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Jury convicts Anna Nicole Smith's psychiatrist, boyfriend

Jury convicts Anna Nicole Smith's psychiatrist, boyfriend

LOS ANGELES — A jury on Thursday convicted Anna Nicole Smith's psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich and boyfriend Howard K. Stern of conspiracy counts but acquitted the doctor who prescribed drugs for...  Read Full Story

Porn gal claims Charlie still owes her for night out: report

Porn gal claims Charlie still owes her for night out: report

Bad-boy actor Charlie Sheen was supposed to pay $12,000 to a hot young New York porn starlet for a night of sex -- but then flipped out and trashed his Plaza Hotel suite in a coke-fueled frenzy when...  Read Full Story

Jury frees Timothy West after his 'victim' used a text message to trap him

Jury frees Timothy West after his 'victim' used a text message to trap him

The Queens man who was accused of raping a waitress and then text messaging her after to make a date was found not guilty on all charges today. Timothy West, 26, hugged his lawyer, Mihea Kim, as...  Read Full Story

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  • Follow the nation's hottest races

    Stay up-to-date on how the candidates are faring in the key races across the country, and in New York, with The Post's hottest races page. Keep...   6:38 PM

  • NJ senator calls for tunnel investigation

    TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg is calling for an investigation into the cancellation of the underwater rail tunnel linking New Jersey and...   7:06 PM

  • FBI learned of ex-NYer subway terror suspect in January

    FBI learned of ex-NYer subway terror suspect in January

    WASHINGTON — The FBI learned last January that a Pakistani-born man arrested in the DC subway-bomb sting was trying to make contact with terrorist groups to help him participate in jihad against U.S. forces overseas. FBI agent Charles A. Davoub...   6:52 PM

  • Wife & daughter of slain man take stand at Queens gunman trial

    The wife and daughter of a minivan passenger slain on a Queens expressway during a crazy gunman’s booze- and cocaine-fueled rampage relived the...   6:38 PM

  • Couple found shot dead execution style in car near Queens cemetery

    Couple found shot dead execution style in car near Queens cemetery

    Like a scene from a gangster movie, a man and a woman were found shot to death execution style in the front seats of a car that was left parked outside of a Queens Cemetery, cops said. The balding male victim, identified as Lenny Archipolo, 47,...   4:16 PM

  • SI woman busted in murder-for-hire plot

    Authorities busted a woman in Staten Island today for allegedly soliciting an undercover decoy to carry out a cold-blooded murder-for-hire plot,...   6:13 PM

  • Sub-push 'fiend' pleads not guilty in R-train attack

    Accused subway push-fiend Jose Rojas pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges today for allegedly shoving a fashion designer into the path of a...   6:15 PM

  • Lawrence Taylor apologizes for court attire

    Lawrence Taylor apologizes for court attire

    Football legend Lawrence Taylor thought a Rockland judge might flag today him for being out of uniform during a hearing to discuss a pending trial on rape charges he faces. Taylor's lawyer, Arthur Aidala, explained that the hall-of-fame Giants star...   6:15 PM

  • Bigger bail for bogus Belgian blue blood

    Bigger bail for bogus Belgian blue blood

    There's more trouble for the bogus Belgian blue-blood accused in a $7 million hedge fund Ponzi scheme: a new indictment jacking up his total alleged thefts by another $700,000. Guy De Chimay, 47, must remain in jail until he can post $2 million...   4:42 PM

  • Activist wants guns behind bodega counters

    Activist wants guns behind bodega counters

    Bodega and deli robbers would eat bullets under an uptown community activist’s push to put legal guns behind the food markets’ counters. Fernando Mateo’s group, Hispanics Across America, plans to distribute gun permit applications to 14,000 bodega...   4:14 PM

  • MTA bus chief to step down on Dec. 30

    MTA bus chief to step down on Dec. 30

    The MTA's bus chief is leaving the transit agency. Joseph Smith, who has worked at the agency for 33 years, will step down to "devote all my energies to my family at a critical time," according to a letter he sent today. His last day will be Dec....   3:23 PM

  • Queens mom pleads guilty to burning son in tub

    Prosecutors say a New York City mother has pleaded guilty to assault after she forced her 3-year-old into a tub of scalding water as punishment for...   4:08 PM

  • LI hit-mom 'smiles like schoolgirl' after she thinks husband's death arranged: prosecution

    LI hit-mom 'smiles like schoolgirl' after she thinks husband's death arranged: prosecution

    Accused Long Island hit-mom Susan Williams "smiles like a schoolgirl" on an undercover police video when she "thinks she’s finally getting rid of her husband and become $1 million richer in the process" — a prosecutor charged in her opening...   2:42 PM

  • Mistrial declared in WABC radio newsman’s death

    Mistrial declared in WABC radio newsman’s death

    A Brooklyn judge declared a bizarre mistrial today after jurors came within a vote of convicting a teen accused of killing a radio newsman he met through Craigslist. After three days of tense deliberations, members of the panel sent another note to...   3:41 PM

  • Lawmakers probe street harassment of NYC women

    Whistles, catcalls and lewd come-ons from strangers are all too familiar to New York City women, who say they are harassed multiple times a day as they...   6:15 PM

  • Man accused of fatally stabbing 17-year-old says girlfriend did it

    Man accused of fatally stabbing 17-year-old says girlfriend did it

    A Bronx man accused of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old -- the day after the accused killer was freed from jail on domestic violence charges -- claimed his abused girlfriend killed the teen to “work on” their relationship. Jose Mendez, 40, had a cast...   3:19 PM

  • Conn.-horror killer said he raped woman post-strangling: doctor

    Conn.-horror killer said he raped woman post-strangling: doctor

    NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A man convicted of killing a woman and her two daughters in a 2007 home invasion told a psychiatrist he was shocked by his co-defendant's violence, but later found himself in a rage, strangling and then raping the woman, the...   3:49 PM

  • French finance big skipped out on rent: suit

    How de classe. A fussy French finance bigwig ran out on a $165,000 rental bill for a luxury Southampton home, court papers charge. Mattheiu Pigasse...   1:11 PM

  • Pace University killer wants confession tossed

    Pace University killer wants confession tossed

    The admitted garotter of a young Pace University student wants his confession tossed as evidence -- claiming cops got it by interrogating him without reading him his rights. But prosecutors countered in pretrial arguments today that the alleged...   2:23 PM

  • Gov. Paterson announces plan to lay off 898 state workers by Dec. 31

    Gov. Paterson announces plan to lay off 898 state workers by Dec. 31

    ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson said Thursday he will send layoff notices to nearly 900 state workers, including prison chaplains and motor vehicle clerks, angering unions that didn’t expect job losses before the end of the year....   3:36 PM

  • Giants put Kiwanuka on season-ending IR

    Giants put Kiwanuka on season-ending IR

    What seemed to be inevitable since the initial Oct. 1 diagnosis became official Thursday when the Giants placed defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka on injured reserve, ending his season after three games. Kiwanuka was sidelined with what at the time was...   3:07 PM

  • Carmelo: It's 'time for a change'

    Carmelo: It's 'time for a change'

    Sounds like Carmelo Anthony has run out of patience with the Nuggets. Denver dominated Utah last night in its season opener, but afterward Anthony made his strongest statements yet about wanting to leave. ”They want to sit down and talk, but my...   3:03 PM

  • Mazzone makes pitch to be Yankees or Mets coach

    Mazzone makes pitch to be Yankees or Mets coach

    Leo Mazzone is looking for a job in New York. The former Braves pitching coach said Thursday he would love to take on the same job with either the Mets or Yankees. Mazzone was asked on Sirius/XM’s Mad Dog Radio if there was any particular job he...   2:25 PM

  • Girardi, Yankees complete deal: 3 years, $9M

    The Yankees and Joe Girardi have agreed to a three-year contract that will pay him $9 million. A source said that the contract is divided evenly at...   2:50 PM

  • Mets hire Alderson, introduction Friday

    The Mets made it official Thursday, announcing that Sandy Alderson will take over as GM and will be introduced at a press conference Friday at Citi...   5:22 PM

  • Rangers expect Ansimov, Rozsival to play tomorrow night

    Rangers forward Artem Anisimov, who missed the third period of Wednesday's 6-4 Garden defeat to the Thrashers after being hit with a second-period shot...   2:25 PM

  • Devils lose Corrente with broken hand

    Devils defenseman Matt Corrente will be sidelined with a broken left hand. The slumping Devils (2-7-1) disclosed the injury Thursday, but did not say...   5:22 PM

  • Islanders return top pick Niederreiter to WHL

    The Islanders sent their top pick in this year’s draft, Nino Niederreiter, back to the Western Hockey League (WHL) on Thursday. If Niederreiter, who...   1:20 PM

  • D'Antoni: Fields could start all season for Knicks

    BOSTON — This is no shooting-guard experiment. Mike D'Antoni foresees rookie Landry Fields spending the entire season as the starting shooting guard....   6:09 PM

  • New Jersey enjoys being 'The Unbeaten Nets'

    The day after the season’s first win last year came on Dec. 5. The Nets were sort of under .500 at that time, like 17 games under, after they lost...   3:27 PM

  • Election anthems

    Election anthems

    Listen to the political speeches Tuesday night, but you probably won’t hear a campaign theme song as pointed as this one: “Fire’s comin’/ Swords are comin’/ Pistols, guns and knives are comin’/Fears are comin’/Tears are comin’/Plague and pestilence...   12:25 PM

  • Audrina Patridge's mom launches drunken rant after daughter's 'DWTS' elimination: report

    Audrina Patridge's mom launches drunken rant after daughter's 'DWTS' elimination: report

    A quiet family dinner to console Audrina Patridge after her elimination from "Dancing With the Stars (DWTS)" took a bizarre turn when her visibly drunk mother launched an obscenity-filled diatribe caught on tape, People magazine reported Thursday....   4:11 PM

  • Celine Dion and newborn twins released from Fla. hospital: report

    Canadian singer Celine Dion and her newborn twin boys were released from the West Palm Beach, Fla., hospital where she gave birth via C-section less...   3:45 PM

  • HBO's 'Big Love' to conclude after upcoming season

    HBO's 'Big Love' to conclude after upcoming season

    HBO says it's wrapping up its drama "Big Love" after the upcoming fifth season. The series deals with a Salt Lake City businessman and his three wives. The network said Thursday that it will return for a final season Jan. 16. "Big Love" stars Bill...   3:25 PM

  • Actor who played Danno on 'Hawaii Five-0' dies

    Actor who played Danno on 'Hawaii Five-0' dies

    LOS ANGELES — Stage and screen actor James MacArthur, who played "Danno" in the original version of television's "Hawaii Five-0," died Thursday at age 72. MacArthur's agent, Richard Lewis, said the actor died in Florida of "natural causes," but no...   3:25 PM

  • Not the right kind of 'Place'

    You'd think that anything written by the man who gave us “West Side Story,” “Candide” and “On the Town” would be worth at least a listen, yes? Well,...   3:06 PM

  • Tom Cruise reveals next 'Mission: Impossible' film to be called 'Ghost Protocol': AFP

    Tom Cruise reveals next 'Mission: Impossible' film to be called 'Ghost Protocol': AFP

    The latest film in the “Mission: Impossible” series will be called "Ghost Protocol," Hollywood star Tom Cruise revealed in Dubai Thursday. "It's not gonna be MI 2, MI 3, MI 4, but it's gonna be ‘Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol’ ... that will be...   1:15 PM

  • County music superstar Garth Brooks returns to performing for benefit show

    County music superstar Garth Brooks returns to performing for benefit show

    The formerly retired country music phenomenon Garth Brooks announced Thursday he would return to the stage to play an arena show benefiting flood relief in Nashville -- the first time he will perform in the Tennessee capital since 1998. The 48...   1:11 PM

  • Oscar-winning producer Lisa Blount found dead in Little Rock home

    Oscar-winning producer Lisa Blount found dead in Little Rock home

    Academy Award-winning producer Lisa Blount was found dead in her Little Rock home at the age of 53, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported Thursday. Blount -- who also worked as an actor and was nominated for a Golden Globe for playing the role of...   12:25 PM

Page Six

Mike Tyson would have worked with Mel Gibson in 'Hangover' sequel

Mike Tyson would have worked with Mel Gibson in 'Hangover' sequel

Mike Tyson will fly to Thailand next month to join "The Hangover...   8:20 AM

Kim Kardashian attracts Giants players

Kim Kardashian attracts Giants players

New York Giants stars Mike Boley, Hakeem Nicks and Steve Smith...   3:40 PM

Cindy Adams

Time to count famous outlaws

Let's start with Charlie Sheen. Cred it-card fraud is the least...   3:58 AM

Sports

Giants put Kiwanuka on season-ending IR

Giants put Kiwanuka on season-ending IR

What seemed to be inevitable since the initial Oct. 1 diagnosis...   3:07 PM

Carmelo: It's 'time for a change'

Carmelo: It's 'time for a change'

Sounds like Carmelo Anthony has run out of patience with the...   3:03 PM

VOTE: Who should be Mets manager?

Now that Sandy Alderson has been named Mets GM, the search for...   6:23 PM

Entertainment

Election anthems

Election anthems

Listen to the political speeches Tuesday night, but you probably...   12:25 PM

Ellis Island melting pot & potluck

Ellis Island melting pot & potluck

Twelve million immigrants passed through Ellis Island between...   4:07 PM

Elisabeth Vincentelli Elisabeth Vincentelli

Nice Stiles, little substance

The story of Persephone, ab ducted queen of the under world, is...   12:25 PM

Markets

Dow: 11109.63 16.65 Nasdaq: 2507.37 4.11

Business

Wash and weep

Wash and weep

A new worry has emerged for cash-strapped shoppers: higher...   4:04 AM

Investors see 'robo-sign' red

Investors see 'robo-sign' red

A group of heavy-hitting mortgage-bond investors is firing a shot...   4:04 AM

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Real Estate

Take a dip

Take a dip

There are many ways to take the pulse of the Miami market, many...   9:32 AM

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A sure fling

A romantic rendezvous at a sidewalk cafe is my dream date, but as...   9:22 AM

Opinion

Senator sleaze

Senator sleaze

Here's yet another reason not to elect state Sen. Eric...   3:59 AM

A tunnel too far

A tunnel too far

Proving once again that he's de termined to restore fiscal...   3:59 AM

Knickerbocker: The latest from The Post's NY politics blog

From the state capitol to City Hall, The Post's reporters deliver...  

In Today's Paper

'Screen' test

'Screen' test

Art is where you find it -- and if a concept being promoted by...   11:43 AM

Schneiderman is a bad bet: Donovan

Schneiderman is a bad bet: Donovan

GOP attorney-general candidate Dan Donovan slammed his Democratic...   11:13 AM

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