Accuser's schoolmate says she recalls hearing of alleged Kavanaugh incident  —  Cristina King Miranda says she recalls it being discussed at their school, but has no first-hand knowledge of the alleged assault by Brett Kavanaugh.  —  WASHINGTON — A former schoolmate of Brett Kavanaugh's accuser wrote …

Trump feels angry, unprotected amid mounting crises  —  President Trump's declaration that “I don't have an attorney general” was not merely the cry of an executive feeling betrayed by a subordinate.  —  It was also a raw expression of vulnerability and anger from a president who associates …

THE 74-YEAR-OLD COMEDY STAR IS SOBER AND READY TO WORK.  THE PROBLEM IS NOBODY WANTS TO WORK WITH HIM.  —  Chevy Chase is sitting on the porch, outside his home in wooded Westchester County.  He takes a drag off a Marlboro and casually mentions that he ran into Donald Glover backstage at “Saturday Night Live.”

What do we owe her now?  —  About that night  —  Aug. 11, 2006, was a sweltering Friday night in the midst of a long, fatally hot summer.  A 16-year-old girl reported that she was raped that night, in a storage shed off a dirt road in my hometown of Arlington, Tex. Nobody was ever prosecuted for it …

READ: President Trump's exclusive interview with Hill.TV  —  covered a range of topics in an extensive Oval Office interview on Tuesday with Hill.TV's John Solomon and Buck Sexton.  —  Here is the extended conversation, which took place late Tuesday afternoon following the president's press conference …

SANDS CRAZY Donald Trump suggested building a wall across the SAHARA to solve Europe's migrant crisis, Spanish minster claims  —  Respected Foreign minister Josep Borrell claims the US President suggested building an insanely immense barrier across North Africa to curb the numbers of African migrants surging into Europe

New York Review of Books Editor Is Out Amid Uproar Over #MeToo Essay  —  Ian Buruma, the editor of The New York Review of Books, left his position on Wednesday amid an uproar over the magazine's publication of an essay by a disgraced Canadian radio broadcaster who had been accused of sexually assaulting and battering women.

‘The Apprentice’ book excerpt: At CIA's ‘Russia House,’ growing alarm about 2016 election interference  —  The warren of cubicles was secured behind a metal door.  The name on the hallway placard had changed often over the years, most recently designating the space as part of the Mission Center for Europe and Eurasia.

Trump slams Bush for ‘worst single mistake’ in U.S. history  —  took a little time during a policy-rich interview in the Oval Office to give his take on the biggest mistake in American history.  —  Was it the Civil War?  Nah.  The failure to stop Sept. 11?  Nope.  How about Pearl Harbor?

Child pornography reason behind Sunspot Observatory closure, according to court documents  —  A federal search warrant reveals that Sunspot Solar Observatory was shut down as FBI agents conducted computer forensic searches for child pornography.  —  The source of child pornography was traced …

De Blasio has secret meeting with Red Sox management … Red Alert!  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio met secretly with Red Sox brass for a 90-minute lunch on Wednesday at the downtown offices of Goldman Sachs, The Post has learned.  —  Hizzoner, a lifelong Red Sox fan, met with the team's GM Dave Dombrowski …

Alibaba's Jack Ma backs down from promise to Trump to bring 1 million jobs to the US  — Jack Ma, founder of Chinese retail giant Alibaba, has recanted his promise to Donald Trump to create 1 million U.S. jobs.  — Experts have said that Ma's vow to create 1 million jobs linked …

Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong  —  From the 16th century to the 19th, scurvy killed around 2 million sailors, more than warfare, shipwrecks and syphilis combined.  It was an ugly, smelly death, too, beginning with rattling teeth and ending with a body so rotted out from the inside …

I Ran For State Senate In Brooklyn And Lost.  Here's What I Learned  —  They don't prepare you to give a concession speech.  Outside of politics, what is the equivalent?  You can't find it in writing, journalism, or teaching—the fields I worked in before embarking on the wonderful …

BTS to Give Speech at UN General Assembly  —  K-pop sensation BTS will reportedly attend the 73rd General Assembly of the United Nations next week.  —  According to a source at the UN on Wednesday, BTS is scheduled to perform and give a three-minute speech in front of top officials and heads …

FEMA chief considered quitting as feud with Homeland Security secretary boiled over  —  MORRISVILLE, N.C. — With his home state flooded and the death toll rising, FEMA Administrator William “Brock” Long was on the verge of quitting this week.  —  On Sunday, his bitter feud …

Pompeo cracks down, on improper use, of commas at State Department  —  Washington (CNN)Iran, North Korea, Syria and ... commas.  While Mike Pompeo is focused on a number of key geopolitical concerns, an email obtained by CNN suggests that the secretary of state also appears to have had it …