Barack Obama leaves the White House, Jay Pharoah leaves “Saturday Night Live.” Coincidence or consequence? Pharoah, whose Obama impersonation was a highlight of his six seasons on the show, insists that the 2016 departures are unrelated. “Obama’s exit was his exit,” the 30-year-old tells The Post. “It had nothing to do with my work [at...
A Staten Island house was defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti — the second hateful attack on the property this month. Debra Calabrese said her 17-year-old son found the slur “k—,” and a swastika spray painted in black on the family’s garage at around 5 a.m Wednesday. “It feels like a nightmare, not real,” said Calabrese, who...
It’s only country singer Carly Pearce’s third time in New York City. “What I want to do is go to Central Park,” the 27-year-old Kentucky native tells The Post. “I would love to be able to do that, but I’m not sure it’s gonna happen.” That’s because Pearce is too busy to sightsee. She kicked...
For the second straight day on Thursday, Cam Newton skipped media availability, risking a fine and further placing a spotlight on his interactions with the men and women who cover him. The Panthers public relations staff gave no explanation for his absence for the weekly press conference ahead of Sunday’s game against Chicago,
Mayor de Blasio said on Thursday that he will do everything in his power to block the testing of self-driving cars on city streets — which the governor recently OKed. “It’s a mistake. I think it creates a danger,” he said. “From my point of view, this should have never been done without consulting with...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Kristaps Porzingis has lofty individual goals that go beyond making his first All-Star Game — which he made known over the summer. In an interview with the Players Tribune, Porzingis listed two other honors in his sights — one likely unreachable considering his defensive rebounding numbers. “As far as individual goals …...
“The Snowman” arrives in theaters this week with a flourish of spectacularly bad timing: Not only does its plot revolve around artfully dismembered women, its hero is named — I’m not kidding! — Harry Hole. The novels, by Jo Nesbø, are serviceable Scandinavian noir to sit on a shelf alongside the “Girl With the Dragon...
Thirty-six pit bulls were rescued from cruel conditions and three people were arrested in a sting on a dog-fighting ring on Long Island, authorities said Thursday. Over half were puppies. One of the animals suffered a broken leg. Most had bite marks and scars, indicating they were being trained to fight to the death, Attorney...
But his staff was weeping when they realized they may have unwittingly enabled the predatory producer.
Let’s face it, this year’s box office for movies has been absolutely frightening. The summer returns were down 16 percent from 2016, limping to its lowest level in a quarter-century, ComScore reports. But the Hollywood horror show has at least one bright spot — the actual horror shows on the big screen. It’s been a...
Rachael Booth is a United States Navy veteran who served during the Vietnam War as a Chinese and Arab-speaking linguist. She also happens to be a transgender woman who transitioned after her service while working as a corporate programmer. But while Corporate America pays at least lip service to welcoming veterans, Booth’s military record couldn’t...
If you ask anyone to sing his or her favorite Boyz II Men song in 2017, don’t automatically expect a verse from the 1992 megahit “End of the Road.” Thanks to the current Geico commercial, in which the trio recite the side effects of a prescription, you’re just as likely to hear a sweetly crooned...
A swift drink may help improve your foreign language skills, research suggests. The study looked at whether “Dutch courage” would boost people’s ability to speak a second language — or whether it would turn their words into Double Dutch. It looked at 50 native German speakers who were studying at the University of Maastricht in...
Elephants are getting a pardon from Gov. Cuomo. The governor signed a bill outlawing the use of the circus animals in entertainment performances – a move he says can double their lifespans. The bill, introduced by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Westchester), takes effect immediately. It prohibits the animals from appearing in carnivals, circuses, parades and trade...
The magician is being investigated by British authorities after Natasha Prince accused him of raping her at his London home in 2004.
It won’t be a “Happy Halloween” at this Massachusetts elementary school. School officials at Boyden Elementary School have banned the annual Halloween costume parade claiming the celebration is not inclusive, CBS News reported. They will instead host a “Black and Orange” spirit day on the holiday at the school in Walpole. In a letter to...
The most notorious member of the scene surrounding The Mutiny, the Miami nightclub that epitomized the excesses of the 1980s, was a chimp named Caesar. As Roben Farzad explains in his new book “Hotel Scarface: Where Cocaine Cowboys Partied and Plotted to Control Miami” (Berkeley Hardcover), Caesar was the companion of drug kingpin Mario Tabraue,...
Japanese scientists have discovered a massive cave on the moon that could one day serve as shelter for astronauts colonizing our rocky neighbor, according to reports. The country’s Selenological and Engineering Explorer, or SELENE, probe uncovered the cave — measuring about 30 miles long by 330 feet wide — under an area called the Marius...
An intrepid cameraman has taken to the skies to give a startling insight into one of the world’s most secretive cities. Aram Pan boarded a microlight to film over the North Korean capital of Pyongyang – and revealed a landscape of bizarre buildings which wouldn’t look out of place in a sci-fi movie. Pan, from...
It was Henrik Lundqvist who talked about “hockey luck” not going his or his team’s way in the aftermath of a 5-4 overtime defeat Tuesday to the Penguins in which Sidney Crosby tied the score with less than a minute remaining in regulation by banking one in off the goaltender from well behind the net....
As wildfires rage in California, there’s no better time for a tribute to the people who risk their lives battling them. And “Only the Brave,” the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, who fought a horrifying blaze in Yarnell, Ariz., mostly makes up in heart what it lacks in character development. Josh Brolin anchors...
This could be the worst idea for an app ever. There’s no denying the age of social media has increased people’s dedication to getting that perfect snap. Whether it’s dutiful boyfriends on photo duty or the growing scourge of selfie sticks, our vanity is increasingly unbridled. But a company called ElsiePic wants to take it...
President Trump said he would give his administration a perfect “10” for its response to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, despite widespread power outages and the lack of basic services like running water. “I would give myself a 10,” Trump said Thursday as he sat next to Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello, because “we have provided so...
Tokyo Toni claims the talk show host has defamed, slandered and harassed her.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — White supremacist Richard Spencer was repeatedly drowned out by raucous, chanting protesters as he tried to speak Thursday at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Even as he took the stage, a chant of “F–k you, Spencer!” rose inside the campus student center, according to reporters inside. “Go home, Spencer!” protesters chanted,...
