MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

THE COUPLE THAT SLAYS TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER: Staten Island police officer allegedly tried to have convicted killer boyfriend whack former husband

Police Officer Nancy Heinz allegedly tried to get her brutal beau to whack her ex-husband.

EXCLUSIVE Brooklyn rapper and leader of Together Forever Mafia gang convicted of murder dies of synthetic marijuana overdose while in federal prison

Michael Garrett, 40, the co-leader of a Brooklyn gang called Together Forever Mafia, died at the Metropolitan Detention Center.

LUPICA Bernie Sanders refuses to see that he lacks votes to beat Hillary Clinton

Bernie Sanders really does act as if the scoreboard is some great big lie, even when the numbers are up there for everybody to see.

DOOGIE HOUSER RETURNS! California 12-year-old — who holds multiple community college degrees — accepts college offers, plans to obtain M.D. by age 18

A 12-year-old Sacramento student plans to attend a University of California campus in the fall.

Missing East Village dog tragically found drowned

A police scuba unit recovered Nara, a Shiba Inu.

BINGE AWAY, NYC! Record number of TV series filmed in city

'HELP ME OUT': Woman claims Manhattan nightclub bouncers protected man who hit her with beer bottle

A regular at a Nolita nightclub repeatedly hit a woman with a bottle — while bouncers helped him avoid arrest, a lawsuit alleges.

Man dies in motorcycle crash on Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx

A 24-year-old man died after slamming his motorcycle into the back of a car.

EXCLUSIVE Diplomat's son charged with assaulting cops in Bronx apartment building

$The musician son of a diplomat ripped the shield off a police officer’s uniform then shoved a second cop down the stairs of a Bronx apartment building, fracturing his leg in 17 places, police sources said.$ He's accused of ripping the shield off a cop's uniform then shoving another down stairs breaking the officer's leg.

SURPRISED? Kanye is a megalomaniac, says ex-bodyguard

EXCLUSIVE 'WHOSE INTERESTS ARE WE SERVING?': Dems will try to force New York Senate to vote on Child Victims Act

State Senate Dems are prepared Monday to try to force a vote on the floor of the chamber on a bill to help child abuse victims seek justice.

Former Harlem drug dealer celebrates Columbia University graduation after long road back from prison

David Norman’s extraordinary journey from the gritty streets of Harlem to the gleaming lawns at Columbia was studded with obstacles.

CROOKED MEN OF THE CLOTH: Two Tennessee pastors arrested for seeking sex with underage girl

Jason Kennedy and Zubin Parakh were nabbed in an undercover sting operation in Knoxville, Tenn.

EXPERT NRA continues to push myths claiming more guns make Americans safer

The NRA’s next bright idea is to turn America’s schools into gun zones.

Celine's teary moment, Britney's performance highlight BBMA's

Obama heralds Taliban leader’s death as ‘important milestone’ to Afghanistan peace

Obama says the Taliban leader's death removes the leader of a group that has continued to plot and unleash attacks on U.S. forces.

EXCLUSIVE 'BLATANT DISCRIMINATION': New York AG reaches deal with 3 real estate firms charged with illegally denying apartments

The firms agreed to pay fines ranging from $13,000 to $40,000 and implement new management and training procedures to safeguard against future discrimination

Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand push Congress to fund $1.1B fight against Zika virus

With mosquito season starting, Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand pushed Congress to approve $1.1 billion to fight the Zika virus.

Campaign pushes Cuomo to release promised $2B for affordable housing

The Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing is calling on Cuomo to cut a deal with the Legislature.

Mariah Carey spills out of her dress after night of partying

British PM David Cameron would meet with Donald Trump

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Sunday he’d be happy to meet Donald Trump if he becomes the Republican presidential nominee.

‘Operation Good Time’ prostitution bust leads to 54 arrests in S.C.

In a two-day sting, Simpsonville police arrested 28 suspected prostitutes and 26 men accused of soliciting them.

Donald Trump beats or matches Hillary Clinton in two new polls

Both polls show Trump sucking up support from independent voters — and that both front-runners are profoundly disliked.

ISIS spokesperson urges Europe, U.S. sympathizers to launch terror attacks

A 31-minute audio message pleads with sympathizers to launch attacks on civilians.

Gillian Anderson examines the truth behind James Bond talk

'CLINTON WANTS TO DISARM YOU': Ted Nugent tells NRA crowd that Hillary will kill Second Amendment if she's President

NRA leaders closed up their convention Sunday warning members that if Hillary Clinton becomes President she’ll take their guns.

Prince may have been dead for 'at least six hours' before his body was found in elevator last month

An undisclosed source also told the Star Tribune that Prince received intravenous fluids at a local Minnesota hospital the day before he died, though it's unclear what he was being treated for.