MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

EXCLUSIVE: B.B. King’s relatives may be making ‘ridiculous’ murder claims because blues legend denied kids millions, left them with $5,000 each, lawyer claims

A lawyer for B.B. King said claims made by his relatives that he was murdered are "ridiculous."

'SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE SHE WAS': Indiana woman arrested for driving drunk AND naked with child in car, police say

Daisha Sue Clark, 24, was arrested Friday when an officer watched her slam into a parked car while driving in reverse, not long after receiving a 911 call about a naked and drunk woman driving with a child.

Paula Cooper, once youngest death row inmate whose sentence was commuted, found dead in Indianapolis

An Indiana woman who was once the nation's youngest death row inmate was found dead on Tuesday in Indianapolis.

19 teens, 1 adult charged in sexting probe at New Jersey schools

Male students at a middle and high school are accused of swapping nude and partially nude photos of female students.

Naomi Campbell charges entrance fee to not-so-star-studded birthday bash

Atlanta woman who left note at Wendy’s saying ‘I’m being held against my will' may not have been abducted: police

LaShonda Marie Cortez asked an Atlanta Wendy’s employee for a sheet of paper Monday and then wrote, “I need help. I’m being held against my will.” But she may not have been kidnapped, cops said.

SEE IT Waitress whacks groper with menu, sends man to floor

A Russian drinker was deservedly knocked to the ground by an angry menu-wielding waitress after he tried to stuff money down her shirt and then groped her butt.

Indiana man choked his fiancée for arguing IndyCar is better than NASCAR: police

David Lee Wilson, 57, allegedly grabbed his fiancée by the throat during an alcohol-infused argument over whether IndyCar is better than NASCAR on Sunday.

SEE IT: J. Lo gets glitter bombed by creepy clown in LAX

Florida judge accused of strange ethics violations, including retaliation for Facebook friend request, resigns

Seminole-Brevard Circuit Judge Linda Schoonover could have lost her job anyway after an appearance before a judicial ethics panel, which was planned for August.

MTA collects $4.8B from city taxpayers, on top of fares and tolls, says Controller Scott Stringer

City denizens and businesses pay the MTA $4.8 billion in “invisible” fares — taxes, fees and money from the city budget, according to a report from the controller’s office.

SEE IT Window pane comes off Brazilian plane moments before takeoff, alarming passenger

Eduardo Caram was on board a TAM Airlines Airbus A320, which was about to take off from Sao Paulo for Rio de Janeiro on May 16, when the frame suddenly popped out, Fox News reported.

Ex-LAPD officer turned murder suspect arrested in Mexico after more than 10 weeks on the run

Henry Solis, 27, was apprehended Tuesday by Mexican security forces in the border city of Juarez, more than two months after his father helped the fugitive cop slip across the border.

Taylor and Calvin's date night draws crowds in NYC

GOOD DOG: K-9 saves Mississppi deputy from near deadly roadside attack

What began as a welfare check ended with K-9 Deputy Todd Frazier being ambushed by three men. Fortunately his trusty K-9 didn't miss a beat.

Singapore Airlines flight falls 13,000 feet after both engines suffer brief power loss

Singapore Airlines said Wednesday that it is investigating how one of its jets suffered a loss of power in both of its engines over the weekend, falling 13,000 feet before regaining altitude.

Illinois man drowns in lake after jumping in to rescue cat: cops

William A Anderson, 46, drowned in Loon Lake, and sent two of his friends into the water with him, when he jumped in to rescue it, police said.

Texas House abruptly approves ‘campus carry’ law allowing guns on most state colleges

The Texas House rushed to give initial approval Tuesday night to a controversial measure allowing licensed guns to be carried on most state university dorms, classrooms and buildings.

New York

EXCLUSIVE Judge who presided over Brian Cashman stalker case had ties to disgraced ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver

Louise Meanwell’s defense team established recently that Silver was connected to the 2004 Public Authorities Control Board authorization of 88 Leonard St. as a Lower Manhattan property through the Liberty Bonds program.

EXCLUSIVE State's former homeland security chief now works safeguarding marijuana shipments

The state's former chief of homeland security has a new job safeguarding marijuana shipments, the Daily News has learned.

Woman killed, six children injured as SUV runs light causing 3-car pile up in Queens

A woman was killed and nine people — some of them children — were injured in a violent wreck in Queens Tuesday morning, officials said.

Self-professed ‘Grim Reaper’ guns down ex-girlfriend, fires on new beau in Queens casino parking lot

The brutal ambush murder of his helpless ex-girlfriend was just the start of spurned lover Dalton Branch’s sadistic last stand.

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

EXCLUSIVE Bronx state senator to propose bringing back New York City property tax rebate program

The bill by Sen. Jeffrey Klein (D-Bronx) would allow for a maximum $500 tax rebate a year for Big Apple home, co-op and condo owners.

City to spend $3.4M to fix decrepit bathrooms, locker rooms for female sanitation workers

The city will spend $3.4 million next year to fix up decrepit bathrooms and locker rooms for female sanitation workers, Commissioner Kathryn Garcia said Tuesday.

Witness at trial describes biker attack on Tribeca banker: ‘It was a massacre’

“It was abusive. It was a massacre,” said Ana Luisa Emiliano-Vega, through a Spanish interpreter, referring to the bloody attack on 35-year-old Tribeca dad Alexian Lien.

Deadly tornadoes, record rainfall and flash floods wreak havoc on Texas, Oklahoma and Mexico — SEE THE PHOTOS

A deadly storm system dropped record amounts of rainfall and spawned tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma and Mexico on May 24, 2015.

'We are floating in a house': Family missing amid Texas floods as four dead in Houston area where 11 inches of rain falls

Crews will continue trying to find the 12 people reported missing in Central Texas after the rain-bulged Blanco River swept away a house.

Chrissy Teigen bares all in pages of DuJour — PHOTOS

Texas priests sexually abused orphan for years and church leaders covered it up: lawsuit

The alleged victim was a child in the 1980s when Jesus (Jesse) Dominguez, then a seminary student, took an interest in him, according to the suit obtained by KENS 5.

Throat-grabbing Brooklyn burglar behind bars following two May robberies: police

A serial Brooklyn burglar who grabbed two of his victims by the throat is behind bars, police said Tuesday. Jeffrey Robinson, 39, broke into four apartments in Bedford-Stuyvesant this month.

Stunned father says Maryland mom, found pushing their dead 3-year-old son, wasn't fit to care for him

The Maryland mother found pushing her dead 3-year-old son in a swing 'wasn't fit' to care for the boy, his father said.

Anne Hathaway is the chef's surprise at NYC eatery

‘Wolverine’ killer Jed Allen told friends he was in ‘desperate situation’ with his family before killing them: report

Britain’s depraved “Wolverine” killer Jed Allen supposedly told friends over pizza earlier this month he was in a “desperate situation” with his family — soon before he stabbed three family members to death.

Hackers hit IRS, gain access to information on 100,000 taxpayers

Hackers used an IRS online service to access information from more than 100,000 taxpayers, the agency said Tuesday.

Police arrest woman suspected of stabbing her mom’s boyfriend in the face to death in Brooklyn

Burnette Singleton, 34, who lived with her mother and her mother’s boyfriend, Russell Holdip, 54, in the home where the Sunday killing occurred, was nabbed on Tuesday and charged with murder, police said.