June 13, 2020
Idaho remains confirmed to be missing kids of ‘Doomsday’ mom
Noting that the announcement came with “heavy hearts,” officials confirmed Saturday that the two bodies recovered from a backyard in Idaho were the remains of the missing children of “doomsday...
From booze to boos: NYC partiers boo cops breaking up sidewalk drinking
They've gone from booze to boos in the East Village. Brazen outdoor drinking continued for a second night in the hotspot neighborhood Saturday, with boozers booing police who asked nicely...
Inside look at fans who saw a bit of Charles Schwab Challenge
FORT WORTH, Texas — The sounds of silence were supposed to be deafening this week at Colonial Country Club. The sounds of crickets figured to be all the players would...
Surprise found in Jefferson Davis statue being removed in Kentucky
Workers removing a statue of Civil War Gen. Jefferson Davis from the Kentucky state capitol in Frankfort Saturday discovered unexpected artifacts hidden inside the base.
How Donald Trump's campaign team is like Hillary Clinton's: Goodwin
Some point to Trump's ballooning staff and compare it to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 hidebound campaign, which couldn’t get out of its own way and refused to try to win working-class...
Rutgers-Camden coach: Ex-Jets QBs baseball dream 'not a joke'
The text message on baseball coach Ryan Kulik’s phone read like a mistake. Hey, can you get a catcher for Hackenberg? He needs to throw a bullpen. “I’m like, ‘Christian...
Dave Chappelle takes shot at Staten Island in new Netflix special ‘8:46’
Don't expect to see Dave Chappelle ferrying to Staten Island any time soon.
Players’ union pushes MLB to cut to the end game
The players basically have told MLB let’s cut to the end game — the next move should be informing the union how many games the owners are willing to play...
Bill de Blasio is refusing to face NYC's existential crisis
New York City started to reopen last week, already itching to reach the next phase; the local economy at last has a chance to start bouncing back. But the grim...
Protesters need to own up to coronavirus risks they’re imposing on everyone
When the city finally entered Phase One of the restart last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo cheered: “New Yorkers bent the curve by being smart.” But not all of us are...
Video surfaces of Sam Darnold-led Jets workout in Florida
This is what June football looks like — easy completions with no defense in sight — but starved Jets fans will take it. Video surfaced Saturday of the workouts for...
LeBron James leading pushback against Kyrie Irving's stand
Kyrie Irving’s stance against the NBA, which has been shutdown since March because of the coronavirus pandemic, resuming play amid a social justice movement has significant support among his peers....
Best strategy for fantasy owners if it's a 50-game MLB season
While the other sports have formulated and ratified plans to finish their 2020 seasons, Major League Baseball continues to drag its feet while owners and players haggle over money. As...
Has SpongeBob SquarePants come out of the closet?
Absorbent and yellow and porous is he... and gay? A Pride Month tweet from the official Nickelodeon Twitter account has the internet believing SpongeBob SquarePants is not just a happy...
Giant Black Lives Matter mural painted on Brooklyn street
Brooklyn will get a giant Black Lives Matter mural similar to the one painted in yellow in downtown Washington, DC. Artists, elected officials and others joined in painting the words...
Granny helps cops nab looter who tried to climb in her window
This granny’s got gumption. A feisty 74-year-old great-grandmother helped cops bust accused looter and cop-beater Kevin Bullock after he tried to climb through her window in Brownsville as police chased...
Two men held at gunpoint for looking like 'Antifa guys'
A Colorado man is facing felony charges after holding two men at gunpoint when he decided they looked like "Antifa guys.” In fact, both were employees of a local roofing...
Inside one woman's dogged hunt to find Forrest Fenn's buried treasure
Miriam de Fronzo was simply too late. She heard the news that a bronze chest full of gold and jewels had been found somewhere in the Rocky Mountains while she...
Jets bust is trying to play professional baseball
Christian Hackenberg is betting on his big right arm to revive his pro sports career. It just won’t be in football. The former Jets quarterback, during an interview with NBC...
PGA Tour's first event back now has a 'major feel'
FORT WORTH, Texas — You wanted live sports with consequence? You’ve got it. The first three rounds of the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club has both given the...
Ukraine busts $6M bribe scheme for gas company that hired Hunter Biden
The bribery case has no connection to Vice President Joe Biden's son, Ukrainian investigators said Saturday.
Universal City Studios electrician allegedly demoted for not ending lesbian affair
A electrician’s lesbian love affair at Universal City Studios sent shockwaves through NBCUniversal, which demoted her, a lawsuit charges. Stacy Freyre, 49, was a supervisor earning $127,000 a year when...
Devils hiring process is a chaotic mess
In an alternate universe, I would have devoted this entire space to the ongoing talks between the NHL and NHLPA and how absolutely sidesplittingly hilarious it is that the league,...
No good vibrations in sex toy copycat battle
A sex-toy company is being rubbed the wrong way by a competitor's vibrators. American Latex Corp. claims New Jersey-based NassToys is coming too close for comfort to its own products...
Coronavirus pandemic forces high school seniors to rethink college
'I want a real college experience — not an online one'
Atlanta police chief resigns as new footage emerges in shooting death of black man
The victim of a fatal police shooting in Atlanta had moments earlier fired a Taser at one of the cops chasing him, newly released surveillance footage showed Saturday -- as...
Caddies accuse 'America's snootiest golf club' of stiffing them
Caddies got clubbed on wages at Southampton's swanky National Links of America, a course favorite of Wall Street billionaires, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Brooklyn.
Experts rank most likely places to contract coronavirus
Saddle up, we’re entering the Wild West phase of COVID-19. As summer heats up and government restrictions melt away, Americans are again free to weigh their own risks of practicing...
Unprecedented MLB work stoppage could be devastating: Sherman
We have not seen one of these in a while. A quarter of a century has elapsed since we were last here. So there has been hesitancy to call what...
Yankees and Mets fans demand refunds for canceled games
More than 30 Mets and Yankees ticket holders have filed complaints with the state Attorney General.
Air Force captain becomes first woman to fly stealth bomber in combat
Emily Thompson broke the glass ceiling — at lightning speed. Thompson, a US Air Force F-35A pilot, recently became the first woman to fly the stealth bomber in combat, the...
CUNY professors uncover 'scandalous' level of cheating in final exams
Some CUNY students seem to have mastered one online subject during the pandemic — cheating. The head of Baruch College's math department said he and his counterparts on other campuses...
State yanks license of UWS shrink patients called 'nuts'
An UWS shrink whose patients described her as "nuts," "evil" and "dangerous" has lost her medical license -- eight years after the state was flagged about her behavior.
DOE's yoga czar was removed from high school after no-confidence vote
Barnaby Spring, the city Department of Education’s yoga czar and self-styled “director of mindfulness,” was removed as a Brooklyn principal after the staff gave him a resounding vote of no-confidence....
Mets and Yankees both got the most out of these stars
Claudell Washington died this week at age 65, and his passing inspired me to wonder aloud on Twitter where he might rank on the list of players who spent time...
ABC News exec placed on leave amid conduct probe
A powerful ABC News executive infamous for her insensitive comments has been placed on leave amid a network probe of her alleged misconduct, according to a report. Senior Vice President...
Still on the footloose: NYPD looking for Foot Locker looters
It's a despicable feet ... er, feat. Looters grabbed $25,000 in merchandise from Foot Looker in Brooklyn on June 2 -- and the NYPD needs help in tracking them down....
Trump hosts high-dollar campaign fundraiser at New Jersey golf club
President Trump is set to greet 15 GOP high rollers -- and their $3 million in campaign contributions -- at an intimate fundraiser at his golf club in Bedminster, N.J....
Girlfriend's arrest was 'gut punch' for Yankees' Aaron Judge, says insider
Extremely private slugger is 'quiet quiet.'
Woman hosts pandemic parties in tricked-out plastic pods
She's added furniture, beverages, air conditioning and even music.
Mets star reveals police encounter that 'still haunts me'
The night before he left to play for Team USA in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, Marcus Stroman was involved in a police-related encounter that "still haunts me until this...
Prince Andrew calls infamous BBC interview 'source of regret,' insider says
Prince Andrew knows he screwed up.
Parks Dept. employees spotted cleaning Coney Island bathroom with US flag
A day before Flag Day, two city employees were spotted using the Stars and Stripes to mop the floor of a filthy Coney Island restroom, a witness told The Post....
Yankees cheating allegations are total sham
You’d think that, given their workplace of Texas, the Astros players would know the difference between a smoking gun and a hand-sized water pistol. Alas, those from the defending American...
Empty chair honors fallen cadet at West Point graduation
The US Military Academy paid a touching tribute to fallen cadet Christopher "C.J." Morgan Saturday at what would have been his commencement ceremony. A white folding chair in the front...
Rangers, Islanders are Vegas-bound for NHL playoffs
So it appears the Rangers and Islanders will be Vegas-bound when and if the competition begins in late July or early August. Multiple sources have confirmed the NHL has settled...
Taiwanese politician snaps chopsticks with his butt in exchange for votes
The recall vote for the mayor of Taipei got more interesting when councilor Chiu Wei-chieh pledged to “snap one chopstick in two with his buttocks."
LI diocese threatens bankruptcy in face of child sex-abuse lawsuits
One of the nation’s largest Catholic dioceses is threatening bankruptcy if a Long Island judge doesn’t pause the nearly 100 child sex-abuse lawsuits it faces. The Diocese of Rockville Centre,...
MLB lands billion-dollar deal to broadcast playoffs
While MLB and the Players Association squabble over money and the 2020 season, the league has consummated a new billion-dollar deal with Turner Sports to keep a playoff package that...
Argentina pastor turns church into a bar in lockdown protest
An evangelical pastor is defying Argentina’s ban on church services for over 10 people by turning his church into a bar. Bar tables were set up inside the Comunidad Redentor...
Belgian Prince defends slave trader King Leopold II: ‘He built parks’
In a jaw-dropping interview, Belgian Prince Laurent, the brother of King Philippe, attempted to defend his colonialist grandfather King Leopold II -- who turned the Congo into a slave state...
Party City employee fired after she was caught in vile racist rant
The party is over for a Secaucus employee of Party City after she was caught in a racist rant online. The balloon and costume supplier terminated Jacqueline Michele DeLuca after...
'Karen' couple calls cops on man of color over 'Black Lives Matter' stenciling
Karen strikes again! A white couple in San Francisco questioned a man of color Friday for stenciling "Black Lives Matter" – on his own property. Twitter user @Jaimetoons, identified as...
Fauci is fan of controversial NBA restart plan
As players mull skipping the NBA’s return, the league’s restart plan has a very important backer. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on coronavirus, called the NBA’s bubble plan...
Toxic toads invading South Florida can kill pets
Don't toady up to these critters because they can kill a dog or cat in 15 minutes flat. Florida officials are telling residents to kill the poisonous cane toad whenever...
Four men arrested for killing world-famous gorilla in Uganda
Four men face life in prison for killing Uganda’s most beloved gorilla, Rafiki. The 25-year-old endangered silverback was one of only 1,004 mountain gorillas left in the wild and headed...
Champion jockey talks scary Preakness incident
With horse racing having gotten back on track after being shut down by the pandemic, two-time Kentucky Derby- and Belmont Stakes-winning jockey John Velazquez gallops through some Q&A with Post...
Zoos are experiencing a baby boom amid coronavirus lockdowns
Humans may not be enjoying lockdown — but animals sure are. A zoo in the West Bank is experiencing an unprecedented baby boom — from baboons to peacocks. Fifteen babies...
Joe Biden considering ex-cop as veep, angering BLM activists
As many Democrats demand police de-funding, an ex-cop has emerged on Joe Biden's shortlist of veep contenders — troubling some activists. Val Demings, 63, a two-term Florida congresswoman, has seen...
Black man shot dead by Atlanta cops in Wendy's drive-thru
A black man was shot in the back and killed by an Atlanta cop Friday night during a confrontation that began when he fell asleep in his car at a...
Daughter of man allegedly stabbed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's son fears for parents
The daughter of a 60-year-old California man allegedly stabbed seven times by the son of NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said she fears for her parents' lives because the bailed-out suspect...
Astros star mocks Aaron Judge over Yankees cheating allegation
Quite a few Yankees took swings at their rival Astros over Houston’s illegal sign-stealing scandal this winter, but now they’re getting a taste of their own medicine. Astros shortstop Carlos...
Protester in cop-free zone demands white demonstrators hand over cash
A protester in the police-free district set up by demonstrators in Seattle demanded that white demonstrators fork over $10 to their black counterparts. A video, uploaded to Twitter Saturday, shows...
Cuomo rips cops who refuse to wear face masks: 'It is the law'
Even while delivering the good news that New York had hit the lowest number of daily deaths since the coronavirus outbreak began in March, Gov. Andrew Cuomo chastised cops who...
Coronavirus survivor gets whopping $1.1 million hospital bill
A 70-year-old Seattle man who nearly died from the coronavirus got hit with another shock after he recovered: a $1.1 million hospital bill. Michael Flor was so sick from COVID-19...
Sports commissioners are giant hypocrites
Two commissioners walk into a bar. . . What would we do without sports’ commissioners? They deadpan the darndest things. And they make great targets. Some favorites: In a 1994...
Venezuelans outraged by slaughter of beloved racehorse for food
The grisly slaughter of a beloved racehorse is shining a light on just how desperate Venezuelans are for food as they struggle to survive their country’s economic collapse. Ocean Bay,...
NYC councilman demands firing of DOE's Richard Carranza for 'mocking' parents
Councilman Robert Holden is demanding Mayor de Blasio remove schools Chancellor Richard Carranza amid the school chief's war of words with parents of special-education children. Holden, a Queens lawmaker and...
Truckers wouldn't deliver to cities that defund police, poll suggests
Truckers are promising to bring freight deliveries to a screeching halt in any city that cuts or disbands its police department, a new poll shows. Three out of four long-haul...
Accused 'sex party' host Avraham Adler arrested on assault charge
An East Village man accused of hosting sex parties last year has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend, cops said. Avraham Adler, 33, was taken into custody Friday after a...
NJ couple sues after years of failed IVF attempts at Manhattan clinic
An anguished New Jersey couple who struggled for years to start a family, losing 19 embryos, blame a bungling Manhattan fertility clinic, according to a lawsuit. Christopher Mooney, who works...
Cuomo imposes a deadline on cops to make changes — or lose state cash
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Saturday told protesters demanding racial justice in the wake of George Floyd’s death that “you won,” and pressed the state’s police and local governments to formulate...
How this New Yorker is fighting Amazon and saving independent bookstores
When Brooklyn resident Andy Hunter founded Bookshop.org and launched it at the end of January, he figured it would take him 2-3 years before he and his team would be...
Teen soccer player scores goal at own funeral
VINCENTE CAMALOTE, Mexico -- Mexican soccer teammates of Alexander Martinez, a 16-year-old whose death this week was blamed on police, mobbed his wooden coffin this week after kicking a ball...
Save big on tablets and computers from Microsoft, HP and Lenovo
As any good bargain hunter would advise you, never settle for full price, especially in an age where discounts live on all corners of the internet. In the case of...
The end of the world may be next week, because 2020
If you thought COVID-19, civil unrest, locusts, volcanic eruptions and hurricanes signaled Armageddon — you may be right! The reading of the Mayan calendar was wrong, according to a conspiracy...
Urban beekeeper reveals his rooftop rescue — and a beef with Martha Stewart
In early April, while many New Yorkers were fleeing the city because of the coronavirus, Andrew Coté suited up in head-to-toe protective gear and headed straight into the heart of...
George Floyd's family plans to sue cop accused of killing him
The family of George Floyd will file a lawsuit against Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minnesota cop charged with killing him, their lawyer said. Floyd's family "intends on holding Derek Chauvin fully...
Social justice warriors are waging a dangerous 'Cancel Cultural Revolution'
Eventually, they came for Bon Appétit, as we always knew they would. Cancel culture is a game, the point of which is to impose unemployment on people as a form...
Jamal Adams' war with Jets is getting uglier
Jamal Adams is growing more irritated waiting for the Jets to put their money where their mouth is. In his latest show of frustration, Adams described the Jets as “a...
New details in stabbing allegedly involving Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's son
The 28-year-old son of NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been accused of stabbing a 60-year-old neighbor he's known for years after arguing with the man on their street, police said...
Inside the 'serious' sign-stealing allegations enraging Yankees
The details of Rob Manfred’s letter to the Yankees regarding the findings of a 2017 investigation into the club’s alleged sign-stealing program may not be much of a secret after...
Gunman shoots 8 after being turned away from San Antonio bar
San Antonio police are searching for a man who opened fire outside a crowded bar — wounding eight — after a bouncer refused to let him inside. The shooter allegedly...
Lenny Dykstra takes another swing at Ron Darling, claims he faked cancer
Meet the Mess. Lenny Dykstra, the man they call "Nails," keeps hammering away at former teammate Ron Darling — even trying to get him fired by writing to Darling's NY...
Kim Kardashian demands investigation into hanging death of young black man
Kim Kardashian West is among those demanding police in California conduct "a thorough and proper investigation" into the death of a young black man found hanging from a tree. The...
In defense of America: 'Not a failed experiment, but an always improving one'
Winston Churchill noted in 1947 that “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those others that have been tried.” And what of the world’s oldest democracy, the...
How seven people you've never heard of created some of the world's best inventions
While modern innovations seem to occur at light speed — the ever-present iPhone has been with us for a shockingly small amount of time, historically — others, like fermentation, jokes...
AOC plans to skip in-person debate with Democratic primary challengers
AOC is going AWOL for the city's only in-person debate ahead of next week's Democratic Party primary. First-term Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Queens/Bronx) plans to skip out on a face-to-face showdown...
Nike adds Juneteenth as company holiday
Nike just did it: Juneteenth is now a paid company holiday. The sportswear giant added June 19, the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery, to its list...
The police must be funded — or they will never change for the better
More than ten years ago, when I was working for the federal government in Chicago, I noticed a police car following closely behind me on the road. I made sure...
Why the coronavirus pandemic can't tempt us to leave NYC for the suburbs
“Do you hear a lawnmower? Does anyone else hear that?” This happened a few weeks ago. Someone was presenting a meeting on Zoom. And a senior leader couldn’t focus because...
Woman, 19, killed in quadruple shooting in Bronx park
A college student was slain when bullets rang out in a Bronx park. The victim was identified Saturday as Tyana Johnson, 19, whom a relative described as a "clever teenager."...
Trump gives West Point commencement address
President Trump issued a call for national unity in a tightly scripted address to the 2020 graduating class of West Point on Saturday morning, the first time he has spoken...
Winston Churchill statues could become target in London protests: mayor
Statues of World War II leader Winston Churchill could become a dangerous flashpoint in planned demonstrations, London officials said Saturday, warning people to avoid the city center. Some statues of...
Police close Paris restaurants and shops in fear of violent protests
Paris restaurants and shops closed Saturday on police orders in advance of a march against police brutality and racism that officials feared could become violent. Gatherings of more than 10...
Former FBI director, who served three presidents, dead at 90
Former FBI head William S. Sessions, the Texas judge appointed to the job by President Ronald Reagan and fired by President Bill Clinton six years later, died Friday at age...
Protesters demand removal of Mahatma Gandhi statue in England
Y tu Gandhi? Activists in Britain are demanding the removal of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the city of Leicester. A petition to remove the Indian independence leader, which...
21-year-old man found fatally stabbed in Queens
A man was knifed to death on a busy commercial strip in Queens, police said. Cops found the victim, Nicholas Caicedo-Velasquez, 21, around 7:30 p.m. at 82nd Street and Northern...
Secret Service drops more than $30K for convention hand sanitizer
The Secret Service is sparing no expense on safety. The agency spent more than $30,000 on hand sanitizer for the upcoming Democratic and Republican conventions, according to financial documents obtained...
Biden veepstakes hopefuls enter 2nd round of vetting as 2 frontrunners emerge
Joe Biden is inching closer to choosing his Democratic running mate, as a narrowing list of potential female candidates have graduated to a second round of vetting. Two US senators...
James Dolan's new image consultant has been a disaster
You 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...
Retired NYPD spokesman rips cops, admits 'we killed Eric Garner'
In a stunning and emotional bombshell, a retired NYPD spokesman blasted cops over the chokehold death of Eric Garner, calling it a "horrible injustice" on his Instagram page. "We killed...
The Chopper can take your home workouts to the next level
We’ve all seen our fair share of gimmicky workout tools. Here’s the problem with these types of workout gadgets and gizmos: many of them don’t actually work. It’s why at...
Most Americans now agree with Colin Kaepernick's anthem protest: poll
What a difference four years makes. Former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who polarized the nation in 2016 when he knelt during the national anthem, now has the support of a...
Beijing in 'wartime emergency mode' after new coronavirus cluster emerges
Beijing is in "wartime emergency mode" after a new cluster of coronavirus cases was detected at one of the continent's biggest markets in the southwestern corner of the city, officials...
NBA sets key dates for restart despite concerns
Even as COVID-19 cases hit a new high in Florida and NBA players voice concern about the safety of living in a bubble in Orlando, the league has set a...
NFL coach is ready to take a knee with his players
One NFL coach said he's ready to take a knee during the national anthem next season with his players to protest racial injustice and police brutality. "Yeah, I'll take a...
NFL free agent gets probation for fight with truck driver
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — NFL free agent Antonio Brown pleaded no contest Friday to charges related to a fight with a moving truck driver outside his South Florida home earlier...
Five iconic New York sports calls stand test of time
This week The Post takes a fresh look at the “best of” New York sports history — areas that are just as worthy of debate, but that haven’t been argued...
Where Giants lineman gets his toughness from
Certain things are off limits no matter how physical it gets in the trenches of an NFL game. But there were no penalty flags — just a scolding from Mom...
How PGA Tour is honoring true heroes in the coronavirus battle
FORT WORTH, Texas — If you’ve been watching the golf on TV this week, you know the usual suspects who are at or near the top of the star-stacked leaderboard....
Mississippi authorities searching for escaped inmate accused of shooting deputy
A manhunt is on in Mississippi for a fugitive they believe fatally shot a sheriff's deputy with his own gun -- and who then escaped with the weapon wearing only...
NFL quarterback-led workouts are more important than ever
Forget a token show of leadership. There is significant work to be done around the NFL. Quarterback-organized workouts like the Giants’ Daniel Jones recently set up at the University of...
Minneapolis City Council pitches vote on elimination of police department
The future of the Minneapolis Police Department could soon be in the hands of the city's voters. Five members of the Minneapolis City Council members pushed on Friday night to...
Shot Heard 'Round the World: A call for New York ages
This week The Post takes a fresh look at the “best of” New York sports history — areas that are just as worthy of debate, but that haven’t been argued...
International buyer emerges as Mets mystery suitor
Mets COO Jeff Wilpon’s statement Thursday, “There’s four or five suitors that are out there” to buy the franchise, is raising eyebrows in sports business circles. According to multiple sources...
Saudi Arabia considers canceling hajj over coronavirus pandemic
Saudi Arabia is reportedly considering canceling the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. A cancellation would mark the first time in modern history Muslims...
SWAT team members resign from unit citing safety concerns
Ten members of a South Florida police department’s SWAT team have resigned from the team, citing safety concerns and local officials’ “disdain” for the unit. The eight officers and two...
Trump moves Tulsa rally to June 20 'out of respect' for Juneteenth holiday
President Trump changed the date of his planned Tulsa, Oklahoma, rally out of “respect” for Juneteenth, he tweeted late Friday. The campaign rally, originally scheduled for the holiday on Friday,...
NBA star wants players to skip restart in social justice stand
Kyrie Irving was a very vocal proponent of players not reporting to Orlando when the NBA season resumes because of nationwide unrest centering on social injustice and racism. The Athletic...