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A TRAGEDY TIMES TWO: Pregnant mom of 3 killed outside Queens apt. caught in family feud as cops eye uncle as triggerman — unborn baby girl dies at hospital

Anastasia Massey was shot while walking to the door of her apartment in Le Frak City Apartments Brandee Anastasia Massey, 27, who was just over six months pregnant, was walking to her 15th-floor apartment in the Horace Harding Expressway building near 99th St. after dropping three of her children off at P.S. 206 around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. A gunman crept up on the mother of four and started blasting away.

UNTHINKABLE: Florida man rapes, beats stepdaughter, 3, to death

Pascal Kaufmann, a 19-year-old German national, was arrested for the rape and neglect of 3-year-old Charlie Brame, who died Monday, police said. A 3-year-old Florida girl was raped and beaten by her new stepfather before she died Monday, police said.

IT'S ALL A 'BIG MISTAKE!' Woman accused of hiding Rolex in her private parts says she’s been wrongly arrested

Shacarye Tims, 25, was arrested again on Tuesday for the Brooklyn burglary. Shacarye Tims, 25, was in Brooklyn Criminal Court on Wednesday for allegedly stealing a $6,000 Rolex from a man.

New Jersey boy, 11, shot by mom in murder-suicide dies — two siblings also dead

One of two bodies are take from the scene of a shooting in a secluded wooded area of southern New Jersey Nov. 20. An 11-year-old New Jersey boy who was critically wounded last week when his mother killed herself and his two siblings died Wednesday.

‘I’m here to pick up the truck': EMTs chase down drunk thief in strange game of 'Grand Theft' ambulance

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A pair of EMTs had a real emergency Wednesday night — their ambulance got stolen.
Pharrell Williams arrives at the night that changed America: a Grammy salute to the Beatles, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Los Angeles.

YOU PHARRELL? Williams calls out Michael Brown's 'bullyish' acts

TERMINAL ILLNESS: Naked Boston attacker falls through ceiling in woman's bathroom, before biting off part of an 84-year-old man's ear in wild airport scene

POOL PHOTO Naked and deranged, a Boston man fell through the ceiling inside a women's bathroom at Logan International Airport on Saturday and then bit off the ear and attempted to choke an 84-year-old man in the terminal, police allege.

EXCLUSIVE NYPD cops accused of wrongdoing will have information collected into Legal Aid Society's database

Cynthia Conti Cook is an attorney in Raphael Cruz suit against Daniel Sparra. (Joe Marino/New York Daily News) The NYPD has another layer of accountability to deal with — the Legal Aid Society has created a database of cops who behave badly.

Suicide bomber rams explosives-packed car into British embassy vehicle in Afghanistan, kills at least 5

epa04505436 Afghan security officials inspect the scene of a sicide bomb attack that targeted a vehicle of the British embassy, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 27 November 2014. At least four persons were killed when a suicide bomber exploded himself targeting a vehicle of British embassy. A spokesman for the embassy confirmed the attack, but said there was no diplomat in the vehicle. EPA/HEDAYATULLAH AMID Interior Ministry spokesman Seddiq Sediqqi said the foreigner was killed with four Afghan civilians. Another 33 civilians were wounded.

New Mexico nurse found passed out in hospital bathroom was wearing lipstick, had needle full of painkiller cocktail in arm: police

James Hoffman, 51, was found in a bathroom at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Sante Fe, N.M. with a needle in his arm and lipstick on his lips. A New Mexico nurse was found passed out in a hospital bathroom with a needle in his arm and wearing lipstick, Santa Fe police said.

Deandre Joshua found dead amid Ferguson riots had bullet in head, accelerant on body

DeAndre Joshua, 20, was found dead this morning near Ferguson’s Canfield Green Apartments after a night of violence that came after the grand jury's decision was announced in the Michael Brown case. St. Louis police have released new details into Deandre Joshua's death after his body was found outside a Ferguson apartment complex Tuesday, near where Michael Brown was shot and killed in August.

Lupica: It’s hard to believe Officer Darren Wilson had to kill Michael Brown to stop him

In an exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, police officer Darren Wilson breaks his silence about the shooting of Michael Brown. Even if you believe Officer Darren Wilson’s version of things, it is hard to believe that he had to shoot Michael Brown dead.

British columnist ignites fury after saying Michael Brown’s killer deserves a ‘medal’

Despite earning a slew of anger and criticism, Hopkins has instead potentially added more fuel to the flames by tweeting about Brown again on Wednesday.

HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED: Step-by-step review of the clash between Wilson and Brown

MIchael brown darren wilson evidence After reviewing minutes of the Missouri grand jury investigation into Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, veteran defense lawyer Ronald Kuby claims the jury was “steered” into declining to indict him.

Upstate New York mayor ignites furor with comments about Ferguson shooting and race

Upstate New York mayor ignites furor with comments about Ferguson shooting and race Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, who is black, sparked hundreds of comments, many of them accusing her of being antagonistic toward the police.

Hamill: Grand juries can be persuaded to charge anything — so the one in S.I. must bring charges in Eric Garner case to avoid riots seen in Ferguson

We needed a ham sandwich out in Ferguson, Mo. We really need one in Staten Island.

Kathie Lee & Hoda: Hold the cranberry! We have real sides for your turkey

WHAT TO WATCH The Macy's Parade, dogs, Bruce Lee and more fill TV schedule

The Hello Kitty balloon heads down Central Park West during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade last year. TV screens will be filled with holiday features over this long weekend — starting, of course, with the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade.

EDITORIAL On this Thanksgiving the U.S. is a nation blessed

In the autumn of 1621, the pilgrims of the nascent Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, along with scores of Native Americans, gathered to cele

DEADLY WISHLIST: Shoppers on the prowl for guns on Black Friday

NOV. 18, 2014, PHOTO, On Black Friday, the rush from gun shops accelerates to nearly two checks a second, testing the limits of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

PHOTOS The evolution of the Thanksgiving Day celebration

A collection of photos from Thanksgivings past that focus on the charm, fun and weirdness of the holiday It's that time of year again! Turkey Day is finally upon us, but before we stop to give thanks, we dipped into the Daily News archive to find these great shots of Thanksgivings past.

OPINION Dan Nosowitz: Less mutant turkey, more gamey goose this holiday

exp; There are all sorts of reasons you should be wary of turkey on Thanksgiving, and you can avoid all of them if you splurge on a type of fowl

Obamacare will be promoted at malls to attract Black Friday shoppers

President Obama smiles during annual turkey pardoning. The feds hope that millions of Americans add something different to their holiday shopping lists — Obamacare.

Manhattan landlord drops lawsuit to boot Christmas tree stand, wants to ‘work out an arrangement’

A Chelsea landlord wants to boot a Christmas tree stand outside its building on 6th Ave. and 15th St. in NY, NY on November 26, 2014. (Stephanie Keith for New York Daily News) A Manhattan landlord filed a suit to boot a Christmas tree stand from outside one of its buildings but later dropped the legal challenge.

THE REAL TURKEYS OF THANKSGIVING: From Mark Sanchez and the butt-fumble to Ndamukong Suh many stomps, watch the most embarrassing plays from the holiday

The NFL's most embarrassing Thanksgiving moments From Mark Sanchez and the butt-fumble to Leon Lett in the snow and Jerome Bettis calling the OT coin toss in Detroit, here are some of football's wild Thanksgiving moments.
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Ex-cons returning to New York prisons for new felonies hits all time low

PR The number of ex-cons returning to New York prisons for new felonies has reached an all-time low, according to the latest data.

DISMISSED! East Harlem homeowners relieved to see $4.2M lawsuit tossed

Victory is theirs. Now, if they could only get their homes fixed.

Highbridge Park will be the latest Wi-Fi hotspot next year

Highbridge Park, which is located from Harlem to Washington Heights in Manhattan.This is one of the cityÕs underserved parks. Contact: Geoffrey Croft, parks activists shows around in the deplorable conditions where we found neddles, used condoms and drug parafernalia near the kids playground. The uptown park will join the nearly 70 green spaces citywide to get Wi-Fi under a plan in which Cablevision and Time Warner Cable will provide the service at no cost to their subscribers.

‘He’s ugly, old and disgusting’: One of the teenage twin sisters accused of tying up and robbing man, 85, said the victim started ‘to creep me out’

Paul Aronson, 85, was allegedly tied up by twin 17-year-old sisters in his East Side apartment last month. Shaina Foster, 17, told investigators following her arrest last month that Paul Aronson 'asked to do things I wasn't going to do," according
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

NYPD will equip cameras on certain cops in pilot program

NR The NYPD will equip cameras on certain cops during a pilot program that kicks off in January.

Taylor Swift, Derek Jeter get votes in state governor race

Taylor Swift in New York City New Yorkers may have re-elected Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but plenty of them would rather see Taylor Swift and other celebrities shake it up.

HANG ON THERE, COWBOY! 94-year-old Brooklyn man stopped at LaGuardia Airport with loaded gun strapped to his belt

A 94-year-old man went was stopped at security with this loaded gun strapped to his belt, the TSA said Wednesday afternoon. The unidentified traveler walked through security with the gun, which set off the metal detector.

Butt seriously, who is this celeb? (Hint: It's not Kim K.)

But seriously - can you guess which Kardashian is struggling up the ramp?

N.J. substitute teacher, 21, busted for having sex with student sent explicit pics to a second teen: prosecutors

Linda Hardan, a 21 year-old substitute teacher, was arrested Friday and charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old male student during an incident that allegedly occurred in Wayne on Thursday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said in a news release. Linda Hardan, 21, was charged with third-degree endangering the welfare of a minor after authorities said she sent sexually explicit photos to a 16-year-old student at Manchester Regional High School.

New Jersey troopers arrest woman who paid undercover cop to kill daughter’s ex-boyfriend: authorities

Denise Marie Nagrodski of Easton, Pa., was arrested by New Jersey State Troopers who accused her of hiring a hit man (really an undercover cop) to kill her daughter’s ex-boyfriend, and others, and burn down their house. Denise Marie Nagrodski didn’t just want the man dead, she wanted him set on fire, officials said. She allegedly also wanted the man’s sister, and the sister’s boyfriend, to go up in flames.

Teen missing from N.C. wilderness therapy camp found dead after breaking hip in stream: autopsy

Authorities have released a cause of death after the body of a missing teen was found in Jackson County. An autopsy reveals Alec Lansing died of hypothermia. The body of 17-year-old Alec Lansing was found in a creek inside the Nantahala National Forest Saturday. Lansing was last seen alive by a Trails Carolina counselor on Nov. 10.

Prince Harry: 'I never prepared myself' for Afghanistan horror

Prince Harry Afghanistan tour

California man gets guilty verdict for stabbing family of 4 to death, including 3 girls, before torching house to hide their bodies

Firefighters discovered the bodies of Sonya Durfield Harris, 43 (T-L), Ebony Horton, 14 (T-R), Kayla Clark, 9 (B-L) and Melinda Harris, 11 (B-R). A four-week trial led to a jury convicting the now-24-year-old of murder Tuesday after learning King stabbed Harris and then Ebony Horton, 14, a combined 110 times during a 2008 killing spree.

Murder suspect wanted for killing mom still barricaded in St. Louis hours after shooting 2 FBI agents: cops

Major Washington is holed up in a St. Louis home after killing his mother and shooting two FBI agents who tried to arrest him, police said. A Missouri man wanted for murdering his mother shot two FBI agents attempting to arrest him early Wednesday at a St.

'I feel like I have failed as a parent': Ohio dad turns in teen Peeping Tom son to police

An Ohio father, whose identity was kept anonymous, turned his son into police when he discovered he was taking naked pictures of women in the neighborhood. The parent discovered a memory card while doing the 15-year-old’s laundry and found pictures of neighborhood women in states of undress.
COUNTDOWN TO BLACK FRIDAY

Savvy shoppers will get the most out of sales, avoid pitfalls

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PRO TIPS 5 ways to save more over Black Friday-Cyber Monday weekend

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi With the retail price wars starting earlier than ever this holiday season, shoppers need to be twice as savvy about getting the products they need at the price they want.

PRO TIPS Shop online! How to find the best Black Friday deals on Web

MR & PR Not everyone plans to be out elbowing fellow shoppers aside when the big Black Friday weekend for Christmas shopping kicks into gear.

PHOTOS Gift ideas for HIM: What to get your main man

Gift ideas for the guy in your life

PHOTOS HOW DIVINE: Give fashion lovers one of these glossy coffee table books

A selection of fashionable reads for your gift giving needs

PHOTOS Gift ideas for HER: How to pamper your leading lady

New York Daily News Holiday Gift Guide For Her

PHOTOS With these gifts, a percentage goes to a good cause!

Gifts that help a good cause and provide holiday cheer at the same time

PHOTOS See the best kid-friendly presents this season

Great gifts for kids of all ages during the holidays

PHOTOS Try these boob tube picks for the TV fanatic on your list

Holiday TV gift guide 2014. It doesn't matter what your favorite show is — we've got you covered.

Gamer's delight: There's plenty for everyone to play

Super Smash Bros. is one of the Daily News’ picks for gamers this holiday season. This Christmas and Chanukah, it’s all about the games. About time, right? For the last two years it was a series of new consoles.

PHOTOS Some of the best gifts come in small packages!

Stocking stuffer ideas for kids and adults all in one gallery

PHOTOS From tech rings to touch phone gloves — the gift of gadgets

Fun and useful electronic gifts for the holidays There’s something for all your tech lovers this holiday season!

PHOTOS Festive gifts for Hanukkah, from menorahs to dreidels

Channukah gifts for the season From menorahs to dreidels, check out these festive gifts for the eight-day holiday!
Sports

Nets' Garnett gets 'kick in my juice' from fan trash-talk

Nov 26, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Tony Wroten (8) shots as Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Garnett (2) defends during the fourth quarter at the Wells Fargo Center. The Brooklyn Nets won the game 99-91. Mandatory Credit: John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports So maybe it wasn’t inspired by the holiday season, but Kevin Garnett thanked those who made a victory possible.

Passed out in a Wendy’s drive-thru lane, ex-NFL QB charged with DUI

Passed out in his car at a Wendy’s drive-thru, former NFL quarterback Tyler Thigpen was charged with DUI earlier this week.

Mehta: Rex sacked in Jets' QB swap as Geno back under center

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Rex Ryan has been marginalized in the twilight of a six-year run that began with a bang and will end with a whimper.

Giants' Beckham Jr. on catch: All you need is glove

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi David Tyree, whose Super Bowl XLII catch was once unchallenged as the greatest in Giants history, was awed by Odell Beckham's grab.
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MY OWN PRISON: Broke Creed singer living in motel

Creed lead singer Scott Stapp says he's broke, living in a motel

WHAT A DISGRACE! Shoes belonging to Holocaust victims stolen from former concentration camp in Poland

Shoes of Holocaust victims from the Majdanek memorial center, are displayed in a showcase in an exhibition in the Military History Museum in Dresden , eastern Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. The new special exhibition 'Shoes of the Dead - Dresden and the Shoah' is in rememberance of Jewish citizens who were transported from Dresdenâ??s train stations to the Nazi concentration camps. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) The eight shoes once belonging to victims of the former Nazi death camp Majdanek were in a museum exhibit, authorities said.

Officials: Gunmen slay 4 polio workers in Pakistan, U.S. drone strike kills 4 militants

TMPOUT Gunmen attacked a polio vaccination team Wednesday, killing four health workers, while a suspected U.S. drone strike killed four alleged militants in Pakistan, officials said.

Window washers rescued after dangling from Chile hotel 164 FEET above the ground

A window washer hangs on the side of a hotel at downtown Santiago, November 26, 2014. Firefighters rescued two window washers caught on a dangling scaffolding at a height of 50 meters, no injuries were reported according media. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (CHILE - Tags: DISASTER SOCIETY) Two window washers were hanging onto their lives by a string at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Santiago. They were successfully rescued by a firefighter crew.

Eva Mendes opens up on Ryan Gosling, being a mom

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Alabama manager of drug facility accused of smoking crack with child in car

Bari Jo Williams, manager of a drug treatment center, was allegedly found driving while smoking crack on an Alabama highway with a child in the car. An Alabama woman in charge of a substance abuse treatment center relapsed and was caught smoking crack cocaine while driving a car with a 5-year-old girl inside.

8 hospitalized in Spain after eating cake made with marijuana butter

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014 PHOTO. Brothers enjoying their birthday party ended up with several guests feeling ‘unwell’ after devouring a cake baked with marijuana butter.

Ex-felon in Tennesee gets Thanksgiving date thanks to Craigslist ad

Nick Schmidt posted his offer to be a prospective date from hell in the casual encounters section of Craigslist Nashville. Schimdt will go on a date with a young woman in Nashville and live tweet his experience. Nick Schmidt posted his offer to be a prospective date from hell in the casual encounters section of Craigslist Nashville. He got a date.

Bette backtracks on Grande slam: I'm 'a reformed old whore'

Bette Midler backtracks on Ariana Grande slam, calls herself 'a reformed old whore'

Alabama boy, 5, dies hours after poisonous brown recluse spider bite

5-year-old Branson Riley Carlisle died after a brown recluse spider bit him. Branson Riley Carlisle was bitten by a brown recluse spider Sunday and was rushed to a hospital where he died. His funeral is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.

Montana man charged with hiding camera in ex-girlfriend's shower — says it was for filming chickens

Terrill Frank Stoltz, charged with a count of surreptitious visual observation or recordation in a residence when he allegedly installed a hidden camera in a hole in the shower of his ex-girlfriend's shower. Terrill Frank Stoltz, 41, said the camera was used to 'watch chickens he was cleaning in the bathtub.' He forgot to remove it when finished.

British government blames U.S. tech company for daylight hacking murder of British soldier Lee Rigby

The British goverment blames a tech company (possibly Facebook) for not passing along information on the two men that murdered soldier Lee Rigby. The British government has revealed that a US tech company is partially responsible for the death of British soldier Lee Rigby, who was murdered by two Islamists- Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale-in May 2013.

Immigrants are eligible for Social Security, Medicare under Obama’s executive actions

BESTPIX Those who apply for work permits would be eligible for Medicare benefits upon retirement age, according to the White House.

Throwback! Gisele channels Raquel Welch for shoot

Gisele Bundchen poses on the cover of the December issue of Vogue Brazil.

Florida woman gets life after shooting dead husband's business partner in revenge killing

Janepsy Carballo was found guilty of first degree murder after the death of her late husband's business partner at her hands. A North Miami woman bent on revenge was convicted Wednesday of gunning down the ex-business partner she blamed for the murder of her alleged drug-dealer husband.

Georgetown student pens op-ed sympathetic to his armed muggers as other criticize it as 'victim-blaming at its worst'

NR A Georgetown University student was robbed at gunpoint while walking home — and later wrote that he doesn’t blame the purported thieves.

Texas hacker with a possible sentence of 440 years in prison agrees to pay $10,000 instead

28-year-old hacker Fidel Salinas faced 44 felony computer fraud charges and was going to be sentenced to 440 years in prison. Now his prosecutors reached a plea agreement. The hacker only has to pay $10000 in restitution. A hacker in McAllen, charged with 44 counts of computer fraud — each carrying a 10-year sentence — agreed to a new deal to replace his possible 440 years in prison with paying $10,000 in restitution.

6 San Francisco concertgoers wounded during rap show, 2 in critical condition

The search continues for the person or people responsible for the shootings of six people early Wednesday morning in San Francisco. Nov. 26, 2014 Two people were in critical condition after a hip hop concert in San Francisco erupted into gunfire early Wednesday, authorities said.

Blue Christmas! Bey shares festive snap of her little girl

Beyonce and Jay Z's daughter Blue Ivy in front of a Christmas tree

ISIS allegedly stones two Syrian men to death for being gay

UNDATED FILE IMAGE POSTED ON MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2014, BY THE RAQQA MEDIA CENTER OF THE ISLAMIC STATE GROUP, A SYRIAN OPPOSITION GROUP, WHICH HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER AP REPORTING. AP PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS PHOTO TO BE USED FOR EDITORIA

Sex assault vics slam Roseanne's ‘Cosby beating’ pic

A photo of Roseanne Barr from her Twitter account. Barr claims to have gotten injuries from a "tussle" with Bill Cosby.

Puerto Rico police seize $11.5M worth of cocaine

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Alessandra Ambrosio proves she’s bikini ready

Alessandra Ambrosio in a tiny bikini and a floppy hat looking beautiful on a gorgeous beach

Colo. man arrested after pointing banana at officers like a gun

Nathan Channing is facing a felony menacing charge after pointing a banana at cops, who thought it was a gun.

Model ex-wife of soccer star says he lied to get her cuffed

Ex-wife of German soccer superstar says former boyfriend lied to get her arrested as revenge for breaking up: suit

Australian mom drying laundry falls down 16-foot sinkhole

The Melbourne sinkhole had been there for some time but the cover had deteriorated and a woman fell through.

Drunken deputy arrested for threatening to shoot helicopter

Washoe County Sheriff's Deputy Robert Brunsvold was arrested for firing a gun while drunk and threatening to shoot down a helicopter.

Charter parents demand apology for score inflation comments

Brooklyn resident Takisha Willis speaks on behalf of charter school parents at City Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 25 , 2014, in New York. (Louis Lanzano / for New York Daily News)
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