November 6, 2017

Man posed as filmmaker to lure young women into prostitution

SEATTLE — A federal jury has convicted a Seattle man on 17 felonies for luring teenage girls and young women into prostitution by posing as a documentary filmmaker. The U.S....

Yankees finally have someone to talk to about Japanese superstar

While Shohei Otani doesn’t yet have a clear path to Major League Baseball, he’ll be prepared with representation when that step presumably occurs. Otani has hired CAA, a source confirmed,...

Trump lands in South Korea amid escalating tensions with the North

President Donald Trump has arrived in South Korea amid escalating tensions with North Korea. Air Force One landed at Osan Air Base in South Korea on Tuesday. Trump's first stop...

Texas gets the full package, and more, in prized NYC freshman

One of college basketball’s most prized freshmen is interested in analytics and considered going to Harvard. His favorite classes are personal finance and the black power movement, and one of...

The dilemma facing Eli Manning when Giants do the inevitable

A season and a team in disarray and turmoil, a franchise at a crossroads, a watershed moment looming. The succession plan for Eli Manning. Here’s mine: Draft one of the...

Brave mom died trying to shield her kids during Texas massacre

A courageous mother or four died trying to shield her little ones from gunfire during the Texas church massacre. When the killer entered the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs,...

Apple's offshore move has helped save them billions in taxes

Apple quietly sidestepped a crackdown on its much-maligned Ireland tax avoidance practice by moving its overseas operation to the tax haven of the Channel Island of Jersey, documents leaked from...

A chilling tale of how easy it is for banks to lose your money

Two years ago, I wrote a column that frightened a lot of people. Now, I’m going to scare you again — this time, maybe even more. That column, which appeared...

Oprah's investment in Weight Watchers is paying off big time

Oprah may be slimming down, but her wallet’s getting fatter — a lot fatter. The media mogul has seen her investment in Weight Watchers soar 617 percent over the past...

Rockefeller Plaza set to undergo sweeping transformation

The indoor-outdoor plaza of Rockefeller Group’s 1221 Sixth Ave. is poised to undergo the most sweeping transformation since the former McGraw-Hill tower between West 48th and 49th streets opened in...

As predicted, October's job growth was weaker than expected

As I warned last week, job growth in October was likely to be less than the experts were predicting because the September hurricanes in the past have had an effect...

Greek man in flyer looking for his 'Helen of Troy' is hoax

He’s got the face that launched a thousand subway cars. A handsome Greek-born math whiz became the hottest thing on rails after his buddy put up posters in city subway...

Dog saves family from alleged 'anti-Semitic' arson attack

A Jewish family was saved by their hero dog after an alleged arsonist tried lighting their home on fire, according to reports. The family from the Parisian suburb of Creteil...

Active shooter drills show grim reality of today

It has come down to this. The New York City Hospitality Alliance and the New York Police Department on Monday conducted an “active shooter” seminar for more than 150 restaurants,...

Rangers storm back against top team and just keep winning

These are the kinds of things that happen to teams that are winning, so forgive the Rangers if the good fortune still seems foreign. Yet they are not going to...

Barneys selling Antifa-inspired jackets for $375

This isn’t the first time fashion and politics have come together, but this may be the least successful. Over the weekend, apparel company Alpha Industries launched an Antifa-influenced M-65 Anarchy...

Aaron Judge caps breakout year as double-MLB awards nominee

Entering the final days of spring training, Aaron Judge’s chances of landing in Triple-A were on par with him starting the regular season in the big leagues. Now, after setting...

Store that sold Texas shooter guns says he passed background check

A sporting goods chain has confirmed that it sold two firearms to the man who shot up a church in a tiny South Texas community, killing 26 people. In a...

De Blasio's translators ordered to stay 100 feet from polling places

Teams of translators hired by Mayor de Blasio’s administration to assist Russian- and Haitian Creole-speaking voters will have to station themselves more than 100 feet from polling places on Election...

Bernie Sanders' stepdaughter considers running for office

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Bernie Sanders' stepdaughter is considering a run for mayor of Burlington, Vermont, the same office that was the starting point for the independent U.S. senator's political career....

Texas shooter stormed in wearing Grim Reaper mask, black body armor

Devin Patrick Kelley stormed into the First Baptist Church of Sutherland dressed as the Grim Reaper — in black body armor and a skull mask, officials said — as he...

What it's like when your football star dad suffers from CTE

After Rebecca Carpenter’s father passed away in 2010 at the age of 78, her family received a call from Boston University asking to examine his brain and spine. “They said...

EBay removes listings of Hawaii beach sand from its website

HILO, Hawaii — Online auction and sales company eBay has removed multiple listings of sand said to be taken from Hawaii beaches. The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported Saturday that it asked...

Murder-for-hire suspect indicted for plotting with dead gal pal to kill exes

A Houston man accused of plotting with his late girlfriend to kill their exes has been slapped with another charge in connection to the murder-for-hire scheme. Leon Philip Jacob, 39,...

Man arrested for online threats of 'killing spree' at university

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A man who posted videos of himself holding guns and smiling while describing his desire to go on a killing rampage has been arrested after threatening...

Hero who shot Texas gunman: 'I was scared to death'

The rifle-toting local hero who stopped the Texas church shooter mid-massacre has spoken out for the first time -- confessing he was "scared to death" when confronting the man he'd...

Why royals, billionaires can't get enough of this shocking new fitness trend

In 2009, Mohamed “Mo” Elzomor was having a bit of a crisis. The personal trainer, then 23, had lost his job at a Queens New York Sports Club. He’d also...

Student tells how Stuyvesant kids stood strong when terror struck

I have two words for you, Osama bin Wannabe — the jerk that tried to terrorize my high school: Epic fail. You annoyed us. You made us late from school....

Now the campus censors are silencing a play about Lenny Bruce

You know the campus censors are out of control when they’re attacking Lenny Bruce from the left. Under that stage name, the late Leonard Alfred Schneider paved the way for...

The heroes of Sutherland Springs

Before the Texas church shooter encountered any police officers, he was run off a highway and dead. He had been shot and chased by two private citizens who took it...

Robert Mueller's leak problem

Another day, another potentially illegal leak from special counsel Robert Mueller’s grand jury investigating Russian election meddling. NBC News reported Monday that Mueller has “gathered enough evidence” to indict former...

Election Day 2017: The Post's endorsements

Tuesday is Election Day. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. in New York and 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in New Jersey. The Post has made the...

Braving the fantasy QB waiver wire to dig up desperate answer

Surviving injuries can be one of the toughest jobs a fantasy football owner is faced with each week. There always seems to be plenty of depth to stream at wide...

What Washington should do about the Saudi power play

Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi king-in-waiting, pushed a huge number of chips to the center of the table over the past couple of days in a spectacular all-in bet rarely...

VA Secretary: Texas church shooter is no veteran to me

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin has condemned the actions of Texas church shooter Devin Kelley -- saying he does not consider the former US airman to be a veteran, but...

Sleep deprivation impairs you as much as being drunk: study

Lack of sleep disrupts brain cell communication, leading to spacey behavior and mental lapses, according to the study.

The handcuffed Yankees' options for a thrifty free agency

Anybody expecting the Yankees to open the vault for free agents hasn’t been paying attention. First, Hal Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman promise to get the payroll under $197 million for...

'House of Cards' star tackles 'true cost of war' in gripping miniseries

National Geographic’s new miniseries “The Long Road Home” shines an empathetic, often harrowing spotlight on the soldiers and their families back home forever impacted by “Black Sunday” — April 4,...

The Knicks' young studs are done waiting for the future

The future may loom brighter than the sun. But the Knicks don’t seem to care. They are more right-here, right-now kind of guys. Why not? With 22-year-old, 7-foot-3 unicorn Kristaps...

Students find teacher passed out, drunk at his desk: cops

FAIRFAX, Va. — A substitute teacher at a northern Virginia school has been charged with being drunk in public after police say students found him passed out at a desk....

Write-in DA candidate likes tweets from Brooke Shields' stalker

A convicted stalker has forged an unlikely social media bromance with a write-in candidate for Manhattan DA. Long-shot challenger Marc Fliedner liked three tweets from John Rinaldi ​-- who was...

Take an art-filled road trip through North Carolina

Barbecue isn’t the only art worth a North Carolina road trip. Stops along the Tar Heel State’s Historic Barbecue Trail can now be accompanied by a side order of world-class...

Air Force didn't submit Texas church shooter's criminal history to FBI

Texas church killer Devin Patrick Kelley never should have been able to buy his assault rifle, military brass admitted Monday — acknowledging that the Air Force failed to tell the...

This historic Italian villa will name a suite after you

Want to pitch in to develop a chic spot in Italy? Amberlair, a boutique hotel brand, is now crowdfunding for the Amberlair Puglia — a historic villa in the area...

Texas shooter fractured infant stepson's skull, stalked underage girls

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — The man responsible for the fifth deadliest mass shooting on U.S. soil was a wannabe tough guy who worked dead-end jobs, dated underage girls — and...

It's not a real vacation unless you unplug

The digital detox trips that are now so trendy aren’t actually new — they’re what we used to call “vacation.” Obviously, that was before iPhones, Fitbits, Uber, Insta, WhatsApp and...

Dad accused of murder 'would rather have a dead son than a gay son'

The Nevada father of a gay teen allegedly shot and killed him over his sexual orientation, according to reports. Giovanni Melton, 14, was gunned down by his father, Wendell Melton,...

Mayor's aide helping Council candidate who'd 'stand up' to de Blasio

One of Mayor de Blasio's top political aides is quietly helping Democrat Justin Brannan in a south Brooklyn race for City Council -- even though Brannan claims he's independent of...

NFL suspensions do not include players in choke-holding brawl

What warrants a suspension in the NFL? Not the MMA-like fight A.J. Green and Jalen Ramsey got into during the Jaguars' 23-7 win over the Bengals in Jacksonville on Sunday....

This street-legal car is smashing world records for speed

A Swedish hypercar has set a world record for the fastest ever road-legal car after averaging a staggering 278 miles per hour. The Koenigsegg Agera RS set the landmark speed...

Dan Warthen finds a post-Mets job

Dan Warthen didn’t stay unemployed long. The former Mets pitching coach landed Monday with the Rangers, a month after he was informed by general manager Sandy Alderson he wouldn’t be...

Thousands want Kevin James to replace Kevin Spacey on 'House of Cards'

The "King of Queens" would soon be coming to "House of Cards" — if television fans got their way. A petition to replace Kevin Spacey with actor Kevin James on...

Funeral held for New Jersey victim of bike path terror attack

NEW MILFORD, N.J. — A New Jersey man who was among eight people killed in a truck driver's rampage on a New York City bike path last week was laid...

Hero toddler saves aunt's life when he discovers cancer

A woman says she owes her life to her four-year-old nephew after he accidentally knocked her right breast and dislodged a cancerous lump. Michelle Brown, 46, felt a sharp pain...

Beauty junkies are now drinking pricey salt water

The hottest item at trendy West Village boutique CAP Beauty isn’t a pretty crystal-infused face oil — it’s seawater. Cold-filtered, plankton-rich seawater, to be exact. The 10-milliliter glass ampoules of...

Top 30 free-agent predictions: Yankees, Red Sox make splashes

Ready or not, here come the Post’s Top 30 free-agent rankings and predictions. Baseball’s five-day quiet period after the World Series concludes at midnight Monday into Tuesday, at which point...

Surrogate mom's tearful reunion with biological son

Last month, The Post broke the incredible tale of Jessica Allen, a surrogate mom who became pregnant with her own biological child while already carrying another couple’s baby. The story...

Man suing 'monster' cop accused of killing pal who also sued officer

Two Bronx buddies suing a “monster” NYPD cop wound up on opposite sides of a gun — leaving one dead amid a dispute over the cash they received in advance...

Dangerous inmates flee court in 'orchestrated' escape

SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities say two jail inmates escaped from a suburban Silicon Valley courthouse in a waiting vehicle. The Santa Clara County sheriff's department says Tramel McClough and John...

The dream Jets matchup is actually happening

Are you ready for The Revenge of Fitzmagic? Ryan Fitzpatrick will start at quarterback for the Buccaneers on Sunday against the Jets, the team he led for the past two...

Saudi Arabia accuses Lebanon of declaring war

Saudi Arabia on Monday accused Lebanon of declaring war against the monarchy following attacks on the Kingdom by the Lebanese Shi‘ite group Hezbollah. Saudi Gulf affairs minister Thamer al-Sabhan told...

GOP's big donors threaten to close wallets if tax reform isn't passed

WASHINGTON – Republicans have a lot riding on tax reform -- including campaign contributions. The failure by the GOP-led government to score a significant legislative victory in the year since...

Deliberations begin in Menendez corruption trial

After more than two months of testimony — including from fellow U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Lindsey Graham — the bribery case against Bob Menendez has gone to the jury....

Google’s mass-shooting-misinformation habit, fact checks don’t beat populists & other comments

Tech writer: Google Misinformation on Mass Shootings Yet again, Sunday’s church massacre produced a wealth of disinformation when “searching for the shooter’s name on Google,” reports The Atlantic’s Alexis Madrigal....

The Knicks were dead — and they knew the spark they needed

Lance Thomas saw it. He couldn’t miss it. No one could. The Knicks’ body language was somewhere between that of the title characters of “The Walking Dead” and the Knicks...

Texas church shooter was once charged with punching a puppy

Mass murderer Devin Patrick Kelley was once charged with punching a puppy. The gunman responsible for killing 26 and injuring 20 more when he opened fire inside a Texas church...

City Hall doesn't know how much de Blasio's legal bills will cost

Taxpayers will have to wait until after the election to find out how much Mayor Bill de Blasio’s legal bills will cost them. Even though federal and state probes of...

Papa Johns to white supremacists: Don't buy our pizza

Papa John’s has an important message for white supremacists: Please, don’t buy our pizza. The alt-right started singing the pie chain’s praises after CEO John Schnatter made a controversial statement...

This iPhone bug is driving everyone insane

Many will have experienced the desire to chuck their phone against the wall when it keeps trying to autocorrect your messages to something you don't want to say. Now it...

Biz group apologizes after 'Hunt for the Indian' promotion falls flat

A chamber of commerce in Maine is apologizing for a holiday promotion that asked participants to “Hunt for the Indian,” an event blasted by some critics as “absolutely horrific” and...

Flying across the US to buy an iPhone X may be your cheapest option

If you couldn’t bring yourself to wait in line for the iPhone X this weekend, your next best bet may be to buy a plane ticket. Several unlocked versions of...

Florida State suspends frats following pledge's alcohol death

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State University has indefinitely suspended its fraternities and sororities after the alcohol-related death of a freshman pledge and cocaine charges for a member of another fraternity....

About 1M bees euthanized after truck crashes in California

The death toll from a truck crash in Northern California on Thursday night was un-bee-lievable. That’s because the semi-truck that slammed into an embankment along Interstate 80 was carrying about...

Top Dem blames Cuomo for GOP-controlled state Senate

A top state Senate Democrat is publicly blaming Gov. Cuomo for allowing Republicans to control of the Senate. The charge was made by Queens’ Mike Gianaris, chair of the Senate...

What is separating Manchester City from rest of contenders

It doesn't look like anyone can outscore Pep Guardiola's side.

Life lessons from the first American woman to win the NYC Marathon in 40 years

Who doesn’t want to follow in Shalane Flanagan’s footsteps? The four-time Olympian became the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon in 40 years on Sunday, finishing...

Rand Paul attack was over 'trivial' neighbor dispute: lawyer

The lawyer for the Kentucky man charged with assaulting Rand Paul outside his home in an attack that left the Republican senator with broken ribs said the altercation had nothing...

Mom accused of leaving kids home alone for Europe trip pleads not guilty

DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa mother accused of leaving her four children home alone while she traveled to Europe has pleaded not guilty. Court records say Erin Macke filed...

Missing art student found strangled in creek

PHILADELPHIA — Police in Philadelphia have identified the body of a woman found strangled in a creek as a 21-year-old art student. Police tell WPVI-TV a passerby found Kierra Johnson’s...

Man arrested after chasing teens who were toilet-papering homes

MANDEVILLE, La. — Authorities say a Louisiana homeowner who’s accused of arming himself and chasing down high school students who were toilet-papering homes has been arrested. Mandeville Police Chief Gerald...

10 worshippers still clinging to life after church massacre

Ten of the worshippers wounded in the Texas church massacre Sunday remain in critical condition, officials said Monday. "We ask that everyone keep them in their thoughts and prayers," said...

Stephen Hawking says the Earth will be a fireball by 2600

Mastermind Stephen Hawking has warned that the human race will perish on Earth after we turn it into a sizzling fireball in less than 600 years. He declared that humans...

Student allegedly threatened to rape ex so he could 'own' her

A University of Florida student faces stalking charges after allegedly showing up unannounced in an ex's apartment and sending her threatening texts. Calvin Ming Leung Yeung, 20, of Gainseville, allegedly...

How Donald Trump manipulated Bon Jovi out of Bills purchase

BUFFALO — Was Donald Trump the secret force behind the seemingly grassroots 2014 campaign to block Jon Bon Jovi from buying the NFL's Buffalo Bills? That's what those involved are...

Jets' Jeremy Kerley after official ban: I did 'nothing wrong'

The NFL made it official on Monday – suspending Jets wide receiver Jeremy Kerley for four games for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. Kerley’s suspension was reported last week,...

This town’s dead outnumber the living by a thousand to one

The tiny town of Colma in California has the nickname “The City of the Silent” and not because its population sits at just 1,800. It’s because the town, located in...

Dee Gordon splash? Solid Royals starter? Sizing up Mets' free agency

Unlike last November, when their focus was clearly on one player, the Mets enter free agency with surveillance in several directions. Given his team's holes in the infield, outfield, starting...

Teen aspiring to be a nurse killed in Texas massacre

A 16-year-old girl who aspired to an NICU nurse was among those killed when a crazed shooter opened fire on a Texas church congregation on Sunday, according to a report....

Gardener can't tell a vegetable from a bomb

A German man thought he had discovered an unexploded World War II bomb in his garden, but it turned out to be a harmless -- though humongous -- zucchini, according...

Pregnant mom, three of her kids among dead in Texas church massacre

In a matter of minutes, Texas church killer Devin Patrick Kelley wiped out three generations of the Holcombe family — including a 17-month-old girl and a pregnant mother. Bryan Holcombe,...

Mom suffocated 4-year-old girl, hid body in car trunk: cops

MIAMI — A Florida woman whose 4-year-old daughter’s body was found in a dumpster is charged with first-degree murder. A Miami-Dade Police statement says a man throwing out garbage Sunday...

Texas shooter killed wife's grandmother in massacre

Texas mass shooter Devin Patrick Kelley killed his wife’s grandmother, according to reports. Lula White, 71, the grandmother of Kelley’s wife, Danielle, was among the 26 dead after Kelley opened...

Woman details horror of losing her baby and limbs during pregnancy

A Florida woman who lost her baby and her limbs during pregnancy says she is on the path to recovery following the nightmare ordeal. Kayleigh Ferguson-Walker, 31, opened up about...

21st Century Fox held talks to sell assets to Disney: report

Twenty-First Century Fox shares spiked 9.9 percent Monday after a report that the company has talked to Disney about selling parts of its media assets. The talks between the two...

This is what a mustache looks like after growing for nearly 50 years

Ram Singh has been growing his mustache since 1970, and he doesn't plan on cutting it anytime soon. Measuring in at 18.5 feet long, it's longer than three average-size people...

Texas church shooter tried to bribe underage girls to date him

Texas church shooter Devin Patrick Kelley was so pathetic, he tried to bribe and threatened ex-girlfriends to take him back — and he stooped so low as to date a...

Don't let your kids drink out of these toxic cups

You may want to toss your kitschy kitchenware. Researchers at Britain’s University of Plymouth conducted nearly 200 tests on used enameled glasses and tumblers, and found potentially toxic amounts of...

Never fly next to a crying child or obese adult again

Passenger planes aren't exactly the comfiest places to spend any long amount of time, but this genius hack could help change that. Most of us don't put much thought into...

Lin-Manuel Miranda's totally unbiased son reviews 'Hamilton'

Tonys, Shmonys: Your musical’s only as good as your kid says it is. Luckily, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s son just gave “Hamilton” a big (little) thumbs up. From his perch atop two...

Twitter accused of erasing bisexual photos and news

Twitter has been accused of "erasing" posts under the search term "bisexual." If you try searching for "bisexual" in the search function, you'll see that no photos, videos or news...

Texas church gunman liked fast cars and guns

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — The disgraced US Airman who shot up a Texas church Sunday, killing 26, liked fast cars and fast guns, according to neighbors. Devin Patrick Kelley, 26,...

Joe Girardi lays out next steps: I will manage again

Joe Girardi will handle this managerial breakup much like he did the last. Girardi told Mike Francesa on Monday that he will look for a job in broadcasting and then...

$450,000 antique treasure map found in attic

A "priceless" rare map of Australia that was understood to be lost forever has been discovered in an attic and returned to its permanent home. Unearthed in 2010 in storage...

Menendez lawyer blasts corruption case as 'rehearsed play'

​A lawyer for Sen​. Bob Menendez blasted ​the government's corruption case against the ​New Jersey​ Democrat in closing arguments on Monday. “This is supposed to be a search for the...

Factory worker survives being buried in avalanche of milkshake bottles

A UK factory worker cheated death after 11 tons of milkshake bottles collapsed on top of him in a bizarre accident, according to a report. The 54-year-old victim was driving...

Malliotakis pledges to freeze property taxes in first year in office

Republican mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis pledged Monday to freeze property taxes in her first year in office and then impose a cap of 2 percent or less for the remainder...

Tourist faces death penalty for bringing husband's pain pills to Egypt

A British tourist facing execution for taking prescription painkillers into Egypt is crammed into a tiny cell with 25 other women and a hole in the floor for a toilet....

Saudi Arabia blames Iran for rebels launching ballistic missile at capital

SANAA, Yemen -- Saudi Arabia is blaming Iran for Yemen Shiite rebels launching a ballistic missile at its capital, Riyadh, warning it could be "considered as an act of war."...

Pastor returns home after daughter is killed in church massacre

The wife of the pastor whose 14-year-old daughter was killed in the Texas church massacre returned home Monday, where she gave an emotional statement about losing not only their child...

Texas shooter trolled town on Facebook before attack

The Texas mass shooter had the small town of Sutherland Springs in his cross-hairs before Sunday's horrific killing inside a church. Devin Patrick Kelley spent the months before his attack...

Portraits of the homeless crisis

As part of its project looking at the homeless crisis on the West Coast, AP photographer Jae Hong went to Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles to...

Bodies of NYC terror attack victims return home to Argentina

The bodies of the five Argentinian friends killed in last week’s ISIS-inspired terror attack in New York City arrived at a Buenos Aires airport Monday -- as the president of...

Hope Hicks wears a tuxedo to Japan state dinner

At the state dinner Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave the visiting President Trump Monday night, White House communications director Hope Hicks ditched her usual dress for a tuxedo and...

Dry cleaner bag 'dress' costs $700

You know what they say: One man’s plastic dry-cleaner bag is another man’s “cape sheer overlay dress.” This “slip-on, sleeveless design,” per the luxury retailer Browns’ website, is by the...

Texans are wondering if Colin Kaepernick's their answer

HOUSTON — Houston Texans coach Bill O'Brien says he and general manager Rick Smith have discussed signing Colin Kaepernick in the wake of last week's season-ending injury to Deshaun Watson....

Tales of rubbish along the River Thames

A pair of panties, a rusted pair of pliers and bones are just a few of the castoffs that Reuters photographer Stefan Wermuth found along the River Thames during low...

Runner dies after collapsing during Walt Disney World race

A runner competing in a half marathon at Walt Disney World in Florida died after collapsing near the finish line, park officials said. The runner, who was not identified, nearly...

Astros fans play biggest game of catch after woman drops her hat into crowd

When a Houston Astros fan dropped her hat from the seventh floor of a parking garage, she probably assumed it was gone forever. Luckily, Astros fans take care of each...

Brian Cashman speaks: Why Yankees moved on from Joe Girardi

Brian Cashman didn’t want to dive into “What Ifs’’ when asked had the Yankees advanced to the World Series or won it, would he still be looking for a new...

Sprint shares plunge after talks with T-Mobile end

Shares of Sprint fell more than 13 percent on Monday after the No. 4 US wireless carrier called off merger talks with T-Mobile US and a wireless partnership with cable...

'Wherever you walked in the church, it was death': sheriff

A local sheriff described the "horrific" aftermath of the Texas church massacre Sunday, saying the chapel was filled with bloody bodies when authorities arrived. "Wherever you walked in the church,...

'Road rage' cop found not guilty in shooting of unarmed man

A Brooklyn jury has cleared an NYPD officer of all charges Monday for the fatal off-duty shooting of an unarmed motorist following a July 2016 road rage incident — sparking...

Use of models turns tennis draw into a 'disgrace'

"Awful" and "disgrace" are words that have been used to describe the draw ceremony for the Next Gen ATP Tennis Finals. Models paraded down the catwalk with letters stuck to...

De Blasio slams Trump's tax plan day before mayoral election

A day before an election in which he's heavily favored, Mayor de Blasio spent 10 minutes of a 29-minute speech in Midtown on Monday railing against President Trump's tax plan....

Babysitter arrested for kidnapping autistic boy

Police have located an autistic Brooklyn boy who was kidnapped by his babysitter over the weekend. Six-year-old Devin Monroe was found Monday morning and is said to be in good...

Doctor loses license for showing porn, sexually abusing patients

A risqué rheumatologist in Canada lost his medical license after being found guilty of sexually abusing two patients, including one woman he questioned about her sex life and the size...

Big East preview: The threats are coming for Villanova

If only the Big East had broken up earlier. After winning a share of just one league title in 16 seasons, Villanova enters the fifth season of the reconfigured Big...

Saudi king swears in new ministers, replacing those detained

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi King Salman on Monday swore in new officials to take over from a powerful prince and former minister believed to be detained in a large-scale...

Cops accused of raping teenage girl quit NYPD

The two Brooklyn cops charged with raping a handcuffed teenage girl in the back of their police van have quit their jobs, police said Monday. Disgraced Officers Eddie Martins and...

Texas shooter had threatened churchgoing mother-in-law

The maniac who killed 26 people inside a Texas church Sunday threatened his parishioner mother-in-law, officials revealed Monday. Devin Patrick Kelley “made threatening text​s​ to ​his ​mother in law who...

Dad nearly kills 3-year-old daughter trying to get rid of bed bugs

A 3-year-old girl is fighting for her life after eating rat poison that her dad put out in the family's Bronx apartment, police sources said. The little girl has been...

Church shooter called father before killing himself

Texas church shooter Devin Patrick Kelley called his dad to tell him “he wasn’t going to make it” minutes before apparently shooting himself to death on a Texas highway. Right...

Kate Upton returns to social media as Justin Verlander's wife

Upton and Verlander wed in Italy over the weekend.

Judge tries to order stricter bond restrictions on Paul Manafort

WASHINGTON — A federal judge said Monday she’s “inclined” to slap tough bond restrictions on President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and his business associate Rick Gates. But Judge...

198-pound woman powerlifter makes a muscular comeback

Natalia Kuznetsova, a 26-year-old powerlifter, says she’s returning to the sport after an 18-month hiatus. The five-foot-seven athlete, who’s from Chita, Russia, briefly retired after nabbing titles like the European...

Wilbur Ross insists he disclosed connection to Putin-linked business

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Monday called "totally incorrect" a report that says he didn't disclose his connection with a shipping firm that does business with an energy company partly...

'This is social lynching': Clemson student VP says impeachment trial is racist

The vice president of student government at Clemson University faces an impeachment trial after refusing to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance — and the black student claims the effort...

Tom Brady responds to report of his friction with Belichick

Is there trouble in paradise? Tom Brady doesn't think so. Brady responded to a recent report that he and coach Bill Belichick have a troublesome relationship, with the quarterback, as...

Supreme Court rejects Samsung's appeal on Apple patent ruling

The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to step back into the years-long feud over patents between the world’s top smartphone makers, declining to hear Samsung’s appeal of a lower...

The perfect Yankees manager doesn't exist

Play Brian Cashman. Act like you are the Yankees GM and have to come up with someone to manage a win-now team in New York. Brad Ausmus probably checks the...

Youngest church shooting victim was just 17 months old

The youngest among the 26 people killed in the Texas church massacre was 17-month-old Noah Colombe, whose dad and six other relatives also perished, according to reports. Noah's father, Danny;...

Mutant rats and bedbugs are invading our cities

It's now commonplace to see train seats infested with bedbugs that can't be killed by insect sprays and tube-dwelling mosquitoes that don't need to eat blood to produce babies. Our...

Anthony Weiner starts his prison sentence

DEVENS, Mass. -- Anthony Weiner’s hard time has begun. The disgraced ex-congressman arrived at about 10:45 a.m. Monday at the Federal Medical Center in Devens, Mass. to serve his 21-month...

Australia has a big problem with cord-cutting cockatoos

Australia’s government-built $36 billion broadband network, already under attack from underwhelmed customers, has found a new and formidable enemy -- cockatoos are chewing through cables across the country. Repairing the...

Coke ad is the worst thing since the Kendall-Pepsi atrocity, viewers say

A new Coca-Cola ad is leaving a bad taste in some viewers' mouths On Nov. 2, the soda company released a commercial in Saudi Arabia meant to celebrate the country’s...

Woman fired after giving Trump's motorcade the finger

The Virginia woman who gave President Trump's motorcade a one-finger salute as it was leaving his Virginia golf course — a gesture that immediately went viral — said she was...

Italian legend Andrea Pirlo thanks NYCFC, retires from soccer

New York City FC midfielder and Italian icon Andrea Pirlo thanked fans in New York in an emotional Instagram post in which the legendary midfielder announced his retirement from soccer...

Eli Apple is the face of Giants' first step toward quitting

Have the Giants quit? It is always and forever the accusation when teams go rotten and rarely is it an accurate depiction of what is going down. To quit is...

It took nine games to show how poisonous Phil-Carmelo era was

On a night Carmelo Anthony got ejected for a Flagrant 2 foul in a Thunder loss, Kristaps Porzingis notched 40 points. On a night Anthony was tossed for what looked...

Why everyone needs a 'work wife'

We haven’t worked together for almost a decade, but Christina was my first – and best – work wife. She picked me up when I fell off the stage at...

Biggest tech deal ever expected to be huge takeover battle

Chip maker Broadcom on Monday announced an unsolicited bid to buy peer Qualcomm for $103 billion as it looks to boost its presence in the wireless market, setting the stage...

Texas church shooter was a militant atheist

Texas church shooter Devin Kelley was a “creepy” atheist “outcast” who never fit in and berated religious believers on social media, according to former friends and classmates. “He was always...

Oil hits two-year high amid Saudi crown prince's crackdown

Oil jumped to its highest in over two years on Monday as Saudi Arabia’s crown prince cemented his power through a crackdown on corruption, while world shares eased a notch...

Father of boy fed to pigs: 'There's a lot I'm guilty for,' but not murder

A man convicted in the first-degree murder of his 7-year-old son — who was tortured and abused before he was killed and fed to pigs — is now seeking to...

Deion Sanders goes scorched earth on ringless Tony Romo

Deion Sanders admittedly doesn't know the address for the high road. Following the Cowboys' 28-17 victory over the Chiefs on Sunday afternoon in Jerry World, the Hall of Fame cornerback...

Best night of Knicks' season was Carmelo Anthony's most bizarre

Carmelo Anthony went blank. "I don't have no thoughts," Anthony told reporters. "I don't have anything to say about that play. I think the league will do what's right." On...

Texas church gunman killed himself after shootout with locals

The madman who gunned down 26 people in a Texas church fatally shot himself after crashing his vehicle with two local residents in hot pursuit, the local sheriff said Monday....

Amazon pays to slash holiday prices for third-party sellers

Amazon is cutting prices of products from third-party sellers on its website, moving beyond its more typical method of discounts on items it sells directly. The “discount provided by Amazon”...

Queen Elizabeth owns her own McDonald's, and it's fittingly regal

Fast food isn’t usually fit for a queen, but this McDonald’s outlet in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom is – because it’s owned by one. That’s right: in addition to her vast...

People are freaking out about this couple's 34-year age gap

Milind Soman, a 52-year-old Indian actor, is facing backlash for his relationship with Ankita Konwar, an 18-year-old flight attendant. On Saturday, Soman posted a series of vacation photos on Instagram...

Trump blames 'mental health problem' for Texas church massacre

President Trump said the shooting at a Texas church that killed 26 people isn't a "guns situation" but a "mental health problem at the highest level." "I think that mental...

The wonders of the universe in a single photo

NASA has lots and lots of hardware floating around in space, orbiting planets and cruising around Mars, and when it wants to show off its photography chops, it usually focuses...

Church shooting victims had no way to escape slaughter

Victims of church shooter Devin Patrick Kelley had “no way” out once his rampage began, a local sheriff said. The former US Airman unleashed his Ruger AR-style assault rifle through...

Texas gunman's in-laws attended church of massacre

The in-laws of Texas mass shooter Devin Kelley attended the church where he shot 26 dead and injured another 20 on Sunday — but they weren’t in the pews during...

Trump: US weapons will help Japan shoot rockets out of the sky

President Trump​ ​says Japan would be able to shoot North Korean ​rockets​ “out of the sky” when it buys new weapons from the United States, suggesting Tokyo take a more...

Sharpshooting plumber fired shot that took down Texas church gunman

The man hailed as a hero for confronting the Texas mass shooter during his rampage is a sharpshooting plumber with no military background — who hit the gunman through a...

Take an ‘isolated’ selfie while hundreds of tourists wait and watch

Tourists in Norway appear to sit in tranquil isolation at the edge of Trolltunga, a stunning rock formation hovering over Lake Ringedalsvatnet. The truth is hordes of hikers cue up...

This swanky dog hotel isn't for just any pooch

D Pet Hotels in Chelsea is nicer than most New York City apartments, which is crazy because it's a hotel for dogs. The high-end service provides dogs with fancy suites...

Hurricane-ravaged Turks and Caicos is back in business

Turks and Caicos, battered by this season’s Atlantic hurricanes, is back in business for the holiday season. The Seventh Annual Caribbean Food and Wine Festival took place as planned last...

Horny cop sent lewd texts to woman after he arrested her: suit

First the cop busted her — then he tried to bust a move on her with a slew of lewd texts, a new lawsuit says. NYPD Officer Rony Santiago allegedly...

Trump's SoHo hotel gets new restaurant after Koi bails

Spring & Varick, a new restaurant from talented chef John Creger, is finally opening in the Trump SoHo New York hotel this week. The space was formerly occupied by Koi,...

Why one food magazine has the best Thanksgiving battle plan

OK America, you have less than three weeks until Thanksgiving. That’s just enough time to start thinking about what you’re going to do on that most American holiday — and...

This is what is at stake during Tuesday's election

Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to handily win re-election over Republican Nicole Malliotakis on Tuesday, but his margin of victory could determine his ability to continue pushing broad social...

Car plunges from Brooklyn pier into water

A car jettisoned off a pier in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, shortly after 1 a.m. Monday, according to witnesses and cops. The car, which one witness described as a speeding black...

Kentucky House speaker resigns after racy texts to staffer

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky's Republican House speaker resigned his leadership position Sunday after acknowledging he settled sexual harassment claims from one of his staffers last month. Jeff Hoover denied sexually...

Victims in Texas massacre include young children, mother

Some of the victims from Sunday's church massacre in Texas are beginning to be identified, including two young children and a mother. Brooke Ward, 5, and Emily Garza, 7, were...

Credit leasing company clogging Manhattan court with lawsuits

A credit-card-machine company is clogging up Manhattan Civil Court with so many cases that they represent 20 percent of all its filings — and require two special judges just to...

Eagles were already scary, but now they look unstoppable

This message on the Eagles’ official Twitter account summed up Philadelphia’s 51-23 butt-kicking of the Broncos on Sunday: “Apologies, we actually ran out of fireworks at @LFF Stadium. #FlyEaglesFly” That’s...

The two-headed future of the Knicks is already here

“The Franchise” and the “French-ise.” The Knicks haven’t sold out the Garden in any of their past three home games. It’s too bad because some fans are missing out on...

Baker Mayfield makes case for Heisman as others falter

Seasons turned on Saturday. Some were ruined. Others saved. A few were made. But nothing could compare to what happened in Stillwater, where Oklahoma announced itself a very real playoff...

DRC: Blame us, not coaches for latest awful performance

The incredible thing about all the terrible things already crammed into this Giants season is that it is only half over. They are 1-7 and still have eight games to...

NYPD detective struck by minivan, suffers fractured skull

An NYPD detective was nailed by a minivan and critically injured Sunday night as she was crossing a street on Staten Island, cops said. The woman, who is assigned to...

This is the Frank Ntilikina Knicks banked their future on

The French Prince did some growing up Sunday night. In a closely contested game at a raucous Madison Square Garden, 19-year-old rookie Frank Ntilikina found himself on the floor during...

Nets expecting the frontcourt help they need to return soon

PHOENIX — The Nets were missing three of their big men Friday in Los Angeles, and predictably got roughed up by Brook Lopez. But Quincy Acy should return Monday against...

Florida road trip may have been just what J.T. Miller needed

J.T. Miller did, in fact, make the trip back to New York on Sunday with the Rangers. But the way the winger played on their two-game road trip through Florida,...

Why rebounds were last thing on Enes Kanter's mind

Enes Kanter has had 20-rebound games in his career — he has a career best of 22. But rarely has he seemed more impactful than he was Sunday when he...

Anthony Weiner heads to prison

Perverted ex-pol Anthony Weiner is headed to prison Monday for sexting with a 15-year-old girl — a crime he called his “rock bottom” after years of career-killing online antics. The...

NCAA can leave sanctimonious 'student-athlete' sham in China

So here’s the deal: You’re Dr. Mark Emmert, hired as head and final word of the NCAA. Despite the NCAA’s insistence that its varsity athletes be addressed — and sold...

Jets defense finally gets fierce by having some fun

Let there be dancing. Nine games into this season, the Jets have discovered their identity: their defense, which has taken to dancing together between plays on the field as a...

Nets went into 'training-camp mode' to try to get right

PHOENIX — It’s nearly three weeks into the season, but the struggling Nets are back in training-camp mode. With their offense sputtering like an old car with a bad carburetor,...

Islanders get record-setting night from rookie center

There was some sloppy play Sunday night by the Islanders that left coach Doug Weight frustrated after the game, but there was at least one thing that was clean, crisp...

How Rangers pulled their season back from ugly brink

This was never going to be a throw-away year. Those don’t exist for the Rangers, not while Henrik Lundqvist remains in nets. But whether it was explicitly described or just...

Texas shooter had ties to church through family members

The Air Force airman believed to be behind Sunday's mass shooting in Texas was a registered security guard who worked at a nearby water park and had ties to the...

These people are the biggest losers in Brooklyn's gentrification

The hipsters who have taken over Brooklyn have done so largely at the expense of lower-income Hispanics, a new report claims. The Hispanic population is still increasing citywide — from...

Crooked de Blasio donor bought Rolex for Westchester politician

Mayor de Blasio donor and admitted briber Jona Rechnitz claims he shelled out $5,790 to help Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino buy a Rolex watch that is now enmeshed in...