July 6, 2012
Thrilled Ohio restaurant owner meets Obama — she dies hours later
AKRON, Ohio — A restaurant owner who hosted President Barack Obama for breakfast on Friday became ill and died hours later. Josephine "Ann" Harris of Copley Township died of natural...
Mary Kennedy suicide autopsy shows three anti-depressants in system, but no alcohol
Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s estranged wife, Mary, had at least three anti-depressants in her blood stream when she committed suicide in May, a Westchester County Medical Examiner’s autopsy report has...
Teixeira helps Yankees beat Red Sox 10-8
BOSTON — Mark Teixeira hit a two-run single in the Yankees' five-run first inning and a two-run triple in the seventh to give them the lead for good on Friday...
Rizzo homers, Marmol and Cubs hold off Mets 8-7
Anthony Rizzo hit a three-run homer and Cubs closer Carlos Marmol caught a line drive and started a game-ending double play that blunted the Mets' bid for another ninth-inning comeback,...
Mets expect Bay back for Nationals series
Jason Bay’s return to the Mets will likely come at the site of his previous comeback: Nationals Park.According to manager Terry Collins the beleaguered left fielder – who is recovering...
Kidd said Williams talked him into leaving Mavericks for Knicks
Deron Williams is back with the rival Nets, but he has one assist for the Knicks. Jason Kidd was all set to re-sign with the Mavericks until a round of...
Nets sign second-round pick Taylor
It was nothing more than a formality, but the Nets officially signed Tyshawn Taylor to his first professional NBA contract Thursday afternoon.The 22-year-old guard is coming off a terrific season...
WATCH: Devils fan burns Parise jersey
Zach Parise is getting the LeBron James treatment.Devils fans reactions to Parise’s signing of a 13-year $98M contract with the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday were widespread, and one fan expressed...
Camby will visit Knicks soon
Free-agent center Marcus Camby is expected to visit the Knicks in the next few days. According to a source, the Knicks have interest in Camby but for less than the...
Strahan slams Toomer over shots at Giants' Manning
Michael Strahan was the anchor of the Giants defense for the better part of two decades and is now coming to the aid of former teammate Eli Manning.One day after...
Phillies activate Howards off DL
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies have activated slugger Ryan Howard from the disabled list and the former NL MVP is expected to make his season debut on Friday night. Howard...
Yankees great Reggie 'embarrassed' that Carter comments came out
BOSTON -- Yankees great Reggie Jackson was looking to contact Gary Carter's widow to apologize for comments made about "The Kid's'' Hall of Fame spot.In a recent Sports Illustrated article,...
NY appeals court rules for same-sex marriage law
A state appeals court has ruled against a challenge to New York's year-old same-sex marriage law. The Appellate Division of state Supreme Court in Rochester ruled against gay marriage opponents...
George Zimmerman leaves Fla. jail after posting $1M bond
ORLANDO, Fla. — Neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman was released from jail Friday for a second time while he awaits his second-degree murder trial for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman...
Oversight board warns NYRA not to rely on VLT revenue
Is horse racing's golden goose about to stop laying her golden eggs?In its 2011 annual report to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature, the New York State Franchise Oversight...
Obama can't learn and he's proud of it
During his bus tour of Ohio and Pennsylvania, President Obama spoke out?about his need to change. He wants to gain some weight he says because some people think he is...
Dead heat in ratings for network morning shows
During a tumultuous time in morning television, the competition between the "Today" show and "Good Morning America" can't get any tighter. The shows finished in a dead heat in the...
JPMorgan temporarily closes five European money market funds after ECB rate cut
JPMorgan Chase & Co has temporarily closed five European money market funds to new investors, a spokeswoman said, citing the interests of current investors after an interest rate cut by...
White Plains teen missing off Hawaii coast
CAPTAIN COOK, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a New York teen swept out to sea to in Hawaii. However, the local fire department will continue...
Fort Hood suspect's lawyers discuss jury screening
FORT HOOD, Texas — Attorneys for the Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage are questioning the jury screening process in his murder trial. Maj. Nidal Hasan's...
WATCH: Gov. Christie loses temper in Seaside Heights
Snooki and her tanned pals aren’t the only ones causing trouble at the Jersey Shore. During a visit to Seaside Heights on Thursday night, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie engaged...
Thorn says Kidd still has plenty left for Knicks
Rod Thorn brought Jason Kidd to the metro area once upon a time when he ran the Nets, who won two Eastern titles after the 2001 trade. Thorn, who now...
Alleged Cashman 'stalker' freed on bail
Exes, beware! After five months in Rikers, serial stalker Louise Meanwell has been freed on bail and ordered to steer clear of a small crowd of 13 exes and relatives...
US drone strike kills 9 militants in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — A pair of missiles fired by a U.S. drone killed at least nine suspected militants near the Afghan border on Friday, Pakistani intelligence officials said. Several insurgents were...
Murray first Brit to reach Wimbledon final in 73 years; faces Federer
WIMBLEDON, England — For Roger Federer, it’s Wimbledon final No. 8. For Andy Murray, it’s No. 1 — and the first for a British man since 1938. Federer, a 16-time...
Red Bulls could be without six players vs. Revolution
The shorthanded Red Bulls head into New England Sunday on a 17-game winless skid in Gillette Stadium. And if they’re to finally earn a road victory against the Revolution, they’re...
Red Bulls can't explain long winless skid in New England
For the past decade, Gillette Stadium has been the Red Bulls’ own personal house of horrors. They’re mired in a 17-game winless skid at New England, a slump that stretches...
Jets QB Tebow does MMA training
Tim Tebow will have a new skill to use in his fight for a starting job.The Jets backup quarterback is mixing up his offseason workout routine, incorporating mixed martial arts...
Album sales down, digital track sales up in first half of 2012
US album sales for the first half of 2012 slumped after seeing growth last year, while digital track sales rose, according to music sales figures released by Nielsen SoundScan on...
Yahoo, Facebook have settled patent fight: source
Facebook and Yahoo have agreed to settle a dispute over patents, according to a person familiar with the matter. The deal would end lawsuits the companies filed against each other...
JETS TOP 25: No. 14 Tim Tebow
As the Jets enter the quiet part of the summer between the spring program and training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25...
Ahead of Olympics, UK cops bust 7 more terror suspects
LONDON — Seven men have been arrested on suspicion of terrorist offenses in Britain after a routine vehicle search in northern England turned up firearms and weapons, police said Friday....
Long Island judge censured for poker playing
ALBANY -- The New York Commission on Judicial Conduct has censured a Long Island judge for attending illegal poker games at his social club in 2008, including the night after...
Former Red Sox pitcher Schilling says video game company 'didn't stonewall anyone'
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says his video gaming company "didn't stonewall anyone" in its interactions with the state of Rhode Island. In a post...
Rangel's lead widens in NY primary ballot count
Rep. Charles Rangel's lead over his Democratic primary challenger continued to widen Friday as the New York City Board of Elections spent a second day counting absentee and affidavit ballots....
Con Ed, union still talking as temperatures expected to hit 100 this weekend
Just like the weather, the contract dispute between Consolidated Edison Inc. and the union for 8,500 of its employees is heating up. Negotiations resumed Friday morning after a 9-hour session...
Spurs' Parker cleared for Olympics after eye hurt during club brawl
PARIS — Spurs guard Tony Parker can play for European runner-up France in the Olympic Games after San Antonio’s doctors agreed he has recovered from an eye injury. Parker scratched...
Fair trial for Khadafy son in Libya impossible: lawyer
A war crimes lawyer who was detained in Libya for three weeks on spying allegations said on Friday her experience showed it was impossible for the son of slain dictator...
WATCH: King-Hale preview Yankees-Red Sox series
Post reporters George A. King III and Mark Hale discuss this weekend's Yankees-Red Sox series at Fenway Park.They will also talk about the Yankees' second half and how CC Sabathia...
U2 bassist's ex-aide gets 7 years behind bars for theft
DUBLIN — A former household aide to U2 bassist Adam Clayton received a seven-year prison sentence Friday after an Irish jury unanimously found her guilty of embezzling more than $3.6...
Federer upsets Djokovic to reach 8th Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England — For Roger Federer, it’s Wimbledon final No. 8. The 16-time Grand Slam champion beat last year’s winner Novak Djokovic 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 Friday under the roof...
UK agency opens criminal probe of bank rate fixing issue that shook Barclays
LONDON — Britain's Serious Fraud Office said Friday that it has formally opened a criminal investigation of the manipulation of a key market interest rate that has shaken Barclays. The...
NY museum acquires rare work from colonial Peru
The Brooklyn Museum has acquired a rare secular painting from colonial Peru. "A Merry Company along the Banks of the Rimac River" was painted in the 18th century in Lima....
Officials work on plan to raise capsized LI yacht
The head of the criminal investigation into the tragic deaths of three children in the Fourth of July capsizing of a yacht said they cannot complete their criminal investigation until...
Dynegy files for bankruptcy protection
Dynegy Inc. said Friday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection as part of a plan to reorganize after years of wrestling with falling electricity prices. The Houston power company,...
Boat crash on central NY lake kills father, 2 sons
SYLVAN BEACH — A motorboat struck a buoy on a central New York lake during a nighttime outing, killing a 66-year-old man and two of his adult sons, authorities said...
By two votes, the Presbyterians do the right thing
The Presbyterian Church did the right thing, but it mearly took a miracle. At the Presbyterians General Assembly, the national gathering of the largest Presbyterians group in the US, 333...
Only 80,000 jobs added in June; unemployment rate unchanged
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added only 80,000 jobs in June, a third straight month of weak hiring that shows the economy is still struggling three years after the recession ended....
Annual running of the bulls underway in Pamplona
PAMPLONA, Spain — Tens of thousands of revelers showered each other with sparkling wine and waved red kerchiefs Friday as the blast of a small rocket signaled the start of...
Indonesian zookeepers to help smoking orangutan quit habit
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Tori is a teenager with a bad habit. The 15-year-old orangutan has been smoking cigarettes at an Indonesian zoo for a decade, but she's about to go...
Scott Peterson appeals death sentence for killing wife Laci and unborn son
SAN FRANCISCO -- Scott Peterson on Thursday filed the automatic appeal of his 2004 death sentence to the California Supreme Court, maintaining as he always has that he had nothing...
WATCH: Kansas brothers make farm parody of 'Sexy and I Know It'
WICHITA, Kan. — Kansas State University student Greg Peterson and some friends were unwinding at a drive-in restaurant when LMFAO's song "Sexy and I Know It" came on the radio....
Queens-bound side of BQE open after tractor-trailer accident
The Queens-bound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway has reopened following an accident involving two tractor trailers. An overheight truck struck the overpass of the Brooklyn Bridge and slightly tipped into another truck, reports...
Romney blasts Obama for sluggish growth, only 80k jobs created in June
POLAND, Ohio — A sobering economic snapshot intensified the presidential campaign on Friday as President Barack Obama rolled through two vote-rich battleground states and Republican Mitt Romney fended off conservative...
FRIDAY FIVE: Yankees-Red Sox series
The Yankees visit Boston for the second time this season. Here’s my column on what’s going on with the Red Sox. With a doubleheader tomorrow, and with the stakes high...
The 'Truthland' about 'Gasland'
There's an anti-fracking, propaganda film out there called Gasland, made by "documentarian" Josh Fox, that got a lot of press and an Oscar nomination. Among the people who wanted to...
US, allies press Assad as top Syrian general flees
PARIS — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday hailed an accelerating wave of defections in President Bashar Assad's inner circle as the United States and its international allies...
Syrian defector explains why there aren't more
A Syrian brigadier general has defected to?France -- the highest ranked military official from Bahar Assad's dictatorship to openly flee the regime. But reports?suggest that Manaf Tlass was desparate to...
Mom kills 2 kids in attempted murder-suicide, she survives
Two children were killed last night in an apparent murder-suicide attempt in the Bronx, law-enforcement sources said. Manhattan rookie cop Trevor Noel came home from work and found his 4-month-old...
Kidd brings heart and soul to Knicks team badly in need of leadership
This was early in the game with Jason Kidd and the Nets, a sleepy Saturday afternoon at the old Meadowlands Arena, the place barely half full. As with much of...
Former Nets star Kidd agrees to three-year deal with Knicks
Jason Kidd, as a Net, used to torment the Knicks at the Garden. It’s been said a statue would have been built on Eighth Avenue had the point-guard magician played...
Knicks will match Lin’s deal with Rockets: sources
It wasn’t so poisonous. Jeremy Lin yesterday accepted the Rockets’ back-loaded “poison pill,” four-year, $28.8 million offer sheet, and it hardly created a ripple with the Knicks, who will match...
LaRussa off base with diss of Mets' Dickey
Retirement obviously has given Tony La Russa too much time to think, specifically too much time to over-analyze how he will manage the National League team in Tuesday’s All-Star Game...
Mets' Dickey shaky with All-Star start in doubt
R.A. Dickey may have let Tony La Russa off the hook. Hours after the National League All-Star manager questioned whether he could start the knuckleballer because of a new catcher’s...
Mets beat Phillies' Papelbon in ninth
Jonathan Papelbon’s ninth-inning disaster gave the Phillies a wrenching 6-5 loss to the Mets at Citi Field, and now the closer has blown two of his last three save chances....
Crowd's 'MVP' Wright carries Mets over Phillies with 4 RBIs, walkoff hit
Manager Terry Collins had called last night’s rubber game against the Phillies a must-win, for the standings, for psyche and a host of reasons. The sight of the Mets bursting...
Never-say-die Mets take cue from Wright
David Wright wasn’t willing to take much credit for his walk-off hit with two outs in the ninth inning last night at Citi Field. “It was a 120-foot flair,” Wright...
Mase of Base: Kennedy guard finds new home, beginning at Baseline
YORK, Pa. -- Zakiya Mason was looking for a chance to prove herself. The John F. Kennedy wing began playing travel ball with the New York Elite early in her...
Grand Street's Cuas facing Major decision as Blue Jays up ante
Forget barbeques or cookouts, nobody had a better July 4th than Jose Cuas. The former Grand Street Campus star shortstop was in Toronto schmoozing with the Blue Jays while his...
No longer the Red Sox of old
When we New York baseball types last saw the Red Sox, they looked like an April bomb. The “That’s My Boy” of this baseball season. The Yankees knocked them around...
Staszewski: Burgers, basketball on Day 1 at Blue Chip USA Invitational
YORK, Pa. -- It was a day of unexpected stops.The first came before I could drive five minutes from my Fresh Meadows abode. My lone seatbelt had broken while getting...
Red Sox are capable of exploding or imploding
Tristan da Cunha is the most remote, yet inhabited, archipelago in the world. Located between South Africa and Argentina, the volcanic island is roughly 1,750 miles from civilization. The population...
Baseball notebook: GW's Rodriguez signs; Martir, Bader will stick with Maryland
Nelson Rodriguez wasn’t drafted nearly as high as he hoped, but the George Washington catcher with thunder in his bat is officially a professional, realizing a lifelong dream. “It’s exciting...
ESPN ignores ‘source’ of problem
The memo, dated June 15, 2005, and distributed throughout ESPN, was written by an ESPN news exec. As internal, cautionary memos go, it was slightly comical and extremely revealing —...
England’s hopes rest with Murray
WIMBLEDON — Andy Murray needs to ditch the “Mr. Nice Guy” image and become more arrogant, brash and big-headed if he has aspirations of becoming Wimbledon champion, according to Goran...
Regis star Pierre finds right fit in Dartmouth
Devin Pierre took plenty of visits to elite academic schools with top-notch soccer programs. Georgetown, Brown, Amherst and Colgate were all part of the process. It all ended when the...
Federer-Djokovic meet at Wimbledon for first time
WIMBLEDON — With “Murray Mania” gripping Britain, it’s the other men’s semifinal at Wimbledon that has many tennis fans anticipating a gripping matchup today. Six-time champion Roger Federer and last...
Tina Fey's R-rated rap
Tina Fey … rapper? The “30 Rock” comedian waxed poetic about Nordstrom spending and her Prius on a new song by rapper Childish Gambino – you know him better as...
Jobs weigh on markets ahead of key report
Payrolls are still struggling to catch up with better times, triggering more angst about a weaker economy down the road.While private companies offered a glimmer of hope yesterday, adding a...
Business briefs
666 FifthVornado Realty Trust said it agreed to buy a portion of the retail space at Manhattan’s 666 Fifth Ave., along the world’s priciest shopping corridor, for about $707 million.SEC...
Comcast’s A&E stake now being sold for $2.8 billion thanks to 'Hatfields & McCoys' success
The “Hatfields & McCoys” are helping Comcast strike gold. The cable company is selling its NBCUniversal unit’s 15 percent stake in A&E Television Networks for $2.8 billion, The Post has...
On second thought...
With all the publicity Rielle Hunter has netted in recent weeks, longtime GQ contributor Lisa DePaulo, who scored the first interview with the woman at the heart of the John...
Lipstick for the recession
Tough economic times are boosting sales of beauty products and designer jeans as women put more emphasis on looking good and attracting a partner, according to a university study. Researchers...
Ex-Alibaba exec detained
Alibaba Group Holding, China’s biggest e-commerce company, said a former general manager of its group-buying website was detained by the police on suspicion of accepting bribes. The official of the...
Energy issues at JPMorgan
JPMorgan Chase & Co. was ordered by a federal judge to explain why it shouldn’t be compelled to turn over e-mails sought by US regulators in a probe of potential...
NYSE order plan is OK’d
The New York Stock Exchange’s plan to lure more stock orders from individuals was OK’d by the Securities and Exchange Commission, dealing a setback to Wall Street firms that increasingly...
Soaring Netflix loads 1B streams for June
Wall Street’s on-again, off-again love affair with Netflix looks like it’s back on. Shares of the streaming video service surged 13.4 percent to close at $81.72 yesterday. That’s on top...
1 WTC blame game
The molasses-like saga of the General Services Administration’s move to the World Trade Center took another perplexing turn yesterday. A Florida lawmaker denied holding the lease hostage to a long-simmering...
Amazon taps Foxconn for smartphone
Amazon.com is developing a smartphone that would vie with Apple’s iPhone and handheld devices that run Google’s Android operating system, two people with knowledge of the matter said. Foxconn International...
Shoppers cooling it
It’s official: Retailers have been smacked by the summer doldrums. Major chains reported lackluster June sales yesterday, with lukewarm forecasts stoking fears that the crucial back-to-school season could be a...
Lauren longevity
Designer Ralph Lauren, 72, has agreed to serve as chairman and CEO of the preppy apparel company that bears his name for another five years. He’s been in that post...
Yahoo! search narrows
The race to become Yahoo!’s next chief executive appears to have come down to two candidates: current interim CEO Ross Levinsohn and Hulu CEO Jason Kilar. According to two sources...
Charlie in tally rally
Rep. Charles Rangel increased his thin lead over stubborn challenger Adriano Espaillat yesterday as the Board of Elections began counting about 2,000 paper ballots to determine the winner of the...
Sleep eyed in bus crash
A Queens-bound bus driver who crashed, injuring 23 passengers, on I-95 after leaving Foxwoods Casino may have fallen asleep at the wheel, cops said yesterday. “It’s one possibility,” said State...
Feisty Ann puts up her Mitts
WASHINGTON — Ann Romney turned momma grizzly yesterday.She warned President Obama to back off on what she called a smear campaign against her husband, Mitt Romney.“Early on, we heard what...
Obama in jobs jab at Romney
MAUMEE, Ohio — President Obama kicked off a bus tour in the battleground state of Ohio yesterday, firing up working-class voters with a scripted attack on China’s trade practices while...
Ky. wake for Qns. executive
DANVILLE, Ky. — Hundreds of mourners packed a Kentucky church yesterday to mourn a “small-town girl’’ who came to New York with big dreams, only to be murdered — allegedly...
Ruff day on GWB
He’s one dogged dog! A panicked New York pooch fled a frightening fireworks show in New Jersey — and managed to get halfway across the George Washington Bridge as he...
Bridge cop: I deal drugs
A dirty MTA Bridges and Tunnels cop and his pusher spouse admitted yesterday to dealing drugs from inside their Staten Island home, authorities said. Thomas Bianco, 40, and his wife,...
Rihanna has IRS blues & sues
Rihanna is in trouble with the tax man, and she’s blaming her former accountants. A suit filed by the sultry singer reveals she’s undergoing an IRS audit over her returns...
Teacher found stabbed to death inside SI home a week after surviving shootout
A city teacher who recently survived a shootout near her school was found fatally stabbed yesterday in her Staten Island home, police sources said. The body of Simeonette Mapes, 29,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** A speeding driver fatally struck an up-and-coming reggae singer in Flatbush early yesterday, police and family members said. Jean Bigord, 53, of Brooklyn, was driving west on Sterling...
Cable crew a powerhouse
Even notoriously slow cable guys handled a blackout quicker yesterday than Con Ed bosses subbing for locked-out workers. When a manhole fire knocked out air conditioners in 90 homes and...
Top Dem blasts GOPers’ health-exchange challenge
ALBANY — Political fireworks erupted over ObamaCare yesterday as the state Senate’s top Democrat popped off at his GOP colleagues for questioning the legality of Gov. Cuomo’s plan to implement...
No kidding! Teenage Mike got a job boost
You never know where a summer or after-school job will lead a kid — even if that kid is named Mike Bloomberg. At a press conference yesterday promoting the city’s...
Leo enjoys a butt
Leonardo DiCaprio has a smokin’ good Fourth of July holiday with model girlfriend Erin Heatherton in Hawaii. The blond Victoria’s Secret stunner, 23, dazzled in a skimpy bikini while the...
House-crasher sentenced after enjoying Diddy's food, cigars and toothbrush
He didn’t just live like a king — he lived like a rap mogul! A loony East New York man, busted for sneaking into rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs’ palatial East...
Got some spannin’ to do
ALBANY — A bill to name part of I-86 near upstate Jamestown the Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Memorial Bridge is headed to Gov. Cuomo’s desk.Born in Jamestown, home of the Lucille...
Fireworks bang a bust
SAN DIEGO — The July 4 fireworks display above San Diego Bay was over in a furious flash — after a malfunction caused the planned 20-minute spectacle to burn up...
ADA voices 'concerns' about bail conditions for Yankee GM Cashman’s alleged stalker
They want her every move monitored. Yankee GM Brian Cashman and four other alleged extortion/harassment victims of Louise Meanwell have “serious concerns” now that the accused serial stalker is on...
MTA officer stabbed in face at LIRR station leaves the hospital
The MTA officer stabbed in the eye by a cop-hating psycho was in great spirits yesterday, laughing with colleagues as he left the hospital and expressing his eagerness to return...
Vest saves hero cop's life as manhunt for shooter continues
A thin layer of Kevlar saved an NYPD housing cop from certain death yesterday after a thug shot him in the chest during a stairwell foot pursuit. Officer Brian Groves...
Inside NYPD’s perilous sweeps of high-rise project buildings
The stairwells are dark and dingy, usually reeking of urine and other filth. They are rife with drug dealers, pit bulls and armed trespassers — with each landing posing a...
Health woes hit Jesse Jr.
CHICAGO — US Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is being treated at an inpatient medical facility for “physical and emotional ailments” that are “more serious” than previously believed, and will require...
Brooklyn Rep. Edolphus Towns treated to VIP mortgage rates: House report
Despite his repeated denials, Brooklyn Rep. Edolphus Towns got two sweetheart loans from a now-defunct mortgage giant, a congressional report said yesterday. In less than a month in 2003, Towns...
Mike loses labor fight in court
A state judge yesterday smacked down an executive order by Mayor Bloomberg that could have saved the city millions of dollars a year in wages paid to city workers. The...
Trayvon killer bail set at $1M
ORLANDO, Fla. — George Zimmerman, the neighborhood-watch volunteer who killed Trayvon Martin, can be released from jail on $1 million bond while he awaits trial on a second-degree murder charge,...
SI man sues parents over ice-cream company OT payments
He’s suing mom and pop — literally! A Staten Island man has filed suit against his father and stepmother, claiming they never paid him overtime for working at the family...
Bravest save woman, 90
A 90-year-old woman and four dogs were rescued yesterday from a fire that ripped through three homes in Queens. Fifteen firefighters suffered dehydration, smoke inhalation and exhaustion battling the four-alarm...
Two kids dead in Bx.
Two children were found dead and a woman in serious condition in the Bronx apartment of a rookie cop, a source told The Post last night. The apartment, on Noble...
B'klyn cleaning woman’s scratch-off lottery win nets her $323,981 a year
It’s safe to say she’s cleaned her last toilet. Cleaning lady Dana Harchuck, 31, of Brooklyn, will get $323,981 after taxes each year for the rest of her life —...
Central Pk. mug foiled
A British tourist foiled a Central Park mugger with his best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu moves yesterday — pinning the perp on the ground until cops arrived, witnesses told The Post.Gaston Cavalleri,...
LI families devastated after boat flips, killing three children
Grief-stricken Long Island families yesterday cried and hugged as they relived their frantic, futile search for three children trapped in the cabin of an overcrowded yacht when it flipped and...
Mitt’s losing habit
It’s said that Mitt Romney likes to deliberate: to gather massive amounts of information, master it, consult with people he trusts — then make a decision and execute his plan...
Court’s Supreme Surprise: Roberts Goes Rogue
The Issue: Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ break with conservatives in the ObamaCare case. *** Chief Justice John Roberts should resign from the Supreme Court — not because he...
Countrywide collusion
A new report laying out how the nation’s then-largest issuer of subprime mortgages bought improper influence with hundreds of Capitol Hill VIPs landed yesterday — demonstrating in depressing detail how...
More Turtle Bay humor
This one almost sounds like a Saturday Night Live sketch: Syria is set to join the UN Human Rights Council. That is, the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad — which...
A particulately important matter
The European Organization for Nuclear Research announced Wednesday that it has discovered the elusive Higgs boson — a very big deal indeed. The so-called “God particle” represents the “missing link”...
This may send Wall Streeters to prison
With the four-year anniversary of the financial crisis approaching, Wall Street thought it had dodged a bullet. Now comes the Libor scandal. The esoteric practice of banks “fixing” the price...
To fix the board of elex
The city Board of Elections is taking it on the chin once again, this time for its alleged mishandling of the vote count in the race between Rep. Charlie Rangel,...
Home & away
IF AT HOME YOU GO HERE ... * NoHo Arty and chic, a more interesting SoHo. Cool hotel: Bowery Hotel (335 Bowery), for a jumping scene and cocktails. Boarding: Long...
Crazy Eyes
As pickup lines go, “Wanna check out the Hieronymus Bosch exhibit?” is a pretty telling one, and it sets the scene for Adam Sherman’s bleak portrait of Zach (Lukas Haas),...
Collaborator
Actors, when they turn director, usually assume that the human face and body are always the most interesting things on-screen. That can be a nuisance, as it occasionally is in...
China Heavyweight
Call it “Rocky,’’ Asian style. Yung Chang’s documentary “China Heavyweight’’ is an intimate look at teen boys (and a few girls) in rural China who hope that becoming professional boxers...
The Pact
A young mother speaks to her toddler daughter via an online video-calling service. “Mommy,” says the kid, “Who’s that behind you?” No one is there, maybe, in “The Pact,” a...
Last Ride
They talk of British miserablism, but the Australians have a nice line in it themselves, as shown by this film from director Glendyn Ivin. In the middle of the outback,...
‘Belle’ peppered with sugar
Remember the lyric about a teaspoon of sugar helping the medicine go down? Rob Reiner’s “The Magic of Belle Isle’’ smothers two of this year’s best performances — by Morgan...
The Do-Deca-Pentathlon
A decent idea for an episode of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “The Do-Deca-Pentathlon” falls short as a movie. Twenty years ago, two teen brothers conducted a 25-sport competition that ended in...
Closer than ever to a hit
It’s polished, witty, tuneful and, if you’ve hit middle age, unsettling. In the 23 years since it debuted at off-Broadway’s Cherry Lane Theatre, “Closer Than Ever,” Richard Maltby Jr. and...
Audition, then subtraction for young dancers
So you think you can dance — great! But do you have any idea how to audition? About 1,500 bright-eyed Broadway wannabes rolled into town this week to find out....
Cheers & loathing
Every so often, a show comes along that polarizes critics and audiences alike. Right now, “3C” is that show. Some reviewers, including myself and the New Yorker’s John Lahr, loved...
So bong it’s right
Watching Oliver Stone’s past few movies, one couldn’t help wondering whether the real story was the decadence going on behind the camera. I enjoyed “Any Given Sunday,” for instance, but...
Despite dwindling ratings, Selig happy with All-Star Game
If it counts no one seems to realize. Since the All-Star Game changed a decade ago, awarding the winning league home-field advantage in the World Series, television ratings have steadily...
5 questions for...Brad Gilbert
ESPN analyst Brad Gilbert breaks down today’s Wimbledon men’s semifinals and tomorrow’s women’s finals. Gilbert spoke to The Post’s Justin Terranova yesterday after losing a heartbreaking senior doubles match to...
Vic C.’s Calder Grade
FIRST-5 1/2 fur; $13,000; clm($20,000); 2YO4-Blue Light 8-15-No Calcetines 3-11-Rndy'sReflect10-16-Rico Suave 4-12-Serrat 9-57-El Chuvasco 6-13-Freud's Place 8-1SECOND-5 fur(T); $16,500; clm($25,0); 3up2-Nick Rules 3-15-Harry the Hawk6-11-Defense Mode 8-56-The Chill Zone 8-13-WesternLawyer4-17-Island...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Brownsville Bomber (11th)FIRST: mile pace; $32,489; Reynolds2 Rocknrollnitemare(AMiller)1-1-X3-14 Nikki Beach(BSears)1-3-X5-25 Mistresstothestars(YGingrs)1-1-22-11 Fun Filly(RPierce)2-5-X8-13 Isle Of Shoals(CCallahan)2-6-X10-16 Acquavella(DMiller)3-2-X6-1SECOND: mile trot; $28,426; Reynolds5 Win Missy B(BSears)1-3-37-53 Riverfest(DMiller)5-2-15-22...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m; $21,000; alw; 3upMARCHING TUNE tired as favorite and was claimed last out. BEAR ALWAYS fourth going shorter. OCONEE GOLD won as favorite in last two...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-6 fur; $29,000; clm($20,000); 3YO 1 Attck th Jck (Mldnd) 2.60 2.20 2.10 2 Secret Genius (Talamo) 3.40 2.60 3 No Tricks for Jack (Flores) 3.00 * $1 Exacta (1-2)...
Palone becomes NA’s winningest driver
Driver Dave Palone notched his 15,181st career win yesterday afternoon, making him the winningest driver in North American harness racing history. Palone accomplished the historic feat at his home track,...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile; trot; $68,878; Reynolds3Sinatra Hall (A Miller)15.603.202.102A-Corky (D Miller)2.102.101A-Aperfectyankee (J Oscarsson)2.10* Exacta (3-2) $35.00 * Trifecta (3-2-1) $52.00SECOND-mile; trot; $27,626; Reynolds5SturdyMuscls(TTtrck)9.004.204.402Caneel Hall (R Schnittker)5.005.206Parlia Hanover (D Minor)7.40* Exacta (5-2) $47.00...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 mile; $29,000; clm($15,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Gramercy(L),121M Studart2-9-7Shivmngl6-12 Ess Shape(L),121A Lezcano6-5-4F Martin50-13 Copper Tiger(L),117CMontalv5-8-1Badgett20-14 Captain Canuck(L),121I Ortiz, Jr8-8-6Levine5-25 Indigene Charm(L),121E Castro8-9-3Rice5-16...
Belmont Charts
July 5th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm ?2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-7 fur(T); $72,000; alw; 3upOff: 12:51. Good. bump start, 5w upperTime: 23.07, 45.68, 1:08.98, 1:2.78.Trainer: Richard Violette, Jr.Winner: B...
D’Antoni says he couldn’t have lured Nash to Knicks
Mike D’Antoni doesn’t think he would have made a difference in luring Steve Nash to New York if he still was coaching the Knicks. D’Antoni, a Team USA assistant, is...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Blue Jays release Jamie Moyer The Blue Jays released Jamie Moyer, who had agreed to a minor league deal last month. The 49-year-old left-hander, who was cut by Baltimore...
Bogdanovic unlikely to play for Nets in 2012
With just seven players committed to contracts for next season, the Nets have plenty of work to do to round out the roster for their first year in Brooklyn. One...
Nets moves have Avery in upbeat mood
Avery Johnson has spent the past two seasons trying to nurse a constantly changing roster through the end of the Nets’ time in New Jersey. But after the stunning makeover...
No Sawx for Hondo
Hondo, who cashed with the never-say-die Metamucils last night, could have enjoyed a double-delight but the Giants folded in D.C., so the debt grew slightly to 1,565 carbos. Tonight, Mr....
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJuly 6SATJuly 7SUNJuly 8MONJuly 9TUEJuly 10WEDJuly 11THUJuly 12YankeesBoston7:10YES NetworkWCBS 880 AM%Bos.12:35YESWCBSBos.8:05ESPNWCBSH.R. Derby8:00ESPNESPNA.S. Game8:00FOXESPNNO GAMENO GAMEMetsCubs7:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMCubs4:10SNYWFANCubs1:10SNYWFANH.R. Derby8:00ESPNESPNA.S. Game8:00FOXESPNNO GAMENO GAMELibertyChicago8:30No TVNO GAMES.A.4:00MSGNO GAMEInd.NoonNo TVNO GAMENO GAMERed BullsNO GAMENO...
Devils sign Panthers enforcer Barch to 2-year deal
Living down last season’s “Banana Peel” slip, the wisecrack he insisted was not a racial taunt, Krys Barch landed on his feet with the Devils yesterday. New Jersey signed the...
Rangers lose Fedotenko to Flyers
With the Rick Nash sweepstakes still in a holding pattern, the Rangers waited and watched yesterday as free agent forward Ruslan Fedotenko signed with the rival Flyers for one year...
3 lead U.S. Women’s Open
Americans Cristie Kerr, Brittany Lincicome and Lizette Salas shot 3-under 69s yesterday to share the first-round lead in the U.S. Women’s Open in Kohler, Wis. Ai Miyazato, coming off a...
Veteran Singh-ing right note
White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. — Vijay Singh and Jeff Maggert sent reminders that they still are able to compete with the younger crowd. Singh had his best round in...
Serena serves notice to advance to Wimbledon finals
WIMBLEDON — Serena Williams wins with so much more than serving, of course. Her groundstrokes are as intimidating as they come. Superb speed and anticipation fuel her court-covering defense. Her...
Former Giants WR Toomer: Romo better than Eli
Two Super Bowl wins, two Super Bowl MVPs, but Eli Manning still gets no respect. Fresh off of being named the 31st best player in the NFL, Manning once again...
Bountygate suit filed
The NFL’s Bountygate suspension saga took a predictable shift yesterday when the union filed suit on behalf of the players involved against commissioner Roger Goodell to overturn the bans. The...
Yankees ace Sabathia return likely set for mid-July
BOSTON -- Don’t look for CC Sabathia to jump off the disabled list immediately following the All-Star break. “[Sabathia will return during] the back end of the first round,’’ Yankees...
Yankees great Reggie says Hall no to A-Rod
Alex Rodriguez will be in Boston tonight, trying to improve on his career total of 642 homers, but no matter where the Yankees third baseman finishes on the home run...
Carter's former Mets teammates jab back at Jackson
Reggie Jackson said in an interview with Sports Illustrated he doesn’t think Gary Carter — among several other players — is a deserving Hall-of-Famer. It’s a statement sure to incense...
Yankees-Red Sox at Fenway Park is never dull
BOSTON — Nothing regarding the AL East will be decided in New England’s living room this weekend when the Yankees and Red Sox play four games in three days. The...
Starr Report
One of the 53,676 “Twilight Zone” episodes that aired during Syfy’s July 4th marathon was the classic “Talking Tina” half hour from 1961, in which Telly Savalas plays a brutish...
Oprah’s family feud
Oprah Winfrey has bought cars for her audience — but she can’t buy family harmony. At least that was the case when the Queen of Talk purchased her father’s struggling...
Live ‘Talent’ flops
There’s no doubt that America has got talent — a huge, vast, unending stream of talented people who do amazingly entertaining things. Too bad we no longer have a stage...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYROSE BYRNE, CAROLINE MANZO - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7ANDREW GARFIELD - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., (COM)KYAN DOUGLAS - Rachael Ray,...
Ear’s Charlie
It doesn’t take much to annoy Charlie Sheen, apparently. The “Anger Management” star sits for a “CenterStage” interview tonight at 11 on YES — and riffs on everything from Winona...
Kelly Clarkson is top ‘Idol’ once more
Original “American Idol” champ Kelly Clarkson has reclaimed her crown as the show’s best-selling singles artist. Clarkson’s new single, “What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger)”, sold 3.51 million copies as of...
Who's zooming who!
1. BET Awards 11,170,352 2. Euro Cup: Spain vs. Italy 6,179,259 3. Euro Cup: Germany vs. Italy 1,805,175 4. NBA draft 1,272,823 5. SpongeBob 603,051 6. Love & Hip Hop...
Weird but true
An out-of-work musician living in Hawaii thought he was going to become a movie star. Instead, he’ll be featured in a reality show about deadbeat dads. The man, who owes...
Sources: Fordham likely to stay in-house for AD
Fordham insiders are beginning to believe their university’s search for a new athletic director might be nothing but window dressing and at the end of the day in-house candidate Charlie...
Driver in I95 bus crash may have fallen asleep at wheel
The driver of the Queens-bound bus that crashed on I95 after leaving Foxwoods casino — injuring 23 passengers — might have fallen asleep behind the wheel, police said today. “It’s...
Red Bulls extract cash to let Montreal sign Nesta
The Montreal Impact got their?defender in Alessandro Nesta, and the Red Bulls got their vig. The Serie A veteran will play outside of Italy for the first time in his...
Lin accepts Rockets' $28.9M offer sheet
Jeremy Lin today accepted the Rockets’ backloaded, four-year, $28.9 million offer sheet, and it’s not as poisonous as it could have been. The final year has a team option.The Knicks,...