June 5, 2012
Sandusky allegedly wrote love letters to one victim
BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- Jerry Sandusky allegedly wrote "creepy" love letters to one of his victims, and they will be read in testimony once the child sex abuse trial into the...
Creep gets 25 years to life for murdering cleaning woman, stuffing body in air vent
The wife of a Manhattan strangler is standing by her man -- even though he’d threatened from a Rikers pay phone to rip her face off. “I hope you die!...
NYPD & FDNY rescue seven who fell into Hudson River
Six new boaters and their instructor took an unplanned dip in the Hudson River today and had to be plucked to safety by NYPD and FDNY units, fire authorities said....
Osi: Jets more interested in headlines than Super Bowls
Now that he knows he’s going to remain with the Giants for at least one more season, Osi Umenyiora has no problem speaking out on the other team that shares...
'Mob Wives' star's son busted in Brooklyn for allegedly peddling drugs
Big Ang’s son is in big trouble. The offspring of the buxom, big-lipped reality-TV star featured on VH1’s hit series “Mob Wives” was arrested today for peddling painkillers and other...
B'klyn doc used college student's ID in alleged oxycodone scam
A Baruch College student who'd lost her student ID card more than two years ago was shocked to discover it was being used to purchase thousands of oxycodone pills in...
Testing the "Tony Awards" cupcake from Georgetown Cupcake
There's a cupcake war brewing. No, I mean a new one. Magnolia Bakery recently came up with the Ditto Cupcake, tied to "Ghost The Musical." Now, Georgetown Cupcake is selling one celebrating the...
Devils call on Sykora to be scorer
LOS ANGELES -- The Devils appear ready to return two-Cup man Petr Sykora to their lineup for tomorrow's do-or-die Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals.Sykora has not yet played...
Osi's raise with Giants less than originally thought
Osi Umenyiora’s restructured contract with the Giants is essentially a one-year deal worth $6 million for the 2012 season, meaning after all the hubbub he will make about $1.3 million...
Wiretaps show officials authorized dubious 'Fast & Furious' tactics, says Issa
WASHINGTON -- A House investigative committee said Tuesday it had obtained new information from wiretaps related to the Obama administration's "Fast and Furious" operation that suggests high-ranking officials know more...
Top 5 Blockbuster Games Shown at E3 (So Far)
We’ve already written about six of the most unexpected (in an AWESOME way) games to come out of E3 2012 so far, but now let’s take a look at the...
Yankees' Jeter, Mets' Wright lead All-Star voting
Mets third baseman David Wright and Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter are leading in All-Star voting for their respective positions. Jeter, who also leads his team in batting average (.336) and...
Sheryl Crow reveals she has a benign brain tumor
LAS VEGAS -- Country-pop singer Sheryl Crow revealed she has a benign brain tumor. The tumor was discovered in November but Crow, 50, said she is staying upbeat. "It's benign,...
Ex-Dodgers manager Lasorda suffers mild heart attack
Former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda was recovering Tuesday after suffering a mild heart attack, the team confirmed. Lasorda, 84, was hospitalized Monday in New York, where he had traveled to...
MLB Draft and the Wright call
Apologies for the afternoon post today. Went to an MLB function earlier, which will be the basis for my early column tonight.Anyway, the amateur draft began yesterday, and as a...
Hip-hop mogul 'Jimmy Henchman' guilty on all charges
A federal jury found hip-hop mogul James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond guilty today on all charges that he used his music management company as a virtual front for a huge drug-trafficking...
Nets season in review: Shelden Williams
Nets general manager Billy King went to his Duke background and signed fellow Blue Devils alum Shelden Williams this offseason. And, in return, Williams provided a hard-working, dependable, physical presence...
Nets season in review: Shawne Williams
The day after Shawne Williams debuted with the Nets in practice, he spent the next week sidelined thanks to a bout with the flu.That story summed up Williams’ tenure with...
Heat upgrade Bosh to game-time decision
MIAMI -- Chris Bosh has taken another step towards returning for Tuesday night’s Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals here against the Celtics. During his briefing with the media...
Relocated Bx. residents outraged over paltry sum to find alternate accommodations
They’re getting screwed again. Residents of the 75-unit Bronx building whose fire escapes were mistakenly removed by construction workers say they’re getting a paltry sum to find alternate accommodations —...
Federer, Djokovic both go five sets to advance at French Open
PARIS — Novak Djokovic prevailed in a five-set thriller Tuesday in the French Open quarterfinals, clawing past plucky local favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The world No. 1 was taken to the...
Adoring subjects pack London in celebration fit for a queen to wrap up Diamond Jubilee
LONDON -- As hundreds of thousands of her loyal subjects cheered, Queen Elizabeth II appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace Tuesday to wave and watch a flypast by the...
A Democrat wants free Syria
The analysis is all wrong, but James Rubin, former assistant secretary of state under Bill Clinton, argues in Foreign Policy, that there are good reasons for the US to intervene...
Mickey Mantle's sports bar closing
Mickey Mantle’s, the Central Park South eatery/sports bar popular with Yankees fans for a quarter of a century, went down on strikes this morning. The place closed after 25 years...
Judge: 'Happy Days' cast may be owed DVD royalties
LOS ANGELES — A judge has denied a motion by the makers of "Happy Days" to dismiss claims by several former cast members that they are owed royalties on DVD...
Yankees use home runs to counter RISP struggles
Why worry when you can just slug your way to wins?Despite the media attention, the Yankees are not putting much stock into their struggles with runners in scoring position. The...
Pope's butler could be sentenced to up to six years in prison
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI's butler risks up to six years in prison if convicted on a charge of aggravated theft for stealing classified documents from the papal chambers,...
Barack and roll for Yankees fan with president in town
You've got to hand it to New York City's Finest. A couple of men in blue were patrolling the corner of Park Avenue and 56th Monday for the President's latest...
Ninth Circuit declines to hear Prop. 8 appeal
SAN FRANCISCO -- The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals announced Tuesday that an 11-judge panel has declined to hear an appeal of a decision that struck down California's ban...
Bad highway design partly to blame for last year's fatal Bronx bus crash: NTSB
Bad highway design is partly to blame for a Bronx bus crash that killed 15 people, National Transportation Safety Board investigators said today. In a dramatic computer-generated animation, the NTSB...
Painter dies after being hit in van tragedy
A workman was accidentally killed trying to jump start a van in Queens yesterday, cops said. Martin Romero, 43, of Brooklyn was pinned under a Ford van when the driver...
WATCH: Phillies' Papelbon says umpire should 'go back to Triple-A'
PHILADELPHIA — Jonathan Papelbon had plenty to say about an umpire who wouldn’t listen to him. Elian Herrera hit a tiebreaking RBI single off Papelbon in the ninth inning to...
Scout Willis busted for underage drinking, giving cops fake ID
She’s so busted. Scout Willis, the 20-year-old daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis was nabbed by cops Monday night in the Union Square subway station for allegedly drinking in...
Embattled Liu gives Rangel stamp of approval
One embattled pol gave his stamp of approval to another! Comptroller John Liu endorsed US Rep Charlie Rangel today, praising the ethics-challenged Harlem congressman as a Korean War “hero,” worthy...
France hits back at Obama over Europe debt crisis
PARIS -- French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Tuesday hit back at comments by President Obama about the threat of the European debt crisis, saying it had originated in the...
GOP latino opening requires immigration innovation
The Associated Press reports that the latest jobs report and even worse unemployment numbers among Latinos offers the Republican Party an opportunity for political gains. The AP reports that Latinos...
Disney to banish junk-food ads from kid shows
Disney says its programming will no longer be sponsored by junk food. The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it will become the first major media company to ban such...
WATCH: Obama sings ‘Call Me Maybe’
President Obama may want to add “Call Me Maybe” to his campaign playlist. In a video posted on YouTube by user baracksdubs, the president can be heard singing Carly Rae...
'Mad Men' recap: Everything turns out crappy
Finally, somebody dies. Matthew Weiner and Co. have done everything but run a scrolling text bar across the screen this season saying, "Someone's a goner, who will it be?" Images...
Romney heads to Texas for speech, fundraisers
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is going after President Obama by going directly to Texas voters Tuesday. Romney will speak with workers at Southwest Office...
All eyes on turnout in Wisconsin recall vote
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — It's too close to call. Residents in this small city on Lake Michigan who voted early today were split on whether to keep or fire embattled Republican...
Manchester United to sign Japanese star midfielder Kagawa
MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United confirmed Tuesday it "agreed terms" for the transfer of highly-rated Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa from Borussia Dortmund. The deal, which is thought to be worth...
Former Brazil star Ronaldinho joins Atletico Mineiro after Flamengo spat
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- Former Barcelona and AC Milan star Ronaldinho, having quit Flamengo last week amid claims he is owed some $20 million in salary, on Monday signed for...
Eyes turn skyward as Venus travels across the sun
HONOLULU — None of us will likely see Venus pass, like a moving beauty spot, across the face of the sun again. From the U.S. to South Korea, people around...
DVD Extra: Jean Arthur's weepie period (updated with complete list of Fox Cinema Archives titles)
Jean Arthur, an outstanding comic actress who possessed one of the most distinctive voices of Hollywood's Golden Age, made her screen debut in 1923 and labored through the late silent...
Kings fans taunt Devils with ‘Jersey Shore’ cutouts
As if being down 3-0 wasn’t bad enough, Kings fans added insult to injury during Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals.Kings fans took to the offensive on Monday night,...
Red Bulls' Backe "wouldn't be surprised" if Tainio's career is over
Red Bulls coach Hans Backe said there is a good possibility that Teemu Tainio’s knee injury may be career-ending, and that the club will have to look for a central...
'No way in hell Belmont Stakes won't be run': Top union official
The horses are at the gate - or at least they will be on Saturday. A top official of the union representing Belmont Park maintenance workers said Saturday’s Belmont Stakes...
Yankees realize that AL East is wide open
The Yankees face an important six-game stretch this week, with the first-place Rays and the surprising Mets coming to The Bronx.Sitting 1 1/2 games out of first place in the...
Long-time Mets fan Seinfeld missed no-hitter on plane
It was more magical than Roger McDowell’s loogie, and Jerry Seinfeld missed it. As Johan Santana was no-hitting the Cardinals on Friday night, the long-time Mets fan was on a...
Six Unexpected Things Out of E3 on Day Zero
E3 officially starts today, but yesterday also saw a number of announcements from the biggest console makers and game developers/publishers at their annual press conferences. We saw gameplay footage of...
'Most hated' Casey Anthony unrecognizable after packing on pounds: report
Casey Anthony is reportedly fat and looking for a one-way ticket out of town! The infamous Florida "Tot Mom" has been hiding in plain sight, having gained so much weight...
14 years after cart controversy, Martin back in U.S. Open
CRESWELL, Ore. — Casey Martin and his cart are headed back to The Olympic Club for the U.S. Open. Martin, who successfully sued for the right to ride a cart...
And the winner ... goes up against Rabbi Shmuley
The contest that pit President Obama against President Bill Clinton, the Democratic primary for the 9th district in New Jersey between US Rep. Bill Pascrell and US Rep. Steve Rothman...
'Canadian Psycho' Magnotta will not challenge extradition
BERLIN – Porn actor Luka Rocco Magnotta will not challenge his extradition from Germany to Canada, where he is wanted for the macabre murder, dismemberment and apparent cannibalizing of a...
Feds bust 5 as NYC housing dept. corruption probe widens
FBI agents this morning arrested five more people in a widening probe of corruption allegations involving New York City government housing preservation officials. One city official and a former city...
Jury selection begins in Sandusky trial
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Prospective jurors in Jerry Sandusky's child sexual abuse case are getting some good news: They won't have to spend nights away from home during the trial that's...
Five TSA staff sacked, 38 suspended for failing to screen passengers in Florida
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Five Transport Security Administration (TSA) staff members in Florida have been fired and 38 more suspended after an investigation found they failed to perform random screenings...
Syria declares Western diplomats unwelcome
DAMASCUS -- Syria on Tuesday declared a number of Western diplomats unwelcome, in response to a mass expulsion of its own diplomatic staff by Western countries in the wake of...
US encourages India's role in Afghanistan
NEW DELHI -- The US is encouraging India to take a more active role in Afghanistan after years of keeping New Delhi's participation limited in deference to Pakistan. Defense Secretary...
McCartney confirms he will perform at Olympic opening ceremony
LONDON -- Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney has confirmed he will close the opening ceremony at the London Olympics. It had long been rumored that McCartney would be performing in...
Top al Qaeda leader al Libi dead, US confirms
WASHINGTON -- Al Qaeda's second-in-command Abu Yahya al Libi has been killed in a drone strike in Pakistan, a US official told FOX News Channel Tuesday. Al Libi, below only...
Can Romney win Pennsylvania?
No GOP contender has done it in five tries, but as one campaign adviser David James sees it, "if we win Pennsylvania, Mitt Romney will be president." According to the...
Conn. family, including 4 kids, killed in Nigerian plane crash
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — A West Hartford woman, her husband and four young children have died in an airline crash in Nigeria. Maimuna Anyene, of the town's Elmwood section, was...
Yankees grab HS pitcher Hensley in first round of draft
Like a lot of teams, the Yankees are seduced by power arms. Last night they took one with the 30th pick in the first round of the MLB draft. Oklahoma...
Mets delay Santana's encore to Subway Series opener
The Mets have opted to push Johan Santana’s next start to Friday, affording their ace two extra days of rest to recover from his 134-pitch no-hitter. The original plan was...
Power Plays
3 STARS 1. Jonathan Quick The Kings’ goalie continued to demoralize the Devils at every turn, making 22 saves and thwarting the many good scoring chances New Jersey had early...
History Denied
The Post’s Ed Fountaine continues his daily look at the 11 horses who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness but lost the Belmont Stakes since Affirmed won racing’s most recent...
On Deck
Tonight — 7:05 RHP Chris Young (first start) vs. RHP Jordan Zimmermann (3-5, 2.80) Tomorrow — 7:05 RHP Jeremy Hefner (1-2, 5.60) vs. RHP Edwin Jackson (1-3, 3.17) Thursday —...
PSAL softball rankings
The PSAL softball season ended last week – on the second try – with Tottenville taking home its eighth Class A city title in the last nine years, an extremely...
Rauch gives up crucial homer in loss; has 'tender' elbow
Just imagine what the Mets might be if they had even a mediocre bullpen. A bad situation seems destined to get worse before it improves: Jon Rauch is the latest...
Yankees have ‘no-no’ doubt about Mets ace
In case the Yankees needed a reminder, Johan Santana showed them how dominant he can be. Santana will be a week removed from pitching the first no-hitter in Mets history...
Collins doesn’t let Mets stay down
The Mets had just lost 5-4 and failed to complete a four-game sweep of the Cardinals yesterday when into a somber clubhouse marched Terry Collins. “Great series,” Collins barked. “Don’t...
Yankees can take over first from Rays
The Yankees have won eight of their last 11 games, managing to score at least five runs in seven of them despite all of their problems hitting in the clutch,...
NYC softball rankings
Another softball season has been put in the books with familiar teams rising to the top. It took two days, but Tottenville bested Susan Wagner to win its second straight...
NYC baseball rankings
We promised changes and we delivered. Aside from top-ranked Grand Street, not a single team is in the same spot it was last week -- that's how wild the postseason...
CHSAA/Private baseball rankings
The CHSAA Class AA playoffs are down to three teams and we have a new No. 1, two-time NYSAISAA champion Poly Prep. Iona Prep advanced to the finals Sunday night...
PSAL baseball rankings
They were 1-2 in our preseason PSAL baseball rankings and now here they are, Grand Street Campus and George Washington, set to play for the Class A title Friday night...
CHSAA/Private softball rankings
The Stanners are back on top. Molloy battled through injuries, tough losses and tight victories to earn their way back to the CHSAA state final by beating rival St. Joseph...
NYPost.com Poll: Who should be The Post's All-City baseball Player of the Year?
It’s that time of year again. The CHSAA and PSAL will crown city champions this weekend and in the coming weeks we here at the New York Post will dole...
LIVE BLOG: CHSAA Class AA baseball elimination game
Three teams remain in the CHSAA Class AA baseball playoffs and the finals will be set by Tuesday night.Fordham Prep and St. Joseph by the Sea meet in an elimination...
Mets take Purdue catcher Plawecki in draft
The Mets took Purdue catcher Kevin Plawecki with the 35th pick of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft. The 21-year-old helped Purdue to one of its best seasons in program history,...
Wall Street looking at yet another round of layoffs
It’s baaack. Just like a hard-to-kill horror movie villain, Wall Street can’t seem to shake layoffs. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are plotting to hand out pink slips to staffers...
Feds probing Nasdaq’s $10.7M FB profit
Regulators are looking into how Nasdaq made money during its fumbled Facebook stock offering. Sources tell The Post that the Securities and Exchange Commission is probing to see how the...
Business briefs
Jpm Q2 woe JPMorgan Chase may report a $4.2 billion second-quarter trading loss in its chief investment office, an estimate from International Strategy & Investment said. UK not OK Egan-Jones...
Yanks rip StubHub for not-great gate
Yankee Stadium attendance is down 3.6 percent so far this year — greater than the 3 percent drop last season — and the team is blaming StubHub for its gate...
Tribune search for CEO
Tribune Co. owners are again casting around for candidates to lead the troubled media outfit, which has been in Chapter 11 for more than three years. Former NBCUniversal boss Jeff...
MF Global trustee eyes Chase suit
Jon Corzine failed to address MF Global’s growing liquidity needs as he tried to build the commodities broker into a global investment powerhouse, helping create the conditions that led to...
Bernstein sees Facebook at $25 a share
Even the best-case scenario for Facebook would disappoint initial public offering investors, according to the latest analyst report on the social network. Sanford C. Bernstein Research waded into the Facebook...
‘Monday Night Football’ to Xbox
Microsoft expanded the sports and entertainment content on Xbox, adding shows like “Monday Night Football” to extend the life of its gaming console and step up competition with Sony and...
Yahoo! in hunt for new head
Wanted: CEO with verifiable résumé to lead slightly used Internet company. Yahoo! is on a search mission yet again. The Web portal has hired executive recruitment firm Spencer Stuart to...
Inside Lloyd’s direct line to Treasury
Lloyd Blankfein said something yesterday on the witness stand in Manhattan federal court that was a bombshell. Few people in court probably even heard the statement, but it could, ultimately,...
Blankfein: Nyet to Petersburg leaks
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein yesterday squarely disputed his former director Rajat Gupta’s claim that Gupta was permitted to speak about details of a 2008 board meeting with his alleged...
AG targets mtge. fraud
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has hired former federal prosecutor Virginia Chavez Romano to help bring lawsuits over misconduct in the mortgage-backed securities market during the financial crisis. She...
No. 7 train 6 mos. late
The No. 7 subway line extension to 11th Avenue and West 34th Street won’t carry passengers until mid-2014 — six months later than was widely expected — and the new...
Baldwin bro vs. slick Kev: sues Costner over oil-clean deal
Kevin Costner and Stephen Baldwin took the stage yesterday in a real-life New Orleans courtroom drama over who stood to earn a fortune for helping to clean up the Gulf...
Gambling groups ponied up $2.4M to Andy ally
ALBANY — Major gambling interests have pumped about $2.4 million into a group run by city business leaders that’s promoting Gov. Cuomo’s agenda — including legalization of casino gambling. The...
Cancer girls’ radiation risk
CHICAGO — Women who were treated with chest radiation for cancer when they were girls have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than thought, according to a new study....
Taxi kid talking baseball
He’s dreaming of the Bronx Bombers. The Utah boy who survived a horrific taxi crash that left his heroic grandma dead was talking yesterday about the game at Yankee Stadium...
Grand jury gets ‘tan’ case
The case against tanorexic New Jersey mom Patricia Krentcil — accused of taking her 5-year-old daughter to a tanning booth — has been referred to a grand jury. The overbronzed...
Crunch-and-run: Billionaire admits he drove over foot & sped off
He’s worth billions in beer — and yesterday a dashing young Colombian brewery heir looked like he could use a good cold one himself after pleading guilty to leaving the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Mahattan A Manhattan grand juror was busted for doctoring an excuse to get out of finishing his service, authorities said yesterday. Warren Campbell, 28, of Harlem was scheduled to serve...
Crash after $2,500 tire heist
This hapless crook died with his loot right in his lap. A thief holding a tire stolen from a Westchester car dealer was killed and his getaway driver critically injured...
Mob thug sobs before getting 8 yrs. in prison
A tough-guy mobster was sentenced yesterday to nearly eight years in the slammer — after breaking down in tears while begging for mercy. Christopher Colon, whom the feds call an...
Nigerians search for jet victims
LAGOS, Nigeria — Emergency workers in Nigeria used cadaver dogs and cranes to search for corpses yesterday at the site where a Dana Air Boeing MD-83 plunged to earth, killing...
Rikers guard kills Mass. cop
A “demon” Rikers Island guard shot a Massachusetts cop to death before turning the gun on himself during a bloody domestic attack yesterday, officials said. Corrections Officer Shawn Bryan, 34,...
LIRR ‘drunk-punch’ suit
An LIRR conductor was assaulted by a sloshed rider after a raucous Hamptons St. Patrick’s Day party because MTA cops failed to police drunken passengers, according to a federal suit....
Duane leaving NY Senate
Tom Duane, New York’s first openly gay state senator, said yesterday he’s not running for re-election because he wants to “come home,” while considering new plans “to make the world...
Wasn’t enough ‘space’: Enterprise damaged on barge journey
Uh, oh, better get Maaco. The space shuttle Enterprise was involved in a fender bender when its wing struck a piling as it was being moved by barge in Jamaica...
28-year wait to get Sloot
LIMA, Peru — Peru’s Supreme Court has approved Joran van der Sloot’s extradition to the United States — but only after he has served his 28-year prison sentence here, the...
Cannibal hunt ends in Berlin
An international manhunt for a gay Montreal porn actor — suspected of murdering a lover, chewing on his flesh and sending his body parts to Canadian political leaders — ended...
‘Victoria’s Secret’ rape nightmare
A sicko confidence man who posed as a Victoria’s Secret shop owner lured a naive 15-year-old Brooklyn girl to a sham office, where he photographed her naked and raped her,...
Mike backpedals on helmets
The Bloomberg administration has shifted gears on whether to require helmets for all bicycle riders — supporting the idea one year and rejecting it the next, The Post has learned....
Drinkers sour on sweet-soda ban
Mayor Bloomberg’s push to ban large sodas has gone flat. City Council members panned the limits on sweet drinks during a hearing yesterday, and two new public-opinion polls showed that...
Vatican rips sexy nun book
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has sharply criticized a book on sexuality written by a prominent US nun, saying she has a “defective understanding” of issues like masturbation, homosexuality and...
Herman lands a radio gig
ATLANTA — Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain will replace conservative talk-radio host Neal Boortz, who announced his retirement yesterday after four decades at the microphone.The former Godfather’s Pizza CEO...
‘La Linz’ Taylor made
The spotlight’s on LiLo again — and this time, she’s La Liz. Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has morphed into the stunning screen icon, right down to her elegant eyebrows and...
Astronutty idea for reality show on Mars
A Dutch company with big-name science and TV backers plans to stage a space reality show that will send winners to Mars — for the rest of their lives.Mars One,...
Prophet-pic plotters jailed
COPENHAGEN — A Danish court sentenced four men to prison terms of 12 years yesterday for plotting a gun attack on a Danish newspaper in revenge for its 2005 publication...
Worth the frisk: Decriminalizing pot ‘will help’ NYPD, says gov
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo defended the NYPD’s controversial “stop-and-frisk” policy yesterday in pushing to decriminalize the public possession of small amounts of marijuana. “Stop-and-frisk is a well-accepted police strategy all...
GSA bonus shocker
WASHINGTON — The General Services Administration paid more than $1 million in bonuses to employees who were being investigated for wrongdoing by the agency’s inspector general, a senator said yesterday....
Qaeda computer creep pleads guilty
A globe-trotting accountant who used to live in Brooklyn pleaded guilty yesterday to terrorism charges for plotting with al Qaeda operatives overseas.Sabirhan Hasanoff, 36, admitted he agreed to provide material...
Union representing maintenance workers at Belmont Stakes could strike
The union representing the New York Racing Association’s maintenance workers has reportedly authorized a strike that could affect Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, where I’ll Have Another is going for the Triple...
SI schoolkids taken for ride
Educators at a Staten Island school turned a fun theme park for kids into a scheme park for themselves. The assistant principals kept more than $20,000 worth of complimentary tickets...
Death for killer KO’d
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Supreme Court yesterday overturned the death sentence of a man convicted in a murder-for-hire plot that promised him a broken snowmobile.Justices ordered a new penalty...
Carell: Good to be jilted
Steve Carell thinks young people are missing an important life lesson: Romantic rejection is good for you. The “Office” star told Princeton grads yesterday that today’s youth are worse off...
LI dog-attack horror
A Manhattan pediatrician whose 80-pound dog, Archie, is notorious for being “vicious and dangerous” took the pooch to a Long Island elementary school playground — despite signs banning dogs —...
Brooklyn Asst. DA in highway stop and ‘pop’
He objected to getting pulled over, so a Brooklyn prosecutor literally fought the law — taking a swing at a Queens cop, officials said yesterday. In the latest in a...
Senator’s a party party pooper
WASHINGTON — The national presidential conventions could lose some taxpayer subsidies under a bill that would bar the use of federal election funds for campaign-related events and parties.Republican Sen. Tom...
Organized crime: ‘Coke den’ neat freaks’ closet stash
They probably didn’t get the idea from Martha Stewart Living. Two thugs were cooking up more than dinner when police stormed their Queens drug den — and discovered more than...
‘Omar’ defends hip-hop pal in drug trial
The man who played President Obama’s favorite character on the HBO series “The Wire” — Omar, the drug-dealer-robbing rogue — appeared in Brooklyn federal court yesterday to support a former...
Gunfire killer is guilty
An East Harlem mom burst into tears in a Manhattan courtroom yesterday as her 17-year-old daughter’s stray-bullet killer was convicted of murder.“It was tears of joy,” Lisa Baez explained after...
Qns. painter in van-hit tragedy
A building painter was fighting for his life last night after being run over by a van in a parking lot near Rockaway Park, cops and witnesses said. The workman...
Prince Philip in hospital
LONDON — Just a day after he joined his wife, Queen Elizabeth, as she sailed down the Thames as part of a 1,000-vessel flotilla to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee, Prince...
Facade state of affairs
Common sense must have escaped them.Clueless construction workers doing facade repairs on a Bronx building foolishly removed all of the fire escapes — and now residents are being forced to...
Wis. recall vote today shaking up US politics
MILWAUKEE — All eyes are on Wisconsin, where today’s recall election against embattled Gov. Scott Walker has turned into the No. 2 political nail-biter of the year — behind only...
Bam’s box office bonanza
President Obama burst onto Broadway last night and performed a Tony-worthy show-stopper that could have been called “Gimme Your Money!” He held a fund-raiser with ex-President Bill Clinton at the...
Team O turns tone-deaf
Remember how all the buzz about the 2008 campaign was how young and fresh and new and exciting and YouTube-y and Internet-y and Will.I.AM-y the Obama campaign was? Well, the...
Boastful babbling a gift to our foes
Last week’s media bombshell that we’d infiltrated the Iranian nuclear program with a super-secret computer virus made it undeniable: There’s been way too much aired about sensitive US operations over...
Government’s heavy hand: Necessary or nanny?
The Issue: Mayor Bloomberg’s effort to promote healthy living by banning large-sized servings of soda. *** Sugary soft drinks are the single biggest source of calories in the American diet...
Andrew’s pot initiative
Gov. Cuomo’s proposal to essentially decriminalize the public possession of small amounts of marijuana has merit — but he’s skating on thin public-safety ice. To be sure, Mayor Bloomberg and...
Madison, Trenton & Albany
Boiled to its essence, today’s knuckleduster in Wisconsin is about Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s remarkable ability to keep his promises. This is relevant in Albany. And Trenton. Walker’s “offense” —...
How the schools got sex-crazed
Is anyone in New York City truly surprised by teacher-student sex in our schools? The Post last week exposed yet another female teacher who’d become involved with a teen student,...
‘PIGS’ take the field
Euro 2012, a 16-team tournament held every four years to crown a national soccer team as European champion, begins Friday. Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain — the so-called PIGS, whose...
Lessons from the Queen
It rained on the grand flotilla on the Thames marking the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. How appropriate. It meant that at the center of all the pageantry of...
Neil has American folk covered
Albums of the Week Neil Young “Americana” ★★★ The first outing by Neil Young and Crazy Horse in nearly a decade is a collection of American folk songs sung by...
Unexpectedly wise ‘Guys’
Some plays can stretch a tiny plot for hours. They finally grind to a halt, and you’re still wondering what the heck they were trying to say. And then there’s...
Parx Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order 1. 1m; $25,000; cl($12,500); 3up CALL THE BALL gets drop in class after making first start in over two...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/8m; $30,000; cl($15,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Troponin(L),121JBlakeBaz9-4-5Gimbnc30-12 Poni Colada(L),121D Cohen4-6-6Jacobson5-23 Lincoln Penny(L),121J Pezua13-8-4P Ortiz20-14 MachoMuchach(L),121JCastellan4-4-9Parisella7-25 CalgaryEnforcr(L),116A Ayuso12-9-8Parker30-16 Sumo(L),121RNaprvnk7-3-5Canani2-17 Big Sky Posse(L),114W Garcia7-5-3Contessa4-18...
Affrunti’s Finger Lakes Grade
FIRST-1m&70y; $9,000; cl($4,500); 3up1-Raytessa 5-23-King's Fez 10-15-Zippy's Tiger 3-14-Plus a Fever 4-12-Evil's Brother 10-16-Princeofprxmty6-11a-PerfectVelcty5-27-J. R.'s Reign 8-1SECOND-5 1/2f; $9,000; cl($4,500); 3up8-Mandate 2-13-PleaseImpress10-11-Cured 4-14-Wabash River 8-15-BuckridgeBaley5-16-Legal Tendora20-12-Note the Smoke5-27-Volos 20-1THIRD-5 1/2f;...
Parx Racing Charts
June 4th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m; $23,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:25. 3. repulsed rival, clearTime: 24.36, 48.22, 1:13.37, 1:26.37, 1:4.21.Trainer: Edward LehmanHorseWt.PP1/41/2Str.FinJockeyOddsSilent Spin112 1 1 1...
Hondo can’t praise the Rays
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Mets use 12th pick on HS shortstop Cecchini
Any final sales pitch needed to convince Gavin Cecchini that he wanted to be a Met was taken care of on Friday night. After working out at Citi Field earlier...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 5WEDJune 6THUJune 7FRIJune 8SATJune 9SUNJune 10MONJune 11YankeesTampa Bay7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMT.B.7:05YESWCBST.B.7:05YESWCBSMets7:05WWORWCBSMets7:15FOXWCBSMets1:05YESWCBSAtl.7:10YESWCBSMetsWashington7:05SportsNetNYWFAN 660 AMWash.7:05SNYWFANWash.1:05SNYWFANYankees7:05SNYWFANYankees7:15FOXWFANYankees1:05WPIXWFANNO GAMEDevilsNOGAMEL.A.8:00NBCSNWBBRNO GAMENO GAME$L.A.8:00NBCWBBRNO GAME$L.A.8:00NBCWBBRLibertyAtlanta7:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMEWash.7:00No TVNOGAMEChi.4:00MSGNOGAMERed Bulls^Harrisburg7:30No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAME^ - Open Cup at Harrisburg; $ - if...
The Post Line
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Today's Sports on the Air
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Sharapova guts out victory at French Open
PARIS — Despite tumbling to the clay and struggling with her serve, Maria Sharapova moved closer to her first French Open title by reaching the quarterfinals with a ragged 6-4,...
49-year-old McCormick earns U.S. Open spot in New Jersey
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Red Bulls won’t have Henry for Cup battle
The Red Bulls have ruled out Thierry Henry for tonight’s 7:00 fourth-round U.S. Open Cup game at the Harrisburg (Pa.) City Islanders. But they’re taking the Cup just as seriously...
Liberty take aim at second victory
For Liberty coach John Whisenant, it became a matter of trust. After losing the first five games of the season, Whisenant limited his rotation to just eight players in Sunday...
Young to start for Mets tonight against Nationals
Chris Young wants it to be business as usual tonight, but understands that might not be possible. “I’ll try not to get caught up in the emotion of it, but...
Mattingly working Magic with Dodgers
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NBA stars getting no love from whistle-happy refs
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Too 'hard' for Knicks' Anthony to watch playoffs
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Heat forward looks to return tonight
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Knicks coach backs Lin 'right now'
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Thunder put Spurs on the brink
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Woody’s shadow is looming large at Belmont
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Sports Shorts
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Desormeaux gets Belmont Stakes mount on long shot
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I’ll Have Another has gem of a stablemate
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These horses could ruin ‘Another’ Triple Crown chance
The Belmont Stakes Spoilers Club is to the Triple Crown fraternity what Delta House was to Omega Theta Pi. Eleven times in the past 33 years, the Kentucky Derby-Preakness winner...
Giants' Bennett says he's a 'beast,' not out of shape
Martellus Bennett, signed as a free agent from the Cowboys, is listed at 265 pounds, but last week Giants tight ends coach Mike Pope said Bennett weighed in at 291,...
Umenyiora undergoes Giant transformation in OTA debut
Osi Umenyiora knows when it comes to investing long-term, the Giants will go with Justin Tuck and Jason Pierre-Paul ahead of him on the defensive line. And, this happier, more...
Bulked-up Maybin eager to expand role with Jets
Jets outside linebacker Aaron Maybin lives near Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps in Maryland. The two shared a few meals this offseason in Baltimore, and Maybin was able to see up...
NFL threatens to use replacement refs; players concerned
After battling with its players last year, the NFL is now throwing down with its referees. The league fixed bayonets for a labor showdown with game officials yesterday by all...
Messier says Rangers need depth
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If that was max effort, Devils have no hope
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Devils routed by Kings, need victory to avoid Stanley Cup sweep
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Starr Report
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Johan and Tiger ratings big
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Talk show guests
TUESDAYJENNY MCCARTHY, ALAN JACKSON, ADAM SHANKMAN - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4JENNY MCCARTHY, KERRY WASHINGTON - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7KIM COLES, LORI BERGAMOTTO, COUNTESS LUANN - The...
Big meany’s back
It’s a good thing Mayor Bloomberg doesn’t watch “Dance Moms.” If he ever got a gander at Abby Lee Miller, the morbidly obese, out-of-control, rage freak who is the star...
What comes after ‘A’?
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‘Spartacus’ done at 3
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Next week Sue’s last
Veteran Ch. 4 anchor Sue Simmons will sign off from the station on June 15. Simmons, who’s been with Ch. 4 for 32 years, will anchor her final 11 p.m....
Just back: Los Angeles
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Tasting the Triangle
Heavily awarded farm-to-table eateries, finely crafted cocktails, locally made brews — where are we, Brooklyn? The cities of North Carolina's progressive Research Triangle region — Durham, Chapel Hill and Raleigh...
And the bride wore gray (and red and purple and green)
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Weird but true
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Stony Brook makes history by advancing in NCAA tournament
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Stanley Cup in reach after Kings batter Devils 4-0
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Yankees take HS pitcher Ty Hensley in draft
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Gov. Cuomo proposes to decriminalize small-quantity marijuana possession
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VIDEO: Schwartz on Osi arriving at Giants' OTAs
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Mets take HS shortstop Gavin Cecchini in draft
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