NY Post: News

• Tom Brady 'shaken' after serious car accident
  The New England Patriots confirmed Thursday that their superstar quarterback Tom Brady was involved in a car accident. "Patriots QB Tom Brady was in a car accident this morning. He was not hospitalized and is expected at Gillette Stadium today," the team's official Twitter feed read. Brady was described...
  
  
• US Marines take back pirate-held ship off Somalia
  U.S. Marines early Thursday boarded and seized control of a German-owned commercial vessel that had been commandeered by pirates, in what appeared to be the first American-led military boarding of its kind amid the recent surge in piracy along the east coast of Africa. It was not immediately clear...
  
  
• Pak to charge 3 in Times plot
  ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan will soon bring terrorism charges against three men accused of helping the failed Times Square bomber meet up with militant leaders close to the Afghan border and sending him money to carry out the attack, a senior police officer said yesterday. The three have been held since...
  
  
• Pope, Jolie rip Koran-burning
  Bedfellows as strange as Angelina Jolie and the pope joined the growing worldwide chorus denouncing a Florida pastor's vow to burn copies of the Koran on Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. But Terry Jones, the leader of a once-obscure Gainesville church who has suddenly become...
  
  
• Sex lawsuit vs. Britney
  LOS ANGELES -- A former bodyguard for Britney Spears filed a sexual-harassment lawsuit against her yesterday, accusing the pop star of parading around in the nude, having sex in front of him, and making unwanted advances. Fernando Flores also accused the 28-year-old singer of causing him emotional distress by having...
  
  
• Obama tells minister to call off Koran burning
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to “listen to those better angels” and call off his plan to engage in a Quran-burning protest this weekend. Obama told ABC’s “Good Morning America” in an interview aired Thursday that he hopes the Rev. Terry Jones of Florida listens...
  
  
• Koran-burning Florida pastor will cancel plans if Obama calls
  The pastor behind a public Koran burning said Thursday he will cancel his plans if he receives a phone call from the White House. Controversial pastor Terry Jones said he would reconsider his protest if U.S. President Barack Obama gave him a call. "As of right now we are...
  
  
• Deals could keep Cameron Douglas off the stand
  Cameron Douglas may not be making an encore court appearance. The drug-dealing Hollywood scion's alleged suppliers have been offered plea deals that could be wrapped up within 30 days, a prosecutor revealed yesterday. If brothers David and Eduardo Escarela accept the terms, Douglas, 31, won't be required to...
  
  
• Divine forgiveness
  A grieving Brooklyn family yesterday accepted a tearful apology from the drunk-driving former cop who killed their daughter -- as a judge let the officer off with just 90 days in jail. The family of 33-year-old Vionique Valnord had agreed to the light sentence for Andrew Kelly, 32, who pleaded...
  
  
• The day I bashed a bully: gov
  As a child, Gov. Paterson was teased so mercilessly about being blind that he once smacked one of his pint-sized tormentors in the head with his metal lunch box, he revealed yesterday before signing a historic anti-bullying bill into law. "Today, we're going to take a historic step to...
  
  
• Snooki taking a 'Loh' road
  A no-nonsense judge went off on "Jersey Shore" star Snooki yesterday -- telling the pouf princess that she's fist-pumping her way toward Lindsay Lohan-style infamy. "You seem to be acting like a Lindsay Lohan wannabe in this matter, going through life rude, profane, obnoxious and self-indulgent," Judge Damien Murray...
  
  
• Obama supports Emanuel for mayor (video)
  President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Thursday he would support his Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel if he decided to run for mayor of Chicago but would expect the decision wait until after the midterm elections. “I think he would be an excellent mayor. He is an excellent...
  
  
• Lindsay Lohan in talks to appear on 'Oprah'
  Former jailbird Lindsay Lohan is in talks to appear on the final season of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” celebrity website RadarOnline reported Thursday. Although the deal has yet to be finalized, the talks between the troubled "Mean Girls" actress and the U.S. talk show queen’s team were "looking...
  
  
• Sweet on Goldman
  Maybe Lloyd Blankfein is Wall Street's best boss or maybe fat bonuses actually buy employee happiness. Either way, Goldman Sachs, the richest bank on Wall Street, is considered the best financial firm to work at, according to an online survey by employee consulting site Vault.com. Blankfein's investment...
  
  
• Jessica's blues
  Daisy Duke sure has some good jeans. Jessica Simpson vamps at the launch of her hip new denim collection, Show Me Your Blues, in a Manhattan show room. The duds, which sell for as low as $25, are available in Macy's and other department stores...