July 4, 2014
Teachout: I have petition signatures to run against Cuomo
ALBANY— This teacher may soon be learning a lesson in hardball politics. Leftist Fordham law prof Zephyr Teachout says she has rounded up more than enough signatures to run against...
Mo Rocca can do it all
On “CBS Sunday Morning,” Mo Rocca is the go-to interviewer of A-listers like Audra McDonald and Melissa McCarthy. But he’s equally happy to chat up unsung matriarchs and patriarchs as...
Viverito under fire for 'Palestine' tweet
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito stepped into a Middle East minefield by referring to East Jerusalem as part of “Palestine” — drawing condemnation from supporters of Israel. Mark-Viverito, in a...
Nicole Brown Simpson's father passes away
The father of Nicole Brown Simpson, the slain ex-wife of retired American football star O.J. Simpson, has died, a family spokeswoman said on Friday. Louis Brown Jr. died on Thursday...
Cancer survivor Jacobs looks for first title
Boxing returns to Barclays Center on Aug. 9 with three world championship bouts. Danny Garcia (28-0, 16 KOs) of Philadelphia defends his WBC/WBA 140-pound titles against Rod Salka of Bunola,...
Officer punches woman on Los Angeles freeway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ixQOca8s2k LOS ANGELES — The California Highway Patrol has vowed to carry out a thorough investigation after a video emerged of one of its officers repeatedly punching a pinned down...
Soccer stud Neymar out for rest of World Cup
Neymar will miss the rest of the World Cup after fracturing a vertebra during the team's quarterfinal win over Colombia, the team's doctor said Friday. Neymar was kneed in the...
America celebrates Independence Day
Celebratory Fourth of July fireworks across the nation.
David Huff looks like latest hope for ailing Yankees rotation
MINNEAPOLIS — After throwing three perfect innings and 35 pitches in relief Friday, when he was the winner against the Twins at Target Field, David Huff was asked if he...
Office blues? Escape to the area's 7 best beaches
Sandy Hook Sandy Hook, NJ The vibe: As close as you’ll get to Cape Cod within 30 miles of NYC. The ghostly remains of Fort Hancock, a defunct US Army...
Marlins' Stanton is Roto Files’ first half MVP
It’s hard to believe the baseball season is already half in the bag. It feels like it just began. But, with the All-Star game getting closer and closer, it’s time...
Penn Jillette goes ‘Camp’-ing
Illusionist Penn Jillette is ditching magic tricks for the great outdoors. Jillette has signed on to host a new clip show for the Sportsman Channel called “Camp Stew” (the title...
‘Glee’ star’s Twitter account hacked
Chris Colfer isn’t leaving “Glee” after all. Colfer’s manager told the Hollywood Reporter that the star’s verified Twitter account was hacked on Thursday — and that Colfer will return to...
Melo may take less money and re-sign with Knicks
The Knicks believe they have satisfied almost all of Carmelo Anthony’s concerns, and now wait to see if they will be crowned champions of the Melo Sweepstakes. Anthony is expected...
Brazil beats Colombia 2-1 to reach Cup semifinals
FORTALEZA, Brazil — Brazil made its way into the World Cup semifinals for the first time in 12 years by beating Colombia 2-1 Friday, with the goals coming from defenders...
Staten Island's Sanders in demand as dominant hoops forward
If not for suffering an injury playing football, Nakye Sanders may never have stumbled upon basketball. Needing a break from football, a friend suggested he give basketball a try just...
Summer lovin’ for Nets
ORLANDO, Fla. — After all of the drama that has surrounded the Nets over the past week, things will begin to get back to normal Saturday morning when the Nets...
Roberts' four-hit day helps Yankees win second straight
MINNEAPOLIS — Even when the Yankees get four extra base hits from one player and score six runs in the opening two innings, they can’t avoid sweating for a win....
Best-selling authors petition Amazon in Hachette dispute
Amazon continues to feel the heat from its feud with Hachette over pricing on e-books and its move to delay shipment of books by many of Hachette’s best-selling authors until...
Yankees prospect Severino ready for his close-up
When it comes to the All-Star Game and its associated festivities, the Futures Game takes a back seat to the Home Run Derby and the Midsummer Classic. The obscurity of...
China cracks down on Silicon firms after cyber-spying charges
Silicon Valley companies are fast becoming collateral damage in the US’s escalating tech war with China. Beijing — riled by Washington’s charges last month against five Chinese military officials for...
Chief Holloway disappearance suspect ties the knot in Peru
Convicted killer Joran van der Sloot tied the knot with his pregnant girlfriend on Friday in the Peruvian prison where he’ll spend the next 2¹/₂ decades. The 26-year-old Dutchman —...
Aeropostale board adopts majority voting standard
Teen retailer Aeropostale has adopted a majority voting standard for electing members to its board. An uncontested director-nominee to the board of the New York-based apparel chain must now receive...
Wayne Gretzky vying for NHL team in Seattle
Wayne Gretzky has joined a group of investors hoping to bring a National Hockey League team to Seattle, The Post has learned. The Gretzky group is one of three looking...
Hedgie Paul Singer’s ‘vulture investing’ paid off royally
Hedge-fund mogul Paul Singer, after an 11-year battle to collect on defaulted Argentine bonds — a fight that included three huge legal victories and a global hunt for assets —...
Traditional media hot for online multi channel networks
Talent with a huge YouTube following isn’t the only red-hot asset in the world of streaming video. The companies that corral the talent and package them for advertisers are also...
Hollywood looking to YouTube for future stars
Move over casting agencies: Hollywood is following the lead of music industry A&R departments and scouring YouTube and Vine stars for a host of upcoming projects. While many adults may...
The most American photos of the day
The best photos of the day, celebrating the best country in the world.
World Cup craze in US boosts chances as 2026 hosts
The U.S. may be out of the World Cup, but don’t think the stunning support the team garnered didn’t make an impression – a big enough one that FIFA’s top...
Radioactive material stolen in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities have issued an alert for local officials to be on the lookout for a tiny amount of stolen radioactive material. The Interior Department says a...
Mom accused of mixing rat poison into daughters' smoothies
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — A mother accused of mixing an entire box of rat poison into smoothies for herself and her two daughters is facing two counts of first-degree attempted...
Sister of girl killed in hit-and-run is in a coma
The younger sister of a girl who was killed by a pill-popping criminal in a stolen SUV is in a coma, a family member said Thursday. Charlie Sellers, 9, has...
Condo developer Ben Shaoul snaps up 2 rental towers
The developer behind the condo conversion at the historic Art Deco Verizon Building is scooping up two more towers for conversion. Ben Shaoul, the head of Magnum Real Estate Group,...
Germany first to claim spot in World Cup semifinals
RIO DE JANEIRO — It just wouldn't be the World Cup without Germany in the semifinals. Harnessing all their big-game experience, the Germans delivered a performance of maturity and efficiency...
Sabathia's career in peril with threat of microfracture surgery
MINNEAPOLIS -- CC Sabathia’s season is probably over, and depending what Dr. James Andrews finds in the right knee, his career could be in jeopardy. Sabathia will be examined by Andrews...
California wildfires destroy 2 homes, threaten hundreds more
JULIAN, Calif. — A wildfire destroyed two homes, threatened hundreds more and forced the cancellation of a Fourth of July parade and celebration in a historic gold-mining town in San...
$5 million mansion goes up in smoke
That’s $5 million up in smoke. A roaring fire destroyed a 10,700-square-foot mansion in Middlebury, Ct. Thursday night, reducing the sprawling home to a smoking skeleton. Contractor and motivational speaker...
Federer turns back time, sets up Wimbledon final vs. Djokovic
LONDON — Roger Federer was on the decline — or so the thinking went. He was past 30. Had back problems. Tried experimenting with a larger racket. Was a family...
Fearless 6-year-old grappler with every obstacle has UFC champ in his corner
When UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman takes to the Octagon on Saturday night in Las Vegas to fight Lyoto Machida, he will have a good luck charm in the crowd....
Obama hosts 4th of July citizenship ceremony for soldiers
WASHINGTON – As an influx of immigrant kids is causing a mess at the border and political headaches in DC, President Obama hosted a July 4th naturalization ceremony for 25...
Clashes break out during funeral for Palestinian teen
JERUSALEM -- Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem on Friday as thousands of people converged on a cemetery for the burial of an Arab teenager, who Palestinians say...
'Jaws' wins 8th straight hot dog eating contest ... and a fiancée
Now that’s a lot to swallow! Competitive eating phenomenon Joey “Jaws” Chestnut was the “wiener” in more than one way at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating...
Elderly woman in wheelchair has purse snatched off lap
He’s got to be the most heartless thief in the city — swiping a 98-year-old woman’s purse off her lap as she sat in a wheelchair on a Brooklyn sidewalk....
Docs to rockers: Headbanging is ok
Bang your head! No, really, go ahead. Despite treating a Motorhead fan whose excessive head banging led to bleeding in his brain, doctors have told heavy metal fans they can...
Shock jock fired for racist Twitter rant
Longtime shock jock Anthony Cumia has been fired from his “Opie & Anthony” radio gig after unleashing a racially charged Twitter rant on Tuesday. SiriusXM made the decision to release...
Man executed 2-year-old in front of her father to torture him: cops
INKSTER, Mich. — A man accused of killing a 2-year-old Detroit-area girl shot her in front of her father to torture him, state police said Thursday. The comments from Lt....
Don't expect Calvin Pace to have a reduced role in 2014
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on...
Lightning sets off Brooklyn blaze
Lightning sparked an apartment-building blaze in Brooklyn, early Friday, authorities said. The lightning strike occurred around 2 a.m. at the six-story building at 214 Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie, officials said....
McCann to sit out Friday's game after injury concern
MINNEAPOLIS — The sight of Brian McCann flexing his left foot after a fifth-inning single Thursday night had to make the Yankees uncomfortable. Though McCann didn’t exit what turned out...
Hurricane Arthur weakens to Category 1 storm
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. -- Hurricane Arthur began moving offshore and away from North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday after hitting the state's barrier islands overnight and causing flooding and...
Putin tells Obama he wants better relations with the US
Russian President Vladimir Putin called for better relations with the United States on Friday in a congratulatory message to President Barack Obama marking U.S. Independence Day. Relations are at their...
Mom stabs kindergarten teacher to death in front of class
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABZvhShU-2k PARIS — The mother of a pupil at a French pre-school stabbed a teacher to death in front of her class Friday, the last day of the school year,...
German intelligence worker arrested for spying for US
BERLIN -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman said Friday that she had been informed of the arrest of a German man who, according to media reports, is an intelligence service employee...
Hondo sticking with his aces
Hondo bounced back from Wednesday’s double-flusher by scoring with Tanaka and the Yankees Thursday night to lower the accounts payable to 1,445 reeses. Friday night: Mr. Aitch will give the...
Go underwater with the Costa Concordia
They boarded the luxurious cruise ship with dreams of a romantic Mediterranean holiday filled with sunshine, cocktails and exotic destinations. But on January 13, 2012 at about 9:45pm in calm...
Dust storm covers Phoenix, knocks out power to thousands
PHOENIX — The first dust storm of the summer blasted Phoenix Thursday night with strong and blinding winds that forced the cancellation of holiday plans, knocked out power to thousands,...
Heavy Twitter use can ruin your love life: study
Heavy Twitter use can ruin your love life, a new study shows. Spending too much time on the social media site can lead to conflict in a marriage or relationship...
Iraq airstrikes hit Sunni militant groups
BAGHDAD — A spokesman for Iraqi counterterrorism forces says government airstrikes have targeted a group of Sunni militants trying to overrun the country's largest oil refinery, and claims as many...
Arthur slams the Carolinas, heads north
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — Hurricane Arthur began moving offshore and away from North Carolina's Outer Banks early Friday after slashing into the state's barrier islands overnight. Arthur strengthened to...
Knicks offer Carmelo $129M, wait on decision
For the conspiracy theorists who thought Knicks president Phil Jackson only wanted Carmelo Anthony back for the right price, only wanted him if he took a paycut, the Zen Master...
LeBron's agent is making the rounds to interested teams
And on the third day of free agency, news regarding the biggest NBA free agent began to come out. According to a USA Today Sports report, at least three teams...
Wenner's son also rises in slightly bloody coup
The latest convulsions in Jann Wenner ’s media empire — Rolling Stone, Us Weekly and Men’s Journal — all point to the ascension of his 23-year-old son, Gus Wenner, into...
Secret vegetable garden grows along the FDR Drive
There’s a secret garden growing in the most unlikely of places — along the FDR Drive in the East Village. An unidentified horticulturalist has maintained the lush urban garden for...
Stringer blasts waste in overpaying for school cleaning supplies
The city school system could not prove it sought competitive bids for an $88.1 million custodial-supply contract, then failed to monitor whether it was overpaying for things like mops and...
Ethics Committee weighs junket-report rule under pressure
WASHINGTON — In a rare win for transparency, the House Ethics Committee is backing off a decision that would have allowed lawmakers not to disclose privately-funded junkets on annual disclosure...
Politicans claim no extra income outside meager salary
ALBANY — Mother and daughter legislators who together earn less than $200,000 a year entered zeroes on every entry of their latest financial-disclosure forms. Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo and her daughter,...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A thug shot a man multiple times on a street in Fordham Manor, authorities said. The victim was on East 194th Street on June 19 at around 12:45...