January 19, 2014
Barack Obama’s counter-terror 'reforms'
President Obama continues to move in ways that weaken America’s ability to defend itself from its enemies. That much was clear in his speech Friday announcing “reforms” to National Security...
Egypt's next battle: Freedom is the biggest loser
‘We can go back to normal now,” says Amr Moussa, the elder statesman of the Egyptian establishment who supervised the drafting of a new constitution. “What we now need is...
Go to Greg: Is it possible to switch careers when you're over 40?
I’m a 48-year-old female currently working as a bookkeeper but I’m not happy in my job and would love to teach or go into another profession. I have a college...
Carmelo: It's now or never with Knicks on homestand
The fluffy vibes from the new year are over. The Knicks stink again and Carmelo Anthony said it has got to stop now. Now or never. Everybody else in the...
NFC blitz: Seahawks vs. 49ers
HERO Seahawks mouthy cornerback Richard Sherman made the game’s biggest play when he deflected a Colin Kaepernick pass into the hands of linebacker Malcolm Smith to secure the victory for...
McDermott leads 15-3 Creighton into Villanova
PHILADELPHIA — It’s not Syracuse against Georgetown or Louisville meeting Connecticut, but Monday night at the Wells Fargo Center, the new Big East will have its first marquee matchup. And,...
ObamaCare's 'mandate' meltdown
The president and his Democratic allies are finding it harder to make people buy insurance than they’d expected. Will ObamaCare’s individual mandate survive? Last month, the administration announced that anyone...
Callahan’s clinching goal KO’s Caps for rolling Rangers
If there was a critical juncture in this game against Washington that the Rangers had pretty much owned from the second minute, it was now. Alex Ovechkin had scored on...
Seahawks win, will face Broncos in Super Bowl
The strains of Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York’’ cascaded down on them, but the Seahawks still found it difficult to embrace what they had done and where they are...
When crashes kill pedestrians
Last year, 29 New Yorkers fell victim to a murderer they didn’t know, The Post reports. That same year, 174 pedestrians fell victim to death by a driver they didn’t...
Cuomo, Schneiderman fight over bank settlement money
Remember Humphrey Bogart as Fred Dobbs in “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” — the prospector who thinks his partners are scheming to take his gold? Well, Gov. Cuomo and...
Knicks eyeing strong ‘points’
Mike Woodson said he’s considering starting Pablo Prigioni in his return to the lineup Monday against the Nets in a two point-guard backcourt with Raymond Felton. Prigioni is set to...
AFC Championship blitz: Broncos vs. Patriots
HERO Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was nearly flawless, completing 32 of 43 passes for 400 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. He simply did not make a mistake. He...
Patriots’ act fades to black thanks to bustin’ Broncos
DENVER — Eventually, somebody was going to put an end to this Patriots charade, expose the smoke-and-mirrors act Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have been pulling off all season with remarkable...
The right way feds can help schools
It’s time to give parents more power over the federal funds that now go toward the education of their children. This is necessary because we simply can’t be a great...
Islamist group threatens Olympic tourists with new attacks
MOSCOW - An Islamic militant group said in a video posted online that it was behind two suicide bombings that killed at least 34 people last month in the Russian...
Mom and 2 kids stabbed to death in Queens
A mother and her two babies were found stabbed to death in Queens Sunday night — the killer’s four bloody knives left by their sides, law enforcement sources said. The bodies...
Nets’ Deron to return for game at Garden
The Nets have managed to turn around their season despite the loss of Deron Williams, winning four of five without him. They’re all but assured of getting their star guard...
Manning buries Pats, carries Broncos to Super Bowl
DENVER — Big brother’s coming to your house next week, Eli. Peyton Manning is headed to MetLife Stadium after punching the Broncos’ ticket for Super Bowl XLVIII Sunday with a masterful,...
Suspension looms for Tortorella after sparking brawl
Well, at least John Tortorella didn’t bring a water bottle with him to throw at Bob Hartley when he invaded the corridor outside the Flames’ room looking for trouble —...
Cops bloody old man — for jaywalking
Cops bloodied an 84-year-old man and put him in the hospital Sunday when he jaywalked at an Upper West Side intersection and didn’t appear to understand their orders to stop,...
Quiet debut for first black female comic on 'SNL' since 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYB-kBwJOc4 Sasheer Zamata made a low-key but notable debut on "Saturday Night Live" as the first black female cast member since 2007. As usual for a "SNL" newcomer, Zamata kept...
Obama: Some folks don't like me because I'm black
President Obama thinks some people don’t like him because of his race. “There’s no doubt that there’s some folks who just really dislike me because they don’t like the idea...
France's first lady afraid she'll be dumped - and homeless
If she gets the boot, she might not get the keys. France’s First Lady, Valerie Trierweiler, fears she could wind up homeless if her cheating partner, President Francoise Hollande, dumps...
Seven injured in string of bloody stabbings
At least seven people were injured in a spate of bloody violence that occurred across the city early Sunday. Three people were stabbed in a wild melee that started in...
St. John's rewind: Dominant second half ends losing streak
The losing streak ended Saturday night with a dominant second half performance. St. John’s got 16 points from Phil Greene IV and a fine all-around effort from Orlando Sanchez, eight...
Gwyneth’s brother Jake Paltrow brings sci-fi to Sundance
PARK CITY - I was tempted to call Jake Paltrow’s dystopic sci-fi “Young Ones” ambitious, but is it really? Paltrow’s primary ambition seems to be being compared to better filmmakers,...
Prigioni might start Monday: Woodson
Mike Woodson said he’s considering starting Pablo Prigioni in his return to the lineup Monday in an all-point-guard backcourt with Raymond Felton. Prigioni will make his return from a broken...
Giants' fines against Hakeem Nicks won’t determine his fate
Whether or not Hakeem Nicks returns to the Giants will come down to many factors, the dominant one, as usual, being money. There is little doubt the Giants will make...
Your 2014 dating resolutions
It should come as no surprise that the dating site Match.com typically sees a 25 to 30 percent increase in new membership registrations between Dec. 26 and Feb. 14. After...
'I would not let my son play football': Obama
A football career would be out of bounds for any son of President Obama, who compared the game to smoking in an interview with The New Yorker. “I would not...
Fighting the Flames was just Torts being Torts
Well, at least John Tortorella didn’t bring a water bottle with him to throw at Bob Hartley when he invaded the corridor outside the Flames’ room looking for trouble and...
Nun gives birth, claims she didn't know she was pregnant
A nun in an Italian convent went to the hospital with what she thought were stomach pains — and ended up giving birth. The 31-year-old Roxana Rodriguez insisted she didn’t know...
Nintendo admits Wii U's failure
"We failed to reach our target for hardware sales during the year-end, when revenues are the highest," Nintendo said in a statement. "As a result, the sale of high-margin software...
Red Bulls set to ink Armando Lozano
After parting ways with defender Markus Holgersson, the Red Bulls have made adding a veteran centerback an offseason priority. It looks like they’ve done just that, reportedly set to sign...
Harlem cyclist crushed by bus
A bicyclist was killed by an MTA bus in Harlem Sunday. Pedro Santiago, 45, was mowed down as the Bx15 bus pulled out of a stop on West 125th Street...
Giant piranhas attack Argentinian bathers
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Attacks by a school of carnivorous fish have injured at least 10 people bathing in an Argentine river since Thursday. The attacks took place in the...
Bill Murray's epic mistake led to 'Garfield' role
Garfield may hate Mondays, but Bill Murray loathes Garfield. The “Caddyshack” star, who voiced the finicky feline in 2004’s “Garfield: The Movie,” revealed he took the part because he mistakenly...
This week's couple: Game time
New encounters, like blind dates, come with their fair share of obstacles — first and foremost, finding something to talk about. Luckily, Mark, 34, had a plan for Tori, 30,...
Midwestern gals tries to blend, but seeks a guy who stands out
Sara, 25 She is s a self-described introvert — but the grad student says she’ll let her more social side to come out for Mr. Personality Namaste: Sara loves wearing yoga...
Putin: Gays are like pedophiles
SOCHI, Russia - Russia is not "going after" gays, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, defending a ban on "propaganda of homosexuality" that has brought criticism from the West ahead...
Doctor killed in latest mowdown horror
A a 26-year-old doctor on Sunday became the third pedestrian killed this month around 96th Street on the Upper West Side, officials said. Samantha Lee, an anesthesiology resident at Columbia...
In My Library: Simone Dinnerstein
Some women, when they’re expecting, pick up Dr. Spock. Brooklyn’s Simone Dinnerstein picked up Bach — his Goldberg Variations, made famous by Glenn Gould and Hannibal Lecter, who listened to...
This week's must-read books
Waking from the Dream The Struggle for Civil Rights in the Shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr. by David L. Chappell (Random House) University of Oklahoma history professor Chappell shows...
Manhattan falls to Fairfield; Seton Hall beats Georgetown
Maurice Barrow scored 18 points and Marcus Gilbert added 17 as Fairfield held off a second-half surge by Manhattan to win 71-67, in Bridgeport, Conn. Manhattan (13-4, 6-2) jumped to...
'Cold in July' good, but not a scorcher
Jim Mickle's "Cold in July" was born in Sundance serendipity; after trying to get the film made for five years, Mickle met Michael C. Hall at a party at last...
Drugs nearly scuttle Stuyvesant HS college trip
Students at elite Stuyvesant HS disrupted a school trip to top upstate colleges — because they were hopped up on drugs. Three seniors among the 102 embarking on the two-day...
MTA to move depot built on slave graveyard
The MTA will likely shut down its East Harlem bus depot because it sits atop a 17th-century African burial ground, two transit sources told The Post. The 126th Street facility...
Noise tops New Yorkers' quality-of-life complaints
No wonder they call New York the city that never sleeps. Who can get any shuteye with all the noise?! Screeching subway trains, honking cars, roaring planes, barking dogs and...
NY schools test ‘panic button’ app in wake of Sandy Hook
Nassau County and a Manhattan private school are testing a new emergency-response “panic button” inspired by the Sandy Hook school massacre. The system, called School Safety Response, provides an instant...
Daily Blotter
Queens ■ A teen snapped a photo of a man who allegedly touched her derriere on an elevated train in Jackson Heights. The alleged pervy predator approached the 16-year-old straphanger...
Hunky prospectors scale the Canadian Rockies in 'Klondike'
What would you do for a Klondike bar? What would you do for a “Klondike” miniseries? Actors, directors, crew — and even the lowly paid extras — found out the...
Christina Ricci gets a grip on Lizzie Borden
We all know that Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her mother 40 whacks. But do we know what happened next? “Lizzie Borden Took an Ax” stars Christina Ricci...
Ch. 4 never read Amiri Baraka’s poetry
Quick question: Do you suppose that any of our local newscasts would find room for a respectful report of the death of a white racist, white-separatist fringe-lunatic who mostly appealed...
Dad gets letter from company addressed to 'daughter killed in car crash'
A grieving Chicago dad was furious when he checked his mail and found a letter from OfficeMax addressed to him and “daughter killed in car crash,” according to reports. Ashley...
'Bachelor' star: gays shouldn’t appear on show
Gays and bisexuals shouldn’t have a place on the hit show “The Bachelor” because it would be “too hard to watch,” according to the latest star of the ABC series....
Pup artist: Photographer takes care of his canine models
William Wegman — the Richard Avedon of animal portraiture, the Weegee of Weimaraners — wasn’t even sure he wanted a dog when his then-wife, Gayle, suggested they get one, decades...
Jerry Springer: My tabloid New York
Jerry Springer — the heavyweight champion of daytime talk-show brawls — is getting into a new kind of drama this month: His new Investigation Discovery series, “Tabloid,” airs Thursday nights...
Kate Moss: A life less ordinary
Before the famous boyfriends or the drug scandals, Kate Moss was a sweet English waif. Take a trip down memory lane to some of Kate's most memorable moments.
GM’s Barra has drive over Mayer
It’s red carpet season in Hollywood and industry-show season on Wall Street, and the events are spotlighting the most famous women in film and business. While Amy Adams and Cate...
Louis Purple is well-suited
A New York suit maker has found a niche in the intensely competitive business. Charles Brunold started Louis Purple, a made-to-measure store, in Nolita in 2011, and quickly found high-profile...
Who’s she wearing? Find out with new site
Want to dress like Kim Kardashian (right)? Look no further than Pradux.com, a social commerce site that lets consumers buy what they see. Alex Koblenz, 29, came up with the...
Nick Kroll, a comic who's much more than Amy Poehler's better half
To judge the nationwide impact of the Comedy Central sketch program “The Kroll Show,” which debuted last January, you need only take a look at the show’s most local characters....
Enthusiasm on the left is like a bubble about to burst
Thanks to the recession, we all know about financial bubbles and the damage they cause. But are there such things as political bubbles? I say yes, and believe America is...
Enough with the juice bars!
Last week, the beloved hot-dog joint Gray’s Papaya, in the West Village, closed to collective sighs of “there goes the neighborhood.” Word quickly spread about who was moving in: Replacing...
Australian drink flat white is the buzz of NY java joints
Move over, cappuccino, there’s a new coffee in town. And we have the Australians to thank for it. Flat whites are becoming the hot order at Aussie-run java joints like...
Broadway's Bebe Neuwirth has done it all in Chicago
"We have the best babka in town!” cries Bebe Neuwirth, which seems odd on several counts: She calls sugar “the devil,” she’s probably a size zero — and her giggly...
Aaron Eckhart loses the fat, cigars for 'I, Frankenstein'
He’s not your 19th-century Frankenstein. “I don’t know where this lumbering idiot came from. In the book, he’s extremely articulate, he’s sensitive, he’s a quick learner,” Aaron Eckhart tells The...
Why did Carole Lombard die?
Hers was a tragic, plane-crash ending to rival any sad movie. A new book looks at how jealousy and diva behavior led the A-list star to her death.
The life of Carole Lombard
Hers was a tragic, plane-crash ending to rival any sad movie. A new book looks at how jealousy and diva behavior led the A-list star to her death.
Taper talk can’t stop the stock-market bulls
It’s damn the taper, the bulls are out of the gate! Wall Street’s prognosticators are calling for the Dow Jones industrial average to soar like a rocket well into next...
'Sugarland' star Jennifer Nettles finds sweet solo sound
If you expect Jennifer Nettles’ new album to sound just like her country-music duo Sugarland, expect to be disappointed. However, “if they’re expecting it to sound like me, a voice...
In upset, Serena Williams defeated at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams’ long winning streak came to an end in a stunning fourth-round defeat to Ana Ivanovic at the Australian Open on Sunday. Ivanovic hadn’t won a...
Cops 'snuck into Hamptons cottage for sex'
While the 1 percent’s away, the cops will play. Shocked cops in tiny East Hampton Village say they caught a couple of frisky fellow flatfoots trespassing in a cottage down...
Luxury NY village plans to seize WWII vet's store
The Fire Island resort of Saltaire wants to seize private property — using taxpayer money. World War II vet Frank Whitney is locked in a legal battle with officials who...
Dumped wife gets revenge with musical about divorce
The Sharks and the Jets have nothing on these exes. Hot-shot Broadway producer Tony Ponturo’s “Bronx Bombers” opens Feb. 6, but ex-wife Ruthe isn’t pining away for him from the...
Bizarre diet of the real ‘Wolf of Wall Street’
He may have been “The Wolf of Wall Street,” but Jordan Belfort was afraid of his own leftovers. Obsessed with keeping his figure, the former stock scammer would spray Windex...
Bottler sues over 'illegal' beer can returns on SI
A bitter battle over Bud has broken out on Staten Island. The borough’s only Anheuser-Busch distributor says a local bottle and can redemption center is overwhelming it with returns —...
Children sap your will to live — but it’s totally worth it!
To become a parent is to enter the realm of paradox. You’re exhausted and exhilarated. You’re depleted and replete. You wouldn’t sell your baby for a million bucks, but you...
Confessions of a NYC taxi driver
When Gene Salomon, a veteran hack, is asked, “What was the wildest ride you ever had?” he has to think before answering. He makes a mental list of his near...
Student opens up about conditions at 'School of No'
Shantazia Williams, 11, doesn’t mince words when it comes to PS 106. “This school is terrible,” the fifth-grader said outside the Far Rockaway, Queens school last week, her mother standing...
Avonte kin awaiting DNA match
The family of Avonte Oquendo will know by Wednesday whether DNA from body parts washed up on a beach in northern Queens is a match to their tragic missing child,...
2 pedestrians killed, 1 maimed in 3 new crashes
Three pedestrians were struck by cars — two fatally — in a spate of Saturday crashes, topping off an already brutal start to the new year on city streets. The...
'School of No' principal splurged on office as kids lacked basics
Where did the money go? PS 106 was allotted $3.3 million in 2013-14, including more than $160,000 in federal Title I funds to serve kids from poor homes. Yet the...
City refuses to remove Citi Bike racks outside Plaza hotel
The city Department of Transportation doesn’t want to give up bike-share racks at The Plaza hotel — months after the landmark building filed a lawsuit to get rid of them....
City ignored pleas to ax 'lunatic' principal
They knew. Teachers begged city officials to investigate “School of No” Principal Marcella Sills soon after she started in 2005 — citing her constant tardiness, harassment of staff and extravagant...
Guild has mystery backer to buy Philly dailies
The biggest guessing game this week in the turbulent Philadelphia newspaper wars is the identity of the money behind a bid by the Newspaper Guild of that city to stop the...
Program success is easy like ‘Sunday Morning’
You wouldn’t think that actor Alec Baldwin and his yoga-icon wife, Hilaria, and the Beltway power couple of Mary Matalin and James Carville, would be a ratings win. But they...