February 15, 2012
Stocks drop as Dow has worst tumble in 2012
The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its steepest fall of the year Wednesday as questions about the latest Greek bailout added to concerns about industrial stocks. The Dow gave up...
UConn coach Calhoun will miss 3 more games
STORRS, Conn. -- Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun will miss at least three more games while he receives treatment for his ailing back, the school said Wednesday. Calhoun, who sat out...
WrestleMania coming to MetLife Stadium
WrestleMania is coming to MetLife Stadium in 2013. Three sources close to the NFL, New Jersey politics and sports in northern New Jersey told The Associated Press on Wednesday that...
This week's calendar: Feb. 16 to 22
Thursday, Feb. 16 Energy Efficiency in the New York City Region This panel discussion will explore the energy efficiency programs and initiatives offered by different organizations in New York, Connecticut...
Businessman convicted of raping woman at Plaza hotel
A Manhattan jury today convicted a Canadian businessman with ties to the Saudi royal family of raping a woman in his suite at The Plaza hotel after a night of...
Wagner College revamps football coaching staff
Wagner College is primed and ready to move up the ranks, bringing in three new assistants to join the Seahawks’ football coaching staff. Joining head coach Walt Hameline for the...
Playboy Playmate speaks out about alleged assault by Hugh Hefner's son
LOS ANGELES -- Former Playboy Playmate Claire Sinclair revealed Wednesday the "very shocking" details of her violent argument with Hugh Hefner's son Marston that led to his arrest over the...
West Virginia paid $20M to leave Big East early: report
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia University must cut an $8.5 million check by Friday to end officially end its legal dispute over leaving the Big East Conference. The Charleston Gazette...
Lin's emergence highlights plight of Time Warner subscribers
While Knicks fans and New York City have been energized by the arrival of Jeremy Lin and the teams' six-game win streak, the 23-year-old point guard's success could hurt because...
Friend testifies UVA lacrosse player lied about whereabouts on night of girlfriend's murder
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- A former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of murdering his girlfriend lied about where he had been the night of her death and was acting strange,...
Bloomberg administration to release names of Ground Zero police officers who have cancer
Following intense pressure from politicians and unions and minutes before a City Hall press conference, Mayor Bloomberg announced his administration will release the names of police officers who worked at...
Apple requests permission to sue Kodak for patent infringement
Apple late Tuesday asked US Bankruptcy Court in New York for permission to sue Eastman Kodak for allegedly infringing on patents related to technologies used in printers, digital cameras and...
Mets 3B Wright says back is strong
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Mets third baseman David Wright would like to avoid many of the things that happened to him last year.The broken back he suffered that limited him...
Sales of Whitney Houston's albums, songs surge following her death
Fans were quick to scoop up Whitney Houston's music in the wake of her sudden death last Saturday. Several albums and songs by the late singer are entering the Billboard...
Investment banking can be dangerous for health, study shows
Add investment banking to the list of things that could be dangerous to your health. A University of Southern California researcher found insomnia, alcoholism, heart palpitations, eating disorders and an...
GM ending pension plans for 19,000 workers
DETROIT -- General Motors Co. is eliminating pension contributions for the 19,000 US salaried workers who still receive them and switching to 401K contributions, the company said Wednesday. The auto...
Josh Powell's father won't cooperate with law enforcement officials
TACOMA, Wash. -- Josh Powell's father has filed court papers saying he will not cooperate with investigations being conducted by law enforcement agencies. Steven Powell, whose son killed himself and...
Court rejects Norwegian gunman's appeal against new psychiatric exam
OSLO -- Norway's supreme court on Wednesday definitively rejected an appeal by the gunman who killed 77 people in twin attacks last July against a decision that he should undergo...
Ad for Whitney Houston's house says it's where her downfall happened
There's nothing like scandal to sell a house. At least that's what one real estate broker apparently thinks. The broker listing Whitney Houston's Mendham Township, NJ, home for $1.75 million...
Yankees' Chamberlain understands the Linsanity
TAMPA – Joba knows Linsanity. Joba Chamberlain is excited for Jeremy Lin and would love to talk to him someday. He could tell the Knicks guard all about Jobamania, and...
Great 'Scott'
The audience at Jeremy Scott is dressed just as eccentric and cool as the models strutting down the runway.
Spotted at Michael Kors
Two stars from the new hit show "Smash" -- and Michael Kors fans -- Anjelica Huston and Debra Messing attended the show with a number of other celebs.
White House confirms Obama going Linsane
WASHINGTON -- Linsanity has now reached the Oval Office. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters Wednesday that President Obama is an "avid sports fan" who has been closely...
Qns. teacher allegedly sent students' info to felon boyfriend in holiday pen-pal assignment
A bone-headed Queens elementary school teacher had her students write holiday cards with their names and addresses on them to her beau — a locked-up felon, investigators charged. The Office...
Last FEMA trailer from Hurricane Katrina leaves New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — The last of the once-ubiquitous FEMA trailers has been removed from New Orleans more than six years after floodwalls and levees broke during Hurricane Katrina and caused...
Cisco challenges Microsoft, Skype merger in EU court
BRUSSELS — Networking company Cisco said Wednesday it is challenging Microsoft’s $8.5 billion takeover of Skype at the European Union’s top court to ensure Microsoft won’t block other video conferencing...
Mayoral spokesman says Bloomberg not interested in World Bank presidency now
There are only a hand full of jobs that Mayor Bloomberg has publicly coveted and now one of them is open -- presidency of the World Bank. But mayoral aides...
Hedge fund employees plead not guilty in insider trading case
A group of current and former hedge fund employees pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges they engaged in an alleged "criminal club" that made $61.8 million through improper trades based...
Boehner expects payroll tax cut vote this week
WASHINGTON -- US House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Wednesday he expects the chamber to vote this week on a payroll tax cut extension package assuming that negotiators finish working...
'Monday Night Football' switching to 2-man booth
BRISTOL, Conn. — “Monday Night Football” is switching to a two-man booth. Analyst Ron Jaworski has signed a five-year contract extension to appear on other programming on ESPN and will...
Swanky nightclub caught up in trademark suit
One of the Meatpacking District’s hottest nightclubs is embroiled in a nasty trademark lawsuit. Twins Derek and Daniel Koch — who used to manage MPD — walked away from the...
Nets' Williams not concerned with Linsanity
Not everybody is going Linsane in the tri-state area. Take the Nets, for example. They are trying to focus on their own sorry plight which is being overshadowed by Harvard’s...
Gelman gets 25 more years for slashing subway rider at end of crime spree
The Butcher of Brighton Beach spewed more nonsense and filth today as he was sentenced in Manhattan to 25 more years in prison for his bloody subway attack on the...
Red Bulls tie Tecos (VIDEO)
The?Red Bulls third and final?preseason match of their Mexican leg of trainingcamp wended in a?1-1 draw with?Estudiantes Tecos in Guadalajara last night. They finished?the Mexican leg of camp?1-0-2, and return...
Devils could trade for Wild's Zidlicky: report
A deal may be in the works to bring Minnesota's righty defenseman and power play pointman Marek Zidlicky to the Devils. Reports say Zidlicky, 35, has agreed to waive his...
'Resident Evil 6' reveals giddy gory details
Capcom has decided to set the record straight on a few details about the latest installment of its hit "Resident Evil" franchise. "Resident Evil 6," hitting stores Nov. 20, is...
DVR Alert: Selling Stalin and 'Mission to Moscow' (Date corrected)
Turner Classic Movies?is showing Michael Curtiz' jaw-dropping "Mission to Moscow'' (1942) late?Thursday night/ early Friday?morning for the first time since it served as the inspiration for "Shadows of Russia,'' the...
Ex-'Survivor' producer to stand trial in Mexico for wife's murder
CANCUN, Mexico -- A Mexican judge decided Wednesday there is enough evidence to try former reality TV producer Bruce Beresford-Redman for his wife's murder. The one-time Emmy-nominated producer of "Survivor"...
Jets' Sanchez sends Valentine's Day tweet to Holmes
Mark Sanchez normally throws to his receivers, but now the Jets quarterback is making a different kind of pass at one of them. Sanchez posted a picture to his Twitter...
Detective who killed thug in shootout returns home, says actions were 'just instinct'
The NYPD detective who shot and killed a thug in a Harlem subway station yesterday, despite being shot in the arm, said today that he simply reacted. "It was just...
World Bank president Zoellick to step down in June
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration decided not to appoint World Bank President Robert Zoellick to a second five-year term as the bank chief Wednesday announced his June departure. Zoellick, a...
Syria sets Feb. 26 for constitution referendum
DAMASCUS, Syria -- The Syrian government announced Wednesday that a promised referendum on a new constitution will take place Feb. 26, which it said would deliver new freedoms but the...
US industrial production flat in January
WASHINGTON -- US industrial production was unchanged in January, but the increase in December was revised sharply higher, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. The rise in December production totaled one...
Mom of missing Texas girl found in New Mexico urged her to 'slit her wrists'
FORT WORTH, Texas -- An 11-year-old Texas girl found in New Mexico was urged by her mother to slit her own wrists and kill herself during the time they were...
Memorial service set for late Penn State coach Paterno
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett plans to attend a memorial service for former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno at a church in Harrisburg. Corbett’s office says the...
Apple overtakes Samsung as top smartphone vendor
STAMFORD, Conn. -- Apple overtook Samsung Electronics as the world's top vendor of smartphones in the fourth quarter, industry research firm Gartner said Wednesday. Apple sold 35.46 million smartphones in...
Hit-and-run driver slams into taxi, injures 2: cops
A reckless hit-and-run driver slammed into a taxi early this morning, seriously injuring the cabbie and a passenger inside, police said. The accident occurred while BMW driver Gilberto Morales, 20,...
Dr Pepper Snapple profit rises 48%, beats forecasts
PLANO, Texas -- Dr Pepper Snapple Group said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profit increased to $166 million, or 77 cents a share, from $112 million, or 49 cents a share,...
New York manufacturing index jumps above forecasts
The Empire State manufacturing index rose to 19.5 in February, its highest level since June 2010, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said Wednesday. The report marks the fourth straight...
Greece vows to resolve bailout issues, as German patience wears thin
ATHENS -- Greek finance minister Evangelos Venizelos said Wednesday that Athens was on track to meet EU budget requirements ahead of a conference call with eurozone finance ministers to discuss...
VIDEO: Brooks on Rangers-Bruins
Post beat writer Larry Brooks analyzes the Rangers 3-0 win over the Bruins that extended their NHL Eastern Conference lead to nine points.Henrik Lundqvist made 42 saves for his seventh...
Bahrain deports six Americans for joining pro-democracy demonstrations
MANAMA, Bahrain -- Bahrain deported six US citizens for joining pro-democracy demonstrations, a statement said Wednesday, as the opposition reported dozens of arrests on the first anniversary of a Shiite-led...
Iran helping al Qaeda plot attack on West, intelligence sources say
LONDON -- Iran and al Qaeda's core leadership under Ayman al Zawahiri have established an operational relationship amid fears the terror group is planning an attack against the West. There...
Ahmadinejad orders Iran to build four more nuclear research reactors
TEHRAN -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday ordered Iran to "go build" four more nuclear research reactors in addition to the sole one operating in Tehran. His remarks on...
Comcast earnings beat estimates as cable company posts net income of $1.29 billion in last quarter
It's become the routine in the cable industry that subscribers stream out the door every quarter, hanging up on cable in favor of service from satellite or phone companies. But...
Nearly 300 dead in fire at Honduras prison; relatives storm facility
COMAYAGUA, Honduras – A fire of unknown origin swept through an overcrowded Honduran prison Wednesday, suffocating hundreds of inmates while others escaped by jumping from the rooftop and reportedly fleeing...
Third Iranian bomb plot suspect targeting Israelis arrested in Malaysia
BANGKOK -- Malaysian authorities arrested a third Iranian suspect wanted over a failed bomb plot targeting Israeli diplomats in Bangkok after he fled to Malaysia. The suspect, identified as 27-year-old...
Cuomo gets high approval rating in poll; voters support casinos in NY
ALBANY –Gov. Cuomo got some strong pre-Valentine's Day love from New Yorkers, while casinos and a mammoth gambling-convention center at Aqueduct Racetrack received a peck on the cheek, according to...
Kellogg to buy Pringles for $2.7 billion after Procter & Gamble and Diamond Foods call off deal
Troubled snack food maker Diamond Foods Inc. and Procter & Gamble Co. have called off their $1.5 billion deal for Diamond to buy the Pringles brand. Cereal maker Kellogg Co....
Santorum, Casey, Obama, abortion
Bloomberg reports today on former Sen. Rick Santorum's lose to Sen. Bob Casey's in their 2006?contest. And it was a bad loss, with Santorum losing to Casey by 18 points...
Abandoning Syrians to their fate
Want to know what is going to happen in Syria? Here's one front-line rebel's assessment:“The revolution will not stop and it’s not waiting for support. Either the regime will go...
Girls basketball roundup: Carey paces Hilltoppers past NDA
St. Joseph Hill keeps rolling along as it looks to secure a playoff spot. The Hilltoppers got 24 points and nine rebounds from star Kelsey Carey in a comfortable 59-43...
LIRR train kills 2
Two women were were killed by a train after they climbed a Long Island railroad embankment yesterday, the MTA said. The victims, whose names were withheld pending family notification, were...
Boys basketball roundup: Mount beats Stepinac leading into Archdiocesan tournament
Mount St. Michael closed the book on an exceptional first ‘AA’ regular season. Malik Gill had 16 points, Ed Correa notched 13 points, Anthony Maestre had 11 points and Omari...
INSIDE CHSAA/PRIVATE GIRLS HOOPS: St. Edmund rallying around ill assistant Droesch
The St. Edmund Prep players never let themselves forget who and what they are playing for. “Seeing her smile is the greatest part of our day,” senior forward Anne White...
Rangers’ Fedotenko misses third straight game
BOSTON -- Ruslan Fedotenko participated in yesterday’s morning skate, but the Rangers’ winger was not in the lineup for last night’s 3-0 victory in Boston, thus missing his third straight...
THE WORD OF ISAIAH: Lewis talks rolling Royals, learning to be a Lin-like point guard
Every other week during the winter, Christ the King's Isaiah Lewis, one of the nation's top junior guards, takes us with him on his journey for a city and state...
Charlie hustle: Poly Prep marksman Marquardt voted city's top shooter
Charlie Marquardt plays like a coach’s son. The son of Molloy College coach Charles Marquardt, he arrives early for practice and leaves late, Poly Prep coach Bill McNally said. He’s...
Nazareth officials, alumni still fighting to keep school alive
Nazareth employees want to clear up a misconception. The school does not have deep-pocketed alumni who have agreed to write checks of $3 million apiece, as stated in a published...
CHSHL roundup: St. Anthony's sweeps Iona Prep, heads back to 'A' finals
St. Anthony’s is headed back to the CHSHL Class A championship series. The two-time champion completed a series sweep of Iona Prep, 4-0, Monday night at Flushing’s World Ice Arena...
Lin hits last-second 3-pointer; Knicks defeat Raptors
TORONTO ?— Jeremy Lin called his sudden 10-day phenomenon “a miracle from God’’ — and that was before he completed a miracle comeback with a miracle final-second 3-point shot. The...
Never a doubt Lin's legend would grow with game-winner
TORONTO ?— Around the arena, inevitability ruled the moment. Among 20,092 people inside Air Canada Centre, all of them on their feet. Among the Toronto Raptors, who could sense they...
Lin found game on other side of the world
It was July 2011, and everyone’s NBA dream was on hold because of the lockout. Jeremy Lin, whose belief in realizing that dream was starting to wane, received an invitation...
Game 30: Grizzlies at Nets
Nets (8-21) at Grizzlies (14-14)Game Time: 7:30 p.m.Venue: Prudential Center, NewarkTelevision: YES NetworkNets expected starting lineup:PG Deron Williams: 20.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 8.4 apgSG Anthony Morrow: 13.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg,...
Out with a bang: Naz boys trying to leave mark for closing school
With every game, Nazareth is playing on borrowed time. The first-place Kingsmen are holding out hope, but the school’s board of trustees announced last week that Nazareth would be closing...
Starr report
The way things are going, “Oprah’s Next Chapter” could be ratings bankruptcy. Winfrey’s OWN show sunk to an all-time ratings low this past Sunday night, corralling a paltry 355,000 viewers...
Business briefs
Buffett addBerkshire Hathaway said yesterday in a regulatory filing that the Warren Buffet-led company held 1.7 million shares of Liberty Media and 20.3 million shares of DirecTV as of Dec....
Yahoo! mobilizes for board fight after sale flop
Yahoo!, we have a problem. The Internet company and its freshly minted chief executive, Scott Thompson, face a shareholder mutiny after talks to sell the company’s stake in two Asian...
SESAC's owners looking to sell performing-rights firm for $500 million
One of the biggest music-copyright enforcers is singing a new tune when it comes to finding a buyer. The owners of SESAC — a performing-rights firm that licenses the music...
AP boss: Meltwater News is a parasite
Associated Press CEO Tom Curley has gone on the offensive against Meltwater, a digital news-clipping service that he claims is ripping off copyrighted AP material and reselling it without paying...
Zzzynga loses zip
Investors took Zynga shares down more than 6 percent in after-hours trading last night after CEO Mark Pincus forecast lackluster growth over the next six months. The San Francisco company...
Kinder Morgan to sell off El Paso's production and exploration assets in pieces
Pipeline giant Kinder Morgan, which has struck a $38 billion deal to buy El Paso, will try to sell off the rival’s production and exploration assets in pieces rather than...
Regal revenue up mainly on concession sales
Movie lovers may be turned off by what Hollywood is producing — but they are gorging themselves on their concession-stand’s popcorn and candy. Regal Entertainment Group, the largest publicly traded...
Avon up on plan to cut jobs, costs
Avon Products, the door-to-door cosmetics seller conducting an internal bribery probe, and which has been targeted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, rose 1.5 percent to close at $17.80 after...
Kors for a celebration
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd., the luxury-goods retailer, had the biggest gain since its stock-market debut after accessories sales drove earnings to more than double analysts’ estimates. Kors had earnings excluding...
Amazon’s Prime is a cut below
Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime service, a linchpin of its effort to keep customers loyal and fuel long-term profit, has attracted fewer than half as many members as analysts have estimated, three...
Double trouble for Phil Falcone's LightSquared
Federal regulators delivered a near death blow yesterday to Phil Falcone’s troubled LightSquared venture, saying the government would revoke the initial approval it granted the company to operate its high-speed...
Burkle flip$ for a profit
Ron Burkle buyeth and Ron Burkle selleth away. It’s only been 48 days since supermarket magnate Burkle closed on his $65 million purchase of 430 W. 14th St. that includes...
Old Rome week for Dolan
ROME — Sporting a Super Bowl champion New York Giants cap that he’ll trade for a red cardinal’s hat in three days, Archbishop Timothy Dolan yesterday played tour guide for...
Bishop won’t yield on birth control
ROME — Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan vowed yesterday that he’s “not going to give up” the fight against the Obama administration’s mandate for birth-control coverage in all health-care plans — saying...
Kate Upton's friends told her she needed to watch her diet or she wouldn't be on SI cover
Meet the only supermodel who needs to be told to stop eating. Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model Kate Upton’s concerned friends staged an intervention last summer — months after she...
Trump Place fire
Eleven people were hurt, including a firefighter, when a smoky blaze broke out yesterday at the 42-story Trump Place on the Upper West Side, fire officials said. The fire was...
‘Main’ in the neck
A 106-year-old water main burst on the Lower East Side early yesterday, turning the intersection of Bowery and Delancey Street into an urban pond and leaving local businesses without water.DEP...
Ex-Marine rips NY’s 'illogical' gun law
Getting prosecuted under New York’s gun laws is a nonsensical crapshoot, where gangsters get their cases expunged and thugs can turn in illegal weapons for $200 — but a weapon...
FDNY watchdog seeking help
The special monitor overseeing the FDNY’s minority-hiring practices wants to pay a consulting firm $35,000 to $40,000 a month in taxpayer money. The monitor, Mark S. Cohen, says Manitou Inc....
Pekingese crowned top dog at Westminster
This little Pekingese was the big winner last night — crowned top dog at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Malachy, a 4-year-old, was the crowd favorite at Madison Square...
Shakira’s goofy ‘seal’ ordeal
What a “phone”-y fish story — except it really happened. Pop star Shakira is seen here chilling with a colony of peaceful penguins yesterday — just hours after blogging about...
Husband back in Queens after wife-slay bust
A Queens man accused of stabbing and beating his wife to death with a baseball bat before fleeing to Connecticut was hauled back yesterday to face a murder rap.Jordan Hawes,...
Harvard to host Gaga
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Oprah Winfrey and US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius are among those scheduled to join Lady Gaga at Harvard University this month for the launch...
Subway-push victim relives horror at trial
First, the stranger on the platform met her eyes with “a crazy stare.” Then, as the uptown train barreled into the Broadway and 28th Street station, fashion exec Ute Linhart...
Pedro stole ‘expense’ funds: feds
The feds yesterday accused Pedro Espada of trying to pass off personal expenses he paid for with embezzled funds as tax-deductible business expenditures. In a letter to the judge handling...
Queens 'jihadi' on 911
A would-be suicide bomber whose plot to blow up city subways was thwarted by an FBI raid screamed jihadist threats as he sped his car into another motorist in a...
Hit-run kills B’klyn man
An elderly man was killed Tuesday night in a horrific hit-and-run accident in Brooklyn, police said. Jean Jeanniot, 71, was crossing the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and East 26th Street...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** A man with a lengthy criminal record was gunned down in Jamaica, police said. Jerry Lodvill, 30, and his girlfriend were hanging out on Hollis Avenue near 205th...
Facebook ‘impostor’
A New Jersey woman accused of impersonating her ex-boyfriend on a fake Facebook page and posting inflammatory comments is seeking to avoid jail time.Dana Thornton was in court in Morristown...
Manhattan mogul spends $20M at Javits Center trade show before ending up in mental hospital
A manic Manhattan multimillionaire went on a wild shopping spree at a Javits Center trade show, buying up $20 million in upscale tchotchkes before landing in a mental hospital. Cigar-chomping...
Breyer suspect eyed
Police on the Carribean island of Nevis have a suspect in mind but haven’t made an arrest in the break-in robbery of US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer by a...
Apartment fire in East Village
A massive fire erupted in an East Village apartment building Tuesday night — spreading to four floors and forcing the evacuation of an adjacent NYU dormitory, authorities said. The blaze...
Teachers lose ratings fight
Strike three.The city teachers union appears to be out of legal options to squelch the release of individual instructor ratings, after the state’s highest court yesterday dismissed its latest bid.The...
MTA: Get your butts off our platforms!
Well, at least you can still brown-bag a beer. MTA police will crack down on riders smoking on the commuter rail lines today, enforcing a new ban on lighting up...
Racino double-down eyed
ALBANY — An expanded racino at Aqueduct would more than double the state’s annual take from the racetrack gambling hall, raising the projected payout to $700 million, The Post has...
Jeremy ju$t the ticket
These prices are Linsaaaaane — but worth every penny! Knicks games are the hottest ticket in town since Jeremy Lin came out of nowhere to lead the team to an...
Knicks' Lin moving off brother's couch and into Trump Tower
Jeremy Lin is moving on up — to the 20th floor of the posh Trump Tower in White Plains. The Knicks’ suddenly sensational point guard — who had been famously...
Trademark-et is hot for Lin
Linsanity has reached the US Patent and Trademark Office. Yenchin Chang, 35, of Alhambra, Calif., was the first of two people to file a trademark application for the term “Linsanity.”...
Mending broken heart
LOS ANGELES — When a piece of muscle in a person’s heart dies from lack of blood flow, it scars over and is lost. But a team of researchers from...
Basquiat’s peek-a-boo
LONDON — Sotheby’s says it has discovered that graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, who died in 1988, secretly signed one of his paintings in invisible ink.The auction house is selling “Orange...
Cashman gal throws legal curve
The accused shakedown stalker of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman was back in court yesterday — to switch lawyers. The family of Louise Meanwell, 35, is replacing her longtime defense...
TSA bungler sparked scare
A bumbling TSA officer created a security headache at Newark Airport last weekend after he mistakenly assumed a civilian was in a group of federal sky marshals and let him...
Ex-love jailed in horror slay
A jealous ex-boyfriend was sentenced to 24 years in prison yesterday for the horrific murder of his former gal pal in front of her 3-year-old daughter. Segundo Penafiel, 28, repeatedly...
Shot cop slays gun fiend
An NYPD detective was shot in the arm during a wild gun battle in a Harlem subway station yesterday — but he was amazingly able to return fire and kill...
Bam serves up Chinese
WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping to the White House — and his administration rolled out the welcome mat for China’s heir apparent by organizing a...
Spike in uninsured Americans
The number of Americans who are uninsured increased last year amid a sluggish economy and despite passage of President Obama’s federal health-care law, according to a new survey.The percentage of...
‘Perv’ eye doc busted
An Upper West Side optometrist was arrested yesterday for allegedly trying to slip his hand up the dress of a patient twice during her eye exam.“It’s your loss,” Dr. Stuart...
Pols agree on payroll tax deal
WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators reached a tentative deal yesterday to continue a payroll tax cut and extend jobless benefits. Republicans made a critical concession in agreeing to extend the average...
Rick now has best shot at O
WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum is suddenly Mr. Electable. For the first time in the turbulent 2012 race for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney isn’t the strongest candidate in a...
Rein in pensions: NYRA
The New York Racing Association is pushing to slow galloping pension costs — by putting newly hired unionized racetrack workers into less costly 401(k) plans.NYRA’s 2012 budget plan sets aside...
Bid to can bribe sanit man is trashed
Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty has refused to fire a sanitation worker accused of taking part in a bribery scheme, citing three-co-workers who faced the same charge and gamed the system...
Whitney Houston's Newark funeral to be invitation-only
Fans wishing to pay their last respects to pop icon Whitney Houston will have to be on the VIP list. Attendance at Houston’s Saturday afternoon sendoff is by invitation only...
‘Shrink’ rap in 9/11 plot
A shocking new lawsuit accuses a New Jersey shrink of brainwashing a 9/11 widow with a series of bizarre treatments aimed at taking control of her and her autistic son’s...
Obama’s budget shell game
A British politician once noted, “A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on.” He could have been talking about President Obama’s latest...
Half-baked terror
A wave of bungled assassination attempts this week, pretty clearly masterminded from Tehran, show that the Iranian regime’s reach, at least for now, is no match for its ambitions. Make...
Tea Party hot shots for the Senate
The Tea Party isn’t dead. It’s just looking down ballot. While fiscal conservatives remain split over the GOP presidential candidates, grass-roots activists are coalescing around a slate of limited-government candidates...
Undeserved housing bailouts
The Issue: Whether homeowners affected by the housing crisis should be bailed out by the government. *** I agree with Charles Gasparino’s term “deadbeat,” but he needs to emphasize that...
Be generous with Ellen: Let’s live and let live
The Issue: Backlash against JCPenney for hiring openly gay Ellen DeGeneres as a spokesperson. *** I can’t believe the group One Million Moms is clamoring for Ellen DeGeneres to be...
Albany’s favorite felon
For most people, the prospect of a trip to the federal pen would be pretty daunting. But for former state Sen. Nick Spano of Westchester, an impending short trip behind...
Breyer’s growth experience?
Back when he was first running for mayor, Ed Koch used to tell of the time he told some senior citizens about a judge he knew who’d been mugged. The...
The bad-teacher test
Team Cuomo sounded upbeat yesterday about a deal for a new system for rating teachers — and, presumably, firing bad ones — as its self-imposed Thursday deadline nears. Indeed, odds...
On the fast track
Most New Yorkers don’t realize it, but Archbishop Timothy Dolan is getting his cardinal’s hat on the fast track. Why? Reading the Vatican tea leaves is an uncertain art, but...
A good school for all
As a mother getting ready to send her young son to kindergarten this fall, I’m now going through the stressful and frustrating process faced by many parents in our community:...
Love and death, and family, in olden times
Love proves lethal in John Ford’s 1629 revenge drama “The Broken Heart.” Theatre for a New Audience’s stylish rendition of this difficult and rarely performed play captures all of its...
Waltzing to get ‘Matilda’
A hit musical to producers is like red meat to carnivores. When one comes along, they scrap and claw for a hunk and then tear into it with abandon. The...
A wolf behind the door
Austrian Markus Schleinzer makes an impressive directorial debut with “Michael,” the disturbing story of the title character, a 35-year-old pedophile who keeps a 10-year-old boy, Wolfgang, prisoner in the basement...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f; $31,000; cl($12,500); 4upJUST HOLD ON drew the rail and drops in class after closing to finish second this...
Contest to name colt
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A 3-week-old baby with two very accomplished parents needs a name.Stonestreet Farms says it wants the public to submit possible names for its new bay colt,...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $43,000; cl($25,000); 4up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Catreign(L),118A Lezcano5-6-7Signore8-12 Iberian Gate(L),118I Ortiz, Jr6-4-3DeMola15-13 Blues Heir(L),111M Birriel7-1-1Serey10-14 Santorini Moon(L),118D Cohen3-4-2Balsamo5-25 Pretty Cozzy(L),118J Alvarado1-1-4Galluscio2-16...
Parx Racing Charts
February 14th, 2012 Clear And Fast.?2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $17,000; mdn cl($10,000); 3YO; (f)Off: 12:26. Good. drew off, held swayTime: 22.99, 46.67, 59.6, 1:13.56.Trainer: Randy AllenWinner: DK B/ F,...
Affrunti’s Tampa Bay Grade
FIRST-1 1/16m; $9,000; mdn cl($8,000); 4up; (f&m)10-Star Reward 8-54-OurSecretBrd15-15-Set Free to Fly 9-27-Lady Harriet 20-16-Showmethecen7-28-SundayCruisn'20-11-Jimmy'stooBle15-19-Victoria's Cafe20-12-Prima Dea 6-111-Stance 4-13-Miss Mulligan 30-112-Mecca's Gold 6-1SECOND-5f; $11,000; mdn cl($12,500); 3YO; (f)5-Flo'sStrwberry6-53-GoldenPlaymte8-11-Miss LauraJean7-26-Inflate My...
Giants lose assistant coach to Chiefs
As the Giants were moving deeper through the playoffs, teams were firing coaches, hiring new ones and assembling coaching staffs. “A lot of the jobs had been filled up by...
Gulfstream Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderPost Time: 12:35 p.m.FIRST-1m; $35,000; str alw; 3YO; (f)CALL MY LAWYER defeated optional claimers while going shorter. WILD COUNTRY SONG...
Turf Paradise Results
FIRST-1m; $11,200; mdn opt clm; 3YO2Teancum (Brdges)4.803.002.105Nobyjo (Baze)3.202.401Painted Slew (Dieguez)2.20* Exacta (2-5) $15.80 * Quinella (2-5) $11.60 * $1 Trifecta (2-5-1) $18.30SECOND-1m; $9,200; cl($10,000); 4up1Raton Pass (Rver)32.2011.603.202Cook's From Tny (Crbtt)3.602.106Free...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 15THUFeb. 16FRIFeb. 17SATFeb. 18SUNFeb. 19MONFeb. 20TUEFeb. 21KnicksSacramento7:30MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMNO GAMEN.O.8:00MSGESPNNOGAMEDal.1:00ABCESPNNets7:30MSGESPNNOGAMENetsMemphis7:30YES NetworkWFAN 660 AMInd.7:00YESWFANNOGAMEChi.4:00YESWFANMilw.7:00YESWBBRKnicks7:30YESWFANNOGAMERangersNOGAMEChi.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEClmb.8:00MSGESPNNOGAMEPitt.7:00MSGESPNIslandersNOGAMESt.L.8:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMECar.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEOtt.1:00MSG+WRHUBuff.7:00MSG+WRHUDevilsNOGAMENOGAMEAna.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEMont.6:00NBCSNWFANNOGAMETor.7:00MSG+2WFANHOMEAWAY
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogINDIANA8 1/2NorthwesternUCONN14DepaulDAYTON7 1/2CharlotteDetroit2 1/2WRIGHT ST.OHIO7Bowling Gr.BALL ST.8 1/2ToledoAKRON10Miami, OhioS. CAROLINA4 1/2GeorgiaSaint Joseph's5RHODE ISLANDDUQUESNE14FordhamN. Carolina5MIAMIS. FLORIDA3 1/2VillanovaNOTRE DAME7 1/2RutgersWAKE FOREST2Georgia TechSAINT LOUIS15RichmondST. BONAVEN.1TempleBRADLEYPickDrakeW. Michigan7N. ILLINOISWICHITA ST.12Missouri St.EVANSVILLE1N. IowaWYOMING12Air ForceTENNESSEE7ArkansasSO. MISS.7TulsaMemphis6TULANESMU2...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball6:30 p.m.Northwestern at Indiana BIG TEN7 p.m.Villanova at South Florida ESPN27 p.m.DePaul at Connecticut SNY7 p.m.Rutgers at Notre Dame ESPNU, WOR (710 AM)7:30 p.m.Kings at Knicks MSG, ESPN (1050 AM)7:30...
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: Buckeyes take over Big Ten lead William Buford scored 24 points to spark No. 6 Ohio State, and Jared Sullinger added 23 to guide the Buckeyes to a 78-68...
Colts want Peyton to redo deal
Jim Irsay expescts to meet with Peyton Manning in the next seven days after the Colts owner yesterday told the Indianapolis Star the return of the four-time MVP depends on...
Devils defeat Sabres; Kovalchuk gets hat trick
BUFFALO -- Zach Parise delivered on his promise by helping linemate Ilya Kovalchuk enjoy his first three-goal game with the Devils. Better still, Kovalchuk and Co. continued climbing up the...
Islanders defeat Jets
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- The Islanders are making the most of the little offense they are producing on the road. P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period, Evgeni Nabokov made...
Rangers considering trade for Nash
BOSTON — The Rangers have conquered distractions all season — including the late September/early October tour through Europe, the omnipresent cameras that recorded HBO’s “24/7” series and the Winter Classic...
Rangers shut out Bruins with 42 saves from Lundqvist
BOSTON — The mathematics of it didn’t make much sense. The Rangers were not only outshot last night by the Bruins 18-3 in the third period, 32-8 over the final...
Duda among many getting chance for Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE — Ike Davis looked around the minor league clubhouse at the Mets’ spring training complex and grasped the situation the team is in. “What this season is...
Santana has Mets manager looking forward to season
PORT ST. LUCIE — Terry Collins is the manager of a Mets team operating with a plummeting payroll and facing low expectations in a tough division. But Collins insists he...
D’Antoni’s Va-Lin-tine to wife
TORONTO -- Laurel D’Antoni found roses delivered to her doorstep of her Westchester home at 10 a.m. yesterday. She was thrilled at the Valentine’s Day sentiment, but cautious as she...
Early-arriving Pineda turns up heat at Yankees camp
TAMPA — Michael Pineda, the big right-hander who was the key acquisition of the Yankees offseason, is already feeling right at home. He showed up early for spring training yesterday,...
Mattingly’s son in Yankees camp
TAMPA — The face is familiar. So is the name and the sense of humor. Preston Mattingly, 24, is in camp with the Yankees as a minor league free agent...
Lopez returns to Nets practice
Jeremy Lin did not practice with the Nets yesterday, but Brook Lopez did. And that is significant for the Nets, who may get their most talented big man back sometime...
Amar’e returns to Knicks, finishes strong in win
TORONTO — Amar’e Stoudemire has a new tattoo teardrop near his right eye in memory of his deceased brother. On his return last night to the Knicks, that teardrop represented...
Shumpert's defense steals show for Knicks
TORONTO — Iman Shumpert played possum most of the fourth quarter, thinking he could pick Jose Calderon’s pocket a few times, but never sensing the time was right. As it...
Chandler ring presentation surprises Raptors coach
TORONTO — Raptors first-year coach and former Mavericks assistant Dwane Casey got a big surprise when Knicks center Tyson Chandler presented him his championship ring in a ceremony before last...
Kimmel wigs out about Leno gag
Jimmy Kimmel slammed late-night rival Jay Leno on Monday night — after a “Tonight Show” skit in which Leno joked that Kimmel dyes his hair and wears a toupee. “Apparently...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYRICKY MARTIN, NICKI MINAJ, DEMI??N BICHIR - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7KHLOE KARDASHIAN-ODOM, GIADA DE LAURENTIIS, STAR JONES - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4RICKY GERVAIS - The Daily...
Sarah’s story
What’s the most fun you can have without laughing? OK, never mind, make that the second most fun you can have without laughing. If you answered “sex,” you need to...
I was Springer’s slinger
‘Our job is to make sure they don’t seriously hurt each other or kill each other,” Pete Kelly, head of security for “The Jerry Springer Show,” says to me. Anyone...
Betsey’s bottom gets top billing from Russell
IN A PINCH Betsey Johnson got a warm congratulations from Russell Simmons after finishing her Monday night show with her signature cartwheel. “Russell pinched my bottom at least five times,”...
Rich, retro & sexy by design
For some, Valentine’s Day is as good a time as any to sound a cautionary note. For her fall collection, Tory Burch was inspired “by the idea of a prim...
Brit food is cracking good!
Tables were hard to come by last week at Desmond’s, the tony Upper East Side restaurant that opened last March. British expats and Anglophiles filled the stark, cavernous room, which...
Gin is in!
As England’s national spirit, gin has typically generated every bit as much excitement in these parts as British cuisine. Which is to say, no excitement at all. But gin’s dowdy...
More overdone than fun
‘If it was 2 a.m. and I was really drunk, I’d probably think this was great,” said a young friend of the soggy fried-calamari salad at Bowery Diner. Well, the...
Weird but true
Romantic couples celebrated yesterday at a new Las Vegas museum that scheduled its grand opening to coincide with the 83rd anniversary of the St. Valentine’s Day massacre. The $42 million...
Seton Hall's Theodore gets the ‘point’
Jordan Theodore, the kid from Englewood with the map of New Jersey tattooed across his back, is the Jekyll and Hyde of Big East point guards. When he’s good, as...
Surging Seton Hall wallops St. John’s
One team looked like a senior-led squad that salvaged its season, and its hopes of qualifying for the NCAA tournament. The other looked like a freshmen-laden bunch, fatigued from hitting...
First Look Preview: Stunning 'Titanic 3D'
The James Cameron's spectacular new 3D version of?"Titanic'' is everything I hoped for, and more. Attending one of Tuesday night's Valentine Day screenings around the world in New York, I...
Lin hits game-winner as Knicks beat Raptors
TORONTO — Linsane! Jeremy Lin made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than a second to play to cap his finishing flurry of six straight points, and the New York Knicks...
Lundqvist saves 42 in Rangers' 3-0 win over Bruins
BOSTON — Henrik Lundqvist made 42 saves for his NHL-leading seventh shutout of the season, and the New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 3-0 on Tuesday night to widen...
Kovalchuk scores 3 in Devils 4-1 win over Sabres
BUFFALO — Ilya Kovalchuk had three goals and an assist, and Martin Brodeur stopped 29 shots in leading the New Jersey Devils to a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres...
Elderly man killed in B'klyn hit-run
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Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta wants his woman to be dripping in diamonds. After days of menswear-inspired wares, de la Renta put on a sparkly spectacle that heavily rotated a gorgeous...
Naeem Khan
Despite a few technical difficulties (a windy tent, music that seemed to stop and start, and several models who had trouble walking -- one stopped to fix a shoe), the...
2 people fatally struck by train on Long Island
COPIAGUE — Authorities say two people have been struck and killed by a train on Long Island. Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesman Sam Zambuto says the two victims were struck on...
Diesel Black Gold
Inspired by the pages of pulp fiction, Diesel's high-end contemporary line banged out a hard edge collection all the bad girls and boys will surely covet. PHOTOS: DIESEL BLACK GOLD...
J. Crew
The hits just keep coming, as J. Crew found their groove and has been sticking with it season after season. Beaded embellished cable knit sweaters, sequin tops, bright blazers and...
House-Senate panel reaches tentative pact on payroll tax cut extension
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers have reached a tentative deal to extend a payroll tax cut, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Negotiators moved closer to a compromise Monday when House Republican...
City looking for operators to run ice rink in Williamsburg
The city has begun soliciting bids from prospective operators to run a seasonal ice-skating rink at the newly renovated, $50 million McCarren Park Pool in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The rink would...