July 5, 2017
Slow economic growth shows it's time for Trump's reform push
Donald Trump promised to create jobs for Americans if he became president. Well, he did (become president) but he hasn’t (created many jobs). On Friday, we’ll see if the last...
Buffalo Wild Wings stock slumps despite activist’s best efforts
Activist hedge fund Marcato Capital got everything it wanted out of Buffalo Wild Wings — except for a higher stock price. Disappointed with the wing joint’s performance, Marcato, run by...
New ad urges City Council to ban horse carriages
They’re making hay again about carriage horses. The deep-pocketed animals-rights group NYCLASS is reviving its push to get horse carriages off the streets, with an ad campaign aimed at pressuring...
Knicks' top pick signs, but no point guard mentor near
ORLANDO, Fla. — Frank Ntilikina signed his four-year, $18.5 million rookie-scale contract with the Knicks, but won't be able to show his lottery-pick form at the Orlando summer league. Ntilikina,...
America wants tax cuts for the middle class, not for corporations
My July Fourth column was about America’s 241-year aversion to paying taxes and how tax reform — if done wrong — might incite people to act like their rebellious forefathers....
Fed's concerned the stock market is being irrational
Federal Reserve members have been expressing concern that the stock market is acting in an irrational manner. This is the same concern Alan Greenspan had when he was in the...
Tesla the latest tech firm to face sexual harassment accusations
One female employee of the electric car maker told executives at a recent town-hall meeting that sexual harassment was a problem and that some parts of its manufacturing floor is...
Woman dies after trying to save dog from fire
BENSALEM, Pa. — Authorities say a woman escaped a fire in her Pennsylvania home but died after she apparently went back in to try to rescue a dog. Officials in...
Milo Yiannopoulos' book is already out of stock
“Dangerous,” the self-published memoir by gay conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, sold 100,000 copies on July 4 — the day it went on sale, a spokesman for the author said. The...
'Toilet paper lips' are the latest bizarre beauty trend
Hilarious YouTuber Saifya Nygaard is up to her old tricks again testing out the latest weird trend to hit the web. The vlogger previously went out wearing the world’s ugliest...
Stitches: Wait ’til next year?
Put it in the books. No, not the Mets season, the 2017-18 NBA season. The Warriors, who went 16-1 in the playoffs to win the title this past season, signed...
Tesla stock takes a dive — and it may keep plummeting
Tesla shares fell 7.2 percent on Wednesday after a Wall Street analyst forecast that a sizable slowdown in growth could cut the electric-car maker’s stock price by nearly 50 percent....
Steve Scalise readmitted to ICU in 'serious' condition
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise is in "serious" condition and has been readmitted to the intensive care unit due to "new concerns for infection," MedStar Washington Hospital Center announced late...
Man sues because apartment near Lincoln Tunnel is too noisy
A retired New Mexico state senator who came to the Big Apple to pursue a career as a playwright is suing his Manhattan building manager, saying his Hell’s Kitchen apartment...
Absolute chaos ensues as flying ants invade Wimbledon
LONDON — They were buggin' out at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Hundreds of flying ants swarmed around various courts at the All England Club, distracting players during their matches, as the...
US missile defense unlikely to stop North Korea attack: expert
Start practicing your duck and cover — America’s best defense against a North Korean nuclear attack isn’t all that great, an expert said Wednesday. America’s ballyhooed $40 billion Ground-Based Midcourse...
The older you get, the more likely you are to cheat
They're older, wiser -- and more likely to have affairs. A surprising new survey found that older Americans are cheating on their spouses at a higher rate than younger married...
Where Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez sit in HR Derby bracket
Defending champion Giancarlo Stanton will be the top seed in the Home Run Derby on Monday night at his home ballpark in Miami. Stanton received the No. 1 seed after...
Auto companies hurting from latest rival — Amazon
Shares of several auto parts retailers sputtered on Wednesday after one chain reported disappointing second-quarter sales gains. And while that chain, O’Reilly Automotive, blamed poor weather in the period for...
Swastika-scribbling racist lashes out after guilty plea
An angry racist pleaded guilty in Manhattan Criminal Court to drawing swastikas in bathrooms at Penn Station — and then had to be restrained when The Post asked him a...
Woman pees on American flag, now all of America is pissed off
A Pennsylvania woman says she has received death threats after she posted a video of herself online urinating on an American flag on July 4. The video, posted to Facebook,...
Tim Tebow delivers another big moment for minor-league fans
Tim Tebow’s hitting may be suspect, but he has shown big-time power. The former Broncos, Jets, Patriots and Eagles quarterback belted his second homer for the Single-A St. Lucie Mets...
Team Trump calls reports about voter fraud pushback 'fake news'
WASHINGTON – A leader of President Trump’s election fraud commission dismissed reports that 44 states have refused to turn over voter data as “fake news.” Kris Kobach, vice chair of...
Nets' roster moves start with a battle they're not used to having
LAS VEGAS — Nets general manager Sean Marks can spend the next few days sweating out whether the Wizards match his offer sheet to Otto Porter Jr. But head coach...
Politician keeps fundraising — even though he's about to retire
The fund-raising never ends in Albany — even for an 85-year-old legislator who’s leaving. Assemblyman Herman “Denny” Farrell Jr. announced he’s retiring after 43 years — but only after holding...
How being raised by a single mom affects kids
Children in single-mother-by-choice families do just as well as those in two-parent families, according to new research. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Amsterdam, found there were...
These tips can help you save your marriage
When I dragged my husband to couples therapy years ago, I didn’t realize that respect is like oxygen for men, and that there was nothing more disrespectful than telling a...
Kayak trip turns deadly when dad tries rescuing 5-year-old son
GALVESTON, Texas — Galveston County authorities say a 27-year-old Houston man has drowned while trying to save his 5-year-old son in an area at the west end of Galveston Island...
Man busted for threats that forced college to cancel classes
A New Jersey man was arrested after he allegedly called in threats to a Washington state university that closed the campus for two days. Evergreen State College in Olympia was...
Mets-Nationals rained out, no makeup date set
WASHINGTON — The series finale between the Mets and Nationals has been postponed because of rain. With the rainout, Jacob deGrom’s start has been pushed to Friday against the Cardinals....
There's a new beer that actually may be good for your health
Guys we've got some good news — a student scientist has created a beer that is actually good for your health. That's right, a new probiotic brew could boost your...
Conservatives blast GOP mayoral candidate over new gay marriage stance
GOP mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis got hit with friendly fire from the right flank Wednesday. State Conservative Party chairman Mike Long said he was blindsided by the Staten Island assemblywoman's...
Electric-car racing circuit will zoom around Red Hook
For the first time ever, Formula E racing comes to New York City as Brooklyn hosts the FIA Qualcomm New York City ePrix automobile race on July 15 and 16....
Where the Mets have quietly sabotaged themselves
WASHINGTON — On the long list of laments that have befallen Mets fans so far this season, the Top 5 usually go something like this: 1. Injuries 2. The training...
Woman supposedly wearing life jacket dies in kayaking accident
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A woman died in a kayaking accident in the Rio Grande near Corrales. Cmdr. Tanya Lattin of the Corrales Fire Department says a family of seven —...
Man dies in freak accident after fall through sliding door
MINNEAPOLIS — Authorities say a central Minnesota man fell to his death through his home’s second-level sliding door, which does not have a patio or deck on the other side....
United Airlines just screwed over another person
A Hawaii mom says she was forced to hold her 2-year-old son in her lap for over three hours when United Airlines accidentally sold his plane seat to another passenger....
Man accused of torturing girlfriend on camping trip from hell
SALT LAKE CITY — A weekend camping trip turned violent when a woman was repeatedly beaten by her boyfriend and tied up like a mummy in a blanket held together...
Michael Conforto's chances of playing in All-Star Game just got better
WASHINGTON — Michael Conforto will move closer to returning to the Mets and representing the team in next week’s All-Star Game by reporting to Port St. Lucie on Thursday for...
Man claims he was wrongly fired for using medical marijuana
BRIDGETON, N.J. — A glass company worker said he was wrongfully fired for using medically prescribed marijuana to treat his chronic illness. Joseph Cobb III has filed a discrimination lawsuit...
Aaron Judge ties Yankees legend but can't save the day
Even on a day Aaron Judge strikes out to end the game with the tying run on base, he manages to make history. The right fielder went deep in the...
Family barely escapes after psycho rams propane-filled car into apartment
A women who narrowly escaped when her mom's ex-boyfriend rammed a car full of propane tanks into their apartment recounted her family's terrifying ordeal as they fled for their lives...
Rowdy beachgoers brawl with lifeguards on July 4: cops
OCEAN CITY, N.J. — Authorities say five Pennsylvania men attacked lifeguards on a New Jersey shore beach on July Fourth. Ocean City police went to the beach Tuesday afternoon following...
This mansion costs $40M — and that's after a huge discount
Developer Richard Kurtz's stone mansion at 18 Frick Drive in Alpine, NJ, is back on the market — for $39.9 million. The doomed listing — which was once the priciest...
Brandon Nimmo is proving himself as Mets break down
WASHINGTON — Brandon Nimmo is becoming a comfortable Plan B for the Mets. The rookie outfielder is caught in an outfield logjam that includes Yoenis Cespedes, Curtis Granderson, Jay Bruce...
Tinder exec swipes right on $100K/month Montauk mansion
Telecom mogul and serial real estate investor Michael Hirtenstein has rented his oceanfront, party-ready Montauk compound to a top dog at Tinder. The estate, at 230 and 234 Old Montauk...
Baby-faced playwright's posh Westchester manse hits market for $4.8M
The Larchmont, NY, childhood family home of Drama Desk Award-winning playwright, songwriter and performer Benjamin Scheuer is on the market for $4.79 million. Scheuer developed his off-Broadway autobiographical one-man show/musical,...
Porzingis' Knicks friend saw Phil Jackson shocker coming
ORLANDO, Fla. — Though Kyle O’Quinn admitted being surprised his buddy Kristaps Porzingis skipped his exit interview with Phil Jackson in mid-April, O’Quinn said he knew something had to break...
Club kid fotog's former party pad lists for under $1M
We hear that an apartment once owned by celebrity photographer David LaChapelle is about to hit the market for just under $1 million. The fourth-floor co-op at 613 E. Sixth...
My husband's secret double life
How does it feel when you discover your marriage is a lie? Ask former New York City actress and model Jen Waite, 32, who has written a powerful memoir, “A...
NYPD cop-killer was a schizophrenic off his meds: girlfriend
Cop-killer Alexander Bonds suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and was acting "irrational and erratic" while off his meds in the hours before gunning down NYPD Officer Miosotis Familia, his girlfriend told...
A plan to get Dellin Betances out of this ridiculous funk
Start the All-Star break early. Well, just for Dellin Betances. More than a dollop of irony exists that, as the Yankees approach the Midsummer Classic respite, their top concern might...
Brother and sister arrested after cupcake fight takes violent turn
Not even all the cupcakes and frosting hurled in this food fight could sugar-coat this brawl. Latanya Daugherty, 24, and brother Eddie Yaddow, 30, both landed in jail after a...
Princeton professor dies after accidental fall while teaching abroad
A Princeton University professor died from an accidental fall while leading a seminar for students in India's Himalayan mountains. Isabelle Clark-Decès, 61, was teaching as an anthropology professor in the...
Patriots owner spent $90K on a 4-day Hamptons hideaway
Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots and a pal of President Donald Trump, recently plunked down a cool $90,000 to spend four nights in the Hamptons....
Healthy living the luxury condo way
Natasha Shangguan, a real-estate agent, is quick to list the perks of living in the Grand at SkyView Parc development in Flushing, Queens. The 1,100-square-foot unit she shares with her...
Kindergarten evacuated after WWII bomb found among toys
German police evacuated a kindergarten in the western city of Darmstadt on Wednesday after teachers found an unexploded World War II bomb lying on a shelf among some toys. "A...
How our leaders are piling on the risks for cops
Let us be clear about one thing: Responsibility for the assassination of Police Officer Miosotis Familia in the Bronx early Wednesday lies with the man who pulled the trigger — career...
Asking China to 'fix' North Korea is a waste of time
American and South Korean officials have said for over a year that North Korea would be able, within a very short time, to miniaturize a nuclear device, mount it on...
Sister of slain cop says de Blasio isn't protecting police officers
The sister of murdered NYPD cop Miosotis Familia demanded Wednesday that Mayor de Blasio do more to protect New York's Finest. "This is just horrible and the mayor [Bill de...
Britt McHenry is really speaking her mind since ESPN firing
Britt McHenry is keeping herself busy on social media since ESPN let her go in April. The veteran sideline reporter, who suggested last week ESPN included her in its sweeping...
Shattenkirk is a Rangers test that Vigneault can't bungle
Regarding the Rangers, who have summer work in front of them with shrinking cap space in which to do it: 1. Kevin Shattenkirk did leave more than $23 million on...
Uncovering the Russia ties of Hillary's campaign chief
Lawmakers failed to seize on an alarming development in the Russia collusion story last week, one that should spark serious and immediate congressional inquiry. But it didn’t involve President Trump...
The assassination of Officer Miosotis Familia
A true New York heroine died early Wednesday — gunned down in cold blood by a cop-hating assassin as she sat in a mobile command anti-crime vehicle, protecting a Bronx...
This is what teachers unions really protect
Teaching students teamwork apparently isn’t in the curriculum for the National Education Association. The union’s president, Lily Eskelsen Garcia, announced Sunday that the NEA won’t work with the Trump administration,...
De Blasio's real homeless policy: Hide the bad news
With its belated posting of the grim results of this year’s street homelessness census, City Hall just exposed Mayor Bill de Blasio’s real homelessness policy: Hide the bad news. The...
Man finds snake slithering in 2-year-old daughter's toys at home
A DJ discovered an unwanted visitor in his Queens home Tuesday night when he spotted a 3-foot snake slithering around his living room upon returning from the holiday weekend. Jay...
It's anybody's game at this year's Emmys
Last year’s Emmy nominations were dominated by “Game of Thrones,” which garnered 24 nods and ended up winning 12 Emmy Awards. This year, the HBO juggernaut is not eligible, since...
Trespassing teens charged after sharing evidence on Snapchat
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Two 18-year-old women have been arrested after police say they sent Snapchat videos bragging about trespassing at a Myrtle Beach water park. Local outlets report Logan...
Man must register as sex offender for assaulting chicken
This man was caught for fowl play. An Oregon man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a live chicken will have to register as a sex offender, according to the...
These couples prove love can conquer culture clashes
In the semi-autobiographical summer hit movie “The Big Sick,” comedian Kumail Nanjiani and his wife and co-writer Emily V. Gordon tell a love story familiar to many New Yorkers. Nanjiani...
Knicks manage to lose out on Dion Waiters again
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Waiters is over, and the Knicks again were empty-handed. Syracuse product Dion Waiters, whom acting president Steve Mills first pursued in 2013-14 in a trade, agreed...
Homeless man charged in subway death will testify at murder trial
A homeless man accused of killing a Queens dad by callously tossing him in front of an oncoming Q train will take the stand in his murder trial, a Manhattan...
Rodarte says it’s chic to just stick a bush on your head
Just when you think flower crowns are over, leave it to Laura and Kate Mulleavy, designers of indie label Rodarte, to breathe new life into the romantic trend. For their...
Cowboys LB pulled out rifle after hitting woman with truck: cops
FRISCO, Texas — Cowboys linebacker Damien Wilson has been arrested on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he was accused of backing his truck into a...
Warriors somehow brilliantly choked the life out of NBA again
On Wednesday afternoon, the defending NBA champion Warriors signed Nick Young to a one-year, $5.2 million deal. Is there anything more fitting in today's top-heavy NBA than the rich getting...
Why more young men aren’t working — video games
Before young American men get back to work, they should switch off the video console. Younger men’s working hours have declined more than those of older men over the last...
Hobby Lobby to pay $3M fine, hand over illicit ancient artifacts
Arts-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby has agreed to hand over thousands of illicit Iraqi artifacts and pay $3 million to settle a civil forfeiture action brought by the Department of Justice,...
Disgraced councilman laughs off fraud allegations in court
Queens Councilman Ruben Wills literally laughed off allegations that he defrauded the city and state out of $30,000 at the start of his closely watched corruption trial on Wednesday. The...
Artist creates giant Vladimir Putin portrait using a tractor
Look out below! An Italian artist has created a huge portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin with the help of a tractor. Dario Gambarin transformed a field near Verona, Italy,...
Man proposes to girlfriend and her sister as a 'package deal'
A man from Indiana has gone above and beyond to include his girlfriend’s younger sister in his marriage proposal. When Will Seaton started dating Ashley Schaus in 2010, he was...
Does this photo finally solve the Amelia Earhart mystery?
A recently discovered photograph may be the key to solving the mystery of missing American pilot Amelia Earhart. Earhart — the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean...
Dellin Betances officially a worry after spiraling out of control
When the Yankees were rolling in April and May, Dellin Betances and Michael Pineda were two very big reasons why. Now with the Yankees in an epic free fall without...
This comedian wants you to roast him on Instagram
In the ’70s and ’80s, Rodney Dangerfield famously whined that he got “no respect.” But to self-deprecating comedian Michael Blackson, disrespect from his fans has lifted his career to new...
CNN's gone stark raving mad and other comments
From the left: Is Russia Obsession Boosting Putin? Americans may think of Russian leader Vladimir Putin as “a figure of near-mythical strength, presiding over the international chessboard with cunning and...
Waitress pulled out of a bar and onto the modeling runway
Until last week, Hanna Sylla worked as a cocktail bar waitress at Paris's Hotel Tremoille. Now, she's an up-and-coming model hitting the catwalk alongside the likes of Bella Hadid, Kendall...
Nikki Haley rips North Korea's 'reckless' missile test
UN Ambassador Nikki Haley slammed North Korea during a emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Wednesday, saying the rogue nation "does not want to be part of a...
How a mother of three invented vaginal glitterbombs
All that glitters is gold . . . or a vagina. Passion Dust Intimacy Capsules — pills that women put into their vaginas to release a dusting of candy-scented sparkles from their...
Are your kids catching lice from selfies?
Kids and smartphones are a real headscratcher. A new Oxford University study found that children who own smartphones are more prone to head lice. Of the 202 kids surveyed, 63...
Inside the lavish, brutal world of Saudi Arabia's royal family
Saudi Arabia’s royal family, which is currently in a power play to rule Middle Eastern politics, is a hierarchy of mega-wealthy, closely related backstabbing princes. The campaign by Saudi Arabia...
Jets might have to rethink 'Suck for Sam'
If the Jets are going to suck, they shouldn’t do so for Sam. USC quarterback Sam Darnold has been widely projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2018...
Rory McIlroy: My wife helped me solve Twitter problem
PORTSTEWART, Northern Ireland — Rory McIlroy is taking a break from social media after getting embroiled in a Twitter spat with fellow golfer Steve Elkington. After McIlroy missed the cut...
Your period isn't making you stupid
Having a period may suck, but it doesn’t make you stupid. A new study published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience suggests that women’s cognition isn’t impaired during their menstrual cycles....
Merkel denounces Trump's 'winners and losers' rhetoric
Two days before she will meet with President Trump at the G-20 summit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel sharply denounced his policies for having a “winners and losers” rather than a...
Educated women are freezing their eggs because of 'missing men'
Women with master's degrees and doctorates are freezing their eggs because there are not enough educated men in the world, according to a new study. Researchers interviewed 150 women who...
Time capsule triggers bomb scare in NYC
Manhattan hardhats dug up a giant missile Wednesday afternoon on their jobsite — and were tripping over their lunch pails to get away from it. The NYPD’s Bomb Squad and...
Feud with Trump gave 'Morning Joe' sky-high ratings
President Trump always said he was a ratings genius. MSNBC's "Morning Joe" saw its ratings surge last Friday, the day after Trump went on Twitter to criticize co-hosts "Psycho Joe" Scarborough...
Tom Holland's 'Spider-Man' is the four-star wall-crawler we've been waiting for
Take note, Academy: Summer movies are aiming higher than just beat-the-heat distraction. Here’s a franchise you’d think had been done to death (wasn’t the last webslinger reboot, like, two years...
Yankees' new first-base plug-in immediately pays off
When the Yankees signed Ji-Man Choi as a minor league free agent in January, there seemed little chance he ever would get to The Bronx. When Chris Carter was inked...
A quietly indispensable Ranger signs for three more years
The Rangers took care of one piece of their remaining summer contract business on Wednesday, signing restricted free agent Jesper Fast to a three-year deal worth $1.85 million per after...
Tennis jerk throws money at umpire after Wimbledon shocker
https://twitter.com/ReaccionesATP/status/882638917765177344 Just two days after 21-year-old Daniil Medvedev upset No. 5 seed Stan Wawrinka in the first round at Wimbledon, the controversial Russian left the Grand Slam tournament with an...
Trump's body-slam tweet is his most-shared tweet ever
President Trump's tweet of a doctored video showing him slamming a man whose face is obscured by CNN's logo has become his most-shared post on the social messaging platform, a...
Clown-mask creep gets prison for attempted sex assault
An Arizona man who was wearing a clown mask when he tried to sexually assault a young girl was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison this week. ...
'Swarm drones' could one day replace fireworks
In an era when it seems that some pilots can barely control one drone, some companies want to operate dozens or even hundreds at a time. Companies like Intel Corp.,...
Dustin Fowler wouldn't change a thing about his cruel debut
Dustin Fowler was at Yankee Stadium on crutches Wednesday instead of playing the outfield, but the rookie doesn’t have any second thoughts about the way he attacked the play during...
You can now bid on Trump's used golf clubs
A set of golf clubs used by Donald Trump before he became president is up for bid, the auction house said on its website. The TaylorMade RAC TP ForgedIrons with...
Kaepernick's pointed July 4 message as NFL freeze drags on
It doesn't look as if Colin Kaepernick will be receiving a call from an NFL team anytime soon. In the meantime, the former 49ers quarterback went “home.” Football’s most controversial...
Five injured in separate freak elevator accidents
Five people were injured in two separate elevator incidents in in Brooklyn and Manhattan Wednesday. Four Con Edison workers were hurt at the company's facility in Vinegar Hill when their...
How Photobucket is now shaking down its users
A popular website used by sellers on auction sites like Amazon, Etsy, eBay and Gumtree is facing a growing backlash for effectively demanding a “ransom” from its members. Photobucket, an...
Microsoft's chatbots keep turning racist
If artificial intelligence is indeed the future, then Microsoft needs to be sent to the remedial boarding school upstate. Just one year after shuttering teen chatbot Tay because it became...
Coco Vandeweghe and 'dork' coach are tennis' odd couple
It’s a blast from the past. In a move meant to catapult her into a serious Grand Slam contender, outspoken American tennis darling Coco Vandeweghe hired wacky legend Pat Cash...
Gary Sanchez doesn't have the time of day for Rays crybaby
Gary Sanchez isn’t apologizing for being picked for next week’s Home Run Derby. The Yankees catcher was called out Tuesday in a bitter rant by the Rays’ Logan Morrison for...
McDonald's is fighting drunk customers with Mozart and Bach
McDonald's has come up with a secret trick to help stop drunks fighting while they line up for a late night Big Mac. McDonald’s is looking for more civilized diners...
Couple ties the knot in marijuana dispensary
With this ring, I thee weed! There were no wedding bells at this Nevada couple's nuptials -- instead, the duo tied the knot surrounded by hundreds of marijuana plants and...
Knicks' French stash pick may piggyback way onto team
ORLANDO — Louis Labeyrie, the other Knicks draft pick from France, would like to see more French spoken in the Knicks’ locker room this fall. A European stash pick in...
Peru reveals replica of young woman who ruled 1,700 years ago
She died in her twenties some 1,700 years ago and is believed to have ruled over a desert valley in ancient Peru where her elaborately tattooed body was buried with...
GOP congressman slammed for Auschwitz selfie video
A Republican congressman from Louisiana who made a selfie video at Auschwitz — including shots inside the gas chambers — has been denounced for using the Nazi death camp as...
Cop caught on camera smashing suspect's head with rifle
After leading police on a chase through Nebraska, DUI suspect Brian Davis crashed his car and found himself facing two officers. After he allegedly failed to comply with their orders,...
Judge tells 'Pharma Bro' to shut it
"Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli is finally shutting his trap. A judge Wednesday ordered the loudmouth former drug executive to stop discussing his case in and around the Brooklyn federal courthouse,...
Dad joins biker gang to 'protect daughter' -- then everything goes wrong
A father has told of the extraordinary steps he took to protect his daughter from a gang member — by joining the gang himself. Stephen Pattman was living an ordinary...
Reporter gets vomited on during live newscast
A California reporter covering a booze-fueled running and swimming competition learned the hard way that fireworks aren’t the only explosive act in town on the Fourth of July — after...
Retirement home worker caught pummeling Alzheimer's patient
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHk_VXgOs94 Shocking new video shows a heartless retirement home worker repeatedly pummel an 89-year-old man in the face as he tries to change the old man's diaper. The whole scene...
You're probably shopping Amazon all wrong
Alexa, how are you going to take my money today? More than 310 million people shop on Amazon, and they drop a chunk of change — anywhere from $625 to...
This Nike sportswear is the new blue and black dress
Remember the 2015 commotion around The Dress, which nobody could decide was white and gold or blue and black? The puzzling problem has resurfaced in the form of a set...
Matt Holliday finally knows what's wrong with him
Matt Holliday, out since late June due to an illness that sapped his energy and resulted in body aches, on Wednesday told The Post that doctors have a diagnosis. “There's...
NYPD cop assassin ranted about his hate for police
Alexander Bonds had a long- festering hatred of cops. He once assaulted an officer with brass knuckles and raged against officers in a Facebook rant riddled with profanities. “I’m here...
How Ronda Rousey dealt with 'punks' who robbed her
Ronda Rousey revealed she recently was robbed, but her new fiancé quickly stepped in and saved the day. Rousey described the horrifying moment she and her longtime boyfriend, UFC fighter...
Astronomers are psyched they get to watch this galaxy die
As NASA and other space agencies from around the world set their sights on exoplanets and destinations within our Solar System that could host life, some astronomers are enjoying a...
You may be able to unlock your next iPhone just by looking at it
The iPhone 8 will ditch the fingerprint sensor and invite Apple fans to unlock the device by scanning their face, it's been claimed. A new piece of iGossip has suggested...
CNN ripped after veiled threat to Trump body-slam video creator
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/881503147168071680 CNN ignited a firestorm of criticism - even from the left - on Wednesday after threatening to expose the identity of the Reddit user who made a video of...
City's street homeless population surges to 12-year high
The number of people living in the streets skyrocketed by 39 percent to 3,892 this year — the highest number recorded since 2005, city officials said Wednesday. Last year, the...
Several injured in three-alarm fire at apartment building
Several people were injured -- one critically -- in a three-alarm fire at a Bronx apartment building early Wednesday, officials said. The inferno started on the first floor of a...
How to have a threesome by only convincing one person
Couples are enjoying risk-free threesomes by bedding sex robots. They are turning to the lifelike machines to add spice in the bedroom without the emotional complications, a report reveals. Current...
Vantiv to buy UK payment processor Worldpay for $10B
Vantiv edged out Jamie Dimon in its bid to acquire UK-based Worldpay, in a deal that will nearly double Vantiv’s size. The Ohio-based payment processing firm said in a joint...
Orthodox Jewish MMA fighter gunned down in Florida
One of the world's only Orthodox Jewish MMA fighters was shot to death in his home in Florida on Monday night during an alleged home invasion. According to the Palm...
Canada to pay ex-Gitmo prisoner $8M
TORONTO — The Canadian government is going to apologize and give millions to a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who pleaded guilty to killing a US soldier in Afghanistan when he...
Former Twitter exec on short list to become Pandora CEO
Pandora board members and top shareholders have Adam Bain, Twitter’s former chief operating officer, on a short list of possible candidates to become the company’s new CEO, The Post has...
Top music festival canceled as reports of sexual assault pile up
The organizers of a major Swedish music festival have canceled next year's event after reports that dozens of women were sexually assaulted at the festival over the weekend. Four rapes...
Volvo plans to stop making gas-only cars in 2019
All Volvo car models launched after 2019 will be electric or hybrids, the Chinese-owned company said on Wednesday, making it the first major traditional automaker to set a date for...
Naked man arrested after smacking cop at train station
A bugged-out, naked man was arrested after he was caught on camera spraying a cop with pesticide and slapping him. A 2-minute clip of the wild encounter at Houston’s Fannin...
True Religion files for bankruptcy
True Religion Brand Jeans, burdened by an expensive pile of debt, on Monday filed a pre-pack Chapter 11 petition that will hand control of the Los Angeles company over to...
Messi extends contract with Barcelona until 2021
BARCELONA, Spain — Argentina forward Lionel Messi has agreed to a three-year contract extension that will keep him at Barcelona through 2021. Messi will sign a new deal “in the...
Vatican cops bust drug-fueled gay orgy at home of cardinal's aide
Vatican police raided a drug-fueled gay-sex party at an apartment belonging to an aide of one of Pope Francis’ key advisers, according to a new report. The Holy Father is...
My life as a D-list player at Wimbledon
No coach, a maxed credit card, and a friend’s spare room is hardly the glamour side of Wimbledon. But that’s the reality for some competitors who haven’t made it big...
Kremlin has high hopes for Putin and Trump's meeting
A spokesman for Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he hopes the Russian president’s upcoming meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump creates a “working dialogue” for the two leaders at a...
6-year-old boy on dirt bike killed on highway
A 6-year-old boy died after losing control of his dirt bike and driving into oncoming traffic on a busy Pennsylvania highway, authorities said. Bryce Treichler, of New Cumberland, was riding...
Drone crashes through window of fancy Soho boutique
A drone crashed into the front window of a fancy Soho boutique, police said. The remote-controlled flying device smashed through the glass and landed inside the Kate Spade shop on...
RG3 has something to celebrate this offseason
Robert Griffin III has added another member to his team. On Tuesday, the former Browns and Redskins quarterback announced fiancée Grete Šadeiko had given birth to their first child together,...
Police scanner captures moment NYPD officer was assassinated
Dramatic police radio audio captures the moment a cop was fatally shot in The Bronx early Wednesday morning. One officer calls in a report of a man spotted with a...
Buster Skrine can't afford a repeat of last season
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on...
A mayor in Mexico married a crocodile named Princess
Victor Aguilar, mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, Mexico, "married" a crocodile in a grand ceremony, which included a gown for the scaly bride. The marriage was actually symbolic, a 200-year-old...
Rickie Fowler, girlfriend celebrate July 4 with LPGA star
Rickie Fowler's Fourth of July festivities could give Taylor Swift's annual celebrations a run for their money. The 28-year-old golfer toasted America's birthday Tuesday by soaking up the sun with...
Trump goes after China over North Korea's latest missile launch
President Trump blasted China in a tweet Wednesday morning for not working with the US to rein in North Korea's nuclear ambitions after the reclusive regime successfully launched a missile...
Cop fatally shot on the job was beloved mother of twins
The veteran NYPD officer who was assassinated in the Bronx early Wednesday was a mother of twins who had recently returned to work following an injury, sources told The Post. Miosotis...
NYPD cop assassin was a drifter who once beat up an officer
The 34-year-old man who shot an NYPD veteran in the head early Wednesday was a drifter whose rap sheet included a 2001 bust for beating up a cop in Queens,...
Slain NYPD officer gets processional out of hospital
https://twitter.com/kirstincoletv/status/882538514168127490 This is the dramatic police procession for slain NYPD officer Miosotis Familia, who was shot to death in The Bronx early Wednesday morning. Familia received a final salute from...
Police raid frees man held hostage for two horrifying weeks
A raid by Spanish police freed a Serbian-Croatian man who had been held hostage for two weeks. He had been picked up by an Eastern European gang that attempted to...
Kim Jong Un warns North Korea will never negotiate on nukes
A defiant North Korean President Kim Jong Un taunted "Yankees" on Wednesday after his regime launched an intercontinental ballistic missile that could strike Alaska by saying he would continue to...
Neighbor uses baseball bat to stop man who stabbed relatives
ANAHEIM, Calif. — A 20-year-old man was arrested after he stabbed four relatives in a family dispute that was broken up by a neighbor with a baseball bat, Southern California...
Oregon is first state to allow gender-neutral driver's licenses
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon has become the first state in the U.S. to allow residents who don’t identify as male or female to mark their gender as “not specified” when...
NYPD officer assassinated in police vehicle
A police officer was fatally shot in the head while sitting in a police vehicle in the Bronx early Wednesday, according to law enforcement sources. The officer has been identified...
Video shows police rescuing pit bull trapped in locked hot car
Police in southern Florida rescued a dog locked inside a hot vehicle Monday, and posted the video of the operation on Facebook. Boynton Beach police said they responded to a...
Knicks could tank to land this likely No. 1 pick in ’18 NBA Draft
ORLANDO, Fla. — “Plummet for Porter.’’ That could turn into the unofficial motto for the 2017-18 Knicks sooner than later. If you haven’t heard of him yet, that’s Missouri 6-foot-10...