December 22, 2016
Hedge fund titan developing software modeled on his brain
The founder of the world’s largest hedge fund may not want to live forever — but he hopes his management style will in cyberspace. Ray Dalio, the 67-year-old head of...
Man accused of killing infamous landlord says they were pals
One of the men accused of killing Brooklyn landlord Menachem “Max” Stark told cops that he was actually the slain businessman’s good buddy — and that he put a tracking...
Beckham knocks head against wall after Giants heartbreaker
PHILADELPHIA — Odell Beckham Jr. acted out the way many of his Giants teammates felt after they fell behind early, never caught up late and lost to the Eagles 24-19...
Famous Midtown diner shutting its doors at end of 2016
It’s farewell to the No. 3 Turkey Club sandwich: Evergreen, the famous Midtown diner, is shutting its doors as of Dec. 31, owner Ilias Argenas said Thursday. The down-home eatery...
Old high school teammates put friendship aside in college rivalry
Off the court, Mike Williams and Khadeen Carrington remain close, frequently sending text messages to each other and speaking on the phone. In the summer, they will work out together...
Hondo doling out gifts
Oh, come all ye HondoNation faithful, joyful and triumphant — at least you were until Week 15 when Hondo found himself caught in a mini-polar vortex that put a 7-8-1...
Prosecutor who went after killer cop planning DA run
A former top prosecutor in Brooklyn plans to run for district attorney next year, The Post has learned. Retired Civil Rights Bureau chief Marc Fliedner, who along with ADA Joseph...
Feds sue Barclays for selling fraudulent mortgages
One of the UK’s largest banks refused to settle a long-simmering US mortgage bond probe — and was sued by the Justice Department on Thursday for selling $31 billion of...
Matt Moore-led Dolphins could pull off road upset
The Wildcat returns for his 20th season in The Post. Including his 1997-2006 seasons in the Bettor’s Guide, Cat’s record in print stands at 546-462 (54.1 percent) against the spread....
Satmar leader and de Blasio fund-raiser busted for food-stamp fraud
A Satmar leader who raised money for Mayor de Blasio’s 2013 campaign has been busted by the feds for food-stamp fraud, authorities said Thursday. Yitzchok “Isaac” Sofer, a leader in...
Pharma firm Teva ordered to pay $519M over bribe deal
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will pay $519 million to settle civil and criminal charges that it bribed government officials in Russia, Ukraine and Mexico in order to secure business. The Israel-based...
Nearly-blind lady who smuggled jars of cocaine gets early release
A 65-year-old woman who smuggled five kilos of cocaine into JFK Airport from Peru — hidden in strawberry-marmalade containers — was the recipient of some holiday-season compassion in Brooklyn federal...
Judges nixes suit claiming slow courts violate defendant rights
A federal judge tossed a lawsuit Thursday filed by Bronx residents who sued Gov. Cuomo and two judges, claiming their right to a speedy trial was violated because the court system...
Creep used XXX pics to lure women into identity theft: feds
A creepy conman posed as a billionaire on big-name dating sites to lure unsuspecting women into an identity-theft scam — and then threatened to release explicit photos when they caught...
Tom DiNapoli needs to answer for pension-fund scandal
A s a director of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, Navnoor Kang allegedly took $1 million worth of bribes to steer $2 billion in pension-fund investments to two...
Devils win for the first time in a very long time
The Devils were angry, and they took out their frustration on a longtime nemesis. A little more than 24 hours after general manager Ray Shero publicly challenged his team, Cory...
'MNF' voice Sean McDonough on biggest threat to Cowboys
ESPN play-by-play man Sean McDonough talks about his first season of “Monday Night Football” and looks ahead toward the Cowboys-Lions game with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: What separates Dak...
Mark-Viverito doesn't rule out running for mayor in 2017
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito raised eyebrows Thursday when she said she plans to support Mayor de Blasio “if” he decides to seek re-election next year. And she didn’t rule...
Jets can't even argue with laughable Patriots spread
The only people who might think less of the Jets than their fans are the oddsmakers in Las Vegas. The Jets are 16 ½-point underdogs in Saturday’s game against the...
Ticket broker sold free VIP passes for profit: suit
Some of Hollywood’s heaviest hitters have sued a major ticket broker — claiming his company sold free, non-transferrable tickets to movie premieres and awards shows for profit. For 13 years,...
Frito-Lay drivers threaten labor strike over proposed pay offer
PepsiCo Chief Executive Indra Nooyi’s drive to cut costs isn’t making her any friends among the Big Apple drivers for the company’s Frito-Lay operation. The union drivers — already among...
Nets dominated the Warriors — until the 2nd half happened
The Nets did everything right for the first half against Golden State. They played withering defense, got solid starts from Brook Lopez and Jeremy Lin, and had their biggest halftime...
Kristaps Porzingis' early exit overshadows Knicks' solid win
The Knicks routed Orlando on Thursday, 106-95, but whether a Merry Kristaps will go on as planned Sunday no longer is a given. Knicks phenom Kristaps Porzingis limped off the...
Dow 20,000 hopes slip away as election optimism wanes
Dow 20,000? Don’t hold your breath. Wall Street analysts are cooling to the prospect of the blue-chip stock index breaking through the 20,000 mark by the end of the year...
Cuomo: Blame me if 2nd Avenue subway opens late
Gov. Cuomo led a public open house at the 96th Street station of the Second Avenue Subway on Thursday — saying it will be entirely his fault if it doesn’t...
Choosing the wrong hospital can cost you your life
Going to a hospital is taking your life in your hands. New research shows patients treated at the worst hospitals are three times as likely to die as patients with...
De Blasio signs laws restricting campaign donations
As two probes into his fund-raising efforts loom, Mayor de Blasio buckled under pressure from the City Council and signed a law Thursday that restricts fat donations like those that filled...
Jann Wenner looks to sell Us Weekly for $100M
Jann Wenner is said to be hoping for a $100 million payday for Us Weekly. Media Ink reported this week that Wenner Media was looking to sell all or a...
Women's Wear Daily editor-in-chief retires after 25 years
Ed Nardoza is stepping down as editor-in-chief of Women’s Wear Daily at the end of next week, ending a 25-year run. “It’s a good thing,” he told Media Ink. “It’s...
Motivated Falcons a live road favorite vs. Panthers
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Over/Under Rico: Week 16
Rico recovered nicely last week on the Over/Unders. going 9-6-1 (2-1 Best Bets). The season record is now 114-106-4 (23-19). The selections for Week 16 are: Over: Patriots / Jets;...
How women's liberation began with Jesus
We can pinpoint the dawn of our civilization. It didn’t come in ancient Egypt or Babylon. It didn’t even occur in classical Greece, although Athens gave us an edge. We...
Warriors eye Finals vengeance with one important difference
The Cavaliers did the impossible last season. Now they just have to do it again — except it’ll be a little more impossible. The highlight of the NBA’s Christmas Day...
Washington state electors fined $1K for not voting Clinton
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Four Washington state electors who cast their vote for someone other than Democrat Hillary Clinton will each be fined $1,000 next week, the secretary of state's office...
Trump casts his first UN veto a month before taking office
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday managed to cast his first veto, a month before taking office — effectively killing an Israel-bashing UN resolution. The Security Council measure called for an...
Why George Karl's Carmelo critiques are so off base
Amid a wave of anti-Carmelo Anthony fervor in the city during one of the frequent dismal stretches for the Knicks last season — which naturally was all Anthony’s fault —...
Jets' safety on his regression: 'I’ve got nothing to prove'
If you had to identify a Jets player at the beginning of this season who was primed for a breakout year, safety Calvin Pryor would have been an understandable choice....
Carmelo: I'll answer 'irrelevant' Karl digs when I write a book
Carmelo Anthony said George Karl’s memoir rips are “irrelevant,” he’ll have his say in his own book and claimed he’s not even sure what his former coach means by “conundrum.”...
How Rangers' success is keeping one player in limbo
The Metropolitan Division has become so good it’s self-mutilating — at least for the Rangers. So coach Alain Vigneault has struggled to find any scenarios that exist in his “ideal...
The biggest danger for Trump is being captured by the GOP
Donald Trump was supposed to take over the Republican Party, but the question going forward will be whether the Republican Party takes over him. So far, the early legislative agenda...
The 'fake news' epidemic that doesn't get denounced
For all the noise over the wave of post-election hate crimes supposedly committed by Donald Trump supporters, it turns out the real epidemic is one of . . . blatant hoaxes. An...
Grayson Allen fallout: NBA Draft slide, and what if he trips again?
Finally, Duke came down on Grayson Allen for his serial tripping incidents, handing him an “indefinite” suspension Thursday after he tripped an opponent a night earlier for the third time since...
Ivanka escorted to private plane after flight harassment
Ivanka Trump was reportedly escorted onto a private plane when landing in San Francisco Thursday after an earlier incident on a JetBlue flight when she was harassed by a fellow...
Fellow passenger is glad JetBlue booted 'agitated' Ivanka heckler
The JetBlue passenger who harassed Ivanka Trump on board a plane about to take off from JFK Airport for San Francisco was "agitated," and the airline did the right thing...
Looting of Samurai sword leads to charges against owner, thief
A 29-year-old man who was chasing the thief who had stolen his Samurai sword got the prized possession back -- but then was charged with having it, cops said. The...
Cheapskate casino shouldn't take back gamblers' $10 million
Poker superstar Phil Ivey is in the news for all the wrong reasons. Until recently, he was glorified in headlines for taking down tournaments, winning audacious prop bets and playing...
Inside the new Second Avenue Subway
The public got its first look at the 96th Street station of the Second Avenue Subway on Thursday afternoon. Gov. Cuomo and MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast spoke before the a...
Everyone should be treated with respect -- unless you're a Republican
’Tis the season to spread joy and cheer — unless you’re a liberal still bitter about the election. Thursday, Ivanka Trump and her family were accosted by Dan Goldstein, a...
'True Blood' star checks out $4M East Village duplex
Don’t be surprised if you see Tarzan swinging through the concrete jungle. Alexander Skarsgård, “The Legend of Tarzan” star who cut his teeth as a vampire on “True Blood,” has...
Trump wants to beef up America's nuclear arsenal
President-elect Donald Trump wants more nukes -- and he wants them to be more powerful. Trump called for the build-up of America's nuclear arsenal in a Thursday morning tweet. "The...
Fatal beating in Queens park ruled homicide
The death of a 21-year-old man who was brutally beaten in a Queens park last spring has been ruled a homicide, officials said. The Medical Examiner's office said Thursday that...
Blaze at high-rise apartment building leaves 21 injured
A massive four-alarm blaze broke out at an Upper West Side high-rise building late Thursday afternoon, injuring 21 people including two babies and one young child, officials said. Nearly 170...
Lala Kent's holiday wish list is a mixed (Chanel) bag
"We will see if Santa thinks I've been good,” Kent said.
Australian cops say they foiled Christmas bombing attacks
MELBOURNE — Police arrested seven suspects who were allegedly planning a series of bomb attacks in the heart of Australian's second largest city on Christmas Day, an official said Friday....
Miracle kitten who survived tumor seeks home for Christmas
It’s a Christmas miracle! Keta (pronounced KEE-ta) is a stray kitten who was found in October and brought to an Animal Care Centers of NYC location. But because of a...
Tiger Woods introduces world to 'Mac Daddy Santa’
https://twitter.com/TigerWoods/status/812040265208721409 A creepy, shirtless Tiger Woods is back in the game! The all-time golf great and promiscuous playboy tweeted a picture of himself as a strange cross between Santa Claus...
Mail worker busted for stealing Christmas giftcards to buy sex toys
This mail sorter was planning to get her jollies for Christmas. Postal worker Iesha Conley was allegedly caught rifling through the mail to steal Christmastime gift cards — but not...
Gold thief suspected in several other heists, cops say
The man who made off with a bucket of gold flakes from the back of an armored truck in Midtown in September is believed to be connected to seven other...
Why the UN wants to circumcise 25 million adult men
In an episode of "Sex and the City," Charlotte’s newly-circumcised boyfriend gives the following assessment of the pain of adult circumcision: “On a scale of one to five, I’d give...
Baylor's disgraced president 'doubts there were gang rapes'
Under former university president Ken Starr, Baylor became synonymous with sexual violence by football players whose crimes were continually downplayed by coaches and administrators. In October, the Wall Street Journal reported...
Video shows hooded thieves stealing ATM from eatery
Two crooks were captured on surveillance video as they struggled to remove an ATM machine at a Queens eatery before dragging it out of the store. The thieves pried open...
How companies create new Christmas toy crazes every single year
This Christmas, no word is guaranteed to strike fear into the hearts of parents like Hatchimal. This love child of a Tamagotchi and a Furby is the season’s hottest gift...
Team Hillary lands on 'least influential' list after election debacle
My, how the mighty have fallen. Hillary Clinton, Anthony Weiner and Tim Kaine have been named to GQ's "Least Influential People Of 2016" list, the men's magazine announced Thursday. Clinton,...
Truck driver smashes 41 cars after being dumped by wife
Police in Bangkok, Thailand, tried to pull over a truck driver for being in a bus lane, but the driver refused to stop, instead spurring a chase through the city. Forty-one cars...
Jenna Jameson blasts porn site's alleged real-rape video
Jenna Jameson is pledging her support for adult film star Nikki Benz, who on Tuesday accused a director of sexual assault. Benz said she was assaulted by the director while...
The worst 'Cyborg' fears could soon be UFC's reality
Cris “Cyborg” Justino has been notified of a potential doping violation from the United States Anti-Doping Agency. According to a statement from the UFC, Cyborg was flagged for a potential...
The real reason why we have sex
Science may have just learned the real reason we have sex — and, no, it's not just because it feels good. Evolutionarily speaking, sexual reproduction is a waste of time...
Suspect threatened to rape and kill female cop
A man who turned himself into police for beating up his grandfather had even more charges heaped upon him after he threatened to sexually assault a female cop and kill...
Berlin attack suspect's brother says he should turn himself in
The brother of the suspect in the Berlin Christmas-market massacre pleaded with him to surrender on Thursday and suggested that the fugitive would be disowned by his family. “I ask...
Pushing Turkey into Putin's arms, the Dems' impeachment plan, and other commentary
Foreign analyst: Pushing Turkey Into Putin’s Arms Tuesday’s foreign ministers’ meeting on Syria between Turkey, Russia and Iran left Washington’s foreign-policy community “aghast,” writes Josh Rogin in The Washington Post....
Gay man says Trump slogan-shouting men attacked him
A man who was in a group chanting pro-gay messages was assaulted by a band of men chanting Trump slogans in Manhattan over the weekend, police said. About five apparent...
Nate Diaz demands $20M just to talk to UFC about McGregor
If there’s one thing archenemies Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz can agree on, it is that the UFC should pay them more. The question is how much. Diaz revealed his...
Plane crash survivor makes emotional return to soccer
One of the Brazilian soccer players who survived a plane crash in Colombia made an emotional return to the game — wearing his yellow jersey and kicking the ball gingerly...
Guy Fieri's holiday wish list is delicious
"We always cook Dungeness crab in some form, like cioppino, on Christmas Eve," Fieri said.
Trump Winery is trying to hire foreign workers
Presidential candidate Donald Trump ran on the promise to bring jobs back to the US and called out companies that used foreign workers instead of Americans — but now his...
J.R. Smith, Kenyon Martin pile on 'selfish, cowardly' George Karl
Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith was the first player to respond publicly to George Karl’s jabs in his upcoming memoir, and Kenyon Martin brought the heat in a series of venomous posts...
How NASA's space laser might help save the world
The balance to Earth’s delicate ecosystem lies in the fate of microscopic underwater plants living in the North Pole — where NASA has been monitoring them with a satellite laser. On...
Landon Collins breaks down how he made 'huge leap'
PHILADELPHIA – Knowledge is power. Last season, Landon Collins became the first rookie safety to start all 16 games for the Giants. He played well enough to stay in the...
End the War on Hanukkah
Forget this “war on Christmas” business — it’s Hanukkah that’s on the endangered list in 2016. It’s bad enough that we have to compete with Christmas every season, but just when I...
Nick Saban's hidden advantage: Practice against NFLers
Alabama is the heavy favorite to win its fourth national title in six years. Under Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide have been ahead of the curve, from recruiting to execution...
Firms to pay $3.5B in largest foreign bribery scheme in history
A global construction conglomerate and a Brazilian petrochemical chemical have pleaded guilty in what federal authorities are calling the largest foreign bribery case in history -- agreeing to shell out...
Man guilty of killing American after meeting her in Italian nightclub
A Senegalese immigrant charged in the sex-fueled strangulation murder of an American woman in Italy will spend the next three decades behind bars, a court has ruled. Cheik Tidiane Diaw,...
Trump picks Sean Spicer for press secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced the senior members of his communications team. He named Sean Spicer, the director of the Republican National Committee since 2011 and a long-time Trump...
John Gotti's grandson held on $2M bail
A Queens judge has set $2 million bail for the late John Gotti's namesake grandson, who has been behind bars since his August arrest on drug charges. John Gotti, 23,...
This bodybuilder is Instagramming her cancer
Twenty-three-year-old Cheyann Shaw spent three years sculpting her body in the gym and posting pictures of her gains on Instagram. Now, she’s posting a different kind of progress shot. The...
Syrian military retakes control of Aleppo
As the last of the war-ravaged refugees and rebel fighters left Aleppo on Thursday, Syrian government troops took control of the city for the first time in four years. Syrian...
Video shows new Patriots recruit unconscious at the time of his DUI arrest
NFL wide receiver Michael Floyd was cut from the Arizona Cardinals after getting a DUI, but that didn't matter to the New England Patriots coach who immediately scooped him up. Video...
Gingrich flips on 'draining the swamp' after Trump fires back
The swamp will be drained after all. Donald Trump turned to his favorite messaging platform Thursday morning to tweet a response to comments made by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich...
Dreadlocked cat finally freed from pounds of matted fur
This poor kitty had a dreadful hair day. In fact, Hidey’s hair woes lasted for years after her owner with Alzheimer's could no longer care for her. “She suffered from...
Councilman wants to reverse flow of traffic near Trump Tower
In a push to save midtown businesses struggling with the Trump Tower traffic security restrictions, City Councilman Dan Garodnick is requesting the city reverse traffic on West 56th Street. The...
Obama throws wrench in plans for a Muslim registry
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday dismantled a controversial post-9/11 homeland security program that critics feared would create the framework for Donald Trump’s previous proposals to track Muslims in...
White cop tackles black mom after she called police for help
A white cop has been placed on restricted duty Thursday after video surfaced showing him tackling and arresting a black woman who had called police to report her child had...
Trump ally wanted schools to swap out Obama photos
WASHINGTON — A top ally of Donald Trump in New York was rebuffed in a bid to require the Buffalo public schools to put up photos of the president-elect and...
Trump urges Obama to veto UN resolution on Israeli settlements
He’s not yet president but he's already calling the shots. Donald Trump urged the Obama administration Thursday to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate halt to...
Wasted truck driver pulled over after swerving like a maniac
Recently released footage shows Minnesota police pulling over a truck driver who was wildly swerving around the highway, ignoring all traffic signs. When exiting his vehicle, the driver could barely stand...
Remembering Broadway's Dick Latessa
When Harvey Fierstein slipped on a housecoat to play Edna in “Hairspray,” his co-star, Dick Latessa, told him he wasn’t the first to do a musical in drag: “We did...
Everyone in the NFL wants to beef with Terrelle Pryor
Seven years later, there is an “Everybody Hates Chris” spinoff. Only you can’t find it on any television network. It’s only available in NFL stadiums and locker rooms around the...
Ben Affleck is 'Live by Night's biggest problem
In Ben Affleck’s new crime drama, he plays a 1920s mobster with a fatal flaw: He’s a softie. Affleck himself has an equally tragic one: He views himself as his...
The moment a man's e-cigarette exploded on a city bus
A bus driver in Fresno told one of his passengers to stop smoking his e-cigarette while aboard. The man obliged, putting it in his pocket, where it proceeded to explode. This is...
Kevin Durant has ripped spotlight away from Stephen Curry
When’s the last time that you thought about Stephen Curry? Maybe the answer is Tuesday night, when the two-time NBA MVP led his team in scoring as the Golden State...
It will be creepily warm this Christmas
New Yorkers can dream of a white Christmas all they want — but, once again, it ain’t gonna happen. There’s no chance of snow this Christmas, meteorologists said, meaning it...
Snowden is very, very cozy with Russian spies, congressional report says
Edward Snowden has been in constant contact with Russian spies ever since he fled to Moscow three years ago after stealing a massive trove of US government secrets and publicly...
Ikea agrees to pay families for dressers that killed kids
IKEA has agreed to pay $50 million to the families of three little boys who were crushed to death by dressers that fell on them. The parents of Curren Collas,...
Odell Beckham: NFL fined me $18K for Craig Sager charity cleats
Odell Beckham Jr. has gotten himself into another fine mess, and this time, he said all he was trying to do was raise some money for charity. Beckham took to...
In the future we'll all have to live like Martians
Earth is slowly turning into a barren red world just like Mars and it spells doom for every living being on the planet. That’s the terrifying warning from a top...
Oprah's weight loss becomes Weight Watchers' gain
Oprah Winfrey’s loss is Weight Watchers’ shareholders’ gain. That’s the pattern the New York business has followed over the past 14 months since the media mogul took a 10 percent...
Extinction-level supervolcano awakens from centuries-long slumber
The Campi Flegrei caldera under the Italian city of Naples shows signs of “reawakening” after almost 500 years of inactivity. According to a study published Tuesday, it is nearing a...
Ronda Rousey transformed her body for UFC 207 comeback
The last time we saw Ronda Rousey in the Octagon she was bloodied, bruised and beaten. UFC 193 in Melbourne back in November 2015 was a painful event for the...
Putin mourns assassinated diplomat
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday paid homage to his top diplomat in Turkey, who was assassinated this week. Holding a dozen red roses during a memorial service in Moscow,...
Lisa Vanderpump's wish list is a pink-tinted 90210 dream
"On Christmas Day, the tradition is to have everyone show up and eat everything," Vanderpump said.
Man allegedly killed stepmom for gloating about Cowboys' win
A Texas man diagnosed with bipolar disorder fatally stabbed his stepmother because he thought she was “gloating” about a win by the Dallas Cowboys, court papers show. Pontrey O'Neal Jones,...
Passenger thrown off flight after confronting Ivanka Trump
JetBlue kicked a Brooklyn lawyer and his Hunter College professor husband off a plane at JFK on Thursday morning — after he accosted fellow passenger and future first daughter Ivanka...
Obama's successful eight-year initiative: His golf handicap's down by 4
Barack Obama is already living the life of an ex-president — spending his days hitting the links. Obama is using much of the final two-week vacation of his presidency to...
Jon Gruden: Not seduced by Rams 'right now'
The Los Angeles Rams have begun their coaching search after firing Jeff Fisher last week, and they’ve reportedly set their sights on former Buccaneers and Raiders coach Jon Gruden. The...
Donald Trump drives surge in Christmas tree sales
Need another sign that Americans are merrier about the economy? Check out how sales of Christmas trees are shooting up. The chart below indicates that sales have increased 10 percent...
Hooker brawl breaks out on the Vegas Strip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHQtb0765sc Warning: Graphic content All bets were off in this catfight. Three scantily clad hookers got into a turf war that descended into a knock-down, drag-out fight in the middle...
3-year-old girl was allegedly held in small, bug-infested box
A phone call from an Indiana state prison inmate inquiring about a little girl possibly being held in a plywood box led authorities to a home in North Judson, where...
Chinese investors drive bitcoin value to record high
The total value of all bitcoins in circulation hit a record high above $14 billion on Thursday, as the web-based digital currency jumped 5 percent on the day to its...
Newsweek writer seeks charges after tweet caused seizure
A Newsweek writer with epilepsy is pursuing civil and criminal charges against a Twitter user he claims sent a flashing-strobe-light image — with the words, “You deserve a seizure for...
These are the most hated words in America
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — A poll has found that the most annoying word or phrase used in casual conversation in America is "whatever." The Marist College poll released Wednesday indicates the...
Snowstorm leaves thousands of evacuees stranded in Aleppo
Thousands of rebels and fighters were still waiting on Thursday to be evacuated from the last rebel bastion in Aleppo but harsh weather was complicating the final phase of the...
North Korea pouts about defectors
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea's Foreign Ministry on Thursday accused South Korea of committing "political terror" by stepping up efforts to encourage defections by North Koreans overseas, especially diplomats....
White nationalist groups register as charities — and raise millions
BATON ROUGE, La. — The federal government has allowed four groups at the forefront of the white nationalist movement to register as charities and raise more than $7.8 million in...
Grayson Allen is finally getting what he deserves
Duke star Grayson Allen, the serial tripper and college basketball's public enemy No. 1, has been suspended indefinitely, the school announced Thursday morning. The decision comes after Allen was caught...
Mom accused of leaving toddler son in snow-covered car
THORNTON, Colo. — Prosecutors filed a felony child abuse charge Wednesday against a Colorado woman accused of leaving her 2-year-old son alone in a car overnight during a snowstorm when...
Cops hunt brute who forced woman to strip during robbery
Police are trying to track down a thief who beat up a 40-year-old woman and forced her to strip during a robbery at a Kips Bay acupuncture center Wednesday, authorities...
Four people arrested in connection with Berlin market attack
German police have arrested four people who had been in touch with a Tunisian refugee being hunted across Europe in connection with the truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market...
Trump names Kellyanne Conway as presidential counselor
Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway will be joining the White House as counselor to the president, but the mom of four says there's no need to worry about her being...
Why you need to both trust and be wary of Capricorns
Capricorns are born between December 22 and January 19, so this is their time to shine. According to their astrological sign, Capricorns are responsible and hard-working, but can also be manipulative.
Nation's oldest gorilla celebrates milestone birthday
COLUMBUS, Ohio — She is a mother of three, grandmother of 16, great-grandmother of 12 and great-great-grandmother of three. She recently had surgery to remove a malignant tumor, but doctors...
Trump suggests he may go ahead with Muslim ban after Berlin attack
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump declared Wednesday that the deadly truck attack on a Christmas market in Germany was "an attack on humanity and it's got to be...
Woman banned from mall after unleashing racist, vulgar tirade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LQFroFnBs4 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville mall is banning a woman caught on video screaming racist and vulgar insults at another holiday shopper. The video of the unidentified woman shouting...
R&B legend sells $2.61M downtown apartment
R&B legend Aaron Neville and his photographer wife, Sarah Friedman, have sold their charming Greenwich Village penthouse duplex for above its asking price. It was last asking $2.6 million and...
Late Oscar-winning actress lives on in UES townhouse
We hear that Beatrice Whitney Straight, the late Oscar- and Tony Award-winning actress, once owned a townhouse at 156 E. 62nd St. That home was torn down, and a new 20-foot-wide,...
This ESPN/MSNBC power couple has a home perfect for kids — and football
The first time Craig Melvin visited the small-town western Pennsylvania “homestead” of his future wife, Lindsay Czarniak, he was taken aback by her family’s Christmas Day tradition. “At the end of...
Health Department luncheon leaves 70 employees ill
SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico Department of Health says dozens of its employees became sick after its holiday party. The New Mexican reports that about 70 staff members...
George Karl rips 'user' Carmelo Anthony in upcoming book
Former Nuggets coach George Karl took a series of personal shots at Carmelo Anthony in an upcoming memoir, claiming Anthony was “a conundrum,’’ a user, not a leader and unwilling...
Montreal's Roc Center-style Christmas tree is an epic failure
Philippe Pelletier and his Christmas tree delivery business promised the citizens of Montreal a tree that would be bigger and more impressive than the famed evergreen in New York City’s...
Eagles coach bracing for much different Giants defense
PHILADELPHIA — The last time the Eagles went up against the Giants’ defense, they rang up 443 total yards, 21 first downs, held the ball for nearly 33 minutes and...
Jets need these two young stars to fill glaring leadership void
Look round the Jets’ locker room and you see a void in leadership as large as the one you see in the standings, where you see just four wins in...
Kushner shoots down Observer sale rumors — but he may be open to offers
Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, on Wednesday shot down a report that he is shopping his Observer Media Group. However, Joseph Meyer, the company’s chief executive — and...
Gal pal of suspected killer accused of helping torch ex-lover's car
Yet another gal pal of the man suspected of gunning down his corrections officer ex-girlfriend earlier this month has come out of the woodwork — for allegedly helping the accused...
The surprise effect the Olympics had on Carmelo Anthony's body
When Carmelo Anthony decided he would compete over the summer for an unprecedented fourth time with the U.S. Olympic basketball team, there were those whose first thoughts bordered on unpatriotic....
Banks get slapped with $220M in fines over economic crisis
Big banks are getting slapped around for their actions during the financial crisis. Regulators in the US and Europe levied roughly $220 million in fines on Wednesday to settle various...
In just 3 months, 10 kids died on NYC child services' watch
Ten kids died despite each being the subject of at least four abuse or maltreatment complaints to the city’s troubled child welfare agency in the weeks leading up to the...
Bad to worse: Nets gear for Warriors and Cavaliers
For the holidays the NBA schedule-makers gave the Nets the league’s version of a lump of coal: A three-game stretch of road games at Toronto and Cleveland, sandwiched around Thursday’s...
This woman can't get enough of a big, bulging ...
Chessa Ferro looks at a photo of a rotund man wearing a homburg hat, while flashing a “V for victory” sign. “Churchill was the hottest,” she says, before going on...
New series goes inside top-secret hostage negotiations
Chances are you’ve never heard of Laurent Combalbert and his partner, Marwan Mery. They’re world-renowned crisis negotiators — and the inspiration for “Ransom,” a new CBS series premiering Jan. 1...
Your social media addiction is giving you depression
Jason Zook started every morning by scrolling through Twitter, Instagram, Vine, his blog and Facebook. It started to have an effect on the 33-year-old entrepreneur’s mental health. The San Diego...
Adorable babies have made Christmas a nightmare
Sheeva Talebian’s heart rate ticked up as the car inched forward in the Queens-Midtown Tunnel en route to JFK. The trunk was packed with presents, diapers, car seats and strollers,...
Even state comptroller a result of scandal-plagued system
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, whose office failed to vet a shady pension director, is a creature of the scandal-scarred New York Legislature. Democrat DiNapoli’s first term as comptroller in early...