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SUMMER JAM CHAOS: N.J. police dressed in riot gear arrest concertgoers, fire tear gas into rowdy crowd after closed gate leads to tense standoff

Tensions rose at MetLife Stadium after police closed the gates following a fight between revelers, the Asbury Park Press reported.

Georgia police investigating parking lot shooting death of Applebee’s manager: reports

Police say Gregory Smith, 27, closed up the eatery in Fayetteville, Ga. around 3 a.m. but his worried girlfriend found him dead in his car at the Applebee’s parking lot three and a half hours later.

Man, 31, dead after walking in Bronx subway tunnel near Yankee Stadium: authorities

A 31-year-old man died after walking along tracks in Bronx subway tunnel near Yankee Stadium, authorities said.

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EXCLUSIVE Marine who threw coffee on 3 Westboro Baptist Church protesters at Beau Biden’s funeral has no regrets

Richard Pierce, the Delaware man who threw coffee on Westboro Baptist Church protesters at Beau Biden's funeral, explains his actions.

PICTURED California man, 89, charged with murdering 83-year-old wife: police

Masaharu Ono, 89, is accused of murdering his 83-year-old wife, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.

Toronto to host massive orgy for disabled people: 'A wheelchair can become just a big sex toy'

In what may be a world-first, Toronto is to host an accessible orgy for disabled people, reports the Toronto Sun. The "Deliciously Disabled" sex night will take place in a theater in the Canadian city.

What a flop! These Tony dresses are a disaster

10 best Tony Award moments you didn't see on TV

Some of the best moments during the 69th annual Tonys happened offstage.

Top 5 Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming moments at the Tony Awards

Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming had perfect chemistry in helming the Tony Awards on Sunday night. They steered the three-hour showcase with lots of laughs and show-stopping performances.

PICTURED Kristin Chenoweth goes through several costume changes

Kristin Chenoweth went through several costume changes while helming Broadway’s biggest night at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday.

Why was Kendall Jenner even at the Tony Awards?

Who wore it better? Debra, Anna wear twin dresses

Tony Awards watchers were seeing double with Debra Messing and Anna Chlumsky.

HOSTS WITH THE MOST: Kristin, Alan rock the red carpet

Tony Awards odd-couple cohosts Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming went together like peanut butter and chocolate as they strutted individual looks on the red carpet at the 69th annual Tonys.

Wintour comes to the Tonys with white-hot red carpet looks

The Tonys have a history of fashion flops — but the stars were dressed to thrill Sunday, thanks to a style intervention by Vogue's editor.

Women's miniskirt protest fails to catch on in Tunisia

Only a handful of women have answered a call by a Tunisian rights' group to protest the repression of women in the Muslim world.

HEARTBREAKING: Alabama 6-year-old who learned CPR from TV tries to save aunt from heroin overdose

Victoria Newman, 36, was supposed to be watching the little boy and his 2-year-old brother when she nodded off next to untended syringes and baggies of heroin and crack cocaine, Hoover police said.

Lindsey Graham says Caitlyn Jenner ‘is welcome’ in his GOP — hopes she 'found peace'

There’s a place in the Republican Party for Caitlyn Jenner, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday.

Gloria Steinem backs Cuomo’s push to raise fast-food workers’ pay

Steinem is urging a board created by Cuomo to recommend a hike to the minimum wage for fast food workers to propose a $15-an-hour rate.

Frustrated Texas man gets run over, killed by tow truck taking away his SUV: cops

Carlos Weeks, 53, ran to the driver's side window about 3:50 a.m. Sunday when he lost his footing and took a fatal tumble beneath the wrecker’s rear wheels, the Dallas Morning News reported.

Watch Georgia boy on painkillers freaks out after seeing arm in cast for first time

Walker Clark, from Roswell, ended up in the hospital, like many young boys before him, after falling off a rope swing and breaking his arm.

New York

LOVETT Bill de Blasio is losing support of some Assembly Democrats

With less than two weeks before the end of the state legislative session, Mayor de Blasio’s problems in Albany don’t end with Gov. Cuomo and the Senate Republicans.

ROBBIN' OUT 'HOODS: Rent soars in parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn as affordable housing drastically dwindles, study shows

Rent has gone through the roof in some neighborhoods, rising a crazy 50% to 90% in some spots, according to an analysis by the Community Service Society, a nonpartisan anti-poverty group.

Brooklyn tot falls from two-story apartment — lands on awning

A 2-year-old girl fell from a second-story window in Brooklyn on Saturday but survived after her fall was broken by an awning she hit on her way down, police sources said.

'LET'S END IT': De Blasio urges Albany to amend tax breaks for housing developers, or end them entirely

Tax breaks for housing developers should be killed outright if Albany won’t reform them, Mayor de Blasio said.

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Bronx man, 20, fatally stabbed in front of car wash where he worked: cops

A 20-year-old Bronx man was fatally stabbed Sunday in front of the car wash where he worked, cops said.

Bill de Blasio: Albany must extend and toughen rent laws to save tenants

Just one week from today, state rent laws that protect tenants here in New York City by controlling the soaring cost of housing are set to expire.

EXCLUSIVE Son of former state Controller Alan Hevesi seeks anti-fraud bill

A bill moving through the Legislature would give state Controller Thomas DiNapoli the power to more aggressively go after fraud, waste and abuse in state agencies.

Vacation time: With or without your pet?

It’s vacation time and you deserve a break; in fact you worked all year to have it. But you have a pet, which is your responsibility.

Dogs teach city schoolkids valuable lessons

Some cuddly canines are helping teach New York City school students serious lessons about animal welfare.

Pet horoscopes for June 2015

Find out what June has in store for your pet!

Happy National Pet Day! Meet Hollywood's top dogs

It's certainly not a 'ruff' life when your owner is rich and famous! Check out Hollywood's top dogs on National Pet Day!

Charlotte McKinney suffers cheeky wardrobe mishap

Girl, 3, dead after she and 5-year-old sister fall out of fourth floor window

Tamara Arnette, 3, and her 5-year-old sister fell onto the sidewalk after they pushed out a window screen on the fourth floor of the Pa. building at 7:50 p.m. Friday.

Long Island police rescue three men, 2 from Queens, who jumped from burning boat

The Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau received a 911 call from a cell phone Saturday from three men who had to jump into the Great South Bay when they couldn't put out a fire on their motorboat.

Are Joe Jonas and Gigi Hadid getting serious?

Man arrested on boating while drunk charges in Long Island — by same cop who nabbed him four years ago

A man was busted for boating while drunk on Sunday by the same cop who arrested him after a 2011 boat crash, police said.

PLOTTING HER REVENGE: Teen victim of vicious beatdown at McDonald’s arrested for carrying gun, police say

Elizabeth Ballinger was busted Friday night following a boneheaded flight from police that ended with her landing in a coil of razor wire and cutting her buttocks and thigh, officials said.