MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS NEWS

'I dealt with it at the time... I have moved on': Hillary says she's totally over Monica/Bubba Oval Office fling

Hillary has moved on — from Monica. The expected presidential nominee said she is not thinking of the woman who had an affair with her husband, and would “wish her well.”

Gov. Cuomo open to signing bill to legalize medical marijuana

Gov. Cuomo on Monday for the first time said he’s open to signing a bill that would legalize medical marijuana.

EXCLUSIVE Brooklyn man pleads guilty to strangling girlfriend during an argument over infidelity

A Brooklyn man who killed his girlfriend during an argument over infidelity pleaded guilty Monday and is expected to be sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Runaway horse gallops through Central Park before crashing into taxi door

A city carriage horse slipped its reins Monday afternoon and went on a gallop through Central Park — along with a tourist who dove into the buggy to try and stop it.

EXCLUSIVE: Blue Ivy lands on NY heliport with Jay Z & Beyoncé

BREAKING Five NATO service members killed in an apparent friendly fire incident in southern Afghanistan

A statement from the coalition said all five soldiers died on Monday but did not give further details on the attack or the nationality of the soldiers. Coalition policy is for home countries to identify their military dead.

BREAK OUT THE BROOMS! Rangers fall to Kings again, on verge of being swept out of NHL Final

The Rangers' Cup is three quarters empty. New York's first home Stanley Cup Final match in 20 years on Monday night was a dud, a deflating 3-0 Game 3 loss at a silent and uninspired Garden marked by the brilliance of Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Quick and more costly mistakes by Alain Vigneault's club that ended up in Henrik Lundqvist's net.

Lupica: At MSG, Derek Fisher has the only experience that counts — knowing Phil Jackson

This is certainly a good time to be an FOP in pro basketball. That means a Friend of Phil. As in Phil Jackson. You have to say it is great work if you can find it. Oh sure.

Jada shows off her abs, smooches with hubby Will Smith

Raissman: NBC analyst Mike Milbury, former NY Rangers nemesis, speaks from (cold) heart

Mike Milbury is scary. This is not based on any anxiety over him jumping through the television screen, ripping off our shoe, then beating the hell out of us. Our fear is based solely on his intimidating presence on TV. And anticipating what will come out of his mouth next.

Homicides are down, but shootings rise citywide over 2013

The city could see a record low in homicides in 2014 — but the number of people shot is climbing with the mercury, city data show.

EXCLUSIVE Sergeants union treasurer says he's being bullied by president

The Sergeants Benevolent Association treasurer hoping to unseat longtime President Ed Mullins was kicked out of his union job and busted back to a desk at Police Headquarters at his opponent’s request, he claims.

Lupica: Jonathan Quick and Kings erase excitement and hope out of NY Rangers and MSG

By the time Mike Richards made it 3-0 for the Los Angeles Kings at the end of the second period, on this night when the Rangers were trying not to go down 0-3 in the Stanley Cup Final, so much of big fun and big noise seemed to be disappearing at Madison Square Garden like water disappearing down a drain.

Lawmakers, teachers union push to change elite high school's admission process, boost diversity

State lawmakers, city officials and the teachers union have teamed in a fresh push to increase diversity at the city’s elite public high schools by overhauling their admissions process. Critics say the current state-mandated system relying on test scores from a single exam — which is used at Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech and five other specialized schools — is outdated and discriminates against black and Hispanic kids.

‘I just got a second chance’: Wounded Seattle Pacific University student speaks out about shooting

Death was a matter of centimeters for Thomas Fowler Jr. A shotgun pellet just missed a major artery in the 24-year-old’s neck after last Aaron Ybarra opened fire inside Otto Miller Hall on the Seattle Pacific University campus.

TOO EXTREME: Las Vegas cop-killing couple protested at Cliven Bundy’s ranch but were booted for their ‘very radical’ views as illustrated in bizarre videos

Before he killed two police officers and a bystander in Las Vegas, Jerad Miller fought for Cliven Bundy.

Hillary: GOP criticism over handling of Benghazi is 'more of a reason' to run for President

Hillary Clinton, in an interview broadcast Monday, said Republican criticism of how she handled the deadly terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, gives her a greater incentive to run for President.

007 HEAVEN: Angel Nina Agdal wants to be a Bond girl

Broadway Show League players staging a real rally

New York

Upper West Side woman, 37, tries to forgive rapist as ex-pizza deliveryman sentenced to 13 years: ‘I'm still angry, sad and hurt’

Rape victim Kia Graves (left) faced former pizza deliveryman Cesar Lucas (right) in court as he was sentenced to 13 years in prison in rape case.

Hippie accused of shooting Ganas commune leader ordered to pay $1.3M

Pay, hippie, pay! A disgruntled groupie who was accused of shooting a Staten Island guru in 2006, but cleared in a criminal trial, was ordered by a civil jury Monday to fork over $1.3 million for the same act.

PICTURED Long Island police searching for missing 21-year-old mother of 4-year-old girl

Police are searching for a Long Island mom whose family has not seen her for the past two days.

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

No luxury digs for NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and friends at Stanley Cup Game 3

Hizzoner may not be able to feel the shaking of the boards from his seats (and woe to whoever sits behind him), but he likely won't be at risk of a playoff nosebleed either.

City will add 6,000 green-cab taxis as demand for permits is sky high

A waiting list of 6,300 drivers is eager to snap up 6,000 additional green-cab taxi permits the city plans to issue in August, the head of the Taxi and Limousine Commission said Monday.

Chris Brown's girl Karrueche hosts his jail release party

Former Connecticut state trooper, 43, raped woman, 81, after night of drinking: police

A 43-year-old former Connecticut state trooper raped an 81-year-old woman at a Windsor Locks hotel after a night of drinking together, police said.

'We must maintain unity': FIFA president accuses critics of trying to 'destroy' soccer organization with allegations of corruption, bribes

Sepp Blatter’s comments to unspecified critics were made to Asian football officials on Monday following widespread allegations of corrupt payments by their former leader Mohamed bin Hammam.

Taliban threatens more violence after Sunday's attack on airport in Pakistan

The Pakistani Taliban threatened more violence Monday after a five-hour assault on the nation’s busiest airport killed 19 people.

Miss Universe Thailand resigns after political attacks

Cops reviewing video from death at Big Ang's bar

Investigators are reviewing surveillance video from reality celeb Big Ang’s bar to determine who killed a man known as a “gentle giant” during a fight, cops said Monday.

Man charged with rape after allegedly attacking a woman in an elevator in Queens

The creep who allegedly followed a woman to her Queens home and sexually assaulted her in an elevator was arraigned on attempted rape charges Monday.

Supreme Court: Kids who ‘age out’ of parents' visa bid must go to end of immigration line

Most immigrant kids who turn 21 while waiting for their parents to get visas should be bumped to the back of the line, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.

Hold on! Jessica needs extra help after night out

Bronx seniors get their electronic game on to boost coordination

More than 200 seniors — some in wheelchairs — are getting their electronic game on as they golf, bowl and play tennis on a Wii system inside a Baychester assisted-living home.

Chris Christie staff chief blames ex-aide in testimony before Bridgegate probe panel

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s gatekeeper threw the ex-staffer who sent the infamous “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee” email under the Bridgegate bus. Kevin O’Dowd testified Monday that Bridget Kelly answered “absolutely not” when he asked her if she had anything to with the lane closures on the George Washington Bridge that caused four days of gridlock in September.

Ooh la la! Sharapova is tres belle at la Tour Eiffel

Ex-Gov. Patterson sued by business pal over PA deal

A former business partner of David Paterson accused the ex-governor of scuttling an impending deal with the Port Authority by conspiratorially getting his father on the transit agency’s board. In a federal lawsuit filed in Manhattan Monday, Brian Aryai contends that the short-lived appointment of Basil Paterson was meant to create a conflict of interest that canceled upcoming contracts to monitor compliance on construction projects.

President Obama celebrates UConn’s winning men's and women's basketball teams

It was double the celebration at the White House for the University of Connecticut.

Sports

Coffey: Jonathan Quick is King of Kings in Game 3

The New York Rangers started this rollicking playoff run of theirs 54 days ago, on April 17. Maybe you remember. They beat the Flyers, 4-1, at the Garden and Brad Richards scored the game-winner and the ride was on, and it included two Game 7 victories and a stirring rally from a 3-1 deficit against the Penguins, a comeback that cost the Penguins’ general manager and coach their jobs.

What advantage? Rangers power play still Nash-ty sight

Alain Vigneault was looking for something, anything, to spark the Rangers and break down the wall that was Jonathan Quick on Monday night. But not even a rare appearance by Rick Nash on the power-play unit could make the man advantage profitable.

Chisenhall ties Indians record with 9 RBI, bashes 3 HRs

Lonnie Chisenhall had nine RBIs and three home runs in a five-hit game, Michael Brantley scored five times and the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 17-7 Monday night.

Lawrence: In Fisher, Jax brings prized pupil to Big Apple

Phil Jackson stuck to his guns. He doesn’t want to coach, so now he gets to coach through a prized pupil in Derek Fisher. What this tells you is what you probably already knew. The Knicks aren’t going to suddenly transform themselves overnight into a championship contender.