MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS NEWS

WHAT PROBLEMS? Jay Z and Beyoncé cozy up at Brooklyn Nets playoff game only a week after Bey's kid sister Solange viciously attacked the famous rapper in elevator at Met Gala after-party

Jay Z (left) places his hand on his face and looks shocked while escorting his wife Beyoncé moments after his sister-in-law, Solange Knowles (orange dress), attacked the celebrated hip hop mogul at the Boom Boom Room of New York's Standard Hotel. The rapper and his wife took in the Nets playoff game Monday evening in Brooklyn (center) a week after the reported incident. read full story »

'What kind of guy goes to every city and has sex with every girl?' Donald Sterling rips Magic Johnson for contracting HIV

Racist Donald Sterling disapproves of Magic Johnson (inset), and not just because of the hoops legend’s race — he also blames him for contracting the HIV virus. “For him to go and do what he did and get AIDS.

Judge upholds $62M verdict awarded to Brooklyn mom who lost her legs in botched hospital procedure

A Brooklyn judge has upheld the $62 million malpractice verdict awarded to a woman who had to have her legs amputated due to a botched gynecological procedure at Winthrop University Hospital in Long Island.

Man claims father is Zodiac Killer in top secret book out Tuesday

A top secret book scheduled for release Tuesday is penned by a man who claims to have irrefutable evidence that his now-dead father was the infamous Zodiac Killer, who murdered at least five people in the Bay Area in the late ‘60s.

A ROYAL BEATING: King LeBron drops 49 on Nets as Heat push Brooklyn to the brink

LeBron James was already in one of those moods. Whatever set him off – and it usually doesn’t take much in big games like Monday’s – he was fuming in the first half, scowling up and down the court, waiting to erupt.

Suburban Chicago man fed 1-year-old boy, girlfriend weed-laced cake: police

A 23-year-old suburban Chicago man is behind bars after he fed his girlfriend and a 1-year-old child a weed-laced chocolate cake, prosecutors said.

DREAM COME TRUE: Jim Kelly dances with wife on Mother's Day

Solange showed good form in attack on Jay Z: martial arts instructor

Solange has probably taken some classes in self-defense or maybe done some martial arts in workout classes. She did one kick that was a professional move — it’s called a front kick or a push kick.

Donald Sterling's visor-loving former mistress V. Stiviano gets into fender-bender in Beverly Hills

V. Stiviano, the former gal pal of racist L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling, got into a fender-bender in Beverly Hills on Monday, according to a report.

‘Vultures’ twice break in to Peaches Geldof’s house, vacant since April overdose death

Disgusting thieves have twice broken in to Peaches Geldof’s Kent, England, home, which has sat empty since her death from a suspected heroin overdose death, police said.

Unclaimed Powerball tickets sold in Brooklyn worth millions

Hey, you never know — and maybe you never will. Two $1 million Powerball winners in Brooklyn have yet to cash in big-money tickets, and they’re running out of time.

Neo-Nazi commits suicide while behind bars for murder: report

Keith Luke, a neo-Nazi convicted of killing two people and raping and shooting a third in Massachusetts in 2009, died on Monday at a Worcester hospital, The Enterprise reported. His death reportedly follows at least three suicide attempts while he was behind bars.

'Small Talk' helps parents teach talking to their little ones

Want to get your baby from the 'da da da's' to Demosthenes? It's easier than you would think, at least according to Nicola Lathey and Tracey Blake, authors of 'Small Talk: How to Develop Your Child's Language Skills from Birth to Age Four.'

South Carolina father charged after 13-month-old daughter dies after left in car

David 'Richie' Gray III, 30, a man once described by friends as a dotting dad to his child, Sophia Goyeneche, was reportedly seen bawling outside his car after discovering her unconscious in Hartsville Thursday.

Empty cereal boxes and chip bags can be deathtraps for curious pooches

Frosted Flakes and other cereal brands are the unlikely target of a campaign by pet lovers who charge that the unassuming boxes act as death traps for dogs.

Taxi driver sentenced to 20 years in prison after raping passenger at knife-point

A twisted taxi driver was sentenced to two decades behind bars Monday for the horrifying 2011 rape of a female passenger.

Law school grad gets probation for beheading exotic bird in front of horrified Las Vegas hotel patrons

A University of California, Berkeley, law school graduate was sentenced Monday to up to four years’ probation and 16 hours of animal shelter work per month for beheading a chicken-sized exotic bird during a drunken escapade in October 2012 at a Las Vegas Strip resort.

Fla. couple carjacked woman, forced her into trunk at knifepoint over drugs, $50: deputies

Silas Deaton, 21 and Haley Kuttner, 20, were arrested early Sunday morning after their alleged victim was able to call 911 from inside the trunk of her own car, according to the Marion County arrest report.

Michael Sam's boyfriend comes from line of mobsters

Raissman: Michael Sam's kiss heard 'round the world is just start of attention

Now about those kisses on ESPN. You know, the ones exchanged between lips belonging to Michael Sam and his squeeze Vito Cammisano. The only mistakes the Bristol Clown Community College Faculty made were not giving viewers a few Super Slo-Mo, isolated camera replays.

EXCLUSIVE State GOP Chairman Ed Cox is accused of voter fraud; Dems demand an investigation

State GOP Chairman Ed Cox and his family live in Manhattan but vote on Long Island — and Democrats want the Board of Elections to investigate.

SEE IT: Online video of adorable bunny eating raspberries goes viral

A short online viral video has received nearly seven million views in three days on Youtube just for showing a white bunny eating a couple of raspberries.

Angelina suffers ANOTHER glaring makeup mishap

Stranger buys stillborn baby's crib at garage sale, transforms it into memorial bench — and then gifts it back to mom

The mom of a stillborn baby was left stunned after a stranger who'd bought her unused crib at a garage sale transformed it into a beautiful memorial bench and handed it back.

Kansas election board rejects residency claims over Sen. Pat Roberts

A state elections board Monday rejected a claim that U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts is not truly a Kansas resident, allowing him to seek re-election this year.

Texas cop axed after fatally shooting 93-year-old woman

The Texas cop who lost his job after fatally shooting a 93-year-old woman is firing back at the "knee-jerk reaction" by city officials.

Female streaker invades pitch of Italian soccer match

Georgia deputy resigns for having sex on the job; once delayed responding to call so she could finish hookup: cops

A Georgia cop has turned in her gun and badge after investigators discovered her naughty habit of having sex on the job.

Twitter adding mute button for unwanted posts

The feature is being added to Twitter iPhone and Android applications as well as at the twitter.com site accessed through computer Web browsers.

Man who robbed Waffle House with pitchfork busted for murder in Tennessee: police

A man suspected of robbing a Georgia Waffle House while wielding a pitchfork earlier in May was busted for murder in Tennessee on Friday, authorities said.

WHEN STARS ATTACK! Craziest celeb brawls

PONY UP BLAZ! Controller tells Mayor de Blasio to account for $725M in back pay for teachers right away

Four days after proposing a $73.9 billion budget, Mayor de Blasio (left) was forced to amend the proposal Monday after the city controller questioned whether it followed Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

Developers must pay big money to start a casino in New York

State officials on Monday revealed “minimal capital investments” that casino developers will need to put up to operate in New York.

Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner claims White House asked him to lie during TV interviews

Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner alleges in a new memoir that the White House asked him to lie during television appearances.

RISING TENSIONS: South Korean official says North Korea 'must disappear soon'

The comment from South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok was made after North Korea has made sexist and racial slurs regarding officials in South Korea and the United States.

'Game of Thrones’ prostitute played by British porn star

Former Daily News security supervisor who played pro basketball in Europe dies at 59

Chris Pickett, a security supervisor at the Daily News who once played professional basketball in Europe and later worked as a correction officer on Rikers Island, has died. He was 59.

Golfer defends decision to play on after caddie dies of heart attack on the fairway during European Tour event

Ian MacGregor, 52, was caddying for Alastair Forsyth when he collapsed. European Tour officials say they consulted with players before deciding to play on, a move Forsyth supported.

Airport workers vote to join 32BJ SEIU, nation's largest service workers union

Thousands of poorly paid airport workers voted Monday to join the nation’s largest service workers union.

‘I want to find my son’s killer’: Mom vows to find hit-and-run driver who killed son in Florida

The heartbroken mother of a bicyclist killed on a Florida street three years ago said she was still waiting to see the hit-and-run driver tossed behind bars.

Trippy! Macaulay wears Gosling wearing Macaulay

SEE IT: Bolivian inventor makes drones out of recycled materials

One man's trash is another man's drone. A Bolivian man has made his own drone by using mostly recycled materials he picked up from flea markets.

Hammer-wielding robber arrested in Brooklyn: sources

The thug suspected of bashing three people in the head with a hammer and robbing them was busted in a Brooklyn bodega Monday morning, police sources said.

Pro-Russia rebels declare victory in east Ukraine self-rule vote

Ukrainian leader Oleksander Turchinov accused Russia of working to overthrow legitimate state power in Ukraine after pro-Russian rebels declared a resounding victory in rebel referendums.

Shirtless Jaden Smith poses with Kylie

GUEST COLUMN Wade Davis: Rams picking Michael Sam is win for athletes and society

After Saturday’s NFL draft news, LGBT kids were able to turn on their televisions, see someone with a similar experience and think that if Michael Sam can make it, then they can too.

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg likes Hillary AND Jeb

Michael Bloomberg has kind words for the two politicians who could very well end up running against each other for the White House.

EXCLUSIVE De Blasio's visit to pro-Israel lobby irks Jewish supporters

Mayor de Blasio's secret appearance before the hard-line American Israel Public Affairs Committee touched off a behind-the-scenes backlash among his liberal Jewish supporters, private emails obtained by the Daily News show.

'I'm lucky': Hugh Jackman opens up on skin cancer scare

Conflicts of interest are the norm at some charter schools

NYPD is encouraging Muslims arrested for minor crimes to become spies for cops: report

Avril goes from skater girl to beach babe in Mexico

Survivors of sex trafficking learn cooking skills at workshop

Ohio man suing after being tasered in eye by sheriff’s deputy

Sports

Rangers' Richards relishes chance at another Game 7

If the Rangers win Game 7 on Tuesday night, they’ll advance to the Eastern Conference finals, even though it will mean surrendering a second first-round pick to Tampa Bay in the Martin St. Louis-Ryan Callahan trade.

Harper: Girardi's train of thought: No gain from Bombers' pain

As it turned out, the missiles the Mets were hitting all night, a stunning sight to be sure, paled in significance to the bombs Joe Girardi was dropping in the interview room after this first Subway Series game.

Rutgers QB Nelson charged in assault

A former Minnesota quarterback has been charged with assault for allegedly kicking a former Minnesota State linebacker in the head, leaving the victim critically injured.

Marlins ace Fernandez to DL, fear Tommy John

Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez was put on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of a sprained right elbow, spurring worries that his injury might be even more severe.