January 6, 2018
Cool new gadgets to showcase in Las Vegas at CES
January 6, 2018 | 11:55pmReady for a $20,000 smart mattress that detects your snoring and then raises your head automatically — just enough to quiet your breathing? Or how about an 88-inch OLED TV...
Falcons show playoff experience matters in win over Rams
January 6, 2018 | 11:53pmLOS ANGELES — The Falcons jumped to an early 13-point lead before the Rams mounted two swift scoring drives. Los Angeles went to the Coliseum locker room at halftime with...
How can I sell the shares from my investment?
January 6, 2018 | 11:45pmDear John: About six months ago I wrote to you and have not heard back. I assume you are a busy man. Perhaps you could not understand my penmanship. I...
FINRA ruling on broker's sports betting is 'moronic': lawyer
January 6, 2018 | 11:37pmThe regulator is an ass. That’s what a securities industry gadfly says of the recent enforcement of a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rule against a broker who made sports...
A battle between brothers a subplot in Alabama vs. Georgia
January 6, 2018 | 11:33pmATLANTA — Riley Ridley will not pick up the phone. Calvin Ridley refuses to make the first call. Normally, the brothers speak every day, but the wide receivers — Alabama’s...
THL Partners' risky bet may cost them decent MoneyGram bid
January 6, 2018 | 11:24pmOn Wall Street, the saying, “Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered,” cautions against excessive greed. The ditty came to mind this week after private equity pioneer Thomas H. Lee Partners...
Henrik Lundqvist 'best player on the ice' as Rangers steal one
January 6, 2018 | 11:01pmGLENDALE, Ariz. — Understandable that the Rangers didn’t want to be overly critical on a night when they rode Henrik Lundqvist in a Wild West capper, stealing two points in...
Wintour never asked Trump for UK ambassadorship: source
January 6, 2018 | 10:50pmAnna Wintour is calling bull---t on President Trump’s claim that when the two met in Trump Tower in December 2016 she asked him for an ambassadorship. It never happened, a...
How Bill Gross's $200M PIMCO lawsuit helped win PR war
January 6, 2018 | 10:48pmRehabilitating bond guru Bill Gross’ tarnished reputation required an explosively worded, $200 million lawsuit against the company he founded, PR guru Michael Sitrick confesses in his recently released book, “The...
After humiliating video, principal slut-shamed me: teacher
January 6, 2018 | 10:45pmA charter-school teacher claims she was humiliated in a student video and then subjected to a “sexual witch hunt” by administrators, according to a lawsuit. When she alerted bosses at...
Nick Saban vs. Kirby Smart more than teacher vs. student
January 6, 2018 | 10:44pmATLANTA — Perhaps you’ve heard of “The Process.” Spend enough seconds with Nick Saban, and you’ll be reminded he only thinks one day, and one play, at a time. Early...
What do I do if a company is wrongly charging my card?
January 6, 2018 | 10:34pmDear John: I’ve been scammed for $186 by a company called Luminary Skin Care, which is owned by Vanna White of “Wheel of Fortune.” I had initially ordered two samples...
Medical examiner took body on eve of funeral, didn't return for days: suit
January 6, 2018 | 10:32pmThe city medical examiner snatched the embalmed body of a Brooklyn woman on the eve of her funeral, then failed to do an autopsy and didn’t return the remains to...
Controversial judge Noach Dear booted from Brooklyn court
January 6, 2018 | 10:28pmControversial Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Noach Dear has been removed from a lower court where, The Post recently revealed, he had a troubling pattern of letting deadbeats off the hook....
EMS workers harassed colleague for being part Chinese: suit
January 6, 2018 | 10:27pmA former FDNY paramedic claims her colleagues tormented her because she’s part Chinese. Mary D’Angelo claims in a $3 million suit against the city that EMS bullies started ganging up...
Stephen Curry scores 45 in three quarters in Warriors' laugher
January 6, 2018 | 10:25pmLOS ANGELES — Points came easily for Steph Curry on Saturday. Eleven in his first five minutes, 17 before the game was 8 1/2 minutes old. "I just wanted to...
Disgraced ex-superintendent still remains on DOE payroll
January 6, 2018 | 10:16pmAn ex-Bronx school superintendent once accused of corruption remains on the city Department of Education payroll as a “part-time consultant,” The Post has learned. Pedro “Pete” Crespo, collects about $700...
Internet falls for joke that Trump watches 'Gorilla Channel'
January 6, 2018 | 10:08pmCritics of President Trump fell for a joke that he spends 17 hours a day watching the “Gorilla Channel.” The account @PixelatedBoat tweeted out a satirical excerpt, claiming to be...
SEC probes Kushner's company over green-card program
January 6, 2018 | 10:04pmUS regulators are probing Jared Kushner’s real-estate development company for its use of a green-card program. The Securities and Exchange Commission issued subpoenas to Kushner Cos. in May seeking details...
It's official: Jon Gruden is the Raiders coach
January 6, 2018 | 9:59pmALAMEDA, Calif. — The Raiders have officially hired Jon Gruden as their coach. The team announced the move Saturday as soon as Gruden finished his final broadcast as an announcer...
Sleepy ferry engineer 'happy' to have his job back
January 6, 2018 | 9:58pmFresh from his midday nap, the Staten Island Ferry crewman caught asleep at the controls told The Post he’s “happy I got my job back.” Timothy Wood, 47, was on...
At least 8 migrants drown after dinghy sinks off Libya coast
January 6, 2018 | 9:46pmAt least eight people drowned and dozens more are missing after a rubber dinghy sank Saturday in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, according to reports. The migrant...
Spencer Dinwiddie rips referees after Nets fall just short of upset
January 6, 2018 | 9:23pmGet the checkbook ready. Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie never said the refs stunk or the refs blew this or that in Boston’s down-to-the-very-last-second, 87-85 victory at Barclays Center. But...
Tom Brady: Patriots controversy talk is 'complete nonsense'
January 6, 2018 | 9:12pmTom Brady has spoken. In an interview with Westwood One Sports host Jim Gray, the Patriots quarterback suggested that Friday’s report of a growing rift between the team’s powerful trio...
Manhattan reported more UFO sightings than any other borough
January 6, 2018 | 9:11pmHouston Street, we have a problem. Manhattan has gone from Studio 54 to Area 51, leading the five boroughs in sightings of unidentified flying objects over the last two years,...
Marcus Mariota throws TD to himself in improbable Titans' win
January 6, 2018 | 8:53pmMarcus Mariota did everything to help the Titans advance in the playoffs, throwing two touchdown passes, running for crucial first downs and providing the spark needed to rally from a...
Sean McDonough emotional after Gruden's last ESPN game
January 6, 2018 | 8:51pmSean McDonough is really going to miss his ESPN partner Jon Gruden on "Monday Night Football" and gave an awkward fist bump to prove it. “Thank you, coach, as we...
We're still better off with Trump than Clinton
January 6, 2018 | 8:48pmNow that Steve Bannon has carried his political jihad to its logical conclusion, martyrdom never looked so meaningless. A bright and talented man has sacrificed himself over nothing more significant...
No 'congestion pricing' unless the MTA stops its multibillion-dollar waste
January 6, 2018 | 8:46pmGov. Cuomo thinks he can get cash for transit fixes via an old idea that would also curb city traffic: congestion pricing. The question is whether he’s willing to do...
Congress kicking the can is now the Dreamers' best hope
January 6, 2018 | 8:38pmIt’s looking like the Dreamers’ best hope for now is that Congress can at least manage to kick the can on yet another front and grant them temporary protection. The...
Why Merrill Lynch won't touch bitcoin
January 6, 2018 | 8:17pmMerrill Lynch last week became the latest — and largest — Wall Street bank to say no to bitcoin. The brokerage arm of Bank of America said its 17,000 financial...
Google is making millions off ads reeling in addicts
January 6, 2018 | 8:09pmGoogle cashes in on ads from shady UK companies that make millions from vulnerable people seeking addiction treatment, an investigation by the Sunday Times of London found. The Web titan...
Perv busted for swapping sexting with 8-year-old girl
January 6, 2018 | 7:56pmA Manhattan man was indicted Dec. 29 after the FBI caught him exchanging nude photos and videos with an 8-year-old girl from Ohio, court papers state. Donald Kelly, 36, used...
Bronx mom whose son started deadly blaze is 'hurting'
January 6, 2018 | 7:52pmThe Bronx mom whose toddler son accidentally started the deadly Bronx inferno while she was showering is “hurting,” her distraught father told The Post Saturday. “She will have to live...
Ridiculous class-action lawsuits are costing you tons of money
January 6, 2018 | 7:48pmMad because there’s too much empty space in that bottle of Advil? Sue them! Is there more than just vitamins in your Vitamin Water? Drag ‘em to the courthouse! Actually...
Condo debating removing Trump name could face suit
January 6, 2018 | 7:30pmA Manhattan condominium debating whether to dump the Trump name from its exterior could face a lawsuit from the president’s namesake business. Taking the Trump name off 200 Riverside Blvd....
'Struggling' Bronx school is a hellhole, teachers say
January 6, 2018 | 7:26pmIt’s been labeled “persistently struggling,” “out-of-time,” a “Renewal” and now a “Rise” school. But to teachers, JHS 80 in the Bronx is an educational hellhole. Despite receiving millions in extra...
Fed-up mom creates app about dodging poop on sidewalks
January 6, 2018 | 6:56pmIf only it were this easy to dodge dog poop in real life. A new video game lets young users guide a bespectacled pedestrian around a minefield of doggie doo,...
Knicks breathe sigh of relief as Hardaway offers return timeline
January 6, 2018 | 6:55pmDALLAS — The light is at the end of the tunnel — possibly 10 days away. Knicks shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. returned to practice limitedly Saturday in Dallas, participated...
Seton Hall makes huge rally to capture big road win
January 6, 2018 | 6:55pmINDIANAPOLIS — Seton Hall never panicked. The Pirates simply stuck to their game plan. Even when they fell behind by double digits, the Pirates knew if they wanted to win...
Ex-White House staffers reveal Bush and Obama's best jokes
January 6, 2018 | 6:47pmThey were the leaders of the free world, but presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama didn’t let that responsibility get in the way of a little fun. In the...
How a horrible corporate job led to an awesome novel
January 6, 2018 | 6:46pmIt’s not often that you find a novel set in a corporate HR department, but that’s the setting of “This Could Hurt” by Jillian Medoff (Harper), a charming novel that...
Giants legend thinks Belichick reunion sounds like great idea
January 6, 2018 | 6:43pmPatriots owner Bob Kraft told Monday Morning Quarterback’s Peter King on Saturday he “absolutely” expects Bill Belichick to remain as his head coach in 2018, and he called major parts...
Georgia's record-setting running backs have one last thing to do
January 6, 2018 | 6:28pmATLANTA — It was a little over a year ago when the seeds were planted. When this magical season in Athens truly began in earnest. When Georgia could dream about...
NYCFC finally kicking off their long-awaited youth movement
January 6, 2018 | 6:13pmIn the second Hudson River Derby in 2015, Red Bulls fans dubbed New York City FC a retirement home. A giant tifo hung from the South Ward at Red Bull...
Lawmaker: NYCHA cooked the books on heat complaints
January 6, 2018 | 6:06pmA city lawmaker says the Housing Authority is cooking the books on heat complaints and is calling for a City Council oversight hearing into the alleged deception. “I’m deeply concerned...
Here are our picks for this year's Golden Globes winners
January 6, 2018 | 5:57pmThe 75th annual Golden Globe Awards air Sunday night on NBC. Here's which TV shows and movies our critics think will take home the top trophies. Television Best Series, Drama...
Knicks, Mavericks rookies clash in battle of what might have been
January 6, 2018 | 5:51pmDALLAS — The Knicks are at their lowest ebb — three games under .500 at 18-21, on a 1-7 skid, 3-14 on the road and in 10th place, just 2...
Nick Saban surprisingly cool with UCF's bogus title claim
January 6, 2018 | 5:33pmATLANTA — Nick Saban isn’t bothered by Central Florida’s claim to a national championship. He, like nearly everyone else, knows the title won’t be won until Monday night. “I’m fine...
Parents fear Israeli government is covering up son's death
January 6, 2018 | 5:25pmOn Sept. 10, 2014, Ariel Newman — who had graduated from Yeshiva University HS in Manhattan just months earlier — set off, along with a dozen other teens, on a...
Alabama coach destroys last year's runner-up trophy
January 6, 2018 | 5:12pmATLANTA — Runner-up trophies aren’t big at Alabama. They rarely end up in the trophy case. In fact, the latest one didn’t even last a full year. Prior to the...
Giants coaching search turns to quarterback whisperer
January 6, 2018 | 4:54pmIf he can help turn Case Keenum into a legitimate MVP candidate, the Giants might wonder what Pat Shurmur could do if he was paired with Eli Manning, Davis Webb,...
St. John’s in Big East basement with fourth straight loss
January 6, 2018 | 4:32pmIt is officially reached soul searching season for St. John’s. The Red Storm entered Carnesecca Arena on Saturday afternoon as one of the last two teams without a Big East...
Another 'poop bandit' is on the loose
January 6, 2018 | 4:29pmIt’s a nationwide movement. First, a “Mad Pooper” jogger struck in Colorado Springs in September. Then, No. 2 struck last month in Orchard Park, NY. Now it’s happening a turd...
Arctic blast after 'bomb cyclone' leaves 2 dead in NYC
January 6, 2018 | 4:23pmOne man was found dead on a Bronx sidewalk early Saturday and another was found “frozen” in his car in Queens — the first casualties of the city’s brutal cold...
Bassett dishes on cop uniforms and her infamous 'AHS' breasts
January 6, 2018 | 4:13pm9-1-1 Wednesday, 9 p.m., Fox Angela Bassett, star of the new Fox procedural “9-1-1,” earned the badge she wears as Detective Athena Grant. Bassett, 59, did four seasons on “American...
My decades-long porn addiction nearly destroyed my love life
January 6, 2018 | 4:07pmA few minutes after her late-night booty call had left, Erica Garza turned on her laptop to watch a raunchy video. She finally brought herself to orgasm twice after being...
Video shows gunmen in deadly Williamsburg shooting
January 6, 2018 | 4:03pmNew surveillance footage shows two gunmen who police say killed one teen and wounded another person in Brooklyn. The footage, released by cops Friday night shows the pair strolling down...
Woman slain in New Year's Eve quadruple murder gets final ovation
January 6, 2018 | 4:01pmTearful mourners gave a final curtain call and standing ovation Saturday to Mary Schulz, the 70-year-old woman gunned down in a New Year’s Eve quadruple slaying in a Jersey Shore...
The Globes' dress 'blackout' is causing designer chaos
January 6, 2018 | 4:00pmHollywood is prepared to make a powerful statement tonight with actresses and actors choosing to wear black to the Golden Globes — a sign of solidarity with the women speaking...
Here's proof the Giants can't afford not to pursue Bill Belichick
January 6, 2018 | 3:43pmYou can apply logic and reason and every ounce of rationality to this, and you can come up with an easy argument for the Giants not to figure out a...
Browns fans come together to mock terrible team with parade
January 6, 2018 | 3:17pmCLEVELAND — Chanting through chattering teeth, Browns fans finally felt victorious. Maybe the winless season wasn't a total loss. Thousands of disgruntled Cleveland fans, some of them calling for owners...
Barcelona gets one of costliest players in soccer history
January 6, 2018 | 2:51pmBARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona says Liverpool has agreed to transfer midfielder Philippe Coutinho to the Spanish club. Barcelona did not reveal the cost of the deal, but a person familiar...
Count on young talent to lift Saints over Panthers
January 6, 2018 | 2:40pmSAINTS (-6 ½ / Over 48) over Panthers: Here we go again with the third meeting between these NFC South divisional playmates. Riding the eternal division teeter-totter, the Saints are...
The big-name free agents Jets should break the bank for
January 6, 2018 | 2:30pmThe Jets are ready to open their checkbook. Woody and Christopher Johnson must crack open the vault and give general manager Mike Maccagnan some money to play with this winter....
Patriots owner breaks silence to crush Giants' Belichick dreams
January 6, 2018 | 2:14pmThe Patriots have entered full-on damage-control mode. One day after ESPN reported the team has reached a breaking point amid strife among owner Robert Kraft, coach Bill Belichick and star...
US astronaut John Young dies at age 87
January 6, 2018 | 1:58pmVeteran U.S. astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and even smuggled a corned beef sandwich into orbit during one of his six missions in space, has died at...
Machete-wielding man attacked Meals on Wheels volunteer: cops
January 6, 2018 | 1:37pmSHELBURNE, Vt. — Police say a man in Vermont has used a machete to attack a woman in her 70s as she delivered meals to a motel being used as...
CUNY mansion sits empty while president gets $60K allowance
January 6, 2018 | 1:34pmQueens College has let a historic $2.5 million waterfront mansion with sweeping views of Little Neck Bay stand empty for three years after its current president chose to live in...
Michael Beasley won't change who he is for anyone
January 6, 2018 | 1:30pmKnicks sixth man Michael Beasley takes a shot at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Your kids are ages 8, 7, 6 and 5. A: It’s nothing for...
Jeff Flake says no evidence of ‘sonic attacks’ in Cuba
January 6, 2018 | 1:29pmHAVANA — Republican Sen. Jeff Flake says the U.S. has found no evidence that American diplomats in Havana were the victims of attacks with an unknown weapon. Flake, a Senate...
Trump credits his 'rhetoric' for thaw in Korea talks
January 6, 2018 | 1:27pmPresident Trump talked up his part in thawing relations between North and South Korea in a 10-minute press conference Saturday at Camp David. “Without my rhetoric and without my tough...
The puzzling case of a former Taliban hostage charged with sex assault
January 6, 2018 | 1:10pmCanadian Joshua Boyle and his American-born wife Caitlan Coleman got the red carpet treatment when they were flown home after Pakistani security forces rescued them from the clutches of the...
David Robertson the litmus test for Yankees' tax mandate
January 6, 2018 | 12:52pmThe Yankees — to some degree because they are the Yankees — remain linked to star-level players such as Yu Darvish (via free agency) and Manny Machado (through trade), and...
Scientists could one day make humans immortal
January 6, 2018 | 12:38pmOn Jan. 12, 1967, James Bedford, a psychology professor at Glendale College in California who had just died of cancer, took his first step toward coming back to life. On...
Rangers won't give Grabner the usual trade deadline ultimatum
January 6, 2018 | 12:30pmIn 2014, while the Rangers were in a typical scramble for a playoff spot, then-general manager Glen Sather put a full-court press on pending free agents Ryan Callahan and Dan...
This county voted for Trump and welcomes hundreds of refugees
January 6, 2018 | 11:56amErie, Pa . — After taking his oath of citizenship late last year, Fidel Bahati walked straight out of the Erie federal courthouse and into the offices of the Army...
Jets clip wings at JFK
January 6, 2018 | 11:25amTwo jets belonging to overseas airlines clipped wings at Kennedy Airport early Saturday, Port Authority Police Benevolent Association reported. The incident happened outside Terminal 4, when the wing tip of...
Couple asks Supreme Court to take up $30,000 treehouse case
January 6, 2018 | 10:42amWASHINGTON — Lynn Tran and Richard Hazen built a Florida beachfront treehouse that would be the envy of any child. It’s got two levels, hammocks and windows looking out on...
Plane catches fire after collision on runway
January 6, 2018 | 10:17amA dramatic video captures the moment a plane bursts into flames after colliding with another aircraft parked on a Toronto runway. The stunning footage shows the tail of the aircraft...
Couple ordered to pay $121K to nanny who worked 20-hour days
January 6, 2018 | 10:10amHOUSTON — A Houston-area couple who pleaded guilty to federal charges related to forcing a Nigerian woman to work nearly 20 hours taking care of their home and five children...
Those new MetroCard passes will probably backfire horribly
January 6, 2018 | 9:20amWhen the MTA announced in October that it would be switching to contactless passes in 2019, replacing our current yellow swiping MetroCards, the news seemed worthy of Champagne and prime...
Author says bombshell book will bring down Trump
January 6, 2018 | 9:15amLONDON - The author of a book that is highly critical of Donald Trump’s first year as U.S. president said his revelations were likely to bring an end to Trump’s...
Major outbreak of coral-eating starfish on Great Barrier Reef
January 6, 2018 | 9:05amSYDNEY - A major outbreak of coral-eating crown of thorns starfish has been found munching Australia’s world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, scientists said on Friday, prompting the government to begin...
Carter Page rips 'sleazeball' spy behind Trump dossier
January 6, 2018 | 8:59amA former Trump campaign adviser claims the Obama administration used false Russian propaganda underwritten by the Hillary Clinton campaign to illegally spy on him. The material, he says, was used...
Pope Francis warns against 'the thirst for power and for riches'
January 6, 2018 | 8:19amVATICAN CITY — Pope Francis advised against making the pursuit of money, a career or success the basis for one’s whole life, urging people in his Epiphany remarks Saturday to...
Why Hollywood chose the color black to represent the #MeToo movement
January 6, 2018 | 8:03amWhen stars announced their plan to wear black for the Golden Globes, fashion fans couldn’t help but wonder: Why the somber shade? According to the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund,...
Trump claims he's 'a very stable genius'
January 6, 2018 | 7:53amDon’t sweat, America: Our president is a “very stable genius” who is “like, really smart.” He says so himself. Deploying an over-the-top offense against those who doubt his mental acuity,...
Eleven Saudi princes reportedly detained after protests
January 6, 2018 | 7:39amRIYADH - Saudi authorities have detained 11 princes after they gathered at a royal palace in Riyadh in a rare protest against austerity measures that included suspending payment of their...
North Korea says likely to compete in Olympics: reports
January 6, 2018 | 5:59amTOKYO — North Korea’s IOC representative on Saturday said his country is likely to compete in figure skating in next month’s Winter Olympics in South Korea, according to Japanese media...
Former Toyota president Tatsuro Toyoda dies at 88
January 6, 2018 | 5:46amTOKYO — Tatsuro Toyoda, the former Toyota Motor Corp. president who led the company’s climb to become one of the world’s top automakers, has died. He was 88. Toyoda, a...
Why Mets are unlikely to pry Josh Harrison from the Pirates
January 6, 2018 | 4:29amEven with Andrew McCutchen’s name involved, it’s still about second base with the Mets. Recent trade talks between the Mets and Pirates in which McCutchen’s name was discussed, according to...
Michael Beasley clears the air with ex-coach after losing to him
January 6, 2018 | 4:16amMIAMI — Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, who has coached Michael Beasley three separate times, seemed surprised the surging Knicks forward threw a little shade in his direction. “Yeah, geez Beas,...
Former ECW star overcoming addiction — with help of WWE Hall of Famer
January 6, 2018 | 4:15amPeter Polaco hasn’t watched the video. Doing so isn’t something he believes will help his ongoing battle for sobriety. Polaco, the former ECW and WWE wrestler Justin Credible, wants to...
Rangers face two challenging road tests before bye week
January 6, 2018 | 4:10amThe Rangers won’t be resting this weekend. The rest comes Monday, when their mandatory bye week commences. They will earn that rest Saturday and Sunday, with back-to-back road games against...
How Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Nets are turning the corner
January 6, 2018 | 3:53amAs a high school standout in Chester, Pa., Rondae Hollis-Jefferson encountered losing about as frequently as graffiti written in hieroglyphics. He was 91-5 in three years. “In high school I...
Chiefs and Andy Reid will cruise past the Titans
January 6, 2018 | 3:25amCHIEFS (-8½) over Titans (UNDER 44½): Both the Hunt family’s Kansas City franchise and head coach Andy Reid have had their intermittent issues with Postseason NFL World. The Chiefs have...
Four live contest plays fantasy owners should make
January 6, 2018 | 3:08amHere are some key picks you should consider for this weekend's FanDuel and DraftKings contests: Alex Smith QB, Chiefs (FD $7,800/DK $6,300) Titans defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau Dick LeBeau sells...
Jahlil Okafor and Nets still getting to know each other
January 6, 2018 | 2:57amSo the 6-foot-11, 255-pound guy off the Nets bench just might be wearing a “Hi, I’m Jahlil” sticker on the front of his jersey for a while. The Nets and...
Woman who allegedly aided boyfriend's suicide stands trial
January 6, 2018 | 2:50amPITTSBURGH — Prosecutors say a Pennsylvania woman told her boyfriend, "Go ahead do it," before he put a loaded gun to his head and pulled the trigger. The Observer-Reporter reports...
Georgia becoming a football recruiting juggernaut
January 6, 2018 | 2:50amATLANTA — Kirby Smart has exceeded expectations on the field, leading Georgia to within one win of its first national championship since 1980, winning the big games the program previously...
One winning ticket sold in $450M Mega Millions drawing
January 6, 2018 | 2:46amOne Mega Millions ticket matched all six numbers and will claim a $450 million grand prize. The winning numbers drawn Friday night to claim the nation's 10th largest jackpot were...
Islanders hold their breath after Josh Bailey's lower-body injury
January 6, 2018 | 2:46amInjuries continue to plague the Islanders, but the severity of the latest could prove ruinous to their season. Josh Bailey was injured during the first period of Friday night’s 4-0...
Malaysia approves new search for Flight MH370 wreckage
January 6, 2018 | 2:13amKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The Malaysian government has approved a new attempt to find the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the Indian Ocean, the transport minister said Saturday....
Playoffs a chance for Rams to win Los Angeles' heart
January 6, 2018 | 2:08amLOS ANGELES — The Rams are hosts to their first playoff game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum since 1979 on Saturday when they entertain the Falcons in the NFC...
Rare Sumatran tiger kills worker at palm oil plantation
January 6, 2018 | 2:03amPEKANBARU, Indonesia — A rare Sumatran tiger killed a woman working at a palm oil plantation in western Indonesia, the latest human-tiger conflict in an area hit bit widespread deforestation,...
Tournament canceled when fisherman goes missing on lake
January 6, 2018 | 1:35amOKEECHOBEE, Fla. — Search crews are looking for a fisherman who went missing during a fishing tournament on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee. News outlets report that two anglers didn’t return to...
Firefighter responds to call, finds his own home engulfed in flames
January 6, 2018 | 1:33amTABERNACLE, N.J. — A New Jersey firefighter answered an emergency dispatch only to find his own home going up in flames. Volunteer firefighter Jason Penwell lost all his family's belongings...
Chris Mullin won't make excuses for shorthanded St. John's
January 6, 2018 | 1:14amThis was the doomsday scenario. This was the worry about this talented, yet thin, roster. One injury could derail the possibilities, turn a promising season into a demoralizing one. Three...
Rangers prospect throws silver medal into crowd after Sweden loss
January 6, 2018 | 1:01amLias Andersson had no time for second place. Seconds after the Rangers prospect was given a silver medal following Sweden’s 3-1 loss to Canada on Friday night in Buffalo at...
HIV-positive ex-school aide pleads guilty to multiple child sex abuse charges
January 6, 2018 | 12:42amA former Maryland middle school aide and track coach accused of sexually assaulting 42 juveniles pleaded guilty Friday to more than two dozen charges of child sex abuse, officials said....
Trump claims 'Sloppy Steve' Bannon 'cried when he got fired'
January 6, 2018 | 12:38amPresident Trump bashed Steve Bannon, claiming his former top advisor "cried when he got fired," while criticizing the author of a new tell-all book in a tweet late Friday night....
Georgia glad its young, savvy QB chose their school over Alabama
January 6, 2018 | 12:35amATLANTA — Baker Mayfield wasn’t ready to leave the field for the final time. After the double-overtime Rose Bowl loss to Georgia, Oklahoma’s superstar was engulfed by celebration and confetti...
Escort claims Spitzer threatened to kill her
January 6, 2018 | 12:30amA Russian escort who once dated Eliot Spitzer now claims the former governor threatened to kill her in a expletive-laden phone call, sources said. Svetlana Travis Zakharova and her lawyer,...
Julius Erving falls ill at 76ers game and is taken to hospital
January 6, 2018 | 12:20amPHILADELPHIA — Hall of Famer Julius Erving fell ill at the Philadelphia 76ers' game Friday night and was taken to a hospital. There was no immediate update on his condition....
'Furious' Ashley Wagner rips judges, Olympic return in jeopardy
January 6, 2018 | 12:13amSAN JOSE, Calif. — Ashley Wagner called out judges at the U.S. figure skating championships Friday night for her scores in the free skate, which put in jeopardy her chances...
AG reaches settlement with shady-real estate group over nursing home sales
January 6, 2018 | 12:06amState Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Friday announced a settlement with a shady real-estate group that bought city nursing homes and flipped them to developers who sought to convert them...