Sunday, March 6, 2016

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

BUYER BEWARE: Investor in Trump's Mexican resort boondoggle warns GOP voters of candidate's far-fetched promises

Linda Drake saw the commercials, read the brochures and knew of the real estate mogul’s purportedly sterling reputation.

EXCLUSIVE COP SNAPSHOTS: Brooklyn police officers at 75th precinct took suspect’s phone and used it to snap goofy selfies, videos

The suspect said he felt the cops were trying to intimidate him and make fun of him.

GOP candidate John Kasich's staffer fired after arrest over accusations he choked, punched a woman in the back

John Kasich aide Blake Waggoner, 30, Kasich for America’s deputy digital director and director of rapid response, was fired today, March 5, 2016, after the campaign learned he had been arrested late last year on domestic violence charges. Photo from his Linkedin profile. A top staffer for Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s White House bid was fired hours before a dismal Super Saturday for the candidate.

EXCLUSIVE Family of slain Air Force veteran say witnesses threatened in failed case against gang member accused of killing him

Stephanie Saldana-Sanchez, holding a picture of her slain veteran son Fabian Gonzalez in February of 2016. Family members of slain Air Force veteran Fabian Gonzalez were stunned when a judge threw out the case against his alleged killer.

Despite Bernie Sanders victory in Nebraska and Kansas, Hillary Clinton picks up more delegates

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a primary night rally in Essex Junction, Vt., Tuesday, March 1, 2016, on Super Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) A pair of Saturday primary wins in Nebraska and Kansas had Bernie Sanders thinking upset again in his pursuit against Hillary Clinton.

A SHELL OF A DAY: J-Law goes diving in the Bahamas

Brooklyn woman, daughter escape suspect when gun jams

71 Precinct Attempted Assault (RMA# 686-16): The New York City Police Department is asking the public's assistance identifying the individual depicted in the attached surveillance video in regards to an attempted assault that occurred within the confines of the 71st Precinct in Brooklyn. Details are as follows: The suspect whipped a gun out of his coat and ambushed the pair in the stairwell of a building.

Salt Lake City police shooting victim's family recalls fleeing war-torn Somalia for United States

Abdi Mohamed's cousin Muslima Weledi holds a photograph of him during a interview Thursday, March 3, 2016, Salt Lake City. Mohamed, a 17-year-old Somali refugee critically wounded in a high-profile police shooting in Utah fled to the U.S. from a refugee camp where food was scare, scorpions scurried everywhere and a toilet was a hole in the ground. Mohamed�s family settled in Salt Lake City, hoping for a better life. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) A Somali refugee critically wounded in a high-profile police shooting in Utah fled to the U.S. from a refugee camp.

Fla. strip club waitress, 29, performed oral sex on 15-year-old in teen’s shower, was caught by boy's dad

Ciara Danielle Stokes, 29, is in jail on a charge of lewd and lascivious act on a child following her arrest Feb. 11. The Florida woman faces a felony sex charge after she was allegedly caught in the shower with her friend's 15-year-old son. A 29-year-old Florida strip club waitress was caught in the shower performing oral sex on a 15-year-old boy.

Miley Cyrus posts racy photo of actress Jodie Sweetin

Brooklyn cab driver who was slashed after offering free ride to cold pedestrians says his ‘gut feeling’ was that the attackers ‘were trouble’

NR A cab driver who offered a free ride on a cold night is lucky to be alive after he was left bloodied and bruised for his good deed.

One-night stand wacko arrested in Brooklyn for slashing, robbing 60-year-old cougar, fleeing half-naked into street

A woman was found crying and with a knife wound inside the lobby of 2520 Batchelder Street in Brooklyn on Saturday March 5, 2016. 0734. The suspect took off wearing only his pants but was nabbed a few blocks away on Knapp Street when other cops responded to a call for a half naked EDP. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News) A cougar was clawed by a one-night stand who robbed her, cut her arm, then ran out of her Brooklyn apartment half naked Saturday.

L.I. dad, daughter OK in crash after plane deploys parachute

Rachel Obergh laughs as she describes how she and her father, Louis, crash-landed his Cirrus SR22 plane in Hauppauge, Long Island, March 5, 2016. They had traveled to visit the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, Rhode Island, and were approaching Republic Airport in Farmingdale when they began to experience an engine-related issue. The plane, which had a large parachute attached to it, crash-landed about 8 miles from the airport. Pilot Louis Obergh, said they were lucky to escape with minor injuries after the Cirrus SR22 lost engine power.

Sen. Ted Cruz wins Kansas, Maine caucuses over Donald Trump in latest round of GOP presidential primaries

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz speaks at the Kansas Republican Caucus at the Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas March 5, 2016. REUTERS/Dave Kaup Ted Cruz, bouncing back after Donald Trump’s Super Tuesday triumph, scored easy victories Saturday in Kansas and Maine — while the billionaire candidate won in Louisiana.

Kourtney writes cryptic tweet after ex Scott parties with models in Mexico

Florida parents arrested after allegedly using stun gun to discipline children

TWO SOUTHWEST Florida parents face child abuse charges after authorities say they used a stun gun to discipline their children. The News-Press reports Joshua Pierre Louis, 28, and Roxanne Paduani, 33, were arrested Thursday. An arrest report says one of the four children at the Lehigh Acres home claimed that Louis would use a Taser on them when they were bad. Two Southwest Florida parents face child abuse charges after authorities say they used a stun gun to discipline their children.

ALMOST ANOTHER CIVIL WAR: Protesters face off over Confederate flag at historic Battle of Gettysburg site

MANDATORY CREDIT A clash between Confederate flag supporters and counter-protesters during a rally nearly escalated to violence at Gettysburg.

Family, friends honor memory of Bradley Doyley, Buffalo State College student from Brooklyn who died in possible hazing incident

Candle Light Vigil for Hazing Victim Bradley Doyley. His family and friends marched from Bradley's old home address in Brooklyn to the park where he used to play Basketball with his friends, where they placed memorial candles and let balloons fly free in his memory. far right Bradley Doyley Sr. Friends and loved ones of the college student whose death was possibly linked to a hazing ritual held a vigil Saturday.

Greek migrant emergency for Idomeni border crossing

Apostolos Tzitzikostas, the regional governor of the Greek region of Central Macedonia, speaks to a migrant woman, at the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, Saturday, March 5, 2016. called on the Greek government Saturday to declare a state of emergency for the area surrounding the Idomeni border crossing saying that up to 14,000 people are trapped in Idomeni, while another 6,000-7,000 are being housed in refugee camps around the region, meaning the area was handling about 60 percent of the total number in the country. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) A regional governor is asking the Greek government to declare a state of emergency for the area surrounding the Idomeni border crossing.

Beloved Mets media relations staffer loses cancer battle at 44

Syrian Rebels seize Iraq border crossing from ISIS

Activists carry banners and a Free Syrian Army flag during a protest against forces loyal to Syria's president Bashar al-Assad in the rebel-controlled area of Jobar, a suburb of Damascus, Syria March 3, 2016. The text on the banner reads in Arabic "The Syrian people". REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh Syrian rebels have seized control of the Syrian side of a major border crossing with Iraq from the Islamic State, activists said.

Bowe Bergdahl lawyers: Trump comments could prevent fair trial on army sergeant's desertion charges

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks about Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl at a rally Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) The Republican front-runner said that Bergdahl was a "no-good traitor who should have been executed."

Pa. judge bought $291.4 million Powerball ticket while on vacation in Fla: 'It's been a whirlwind'

A quick pit stop for some ice and lottery tickets while driving home from vacation made a judge and his two friends $291.4 million richer. James Stocklas, a longtime judge in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and some friends were driving back north Wednesday after fishing in the Florida Keys while on vacation. On the way home, they bought Powerball tickets from a store in Marathon. Back home in Pennsylvania, Stocklas, 67, was at his favorite diner when he said he saw a headline about the Powerball after pulling up the news on his phone. A retired Pennsylvania judge came back from a fishing vacation in the Florida Keys with a tan and a $291.4 million Powerball ticket.

Arizona man arrested for sex with 16-year-old girl in airplane bathroom

Jasper Emillien Garczynski, 27, was arrested for having sex with a 16-year-old girl in an airplane bathroom of a Delta flight. He was found by flight crew on the Phoenix to Salt Lake City flight. A 27-year-old man had mid-flight sex with a teenage girl in the airplane's bathroom, officials said.

Bruce Willis-attached 'Death Wish' remake finds its directors

El Chapo's family goes on public relations tour to keep drug lord’s name in the news

Emma Coronel Aispuro recounts how she met Joaquin Guzman at a dance – and how authorities moved in to arrest him early one morning in 2014. The once-secretive Mexican is calling on his lawyers and even his common-law wife to keep his name in the news.

Police stand watch after Turkey seizes Zaman newspaper

TOPSHOT - Smoke rises near a group of women as Turkish anti-riot police officers use tear gas to disperse supporters in front of the headquarters of the Turkish daily newspaper Zaman in Istanbul on March 5, 2016, after Turkish authorities seized the headquarters in a midnight raid.Turkish authorities were on March 5 in control of the newspaper staunchly opposed to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after using tear gas and water cannon to seize its headquarters in a dramatic raid that raised fresh alarm over declining media freedoms. Police fired the tear gas and water cannon just before midnight at a hundreds-strong crowd that had formed outside the headquarters of the Zaman daily in Istanbul following a court order issued earlier in the day. / AFP / OZAN KOSEOZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images Police erected fences and are standing watch in front of the headquarters of Turkey’s largest-circulation newspaper.

CHRISTMAS EVE CARNAGE: Washington state woman convicted in gun massacre that killed three generations of her family

Michele Anderson (R) pleads non-guilty to six counts of aggravated first-degree murder in Seattle, Washington January 10, 2008, for the Christmas Eve massacre of six of her relatives. REUTERS/Marcus R. Donner (UNITED STATES) Michele Anderson killed her parents, her brother and sister-in-law her, her 5-year-old niece and her 3-year-old nephew.

SEE IT ‘YOU WANNA SHOOT ME? GO AHEAD’: Georgia store clerk fights off gun-toting robber with bare hands, hammer

A Georgia convenience store clerk fought off a pistol-packing teenage robber with her bare hands and then chased him out of her shop with a hammer, harrowing surveillance video showed.
Autos

10 Toyota cars and trucks that broke the mold

Toyota isn't usually known as a car brand that takes big risks. These 10 cars and trucks prove Japan's biggest automaker doesn't always play by the rules. Toyota wants to stop being teacher's pet with the C-HR crossover

DESERT BLOOMS. Mopar Wrangler Trailcat to headline Jeeps Moab Easter Safari

The Jeep Wrangler “Trailcat” is one of seven new concepts Jeep concepts that will be showcased during the 50th annual Moab East Jeep Safari. The 50th annual desert showcase will include several SUV concepts.

UNDER-THE-RADAR AWESOMENESS. 2016 Kia Sorento Review

The best kept secret in the midsize SUV segment wears a Kia badge.

LOOK OUT! Out of control truck hits multiple cars (VIDEO)

A dump truck lost control of his brakes while driving down a hill and then chaus ensued.  A frightening video shows a truck ram into cars at intersection.

Maserati will bring Levante to New York Auto Show

The Levante will hit the U.S. later this year and should carry a starting price tag in the $80,000 range.  The Italian sports car maker will bring its first-ever SUV to the Big Apple this month.

SWISS IMPORTS! 14 Geneva Auto Show debuts we want in the U.S.

Take a Passat, give it badder-ass looks, and call it "SUPERB." As VW's Czech-based division, Skoda routinely surprises by having some of the coolest offerings in the VW/Audi empire. Geneva is famous for being a supercar showdown, but these are the 14 oddballs we want to come Stateside.
New York

EXCLUSIVE Parents and advocates call on Mayor de Blasio to fulfill campaign promise of free school lunches for all city schools

School Lunch A broad coalition of parents and advocates is calling on Mayor de Blasio to fulfill his campaign promise of free school lunches.

Queens St. Patrick's Day parade supports gay rights

Exported.; Welcome to the inclusive St. Patrick’s Day party, Manhattan.

Alcohol to blame in fatal fight between Bronx brothers, lawyer says

Dennis Martinez, 50, appears in Bronx Criminal Court for his arraignment Saturday. Martinez is accused of fatally stabbing his half-brother, Jorge Montanez. A Bronx man was only trying to protect himself from his drunk younger brother in the fatal stabbing, his lawyer said at his arraignment.

Dog survives NYPD shooting, cop in hospital for ringing ears

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi This dog must be made of duranium.

EXCLUSIVE Daily News Spelling Bee gives New York City kids first steps on road to Scripps National Spelling Bee

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi For more than 50 years, the Daily News Spelling Bee has been giving city kids a chance to feel like champions.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Brooklyn man charged in shop employee neck slashing

the Family Dollar in Brownsville Brooklyn where Sule works. Sure is the man that was slashed at his job gaththe Family Dollar . March 4, 2016, New York. (Kevin C Downs for New York Daily News) The suspect slashed the store manager so bad that he nearly bled to death, prosecutors said.

‘Karate Kid’ Ralph Macchio visits Upper West Side students to promote reading

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The actor said he was "not a great reader" growing up, and talked about his path to the big screen.

DISMAL RECORD: Fewer black, Hispanic students geting into elite NYC public schools

January 14, 2015 - Staten Island, NYParent Mona Davids (?) & Sam Pirozzolo VP Parents Union hold a presser on the steps of the courthouse. (©Norman Y. Lono for NYDN) Minority students are seeing an unfortunate form of educational apartheid in city classrooms.

Mom stabbed, 11-year-old son slashed in Staten Island domestic dispute

An 11-year-old boy was slashed and his mom was stabbed multiples times after a domestic dispute with her boyfriend in a Staten Island, NY at 476 Terrace ave housing complex early Saturday. In this photo is a real estate photo of the building. (Alex Rud/ New York Daily News) An boy was slashed and his mom was stabbed in a domestic dispute with her boyfriend in a Staten Island housing complex, police said.
Daily News Video

podcast The world ends in 'Night of the Comet' (1984) : For the Love of Movies podcast

Film poster for 'Night of the Comet' (1984). Frank is made to watch the light-hearted 1984 scifi flick, 'Night of the Comet'.

podcast 'White Rabbit Red Rabbit' is its own Off-Broadway species: Joe D Show

Producers of “White Rabbit Red Rabbit” tell why Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Wilson jumped at the chance to do the solo play
Sports

McCarron: Michael Conforto finds comfort zone with Mets

You get a vivid snapshot of how far Michael Conforto progressed in just one year when the outfielder talks about last spring training.

Giants interested in DEs Charles Johnson, Mario Williams

ORCHARD PARK, NY - JANUARY 03: Mario Williams #94 of the Buffalo Bills warms up before the game against the New York Jets at Ralph Wilson Stadium on January 3, 2016 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Michael Adamucci/Getty Images) The start of free agency is still a few days away, but the Giants’ chase for pass rushing help has already begun.

Mehta: Jets have little room to make FA splash in 2016

GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 01: Bruce Irvin #51 of the Seattle Seahawks reacts after a sack in the fourth quarter against the New England Patriots during Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) Jets fans should brace for boredom beginning next week when free agency whips the rest of the NFL world into a frenzy.

Brice Johnson double-double helps UNC hold off Duke, 76-72

Brice Johnson had 18 points and 21 rebounds, and No. 8 North Carolina held on to beat No. 17 Duke 76-72 on Saturday night.
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