October 31, 2013
City Council blowing smoke on new butt ban
When the City Council voted to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21, the bill’s sponsor, James Gennaro, claimed to be acting on international evidence. “We...
Rob Astorino for Westchester county executive
When voters in heavily Democratic Westchester traded in their longtime Democratic county executive for a Republican in 2009, they sent a clear message: Someone do something about our taxes! Voters...
The slapdown the stop-and-frisk judge deserved
It would come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the jurisprudence of federal Judge Shira Scheindlin that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals would stay her ruling against New...
Knicks rally falls short in loss to Rose, Bulls
CHICAGO — The Knicks were dressed in their new, all-orange alternate uniforms on Halloween night, but they turned into pumpkins at United Center in the final seconds Thursday. Derrick Rose became...
2nd NFL star signs IPO deal
Going for two! Sports branding upstart Fantex Inc. has struck a second deal to sell shares in the financial future of an NFL star. Fantex, which last month said it...
Lundqvist, Rangers blank lowly Sabres
This 2-0 victory over the Sabres at the Garden on Thursday night marked a return to order in the Rangers’ universe. First and foremost, Henrik Lundqvist — remember him? —...
NYC pay phones aren't dead yet
New York City’s pay phones are making a comeback — of sorts — even as they dwindle in number. Despite the glut of smartphones and other wireless gadgetry, revenue from...
Nanny Bloomberg’s last months
In his last months in office, Mayor Bloomberg is moving at the speed of Banksy to leave his indelible marks on the city. In another of his trademark “nanny” policies,...
Time Warner Cable bruised in fee battle with CBS
Time Warner Cable came away with a black eye in its fight with CBS over programming fees. The New York cable operator lost 306,000 video subscribers in the third quarter...
Young lovers right the ship in ABT's stormy 'Tempest’
It takes a great choreographer to wrest a ballet out of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” But American Ballet Theatre boasts a new MacArthur “genius” in the form of artist-in-residence Alexei Ratmansky....
ObamaCare’s ugly secret: They forgot to make it work
‘If you break it, you buy it”: The left is now worried that the Pottery Barn rule may apply to the US health-care system. Sample whistling-in-the-dark headline from the lefty...
What a rip off! 6 cases of alleged musical plagiarism
On Tuesday, the family of Marvin Gaye filed suit against Miley Cyrus twerk object Robin Thicke for ripping off the late soul singer’s music. Gaye’s heirs claim Thicke’s songs “Blurred...
Mariel explores troubled Hemingway clan's 'Running'
Mariel Hemingway looks back at the seven suicides in her family, including that of her grandfather Ernest, in the somber documentary “Running From Crazy.” Mariel serves as a frustratingly circumspect...
Why are Americans fleeing the Northeast?
Where are Americans moving, and why? Timothy Noah, writing in the Washington Monthly, professes to be puzzled. He points out that people have been moving out of states with high...
Yankees 16-1 to win World Series
The Yankees fell short of the playoffs in 2013, but oddsmakers believe they will contend, but not win it all, in 2014. Bovada.lv released its odds for the 2014 World...
Herbalife stock dips on Ackman report
Bill Ackman got a Halloween treat Thursday. A report that the hedge-fund billionaire will launch another attack on Herbalife with a major presentation at the inaugural Robin Hood investment conference...
Fannie Mae sues banks for $800M over Libor rigging
Fannie Mae sued nine of the world's largest banks on Thursday, accusing them of colluding to manipulate interest rates and seeking more than $800 million of damages. In a complaint...
A sophomoric 'Guide' to one professor's engaging nonsense
The documentary “The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology” carries the thrilling undergraduate buzz of connecting everything in one nutty web of politics, culture, psychoanalysis and philosophy. The movie (a sequel to...
Sting's ‘The Last Ship’ sailing toward B'way next fall
I was chatting with Sting the other night — that sound you hear is a name being dropped — about his upcoming Broadway musical, “The Last Ship.” We were backstage...
NYT posts $24.2M third quarter loss on Globe sale
The New York Times Co. said Thursday that it posted a loss for the third quarter due to hefty charges related to its sale of the Boston Globe. Excluding losses...
Does Hollywood want your kids to become vegetarians?
Is Hollywood scheming to turn your little ones into strident vegetarians? Could be, but I wish they’d do it with material more inspired than “Free Birds,” a forgettable — and...
NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly hails stop-and-frisk decision
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly Thursday night hailed the federal appeals court decision that blocked the stop-and-frisk ruling — saying it will benefit everyone who lives in the city. “This is...
'Hey, Ralphie boy!' Grandson compiling Carney doc
The grandson of Art Carney is in the early stages of assembling what he hopes will morph into a documentary commemorating his famous grandfather — who would have turned 95...
Carmelo Anthony: 'I want to retire in New York'
CHICAGO — Carmelo Anthony, trying to quell those who have criticized him about touting his free agency, made his boldest statement yet about wanting to remain in orange and blue....
Movie bombs lead to $180M loss for Sony
Sony gave investors their most detailed look yet at its entertainment division — and it’s not a pretty picture. The company’s movie unit posted a big loss on the heels...
BoSox a ratings lock for Fox
The 2013 World Series was very, very good to Fox. Boston’s six-game victory over St. Louis averaged nearly 15 million viewers on Fox, up 17 percent from last year (12.7...
Last season's faves having a tough time now
Call it TV’s version of the sophomore slump. Of the six series (four dramas, two comedies) that have returned for their second seasons thus far, only one, “Chicago Fire” (NBC),...
Let's hope she's Lady Haha, too: Gaga booked to host 'SNL'
Two stars will make their “Saturday Night Live” hosting debuts this month. Pop star Lady Gaga will host the NBC late night show for the first time on Nov. 16,...
'Downton' merchandise cheapens TV's classiest show
I say, the most ghastly thing has happened at the beloved estate known to television viewers as “Downton Abbey.” It’s turned into, well, there’s no other way to say it:...
Avon shares fall 22% amid bribery probe
Avon may be wishing it had answered the door last year. The blemish-ridden cosmetics company — which last spring ignored a $10 billion takeover bid in order to pursue a...
Facebook: Decline in teen interest won't hurt us
Teens. Who needs ’em? Facebook shares Thursday gained 2.4 percent after Wall Street pros dismissed fears that a third quarter decline in how often teens visited the site indicated a...
You're in for a rough hang-older from 'Last Vegas'
The best you can say about “Last Vegas’’ is that this geriatric variation on “The Hangover’’ with Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline isn’t as awful...
Jets offensive coordinator pokes fun at Bengals loss
As is his ritual on Thursdays when he meets with the media for his weekly press conference, Jets offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg opens it up with a look back at...
The 10 most visited locales on 'The Amazing Race'
A look at the locations CBS's "The Amazing Race" can't stop returning to.
Robinson Cano better 'hustle' if he wants all that dough
Robinson Cano has begun the next stage of his professional life, a rookie free agent at 31. You bet on him winding up back with the Yankees, although the baseball...
'Time' for another adorable Richard Curtis rom-com
"Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Love Actually” writer Richard Curtis wears his heart on his sleeve, and on his lapel and on his forehead. The man’s a big pink...
Hot Picks: JFK memorabilia, tuna canstruction, and more
DALLAS 1963 Walter Cronkite reported the news of John F. Kennedy’s assassination — but everyday Americans documented it. Fifty years after that terrible day in Dallas, the small exhibit “JFK...
Behind camera, Keanu's fighting for a plot
Keanu Reeves’ directorial debut concerns a pure-hearted practitioner of tai chi, Tiger (Tiger Hu Chen), who is drawn into a world of underground fighting. Reeves has cast himself as Donaka,...
Shock cop suicide at police station
A police officer shot himself to death outside the 66th Precinct Station House in Brooklyn Thursday at about 7:30 p.m., according to law enforcement sources. The officer had recently been...
NY snags $1.6B federal loan for Tappan Zee replacement
ALBANY — A $1.6 billion federal loan has been approved for replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River north of New York City, officials said Thursday. Plans call...
Nets have something to prove against Miami
Is it too early in the season to call the Nets’ Friday night home opener against the Heat a statement game that could reverberate for the rest of the season?...
Quadriplegic teen fulfills NYC Marathon dream
Before 19-year-old Matt Brown was paralyzed, he never liked running. “I absolutely hated it,” he recalls. “I just hated sprints at the end of practice.” But after one fateful hockey...
Jets need to keep Saints away from Geno Smith
The Jets must protect Geno Smith. Not the way they protected Mark Sanchez, by pampering him until they decided they didn’t want him anymore in the fourth quarter of that...
Dinkins hospitalized with pneumonia
Former Mayor David Dinkins has been hospitalized with pneumonia.His law partner and adviser, Peter Johnson, says Dinkins is being treated at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.Dinkins was the first black mayor of...
How badly will Drew Brees carve up the Jets?
The question for the gashed, humbled members of Gang Green is this: If Andy Dalton — ANDY DALTON!!! — can torch you guys for 5 TD passes, how many should...
Fox misses point -- and the game -- with Series coverage
Once again, as we now regularly do at this time of year, we stand in awe of Fox’s World Series coverage. We’re blessed, living in a special time. No other...
NSA denies phone taps targeted Vatican
The National Security Agency took the unusual step Thursday of denying a report that it eavesdropped on Vatican phone calls — and that it even may have tapped in on...
NJ man admits using his website to threaten Jewish leaders
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A New Jersey man who co-founded a radical Islamic website has pleaded guilty to using the Internet to make threats against Jewish groups.Yousef Mohamid al-Khattab, 45, of...
8 tons of weed found in drug tunnel
Authorities discovered more than eight tons of marijuana and 325 pounds of cocaine in a “highly sophisticated” drug tunnel that runs between the US and Mexico, according to a new...
Judge sends boy to lockup for killing neo-Nazi dad
A California judge ruled Thursday that a 13-year-old boy who was 10 when he killed his neo-Nazi father will spend at least the next seven years in a state juvenile...
Dylan's legendary electric Strat headed to auction
The sunburst Fender Stratocaster that a young Bob Dylan played at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival when he famously went electric, perhaps the most historic instrument in rock 'n' roll,...
Hondo's NFL picks Week 9
Hondo continued to struggle in the Bettor’s Guide compulsories in Week 8, going 4-9 to fall 26 games behind Brain Costello. “Whatever,” as Health and Human Secretary hack Kathleen Sebelius...
Lots of competition for Robinson Cano
Robinson Cano is closer to leaving the Yankees than ever. If those words chill the spines of Yankees fans already reeling about the Red Sox becoming world champions in a...
Brunell: Sanchez won't be brought in as starter
Former Jets quarterback and new ESPN analyst Mark Brunell compares Rex Ryan and Tom Coughlin, talks Geno Smith’s up-and-down season and explains what Jets have to do slow down Drew...
Blezow's NFL picks Week 9
It’s fun to wonder, if Andy Dalton could throw for 325 yards and five touchdowns and beat the Jets by 40, then what’s Drew Brees going to do to them?...
Saints won't have a MetLife crisis
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Ravens, Browns 'under' the radar
Including his 1997-2012 seasons in The Post, Cat’s record in print stands at 480-408 (54 percent) against the spread. TOMORROW Navy (+16) over NOTRE DAME: Plethora of Middie running backs...
O/U Rico
Rico had another good week, going 9-4 (3-0 Best Bets) on the Over/Unders. The season record stands at 57-61-2 (13-11). Looking to get to the .500 mark, the selections for...
Kraft to remove artificial dyes from macaroni & cheese
Kraft says it plans to remove artificial dyes from three macaroni and cheese varieties that come in kid-friendly shapes, a move that comes as people increasingly reach for foods they...
Wife of soccer star finds his severed head
The wife of a kidnapped soccer star was left horrified after discovering her husband's severed head on her doorstep. Brazilian Joao Rodrigo Silva Santos was last seen getting into a...
How to dress your dog as a celebrity for Halloween
From Marilyn Monroe to Madonna, you can treat your pooch to a tricked-out celebrity costume this Halloween
Miami serves as Nets reminder: It takes time
After Dwyane Wade convinced LeBron James and Chris Bosh to team up with him in Miami three years ago, the Heat entered their first season together with sky-high expectations —...
Former NFL safety goes on profanity-laced Twitter rant against Goodell
Former Cardinals defensive back Hamza Abdullah took to Twitter on Thursday to blast the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell for not doing enough to ensure players' well-being. In dozens of...
AIDS drama 'Dallas Buyers Club' is surefire Oscar bait
Few screen actors have ever had a year as good as Matthew McConaughey, who follows up his bravura work as an escaped convict in “Mud” with a tour de force...
'Ender's Game' portrays a dark, video-gaming teen dystopia
When aliens come gunning for us, who better to devise a counterattack than kids who’ve spent their whole lives tethered to the Xbox? That’s the tween-minded fantasy of “Ender’s Game,”...
How shows tried to hide stars' pregnancies
In the wake of Kerry Washington's announcement that she is expecting, here's a look at how television shows have dealt with the pregnancies of major characters over the years.
Nets' Kirilenko: LeBron not 'the toughest' to guard
As one of the NBA’s top perimeter defenders, Andrei Kirilenko has spent the last decade guarding virtually every top wing scorer in the league. So as Kirilenko is set to...
Jos. A Bank hints it won’t go hostile with Men’s Wearhouse bid
Jos. A. Bank says Wall Street is gonna like this deal, but it doesn’t guarantee it will happen. The suit retailer signaled on Thursday that it won’t go hostile with...
Court blocks & boots judge on stop-and-frisk
An appeals court delivered a stinging rebuke Thursday to Manhattan federal Judge Shira Scheindlin — unanimously booting her from cases involving stop-and-frisk, calling into question her impartiality and saying she...
Heat players concerned with Nets improvements
Say this for the Nets, they have the Heat’s attention. Some feel the Pacers and Bulls are the top contenders in the Eastern Conference to dethrone Miami, but the acquisition...
My Corolla was only car flipped in Red Sox win
The Red Sox’s eighth championship cost one fan his car. Chad Duncan went to bed Wednesday night in his Kenmore Square apartment a joyous fan and woke up the next...
Cops bust 'thieves' after Banksy art
The NYPD can’t catch the guy who’s putting up the graffiti – but they’ve arrested some guys who tried to take it down. After a month of fruitlessly chasing elusive...
Kentucky's super freshmen secure preseason No. 1
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Every time Kentucky coach John Calipari starts to praise his latest crop of talented freshmen, he's just as quick to point out that it is a work...
Derrick Rose still knocking off rust -- now with his neck
CHICAGO – Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau could not have been more evasive. Well, maybe if he had had been appearing before a Congressional hearing. But he wasn’t. He was discussing...
Why Tom Landry died a Giants fan
Tom Landry died a … Giants fan! Yes, according to the widow of the legendary Cowboys coach who says in a new book that Landry was so disgusted by Jerry...
Hundreds of newborns possibly exposed to TB
A female maternity worker at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital has tested positive for tuberculosis — potentially exposing hundreds of newborns and their family members to serious illness. The unnamed worker at...
NBC orders new Tina Fey doomsday cult comedy
NBC is reteaming with some of its former sitcom talent for its next comedy. The network has given a straight-to-series, 13-episode order to a new comedy from “30 Rock” executive...
Black luxury box holders accuse Barclays Center of ugly racism
First Barneys, now Barclays. A trio of black Barclays Center luxury box license-holders claim they were subjected to ugly racism by facility staffers, according to a bombshell $4 million Brooklyn...
A-Rod lawyer: Remove Manfred from arbitration panel
The baseball offseason is upon us, yet the Alex Rodriguez saga remains as alive and active as ever, as Team A-Rod and Major League Baseball engaged in a war of...
From NY to Calif. in 29 hours, and no speeding tickets
A Georgia speed demon and his pals have shattered the record time for a New York to California road trip.
Cops handing out tickets for driving with Google Glass
Google's hi-tech frames may make it easier for users to email and surf the web, but they can also earn the ire of traffic police as one woman discovered. Californian...
Mets' 5 biggest offseason issues
Another postseason as bystanders has come to an end for the Mets, and now their focus turns to trying to avoid missing the playoffs for an eighth straight season in...
Parents of killed boy plead for 20 mph speed limits
City lawmakers want to slash the speed limit from 30 mph to 20 mph on residential side streets that are less than sixty feet wide. The reduction is aimed in...
Matt Moulson on Islanders exit: 'You move on in life'
It is back to the future for Matt Moulson, the high-scoring winger who for four years was an essential building block in the Islanders’ climb to respectability and now gets...
Claire Danes will host Nobel Peace Prize concert
Claire Danes has been tapped to host the 20th anniversary Nobel Peace Prize concert in December. The Emmy-winning "Homeland" actress will host the Dec. 11 event in Oslo, Norway. The...
Cuomo on ethics reform: I'll hammer state lawmakers at the polls
Gov. Cuomo says if state lawmakers resist his efforts at reform he's prepared to hammer them where it hurts -- at the polls. “Next year is an election year, and...
Shakeup at Time Inc.: Martha Nelson out as top editor, Norm Pearlstine returns
In a shocking editorial shakekup at Time Inc., media veteran Norman Pearlstine is returning as the company’s first ever chief content officer, while Martha Nelson is out as editor-in-chief. The...
There's a 'but' to Carter-Williams' phenomenal debut
It was just one game, but Michael-Carter Williams’ dazzling debut sold Magic Johnson. The legendary point guard was one of many awed by the former Syracuse star, who had one...
Russian official: Avs goalie's assault arrest a U.S. conspiracy
The arrest of Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov on domestic violence accusations is nothing but a fiendish American plot to undermine the Russian national hockey team, a Russian government official...
Schmaltzy 'Diana' a cringe-worthy bore
The cringe-worthy and dubiously “factual” bio-pic “Diana’’ can’t make its mind up if the doomed princess was a helmet-haired airhead or a devious schemer who tried to make a secret...
Paris hosts its first ever plus-size fashion week
Models gear up for the first ever plus-size fashion week in Paris. The event dubbed Pulp Fashion Week— "pulp" meaning luscious fruit in French— was organized by Histoire de Courbes,...
Ryan Callahan 7-10 days from Rangers return
Ryan Callahan is approximately “a week to 10 days’ from returning to the Rangers’ lineup, coach Alain Vigneault said before Thursday night’s 2-0 victory over the Sabres at the Garden....
Knicks rewind: Off big opener, Shumpert pumped for Rose showdown
CHICAGO -- Iman Shumpert is home for Halloween – and will be wearing the Knicks' new alternative all-orange jersey at Chicago’s United Center on Thursday night. Shumpert will do his...
Belgium eyes legalizing euthanasia for children
Should children have the right to ask for their own deaths? In Belgium, where euthanasia is now legal for people over the age of 18, the government is considering extending...
Cops have Toronto mayor's 'crack video'
Toronto police said Thursday they have obtained a video that appears to show Mayor Rob Ford smoking a crack pipe — a video that Ford had claimed didn't exist and...
A fond farewell to the Islanders Ice Girls
The Islanders were the first NHL team to deploy a group of scantily-clad Ice Girls to shovel excess snow off the ice during stoppages, and now they are no more....
Phones, games now allowed on flights
WASHINGTON — Government safety rules are changing to let airline passengers use most electronic devices from gate-to-gate -- but not to make cellphone calls. The change will let passengers read,...
Man who raped 38 women set to walk free
LOS ANGELES — Residents and government officials from northern Los Angeles County are outraged that a serial rapist linked to attacks on dozens of women could be released into their...
Dolphins lineman goes AWOL after teammates teased him
Teasing isn’t just a problem in high school – it also exists in the NFL. Dolphins right tackle Jonathan Martin left the team this week after suffering an “emotional breakdown,”...
Yankees' 5 biggest offseason issues
The Yankees aren’t used to idle Octobers. The only action they have seen over the past month has been re-signing Joe Girardi to a four-year deal and watching Alex Rodriguez...
In new ad, Lhota warns NYC is 'one bad mayor' away from chaos
http://youtu.be/SnWo5ijNirY Joe Lhota is out with a new TV commercial that, for the first time, features him speaking directly to voters. Addressing the camera, the Republican mayoral candidate introduces himself...
Fan-atic! Amateur paparazzo snaps herself with 10,000 stars
Vanessa Sky Ellis is the ultimate celebrity stalker, having stockpiled a staggering 10,000 photos of herself posing with the world's stars. The 26-year-old from New York spends every moment outside...
Teen's new face was grown on her breast
A teenage girl who suffered horrendous burns has been given a new face grown from one of her breasts. Xu Jianmei, 17, who was horrifically disfigured in a fire when...
You may not miss McCarver, but Buck will
It could all be for show, but it did not come off that way Wednesday night. When the World Series ended, Tim McCarver signed off from the broadcast and said...
Nets rewind: OK, so they won't go 82-0
CLEVELAND -- Here are my three thoughts on the Nets’ 98-94 loss to the Cavaliers in their season opener Wednesday night: 1. There was quite a bit of vitriol on...
Female worker raped at NYU's Catholic Center
A 24-year-old worker at NYU’s Catholic Center was raped by a brute who forced his way into the building after stalking her for several blocks before dawn Thursday morning, cops...
Man 'shoots teen toilet papering principal's house'
Teenagers who were covering their school principal's home with toilet paper were shot at, according to police in Tennessee. One of the teenagers, aged 15, was hit several times by...
Man buys 'smallest town in US' for $900K (Population: 1)
Pham Dinh Nguyen of Vietnam liked the tiny town of Buford, Wyoming, so much he forked over $900,000 and bought it. The coffee importer was intrigued when he learned that...
Head of Gestapo buried in Jewish cemetery
The brutal head of Hitler’s Gestapo who was also one of the evil architects of the Holocaust has been buried since 1945 in a Jewish cemetery in Berlin, according to...
Man snaps would-be burglars through peephole
A quick-thinking Queens man used his cell phone to snap photos through his apartment door's peephole of a pair of hapless perps who were trying to break in, police said...
New Dell laptop smells like cat pee
This computer should be spelled with a capital PU. People who bought Dell’s new Latitude 6430u ultrabook say their new laptop smells like cat pee. And they’ve taken to a...
NSA 'spied on the Pope'
An Italian magazine said on Wednesday that a United States spy agency had eavesdropped on Vatican phone calls, possibly including when former Pope Benedict's successor was under discussion, but the...
Russian website trusts Edward Snowden with IT job
Who in the world would hire Edward Snowden to protect social-network data? Russia’s answer to Facebook, that’s who. The renegade NSA secret spiller begins a new job Friday to “provide...
Earth's 'devilish' twin sister discovered
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Scientists have found a planet way out in the cosmos that's close in size and content to Earth - an astronomical first. But hold off on...
Butcher 'tried to suffocate baby' before stabbing
He was as cold-blooded as they come. The madman who murdered his cousin’s wife and their four young children tried unsuccessfully to smother the youngest of his victims -- a...
Legislator's abuse 'made me impotent'
He got scared soft. An aide for Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages said the 34-year-old politician was so abusive to him in the office that he suffered erectile dysfunction, according...
Boy in photo is not missing autistic kid: cops
Police sources said that the child in a photo resembling Avonte Oquendo is not the autistic boy missing for nearly a month. A 13-year-old boy snapped the picture on Tuesday...
Big Bird, Elmo to encourage kids to eat veggies
WASHINGTON — A trip down the grocery store produce aisle could soon feel like a stroll down "Sesame Street." Michelle Obama announced Wednesday that the nonprofit organization behind the popular...
Staten Island Ferris wheel, mall plans approved
The City Council approved two major developments for Staten Island on Wednesday — a 625-foot-high Ferris wheel and mammoth outlet mall. The wheel, expected to be the largest in the...
The real tale of two cities
What’s the real tale of two cities? Five days before voting time, last night’s debate revealed the divide. It’s not the rich versus the poor. It’s the political class against...
Prosecutors object to Skakel's release
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Prosecutors objected Wednesday to releasing Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel from prison while he awaits a new trial in the 1975 slaying of neighbor Martha Moxley. Connecticut...
Marvin Gaye's children after 'thieving' Thicke
Two of Marvin Gaye's children sued Robin Thicke and his collaborators on the hit song "Blurred Lines" on Wednesday, accusing them of copyright infringement and alleging music company EMI failed...
'Whatever’ are you babbling about, Kathleen Sebelius?
For a moment Wednesday morning, the person in charge of ObamaCare — not to mention the largest and most expensive Cabinet department in the United States and, therefore, the world...
Obama: Health-care law modeled after Mitt Romney's plan
With his signature health-care law under fire, President Obama flew to Boston Wednesday in an effort to remind the public that ObamaCare is modeled on the plan of his former...
Beefed-up security planned for NYC Marathon
NEW YORK — With the New York City Marathon set to return on Sunday after being sidelined last year by Superstorm Sandy, the specter of the Boston Marathon looms large....
GOPers in court vs. Cuomo panel’s probe
ALBANY — New York's anti-corruption commission took its boldest step yet Wednesday in a growing conflict with the Legislature by deciding to force the Senate's Republican campaign committee to comply...
Candy bar heiress charged in car crash death
LEESBURG, Va. — Prosecutors say they have filed a misdemeanor reckless driving charge against an owner of the candy company Mars Inc. for her role in a deadly car crash...
Eye doctor seeing red over ObamaCare changes
Ophthalmologist Patricia McLaughlin doesn’t see eye-to-eye with ObamaCare: She’s been pushed onto a new insurance policy with a higher deductible, no out-of-network specialists and possibly fewer doctors. Empire BlueCross/Blue Shield...
Man accused in abuse of 6-year-old nabbed — 19 years later
MAYS LANDING, NJ — Authorities say a man wanted sought for more than 19 years in the sexual assault of a 6-year-old girl in southern New Jersey has been captured...
Shelter provider 'ripping off' taxpayers
One of the city's largest shelter providers is thumbing its nose at taxpayers - with help from lax supervision by the Department of Homeless Services, a new audit by the...
City Council moving to take away speaker’s 'pork' power
The most potent weapon the speaker of the City Council has to control the local legislature — discretionary funds dispensed as “pork” — would be removed under measures supported by...
Age raised to 21 for Tobacco, but not bongs
What a bunch of butt-heads! The City Council voted Wednesday to raise the age for buying tobacco and e-cigarettes from 18 to 21 — without bothering to restrict the sale...
Facebook testing data collection on users’ behavior
Facebook wants to know a lot more about you. The social-networking giant is testing technology that would sharply increase the amount of data it collects about its users, Facebook analytics...
Voters split on de Blasio keeping campaign promises
New Yorkers aren’t so sure Bill de Blasio will keep his campaign promises if he gets to City Hall, but they’re still planning to vote for him in droves, a...
Bloomberg to golf with billionaire who beat City Hall on tax beef
When Mayor Bloomberg leaves City Hall, he’ll head to a golf date with a billionaire who beat the city out of nearly $27 million in taxes. Bloomberg told Forbes magazine...
Teen’s chronicle sparks rush to buy vintage etiquette book
The 1950s etiquette book that inspired a Texas teen to chronicle her modern-day adventures using the old-timey advice to make friends is selling like crazy. Readers on Wednesday rushed to...
Shrink faces 10 years in jail for Medicare fraud
A crooked Brooklyn shrink faces a decade in jail after pleading guilty Wednesday to lying about treating veterans while he was actually vacationing in China — bilking Medicare out of...
Mayoral race like 'Rocky IV'
So much for loyalty. Democratic mayoral nominee Bill de Blasio dodged and weaved rather than defend his former boss, Mayor David Dinkins, when it came to comparing him to former...
Bidding for Banksy 'Nazi' painting reaches $300G
The high bid on a Nazi-themed painting donated by Banksy to a charity auction topped $300,000 Wednesday — with another 24 hours left before the clock runs out. “It’s easily...
ObamaCare rollout makes the case for small government
This is smart government? In the days after the 2008 election, when Barack Obama was putting together his team, the president-elect declared that “what the American people want more than...
The Post endorses John Burnett for city comptroller
The city comptroller is at once New York’s most important and least understood office. It’s important because the comptroller oversees audits of city agencies as well as the city’s $140...
Permanent political class makes Washington ineffective
Polls indicate that the public is so disgusted with Washington politicians of both parties that a surprisingly large proportion of the people would like to get rid of the whole...
Back to free agency for Beltran
BOSTON — Carlos Beltran’s first Fall Classic proved a disappointment, and now it’s onto a more familiar front for the perennial All-Star: Free agency. “I’m a free agent. I’ve got...
Like it or not, David Ortiz is the king of baseball
BOSTON — Give it up, Yankees Universe. Your negative karma toward David Ortiz is officially as useless as a government-designed website. You can’t stop Big Papi. You only can hope...
No, dressing as a sushi chef isn't racist
There’s much wrong with Halloween today. From slutty nun costumes to Walmart having to pull a sexy leopard toddler costume, plenty makes you want to avert your eyes on what...
Ray Kelly vs. the Brownshirts
Not good enough. That’s our take on President Christina Paxon’s response to the way protestors at Brown University prevented Police Commissioner Ray Kelly from giving a scheduled speech Tuesday. Clearly,...
Bargnani struggles in Knicks debut
Coach Mike Woodson deflected questions about whether it’s important that newcomer Andrea Bargnani get his Knick career off to a quick start. We’re about to find out if it is,...
Carmelo comes through in fourth to spark Knicks
It was an opportunity Carmelo Anthony often has, an opportunity better than any big black book. The Bucks had quieted a giddy Garden crowd, cutting the Knicks’ 25-point second-half lead...
Hope for stop-and-frisk
If Bill de Blasio were really smart — and he may turn out to be — he’d upend the stop, question and frisk case by going into federal court with...
Williams runs out of time in Nets opener
CLEVELAND — The plan was to limit Deron Williams to around 20 minutes. The Nets point guard had played all of 10 minutes — yes, ten minutes — in all...