March 16, 2011
Nets coach 'glad' team didn't trade for Carmelo: report
Avery Johnson, riding a five-game winning streak and a victory over the Celtics, likes his Nets just the way they are: with Deron Williams and without Carmelo Anthony.Johnson told NJ.com...
Cuomo: NY will review safety at nuclear plant
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo wants to review information from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about safety of a nuclear plant that lies near a seismic fault line 35 miles north of...
Man charged in assault says he was defending himself from bias attack
A Brooklyn man charged with bashing another man over the head with a piece of wood was actually defending himself against a bias attack, a defense lawyer claimed in court...
Severely mentally ill defendants to have own Manhattan courtroom
Non-violent, severely mentally ill defendants will now have their own courtroom in Manhattan -- one offering treatment rather than incarceration, officials announced today. The new "Manhattan Mental Health Court," located...
Fifth suspect charged in Queens fatal beating
A fifth suspect has been charged in the fatal beating of Queens teen — and bragged about the brutal crime on his Facebook profile, police sources said today. Calvin Pietri,...
Pelfrey gives up 9 hits in 5 innings of Mets' loss to Twins
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Mike Pelfrey gave up three runs and nine hits over five innings in the Mets' 4-3 loss to the Twins on Wednesday. “Some long innings,” Pelfrey...
Duke's Hill responds to 'Fab Five' film
Former Duke standout Grant Hill is criticizing former Michigan star Jalen Rose for saying the Blue Devils “only recruited black players that were ’Uncle Toms.’” Rose made the comments in...
UConn tries to continue streak vs. Bucknell
WASHINGTON -- Next to winning national championships in 1999 and 2004, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun considers the Big East title he captured last week to be his third-biggest thrill. If...
Khadafy tells French newspaper he could seize back control of Libya within one day
PARIS -- Col. Moamar Khadafy ruled out talks with rebel forces in a newspaper interview Wednesday, telling France's Le Figaro he could seize control of Libya within a day if...
Robbins Bracket Breakdown
Lenn Robbins picks the field of 68
Giants say ticket-holders can wait to pay
Fans who own Giants season tickets should expect to receive in the mail next week an invoice for payment for their 2011 seats. But they don’t need to fork over...
Jailed mobsters want iPods to review evidence against them
Worst. Playlist. Ever. A dozen reputed mobsters want prison officials to let them have iPods so they can listen to secret government recordings behind bars. Defense lawyers complained today that...
Family sues woman who ordered cremation of Brooklyn man
A Brooklyn family is suing their late patriarch’s fourth wife, saying she was never legally married to him and had him cremated against his wishes, court papers reveal. But an...
Yankees watch Millwood at showcase
The Yankees attended a showcase for pitcher Kevin Millwood on Wednesday at UC-Irvine, according to a source. Millwood turned down the Yankees' offer of a minor-league contract this winter, hoping...
Missing mom found dead; warned to 'look at' hubby if anything happened to her
The bruised body of a Bronx mom — the estranged wife of an abusive ex-NYPD cop — was found tonight in a wooded area off a Westchester highway, police sources...
Stocks fall on Japanese nuclear concerns
The Standard & Poor's 500 index ended Wednesday's trading session in negative territory for the year, as stocks plunged on worries that Japan's nuclear crisis would end in reactor meltdowns...
Jenn Sterger sues manager to recover Favre materials
TAMPA, Fla. -- Jenn Sterger, the former Jets game-day hostess involved in the Brett Favre "sexting" scandal, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against her manager Phil Reese for the return of...
GO NOW: Brontë Country
Now that Mia Wasikowska (of “Alice in Wonderland”, 2010-edition fame) is breathing life back in Jane Eyre for a new generation of movie-goers, Brontë Country in Yorkshire, England, is hot...
'Millionaire's tax' sinking in NY budget talks
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders indicate the so-called "millionaire's tax" that the Assembly hopes will help reverse planned deep cuts to school funding is...
Elite Japan nuclear workers race to stop meltdown
FUKUSHIMA, Japan — They risk explosions, fire and an invisible enemy — radiation that could kill quickly or decades later — as they race to avert disaster inside a dark,...
Joba (strained oblique) shut down by Yankees
TAMPA -- The Yankees said Wednesday that reliever Joba Chamberlain's injury is a strained left oblique and he won't be pitching soon.Chamberlain felt what he described as a "cramp" or...
Beltran back in batting cage for Mets
Mets right fielder Carlos Beltran hit in the batting cage in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday, but only from the right side, to protect his left knee. When Beltran hits...
Five killed in plane crash at California airport
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Five people were killed Wednesday when a twin-engine plane crashed and burst into flames at California's Long Beach Airport, local media reported. Six people were on...
Clinton says no second term as secretary of state
CAIRO -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday she does not want to serve a second term as the chief US diplomat. Speaking to CNN's Wolf Blitzer during...
NY Senate seats at play in 'Adjustment Bureau,' 'Limitless'
I'm of the school of thought that believes that even stupid movies can tell us something about the zeitgeist, since Hollywood is obsessed with profiting from the latest trends. I...
Louisville teacher resigns, caught in car with boy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A public school biology teacher in Louisville has resigned after being arrested in a parked car with a 17-year-old boy. A spokeswoman for the Jefferson County Public...
Blagojevich, hosting Chicago radio show, calls legal woes his personal 'tsunami'
CHICAGO -- Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday said politicians and prosecutors came after him with the fury of a natural disaster, saying it was his own personal "tsunami."...
Obama the invisible
Where is the president? The world is beset. Moammar Khadafy is moving relentlessly to crush the Libyan revolt that once promised the overthrow of one of the world's most despicable...
Jury selection under way in second Connecticut home invasion trial
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A Connecticut Superior Court judge on Wednesday sealed the list of potential witnesses in the murder trial of Joshua Komisarjevsky, accused of the home invasion killings...
Ex-TV reporter's assault trial on hold until Sinhalese court translator available
The misdemeanor chauffeur-slap trial of ex-WPIX/Channel 11 reporter Vince DeMentri is on hold at least until Tuesday, because the chauffeur has suddenly begun insisting on continuing his testimony in Sinhala,...
BA's Top 31 Mets Prospects; No. 11: Juan Urbina
Vitals: 17 years old (turns 18 on May 31); 6-foot-2 and 170 pounds; both hits and throws left-handed; signed by the Mets as an international free agent out of Venezuela...
BA's Top 31 Yankees Prospects; No. 11: Brett Marshall
Vitals: 20 years old (turns 21 on March 22); 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds; both hits and throws right-handed; drafted by the Yankees in the sixth round of the 2008 draft...
Rapper Tru Life gets 8 years' prison in NYC attack
A rapper once signed to a Jay-Z-run label is headed to prison for a deadly attack on a New York City man he said he didn't mean to harm. Tru...
5th hate crime arrest in NY teen death
New York City police have arrested a fifth suspect in the suspected hate crime beating death of a teenager after a birthday party. Police say 18-year-old Anthony Collao died Monday...
Worse than Obamacare?
Hard to imagine but the Dodd-Frank financial regulation overhaul may just turn out to be a worse piece of legislation that even Obamacare. When President Obama signed Dodd-Frank he made...
NFL expected to make changes to kickoffs
Stepping up its emphasis on player safety, the NFL's competition committee is proposing suspensions for hits on defenseless players and several dramatic changes to the kickoff process. The owners are...
NY county plans layoffs, cuts to close budget gap
MINEOLA, N.Y. — Officials in an affluent suburban New York county announced $121 million in budget cuts Wednesday, including employee layoffs and service reductions, in response to a takeover by...
Break for St. Peter's: Purdue suspends key player
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue sophomore guard Kelsey Barlow has been suspended for the remainder of the season for conduct detrimental to the team. The school made the announcement Tuesday....
Boxer Ali asks Iran to free US hikers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Boxing champ Muhammad Ali is asking Iran to release two American hikers held since 2009 on spy charges. Ali, arguably the most prominent U.S. Muslim, released the...
This week's calendar: March 17 to 23
Thursday, March 17 to Sunday, March 20 Architectural Digest Home Design Show The 10th annual Architectural Digest Home Design Show presents the latest ideas and products for the home —...
Islanders activate DiPietro
The competitor in Rick DiPietro smiled Wednesday, when the Islanders’ oft-injured goalie was activated from injured reserve after being out of action since out since Feb. 1 when he suffered...
3UP: Chavez, Jones, Castillo
1. In today’s Post I wrote this column about Eric Chavez, whose $66 million contract over six years signed before the 2004 season remains the largest ever given by the...
BYU's Jimmer hopes to get drafted by Knicks: report
Jimmer Fredette went across the country to play college basketball. But according to his brother, the BYU star wants to play pro ball for his "hometown" team. “We want him...
Police smash worldwide internet pedophile network, rescue 230 children
THE HAGUE -- Police in several countries have arrested 184 alleged members of an online pedophile network and rescued 230 children in "the biggest case of its kind," police said...
'Cry rape' weather gal Heidi Jones negotiating deal with prosecutors
The skies may clear by early May for out-in-the-cold TV meteorologist Heidi Jones. The WABC/Channel 7 weather gal is negotiating with Manhattan prosecutors, in hopes of resolving charges she filed...
Japan's emperor prays for his people as mayor says 10,000 missing in one city
TOKYO -- Japan's emperor said Wednesday he was praying for the safety of his people in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami, as the number of dead and...
Libyan army issues midnight deadline to Benghazi residents ahead of 'cleansing' operation
BENGHAZI, Libya -- The Libyan army warned residents of the opposition-held city of Benghazi to flee rebel positions Wednesday ahead of a looming operation to "cleanse" the city of "armed...
Oil prices rebound above $99 per barrel
Oil prices rebounded Wednesday as traders recalibrated energy demand in the wake of numerous international crises. Benchmark crude for April delivery gained $2.20 at $99.38 per barrel on the New...
Hip-hop star Nate Dogg dies at 41
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The hip-hop artist known as Nate Dogg died Tuesday at the age of 41 after battling health issues for several years. The performer, whose given name...
US wholesale prices up 1.6 percent in February, biggest rise since 1974
WASHINGTON -- US wholesale prices rose sharply in February, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department, as food costs experienced their biggest one-month increase since 1974. The Labor...
Prince William and Kate Middleton set up wedding charity fund
LONDON -- Prince William and his bride-to-be Kate Middleton have set up a new charity fund to celebrate their Apr. 29 wedding, Sky News reported Wednesday. The couple want well-wishers...
Royal wedding souvenir china mugs show the wrong prince
LONDON -- It is either a right royal snafu or someone's idea of a joke but the latest souvenir offering ahead of the April 29 wedding of Prince William and...
Supermodel rejects plea deal in NYC court
Supermodel Jessica White has turned down a plea deal in her assault charge case over a New York City taxi. The Sport Illustrated swimsuit model appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court...
14 year old charged in NY stabbing incident
Police on Long Island have arrested a 14-year-old boy in the stabbing incident of another teenager. The 15-year-old victim is in the hospital in serious but stable condition. Nassau County...
Rep Issa subpoenas Madoff trustee on ex-SEC lawyer
WASHINGTON – The House Oversight Committee today subpoenaed Bernard Madoff Trustee Irving Picard’s records about former top SEC lawyer David Becker, who is being sued for allegedly profiting from the...
Ex-Alabama professor indicted on murder charges over colleague's deaths
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Former Alabama biology professor Amy Bishop was indicted on capital murder and attempted murder charges over a February 2010 shooting spree at the University of Alabama in...
Exiled ex-president Aristide to leave for Haiti on Thursday
PRETORIA, South Africa -- Haiti's exiled ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide plans to fly home Thursday, days before the Caribbean nation holds a crucial presidential run-off, a senior South African official said...
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Pakistan court frees CIA contractor after $2.34M compensation deal
LAHORE, Pakistan -- CIA contractor Raymond Davis was released from jail and left Pakistan on Wednesday just hours after being charged with murdering two men in Lahore in January. Lawyers...
February monthly housing starts fall most since March 1984
WASHINGTON -- New construction of US houses and apartments plunged in February, erasing a sharp gain in the prior month, the Commerce Department estimated Wednesday. Starts fell 22.5 percent in...
Obama goes with favorites in Final Four, picks Kansas to win it all
WASHINGTON -- Chalk and the Jayhawks. That's how President Obama sees the NCAA tournament playing out, and for the second straight year he's riding with Kansas to win the national...
'Red Dawn' remake makeover has a precedent: 'The North Star'
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that "there's no known precedent'' for MGM's decision to digitally change the invaders in the long-delayed remake of "Red Dawn'' from Chinese to North...
Berlusconi: I'm too old for so much sex
ROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi has sat down with the enemy, telling an opposition newspaper that he is too old to have had all the sexual encounters he is accused...
14 year old charged in NY stabbing incident
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Police on Long Island have arrested a 14-year-old boy in the stabbing incident of another teenager. The 15-year-old victim is in the hospital in serious but...
Japanese military helicopters dump water on Fukushima nuclear power plant
TOKYO -- Japanese military helicopters dumped water Thursday from huge buckets onto the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant, NHK reported. Three twin-rotor CH-47 Chinooks from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF)...
Death toll rises to five in Bahrain as curfew announced for Manama
MANAMA, Bahrain -- Bahrain authorities announced Wednesday a curfew from 4:00pm to 4:00am local time in Manama's Pearl Square and its financial district, as security forces continued to crack down...
Mayor's popularity rating falls to 39 percent: poll
Mayor Bloomberg's popularity ratings have taken their deepest dive since 2003, with voters outside Manhattan complaining two months after the bungled Christmas snowstorm that he's too focused on the city's...
Versatile Mavericks possess pieces for success
When Kristine Knuth runs through who is playing where there are usually a few additional names after the first. “I have a lot of utility players that I can move...
Defending champion James Madison has Hill to climb
Jeff Meltzer almost fell out of his chair. A few weeks ago, he logged onto PSAL.org to look at his James Madison softball team’s roster for this season. There he...
Perl of a second half: Junior forward ensures Bedford's spot in 'B' final
Brianna Perlmutter felt like she had to make things right. It was in the semifinals last year that coach Kendra Nelson sat her out in the first half of an...
Viking Quest: Sea in search of second straight CHSAA state title
The reminders of last season are all around St. Joseph by the Sea. Peak into right field and a large banner commemorating its undefeated CHSAA state softball title is draped...
You bet it’s VCU
USC and VCU, as No. 11 seeds, each have the potential to play three games this week. The Rams don’t come in playing their best ball of the season, but...
Lavin has lifted St. John's by leaning on his staff
DENVER — This is a coach who goes back a few years with Steve Lavin, who recruited against him back in the day, who watched Lavin’s remarkable rise from obscurity...
LIU's Culpo back after getting stitches in NEC title game
Winning an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament is every basketball player’s dream. Being on the court for the final seconds, as the confetti streams down and fans rush the...
Clemson, Asheville move on in NCAA tournament
DAYTON, Ohio — Jerai Grant scored a career-best 22 points and fast-starting Clemson built a double-figure lead and never backed off in beating Alabama-Birmingham 70-52 last night in an NCAA...
Emotional senior lifts Scholars Academy in semis
Becky Moers was on the way to one of the biggest games of her life when real life got in the way. In the car en route way to Brooklyn...
St. John's all business as they travel to Denver
One by one, the members of the St. John’s basketball team boarded the green-and-white Peter Pan bus named Indian Princess that was waiting behind Taffner Fieldhouse, parallel to Union Turnpike,...
Beating St. John’s put Gonzaga on map in 2000
Matt Santangelo, star guard on the 1999-2000 Gonzaga team, knew the moment had arrived. The 10th-seeded Zags, from the obscure West Coast Conference, were playing in just their second NCAA...
St. John's in for scrap against tourney-tested Gonzaga
DENVER — When Gonzaga takes the Pepsi Center court tomorrow night and its legions of fans from the Great Northwest are raising the noise level to avalanche decibels, it would...
Knicks' Anthony willing to shoot less
INDIANAPOLIS -- Carmelo Anthony has heard about Denver coach George Karl's euphoric state since he left town -- how happy he is with his new Nuggets, who are 8-2 since...
Knicks ticket hike prices out some fans
INDIANAPOLIS -- Some longtime diehard Knicks fans say they will have to give up their high-end seats after experiencing sticker shock when their next year's season ticket packages arrived in...
No defense as Pacers beat Knicks, again
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Knicks had their chance to beat the Pacers without Danny Granger Sunday night at the Garden and blew it. Granger, who sat out with the flu Sunday,...
St. Patrick's Day parade guide
For a quarter of a millenium, an iconic New York Irish celebration has taken over Manhattan. The first St. Patrick’s Day parade hit the streets of New York in 1762,...
Teddy's tale shocking, but grin and bear it
The terror suspect is considered a threat to society -- "the mastermind of a global conspiracy" responsible for thousands of crimes, including bombings and mass murder. He also happens to...
Fun fashion fotog
Octogenarian Bill Cunningham, the fascinating if sometimes reluctant subject of Richard Press' documentary, is less a fashion photographer than a dedicated urban anthropologist, chronicling both streetwear and high-society galas in...
Dude, where's my car?
In the wee hours of last Tuesday morning, a $260,000 yellow sports car belonging to spiky-haired TV host Guy Fieri disappeared in San Francisco. The Food Network star and host...
Murder in short
A bit of advice -- don't go out of your house until at least the summer solstice. There's murder, mayhem and madness afoot. There's incest, out-cest, lust, greed and guts....
'Bach' couple split?
'The Bachelor" star Brad Womack and Emily Maynard are furiously back-pedaling about their on-screen "engagement" amid reports they've already broken up. Shortly after Womack blared that "I'm engaged to Emily...
New stars roll into Rock Hall of Fame
Alice Cooper groped his snake (a real boa), Elton John wiped a tear and Neil Diamond dropped a couple of F-bombs at one of the strangest induction ceremonies the Rock...
Stern sidekick goes green
Howard Stern sidekick Gary "Baba Booey" Dell'Abate is starring in his own "Parks & Rec" show. Dell'Abate, who lives in Old Greenwich, Conn., was approved Monday night for a seat...
Not 'Crying' over 'Spidey'
Oscar-winning screenwriter Neil Jordan certainly dodged a cannonball when he backed out of "Spider-Man: Iceberg Dead Ahead." Jordan, whose movies include "The Crying Game," was the first writer attached to...
A Celtic celebration
John Ridge, historian and author of the new book, “Celebrating 250 Years of the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade,” has been an avid collector of “all things Irish”...
Drinking it all in
Ask Colm Quilligan about The Bailey, the famous pub on Upper Duke Lane in Dublin, and he will rattle off the names of the great writers and actors who frequented...
Meet the grand marshal Mary Higgins Clark
Best-selling suspense novelist Mary Higgins Clark found it “incredulous” when she was told she would be grand marshal of the 250th St. Patrick’s Day parade. “I’m the fourth woman to...
The jig is up
Ever wished you could be onstage with the “Lord of the Dance” dance troupe? You can get amazingly close this St. Patrick’s Day, with the “Lord of the Dance in...
The official line of march
Mounted Police Military Escort: “THE FIGHTING 69th” The 69th Regiment of New York 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Lieutenant Colonel James C. Gonyo, Commanding Piper for the Regiment Pipe Major Joe...
Parade pub favorites
* O’Brien’s Bar & Grill 134 West 46th St., 212-391-1516; obriensnyc.com More than just another pub, this location offers satisfying eats, a perfect parade location and loads of St. Pats...
Stepping out
Niall O’Leary School of Dance 212-726-1602; nialloleary.com A former all-Ireland and world champion, Niall O’Leary founded his School of Irish Dance in Dublin in 1995, expanding to several locations in...
Wear green, eat green, be green
This year, going green on St. Patrick’s Day has more than the usual meaning. Simple things like shopping locally, low-emission cooking, farm-to-table menus and low impact draft beer systems will...
'Red' booster!
Red Rooster makes Lenox Avenue swing again. Marcus Samuelsson’s long-in-coming central-Harlem restaurant is all it was meant to be, and more. Crowing cockily to the chef’s quirky command, it’s fun...
Macaroon madness!
When Macaron Parlour’s booth first appeared at the Hester Street Fair nearly a year ago, customers were wary of the small, round, brightly colored cookies with filling sold there. “They...
Yale lab tech to plead guilty
The animal-lab technician charged with killing a brilliant Yale University graduate will plead guilty in New Haven criminal court tomorrow, his lawyer said yesterday. Joseph Lopez said his client, Raymond...
Japan's model citizens
What's going on in Japan? There are no riots, looting, raping or pillaging ("Japan Gripped by Meltdown Panic," March 14). We all should learn from this. We can't even have...
Exploiting the nuclear-plant mess
When thousands die, or when some sudden calamity befalls us, the tendency of politicians, journalists, policymakers and experts is to seize on the moment to advocate some radical changes. "A...
Jail 'break' for Gitmo fiend
The first former Guantanamo Bay detainee to be tried and convicted in civilian court has avoided being sent to solitary confinement in a Supermax prison. Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani has instead...
After the quake: A chance for change
Temblors have a complicated place in the Japanese psyche. There's a widely held belief, a local mythology, that tectonic-plate shifts can coincide with big ones above the ground, too. An...
O's latest whine: Democracy's a drag
President Obama told his aides that it would be much easier to be the president of China, and we agree ("Sayings of Chairman Maobama," Michael Goodwin, March 13). In fact,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx A machete-wielding maniac attacked his brother in Morrisania, cops said. The siblings were arguing at 8:30 p.m. Saturday in an apartment on Prospect Avenue near East 163rd Street when...
Israel bags 'Iran' arms
JERUSALEM -- Israel said yesterday it had seized a cargo ship loaded with weapons sent by Iran to Palestinian militants in Gaza, including sophisticated land-to-sea missiles. The takeover in the...
Obama the invisible
Where is the president? The world is beset. Moammar Khadafy is moving relentlessly to crush the Libyan revolt that once promised the overthrow of one of the world's most despicable...
Harass beef with Wendy's
A former Wendy's employee was treated like a piece of meat by her supervisors at the Rockefeller Center fast-food restaurant, a lawsuit charges. Alexis Weller, 19, told The Post a...
Washington's less-than-bright idea
During a Senate hearing last week, Rand Paul complained about the federal energy standards that will force conventional incandescent light bulbs off the market during the next few years. "I...
'Make your homes airtight'
Japan braced for a full-scale nuclear catastrophe today after a new fire at one reactor and damage to another sharply raised the chances of a meltdown and government officials admitted...
Mike showdown
WASHINGTON -- Mayor Bloomberg yesterday tried valiantly to breathe life into a gun-control bill that is most likely D.O.A. in Congress. At a Capitol Hill press conference, he touted legislation...
Khadafy routs rebels
TOBRUK, Libya -- Moammar Khadafy's forces overwhelmed rebels in a strategic eastern city, hammering them with airstrikes, missiles, tanks and artillery yesterday in an assault that sent residents fleeing and...
Emma's got us under her spell
"Harry Potter" star Emma Watson is positively bewitching as she sashays around Paris. The 20-year-old stunner rode her broomstick to the top of the makeup world this week when she...
Bloodshed in Bahrain
MANAMA, Bahrain -- Military troops and security forces opened a large-scale assault early today against hundreds of anti-government protesters occupying a landmark square in Bahrain's capital, a day after emergency...
Netflix to go mogul
Netflix is getting into the business of producing original programming as it faces growing competition and rising costs to secure content. The movie rental service is reportedly close to a...
Silvio's lucky 13
MILAN, Italy -- Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex with an underage Moroccan teen 13 times at his villa near Milan, prosecutors said in a document filed yesterday seeking...
Cutting off Ruth
Ruth Madoff's account at Bank of New York Mellon received transfers of at least $14 million that the trustee liquidating her husband Bernie Madoff's firm wants to recapture, according to...
$trapped NYPD may turn away recruits: commish
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said yesterday that because of the city's budget shortfall he's "not certain" he'll be able to hire 540 police recruits next month. Kelly issued the warning...
A prez gone AWOL
As Saudi troops swept into Bahrain on Monday, President Obama kept playing his favorite new role: the Invisible Man. Bahrain is a key US ally and headquarters to the Navy's...
Rare Times Sq. deal Riese-ing
A small slice of the Times Square Bow-Tie is for sale, providing a rare opportunity for a new owner and retailer to lure in some of the thousands of people...
Bill seeks rule delay on cards
With billions at stake for big banks, lawmakers yesterday unveiled a bill that seeks to delay new rules that would limit debit-card "swipe" fees. A proposal by Sen. Jon Tester...
'Eagle' on CEO hunt
American Eagle Outfitters has hired executive-search firm Heidrick & Struggles to find a successor to CEO Jim O'Donnell, sources told The Post. Last week, the struggling teen retailer said O'Donnell,...
Shame-faced Stein
It was such a big break that he nearly flipped his wig. Toupee-wearing former City Council President Andrew Stein fought back tears yesterday after avoiding up to a year in...
Feds ride driver
The casino-bus driver involved in a horrific crash that killed 15 passengers was grilled by federal investigators yesterday -- as local cops launched a surprise crackdown on Chinatown's cut-rate coach...
Meet the unluckiest traveler
Ulysses had an easier time traveling the world than this guy. Last March, Justin Gordon spent 16 hours on a Virgin America flight from LAX to JFK, including a 7-hour...
Tix blitz on Central Pk. cyclists
The NYPD is putting the brakes on cyclists who, not wanting to spoil their "fun," recklessly blow through red lights in Central Park. Cops have blitzed riders with 230 tickets...
'Killer' cracks
"I've had better days." Accused psycho serial killer Maksim Gelman made that disturbing observation -- and told cops, "I wish you'd shot me" -- when he was arrested a month...
Dangerous moves
Facebook and Microsoft are fighting over the defection of Microsoft's global head of ad sales, Carolyn Everson -- a situation that could sideline both companies during crucial advertising negotiations later...
Higher calling for phone 'thief'
At least he'll get to make a phone call in jail. A Brooklyn man was so desperate to make a call that he posed as a Verizon worker and broke...
Satellite outfit may nix buyout
The largest LBO since the recession could turn into a recapitalization, The Post has learned. A bidding group that includes Blackstone, KKR and Providence Equity is set to make a...
Blown tire suspected in Turnpike tragedy
A blown tire may have caused a Chinatown bus to veer off the New Jersey Turnpike in a deadly nighttime crash that killed the driver and a passenger, and injured...
Kelp yourself to some seaweed
New Yorkers panicked over fears that radiation from Japan will be blown nearly 7,000 miles to the United States are rushing to health-food stores. Potassium iodide pills, which offer protection...
Injustice for Andy Stein
US Magistrate Ronald Ellis yesterday slapped former City Council President Andrew Stein right across the wrist, sentencing him to 500 hours community service for lying to the IRS in a...
Oops, they did it again
State Senate Republicans got caught with their pants down -- trying to push local sales taxes up -- in an editorial on this page yesterday. (Yet again.) So now they...
Protection racket
The New York Times, after a year-long probe, reports that residents of New York's group homes for the developmentally disabled -- some of society's most vulnerable citizens -- routinely fall...
GOP compromise bid on teacher layoffs
Siding with Mayor Bloomberg over the teachers union, the GOP-led state Senate offered up a compromise proposal to scrap the "last in, first out" teacher-layoff policy and attached it to...
Disaster's ripple effect widens across US
As Japan braces for more misery and devastation, millions around the globe felt other disruptions ranging from where to buy exotic Japanese pet fish to whether they will get replacement...
NYPD hull raiser
If terrorists strike New York City on the water, the NYPD will be prepared to respond with heavily armed cops aboard a fortified, $5 million patrol boat being built to...
6.0 quake hits Tokyo
Another strong earthquake rattled Tokyo yesterday, intensifying fears among residents already traumatized by dangerous radiation levels, a free-falling stock market and looming shortages of food and fuel. The 6.0-magnitude quake...
Business briefs
Apollo delay Private-equity firm Apollo Global Manage ment is delaying an IPO until stock markets stabi lize. Apollo and share holders plan to sell 26 million shares for $18 to...
Gal pal of cop 'slayer' quizzed
Now that her ne'er-do-well boyfriend is accused of killing a cop, Kim Dykstra is finally talking to the police about him. Dykstra spent yesterday with detectives probing the slaying of...
'Everything is destroyed'
Four days after the catastrophic tsunami ripped her home off its foundation, a 70-year-old woman was rescued from the rubble yesterday. Sai Abe suffered only hypothermia and was reported in...
N-word 'lie' halts TV reporter trial
The misdemeanor assault trial of former Channel 11 reporter Vince DeMentri ground to a surprising halt yesterday after his alleged victim was accused of lying on the stand by continuing...
Gov-wary Assembly, Senate OK budgets
ALBANY -- A few hundred million dollars and a handful of policy fights were all that separated Gov. Cuomo from an on-time budget yesterday as legislative leaders passed competing plans...
LI police slay guy a meddler
The ex-cop who yelled "gun" before a Long Island police officer was killed in a "friendly fire" shooting is a retired NYPD veteran who has an annoying habit of listening...
Kumar cross exam: drama, comedy
The first cross examination in the government's insider-trading trial of Raj Rajaratnam promised high drama -- but turned out to have a little comedy. Rajaratnam's lead attorney, John Dowd, tried...
Slay rap for 'Rockefeller'
The German con man who crisscrossed America as a fake Rockefeller heir will face a murder charge in Los Angeles for the 1985 slaying of his landlord, officials said yesterday....
Gore makes move to Random House's Meacham
Now former Vice President Al Gore is dumping his publishers, Rodale and Penguin, and jumping to Random House for his next book, a yet to be titled tome due sometime...
iPad cads scalping buyers
If only there were an app to nail black-market extortionists. A cutthroat Asian group has set its crosshairs on the flagship Apple store on Fifth Avenue at 59th -- scoring...
Ex-cop's wife feared slain
The estranged wife of a former NYPD cop is feared dead after mysteriously vanishing from their troubled Bronx home -- and cops are eyeing her abusive hubby as a "person...
Stocks' wild ride
It could have been worse -- a lot worse -- for Wall Street. A harrowing day in the world's financial markets ended with relative calm yesterday following hours of out-of-control...
Sheen gal 'suicide' tweets
Kacey Jordan, the porn star who joined Charlie Sheen in his epic January booze and cocaine bender that landed him in the hospital, may have attempted suicide. Jordan posted a...
Prospect Park group rage at 'Kruger' exec
Thanks for nothing. A top Atlantic Yards executive who requested state funds for Prospect Park's skating rink from embattled state Sen. Carl Kruger was never asked to do so by...
'Nonprofit' hosp bigs' megabucks
They're called "not-for-profit" hospitals -- but their top executives and doctors are living large with rich salaries and benefits, according to new data obtained by The Post. In all, 119...
Eatery's blizzness woe
How's this for a snow job? Angelo & Maxie's steakhouse filed for bankruptcy yesterday -- and put the blame not on high prices, but on the rotten weather that befell...
'Terrorist trainer' is charged
A Canadian citizen was charged yesterday with helping arrange terror training for a group of men accused of plotting a suicide bomb attack in New York's subways. Ferid Ahmed Imam...
Bloomy's 'swindler' slammed
Accused campaign-cash crook John Haggerty failed yesterday to convince a judge to toss his charges, instead earning a judicial scolding for arguing that he's really just a nice guy. As...
Sailor judge casts off
It's anchors aweigh for a Long Island judge, who won permission yesterday to moonlight as a sea captain. Acting Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Alan Honorof plans to work weekends...
Arts big out amid $$ probe
The controversial president of the prestigious National Arts Club is on extended leave as two law-enforcement agencies probe the group's finances, The Post has learned. The Manhattan DA and the...
Duke's Irving may return
Coach Mike Krzyzewski said "there is a chance" injured point guard Kyrie Irving could return for Duke's NCAA tournament opener. Krzyzewski said Irving practiced "a little bit" with the Blue...
Giants' Mara says NFL prepared for no season in 2011
John Mara said the Giants and other NFL teams are "well prepared" for a 2011 season without football but he is holding out hope that doomsday scenario doesn't become reality....
Union eyes NFL Draft 'alternative'
When is a boycott not a boycott? When the NFL Players Association -- a union that's no longer a union -- gets involved, that's when. Seemingly sending a mixed message,...
Rangers set to sign Michigan winger Hagelin
The Rangers are expected to sign Michigan senior left wing Carl Hagelin once the Wolverines' season ends, a source with knowledge of the situation told The Post. Should Hagelin, who...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball1 p.m.Red Sox at BravesESPN4 p.m.Giants at White SoxMLBN7 p.m.Orioles at YankeesYES, WCBS (880 AM)9 p.m.Rockies at RangersMLBNBasketball6:40NCAA Tournament, first round:Texas-San Ant. vs. Alabama StatetruTV7 p.m.NIT, first round: Nebraska at...
Here are some outdoor programs for women
For the past decade women have become a force in outdoor pursuits such as hunting and fishing, and state wildlife agencies are offering weekend events just for women. Later this...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1m&70y; $24,000; cl($14,000); 4upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1New York Style(L),118D Cohen5-1-4Englehrt 6-12Old Man Buck(L),118V Santiago3-2-4Brown 10-13Timeless Classic(L),118M Luzzi1-2-4Volk 7-24J J's Prophet(L),111G Rivera4-8-2DeRosa...
Affrunti's Tampa Bay Grade
Post Time: 12:25 pm.FIRST-1m&40y; $9,000; cl($5,000); 4up8-Biblionico 1221-ShotGunCliff 1225-Later Gater 1177-MyImperilDncr 1226-Hefferman 1222-Hi Poppy 1223-BigRoyalEltsh 1229-Oorah 1224-El Padron 12210-Cash N Carry 12211-Robbi'sExprss 12212-StrategicAim 122SECOND-6f; $9,000; mdn cl($8,000); 3YO12-Brite Desire 1201-Mesnebee...
Parx Racing Charts
Mar. 15, 2011 Clear And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST1 1/16m; $25,000; str alw; 4upOff: 12:26. Good. turned back challengeTime: 24.15, 48.60, 1:13.69, 1:39.91, 1:46.61.Trainer: John ServisWinner: DK B/...
Health, not Hall, now aim for Yankees' Chavez
TAMPA -- Billy Beane thought Eric Chavez was going to the Hall of Fame. Really, he had to think that to do what he was about to do. To do...
Joba's injury a worry for Yankees
TAMPA -- With two weeks remaining before Opening Day, Joba Chamberlain's left oblique injury sounds as if it may be more serious than the Yankees originally thought. The 25-year-old reliever...
Yankees respond to 'getting older' comment from Phillies' Lee
TAMPA -- To hear Cliff Lee tell it on the radio last week, you'd expect to see walkers, denture cups and Depends all around the Yankees clubhouse while the Phillies'...
Beulah Results
Races 8 and 9 were canceled due to equipment malfunction.2KndllsWsh (Cmque) 4.602.40out1Kian Heat (Paucar)2.40out Off 1:18. Time 1:41.39. Fast. Scr: Our Regards, Strike Or Spare. * Exacta (2-1) $9.00 *...
Analysis
Post time: 1:15 pm. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6f; $16,200; cl($10,000); 3up;(f&m) MOONWALK BEAUTY finished fourth as favorite in slop two back. DELTA HOLIDAY cuts back to...
Reyes' days with Mets numbered
PORT ST. LUCIE -- The Mets are way ahead of last year in one respect, their shortstop looks phenomenal. Jose Reyes is the one player the Mets should keep, but...
Mets manager awaiting OK to start Hernandez
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Terry Collins wants Luis Hernandez as his starting second baseman, but the Mets manager still has to receive final clearance from his boss. A day after...
Red Bulls thirst for MLS Cup
With a $15 million payroll, a star-studded roster and the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Red Bulls blew an aggregate lead and were upset by San Jose in...
Yankees' Jeter is greatest, New Yorkers say
The Captain is now "The Greatest!" Local sports fans named Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter "the single greatest athlete" in New York history, topping even Babe Ruth, according to a poll...
Carpenter to return from hamstring injury
Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter is set to return from a hamstring injury that sidelined him for a couple of weeks. Carpenter left his March 1 spring debut in the third...
Surging Nets talking playoffs
When you consider it as being six games back with 17 games to play, it sounds possible, it sounds conceivable, it sounds -- to use the word of new stud...
Sports shorts
HOOPS: Lowe out at N.C. StateSidney Lowe resigned yesterday as coach at North Carolina State, ending a frustrating five-year run in which he failed to lead the Wolfpack to the...
Mets' Beltran expected to take batting practice today
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Carlos Beltran's rest period is about finished. The hobbled right fielder is expected to receive clearance today to resume baseball activities, nine days after incurring tendinitis...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballTonightFavoriteLine UnderdogTex.-San Ant.4 (129)Alabama St.Southern Cal4½ (127)Va. Comm.Second RoundTomorrowAt Tampa, Fla.West Virginia1 (121)Clemson Kentucky13 (131)PrincetonFlorida12½ (128)UcsbMichigan St.1½ (125)UclaAt WashingtonConnecticut10½ (132)BucknellMissouriPick (138)CincinnatiPittsburgh16 (127)UNC AshevilleOld Dominion2 (122½)ButlerAt DenverVanderbilt2 (135)RichmondLouisville9½ (131)Morehead St.Byu8...
Devils playoff dream one step closer with win over Thrashers
The Flying Wallendas have nothing on this tightrope act. Flying Pigs might. Just. The Preposterous Dream is thoroughly believable now. Roll out the bandwagon, here come the late adopters. The...
Healthy Lundqvist key to Rangers playoff run
No Rangers shooter has hit a top corner seemingly in months. So damn the potential catastrophic consequences; John Tortorella doesn't want his team to stop trying. If Henrik Lundqvist takes...
Rangers regain control of fate with win over Islanders
It may not always feel or look this way, but the Rangers are on a bit of roll here entering the top of the stretch, with last night's 6-3 victory...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 16THUMar. 17FRIMar. 18SATMar. 19SUNMar. 20MONMar. 21TUEMar. 22KnicksNOGAMEMem.7:30MSGESPNDet.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEMilw.3:00MSGESPNBos.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMENetsNOGAMEChi.7:00YESWBBRMilw.8:30YESWBBRNOGAMEWash.1:00YESWFANInd.7:00YESWFANNOGAMERangersNOGAMENOGAMEMont.7:00MSG2WNYMNOGAMEPitt.12:30NBCESPNNOGAMEFla.7:00MSGESPNIslandersNOGAMENOGAMECar.7:00MSG+2WRHUFla.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMET.B.7:30MSG+2WRHUDevilsNOGAMEOtt.7:30MSG+WFANWash.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEClmb.5:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEBos.7:00MSG+WFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMESea.7:30No TVWADONOGAMENOGAMENOGAME
Weird but true
This kid entrepreneur owes it all to his sister. Hart Main, 13, of Marysville, Ohio, was making fun of his sister for selling candles with "girly" smells for a school...
Fairfield upsets Colorado State in NIT
Yorel Hawkins scored 17 points and Fairfield's defense shut down Colorado State in a 62-60 victory in the first round of the NIT last night in Fort Collins, Colo. Ryan...
PSAL Brooklyn A softball preview: Bushwick building off successful seasons
Bushwick is coming off one of its best seasons ever and perhaps the biggest win in program history, a PSAL Class A first-round playoff victory over New Dorp of Staten...
PSAL Class A girls basketball semifinals preview
btc365-futebol.com’s PSAL girls basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the Class A semifinals, set for Wednesday at CCNY. SCHEDULE 5 p.m. – No. 1 Wings Academy vs. No. 4...
Workers evacuated from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant as radiation levels rise
TOKYO -- Japan's top government spokesman says that a surge in radiation means workers are unable to continue even minimal efforts at a stricken nuclear plant. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio...
McCabe and power play lift Rangers over Islanders
NEW YORK — Bryan McCabe had a goal and an assist, and the Rangers scored three times on a potent power play to win the latest New York-New York matchup...
Red Bulls have a keeper conundrum
If Greg Sutton ends up usurping Bouna Coundoul as the Red Bulls’ starting keeper this season, it will be a combination of the former earning the job with a great...
Granger, Hansbrough lead Pacers past Knicks
INDIANAPOLIS — Danny Granger's jumper with 0.3 seconds left gave the Indiana Pacers a 119-117 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. Indiana passed the ball inbounds with...
Wild Things
Go back to nature with tribal prints good for day or night
True Brit
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Nail Art
Lady Gaga's manicurist adds polish to spectacles big and small
New 'role' for restaurateur ensnared in Kruger corruption probe
He rejected an offer by the feds to play a role in a corruption case against state Sen. Carl Kruger, but now this Brooklyn restaurateur has landed an even bigger...
EA Sports: RBNY to win the East, LA to earn Supporters Shield
The Red Bulls will win the Eastern Conference this year and newcomer Luke Rodgers will earn the Golden Boot as MLS’ top scorer. But they’ll fall short of Hans Backe’s...