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St. Jude Medical goes forward with suit against Muddy Waters Capital
St. Jude Medical hopes its suit against Muddy Waters Capital isn’t a lost cause. The medical device company sued short-seller Carson Block and his fund in a Minnesota court on Wednesday — nearly two...
View ArticleTrump heaps praise on Putin at forum while Clinton defends emails
Hillary Clinton defended anew her handling of classified information as secretary of state Wednesday night, insisting she did not jeopardize national security by discussing the Obama administration’s...
View ArticleSerena ‘steps it up’ just in time to reach US Open semis
In their respective post-match press conferences, you couldn’t tell the quarterfinal winner. Simona Halep smiled often. Serena Williams had the personality of a wet mop. After two-plus hours of...
View ArticleConstruction company sues posh girls school for $34M
Manhattan’s elite, all-girls Chapin School, which counts Vera Wang and Ivanka Trump as alums, is greedy and reckless — procuring no-interest loans reserved for the poor and using day laborers who are...
View ArticleApple’s wireless headphones: Headache or huge step forward?
Against This is going to be a huge headache for a lot of people. Apple’s decision to ditch the standard headphone jack is self-serving — and will prove to be wildly inconvenient. Shifting to the latest...
View ArticleNow a pair of once written-off Yankees continue incredible run
As spring training wore down, Bryan Mitchell pretty much was assured of a significant role on the Yankees’ pitching staff. Then he fractured a toe and underwent surgery shortly before the team came...
View ArticleA player not named Serena this close to being No. 1
If Angelique Kerber had to delay history in order to complete her dream, then so be it. Because with a win at the U.S. Open, Kerber would jump from No. 2 to No. 1 in the world ranking — something that...
View ArticleCity revokes registration of billboard group run by de Blasio backer
The city’s Buildings Department has ordered the registration of a billboard company that owes at least $600,000 in civil judgments and whose owner has been a prominent backer of Mayor de Blasio to be...
View ArticleThe grisly ‘Game of Thrones’ scene Giants are rallying around
There is hunger in the eyes of Odell Beckham Jr., because it is Cowboys Week that will kick off Resurrection Year, and there is hunger in the eyes of all New York Football Giants, because after four...
View ArticlePresidential forum proves no matter who wins, America loses
So Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump appeared one after the other last night for a half-hour on NBC to talk about being commander in chief. Polls will tell us who “won”; frankly, I have no idea. But...
View ArticleTrump slams Cuomo’s publicly funded ads for jobs program
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump took some surprise swipes at an another New York Democrat Wednesday night — Gov. Cuomo. Trump, who accepted the state Conservative Party’s endorsement,...
View ArticleRev up your engines because gas prices will go even lower
Gas prices stayed low during the so-called peak driving season. And they are likely to go even lower now that we’ve entered the weak driving season. The summer driving season starts Memorial Day...
View ArticleWhy Liberty star struggled not to cry at pre-retirement ceremony
Swin Cash promised she wouldn’t cry. She kept her word. The 15-year WNBA veteran held it together for a 50-minute postgame ceremony in her honor after the Liberty lost to the Seattle Storm 102-78 on...
View ArticleHitman told FBI about rabbi’s plot to kill member of his sect
An Israeli rabbi and an acolyte from an Orthodox Jewish community upstate were charged by the feds Tuesday in a scheme to kidnap and kill a fellow member of their sect for refusing to grant his wife a...
View ArticleHow ‘different vibe’ pervades Nets before camp even begins
With the Nets coming off a horrid 21-61 season — one that saw Brooklyn fire both its coach and general manager — it’s easy to envision the players lacking energy or enthusiasm. Chris McCullough and...
View ArticleDOE’s pricey ventures are overcrowding schools despite open seats: report
The Department of Education is focused on pricey building projects while empty classrooms collect dust, a new report claims. The Citizens Budget Commission said overcrowding in city schools remains...
View ArticleAirport workers will be trained to help in emergency situations
The airport workers who currently fetch wheelchairs, ferry passengers to gates on electric carts and carry bags through terminals will soon be trained to assist in active-shooter and other emergency...
View ArticleRyan Fitzpatrick Year 2: It’s his turn to face Joe Namath Jets test
We can discuss all the theories and sub-theories about why the Jets are creeping up on half a century since their lone Super Bowl appearance, but the essence of the root cause is as plain as the nose...
View ArticleCity Council expected to pass bill requiring NYPD to post Patrol Guide online
It’s going to take legislation for the public to see the Police Department’s rules for cops. The City Council is expected to pass a bill later this year that would force the NYPD to post its official...
View ArticleState admits staff knew Hoosick Falls water was dangerous
ALBANY — Under intense grilling at a legislative hearing, state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker admitted Wednesday he and his staff knew for years that a chemical in the water in Hoosick Falls was a...
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