Sunday, April 5, 2015

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A 'SPIKE' IN CITY HEROIN: Number of fatal ODs outpacing homicides in NYC as DEA says drug's comeback causing an 'epidemic'

Heroin is on the rise again for New York. Smack is back big time in the Big Apple, where fatal overdoses outnumber homicides and roughly $300 million worth of heroin was seized in 2014. The city is now blanketed with powder, explained Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan (bottom right).

Bronx teen who fell 60 feet after trying to jump between two buildings while fleeing police dies from his injuries

Teen who plunged 6 stories from Bronx rooftop identified, along with rookie cops as details of encounter emerge and 17-year-old is on life support Hakeem Kuta, 17, was pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx around 10:45 a.m. despite a desperate attempt by police to save him and the fervent prayers of his family.

13-year-old boy on bike clinging to life after Bronx hit-and-run: officials

Bronx, NY. April 4th, 2015: A cyclist was left in crititcal condition and wasn't expected to live after being hit by a care near the corner of Jerome Ave and East 233rd Street in the Bronx. The Car fled and police had a city wide search in the works as they still continued to investigate the scene. Gregg Vigliotti for The New York Daily News Witnesses told police that a gray sedan slammed into the unidentified 13-year-old bicyclist on E. 233rd St. near Jerome Ave. in Woodlawn — next to Van Cortlandt Park — at about 9:30 p.m.

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Harmful pesticide's use probed in Delaware family’s illnesses following island vacation as 3 family members remain in critical condition: EPA

A pesticide used in Sirenusa Resort is suspected to sicken Steve Esmond (pictured), wife Dr. Theresa Devine and their sons Sean and Ryan while the family was on vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Methyl bromide, the suspected cleaning agent used to treat mold, insects and rodents, alledgely put Sean and Ryan in a hospital back home. Steve Esmond, 49, and his two sons remain in critical condition after the family of four fell ill on March 20 in Cruz Bay, St. John and had to be airlifted back to the U.S. mainland from the Virgin Islands.

LUPICA Barkley leads sports figures in speaking out against Indiana's Relgious Freedom Restoration Act

Sometimes it still happens the way it is supposed to in this country, and people with big platforms use them, and try to make a difference.

LUCKY DOG! Pregnant pooch shot, abandoned on side of highway rescued by border collie-loving Idaho woman

Beth Stenberg holds a couple of the puppies that a Border Collie named Sis gave birth after the dog was rescued along Interstate 15 in Pocatello, Idaho on April 2, 2015. Stenberg saw the brown and white border collie lying in the grass on the side of Interstate 15 and realized it had been shot. Two Idaho State Police troopers helped her bring the dog to the vet, where Stenberg learned the dog was pregnant. Stenberg and her husband Mark took the dog home, where it gave birth to four male and five female puppies. (AP Photo/The Idaho State Journal, Michael O'Donnell) Beth Stenberg had noticed the female dog frolicking alone along Interstate 15 between the towns of Fort Hall and Blackfoot several times, but, this time, the dog was lying sprawled and wounded in the grass.

Fox News anchor 'dishes' out mean, fat-shames Kelly Clarkson

'HER FACE WAS LIKE IN SHOCK': Girl, 2, found naked after she was abducted by 'serial predator' at Calif. car wash

A 2-year-old girl was discovered naked and in shock hours after getting abducted from a Los Angeles County car wash, witnesses said.

Arrest after duffle bag full of body parts found in Cambridge, Mass.

Body parts were found Saturday in a duffel bag abandoned in Cambridge, Mass., home of Harvard University and MIT. A bag full of body parts was found Saturday in a high-tech business district in Cambridge, Mass., near MIT and Harvard University.

Track judge speared in heel by wildly tossed 9-foot javelin at Ramapo College meet

MR & PR Firefighters had to cut the nearly 9-foot javelin with a saw before 57-year-old Dan Klice of upstate Olean, N.Y., could be placed in an ambulance.

KILLER SHOW: 'Thrones' cast knows anyone can meet their maker

EDITORIAL It's a religious world after all, with Muslims as the fastest growing faithful population

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 03: Worshippers pause at a station with the cross during the Way of the Cross procession over the Brooklyn Bridge on April 3, 2015 in New York City. The Way of the Cross is a traditional Catholic procession recalling the suffering and death of Jesus Christ and often includes Gospel readings, choral music and readings at stations along the way. This is 20th anniversary of the procession across the iconic bridge. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) This is God’s world. The rest of us just live in it.

WARREN Signs in Chicago that Democrats are ready to move left

Two of a kind? Bernie Sanders was far from his native Brooklyn and the Vermont he represents, but never more at home.

Blue Bell Ice Cream shuts down Oklahoma plant after three foodborne illness deaths

This photo shows a container of Blue Bell ice cream Friday, March 13, 2015, in Dallas. The deaths of three people who developed a foodborne illness linked to some Blue Bell ice cream products has prompted the Texas icon’s first product recall in its 108-year history. (AP Photo/Kim Johnson Flodin) Blue Bell Ice Cream announced Friday that it has suspended operations at an Oklahoma production facility that officials had previously connected to a foodborne illness linked to the deaths of three people.

SWEET PEEPS: A rare glimpse inside the Pennsylvania factory shows how the iconic Easter candy is made

A look at the iconic Peeps candy as it is created Ahead of Easter, check out some behind-the-scenes shots of how the holiday candy favorites are made inside the Peeps factory ...

Photos Amazing scenes made out of the Easter treats

It's the 12th year the Pioneer Press Marshmallow Peeps Diorama Contest contest! You may be used to seeing Peeps in an Easter basket, but there's a lot more to the little sweet treats than meets the eye! Check out these amazing creations for the St. Paul Pioneer Press Marshmallow Peeps Diorama Contest.

Happy CREEPster! Terrified kids hippity hop on laps of some of the world's scariest Easter bunnies — PHOTOS

Hilariously Awkward Family Photos to make you squirm on this happy holiday! While it might have been an unpleasant experience for you but for these poor kids the Easter bunny was a nightmare

PHOTOS Just in time for Easter, meet these hare-raising angora rabbits

Betty Chu and her English Angora rabbits Just in time for Easter, check out Betty Chu's bunnies who ALWAYS have a good hare day!
New York

EDITORIAL In welcoming small churches into vacant school buildings, de Blasio has an opportunity to make an important statement

Linda Sarsour of the Coalation for Muslim School Holidays speaks with Mayor Bill De Blasio during a press held at PS/IS 30 Mary White Ovington School located at 7002 4th Avenue in Brooklyn to announce the designation of Eid Al-Fitr and Al-Adha as official school holidays, Wednesday March 4th 2015. The U.S. Supreme Court has given Mayor de Blasio a perfect opportunity to set standards for striking the right balance

Suffolk County cop, good Samaritan save woman, 97, who drove into water off Long Island

Officer Nicholas Aspromgos and a good samaritan pulled a 97-year-old Bohemia woman out of a car after she drove off a pier and into Bay Shore Marina. She was taken to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore with non-life threatening injuries. Police in Suffolk County say Officer Nicholas Aspromgos responded to a 911 call at 1:11 p.m. to find the 97-year-old woman’s car almost entirely submerged in the body of water located between Long Island and Fire Island.

Robbery suspect tries to ditch gun by throwing it at Brooklyn church: police

St. Nicholas Parish at 256 19th Street, Brooklyn. The gun landed on the roof of a one-story, below-ground building next to St. Nicholas Ukrainian Church, officials said. Cops tackled the thief and recovered the weapon.

ARCH ALLIES: Hard hats join fight for higher minimum hourly wage at Manhattan McDonald's rally

Trades council workers push pay fight at Manhattan McDonald’s. Construction workers joined the fight for a higher minimum wage for hourly workers by storming a Manhattan McDonald’s during a Saturday morning rally.
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EDITORIAL How about an honest pay raise panel? Too much to ask from Heastie and Skelos, apparently

Worth more? Whether from cowardice or from good sense, members of the New York State Legislature have held their salaries constant since 1999.

Eastchester cops defuse 'hostage' situation; no one hurt

Police lights by night generic web stock Cops entered an Eastchester home as they responded to a hostage situation Saturday, but learned that someone was pulling their leg.

NOTHING 'SPECIAL': Dems all but concede Michael Grimm's Congress seat to Republican Dan Donovan

Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan to replace Michael Grimm in special election. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has quietly thrown in the towel for contest to represent NY’s 11th congressional district

'Daredevil' star talks thrill of filming in the Big Apple

'Please accept our sincere apologies': Scotland cops leave apology note for raiding wrong house, report says

NR Eight officers helped break down the wrong door of a family home in Edinburgh.

SICK SCAM: Calif. woman deceives family, friends, with cancer claim

Meaghan Hudson, a 25-year-old California woman, lied to family and friends for more than a year about having terminal cancer, police say. Meaghan Hudson not only conned her friends, she deceived her own family into believing she had terminal cancer, authorities said.

ERASING HISTORY: ISIS militants destroy archaeologically significant city of Hatra with sledgehammers, rifles

IN THIS IMAGE MADE FROM A MILITANT VIDEO POSTED ON YOUTUBE ON FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2015, WHICH HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER AP REPORTING. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR The Islamic terrorists destroyed artifacts at the UNESCO World Heritage site last month, officials and residents said.

Tatiana Maslany shaken by Nazis in 'Woman in Gold' film

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Obama: Nuclear agreement with Iran is 'good deal,' diplomatic breakthrough despite outcry in Congress

US President Barack Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on April 1, 2014. Hundreds of thousands of Americans rushed to buy Obama's new health insurance plans on March 31, prompting a victory lap from a White House that paid a steep political price for its greatest achievement. The scramble to sign up under Obama's health care law at the end of a six-month enrollment window caused website glitches and long lines at on-the-spot enrollment centers. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMMNICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images One day after placing calls to top congressional leaders urging support for the agreement, Obama pressed his case that the deal would ensure Washington’s longtime foe would not be able to build a nuclear weapon.

OOPS! Pa. cops find alleged robber after he drops his WALLET at crime scene

Fred Jones allegedly grabbed a woman’s $40 worth of cash after she withdrew it from a Wells Fargo cash machine in Upper Darby, Penn. Upper Darby cops say Fred Jones dropped his wallet in an alley near where he left a 60-year-old woman robbed of cash on Wednesday afternoon.

Perv sentenced to 18 years in prison for posting 10,000 nude photos of women and then charging his victims to remove them

'Revenge porn' website owner Kevin Bollaert sentenced 18 years in prison Kevin Bollaert, 28, must also pay $10,000 in restitution to his victims in what is thought to be the first such ruling of its kind in the country.
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Tanaka: Sinker is why velocity will be down all year

The Masahiro Tanaka mystery took another turn on Saturday.

Yankees Insider: Alex Rodriguez hears boos at Nationals Park

It was Alex Rodriguez’s first game in a major-league ballpark since 2013, and it began in familiar fashion: with booing.

Potential Knicks' picks Okafor, Towns won't face each other

Duke’s Jahlil Okafor and Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns were pitted against each other from the moment the Final Four was set.

Myers: In recent past, QBs going 1-2 have been boom or bust!

The risk is worth the potential reward, but if the risk doesn’t pay off it’s a disaster.

Nissan Maxima sports sedan unveiled in New York

nissan maxima front at new york auto show Nissan pulled the dust-sheets off the 2016 Maxima sports sedan at the New York Auto Show.

Photos Swing back to the N.Y. auto shows of the 1960s

This overhead shot of the International Auto Show, held at the New York Coliseum, shows how diverse the show could be. Sunbeam, Simca, Aston Martin, Peugeot, Jaguar, Bentley and BMW can all be spotted in this one picture. The New York Auto Show continued its international theme through the 1960s at the annual show at the New York Coliseum. Look back at our archived shots of the auto show's most swinging moments from the decade!
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BARD BALL: Brian d'Arcy James starring in B'way's 'Something Rotten!'

California man kills himself at Universal Studios after violating restraining order against ex-girlfriend

A man killed himself in a smoking area next to the ‘Despicable Me Minion Mayhem’ ride at Universal studios. A California man killed himself at Universal Studios next to a “Despicable Me” Friday as scared guests watched, police said.

Dozens of dogs killed in Mexican city after being fed meat laced with rat poison

Julieta Robles shows a photograph of her dog Box in Hermosillo, Mexico. Robles lost her 5-year-old female German Shepard to a dog poisoner two weeks ago. Dozens more dogs, many with owners, have died of a similar poison since mid-March. More than 60 dogs have been poisoned to death in a Mexican city.

Despicable Ferguson emails released bash Obama and hurl slurs at African-Americans

Michael Brown Jr. aka Mike Brown Jr. Facebook profile photo dated January 5,2013. Brown, 17, was shot to death by police in St. Louis on August 9, 2014. Racist emails shared by a city clerk and police in Ferguson bash President Obama and include slurs about African-Americans.

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Cat stuck behind wall for FIVE YEARS at Cairo train station finally freed thanks to Facebook campaign

Bis the cat has been rescued after squeezing into a hole in a wall five years ago and getting stuck. Biso the cat only survived the entrapment because an elderly man called Uncle Abdo spotted the male cat and fed him scraps of food every day and also gave him water.

Florida teen pummeled by dad of 11-year-old molestation victim sentenced

child molester sentenced to 25 years Raymond Frolander, 18, pleaded no contest to lewd and lascivious molestation of a child in Volusia County court on Thursday.

EXCLUSIVE Former NYPD boss Bernie Kerik still has love for Rudy Giuliani despite being cast aside

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More than 300 slave fishermen rescued from Indonesian island

Burmese fishermen raise their hands as they are asked who among them wants to go home at the compound of Pusaka Benjina Resources fishing company in Benjina, Aru Islands, Indonesia, Friday, April 3, 2015. Hundreds of foreign fishermen on Friday rushed at the chance to be rescued from the isolated island where an Associated Press report revealed slavery runs rampant in the industry. Indonesian officials investigating abuses offered to take them out of concern for the men's safety. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Brooklyn dad who lost 7 kids in fire mourns at Passover

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Anthony Stokes, who recieved a heart transplant in 2013 when he was 15, died March 31, 2015 after a police car chase ended in a crash in Roswell, Georgia. Stokes was suspected of carjacking a woman, shooting her and hitting a pedestrian before the crash. Anthony Stokes died after a botched home invasion, ending the troubled life that was extended back in 2013.

Oil fortune heir Andrew Getty dies of traumatic rectal injury in L.A. home

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