MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS NEWS

EXCLUSIVE: Close friend of Jay Z and Beyoncé tells the News unhappy power couple will part ways once lucrative tour ends — 'They will play the public as long as they can and get richer doing it'

Sources say the power couple will finally address their problems, but only after the lucrative On the Run tour comes to an end in late September. So why stay together even while Bey shops for her own pad in Chelsea? 'Money,' a source says. read full story »

EXCLUSIVE: Three cops at embattled NYPD precinct where Eric Garner died after chokehold disciplined over 'accidental' death

A police review panel has recommended disciplinary charges against three Staten Island cops — all assigned to the precinct already under fire in Eric Garner’s (left inset) death — for using excessive force and failing to get medical treatment for Irving Mizell who died while in custody.

IT'S PURE POPPYCOCK! Alabama man's claim of penis amputation during botched circumcision is 'entirely false,' attorney says

An attorney for the two Birmingham doctors accused of amputating a man's penis during a routine circumcision last month filed two motions Tuesday seeking to dismiss Johnny Lee Banks' lawsuit.

Teen stowaway’s body found in wheel well of U.S. Air Force cargo plane at Germany air base

A teen boy’s body was found Sunday in the wheel well of a U.S. Air Force cargo plane after it landed at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

SINS OF THE MOTHER: Woman abandoned kids in car so she could perform oral sex on her boyfriend: cops

Two Louisiana women were arrested in separate incidents on the same day for abandoning their children in cars — so they could partake in the joys of shopping and fellatio.

EXCLUSIVE City's mandatory sick-leave law gets $1.3M outreach campaign as it goes into effect

The city's mandatory sick-leave law takes effect Wednesday amid a huge outreach campaign to inform workers of their new benefits — and companies of their obligations to provide them.

SINGLE LADY: How Beyoncé could get bigger after split

EXCLUSIVE Brooklyn prosecutors ID 14 more cases handled by disgraced former NYPD Detective Louis Scarcella

Brooklyn prosecutors have identified 14 additional cases handled by a now-tainted detective, expanding their unprecedented convictions review, the borough’s top lawman said Tuesday.

Connecticut mother FORGIVES husband who left their toddler to die in hot car

Lindsey Rogers-Seitz says she loves her husband, Kyle Seitz. ‘Of course I forgive him,’ she says after the dad forgot their 15-month-old son in a locked car while he went to work.

Six children found in cockroach-infested South Carolina home surrounded by pigs and feces: cops

A South Carolina couple is behind bars after cops found their six starving kids living in filth inside a cockroach-infested home, surrounded by feces and pigs.

Parents of Georgia teen found dead in rolled-up gym mat file wrongful death suit over his mysterious death

Kendrick Johnson, 17, was reported missing on Jan. 10, 2013. His body was found the next day by classmates, inside a rolled-up gym mat at Lowndes High School.

Pregnant ScarJo debuts cropped blond locks

Cop stops man from suicide attempt on subway train tracks

An off-duty cop on his way to work early Tuesday talked a man out of a suicide attempt in Brooklyn, police said.

Officers involved in fatal shooting of 16-year-old Kimani Gray won't face criminal charges

The NYPD cops who shot and killed a 16-year-old Brooklyn boy who was allegedly armed - sparking mini street riots - will not face a criminal prosecution, the Daily News has learned.

OPINION De Blasio's law and order: Laws must be enforced... if doing so helps control wider disorder, all the better

Focusing on the most fundamental duty of his office, Mayor de Blasio got it exactly right Monday when he declared: “Breaking a law is breaking a law, and it has to be addressed.”

EXCLUSIVE City teachers union fighting for job protections after tenure lawsuit filed

A day after a bombshell lawsuit seeking to overhaul teacher tenure was filed, the city teachers union came out swinging for its job protections, arguing many teachers leave the system if they’re accused of misconduct or incompetence.

Dad in Connecticut delivers baby daughter in toilet bowl

Maybe he needed a catcher’s mitt. David Davis was trying to help his very pregnant wife, who had gone into labor while in the bathroom.

Bills icon's message for potential new owner: 'F--- Bon Jovi'

EXCLUSIVE State Sen. Democrats' coalition deal may fall apart: sources

ALBANY — A deal for a breakaway group of state Senate Democrats to realign with the mainstream party in a majority coalition is in jeopardy of falling apart, sources say.

'I'm relieved the threat is gone': Mom of boy molested by West Village gunman speaks out after suspect's death in wild shootout

The mother of the then-7-year-old boy molested by Charles Mozdir — who was killed in a gun battle with police Monday — said she and her family were ‘living in fear this whole time’ with him on the loose.

Woman attempted to molest little sister’s friend during sleepover: Houston cops

Jasmyne Lashay Gilder, 21, was cuffed for allegedly trying to sexually assault a 12-year-old girl who was staying at her house for a sleepover.

Man convicted of killing ex-roommate Army veteran Maribel Ramos

A love-stricken Southern California man was convicted Tuesday of killing his former roommate, a beautiful Army veteran and college student, last year after the 36-year-old woman ordered him to move out.

Florida motorcycle shop DENIES hiring George Zimmerman for security, despite his claim to police

Former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman told cops that he was working as a security guard for a Florida motorcycle and gun shop — but the store’s manager quickly shot down the claim.

New York

GUILTY: Ex-con admits he grabbed daughter’s great-grandmother by the neck and 'choked her until she was dead'

Gregory Velez, 38, admitted Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court that he choked to death Julia Hernandez inside her East Harlem home in 2011 after robbing the apartment.

Bill de Blasio's first budget approved by state regulators at Financial Control Board

Regulators - who have had the power to seize control of city finances if the city goes astray since the fiscal crisis of the 1970s - said that though future deficits have spiked since Mayor de Blasio settled contracts.

Ex-Queens City Councilman Daniel Halloran convicted on corruption and bribery charges

The "quarterback" is toast. A jury took just over one hour to convict former Queens City Councilman Daniel Halloran of corruption and bribery charges Tuesday.

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Family of Brooklyn gang victim sees killers get up to life in prison for 2012 slaying

The mother of a Brooklyn immigrant who was brutally murdered by two gangbangers who mistook him for a rival lashed out at one of her son’s convicted killers Tuesday before a judge sentenced him to the maximum of 25 years to life behind bars.

SEE IT Bloomberg's gun control group unveils terrifying 30-second TV ad

The gun control reform group founded by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a dramatic new television ad Tuesday designed to keep continued pressure on federal lawmakers to pass tighter gun laws.

Guess which star and her gal pals are soaking up the sun?

Top Ebola doctor dead in African outbreak; local airline suspends flights

A doctor who risked his own life to treat dozens of Ebola patients died Tuesday, officials said, as a major regional airline announced it was suspending flights to the cities hardest hit by outbreak.

FAMILY HEARTBREAK: Plane crash on Florida beach claims life of 9-year-old girl; father was killed in same freak accident

Law enforcement officials in Florida say a 9-year-old girl has died from injuries suffered when she was hit by a plane that crash-landed on the beach where she was walking with her father.

Boss of man gunned down in West Village called cops after seeing him on John Walsh show: source

Steve Zhik, who owns Smoking Culture — where Charles Mozdir worked — phoned police after seeing his profile on CNN’s ‘The Hunt with John Walsh,’ a source said.

Mom accused of slashing two of her own sons in argument over missing $20

Deniece Luckett, 44, allegedly slashed her two teenagers at a Brown Deer home — severing the 18-year-old's vein and the wounding the 16-year-old's head.

'Bachelorette' runner-up confronts Andi: 'We made love'

Georgia track star Torrin Lawrence killed in car crash

Former University of Georgia 400-meter standout Torrin Lawrence died Monday morning in a car accident as he made his way home to Jacksonville, Florida. He was 25.

Obama slaps Russia with additional U.S. sanctions targeting energy, weapons and big banks

President Obama has announced new economic sanctions against key sectors of the Russian economy in the latest move by the U.S. to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his support for Ukrainian rebels.

Four teens — two of them minors — arrested in brutal beating death of USC student

Four people, two of them juveniles, have been arrested in the robbery and beating death last week of a Chinese graduate student near his off-campus apartment, Los Angeles Police officials said on Monday.

Alabama man accused of kidnapping, raping woman in front of young daughter arrested in Florida

David Pitts was arrested at a Boynton Beach hospital on Monday, days after he allegedly kidnapped the woman and raped her in front of her 8-year-old daughter.

Sports

Mehta: Jets right to be loud and proud

Rex Ryan, Geno Smith, Dee Milliner, Calvin Pace and anyone else wearing green and white should give a collective middle finger to those lampooning their self-confidence. Here’s a mile-high salute, compliments of the Jets.

Dillon Gee roughed up, Chase Utley hits slam as Mets shut out by Phillies

The Mets at least hope it was a parting gift. Amid the hot rumors that he will be dealt, Phillies lefty Cole Hamels dominated the Mets Tuesday night. Hamels shut out the Mets for eight innings as the Phillies beat the Mets 6-0 at Citi FIeld. It was the ninth time this season the Mets have been shut out.

Giants RB Wilson suffers neck ‘burner’

The sight of David Wilson walking off the field and into the Giants facility marred what had been an upbeat, energetic practice just days away from the team’s first preseason game on Sunday.

Yankee Stadium to host Liverpool FC, Manchester City on Wednesday

Fifty years ago, four lads from Liverpool boarded a plane bound for John F. Kennedy Airport unsure of how they’d be received by the American people. Little did the Beatles know they were blazing a trail for the British Invasion.

Healing faster than hyperdrive: Ford seen sans leg cast

Last surviving crew member of Enola Gay aircraft — that dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima — dies at 93

Theodore VanKirk was the navigator of the Enola Gay, a B-29 Superfortress aircraft that dropped the world's first atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.

Colorado Supreme Court halts gay marriage in Boulder, pending appeal

Colorado's Supreme Court ordered Boulder County to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples while an appeal from the state attorney general is heard.

'It was very ugly to see the blood running on the ground': Congress hears from children that fled violence at home for the U.S. border

After weeks of debating the fate of tens of thousands of undocumented minors trying to enter the United States, Congress for the first time heard directly from three of the children on Tuesday.