March 22, 2017
Couple busted for listing $26M mansion on rental sites
March 22, 2017 | 11:33pmThe owners of a landmark, five-story mansion on East 76th Street have been slapped with $8,000 in summonses for advertising one of the city’s most luxurious short-term rentals just three...
Jets sign former Packers defensive lineman
March 22, 2017 | 11:25pmThe Jets have signed former Packers defensive lineman Mike Pennel to a one-year deal. Pennel was initially claimed off waivers from the Packers on Feb. 7, but the Jets didn't...
WWE legend Jim Ross' wife dies days after horrific accident
March 22, 2017 | 11:21pmBeloved former WWE commentator Jim Ross broke the news of his wife's death on Twitter Wednesday night, two days after a horrific road accident critically damaged her brain and skull....
Woman accused of leaving beau in 'feces, urine and vomit' for over a week
March 22, 2017 | 11:15pmAn Upper East Side real estate agent left her longtime companion helplessly lying in his own filth for more than a week — causing festering sores and blood poisoning that...
Rangers can't solve MSG 'riddle' as Islanders boost playoff hopes
March 22, 2017 | 11:14pmThe Islanders entered Wednesday’s game at Madison Square Garden an admittedly “desperate” team — and after they beat the Rangers, 3-2, the Blueshirts might use the same term to describe...
Gorsuch calls writers of 14th Amendment 'racists' and 'sexists'
March 22, 2017 | 11:05pmSupreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Wednesday described the writers of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees due process and equal treatment under the law, as “racists” and “sexists,” while vowing...
Piece of gum helps solve cold case after nearly four decades
March 22, 2017 | 11:02pmA man has been jailed more than 36 years after killing his ex-partner – after investigators found a piece of chewing gum he left at the scene of the crime....
How burning calendars fueled Xavier's Cinderella run
March 22, 2017 | 10:57pmSAN JOSE, Calif. — Xavier was not supposed to be playing in Thursday night’s NCAA Tournament West Region semifinal against No. 2 seed Arizona at the SAP Center. The Musketeers...
Hollywood takes a hit overseas thanks to strong US dollar
March 22, 2017 | 10:49pmThe strong US dollar has hit Hollywood where it hurts. The increasingly crucial overseas market for Hollywood movies totaled just $27.2 billion in 2016 — $100 million less than it...
David Dinkins is planning a fabulous funeral for himself
March 22, 2017 | 10:44pmFormer Mayor David Dinkins is planning his own fabulous funeral. Dinkins, 89, New York City’s first black mayor, shared plans for his own memorial service while speaking at Sunday’s memorial...
North Korea blasts Trump for being too much like Obama
March 22, 2017 | 10:42pmNorth Korea slammed President Trump for being just like President Obama, days after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson returned from his visit to the region. "Tillerson admitted the failure of...
Kenny Atkinson likes newest Net's 'football' mentality
March 22, 2017 | 10:42pmWhen the Nets signed Archie Goodwin to a 10-day contract last week, coach Kenny Atkinson stressed the 6-foot-5 combo guard filled a lot of boxes. He is athletic, young. He...
Canada just bought half of Puerto Rico's main airport
March 22, 2017 | 10:37pmCanada’s army is getting ready to invade Puerto Rico’s airport. The pension fund for the Canadian armed forces has won an auction to buy 50 percent of the company that...
Sears likely to hit downward spiral pretty quickly
March 22, 2017 | 10:33pmEddie Lampert finally conceded what everyone else has been saying about Sears Holdings for a long time: The jig is nearly up. The corporate parent of Sears and Kmart —...
Kim Jong Un may be behind biggest bank heist in history
March 22, 2017 | 10:26pmThe man behind the biggest bank heist in history may have been Kim Jong Un. Federal prosecutors are preparing to finger North Korea for orchestrating the theft of $81 million...
Brett Favre still throwing bullet passes at age 47
March 22, 2017 | 10:16pmBrett Favre hasn’t played in the NFL since 2010, but the Hall of Fame quarterback could make a comeback at age 47. At least that’s what Atlanta Falcons cornerback Robert...
Why Michigan will win, beyond Derrick Walton's cellphone pic
March 22, 2017 | 10:05pmKANSAS CITY, Mo. — If I’d known Derrick Walton Jr. had made Kemba Walker the background picture on his phone, I never would have bailed on Michigan last weekend. Now...
Trojan unveils condom campaign aimed at women
March 22, 2017 | 10:04pmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqH2AisA11Y Sales of Trojan condoms were soft last year — so the company is expected to launch a new marketing campaign aimed at getting women to buy more of their...
Knicks rookie gets shot despite sandwich gift to Clippers fans
March 22, 2017 | 9:55pmSALT LAKE CITY — Knicks rookie center Marshall Plumlee thrilled Clippers fans at Staples Center on Monday night. Bricking two free throws with 1:09 left earned them free chicken sandwiches...
Police officer, 3 civilians killed in shooting spree
March 22, 2017 | 9:44pmWESTON, Wis. — A police officer and three other people were shot and killed when a domestic dispute at a bank escalated into shootings at three locations in northern Wisconsin...
College student busted for taking alligators into taxi
March 22, 2017 | 9:34pmAUGUSTA, Maine — What a croc! A student at a University of Maine campus is in trouble for taking his five baby pet alligators inside a taxicab. The pet reptiles...
NCAA Tournament darlings even captivated Oregon — until now
March 22, 2017 | 9:30pmKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cinderella didn’t make it to the Sweet 16. The only double-digit seed left — No. 11 Xavier — calls the Big East home. The second-lowest remaining...
Millionaire from California throwing hat into NYC mayoral race
March 22, 2017 | 9:28pmA millionaire businessman from California has come East and is looking to run for mayor against incumbent Bill de Blasio. Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente is having a big dinner...
The 'miracle' story behind NCAA's intimidating mammoth
March 22, 2017 | 9:18pmSAN JOSE, Calif. — West Virginia junior forward Elijah Macon put on his best brave face Wednesday in an effort to shrug off the intimidating presence of Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga’s...
Masahiro Tanaka is marveling everyone except himself
March 22, 2017 | 9:18pmCLEARWATER, Fla. — According to Masahiro Tanaka, his sparkling spring training numbers aren’t as good as they look. “I will take the results of how I did this spring thus...
Teen who ran into church nearly naked admits gang rape claims were a hoax
March 22, 2017 | 9:13pmA white Texas teen who ran into a church earlier this month — wearing no pants and claiming to have been abducted and gang raped by three black men —...
Curtis Granderson's blasts may have sealed Mets' batting order
March 22, 2017 | 9:07pmPORT ST. LUCIE — Curtis Granderson couldn’t have cleaned up much better on Wednesday. With the Mets’ starting lineup intact for the first time in nearly three weeks, Granderson was...
Anti-Trump tweet sent from Transportation secretary's account
March 22, 2017 | 8:53pmA government worker fired off a tweet from Transportation secretary Elaine Chao's Twitter account on Wednesday — urging a Democratic congresswoman to "sue" President Trump. The message came as a...
Is Larry Brown LIU Brooklyn's shocking grand plan?
March 22, 2017 | 8:53pmEven at the age of 76, Larry Brown may not be done coaching. According to FanRag Sports, LIU Brooklyn has reached out to the well-traveled Brown about its head coach...
Dan Donovan will vote 'no' on GOP health care bill
March 22, 2017 | 8:32pmWASHINGTON – Staten Island Rep. Dan Donovan, the city's only Republican member of Congress, announced late Wednesday that he will vote “no” on the GOP healthcare bill. The vote is...
Member of British Parliament who tried to save officer born in NYC
March 22, 2017 | 8:30pmA New York City-born member of the British Parliament led the effort to try to save the police officer fatally stabbed in Wednesday’s London terror attack. Tobias Ellwood, Britain’s Minister...
Dial it back to when mansions came with phone booths
March 22, 2017 | 8:22pmThis Colonial-style Upper Nyack, NY, home, which is now on the market for $499,000, was built in the mid-19th century and was formerly owned by the late Charles H. Warner...
9-year-old girl saves parents overdosing on heroin while driving
March 22, 2017 | 8:17pmShe's a heroin heroine. A 9-year-old girl in Ohio phoned for help from the backseat of her parents moving car — saving both of their lives, and her own —...
The new Greg Bird is destructive force who's built for Yankees
March 22, 2017 | 8:14pmCLEARWATER, Fla. — Barrel baseball is power baseball. Greg Bird has found the power. After Joe Girardi declared Bird had won the Yankees first-base battle, the lefty slugger went out...
Nancy Kerrigan unfazed by Kristi Yamaguchi's cringeworthy tweet
March 22, 2017 | 8:10pmKristi Yamaguchi can breathe a sigh of relief that Nancy Kerrigan didn't take her "break a leg" inspiration literally. The former figure skating champion had good intentions behind her motivational tweet...
Toss this former D'Agostino co-op into your grocery cart
March 22, 2017 | 8:05pmThis co-op at 120 E. 81st St., on the market for $3.39 million, was once home to Nicola (Nick) and Pasquale (Patsy) D’Agostino, who opened their first grocery store just...
Henrik Lundqvist: Why my layoff can be great for Rangers
March 22, 2017 | 8:00pmHenrik Lundqvist was back on the Garden ice Wednesday, but not for the Rangers’ game against the Islanders. Instead, he was getting another tune-up before his expected return this weekend...
Gettin' Ziggy with it: This Central Park apartment comes with Bowie's old piano
March 22, 2017 | 7:56pmIt’s not every day that an apartment comes with David Bowie’s Yamaha piano. But that’s exactly what’s included in an Essex House pad that is about to hit the market...
Make a pitch for this $10.5M home of David Cone
March 22, 2017 | 7:51pmFormer Mets and Yankees pitching star David Cone and his wife, Taja Abitbol Cone, have listed their four-bedroom, 4½-bathroom apartment at downtown’s Greenwich Lane development for $10.5 million. The couple...
Baryshnikov twirls his way into $1.4M Harlem pad
March 22, 2017 | 7:50pmLegendary ballet dancer, choreographer and actor Mikhail Baryshnikov, who fled the Soviet Union for freedom in Canada in 1974, has just purchased a Harlem condo for $1.4 million — more...
Facebook flirting rekindled my high school romance
March 22, 2017 | 7:35pmIn 2003, when Shalonna Walton broke up with her high-school boyfriend, Brent Broadnax, before heading off to Rutgers University, it spelled the end for the young couple. “She said she...
Man gets 'ATHE1ST' license plate after battle with state
March 22, 2017 | 7:31pmELKHART, Ind. — A man who was initially denied an Indiana license plate reading "ATHE1ST" now has the personalized plate. The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles denied Chris Bontrager's first...
Will any scandal put an end to NY pols' shadowy-spending ways?
March 22, 2017 | 7:26pmKudos to Citizens Union for pointing out that Gov. Cuomo’s budget plan includes $13.8 billion in shadowy spending — nearly a tenth of the total $152.3 billion plan. The watchdog...
Making it impossible to measure school safety
March 22, 2017 | 7:25pmLast week, the Manhattan Institute released my report, “School Discipline Reform and Disorder,” showing that school climate has deteriorated under Mayor de Blasio’s reform initiative. According to the NYC School...
Shaky Zack Wheeler further complicates Mets' rotation battle
March 22, 2017 | 7:25pmPORT ST. LUCIE — Zack Wheeler still can bring it, but a juiced fastball alone isn’t going to win him a job in the Mets’ starting rotation. On Wednesday, the...
Trump is plagued by ex-aides' ugly secrets
March 22, 2017 | 7:23pmFor a man known to expect loyalty from his subordinates, President Trump has surrounded himself with people who have only undermined his authority. Former national security adviser Mike Flynn and,...
The Gorsuch hearings were a pathetic charade
March 22, 2017 | 7:22pmWhat a charade. The Senate confirmation hearing for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee is liable to drive Americans nuts. There ought to be a way to suspend the senators’ pay...
Staring at boobs may give a boost to male lifespans
March 22, 2017 | 7:22pmIt is the secret we are all trying to unlock – how to live long and happy lives. Science has found the key success, well, for men anyway. In the...
Another dead tot at ACS's door
March 22, 2017 | 7:15pmIt happened again: A child — this one just a year old — from a home visited repeatedly by city child-welfare officials died under suspicious circumstances. It’s too soon to...
Terror in London
March 22, 2017 | 7:14pmLondon’s 12 years of relative calm came to an end Wednesday as an attacker staged a two-front attack just yards from what should have been one of the most secure...
Why these ancient outfielders are sneaky fantasy baseball fliers
March 22, 2017 | 7:13pmEveryone loves rookies. Everyone loves shiny new toys. And ever since that fateful, spring day in 2001, when Cardinals manager Tony La Russa opted to stick with a complete unknown named...
'Predatory fraudster' says he was also father of abducted child
March 22, 2017 | 7:12pmA Brooklyn man who conned the mother of an abducted child into giving him thousands of dollars promising he’d lead a rescue mission after lying that he was a former...
'Homeland' star did 'quite gruesome research' to play poisoned Peter Quinn
March 22, 2017 | 7:10pmIt’s been a rough “Homeland” homecoming for Peter Quinn. The ex-CIA operative — played by British actor Rupert Friend — was left partially disabled (physically and verbally) and brain damaged...
Murder conviction for Pedro Hernandez should stand: prosecutors
March 22, 2017 | 7:09pmThe conviction of Pedro Hernandez for the 1979 murder of Etan Patz should stand -- even if the jury was informed that jurors from the first trial were in the...
Cuomo: State taxes could soar if GOP health care plan is passed
March 22, 2017 | 7:07pmGov. Cuomo warned Wednesday of potential state income tax hikes of 10 to 26 percent to cover the costs of a massive Medicaid bill in the new GOP health care...
Police officer killed in London attack identified as 48-year-old father
March 22, 2017 | 7:05pmThe British police officer who was killed in an attack on Parliament was a identified Wednesday as 48-year-old husband and father named Keith Palmer. Met police acting deputy commissioner Mark...
Long shot for Yankees' staff is creeping toward pulling this off
March 22, 2017 | 6:59pmCLEARWATER, Fla. — Jordan Montgomery was a very long shot to make the Yankees’ pitching staff when spring training opened. Thursday, the 24-year-old left-hander will start against the Rays in...
Selena Gomez stays sane with five shrink visits a week
March 22, 2017 | 6:59pmSelena Gomez says she wants more people to talk about therapy — and she’s leading the charge. Gomez said in April’s Vogue magazine that DBT, or dialectical behavior therapy, is...
The GOP's health care plan has a Catch-22 for New Yorkers
March 22, 2017 | 6:55pmWASHINGTON -- The GOP healthcare plan includes a Catch-22 for New York. The plan blocks tax credits from going to policies that include abortion provisions. But under New York State...
Google's 'hate' video crisis could become a $1 billion problem
March 22, 2017 | 6:48pmA growing avalanche of advertisers are boycotting Google for placing ads next to extremist and otherwise offensive content — and it could turn into a billion-dollar problem, according to one...
Why some schools are switching to a 4-day week
March 22, 2017 | 6:47pmFor once, both teachers and their students agree that less school is a good thing. Or at least less frequent school. A dynamic shift has begun in rural school districts...
This jerk whipped out his selfie stick at the London attack scene
March 22, 2017 | 6:33pmThere’s a time for selfies and there’s a time to put the camera away - at least as far as Twitter is concerned. A man has found himself on the...
Waldorf wedding accidental shooter takes plea deal
March 22, 2017 | 6:09pmThe drunken guest who accidentally fired a pistol at a million-dollar Waldorf-Astoria wedding reception took a plea deal Wednesday that allowed him to avoid jail time. Vladimir Gotlibovsky, 45, copped...
Jason Day breaks down and bolts to be with sick mom
March 22, 2017 | 6:08pmAUSTIN, Texas — Defending champion Jason Day tearfully withdrew from the Dell Technologies Match Play after six holes Wednesday so he could be with his mother when she has surgery...
Police nab third suspect in chicken joint beatdown
March 22, 2017 | 5:54pmPolice have arrested a third suspect accused of beating a disabled man who offered to help pay for their meal at a Brooklyn restaurant. Darrick Moore, 53, was charged with...
Brothers used Chinatown buses, Uber to smuggle illegal guns
March 22, 2017 | 5:48pmA pair of brothers used Chinatown buses and Uber cars to smuggle guns from South Carolina to areas around the Big Apple, officials said on Wednesday. Shavar Stuckey, 31, and...
Former Mets, Yankees manager Dallas Green dead at 82
March 22, 2017 | 5:37pmPORT ST. LUCIE — Dallas Green, whose booming voice and striking appearance made him an unforgettable presence in the baseball world, died Wednesday, the Phillies said. He was 82. No...
Texas bill could allow doctors to withhold information from pregnant women
March 22, 2017 | 5:25pmThis week, the Texas Senate passed a highly controversial bill that would prevent a mother from suing her doctor if she gave birth to a deformed or disabled child –...
Gawker discussing 'potential settlement' with Peter Thiel reps
March 22, 2017 | 5:17pmGawker is negotiating a truce to its decade-long war with Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel, The Post has learned. A bankruptcy attorney for the shuttered website is in settlement talks...
Trump's legitimacy is in Comey's hands, Dems are digging deeper ditch, and other comments
March 22, 2017 | 5:16pmSecurity desk: Comey Now DC’s Most Powerful Man James Comey has emerged as “the most powerful person in Washington,” contends Eli Lake at Bloomberg, for one simple reason: “The director...
New telescope can detect the ancient history of the universe
March 22, 2017 | 5:11pmLearning the secrets of the universe demands that humanity study its most ancient star-building regions, and the HERA radio telescope allows scientists to do just that. The telescope, which began...
Kardashian-vetted Hamptons rental is now $1M cheaper
March 22, 2017 | 5:08pmThe Karsashians’ favorite Hamptons rental now comes at a bit of a discount. The 8,900-square-foot, five-bedroom home at 317 Noyac Road in Southampton, which had previously asked $13.95 million for...
The internet has a lot to say about these new Gucci memes
March 22, 2017 | 5:07pmGucci seems to be everywhere these days. One can hardly navigate the sidewalks without getting whacked by some passerby’s swinging hobo bag — complete with interlocking G’s, of course. Now,...
Stare into the face of a 700-year-old man
March 22, 2017 | 5:05pmIn an incredibly haunting exercise of the capabilities of facial recognition technology, British researchers have given us the chance to look at a man who lived 700 years ago. The...
Archaeologists find evidence of cannibalism in early Spain
March 22, 2017 | 4:58pmHumans may have eaten each other in Mesolithic Spain 10,000 years ago. Archaeologists found bizarre markings on 30 human bones and three skulls, inside the Santa Maira caves, one hour...
First female airline pilot took special 'strength tests' to get hired
March 22, 2017 | 4:52pmBonnie Tiburzi took her first flying lesson in 1960 at age 12. By the time she was 17, she could fly circles around most of the adult, male students at...
Infant twin girls found dead inside apartment
March 22, 2017 | 4:43pmTwo infant twin girls turned “purple” and died Wednesday morning in a southern New Jersey apartment, according to a report. The mother of the 7-month-old babies frantically called 911 around...
Giants' chance on Geno Smith could cost as little as $325K
March 22, 2017 | 4:42pmIt turns out Geno Smith’s deal with the Giants is not as rich as had been reported. The actual contract is a low-risk, one-year deal by the Giants that does...
Angry Mo Wilkerson trying to prove he's not out of shape
March 22, 2017 | 4:41pmJets defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson fired back at a published report that he is out of shape. Wilkerson posted a video on his Instagram account to answer the report that...
Human Rights Commission takes over a year to resolve average complaint
March 22, 2017 | 4:34pmIt takes the city's Human Rights Commission more than a year -- 375 days -- to resolve the average complaint, officials disclosed Wednesday. That's a sharp increase from 297 days...
How to avoid friend drama
March 22, 2017 | 4:29pmThe friends that analyze together, stay together. In their new book, “Friendship Matters,” (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, out now) clinical psychologists Sanda Neshin Bernstein and Wendy Satin Rapaport lay out...
A good sense of smell may mean a longer life
March 22, 2017 | 4:26pmPeople with a strong sense of smell during middle and old age may live longer than those without sensitive schnozes, a new study found. Researchers at Stockholm University in Sweden...
NFL's plan to 'shorten' games is mostly a ruse
March 22, 2017 | 4:16pmAmid an outcry of fans calling for shorter games, the NFL is implementing a plan to address those complaints. Without actually making games shorter. Commissioner Roger Goodell soon will be...
Use these tips to help your kid ace the Common Core tests
March 22, 2017 | 4:13pmStudents can prepare for New York’s annual math and English tests by practicing the following essential skills and strategies. These tips, endorsed by local tutors, are important for kids in...
The abandoned houses of God
March 22, 2017 | 4:09pmThis beautiful collection showcases some of Europe's most stunning churches - years after they've been abandoned. The gorgeous buildings are now strewn with rubble, have dusty pews and weeds are...
Google Maps will soon be able to track you
March 22, 2017 | 4:08pmSAN FRANCISCO — Google Maps users will soon be able to broadcast their movements to friends and family via the app — the latest test of how much privacy people...
These juvenile offenders are choosing a new sentence: Shakespeare
March 22, 2017 | 4:06pmPITTSFIELD, Mass. — For some juvenile offenders, their choice is straight out of Hamlet: to act or not to act. Shakespeare & Company, a theater company in Lenox, Massachusetts, works...
The surprising male body type women lust after most
March 22, 2017 | 3:59pmA porn website has revealed women’s most lusted-after body types -- and six packs are not top of the list. According to Pornhub, the male body types most women hankered...
Thousands of toxic underground methane craters are set to explode
March 22, 2017 | 3:47pmScientists have issued a warning over “bubbles” popping up on the Earth’s surface – threatening to burst and spew toxic gas. Shocking aerial footage revealed that 7,000 methane-filled craters were...
More and more Americans are trying to pack heat while flying
March 22, 2017 | 3:43pmThe Department of Homeland Security banned passengers from carrying most electronics larger than a smartphone on flights arriving from Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar and the United...
Radical Muslim cleric mistakenly named as London attacker
March 22, 2017 | 3:39pmA report that identified the knife-wielding attacker who killed at least three people during a rampage in central London as Abu Izzadeen has been withdrawn. The UK's Channel 4 News...
If you were paid for your time as a bridesmaid, here's how much you'd make
March 22, 2017 | 3:36pmAnyone who has ever been a bridesmaid knows just how much work it is. The dress fittings, the invitation send-outs, going to wedding fairs, the bachelorette party planning, the rehearsals,...
These are the worst states to work if you're a woman
March 22, 2017 | 3:29pmThe gap in men’s and women’s pay is so large in 13 states, that a girl born today won’t see it close in her entire working life. That’s according to...
Secret Service wants another $60M to protect Trump
March 22, 2017 | 3:24pmThe Secret Service has requested an additional $60 million to protect President Trump and his family, it was reported Wednesday. The agency said it needs $26.8 million to cover the...
Exxon says it lost emails from Tillerson's alias account
March 22, 2017 | 3:22pmExxon Mobil admitted in Manhattan Supreme Court Wednesday that it lost a year’s worth of emails from the alias account used by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson when he was...
Donald Trump Jr. rips London mayor
March 22, 2017 | 3:18pmPresident Trump's oldest son blasted the mayor of London on Wednesday -- hours after a terrorist killed three people outside Parliament -- twisting several comments the mayor made six months...
Spa Castle owners busted for tax fraud
March 22, 2017 | 3:18pmThe owners of the notorious Queens bathhouse Spa Castle were busted Wednesday for failing to report millions in revenue to tax authorities, the state attorney general said. Owner Steve Chon...
Triangle is here to stay, which means Knicks' core may not be
March 22, 2017 | 2:47pmSALT LAKE CITY – Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek sounded clear about the team’s offensive system for next training camp, but unclear on whether the club’s current Big 3 will be...
Teen sisters accuse border agent of sexual assault
March 22, 2017 | 2:34pmTwo teen sisters from Guatemala were sexually assaulted by a US Customs and Border Protection officer in a “closet-like” room, where they were told to strip, according to a federal...
Woody Harrelson shines as a comedic misanthrope in 'Wilson'
March 22, 2017 | 2:32pmYou’ll likely be familiar with Woody Harrelson’s title character in “Wilson”: He’s the dude who sits down next to you on a plane or subway or park bench, and proceeds...
Ding-dong, you ARE the father
March 22, 2017 | 2:31pmElijah Thomas, who was adopted at birth, traveled from Utah to Georgia to meet his biological father, John. The surprise visit is part of the documentary “Lucky Bastard,” which chronicles...
Yankees getting trade offers to fill sudden shortstop hole
March 22, 2017 | 2:27pmCLEARWATER, Fla. -- Taking the approach that the answer is always no until you ask the question, the Reds and Tigers contacted the Yankees to see if they had an interest in...
Teacher in student-sex bust smiled because she's innocent: lawyer
March 22, 2017 | 2:20pmThe lawyer of the smiling Texas high school teacher accused of fondling a male student said his client looks so cheerful in her mugshot because she’s innocent, according to a...
This adorable boy and his pup friend have matching spots
March 22, 2017 | 2:09pmBright spots brought this cute pup and boy together. Carter Blanchard, an 8-year-old from Arkansas, has vitiligo, a medical condition that causes patches of skin to lose pigmentation. At first,...
Village idiot gets tooth pulled with pliers at a bar
March 22, 2017 | 2:00pmChris Willoughby, 58, of England, has a reputation of being a silly drunk at his local bar. Things got crazier than normal, however, when Willoughby's complaints about a tooth problem...
Desperate search for NHL cap that connects boy to tragic dad
March 22, 2017 | 1:59pmAustralian toddler Braxton Peden doesn’t have much to remind him of his dad, Bryn, who died in a tragic motorbike accident last year. But he has a Los Angeles Kings hat...
Foreign minister tries to save cop killed in British Parliament attack
March 22, 2017 | 1:56pmA UK foreign minister ex-soldier rushed to the aid of a police officer who was stabbed in the wild terrorist attack at the British Houses of Parliament, giving the cop...
Accused EMT killer too chicken to face victim's friends in court
March 22, 2017 | 1:54pmThe Bronx career criminal accused of mowing down an FDNY EMT with her own ambulance was too much of a coward to leave his holding cell for a court appearance...
That world happiness survey is complete crap
March 22, 2017 | 1:53pmSo the numbers are in on whether we’re better off than in the George W. Bush years. Take it away, United Nations: “The USA is a story of reduced happiness....
Nunes: Trump transition team was under surveillance
March 22, 2017 | 1:48pmPresident Trump said Wednesday he feels “somewhat” vindicated after the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee reported that information about the Trump campaign was “incidentally collected” during the Obama administration....
A Colin Kaepernick donation had Sarah Palin scrambling
March 22, 2017 | 1:44pmSarah Palin appeared to side with President Donald Trump Wednesday morning when an article bashing Colin Kaepernick's $50,000 donation to Meals on Wheels was shared on her website. The post, titled "SERIOUSLY?...
Chaos erupts outside British Parliament after deadly attack
March 22, 2017 | 1:27pmWitnesses described a chaotic scene outside the British Houses of Parliament Wednesday -- with “people running for their lives” amid a deadly attack that left a woman dead, several people...
Lawmaker wants free tampons in schools, prisons and shelters
March 22, 2017 | 1:26pmALBANY -- Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal wants to provide high school students, women in prison and women in homeless shelters with free tampons and pads. “Access to healthcare is a controversial...
Gorsuch says he wouldn't be swayed by Trump or his advisers
March 22, 2017 | 1:21pmSupreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Wednesday said he will remain independent and will not be swayed by influence from President Trump and his advisers in the White House. “Respectfully,...
Beijing introduces high-tech solution for toilet paper theft
March 22, 2017 | 1:15pmBeijing’s Temple of Heaven park is using facial recognition software to bring its bathrooms into the 21st Century and thwart thieves with a penchant for swiping its toilet paper stash....
Remote employees are way more productive than office dwellers
March 22, 2017 | 1:09pmWant to make employees work better together? Let them work separately, from home. It may sound counter-intuitive, but employees are apt to work more efficiently and collaboratively when operating remotely,...
Slow down, monotasking is the new multitasking
March 22, 2017 | 12:57pmIn a world full of Google alerts and iCal reminders, why do we forget so much? In short: we’ve got too many tabs open to knuckle down and give one...
Stabbing victim was autograph hound who loved celebrities
March 22, 2017 | 12:57pmThe man who was fatally stabbed in Midtown on Monday night was a self-proclaimed "autograph collector" who enjoyed posting his many celebrity conquests online.
Clinton impeachment scandal may be hitting the small screen
March 22, 2017 | 12:55pmIf you were transfixed by FX’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” you may want to add History’s upcoming “The Commanders” to your watch list. The scripted anthology series...
Trump to give commencement speech at Liberty University
March 22, 2017 | 12:49pmPresident Trump will deliver the commencement speech in May at Liberty University, a prominent evangelical Christian school in Virginia. “I look forward to speaking to this amazing group of students...
'Watershed moment' in case against perv gymnastics doc
March 22, 2017 | 12:42pmAn investigation by Michigan State University has concluded an infamous sports doctor sexually assaulted a 15-year-old gymnast during treatments for back pain in 2000. Lawyers for Rachael Denhollander released the report Tuesday...
This man did something so bad, his own mother wants him dead
March 22, 2017 | 12:40pmWhen Patrick Clarke Jr. killed his father in May 2015, two months after being dishonorably discharged from the military, his mother saw two central male figures exit her life forever:...
700-year-old man’s face is revealed
March 22, 2017 | 12:40pmThe face of an ordinary man who lived 700 years ago was revealed, thanks to the work of archaeologists at the UK's University of Cambridge. Researchers found that the medieval...
White supremacist accused of murder says he came to NYC to kill blacks
March 22, 2017 | 12:40pmA fame-seeking white supremacist came to New York to kill black people in the “media capital of the world” — and took out his race rage on a 66-year-old can...
FDA links rare blood cancer to breast implants
March 22, 2017 | 12:32pmThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has received reports of 9 deaths and more than 350 cases of a rare blood cancer linked to breast implants. The FDA...
Science says that women won't mix hot men with french fries
March 22, 2017 | 12:31pmThe exquisite lure of a french fry. It calls to us permanently, except it seems when we have a hot date sitting opposite us. According to new research, women are...
Hackers threaten to delete 300M Apple accounts: report
March 22, 2017 | 12:23pmPay up or Grandma’s photos of her grandkids are toast. That’s the threat being laid down by a hacker or hackers who claim to have access to as many as...
Pence 'very confident' health care bill will pass Congress
March 22, 2017 | 12:19pmVice President Pence said Wednesday he's "very confident" that the new health care plan will pass Congress -- even as conservative critics said it has no chance. The vote on...
Student indicted in gorilla mask incident at Black Lives Matter rally
March 22, 2017 | 12:15pmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXfAgnST8Fg JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — A grand jury has indicted a former East Tennessee State University student who police said disrupted an on-campus Black Lives Matter rally while wearing a...
The wheels are coming off of Mars' Curiosity rover
March 22, 2017 | 12:04pmNASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been cruising along the martian surface for some time now. It doesn’t move particularly fast, and in the years that it’s been exploring Mars it’s...
These NFL laughingstocks had offseasons that rivaled Patriots
March 22, 2017 | 12:01pmSuper Bowls aren’t won in March, but teams absolutely can better themselves in the early stages of the offseason – particularly in free agency. Although the biggest spenders don’t always...
Sex is getting easier in the NBA and it's changing the sport
March 22, 2017 | 11:57amNBA road teams are playing with historic levels of clear-headed competence, and one general manager knows whom — make that what — to thank: Tinder. "No need to go to...
John Gotti grandson busted with Mafia big on arson charges
March 22, 2017 | 11:56amThe aging wiseguy who beat the rap in the infamous 1978 Lufthansa heist could now find himself sent to the slammer because he was so petty he wouldn’t let another...
WWE hoping sex leaks 'blow over' while more victims emerge
March 22, 2017 | 11:48amThe WWE is taking a deliberately hands-off approach to dealing with an X-rated leak scandal that grows more widespread with each passing day. The leak scandal began in early March...
Uber's board is still backs CEO despite a slew of screw-ups
March 22, 2017 | 11:35amUber plans to keep co-founder Travis Kalanick as chief executive following a series of damaging events at the ride services company, a member of its board said on Tuesday in...
Gorsuch explains his stance on gay rights
March 22, 2017 | 11:29amSupreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Wednesday said he wouldn't take the country "back to horse and buggy days" when asked if he would support the rights of gays and...
Chuck Berry lives on in spritely new single
March 22, 2017 | 11:14amIt’s only been four days since his death, but Chuck Berry is already making his comeback. On Tuesday night, the late rock and roller released his first new material in...
My man boobs are costing me a shot at MMA glory
March 22, 2017 | 11:11amA teen mixed martial arts fighter says there’s only one thing getting in the way of his career — his man boobs. Jeremiah Mastrogiacomo, 19, from Cape Coral, Florida, has...
Deadly 'terrorist' attack outside British Parliament
March 22, 2017 | 11:00amAt least four people, including a police officer, were killed near the British Houses of Parliament in London during a wild attack that’s being treated “as a terrorist incident,” according...
Bank stock rally runs out of gas
March 22, 2017 | 10:57amThat crash you heard Wednesday morning was several more bank stocks giving up their 2017 gains. Banks stocks, one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Trump rally, have been hurt...
Girl suspended over stress reliever that looks like sex toy
March 22, 2017 | 10:51amA 12-year-old girl was booted from a Wisconsin school for allegedly selling sex toys – which her family insisted are innocent “water snake wigglies” used to help autistic kids. Frances...
50-pound dog loses half her body weight in amazing transformation
March 22, 2017 | 10:50amAbby, a 7-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, was breaking the scale at 50 pounds. After a rigorous diet and exercise routine, Abby lost half that, transforming herself into a skinny hound.
World Baseball Classic's biggest problem is spring training
March 22, 2017 | 10:38amSpring training is six weeks because of tradition and commerce. No sport changes slower because “this is how we have always done it” than baseball. Combine that with so many...
De Blasio keeping lawyer behind sketchy fundraising
March 22, 2017 | 10:27amMayor de Blasio says he’s retaining the same election lawyer whose campaign-fundraising legal advice put him under the scrutiny of federal and state prosecutors. De Blasio told NY1 Tuesday night...
Mark Sanchez's last chance? Visiting lowly Bears to be backup
March 22, 2017 | 10:15amThe Bears have Mike Glennon under contract and they might be looking to add a veteran presence to back up their new 27-year-old quarterback. The Bears will host former Jets quarterback Mark...
This is how you destroy an American icon
March 22, 2017 | 10:15amSears Holdings, once the largest US retailer, is warning investors about its ability to continue as a going concern after years of losses and declining sales. “Our historical operating results...
This baseball ritual is robbing Puerto Rico of its hair dye
March 22, 2017 | 10:01amSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Pharmacies and beauty stores across Puerto Rico are running out of hair dye as a growing number of men go blond in support of the...
Voters are losing faith in new Republican health care plan
March 22, 2017 | 9:59amSupport among American voters for the Republican health care plan is falling as the measure comes up for a key vote in the House, a poll released Wednesday shows. Thirty-seven...
Abused dog saves naked, abused toddler
March 22, 2017 | 9:55amThat’s one top dog. An abused shelter dog with a “sixth sense” left quite an impression on her new owners after finding a naked toddler in a ditch in Michigan...
Elderly man stole ambulance after leaving hospital: cops
March 22, 2017 | 9:45amAn elderly man was busted after he checked himself out of a Long Island hospital -- and stole an ambulance from the parking lot, authorities said Wednesday. Donald Winkler, 83,...
Finn Jones fights evil—and controversy—as Marvel's Iron Fist
March 22, 2017 | 9:43amFinn Jones can’t be sure if the memory is real or just a vivid, long-ago dream. In his recollection, he’s a child, young enough to be riding in a stroller....
'Bones Marie' accused of forcing abducted teen into sex slavery
March 22, 2017 | 9:32amA Texas judge tripled the bail Monday for a 19-year-old woman who went by the nickname “Bones Marie” and who stood accused of forcing a 14-year-old girl into sex slavery....
Endangered elephant is electrocuted
March 22, 2017 | 9:20amPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A park ranger in Cambodia says an endangered wild elephant has died after an electrical pole fell and electrocuted the animal. Nup Thet, a ranger at...
Public Advocate: City's plan to close Bronx school is illegal
March 22, 2017 | 9:16amThe city Department of Education is breaking state law by moving to shutter one of its struggling Bronx Renewal Schools without a vote from the local education board, Public Advocate...
Students killed in China school toilet stampede
March 22, 2017 | 9:10amTwo children died and 20 others were injured during a stampede at an elementary school bathroom in central China on Wednesday, according to state media reports. Students at the Number...
Dimwit accidentally texts prosecutor about drug swap
March 22, 2017 | 8:53amEDWARDSVILLE, Pa. — Authorities say a man mistakenly sent a text message to a Pennsylvania prosecutor indicating that he wanted to trade marijuana for heroin. Luzerne County prosecutors say Assistant...
Tillerson took secretary of state job because his wife told him to
March 22, 2017 | 8:31amRex Tillerson was “stunned” when he was offered the secretary of state job by President Trump — but was “convinced” to accept the job by his wife, he said in...
Well-dressed suspect in fatal stabbing surrenders to cops
March 22, 2017 | 8:09amThe sharp-dressed suspect wanted for fatally stabbing a 66-year-old man in Hell's Kitchen turned himself in to police, authorities said. The 28-year-old man walked into the NYPD substation in Times...
This might be the worst 'Wheel of Fortune' blunder ever
March 22, 2017 | 7:53amA contestant on "Wheel of Fortune" on Tuesday missed the show’s answer to a putt. A player identified as “Kevin” was one letter away from solving the puzzle. It read,...
Trump's former campaign chair secretly worked for Russian billionaire
March 22, 2017 | 6:56amPresident Trump’s former campaign manager signed a secret $10 million deal with a Russian billionaire that benefited Vladimir Putin, a bombshell new report revealed Wednesday. Paul Manafort’s previously undisclosed work with...
This girl was born with 4 legs because of a parasitic twin
March 22, 2017 | 6:55amA young girl from the Ivory Coast received a life-saving operation at Advocate Children's Hospital outside of Chicago. Dominique was born with four legs and two spines, the result of...
How Chuck Schumer is saving the Republican Party
March 22, 2017 | 5:01amAs a conservative, I’m thrilled by the arrival of unified Republican government. But the politician I’m most grateful to in Washington today isn’t President Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan or...
Man who allegedly shot Navajo policeman was drunk: complaint
March 22, 2017 | 4:34amALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A man charged with killing a Navajo Nation police officer who was responding to a domestic violence call had been drinking and was intoxicated the night of...
Live Nation shuts down advertising unit
March 22, 2017 | 3:37amA Live Nation TV unit that produced content for advertisers has shuttered, The Post has learned. The unit, a joint venture with Vice Media, the company co-founded and led by...
'Gong Show' creator Chuck Barris dies at 87
March 22, 2017 | 2:54amChuck Barris, whose game show empire included "The Dating Game," ''The Newlywed Game" and that infamous factory of cheese, "The Gong Show," died at 87. Barris died of natural causes...
Lawmaker charged with child prostitution had 'peculiar' background
March 22, 2017 | 2:48amOKLAHOMA CITY — A Republican state senator charged with child prostitution once proposed a bill to prohibit the use of human fetuses in food and spent 17 years working with...
Coach told cheerleader to 'get over it' after teammates posted nude photo: suit
March 22, 2017 | 2:05amALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Cheerleaders at an Albuquerque high school took photos and video of a nude teammate, then posted those images on social media before coaches told the targeted girl...
Russian temptress accused of murder held on bail
March 22, 2017 | 1:59amThe Russian temptress who allegedly murdered a woman in her homeland before fleeing to Brooklyn was ordered held without bail Tuesday for fleecing two men out of money and jewelry. Viktoria...
Skin glowing from radium, 'ghost girls' died for a greater cause
March 22, 2017 | 1:58amAmelia “Mollie” Maggia was the first to die. The 19-year-old woman started working at the Radium Luminous Materials Corp. in Orange, NJ, in 1917, and at first reveled in her...
Yankees' rotation battle not going the way Joe Girardi hoped
March 22, 2017 | 1:55amTAMPA — Adam Warren is the only member of the five-men-for-two-spots rotation competition who is a lock to make the Yankees. “Outside of Warren, who isn’t going anywhere because he...
Vegas man accused of raping woman hours after he got out of jail
March 22, 2017 | 1:41amA Nevada man was arrested on charges including sexual assault after police said he allegedly raped a Las Vegas woman within hours of his release from prison. Ramel Ortiz, 32,...
Can Nets pry Kentavious Caldwell-Pope away from Pistons?
March 22, 2017 | 1:38amWith up to $33 million to spend — and seemingly as many holes to fill on the roster — the Nets will be looking to strike it big in free...
Antti Raanta: Don't give me the hook quite yet
March 22, 2017 | 1:27amAntti Raanta, who has started six straight for the Rangers in Henrik Lundqvist’s absence, is sure hoping to extend the second-longest such streak of his career to seven when the...
US advances to World Baseball Classic final for first time ever
March 22, 2017 | 12:53amLOS ANGELES — Brandon Crawford scored the tiebreaking run when Nobuhiro Matsuda bobbled Adam Jones’ grounder to third in the eighth inning, and the United States reached the championship game...
Mom of 2-year-old who fatally shot brother used to let him 'practice' with gun: cops
March 22, 2017 | 12:53amPHOENIX — A woman arrested after her 2-year-old son picked up her loaded handgun and fatally shot his 9-year-old brother said she previously allowed the younger boy to practice pulling...
North Korea's latest missile launch reportedly ends in failure
March 22, 2017 | 12:36amSEOUL, South Korea — A latest missile launch by North Korea on Wednesday appeared to have ended in a failure, South Korean defense officials said, three days after the North...
This teen's spring break plans wound up being a complete fail
March 22, 2017 | 12:30amA 19-year-old University of Alabama student speeding toward some spring break festivities was arrested in Florida Friday after police say they found seven cases of beer and marijuana in his...
El Chapo won't be leaving solitary anytime soon
March 22, 2017 | 12:14amMexico’s most notorious drug kingpin will be stuck in solitary confinement for a while. Lawyers for the US attorney’s office in the Eastern District of New York have filed a...
Milo Yiannopoulos embarrassingly loses election at prestigious UK school
March 22, 2017 | 12:06amAlt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos — who lost a $250,000 book deal and two jobs in the span of a week last month — took another hit Tuesday when he was...