Thursday, July 23, 2015

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

ROUGH ROOKIES: NYPD cops under investigation for allegedly beating surrendering suspect had TWO DAYS left in probationary period, could lose jobs

Officers Pearce Martinez and Lenny Lutchman could be fired if investigators determine the cops used excessive force against Thomas Jennings.

Naked, disoriented woman found near Walt Disney World complex might have been raped: cops

Stock photo of House of Blues, Orlando. A woman found naked and disoriented outside the Walt Disney World entertainment complex in Florida last week might have been a rape victim, police said Tuesday.

Alabama man caught after kidnapping ex-girlfriend, killing her sister

John Barry Hubbard is wanted after he allegedly abducted his ex Tammy Murphy Carpenter.Authorities also say that Huibbard fatlly shot Carpenter's sister in Bibb County Georgia on July 21, 2015. John Barry Hubbard was arrested by a tactical team from the state Law Enforcement Agency at the Travel Inn off Interstate 59 in Eutaw, Ala.

Motorcyclist, 34, dies after colliding with car in Queens: cops

Police inspect damage to motorcycle on the corner of Beverly Road and Park lane south in Kew Gardens Queens after the bike slammed into a car in the intersection , the bike rider was pronounced dead at jamaica hospital. Photos by Robert Stridiron. 07/22/15 The rider, whose identity was not released, was heading east on Park Lane South when he was hit by a Nissan Altima, heading north on Beverly Rd. in Kew Gardens, at 5:55 p.m., witnesses said.

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Teens indicted in rape, robbery of woman in Chinatown: prosecutors

UPDATE: Suspects identified as Sanat Asliev, 17, Emanuel Burrowes, 16, and Erik Pek, 16. Sanat Asliev, 17, Emanuel Burrowes, 16, and Erik Pek, 16, snuck out of their juvenile delinquent halfway home on June 1 and then preyed upon an intoxicated 33-year-old woman.

Dallas girl's nosebleed uncovers kidney disease — and kidney cancer in both her parents

Crystal Enns The suburban Dallas teen was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease and once her parents went through the donor screening process, each was also found to have kidney cancer.

Transgender woman India Clarke found dead near Florida playground in suspected murder

July 9, 2015, Facebook photo of India Clarke, 25, of Tampa, Florida, who was found dead near a playground on July 21, 2015. Clarke, a transgender woman, was born Samuel Elijah Clarke but identified as a woman. She had suffered upper-body trauma and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has classified her death as a homicide. The body of India Clarke, 25, was found between basketball courts and a playground outside Tampa’s University Area Community Park, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

Hulk Hogan's team thinks Gawker turmoil may bring a takedown

THEY'RE LOVIN' IT: State panel increases fast food workers' minimum wage to $15 per hour

McDonald's employees serve a meal containing a large soda, Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in New York. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban large sugary drinks from New York City eateries is moving forward. The health board voted unanimously Tuesday to begin a public comment period on the new rule. A formal vote on approval will come later, but several board members spoke strongly in favor of the plan. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) The recommendation would hike the rate in the city by the end of 2018 and statewide by 2021. It applies to fast food chains with at least 30 locations.

Death of 24-year-old man who died after falling off friend's car tied to drug deal: cops

Police initially believed Robert Kunz, 24, jumped onto a friend’s car after an argument Monday night in a Charleston parking lot over who would ride shotgun.

'Horndog High' teacher sues Education Department over 2-year suspension for lesbian tryst

A notorious “Horndog High” teacher says she's being discriminated against because her alleged misconduct involved another woman.

Boy hit with tree branch at Bronx park faces spine operation

Children play in BRONX RIVER PARK, located at East 180th. Street and Boston Road, where this large tree limb fell from a tree earlier in the afternoon injuring at least two children. This picture was made at approximately 7pm on 7/20/15. A 9-year-old boy who was walloped by a foot-thick falling bough in Bronx River Park on Monday will need surgery on his spine, his mother, Mabel Gaton, 32, said Wednesday.

SICK CANNON: Nick tweets pic from hospital

Gang member arrested in Fourth of July shooting death of 7-year-old Chicago boy — bullets were intended for tot's father: cops

Rasheed Martin, 20, was arrested in connection with the shooting of a 7-year-old in Chicago. Rasheed Martin, 20, was taken into custody by local police and sheriffs deputies without incident at an apartment complex in Superior, Wis., after a murder warrant was issued Friday.

Tearful goodbye to Long Island limousine wreck victim Lauren Baruch

Lauren Baruch, 24, of Smithtown died in a limosuine accident on July 18, 2015 in Long Island, New York. The mother of a Long Island limousine wreck victim nearly collapsed as she marched behind her daughter’s casket at her funeral.

Staten Island immigrant activist declares he wants to run for President when he becomes eligible

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Cesar Vargas, 31, a Staten Island man who is set to become the first undocumented immigrant licensed as a lawyer in New York, made the “announcement” in a blog post on the political website The Hill.

DEADLY DRESSERS: IKEA shoppers cautioned after 2 boys killed

IKEA is offering free kits to fasten chests and dressers to the wall after two boys were killed by toppling furniture. After Ikea chests tipped over and fatally injured two boys, safety regulators say consumers should stop using Ikea's dressers and chests for children unless the products are mounted to a wall.

Kathie Lee & Hoda: Parents need to control their kids when out eating

'I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A NICE CAR THIEF': Crooks return Indiana man's keys with 'sorry for the damage' note

The owner of stolen Dodge Stratus found the keys in his mailbox and an apology note on his lawn. Kyle Moeller discovered the keys to his stolen car in his mail box and an apology note on his front lawn, authorities said.

Greece’s parliament approves reforms, clearing hurdle ahead of third $93B bailout talks

ATHENS, GREECE - JULY 22: Parliamentary session on July 23, 2015 in Athens, Greece. Greece's leftist government tried on Wednesday to contain a rebellion in Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' Syriza party ahead of a vote in the evening on reforms required to start talks on a rescue deal. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images) Lawmakers voted 230-63 in favor of the measures, following a whirlwind debate that ended at 4 a.m. Another 5 members of the 300-seat house voted present, a kind of abstention.

Italian police seize $2B in assets from mafia-run gambling ring, raiding 1,500 betting shops, 82 gambling websites

Italian Police and U.S. FBI agents take in custody a man suspected of belonging to the 'ndargheta criminal syndicate, during a police operation, in Sinopoli, southern Italy, early Thursday morning, May 7, 2015. Italian police said that in operations conducted with U.S. FBI agents they have dismantled a major drug trafficking ring whose base was a restaurant-pizzeria in New York City. At least 15 suspects have been detained by early Thursday, including three in the United States connected with the eatery in the city's Queens borough. Investigators say the crackdown further demonstrates that the 'ndrangheta, an organized crime syndicate rooted in Calabria in the toe of the Italian peninsula, have forged ever stronger ties with U.S.-based mobsters. (AP Photo/Adriana Sapone) Italian police said on Wednesday they had seized assets worth $2.2 billion and issued 41 arrest warrants in raids on gambling companies in Italy and abroad run by the 'Ndrangheta mafia organization.

Man bitten while taking selfie with rattlesnake slapped with $153G hospital bill

Todd Fassler recieved a bill for $153,161.25 after two hospitals used up their anti-venom while treating him. Fassler had gotten a bite from a rattlesnake when he was trying to pose for a selfie. Todd Fassler shared a photo of his six-digit bill last week — along with a video showing his arm nearly entirely purple while recovering.

Now THAT'S a lobster! Critter, 95, weighs 23 pounds

De Blasio spent $1,642 on Uber rides during his 2013 mayoral campaign: records

epa03937621 Democratic candidate for Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, celebrates his win against Republican candidate Joe Lhota at the Park Slope Armory YMCA in Brooklyn, New York, USA, 05 November 2013. EPA/JASON SZENES His 2013 mayoral campaign made liberal use of the convenient - but controversial - car service during his City Hall run, hiring the company 52 times and spending $1,642 on rides.

Vice President Biden will be part of announcing a major refresh of LaGuardia Airport: sources

Vice President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks in a hangar of the Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology, in New York, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, during a presentation with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to discuss the need to improve New York's airports. Cuomo announced a design competition to modernize and improve New York City's John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia Airports. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Biden, who once compared coming through aging LaGuardia Airport to the feeling of being in a third-world country, will be part of an announcement on a major refurbishing.

SNEAKY: Burglar hides under a bed for three days at New Jersey home: report

Jason Hubbard was arrested on May 10 after he allegedly broke into a home in N.J. and hid under the bed for three days. One sneaky would-be thief, Jason Hubbard, hid quietly under a homeowner’s bed for three days on Ellenel Blvd. in Spotswood, N.J., back in May, cops said.

'WORST CRIME IMAGINABLE': Man admits to sexual abuse of girl, 2, in Riverside Park

The disgusting attack was spotted by a good Samaritan, who alerted a Parks Department employee who called the police. Jason Carroll, 32, sounded matter-of-fact as he pleaded guilty to the stomach-churning Sepember 2013 assault near W. 75th St.
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2016 BMW 340i – First Drive and Full Review

For years, the BMW 3 Series has been the German sports sedan all others try to emulate. For the 2016 mode year, BMW takes a careful and calculated approach towards improving this standard bearer. Does the BMW 3 Series keep its edge? We hit 155-mph on the German autobahn in the sports sedan all other automakers try to chase.

2016 Hyundai Tucson – Review and Test Drive

The 2016 Hyundai Tucson is still a huge value - but it's wrapped in much hipper, more tech-savvy packaging. The Tucson sheds its value image for something trendier, more powerful, more desirable - but yes, still affordable and loaded with features!
New York

MTA getting $1B cash boost from better-than-expected revenues through 2019: officials

This image is only available in Getty Images offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Germany (Austria, Switzerland via Germany) and Australia. Better-than-expected revenues from fares, tolls and real estate taxes, as well as savings on worker pensions and fuel, gave the MTA a $1 billion cash boost through 2019.

Civilian Complaint Review Board ordered to reveal disciplinary history of NYPD cop who used chokehold on Eric Garner

Eric Garner (r.) seen during the arrest where he was put into a chokehold by Officer Daniel Pantaleo. The Legal Aid Society won a suit to force the CCRB to turn over summary info about complaints made about Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer whose takedown of Garner led to his death last year.

Andrew Cuomo defends his use of executive power: ‘I run the government’

epa04857067 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo smiles while on stage at a rally following a New York state wage board meeting where a panel announced their recommendation that the minimum wage in New York be raised, in stages, to $15 per hour, in New York, New York, USA, 22 July 2015. The recommendation for the wage increase by the panel, who was appointed by Cuomo to study the issue, comes four years after the start of a labor movement specifically targeted at this issue. EPA/JUSTIN LANE Gov. Cuomo made it clear Wednesday why he has recently bypassed the Legislature on different issues like raising the minimum wage for fast-food workers.

Cash rewards for teen inmates showing positive results at Rikers, says jail official

A MAY 17, 2011 FILE PHOTO Rewarding teen inmates with money has proven successful in at least two small out-of-state jails and is already showing good results at Rikers Island, a top city jail official said Wednesday.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Guest column: Uber job beats working for yellow cab

Rabiul Karim has been driving for Uber for one year after driving a yellow cab for seven years. "You can take off whenever you want to," he says. "I can get requests as soon as I go online. I don't have to start in the city." With yellow cabs, you have to be constantly looking for fares. Sometimes, you have one hour cruising around and you don’t find a fare at all in the whole hour.

Guest column: There's too much guess-work with Uber pricing, that's why I stick with yellow cabs

Members of the NY Taxi Workers Alliance protest Uber legislation in front of the Capitol building in Albany, NY June 9, 2015. Photo By Eric Jenks, for the NY Daily News It was probably around this time last year that I downloaded Uber. I used it maybe two or three times and then about six months later, I deleted it.

Guest column: Why yellow cabs are dead to me

Sean Devlin, 24, of East Harlem is a freelance journalist and researcher at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism where he's also a student. He's lived in the city since February after moving from Philadelphia. At this point in my life, it’s pretty tough to even rationalize taking a yellow cab for any reason.
Sports

IRON MIKE: Mets prospect Conforto has toughness to spare

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi He was 11, maybe 12. He can’t be sure, it was so long ago. Hell, no one had ever asked him about it before. He was playing in a Little League tournament a few hours from his home in Woodinville, Wash. His parents were with his sister Jacqueline, who was playing in a soccer tournament miles away.

Gary Bettman not surprised Seattle didn’t file for expansion

Days after prospective ownership groups filed applications for expansion, the NHL commissioner reiterated that expansion isn’t guaranteed.

Marcus Mariota agrees to rookie deal with Titans

JUNE 18, 2015, FILE PHOTO The second overall pick in the NFL draft, finally came to terms with the Titans on Tuesday just 10 days before training camp began.

Giants' Odell Beckham says hamstring OK for Big Blue opener

Odell Beckham Jr. says two players running at one another is a ‘car wreck.’ Odell Beckham Jr. believes the balky hamstring that slowed him throughout the spring is nearly healthy.
U.S.NEWS & WORLD REPORT BEST HOSPITALS

BEST HOSPITALS: NY-Presbyterian Hospital holds on to top ranking for care in New York City

epa02026682 A view of New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Hospital where former United States President William Clinton was hospitalized due to chest pains in New York, New York, USA, on 11 February 2010. EPA/JUSTIN LANE New York-Presbyterian Hospital tops the rankings for the city’s best hospitals — a title it’s held for more than a decade.

NYU Langone doctors help woman rewrite future after stroke

Rana Meyer, 39, with Drs. Jose Torres (l.) and Brian Im of NYU Langone. Meyer said she’s at about 90% after severe stroke in September (brain scan, inset). It was not the storyline she would have written for herself.

Inspire implant saves ex-Queens cop from sleep apnea

Dr. Maria V. Suurna, Gary Conte. Gary Conte, 52, who was had trouble sleeping the past 10 years due to sleep apnea, underwent a revolutionary new surgery only offered at New York Presbyterian Hospital in which asmall device was implanted in his chest that keeps his airway open while he sleeps. A Queens man who hadn’t slept well in a decade can rest easy thanks to a pacemaker-like device implanted at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

Brain tumor removed in high-tech op at Morristown

Kellieann Sahler, a 39-year-old mother of four from Warren, N.J., had a brain tumor removed via her nostrils at Morristown Medical Center.

Cosby wants rape accuser to return hush money

Twitter apologizes for frat-themed party as it fights bias suit

Twitter says a frat-themed party was ‘in poor taste’ and shouldn’t have happened. Twitter employees hosted an in-house frat party as the social media giant battles a gender-discrimination lawsuit. The company acknowledged on the themed happy hour wasn’t smart.

BRA-SHANK REDEMPTION: Rapper Shmurda's gal pal pleads not guilty to slipping beau weapon in her undergarment

Criminal Defense Attorney Kenneth Montgomery (left) with his client Ackquille Pollard, (right) better known as the Brooklyn rapper The gal pal of incarcerated Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda pleaded not guilty to charges of slipping her beau a shank hidden in her bra.

N.J. teacher accused of sex with 6 teens claims 'frontal lobe syndrome' left her helpless and vulnerable to students advances

Nicole Dufault claims a “frontal lobe syndrome” left her helpless against the advances of the six different 14- and 15-year-old students.

YOU TWITTING US? Fla. woman posts pot plea, gets cop response

@Rosa_Sparkz asked for marijuana on Twitter and got a quick response from Florida’s Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office. An apparently desperate, and not-too-bright, Florida woman posted a plea for pot on Twitter.

Remembering Amy Winehouse, who died four years ago

DELIVERING A MIRACLE: Mail carrier finds injured Alabama man in home 10 days after he fell

Postal worker Cissy Cartwright has been credited for helping to save the life of Tommy Hope, 66, after she found him lying on the floor of his home when she realized he hadn't picked up his mail in a while. Tommy Hope, 66, spent 10 days drinking rainwater to stay alive before Cissy Cartwright spotted his buildup of mail and checked on him.

Dylann Roof’s indicted on federal hate crime charges for Charleston church massacre

Photos of Dylann Storm Roof, the suspect in the Charleston, S.C., church shooting, found on a white supremascist website the www.LastRhodesian.com Dylann Roof, accused of heartlessly gunning down nine congregants in a historically black Charleston church last month, was indicted Wednesday on dozens of federal charges, including hate crimes.

Mom killed baby before leaping to her death off car garage

The Baltimore parking garage where officials say Sahar Pourrajabi jumped to her death after leaving her deceased 5-month-old son in the car. Baltimore police confirmed Wednesday that a distraught woman apparently suffocated her 5-month-old son before she took her life.

Frank Sinatra’s favorite Italian eatery sued over owed wages

Frank Sinatra was a regular at Patsy’s, where staffers say they were cheated on OT. Three waiters at Patsy’s Italian Restaurant say in documents filed in Manhattan Federal Court they were cheated out of overtime and tips.

Kim K. goes for sheer comfort arriving at LAX

Boy, 15, lured girl with lost cat story before murder: cops

Kailey Vijil, 12, was killed Friday morning and left in a field in West Valley City, Utah. A 15-year-old teen has been arrested in the murder. Authorities searching for the child found Kailey Vijil’s lifeless body around 3 a.m. Friday, just blocks from her West Valley City home.

Crime Stoppers aims to halt abuse of New York City animals with tip program, rewards

Exported.; Anyone wishing to report animal abuse in their neighborhoods can simply call Crime Stoppers — and receive a $2,500 reward for the tip, the NYPD and the ASPCA announced Wednesday.

Florida man shoots pregnant stepdaughter’s teen boyfriend, police say

Alvin Knight of Apopka, Fla., shot the 16-year-old boyfriend of his pregnant step daughter in the face with a shotgun, authorities say. A Florida man shot the boyfriend of his pregnant step daughter when the 16-year-old showed up at their house, authorities said.

California college students dead in murder-suicide

Clare Orton was shot dead by her ex-boyfriend, who then committed suicide on Tuesday in Walnut Creek, Calif., authorities say. Clare Orton, 19, was a local sweetheart. A standout cross-country runner in high school, she was home for the summer after making the dean’s list during her first year at San Diego State University.

Taylor sends birthday love to bestie Selena

Man accused of punching, robbing writer in Central Park pleads not guilty at arraignment

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi "No photographs!" Oscar Jiggetts, 55, declared when he spotted news cameras in the courtroom, and lifted his shirt over his head.

Girl sexually abused by coach sues Oregon school district for $5M

A $5.25 million lawsuit has been filed against the Salem-Keizer School District in Oregon on behalf of a teenage girl who was sexually abused by her West Salem High School basketball coach, Emrance Berger. The complaint filed Monday claims that the district and its employees failed to protect the girl from sexual abuse that occurred in 2013.

State Sen. Thomas Libous guilty of lying to FBI agents

State Sen. Thomas Libous is the latest Albany politican to become a convicted criminal. A jury found State Sen. Thomas Libous guilty of lying to the FBI, adding his name to the long list of Albany politicians felled by scandal.

NJ museum seeks babies delivered by William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams, distinguished American poet, who received the Gold Medal for Poetry of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, posthumously in 1963.(AP Photo/file) William Carlos Williams worked as a doctor in Rutherford and delivered an estimated 3,000 newborns between 1912 and 1955.

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