Arrests plummet following execution of cops  —  It's not a slowdown — it's a virtual work stoppage.  —  NYPD traffic tickets and summonses for minor offenses have dropped off by a staggering 94 percent following the execution of two cops — as officers feel betrayed by the mayor and fear for their safety, The Post has learned.

‘I detest any kind of hate group’  —  Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise said he doesn't support “any of the things I read about” a white supremacist group that organized an event at which Scalise appeared in 2002.  —  In an exclusive interview Monday with NOLA.com |

Michael Grimm has decided to resign from Congress days after pleading guilty: sources  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Staten Island Republican, who won reelection in the fall, has decided to vacate his seat after speaking with Rep. John Boehner.  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Michael Grimm has decided to resign …

At least 40 bodies, debris found in search for missing AirAsia plane  —  At least 40 bodies have been found in the area where AirAsia Flight 8501 last made contact with air traffic controllers, along with debris from the plane.  —  The bodies were found in the Java Sea about six miles from the plane's last known point of contact.

Obama Adviser Jonathan Gruber In 2009: Obamacare Will NOT Be Affordable  —  President Obama's health care adviser Jonathan Gruber said that the Affordable Care Act would definitely not be affordable while he was writing the bill with the White House.  —  As Gruber continues to withhold documents …

6 teens charged in attack on cops serving warrant  —  By:  —  Two Boston police officers were hospitalized yesterday after they were cornered in a stairwell by at least six teens who “kicked, punched, and choked” them as the cops tried to arrest a family member on a warrant in Roxbury, police said.

Potential Hillary Challenger Paid Nearly $100,000 In Campaign Donations To His Family  —  See Also  —  FORGET BRIDGEGATE: Chris Christie May Be Responsible For ‘Traffic Armageddon’ Across The Northeast  —  Hillary Clinton Is Getting Terrible Reviews On The Campaign Trail, And There Might Be A Very Simple Reason Why

2015, the year the GOP strikes back at Obama food policies  —  The Obama administration is becoming increasingly involved in what Americans put on their dinner plates and in their cereal bowls, from requiring school children to be served fruit to eliminating trans fats in doughnuts.

What is Paul Krugman afraid of?  —  Paul Krugman is a lot of things.  New York Times op-ed columnist.  Nobel prize-winning economist.  Arcade Fire fanboy.  Obama administration frenemy.  —  But the side of Krugman I've always found most interesting is the sci-fi obsessive.

Greek Patience With Austerity Nears Its Limit  —  NEA IONIA, Greece — Alexandra Nikolovieni, 55, lost her job escorting young children on a school bus four years ago and has not been able to find another one since.  To help financially, her daughter and her son-in-law, who have two children, moved into her house.

The Death of the Artist—And the Birth of the Creative Entrepreneur  —  Hard-working artisan, solitary genius, credentialed professional—the image of the artist has changed radically over the centuries.  What if the latest model to emerge means the end of art as we have known it?