December 13, 2015
Chris Christie makes it back to prime-time for next debate
WASHINGTON — Chris Christie made it back onto the main stage for Tuesday’s GOP presidential debate in Las Vegas. The New Jersey governor was relegated to the undercard for the...
Knicks can begin trading Tuesday -- and Piston's available
Tuesday marks the unofficial start to the trade season, when the contracts of 10 players on the Knicks roster become eligible to be dealt. Knicks general manager Steve Mills made...
Why the Rangers seemingly are a disaster in the making
Regarding the Rangers, a team lacking structure, identity, confidence and in midseason crisis: 1. The time is now for Alain Vigneault to separate Ryan McDonagh from Dan Girardi, for the...
Islanders being very careful with Ryan Strome
For the second straight game, the Islanders chose caution over risk. Second-year forward Ryan Strome was a scratch for Sunday’s 4-0 win over the Devils at Barclays Center. Strome, 22,...
Titans play headset blame game as Jets take advantage big time
You could see Brandon Marshall’s excitement as soon as he came to the line in the second quarter and saw no one covering him. Marshall began signaling to quarterback Ryan...
Heisman Trophy? Magical Warriors? ESPN found a way to ruin them
Perhaps lost in the Warriors’ 24-0 start was that they got there by playing good, old-fashioned team basketball. And for all the slams and bombs, public-address system screaming, marketing meetings...
This time it really is now or never for the Giants ... seriously
MIAMI — Tom Coughlin can do jumping jacks until he’s blue in the face. Someone can convince Antonio Pierce to send over the air horn he once blew to get...
How Giants' Monday task got more dire without playing a snap
MIAMI — The Giants have had a few weeks this season when — because of the good fortune of the mediocrity surrounding them in the NFC East — they’ve won...
Extension unlikely in Halliburton-Baker Hughes deal
Halliburton is ready to call regulators’ bluff, The Post has learned. The Department of Justice will wrap up its review of Halliburton’s $35 billion deal to acquire rival oil-services company...
This church continues to be terrorized by vandalism
Christmas is a bit gloomy for parishioners over at the Church of St. Agnes in Midtown, we’re told. We reported last month that the saint’s statue in front of the...
What Jets' film work revealed about how to destroy Mariota
The game plan was simple: Keep Marcus Mariota in the pocket. “You see it on the film: A lot of times he breaks the pocket, extends the play,” cornerback Buster...
Scouts scratch heads over Yankees trade as bullpen suffers
When Brian Cashman left Nashville and the Winter Meetings on Thursday, the Yankees general manager admitted the team’s bullpen was not a finished product. And since any additions won’t be...
Neil Walker scouting report: Mets landed Murphy's bat, better glove
Neil Walker’s reputation as a “winning” player is something that wasn’t lost on the Mets as they negotiated the trade with the Pirates last week for the switch-hitting second baseman....
LeSean McCoy storms off with cursing fit in crushing showdown
PHILADELPHIA — As the final seconds of the Shady Bowl ticked off, LeSean McCoy headed straight to the tunnel that led to the Bills locker room without acknowledging his former...
Fitzpatrick: From afterthought to one of Jets' best QB years ever
Sometimes the smaller moves end up being the best ones. The offseason trade for Ryan Fitzpatrick was seen as minor, at best. But he has gone from insurance policy to...
John Idzik's 1st (and only?) Jets gift is punishing more than ever
John Idzik doesn’t get — or deserve — much credit for his two-year stint as the Jets’ general manager, but one of his first moves continued to pay big dividends...
Jets' Wilkerson getting less affordable with every sack
Muhammad Wilkerson certainly knows how to make a contract run. The Jets’ All-Pro defensive tackle — and potential headline free agent in the offseason — upped his asking price significantly...
Brandon Marshall gave Eric Decker his perfect role
Joe Namath had Don Maynard and George Sauer. Ryan Fitzpatrick has Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker. Batman and Robin, catch the Jets’ playoff fever. “I had an awesome partner in...
Politicians need to pay up after Silver-Skelos convictions
New York politicians from Gov. Cuomo on down are quick to blast the kind of corruption that took center stage in the Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos trials — even...
Jets report card: Complete domination in every facet
Offense The offense got off to a quick start and put together one of its best performances, rolling to 439 yards. QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (21-of-36, 263 yards, 3 TDs) had...
All you need to know about the new 'Star Wars' movie
Are you sick of “Star Wars” yet? The endlessly hyped sequel, “The Force Awakens,” is less than a week from hitting theaters, and everywhere you turn there’s a Wookie or...
Here's what all those terror terms actually mean
After the attacks in Paris and California, the debate in America has again erupted over the appropriate lexicon for discussing terrorism. Here’s an extremely abridged, alphabetized list of words and...
What it will take to clean up New York politics
New Yorkers have now learned a lesson high-schoolers are taught in government class: Absolute power corrupts absolutely. But the deeper reality of the scandals is even more tragic: Our “public...
How 'Broken Windows' can help stop traffic deaths
See something, say something. Mayor de Blasio did just that this week. It’s a good thing he looked twice when he crossed a Brooklyn street, even when he had the...
Don't suppress the NYPD's report on Islamic radicalization
In the wake of the San Bernardino massacre, a landmark study on how American Muslims become radicalized is at risk of . . . being suppressed. That study has been available on...
Chef Rubuchon bailed on Brookfield Place because it's 'too old'
Real estate insiders expressed awe over the ease with which Brookfield Property Group signed a new Saks Fifth Avenue store to replace a planned Joël Rubuchon restaurant at 250 Vesey...
Islanders leapfrog Rangers by destroying the Devils
Again he said it, and again, it was almost hard to believe. “It’s a long season — I don’t look at the standings,” Islanders coach Jack Capuano said on Sunday...
Gurney's Resort adds neighbor's oceanfront property
Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa, an iconic establishment that is being revitalized by new partners, has purchased the adjacent oceanfront property, The Panoramic View Resort and Residences, Side Dish...
Kristaps Porzingis is hitting the wall -- and he knows it
Kristaps Porzingis issued the perfect sentiment in the din of the winning visitors’ locker room late Saturday in Portland. The Knicks’ 7-foot-3 rookie was down after his legs gave out...
Todd Bowles shows something Rex, others so often failed at
What, you thought all the laughs went speeding up the Thruway when Rex Ryan migrated to Buffalo? You have a hard time envisioning Todd Bowles appearing at an open mic night...
Aunt struck after saving niece from speeding car's path
A young woman saved her 5-year-old niece’s life by pushing the child out of the path of a car in Queens on Sunday — but was struck by the vehicle herself...
Retired police dog saved by animal rights group
A retired police dog was ditched by his former law enforcement owner at a Brooklyn animal shelter last week after working nearly his whole life fighting crime — and was...
'Sex slave' priest couldn't even show his face to resign
Worshippers at a Bronx Catholic church broke into applause Sunday when a letter from their disgraced priest was read before Masses announcing he was stepping aside in the wake of...
Did Redskins' Twitter gaffe just expose team's latest sham?
https://twitter.com/dcsportsbog/status/676118434426585088/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The Washington Redskins continued their long-standing tradition of making a mockery out of their controversial franchise, this time with an apparent phony fan Twitter account. The embarrassed team posted an...
This Johnny Manziel can be the savior Browns need
CLEVELAND — The only time Johnny Manziel misbehaved, he took it out on himself. Angry for throwing a first-half interception, Manziel banged a tablet on his head in frustration before...
Jets absolutely throttle Titans in all-around masterpiece
Todd Bowles never worried about Sunday’s meeting with the dismal Titans being a trap game for his team. “If you’re the Golden State Warriors, you can have a trap game,”...
Is Stephen Curry 'this generation's Michael Jordan'?
To a certain NBA fan, Michael Jordan legacy is sacrosanct. To sully the greatest player ever by comparing him with a contemporary is grounds for shouting, or at least dismissing...
Without Dalton, Bengals turn to AJ McCarron -- and Katherine Webb
Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton hurt his right thumb while making a tackle on an interception return in the first quarter against the Steelers in Cincinnati on Sunday and wore a...
Weed found after potential No. 1 NFL pick plunges 15 feet
ATLANTA — Police say star Ole Miss football player Robert Nkemdiche was hospitalized after falling from a wall at an Atlanta hotel. Department spokeswoman Kim Jones says it appears that...
Saudi Arabian women elected to office for first time ever
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — At least 19 Saudi women have won seats on local municipal councils a day after women voted and ran in elections for the first time in...
The Chris Mullin effect is real as St. John's shocks Syracuse
The impact of Jim Boeheim’s absence at Syracuse is unclear, but the effect of Chris Mullin’s presence at St. John’s isn’t up for debate. While Boeheim — serving a nine-game...
De Blasio aide's iPhone, wallet swiped
An aide to Mayor de Blasio had her iPhone 6 and wallet stolen from her bag at a Brooklyn bar, police sources said Sunday. Elana Leopold, 25 -- who describes...
'Shut the f--k up': Limping Pacman Jones tries to fight Steelers
The Steelers and Bengals have been talking trash all week leading up to Sunday's showdown between the two teams atop the AFC North. That the venom spilled over into a...
Students cheer for mannequins after live Nativity scene is banned
ELKHART, Ind. — Concord High School in northern Indiana used mannequins instead of student actors after a federal judge banned a live Nativity scene that has been performed for decades....
Nationals pitcher: Matt Williams exhausted me until Tommy John
Matt Williams may be gone from Washington, but it seems a Nationals reliever is still feeling his effects. Aaron Barrett on Saturday blamed being overworked for his right elbow problems...
Taylor Swift and Apple finally kiss and make up
Taylor Swift is releasing a live concert special from her star-studded "1989 World Tour" exclusively on Apple Music. The pop star announced Sunday, on her 26th birthday, that she will...
EMT busted for throwing a mug at bartender at SantaCon
An off-duty EMT dressed in a Santa suit was charged with assault for throwing a beer mug at a bartender during SantaCon celebrations in the East Village, cops said Sunday....
These shoes are Swaggy P's only relief from wretched Lakers
The Lakers are 3-21 in a season that's not about winning. They go on the road and are a dream matchup: The home team sells out its building and then...
The Rob Gronkowski watch is driving fantasy owners insane
With many fantasy league playoffs starting today, the crazed hunger for juicy bits of will-he-start-or-not desperation hit its geeky pinnacle at about 12:45 p.m. With fantasy owners in a mad dash between...
Chip Kelly's LeSean McCoy phone call backfired instantly
LeSean McCoy still has some hang-ups with Chip Kelly. The simmering feud between the Bills running back and Eagles coach escalated earlier this week, when Kelly called his former star...
Man critically injured in moped crash on Upper East Side
A 29-year-old man driving a Vespa on the Upper East Side was critically injured when he collided with an SUV early Sunday, cops said. The man on the scooter was...
Trump reclaims lead in polls, Ted Cruz comes in second
Donald Trump reclaimed the lead among GOP presidential hopefuls and Sen. Ted Cruz vaulted into second place, a new national poll revealed on Sunday. The Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey...
Trump says he has far better judgement than 'maniac' Ted Cruz
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump blasted rising rival Ted Cruz Sunday following a pair of Iowa polls showing the Texas senator now in the lead. “I don't think he has the...
Odell Beckham on Jarvis Landry: He's like me, but shiftier
MIAMI – This is the first time the Giants will line up to try to contain Jarvis Landry, the Dolphins’ talented second-year receiver. This is not the first time the Giants...
It actually got easier to buy a gun after Sandy Hook
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in which a mentally troubled young man killed 26 children and teachers, served as a rallying cry for...
Gun rights activists go toe to toe with sex toys at fake mass shooting
AUSTIN, Texas — Guns on one side of the street, counter-protesters making bathroom noises on the other. About a dozen gun rights activists staged an open carry march and mock...
Today might just be the warmest December 13 in NYC history
Sunday is poised to be the hottest Dec. 13 in New York history with more unseasonably warm temperatures on tap for this upcoming week. The mercury is expected to top...
ACLU leader resigns after threatening to shoot Trump supporters
An ACLU leader has resigned after posting on Facebook that supporters of leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump be shot before Election Day, according to multiple news sources. The post...
Man found on Brooklyn sidewalk with five gunshot wounds
A man was found with five gunshot wounds in his back on a Brooklyn sidewalk Sunday morning and died a short time later, cops said. Alfred James, 27, was lying...
US officials missed terror wife's blatant jihadist social-media posts
Tashfeen Malik, who helped her husband kill 14 people in the San Bernardino massacre, was allowed to enter the United States because officials never checked her social-media posts — which...
Scandal-plagued politicians will battle for Queens congressional seat
A shady showdown is brewing in Queens, where state Sen. James Sanders has filed paperwork to challenge Rep. Gregory Meeks for his congressional seat. Both Democrats have faced questions over...
Cops search for deadly hit-and-run passenger
Police want to question this man, who was caught on a surveillance camera exiting through the rear door of a car that earlier had fatally struck a 17-year-old teen in...
10,000 kids caught sneaking into US from Mexico in last two months
More than 10,000 children have been caught trying to cross the US-Mexico border alone in the last two months, a 106 percent hike from last year. There has also been...
Cops catch Staten Island bird killer
A Staten Island man who allegedly fired his pellet gun into a flock of birds perched in a tree may learn what it’s like to be a jailbird. Cops said...
Money-transfer company sued for 'aiding Al-Shabaab terrorists'
The New York son of Somali singer and politician Saado Ali Warsame is suing the US arm of a money-transfer business, claiming it helped fund the assassination of his mother....
Brooklyn hoarder's rabbits put up for adoption
Hundreds of bunnies rescued from the clutches of a Brooklyn hoarder were put up for adoption Saturday. Things were hopping in Union Square, where 20 of the 25 rabbits had...
These are the most stolen items from NYC restaurants
Diners across the city have sticky fingers — and not just the kind that come from eating chicken wings. Earlier this month, Richard Johnson reported that patrons are walking off...
Start saving for the freshman class of 2034
Of course, applying for federal aid and searching for scholarships should ideally come long after saving for college already has begun. Here are some ways that parents can save from...
Step 5: Be smart about getting a loan
All those stories about the average debt a graduate has after college? It’s even worse than you think. Saying someone has $30,000 in loans masks the fact that they’ll be...
Russian warship fires warning shots at Turkish vessel
The Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday one of its warships, the destroyer Smetlivy, had been forced to fire warning shots at a Turkish vessel in the Aegean Sea to...
These boutiques have been 'going out of business' for years
These stores have been going out of business — for years. Every weekend, the Tuci Italia boutique at Sixth Avenue and 56th Street hangs “Going Out of Business” signs on...
Step 4: Apply for many, many scholarships
As with everything these days, there’s an app for that. Scholarships.com has a free app on the Apple store that let’s you search 2.7 million state and national college scholarships...
Step 3: Ways to negotiate with schools for a better deal
You should approach paying for college as you would buying a car: don’t even think about paying sticker price. Ignore the scary six-digit number that private and public colleges these...
Plumber's old truck spotted in ISIS video
A Texas plumber who was flooded with threats after his old truck — still emblazoned with his company’s name — was seen driven by ISIS thugs in Syria has armed...
Step 2: How NY can help cover your in-state college costs
If you stay in state for higher education, there’s plenty of ways New York can help cover your costs. Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) The state’s Tuition Assistance Program provides grants...
Monday may be trash day for marts on junk debt
The risk that junk bond selling may create a contagion spreading to other markets is growing as witnessed Friday with the Dow Jones industrial average selling off 309 points. Gone...
Step 1: How to land federal aid by filling out the FAFSA
The first thing every family should do, no matter how much money they have, is fill out the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This is the form...
Get ready: How you apply for college aid will change next year
Things can look bleak for a college graduate these days. In 2014, 69 percent of university seniors were leaving school with student-loan debt, owing an average of $28,950 each. In...
Cops clear bums out of Bronx park ahead of tree lighting
The NYPD cleared out a vagrant-plagued park in The Bronx on Saturday in time for the Arthur Avenue neighborhood’s annual holiday tree-lighting ceremony. The Belmont Business Improvement District’s $15,000 tree...
Poison spread on Brooklyn streets kills dog, hurts resident
Someone is dropping rat poison on the streets of brownstone Brooklyn and has already killed at least one dog and made a human sick. “It’s become very scary here for...
Meet the one-man killing machine of 'Fargo,' plus more to watch this week
Fargo Monday, 10 p.m., FX Hanzee Dent (Zahn McClarnon) wasn’t much of a talker. What the lean, long-haired Native American excelled at was killing. He was never far from his...
De Blasio's 'arrogance' is killing his policy initiatives: critics
There’s only one person Mayor de Blasio listens to, his critics charge — and that’s Mayor de Blasio. The mayor pledged to tackle the city’s housing crisis — one of...
The last remaining relics of 9/11 will be given away by March
Fourteen years later, they sit in a mostly empty Hangar 17 at JFK Airport — the last remains of 9/11. After the Sept. 11 attacks, the Port Authority stashed about...
School principal bans Santa, Thanksgiving and Pledge of Allegiance
Santa Claus is banned. The Pledge of Allegiance is no longer recited. “Harvest festival” has replaced Thanksgiving, and “winter celebrations” substitute for Christmas parties. New principal Eujin Jaela Kim has...
Losing the Carnegie Deli would be tragic for NYC
The Carnegie Deli has been closed since April, and rumors swirl that it will never reopen. If this truly is the end, will the city lose some of its luster...
The most viable asset in NYC real estate? A pizza oven
In 2013, after years of searching, Anna Viertel and Dave Sclarow finally found just the right spot to open the upscale pizzeria they’d long dreamed about. Sure, it was on...
'He might as well be a bucket': Why C-3PO and R2-D2 hate each other
They are among the most famous on-screen duos in history, yet C-3P0 and R2-D2 don’t see eye to eye — and not just because of the height difference. When the...
Parishioners: 'Sex slave' priest scolded us for being 'sinful'
The Bronx priest with a crucifix-ation on his S&M “master” was a holier-than-thou blowhard who denied sacraments to “unworthy” parishioners, railed against gays at baptism class, yelled at the faithful...
NY's response to not enough kids passing a test? Make it easier to pass
Here’s a quiz: What should the state of New York do when its students aren’t learning algebra? Lower the grade needed to pass the class, of course. In 2013, the...
George Lazenby bluffed his way into being James Bond, then screwed it up
George Lazenby certainly looked the part. But could the 28-year-old, who had no acting experience and was more himbo than sophisticate, really play James Bond? Producers ran him through a...
They're 'so nice,' until they get religion and want to kill us
‘We see growing efforts by terrorists to poison the minds of people like the Boston Marathon bombers and the San Bernardino killers,” President Obama said while addressing the nation in...
Liberals need to stop flattering Islam and ask tough questions instead
I remember back in the 1980s, the diplomat then in charge of United Sates counterterrorism program, Robert Oakley, insisted that the US will never be targeted by homegrown Islamist terrorists...
The Holocaust survivor who became an American war hero
Tibor “Teddy” Rubin died this month of natural causes in Garden Grove, Calif. His was an extraordinary life: A Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor, he moved to America, joined the Army, fought...
Hottest trend in publishing is adult coloring books
Nine of the 20 books on Amazon’s current bestseller list contain few words and belong to a genre that didn’t exist two years ago. Welcome to the biggest publishing craze...
Tantrums, terror, B12 shots: Inside Al Pacino's Broadway bomb
Producer Jeffrey Richards had no trouble raising the money for “China Doll,” the new David Mamet play starring Al Pacino. What a perfect match — Mamet, celebrated for writing tough,...
Democratic candidates build 'safe spaces' from tough questions
We all have ourselves a good laugh at what’s happening on campus: shutting down freedom of speech in the name of “starting a conversation.” Deprivation of due process in the...
Trump hasn't contributed to his own foundation in years
Donald Trump hasn’t coughed up a dime to his own charitable foundation in six years, but has used the donations of others to give to his youngest son’s private school....
Trump once donated $1,000 to pro-Muslim group: tax filings
Donald Trump, who wants to ban Muslims from entering the United States, gave a $1,000 contribution in 2013 to Turning Point, a Queens organization with the sole mission of helping...
'Sex master' joked about priest's bad 'party drugs' in kinky texts
The S&M “master” at the center of a bombshell church scandal boasted about his domination over the Rev. Peter Miqueli in a series of kinky text messages — even joking...
Ronda Rousey honors promise to attend Marine Corps ball
Mixed martial arts star Ronda Rousey made good on her commitment to attend the Marine Corps Ball on Friday — despite suffering the first loss of her career less than...
Graffiti arrests drop 30% as complaints keep pouring in
Graffiti arrests have plunged 31 percent since 2013, despite vows from Mayor de Blasio’s and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton to enforce quality-of-life offenses. Cops have collared 2,497 aerosol artists in...
Cops wound suspect in chase at Brooklyn housing project
Police shot an armed man trying to evade them at a Brooklyn housing project, authorities said Saturday. Uniformed housing cops patrolling the Walt Whitman Houses in Fort Greene heard gunshots...
FDNY firefighters file lawsuit: Loud sirens are making us deaf
New York’s Bravest can take the heat, but some can’t stand the noise. Nearly 1,500 FDNY firefighters and retirees joined with other smoke-eaters to file a mass lawsuit claiming years...
Ted Cruz triples support, leads Republican field in Iowa: poll
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has more than tripled his support in Iowa and leads the Republican field by 10 points in a new poll released Saturday. Cruz is the top...
Robin Lopez comes alive after Fisher deflects Knicks' blame
PORTLAND, Ore. — Knicks center Robin Lopez found his offensive touch on his return to the city in which he spent the past two seasons, after getting a huge ovation...
Joan Collins auctioning off Warren Beatty's love letters
Joan Collins is finally ready to part ways with her Warren Beatty mementos — and for the right price, they could be yours. Collins, 82, who was briefly engaged to...
Conor McGregor destroys Aldo with one stunning punch
VEGAS — Conor McGregor backed up every word he ever said to Jose Aldo with one spectacular punch. McGregor stopped Aldo with a left hand to the jaw just 13...
This fan conned his way into the Yankees clubhouse for 8 years
For eight years, Arnie “Tokyo” Rosenthal, from Valley Stream, LI, pretended to be a journalist to score a coveted all-access press credential to “cover” the Yankees. He got to live...
Rangers continue committing costly mistakes in OT loss to Flames
CALGARY, Alberta — These are uncharted waters for this group of Rangers, who may never quit, but seem incapable of putting an end to a free fall the likes of...
Carmelo Anthony puts Knicks on his back in superstar statement
Carmelo Anthony branded Saturday’s game against the Trail Blazers “a must-win’’ and, like a good leader, he showed the way. After getting his hackles up after learning about Charles Barkley’s...
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Brooklyn Investigators say the bumbling Bushwick bank bandit pictured above got no cash but angrily took back his cash-demand note when the teller said she had no money in her...