December 17, 2010
Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart, dies at 69
Rock musician and visual artist Don Van Vliet, best known by his stage name Captain Beefheart, died Friday at 69, Entertainment Weekly reported. Van Vliet, who forged a close creative...
UPDATE: LAN airlines
Ever since its recent merger with TAM to form LATAM (landing it the number five spot on the International Transport Association’s biggest carriers list after Air China, Singapore Airlines, Cathay...
O'Hara ready to return for Giants
The Giants’ offensive line apparently is going to get another makeover. Two-time Pro Bowl center Shaun O’Hara appears like he’ll be back Sunday for the Giants (9-4) in their NFC...
Coyotes call on college coach, in case of emergency
Of all the things Tom Fenton had to do before heading home to Canada for Christmas, suiting up for an NHL game didn’t crack the list. Not even in his...
Giants' Umenyiora fined for hit against Vikings
Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora has been fined $12,500 for roughing Minnesota quarterback Tarvaris Jackson late in the fourth quarter of the win over the Vikings on Monday night. The...
Samuel, Jackson likely to play for Eagles vs. Giants
PHILADELPHIA -- In the NFL, there is questionable, and then there is Eagles questionable. Philadelphia (9-4) indeed listed Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel (knee) and Pro Bowl wide receiver DeSean...
Union steward gets five years for racketeering
Disgraced carpenter’s union shop steward Michael Brennan was slammed with a five years prison sentence today, despite his shaky-voiced apology to a judge. “I will strive through acts of contrition...
Stockholm suicide bomber denounced by father-in-law
STOCKHOLM — The father-in-law of the Stockholm suicide bomber on Friday denounced the 28-year-old attacker as a brainwashed terrorist who rejected “all the good” that Sweden gave him. In a...
Wood makes deal with Cubs official
CHICAGO -- Kerry Wood never wanted to leave. The Chicago Cubs were part of who he was as a pitcher, through the tough times and the good ones. Chicago was...
Redskins bench McNabb to start Grossman
ASHBURN, Va. -- Donovan McNabb to second-string. Then to third-string. Then no guarantee that he’ll be back next season. Maybe he’s no John Elway after all. The ever-dramatic Washington Redskins...
Obama signs $858B tax compromise, extending Bush cuts for two years
President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a bipartisan $858 billion tax bill that extends the Bush-era tax cuts for another two years and boosts social spending measures. Speaking in...
'Jersey Shore' star Ronnie indicted on assault charge: report
That’s one shot bro! “Jersey Shore” star Ronnie Ortiz-Magro was hit with a knockout blow today after a New Jersey grand jury indicted the beefed-up TV reality star for an...
President Obama does the dirty work when he walks his dog
ARLINGTON, Va. — He may be leader of the free world, but when he takes his dog for a walk, President Barack Obama says he bends down to do the...
Ring in the New Year in style in these dresses
Almost as big a question as what you’re going to do on New Year’s Eve is, what are you going to wear? Of course, you can always forego your tired...
Young Aussie sheep farmer beats rape charges lodged by drunken, mentally-ill woman
A young Australian sheep and cattle farmer says he is "Over the moon" after getting cleared of rape today by Manhattan jurors, who rejected a then-23-year-old woman's tale of knock-out...
Unlikely there are more LI beach victims: cops
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — It is unlikely that additional bodies will be found along a seaside road where the corpses of four women were discovered in recent days, a police...
Catch the Moscow Circus this weekend
This is a circus show for people who take circuses seriously.From impresario Victor Shulman, the man who brought us “Russian Circus on Ice” a few years back, comes “Moscow Circus...
Revis in, Pryce out for Jets
Cornerback Darrelle Revis was limited in practice by a sore right hamstring, but he and Rex Ryan said the All-Pro cormerback would be fine to play Sunday against the Steelers....
Brooklyn man sentenced to 25 yrs. for beating child to death
A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 25 years behind bars today for teaming up with his girlfriend to savagely beat her four-year-old son to death. Steven Dadaille, 27, and his...
State labor department says village endangered manhole workers before deaths
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A suburban village endangered its workers — including two men who suffocated in a manhole — by allowing them to enter dangerous spaces without proper training...
Honda recalling 35,000 Passport SUVs over suspension
WASHINGTON — Honda Motor Co. is recalling about 35,000 Passport sport utility vehicles to inspect brackets on the rear suspension that could detach and lead to a crash. The recall...
Ryan responds to Billick: 'He's wrong'
Rex Ryan today responded to Brian Billick -- his old Baltimore boss -- in essence calling him a liar regarding not knowing about a wall of players set up on...
Heat-Knicks showdown 'great for basketball'
Dwyane Wade grew up watching the Knicks and Heat go head-to-head in the late 1990s. Tonight, for the first time since Wade was drafted by the Heat in 2003, he...
Oil found on Gulf floor raises fresh concerns about BP spill
The federal government announced Friday that oil matching that from BP's blown-out well has lodged in the sediment of the Gulf of Mexico, raising environmental concerns. The officials said in...
Attention, Fort Greene shoppers! Robberies are up — just in time for the holiday
Hold onto your wallets in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill — robberies are up more than 42 percent this month.The spike in thefts — 20 this month compared to 14 during...
Steelers' Polamalu won't play vs. Jets: report
All-Pro safety Troy Polamalu is unlikely to play against the Jets on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. The report says Polamalu aggravated a leg injury in last week's game against...
Julia Stiles denies link to ‘Dexter’ stars’ marriage split
Julia Stiles issued a statement denying that she caused the marriage split between her “Dexter” co-stars Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter, US Weekly reported. "I have absolutely nothing to...
McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills earns trial with British disabled skiing team: report
Heather Mills, the ex-wife of Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney, was accepted for a trial period with the British disabled ski team, Planet Ski reported Friday. The former lingerie model,...
Cop shot in gun battle leaves hospital to cheers
The hero cop badly shot in the leg during a bloody gun battle with a teenage gunman walked out of a Manhattan hospital today to the deafening applause and cheers...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrested in Las Vegas
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. was arrested Thursday night at a Las Vegas, Nev., casino just hours after a judge issued a warrant for his arrest on a battery charge, TMZ...
Spider-Man's web of delays
To the surprise of practically nobody, "SPIDER-MAN Turn Off the Dark" (yes, this is the official spelling) has run into another delay. The opening has just been postponed from January...
Anne Hathaway shows up at Staten Island's PS 22, says school choir will perform at Oscars
Call it an early Oscar party. A group of Staten Island public school kids got the surprise of their lives when actress Anne Hathaway unexpectedly dropped by Thursday night and...
Carine Roitfeld, editor of French Vogue, resigns: report
French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld, the highly influential style setter once rumored to be in line to replace Anna Wintour at the helm of the American version of the magazine,...
Jobless benefits extended, so now what?
The three guys who won the Nobel for economics for 2010 conclude from their research that "more generous unemployment benefits give rise to higher unemployment and longer search times." What...
Kayak flip flop! City will lift ban on boat launches into filthy Newtown Creek
Don’t worry, Brooklyn — you’ll soon be able to kayak in heavily polluted waters.City officials will reopen two kayak launch spots along the fetid Newtown Creek next spring, bowing to...
EPA: New Hudson River PCB dredging rules for GE
ALBANY, N.Y. — General Electric must remove more PCB-tainted sediment from the Hudson River and will have to take better samples of the river bottom when it resumes dredging in...
Alleged payroll fraud slipped through cracks: Bloomberg
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says payroll consultants accused of stealing $80 million from the city were allegedly able to do so because they simply slipped through the cracks. Four...
The long Rapp sheet
If there's a trend right now, it's for endurance events. Another one lands in February, when the new Adam Rapp show opens at the Rattlestick. Make that shows: Rapp's "The Hallway Trilogy" is made...
Feliciano leaves Mets, signs with Yankees
Pedro Feliciano is moving across town, agreeing in principle to a deal with the Yankees. The two-year, $8 million contract is pending a physical, which is not a formality in...
Heyman buys at 834 Fifth
Larry Heyman (whose hedge fund honcho/corporate raider father Samuel Heyman passed away last year) and his wife, Kim, are the mystery, co-op board-approved buyers of a fifth- and sixth-floor apartment...
Jets could be punished for tying Patriots to trip: report
Rex Ryan on Friday continued to deny he had any role in the trip heard 'round the NFL. After former Ravens coach Brian Billick said in a radio interview Ryan...
Judge sentences Long Island 'hit mom' to maximum 25 years behind bars
Saying she wanted a "divorce by murder," a judge today sentenced Long Island "hit mom" Susan Williams, who was convicted of conspiracy for trying to hire a killer to whack...
Is airport security getting better?
We have the enhanced techniques and nudie scaners now, so is it safer to travel by airplane? Not according to this report on what TSA screeners miss every single day...
WikiLeaks chief says he fears US ready to indict
LONDON — The founder of WikiLeaks said Friday he fears that the United States is getting ready to indict him, but insisted that the secret-spilling site would continue its work...
Giants offensive line back at full strength
The Giants offensive line, after months of changes, position switches, injuries of every shape and size, is healthier than it has been all season. The five players who began the...
Conn. woman mauled by chimp thanks hospital staff during emotional reunion
The Connecticut woman mauled by her friend’s out-of-control 200-pound chimpanzee nearly two years ago made an emotional return to the hospital where she received emergency medical care. Charla Nash --...
Madoff trustee in $7.2B settlement with Picower estate
The widow of a Florida philanthropist who had been the single-largest beneficiary of Bernard Madoff’s colossal Ponzi scheme has agreed to return $7.2 billion in bogus profits to the victims...
Hearing postponed for man questioned after failed Times Square bombing attack
BOSTON — A detention hearing has been postponed for a Pakistani man arrested during the investigation of the failed Times Square bombing. Aftab Ali Khan was scheduled to be in...
Forbes collection of antique toys on auction at Sotheby's
A collection of rare and valuable toys put together over almost 40 years by the late Malcolm Forbes and his sons is going up on the auction block. The Forbes...
NJ high school soccer star dies in crash
VINELAND, N.J. — Counselors are available at a southern New Jersey high school after a soccer player died in a car crash on the day he received honors for his...
Obamas not invited to UK royal wedding: report
US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will not be invited to the London wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, Britain's the Daily Mail reported Friday. Since Prince...
Sarah Palin giving a presidential run 'prayerful consideration'
In an exclusive interview with "Good Morning America," Sarah Palin said she is giving a presidential run "prayerful consideration." She says she discounts unfavorable poll numbers and that she if...
Republicans stick to their discipline
It wasn't easy but Senate Republicans have shown they are listening to voters when they rejected millions in earmarks and insisted on a continuing resolution to fund the government. Democrats...
Man, 42, struck, killed by car on central NY road
ROME, N.Y. — Authorities say a 42-year-old man has died after he was struck by a car while walking across a central New York road. Oneida County sheriff’s deputies say...
FIFA president sorry after advising gay soccer fans to play it straight in Qatar
The president of soccer's world governing body FIFA apologized Friday after he joked that gay soccer fans should "refrain" from sex at the 2022 World Cup to avoid persecution in...
Uma Thurman's stalker jailed following new charges
A Manhattan judge tossed Uma Thurman's psychotic stalker back in jail without bail this afternoon, pending the resolution of new contempt of court charges for allegedly continuing to call her...
Amtrak delayed between Philadelphia and Baltimore; some trains out of DC may be canceled
PHILADELPHIA — Signal problems are hampering Amtrak trains traveling between Philadelphia and Baltimore. Amtrak says travelers should expect minor delays for Friday’s morning commute. Officials say they have restored signal...
One person taken to Westchester hospital after four-vehicle accident shuts down southbound Thruway
NEWBURGH, N.Y. — Authorities say one person has been taken to a Westchester County hospital after a four-vehicle accident shut down the southbound lanes of the Thruway in the Hudson...
NY man sets mom’s home on fire, commits suicide
ATHENS, N.Y. — Authorities say a 49-year-old man being evicted from his mother’s Hudson Valley home set the house on fire before committing suicide by shooting himself at another family...
Drama Mama: Classic 'Chuck' Christmas
The holiday season is filled with repeats of repeats of holiday classics. If you’re not in the mood to watch “The Christmas Story” for the 14th time, consider some not-so-tired...
Picks for all 35 bowl games
The most wonderful time of the year has arrived: bowl season. One last chance to win back some of those precious greenbacks that were lovingly spent on holiday gifts for...
Garden gets first taste of LeBron after snub
LeBron James had his chance to own New York City like Amar’e Stoudemire owns it now. And James chickened out. That will be LeBron’s legacy to New Yorkers, even if...
Recipe for Knicks fans: Hold the venom
There shouldn’t be venom tonight. There shouldn’t be anger, or rage, or even any extra helping of boos. This shouldn’t be Cleveland on that night 15 days ago when LeBron...
Girls basketball roundup: Iannacone leads NDA over Sea
For the second straight game Ashley Iannacone played hero in the fourth quarter. Two days after completing the go-ahead 3-point play in a win over St. Joseph Hill the senior...
Hondo: Mr. Cannizzaro, tear down that wall!
Hondo, who rallied for a 9-7 mark last week, reduced his deficit to the thinnest of margins but once again was unable to break through to the summit. It’s almost...
City of Palms Classic preview
CHSAA boys basketball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down the City of Palms Classic featuring Christ the King What: 38th Annual City of Palms Classic Where: Bishop Verot HS When:...
Giants will stick it to Vick
Although the Giants lost 27-17 on Nov. 21 at the Linc, the fifth time in a row they have fallen to the Eagles, Big Blue’s defense was able to go...
Undermanned Boys & Girls comes up short
Ruth Lovelace clenched her teeth and sighed as she was asked what went wrong Thursday night. On a night Boys & Girls was without point guard Antione Slaughter, its floor...
Colts primed for Pey-off
The NFL should look into creating “The MacGyver” award bestowed upon the quarterback who best utilized a paper clip (Jacob Tamme), gum wrapper (Blair White) and duct tape (Donald Brown)...
O/U Rico!
Rico went 5-11 (1-2 Best Bets) last week on the over/unders. The season record is 105-101-2 (25-17). The selections for Week 15: Over: Chargers / Niners; Titans / Texans; Panthers...
Up-and-down Ford drops decision to Molloy
Mike Toro sat in his office with a look that mixed disbelief with I’ve seen this before. Last Saturday his Bishop Ford team played one of its best games of...
New York challenge too big for LeBron
Sure, LeBron James may have been skittish about the bright lights of New York — but he also was tired of being the No. 1 guy with all the pressure...
Knicks' Stoudemire better buy than Bosh
Entering July 1's free agency, only Amar'e Stoudemire thought he was the better all-around power forward than Chris Bosh. My, how that's changed. Even Knicks scouts had Bosh rated higher,...
Starks: Knicks better than Heat
The Knicks didn't need to be saved. LeBron James told The Post on Wednesday that his decision to sign with the Heat was about winning and "not about saving franchises...
Yankees' Rivera reveals offer from Red Sox was real
Talk might be cheap, but when it was between Mariano Rivera and the Red Sox, the Yankees closer insists it was legit and not inexpensive. Asked yesterday at Yankee Stadium...
Yankees' new catcher needs surgery, will be ready for spring
Russell Martin’s career with the Yankees will begin in an operating room instead of on a baseball diamond. Martin’s physical revealed a small meniscus tear in his right knee, and the...
The Post's All-Brooklyn football honors
Brooklyn is not just for basketball anymore. The borough has always been strong on the gridiron, but this year it was taken to new heights. Two Brooklyn teams – Fort...
Transfer is Bergtraum's new rebounding specialist
Kirby Dixon was joking, but after Wednesday’s performance on the boards by senior Shaniqua Reese the Murry Bergtraum might as well have been making a statement to the rest of...
Tatum sparks Stanners to early statement win over Ford
Amani Tatum got a good view of the game as she spent most of the first and second quarters out with early foul trouble. “She was stewing on the bench...
Cowboys QB Tony Romo engaged
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and girlfriend Candice Crawford are engaged after he proposed Thursday at her 24th birthday party, KDAF-TV reported. Crawford -- who is the sister of “Gossip...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Bayside rallies yet again, knocking off Beach Channel
Even for the Cardiac Commodores, this was a little much. Bayside trailed Beach Channel by 18 points, 12 in the fourth, and by two with less than a half-minute remaining....
James has vengeance on list for naysayers
He made his list and has checked it twice. He already knows who's been naughty or nice. And the Knicks better watch out, 'cause LeBron James is coming to town...
Villain role old hat when LeBron takes New York stage
MIAMI -- LeBron James isn't the slightest bit concerned about New Yorkers approaching him on the streets of Manhattan today, as loathed as he might be in the Big Apple...
Lincoln All-American cuts list to three
And then there were three. After official visits to Notre Dame and Syracuse, Lincoln All-American Ishaq Williams has cut his list to three – the Fighting Irish, Orange and Penn...
Giants' path to NFC East title goes through Eagles
The Giants are capable of a Super Bowl run similar to the one they had in 2007. But there’s one little problem, said former NFL quarterback Tim Hasselbeck. They have...
Locals pile on Vito for 'double-dipping'
Williamsburg community leaders slammed Assemblyman Vito Lopez for cashing in on a state loophole that allows him to collect his retirement pension while still drawing his $92,000 salary.“There are some...
Guilty plea in Ridgewood Bushwick fraud case
A former employee of a Bushwick-based nonprofit facing a federal investigation pleaded guilty this week of defrauding the city of $4,080.Tyess Crespo, 33, admitted to filling out fake attendance sheets...
Cops hunt serial rapist
A serial rapist has turned a popular Flatbush Avenue intersection into his hunting ground.Police have begun circulating a sketch of the fiend, who’s attacked at least three women near the...
Pols hail new Prospect Park skating area
An embattled skating rink plan in Prospect Park took its first real step forward in years on Wednesday, as park officials broke ground on a $70-million mega-project to add blade-bourne...
Crash victims remembered 50 years later at Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery honored the victims of the horrific 1960 plane crash over Park Slope on the 50th anniversary of the calamity — and the mournful event ended at precisely the...
Vito's double-dip: An editorial
Last week, Assemblyman Vito Lopez was caught in the ultimate Albany scam — he wants to start collecting his retirement pension even though he’s about to start his 14th term.This...
Vito goes double-dipping — goes for pension while still in office!
Assemblyman Vito Lopez just got re-elected to a 14th term in Albany, but he wants to start collecting his state pension right now.Lopez is one of 10 lawmakers who quietly...
Marty looks bike gift in the mouth
Borough President Markowitz turned Scrooge on Thursday by turning down a gift two-wheeler from cycling activists who showed up at Borough Hall to complain — in song! — about his...
SAG puts 'Speech' in Firth
LOS ANGELES -- The British monarchy drama "The King's Speech" and the boxing tale "The Fighter" led the Screen Actors Guild Awards with four nominations each yesterday, among them honors...
Big Boo Boo of a Yogi unbearable
After they see the 3-D film of "Yogi Bear," your cubs will never believe Yogi used to be cool -- the Kung Fu Panda of the 1960s. It'll be like...
'Casino' a winning bet
Convicted "super lobbyist" Jack Abramoff is such a rich subject that he's inspired "Casino Jack," a hilariously entertaining feature film starring an inspired Kevin Spacey, released just a few months...
A hot bod and its body count
Don't mess with Angela, the title character in the Russian thriller "Alien Girl." She may be cute and petite, but she holds her own against sleazy mobsters in 1990s Ukraine....
I Am Secretly an Important Man
It isn't very clear why Peter Sillen has chosen to make a bio-doc about minor oddball artist Steven (Jesse) Bernstein -- but he has, so let's deal with it. Here...
'How Do You Know' is foul -- send it to the minors
It's sad to report that James L. Brooks -- who virtually invented the smart modern romantic dramedy with "Broadcast News" and "As Good as It Gets" when he wasn't helping...
Avoid being all ears for 'Rabbit' tale
Five minutes into "Rabbit Hole," when I realized what the film is about, I was ready to put my fist through the screen. My mood deteriorated from there. Maybe you...
What's new in 2011
With next month's big Consumer Electronics Show fast approaching, there's no time like the present to look ahead to what's in store for TV fans on the tech front. If...
The gospel truth is, it's entertaining
'Black Nativity," the all- black retelling of the Na tivity story, has been a holiday staple since 1961. This year's edition -- an updated, retitled "Black Nativity Now" -- commits...
Yule catch the Xmas spirit
Like spiked eggnog, "A Child's Christmas in Wales" assaults you with sweetness while adding a bracing kick of something stronger. The Irish Repertory Theatre's production includes an abundance of yuletide...
Fade to yak
A teary Larry King said goodbye last night in an awkward, hourlong sendoff that ended his 25-year career as a cable-TV icon. "You are not going to see me go...
'Idol' second chance love
Who says winning is everything? Crystal Bowersox, last season's runner-up on "American Idol," is poised to eclipse show winner Lee DeWyze in first-week album sales. And, if this holds true,...
'Melrose' star's manslaughter charge
Onetime "Melrose Place" star Amy Locane-Bovenizer was in dicted yesterday on several charges, including aggravated manslaughter, for a June car accident that killed a New Jersey woman. The indictment, handed...
Tron-scendent!
How to describe the visual scintillation that is “Tron: Legacy”? Ninja Vegas? Black Mass at Best Buy? Mummenschanz Goes Electric Boogaloo? Whatever. The sequel to 1982’s “Tron” is an eyeball...
Starr report
I find self-referential tributes pretentious, so just a few paragraphs here about director Blake Edwards, who died yesterday in LA at the age of 88. In 1989, Edwards -- already...
Still in ‘Love’
In early 1970, I was witness to a historical moment on my college campus. No, I wasn’t at Kent State University when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on students. I...
Behind the broccoli
What this country needs is a crop of healthy, hunger-free kids -- and now, thanks to the hectoring of Michelle Obama and the terrible swift presidential pen of her husband,...
Columbia U. vs. the little guy
We often hear politicians and pundits denounce property rights. Property rights, we're told, protect the fat cats against the needs of the public. They're a tool for keeping the little...
Madoff family woes began with Bernie
THE ISSUE: The suicide of Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff's oldest son, Mark Madoff. *** The list of Bernie Madoff"s victims is long and now includes his son Mark, who could...
Physicians feel the pain
THE ISSUE: Congress' move to postpone Medicare's reimbursement cuts for one more year. *** Michael Tanner rightly castigates Congress for another temporary fix for Medicare reimbursement of physicians, but this...
Cuba air horror solved
HAVANA -- Cuban aviation authorities yesterday blamed bad weather and pilot error for the plane crash last month that killed all 68 people aboard, in the country's deadliest air disaster...
Mariah twins
Mariah Carey's husband, actor Nick Cannon, yesterday confirmed they're expecting twins and said President Obama and the first lady were the first to be told. Cannon, 30, said he and...
Scents-less cop convicted
A New York City police officer has been found guilty in the armed holdup of a northern New Jersey perfume warehouse. A federal jury in Newark yesterday convicted Kelvin Jones...
Egypt dig strikes pay dirt
CAIRO -- Archaeologists found what may be a treasure-trove of 3,400-year-old statues in the temple city of Luxor, the head of Egypt's antiquities department said yesterday. Teams unearthed two rose-...
Acquittal in Kissel slay
A former chauffeur was acquitted of murder yesterday in the 2006 death of his boss, millionaire real-estate developer Andrew Kissel, who was found stabbed at his rented Greenwich, Conn., mansion...
Cab-wear delay
Yesterday's Taxi & Limousine Commission vote on what cabbies can wear on the job was postponed when not enough members showed up at the monthly meeting. It was rescheduled for...
Gem-drenched feliz Dhabi-dad
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- When they deck the halls in opulent Abu Dhabi, it comes with gold ornaments and gem-strewn bows on a towering Christmas tree. The $11...
New undie bomb rap
DETROIT -- The accused Christmas underwear bomber was arraigned yesterday on new charges related to the plot to blow up a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, including conspiracy to commit...
Icky Wiki e-mails skeeved out teen
Julian Assange has his own embarrassing e-mails. The lovesick WikiLeaks founder sent a 19-year-old girl a series of gross-out messages for 10 days until he finally heeded her pleas to...
Troy Mass. confusion
It turns out the photograph that has graced upstate Troy's official Web site and letterhead for years isn't a local image. The photo was taken in Boston some 20 years...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Authorities are hunting the bandit pictured here (top photo) for the armed robbery of a Chelsea bank. The 30-something suspect pointed a gun at a teller in the Capital...
Fools fail to Capitol-ize on control
WASHINGTON -- When this Congress rushed into office two years ago, it rode a swelling wave of high promises and euphoric optimism. Democrats enjoyed virtually unstoppable power in both chambers...
Britain springs leaker on bail
WikiLeaker Julian Assange was freed yesterday and placed on "mansion arrest" at a 600-acre British estate, where he plans to plot out his legal defense and launch a new wave...
Halfway to 'Freedom'
Steel construction has reached the halfway point for 1 World Trade Center, the building that many people still call the Freedom Tower. After years of stalled development, steel at the...
50 years of tears at B'klyn air-crash memorial
Fifty years to the day that an airliner came crashing down on Park Slope, killing 84 passengers and crew and six people on the ground, loved ones of the dead...
Gov rues day top aide quit
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson yesterday blamed many of his political woes on the early departure of a trusted aide outed by The Post as a tax deadbeat. Chief of Staff...
NYC at 8.3%
New York's unemployment rate was 8.3 percent in November, holding almost steady compared to October and less than the 8.9 percent recorded a year earlier. The state labor department says...
Pol to MTA: Locked subway end doors a big danger
A subway car with locked end doors means no escape for straphangers in danger, a city lawmaker said yesterday. Councilwoman Letitia James this week introduced a resolution demanding that the...
Ready for your close-up, guys?
If Brad Pitt was worried at all about Johnny Depp running off with his leading lady, he can rest easy. Depp and co-star Angelina Jolie have about as much chemistry...
Foreclosure filings drop
Foreclosure filings in the US plunged to a two-year low last month, RealtyTrac said, as all 50 states probed whether faulty documents and signatures were used by lenders on hundreds...
Survivors lash into slay sniper
His judge and victims finally silenced him. The audacious Queens sniper who went on a bloody shooting rampage in August 2006 was sentenced yesterday to 384 years behind bars --...
'Laps' in judgment
"Lap Dance Lou" has been stripped of his law license. Former Hot Lap Dance Club boss Louis "Big Daddy Lou" Posner was officially disbarred yesterday for having "knowingly advanced and...
Michelle goes old fashion
It's a fashion first . . . lady. Michelle Obama is once again setting the style world abuzz -- wearing a thrift-store dress to the "Christmas in Washington" concert, which...
Reid vows 9/11 revote
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid yesterday pledged to bring back the 9/11 health bill for another vote before the end of the lame-duck session. The promise gives at...
$81M slap for cig giveaways
BOSTON -- The third-largest US cigarette maker was ordered yesterday to pay $81 million in punitive damages to the estate of a woman who died after decades of smoking Newports....
Andy already suffering from gas pains
ALBANY -- It's an explosive sleeper issue bubbling just below the surface for Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo that pits upstate jobs against the environment: "hydrofracking" to extract natural gas. The future...
Mike luring Apple pi school
Mayor Bloomberg's administration made a bid for pi in the sky yesterday. In a speech strategically delivered at Google's Manhattan headquarters, Deputy Mayor Robert Steel announced the city was inviting...
Weinsteins ink spinoff deal for Miramax flicks
Get ready for "Shakespeare in Love: The Sequel." Bob and Harvey Weinstein are back together with Miramax after striking a deal with the studio's new owners for spinoff rights to...
'Fit' to be recalled
TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. said yesterday it would recall 1.35 million Fit subcompacts globally, including 143,000 in the United States, to repair defective headlight wiring. No accident was reported...
Low-key Cuomo
ALBANY -- Andrew Cuomo continued to round out his cabinet yesterday, and announced plans for a low-key inauguration ceremony at the Capitol. The governor-elect will be sworn-in after midnight Jan....
A record year for the DOJ
Crime pays -- even for Uncle Sam. The uptick in white-collar crime is paying off for the Department of Justice, which said yesterday that collections for criminal and civil cases...
Prez: War vs. Qaeda on target
WASHINGTON -- America's gains in Afghanistan are both "fragile and reversible," President Obama said yesterday as he delivered a mixed-bag assessment of the drawn-out war he inherited before defining it...
Mob bagman gets 5 yrs. jail
A New Yorker who was one of the chief money launderers for Europe's most notorious gangster was sentenced yesterday to nearly five years in prison. Nikolai Dozortsev was a "high-ranking...
Business briefs
Groupon Groupon is seeking several hundred million dollars after rejecting a takeover offer from Goo gle, sources said. The in creased financing would value Groupon at less than $6 billion,...
Jobless claims hit two-year low
Firings appear to be tapering off as new claims for unemployment dropped in the past week, slowing the pace of new claims to its lowest level in two years. "There...
'Time bandit' beat to bank
Now that's timing! A defendant in the $80 million CityTime payroll-office scandal arrived at a bank with a large duffel bag yesterday to clear out money allegedly stolen from city...
'Spidey' play still hung up
Troubled Broadway musical "Spider-Man" -- the most expensive show ever created for the Great White Way -- appears headed for another delay, as producers weigh a decision to push its...
Morgan Stanley CEO: I will escort out any bonu$ leakers
Talk about going off script. Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman raised some eyebrows during a routine conference this week when he threatened to "personally escort" [out] anyone found leaking...
Details beefs up with fitness
Can Details muscle up? The perennial little brother to GQ at Condé Nast, Details is trying to add a little bulk by borrowing some of the fitness service that has...
Nick on hook in gal slay
Nick Brooks, the son of accused serial-raping, Oscar-winning composer Joseph Brooks, was indicted yesterday in the bathtub slaying of his swimsuit designer ex-girlfriend, Sylvie Cachay, at the Soho House. Brooks...
A crying shame for Starr pal
The former Park Avenue lawyer for crooked celebrity adviser Kenneth Starr repeatedly broke down in tears yesterday after he was busted for allegedly helping him bilk rich and famous investors...
3 more home invasions on LI
A string of home-invasion attacks had frightened residents of Great Neck and Kings Point locking their doors last night -- and Long Island cops beefing up patrols in the area....
'Pink Panther' director Blake Edwards dies at 88
Blake Edwards, who made more than 40 movies, including the classic "Pink Panther" series, died with his wife Julie Andrews at his bedside, his spokesman said yesterday. Edwards, 88, had...
Rage at FDA's bid to nix breast-cancer Rx
Health-care reform may have suffered its first casualty yesterday after the Food and Drug Administration moved to revoke its approval of an expensive drug to battle breast cancer, prompting cries...
It's not about Walmart
In New York City, few topics spur such polarizing debate as Walmart -- savior of some clamoring for local employment, scourge of others who cite poor labor practices and a...
Judge reams Citi housing lawyer
Lawyers handling foreclosures in New York will think twice about showing up in court without the proper paperwork after a Brooklyn judge ripped into lender Citigroup and its unprepared lawyer....
Feds nab five more insider traders
Federal agents across three states arrested four more executives as part of Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara's widening insider-trading probe -- accusing one of those nabbed of leaking information about...
If you can't win at home . . .
What does it say about President Oba ma's political skills that his former chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, is having the devil's own time getting on the Chicago mayoral ballot?...
It's Mike's mess
Prosecutors have charged four consul tants with ripping off $80 million from a program to develop an electronic-timesheet system for municipal employees. Yet still on the loose is the guy...
It's hide and $eek
She learned from the master. One of Bernard Madoff's longest-serving employees has been furiously moving her loot from his epic Ponzi scheme, stymieing official efforts to track down and seize...
She's hard to forget
An Upper West Side violinist has her memory on a string. Researchers believe Louise Owen is one of six Americans to have "superior autobiographical memory," an uncanny, bar-bet-settling condition that...
Missing NJ hooker not found dead on Long Island beach
A missing New Jersey hooker is not among the dead women found on a sleepy stretch of Long Island beach -- dealing cops a major setback in their increasingly frustrating...
Brazilian Blowout sues OSHA in Oregon
The maker of Brazilian Blowout is looking to tangle in court with regulators who have warned that the wildly popular hair-straightening treatment is dangerous to salon-goers. In a lawsuit obtained...
Bank's secret plans
Some big banks are cooking up a secret plan to alleviate some of the pain the Federal Reserve inflicted yesterday when it proposed to cut so-called swipe fees by as...
Banks to Fed: Water down mortgage rule
Banks have opened up a new front in their battle with homeowners over faulty foreclosures -- they are asking the Federal Reserve to water down homeowners' rights to put the...
Mets fans hit foul poll trying to win 'em back
The Mets' marketing team pitches about as well as their bullpen. With the last few dismal seasons behind them and one full of questions ahead, the Mets are conducting surveys...
Cop Pace slay murder: lawyer
The Westchester police killing of a Pace University football player was "nothing short of intentional murder," a lawyer for the student's family said yesterday as he renewed his demand for...
Stab spree in Tokyo
TOKYO -- An unemployed Japanese man with a knife attacked schoolchildren aboard a bus yesterday in a rampage that left 13 people injured, police said. Yuta Saito, 27, was arrested...
'Dexter' divorce
The marriage between the co-stars of "Dexter" is dead. Michael C. Hall, who stars as a serial killer on the Showtime drama, and Jennifer Carpenter, who plays his sister, are...
Piggy Dems cut fat on porky spending bill
WASHINGTON -- Stick a fork in it. Senate Democratic leaders last night gave a surprising heave-ho to their larded-up, $1.1 trillion spending bill, which Republicans had vowed to block --...
Midnight gladness as House votes to extend Bush tax cuts
WASHINGTON -- In a major victory for Republicans, the House very late last night approved an extension of the Bush tax cuts, saving millions of Americans hard-earned cash next year....
Chargers rout 49ers
Vincent Jackson had a career-high three touchdown catches, Philip Rivers surpassed 4,000 yards passing for the third straight season, and the Chargers beat Alex Smith and the 49ers 34-7 last...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The experts make their picks: THE LINE CHRIS SHAW LENN ROBBINS BRIAN LEWIS DREW LOFTIS BYU 11 1/2 UTEP BYU (W) BYU (W) BYU (W) BYU (W) N. Illinois 1...
5 questions for ... Jalen Rose
Jalen Rose played with Amar'e Stoudemire in Phoenix and had no doubts he would be a superstar. With the Heat in town tonight, the ESPN analyst talks Stoudemire, LeBron James...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6 fur; $42,000; alw; 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Headingtothecity(L),119D Cohen11-1-xSchettno 10-12Digger Karakorum(L),120M Luzzi2-4-5Odintz 15-13Hot Minute(L),120E Prado3-4-2Rodriguz 8-54Rizzi's Comet(L),119J Alvarado1-3-7DiSanto 30-15Papa's Nice Cat(L),119C...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Segundo Hanover (10th)FIRST-mile; trot; $10,000; conditional2Dolce Ducci(A Miller)1-1-85-29Madoffwiththemn(TTtrck)1-3-13-16SouthwindWrangler(MKkly)2-3-25-11Nipozzano(J Marohn)10-6-215-13Guest Worker(P Berry)6-3-715-14Prize Angie(D Miller)5-8-612-15Baaria(A Buttitta)1-5-28-17Paula's Brady(F Del Cid)5-8-715-18Pembroke Joe(B Simpson)3-7-710-110Zeitgeist(J Meittinis)7-1-98-1SECOND-mile; pace; $9,000; claiming4NaturalWomanN(JMarohn)1-2-63-110Deadlysatisfactn(TTtrck)7-1-15-27PrincessCharacter(DMllr)6-1-X8-11Joltofthunder(P Berry)4-5-715-12Lady Bess...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Danika Hanover (3rd)FIRST-mile; pace; $7,000; conditional4MostRemarkable(LStalbam)2-2-75-12Rawhide N(J Bartlett)8-3-44-15Clos Pegase(C Manzi)1-5-33-11Sectionlinecrusr(GBrnnn)4-6-28-13Malmo Boy(D Dube)2-7-76-16Finn Jet(S Bouchard)3-2-88-17RamblinBunny(JStratton)4-2-412-18Funny Guy(T Buter)3-3-110-1SECOND-mile; trot; $19,500; conditional2SFAceinthehole(JBartltt)5-1-78-53The Mad Duke(C Manzi)6-2-34-17Whatnblazes(D Dube)2-4-48-11ZeroBoundaries(BHolland)2-1-66-14Buck I D(J...
Giants WR Smith could miss start of next season after surgery
Giants wide receiver Steve Smith will undergo a complex surgery on Tuesday to repair the articular cartilage damage in his left knee and his return for the start of the...
'Sunday Night' stats simply stupid
It's one thing for a network to abandon common sense. But it's another when all the other networks fight it out for a copy of that plan, creating a madmen's...
Giants defense remembers Eagles game that got away
Of course the Giants remember, because how could they forget? There is a singular play, one out of the hundreds in the first 13 games of the season, etched in...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $33,000; clm($25,000); 3YOBEYOND PARALLEL has sharp speed, drops from 40G to 25G. IDOLATRY drops into claimer for first time after facing allowance foes in Maryland. JALA FEVER...
Time to end Giants skid vs. Eagles
The Eagles have won five straight against the Giants. In the NFL that's an eternity. Enough is enough. That was the clear message that came out of the Giants' locker...
Eagles' Jackson 'could care less' about Vick's opinion
PHILADELPHIA -- Trouble in paradise? Though Michael Vick throwing deep to DeSean Jackson remains one of the NFL's most terrifying combinations, there were definite signs of friction yesterday between the...
'Other' hamstring limits Revis at Jets practice
Is this a "here we go again" moment for the Jets? Their star cornerback, Darrelle Revis, was limited in practice yesterday with a sore hamstring. This time, however, it's his...
Struggling Sanchez faces must-win challenge for Jets
Rex Ryan, in the aftermath of a second consecutive anemic offensive performance by his Jets last Sunday against the Dolphins, stated publicly he thought about benching franchise quarterback Mark Sanchez...
Giants will try to cage Eagles' Vick
It worked. The Giants' game plan on Nov. 21 in Philadelphia against Michael Vick truly worked like a charm . . . until the object of the painstaking exercise bobbled...
Devils, MacLean look to turn corner
Though it all could change in a moment, there seems to be a change in the Devils since they came back from crisis and found John MacLean still running the...
Mets armed for trade
As the Mets continue to search under every rock for a starting pitcher, there is a growing sense help won't come from the free-agent scrap heap. Though free-agent righty Chris...
Sports shorts
MLB: Boston gets Jenks Former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks has agreed to a $12 million, two-year contract with the Red Sox. Boston also agreed to an $875,000, one-year contract...
Friction for Eagles QB, WR
PHILADELPHIA -- Trouble in paradise? While Michael Vick throwing deep to DeSean Jackson remains one of the NFL's most terrifying combinations, there were definite signs of friction yesterday between the...
Sunday's Best
The experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWSTEVE SERBYMARK CANNIZZAROPAUL SCHWARTZTIM BONTEMPSCHARGERS 9 (44.5) 49ers (Thurs., 8:20, NFLN)Chargers49ers★ChargersChargersChargersGIANTS 3 (46) Eagles (Sunday, 1:00, FOX)GiantsGiantsEaglesEagles★EaglesSTEELERS 6 (36) Jets (4:15, CBS)JetsJets★SteelersJetsJetsChiefs 1(41) RAMS...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGIANTS 3 3 (46) EaglesSTEELERS 5½ 6 (36) JetsChiefs11(41)RAMSTITANS 1 1½(47½)TexansCOLTS 5 5 (48½)JaguarsPANTHERS 1½ 2½(38) CardinalsBENGALS 1 1½(40) BrownsDOLPHINS 6½ 5½(40) BillsCOWBOYS 6 6 (46) RedskinsBUCCANEERS 4½...
Nets blow 23-point lead but beat Wizards
The optimist will say that no matter how bad the situation is, it could always be worse. And late in the first half last night when the Nets held their...
Rangers defeat Coyotes with Biron bounce-back
The chants started just 5:53 into last night's match at the Garden between the Rangers and Coyotes. "Henrik! . . . Henrik! . . . Henrik!" The problem with that...
Rangers coach praises Prust
This was last Feb. 2 in Los Angeles, the day when Olli Jokinen and a throw-in named Brandon Prust joined the Blueshirts after being obtained late the previous night from...
Vujacic to make Nets' debut tonight
The Nets had to wait because of Terrence Williams once again. Williams, traded Wednesday, had serious punctuality issues in his year-plus with the Nets. But this incident apparently was not...
Islanders dump Ducks for 2nd win in 22 games
So this is what it took for the Islanders to win a game, the vigor that Milan Jurcina and Radek Martinek bring to the lineup? No matter the reason, with...
Recreational anglers catch a break
The law requiring saltwater fishing licenses in New York was overturned, at least for anglers fishing in certain towns on Long Island. The seven Long Island towns that sued won...
Jets fans taking 'Schotts' at assistant
Brian Schottenheimer admitted yesterday he had heard the jeers he couldn't help but hear following the Jets' 10-6 loss to the Dolphins Sunday at the Meadowlands. "Schotty must go! ....
Grinding style takes toll on Rangers
The damage has been done to Ryan Callahan, who will be sidelined from six-to-eight weeks because of a non-displaced fracture of the left hand he suffered blocking Kris Letang's shot...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 17SATDec. 18SUNDec. 19MONDec. 20TUEDec. 21WEDDec. 22THUDec. 23KnicksMiami7:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio – ESPN 1050 AMCle.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEOk.C.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMENetsToronto7:00TV -- YES NetworkRadio – WBBR 1130 AMNOGAMEAtl.1:00YESWBBRNOGAMEMem.8:00YESWNYMN.O.8:00YESWFANNOGAMERangersNOGAMEPhi.1:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMET.B.7:00MSGESPNIslandersNOGAMEPho.7:00MSG+WHRUNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMET.B.7:00MSG+WHRUDevs7:00MSG+2WHRUDevilsNashville7:00TV - MSG Plus NetworkRadio – WFAN 660 AMAtl.7:00MSG+2WFANNOGAMENOGAMEWash.7:30VS.WFANNOGAMEIsles7:00MSG+WFAN
Weird but true
Tsa agents have found yet another way to ring your jingle bells. A group of agents who work at Los Angeles International Airport have taken time off from scanning and...
City of Palms live blog, Day 1 recap
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The center of the high school basketball universe for the next week is Bishop Verot High School, the site of the City of Palms Classic, hands...
Stokes, Lincoln end Bed-Stuy hex
Lincoln has owned PSAL boys basketball across the last decade, winning seven city titles and nine division crowns. In that time, its only kryptonite was Boys & Girls’ loud gymnasium....
President Obama, Arnold Schwarzenegger pay tribute as Larry King signs off show
Television host Larry King wished viewers "so long" as he signed off his final episode of “Larry King Live” on Thursday night, ending his 25-year reign on CNN. The 77-year-old...
Stepan, Christensen rally Rangers to shootout win
NEW YORK — Rangers rookie Derek Stepan scored the tying goal late in regulation and Erik Christensen netted the only goal in the shootout as New York rallied for a...
Reid drops omnibus spending bill, says he doesn't have the votes
In a surprise move, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced on the Senate floor Thursday that he does not have the necessary votes to file for cloture on a...
Callahan injury shows Rangers' toughness
The damage has been done to Ryan Callahan, who will be sidelined from 6-8 weeks because of a non-displaced fracture of the left hand he suffered blocking Kris Letang’s shot...
Insider trading case focuses on Apple's secrets
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors in Manhattan broadened their insider trading crackdown Thursday, arresting four people on charges alleging that so-called "expert consultants" revealed secrets about Apple Inc.'s iPhone and...
’40-Year-Old Virgin’ actor sentenced to life in prison for stabbing ex: report
Actor Shelley Malil, who is best known for his supporting role in the film "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for stabbing his former girlfriend with...
'Spider Man' in web of problems, delays Broadway opening again
“Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” its delaying its opening a third time, moving the official debut of Broadway’s most expensive musical from Jan. 11 to sometime in February so the...