MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

HOUSE OF HORRORS: Accused Long Island pedophile, who preyed upon foster kids, kept terrified children locked in rooms

Victims of Cesar Gonzales-Mugaburu recount their horrific stories of their time spent trapped in his care.

ANOTHER TRUMP RALLY SUCKER PUNCH: Protester blindsided with haymaker, beaten after being escorted out of event in Tucson, Arizona, holds no grudge against attacker

With the GOP frontrunner on stage, a Trump supporter at a rally in Tucson viciously assaulted a protester who was being led away.

EXCLUSIVE Southport prisoner abuse so bad one inmate had dreadlocks pulled out of scalp, $10M payout ordered to victims

The beating of cuffed inmate Jean Belot was so intense that state correction officers stuck a hard object into his rectum.

New Jersey boy, 11, finds his mom, dad dead in Bergenfield home from apparent murder-suicide

An 11-year-old boy woke up Saturday morning to find his parents dead after an apparent murder-suicide in New Jersey.

THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY'RE FOR! Florida man tries to buy $60,000 BMW with food stamps, steals car after being denied

Nicholas Jackson, 36, showed up to a Pompano Beach dealership with little in the way of currency and was sent away, police said.

White Sox players, staff complained about Adam LaRoche’s son

Kansas City cops arrest woman suspected of hitting Dan the police horse during Donald Trump protest

A woman suspected of striking “Dan” the police horse during last week’s Donald Trump protest in Missouri was arrested Friday night.

Civil Rights Movement photographer, Bob Adelman, who chronicled the work of Martin Luther King Jr., dead at 85

Renowned photographer and Brooklyn native Bob Adelman, whose portfolio spanned iconic moments from the Civil Rights Movement, died Saturday.

EXCLUSIVE NYC agrees to pay $4.5M to Brooklyn woman mowed down by city worker who was driving an agency vehicle

He had zero vision of the pedestrian crossing the street.

I WON'T BE BACK! Arnold bolts interview after Trump question

Texas cops capture suspected shooter who fired multiple rounds into air at South by Southwest festival

Texas authorities apprehended a shooter who fired multiple rounds into the air amid South by Southwest revelers in Austin early Sunday.

Body found in Hudson River identified as man who killed roommate at East Harlem homeless shelter

The citywide search for the man suspected of nearly decapitating his roommate in an East Harlem homeless shelter has ended.

Gawker Media set for Hulk Hogan case rematch

The eye-popping $115 million award for former pro-wrestler Hulk Hogan isn’t the final round in his sex tape lawsuit against Gawker Media.

'UNCONTROLLABLE FALL': FlyDubai Flight 981 victims likely didn’t know they were crashing

The 62 passengers aboard the ill-fated plane had no idea they were facing “imminent death.”

EL CRUSHO: Kate del Castillo on possible El Chapo romance

Suicide bomber kills five on busy Istanbul shopping street, two Americans among the dead

A suicide bomber killed five people and wounded 39 more along Istanbul’s main pedestrian shopping strip.

One Times Square goes green by going dark for Earth Hour

One Times Square turned off its lights Saturday night in observance of Earth Hour to raise climate change awareness.

Former executive of world’s largest ore mining company among seven dead when plane crashes into house in Brazil

Known for his discipline and hot temper, Roger Agnelli clinched Vale's top job in July 2001 after 19 years as an investment banker.

Long Island high schooler who fatally shot classmate knew gun was loaded, pulled trigger anyway ‘to scare’ pal

Nefi Reyes, 18, of Copiague, told police that he thought the safety was on.

Cuba says he had ‘nervous breakdown’ on 'People v. O.J.'

Bouncer beaten to death trying to stop fight remembered as cheerful pal

The last call for a Queens bouncer left his widow wondering about the future — for herself and the suspects arrested in his beating death.

Skateboarder, 18, busted for bashing 50-year-old woman in face with board on Manhattan train

An 18-year-old skateboarder riding a Manhattan train was busted for bashing a 50-year-old woman in the face with his board, officials said.

Gardener finds body of missing Texas girl whose father was shot, found burned in a field days earlier

A gardener found the decomposing bodies of three women on Wednesday, and police confirmed Friday that one was Adriana Coronado.

Chicago great-grandmother, 82, hospitalized after she says cops broke down her door, raided wrong home

A great grandmother from Chicago, 82, was given the scare of her life when gut toting cops broke down her door in search of someone else.

Kim, is that you? Lookalike steps out with star’s BFF

U.S. service member killed in rocket attack in Iraq

A coalition service member was killed Saturday by enemy fire in northern Iraq, the Pentagon said in a statement.

Captured Paris terror suspect planned to detonate suicide bomb during last year's attacks but reneged: prosecutor

Yvan Mayeur, the Brussels mayor, announced on Twitter Saturday morning that "the two presumed terrorists" had been discharged from CHU St. Pierre hospital.

Cops probe puzzling death of man found in Queens street

A 29-year-old man was found dead, sprawled out on a Queens street, under mysterious circumstances.

Woman, 47, injured by exploding taxi glass in Bronx

A 47-year-old woman was hospitalized when a window of her livery cab exploded in the Bronx, showering her with shards of glass,.

Illinois cop sustains life-threatening injuries in shootout with suspect

A Chicago-area cop sustained life-threatening injuries Saturday morning in a shoot-out with a suspect, police said.

Autos

THE FAR OUT 60's... When the NY Auto Show was groovy

The New York Auto Show continued its international theme through the 1960s at the annual show at the New York Coliseum. Look back at our archived shots of the auto show's most swinging moments from the decade!