January 6, 2019
Parkey takes blame for loss as Bears tell his haters: 'F--k you'
CHICAGO — Cody Parkey was kicking himself after Eagles 16, Bears 15. “You can’t make this up,” Parkey said. “I feel terrible. I let the team down. It’s on me....
The best and worst dressed of the 2019 Golden Globes
Stars hit the red carpet left and right — but which struck fashion gold? Below, our picks for the best- and worst-dressed of the night. Best Gemma Chan Finally, a...
Eagles hero has become perfect candidate to replace Eli Manning
CHICAGO — I’ve seen all I need to see now: If there is any chance that Nick Foles becomes a free agent, he is the best option to succeed Eli...
Ex-Clemson walk-on's 'perfect' story has a final chapter to write
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Hunter Renfrow can’t wait for what’s next. His wedding comes April 13. His lifelong dream could arrive two weeks later, at the NFL draft. First, a...
Golden Globes 2019 swaps all-black Time's Up dress code for fun colors
In stark contrast to last year’s all-black dress code — followed in solidarity with the Time’s Up movement — this year’s Golden Globes red carpet served up some seriously major...
Kids spent decades playing in lead-tainted Harlem building
Harlem kids have spent the past decade playing in a state-owned building now targeted for a $2.2 million lead cleanup and they’re still romping around there — as officials refuse to...
Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa hasn't faced a test quite like this
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Tua Tagovailoa knows he hasn’t seen a defensive front like the one he’ll face Monday night. The Alabama quarterback sounded almost in awe of what Clemson...
Used syringes are littering this Upper Manhattan subway station
These guys are taking the “H” train. Junkies have turned an upper Manhattan subway station into a squalid drug den — brazenly shooting up on the platform and littering the...
CBS wants Moonves replacement to run Viacom, too, if merger happens
It’s not spring yet, but CBS is already signaling its urge to merge with Viacom. The battered TV-broadcasting giant, looking to replace its disgraced ex-chief executive Les Moonves, has been...
De Blasio gets super short cameo on 'The Simpsons'
Somewhere, Sideshow Bob is smiling. Mayor de Blasio's cameo on "The Simpsons" lasted a mere six seconds on Sunday night — with Hizzoner getting just one line on his self-proclaimed...
'Assisted suicide' turns vulnerable people into disposable ones
A year ago, I lost my 36-year-old husband to cancer. In the first few months after his death, I often felt lost without the heroic man I fell in love...
The NFL's top-ranked defense got beat at its own game
BALTIMORE — Anthony Lynn stood quietly off to the side in the visitors’ locker room after his Chargers beat the Ravens 23-17 in Sunday’s AFC wild-card game and watched his...
No, it's not sexist to call Elizabeth Warren 'unlikable'
In 2020, all women will be likable. They have to be, since the charge of “unlikable” is now, yes, sexist. A recent Politico article wondered whether Sen. Liz Warren’s newly...
Con man scammed investors over $100K at swanky Manhattan parties
A suave Manhattan con man posed as the scion of a wealthy Jamaican family to scam a slew of investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, including through a...
Henrik Lundqvist pulled again in another lopsided Rangers loss
GLENDALE, Ariz. — It started and ended where it always does these days for the Rangers — with a bad penalty compounded by atrocious penalty-killing. Once Brendan Smith (scratched the...
It's time for sliding Rangers to trade frustrated fan favorite
GLENDALE, AZ.— It is time for Jeff Gorton to do the right thing. Time for the general manager to do what’s best for his team and for Mats Zuccarello by...
Crushing Bears' FG miss keeps alive Eagles' hope of title repeat
CHICAGO — Nick Foles hit Golden Tate with a 2-yard touchdown pass on fourth down with 56 seconds remaining against the NFL’s stingiest defense, lifting the Eagles past the Bears...
Prosecutors recreate banker's slay — in the same bathtub she was found dead
Prosecutors have re-created the murder of a Manhattan banker using a model with a snorkel and weights on her back — and the same bathtub where the victim was found...
Ravens lash out at own fans after boo-filled Lamar Jackson disaster
BALTIMORE — With each poor play on offense, each three-and-out by the Ravens’ struggling offense during Sunday’s 23-17 AFC wild-card loss to the Chargers at M&T Bank Stadium, Joe Flacco...
The obvious compromise to end the shutdown
As the partial federal shutdown grinds toward record length, the only real question is what deal will end it. That is, what kind of border protection can Democrats endorse while...
Timberwolves fire coach Tom Thibodeau after victory
MINNEAPOLIS — The Timberwolves had just posted their fourth-largest margin of victory of the season, and Tom Thibodeau looked and sounded satisfied Sunday as the demanding and intense coach used...
The hypocrisy behind Bill de Blasio and Richard Carranza's quota drive
Should entry to the city’s best middle and high schools be determined by race-blind academic standards, or by race-driven quotas? Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Richard Carranza are pushing hard...
Al Michaels throws hands up at controversial call: NFL just making it up
Even Al Michaels couldn’t believe what he had just seen as a bizarre Sunday of NFL officiating continued. On a second-down play late in the second quarter from the Eagles'...
Trump was 100% wrong on the Soviets' Afghan invasion and other commentary
Foreign desk: The Truth About the USSR’s Afghan Invasion President Trump’s recent “mischaracterization” of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan “contained no single scrap of truth, let alone logic,” charges...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams critics calling her agenda too radical
Rookie Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shot back at critics who say her progressive agenda is too radical and expensive, saying there's nothing revolutionary about providing people with good jobs, health care...
Kushner family's Observer fires editor-in-chief — again
Observer Media has once again bounced its editor-in-chief — the latest sign of turmoil at the New York publication with ties to Jared Kushner, the real estate scion and senior...
#MeToo advocate's lawyer wanted to go easy on sex harasser
A top lawyer for new state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins — who has vowed to make combating sexual abuse a main priority — recently urged leniency for a sex-harassing...
NJ is scoring with sports betting — thanks to New Yorkers
Legalized sports betting in New Jersey is a big hit — with New Yorkers. While the Empire State drags its heels on making sports gambling legal, New York residents such...
Shadow Nick Saban emerged from only furthers his Alabama legend
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The thing that impresses the most about what Nick Saban has accomplished is this: Where he’s accomplished it. Maybe you need to have spent a little...
Nets run away from Bulls, hit season midpoint in stunning position
CHICAGO — The Nets hit the midway point of their season in style — with Kenny Atkinson essentially taking his hands off the wheel and watching his team on autopilot...
Golden Globe Awards 2019: The complete list of winners
Awards season 2019 officially launched Sunday with Hollywood's biggest televised party, Golden Globes 2019. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's 76th annual awards were handed out on NBC, with unabashedly "nice" hosts Sandra...
The question that Jets' next head coach must ace
The focus in the Jets universe right now is on who will be the team’s next coach. The focus inside the Jets should also be on whom that new coach...
D'Arnaud upside, minor league star: What Mets' busy day of trades means
The Mets’ abundance of backup catchers meant somebody was a goner, and on Sunday, that somebody became Kevin Plawecki. In a deal to help replenish the farm system, the Mets...
Wagamama opening third NYC location in Murray Hill
Wagamama, the British-Asian fusion chain that inspired Momofuku’s David Chang to be a chef, is opening its third New York spot next month in Murray Hill. The new outpost will...
'Sonic attacks' at US Embassy in Cuba may have just been crickets
The "sonic attacks" that afflicted diplomats at the US Embassy in Cuba could have just been the work of crickets, according to a report Sunday. The embassy in Havana cut...
Chris Wallace fact-checks Sarah Huckabee Sanders on border security
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders sparred with "Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace when she defended President Trump's claims that terrorists are pouring across the southern border. The...
Ravens fans turn on Lamar Jackson in playoff letdown
BALTIMORE — He finished 6-1 to lift the Ravens to the playoffs. He also finished 14-of-29 for 194 yards with an interception, a fumble and many boos to his name....
Saudi teen fears she'll be killed if sent back home
A Saudi teenager said on Sunday that she was being held against her will at a Bangkok airport while fleeing her abusive family — and claimed she would be killed...
Giant trash-collecting device in Pacific Ocean breaks apart
LOS ANGELES — A trash collection device deployed to corral plastic litter floating in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii has broken apart and will be hauled back to...
Chaos in Chargers-Ravens as controversial non-fumble swings game
For a fleeting second, it was 12-9 Chargers, with an extra point chance coming for the Ravens, and an entire quarter to play. And just like that, it was 20-3...
Nancy Pelosi says Trump wants to 'abolish' Congress
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested in a Sunday sit-down that President Trump would like to “abolish” Congress. “The impression you get from the president is he would...
Democrats back-peddle on Trump impeachment talk
Top House Democrats aren’t ready to impeach President Trump. “I think impeachment talks right now are a distraction,” said House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) in an interview Sunday with...
Cops probing fatal shooting in the Bronx
Police are investigating what let to the fatal shooting of a Bronx man near his home Sunday morning. Nelson Ramos, 29, was shot shortly before 4 a.m. after an argument...
City's top cop worries about kids smoking weed, grow house fires
The NYPD knows that legal weed is coming, but it's top enforcer has fears about underage smoking and dangerous marijuana grow houses. "We have to make sure that we’re able...
Mets trade Kevin Plawecki in third trade in two days
Once Wilson Ramos came in, Kevin Plawecki was likely to go out. And now that is the reality, as the Mets made their third trade in two days Sunday, shipping the...
How can I help my daughter find a job?
My daughter is bright and animated but has been unsuccessful in finding employment. She had a good job for 10 years and is now working as a community activist with...
New York has become a hot buyer's market for job seekers
If you woke up on New Year’s Day resolving that this will be the year you finally quit complaining about your job and get a new one, your timing is...
Teens who died in tragic escape room fire remembered as close friends
The group of five teenage girls who died in a fire at an "escape room" attraction in Poland were remembered as close friends Sunday, according to local reports. Hundreds of...
Two teams exploring trade for Ravens coach John Harbaugh
The Ravens curiously announced Dec. 21, still with time remaining in the season, that head coach John Harbaugh would receive a contract extension. It's Jan. 6, nothing is signed, and...
Schumer warns of MTA cutbacks due to government shutdown
Long-suffering New York straphangers face the prospect of even more frustrating delays and service cutbacks because the MTA is losing $150 million a month in federal funding due to the...
Nets and Lakers now have a date in China
Brooklyn is heading to China. Call it the Joe Tsai effect. The Nets and Lakers will play in the NBA China Games 2019. The Post confirmed a report by TenCent...
Trump confirms death of terrorist responsible for USS Cole attack
President Trump on Sunday confirmed that a US airstrike blew away the mastermind of the 2000 terror attack on the USS Cole in which 17 Navy sailors were killed. “Our...
Huckabee Sanders: Trump could find another way to fund border wall
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed Sunday that President Trump could go around Congress and use another source of funding to get his border wall. “We’re...
Six people injured in Brooklyn fire
Fire raged through a two-story Brooklyn building Sunday morning, sending six people to the hospital with minor injuries, fire officials and witnesses said. "The flames [were] intense, shooting out of...
Dems say Trump 'doesn't have the power' to declare a national emergency
Congressional Democrats said President Trump's suggestion that he would declare a national emergency as the need to build a wall on the Mexican border a "non-starter" that would wind up...
Mets keep trading, land infielder J.D. Davis in deal with Astros
The Mets keep dealing. A day after acquiring Keon Broxton from Milwaukee, the Mets traded for infielder J.D. Davis from Houston, the team announced Sunday. The Mets also get minor league...
Cowboys receiver makes vow after gruesome injury
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Allen Hurns underwent surgery Saturday night after suffering a severe left leg injury in their win against the Seattle Seahawks, but he thinks he'll be OK....
Pete King says both parties are to blame for shutdown
GOP Rep. Pete King said Republicans and Democrats both are to blame for the partial government shutdown over funding for a border wall and called for them to stop appealing...
Steelers seem in a hurry to trade Antonio Brown
The Antonio Brown trade talk is picking up steam. The Steelers are expected to listen to offers for disgruntled wide receiver Antonio Brown ahead of the opening of free agency,...
WWE in uproar over star forcing tampon down rival's throat
A WWE Mae Young Classic competitor has been branded “disgusting” after she pulled out her tampon and shoved it down an opponent’s throat. Priscilla Kelly’s stunt from December’s Suburban Fight...
Brother of 'spy' detained in Russia says sibling should've been home by now
The retired Marine arrested in Russia on espionage charges would have been home Sunday, his brother said. "Today's the day my brother would have returned from Russia if he hadn't...
Teen thieves target fruit vendors around Manhattan
Four young thieves are wanted for robbing of fruit stands throughout Manhattan — and roughing up workers who tried to stop them, police said Sunday. The crooks, all thought to...
High avalanche risk in Alps amid heavy snow that left two dead
BERLIN — Authorities warned Sunday of a high risk of avalanches on the northern side of the Alps, after heavy snowfall in recent days created dangerous conditions across parts of...
Odell Beckham Jr. makes a Giants playoff promise
Less than a week into the new year, Odell Beckham is making big plans for Big Blue. Taking to Instagram on Saturday, the Giants receiver posted a photo of himself...
Poland shuts down 13 escape room sites after 5 teens die in fire
WARSAW, Poland — Polish officials have shut down 13 escape room entertainment sites for safety flaws and the prime minister asked people Sunday to report such lapses to firefighters and...
California football player dies after 'medical emergency'
BERKELEY, Calif. — California defensive back Bryce Turner has died after being hospitalized for a medical emergency during a non-team workout. He was 19. California announced Turner's death Saturday. There...
Elizabeth Warren defends her DNA test: 'I am not a person of color'
Sen. Elizabeth Warren defended her decision to take a DNA test to prove her Native American ancestry — clarifying she's "not a person of color." “I am not a person...
Trump says border wall fight is battle his administration needs to win
President Trump on Sunday remained steadfast in his demand for a wall between the United States and Mexico, characterizing it as a “battle” that his administration has to win because...
Man charged in fatal shooting of 7-year-old girl
One man was charged and a second was being held by police Sunday in the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl who was riding in her family’s car as they...
Mulvaney touts Trump's willingness to reach deal on border wall
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said President Trump's backing off demands for a concrete wall for a steel barrier shows his willingness to reach a deal on...
Nevada inmate whose execution called off found dead in cell
LAS VEGAS — A twice-convicted murderer who declared he wanted to die and who Nevada officials said tried several times to kill himself after two scheduled lethal injections were postponed...
The concession that brought Troy Tulowitzki to the Yankees
Troy Tulowitzki had at least a dozen teams interested in signing him for the league-minimum salary, but he was reportedly able to get one important concession from the Yankees that...
Forgotten European duo forces Knicks to remember their talent
LOS ANGELES — Mario Hezonja got playfully bodychecked by Enes Kanter as the Croatian forward conducted his postgame interview with MSG Network’s Rebecca Haarlow on the Staples Center court. It...
This Cowboys defense has a Doomsday-like feel to it
ARLINGTON, Texas — Big D stands for defense in Dallas, where the Cowboys are rapidly developing a new version of Doomsday. The Seahawks entered Saturday’s NFC wild-card game with the...
Dak Prescott begins making the Cowboys' ghosts disappear
ARLINGTON, Texas — There is immense pressure being the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. You not only have to deal with what’s ahead of you, but you’re always compared to...
Chargers will topple Ravens despite being given a tough hand
Chargers (+3) over RAVENS/Under 42: Saturday’s wild-card matchups were tough nuts to crack — but they were relatively-simple equations, when compared to Sunday’s puzzles. Both sides here have been dealt...
Stephen Curry explodes for 10 3s as Warriors outgun Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Warriors still aren't playing championship-level defense and they're committing too many turnovers for coach Steve Kerr's liking. That might be nitpicking, especially on a night when...
Clemson coach has a special connection to son of his 'hero'
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Kevin Turner was a “hero” to Dabo Swinney. When the Clemson coach was a walk-on wide receiver at Alabama, the older star fullback repeatedly told Swinney...
Kevin Hayes news is not what Rangers wanted to hear
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Kevin Hayes didn’t feel well enough to skate at Saturday’s practice, so day-to-day may become a couple of more days before No. 13 can rejoin the lineup....
Khalil Mack is coming and Eagles don't have a good plan for him
The Eagles will visit the Bears on Saturday (4:40 p.m., NBC) for an NFL Wild Card matchup. Here are three keys to the game: Mack attack Eagles right tackle Lane...
Ravens and Chargers both have to plan around Lamar Jackson
The Chargers will visit the Ravens on Sunday (1:05 p.m., CBS) for an NFL Wild Card matchup. Here are three keys to the game: Rushin' & Raven Since Lamar Jackson...