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'I want a hug and have a bath with you': British Airways pilot accused of having sex with boys during layovers in India

A British Airways long-haul pilot faces 25 sex charges after being accused of having sex with underaged boys during layovers in India, as well as abusing two boys in the UK, according to British court proceedings.

'Burn it down!' Ferguson erupts in protest after memorial to teenager Michael Brown is destroyed

Nearly 200 protesters gathered on the streets of Ferguson, Mo. late Tuesday and two businesses suffered damage as anger simmered over the destruction of the makeshift memorial to teenager Michael Brown, reports said.

Colorado man kills neighbor's dog during little girl's birthday party after it had attacked his own canine: cops

A Colorado man fatally shot his neighbor's dog on Saturday after it had jumped a fence and attacked his own canine, authorities said.

Florida teen mom tries to suffocate hospitalized baby 2 TIMES for attention: cops

A Facebook page alive with images of her newborn was just a cover for a teenaged Florida mom who, overwhelmed by the fresh responsibility, tried to suffocate her baby twice while in the hospital, authorities said.

Daddy's new caddy: Paulina, PGA golfer expecting first child

Five-hour standoff with Ventura County deputies ends with LAPD traffic cop dead of an apparent suicide

Authorities said an off-duty Los Angeles police officer was found dead in an apparent suicide after a standoff with Ventura County deputies.

Mother of Dylan Klebold, one of the Columbine shooters, to pen memoir about the 1999 tragedy

The mother of Columbine High School shooter Dylan Klebold is planning a memoir in which she will confront the "indescribable grief and shame" she has lived with since the 1999 tragedy.

Brooklyn man sent off to shrink for stalking CBS anchor Diane Macedo

A Brooklyn man copped to stalking CBS newscaster Diane Macedo in exchange for 90 days of psychiatric treatment in a plea deal reached Tuesday.

Rosie on 2007 'View' exit: 'I didn’t want to be paid to fight with a pregnant woman'

'IT IS SUCH F-----G B------T': ESPN's Bill Simmons calls NFL commish a 'liar' in profanity-laced rant about ongoing abuse scandal

ESPN's Bill Simmons didn't hold anything back Tuesday, calling NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a "liar" for his performance during last week's press conference on the league's ongoing domestic violence crisis.

Florida high school senior rapes, chokes teacher on campus then steals her car: cops

Homestead Police charged 18-year-old Victor Marshall Nash after he confessed to raping and choking a teacher and stole her car, police said.

Afghan soldiers who went missing in U.S. stopped at Mass. strip club before they were caught

The three Afghan army officers who disappeared while guests of the U.S. apparently wanted to sample entertainment long appreciated by Western military members. They visited a strip club.

Man paranoid over phone calls and messages from Walmart confesses to 17-year-old murder of Arizona woman

A paranoid former drug addict felt compelled to confess to a murder he committed 17 years ago after receiving unrelated phone calls and mail from Walmart.

'Modern Family' star says ex-beau choked, threatened her: report

Manhattan Madam Kristin Davis puts pimping behind her ahead of sentencing

Manhattan Madam Kristin Davis writes in court filings she has begun pursuing a career in cosmetology after pleading guilty to hustling prescription pills earlier this year.

Coalition of elected officials denounce new ads on subways and buses as Islamophobic

Elected officials, community groups and faith leaders - including Christian ministers, Jewish rabbis, and Muslim imams - gathered today at City Hall to denounce ads on MTA buses and subway stations that they say promote Islamophobia.

MLB hoping it doesn't rain on Derek Jeter's parade as rainout will leave fans with high-priced ticket stubs and no memories

There is a decent chance of rain for Thursday night when Derek Jeter is scheduled to play at Yankee Stadium for the final time. If the bad weather shows up, Major League Baseball’s plan is to do whatever it takes to get the game in.

Stabbing at Toronto high school leaves one student dead, one suspect on loose: police

A manhunt is underway after 19-year-old Hamid Aminzada (pictured) was fatally stabbed at North Albion Collegiate Institute Tuesday afternoon, said police.

Warren: This is just the beginning of a long ISIS campaign

President Obama's decision to attack ISIS and expand the airstrikes to Syria guarantees a long, exhausting campaign for Americans exhausted by long military conflicts.

How dangerous is Khorasan? Sleeper terrorist group finalized plans for attack on U.S.

The U.S. battered two Syrian terrorists groups with dozens of airstrikes Tuesday morning — one more infamous than the other.

ISIS releases new 'lecture video' of British hostage John Cantlie

ISIS released another propaganda video featuring British photojournalist John Cantlie hours after the launch of U.S.-led airstrikes against the terrorist group in Syria Monday.

Osama bin Laden's son-in-law gets life in prison

Osama Bin Laden's son-in-law can rot in prison before he burns in Hell. A Manhattan judge sentenced Sulaiman Abu Ghaith — who stood by Bin Laden's side calling for more attacks on Americans in the hours after the mass murders of Sept. 11 — to life in prison Tuesday so he can "never again" engage in murderous conduct.

Family of ISIS hostage Alan Henning received audio of him pleading for life: wife

The British aid worker's family announced that they have received a recording of the 47-year-old who was kidnapped while on a Muslim-led aid mission in Syria.

EDITORIAL The air campaign against ISIS is underway, and not a moment too soon

In unleashing U.S. air power in Syria, President Obama led America necessarily into what will surely be a long, tough battle to “degrade and destroy” ISIS.

New York

Man charged with Brooklyn stabbing claims self-defense

Andriy Komynar, 20, was arraigned Tuesday in Brooklyn Criminal Court on attempted murder and other charges for Monday’s attack on Yaakov Pfeiffer. .

Mayor de Blasio vows to end cellphone ban in schools

Acknowledging that even his own son violates the policy, Mayor de Blasio promised Tuesday swift action to overhaul the controversial cellphone ban in city schools.

City Council paves way to public registry of bully landlords

The legislation, which passed 49-0, also would double the maximum fine for harassing tenants, to $10,000.

Former Simon & Schuster honcho sues hedge fund boss for $20M over hellish Upper East Side townhouse rehab job

A townhouse battle on the Upper East Side spilled into court Tuesday when a retired publishing exec slammed his hedge fund neighbor with a $20 million suit over a three-year renovation.

Chirlane McCray attending NYPD meeting is 'very important' for Bill de Blasio

It was Mayor de Blasio’s idea that his wife attend a high-level NYPD meeting, so she could 'understand just how extraordinary' the CompStat crimefighting system is, he said Tuesday.

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Rutgers student killed in bear attack at nature preserve to receive posthumous degree

Rutgers University senior Darsh Patel, 22, who was killed by a black bear in a wooded area of New Jersey on Sunday, was the state's first bear attack fatality since 1852.

City planning to create 57-block nabe called 'Cromwell-Jerome' in the Bronx to revitalize area overrun with auto shops

The city is planning a new neighborhood in the Bronx. The Department of City Planning gave the Daily News an inside look, and a private tour, of the 57-block valley between the Grand Concourse and Highbridge that could soon be known as “Jerome-Cromwell.”

MTA’s upcoming capital plan has $15.2 billion shortfall, or nearly half its total value

The MTA’s next capital plan aims to enhance the safety and reliability of the transit system — but it has a funding gap of $15.2 billion, or nearly half its total price tag.

British union to confront de Blasio over plan to ban horse carriages

Even overseas, Mayor de Blasio can’t escape opposition to his unpopular plan to ban the city’s horse-carriage industry.

Tom Cruise victim of anti-Scientology plot: Juliette Lewis

Two shot and wounded at Florida shopping mall, shooters die in car crash

Two people were shot at a central Florida retail mall Tuesday night, police said. Two male suspects killed in a car crash fleeing the scene.

Vatican arrests former archbishop, who was defrocked earlier this year, on child sex charges

The Vatican said on Tuesday it had arrested a former archbishop who is accused of paying for sex with children while he was a papal ambassador in the Dominican Republic.

India successfully places spacecraft in Mars orbit

India triumphed in its first interplanetary mission, placing a satellite into orbit around Mars on Wednesday morning and catapulting the country into an elite club of deep-space explorers.

Osama bin Laden's son-in-law sentenced to life in prison

AN NYC judge sentenced Sulaiman Abu Ghaith — who stood by Bin Laden's side as he claimed credit for the Sept. 11 attacks — to life in prison Tuesday so he can "never again" engage in murderous conduct.

Check out The Boss' career as Bruce marks 65th bday

Soda companies pledge to reduce calories in soft drinks

Three giant soft drink companies — Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper — on Tuesday pledged to work toward slashing the calories Americans get from soft drinks by 20% over the next decade.

Alabama toddler accidentally drowned in tank of baptismal water: coroner

The child, who was two months shy of his second birthday, drowned in 33 inches of water at the Pentecostal House of Prayer in Decatur Friday, said Morgan County Coroner Jeffrey Chunn.

Respiratory illness spreads to more than half of U.S. states: CDC

More than half of U.S. states have confirmed cases of a respiratory illness that has sickened children with symptoms ranging from mild colds to more severe breathing difficulties, according to health officials.

Three to be charged in Philly gay bash attack after online sleuths ID suspects: district attorney

Three people are slated to be charged in the attack on a gay couple in Philadelphia, according to the Philadelphia Daily News.

Sports

As Jeter retirement tour winds down, Captain makes final out in loss to O's

The Yankees are lurching toward the final days of Derek Jeter’s career, but that’s not the only countdown in their lives. The Yanks lost to the Orioles, 5-4, in front of 43,201 at the Stadium Tuesday night, which knocked their elimination number down to one since the Royals beat the Indians, too.

Bud Selig says A-Rod will have a clean slate after serving PED suspension

Outgoing Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said that when a player returns from a suspension he has a clean slate in the eyes of the league. The same goes for Alex Rodriguez.

Myers: If Geno Smith is goat on Sunday, Rex Ryan must switch QBs

Geno Smith is a better player this season and it’s not hard to see it. But when the Jets take the field Sunday against Detroit, he should be playing for his job. Sunday’s game is the start of a brutal four-game stretch in which the Jets also face Philip Rivers in San Diego, Peyton Manning at home and Tom Brady in Foxborough

Gruden: Cousins could eclipse RG3 as franchise QB

Maybe Robert Griffin III isn't the face of the NFL franchise in Washington after all. On Thursday night, the Giants will travel to Washington and face a different quarterback in Kirk Cousins, who has filled in for an injured RG3 for the last two weeks.

PHIL UNMASKED: Prison shot reveals the bald truth

North Carolina man who killed wife gives up his parental rights in exchange for lighter prison sentence

Brad Cooper, 40, pleaded guilty Monday in Wake County Superior Court to the 2008 murder of his wife Nancy. He had been found guilty of first-degree murder in 2011, but the conviction was overturned.

Richard Sacra, third American missionary with Ebola, being treated with Canadian experimental drug

Dr. Richard Sacra, the third American missionary to contract Ebola while serving in West Africa, is being treated with an experimental drug called TKM-Ebola.

CDC says there could be 1.4 million Ebola cases by early next year: report

There could be 1.4 million Ebola cases by early next year, according to Centers for Disease Control figures obtained by the New York Times on Tuesday.

Hasselhoff hits the beach in iconic 'Baywatch' gear

PETA urges vegan diet for man accused of killing, eating ex-girlfriend to 'diminish that bloodlust'

An animal-rights group wants an Indiana man accused of murdering his former girlfriend and eating part of her body to receive a vegan diet while he is in custody, saying it could help protect jail staff, a spokesman said on Monday.

Would you like a side of meth with that? Colorado operation sold drugs from taco truck: prosecutor

An extensive Colorado meth operation included a Denver-area taco truck that made the drug available as a side dish, prosecutors say.

Homeless man who slept in luxury Pittsburgh hotel suite has charges dropped

He’ll lay his head elsewhere tonight. A Pittsburgh homeless man who spent some 10 months in jail for spending just hours asleep in a luxury $2,500-a-night suite had trespassing charges dropped Monday.