February 9, 2017
Inmates break out of jail, grab booze — and then sneak back in
But why go back? Inmates have been breaking out of a federal prison in Atlanta for years — grabbing booze, guns and cellphones — before sneaking back into the facility...
Billionaire boss fired me for taking one sick day
That’s just sick! A billionaire hedge-fund mogul treated his bodyguard worse than a stray mongrel — cruelly firing the man for taking a single sick day after a year-and-a-half of...
Kendall goes see-thru to cap off first day of New York Fashion Week
Kendall Jenner closed it wearing a sheer glittery naked dress that appropriately flaunted her bare bum.
Trump reaffirms 'one China policy' in call with Chinese president
BEIJING — President Donald Trump has reaffirmed America's longstanding "one China policy" in a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, potentially alleviating concerns about a major shift in Washington's...
Rangers fans' pet defenseman looks sharp in fill-in role
Every team in the NHL has players like Adam Clendening, whose sporadic playing time and extended periods out of the lineup drive fans nuts. And now, in this age of...
Mets cut their Renaissance man to make room for Jerry Blevins
It wasn’t until Ty Kelly’s eighth professional season that the longtime minor leaguer was finally called up to the majors. Now, Kelly only can wonder when the next call will...
Hedge fund posts solid returns thanks to Argentina
Bienville Capital, a New York hedge fund, is posting solid returns this year due to the resurgence in the stock market — in Argentina. The fund closed out January up...
Airline stocks climb amid Trump's criticism
Airline stocks climbed high Thursday after President Trump met with executives from major airlines as well as airport operators and service providers, and promised lower taxes and to improve infrastructure...
News Corp. profits surge thanks to digital performance
News Corp., whose assets include the Wall Street Journal, HarperCollins and The Post, reported adjusted earnings that beat analysts’ expectations as revenue from its digital properties surged. News Corp. shares...
College football star punched me after I wouldn't go home with him
As Joe Mixon prepares for a winding road to NFL Draft Day, the circumstances surrounding his shocking roundhouse punch of a female student during his freshman year at Oklahoma remain...
Baylor's tarnished president closing in on Trump post
Ken Starr — the disgraced ex-president of Baylor University — is being considered for a post in the Trump administration, a report said Thursday night. The 70-year-old Texan is currently...
Surging Islanders inch closer to playoff spot after topping Flyers
PHILADELPHIA — Jason Chimera scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period and Thomas Greiss made 33 saves to lead the Islanders to a 3-1 victory over the Flyers...
Rangers rolling as third line does some serious damage
This was a tour de force from the Rangers third line, and that type of depth is exactly what gives this organization confidence for the time when the snow thaws...
Stockholm syndrome is big on Broadway and at the movies
You can’t escape this winter’s hottest entertainment trend. But it’s not ornate British costume dramas or midseason lawyer procedurals. It’s neither biopics nor boffo comic-book capers. The buzzy movies and...
Jury requests to see 32-gallon trash bag linked to Etan Patz murder
The jury in the retrial of the man accused of killing Etan Patz asked to review a chilling piece of evidence Thursday — a 32-gallon trash bag similar to the...
Woman faces off with thief in subway robbery
A gutsy, 28-year-old who is studying for the bar exam took the law into her own hands when she followed a crook who snatched her wallet on a crowded subway...
Upstart runway-show producer invests in fresh labels
WME-IMG is the 800-pound gorilla of New York Fashion Week, but Style Fashion Week, an outfit headed up by 33-year-old Veronica Kerzner, has big ambitions. The upstart runway-show producer expects...
The Falcons' demise was just like another infamous collapse
It’s a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it. Sweeping up after the Super Bowl: I knew we had seen such an ending and heard such a reason for it,...
Germaine de Randamie's secret weapon makes her dangerous
She once knocked out a man in a boxing ring and has won more kickboxing and Muay Thai titles than she can count. So when anyone suggests Germaine de Randamie...
‘Cash God inside': Church sign playing on meme goes viral
Even churches are now listening to the gospel of "The Dr. Phil Show." A Georgia church has taken a page from teen whose "cash me outside" remark on an episode...
The Queen of Soul calls it quits
Well, a change is gonna come: Aretha Franklin has announced that she’s leaving the building at year’s end. The Queen of Soul won’t be leaving us empty-handed — she just...
Can the mayor make a habit of not dodging the press?
Say this about Mayor de Blasio as the entire political world awaits news from his much-heralded sitdown with US Attorney Preet Bharara: He’s more than happy to talk about the...
Man credits this yoga pose for saving his life
An Australian man who was trapped in a pond with just his nose above water credits yoga to his remarkable survival. David Miller, 45, was riding an excavator on his...
Trump keeps his eye on the jobs ball
Despite all the noise in Washington, President Trump seems to be keeping his eye on the main ball: jobs. In a meeting with airline executives Thursday, he signaled that some...
Businesses desperately seek PR strategies for the Age of Trump
EIGHTY-FOUR, Pa. — No one in this rural southwestern Pennsylvania town cares much about the morality or politics of the ad that 84 Lumber Company aired during the Super Bowl....
Kristaps Porzingis sees another Knicks season falling apart
After 54 games last season, the Knicks stood at 23-31 and were dysfunctional enough to get coach Derek Fisher fired. This season, the record is even worse: 22-32. The pain...
Woman busted for livestreaming rape of 4-year-old boy
An Ohio woman who reportedly livestreamed footage of her raping a 4-year-old boy has been arrested. India Kirksey, 20, has been charged with felony rape, news station WCPO reported. She...
Nets have been a disaster, but they're improving in one area
The Nets know basketball is a bottom-line business, and that bottom line is they have the NBA’s longest losing streak and the league’s worst record. But they insist they see...
Penn State puts stop to greek life parties with booze after student death
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State has indefinitely halted fraternity and sorority parties where alcohol is available because of a student's recent death and what the school calls growing allegations...
Embrace the French dip sandwich immediately
Take a dip. Or five. At the new Upper West Side restaurant Maison Pickle (2309-2315 Broadway; 212-496-9100), there are nearly half a dozen different French dip sandwiches on the menu,...
Slamming the Supremes -- like FDR and Abe Lincoln
As you might have heard, President Trump tweeted at a judge. The commentariat shuddered at the effrontery of it, some worried that the foundations of the separation of powers had...
With UFT endorsement, de Blasio just raised a red flag for Preet Bharara
Hello? Just as Mayor Bill de Blasio is to meet with federal prosecutors to talk possible pay-to-play with the city’s teachers union, that same union fulsomely endorses the mayor for...
Oscar-nominated shorts are long on technological firsts
It's Oscar-nominated short films time, and 2017’s animation choices are a technologically wide-ranging bunch: One was made entirely in Photoshop, and another marks the first entry of a 360 Google...
Health guru makes the case for 'fat-shaming'
A controversial weight loss guru is campaigning for Britain to constructively fat-shame obese people — and even wants UK's Natural Health Service nurses to wear special badges if they’re fat....
Breaking down all the 'Fifty Shades Darker' sex scenes
Say all you want about the awful acting, corny dialogue and patronizing storyline of “Fifty Shades Darker” — at the end of the day, you’ve got two attractive people having...
Galentine’s Day? Give us a break
Valentine's Day has long been a scourge for the romantically coupled, pushing them to purchase chocolates, flowers and sappy greeting cards, then go out for overpriced prix-fixe dinners staffed by...
Bob Costas being replaced by Mike Tirico as NBC Olympic host
Mike Tirico is taking over from Bob Costas as the prime-time host of NBC's Olympics coverage starting next winter in South Korea. Costas, who has been the on-air concierge to...
College GOP group hands out seriously anti-Semitic Valentine's Day cards
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — A Central Michigan University Republican student group is apologizing for a Valentine's Day card that mocks Jews who died in the Holocaust. The College Republicans group...
WWE's quarterly results get Wall Street majorly pumped
Investors in WWE were as pumped as one of its superstars Thursday after the wrestling outfit reported a fourth-quarter revenue gain of 17 percent, smashing the 7-percent increase anticipated by...
Michigan State bans 3 athletes, football staffer in sexual assault probe
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Three Michigan State University student-athletes are suspended from team activities and removed from on-campus housing as part of a sexual assault investigation. The school says in...
Neiman Marcus bonds head deeper into junk territory
Neiman Marcus now has something in common with Sears Holdings. The luxury retailer on Thursday got downgraded by Standard & Poor’s to CCC+ from a B-. The ratings agency also...
Tantalizing 'The Missing' is your next must-see show
The story of the child who goes missing — and is either murdered or reappears after a long absence — has been a popular premise for several interesting, if flawed,...
New plays on Broadway are already in danger
There are plenty of nonmusical plays coming to Broadway this spring, but producers are fretting that few of them are selling. Three of those plays — “Sweat,” “Indecent” and “Significant...
Adam Warren has mixed feelings about his Cubs World Series ring
TAMPA — Adam Warren spent just over half a season with the Cubs before being sent back to the Yankees prior to the trade deadline, but he’s still likely to...
Jared Kushner's family working on deal to purchase Miami Marlins: reports
The family of presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner is looking to buy Major League Baseball’s Miami Marlins. EPSN and Bloomberg News say the Kushners are part of a group negotiating with...
Inside America’s biggest IKEA
More than a thousand people showed up to the opening of IKEA’s largest store in the US on Wednesday. Located in Burbank, Calif., the new shop is 456,000 square feet,...
ISIS wannabe once suspected of stabbing boy admits to attacking federal agent
An ISIS wannabe once suspected of stabbing a 9-year-old Staten Island boy as part of a terror "audition" copped to a plea deal in another case Thursday. Fareed Mumuni, 22,...
Knicks will never change unless fans revolt
There was a lot of disgust kicking its way around the city Thursday afternoon, darting in and out of the snow drifts, ducking into lunchtime cafeterias and happy-hour saloons. Much...
Nets' injury-prone Jeremy Lin insurance wants to come back
Greivis Vasquez, who was signed to be Jeremy Lin’s backup but was bought out in the wake of ankle woes, told Hoopshype he had a second surgery in November and...
Federal appeals court rules against Trump's travel ban
Three federal appeals judges unanimously upheld a decision that slammed the brakes on President Trump’s refugee and immigration ban — and he furiously fired back on Twitter that he would...
Greg Bird, Michael Conforto in spring's harshest spotlights
Spring training means different things to different players. A chance for veterans to gear up for another 162-game grind, top prospects to get their first tastes of the big leagues...
Phil Jackson makes belated Carmelo peace offering
The Zen Master may have just offered a peace pipe to Carmelo Anthony. In a follow-up tweet to his insulting missive Tuesday, Knicks president Phil Jackson indicated Thursday the original...
Mysterious outage plunges city of Brussels into darkness
The city of Brussels was plunged into darkness Thursday due to a massive power outage. The sounds of sirens were reported throughout the Belgian capital, which was the site of...
Basketball team turns special-needs student into a star
A heartwarming moment occurred on a basketball court in Oklahoma. Players on the Norman High team brought a young girl with special needs out for the final moments of the...
Appeals court to issue ruling on Trump's travel ban
The federal appellate court deliberating whether to uphold or kill the restraining order against President Trump's travel ban said Thursday it would issue its decision within hours. Trump wants to...
Bill Raftery on how Gonzaga changed, why Duke's not dead
CBS analyst Bill Raftery, on the call Saturday for Kentucky-Alabama, talks Gonzaga’s potential, Duke’s rise and Georgetown’s fall with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: Is this Gonzaga team a bigger...
How Kah-Lo went from Hofstra to the Grammys in four years
There's no better way for performers to cut their teeth than by playing to indifferent coffeehouse patrons in New York City. Just ask Bob Dylan. And if you can’t reach...
How Maren Morris is leading country music's Grammy invasion
Nashville is filled with wannabe country singers dreaming of getting onstage and hitting the big time. But when Maren Morris arrived there in 2013, she had more modest goals: After...
Slain corrections officer's ex-boyfriend charged with murder
A reputed gang member has been arrested in the murder or his correction-officer ex-girlfriend, who was fatally gunned down while sitting in her car in Brooklyn, police sources said Thursday....
What Aaron Judge learned from rookie strikeout debacle
TAMPA — Late Thursday morning, Aaron Judge took batting practice in the same group as Gary Sanchez. Sanchez is coming off a historic two months at the end of 2016,...
Doorman who died in freak accident was church-going grandfather
An Upper East Side doorman died in a freak accident Thursday when he tumbled through a plate-glass window while shoveling his building’s slippery steps as the city was walloped by...
How 1991 changed music as we knew it
When the Grammys take place at 8 p.m. on Sunday, duking it out for Album of the Year will be pop diva Adele, genre-defying icon Beyoncé, an EDM-inflected Justin Bieber,...
Teen breaks world record with his freakish flexibility
A young boy known as “Spider-Man” has entered the Guinness book of records, his trainer has confirmed. The Palestinian 13-year-old, Mohammed al-Sheikh, broke the record for the most full body...
A man spent $80K to look like Britney Spears
Oops! . . . He did it again. And again, and again. Bryan Ray, 31, has undergone over 90 cosmetic procedures to morph his face into that of his longtime idol, Britney...
The 3 best fights at UFC 208 not involving Holly Holm
The UFC returns to the five boroughs this weekend for the first time since UFC 205 last November. Unlike that historic three-title-fight night at Madison Square Garden, there is only...
The oldest person in America has died
FLEMINGTON, N.J. — A New Jersey woman who was the oldest American has died at age 114. Adele Dunlap died Sunday at a hospital near Flemington, according to the Martin...
De Blasio deems pizza 'sound enough' to eat like a New Yorker
Mayor Bill de Blasio spent part of the snow day proving to New Yorkers he can eat pizza without a fork. "I have deemed the pizza at Lee's Tavern on...
We are losing our hearing earlier than thought
Hear that? Probably not, since at least one in five adults have some level of hearing loss, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
Phil Jackson's stand-in for Carmelo has some tales to tell
Michael Graham wants to be very clear: He is not angry at Phil Jackson, who referenced him in a bizarre tweet this week that praised a column written with an anti-Carmelo...
Knicks double down on making Charles Oakley the villain
Charles Oakley dug in his heels Thursday, maintaining the eruption during the Knicks game at the Garden the previous night that led to his ejection and subsequent arrest resulted from...
Priest declines to press charges against donation-box thief
A merciful Catholic priest declined to press charges against a woman who was caught on surveillance video pilfering from a donation box at his parish, officials said. Christa Polito walked...
Sinister parrot terrorizes its owners with threats of 'redrum'
Sabrina Behrike's pet parrot is a huge fan of the classic movie "The Shining," and it loves shouting one of the movie's most memorable lines. Unfortunately, it's also one of...
Landlord finds crossbows, swords in dead tenant's apartment
A landlord cleaning out a deceased tenant's apartment in Manhattan this week found a stash of weapons, including crossbows and ninja swords, police sources said. The landlord was inside a...
The radical, dice-rolling bent of Yankees' new lineup
Say you were tasked with writing a manual on how to build a Yankees champion based on the previous 27. Wouldn’t the very first chapter revolve around finding lefty power...
Murder suspect held on $4 billion bail
KILLEEN, Texas -- They say everything is bigger in Texas. It's now safe to say that applies to bail. Bell County Justice of the Peace Claudia Brown set Antonio Marquis...
Charles Oakley's fall from beloved bad boy to Knicks outcast
For 10 seasons, Charles Oakley was the heart of the Knicks, but the longtime fan favorite is no longer welcome in the arena he used to call home. On Wednesday...
Trump targets violent crime, backs cops in executive actions
President Trump signed three executive actions Thursday aimed at eliminating criminal cartels, reducing violent crime and protecting police officers from violence. "First, I'm directing Department of Justice and Homeland Security...
Driver dies after tractor-trailer blows off bridge
A driver died on Thursday after his tractor-trailer was blown over the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia. The man was spotted atop the vehicle’s cab at about...
A true-life royal interracial romance in ‘A United Kingdom’
A touching love story that gets sidelined by a tiresome intra-family African political dispute, “A United Kingdom” has a big heart that beats far too slowly. In 1947 London, white...
Steer escapes butcher to lead police on a wild chase
A steer escaped a butcher in Texas and made its escape down the highway. Local police and cowboys chased after it, because that's the sort of thing that happens in...
Missing Canadian man found homeless and living in Brazil five years later
A Canadian man who was feared to be dead after disappearing five years ago was discovered as he wandered along a Brazilian highway, according to a report. Anton Pilipa, 39,...
Kellyanne Conway 'counseled' for plugging Ivanka's clothing line
The White House said Thursday that Kellyanne Conway, a top advisor to President Trump, has been "counseled" not to plug Ivanka Trump's clothing line -- as a Republican congressman called...
Don't policitize the Yemen raid and other notable comments
Political reporter: Can Dems Get Used to Losing? People may get tired of all the “winning” that President Trump has promised them, but Aaron Blake at The Washington Post wonders...
These are the contenders tasked with saving women's UFC
Amanda Nunes is the baddest woman on planet Earth, Holly Holm will probably be the first women’s featherweight titleholder in UFC history and Ronda Rousey is done. Probably. That is...
Parrot's favorite word is 'RedRum,' and it's freaking people out
A creepy female parrot is freaking out her owners because she repeatedly squawks “RedRum”—the catchword from the horror classic “The Shining.” Arizona-residents Greg Negron, 37, and his girlfriend, Sabrina Behrike,...
Why 'John Wick: Chapter 2' isn’t nearly as wicked as the original
In “John Wick: Chapter 2,” the international superkiller wears black turtlenecks straight out of L’Uomo Vogue, has a tattoo in Latin and calls his gun dealer his “sommelier.” He’s the...
IVF is the best job perk nobody talks about
If you’re looking for insurance coverage to help you have a baby, it’s not a good idea to wait and see what might replace the Affordable Care Act. Despite the...
Jordan Spieth rips 'scum' autograph seekers
Jordan Spieth wants professional autograph seekers to get "a real job." The golf superstar lashed out at a press conference against a pack of feisty autograph scavengers at Pebble Beach...
Dad who lost three daughters in Christmas fire dies
His death was “sudden and peaceful,” and he’s now “with his children.” Matthew Badger — the heartbroken dad whose three girls perished in a horrific Christmas Day 2011 fire in Connecticut...
Schumer calls on Trump to withdraw Puzder nomination
WASHINGTON – Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on President Donald Trump to withdraw Andy Puzder’s nomination for Secretary of Labor, saying he "could not have picked a worse nominee." “They...
Now the whole world is one big Pinterest board
https://youtu.be/GtDhZb1nNF0 The world is your Pinterest board. Pinterest has introduced a way to let users discover recommendations based on real-life objects. Lens, which launched in beta Wednesday, works just like...
Asdrubal Cabrera is furious over double-cross
The Mets get to keep their shortstop all spring -- but not without some drama. Asdrubal Cabrera is fuming after being left off Team Venezuela's roster for the World Baseball...
Amputee model struts his stuff on the catwalk
Despite having his leg amputated at 16 years old, Jack Eyers isn't letting anything hold him back. He just became the first male amputee to walk in New York's Fashion...
Will Arnett is back in black in hilarious ‘Lego Batman Movie’
It's lonely being the best, and don’t I know it. Lego Batman knows it, too, and he’s adrift inside his vast hilltop estate. When no one is watching, he eats...
Trump was ignorant of nukes treaty he slammed during Putin call
President Trump ripped a treaty that capped American and Russian deployment of nuclear warheads as a bad deal for the US during his phone call last month with Russian leader...
Real-life 'Footloose' town scraps Valentine's Day dance party
A small town in Oklahoma is taking a page from the 1984 movie "Footloose" -- by canceling a Valentine's Day shindig because of an arcane city ordinance enforcing a strict...
Actually, Trump has a duty to ban dangerous immigrants
President Trump’s tirade against the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals hearing on his immigration order is going to trigger the usual outrage from the Democrats claiming he’s delegitimizing the judiciary....
The iPhone 8 is going to cost upwards of $1,000
By now, we have a fairly good idea that Apple is going to be releasing one hell of a phone come September. Leaks have shown a completely redesigned handset, with...
What the hell happened to this alligator?
HANAHAN, S.C. -- No one seems to know why there's an orange alligator in a pond near Charleston. Residents joke the gator used too much self-tanning lotion. Or maybe it's...
Ken Thompson's widow lashes out at his mom in will dispute
The widow of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson says her mother-in-law has no right to see the late top prosecutor’s old will while battling to have his revised deathbed version...
What if Dolan's Rangers were run like the Knicks?
In an alternate universe, Glen Sather (@FiveRingsSlats) is impugning Henrik Lundqvist’s character yet again on Twitter, hoping this latest personal attack might be the tipping point in the club president’s...
When lawyers fight over airplane armrest, legal threats fly
A pair of lawyers went loco aboard a Spain-bound airplane, causing a wild ruckus in a squabble over a shared armrest, according to a report. Footage of the in-flight feud...
Protesters try to prevent ICE from deporting illegal immigrant
Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos was caught using a phony Social Security number several years ago, but only just now is being deported. A group of protesters decided to block the...
De Blasio urges New Yorkers to stay off the roads
Mayor de Blasio said on Thursday the city has about 2,300 vehicles plowing and encouraged people to use mass transit so the trucks can continue to clear the streets of...
Doorman dies after freak accident while shoveling snow
A doorman shoveling the steps at his Upper East Side building died Thursday in a freak accident – when he slipped while shoveling snow, tumbled down the stairs and had...
New Viacom CEO wants MTV to return to music and reality shows
It’s deja vu all over again at MTV. New Viacom CEO Bob Bakish told Wall Street that the network is going to dump dramas and get back to its original...
New Yorkers brave monster snowstorm
New York City hit a record high of 62 degrees on Wednesday before getting hammered by heavy snow on Thursday that shut down schools, emptied roads and canceled flights across the region.
This barber ignites his customers' hair on purpose
A Palestinian barber is making a name for himself by using fire to style his customers' hair. He sprays flammable liquid on their heads and uses controlled flames to remove...
Karlie Kloss' secret fashion collaboration
Jens Grede and Erik Torstensson, the duo behind Frame — the It girl go-to for super-slim jeans — say stunner Karlie Kloss is pushing their limits. “We’re working on something...
Katy Perry has a surprisingly good shoe line
Not that she’s naming names, but Katy Perry says she’s taking her new shoe collection a lot more seriously than many celebs’ pet fashion projects. “Nobody’s calling it in for...
Mom accused of sharing topless photos, pot brownies with teens
A mother in Utah allegedly sent topless photos and smoked pot with teenagers in her home in a misguided attempt to relive her youth, according to one victim’s mother. Virginia Olson,...
Universal confirms deal for rights to Prince's music catalog
It’s official: Prince is coming to Universal. Universal Music Group confirmed Thursday it has a deal with the Estate of Prince Rogers Nelson, as well as the late pop legend’s...
Thousands of sheep are getting lightning-fast haircuts in New Zealand
The World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships kicked off in New Zealand on Wednesday with hundreds of competitors from around the world. Held for the first time on the country's South...
Why 'SNL' cast members can't do impressions anymore
Melissa McCarthy’s performance as White House press secretary Sean Spicer on last weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” was the show’s best satire in ages. Sharp as Dexter Morgan’s scalpel, the chaotic...
First-born children are smarter than their siblings
Let the family dinner table fights begin: First-born kids really are smarter than their younger siblings, a new study found. The main reason there is a disparity between progeny is...
Experts scratching their heads over ancient Amazon markings
The precise purpose of big, mysterious earthen formations in the Brazilian rainforest still stumps scientists, who have carried out careful analysis of the region's history. As the Amazon suffers from...
'Fifty Shades' will make you dumber
The problem is all inside your head, she said to me S&M is easy if you take it logically I’d like to help you with your struggle to tame me...
MLB's weirdest pitcher attempts even weirder comeback
Fear the weird. Once known as the bearded, over-exuberant, flame-throwing closer for the San Francisco Giants, Brian Wilson is attempting a comeback to the big leagues. But this time, he's...
Protesters arrested following deportation of illegal immigrant
PHOENIX — Police made several arrests as protesters blocked enforcement vans from leaving a US immigration office in Phoenix late Wednesday, fearing that a mother of two was headed for...
This dog really sucks at catching a ball
He's got paw aim! K'eyush, a Husky and Malamute cross, is a big fan of fetch, despite not being able to catch a ball. "I think he has bad timing,...
Woman who stole from church donation box busted by cops
It was a case of divine justice. Cops on Wednesday nabbed the woman seen on this surveillance video pilfering from a donation box at a Bronx church. Christa Polito walked...
Drunken man turns fireworks store into a massive fireball
A man in China was arrested for attempted arson after igniting fireworks inside a fireworks store while he was intoxicated. The exploding fireworks caused other merchandise to ignite, setting off...
Trump calls air traffic control system 'totally out of whack'
President Trump told airline executives that the air traffic control system is "totally out of whack" and described the nation's airports as "obsolete." Trump met with the executives at the...
This simulated baby may be the worst video game ever
Never ones to turn down a good excuse for a mini-game collection, Nintendo is launching its new Switch portable/console hybrid with a titled called 1-2-Switch. It’s been shown off a...
Ex-NSA contractor stole secrets for nearly two decades: feds
A former National Security Agency contractor was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on charges that he stole reams of highly classified documents. Harold Martin, 52, was charged with...
Police hunt for punk who robbed Girl Scout selling cookies
Police in Philadelphia are hunting for a heartless crook who stole $50 from a 9-year-old Girl Scout selling Thin Mints and Caramel deLites right outside her home. The suspect, described...
Indian tribe files legal challenge against Dakota Access Pipeline
One of two American Indian tribes fighting the Dakota Access oil pipeline has filed a legal challenge to try to block its completion. The Cheyenne River Sioux worries a pipeline...
Hero massages tennis ball out of suffering snake
When a professional snake handler came across a snake in distress with a giant lump in her body, she knew just what to do. The snake had tried to eat...
Man faked his own kidnapping to get money from grandma: cops
FLORENCE, Ala. — Authorities say a northern Alabama man tried to get money from his grandmother by faking his own kidnapping. Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office investigator Lt. Brad Potts tells...
N. Korea's child slavery problem is even worse than imagined
They work long hours, don’t get paid and have little say over what they do. Stuck in slave-like conditions, many never get the chance to escape their situation. But this...
Pharma bro headed to Harvard for speaking engagement
Embattled "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli is becoming quite the jet-setter despite his pending federal court case on charges of securities fraud. A Brooklyn federal judge on Thursday approved the 33-year-old's...
Trump slams McCain for criticizing Yemen raid
President Trump on Thursday blasted Sen. John McCain for criticizing the commando raid in Yemen, saying his reaction "only emboldens the enemy." "Sen. McCain should not be talking about the...
Why this classic 'Simpsons' episode almost didn't make it to air
It's one of the most beloved — and oft-quoted — Simpsons episodes ever, but the 1997 classic ‘Homer’s Phobia’ very nearly didn’t make it to air. A fascinating new post...
Man blames Uber for ruining his marriage
A French businessman claims Uber broke up his marriage — so he’s suing the company for more than $45 million, local media reported. The unidentified man, who hails from Côte...
New Dead Sea Scrolls cave discovered
Researchers have discovered a new cave in Israel that they say once held Dead Sea Scrolls, making it just the 12th such cave of its kind found. The find is...
76-year-old newlywed allegedly shot wife in butt for refusing sex
An elderly newlywed who told police he had yet to consummate his marriage allegedly shot his wife in the butt for refusing his advances. Donald Royce, 76, of Lehigh Acres,...
Newlywed teacher busted for lesbian affair with student
A newlywed former California high school teacher was busted for having a lesbian affair with one of her students, according to a new report. Camryn Zelinger was taken away in...
Kellyanne plugs Ivanka Trump's clothing line on live TV
Top White House adviser Kellyanne Conway on Thursday gave an on-air shout-out to Ivanka Trump's clothing line, urging people to buy her merchandise. "Go buy Ivanka's stuff, is what I...
Deadly three-alarm fire rips through Staten Island home
One person was killed and nine others injured in a house fire on Staten Island Thursday morning, officials said. Nearly 140 firefighters responded to the three-alarm blaze that broke out...
Tesla to shut down factory for a week in Model 3 prep
Tesla said it will shut down production at its California assembly plant for a week this month to prepare for production of its high-volume Model 3 sedan. Tesla said the...
China praises Trump for his belated New Year's greeting
Chinese officials on Thursday heaped praise on President Trump for sending New Year's salutations to Chinese President Xi Jinping—even if the wishes came in a letter nearly two weeks late....
Charles Oakley tells his side: 'More security kept coming at me'
Charles Oakley says it was just a normal night at the Garden before all hell broke loose. The Knicks great said he and four friends were enjoying the start of...
ISIS suspects busted with suicide belts and rifles in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — Police detained four Islamic State suspects who were allegedly planning to carry out a "sensational" attack in Turkey and seized 24 suicide attack belts, officials said Thursday....
Twitter shares tank as revenue growth stalls
Twitter reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth since going public as the company continues to face intense competition from Snapchat and Facebook’s Instagram. The company’s shares fell as much as...
Explosion rocks nuclear power plant in France
PARIS — A fire led to a blast in the machine room of a nuclear power plant on France's northwest coast on Thursday morning but there was no radiation leak...
Trump slams senator who made Supreme Court nominee's criticism public
Donald Trump slammed the US senator who disclosed Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch’s criticism of the president, accusing him of misrepresenting the judge’s comments. "Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who never fought...
The Trumps appoint a new White House social secretary
The White House has announced its new social secretary, touting her two decades-plus of "entertaining experience." Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd, a longtime Washington event planner who goes by Rickie, will...
Donald Trump will get his own monument — in Italy
Abraham Lincoln was dead 57 years before the Lincoln Memorial was constructed. George Washington had to wait 89 years after his death before his monument in Washington, DC, was finished....
College basketball team ditched by drunk bus driver: cops
https://twitter.com/SaintLouisMBB/status/829528923507671040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The Saint Louis University men's basketball team lost a game to St. Bonaventure — and then its bus. The Billikens walked out of the arena Wednesday night following the...
Five hundred people gather for massive family reunion
The Ren family reunion in China might be one of the largest ever. Using a family tree that traces the lineage back over 800 years, more than 500 family members...
Schools closed, flights canceled as winter storm hits Northeast
A winter storm warning was in effect until 6 p.m. as up to 2 inches an hour of windswept snow continued to fall across the Big Apple — with total...
Bounty hunter jailed for marrying mother and her daughter
SHAMOKIN, Pa. — A bail bondsman has been jailed on charges he was simultaneously married to a 43-year-old woman and her 18-year-old daughter, and illegally possessed weapons by working in...
NYPD cops are using illegal license plate covers to thwart traffic cameras
Scores of NYPD cops have installed illegal flash-reflecting plastic covers on their personal-vehicle license plates that can thwart toll and traffic cameras — and officials said a crackdown is under...
Man swims dangerously close to lava flow in Hawaii
A Hawaiian man was filmed swimming in waters near a lava zone, where lava is flowing into the open ocean. Aside from the obvious danger, the lava hitting the water...
6-year-old celebrates finishing chemo with adorable dance
A 6-year-old boy who has been fighting an inoperable brain tumor since infancy donned a Superman T-shirt to his ceremonial ringing of the chemotherapy bell at the Children’s Hospital of...
U.S. Marshals hunt for tattoo-covered sex offender
A convicted sex offender was on the loose Wednesday with U.S. Marshals on the hunt -- but his face covered with tattoos could make him easy to spot. Matthew Ezekiel...
Officials probe hospital after man dies in ER waiting room
ITHACA, N.Y. — The New York state health department is investigating the death of a patient in the waiting room of a hospital emergency room. Cayuga Medical Center president John...
Stony Brook basketball player accused of raping a minor
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — A Long Island college basketball player from California is accused of raping a minor. Stony Brook University police Chief Robert J. Lenahan tells Newsday that Blair...
Protests break out after illegal immigrant is deported in Arizona
Protests broke out in Phoenix, Ariz., Wednesday night as a 36-year-old illegal immigrant who came to the United States at 14 reportedly became among the first illegal immigrants targeted for...
Spike Lee has had enough of Phil Jackson
Spike Lee has seen enough of Phil Jackson, and that was before Charles Oakley was ejected from the Garden during Wednesday’s game against the Clippers. “I’ll pack Phil’s bag for...
Flip-flop wearing robber makes off with $3K cash
Police are searching for a robber in socks and flip flops who held a woman at gunpoint in her own home in Queens last Wednesday. The 28-year-old victim was outside...
Mercedes-Benz, Honda among companies with ads on jihadist websites
High-profile companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Honda and Sandals Resorts are inadvertently advertising on jihadist and other extremist Web sites, a new investigation reveals. The ads appear on the sites of...
Wizards hero shows Nets he'd be valuable get in free agency
The Nets are bereft of draft picks, so their best hope for getting out of the Grand Canyon-sized hole into which they have put themselves into is to get lucky...
El Chapo's sons wounded in attack by rival cartel
MEXICO CITY — A prominent Mexican journalist reported Wednesday that the sons of Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman say they were wounded in an attack they blamed on...
NYPD civilian employee found shot to death in his home
A civilian NYPD employee was found shot to death in his Bath Beach home earlier this evening, cops say. Robert D'Onofrio, 66, was discovered unresponsive by his daughter inside of...
Anthony-Jackson feud: Carmelo feels like Knicks are 'his team'
Carmelo Anthony has told confidants he may decide to wait out the old Zen Master, according to a source. As the feud between the Knicks' star player and star president...
Jogger discovers decomposed body in Queens
A jogger discovered a body Wednesday in Kissena Park in Queens, police said. The body was so decomposed that it was impossible to discern a gender, but the size of...
Chinatown slowly losing its charm — and its restaurants
The Year of the Rooster could be a wake-up call that Chinatown is steadily, if slowly, changing into something long-time New Yorkers might not recognize. Omens of upheaval to come...
High-end Whole Foods will spare you the agony of chopping onions
If chopping your own carrots and onions is too much to handle, the folks at Whole Foods have someone they want you to meet — their new produce butcher. Like...
'Legend': LeBron James takes Oakley's side in Knicks mess
LeBron James and the Cavaliers were in Indiana on Wednesday night, but Charles Oakley’s plight at the Garden wasn’t far from the King’s mind. Shortly after the Cavaliers defeated the...
AT&T execs stuck in middle of Trump-CNN feud
How do you solve a problem like CNN? Top execs at AT&T, in the midst of acquiring Time Warner, are scratching their heads trying to figure out how to curry...
Partner recalls tragic moment officer Randolph Holder was gunned down
An NYPD cop stoically recounted on the stand Wednesday the tragic moment that his partner, Randolph Holder, was gunned down during a foot chase in East Harlem. “We started to...
Oakley meltdown epitomizes state of embarrassing Knicks franchise
The curious were craning their necks at Madison Square Garden, hoping for a better view of the commotion three floors below. There, on the fifth floor, maybe five seats behind...