MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS NEWS

EXCLUSIVE: Mother of accused Brooklyn child-stabber, who was once strangled by her son, says he needs mental care not jail

Marie Bauzile (left), who watched her son, Daniel St. Hubert, get locked up five years ago after he viciously attacked her, said jail should not be a substitute for mental health facilities.

EXCLUSIVE Man charged in firebombing of mosque found fit for trial

Ray Lengend was being treated at a maximum-security mental hospital until last month but is now fit to proceed, according to papers filed in Brooklyn Federal Court.

'A TRUE PREDATOR': Craigslist creep lures teen with promise of job, rapes her then forces her to sign escort contract: cops

Kevin Cornish, 42, promised the 18-year-old a career in home healthcare, but when she came to his apartment, he forced her to strip naked for photos before raping her.

Cool Hand King: With A/C fixed LeBron nets 35, Heat beat Spurs in Game 2

LeBron James was cool and comfortable all night, as the NBA Finals went from sauna-like conditions in the opener to a perfect setting Sunday night. With the AT&T Center’s air conditioning system functioning properly, the best player on the planet wasn’t a hot mess.

N.J. firefighter dies battling blaze in Union Beach: officials

A Monmouth County firefighter died Sunday night while fighting a four-alarm fire at a commercial building in Union Beach, officials said.

EXCLUSIVE: Inside Sunday's 'Game of Thrones' battle

World’s oldest man, New Yorker Alexander Imich, dies at 111

The world’s oldest man, a 111-year-old upper West Side resident, died peacefully Sunday morning in Manhattan, NBC New York reported.

John Kerry warns that U.S. could kill terrorists freed in Bergdahl deal if they return to battlefield

Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged on Sunday the possibility that the five Guantanamo Bay detainees released in a prisoner swap for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.

Lupica: California Chrome owner turned himself into the wrong end of his own horse after sore loser rant

Just like that, a guy who had been a great, colorful winner for weeks turned into the worst loser in the history of this race.

'All the Way,' Bryan Cranston snags honors; Audra McDonald wins historic sixth award

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” and “All the Way” won top prizes at the 68th annual celebration of Broadway.

THERE SHE IS! Nevada beauty takes Miss USA crown

'Whatever you do, don’t give up': Dallas woman graduates high school 20 years later — with the help of her 14-year-old daughter

She got smart. Twenty years after she flunked a state math exam and missed her graduation, a Dallas woman has earned her high school diploma.

EXCLUSIVE Manhattan business was hacked by competitor that stole its clients: lawsuit

Genergy Inc. was driven into bankruptcy when a subsidiary of a multibillion-dollar French conglomerate swiped its private business, pricing and patent data in a plot to steal its biggest clients, the victimized company charges in a federal lawsuit expected to be filed Monday.

New Jersey woman sentenced to 20 years for killing boyfriend after arguing over house key

A house key — or as a New Jersey judge referred to it, "a silly argument over a stupid key" — was the reason one man died and a 20-year-old woman could spend a total of 20 years in prison.

Texas GOP endorses widely condemned ’reparative therapy’ for gay people

The Texas Republican Party now endorses so-called “reparative therapy” for gays, under a new platform given final approval at its annual convention Saturday.

Donohue: Subway dancers are entertaining until a passenger is injured

I started having second thoughts about the Flying Wallendas performing on my subway train somewhere between 125th St. and Columbus Circle. That’s when a pair of size 10 sneakers — worn by a backflipping, pole-dancing subterranean acrobat — whizzed within 2 inches of my head.

Sen. Chuck Schumer urges law to improve health care for veterans

Sen. Chuck Schumer launched a push Sunday to pass bipartisan legislation to improve health care for veterans after the scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

EDITORIAL A look at the soles of new Brooklyn

Genis: In the rent-cooling shade of the Gowanus Projects, steps from my door, is a skinny middle-aged French shoemaker with a weathered face, leather pants and a motto: “I don’t do shoes; I do art.”

Leonard: Quick winning battle of goalies a bad omen for Blueshirts

The Rangers can lament their inability to score in overtime all they want. Their downfall through Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final has been their defense, not their offense.

Drunk and shirtless Maryland drunk busted for trying to steal candy from Subways restaurant: sheriff

He has a sweet tooth and a taste for the sauce. A drunken, shirtless Maryland man was busted trying to steal candy from a Subway restaurant in Prince Frederick, WUSA 9 reported.

Driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants going nowhere: Cuomo

Gov. Cuomo said Sunday a proposal to let undocumented immigrants get drivers licenses in New York is going nowhere for now.

Israeli and Palestinian presidents pray for peace with Pope at Vatican

Vatican officials insist no political agenda is lurking behind Pope Francis' invitation to the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to pray for peace together in the Vatican gardens, and no concrete initiatives are expected.

ON A ROLL: Mick caught on camera with ANOTHER young girl

Lovett: Democrat Jeffrey Klein may lose some union support

Two influential labor unions are threatening to yank their long-time support of Senate co-Leader Jeffrey Klein if he and his group of breakaway Democrats don’t begin conversations to realign themselves with the chamber’s mainline Dems.

New York

MUY CALIENTE! Check out the hottest photos from the Rican Day parade

Leave it to Puerto Rican's to get the party started in a spectacular fashion during the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City on June 8, 2014.

EXCLUSIVE Man named Osama wins $4.7M lawsuit because co-worker at Brooklyn store punched him, called him 'Bin Laden'

A federal jury awarded $4.7 million to a Yemeni-born man punched out and bullied by a co-worker who had repeatedly called him “Bin Laden” and “terrorist.”

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

King the cat, kicked in Brooklyn, finds home on Manhattan

A mystery animal lover was waiting at the ASPCA’s Upper East Side center when its doors opened at 11 a.m. Sunday to adopt King, the year-old feline who was viciously kicked in an incident captured on video at the Brevoort Houses in Brooklyn. A mystery animal lover was waiting at the ASPCA’s Upper East Side center when its doors opened at 11 a.m.

ABC News anchor Ginger Zee marries the competition

'She misses school': Survivor of Brooklyn stabbing, 7, recovering and getting back on her feet, family says

The 7-year-old survivor of a horrific stabbing that claimed the life of her friend in a Brooklyn housing project is back on her feet and drawing in coloring books, her family said Sunday.

Mass grave of nearly 800 Irish children not the only one, 'Philomena' author says

A recently discovered septic tank holding the skeletons of nearly 800 Irish babies is not the only sad burial ground of unwanted kids, according to “Philomena” author Martin Sixsmith.

Thousands stuck at Belmont by LIRR woes

A record crowd and the sudden closure of a pedestrian bridge led to a mass transit debacle that left thousands of fans trapped at Belmont racetrack Saturday.

Bieber reportedly baptized in NYC after N-word scandal

Three men escape Canadian jail with help of helicopter, similar to 2013 prison break that involved waiting chopper

The three — Yves Denis, Denis Lefebvre and Serge Pomerleau — escaped late on Saturday when a helicopter swooped down to the Orsainville Detention Center near Quebec City.

California pastor charged with murder after man dies months after Las Vegas fight

A California pastor has been charged with murder after a man died following an altercation with the pastor and a group of his youth ministry interns a year ago in Las Vegas.

NYPD cop misses being wounded in shooting by mere inches — and he has the bullet hole in his hat to prove it

A cop is lucky to be alive after single bullet went right through his hat during a gunfight between rival Bronx gangs that left a teenager wounded, cops said Sunday.

Sports

Rangers believe comeback begins at Garden

Three years ago, Alain Vigneault’s Canucks were exactly where the Kings are now against the Rangers, up 2-0 in the Stanley Cup Final against the Bruins after winning the first two games on home ice.

Full of Hot Air: Terry's A/C consipracy theory dunked

It wouldn’t be an NBA Finals without someone floating a wild conspiracy theory, and ex-Net Jason Terry sent a doozy out over the weekend about the air conditioning malfunction in Game 1.

Inside info on Mickelson: Lefty shrugs off slump, scandal entering Open

And so we are back to where it all began, Pinehurst No. 2, where in 1999, Phil Mickelson was forced to chew on the first of his six close cigars in the U.S Open.

NBA sees Clips' sale by July

Commissioner Adam Silver expects the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to Steve Ballmer to be approved by NBA owners by mid-July at the latest.

Sandra Bullock's home trespassed by 'hot prowler suspect'

Moby sells Nolita apartment for $2M — nearly 10 times the price he paid in 1996

Moby knows how to drop a beat, but he also has a sharp eye for real estate — the dance music star just sold his Nolita apartment for nearly 10 times what he paid for it.

Feds work to improve holding pen for young migrants

Officials are working to improve conditions at a makeshift holding center in southern Arizona where immigration authorities are housing hundreds of unaccompanied young migrants.

'I didn't do it': Accused child-stabber taken to Bellevue likely for psychiatric treatment

An accused child killer has been carted off to Bellevue Hospital — likely for psychiatric treatment — for stabbing a pair of defenseless kids.

Sweden's Princess Leonore baptized amid much fanfare

L.I. man sets up gun target near an elementary school, cops arrest him

A Long Island man set up a makeshift shooting target and fired at it near the grounds of an elementary school, police said.

Autistic teen is safe at home after disappearing from Brooklyn school

Darrey Crosby, 15, vanished after visiting Middle School 582. But he was found wandering the streets by his sister in Williamsburg, his mother Karen Crosby told the Daily News.

EXCLUSIVE N.J. officials asked for FBI's help to put Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter back in jail after murder conviction reversal

Newly released documents show Passaic County officials, stung by the boxer’s 1976 murder conviction reversal, asked the feds to help put Rubin Carter back in jail for the alleged beating of a female friend.