MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

PLEASE DON'T HURT ME': Former Buffalo Bills player's alleged mistress kidnaps and kills his wife, before taking her own life

Lisa Brown (top right) reportedly shot Sandra Barnett, who was married to former Buffalo Bills player Buster Barnett, after kidnapping her Wednesday.

'Hon, I need you to answer me please': Heartbreaking final texts between marine killed in shooting rampage and his girlfriend

Marine Lance Cpl. Skip Wells sent one last text to his girlfriend moments before he was killed in Thursday's Chattanooga shooting spree.

Man wanted for 2013 murder caught trying to flee country

A 27-year-old man wanted for a two-year-old murder was grabbed by police as he tried to skip the country, officials said Friday.

Florida doctor busted taking upskirt cell phone videos: cops

He's a strange operator. A doctor with a criminal past was busted taking video up the skirts of women at a Florida supermarket.

'What he did to me was so inhumane': Georgia man found guilty for pouring acid on former girlfriend's face, causing permanent disfigurement

Andrew Fordham claimed it wasn't intentional when he poured acid on 44-year-old Christy Sims's face in 2013. A jury found otherwise Friday.

Madonna picks Sofia Richie, Nicole's sister, for style line

New ISIS video purports to show child cutting off a prisoner’s head

ISIS hits new low of depravity with the Friday release of a video showing a boy sawing off the head of a Syrian soldier with a small knife.

‘Assault rifles' in Staten Island were paintball guns: NYPD

NYPD issued an officer safety alert after a retired cop took photos of people handling what appear to be assault rifles on Staten Island.

‘Sex Toy Fairy’ throws dildos on Portland power lines

A woman who claims to be the “Sex Toy Fairy” is responsible for hanging dildos from the Oregon city’s power lines – with no plans to stop.

'Amicable' divorce between Bobby Flay, Stephanie March finalized

MOM DROPPED A DIME: Sicko suspect in 82-year-old's rape busted in Brooklyn after his mother gave police his phone number

The sicko wanted for raping an 82-year-old Brooklyn grandmother was captured Friday after his mom tipped cops to his number, police said.

Obama visiting NYC for time with his daughters, fundraiser

President Obama's in town for some quality time with his daughters and some big-ticket Gotham fund-raising.

Chattanooga killer was a tough competitor says MMA coach

To his former mixed martial arts coaches, the Chattanooga killer was a tough competitor and a savvy student.

'Mr. Holmes' star Laura Linney says filming in England more 'civilized'

3 rescued by Coast Guard helicopter after Alaska plane crash

Three people were rescued following a plane crash in southeast Alaska on Friday, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said.

Hillary Clinton slams GOP instead of her primary opponents

Hillary Clinton ignored her Democratic opponents in her first time sharing the stage with them.

Wildfire sweeps across California freeway, destroys 20 vehicles

A fast-moving wildfire burned several cars as it swept across the main freeway from Southern California to Las Vegas.

Kim Kardashian sparkles in silver...

Train collision injures more than 300 riders in South Africa

A commuter train crashed into another train during rush hour Friday in South Africa, injuring more than 300 people, officials said.

Cuomo calls de Blasio relationship 'professional'

Gov. Cuomo popped up again in the city Friday and pondered his 'professional' relationship with ex-pal Mayor de Blasio.

LIRR train sideswipes another train in Queens, causing commuting nightmare

A Long Island Rail Road train sideswiped another train in Queens, Friday, causing massive delays, officials said.

... as Derek Jeter is soaked in gold slime

Widow of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 speaks at memorial

The widow of the co-pilot of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 delivered a message Friday that her late husband never got to say one year ago.

Tennessee shooting of four Marines being investigated as terrorist act: prosecutor

The murder of four Marines by a lone gunman in a Tennessee killing spree was under investigation Friday as a terrorist act.

Convicted sex offender kills two, wounds three others in Maine rampage: authorities

A convicted sex offender who allegedly shot five people in three northern Maine communities overnight has been apprehended.

2015 Mustang 'Apollo Edition' is out of this world!

AUDI'S BEST: 2017 Audi R8 Test Drive and Full Review

Audi's flagship R8 super car is back and better than ever for 2017, if not radically different from the previous generation.

Testing Audi’s MMI handwriting in the 2015 A3 Cabrio (VIDEO)

We take the latest version of Audi's MMI infotainment system for a spin in this 'Street Smarts' video special.

Six people shot — three fatally — in five hour span in NYC

A Brooklyn motorist was hospitalized Friday after a gunman shot him in the face, officials said.

Man who fatally punched neighbor convicted of manslaughter

A hot-headed Brooklyn homeowner was convicted for fatally assaulting his 69-year-old neighbor who accidentally tried to open his front door.

City Hall slams 'misinformation' on proposed cap for Uber

Mayor de Blasio is hitting 'reply all' in his fight against Uber.

NYC immigrants with permits should not fear feds: advocates

If a federal official is knocking, NYC immigrants who secured work permits via Obama’s policy should open the door, advocates said Friday.

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

'Too drunk ' father who abandoned 3-year-old daughter at Harlem Subway sandwich shop indicted

The father who abandoned his daughter at a Subway sandwich shop in Harlem after getting too drunk has been indicted.

Disgraced art dealer must repay $1.65M: judge

A disgraced art dealer who defrauded art foundations must continue to pay down the $1.65 million she owes victims, a judge ruled Friday.

Manhattan doctor selling oxycodone sentenced to five years

A Manhattan physician who peddled oxycodone prescriptions for $125 a pop was sentenced to 5 ½ years behind bars.

HAT'S TOO MUCH! Caitlyn sports wild lid, red dress at race track

Tenn. dad arrested after beating up man who solicited girls

Kenneth Faulkner, 30, said he took justice into his own hands after Thomas Williams, 67, was sentenced to just three years of probation.

Staten Island man charged for calling Arizona schools and threatening to 'kill hundreds of students'

A 29-year-old Staten Island man has been charged with making menacing telephone calls to schools in Arizona.

Cops release photos of suspect in mugging of writer in Central Park who went there for quietpect in Central Park mugging released

Cops have released surveillance images of the man who violently mugged a freelance writer who was in the park Wednesday.

'I AM WHO I AM': Model Delevingne says her ‘sexuality is not a phase’

'I DON'T REGRET NONE OF THIS': Detroit mom gets life in prison for killing 'demon' kids, stuffing them in freezer

A Detroit woman with no remorse for killing two of her children and stuffing their bodies in freezer was sentenced Friday to life in prison.

POOR DONALD! Trump goes after John McCain again saying 'he was very nasty to me'

Presidential dark horse Donald Trump can’t leave John McCain alone.

Suburban Salt Lake City girl, 12, found dead in horse pasture 3 hours after disappearing

The unidentified West Valley City preteen left home around midnight with an “individual unknown to the family,” police said.

PERKS OF THE BREASTFEEDING: Blake pleased with new mom bod

50 Cent will face punitive damages for posting sex tape

Rapper 50 Cent can’t get away with hiding loose change, as a Conn. judge ruled he can face punitive damages for posting a sex tape online.

Jeb Bush's Uber driver would vote for Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton cheered Friday after learning she’s likely to score the vote of an Uber driver who chauffeured rival Jeb Bush in California.

Home groundbreakings jump in June, permits climb to new high

Groundbreaking on new homes jumped in June, while the number of building permits climbed to its highest level in nearly eight years.

DOGGONIT: Amber charged for Australia pup smuggling

Georgia K9 dies after being left inside hot patrol car for several hours

Zane, a 5-year-old bloodhound, was found dead Thursday evening at his handler's residence, the Conyers police department announced.

DR. APP: 'Instagram for doctors' allows physicians to share photos to help diagnose and treat patients

Next time you're in a hospital emergency room, don't be surprised when the physician asks your permission to publicly share photos of your injury – before, during, and after surgery.

Man who killed stepdad with ‘atomic wedgie’ gets 30 years

An Oklahoma man who killed his stepfather after delivering an "atomic wedgie" was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday.

ONE WILD RIDE: Miley Cyrus, Stella Maxwell have fun at Disneyland

CANCELED: TLC scrubs ‘19 Kids and Counting’ amid Duggar abuse scandal

Mets waste Noah Syndergaard start in 3-2 loss to Cardinals

The Mets started the second half exactly how they spent most of the first half, struggling to score a run.

Gola: Adam Scott could follow Tiger's blueprint to British win

Tiger Woods isn't going to win the British Open, but his game plan might. With a chip on his shoulder and Steve Williams on his bag, Adam Scott hopes to assuage the bitter memory of Royal Lytham 2012 by implementing the strategy Woods and Williams used during Tiger's runaway wins over the Old Course in 2000 and 2005.

Harper: Ex-Yankee Cano might be sleepless with Seattle Mariners

By the end of the 2013 season, A-Rod was a prime reason you could make a case the Yankees couldn’t afford to let Robinson Cano leave.

An inspired Dustin Johnson playing like a man on a mission at British Open

Dustin Johnson is looking very much like someone angrily determined to slay his demons once and for all. He has been cutting the venerable layout down to size with his driver, gripping and ripping it with a vengeance so that from the second shot on, he's playing a pitch and putt course.