Monday, March 23, 2015

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SEE THE VIDEO 'We can restore our promise': Ted Cruz officially announces he's running for president in 2016

A MARCH 10, 2015 Ted Cruz has just become the first high-profile Republican to formally enter the 2016 race.

'BEST BIRTHDAY EVER': After no one RSVP'd to boy's bash, strangers and celebs help kid with Asperger's celebrate 13th in style

Thirteen year old Canadian teen with Asperger's Odin Camus' birthday was saved via social media. A Canadian teen with Asperger's syndrome who was crushed when no one RSVP'd to his party celebrated the big 1-3 with hundreds of strangers.

Clothing, remains believed to belong to missing Alaska family recovered near their hometown of Kenai

With winter coming, Alaskan searchers are combing wooded areas, looking for a family missing since May. Pictured from top left are Brandon Jividen, Rebecca Adams, Michelle Hundley, Jaracca Hundley and Sparks, the family dog. The nearly 10-month search for a missing Alaskan family may have reached a final, tragic conclusion.

Hospital visitor stabs Illinois woman to death at Alexian Brothers Medical Center

A 44-year-old man fatally stabs 42-year-old Francisca Quintero at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove on March 22, 2015. The victim was visiting family when she was set on by another of her family member. A man visiting a patient at a Chicago-area hospital stabbed another visitor to death on Sunday morning, law enforcement officials said.

Kathy impresses producers, may have a new 'View' soon

TOKEN HERO: MTA employee saves man from stabbing on subway platform

Richard Singleton, an MTA booth clerk, stands in the 28th Street 6 Train station in Manhattan on March 22, 2015, where he saved a man after being stabbed in a fight.(Michael Graae for New York Daily News) An MTA employee rushed from the token booth to save a man from being stabbed on a Manhattan subway platform.

'I WANT MY DAUGHTER HOME': Virginia dad of missing teen busted while 'searching for clues' in her disappearance

Wesley Hadsell, 36, was arrested for allegedly breaking into the home of a resident he suspected may be involved in the disappearance of his daughter Anjelica who was last seen on March 2. Wesley Hadsell, 36, is being held without bail after arrest for breaking into home. He's adamant he had nothing to do with his daughter Anjelica's disappearance.

MILE HIGH FAIL: Woman on British Airways flight arrested for sex act she performed on herself

A female passenger on a British Airways flight to London was arrested after she decided to join the mile-high club all on her own. A female air passenger is accused of stripping down a British Airways flight from London to Jamaica and performing a sex act.

GIMME A NIBBLE! Uma Thurman, ex-André Balazs get cozy in St. Barts

Uma Thurman rekindling old flames.

Former Louisiana prosecutor apologizes for wrongful conviction of death row inmate Glenn Ford facing lung cancer

FRAME GRAB FROM VIDEO PROVIDED BY WAFB-TV 9. BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE. MANDATORY CREDIT. The prosecutor that locked wrongfully accused Glenn Ford in a “hell hole” at Angola’s death row in 1984 has apologized.

One killed as helicopter crashes into Florida home: reports

Paramedics wheel a gurney to the scene of a helicopter crash north of downtown Orlando, Florida, where the aircraft hit a house. One person is dead after a helicopter smashed into an Orlando, Florida home and briefly set it on fire, local reports said.

Former 'Jerry Springer' producer may have backed out of suicide pact with sister: report

379101 01: Executive Producer Jill Blackstone poses on the set of Fox TV's "Divorce Court" August 2000 in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Gilles Mingasson/Liaison) Jill Blackstone found the body of sister Wendy and three dead dogs in the garage of her San Fernando home and had suffered from severe carbon monoxide poisoning herself.

Alabama gunman killed house guest: police

Cody Allen Pike, 30, allegedly killed his house guest and coworker Ryan Alexander "Alex" Moore, 30, early Saturday morning. Pike initially told police Moore was an ‘unknown intruder’ who attacked him and tried to rob his condo. An Alabama man killed a coworker who was staying at his condo, police said.

Blood surely not thicker for Kim K.'s brother Rob

Rob Kardashian compared his sister Kim Kardashian to Rosamund Pike's character in the film 'Gone Girl' on Instagram

Arch Rock collapse at Point Reyes National Seashore in Northern California kills 1 hiker, injures another: authorities

One person is dead and another has been hospitalized after a portion of the Point Reyes hiking trail in Marin County California. A pair of hikers tumbled into a pile of rubble on Saturday evening when a 70-foot cliff collapsed in Northern California.

HOT IDEA: Disney World monorail owner eyes Burning Man festival stop

The owner of a Walt Disney World monorail is thinking about taking the quirky collectible to the Nevada desert for the Burning Man festival. The new owner of a retired Disney World monorail cab is thinking about shipping his quirky collectible to Nevada for the desert festival.

Florida robbers strip victim naked, steal Kia cars: cops

NR Armed suspects confronted a Florida man in his garage, forced him to strip naked and locked him in his laundry room, authorities said.

Bar owner turned UVA student away over ID dispute before bloody arrest, said 20-year-old appeared sober: pub

Police arrested Martese Johnson, 20, early March 18 on obstruction and public intoxication after he left the Trinity Irish Pub. The Charlottesville pub released a statement describing their side of the “cordial and respectful” moments before the state’s Dept. of Alcohol Beverage Control officers arrested Martese Johnson.
New York

EXCLUSIVE City pays $1M to man held on Rikers Island for 2 years to ensure he would testify against gang members who robbed him

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The city has paid a $1 million to a Bronx man held on Rikers Island for more than two years without being charged

Fare evader punches NYPD cop at Brooklyn subway station before fleeing

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi When he couldn’t beat the fare, this wannabe straphanger beat a cop.

Chuck Schumer wants probe of wood laminate flooring

For editorial use only. Additional clearance required for commercial or promotional use, contact your local office for assistance. Any commercial or promotional use of Bloomberg content requires Bloomberg's prior written consent. Sen. Chuck Schumer is asking for a federal probe into the safety of Chinese-made wood laminate flooring sold at Lumber Liquidators.

NYCHA trying to evict disabled widow, 75, from St. Mary's Park Houses in the Bronx

Clara Russo is fighting to keep apartment in Bronx building (inset). THE CITY Housing Authority is moving to boot an elderly, disabled widow from her Bronx apartment.

TOKEN HERO: MTA employee saves man from stabbing on subway platform

This image is only available in Getty Images offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Germany (Austria, Switzerland via Germany) and Australia. An MTA employee rushed from the token booth to save a man from being stabbed on a Manhattan subway platform.
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EXCLUSIVE 37,000 families sign up for city's pre-K in first week — more than half of de Blasio's goal

Honorable Bill de Blasio addressing the 2015 Joint Budget Hearing on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 in Albany, New York. (Eric Jenks for New York Daily News) More than 37,000 families have signed up for city prekindergarten programs after the first week of enrollment.

DONOHUE: No specific plan to close the $15 billion MTA budget gap

A construction worker, also known as a sandhog, climbs down from a hole created by a tunnel boring machine, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011 in New York. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority completed tunneling Thursday for the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway after borer reached the Lexington Avenue-63rd Street station, breaking into the existing tunnel. The completion of tunneling marks a major milestone in the $4.45 billion project that will provide service from 96th Street to 63rd Street as an extension of the Q train. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Subway riders should be feeling like diehard Mets fans in July. The best you can say is “wait till next year.”

GOP budget plan would gut New York City’s federal aid: pol

Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, candidate for Congress meets with New York Daily News employees at the New York Daily News offices at 4 New York Plaza, New York, NY. House Republicans’ budget proposal would decimate federal funding for New York City, Rep. Nydia Velázquez says.

EXCLUSIVE All historical city court records were destroyed in January Brooklyn warehouse blaze

Firefighters work at a 5 alarm fire in a warehouse on North 11th street and Kent Ave.,Ave., Brooklyn. Saturday January 31, 2015. Photo by Debbie Egan-Chin 5 ALARM FIRE Not one historical city court record held in a Brooklyn storage building survived a Jan. 31 seven-alarm waterfront blaze.

Teenage dream: Kylie Jenner shares pic of $2.7M home

Kylie Jenner shares first photo from inside her $2.7 million mansion

UNFARE! MTA fare hike begins Sunday as commuters bemoan the hit to their pocketbooks

Exported.; exp; Get ready to take a hike. MTA fare increases go into effect across the board Sunday.

Bob Jones III sorry for saying gays should be stoned in 1980

Bob Jones University released a statement from Bob Jones III, pictured in 2000, apologizing for saying gays and lesbians should be stoned to death. The former president of Bob Jones University apologized for anti-gay remarks made during a heated protest of the Civil Rights Act in 1980.

Florida high school teacher suspended five days after calling 14-year-old Muslim student 'raghead Taliban' in French class

Deyab-Houssein Wardani, 14, who attends Cypress Bay High School in Weston, Florida, speaks at home after Mrs. Maria Valdes, a French teacher, called him a "raghead Taliban." Valdes was suspended without pay for five days. Maria Valdes was given the unpaid punishment on Tuesday for calling 14-year-old Deyab-Houssein Wardani a “raghead Taliban” and referring to the Muslim teen as “the Taliban."

UK tourist dead after shooting himself in head at gun range

A British tourist killed himself at a Phuket, Thailand gun range. The 21-year-old fired the gun several times before turning the gun on himself, as a horrified instructor tried to stop him, but was not quick enough. A British tourist shot himself in the head in an apparent suicide at a Thailand shooting range.

Shorts and sweet! Barely there RiRi takes plunge

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City put stop to excavation of 1830’s train in Brooklyn tunnel due to petty politics, press leaks

The Planet steam locomotive Bob Diamond believes is buried under Atlantic Ave. Image from the book A Practical Treatise On Locomotives Upon Railways, by Chev. F. M. G. De Pambour, 1832 They were on the verge of the most historic discovery in years — and then the city railroaded them.

NO CLUE HER PIC WAS SNAPPED: Girl, 17, identifies herself as spring breaker pictured naked surrounded by men, tells cops she's safe

Bay County Sheriff's Office in Florida is trying to identify the female Spring Breaker who was caught on camera naked and surrounded by a group of males to ensure her well-being. The teen contacted the Bay County Sheriff's Office after learning of authorities' efforts to make contact once her photos began circulating online. She says she's safe, and her actions were consensual.

Loretta Lynch attorney general vote delay ‘has nothing to do with race’: Sen. McCain

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, kicked the protesters out of the chamber. Sen. John McCain claimed Sunday that the unprecedented delay of a vote on the confirmation of Loretta Lynch is not motivated by her race.

'Hill bombing' skateboarder killed in Calif. crash: cops

A downhill skateboard veered into oncoming traffic on Glendora Mountain Road in California and was hit by a dump truck, authorities say. A daredevil’s high-speed skateboard ride down a California highway ended tragically when he slammed into a dump truck, authorities say.
Sports

Weiss: Wichita State now Kansas' big brother in NCAA Tournament

Fred VanVleet (c.) leads the Wichita State Shockers back to the Sweet 16 in a big upset of No. 2 Kansas. According to the old saying, you should be careful what you wish for. Clearly, Wichita State has never heard of that. The Shockers, who have tried time and time again to play Kansas in the regular season only to be rebuffed by their bigger in-state rival, finally got the chance Sunday.

Rubin: Izzo has Michigan State poised to make Final Four run

CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 22: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans reacts against the Virginia Cavaliers during the third round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Time Warner Cable Arena on March 22, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) Those early reports that this wasn't going to be Michigan State's year may have been premature.

Rangers explode for seven goals in win over Anaheim Ducks

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi It's time, after Sunday night's ruthless 7-2 Duck hunt of Anaheim at the Garden, to start calling this team the Mighty Rangers. Alain Vigneault's crew returned on a back-to-back off Saturday’s ugly shootout win over terrible Carolina to level the Western Conference's best team.

Bondy: Red Bulls toughest fight may be vs. NYCFC for fans

New York New Jersey Red Bulls fan Axel, age, 12, before they take on the DC United in the MLS soccer game at Red Bulls arena on Sunday March 22, 2015.by Andrew Theodorakis There are the standings, and then there are the stands. One may not have much to do with the other for the Red Bulls, as they compete with upstart NYCFC for both status and supporters. The Red Bulls did just fine on the field Sunday, with a dominating win in their home opener, 2-0, over D.C. United in Harrison.

Teresa Giudice keeps busy in jail by reading her press

NYPD seeks 3 men for questioning in teen’s murder

The New York City Police Department is asking the public's assistance identifying and locating the following three individuals being sought for questioning in regards to this homicide. Police are searching for three men wanted in connection with the murder of a teenager in Brooklyn, officials said Sunday.

Obama: Netanyahu is fuzzy on two-state plan for Palestine, Israel

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walk during an official welcoming ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv March 20, 2013. Making his first official visit to Israel, Obama pledged on Wednesday unwavering commitment to the security of the Jewish State where concern over a nuclear-armed Iran has clouded bilateral relations. REUTERS/Nir Elias (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR3F86Q Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s interest in pursuing a two-state solution for Palestine just doesn’t add up, President Obama insists in a new interview.

Microsoft offers free Windows 10 upgrades, even for pirates

SPCL THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN BY AP IMAGES FOR MICROSOFT. Microsoft will make upgrading to Windows 10 easy for everyone, even for those who own a pirate copy of Windows 7.

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Iran faces ‘tremendous costs' if it goes for bomb: CIA chief

CIA Director John Brennan said that if Iran were to develop a nuclear weapon if talks failed, they would ‘do so at their peril.’ Iran would face “tremendous costs and consequences” if Tehran moved forward with developing a nuclear weapon, John Brennan warned.

100-year-old woman released from Kenyan jail after outcry

100-year-old woman Margaret Ngima Gakoromo freed from jail in Nairobi Kenya has released a 100-year-old female prisoner following a national campaign for her release.

Tunisian president says hunt on for 3rd man in museum attack

Policemen guard inside the Bardo museum in Tunis, Tunisia, Thursday, March 19, 2015, a day after gunmen opened fire killing over 20 people, mainly tourists. One of the two gunmen who killed tourists and others at a prominent Tunisian museum was known to intelligence services, Tunisia's prime minister said Thursday. But no formal links to a particular terrorist group have been established in an attack that threatens the country's fledgling democracy and struggling tourism industry. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Tunisia's leader says the hunt is on for a third attacker in the deadly assault on the Bardo museum.

Seeing double? Nope, just Rachel McAdams and sister

Rachel McAdams and her sister

SKI-LIFT MISHAP: 7 people hurt after ski-lift began sliding backwards

Rescuers help skiers escape a stalled King Pine chairlift at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. Seven people were injured in the incident.

Shiite rebels take control of Yemen's third largest city

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012 file photo, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, President of Yemen, sits after addressing the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. Two of the Yemeni embattled president’s advisers said that the president is held “captive” in hands of Houthis and warned if submitted resignation in protest to Houthis’ power grab, to face prosecution. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

Bradley and Jennifer get playful at 'Serena' screening

SEE IT British man too drunk to stand up on his own following arrest for drunken driving

A British driver was so drunk at the wheel he was unable to stand up without falling over after being arrested.

U.S. forces evacuate Yemen as Al Qaeda takes city: officials

SANAA, YEMEN - MARCH 4: Yemenis hold a rally when authorities remove the roadblock after the construction work outside the Embassy of United States is suspended in capital Sanaa, Yemen on March 4, 2015. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

GMA's Lara Spencer splits with husband after 15 years

Lara Spencer and David Haffenreffer break up

President Obama claims GOP is holding Attorney General nominee 'hostage'

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'Modern' hairdo! Sarah Hyland shows off her new look

Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland’s new haircut

Suspect in ‘Food Network’ chef's death had been linked to teen's 2000 disappearance

Cristie Codd and Joseph Codd married last year and went missing from their North Carolina home.
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Pauly D buys Dan Bilzerian's $500K Lamborghini

Dan Bilzerian posted this image to Instagram of his white Lamborghini Aventador. Dan Bilzerian can rest easy knowing that his $500K Lamborghini Aventador Roadster is now in the hands of his good friend DJ Pauly D.

Street Smarts Own a BRAND NEW classic Ford Mustang!

Believe it or not, you're looking at an absolutely BRAND NEW classic Ford Mustang convertible. You can drive a 1960s Ford Mustang with a factory warranty! The Revology Mustang is a dream come true for fans of Ford's classic pony car.
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Part of the building collapsed as a result of the fire, and a hazmat team was called in to assess the damage caused by chemicals used to make the extinguishers.

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