February 16, 2019
Will Jussie Smollett's supporters admit they were wrong?
Will Jussie’s backers admit they were wrong? Police sources believe that, as many had suspected, “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett perpetrated an enormous hoax on the American public by staging a...
CC Sabathia has one more item on bucket list before retiring
TAMPA — CC Sabathia was reflective on parts of his career as he formally announced Saturday that 2019 would be his last season in the majors, but he made it...
Inside the horrifying, unspoken world of sexually abusive nuns
“God is Love,” Sister Mary Juanita Barto told Cait Finnegan as she repeatedly raped her in classrooms at Mater Christi High School in Queens in the late 1960s.
Handling Verizon Wi-Fi woes
Dear John: I moved into a townhouse complex in July 2017. As FiOS was not yet available, I asked Verizon to install Wi-Fi and phone. The technician came out and...
Don't be surprised if your tax returns draw blank this year
Dear John: I’m a tax preparer, not a CPA, so I only do individual returns. Many of my tax clients are city workers and typical middle-class W2 employees. Out of...
NBA All-Star Game 2019: The records that can be broken this year
The 2019 NBA All-Star Game tips off on Sunday in Charlotte, and fans should expect plenty of offensive fireworks. A pair of teams, handpicked by captains LeBron James and Giannis...
How one agent changed fashion by opening the modeling world
In 1985 Gail O’Neill was selling copiers for Xerox when a photographer spotted the 23-year-old beauty at JFK Airport and gave her the name of model agent Frances Grill. O’Neill...
Dwayne Haskins' hobbled and heroic high-school finale
It was one of those tense, taut football battles befitting a high-school championship game, and it looked for all the world like it would not end with Dwayne Haskins at...
How 4-year-old is helping NYC singles find love
The newest place to meet singles is a fence near you. The Lonely Glove Club aims to reunite mittens that have lost their mates. It all came about because Zach...
Why the 2019 Oscars campaigns spent the 'most money' ever
With the Oscars ceremony one week away, voting closes Tuesday — but who will win Best Picture is still anyone’s guess. “Green Book” has been honored by the Golden Globes...
Red-hot Islanders overcome Oilers and a car alarm
The lights turned off on regular-season hockey at Barclays Center late Saturday night. With more results like this, the Islanders might just find their way back to Brooklyn this season,...
Trendy West Village eatery accused of skimping staff: suit
West Village hotspot Bar Pitti serves up plump portions of veal meatballs, but they scrimp when it comes to paying employees, a federal lawsuit charges. The Sixth Avenue eatery is...
Awkward problem at New Jersey's first-ever squirrel hunting event
Somewhere up there in the trees, the squirrels must be laughing. New Jersey hosted its first-ever “Squirrel Classic” hunting tournament on Saturday — and although the weather was fine, the...
Joe Harris takes 3-point crown, Smith flames out in dunk contest
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Another boon for the best basketball team in New York. Before Knicks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. lost in the Slam-Dunk contest, Nets sharpshooter Joe Harris outdueled...
Amazon's HQ2 pullout is terrible for NYC
So Amazon’s Jeff Bezos divorced NYC on Valentine’s Day and certainly broke a lot of hearts, but he received no love in return for the greatest gift a company can...
Ian Eagle discusses great voices, great events ... and ketchup
Ian Eagle is all over the airwaves — from the Nets announcer on the YES Network to calling NFL, NBA and NCAA basketball on CBS and TNT. He chats with...
Accused accomplice charged with murder in NYPD friendly fire death
A suspected lookout in the friendly-fire death of NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen was hit Saturday with second-degree-murder and other charges. Jagger Freeman, 25, of Queens, was busted as an alleged...
The disgusting truth about Manhattan's ATMs
If you are a germaphobe, stop reading now. According to a new report, the typical Manhattan ATM is probably the most bacteria-ridden thing in the city. Yep, even dirtier than a...
Williamson scores 32 but wasn't biggest story in Duke's win
DURHAM, N.C. — RJ Barrett always seems to do it all for No. 2 Duke. This time, it showed up on the stat sheet. The freshman had the program's first...
House Dems want White House to hand over Trump-Putin meeting notes
House Democrats are laying the legal groundwork to force the White House to cough up notes on President Trump’s one-on-one meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Politico reported. Reps. Adam...
These 1 percenters are NYC real estate's biggest losers
Don’t believe the brochures. A Billionaire’s Row apartment can be a terrible investment. “One of the things that I struggle to wrap my head around is why people continue to...
Liberals prepping for all-out war over Trump's emergency declaration
Liberals and lawyers have launched a full-court press to fight President Trump’s emergency declaration at the southern border. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) shared a list of projects that allegedly...
Tiger Woods goes on crazy run to surge into contention
LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods had Riviera rocking with cheers that could be heard a half-mile away, three birdies and an eagle in his opening four holes for his hottest...
Casey Affleck's continued success proves Hollywood's hypocrisy
Next Sunday’s Oscars marks two awards cycles since the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements, yet so much change in Hollywood seems not just cosmetic but self-serving. Take Elisabeth Moss, who...
Rutgers falls victim to the craziest buzzer-beater
Joe Wieskamp banked in a 3-pointer from the corner with less than a second to play and No. 21 Iowa posted a miraculous 71-69 win over Rutgers on Saturday in...
Woman sues building owner over fire that killed family
A woman who lost her mother, sister and aunt to a Brooklyn apartment blaze in August has sued the owner of the building and a deli where the fire broke...
Adam Silver: Tanking has 'corrosive' effect on NBA teams
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In case David Fizdale didn’t hear it the first time, commissioner Adam Silver pounded home again the notion tanking will not make a team stronger in the...
Rosario Dawson's family made our lives a living hell: suit
Rosario’s Dawson’s family has conducted a “systematic and malicious” campaign to deny a Manhattan couple a dirt-cheap apartment in the former East Village squat where the actress was raised, a...
Germany breaks Smurfs world record
2,762 Smurfs gather in in Lauchringen, southern Germany, to break the world record.
Grieving mom sues city, blames NYCHA for son's murder
The heartbroken mom of a slain teen hoops player who’d hoped to go pro has sued the city for $200 million, claiming its housing authority didn’t protect her son from...
REM trolls Trump on Twitter
There were no shiny happy people after this Twitter spat. Left-leaning 90s alt-rock band REM was so offended by a video mocking Democrats to the tune of their hit “Everybody...
US delivers aid to town bordering Venezuela to undermine President Nicolas Maduro
The US military airlifted 180 tons of aid to a Colombian town on the Venezuelan border Saturday as part of an effort meant to undermine socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Three...
Missing British tourist with Alzheimer's found safe in subway station
A British tourist who went missing from Times Square last week was found safe in an uptown subway station early Saturday, cops said. John Tench, 67, of Northumberland, who suffers...
Brian Cashman doesn't slam door on Harper-Machado splash
TAMPA — Until Manny Machado and Bryce Harper are wearing big league uniforms, the stud free agents will never stop being linked to the Yankees. After talking about Luis Severino...
Lee Radziwill, socialite sister of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies at 85
Lee Radziwill, 85, the younger sister of former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, has died. Radziwill, a beauty who worked as a public-relations executive and special events coordinator for fashion...
Daycare where tot severed fingertip had two more 'serious incidents'
The Westchester day care center where a toddler's fingertip was severed in December has since reported two more “serious incidents” to state authorities. The Learning Experience in Dobbs Ferry reported...
Rangers trying to get Filip Chytil right amid trade-deadline grind
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Maybe David Quinn can’t keep track of what day of the week it is. Maybe he often doesn’t know the exact date. Maybe he didn’t know...
NHL just can't help itself when it comes to its Coliseum feelings
This just in: After consultation with Senator Kamala Harris’ office, the Kings have decided to trade Ilya Kovalchuk. What on earth to make of that statement regarding playoff scheduling the...
Accused killer of pregnant girlfriend: 'I hope the truth comes out'
In an exclusive jailhouse interview with The Post, the Queens man accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend refused to address the charges and made a foreboding statement.
Antonio Brown: Roethlisberger has 'owner mentality'
PITTSBURGH — Antonio Brown's laundry list of issues with the Pittsburgh Steelers appears to include a problem with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's leadership style and how head coach Mike Tomlin treated...
Dwayne Haskins' inside story shows Giants could get real gem
The arm is special, strong and accurate, able to get the ball where it needs to go. This is a fine thing for a quarterback, but it isn’t what separates...
Teacher awarded over $500K after principal sexually harassed her
A Brooklyn federal jury has awarded $523,000 to a public-school teacher who charged that her principal took revenge when she rebuffed his sexual demands — and that the city Department of...
21-year-old Aurora victim was at the first day of his internship
Trevor Wehner, at just 21-years-old, was a young, bright-eyed student at Northern Illinois University. It was his proud first day of his new internship and a chance for him to learn...
Tim Tebow is baseball's hero when it needs him most
PORT ST. LUCIE — Baseball faces declining attendance and TV ratings, unsigned superstars, rising tension between owners and players and major concerns about the on-field evolution of its product. On...
Queens comedian is scaring 'afraid' preschoolers from going outside
Christina Basquez allegedly drops F-bombs out her Sunnyside window and calls the kids at the preschool below “animals” in a bid to get them to “shut the f--k up”. The...
Matt Kuchar: My stubbornness got in the way of paying caddie
Matt Kuchar knew he had to make things right. After apologizing for how he handled paying a substitute caddie, Matt Kuchar expressed further regret Saturday over the way things went...
Yankees celebrate special teammate as Sabathia sendoff starts
TAMPA — CC Sabathia strolled the narrow corridor that curves under Steinbrenner Field, moving as ringleader toward tomorrow. Stretching wall to wall surrounding Sabathia on this journey were members of...
Fundamentally, MLB is a wreck
I have a friend who sees things in an odd way. His son had just failed introductory college French as a mandatory language requirement. But my friend had a logical...
Call to ban plastic utensil in NYC
A Brooklyn city councilman — whose attempt to ban plastic straws has been stalled since June — now hopes to nix plastic utensils with a measure he introduced Wednesday.
Teacher's legendary gesture to bullied student
We're not crying, you're crying. When one of her kindergarten students was being bullied for her hairstyle, what Shannon Grimm decided to do is truly heartwarming.
Your toaster may be killing you
A new study from the University of Texas at Austin warns that toasters, candles, and other household smoke makers expose people to more air pollution than standing in a busy...
US plastic surgery epidemic putting lives at risk
Dr. Tansar Mir, a plastic surgeon on the Upper East Side, said 15 percent of his cosmetic practices now focus on correcting what he sees as a rapidly growing, and potentially...
Peter Alonso has dreamt of his Mets chance since his first word
PORT ST. LUCIE — Peter Alonso’s one-track mind is playing on a continuous loop this spring: Win the Mets’ starting first-base job. The 24-year-old slugger spent the offseason working extensively...
CUNY staffers making more than Cuomo thanks to taxpayers
It’s a tale of two cities — in one university. CUNY administrators and full-time professors are raking in taxpayer dough, with 48 employees pulling down more than a quarter-million dollars...
Bernie Sanders has recorded 2020 presidential announcement video
Get ready to "Feel the Bern." Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has reportedly recorded, but not yet released, a video to announce he’s running for president in 2020.
Curry brothers place 'high' stakes on 3-point contest battle
The Curry brothers have levied a wager for their head-to-head competition in Saturday night's NBA 3-point contest: Whoever loses must buy tickets for the entire Curry family anytime they play...
School allegedly sent badly behaved disabled kids to closet called 'dark door'
Children called it “the dark door” -- a cramped closet where disabled kids in a Brooklyn special-ed classroom were sent when naughty, according to testimony in a teacher-discipline case. “We’re...
Going to church is America's key to long and happy lives
Sioux County is probably the most Christian county in all of Iowa. “In a town of 7,000 people — 19 churches,” Jordan Helming, a local resident, tells me. The county...
Pace University pushing MTA to put school's name on subway stations
Pace University is pushing the MTA to put its name on subway stations near its downtown campus -- but so far its effort has garnered an F with the agency....
Severino agreed to new Yankees deal before things could get ugly
TAMPA — Luis Severino’s mother wanted to know if her son won an arbitration hearing Friday. “She called me and said, ‘What happened? You won?’ ” Severino recalled of his mother,...
Why New York will never produce another Warhol
The revelatory retrospective “Andy Warhol — From A to B and Back Again,” at the Whitney Museum of American Art through March 31, could do with a more grounded title:...
Yankees should only be getting started locking up their core
The atmosphere is right for the Yankees to — at minimum — consider more pre-free agent multi-year contracts, like the four-year, $40 million extension signed Friday with Luis Severino. Because:...
Valerie Reyes' alleged killer: 'I put her in the suitcase and ran'
The Queens man charged with killing his ex and dumping her body in Greenwich, Conn., bawled uncontrollably during a jailhouse interview Saturday, repeatedly apologizing and insisting he tried to revive...
British kids go on school strike to demand climate change action
LONDON -- Thousands of British children marched out of lessons on Friday to demand action on climate change, earning a mild rebuke from the prime minister’s office for disrupting classes,...
Kevin Durant: I'm still figuring out my future
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kevin Durant says he’s happy for Kristaps Porzingis and new Knick DeAndre Jordan, but gave no indication on how the blockbuster could change his future. The trade...
The Bryce Harper smoke may finally be clearing
The Bryce Harper saga could be coming to an end. Chris Russell of 106.7 The Fan in Washington, D.C., reported Friday the free agent outfielder has made a decision on...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is destroying opportunity for fellow Democrats
Congratulations, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez! You just killed 25,000 jobs for urban Democrats in one of the most racially and ethnically diverse areas in the entire world! Congresswoman AOC, the thought leader...
Aurora gunman had prior arrests, used illegal firearm in rampage: cops
The gunman who killed five people inside an Illinois factory Friday began shooting in the meeting in which he was fired, authorities said Saturday. Gary Martin, 45, had at least...
This NYC bookstore can print a title for you in minutes
In a time of vacant storefronts, depressing studies about declining rates of reading, and bookstore closings, the return of a bookstore is happy news indeed. The iconic Shakespeare & Co....
Anthony Davis praises Knicks while putting rival back in play
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Yes, Anthony Davis confirmed the Knicks are on his list of preferred destinations — along with the Lakers, Clippers and Bucks — but Saturday during All-Star Weekend...
Mom on trial for murdering kids searched online for overdose, suicide: expert
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A computer forensics expert says the cellphone of a Connecticut mother charged with murdering her children included searches for overdoses, suicide and the effects of natural...
Woman fatally stabs elderly man after bodega argument turns violent
A crazed woman stabbed an elderly man to death when a scuffle turned violent at a Bronx bodega Friday, cops said. Madelyn Tamarez, 31, knifed the 70-year-old victim in the...
Body of naked man identified 23 years after being found on island
A man whose naked body was found on an island off Connecticut nearly 23 years ago was finally identified this week through a new search of an updated national fingerprint...
Rodions Kurucs on how his play style differs from Porzingis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Nets rookie forward Rodions Kurucs was to have dinner with Kristaps Porzingis later this season. Then his fellow Latvian got traded. Then the Knicks canceled their “Latvian...
Mexico's killer meth is sweeping through America -- and ruining lives
ASHTABULA, OHIO — Bart Strickler drank his first beer at 9, smoked his first joint at 10. By the time he was in middle school he’d already done acid, cocaine,...
Islamic State's 'caliphate' is on the brink of defeat in Syria
NEAR BAGHOUZ, Syria -- U.S.-backed fighters in Syria are poised to capture Islamic State’s last, tiny enclave on the Euphrates, the battle commander said on Saturday, bringing its self-declared caliphate...
Video captures insane 47-car pile-up on icy highway
https://twitter.com/Dantej21/status/1096550488714170368 Dramatic video of a deadly 47-car pile-up showed pure chaos on a snow-covered Missouri highway Friday. One person was killed and at least seven others injured in the mayhem,...
How a fat computer geek became the Jeff Bezos of the dark web
In September of 2009, crime boss Paul Le Roux summoned an operative for a face-to-face meeting, forcing him to make an 18-hour trip through four airports before landing in Hong...
Why fraternities can be a good thing for young men
A FEW years ago, a college sophomore in upstate New York learned that his father was in the ICU after suffering a heart attack. During a “gavel session,” a fraternity...
Pence rebukes European powers over positions on Iran, Venezuela
MUNICH - Vice President Mike Pence rebuked European powers over Iran and Venezuela on Saturday in a renewed attack on Washington’s traditional allies, rejecting a call by Germany’s chancellor to...
India's semi high-speed train breaks down a day after launch
NEW DELHI - India’s first locally built semi high-speed train broke down early on Saturday on its way back to New Delhi from Varanasi in northern Uttar Pradesh, a day...
Vatican defrocks former US Cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse
Pope Francis defrocked former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick on Saturday after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confession and of “sins” with both minors and adults....
Aroldis Chapman hopeful but wary about left knee
TAMPA — The Yankees spent freely this winter to bring in Adam Ottavino and bring back Zack Britton to reinforce their bullpen, but Aroldis Chapman’s left knee will play a...
8 miners rescued in Zimbabwe; others remained trapped
KADOMA, Zimbabwe — Eight artisanal miners who were trapped underground for several days after heavy flooding in Zimbabwe have been rescued, though some of their co-workers are still missing and...
Knicks likely will be trying to land two of these six Special K's
With cap space for two max contracts, the Knicks will try to land two of the six Special K’s on the free-agency market: Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Kyrie Irving, Kemba...
'Big set of cojones': Diaz bringing fearless mindset to Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE — Edwin Diaz has a big set of cojones, The Post has confirmed. Back in December, when the Mets acquired the All-Star closer as part of a...
Police employee charged with selling department-owned guns
HALLENDALE BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida police employee sold department-owned guns and other equipment to a pawn shop. Broward County jail records show that 33-year-old Yan Kleyman was...
Yankee throws first bullpen session since brain hemorrhage
TAMPA — Danny Farquhar threw a bullpen session Friday, his first since suffering a life-threatening brain hemorrhage caused by a ruptured aneurysm during a game with the White Sox on...
What Chris Mullin and St. John's must do to keep top NYC talent
It happened this week for Georgia. It happened in November for Memphis. It happened last year for Indiana and Vanderbilt. It’s the big star staying home for college, eschewing the...
New father Betances will report to Yankees early next week
TAMPA — Dellin Betances will get his initial taste of spring training Monday, according to Aaron Boone. “We are expecting him to fly down Sunday night,’’ the Yankees manager said...
How former walk-on willed his way to stardom at LIU Brooklyn
Raiquan Clark was desperate. High school had passed and a scholarship hadn’t surfaced. Division I teams showed interest, but produced no offers. The ever-popular prep school route only stretched his...
Mets bullpen pair out to prove they still belong
PORT ST. LUCIE — Drew Smith and Tyler Bashlor benefited from the Mets’ early nosedive last season, receiving extended major league opportunities, and this spring both will attempt to show...
Judge: Hernandez's child can't sue NFL over brain disease
PHILADELPHIA — The 6-year-old daughter of the late NFL player Aaron Hernandez missed a 2014 deadline to opt out of the league's concussion settlement and can't separately pursue a $20...
Filip Chytil sent to Rangers bench because play 'has slipped'
BUFFALO — Being 19 years old and a talented first-round draft selection doesn’t get you a pass. Not for an indefinite period of time, that is. Not with David Quinn...
Cory Schneider wins first game in more than a year
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A goaltender who was winless in his previous 21 decisions outplayed an All-Star down the stretch Friday night. Cory Schneider got his first win in nearly...
Why this underrated AAF team is such an attractive play
For last weekend’s debut of the Alliance of American Football, none of the opening spreads were more than five points. This week, none are fewer than six. We see something...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar finds time to mock Knicks' title drought
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Hall of Famer and Power Memorial graduate out of Harlem, took a jab at the Knicks in marveling at their championship drought dating to...
What SEC heavyweights must show bettors to prove they're elite
Saturday’s must-see, litmus-test thriller in college basketball features No. 1 Tennessee visiting No. 5 Kentucky (ESPN, 8 p.m.). Both teams are deep in the discussion for first and second seeds...