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Elin has 'made up her mind,' shopping for divorce attorney: reports

Elin has 'made up her mind,' shopping for divorce attorney: reports

Tiger Woods’ wife Elin Nordegren purposely was photographed without her wedding ring in an effort to send a message that her marriage is done, according to a report. “She knew what she was doing...  Read Full Story

Woods 'hurt' by philandering father as a teenager

Woods 'hurt' by philandering father as a teenager

Apparently the golf ball didn’t fall far from the tree for Tiger Woods when it came to marital infidelity. According to Woods’ high school sweetheart, Woods was hurt by his own father’s...  Read Full Story

Boy in Brazil has 50 sewing needles in him

Boy in Brazil has 50 sewing needles in him

BRASILIA, Brazil — A 2-year-old Brazilian boy has as many as 50 metal sewing needles inside his body and a doctor treating the boy said Wednesday they were apparently stuck there one by one. Dr....  Read Full Story

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  • Schumer calls flight attendant who told him to turn off cell phone 'bitch'

    Schumer calls flight attendant who told him to turn off cell phone 'bitch'

    Sen. Chuck Schumer had harsh words for a flight attendant who told him to turn off his phone for takeoff. "Bitch!" the senior senator was overheard Sunday saying to his hand-picked seat-mate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand after arguing with a flight...   4:13 PM

  • Morgy-Bloomberg fight costs city millions

    Its called "Looking a gift horse in the mouth," and it just cost Mayor Bloomberg tens of millions of dollars that should have gone into the city...   4:13 PM

  • MTA votes for major service cuts to fill $383M budget gap

    MTA votes for major service cuts to fill $383M budget gap

    The MTA voted to make deep service cuts today, including nixing 52 bus routes and wiping out two train lines, in order to balance an upcoming budget after series of state and tax revenue shortfalls. After voting unanimously, MTA's top brass went...   4:13 PM

  • Education groups sue to end Paterson aid freeze

    ALBANY – A coalition of education officials today made good on their threat to sue Gov. Paterson over his decision to withhold $146 million in aid to...   4:13 PM

  • 31 arrested in NYC, LI heroin sweep

    HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — Police and prosecutors on Long Island say a 6-month drug sweep has resulted in 31 arrests. They say in some cases heroin was cut...   4:13 PM

  • Search continues for missing Newburgh boy, 4

    Search continues for missing Newburgh boy, 4

    NEWBURGH, N.Y. — Police continue searching for a 4-year-old boy who disappeared from his family’s Hudson Valley apartment two days ago. Several dozen law enforcement officers have been looking for Marc Anthony Bookal since Monday afternoon, when...   4:13 PM

  • MS patient on trial for growing marijuana

    SOMERVILLE, N.J. — A multiple sclerosis patient in New Jersey who says he was growing marijuana for medicinal purposes is planning to take the stand...   4:13 PM

  • City scales back plan to turn schoolyards to parks

    Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration has scaled back a promise to turn schoolyards into parks. The city’s Independent Budget Office blames budget...   4:13 PM

  • $2M boost keeps ACES trains running from NYC to AC

    ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A New Jersey state agency has approved an extra $2 million to keep a weekend rail service that carries gamblers between New York...   4:13 PM

  • Fed leaves rates near zero, cites improving economy

    The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said interest rates will remain near zero "for an extended period," but acknowledged recent signs that the economy is...   2:27 PM

  • Homeland security officials gathered intel on Nation of Islam

    WASHINGTON — Newly released government papers show homeland security officials improperly gathered intelligence on the Nation of Islam, a black Muslim...   2:26 PM

  • Tiger Woods named AP Athlete of the Decade

    The cad of the year has just been named Athlete of the Decade. Tiger Woods – who insisted golf came second to family just days before the lie...   2:08 PM

  • Bernanke named Time Magazine's 'Person of the Year'

    Bernanke named Time Magazine's 'Person of the Year'

    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2009. Last year's winner was then-President-elect Barack Obama. The 2007 winner was Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Other previous winners have...   2:27 PM

  • Dr. 'steal'-good

    The feds busted 26 doctors, nurses and other health-care providers in Brooklyn, Miami and Detroit in separate Medicare ripoffs that cost cash-strapped...   8:57 AM

  • Mama's cubs get bear hug

    Mama's cubs get bear hug

    Awwww! In a scene that would melt even the coldest heart, a giant panda mother paused to give her twin cubs a big bear hug as they frolicked yesterday in a snowy China reserve. The cuddly family portrait was shot at the Wolong Nature Reserve...   2:26 PM

  • A 'Gitmo' in Illinois

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama has ordered the federal government to acquire an underused state prison in rural Illinois to be the new home for a...   2:26 PM

  • Evidence cell block

    COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Police officers must obtain a search warrant before scouring the contents of a suspect's cellphone unless their safety is in danger,...   8:57 AM

  • Fed flu-shot recall

    ATLANTA -- Hundreds of thousands of swine-flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength,...   6:35 AM

  • School is cross with 'Christ drawing' kid

    TAUNTON, Mass. -- An 8-year-old boy was sent home from school and ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation after he did a Christmas drawing of...   8:57 AM

  • Rome in rage

    Rome in rage

    ROME -- Italy's government yesterday said it plans to rush out measures such as blacking out hate sites on the Internet to protect politicians after a weekend assault on Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi left him hospitalized. The 73-year-old...   8:57 AM

  • UN climate sham - evil Mugabe an honored guest

    UN climate sham - evil Mugabe an honored guest

    WASHINGTON -- Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe turned the UN climate-change summit in Copenhagen into a farce yesterday, laughing off the travel sanctions of Western governments and throwing the harsh disapproval of his Danish hosts back in their...   2:26 PM

  • Sarkozy baits Obama on aid

    French President Nicolas Sarkozy challenged President Obama yesterday to back up his global-warming rhetoric with big bucks. The French president...   8:57 AM

  • Gore in an ice slip-up

    Talk about an inconvenient truth. Al Gore admitted yesterday he blundered in the debate over global warming by telling the Copenhagen climate...   6:35 AM

  • Open White House

    WASHINGTON -- It wasn't a state dinner, and they didn't crash it on purpose. Still, a Georgia couple who showed up at the White House a day early...   6:35 AM

  • God 'calls home' televangelist

    God 'calls home' televangelist

    TULSA, Okla. -- Oral Roberts, a onetime tent revival preacher who pioneered televangelism as the founder of a multimillion-dollar ministry and a university that bears his name, died yesterday. He was 91. Roberts died of complications from...   8:57 AM

  • Sex overdrive

    A mother of two in New Mexico has lost some of her lust for life after an injury in a car crash left her with an insatiable sex drive. "It's...   8:57 AM

  • Tiger mistress defeats ex-hubby over tyke

    Tiger mistress defeats ex-hubby over tyke

    One of Tiger Woods' ex-mistresses yesterday managed to fend off a bid from her bitter ex-husband for full custody of their young son. A sexily clad Cori Rist strutted into Manhattan Family Court to face ex-hubby Neil Santos, who has suggested...   2:08 PM

  • Reports: Mets add fifth year to Bay offer, amp up interest in Holliday

    Reports: Mets add fifth year to Bay offer, amp up interest in Holliday

    The Mets have picked up their Holliday shopping. GM Omar Minaya is getting more aggressive in his pursuit of power-hitting corner outfielders Jason Bay and Matt Holliday, according to SI.com. The Mets have upped their offer to Bay to five years...   3:29 PM

  • Mets' Minaya preaches patience

    Mets' Minaya preaches patience

    Omar Minaya emerged from his Citi Field bunker yesterday to plead for calm from angry Mets fans. One day after enduring the double whammy of seeing his No. 1 free-agent pitching target bolting for Boston and his biggest rival land a Cy Young winner...   4:20 PM

  • Damon ready to explore other options; Mets one possibility

    Damon ready to explore other options; Mets one possibility

    Is Johnny Damon following Hideki Matsui out of The Bronx? With very little contact between the Yankees and the free-agent left fielder, Damon is ready to explore other options. “I am going to start looking around. Teams are getting better and...   2:19 PM

  • Sanchez back at Jets practice

    Sanchez back at Jets practice

    Quarterback Mark Sanchez’s status for the Jets' game against Atlanta remained uncertain Wednesday after he returned to practice for the first time since spraining his right knee. Rex Ryan said he wants to hold off on making a decision on a starter...   2:54 PM

  • Jets defense is tops — but record’s a sad footnote

    Jets defense is tops — but record’s a sad footnote

    YES, the Jets’ defense has had a handful of aggravating hiccups this season. The three fourth-quarter touchdowns allowed in Miami and the meltdown on the Jaguars’ final drive are the two biggest sins. But it’s time we appreciate the defense Rex...   1:37 PM

  • How Giants will make the playoffs

    How Giants will make the playoffs

    The beauty of the wild card is that even flawed and, at times, feeble teams can be in the hunt and sometimes even make it into the playoffs. Barely better than mediocre often gets you in, which is good news for the Giants this holiday season....   1:37 PM

  • Knicks' streak over after Bobcats' late run

    Knicks' streak over after Bobcats' late run

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Mike D'Antoni was fuming and rightfully so last night, questioning whether the Knicks showed enough heart, desire and spirit to keep their improbable winning streak alive. Chris Duhon, the defender on two late layups by Raymond...   4:20 PM

  • Nets' Harris denies 'dirty play' in loss to Cavs

    Nets' Harris denies 'dirty play' in loss to Cavs

    CLEVELAND -- Devin Harris may soon want to be embraced by LeBron James. But not quite the way it went down last night. James quickly grabbed Harris and yanked him away from fallen Cavalier Jamario Moon, who had been roughly fouled and sent...   2:43 PM

  • Rangers recall Sanguinetti

    Though head coach John Tortorella said this morning that the Rangers would use the same lineup and combinations for tonight's Garden match against the...   1:31 PM

  • Rangers need rivalry win to avoid cellar

    Is it a home-and-home or battle of the homely? The Rangers will take the ice tonight for the first of successive matches against the Islanders as a...   4:20 PM

  • Islanders: Clunker into Rangers' clash

    Islanders: Clunker into Rangers' clash

    After their biggest clunker of the season on Monday, a 7-1 dismantling by the Panthers, Andy Sutton said the Islanders' game tonight against the Rangers at the Garden would be good for the team. "We have to get our game back on track and maybe...   4:20 PM

  • Devils try to continue streaky Hab-it against Montreal

    Devils try to continue streaky Hab-it against Montreal

    There aren't many trophies the Devils haven't won in their 27 years in New Jersey. From Stanley Cups to Jennings Trophies (fewest goals) to Calder Trophies (rookie of the year), they have a packed trophy case. But one award that has eluded them...   4:20 PM

  • Out of this world!

    Out of this world!

    It isn’t easy being blue, the trans-species hero of James Cameron’s spectacular “Avatar” learns when he’s forced to defend a planet in a distant galaxy from earthling imperialists determined to lay waste to a paradise. Part eco-fable, part “Dances...   1:58 PM

  • ‘Bachelor’ Jake is a believer

    ‘Bachelor’ Jake is a believer

    He’s a hunky blue-eyed pilot looking for love and ready to start a family. And so far, new “Bachelor” Jake Pavelka actually seems to be someone who can make up his mind— and stick with it. Pavelka, 31, was an early front-runner in the race for...   3:33 PM

  • Can The Donald save golf?

    Can The Donald save golf?

    Tiger Woods is off the links for now -- but there's always Donald Trump to save the sport of golf. Trump will host "Donald J. Trump's Fabulous World of Golf," a half-hour series premiering April 26 on Golf Channel. In the show, pro golfers,...   1:12 PM

  • Dan Rather spends more than $2 mil on lawsuit

    Dan Rather spends more than $2 mil on lawsuit

    Dan Rather says he's spent over $2 million of his own money in his ongoing lawsuit with CBS. Rather, in an interview on tvnewser.com, was cagey about the exact amount. "Respectfully I'm not going to tell you . . . I would say a whole lot,"...   1:12 PM

  • 'Glee' grabs Globe nods

    Fox's "Glee" danced off with three Golden Globe nominations yesterday, cementing its status as one of the season's hottest shows. "Glee" co-stars...   4:39 AM

  • Country-tuned ‘Crazy’ is all art

    Country-tuned ‘Crazy’ is all art

    Brokedown country singer tries to crawl out of the bottle and into the arms of a good woman. Supporting figures: cute kid and younger, handsomer rival singer. “Crazy Heart” — “Tender Mercies” minus the Christianity, “The Wrestler” on bourbon...   1:58 PM

  • No lack of 'Elf' esteem

    No lack of 'Elf' esteem

    HOLIDAY shows are, for the most part, hateful. Sappy, cloying, me chanical and cynical, they're made for out-of-towners brain-dead after a long day of Christmas shopping. It's best to avoid the Marriott Marquis Theatre in November and...   1:58 PM

  • Plays aren't all that 'Great'

    The Flea Theater com missioned six promising off-Broadway playwrights to write about the most pressing issue of our times. The result is "The Great...   10:20 AM

  • First Look: 'Robin Hood'

    First Look: 'Robin Hood'

    Despite starring two Academy Award winners who are being shepherded by one of the most proficient action directors working today, the veil of secrecy surrounding "Robin Hood" has been nearly impenetrable. Countless plot details have...  

  • Rihanna bares her, um, soul

    Rihanna bares her, um, soul

    Rihanna says she's baring her body and soul in order to change the subject -- from her beating by Chris Brown to the release of her new album, "Rated R." See more Rihanna Pictures here. The 21-year-old R&B star says she needed to speak openly...   1:12 PM

  • Full list of Golden Globe Nominations

    1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA a. AVATAR, Lightstorm Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox b. THE HURT LOCKER, Voltage Pictures C/O 42West; Summit...  

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A son in Putin's Yule stocking

A son in Putin's Yule stocking

Vladimir Putin has a lot to celebrate this Christmas. Not only...   1:33 PM

'Osama' helmer rips Harvey

'Osama' helmer rips Harvey

"Super Size Me" filmmaker Morgan Spurlock is nursing a super-size...   9:52 AM

Cindy Adams

Life goes on and on

GERONTOLOGISTS or biologists or sociologists or physiologists or...   4:53 AM

Sports

Sanchez back at Jets practice

Sanchez back at Jets practice

Quarterback Mark Sanchez’s status for the Jets' game against...   2:54 PM

Reports: Mets add fifth year to Bay offer, amp up interest in Holliday

Reports: Mets add fifth year to Bay offer, amp up interest in Holliday

The Mets have picked up their Holliday shopping. GM Omar Minaya...   3:29 PM

Entertainment

Out of this world!

Out of this world!

It isn’t easy being blue, the trans-species hero of James Cameron...   1:58 PM

No lack of 'Elf' esteem

No lack of 'Elf' esteem

HOLIDAY shows are, for the most part, hateful. Sappy,...   1:58 PM

Michael Starr Michael Starr

Starr report

There's been some talk show news lately -- "The Bonnie Hunt...   12:55 PM

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O-ptimistic on health bill after Dem confab

O-ptimistic on health bill after Dem confab

WASHINGTON -- With the clock ticking on his self-imposed...   2:04 PM

Tiger mistress defeats ex-hubby over tyke

Tiger mistress defeats ex-hubby over tyke

One of Tiger Woods' ex-mistresses yesterday managed to fend off a...   2:08 PM

Business

Feds charge Raj

Feds charge Raj

A federal grand jury yesterday gave Uncle Sam the green light to...   8:44 AM

Saks cosmetics staff face cuts at flagship

Saks cosmetics staff face cuts at flagship

Saks Fifth Avenue this week told more than 100 workers at the...   2:27 PM

Opinion

Bronx blackmail

Bronx blackmail

Successful extortionists everywhere know enough to make an...   3:36 AM

The spirit of Copenhagen

The spirit of Copenhagen

Has Robert Mugabe done the world a service -- for once? The...   3:36 AM

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