Thursday, January 29, 2015

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SEE THE VIDEO 'You white supremacist motherf-----': Melee erupts, woman shoved during tense St. Louis City Hall meeting for police oversight board

St. Louis union advocate assaults woman in review board. Jeff Roorda (inset), business manager of the St. Louis police union, got into a shouting match with meeting chairman Terry Kennedy on Wednesday and then touched off a melee by shoving a woman at City Hall.


SICKO GRANDPA: Montana man who impregnated granddaughter, 11, molested another grandkid gets 200 years in prison

Mikeal Shane Pruitt has been sentenced to 200 years in a Montana prison for impregnating his granddaughter at age 11. Mikeal Shane Pruett, of Stevensville, Mont., also molested the girl's younger sister. A judge sentenced him to 100 years each on two incest charges.


PICTURED 200-year-old mummified monk found meditating in Mongolia: report

Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov a Buryat Buddhist lama of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. (1852 - 1927) The ash-colored man was discovered sitting in a lotus position on Tuesday. It's suggested to be a teacher of the Lama Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov.


EXCLUSIVE Partner of Akai Gurley, who was fatally shot by rookie NYPD cop in Brooklyn stairwell, plans to sue city for $50M

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The partner of Akai Gurley, who was shot to death by a rookie cop in Brooklyn, will sue the city for $50 million.



SEE IT: Justin Bieber apologizes after 'Ellen' show — 'I'm not who I was pretending to be'



EXCLUSIVE Queens beauty slashed by ex-state Sen. Hiram Monserrate poised to drop lawsuit against city

Karla Giraldo says she’s got a new life after assault case that cost Hiram Monserrate his state Senate seat. The Queens beauty slashed in the face by ex-state Sen. Hiram Monserrate is moving on.


Lupica: For Pete’s sake, it’s easy to vilify Patriots coach Bill Belichick ... but what about Carroll?

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi It’s easy to make Belichick the bad guy. But it is a little more complicated with the guy coaching against him, which means Pete Carroll.


WARNING: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE Two alleged thieves show off $100 bills in hilarious selfie-incriminating video uploaded to victim's iCloud account from a nearby Houston Burger King

Dorian Walker-Gaines, 20, and Dillian Thompson, 22, were arrested in Houston Texas after stealing an iPad and $5000 in cash from an unlocked car. The duo were discovered after Stewart Schaefer, the owner of the car and iPad discovered photos uploaded to his iCloud account by Thompson and Walker-Gaines. Two wannabe Texas gangsters showed off their loot - $5,000 in $100 bills - by filming it on a pilfered iPad.






JLaw tells Kim she always keeps up: 'I love your show'



Arkansas lawmakers reject moving day honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Martin Luther King holiday

1866: Confederate General Robert E Lee (1807 - 1870). Lee was offered the command of the Union Army but although personally opposed to both slavery and secession, his loyalty to Virginia led to his taking command of the Confederate forces. (Photo by Alexander Gardner/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Lawmakers failed to change Arkansas' practice of commemorating Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and Martin Luther King Jr. on the same day.


University of Michigan student, 19, says two classmates raped her after Greek mixer party: suit

ANN ARBOR, MI - JANUARY 17: Students walk across the University of Michigan campus January 17, 2003 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The university's admissions policy is the subject of a U.S. Supreme Court case. U.S. President George W. Bush opposes the university's affirmative action program. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) A 19-year-old University of Michigan student has sued two male classmates, claiming they raped her after a Greek mixer party in 2013.


Stanford swimmer allegedly caught raping woman along campus street

Brock turner Brock Allen Turner, 19, was on top of the intoxicated and unconscious woman when two students riding bikes along Lomita Court happened upon the disturbing scene and stopped the assault.



Bruce Jenner plans to share 'new life' in E! docu-series

Bruce Jenner may be getting his own show


SAN FRAN HORROR: Suitcase filled with body parts discovered on street

A body was found in San Francisco dismembered and stuffed in a suitcase between Market and Mission Streets by the SFPD. Police made a grim discovery on a San Francisco street Wednesday when they uncovered a suitcase with human body parts stuffed inside.


Detroit cop who fatally shot sleeping 7-year-old girl during '48 Hours' shoot won’t face a third trial

DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT Joseph Weekley shot and killed 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones during a nighttime raid that was filmed by the reality TV show '48 Hours.' Weekley said he accidentally fired his gun during a struggle.


Hostage in Sydney cafe was killed by police bullets that ricocheted during raid: courts

(FILES) In this file photo dated December 23, 2014 a photo show Katrina Dawson (L) and Tori Johnson (R) at a memorial site outside the Lindt cafe in Sydney, one week after a siege at the cafe which saw two hostages Dawson and Johnson along with the gunman killed. Barrister and mother-of-three Katrina Dawson, 38 who died in the 16-hour siege was killed by ricochets of a police bullet or bullets, an inquest into the deadly stand-off heard January 29, 2015 when police stormed the cafe in Sydney's financial district in the early hours of December 16 killing Iranian-born gunman Man Haron Monis, 50, after he shot and killed cafe manager Tori Johnson, 34. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKSPETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images Katrina Dawson, 34, one of the two hostages killed in the Lindt Chocolat Cafe, was struck by six fragments from one or more police bullets, one of which hit a major blood vessel.





New York




MTA will explore running trains underground in snowstorms

MTA boss says service in storms needs study. The MTA will explore running trains underground during snowstorms, the agency’s chairman told the Daily News on Wednesday.


Winter storm clean up costs city $1.8M per inch: analysis

A New York City snowplow, loaded with salt, sits parked in midtown Manhattan as light snow falls, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. Northeast residents are girding for a heavy snowstorm that could bury communities from northern New Jersey to southern Maine in up to 2 feet of snow. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) There’s no business like snow business for pinching the city in the pocketbook.


Bronx man found dead at Melrose Houses may have been victim of assault: cops

On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 1302 hours, police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious male inside of 320 East 156th Street, within the confines of the 40th Precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed an unidentified male, unconscious and unresponsive, on the 9th floor staircase at the above location. EMS responded to the location and pronounced the aided male DOA at the scene. The deceased has been identified as Eric Simmons, a 68 year-old male who lived in the Bronx. -- Photo by Peter Gerber A 68-year-old man found dead in a Bronx building on Wednesday may have been a victim of an assault, police sources said.



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New York City principal hit with $4,500 fine for living with teacher

David Neering, principal of Bronx Middle School 206, pictured, must pay $4,500 after a ruling against him by the Conflict of Interest Board. Bronx Middle School 206 boss David Neering was slapped with a $4,500 fine for living with teacher Regina Shin, according to a Conflict of Interest Board ruling announced Wednesday.


City teachers union holding meeting in response to Cuomo

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The city teachers union is holding 'emergency meetings' in response to Cuomo’s fiery declaration of war.












HEEL YEAH: Keri strolls through snow in bright red stilettos

Keri Russell is seen walking in the snow in Brooklyn


Mother stabbed to death in front of her two children, ages 4 and 6, in Houston home: cops

Linda Vu was murdered in Harris County, Texas, in her home while her 4 year old and 6 year old children were with her. The roommate of Linda Vu, 24, found her stabbed to death in their Houston home, and said Vu's two children were in the house when it happened.


Utah high school makes female student cover up at dance for revealing her SHOULDER

Gabi Finlayson was told her dress to a school dance Saturday showed off too much of her shoulder. "How have we gotten to the point that we look at shoulders as if they're somehow pornographic? As if they are this shameful thing," Kristy Kimball, mother of Lone Peak High School student Gabi Finlayson asked KUTV.


'MY SON IS A WARRIOR': Dad of ex-Marine killed in Tripoli hotel attack speaks out

Masked militants stormed a luxury Libyan hotel Tuesday and killed David Berry, an ex-Marine working for security training and operations firm Crucible. David Berry, a 34-year-old Arizona native, was working as a private security contractor when he was killed in the Tuesday assault on the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli.


Florida mom of three convicted for firing 'warning shot' at husband is released after plea deal

Marissa Alexander gives a statement to the media after her sentencing in Jacksonville, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. Alexander, who claimed self-defense after prosecutors say she fired a gun at her estranged husband and his two sons, will be released from prison as part of a plea agreement for time served. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bob Mack) Marissa Alexander, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a single shot toward her husband, was freed as part of a plea deal.



Kathie Lee & Hoda: Michelle Obama is right to be scarf-free

First Lady Michelle Obama in Saudi Arabia


WHAT A PERV! Neighbor watched Oregon teen on cameras hidden in her bedroom for FOUR years

Bradley McCollum, 48, won’t register as a sex offender when he’s released even though he captured video of his neighbor’s young daughter in states of undress at his beach house and later in her bedroom.


Armed felon arrested outside Texas Walmart wearing body armor and bleeding from two-day-old gunshot wound: cops

Christopher Longoria, 27, was arrested wearing body armor and suffering from a two-day old gunshot wound. Longoria, of Houston, also had a pistol, Hydrocodone, methamphetamine and ammunition on him. An armed man wearing body armor and bleeding from a gunshot wound was arrested outside a Texas Walmart.


GO AHEAD, MAKE HIS DAY! Sen. Rand Paul threatens to shoot down drones with a shotgun

JUNE 20, 2014 FILE PHOTO Paul, in an interview with CNN through Snapchat, reacted to the recent security issue at the White House, where a drone crashed on the South Lawn. ‘If they fly over my house, they better beware because I have a shotgun,’ Paul said.


'I felt like they violated my privacy': Texas school staff force students to drop pants after feces is found in gym

Parents of students at a Texas elementary school are outraged that their children are forced to a regular underwear inspection after poop keeps showing up in the gymnasium. Nearly two-dozen elementary school students were reportedly forced to undergo an underwear inspection after feces were found in their gym.










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Facts
- Bucks (1969-1975); Lakers (1975-1989)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995
- Used his unstoppable sky hook to set NBA's all-time scoring record

Stats
- 19-time All-Star and six-time MVP wins six NBA titles
- NBA career leader in points (38,387) and field goals (15,837)
- Retired as the NBA's all-time leader in nine statistical categories



Facts
- Warriors (1959-65); 76ers (1965-68); Lakers (1968-1973)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979
- Scored NBA record 100 points in a game vs. Knicks in 1962

Stats
- One of only five players in NBA history to score more than 30,000 points (31,419)
- Scores 60 or more points in a game 32 times
- NBA's career rebound leader with 23,924



Facts
- Knicks (1985-2000); also briefly plays with Sonics and Magic
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008
- Top overall pick in 1985 NBA draft leads Knicks to Finals twice

Stats
- NBA Rookie of the Year in 1986 is an 11-time All-Star
- Still ranks in the Top 15 all-time for points (24,815) and rebounds (11,607)
- Averages 20 or more points per game in first 13 seasons



Facts
- After ABA start, primarily plays with 76ers and Rockets in 22-year pro career
- First modern player to go straight from high school to the pros
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001

Stats
- Leads the NBA in rebounds six times, finishes with 16,212 (5th all time)
- 12-time NBA All-Star holds the NBA record with 7,382 career offensive rebounds
- Played record 1,212 games without a single disqualification



Facts
- Minneapolis Lakers (1948-1956)
- Enshrined in Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959
- "Mr. Basketball" leads three different pro leagues in scoring

Stats
- All-NBA first-team five years running (1950-1954), Four-time NBA All-Star
- Averaged 23.1 points per game for his pro career
- Averaged 24.0 points per game in 70 career playoff games



Facts
- Houston Rockets (1984-2001), Toronto Raptors (2001-2002)
- Enshrined in Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008
- Leads Rockets to two NBA titles and is Finals MVP both times

Stats
- 12-time All-Star holds NBA record for blocked shots (3,830)
- Finishes career with 26,946 points and 13,748 rebounds
- Only player to record more than 3,000 blocks and 2,000 steals



Facts
- Plays with six teams during 19-year career, including 8 with the Lakers
- Nicknamed the 'Big Aristotle', Shaq is the first player taken in 1992 NBA Draft
- One of only three players to win MVP, All-Star MVP and Finals MVP in same season (2000)

Stats
- 15-time NBA All-Star wins four NBA titles
- Finishes career with 28,596 points and 13,099 rebounds
- His .583 2-point field-goal percentage is second-best in NBA history



Facts
- New York Knicks (1964-1974)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982
- First player to win MVP of All-Star Game, regular season and playoffs in same season (1970)

Stats
- The 1970 NBA MVP was a seven-time NBA All-Star
- Injuries shorten career, but still totals 12,183 career points and 8,414 rebounds
- Averages 12.9 rebounds a game for his NBA career



Facts
- San Antonio Spurs (1989-2003)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009
- "The Admiral" is a two-time NBA champ out of the Naval Academy

Stats
- 10-time NBA All-Star wins MVP honors in 1995
- Finishes career with 20,790 points and 10,497 rebounds
- Still ranks No. 6 on all-time blocks list (2,954)



Facts
- Boston Celtics (1956-1969)
- Enshrined in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975
- Considered the greatest defensive center in NBA history

Stats
- Helped Celtics to 11 NBA titles, including eight straight
- A five-time NBA MVP and 12-time All-Star
- His 21,620 rebounds still rank No. 2 on NBA's all-time list



Sports




As Super Bowl nears, MIT physics prof. analyzes DeflateGate

The Great Dome on the camus of MIT in Cambridge, MA. To paraphrase the 80’s singer Thomas Dolby, Patriots coach Bill Belichick didn't exactly blind anyone with his science skills.


Mehta: Gronk fights off injuries, brings Pats to Super Bowl

Rob Gronkowski is a well-known party animal who has mingled with rock stars, but the Patriots star also hides a serious side that has him well on his way to being one of the best tight ends in league history. PHOTO BY EPA He’s partied with rock stars and mingled with porn stars, but there’s much more to Gronk than the portrait of an overgrown teenager. Rob Gronkowski has mastered the role of lovable meathead. He’s goofy and welcoming. His screws might need some tightening.



Myers: Patriots' Revis corners market, even vs. Sherman

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Darrelle Revis and Richard Sherman are the two best corners in the game and have a great rivalry going.


Melo and Knicks beat Westbrook and Thunder without Durant

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Tim Hardaway Jr. and Lance Thomas played helped the Knicks build a fourth-quarter lead in a 100-92 win against the Thunder.








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Taylor Swift 'dead' after Madonna applauds her music

Taylor Swift says she's 'dead' after receiving a compliment from Madonna


Black cop suing San Diego police over racist cartoon, says his outrage kept him from being promoted

Sgt. Arthur Scott has filed a lawsuit against San Diego Police Department over harrassment that stemmed from his complaints over the racist cartoon. WARNING: Content may be offensive to some readers. | The 107-year-old cartoon depicted a derogatory caricature of San Diego Police’s first black police officer patrolling Chinatown.


'They know where I'm at tho so, it must not be TOO bad': Texas man busted after bragging about warrants on Facebook

Eddie Smith posted on Facebook joking about his 16 outstanding arrest warrants before the Mineral Wells police arrested him. Eddie Smith, 22, got a little too cocky when he mentioned the historic warrants out for his arrest to social media friends.


Suburban Atlanta mom kills 3 young children, then herself: police

Security personnel guard the main entrance to the Walton Crossing apartments after law enforcement personnel discovered multiple bodies in one of the apartments Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Austell, Ga. Cobb County Police said in a statement that 35-year-old Kisha S. Holmes of Austell was found dead Tuesday morning along with her 9-month-old daughter, her 4-year-old son and her 10-year-old son. The children's identities have not been released. (AP Photo/David Tulis) Neighbors said 35-year-old Kisha Holmes' Austell apartment had been "quiet a few days" before the grim discovery of a 9 month old, 4 year old and 10 year old found dead inside.



Selena's good girl image goes up in a cloud of smoke

Actress Selena Gomez smokes a cigarette outside a gas station as she films a scene for ‘The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving’


San Francisco Catholic church bans altar girls for doing 'better job' than altar boys

DEC. 19, 2009 PHOTO "Boys usually end up losing interest because girls generally do a better job," the priest said. "A boys-only program gives altar boys the space to develop their own leadership potential."


'I don’t trust the policy of the United States': Fidel Castro speaks out on normalizing relations with the U.S.

Cuba's Fidel Castro has broken his silence over moves to normalize relations with the U.S. The former Cuban leader ended his long silence over his country’s decision to restore diplomatic ties with America, writing that he backs negotiations despite distrusting politics in Washington.


U-PEE-S: Houston delivery driver caught on camera urinating on house

A Houston man caught a UPS delivery man tossing his package over the fence. Ben Lucas went to the videotape after items inside a package delivered to his home this month in the Heights neighborhood were broken and busted open.






Courtney Love: I used heroin when I was pregnant



'Sexist' mandate bans UVA sorority girls from frat parties

THURSDAY, JAN. 15, 2015 PHOTO


Pope Francis meets, hugs, transgender man: report

Pope Francis stands before a window in his private apartment at the Vatican before giving Sunday prayers.



Newlyweds Benji, Cameron pucker up for kiss cam



Astronomers find star, 5 planets almost as old as universe

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SEE IT Texas Tech students try to save 11-foot snow penis

Students at Texas Tech University created an 11-foot-tall snow penis and formed a wall around it to protect it from being bulldozed.






Last call! It's time to say Goom-bye to Snooki, JWoww

It's last call for Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi and Jennifer 'JWoww' Farley's spinoff show


Pa. teen shot twice after hitting car with snowball

Jerquan Dickson, 22, was charged with felony aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person after a 15-year-old boy was shot, cops said.



Julianne Moore: I don't believe in God after ma's death



Fla. man arrested for urinating on waitress at nightclub

Orion Jones was arrested for urinating on a waitress from a nightclub balcony in Key West, Fla., on Saturday.


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.



Porsche 911 GTS Club Coupe revealed

The Porsche 911 GTS Club Coupe is a limited-edition model built to celebrate 60 years of the Porsche Club of America. It’s fast, sexy, and very blue. The limited-edition 911 GTS Club Coupe is a 430-horsepower birthday present to the Porsche Club of America.


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Bruce Jenner appears to sport fuller lips — SEE IT

Bruce Jenner driving home after he got lip injection


Uber insures drivers, struggling to expand in Asia

In this photo taken Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014.



Mila and Ashton take baby Wyatt out for beach stroll



Drink beer to ward off Alzheimer's: study

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Smart, Alec: Baldwin keeps cool after he's bumped to coach



Fighter jet falls from sky, biker on ground hit by debris

Russian-made MiG 27 fighter jets belonging to the Indian Air Force.



Stars continue to flock to Sundance Film Festival

John cho, Jennifer Connelly and Patrick Wilson are just a few of the stars at Sundance


Man accidentally shoots HIMSELF while robbing gas station

Surveillance footage shows Knowles involved in one of three robberies cops say he attempted.






White House drops plan to scale back college savings plans

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 20, 2015. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)



EU to extend Russia sanctions over fighting in Ukraine

Members of the armed forces of Ukraine attend the funeral of a Ukrainian serviceman, who was killed while taking part in battles at the airport of Donetsk, in Mariupol, a city on the Sea of Azov, January 27, 2015. European Union leaders asked their foreign ministers on Tuesday to consider an appropriate response to renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine, including new sanctions against Russia, when the ministers meet in Brussels on Thursday. REUTERS/Nikolai Ryabchenko (UKRAINE - Tags: CONFLICT MILITARY)






Israeli soldiers, U.N. worker die in Hezbollah attack

Israeli soldiers stand next to a mobile artillery unit near the border with Syria in the Golan Heights January 28, 2015. Israeli aircraft struck Syrian army artillery positions early on Wednesday, the military said, in retaliation for rockets launched at the Israel-occupied Golan Heights a day earlier. The strike came amid rising frontier tension 10 days after an Israeli air strike in Syria killed an Iranian general and several Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (MILITARY POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)



Jordan ready to swap death-row prisoner for ISIS-held pilot

A still image released by the Islamic State group's branch in Raqa on jihadist websites on December 24, 2014 purportedly shows a Jordanian pilot (C) captured by IS group's fighters after they shot down a warplane from the US-led coalition with an anti-aircraft missile near Raqa city. AFP PHOTO / HO / WELAYAT RAQA== RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / WELAYAT RAQA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS FROM ALTERNATIVE SOURCES, AFP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIGITAL ALTERATIONS TO THE PICTURE'S EDITORIAL CONTENT, DATE AND LOCATION WHICH CANNOT BE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED ==-/AFP/Getty Images















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