A man lit himself on fire near the White House on Wednesday afternoon — and he was caught on video appearing to calmly stroll through a park before cops extinguished the flames. Witnesses saw the man erupt into a bright orange fireball at the Ellipse, a tourist-filled park that sits north of the Washington Monument,Read moreRead more

Metta World Peace insists he’s not “misunderstood.” “That’s saying that I am somehow different from what people say I am,” the retired hoopster tells The Post. “I am that person. I’m from the streets.” The 39-year-old Queens-bred hoops star, who changed his name from Ron Artest in 2011, has long been seen as a manRead moreRead more

Don’t pick up hitchhikers. Even furry ones. A woman in Rhode Island found herself in the frightening position Tuesday of having to deny a ride to an overly friendly bear — who appeared intent on getting in her car, officials said. The curious black bear was spotted near Camp Varnum, a Rhode Island Army NationalRead moreRead more

This is what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real … estate. A sprawling Soho co-op at 565 Broadway — which most famously served as “The Real World” loft during the MTV reality show’s inaugural season in 1992 — has listed for $7.5 million, according to Curbed NY. Seven strangers — Becky,Read moreRead more

The office grump may be doing the whole company a favor. When disgruntled employees have a chance to gripe about pay and conditions, they skip work and leave for other jobs at lower rates, according to new research. As garment workers absorbed news that a minimum wage increase was less than expected, the study —Read moreRead more

The first heart-wrenching trailer for the film adaption of Donna Tartt’s 760-page, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Goldfinch” was released Wednesday. “In Amsterdam, I dreamt I saw my mother again,” star Ansel Elgort narrates at the launch of the melancholy preview. The “Fault in Our Stars” star plays the adult Theo Decker, who loses his motherRead moreRead more

A senior Apple executive dismissed Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s claim that Apple is only able to focus on privacy because it charges a premium for its products. In a recent New York Times op-ed, the Google chief executive wrote that “privacy cannot be a luxury good offered only to people who can afford to buyRead moreRead more

President Trump’s campaign is considering using digital micro-targeting to reach African Americans, suburban women and Hispanics – three key demographic groups that Trump and Republicans have struggled with in recent elections, a report on Wednesday said. It plans to push the “strong economy and historic low unemployment” message for all demographics, and focus on specificRead moreRead more

Better be nice to your Uber driver and keep those stars up. Beginning Wednesday, the ride-hailing app will start to boot the worst of its boorish riders off the platform. “Respect is a two-way street, and so is accountability,” Kate Parker, Uber’s head of safety brand and initiatives wrote in a blog post Tuesday. “WhileRead moreRead more

Call it the curse of the leading man. On Tuesday, Page Six exclusively reported that “Game of Thrones” star Kit Harington checked into ritzy Connecticut rehab Privé-Swiss for stress, exhaustion and alcohol use. A source close to the British actor, who played the HBO juggernaut’s brooding star Jon Snow, says Harington was hit hard byRead moreRead more