August 12, 2017
FBI, Justice Department investigating Virginia white power rally attack
Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a statement late Saturday decrying the "violence and deaths in Charlottesville," and saying the FBI and the Justice Department is investigating what local authorities are...
Nationals star Bryce Harper exits game after horrific leg injury
WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper appeared to injure his left knee when he slipped on a wet first base, a potentially devastating blow to the NL East-leading Washington Nationals. While running...
Trump insiders are flooding the publishing world with politics
Books about politics are crowding out every other topic, according to frustrated sources in the publishing world. Indeed there’s a flood of books already on the market and plenty more...
Comey botched the Hillary Clinton email investigation
Dear John: You recently criticized the FBI for its investigation of Hillary Clinton’s e-mails. I am a retired FBI agent and extremely proud of my career and service. I feel...
Jordan Spieth seems OK with chance at history likely over
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It isn’t officially over, but it’s over. Jordan Spieth will not become the youngest player ever to complete the rare career Grand Slam. Spieth shot an even...
Celebrity hair stylist launches salon with Saks Fifth Avenue
Joel Warren, co-founder of celebrity hair salon chain Warren-Tricomi, is launching a new salon concept with Saks Fifth Avenue. The partnership comes after Saks split with former salon partner John...
Bermuda is trying to make a tourism comeback
Bermuda fell off the tourism map for two decades, but ever since the financial crisis hit and dented Bermuda’s brisk reinsurance industry, the tony island — home to Michael Bloomberg...
Red Bulls ride the roster they want to victory
Everybody from fans to media to the MLS’ own website ripped the Red Bulls for not adding a difference-maker before the transfer window closed this week. But Red Bulls’ sporting...
Mets' latest loss comes with Steven Matz silver lining
PHILADELPHIA — Steven Matz’s disastrous season took an uptick Saturday night, even if he couldn’t complete six innings. The enigmatic lefty contained the anemic Phillies, allowing two earned runs on...
Why Trump is lucky to have H.R. McMaster
With North Korea only the hottest crisis now facing President Trump, we’re glad he’s just re-emphasized his faith in his national security adviser. The campaign to drive H.R. McMaster off...
Jets' first preseason game goes better than anyone could expect
Christian Hackenberg may have become the first quarterback in NFL history to play a preseason game while wearing handcuffs on Saturday night. At least that’s what it felt like. The...
Most DC wage-hike backers don't even pay their interns
One of the most valuable things a college student can do is complement his or her education with a summer internship. Across America, kids from all schools and backgrounds compete...
Students unearth trove in East Village classroom closet
On Feb. 3, 1959, 8-year-old Alan Lederman brought $2 to PS 61 to sock away in a school savings account. As he hung his coat in the closet, the deposit...
Ex-employees say pizzeria boss fired them over eating a slice
Two Westchester pizzeria servers claim they were canned for snagging a slice. They said they were offered a bite of pizza to them by the chef during a busy shift...
Brooklyn DA candidate once sued the city she wants to defend
Brooklyn DA candidate Anne Swern wants to prosecute criminals — when she’s not making a buck as a plaintiff. Swern, a former high-ranking assistant district attorney under Charles Hynes, last...
DC hasn't come to grips with Trump's presidency
From warnings of “fire and fury” to declarations of “locked and loaded,” President Trump is dealing with the North Korean crisis his way. Naturally, heads are exploding all over Washington....
Jay Cutler is here to put your fantasy football doubts to rest
Ask any fantasy expert and they’ll tell you that it always is better to draft your team as late in the preseason as you can. There are far too many...
Cabinet swap could give GOP an extra Senate seat
The Trump administration could launch a game of Cabinet musical chairs to grab a 53rd GOP seat in the Senate. White House officials want to make West Virginia Democrat Sen....
Driver charged with murder in deadly attack on protesters at Virginia white power rally
A 20-year-old Ohio man has been charged with murder after allegedly plowing into a crowd of counter-protesters at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. Authorities Saturday night identified the...
It just keeps getting worse for Aaron Judge
Yankee Stadium still erupts every time Aaron Judge steps to the plate, fans cheering the slugger like no player since Derek Jeter retired. No one is made to feel more...
Scaramucci picks his favorite late night impersonator
There are now two Anthony Scaramucci impersonators making the rounds on late night TV, but the real Mooch has a favorite. “Mario! He understands!” Scaramucci told the Post, praising comedian...
Former desnuda manager sues city over alleged false arrests
A former Times Square desnuda manager claims he was targeted by police — and is suing the city for two false arrests. On May 11, 2016, Chris Olivieri was working...
PGA Championship will change a life forever in tight final round
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It is going to be a nervy PGA Championship final round Sunday at Quail Hollow. There isn’t a lot of major championship pedigree at the top of...
Yankees' miserable day shows how quickly fortunes can change
There was probably a way Saturday could have gone worse for the Yankees. But it would have taken cruelty and creativity to come up with it. In less than 24...
AirDropping penis pics is the latest horrifying subway trend
There’s a new iPhone craze on the subway, and it’s not the latest Candy Crush update. New York women have discovered that creepy men are using the iPhone AirDrop app...
How Cuomo is 'building' blackouts for NYC
Better stock up on candles: In just three years, New York may face a wave of blackouts following the closure of the Indian Point nuclear-power plant. That’s the bottom line...
DVQ 3.0: The latest evolution in fantasy football draft strategy
In movie trailer voiceover voice: In a world where the third time seldom is the charm, when source material often devolves into convoluted chaos, when the expansion of combinatorial storylines...
Reviews were mixed for Giants' running game after debut
There was nothing great about the 18 snaps the Giants’ starting offensive line logged Friday in preseason opening loss to the Steelers. There also was nothing egregious and, in this...
Derek Jeter will bring old-school baseball style to the owner's box
Derek Jeter is going to rock baseball’s world as boss of the Marlins. Jeter believes in scouting, talent, heart and soul, and he will look to fill the Marlins roster...
Inside Brooklyn's premier 'sex house' for polyamorous parties
Kenneth Play had plans to celebrate his birthday with his girlfriend. But when she arrived at his Bushwick apartment, she wasn’t alone. “She surprised me with two other lovers of...
Mets hope small-town fireballer can help big-time bullpen woes
In the middle of a loud Mets trade deadline, in which both Addison Reed and Lucas Duda were shipped out of town, was an unassuming 22-year-old, suddenly cast in a...
Famed NYPD dog injured on the job after fall through ceiling
A brave NYPD K-9 dog was hurt on the job after he fell through a ceiling in Brooklyn, police said. The well-known German Shepherd, Timoshenko -- named after Staten Island...
Luis Severino gets rocked as Yankees lose blowout to Red Sox
P.U. Start with Luis Severino getting punished by Andrew Benintendi for a pair of three-run homers, when he wasn’t walking the bottom of the Red Sox order. Move to Todd...
Bloody survivor of hammer-wielding killer ran for her life: witness
The sole survivor of Saturday’s hammer massacre on Long Island was bloodied, barefoot and running for her life down the street when Earl Sykes saw her. “She was running between...
Mets trade Neil Walker to Brewers
PHILADELPHIA — The Mets’ purge of expiring contracts continued Saturday night, when Neil Walker was traded to the Brewers for a player to be named later, completing a busy week...
New Yankees starter Sonny Gray describes his Brett Favre game
New Yankees hurler Sonny Gray, acquired in a trade with the A’s last week, takes a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: What is your mound...
Foolish graphics, wasted comments soil broadcasts
Has the trade deadline passed? If not, I’m thinking a straight swap. We’ll trade ESPN for North Korea. Bristol, Conn., for Pyongyang and a nuclear warhead to be named later....
Naked man survives leap from Williamsburg Bridge
A naked man leapt from the Williamsburg Bridge Saturday and had to be fished out of the East River by cops, witnesses said. A crowd formed as the nude man...
Police officers killed when helicopter crashes near violent white supremacist rally
A Virginia State Police helicopter crashed near the site of a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville Saturday, according to local news reports.
Hammer-wielding killer came back to house for revenge: cops
He came back for deadly revenge -- with a hammer. A hulking, mentally ill man whose mom kicked him out after he became increasingly violent tragically proved her fears right...
London thinks classical music can help tone down crime
Scotland Yard plans to pump classical music into a north London housing project to quell violence -- but New York City won’t let Beethoven walk the beat. Adam Weber, the...
Mike Trout's MVP case a test for what voters really care about
James Paxton was pitching well again Thursday night. You can make a case that no starter in the majors has outpitched him since July. But then in the seventh inning...
Fans are never satisfied, and that's not a bad thing
CHICAGO – The tortured expressions were priceless, really. This was at a saloon called Sluggers, which is right across the street from Wrigley Field. The home team was out of...
Foster dad acquitted of heinous abuse sues over 'destroyed' reputation
The Long Island foster dad acquitted of sexually abusing eight mentally impaired boys in his care has slammed Suffolk County and two investigators with a $100 million lawsuit for “destroying...
NYPD cop hurt in shooting is 'feeling better' after hospital release
A day after being released from the hospital, the NYPD cop shot four times by a deranged gunman said he’s “feeling better” and resting up. "I'm doing good. I'm doing...
Jersey Shore dunes blamed for surge in drownings
At least 11 swimmers have drowned at the Jersey Shore this summer, and some experts are blaming rougher surf and even beach-replenishment projects for the troubled waters. “I walk the...
America’s most important historical dates will surprise you
Summing up all of American history in one book is nearly impossible — that’s why author Carl M. Cannon ingeniously takes it one day at a time. His “On This...
Man orders a cappuccino, gets a side of cockroach
A Manhattan man claims in a lawsuit his cappuccino at a swanky Upper East Side steakhouse came with a nasty addition: a large cockroach. The insect was a nightmarish way...
A former No. 1 looks like his old self at the PGA Championship
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Jason Day seemingly came from nowhere. That’s pretty difficult to do when you’ve spent as long as Day did as the No. 1 ranked player in the...
Overdue book returned to NYC library 38 years late
Let’s book him! A middle-aged mystery man strolled into the Tompkins Square Library Thursday saying he’d like to return “The Woman in the White House” by Marianne Means. The due...
My grandfather started the most hateful church in America
Libby Phelps Alvarez, 34, is the granddaughter of Fred Phelps, the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan. — the most notorious anti-gay hate group in America. Libby...
First glimpse should build on excitement for Giants defense
The smile on the face of Darian Thompson was not a byproduct of anything he did in his first game in 11 months. The second-year safety was impressed, but not...
The FDA won't call this $80M veggie burger safe — and that's delicious
The city’s least-delicious hamburger coughed up a delicious irony this week. We learned that the Food and Drug Administration declined to say that the laboratory-produced key ingredient of the meatless...
Judgey about the way people dress? You’re killing America
NEWELL, W. VA — If you’ve eaten at a fine-dining restaurant in New York Ciy or Washington DC, you’ve likely been served on Homer Laughlin china. Artisan china is the...
Emojis actually make our language better
❤ ’em or 😡 ’em, emojis are embedded in our 21st century culture. Over 90 percent of the world’s 3.2 billion Internet users regularly send these “picture characters,” as the...
What it was like growing up with squatter parents
In 2005, Jeannette Walls had to confess a secret. The journalist — who for several years had written the “Intelligencer” column for New York Magazine — was then a columnist...
Jordan Montgomery struck in the head during batting practice
A few hours after putting Masahiro Tanaka on the disabled list with an inflamed right shoulder, fellow starter Jordan Montgomery was hit in the right ear while signing autographs down...
FDNY now has a whole calendar full of smoking hot gals
These guys and gals are smokin’. For the first time, the FDNY will publish two sizzling calendars — one with 12 bare-chested guys, the other with 12 gals in sexy...
Why Tanaka's injury can be a positive for the Yankees
Masahiro Tanaka was placed on the 10-day DL on Saturday. When will the good news stop for the Yankees? Yep, on the surface this obviously is negative. The Yanks called...
What encouraged the Giants' top two picks about their debuts
The Giants are expecting big things from their top two draft picks, tight end Evan Engram and defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson. Neither is at present listed as a starter, but...
Chris Stroud gave up, but then his dream came true
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chris Stroud was done. Checked out. Finished. He had arrived to a place, at age 35, where most golfers don’t allow themselves to arrive until much further...
Scores injured, one dead as car plows into protesters at white power rally
One person was killed when a car plowed into a group of counter-protesters at a white supremacist rally in Virginia on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Shocking video from the scene...
Vieira's value going beyond coaching for NYCFC, MLS
LOS ANGELES -- If Patrick Vieira was still playing today, he wouldn't mind playing in MLS. “Yeah, no doubt about it,” the New York City FC coach told The Post....
Trump condemns hatred 'on many sides' after violence at white supremacist rally
President Trump on Saturday blamed the unrest in Charlottesville on the “egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides.’’ Speaking at his golf club in Bedminster, NJ, he...
NHL team condemns white supremacists using its logo
Alt-right white supremacists were spotted Saturday at the Charlottesville, Va., rally carrying objects with the Red Wings logo on them. It did not take long for the NHL organization to...
Meatball Shop robbery suspect arrested
Cops arrested one of two crooks wanted in the gunpoint robbery of a trendy Brooklyn restaurant, police said. Tony Thomas, 38, of Brownsville, was arrested Friday evening in connection to...
Why Josh McCown is trying to be a leader, not a parent
Jets quarterback Josh McCown is 38 years old and has four children. He wants to make it clear he does not have six, even though fellow quarterbacks Christian Hackenberg and...
Beleaguered Yankees rotation loses another member
The Yankees starting rotation has suddenly become a MASH unit. A day after CC Sabathia was placed on the 10-day disabled list with right knee inflammation, Masahiro Tanaka is joining...
Meet the undrafted Jets wideout who impressed Steve Smith
Gabe Marks sat in his home in Venice Beach, Calif. watching the NFL draft, waiting for his name to call. Marks had been a record-setting wide receiver at Washington State,...
Virginia declares emergency amid violent clashes at white power rally
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency on Saturday as helmet-clad white supremacists brawled with counter-protestors in a Charlottesville park where officials plan to remove a statue of...
North Korea state media says army 'on standby to launch'
North Korea took its turn Saturday in the country’s escalating, back-and-fourth with President Trump with the state-run newspaper saying leader Kim Jung Un’s revolutionary army is “capable of fighting any...
US fighter jet crash lands at Bahrain airport
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Authorities say a U.S. fighter jet has crash landed at Bahrain International Airport, disrupting flights to and from the island nation. Social media pictures of...
American financier cleared in London jogger bus push
London police cleared an American investment banker of charges he shoved a woman into the path of a bus on an oncoming bus. Eric Bellquist, 41, has been ruled out...
Vagrant charged in Walgreens bathroom sex attack
Cops on Saturday morning nabbed the fiend who allegedly tried to rape a woman in a Bronx Walgreens bathroom this week, police said. Victor Augustus, 28, who is homeless, was...
3 women murdered in Long Island home
A small Cape Cod home in Hempstead, Long Island became a house of horror early Saturday, when three women inside were bludgeoned to death with a hammer, possibly by a...
Supply shortage linked to death of 60 children in Indian hospital
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI - Sixty children have died at a hospital in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh this week, prompting local media to blame the fatalities on a lack of...
2-year-old boy unscathed after SUV rolls down 100-foot hill
VANDERGRIFT, Pa. — Pennsylvania police say a 2-year-old boy "was happy as could be" and wasn't injured after he and an SUV rolled down a 100-foot-high hill. Vandergrift police say...
Amazon in talks to offer event ticketing in US
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon.com Inc is seeking to partner with U.S. venue owners to sell event tickets, four sources have told Reuters, a move that could loosen Ticketmaster's powerful...
World's oldest man, a Holocaust survivor, dies at 113
JERUSALEM — Israeli media are reporting that the world's oldest man, who lived through both world wars and survived the Holocaust, has died a month short of his 114th birthday....
Team Trump's North Korea challenges
War clouds are gathering over the Korean Peninsula, and we are reminded of what former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (almost) famously said: “You go to war with the president you...
Aroldis Chapman escapes: Was he too rested?
With the biggest series of the season approaching, Joe Girardi didn’t want to use his biggest arm unless he had to this past week. With the Red Sox coming to...
Geno Smith can have 2nd New York act: If he doesn't throw it away
Friday was the first night of the rest of Geno Smith’s NFL life. And he spent much of it looking very much like Eli Manning’s next backup quarterback. Until he...
Todd Frazier wanted this rivalry and delivered in a big way
Todd Frazier felt like a child, eagerly waiting to know what it was like to be a part of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry. As a kid in New Jersey, nothing...
Frank Ntilikina knows weakness: 'I've been working on my body'
As a top-10 pick and foundation piece of the Knicks’ rebuilding process, Frank Ntilikina is going to play in the NBA. But to play well — to be able to...
Ex-Met was 'all over the place' and the Yankees made him pay
Maybe the Yankees were better off without any Mets after all. In his introduction to the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, former Mets reliever Addison Reed turned what looked like an easy...
Defense must stay healthy, or the Jets won't have a chance
The Jets’ first preseason game sees the spotlight focused on the offense and the competition to be the starting quarterback for the regular season opener. That’s why 15 straight questions...
Conor McGregor-Paulie Malignaggi sparring videos released
Paulie Malignaggi got his wish — sort of. It wasn’t the release of his full sparring session with Conor McGregor that Malignaggi asked for, but UFC president Dana White did...
Chinese president urges Trump to avoid exacerbating North Korea tensions
Chinese state media say President Xi Jinping, in a call with President Donald Trump, said all sides should avoid rhetoric or action that would worsen tensions on the Korean Peninsula....
Giants not overlooking Cowboys — with or without Ezekiel Elliott
The Giants do not plan on taking the Cowboys lightly, with or without Dallas star running back Ezekiel Elliott. Elliott, who had been accused of domestic violence, was handed a...
Gary Sanchez's power lunch with A-Rod and J-Lo pays off
Power lunch. Then a wild, winning dessert. Gary Sanchez’s second season has been a challenge in many ways, but the Yankees catcher is working on the field and quietly behind...
CC Sabathia relieved there's no extra damage in balky knee
CC Sabathia expects to throw a bullpen session Saturday or Sunday and to be able to pitch for the Yankees when they visit Boston next week, a much rosier outlook...
Torch-carrying white nationalists descend on UVA
A large group of white nationalists holding torches and shouting racist slogans marched on the University of Virginia on Friday night — sparking outrage from politicians and local residents. The...
Aaron Hicks shows off cannon when Yankees need it most
It was the arm in the ninth inning that saved it, only the arm this time did not belong to Aroldis Chapman, even with the left-handed closer on the mound....
Neil Walker says he is healthy following nixed deal to Yankees
PHILADELPHIA — Neil Walker was blindsided by reports the Yankees nixed a deal with the Mets at the non-waiver trade deadline because of concerns over his medicals, and wants the...
Rookie kicker displays leg power while crushing 52-yard field goal
The rookie looked good kicking for the Giants for the first time under the lights. Aldrick Rosas got first crack at field goals in Friday night’s 20-12 preseason loss to...
Kevin Durant apologizes for controversial India comments
SAN FRANCISCO — Basketball star Kevin Durant has issued an apology for calling India “20 years behind” and several other comments about the Asian country. The Golden State Warriors forward...
Woman charged with faking cancer, accepting over $50K in donations
A 38-year-old Orlando woman who pretended to have terminal cancer and accepted donations when she lived in New York's Westchester County several years ago was arrested on Friday and charged...
Walmart says back-to-school gun promotion was a 'prank'
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Walmart is having all sorts of promotions for the back-to-school season, but selling firearms isn’t one of them. The world’s largest retailer said Friday an internal...
Jets get ready for their first big dose of Christian Hackenberg
After seven months of dissection, discussion and debate, second-year quarterback Christian Hackenberg will take the field Saturday night with the Jets at MetLife Stadium. Hackenberg has been the most talked...
Renovations underway at the White House
WASHINGTON — The White House is undergoing a major face-lift while President Donald Trump is out of town. The Oval Office and other working quarters of the West Wing have...
It took just two holes to wreck this player's entire day
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — D.A. Points, with three holes to play in his second round, was 5-under and one shot off the lead held by Kevin Kisner. By the time he...
Stitches: Balls to the wall
Feelin’ ballsy? Balls of confusion have led to $300 million drawings in both the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots. Odds of hitting the Mega are 258 million-1, while Power is...
Drug cartel violence hits tourist hotspots Cancun, Los Cabos
In January, a lone gunman entered the trendy Blue Parrot nightclub in the upscale Mexican resort town of Playa del Carmen and opened fire. Chaos ensued as the crowd scrambled...
Best-laid fantasy baseball plans no match for big-money deals
No one ever said winning a fantasy baseball title would be easy. In fact, you were warned it is a grind. Draft prep is extensive, the player pool is vast...
NYCFC without reinforcements they wanted for crucial match
New York City FC hoped to add some fresh faces to replenish their battered roster. Instead, they failed to add any players, but that doesn’t mean all was lost, as...