May 12, 2019
Man’s death in small Alaska jail was third fatality in just 2 weeks
AKIACHAK, Alaska — An Alaska man has died while in police custody, the third person to die in a western Alaska community jail in the past two weeks, authorities said.
Connecticut man indicted for allegedly threatening to kill Donald Trump
A Connecticut man was accused of threatening to kill President Trump and mailing menacing letters containing what he claimed was Anthrax to several locations, including a synagogue and a mosque....
Drake uses notorious curse to doom 76ers
Drake reversed the “curse” for one night. The famed rapper and Toronto sports fanatic, known for having an unlucky effect on his favorite teams and athletes, posted a video on...
'Game of Thrones' Episode 5 recap: Who is the Queen of Carnage?
Season 8, Episode 5 of "Game of Thrones" was a polarizing hour of television for the most talked about show on the air.
Meet Team Tiger: Inside Woods' inner circle
The “team’’ Tiger Woods will have with him at Bethpage this week is a small group, because his inner circle of trusted confidants is small. Here’s a look at Team...
Discovery snaps up Condé Nast's Golf Digest for $30M
Discovery is buying Golf Digest from Condé Nast for an estimated $30 million, expanding its reach beyond its golf-streaming sweet spot, according to sources close to the situation. The deal,...
Cersei's fate revealed on 'Game of Thrones,' what's next?
So Daenerys Targeryen (Emilia Clarke) went Mad Queen on "Game of Thrones." Spoilers below for episode 5 of Season 8. With Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) dead, what does this mean...
Walmart, Target quietly exploring CBD product lines
Big-box retailers aren’t selling CBD yet, but they’re busy getting ready for the day when they can. The Post has learned that top executives at major chains such as Walmart...
Why 'Game of Thrones' Episode 5 was the deadliest yet
“Game of Thrones” hyped up the third episode of Season 8 to be its deadliest — but it turns out the fifth episode was.
'Fake wedding' couple may actually marry — then promptly divorce
Both the celebrity hairdresser who alleges his heiress “wife” faked their lavish wedding and the ex are now seeking to get their union legalized so they can get down to...
Army vets exchange wedding vows on subway
Two former US Army soldiers tied the knot on the Q train over the weekend — and told The Post they chose the line for its stunning skyline views.
Leaving the barn door open for de Blasio's latest pay-to-play scam
The city Conflict of Interest Board last week finally got around to closing the barn door on the “nonprofit” gimmick Mayor Bill de Blasio used to get away with pay-to-play...
Beware the ‘fix’ that Facebook wants
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes made big waves last week with his long New York Times piece calling for the company’s breakup. The feds should at least take a hard look...
Pilot arrested right before takeoff for 2015 triple homicide
An American Airlines pilot was dragged from a plane in Kentucky and arrested this weekend for the 2015 triple homicide of three of his former neighbors, authorities said. Former Army...
Anti-Semitic Arizona pastor becomes first person banned from Ireland
An anti-gay, anti-Semitic Arizona pastor on Sunday became the first person to be banned from Ireland, according to a report.
Kawhi Leonard shocks 76ers with nail-biting series clincher
TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard bounced, bounced, bounced, bounced the Philadelphia 76ers out of the playoffs. Leonard hit a shot from the corner over Joel Embiid at the buzzer that bounced...
What it will take to end the LIRR overtime scandals
Surprised by reports that workers are toiling — or “toiling” — around the clock to rack up close to $1.4 billion in annual overtime, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority convened an...
Hurricanes 'eat poop sandwich' during another loss to Bruins
The Hurricanes are having trouble stomaching their emerging playoff woes. Or as captain Jason Williams put it after his team fell to the Bruins 6-2 on Sunday: "Sometimes you've got...
Aaron Hicks' return leaves likely Yankees casualty
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When Aaron Hicks experienced discomfort in his lower back early in spring training, it was believed to be a day-or-two thing. However, it developed into a...
Trump: China is 'DREAMING' of a Sleepy Biden presidency
President Trump believes China is desperate for a Joe Biden presidency. "China is DREAMING that Sleepy Joe Biden, or any of the others, gets elected in 2020," tweeted the commander-in-chief...
Anti-Semitic attacks are rising in Brooklyn and seems like no one cares
The videos have become all too familiar: Hasidic Jews viciously, violently attacked on the streets of Brooklyn. Last week, there were two such violent attacks, both on the streets of...
Disgraced ex-DOC head Joseph Ponte may have committed tax return fraud
The city’s former jails chief, who resigned under fire in 2017 after he was caught using a government vehicle for personal jaunts, may have broken the law again over related...
Mets nail down rotation plans amid rainout
Sunday’s rainout gave the Mets the option of skipping Wilmer Font’s spot in the rotation, but with the team still uncertain when Steven Matz will be back from the injured...
Another Gleyber Torres, Yankees worry may be emerging
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After watching Gleyber Torres throw the ball from shortstop to first base on Saturday night with less velocity than usual, Aaron Boone left him out of...
Trump’s policies are doing the exact opposite of what Democrats warned
For those of you who survived the Great GOP Tax Cut Massacre, things are finally looking up. The unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent last month, the lowest rate since...
Who were Mueller’s ‘contractors’? and other commentary
Investigator: Who Were Mueller’s ‘Contractors’? “Special counsel Robert Mueller spent more than $732,000 on outside contractors,” writes Paul Sperry at RealClearInvestigations, “but his office refuses to say who they were.”...
Workers at 'Soviet-style' Park Slope Food Coop fighting for union
It’s not all kumbaya and kombucha at the Park Slope Food Coop — where life under its socialist-tinged grocery store is apparently so oppressive that the paid workers are trying...
This 'Game of Thrones' secret turned Arya Stark into a badass
"Game of Thrones" Season 8's secret weapon isn't made of Valyrian steel.
LeBron James launches NBA playoff war from home
LeBron James is over analytics. The face of the NBA launched a war against numbers after watching C.J. McCollum drop a long two-pointer -- dubbed the worst shot by analytics...
New Haven firefighters battle multi-story blaze at mosque
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Authorities have responded to a fire at a mosque in New Haven.
Masahiro Tanaka and his biggest weapon show how needed he is
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The season’s biggest series to date on the line. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner going for the other guys. Really, does any doubt...
Yankees' troubled reliever looks like a star again
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chad Green returned to the big leagues vowing he was fixed, and just a few hours later, he backed up that proclamation with authority. The Yankees’...
CJ McCollum erupts as Blazers barely advance
DENVER — CJ McCollum scored 37 points and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame a 17-point first-half deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 100-96 on Sunday to advance to the Western...
Jeurys Familia now facing his next Mets dare
Jeurys Familia’s pedigree and contract alone won’t be enough. For now, he’s going to have to prove he’s worthy of returning to his previous role as the team’s setup man....
'Billboards, adrenaline': Knicks could turn Zion Williamson into a god
The Knicks need Zion Williamson, but Williamson would be helped by New York. Tuesday’s draft lottery not only will largely determine where Williamson will play to begin his NBA career,...
Man triggers Amber Alert for 'abducted' daughter just to get car back
OAKLAND, Calif. — Police have arrested a California man they say falsely claimed that his 3-year-old daughter was abducted in a carjacking, triggering an Amber Alert.
Danny Amendola, Olivia Culpo move on in Miami without each other
Culpo and Amendola called it quits last fall.
Hemp products boom is still a ‘bust’ for some
Looking to get rich off CBD? Sell at your own risk. Mom-and-pop stores have been making a bundle charging premium prices for cannabidiol, as stressed-out shoppers shell out for snacks,...
Tanaka steals spotlight in wacky Yankees win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As the lights high above Tropicana Field’s fake playing surface remained dark, you wondered what it would mean for the final inning of what had been...
Manhattan eateries scrambling for hot spots in the Hamptons
An epic staring contest between restaurateurs and landlords just went down in the Hamptons. The landlords blinked. Last month, at least five Manhattan restaurants signed leases in the East End...
Pro golfer accidentally nails wife in head with wild shot
That's one bogey Tyler Duncan would like to forget. The American golfer haplessly bounced a ball off his wife, Maria's, head during the AT&T Byron Nelson on Friday. Maria, standing...
Putin falls on his face during victory lap at ice hockey match
Someone's sure to be skating on thin ice over this. Russian President Vladimir Putin was on skates taking a victory lap around an ice rink after scoring a slew of...
'Rent's Anthony Rapp has new 'respect' for Trump staffers
"Rent" actor Anthony Rapp said he had a “newfound respect” for Trump administration staffers after meeting several last week in Washington to discuss arts funding.
'Spunky' woman and her cat survive after car plunges into river
BLACKSTONE, Mass. — A woman was able to save herself and her cat after the car they were riding in plunged into a Massachusetts river. Blackstone Fire Chief Michael Sweeney...
Lights suddenly go out during Yankees game
The Yankees' pitching was lights-out Sunday, and then it got literal. Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg went dark in the top of the ninth during a game the Yankees were...
New Yorkers were flooded with 112 robocalls per second in April
Phone scammers badgered New Yorkers with an eye-popping 293 million robocalls in April alone, according to U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, who announced Sunday support for a new bill to tamp...
Bucks fans believe drinks were spiked outside arena
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks say they are investigating a report by people who believe their drinks were spiked during a party outside the NBA team's arena. WISN-TV reports that...
Kamala Harris vows to take executive action on gun control if elected
Sen. Kamala Harris pledged Sunday that she will pursue executive action on gun control measures if Congress fails to act in the first 100 days of her presidential administration. “I’m...
ATV rider gets 63 tickets for racing down highway
An ATV rider was slapped with 63 summonses after being busted racing down Sunrise Highway in Suffolk County, cops said. The 26-year-old Lindenhurst man, John Harley, was riding on the...
Mets' quieter breakout bat is getting louder
Breakout rookie Pete Alonso is the Mets’ leader in RBIs through practically a quarter of the season, but the man right behind him in that category might be even more...
Harvard boots Harvey Weinstein lawyer from dean position
Harvard University yanked dean status from a veteran law professor amid student unrest over his role on disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s legal team — even though he stepped aside...
Bloody Porzingis details: Friend KO'd, thrown chair and hand injury
Video has surfaced of a bloody Kristaps Porzingis outside a bar in the aftermath of a fight. The footage, circulating on the internet, appears to have been shot in his...
Zeldin rips Pelosi for inviting 'radical imam' to address Congress
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) blasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for inviting a “radical imam” to speak before Congress. “On Thursday, the noon prayer was given by an imam from Texas...
Ocasio-Cortez compares GOP to Dwight Schrute from 'The Office'
WASHINGTON – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday compared Republicans to the uptight Dwight Schrute character from “The Office” -- and even likened some GOP members to a real SpongeBob Squarepants....
Yankees scoop up Giants infielder for added depth
In case the injuries continue, the Yankees added some infield depth Sunday. The Yankees announced they had claimed Breyvic Valera off waivers from the Giants, and they'll send the 27-year-old...
Cuomo: MTA workers' sky-high overtime is theft
Gov. Cuomo on Sunday voiced his harshest comments yet about workers at the MTA's Long Island Rail Road who claimed they worked an outrageous number of hours to jack up...
Bannon praises Trump for staying tough on China trade talks
Former White House adviser Steven Bannon said China is waging an economic war against the United States and credited President Trump for standing strong against Beijing's attempts to backpedal on...
Madison Bumgarner puts Yankees on no-trade list in clever move
Veteran left-hander Madison Bumgarner's contract with the San Francisco Giants allows him to put eight teams on his no-trade list, and he did so strategically. Bumgarner, who becomes a free...
'Game of Thrones' star Sophie Turner blames Emilia Clarke for coffee gaffe
The steaming controversy fomented last Sunday when a paper coffee cup made a guest cameo on the fourth episode of the medieval fantasy show's final season.
Substitute singer forced to explain himself after 'worst' anthem ever
A North Carolina man issued an apology this week for what many have called the “worst rendition” of the national anthem, sung last Sunday during an independent minor league baseball...
Patriots receiver Julian Edelman celebrates college graduation
Edelman received his degree from Kent State University over the weekend.
Georgia teens made 'kill list' for school shooting plot: authorities
Two Georgia teens were so hellbent on setting a record for mass murder they compiled a "kill list" singling out their school's black and disabled students, according to prosecutors. Alfred...
QB Giants passed on is turning heads with Redskins
Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden declared an open competition at quarterback, with first-round pick Dwayne Haskins joining Case Keenum and Colt McCoy after an impressive start in rookie camp. "Yeah,...
Man busted on Long Island for impersonating NYPD detective
A 55-year-old man was busted in Nassau County impersonating an NYPD detective, police said. Cops said they were investigating an unrelated case at a 7-11 on Merrick Road in Oceanside...
Cuomo signs law expanding speed cameras in school zones
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday more than quintupled the number of city school zones covered by speed cameras, from 140 to 750, in reinstating and expanding the life-saving law. "It's...
Giants pitcher says he 'faked' injury, blasts team's front office
The San Francisco Giants demoted starting pitcher Derek Holland to the bullpen after a bad outing, and he let the team know he isn't happy about the move. "To be...
Schiff predicts Mueller will testify before Congress
Rep. Adam Schiff on Sunday predicted special counsel Robert Mueller will testify before Congress about his Russia investigation as Democrats and the White House square off over subpoenas. Schiff, the...
Fallen Yankees star reliever returns with new tweak
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- It all came down, Chad Green said Sunday morning, to “how I break my hands.” Such an adjustment, the right-hander believes, cured the affliction that had...
Wrestling star who appeared in 'Nacho Libre' dies in ring
A professional wrestler who appeared in the Jack Black movie Nacho Libre collapsed and died in the ring in front of hundreds of horrified fans. Wrestling star Silver King, 51,...
Mets-Marlins game rained out
The Mets will have a two-day break. The series finale at Citi Field against the Marlins on Sunday has been rained out. It has been rescheduled for a single-admission doubleheader...
Kudlow says China will retaliate over Trump's tariff hike
President Trump’s top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Sunday that he expected China to retaliate against the administration's planned tariff hike. “I think I do, but it’s interesting, the expected...
73-year-old woman mugged in Gramercy Park: cops
A 73-year-old woman was mugged in Gramercy Park, police said Sunday. The woman was walking near E. 19 Street and First Avenue around 9:45 p.m. Saturday when an unknown man...
28 quarantined on Scientology cruise ship over measles outbreak
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (AP) — Authorities in Curacao announced Saturday that 17 crew members and 11 passengers must stay aboard a ship owned by the Church of Scientology that is under...
'SNL' jabs GOP for supporting Trump, hating Ocasio-Cortez
AOC would be just too much for the GOP. Saturday Night Live's cold opener poked fun at leading Republicans' unwavering support of President Trump -- as long as it doesn't...
Trump continues broadside against Mueller probe in latest tweetstorm
President Trump continued to rail at special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation on Sunday claiming that the "Witch Hunt" should never be allowed to happen to another commander-in-chief. "Think of it....
Infamous 'Broadway Bandit' has struck again: FBI
He should be rotting in prison — but instead he’s back for an encore. The crook known as the “Broadway Bandit” for sticking up a series of banks around the...
How to deal with an abusive boss in the workplace
At 6-feet-6, 275 pounds and with more than 25 years of experience making automobiles that have been in nasty accidents look as if they’re brand new, George sees himself as...
How do I negotiate a higher salary for my dream job?
I received an offer for a job I really want from a company I really want to work for. However, the compensation is lower than I was hoping for. I’m...
Mets and Noah Syndergaard a lock to beat Marlins, if they play
With rain falling in New York City 24 of the past 27 days, Mother Nature got our attention and made a late run for Mother of the Year honors. Too...
Mets star Pete Alonso credits mom for his success
When Mets phenom Pete Alonso was a boy, he dreamed of becoming an astronaut or a baseball player. He never traveled to space, but the young slugger’s moonshot home runs...
Man who reported 4-year-old girl missing arrested in her disappearance
HOUSTON — The man who reported last weekend that 4-year-old Maleah Davis had been abducted was arrested near Houston in connection with her disappearance and police said they found her...
The Yankees' reinforcements are just about here
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Aaron Hicks and Chad Green are very close to rejoining the Yankees. Hicks went 3-for-4 with an RBI for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday against Toledo. Hicks...
Gary Sanchez has concussion tests after taking bat to head
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After getting hit on top of the head by Guillermo Heredia’s back swing in the eighth inning of the Yankees' 7-2 loss to the Rays on...
Jacob deGrom makes life a lot easier for Mickey Callaway, Mets
When you have your Cy Young winner on the mound at home against the expansion Marlins, when there is an organizationally-mandated urgency for you to wake up and start winning...
Dems should drop anti-Trump platform and become a genuine party
America needs a true opposition party. Instead, it has a crazed resistance movement stuck in 2016. Consider the evidence. Democrats in Congress are acting like teenagers auditioning for a school...
Jessica Andrade stuns Rose Namajunas, Anderson Silva falls
RIO DE JANEIRO — Jessica Andrade stunned Rose Namajunas with a second-round knockout to win the UFC 115-pound strawweight championship in her home country in the main event of UFC...
A rare night when DJ LeMahieu faltered in big spots
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Sometimes, Clark Kent just can’t find a phone booth in time. The Yankees remain in second place primarily because DJ LeMahieu couldn’t make three consecutive plays...
Chris Hughes was almost right about breaking up Facebook
So on my Thursday morning commute, when I was finished reading The Post, I opened to the op-ed page in the New York Times that a friend pointed out to...
NYC taxes are squeezing out small businesses to Florida
City Hall’s growing appetite for Gotham’s business revenues is starving small operators and pushing them to Florida. Exhibit A: In a ranking of small business growth, Miami overtook New York...
Millions of retirees are returning to work looking for extra income
Millions of retirees, fearful of Social Security cutbacks, are returning to the workforce or finding new income sources. They are going after something many other American workers also seek: better...
David Cone reveals vulnerable side through perfect game in new memoir
Twenty years ago, Yankees pitcher David Cone did what only a handful of players had done before him: He pitched the perfect game. In a standoff with the Montreal Expos...
Mickey Callaway predicted Michael Conforto's bust out
Mickey Callaway was throwing batting practice to Michael Conforto on Friday, and the Mets manager immediately noticed a positive difference in his previously slumping lefty slugger. Since that BP, Conforto...
Proving repair and delivery damages can be an uphill battle
I feel I have a legitimate gripe with Home Depot. Back in Aug. 2018 I spent $2,500 on new appliances for my mom’s apartment building. She’s 90, and I take...
Trump compares Pete Buttigieg to 'Mad' magazine's Alfred E. Neuman
President Trump is “Mad” at Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg.