Saturday, July 2, 2016

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

BIG BUCKS FOR BIG MAN: Former All-Star center for the Chicago Bulls, Joakim Noah, agrees to HUGE contract with Knicks

The free-agent center posted a picture of himself in a Knicks cap on his Instagram account on Friday afternoon.

JOB INSECURITY: Manhattan judge rips alleged cocaine buyer for worrying arrest could jeopardize his insurance job

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi NYC judge ripped an alleged cocaine buyer after his lawyer asked that he be sprung from jail.

GOTTI GRANDSON PACKING PILLS: John Gotti, 22, busted with painkillers, steroids stuffed in Gucci bag in Queens traffic stop

The 22-year-old grandson of the Teflon Don had 205 Oxycodone pills, methadone, testosterone, Xanax and marijuana.

CRAVEN CLASSIFIED: Brooklyn man responding to car ad on Craigslist shot in head in Rhode Island

Police are the scene after a New York man was shot in the head on Transit Street in Providence, Rhode Island, when he drove there with his wife to buy a car that he had seen on Craigslist. He sustained a bullet graze wound while the shooter fled on foot. A Brooklyn man was shot in the head in Rhode Island when he and his wife responded to a Craigslist ad about a car for sale.

To Lindsay Lohan on her 30th birthday: You beat the odds!

Tourist at Machu Picchu falls to his death while jumping for photo near edge of Peruvian ruin

Visitor take photos with their mobile phones at the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Cusco December 2, 2014. Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is Peru's top tourist attraction, with the government limiting tourists to 2,500 per day due to safety reasons and concerns over the preservation of the ruins. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL ENVIRONMENT) - RTR4GHB4 Oliver Paps, a 51-year-old from Germany, fell 650 feet into a ravine.

Pit bulls bite four, including 9-year-old girl, in Harlem and Queens attacks

The Thomas Jefferson Houses in East Harlem. A pit bull attacked a girl and her mom in East Harlem, hours after another dog bit a toddler in Queens.

California man accidentally kills member of own gang who was wearing wrong colors

Andrew Chavez, 21, a central California man was arrested this week after allegedly mistaking a fellow gang member for a rival and shooting him to death because he was wearing the wrong colors, police said. A California man allegedly mistakenly shot and killed a member of his own gang who was wearing the colors of a rival gang.

DAIRY-ERE: Fergie, Kim K's milk bath in new 'M.I.L.F. $' video

Gunman opens fire at Serbia cafe, killing ex-wife and four others

Facebook cover photo of the Caffe "ART-Macchiato" �iti�te in Serbia. https://www.facebook.com/178145592264892/photos/?tab=album&album_id=439018646177584 he shooter, 38, first killed his wife and her friend around 1:40 a.m. local time Saturday morning.

PERV POLICE OFFICER: NYPD sergeant will plead guilty to convincing women to sexually abuse kids while he watched online

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Alberto Randazzo, who will plead guilty on July 12, hooked up with women on Skype in order to sexually abuse their young kids.

Child who nearly drowned aboard Royal Caribbean cruise ship identified as 8-year-old from Maryland

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The child airlifted off a cruise ship heading out of New York Harbor after nearly drowning in a pool has been identified.

2016 Democratic Party platform includes Bernie Sanders ideas

Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton wave before the start of the Univision News and Washington Post Democratic U.S. presidential candidates debate in Kendall, Florida March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Javier Galeano The final draft of the Democratic Party’s 2016 platform was released Friday — and it seemed the authors were feeling the Bern.

CANCEL THAT '70S SHOW: 'Match Game' should die with decade's other relics

TABLOIDS OUT; NO BOOK PUBLISHING WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL,; NO ARCHIVE; NO RESALE.

Man who tried to ride into Staten Island on horseback denies animal abuse: ‘If you keep pushing them, they’ll push through it’

Tod (Doc) Mishler, who rode from New Jersey into Staten Island on horseback while pulling another horse, was arrested Thursday, June 30, 2016 on accusations he mistreated the animals. He was charged with animal cruelty. His horses, Hope and Charity, are with the ASPCA, suffering with open sores, dehydration, and malnutrition. The 80-year-old cowboy said that animals "were given to man by God for their use, but people ... care more about animals than people."

POISONOUS PUP: Woman contracts deadly disease when dog licks her face

Not Released (NR) A 70-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency room with seizures and organ failure after contracting blood poisoning after her Italian greyhound licked her face.

Uber, drivers battle over the right to opt out of UberPool trips

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015, FILE PHOTO Drivers asserted they were independent contractors, and are pushing for the ability to turn down the carpool trips.

BREAKING DOWN BAD: Mexican man arrested with 75 pounds of pot after car stalls near border

A Mexican man ended up behind bars after a badly-timed breakdown near the immigration inspection lane. A Mexican man whose car broke down near the border was busted with 75 pounds of pot hidden in secret compartments of his red VW bug.

O CANADA! Check out country's hottest imports

Grace Park, Drake, Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling are just a few of the Canadians to make it big in the American entertainment industry

Court rules Massachusetts teen Michelle Carter must stand trial for encouraging boyfriend’s suicide

Michelle Carter listens to defense attorney Joseph P. Cataldo argue for the involuntary manslaughter charge against her to be dismissed, citing five separate arguments at Juvenile Court in New Bedford, Mass., Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. Michelle Carter, 18, of Plainville, Mass. is charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly pressuring Conrad Roy III, 18, of Fairhaven, Mass. to commit suicide on July 13, 2014. (Peter Pereira/The New Bedford Standard Times via AP) The teen who sent her boyfriend texts encouraging him to take his own life will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter.

NYPD Police Academy welcomes over 1,200 new graduates at MSG

Newly graduates of NYPD Academy are hugging to each other to celebrate during NYPD Academy graduation ceremony on Friday July 1, 2016 at Madison Sq Garden in Manhattan NYPD Academy graduation was held at Madison Sq Garden, more than a thousand newly graduates became NYPD officers 7/1/2016 Manhattan Go Nakamura for New York Daily News Madison Square Garden welcomes 1,257 new police officers who graduated from the NYPD Police Academy.

ORANGUTAN GETS OUT: Animal returned to cage after escaping enclosure at Busch Gardens Tampa

An orangutan got loose at Busch Gardens in Tampa, July 1, 2016. An orangutan is back in her enclosure at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida, after escaping Friday afternoon.

O.J. Mayo kicked out of NBA for testing positive for drugs

The NBA has banished O.J. Mayo for two seasons for violating the terms of the league’s anti-drug program.

'BOYZ' OUT OF THE 'HOOD': 25 years later, see where cast is now

De Blasio says mass exodus of City Hall’s top staffers is normal, has no correlation to probes

May 18th 2016 Maya Wiley is answering the question from reporters during the press conference with business leaders to discuss mayoral control at City Hall in Manhattan, New York (Jeenah Moon for New York Daily News) The mass exodus of top staffers from City Hall is just the “normal course of government”.

Facing Clinton-Trump matchup, some Americans would rather see a giant meteor hit the Earth

Hillary Clinton speaks onstage as Beautycon Media curates the first digital content creator town hall with Hillary Clinton at NeueHouse Los Angeles on June 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for Beautycon) Some people would rather see Earth hit by a meteor than have Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump occupy the White House.

2 officers dead, ISIS claims responsibility as gunmen take hostages at Bangladesh café, open fire on police amid standoff

Bangladeshi security personnel stand guard near a restaurant that has reportedly been attacked by unidentified gunmen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, July 1, 2016. Local media reported that a group of attackers took hostages inside a restaurant frequented by both locals and foreigners in a diplomatic zone in Bangladesh's capital. (AP Photo) The Islamic State is claiming responsibility after a throng of gunmen stormed a Bangladesh restaurant in the capital’s diplomatic zone Friday night, taking foreign hostages.

California Gov. Jerry Brown signs six strict gun bills, including background checks for ammo buys

Though he passed six bills, the governor vetoed five others, including a requirement to register homemade firearms and report lost or stolen weapons to authorities. Gov. Jerry Brown signed six stringent gun-control measures Friday that will require people to turn in high-capacity magazines.
Autos

Tesla's first Autopilot death, an NHTSA Takata warning, and more

tesla-models-s-blue-daily-drive-thru We've also go news on another potential buyback for Volkswagen, a partnership between BMW and Intel, and more in today's Daily Drive-Thru.

Tesla autopilot victim was watching 'Harry Potter,' had 6 prior speeding tickets

Tesla’s head honcho Elon Musk will finally unveil the Model 3 in a private event at the company’s headquarters in Palo Alto, CA tonight at 8:30 pm PST (11:30 pm EST). The all-electric carmaker said the conditions of the incident were unique, but expressed condolences to the driver's family.

URGENT Takata inflators in 2001-03 Honda, Acura models more dangerous

takata-honda-airbag-deployed The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration says high risk vehicles have airbag rupture rates as high as 50 percent.

REVIEW Pros and Cons: 2016 Lexus ES 300h is comfortable but not exhilarating

2016_Lexus_ES_300h_Front_Quarter The line between "luxury" and "sport" has become increasingly blurred by German brands, but the Lexus ES hybrid won’t have any of that.

PHOTOS MADE IN AMERICA: Top 10 Most American Cars

2016 Ford Taurus According to the 2016 Kogod Made in America Auto Index, these are the cars that contain the most "total domestic content," making them the "most American" vehicles in their class, listed in alphabetical order.

PHOTOS MADE IN AMERICA: Top 11 Most American SUVs

2016 Chevrolet Traverse According to the 2016 Kogod Made in America Auto Index, these are the SUVs that contain the most "total domestic content," making them the "most American" vehicles in their class, listed in alphabetical order.
New York

Schizophrenic Staten Island man convicted of stabbing parents

01/18/10 New York state Island 120 Pct Eric Bellucci. Bellucci a fugitive schizophrenic accused of stabbing his parents to death in their Staten Island home was captured in Israel Friday - as he tried to buy a plane ticket to China. A schizophrenic Staten Island man and former star athlete was convicted Friday of brutally murdering his parents.

Brooklyn man found in a pool of blood was bludgeoned

Zuriyah Benyehudah was found bludgeoned to death and bleeding from the head at Eldert Lane and Dumont Ave. in East New York at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, June 30, 2016. This is a Facebook photo from his page. A 26-year-old Brooklyn man found in a pool of blood had been bludgeoned.

Pick-up truck driver strikes 79-year-old woman in Midtown, leaving her in grave condition

A pedestrian was struck by a white truck on the corner of 58th St. and Second Ave. in Manhattan Friday, July 1, 2016. A pair of woman's shoes with floral patterns are still discarded in the middle of the street. (Photo by Chris Sommerfeldt) The unidentified woman, who is believed to be in her 60s, was crossing Second Ave. near E. 58th St. when the vehicle slammed into her about 11 a.m., officials said.

Creep who groped 11-year-old girl in Queens asked for her age before attack

Jose Para, 35, allegedly asked the girl, “Do you go to middle school or high school?” before the heinous assault. A sicko who grabbed and molested an 11-year-old girl on her way to school asked her how old she was before he groped her, court papers say.

Long Island court officer shoots girlfriend in the head before fatally turning the gun on himself in Brooklyn

A body is brought out of the apartment after a domestic dispute left a man dead and a woman injured from a gunshot to the head.  Cops rushed to their fifth-floor apartment on Forrest St. near Bushwick Ave. in Bushwick about 10 p.m. Thursday after a 911 caller reported an assault in progress, police said.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

'YOU DON'T DESERVE TO BE HERE': NYC couple charged with running prostitution ring in N.J. motels — wife to be deported

The federal courthouse at 500 Pearl Street in New York. REUTERS/Chip East Benson Chin got 21 months in prison, while his wife, Hong Ping He, 46, was put away for seven months.

Cops nab 1 of 2 suspects in fatal shooting of 55-year-old Bronx man

SUSPECT Jonathan Jay aka Platinum IS PICTURED. Police on Thursday arrested one of two suspects in the fatal shooting of a 55-year-old Bronx man in May, officials said.

Plan to end Rikers solitary confinement for inmates 19-21 should be delayed, Correction chief says

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Commissioner Joseph Ponte pointed to a major spike in jail slashings recently, and pushed for a six-month delay in the plan.

'THEY ARE HEROES, NOT CONVICTS': Mom of overdose victim lauds armed trio arrested at Holland Tunnel while on mission to rescue distressed pal

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The mother of an overdose victim whose heroin death sent a trio of anti-drug crusaders looking for her friend hailed the three as heroes.
Daily News Video

podcast 1986's 'Howard the Duck' was Marvel's first film... and a colossal failure

Lea Thompson starred in the 1986 epic box office failure, 'Howard the Duck'. They call him Howard... the duck. It's the classic George Lucas production that was likely his biggest all-time box office failure.

VIDEO Gun shop owner: 'There should be expanded background checks'

Frank Stelmach of Double Tap Shooting Range and Gun Shop in Philadelphia defended the right of people to own guns, but says the government should do more.
Sports

HOMER HAPPY! Mets go deep five times, including Nimmo's first in rout of Cubs

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Panic Citi has a population of zero when the Mets are as homer-happy as they were Friday night. The home run-reliant Mets crushed five of them off Cubs pitcher Jason Hammel in a 10-2 win at Citi Field.

Will noticeably skinnier David Wright even try to return next year?

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. A noticeably skinnier David Wright stood outside the Mets’ indoor batting cage Friday with a white gauze bandage over his throat.

Video: Matt Mackrides of Atlanta Blaze carted off after big hit

Atlanta Blaze midfielder Matt Mackrides was taken off the field on a stretcher after suffering an apparent head or neck injury.

BROOK-LIN! Nets bringing Linsanity back to Big Apple

Jeremy Lin isn’t a fan of Chris Rock’s joke about Asian stereotypes. Lin's deal, according to Yahoo! Sports, is for three years and $36 million.

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