December 28, 2017
Trump: I have absolute right to do what I want with DOJ
President Trump said he has the "absolute right" to do whatever he'd like with the Justice Department during an interview published Thursday. Trump made the comments to the New York...
Saints will cruise to the NFC South crown — bet on it
The North Star from Northcoast Sports Service joins The Post’s college and NFL bettor’s guides for 2017. Go to ncsports.com to view a sample of the Power Sweep newsletter. Saints...
You can't do much better than Dave Gettleman: ex-Giants GM
The man who delivered Eli Manning to the New York Football Giants has a message for Giants fans about Dave Gettleman, the new general manager he helped deliver to them...
Avenue recruits two high-profile contributing editors
Michael Gross is padding the staff of Avenue with two high-profile contributing editors. Anthony Haden-Guest, the well-known British journalist and raconteur about town, will contribute a weekly cartoon to the...
Clemson hero has spent whole life proving doubters wrong
NEW ORLEANS — First impressions can be deceiving. In the case of Hunter Renfrow, they are often flat-out wrong. When the hero of Clemson’s first national championship team in 35...
Cindi Leive's departure delayed as successor search lingers on
The rumor inside Condé Nast is that the long and drawn-out search for a successor to Cindi Leive to take the helm of Glamour is looking outside the ranks of...
Knicks overwhelmed by Kawhi Leonard-less Spurs
SAN ANTONIO — The Knicks were just relieved they weren’t blown out of Alamo City. They received a holiday gift from Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, who rested superstar Kawhi Leonard...
Over/Under Rico: Week 17
Rico bounced back last week, going 11-5 (1-2 Best Bets) on the Over/Unders. The season record is 116-121-3 (24-23-1). The selections for Week 17 are: Over: Patriots / Jets; Lions...
Here's Kelly Bryant's chance to shed Deshaun Watson's shadow
NEW ORLEANS — This all will be new for Kelly Bryant. The attention, the stage, the opponent. So far, the junior quarterback has been up to the enormous task of...
Hearst to double frequency of some magazines in 2018
Hearst Magazines will be busy in 2018, finalizing the acquisition of Rodale, snapping up some magazines in the Netherlands and upping the frequency of two of its newest titles. The...
National anthem protests aren't the only thing killing NFL ratings
Why are NFL ratings fading back? Because they’re getting blitzed from all sides. As the league heads into the final week of its regular season, TV viewership has tumbled 9...
De Blasio defends NYC's troubled ferry service
What the hull? Mayor de Blasio said Thursday he saw no serious safety issues with his foundering ferry fleet — claiming that two groundings in little more than a month...
St. John's may have lost more than just a Big East opener
St. John’s may have lost more than its Big East opener Thursday night. A knee injury forced star sophomore guard Shamorie Ponds to miss the final nine minutes of the...
McConnell and the Senate may have to hold off on entitlement reform
Having just scored a hard-fought victory on tax reform, House Speaker Paul Ryan now wants to target the deficit problem — by reducing the cost of federal entitlement programs. The...
The sane way to view the Mueller probe — and politics
We’re winding up the craziest year in US politics since Nixon gave Elvis a narc badge. Wherever you turn, people assume the folks on the other side are criminally insane...
Seton Hall rallies from double-digit deficit to topple Creighton
Khadeen Carrington, Desi Rodriguez and Angel Delgado came back for their senior seasons at Seton Hall looking to make a run at the Big East title, and they are not...
Rejoice at NYC’s historic crime lows -- but don’t ease up on policing
New Yorkers can enjoy good — make that astonishing — news as they wrap up 2017: Crime in the city has fallen to levels not seen since the 1950s. And...
What could determine Kyle O'Quinn's future with the Knicks
SAN ANTONIO — The Knicks’ interest in trading Kyle O’Quinn at the Feb. 9 trade deadline will rise at the same rate as their chances of making the draft lottery....
‘The Darkest Hour’ deftly depicts Churchill’s battle to save the world
This year’s best movie about a spirited band of resisters fighting an empire of evil isn’t the latest entry in the Star Wars franchise, but “The Darkest Hour,” an extraordinarily...
The Blas-Bernie bromance marks the end of Democrats’ centrism
You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. You just need Mayor Bill de Blasio. The far-left true believer made a spectacle of himself when he...
One half of the Jets-Matt Forte marriage wants it to continue
Matt Forte looked at the reporter with a slight smile after hearing the question about whether his productivity this season has been up to what he hoped to accomplish. “You...
The top shows, stars and theater scandals of 2017
With a nod to Oscar Hammerstein II: Bette at the Shubert Bruce Springsteen on Broadway Garth Drabinsky starts yelling and Mandy says “No way” Michael Moore dances and even sings...
Ed Sheeran and Katy Perry delivered the crappiest songs of 2017
It was the year that Taylor Swift killed Taylor Swift, Jay-Z apologized to Beyoncé, and Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee had much of the country asking what “Despacito” means (it...
12 dead after fire sweeps through Bronx apartment building
The city’s deadliest blaze in more than a quarter-century killed at least 12 people — including a year-old child — in a Bronx apartment building Thursday night, officials said. Authorities...
NYPD will beef up security for New Year's Eve
The NYPD on Thursday announced its "enhanced security measures" for the popular New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square this year. NYPD Commissioner James P. O’Neill said in a press...
The good, bad, and just plain embarrassing of TV in 2017
The big story this year was that streaming television gave premium cable a run for its money in its ability to attract top talent and tell gripping stories with global...
Trump mocks 'good old Global Warming' as cold spell hits US
President Trump mocked the science behind climate change in a tweet Thursday night that claimed the frigid East Coast could actually use more global warming. "In the East, it could...
Whom Dave Gettleman could target for Giants' next coach
Now that Dave Gettleman is the new general manager of the Giants, it is time to play connect the dots. The first order of business for Gettleman is finding a...
Bryce Petty is playing for much more than his Jets future
Bryce Petty insists it’s right around the corner — better accuracy, better productivity, more touchdowns and a win. The problem for the Jets’ third-year quarterback is this: What if it’s...
'Goodfellas' mobster sentenced to 8 years in car arson case
He was never convicted in the 1978 “Goodfellas” Lufthansa heist at JFK Airport — but that didn’t stop a Brooklyn judge from using the case to wallop him with a...
From 'Star Wars' to 'The Emoji Movie,' the year's best and worst films
How to explain the oddball year that was 2017 in movies? It was my favorite in recent memory and featured a slew of terrific releases long before fall’s awards-season glut....
Russian pranksters fool Nikki Haley in call about fake country
A couple of Russian funnymen prank-called US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley by posing as a Polish government official. Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov posted a video in which...
Erica Garner's family hopes she'll pull through after heart attack
The family of Erica Garner said they're hoping that she will be able to recover — despite the devastating heart attack she suffered last week. "There's still hope she'll come...
Chain drugstores are closing like crazy in NYC
Big chain drugstores are paring in the Big Apple. After years of aggressive growth, 53 chain drugstore locations — nearly 10 percent of the total — closed in New York...
The result might work, but this Giants process was bad
Dave Gettleman has more than enough qualifications to be the Giants' new general manager. There’s no questioning his credentials. He’s a 30-year NFL veteran, who has been part of seven...
Boss tormented me with 'big fat gay man' insults: suit
A staffer at a Westchester County home for troubled boys was mercilessly bullied by a supervisor who called him a “big fat gay man,’’ a new lawsuit says. Todd Marbury...
Eli Manning or draft? 5 burning questions for Giants new GM
Dave Gettleman, the newly hired Giants general manager, takes over a team that lugs a record of 2-13 into the season finale Sunday. There is much work to be done....
Citigroup fined for advising to 'buy' stocks rated 'sell'
You had one job, Citigroup. The banking giant’s brokerage group displayed “inaccurate research ratings” — namely, slapping “buy” ratings on stocks that were actually rated “sell,” and vice versa —...
De Blasio fundraiser helped get favors for donors, emails show
Mayoral fundraiser Ross Offinger was a reliable fixer for donors and other mayoral associates who sought jobs, invites to mayoral events and other special favors from City Hall, according to...
Kreider's replacement gives Rangers an instinct they've craved
In the long run, Chris Kreider’s extended absence because of his right-arm blood clot could complicate matters as the Rangers simultaneously battle for a playoff spot and devise an approach...
The highs and lows of pop culture in 2017
What a tumultuous year 2017 was: bitter betrayals, tabloid-worthy drama, heated competition. And that was just inside the White House. The pop-culture world was equally as engaging, with the usual...
Softbank reaches deal to get big discount on Uber shares
Uber and Softbank reportedly have cut a deal that allows the Japanese fund to acquire 15 percent of the ride-hailing giant at a deep discount. Softbank will buy shares from...
Mom of teen charged in attack says mental health system 'failed' him
The mother of the Bronx teen accused of beating a 91-year-old man with a cane is blaming the city's mental health system for the incident. “I have put my child...
Roy Moore still claims Alabama Senate election was 'fraudulent'
A defiant Roy Moore issued a statement Thursday after Democrat Doug Jones was declared the winner of the Alabama Senate election — blaming Democrats and Republicans for his loss and...
Christian Hackenberg has at least turned heads in practice
Todd Bowles left open the possibility of playing backup quarterback Christian Hackenberg on Sunday against the Patriots. Offensive coordinator John Morton said he has seen progress from the second-year player...
US Naval Museum finds dozens of captured flags hidden for nearly 100 years
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The curator of the US Naval Academy Museum wasn't exactly sure what would be found: Records indicated five display boxes long used to exhibit captured British flags...
Apple offers battery discounts as apology for slowing down iPhones
Apple is scrambling to make things right after “battery-gate.” The tech giant on Thursday apologized to customers after admitting it deliberately slowed down older iPhone models to offset battery wear,...
Bill proposal could get Colts fans refunds for anthem protests
The players kneel ... and your money back! That's the policy an Indiana lawmaker is seeking to implement at Lucas Oil Stadium after watching a handful of Colts players partake...
Video shows woman giving birth into butcher's apron at supermarket
Cleanup on aisle awww. Workers at a supermarket in Fresno, Calif., teamed up to help deliver a baby after a woman suddenly went into labor while shopping at the store,...
The Nets' problems start once the games do
NEW ORLEANS -- Brooklyn’s defense has fallen off a cliff the last two weeks, taking the Nets with it. Now, headed into a game Friday at Miami, a desperate Kenny...
Why the Panthers stunningly fired the new Giants GM
The Panthers won three division titles and made one Super Bowl in their first 18 years in the NFL. They won the NFC South three times and reached a Super...
'I've been labeled': Brandon Marshall is trying to fix Eli Apple
Brandon Marshall played defense for Eli Apple after the 2-13 Giants practiced Thursday for a game Sunday against the Redskins at MetLife Stadium. Apple was suspended Wednesday for the remainder...
Video captures idiots riding on back of city bus
A couple of doofus Staten Island straphangers hitched a ride on the back of an MTA bus. Footage posted on Twitter on Sunday shows two riders holding onto the outside...
Giants remain Giants in hiring Dave Gettleman as GM
The new general manager is a familiar face with a round body, distinctive Boston accent and 30 years in the NFL seeing the game a certain way. Dave Gettleman, hired...
Amazon's feud with Google is getting pettier than ever
You can’t fire us — we quit! Amazon blocked the YouTube app on its line of Fire TV devices on Thursday — four days before Google was scheduled to strip...
The craziest medical mishaps of 2017
We think of hospitals as sterile environments, a place where you might go to get fixed up after an illness or accident, good as new. Unfortunately, not all surgeries are...
Why Democrats are now praising Trump and other comments
Political scribe: Dems Praising Team Trump on Russia Don’t look now, but several leading Democrats have done an about-face on President Trump’s handling of Russia. The Daily Beast’s Andrew Desiderio...
Frigid temps won't faze Brooklyn polar bear plunge club
Gimme a brrrrrreak! Two New Jersey towns have canceled their annual New Year’s Day polar bear plunge — because of frigid temperatures — but the president of the Coney Island...
New Yorker pretended to be from New Jersey for job: cops
He may be the first-ever city resident to lie that he's from New Jersey. Staten Islander Anthony Savino pretended to be from the Garden State so that he could get...
Bitcoin slumps again, this time amid South Korea crackdown
Bitcoin is giving the Winklevoss twins a wild ride — again. The 9-year-old cryptocurrency — whose staggering rally this year recently made billionaires out of the Harvard-educated twins — tumbled...
Man charged with killing wife had been arrested for choking her before
The man who was arrested after his wife was found strangled at the bottom of a staircase inside their Brooklyn home was previously arrested for choking her until she was...
PC security pioneer John McAfee claims his Twitter was hacked
John McAfee has finally caught a bug. The eponymous founder of the PC software security giant was left red-faced when his Twitter account was allegedly hacked. The 72-year-old McAfee, now...
NYC residents making less than $50K may not have to pay income tax
The Independent Democratic Conference in the state Senate is calling for elimination of New York City's income tax on residents who make less than $50,000. That would affect 2.2 million...
The tragic tale of two shunned male horses who 'fell in love'
A pair of champion male racehorses shared a romance worthy of any Shakespearean tragedy before fate tore them apart, their trainer has revealed. Star-crossed stallions Simonsig and Triolo D’Alene --...
Ferry captain strayed off course before getting stuck on sandbar
The captain who ran an NYC Ferry boat onto a sandbar off the Rockaways — stranding nearly two dozen passengers for nearly six hours — is suspected of causing the...
The most obnoxious beauty trends of 2017
This year was jam-packed with bizarre beauty trends, fueled by social media and a quest for likes, views and retweets. Below, the worst of the bunch. Wonky brows Eyebrows were...
Johnny Manziel gets permission to play football next year
The CFL is officially ready for Johnny Football. The league released a statement Thursday saying commissioner Randy Ambrosie has approved the eligibility of Johnny Manziel, the controversial Heisman Trophy winner...
The most disturbing animal discoveries of 2017
2017 will go down in history as the year we learned how wild the animal kingdom truly is. With monkeys riding deer in a “sexual manner,” frogs changing colors during...
Roy Moore loses last-ditch effort to stop Doug Jones election win
An Alabama judge on Thursday tossed a lawsuit by Republican Roy Moore attempting to block the certification of Democrat Doug Jones as the winner of a Senate race. Montgomery Circuit...
Suspended cops sat in patrol car instead of checking on mom later found dead
The pair of NYPD cops who were suspended after it was revealed they possibly botched a job to check on a Brooklyn mom who was later found strangled to death...
Claire’s pulls products after asbestos found in makeup
Teen retailer Claire’s pulled products from its shelves after a Rhode Island mom said she found asbestos in her daughter’s makeup set. Barrington mom Kristie Warner was concerned about the...
Twins star accused of sexual attack in photographer's disturbing story
A sports photographer has joined the #metoo movement with a harrowing tale in which she alleges Twins star Miguel Sano assaulted her in an attempt at a sexual advance. Betsy...
Ziggy the seal is the world's cutest brain-surgery survivor
This seal just made a splash in the medical community. In November, neurologists at Tufts University successfully performed the first-of-its kind brain surgery on a fur seal named Ziggy Star....
Topless model suspected of joining ISIS cleared of charges
A glamour model feared to have been groomed by deadly ISIS recruiters has been released without being charged. Kimberley Miners was quizzed by terror cops and had her home raided...
Annette Bening and Jamie Bell make so-so 'Film Stars' worth a watch
Annette Bening is marvelous — full stop. This time around, she’s marvelous as aging actress Gloria Grahame in the ponderously titled “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool,” where both she...
Owner won't clean Confederate statue after vandals cover it in pink paint
Vandals have splashed pink paint onto a Confederate statue in Nashville -- but the owner says it will only draw more attention to his work. A privately owned statue of...
5 terrifying stories that warn of an AI apocalypse
The future of artificial intelligence could save humanity — or destroy it. AI boasts dozens of advantages that will push society into a brighter future, like nagging you into losing...
This is the family murdered in a grisly quadruple homicide
A hardworking mother who was devoted to her kids. A young, supportive girlfriend who took three of her partner’s children in as her own. An 11-year-old boy who loved basketball...
Dad who fathered 8 kids with his daughter gets 12 years in prison
An Argentinian man who fathered eight children with his own daughter during a 22-year reign of terror showed no emotion when he was hit with a 12-year prison sentence, according...
Massive penis artist says she got screwed
She says she got the shaft. The artist who painted a 4-story-tall penis on a Lower East Side building is crying censorship because it was painted over. "The pieces were...
Flying in planes is like standing next to nuclear reactor, but worse
From the spread of disease to deep vein thrombosis, air travel is not without its health risks. But a much less commonly known hazard associated with flying is the extensive...
Selfies keep getting worse because people can't handle reality
“You look amazing.” Millions of social media users strive to take the perfect selfie and yearn to hear those three little words. But can you even believe what you see...
James Harrison's Steelers breaking point
While Steelers players began scrubbing away any existence of James Harrison in Pittsburgh, the linebacker, who signed with the Patriots after clearing waivers, admitted there was some hesitation in joining...
Bronx Zoo's last polar bear euthanized due to health issues
The Big Apple's last polar bear — who was born and raised at the Bronx Zoo — has been euthanized due to age-related medical problems, officials said. Tundra, 26, suffered...
Hunter tries to sneak cougar carcass past TSA
A hunter was held at a Las Vegas airport after security screeners found a dead cougar in his luggage. The unidentified man was returning home from a hunting trip when...
China mixes cloning and gene editing in one puppy
Chinese scientists have proudly announced their first cloned puppy — but they purposefully created him with a blood-clotting disorder that could mean an early death. Longlong, a beagle, was cloned...
Veteran news anchor dies after suffering stroke on way to funeral
An outpouring of condolences flooded social media for veteran Atlanta news anchor Amanda Davis who died on Wednesday after she suffered a “massive spontaneous stroke” while heading to her stepfather’s...
Men are less eco-friendly because it's 'unmanly'
A new study says that some men act less eco-friendly than women because they see such behavior as unmanly. I say they’re just plain unintelligent. Research from Scientific American says there...
Trump takes swipe at Vanity Fair over video mocking Hillary
President Trump took time out from his golf game Thursday morning to take a shot at Vanity Fair and Anna Wintour over the magazine’s much-criticized video about Hillary Clinton. “Vanity...
Apple is 'forcing' Tim Cook to take a private jet everywhere
Apple shares have been flying high — and CEO Tim Cook has been flying in style. The iPhone maker revealed that it has been requiring Cook to take a private...
4-year-old boy dies after treehouse crushes him
A 4-year-old boy has died after a treehouse collapsed on him on Christmas Eve, police said. Kade Contreras, of Cleveland, Texas, was playing in his relative's back yard when the...
Editor notes show why Milo Yiannopoulos failed as an author
A draft of extremist right-winger Milo Yiannopoulos’ canceled tome reveals why even an established conservative book editor couldn’t stomach the former Breitbart writer's scribblings, court documents reveal. Editor Mitchell Ivers...
Tiger Woods reveals pain behind Mac Daddy Santa: 'Burned my face off'
Playing Santa Claus likely involved first aid for Tiger Woods. The father of two, who hit a high note on the internet last December after unveiling his holiday alter ego,...
Rangers’ Chris Kreider return from alarming blood clot is unknown
Chris Kreider and the Rangers are awaiting further results of medical exams the winger underwent Thursday after being diagnosed with a blood clot in his right arm that will sideline...
Frank Ntilikina 'has all the right stuff': French legend Tony Parker
SAN ANTONIO — French point-guard pioneer Tony Parker knows Knicks rookie Frank Ntilikina all too well. As the quarterback for Strasbourg last season, Ntilikina led his French team past Asvel...
Trump administration breaks record for highest turnover rate
The Trump administration -- racked by a series of prominent resignations, firings and departures -- has the highest level of first-year staff turnover of any White House in 40 years,...
The year's dumbest criminals
We all know that crime doesn't pay. However, sometimes it costs more than a suspect's freedom. Sometimes, it costs their shame, embarrassment and humiliation. Here are some of 2017's dumbest...
Ex-shelter volunteer fesses up to nabbing dog before adoption
A former volunteer at a New Jersey animal shelter owned up to stealing an adorable Pomeranian, which a local family was set to adopt on Christmas Eve, authorities said. Former...
Cops bust suspect wanted for Times Square murder
Cops busted an ex-con for the murder of a fellow Christmas party reveler at the Times Square hotspot Tonic, police said Thursday. Christopher Rivas, 30, was picked up Wednesday morning...
Another Browns disaster will end with coach swimming in a lake
Hue Jackson is a man of his word. Nearly a year after pledging to jump into Lake Erie should the Browns go 1-15 in his second season with the club,...
Cop hailed as hero for punching through ice to save boy
A Utah police sergeant is being hailed as a Christmas hero after he rescued an 8-year-old boy from a frozen pond by pounding the ice with his fists, according to...
Ex-Miss Americas asked to help recruit new leaders after dirty email scandal
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Trashed by emails sent by pageant officials, former Miss Americas may help choose the new leaders of the Miss America Organization. The group told The Associated...
Another reason not to borrow someone's phone
An app that allows men to test their sperm without an awkward trip to the doctor is now available on Amazon for the first time. The YO Home Sperm Test...
Dude charged with stealing car while sporting 'Trust Me' T-shirt
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A suspect wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with "Trust Me" allegedly stole a car with an accomplice in Fairfax County, Virginia. The Washington Post reports that the...
De Blasio fundraiser pulled strings to get crooked donor's pal into exclusive party
Mayor de Blasio’s fundraiser pulled major strings to get a crooked donor's pal a last-minute invitation to an exclusive party at Gracie Mansion, newly released emails reveal. Ross Offinger fired...
Death of elderly man ruled homicide years after body found in luxury pad
The death of an elderly man in his luxury Manhattan apartment nearly three years ago has been ruled a homicide, cops said Thursday. The wife of 71-year-old Charles Robinson found...
Muslim man says he was beaten over 'Merry Christmas' greeting
A Palestinian man in Britain said he was beaten for being a Muslim after wishing someone "Merry Christmas." Ihsan Abualrob, 27, said he was repeatedly kicked in the head and...
Salvation Army leader's daughter took Paul McCartney tickets meant for the homeless
The daughter of the Salvation Army leader in Australia has come under fire after she used donated Paul McCartney concert tickets that were meant for the homeless, according to a...
Alleged MS-13 member gunned down days after release from jail
An alleged member of the notorious street gang MS-13 in Maryland was gunned down just two days after being released from jail despite a federal immigration detainer lodged against him,...
Former Auburn running back arrested on child porn charge
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — A former Auburn University football player has been arrested on a child pornography charge in Georgia. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that 32-year-old Brad Lester remained jailed Wednesday...
Rihanna's makeup line generating more buzz than Kylie Jenner's
Rihanna is taking on Kylie Jenner in the beauty aisle — and she’s beating her when it comes to buzz. More makeup-obsessed teens are talking about Rihanna’s 4-month-old Fenty Beauty...
Woman threatened to shoot before cops opened fire, killing her and 6-year-old boy: witness
SCHERTZ, Texas — A Texas sheriff says a wanted felon told deputies that she was armed and would shoot them before they killed her in a spray of gunfire that...
Teen shot dead outside Sweet 16 party
A 16-year-old boy was shot dead outside a Sweet 16 party at a Bronx catering hall early Thursday, police said. Sincear Williams was outside Maestro’s Caterers on Bronxdale Avenue near...
TV presenter allegedly gunned down by husband in front of 9-year-old son
A Russian TV presenter was shot dead by her estranged husband as the couple’s 9-year-old son watched. Zhanna Veber, 29, reportedly was gunned down by her husband, Anatoly Leontikov. Local...
DeSean Jackson's abandoned car found with bullets, marijuana
Authorities in Tampa are investigating a single-vehicle accident involving a Chevy Silverado registered to Buccaneers receiver DeSean Jackson, which was found damaged and abandoned on Christmas Eve with bullets and...
UN says Saudi-led coalition raids in Yemen kill 109 civilians
GENEVA — A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has killed 109 civilians in airstrikes in the past 10 days, including 54 at a crowded market and 14 members of one...
Doug Jones certified as winner of Alabama Senate race
The Alabama canvassing board on Thursday certified Democrat Doug Jones as the winner of a Senate race, despite claims in an eleventh-hour lawsuit filed by Republican Roy Moore that election...
38 Islamic State suspects detained in Turkish police raids
ISTANBUL -- Turkish police detained 38 people, some of them Syrian citizens, over suspected links to Islamic State in an operation on Thursday in the northwestern province of Bursa, the...
Mosul struggles to rebuild in wake of ISIS destruction
MOSUL, Iraq — For nearly 2½ miles along the western bank of the Tigris River, hardly a single building is intact. The warren of narrow streets of Mosul’s Old City...
Have these megadeals scared MLB into hot-stove freeze?
The favorite pastime involving the national pastime has become examining why the free-agent market has moved so slowly. Early this offseason the traffic jam was often blamed on so many...
UN says 'massive' rights abuses in Philippines could worsen
GENEVA - A Muslim indigenous community in the southern Philippines has suffered widespread human right abuses that could intensify with President Rodrigo Duterte’s extension of martial law there, UN-appointed experts...
Apple and Amazon in talks to set up in Saudi Arabia
Both Apple and Amazon are in talks to invest in Saudi Arabia, sources told Reuters, part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s push to give the conservative kingdom a high-tech...
All the ways dating got so much worse in 2017
No one ever said dating was easy. The endless dinners, flirtations and mixed messages have always frustrated singletons looking for love, but 2017 ushered in a whole new world of...
Putin calls St. Petersburg explosion a 'terror attack'
Russian President Vladimir Putin said an explosion at a St. Petersburg supermarket that wounded 13 people was a terrorist attack and ordered his security forces to shoot to "liquidate the...
From bombs to ball drops, the history of New Year's Eve in Times Square
If the malfunctioning “18” sign isn’t fixed by Sunday night, the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebrations could bomb out — and it wouldn’t be the first time! On Dec....
Tillerson defends US foreign policy record
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson defended the US foreign policy record in 2017 – touting progress to rein in a bellicose North Korea, battling ISIS and countering “immense challenges” posed...
Trashiest ways to get drunk this New Year's
Not that you need any help in this department, but here are some of the trashiest ways to get drunk this New Year's. Try boxed fireball whiskey, your favorite flavored...
I had a toxic relationship with food — here's how I fixed it and lost 50 pounds
Last Thanksgiving “was a big eye-opener for me,” says Alex DePinto, a 28-year-old video producer at The Post. “I ate so much that I threw up, blew a hole in...
This badass extracts deadly snake venom for cancer research
Jim Harrison has the most dangerous job at the Kentucky Reptile Zoo: collecting snake venom. He extracts the deadly venom up to 1,000 times a week, which is then used...
Dozens killed in ISIS attack on Kabul cultural center
An Islamic State attack on a cultural center in Afghanistan’s capital Thursday has left at least 41 people dead and 84 injured -- some with severe burns from the explosions,...
Roy Moore files lawsuit to block Senate race result
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Republican Roy Moore filed a lawsuit to try to stop Alabama from certifying Democrat Doug Jones as the winner of the U.S. Senate race. The court filing...
Vigneault pushes all the different buttons to wake up Rangers
For this night, Alain Vigneault was a master choreographer. Juggling every line combination and two of the three defense pairings in an effort to “catch everybody’s attention,” the coach coaxed...
Knicks reveal new 'City Edition' jersey
Every NBA team is adding another alternate uniform, and the two local teams will highlight some of the best parts of the Big Apple with their “City Edition” threads. The...
Evan Engram refuses to give up on the Giants
Rookie tight end Evan Engram has played in all 15 games for the Giants this season. He strongly wants to play in the 16th game, but he is dealing with...
Rangers lose Chris Kreider in potentially big blow
This might be a difficult injury for the Rangers to swallow. The Blueshirts lost forward Chris Kreider after the first period of the team’s 1-0 shootout victory against the Capitals...
The best towns for affordable winter vacation homes
If winter’s chill is getting you down, perhaps it’s time to plan a weekend getaway to a place where the temperature doesn’t matter. Sure, it’s still cold, but activities like...
Ferry ride from hell finally ends in Brookyn
Commuters finally arrived at a Brooklyn marine terminal late Wednesday night after being held captive on a grounded ferry boat for nearly six hours. The passengers said they were exhausted...
Muhammad Wilkerson likely played his last game as a Jet
Muhammad Wilkerson’s Jets career may end on the inactive list, but he will be with his teammates on the sideline at least. Coach Todd Bowles said following Wednesday’s practice he...
BuzzFeed axes White House reporter
The White House correspondent for BuzzFeed News was fired on Wednesday amid allegations that he sent an “inappropriate message” to a colleague. A spokesman for the website said BuzzFeed responded...
St. John's may have to keep surviving without Marcus LoVett
St. John’s survived without Marcus LoVett, winning four of the five games the sophomore point guard missed because of a sprained left knee. That experience will come in handy now...
Quadruple homicide in upstate NY eerily similar to 2014 murders
The circumstances surrounding the murders of an upstate mother, her two children and her domestic partner are eerily similar to another quadruple homicide that happened in 2014 — less than...
Rajon Rondo exposed just how awful Nets defense is
NEW ORLEANS — How porous was the Nets’ defense Wednesday night? They had Pelicans chasing NBA records, with point guard Rajon Rondo notching an eye-watering 25 assists. The total was...
Cops suspended after blowing off 911 call to check on pregnant woman later found dead
Two NYPD cops were suspended on Wednesday for allegedly blowing off a 911 call to check on a Brooklyn woman — who was later found strangled in her home, police...
Stranded ferry passengers finally rescued after several hours
A NYC ferry boat slammed into a sandbar off the Rockaways Wednesday night and became stuck — leaving 27 people on board stranded for hours because the water was too...