Thursday, February 26, 2015

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'I KNOW HE WASN'T A THUG': Pain, anger and sadness still haunt family and friends of Trayvon Martin as they 'pray for the truth' on three-year anniversary of his shocking, polarizing death

3 year anniversary of Trayvon Martin's death Trayvon Martin was shot to death by George Zimmerman in a Sanford, Fla., neighborhood three years ago Thursday. Family and friends remember a quiet, funny and calm kid, who liked to cook, doted on his grandmother and dreamed of becoming a pilot one day. read full story »

'He never had a chance': Body of lost 20-day-old baby discovered in California swamp — just 1 day after disoriented mother was found there

Samantha Green, 22, and her weeks-old baby son Justice Rees were reported missing two days after failing to show at a family gathering.

HORRIBLE MOM: Pa. woman arrested for drunk driving after she takes son to orgy, cops say

34-year-old Heather Young faces myriad charges for driving drunk to an orgy with her kid. Pennsylvania mother Heather Young, 34, faces a slew of charges after police found her shouting in the hallway of an apartment complex in the wee hours of Tuesday, authorities said.

LOCO! 'Live mas' bandit foiled when Taco Bell employee grabs and breaks fake gun

Taco Bell at California and Drumm Street in San Francisco California. A 'live mas' bandit was foiled when a Taco Bell employee grabbed and broke the fake gun during a San Francisco robbery attempt.

NFL MOCK DRAFT Daily News predicts the first 10 picks, including Jets and Giants

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston (15) and Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota (11) stretch at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) The first round of the NFL draft is April 30th. See who is going where in our Mock Draft.

BIRTHDAY SUIT: Chelsea goes topless — AGAIN — for 40th

Inmate nicknamed 'BABY NUTS' beats down Colorado prison officials

William Scott Pettigrew, nicknamed Baby Nuts, allegedly injured two deputies at the Larimer County jail by punching, kicking and biting them when they tried to move him from one cell to another on February 13, 2015. He has a lengthy criminal history. A Colorado inmate nicknamed "Baby Nuts" started a fight with jail deputies and injured two, police said.

'WHO'S PLAYING HOOKY?': Minn. man trawls for kids in creepy child sex partner Craigslist ad, cops say

Donald Tisdale, 58, of Minnesota posted a creepy Facebook ad looking for kids playing 'hooky' to meet up for sex, authorities say. Donald Tisdale, 58, was cruising for a child sex partner, but he landed a date with cops instead, authorities said

'Is he breathing? He's breathing, right?': Brooklyn teen wearing sweatpants drowns in Mass. pool

Ibrahim Iqbal, 17, from Brooklyn, New York has died after being found unresponsive in an indoor swimming pool in an apartment building on Commonweatlh Avenue in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Ibrahim Iqbal, 17, who was staying with relatives, was found at the bottom of a 9-foot deep swimming pool at the Crystal Village Apartments in Attleboro, Mass.

Forget something? Bey goes braless on lunch date with Jay

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EXPERT: ISIS's pitch to would-be terrorists is evil — and effective

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 07: John Miller, the Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence & Counter-terrorism of the NYPD, speaks to reporters at a news conference with Police Commissioner Bill Bratton following an NYPD Swearing-In Ceremony on January 7, 2015 in New York City. The NYPD says there is no direct threat against New York City following a terror attack on a newspaper in Paris that left at least 12 people dead and numerous others injured. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) On Wednesday, just past midnight, a 19-year-old man walked toward a jetway at Kennedy Airport to board a flight to Turkey.

'I recognized him immediately': FBI agent testifying in Brooklyn trial of accused Al Qaeda terrorist says he saw body of Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden addresses a news conference in Afghanistan in this May 26, 1998 file photograph. Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. assault on his Pakistani compound on May 2, 2011, then quickly buried at sea, in a dramatic end to the long manhunt for the al Qaeda leader who had become the most powerful symbol of global terrorism. REUTERS/Stringer (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST OBITUARY IMAGES OF THE DAY) Testifying at a Brooklyn terror trial on Wednesday, FBI special agent Alexander Otte recalled seeing the corpse of Osama bin Laden after the Navy SEALS daring 2011 raid on the terror mastermind's secret lair in Pakistan.

North Korean company evades sanctions, renames vessels: U.N.

A deactivated Soviet-era SS-4 medium range nuclear capable ballistic missile stands on display at the La Cabana fortress in Havana in this November 26, 2009 file photo. Panama said on July 17, 2013 it had called in the United Nations Security Council to investigate a North Korean ship caught smuggling arms from Cuba, piling more pressure on Pyongyang over a possible breach of U.N. sanctions. Panama stopped the ship last week and seized the cargo after a stand-off with the North Korean crew in which the captain tried to slit his own throat. Authorities discovered missile equipment, MiG fighter jets and other arms aboard that Cuba said were "obsolete" Soviet-era weapons being sent to North Korea for repair. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan/Files (CUBA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) A North Korean company that tried to hide fighter jets under a cargo of sugar later sought to evade U.N. sanctions by renaming its vessels.

Daughter of principal killed in Newtown shooting says NRA profited from the school massacre

Erica Lafferty, speaks at a news conference for the families of victims of gun violence survivors tell Congressional leaders ÒNot One MoreÓ American should be killed by gun violence at the National Press Club on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 in Washington. Lafferty's mother, the principal at Sandy Hook Elementary, was killed in the Newtown shootings. (Kevin Wolf/Photo) The daughter of the school principal killed in the 2012 Newtown massacre said she is not surprised the NRA’s fund-raising went up in the aftermath of the tragedy.

Hole-y moly! Kim shows skin in revealing jumpsuit

Brooklyn cherry factory-marijuana mystery deepens after visit by investigators prompted owner’s dramatic suicide

**MUST CREDIT: Buck Ennis/Crain Communications, Inc. We can use this photo in print and online through 02/24/16** Investigators scoured a Brooklyn maraschino cherry factory a day after the owner's suicide exposed it was a cover for a marijuana operation.

Ebola survivor Dr. Craig Spencer writes essay to blast critics on crisis in Africa

Dr. Craig Spencer speaks during a news conference November 11, 2014 at Bellevue Hospital in New York. After being treated at Bellevue for Ebola, Spencer, a 33-year-old New York doctor who became America's last known Ebola case, has been declared free of the virus and was discharged. The United States has treated nine victims of the virus, which spreads through contact with infected bodily fluids. AFP PHOTO/Don Emmert (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images) Dr. Craig Spencer, who survived Ebola last year, wrote an essay to blast critics about the crisis in Africa.

Washington cops fire 17 shots in immigrant's death: cops

Antonio Zambrano-Montes was shot to death by Washington police, who claim he threw rocks at them. three officers involved in the death of an unarmed Mexican man in Washington fired 17 shots, but none that hit him in the back, cops said.

BIG MAMA'S HOUSE: Alabama woman, 79, allegedly shoots grand nephew in foot over stolen $20

Mobile police arrested 79-year-old Ira Belle Peterson after she was found to have shot her great nephew in the foot. They had been in a dispute over$20 when she shot him. Don't mess with this grandma. A 79-year-old Alabama woman allegedly shot her grand nephew in the foot during a confrontation over $20.
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HAMILL: Mayor de Blasio is right to seek more funds for Fatherhood Academy to help dads

Young dad Jquan Webb (r.), is enrolled in the Fatherhood Academy program run by Raheem Brooks. Bill de Blasio is right to seek doubling the funds for Fatherhood Academy, which teaches young men to be better dads.

'There were a lot of hugs': Bratton gives NYPD's biggest fan — 10-year-old Texas girl Savannah Solis — teddy bear, chocolates

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi THE NYPD’S top cop met with its cheerleader-in-chief to discuss policing — and teddy bears.

WAY BEHIND THE TIMES! NYPD still uses TYPEWRITERS, but city pol proposes bill to switch to computers by 2016

Boros: Councilman Daniel Dromm stands at the location of the controversial pedestrian plaza that local merchants say is killing their businesses located at at corner of 37th Road and 73rd Street in Jackson Heights, Queens on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Danny Dromm (D-Queens) will introduce a bill Thursday to require cops to scrap their old-school typewriters by 2016, as part of a technology report they’d have to submit.

Gov. Cuomo says he is not subpoenaed for handling Moreland Commission, does not rule out aides

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Cuomo said Wednesday he has not been subpoenaed by prosecutors looking into handling of his now defunct anti-corruption commission.

MTA ON STRAIGHT AND NARROW! Bus routes may be revised to reduce left and right turns, pedestrian deaths

MTA Chairman & CEO Tom Prendergast. The MTA is considering a review of bus routes to make the streets safer for pedestrians under the city’s Vision Zero program.
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EXCLUSIVE Brooklyn assistant district attorney fired after linked to drug dealer: sources

McCarthy Hawkins (l.) during his Sept. 2014 wedding to Marnie Klar.MUST CREDIT: jlevyPhotoCO A Brooklyn prosecutor was canned because a drug dealer offered dirt on him in a bid for leniency.

NYCHA will be forced to give answers for selling off office supplies at a fraction of their value

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer discusses his audit findings that the Department of Education failed to employ safeguards and controls in awarding multimillion dollar milk contracts for City Schools. Wednesday, February 26th, 2014, New York, New York. (Jesse Ward for New York Daily News) NYCHA will be forced to answer questions about its online sale of brand-new supplies.

EXTRA TIME FOR BAD BEHAVIOR: Rikers inmate who sucker punched medical intern gets 3 years

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Joseph McRae socked a 24-year-old medical intern at the city jail last April 16. The victim's jaw, eye socket and sinus were broken.

De Blasio warns of flaws in Cuomo's education agenda, calls for extension of mayoral control over city schools

Honorable Bill de Blasio addressing the 2015 Joint Budget Hearing Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Photo By Eric Jenks, for NY Daily News The Big Chill between New York’s top two Democrats showed no signs of thawing Wednesday.

SEE IT Dancing seniors cover Bruno's ‘UpTown Funk’

Seniors perform Bruno Mar's Uptown Funk

EXCLUSIVE GONZALEZ: Attorney General Schneiderman recovers cash swindled in condo scam pitched by politician

The President of the Republic, Danilo Medina Sánchez (r.), swears in Danilo Diaz (c.), as Special Assistant to the President of the Republic, responsible for the management center of the Presidency. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has secured a measure of justice for nearly 90 New York area immigrants.

BIG BULLY: New Jersey woman stole lunch money from children, ages 3 to 5, on school bus, police say

Rosa Rios, 33, allegedly took lunch money from children’s backpacks on a school bus in Millville, N.J. A New Jersey woman who worked as an aide on a school bus was charged with stealing children's lunch money, Millville police Lt. Jody Farabella told the Daily News.

'I’m just ready to move on': Mississippi school district settles anti-gay bullying lawsuit filed by lesbian teen

Destin Holmes, 18, who sued her school district for anti-gay slurs, took a picture after her settlement was publicly announced. Destin Holmes'lawsuit against Moss Point School District reached a settlement last week following a two-year fight over allegations that faculty and students labeled the now-18-year-old student a “dyke,” “freak” and “pathetic fool.”

EXCLUSIVE City receives $5.5M grant for AP classes in computer science that focus on STEM

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, DEC. 20, 2014, AND THEREAFTER The city has received a four-year grant to start an AP course in computer science that focuses on STEM.

Kathie Lee & Hoda: Patricia's speech sure hit a nerve at the Oscars

Obama promises to shield undocumented immigrants from deportation, vows to veto attempts to end his executive action

POOL PHOTO President Obama promised Wednesday to keep up his fight to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation.

Wife of Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin demands almost $1M in monthly child support

Anne Dias Griffin and Ken Griffin are poised for one of the priciest divorce settlements in history. The wife of billionaire Chicago hedge fund owner Ken Griffin is demanding almost $1 million in monthly child support, court files show.

WE SCREWED UP: Former Colo. police chief admits cops botched JonBenet case due to poor staffing, confusion

A woman cleans gravestone at the JonBenet Ramsey in Georgia. The Coloradao police chief who led her murder inquiry acknowledged Tuesday that officers botched the crime scene. JonBenet Ramsey was found dead in the basement of her family's home on Dec. 26, 1996, after her mother, Patsy Ramsey, called 911 to say her daughter was missing and a ransom note had been found.

'YOU'RE HURTING ME!': Memphis man, 28, CHOKED 93-year-old girlfriend who refused to take her meds, cops say

Thomas Standley, 28, of Memphis, Tenn., is accused of assaulting his 93-year-old girlfriend. A 28-year-old Memphis man was busted for roughing up his 93-year-old, live-in girlfriend because she refused to take her pills, cops said.
Sports

Harper: Health of Michael Pineda a real curveball

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi One of the great things about spring training is the close-up look you get, especially at pitchers.

Yankees Insider: David Ortiz is done with A-Rod

David Ortiz and A-Rod were close friends at one time.

Bondy: Tanking Knicks exploiting a broken system

By dumping players left and right, Knicks president Phil Jackson There was a high school girls’ basketball game in Tennessee last Saturday in which both coaches ordered their kids to lose.

Kevin Garnett returns to Timberwolves in rout of Wizards

Minnesota Timberwolves’ Kevin Garnett encourages the sold-out crowd in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves won 97-77. It was Garnett's first game back with the Timberwolves after he waived his no-trade clause with the Brooklyn Nets to return to Minnesota where he played 12 years.(AP Photo/Jim Mone) Kevin Garnett made an emotional return to Minnesota with an ear-splitting reception and his Timberwolves beat the Wizards.

DREAD SOX: Ace says wife 'shaken' after nude pic leak

Lindsay Clubine and Clay Buchholz

'SHE LOOKED JUST LIKE THE DIRT': Man finds missing Tennessee woman alive and frozen to ground

Man taking photos of Tennessee ice storm finds missing woman alive and frozen to ground An elderly Tennessee woman survived two days lost in an ice storm before an amateur photographer found her frozen to the ground.

British man busted for having sex with mailbox is found dead in alley behind restaurant

Paul Bennett, a British man who was busted for having sex with mailbox, was found dead on Sunday. British mailbox humper Paul Bennett was found dead on Sunday in an alley near his home, authorities said.

Texas 15-month-old twins dead after mom finds them unresponsive in bathtub

2 twins Savannah and Sabrina Russo drown in a bathtub in Pearland, Texas on February 17, 2015. Savannah died on February 17 and her sister Sabrina was taken off of life support on February 22. Texas police are investigating the drowning deaths of two 15-month-old twin girls after their mom found them under water in the family tub.

Warren: Countries near Iraq-Syria conflict must take lead in battle against ISIS, Obama aide says

Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS Gen. John R. Allen prepares to testify on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. The long-term presence of U.S. troops fighting ISIS could backfire and serve as a recruiting tool for the terrorists, a top Obama aide said.

OOPS! Christina suffers a wardrobe malfunction

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IRIE, MON! Jamaican government votes to decriminalize marijuana, set up medicinal pot system

AUG. 28, 2014 FILE PHOTO Ganja is now decriminalized in Jamaica after the Caribbean island’s Parliament voted to lessen the penalty for those caught with two ounces or less of marijuana.

Boehner, GOP members risk taking blame should Homeland Security Dept. shutdown

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 25: Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) answers questions during a press conference following the weekly House Republican conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol February 25, 2015 in Washington, DC. With Department of Homeland Security funding set to expire on Friday of this week, Boehner and House Republican leadership faced numerous questions on a possible shutdown of DHS if a compromise is not reached with Democratic members of Congress. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) As the clock ticks toward a partial shutdown of the Homeland Security Department at midnight Friday, the House Speaker and his rebellious members face a familiar problem.

CAUGHT RED-FACED: Wis. man with facial burns busted for torching sex offender’s future home, sheriff says

50-year-old Russell Speigle was arrested after he allegedly set fire to a home in Cottage Grove, Wisoncon. He was attempting to keep 40-year-old Harold Nyberg, who was part of a supervised sex offender release program, from moving into the neighborhood. Russell Speigle was busted with painful burns covering his face after torching the home in an act caught on camera, authorities said.

Florida stripper said drugs found on her person were for back pain from dancing: sheriff

23-year-old Kayla Gregg told a sheriff's deputy she had drugs in her car for the back pain she suffers from being an adult dancer after she's found passed out behind the wheel. Kayla Gregg' series of missteps Monday began after a Monroe County deputy reported finding her partially dressed in her car, with a breast exposed and her skirt hiked up around her waist.

EYES UP HERE! Simon caught ogling gal pal in red carpet

Greece’s top soccer league suspended indefinitely over violence

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At least 6 injured in 40-vehicle pileup on I-95 in Maine

More than 40 vechicles were involved in a crash on Insterstate 95 between Newport and Bangor, Maine.

Madonna takes spill down stairs during Brit Awards act

Fisherman absolved by Supreme Court in grouper-tossing case

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HIV prevention saves over $250,000 over lifetime

In 2006, the average medical costs for a person with HIV was $361,400.

Relaxin' all cool! Will Smith and Alfonsio Ribeiro reunite

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Mysterious Paris drone flights probed by French police

A view shows the illuminated Eiffel Tower and La Defense business district (background) in Paris February 24, 2015. Five drones have been seen flying over sensitive sites of Paris , including the U.S. Embassy, between midnight and six o'clock in the night of Monday to Tuesday, according to French police. French authorities have opened an investigation. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY CITYSCAPE)

Madonna says Lady Gaga doesn't 'want my crown'

Madonna on the cover of Rolling Stone.

GOP hopefuls thinking 2016 bid will pitch at CPAC

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland in this March 16, 2013 file photo. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker rejected on June 20, 2014 prosecutors' accusations of illegal coordination between his campaign and conservative groups and said they were politically motivated. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS)
Autos

2017 Ford GT is much more than a one-hit supercar wonder!

Carbon fiber keeps the weight of the Ford GT extremely low - we expect it to tip the scales between 3,000 and 3,200 lbs. The wild Ford GT, Shelby Mustang 350R, and Focus RS are only a hint at what’s to come from Ford’s SVT performance division.

Cadillac teases new CT6 in Oscars ad spot

Cadillac rolled out a new ad campaign at the 2015 Oscars, but it was the previously-secret CT6 sedan that was the real star of the spot. Cadillac is keen on taking on the world's best luxury cars, and the CT6 flagship teased at the Oscars is their ticket
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14,900 miles cleared in MH370 seach with no sign of plane

A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft is seen on the tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang outside Kuala Lumpur, in this file picture taken June 27, 2014. Malaysian state investor Khazanah Nasional Bhd plans to take Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) private as the first step in a major restructuring of the loss-making airline following the disappearance of its Flight MH370, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. To match Exclusive MALAYSIA-AIRLINES/ REUTERS/Samsul Said/Files (MALAYSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS)

Random shooter kills 1, attacks 4 near Houston: police

Police are asking for help catching a man randomly shooting pedestrians in southwest Houston and Missouri City. In one week, the gunman attacked five people, wounding three and killing a fourth.

Demi Lovato carted to hospital with lung infection

SEE IT Scottish driver cheats death as truck forces him off road

Car is forced off the road by a truck in this video titled "A9 Tomich close shave." The dashcam footage shows the tractor-trailer suddenly pulling out at the notoriously dangerous Tomich junction on the A9 near Invergordon in Scotland on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015.Here, the view as the truck pulls out into the roadway.

Kosher cannabis could be available in New York

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Full of glee! Naya Rivera pregnant with first child

Pastor's wife fined $150 for praying loudly outside homes

Martha Nagbe (pictured), the wife of Pastor Juwle Nagbe of the United Methodist Church in Lisobon, North Dakota, was fined 150 in fines for "unnecessary noise" because she wanders the street with her Bible, praying and singing loudly.

Will and Jada get handsy on the ‘Focus’ red carpet

Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith on the red carpet

Walker leading other possible 2016 GOPers in Iowa: poll

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has emerged as the front-runner in a slew of new Iowa polls.

WATCH: Baby laughs like maniacal troll in viral video

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State Dept. official busted for soliciting minor for sex

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Sword fight at Dubai hotel leaves four men hospitalized

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