June 12, 2015
De Blasio, Caroline Kennedy bar media from kids' poetry event
Poetry, but not for all to see. Mayor de Blasio and US Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy were scheduled to attend a poetry exchange between students in The Bronx and...
Out-of-control car flips into vehicles, tree in Hell's Kitchen
An out-of-control car flipped over in Hell’s Kitchen Friday morning, spraying pieces of glass on the road and tossing pillows from the back seat. The driver, of Florida, lost control...
Pelosi leads mutiny against Obama's trade legislation
WASHINGTON — In a humiliating defeat for President Obama, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi led a revolt Friday to derail trade legislation that the president called one of his top...
Hondo gunning for Twin win
Hondo was way off the mark Friday night with Salazar and the Tribe, who were collared in Comerica to raise the NRN (nasty red number) to a rip-roaring 1,185 ramoses....
Suddenly unfriendly Women's PGA Championship greens doom Ko
Word is members of Westchester Country Club weren’t very happy with how low the scoring was during Thursday’s opening round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Perhaps that’s why conditions...
Twitter loses momentum thanks to a non-committal Jack Dorsey
Memo to Jack Dorsey: come back to earth before Twitter’s stock crashes into a mountain. Shares of Twitter soared more than 10 percent late Thursday on news that embattled CEO...
Pineda hammered as O's rip sloppy Yanks
BALTIMORE — The only problem the Yankees experienced Friday night at Camden Yards was the baseball. Michael Pineda didn’t throw it effectively. Chase Headley couldn’t catch it. Mark Teixeira didn’t...
Wingstop goes public -- and sees shares soar 61 percent
Wall Street is going to need more napkins. Wingstop, a 745-store wings restaurant, went public on Friday — and promptly soared 61 percent in its debut. The Dallas company follows...
Mets continue beatdown of East with 5th straight over Braves
They haven’t accomplished much outside the division, but these Mets are still beasts of the East. So you can’t blame manager Terry Collins’ crew for rolling out a welcome mat...
USA can't exact revenge, settles for draw with Sweden in World Cup
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Meghan Klingenberg — not Hope Solo — made the biggest save of the night for the United States. Klingenberg, a diminutive defender, leaped to head a shot...
The day in photos
Jellyfish light up Vienna, a volcano spills lava in Indonesia, a baby giraffe horses around and more.
Elizabeth Warren fires back at banking titan Dimon
The caustic war of words between two of Wall Street and Washington’s most powerful people rages on. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), an outspoken critic of banks, burned by comments by...
Times blocks staffers from viewing its website on desktops
Reporters for the New York Times who work out of the paper’s headquarters building in Midtown Manhattan will be unable to access the paper’s Web site on their desktop PC’s...
Woman hurt by bat at Red Sox game released from hospital
BOSTON -- A Massachusetts woman who was seriously hurt when a broken bat flew into the stands at Fenway Park last week has been released from a hospital. Officials at...
Wily vet fighting to show Women's PGA Championship not child's play
Karrie Webb said she didn’t sleep well Thursday night. Although she has won seven major championships in her Hall of Fame career, the chance to win an eighth after posting...
Dez Bryant's contract fight may be Giants' big break
The Giants could catch a huge break in the season opener if contract talks between the Cowboys and Dez Bryant remain at a stalemate. The All-Pro wide receiver would consider...
A pathetic push for taxi justice
The first thing almost any New Yorker does after getting in a cab is mute the darned TV. Yet the Taxi and Limousine Commission seems to think the nuisances are...
Jerry Seinfeld's campus critics prove his point
Jerry Seinfeld says college students are too uptight and hypersensitive; a college student fires back that Seinfeld’s comments are offensive. No joke. Seinfeld got plenty of attention for noting that...
Democrats just kneecapped President Obama
June 12, 2015, may well go down in history as the day President Obama became a lame duck. As we warned last month, he has only his fellow Democrats to...
Why Hillary's 'big speech' won't say anything
Finally: Hillary Clinton will come clean Saturday, putting to rest months of urgent questions about her endless scandals and, once and for all, laying out just where she stands on...
ISIS's Middle East Christian-cleansing
Here we go again. ISIS’s butchers this week kidnapped 88 Eritrean Christians in Libya. Pray for them. Last month, the jihadists captured Ethiopian Christians and executed them. In February, it...
Devon Still deserved ESPN award over Caitlyn Jenner
Bob Costas is getting heat for daring to suggest that giving Caitlyn Jenner the ESPN Arthur Ashe award is preposterous. He’s right, of course. And not just because giving the...
Clinton's shady pals: Not quite 'everyday' Americans
Hillary Clinton will re-launch her floundering campaign today on Roosevelt Island, formerly and fittingly known as Welfare Island. Clinton’s desperate effort to associate herself with “everyday Americans” contrasts starkly with...
Analyzing Chris Heston's fantasy value, beyond the no-hitter
Chris Heston pitched the game of his life on Tuesday, the 288th no-hitter in major league history and the 17th for the Giants all-time. Had he not hit three batters,...
Dillon Gee already getting another start for Mets
Just when Dillon Gee thought he was out, the Mets are pulling him back in. The right-hander, who was recently booted to the bullpen, is scheduled to make a spot...
WTC BASE jumper knew stunt might get him in 'heap of trouble'
This ultimate thrill seeker is a real momma’s boy at heart. One of the BASE jumpers on trial for taking the death-defying plunge off the World Trade Center in 2013...
J.R., Iman have gone from saviors to Finals' biggest culprits
CLEVELAND — There was little chance LeBron James was going to be able to keep up the superhuman pace he was on through the first three games of the NBA...
Christie's trips abroad cost taxpayers $120K
NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's office says his recent foreign trips to the United Kingdom, Mexico and Canada cost state taxpayers $123,893.04. The governor's office released the...
The fantasy baseball pitchers due for a big turnaround
There are a few methods to target underperforming pitchers (let’s classify them as having a 4.50 ERA or above for this practice) due for a turnaround. My favorite tip is...
How 2 forgotten vets have saved the Warriors' Finals
As Golden State roared through its 67-win regular season and the first three rounds of the playoffs, the focus was always on the team’s young guns: Stephen Curry, the NBA’s...
Two of Knicks' biggest targets won't slip to 4: source
If the Knicks expect center Jahlil Okafor or point guard D’Angelo Russell to fall into their laps with the fourth pick in the NBA draft, they should think again. According...
Katie Couric re-ups with Yahoo! for $10M per year
You can call Katie Couric the $10 million anchor. That’s how much Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer is forking over to retain the Web portal’s global news anchor, several sources told...
VCU's run on NYC hoops recruits has begun -- thanks to one hire
Manhattan’s loss is VCU’s gain. Roughly six weeks after ace recruiter and Bronx native Rasheen Davis was brought in as part of new VCU coach Will Wade’s staff, the Rams...
The best and worst moments from ‘Game of Thrones’ season 5
It was the best of times and the worst of times this season on “Game of Thrones.” Certain scenes were clear winners with viewers, who were waiting for something big...
This is what happens when you're eaten by a dinosaur
Should you venture out to the cinema this weekend to see “Jurassic World,” you’ll no doubt be left with a few troubling questions. For starters, why does Bryce Dallas Howard...
Shaq: I'm definitely not a 9/11 truther
Looks like conspiracy theorist won't be added to Shaquille O’Neal's resume anytime soon. The former NBA star refuted claims that he was a "9/11 truther" after his personal blog and...
Stephen A. Smith snarks on soccer hair in latest sexist uproar
Stephen A. Smith seems to have this sexist things down pat. And the apology thing. Hours after the ESPN talking head said Germany allowed a goal in the Women’s World...
Usain Bolt returns to NYC, where fastest man's legend was born
Usain Bolt’s first real breakthrough on his way to becoming the biggest track icon in a generation came on a rainy night on Randall’s Island seven years ago, when he...
How having narcolepsy is messing with my love life
On June 7, news broke that one of TV's most iconic unions is on the rocks. Thanks to Homer's narcolepsy, he and Marge are reportedly going their separate ways at...
Meet Felix Verdejo, the next Puerto Rican boxing star of MSG
When Top Rank exec Todd duBoef had the idea in 2005 to have Miguel Cotto fight in New York the weekend of the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade, it elevated...
This is what the pyramids of Egypt look like from space
Next time you’re showing off your vacation photos at a party, just hope there aren’t any astronauts in the room. Because they’re probably getting more Instagram likes with theirs. Three...
Steve Kerr embraces his inner Belichick -- so where's the scorn?
CLEVELAND -- First, a few words of praise for Steve Kerr. He has already spent most of a day enjoying the plaudits of making a lineup switch -- Andre Iguodala...
Multiple injuries in car explosion in Sweden
STOCKHOLM - Swedish police and rescue officials say a car has exploded in the city of Goteborg, leaving several people severely injured. Police said there were four or five people...
Jets have need for Evan Mathis -- and other minicamp lessons
The Jets finished minicamp Thursday and now won’t see the field for another six weeks until they return to Florham Park for training camp. The end of minicamp was the...
'I got a penis transplant — and I made a baby with it!'
He’s had his new penis for less than six months — and it works! The first man in the world to receive a penile transplant is to become a father,...
All the lesbian sex in the world can't save 'OITNB'
It’s turning into “The L Word” behind bars. We’re talking about “Orange Is the New Black,” once the hottest show on TV. And that’s not because it threw a sex...
The hot new actress shaking up 'OITNB'
When Ruby Rose received the email with “Orange Is the New Black” in the subject line, she assumed someone was either having a laugh or perhaps wanted to book her...
Here’s why Zoë Kravitz is the best Kravitz
Though it’s near impossible to write anything about Zoë Kravitz without mentioning she’s the spawn of impossibly cool actress Lisa Bonet and rock star Lenny Kravitz, it’s equally difficult to...
How the Cavaliers' run can lead to a record $200M payroll
CLEVELAND – Regardless of the outcome of these NBA Finals following a thrilling first four games, it appears the Cleveland Cavaliers are set up to be championship contenders for a long...
Seal makes epic escape from great white shark's teeth
It’s Jaws: Can’t Seal the Deal. This Great White shark attacked a seal in False Bay, South Africa, catching it in the air – but the plucky mammal escaped the...
Iowa Supreme Court affirms right to be drunk on front porch
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court has affirmed the right to be drunk on your front porch. The court ruled Friday in the case of Patience Paye, who...
Hope Solo accused of punching 'fat a--’ HS classmate
Hope Solo: high school bully. TMZ Sports reported the USA women's national team goalie -- whose violent tendencies are being scrutinized in the wake of her domestic violence arrest last...
GOP leaders vote to scrap Iowa straw poll
WASHINGTON -- The Iowa straw poll is history. With top presidential contenders Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio declining to participate, Iowa GOP leaders voted unanimously Friday to scrap the poll...
How Joe Buck's TV rivals helped him prepare to call US Open
Before Joe Buck even knew he was calling the US Open, he had competitors lining up to help him prepare. “Mike Tirico reached out with a text [when the announcement...
Joe and B.D. are dino-mite, while Vincent’s cold-blooded
Women usually steal the spotlight when it comes to fashion, but anytime a man hits the red carpet in something other than a black suit, it can become a fashion...
Mets analyst makes case for Steven Matz: 'Best stuff on staff'
SNY pregame and postgame analyst Nelson Figueroa talks with The Post’s Justin Terranova about the inconsistencies of Matt Harvey and Noah Syndergaard and whether he has talked to Jerry Seinfeld,...
‘Game of Thrones’ author wants you to stop complaining about the TV show
George R.R. Martin has a message for “Game of Thrones” fans: bug off! Martin, whose books are the basis for HBO’s hit series — wrapping its season Sunday night —...
Phoenix Coyotes should ditch their witless desert landlords
Leave. That should be the sole intent of the Coyotes right now. Sure, file all the necessary legal paperwork in delaying the departure from Gila River Arena, enabling them to...
Seth Meyers pays tribute to The Post’s Musetto
Seth Meyers paid a tribute Thursday night to the late Vincent Musetto – the former New York Post headline writer whose “Headless Body in Topless Bar” was immortalized in tabloid...
Kim Kardashian’s producing her own makeup tutorials
Want to steal makeup tips from contouring queen Kim Kardashian? Beginning this summer, Mrs. West will release her own series of makeup and hairstyle tutorials on her forthcoming Web site....
Soccer star's relatives die in 'toxic sewer fumes' tragedy
DUBLIN — Ireland striker Robbie Keane may miss a 2016 European Championship qualifier against Scotland on Saturday after two family members died after being overcome by toxic fumes in a...
Euro Tour golfer hits in water 6 times, scores 17 on 1st hole
https://twitter.com/Golfingworldtv/status/609282310207356928 ATZENBRUGG, Austria — Russian golfer Andrey Pavlov needed 17 strokes on a single hole in excellent weather conditions at the Lyoness Open on Friday, tying for the second worse...
Cannibalism might hold cure for Alzheimer's
Perhaps Hannibal Lecter was just trying to ward off dementia. A tribe in Papua New Guinea has developed a gene that's resistant to degenerative brain diseases – after years of...
How to make any guy fall in love with you
Dating expert Thomas Edwards and not-a-dating-expert Ashley Brooke Roberts share their advice for getting any guy to fall head-over-heels in love with you.
The competition to dye your pets into works of art
These pets are to dye for! Don’t adjust your screens – these dogs and cats have been pimped as part of a pet grooming competition. In the name of art,...
LeBron accused of flopping on bloody fall
Everything LeBron James does stirs debate – even an accidental fall into a cameraman. The Cavaliers superstar suffered a cut to his head in the Warriors’ Game 4 victory, and...
For sale: Spacious $30M Detroit mansion, former home of Lions
PONTIAC, Mich. — The Pontiac Silverdome is up for sale again, with an asking price of about $30 million. The former home of the Detroit Lions was sold for $583,000...
Cyclist slams into woman -- then leaves her bleeding at scene
A heartless pedal pusher crashed into a woman on the Upper East Side — and then merely glanced over his shoulder at the bloodied pedestrian before fleeing, video footage shows....
Will the real Jon Snow please stand up?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyPh8PMhUKI Winterfell is only big enough for one Jon Snow. During an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” this week, Kit Harington was tasked with judging a Jon Snow-impersonation contest to...
Cheaters' website explodes in South Korea after adultery made legal
SEOUL, South Korea — A wealthy man sneaks away for a tryst that he suggests will “reduce friction” with his wife. A woman in Seoul looks for a “side relationship”...
Prison worker arrested, held on $200K bond
Now she’s the one in custody. The lovestruck married prison supervisor who helped a pair of coldblooded killers bust out of an upstate lockup was arrested Friday afternoon, authorities said....
German prosecutors close probe into NSA spying on Merkel
BERLIN — German prosecutors on Friday closed their investigation into the alleged tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone by the U.S. National Security Agency, saying they have been unable to...
Synchronized swimmer in coma after bus slams into team
Warning: The following footage may disturbing to some VIENNA — A teenage synchronized swimmer from Austria who was hit by a shuttle bus at the European Games in Azerbaijan is...
Is Apple planning to kill the iPod?
Has Apple just put its iPod on death row? The tech giant this week sent gadget geeks’ tongues a-wagging after it removed the iconic 14-year media player from its main...
Cutting of pipes in prison break was professional job: engineer
https://youtu.be/X3LMZ1ouX34 NEW YORK — A licensed engineer who has done work at the Clinton Correctional facility in Dannemora where two killers escaped last weekend said the work of cutting through...
Mats Zuccarello's first 'game' back is sooner than we thought
Mats Zuccarello is ready to return to the ice, at least in some capacity. The Rangers confirmed Friday their top-line winger will participate in a charity game in his native...
Police open fire on knife-wielding man
For the third time in just four days, a cop shot a thug menacing him with a weapon — this time after the man, who was involved in stripping car...
Person of interest identified after body discovered in NYC park
A person of interest has been identified after hikers discovered a man’s body in a Queens park this week, cops said Friday. Investigators believe the man pictured, identified as Zoltan...
NJIT basketball finally found a home
New Jersey Institute of Technology men’s basketball program’s search for a conference has come to an end. The once-independent program will join the Atlantic Sun this coming season, a source...
2 girls told to close lemonade stand for lack of permit
OVERTON, Texas — Two Texas girls whose lemonade stand was shut down because they lacked a permit will instead offer the drink for free. Television station KLTV reports that 8-year-old...
4 young siblings abandoned by parents commit suicide in China
BEIJING — Several local Chinese officials were fired or suspended following the suicides of four siblings, aged 5 to 13, who were abandoned by their parents and neglected by government...
French police hold 6-year-old for days in ID crackdown
PARIS — Paris airport police held a 6-year-old French girl for three days on the mistaken suspicion she had a fake passport — until a judge ordered her released into...
Did LeBron James flash his junk on national TV?
The King and his royal jewels? Game 4 of the NBA Finals provided another action-packed showdown between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, but nothing in this series will top LeBron...
Malaysia Airlines jet makes emergency landing in Australia
CANBERRA, Australia — A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet made an emergency landing at Melbourne airport on Friday after instruments indicated an engine fire, officials said. Flight 148 from Melbourne to...
NAACP leader has pretended to be black for years: family
Rachel Dolezal — the outspoken, occasionally race-baiting president of the NAACP’s office in Spokane, Wash. — is only pretending to be black, say her Caucasian parents.
Strauss-Kahn acquitted in pimping trial
Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been cleared of pimping charges in a French trial that hinged on sex parties that took place in the midst of the...
Coney Island's iconic boardwalk is a now an expo floor in Milan
Hey, planks for nuthin’. Residents fighting the replacement of Coney Island’s boardwalk with concrete and plastic planking are outraged that the city has sold off stacks of the storied walkway’s...
Doctor pleads for Congress to extend Zadroga Act
WASHINGTON — The administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program warned Thursday that he wouldn’t know how to transfer care for thousands of people suffering from the after-effects of...
Delta considers 'paparazzi-proof' terminals at city airports
Good news for Leo DiCaprio and his celebrity pals. Delta Air Lines wants to make its Big Apple terminals paparazzi-proof — expanding a luxury service that launched in Los Angeles...
Brothers who plotted NYC terror attacks get max jail sentence
Two Pakistani-born brothers who plotted terror attacks against New York City landmarks and later assaulted two deputy US marshals received maximum prison sentences in federal court Thursday. A Miami judge...
Albany lawmakers work hard but fund-raise harder: study
They have a hard time passing legislation, but they’re world champs when it comes to fund-raising. By the time June ends, Gov. Cuomo and state lawmakers will have held a...
Actor sues bar after swallowing shard of plastic in his beer
A man is suing a Brooklyn bar, saying he swallowed a shard of plastic that was floating in his draft beer. Rafal Buczyk was at the Mission Dolores bar on...
Juvi prisons to be probed after escaped teens' alleged rape
The Department of Investigation announced Thursday that it will scrutinize management of all city juvenile lock-ups, less than two weeks after three teens ditched a Brooklyn group home and were...
Bernie Sanders vies for de Blasio's endorsement
WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is battling Hillary Rodham Clinton from the left, is cozying up to Mayor de Blasio, and even holding out hope of winning his endorsement....
Pataki pauses presidential campaign after relative's stroke
Former Gov. George put his presidential campaign on hold after his son-in-law suffered a life-threatening stroke during a flight, aides revealed Thursday. Pataki had announced on Tuesday that he was...
Count Jon Bon Jovi among those who support minimum wage hike
Workers at a Midtown rally waiting to hear Gov. Cuomo promote his proposal to raise the minimum wage got a surprise Thursday when rocker Jon Bon Jovi also showed up....
Hush-hush Ferrell and Wiig project hits Lifetime on June 20
The Will Ferrell-Kristen Wiig Lifetime movie is back on — for real this time. After the pair claimed they were “forgoing” the top-secret project after word leaked to the press...
'Simpsons' exec sets the record straight on Homer and Marge
Homer and Marge Simpson will separate in the season opener of “The Simpsons.” But relax, “ ‘Simpsons’ Nation” — they’ll get back together. “My advice to everybody is that we...
The ladies of ‘OITNB’ have some pretty cool side hustles
Since Season 2 of “Orange Is the New Black” premiered in June 2014, several cast members have really stepped it up in terms of visibility. Before Netflix unleashes Season 3...
Oui, oui! Le District is the most delightful new French spot in NYC
Au revoir to sour memories of the World Financial Center. When Brookfield Office Properties spent a quarter-billion dollars to hip up the WFC, turning it into Brookfield Place, it put...
These badass women inspired 'Astronaut Wives Club'
The Space Race may be the backdrop for ABC’s new miniseries, but instead of the astronauts, it’s their wives who are front and center. “The Astronaut Wives Club” (premiering Thursday...
LeBron's bloody spill brings Cleveland's worst fears to light
CLEVELAND — The exodus began in earnest with 3 minutes, 6 seconds left in the game, when the deficit grew to 19, when the last embers of hope began to...
The day in photos
A baby koala brings your daily dose of cute, floods cripple India and Louisiana, the search for escaped New York prisoners continues and more.
Lookout claims rats gnawed at WTC BASE jumpers' parachutes
It's not just Conde Nast that had a rat problem at 1 World Trade Center. The pal who served as a lookout for the daredevils who BASE jumped off the...
'Horse [bleep]': J.R. Smith's brutal assessment of his play
CLEVELAND — J.R. Smith isn’t happy with his play. “Horse [bleep],” Smith said when asked what the state of his game is inside a somber Cavaliers locker room following Golden...
Ex-cancer center secretary sues female boss for sexual assault
A former medical secretary at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center says her female boss groped her and then had her fired when she complained. Marie Andre, 41, claims in a...
Muhammad Wilkerson helping out stud who may take his job
Jets first-round pick Leonard Williams is being made to feel right at home, even by the fellow defensive lineman who Williams might make expendable. The USC product, taken sixth overall...
Mourners point to failed system at memorial for Kalief Browder
Dozens gathered outside the Manhattan Detention Complex to honor Kalief Browder, who killed himself after spending three years at Rikers Island without a trial. “The system just failed,” said Browder’s...
Cop shot attempting to arrest fare beater to be honored
The Brooklyn borough president Friday will honor an NYPD officer who was shot trying to arrest a fare beater, and the cops partner. Borough President Eric Adams will declare officer...
New coach, same old crippling issue for stuck-with-Geno Jets
At the end of most Jets practices this spring, new coach Todd Bowles conducted a “competition” period, when the offense and defense squared off with the losers running sprints. The...
Cop-shooter found guilty of attempted murder
A cop-shooter was found guilty of attempted murder of a police sergeant in Queens Supreme Court on Thursday. John Thomas, 27, shot decorated NYPD Sgt. Craig Bier after the cop...
Fifth arrested in connection with Brooklyn ISIS plot
Federal authorities have arrested a fifth man in connection with a group of ISIS sympathizers from Brooklyn who are charged with plotting to join the terror group and wage jihad...
Matt Harvey's problem -- and how the Mets are solving it
There is the Harvey Dilemma, so this was Harvey (Work) Day. Tommy John surgery presented the ultimate challenge to the Mets cornerstone right-hander. Now comes a much different challenge for...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Investigators released a sketch of a suspect who tried to lure a 12-year-old girl into his car in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The girl was at Marion Street and Saratoga Avenue at about...
De Blasio's own panel rejects his plea to open new charter school
In an extraordinary rebuke to Mayor de Blasio, his own Panel for Educational Policy has refused to allow a charter school to open inside an under-utilized middle school in Brooklyn....
Steve Kerr's lie catapults Warriors past LeBron, Cavs
CLEVELAND — Steve Kerr spent the hours leading up to Thursday night’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals repeatedly saying how the Warriors simply needed to get back to what...
Jets RB -- and ex-Pat -- hints at Brady's Deflategate guilt
Stevan Ridley isn’t exactly defending the honor of Tom Brady and the Patriots when it comes to Deflategate. The former New England running back, now with the rival Jets, seemed...