Monday, May 30, 2016

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

'I HAVE SERVED 40 YEARS': Native American activist, imprisoned for deaths of FBI agents despite shaky prosecution, pleads for clemency from Pres. Obama

Leonard Peltier insists he didn’t fire the shots that felled FBI agents during a June 26, 1975 shootout.

Comic Doug Stanhope stands up for Johnny Depp, says actor is being blackmailed by wife Amber Heard with abuse charges

Comic Doug Stanhope says that Johnny Depp's wife Amber Heard planned to blackmail him.

Massive computer failure at JFK terminal leaves more than 1,000 passengers waiting for hours before Memorial Day

A computer glitch inside Terminal 4 at JFK airport Wednesday night, October 14th, in NYC caused heavy delays for people trying to catch flights out of New York. The glitch, which affected Emirates, shut down the computers ability to proccess passengers passports, which in turn made it impossible for the airline to identify potentially "flagged fliers". The glitch lasted a little over an hour before it was fixed. (Gregg Vigliotti for New York Daily News) Memorial Day plans got off to a godawful start for some 1,000 passengers at JFK Airport Sunday .

Trump University internal docs to be unsealed this week; Donald Trump mocks judge on fraud case as a ‘hater’

A MAY 23, 3005 FILE PHOTO Donald Trump is about to get a hard lesson in transparency.

NO SUPERMODELS: Keira Knightley bashed by director

EXCLUSIVE TLC rakes in big bucks for failure to display Vision Zero sticker

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The TLC issued $877,245 in summonses for car owners who failed to get the sticker since February 2015.

VOTES NEEDED: Child Victims Act is gaining bipartisan support in Albany – but it may not be enough

ALBANY, JANUARY 27, 2014 --- Assemblywoman Margaret Markey and other members of the Assembly and Senate Ways & Means Committees held the first in a series of Joint Legislative Hearings here today to kick-off the budget review process for NY State’s Executive Budget for the coming fiscal year, beginning April 1, 2014. . Here, Mayor Bill de Blasio (foreground) testifies. Bipartisan support continues to grow in the state Assembly for the Child Victims Act.

YWCA victim opened the door for her killer who stabbed her 80 times

Cops were called to Brooklyn YWCA early Saturday after a man with a knife barricaded himself with a hostage. The two victims, one with serious wounds, the other with minor wounds were taken to New York Methodist Hospital for treatment. Brooklyn, New York May 28, 2016 (Kevin C Downs for New York Daily News) Women at a Brooklyn YWCA were reeling Sunday — hours after one of their own stalked the halls with a knife before killing a neighbor.

‘Finding Dory’ trailer hints at Pixar’s first lesbian couple

ISIS bombings around Baghdad kill at least 24

Iraq's elite counter-terrorism forces gather ahead of an operation to re-take the Islamic State-held City of Fallujah, outside Fallujah, Iraq, Sunday, May 29, 2016. Teaming up with paramilitary troops and backed by aerial support from the U.S.-led coalition, Iraqi government launched a week ago a large-scale offensive to dislodge IS militants from the city of Fallujah, one of the last major IS strongholds in Iraq located about 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad. The extremist group still controls territory in the country’s north and west, including Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed) A wave of bombings claimed by the Islamic State group targeted commercial areas in and around Baghdad on Monday.

EXCLUSIVE Sheldon Silver pal and former Jewish charity head enjoys cozy work release sentence over kickback scam

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The former head of a Jewish charity isn’t eligible for parole until 2017, but is now spending far more time at home than behind bars.

Former student claims ‘monster’ abused him in Bronx high school, supports Child Victims Act

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi He was the dean of discipline, and Kirk Balay remembers how he would be lurking as students got off the train to Cardinal Hayes High School.

EXCLUSIVE Veteran Brooklyn Assemblyman James Brennan, first elected in 1984, will retire

Nov 3rd 2015Assemblyman James F. Brennan is speaking about 2nd avenue Subway Extension to 125th street at 2nd ave and East 96th street in Manhattan, New York Veteran Brooklyn Democratic Assemblyman James Brennan has decided not to seek reelection, the Daily News has learned.

RACE-Y BEHAVIOR! Lady Gaga takes joyride with Andretti

Possible shark attack on Southern California swimmer leads to beach evacuation

shark stock art web stock Rescuers spotted the bitten swimmer, who was wearing a wetsuit, waving for help and screaming.

Man, 20, shot three times while playing basketball in Brooklyn

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A 20-year-old man was shot three times Sunday while playing basketball in broad daylight in Brooklyn, police said.

Summer’s first Manhattanhenge is a bust, with cloudy skies and expected rain likely ruining photography event

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 29: Crowds form while waiting to watch the Manhattanhenge sunset on May 29, 2016 at 42nd st and 1st ave in Manhattan. Because of clouds, the sun wasn't visible. (Laura Thompson/New York Daily News) Looks like there’s no rays of hope for Manhattanhenge this week.

EXCLUSIVE DEATH AT JUNIOR'S: Man found dead from apparent drug overdose at Brooklyn branch

Exported.; Cops found the 59-year-old man inside a bathroom stall at the famed restaurant.

GOLD DIGGER! Kanye West’s Calif. studio robbed, $20G of equipment stolen

N.Y. correction officer hurt by exploding package in upstate

A suspicious package exploded in the hands of a New York State Corrections Officer in Floyd, New York. The 52-year-old man is in stable condition. A package exploded in the hands of a state corrections officer outside his upstate home, badly burning him Sunday morning.

U.S. police chiefs turn to NYPD for lesson on curbing violence

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A meeting with police chiefs from around the U.S. gave them a chance to learn how New York is driving down crime.

Family of Taliban driver killed in drone strike is suing U.S.

Pakistani supporters of the banned fundamentalist organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) burn a US flag in a protest in Peshawar on May 27, 2016, against the US drone strike in Pakistani soil that killed Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour.A US drone strike killed Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a remote area in Pakistan along the border with Afghanistan, the first known American assault on a top Afghan Taliban leader on Pakistani soil. / AFP PHOTO / A MAJEEDA MAJEED/AFP/Getty Images The family of a driver who was killed with a Taliban leader in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan has filed a case against U.S. officials.

Rodeo rider dies after being trampled during N.J. performance

FBMD01000ac0030000a12e0000657600005c780000a57a000045a5000052140100201f01007e250100a02b010059ed0100 Coy Lutz was trampled during his performance at Cowtown Rodeo, and later died at the hospital.

Bieber, Skrillex refute claim they stole hook in 'Sorry'

Two dead, including gunman, in wild Houston shootout that left police officer and five others injured

A shootout in Houston left one innocent bystander and one suspect dead and at least six injured Sunday morning.

BLOCKED AFTER BEATING CANCER: Leukemia survivor wasn't allowed to walk with graduating classmates at Ariz. school

An Arizona high school is under fire for refusing to let a student cancer-survivor walk with his graduating class.

Colorado scenic train conductor killed in fall from her train on Royal Gorge Railroad

Rescuers gather at the scene after Leslie Cacy, a 28-year-old conductor for the Royal Gorge Scenic Railroad in Colorado, was killed after falling off the moving train. A Colorado train conductor died after she tumbled out of a train on the scenic Royal Gorge Route Railroad Saturday night, police said.

3 people still missing, 4 dead after flooding in Kansas and Texas

MANDATORY CREDIT At least three people were still missing on Sunday after torrential rain in Texas and Kansas flooded rivers.
Autos

Record holiday travel expected, Takata talks sale, and more

memorial-day-traffic We've also got a report about Apple's EV charging ambitions, Ford's 610-mile Energi range, and more in today's Daily Drive-Thru.

SEE IT ELECTRIC Z'S: Tesla driver asleep at the wheel

Tesla driver asleep at the wheel If the future is napping while driving your car, sign us up for the future.

REVIEW TRAIL TESTED: Can the 2017 Honda Ridgeline go off-road?

In order to examine the new Ridgeline in person, I headed to Malibu, California and the Santa Monica Mountains to answer the following question: Can the 2017 Honda Ridgeline go off-road? Can the redesigned 2017 Honda Ridgeline go off-roading? Yes, with caution and scouting ahead of time

VIDEO: ‘The Fast and the Furious’ returns to theaters

vin-diesel-paul-walker-the-fast-and-the-furious-universal-poster The first of the now eight Fast and Furious films will return to theaters to celebrate its 15th anniversary.

PHOTOS The 600 hp 2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo is a supercar slayer

With looks straight out of a sci-fi movie and enough power and technology to keep supercars at bay, you may be wondering: why spend 3 times more to get a Lamborghini when a Nissan can blow it out of the water? Nissan's GT-R is a twin-turbocharged middle finger to traditional supercar, and the 2017 model just got even better thanks to Nismo.

MEMORIAL DAY SPECIAL 8 Important Decisions to Make Before Buying a New Car

In order to save thousands of dollars, it is important to make several important decisions before buying your next new car.  Buying a car is no easy task. Here are some of the decisions you should make before doing so.
New York

EXCLUSIVE Former Marine recruits veterans to mentor at-risk New York City kids

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi This former Marine is looking for a few good men and women to mentor New York City kids.

Elderly woman killed in car crash in Queens

NR The woman died after the car she was in slammed into a parked car.

FROM FIRES TO A HIGHER CALLING: Retired FDNY captain cheered on by ex-colleagues as he answers holy call as newly ordained Catholic priest

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi He's now a first responder for the man upstairs.

Person struck by F train in Queens

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A person is in critical condition after being struck a train in Queens early Sunday, police said.

N.Y. pols want reforms in reporting disabled, mentally ill abuse

MAY 25, 2016 PHOTO The proposal would break from the current protocol, which centers around the New York Justice Center.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Man, 22, charged with murder for April shooting at Wagner Houses in Harlem

FREE FOR WEB USE: 04/17/2016 2:27 AM NY| New York| Manhattan| Shooting| 350 E 124th St. | 25 pct| EMS A 22-year-old man has been charged with murdering a man in Harlem last month, cops said Friday.

Thieves shoot at off-duty cop in botched Bushwick robbery

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi An off-duty cop dodged bullets when he became the victim of a botched robbery attempt in Brooklyn early Saturday, officials said.

Bronx gangbanger gets 25 years in prison for stabbing murder of immigrant teen

** Image provided by Family, Handout ** A Bronx gangbanger was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday for the murder of an immigrant teen.

Perv architect taunted, flashed, harassed gay employee: lawsuit

Leather-clad architect Peter Marino has been sued twice in six months. A prominent architect harassed a gay employee with "f----t" taunts and offers of sex, a new lawsuit claims.
Daily News Video

podcast 'I Spit On Your Grave' took violence, gore to a new cinematic level in 1978

Film posters for the rape / revenge flick, 'I Spit On Your Grave,' both the 1978 version and the 2010 remake. "For the Love of Movies" goes to a dark place this week.

video Cheech Marin comes to Daily News for interview... but things don't go quite as planned

The legendary stoner comic stopped by to talk about his Tres Papalote mezcal — but something kept getting in the way.
Sports

Michael Pineda to stay in Yankees’ rotation despite MLB-worst ERA

No more than 7 images from any single MLB game, workout, activity or event may be used (including online and on apps) while that game, activity or event is in progress. Apparently being the worst pitcher in baseball - at least statistically speaking - isn't enough to cost Pineda his spot in the rotation.

See what Syndergaard tweeted ahead of Sunday game after Saturday ejection

New York Mets fans cheer for starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (34) as he leaves the field after being ejected from the game during the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, May 28, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Noah Syndergaard wants the Mets to know his arm is good to go after his 34-pitch outing against the Dodgers on Saturday ended with a third-inning ejection. Syndergaard was immediately thrown out of the Mets’ 9-1 loss.

Find out what edge the '96 Bulls will always have over the Warriors

NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. For the '96 Bulls, the playoffs were mere coronation. Golden State, meanwhile, collapsed into a 3-1 hole in these Western Conference Finals.

Rookie Alexander Rossi wins 100th Indianapolis 500

The car driven by Alexander Rossi is serviced during a pit stop in the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Rob Baker) The rookie managed to conserve fuel while the leaders pit in the closing laps Sunday.
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