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'IRREVERSIBLE BRAIN DAMAGE': Bobbi Kristina no longer in coma but still unresponsive grandma Cissy says as she refutes dad's claim she is 'awake'

The only child of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown remains unresponsive despite no longer being in a coma, Cissy Houston said in a statement Monday night.

PICTURED 'THEY BRAINWASHED HER': Ala. college student, 20, flees country to join ISIS in Syria, family says

Hoda Muthana, a one-time business student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham who graduated from nearby Hoover High School in 2013, was recruited and turned by ISIS via the Internet, AL.com reported.

EXCLUSIVE Sexual harassment victim of pervy ex-Assemblyman Vito Lopez gets job in City Council

Chloe Rivera began her new gig Monday as a policy analyst for the Cultural Affairs and Libraries Committee, chaired by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer.

'I AM NOT RACIST': Michigan biz owner defends hanging nooses, Confederate flags on his properties

Robert Tomanovich, who had Confederate flags and nooses hanging outside two of his properties, insists that anyone who sees his actions as racist is “stupid.”

'Guilty' Courtney bawls at Kurt Cobain film screening

Young Chicago couple sentenced to jail for murdering mother at Bali resort, stuffing her body in suitcase

Heather Mack, 19, was sentenced to 10 years in jail for the death of her 62-year-old mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack. Her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer, 21, got 18 years in jail.

EXCLUSIVE Rikers Island medical staff claim company fails to protect them from jail violence

Frustrated doctors and nurses at the prison submitted a complaint against Corizon Inc. to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on April 11.

Detroit boy, 9, reported missing by mother was ARRESTED the day he disappeared

When a Detroit mom called police to report her 9-year-old son missing on Wednesday, they didn’t have to look far: it turns out he was already in juvenile detention.

NBC said no to firing Stern, hiring Cowell for 'Talent': emails

OPINION Richard Cohen: Even before the 1939 conquest by Germany, Poland had evolved into an anti-Semitic state

In the category of “no good deed goes unpunished,” we now have the speech of FBI Director James Comey at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. He said some remarkable things.

Queens teen fatally stabs stepfather with butcher knife in fight over washing dishes: officials

Nickel McLean told investigators he argued with his stepfather, David Hightower, 50, over scrubbing the dinner plates, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office.

SEE IT Michigan 'RoboCop' seen beating black man in traffic stop charged; drug rap on bloodied victim dismissed: authorities

Prosecutors slapped Inkster Officer William Melendez, whose nickname is reportedly “RoboCop,” with misconduct in office mistreatment of a prisoner and assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, Worthy said in a news release.

Miley, beau Patrick taking a 'break' after 5-month fling: report

EDITORIAL CREATIVE CAPITULATION: Iranians are playing Obama for a patsy in what passes for nuclear deal

Ever more boldly, the Iranians are playing President Obama for a patsy in what passes for nuclear negotiations. Ever more desperately, he’s trying to do the same to the American people.

Maryland karate instructor wanted on child porn charges possibly fled to Europe: cops

Alexander Soumbadze, 26, filmed his sexual encounters with underage students at a Chevy Chase martial arts studio and admitted he traded sickening images of children on the Internet, Montgomery County police said.

PICTURED Army veteran trying to break up fight in Ohio gets brutally beaten by 2 men wielding brass knuckles

Seth Shope, 26, noticed the two men berating a woman in a domestic dispute across the street from his sister-in-law’s house around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday in the western Ohio town, Sgt. Keith Hopper told the Daily News.

New York

Cops blast City Council proposal to decriminalize minor offenses; Bill de Blasio remains mum on the plan

The proposal would make seven of the most common criminal court summonses civil charges instead.

Shots hit MTA bus near Central Park, one person struck on street: cops

“It was a barrage of gunfire,” said bus driver Egbert James, who slammed on the accelerator to ferry his passengers away from the madness. “People got scared and were yelling, ‘Get us out of here.’ ”

19-year-old Hofstra University student from Calif. dies in dorm; Nassau police investigating

The university identified the student as sophomore Olivia McClellan, 19, of California. She died Sunday morning in Enterprise Hall, the school said in a statement.

More than 180,000 New York students boycotted English Langauge Arts exam, opposition group says

The organization United to Counter put the ongoing tally at 183,555 students based on data from superintendents, media reports and information from school staffers.

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

NYPD harbor unit pulls woman from Hudson River near the 79th Street Boat Basin

The woman, who was not immediately identified, was pulled from the murky waters off of Riverside Park near the Boat Basin by the NYPD’s harbor unit around 4:30 p.m., according to a Fire Dept. spokesman.

Police identify cabbie who suffered fatal heart attack, crashed into tour bus in Manhattan

Harry Laventure, 68, of Canarsie, Brooklyn, was driving a yellow cab when he crashed into the back of the city tour bus after suffering the medical emergency at Church and Murray Sts. at 10:47 a.m. on Sunday, police said.

City eyes funds to improve facilities at old sanitation garages for female workers

The City Council wants to spend $2.7 million to improve old facilities for female sanitation workers.

AC/DC drummer pleads guilty, admits to death threats

Utah woman gets up to life in prison for deaths of 6 newborn babies, leaving bodies in boxes inside home

Judge Darold McDade handed down the term for Megan Huntsman, who told police she was too addicted to methamphetamine to care for more children.

Upper West Side condo gets 88,000 applications for 55 low-income units: report

The demand was overwhelming, even though the lower-income residents will have to use a different, lesser, entrance — dubbed a “poor door” — from the market-rate residents.

South Korea's prime minister offers to resign amid scandal just two months after taking office

Lee Wan Koo has been at the center of a corruption scandal that flared after a businessman killed himself earlier this month, leaving a memo listing the names of eight high-profile figures he claimed to have bribed.

Hottest Prom 2015 looks are styles for any occasion

TOTAL RECALL: Blue Bell Creameries recalls all of its products over listeria contamination, company says

Officials at the Texas-based company expanded its earlier clawback to all of its ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and frozen snacks after samples showed the bacteria that causes listeriosis, according to the company.

Freddie Gray was arrested ‘without force’ before fatal spine injury: Baltimore police

The description by police follows video showing the 25-year-old being loaded into a van where police say he suffered a 'medical emergency.'

Senate vote on Loretta Lynch as attorney general draws near after 5-month delay

Senior Senate aides said they expect a deal as soon as Tuesday in a fight over abortion language in a human trafficking bill that Republicans have used to stall Lynch.

Sports

Rangers Insider: Penguins GM calls reporter 'f------ jerk'

Penguins GM Jim Rutherford reportedly lost his cool Monday night at CONSOL Energy Center with a local columnist.

Rangers fend off Penguins rally for 2-1 win, series lead

The Steel City is starting to feel like a home away from home for the Rangers.

Yankees' bats can't help CC Sabathia in 2-1 loss to Tigers

CC Sabathia pitched his best game of the season Monday night, but it still wasn't enough to get him his first win in nearly a year.

MLB Power Rankings: Mets make pitch for top spot, with Dodgers hot on their heels

Although the Mets are the hottest team in the game right now — eight straight wins — the Tigers are better.

Autos

BMW's logo is not what you think it is

Most people think the German luxury automaker’s blue and white logo is a stylized airplane propeller in motion. They're wrong.

Photos Car logo origins: From the Ferrari horse to the Lamborghini bull

Ever wonder why Chevrolet has a bowtie for its logo or Subaru has a group of stars? Find out the stories behind some of the most well-known logos in the world.