Friday, December 19, 2014

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'THOSE POOR BABIES': Eight children — ranging from 18 months to 15 years old — brutally stabbed to death inside Australian home

Eight children have been stabbed to death in Cairns, Australia Queensland state police said they found the bodies of eight children, believed to be siblings ranging in age from 18 months to 15 years old, after responding Friday morning to a report of a woman with serious injuries in Cairns.

IT’S STILL CHILD PORN! Pa. middle schoolers caught passing around video of two minors having sex: cops

Franklin D. Roosevelt Middle School officials discovered the video during a chorus concert Tuesday. A sex tape scandal has hit a Pennsylvania middle school.

Family has $1 MILLION in medical bills for tot burned in SWAT raid on alleged meth dealer

18-month-old Bounkham Phonesavanh Jr. is seen here in May after being placed in medically induced coma after being severely injured by a stun grenade during a May SWAT raid in Georgia. The parents of a toddler who was severely injured during a SWAT attack in Georgia say they are buried under $1 million in medical bills.

No merci for French monkey Tased by cops

Monkeys arrive at Blair Drummond. A macaque named Sir Scoffalot one of the 30 Barbary macaques from Gibraltar explores the quarantine enclosure at the Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling. Picture date: Wednesday October 15, 2014. See PA story ANIMALS Monkeys. A monkey hopped up on chocolates was subdued by French police with a stun gun after the primate terrorized elementary school students.

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TRAGIC FIND: Missing Sacramento woman — who was 9 months pregnant — found dead in car, coroner says

Aubrey Andrews was found dead inside her car Monday, police said. She was nine-months pregnant. Sacramento investigators found the body of Aubrey Andrews, pictured left, who was nine-months pregnant, inside a car parked in front of a Walmart Monday.

L.A. fire that torched complex, caused $30M in damage deemed arson

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2014 file photo, Los Angeles firefighters battle a fire in the seven-story Da Vinci apartment complex under construction in downtown Los Angeles. Investigators have determined that arson caused the massive fire, causing an estimated $20 million to $30 million in damage. The intense heat also melted a freeway sign and cracked or shattered hundreds of windows in nearby office buildings. The Fire Department announced Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, that the blaze was deliberately set. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) Arson caused a massive fire that reduced an unfinished apartment complex in downtown L.A. to a block of charred wood, investigators say.

NAUGHTY ST. NICK: Santa robs bank during San Francisco SantaCon, then escapes by blending into crowd

San Francisco police who are working with the FBI have released images of a bank robber who robbed a Union Square bank during SantaCon. Police are looking for the thief who got a sack full of cash after handing a bank teller a note that said he had a gun.

Bethenny's return can't save N.Y. 'Housewives' move to dullsville

Raissman: James Dolan shouldn't charge more to watch Knicks

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 06: Exceutive Chairman James Dolan of the New York Rangers watches a practice session on an off day during the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs at Staples Center on June 6, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) As a musician, James (Guitar Jimmy) Dolan must have a keen sense of timing. As a businessman, not so much.

Caramel apples linked to two listeria deaths in Minnesota

cg_jeter; Minnesota health officials say two people died and two others became ill after eating prepackaged caramel apples contaminated with listeria.

BIG BLIMPIN', SPENDING B'S: U.S. Army will launch 2 missile surveillance craft — valued at $14 billion EACH — over Maryland

The U.S. Army will launch JLENS -Joint Land Attack CruisThee Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System or 'JLENS' Maryland will soon have two surveillance blimps watching over the state, a part of the U.S. Army's project called JLENS.

Stasi: Sony is right to nix ‘The Interview’ — Paramount did it after James Holmes

Pakistan military kills 32 militants killed in Tirah Valley ambush days after Taliban school massacre

People carry the coffin of a male student who was killed in Tuesday's attack on the Army Public School, which was attacked by Taliban gunmen, during his funeral in Peshawar, December 17, 2014. At least 132 students and nine staff members were killed on Tuesday when Taliban gunmen broke into the school and opened fire, witnesses said, in the bloodiest massacre the country has seen for years. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz (PAKISTAN - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) The Pakistani military says it has killed 32 militants in an ambush in the country's rugged northwest.

Philadelphia radio host apologizes after mocking Phillies fan with cancer, saying she probably won’t live through season

Phillies second baseman Chase Utley offers a fan, Julie Kramer, an open invitation to attend any game as his personal guest in 2015. A Philly radio host was pulling his foot out of his mouth Wednesday after he mocked a Phillies fan battling cancer.

'We are not looking at her bottom... we are listening to her speak': Miss World pageant ditches swimwear round for future competitions

Competitors in the first Miss World contest in 1951 floated on a barge in their bikinis on the River Thames. The Miss World pageant has decided to cut the swimwear round, executives announced Friday.

EXCLUSIVE De Blasio plans carriage horse visit... BUT will not change mind

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Hizzoner made his stubborn-as-a-mule attitude clear just before two prominent voices in the African-American community came out Thursday against the ban.

Gonzalez: Mayor Bill does the unthinkable — he keeps his promise

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi One year into his tenure, Mayor Blasio has done as he promised, which is an unusual thing for a politician. He’s tackled paid sick leave, low rent, and living wages for low-income workers. Unlike President Obama, de Blasio has faced no roadblocks in keeping his word.

PBA President blasts de Blasio, says he is 'running a f---ing revolution'

PBA President Pat Lynch is shown holding a press conference with members of his organization regarding a Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict in the Garner case inside a conference room at PBA headquarters on December 4th, 2014. (Alec Tabak for New York Daily News) Patrick Lynch also encouraged rank-and-file cops to use 'extreme discretion' when dealing with critics from City Hall, it was revealed Thursday.

Blaz and Cardinal Dolan spoke after PBA chief's personal attacks

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The mayor describes how the Cardinal came up with his plan to call for civility after Pat Lynch's personal attacks on both Hizzoner and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.
New York

Former Queens Library head Thomas Galante to sue over firing

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Former Queens Library president Thomas Galante to sue library board after he was fired amid probes of his spending of library funds.

EXCLUSIVE Hurricane Sandy victims will get rent money from city's Build it Back program

THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013 FILE PHOTO The city will start paying rent for Hurricane Sandy victims forced out of their homes for repairs.

Man awarded $100K, jury rules cops used excessive force

00037909 A jury awarded $100,000 to a man who was pepper sprayed and suffered a broken finger when cops tried arresting him.

Israeli student on mend, but fearful after getting stabbed at synagogue

Stabbing victim Levi Rosenblatt is seen in this handout photo provided by the Chabad-Lubavitch organization in New York on December 9, 2014. New York police fatally shot a man armed with a knife on Tuesday after he stabbed Rosenblat, a rabbinical student from Israel, in a Brooklyn synagogue, and authorities quickly stepped up security at Jewish houses of worship around the city, police said. The suspect, Calvin Peters, 49, who has a history of mental illness, stabbed and wounded 22-year-old Levi Rosenblat, who was studying at the world headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, police said. Rosenblat was stabbed in the left temple and was in stable condition at the hospital, police said. REUTERS/Chabad-Lubavitch/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW RELIGION) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS The Israeli yeshiva student stabbed inside the Lubavitcher headquarters in Brooklyn is out of the hospital.

Corrupt Bronx tax preparer who stole identities of Puerto Rican children gets up to seven years in prison

Enrique Figueroa, 54, of the Bronx, doctored phony returns for his clients by using stolen Social Security numbers and names of Puerto Rican children to claim as false dependents.
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EXCLUSIVE Success Academy charter schools’ revenue doubles in a year; CEO Eva Moskowitz’s pay jumps to $567K

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Success Academy charter schools saw its revenue double in a year, while CEO Eva Moskowitz’s salary rose to $567,500.

Jeb Bush possibly seeking GOP nom complicates Chris Christie

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talks to patients at Newark Renaissance House, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, in Newark, N.J. Christie visited the drug addiction help center as part of his season of service program. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) For New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Jeb Bush might present a bridge too far.

Former Queens Library head Thomas Galante to sue over firing

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Former Queens Library president Thomas Galante to sue library board after he was fired amid probes of his spending of library funds.

Man lying across No. 3 subway tracks on Upper West Side fatally hit by train

A 3 train pulls into the Times Square Station. A man who lay down on the subway tracks on Manhattan’s Upper West Side was struck and killed by a No. 3 train Thursday, sources said.

Who’s that girl? Star barely recognizable getting off airplane in New York

Kate Upton looking very much a normal person - without makeup

President Obama calls into Boston radio show: I've got a few complaints about the neighborhood

President Barack Obama meets Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Mayor Thomas M. Menino as he steps off Air Force One at Boston's Logan Airport as he arrives for Democratic National Committee campaign fundraising events, Wednesday, May 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) President Obama, introducing himself as a former resident of Somerville, Mass., called into Boston Public Radio.

After Pakistan school slaughter, a 'historic moment' when country may finally get serious about cracking down on militants

In the wake of the horrific school massacre, the question being asked is what Pakistan will learn from the children’s deaths.

FIT TO BE TRIED: Wisconsin girl charged with stabbing classmate in ‘Slenderman’ attack competent, according to judge

Anissa Weier, now 13, was judged mentally competent Thursday to stand trial in Wisconsin for the ‘Slenderman’ stabbing attack of a classmate. She is being tried as an adult. A Wisconsin girl accused of luring a classmate into the woods and repeatedly stabbing her is fit to stand trial, a judge ruled on Thursday.

UN terror expert: one Austrian ‘jihad poster girl’ is dead after moving to Syria to join ISIS

PIC SHOWS: The two girls in their new life in a pic they posted online. A UN terrorism expert claims that one teenage girl who fled Austria for Syria to join ISIS has been killed and the other is missing.

Richard Nixon’s grandson, NYC supermarket heiress file for divorce

Christopher Cox and Andrea Catsimatidis getting divorced

Opinion Krauthammer: Understanding the difference between crazy lone wolves, evil ones — and disciplined, coordinated attackers

Rational, and evil The lone wolf is the new national nightmare, dramatized and amplified this week by the hostage-taking attack in Sydney.

White House needs bigger fence, more training for Secret Service: Expert

SEPT. 20, 2014 FILE PHOTO Panel finds White House needs bigger fence and more training for Secret Service.

Jeb Bush already slinging mud, decries Obama’s 'policy misstep' with Cuba

MIAMI, FL - DECEMBER 17: Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush speaks to the media as he hands out items for Holiday Food Baskets to those in need outside the Little Havana offices of CAMACOL, the Latin American Chamber of Commerce on December 17, 2014 in Miami, Florida. Mr. Bush spoke to the media, as he handed out food, about the annoucement that the United States and Cuba worked out a deal for the release of USAID subcontractor Alan Gross. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Bush, who said this week he is exploring a run for President, called Obama’s plan to normalize relations with Cuba a 'policy misstep.'

Top ISIS militants killed; more U.S. troops going to Iraq

DEC. 8, 2014 FILE-POOL PHOTO Two senior Islamic State group leaders were killed in airstrikes in northern Iraq over the last week, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Sports

Government could swing and miss relying on A-Rod testimony

AN OCT. 1, 2013 FILE PHOTO The sun had not yet come up on Aug. 5 when federal drug agents arrived at most of the Biogenesis defendants’ South Florida homes.

Vacchiano: Rams' Fisher says Giants are better off with Tom

Jeff Fisher There are few coaches who have benefited from patience and stability more than Jeff Fisher. He survived 17 years with the Titans/Oilers.

Harper: Mets GM Alderson could learn from Padres GM

The deal the Padres made for Wil Myers is exactly the type of move that Mets fans expected Sandy Alderson to make — utilizing a surplus of pitching for a big bat. Photo by AP It may turn out that Sandy Alderson is taking the right approach to building a winner.

Sandy Alderson curious about Cuba, knows status quo remains

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Like almost everyone else in baseball, Sandy Alderson has long been curious about Cuba.
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Sony producer in leaked emails: Angelina is ‘out of her mind’

OPINION Governor Cuomo's fracking ban is based on speculation rather than fact

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Politics, not science, drove Gov. Cuomo to ban natural-gas fracking from New York.

Illinois woman files trademark request for ‘I can’t breathe'

Framegrabs showing arrest of suspect in Staten Island where police officers used a choke hold that resulted in the suspects death. Catherine Crump has filed an application to trademark Eric Garner's final words for use on hoodies and T-shirts.

Baby-sitter accused of torturing 4-year-old to death not expected to use psychiatric defense

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Kryzie King has been examined by a defense expert, and the result is that a psych defense is not viable.

Dave set to knock meatball pizza off Christmas tree for final time

‘Witness 40’ for Ferguson grand jury stands by account: ‘Am I part of the KKK? No’

must link: www.kmov.com Sandra McElroy, the controversial Ferguson grand jury “Witness 40,” reiterated Wednesday that she was in Ferguson and saw the shooting.

Texas weatherman recovering from bullet wounds as cops intensify search for gunman

KCEN-TV meteorologist Patrick Crawford was shot twice outside his Texas television studio by a gunman who remains on the loose. The suspect has evaded authorities since the 9 a.m. shooting on Wednesday when he shot 35-year-old Patrick Crawford, a weather man with KCEN-TV, and riddled his Mustang with bullets.

PSYCHO-LOGIST: Sexy shrink decapitates 'abusive' husband, chops up body with chainsaw and scatters remains across Mexico City: cops

Pic shows: Maria Alejandra Lafuente Caso was arrested after she murdered and decapitated her abusive husband before scattering his remains across the city.A psychologist who murdered and decapitated her abusive husband before scattering his remains across the city sent text messages from his phone so friends and family would think he was still alive.Long-suffering Maria Alejandra Lafuente Caso, 40, drugged her husband Allan Carrera Cuellar, 41, by slipping sleeping pills into his drink at their home in the Mexican capital Mexico city.She then took his chainsaw and chopped his body up, stuffing his remains inside black bin liners and depositing them around the city,Police launched an investigation after children discovered his head while playing in a local park.His hands and feet were later found in another part of the city.But so that friends and family wouldn’t ask where he was, she told them he had gone on a business trip and sent them text messages from his phone.A police spokesman said: "Before the body parts were found she convinced everyone that he was alive and well by sending text messages."After we found the remains and managed to identify him from DNA, she pretended to be a grieving widow."But a forensic examination of her home found traces of his blood and bone gristle in the carpets and bits of flesh in the bathroom."She then tried to have herself sectioned using her knowledge of mental illness as a psychologist so she wouldn’t have to stand trial for his murder."But we had a doctor carry out tests and she is of perfectly sane mind."The woman now faces life in prison.(ends)   Long-suffering Maria Alejandra Lafuente Caso, 40, who claimed she had been repeatedly beaten by her hubby Allan Carrera Cuellar, 41, drugged him by slipping sleeping pills into his drink at their home in the Mexican capital.

Ghosts of Christmas past: What are child stars from old X-mas movies doing now?

Ireland’s gay bull may have found his mate

Benjy the gay bull (l.) may have found love with Alex, a 1-year-old bullock living in the next door pen on the farm. Here, they share a kiss.

Madonna on her leaked music: It's 'artistic rape'

EXCLUSIVE Drunk driver killed in crash had been helped by cops: suit

Drunk driver killed in crash had been brought home by cops after accident 30 mins earlier

It's official! Kris and Bruce officially divorced: report

Kris Jenner, Bruce Jenner divorce is final

CATITUDE: This rescued feline is clearly NOT having it

The stray cat rescued from car engine
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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.

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Channukah gifts for the season From menorahs to dreidels, check out these festive gifts for the eight-day holiday!
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HEADS UP! Jaguar Land Rover reveals ghost navigaton, see-through pillars

Jaguar Land Rover wants to make the cabin of your car a much brighter, more informative place to be thanks to new camera and head-up display technology. Jaguar Land Rover wants to offer you an unimpeded view of the road ahead, even when you’re following a ‘ghost’ to get to your destination.
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WHAT THE DUCK? Obsessed fan spends $150K to look like Kim

A fan spends $150,000 to look like Kim Kardashian.

NO JOKE! Comedian Gallagher moves in with N.Y. fans for the holidays

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'Friends' forever: Aniston reunites with TV mom

Jennifer Aniston and Marlo Thomas reunited at a luncheon for Aniston’s latest film, ‘Cake’.

Queens postal workers steal $80K, hoard 2,500 pieces of mail

Postal worker Ashley Robinson, who is charged with stealing 80 thousand dollars in a postal money order scam, leaving Brooklyn Federal Court after her arraignment. Brooklyn, New York, Tuesday December 16th, 2014. (Jesse Ward for New York Daily News.)

US embassy will not hand over Marine to Filipino courts

Supporters of slain transgender Filipino Jennifer Laude rally outside a Olongapo city courthouse Monday.

Cuba deal could mean extradition for N.J. cop-killer Joanne Chesimard

Joanne Chesimard FBI most wanted list.

TROUBLE AHEAD? Sanford under fire for mortgage broker payouts

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