As Houston grapples with Hurricane Harvey, Wall Street is reeling in its aftermath. Energy stocks plunged into the red as much refining activity around the Texas coast came to a ”standstill,” Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank, told The Post. “That’s pushing demand for crude lower and reducing supply for refined products,...
A former teacher in Ohio who admitted raping two boys he met at a Boy Scout camp was sentenced on Monday to 14 years in prison. Daniel Burris, who resigned as an elementary school teacher for Westerville City Schools in 2013, will spend a mandatory 11 years in prison for the rape conviction and will...
The Giant who seemed on the verge of quitting football this offseason now doesn’t have a choice but to sit out the first quarter of the season. Defensive end Owa Odighizuwa has been suspended four games for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy, the NFL announced Monday afternoon. The third-year pass rusher was expected to figure...
The Jets have decided on their quarterback. Coach Todd Bowles announced on Monday that veteran Josh McCown would get the start in the season opener against the Bills in two weeks. McCown had been the favorite heading into training camp and Christian Hackenberg struggled mightily with his opportunities to pass him on the depth chart....
The city’s Department of Investigation has finally signed a long-awaited lease with the owners of 180 Maiden Lane for 276,000 square feet — a prospective 75,000 square-foot expansion from several other locations it now has, sources told The Post. However, although the deal with 180 Maiden’s owners, Clarion Partners and Norman Sturner-led MHP Real Estate...
Allies of convicted felon Hiram Monserrate say they will file a lawsuit against the city’s Board of Elections for moving polling sites from his stronghold in LeFrak City in Queens. They claim the move was engineered by the Queens Democratic Party to hurt Monserrate in the Sept. 12 Democratic primary for the City Council. Monserrate...
A person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press that the Houston Astros will play their next two series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., because of flooding from Hurricane Harvey. This includes a three-game series beginning Tuesday with the Texas Rangers and a three-game series with the Mets starting on Friday....
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards warned residents Monday to batten down the hatches and brace for more turbulent weather as “the worst is yet to come.” As Tropical Storm Harvey regains strength in the Gulf of Mexico, torrential rains — and their accompanying floods — are expected to drench southern Louisiana on Wednesday, Thursday and...
A bride and a friend had a falling out after an invitation to her wedding day didn’t show up — for four and a half years. Donna Sidebotham, 36, thought close friend Chris Kimber, now 34, was too busy to make it to her special day. Meanwhile, Kimber thought that she did not want to...
Professional wrestler Sexy Star, who has appeared on Lucha Underground, is being accused of purposely injuring an opponent during a four-way women’s match for the Reina de Reinas Championship on Saturday. In the TripleMania XXV event in Mexico City, Star battled for the championship with Rosemary, Lady Shani, and Ayako Hamada. Besides beefing with Shani...
A drugged-up lunatic allegedly sicced his vicious pit bull on his pal last week — because he believed the victim was a robot who was out to kill him, police sources said Monday. Police unearthed a trove of illegal drugs inside a ninth-floor apartment in the Biltmore on West 47th St. near Eighth Avenue after...
A mom has proved she is the perfect match for her partner — by donating him a kidney after it emerged she was the only match. Kidney patient Jack Mason, 27, was stunned to discover that his partner Kerry Collins, 25, was the perfect 100,000-to-one match for a transplant. The dad-of-three is now enjoying a...
Delta Air Lines didn't press charges against Jason Mitchell.
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — A 52-year-old Montana woman competing in a northern Idaho endurance event is in fair condition at a hospital after being struck by an event support vehicle. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office says the vehicle struck Crystal O’Conner of Bozeman at about 1 p.m. Sunday while she was on the 112-mile bike...
A bride-to-be put a personal trainer in his place after he tried to fat-shame her for not accepting his help. Shortly after her engagement, Cassie Young said she was approached by the trainer offering his services in preparation for her big day. Young, 31, politely declined, but the personal trainer, whose identity she doesn’t reveal,...
Drones are harnessing artificial intelligence to detect sharks approaching Australian beaches. Starting next month, Little Ripper drones will be able to monitor sharks in real-time with approximately 90 percent accuracy. By contrast, humans are only about 20 to 30 percent accurate when spotting sharks. “It’s not about replacing human beings all together, it’s about assisting...
Attention Whole Foods shoppers! The high-end grocery chain slashed its prices on a range of “best-selling staples” Monday following its sale to e-tail giant Amazon — and the savings are deep. At the Columbus Circle store organic Fuji apples were sliced from $3.49 a pound to $1.99, organic avocado prices were slashed from $2.79 each...
In the game of real estate, this is what we call a full house. Forty percent of millennials in America say that living within walking distance of their parents or in-law’s is either “extremely or very important” to them, according to new research from the PulteGroup Home Index. So now, they’re moving back. South Florida...
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee has filed an appeal against the five-year jail term he was given for bribery and other charges, according to the Seoul Central District Court’s website on Monday. The website did not give any details about the appeal, which will be assigned to a higher court. The sentencing of...
Adam Levine called the annual MTV fete “utterly horrible.”
North Korea: a fascinating country shrouded in secrecy thanks to the firm hand of leader Kim Jong Un. With the threat of war between North Korea and United States at an all-time high, the rest of us are eager to glimpse at life in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. (Tourists are instructed what they...
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Monday against President Trump challenging the constitutionality of his transgender military ban. The ACLU filed the suit in Maryland federal court on behalf of six transgender service members who’ve served for years in the US military. “BREAKING: We’re taking @realDonaldTrump to court to challenge the unconstitutional transgender...
The comedian asks for stars to donate $25,000 each.
It’s become pretty clear that flying cars aren’t going to be a thing for a long, long time, so how exactly are modern cities going to solve the problem of public transportation as populations continue to boom? Engineering firm Dahir Insaat believes it has the answer and while it doesn’t fly, it’s just as futuristic....
Houston will not be on President Trump’s itinerary when he visits the Lone Star State on Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday. “The place he will be going to will not be Houston so [he] will not be getting into harm’s way or interrupting the evacuations or emergency response in the Houston area,” Abbott said...
