October 15, 2014
Texas will cover big spread and whip Iowa State
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Prosecutors drop charges against drone hobbyists
Manhattan prosecutors Wednesday dismissed charges against two hobbyists who were busted last July for flying their drones too close to an NYPD helicopter near the George Washington Bridge. The felony...
The stat that could make Nick Markakis attractive for the Mets
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nick Markakis is not a perfect fit for the Mets. They want a corner outfield bat who projects to more power, though good luck finding that...
CDC says 2nd nurse with Ebola was cleared to fly
DALLAS — A federal health official says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cleared a nurse who has Ebola to fly from Cleveland, Ohio, to Dallas. CDC spokesman David...
Gritty Acy has good chance to be Knicks' starting power forward
He has been the bearded wonder of preseason, and “Ace’’ may be the place to find your starting Knicks power forward. In a bizarre turn of events, Quincy Acy, who...
Lawyer accused of rape skips settlement talks on top civil case
Accused “rape” lawyer Sanford Rubenstein was conspicuously absent Wednesday from settlement discussions on one of his top civil cases over the death of 4-year-old Ariel Russo. Rubenstein had shown up...
Lennon's spirit shines through in 'Glass Onion'
Except for his convincing Liverpudlian accent, John R. Waters barely looks or sounds anything like the subject of “Lennon: Through a Glass Onion.” So if you’re expecting a “Rain”-style re-creation...
Electric fan delays Florida governor debate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9w1uE7yYlw DAVIE, Fla. — The Florida governor's race that was already one of the most negative in the state's history became even nastier— and weirder — as Republican Gov. Rick...
New York City restaurants are at risk from tipping culture
The culture of tipping ingrained in the American culture is coming to a boiling point in New York City. To help create jobs for New Yorkers while reducing operating costs...
Frisk case: not closed
‘I don’t know why we’re even here,” said the friendly fellow who sat down next to me in federal court. The Second Circuit judges were about to hear the last-ditch...
Trust government experts: Hollywood's Obama-era advice
While disposing of a body in a mass grave, one man in a hazmat suit turns to another and asks, “When did we run out of body bags?” “Two days...
Centers for anything but disease control
So now the federal health bureaucrats in charge of controlling diseases and pandemics want more money to do their jobs. Hmph. Maybe if they hadn’t been so busy squandering their...
The betrayal that stung Parcells even more than Belichick’s
Bill Belichick’s betrayal, Bill Parcells saw that one coming. The odd kvetching and nervous tremors on display in the first days of January 2000 gave Belichick away before he publicly...
Why companies paying for egg-freezing isn't as great as it seems
When I read the news that Apple and Facebook are now paying up to $20,000 for female employees to freeze their eggs, I had the distinct impression I was meant...
Former ‘Walking Dead’ star Jon Bernthal talks punching out his ‘Fury’ co-stars
Every morning, Jon Bernthal got to do something the rest of us can only dream about: slug Shia LaBeouf. (“This one’s for the last Indiana Jones movie!” Biff!) Bernthal, LaBeouf,...
Hot celesbians are everywhere you look
“Girls’ night out” has taken on a very different meaning in the pop culture world lately. Everywhere you look, there’s a hot new lesbian romance. From Ireland Baldwin dating rapper...
Another Ebola botch
News that a second US nurse now has Ebola has stoked new fears. Even without all the evidence in, one rule should be a no-brainer: Those exposed to it shouldn’t...
Taking New Yorkers for a ride
One of the greatest stories of this century is of new technologies completely upending formerly successful business models by giving more power to consumers. The brighter corporate leaders recognize they...
New York's Reverend mayor
Once again, Mayor de Blasio has asserted that none of the embarrassing revelations that continue to trickle out about his wife’s chief of staff, Rachel Noerdlinger, has led him to...
The day in photos
Baby otters learn how to swim, the world struggles to fight the spread of Ebola, storms strike down under and more.
‘The Book of Life’ alive with color, if not wit
Just in time for Mexico’s Day of the Dead holiday comes this gloriously colorful animated musical, which almost (but not quite) makes up in visuals what it lacks in snappy...
It doesn’t get any easier for embattled Rex Ryan & Co.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — How low can they go? That is the question around the Jets as they try to break a five-game losing streak and salvage something from this season....
Can't blame the Cowboys for feeling a bit giddy
IRVING, Texas — The Cowboys’ legion of fans is so starved for America’s Team to be relevant again on the field that a tribute song has resulted from the team’s...
Snakes on a train!
http://instagram.com/p/uHfjhCPtHJ/?modal=true The C train was really slithering along Monday evening when a man startled straphangers when he let his two big snakes crawl around during their ride. Eric Hertzog, a...
The 5 most mismatched celebrity couples ever
When musical maestro Josh Groban — known for virtuosity and refinement — stepped out last Saturday with the foulmouthed Kat Dennings of “Two Broke Girls,” the world scratched its collective...
Royals sweep Orioles to reach first World Series since 1985
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A bullpen seemingly built out of steel and gloves that swallow baseballs like they have ball magnets inside are taking the Royals to the World Series....
Rutgers picked last in Big Ten hoops
Rutgers is thrilled to be joining one of the top basketball conferences in the country this season. The league’s writers just don’t think the Scarlet Knights will enjoy the Big...
We hear ...
... That Town Residential hosted the premiere of “Tests of Time,” Brian Hamill’s photo exhibit, at the firm’s West Village office, where Town’s Wendy Maitland mingled with guests including Harvey...
A Beth of fresh air as Frankel eyes Hudson Square
Bethenny Frankel is still looking at real estate. She recently checked out a townhouse unit at 255 Hudson St., listed by Warburg’s Jason Haber; it’s not far from her home...
Anna Abramovich is a 'penthouse' pet
Anna Abramovich — one of five children billionaire Roman Abramovich had with his second wife, Irina — is on the house hunt in Manhattan. Abramovich, 21, made the news a...
Brooke Shields' half-sis sells Park Ave. home
Viking Global Investors’ Thomas Purcell and Marina Shields Purcell — the half-sister of actress Brooke Shields — have sold their maisonette at 830 Park Ave. for around $7 million. That...
The group of sleepless Giants with most to prove in Dallas
He was tired, but sleep did not come to Justin Pugh. He arrived home early Monday morning after a quick bus ride back from Philadelphia, but he could not free...
Karen Katz is selling her Fifth Ave. co-op
Karen Katz, the CEO of Neiman Marcus, is selling her prewar co-op at tony 930 Fifth Ave., an Emory Roth-designed building where Woody Allen once occupied the penthouse. The $3.15...
7 ways the Lower East Side is making us swoon
THE Lower East Side hasn’t been low for a very long time. Anybody who follows NYC real estate knows that the area has changed quite a bit since the days...
'Idol' rich Fuller sells apartments for $38M
Billionaire “American Idol” founder Simon Fuller must be singing his way to the bank. He just sold two apartments at the Plaza Hotel (right) for $38 million. In 2007, Fuller...
The Post’s fashion team picks their must-have fall denim items
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Innovating the College Experience
As today’s tuition rates continue to soar up, up and away, some pioneers are conjuring up new ways of providing an affordable, quality education -- beyond the traditional university experience....
Only Jets constant in 13 years of Belichick-Brady tyranny is losses
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The names and faces of the head coach and quarterback change on one side of the rivalry, and they remain the same on the other. Bill Belichick...
Jason Schwartzman can't drive seemingly stuck 'Philip'
In “Listen Up Philip,” the tiny fury of Jason Schwartzman suggests his “Rushmore” character is now 15 years older and a middling Brooklyn novelist. His deadpan misanthropy is good for...
Netflix price increase slows subscriber growth
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said a price hike earlier this year was partly to blame for the online video giant falling short of forecasts for new subscribers in the most...
Man found dead in bloody NYC bathtub
A 47-year-old man was found dead in a bloody bathtub in Hell’s Kitchen Wednesday, police said. The victim, whose body was clothed and partially covered by a shower curtain, was...
7 ways to make your vacation pay for itself
For the most part, planning an upcoming trip is insanely fun. There’s the initial thrill of choosing the destination, followed by a series of Google Image binges during which you...
The 7 most embarrassing celebrity commercials
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM5KfdIsUQA Brett Favre: record-setting quarterback. Super Bowl champion. All nice, but forgotten. From now on, Favre is the guy who needs a weed whacker for his nostrils. Confessing that since...
Royals pitcher sorry for Chris Brown-inspired T-shirt
BALTIMORE -- When Jeremy Guthrie wore a T-shirt to a press conference following Tuesday night’s ALCS victory over the Orioles, he said he was unaware the lettering on it was...
Gigi finds her own story hard to believe in child murder case
Even Gigi Jordan finds her bizarre claims of innocence hard to swallow. The pharmaceutical millionaire, who is accused of poisoning her son, Jude Mirra, in 2010, admitted on the witness...
Elderly woman tied up, brother killed in home invasion
A trio of thugs tied up an elderly woman and then shot her brother in the head Wednesday morning during a terrifying home invasion in Brooklyn, police said. The men approached the...
Jets' Enunwa has domestic violence charges dropped
The domestic violence charges against Jets rookie Quincy Enunwa were dismissed in a New Jersey court on Wednesday, according to his attorney. Tony Fusco said the woman who accused Enunwa...
Dennis Rodman picks his heir -- and it makes a lot of sense
J.R. Smith is this generation's Dennis Rodman. Just ask the man himself. Rodman, the legendary basketball bad boy known as "The Worm," tweeted a message Wednesday morning to the Knicks...
Man wrongfully convicted of murder freed after 28 years
A Brooklyn man locked away for 28 years on a flimsy murder rap walked free today after a judge vacated his wrongful conviction. Ronald Reagan was still president and a...
Historic drama 'Diplomacy' features first-rate talent
“Is Paris burning?” Adolf Hitler shrieks in the all-star, three-hour 1966 epic of the same name. Now German director Volker Schlöndorff has filmed the topic — how Paris avoided being...
Feds have 'gone wild' with taxpayer-funded credit cards
WASHINGTON -- A congressional hearing on how federal agencies have “gone wild” with government credit cards found that personal use of taxpayer-funded cards is significant despite tighter controls passed in...
Rugby god quits for the unknown of the NFL
Jarryd Hayne stunned the rugby league world by quitting his long-time Australian club suddenly Wednesday to chase a dream of playing in the National Football League. Only two weeks after...
Victor Cruz 'in good spirits' during brief stop at Giants facility
Odell Beckham Jr. admitted it felt different Wednesday because of who was not at the Giants facility in the morning. The Giants were there, but Victor Cruz was not. “It...
Yankees interviewing Dave Magadan for hitting coach
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dave Magadan and the Yankees have moved past the preliminary round of interest concerning the vacant hitting coach position to the interview process. Yankees general manager...
Meet the 6-foot-8 Amazon who escaped poverty by dominating men
http://youtu.be/k-PxBUb2llI It's a "big" rags-to-riches story: A 6-foot-8 woman escaped poverty in Brazil — by dominating men for money. Ana Lucia Barbosa, 30, who goes by "Amazon Cinthia," gets paid thousands...
The pricier the ring, the likelier the divorce
Diamonds are forever, according to the song, but a marriage that starts with a lavish ceremony and expensive engagement ring is less likely to succeed. The more you spend on...
Dow plunges 400-plus points on Ebola fears before recovering
Even stock-market bulls are hemorrhaging from Ebola. The Dow Jones industrial average plummeted more than 450 points during a wild ride on Wednesday, before recouping some of its losses to...
Sharp comedy 'Dear White People' packs quite a punch
“It's a little self-congratulatory and light on story,” says one student of another’s film project in “Dear White People,” which feels like director Justin Simien getting out ahead of inevitable...
NYPD lieutenant found guilty in ticket-fixing scandal
An NYPD lieutenant was found guilty Wednesday — and faces up to one year in jail — for leaking information to colleagues about the massive NYPD ticket-fixing scandal. Judge Martin Marcus found...
Ebola-stricken nurse was allowed to fly to Ohio by CDC
A Texas nurse who contracted Ebola from the nation’s first victim of the deadly virus was allowed to fly on a commercial airliner by the CDC just hours before she...
Giants turn to their last resort with cornerbacks hurting
Jayron Hosley has played in one game this season and been on the field for exactly three defensive snaps. He will be counted on a whole lot more than that...
Taylor Swift admits to stalking fans
Everyone stalks people on social media. Even Taylor Swift. The 24-year-old pop star has admitted to tracking her fans in an effort to find candidates for secret playback sessions of...
Cop-shooter pleads guilty to new illegal weapons charges
A Queens man already in custody for shooting at two cops in Jackson Heights while wearing a fake beard and dark glasses copped a plea Wednesday to host of new...
Ousted 'Birdman' producer counter-sues over dismissal
The ousted producer of the Michael Keaton movie 'Birdman' is panning his colleague’s claims that he bilked his own entertainment company for $700,000 in personal expenses -- and counter-suing them...
Remorseful robber waits for cops after bank heist
A suspected robber with a guilty conscience walked out of a Washington state bank with stolen cash on Tuesday, then waited outside the building for police to arrest him, police...
'Downton' costume designer crafts chic chocolate sheath
What’s sweeter than candy and just as fancy as Chanel? A dress made entirely out of chocolate, that’s what. Set to make its debut during the UK’s Chocolate Week, the mouth-watering...
The ruff life of the Ebola nurse's dog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkFiBywrZyQ The precious pup of one of the Dallas nurses battling Ebola is enjoying his time in quarantine. Bentley got some much-needed attention Monday evening from his temporary caretakers, dressed...
The Klay Thompson gamble will determine fate of 3 franchises
As the NBA’s regular season draws nearer, we’re counting down the top 10 storylines to watch around the league over the course of the 2014-15 campaign. This entry is about the...
Giants getting briefed on Ebola before trip to Dallas
Before they shed blood, sweat and tears against the Cowboys in Texas this weekend, the Giants were given a crash course on the Ebola virus, which has Dallas on high...
Grief bonds Islanders' Travis Hamonic with the kids he inspires
There is a reason Travis Hamonic looks up to this one specific place in the Nassau Coliseum before every game. It’s in the northeast part of the rafters, the “top...
Paul Singer drops Madeleine Albright's firm amid Argentina conflict
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer have parted ways. Albright, who has parlayed her extensive diplomatic ties into both a consulting firm and a...
Obama cancels trip for Ebola meeting with cabinet
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama abruptly canceled a planned campaign trip Wednesday and was to convene his cabinet at the White House instead, as US officials grappled with the widening...
2nd Texas health worker with Ebola is ID'd
A 29-year-old nurse named Amber Joy Vinson was identified Wednesday as the second Dallas hospital worker infected with Ebola while treating a patient from Liberia who later died of the...
U2 apologizes for forcing ‘Songs of Innocence’ on the world
Facebook update: We’re sorry. U2 took to the social platform Tuesday to answer questions from fans in what was billed as “#U2NoFilter.” One unfiltered fan asked, “Can you please never...
HBO to launch Netflix-like streaming service next year
Time Warner is ready to take HBO beyond cable. The Jeff Bewkes-led media giant said Wednesday it is set to launch an HBO streaming service that will be available to...
CDC searching for 132 passengers who took flight with Ebola nurse
The second Texas health worker who tested positive for the Ebola virus flew from Cleveland to Dallas just one day before being diagnosed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Gett joins in assault on frontrunner Uber
The already aggressive battle among Uber and its smaller Internet car services rivals is about to get even more heated. Gett, a newcomer to the business, is planning to announce...
Record number of black candidates seeking office
WASHINGTON -- More than 100 black candidates will be on the ballot in statewide and congressional races next month, a post-Reconstruction record that some observers say is a byproduct of...
Karl Lagerfeld packs a punch, socks with sandals are still hot and more
Step into the ring with Karl Lagerfeld, who has just released a limited-edition punching bag for Louis Vuitton, priced at a mere $175,000. Meanwhile, Teva capitalizes on the socks and...
German hostage says he's being held in a hole by Philippine Islamists
One of two Germans held captive by an Islamist militant group in the Philippines said on Wednesday he was being held in a hole in the ground which he had...
Famous graffiti artist busted for hitting man with beer mug
Famed graffiti artist Davide Perre, known for his murals on city walls worldwide, was arrested this morning after allegedly hitting a man in the face with a beer mug in...
Race walking gets its very own, preposterous doping scandal
MOSCOW — Another top Russian race-walker has been suspended on suspicion of doping in a case which heaps more pressure on the scandal-hit Russian team, widely considered the world's best....
Former detective is to blame for man’s wrongful 23-year imprisonment: lawyer
Discredited NYPD Detective Louis Scarcella was the focus of closing arguments Tuesday at the hearing of a Brooklyn man who says he was imprisoned for 23 years because of tainted...
The best and worst moments of the BET Hip-Hop Awards
Hip-hop’s biggest night of the year took place back in September when Atlanta hosted the annual BET Hip-Hop Awards. But unless you were there, the only way to see what...
Bank of America Q3 revenues slip, but beat expectations
What’s $17 billion to Brian Moynihan? Bank of America beat most analysts’ expectations in the third quarter, posting a modest profit when most on the Street had forecast more red...
Cardinals reliever's mutiny actually girlfriend retweeting Andy Cohen
Cardinals reliever Seth Maness needed six pitches to shut down the Giants in the ninth inning of a tied Game 4 of the NLCS on Tuesday. So, when Maness was...
Polar bear breaks into home in Alaska village
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Ruby Kaleak's part-time job on polar bear patrol in the village of Kaktovik, Alaska, usually means chasing the animals back to the Beaufort Sea. But she wasn't...
Brook Lopez won't be fully back until he fixes this kink
The Nets completed their weeklong trip to China with a 129-117 overtime victory over the Kings in Beijing on Wednesday morning. Here are four things we took away from the...
Broncos supplant Cowboys as America's Team in fan poll
Dallas Cowboys: America’s Team? Not so fast. A Harris Poll released Tuesday has the Broncos as fans’ favorite team and the Giants at No. 2 -- lot of love for...
Step inside North Korea's Air Koryo, the world's worst airline
North Korea is known for doing things differently and their national carrier is no exception. Air Koryo is often referred to as the world’s worst airline and is the only...
Iowa candidate for US Senate dies in plane crash
DUBUQUE, Iowa — A Dubuque doctor who was running as a Libertarian candidate for US Senate was killed when the small plane he was piloting crashed, a hospital spokeswoman said Tuesday....
This mascot was too flagrant for minor league hockey
http://twitter.com/AHLFlames/status/520282624297013248 GLENS FALLS, NY — A New York minor league hockey team has doused its new mascot just days after it was introduced as a firefighter-whuppin’ flame from a devastating...
Dallas hospital may run out of room for Ebola patients
Heath officials are faced with the possibility of running out of room for Ebola patients at the Dallas hospital where another female healthcare worker has tested positive for the disease....
Dying freshman's battle to play in one hoops game
A college basketball player with an inoperable brain tumor who has been told she has weeks left to live will get her dying wish, thanks in part to the NCAA,...
Madman shot dead by state trooper after bloody rampage
A madman went on a bloody rampage and was shot dead by a state trooper after he knifed two passengers on a casino-bound tour bus in Connecticut, cops said. The...
Albanian soccer team gets hero's welcome for fighting Serbs
BELGRADE, Serbia -- Serbian officials accused Albania on Wednesday of a deliberate political provocation after a drone flew an Albanian nationalist banner over a stadium in Belgrade during a match between...
US-led air strikes against ISIS intensify near Turkey
American-led forces have sharply intensified air strikes in the past two days against Islamic State fighters threatening Kurds on Syria's Turkish border after the jihadists' advance began to destabilize Turkey....
Emu rescued after running loose in California traffic
TUSTIN, Calif. -- It's not every day you see a 6-foot-tall bird running in traffic. But Tustin police say that was the report Tuesday morning when an emu got loose...
Man accused of sexual assault in airplane bathroom
HONOLULU — A Japan Airlines flight had to return to Honolulu after a male passenger sexually assaulted a female passenger in the airplane's bathroom, the FBI said. FBI agents arrested...
Manhattan’s most-celebrated architects and interior designers go large-scale
The latest crop of luxury residential developments is breaking ground in a whole new way: by hiring interior designers and architects better known for their work in hotels, restaurants and...
By the numbers: Deborah Berke
"I do not like stuff,” says Deborah Berke, founder of the 32-year-old Deborah Berke Partners in New York, which handles both interior and exterior commisions for luxury hospitality, residential and...
Fab five: A quintet of design companies celebrate key milestones this year
It's been a fantastic year for high-end home design. Attendance at the 2014 International Contemporary Furniture Fair saw an uptick of 6 percent, retail sales of home furnishings are expected...
Floored: The Woolworth Building
This four-bedroom, 4½-bathroom, full-floor unit is the kind of luxury Woolworth’s doesn’t sell, baby. The 6,060 square feet of space has a hefty price tag: $26.4 million. But for all...
Luxe listings: New York, Connecticut and Florida
The 11 hottest listings from New York, Connecticut and Florida. NEW YORK $8M, 88 Franklin St. Typically the last place you want to move into is somewhere previously littered with...
View from the top: One Vandam
It's nearly a year to the day that One Vandam first put its 25 mod-luxe residences on the market. Today, the 14-story BKSK-designed project remains an under-construction skeletal wonder of...
Two Gotham gents give modern flair to a historic estate
For even the most adventurous New York City weekenders, Bucks County, Penn., is still a bit of an outlier. Barely 90 minutes west of Manhattan, this bucolic, history-filled, mostly rural...
Off-duty firefighter saves driver after crash in Queens
A real-estate agent flipped his Mercedes on a Queens highway — but was saved from certain death by an off-duty firefighter who happened upon the crash on his way to...
2 LI Dems shying away from Obama fundraising trip
WASHINGTON — Local Democrats are second-guessing President Obama’s decision to roll into Long Island Thursday for his first fund-raiser there just three weeks before Election Day. It’s generally friendly territory,...
Health-care workers union supporting GOP for state Senate
A key player in the campaign to help the Democrats win control of the state Senate is hedging its bets by also backing a handful of Republicans for re-election, The...
De Blasio says lack of security clearance is not a big deal
WASHINGTON — Mayor de Blasio insisted Tuesday his lack of a security clearance didn’t prevent him from getting intelligence on threats to New York during briefings here with top federal...
Financial executives could see up to 10% bonus boost
Wall Street’s elite are betting on bigger bonus checks. Financial sector executives could see as much as a 10 percent boost to their annual bonuses this year after two of...
Newsweek 'victim' raising money to sue magazine
Dorian Nakamoto, the man who claims he was wrongly identified by Newsweek as the founder of bitcoin, has created a Web site to try to crowd-source funds to sue the...
Twitter news chief's exit raises eyebrows
Media watchers are still trying to figure out what is behind the sudden departure of Vivian Schiller, head of news and journalism partnership at Twitter, after less than a year....
Pete Hamill says he's slowly getting better
Author and veteran newspaperman Pete Hamill has battled a variety of health ailments over the past two years — but is expected to be well enough to attend the Irish...
TPG plans to boost stake in Creative Artists to 51%
The Wall Street guys are tightening their grip on Hollywood. Private-equity firm TPG Capital is negotiating for a controlling stake in powerhouse Hollywood talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), The...
2nd Texas health care worker tests positive for Ebola
DALLAS — A second health care worker at a Dallas hospital who provided care for the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the US has tested positive for the disease, the...
Lawsky relents on 'BitLicense' regulations
Breathe easy bitcoin fans. Benjamin Lawsky, head of the New York Department of Financial Services, appears to have walked back some of the regulator’s tough proposed regulations for the virtual...
Ex-con arrested for filing fake deed to steal woman's home
He may soon be living for free behind bars. The ex-con who allegedly filed a fake deed to steal an elderly woman’s Queens home was arrested Tuesday in Housing Court,...
Ebola infections outpacing health authorities' efforts: UN official
The United Nations warned Tuesday that the world has less than 60 days to stem the deadly Ebola epidemic — as ghoulish marketers began cashing in on the crisis with...
Ignoring the will of the people
On the theory that a bandwagon has to start somewhere, I’m searching Gotham for people who support the idea that Rachel Noerdlinger belongs in a $170,000-a-year job at City Hall....
GIs sickened as US kept Iraq chemical weapons secret
The remnants of abandoned chemical weapons in Iraq were kept secret by the US government after the 2003 invasion — causing American troops to be exposed to toxic agents during...
Man wrongly jailed 28 years for murder expected to be released
A Brooklyn man locked up for 28 years for a slaying he didn’t commit is expected to be freed Wednesday when prosecutors ask a judge to toss his murder conviction,...
The most troubling trend from Rangers' rough start
The sky may not be falling, but the roof is caving in on the Rangers. Yes, it is technically true a pair of egregious giveaways by sixth defenseman Mike Kostka...
J.R. Smith says back spasms due to long preseason bus rides
SYRACUSE — J.R. Smith experienced back spasms in the second quarter and left for the locker room briefly. He still returned to play in the second half but finished just...
Ex-gang member Hasidic convert was a fake cop: police
A former Latin Kings gang member who converted to become a Hasidic Jew allegedly used a fake badge to pose as a law-enforcement officer, a source said. Roberto Eddy Santos...
Sign it's over for Orioles: Calls for Jason Giambi's 'golden thong'
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As of late Tuesday night, the Orioles found themselves still immersed in Stage One of the grief model: Denial. Which is probably what you want, if...
Cuomo delivers NY state-themed Top 10 on Late Show
http://youtu.be/Ri3Jbxz63TE Gov. Cuomo helped David Letterman deliver the Top Ten List on “The Late Show” Tuesday. Cuomo, appearing on the show to plug his new self-congratulatory memoir, “All Things Possible,”...
Restaurant smoke-bomb probers eye bad Yelp reviews
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8slPw1RIAg4 Worst restaurant review ever! NYPD detectives are scouring websites like Yelp to see if the guy who smoke-bombed a posh Greenwich Village eatery is a disgruntled online critic who...
City probing ex-TLC official after jump to Uber
A top city TLC official who left the agency to take a cushy job with Uber is under investigation by the city amid accusations that he negotiated his new gig...
Meet Brooklyn's new minor league football team
They are the NFL’s leftovers, players who couldn’t catch on but aren’t prepared to give up on their dreams. They’re not ready to enter the professional work force or go...
Rangers' fourth-liner Ryan Malone a bright spot in ugly loss
It was clear Rangers coach Alain Vigneault doesn’t have a ton of confidence in Ryan Malone, but Malone put together a commendable performance in his Blueshirts debut on Tuesday night....
Fordham looking to give star Jon Severe some help
Just like every basketball team in the country, the Fordham Rams are 0-0 and four weeks away from meaningful games. Getting off to a strong start is imperative for a...
Outlaw bikers fighting ISIS in Iraq
They put their motorcycle boots on the ground! Outlaw Dutch bikers have joined forces with Kurdish fighters battling ISIS fanatics in Iraq — and authorities in the Netherlands say that’s...
Liberian Ebola patient was left in open at Dallas hospital: nurses
DALLAS — A Liberian Ebola patient was left in an open area of a Dallas emergency room for hours, and nurses treating him worked without proper protective gear and faced...
Winston's status halts betting on Florida State-Notre Dame game
A number of Las Vegas sports books on Tuesday halted betting on the Notre Dame-Florida State game, scheduled for Saturday night in Tallahassee, Fla., amid uncertainty regarding the status of...
Hondo’s gigantic pick
How 'bout them Royals! Hondo cashed again with Kansas City Tuesday night, which reduced the dwindling NRN (nasty red number) to 1,245 mitchells. Wednesday night: Mr. Aitch will strike up...
Michelle Obama promotes healthy eating in rap video
The First Lady dropped some dope beets. Michelle Obama put out a bizarre rap video Tuesday night, in which she tries to promote eating turnips by twisting lyrics from the...
Special EMS teams will handle Ebola cases at airports
Specially trained EMS workers will handle potential Ebola patients in the wake of a Dallas nurse’s infection with the deadly virus — and the Port Authority has started handing out...
Why the Giants keep winning despite lack of home runs
SAN FRANCISCO — The game has changed. Bruce Bochy knows it. The Giants know it. They have a new plan as they try to win their third World Series in...
Royals edge Orioles to grab commanding 3-0 lead in ALCS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —The business plan is very simple, immensely effective and has the smoking, wild-card Royals nine innings away from the World Series. Get a lead after six innings...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Two suspects brutally beat a 21-year-old woman during a robbery in Crown Heights, police said Tuesday. The crooks accosted the woman on Franklin Avenue near Prospect Place at 2:30...