January 14, 2015
Steve Spagnuolo return endorsed by Giants owner
The Giants wrapped up their interview schedule for a new defensive coordinator Wednesday with the coach — Steve Spagnuolo — widely expected to get the job. Spagnuolo was the last...
Cuomo considers opening up secret grand jury proceedings
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he’s considering proposals to provide the public more information about secretive grand jury proceedings in the wake of the Eric Garner case. “If the public...
Bill Parcells gives his scouting report of Todd Bowles
Bill Parcells has appreciated and respected Todd Bowles since the 1980s. Parcells brought Bowles as an aide to Dallas and Miami, and The Tuna is confident he won’t be a...
Cops in ticket-fix scandal blast Lynch for lack of support
PBA boss Pat Lynch hasn’t done a thing to help out the 13 indicted cops facing trial in an alleged ticket-fixing scam, one of the charged officers complained after a...
Anger over Sheldon Richardson's Pro Bowl snub now moot
When Sheldon Richardson was initially snubbed for the Pro Bowl, he said his reaction was “too explicit for TV.” Now, the Jets’ star defensive tackle is singing a different tune,...
De Blasio reveling in union dissent directed toward Lynch
Mayor Bill de Blasio took obvious delight Wednesday in the labor discord that could topple a major nemesis, longtime NYPD union chief Pat Lynch. Hizzoner’s pleasure was plain when asked...
Lionel Hollins molded a title contender -- 1,000 miles away
The Nets decided to hire Lionel Hollins to replace Jason Kidd this summer to instill a defensive backbone and add some grit and toughness to a roster thought by many...
FDA approves electronic device for battle of the bulge
The latest radical weight-loss tool will come with batteries included. Federal regulators on Wednesday approved a surgically implanted device that zaps the nerves connecting the stomach and brain, thus suppressing...
Feds agree to loosen strict oversight on Teamsters
The feds have agreed to “reduce, and ultimately eliminate” much of the stringent oversight the government has had the past 25 years over the International Brotherhood of Teamsters that was...
Proxy bigs back Dollar Tree's potential Family Dollar takeover
Two influential proxy advisory firms on Wednesday recommended that Family Dollar’s shareholders accept an $8.5 billion takeover offer from competing discount chain Dollar Tree, dealing a blow to a rival...
Moody's downgrade the latest obstacle for troubled Ocwen
Bill Erbey’s last week atop Ocwen Financial isn’t turning out to be his best. The embattled mortgage servicer, the largest non-bank home loan servicer in the US, fell 10 percent...
Son accused of murdering hedge-fund dad to share in $1.6M will
Good things come to those who . . . kill their rich parents? The spoiled hedge-fund scion charged with murdering his dad after the old man cut his allowance may...
Goldman Sachs helped Apollo in Caesars bet: sources
Leon Black’s Apollo Global Management on Thursday will put the biggest unit of casino giant Caesars Entertainment into bankruptcy, it said Wednesday. The move, while an embarrassing stumble for Apollo,...
Cable stocks take a tumble after Obama touts broadband for all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbol8oMNggs Cable stocks took a broadside hit Wednesday after President Obama stumped for more competition among broadband providers — including having his regulators press for changes in laws that will...
Nets fall to Grizzlies for seventh straight loss
Before Nets coach Lionel Hollins faced his old team in Brooklyn Wednesday night, he said his new team needed to find some way to snap its losing streak. “We fought,...
St. John’s holds off Providence rally for first Big East win
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — D’Angelo Harrison was screaming. Sir’Dominic Pointer was pleading. Phil Greene stood speechless. The desperation of the St. John’s players was palpable, unexpectedly appearing after Providence trimmed a...
Sam Champion’s 'AMHQ' adds Cantore and weekend edition
Changes are afoot at “AMHQ.” The Weather Channel’s morning show, (7-10 a.m.), anchored by Sam Champion, is shuffling its lineup — with Jim Cantore and meteorologist Jennifer Delgado joining Champion...
Jewish film fest offers cinematic nosh for all
With three world premieres, six US premieres and 10 New York premieres, this year’s 24th New York Jewish Film Festival is chock-full of cinematic noshing for every appetite. “We are...
Director Bassett says 'Whitney' movie covers 'the beautiful years'
If anyone’s life seems tailor-made for a Lifetime movie, it’s Whitney Houston’s. The highs were very high and the lows were tragic, even sordid. But first-time director Angela Bassett, who...
Inside Ralph Lauren's new Polo Bar
Resplendent in a double-breasted, gold-button navy blazer, Ralph Lauren popped by our table. “How do you like it?” he beamed, his white mane tinted amber by horsy-heaven Polo Bar’s shaded...
Jets coach Todd Bowles shaped by his inner-city Jersey roots
Thomas Wolfe was wrong; you can go home again. And Todd Bowles is even getting to rebuild the house. Bowles was born and bred in Elizabeth, NJ, and began coaching...
How Malia Obama is shaping teen tastes
Last week, a grainy selfie surfaced of an open-mouthed, wide-eyed girl fixing her ponytail while sporting a $32 T-shirt bearing the logo for Brooklyn rap collective Pro Era. Newsworthy? Not...
Chan Gailey has no set offense and that's a good thing
Chan Gailey won’t be bringing his own system to the Jets if, as expected, Todd Bowles picks him to be their next offensive coordinator. Gailey doesn’t have a system. He...
How Todd Bowles is the anti-Rex Ryan -- exactly what Jets need
Paul Palmer can’t wait for the Jets opener next season, but he won’t be wearing anything green and white. “We all going to be wearing our Temple shirts,” Palmer told...
Indianapolis Colts linebacker Josh McNary charged with rape
INDIANAPOLIS — Prosecutors have filed charges of rape, criminal confinement with bodily injury and battery resulting in bodily injury against Indianapolis Colts backup linebacker Josh McNary. Peg McLeish, a spokeswoman...
Man in bribery scandal 'shoots self' at gun club
RENO, Nev. — A defendant in a bribery scandal involving the nation's largest public pension fund appears to have shot and killed himself at a Nevada gun club weeks before...
Quinn helped push Jets to grab Bowles while they could
The Jets ended a cross-country, 2 ½-week search for a head coach by hiring someone who grew up just minutes from their training center in Florham Park, N.J. The Jets...
Rex Ryan -- the sly politician -- has fooled his next franchise
Buffalo, we understand. We fell hard, too. We did. That, really, is Rex Ryan’s special magic (well, that, and the fact that his bully-boy defense often looked like it was...
Mara: Giants 'need to be a playoff team in 2015’
Tom Coughlin has made it through two straight losing seasons and hasn’t been to the postseason since the Giants won the Super Bowl following the 2011 season. He likely won’t...
The Keystone Pipeline's many miracles
Not since the multiplication of the loaves and fishes near the Sea of Galilee has there been creativity as miraculous as that of the Keystone XL pipeline. It has not...
A tale of two ... de Blasios
In the eight years I’ve been advocating on children’s educational issues, I’ve seen a lot — but nothing to compare to Mayor de Blasio’s latest shocker. The Post this week...
Disease uncontrolled: Swift decline of the CDC
With flu raging through 46 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is taking center stage, advising the public and physicians. But the agency increasingly isn’t up to its...
How France can keep its Jews: Lessons of a Zionist prophet
What would Jabotinsky do? That’s the question I keep coming back to as France emerges from the demonstrations of Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité in the wake of the carnage at Charlie...
Santa Stringer
City Comptroller Scott Stringer wants to play Santa Claus. With taxpayer money. At least it seems that way after a spate of big-ticket legal settlements by his office, and in...
Dr. King's New York
Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal and the facts from the fiction. So spoke a...
Play it again, Melissa
Could this be — as Humphrey Bogart famously told Claude Rains — the beginning of a beautiful friendship? We’re talking about Bill de Blasio and the NYPD, now that the...
BlackBerry denies report of takeover talks with Samsung
BlackBerry shares were whipsawed Wednesday on takeover speculation. The Canada-based smartphone maker denied that it is in merger talks with rival Samsung following a Wednesday news report that execs had...
Duo reaches top of Yosemite's El Capitan in historic, hardest climb
https://twitter.com/FresnoBee/status/555507139549343745/ YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A pair of Americans on Wednesday completed what had long been considered the world's most difficult rock climb, using only their hands and feet...
The way they were: Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio's 61st anniversary
Take a look back at Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe's legendary romance on their 61st wedding anniversary.
Rangers scapegoat Tanner Glass to return to lineup
Maybe the opportunity doesn’t come exactly the way he would have liked it, but the opportunity comes to Tanner Glass nonetheless. The rugged Rangers winger will return to the lineup...
The 10 worst movie remakes of all time
Still giggling and dazed from the surprise monster box office of “Gone Girl,” Ben Affleck and David Fincher are checking into Hubris House together. The two have decided to join...
Witch doctors banned in Tanzania after albinos slaughtered
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - Tanzania has banned witch doctors in a bid to curb a rising wave of attacks and murders of albinos whose body parts are prized for...
What Evan Gattis trade means for Astros and torn-down Braves
The Braves and Astros have agreed upon a trade that would send Evan Gattis to Houston for three prospects. The deal was not yet finalized, with Gattis in Houston to...
Secret Service dumps senior officials after security lapses
The U.S. Secret Service will remove four senior officials while another has opted to retire from the agency charged with protecting the president in its latest shake-up after a series...
You can now rent Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn's estate
The Grey Gardens estate in East Hampton, which author and journalist Sally Quinn and the late Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee bought for $225,000 in 1979 from Jackie O’s cousin...
The day in photos
Snakes show it's easy being green, President Barack Obama boards Air Force One, Charlie Hebdo sales soar and more.
The Green Goblin's luxe penthouse hits the market
A Gotham penthouse with Hollywood cred — it appears in the “Spiderman” movie series — is back on the market for $2 million. The one-bedroom, 1½-bathroom triplex at 5 Tudor...
French producer buys $2.64M Gowanus townhouse
Gaetan Rousseau, the New York-based French CEO and producer of the film production company Paradoxal — who was also the executive producer of Greek-French film director Costa-Gavras’ “Le Capital,” a...
Dan Quinn could be the Jets' latest crippling misstep
It was an old ball coach named Robert Frost who long ago gave NFL decision-makers these words to live by: "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood / And sorry I...
Derek Stepan's injury scare puts focus on Rangers rookie stalwart
So this is less about the Rangers having to deal with the absence of top-line center Derek Stepan for at least one game than it is about the shifting spotlight...
Jesse Metcalfe shops downtown digs
"Dallas" actor Jesse Metcalfe is on the house hunt and recently eyed (and really liked!) a penthouse at Seven East Village — a new boutique luxury building at 277 E....
Adrian Grenier could be a Chelsea boy
Adrian Grenier — apparently part of the overpriced Brooklyn backlash — left the confines of the tragically hip borough to check out apartments in Manhattan. But the 38-year-old “Entourage” star...
Design-rich NoHo among NYC's priciest neighborhoods
Of all the newly posh districts in downtown Manhattan, few have risen in price and prominence quite like NoHo. What was once a warren of artists lofts, light industrial spaces...
Samsung approached BlackBerry with $1.7B takeover bid
Smartphone company Samsung has recently approached BlackBerry Ltd. to buy the company for as much as $7.5 billion, looking to gain access to its patent portfolio, according to a person...
Man arrested in 'pipe bomb plot' on Capitol
An ISIS-inspired American was arrested in Ohio Wednesday in a plot to plant pipe bombs at the US Capitol and open fire on fleeing lawmakers, officials said. Christopher Lee Cornell...
Is Jose Calderon the next Knicks asset to be moved?
LONDON – It’s the obvious next move with Knicks president Phil Jackson’s sole focus now on creating even more cap room for 2015 and 2016 free agency: Starting point guard Jose...
Manager scammed $2M from clients for expensive lifestyle
A greedy New York money manager allegedly stole more than $2 million from his clients to fund a lavish lifestyle, prosecutors said at his arraignment Wednesday in Manhattan Supreme Court....
French terrorist's sister teaches 'Booty Therapy' classes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu4olQUoGtA A sister of the terrorist who murdered a French policewoman and four men in a kosher market in Paris is more Miley Cyrus than martyr for Muhammad. Maimouna Coulibaly,...
Knicks rejected Kenyon Martin all season, but he's not bitter
LONDON – Kenyon Martin is with the Knicks in London, but not the way he envisioned. Martin’s goal was having offseason ankle surgery, rehabbing at the team's facility in Tarrytown,...
Subway 'manspreading' ads debut to shame bro riders
The MTA is rolling full speed ahead to wipe out the scourge of “manspreading” on subways and buses — but the phenomenon hasn’t petered out yet. New courtesy ads featuring...
Marcus Mariota declares for NFL Draft
From green jerseys to the green room. Oregon junior quarterback Marcus Mariota announced his eligibility for the NFL Draft on Tuesday. The Heisman Trophy winner, combining top-tier elusiveness with an accurate throwing arm,...
Gigantic hippo gets terrifying close to safari speedboat
Don't tell this hippo he's slow. Riding in a speed boat in the Kafue National Park in Zambia, a videographer captured the terrifying moment when a gigantic hippopotamus got way too...
Who, or what, is Leviathan on Marvel’s ‘Agent Carter?’
"Who is Leviathan?,” Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) asked a captured criminal on last week’s “Agent Carter.” “Not who,” he replied cryptically. “What?” Three episodes into the retro Marvel TV series,...
Gigi Hadid nabs Model of the Year award
After a shockingly quick rise to fame in 2014, Gigi Hadid will continue her modeling career by signing with Maybelline and picking up the Model of the Year award at...
Steinbrenner: Why Yankees don't need Scherzer to be improved
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. -- Hal Steinbrenner didn’t speak like an owner expecting to add another big piece to his club in 2015. But he very much sounded like a man expecting...
Ray Lewis takes ridiculous 'Tuck Rule' dig at Tom Brady
Maybe Ray Lewis should have faded away after winning a second Super Bowl with the Ravens, because he was a far better linebacker than he is an analyst. The latest...
Rex Ryan tweaks Patriots, Marrone at blustery Bills intro
BUFFALO – Getting fired by the Jets did nothing to humble Rex Ryan. The coach was his old, brash self in his introductory press conference as the Bills head coach...
FBI raids offices of 'Wolf of Wall Street' exec
FBI agents on Wednesday raided the offices of Med-Care Diabetic & Medical Supplies Inc., a Florida medical device company whose executive vice president helped inspire the movie "The Wolf of...
Who’ll be the next North West? The top 10 reigning 'It' babies of 2015
Which celebrity spawn will be the next North West? Let’s review the new crop of It babies based on their parents’ status, talent, wardrobe and wealth, rating them on a...
BlackBerry caught tweeting from an iPhone
Their other phone is an iPhone, apparently. In an unfortunate twist for smartphone maker BlackBerry, whoever runs the struggling company's official Twitter account is an avid iPhone user, according to The...
10 dead after prison bus skids off icy overpass
PENWELL, Texas — At least 10 people were killed Wednesday when a bus carrying state prisoners skidded off an icy highway overpass in West Texas, slid down an embankment and...
Meet the 10-month-old baby who weighs 44 pounds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDkZ2nyWAMA Meet Juanita Valentina Hernandez, the 10-month-old who has inexplicably ballooned to the same weight as an average 5-year-old — 44 pounds. “To all mothers that have babies like this, please...
The latest sign we could get a Pacquiao-Mayweather showdown
Stop us if you've heard this one before: One side has agreed to the long-anticipated Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight and is now waiting for the other side to answer the...
Property taxes could be cut by up to $2K
Homeowners could see their property taxes cut by up to $2,000 under a sweeping $1.7 billion relief program unveiled Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Renters would be eligible for savings...
Police department requests selfies from would-be recruits
There's a police department in north England looking for a fresh recruit — but first ... you gotta send them a selfie. Job-seekers in Humberside are being asked to snap pictures...
Here are the world's least safe airlines
Airlines from Nepal, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan bottomed out on a list of the world’s safest carriers. AirAsia, which recently lost 162 passengers and crew in an Indonesia-to-Singapore journey, also rated...
'You don't mess with Z': The moral of a one-punch hockey KO
http://youtu.be/ys-p6DSaqzA Here's one for the annals of poor sports decisions. During Tuesday night's Lightning-Bruins clash, Cedric Paquette decided to get under the skin of towering Boston captain Zdeno Chara, who...
Port Authority won't cancel overnight PATH service
The Port Authority has decided not to cancel overnight PATH service on weeknights after the idea was floated in December, officials said Wednesday. Port Authority chairman John Degnan met with...
CTPartners investor urges SEC to investigate firm's disclosure
CTPartners, the embattled Wall Street headhunting firm that last month was rocked by sexual discrimination claims, now has its own shareholders to worry about. An investor has asked the Securities...
The IRS will answer less than half your calls this filing season
WASHINGTON — Taxpayers will face the worst levels of service in more than a decade from the Internal Revenue Service this filing season, with as few as 43 percent of...
Man roasts marshmallows, drinks beer over molten lava lake
Would you climb into a pit of fire to get a perfectly roasted marshmallow? Climber and volcano expert Simon Turner is making waves as the star of a new viral...
This woman has the 'largest fake boobs in the world'
[theplatform account="4uMbOC" media="Jot__E7qDDwH" player="mVC7xu4zqUdN"] "Bigger is better" has reached a whole new level. German adult model Beshine, also known as Mayra Hills, claims to have the largest fake breasts in...
The 5 best celebrity Facebook pages
Always the trendsetter, Anne Hathaway finally decided to make a Facebook page for herself last week. Perhaps in a move to combat the never-ending “hathahate,” the “Song One” star has...
The teams with best chance to catch Ohio State next season
With Ohio State's convincing national championship victory over Oregon now part of last season, The Post selects the top 5 teams heading into the 2015 season: 1. Ohio State Just...
The first 11 facts to know about new Jets coach Todd Bowles
1. Born Nov. 18, 1963, in Elizabeth, NJ. 2. Is married with a daughter and three sons ranging in age from 4 to 11. 3. Played college football at Temple University, but went...
Carmelo Anthony inspired to play after Prince Harry meet
LONDON — Not only does Carmelo Anthony have that “royal feeling’’ after meeting with Prince Harry, the prince of the Knicks has a feeling he will make his return Thursday...
Charlie Hebdo copies listed for thousands of dollars on eBay
The “Je Suis Charlie” rallying cry has inspired a cottage industry on eBay with overseas sellers asking as much as $3,000 for the latest issue of Charlie Hebdo. Copies of...
Billionaire Slim plunks down another $100M for Gray Lady
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú, who bailed out the New York Times Co. with a $250 million loan during the financial meltdown, has plunked down another $100 million for more...
False alarm on space station forces US astros to bunk with Russians
Astronauts aboard the US section of the International Space Station received a terrifying wake-up call Wednesday morning when a coolant pressure alarm sounded -- sparking fears of a toxic leak...
Charlie Hebdo 'All Is Forgiven' edition sells out in minutes
The new edition of Charlie Hebdo sold out almost as quickly as it hit French newsstands Wednesday — a week after the terrorists who massacred much of its staff declared...
Cops honor juvenile offender who helped save officer's life
A Florida teen -- who had been arrested and was handcuffed behind his back -- saved the life of the cop who was booking him into jail, authorities said Wednesday....
Talk radio's Savage renews contract, plans new format
Radio talk-show host Michael Savage just re-upped his contract with Cumulus’ syndicator Westwood One. Under the new deal, Savage also will look to grow his audience with a new “unprotected...
Beauty queen dies having plastic surgery she won in competition
A young beauty queen thought her pageant prize of free plastic surgery was to die for — until it actually killed her, the girl’s family claims. Catherine Cando Cornejo —...
$1B trial opens against PLO over Israel terror attacks
Killing innocent people was “standard operating procedure” for the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority — and evidence will prove it, an attorney charged Tuesday at a Manhattan federal...
NY assemblywoman wants to ban cat declawing
A state assemblywoman from Manhattan wants to ban the practice of declawing cats except when medically necessary, because animal-rights groups have declared the practice cruel and inhumane. Linda Rosenthal, who...
France arrests 54 for defending terrorism since massacre
PARIS — The Paris prosecutor's office says 54 people have been detained for defending or glorifying terrorism since Islamic radicals began a rampage a week ago that left 17 people...
Lawyer killed after trying to force roommate to sell stocks
A lawyer tied up his roommate in their upscale Queens apartment and tried to force him at gunpoint to liquidate his stocks — only to be killed when the man escaped...
ISIS child executioner 'kills Russian spies' in new video
A horrifying new video released online on Tuesday appears to show ISIS using a young boy to execute a pair of captives the terror group claims are Russian spies. The...
Man goes overboard on one cruise ship, rescued by another
A man who fell overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship off the coast of Cozumel, Mexico, was rescued hours later by a passing Disney Cruise Line ship after a...
Greek Freak to Knicks: Call up my brother already, you losers
LONDON — Was that a “Greek Freak’’ guarantee, British-style? Giannis Antetokounmpo, the young Bucks small forward, is certain of two things: His brother Thanasis will soon be signed by the...
Dimon: JPMorgan is under 'assault' from regulators
Jamie Dimon is whining again. The bank chieftain said JPMorgan Chase is “under assault” from regulators after legal costs dragged down the firm’s latest quarterly results. The biggest US bank...
LeBron James shoves rookie coach. Sound familiar?
LeBron James' first game back after an eight-game absence was sure to make headlines Tuesday night, regardless of how he played in Phoenix. And he played well, scoring 33 points...
NASCAR star's assault defense: Girlfriend a trained assassin
DOVER, Del. — The NASCAR driver known as "The Outlaw" testified Tuesday he believes his ex-girlfriend is a trained assassin dispatched on covert missions around the world who once returned...
14-year-old takes destructive joyride through the Bronx
A 14-year-old boy went on a joyride in the Bronx Tuesday, smashing into cars and trying to ram a police cruiser once officers arrived, cops said. The teen was driving...
Cops release video of killer firing gunshots in Bronx homicide
[theplatform account="4uMbOC" media="d6BEKl_p15Vu" player="Ud34RrXnH_qf"] Cops released chilling video footage of a Bronx man's killer as he pulled a gun and fired the fatal gunshots on Monday night, police said. Richard...
Yemen's al Qaeda claims responsibility for Charlie Hebdo massacre
A top al Qaeda leader in Yemen took responsibility on Wednesday for the Charlie Hebdo massacre, saying the terror group had planned and paid for the attack, which left 12...
The biggest reason why the Seahawks have a shot to repeat
Word of advice to the Packers: Score as many points as you can in the first half, because if history repeats itself at CenturyLink Field, the Seahawks are going to...
Why experts around NFL are starting to doubt Mariota
ARLINGTON, Texas — Ladies and gentlemen, start your dissections. Marcus Mariota’s remarkable junior season came to a close Monday night in disheartening fashion, a 42-20 loss to Ohio State in...
Urban Meyer on bolting to coach in NFL: 'Not right now'
ARLINGTON, Texas — Urban Meyer doesn’t plan on leaving Ohio State anytime soon — not even if the NFL comes calling. “Not right now,” he said Tuesday morning when asked...
Is Cardale Jones ready for the NFL? Check out his answer
ARLINGTON, Texas — Amid the excitement of Ohio State’s national championship victory Monday night, Cardale Jones said he would consider making the jump to the NFL after just three starts...
Hardaway's sharp decline a mystery to Fisher
LONDON — After Tuesday’s practice at Imperial College, Tim Hardaway Jr. made a promotional appearance for adidas. That looks to be the only place he is gaining traction. As the...
Great Britain not betting on Knicks — but it's not for the reason you think
LONDON — There are 2,700 Ladbrokes betting parlors in Great Britain, but not one is taking any action on the Knicks-Bucks NBA contest at O2 Arena Thursday. Ray, a Ladbrokes...
Johan Santana making a comeback — and the Yankees are interested
Johan Santana’s comeback began Tuesday night, pitching two scoreless innings in the Venezuelan Winter League, and the Yankees were among the teams in attendance. It was the left-hander’s first game...
Rex's first day in Buffalo: custom pizza, beers with Jim Kelly
Former Jets coach Rex Ryan arrived in Buffalo on Tuesday and was greeted with a hero’s welcome. Ryan, who will be introduced as the Bills’ head coach on Wednesday, hit...
Todd Bowles’ first Jets decision shows why he's a risky choice
Let’s make this perfectly clear: No one knows. No one knows if Todd Bowles, the new Jets head coach, will be Vince Lombardi or Rich Kotite. Or anyone and everyone...
Simple passwords led to CENTCOM Twitter hack: official
WASHINGTON — The Twitter and YouTube accounts of the US Central Command were easy to hack because the military was using simple passwords, a senior administration official said Tuesday. “Obviously...
Slain toddler's mom silenced by panel discussing her daughter
The heartbroken mom of Ariel Russo — the 4-year-old girl killed by an underage driver on the Upper West Side in 2013 as he raced away from cops — was...
Ticket-fix cop pleads guilty to conspiring to kill a witness
The disgraced former Bronx cop at the center of a massive NYPD ticket-fixing scandal pleaded guilty Tuesday to a slew of charges — including conspiring to kill a witness. José...
Jodi Arias admits to killing boyfriend after day of 'rough sex'
Once the public and press were out of the room, convicted murderer Jodi Arias took only seconds to admit that she killed her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in a frenzied attack...
Woman sues because tights didn't bring her to orgasm
At least they didn’t promise they’d call her in the morning. A Queens woman thought a new pair of stockings that promised an “orgasmic” experience would rock her world —...
Five key issues facing Jets' new GM Mike Maccagnan
After five days of meetings and meals and more meetings, Mike Maccagnan finally is in as Jets general manager. Maccagnan, formerly the Texans’ director of college scouting, began a second...
NAACP claims Gaming Commission denies jobs to minorities
The debate over casino expansion in New York took an ugly turn Tuesday as a civil rights leader accused the state of denying job opportunities to minorities. NAACP-NY president Hazel...
Crazed cabby chased by cops makes impression in court
A crazed cabby who repeatedly rammed his car into a police cruiser after a wild chase the wrong way down Madison Avenue looked every bit the madman Tuesday as he...
Woman dies in birthday car crash
A woman celebrating her 26th birthday was injured and her friend was killed Tuesday when the car they were in plowed into a tree near JFK Airport, cops said. Birthday...
Sheldon Silver opposes allowing more charter schools
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver threw down the gauntlet on expanding charter schools Tuesday, saying there’s no reason to add more despite the clamor of parents and education reformers. “The question...
De Blasio to block law criminalizing police chokeholds
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday said for the first time that he would block the City Council from enacting a law making it a crime for cops to use...
Only 300 copies of latest Charlie Hebdo issue available in U.S.
Americans looking to support the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo by purchasing one of the reported three million print copies of Wednesday’s issue are likely to be very disappointed. There...
'Fifty Shades of Grey' whips advertisers into a frenzy
“Grey” is the new green. Universal’s controversial “Fifty Shades of Grey” movie is so hot that advertisers have whipped themselves into a frenzy — snapping up all the in-cinema airtime...
Ocwen in legal battle with California to keep its license
Ocwen Financial, the largest non-bank mortgage servicer, found itself locked in a war of words with a California regulator on Friday as it battled to keep its license to do...
Rangers ponder life without Stepan after wicked slash
The Rangers have already seen life without Derek Stepan, and it ain’t pretty. They might have to deal with it yet again, as the top-line center left Tuesday’s 3-0 loss...
Cops slain in Charlie Hebdo terror attack awarded Legion of Honor
The three French cops killed in last week’s terror rampage were honored in a solemn ceremony in Paris Tuesday as their relatives wept and President François Hollande bestowed on them...
Mom's ex-boyfriend will pay $5 million for killer Christmas fire
The ex-boyfriend of the mom whose three little girls were killed in the 2011 Christmas Day Connecticut house fire has agreed to pay the children’s father $5 million for his role...
The inexcusable reason the Rangers laid an egg vs. Islanders
This midseason Battle of New York didn’t come close to living up to the hype, but that’s because the Islanders didn’t allow the Rangers to come close to playing their...
Pair of pirate wannabes use antique gun in alleged stick-up
Avast, ye scallywags, lower your sails — and give me your wallet. Two teenage robbers acted like a pair of Blackbeard wannabes when they used a pirate-style, muzzle-loading pistol to...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Two suspects shot a 68-year-old man in the groin at the courtyard of a building on Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Bedford-Stuyvesant, police said. The victim was rushed to Kings...