December 17, 2015
Guggenheim Partners spin off The Hollywood Reporter
After seven years of losses from its trade publications, Guggenheim Partners on Thursday tossed in the towel — selling Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Adweek and other properties to a new...
The numbers tell the story: It's time to take Jets seriously
The yardage statistics the NFL uses for its rankings don’t always mean much. For instance, the Titans piled up most of their 292 yards against the Jets after they were...
Odell Beckham feels 'awesome' about final Pro Bowl votes
Odell Beckham Jr. entered this season with two goals: Reach the Super Bowl and the Pro Bowl. The latter seems to be an absolute certainty. The Giants’ second-year superstar finished...
Jesse Palmer: Michigan State can ride one edge to Alabama stunner
ESPN college football analyst and former Giants quarterback Jesse Palmer breaks down the bowl season with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: Which under-the-radar game and player are you most looking...
Teen sues Chipotle over norovirus
A 16-year-old Massachusetts boy who got norovirus and went to an emergency room after eating at the Boston Chipotle that sickened some 140 Boston College students sued Chipotle on Thursday...
Jets quoting Namath as Super Bowl fever begins to permeate
There will be five of them on the flight to Dallas on Friday for the next biggest game of the season — five Jets with Super Bowl rings, five Jets...
Activists pressing for sale at Yahoo
At least a half-dozen Yahoo! suitors are buzzing around the ailing Web portal trying to stoke a sale, The Post has learned. Yahoo! Chief Financial Officer Ken Goldman has been...
Arron Afflalo's eruption reveals Phil Jackson's plan at work
While the jury is still out on many of Phil Jackson’s July free-agent signings, it’s unanimous the Knicks president hit the bull’s-eye with shooting guard Arron Afflalo. Wednesday’s 107-102 victory...
Why you'll see this year's winter coats in stores again next year
Shoppers in the Northeast who like some of the coats they see in stores this fall but are dissuaded from buying because of the unseasonably warm weather shouldn’t fret. The...
Lundqvist shattering stick perfectly sums up sinking Rangers
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Henrik Lundqvist’s stick was in pieces on the ice at Xcel Energy Center, the Rangers’ franchise goalie having broken it over the crossbar in frustration. It...
Not everyone is thrilled with a warm December
The lack of snow in the Northeast coupled with the mild weather has melted tens of millions of dollars in business, experts said. From New York’s Catskill Mountains up through...
There will be no stopping Seahawks' rolling offense
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Giants catching Panthers at right time for a wild upset
Including the 1997-2014 seasons in The Post, Cat’s record in print stands at 523-440 (54 percent) against the spread. Sunday GIANTS (+5) over Panthers: Big Blue’s made it this far,...
Darrelle Revis doesn't blink as Bowles hypes Cowboys' 'LeBron'
Jets coach Todd Bowles heard what safety Calvin Pryor said this week about Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant losing some speed after foot surgery. Bowles is not banking on Pryor’s scouting...
Over/Under Rico: Week 15
Rico went 10-6 (2-1 Best Bets) last week on the Over/Unders for his second 10-win week in a row. The season record is now 101-103-4 (19-21-2). The selections for Week...
Rodale fires 10 just days before Christmas
Every year around this time, it seems some media CEO turns into the Grinch who stole Christmas by giving employees a hearty, “Merry Christmas — you’re fired.” In 2013, Martha...
Nets' injuries add up to golden chance for NBA journeyman
Often, opportunity knocks. Sometimes, it knocks the door down with a battering ram. Nets reserve point guard Donald Sloan is seeing that latter scenario. With second-string point guard Shane Larkin...
Giants haven't seen anything like Cam Newton, but they're not scared
Now we find out if the Giants merely are a product of the poor NFC East, pretenders that shouldn’t be vying for a playoff spot, or a team nobody would...
Stephanie George bolting Penske Media after less than a year
Stephanie George is departing Penske Media’s Fairchild operation — less than a year after joining as vice chairman responsible for all the print and digital business operations. She will remain...
The Daily News spoils 'Star Wars'
The Daily News turned into a cruel “Star Wars” spoiler thanks to its Wednesday comics page — two days before the Disney blockbuster’s opening. The “Between the Lines” cartoon by...
St. John's next task after Syracuse shocker: Keep it going
Last Sunday’s final score was as surprising as the high December temperatures, Chris Mullin’s young St. John’s team stunning experienced Syracuse at the packed Garden. The Johnnies hit 3-pointers from...
Why Will Smith was hesitant to do 'Concussion' movie
This is not Will Smith the actor speaking. This is Will Smith the father. “My son Trey played at Oaks Christian, which is a football powerhouse in Southern California, and...
Martin Shkreli's fall is cause for rejoicing left and right
If you want to play the big free-market bad boy, don’t have a dirty past: That looks to be the lesson of Martin Shkreli’s fall. Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Shkreli won...
Hillary Clinton's dream debate is one nobody watches
Busy Saturday night? Probably, what with the NCAA bowl games, the Jets’ must-win battle in Dallas and opening weekend for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” So you’ll skip the Democratic...
De Blasio takes a stand against corruption -- now it's Schneiderman's turn
Mayor Bill de Blasio just set an example for all New York politicians: He wants no part of any money tainted by Silver-Skelos corruption — so he’s giving it back....
Six months in, Republicans still can't trump Teflon Donald
If there’s any lesson from Tuesday’s debate, it’s that six months after his entry into the Republican presidential race, no one has any better idea of how to handle Donald...
Even with Shelly Silver in prison, New Yorkers will still pay for his legal corruption
If you think you aren’t paying for years of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s (legal) corruption, think again. For decades, Silver carried water for the trial lawyers in Albany, and...
John Kerry's fevered fantasy of a Syrian peace
Syria is broken — irreparably. Yet on Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry is gathering the world’s top diplomats to try to put the pieces back in place. Kerry’s purpose...
Blacklisting 'Huck Finn' --- the PC police side with 19th century racists
The upcoming film “Band of Robbers” imagines Mark Twain’s classic characters Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer as modern-day dysfunctional adults. About a quarter of the dialogue is taken directly from...
Are Odell Beckham's Joker cleats a shot at Panthers stud CB?
Odell Beckham Jr. was in the Giants locker room Thursday flashing his version of “The Joker” cleats he wore before Monday night’s game in Miami and at practice earlier in...
Jarret Stoll's Rangers release was bad timing for Erin Andrews
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jarret Stoll had just woken up in his apartment building in downtown Manhattan on Monday morning when his phone rang. He was told the Rangers had...
The freakiest photos of 2015
You have to see these weirdest, wildest snapshots of the year to believe them.
Tourist tripping balls in the Amazon fatally stabs buddy
LIMA - A Canadian man killed a British man after the two took a hallucinogenic plant brew known as ayahuasca together at a spiritual retreat in the Peruvian Amazon, authorities...
Giant boa caught taking a bus ride through Brooklyn
A slippery passenger was busted trying to get a free ride on a Brooklyn bus, but it wasn’t your typical fare-beating punk — it was a boa constrictor. The scaly...
Biting, brittle, bitchy: New bio reveals the magic of Maggie Smith
If you’ve been knocking around the theater world as long as I have, you’re bound to come across a Maggie Smith story. Here’s my favorite: During the 1990 run of...
Man who beheaded mom's cat gets four years in prison
SALEM, Ore. — A Salem man who beheaded his mother's cat was sentenced to more than four years in prison after pleading guilty to animal abuse and drug charges. Rudy...
Christian college places professor who wore headscarf on leave
A professor at an Illinois Christian college was placed on leave Tuesday after wearing a headscarf to show solidarity with Muslims. Larycia Hawkins, who is a Christian and an associate...
Todd Bowles demands Jets run the table
You can run through all the playoff scenarios for the Jets you want, but coach Todd Bowles has only one in mind. “We know we have to win out,” Bowles...
Yankees hope this lefty prospect can back up untouchable tag
When Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner included James Pazos among the list of untouchable prospects prior to the July 31 trade deadline, it was a surprise to some. Pazos hadn’t received...
Ronda Rousey comeback is part UFC revenge, part Hollywood hiatus
UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta says superstar Ronda Rousey is “plotting her comeback” to the Octagon and should be ready for a rematch against Holly Holm at UFC 200 this summer...
New Orleans could get rid of Confederate monuments
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans City Council has voted in favor of removing prominent Confederate monuments along some of its busiest streets — a sweeping move by a city...
5 ways men secretly cheat
Unless you’re a swinger, having sex with someone else counts as cheating. Oral, too. But then there’s the fuzzy area between friendship and infidelity — and chances are, your girlfriend...
Will the jackass drug CEO have to hand over his Wu-Tang album?
A press conference announcing federal fraud charges against former hedge fund boss Martin Shkreli took an unusual turn Thursday with a question about a $2 million copy of a Wu-Tang...
Chris Mullin has no regrets over St. John's promise: 'This is fun'
There are times, he admits, when it still seems awfully surreal to him. There are times, when the whistle blows, when the players are racing for a timeout huddle, when...
Hey, customs officials! These K-pop stars aren't hookers
To be clear: The members of Korean pop group Oh My Girl are NOT hookers, no matter what customs officials in LA may think. TMZ says the LAX snafu resulted...
Sicko couple who sexually abused Amish girls get centuries behind bars
NEW YORK — A New York man and his girlfriend were sentenced on Thursday to 580 years and 300 years in federal prison, respectively, for drugging and sexually exploiting half...
Cameron Diaz: Fame will never make you happy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-HvL3TSf-8 Props for honesty, Cameron! The “Charlie’s Angels” star gets real in an interview for the nonprofit documentary “Human.” In the clip, filmed two years ago, she denounces fame: “Fame...
Woman burns man's genitals with hot iron during sex
A woman ended a steamy romp by attacking her sex partner in the genitals with a hot iron. Kenya Alozie, 31, was sentenced to nine years in prison for burning...
'Sisters' proves there ain’t no party like a Fey and Poehler party
What if you made a house-party-in-the-burbs movie with 40-something women instead of teenage dudes? Such is the unambitious but frequently amusing premise of “Sisters,” uniting Tina Fey and Amy Poehler...
Oklahoma capitol to display gay-pride 'Festivus' pole
An LGBT activist has won permission to display a "Festivus pole" adorned in the rainbow colors of gay pride and topped with a mirrored disco ball at the Oklahoma capitol...
Bar Refaeli doesn't belong behind bars
Model Bar Refaeli has been arrested and charged with tax evasion. Here's why we think she's innocent.
Giants superfan 'License Plate Guy' busted for loan sharking
A famed Big Blue fan could go from wearing license plates to making them, after his arrest for allegedly running a loan sharking operation in Rockland County, authorities said Thursday....
Facebook pays employees $10,000 bonus to live near office
Facebook is offering employees at its Silicon Valley headquarters at least $10,000 to move closer to the office, a reflection of the challenges many tech companies face in the increasingly...
Giants' test: Toughen up or get run over by perfect Panthers
The Panthers are what the Giants strive to be — and what they used to be. And that will be the biggest challenge for the Giants on Sunday when they...
Brits have better teeth than Americans, says preposterous British study
This new study isn’t something to smile about. Research released by the British Medical Journal proudly revealed that it’s Americans who have inferior pearly whites and not the other way...
The day in photos: Dec. 17, 2015
Polar bears look for lunch, Christmas lights illuminate the globe and more.
Adelson: 'Always our intention' to reveal newspaper purchase
Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is the money behind the secretive $140 million buyout of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, his family confirmed in a statement on Thursday. Patrick Dumont, a...
You'll never believe these gorgeous 'twins' aren't related
These blond babes have people seeing double! Shannon Lonergan, a 21-year-old Irishwoman, discovered that she had a doppelganger living in Sweden after finding her on a website, TwinStrangers.com. The two...
'Dreams Rewired' is dragged down by too much Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton narrates this oddball, meandering essay film. The focus is technology, and the visuals are made up of scenes that range from the dawn of film to the beginning...
Companies are trying to kill the holiday party
You may never again have to watch your boss do the Macarena, your assistant toss back one too many Chardonnays, or the awkward guy in accounting attempt to make small...
Badly injured teen has no idea who slashed her throat
The NYPD is “exploring every possibility” in its investigation into the 16-year-old Chinese exchange student who was slashed across her face and throat Wednesday morning by a boxcutter-wielding maniac as...
Fordham finds replacement for football coach Joe Moorhead
Fordham isn't messing with a winning formula. Instead of a national search to replace departed football coach Joe Moorhead, the Rams named offensive coordinator Andrew Breiner as his successor, the...
Iman Shumpert delivered his baby with help from headphones
Iman Shumpert doesn't do anything normal. The fiance of the Cavaliers guard shared the birth their daughter — named after Iman — on Instagram on Wednesday morning. She shared the story...
Transformation of the Kardashians
In the decade since they've first premiered, the Kardashians have transformed themselves into America's sexiest family. Check how they've changed over the years.
Asdrubal Cabrera: What made me a match for Mets
Asdrubal Cabrera had at least 18.5 million good reasons for choosing the Mets, but the organization's success last season certainly didn't hurt. "They are a very good team," the 30-year-old...
I just found out I'm in an ISIS video
Will Hammond thought he was as far away from the Middle East as he could get. An Army veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, the 35-year-old Hammond now works as a...
Brandon Marshall's place in the wide receiver pecking order
With the Jets preparing to put their three-game winning streak on the line Saturday night against the Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, Steve Serby tossed questions at Brandon Marshall about comparable...
Knicks nurtured Porzingis where 76ers failed Okafor
Who could know what kind of rookie season Knicks 7-foot-3 phenom Kristaps Porzingis would be having if playing in the basketball wasteland of Philadelphia, drafted by the dreadfully young 76ers...
The media is giving Hillary a pass on her most vile lie
On Sept. 14, 2012, three days after the murder of Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods in Benghazi, Libya, Hillary Clinton appeared at Andrews Air Force...
Man slashed in neck by stranger who followed him off subway
A 38-year-old man was slashed in the neck by a stranger who followed him off a train at a Brooklyn subway station, police said Thursday. The attacker said “Go ahead”...
Jew-hating airline cancels flight rather than allow Israeli passengers
Kuwait hates Jews so much that its national airline has ditched a popular and lucrative New York-to-London flight rather than allow Israelis on its planes, authorities said Thursday. Kuwait Airways...
Is this the luckiest shot in basketball history?
https://www.facebook.com/bethanyacademy/videos/vb.151651881518062/1205686292781277/?type=2&theater BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A Minnesota mom says she said a little prayer before sinking a half-court shot to win thousands of dollars off her daughter's private school tuition. Angela...
Tarantino's many tantrums
Hollywood filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is not afraid to speak his mind. Whether he's blasting off on the radio or spitting in a cameraman's face, his behavior is sure to raise some eyebrows.
Browns danger? Johnny Manziel wants volatile wingman back
Double trouble could be brewing in the Dawg Pound next season. America's favorite unreformed party-boy QB, Johnny Manziel, told reporters Wednesday he and Josh Gordon have been in constant contact...
America's most hated CEO gets what he deserves
Martin Shkreli became America's most hated CEO when he jacked up the price of a drug used to treat an infection linked to AIDS from $13.50 a pill to $750...
De Blasio now has a plan to get homeless off the streets
After months of denying the obvious, Mayor de Blasio on Thursday finally announced a plan to tackle the city’s growing homeless crisis by having more cops and social workers hit...
This earthquake-proof bed will give you nightmares
This bed designed in China was created to protect people from earthquakes while they're sleeping. After seeing it in action, however, we'd rather stick with the quakes.
NY judge strikes down rule requiring preschoolers to get flu shots
A Manhattan judge struck down a city rule that requires preschoolers to get flu shots, calling the regulation "invalid and unlawful." Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez said in his...
Meatpacking food whizzes headed to Empire Outlets
A tantalizing taste of the Meatpacking District is coming to Staten Island, the city’s most under-served borough for cutting-edge cuisine. BFC Partners, developers of the Empire Outlets near the St....
Apple names Jeff Williams COO in management shuffle
Apple named Jeff Williams as its new chief operating officer Thursday, a job that hasn’t been filled since Tim Cook left the position more than four years ago to become...
Video captures daring deputy's leap into runaway semi-truck
NORFOLK, Neb. — A Nebraska sheriff's deputy jumped into the cab of a runaway semitrailer after the driver apparently passed out at the wheel, stopping the vehicle from possibly crashing...
Tennis player's big day: Huge match then wedding
MELBOURNE, Australia — Arina Rodionova has a big day planned Saturday — a semifinal match in an Australian Open wildcard qualifier and, in a fairly huge conflict for timing, her...
Short sellers get their revenge on Martin Shkreli
Even a notoriously forgiving Wall Street won’t touch Martin Shkreli with a 10-foot poll. A company controlled by Shkreli — the notorious pharmaceutical chief executive arrested by the FBI Thursday...
Men with mustaches outnumber women in top US academic medical jobs
LONDON — Men sporting mustaches are more likely than women to head medical departments in 50 leading US medical schools, highlighting a need to redress the balance of sexes, researchers...
This tech support site gives your computer viruses and charges you for free updates: lawsuit
SEATTLE -- Washington state sued one of the world's largest independent tech support companies Wednesday, saying it routinely scams customers into buying software and services they don't need. Attorney General...
Calif. shooter, pal planned to shoot up school cafeteria
San Bernardino terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook planned other deadly attacks with his gun-buying pal Enrique Marquez — including one where they would rain bombs down on his former California college...
The Peruvian city being swallowed by a giant hole
It was once dubbed “The Opulent City,” but these days the residents of Cerro de Pasco have little to smile about. Because the 400-year-old Peruvian city of riches, which at...
Jason Kidd should be last person to scold players' strip club trip
https://youtu.be/1TntuLI01y0 Jason Kidd wants his Bucks players to do as he says, not as he did. Milwaukee's head coach called out several players for visiting a Los Angeles strip club...
VA will pay for robot legs that could help paralyzed vets walk again
The Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to pay for robotic legs that could allow scores of paralyzed veterans with spinal cord injuries to walk again. Veterans have been petitioning...
The only reason to care about the Rock Hall induction is N.W.A.
Fans of old white guys should get ready to fill their boots again, because the 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. Soft-rockers Chicago, heavy-metal forerunners...
Taliban referred to Bergdahl as 'golden chicken'
Bowe Bergdahl may have been the Taliban’s “golden” prisoner – but as the search effort for him dragged on under dangerous and grueling conditions, fellow soldiers decided they’d kill him...
Cop shoots himself after trying to get sex from a kid
GAINESVILLE, Va. — A police detective who once made national news when he took out a search warrant to photograph the genitals of a teen sexting suspect killed himself Tuesday...
Vladimir Putin is a big fan of Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has said he could deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin — and on Thursday, Putin returned the favor by calling Trump “a really brilliant and talented...
Ailing Avon sells majority stake in North American business
Avon, the nearly 130-year-old cosmetics company that got its start peddling perfumes door-to-door, is selling the majority of its North American business. The New York-based company said Thursday that buyout...
Man dies after getting sucked into plane's engine
NEW DELHI — Airport and airline authorities in India on Thursday began investigating the death of a technician who was sucked into an aircraft engine at an airport in Mumbai....
Dashcam video released of cops killing ax-wielding college student
Texas authorities released dashcam video Wednesday showing the fatal shooting of a University of North Texas student by a campus police officer. Ryan McMillan, 21, was shot and killed by...
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' has sold 30 million copies
Adele's “25” is off to a great start, having sold 5.19 million copies in just three weeks, but she’s got a way to go: Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album has now...
Actor decapitated neighbor, performed in musical soon after
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Southern California man who killed two people and dismembered one in a scheme to steal money and cover his tracks was convicted Wednesday of first-degree...
How American football prepares Israeli teens for combat
KFAR SABA, Israel — Under the bright lights, a call of "set, hike" echoes out, followed by the clatter of helmets smashing against pads at a high school football game....
Driver randomly fires gun on highway in deadly road rage shootings: cops
ARAPAHO, Okla. — Two people were killed in separate shootings on a western Oklahoma interstate early Thursday after a man drove through three counties firing randomly from his pickup truck,...
'The most hated man in America' has been arrested
The drug company CEO who ignited outrage by raising the price of an AIDS and cancer medication by 5,000 percent was hauled out of his luxury Murray Hill apartment in...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx Investigators on Wednesday released a surveillance photo of a suspected identity thief wanted in the cashing of forged checks at banks in Belmont and Morris Park. Two transactions,...
Can these apps really cure you of holiday stress?
Even though I consider Instagram and Uber some of my most vital lifelines, no other apps have truly, successfully managed to capture my attention (or take up valuable space on...
Common Core opponents call for 2016 test protests
Opponents of Common Core standards are urging parents to boycott next year’s state math and English exams, despite the state imposing a four-year freeze on using the results to grade...
The movies are wrong — holiday romance sucks
Each week, The Post sends readers on a blind date. Here’s how it went: SantaCon can be a tricky minefield of drunk holiday cheer to navigate no matter what the...
Hillary wasn't the only one sending emails from a personal server
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter used a personal e-mail account to conduct government business long after it was revealed that Hillary Clinton did the same on a home-brew computer server...
Confessions of an orgy addict
Kinky threesome dating app 3nder — pronounced “Thrinder” to rhyme with “Tinder” — is going gangbusters after it recently raised $500,000 in funding from a pair of mystery investors. New...
Five Australian TV shows to binge-watch this holiday
Holiday-season TV doldrums got you bored? It may be time to shift your viewing habits Down Under. England may produce the buzzier TV imports (“Downton Abbey,” “Sherlock,” “Doctor Who”), but...
Lisa Evers recruits her 'Street Soldiers' to Ch. 5
Ch. 5 reporter Lisa Evers, who also hosts Hot 97’s Sunday-morning news show “Street Soldiers with Lisa Evers,” is bringing a version of her radio series to television. “Hot 97’s...
Bums are taking over the Garment District
The Garment Center is being overrun by homeless panhandlers who are getting into fights and making life hell for street-level businesses, store owners and employees charge. Kevin McGinn, security chief...
Judge receives threats after being sworn in on Koran
The NYPD hate-crimes unit is investigating threats made to a Brooklyn Civil Court judge who was sworn in on a Koran, The Post has learned. Judge Carolyn Walker-Diallo got two...
Mark-Viverito won't rule out bid for Puerto Rico governor
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito — who can’t run for re-election in 2017 because of term limits — refused on Wednesday to rule out entering the governor’s race in Puerto...
De Blasio fills commission vacancy in bid to pass housing plan
Mayor de Blasio scrambled to fill a City Planning Commission post vacant since the summer to ensure he has enough votes to pass his signature affordable-housing plan, sources said. The...
'Miss Piggy' Astor heir to sue city over hubby's Rikers treatment
Widowed socialite Charlene Marshall has prepared a lawsuit against the city in which she claims that her late husband, Anthony Marshall, was mistreated and left in “his own urine and...
Ex-attorney accused of stealing $500,000 from clients
A disbarred attorney was charged Wednesday with stealing more than $500,000 from clients. Disgraced ex-real-estate attorney Claudine King, 38, spent the cash — taken between 2011 and 2013 — on...
Public defender: Cops arrested me for taking pics of bust
A public defender says she was wrongfully arrested in October 2013 after taking pictures of NYPD officers as they busted a man at a Brooklyn subway station, according to a...
Cop arrested for 'sexual conduct against a child’
An off-duty officer was busted Wednesday for “sexual conduct against a child,” cops said. Jacob Sabbagh, 33, was arrested in Brooklyn’s 72nd Precinct. Authorities allege he committed a series of...
Real estate boss sues 'nagging' 96-year-old mother
It took him 73 years, but a Manhattan real-estate boss has finally had enough of his nagging mother — so he’s suing to get the 96-year-old woman out of his...
Manhattan Democrat praises Donald Trump
A Manhattan Democrat praised Donald Trump Wednesday at, of all places, a hearing of the City Planning Commission on zoning issues. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer was criticizing “poor doors”...
Fisher fumes over 'dangerous' elbow to Sasha Vujacic
Knicks coach Derek Fisher said he hopes the NBA reviews the wild elbow by Minnesota’s Shabazz Muhammad in the first half, calling it a “dangerous’’ play. Muhammad, despite a video...
Hillary admits ObamaCare is preventing full-time employment
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton admitted Wednesday that ObamaCare causes some employers to keep workers on only part-time to avoid providing health coverage. “I really worry about it because there is...
Sex fiend gets to 25 to life for two-decades-old cold case
A repeat sex offender was sentenced to 25 years to life Wednesday for the two-decades-old rape and murder of a pregnant Harlem woman after DNA evidence linked him to the...
Cops dramatically rescue fallen man from oncoming train
Police officers rescued a man who had fallen onto the tracks at the Times Square-42nd Street subway station Wednesday evening -- seconds before a train pulled into the station. Three...
Asbestos court gets a boost thanks to Silver conviction
Ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s corruption conviction has helped pull New York City’s “asbestos court,” where he held influence, up from its spot as the nation’s worst “judicial hellhole.” The American...
Silver's son-in-law gets two years in prison for Ponzi scheme
A federal judge on Wednesday slapped the son-in-law of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver with two years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme — as the scammer’s lawyer claimed...
Trump dominates latest GOP debate -- on social media
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump may not have dominated Tuesday night’s GOP presidential debate, but he stole the show on social media. The billionaire businessman accounted for 35 percent of the...
Thieves swipe Christmas trees from Brooklyn nursery
Even the thieves are going green in Brooklyn, snatching about two dozen Christmas trees from a Bedford-Stuyvesant garden center, cops said Wednesday. The fir filchers broke the lock on the...
Homeless head's ouster was in the works for months
Mayor de Blasio forced out Homeless Services Commissioner Gilbert Taylor by sidelining him in favor of a trusted adviser, sources said Wednesday. Taylor’s departure, announced as a resignation on Tuesday,...
Murders on the rise for the first time in 5 years
The number of murders in the Big Apple has now surpassed last year’s historic low — the first time in five years there has been an increase. The NYPD recorded...