July 1, 2011
Twenty-four dead as fresh violence erupts in Syria, activists say
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian forces allegedly killed 24 protesters Friday as hundreds of thousands took to the streets for fresh anti-government protests. The Local Coordination Committee, a group of grassroots...
Yankees win first one at Citi Field, beat Mets
Mark Teixeira hit a two-run double, Edurado Nunez had an RBI single among his career-high four hits and the Yankees took advantage of a generous call to help keep Jose...
Davey settles in with Nationals
WASHINGTON -- Near the top of Davey Johnson’s wish list with the Washington Nationals: “a guy sitting over next to me with a big, hairy chest.” The former Mets manager...
Maria Shriver filing for divorce from Arnold Schwarzenegger: report
Maria Shriver wants to terminate her marriage with cheating hubby Arnold Schwarzenegger. Shriver filed for divorce today setting the stage for what could be one of the costliest celebrity break-ups...
NYPD blows up 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks (VIDEO)
The NYPD has its own big bang theory. Bomb squad technicians today destroyed 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks -- ranging in size from sparklers to professional pyrotechnics -- ahead of...
A-Rod calls Reyes 'world's greatest player'
Alex Rodriguez sounded more like Jose Reyes' agent than his opponent before the Subway Series opener.The Yankees third baseman gushed about the Mets shortstop as he prepared to face him."They...
Mets' Santana throws from mound
Johan Santana’s “spring training” could be near.The Mets lefty completed a bullpen session Wednesday, his first throwing from a mound in almost a month, after he was shut down because...
Bayside's Lipschitz living dream with college coaching job
Leah Lipschitz knew she wanted to become a coach – a head coach, in particular – pretty early on. She came to really respect the profession after arriving at Boston...
Islanders come to terms with Reasoner
The Islanders have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with center Marty Reasoner. The New York native joined the Islanders on Friday after posting four goals and 13 assists...
VIDEO: Hofstra star Jenkins discusses NBA Draft
CineSport's Noah Coslov sits down with Golden State Warriors guard Charles Jenkins to discuss NBA Draft night and what the former Hofstra star can do now that the players are...
Mets' prospect Harvey struggles after promotion
Mets fans waited for weeks for star pitching prospect Matt Harvey to get promoted to Double-A Binghamton. Then they saw Harvey struggle in his Eastern League debut Sunday, giving up...
Stocks close with biggest weekly gain in a year
US stocks headed Friday into the long holiday weekend with their biggest weekly gain in a year. Propelled by strong manufacturing data, The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 168...
NY's Riverkeeper seeks new location for boat tours
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.— A Westchester County-based environmental group has gone to court to stop a tour boat company from operating its Hudson River cruises at a publicly-owned dock in Poughkeepsie. The...
Conn. man sentenced for LI bank robbery
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A Connecticut man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for robbing a suburban New York bank. Dennis Wilson, of Waterbury, Conn., previously...
Top London hotel evacuated following fire
LONDON -- The five-star London Hilton on Park Lane hotel was evacuated Friday following a blaze, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said. Four fire trucks and around 20 firefighters were...
Judge declines to extend gag order to witnesses
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut judge has declined to extend a gag order on witnesses who may testify in the upcoming trial of one of two men charged with...
Rangers sign Rupp, wait on Richards
Promised the opportunity to make a final offer at the end of the day to free agent center Brad Richards, who has been meeting with front office delegations from a...
Hartford to put gunshot-detecting sensors in city
HARTFORD, Conn. — Hartford authorities plan to install audio sensors in high-crime neighborhoods as part of a system that can detect gunshots and determine from where they came. Mayor Pedro...
Nigerian man who flew from JFK to LA with bogus boarding pass has fare-beating history, denied bail
He not only likes to fly planes for free -- he likes to ride subways without paying, too. Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi, the Nigerian immigrant who made a mockery of federal...
Subway Series lineups
Nick Swisher will bat leadoff for the Yankees against the Mets in the Subway Series opener Friday at Citi Field.Brett Gardner is out of the starting lineup against Mets lefty...
Baboon mania hits NJ after animal escapes (VIDEO)
JACKSON, N.J. -- Authorities continued their search Friday for an olive baboon that is believed to have escaped the Wild Safari attraction at the Six Flags Great Adventure park in...
Prince Albert of Monaco weds Charlene Wittstock
MONACO — Monaco's reigning prince, Albert II, wed Charlene Wittstock of South Africa on Friday in a long-awaited civil ceremony that transformed the one-time Olympic swimmer into the Princess of...
Defiant Khadafy threatens attacks in Europe
TRIPOLI, Libya — A defiant Moammar Khadafy threatened Friday to carry out attacks in Europe against "homes, offices, families," unless NATO halts its campaign of airstrikes against his regime in...
'FarmVille' maker Zynga files for $1 billion IPO
Zynga, a four-year-old online company that has made its riches off selling virtual goods in social games, filed plans Friday to raise $1 billion in an initial public offering. The...
NFL stops labor talks until Tuesday
MINNEAPOLIS -- The labor negotiating teams led by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and players’ association chief DeMaurice Smith met for a couple of hours Friday and will return to the...
Nine dead as fresh violence erupts in Syria, activists say
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian forces allegedly shot dead nine protesters on Friday as hundreds of thousands took to the streets for fresh anti-government protests. The Local Coordination Committee, a group...
Djokovic, Nadal reach final at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England -- Having ensured a first trip to a Wimbledon final and first turn at No. 1 in the rankings with a thrill-a-minute victory, Novak Djokovic dropped to his...
LI man accused of threatening priest
LYNBROOK, N.Y. — A man faces charges of threatening a Long Island priest. Nassau County police say Victor Tosner of Lynbrook was arrested Thursday on charges of stalking and harassment...
Red Bulls' Tim Ream: We have to get back on track
When the Red Bulls traveling to San Jose tomorrow (10:30 p.m, ESPN2), it will finish a grueling four-game road swing on which they’re still winless. But with the Gold Cup...
NY cemetery worker injured by heavy equipment
Officials say a 40-year-old cemetery worker on Staten Island suffered serious injuries when a piece of heavy equipment fell on him. A fire department spokesman says the man was taken...
Jagr signs with Flyers for $3.3M
Jaromir Jagr has signed a one-year deal with the Flyers and will return to the NHL after a three-season absence.The team announced the deal on its Twitter page. It is...
Special election set for Sept. 13 to fill Weiner's congressional seat
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has set special elections for former Rep. Anthony Weiner's congressional seat and six vacant seats in the state Assembly for Sept. 13, coinciding with statewide...
Devils re-sign Greene, Hedberg
It will be a do-over for the team that finished so strongly last year, now that Devils re-signed defenseman Andy Greene and backup goalie Johan Hedberg today. Keeping virtually intact...
New court papers detail DSK accuser's 'credibility issues'
The "credibility issues" of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's accuser are about as bad as they get, according to court papers filed today after prosecutors' stunning agreement that the ex-IMF chief be released...
A-Rod played in illegal celeb poker ring: report
A-Rod didn't know when to fold 'em. The Yankees slugger reportedly played in the illegal high-stakes poker ring in that included A-list celebrities Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck and...
Van driven by auxiliary police chief hits, kills person in front of precinct
An auxiliary police chief driving a NYPD van accidentally hopped the curb next to a downtown police precinct and struck and killed a pedestrian, authorities said. Police are still investigating...
Yankees' Jeter arrives in Trenton
Derek Jeter completed the Florida part of his rehabilitation for a strained right calf and is in Trenton to prepare for a pair of rehab games this weekend.Jeter spent 30...
Prince William, Catherine charm Canada on royal visit
OTTAWA, Ontario — Tens of thousands of Canadians lined the streets and cheered as Prince William and Kate arrived in an open carriage at Parliament Hill to join in Canada...
Go Fourth & Multiply (GOP)
As they used to say in the old comics, "Not a hoax, not a dream, not an imaginary story!!" (And, as might be said today, "Not an Onion story!" Harvard has yes, seriously,...
Casey Anthony trial resumes with focus on computer searches
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The capital murder trial of Casey Anthony resumed Friday afternoon with prosecutors countering testimony from the defendant's mother about computer searches for "chloroform" and other terms conducted...
Jail term urged for Sarkozy's attacker
AGEN, France -- Prosecutors sought Friday three months in jail for a 32-year-old man who dragged French president Nicolas Sarkozy off his feet Thursday as he greeted the public on...
Mural of reflections to go up near Ground Zero
Handwritten reflections about Sept. 11 from people who work and live in Lower Manhattan will be turned into a public arts project near the World Trade Center site. The installation...
Fixing NJ American Dream development to be costly
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Fixing New Jersey's massive American Dream Meadowlands shopping and entertainment complex could cost tens of millions of dollars. The Record newspaper reports deep problems at the...
Car explodes in front of bomb squad member (PHOTOS)
Here is the moment when a car bomb exploded this morning in Thailand. The sequence of shocking images show a member of a Thai bomb squad standing near the car...
Prosecutors agree to free Strauss-Kahn on own recognizance, report says
Prosecutors agreed to free Dominique Strauss-Kahn on his own recognizance, after serious doubts were raised over the credibility of the former International Monetary Fund's sex accuser, Bloomberg reported Friday.
Leon Panetta sworn in as defense secretary
WASHINGTON -- Leon Panetta was sworn in as the new defense secretary Friday, and vowed to ensure the US military remains the strongest fighting force in the world. The former...
Bloomberg calls Times Square rapper's two-hour traffic jam not 'the world's worst thing'
It wasn't "the world's worst thing" that cops allowed a publicity-starved rapper to hold midtown traffic hostage for two hours, Mayor Bloomberg said today. Speaking on his weekly radio show,...
Lehman plan receives support from major creditors
Lehman Brothers is getting broader support for its new bankruptcy plan. The investment bank, which filed for bankruptcy at the height of the financial crisis in 2008, said Friday that...
Khadafy's son denies he ordered civilians killed
TRIPOLI, Libya — The son of Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy, who like his father is a wanted man under an international arrest warrant, denies that either of them ordered the...
People gather outside Kensington Palace to mark Princess Diana's 50th birthday
LONDON — Admirers of the late Princess Diana gathered outside Kensington Palace on Friday, a bright sunny day that would have been the troubled royal’s 50th birthday. Cards, a cake,...
Egypt denies its fenugreek seeds caused deadly E. coli outbreak in Europe, death toll rises to 50
CAIRO -- Egypt's ministry of agriculture Friday denied that fenugreek seeds exported to Europe had caused an E.coli outbreak that has killed 50 people, mainly in Germany. The head of...
Philippine mayor punches sheriff in face on national TV (VIDEO)
DAVAO CITY, The Philippines -- A Philippine mayor repeatedly punched a court officer in the face Friday after he refused to delay the demolition of homes in her jurisdiction --...
France says UN informed about arming Libyan rebels
MOSCOW -- France defended itself Friday after coming under fire for supplying weapons to Libya's rebels, with Foreign Minister Alain Juppe insisting that the arms were for self-defense and that...
Grandmother 'tortures' Pennsylvania boy for eating too much bacon
PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia woman allegedly beat her grandson and sprayed his face with water from a garden hose because he ate a large amount of bacon for breakfast. Police...
Head of Manhattan private school Brearly resigns
The head of the private Brearley School for girls in New York City has resigned. Stephanie J. Hull is leaving after eight years at the highly regarded Manhattan school, according...
Doubts in Strauss-Kahn case rock French politics
PARIS — Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s allies are hoping that new doubts about the New York chambermaid who accused of him of sexual assault can help revive his 2012 French presidential bid....
Subway stoppers: Yankees aim to contain Reyes
The Yankees know Jose Reyes is having one of the best seasons in the National League and is the engine that drives the crosstown rival Mets. Slowing him in this...
Yankees shut out Brewers; CC fans 13
Contrary to published reports, the hottest baseball team in New York is playing in The Bronx, not Queens. The Yankees won their fifth straight game yesterday, a 5-0 yawner over...
Sabathia opt-out could make Yankees offseason interesting
All the free agent talk has centered on Jose Reyes. It’s a no-brainer for the Mets to keep Reyes, if they are serious about being a representative New York team....
Yankees' in June
When the Red Sox left The Bronx on June 9 having swept three from the Yankees, even the most optimistic Yankees fan had to believe by the time July surfaced...
Rivals roll into Subway Series, but Mets need triumph more
Well, we can thank Justin Verlander for derailing one distinction that would have made this weekend’s latest renewal of the Subway Series extra compelling: Had Mike Pelfrey figured out a...
Mets lose to Tigers
DETROIT — The Mets’ Murderers Row finally took a break from the grind of scoring an obscene number of runs. But the Mets now have to wonder if the days...
Mets in June
It only figures the Mets’ best full month of the season would come with David Wright and Ike Davis on the disabled list. In the kooky world of the Mets,...
In Subway salaries, Mets trail by $85M
The Mets have played the underdog in New York far more often than not in recent years, but that will be even more true in this weekend’s Subway Series —...
For Bronx’s Kay & Queens’ Cohen, Subway Series is heaven
It wasn’t quite a dream come true, but it was pretty darn close. Gary Cohen grew up in Queens cheering for the Mets and hoping to play for the team....
Nike Pro City notebook: 'Homicide' back with a vengeance
At this time last year, Corey Williams was telling everyone he was done. The man known simply as Homicide in streetball circles is speaking a very different tune these days....
Aussie MVP Ervin sees pro career on upswing
Adris (2Hard2Guard) DeLeon was loose in the open court, his home away from home, speeding toward what seemed to be an easy basket. United Brooklyn’s double-digit lead was just three...
Queens native Nash anxious to start pro career, wherever that may be
For the first time in his basketball-playing life, Tyrone Nash doesn’t know what comes next. The Queens native went from Lawrence Woodmere Academy to Northfield Mt. Hermon Prep to a...
VIDEO: Subway Series preview
New York Post columnist Mike Vaccaro and reporter Mark Hale preview this weekend's Subway Series between the Mets and Yankees at Citi Field.The teams are playing well heading into the...
NBA lockout begins
The NBA locked out its players Friday when its collective bargaining agreement expired, becoming the second pro sports league shut down by labor strife. The labor deal ended at midnight...
Judge frees Strauss-Kahn on his own recognizance as sex-assault case against him weakens
In a stunning turnaround, a Manhattan judge ordered the release of Dominique Strauss-Kahn from home confinement today after the Manhattan DA said it had uncovered serious questions about the credibility...
Mets' deal with minority owner not complete
The Mets' talks with hedge-fund manager David Einhorn over the purchase of a minority stake in the team are going into extra innings, The Post has learned. The hedge-fund manager...
Chelsea tops Conan in late-night ratings
I'm with Coco -- er, Chelsea. Despite high hopes for a cable comeback, funnyman Conan O'Brien is suddenly losing out to Chelsea Handler in the late-night cable talk show race....
iPhone no big Verizon boost
Verizon Wireless will probably say sales of Apple's iPhone dropped when it reports second-quarter results, a Goldman Sachs Group analyst said. "IPhone sales will likely be a touch below the...
Thirty yrs. for Farkas
Lee Farkas, the ex-chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., was sentenced to 30 years in prison for leading a $3 billion fraud involving fake mortgage assets. He must...
Wall Street souring on Apple shares
It's no longer the Apple of Wall Street's eye. The tech titan's stock fell 3.5 percent last month. Apple is up 4 percent in the first six months while the...
Falcone begs FCC
Hedge-fund manager Phil Falcone is begging Uncle Sam not to kill off his make-or-break $3 billion bet on wireless venture LightSquared, saying he can fix 99.5 percent of complaints about...
Twitter probed by feds
The Federal Trade Commission is reviewing Internet messaging service Twitter and its interactions with at least one other company that builds programs using Twitter data, The Wall Street Journal reported...
Meredith's food fight
The media food fight has gone digital. Before Meredith Corp. surprised the media world by jumping into the food category with a new Web site, a new magazine and the...
Suit is fitting at Syms
Syms' prickly relationship with its investors has landed the off-price clothier in court -- again. The Secaucus, N.J.-based retail chain has been sued by the New York-based Esopus Creek Advisors,...
Internal exec rips into RIM
Research in Motion is getting reamed. The BlackBerry maker came under fire again yesterday after an anonymous author, claiming to be a high-level employee, wrote a letter lambasting RIM for...
Business briefs
Perp talk A federal judge post poned the sentencing of convicted Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajarat nam from July 29 to Sept. 27. And Arthur Cutillo, a former lawyer...
As Tim goes bye
So long, Timmy. Tim Geithner is expected to step down as Treasury secretary by the end of the year, according to sources familiar with his thinking. Geithner, who helped direct...
Fink, Dimon among leading candidates for Treasury secretary job
President Obama may extend an olive branch to Wall Street in selecting his next Treasury secretary. With current Treasury boss Tim Geithner expected to step down before the end of...
Markets Greeced to upside
Stocks rallied, giving the Standard & Poor's 500 Index its biggest four-day gain since September, amid increased optimism Greece will avoid default and after American business activity improved. Industrial, energy...
Kid-rape rap on coach
A volunteer assistant girls' basketball coach at Murry Bergtraum HS has been charged with raping two girls and inappropriately touching two others, authorities said yesterday. Kerbert Dixon, 47, a Queens...
Maid eyed as Kahn artist
The maid who accused former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn of a violent sex attack in his Midtown hotel room has repeatedly lied to prosecutors and is "personally associated" with money...
World's longest bridge all at sea
BEIJING -- China has opened the world's longest cross-sea bridge -- 26 miles long. The Jiaozhou Bay bridge links the city of Qingdao to the island of Huangdao and was...
Attacker grabs Sarkozy (VIDEO)
PARIS -- A man in a crowd yanked French President Nicolas Sarkozy by the shoulder yesterday and nearly knocked him to the ground before being tackled by security officers and...
Scientology books banned
MOSCOW -- A court in a Moscow suburb has banned works by the founder of the Church of Scientology. The court ruled that "What Is Scientology?" and other L. Ron...
Teacher-sex plea
EAST LYME, Conn. -- A former music teacher has been sentenced to a year of probation after pleading no contest to a sexual-assault charge involving a student. Prosecutors say 25-year-old...
Salma Hayek's hubby fathered Linda Evangelista's son
It's a baby mystery no more. The father of supermodel Linda Evangelista's 4-year-old boy is none other than billionaire Frenchman Francois-Henri Pinault -- who just happens to be the husband...
'Bard'clays Center
A little Shakespeare with your basketball? Developers of the Barclays Center said yesterday it will host performances recommended by the nearby Brooklyn Academy of Music when the Nets aren't playing....
Deport nix in same-sex wed
A deportation order has been canceled for a Venezuelan man who married his same-sex partner in Connecticut, giving hope to same-sex multinational couples across America. Henry Velandia had asked to...
Rape uncle gets 15 yrs.
The damage done to a young girl and her family by a sick, twisted relative was painfully evident in a Queens courtroom yesterday when the uncle was sentenced to 15...
15 years for 'sandwich' slay
A homeless man who robbed and murdered an elderly woman in her Queens home -- and made a sandwich in her kitchen as she lay dying -- was sentenced yesterday...
Sellers mired in 'middle'
High-end co-ops helped drive the average Manhattan apartment sale price up a modest 5 percent in the last three months, new figures show. But the median price, pegged to the...
I foster families: Michele
ROCK HILL, SC -- Michele Bachmann, the Minnesota congresswoman seeking the Republican presidential nomination, said Wednesday that a "devastating" miscarriage led her to become a foster parent to 23 children....
'Riot 5' rap cops
Five people accused of inciting a violent riot outside a Lower East Side club that injured five NYPD officers Tuesday night say they're the real victims and that police sparked...
Two Apple prisons cut
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo announced yesterday that two state prisons in the city with over 500 employees would close as part of a long-expected statewide consolidation program. The closing of...
O honors Gates with top medal
WASHINGTON -- President Obama honored outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates' four decades of public service yesterday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It is the single highest honor a president...
Corporate-jet execs fly off handle
WASHINGTON -- Get off of my cloud! The corporate-jet industry went berserk after President Obama vilified it as a bunch of super-rich fat cats overdue for higher taxes. "The people...
City 'disciplinarian' disciplined
She can't say she didn't know the rules. The director of the disciplinary unit at the city's housing agency has been disciplined herself for misusing government vehicles. Dawn Naidu-Walton was...
Senate's DC staycation
WASHINGTON -- The Senate yesterday canceled its weeklong July 4th break after President Obama chided lawmakers for not staying behind to work on a looming debt catastrophe. But Senate Minority...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Cops are hunting the bank robber pictured here (top photo) who made off with $1,160 in Greenwich Village, authorities said. "I want the money. Don't do anything stupid. No...
Network penalty nothing too stiff
Talk about the pot calling the kettle aluminum! I'm talking about MSNBC/Time magazine political analyst Mark Halperin telling happy hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough on "Morning Joe" that he...
Royals say hell-O, Canada!
OTTAWA -- Prince William and wife Kate began their first official trip abroad yesterday laying a wreath at Canada's National War Memorial as excited onlookers screamed with delight and showered...
Queen of e.vil bookkeeper in 87G check 'scam'
She's the bookkeeper from hell. A Queens woman allegedly swiped nearly $90,000 in a check scam from one of Madonna's favorite Manhattan clothing boutiques -- Queen of e.vil, The Post...
Casey shocker
Accused daughter-killer Casey Anthony's best defense has come from the most unlikely of places -- her father's mistress. Krystal Holloway yesterday testified that her paramour, George Anthony, admitted that his...
MSNBC'er swears out his welcome
Red-faced MSNBC executives have "indefinitely" suspended potty-mouthed political commentator Mark Halperin -- who was caught on camera yesterday calling President Obama "kind of a dick." The gutter remark drew an...
Drug 'killer' a soda jerk
With cold calculation, David Laffer allegedly gunned down four innocent people in a Long Island pharmacy, then shaved off the beard he'd darkened with mascara, changed his clothes and rushed...
PA: We won't pay $3M overrun on 9/11 memorial
The 9/11 memorial has ballooned $3 million over budget -- and top brass at the Port Authority insist they're not on the hook for the funds. With the center opening...
Christie signs pared budget
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took a red pen to a $30.6 billion state budget submitted by the Democratic-controlled Legislature, striking line items he viewed as unaffordable before ultimately signing...
'Pole'cat loves police pals
He's the NYPD's biggest fan. The rapper reject -- who cops let hold court atop a light pole for two hours while traffic backed up across Midtown -- told The...
'I want justice'
The hotheaded dad who sparked a Bronx brawl that ended in the death of his football-star son identified the body yesterday with the victim's heartbroken mother, who demanded that cops...
Saved by the 'cell'
A Brooklyn man charged with four gunpoint robberies -- after matching a police sketch and being identified by all the victims -- was cleared yesterday after his cellphone records proved...
'Tudors' star in 'suicide bid'
"The Tudors" star Jonathan Rhys Meyers tried to kill himself by popping pills and refusing medical help, a published report said yesterday. Paramedics were sum moned to Meyers' northwest London...
Frack it! Gov panel OK on gas drilling
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo is expected to approve "hydrofracturing" to drill for natural gas upstate after yesterday receiving a long-awaited report stating that the controversial process can be used safely...
Powerball ups ante - and the jackpot
The Powerball lottery game is being revamped to celebrate its 20th anniversary next year -- with the price of a ticket and the jackpot more than doubling beginning in January....
Whitey's lawyer
BOSTON -- Former Boston organized-crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger, found with hundreds of thousands of dollars when he was arrested last week, can have a public defender as his lawyer,...
Tales of a jihadist
It's just the sort of scenario that worries Washington policymakers at the highest levels -- the threat of impressionable homegrown youths susceptible to the online advocacy of al Qaeda. And...
Ashton Kutcher, Village Voice have Twitter feud over underage prostitution
LOS ANGELES -- Ashton Kutcher took to Twitter early yesterday to slam The Village Voice after it published an article criticizing his campaign against underage prostitution in the US. A...
Documentary footage sinks rape-case prober; accused cops seeking mistrial
She had her moment in the spotlight -- and it's cost her her job and resulted in a mistrial request in the notorious police rape case. Lisa Friel, who headed...
TSA in appalling screwup
A Nigerian immigrant made a mockery of federal air security when he managed to board a flight from JFK to LA with a stolen, expired boarding pass -- and then...
Woman hit by SUV dies
An Upper West Side woman was killed yesterday when she was struck by an SUV backing into a parking spot, officials said. Yolanda Casal, 78, was two blocks from her...
Subway Series tix go for a double
Forget Wall Street. The hottest market for the past five weeks has been tickets for the Subway Series beginning tonight. Even without the drama of an injured Derek Jeter going...
Fighting charters: It's about equality
THE ISSUE: The NAACP and UFT's fight against co-locating traditional public schools and charters. *** Once again, The Post blames the victims rather than the perpetrators ("UFT-NAACP Child Abuse," Editorial,...
Lose the poison
Yesterday brought the long-awaited hear ing in the United Fed eration of Teachers-NAACP lawsuit to prevent the city Department of Education from allowing 16 new charter schools to use vacant...
'They were so nice'
Well, at least the pole-sitter gets it. "I was surprised the cops didn't drag me down. I didn't think I'd be able to be up there that long," says Raymond...
UN insane asylum
The United Nations this week tabbed North Korea to head its Conference on Disarmament. That would be the North Korea that: * Was building a nuclear site in Syria before...
Frack, baby, frack!
Having balanced the budget and tem pered property taxes, Gov. Cuomo is now focusing on New York's most pressing need of all: creating jobs. Cuomo appears poised to allow hydraulic...
Crime After Crime
Yoav Potash's documentary "Crime After Crime" shows that the justice system isn't always just. In 1983, an African-American woman named Deborah Peagler was locked up for life in the murder...
Portrait of teen loser mostly a winner
"Terri" is a droopy-eyed mound of high school blubber, a boy with a girlish name who turns up to class late and clad in pajamas. Among his pursuits are deploying...
'Host' of woes but witty talk
At first I thought "The Perfect Host" was going to be a riff on Michael Haneke's "Funny Games," but this new movie is more complex, although definitely inferior. The setting...
Nothing royal in this flush
For a movie called "Monte Carlo," this one keeps the stakes pretty low. Earnest and predictable, it's the cinematic equivalent of a pop hit by star Selena Gomez's boyfriend, Justin...
Shakespeare will Park it at Armory
Can't go to England to see the Royal Shakespeare Company? Well, the Royal Shakespeare Company's com ing to you -- and it's bringing its theater. In one of the Lincoln...
Uneven, gimmicky 'Measure' is no treasure
In case you hadn't realized the Vienna of "Measure for Measure" is a moral cesspool, David Esbjornson opens his Shakespeare in the Park production with horned creatures and menacing hooded...
An uneven paying field
Judging from his salary demands, Harry Connick Jr. must think he's Nathan Lane. The crooner from New Orleans, who got his start in New York playing the piano at Chez...
Love Etc
There are 8 million love stories in the naked city. Here are some of them. Jill Andresevic's endearing documentary "Love Etc." follows four New York couples and a single dad...
Golden Crowne
It’s been quite a few years since we’ve seen a vehicle for a pair of Oscar winners — Hollywood prom king and queen Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts — as...
More theaters for eaters
It's illegal to bring booze into a movie theater in NYC — but there are no laws prohibiting the screening of a movie inside a bar or restaurant. Here’s where...
Screen savors
Dinner and a movie have long been separate activities in New York, unless you were doing them at home. That’s starting to change — and today in Williamsburg, the city...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing2 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide qualifyingESPN24 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint cup qualifyingSPEED7:30 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide: Subway Jalpeno 250ESPNBaseball2 p.m.White Sox at CubsWGN7 p.m.Yankees at MetsWPIX, YES, WBCS (880 AM), WFAN (660 AM) 7 p.m.Giants...
Owners, union far apart on new CBA for NBA
The Great Lockout of 2011 began at midnight last night with no indication it will end this summer and with a meeting not expected to take place for two weeks....
Losing NFL, NBA games bad for business
Mike Minervini of Miami Mike's Sports Zone in East Hanover, N.J., was already "stressing" over ramifications of the NFL lockout. Now he has to worry about what an NBA lockout...
5 questions for ... Chris Russo
Nearly three years after his split from Mike Francesa, the face and voice of Sirius XM's Mad Dog Radio, Chris Russo, spoke with The Post's Justin Terranova about life on...
Monmouth Park Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 12:50 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 mile; $20,000; clm($5,000); 3upWILLOW CREEK Has sharp speed, draws the rail, fits at this level. CHEROKEE CHAMPION comes off handy...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Funny Photo (1st)FIRST-mile; trot; $20,500; N.J.S.S.3Funny Photo(D Miller)1-1-X5-21TrojanHorse(Smdshmr)3-1-X7-25Kingapore(R Schnittker)3-1-25-12Blomkvist(R Pierce)2-1-X2-14Easy As You Go(A Miller)3-1-X6-16Markz Moose(H Landy)1-X-X8-1SECOND-mile; pace; $18,700; N.J.S.S.7Notreadytobenice(YGngrs)1-1-33-11SummerSunlght(RSchnttkr)6-4-16-14MysticalMadison(AMiller)2-2-X4-12Bashful Beauty(R Pierce)2-4-X5-13DamselInADress(MLachnce)4-2-X12-15BlackjackPrincess(BSers)2-1-27-26Odds On Jan(T Tetrick)2-4-X8-18Heavenly Deo(D...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6 fur; $42,000; alw; 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2First Day,116I Ortiz6-8-8Terranva 20-13Wee Freudian(L),117JCastellno2-5-6Schosbrg 9-21a-Crea's Law(L),117JVelazquez4-4-3Pletcher 8-54Our Brave Warrior(L),117A Garcia4-9-1Hushion 2-15Coaltown...
Liberty lose to Dream
ATLANTA -- This was a game the Liberty let get away. Erika De Souza tied a career high with 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Lindsey Harding scored 25 points...
Yankees' Jeter eyes return Monday in Cleveland
Barring a setback, Derek Jeter will be in the Yankees lineup Monday night in Cleveland. The Yankees captain moved another step closer to coming off the disabled list yesterday, when...
Belmont Charts
June 30, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1 mile; $24,000; clm; 3upOff: 1:00 p.m.St. good, won drivingTime: 23.29, 46.99, 1:11.54, 1:37.80.Trainer: Bruce BrownWinner: B...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Danika Hanover (5th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $12,000; claiming2RockinrollinNow(JBrtltt)3-1-33-11Fiesty Baran(E Goodell)6-4-58-56Mimi's Bono Best(D Dube)2-3-54-13CockneyHanover(JStrattn)4-6-715-14Basil Hanover(J Gregory)8-7-615-15FiveSomewhere(GBrennan)1-4-310-17Letsgetreadytrmbl(CMnzi)8-5-212-18FischersMajorrsk(BHllnd)5-7-740-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr; $27,000; cond4ShoelessWhiteSox(JGrgry)9-2-28-51Schalom G(C Manzi)3-5-38-13Curly Top(B Holland)2-8-212-12Justa Rebel(E...
Crowd fave Murray aims to oust Nadal
WIMBLEDON, England -- Rafael Nadal's left foot is bothering him, and that alone is giving just about every tennis fan in Britain hope that Andy Murray can finally end the...
Dip in young U.S. gold talent self-inflicted
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Sharapova shaky in semi, but reaches Wimbledon final
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Devils up against salary cap
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Germans sweat one out
Although France and host Germany qualified for the Women's World Cup quarterfinals yesterday, only one team was celebrating before the two meet to decide which tops Group A. France eliminated...
Rangers add Swiss game to trip
The Rangers will play an exhibition game in Switzerland in October, the third country in which the team will take the ice during the preseason. The Rangers, who also will...
Yankees' Teixeira hits 300th home run in record time
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Walsh era ended prematurely for Knicks
During Donnie Walsh's first summer at the Knicks' helm, the Pistons called, interested in swapping Eddy Curry for Chauncey Billups. Both players had big guaranteed contracts that ran through the...
NFL labor talks hit snag over revenue
NFL labor talks that had been sprinting to the desired resolution hit a serious speed bump yesterday in Minneapolis. Weeks of rising optimism that a deal soon would be reached...
Hondo helps out Mets
The Giants succeded in their mission yesterday, which was to do whatever it takes to lose in Wrigley and deprive Hondo of a payday. Thus, the runaway deficit ballooned to...
St. John's sets Big East schedule
There's little question the 2011-12 St. John's basketball team, which will be about as young as the crowd at a Justin Bieber concert, will take its lumps. But the Red...
The Post Line
CFLTonightFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogHAMILTON9½ (51½)WinnipegCALGARY7½ (51)TorontoSundaySASKATCH.6½ (52½)EdmontonHome team in CAPSBoxingIBF/WBA/WBO Heavyweight TitleTomorrow at Hamburg, GermanyFavoriteMoneyUnderdogW. Klitschko$170-200David Haye
Jeter's NYC spotlight is Reyes' to steal
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Red Sox drill Hamels, Phils
Jon Lester tossed two-hit ball over seven shutout innings, Jason Varitek homered twice and the Red Sox managed to win once in the three-game series, beating the Phillies 5-2. The...
Sports shorts
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Yankees consider 6-man rotation
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Lost road trip for Mets' Pelfrey
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Go Fourth and catch big fish
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Rangers may go rags to Richards
The first day of NHL free agency is about the rich getting richer. For the Rangers, if not the Maple Leafs, Lightning, Kings, Flyers and Sabres, today will be about...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 1SATJuly 2SUNJuly 3MONJuly 4TUEJuly 5WEDJuly 6THUJuly 7YankeesMets7:10TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WCBS 880 AMMets4:10FOXWCBSMets1:10YESWCBSCle.6:35YESWCBSCle.7:05YESWCBSCle.7:05YESWCBST.B.7:05YESWCBSMetsYankees7:10TV -- WPIX NetworkRadio--WFAN 660 AMYanks4:10FOXWFANYanks1:10SNYWFANL.A.D.9:10SNYWFANL.A.D.10:10SNYWFANL.A.D.10:10SNYWFANL.A.D.10:10SNYWFANLibertySan Antonio7:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMERed BullsNOGAMES.J.10:30ESPN2WADONOGAMENOGAMENOGAMETor.8:00MSG+WQBUNOGAMESiyanksAberdeen7:00No TVBklyn.7:00No TVBklyn.6:00No TVBklyn.7:00No TVBklyn.7:00No TVConn.7:00No TVConn.7:00No TVCyclonesHudson Valley7:05No TVRadio--WKRB...
'Dead' goes rural
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Chris Hansen's 'girlfriend' back at work
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'Voice' keeps coaches
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First day on job
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Final episode of 'All My Children' to air on Sept. 23
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Starr report
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Weird but true
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Venezuela's Chavez confirms he has cancer
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