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US student in Italy gets 26 years in prison for murder

US student in Italy gets 26 years in prison for murder

PERUGIA, Italy — American student Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty of the murder and sexual assault of a British woman, Meredith Kercher. Knox was...  Read Full Story

9/11 victim's family has harsh words for Tiger gal

9/11 victim's family has harsh words for Tiger gal

The 9/11 terror attacks changed Tiger Woods’ alleged nightclub mistress from a devoted, grieving fiancee to an attention-seeking monster, according to the man who was going to be her father-in-law....  Read Full Story

Monserrate gets probation in gal pal assault

Monserrate gets probation in gal pal assault

State Sen. Hiram Monserrate didn’t get jail time but he also didn’t get his girl back. Monserrate today was sentenced to three years probation for dragging his bleeding girlfriend through his...  Read Full Story

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  • B'klyn wife busted in plot to kill hubby's love child

    A Brooklyn woman has been busted in a twisted plot to kill the love child of her husband’s mistress — by duping her into taking medicine to induce an...   6:50 PM

  • NYPD cop part of coke ring, feds allege

    A New York City police officer has been arrested on charges of cocaine distribution, extortion and illegal use of a firearm. Officer Juan Acosta was...   6:27 PM

  • Tom Brokaw OK after car crash on Bruckner Expressway

    Veteran newsman Tom Brokaw and his wife miraculously escaped a horrific, fatal, car crash that unfolded one car in front of them in The Bronx this...   6:27 PM

  • Astor's son: I'm too sick for prison

    Astor's son: I'm too sick for prison

    Brooke Astor’s 85-year-old son says he’s too sick and doesn’t deserve to go to prison for plundering his philanthropist mother’s fortune. Anthony Marshall’s lawyers asked a court Friday to dismiss the part of his conviction that requires at least...   6:27 PM

  • 'Drunk' off-duty NYPD officer in Midtown Tunnel smashup

    A veteran NYPD detective was busted early this morning for drunken driving after he smashed into a tollbooth at the Midtown Tunnel in Queens — the...   6:27 PM

  • Train service resumes in, out of NYC

    NEWARK, N.J. — Trains are moving again between New Jersey and New York City after a bridge was stuck in the open position. However, commuters should...   6:27 PM

  • AG: No crime in Atlantic City firehouse sex

    ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has backed the decision of a county prosecutor not to file criminal charges in the case...   6:27 PM

  • NJ trooper accuses fellow trooper of rape

    TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey state trooper has accused a superior officer of raping and impregnating her and says she was subject to other sexual...   6:27 PM

  • Edgar Allan Poe book sells for $622,500

    A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe’s first book has sold for $662,500 at a New York auction. The copy of “Tamerlane and Other Poems” had been estimated...   6:27 PM

  • Iraq vet charged with murder in Fort Drum killings

    EVANS MILLS, N.Y. — A Fort Drum military policeman accused of stabbing his two Army buddies to death has been arraigned on second-degree murder charges...   6:27 PM

  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame annex closing

    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame annex closing

    CLEVELAND — The year-old New York City annex to Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will shut down Jan. 3. A news release issued Thursday by S2BN Entertainment, a partner in the venture, gave no reason for the closing. Rock hall...   6:27 PM

  • Hevesi took swank trips as 'payoffs'

    Hevesi took swank trips as 'payoffs'

    ALBANY -- Former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi was implicated for the first time yesterday in a pay-to-play scandal after it was revealed he accepted six luxury vacations to Israel and Italy from a California venture capitalist who pleaded guilty...   7:33 AM

  • Amanda Knox found guilty on all charges

    PERUGIA, Italy — American student Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty of the murder and sexual assault of...   6:52 PM

  • 9/11 victim's family has harsh words for Tiger gal

    The 9/11 terror attacks changed Tiger Woods’ alleged nightclub mistress from a devoted, grieving fiancee to an attention-seeking monster, according to...   6:29 PM

  • GM boss Whitacre moves to shuffle exec roles

    General Motors Chairman Ed Whitacre today is expected to unveil a new executive lineup at the troubled automaker, shifting the role of well-known "car...   8:56 AM

  • Unemployment falls to 10 percent

    The Labor Department shocked Wall Street this morning when it reporting that November unemployment fell to 10 percent as the US lost just 11,000 jobs...   8:40 AM

  • Polo tale a load of horse $#!&

    WASHINGTON -- The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services yesterday began probing the fund-raising practices of America's Polo Cup,...   6:15 PM

  • 'Bet' ref feared 'whack' on kin

    Renegade former NBA ref Tim Donaghy claims he gave gangsters insider information to bet on games because he was afraid his wife and four daughters...   8:28 AM

  • Trippy tributes to Obama

    Trippy tributes to Obama

    President Obama's image has started showing up on some real vehicles of change -- ecstasy pills and sheets of LSD. Cops in Texas stumbled upon bags of the pills during a traffic stop near the Mexican border. Along with black-tar heroin,...   6:15 PM

  • 2nd nude in 'Erin' probe

    LOS ANGELES -- FBI agents want Yahoo! to turn over a video of a naked woman they suspect was taken by an Illinois man already accused of secretly...   8:28 AM

  • Cadillac tax axes benefits: survey

    Nearly two of three businesses would slash workers' medical benefits to avoid the so-called Cadillac tax on more expensive insurance policies,...   5:58 AM

  • NASA big: Scrap cap and trade

    NASA big: Scrap cap and trade

    WASHINGTON -- One of the leading scientific promoters of global warming says the climate-change treaty being negotiated by the world's governments is so deeply flawed, it should be scrapped. James Hansen, who runs NASA's Goddard Institute for...   6:15 PM

  • Green-meeting polluters

    WASHINGTON - The global-warming conference in Copenhagen that starts next week is going to put tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere -- as much as...   8:28 AM

  • Stone rolls out of jail

    Stone rolls out of jail

    Maybe she was trying to get out from under his thumb. Craggy-faced Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood was released on bail after spending a night behind bars for allegedly assaulting the 20-year-old Russian cocktail waitress for whom he tossed...   6:15 PM

  • McCartney's 'hot' beef

    Paul McCartney is urging people to "Get Back" to an old tradition and start skipping meat once a week to fight global warming. "I grew up as a kid...   6:15 PM

  • Re-signing Pettitte is Yankees' top priority

    Re-signing Pettitte is Yankees' top priority

    TAMPA, Fla. - When the Yankees’ brass exited George M. Steinbrenner Field today, two things had been established: Hal Steinbrenner gave Brian Cashman a budget and Andy Pettitte’s return was atop the To-Do-List. “We set a budget and now we will go...   5:48 PM

  • Sanchez has knee sprain; Ryan 'optimistic' QB will play

    Sanchez has knee sprain; Ryan 'optimistic' QB will play

    Rex Ryan confirmed that Mark Sanchez has a sprained right knee, and the Jets coach said his quarterback could play next Sunday. “I’m optimistic that he’ll be ready to play vs. Tampa Bay,” Ryan said this afternoon. “But we’ll see how he progresses...   5:27 PM

  • The Friday Whacks: To Slide or Not to Slide; Fordham (the good) and Fordham (the bad)

    Talk about a sporting conundrum for our times: We spend an inordinate amount of time as sports fans wishing, hoping, praying that athletes would take...   10:32 AM

  • Jets' Jones hits 1,000-yard mark for 5th straight season

    Jets' Jones hits 1,000-yard mark for 5th straight season

    TORONTO -- Thomas Jones has exceeded 1,000 rushing yards for five straight seasons, which puts him in the company of only two active backs (LaDainian Tomlinson, Stephen Jackson) and in the even more elite company of the people whom the Jets' No. 20...   1:54 PM

  • Revis dominates Owens -- again

    As last night's 19-13 Jets victory wore on, Darrelle Revis could see he was breaking Terrell Owens' spirit. Few things produce a more satisfying...   12:13 PM

  • Osi, Robbins likely benched

    Osi, Robbins likely benched

    On Sunday against the Eagles, there's a chance that for the first time since Dec. 12, 2004, Osi Umenyiora won't be starting for the Giants in a game he'll be active for and playing in. During the part of this afternoon's practice that the media...   3:54 PM

  • Desperate Giants need to tap their hatred of 'Boys

    Desperate Giants need to tap their hatred of 'Boys

    Nothing has worked. Not reminding the Giants of the urgency of the situation. Not demanding greater attention to detail. Not even questioning their pride. All the attempts to beseech the Giants into shedding their losing ways have fallen on...   5:35 PM

  • U.S. plays England in World Cup opener; Algeria, Slovenia also in group

    U.S. plays England in World Cup opener; Algeria, Slovenia also in group

    CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The United States will face England at the World Cup for the first time since a famous upset 60 years ago, then play Slovenia and Algeria in the first round of next year's tournament. The U.S. opens against England in...   5:34 PM

  • Don't hold your breath on Knicks dealing Harrington for Tyrus

    Don't hold your breath on Knicks dealing Harrington for Tyrus

    ATLANTA - There appears to be little seriousness or imminence to Donnie Walsh's talks with Chicago about injured Tyrus Thomas for Al Harrington. The Knicks aren't trading their leading scorer for a player whose not returning for a couple of weeks...   3:13 PM

  • D'Antoni meets today with Robinson

    ATLANTA -- "Nate-Gate" raged on yesterday when Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni announced after the team practice at Georgia Tech he would meet with Nate...   1:54 PM

  • Kiki focuses on psyche as Nets gun for win No. 1

    There were no Whoopee Cushions or cans of Silly String to be seen anywhere, but the first day of the Kiki Vandeweghe Nets' coaching regime yesterday...   10:56 AM

  • 3UP: Wagner, Polanco and Molina

    3UP: Wagner, Polanco and Molina

    1. In the past two days, the Braves either assembled a formidable late-game duo or a disaster. Billy Wagner and Takashi Saito are both talented. Both also are old and fragile. That they were both available to the 2009 Red Sox at bargain prices...   12:06 PM

  • Friday Fun: Boras' clients pay off for Yankees

    Friday Fun: Boras' clients pay off for Yankees

    Here are some Hot Stove thoughts as we head into the Winter Meetings in one of my favorite towns Indianapolis. Seriously. Scott Boras’ clients pay off for the Yankees in unique ways. Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez and Johnny Damon presented the...   12:08 PM

  • Moulson's hat trick lifts Islanders past Thrashers, 4-1

    Moulson's hat trick lifts Islanders past Thrashers, 4-1

    ATLANTA — It was one of the best games the Islanders have played this season, especially for Matt Moulson. Moulson scored three goals and the Islanders snapped the Atlanta Thrashers’ four-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory on Thursday night....   1:54 PM

  • Rangers hope moves lead to W's

    As far as Rangers shakeups go, this is not waiving Eddie Giacomin a week before trading Jean Ratelle and Brad Park in 1975. Having said that, the...   5:34 PM

  • Market in your calendar

    Market in your calendar

    Tamara Beckwith...   3:28 PM

  • NJ 'Housewives’ star Staub says extensions pulled by castmate's daughter

    NJ 'Housewives’ star Staub says extensions pulled by castmate's daughter

    WAYNE, N.J. — Hair, or more precisely a hair extension, will play a pivotal part in the new season of Bravo TV’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey.” Cast member Danielle Staub’s attorney told a municipal court judge in Wayne Thursday that his client...   3:10 PM

  • It's lookin' 'Up' for 'Air'

    The National Board of Review yesterday chose Jason Reitman's dark comedy "Up in the Air" as best picture and named star George Clooney best actor for...   8:43 AM

  • Top flight!

    Top flight!

    Ryan Bingham, the suave road warrior so brilliantly played by George Clooney in Jason Reitman’s razor-sharp, crowd-pleasing and Oscar-friendly comedy “Up in the Air,” thinks he has it all figured out. Never check luggage and always stand behind...   3:28 PM

  • Presence under the tree

    Presence under the tree

    After seeing "Everybody's Fine," Paul McCartney of fered to write a song that plays over the closing cred its. That may be because the whole movie is like a celluloid McCartney tune: warm and playful and sweetly earnest, but lightly funny, too, and...   3:28 PM

  • Not enough charms from 'Brothers' in arms

    Not enough charms from 'Brothers' in arms

    Having seen the trailer for "Brothers" and now the finished film, I feel as though I just watched the trailer twice. A thin script written by David Benioff and directed by Jim Sheridan (who based his film on a Danish one) is merely a promising...   3:28 PM

  • ABC war on Adam escalates

    ABC war on Adam escalates

    The Adam Lambert vendetta continues at ABC. The "American Idol" runner-up yesterday disclosed that his scheduled appearance on the Dec. 17 episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and an unannounced performance during "New Year's Rockin Eve" have been...   3:28 PM

  • Meredith phone ringing

    Meredith phone ringing

    Actress Meredith Baxter's out-of-the-blue admission that she's a lesbian may be a boost for her professional life. Suddenly, the under-the-radar "Family Ties" star's phone is ringing again, says her rep. "She's shocked and thrilled at the...   8:28 AM

  • Facial share

    Facial share

    Talk about a face-off -- or in this case, a "beard-off." "Inside the Actors Studio" host James Lipton has shot a series of public service announcements in which he removes his famous beard (via clever digital graphics)-- and places it on kids...   3:10 PM

  • Bathroom setting suits foul film

    Bathroom setting suits foul film

    You've just learned your husband is leaving you for a younger woman -- so you duct-tape him to a toilet and try to make him fall back in love with you. That's the incredible premise of "Serious Moonlight," a shrill farce that strains...   9:50 AM

  • Malice in underland

    Malice in underland

    So this brunette martial arts expert walks into a bar and finds that everyone there is having their emotions sucked out of them, but they don't know it because they're stuck to the floor. Get it? Good. If this scenario sounds familiar, you were...   3:10 PM

  • He-he-he for the holidays

    Televisions loss is our gain. Since his Emmy-winning turn on "Frasier," David Hyde Pierce has brought his priceless comic presence to the theater (...   10:17 AM

  • Light up the 'Night'

    Light up the 'Night'

    Isn't it dark? Is that a tree? Trevor has turned out the lights. Steve cannot see. Send in Con Ed. Maybe they should be passing out flashlights along with the Play bills at the elegant revival of Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music,"...   1:28 PM

Markets

Dow: 10388.14 21.99 Nasdaq: 2194.35 21.21 S&P 500: 1105.89 5.97

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Jen-Angie eatery eruption

Jen-Angie eatery eruption

Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston had a heated confrontation...   1:51 PM

Jude and Sienna back together?

Jude and Sienna back together?

Jude Law and Sienna Miller can't seem to stay apart. The pair,...   1:51 PM

Cindy Adams

Mystic movie magic

PARAMOUNT'S "The Lovely Bones" had a lovely screening Wednesday...   8:28 AM

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Saucy Lady

Saucy Lady

No bitterness here. Padma Lakshmi on getting over divorce, her...   8:28 AM

Christmas with Kimora!

Christmas with Kimora!

Kimora Lee Simmons and her steamy beau, actor Djimon Hounsou,...   8:28 AM

Sports

Sanchez has  knee sprain; Ryan 'optimistic' QB will play

Sanchez has knee sprain; Ryan 'optimistic' QB will play

Rex Ryan confirmed that Mark Sanchez has a sprained right knee,...   5:27 PM

Re-signing Pettitte is Yankees' top priority

Re-signing Pettitte is Yankees' top priority

TAMPA, Fla. - When the Yankees’ brass exited George M....   5:48 PM

Friday Fun: Boras' clients pay off for Yankees

Here are some Hot Stove thoughts as we head into the Winter...   12:08 PM

Entertainment

Top flight!

Top flight!

Ryan Bingham, the suave road warrior so brilliantly played by...   3:28 PM

Elisabeth Vincentelli Elisabeth Vincentelli

Wishy-washy 'Heart'

AT the very end of "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," a character...   9:50 AM

Today's News

Should this man be able to fly on a plane?

Should this man be able to fly on a plane?

Danger -- wide load! Federal aviation authorities...   8:28 AM

Just walk it off

Just walk it off

Forget the spin classes -- New Yorkers can lower their blood...   7:42 AM

Business

Roberts' (content) rules

Roberts' (content) rules

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts yesterday completed his five-year quest...   4:29 PM

Oracle leader blinks

Oracle leader blinks

Oracle boss Larry Ellison is backing down from his vow to fight...   4:29 PM

Sale of NBC ends era and excuse for GE

Jeff Immelt will no longer have entertainment flops to blame for...   4:29 PM

Opinion

Economic suicide

Economic suicide

When Air Force One jets off to Co penhagen next week, clouds of...   10:14 AM

A stupid stonewall

A stupid stonewall

So how dumb is this? Congress wants to know how unin vited...   8:28 AM

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