MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS NEWS

FROM GIRLS TO CURLS: Accused pimp seeks curfew extension to pursue new line of work — as a barber

EXCLUSIVE: Vincent (Big Vin) Lombardo (left) was granted permission by a federal judge to extend his curfew so he could take an entrance exam for barber school, the Daily News has learned. Lombardo and his wife face money-laundering charges over lucrative Long Island escort service.

'I handled this one well': Partygoer defends ability to handle alcohol after being caught passed out on newscastone well’

To 27-year-old Ray Hulin — who was caught by local TV crews lying motionless on the floor after a massive rave dubbed ‘Project P’ — his filming was the one shot of the night that was below the belt.

N.J. wife helps cops bust spa after following hubby inside the massage parlor and witnessing sex acts

A shady massage parlor was raided by cops after a Rutherford wife trailed her husband inside the storefront and got an eyeful, cops said. She aided in the arrest of Shanji An, left, and Mei Shu Jiang, right.

Body found in Washington woods confirmed to be missing 6-year-old Jenise Wright: sheriff

Authorities announced the tragic news at a press conference Friday evening while also revealing that her death has been ruled a homicide as they ramp up the search for her killer.

Iraq, Gaza, Ukraine, Ebola: The world's woes won’t stop Obama and his family from annual Martha's Vineyard vacation

Crises in Iraq, Gaza and Ukraine — and the certainty of attacks by conservative critics for golfing while the world burns — won’t stop Obama from leaving for a two-week vacation in Martha’s Vineyard.

'Leftovers' actress Moloney stars in subway rescue

EXCLUSIVE Workers cheated out of $300G by contractor at Harlem housing development, city confirms

On Friday city officials confirmed that the contractor overseeing the job, Mountco Construction, had underpaid workers at Sugar Hill by nearly $300,000. The city is now moving to recover the lost wages.

HAD TO ACT: U.S. could not just sit back and watch the situation in Iraq deteriorate: security expert

ISIS' advance toward Erbil, and the American troops and diplomats there, presents a clear threat to U.S. national security.

Man blasts Israeli music, droves car decorated with Iraeli flags past a mosque in Brooklyn, cops said

Chaim Weiss, 20, was allegedly caught on a surveillance camera repeatedly driving past the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge in a car “festooned with four Israeli flags” and blasting music, officials said.

EXCLUSIVE Big-time prosecutor spells trouble for A-Rod as Biogenesis investigation heats up

The Justice Department didn’t bring heavy-hitting prosecutor Patrick Sullivan into the Biogenesis case just to file relatively low-level criminal charges against Anthony Bosch and six other defendants.

Tenant suing model ex-landlord known as ‘Miss Wonderbra’

DON'T THEY USE GOOGLE MAPS? Street View car involved in wrong-way wreck

Wonder what the hood-mounted camera footage looks like? Arkansas police ticket a Google Street View driver for ‘careless driving.’

Pennsylvania man charged with mom’s murder after their suicide pact fails

Gus Yiambilis, 30, is in court fighting the charge that he murdered Karen Yiambilis, 59, after he managed to survive their alleged carbon-monoxide poisoning plan on April 7 while she didn't.

Michigan man charged for attempting to pull off Muslim mom's veil and cloak: report

Jonathan Patrick Deuel, 29, was charged with ethnic intimidation and misdemeanor assault and battery on Thursday for what Muslim activists are calling a “hate crime.”

'I'm growing stronger every day': Dr. Kent Brantly, one of two Americans being treated in U.S. for Ebola, speaks out for first time

One of the Ebola-stricken Americans recently airlifted out of Liberia says he’s steadily recovering in an isolation unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, and is “growing stronger every day.”

CAPTAIN MISCONDUCT: Navy skipper retreated to cabin for weeks, left crew LEADERLESS, investigation finds

An ill Navy skipper allegedly shirked his duties by holing up in his cabin on a San Diego-based cruiser for weeks on end — effectively leaving his crew leaderless.

EXCLUSIVE: ESPN suspends Kellerman over abuse remarks

Lawsuit accuses Giorgio Armani of underpaying more than 100 employees

Giorgio Armani might charge a small fortune for its clothes, but it pays peanuts to its workers, a former employee claims in a new class-action lawsuit.

NJ Transit performed ‘admirably’ in transporting crush of Super Bowl fans, report finds

More than 35,000 football fans would disagree with this call: a report released Friday claimed NJ Transit performed “admirably” on Super Bowl Sunday.

Hearing granted for man imprisoned for 1990 stabbing death

A Manhattan judge agreed Friday to schedule a hearing to determine whether to toss a murder conviction for a man who says he’s been wrongly imprisoned for more than two decades.

SCREAMLINER: Plane's engine fails over Atlantic Ocean; Dreamliner jet makes terrifying landing on remote military base

A British family's vacation ended in a nightmare when one of their plane's engines stopped working as they flew over open water.

Missing teen’s body found in Georgia lake the same day his baby girl is born

The same day that Cody Daniel Gibbs' body was found floating in Lake Lanier, his little daughter Adelyn Noor came into the world. She will never meet her dad.

New York

SLOW DOWN: Gov. Cuomo to sign legislation lowering city speed limit to 25 mph

Gov. Cuomo on Saturday is set to sign legislation pushed by Mayor de Blasio to lower the city’s speed limit to 25 mph.

Breastfeeding moms nurse babies on A train for 'Breastfeeding Subway Caravan'

SCORES OF breastfeeding moms and their supporters flooded a Brooklyn-bound A train Friday and encouraged straphangers to go with the flow.

HOMETOWN HEROES 11 finalists picked out of 200 nominations for Hometown Heroes in Education

An esteemed panel of judges winnowed the list of Hometown Heroes in Education finalists Friday down to 11 inspiring city educators.

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Judge will rule on Zephyr Teachout's bid to run for governor Monday

The fate of upstart Democrat Zephyr Teachout’s bid to challenge Gov. Cuomo in a primary now rests with a Brooklyn judge.

Man accused of fatally stabbing 6-year-old boy in Brooklyn elevator found fit for trial

St. Hubert, 27, is charged with murder for allegedly killing 6-year-old Prince Joshua Avitto and wounding 7-year-old Mikayla Capers in an elevator at the Boulevard Houses in East New York.

Wayne Gretzky tells Johnson to shape up or wedding is off

WHERE IS HAYLEY? Michigan 18-year-old vanishes after telling friend on phone that she was being followed by stranger carrying gun

Hayley Turner was on the phone with a friend when she found a person lying on the side of the road at the intersection at Dean Road and Crabb Road in Bedford Township, authorities said.

Denver mom who starved children in feces-strewn home faces prison after guilty plea

Lorinda Bailey's four young sons, ages 2 to 6, were found not toilet trained and unable to communicate when removed from the filthy home in October. She faces up to seven years in prison.

South Carolina mom wanted for dumping her child at meth house, cops say

Sheriff's deputies in South Carolina say they are looking for a young mother who left her small child at a meth house and never came back.

Are these the new faces of 'The View'?

Hunt for 1.14-carat diamond in British field after its dropped from sky

People in eastern England are looking for a diamond in the rough after a London jewler dropped a stone worth thousands of dollars from the sky.

Retired pol who once served alongside Gov. Chris Christie found dead with husband in apparent murder-suicide at New Jersey home

A retired New Jersey elected official who once served alongside Gov. Chris Christie was found dead in her North Jersey home Thursday in what police are investigating as a murder suicide.

First body buried at 'abusive' Florida reform school ID'd: 14-year-old missing since 1940

The first of 55 bodies found at the Dozier School for Boys has been identified as 14-year-old Owen Smith, who went missing in 1940. The school said he died from pneumonia in 1941.

Sports

Bartolo Colon wins 200th game as Mets hang on for win over Phillies

As the Mets seemed to turn the page on 2014 Friday, Bartolo Colon reminded them there are important games yet to win. At least for him personally, Friday night was a huge 5-4 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

Giants LB Jacquian Williams ready to take next step as every-down player

He has always been a part-timer, a nickel linebacker, only playing on passing downs, never playing in the entire game. But this is the year that everything changes for Jacquian Williams.

Mehta: Jets secondary is Rex Ryan’s primary concern

Rex Ryan’s perfect 53-man roster would probably include 52 cornerbacks (and one quarterback), so there’s no telling what was swimming around in his head when one of the players he’ll need to rely on the most in his secondary looked downright lost in the preseason opener against the Colts on Thursday.

Tiger shoots 3-over-par 74, misses cut at PGA Championship

Tiger Woods’ game effort to play in the PGA Championship ended with the same sort of back pain he experienced Sunday at the WGC Bridgestone. It didn’t force him to pull out but the best he could do was a second-straight 3-over-par 74 that left him five off the cut line, 15 shots behind Rory McIlroy’s second-round lead at soggy Valhalla Golf Club.