Thursday, May 21, 2015

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'Thank you for being my family': Dave gives moving tribute to wife, son on 'Late Show' finale

Regina Lasko and Harry Joseph Letterman on the ‘Late Show.’ "I want to thank my own family," the host said as the audience gave a standing ovation. "I want to thank my wife Regina and my son Harry. Thank you."

HINCKLEY David Letterman maintained cool right to finish line in final ‘Late Show’

MANDATORY CREDIT; NO ARCHIVE; NO SALES; FOR NORTH AMERICAN USE ONLY The host could have compressed almost all 80 minutes of his final 'Late Show' Wednesday night into two words: 'Aw, shucks.'

'TURN ON DAVE': Conan O’Brien tells viewers to turn on the ‘Late Show'

The Conan O'Brien show, as the clock strikes 11:35. Conan along with Patton Oswalt tells everyone to change the channel to the final episode of ‘The Late Show With David Letterman.’ The "Late Night" host gave a heartfelt opening monologue about what David Letterman did to help his career, followed by encouraging his viewers to turn the channel to the "Late Show," Tuesday night.

WATCH James Corden sings 'Late Show' duet with Sting, offers up his own 'Top 10' dedicated to Letterman

Sting and James Corden open the Late Late Show With James Corden with a musical tribute to David Letterman on May 20, 2015 Credit - CBS The new "Late Late Show" host followed the Letterman finale with a comical tribute outside the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City, sitting on a stool next to a bearded Sting.

Celebs share their 'final things I would like to say to David Letterman' in special Top 10 list

Jim Carrey on the Top 10 "Things I've Always Wanted to Say to Dave" on David Letterman's last show at May 21, 2015. Each A-lister shared the “final things I would like to say to David Letterman,” during a taping of the last episode of the CBS talk show.

SEE IT Letterman's last show ends with epic montage that includes Jay Leno, Joan Rivers, Robin Williams

MANDATORY CREDIT; NO ARCHIVE; NO SALES; FOR NORTH AMERICAN USE ONLY The final moments of Letterman’s final “Late Show” was an epic greatest hits photo montage collecting the best and most bizarre moments from his hosting career.

ROCKIN' OUT: Foo Fighters are David Letterman's last musical guest

MANDATORY CREDIT; NO ARCHIVE; NO SALES; FOR NORTH AMERICAN USE ONLY David Letterman's last ever "Late Show" telecast will go out on a high note - one that will come courtesy of David Grohl.

READ IT Full transcript of David Letterman’s final monologue, including a 'Tonight Show' zinger

David Letterman does his final monolgue on the broadcast of the Late Show with David Letterman, Wednesday May 20, 2015 on the CBS Television Network. "Time gets away from you," the comic legend said in his topical, self-deprecating sign-off monologue.

'SOMBER DAY': Wanted felon guns downs Omaha cop day before she was supposed to take premature baby home, go on maternity leave

Kerrie Orozco, 29, was shot while trying to apprehend 26-year-old Marcus D. Wheeler, who was being served a warrant by the police department's Fugitive Task Force at 1 p.m.

L.I. pol accused of using NYPD officer's death to build Facebook following ahead of November election

HUNTINGTON, NY - OCTOBER 23: Steve Bellone attends 2014 Long Island Music Hall Of Fame Gala at The Paramount Theater on October 23, 2014 in Huntington, New York. (Photo by Chance Yeh/Getty Images for Long Island Music Hall Of Fame) Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, a Democrat from West Babylon, N.Y. up for re-election in November, used campaign funds to purchase a Facebook ad that featured late NYPD Officer Brian Moore.

ONE LAST SCAM: California agent gets day in jail for $17M Ponzi scheme

Gerard Cellette (pictured) of Anoka County, Minn., ran a massive Ponzi scheme, swindling investors steered to him by a California agent, Jay Boskovich, authorities say. A California man was jailed just one day for steering investors to the largest Ponzi scheme in Orange County, authorities said.

Child abduction suspect, 35, busted after trying to snatch second kid from Central Park: cops

Cecile Jackson is walked May 20, 2015 by detectivesbto Central Booking in New York. Jackson was arrested for trying to abduct two children from Central Park. (Alec Tabak for New York Daily News) A mentally disturbed woman who tried to abduct a child in Central Park was busted after attempting to snatch a second kid.
George Clooney and Amal Clooney’s proposal

George begged for 28 minutes, used aunt's hits for an Amal 'yes'

Queens man wrongly imprisoned for 14 years on murder charges gets $2.75M from city

Metro: Kareem Bellamy, who spend 17 years in jail for the stabbing death of James Abbott, smiles as his murder conviction was overturned. Photo was taken at Queens Criminal Court located at 125-01 Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens, New York on Friday, September 16, 2011. “It’s a message that I've been saying from the start — that I was innocent,” Bellamy told the Daily News. “But it doesn't make up for what I went through to be honest."

Staten Island teen made fake bomb threats to high school to impress friends: police

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A 15-year-old Staten Island boy was cuffed after he repeatedly threatened to blow up a high school in a ploy to impress friends he had met online, cops said Wednesday.

ISIS captures Palmyra, home to 2,000-year-old Roman-era ruins and artifacts

epa04757407 A Syrian armoured tank take up position during fightings against Islamic State (IS) militants in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, about 215 kilometers northeast of Damascus, Syria, 19 May 2015. According to media report, Syrian troops pushed the terrorist group of Islamic State (IS) back from the ancient city of Palmyra, and controlled the world heritage site, after the fighting that has left hundreds dead. EPA/STR Islamic State militants have seized the ancient town of Palmyra in central Syria, including its famed archaeological site, activists claim.

Newser: ‘Peeping Dave’ photo with Cher was a snap

Stars flood Ed Sullivan Theater to say goodnight to Letterman

epa04759402 US actors and comedians Jerry Seinfeld (L) and Chris Rock exit the final episode of the Late Show with David Letterman, in New York, New York, USA, 20 May 2015. Letterman hosted both Late Night and the Late Show for more than 30 years, Letterman surpassed Johnny Carson as the longest running late-night talk show host in 2013. EPA/PETER FOLEY It was a star-studded farewell as A-listers flocked to the final episode of “The Late Show with David Letterman.”

Andrew Cuomo, Bill de Blasio praise David Letterman for ‘Late Show’

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, middle, arrives at a working wage rally at Union Union Square Thursday, May 7, 2015 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams for New York Daily News) Tributes to David Letterman poured in Wednesday from Gov. Cuomo, who called him a “comic genius,” and Mayor de Blasio, who made a proclamation in his honor.

Celebrites swap memories, send love ahead of last show

SEE IT TEARS FOR DAVE: Celebs get emotional in Letterman send-off

Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Adam Sandler, and Jimmy Fallon say goodbye to Late Show with David Letterman in May of 2015. Comedy's biggest stars have been lining up to honor David Letterman.

EARLY FOR 'LATE SHOW': Fans line up outside Ed Sullivan Theater

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: Fans of David Letterman, members of the media, security agents, passersby and employees of the Late Show gather around the entrance to the Ed Sullivan Theater, where The Late Show with David Letterman is filmed, on May 20, 2015 in New York City. Tonight is the final show with David Letterman as the host. Stephen Colbert is slated to take over the show later this year. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Dozens of David Letterman fans began lining up for a chance to be part of TV history Wednesday.
New York

Injured Amtrak passengers suing for more than $200M; feds comb engineer Brandon Bostian's cell phone for clues

A lawyer for two injured passengers is suing Amtrak and hopes to challenge the $200-million cap on damages Congress enacted in the ’90s. A New York lawyer is suing Amtrak and the engineer of the train that crashed last week on behalf of two badly injured Queens women.

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton says some people using cellphones to film cops hinder arrests

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The cellphone-sporting citizen journalists capturing heated interactions between the police and the community and posting them online are sometimes "agitating the situations,” Bratton said Wednesday.

Brooklyn woman seeks $15 minimum wage to benefit future fast food workers

Rebecca Cornick, 60, a worker at Wendy's for 9 years, poses for a photograph after fast food workers and their allies hold a rally to call for a $15 minimum wage outside of a meeting of Gov. CuomoÕs Wage Board, Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 75 Varick St. in Manhattan, NY.(Andrew Hinderaker for New York Daily News) Rebecca Cornick works at Wendy’s and makes $9 an hour, but she isn’t fighting for a minimum wage hike only for herself.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

PBA trustee leaves curse-filled message on former trustee's phone: sources

pdpatch Things are heating up in the race for leadership of the city's largest cop union.

Bellevue Hospital patient alleges prisoner beat him in suit

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A Bellevue Hospital patient being treated for a heart problem says he was attacked in his hospital bed by a prisoner.

Kathie Lee & Hoda What's Jane Fonda's secret for looking so hot at 77?

EDITORIAL Big Ben: Departure of state Financial Services Commissioner is a loss for New York

Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, listens to a question during a Senate hearing on subprime auto loans on Thursday, April 23, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) The public official who had the second largest impact on New York over the past four years is stepping down.

OPINION Harry Siegel: Occupy, Cuomo and a crooked path to fairer pay

A small scene Perversely, a big wage bump for New Yorkers could further accelerate gentrification, by pricing out small owners.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nixes plan to bar Palestinian workers from riding bus with Jewish settlers

Palestinian workers disembark from an Israeli bus at the Eyal crossing, near the West Bank town of Qalqilya, on May 20, 2015, as they head back home following their work in Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu overturned a ban on Palestinians riding the same buses as Jewish settlers, a measure condemned by rights campaigners as "ethnic separation". AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANAMENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images The plan's mastermind, Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, said it was connected solely to security. The settlers had complained of safety concerns and alleged harassment of female riders by Arab passengers.

Leo beats Paris in bidding war for Chanel purse

EDITORIAL Rescuing NYCHA: Mayor de Blasio lays down building blocks for a turnaround

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Mayor de Blasio has delivered to more than 400,000 NYCHA residents a plan for relieving slum-like conditions.

Call girl 'can't wait' to serve jail time for Google exec's heroin overdose

Alix Tichelman arrives in the court Tuesday in Santa Cruz, Calif., where she pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the heroin death of Google honcho Forrest Hayes. A high-priced prostitute who pleaded guilty to shooting up a Google honcho with heroin says she's "super excited" about jail.

Ga. congressman apologizes for saying it felt safer in Israel than in 'certain parts of New York or Chicago'

For editorial use only. Please contact your AP representative for commercial use. Freshman Rep. Barry Loudermilk told a conservative radio show that during a recent congressional trip to Israel "we never felt threatened one bit."
Sports

Myers: Tom Brady's appeal of DeflateGate must be super

Roger Goodell will give Tom Brady the opportunity to talk his way out of his suspension.

J.R. Smith goes off to lead Cavaliers over Hawks in Game 1

J.R. Smith is feeling good on Wednesday night, dropping 28 points and collecting eight rebounds to lead the Cavaliers to a Game 1 victory. LeBron James scored 31 points and J.R. Smith made eight 3-pointers and added 28, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers

Harper: He's brash, but Bryce Harper is right for game

Bryce Harper, future Yankee, moves the needle in ways only very few players do in baseball these days.

Yankees owner talks A-Rod bonus, early-season production

New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez, right, celebrates with teammates afrer the Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Thursday, May 7, 2015. Rodriguez surpassed Willie Mays for fourth on baseball's all-time home runs list, by hitting his 661st home run in the third inning of the game. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) The Yankees have made it clear they don't want to pay Alex Rodriguez a $6 million bonus for tying Willie Mays.
Autos

Sixth-generation of the Chevrolet Camaro unveiled in Detroit

The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro rides on a new platform and is much lighter than the model it replaces. The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro sheds weight and adds refinement. But the formula behind this Chevy muscle car remains fantastically familiar.

Airbag recall could be largest U.S. recall ever: report

takata air bag recall Takata is expected to announce that airbags in more than 33 million vehicles are defective.
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IT'S NOT AN ACT! Ariel Winter not just smart on TV, she wants to be lawyer

Modern Family’s Ariel Winter plans to study to be a lawyer.

Investigators find cache of 1,000 weapons in food and toilets at Twin Peaks ‘breastaurant’

A police officer removes a jacket bearing the name of the Bandidos motorcycle gang from a vehicle at the Twin Peaks restaurant. In the rush to ditch their weapons, rival motorcycle gang members stashed knives, guns and blunt objects anywhere they could.

PICTURED Tennessee man has been arrested shocking number of times for public drunkenness

Robert D. Brown was arrested Tuesday for public intoxication in Nashville, where he sits in the same spot every day and drinks himself blotto, cops say. Robert D. Brown was taken into custody Tuesday after residents called the cops saying the Tennessee man was sitting on a ramp of Interstate 35 drinking a 40-ounce beer, WKRN-TV reported.

TWISTED TEXAN: Hunter bags nearly extinct black rhino — says he’s actually helping population

Dallas big game hunter Corey Knowlton, who paid $350,000 to hunt a rare black rhino in Africa, bagged his prey on Monday. Corey Knowlton paid $350,000 to track down the endangered species — and received death threats for it — killed a rhino in Namibia.

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Transocean, owner of Deepwater Horizon rig, agrees to $211 million settlement in Gulf oil spill

IMAGE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BY EXTERNAL MEDIA FOR 14 DAYS AFTER RELEASE. TERMS OF HAND-OUT: NO RESALE, NO ARCHIVE, FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES Transocean Ltd., owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig, settled for $211 million with businesses and individuals in the 2010 Gulf oil spill.

Gyrocopter pilot who landed on U.S. Capitol lawn indicted, could face 9 years in prison

MARCH, 2015, PHOTO, TAMPA OUT; CITRUS COUNTY OUT; PORT CHARLOTTE OUT; BROOKSVILLE HERNANDO TODAY OUT The Florida man who landed a gyrocopter at the U.S. Capitol has been indicted and could face more than nine years in prison.

Killer who claimed to be a werewolf is sentenced to 50 years in prison in neighbor’s death

Mark Andrews, who suffers from schizophrenia, failed to pursue an insanity defense during this year’s trial and was later found guilty of murder. Mark Andrews not only believed he was a werewolf, but his San Luis Obispo, Calif. neighbor was a vampire emitting evil.

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CRYBABY! Pa. woman attacks elderly lover with hacksaw: cops

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Oil spreads across 9 miles off Southern Calif.


PHOTOS: Michelle Rodriguez shows off her white-hot bikini bod in Cannes

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Seattle woman pleads guilty to attempted rape of sleeping man

Chantae Gilman, 28, pleaded guilty to attempted rape this month after being accused of raping a man in his sleep.

Nerf gun dart gets N.J. special ed student suspended: mother

Uptown Complex School 5th grader Aarin Moooy special education student was suspended after a Nerf bullet with a toothpick stuck in it was deemed a weapon by the school. An 11-year-old special education student in New Jersey was suspended for bringing a Nerf gun bullet to school, his mother said.

PHOTOS: Hollywood’s biggest divas and their over-the-top demands

2nd Marine dies of injuries suffered in military plane crash

Twelve Marines were hospitalized after an MV-22 Osprey from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit went down at Bellows Air Force Station in Waimanalo, Hawaii on Sunday May 17, 2015.

WHAT A PAIR! Cara Delevingne quick to give Kendall Jenner a boost (PHOTOS)

Hailey Baldwin, Kendall Jenner and Cara Delevingne

Prez to Coast Guard grads: Global warming is national threat

President Obama was the keynote speaker at the 134th Commencement Exercises of the United States Coast Guard Academy Wednesday. Obama told a cohort of the newest Coast Guard cadets that climate change was a threat to U.S. national security.
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Four banks are expected to plead guilty to rigging the global currency market from 2007 to 2013.
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