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At least 37 killed as Oklahoma City suburb destroyed by massive 'mile-wide' tornado

At least 37 killed as Oklahoma City suburb destroyed by massive 'mile-wide' tornado

   TULSA, Okla., -- A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire...   Full Story

Scandals mushroom: DOJ 'surveilled' reporter; Chief of Staff knew of IRS Tea Party spying

Scandals mushroom: DOJ 'surveilled' reporter; Chief of Staff knew of IRS Tea Party spying

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department grabbed a trove of information about Fox News correspondent James Rosen in an effort to try advance a leak investigation, it was revealed today – including...   Full Story

Foreigners leaving JFK, Newark to be fingerprinted as part of immigration reform bill

Foreigners leaving JFK, Newark to be fingerprinted as part of immigration reform bill

WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today passed an amendment to the immigration reform bill that would require foreigners leaving the country to submit to fingerprinting in order to catch...   Full Story

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  • The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek dead at 74

    The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek dead at 74

        Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock 'n' roll, has died. He was 74. Manzarek died Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, said publicist Heidi...   6:48 PM

  • Caroline Kennedy and fellow jurors acquit accused Harlem crack dealer

    Caroline Kennedy and fellow jurors acquit accused Harlem crack dealer

    Former First Daughter Caroline Kennedy and her fellow jurors took just over an hour today to acquit a Harlem man of charges that he sold four "nickel bag" crack rocks at $5 each to an undercover officer near Harlem River Park. Violent predicate...   4:34 PM

  • Terrifying new footage of Kansas twister emerges

    Terrifying new footage of Kansas twister emerges

    SHAWNEE, Okla. — When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left. Sunday's tornado that tore part of the...   4:22 PM

  • NYPD increasing patrols in wake of attacks on gay man

    The NYPD will beef up patrols in several Manhattan neighborhoods following the fatal shooting of a gay man in the West Village and two earlier violent...   7:06 PM

  • Woody on Goodson arrest: Jets about 'truth, justice and the American way'

    Woody on Goodson arrest: Jets about 'truth, justice and the American way'

      Jets owner Woody Johnson told reporters Monday the team is in fact-finding mode on running back Mike Goodson’s arrest Friday. Speaking at the owners meetings in Boston, Johnson sounded like Superman saying the Jets are all about “truth, justice...   3:31 PM

  • White House Chief of Staff knew about damaging IRS audit, kept Obama in the dark

    White House Chief of Staff knew about damaging IRS audit, kept Obama in the dark

    WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Serviced scandal today spread further within the White House and closer to President Obama. White House spokesman Jay Carney today disclosed that Obama’s chief of staff, Dennis McDonough, and other top White House...   4:22 PM

  • JPMorgan might dump Bloomberg chat feature

    JPMorgan might dump Bloomberg chat feature

    JPMorgan Chase is mulling a new online chat system to replace Bloomberg LP’s instant-messaging function amid concerns about a privacy breach, The Post has learned. JPMorgan is eyeing a chat service that is still the early stages of development and...   4:29 PM

  • Jodi Arias judge rejects lawyer's request to withdraw from case

    Jodi Arias judge rejects lawyer's request to withdraw from case

    PHOENIX — Jodi Arias' lawyers have asked to withdraw from the case and say they won't call any witnesses in the penalty phase of her trial. The stunning declaration came Monday after the judge denied their request for a mistrial based on a key...   2:11 PM

  • Figoski slay thug testifies against former partners-in-crime

    Figoski slay thug testifies against former partners-in-crime

    A violent thug turned courtroom snitch fingered his former partners-in-crime today in the murder trial of two Brooklyn men accused of a botched robbery that led to the death of a NYPD cop. Ariel Tejada, 24, detailed the planning that went into the...   2:55 PM

  • US to stop gold sales to Iran

    US to stop gold sales to Iran

     The U.S. is trying to stop the gold rush to Iran in a bid to undermine the Islamic Republic's plummeting currency, but critics say the move is more likely to hurt ordinary citizens than the rogue regime's leadership. A top Treasury Department...   2:19 PM

  • $2M in meth, heroin seized in Queens

    $2M in meth, heroin seized in Queens

    Almost 20 pounds of heroin and crystal meth -- worth a combined $2 million -- have been seized from a trio of Queens drug dealers, prosecutors announced today. The dealers had operated out of a stash house on 96th Street in Corona, Queens, officials...   2:28 PM

  • Barbra Streisand to receive honorary PhD in Israel

    Barbra Streisand to receive honorary PhD in Israel

    JERUSALEM — A leading Israeli university says it will present singer Barbra Streisand with an honorary Ph.D. when she visits Israel next month. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem said Monday it was granting the singer the degree because of her...   1:50 PM

  • EXCLUSIVE: First look at Staten Island's Empire Outlets

    EXCLUSIVE: First look at Staten Island's Empire Outlets

     These exclusive images offer a dramatic first look at Empire Outlets, the huge shopping/dining/hotel complex planned for the Staten Island waterfront near the St. George Ferry terminal. The 340,000 square-foot project by Brooklyn-based BFC...   2:26 PM

  • Global warming hits standstill, extreme heating now unlikely: report

    Global warming hits standstill, extreme heating now unlikely: report

     The Earth's atmosphere won't warm up as fast in the next few decades as climate scientists have been claiming because global warming has hit an unexplained standstill. Since 1998, the atmosphere hasn't heated up much as climate researchers had...   2:36 PM

  • LI cop ‘inconsolable’ over friendly-fire death of Hofstra student during hostage standoff

    LI cop ‘inconsolable’ over friendly-fire death of Hofstra student during hostage standoff

    The Nassau County cop who fatally shot a Hofstra University student during a terrifying home-invasion standoff is “inconsolable,” sources told The Post yesterday.  “He blames himself and keeps replaying it in his mind,” a police source said. “He is...   5:22 AM

  • Sleepy Hollow high school talks to its seniors about Hofstra shoot slay

    Sleepy Hollow high school talks to its seniors about Hofstra shoot slay

    The high school alma mater of the Hofstra University student accidentally killed by a police officer is discussing the shooting with its graduating seniors. Sleepy Hollow Principal Carol Conklin-Spillane said Monday that graduating is a "scary...   1:39 PM

  • Former NFL receiver Johnson arrested for violating probation

    Former NFL receiver Johnson arrested for violating probation

     Chad Johnson, known as much for his off-the-field antics as for his talent on it, has found himself in trouble with the law. According to TMZ, Johnson was arrested in Florida after breaking his probation from last year's arrest for domestic...   11:43 AM

  • Obama's counsel was told of IRS audit findings weeks ago: report

    Obama's counsel was told of IRS audit findings weeks ago: report

    The White House's chief lawyer learned weeks ago that an audit of the Internal Revenue Service likely would show that agency employees inappropriately targeted conservative groups, a senior White House official said Sunday. That disclosure has...   9:44 AM

  • Wolfgang Puck catering firm slammed for skimming tips: suit

    One of the country’s highest earning chefs is nickel and diming his staff, according to a class action lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court...   6:48 PM

  • Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment

    Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment

    HARTFORD, Conn. —Connecticut commuters planned for long, slow trips to and from work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. It took Gary Maddin of Milford an hour to...   8:38 AM

  • Most voters believe government is becoming more dysfunctional: poll

    Most voters believe government is becoming more dysfunctional: poll

    ALBANY – Gov. Cuomo might think "government is working again," but a new survey out today shows the public isn't so sure.  In the Siena College survey, more than two-thirds, or 67 percent, of registered voters say government is becoming more...   9:44 AM

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