MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

BACKDOOR BAM! Obama plans to use executive powers for sweeping climate change agreement, WITHOUT Congress support: report

Convinced that Congress won’t go along with a sweeping international climate change agreement, the Obama administration is plotting an end run. Sen. Mitch McConnell (left) is among those Republicans not happy by the reported plan.

Could the cop who shot Michael Brown AVOID charges in death of unarmed Ferguson teen?

It’s anybody’s guess whether Officer Darren Wilson will be convicted — or even charged — with a crime for fatally shooting black teenager Michael Brown.

Aaron Hernandez convinces judge to toss evidence in murder case

A judge granted a request by former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez to suppress evidence from two cellphones and three iPads taken from his home in a search during a 2013 murder investigation.

Georgia uncle arrested after 'date-rape drug' found in 2-year-old niece

Terrence Darling, 26, now faces child cruelty and reckless conduct charges after the toddler was hospitalized earlier this month and a toxicology test found GHB in her system, according to a report.

Bondy: Whoa, Canada! At U.S. Open, Eugenie Bouchard is sharp as ever

Is she Maria Sharapova or Anna Kournikova? The debate rages over the tennis talents of Eugenie Bouchard — even if Nike, Coca-Cola and the magazine covers can’t seem to wait for a final judgment.

'Chelsea Lately' gets star-studded send-off

Denver family fuming after Southwest Airlines LOSES elderly mom

Alice Vaticano suffers from diabetes and sometimes is forgetful, but someone forgot her at Newark Liberty International Airport.

EXCLUSIVE Staten Island teacher reprimanded for allowing students to swallow spoonful of cinnamon

A culinary arts teacher tried to spice up his lesson plan with cinnamon, but just cooked up trouble.

Medical supplies shipped to Liberia to support efforts in treating Ebola patients

A jet loaded with medical supplies took off from JFK Airport Tuesday on a humanitarian mission to an African country ravaged by the Ebola virus.

OPINION Obama's inaction and inattention have helped fuel the current chaos

Bolton: Chaos is engulfing the Middle East and North Africa. Islamicist militias have just captured the international airport outside Tripoli, Libya’s capital, after a protracted struggle.

ONE BAD DATE: Miley's homeless VMA date wanted by Oregon cops

Gonzalez: Eva Moskowitz isn't just backed by Wall Street, she moved there

Eva Moskowitz, the firebrand chief of the city’s fastest growing charter chain, isn’t just backed by Wall Street, she’s officially moved there — with Wall Street-type salaries to boot.

'There is grave concern for his safety': N.J. student disappears in Israel forest just months after teens were abducted and killed in the West Bank

Aaron Sofer went missing Friday after he went for a hike through Jerusalem Forest. The 23-year-old grew up in Lakewood, but has lived in Israel for a year, where he's studying at a rabbinical school.

Brooklyn teacher sent full-frontal photo of himself to 16-year-old female student: authorities

Sean Shaynak, 44, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly sending the naked picture to one of his students.

Pennsylvania school guard, 70 — who helped apprehend student stabbing suspect — FIRED from his post

John Resetar, who had worked at Franklin Regional Senior High School for nine years, has been fired from his job — four months after he helped capture a teen arrested for injuring 22 students with knives in April.

Three more people arrested in shooting death of sleeping 13-year-old Georgia boy

Tuesday's arrests come less than 24 hours after 17-year-old Malik Davis turned himself into Carrollton police for the Sunday morning murder of Nizzear Rodriguez just hours after a family birthday party.

Drew Barrymore’s half-sister died of accidental OD: coroner

Notorious serial stowaway busted AGAIN, this time in Phoenix

The woman who seems to have nothing better to do with her life than trying to be a stowaway has been arrested — yet again — for trespassing at an airport.

Before dying, Wisc. woman says ex-deputy shot her and her sister

A woman told police before she died that she had been attacked by her brother-in-law, a newly retired Wisconsin sheriff's deputy suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease, according to new court documents.

Sen. Chuck Schumer wants Senate to approve Medal of Honor for WWI soldier

The Defense Department is recommending that a World War I hero from Albany become the second black soldier from that war to receive the Medal of Honor.

PEEPING TOMS ABOVE THE LAW? Egyptian Cleric claims it’s OK for men to secretly watch women bathe — but there's a catch

Osama al-Qusi, an ultraorthodox cleric, was allegedly caught on video condoning peeping toms whose 'intentions are pure.' The remarks were roundly rejected by other Muslim scholars.

Manhattan real estate exec uses company account to pay his $1.8M Hamptons mortgage and rent on Upper East Side apartment: suit

Neil Binder was sued Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court by his business partners, Larry Friedman and Anthony DeGrotta, for allegedly causing $2 million in damages to their company, the Bellmarc Group.

New Scientology commercials won't feature poster boys Tom and John

Utah mom dumped newborn baby in neighbor’s trash can: cops

Utah authorities have arrested a 23-year-old woman who they say dumped her newborn baby in a neighbor’s trash can.

Former Marine pleads not guilty to killing his alleged pregnant lover

Christopher Lee, 24, is accused of killing 19-year-old Erin Corwin who was the pregnant wife of another Marine stationed with him stationed at the Twentynine Palms Marine base.

Chelsea hotel guest leaps from top of building in suicide plunge: cops

The 45-year-old man was found dead on a lower rooftop of an adjoining building, according to witnesses and police.

London police call on Muslim communities to identify homegrown extremists

Mark Rowley, of London’s Metropolitan police, is asking religious leaders, family members and the general public to help identify homegrown terrorists who are being recruited to leave Britain and wage war.

UN helicopter shot down in South Sudan in contested area, officials confirm

The U.N. mission in South Sudan says one of its helicopters has crashed, and a U.N. official told The Associated Press that it appears the aircraft was shot down.

Megan Fox stuns at 'Ninja Turtles' premiere in South Korea

Three charged in critical shooting of Calif. police officer

Jonathan Contreras, 20; Orlando Cruz, 24; and Gonzalo Medina, 22, face two counts of attempted murder on a peace officer and possession of an assault rifle after Friday's fire fight that critically wounded San Bernardino Officer Gabriel Garcia.

Bronx day care provider charged with death of baby was cited 3 times for lack of CPR and first-aid training

A heartless Bronx day care center provider charged with killing a 20-month-old boy was cited three times for her lack of CPR and first-aid training, city officials said Tuesday.

American Airlines plane diverted to Arizona after hackers suggest bomb threat against top Sony exec

A Twitter account called Lizard Squad claimed responsibility for a North America-wide outage of the PlayStation Network on Sunday, following up with a tweet that suggested a plane carrying a top Sony executive was loaded with explosives.

Obama announces new Veterans Affairs improvements at American Legion convention

President Obama will address thousands of veterans at the American Legion National Convention on Tuesday, 19 days after signing a $16 billion reform bill to repair the broken veterans health system.

'He has been through so much': Mother of American journalist freed by Syrian terrorists after 2 years in captivity opens up about son's release

The mother of an American journalist was relieved when her son was set free over the weekend after being held hostage by Syrian terrorists for 22 months.

New York

Melissa Mark-Viverito watches 'heartbreaking' children's immigration docket

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito said it was 'heartbreaking' to watch as a few of the hundreds of unaccompanied immigrant kids streaming through New York courts vie for a chance to stay in the United Stated.

Judge tosses evidence against man accused of taking pic of sex abuse victim on witness stand

Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Michael Gerstein ruled Tuesday in favor of Yona Weissman, 24, who is charged with taking the picture of a woman testifying against Nechemya Weberman in 2012.

Approval rating of NYPD's top cop DIVES after Staten Island chokehold death, poll finds

Police Commissioner Bill Bratton’s job approval rating has dropped sharply in the aftermath of the death of Eric Garner, while Mayor de Blasio’s has stayed steady, a Quinnipiac poll released Tuesday found.

Hero NYPD officer rescues 'blue, not breathing' Bronx baby girl with CPR

A former Army Ranger became an NYPD hero Tuesday when he came to the rescue of a 2-month-old Bronx girl, who had stopped breathing turned blue.

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

City pays $38M to settle equal pay lawsuit from female safety agents

After years of being nickel-and-dimed, the city’s mainly female school safety agents are finally getting a pile of dollars.

State on record pace for overtime spending: Controller Thomas DiNapoli

ALBANY — The state is on a record pace for overtime spending, state Controller Thomas DiNapoli warned Tuesday.

New York state authorities charge truck driver who spilled stinky, rotting meat load on road

State authorities have charged the driver of a truck that lost part of its load of expired meat outside an upstate New York mall, resulting in some irate motorists whose vehicles drove over the stinky spill.

STAGED? Nicki Minaj accused of planning wardrobe malfunction

Sarah Silverman brings ‘liquid pot’ to the Emmys, gives bizarre speech

Sports

Harper: Yankees GM reveals how last-minute deal for Martin Prado happened

Lately Martin Prado has provided the much-needed spark for the Yankees' revived offense, hitting .417 with six doubles and three home runs since Aug. 16, or the day the Yankees began this surge that has seen them win seven of nine games.

Wright out with neck spasms as Lagares pushes Mets past Braves

David Wright finally acknowledged Tuesday that his aching left shoulder is not 100 percent healthy. But that’s not why the Mets’ third baseman was not in the starting lineup for the series opener against the Braves.

Vacchiano: Giants believe they have Super team, no matter expectations

The expectations are painfully low for the Giants after they’ve followed a dismal season with a disappointing summer. Their erratic, mediocre preseason performance has given no one any reason to believe they can be contenders.

Serena Williams, Roger Federer win quick at U.S. Open

After all these years of watching her idol from afar, Taylor Townsend suddenly was across the net from her. There was no time to gawk, or ask for an autograph.

911 dispatcher tells mom who locked baby in hot car they can’t help unless child is in ‘distress’: recording

The shocking response to panicked mother Shana Dees ended with a Good Samaritan eventually smashing in one of her car's windows to rescue her 10-month-old son. The dispatcher will likely face discipline.

USC investigating cornerback Josh Shaw amid DOUBTS over heroic pool rescue story — as he is allegedly named in burglary report

The story of USC cornerback Josh Shaw jumping into a pool from two stories up to rescue his drowning nephew doesn't appear to hold water to the school, which is now investigating the player's claims.

Disturbed female soldier dies after she shoots herself in apparent suicide attempt at Fort Lee in Virginia

An unhinged female soldier died after she barricaded herself in an office at Fort Lee in Virginia and shot herself in the head on Monday, officials said.

New Hampshire man dies after getting pinned by 6,000-pound boulder, cops say

Police said 47-year-old Paul Comeau Jr. had been working on extricating the boulder over several months in his yard in Raymond. He was digging around the rock in an attempt to free it.

'IT'S SCARILY NEGATIVE': Florida developers change name of condo project named ISIS

Florida developers have swapped out the name of the posh new condos they are building because the original moniker, ISIS, has emerged as the brand name for Islamic terror.

'AMERICA DOES NOT FORGET': Obama vows as James Foley’s mom credits executed son’s strength and spirit

President Obama delivered a message to the “barbaric terrorists” behind the murder of kidnapped journalist James Foley: the U.S. will make you pay.

Tropical Storm Cristobal kills at least 3 on Caribbean islands

The center of Tropical Storm Cristobal was slowly moving away from the Bahamas on Monday, and was predicted to curve away from the U.S. East Coast.

REVIEW: J.Lo passes the ‘Booty’ baton to Iggy Azalea

HEEL NO! Belgian woman accused of puncturing man's thigh with high heels at Gansevoort Hotel

A 24-year-old Belgian woman did a perp strut into a Greenwich Village police station after she jammed one of her heels into a man’s leg, authorities said Tuesday.

BLOOD MONEY: ISIS thugs who beheaded James Foley now demanding $6.6M for release of female U.S. humanitarian worker

The unidentified woman was kidnapped last year while she served in Syria as a humanitarian relief worker. The fighters beheaded journalist James Foley (top right) last week after demanding a ridiculous $132 million from his family.The group has also threatened to kill another journalist, Steven Sotloff (bottom right), next.