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COMEDIAN’S ROYAL FIXER TELLS ALL: Former NBC employee says Bill Cosby had him pay off women with thousands of dollars in money orders in his name, and stand guard while young models visited his dressing room — SEE THE EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

The 90-year-old Scotti said he decided to speak as the drumbeat of sexual abuse allegations against Cosby, 77, grew steadily louder. read full story »

Stasi: Let's all stop pretending we're shocked about Bill Cosby's bad behavior

Club manager: Cosby gave me Quaalude in '70s and I woke up naked

Female ‘Letterman’ staffers relieved to dodge Cosby’s bizarre backstage requests

Let's stop harassing Bill Cosby's alleged victims: Nassau County DA

‘It was like an ice pick in the back of my neck’: Nurse with brain implant awarded $4M after bosses force her to work around electromagnetic machines

A jury found Rebecca Sedans was discriminated against by a prestigious Manhattan hospital.

New Jersey substitute teacher, 21, accused of having sex with 16-year-old student

Linda Hardan, of Prospect Park, allegedly picked the Manchester Regional High School student up and drove the boy to Wayne on Thursday to have sex.

‘It’s just a war zone here’: Buffalo digs itself out from under as much as 7 feet of snow — as flood watch is set to take effect

The weekend offered the region a chance to dig out before a flood watch was to take effect because of rising temperatures and rain.

Man with headaches had tapeworm in his brain for four years

A man who suffered from headaches and often smelled strange odors had a tapeworm living in his brain for four years.

Georgia man mistaken for molester raped, beaten in jail

A Georgia man endured rape and beatings after spending 525 days imprisoned for another man’s crimes.

Reliving the Rolling Stones’ 1969 invasion of New York City

Man, 45, shot dead while hunting with elderly father in New Jersey: cops

The shooting happened along Old Trenton Road in West Windsor as a man in his 70s and his son hunted Canada geese on property they owned, police said.

University of Virginia suspends ALL fraternities after report that student was sexually assaulted by seven men at Phi Kappa Psi house

The University of Virginia on Saturday suspended activities at all campus fraternal organizations amid an investigation.

A CITY WAITS: Ferguson grand jury will not make decision this weekend on Michael Brown shooting charges

While barricades went up Saturday around the Clayton, Mo., building where the grand jury has met for weeks, media reports indicated the panel would return Monday to continue its work.

9-month-old girl shot inside Brooklyn home while dad cleaned gun: police

Jessica Rosales’ parents will face criminal charges, police say, after the little girl was hit with a bullet while dad Pedro Rosales cleaned his illegal handgun.

Benedict Cumberbatch tells us how he really feels about 'Cumberb---hes'

Powerful Obama booster and gay rights activist Terry Bean charged in teen sex case

A powerful Obama booster and gay rights activist used his 25-year-old boyfriend to lure an underage teen for sex, the boyfriend’s mother claims.

Japanese city that hosted 1998 Olympics rocked by 6.8-magnitude earthquake

A strong earthquake in the mountainous area of central Japan that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics destroyed more than half a dozen homes in a ski resort town and injured at least 30 people, officials said.

Florida madman torches house, guns down deputy, authorities say

A Florida gunman torched his house, and then opened fire on sheriff’s deputies, killing one and wounding another before additional deputies shot him dead, authorities said.

Kansas woman dies after being raped, set on fire at park

A 36-year-old woman who had been sexually assaulted and set on fire died Saturday morning, police said, just over a week after she was found in a Wichita park with severe burns on more than half her body and cuts on her head.

PHOTOS: Did Angelina Jolie flash her wedding ring during day out with kids in Manhattan?

Secretary of State John Kerry admits to 'serious gaps' between leaders, Tehran

The prospect of a historic nuclear deal with Iran dimmed Saturday as Kerry admitted 'serious gaps' remain between world leaders and Tehran.

Sicko confesses to raping 5-year-old, says 'she was experimenting'

An Ohio man confessed to raping a 5-year-old after coaxing her with a Pudding Pop ― and then he blamed his victim during his sentencing.

Pregnant woman, three others shot dead in Cleveland

Cleveland police are begging for the public's help in finding a masked gunman who killed a pregnant woman and three others in a massacre.

Lupica: FSU's quest to win second straight national title interrupted by sobering reality of school shooting

There wasn’t even a whole month between school shootings this time, more innocent kids discovering that their own Second Amendment right was the right to run when somebody starts to shoot, in a country lousy with guns.

New York

EXCLUSIVE NYCHA screwed up application, missed out on federal funds for security cameras

NYCHA lost out on hundreds of thousands of federal dollars for security cameras because it bungled filling out the proper paperwork.

Two toddlers die in tragic mishaps in Queens, Upper West Side

A 3-year-old girl died, likely from suffocation, after placing a plastic bag over her head while playing with toys in her Rosedale home, police said.

Woman who tracked down father’s killer marches to demand trial in 1986 shooting

The daughter of a restaurant owner murdered nearly 30 years ago led a march through Inwood on Saturday to push for a trial.

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Michael Julian to be NYPD's new Deputy Commissioner

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton has chosen Michael Julian as Deputy Commissioner of Training.

Pair of gunmen rob Brooklyn home, steal car — one nabbed

A pair of gun-toting crooks raided a Brooklyn man’s home and swiped his car — only to flip the vehicle onto its roof during a chase.

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

EXCLUSIVE City officials make $211M deal for school cleaners' contract

The city will give raises of 18% and bonuses of $1,000 to roughly 4,200 people who clean, make repairs and do odd jobs in public schools.

Thug with knife sneaks into 8-year-old girl's room in Brooklyn, runs off with cash: cops

A knife-wielding wacko crept into an 8-year-old Brooklyn girl’s room and held the blade to the child’s throat.

SUV crash in the Bronx leaves boy, 11, in critical condition

An 11-year-old boy riding in the back of an SUV was critically injured Saturday after the vehicle hit a guardrail on a Bronx parkway.

Hamill: Verrazano Bridge memories 50 years later

The Verrazano Bridge was the eighth wonder of the world for a kid of 13 when it opened in 1964.

Beyoncé shows off assets in surprise music video

Florida mogul gets 16 years for DUI manslaughter after retrial

A Florida multimillionaire who drunkenly and fatally plowed his Bentley into a college grad was sentenced to 16 years in prison ― again.

Florida credit card thief poses with stolen credit card: cops

Her mug shot came four months after her incriminating photo.

Mistress of millionaire investor says he treated her as wife — then tricked her into 'money-for-sex' pact: suit

Katherine Nelson says the steamy affair began after the pair met at the Manhattan Institute’s Alexander Hamilton Award Dinner in 2010.

Celebrities paws for their furry friends this Thanksgiving

Man opens fire on kids throwing stones that hit his minivan

A gunman blasted away at a group of teens throwing rocks on a Bronx street Friday - wounding a 13-year-old girl.

Extremists from Somalia kill 28 non-Muslims during bus hijacking in Kenya capital

About 20 gunmen ordered all the passengers out of the bus and separated those who appeared to be non-Muslims from the rest.

Vladimir Putin ‘thinks he is second only to God’: Gorbachev

The former Soviet leader made his statement after complaining the Russian president never seeks his advice, according to the Telegraph.

Sports

Jose Calderon returns as Knicks defeat winless 76ers, 91-83

Jose Calderon certainly wasn't shy during his introduction as a Knick.

Isola: For Knicks' new president Phil Jackson, life is still a beach

Phil Jackson’s path from the locker room to his car at Madison Square Garden is now protected by security guards and media relations officials who apparently didn’t get the memo that the Knicks president wants to repair the relationship between the club and the press.