MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

LOST IN FREEZING WEATHER: Family suing American Airlines for losing dad with Alzheimer's at LaGuardia Airport

When American Airlines lost her Alzheimer’s-afflicted dad, a desperate Keraphline Dupuy hunted for three days before he was found.

EDITORIAL SUMMER OF BLOOD: Chaos at Rikers Island shows Correction Commissioner Joe Ponte has to go

Mayor de Blasio and Correction Commissioner Joe Ponte have lost all grip on the city’s jails.

Body of woman, 25, stolen from casket in broad daylight

A 25-year-old woman's body was stolen from her casket in a Texas funeral home in broad daylight, baffling police.

EXCLUSIVE Brooklyn teen was told dad was sexually abusing kin before fatal stabbing

Hassan Razzaq, 19, accused of fatally stabbing his father Mohammad Razzaq, is expected to be released from Rikers Island on bail.

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Americans Urged to Search Their Name On New Site Before It's Taken Down

There's a new website going around that promises to reveal much more than just a simple Google search can show you.

Cuomo cracks down on naked painted panhandlers

HAMILL De Blasio needs to remake Times Square

Mayor de Blasio should heed the call of Police Commissioner Bill Bratton to level the Times Square pedestrian plaza.

Church van in pile-up with 2 trucks in the Bronx

Nine injured in a three-car pile-up on a Bronx thruway early Sunday, police and witnesses said.

French couple having sex on ancient fortress wall fall into moat and die

A French couple got carried away while making love on the battlement of a stone fortress and plunged into its moat, where both died.

Margot Robbie's sex education for 'Z for Zachariah' co-star

Neighborhood effort keeps community alive after Katrina

On the morning of Jan. 11, 2006, the residents of Broadmoor awoke to an ominous headline in the Times-Picayune: “4 Months to Decide.”

Bronx man charged with murder in East Harlem umbrella brawl

A career criminal was charged with murder Saturday in a East Harlem stabbing that left one man dead and his girlfriend critically injured.

Man arrested in child abduction probe after cops find soundproof basement filled with toys

Police in Norway have arrested a man in a child abduction investigation after discovering a soundproofed room in his basement.

Family mourns Florida teen hacked to death by machete

The parents of Jose Amaya Guardado are mourning the 17-year-old after his classmates hacked him to death with a machete.

Nick Jonas wasn't that into Kendall Jenner

Hurricane Katrina survivor recalls storm 10 years later

Every day, her mother told the family the same thing. “‘They’ll come get us tomorrow,’” recalled Detrelle Penns.

What a boob! Topless woman caught on Google Street View

While Google thoughtfully blurred out her face to protect her anonymity, they left her naked breasts fully exposed.

Deranged gunman who killed security guard was possibly planning ‘mass casualty event,’ sources say

Relatives of the security guard murdered in a Manhattan federal building gathered Saturday to mourn his brutal slaying.

Hillary Clinton campaign scrambles to control email damage

Hillary Clinton's campaign is scrambling for a new strategy to contain the damage from email server investigations.

N.J. man who hid Rosie’s teen daughter now in jail

DEADLY DIVE: Seven killed, a dozen injured when military plane crashes into cars and explodes at British airshow — SEE IT

Seven people were killed Saturday when a jet crashed into a busy road during a British airshow, police said.

D.C. lawyer killer gets 24 years in lux hotel murder

The D.C. woman who admitted to fatally stabbing and robbing a lawyer in a luxury hotel was sentenced to 24 years in prison.

Biden meets with Warren at residence: reports

Vice President Biden met privately with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in his residence at the Naval Observatory, according to reports.

Trump's push to end birthright citizenship splits GOP field

When Donald Trump talks about withholding U.S. citizenship from 'anchor babies,' he's hoping to exploit voter anger about immigration.

T-Swift gets surprise from Kobe for sold-out L.A. shows

Right to America-born children to U.S. citizenship from 1868

The automatic right of people born on American soil to citizenship rests on the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868.

Protesters give Gov. Christie earful in Iowa

GOP prez hopeful Chris Christie hit Iowa State Fair Saturday and drew some interesting listeners, including man dressed as an ear of corn.

3 Americans killed in Kabul bomb blast

A suicide car bomber killed 12 people in Kabul on Saturday, including 3 Americans.

Field of Dreams winner inspired by hero dad and Yankees

Joseph Featherston, 13, got to meet some New York Yankees two summers ago when they came out to the Rockaways for Hope Week.

Autos

GALLERY: Five iconic international off-roaders

Bizarre Car of the Week: 1988 Merkur XR4Ti

An American hatchback built in Germany for sale in Europe found a home in the U.S. under the Merkur name. Too bad the XR4Ti never took off.

Audi E-Tron Quattro Concept leaked before Frankfurt Motor Show

Keen not to let Tesla have all the fun, Audi has announced an all-electric SUV concept for Frankfurt.

New York

Dante De Blasio off to Yale orientation without dad

For the first day as a college student, Dante de Blasio had his parents stay home.

Teen bicyclist struck by livery cab, critically injured

A teenage bicyclist is in critical condition after he was struck by an SUV livery car in Queens Saturday.

Brooklyn crook wounds man, rips $200 chain from neck: cops

A crook shot and wounded a 58-year-old man in Brooklyn seconds before he ripped a chain off his victim’s neck, officials said Saturday.

2 men shot, wounded in Bronx while at party: officials

Cops are investigating a heartless crime on Valentine Ave. in the Bronx that left two men shot and wounded early Saturday, officials said.

90-year-old woman struck, killed crossing Brooklyn street

The elderly woman died after being struck by a van, authorities said.

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Woman suing Dept. of Finance for $485G over deed grief

A Manhattan woman whose family home in Queens was allegedly stolen by a deed thief in 2013 is suing the city Department of Finance.

Bronx pol to propose bill banning all from walking topless

Ruben Diaz is introducing legislation that will make it illegal for men and women to go topless in any public place other than a beach.

Donald Trump's immigrant comments infuriate Astoria teen

A year from now, Karen Rojas will turn 18 and be ready to vote in her first presidential election.

Councilman believes proposed carriage horse ban can pass

One of the key sponsors of the horse-carriage bill isn’t ready to give up on the ban.

Sports

McCarron: Yankees' past takes back seat to present

When’s Luis Severino’s plaque ceremony? We kid, of course.

Myers: 5 ways we could have avoided this DeflateGate saga

Tom Brady has won four Super Bowls, Roger Goodell makes $40 million a year and U.S.

Mets score eight runs in third in 14-9 win over Rockies

The Mets just did what they have to do.

Madden: Dodgers & Red Sox moves making Yankees look stable

The developments in Boston and in Los Angeles managed to put the Yankees in a whole new perspective.

BED BUDDIES: J-Law gets cozy with Kris in b-day snap

Sanitation workers free Queens man, 76, tied up by burglars in home

Two city sanitation workers freed an elderly Queens man tied up during a violent home invasion robbery Saturday morning, police said.

Florida summer camp counselor charged with licking 9-year-old girl on forehead

A former summer camp counselor has been charged with a felony after allegedly licking a 9-year-old girl on the forehead and telling her that he loved her.

Syrian air strikes kill 20 in Damascus

Syrian air strikes on a Damascus suburb Saturday killed more than 20 people and wounded dozens.

Hero who helped thwart France train gunman thought he was going to die

The hero who helped three Americans overpower a gunman on a train in northern France thought the daring deed would be one of the last things he'd ever do.

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Teenager hailed a hero after he saves woman from kidnapping by ex-boyfriend in Montreal

A teenager has been hailed a hero after helping a kidnapped woman escape from the clutches of her ex-boyfriend.

No reservation: White supremacist group that inspired killer Dylann Roof has meeting canceled by hotel

The white supremacist group that inspired killer Dylann Roof has had a controversial event canceled this weekend.

Man charged in Fla. sex attack of boy, 6, at McDonald's

Police arrested a homeless man suspected of sexually assaulting a 6-year-old boy in the bathroom stall at a Florida McDonald's.

Another chemical explosion rocks China plant

An explosion hit a chemical plant on Saturday night in eastern China, the official Xinhua state news agency said, citing local authorities.

9021-Over! Megan files for divorce from Brian Austin Green

Ashley Madison faces $578M Canadian class-action lawsuit

Two Canadian law firms have filed a $578 million class-action suit against Ashley Madison's backers after a hacker group's data breach.

Rival Koreas to hold high-level talks to defuse war fears

North and South Korea agreed to high-level talks to defuse mounting tensions that have pushed the rivals on the brink of armed conflict.

Surfer and swimmer save two girls in Lake Michigan pulled under by riptide

Next time, she’s going to listen to her dad.

Afghan suicide car bombing targeting NATO convoy kills 12

A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday, killing at least 10 people, authorities said.

V is for vixens! Kate & Miranda sizzle in mag shoot

Florida ex-con gives cops fake name that turns up warrant

A Florida ex-con was arrested after giving cops a fake name that turned up a warrant.

Alabama monster mom sentenced to die for strangling kids after months of torture

Heather Leavell-Keaton was sentenced to die by lethal injection Thursday, six months after the children's father was given the same fate.

'It chomped down on her hand and spit it out on the floor': Swedish woman files suit after NYPD horse bit off finger

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: An equine member of the NYPD Mounted Unit took a bite out of a Swedish woman’s finger in November 2014, and now she has filed a lawsuit.