Thursday, July 2, 2015

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Demonstrators confront American flag burners in Brooklyn — 'Tonight we're going to make sure there's a flag standing'

A United States of America Flag burning burning flag web stock generic A protest at Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Park Wednesday exploded into a heated confrontation between rival demonstrators over the burning of an American flag.

EXCLUSIVE Star witness in murder case of rapper Mazaradi Fox says cops pressured her to ID alleged shooter

Facebook photo of Rayesha Brockington. Reyesha Brockington, who was shot along with rapper Mazaradi Fox, who was killed in January 2014, took the stand in a firey pre-trial hearing. Rayesha Brockington, 34, made two identifications of the man police later arrested for Fox’s fatal shooting, Jamal Scott.

Alabama dad slaughtered wife, son and daughter — then went on coke, booze binge with mistress: authorities

Stephen Sean Hutcheson is wanted for questioning in the deaths of his wife, Doris, as well as 14-year-old Kimberly Hutcheson and 12-year-old Peyton Hutcheson. All three were found dead in their McCalla, Al., home on June 28, 2015. Authorities say Stephen Hutcheson, 47, shot and killed his family Friday night before buying cocaine and having sex.

De Blasio's press secretary — a former Cuomo aide — has not held back from zinging her former boss

Karen Hinton is seen on July 1, 2015 at the top of City Hall in New York. Karen Hinton is Mayor de Blasio's new press secretary. (Alec Tabak for New York Daily News) As Mayor de Blasio navigates hostilities with Gov. Cuomo, one of his close advisers is a former aide to the governor who doesn’t hesitate to fire zingers at her former boss.

Chris files paternity docs for kid amid pricey child support demands: report

DEVELOPING At least 5,000 people evacuated near Knoxville, Tenn. after fire on train with toxic liquid

Evacuees gather with Red Cross workers outside Heritage High School in Maryville, Tennessee, after a train derailed and spilled poisonous gas early on July 2, 2015. At least 5,000 people near Knoxville, Tenn. were evacuated early Thursday morning after a train carrying a toxic, flammable liquid caught fire.

Man, 22, clings to life after getting shot in head on Brooklyn street

Detectives on the scene in front of 85 Crooke Ave. where an unidentified male was shot (see cups in street where spent bullet casings were found) and removed to a local hospitol in non life threatening condition. This picture was made at midnight on 7/1/15. approximately(Sam Costanza for New York Daily News) The victim was shot on Crooke Ave. near Ocean Ave. in Flatbush at about 10:40 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said.

California woman with amnesia may now remember who she is: report

Ashley Menatta, 53, who had amnesia, talks about her experiences nearly five months after she showed up in a San Diego emergency room without any recollection of her name, age, family, or friends. She apparently has Stage 3 ovarian cancer and the treatment had caused her condition. She's originally from Pennsylvania. A woman who appeared in a San Diego emergency room five months ago with no recollection of her life — saved for some vivid memories of Australia — could now know who she is.

GRAPHIC CONTENT Rihanna gets her money in new music video

David Sweat claims to be mastermind behind prison escape — and with partner dead, there's no argument

David Sweat had long been suspected of being the brains behind the June 6 breakout - even though Matt had busted out of another prison before.

Whole Foods apologizes after Daily News reports of high-end grocer's routine overcharging

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 07: A man walks into Whole Foods Market in the Brooklyn borough on May 7, 2014 in New York City. Whole Foods Market, an upscale grocery store that sells many organic and gourmet foods, has reported disappointing sales and profit outlooks. Shares for the company have dropped as much as 22% today, its biggest decline in years. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Whole Foods' two top bigwigs apologized Wednesday for routinely overcharging customers dating back to at least 2010.

Public Advocate Letitia James says city should divest from Walmart stock due to chain being country's biggest gun seller

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The city should divest from Walmart stock because the retailer is the country’s biggest gun seller, Public Advocate Letitia James said Wednesday.

FDNY records no deaths in June, a first in department’s 150-year history

FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro speaks to reporters during a press conference on Second Avenue at East 6th Street, Sunday, March 29, 2015, Manhattan, NY. (Jeff Bachner for New York Daily News) FDNY smokeaters have a new reason to celebrate — June was the first month in the department’s 150-year history in which not a single person was killed in a fire in the five boroughs.

Chloe Sevigny and Ricky Saiz: Hip deep in new romance

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 23: Chloe Sevigny is seen kissing Ricky Saiz on June 23, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Nancy Rivera/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

At least 36 dead, 19 missing, 118 rescued as ferry capsizes in Philippines: coast guard

A survivor of a passenger ferry that capsized in rough waters cries after arriving at the pier in Ormoc City, central Philippines on July 2, 2015. At least 36 people were killed after a passenger ferry with close to 200 people on board capsized in rough waters in the central Philippines on July 2, officials said. AFP PHOTO / JHON KEVIN PILAPILJHON KEVIN PILAPIL/AFP/Getty Images The Philippine coast guard says 36 people have died and 19 are missing after an inter-island ferry capsized in the central Philippines.

Tunisian authorities detain 12 people in ISIS-backed beach resort massacre, official says

BRIZE NORTON, ENGLAND - JULY 01: The coffin of Carly Lovett, one of the victims of last Friday's terrorist attack, is taken from the RAF C-17 aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in Tunisia, on July 1, 2015 in Brize Norton, England. British nationals Adrian Evans, Charles Evans, Joel Richards, Carly Lovett, Stephen Mellor, John Stollery, and Denis and Elaine Thwaites are the first of the victims of last week's terror attack to be repatriated. (Photo by Joe Giddens-WPA Pool/Getty Images) About 12 people have been detained in the investigation into a massacre at a beach resort that killed 38 people, mostly British tourists, a Tunisian official said.

Several City Council members have more than $10G in credit card debt: disclosures

City Councilman and State Senator Vincent Gentile is running to represent Brooklyn in Congress, Monday, April 13, 2015. (Alexander Cohn for New York Daily News) At least 10 City Council members have more than $10,000 in credit card debt, according to 2014 financial disclosure forms released Wednesday.

Lone suspect arrested for burning Baltimore CVS during April riots: cops

epa04723486 Police stand by a CVS on fire as firefighters arrive to fight the blaze, during a protest for the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 27 April 2015. Gray died of spinal cord injuries on 19 April while in police custody; the US Justice Department announced that they are launching their own investigation into the case. EPA/NOAH SCIALOM Police believe Raymon Carter, 24, acted alone in the arson that became one of the most memorable acts of destruction from the city's nights of chaos, the Baltimore Sun reported.

Kathie Lee & Hoda: ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ should stay on air

De Blasio's feud with Cuomo boiled over when Legislature passed mayoral control extension of city schools

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The feud between Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo had been heating up for months — but it boiled over after the Legislature passed a one-year extension of mayoral control of city schools.

Episcopalian bishops vote to welcome gay marriage in churches: 'We're all included now'

The Rev. Michael Briggs, left, and the Rev. Ken Malcolm, right, hug as they walk after Episcopalians overwhelmingly voted to allow religious weddings for same-sex couples Wednesday, July 1, 2015, in Salt Lake City. The vote came in Salt Lake City at the Episcopal General Convention, just days after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay marriage nationwide. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Episcopalians voted to allow religious weddings for same-sex couples Wednesday, solidifying the church's embrace of gay rights.

Former Applebee’s employee among 2 charged in manager’s murder

Fayetteville, Georgia Police have charged both Greg Haney Jr. (pictured) and Ledarius Jawon Jackson, in the June 7, 2015 death of Applebee's manager Gregory Smith. Fayetteville police say Greg Haney Jr., 24, and Ledarius Jawon Jackson, 25, gunned down Gregory Smith in a coldblooded robbery attempt that wrongly assumed he was carrying cash.

SEE IT Woman jumps into crocodile pit and grabs 7-foot predator’s tail at Mexican zoo

A woman who has been identified by authorities as Stacy Alejandra Torres Cuellar is seen in this video uploaded to YouTube climbing into the crocodile habitat of the Zoo La Pastora in Monterrey, Mexico. The dangerous stunt showed a woman, identified as Stacy Alejandra Torres Cuellar in the Mexican press, jump into the lush pit and slowly approach a resting croc on June 25.

Orange you hot, Eva! Longoria simply smolders

Eva Longoria shows off her bikini body in a bright orange strappy suit as she relaxes poolside

Migrant worker killed by Washington state police fought, threw rocks and dared cops 'shoot me,' witnesses say

This undated photo provided by Agapita Montes-Rivera via Fabian Ubay, shows Antonio Zambrano-Montes. Agapita Montes-Rivera, the mother of Antonio Zambrano-Montes, an unarmed Mexican man fatally shot by police officers in Washington state Feb. 10, 2015, viewed her son's body for the first time Monday, Feb. 23, and said she hopes for justice in the case that has sparked protests and calls for a federal investigation. The killing of Antonio Zambrano-Montes in Pasco was captured on video by a witness. (AP Photo/Agapita Montes-Rivera) Witness Miguel Estrada, who was interviewed the day after the Feb. 10 shooting in Pasco, said he saw Antonio Zambrano-Montes throw rocks at officers then run away.

Hero dad fights off fierce fish in N.C. waters, shields his 8-year-old son from monstrous bite

Patrick Thornton, 47, tussled with a shark when he and his family was attacked off of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Thornton was bit by the shark twice before he got away with injuries. Patrick Thornton, 47, single-handedly fended off sharks as he and his 8-year-old son Jack suddenly came face-to-face with a swarm of four while swimming in the surf last Friday.

Teen with toilet phobia dies after holding it in for months

Toilet, stock A 16-year-old girl in England who refused to go to the bathroom for two months because of a phobia of toilets died of a heart attack.

Florida teacher's aide brought strawberry lube to theater to meet her fifth-grade crush — authorities

Alecia Dotson, 45, Highlands Grove Elementary school employee was arrested Tuesday in Lakeland, Florida and charged with attempted sexual battery on an 11-year-old boy. Lakeland cops set up a sting and arrested Alecia Dotson on Tuesday after investigators discovered more than 100 sexually graphic texts between her and the 11-year-old student she called “love bug.”
Autos

Toyota Camry ranks at top of 2015 'American-Made Index'

Could the 2015 Toyota Camry truly have more American-made content than a Ford F-150? Is the Toyota Camry really more American than the Ford F-150?

Auto industry sees strong January-June period for sales

New York International Auto Show; 04-03-15: Advertorial; 2015_Jeep-GrandCherokee_srt8_CLIP_RGB.jpg Demand for larger vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks boosted sales in June for most major carmakers.

5 dead American brands that deserve a second chance

A man cleans a 1969 Pontiac GTO during the 37th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Cars auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, 16 January 2008. The Barrett-Jackson auction company specializes in classic and collectors cars, and their auction in Scottsdale is the world's largest collector car event. This year more than 1,100 cars are on sale during the week. AFP PHOTO/GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) After the Great Recession, the American auto industry is doing better than ever. Here are 5 brands that could send it into the stratosphere.

Four perfect cars for the Fourth of July

This Fourth of July, we offer four wildly different takes on celebrating in style (and horsepower). Electric sedans to muscle cars, and pick-up trucks to tire-smoking SUVs: We pick four ideal rides for celebrating Independence Day.
New York

HAMILL De Blasio and Cuomo should fight it out, then start working together for New York

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi At the final bell, de Blasio and Cuomo should shake hands and promise to start working together for the people of New York.

City Councilman wants more cops — on top of the 1,300 already on the way

NYPD Police Academy Graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden - Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan “I’ll be back next year asking for more cops,” said Councilman Jimmy Vacca (D-Bronx), noting the department has shrunk by 6,000 officers since the Sept. 11 attacks.

NYPD sees increase in recruiting black cops, Bratton says

Police Commissioner William Bratton speaks with the media following the New York City Police Department Urban Ministers Symposium, 1 Police Plaza, Tuesday June 23, 2015. Bill Bratton said 11% of the 822 NYPD recruits graduating Thursday are black. In the next class, which is expected to be 1,200 recruits, 16% are expected to be African-American, he said.

Union heads busted for allegedly embezzling funds, accepting $1 million in kickbacks

The union's building on 26th Street near 3rd Avenue. Three union heads were busted Tuesday for embezzling funds and accepting more than $1 million in kickbacks, according to authorities.

Cuomo responds to de Blasio's claim that governor makes 'revenge' attacks, saying compromise is only way to pass laws

(C) Governor Cuomo and (R) Arthur Browne attend a party at the Schomburg Center to honor the life of Samuel Jesse Battle on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams for New York Daily News) Cuomo Wednesday night responded to Mayor de Blasio's attacks by taking the high road --saying compromise is the only way to get things done with a Republican Senate and Democratic Assembly.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

NYCLASS unleashes ad blitz for carriage horse ban claiming drivers use hate speech, offending undecided council members

NYCLASS is launching a $500,000 ad campaign against horse drivers calling them racist. Ads are being sent to registered voters in the mail. The ads say carriage drivers say things like: "Hey, you're one of those f*gg*ts," "F***ing N****r," and "What a wh*re you are." Trying to get the ads. Reaching out to Councilmembers for reax. The animal rights group trying to put an end to carriage horses in Central Park is playing hardball to drum up support for the ban in the Council - but its beastly campaign is actually jeopardizing votes.

Harlem teen killed trying to stop brawl was a rapping ‘good kid,’ police say

18-year-old Jordan Barber was shot in the neck and killed after a gunman started shooting during a fight that broke out at the Polo Grounds Towers housing project in Harlem on June 29, 2015. Harlem teen Jordan Barber was into hip hop, not hooliganism, cops said as they continued the hunt for his killer.

Lawyers for Rikers Island inmates who sued over jail brutality will earn $6.5M

The entrance to Rikers Island is seen in New York, Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the chief of the International Monetary Fund, spent Monday night at infamous Rikers Island, after he was charged with trying to rape a maid at a New York hotel where he was staying. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Attorneys for the Rikers Island inmates whose lawsuit against the city spurred sweeping reform of the troubled jail will earn a whopping $6.5 million, new filings revealed Wednesday.

Suspects who stole over 50 phones, tablets from Park Slope AT&T store caught on camera

Surveillance cameras caught images of all three suspects. An AT&T clerk was held up at gunpoint inside a Park Slope phone store on Saturday — but the trio that fled with more than 50 tablets and phones won't be free for long.

Kim flaunts kurves on the kover of Rolling Stone

Kim Kardashian on the cover of Rolling Stone

Robot grabs, kills man at Volkswagen plant in Germany

Welding robots assemble bodyworks of Volkswagen's Golf VI cars in a production line at the Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg March 8, 2010. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS) - RTR2BE2K The 22-year-old contractor was assembling the robot when he was thrust against a metal slab, causing lethal injuries to his chest.

Indiana family uses billboards to find kidney donor for dad

JoAnna DeSmith is hoping a billboard would help save her father's life. Paul DeSmith, 55, was diagnosed with with kidney disease. Paul DeSmith's family hopes someone will see the billboard and come forward to potentially save the 55-year-old father's life.

Miss 4th of July contestant refuses to share crown after miscount, two queens named

Tiara pageant stock art Molly Lybrook, 17, of Fairfield, said she won the Winslow Miss 4th of July Pageant on Saturday. But organizers discovered votes had been miscounted and declared Caitlin Grenier, 14, of Winslow, the winner.

Brooklyn Bridge selfie guy is a 'knucklehead,' but not a security threat, NYPD chief says

New York City Police are investigating a Instagram picture a man took while trespassing on a portion of the Brooklyn bridge. The Tennessee tourist who scaled the cables along the Brooklyn Bridge to snap a selfie isn’t a daredevil — he’s an idiot, NYPD Intelligence and Counterterrorism Chief John Miller said Wednesday.

Kylie's sexy selfie and Chrissy's undercover look

Massachusetts teen charged with killing math teacher wants trial venue moved

POOL PHOTO. PHOTO TAKEN TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 A lawyer for 16-year-old Philip Chism said in court Tuesday that media coverage of the case has been “pervasive,” “sensational” and “inflammatory.”

Massachusetts man, 67, is seventh shark attack victim in North Carolina this season

A 67-year-old man became the 7th shark attack victim in North Carolina this season. The victim was in the water on Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks around noon when a lifeguard saw him getting pulled under the water, Hyde County EMS reports.

Busy bus stops will receive countdown clocks to show arrival times

A countdown clock for various Staten Island MTA buses. Eight City Council members just put up $1.2m for new MTA bus countdown clocks. The city Department of Transportation received an additional $1.4 million for new bus countdown clocks, giving the agency enough money to put them at more than 200 stops.

Donald Trump polling well despite backlash over comments

Real estate mogul Donald Trump arrives to announce his bid for the presidency in the 2016 presidential race during an event at the Trump Tower on the Fifth Avenue in New York City on June 16, 2015. Trump, one of America's most flamboyant and outspoken billionaires, threw his hat into the race Tuesday for the White House, promising to make America great again. The 69-year-old long-shot candidate ridiculed the country's current crop of politicians and vowed to take on the growing might of China in a speech launching his run for the presidency in 2016. "I am officially running for president of the United States and we are going to make our country great again," he said from a podium bedecked in US flags at Trump Tower on New York's Fifth Avenue. The tycoon strode onto the stage after sailing down an escalator to the strains of "Rockin' In The Free World" by Canadian singer Neil Young after being introduced by daughter Ivanka. His announcement follows years of speculation that the man known to millions as the bouffant-haired host of American reality TV game show "The Apprentice" would one day enter politics. Trump identifies himself as a Republican, and has supported Republican candidates in the past. But in his announcement speech he did not explicitly say if he was running for the party's nomination or as an independent.AFP PHOTO/ KENA BETANCUR (Photo credit should read KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images) Donald Trump may be getting burned in the business world for his rants about Mexican immigrants — but he’s still making a splash in polls.
Sports

Kevin Love pens piece saying he’s staying with Cavs

Kevin Love is staying in Cleveland next season. Kevin Love is staying in Cleveland and it’s going to be for the long term.

Eovaldi, pen help Yankees end skid with 3-1 win over Angels

The Yankees' pitchers weren't taking any chances on Wednesday.

Sepp Blatter will skip FIFA Women's World Cup final

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 file photo, President of FIFA Sepp Blatter arrives at the Culloden Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland. FIFA says President Sepp Blatter will not go to Canada for Sunday's Women's World Cup final, amid criminal investigations into soccer's governing body. Secretary General Jerome Valcke will also be absent from the biggest event in women's soccer, it was reported on Tuesday, June 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File) Amid the worst corruption scandal in world soccer history, longtime FIFA president Sepp Blatter says that he for one is “nicht corrupt.”

Coffey: Defender thankful foul didn't cost U.S.

It would’ve been terribly unjust if the World Cup, and three weeks of brilliance, had ended this way on Tuesday night.
Daily News Video

VIDEO Fox Sports, please keep Pete Rose on the air!

RIFFING WITH RAISSMAN: A bookie's notebook surfaced to bring Pete Rose's past back to light, but Bob Raissman hopes it doesn't damage his stint on Fox Sports.

VIDEO Dramatic readings from E.L. James book, 'Grey'

The Daily News staffers deliver another dramatic reading, this time it's E.L. James' '50 Shades of Grey' follow-up, 'Grey.'
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Health

Eight NYC children's hospitals named among best in country

Best ChildrenÕs Hospitals . New York Manhattan New York-Presbyterian Hospital /Cornell Weill 165th Street . Broadway .Friday June 6 2014 ( Marcus Santos New York daily News ) Eight New York hospitals that specialize in treating children faced with daunting medical challenges are among the top 50 in the country.

Baby goes home after 6-month fight thanks to Montefiore

Elisheva Garcia thought she was headed to a routine pregnancy checkup — but she was actually in the throes of labor.

Queens 1-year-old born without thumb gets new digit

Brandon with his dad, Anderson Torres. A Queens toddler born without a right thumb will soon be able to grab, pinch and give a thumbs up — with both hands.

Mt. Sinai surgeons remove ulcerative colitis patient's colon

Savannah Tomasulo (7) in her Middletown, NY home on Thursday, June 4, 2015. She suffered from Ulcerative Colitis and was treated by doctors at Mt. Sinai. (Chet Gordon for The New York Daily News) Surgery wasn’t the Christmas present Rebecca and Jason Tomasulo had in mind for their daughter, but it was the only gift she wanted.
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