MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: EARLY BIRD NEWS

Off-duty NYPD cop fatally shoots man who robbed him at gunpoint during Queens Craigslist scam: police

An off-duty police officer shot a man in Queens on Monday night, according to police sources. The incident occurred at Guy R. Brewer Blvd. & 145th Rd. around 8:30 a.m., the sources said.

Oscar Pistorius granted $692 bail following murder conviction

The country's Supreme Court of Appeal convicted him on Thursday of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, overturning a lower court's conviction of the lesser crime of manslaughter.

SEE IT Nun sparks outrage after posting with 10-point buck she shot on hunting trip

Sister John Paul Bauer from the Erie Catholic Diocese in Pennsylvania prayed the Rosary as she waited in her tree stand Monday, the first day of deer season.

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Body of aspiring New Orleans actor went unidentified for 5 weeks

Shade Sanguis, 39, who suffers from depression, was last seen leaving his apartment the morning of Oct. 16, authorities said one day after his disapperance.

Bronx woman accused of stabbing husband to death was battered: lawyer

Yanny Mejia was arraigned in Bronx criminal court Monday on murder and other charges and ordered held without bail until her next court date Friday.

6 arrested in kidnapping of two University of Rochester students

The six suspects beat and shot at least one of the two 21-year-old college seniors from Illinois. Ani Okeke Ewo and Nicholas Kollias were held against their will for most of the weekend, authorities said.

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Bellevue hospital worker might lose job for taking coffee break instead of escorting patient

Maria Belliard denied that she left the patient on the street, but the judge believed the man. “There was no evidence he suffered delusions or hallucinations that day,” the judge wrote.

Former high school athlete gets 16 years for murder of Coney Island man

Jalik Banks accepted a 16-to-life prison sentence offered by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun for plotting to murder George Carmona inside 2980 West 28th Street on Sept. 3, 2014.

Top Navy admiral fired after wandering around Florida hotel drunk and naked

Rear Adm. David Baucom, who manages global air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense was found on April 7 with no clothes on after having too much to drink and wetting his pants.

Planned Parenthood gunman asked for directions to Colorado Springs clinic before attack: police source

While authorities have not publicly committed to Robert Lewis Dear’s motive in a deadly rampage, a police source told the Associated Press he asked at least one person how to find the health clinic.

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EXCLUSIVE THAT WON'T FLY! Woman accused of trying to bribe customs agent with sex at JFK airport

Hong Yang (center), a divorcee who lives in China, was arrested over the weekend for customs fraud by U.S. Homeland Security agents.

GUEST COLUMN Supreme lesson for legislators in gun control

The Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling upholding a prohibition on assault weapons.

Upstate N.Y. man who killed girlfriend in 'sex accident' sentenced to 22 years to life in prison

Benjamin Cayea, 33, strangled Cornell student Shannon Jones, 23, on Thanksgiving 2014 in an apartment in Ithaca, prosecutors said.

1 dead, 2 injured after wrong-way driver crashes into city bus in Queens

The crash took place just after 8:30 p.m., at Union Turnpike and 175th St., by the St. John's University Queens campus, according to an FDNY spokesman.

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'JUST A GREAT, GREAT LITTLE BOY': Robber fatally stabs 6-year-old Ky. kid with kitchen knife during early morning break-in

Ronald Exantus (left), 32, hacked into Logan Tipton’s head with a kitchen knife from the family’s Versailles home before Logan’s 11-year-old sister woke up, threw herself at the armed burglar and yelled for her father.

WHAT A BIG BABY! Georgia woman tries to buy newborn off Craigslist for daughter

Elaine Williams, 47, is accused of placing an ad on the site, which requested for a prospective seller to deposit an unwanted newborn into a “baby box."

WELCOME TO GUNTV: Round the clock weapons sales on new shopping network

The QVC for guns will launch Jan. 20 on at least one cable provider, according to Laura Burgess, a spokeswoman for the television channel.

Three Somali militants seek lesser prison sentences over torture claims

Ali Yasin Ahmed, Madhi Hashi, and Mohamed Yusuf were captured in Djibouti, East Africa, in 2012 after crossing the border of Somalia where they had participated in civil war.

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Angie Vu to remain jailed in NYC for attempting to abduct her daughter

Angie Vu brushed away tears when a Brooklyn judge informed her that as much as he would like to spring her from prison to face parental abduction charges in France, his hands are tied.

20 Boston College students, including 8 members of basketball team, get sick after eating Chipotle

It was not immediately known if the illnesses were part of a national outbreak of E. coli that has been linked to the Denver-based chain.

Estranged wife claims neurosurgeon husband kept her in dark about finances

Ann Oppenheim claims hubby Jeffrey Oppenheim and a lawyer at the prestigious firm of Paul Weiss kept her in the dark about the terms of a trust fund that they set up with $5 million for the couple’s children.

SIBLING RIVALRY: Ohio boy and girl tell parents they're both transgender — each will now undergo surgery to transform

Beth McGarrity and husband Russ McGarrity Sr. learned their daughter Alyson — now Gavin or “G” — was transgender in 2011.

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2015

HEY, BEAUTIFUL! Best makeup, nail polish for season

From makeup to perfume to nail polish, check out the hottest beauty products for this holiday season ... By Tracy Brock and Raakhee Mirchandani

CUDDLE UP: Festive pajamas for the holidays

Baby, it's cold outside so make sure to wrap up warm this winter in our favorite festive pajamas for the holidays. By Tracy Brock and Raakhee Mirchandani

AUTOS

Last-ever Land Rover Defender rolls off the line in U.K.

Credited as the first true SUV, the Land Rover Defender is an automotive icon. Now, its 67-year production run has come to an end.

VIDEO: Tractor “overtakes the highway” on the Autobahn

Watch as a tractor clocks in at over 60 mph on the Autobahn.

Vancouver adds climate change warnings to fuel pumps

North Vancouver, BC will become the first city in the world to post warning labels for climate change on gas pumps across the city.

7 Best cars and SUVs for winter under $35,000

Winter is upon us and after last year, you may be looking for a safe ride. Here are our 7 favorites for under $35K.

Hydrogen-powered Hyundai Tucson sets land speed record

Fuel cell-powered Tucson hits record speed for series-made hydrogen-powered crossover/SUV category.

VW to take $21 billion loan to pay for 'Dieselgate' fixes

Report says Volkswagen will use loan to help pay for fines, lawsuits and repair costs.

New York

Police hunting for accused Coney Island rapist, robber

Cops searching for a fiend who raped a 20-year-old woman in a Brooklyn apartment building before robbing another woman less than an hour later, police said Monday.

EXCLUSIVE Workers build bias lawsuit against City Buildings Department

City Buildings Department officials are so racist they would rather promote inept white inspectors than qualified minorities, potentially putting the public at risk, a lawsuit charges.

EXCLUSIVE Brooklyn ‘cop of the month’ taking heat from Civilian Complaint Review Board

Officer Jamaal Miller has been accused of excessive force, pulling a gun on a panhandler, threatening prisoners, using offensive language and conducting unjustified street stops.

Brooklyn, Staten Island shootings leave 1 dead, 3 wounded

A spate of shootings in Brooklyn and on Staten Island left one man dead and three other people wounded Monday night.

Mayor de Blasio wants to get NYC public funds to dump gunmakers

Days after he called for all of the city’s pension funds to divest from gun companies, Mayor de Blasio on Monday pledged to try to get other public funds to dump the gunmakers.

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Daily News owner Mortimer B. Zuckerman honored with wounded soldiers for defending Israel

The soldiers, wounded last year during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, were feted with Zuckerman at the Belev Echad 4th Annual Gala at New York’s Marriott Marquis.