The rebellion at the EPA is far from over
Despite an unprecedented revolt by the agency’s employees, Scott Pruitt was confirmed Friday to head the Environmental Protection Agency. But that’ll hardly be the end of the rebellion. As The New York...
View ArticleWhy no council speaker should give a ‘state of the city’ speech
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito delivered her fourth and final State of the City Address on Thursday. Let’s hope it’s the last ever. This lame tradition of council speakers giving such a...
View ArticleThe #Resistance is pushing Republicans to back Trump
Sure, it matters that President Trump has a historically low favorability rating. Then again, disliking the president isn’t exactly a courageous act. Plenty of Americans, many who supported the...
View ArticleWhy Europe fears this great US ambassador
America regularly embarrasses itself with the ambassadors we appoint to our closest allies. In other countries, such postings go to highly respected foreign-service officers. For us, it’s simply a pay...
View ArticleDarrelle Revis turns himself in to Pittsburgh authorities
Darrelle Revis was released on a non-monetary bond Friday night after turning himself in to Pittsburgh police earlier Friday evening. An arrest warrant had been issued late Thursday for the Jets...
View ArticleDurst admits doing HBO documentary was ‘stupid’
Millionaire real-estate heir Robert Durst admitted he was “stupid” to participate in an HBO documentary that appeared to implicate him in the 2000 murder of his friend, according to new evidence. In a...
View ArticleISIS is going broke
The Islamic State group is hemorrhaging money with every piece of territory it loses, according to a new analysis that found that the group’s “business model” is on the path to failure. The analysis...
View ArticleGoogle’s future depends on Trump’s FTC pick
Alphabet believes it has a lot riding on whom President Trump picks to lead the Federal Trade Commission, several sources close to the situation told The Post. The federal regulator has the power to...
View ArticleTrump takes to Twitter to name potential Flynn replacement
The “tweeter in chief” on Friday released the name of a candidate to be his next national security adviser — after Michael Flynn resigned and the initial proposed successor turned down the job....
View ArticleMassive storm leaves one dead, others stranded in California
LOS ANGELES — A powerful Pacific storm blew into Southern and Central California on Friday with wind-driven heavy rains that downed power lines and electrocuted a man, stranded others in flooded areas...
View ArticleLuis Severino eyes rotation spot, but Yankees may have other plan
TAMPA — Luis Severino threw batting practice to a group of hitters that included Gary Sanchez and Gleyber Torres on Friday morning at George M. Steinbrenner Field. It didn’t matter there were a handful...
View ArticleChain restaurants struggle to attract CEOs
As casual restaurant chains like Applebee’s and Ruby Tuesday see traffic erode, their C-Suites are looking as empty as their parking lots. Five national chains, which operate about 6,300 restaurants,...
View ArticleNew Yorkers are trading children for pets
The New York job market may soon be more ruff on teachers than dog walkers, a new study claims. By the year 2025, the amount of money people spend on education will grow only 2 percent, while...
View ArticleTrump goes back to campaign roots during raucous Boeing rally
A buoyant President Trump on Friday made a campaign-style speech at a Boeing plant in South Carolina — basking in the crowd’s cheers and soaking up some love from the state’s star-struck governor....
View ArticleSpitzer hooker claims he stopped her from filing assault report
He wanted her on the next plane back to Russia, so he wouldn’t end up in handcuffs. Eliot Spitzer convinced his hooker gal pal to leave an NYPD station house before she could file assault charges...
View ArticleActors may no longer be able to hide their age online
For Hollywood’s vain actors, it might soon get harder to hide their age. No, they are not outlawing Botox or face-lifts — but a San Francisco federal judge appears close to tossing a state law that...
View ArticleBryant Park shooter gets 25-year jail sentence
The gangbanger who shot two skaters at the Bryant Park ice rink over a Marmot jacket ordered one of his victims in court to “be a man” — and then was slapped with a 25-year prison sentence. In November...
View ArticleNorth Korean man arrested in connection with Kim Jong Nam death
Malaysian police have announced the arrest of a fourth suspect, a North Korean, in the death of the half brother of the North Korean leader. A police statement says the man identified as Ri Jong Chol...
View ArticleCavaliers star Kyrie Irving is a flat-Earth truther
Maybe Kyrie Irving would have benefited from a few more years of that pricey Duke education. The Cavaliers point guard, who has established himself as one of the premier players in the NBA, caused a...
View ArticleCity’s most multimillion-dollar home sales are in Manhattan
It’s going to come as no surprise that the city’s priciest properties are in Manhattan, but a new study shows the borough accounted for fully 86 percent of all home sales for more than $2 million over...
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