Wednesday, December 17, 2014

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS


'The Interview' is over! Sony cancels NYC premiere amid 9/11-style hack attack threats

Studio execs pulled the plug on the Thursday showcase of the comedy starring Seth Rogen and James Franco. Hackers Guardians of Peace has threatened anyone who attends the New York premiere. The FBI, NYPD and Homeland Security are investigating.

San Diego State fraternity gets banned after being found guilty of harassing anti-rape demonstrators by waving sex toys at them, tossing eggs

No Licensing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Members of Delta Sigma Phi were accused of waving sex toys and throwing eggs at anti-rape demonstrators during last month's Take Back the Night march. The fraternity's members are also accused of 'hazing and alcohol misconduct issues.'

'Witness 40' on grand jury exposed for racist rants is convicted felon who lied to police and was likely NOT in Ferguson on day Michael Brown was killed: report

‘Witness 40’ for Ferguson grand jury exposed as a racist, mentally ill felon who lied about shooting: report Convicted felon Sandra McElroy, 45, didn’t give police a witness statement about the Aug. 9 killing of unarmed black teen Michael Brown until Sept. 11, well after several descriptions of the shooting had been detailed in the press.

Hillary Clinton denounces torture, says ‘black lives matter'

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 16: Honoree Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks on stage at the 2014 Robert F. Kennedy Ripple Of Hope Awards at New York Hilton on December 16, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/WireImage) Hillary Clinton said Tuesday she’s proud to have been part of an administration that worked to ban brutal interrogations.

SPOILER ALERT: And the winner of 'The Voice' Season 7 is...

Ohio 13-year-old girl kills self after bullied: parents

Emilie Grace Olsen, 13, was found dead in her home in Fairfield Township, Ohio. A 13-year-old Ohio girl's suicide has forced her parents to question whether school officials could have stopped her from being bullied.

Suicide car bombers kill 26, including 16 kids in Yemen

Smoke rises from the site of a car bomb explosion in Radda town,100 miles (160 kilometers) south of the capital Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Two suicide car bombers rammed their vehicles into a Shiite rebels’ checkpoint and a house south of the Yemeni capital Tuesday, as a school bus traveling nearby killing at least 25 dead including at least 15 primary school students, Defense Ministry, rebels and witnesses. (AP Photo) Two suicide car bombers in Yemen struck a checkpoint and rebel’s home, killing 26 including 16 kids.

Knicks coach Derek Fisher rips team, pulls Carmello Anthony and starters in loss to Mavericks

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The Knicks made sure from the start that “Boo who?” never really was a difficult question for those in attendance Tuesday night.

SEE IT: Justin, Jimmy head to summer camp for hysterical duet

Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon.

SEE IT Castaway rescued on deserted Bahamas island six days after drifting from Florida Keys in dinghy

Larry Sutterfield, 39, was stuck in the Bahamas for six days before being rescued by the Coast Guard. Vid link: http://www.wptv.com/news/state/larry-sutterfield-coast-guard-rescues-man-from-island-in-the-bahamas-stranded-for-six-days An Illinois man who drifted in a dinghy from the Florida Keys to a desolate island in the Bahamas is lucky to be alive after six days.

There is no Santa clause for sex offenders in Texas despite convict caught posing with children at fast food joint

Registered sex offender Norman Burbank, 54, was found working at a Texas McDonald's. Baytown Police said it was not against the law though. Police cuffed a convicted sex offender dressed as Santa Claus after he was spotted working at a Texas McDonald's.

Mom who drove van full of kids into Florida surf should be committed, is 'manifestly dangerous': psychologist

IMAGE MADE FROM VIDEO AND RELEASED BY SIMON BESNER, NO SALES A psychologist testified in a Florida court hearing Tuesday to determine if Ebony Wilkerson should be committed to a state hospital.

ABS-OLUTELY FABULOUS: Fit and trim J.Lo stuns at 45

Jennifer Lopez on the cover and inside Self looking gorgeous and fit

Gonzalez: Court panel overturns $2 million lower court award for mother who sued for wrongful arrest 16 years ago

NR A panel Tuesday narrowly overturned a $2 million lower court award for a woman who 16 years ago sued for wrongful arrest.

'HONOR' IN DEATH? Ex-Marine who killed 6 relatives in suburban Philly is found dead with self-inflicted sword plunge to stomach: report

suspect in 6 person murder spree is dead Bradley William Stone, 35, was discovered Tuesday afternoon near his Pennsburg, Pa., home, according to WCAU-TV, more than 30 hours after he first went on his bloody rampage.

Taliban group that killed 130 Pakistani schoolkids is same militant group who tried to bomb Times Square in 2010

Pakistani soldiers transport rescued school children from the site of an attack by Taliban gunmen on a school in Peshawar on December 16, 2014. Taliban insurgents killed at least 130 people, most of them children, after storming an army-run school in Pakistan December 16 in one of the country's bloodiest attacks in recent years. AFP PHOTO/ A MAJEEDA Majeed/AFP/Getty Images Tehreek-e-Taliban, the murderous militant group that massacred more than 130 children at a Peshawar school Tuesday, dispatched a Pakistani-American named Faisal Shahzad to bomb Times Square in 2010.
New York

'WE WERE DUPED': New York magazine apologizes for article about Stuyvesant student making $72 million in the stock market

New York high school senior disputes wall street wealth after publicity New York magazine has apologized for a story it published Sunday of a New York High School student that supposedly made $72 million in the stock market - which the teenager has since publicly denied.

A REAL FIXER UPPER! Tenants at Bronx building in foreclosure ask likely future owner to rehabilitate complex

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Years of neglect left residents with a slew of problems, including rodents, roaches, moldy walls and shoddy elevators, the Daily News reported in 2013.

Man in skull mask tries robbing Brooklyn deli, but store clerk fights back

On Saturday, December 13, 2014 at approximately 0020 hours, the male suspect entered the 3 Star deli located at 536 Ralph Avenue, pointed a firearm at the clerk and demanded money. The victim, a 21-year-old man, did not comply and a brief struggle over the gun ensued, culminating with one shot being fired toward a wall. The victim was not injured and no property was taken. The suspect fled on foot, with the gun, northbound along Ralph Avenue. The suspect is described as male, wearing tan slacks, a black coat, and a black and yellow face mask depicting a skull. A man in a skull mask and with a gun tried to rob a Brooklyn deli, but the store clerk fought back.

New York’s financial outlook getting rosier: Controller Thomas DiNapoli

Since the city rolled out its spending plan in June, “The economy has outperformed expectations and the outyear budget gaps are substantially smaller."
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Fewer city teachers earned positive job ratings compared with those working in districts outside the city.

Tech Talent Pipeline links underserved New Yorkers to STEM jobs

Kristen Titus, left, Founding Director Tech Talent Pipeline, and Jackie Mallon, Deputy Commissioner of Workforce Development at the Department of Small Business Services, pose for a portrait Friday, December 12, 2014 in Manhattan, New York. (Photo by Barry Williams / for New York Daily News) Jackie Mallon and Kristen Titus have been working furiously to expand access to careers in science, technology, engineering and math since Mayor de Blasio created the city’s Tech Talent Pipeline in May.

Roommate charged in murder of Bronx man bludgeoned to death with shovel

Elvin Ramirez was allegedly bludgeoned to death with a shovel by his roommate, 19-year-old Armando Sanchez, after an argument in November. The teen roommate of a 63-year-old Bronx man bludgeoned to death with a shovel has been charged with the murder, police said Tuesday.

Chris Martin, who? JLaw spotted at director's home

Pa. cop with history of stalking exes kills ex-girlfriend, wounds her teen daughter: police

Stephen Rozniakowski killed a former girlfriend and shot her teen daughter, police said. The cop resigned just hours earlier. Stephen Rozniakowski, a Colwyn Borough Police Officer, opened fire in a woman's Glenolden home around 9 p.m., killing the homeowner and wounding her teenage daughter with non-life-threating injuries, police said.

Mexican federal officials knew about attack on 43 students as it was happening: report

In the Mexican state of Monterrey, people lit candles in memorium of 43 students who lost their lives when they were kidnapped, then massacred, by municipal cops working with a drug cartel, authorities said. Mexican federal officials knew that a group of 43 students was being attacked by corrupt cops: report.

Hillary Clinton issue of People is year’s worst selling

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 16: Honoree Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks onstage at the RFK Ripple Of Hope Gala at Hilton Hotel Midtown on December 16, 2014 in New York City. Hillary Clinton has a lot of fans — but not enough of them are People magazine readers.

Charge filed against slain aspiring college meteorologist's pal after telling cops he was holding gun when it fired

Timothy Englehardt, a 22-year-old aspiring meteorologist, was shot in the head, and his parents doubt the original story of a suicide. Jacob Eldred will be charged with a misdemeanor in the shooting death of Timothy Englehardt, which was initially reported as a suicide.

Stasi: Sorry, Hollywood elite, but Sony's hacked emails aren't treasonous

Linda Stasi on the Sony hack.

EXCLUSIVE NYPD internal order gives cops guidelines on how to police house parties

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The internal order, issued last month, instructs cops on how to respond to house parties in general, and also includes instructions on steps cops must take before they can enter a noisy party without a warrant to seize stereo equipment.

Malala denounces Taliban attack on Pakistani school: 'Innocent children in their school have no place in horror such as this'

Malala Yousafzai spoke out against the Taliban’s attacks on a Pakistani military school Tuesday, in which nearly 130 people were murdered, mostly children. The teenage Nobel Prize-winner who survived being shot by the Taliban said she was weeping for the students slaughtered in Peshawar.

Deranged Arizona mother with history of child abuse stabbed children in the chest while they slept: police

38-year-old Brenda Begay stabbed her two children while they slept in their Phoenix, Ariz. home and then called police, police said. Brenda Begay, 38, stabbed her 12-year-old daughter and 13-year-old son as they were sleeping early Monday and called police to report they were dying, police said.

Nebraska couple arrested after trying to swap pot and mushrooms for Xbox

Christopher Ames, 30, admitted he didn’t have any money, but he did have drugs, and he’d trade that for an Xbox being sold online, cops said. The seller just happened to be a Nebraska State Trooper. Call them Dumb and Dumber. A Nebraska couple is behind bars after they allegedly brought pot and mushrooms to trade for an Xbox.
Sports

Red-hot Nash and Rangers douse Flames, Henrik saves 29

New York Rangers' Rick Nash, center, celebrates his goal with teammates J.T. Miller, left, and Mats Zuccarello, from Norway, during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Alberta, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh) The Rangers doused the Flames and swept Western Canada on Tuesday night behind their man on fire and Hart Trophy candidate, Rick Nash.

Leak in Barclays roof delays game as Nets' comeback falls short vs. Heat

Lionel Hollins (l.) speaks to a crew mopping up the court after a leak in the roof. The Nets have sometimes been criticized for having a leaky defense but this is ridiculous.

Pacquiao tweets Mayweather fight may finally happen

MAY 4, 2011, FILE PHOTO Manny Pacquiao has spoken. Well, actually, he’s Tweeted, but his message is clear — he’s ready to battle Floyd Mayweather. On Tuesday, Pacquiao reached out to Mayweather directly on social media, telling him, “don’t be a boxing humbug. Let’s give the fans what they want. They have waited long enough.”

FIFA dismisses Michael Garcia’s appeal of World Cup probe

FIFA ethics prosecutor Michael Garcia delivers a speech during the 64th FIFA congress on June 11, 2014 in Sao Paulo, on the eve of the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) Ethics prosecutor Michael Garcia’s appeal against the handling of his World Cup bid investigation was dismissed by FIFA on Tuesday.
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Daughter Shiloh is perfect blend of Brad and Angelina...

Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt is the spitting image of both her famous folks, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

Jeb Bush announces he is 'actively explore the possibility of running for President'

ALL LOCAL MEDIA OUT, (TV, ONLINE, PRINT) The former Florida Governor made the announcement in a holiday message that appeared on his Facebook page Tuesday.

Jeb Bush’s presidential run exploration reassures supporters

(FILES) In this December 1, 2014 file photo, Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush speaks during the Wall Street Journal CEO Council in Washington, DC. Bush, a son and brother of US presidents, said during aninterview on December 14, 2014 he plans to release an ebook and his emails from his Florida governorship, in the strongest indication yet he may throw his hat in the 2016 White House race. AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON / FILESJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images Jeb Bush means to lock-up early support of a Republican establishment that flexed its muscles in upending the Tea Party.

Church of England’s first female bishop expected to be named Wednesday: report

Hundreds of female priests stand on the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral in London with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, at ceremony to celebrate the 20th anniversary of women in the priesthood.the Church of England is expected to pass legislation that will allow the women in the church to be ordained as Bishops. (Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images) After centuries of male-only leadership, the Church of England’s first female bishop should be announced Wednesday, according to a report.

... as Pitt and his kids fill in for Jolie at 'Unbroken' premiere

bradd pitt takes kids to angelina's premiere

BRINK OF EXTINCTION: Rare white rhino dies at Calif. zoo — death leaves only FIVE of its kind left in the world

AP PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS HANDOUT PHOTO TO BE USED SOLELY TO ILLUSTRATE NEWS REPORTING OR COMMENTARY ON THE FACTS OR EVENTS DEPICTED IN THIS IMAGE. THIS IMAGE MAY ONLY BE USED FOR 14 DAYS FROM TIME OF TRANSMISSION; NO ARCHIVING; NO LICENSING. The 44-year-old animal named Angalifu died of old age at the San Diego Zoo Sunday. He was one of only six northern white rhinos believed to be left in the world.

TRAGIC FALL: Columbia student, possibly high on drugs, clinging to life following apparent jump from 8th floor window — without any clothes

The student, identified by police sources as 19-year-old Brandon Marco, lives on the eighth floor of Wien Hall, a 14-story undergraduate dorm on Columbia University's campus, police and fellow students said.

18 poisoned animals at Florida equestrian center treated to spa days before they die

Izabella Gosttschall, right, and her sister, Sophia, talk to one of the remaining horses at the Masterpiece Equestrian Center in Davie, Fla. Tainted feed was accidently given to animals there. Eighteen poisoned horses are being treated to spa days in their Florida stables, with their young riders brushing their manes and tails.

Kathie Lee: Cosby tried to kiss me during comedy tour

Black diner finds N-word written on his receipt in Pa. bar

Marquis Moore received receipt with racial slur written on it from a bar called Zembie’s Sports Tavern in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Naomi Campbell poses for jaw-dropping lingerie ad

Naomi Campbell appears in a new ad campaign for Agent Provocateur

Senate may confirm up to 88 federal judges in 2014

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'The Interview' & other films that sparked int'l uproar

Dad sentenced to 30 days for chaining son to bed

Sammie Hodges must serve 30 days in jail after he chained his son, 7, to a bed while he went to work.

Woman changing name to 'Princess Chocolatto'

Superman underwear-clad skater delivers wedding rings

This character, widely seen in the DQ4Equis YouTube series, was hired to crash a wedding to the hilarity of wedding guests.
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PHOTOS With these gifts, a percentage goes to a good cause!

Gifts that help a good cause and provide holiday cheer at the same time

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Great gifts for kids of all ages during the holidays

PHOTOS Try these boob tube picks for the TV fanatic on your list

Holiday TV gift guide 2014. It doesn't matter what your favorite show is — we've got you covered.

Gamer's delight: There's plenty for everyone to play

Super Smash Bros. is one of the Daily News’ picks for gamers this holiday season. This Christmas and Chanukah, it’s all about the games. About time, right? For the last two years it was a series of new consoles.

PHOTOS Some of the best gifts come in small packages!

Stocking stuffer ideas for kids and adults all in one gallery

PHOTOS From tech rings to touch phone gloves — the gift of gadgets

Fun and useful electronic gifts for the holidays There’s something for all your tech lovers this holiday season!

PHOTOS PUT A SPIN ON GIVING! Festive gifts for Hanukkah, from menorahs to dreidels

Channukah gifts for the season From menorahs to dreidels, check out these festive gifts for the eight-day holiday!
Autos

Test Drive: 2015 BMW 750Ld xDrive vs. 2015 Kia K900

It may seem odd to compare a German luxury titan to a Korean budget brand, but make no mistake: the Kia K900 and BMW 740d xDrive are two of the best luxury sedans on the market today. Does a fully-loaded Kia sedan truly compete with a diesel-powered, full-size BMW? These two have more in common than you think.
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SPLITSVILLE! Relive the year's biggest celeb breakups

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy, Melanie Griffith and Antonio and Kris and Bruce are just a few of the celeb couples who broke up this year.

Which celeb turned herself into a life-sized Barbie?

Isla Fisher, Carrie Underwood glow with baby bumps

Carrie underwood and Island Fisher are obviously proud 'moms to be'

Pennsylvania secret Santa pays for $50G in layaway gifts

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Clinton, Bloomberg promote project closing gender gaps

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$21,000 offered for rings put in Salvation Army kettle

DEC. 4, 2014 PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE SALVATION ARMY. AP PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS HANDOUT PHOTO TO BE USED SOLELY TO ILLUSTRATE NEWS REPORTING OR COMMENTARY ON THE FACTS OR EVENTS DEPICTED IN THIS IMAGE. THIS IMAGE MAY ONLY BE USED FOR 14 DAYS FROM TIME OF TRA

Man's ashes returned to daughter 2 years after cremation

Charlotte McLaughlin was reunited with the ashes of her father, Bobby Lyons, after a funeral director gave them to the wrong family.

Casual Kate! Middleton shows off her maternity style

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, arrives to attend a meeting of the newly established 23rd Poplar Beaver Scout Colony in east London

Jamaica Bay offers ocean of knowledge for NYCs STEM students

biology professor John Waldman takes New York City's STEM students to Jamaica Bay

Get Britney's body! Spears reveals workout regimen

Britney Spears on her new workout habits.

SEE IT Shoplifter caught with TVs drags Washington state cop

A Gig Harbor police was dragged from a car while trying to arrest brothers stealing electronics from a Target. Sgt. Fred Douglas said he thought he would die during the confrontation. Vid link: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Gig-Harbor-officer-dargged-by-shoplift-suspect-285895911.html?tab=video&c=y
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