | 2:24pmTransgender people are having their pop-culture moment. With “Orange Is the New Black” actress Laverne Cox, fashion model Andreja Pejic and transgender CEO Martine Rothblatt gracing magazine covers and making...
Obama to UN: Ebola threatens 'hundreds of thousands of lives'
September 25, 2014 | 2:03pmWASHINGTON — A stern President Barack Obama lectured world leaders at the United Nations on Thursday on the urgency of the deadly Ebola epidemic and pleaded with them to immediately...
Meet the ‘Top Model’ contestant who’s becoming a legitimate star
September 25, 2014 | 1:54pmIt’s no secret that contestants on “America’s Next Top Model” pretty rarely become anything close to a top model. So perhaps that’s why Analeigh Tipton, the third-place finisher on the...
Condom cookbook aims to promote safe sex
September 25, 2014 | 1:53pmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMtE18PpY18 This is one read that aims to spice things up. Kyosuke Kagami, the author behind “Sentou Hakai Gakuen Dangerous,” has created an e-cookbook in the hopes of promoting safe...
Hear Trent Reznor’s soundtrack to ‘Gone Girl’
September 25, 2014 | 1:46pmIf you can’t wait until next week’s nationwide opening of David Fincher’s new thriller “Gone Girl,” then here’s a way to get an upfront taste of the tension. The movie’s...
Donkeys reunited at Polish zoo after sex scandal
September 25, 2014 | 1:42pmWARSAW, Poland — Napoleon is now back with his Antosia. The two amorous donkeys who were separated because of an outcry over their lovemaking have been reunited at a zoo...
‘Nashville’ returns with answers for lots of cliffhanger questions
September 25, 2014 | 1:30pmWarning: This article contains spoilers May’s “Nashville” season finale posed several cliffhanger questions: Who would Rayna choose — Luke or Deacon ? Would Avery forgive Juliette for sleeping with slimy...
These Christian swingers like sharing Bible verses, sex partners
September 25, 2014 | 1:26pmA Bible-thumping couple in Florida is changing the way people think about their faith — with a hookup website for devout Christian swingers! Cristy Parave and her husband, Dean, are the...
Five Questions with ... Dennis Eckersley on MLB playoffs
September 25, 2014 | 1:12pmTBS analyst and former Red Sox and A’s pitcher Dennis Eckersley talks Justin Verlander’s struggles, the A’s epic slide and more MLB playoffs with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: Are...
Kendall hits Paris Fashion Week, Cara tours Hogwarts and more
September 25, 2014 | 12:57pmBeauties Joan Smalls and Raquel Zimmermann team up with British footballer Andy Carroll and kickboxer Rivaldino dos Santos for Alexander Wang’s H&M campaign, Victoria Beckham wants you to feel welcome...
Bride to wed with record 3-mile-long dress train
September 25, 2014 | 12:49pmI think they're gonna need a bigger church! A bride in China who plans to don a three-mile-long train is pegged to become the new world record holder for the...
Over 1,000 cops mourn rookie officer killed in crash
September 25, 2014 | 12:37pmA rookie cop who died in a Bronx patrol-van accident was laid to rest on Thursday — at a Dutchess County funeral that brought NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton to the...
Mickelson will face McIlroy in Ryder Cup showdown
September 25, 2014 | 12:33pmGLENEAGLES, Scotland -- With the Ryder Cup opening-session pairings announced by US captain Tom Watson and Europe captain Paul McGinley during the opening ceremony on Thursday at Gleneagles, one blockbuster...
Sierra Leone quarantines 2 million to fight Ebola
September 25, 2014 | 12:16pmFREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone on Thursday took the dramatic step of sealing off districts where more than 1 million people live as it and other West African...
Lawrence Frank's tumultuous second stint with Nets ends
September 25, 2014 | 12:10pmLeague sources confirmed the Nets have agreed to a buyout with Lawrence Frank, quietly bringing an end to a strange second stint with the franchise. Frank is expected to head...
8 duets with dead singers
September 25, 2014 | 12:02pmAs if the idea of a new Barry Manilow album weren’t enough to fill you with fear and dread, the crooner has just announced that the forthcoming “My Dream Duets”...
'Jealous' man indicted in slashing of NYC bus driver
September 25, 2014 | 11:59amA jealous Bronx man who slashed a city bus driver in the neck for looking at his girlfriend has been indicted and faces up to 25 years behind bars, Brooklyn...
Already counting down the days to Derek Jeter in Cooperstown
September 25, 2014 | 11:43amCOOPERSTOWN — Let the pilgrimage begin. Baseball owns the closest of connections with its fans. For Derek Jeter fans, there remains a place where that connection can be made now...
ISIS plotting 'imminent' attacks on subways in US, Paris: Iraq's PM
September 25, 2014 | 11:34amThe NYPD beefed up subway security on Thursday following a dire warning from Iraq’s prime minister that Islamic State terrorists are plotting an attack on transit systems in New York...
Ferguson police chief apologizes to Michael Brown's parents
September 25, 2014 | 11:19amThe police chief in Ferguson, Mo., has apologized to the parents of Michael Brown -- nearly seven weeks after the black teen was gunned down by a white cop, sparking...
Restaurant tried to hook customers with opium noodles
September 25, 2014 | 11:06amA Chinese restaurant owner has been arrested after allegedly lacing dishes with opium in an effort to keep customers coming back, BBC News reported. The owner of the Yan’an noodle...
Attorney General Eric Holder to resign
September 25, 2014 | 10:58amAttorney General Eric Holder — a native New Yorker and the first African-American to hold the post — is resigning after heading the Obama administration’s Justice Department during a rocky six...
NYPD captain, lieutenant arrested for drunk driving 2 hours apart
September 25, 2014 | 10:53amAn NYPD captain and a lieutenant were arrested for driving drunk in two separate incidents that happened just two hours apart, cops said. Lieutenant Ronald Anderson,49, was on Richmond and...
Suspect in trooper killing spotted several times since shooting
September 25, 2014 | 10:49amThe suspect in the killing of a Pennsylvania trooper is playing a cat-and-mouse game in the deep woods of the Pocono Mountains, eluding capture even though trackers have spotted him...
ESPN invites outrage with Bill Simmons suspension
September 25, 2014 | 10:44amThe Twitter world probably would have destroyed ESPN for any Bill Simmons punishment, but the network decided to make it particularly easy. After little delay, ESPN decided to suspend the...
On black market, medical records far more valuable than credit cards
September 25, 2014 | 10:39amYour medical information is worth 10 times more than your credit card number on the black market. Last month, the FBI warned healthcare providers to guard against cyber attacks after...
Tapeworms take over man's body after he eats sushi
September 25, 2014 | 10:33amSushi is a staple meal for thousands, but for one man, it nearly ended his life after worms took over his body. An x-ray revealed the Chinese man’s insides were crawling...
iPhone #bendgate victims face inspection to get replacement
September 25, 2014 | 10:30amBent out of shape about your flimsy iPhone 6? It looks like Apple will give you a new one. The tech giant has indicated it will replace smartphones that were...
Pirate: $1.6M ransom paid for freed American journalist
September 25, 2014 | 10:30amMOGADISHU, Somalia — Negotiators paid a $1.6 million ransom for the release of a German-American journalist who was kidnapped in Somalia and held for two years and eight months, a...
Terrifying moment home invader stalks fleeing victim to the roof
September 25, 2014 | 10:14amA California woman's terrifying escape from a homeless intruder was caught on camera — revealing a hair-raising image of the woman cowering on her roof with the menace lurking right behind...
Judge hints state may be liable for Vito Lopez's sexual harassment
September 25, 2014 | 10:14amReasoning that even elected officials have bosses, a Manhattan Supreme Court judge hinted that he may allow a case to proceed against New York state over claims disgraced former Assemblyman...
Teen calls police to break up his own party
September 25, 2014 | 10:12amA Washington state teenager who threw a party rife with underage drinking and drug use while his parents were away called police to intervene after a rowdy throng busted a...
Brooklyn teacher arrested for molesting at least 5 girls
September 25, 2014 | 10:10amA Brooklyn teacher accused of molesting several students has been arrested, cops said. Omil Carrasquillo, 36, who worked at P.S. 249, The Canton School in Flatbush, allegedly molested at least...
Britain makes 9 arrests in Islamist crackdown
September 25, 2014 | 10:07amBritish police arrested nine men as part of an operation into Islamist-related militancy on Thursday, with media reporting the country's most high-profile radical Muslim preacher was among those held. Britain...
Man who crowdfunded $10 potato salad gets $55K
September 25, 2014 | 10:06amCOLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio man who jokingly sought $10 from a crowdfunding website to pay for his first attempt at making potato salad and ended up raising $55,000 is...
Iraqi woman activist killed by ISIS
September 25, 2014 | 9:55amBAGHDAD — Militants with the Islamic State group publicly killed a rights lawyer in the Iraqi city of Mosul after finding her guilty of apostasy in a self-styled Islamic court,...
'Two Faces of January' flops to the finish
September 25, 2014 | 9:47amA sun-splashed noir that loses its appeal in the last act, “The Two Faces of January” is an adaptation of a novel by Patricia Highsmith, who explored similar ground in...
New 'Bash' bug poses bigger cyber threat than 'Heartbleed'
September 25, 2014 | 9:32amA newly discovered security bug in a widely used piece of Linux software, known as “Bash,” could pose a bigger threat to computer users than the “Heartbleed” bug that surfaced...
American begins hellish 6-year sentence at North Korea camp
September 25, 2014 | 9:28amPYONGYANG, North Korea — An American man recently sentenced by North Korea to six years of hard labor says he is digging in fields eight hours a day and being kept...
How a rain delay cost Phil Hughes $500K
September 25, 2014 | 9:06amMINNEAPOLIS — The rain dripped off the brim of his cap as Phil Hughes walked off the mound. An hour-plus delay meant the last start of his first season for...
Man falls down elevator shaft at Time Warner building
September 25, 2014 | 8:27amA man was seriously injured after he fell down an elevator shaft at the Time Warner building at Columbus Circle Thursday, authorities said. The victim, whose age wasn't immediately known,...
Jeter and the Yankees dynasty: a larger-than-life player and team
September 25, 2014 | 8:12amLong ago, before he even made the majors — let alone became a one-man industry — Derek Jeter befriended Michael Jordan during the latter’s brief foray into professional baseball. In...
Pregnant woman says cops hit her in the belly
September 25, 2014 | 8:00amThe pregnant Brooklyn woman who was thrown to the ground by cops in a videotaped arrest said Wednesday she was also struck in the stomach by a police baton.
US-led airstrikes damage ISIS-held oil fields in Syria
September 25, 2014 | 7:01amWASHINGTON – In a new phase of air strikes, the US and Arab allies took out ISIS-controlled oil refineries in an effort to choke off ISIS’ revenue stream. Military officials...
Judge refuses to reschedule tennis match that falls on Sabbath
September 25, 2014 | 6:48amA Manhattan federal judge served a group of Long Island Orthodox Jewish men some bad news Wednesday by refusing to force the United States Tennis Association to reschedule an upstate...
Top Manhattan chef reveals secret junkie past
September 25, 2014 | 6:11amBefore opening acclaimed Manhattan restaurants Recette and the Gander, Jesse Schenker, 31, was a drug addict living on the streets. A winner of the Food Network’s “Iron Chef America” in...
Forbes axes ‘drunk’ co-ed column writer after backlash
September 25, 2014 | 4:53amForbes has fired a writer who Tuesday penned a column headlined “Drunk Female Guests Are the Gravest Threat to Fraternities,” which had ignited a firestorm of protest. The column was...
Time Warner Cable merger critics take jabs at Comcast's shots
September 25, 2014 | 4:48amWith all due respect — you’re the extortionist! That’s the word from several popular cable networks that fired back at Comcast on Wednesday after the country’s No. 1 pay-TV provider...
Lucarelli pleads guilty to insider trading
September 25, 2014 | 4:43amHe’ll be rushing to the Big House soon. Michael Lucarelli, the cocaine-addled former Wall Street executive, pleaded guilty Wednesday to using inside information to pocket nearly $1 million in fraudulent...
Griesa to decide whether Argentina's in contempt of court
September 25, 2014 | 4:37amIt looks like the Manhattan judge overseeing Argentina’s long-running war with billionaire Paul Singer may finally have had his fill. Federal judge Thomas Griesa has agreed to hold a hearing...
Disney Princess dolls to reign at Hasbro from Mattel
September 25, 2014 | 4:31amMy Little Pony and Elmo are going to have to make room for Princess Anna and the rest of her Disney pals. Hasbro, which makes toys under the first two...
3 retired firefighters who helped at Ground Zero die on same day
September 25, 2014 | 4:16amThree retired firefighters who helped in the recovery at Ground Zero all died the same day this week of 9/11-related illnesses, the FDNY said. Firefighter Daniel Heglund, Lt. Howard Bischoff...
Jerry Jones paid hush money after groping: suit
September 25, 2014 | 4:04amThe former stripper suing Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones for allegedly groping her in a hotel bathroom has updated her lawsuit to claim the NFL honcho was paying her hush...
Slew of injuries 'frustrating' for Jets' Milliner
September 25, 2014 | 3:33amDee Milliner spent Wednesday’s practice on a stationary bike — a sight that has gotten all too familiar for the Jets and the cornerback. Milliner has missed two of the...
Lions' Calvin Johnson can't wait to face Jets secondary
September 25, 2014 | 3:13amAfter seeing what Jordy Nelson did to the Jets’ secondary in Week 2 and watching Alshon Jeffery’s follow-up act on Monday night, Calvin Johnson admits he’s licking his chops at...
David Wright doesn't expect to need surgery on bruised shoulder
September 25, 2014 | 3:01amWASHINGTON — David Wright still hasn’t figured out when to say when. The Mets captain, whose season ended two weeks ago with a bruised left rotator cuff, said Wednesday that...
NYPD detective under review for shoddy tactics testifies
September 25, 2014 | 3:00amFor the first time since a high-profile wrongful-conviction scandal exposed his questionable investigative tactics, a retired NYPD homicide detective took the witness stand Wednesday to defend himself over one such...
Yankees likely to shut down Teixeira for rest of season
September 25, 2014 | 2:43amThe Yankees’ chance at the postseason officially ended on Wednesday and Mark Teixeira’s season may have ended with it. Manager Joe Girardi said he will talk with the first baseman...
Grabovski plays on Tavares line in Isles' preseason loss
September 25, 2014 | 2:33amFrom the moment Mikhail Grabovski was signed by the Islanders this summer, he was penciled in as the second-line center, alongside his fellow free-agent signee and former Toronto running mate,...
60K to take Civil Service exam to try to land city sanitation jobs
September 25, 2014 | 2:27amThis trash job is their treasure. As many as 60,000 people are expected to duke it out for 500 new Sanitation Department positions a year — and officials are considering...
Gun put to 1-year-old's head during armed robbery
September 25, 2014 | 1:59amTwo armed men picked up a 1-year-old boy and put a gun to his head while robbing a Brooklyn apartment, police said. The two suspects broke into an apartment on...
Hondo's big on the Giants
September 25, 2014 | 1:52amHondo, whose winning streak was stopped at six Tuesday night, ran his losing streak to two Wednesday night when the Giants failed miserably in L.A., causing the deficit to expand...
Zoo in coverup after groundhog dropped by de Blasio dies
September 25, 2014 | 1:14amMayor Bill de Blasio has groundhog blood on his hands! A week after Hizzoner dropped Staten Island Chuck in front of a crowd of spectators on Feb. 2, the winter-weather...
Islanders' Capuano the man with a playoff plan
September 25, 2014 | 12:51amWhen Jack Capuano gets excited, he talks very fast, with little time to pause for sentences or breath. Kind of like Wednesday morning at the Coliseum, when the Islanders coach...
Woman punched by cop in LA settles for $1.5M
September 25, 2014 | 12:37amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ixQOca8s2k LOS ANGELES — A woman punched repeatedly by a California Highway Patrol officer in an incident caught on video will receive $1.5 million under a newly reached settlement, and...
Lingering foot injury could keep Giants' Beason out vs. Redskins
September 25, 2014 | 12:28amLANDOVER, Md. — This could be a tough time to be without Jon Beason, the difference-making middle linebacker, with the Giants set to deal with Redskins running back Alfred Morris...
Despite September swoon, Duda's locked down 1B job in 2015
September 25, 2014 | 12:16amWASHINGTON — Lucas Duda has played for the Mets long enough that it might be difficult to remember he never has faced this kind of grind before. Previously a role...