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Struggling Subway quietly leases Miami office space

Jun 3, 2020 2:18 am

Subway Restaurants is quietly making plans to open an office in sunny Miami, The Post has learned. Subway?s hard-driving Chief Executive John Chidsey ? hired in November to revamp the struggling compa...

MoneyGram surges 31 percent on possible Western Union deal

Jun 2, 2020 8:01 pm

MoneyGram shares jumped 31 percent in afternoon trading on Tuesday, a day after reports that larger rival Western Union offered to buy the company. The deal comes as MoneyGram is about $878 m...

Box office could see 50 percent drop in ticket sales this year, analyst finds

Jun 2, 2020 6:07 pm

The coronavirus will slash box office revenues in half this year, and the pandemic is now poised to weaken the longtime status of movie theaters as destinations for first-run movies, according to an i...

H&M temporarily shutters some stores over George Floyd protests

Jun 2, 2020 5:56 pm

H&M, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, said on Tuesday it had temporarily closed 95 of its stores in the US because of the violent protests following the death of George Floyd...

Some US salons, gyms, offices requiring coronavirus waivers before entry

Jun 2, 2020 5:29 pm

As US businesses reopen after weeks of pandemic lockdowns, many have been posting coronavirus disclaimers or requiring employees and patrons to sign waivers before entering. From hair salons and recre...

Gilead developing inhaled remdesivir usable outside of hospitals

Jun 2, 2020 5:21 pm

Gilead Sciences is developing easier-to-administer versions of its antiviral treatment remdesivir for COVID-19 that could be used outside of hospitals, including ones that can be inhaled, after trials...

Pepper spray, ?Black Lives Matter? shirts become Amazon best sellers

Jun 2, 2020 5:02 pm

Protest gear is selling like hotcakes on Amazon. Pepper spray and “Black Lives Matter” merchandise have become some of the e-tailer’s best sellers amid raging demonstrati...

Hundreds of small businesses may have mistakenly received coronavirus funds twice

Jun 2, 2020 4:55 pm

A technical snafu in a US government system caused many small businesses to receive loans twice or more under a federal aid program to help businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly a dozen peo...

Feds expect coronavirus to drain trillions from US economy

Jun 2, 2020 4:09 pm

The feds expect the coronavirus crisis to drain trillions of dollars from the US economy over the next decade, in the latest sign of the pandemic's economic devastation.

Grindr buyer reportedly has ties to Chinese owner of app

Jun 2, 2020 1:45 pm

The investor group that’s buying Grindr has connections to the Chinese tech firm that was forced to sell the gay dating app in the first place, a new report says. Federal regulators last wee...

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Two charged for allegedly hurling Molotov cocktails into Minneapolis courthouse

Jun 3, 2020 5:26 am

Two men were charged with arson and possession of Molotov cocktails after they threw them at a Dakota County Government building, located south of Minneapolis, Friday. U.S. Attorney?s Office announced...

Controversial Iowa Rep. Steve King loses primary race

Jun 3, 2020 4:35 am

Iowa?s conservative congressman Steve King has been voted out of the House. The longtime incumbent known for his controversial remarks lost Tuesday?s primary race to state Sen. Randy Feenstra, accordi...

Joe Biden sweeps all seven presidential primaries

Jun 3, 2020 3:22 am

Joe Biden has scored a clean sweep of the seven states conducting Democratic presidential primaries on Tuesday, not at all a surprise given that the presumptive Democratic nominee has no active opposi...

George Floyd family?s lawyer slams local autopsy

Jun 3, 2020 1:39 am

The attorney for George Floyd?s family slammed the local medical examiner?s findings that detailed fentanyl in Floyd?s system, calling it an attempt to assassinate the man’s character. The H...

SUNY Chancellor Johnson to step down amid pandemic, budget woes

Jun 3, 2020 12:26 am

State University of New York Chancellor Kristina Johnson is stepping down after just three years at the helm to take the top job at Ohio State University, sources told The Post Tuesday. Her resignatio...

SAT drops plans for home exam amid internet access concerns

Jun 2, 2020 11:59 pm

The company that administers the SAT college entrance exam is scrapping plans to provide a home version of the test this year, saying it can?t guarantee all students would have access to the needed te...

George Floyd?s 6-year-old daughter appears next to weeping mom

Jun 2, 2020 11:08 pm

George Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter stood next to her weeping mom at a press conference Tuesday as the woman recalled how Floyd moved to Minnesota to help support them — and her law...

California man caught cannibalizing his own grandmother, cops say

Jun 2, 2020 10:01 pm

A California sicko was arrested after horrified officers caught him eating his own grandmother, according to a report. Dwayne Wallick, 37, was discovered around 2 p.m. Monday in the act of cannibalizi...

Judge asks appeals court for more time on dismissal of Mike Flynn case

Jun 2, 2020 9:47 pm

The judge overseeing the prosecution of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is asking a federal appeals court for time to consider the Justice Department’s motion to drop the case...

George W. Bush on George Floyd?s death, racism: ?It?s the time to listen?

Jun 2, 2020 9:43 pm

The former president?s statement was his first on the May 25 death of George Floyd, and he explained his reticence by saying ?this is not the time to lecture. It?s the time to listen."