November 24, 2015
Ben Carson will take money from anyone — even Hillary's supporters
November 24, 2015 | 11:58pmDemocratic strategist Zimmerman joked, “Dr. Carson’s mailing list is as accurate as his positions.”
Over/Under Rico: Week 12
November 24, 2015 | 11:51pmFinally, after six straight non-winning weeks, Rico went 8-5-1 (0-2-1 Best Bets) last week on the Over/Unders. The season record is now 74-82-4 (13-18-2). The selections for Week 12 are:...
DraftKings owes $400M amid potential revenue slowdown
November 24, 2015 | 11:51pmReality is about to hit home for daily fantasy sports giant DraftKings. While the stakes are high for both DraftKings and rival FanDuel heading into a key court hearing on...
Why you might be seeing a lot less Nancy Grace on HLN
November 24, 2015 | 11:34pmThe network that brought the nation Casey Anthony and Nancy Grace is about to undergo another makeover. After veering from trial coverage to viral videos, HLN, formerly Headline News, will...
Notre Dame's playoff hopes will be snuffed out by Stanford
November 24, 2015 | 11:34pmThe greatest thing that could happen to Rivalry Week has been the slow realization that no great teams exist in college football this season. The nation is filled with the...
Obama is dangerously nonchalant about ISIS threats
November 24, 2015 | 11:29pmThe leader of the free world urged a broader assault on the Islamic State yesterday and called for more nations to join forces to crush the enemy. In response, President...
Former Giants linebacker dies of cancer at age 36
November 24, 2015 | 11:18pmQuincy Monk, a former Giants linebacker, died Tuesday after a brief battle with adenocarcinoma, an aggressive form of cancer. Monk was 36. A seventh-round draft pick of the Giants in...
Jets star: Todd Bowles lost it on us after Texans debacle
November 24, 2015 | 11:12pmTodd Bowles’ calm sideline demeanor is sometimes a bad optic on TV, making it look like Bowles is uninspiring or lacks fire. But just because Bowles prefers a poker face...
Jet raises $350M in funding round
November 24, 2015 | 11:03pmJet.com has become a tech “unicorn,” saying it was valued at $1 billion in a funding round that raised $350 million in cash from Fidelity, Bain Capital, Alibaba and Google...
Next assignments for Nets' rookie? Durant, LeBron
November 24, 2015 | 11:01pmAs a teenager, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson played in basketball camps which bore the names of Kevin Durant and LeBron James. This week, the Brooklyn rookie — already the Nets’ best defensive...
Everything lining up for Alabama to blow out rival Auburn
November 24, 2015 | 10:51pmFootball expert Phil Steele is the owner and publisher of Phil Steele’s College Football Preview, regarded as the college football bible. Get in-depth coverage of college and pro football 24/7/365...
Medal of Freedom awarded to 17 American legends
November 24, 2015 | 10:41pmPresident Barack Obama recognized 17 Americans with the nation's highest civilian award on Tuesday, including the first African-American woman elected to Congress, one of the greatest catchers in baseball history...
Oklahoma, Iowa move into College Football Playoff Top 4
November 24, 2015 | 10:37pmOklahoma moved into third and Iowa was fourth in the new College Football Playoff rankings as Notre Dame slipped to No. 6. Clemson and Alabama remained the top two teams...
Porzingis prefers MSG Haarlow's nickname over Francesa's
November 24, 2015 | 10:22pmORLANDO, Fla. — “KP” or “KP6”? During two drive-time interviews Tuesday on New York radio, Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis said those are his two favorite nicknames he has heard so...
'Star Wars' to be 'The Force' for product sales
November 24, 2015 | 9:53pmDisney’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is a huge hit already — in stores. The much-anticipated film, which debuts Dec. 18, is on track to sell more tie-in goods than...
Whom the NFC East-leading Giants really should be thanking
November 24, 2015 | 9:40pmThe collaborative effort to get the Giants into Thanksgiving leading the sad-sack pack in the NFC East is truly inspiring. It has taken all four teams working together, to somehow,...
Postal worker charged with hate crime after harassing headscarfed women
November 24, 2015 | 9:25pmA U.S. Postal Service worker who threatened two headscarf-clad women and a 1-year-old girl was arrested for a hate crime, police said Tuesday. Dainton Coley, 34, was arrested Monday after...
Blackstone Group sells London Hotel for $382M
November 24, 2015 | 9:19pmBlackstone Group has sold the London Hotel in Midtown to a sovereign wealth fund for $382 million, or $678,000 per room. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, which also owns the...
Red-tailed hawks confront drone illegally flying in park
November 24, 2015 | 8:45pmTwo red-tailed hawks gave a drone flying around Prospect Park a real bird's eye view, scaring the operators of the device so much they brought it down to the ground....
Ryan Fitzpatrick is mediocre, but that's not the Jets' real problem
November 24, 2015 | 8:38pmRyan Fitzpatrick has a target on his back at the moment. Media and fans want to point the finger at Fitzpatrick for the Jets losing four of their last five...
Dellin Betances trying to ignore his potential Yankees promotion
November 24, 2015 | 8:12pmDellin Betances has 28,000 Twitter disciples, so it’s impossible to shut out the talk of the Yankees possibly trading closer Andrew Miller as they attempt to upgrade a very shaky...
The anti-ISIS coalition guarantees the chaos will spread
November 24, 2015 | 8:00pmThe battle over Syria now involves so many world powers that it increasingly looks like a brewing world war. But not to worry: President Obama says his decisive alliance will...
Obama's new cancer Rx is a war on men
November 24, 2015 | 8:00pmIf you’re at risk of prostate cancer — in other words, if you’re male — the best place to be is the United States, where survival rates are highest in...
The new Thanksgiving family fight: war over tablets & TV
November 24, 2015 | 8:00pm"To be honest, the worst situation we have is dealing with our own family.” That’s Abby, a mother of two in the suburbs of Washington. She and her husband have...
Mayor de Blasio starts to catch up to the critics he called 'crazy'
November 24, 2015 | 8:00pmMayor de Blasio hosted a recent roundtable discussion with his top adviser (and wife, coincidentally) Chirlane McCray on mental-health outreach in the city. Not to make light of the topic,...
The lame plot device that's turning TV's high-brow dramas into soap operas
November 24, 2015 | 7:52pmBringing characters back from the dead? That’s the kind of plot device usually found on daytime drama to goose ratings and arouse sleepy fans. So when did shows such as...
See the new Danny and Sandy in first 'Grease: Live' photo
November 24, 2015 | 7:48pmAaron Tveit and Julianne Hough look hopelessly devoted to each other in this first-look photo of the actors as lovebirds Danny Zuko and Sandy Olssen from Fox’s upcoming production of...
Of all the musicals to put on live TV, why 'The Wiz'?
November 24, 2015 | 7:43pmProducers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have had a good run at NBC doing live broadcasts of great Broadway musicals. Nearly 20 million people tuned in to see Carrie Underwood...
What's the real story behind Clock Boy's $15M lawsuit?
November 24, 2015 | 7:28pmWas Clock Boy in it for the money? It’s a fair question, now that his family’s demanding $15 million from Irving, Texas, officials — and, of course, an apology. Ahmed...
The new space race is a private-sector affair
November 24, 2015 | 7:26pmIt wasn’t all bad news for Amazon’s Jeff Bezos this week. His other company, Blue Origin, scored a big symbolic first in the private-sector space race Monday — launching a...
Driving the Nazis out of the subway
November 24, 2015 | 7:23pmBowing to p.r. reality, Amazon is yanking those bizarre and offensive ads on the 42nd Street shuttle — subway seats covered with emblems of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Of...
NFL power rankings: The stat that pulled Chiefs back from dead
November 24, 2015 | 7:04pmWhen you stop turning the ball over, good things tend to happen. Just ask the resurgent Chiefs, who have bounced back from a 1-5 start and thrust themselves back into...
Amazon's Bezos says rocket firm 2 years from commercial liftoff
November 24, 2015 | 6:42pmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pillaOxGCo Houston, we have a problem — and some billionaires are bickering about it on Twitter. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos on Tuesday made the surprise announcement that his space exploration...
The day in photos: Nov. 24, 2015
November 24, 2015 | 6:05pmPandas play in snow, Putin gets pensive, turkeys mark their final days and more.
'Sixteen Candles' is racist and sexist -- and needs to be retired
November 24, 2015 | 6:02pmA few months back, my colleague Lou Lumenick proposed that “Gone With the Wind” go the way of the Confederate flag. It’s with a heavy heart that I wonder whether...
Adam Skelos whined to dad about losing $10,000-per-month consulting gig
November 24, 2015 | 5:59pmState Sen. Dean Skelos had to tell his hotheaded son to cool it after the younger man got angry because his cushy, $10,000-a-month consulting gig was drying up, according to...
Costco stops selling chicken salad after E. coli outbreak in 7 states
November 24, 2015 | 5:51pmNineteen people in seven states, including Washington and California, have contracted E. coli in an outbreak linked to chicken salad bought at Costco, federal health officials said Tuesday. People who...
Feud with Boras hasn't loosened Marlins' grip on Jose Fernandez
November 24, 2015 | 5:35pmExecutives from a few teams in the market for high-end starting pitching have told me Jose Fernandez is not currently available. That could change, of course, since no organization pivots...
America's 10-year-old chess master insists he plays for fun
November 24, 2015 | 5:32pmGREENWICH, Conn. — At age 10, Maximillian Lu is the youngest-ever chess master in the US. Even so, he sees room for improvement. The distinction of being a national master...
St. John's takes small step forward following debacle
November 24, 2015 | 5:28pmLAHAINA, Hawaii — Less than 24 hours after a tough, last-second loss, No. 13 Indiana found a way to get back on the winning track. Senior point guard Yogi Ferrell...
The Giants' path to nine wins and an NFC East crown
November 24, 2015 | 5:20pmTom Coughlin has implored his New York Football Giants to finish, finish, finish, and now it is time for them to finish a season for a change. Because the playoffs...
This is the best 'Rocky' film since the original
November 24, 2015 | 5:00pmNine years after we thought Sylvester Stallone wrapped up his durable franchise on a high note with “Rocky Balboa," he’s back to pass the torch in style with Ryan Coogler’s...
Coach rewarded for working wonders with Red Bulls
November 24, 2015 | 4:25pmRed Bulls manager Jesse Marsch was named MLS Coach of the Year on Tuesday — and it’s hard to imagine a more drama-filled year. “I’m honored to be selected among...
Star Wars, U.S. Navy style
November 24, 2015 | 4:04pmThe crew members of the US aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower recreated the first trailer for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." They do a pretty creative job with it, until...
Yankees willing to trade Ivan Nova, but there's a catch
November 24, 2015 | 4:02pmThe Yankees are prioritizing a starting pitcher, yet they have let teams know Ivan Nova is available. Why? Nova has just one season left until free agency and the Yankees...
Queens chef hits $10M scratch-off jackpot
November 24, 2015 | 4:01pmRetirement just got a whole lot sweeter for a Queens chef who hit a $10 million lotto scratch off jackpot. Chang Tong Chen, a 51-year-old Flushing resident, was planning to...
Man sought for questioning in shooting death of Cuomo aide
November 24, 2015 | 3:56pmPolice on Tuesday released a surveillance photo of a person wanted for questioning in the shooting death of Gov. Cuomo aide Carey Gabay prior to the West Indian Day Parade...
Police search for man seen with jihadist fugitive two days before Paris attacks
November 24, 2015 | 3:53pmBelgian authorities on Tuesday issued an international arrest warrant for a man who was spotted in a car with jihadist fugitive Salah Abdeslam two days before the deadly Paris terror...
Austrian jihadi bride beaten to death after trying to escape ISIS: friend
November 24, 2015 | 3:46pmOne of the two teens who fled Austria last year to become a “poster girl” for ISIS has been beaten to death after trying to escape the group’s Syrian stronghold...
Paris ringleader's planned follow-up attack thwarted by raid
November 24, 2015 | 3:36pmThe ringleader behind the deadly Paris terror attacks and another Islamist militant were planning to blow themselves up in a suicide attack in Paris’ La Defense business district, the chief...
Newborn baby found in nativity scene at Queens church
November 24, 2015 | 3:27pmA newborn baby who still had his umbilical cord attached was found wrapped in swaddling clothes -- and lying in a manger -- at a Queens church on Monday. The...
Bratton: Bicyclists need to obey the same traffic rules as everybody else
November 24, 2015 | 3:24pmNYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said the city has already done plenty to accommodate its growing bicyclist population and that it would be a terrible idea to allow cyclists to run...
Can you identify these famous feet?
November 24, 2015 | 3:23pmApparently, a lot of people are really into feet. See if you can match the celebrity to their feet, and find out if you're a foot fanatic!
NYPD officers show up in force for arraignment of 'cop killer'
November 24, 2015 | 3:15pmDozens of comrades of slain NYPD Officer Randolph Holder -- including his partner -- showed up in court Tuesday for the arraignment of his alleged career-criminal killer. Some of the...
TV’s goriest shows don't involve zombies
November 24, 2015 | 3:13pmWell-schooled TV viewers know, by now, that “The Walking Dead” — and, to a lesser extent, “Game of Thrones” — are the goriest shows on the tube. Then again, it’s...
This is when Rick Nash's sporadic play pays off
November 24, 2015 | 3:11pmThis is Rick Nash’s history, and he is well aware of what might be coming. The Rangers’ star winger followed up his hat trick from Saturday night in Florida with...
Heartfelt 'Good Dinosaur' isn't top-drawer Pixar
November 24, 2015 | 3:10pmPostponed a year for more tinkering, Pixar Animation’s “The Good Dinosaur" is no instant classic like its sublime predecessor “Inside Out," but is modestly pleasing in its own way. Set...
There are zero surprises in this tired 'Frankenstein' riff
November 24, 2015 | 3:08pmThere's something alarming in “Victor Frankenstein” but it isn’t the reanimated bits of corpse that make up a monster. It’s James McAvoy’s acting: It’s like he’s been locked in a...
Hostages in northern French town safe, no link to Paris attacks
November 24, 2015 | 2:56pmPARIS -- A hostage situation in the northern French town of Roubaix was apparently not linked to the Paris attacks earlier this month and was drawing to a close with...
Terminally ill Tom Libous spared jail time
November 24, 2015 | 2:55pmA former top state politician convicted of lying to the FBI during a corruption probe dodged prison time Tuesday because he’s dying of cancer. Tom Libous, a Binghamton Republican who...
Amazon pulls Nazi ads from subways
November 24, 2015 | 2:41pmAmazon surrendered to public furor over its controversial subway ads featuring seats plastered with Nazi insignia — killing the campaign Tuesday when Gov. Andrew Cuomo personally intervened. The governor phoned...
Princeton students fight back against absurd political correctness
November 24, 2015 | 2:37pmWhile students from Yale University in Connecticut to Claremont McKenna in California are protesting, demanding more cultural sensitivity, safe spaces and trigger warnings, some students at Princeton University in New...
This yearlong, round-the-world trip costs $75,000
November 24, 2015 | 2:20pmTraveling around the globe in one single trek — let alone taking a full year to do it — likely tops many folk’s bucket lists. But if the thought of...
How the Mariners solved their Robinson Cano dilemma
November 24, 2015 | 2:19pmThe Mariners were at a crossroads entering the offseason. Should they double down on their expensive core — namely Robinson Cano, Nelson Cruz, Felix Hernandez and Kyle Seager — or...
France, US vow to expand campaign against ISIS
November 24, 2015 | 1:51pmWASHINGTON — President Obama stood side by side with French President François Holland at the White House and declared the attacks on Paris were “an attack against the world itself”...
Juror throws Silver trial into disarray
November 24, 2015 | 1:14pmA juror at the corruption trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver upended deliberations Tuesday with claims of mistreatment by her fellow panelists — and a request to meet privately...
Fatal blast on bus carrying Tunisian presidential guard
November 24, 2015 | 12:59pmTUNIS, Tunisia — An explosion hit a bus carrying members of Tunisia's presidential guard in the country's capital Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, the Interior Ministry said. The blast...
Browns bench Johnny Manziel after QB's boozy weekend
November 24, 2015 | 12:52pmNow he's Johnny No Football. Browns coach Mike Pettine dropped Johnny Manziel to the team's third-string quarterback following his latest frat boy behavior. Manziel had been given the starting job...
These German shepherds and tigers are unlikely BFFs
November 24, 2015 | 12:42pmThese friends take pride in their pack. Three German shepherds have an unbreakable bond with two Siberian tigers, who all live together at Oasis of the Siberian Tiger, a protected...
Price-gouging drug CEO drives up tiny biotech stock by 9,000%
November 24, 2015 | 12:28pmThat Martin Shkreli makes things pop. The Turing Pharmaceuticals chief executive achieved notoriety earlier this year by jacking up the price of an anti-parasite pill by more than 5,000 percent,...
Chicago on edge after video released of cop shooting black teen
November 24, 2015 | 12:26pmDisturbing dashcam footage was finally released Tuesday night showing a white police officer pumping 16 bullets into a black Chicago teen last year. The video, which has no audio, shows 17-year-old...
Knicks' other top pick has already hit the rookie wall
November 24, 2015 | 12:24pmMIAMI — While the entire Knicks bench from the sixth to the 13th man had bad nights against the Heat in Monday’s 95-78 blowout loss, rookie backup point guard Jerian...
'Danish Girl' is Eddie Redmayne's best performance yet
November 24, 2015 | 12:17pmCapping off the year that transgender stopped being transgressive, the story of artist Lili Elbe (Eddie Redmayne) makes for one of the year’s finest films. Told with extraordinary warmth by...
Joplin doc is a treat for hardcore fans
November 24, 2015 | 12:07pmDirector Amy Berg’s documentary reconstructs the life of Janis Joplin, the gifted singer whose 1970 death from a heroin overdose made her a member of the 27 Club — pop...
Meet the woman who's bringing geisha culture to NYC
November 24, 2015 | 12:05pmKneeling on a mat-covered floor, Geisha Kikuno bows in front of the small audience gathered before her. Accompanied by a singer crooning in Japanese, Kikuno — dressed in a black...
RBS facing new charges over sale of loan securities
November 24, 2015 | 12:03pmJust when Wall Street thought it was out, the Justice Department pulls it back in. After the big banks paid billions in settlements for crisis-era sins, federal prosecutors continue to...
Meet the MLB prospect suddenly breaking the radar gun
November 24, 2015 | 11:47am[mlbvideo id="528618983" width="640" height="430" /] Get ready to know the name Ray Black. The Giants minor-leaguer has wowed scouts at the Arizona Fall League this month as he is now...
Cops find 110 pounds of cocaine in US Border Patrol agent's car
November 24, 2015 | 11:34amPHOENIX — A US Border Patrol agent in Arizona has been arrested and charged after state troopers found 110 pounds of cocaine in his rental car that he planned to...
Hunter crushed to death when his campfire breaks overhanging boulder
November 24, 2015 | 11:26amWHARTON, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police say a hunter was killed after he and a fellow hunter built a fire and the heat broke apart an overhanging boulder, tumbling...
Feds warn of copycat Paris terror attack killers in US
November 24, 2015 | 11:21amFeds warned police agencies across the country to keep an eye out for possible copycat killers inspired by this month’s jihadist assault on Paris. The FBI and Department of Homeland...
Ted Cruz quickly catching up to Trump in Iowa
November 24, 2015 | 11:18amWASHINGTON — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has surged over the last month in Iowa and is nearly even with front-runner Donald Trump, according to the latest poll to rattle the...
Anti-obesity nonprofit took orders from Coca-Cola
November 24, 2015 | 11:08amA nonprofit founded to combat obesity says the $1.5 million it received from Coke has no influence on its work. But emails obtained by the Associated Press show the world's...
Paris terror attack suspect questioned, Brussels remains locked down
November 24, 2015 | 10:53amPARIS — French authorities on Tuesday questioned a top suspect linked to attackers who terrorized Paris, while Belgium's capital remained locked down under threat of a possible similar attack. Jawad...
Married coaches axed in women's locker room recording scandal
November 24, 2015 | 10:48amTowson University's former diving coach has been charged after a smartphone was found secretly filming in the women's locker room. Maureen Mead, 43, whose husband, Pat, was the university's head...
4 crew members dead after helicopter crashes at Fort Hood
November 24, 2015 | 10:45amFORT HOOD, Texas — US Army officials say four people have died in a helicopter crash at Fort Hood. A statement from the Fort Hood public affairs office says a...
Man is hours from retirement, then this happens
November 24, 2015 | 10:44amA 79-year-old Florida man who was working his last shift Sunday night at a liquor store before retiring was murdered by robbers, police said. Ali Arezoumandifar of Jupiter had recently...
Hot new app helps aspiring musicians be their own Justin Bieber
November 24, 2015 | 10:39amhttps://twitter.com/AcapellaVideos_/status/661720930041896960 The path to pop stardom has just taken a surprise turn — and it goes through your iPhone. A new, free mobile app called “Acapella” allows aspiring Adeles, Lil...
Florida fraternity suspended after girl found dead in hotel room
November 24, 2015 | 10:27amMIAMI — A fraternity at a Florida International University has been suspended following the death of a female student who attended an off-campus party the fraternity hosted. Media outlets report...
Amazon turns S train into SS train with Nazi insignia to promote TV show
November 24, 2015 | 10:24amA Nazi invasion has struck subway cars thanks to an ad campaign for an Amazon show about Hitler winning World War II — and straphangers are outraged at having to...
Every meteorologist is wearing this dress
November 24, 2015 | 10:10amFemale meteorologists across the country have created their own sisterhood of the traveling dress. It all started in a private Facebook group for weather women who share tips of the...
'Donald Trump should shut big fat mouth' on Ronda Rousey
November 24, 2015 | 9:37amConor McGregor doesn't have a vested interest in who becomes the next U.S. president considering he's an Irish citizen, but it's safe to say he wouldn't be voting for Donald...
How Cam Newton is silencing his many critics
November 24, 2015 | 8:20amAt least when it comes to his play, Cam Newton’s critics are running out of source material. Newton’s candidacy for the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award — once thought to be...
The 17 best pies in America
November 24, 2015 | 7:30amWhile the popularity of other sweets rise and fall, there’s one iconic dessert that never goes out of fashion: pie. It’s the burger of the dessert world, a true stayer...
How to avoid those awkward Thanksgiving conversations
November 24, 2015 | 6:00amThe only thing your family should be fighting about over Thanksgiving dinner is pumpkin or pecan pie — not gun-control laws. Avoid these common conversational land mines with distant relatives...
How to defuse the 10 most common Thanksgiving conflicts
November 24, 2015 | 6:00amYou've gathered with your family and friends over turkey, but certain sticky situations can feel like 1,000-pound Butterballs in the room. Suddenly, everything from your dating life to your diet...
Here's how to eat healthy at NYC airports
November 24, 2015 | 6:00amRemember when Sbarro used to be the airport standby for hungry travelers? Thankfully, those days are over. “Airport food has gotten healthy,” says Amy Shapiro, the founder and director of...
Lose your turkey tummy at these local races
November 24, 2015 | 6:00amIt wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without turkey — a Turkey Trot, that is. Strike back against the calorie load of your holiday feast by signing up for one of these local...
This cocktail will make being with your relatives less painful
November 24, 2015 | 6:00amRelatives, days of food prep and endless piles of dirty dishes all go down a bit easier with some booze. Leo Robitschek, the NoMad Hotel’s bar director, says one of...
'Jessica Jones' brings comic-book shows to a dark & sexy new level
November 24, 2015 | 5:01am‘Jessica Jones” is the darkest, sexiest thing Marvel Entertainment has ever done. Yes, for gritty thrills, it surpasses the studio’s movies and its network. And streaming shows. “Jessica Jones” (released...
Turkey shoots down Russian warplane near Syrian border
November 24, 2015 | 4:45amTurkish fighter jets shot down a Russian military aircraft that had strayed across Turkey’s border on Tuesday, sending the plane plummeting to the ground in a ball of a fire...
GOP candidates getting free air time thanks to Trump's 'SNL' appearance
November 24, 2015 | 4:03amWASHINGTON — NBC has granted a group of Republican presidential candidates free TV time over Thanksgiving weekend to compensate for Donald Trump’s Nov. 7 appearance on “Saturday Night Live.” Each...
Sheldon Silver is the political equivalent of a squeegee man
November 24, 2015 | 3:29amIt’s time to end the Sheldon Silver graft spree. In a devastating closing argument in the trial of the disgraced former Assembly speaker, a federal prosecutor laid out the many...
Fariña doesn't want to wait 3 years to close failing schools anymore
November 24, 2015 | 3:24amSchools Chancellor Carmen Fariña said Monday that she’s no longer willing to wait three years before closing low-performing public schools that don’t show improvement. “I think one year is crucial...
Senate staffer accused of coaching witness during Skelos trial
November 24, 2015 | 3:22amA top-level state Senate staffer scurried out of the corruption trial of former Majority Leader Dean Skelos on Monday after being accused of coaching a witness on the stand. Welquis...
Emotional de Blasio announces major mental-health initiative
November 24, 2015 | 3:16amMayor de Blasio’s eyes welled with tears on Monday during an announcement of a major mental-health initiative as he spoke of the addiction challenges faced by both his late father...
Bill de Blasio's early Christmas present? A protest at Yale to join
November 24, 2015 | 3:13amMayor Bill de Blasio said Monday the residential college at Yale University attended by his biracial son, Dante, should “absolutely” be renamed because it honors a man who promoted racial...
Landlord sues ex-tenant for calling agent 'drug-addicted harlot'
November 24, 2015 | 3:06amA tenant who was evicted from his luxury apartment vented his rage on the building’s managing agent, calling the woman a “drug-addicted harlot who sucks and f--ks for money and...
Suspects in custody after 5 shot at Black Lives Matter rally
November 24, 2015 | 2:44amMINNEAPOLIS — Protesters demanding justice for a black man fatally shot by Minneapolis police were settling in for their ninth night of demonstrations when something just didn't seem right. Lingering...
Original prosecutor takes stand in ‘Grid Kid’ killer's hearing
November 24, 2015 | 2:19amThe lead prosecutor at the 2005 trial of John Giuca in the murder of college football player Mark Fisher took the stand Monday, insisting she had no clue her jailhouse-snitch...
Hasid who hanged herself was forced to marry her first cousin
November 24, 2015 | 2:16amThe Hasidic woman who committed suicide four months after her sister also killed herself suffered years of depression following her forced marriage to a first cousin, a family insider told...
It's going to be a perfect day for the Thanksgiving Day Parade
November 24, 2015 | 2:04amThe current chill will be a cold memory by Thursday, when temps will top 60 degrees, letting millions bask happily at the Thanksgiving Day Parade. Macy’s expects a “great turnout”...
Ringo Starr auctioning off first copy of the "White Album"
November 24, 2015 | 2:00amRingo Starr is auctioning off a rare piece of Beatles memorabilia: the first copy of “The Beatles,” aka the “White Album,” numbered 0000001. Each unit of the 1968 album came...
Serial rapist sentenced to rot in prison with 100-year sentence
November 24, 2015 | 1:58amA Brooklyn judge threw the book at a serial rapist who sexually assaulted four women in one week — including a 15-year-old girl — sentencing him to 100 years in...
Rex Ryan a Belichick threat only in his own mind
November 24, 2015 | 1:35amFOXBOROUGH , Mass. — The warden of the AFC East beat the carnival barker of the NFL. Bill Belichick over Rex Ryan. Again. And the beat goes on. Another Patriots...
Trio of ghouls rob dying man instead of calling 911
November 24, 2015 | 1:19amThree thieves dug through the pockets of a dying man moments after he collapsed in the lobby of a Washington Heights apartment building, authorities said Monday. The theft was caught...
Report shows city kids who pass class are failing state exams
November 24, 2015 | 1:02amMore than 150 low-performing schools where less than 10 percent of the students passed this year’s state math and English exams claimed sky-high pass rates for class work in the...
City agencies beg City Council to hold off on drone regulations
November 24, 2015 | 12:56amInstead of offering up solutions for the escalating drone problem in the Big Apple, some city agencies on Monday told council members to back off trying to regulate the unmanned...
Bronx Councilwoman resigns, cites family issues
November 24, 2015 | 12:45amIn a surprise announcement, Democratic City Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo said late Monday that she’s resigning her South Bronx seat effective Dec. 31, citing family issues. Arroyo, the daughter...
Alain Vigneault can't figure out Rangers' glaring void
November 24, 2015 | 12:29amIt is the black hole of the Rangers lineup, and coach Alain Vigneault is doing everything he can to keep it from sucking away any semblance of a balanced forward...
Kasich goes for the jugular in latest Trump attack ads
November 24, 2015 | 12:27amOhio Gov. John Kasich launched an all-out attack Monday on Donald Trump as the billionaire stumped in Kasich’s home state. In advance of a planned Trump speech in Columbus, Kasich...
Mall boycott proposed as Christmas tree put out in the cold
November 24, 2015 | 12:22amStaten Island’s largest mall has pulled the plug on a wildly popular Santa Claus event and even moved its Christmas tree outside — enraging shoppers who are now calling for...
How epic ref brain freeze nearly cost Patriots a perfect record
November 24, 2015 | 12:22amFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — An inexplicable inadvertent whistle by an official nearly cost the Patriots their undefeated season Monday night. The Patriots would recover from the officials’ gaffe and beat the...
De Blasio admits EMTs radio's don't work underground
November 24, 2015 | 12:10amMayor de Blasio admitted Monday that the radios carried by EMTs are not reliable underground and promised to fix them “as quickly as possible.” “That problem is about 70 percent...
Proposed bill allows bikers to blow through red lights
November 24, 2015 | 12:08amBig Apple bicyclists would be allowed to cruise through red lights and stop signs after merely slowing down and looking both ways, under a proposed bill by a city councilman....
Eric Garner's grand jury records to remain sealed
November 24, 2015 | 12:01amNew York’s highest court on Monday shot down efforts to unseal the minutes of the Staten Island grand jury that cleared an NYPD cop of criminal charges in the controversial...