Wednesday, September 10, 2014

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Seattle megachurch forced to shutter locations, slash staff after founding pastor calls women ‘a very nice home’ for God's penis

Megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll is under fire and the Pacific Northwest church he founded for several disturbing comments he made.

NFL commish ducks big question on video of Ray Rice beating wife, leaves open possibility of the disgraced player to return to league

goodell ray rice NFL wife abuse Blitzed by criticism that he didn’t give abusive Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice the boot sooner, the NFL commissioner did what football teams do when it’s fourth and long and they’re in a jam — he punted.

Massachusetts mayor has late-night meeting with political rival — and brings HIS GUN

Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan is the target of a recall petition. An embattled Massachusetts mayor pulled a handgun out during a late night meeting in an SUV with a city councilman, a move the councilor considered "intimidation" but mayor explained was a way of showing the rival politician how to defend himself.

All DONE! Mets shut David Wright down for the season

David Wright won't be playing again this season. Jacob deGrom threw eight shutout innings and the Mets climbed closer to .500 than they have since the All-Star break with the 2-0 win over the Rockies. That could not shake the pall over Citi FIeld Tuesday night.

Pakistani warplanes strike 3 militant hideouts in a Taliban stronghold, killing 35 insurgents

A Pakistani soldier stands by ammunition seized during a military operation against Taliban militants, in the of town of Miranshah, North Waziristan July 9, 2014. The Pakistani military has seized control of 80 percent of Miranshah, the capital of the remote North Waziristan tribal region. Pakistani warplanes struck three militant hideouts in a Taliban stronghold near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing 35 insurgents, the army said.
Justin Bieber stripped fashion down to the nearly bare essentials Tuesday night. The pop star introduced Rita Ora at Fashion Rocks on Tuesday night, but first he wanted the spotlight all to himself.

Justin shows off chiseled body on Fashion Week catwalk

Obama will increase airstrikes against ISIS in Syria: report

WASHINGTON — President Obama is ready to give the go-ahead for airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, The New York Times reported Tuesday night, citing an anonymous administration official.

Calif. woman high on meth charged for tossing boyfriend from scooter as victim says neighbors should mind their own business: police

The man floundered on the ground after being knocked over during the intense argument. An enraged California woman was high on meth when she berated and tossed her wheelchair-bound boyfriend to the ground before driving off, prosecutors said.

NBC staffer arrested on charges that he posted sex tape of his girlfriend online

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A horndog NBC News web producer was hangdog Tuesday night as he was arraigned on charges that he posted a secret sex tape of his girlfriend online.

Mastermind executed in 1998 double-murder restaurant heist

Missouri inmate Earl Ringo was executed early Wednesday for his role as the mastermind of a 1988 double-murder robbery of a Ruby Tuesday restaurant. A Missouri inmate was put to death Wednesday for killing two people during a restaurant robbery in 1998, the eighth execution in the state this year and the 10th since November.

BASHFUL IN BALI: Ashlee and Evan still FREE from photographers

Ashlee Simpson and new husband Evan Ross are on their honeymoon in Bali.

L.I. man admits to wanting to travel to Yemen to join Al Qaeda

Marcos Alonso Zea (R), 25, of Brentwood is shown in this court artist's sketch along with defense attorney Sally Butler during his arraignment in U.S. District Court in Central Islip, New York October 18, 2013. Zea was arrested and charged in a five-count indictment with attempting to travel to Yemen to join al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. REUTERS/Jane Rosenburg (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW) A 26-year-old Long Island man pleaded guilty Tuesday to hatching a bizarre plan to travel to Yemen to join Al Qaeda.

Woman allegedly taped having sex with former Morgan Stanley exec and flushed copy down the toilet: lawyer

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A lawyer for accused perv John C. Kelly Tuesday asked Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Ronald Zweibel to turn over footage in its original form.

Rainforest Cafe sues to stay open at Atlantic City’s doomed Trump Plaza Casino in effort to save 180 jobs

Pedestrians enter the Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, N.J., after the gaming areas were re-opened early Saturday, July 8, 2006. Lawmakers worked through the night Friday until a state budget was approved, effectively ending the state shutdown which included casino gaming. (AP Photo/Mary Godleski) A lawsuit filed against Trump Entertainment Resorts is asking a judge to permit the popular restaurant to stay open for 90 days after its casino landlord’s scheduled Sept. 16 closure.

Canada finds one of two explorer ships lost in Arctic for nearly 170 years

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper applauds after unveiling an image showing one of two ships from the lost Franklin expedition, in Ottawa September 9, 2014. Harper announced a Parks Canada remotely operated underwater vehicle confirmed the find of one of two ships from Sir John Franklin's doomed Arctic expedition in the 1840's searching for the Northwest Passage. REUTERS/Chris Wattie (CANADA - Tags: POLITICS) One of two fabled British explorer ships, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, has been located on the sea floor in northern Canada after vanishing in the late 1840s.

Indiana man forced wife of one year to be his sex slave, wear dog collar, call him 'her Lord': cops

Kenneth Harden, 32, is now being held in Jackson County Jail at Brownstown on 38 felony charges including rape, criminal deviate conduct, battery, strangulation, intimidation and neglect of a dependent. Kenneth Harden, 32, allegedly raped and tortured his wife of one year after meeting her on Craigslist and presenting himself as a devout Christian.

Wendy: Aaliyah's family should support Lifetime biopic decisions

Wendy Williams addresses the concerns of the parents of Aaliyah surrounding the upcoming made for TV biopic for Lifetime that she is producing.

John Kerry arrives in Baghdad to meet with new Iraqi prime minister

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) arrives at Queen Alia Airport in Amman September 10, 2014 . President Obama told leaders of Congress on Tuesday that he did not need for them to authorize his strategy to fight Islamic State, ahead of a speech to Americans that may herald expanded operations against the group in Iraq and perhaps Syria. REUTERS/Brendan Smialowsky/Pool (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS) With a new Iraqi government finally in place and a growing Mideast consensus on defeating insurgent threats, Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad Wednesday to press Iraq's Shiite leader to quickly deliver more power to wary Sunnis — or jeopardize any hope of defeating the Islamic State group.

City Sanitation worker pretended to be dead twin brother for two decades to collect $581,000: authorities

MR Thomas Murphy, 52, was hit with a slew of charges for the alleged fraud. Murphy's brother, Robert, died a day after the twins were born in 1962.

WATCH Disturbed man who smashed window at Brooklyn store gets Tasered by NYPD

An emotionally disturbed man smashed a store window and threatened police with shards of glass, according to authorities. He was then Tasered by police at a Flatbush store this morning.

Suspected burglar found passed out on bed by Florida deputies — who took pictures

Dion Davis was arrested by authorities in Nokomis, Florida when a cleaning woman discovered the burgular sleeping inside her client's home. The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Dion Davis, was described as found passed out on a bed beside a bag full of stolen jewelry by Sarasota County deputies Monday.

Illegal cabs are seized without a warrant: lawsuit

TLC officers detain an unlicenced cab driver during a sting with the help of the Port Authority at terminal 5 in JFK Airport. The city Taxi and Limousine Commission illegally seizes the vehicles of people accused for the first time of operating unlicensed taxis without a warrant, according to a lawsuit.

Hammond: Zephyr Teachout's run spoiled Andrew Cuomo's victory lap

Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor Tim Wu and candidate for Governor Zephyr Teachout exit PS 33 after casting his ballot, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, in New York. (Louis Lanzano / for New York Daily News) Brainy, brassy insurgent Zephyr Teachout spoiled Gov. Cuomo's victory lap - and good for her.

Zephyr Teachout's primary election loss has air of a victory party

Teachout-Wu. Hudson Terrace, 621 West 46th Street, NY. 9/9/2014: Kevin Wu and Zephyr Teachout conceded on Tuesdays to Gov. Cuomo. Gregg Vigliotti for The New York Daily News Democratic insurgent Zephyr Teachout lost her race for governor, but her primary night gathering at a West Side lounge had the air of a victory party.

City Democrat facing criminal charges wins state Senate re-election

Senator John Sampson at his press conference about school governance and Mayoral contol, Capitol, Albany, NY, 7/1/2009 Criminal charges were not enough to stop a city Democrat from re-claiming his state Senate seat Tuesday.

Rep. Governors Association congratulates Rob Astorino on primary he didn't have

Rob Astorino, Republican candidate for governor of New York. Republican candidate for governor Rob Astorino finally received some encouraging words from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie – but at a very odd time.
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Lawyer for sexual abuse victims blasts panel for denying appeal in $680M lawsuit filed against Yeshiva University

July 30, 2010: Looking southwest across Amsterdam Avenue and 187th Street at Zysman Hall at Yeshiva University on a sunny morning. David H. Zysman Hall, a Moorish Revival building on Yeshiva University's Wilf Campus, is home to the former main beit midrash (Torah study hall). The lawyer for 34 men who claim Yeshiva University covered up decades of sexual abuse picked a fight on Tuesday with the appeals panel that shot down a $680 million lawsuit last week, accusing the three judges who denied his appeal of being in the tank for the Washington Heights school.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer helps secure $25M to support Vision Zero traffic safety projects

PS 199 in Queens, New York The city is getting $25 million in federal transportation funding to support Mayor de Blasio’s Vision Zero quest to eliminate traffic fatalities. The money will support 13 city Department of Transportation traffic-safety projects.

Pair indicted for supplying oxycodone to Derek Boogaard, former NY Rangers player who died from drug overdose

Derek Boogaard, the former Rangers enforcer, dies of an accidental drug overdose in 2011. Two men have been arrested on federal drug charges stemming from the 2011 death of former New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard, who overdosed on oxycodone and alcohol after a violent hockey career that left him brain damaged and addicted to painkilling drugs.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Grandson of mob convict charged with attempted murder in Queens shooting

Robert Sasso. Sasso is accused of critically injuring his childhood friend after shooting him on a Queens Jetty in August. He was arrested on Tuesday. The inked-up grandson of a former Gambino family associate is now jammed up in the near-fatal shooting of his childhood friend on a Queens jetty , authorities said Tuesday.

Former Brooklyn bank teller stole $80,000 from customers’ accounts: DA

NR Janese Ferguson, 27, was charged with grand larceny for allegedly wiring the money out of the accounts to pay her student loans and other debt, Brooklyn prosecutors announced Tuesday.

'Gone Girl' star talks sex scenes with Neil Patrick Harris

Rosamund Pike in the October 2014 issue of Glamour Magazine.

Marriage of newlyweds, ages 96 and 95, questioned over bride’s dementia, real estate

PHOTO TAKEN AUG. 5, 2014 The future for newlyweds Edith Hill and Eddie Harrison is very much uncertain after issue was raised over Hill having been declared legally incapacitated several years ago. A judge said he believes Hill's daughter acted improperly by taking her mother to get married without the court's permission.

Suspected thief arrested after posting on Iowa police dept's Facebook page

Andrew Allen Bolden, a 31 year-old robbery suspect who taunted Des Moines police on the department's Facebook page this spring, has been arrested in Arizona, officials said. Des Moines police released surveillance photos and on May 1 posted on Facebook that they had identified the suspect, who posted in the comment thread that he "didn't rob anything." "I shoplifted and ran away," he wrote. "The security guard was embarrassed he couldn't stop me so he made up a lie about me beating him up." Status update: A robbery suspect who ridiculed Des Moines police by posting on the department’s Facebook page about his crime has been arrested, officials said.

Son of Florida sheriff's deputy accidentally fires father's gun while in line at Wendy's

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 29: A Wendy's sign hangs as protesters, many of them employees at Wendy's fast-food restaurant, demonstrate outside of one of the restaurants to demand higher pay and the right to form a union on November 29, 2012 in New York City. The campaign, called "Fast Food Forward," organized protests at other New York fast-food establishments including McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Domino's. The group seeks to double hourly pay to $15 an hour . (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The 2-year-old son of a Florida sheriff's deputy accidentally fired his father's gun while waiting in line at Wendy's.

Camper seriously injured after sleepwalking off 60-foot Kentucky cliff

A man was rescued after he fell 60 feet off a Kentucky cliff after sleepwalking during a forest camping excursion. A Kentucky camper with a history of sleepwalking is lucky to be alive after he took an unconscious midnight stroll off a 60-foot precipice, rescuers said.

TOO CUTE! Hilaria does side-by-side pose with Carmen

Hilaria Baldwin is at it again - posting pictures of herself in a bikini doing yoga

Two teens attacked, one slashed with sharpened broomstick

NR A 19-year-old man was stabbed and an 18-year-old man was slashed with a sharpened broomstick during a fight on a Hell's Kitchen corner Tuesday afternoon, police said.

House pushes resolution condemning Obama for Bowe Bergdahl prisoner swap

HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday pushed a resolution condemning President Barack Obama for failing to give 30-day notice to Congress about the exchange in May of American prisoner Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban leaders held at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Lava creeps towards homes after volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island

In this Sept. 6, 2014 photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey, surface flows have recently cut a swath through thick forest from the June 27 lava flow from the Kilauea volcano in Pahoa, Hawaii. The June 27 lava flow is named for the date it began erupting from a new vent. Lava from one of the world's most active volcanos has been advancing at a slower pace the past few days and is now moving parallel to a sparsely populated subdivision on Hawaii's Big Island. Hawaii County Civil Defense Director Darryl Oliveira says the lava from Kilauea volcano is still at least a mile away from any homes in Kaohe Homesteads. (AP Photo/U.S. Geological Survey) Lava from one of the world’s most active volcanos has been advancing at a slower pace the past few days and is now moving parallel to a sparsely populated subdivision on Hawaii’s Big Island.

ISIS paid rebels up to $50,000 for info on U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff

epa04381393 A picture made available 02 September 2014 shows US freelance journalist Steven Sotloff during a work trip in Manama near Lulu Roundabout, which later became the iconic center for the 2011 pro-reform protests in Bahrain, 26 October 2010. The Islamic State (IS) has allegedly beheaded the second US journalist, Steven Joel Sotloff, according to the monitoring group SITE Intel, which posted the information on its website on 02 September 2014. The IS militant group, which has taken over large swathes of Iraq and Syria in recent weeks, has demanded and collected ransom payments for European journalists and other hostages. The USA and Britain, meanwhile, have refused to negotiate with the terrorists. EPA/MAZEN MAHDI Slain American journalist Steven Sotloff was ratted out to ISIS by a rebel group — for as much as $50,000.

Prince Harry gets immortalized in wax ahead of birthday

A new wax figure of Britain's Prince Harry, dressed in army combat fatigues, is unveiled at Madame Tussauds in central London, England

Minnesota ‘suicide fetish’ nurse convicted of encouraging English man to kill self

Police say Melchert-Dinkel posed as a female nurse on Internet suicide chat rooms offering "expert knowledge" on the most effective way to commit suicide. An ex-nurse who admitted going online and encouraging people to kill themselves was convicted Tuesday of assisting the suicide of an English man and attempting to assist on the suicide of a Canadian woman, following a legal battle that has spanned more than four years and led to the reversal of part of a Minnesota law that outlaws the practice.

Dick Cheney warns U.S. military is ‘unprepared’ to take on ISIS

Dick Cheney (left) and Johner Boehner (right) are to speak at the House Republican conference meeting Tuesday morning. Dick Cheney didn’t hold back unleashing his wrath on President Obama’s foreign policy, blaming the rise of ISIS on Obama’s isolationist tendencies and a light U.S. footprint in the world.

Oscar Pistorius murder trial to resume Thursday with verdict expected soon after

(FILES) - A photo taken on August 8, 2014 shows South African Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius (C) leaving the High Court in Pretoria. Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius returns to court on September 9, 2014 for judgement in his murder trial. He is accused of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day of 2013. The double-amputee sprinter is also facing charges of gun and ammunition possession. AFP PHOTO / MUJAHID SAFODIENMUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP/Getty Images The last lap in the marathon murder trial of South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius gets underway Thursday.

Howard Stern was ‘in tears’ during Joan Rivers’ funeral

Howard Stern talks delivering eulogy at Joan Rivers funeral, admits he was ‘in tears' during ceremony

Liberia's Ebola cases will likely multiply as suspected patient is investigated in Italy

Ebola has now killed more than 2,000 people. The sign above reads, ‘Ebola is still in Guinea. Remain vigilant!’ Liberia, which has seen the highest number of Ebola cases in the devastating outbreak that has left more than 2,000 dead, will likely see thousands more cases in the coming weeks, the World Health Organization said Monday.

Iowa man pulls out gun, shoots self during county meeting about taxes

Jackson County Courthouse in Maquoketa, Iowa. An Iowa man who apparently hated paying taxes pulled out a gun during a Jackson County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, shooting at one person and killing himself.

WHAT A FIND! Chinese boy discovers 3,000 year-old bronze sword in river

The sword was discovered in the Laozhoulin River in China’s Jiangsu Province. An 11-year-old boy found a 3,000 year-old bronze sword when washing his hands in a river in July.
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McCarron: Plate-blocking rule still unclear to players, playoffs could be messy

New York Yankees center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury (22) hit forces New York Yankees second baseman Stephen Drew (33) out at home 5th inning, New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium. Bronx, NY. Tuesday September 9, 2014. (Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News) If there was this much hand-wringing over a play at the plate in a game with — let’s be honest here, Yankee fans — little to no October implications, what’s going to happen if collision confusion still reigns during baseball’s showcase moments in the playoffs and World Series?

Yankees lose to Rays, playoff hopes continue to slip away

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Derek Jeter has shied away from the term “Farewell tour” all season, quick to point out that he’s still playing for something. The farewell tour may be starting soon enough.

NFL Power Rankings: Broken Big Blue drops to No. 29

DETROIT, MI - SEPTEMBER 08: Joique Bell #35 of the Detroit Lions scores a fourth-quarter touchdown against the New York Giants during a game at Ford Field on September 8, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) And so we start off just where we left off in February at MetLife Stadium. After one week of the NFL, the two best teams still look like the Seahawks and Broncos and it's not even close.

Late run lifts U.S. to hoops World Cup win over Slovenia

Klay Thompson leads the U.S. with 20 points in its quarterfinal win over Slovenia Tuesday. Klay Thompson scored 20 points and James Harden had 12 of his 14 in the third quarter after a scoreless first half, helping the U.S. turn a close game into a 119-76 rout of Slovenia on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup.
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Katy, Taylor use Twitter to renew quiet feud

Katy Perry tweets about 'Regina George' mean girl hours after talk of Taylor Swift feud

Fourth U.S. aid worker with Ebola arrives at Atlanta hospital

An airplane transporting an American infected with the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa lands at Dobbins Air Reserve Base on Tuesday.

HEY, DIRTBAGS! Rice, Sterling named in Top 25 list by GQ

U.S. close to IDing ISIS militant who beheaded Foley: report

The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, has been murdering people throughout Syria and Iraq.

'GoT' star is blown away by an 'ancient' Nintendo system

Maisie Williams and other teenagers react to Ninendo (NES) in new Fine Bros YouTube video.

Terrorism plotter hit with new 21-year prison term

(FILES)This undated file photo obtained 01 June 2004 from the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles shows Jose Padilla. Padilla, the US citizen arrested in 2002 for an alleged "dirty bomb" plot, got off too lightly when he was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison, a federal appeals court ruled September 19, 2011. The three judge panel tossed out Padilla's sentence and ordered a new hearing to determine a more appropriate punishment for his crimes. Padilla, 40, dubbed the "Puerto Rican Taliban," was arrested in May 2002 at Chicago's O'Hare airport after returning from Egypt and was taken to a US navy prison in South Carolina. US authorities justified his detention without charge saying he was an "enemy combatant" who allegedly planned to explode a radioactive bomb in the country. AFP PHOTO/FILES/FLORIDA DMV (Photo credit should read HO/AFP/Getty Images)

Kim K. finally accepts Ice Bucket Challenge on 'Ellen'

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Pilot unharmed as Cessna crashes in Conn. field

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Trendy celebs flock to New York Fashion Week

Alassandra Ambrosio and Rita Ora are just two of the stars who showed up to New York Fashion Week

Stars share behind-the-scenes snaps at Fashion Week

Fashion folks like Kendall Jenner and Jennifer Hudson post pictures of New York Fashion Week to social media sites
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Volvo sells out every First Edition 2015 XC90 in 47 hours

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Baby’s first concert! Kelly Clarkson shares cute snap

Kelly Clarkson shares and adorable baby photo

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 likely downed by outside impact: officials

An Emergencies Ministry member walks at a site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash near the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region, July 17, 2014. The Malaysian airliner flight MH17 was brought down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard and sharply raising the stakes in a conflict between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels in which Russia and the West back opposing sides. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev (UKRAINE - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR3Z3SK

SEE IT: Stars heat up the Toronto Film Fest

Reese Witherspoon, Kate Beckinsale, Cara Delevingne and other A-listers make the scene at the Toronto Film Festival

DNA links Oregon inmate to 1976 San Fran serial killings: FBI

Rodney Halbower went to prison for rape in 1976, soon after the string of killings.

Child, 2, stuffed in clothes dryer, suffers burns

Court documents say Adam Morton of Berlin, New Hampshire, put a 2-year-old boy from Bangor, Maine in a clothes dryer and turned it on, causing burns and other injuries to the boy.

Nebraska Lt. Gov. resigns after assault allegations

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Dog hops on hind legs after both his front legs are broken and put into casts

420 reported dead, thousands trapped in Indian flooding

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