Friday, January 23, 2015

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS









'COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN': ISIS militants post online clock warning deadline for 2 Japanese hostages is imminent

Islamic State gave Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (top left) a 72-hour deadline — which expired Friday — to pay a $200 million ransom for the two hostages Kenji Gojo (left) and Haruna Yukawa. Junko Ishidou, the mother of Kenji Goto, is hoping for a peaceful resolution.


'What the f--- is in the heads of the dudes who banged these ladies and squealed?: L.A. teacher suspend over rant defending co-workers accused of having sex with their students

Melody Lippert (left) and Michelle Ghirelli were arrested Saturday, Jan. 17, for allegedly giving students alcohol and having sex with some during trips to an Orange County beach in winter 2014, OC Sheriff's deputies said. A California teacher was suspended after a Facebook rant defending two co-workers, Melody Lippert (left) and Michelle Ghirelli, for allegedly giving students alcohol and having sex with them.


Woman campaigning to change Ind. alcohol laws gets DUI

Megan Robertson, the Republican political operative running a campaign to legalize Sunday alcohol sales in Indiana, crashed her car into a fast food restaurant while driving drunk. An Indiana political operative running a campaign to overturn the state’s ban on Sunday alcohol sales is being charged with drunk driving.


Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah dead at 90, ruled country for nearly a decade

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah joined Washington's fight against Al Qaeda and sought to modernize the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom



Jude disagrees with Russell on chances for older actresses to land major roles



TRAGIC TIE: Colorado cop, who carried dead 6-year-old girl from theater after 2012 massacre, continues to comfort grieving father

Ian Sullivan has had difficulty recovering from the loss of his daughter. But each year he gets support from a police officer who carried her body from the theater after the shooting.


WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: Weekend storm could bring freezing rain, foot of snow to East Coast

This NOAA satellite image taken Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 at 12:45 a.m. EST shows a developing weak low off the Coast of New England. This is producing an area of snow for for Cape Cod. Behind the storm is cooler air and clearing skies for most the east. A stationary front is a long the Southeast. This is spawning at storm a long the coastal states. This storm will be east and will be watched for a development of a coastal low. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND) A storm moving across the country could dump inches of snow on New York City and the rest of the I-95 corridor Friday and Saturday.


Lupica: Balls might be 'perfect,' but is Tom Brady's story?

This is what Tom Brady said about the footballs about to be put in play for the AFC Championship Game between the Patriots and Colts.






GONZALEZ: Sheldon Silver can help New York by resigning

NEW YORK - JANUARY 22: New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (R) walks out of the Federal Courthouse after his arraignment on January 22, 2015 in New York City. Silver was was arrested on bribery and corruption charges Thursday morning after a long-term investigation by the FBI. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images) Sheldon Silver has presided over a Legislature that has turned into a national joke. The time has come for him to resign.


HE'S A 'MAN OF INTEGRITY': De Blasio stands by Sheldon Silver amid corruption arrest

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Mayor de Blasio Thursday said Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has always seemed like a 'man of integrity.'


Prosecutors claim Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver dodged being caught with alleged bribes using every trick

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver leaves Manhattan Federal Court on Thursday on a $200,000 bond after being charged with crimes including fraud and extortion. Behind the scenes, prosecutors say, Silver set up twin schemes using two law firms to reap millions of dollars by aiding developers pursuing tax breaks and a doctor who wanted state funds for cancer research.


Assembly Speaker Silver can stay in power despite arrest

New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver leaves a federal courthouse in New York, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. Silver was arrested Thursday on charges he used his position as one of the state's most powerful politicians to collect millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks disguised as legitimate income. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver could hold on to power for a while despite his Thursday arrest.



Assembly Speaker Silver's arrest marks stunning career turn

Speaker of Assembly Shelton Silver at Governor Andrew Cuomo's NY State of Opportunity Agenda presentation, Empire State Plaza, Convention Center, Wednesday, January 21, 2015SENDER: Martin Benjamin <atomicage@gmail.com>SUBJECT: Dear PhotoDesk and Reggie,After the news this morning, I thought I should send along these 4photographs of Shelton Silver that I made yesterday, while on assignmentfor The Daily News.Best regards,Martin Benjamin-- Martin Benjamin, photographerwww.martinbenjamin.comNew Exhibition:*"Summer Exposures?**64 Photographs **by Martin Benjamin*Albany Institute of History & Art *June 28 - Sept 7, 2014* Assembly Speaker Silver's arrest marked a stunning turn in the career of one of New York’s most powerful and secretive figures.


State Assembly Dems back Silver amid calls for resignation

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi State Assembly Democrats closed ranks behind Speaker Sheldon Silver on Thursday.


HAMMOND: Sheldon Silver championed the poor... and is now accused of robbing them

NEW YORK - JANUARY 22: New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver walks out of the Federal Courthouse after his arraignment on January 22, 2015 in New York City. Silver was arrested on bribery and corruption charges Thursday morning after a long-term investigation by the FBI. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images) The breathtaking cynicism and hypocrisy of Sheldon Silver’s alleged schemes sets him apart from other Albany scandals.


EXCLUSIVE Cuomo says Silver's arrest on corruption charges is 'bad reflection on government'

Governor Cuomo talks about the arrest of Assembly Speaker Sheldon silver "Obviously it's bad for the speaker, but it's also a bad reflection on government and it adds to the negativity. And it adds to the cynicism and it adds to the 'they're all the same,'" Cuomo said during a Thursday afternoon meeting with the Daily News Editorial Board.






Chrissy the picture of grace during hospital check-in

Chrissy Teigen posted this picture to Instagram with the caption, "Then I cracked a foot bone. I regret nothing."


Raissman: Yankees announcer John Sterling gets plenty support after losing home

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi John Sterling was walking up and down the aisle of a Duane Reade in Jersey on Thursday looking for stuff to buy.


'I felt very out of it': Alleged victim in Vanderbilt University rape testifies, says she has no memory of being attacked

NO SALES The woman was 21 and majoring in neuroscience and economics when she was allegedly raped in 2013. Two football players charged with aggravated rape.


Hollywood celebrity skin specialist found not guilty in murder-for-hire plot targeting rival

Dawn DaLuise has been arrested in a murder for hire plot.The motive for the alleged crime is over a business dispute with an esthetician competitor. Dawn DaLuise, 56, was accused of plotting to kill her 'Smooth Cheeks' rival Dabriel Suarez after he opened up shop near her L.A. business.



SEE IT Brawl erupts during Alabama-Auburn women's basketball game



Airstrikes have killed 6,000 ISIS fighters and stalled group's momentum, U.S. says

Smoke rises after an U.S.-led air strike in the Syrian town of Kobani Ocotber 8, 2014. U.S.-led air strikes on Wednesday pushed Islamic State fighters back to the edges of the Syrian Kurdish border town of Kobani, which they had appeared set to seize after a three-week assault, local officials said. The town has become the focus of international attention since the Islamists' advance drove 180,000 of the area's mostly Kurdish inhabitants to flee into adjoining Turkey, which has infuriated its own restive Kurdish minority-- and its NATO partners in Washington -- by refusing to intervene. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said nearly 2,000 air strikes had stalled ISIS' momentum, squeezed its finances and killed thousands.


Andrew Cuomo rips teacher unions as selfish 'industry'

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A passionate Gov. Cuomo upped his war with the teacher unions on Thursday, charging that they represent themselves — not the students.


XXX-TRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITY: Brooklyn teacher paid 16-year-old student for sex act, cops say

Nixzmary Brown attended PS 256 in Brooklyn. The seven year old was found dead today in her home. Waris Grant, 37, a teacher at Public School 256 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, was charged with promoting prostitution, performing a criminal sex act and acting in a manner injurious to a child.


New York




Married Brooklyn real-estate big leased high-end Philly condo to mistress in exchange for sex, suit says

Stuart Venner rented a condo in Philadelphia to his mistress and let her pay for it with sex. Stuart Venner put up his mistress in a million-dollar Philadelphia building and leased it for sex, the suit filed by Grace Chang Venner claims.


Carmen Fariña revamps NYC's $300M schools support system

School Chancellor Carmen Farina speaks at the Association for a Better New York (ABNY) meeting, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, in New York. (Louis Lanzano / for New York Daily News) Chancellor Carmen Fariña unveiled sweeping overhauls to the city’s $300 million schools support system Thursday.


Uber drivers earn more money than regular cabbies

The Uber app is seen on a smartphone past cabs waiting fro clients near the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, on December 9, 2014. A judge on December 9, 2014 banned the popular smartphone taxi service Uber from operating in Spain, court officials said, following similar prohibition action in several other countries. AFP PHOTO/ QUIQUE GARCIAQUIQUE GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images In a new survey, Uber says its drivers make more money than traditional taxi drivers.


Formerly homeless Bronx teen rubs shoulders with President Obama, First Lady at the SOTU

Former Homeless Bronx teen, Anthony Mendez attends the State of The Union as the guest of First Lady Michelle Obama. He's an inspiration — for no one less than the leader of the free world.


PONY UP: NYC commuters will pay 4% more to ride MTA

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The MTA board, as expected, approved raising fares and tolls by 4% at its meeting Thursday morning in Midtown.



LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK



Judge declines to toss Carnegie Deli owner's $10M fraud suit

Marian Harper Levine, an owner of the Carnegie Deli, leaves Manhattan Civil Court on Thursday, July 31, 2014. She is involved in a lawsuit against her husband, Sanford Levine, and his girlfriend. (Jefferson Siegel/New York Daily News) Carnegie Deli owner Marian Levine won the first round in her $10 million fraud claim against her estranged husband and his mistress.


Challengers to PBA president Pat Lynch are 'wannabes,' say 'real cops' in video

Strengthen The Shield executive presidential candidate of the Patrolman's Benevolent Association Brian Fusco, center, outside the 72nd Precinct in Brooklyn on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 during a press conference. Also pictured are STS candidates: Michael Hernandez, left, and James Martes, right of Fusco. (Andrew Lamberson for New York Daily News) The short video shows photos of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association’s Strengthen the Shield slate, who are led by south Brooklyn PBA trustee Brian Fusco, as if they were in a fairy tale book. The clip is being circulated among NYPD cops.


Brooklyn man pleads guilty to federal sex charge in rape of 15-year-old boy

Andrew Goodman pleaded guilty to a federal sex charge after being indicted on the rape of a 15-year-old boy. Andrew Goodman was previously convicted in Brooklyn court of molesting the victim and his younger brother when they were 12 and 13.


Man who filmed Eric Garner chokehold accuses DA of delaying weapons charge case

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Ramsey Orta has volunteered a DNA sample to test against the gun cops say they found on him.












Splish splash! Emily Ratajkowski was taking a bath!

Emily Ratajkowski posted a picture of herself naked in a tub to INstagram


Man suffers severe burns when acidic cleaning fluid eats through his clothes on D train at Bryant Park

People walk on the platform as an D train comes in at 9th Street and 4th Ave. in Brooklyn, Monday, August 29, 2011. Subway service was restored this morning after being shut down due to hurricane Irene. (Photo by Robert Mecea) A man riding the northbound D train had to be taken to a hospital Thursday when the bottle jammed in his pocket leaked, causing the chemical fluid to chew through his clothing.


Peggy Charren, children’s TV activist, dies at 86

Peggy Charren, Pres. of Action for Children's Television, in office. (Photo by Steve Liss/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images) Peggy Charren, an activist who helped transform children's television, died Thursday at age 86.


McDonald’s faces employee lawsuit for allegedly ignoring discrimination complaints from black employees

A McDonalds fast food restaurant is seen in Alexandria, Virginia, December 30, 2014. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) The workers said in a federal complaint filed Thursday that about 15 African-American employees of some southern Virginia restaurants run by Soweva Co. were fired last May after several white employees were hired.


'I couldn’t tell if they were sheep or dogs': Abandoned dogs found covered in mud, mats in British countryside

Under this pile of matted fur are two dogs found abandoned in the UK this week. Nine dogs were picked up by Winchester officials Wednesday morning after a motorist found a stray abandoned in the street.



Willow Smith, 14, goes 'topless' in Instagram pic



‘Stacked’ bodies found inside decrepit Ark. mortuary: authorities

An inspector for the Arkansas Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors found bodies at Arkansas Funeral Care stacked atop each other and left to decompose in room-temperature areas. Video taken by a former embalmer started the investigation. Arkansas suspended the license of a funeral home after an inspector found about 30 bodies in varying stages of decomposition.


Thai legislature impeaches former PM Yingluck Shinawatra

National Legislative Assembly members vote on impeaching ousted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, at the Parliament in Bangkok January 23, 2015. Thailand's military-appointed legislature found Shinawatra guilty of negligence on Friday, according to a Reuters tally of votes cast at a televised impeachment hearing. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND - Tags: POLITICS) Thailand's legislature impeached former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for overseeing a rice subsidy program that lost billions.


Mass. man who told reporters he killed mom, now wants her cats’ names on the murder indictment

Matthew McAveeney, accused of killing his mother and her two felines, told a Woburn, Mass., court Wednesday that he wants to change his plea to guilty, to represent himself in court, and for the names of his mother’s cats to be added to his indictment. Matthew McAveeney tells judge he wants ‘Puffy’ and ‘Pumpkin’ added to the list of victims. Also says he wants to be his own lawyer and change his plea to guilty. Court orders psych evaluation.


PICTURED BIG STINK: Body of decomposing whale found lodged underneath Seattle pier

A dead gray whale was discovered under the Colman Ferry Dock at Pier 52 in Seattle Wednesday night. Officials are trying to determine how to remove the 30 to 35 foot mammal after it was discovered Wednesday night underneath the Colman Ferry Dock at Pier 52 in Seattle.










All-TIME NBA TEAM: Each week we will ask you to vote for basketball’s best

Shooting Guard
  • Choose Category
  • Shooting Guard
  • Point Guard


Who is the greatest shooting guard in NBA history? VOTE NOW


Facts
- Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Seattle Sonics, Miami Heat - ACTIVE
- UConn star is fifth player picked in the 1996 NBA Draft
- Plays HS phenom Jesus Shuttlesworth in Spike Lee movie "He Got Game"

Stats
- Ten-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion (Celtics, Heat)
- NBA's all-time leader in 3-pointers with more than 2,900
- Averages more than 20 points per game for a season nine times


Facts
- Los Angeles Lakers (1996-2015) - ACTIVE
- Five-time NBA champion is drafted straight out of high school in 1996
- The Black Mamba is youngest player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points

Stats
- 16-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Finals MVP
- Active leader in points scored has led NBA in points scored four times
- Has averaged 30 points per game or more in three different seasons


Facts
- Trail Blazers (1983-1995); Rockets (1995-1998)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004
- The Glide was a member of the original Team USA Dream Team

Stats
- Ten-time NBA All-Star leads Blazers to two NBA Finals
- Averages 20.4 points per game during his 16-year NBA career
- Career stats include 22,195 points, 6,677 rebounds and 6,125 assists


Facts
- San Antonio Spurs (1976-1985); Chicago Bulls (1985-'86)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996
- One of only three players to win four or more league scoring titles

Stats
- After three ABA all-star appearances, is a nine-time NBA All-Star
- Scores more than 20,000 points in the NBA, 26,595 overall
- Leads the NBA in points scored in a season four times


Facts
- Philadelphia 76ers (12 seasons); also with Nuggets; Pistons; Grizzlies
- First overall pick by the 76ers in the 1996 NBA Draft
- Named NBA MVP in same season he leads the 76ers to NBA Finals (2001)

Stats
- Wins the NBA scoring title four times
- 11 straight All-Star Game selections between 2001-2010
- Averages more than 20 points per game his first 13 seasons


Facts
- Chicago Bulls (1984-1998); Wizards (2001-2003)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009
- Leads the Bulls to six NBA titles, winning Finals MVP honors each time

Stats
- Five time NBA MVP and 14-time All-Star
- His 30.1 points per game average is the highest in NBA history
- 32,292 career points ranks fourth all-time


Facts
- Plays for the Hawks; Jazz and Celtics during 10-year NBA career
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987
- A member of the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996

Stats
- Leads the NBA in scoring in 1977 averaging 31.1 points per game
- Five-time NBA All-Star
- Scores 15,948 career points, good for a 24.2 points per game average


Facts
- Indiana Pacers (1987-2005)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012
- "Miller Time" was a hated man at Madison Square Garden for history of heroics vs. Knicks

Stats
- Held the NBA record for most 3-pointers at time of his retirement (2,560)
- Finished with 25,279 career points and a 18.2 points per game average
- A five-time NBA All-Star


Facts
- Baltimore Bullets (1967-1971); New York Knicks (1971-1980)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990
- "The Pearl" has his number retired by both the Knicks (15) and Wizards (10)

Stats
- NBA Rookie of the Year in 1968, a four-time All-Star
- Finishes NBA career with 17,454 points (18.8 points per game average)
- Scores a career-high 56 points vs. the Lakers in a 1968 game for Bullets


Facts
- Miami Heat (2003-2015) - ACTIVE
- Selected as the fifth overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft out of Marquette
- Helps the Heat to three NBA titles, winning Finals MVP in 2006

Stats
- Led the NBA in scoring in 2008-09 with 2,386 points (30.2 points per game)
- 10-time NBA All-Star
- Has averaged more than 20 points per game in 10 of his 12 seasons




Sports




Bondy: Solo's self-destructive behavior a real concern for U.S. soccer

The news on Hope Solo is not good, even if her participation in the Women’s World Cup this summer is not yet in immediate jeopardy. Somehow, in all likelihood, U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati and coach Jill Ellis will find a way to start Solo in goal for the World Cup in Canada.


Patriots can’t wait to put DeflateGate in past, focus on Super Bowl

Matthew Slater says, 'We’d rather be celebrating our trip to the Super Bowl.' Deflated footballs or not, the New England Patriots are headed to the Super Bowl. And even if some label Bill Belichick and his evil empire as “cheaters” and “liars,” the Pats aren’t letting the air out of their excitement. “We went out there, won a game fair and square and that’s it,” receiver Brandon LaFell insisted Thursday.



Giants star rookie Odell Beckham Jr. catching on at Pro Bowl

As Odell Beckham runs routes with some of the best receivers in football this week, his catch is all they seem to want to talk about. And yes, he said, they’ve all made it clear that they want to see it again. Not that the Giants rookie receiver is surprised by that.


NFL ‘Bad Lip Reading’ returns for 2015, is still hilarious

If you think all of this talk about deflated footballs is silly, get a load of this.








Top Trending Videos








  • 2:45


    Simple Moves to Get Back in Shape


  • 1:07


    Kids Ring in New Year Early


  • 1:22


    Lighting Up the Times Square NYE Ball


  • 1:39


    New Year's Eve Dinner Costs $2,015


  • Up Next

    2:08


    All-Aboard Luxury Yacht


  • 0:53


    Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Faces Federal...


  • 1:06


    Construction Worker Trapped


  • 1:29


    139th Westminster Dog Show Announced


  • 0:32


    Police seek info on boy missing since 2010


  • 1:14


    Japanese Journalist Kidnapped By Isis


  • 1:59


    Family-Owned Flower Factory Turning 100


  • 1:17


    Customizing Clothing Like a Champion


  • 1:27


    Reverend Al Sharpton Lays Wreaths In Honor...


  • 1:40


    Protesters march through NYC on Martin Luther...


  • 1:01


    Jane Fonda Regrets Anti-troop Image: 'I Made a...


  • 0:52


    Tiger Woods Lost Tooth to Video Camera Crash


  • 0:16


    PBA President Reacts To Recent Quinnipiac Poll


  • 1:47


    NYPD Officer Andrew Dossi Released From...


  • 1:44


    Cable Knitting en Vogue


  • 1:40


    Vegas Showgirl Auditions in New York


  • 1:22


    Most Powerful Secure Computer System


  • 1:44


    Model: Bill Cosby drugged, sexually assaulted me at...


  • 5:47


    Dashcam video captures moment cop breaks down,...


  • 1:28


    Rally to Support NYPD


  • 2:00


    Mirror of the Future


  • 1:20


    Bill Cosby Becomes Punchline at...


  • 1:46


    Brownsville Residents Narrowly Escape Fast...


  • 1:28


    Millions Gather for Paris March Against Terror


  • 1:38


    'Gone Girl' author speaks about possible sequel


  • 1:07


    Grizzly Bears Debut at Central Park Zoo


  • 1:36


    Free Throw for Free Trip to London


  • 1:52


    Cell Phone Ban Lifted in Schools


  • 1:07


    Charlie Hebdo Shooting Suspects Hold up Gas...


  • 1:04


    Cops cheer NYPD officer shot by crooks


  • 1:08


    Deadly Charlie Hebdo attack caught in video...


  • 1:50


    Andrew Cuomo Remembers 'pop' Mario Cuomo as...


  • 1:45


    Celebrating Three Kings Day


  • 1:49


    Video captures robbery by crooks wanted in NYPD...


  • 1:46


    Cop shoots self with own gun in elevator


  • 1:30


    Mourning Mario Cuomo


  • 2:45


    Simple Moves to Get Back in Shape


  • 1:07


    Kids Ring in New Year Early


  • 1:22


    Lighting Up the Times Square NYE Ball


  • 1:39


    New Year's Eve Dinner Costs $2,015


  • Up Next

    2:08


    All-Aboard Luxury Yacht


  • 0:53


    Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Faces Federal...


  • 1:06


    Construction Worker Trapped


  • 1:29


    139th Westminster Dog Show Announced










Miss Universe beauties kicked off in prelim show...

Bikini clad contestants and some strangely glamorous get-ups from the costume competition in the 63rd Annual Miss Universe Preliminary Show in Florida.


Obama won’t meet with Netanyahu during U.S. visit after the Israeli P.M. broke diplomatic protocol

Obama administration officials said that they wanted to avoid the appearance of the White House taking sides in the upcoming Israeli election. The decision to not meet with Netanyahu could be a subtle retaliatory move after the Israeli Premier’s visit was not cleared with the White House.


Bill and Melinda Gates call for action 'right now' on global warming, see better future for poor in 2030

Bill and Melinda Gates project life will improve for the world’s poor in the next 15 years, but stressed something must be done ‘right now’ regarding global warming. The $42 billion Gates Foundation says the lives of poor people around the world will improve more over the next 15 years than ever.


North Carolina Democratic Party candidate called transgender opponent ‘a man’ at forum

Former state House Rep. Patsy Keever called a transgender opponent ‘a man’ during a candidate forum Tuesday. A forum between N.C. Democratic Party chair hopefuls came to an awkward pause when a candidate called her transgender challenger “a man.”


FULL CIRCLE: California doctor who delivered couple 30 years ago now delivers their baby

Husband and wife Kevin and Breanna Fleischman, who were both delivered by Dr. Barrie May, had their baby boy Maverick’s delivered by the same doctor. Barrie May has delivered more than 10,000 babies during his 46 year practice, but said this was his first mother, father and baby trio.



...as Miss Canada takes the cake with hockey costume

Miss Canada Chanel Beckenlehner lit the lamp during rehearsals for Sunday’s Miss Universe Pageant in a hockey themed gown


Prosecutors warn prospective jurors to expect ‘Columbo-like’ evidence in Etan Patz murder trial

Pedro Hernandez appears in Manhattan criminal court, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2012, in New York. Harvey Fishbein, the lawyer for Hernandez, charged with 1979 killing of Etan Patz, says his client will plead not guilty because he made a false confession. Hernandez' next court date is set for Dec. 12, when he'll have a chance to enter a plea. He's being held without bail. (Pool Photo) Prosecutors cautioned prospective jurors in the murder trial of a bodega worker accused of the 1979 slaying of Etan Patz to prepare to step into the past as many of the panelists said the absence of a body created serious doubt.


FLY THE SMUGGLING SKIES: Six pounds of meth seized as drug drone crashes near Mexico-California border

AP PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS PUBLICLY DISTRIBUTED HANDOUT PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE SECRETARIA DE SEGURIDAD P�BLICA MUNICIPAL DE TIJUANA BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE An innovative bandit along the Mexican border was using a six-propeller drone to transport meth into California when the drug-laden aircraft fell out of the sky and into a supermarket parking lot.


Texas executes its first inmate of 2015 who was convicted of killing 3 in San Antonio

Inmate Arnold Prieto, seen in an undated photo, was executed Wednesday for the murders of three people in San Antonio, Tex., in 1993. A 41-year-old prisoner was put to death Wednesday evening for the slayings of three people during a robbery at their San Antonio home.


Ex-Oregon postal worker failed to deliver mail because he ‘just got lazy’

The undelivered mail sat on Alex Doumas’ front porch of his Eugene, Oregon home for at least two months last year before police found it. Alex Doumas, 27, pleaded guilty Wednesday to mail obstruction after failing to deliver about a 1,000 articles of mail to Eugene, Oregon residents including mail-in ballots of a May election.






She's at it again! Miley shares another racy pic — PHOTOS

Miley Cyrus showing off red lips and her cleavage in and instagram pic


GOP push abortion bill through House after earlier stumble

*** BESTPIX *** Add notes for editor here


Pope Francis removes Iowa priest for sexually abusing minor

Veteran Iowa priest Howard Fitzgerald has been removed by Pope Franics over the sexual abuse of a minor in the Diocese of Des Moines.



Rosario flaunts items from her new fashion line in NYC

Rosario Dawson’s new clothing line


Fla. flight school student, teacher killed in plane crash

A plane that crashed in the 5300 block of Allen K. Breed Highway in Lakeand, Florida and caused a fire, said Sgt. Gary Gross, spokesman for the Lakeland Police Department Jan.


Yemeni president's resignation means one fewer ally for U.S.

Houthi Shiite Yemeni wearing army uniforms stand on alert during recent clashes, outside the house of Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. Heavily armed Shiite rebels remain stationed outside the Yemeni president's house and the palace in Sanaa, despite a deal calling for their immediate withdrawal to end a violent standoff. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)







Autos




photos Premieres and concepts from the 2015 Detroit Auto Show

The 2015 North American International Auto Show kicked off at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan, with the world's automakers flocking to Motor City to show off their latest models. Here, Nissan keeps its new Titan pickup under wraps for a big reveal. The 2015 North American International Auto Show kicked off Monday in Detroit, Michigan. Take a look at all of the latest models and concepts from the show floor.



See it Lamborghini Huracan crash video shows driver losing control

Police in Hungary have released a clip showing the driver of the $241,945 Lamborghini Huracan pushing the supercar to 208 mph before apparently losing control. The crash was apparently the first involving the latest Lamborghini model, which was first unveiled at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. Police in Hungary have released a clip showing the driver of a Lamorghini Huracan pushing the supercar to its limits, and beyond his own.


Comics & Games

Luann: Read Now! »

Foxtrot: Read Now! »

7 Little Words: Play Now! »

Sudoku X: Play Now! »






Dustin 'Screech' Diamond enters plea in bar stabbing case

dustin diamond pleads not guilty to charges stemming from a bar fight


Remington suit brought by Newtown families goes to fed court

Firearms Training Unit Detective Barbara J. Mattson of the Connecticut State Police holds up a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, the same make and model of gun used by Adam Lanza in the Sandy Hook School shooting, for a demonstration during a hearing of a legislative subcommittee reviewing gun laws, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn., Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. The parents of children killed in the Newtown school shooting called for better enforcement of gun laws Monday at the legislative hearing. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)



Celebrity shoemaker Vincent Camuto dead at 78

Vince Camuto dead at 78


Man smashes through prison gate while trying to escape cops

Jason Davis was arrested for leading police on a wild chase in north Toledo, Ohio, on Wednesday.






Berry natural! Halle spotted sans makeup

Halle Berry doesn't look to thrilled about being caught shopping by photographers


McDonald’s PR blitz may reunite kid it shunned, family

Event: (200115) Pune: Underprivileged children enjoy themselves a fast food outlet



Instagram rethinks hair 'cut,' reinstates account



SEE IT Dead squirrel spoils broadcast outside UK Parliament

A man holding a dead squirrel photobombs a live ITV broadcast in front of London’s Houses of Parliament.




















EDITOR'S PICKS









































The Oscars 2015 - Full Coverage



MOST POPULAR GALLERIES













Most Popular







Courtroom Art: Eyewitness for the Public
Thurgood Marshall Courthouse
7:30 AM


New Jersey School Choice Summit 2015
Saint Peter's University
9:00 AM


Central Park Photo Safari
Central Park 1
9:30 AM


Photoshop and Illustrator for Footwear Design
SLC Conference Centers
9:30 AM


Lights Out: Measuring the Impact of Power Outages on Multifamily Buildings
Enterprise Community Partners
9:30 AM


Open Ballet Classes for Adults
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
10:00 AM


Lashon Hara: On the Consequences of Hate Speech
The Anne Frank Center USA
10:00 AM


The Armory Antique Show
69th Regiment Armory in New York
10:00 AM


A-Maze 'N Shabbos
Jewish Children's Museum
10:00 AM


Suits Gallery: A Photography Exhibit
410 West 13th Street
11:00 AM





Today's Covers

Daily News Front Cover Daily News Back Cover



EDITORIALS & OPINION











Columnists






Bramhall's World








REVIEWS









Retro photo galleries





Posted by at
Labels:

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)