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Yankees feted with parade; get keys to the city

Yankees feted with parade; get keys to the city

The Bronx was up and so was the Battery today as Yankees fans flooded the Canyon of Heroes for the first time in nine years to toast the World Series champs. Afterward, the players were handed keys...  Read Full Story

Fort Hood shooter emptied apartment in days before attack

Fort Hood shooter emptied apartment in days before attack

An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment and left a phone message saying goodbye to a friend in the days before the rampage that left...  Read Full Story

'Too fat to kill' guy found guilty of murdering son-in-law

'Too fat to kill' guy found guilty of murdering son-in-law

HACKENSACK, N.J. — A New Jersey jury has rejected a Florida man’s claims that he was too fat to kill and has convicted him of murdering his former son-in-law. Edward Ates said he didn’t have the...  Read Full Story

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  • 'They left me to rot,' Orlando shooter says

    'They left me to rot,' Orlando shooter says

    ORLANDO, Fla. — A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, authorities said, killing one person and injuring five others. Jason Rodriguez, 40, surrendered about three hours later,...  

  • Judge accepts plea deal for 'Girls Gone Wild' founder Joe Francis

    LOS ANGELES — A judge has sentenced “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis to time served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns. U.S....  

  • 2 GIs missing; Afghan Taliban claims to have 2 bodies

    HERAT, Afghanistan, -- Two U.S. soldiers transporting supplies in Afghanistan were reported missing on Friday and the Taliban said they were holding the bodies...  

  • Jobless rate passes 10 percent, worst since 1983

    WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher. Nearly 16 million people can't find...  

  • Bus crash kills 30 in northern India

    NEW DELHI - At least 30 people were killed and 40 others were injured on Friday when a bus plunged into a gorge in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh,...  

  • Swine flu vaccine 'thief' arrested

    MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police have arrested a man accused of stealing a truck carrying 900 doses of swine flu vaccine. The suspect is a 38-year-old man with a...  

  • Gal has 2 vaginas

    A British woman with two vaginas -- and two periods, two cervixes and two uteruses -- is telling her story today on "The Tyra Banks Show." Lauren Williams,...  

  • Adidas hits err Jordan

    Adidas hits err Jordan

    Adidas ended its $3 million endorsement contract with the University of Central Florida's athletic department after one of Michael Jordan's sons played a game for the school wearing Nike shoes named after his father. Marcus Jordan, a freshman...  

  • Oswald pix 'legit'

    CONCORD, NH -- A new analysis by a Dartmouth College professor concludes that the infamous photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle in his backyard...  

  • Oz on 'Cup' course

    Oz on 'Cup' course

    The America's Cup may be heading Down Under. In a bid to end two years of legal wrangling, the cup-holding Alinghi team yesterday offered to hold the next edition of yachting's most famous race off Australia in February. Its previous choice of...  

  • Bead trail may be de Soto's

    ATLANTA --Excavations in southern Georgia have turned up beads and other artifacts that may pinpoint the trail of the 16th-century Spanish explorer Hernando de...  

  • Le waaah! Babies cry in accents

    The wail of a newborn may sound the same to the ears of sleep-deprived parents the world over, but, according to scientists, that's not the case: Babies cry in...  

  • Fat chance of cancer

    WASHINGTON -- Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year -- and the number will likely rise as Americans get fatter,...  

  • Girardi likely to up ante with uniform switch

    Joe Girardi is going to wear a big goal on his back next season and dares every team in baseball to deny the Yankees reaching it. That’s the same back people...  

  • Veterans, Yankees ponder pinstriped future

    Veterans, Yankees ponder pinstriped future

    Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon and Andy Pettitte will be with the Yankees when they bask in the glory of a ticker-tape parade today up the Canyon of Heroes as World Series champions. However, when the three step off the floats, will they be headed...  

  • Pettitte: To return or not will be a family matter

    Andy Pettitte's decision over whether to return for a 16th major league season or retire will come down to his two families -- his own and the Yankees....  

  • Captain's contract a big deal

    A year from now, the Yankees and Derek Jeter will be involved in the mother of all contract negotiations. Next season will be the last on Jeter's 10-year...  

  • Mo thrived despite sore rib cage

    If the Phillies-Yankees World Series had progressed to a Game 7 last night, the Yankees would have had a hurting Mariano Rivera to close it out and would...  

  • Series title vindication for quieter Hank

    Hank Steinbrenner isn't The New Boss, but still considers himself a boss of the Yankees. The eldest Steinbrenner brother largely has disappeared from...  

  • NL East challenge for 2010 Mets

    NL East challenge for 2010 Mets

    As if a Yankees-Phillies World Series wasn't cringe-inducing enough for the Mets, a look ahead to the NL East next season offers little solace. Glancing around the division, it appears the Mets' best hope for 2010 is to sign a power-hitting left...  

  • Knicks hope to become 'Apple' of LeBron's eye

    Knicks hope to become 'Apple' of LeBron's eye

    For the Knicks, 2008 and 2009 are all about the summer of 2010, all about luring LeBron James to New York with the big promises of the world's biggest stage. James will get to see that stage first-hand today. His Yankees are having their parade...  

  • New Net struggling mighti-Lee

    There was Courtney Lee on the practice court yesterday, twenty minutes after everyone else on his team left: one dribble, jumper, one dribble, jumper....  

  • Manning, Rivers to battle for first time since draft-day trade

    Manning, Rivers to battle for first time since draft-day trade

    "With the fourth pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, the Giants select Philip Rivers, quarterback, North Carolina State." Those words never triggered a rush of excitement from Rivers and never prompted the Giants to envision Rivers wearing their uniform...  

  • Holiday jeer

    Holiday jeer

    The world’s scariest accountant is back. Behold the teeth spaced like Stonehenge, the body bent into a permanent comma. This is not the umpteenth remake of “A Christmas Carol.” Umpteenth, we hit around the time Mr. Magoo played Ebenezer S. Now the...  

  • Goat cheese

    Goat cheese

    Inspired by previous mustache movies, like Matt Damon in “The Informant!” and Andy Samberg in “Hot Rod,” George Clooney (and Kevin Spacey) gamble that you won’t be able to stop giggling at their precious little ’staches in the inept and shapeless...  

  • 'Precious' hope amid the horror

    'Precious' hope amid the horror

    She's 16, morbidly obese and illiterate. She lives in 1987 Harlem with her abusive, welfare-scamming, couch-potato mother. Oh, and she's already pregnant for the second time -- by her AIDS-afflicted father. Meet Claireece Precious Jones, the...  

  • Button pressed for money

    Button pressed for money

    What if you could re ceive $1 million tax-free dollars in cash for killing a stranger simply by pushing a button? If the premise of "The Box" sounds like it would make a dandy half-hour TV show, rest assured that this Richard Matheson story has...  

  • Will she stay or go?

    Will she stay or go?

    Oprah will decide in the next few weeks if she can keep up the daily grind -- or throw in the towel on the most famous daytime TV show of all time. The talk show queen's contract is due to expire in 2011, at the end of her 25th year on the air....  

  • Taken from the Taconic

    'Law & Order" ripped the Taconic crash from the headlines -- but there are some stark departures from the news in tonight's episode. The Taconic crash...  

  • 'Fourth Kind' an alien intrusion in half-baked Alaska

    'Fourth Kind' an alien intrusion in half-baked Alaska

    How's this for a creepy coincidence: For the second time in a year, millions of Americans are going to be terrified by the sight of a pretty woman in Alaska. This time, though, it's totally different -- because we're talking about someone who can't...  

  • Beck better after surgery

    Beck better after surgery

    Glenn Beck was recovering nicely yesterday from his emergency appendix surgery, according to his Web site. He had to leave in the middle of his radio program when he didn't feel well, and it turned out he had appendicitis. Beck's Web site...  

  • Comedy Central tries out sports

    Comedy Central has a fake news show, a fake opinion show and now they have a fake sports show. The network is pairing up with The Onion to give the laugh...  

  • Yanks Series: Best since '04

    Yanks Series: Best since '04

    Game Six of the World Series -- when the Yankees won their 27th world championship -- was seen by an estimated 22.3 million viewers, capping the best ratings for a Series since the Boston Red Sox won it in 2004 after an 86-year drought. The...  

World Series

A bittersweet climb to the top

A bittersweet climb to the top

Alex Rodriguez didn’t want to celebrate prematurely, he knows...  

Join the club!

Join the club!

Mariano Rivera jogged slowly toward the mound. This is what the...  

Markets

Dow: 10023.19 17.23 Nasdaq: 2112.44 7.12 S&P 500: 1069.30 2.67

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LiLo counterattacks on tape

LiLo counterattacks on tape

Linsay Lohan's father aired another batch of the feuding family's...  

Sharon Osbourne attacks Susan Boyle

Sharon Osbourne attacks Susan Boyle

Sharon Osbourne is taking heat from fans of "Britain's Got Talent...  

Cindy Adams

Comedy fest attracts big acts

THE New York mayor won, the New York Yankees won, comes now the...  

Sports

NL East challenge for 2010 Mets

NL East challenge for 2010 Mets

As if a Yankees-Phillies World Series wasn't cringe-inducing...  

PSAL sheds light on recruiting rule

PSAL sheds light on recruiting rule

The Department of Education on Thursday confirmed that PSAL...  

Entertainment

Holiday jeer

Holiday jeer

The world’s scariest accountant is back. Behold the teeth spaced...  

Goat cheese

Goat cheese

Inspired by previous mustache movies, like Matt Damon in “The...  

Today's News

Push-in 'robber' is busted

Push-in 'robber' is busted

A career criminal was busted yesterday for allegedly pulling off...  

Dinkins: 'No show' O hurt Thompson

Dinkins: 'No show' O hurt Thompson

The city's first African-American mayor yesterday blamed the...  

Business

Feds bust 'Octopussy' insider trader-tipster

Feds bust 'Octopussy' insider trader-tipster

Call him busted. Totally busted. A trader nicknamed...  

Ad-Rod on deck

Ad-Rod on deck

Corporate sponsors haven't beaten down his door before, but Alex...  

Opinion

Heart of steel

Heart of steel

USS New York joins the fleet tomor row -- the seventh warship of...  

Sweet 27

Sweet 27

New York is on top again — with the Yankees world champs for, uh,...  

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