May 27, 2010
Wife of RFK Jr. pleads not guilty to NY DWI charge
The wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated in New York. Attorney Kerry Lawrence entered the plea Thursday night for 50-year-old Mary Richardson...
Beltran still long way from return to Mets
Carlos Beltran has not been cleared to resume baseball activities and would be at least a month from a return to the Mets once he is.Omar Minaya updated Beltran's status...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to visit White House June 9
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will visit the White House June 9, the Obama administration announced Thursday. “The President looks forward to reviewing with President Abbas the progress so far...
Yankees' Posada 'does feel better'
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Yankees might get Jorge Posada back from the shelf sooner than expected.“He does feel better,’’ Joe Girardi said Thursday of his first-string catcher who hasn’t played since...
Toys 'R' Us taps Goldman, JPMorgan for $1B IPO
The owners of Toys R Us have hired Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase to launch an initial public offering, The Post has learned. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Bain &...
EPA chief: Use of dispersants significantly down
BP's use of dispersants to fight the Gulf oil spill has been significantly reduced, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency told a congressional panel Thursday. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson...
Tomlinson fitting in with Jets
LaDainian Tomlinson took the handoff, saw a hole and flashed the form that once made him one of the NFL’s most exciting players. Sure, he’ll be 31 soon, but Jets...
Roethlisberger cleared to return to Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger was cleared by the NFL on Thursday to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers beginning next week, although no decision has been made on the length of his suspension....
H & H bagel big cops to $369,000 tax fraud
So it wasn't just a schmear campaign. The city's biggest bagel maker will serve 50 weekends in jail after pleading guilty in Manhattan today to second degree grand larceny for...
Senate panel votes end to 'don't ask, don't tell'
The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted to repeal the 1993 law known as "don't ask, don't tell" and allow gays to serve openly in the military. The 16-12 vote...
Cotto calls on Steward for Stadium bout
Miguel Cotto has sold more tickets to boxing events in New York City over the past decade than anyone. The Puerto Rican star has won titles in two weight divisions,...
Actor Gary Coleman hospitalized in Utah after fall
Actor Gary Coleman was hospitalized in Utah following a fall and is reportedly in critical condition, TMZ reported Thursday. The "Diff'rent Strokes" actor, 42, was transported to the hospital from...
Nieve eager to make Saturday start for Mets
Fernando Nieve is eager to show what the Mets he can do as a starter again.The right-hander was tabbed today as the starting pitcher for Saturday’s game in Milwaukee, replacing...
Billboards, marches for LeBron
A website promoting the idea of LeBron James playing for the Bulls has placed a billboard in Chicago and is seeking donations to put one in the superstar's Akron, Ohio...
Granderson on way back to Yankees
MOOSIC, Pa. -- Two large suitcases sat next to Curtis Granderson's locker with a destination, rather than a name, on the luggage tags. "Bronx, NY" the tags read.The Yankees center...
‘Jersey Shore’ night looks to be a home run
Hopefully the Omaha Royals have been practicing their fist-pumps.About 1,300 miles away from the guido mecca that is Seaside Heights, the Royals, based in Omaha, Nebraska, will host a "Jersey...
West Point cadet found guilty of rape charge
WEST POINT, N.Y. — A U.S. Military Academy cadet has been found guilty of rape in military court. A judge sentenced Cadet Kyle Newman to 3 1/2 years confinement, dismissal...
Dunst's assistants deny drug claim
Two former-assistants to Spider-Man star Kirsten Dunst played the part of party poopers in court yesterday -- deflecting defense efforts to portray a 2007 film shoot where the actress's purse...
Dow closes above 10,000 with 285 point gain
Major U.S. stock averages rallied to reclaim their perch above key milestones Thursday, and the U.S. dollar fell as investors' concerns about euro-zone debt eased. Participants welcomed remarks from China,...
Giants focused on upcoming season, not 2014
The Giants are finished celebrating the selection of New Jersey and New York as the site of the 2014 Super Bowl. Less than two days after NFL owners voted to...
Ex-Giant Shockey 'fine' after minor seizure
Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey was rushed to the hospital Thursday after experiencing a minor seizure during a weight training session at practice, a team source confirmed to FOXSports.com. “I...
Simon said good-bye and so did Idol viewers
Not to be rude, but a record low Idol audience tuned in to bid farewell to acerbic judge Simon Cowell. An average of 24.2 million viewers tuned into see rocker...
Sanchez sneaks into Jets' 11-on-11 drill
What appeared to be a big step in Mark Sanchez's rehab return from knee surgery, the Jets quarterback appeared behind center today in an 11-on-11 full team drill, something he’d...
Customer, gunman killed in central NY AT&T store
NEW YORK MILLS, N.Y. — Authorities say a gunman was shot dead by an off-duty police officer after the assailant killed a customer and wounded an employee at a central...
Filmmaker refutes 'Sex and The City' racism claims
The writer of "Sex And The City 2" has denied that his portrayal of Muslims in the long-awaited film sequel is racist, Sky News reported Thursday. The sequel sees the...
Mangini 'can relate' to fired Cavaliers coach
BEREA, Ohio -- Now the longest tenured coach of Cleveland’s three professional teams, Eric Mangini understands Mike Brown’s pain. Mangini, who kept his job following a 5-11 record in his...
Counterterror chief says Jihad is a ‘legitimate tenet’ of Islam
Apparently, the current head of US counterterror policy is some kind of expert on the Islamic religion. How else to explain John Brennan’s ridiculous claims that US policy is to...
NY magician admits child porn, other charges
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. -- A man who called himself "Long Island's Favorite Magician" has pleaded guilty to 108 counts of unlawful surveillance and possession of child pornography. Suffolk County prosecutors say...
Gametracker: Yankees at Twins
With a chance to sweep their first series at Target Field, the Yankees hope Javier Vazquez can end his struggles in road games against the Twins on Thursday night.
Gametracker: Phillies at Mets
The Phillies have been shut out in three of their last four games, and will have to solve an emerging Mike Pelfrey on Thursday night if they plan on avoiding...
Perez putting Mets 'pen in bind
Oliver Perez hurt the Mets when he was pitching, now he is hurting them by not pitching ... in the minor leagues. Because of Perez’s failings and the injuries to...
NY court rules in favor of man killed by police
A Bronx appeals court has sided with the mother of a man killed a decade ago during a police confrontation. A narcotics officer shot Malcolm Ferguson in the head in...
'Sex and the City 2': worst sex ever?
My not-favorable "Sex and the City 2" review appears to be one of the more widely-read pieces I've ever published (more than 90 comments so far, and more than 1,000...
NYC: No risk from pharmaceuticals in water
A one-year study of New York City’s upstate drinking water supply has found only extremely small traces of pharmaceuticals and personal care products that pose no public health risk. The...
'Karate Kid': not actually about karate
One of the headscratchers of the year is: Why is the remake of "The Karate Kid" set in China? Karate, of course, is Japanese. It turns out that Sony's relentless...
UK cops charge Stephen Griffiths with murder of three prostitutes
British criminology student Stephen Griffiths was charged Thursday with the murders of three prostitutes, prosecutors said. The 40-year-old will appear in court Friday accused of killing sex workers Suzanne Blamires,...
NY Building Congress threatens to withhold legislative contributions
Albany legislators can kiss contributions from the New York Building Congress goodbye if they don’t pass a state budget soon, the group warned in a scathing letter to its members...
7.4 magnitude earthquake recorded off Vanuatu in South Pacific - USGS
An earthquake magnitude 7.4 was recorded off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific.
Osi sits out Giants practice with lingering hip problem
Osi Umenyiora did not participate in Giants practice today due to a hip problem that has been bothering him this offseason. Umenyiora, who has seemingly gotten past unhappiness with the...
Box Office: Carrie and Co. poised to make history
If audience tracking surveys are correct, "Sex and the City 2'' will become the very first chick flick -- sorry, female-driven movie -- to come in at No. 1 over the Memorial...
Report: Jets' Sanchez in full drills -- for one snap
Mark Sanchez took part in 11-on-11 drills at Jets practice today, but the quarterback was limited to one snap, which was a handoff, NJ.com reports. Sanchez, recovering more quickly than...
GO NOW: Manchester, VT
Who knew you could actually learn how to take an SUV on a hike?The trick is that it's got to be a Land Rover or a Range Rover — the...
NY man gets up to life in prison for 1981 killings
LOCKPORT, N.Y. — A New York man has been sentenced to from 50 years to life in prison after being convicted a second time of killing a teenage couple in...
Manhattan murder jury convicts pro se palooka
He's a murderer AND a lousy lawyer. Heroin-addled ex-con Robert Camarano did a pathetic job as his own attorney, Manhattan jurors said yesterday after convicting him of stabbing girlfriend Michele...
Teacher of the Year resigns after having sexual relationship with student: Report
The Teacher of the Year at a Georgia high school was forced to resign after admitting she had she had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student that lasted six...
Why America has turned on 'Sex and the City'
The reviews for the new movie are in, and they are not pretty. Currently, "Sex and the City 2" has a 10 percent approval rating among top critics on Rotten...
Minerals Management Service chief Birnbaum fired
Elizabeth Birnbaum, director of the embattled U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS), which oversees offshore drilling, has been fired, Fox News confirmed Thursday. Sources familiar with the matter said she is...
Lori Berenson released in Peru today
LIMA, Peru — Activist Lori Berenson walked out of prison with a smile Thursday after serving three-quarters of a 20-year sentence for aiding leftist rebels. The 40-year-old New Yorker squeezed...
Cuomo accepts Dem nomination for Gov race
Andrew Cuomo has accepted the Democratic nomination for governor, completing a rise that began nearly 30 years ago when he ran his father's campaigns for the same office. Cuomo's choice...
Cuomo speech urges charter school cap raise
ALBANY – Andrew Cuomo used his acceptance speech this morning to call on his fellow Democrats to act quickly to raise the cap on charters schools or risk losing up...
US predicts up to 7 major Atlantic hurricanes
MIAMI -- The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season will have between 14 to 23 tropical storms, including up to seven major hurricanes, the U.S. government predicted Thursday. The National Oceanic and...
Report: Umpire stands by Yankees-Red Sox remarks
Umpire Joe West isn't slowing down his talk about the Yankees and Red Sox. Weeks after saying the teams' slow rate of play was "pathetic and embarrassing," West said he...
Reports: Wade, James, Bosh, Johnson will meet before signing
Dwyane Wade says he and fellow free agents LeBron James and Joe Johnson will talk to each other before deciding where to sign, the Chicago Tribune reports. "I think we'll...
Elin Nordegren returns to college, plans trip to China
Disgraced golfer Tiger Woods' estranged wife Elin Nordegren is planning a trip to China without him, RadarOnline reported Thursday.The blonde Swede, who recently enrolled in night courses at Rollins College...
Duchess of York to make public apology on Oprah Winfrey show
The Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson was due to appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" next week in the hope of rebuilding her tarnished reputation, London's Evening Standard newspaper reported...
Vac's Thursday Whacks on NBA's common sense coming too late for Knicks, Suns
What are they thinking in Phoenix? How are they supposed to feel in New York? David Stern looked at last night’s tape of the Celtics-Magic game and rationally determined that...
Manhattan financial adviser to celebs is charged with scamming clients
Kenneth Starr, a celebrity financial adviser to stars including actors Wesley Snipes and Sly Stallone, was charged today with carrying out a massive $30 million fraud on his clients --...
Terror plots against the US are at an all-time high: report
Jihadists are looking to attack this country like never before. Over the past nine months, the number of terror plots in this country have "surpassed the number of attempts during...
Long Island body may be missing Chinese kayaker
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — Police are trying to determine if a body found washed up on a Long Island beach is that of a Chinese kayaker who went missing in...
Brooklyn teen fatally shot outside her home
A 16-year-old Brooklyn girl was gunned down Wednesday night after a bullet struck her in the head, police said. Al-Taya Conyers was shot once outside 450 Warren Street in Boerum...
Amtrak to conduct security drill
TRENTON, N.J. — Amtrak passengers will see more police at stations and on trains from New Hampshire to Virginia Thursday. It's all part of a drill to test counterterrorism and...
Woman commits suicide by jumping off NY bridge
RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Authorities say a 64-year-old woman has committed suicide by jumping off an upstate New York bridge over the Hudson River. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office says the...
NYC man held in Conn. triple homicide
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Police say a New York City man has been arrested on a warrant charging him with participating in a triple murder in Connecticut. East Hartford police...
Report: Race a factor in police ‘friendly fire’
NEW YORK — A task force finds race is often a factor in police “friendly fire” incidents, including those that have claimed officers’ lives. It says 26 police officers were...
Blumenthal maintains big lead in Conn. Senate race
HARTFORD, Conn. — About a week after acknowledging he "misspoke" about his military service during the Vietnam era, a new poll released Thursday shows Democratic Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal remains...
NJ police chief arrested second time
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Officials have filed new charges against a suspended northern New Jersey police chief already accused of insurance fraud. Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa (ZEE’-sa) was charged Wednesday...
Service restored after smoke suspends uptown A train in NYC
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say the uptown A train is running again following a smoke condition in the subway. The smoke condition was reported at 8:18...
‘50 miles of marshland is dead’
Billy Nungesser is fed up and he won’t take it anymore. The president of Plaquemines parish in Louisiana on the Gulf Coast is extremely angry at the government’s response –...
Gulf spill surpasses Exxon Valdez spill size
WASHINGTON — Thrown on the defensive, President Barack Obama acknowledged that his administration could have done better in dealing with the biggest oil spill in the nation's history and misjudged...
3UP: Mets Rotation, Takahashi and Pagan
1. In today’s Post I wrote this column on Jerry Manuel’s plan to let those who earn it pitch in the rotation. That distances the club from its policy in...
Deal to keep parks open, Paterson says
ALBANY – State parks will get an 11th hour reprieve after all, Gov. Paterson announced this morning.The Democratic executive said legislative staff had worked through the night and “appear” to...
Apparently, Rand Paul isn’t Libertarian enough
Rand Paul, the Reublican Senate nominee from Kentuky supposedly destroyed his candidacy almost as soon as he opened his mouth following the primary. Accoring to the media narratve, he torpedoed...
Obama’s decision to suspend arctic drilling stinks
President Obama has decided that the only response to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is to suspend drilling in ….Alaska until 2011. Makes sense right? Seems...
Sensational sophomore steers Collegiate to title
Before the biggest game of his life, Rick Terry took a nap – on a bus full of loud and excited teammates. As he slept, they placed a speaker near...
Jets, Giants, politicians line up to bask in winning Super Bowl bid
The affair inside the New Meadowlands Stadium yesterday was not so much a press conference as it was a touchdown celebration with the Giants, Jets and New York and New...
South Florida’s Super Bowl gripe: ‘The fix was in’
IRVING, Texas — Sour grapes and a “be careful what you wish for” hangover greeted New York’s victorious 2014 Super Bowl group yesterday. South Florida’s bid officials actually went public...
Rodriguez comes back to close door for Lewis
With the temperature well over 100 degrees on the turf baseball field at Francis Lewis, the Patriots battled Long Island City in the blazing heat behind the heat of their...
PSAL Class A baseball roundup: No. 23 Brooklyn Tech shocks 10th-seeded 'Dozo
George Zanotto held two game balls in his hand as he walked over to his jubilant team. No. 23 Brooklyn Tech had just picked up its first playoff win of...
CHSAA baseball third round qualifying preview
The Post’s CHSAA baseball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down the best-of-three third-round series for the Class A intersectional tournament. For live updates during the games, check out Dylan Butler’s...
Oprah closes charity as show ends
LOS ANGELES, May 26 - Oprah Winfrey’s charity, the Angel Network, is closing down as the popular U.S. television talk show host prepares to end “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in...
Bronx Science, Clinton crowned Bronx outdoor track & field champs
Bronx Science dominated the distance races to edge Truman, 144-137, to claim the PSAL Bronx outdoor track & field title last Saturday at Ichan Stadium. Clinton was third with 127...
Short selects Fordham, becoming latest city standout to pick Bronx school
New Fordham coach Tom Pecora has cornered the market on New York City guards. John F. Kennedy standout Jeffrey Short became the latest local to join the Rams, verbally committing...
Super bowl cuts
Say what you will about Justin Bieber, but the kid’s hair owns Hollywood right now. If you’re a dreamy male hunk or an awkward pre-pubescent hunk-in-training, chances are you’re rocking...
Sunny delight
This trend is bananas. Well, its fruity color is, at least. From juicy lemon to murky mustard, yellow is having a moment. Marc Jacobs told the Financial Times last week,...
Would you take female Viagra?
At the beginning of her 12-year marriage, Dahlia, 33, couldn’t get enough of her husband. “We were constantly having sex,” she says. “The desire was so great. It was wonderful....
Capozucca's career ends with remarkable fifth straight title
It was the perfect opportunity. What better way to end your career than pitching a shutout and driving in the game-winning run? But Victoria Capozucca wasn’t thinking about that when...
Columbus' Fountain shatters state pentathlon record
The pentathlon has been a sore subject for a number of years for Whitney Fountain. The Christopher Columbus star is one of the state's most versatile athletes, who can run,...
Harkless heads for South Kent in preparation for UConn
The writing was on the wall. Maurice Harkless had verbally committed to the University of Connecticut and he wanted to make an immediate impact once he got there. The only...
CHSAA baseball playoff roundup: Pavia paces Sea past St. Ray's
Nick Pavia outdueled Ricky Eusebio in a battle of two of the CHSAA’s top pitchers as St. Joseph by the Sea defeated St. Raymond, 5-2, in a Class A intersectional...
Ex-Knick Randolph in trouble again
There is a developing story coming out of Indianapolis regarding All-Star power forward Zach Randolph, the former Knick and current member of the Memphis Grizzlies.According to a Fox affiliate in...
Bon Jovi's Meadowlands touchdown
With this week's an nouncement that the New Meadowlands Stadium would host the 2014 Super Bowl, Jon Bon Jovi knew he had to put on a powerful show not to...
Drama mama
If you don't care who can dance or semi-sing, some al ternative TV fare: * "Breaking Bad" -- For those of you out there grousing about how "nothing happened" (aka:...
Duets to the death
American Ballet The atre's "Lady of the Camellias" has a moving, beautifully danced final act. But you have to sit through the first two acts to get there. John Neumeier...
Son's coal-fired journey a heavy trip
The characters of "The Burnt Part Boys" walk a long and winding road. This being theater, you may think this is a metaphor -- but no, there's an actual trek...
Second wind for 'Marathon'
It would be wrong to suggest sneaking in at intermission, but you may want to at least bring a good book for the first half of "Marathon 2010: Series A,"...
Pinning a label on Ellen
Ellen DeGeneres has ripped a page from Simon Cowell's playbook to start her own record label. DeGeneres, who's been knocked for not having the musical chops to be a judge...
7M watched Jesse James interview
The big ratings surprise this week wasn't the final episodes of "American Idol" or "Dancing With the Stars." It turned out to be "Nightline," which drew nearly 7 million viewers...
Major Lee-gue
Lee DeWyze won and Simon Cowell triumphantly rode off into the "American Idol" sunset. The unassuming Midwestern crooner was named "American Idol" champ last night in Los Angeles, capping Season...
Bubba's bromance
Winston Churchill is spinning in his tomb faster than the Millennium Wheel. Somehow, I don't think that when Churchill coined the phrase "the special relationship," he meant a man crush...
Roky road leads back
Once in a blue moon, genius spins out of a tornado of music, drugs and madness. Beach Boy Brian Wilson may be the best-known survivor of that perfect storm, but...
Bearded Lowe is Brad to the bone
Got whiskers? Yes, that's actually onetime pretty boy actor Rob Lowe doing his best Brad Pitt impersonation for an upcoming three-episode appearance on Showtime's "Californication." Lowe will play "unpredictable, megawatt...
Ex-Knick Randolph 'drug' link
Former Knick Zach Randolph was linked last night to a suspected Indiana drug dealer who'd reportedly been busted while driving the basketball player's Cadillac Escalade and who was storing three...
Pix a pet project for owners
The next time someone reaches for photos and offers, "Let me show you some pictures of my little darlings," you might be surprised who's mugging for the camera. According to...
One hot fireboat
The FDNY yesterday unveiled a fireboat on the West Side that's billed as the most technically advanced in the world. PHOTOS: Fleet Week Kicks Off The $27 million vessel is...
'Narco Queen' busted
BUENOS AIRES -- A Colombian model accused of leading a drug-trafficking gang that persuaded pretty young women to smuggle cocaine to Mexico was arrested yesterday after evading police for five...
N. Korea's 'act of war' & world's non-response
North Korea's sinking of South Korea's vessel Cheonan will not be met with opposition -- not because "the good guys fear a fight," as Benny Avni claims, but because the...
Min recruited by Mad Dog to help reshape trade pub
Former US Weekly editor Janice Min is going Hollywood -- literally. The New York-based editor, who is widely credited with giving Wenner Media-owned Us Weekly its white-hot status as a...
Look at the Democrats' civil war
Intraparty civil war: It's a story line journalists often employ, though usually about only one party, the Re publicans. Thus when three-term Sen. Bob Bennett failed to get enough votes...
No, we don't need a teacher bailout
From the recent apocalyptic pro nouncements of Education Secretary Arne Duncan and others, you may think our schools are selling their last bits of chalk and playground sand to employ...
Call it semi bold
For the Empire State's heavily burdened taxpayers, Andrew Cuomo's campaign policy agenda holds one major cause for celebration: Now all of the leading major party candidates for governor endorse a...
'Ciggie' smalls
Forget Joe Camel: Here's the new face of young tobacco. Shocking videos of a 2-year-old Indonesian boy puffing on a cigarette are lighting up the Internet -- stunning parents, doctors...
A political offer Vito can refuse
Disgraced former Rep. Vito Fossella announced yesterday he will not try to make a comeback this year for his old congressional seat, but did not rule out a future run....
Gov and Andy nix 'rich' tax
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo turned their thumbs down yesterday on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's plan to impose another "millionaire tax" on high earners. "We...
The max for hate stabber
Long Island hate killer Jeffrey Conroy was slapped with the maximum sentence of 25 years in prison yesterday in the horrific stabbing death of an Ecuadorian immigrant. Conroy's father, Robert,...
Andy taps union foe as his mate
ALBANY -- Gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo put state workers on notice yesterday -- naming a union-battling upstate mayor to be his running mate. The surprise selection of Rochester Mayor Robert...
Charter scores soar
It's not just in math and reading that charter schools are dealing out aces. New data obtained by The Post shows that charter-school kids outperformed traditional public-school kids in three...
American Eagle shares clipped
A disappointing profit forecast by American Eagle Outfitters stoked fears that teen spending is sputtering as summer vacations begin. Shares of the mall-based clothing chain plunged nearly 17 percent to...
Business briefs
Rule fuel A senior Treasury Department official said a controversial provision that could force banks to spin off their derivatives port folio was not part of the "core" changes White...
Lehman: JPMorgan Chase pushed firm into bankruptcy
Demands by JPMorgan Chase to fork over billions of dollars during Lehman Brothers' final days pushed the embattled investment bank into bankruptcy in 2008, the fallen firm's estate claimed in...
Coke lord 'deals'
Desperate to end the bloodbath on the streets of Kingston from four days of shootouts between Jamaican security forces and supporters of a fugitive drug lord, US officials are negotiating...
Oh, this 'Sex' really stinks
Who says there's no such thing as bad sex. "Sex and the City 2" hit movie screens this morning amid wretched reviews that rank the flick as one of the...
Union homes in on MTA
Some transit workers dealt a low blow to the MTA chief yesterday -- calling out his TriBeCa home address during a board meeting that was streaming live on the Internet....
Facebook simplifies privacy
Privacy is just a click away for Facebook users. The social network overhauled its privacy settings to make it easier for people to guard their information amid a rising backlash....
Date agency a bad match
High end, my rear end. A wealthy Manhattan lawyer is suing a matchmaking service that he says set him up with women who weren't up to snuff. Amy Laurent International...
Euro, thy name is kryptonite on Wall Street
The euro is becoming Wall Street's nastiest ankle-biter. After fending off alarms all week that the euro would drag down the US recovery, traders here couldn't prevent the Dow Jones...
$100 'bounty' for B'klyn JHS kids
Students at a Brooklyn charter school are being offered cash rewards for recruiting other students. A "wanted" poster at JHS 126 in Greenpoint offers students a "$100 reward" for each...
Slap for Apple
Adobe's Flash video software has become a flashpoint in negotiations between Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Big Media. On a day when Apple execs probably cheered the fact the company...
Cool $40M needed to host Super Bowl
Don't worry about snow at Super Bowl XLVIII, worry about the $40 million to pay for it, Meadowlands officials said yesterday. Giants, Jets and stadium officials shunted aside questions about...
Ad spend rose 5% for 1Q
New data released yesterday showed US advertising spending rose 5.1 percent in the first quarter, marking the first jump in two years and adding to the signs that marketing budgets...
Lasses' classes limbo
Nine-year-old Marisa Guy isn't sure she'll have a school to go to in September. That's because she's one of 125 students enrolled at Girls Prep Charter School in Manhattan who...
A jobs fair for veterans
New York-area veterans on the hunt for a new job can get a big leg up today as some 50 corporations, universities and other institutions gather in Midtown to bid...
The anti-David
Bob Duffy? Who's he? Good question. For starters, he's not David Paterson. That is to say, the man Andrew Cuomo has selected as his running mate seems qualified by virtue...
A challenge for Andrew
The formal race for governor has scarcely begun, but odds-on favorite Andrew Cuomo already is locked in combat with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver -- the reigning king of Albany, and...
Serving up Softee suit
Just because he's Mr. Softee doesn't mean he won't be hard on his competitors. A Brooklyn-based franchise of the ice-cream vendor -- whose creamy cones are as popular as its...
Kravis in play for EMI
Henry Kravis may be poised to extend Guy Hands a lifeline. According to people familiar with the matter, Kravis' Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is in talks to buy a stake in...
Hospitals looking to 'cut class'
In what would be the largest shakeup of its kind in 50 years, the city's municipal hospital system is considering hiring as many as 2,600 doctors directly instead of paying...
Disney secretary and boyfriend busted in insider-trading scheme
A cash-strapped, luxury-loving Walt Disney Co. secretary was busted yesterday in a plot to peddle inside information with her boyfriend so she could live out a Cinderella fantasy of designer...
Biden jabs fellow Dem Blumenthal
With friends like these, who needs the Viet Cong? Vice President Joe Biden took an embarrassing swipe at Connecticut's embattled Democratic Senate candidate, Richard Blumenthal, yesterday. Addressing veterans at his...
'Prep' for a fight
A posh private girls school that has been trying to expand for years is about to get into another battle with its Upper East Side neighbors after purchasing three tenements...
Morgy is mayor's 'master'
In a stinging rebuke to the Bloomberg administration, a federal judge yesterday appointed retired Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau -- who publicly sparred with Hizzoner last year over $83 million in...
An unwanted immigrant: This demented duchess
Bloody cheek. It's not every day a com moner is graced with the personage of a card-carry ing, blue-blooded, bone headed duchess. But Sarah Ferguson irritably dragged her hips into...
TV pioneer Linkletter dies at 97
LOS ANGELES -- Art Linkletter, who hosted the popular TV shows "People Are Funny" and "House Party" in the 1950s and 1960s, has died. He was 97. His son-in-law Art...
'Drug deal' twist in Dunst theft case
Were Kirsten Dunst's Spidey-senses tingling a little too much on the night her $2,000 Balenciaga bag disappeared from the SoHo Grand hotel three years ago? The alleged purse thief's lawyer...
It's a naval 'bask' force
New York rolled out a sun-soaked welcome mat to salute the start of Fleet Week yesterday as 11 military ships sailed up the Hudson. Thousands of people watched from land...
Fitty percent off
Looks more like 37 Cent! Normally super-buff Queens rapper 50 Cent (pictured) lost 54 pounds (inset) for his role of a cancer-stricken football player in the movie "Things Fall Apart,"...
BP tries spill 'kill'
WASHINGTON -- BP yesterday launched a last-ditch effort to stop an oil gusher at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, using an elaborate "Top Kill" procedure intended to smother...
Rescue cop runs over sunbather on Long Island beach
A sunbather catching rays on a Long Island beach was mowed down yesterday by a cop racing to an emergency, in a horrific accident that left tire marks along the...
Rockaway hero surfer saves 3
An alert surfer rescued three drowning swimmers off Rockaway Beach yesterday -- even as the rough waves swept a 19-year-old Brooklyn man out to sea off Long Island. Taking advantage...
Track thugs' cells: Chuck
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Schumer yesterday unveiled legislation that would strip away the secrecy surrounding users of prepaid cellphones, which have become a favorite tool of terrorists such as admitted...
Where was plan A?
Do something, baby, do something: That's the cry from Obama supporters and opponents alike as the oil keeps gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. The political firestorm kept growing yesterday,...
Poker-rob pair guilty of slay
The last two murderers were convicted yesterday in a 2007 armed heist at a posh poker parlor in the Flatiron District. "There are no winners," Kristine Jones, 58, of Wayne,...
Concrete con gets 21 years
A concrete-testing company president convicted of concocting results for iconic projects such as Ground Zero's centerpiece skyscraper was sentenced yesterday to up to 21 years in prison in a racketeering...
What my crystal ball says about the market
Let's face it. The only question investors want answered right now is this: Now that the Dow Jones industrial index has closed below 10,000, will the stock market go up...
SI pier collapse
A Staten Island pier was badly damaged yesterday after a pylon collapsed -- sending the structure sagging into the water. The collapse occurred at 2:15 p.m. at the Cromwell Center...
A 2,010-calorie head shaker
Meet the opposite of liposuction. The peanut butter and chocolate ice cream shake at Cold Stone Creamery -- which packs a scale-tipping 2,010 calories -- is so fattening it would...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan An Upper East Side bandit didn't mince words. The smirking alleged crook pictured made off with $8,500 after he approached a teller and spewed, "I wish I could shoot...
At death's doorstep
Ad giant Omnicom may end or alter a perk that allows for posthumous payments to the heirs of CEO John Wren and other top executives after a significant portion of...
Not too quick on the 'draw'
A desperate Brooklyn man told a cop, "I need to borrow this" -- then tried to pull the gun out of the patrolman's holster, authorities said yesterday. Officer Brian Chiu,...
Pol's plan to recycle butts
Stomped-out cigarette butts -- the blight of many a Big Apple sidewalk -- would be collected and recycled as part of a statewide environmental program included in a bill proposed...
Magic cut Celtics lead to 3-2 with blowout win
ORLANDO -- Not ready to go home just yet, the only place the Magic are headed is back to Boston. Halfway to history. Taking another step toward overcoming an improbable...
Sports shorts
NFL: Moss clears air with mates Redskins receiver Santana Moss told a small group of teammates last week that he received treatments from the Canadian doctor charged with smuggling and...
Mets force Phillies into closed-door meeting
Before the Mets' 5-0 win last night at Citi Field, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel downplayed the importance of team meetings. Nearly six hours later, Manuel held a team meeting. Funny...
Mets' Igarashi strong in eighth-inning role
Mets manager Jerry Manuel's search for an eighth-inning pitcher continues. Manuel -- who said before last night's 5-0 win at Citi Field that he would give Ryota Igarashi a chance...
Takahashi leads way in Mets' second straight shutout of Phillies
It was the kind of at-bat that could be dangerous. It was an at-bat that might not have gone the Mets' way through much of the season. But in just...
LeBron could play role in Knicks' hunt for GM
LeBron James won't handpick the Knicks next coach if he signs with them, because Mike D'Antoni isn't going anywhere. Not even for Phil Jackson. But James could have a say...
Coach finalizes USA's World Cup roster
The United States, forecast by some as a 66-1 shot to win next month's World Cup, finalized its roster yesterday, and the 23-man team that departs for South Africa next...
Snow, security could postpone Super Bowl
IRVING, Texas — "Super Bowl XLVIII: Postponed Due To Blizzard." It's the doomsday scenario outlined by so many opponents of New York's victorious open-air 2014 bid, and the NFL admitted...
Yankees' Aceves may face season-ending back surgery
MINNEAPOLIS -- The back injury that put Alfredo Aceves on the disabled list could be season-ending and might result in surgery to repair a bulging disc in the lower back....
Barajas keeps hitting for Mets
After Rod Barajas ripped his two-run double down the left-field line last night, Jeff Francoeur realized his teammate did something perhaps no one else could. "I think he's the only...
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CC finds flaw in delivery
MINNEAPOLIS -- Dave Eiland and CC Sabathia believe the pitching coach has spotted the reason Sabathia was ineffective Sunday night against the Mets at Citi Field. After watching video of...
U.S. soccer looks to take another big step on the globe's biggest stage
You have to pass the test. The top colleges value grades, the quality of the high school and extra-curricular activities. But without SAT scores indicating you can do their required...
Hondo: Man of letters
You may not believe this but Hondo, who has been colder than Ted Williams lately, cashed with the Dodgers last night to trim the debt to 665 te naces. Tonight,...
Tiger: I'll be back at next week's Memorial
Tiger Woods' neck is better. Now let's see if his golf game is still ailing. The world's No. 1-ranked player confirmed on his website yesterday he will defend his championship...
Game 5 is must-win for Lakers
LOS ANGELES -- The Lakers' swagger is more of a stagger after consecutive losses in the Western Conference finals. After leaving town last week to chants of "We want Boston,"...
Red Bulls continue U.S. Cup roll
By making the U.S. Open Cup final 16, the Baby Bulls are also making a case to be thrown into the Red Bulls' big ring. Hans Backe's first-string has lost...
Mets now know they were wrong to hand out rotation spots
Mets officials know they can not redo spring training. It is May, and there is no going back to March. However, the organization recognizes now that it was wrong to...
U.S. won't press Sosa
WASHINGTON -- The JusticeDepartment will not be asked to pursue a case against former slugger Sammy Sosa for possibly lying to Congress. A spokeswoman for the House Committee on Oversight...
Strong pitching leads Yankees to sweep of Twins
MINNEAPOLIS -- Yankees fans are frustrated watching their club score runs at a World Cup pace. How do you think their pitchers feel? After winning a suspended game 1-0 against...
Resurgent Reyes gives Mets much-needed lift
Jose Reyes wasn't taking any chances, not in this ballpark, not after having gone 384 days since last seeing a baseball fly off his bat and over a fence. It...
Nieve front-runner to get Saturday start for Mets
Jerry Manuel said he thinks Fernando Nieve has earned a chance to start, and in a revelation, the manager said yesterday Nieve is the front-runner to fill Saturday's rotation void...
Knee surgery for Devils' Salmela
While finally confirming that his hunt for a fifth coach in five years has begun in earnest, Devils GM Lou Lamoriello told The Post that defenseman Anssi Salmela will undergo...
Rays swept by Red Sox
Adrian Beltre homered twice and matched a career high with six RBIs, leading Boston to an 11-3 victory last night in St. Petersburg, its eighth win in nine games and...
Pro Bowl could come north, too
IRVING, Texas -- New York's victorious 2014 Super Bowl organizers might have landed a package deal. A high-ranking NFL official told The Post yesterday that the Pro Bowl could also...
Weird but true
She was in a "state" of confusion. "Today" show anchor Ann Curry delivered the commencement address at Wheaten College in Massachusetts, giving a shout-out to alumni like Billy Graham, director...
Poly beats heat, Mann for fifth straight NYSAISAA title
Poly Prep has an intricate pre-game routine that’s more cheerleader than softball player. There’s singing, a little dancing and the trademark mimicking of a rollercoaster. But, with the potential of...
Planting the seeds: Xaverian steps past Stepinac, eyes Sea
Elvin Soto says Xaverian has had the same goals since he’s been part of the perennial powerhouse. “Win the division, be No. 1 overall [in the playoffs] and hopefully take...
Mitchell named Rice head coach
When it became clear that Mo Hicks was going to leave Rice and join the St. John’s men’s basketball coaching staff, Rice athletic director Bro. Bill Sherlog didn’t need to...
Kennedy's Short verbals to Fordham
John F. Kennedy star swingman Jeffrey Short has verbally committed to Fordham and new coach Tom Pecora, multiple sources told The Post on Wednesday night.The 6-foot-4 Short led the Knights...
Just sold!
Manhattan GREENWICH VILLAGE $930,000 30 W. Ninth St. Prewar two-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 925 square feet, with dining room, renovated windowed kitchen and renovated bath; building features 24-hour doorman, laundry and...
What's the D’Elia?
While most people are thinking about spending their Memorial Day at the beach or at a back-yard barbecue, Valarie D’Elia is going on a 400-mile driving tour of the Southern...
Full circle
Venture capitalist Doug Von Allmen, who was reportedly burned by Ponzi scamster Scott Rothstei n, is selling his three-bedroom, 5½-bath, 3,500-square-foot sky-pad duplex at 25 Columbus Circle for around $15.95...
Safe house
I was reminded not too long ago about the importance of summer safety when a friend’s daughter slipped on a wet patio and fell into the swimming pool. Luckily, the...
Mann's effort valiant in NYSAIS final loss
For five innings, Horace Mann bent, but didn’t break. The Lions went down eight runs in the second and were teetering on the edge of getting run-ruled, but they hung...
Cowell departs as DeWyze crowned 'Idol'
Lee DeWyze won and Simon Cowell triumphantly rode off into the “American Idol” sunset. The unassuming Midwestern crooner was named “American Idol” champ last night in Los Angeles, capping Season...
Gompers can't cash in chances in tight loss to Adams
Base runners weren’t the problem for Gompers. It was what happened after they reached base. In the first four innings alone, the Panthers had three runners picked off at first...
Gutty Guerrero pitches Adams past Gompers, into second round of 'A' playoffs
Glenn Beyer came sprinting out of the dugout after ball four, a free pass that put two runners aboard with two out in the seventh inning. John Adams ace Rafael...
Man, it was HOT in Coney Island yesterday!
Our photographer had a blast at Coney Island yesterday, when temps jumped to 90 for the first time this year.It didn’t take long for our shooter to meet Brighton Beach’s...