Yankees great Turley dead at 82

Bob Turley, who spent eight seasons pitching for the Yankees and won the Cy Young Award in 1958, died yesterday in Atlanta. He was 82 and suffered from liver cancer. Ironically, Turley died two days after the death of longtime major league catcher Gus...

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Ohio St. comes up short again

LOS ANGELES — Ohio State was so close to reaching its second consecutive Final Four last night against Wichita State, the players and coaches could taste it. A 23-6 Buckeyes second-half run had melted what had grown to a 20-point Wichita State lead...

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Pope makes plea for Mideast peace in Easter Sunday Mass

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis delivered a plea for peace in his first Easter Sunday message to the world, decrying the seemingly endless conflicts in the Middle East and on the Korean peninsula after celebrating Mass along with more than 250,000 faithful....

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Man tried on Cartier watch and ran out the door with it: cops

A man tried on a pricey watch at a Midtown luxury store — then ran out the door with it, police said.The suspect, captured on surveillance camera, entered the Tourneau Watch Store on 57th Street near Madison Avenue about 2:50 p.m. yesterday, cops said.He...

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Man fatally shot in throat in the Bronx

New York City police are investigating a fatal shooting in the Bronx. Police say officers responding to a 911 call about an unconscious man found 28-year-old Bronx resident Craig Brewington unresponsive at an address on Barker Avenue early Sunday morning....

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Yankees great Turley dead at 82

Bob Turley, who spent eight seasons pitching for the Yankees and won the Cy Young Award in 1958, died yesterday in Atlanta. He was 82 and suffered from liver cancer. Ironically, Turley died two days after the death of longtime major league catcher Gus...

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Ohio St. comes up short again

LOS ANGELES — Ohio State was so close to reaching its second consecutive Final Four last night against Wichita State, the players and coaches could taste it. A 23-6 Buckeyes second-half run had melted what had grown to a 20-point Wichita State lead...

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Kobe passes Wilt on all-time points list

Kobe Bryant passed fellow Lakers great Wilt Chamberlain for fourth place on the NBA's career scoring list. Bryant made a pull-up jumper from the free throw line with 7:54 remaining in the second quarter of last night's 103-98 Lakers win over the Kings...

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Utah tops Deron again

SALT LAKE CITY — Deron Williams had hoped to quiet his former fans with a win Saturday night. Instead, it was the Jazz, and the hometown fans, who had the last laugh. Thanks to road-weary legs, a 3-point shooting barrage from Jazz guard Randy Foye...

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Devs get clocked again in final ticks

SUNRISE, Fla. — If only games lasted 59 and a half minutes, the Devils would have swept this Florida trip. Instead, for the second straight night, Martin Brodeur conceded a tying goal in the final seconds and the Devils went on to lose — this time 3-2...

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School principal killed, six children wounded in grenade attack in Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan — A man armed with a gun and grenades attacked a school in southern Pakistan during a prize distribution ceremony on Saturday, killing its principal and wounding six children before fleeing. Police officer Masir Mehmood said the attacker...

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Dance instructor in Zumba paid-sex case could face prison

PORTLAND, Maine — The dance instructor who used her Zumba fitness studio as a front for prostitution could face up to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty Friday in a case that captivated a quiet seaside town known for its beaches and picturesque...

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Nelson Mandela better from pneumonia, South African official says

JOHANNESBURG — A South African official says Nelson Mandela is breathing "without difficulty" after having a procedure to clear fluid in his lung area that was caused by pneumonia. South African presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said Saturday that...

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North Korea warns of 'state of war' with South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea warned Seoul on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula was entering "a state of war" and threatened to shut down a border factory complex that's the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. Analysts say a full-scale...

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Ed Fountaine’s Spot Plays

Dubai World Cup Meydan Race Course, ninth race. Group 1. Purse: $10,000,000. 1¹/‚„ miles, Tapeta, 3-year-olds and up. Post: 2:05 p.m. LOWDOWN: Hunter's Light is the "house horse," owned by the Godolphin stable of Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai....

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Smith, pressure defense too much for Oregon

INDIANAPOLIS — He was, in a word, Russdiculous. They play with their hair on fire, all these Louisville Cardinals do, from start to finish. It sometimes seems as if there are six of them, six Cardinals, playing this time against five Oregon Ducks. They...

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School principal killed, six children wounded in grenade attack in Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan — A man armed with a gun and grenades attacked a school in southern Pakistan during a prize distribution ceremony on Saturday, killing its principal and wounding six children before fleeing. Police officer Masir Mehmood said the attacker...

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Dance instructor in Zumba paid-sex case could face prison

PORTLAND, Maine — The dance instructor who used her Zumba fitness studio as a front for prostitution could face up to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty Friday in a case that captivated a quiet seaside town known for its beaches and picturesque...

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Third water pipe bursts in Hoboken

A third water pipe burst in Hoboken Friday morning, said United Water officials. The latest rupture occurred at Park Ave. between 13th and 14th streets just before 8 a.m. and is not nearly as large as two previous water main breaks a day earlier. All...

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Drone industry worries about privacy backlash

WASHINGTON — It's a good bet that in the not-so-distant future aerial drones will be part of Americans' everyday lives, performing countless useful functions. A far cry from the killing machines whose missiles incinerate terrorists, these generally...

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Fire destroys home, kills pets of Newtown massacre survivors

NEWTOWN, Conn. — A Newtown home destroyed by a fire this week was owned by a couple whose children survived the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in December. The News-Times of Danbury reports that Wednesday afternoon's fire left Hans and Audra...

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2 injured in SoHo car wreck

Two people were seriously injured in a two-car accident in SoHo this morning, authorities said.The collision happened around 6:50 a.m. on Houston and Mott Streets, the FDNY said.A man in his 40's and another unidentified victim were both taken to Bellevue...

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John Edwards' daughter says family worked through his affair

John Edwards' eldest daughter is working through forgiving her dad for his affair with Rielle Hunter. "Yes, it was hard [to forgive him], but we worked through it," Cate Edwards said in an interview on "Today" this morning. "I think it's easier to...

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Eva’s bag & ‘shoo’ combo

Eva Mendes takes a playful swing at fotogs last night at the premiere of her movie "The Place Beyond the Pines" at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema on the Lower East Side. The 39-yearold actress stars in the film with her beau, Ryan Gosling.. Dave Allocca/Starpix...

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Novak credits veterans

Just 11 days ago, the Knicks were teetering on the brink of disaster, having lost the first four games on their West Coast road trip. Coming off a loss in Los Angeles to the Clippers, the team headed to Utah, a place where they hadn't won since 2005....

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Bx. dirt-bike raps tossed

Bronx prosecutors tossed the top charges against the man previously accused of fleeing cops on a dirt bike — a chase that ended with the death of his friend. Assistant DA Elizabeth Brandler said her office dropped reckless-endangerment and resisting-arrest...

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Kim Jong Un says his rockets ready 'to settle accounts with the U.S.'

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Friday that his rocket forces were ready "to settle accounts with the U.S.," unleashing a new round of bellicose rhetoric after U.S. nuclear-capable B-2 bombers dropped dummy munitions in joint...

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Marilyn Monroe's 'letter of despair' among hundreds of historical docs to be auctioned

NEW YORK — Marilyn Monroe's letter of despair to mentor Lee Strasberg, and Dwight D. Eisenhower's heartfelt missives to his wife during World War II are among hundreds of historical documents being offered in an online auction. Monroe's handwritten,...

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Pope Francis makes first bishop appointment by choosing Buenos Aires successor

AP Pope Francis blesses the faithful at the end of the Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican today. VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has made his first bishop appointment, naming the bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina as his successor as archbishop...

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BlackBerry sold a million new phones internationally in fourth quarter

TORONTO — Research In Motion Ltd. said Thursday that it sold about 1 million of its critically important new BlackBerry 10 devices and returned to profitability in the most recent quarter. The earnings provide a first glimpse of how RIM's new touch-screen...

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Wells Fargo distances itself from 'Harlem Shake' video filmed in Atlanta bank

ATLANTA — Wells Fargo bank officials say a viral video filmed inside an Atlanta bank branch was not approved or produced by the company, and employees participated on their own time. The video, one of many depicting the "Harlem Shake," features characters...

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Bx. teen in foster care dies after fight

A Bronx teen girl in foster care died yesterday, but her death does not seem suspicious, police sources said. Khailaysha Bunch, 17, was found unconscious after a fight with another person in foster care about 3 p.m. in her Castle Hill home on Effingham...

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Warrants released in Newtown school massacre investigation

Douglas Healey The Connecticut home of gunman Adam Lanza. NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The madman behind the Newtown school massacre and his mom had enough weapons and ammo in their suburban home to launch a small war, according to documents released today....

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Brooklyn knows passing Knicks, Pacers an uphill battle

PORTLAND, Ore. — The red-hot Nets still are stuck in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, and are 2 1/2 games behind the Knicks and Pacers for second place. Getting past one of those teams would allow the Nets to avoid the Heat — who easily swept...

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Sports Shorts

HOOPS: Surgery today for World Peace Lakers forward Metta World Peace, the team's best perimeter defender, is scheduled to have surgery today to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. He'll miss a minimum of six weeks. Without him, the Lakers managed...

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Despite eye problems, Evans leads Nets to an easy victory

PORTLAND, Ore. — Apparently, Reggie Evans doesn't need to be able to see to be effective. Dealing with a virus that spread from one eye to the other and left him struggling to see out of both, Evans had the first 20/20 game of his career, finishing...

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'Blade Runner' appeals bail conditions, wants to race again to earn cash

PRETORIA, South Africa — Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius appealed against some of his bail restrictions Thursday, saying the Olympic athlete might eventually need to return to track competition to earn money. Pistorius' lawyers say the double-amputee runner,...

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Nelson Mandela back in hospital with lung infection

JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa's first black president, has been admitted to a hospital with a recurring lung infection, South Africa said Thursday. Mandela, 94, has become increasingly frail in recent...

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Parts of Berlin Wall removed to make way for luxury apartment complex

BERLIN — Work crews backed by about 250 police removed parts of the Berlin Wall known as the East Side Gallery before dawn Wednesday to make way for an upscale building project, despite demands by protesters that the site be preserved. Residents of...

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‘Game of Thrones’ actor’s ear bitten off in brutal attack

"Games of Thrones" actor Clive Mantle was brutally attacked and had the top part of his right ear bitten off during a dispute at a Newcastle, England hotel. A spokesman for Mantle's agency told the BBC that he believes that the six-foot, five-inch actor...

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California city becomes first in country to use 'smart meters' on homes as channels for free citywide Wi-Fi

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The city of Santa Clara flipped on a big Internet switch this week, becoming what it says is the first in the country to use wireless, digital "smart meters" on homes as channels for free citywide outdoor Wi-Fi. "This is just one...

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