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What's on TV Tuesday night
8 p.m. (ABC) "Wipeout." If watching folks look foolish trying to get through an oversize obstacle course is your cup of tea, this show is for you. Tuesday, a paramedic, a fire dancer, a retired pilot, a surfer and a figure-skating coach try...
Uzbekistan cancels Valentine’s Day; Instead people can attend readings of medieval poems
Cancel the roses: There will be no Valentine’s Day in Uzbekistan this year. The Central Asian nation has axed the romantic holiday, describing it as the result of "forces with evil goals bent on putting an end to national values." Festivals...
Rikers Island guards given house arrest over contraband charges
Two correction officers at Rikers Island are doing time at home after a Tuesday hearing on charges they dealt drugs and weapons to inmates. Austin Romain and Khalif Phillips, both 31 and from Brooklyn, were given electronic monitors after posting $150,00
All 33 Chilean miners rescued after 69 days; lover, not wife greets 'Dr. House' Yonni Barrios
The epic rescue of the Chilean miners turned into a soap opera when two-timing Johnny Barrios went from 2,000 feet underground into the arms of his mistress - while his wife boycotted. Barrios, who was buried alive for 70 days with 32 comrades, gave a sm
NY attorney general fends off rent hike in Stuy Town, Peter Cooper apartments
The rent won’t be so damn high for some residents of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village in New York City. The state attorney general said Tuesday that his office had struck a deal with the owners of the massive Manhattan housing complexes to roll b
Charlize Theron admits to drinking backstage on 'Tonight Show'
Charlize Theron proved Monday night she can be a fun late-night guest, really fun - especially with a drink in her hand. Theron turned up on NBC's "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to promote her new film "The Battle in Seattle" and...
Homophobe boasted 'guy thought he was tough' after shooting gay man in West Village: cops
The hate-filled homophobe who shot a gay man at point-blank range in the West Village boasted of the murder moments after pulling the trigger, court documents claim. "He thought he was tough, and I shot him. It's the last thing he'll...
Dad's Day a perfect start to summer
Ryan thought it was going to be a pretty good summer. He could feel it. It started on the Saturday morning before Father's Day when his son, Rory, 7, had his last Little League game of the year up in Peck Park. Despite a June slump, the Mets were still c
Floyd Mayweather sues for purses
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has sued his former promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, claiming Arum still owes him money from his matches against Arturo Gatti in 2005 and Zab Judah in 2006. The lawsuit, which was filed in Clark County (Nev.) District Court on March 7
Mayor Bloomberg praises Daily News columnist Mike Lupica
Mayor Bloomberg delivered an endorsement Friday: Read Daily News columnist Mike Lupica. The mayor, after discussing the need for a national crackdown on illegal weapons during his weekly radio show, hailed Lupica’s latest piece on the problem. “People sh
NYC politicians blast ‘galling’ Albany tax deal for luxury apartment towers
New York elected officials seethed Tuesday over a Daily News report that five upscale Manhattan developments were singled out for property tax breaks by the state Legislature. Language slipped into a catch-all housing bill passed in Albany earlier this y
Judge to step down after pushing kid off bike and threatening him with a bat
He played judge, jury and bike executioner. An upstate judge is hanging up his robes after an incident where he became a bike-bashing vigilante. Sullivan Town Judge James Roman, 54, went ballistic when he saw a “troublemaking” teen riding a bicycle near
Pratt professor receives high marks
A sculptor from Brooklyn's prestigious Pratt Institute has made the first list of the nation's top 50 professors. Jenny Lee placed 10th in the survey conducted by RateMyProfessors.com - higher than any other New York professor. "[My reaction] was...
Passengers tackle paranoid man ranting about poison, the CIA and NSA leaker Edward Snowden aboard Hong...
Passengers on a flight from Hong Kong to Newark on Monday restrained a paranoid man after he erupted into an terrifying rant about National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, the CIA and people who were allegedly trying to poison him. "My...
‘Cannibal cop’ wants justice system to give him seconds, asks for new trial
New York's "cannibal cop" is asking for a new trial, regurgitating his defense that he did not leap from freaky fantasies to freaky crime. Former NYPD Officer Gilberto Valle’s attorneys filed papers in federal court on Monday asking that his...
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