August 14, 2015
Mets watch win streak slip away as Pirates take nail-biter
This would not be the measuring-stick weekend series to end all measuring-stick weekend series for the Mets. But they were facing a playoff-positioned team in the Pirates, not the punching...
Undermanned Red Bulls put streak to serious test
If the Red Bulls plan to extend their five-game unbeaten streak Saturday (7 p.m., MSG), they’re going to have to do it the hard way. They’ll host Toronto FC and...
Yankees somehow survive epic showdown for biggest win of year
TORONTO — Carlos Beltran’s biggest moment as a Yankee was being muted with every pitch Andrew Miller threw in the ninth inning. Beltran’s pinch-hit, three-run homer in the eighth inning...
Michael Sam cites mental health upon leaving football
MONTREAL — Michael Sam is stepping away from pro football. Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by the NFL, has told the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes that he...
Giants open with complete disaster as offense does nothing
CINCINNATI — All you need to know about Tom Coughlin’s assessment of the way the evening was shaping up for Eli Manning and the Giants’ offense is this: In the...
Is Rex Ryan assembling the NFL’s most violent team?
BUFFALO — Rex Ryan is playing with fire, and it shouldn’t take long to see if he’ll get burned. Geno Smith-puncher IK Enemkpali this week became just the latest piece...
Why is Cuba's opening a cause for progressive cheers?
The weirdest thing about Friday’s symbolic reopening of the US Embassy in Cuba is that it’s somehow seen as a progressive achievement. The leader of the Free World takes a...
Ben Carson is a messenger the GOP needs to hear
Neurologist Ben Carson brought his quest for the Republican 2016 nomination to Harlem this week and delivered some refreshing candor. Escorted around by former city comptroller candidate John Burnett, Dr....
The city watchdog that only barks at little pups
Mayor de Blasio’s hiring of Stephanie Yazgi — the romantic partner of one of his key political aides — to a plum $150,000 job as national coordinator on immigration reform...
Jordan Spieth is the new Tiger Woods -- with a secret weapon
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — It was after 3 p.m. Friday, with the thermometer peaking in the low 90s and the searing afternoon sun at its apex, and there was one player...
The minor league phenoms to stash now in fantasy baseball
Predicting the September call-ups portion of the MLB season is an inexact science. Teams that are out of playoff contention may bring up top prospects to see how they will...
Hillary's lame e-mail excuse: The server did it
It happened sooner than even the doomsayers predicted. The era of artificial intelligence is here. A computer has become self-aware, a moral agent responsible for its own actions. This breakthrough...
Two Aussie leaders, but Spieth, Rory lurk in chaotic PGA
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Through two days and nearly two rounds, the 97th PGA Championship has delivered a smorgasbord of storylines. When play was suspended for the day at 5:27 p.m....
Why we cheer the return of the prodigal dog
In a world of news filled with bitterly partisan politics, Russian-Iranian military pacts and a constant reminder that robots will eventually take all of our jobs, this heart-warming report out...
Beating victim's family weeps as brutal video is shown in court
The widow and daughter of a 68-year-old man beaten to death by a thug in the East Village wept Friday as they watched video of the 2014 attack in court....
Controversial Amsterdam Ave. bike lane proposal survives
The city will go ahead with a controversial proposal for a bike lane along Amsterdam Avenue, Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said Friday. There has been opposition by residents who cite...
Yankees GM ponders Jose Reyes -- and his fat contract
TORONTO — Brian Cashman didn’t sound like a general manager in a hurry to acquire Jose Reyes from the Rockies and insert the shortstop into the Yankees’ lineup as a...
Where to look for cheap saves in fantasy baseball
There are some bad teams in the league who change closers about as often as a Kardashian changes her profile photo on social media. But here’s the good news: Their...
Deliveryman on motorized bike drives wrong way in tunnel
A Chinese food deliveryman making a drop off of food to a Tribeca address was arrested Thursday night when he mistakenly took a wrong turn on his motorized bicycle --...
How work can affect your chances of getting pregnant
Women who work more than 40 hours a week or routinely lift heavy loads may take longer to get pregnant than women who don't, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers followed...
Mets' Steven Matz on comeback path, set for Saturday rehab start
Lefty Steven Matz, who could be the sixth starter shortly, is scheduled to throw Saturday night for Class-A St. Lucie at Jupiter, Fla., weather permitting. “It will be a little...
Mets not putting improving Lucas Duda on DL — for now
A stay on the disabled list for Lucas Duda has been shelved. For now. Duda, who took batting practice and fielded some grounders before Friday’s game against the Pirates, has...
De Blasio blasted for working out during dramatic standoff
Mayor de Blasio hit the gym as usual Friday morning — after an on-duty FDNY lieutenant had been shot and cops were still locked in a tense standoff with his...
Store celebrates 10,000th shoplifter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY7rxg8ezgo Oh, Europe. First Eurovision, now this? A video posted this week from the Netherlands depicting a store’s alleged 10,000th shoplifter being caught has racked up over 300,000 views. What...
This is NYC's most expensive apartment for rent
It’ll be no trouble to live in New York’s most expensive rental apartment — as long as you have $150,000 per month to spare. The 4,483-square-foot pad on the 65th floor...
'Dumb SOB' locks himself in liquor store during burglary
A dimwitted thief on the Lower East Side ducked under a liquor store’s electronic security gate as it was closing -- sealing his own fate because he was unable to...
10 celebs over 50 we’d like to see naked
We all knew Sharon Stone was sexy — the “Basic Instinct” star has the most famous leg-cross in movie history, for Pete’s sake. But at 57 years old, Stone is...
The day in photos
Pandas cool off, the flag rises over the American embassy in Cuba, wildfires rage in California and more.
Yosemite closes campground after 2 squirrels die of plague
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Officials at Yosemite National Park say they are temporarily shutting a popular campsite after two squirrels died of plague in the area. Park officials said...
10 band names inspired by pop culture
Give it up for Okilly Dokilly, a metal band out of Phoenix, Ariz., named after the catchphrase of everyone’s favorite Christian neighbor, Ned Flanders of “The Simpsons.” Dressed alike in...
Firefighters contain half of wildfire near California wine region
SAN FRANCISCO — Firefighters battling a raging California wildfire near the state's celebrated wine region turned a corner by Friday as they managed to draw containment lines around half of the...
What Jets revealed about their offense in first look
It would be foolish to read too much into anything that happened in Thursday’s preseason opener, but the one drive by the Jets’ starting offense offered a clue as to...
Bigamist and wife set fire that killed second wife and unborn child, police say
Eleven capital murder charges were filed on Friday against an accused Alabama bigamist and one of his wives for a fire that killed four people, including two children and the...
John Farrell leaves Red Sox after cancer diagnosis
BOSTON — Fighting back tears, Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell said Friday that he had a "highly curable" form of cancer and has taken a medical leave for the...
Couples gather in Times Square to re-enact V-J Day kiss
Dozens of couples gathered in Times Square to re-enact a famous kiss that celebrated the end of World War II. A 25-foot sculpture depicting Alfred Eisenstaedt's photograph of a sailor...
Hero firefighter recuperates after being shot by gang leader
The FDNY lieutenant shot by a wanted gangster who set off a smoke bomb at his home was hailed Friday for crawling through the blinding plumes in search of possible...
Brooklyn ISIS wannabe who vowed to kill Obama takes plea deal
A Brooklyn man who ranted that he wanted to kill President Obama or bomb Coney Island on behalf of ISIS pleaded guilty to terror raps Friday in Brooklyn federal court....
Jets have QB Matt Flynn in for a check-up
The Jets are still trying to figure out what they are going to do for a backup quarterback in the wake of Geno Smith’s broken jaw. As part of that...
Rihanna got inked — again
On Thursday, Barbados-born Rihanna showed off the latest addition to her ever-growing body-art collection — “1988,” her birth year, on her ankle — on Instagram.
ISIS leader raped American hostage Kayla Mueller
WASHINGTON — American hostage Kayla Mueller was repeatedly forced to have sex with Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group, US intelligence officials told her family in...
John Daly chucks club into Lake Michigan to cap meltdown
Do it, John, do it. You know you want to... There you go. Crazy-pants-wearing, cig-burning golf renegade John Daly chucked his iron into Lake Michigan after hitting from the tee...
Rubio vows to reverse Obama's outreach to 'dangerous' Cuba
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio vowed Friday to roll back the Obama administration's new Cuba policy on his first day in office, casting the plan to normalize relations with the...
Victims settle case with Arab bank that supported terrorists
A group of terror victims has settled their case against a Middle Eastern bank found guilty of supporting terrorists by dealing with known extremists. The settlement came just days before...
How to bounce back after you've been fired
So you've been pink-slipped. Ooooh, burn! Job loss can be especially scary for women, who are the primary breadwinners in nearly two-thirds of American households. Here's how to light a...
San Francisco Giants nailed this 'Full House' parody
https://youtu.be/fAgJwlY4pVg Have mercy! If you were a fan of the hit 90s sitcom “Full House,” which takes place in San Francisco, you’re going to love the Giants' version: “Full Clubhouse.”...
Passenger stabbed while riding bus in the Bronx
A woman stabbed another passenger during an argument on a Bronx bus Friday afternoon, sources said. The incident happened on a Bx32 bus near the intersection of Jerome Avenue and...
Bear Grylls is having a ‘Wild’ summer with Hollywood’s A-listers
Bear Grylls is definitely having a better summer than you. His NBC show “Running Wild” has booked a slew of A-list guests to accompany him on adrenaline-pumping two-day adventures —...
Hiroshi Iwata (wait, who?) just shot the best major golf round ever
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Hiroshi Iwata matched the major championship record by shooting a 63 on Friday at the PGA Championship. He became the 27th player to post a 63 in...
Get ready to be ‘Manzo’d’ — again
The Manzo clan is coming back for seconds. Caroline Manzo, formerly of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” and her outrageous brood return to Bravo on Sunday night for Season...
Summer Fridays for workers are dead
Enjoy your two-day weekends this summer, America. Summer Fridays are a distant memory for many workers in the US. Just 8% of workers receive additional time off during the summer...
Tourist caught stealing tile from Pompeii to buy an iPhone
In the latest act of dumb tourist moves, a teenage boy from the Netherlands was caught stealing a priceless artifact from the ancient city of Pompeii. According to Italian news...
White House publishes Obama's playlists on Spotify
EDGARTOWN, Mass. - If hearing Barack Obama break into song hasn't satisfied your presidential music needs, you can now listen to his playlists on Spotify. The White House on Friday...
'Fake' doctor treated patients for three years
A Staten Island man posing as a doctor has been arrested for operating an unlicensed physician’s office out of the basement of his home and providing bogus medical services to...
Carmelo? Love? Kobe? How Team USA gets cut to 12 players
Team USA wrapped up its Las Vegas minicamp this week with its annual Blue and White scrimmage Thursday night. Though the scrimmage was the usual dunk fest with little actual...
In defense of the mean late-night hosts
Yesterday, during a panel for the Television Critics Association, Jay Leno took aim at Jimmy Kimmel for having a “mean streak,” attributing the “Live” host’s relatively low performance in the...
Hunt for Shaw-skank escapees cost more than $1 million per day
ALBANY — Payroll records suggest the hunt for two escaped killers in northern New York cost more than $1 million a day, with overtime alone for state troopers and corrections...
North Korea celebrates 'Pyongyang Time' on WWII anniversary
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea now has its own time zone. Bells were rung in Pyongyang and celebrations held at midnight as the nation's clocks were set back 30...
Jordan Spieth gets on a freakin' roll at PGA
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- Guess who's got a share of the lead at the PGA Championship: Jordan Spieth. Spieth knocked in a 5-foot putt for his sixth birdie of the second round to...
12 things to watch in the Giants' preseason opener
CINCINNATI — The Giants finished up their 2014 preseason with a record of 5-0 and then proceeded to win only six games in the regular season. Final scores in the...
Current El Niño, named for Bruce Lee, may be historically strong
WASHINGTON — The current El Niño, nicknamed Bruce Lee, is already the second-strongest on record for this time of year and could be one of the most potent weather changers...
Woman accused of keeping disabled sister locked in a closet
CORUNNA, Mich. — A Michigan woman kept her disabled adult sister locked in a closet for six or seven years with little food, water or clothing and only a bucket...
8 things we learned from Tarantino’s ‘Hateful Eight’ trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnRbXn4-Yis The trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s long-awaited “The Hateful Eight” debuted yesterday, giving us a tantalizing glimpse at his first movie since 2012’s “Django Unchained.” It’s been a rocky road...
Three suspected of trying to snatch child in Brooklyn hospital
Two women and a man are suspected of trying to snatch an infant from a new mom at Lutheran Hospital in Brooklyn, police said Thursday. The suspects strolled into the...
Pulaski Bridge bike lane overhaul won’t be ready for Citi Bike rollout
Citi Bike is expanding in Queens and Brooklyn — but cyclists using the main artery between the boroughs must endure a narrow, overcrowded and dangerous trip over the Pulaski Bridge....
Emily Ratajkowski goes from best- to worst-dressed in a day
Emily Ratajkowski has one of the most enviable figures in Hollywood — but the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model still hasn’t mastered the art of dressing it. Despite shining at one...
11 names to consider for the Jets' post-Geno QB mix
Losing the inconsistent Geno Smith might end up being the best thing to happen to the Jets, with veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick stepping in as the starting quarterback. The biggest potential...
Trump's a great communicator -- except about his own ideas
Donald Trump is a great communicator. He’s self-assured, entertaining, pungent. He could, as they say of talented actors, read the phone book and make it interesting (if, that is, hilariously...
Subway rider hit in the head by oncoming train
A man was hit on the head by a 7 train this morning when he leaned out over the tracks. The Flushing-bound 7 train was coming into the Woodside 61st...
Clinton gets key endorsement from former Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hillary Rodham Clinton has snagged a big endorsement as she brings her presidential campaign to the Iowa State Fair. Former Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin has endorsed...
Democrats actually thinking of having Al Gore run for president
WASHINGTON — Some insiders in the Democratic Party are discussing having former Vice President Al Gore make another run for president, BuzzFeed reported Thursday, adding that the man who won...
American flag flies in Cuba for first time in 54 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLGAxPqtwW8 HAVANA — The Stars and Stripes rose Friday over the newly opened US Embassy for the first time in 54 years, making a symbolically charged victory lap for the...
Barry Bonds can finally admit he used to be a jerk
SAN FRANCISCO — Legally cleared at last, Barry Bonds is unconcerned with everybody else’s thoughts on his career or credentials: He’s a Hall of Famer. Hands down. “I don’t even...
LeBron James pledges $87M for hometown kids to attend college
LeBron James is giving back to his hometown of Akron, and the dollar figure on his commitment is staggering. The Cavaliers superstar has teamed with the University of Akron to give four-year...
Former 'Time' honcho heads to Yahoo
Former Time Inc. Editor-in-Chief Martha Nelson is the latest editorial talent to land at Yahoo. She is the Web portal’s senior vice president and global editor-in-chief. Nelson, in the newly...
DNA evidence proves Warren Harding had child with mistress
WASHINGTON — DNA testing all but confirmed Thomas Jefferson slept with his slave Sally Hemings. Now it's rewriting another lurid chapter in presidential history, this one from the Roaring '20s....
Arron Afflalo on why he fits as Carmelo's Knicks wingman
LAS VEGAS – Midway through the second quarter of Thursday’s Blue-White US Olympic Showcase at UNLV, new Knick Arron Afflalo was the game’s leading scorer -- with 11 points in...
Weaker Apple postpones launch of live TV service
This failure to launch may leave Apple’s reputation a bit bruised. The tech titan, which had hoped to introduce a live TV service as soon as September, has failed to...
Bears just can't let it go after Brandon Marshall breakup
A bad breakup, indeed. The harsh words continued to fly between Jets receiver Brandon Marshall and his former Bears teammates with the Bears, as Chicago running back Matt Forte questioned...
Johnny Football 2.0: Smart plays and no showboating
Johnny Football is back and better than ever. In the Browns' first preseason game, the controversial Johnny Manziel went 7-of-11 for 42 yards (a QB rating of 71.0) and ran...
South African vet tries novel treatment for injured rhino
JOHANNESBURG — Veterinarians in South Africa have treated an injured rhino whose face was mutilated by poachers by fitting it with a bandage made of elephant skin. Dr. Johan Marais...
Mike Aviles' leukemia-stricken daughter takes the mound
CLEVELAND -- Adriana Aviles, the 4-year-old daughter of Indians player and former Middletown (N.Y) High School performer Mike Aviles, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Thursday night's game against...
Man looking for cellphone struck, killed by roller coaster
SANDUSKY, Ohio — A man who entered a restricted area at Ohio's Cedar Point amusement park to look for a lost cellphone has been struck by a roller coaster and...
122 cats rescued from squalid Pennsylvania home
HENRYVILLE, Pa. — Animal control officials say they have rescued 122 cats and kittens from a squalid Pennsylvania home and transported them to a North Philadelphia facility for medical evaluations....
Idiot in bear costume harasses bears in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Authorities want to talk to a man who donned a fairly realistic bear costume — head and all — and wore it when harassing a bear and two...
Tiger asks what everyone wants to know: 'F--k is wrong with you?'
It was a good question, really. Tiger Woods has never been one to hold his tongue between the ropes, and the 14-time major champion was caught in a bit of...
NYC settles Occupy Wall Street group’s lawsuit for $25K
City taxpayers will be shelling out to settle another suit with Occupy Wall Street protesters — this time, $25,000 for a group that set up Web access for demonstrators at...
Accused 'flash crash' trader set to be freed on bail in London
LONDON -- Navinder Sarao, the London-based trader accused by the United States of market manipulation that contributed to the 2010 Wall Street "flash crash", is set to be freed on...
Palace asks media to shun Prince George paparazzi pictures
LONDON — Royal officials on Friday urged media organizations not to publish unauthorized images of Prince George and Princess Charlotte, arguing that paparazzi are using increasingly dangerous tactics to get...
Cape Cod beaches close after shark eats, spits out seal
https://twitter.com/ryanhanrahan/status/631973998453215234 EASTHAM, Mass. — Officials say two Cape Cod beaches closed after visitors spotted a great white shark biting a seal and spitting it back out onto the beach. Beachgoers...
Firefighter in massive China blast rescued after 32 hours
https://youtu.be/PGdRO_fr2FY TIANJIN, China — Rescuers pulled out a firefighter who was trapped for 32 hours after responding to a fire and huge explosions in the Chinese port city of Tianjin...
Japanese leader stops short of apology for World War II
TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged Friday that Japan inflicted "immeasurable damage and suffering" on innocent people in World War II, but stopped short of offering his own apology...
'Top secret' Clinton emails include drone talk
WASHINGTON — The two emails on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private server that an auditor deemed "top secret" include a discussion of a news article detailing a U.S. drone operation and...
Cabby may not stay at $226 Manhattan apartment he scored for life
The 26-year-old cabby who scored a $226-a-month lifetime lease on an apartment just steps from the High Line — a deal that millions of New Yorkers would kill for —...
The New Republic unveils redesign of magazine
Nearly eight months after the firing of former Editor-in-Chief Franklin Foer triggered a staff revolt amid talk of a big digital push at the New Republic, new Editor-in-Chief Gabriel Snyder...
Judge rejects suit backing student expelled for toy gun
A Manhattan judge shot down a lawsuit by the mom of a student who was expelled from his special-needs school for threatening classmates with a toy gun. Justice Cynthia Kern...
Gang leader after shooting firefighter: 'Today I die'
A gangbanger was killed by police after he set off a smoke bomb, shot an FDNY lieutenant — and wrote, “Today I die,” in an online post — during a...
Dominique Sharpton's $5M injury heading to court
Al Sharpton’s daughter will be grilled by city lawyers in November on whether she really suffered permanent injuries stumbling on an uneven Soho street. A judge set a Nov. 4...
Beloved East Village restaurant reopens after explosion
Life is slowly simmering back to normal at the site of the deadly East Village gas explosion, as evidenced by the bubbling borscht and boiling potatoes at B&H Dairy just...
New deck to top view from Empire State Building
The Hudson Yards development will have the tallest outdoor observation deck in the Big Apple, beating out the view from the Empire State Building by 50 feet, project developers revealed...
City worker led friends on a sewer 'scavenger hunt'
A city worker and his two buddies were busted for climbing down into a Brooklyn manhole to hunt for “gold, jewelry and guns” in the sewers, authorities said Thursday. Marquis...
Overnight shootings leave 1 dead, 4 injured
One person was killed and four others were injured Thursday night in gun violence across Brooklyn and the Bronx. The gunplay turned deadly just after 8 p.m. in Brownsville, Brooklyn,...
Why US politics might be headed for a four-party moment
If anything’s constant in American political life, it’s the stable two-party system, jostled occasionally by third-party presidential challengers such as Ross Perot in 1992 and 1996 or Theodore Roosevelt in...
Hedge-fund mogul inspires Showtime series
Showtime has released a trailer for its upcoming series “Billions” — which appears to be inspired by US Attorney Preet Bharara’s pursuit of criminal charges against hedge-fund mogul Steve Cohen....
City’s 311 hotline flooded with over 20K homeless reports
The number of calls to 311 about the homeless has soared since Mayor de Blasio took office, records show. As of Aug. 9, the 311 system has fielded 20,242 homeless-related...
'Breaking Bad' buddies Hank and Gomey in real-life political drama
Call it life imitating art — “Breaking Bad”-style. Dean Norris and Steven Michael Quezada played buddy-buddy DEA agents Hank Schrader and Steve “Gomey” Gomez on AMC’s “Breaking Bad.” Now Norris,...
'Fear the Walking Dead': The good, the bad and the zombies
The summer’s most anticipated series, “Fear the Walking Dead,” premieres Aug. 23 on AMC. The series, a companion show to “The Walking Dead,” brings us back to the onset of...
Tom Brady goes just 1-of-4 with properly inflated balls
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady had better hope his legal defense is better than his football defense. The suspended Patriots quarterback hung around for one play less than a full...
Michael Pineda could be Yankees' mystery sixth starter
CLEVELAND — Michael Pineda said he is scheduled to throw 45 pitches for Double-A Trenton on Sunday in a minor league rehab start. And that could be enough work to...
Cop hit by his own bullet at gun range
An NYPD instructor was struck by his own gunfire at the department’s gun range in The Bronx on Thursday — the second time the cop was nailed by a ricocheting...
Explosion leaves China in 'post-apocalyptic' state
This post-apocalyptic scene of car skeletons is all that remained in the lot after a series of earth-shaking explosions in China on Wednesday. Local authorities report that at least 50...
The nagging Mets concern that could undermine playoff dreams
Lucas Duda missed his third straight game with a stiff back, and manager Terry Collins didn’t rule out a potential stint on the disabled list. “There’s concern,” Collins said before...
NYC schools on the state's 'dangerous' list decreased
The number of New York City public schools deemed dangerous by the state has fallen sharply. Of the 32 schools the state Education Department included in its “persistently dangerous” list...
Jets' reaction to Bills signing IK Enemkpali? 'Rex is Rex'
DETROIT — There was little reaction among the Jets players to former coach Rex Ryan bringing IK Enemkpali to Buffalo one day after the Jets waived him. “Rex is Rex,”...
These are the worst restaurants in Times Square
Times Square’s brawling Spider-Men and extortionist Elmos besmirch the “Crossroads of the World.” But a more stomach-turning scourge is the tourist-trampled district’s chain restaurants, which conveniently concentrate Manhattan’s most terrible...
NYC's secret topless beach
"Hipsters go home,” says the graffiti on the path to Fort Tilden beach. That hasn’t seemed to stop anyone — least of all the hapless millennials who go on an...
These costumes are the only good part of 'Man from U.N.C.L.E.'
Saving the world never goes out of style. That’s the tag line for “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” the Guy Ritchie-directed big-screen take on the popular 1960s television series. The fashion...
Shark Week success helped Discovery head get promoted
Discovery Communications is rejigging its network lineup, giving Rich Ross, president of flagship Discovery Channel, a bigger lair. Ross is being rewarded for helping the channel boost its standing in...
Ryan Fitzpatrick is exactly what the Jets -- and Bryce Petty -- need
DETROIT — The Kid was taking his lumps. This wasn’t TCU on the other side of the ball. But he was never alone with his self-doubt. The Journeyman was there...
De Blasio says Legionnaires’ outbreak is contained
Mayor de Blasio said on Thursday that the outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that has killed 12 people and sickened 122 others in the South Bronx has been contained. “The corner...
Death-row inmates guilty of gruesome home invasion will live
They raped and murdered a Connecticut mother and then burned her two daughters alive — and now they’re being shown mercy? Connecticut’s highest court on Thursday spared the lives of...
Woman who stole dying fashion exec’s identity finally caught
A woman charged with stealing a dying Manhattan fashion exec’s identity has finally been nabbed after spending four months on the run. Erin O’Hanlon, 34, was arrested Monday in Hollywood,...
NYPD to put armed recruits on duty before academy graduation
Armed NYPD recruits will hit the streets months before graduating from the Police Academy, under a new training strategy that the brass say will better prepare them for the dangerous...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A suspect bumped into a shopper and swiped her cellphone at a Fordham Heights clothing store, cops said. The 51-year-old victim was browsing the aisles at Embode Boutique...
Carl Banks: Giants must assume JPP won't be back
Even with an explosive offense, significant skill-position players on both sides of the ball, plus the return of Steve Spagnuolo as defensive coordinator, much of the focus during Giants training...
Theaters worry 'Straight Outta Compton' could spark violence
Universal Pictures, this summer’s runaway box-office king with $1.3 billion in North American receipts, is expected to extend its lead over No. 2 Disney this weekend with the release of...
Candy Crush company shares dive following bleak outlook
The sugar high is over for the maker of Candy Crush Saga. Shares of King Digital, whose other mobile gaming hits include Candy Crush Soda Saga and Farm Heroes Saga,...
Martha Stewart's insider trader pal scammed for $100K
Convicted inside trader and Martha Stewart pal Sam Waksal got taken for $100,000 by a fraudster who’s easier to see through than one of the domestic diva’s brand-name lace curtains, The...