January 14, 2011
JetBlue pilot loses gun at New York’s JFK airport
A JetBlue pilot lost his government-issued handgun after a passenger mistakenly picked up his carry-on luggage, authorities said Friday. The pilot was waiting for his New York-to-Pittsburgh flight at Kennedy...
Shurmur takes over with Browns
BEREA, Ohio -- With his new boss, the former Super Bowl-winning coach looking over his right shoulder, Pat Shurmur began his career with the Cleveland Browns. Mike Holmgren prays it’s...
Doctors amputate Zsa Zsa Gabor’s right leg
LOS ANGELES — Zsa Zsa Gabor’s right leg was amputated Friday in an operation that doctors said was necessary to save her life. Gabor, who turns 94 on Feb. 6,...
U.S. Open, CBS extend agreement, keep final schedule
The U.S. Tennis Association and CBS say they have agreed in principle to a three-year contract that will keep the U.S. Open on the network through 2014 and leave the...
Hazell scoring for Seton Hall after shooting
Harlem's Jeremy Hazell withdrew from the NBA Draft last spring with two goals in mind: becoming Seton Hall’s all-time leading scorer and leading the Pirates back to the NCAA tournament....
Tarnished Globes
I long have said that the Golden Globes are a crock. Now a lawsuit says the same thing. A former publicist for the group that runs the event has sued the...
Lincoln's Williams picks Notre Dame
Ishaq Williams was leaning toward Notre Dame on Thursday night. An unexpected visitor made his decision easier. As the Lincoln All-American defensive end/tight end was packing for his official visit...
Mets' Santana on way to start throwing
Injured Mets ace Johan Santana has been cleared to start a program that could have him throwing before the start of spring training. The two-time Cy Young winner had surgery...
Pauly D spins 'Shore' success into t-shirt line
It’s T-Shirt Time!“Jersey Shore” star Paul “DJ Pauly D” Delvecchio, who is famous for calling “T-Shirt Time” before going out, has just signed a deal with Dirty Couture to design...
Thug convicted after robbing engagement ring from Craigslist man
A small-time Lucchese-linked thug was convicted of robbery today for macing and mugging a jilted salesman who'd posted an ad for his fiance's $30,000 engagement ring on Craigslist. Ring worm...
VIDEO: Cops looking for two gun-toting men wanted for Bronx store robbery
Cops are looking help in trying to identify two men wanted in connection with an armed robbery in the Bronx. Two men wearing ski masks walked into a grocery store...
What films are the studios pushing this awards season?
It's always fascinating to look at what movies the studios deem worthy of Golden Globe, Academy Awards or other nominations. Sometimes, the picks are no-brainers, other times....not so much. So how...
Madman 'shooter' Jared Loughner posed in a G-string and gun before going on rampage: report
Accused Arizona shooter Jared Loughner took photographs of himself wearing nothing but a red G-string and holding a Glock 9 mm gun before going on a rampage that injured Congresswoman...
Mets sign Harris to be fourth outfielder
The Mets’ search for outfield depth has turned up Willie Harris.The veteran outfielder is close to finalizing a minor-league deal with the team, a source confirmed Friday. The 32-year-old hit...
Tunisian leader flees amid protests, PM takes over
TUNIS, Tunisia — After 23 years of iron-fisted rule, the president of Tunisia was driven from power Friday by violent protests over soaring unemployment and corruption. Virtually unprecedented in modern...
Pope John Paul II to be beatified May 1
VATICAN CITY — During his 2005 funeral Mass, crowds at the Vatican shouted for Pope John Paul II to be made a saint immediately, chanting "Santo Subito!" for one of...
Queens man pleads guilty to stabbing wife
The Queens man who was accused of stabbing his wife to death in front of their 7-year-old daughter has pleaded guilty to the vicious crime. Balbir Singh, 37, admitted to...
Coach ready for 'second-biggest' game in Jets history
Jets-Patriots III isn't quite Super Bowl III, Rex Ryan admits. But it's close. The Jets head coach called Sunday's matchup the second-biggest game in the 51-season history of the franchise,...
Cuomo canceling secret State Police pay raises
ALBANY – Gov. Cuomo is canceling the huge and highly controversial pay raises secretly given 28 top State Police officials last month amid the state’s worsening fiscal crisis, The Post...
Security tight at funeral for slain Arizona judge
TUCSON, Ariz. — The federal judge killed in the Arizona shooting rampage was known for an immigration ruling that got him death threats, but on Friday he was remembered as...
Nets continue work on Carmelo trade
LOS ANGELES -- The Nets on Friday continued to try to put the finishing touches on a trade for Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony.Sources who were extremely optimistic Thursday the deal...
Former Syracuse coach takes over at UConn
HARTFORD, Conn. -- New UConn football coach Paul Pasqualoni described his position Friday as “absolutely the right fit.” Pasqualoni, a Connecticut native and former Syracuse coach, said at a news...
Rex on Reggie: Jets could use his bat in lineup
Rex Ryan responded Friday to Reggie Jackson telling the Jets to "Shut up and play football." "That’s his opinion. We’re always going to be who we are. Reggie Jackson is...
Capt. Jack Sparrow set to return in fifth 'Pirates' movie: report
Drink up, me 'earties: The pirate's life continues for Capt. Jack Sparrow. Disney has re-signed original screenwriter Terry Rossio to pen a whopping fifth movie in the lucrative "Pirates of...
Priebus elected new RNC chairman on 7th ballot
OXON HILL, Md. — The national Republican Party, coming off huge election victories but facing a $22 million debt and an internal war over identity, ousted chairman Michael Steele Friday...
Oscar Watch: Globes predictions!
Here's a sneak peek at my Golden Globes predictions in the major categories, minus the snarky commentary, that will appear as part of Pulse's copious Globes coverage in Sunday's print...
Jets Coleman, Smith game-time decisions
Jets Drew Coleman and Brad Smith are listed as questionable for Sunday against the Patriots, with Rex Ryan saying each will be a game-time decision. Coleman didn’t practice at all...
SeaWorld to resume killer whale shows in US after death of trainer
A killer whale show suspended after the death of a female trainer almost a year ago will resume next month, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported late Thursday. "Dine with Shamu”...
JPMorgan Chase's profit jumps 47 percent in 4Q
JPMorgan Chase said Friday that fourth-quarter net income jumped 47 percent as the company was able to set aside less money to cover loan losses. The New York bank earned...
CBS President Nina Tassler has 'high level of concern' about Charlie Sheen
CBS seems prepared to let Charlie Sheen continue his booze-fueled downward spiral as long as he continues to deliver ratings and revenue. Despite his history of domestic violence and last...
Meow Meow in the West End
Wow, talk about inspired: Slinky minx Meow Meow has just been cast as the enchantress Lola in the stage version of Jacques Demy and Michel Legrand's 1964 film musical "The...
Doctors say Rep. Giffords opening eyes more frequently
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) is opening her eyes more frequently and beginning to perform more complex sequences of activity, neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Lemole said Friday, adding “we are actually confident...
Boy toy who killed gay sugar daddy also strangled, stomped on victim's face
The male model who confessed to viciously bludgeoning his fashion-journalist sugar daddy in a Times Square hotel -- then castrating him with a wine corkscrew -- also violently choked the...
Bronx woman busted for running boob-and-booty silicone clinic out of her home
A Bronx woman has been busted for operating a clinic inside her apartment and doing boob and booty jobs with the use of silicone mailed to her from her native...
Welcome Back, Museum of the Moving Image
Last night the second most-famous product of Astoria, Queens -- Tony Bennett, whose renown is very nearly the equal of our own Lou Lumenick -- was on hand to celebrate that up-and-coming...
Schools Chancellor Cathie Black says 'solution' for overcrowded classrooms is 'birth control': video
That didn't take long. Just two weeks after she took the job of schools chancellor, Cathie Black has already put her foot in her mouth -- reportedly telling parents that...
Transit boss said 'lulled' agency didn't think storm would be a problem
NYC Transit's boss admits his agency was "lulled" into thinking the Dec. 26 blizzard wouldn't be a serious problem. "We were 19 hours slow in formally issuing the highest level...
Is B'way Spidey making Sony nervous?
Did Sony release stills of Andrew Garfield in his enhanced-codpiece Spider-Man costume for its 2012 movie reboot yesterday to combat all the bad press from Julie Taymore's "Spider-Man: Take Back the...
Extinct woolly mammoth could be brought back to life: report
The long-extinct woolly mammoth could be brought back to life within four years after a breakthrough in cloning technology by Japanese scientists. Researchers have tried unsuccessfully in the past to...
New imam named for Ground Zero mosque
The organization planning to build an Islamic community center near the World Trade Center said the imam who has been the public face of the project, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf,...
Lincoln's Williams picks Notre Dame
The wait is over -- Lincoln All-American football player Ishaq Williams has chosen Notre Dame, The Post has learned. His coach, Shawn O’Connor, relayed the news Friday morning. The five-star...
Box Office: Bad buzz edition
Michel Gondry and Sony's woeful re-imagining of "The Green Hornet'' -- with Seth Rogen and badly added 3-D -- is widely predicted to lead the weekend's box office, with forecasts ranging...
Natural gas an opportunity for small banks and small business
As Kate Davidson writes in American Banker, small banks and some fiancial analysts are seeing a big opportunity for small banks to capitalize on natural gas drilling in the northeast...
Geriatric Colombo underboss John 'Sonny' Franzese sentenced to eight years in federal prison
The aged and infirm underboss of the Colombo crime family was sentenced today to eight years in prison for shaking down the Hustler and Penthouse strip clubs in Manhattan. John...
OCD Archives: The hunt for "Convention City''
Ron Hutchinson, founder of the Vitaphone Project, has written a fascinating piece on the international search for "Convention City'' (1933), a notorious pre-code comedy that is no longer known to...
Olivia Munn – 'Perfect Couples'
TCA Winter Press Tour 2011Pasadena, CA Q: What are some of the strangest reasons a guy have given you for breaking up?Probably, I would say people have broken up with...
Kennedy 'stalker' says family waited too long to call cops
A twisted "stalker" who "harassed and annoyed" Caroline Kennedy's daughter for nearly three years -- sending her a series of emails and letters that were signed "Your Hubby" -- is...
Major powers snub Iran invite for nuclear tour
Iran's invitation to allow a number of key countries to visit its nuclear sites has effectively been snubbed by major powers, diplomats in Iran said Friday. Diplomats close to the...
Drama Mama: 'Brother' Balthazar's back
Did those weekend plans to hang with your pal Charlie Sheen fall through, too? Find your drama elsewhere on the dial: “Brothers and Sisters” (Sunday, 10 p.m., ABC) If you’re...
US Treasury plans to sell last holding in Citigroup -
The US Treasury said Friday it plans to auction warrants in Citigroup, Boston Private Financial Holdings, and Wintrust Financial Corp., disposing of its remaining holdings in the financial institutions. Treasury...
Mayor Bloomberg predicts Jets will defeat Patriots, go to the Super Bowl
With two days to go before the big playoff clash between the Jets and the New England Patriots, Mayor Bloomberg pulled a Joe Namath this morning and predicted Gang Green...
LI DA wants inmate suicides review
The district attorney wants a review of conditions at Long Island's Nassau County Jail after four inmate suicides in a year. Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice tells Newsday that a...
ACLU seeks NY contempt ruling vs CIA
A federal judge is set to hear arguments on the American Civil Liberties Union's request that he hold the CIA in contempt of court for destroying videotapes depicting the interrogations...
'Shore' without the bore - Season 3, episode 2
Our weekly "Jersey Shore" recaps this season are short and brutal -- 100 words, no more.***The morning after the big blowout finds Situation playing Dr. Phil and trying to mend...
Bone marrow drive to be held in 'Lion King' star's memory
A bone marrow donor registry drive is being organized in memory of the 11-year-old girl who starred as Young Nala in Broadway's "The Lion King." Shannon Tavarez died in November...
John Paul II to be beatified in May, a key step on path to sainthood
John Paul II is to be beatified on May 1 -- a key step on the path to sainthood -- the Vatican announced Friday, after Pope Benedict XVI signed an...
NJ brothers busted in baby formula theft ring
NEWARK, N.J. — Authorities say three New Jersey brothers have been arrested for allegedly selling baby formula stolen from retail stores in several southern states. Paul Fishman, the U.S. Attorney...
Poster boy for 'not my fault'
A Los Angeles lawyer is this week's poster boy for 'not my fault'. Attorney Michael Pines urges his clients, those who have stopped paying their mortgage and have been evicted...
Killing progress one permit at a time
The Environmental Protection Agency is so committed to its anti-development agenda that it took the practically unprecedented step of revoking a permit that had previously been issued for a mountain-top...
The Post's Jets-Patriots Playoff Preview
The Jets continue their playoff road trip looking for revenge against the Patriots at New England. The Post takes you inside the AFC Divisional game with expert analysis and all...
Italian PM Berlusconi under investigation of prostitution involving teenage girl: report
ROME — Italy's leading newspaper reported Friday that Premier Silvio Berlusconi is under investigation in a prostitution case involving a 17-year-old Moroccan girl. Corriere della Sera said in its online...
Eagle soars past Kennedy, eyes Bronx's best
The first time John F. Kennedy and Eagle Academy met, just three games into the regular season, the Eagles were still a work in process. They were adjusting to their...
Game of the Week: Jets (+8 1⁄2) at Patriots
Whatifsports.com’s NFL simulation engine bases its weekly predictions on the statistical inputs of thousands of NFL games. Those inputs are based on rigorous analysis of each team’s roster, depth chart...
Hondo ready to bust move
Hondo split with the spreads during wild-card weekend but struggled to an underwhelming 1-3 mark with the totals, which left him only a game back in both endeavors. This week...
'Take' sign is Green
When trying to figure out the spread winner in Jets-Patriots, Round 3, it’s important to focus on the right things. Antonio Cromartie saying he hates that “a--hole” Tom Brady? Fun...
Yankees save winter by building best bullpen
For the Yankees, it’s closing time in the AL East. The beauty of baseball is that there are so many ways to win, but most of those ways start and...
Yankees add Soriano to bullpen with creative 3-year deal
The best bullpen in baseball now calls The Bronx home. The Yankees have agreed in principle to a deal with lights-out reliever Rafael Soriano, pairing him with Mariano Rivera to...
ESPN saves worst for BCS' biggest game
Before the BCS championship Monday, the production meeting, starting with ESPN’s producer addressing Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit, had to have gone down something like this: “Brent, Kirk, er, I...
Jets receivers easy to forget, hard to miss
It's east to forget sometimes just how explosive the Jets’ offensive arsenal can be. Part of that is the nature of how they view themselves: as a defense-first team. Part...
Patriots NT huge obstacle for Jets linemen
Jets guard Matt Slauson says offensive linemen can try to use Vince Wilfork’s size against him but Wilfork’s intelligence prevents that from succeeding. “He’s really smart,” Slauson said yesterday of the...
Patriots NT Wilfork big problem for Jets
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Patriots list Vince Wilfork at 325 pounds, which might be accurate if this was 2004. They also list Wilfork as strictly a nose tackle, which would...
Memories of rout fuel Jets
Rex Ryan was asked what kind of Jets team will be showing up on Sunday, and this is what he said: “The best New York Jet team that we’ve had.”...
Jets have to be perfect vs. Patriots powerhouse
The Jets must pursue perfection against the Patriots. If there’s one thing the Jets can be sure of when they take the Gillette Stadium field Sunday to play the Patriots...
Simms says anxiety can help Jets against Patriots
Behind the bluster, bragging and insults, there is a scared Jets team, Phil Simms suspects. And the former Giants quarterback and CBS analyst thinks that is a good thing. “It’s...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Stark leads RFK past Harris
Trevor Stark scored 26 points, grabbed nine rebounds and added seven assists as Robert F. Kennedy topped Townsend Harris, 79-56, in Queens B East boys basketball Thursday night. Tevin Richardson...
'Grand' threat? Hotel plan includes not-so-subtle warning
Make our dreams come true — or else!That’s what Michael and Alice Halkias, owners of the posh Grand Prospect Hall banquet palace, are saying to neighbors whose support they need...
Empire wing of mind! Jay-Z invests big in Downtown chicken joint
He’s not a businessman; he’s a business, man — and that’s why rapper Jay-Z’s investment in Downtown’s newest wing joint has already put it on the map.The King of Brooklyn...
Grimm: House members should pack heat if they want
By Natalie O’Neill Gun-slinging G-man-turned-Republican Rep. Michael Grimm wants beefed-up security training for him and his House colleagues in the wake of last weekend’s Arizona shootings — and lesson one...
Cops: This is the guy who robbed the Bay Ridge bank
The FBI has identified the principal suspect in the armed robbery of the Ridgewood Savings Bank on Third Avenue on Dec. 23.G-men are seeking Marat Mikhaylich, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound giant...
Brooklyn Brewery expansion means one thing: more beer!
Brooklyn Brewery has finally reached the tipping point.This week, the borough’s hottest beer purveyor expanded its Williamsburg complex, unveiling new brew equipment that will double its distribution — meaning that...
A 'Borkman' for a long, cold winter
For a play that stars some of the best stage actors working today — as well as Snape from the “Harry Potter” movies — the true star may be the...
Get buzzed! Brooklyn Brainery hosts beekeeping course
Admit it — ever since beekeeping became legal in March, you’ve been wondering how you could get in the buzz biz.Wonder no more, thanks to Brooklyn Brainery, which is offering...
No better time for Jets to beat bully
Let’s be honest: it would have been too easy if the Patriots had just gotten old and enfeebled, if they quietly had ceded the AFC East which they have ruled...
Super Bowl Giants know how to beat Brady
Jets coach Rex Ryan says Tom Brady doesn’t prepare as much as Peyton Manning. Shaun Ellis says Brady taunts the Jets with his finger-pointing whenever he scores a touchdown. Antonio...
Jets-Patriots matchups
The two Jets-Patriots regular-season meetings have produced a split decision, but it’s the 45-3 pummeling the Jets took in prime time on Dec. 6 that is stuck in the memory...
Serby's playoff Q&A with ... Robert Kraft
The Post’s Steve Serby chatted with the Patriots’ owner in the lead-up to their playoff game against the Jets on Sunday. Q: Where does the Jets-Patriots rivalry rank? A: We...
Inside the Jets-Patriots rivalry
The animosity is tinted with green and white, blue and red. It has involved players, coaches and front-office executives, and it has lasted through different regimes, extended deep into the...
Simms sizes up first two Jets-Patriots games
The two Jets-Patriots meetings in the regular season could not have been more different. In Week 2, the Jets beat the Patriots 28-14 at the Meadowlands by outscoring them 18-0...
What makes Woodhead work for Patriots
Danny Woodhead is showing the world what a lot of Jets fans -- but, unfortunately, not Jets management -- saw in the preseason. And even more unfortunately for Gang Green,...
A Somewhat Gentle Man
Stellan Skarsgard is a first-rate actor, as anyone who has seen "Good Will Hunt ing," "Dogville" or, especially, "Breaking the Waves" can attest. Skarsgard gives a worthy performance in his...
'Hornet' stink is deadly
The "last family-owned newspaper in Los An geles" is figuratively and literally trashed as its moronic new playboy publisher turns publicity-seeking vigilante in "The Greet Hornet," an overblown, interminable and...
'Angels' make a comeback
'Charlie's Angels" is one step closer to returning to the small screen. ABC -- home of the original series -- has ordered a pilot for an update on the female...
Talent wasted on cad sex
Some very good actors give their all to Jeff Lipsky's "Twelve Thirty," a wildly misanthropic and overlong black comedy about an Iowa college student (Jonathan Groff, of Broadway's "Spring Awakening")...
The lady mans up in a wickedly Wilde revival
Along with a barrage of witticisms, Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" boasts one of the stage's most formidable creatures. "I don't really know what a Gorgon is like,...
'Desert' blooms
Misery springs eternal. We've seen dozens of fictional families clash be cause of a Big Traumatic Past Event, but that didn't deter Jon Robin Baitz ("The Substance of Fire," TV's...
Dour 'Day' a drag
A TV writer (Liev Schreiber) faces a series of remarkably dull midlife crises in "Every Day," a failed comedy as uninteresting as its title. Ned is stressed out by the...
Man v. machine
The answer to the age- old, man-vs.-machine question will be clear soon -- but, so far, it looks like you should bet on the machine. IBM yesterday gave its first...
Shaking a leg (& more) at MoMA
There's art in motion at MoMA, where Tri sha Brown and her company are doing an hourlong performance. Starting in the atrium, they move throughout the museum -- but if...
Squeaky Sheen
Charlie Sheen, who has had more than his fair share of problems, shocked executives at CBS and Warner Bros. TV when he returned from holiday hiatus last week looking as...
Musical's a Shirelles thing
Get ready for the Jersey Girls. A jukebox musical about the Shi relles called, naturally, "Baby, It's You" will open in the spring at the Broadhurst. The nostalgia-dripping show is...
'Hard Knocks' heads to the dugout
'Hard Knocks"-- HBO's addictive show about life in the locker rooms of the NFL during pre-season training -- may try its hand at baseball. Showtime, HBO's major rival, is planning...
Get your kicks for free
Pamper yourself and your pockets! If the holidays left you broke, we’ve got some great free ways to pick yourself up without reaching for your wallet. Lululemon * The freebie:...
Repo Chick
The story behind Alex Cox's "Repo Chick" is more interesting than the movie itself: It screened at the 2009 Venice Film Festival, then vanished. Now it is being resurrected for...
'The Dilemma' is a fine bromance
It would be superficial, if not entirely off the mark, to dismiss “The Dilemma” as a slow-moving episode of “Desperate Housewives” as written by Chris Berman. There’s a bit more...
Docs hail 'miracles' as Gabby livens up
The "miracles" keep on coming for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Giffords, shot through the head by a crazed gunman at an outdoor Tucson, Ariz., event on Saturday, can now move both...
Killer's dad feared son was spiraling 'out of control'
Jared Lee Loughner's father had told a neighbor he feared his son was "out of control," it was reported last night. The comment by Randy Loughner, who had a confrontation...
Marital $$ infidelity
Three in 10 Americans commit "financial infidelity" by lying to their spouses about money, a new survey says. Thirty-one percent of American couples with combined finances aren't truthful about issues...
Hostage reunion
A group of hostages held in Iran for 444 days will reunite at West Point next week -- 30 years after a cheering nation welcomed them back there. They will...
Medicaid: NY needs an 'opt-out'
New York state must give local governments more flexibility to control Medicaid costs: As is, the program's imposing an unfair and unsustainable burden. Here in Erie County (the largest Upstate...
Lawmakers v. liberty
Just a few days after the Constitution was read aloud to open the 112th Congress, the shootings in Tucson and their aftermath have underscored both the document's central position in...
A 'stealthy' signal
It's not clear who authorized the test flight of China's new J-20 "stealth" fighter during Defense Secretary Robert Gates' visit to Beijing this week, but the message was pretty clear:...
Jitters over tuition hike
ALBANY -- Legislators and advocates expect Gov. Cuomo to propose tuition increases for public universities when he unveils his state budget on Feb. 1. With deficits exceeding $10 billion, Deborah...
NY gets $7M in illegal-alien deal
ALBANY -- New York law-enforcement agencies have begun collecting their one-third portion of a nearly $21 million settlement from a national pallet-recycling company that employed 6,000 illegal aliens in 26...
Wiki's 15G for 'leaker'
HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- Supporters of the Army private suspected of leaking troves of files in one of the biggest security breaches in US history say WikiLeaks has fulfilled its pledge...
Side air bags for new cars
WASHINGTON -- The Transportation Department is requiring that new cars and trucks have strong side air bags to prevent motorists from being tossed out in rollovers. The phase-in will begin...
Feds bank on tax-refund debit card
WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department can now put tax refunds on prepaid debit cards for taxpayers without bank accounts. The department yesterday said it would send explanatory letters to 600,000...
Piracy costing some big 'bucs'
LONDON -- Maritime piracy costs the global economy $7 billion to $12 billion a year, researchers said yesterday, with Somali piracy in particular driving up costs of shipping through the...
Licked again: Postal rates up
WASHINGTON -- Postal rates will go up in April, but the cost of sending the basic letter will remain the same, the US Postal Service said yesterday. Most rates will...
City home prices in 10% rise
Record low mortgage rates and an increase in jobs drove the average price of a Big Apple home in the final quarter of 2010 up 10 percent from the same...
Wii revealed Parkinson's
A British mother of two is crediting the Wii with helping her learn she had Parkinson's disease. Julie Wilks, 54, found out she had the degenerative disorder after noticing that...
FDA painkiller cutback
WASHINGTON -- Federal health regulators are limiting a key ingredient found in Vicodin, Percocet and other prescription painkillers that have been linked to liver damage. The FDA said yesterday it...
House call on ObamaCare
WASHINGTON -- The House next week will reopen debate on repealing President Obama's signature health-care laws, the office of Majority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) confirmed yesterday. "As the White House...
'Hail' storm by disabled vs. TLC
Disabled riders say they aren't getting a fair share of taxis. Only 232 of 13,200 cabs are handicapped-accessible -- about 1.8 percent of the fleet -- which violates federal laws,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Police arrested a fiend wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting two women in Williamsburg. Rayquan Williams, 21, first struck at 8 a.m. on New Year's Day when he pounced on...
Drilling for jobs -- or tainting our water?
THE ISSUE: Whether fracking in western New York poses a threat to the city's water supply. *** When most politicians are trying to appease special-interest groups, it is refreshing to...
AOL deals will outsource sports, real estate and health content
AOL Inc. yesterday unveiled three new partnerships -- deals that mean content for its sports, real estate and health channels will be outsourced. AOL said the deals are an attempt...
Business briefs
Video pox US retail sales of new video games generated revenues of $10.1 bil lion, a 5 percent decline from $10.6 billion in 2009, said NPD Group.Jobless claims Initial unemployment...
'Black Doll' trial starts
Clarence Jones caused a citywide stir in July 2008 by blowing the whistle on East Harlem cops who allegedly stuck the head of a black doll on their squad car's...
O improves poll position
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's popularity is bouncing back, with his approval nearing 50 percent in the latest Quinnipiac poll and gaining among independents. Obama's 48-44 approval rating is his best...
Jay-Z kin wing biz taking off
His new single is "H.A.M." -- but it's rap mogul Jay-Z's investment in his cousin's Buffalo wing business that has Brooklyn buzzing. Ever since word of the "Empire State of...
Marilyn Monroe deal flirts with $50M figure
The Marilyn Monroe business is getting a makeover. Nearly 50 years after the death of the sexy cinema icon, her name and likeness will soon grace a wide range of...
Gov's bipartisan pitch
Gov. Cuomo played down his Democratic affiliation yesterday as he traveled to Jamestown -- closer to Cleveland than Manhattan -- to kick off a statewide campaign for bipartisan support of...
$coring big with kid tests
Hundreds of highly paid bureaucrats who don't work inside schools have quietly reaped more than $2 million in bonuses based on student test scores and graduation rates in recent years,...
$4M settle in pension suit
ALBANY -- The state's public-worker pension fund has settled a federal securities-fraud lawsuit against Merrill Lynch and two former company officials for $4.25 million. The New York State Common Retirement...
Blight-prevention bid
The city launched a new "proactive" inspection program yesterday that officials said was designed to head off the kind of deterioration that left some neighborhoods looking like war zones decades...
Battle over Etta
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- R&B singer Etta James is gravely ill with leukemia and dementia, and her husband of 41 years is seeking a court order to control more than $1...
'Raffle' baffle a con: DA
A Long Island man is accused of selling more than $100,000 worth of raffle tickets for a million-dollar waterfront home, then reneging on the drawing and pocketing the cash for...
MSG goes to the mat for ultimate fighting
Let's get ready to rumble! The head of Madison Square Garden Sports said yesterday he's ready to spar with Gov. Cuomo and the state Legislature to allow controversial professional cage...
US triple-A rating in peril
Rising debt levels and a high unemployment rate led two credit-rating agencies yesterday to warn Uncle Sam that it needs to get its fiscal house in order or risk losing...
'Sticking' it to bikers
You may soon need a sticker to ride. In a bid to rein in rogue cyclists, all adult pedal pushers in the city will be required to get an ID...
'30 Rock' account 'fraud'
Nerds, Liz Lemon's glasses would be steamed in anger over this! Tina Fey's "30 Rock" was the victim of a cheating bean counter who concocted phony expense reports to rip...
$7B Picower deal OK'd
Bernie Madoff's victims are one step closer to getting their money back after a bankruptcy judge yesterday approved a staggering -$7.2 billion settlement reached last month with the estate of...
Fast-moving Target
Target is finally heading north of the border. The "cheap chic" discounter said yesterday it's shelling out $1.8 billion to scoop up 220 stores from Canada-based Zeller's, a downmarket chain...
Investor sues over his $lice of Carmine's
A Florida man wants another heaping portion of profits from Carmine's restaurant. Gary Croland filed suit yesterday seeking more than $1 million he claims he's owed for financing the Theater...
Rat crawls up man's leg on subway
Call it a subway squeak attack. Every straphanger's nightmare was caught on a skin-crawling video showing a chubby sewer rat scurrying up a sleeping man's leg and coming face-to-face with...
Zodiac killjoys!
Hey, baby, what's your sign? Now the answer is: "Who the heck knows!" A group of astronomers claims that the ancient zodiac chart is wrong -- and that the dates...
Celeb chef in hot water
His charity begins far from home. A London celebrity chef who trots around the globe for African kids was arrested for stiffing his own 16-year-old Brooklyn son out of $93,000...
School-food health kick
Been there, done that. The US Department of Agriculture proposed strict nutrition guidelines for school food yesterday -- but the Big Apple has already put most of the healthy measures...
Hudson giving berth
After years of casting off its maritime past, the city is making an a-boat face. A fleet of historic vessels will have a permanent home at Hudson River Park, under...
Public Advocate de Blasio calls for NYPD Glock boycott
Law-enforcement agencies, including the NYPD, should boycott gun manufacturers who produce high-capacity magazines like the one used to shoot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others, a top city official said...
Hillary to Arab bigs: You 'sink'
DOHA, Qatar -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday told Arab leaders that they can expect to face growing unrest, extremism and even rebellion if they fail to quickly...
Titanic wreck set to vanish
The wreck of the Titanic, which sank after hitting an iceberg on her maiden voyage nearly a hundred years ago, is going to be lost forever -- after scientists found...
LT plea in teenager sex case
Disgraced former grid great Lawrence Taylor yesterday got off with no jail time, copping to lesser charges in the alleged rape of a 16-year-old Bronx runaway -- but the lascivious...
Woman who 'steals' furs by putting them under her clothes busted again
She may waddle like a duck, but it's mink or better for this lifelong fur thief. A stocky Brooklyn klepto who has been preying on high-end Manhattan boutiques since the...
Spotify leaps to US
Spotify, the popular European music service, is finally crossing the pond, The Post has learned. After trying to crack the US market for more than a year, Spotify is close...
UFT appeals order to release teacher ratings
The United Federation of Teachers filed an appeal yesterday to prevent the city from releasing 12,000 teacher-performance ratings by name. The petition to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court...
The cry of the cowardly pol
It's nearly three weeks before Gov. Cuomo presents his first budget, and the protectors of entrenched Albany fiefdoms are already squawking. Exhibits 1 and 1a: Senate Higher Education Committee Chairman...
One mayor gets it
The mayor of Connecticut's largest city has gotten the message. So why in the world can't Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly? Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch says The Post's...
Battle cry over StuyTown rents
The bitter legal battle at the sprawling East Side apartment complex Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village is intensifying as tenants brace themselves for rent hikes. The new owners of the 80-acre...
Tears at Christina's funeral
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Thousands of tearful mourners gathered yesterday for the funeral of the youngest victim of the Arizona massacre -- a girl who was born on 9/11. Family members...
Google air scare
Uncle Sam's antitrust lawyers may block Google's efforts to control the airline reservation skies. The Department of Justice is seriously considering suing the Mountain View, Calif., firm to stop the...
A Baker with nose for retail
New York real estate mogul Richard Baker is looking awfully smart lately. The chairman of NRDC Equity Partners -- which owns the Lord & Taylor chain -- was criticized by...
Fleming's on move at Morgan
Think of him as Morgan Stanley's No. 2. Former Merrill Lynch exec Greg Fleming has been named Morgan Stanley's president of global wealth management -- a move that some say...
'Perv' trial opens
A juvenile-justice worker who recanted after confessing to sexually assaulting three teen girls heard his first alleged victim testify against him yesterday. "I turned around to look at him, and...
Zuckerman's ax set to swing at the Daily News
Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman is apparently unhappy with advertisers' response to the new four-color paper, and the word inside is that more editorial cutbacks will follow. Decisions about the...
Citi dodges audit bullet
Citigroup's 2008 bailout was "strikingly ad hoc" and the bank is still too big and interconnected to be allowed to fail, a new government watchdog audit concluded yesterday. The Special...
Social is hot scene
You don't have to be Groupon to be hot. Investors and potential buyers, lured by the rapid success of the Chicago-based coupon site, are banging down the doors of any...
NYPD aids Calif. in '68 slay case
The NYPD has teamed with California cops trying to identify a woman whose savagely beaten body was found in a beachside ditch more than four decades ago. The victim --...
'Robber' slipped on disc
A professional thief set off on a six-bank robbery spree the same day he was released from federal prison -- and was busted only because he greedily shoplifted a $20...
'Spidey' now dangling 'til March
When it comes to their troubled Spider-Man musical, Bono and The Edge still haven't found what they're looking for. The official premiere of "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" has been...
Bravissimo! Met settles bias suit
The feds have settled a civil suit against the Metropolitan Opera for discriminating against operagoers who use wheelchairs. The agreement came shortly after the suit, which charged the Met with...
Charges in Carl threat
BUFFALO -- A New York City man has been charged with phoning in a bomb threat to the Buffalo campaign headquarters of former gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino, federal authorities said....
'Maid'-man cleared
A Bronx jury acquitted a naked "housecleaner" of manslaughter charges yesterday after the accused man said he confessed because he feared an Abner Louima-style sodomy attack by cops. Prosecutors had...
Pizzeria owes dough
The owner of famed Grimaldi's Pizza -- already embroiled in a bitter and expensive legal battle with his Brooklyn landlord -- was ordered to pay another building owner $2.3 million...
Honors co-ed psych-ward suit
A shy former Brooklyn College honors student hoping for help with a scary housing crisis wound up getting hauled off to the psych ward after complaining to campus security, a...
Andre eye-popper
That takes some balls! Former tennis great Andre Agassi served up an offer this guy couldn't refuse -- a chance to see what supposedly was steamy cellphone photos of Agassi's...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST5 ½ fur; $18,000; clm($7,500); 4upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2Bryan Kicks(L),118F Jara2-1-2Baker 8-13Wadi Suki(L),111C Amaro2-5-6Persaud 12-14Karakorum On Black(L),120A Lezcano6-1-4Odintz 15-15Cody Grove(L),118J Davis4-6-1Henry...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 ¼m; $21,000; clm($10,000); 4upBUDGET stretches out for new barn after winning when going turf to dirt in first start since August. BEDROCK BLUES closed to finish second going...
Aqueduct Charts
Jan. 13, 2011 Clear And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST6 fur; $23,000; clm; 4up(f)Off: 12:30 p.m.St.good, won drivingTime: 23.44, 47.50, 59.60, 1:12.30.Trainer: Rudy RodriguezWinner: DK B/ M, 7, by...
Sunday's Best
The experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWSTEVE SERBYMARK CANNIZZAROPAUL SCHWARTZTIM BONTEMPSSTEELERS 3½ Ravens (Tomorrow, 4:30, CBS)SteelersRavensRavensRavensSteelers Over/Under (44½)UnderOverOverOverUnderFALCONS 2½ Packers (8:00, FOX)PackersPackersFalconsFalconsPackers Over/Under (43½)UnderUnderUnderUnderOverPATRIOTS 8½ Jets (Sunday, 4:30, CBS)JetsJetsJetsJetsPatriots Over/Under...
Former Giants LB Pierce mulled NFL comeback
Antonio Pierce admitted "that itch was there." But in the end, he decided his retirement from football was official. "It was time to move on, man," Pierce, the former Giants...
Falcons forming plan for attacking Packers
Matt Ryan says he prefers to keep things simple, which is why when he prepares for an upcoming opponent he goes "real old-school." He uses a paper and pencil to...
Resurgent defense leading Bears against Seahawks
LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Brian Urlacher looked at the talent on the roster and saw no reason why the Bears would miss the postseason for a fourth straight year. Well,...
5 questions for ... Matt Millen
ESPN NFL and college football analyst Matt Millen talked with The Post's Justin Terranova about the wide-open NFC, what could be deciding factors in the Ravens-Steelers game and loving life...
Patriots boast triple-threat at tight end
Many NFL teams are lucky to have one quality tight end. The Patriots have three. "It's probably the best group of tight ends in the league," Jets defensive coordinator Mike...
Knicks' Amar'e starting to show wear and tear
Knicks star Amar'e Stoudemire made an appearance on the couch of "The Late Show With David Letterman" last night, all spiffy in a light-gray patterned suit and olive tie. The...
Patriots WR uses foot jokes to rib Jets
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Wes Welker showed yesterday he might have a future as a Post headline writer once this whole NFL thing is over. Although Bill Belichick has banned the...
Jobs filled, Fewell returns to run Giants defense
Perry Fewell attracted interest from four NFL teams with head-coaching vacancies, but yesterday the last two of those openings were filled, meaning Fewell will return for his second season as Giants...
Sports shorts
GRID: Pasqualoni hired Paul Pasqualoni, the former Syracuse coach, was hired yesterday as the new football coach at Connecticut. Pasqualoni, 61, previously was the Dallas Cowboys' defensive coordinator. He was...
Jets' injury jinx could keep Coleman out
Is there a Patriots jinx on the Jets? Nickel cornerback Drew Coleman, a key contributor in the secondary, suffered a knee injury late in yesterday's practice that has left his...
No love lost between Ravens, Steelers
It's going to hurt. And not just because Terrell Suggs said one of the two best teams in the NFL is going to be sitting home next Sunday, watching the...
2010 class put Patriots on top of NFL
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Tom Brady's magical season isn't the only reason the Patriots are 14-2 and hurtling toward their fourth Lombardi Trophy in 10 years. A draft class for the...
Broncos hire Fox; Browns pick Shurmur
Two NFL teams filled their head-coaching vacancies yesterday -- the Broncos hiring former Panthers coach and Giants defensive coordinator John Fox, while the Browns tapped Rams offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur...
Hamilton benching linked to possible three-team deal
Serving Richard "Rip" Hamil ton with his first-ever bench warrant as a Piston for Wednesday night's loss to the Grizzlies was nothing personal, unreasonable, disrespectful or brainless as represented by...
Knicks-Grizzlies 'Melo talk not serious: source
In case the Nets' deal with Carmelo Anthony falls through, Knicks president Donnie Walsh is preparing to have something in place to entice the Nuggets as a fallback. An Internet...
Islanders lose to Senators
Maybe the Islanders would have had a chance last night if they didn't start a 20-year-old goalie. Or maybe they would have had a chance if his replacement wasn't a...
Nets could get Carmelo within days: sources
LOS ANGELES -- There is as much caution as confidence but multiple league sources contend the Nets' long national (Basketball Association) nightmare could be coming to an end as soon...
Rangers shut out Canucks
The Rangers not only proved last night they are capable of playing with and beating the big boys, but they also demonstrated that their coach just might not always know...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogSTEELERS 3½ 3½(37) RavensFALCONS 1½ 2½(43½)PackersSundayPATRIOTS 9 8½(44½)JetsBEARS 9½10 (41) SeahawksNCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogWRIGHT ST.5ValparaisoButler4½DETROITRIDER1IonaFairfield3LOYOLA, MD.Siena7½MARISTSTETSON2MercerFLA. G.C.3½KennesawNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogKNICKS 9 KingsLAKERS14 NetsRAPTORS 5 PistonsSIXERS 4 BucksBulls 2 PACERSCELTICS 9 BobcatsSPURS11 MavericksROCKETSPickHornetsJAZZ15...
Missed call on spear irks Rangers
Everyone could see Alex Burrows spear Marc Staal in the family jewels during a battle in front with a little more than five minutes to go in the second period...
Trout Unlimited reaches out to returning war vets
Trout Unlimited has set up a new program that will help veterans returning from war get adjusted through conservation projects and fly fishing. With 140,000 members and 400 chapters throughout...
Red Bulls draft Rooney's brother
BALTIMORE -- Manchester United star Wayne Rooney, one of the world's most famous players, starring at its biggest club, casts a huge shadow. His younger brother John has come all...
Devils unlikely to snag superstar in draft
The bad news is that the Devils are threatening to earn the first slot in June's draft lottery. More bad news is that E.J. McGuire, the head of NHL Central...
Jets unsure of Smith's status
Jets wide receiver and kick returner Brad Smith (groin) was limited in practice yesterday and his status for Sunday's AFC Divisional playoff game at New England is uncertain. "I'm feeling...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 14SATJan. 15SUNJan. 16MONJan. 17TUEJan. 18WEDJan. 19THUJan. 20KnicksSacramento7:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMENOGAMEPho.1:00MSGESPNNOGAMEHou.8:30MSGESPNNOGAMENetsL.A. Lakers10:30TV -- YES NetworkRadio WFAN 660 AMPort.10:00YESWBBRNOGAMEG.S.4:00YESWBBRNOGAMEUtah7:00YESWFANNOGAMERangersNOGAMEMont.7:00MSGESPNPhi.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMETor.7:00MSG+ESPNCar.7:00MSGESPNIslandersNOGAMEBuff.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEDevs1:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEWash.7:00MSG+2WRHUDevilsTampa Bay7:30TV MSG Plus NetworkRadio WFAN...
Weird but true
The morgue in Chicago has become a regular slumber party. The Cook County Medical Examiner has been forced to double-up the corpses in the morgue's 300 cooler trays because of...
Auburn QB going pro
Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton will skip his senior season and enter the NFL Draft after leading Auburn to a national championship and drawing nearly as much attention for a...
Perennial contender Kennedy falling on hard times
Johnny Mathis grimaced and shook his head, but it had nothing to do with the type-2 diabetes he feverishly still battles. The John F. Kennedy boys basketball coach was asked...
Girls basketball roundup: Claps nears milestone as SIA beats New Dorp
Bethany Claps is a step closer to a milestone. The Staten Island Academy junior scored 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in a 66-54 non-league girls basketball win over host...
Lynch, Stanners top LuHi
It was a win that didn’t feel like one to Archbishop Molloy. “We never seem to be able to fully shutdown a team,” sophomore forward Carolyn Gallagher said. “They always...
Football recruiting notebook: Still undecided, Williams set to take official visit to Penn State
Ishaq Williams still isn’t ready to pick among Penn State, Syracuse and Notre Dame, but the All-American defensive end/tight end hopes an official visit to State College will help make...
Lehner leads Senators past Islanders, 6-4
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Robin Lehner made 20 saves in his first NHL start to help the Ottawa Senators snap a six-game winless streak with a 6-4 victory over the New...
Rangers' Wolski, Lundqvist combine to blank Canucks
Wojtek Wolski scored his first goal as a Ranger, Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves and New York beat Vancouver 1-0 on Thursday night to end the Canucks' 17-game unbeaten streak...
Martha Stewart gets nine stitches after accidental headbutt by her dog
Domestic diva Martha Stewart needed nine stitches on her upper lip after her French bulldog walloped her as Stewart leaned in to whisper goodbye to the pooch, TMZ reported Thursday....
Yankees sign Soriano to be setup man
The best bullpen in baseball now calls The Bronx home. The Yankees agreed in principle to a deal with lights-out reliever Rafael Soriano, pairing him with Mariano Rivera to give...
Rockaway legend returns to help build Scholars Academy program
Becky Moers was a budding junior high basketball player when her family took her to see a St. John’s-Boston College women’s game in Queens. It wasn’t just any old contest,...
Veloz helps Monsignor McClancy sink St. Edmund's
Two years ago, Jonathan Veloz was part of Christ the King’s future, playing for the CHSAA Class AA intersectional junior varsity title with teammates TJ Curry, Terrel Hunt and Aaron...
Cam Newton to enter NFL Draft: report
Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton said Thursday that he will leave school a year early to enter the NFL Draft, The Birmingham News reported. The quarterback, who took Auburn to...
Juvy justice worker hears testimony in sexual assault case
Disgraced juvenile justice worker Tony Simmons -- who has confessed to, then recanted, sex assaults on three vulnerable teen girls -- heard his first alleged victim testify against him today....
NY legislators, advocates brace for tuition hikes at CUNY and SUNY schools
ALBANY, N.Y. — Legislative leaders and advocates fear that a crushing deficit will force Gov. Andrew Cuomo to propose tuition increases for New York’s public universities following years of funding...
Troubled Spiderman musical official premiere to be delayed one month
The official premier of “Spiderman: Turn off the Dark” has been postponed from Feb. 11 to March 15, “to fine-tune aspects of the show, including the new ending,” show producers...