May 30, 2020
Death knell for Hong Kong
May 30, 2020 | 11:59pmPresident Trump announced Friday he plans to “revoke Hong Kong’s preferential treatment,” as it’s “no longer sufficiently autonomous” from China. Good. As Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress last...
Don’t let rioting thugs derail America’s search for justice
May 30, 2020 | 11:54pm“That is not a protest. It is not a statement. It’s people, a handful of people, taking advantage of a situation for their own purposes — and they need to...
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms can be healer for the nation
May 30, 2020 | 11:24pmOne completely unexpected consequence of this week’s horrific events could be this: a President Keisha Lance Bottoms. Most of us had never heard of Mayor Bottoms before last night’s riveting,...
FDNY firefighters find charred corpse at Queens blaze
May 30, 2020 | 11:13pmWhat started as a Queens rubbish fire ended with a grisly discovery. Firefighters were called to the HSBC Bank branch on Hillside Avenue just before 1 p.m. Saturday following reports...
Bill Belichick as Giants coach first of many Big Blue what-ifs
May 30, 2020 | 11:10pmIn a weeklong series, The Post is looking at alternate realities in New York sports. Today’s edition looked at whether the Giants would have won a second straight Bowl if...
NASCAR driver primed for big race after slow start
May 30, 2020 | 11:02pmBRISTOL, Tenn. — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. could not have had a bumpier return to racing after NASCAR’s 10-week shutdown. How bad was it? Stenhouse crashed on the first lap of...
Bow hell no: Protesters take on man pointing bow and arrow at them
May 30, 2020 | 10:53pmAn angry driver in downtown Salt Lake City who yelled "All Lives Matter" from his car window whipped out a bow and arrow and aimed at protesters in the streets...
Giants great still haunted by season that went wrong
May 30, 2020 | 10:51pmIn a weeklong series, The Post is looking at alternate realities in New York sports. Today’s edition looked at whether the Giants would have won a second straight Bowl if...
NYPD officer rams into crowd of Brooklyn protesters
May 30, 2020 | 10:40pmAn NYPD SUV was caught on camera ramming into a group of protesters in Brooklyn Saturday during the city's third night of chaotic demonstrations over the death of George Floyd....
Chaos is now Donald Trump's biggest threat: Goodwin
May 30, 2020 | 10:35pmFor most of Donald Trump’s brief political career, chaos has been his friend. He draws energy from an endless storm of difficulties and controversies that would send most presidents into...
Protesters ignite NYPD vehicle, throw trash and bottles at cops
May 30, 2020 | 10:22pmA police-versus-protester faceoff near Brooklyn's 67 Precinct erupted in tear gas and violence Saturday night.
Bronx man found dead with head gash, $3,000 cash
May 30, 2020 | 10:05pmA Bronx man was found dead with a gash in his head and cash in a bag, police said Saturday. The victim, identified as Cesar Mejia, 69, had bruises on...
TV reporter pelted with cops' pepper balls during Kentucky protest
May 30, 2020 | 10:01pmThe mayor of Louisville, Ky., apologized to a TV reporter and cameraman hit by pepper balls fired by cops during a Friday night protest of George Floyd’s death. Reporter Kaitlin...
Recalling greatest homers in New York baseball history
May 30, 2020 | 9:36pmNew York City has been a baseball town since the 19th century. That span has seen countless memorable moments, the majority of which revolve around the longball. Legendary home runs...
Nike releases 'Don't Do It' ad in wake of George Floyd death
May 30, 2020 | 9:17pm"For once, don’t do It. Don’t pretend there’s not a problem in America. Don’t turn your back on racism," the Instagram post implores.
Gov. Cuomo supports reforming measure that shields police disciplinary records
May 30, 2020 | 9:10pmGov. Andrew Cuomo says he wants to shine a light on the disciplinary history of cops. He said he would immediately sign into law any measures to reform a state...
NYPD readying detectives for backup during George Floyd protests
May 30, 2020 | 8:57pmThe NYPD is readying its detectives to be deployed on the street as the city braces of another night of tense George Floyd protests, police sources told The Post.
Woman injured by NYPD cop begs protesters to 'be careful'
May 30, 2020 | 8:41pmThe woman who suffered a concussion after being pushed by an NYPD cop Friday night -- in protest violence captured on now-viral video -- is urging New York protesters to...
How your fantasy baseball team should look for this MLB season
May 30, 2020 | 8:32pmWhile the negotiations between the MLB owners and players continue to drag on, hopeful fantasy baseball players remain vigilant in their pursuit of a 2020 championship. If you already have...
US Open tennis coronavirus return scenarios start to emerge
May 30, 2020 | 8:28pmCharter flights to ferry U.S. Open tennis players and limited entourages from Europe, South America and the Middle East to New York. Negative COVID-19 tests before traveling. Centralized housing. Daily...
St. Patrick's Cathedral desecrated with protest graffiti
May 30, 2020 | 8:22pmIs nothing sacred? Protesters desecrated St. Patrick's Cathedral with graffiti Saturday, staining stairs and spewing hatred on two walls. The graffiti on one wall at Fifth Avenue and 51st Street...
Inside how Belmont Park is bringing racing back
May 30, 2020 | 8:15pmRick Schosberg begins his Mondays at 4:15 a.m., when he arrives at Belmont Park to train his horses and help the nearly 600 backstretch workers who call the track home...
Protests over George Floyd's death erupt across NYC
May 30, 2020 | 8:14pmAnti-cop rallies over the death of George Floyd resumed with a fury across the Big Apple Saturday.
George Floyd protester fatally struck by FedEx truck in St. Louis
May 30, 2020 | 7:32pmA man was run over and killed by a FedEx truck during protests in St. Louis, authorities said. With demonstrators marching over the death of George Floyd swarming streets and...
George Floyd protesters attack NYPD van — with lone cop still inside
May 30, 2020 | 6:59pmA peaceful protest in Harlem erupted in violence Saturday afternoon, when multiple marchers attacked an occupied police van, hurling objects at it and breaking its windows. Some 1,000 protesters had...
Ex-NFL exec: How league could fix its Colin Kaepernick error
May 30, 2020 | 6:53pmJoe Lockhart saw up close what happened to Colin Kaepernick, how owners refused to sign the talented quarterback because it could hurt business. He was the league’s vice president of...
Mets infielder prospect has chance to be 'very special'
May 30, 2020 | 6:37pmPart 3 in a series analyzing the New York Mets' top prospects Amed Rosario is 24 and entrenched at shortstop. Ronny Mauricio is considered the Mets’ top prospect, though he’s...
Stranded New Yorkers find true love while stuck in Costa Rica amid coronavirus
May 30, 2020 | 6:15pmWhen Matt Robertson and Khani Le decided to plan a long weekend for their third date, they had no idea just how long it would be. Sunday marks day 76,...
George Floyd protests in New Jersey draw thousands but remain peaceful
May 30, 2020 | 6:11pmProtests of the George Floyd killing sprung up in Newark, NJ as thousands vented their rage after the unarmed black man died while in police custody in Minneapolis this week....
Yankees' $5 million teen phenom makes this wait harder
May 30, 2020 | 6:09pmPart 3 in a series analyzing the Yankees' top prospects The 2020 season was supposed to be the debut of The Martian. After signing Jasson Dominguez to a $5.1 million...
Chinese influencers catfish fans with heavily altered photos
May 30, 2020 | 6:08pmCatfishing isn't nice -- and sometimes it isn't pretty, especially in the case of two Chinese influencers who faked out their throngs of followers with doctored-up photos. Coeyyy and her...
Highly-paid Carranza DOE exec is leaving NYC for Texas
May 30, 2020 | 5:55pmOne of Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza's nine $209,000-a-year executive superintendents is jumping ship, The Post has learned.
Plaxico Burress shooting cost Giants chance at dynasty
May 30, 2020 | 5:55pmIn a weeklong series, The Post is looking at alternate realities in New York sports. We are examining “what if” scenarios for our teams, reversals of fortune that would have...
NHL's attempt to change popular rule probably won’t go over well
May 30, 2020 | 5:43pmWe’re not suggesting that an MLB-type public squabble is going to break out during the NHL’s negotiations with the NHLPA as the parties attempt to craft a safe, sane and...
Mennonites gather to support George Floyd protesters in Minneapolis
May 30, 2020 | 5:38pmMany carried signs with supportive slogans like "Justice for George Floyd" and "Standing Against Systems of Oppression."
NYC coronavirus hot spots to get more tests, PPE ahead of reopening
May 30, 2020 | 5:35pmHealth officials will flood 10 coronavirus hot spots with more testing and supplies ahead of New York City’s planned June 8 reopening. Gov. Cuomo said Saturday that some of the...
AG Barr vows to prosecute protesters under 1960s anti-riot law
May 30, 2020 | 5:30pm"It is a federal crime to cross state lines or to use interstate facilities to incite or participate in violent rioting," Attorney General Bill Barr said. "We will enforce these...
Jeffrey Epstein cheated socialite friends, threatened to kill enemies: 'Filthy Rich' author
May 30, 2020 | 5:29pmSocialite claimed Epstein took her for more money than the five husbands she divorced.
Ticked-off NYC man claims mosquito 'eradicator' doesn't fly: lawsuit
May 30, 2020 | 5:27pmThey're bugging! A Manhattan man heads a class-action suit against the Mississippi makers of Spartan Mosquito Eradicator, claiming their product's promise to slay skeeters doesn't fly. In the summer of...
George Floyd protests bring Manhattan to a halt
May 30, 2020 | 5:24pmAngry protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd shut down Manhattan's two major highways for much of Saturday afternoon. A northern stretch of the FDR Drive on the...
This Port Authority cop makes more than the president
May 30, 2020 | 5:17pmThe top 10 earners at the Port Authority last year all work for its police department and raked in more than $300,000 each — thanks to six-figure overtime payments. The...
The emergency escape plan in place if SpaceX mission goes south
May 30, 2020 | 5:12pmSpace travel can be deadly, but entrepreneur Elon Musk and NASA have done everything they can to protect the two veteran astronauts who blasted off Saturday on the first manned...
Carpenter claims foreman at NYC's richest condo forced her into threesomes
May 30, 2020 | 4:49pmA lesbian carpenter-apprentice working at 220 Central Park South, where a penthouse sold for a record $238 million, says she was forced to have sex with her male boss inside...
Woman punches Baltimore cop twice before another knocks her out
May 30, 2020 | 4:42pmVideo posted to Twitter shows a brazen, barefoot woman punch a Baltimore cop twice in the face -- and then knocked out cold by another officer.
Trump shuns handshake to avoid coronavirus faux pas
May 30, 2020 | 4:37pmPresident Trump had to stop himself from committing the worst etiquette sin of the coronavirus age: going in for a handshake. The president gestured theatrically when his official military greeter...
Atlanta cop to George Floyd protesters: 'You have a right to be pissed off'
May 30, 2020 | 4:31pmA black cop in Atlanta won over dozens of protesters angry about the death of George Floyd, telling them that they had "a right to be pissed off" and defending...
End of iconic sports bar leaves city without piece of its heart
May 30, 2020 | 4:30pmThere was never a bad time to go to Foley’s, of course, but the very best were those late hours each January after the baseball writers’ dinner, because that’s when...
Trump threatens to send military to violent George Floyd protests
May 30, 2020 | 4:09pm"Liberal Governors and Mayors must get MUCH tougher or the Federal Government will step in and do what has to be done," Trump tweeted Saturday.
AG Letitia James to probe NYPD clashes with George Floyd protesters: Cuomo
May 30, 2020 | 4:08pmGov. Andrew Cuomo will ask State Attorney General Letitia James to investigate the NYPD's conduct during Friday night's "disturbing" clashes with protesters during anti-cop marches in Brooklyn sparked by the...
Trump praises Elon Musk's historic SpaceX mission as a 'great inspiration'
May 30, 2020 | 3:44pmTwo American astronauts in a pioneering rocket called Falcon 9 soared above the planet's deadly chaos Saturday to open up space to private enterprise. President Trump, who was at Cape...
Woman charged with attempted murder of 4 NYPD cops during protests
May 30, 2020 | 3:31pmA woman was charged with the attempted murder of NYPD cops after allegedly hurling a Molotov cocktail into a marked, occupied police van in Brooklyn, authorities said. The device did...
You won't believe this wild Michael Jordan story
May 30, 2020 | 3:30pmIt’s been well-documented that Michael Jordan used any edge, perceived or imaginary, to motivate himself as a player. As an executive, he didn’t tolerate anyone disrespecting him, either. When Jordan...
Cuo show no mo': Americans are officially over the Cuomo brothers
May 30, 2020 | 3:18pmAmericans have spoken with their clickers — and they're sick of Chris and Andrew Cuomo show. Chris Cuomo yuks it up with his governor bro during an almost daily “check-in”...
NASA astronauts strap in for launch of state-of-the-art SpaceX capsule
May 30, 2020 | 3:06pmIt is another cliffhanger at Cape Canaveral Saturday as two veteran NASA astronauts sit strapped into their state-of-the-art SpaceX capsule for the historic Demo-2 Mission launch this afternoon. But once...
Luis Severino can't wait for Yankees reunion with Gerrit Cole
May 30, 2020 | 3:02pmLuis Severino went a combined 33-14 in 2017-18, which made him the Yankees’ ace even if Joe Girardi and Aaron Boone shied away from hanging that tag on him. A...
'Dumbo' octopus found 21,000 feet below ocean surface
May 30, 2020 | 2:54pmAn odd-looking “Dumbo” octopus was found rolling in the deep. The cephalopod, which sports fins above its eyes that look like ears, was spotted on the seabed of the Java...
AOC parody makes her way to the screen
May 30, 2020 | 2:50pmAOC is getting time on the small screen. Netflix's new comedy "Space Force," which premiered Friday, spoofs the New York City congresswoman. On the show, a bumbling member of the...
Students texting 'F--k you' counts as remote learning 'interaction,' NYC teacher says
May 30, 2020 | 2:45pmThe city boasts that 89 percent of school kids are engaging in "daily interactions" with their teachers during coronavirus-sparked remote learning. But educators dismiss the statistics as smoke and mirrors....
Mile-long line for food forms in one of the world's wealthiest cities
May 30, 2020 | 2:35pmAs Europe started undoing its lockdown, an astounding mile-long line for food formed in Geneva, Switzerland, last Saturday. Comprised of over 3,000 people living in one of the world’s richest...
Kidnapping victim held for highest-ever US ransom breaks silence
May 30, 2020 | 2:25pmHis captor said the money was going to help "hungry poor black people in other lands."
The hidden forces that could save MLB's season: Sherman
May 30, 2020 | 2:20pmThe growing expectation is that the Players Association is not going to deliver a financial response to MLB’s initial proposal in time to reach an accord before Monday’s soft June...
President Trump signs Never Again Education Act to promote Holocaust education
May 30, 2020 | 2:17pmPresident Trump signed the Never Again Education Act into law Friday. The act will authorize the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to create educational materials about the Holocaust to be...
Coco Gauff posts powerful video on George Floyd's death: 'Am I next?'
May 30, 2020 | 2:17pmTeenage tennis phenomenon Coco Gauff has released a powerful protest video on her TikTok following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis asking, "Am I next?" Dressed in a black...
Prince Andrew 'maybe has something to hide,' Epstein butler says
May 30, 2020 | 2:14pmThe longtime butler for Jeffrey Epstein is finally speaking out about his time working for the pervy Pedo-financier — and dishing on his famous pals. Juan Alessi, 70, who worked...
Hong Kong blasts Trump's call to revoke privileges: 'Completely wrong'
May 30, 2020 | 2:09pmHong Kong's top security and justice officials are furious at President Donald Trump for promising to punish the city for Beijing's crackdown on protesters. Security minister John Lee and Justice...
NFL player slammed over controversial George Floyd tweet
May 30, 2020 | 2:08pmSince the death of George Floyd and the nationwide protests that followed it, many athletes have used social media to express their feelings about the situation. One of them, Falcons...
Fighter squadron taken off USS Gerald Ford after sailor tests positive for coronavirus
May 30, 2020 | 2:03pmAfter one sailor tested positive for the coronavirus, about 100 members of a fighter squadron aboard the USS Gerald Ford were taken off the ship as a "precautionary measure," US...
Brooklyn teacher gives birth during pandemic, still finds time for students
May 30, 2020 | 1:49pmBrooklyn's Orthodox Jewish community was hit particularly hard by the coronavirus crisis and Bais Rivkah teacher Alte Raskin was in the thick of it all — while caring for her...
Elite Upper East Side school sued over decades old sex abuse allegations
May 30, 2020 | 1:44pmPeter Defeo III remembers the moment, 50 years ago, when he thought his real-life nightmare would end. He was alone at Manhattan’s prestigious Saint David’s School with teacher Robert Ludlow,...
Pirate attacks surge in West Africa, Singapore and Peru
May 30, 2020 | 1:36pmIt was just seven years ago that Tom Hanks starred in “Captain Phillips” — a harrowing movie about a Somali pirate attack off the Horn of Africa. Since then, piracy...
'Mad Dog' rips A-Rod's Mets dream, reveals surprising Mike Francesa answer
May 30, 2020 | 1:20pmChris Russo, former WFAN Mike Francesa partner on “Mike & the Mad Dog,” launched his own SiriusXM channel in 2008, Mad Dog Sports Radio, where he hosts “Mad Dog Unleashed”...
The Plaxico Burress shooting fiasco torments Giants greats
May 30, 2020 | 1:17pmIn a weeklong series, The Post is looking at alternate realities in New York sports. We are examining “what if” scenarios for our teams, reversals of fortune that would have...
NYPD cops targeted with Molotov cocktails, bricks in George Floyd protests
May 30, 2020 | 1:17pmRaging George Floyd protesters assailed New York's Finest with Molotov cocktails, bricks and brass knuckles overnight in Brooklyn, according to NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, who said Saturday that "countless"...
Judge in Michael Flynn case pressing to keep prosecution alive
May 30, 2020 | 1:14pmThe federal judge overseeing the sentencing of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn -- who refused to dismiss Flynn’s guilty plea after the Department of Justice asked him to drop the case...
Trump sets first campaign events after coronavirus shutdown
May 30, 2020 | 1:00pmPresident Trump is heading back to the campaign trail after a three-month coronavirus hiatus. The president's re-election effort is hosting two in-person fundraisers — one in Texas and one at...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz compares George Floyd riots to 'military operation'
May 30, 2020 | 12:55pmMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz said rioters in Minneapolis had begun to resemble a "military operation" and that he was actively weighing whether to accept military and intelligence assistance from The...
Other 3 fired Minneapolis cops in George Floyd case keep low profile
May 30, 2020 | 12:48pmAs frightening riots spread all over the country Friday night, two of the three Minneapolis police officers present at the fatal arrest of George Floyd last week have left town....
Discovering unicorns and other insane lies Kim Jong Un has told North Koreans
May 30, 2020 | 12:41pmOver three generations, the Kim dynasty of North Korea has hijacked the ancient origin story of the Korean people -- telling outlandish lies of the despots' god-like abilities -- to...
Why so many Latino voters are flocking to Trump's GOP
May 30, 2020 | 12:34pmThe idea that minorities vote Democrat is an ingrained assumption of American politics. But Mike Garcia — the son of a Mexican immigrant — is proof that Hispanic Republicans are...
Forget Israel — Americans should start a 'BDS' movement against China ASAP
May 30, 2020 | 12:27pmLike most conservatives, I haven’t been a big fan of the Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) movement. Not that I am opposed to putting pressure on governments that violate international...
Sports hall of fame looted, damaged in George Floyd riots
May 30, 2020 | 12:22pmThe College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta was vandalized and looted Friday as part of riots in response to the death of George Floyd. The windows of the...
Atlanta rioters spare beloved Waffle House during George Floyd protest
May 30, 2020 | 12:13pmRioters in Atlanta decided to spare a local Waffle House, amid an otherwise uninterrupted rampage through the city Friday evening. Video uploaded to Twitter shows the rabble-rousers descending on the...
Trump bans Chinese students, researchers from entering US
May 30, 2020 | 11:59amChinese graduate students and researchers with ties to China's military will be barred from entering the US as a result of a proclamation issued Friday by an angry President Trump...
Scientists warn apocalyptic bird flu that makes coronavirus look like a sniffle
May 30, 2020 | 11:54amThe coronavirus has killed over 365,000 people worldwide in just five months — but that’s nothing compared to what could be coming if humans don’t clean up their act when...
Cop charged in George Floyd death jailed outside county
May 30, 2020 | 11:42am"The BCA communicated with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, which was dealing with potential threats to their facilities at the time of the arrest," spokeswoman Jill Oliveira told the Star...
The 30 best summer books to help you escape 2020
May 30, 2020 | 11:38amNew York beaches might not be open this summer, but that doesn’t mean beach reads have been canceled (you just might have to read them on a nice sunny bench...
The one simple thing Trump has to do to beat Biden in November
May 30, 2020 | 11:35amJoe Biden refers often to his roots in middle and working-class America. Speaking in his birthplace of Scranton, Pa., last year, Biden stated: “We were raised to believe family, loyalty,...
NYPD cop under probe as video shows him tossing protester to ground
May 30, 2020 | 11:19amThe NYPD is investigating an officer filmed shoving a much smaller, female protester to the ground during a demonstration in Brooklyn over the death of George Floyd. The video, first...
New York's top lawmakers call Brooklyn protests 'warranted,' urge de-escalation
May 30, 2020 | 11:16amNew York's top state lawmakers issued a statement Saturday calling protests in Brooklyn "warranted," but strongly urged all sides to deescalate tensions. "Protests have been unfolding across the country and...
Trump praises Secret Service for deploying 'vicious dogs' against DC protesters
May 30, 2020 | 11:13amPresident Trump said he felt safe and sound holed up in the White House Friday evening, even as thousands of protesters descended outside the gates of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. "Great...
Businesses and bystanders feeling pain of George Floyd riots
May 30, 2020 | 11:10amAs protests erupt into fire and violence across the country, merchants, the poor and innocent bystanders are feeling the pain. In Minneapolis, African and Latino immigrants transformed East Lake Street...
Minn. gov dispatches National Guard, warns of cartel, white supremacist invasion
May 30, 2020 | 11:08amMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz ordered all National Guard troops activated for the first time in the state’s history Saturday, vowing to put an end to the "wanton destruction" that he...
NYPD cop possibly hit with brick at George Floyd protest shares gory photo
May 30, 2020 | 11:04amAn NYPD supervisor lost a tooth — possibly from a thrown brick — during violent protests in Brooklyn Friday night, according to police sources. Lt. Robert Corbett, who works in...
Rage against the machine: Hundreds line up for jobless benefits at lone ATM
May 30, 2020 | 10:36amIt's an ATM to die for. A conveyor belt of cash-strapped New Yorkers — most of them unemployed and some from as far as Queens — queue up every day...
Students wait weeks for DOE-bought iPads, then have trouble connecting
May 30, 2020 | 10:20amShanell Brunson had to jump through hoops to get remote-learning devices for her kids. On March 16, the day after Mayor de Blasio announced buildings would close and classes go...
Supreme Court rules against church fighting social distancing restrictions
May 30, 2020 | 10:17amThe Supreme Court has ruled that state officials can limit in-person church gatherings during the pandemic. The 5-4 decision saw Chief Justice John Roberts joining forces with the court's liberal...
Two cops shot — one fatally — during Oakland George Floyd protests
May 30, 2020 | 10:04amTwo federal officers in Oakland were shot Friday night, one of them fatally, as protests over the death of George Floyd roiled the city amid nationwide violence, according to reports....
How did Vietnam manage to avoid even one coronavirus death?
May 30, 2020 | 9:18amHow did Vietnam, a country without wealth or an advanced healthcare system, avoid even one coronavirus death among its 97 million people? Simple, say medical authorities, it acted early and...
Student who sued CNN for defamation urges rioters to spare network's HQ
May 30, 2020 | 9:10amCovington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann, who rocketed to national fame last year after he was involved in a nonviolent altercation at the Lincoln Memorial with Native American activists,...
White supremacists, drug cartels add to George Floyd chaos: governor
May 30, 2020 | 9:05amWhite supremacists and drug cartels are playing off the George Floyd killing to create more havoc on the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota's governor said Saturday. Gov. Tim Walz confirmed he...
Is Patrick Ewing a dark-horse Knicks head coaching contender?
May 30, 2020 | 9:01amYou ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of...
Bail for accused George Floyd 'killer cop' set
May 30, 2020 | 8:59amBail for former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, who faces a murder charge in the death of George Floyd, has been set at $500,000, according to the criminal complaint filed...
Trump puts Army police on alert to quell riots over George Floyd killing
May 30, 2020 | 8:56amThe Army's police units are preparing to head to Minneapolis — on orders from President Trump — if the violence keeps raging over the death of George Floyd, a black...
Shooting in Brooklyn NYCHA complex leaves one dead, another injured
May 30, 2020 | 8:46amA shooting early Saturday in Brooklyn left a man dead and another with a bullet wound to his abdomen, police said. The unidentified man was pronounced dead at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn...
Firm that fired Central Park 'Karen' is way more tolerant of wife-beaters
May 30, 2020 | 8:34amFranklin Templeton is an unforgiving company, unless your name is Johnson. Amy Cooper is the subject of this week’s two-minute hate. She was playing with her dog in Central Park’s...
Want to turn your podcast idea into a side-hustle? This class can help
May 30, 2020 | 8:17amFess up: You’ve definitely thought about making a podcast at some point in the past few months. Hey, who can blame you? Not only is the podcast entertainment world getting...
Save up to 68% on social distancing essentials like UV wands, face masks and sanitizers
May 30, 2020 | 8:15amLockdown guidelines are starting to loosen, but, do you have everything you need to stay protected once you are out and about? To help you out, we’ve rounded up some...
Trump taunts CNN after rioters attack network's headquarters
May 30, 2020 | 4:32amPresident Trump taunted CNN as the network’s Atlanta headquarters was attacked by rioters, retweeting a supporter who noted what she called the “irony” of the violence. Trump retweeted conservative supporter...
Molotov cocktail thrown through empty NYPD car outside 88th precinct
May 30, 2020 | 3:19amA Molotov cocktail was hurled through the window of an empty NYPD vehicle in Clinton Hill on Saturday morning, punctuating a night of violent George Floyd protests in Brooklyn, police...
NFLer's comeback story: How my grandmother saved my life
May 30, 2020 | 3:10amDallas Cowboys defensive end Aldon Smith already had been suspended from the NFL several years when his ailing grandmother implored him to change his life before she died of complications...
Military police prepared for deployment in Minneapolis as protesters ignore curfew
May 30, 2020 | 3:00amMinneapolis suffered a fourth night of fires and looting Friday night in defiance of an 8 p.m. curfew and a contingent of 500 National Guard soldiers -- and now the...
Mets hoping they found their catcher of the future
May 30, 2020 | 2:31amPart 2 in a series on the Mets' top prospects. The Mets made two significant investments in the summer of 2018. The first was drafting Jarred Kelenic in the first...
Top prospect could be part of Yankees' plans in a short season
May 30, 2020 | 1:51amPart 2 in a series on the Yankees' top prospects. Damon Oppenheimer knew Clarke Schmidt’s stuff while pitching for the University of South Carolina was good enough to take the...
A snapshot of George Floyd protests around the US
May 30, 2020 | 12:43amViolence erupted in dozens of cities across the United States Friday as protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis, at the hands of a white...
How two former Mets stars led St. John's to its greatest heights
May 30, 2020 | 12:41amLou Carnesecca used to say that his recruiting budget was a pocketful of subway tokens. Throw in a Long Island Railroad pass and you had the last St. John’s baseball...
The 10 most powerful queens in history, from Catherine the Great to Queen Victoria
May 30, 2020 | 12:17amThe hit Hulu miniseries, “The Great” is being binge-watched all over the country — showing (loosely) how Catherine the Great, a German princess came to rule Russia. But while Catherine...
Jets' quarterback history could have been very different
May 30, 2020 | 12:15amIn a weeklong series, The Post is looking at alternate realities in New York sports. Today’s edition looked at what would have happened had Bill Belichick not resigned as head...
Shooting at outdoor birthday party near Boston leaves 1 dead, 4 injured
May 30, 2020 | 12:14amA gunman’s rampage during an outdoor birthday party near Boston left one man dead and four others injured. Rolando Verdejo, 43, was enjoying a gathering Wednesday night in the city’s...
Wife of ex-cop in George Floyd death reportedly files for divorce
May 30, 2020 | 12:06amThe wife of Derek Chauvin, the fired Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, has reportedly filed for divorce over his role in the case, according to...