December 22, 2010
Israeli police arrest two men in connection with fatal stabbing of American woman
Two men were arrested Wednesday in connection with the fatal stabbing of American Kristine Luken, who was killed while hiking close to Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Post reported. Luken, 44, of...
Obama heralds lame-duck Congress as a 'season of progress' for American people
President Barack Obama took a victory lap before his scheduled Christmas vacation Wednesday, lauding the passage of legislation he had pushed the lame-duck Congress to approve. "A lot of folks...
'Friends' actor David Schwimmer to be a dad: report
Former "Friends" star David Schwimmer is expecting a child with his wife of six months, People magazine reported Wednesday. The expectant parents "couldn't be more thrilled," a rep for the...
Former Yankees pitching coach Eiland joins Rays as special assistant
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Former Yankees pitching coach Dave Eiland has joined the Tampa Bay Rays as a special assistant. The AL East champions announced the move Wednesday. Eiland was...
Packers' Rodgers returns to practice, ready for Giants
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers returned to the practice field Wednesday, signaling that he will start this Sunday’s game against the Giants. Rodgers, who was wearing a special protective helmet during...
Sabathia 'excited' for Lee after he passed on Yankees
CONCORD, Calif. -- CC Sabathia hoped to be pitching alongside close pal Cliff Lee again next year, reunited in Yankees pinstripes. Instead, Lee turned down an extra $30 million to...
Jets GM: Ryan has our ‘full support’
The Jets backed up Rex Ryan with a brief statement after the head coach was bombarded with questions about foot-fetish videos. "(Owner) Woody Johnson and I have met with Rex,"...
Suspect in suitcase horror believed to be caught on video
This shocking video shows a man lugging a suitcase believed to be stuffed with the body of a murdered woman down a Harlem street early this morning. The shocking footage...
Metro-North trains have perfect on-time record
For one day this week, you could have set your watch by Metro-North trains. The railroad had a 100 percent on-time record on Tuesday, with all 659 runs east of...
Brown out as Bobcats coach
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- After a miserable start to the season in which he took shots at his players and himself, the well-traveled Larry Brown is out as coach of the...
Carmelo to miss Nuggets game because of death in family
DENVER -- Nuggets All-Star Carmelo Anthony will miss the game Wednesday night in San Antonio following a death in his family. The team announced the news Wednesday morning. Nuggets general...
Man who killed Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart gets 51 years to life
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A construction worker who was on probation for felony drunken driving when he ran a red light and killed rookie Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart...
Man City promises manager more money to revive EPL title challenge
Manchester City’s owners believe Roberto Mancini can deliver the English Premier League title this season, and it emerged Wednesday that they are preparing to give the manager their unequivocal backing in...
Nicolas Anelka mulls move to MLS
French soccer star Nicolas Anelka is weighing up a move to the United States when his current contract expires with Chelsea, Sky Sports reported Wednesday. Anelka has spent most of his...
Nets coach says reports of him being control freak 'blatant lies'
NEW ORLEANS -- Avery Johnson is back in his hometown. He’s just visiting, although it almost became permanent last offseason.The Nets coach was a candidate for the Hornets’ job but...
Tonight's 'Spider-Man’ show canceled in order for new safety procedures to be implemented
Producers of the troubled Broadway show “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” said that tonight's performance has been canceled in order for them to implement new safety procedures required by the...
Bloomberg replants tree damaged on 9/11 at WTC
A tree at the World Trade Center site that was badly damaged nine years ago in the Sept. 11 attacks has been nursed back to health and replanted. Mayor Michael...
Rocker Ozzy Osbourne 'getting a bit sick' of Lady Gaga: report
English rocker Ozzy Osbourne is getting tired of 24-year-old pop singer Lady Gaga and thinks she should take some time off, Us Weekly reported Wednesday. "I do think Lady Gaga...
Dolly Parton and Julie Andrews among 2011 Lifetime Grammy honorees
Country music legend Dolly Parton, English actress/singer Julie Andrews and gospel baritone George Beverly Shea are among those who will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at next year's Grammys, the...
Cuomo picks investigator Joseph D'Amico to head NY state police
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo has picked the chief investigator from his attorney general’s office to be the next superintendent of the state police. Joseph D’Amico, who...
Judges sets $500K bail for Uma Thurman stalker
Uma-obsessed fan Jack Jordan tried to portray himself as a safe and relatively sane accused stalker today -- but a judge ordered he can only go free if he scrapes...
At Jets practice: Sanchez favors sore shoulder, Holmes misses with turf toe
Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, who underwent an MRI exam on his sore throwing shoulder on Monday, was at practice Wednesday during the portion open to reporters, but he appeared to...
Brother of injured 'Spider-man' says actor may never return to stage following injuries
The "Spider-man" actor who plunged 30 feet during a performance of the troubled Broadway show could see his career cut short as a result of the accident, his brother said...
Brodeur 'wants to stay' with struggling Devils
The face of the Devils' franchise, the winningest goalie in NHL history, Martin Brodeur Wednesday demolished speculation that he might seek, or accept, a trade to a contender because of...
Rangers without Gaborik, Del Zotto for Thursday's game
Neither Marian Gaborik nor Michael Del Zotto will be in the lineup when the Rangers face the Lightning Thursday night at the Garden, but Mats Zuccarello and Matt Gilory both...
Harvard law grad dodges jail in 9/11 desecration
A drunken Harvard Law School grad got a no-jail deal today for setting a fire in an East Side 9/11 memorial -- over the objections of Manhattan prosecutors, who wanted...
For a change, Barber backs Giants coach Coughlin
This is usually the point where Tiki Barber would jump on Tom Coughlin for coaching the Giants to a terrible loss to the Eagles.Instead the Giants’ all-time leading rusher showed...
Coughlin: No one told Giants punter to leave locker room
Giants coach Tom Coughlin not only denied a report that he threw Matt Dodge out of the locker room following Sunday’s 38-31 loss to the Eagles but Coughlin was disgusted...
Congress passes aid package for 9/11 responders
WASHINGTON — Congress has passed a $4.2 billion aid package for survivors of the September 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and responders who develop illnesses because of...
Family rages at psycho garroter of Pace honors student
"See you in hell!" The father of a murdered Pace University honor student had the last word today, telling the psychotic drifter who strangled his son in Chelsea two years...
Time Inc. shakeup: CEO Griffin splits up News & Sports Group
In a major pre-Christmas shakeup at Time Inc., new CEO Jack Griffin busted up the single News & Sports Group that contained Time and Sports Illustrated and appointed two executive...
Coughlin: Giants quiet, but responsive
Tom Coughlin said the Giants reported to work Wednesday and he noticed something different about his team. “I think they were a little quiet but I think they’ll be all...
Jets coach Ryan dodges questions regarding foot-fetish videos, calls it a 'personal issue'
A day after a series of bizarre foot-fetish videos were made widely available featuring a woman who looks like the wife of Rex Ryan, the Jets coach refused to answer...
Wisconsin man hits $1M jackpot at McDonald's
An unemployed Wisconsin man was celebrating Christmas early Wednesday after becoming an overnight millionaire when he won the $1 million prize in the McDonald’s MONOPOLY sweepstakes, WITI-TV in Milwaukee reported....
'Heroes' star Ali Larter gives birth to baby boy: report
"Heroes" actress Ali Larter has given birth to her first child, Us Magazine reported Wednesday. The 34-year-old star and her comedian/actor husband Hayes MacArthur welcomed a baby boy early Monday...
Free advice from Arlen Specter
And that's about what advice from the defeated Democratic senator is worth -- nothing. Pennsylvania's longest serving senator, Arlen Specter gave his farewell speech this week and had some harsh...
Senate passes defense authorization bill, limits Gitmo detainee trials
The US Senate passed legislation Wednesday that authorizes the Pentagon to spend nearly $160 billion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this budget year and includes a ban on...
Minnesota schools are no fun
The St Paul Minnesota public schools have decided to do away with fun -- of the sweet variety. The district has decided to make al its public schools "sweet-free" zones where...
Former Skakel lawyer, Michael Sherman, faces sentencing over taxes
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — An attorney who represented Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel in his murder trial was sentenced Wednesday to one year and one day in federal prison for failing to...
START treaty ratified by US Senate in 71-26 final vote
The New START treaty with Russia was ratified by the Senate Wednesday in a 71-26 vote, handing President Barack Obama a victory on one of his top priorities in the...
Intel chief wasn't briefed on arrests: White House
WASHINGTON — Even as the White House sought to reassure Americans that it has fixed mistakes that nearly allowed al-Qaida to take down a U.S.-bound airliner last Christmas, it acknowledged...
NJ man is the pinch bidder for nuns’ rare Wagner baseball card
HADDONFIELD, N.J. — A New Jersey doctor now has one of the world’s most valuable baseball cards. Nicholas DePace, of Haddonfield, stepped in Monday to buy the card from a...
Russian spy Anna Chapman joins Putin's youth group
MOSCOW -- Former spy Anna Chapman has publicly reaffirmed her allegiance to Russia and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin by joining the youth wing of his United Russia party. Chapman was...
Betty Ford Center fires worker who said Lindsay Lohan assaulted her
LOS ANGELES — A day that began with authorities confirming Lindsay Lohan was being investigated for battery on a female staffer at a California rehab facility treating the starlet ended...
President Obama signs 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal into law
President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” into law, ending a 17-year ban on allowing gay and lesbian servicemembers to serve openly in the...
Dead woman's body found stuffed in a suitcase on Harlem street
The body of a woman was found early today stuffed in a suitcase that was dumped on a Harlem street, police said. The body was found by a woman at...
Economy grew modestly in July-September quarter
WASHINGTON — The economy grew at a moderate pace last summer, reflecting stronger spending by businesses to replenish stockpiles. More recent barometers suggest the economy is gaining momentum in the...
Sony launches cloud-based streaming music subscription service in the UK
TOKYO — Sony Corp. on Wednesday launched a music streaming service in a bid to boost sales of its consumer electronics and break Apple’s dominance of the online music business....
Medal of Honor winner to ring in New Year with Mayor Bloomberg in Times Square
The Times Square New Year’s Eve countdown will be launched with military precision this year by the 2010 Medal of Honor winner. New York City Hall and the Times Square...
Two more bodies found from yesterday's National Guard helicopter crash in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rican officials say they have found two more victims in the crash of a National Guard helicopter that was flying to a drug raid....
Parents of Rutgers student who committed suicide intend to sue school
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The parents of a Rutgers University student who killed himself after his roommate allegedly used a webcam to spy on him during a tryst with another...
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah leaves New York's Presbyterian Hospital
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s royal palace says King Abdullah has left the Presbyterian Hospital in New York City in good health after two successful back surgeries. Wednesday’s statement...
City of Palms live blog, Day 5 recap
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The City of Palms Classic is down to its final day and Wednesday’s third-place game and championship games are well worth the wait. Austin Rivers-led Winter...
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Terriers trounce St. Dom's
Glyne Straker scored a game-high 32 points and Joey Salerno added 14 points for St. Francis Prep in a 72-46 non-league win against St. Dominic’s Tuesday. The Terriers (6-2), which...
Bayside falls to Cardozo, but sends a message in the process
Cory Semper had a sly smile on his face. One by one, his players left Cardozo with shoulders upright and heads held high. The Judges handed Bayside its first league...
Christ the King bounces back in City of Palms Classic
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Christ the King jumped ahead early and then trailed in the second half. It’s a similar script that played out in the Royals first two games...
Gilchrist carries St. Patrick's to tournament final
FORT MYERS, Fla. – There’s a debate raging in high school basketball over who the top player in the Class of 2011 is nationally. Some say Winter Park (Fla.) guard...
Girls basketball roundup: Eager Royals top Highlands Ranch
Bob Mackey saw plenty of good signs from Christ the King, starting with breakfast. He could sense an early focus. There wasn't idle chatter at the meal and his players...
Split decision: Cardozo prevails, but not convincingly
There is a weight that comes with playing for Cardozo, a demand from the home crowd and the rest of Queens, Ron Naclerio often says. The Judges aren’t supposed to...
Terriers can't finish off second upset bid over Ford
There was frustration up and down the St. Francis Prep bench, but it didn’t have to do with the final Bishop Ford possession. “We gave it our best shot,” Adelphi-bound...
Lead, big victory slip away from Center
Manhattan Center had a tremendous chance to pick up its first signature win of the season. After a brutal early schedule, the Lady Rams were on their way to building...
Jennings' late 3 shoots Ford past St. Francis Prep
It wasn’t shaping into the best of games for Jeane Jennings. The Bishop Ford junior guard was struggling to find her shot the entire night. But the ball found its...
Rex's pre-Steelers speech pushes right buttons for Jets
Rex Ryan, perhaps unwittingly, did something Saturday night in his team meeting with the players the night before the Steelers game that both defined his character and, at the same...
Fort Hamilton's Reddish taking time with recruitment
Brandon Reddish, Fort Hamilton’s dynamic wide receiver/safety, is so tough in the open field because of his patience, his ability to wait until the final second to let his speed...
Yankees need bounceback year by Burnett
Cliff Lee is gone and Andy Pettitte’s return to The Bronx looks increasingly more iffy every day. So it’s up to A.J. Burnett to bounce back from a miserable 2011....
Cashman moving ahead as if Pettitte is calling it quits
Andy Pettitte hasn’t told Brian Cashman what his 2011 plans are. But yesterday, in Washington Heights, the Yankees general manager sounded like an executive ready to move on without the...
Like it or not, Coughlin, not Cowher, is the right man to lead Giants in crisis
In the history of professional football, there have been 453 men who have been a head coach for at least one game, names that range alphabetically from Faye Albot (who...
Giants win over Packers will put an end to talk of change
The general manager is on record saying he believes this roster has more talent than the one that won the Super Bowl three years ago. The co-owner who runs the...
Braeden knocks Neil
Soap star Eric Braeden has fired back at "How I Met Your Mother" star Neil Patrick Harris for calling him a "D-bag." Harris used the epithet against Braeden last Friday...
The top and the flop in 2010
Nathan Lane's missives And Fiona Shaw's britches Kelsey's French kisses And Spider-Man's glitches . . . Those were four of my favorite things in the theater this year, and before...
Audiences would be better off 'Somewhere' else
To compete with the quintessence of nullity that is Sofia Coppola's insufferable "Somewhere," imagine a film called "Wanna See Me Crack My Knuckles?" or possibly "Let's Learn How Long It...
Shut the Fockers up
"Little Fockers" may not be the worst, most vulgar, most pathetic and least funny picture of the year. But it's a strong contender for second place behind the picture Brett...
$nooki in high demand
Maybe Snooki should consider MTV just a part-time job. She was paid $17,500 to show up at Arizona entrepreneur Jason Hope's $500,000 holiday party, according to tmz.com. Hope also coughed...
Now that's a rock of love
It took them 16 years, two daughters and several near- death experiences -- but Bret Michaels and longtime galpal Kristi Gibson will finally get hitched. Michaels used Monday-night's season finale...
Dr. Oz's 2011 weight-loss resolution
Like most Americans, Dr. Oz will have only one thing on the brain next month -- losing weight. Starting Jan. 3 on "The Dr. Oz Show," the Oprah-approved cardiothoracic surgeon...
Belles of the brawl
All summer long, fans were treated to gleeful reports of the "Jersey Shore" cast's outrageous exploits as they filmed Season 3 of the hit MTV series. Among the highlights: a...
ChiTown 'Cab'
People in Chicago will soon be able to hail a "Cash Cab." The popular, New York City-based Discovery Channel show -- winner of two Daytime Emmys -- will begin airing...
Starr report
Angie Dickinson, Linda Evans, Stefanie Powers and Nichelle Nichols will be in town on Sunday, Jan. 16, at the 92nd Street Y, for a "Pioneers of Television" roundtable in conjunction...
Winning cookies take the cake
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — for cookies. At the third annual Cookie Takedown in Brooklyn on Sunday, 28 amateur bakers revealed their best treats. The results,...
Restaurant rant
It’s a happy year’s end for restaurant lovers, thanks to tons of new ambitious places that have opened after a long drought. But you’ve read that before. It’s time, instead,...
Is your restaurant spying on you?
Do you know if you’re a B.T. or a B.B.? Well, your neighborhood restaurant might. As for you clueless diners out there, we’ll let you in on a little secret:...
Cookie recipes that'll wow your family
PEOPLE’S CHOICE HONORABLE MENTION! Pumpkin chocolate-chip sandwich cookies Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheet. In a large bowl, mix 1 CUP CANNED PUMPKIN, 1 CUP WHITE SUGAR,...
Sorting out the Republicans' 2012 pack
Who among us can contain their ex citement? The GOP presidential- primary season has begun! By my count, 24 people benefit from nontrivial presidential buzz: Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Newt...
Slick Brits' oil shame
Fear of "commercial warfare" from Libya led the British government to pressure Scotland to free the convicted Lockerbie bomber last year, says a report released yesterday by New York's and...
Chili eyed as hot new pain Rx
The compound in chilies that gives them their kick could be used in the development of new painkillers, British scientists said yesterday. The University of Aberdeen researchers said their finding...
Ahchoo-colate! good for a cold
People who buy echinacea to stave off a cold are wasting their money and should buy chocolate instead, two separate scientific studies claim. Echinacea was studied by scientists at the...
Going out on a limb
GIMPO, South Korea -- As troops stood guard and a choir sang carols, South Koreans yesterday lit a massive steel Christmas tree that overlooks the world's most heavily armed border...
What the frack is that about?
If you know what fracking is, you're worried -- but most New Yorkers haven't a clue. A new poll found that 59 percent of city residents who were aware of...
Two-timing geezer fleecer jailed
A confessed Manhattan gold digger yesterday was sentenced to 3½ to seven years in prison after apologizing for "inconveniencing" her two sick, elderly victims. The inconvenience? Cher Thompson, 29, admitted...
What NYers want: Open up to Walmart
THE ISSUE: Whether the city should allow a Walmart to open in East New York. *** I agree completely with Assemblyman Darryl Towns' assessment ("It's Not About Walmart," PostOpinion, Dec....
Iraq forms gov't
BAGHDAD -- Parliament swore in a new Iraqi government yesterday after nine months of bitter political haggling -- solidifying the grip that Shiites have held on political power since Saddam...
Italy bomb scare
ROME -- A suspicious package full of wires and powder was found yesterday in a subway car in Rome, prompting a terror scare. But the city's mayor said the device...
Brit suspects eyed Parliament
Suspected terrorists scouted Britain's Houses of Parliament and major shopping centers before they were arrested, it was disclosed yesterday. Several of the 12 young men picked up in Monday's sweeps...
When fat cats talk
It took continued 9-plus percent unemployment, falling approval ratings and a "shellacking" in the November elections, but President Obama finally appears to understand that he actually needs at least some...
The enemy within
In a blunt, urgent warning, Attorney General Eric Holder said the threat from homegrown terrorists has increased significantly -- and the prime cause is a fanatical US-born Muslim cleric. "It...
UN suffers from world-body odor
There was some filthy business at the United Nations yesterday. Diplomats -- and 150 visiting schoolkids -- were evacuated from the UN Security Council and General Assembly when an especially...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx Two thugs were arrested after a robbery attempt in Morrisania, authorities said yesterday. Jason Roldan, 19, and Andy Aurich, 18, approached a passer-by on Westchester Avenue near Bryant Avenue...
Deep-'seated' trouble
WASHINGTON -- The big loser in the 2010 Census is New York state, which will lose two seats in the House of Representatives to faster-growing Southern and Western states where...
Teller has last laugh on robber
A courageous teller laughed in the face of a would-be bandit who demanded cash from her in a lower Manhattan bank, police said yesterday. The 25-year-old teller was working at...
Cuomo pick for top investigator
ALBANY -- Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo is expected to name Ellen Biben, for the past four years his special deputy attorney general for public integrity, as the state's new corruption-fighting inspector...
Papa Smurf probation
Stuart "Papa Smurf" Ross, the down-on-his heels septuagenarian who brought the loveable blue creatures to the United States in the 1980s, yesterday was sentenced to at least two years' probation...
Shoot-out-of-luck rapper
A Manhattan grand jury has indicted hapless Harlem-born rapper "G-Dep for the 1993 murder that he inadvertently confessed to earlier this month. The P-Diddy protégé has now gone from being...
E-grocer in $200M expansion
FreshDirect, the New York-based online grocer, plans to raise as much as $200 million to expand in Washington and Baltimore, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. FreshDirect...
Cuff break for cops as gal flees
The cunning 28-year-old woman who escaped police custody at Harlem Hospital had convinced cops to take her handcuffs off before she made her daring getaway, police said yesterday. Tashia Evans...
Plug pulled on GCT laser show
Money woes have ended the spectacular Grand Central Terminal holiday light show, a three-year fixture that splashed giant images across the ceiling. "This is an austerity year for the railroad,"...
Snow place like NY for stranded Brits
Thousands of British tourists may be forced to spend Christmas in New York, while airport officials across the pond scramble to recover from a devastating snowstorm. Although most of Europe's...
9/11-bill roadblock boor
Meet the Grinch who stole Christmas for thousands of 9/11 first responders -- US Sen. Tom Coburn. The Oklahoma Republican announced he will try to block the 9/11 health-care bill...
Teen births at low
ATLANTA -- The nation's teen birth rate hit an all-time low in 2009 -- a decline partly attributed to the economy. The rate of 39 births per 1,000 girls age...
'Net neutrality': ObamaCare for the Web
When bureaucrats talk about increas ing our "access" to x, y or z, what they're really talking about is in creasing exponentially their control over our lives. As with the...
Bernie aide bail revoked
One of Bernie Madoff's trusted former workers got an early lump of coal for Christmas yesterday -- a Manhattan judge revoked her bail and ordered her to surrender to US...
Good START on arms pact
WASHINGTON -- President Obama locked up enough Republican votes yesterday to ratify a new arms control treaty with Russia that would cap nuclear warheads for both former Cold War foes...
City nets $46M on Google buy
By the end of business today, Google's Larry Page and Sergey Brin will be richer by a Chelsea block filled with bricks. That's when the $1.77 billion cash deal for...
No neutral view
Shares in many e-commerce sites rallied yesterday after the Federal Communications Commission banned Internet service providers from blocking or slowing content Americans get while surfing the net at home. The...
Rev. rant by 'thief'
A suspected Bronx burglar said he robbed a string of churches during the holiday season because he was angry about pedophile-priest scandals, according to court papers. "I am angry at...
Meek Mike's terror error
There he goes again. Or maybe there it goes again -- Mayor Bloomberg's blind spot on Islamic ter rorism. On top of his cheerleading for the Ground Zero mosque, the...
Winos 'rob' Fitty's crib
Cops busted two hapless, booze-minded burglars after they allegedly broke into 50 Cent's sprawling Connecticut pad yesterday and raided the rapper's wine collection. One of the alleged prowlers, Alexander Hernandez,...
Murdered granny's kin: Killer 'a disease'
He was eloquent in his sorrow and his rage yesterday as he urged a Bronx judge to throw the book at the demonic woman who helped kill his beloved 91-year-old...
$1B 'Black Ops' guns its way to new record
The entertainment industry has a new billion-dollar baby. Activision Blizzard announced yesterday its "Call of Duty: Black Ops" video game has racked up $1 billion in sales after just 42...
'Perv doc' probe
A Long Island doctor accused of sexually harassing his female staff has another problem on his hands -- he's being investigated for insurance fraud. A New York State Insurance Department...
DiNapoli calls time on scandal-firm deal with MTA
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli yesterday blocked a deal between the company at the center of the CityTime scandal and the MTA. DiNapoli rejected the MTA's $118 million contract with Science...
It's a rail travesty
Please stand clear of the subway criminals. Major crime is up 5 percent on the city rails this year, putting New York on track for its first year-over-year subway-crime increase...
Bravest 'hit-run' text rap
A city firefighter was texting his girlfriend when he fatally mowed down a pedestrian in a Brooklyn hit and run, authorities said in court papers revealed yesterday. The lawyer for...
Long Island pitcher snubs gangs for Yankees
When hard-throwing curveball artist Leonel Vinas graduated last year from Freeport HS, the only team that came calling was a ruthless Long Island gang. Vinas was all set to sign...
Business briefs
App out Apple removed an app from its online store that lets people view material from Wi kiLeaks.org on an iPhone or iPad tablet.Hurd letter Former Hewlett- Packard CEO Mark...
Wiseguy: I OK'd hit on my nephew
This mob murder was kept all in the family. A reputed Gambino crime-family boss pleaded guilty yesterday to authorizing a hit on his nephew for cooperating with the feds. Daniel...
Dad's dying call
A Brooklyn Laundromat attendant gunned down during a late-night robbery traded a series of heartbreaking phone calls with his family as he lay bleeding to death. "When he told me...
Deutsche pays fine in tax scam
Deutsche Bank admitted yesterday that it criminally helped rich Americans hide billions overseas to dodge taxes, and agreed to pay a $553.6 million penalty to close the case and prevent...
Court no on 'fore' play suit
Fore-geddaboutit! Golfers, beware: The hack behind you doesn't have to scream "fore" when he or she shanks one your way, the state's high court said yesterday. The Court of Appeals...
Close 'Spider-Man' -- before someone dies: stars
Broadway actors were singing the same chorus yesterday: Shut down "Spider-Man"! Several stars took to Twitter and Facebook in disgust after stuntman Christopher Tierney, 31, plummeted 30 feet during a...
Peeling off denim
Embattled Rock & Republic has been split from its controversial founder once and for all. The edgy denim brand has been scooped out of bankruptcy for $57 million by VF...
JPMorgan is top bank
JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs held on to their first- and third-place rankings, respectively, in global investment banking in 2010, but saw revenue and market share decline from the year...
TD-Chrysler deal could test Ally
Toronto-Dominion Bank's agreement to buy Chrysler Financial is more bad news for government-owned auto lender Ally Financial, the former GMAC. The Canadian bank yesterday announced an agreement to pay $6.3...
Holder's epiphany
It was a long time coming, but US Attor ney General Eric Holder seems to have awakened to the threat of homegrown terrorism. He said yesterday that the problem "keeps...
Driving NY down
Slowly, inexorably, New York proceeds into the slough of fiscal despond. The latest evidence: Figures released yesterday from the 2010 Census re-confirm a longtime trend: The US population is fleeing...
Comic in scam suit
Elderly comic Professor Irwin Corey's latest routine was no laughing matter, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday. An insurance fund for members of Actors' Equity slapped the wild-haired funnyman with...
Luxe fight heating up
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury-goods maker, raised its stake in Hermes International to more than 20 percent, two weeks after Hermes family shareholders vowed to strengthen...
Fraud charge at E&Y
Accounting giant Ernst & Young used a "house of cards" business model to help defunct Wall Street bank Lehman Brothers conceal for a period of years its fragile balance sheet,...
Hearst's inside track on Elle of a mag deal
Bids are due this week in the big selloff of Elle and other magazine titles in the worldwide stable of the Lagardére Group, which is hoping to sell everything outside...
Lindsay Lohan under investigation for assault
Lindsay Lohan is being investigated for assault after allegedly getting into a shoving match with a female staffer at the California rehab center where she's being treated, authorities said yesterday....
Latest on-stage injury could usher in the end of 'Spider-Man' on Broadway
This $65 million Spider may soon give his regards to Broadway. The problem-plagued, acrobatically challenging musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" appeared to be headed toward an early stage-door exit...
Gov. Paterson running out of campaign funds to pay legal bills and ethics fine
ALBANY -- The campaign kitty that Gov. Paterson is using to pay his legal bills -- and that he was expected to tap to pay his $62,125 ethics fine --...
Wife found dead
The body of a Long Island woman missing since Friday was discovered last night in the woods near her home -- and cops reportedly took her husband in for questioning....
Sports shorts
NHL: Isles shelve DiPietro The Islanders placed oft-injured goalie Rick DiPietro on the injured reserved list yesterday because of swelling in his surgically repaired right knee. DiPietro first reported swelling...
Drury gets Rangers rookie in 'Step'
On the first day of Rangers training camp, American-born rookie center Derek Stepan was approached immediately by American-born veteran center and captain Chris Drury. "He gave me his phone number...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball3 p.m.Miss. St. vs. Wash. St.ESPNU5 p.m.San Diego vs. BaylorESPNU7 p.m.Texas at Michigan StateESPN27 p.m.Harvard at ConnecticutSNY7 p.m.Women: B.C. at MichiganBIG 107:30 p.m.Thunder at KnicksMSG, ESPN (1050 AM)7:30 p.m.Indiana vs....
Tomorrow's Calder Entries
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 1/16m; $10,200; cl($12,5); 3,4&5PNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1All On Me(L),123Bochca 3-12Angel Del Cielo(L),120A Moreno 6-13Killian's Advice(L),120L Panici 8-14Guiding Spirit(L),120JRiveraII 10-15Im Having a...
Nets slip past Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- In the middle of all the Carmelo Anthony distractions, the Nets played a game. Not only played, but closed out and won, beating the Grizzlies here, 101-94,...
Arnott ponders trade to contender as Devils crushed again
WASHINGTON -- The Devils' season is almost irretrievable, only getting worse, and grim reality has set in. There's no way for the players to ignore the consequences. Their leading goal-scorer...
Strahan bashes Giants after collapse
Former Giants defensive end Michael Strahan doesn't go out of his way to say anything negative about his former team in his role with Fox Sports, but he couldn't hold...
Carmelo trade talks heat up for Nets
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Devin Harris has been through it before. So, too, has Troy Murphy. It's all new for Derrick Favors but the rookie claims he is unaffected. But they...
Vic C.'s Tampa Bay Grade
Post Time: 12:30 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $8,000; clm; 3up6-Bringithmbrce 1201-RunawayDpty 1207-Webster 1182-Adriatic 1188-OurSecretEvnt 1203-Toquicktcnsnt 1189-WacahootaSttn 1204-ISeTwntytwnty 11810-GreatZmbni 1185-Lift Off 11811-Flyingfrefrka 11812-BudLightning 116SECOND-6 ½ fur; $13,500; clm; 3up1-Ash 1226-LoveLoveLove 1162-Step Sister 1187-Drica's...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogSTEELERS13 14½(37) PanthersSaturdayCowboys 6½ 6½(45) CARDINALSSundayPACKERSOFFOFF(OFF)GiantsBEARS 1½ 1 (36) JetsDOLPHINS 4 3½(41½)LionsEAGLESOFFOFF(OFF)VikingsJAGUARS 6½ 7 (45½)RedskinsRAMS 2 2½(39½)49ersBUCCANEERS 6 6½(44) SeahawksPatriots 8 8 (44½)BILLSRavens 3 3½(39) BROWNSCHIEFS 4½ 5...
Philadelphia Charts
December 21, 2010 Clear And Fast. ©2010 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST1m&70yds; $22,000; clm; 2YO(f)Off: 12:27 p.m. St.good, won drivngTime: 22.88, 48.26, 1:14.39, 1:41.36, 1:45.60.Trainer: Guadalupe PreciadoWinner: GR/RO F, 2, by...
Turf Paradise Results
FIRST-$5,200, mdn cl, 3YO up F&M, 6f1Skyleen (Stevens) 2.802.102.106Betemstraight (Rosales)3.202.404Nocturnal Affair (VnRsn)2.60 Off 12:34. Time 1:11.55. Fast. Scr: Lucky Lucky Linda, Our Ole. * Exacta (1-6) $8.80 * Quinella (1-6)...
Cowboys stick fork into Romo's comeback
After waiting two months to see if they could get two games out of Tony Romo, the Cowboys scrapped that plan yesterday. The Cowboys put Romo on injured reserve, which...
Preakness in limbo
LAUREL, Md. -- The future of the Preakness at Pimlico is in doubt after a vote by Maryland's racing commission. The board has voted to reject a proposal by the...
D'Antoni turns to Williams for spark off bench
With three days between games, the Knicks got a much-needed break to rest their bodies and recharge their batteries. Mired in a three-game skid, they'll need it tonight, with Kevin...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 22THUDec. 23FRIDec. 24SATDec. 25SUNDec. 26MONDec. 27 TUEDec. 28KnicksOklahoma Ciy7:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio- ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMENOGAMEChi.NoonMSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEMia.7:30MSGESPNNetsNew Orleans8:00TV -- YES NetworkRadio -- WFAN 660 AMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEOrl.7:00YESWFANNOGAMERangersNOGAMET.B.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEIsles7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEIslandersTampa Bay7:00TV -- MSG Plus NetworkRadio- WRHU...
Weird but true
Even grinches can show some Christmas spirit. A belligerent passenger pulled a knife on a cabby in Sacramento in a dispute over his destination. The driver then bailed out of...
St. John's fights back to top Northwestern, capture Classic
It was hard to tell which team had been undefeated and which one had suffered bad losses last week to Fordham and St. Bonaventure. But St. John's used a big...
UConn passes UCLA with record 89th straight win
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Geno Au riemma's women play like stars, but he supplies the drama. Sunday, the UConn coach suggested that the streak -- now 89 consecutive victories and one...
Backup guard Roberts leaving St. John's
Quincy Roberts is leaving St. John's and will transfer for the spring semester. The redshirt sophomore guard played in 41 games over 2½ seasons with the Red Storm. He was...
Grand finale for Boise St.
LAS VEGAS -- What might have been for Boise State ended with two missed field goals against Nevada that cost the Broncos an expected bid to the Rose Bowl. Now...
L'ville rallies in 'Beef' Bowl
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Justin Burke threw for a pair touchdowns and Jeremy Wright scored on a 95-yard kickoff return last night to help Louisville beat Southern Mississippi 31-28 in...
DeRosa's putback completes comeback for MSIT
Peter LaMarca calls Brenna DeRosa his best defender. The McKee/Staten Island Tech junior forward is known for that, rebounding and playing hard all game. But she certainly is not known...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Fall, Wings trip up Kennedy
Wings Academy responded to its first setback with a flourish, leading rival John F. Kennedy from start to finish in a commanding 65-46 victory in Bronx AA boys basketball Tuesday...
Rabbi indicted on murder charges in killing of ex-cop
A New York grand jury Tuesday indicted a rabbi and two associates on first-degree murder charges in the slaying of a former cop and his nephew. Former Lloyd police sergeant...
Fast, furious and busted
Wild rideA 34-year-old tried to turn a 2010 Ford Fusion he borrowed from Dollar Rental into a hot rod seen in “The Fast and the Furious” on Dec. 17 as...
Crossing guard dies a month after being injured in car accident
Sad newsA 70th Precinct crossing guard who helped children get back and forth to school for 18 years has died — a month after being struck down in a crazed...
Rolle: Eagles loss hurts worse than Super Bowl defeat
A regular-season loss that’s worse than a loss in the Super Bowl?That’s the way safety Antrel Rolle feels as he continues to try to fathom how the Giants allowed a...
Packers' Rodgers cleared to play vs. Giants
Packers quarterback has been cleared to start on Sunday against the Giants at Lambeau Field after passing his concussion tests, according to ESPN in Milwaukee.The Giants expected to face Rodgers,...
UConn women break UCLA men's basketball record with 89th straight win
Geno Auriemma and the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team broke UCLA men's record streak Tuesday night, beating No. 22 Florida State 93-62 for an 89th straight win. The win...
Floored! Bank boobs screw up late night heist
Bank-jackThieves tried to break into the Valley National Bank on Avenue J between Dec. 3 and 5, but ended up taking nothing.There was clearly a plan in place: Thieves covered...
Coney man arrested for killing mom
Mom killer bustedA 52-year-old Coney Island man was arrested on Dec. 17 for smothering his own mother to death during a “mercy killing.”Police were called to the Luna Park apartment...
Say what? iPhone sellers turn into thieves
iPhone exchangeTwo thieves robbed a 23-year-old on Dec. 16 when an iPhone sale at on Avenue K went horribly awry.The victim said he met the two men near E. 40th...
Congress averts government shutdown as House passes short-term spending bill
The House of Representatives Tuesday approved yet another short-term spending bill to keep the government operating. The move averts a government shutdown, Fox News Channel reported. Had the House not...
Bushwick park gets 'tree'-mendous boost
If scores of trees fall in Bushwick — eventually city officials and volunteer groups will replace them.Parks Department workers joined the New York Restoration Project to plant 74 trees in...
Holiday greetings to Marine Park's fallen son
Merry Christmas, Carl.Marine Park remembered 22-year-old Carl Fuschetto last week as friends and family members decorated the corner where he died in an vehicular accident last summer for the holidays.Residents...
Pols play 'Stall-mart' to keep retail giant from Brooklyn
Several local lawmakers say they will hold a giant parcel of state-owned land hostage until they get a guarantee that Walmart won’t ever be allowed to lease space atop it....