August 18, 2018
Matt Harvey falls short in no-hit bid but still dominates
CINCINNATI — It was a throwback night for Matt Harvey. At least, that's how it looked to Giants manager Bruce Bochy. Harvey took a no-hit try into the sixth inning,...
One Giant wasn't surprised by Kyle Lauletta's cutback ability
Most of the Giants were a bit astonished to see rookie quarterback Kyle Lauletta take off and score on 10-yard scramble in Friday night’s 30-17 preseason victory in Detroit, using...
The media's hatred of Trump is only hurting itself
This month marks the two-year anniversary of one of the most important articles ever written on journalism. On Aug. 7, 2016, after Donald Trump formally secured the Republican nomination and...
Jets offensive line needs 'sense of urgency' after ragged effort
Spencer Long’s introduction to the Jets’ offensive line has been stalled a bit with injuries around him, but the center isn’t using that as an excuse for the unit’s tough...
Upper West Side residents want sidewalk book vendor gone
The bookish Upper West Side wants this chapter closed. The overflowing tables of sidewalk book vendor Kirk Davidson, 60, have rankled residents for years, prompting a new NYPD crackdown on...
Yankees hopeful Austin Romine is OK after taking foul to head
Injuries are a part of the game. Find the team that survives a season with no player getting hurt and you’ll be told to turn off the computer game. The...
Park Slope being shamed into radical school diversity plan
The de Blasio administration is guilting parents in ultra-liberal Park Slope into swallowing a radical public school “diversity plan” — suggesting that those who disagree with the scheme are akin...
Mets starter draws short straw and is sent to the bullpen
PHILADELPHIA — When it comes to the Mets’ rotation, five is enough. After toying with the idea of continuing with six starting pitchers, a byproduct of the recent doubleheader, Mickey...
Colombians urged to stop having sex because it's too damn hot
This city is suggesting residents cool it with the sex. The health secretary of Santa Marta, Julio Salas, advised locals to abstain from sex to stay cool during an intense...
Erdogan is leading Turkey to disaster
Nominally, the current US-Turkey standoff is over American pastor Andrew Brunson, whom the Turks are holding hostage under trumped-up terrorism charges. But the root problem is Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip...
Bishops need to get out of the way of abuse investigators
Of all the horrors in the Pennsylvania grand-jury report on decades of abuse by Catholic priests, the greatest may be this: “Monsignors, auxiliary bishops, bishops, archbishops, cardinals have mostly been...
The quiet meshing of the Giants defense, which looks for real
It is difficult not to focus on the inner-workings of an offense that has the potential to be highly-potent, and near-impossible not to dwell on what the attack will look...
Man who 'confessed' to killing family demands DNA tests
The Colorado man who cops say confessed to killing his wife and daughters is now mounting a vigorous defense — including filing court papers demanding his legal team conduct its...
Hundreds of migrant children closer to reunion with families
More than 500 children who were separated from relatives at the US-Mexico border are one step closer to being reunited with their families, as a federal judge approved the Trump...
80 percent of millennials worried about Social Security: study
As Social Security turned 83 last week, many millennials are convinced they won’t collect a cent. Indeed, “80 percent of millennial workers say they’re worried Social Security won’t be there...
Workers are about to take home their biggest checks in years: study
Workers will finally be bringing home the bacon — salaries are about to break out of a decade-long slump. US professionals nationwide will soon be taking home their biggest paychecks,...
Elon Musk is not a conventional CEO -- stop expecting him to be
Elon Musk’s tweet on Tesla going private has drawn no shortage of opinions, and it will be up to federal regulators to figure out whether he overstepped his bounds. Social...
Tyson Fury sets up Wilder fight after win in 2nd comeback bout
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Tyson Fury says he has signed the contract. Deontay Wilder said the fight is "official." All it needs now is a time and a place. Fury,...
Bronx street renamed for NYPD cop killed in Afghanistan
A Bronx street corner was renamed Saturday for a fallen NYPD hero. Mayor de Blasio presided over the ceremony alongside the family of Det. Joseph Lemm, 45, who was killed...
Parody video dubs Obama singing 'Respect' over Trump insults
A new video shows Obama paying R-E-S-P-E-C-T to Trump. A parody clip showing the former president singing Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” to his successor is making the rounds on social media....
FDNY brawl ‘one of the most severe beatings seen on tape’: insider
A savage brawl between two warring groups of FDNY firefighters at a Bronx firehouse has sparked multiple investigations and shocked even hardened department brass, The Post has learned. More than...
'So much blood' after angry golfer's club flies into crowd
Fans often have to be watchful after a bad golf shot. They just don’t usually have to watch out for a flying club. After hitting an errant tee shot on...
Knicks' new rebounding machine looks to reboot career
Noah Vonleh may be regarded as another lottery-pick disappointment on the Knicks’ roster, but the 6-foot-9, 245-pound power forward has one exceptional attribute he will bring to the Garden —...
Couple suing over disaster Hamptons house rental
Their $72,000 summer of luxury was spent waiting for the repair guy to show up. A Manhattan couple say they shelled out big bucks to rent a Hamptons manse for...
Ex-Liu campaign staffer says she's suffered 'post-incarceration syndrome'
As former city Comptroller John Liu mounts another comeback attempt, the woman who took the fall for his past campaign’s illegal fundraising is down in the dumplings. Jia “Jenny” Hou...
Bronx Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing teen
Days after a stunning report revealed rampant sexual abuse by perv priests in Pennsylvania, another accused holy man has been identified in New York, The Post has learned. Father John...
Jacob deGrom strengthens Cy Young case with dominant gem
PHILADELPHIA — Jacob deGrom’s Cy Young award quest is going full-throttle. With each start, inning pitched and earned run against him vital, the Mets ace pushed through a rain delay...
Former ISIS slave flees Germany after encountering her captor
A young woman who escaped slavery in Iraq only to encounter her tormentor in Germany has fled back to her home country. Ashwaq Haji Hamid, 19, was one of roughly...
Jets coach has an idea on who the starting quarterback will be
The answer to everyone’s biggest Jets question may already be sitting in Todd Bowles’ mind, but he isn’t ready to turn it into words just yet. “I have some ideas...
Man shot in face by NYPD cop now conscious, can't speak: mom
A Brooklyn man shot in the face by an NYPD cop is conscious but cannot speak, his mother said Saturday. Thavone Santana, 21, has been hospitalized since the Aug. 2...
NYPD bans civilians from recording video inside precincts
Civilians seeking to video record their encounters with cops inside NYPD precincts should hit pause -- the practice could land them in cuffs. A day after a civilian posted video...
White House lawyer cooperated extensively with Mueller team
White House counsel Don McGahn has undergone 30 hours of interviews with special counsel Robert Mueller and his investigators over the past nine months – providing extensive details about incidents...
Giants want answers from NFL on 'illegal' Mark Herzlich hit
Count the Giants as one of the (many) teams confounded by the NFL’s new helmet contact rule. Rookie linebacker Lorenzo Carter, from the right side of the defense, beat his...
Seabrook family asks for $100K in donations on GoFundMe
The crooked former union boss for city correction officers is apparently no longer accepting cash in Ferragamo bags — an in-law has set up a GoFundMe account. The account asks...
Italy mourns bridge collapse victims
The death toll from Italy’s catastrophic highway bridge collapse rose to 43 people Saturday, as some of the dead were honored in Genoa with a state funeral. Four more bodies...
Nephew charged in fatal stabbing of uncle in Bronx: cops
A man was fatally stabbed in the neck in broad daylight on a Bronx street — and cops say his nephew was the killer. Cops found Eric Shaw’s lifeless body...
US Navy sending hospital ship to treat Venezuelan refugees
BOGOTA, Colombia — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday he would dispatch a U.S. Navy hospital ship to the Colombian coast to help treat Venezuelan refugees that have overwhelmed the...
'He took my lifestyle from me': Inside this wealthy couple's nightmare divorce
They lived in one of Staten Island’s most luxurious homes, where the garage housed his-and-her Ferraris and the backyard koi pond had its own attendant. Now Robyn and Dean Billings...
1998 champs already know what this Yankees team has to find out
The 1998 Yankees won 114 regular-season games, pretty much bludgeoning anyone in their way. The Cubs of 1906, in just 152 games, and the 2001 Mariners, won 116 regular season...
Aaron Hernandez's suicide notes revealed
When attorney Jose Baez first met Aaron Hernandez in 2016, the former NFL star was already serving life in prison. The then-26-year-old had been arrested for the murder of Odin...
How a friend's tragic death still inspires Sam Darnold
The pain never goes away when a parent loses a son much too young, when a big brother loses his little brother. But every time he watches Sam Darnold play...
The Kardashians are officially more powerful than the Windsors
On Aug. 9, the Kardashian clan descended upon Los Angeles hot spot Craig’s in all their color-coordinated finery for newly minted billionaire Kylie Jenner’s 21st birthday. Inside the Barbie-themed bash,...
Gretchen Carlson denies Miss America winner's bullying claims
A top Miss America executive says the claim of this year’s pageant winner, Cara Mund, that she’s been bullied is a lot of bull. In an interview Friday with “People’’...
Yankees find a way to take care of business without their best
There are certainly flaws with this Yankees team, from a worrisome stretch by ace Luis Severino to the prolonged absences of both Gary Sanchez and Aaron Judge that helped torpedo...
Yankees pick the wrong answer to an easy question
Good questions grow lonely, too. They need companionship in the form of good answers. Thus, the latest dating site for singles: “Questions Without Answers.” Q: With Aroldis Chapman in to...
Immigrants' kids are ditching their Americanized names
David Brown has never felt a connection to his own name. “To me, Brown means nothing,” said the 49-year-old finance professional, who lives in Manhattan. “There is no heritage, there...
This drug lord has replaced El Chapo as world's most wanted
He’s a former cop-turned-hitman whose paramilitary-style cartel once shot down an army helicopter and brought Mexico to an armed standstill. Now Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes — known as El Mencho —...
Running backs strategy can make or break your fantasy draft
In the fourth of a six-part fantasy football draft preview series, The Post breaks down running backs. Next week: wide receivers. A participation trophy isn’t enough for most people. Most...
Trump didn't silence Brennan -- he's done the opposite
President Trump’s decision to revoke the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan is, according to conventional wisdom, an effort to silence his critics. This is what Brennan himself...
Staten Island's Little Leaguers have a lot of new fans
Oh, to be young and famous. As Staten Island Little Leaguers prep for their second game of the Little League World Series, they’re dealing with more than pre-game jitters. They’ve...
Putin dances with Austrian foreign minister at her wedding
Russian President Vladimir Putin was more “Glee” than KGB as he danced with Austria’s foreign minister at her wedding Saturday. Karin Kneissl was all smiles as she danced with the...
How J.A. Happ overcame worst habit and became an All-Star
Recently acquired Yankees lefty J.A. Happ discusses his mental approach and what it is like now being on the New York stage with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: You used...
Cop rescued from mud hole near training facility
An on-duty cop needed a helping hand when he sank deep into a mud hole near the Rodman’s Neck training facility and firing range, police sources told The Post. Officer...
Iconic uniforms have defined the New York sports look for years
A funny thing happened this week. The single greatest Twitter account right now is @Super70sSports — and if you don’t believe me, follow it for two days and I guarantee...
Beekeeping is all the buzz in New York City
This New York City craze has plenty of buzz. More and more New Yorkers are taking up beekeeping. Over the last four years, the number of beehives throughout the five...
Cops looking for jerk who cut brakes on rental bikes
SEATTLE — Seattle police say they’re looking for a man caught on surveillance video cutting brake lines on bike-share bicycles in an act that could endanger riders. Police issued a...
Teen charged in scary bridge push caught on video
The teenager who pushed her friend off of a 60-foot bridge – causing the girl to puncture a lung, bruise her esophagus and shatter five ribs – has been charged...
The extra skill to look for in your fantasy football running backs
When it comes to fantasy football, there just isn’t a substitute for a good, old-fashioned bellcow running back. To own a guy who plays every down and touches the ball...
Caris LeVert still trying to prove he has earned this dream
Caris LeVert can’t pinpoint exactly where he got his competitive edge, but he remembers his mom, Kim, mercilessly beating him in tennis. She would drag Caris and Daryl, his younger...
How I got inside the teenage mind and created a YA hit
When writing about teens, it’s important to remember the first rule: E is for emotion. “It’s not hard to get into a teen’s head, because it’s all emotions,” says Jenny...
Embattled receiver Josh Gordon returns to Browns
CLEVELAND — Josh Gordon kept his word and "humbly" returned to the Cleveland Browns. All they can do is hope he stays clean. The former Pro Bowl receiver Saturday ended...
State Senate candidate launches 'No Homeless Shelter Party'
This pol is no pal to the homeless. State Senate candidate Slawomir Platta is trying to launch the “No Homeless Shelter Party” to protest homeless shelters the de Blasio administration...
The Tiger Factor looms large over PGA's first playoff event
It didn’t take long for the PGA Tour once again to revert to “Tiger Woods and everyone else.” That same old song, revitalized with Woods’ recent on-course resurgence, will be...
Neo-Nazis march in Berlin with police protection
BERLIN — Hundreds of neo-Nazis waving flags with the colors of the German Reich are marching through central Berlin, protected from counter-protesters by police in riot gear. Berlin police spokesman...
Astros face more than rivals in battle to repeat as champs
It’s real, if unquantifiable. It’s ongoing, if unpredictable. Could it be the latest — and last — external threat to this Yankees season? Or, conversely, their salvation? Therein lies the...
Ex-Ohio State coach reportedly took pics of his junk in White House
Former Ohio State assistant coach Zach Smith allegedly took lewd photos of himself in a bathroom at a White House, ordered thousands of dollars-worth of sex toys sent to his...
A fantasy football scoring format that gives proper value to QBs
Quick, name the player most directly responsible for the success or failure of your favorite NFL team. Got it? Good. Now hang on a second while we whip out the...
'Indian chief' con man wasn't even Native American
On March 8, 1918, Simon Bamberger, the governor of Utah, gave his blessing for a wedding to take place in the state capitol. Chief White Elk, a distinguished Cherokee and...
Woman clinging to life after bloody fracas outside Bronx lounge
A woman was clinging to life and five other people were hurt in a wild melee outside a Bronx lounge early Saturday, cops said. A group of club goers appeared...
'Good moms' are expected to give up all their freedoms
Kim Brooks is a modern-day, middle-class mom, which is to say: She worries about getting it right. As her own mom described her over a game of bridge: “She worries...
Trump is proving America's power through economic warfare
After nearly two decades of strategically aimless military action in the Middle East, the Trump administration has apparently decided upon a new and smarter way to fight: employing resurgent American...
We've given up road trips — and lost a whole lot more
The times were indeed a-changin’ as the ’70s gave way to the ’80s. The feeling was palpable. It wasn’t just the music. It was a cultural mindset. America had a...
Backpage.com exec pleads guilty in prostitution case
PHOENIX — The sales and marketing director of Backpage.com pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to facilitate prostitution, acknowledging that he participated in a scheme to give free ads to prostitutes...
One dead, several hurt in back-to-back car crashes
One person was killed and four people hurt in a seven-car chain reaction crash early Saturday in Queens, cops said. The havoc began around 4:15 a.m. when a 29-year-old man...
'Drug dealer' appears to handle pot on NYPD car
Cops are furious about this “joint” operation. Two “knuckleheads” recorded a brazen prank video in which one of them weighs out marijuana — on the trunk of a marked NYPD...
Quickie engagements aren't as stupid as you think
“When you know, you know.” That’s what they say. And they’re right. Perhaps that’s why there’s been a rash of recent lightning-quick celebrity engagements. Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra are...
Suspected K2 dealer arrested after mass overdose
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A 53-year-old man has been arrested in connection with more than 100 synthetic-marijuana overdoses, many of them in the same New Haven park, after authorities say...
CBS News pollster reveals why 'blue wave' is unlikely
Anthony Salvanto was imprisoned in a windowless office on Nov. 8, 2016. His phone was confiscated; guards escorted him to the bathroom. And all he had to look at were...
50 tons of meth found in mountain drug lab: Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Mexican marines on Friday said they had discovered an underground drug lab in the mountains outside the capital of Sinaloa state where they destroyed 50 tons of...
Trump blasts 'social media' for 'silencing' conservative voices
President Trump accused social-media sites of bias against his political allies on Saturday, vowing not to let their policies stand. “Social Media is totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices,” he posted...
Thousands await rescue amid deadly floods in south India
NEW DELHI — Thousands of stranded people were waiting for rescue Saturday and officials pleaded for more help as relentless monsoon floods battered the south Indian state of Kerala, where...
Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary-General, dies at 80
Kofi Annan, a charismatic international diplomat and the first black African to become United Nations secretary-general, died Saturday at age 80. The Nobel Peace Prize winner’s death in Geneva came...
Aaron Judge's wrist pain lingers after playing catch
There was hope that Aaron Judge would be able to take dry swings on Friday for the first time since suffering a chip fracture in his right wrist last month,...
Yankees' Lance Lynn had a first inning to forget
Lance Lynn delivered everything the Yankees could have asked for in his first three appearances after arriving from Minnesota, giving up just one run in 16 ²/₃ innings. Then came...
Ereck Flowers exposed by a former Giants teammate
DETROIT — There was one particularly bad moment Friday night for Giants right tackle Ereck Flowers in a 30-17 preseason win over the Lions. Flowers was badly beaten off the...
Jordan Jenkins trying to get a handle on right way to hit a QB
Jets outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins is trying to get to the quarterback more this season. But Thursday night against the Redskins, he got to Alex Smith in a way he...
Saquon Barkley-less Giants get big lift from two ex-roommates
DETROIT — Davis Webb and Wayne Gallman were roommates for a few months last year when both were rookies trying to learn what it takes to play for the Giants....
How Sam Darnold is grading out in six areas of quarterback play
The dissection of Sam Darnold is in full effect. The Jets rookie quarterback has played two preseason games and every throw, movement and gesture is being put under the microscope....
Jacob deGrom has some more competition in Cy Young race
PHILADELPHIA — The third horse in the race is the least celebrated of the group, but remains within striking distance in what has become an intriguing National League Cy Young...
Omarosa allegedly has video, audio, texts to back up book claims
WASHINGTON — It’s not just audiotapes. Omarosa Manigault Newman has a stash of video, emails, text messages and other documentation supporting the claims in her tell-all book about her time...
Finding fantasy value, finishing strong with second-half studs
Trey Mancini has not had the type of season many expected, not after a stellar rookie campaign (.293, 24 homers, 78 RBIs, .826 OPS) in which he finished third in...
Aaron Boone turns up heat on Yankees in his own way
Challenge answered on one rain-shortened night. The Yankees have reached that portion of their schedule during which they must turn it up a notch after a long period of mediocre...
Satanists unveil Baphomet statue at Arkansas Capitol
A large Satanic statue featuring the goat-headed deity Baphomet was unveiled during a protest at the Arkansas State Capitol. The Satanic Temple placed the bronze statue at the capitol during...
Wladimir Klitschko conqueror takes next step in comeback
Tyson Fury wants to remind everyone he is the lineal heavyweight champion. He’s the man who beat the man, having defeated Wladimir Klitschko for the WBA, WBO and IBO titles...
2-year-old dies after shooting himself in the head: cops
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A 2-year-old Kentucky boy has died after shooting himself in the head. In an email, Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Rita Taylor says Montreal Dunn died at a...
Netflix cancels 'The Break with Michelle Wolf'
Netflix has canceled two of its talk shows, “The Break With Michele Wolf” and “The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale.” The move comes just months into both shows’ runs...
Betting on Madison Bumgarner to reel in the Reds for rare win
In the latest edition of “Survivor: Daily News,” nationally known columnist Mike Lupica voted himself off the troubled tabloid. A spokeswoman for his agent stated clearly that Lupica wasn’t fired:...
Man steals cop car and school bus, gets jumped by students: cops
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man who allegedly stole a California Highway Patrol car, drove it onto a college campus and used it to commandeer a school bus was arrested Friday...
How to find fantasy player who will put your team over the top
All season long, whether it was during your fantasy baseball draft, when you made a waiver claim or you when finally consummated a deal, you’ve been looking for Mr. Right....
Gunman gets life in prison for deadly Florida airport shooting
MIAMI — An Alaska man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the January 2017 Florida airport shooting that left five people dead and six wounded, a...
Ex-prosecutor who helped drug dealers for sex gets probation
BEDFORD, Pa. — A former Pennsylvania district attorney who tipped off female drug dealers and gave them lenient treatment in exchange for sex was sentenced to eight years of probation...
Ex-teacher arrested for sex with student admits there were others: cops
AZTEC, N.M. — Authorities in New Mexico say a former high school teacher accused of having sex with a student admitted to doing so with several other girls while a...
Two shot during high school football game after fight between students
WELLINGTON, Fla. — A high school football stadium was evacuated after gunshots rang out during a practice football game in South Florida on Friday night in what authorities say stemmed...
Simone Biles electrifies at the US gymnastic championships
BOSTON — Simone Biles didn't come back after a two-year break from gymnastics to just win. That's not really what it's about for the Olympic champion. She's won enough —...