MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS NEWS

SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVILS: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's father under serious fire for tweeting pro-Taliban comments directed at terrorist website while son was a prisoner in Afghanistan for 5 years

One of the tweets has been removed from the Twitter account that appeared to belong to Bob Bergdahl (right with wife) said Sunday they had to speak to their son Bowe (center), who is undergoing medical and psychological evaluations following years in captivity. read full story »

'How could you be married to a black man?': A second alleged ex-mistress accuses Donald Sterling of 'racist and sexist taunts'

Maiko Maya King (inset right) sued the Clippers owner Monday saying she had a romantic relationship with Donald Sterling between 2005 and 2011 and was later fired from her assistant job when she rejected "a stream of racist and sexist taunts." According to King's filing, Sterling told her he was bored sexually with his other assistant, V. Stiviano (inset center).

NRA slams Texas gun group as ‘downright weird’ and ‘scary’ for rallying at restaurants with rifles

Even the National Rifle Association thinks some Texas residents are taking public gun toting too far.

Florida shark attack victim says she always feared something was ‘down under there’

Jessica Vaughn, 22, was swimming on her back with friends in Florida's Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale Sunday when a suspected bull shark grabbed her from behind.

Parents settle lawsuit against Pittsburgh zoo after 2-year-old fatally mauled

The parents of a 2-year-old boy who was fatally mauled after falling into a wild African dogs exhibit have settled their lawsuit against the Pittsburgh zoo.

NFL’S HEADACHE: Dolphins legend Dan Marino joins 5,000 other former players in filing lawsuit against NFL over concussions

Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino hit the NFL with a federal lawsuit last week citing symptoms related to brain injuries sustained during Marino's distinguished career with the Miami Dolphins.

Naomi, Emmy and co. sizzle at the lavish CFDA awards party

CAUGHT! San Francisco man suspected of carrying explosives captured under Golden Gate Bridge

After issuing a nationwide alert to law enforcement agencies about a San Francisco social media consultant they consider armed and dangerous who is wanted on suspicion of possessing explosives, the FBI caught their man.

HIV-positive teacher intentionally exposed male student, 16, to AIDS virus during sex: police

An HIV-positive Louisiana teacher and track coach is behind bars after he had sex with a 16-year-old students and intentionally exposed him to the lethal virus, police say.

Calif. mother arrested for attacking girl with hammer in school bathroom

The sick and apparently unprovoked act against a 9-year-old girl at Lafayette Elementary School in Oakland, Calif. Friday hospitalized the child with serious injuries, according to a school spokesperson.

Mets eat 103 cheesesteaks in one day at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park

Who says the Mets can't win anything? When the Mets traveled to Philadelphia April 30, they scarfed down 103 cheesesteaks, which, according to NJ.com, is a record.

Do you recognize this A-Lister from her childhood snap?

Air Force pilot helped land commercial 737 jet after pilot had heart attack

What are the odds there was a nurse AND a pilot traveling on the same plane?

Secret tape shows Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi saying that his leadership refuses to probe state agency

A state assemblyman was secretly recorded saying that his leadership has refused to sign off on a potential probe into an agency designed to protect the developmentally disabled.

English mom dies of breast cancer after misdiagnosis

It wasn't until two years after a doctor's misdiagnosis that 46-year-old Jill Goodrum found a bone-like lump near one of her breasts. Only then did she learn that she not only had breast cancer but that it had gone undetected for up to four years.

Rihanna leaves bra at home, shocks in sheer dress

EXCLUSIVE NYPD will review murder arrests to prevent avoid convictions

Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce, in his first interview since taking over the position in March, said the goal is to ensure each investigation is “top flight” and ready for trial.

EXCLUSIVE Danish firm wins $335M to build 2-mile eco-friendly park on East Side of city in competition launched to rebuild areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy

A 2-mile stretch of Manhattan along the East River will be transformed into an eco-friendly playground with swimming areas, officials said Monday.

Raissman: Rangers' Slats now thriving as Dolan survivor

Despite a Rangers resume pockmarked with failures, Glen Sather, unlike other Gulag coaches and executives, has lasted 14 seasons under the impetuous, irrational reign of James (Guitar Jimmy) Dolan. How has the Blueshirts president/GM managed to survive in a toxic atmosphere during the bleak times?

'Star Wars' adds Lupita, 'Game of Thrones' star

Queens teacher had sex with 16-year-old boy for a year: cops

Joy Morsi, 39, a teacher at Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood, first slept with the teenage boy in June of 2013, cops said.

Identical twins eye movie about ex-con twins who are former gay porn actors

A pair of identical twins who once were actors in gay porn are turning their lives around following a criminal past. Who better to help them do that than another set of identical twins — who also happen to be cops?

TLC agent stops volunteer driver transporting cancer patients

An overzealous agent stopped a car carrying two cancer patients to hospitals, citing its operator for driving an illegal livery cab — even though he was volunteering for a group that provides free rides to medical facilities, according to sources.

Newlyweds in Virginia ditch registry, ask wedding guests to donate blood

Instead of signing up for traditional wedding gifts, one couple asked their guests to join them post-ceremony in giving blood.

Ex-model undergoes 10 eye surgeries to look Asian

Rob Ford vows to be out of rehab and back to work July 1

Crack-smoking Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he’ll be back on the job on July 1.

Actor Charles Grodin says a plethora of wars, US military vets provoke post-Memorial Day thoughts

I keep reflecting about Memorial Day.

Casey Kasem's wife threw meat at his daughter: report

Radio legend Casey Kasem is in stable condition at a Seattle-area hospital after reports of a bizarre meat-hurling incident involving his wife, a spokesman for daughter Kerri Kasem told the Daily News Monday.

Apple’s new operating system for iPhones, iPads includes house, health tools

Apple on Monday unveiled its new mobile software that includes built-in tools to help you use an iPhone to keep tabs on both your health and your home.

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Donald Sterling friend V. Stiviano reports alleged attack to NYPD: attorney

Donald Sterling's visor-wearing vixen has spoken to cops about an alleged Sunday night attack by two N-word hurling white men, V. Stiviano’s lawyer said.

Ex-Pennsylvania governor says he was almost on ill-fated Massachsetts flight

Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said Monday that his busy schedule spared him from a weekend plane crash that killed sports tycoon Lewis Katz and six others. Rendell, 70, said Katz had invited him to fly to Boston to attend an education fund-raising event organized by the son of presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.

Texas woman arrested for shooting dog in cage surrounded by 10 newborn puppies

Tammy Green Douglas is accused of leaving the dog in the cage with her newborn puppies covered in their mother's blood and brought them to a spot on the side of the road.

GOAL-DEN BOYS! Meet the stars of the 2014 World Cup

‘I didn’t think. I just did it’: Louisiana man jumps in lake as Good Samaritans help rescue man who drove off bridge, crashed in lake

A group of motorists plucked a 26-year-old man from a Louisiana lake Saturday after he crashed his pickup truck through a guardrail and landed in the water.

SEE IT: Disabled cat finds unique ways to get around house

Megan Brocato's double amputee cat has an interesting way of going down the stairs. The owner posted an amazing online video that shows her cat doesn't let the loss of her two hind legs stop her getting around her house.

Cop shoots at armed 16-year-old who turns gun on him in Brooklyn

A police officer shot at a 16-year-old boy in Brooklyn Sunday morning when the teen turned on him with a firearm, cops said.

Taliban declares 'big victory' after five high-level Gitmo prisoners are swapped in deal to free American POW

Mullah Omar congratulates ‘the entire Afghan Muslim’ nation after the deal to free Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl goes through.

Hamill: Grieving Brooklyn neighborhood will never be the same after stabbing of children that left one dead

Like Newtown, when the victims are children, the soul of a neighborhood dies. Annabelle Diaz stood in the Monday morning sunshine outside 845 Schenck Ave. in the Boulevard Houses in East New York, Brooklyn, where the day before she had collapsed when she saw a policeman carry out the body of her 6-year-old godson, Prince Joshua (P.J.) Avitto, who’d been stabbed to death by an adult in an elevator.

Film and television union hit with discrimination lawsuit

The Manhattan law firm that helped defeat racial discrimination against minority applicants in the FDNY is taking on a film and television industry union.

Dow, S&P close at record highs after revised manufacturing report sends stocks rising

Stocks closed mostly higher on a quiet Monday following two reports that showed the manufacturing industries of the world’s two largest economies expanded last month.

Who foots the bill for Michelle's stunning wardrobe?

Nicki Minaj flashes chest in sheer top

Teens’ exposure to e-cigarette ads skyrockets

Ready to mingle: Newly single tennis star Wozniacki shows off bod

Jay Carney defends combative White House press briefings, blames reporters vying for a 'moment on TV'

Sports

Bondy: Underdog Rangers can't lack bite against Kings

It wasn't quite a Mark Messier guarantee, but Alain Vigneault did his best on Monday to deliver another of his patented pre-series messages — this one inside a makeshift tent adjacent to the team's Greenburgh training center.

Noah, George lead NBA all-defensive team, LeBron on second team

Chicago’s Joakim Noah and Indiana’s Paul George received the most votes on this year’s NBA all-defensive team, released Monday. Less than two months after a landslide victory in balloting for the league’s defensive player of the year, Noah was the only player to receive more than 100 first-team votes