New sitcom is ‘Better’ left unsaid

Backhanded compliments, 101: I like James Van Der Beek and Zoe Lister-Jones in "Friends With Better Lives" — but that's about the most enthusiasm I can muster for this new CBS sitcom, premiering Monday night after the one-hour series finale of "How I...

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One man’s quest to leap off Mount Everest on live TV

Joby Ogwyn isn't exactly intimidated by Mount Everest: in 1999, at age 24, he was the youngest person to climb to the summit — and he's climbed the world's tallest peak twice since. So how do you up the adrenaline factor when you've already climbed...

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Robots scamming the little investors: book

Robots aren't just taking your jobs, they're stealing your profits on stock trades, too. The stock market has been rigged by a group of tech-savvy insiders who are using super-computers to game trades at the expense of normal investors, journalist Michael...

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Understanding—and preventing—suicide

The US/UK financial industry has seen eight high-profile suicides in 2014, and it's only March. You can see why Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and nearly two dozen banks and other financial firms have joined the City Mental Health Alliance, a London-based...

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Magazines make first pitch for Opening Day

Can we finally put away the snow shovels and winter coats and get the lawn mowers and summer clothes out of storage? We hope so, because baseball season is under way! Athlon Sports' 200-page preview issue is the best of show this year, narrowly edging...

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ICE out to shrink Big Board to sweeten sale

The New York Stock Exchange is skating on thin ICE — new owner IntercontinentalExchange plans hundreds of exchange layoffs to slash costs, and may sell some tech assets, Street execs familiar with the situation told The Post. The setback is not a good...

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Feels like a recession? You’re not alone

New York City hasn't recovered very much from the Great Recession. The need for "emergency food" supplies has worsened — and a majority of New Yorkers are struggling economically, an analysis shows. A St. Louis Fed nationwide study of the Survey of...

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Hey, Marc, listen up to the ol’ guys

So what is it about "Old White Men" that has Silicon Valley's senior hoodie in a knot? I mean, I guess being old and white and a man does make you stand out in Silicon Valley, but that's no reason for hard feelings or snide comments. What if — despite...

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Subway co-founder attends meeting mid leukemia battle

Subway sandwich chain founder and president Fred DeLuca made a recent dramatic appearance a year after being diagnosed with a very aggressive form of leukemia, The Post has learned. DeLuca showed up at a large Subway franchisee meeting in Florida, a...

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Tory Burch expands clothing line to activewear

The expanding fashion empire of Tory Burch has Lululemon in its sights. The designer is growing her business lines into menswear and active wear within the next year, Burch told WWD. Jeffrey Uhl, recently poached from Coach, is going to lead the push...

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Maryland may punish ‘House of Cards’ if it leaves over taxes

Maryland may punish 'House of Cards' if it leaves over taxes | New York Post Sign in / Register See something newsworthy?Tell us about it!or email tips@nypost.com(all tips will be submitted anonymously) By Geoff EarleMarch...

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Aides sought to shield Hillary from press after Monica scandal

WASHINGTON — White House aides were so protective of Hillary Clinton during the height of the Monica Lewinsky scandal that they were wary of dealing with the media, new documents show. The jitters are contained in February 1998 e-mails between White...

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Lady Gaga shows off NY pride in Roseland ‘funeral’

Say what you want about Lady Gaga (and we all have at some point), but her hometown pride has always been locked in place throughout her ups and downs. On Friday night at Roseland Ballroom, that was underlined once again as the born-and-bred New Yorker...

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Jaywalker killed on Grand Central Parkway

A man crossing the Grand Central Parkway in Queens was hit by two cars and killed Friday night, cops said. The man was jaywalking as there were no lights or crosswalks where he was struck by the westbound cars at about 11:10 p.m., cops said. Both drivers...

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Magnitude-5.1 earthquake shakes Los Angeles area

LOS ANGELES — A magnitude-5.1 earthquake centered near Los Angeles caused no major damage but jittered nerves throughout the region as dozens of aftershocks struck into the night. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at about 9:09 p.m. Friday...

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Mobster Vinny Gorgeous’ third son pleads guilty in weed business

The mob version of "My Three Sons" is officially now coming to the big house. A third son of imprisoned-for-life Bonanno crime-family boss Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano is headed to prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to running a marijuana enterprise...

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Man and woman found shot dead in Queens

A man and a woman were found shot to death in Queens on Thursday night. Cops said they're investigating it as a probable double homicide, but have not ruled out the possibility of a murder-suicide. Natalie Mejia-Tavares, 21, was discovered in the doorway...

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Wrist slap for jewelry designer de Givenchy who punched a cop

A famous jewelry designer got only five days of community service and a $120 fine after he pleaded guilty Thursday to drunkenly slugging a cop for towing his Mercedes last year. James de Givenchy — the nephew of celebrity fashion designer Hubert de...

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Drug deal leads to double-slay arrest

A man wanted in connection with a double murder in Pennsylvania was caught after being busted in Brooklyn on drug charges. Laquan Anderson Pierrelouis, 23, was spotted in Bedford-Stuyvesant conducting a drug deal just before midnight Wednesday, according...

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De Blasio names four to rent board

Mayor de Blasio said Thursday that he's "very sensitive" to the needs of tenants, but stopped short of endorsing the rent freeze he called for when running for City Hall last year. He named four members Thursday to the nine-member Rent Guidelines Board,...

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Man gets 68 years in jail for armed robbery spree

A gun-toting thief who went on an epic 34-day robbery spree in Brooklyn was sentenced to a staggering 68 years in prison Wednesday. Robert Costan targeted stores in Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope and Fort Greene. "As part of his robbery spree, this defendant...

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Teen gunman could face less than 8 years of jail

The family of the innocent Brooklyn dad fatally shot on a city bus was horrified to learn that teen gangbanger charged with the slaying could face a sentence as low as 7¹/₂ years in a juvenile-detention center, even if convicted on the top count. Kahton...

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Deal close on $142B state budget

ALBANY — Legislative leaders Wednesday were nearing a deal on the $142 billion state budget that would include funding for Mayor de Blasio's ambitious expansion of pre-kindergarten classes in New York City. "We are closing down issues. Progress is being...

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Christie’s Bridgegate probe blames aides

An investigation by lawyers hired by the office of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reportedly will blame only the two people already named for orchestrating politically motivated lane closures on the George Washington Bridge. The Wall Street Journal...

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Obama meets with Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY — President Barack Obama is holding a historic first meeting with Pope Francis, the pontiff that the president views as a kindred spirit on issues of economic inequality and the poor. Obama arrived at the Vatican Thursday morning amid the...

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‘Vikings’ renewed for a third season

Get your pillage on — "Vikings" has been renewed for a third season on History. The scripted drama will resume production on 10 new episodes this summer, to premiere on the network in 2015. Currently in its second season, "Vikings" is averaging 3.4...

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BBC America gets first original comedy series

BBC America has ordered its first original comedy series, "Almost Royal," about two young British aristocrats on their first trip to the United States. The seven-episode, faux documentary-style series centers on privileged siblings Georgie and Poppy...

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How Gardner’s ‘Good Wife’ death changes everything

Will Gardner's death may be the best thing that ever happened to "The Good Wife." No one's happy that Josh Charles has left the show, of course. Judging by the outpouring of sympathy and grief on Twitter, Facebook and between office cubicles, he was...

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A-listers fête Huffington’s new ‘Thrive’ book

One of the hottest book parties of the long, cold winter was the kickoff for Arianna Huffington's new book, "Thrive," tossed Monday night at the Fifth Avenue penthouse home of Steve Rattner and wife, Maureen White. With a 150,000-copy first printing...

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Editor lands million-dollar book deal on Rolling Stone founder

Joe Hagan, a contributing editor to New York magazine, has snagged a seven-figure book deal to write about the controversial and colorful founder of Rolling Stone, Jann Wenner. But there is a healthy degree of skepticism surrounding the project. At...

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Kobe Bryant boosts BodyArmor venture in sports drink market

Does the Vitaminwater co-founder still have game? Queens native Mike Repole, who made more than $1 billion from selling Vitaminwater and Smartwater to Coca-Cola, said Monday he sold a minority stake in his new sports drink venture, BodyArmor, to basketball...

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Carter: Russia invading Crimea was ‘inevitable’

Former President Jimmy Carter says the Crimean annexation was "inevitable" because Russia considers it to be part of their country and so many Crimeans consider themselves Russian. But he says Russian President Vladimir Putin shouldn't be permitted...

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Obama to propose curbing NSA’s phone-data collection

President Obama is set to announce a proposed overhaul of the National Security Agency's controversial collection of phone records as the agency has come under scrutiny for its surveillance methods, it was reported Monday. If passed by Congress, Obama's...

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Snow expected Tuesday night into Wednesday

Snow expected Tuesday night into Wednesday | New York Post Sign in / Register See something newsworthy?Tell us about it!or email tips@nypost.com(all tips will be submitted anonymously) By Joe TacopinoMarch 25, 2014...

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Celebrity stylist hits business partners with $500K lawsuit

Celebrity stylist Oribe Canales is having a really bad-hair day. The salon owner, who has worked on the manes of models like Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Tyra Banks, slapped his business partners with a $500,000 lawsuit, claiming they're trying...

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An act to help all children reach their dreams

I represent Soundview and Hunts Point in the state Assembly. This Bronx district is a diverse, caring community of people who are striving (often struggling), with many immigrants and children and grandchildren of immigrants. Yet amid this diversity,...

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College kids need more real-world experiences

If you're a college administrator with a team headed toward the Sweet Sixteen, you may want to start rooting against your school. Just ask the folks in Kentucky. When the University of Louisville beat Michigan in the NCAA men's basketball finals last...

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Drivers that leave the scene flee from justice’s grip

The death of a small child is heartbreaking. But if it's your kid who is dead, it doesn't matter if he was 3 or 23 when he died. You're not supposed to outlive your children. Belkys Rivera outlived her firstborn: A driver hit Josbel Rivera, 23, at a...

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Terrific performances, speedy pace lift ‘Les Misérables’

Critics of "Les Misérables" call it bombastic. So what? Bitching that "Les Miz" is overwrought is like complaining a Dalmatian has too many spots: It's the nature of the beast. With a show like this one, you have to embrace the grandeur, the melodrama,...

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PBS doc shows women’s lives after gastric surgery

They came together because they were all "big beautiful women" — BBWs for short. But by the time they disbanded, they were short one of those descriptors and — thanks to weight-loss surgery — many of those women who once celebrated their overweight...

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Can the Nets bring back Shaun Livingston?

Here are some thoughts on the Nets' 114-98 win over the Celtics in Brooklyn Friday night: 1. There isn't much to say about Friday's win, which stretched the Nets' home winning streak to 11 games and improved them to 17-2 at home in 2014, 10-2 in their...

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