November 22, 2018
Drew Brees can throw to anyone and win
NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees threw four touchdown passes to inexperienced receivers and the Saints won their 10th straight game Thursday night with a 31-17 victory that eliminated the Falcons...
Five key college games to watch this weekend
Plenty is on the line for college football’s penultimate weekend, from the positioning for the College Football Playoff to the Heisman Trophy race. This is a look at the five...
George Soros’ organization calls for oversight of Facebook
The head of George Soros’ philanthropic organization called for congressional oversight of Facebook after the social-media giant admitted it had hired a research firm to get dirt on the billionaire....
Beckham helping Giants lineman through injury he knows so well
There was a day a few weeks back when Jon Halapio leaned his scooter against the wall and pushed down the long sock on his right foot and leg, revealing...
Four players ejected for fighting in the Egg Bowl
OXFORD, Miss. — Four players were ejected from the Egg Bowl between Mississippi and No. 22 Mississippi State after a fight at the end of the third quarter. Ole Miss...
Medical marijuana could soon be covered by New York health insurance
Taxpayers could soon be on the hook to help low-income New Yorkers score medical marijuana, thanks to a bill that would force public health-insurance plans to cover it. Patients in...
Neal Pionk's dad cut him once but now he's living the dream
Rangers defenseman Neal Pionk takes a shot at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Describe your on-ice mentality. A: I’d say a relentless attitude. Q: Why do you...
Poisoned Ivy League: Harvard-Yale game was uncivil disgrace
Creeping insecurity comes with job longevity. This week, an email from Isaac Rosen: “I never miss any of your columns.” Hmmm. When did he quit reading them? It’s a see-saw...
The Boss is paving the way for big musicians on Broadway
Bruce Springsteen has paved the way for a host of legendary music acts to play the Great White Way in 2019. A group of powerful entertainment companies — Live Nation,...
Giants fans would relish ending Eagles' Super Bowl defense
It’s hard to be definitive about these things, because the emotions are so raw. The Giants have three teams with whom they have long, detailed blood feuds. It so happens...
The Fed cannot agree on what they're doing about interest rates
This is confusing! Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said recently that interest rates are a “long way from neutral” and that rates might even have to go beyond neutral. Neutral...
Subway shoving suspect once begged mental hospital to lock him up
A man who pushed a subway commuter onto the tracks last week had earlier begged his doctors at Montefiore Hospital to lock him up because he’s a paranoid schizophrenic. Jakim...
Secret Service agent who couldn't save JFK says guilt haunted him
The Secret Service agent who was too late to save President John F. Kennedy from an assassin’s bullets 55 years ago says that the gruesome scene — and his guilt...
How Trump could — and should — get tough on the Saudis
As a card-carrying neoconservative, I am usually a critic of realpolitik. But in judging the Trump administration’s response to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, I find myself thinking...
The Amazon deal was actually great for New York
Many New Yorkers cheered last week’s news that Amazon selected Queens for its HQ2 project. But others see the move one big act of corporate welfare. Given the prevalence of...
Why did Justice Aloise rush to end the Vetrano trial?
Was Queens Supreme Court Justice Michael Aloise in a hurry to start his Thanksgiving weekend? It’s hard to see another explanation for his rush to declare a mistrial in the...
A big win for pre-K kids — and a defeat for de Blasio
Kids just won a key battle against Mayor de Blasio: The state’s top court said Hizzoner can’t deny funding for pre-K at charters that refuse to give him control of...
The US-Saudi alliance doesn't need Mohammed bin Salman
Given the tortured logic he offered in justification, many might be hard-pressed to comprehend that President Trump is entirely correct on one point: Abandoning Saudi Arabia “would be a terrible...
Star Trek costume from TV's first interracial kiss up for auction
It’s a moment that has lived long and prospered. On Thanksgiving, 50 years ago to the date, “Star Trek” boldly went where no US TV show had gone before when...
How to beat the Black Friday lines
Pack those Thanksgiving leftovers to go — you’re already late for Black Friday shopping! New York City stores are throwing their doors open early for America’s biggest shopping holiday, and...
Foiled Again's farewell tour stops at the Meadowlands
The Foiled Again farewell four stops at the Meadowlands Racetrack on Saturday night. Foiled Again, the richest Standardbred of all time with more than $7.6 million in earnings, will compete...
Ed Davis helping to make Jarrett Allen a better player
The Nets think the sky is the limit for Jarrett Allen, but know he’s going to need a teacher to help him reach those heights. Now more than ever, they...
Big banks are moving regulators out of New York City
Wall Street doesn’t mind hiring compliance officers — it just wants them a few thousand miles away. New York City has seen an exodus of banks’ back-office workers this year...
Giants get help as Cowboys ride Cooper to win over Redskins
Odell Beckham Jr.’s wish is looking less ridiculous by the day. The Giants got a step closer to contention — if not exactly to a playoff spot — as the...
Mats Zuccarello hoping he's set to go after coming back too soon
Mats Zuccarello said that he wanted to get back with his winning team so bad he probably cost himself a couple of more games out. Because of a right groin...
Teen arrested for punching, mocking 9-year-old
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested for punching and mocking a 9-year-old child in a heinous attack at a Brooklyn housing project. Footage of the incident went viral, helping cops...
How Saquon Barkley was helped by 1 film session with Eli Manning
It is 15 years and counting for the Giants, 15 years of giving thanks they fell so hard and so passionately for Eli Manning. For 15 years, the Giants, from...
NFL journeyman QB gets better of Matthew Stafford and Lions
DETROIT — Chase Daniel outplayed Matthew Stafford, proving an NFL journeyman can beat one of the highest-paid players in the league. Daniel threw a career-high two touchdowns to keep the...
Mom called daughters as California wildfire raged: 'It's all around me. I love you'
A mother-of-five and nurse has opened up about the emotional moment she called her daughters as flames from California's lethal wildfires closed in, thinking it would be the last time...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's shoes to be showcased in exhibit
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez invites you to walk a mile in her shoes. The New York congresswoman-elect’s first pair of campaign trail shoes are being loaned out to the Cornell Costume Collection...
Judge tosses German beauty queen's STD suit against married hedge-fund boyfriend
Ostriches don’t fly — and neither did this one-time beauty queen’s lawsuit against her ex. A Manhattan judge nixed a “collateral attack” by former Miss Germany International Aline Marie Massel,...
Elderly man beat dementia-stricken wife to death in 'mercy killing'
An “utterly devoted” husband who battered his dementia-stricken wife to death with an iron bar to avoid seeing her move to a care home was spared jailed today. It was...
Native Americans mark Thanksgiving with day of mourning
PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Thanksgiving is nothing to celebrate for Native Americans, who are gathering in the town where the Pilgrims settled for a solemn National Day of Mourning observance. Thursday's...
Lawyer for crooked de Blasio donor takes job with the feds
A lawyer for a crooked Mayor de Blasio donor-turned-government witness just switched teams — taking a job with the feds that are prosecuting his cases. Big Apple briber Jona Rechnitz...
Twitch star accidentally reveals she once sold her underwear
A Twitch streamer broadcast a little more than she intended and accidentally revealed that she sold her underwear when she was a "broke college student." Alinity Devine, who boasts 725,000...
Here's what Trump should learn from the 2018 midterm elections
President Trump did defy history in the 2018 midterm elections. While his predecessor, Barack Obama, lost 63 House seats and six Senate seats in his first midterms, Trump held the...
The poisonous double standard over 'stolen election' complaints
Now that all of the controversial elections, recounts and re-recounts are over, let us review some of our lessons learned. Florida is the Jaguar of vote-counting, and I’m not referring...
Anti-Amazon vandals strike Long Island City
Amazon may want to stop selling spray paint. Foes of the online retail giant’s decision to open a multibillion-dollar new headquarters in Queens are plastering Long Island City with anti-Amazon...
Jets' receiver problem will be hard offseason fix
There are plenty of culprits to blame for the Jets’ offensive struggles this season. From the play-calling to the blocking to the quarterback play, there is blame to go around....
Trey Burke forces Knicks to ask serious questions at point guard
The Knicks will play their season’s 20th game on Black Friday vs. New Orleans, and their point-guard situation still stands as a darkened quandary. The Knicks’ point guard merry-go-round whirls...
These polar bear decorations put the 'XXX' in Xmas
This mall in the British Isles wowed shoppers with its Christmas display — but not for its holiday cheer. The Tynwald Mills shopping center on the Isle of Man featured...
Eric Bana goes full-on psycho in 'Dirty John'
Eric Bana’s acting resume dates back to 1993 and includes a little bit of everything: comedy (Australian TV’s “Full Frontal”), historical romance (“The Other Boleyn Girl”), horror (“Deliver Us from...
Husband tried to bribe ICE agent to deport wife and daughter
A Portland, Oregon man looking to get rid of his estranged wife pleaded guilty Tuesday to offering a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent several thousand dollars to deport her and...
MIT scientists create plane with no moving parts
Some 115 years after the first powered flight, scientists have developed a radical new approach toward flying in the form of a small, lightweight and virtually noiseless airplane that gets...
Creep allegedly steals dementia patient's ID to buy new teeth
A Florida creep stole the identity of a man with dementia to purchase a $40,000 set of new teeth and a nearly $10,000 puppy, according to reports. Timothy Powell, 52,...
Meet 'Iranian Hulk,' who wants to fight ISIS and dominate MMA
We bet you won't like him when he's angry. Sajad Gharibi has become an internet phenomenon because of his enormous physique. His abnormally muscular frame has even drawn comparisons to...
Thanksgiving lessons from a fictional town
“I was on a book tour, and two young couples approached me and said, ‘We loved your books, they saved our marriage.’ Now, I don’t know how to do that....
José Peralta's widow searches for answers following husband's death
The devastated wife of Queens state Sen. José Peralta was searching for answers Thanksgiving morning as she tried to make sense of her husband's sudden death. “We really don’t know...
The change that lifted James Paxton up from career abyss
If James Paxton takes a spot at or near the top of the Yankees starting rotation, they’ll have Lance Painter to thank. Paxton, who the Yankees acquired from Seattle on...
The amazing story of the POWs who used golf to survive their Nazi captors
Golf, World War II, and Nazi prisoner-of-war camps do not go hand-in-hand. The game, however, helped Allied prisoners preserve their humanity at the infamous Stalag Luft III. Run by the...
Trump: If Mexico doesn't control the caravan, I'm closing the border
WASHINGTON – President Trump issued a Thanksgiving Day threat to close the “whole” southern border if Mexico can’t control the migrant caravan, which the president claimed is filled with at...
Former Ohio State star still angry over Michigan memories
Former Ohio State star and Fox Sports analyst Robert Smith speaks with The Post’s Justin Terranova about Urban Meyer, Jim Harbaugh and his unfortunate memories of the Michigan rivalry. Q:...
Ape on birth control has surprise baby
It's a ... surprise! Congratulations are in order for an ape who gave birth at the San Diego Zoo -- even though she’s been on birth control for years. The...
Former tennis star arrested over brutal Halloween attack
Tennis player-turned-coach and broadcaster Justin Gimelstob was arrested on felony battery charges by Los Angeles police on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Gimelstob is accused of attacking one-time pal...
CIA has recording of MBS saying 'silence Jamal Khashoggi': report
The CIA has a recording of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman giving instructions to “silence Jamal Khashoggi as soon as possible” — the strongest proof yet that the ruling...
Confessed pedophile serial killer got off on breaking little girls' legs
A man accused of being a pedophile serial killer who used bricks to break the legs of little girls before raping and murdering them has been arrested in India. The...
Rubbernecking driver survives huge highway fireball
An accident on a highway near Rostov na Donu, Russia, caused a massive pileup, which was filmed by a driver traveling in the opposite direction. Shocking footage shows one of...
Missionary wrote 'God, I don't want to die' right before tribe killed him
John Allen Chau, the American missionary who was killed by an isolated tribe on a remote Indian island, reportedly wrote in his journal hours before his death, "God, I don't...
Trump delivers Thanksgiving message America's military
WASHINGTON – President Trump thanked members of the military stationed abroad in Afghanistan and elsewhere for their service during the Thanksgiving holiday and said he observes their courage on the...
Cops struggle to get American missionary's body from primitive tribe
NEW DELHI — Indian authorities were struggling Thursday to figure out how to recover the body of an American killed after wading ashore on an isolated island cut off from...
Rangers for real? A surprising response from around the NHL
The assumption, apparently naïve, was that scouring the league for opinions on the surprising hot streak of the Rangers was going to bring some measured perspective. Instead, it got the...
Man dies in Queens bar fight
A young man died in a Queens bar brawl early Thanksgiving morning, police said. John McGee and a second man were squabbling as they walked outside The Gaslight on Queens...
Five-time Olympian stabbed during sister's fatal attack
Five-time Olympic volleyball star Danielle Scott was stabbed multiple times trying to protect her sister Stefanie Vallery from her estranged husband Michael Vallery on Sunday night. Stefanie, 51, did not survive...
House Judiciary Committee issues subpoenas for James Comey, Loretta Lynch
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee have issued subpoenas for former FBI Director James Comey and ex-Attorney General Loretta Lynch to testify behind closed doors about their actions during the...
New York politicians pay tribute to late Senator José Peralta
New York pols paid tribute Thanksgiving morning to New York State Senator José Peralta following his sudden death. Gov. Cuomo in a statement called Peralta “a dedicated public servant, a...
Woman accused of GoFundMe scam is suspended from her job
The woman involved in the viral New Jersey GoFundMe campaign for a homeless vet -- that prosecutors recently charged was all a scam -- has been suspended from her state...
Patrick Mahomes' girlfriend helps him recover from Chiefs' loss
Move over, Danica and Aaron, there's another athletic power couple climbing the ranks in the NFL. Following Monday's epic thriller between the Rams and Chiefs, in which Los Angeles held...
Gavin McInnes quits the Proud Boys
The founder of the alt-right hate group Proud Boys has parted ways with the organization a day after the FBI called it an extremist organization with ties to white nationalism....
Saudis say blaming MBS for Khashoggi murder is 'a red line'
The Saudi foreign minister said any action to penalize the royal ruling family for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is a "red line" that cannot be crossed - comments...
UFC star says MMA husband hit me until 'I coughed up blood'
UFC fighter Rachael Ostovich described a violent attack by her MMA-fighting husband, Arnold Berdon, that allegedly took place on Sunday. "After a night out with family, [Arnold Berdon] punched me...
'F--k Thanksgiving: Kyrie Irving takes Celtics frustration out on holiday
Kyrie Irving will not be eating turkey on Thursday. Following the Celtics' 117-109 loss to the Knicks in Boston on Wednesday night, the 26-year-old point guard offered an explicit response...
Facebook admits to hiring group to investigate George Soros
Facebook admitted Wednesday that it asked an opposition-research company to investigate billionaire George Soros over his criticism of the social network. In an internal memo released publicly late Wednesday, Elliot...
Donald Trump doesn't understand climate change
President Trump used the freezing temperatures forecast for much of the country on Thanksgiving Day to throw cold water on fears about "Global Warming." "Brutal and Extended Cold Blast could...
Thousands brave the cold for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
It wasn’t the North Pole — but it sure felt like it. Santa Claus was right at home in the blustery Big Apple on Thursday as thousands suffered through bone-chilling...
Nissan votes unanimously to fire Carlos Ghosn after shocking arrest
YOKOHAMA, Japan/PARIS - Nissan Motor Co’s board voted unanimously to oust Chairman Carlos Ghosn on Thursday after the shock arrest of the industry heavyweight, ushering in a period of uncertainty...
Trump blasts Roberts, says judges are 'making our country unsafe'
President Trump resumed his feud with Chief Justice John Roberts in a pair of Thanksgiving Day tweets and blasted judges for "making our country unsafe" when they decide cases against...
Several dead after car drives into crowd of children
BEIJING — A car plowed into a crowd of children outside a primary school in northeastern China on Thursday, killing five people and injuring 18, state media reported. The driver...
China rejects US hacking report ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
China rejected accusations from the US that Beijing has stepped up its efforts to steal technology and urged the White House to get economic relations "back on the right track"...
Donald Trump plays 'a quick round' with Jack Nicklaus
PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump is spending the first day of his Thanksgiving break taking advantage of the good golfing weather. White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham says the...
State trooper helps deliver baby on the side of the highway
EVERETT, Wash. — A Washington State Patrol trooper helped deliver a baby on the side of an interstate after the newborn arrived before the couple could make it to the...
Kevin Knox, Mitchell Robinson provide a lift in their new roles
BOSTON — Rookies Kevin Knox and Mitchell Robinson are no longer starters. But they were contributors Wednesday night. Knox had one of his best games as a rookie in the...
Giants not too heavily invested in Cowboys-Redskins result
The Giants won’t be glued to their television sets or smartphones Thanksgiving Day tracking the Cowboys-Redskins score. They seemed ambivalent Wednesday about the game, even if a Dallas win would...
David Quinn had a hard time with this particular benching
It was easy to see the difficulty of the decision drawn on David Quinn’s face. But it was one the Rangers coach felt he had to make, scratching defenseman Brendan...
No reason to rush Sam Darnold back
It was something the Jets can be thankful for: The sight of Sam Darnold on the practice field Wednesday with a helmet on his head. He did stretching exercises and...
I now have painful understanding of what injured athletes endure
I wish I had a better story to tell … except, come to think of it, Alex Smith and Gordon Hayward do have better stories to tell and would probably...
Northern California rain hampers life for wildfire survivors
CHICO, Calif. — Amy Sheppard packs her belongings into a plastic garbage bag as rain drips around her, readying to move on from a field by a Walmart where thousands...
The Eagles' honeymoon is over — and it's a bloodbath
The Giants are 3-7, but the Eagles are the team in turmoil entering Sunday’s showdown — the one beset by injuries, coming off a blowout loss and facing questions about...
Rangers youngsters discovering what it takes to thrive in NHL
You know what was most special about the Rangers’ 5-0 victory over the Islanders at the Garden on Thanksgiving Eve? The fact that it somehow seemed routine even while it...
Warriors and Thunder both lose big in blowout
OAKLAND, Calif. — Three Thunder players were injured and Oklahoma City still left Oracle Arena with a lopsided win against the ailing, slumping two-time defending NBA champions. Russell Westbrook recorded...
New York State Senator Jose Peralta dead at age 47
New York State Senator Jose Peralta died of an apparent heart attack late Wednesday night, friends and fellow lawmakers said. He was 47. Peralta, a Democrat, represented a Queens district...
Spencer Dinwiddie thriving in a role he has come to accept
DALLAS — Spencer Dinwiddie’s second-half slump last season wasn’t about him being hurt, but about his feelings. The Nets guard chafed at coming off the bench after D’Angelo Russell’s return...
Woman fights off violent sex attacker in Queens: police
A woman fought off a violent sexual predator who attacked her at knife point in a Queens apartment, police said. The suspect, identified by cops as 21-year-old Nickoloas Samaroo, allegedly...
Hamidou Diallo suffers gruesome leg injury
It was a great night for the Thunder, but not for Queens native Hamidou Diallo. The Thunder guard suffered a leg injury in the fourth quarter of Oklahoma City's 123-95...
Mexico detains caravan of more than 200 Central American migrants
MEXICO CITY — Mexican immigration agents on Wednesday detained almost all of the Central American migrants on a fourth caravan that recently entered Mexico seeking to reach the United States....
Jets star happy his dad is out of prison and at Thanksgiving table
Leonard Williams spotted the familiar face as he made his way through the lobby of the South Florida hotel. Outside, by the valet, was a man the Jets star had...
Oldest US military survivor of Pearl Harbor dies at age 106
LOS ANGELES — Ray Chavez, the oldest U.S. military survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor that plunged the United States into World War II, died Wednesday....