November 3, 2018
Police become super heroes for sick kids
Cops dressed as comic book characters on Saturday at a Queens hospital, but to the sick kids there, New York’s Finest were the real heroes of the day. It was...
Alabama leaves absolutely no doubt why it’s No. 1
BATON ROUGE, La. — Sophomore quarterback Tua Tagovailoa passed for 295 yards and two touchdowns and raced 44 yards for another score and the Alabama defense smothered LSU’s offense to...
Sam Darnold not the only Jets top pick who needs to step up
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Who exactly are the Jets? Can they make a playoff charge with a rookie quarterback or can’t they? Welcome to Referendum Sunday. A Sunday when Todd...
Tracing the roots of this Giants nightmare to one fateful day
There is no one day we can mark on the calendar to unequivocally signify: This is where it all went bad. No exact instant we can stamp as the beginning...
Jets season reaches point of no return in Miami
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The calendar has flipped to November, and the Jets know if there is any hope of making a playoff push, that time has arrived. “In my...
Why buying a home in New York is harder than ever
Nearly 10 years since the official start of the Great Recession, city foreclosure cases have declined to pre-crisis levels, and home prices have soared. But incomes have not risen proportionately,...
The case for betting against Adam Gase
NFL franchises that hire former offensive or defensive coordinators to lead their teams sometimes get “half” a head coach. He might fix problems on one side of the field, only...
Both the media and Trump have a responsibility to tone it down
With Tuesday’s election touted as the most important in modern memory, morning-after scenarios run the gamut of possibilities. President Trump will be vindicated by a GOP sweep, weakened by a...
These nurses are giving sick patients a chance to vote
This is a real get-out-the-vote operation. Lenox Hill Hospital nurses Lisa Schavrien and Erin Ainslie Smith have coordinated a volunteer effort to make sure no patient stuck in the Upper...
This man is the reason America grants birthright citizenship
In 1895, in his early 20s, Wong Kim Ark returned to the United States, the place of his birth. He’d grown up in San Francisco, the son of Chinese immigrants,...
Injured Rangers defenseman feels 'really good' as return nears
The Rangers were happy to see defenseman Fredrik Claesson back on the ice and participating in a practice Saturday afternoon, even if it was in a non-contact jersey. Claesson has...
Trump makes last-minute push at rallies before Election Day
President Trump crisscrossed the country Saturday in the frantic final days before pivotal midterm elections that will set the course for the next two years of his first term. Trump...
Before Edward VIII abdicated the throne, he fell in love with America
Years before he met Wallis Simpson, King Edward VIII had fallen in love with America. As a young Prince of Wales he was captivated by the energy, confidence and power...
Pittsburgh, my hometown, has 'hearts of men' in a time of hate
I spent every Shabbat for five-odd years in the Tree of Life building in my neighborhood of Squirrel Hill. Because my three sisters were older and out of the house,...
Rams vs. Saints gets top billing on a glittery Week 9 marquee
The Post’s High Five for Week 9 would not be complete without two of the most marquee matchups we’ve seen all season — the 8-0 Rams vs. the 6-1 Saints...
Islanders, Thomas Greiss shut down Devils for fifth straight win
When Jean-Sebastien Dea shoved Casey Cizikas into the net midway through the second period Saturday night, it was the first time the Devils had been able to get anything past...
Trump Jr. calls Alec Baldwin 'garbage' in swipe over arrest
First son Donald Trump Jr. took a swipe at Alec Baldwin over allegations that the actor punched a man in a Friday dustup over a parking space. “I guess Don...
Ex-boss claims brother used legendary La Grenouille as 'personal ATM'
A long-simmering sibling rivalry over control of La Grenouille has reached a boil, with one-time boss Charles Masson claiming his brother Philippe has cooked the books, leaving the legendary French...
New York's lack of early voting may hurt turnout
A long line of Marylanders wound around a high school gym. Two thousand eager Texans waited for doors to open in a scene that resembled Black Friday. And New Yorkers...
Kentucky resurgence highlights college basketball Top 25
Last season ended with a familiar scene, as Jay Wright cut down another net and Villanova cemented its place among the country’s elite with its second national championship in three...
The scariest family in the NFL is just getting started
Big Brother was down. And Little Brother’s heart sank. “I remember watching the game when it happened,” T.J. Watt told Serby Says by phone. “I was in [my] hotel room...
Moscow remembers Stalin’s atrocities — and Putin hates it
Every year they come out by the thousands to the Solovetsky Stone in Moscow’s Lubyanka Square, in the shadow of the old KGB headquarters, to read the names of Josef...
A Bloomberg 2020 run would bring Democrats back to sanity
He’s toyed with it time and again, but now former Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks serious about seeking the presidency — with a 2020 run for the Democratic nomination. We have...
Suspect in ad exec's death once pretended to stab classmate with pencil
The suspected killer who allegedly slit her Upper West Side neighbor’s throat once gleefully pretended to stab a classmate in the head with a pencil, a former school pal told...
Tyson Chandler bought out by Suns, plans to sign with Lakers
Tyson Chandler is going home. The Suns are buying out Chandler's contract, a move that will allow the 18-year veteran — once he clears waivers — to sign with the...
Duke banking on familiar, risky route to another NCAA title
The college basketball season is upon us and here are the top-five storylines to watch nationally as teams get set to tip off: Where do the defending champs stand? In...
US troops lay down barbed wire along border ahead of caravan
As three separate migrant caravans slowly made their way north through Mexico on Saturday, newly arrived US troops worked to lay a barbed-wire fence along the Texas side of the...
LeBron James: Magic-Walton meeting 'not a big deal' to Lakers
LeBron James isn’t paying attention to the sideshow going on around his Hollywood story. The Lakers star said Friday that his focus wasn’t on news of coach Luke Walton being...
Latino voters in Florida could help Republicans win in key races
Leandro Ruiz Fernandez spent his entire summer in 2016 as a “super-volunteer” for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in the battleground state of Florida. He made phone calls. He registered people...
I was scorched with hot iron and sexually assaulted: JROTC cadet
The Queens high-school student allegedly branded by fellow Junior ROTC cadets with a clothes iron begged them to stop the scorching — and then was sexually assaulted while upperclassmen filmed...
Rangers hope winger's return to lineup is coming at the right time
This was not putting it lightly, or sidestepping an awkward situation. This was David Quinn once again making a clear declaration for what he demands from his Rangers team, mentally...
Is Knicks' draft class of steals the best haul in the NBA?
WASHINGTON — The Sniper, the Scorer and the Shotblocker. The 3-6 Knicks may or may not win 30 games this season. Brass’ patient master plan may not ultimately turn the...
Flight delay from hell leaves over 200 passengers stuck for days
More than 200 British Airways passengers have been trapped in a three-day flight from hell from Orlando to London that was stuck for two days in two different airports. The...
'Kill all Jews' graffiti suspect had a dark online alter-ego
The suspect charged with scrawling anti-Semitic graffiti inside a Brooklyn synagogue has Jewish foster parents, and was an intern for former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn — for whom he...
El Chapo's sons are now running his drug empire
Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin Guzman “El Chapo” Loera may be going on trial tomorrow in Brooklyn federal court, but the billion-dollar cartel he founded is still flourishing under the direction...
D'Angelo Russell can't get off Nets bench when it counts
For the second straight game — and the fourth time in just nine contests this young season — D’Angelo Russell was benched in crunch time, planted on the bench by...
These bon vivants are kicking each other's butts for the NYC Marathon
Last November, Vito Schnabel was happy after finishing the New York City Marathon in three hours and 15 minutes — more than 10 minutes faster than his 2016 time. Then...
I wanted to vote, but something went 'horribly wrong'
I became a US citizen May 18, and at the swearing-in-ceremony at a downtown federal building, I was happy to see a perky representative from the New York State Board...
NCAA Cinderellas out to prove last year's magic was no fluke
Clayton Custer can’t walk on campus without being reminded what happened. Maroon and gold surrounds him. Classmates share the most thrilling ride of their lives. Highlights run on repeat outside...
Syracuse won more than its first game as ranked team in 17 years
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Now that Syracuse has climbed back into the national rankings, the Orange want to stay there. The 22nd-ranked Orange beat Wake Forest 41-24 on Saturday, with Eric...
James Carville calls out 'gutless' ESPN for SEC apology
ESPN issued an on-air apology to SEC commissioner Greg Sankey after political commentator and LSU fan James Carville accused the league of favoring Alabama during “College GameDay.” LSU was the...
The Islanders winger filling the John Tavares leadership void
It seemed somewhat curious for the Islanders to name Anders Lee as their captain before the season, given the winger was (and is) eligible to become a free agent next...
Cop in panties-munching scandal speaks out: 'My career is over'
He’s NYPD through. The Brooklyn detective who says his salty sergeant shoved her panties in his mouth hasn’t been back to work since the Oct. 7 incident, and that he...
Gunman in yoga studio shooting had history of groping women
The mad gunman who stormed a Florida yoga studio, killing two people and wounding five others before fatally shooting himself, had a history of groping women, police said on Saturday....
Cowboys hype doesn't match reality in Titans showdown
Monday Titans (+5 ½) over COWBOYS: Emphatic market move on Jerry’s Boys — wholly detached from reality, now 2 points more expensive off the open — leaves us no option....
Thailand cave rescuers were sure most of the kids would die
They didn’t tell the press this, or the desperate, waiting parents — but the international team of divers who rescued 12 boys and their soccer coach from a submerged cave...
Chris Armas didn't take Red Bulls job to lose now
It was going to go one of two ways for the Red Bulls when Jesse Marsch, their head coach of the previous 3¹/₂ successful seasons, suddenly left the club in...
Get off your cell phone when you go out to eat
Eleven Madison Park, one of the country’s most celebrated restaurants, took a small step toward restoring dining-room civility last month. The eatery now offers diners little wooden boxes in which...
Just about everyone scored for Clemson in rout of Louisville
CLEMSON, S.C. — Travis Etienne rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns and 350-pound defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence add a 2-yard TD burst as No. 2 Clemson buried Louisville 77-16...
Teachers actually thought 'border wall' costumes were a good idea
An Idaho school district is under fire after more than a dozen of its staffers dressed up as Mexican stereotypes -- and a border wall -- for Halloween. Since deleted...
How Virginia is trying to turn historic NCAA upset into positive
Virginia isn’t trying to forget the history-making upset. The Cavaliers aren’t obsessing over it, either. As they near their first game together since becoming the first No. 1 seed to...
The Unsatisfiable Yankees Fan is needed more now than ever
One of the secondary markets that springs up whenever the Yankees are either in a period of prosperity or on the periphery of one is this: The Unsatisfiable Yankees Fan....
'Sky's the limit' for Jets' latest offensive bright spot
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — There were not many positive moments for the Jets’ offense last week against the Bears, but they believe they have found something with undrafted wide receiver...
Man gunned down in hallway outside his apartment
A 26-year-old man was gunned down in the hallway outside his Brooklyn apartment late Friday, cops said. Anthony Posce was shot in the head and torso in the fifth floor...
This book on growing up loveless is required reading for millennials
“The first time I remember describing my family as ‘nonexistent’ was in middle school, when I described myself as ‘the asexual offspring of a tree’ in an attempt to make...
How age and hits are catching up to 'shell-shocked' Eli Manning
At times it is baffling to hear the rhetoric, innuendo and breathless analysis of all things Eli Manning. It is as if he is the first top-notch professional athlete —...
The Jewish left botched its response to the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
The aftermath of Pittsburgh has been a disgrace. In ordinary times it would have been unseemly to comment on the atrocity at the Tree of Life Synagogue so soon after...
The case for a stunning Mets run at Manny Machado
Brodie Van Wagenen vowed to “be in on every free agent, and if they fit our roster we’re going to go after him.” It was the kind of bold and...
Todd Gurley's special play shows winning football still exists
If only Todd Gurley had performed a backflip into the end zone — while blowing kisses, flexing his muscles then pounding the ball against the nearest wall. Last Sunday Gurley...
Embryo swapping is the Wild West
Lisa, a mom desperate to give her son a little brother, is looking to trade embryos with another mom. Doing so, she's wading into legal territory colored in shades of...
Mom to the internet: Anybody want to trade my girl embryo for a boy?
Lisa, a mom desperate to give her son a little brother, is looking to trade embryos with another mom. Doing so, she's wading into legal territory colored in shades of...
Brodie Van Wagenen thinks Mets can reclaim city ... soon
New Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen signs up for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: You said you told the Wilpons not what they wanted to hear,...
Rabbi's horrifying task brought peace to Pittsburgh synagogue victims' families
PITTSBURGH, PA - Rabbi Daniel Wasserman was conducting a bar mitzvah last Saturday at his orthodox congregation on Murray Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill when he sensed something was terribly...
Your house is crawling with disgusting things
Halloween is over, but you’re still being haunted in your home. Your dishwasher, your soap dispenser, even your clean clothes are all rife with life, writes ecology professor Rob Dunn...
Here's what Trump can expect if the Democrats take the House
This drama-packed political season has seen more than its share of twists, turns and trauma. But when the dust settles and Tuesday’s votes are counted, we’re likely to be in...
Worshipers gather in Pittsburgh for services after synagogue shooting nightmare
A painful week of mourning the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history ended on a hopeful note Saturday, as hundreds of worshipers gathered in Pittsburgh to honor the victims...
Trump blasts 'lying' Kavanaugh accuser
A riled-up President Trump once again leaped to the defense of his latest Supreme Court nominee after learning of the collapse of another accuser’s story. “A vicious accuser of Justice...
Thugs stalk random man into subway, stab him repeatedly: cops
Halloween was a horror for a Bronx man after three strangers followed him into a subway station an stabbed him repeatedly, police said Saturday. The trio approached the 19-year-old victim...
Venezuela, Cuba & Nicaragua: Team Trump's new Latin 'axis of evil'
The George W. Bush administration had its “Axis of Evil.” Now the Trump administration has the term “Troika of Tyranny” to describe oppressive Latin American dictators it is now pledging...
Cops identify man who opened fire on Florida yoga studio
Police on Saturday identified the crazed gunman who stormed a Florida yoga studio, killing two people and wounding five others before fatally shooting himself. Scott Paul Beierle, 40, shot six...
North Korea threatens to resume nuclear development
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has warned it could revive a state policy aimed at strengthening its nuclear arsenal if the United States does not lift economic sanctions against...
Divers find doomed Lion Air jet's fuselage, engines: officials
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Divers reported seeing the fuselage and engines of the crashed Lion Air jet on the seafloor and a ping locator has detected a signal that may be...
Candidate's own write-in vote will win him election
STANTON, Mich. — Just one write-in vote will win an election for a county post in western Michigan. Christopher Johnston lost the August primary for a seat on Montcalm County...
David Fizdale: Off-the-ball move gave Ntilikina 'some clarity'
DALLAS — No, the Knicks didn’t win the Frank Ntilikina-Dennis Smith Jr. scoring battle, but they didn’t need to in their 118-106 victory at American Airlines Arena on Friday night....
Eli Manning getting sacked at an alarming rate
Eli Manning says, “Every sack has got its own story.’’ If Manning wants to compile all of them in a bound edition, it will be a long, long book chronicling...
Jacob deGrom and David Price honored by NY baseball writers
David Price has won the Babe Ruth award as postseason MVP in voting by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. After pitching the Red Sox...
This was the old Carmelo, not an old Carmelo
Carmelo Anthony isn’t the player he was, now coming off the bench in Houston. But for a night, either the former Knick had a turn-back-the-clock performance or the Nets’ defense...
Jets looking to rediscover their mojo in the running game
The ceiling was seen when the season started. The potential was again pointed out one month later. When the Jets could run, the points piled up. When the ground game...
Giants castoffs racking up the sacks for other teams
Really, there is no need to pile on when it comes to ripping the Giants, but the truth hurts. They are 30th in the NFL with a paltry 10 sacks...
Rangers prospect starting to make real strides at Hartford
The acclamation period took about four or five days. But after the disappointment of not making the Rangers out of training camp and being sent to AHL Hartford wore off,...
Alabama hasn't faced a challenge like LSU this year
It’s the game of the year up to this point. No. 1 Alabama against third-ranked LSU at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La., traditionally one of the toughest — if...
Anything less than 5-5 is a failure for Jets
This has not exactly been a season of pressure points for the Jets. Sunday in South Florida against the reeling Dolphins, losers of four of their past five games, having...
Nebraska doesn't have a chance
It’s wrong to say Ohio State’s season is wrecked, but the program has been in chaos since August and the next month will determine a lot for the future. Urban...
Why Alabama's starting units offer valuable lesson for bettors
If you’ve been enjoying VSiN content in recent weeks, you know all about a high-profile trend involving the best college football team in the nation. Heading into Saturday night’s Alabama-LSU...
Chris Weidman seeking MSG redemption
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman of Long Island is hoping for a better result when he fights at Madison Square Garden on Saturday than the last time he entered...
Warriors are doing everything right
OAKLAND, Calif. — Draymond Green is playing the best coach Steve Kerr has ever seen, doing all the little things on both ends to spark his team. Stephen Curry's shot...
Trumaine Johnson: I want to return, but 'it's not my choice'
Trumaine Johnson sounds ready to return after missing the past four games with an injured right quad, but the injury report isn’t as optimistic for the Jets’ top cornerback. Though...
2 dead after Amazon building collapse
Two people were killed at an Amazon distribution warehouse in Baltimore Friday evening when a 50-foot wall collapsed during a severe weather, officials said. The victims, who had not been...
Grassley calls for feds to probe woman who falsely accused Kavanaugh of sex assault
The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday asked federal authorities to investigate a woman who made false sexual-assault claims against US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. In a...
The trade throw-in who has quickly won over Rangers coach
Libor Hajek was the must-have defenseman the Rangers acquired from the Lightning as part of last year’s deadline package in the deal for Ryan McDonagh and J.T. Miller. The 2018...
LeBron doc 'Shut Up and Dribble' explores role of sport in activism
“Shut up and dribble.” That was the unsolicited advice from political commentator Laura Ingraham in February following critical comments by LeBron James and Kevin Durant about President Trump in the...
Man arrested after teen shot at Dartmouth College
A 19-year-old New Hampshire man is in stable condition after being shot at Dartmouth College, police said Saturday. Gage Young, 22, of Lebanon, New Hampshire was charged with second-degree assault,...
Uber driver charged with raping unconscious woman
LANSDALE, Pa. — Police say an Uber driver has been charged with raping a passenger he picked up at a casino and who became unconscious in the car. Ahmed Elgaafary,...
JPP has taken it to a new level since leaving the Giants
He still keeps in touch with Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora, his former Giants teammates who helped raise him from a pup. “I know they’re very proud of me right...
Uber driver charged with kidnapping passengers on Halloween
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — An Uber driver has been charged with kidnapping for allegedly refusing to let four passengers out of his car on Halloween. Thirty-five-year-old Khaled Ali of Garden...