Sunday, September 27, 2015

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

LUPICA INVOKING SPIRIT OF '69: Thanks to Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, the team has come a long way from 'Panic City'

It really became official, official that all the waiting was finally about to end.

New Yorker killed in botched robbery after leaving Colombia hotel

A tourist identified as New York resident John Mariani was killed during a botched robbery in Medellin, Columbia on Friday night. An American tourist was shot to death during an apparent robbery attempt after leaving his hotel in Medellin, Colombian authorities said.

FRANCE ENTERS FRAY: French president announces first airstrike against Islamic State in Syria

A MARCH 18, 2015 FILE PHOTO France has fired its first airstrikes in Syria as it expands military operations against Islamic State extremists.

Aziz Ansari and girlfriend eye East Village penthouse

FIREBUG: Man sets car and Michigan gas station aflame to kill a spider – SEE IT

Man leaps back after trying to set a spider on his gas tank on fire as the flame leaps out at him and then engulfs the car and gas pump at a Center Line, Detroit, Michigan, gas station. A firebug spooked by a spider inadvertently set off a ball of fire a Center Line, Mich., gas station while trying to kill it.

Brooklyn woman receives letter saying her Medicaid was cut off — because she's dead

Selma Cohen, 87, lives at 1996 Ocean Ave. in Midwood, Brooklyn. Selma has been deemed deceased by a clerical error in the Medicade office and can not recieve her check to pay for rent, go to the doctor, and other necessities. In this photo, Selma Cohen sits in front of a stack of papers that she recieved claiming she can not get benefits. (Alex Rud/New York Daily News) Brooklyn woman receives letter from the city’s Bureau of Fraud Investigation saying her Medicaid has been cut off — because she is dead.

Man critically injured in Bronx housing project shooting

Crime scene at 703 East 166th Street at the Forest Houses after a 22 year old male was shot and killed at the location. Bronx, New York. Saturday, September 26th, 2015. (Angus Mordant for New York Daily News) A 21-year-old man was clinging to life after he was shot in the neck Saturday night in a Bronx housing project.

Last living star of ‘The Honeymooners’ recalls iconic show

Concertgoers rush stage at Arizona’s music festival featuring J. Cole, injuring at least 10

Nearly a dozen people were hospitalized after the Tempe, Ariz., concert two of whom had life-threatening injuries. A packed music festival paused amid chaos Saturday night as a swarm of fans rushed a Tempe, Ariz., stage, hospitalizing about a dozen people

Human remains fall out of couch on Belt Parkway

NR There was more than loose change in these couch cushions!

THAT'S NICE, BRYCE! Nats star on Mets: 'I hope they win it all'

Bryce Harper has been a nemesis for the Mets all season but the Nationals outfielder had nothing but nice things to say on Saturday.

Builder pitches luxury condos instead of Islamic community center labeled 'Ground Zero mosque'

Instead of a mosque or a museum dedicated to Islam, New York developer Sharif El-Gamal will go forward with a 70-story high-rise with luxury condos. Manhattan developer Sharif El-Gamal has settled on constructing a luxury condominium instead of his “Ground Zero mosque.”

Kris Jenner 'will always feel guilty' about Nicole's death

Mayor de Blasio meets with Cuban President Raul Castro

Cuban President Raul Castro and Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (R) wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at Revolution Square in Havana on September 20, 2015. Pope Francis will give mass on Revolution Square, the biggest event of his trip to Cuba, with nearly a million people expected to attend. The pontiff's eight-day tour will also take him to the United States. AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTEFILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images Thirty-four years after honeymooning in Cuba, Mayor de Blasio had a date with the island nation’s President, Raul Castro.

Teen fatally shot in head inside Chinatown housing project

Police investigate at the Chinatown housing project where a 19-year-old man was shot and later died at a hospital. A 19-year-old man was fatally shot in a Chinatown housing project early Saturday, police said.

College student from Staten Island and another from London die in tragic kayaking accident in New Zealand

Two Monash University exchange students died in a kayaking accident in New Zealand on September 25, 2015. Daniel Hollnsteiner of New York and James Murphy of London succumbed to hypothermia in Lake Tekapo after their kayak tipped over. Vid link: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/two-tourists-die-9-survivors-suffering-hypothermia-from-lake-tekapo-kayaking-trip-q12451.html Police area commander Dave Gaskin said the pair was part of a group of 11 friends who got into trouble Friday while kayaking on Lake Tekapo.

Family of fatally shot man seek investigation

Screengrab of news report on Jeremy McDole a wheelchair bound man shot in Delaware by police on Slowly released details by officials about fatal police shooting of wheelchair-bound man has enraged his grieving family.

Grab a sweater and head to the movies to see 'The Martian,' 'The Walk' and more

This fall sees gravity-defying thrillers, blockbuster sequels and the end to a favorite franchise as a legendary series takes flight again.

Janet Jackson, Adele and many more set for fall releases

An array of stars, who’ve spent long stretches away from the studio, will finally put themselves back in play over the next few months.

Get your scare at these frightful and fun attractions

Puppeteers carry giant skeletons and entertain the crowd during the 41st annual Village Halloween Parade October 31, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Don EmmertDON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images It’s easy as, well, pumpkin pie to get into the spirit of Halloween in New York.

New plays and musicals are ready to roll on Broadway's stages

Alex Brightman and the cast of School of Rock by Timmy Blupe This fall, new Broadway musicals are ready to roll. And to rock.

Great shows and shopping, everyone leaves a winner at casinos

The new electronic blackjack games at the Empire City Casino in Yonkers All the area casinos are raising the stakes this fall — which means everyone leaves a winner.

Check out some of the best exhibits in NYC's museums

his A-4B Skyhawk flew from the Intrepid during the ship’s first deployment to Vietnam in 1966. (Photo credit: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum) Autumn is glorious outside, but there’s also plenty of beauty indoors at the NYC’s museums.

Kalahari Water Park splashes down in Poconos, bringing fun for whole family

The Kalahari Resorts indoor/outdoor water park and hotel is opening a new location in the Poconos for Summer 2015. Amenities at the African-themed resort include water slides.This photo is from an existing resort, but amenities at the Poconos outpost will be the same. For five seconds, I felt like I belonged in a Beach Boys song.
AUTOS

Ford rolls out 2017 Super Duty line with updated styling

The 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty SuperCab and Crew Cab offers reverse-opening side doors that open up to 170 degrees for improved loading of cargo into the truck, plus a fully flat floor behind the front seats. Boasting a lighter frame and increased towing capacity, Ford says its 2017 line of Super Duty trucks is its most capable yet

Troubled Volkswagen picks head of its Porsche unit to be CEO

Matthias Mueller, newly appointed CEO of German car maker Volkswagen addresses a press conference at the company's the headquarters in Wolfsburg, central Germany, on September 25, 2015 after the company's supervisory board meeting. Matthias Mueller, previously head of luxury sportscar maker Porsche, takes the steering wheel at scandal-hit Volkswagen, replacing Martin Winterkorn who quit over the global pollution cheating scandal engulfing the group. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALLJOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images Reeling from an emissions cheating scandal, Volkswagen anointed an exec from its Porsche unit to be its new CEO Friday.

REPORT: Audi head of R&D, Porsche engine boss to quit amid scandal

Audi's head of R&D, Porsche's engines manager, and VW USA CEO Michael Horn are all out at Volkswagen AG following the ongoing "dieselgate" scandal. After claiming the post of Volkswagen's CEO, the ongoing diesel scandal has maybe forced Audi's R&D and Porsche's engine boss out in Germany

8 biggest automotive scandals of all time

Volkswagen faces up to $18 billion in fines from the Environmental Protection Agency for installing software in its vehicles to get around emissions regulations.  VW’s current predicament is bad, but these 7 other scandals shook the automotive world over the last half century.
New York

EXCLUSIVE Queens woman in need of life saving kidney transplant uses surrogate aunt as donor

Charlene Guzman (L) and Marisol Crespo (r.), who donated live-saving kidney. When a young Queens woman needed a life saving kidney transplant, her surrogate aunt stepped up.

Huge crowd greets Pope Francis at East Harlem school where he offers blessings to immigrants

Nuns set up sound equipment outside of Our Lady Queen of Angels in East Harlem ahead of Pope Francis’ visit Friday afternoon. The wildly popular pontiff visited Our Lady Queen of Angels School on E. 112th St. around 4 p.m.

Disabled Bronx man and wife sue city, saying cops beat him and mistakenly arrested both

NR A crippled Bronx man and his wife are suing the city for $2 million, saying cops beat him and mistakenly arrested them both.

Gunman escapes as cops open fire on him in Brooklyn

NR Cops opened fire on a man who pulled a gun on them as they patrolled a Brooklyn housing project stairwell, officials said Saturday.

UES woman suing owner of giant Irish Wolfhound over broken hip

This image is only available in Getty Images offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Germany (Austria, Switzerland via Germany) and Australia. A 79-year-old Upper East Side woman suffered a broken hip after a massive Irish Wolfhound jumped on her and knocked her to the ground.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

'He's the people's pope': New Yorkers still in awe after Pope Francis' visit

TOPSHOTS From City Hall to the steps of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the words of Pope Francis still resonated after his Saturday departure.

Socialite battling ex-husband in court over $13M Chelsea pad

Ashley Kozel (c.) with daughters Lexie (l.) and Gabby (c.) attending June Simmons Jewelry: Spring Trends We Love event. A Florida-based socialite wants a Manhattan judge to freeze her ex-husband’s $13 million Chelsea condo.

Family of Brooklyn motorcyclist killed in NYPD chase demand justice

Then family of Dexter Walters, Jr. who died in a motorcycle accident last week in Brooklyn after a chase from NYPD, was at NAN with Rev. Al Sharpton speaking about the investigation into the incident. Left to right, front:Natasha Thomas, 22, pregnant with his child;Cadence Walters, his daughter,6; her mother Felicia Theobold , 30;in rear;(l) Giselle Walters, his aunt; and Dexter.Sr. his father. Saturday,,September 26th,2015,Manhattan, New York.(Michael Schwartz for New York Daily News). Family members of a Brooklyn motorcyclist took part in a motorcade, demanding NYPD cops be held accountable.

Cuomo signs law that cracks down on subway grinders

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Subway grinders could face up to a year behind bars under legislation signed late Friday night by Gov. Cuomo.
Sports

Angels’ Mike Trout climbs wall to rob home run

Mike Trout is pretty good at baseball, in case you haven’t heard.

Yankees should celebrate the wild card, Joe Girardi says

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Adam Warren pitched six innings of one-run ball, and Chase Headley and Alex Rodriguez drove in the Yanks' runs.

Harper: Scout says Mets' young guns key to stopping Dodgers

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A National League advance scout says the Mets riding with their young guns is the smart way to go against the Dodgers.

Mehta: Mo's cash search can pay off for Jets, too

Muhammad Wilkerson speaks to reporters Thursday at Jets training camp. Muhammad Wilkerson and the Jets are headed for a no-fault divorce that might make both parties very happy.

Actor defends autistic child who disrupted play

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: Kelvin Moon Loh backstage at the St. James Theatre leaving for the Broadway Opening Night after party for 'Side Show' at Tao on November 17, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Walter McBride/Getty Images)

New Jersey cop speaks out about drunken wrong-way Staten Island crash that killed two

The New Jersey cop accused of killing his two friends in a drunken crash in Staten Island said he wishes he could "bring them back."

Gov. Cuomo at slain aide's funeral urges Democrats to shut down government for gun control law

Gov. Cuomo, speaking at Carey Gabay's funeral, urged Washington Democrats to shut down the government for a gun control bill that works.

Cops cuff gang member wanted for N.C. shooting: authorities

Shaki Darrell Jones, 26, was arrested by Suffolk County Police after the North Carolina native fleed the state as a member of the Nine Trey Gangstas gang. Cops in Long Island have cuffed a gang member wanted for a shooting in North Carolina, authorities said Saturday.

California couple finds bag full of vomit on United flight

Janet Masters and her husband who found a bag full of barf in their seat pocket on a United Airlines flight. A California couple said they were sickened when they found a bag filled with vomit on a United Airlines flight.

Shanina Shaik sizzles in latest swimwear campaign

Shanina Shaik in bikinis and sexy beachy looks for a Kookai Swim Campaign

Connecticut woman arrested after stabbing stranger in head with 10-inch butcher knife

Gloria Drummer, 57, was arrested in West Hartford, Connecticut, for stabbing a woman in the head with a butcher knife outside a CVS store on New Britain Avenue Thursday, September 24, 2015. A Connecticut woman has been arrested after stabbing a stranger in the head in a random attack.

Pope Francis visits Philadelphia, notes women's church role

Pope Francis at the altar at the start of Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. Francis addressed the important role women play in the Catholic Church. Pope Francis challenged America’s lay Catholics to work for their church during a Saturday homily in the City of Brotherly Love.

Man caught urinating on Brooklyn street shoots himself in groin while trying to ditch gun: police

When Thomas Javier saw police approaching, he tried to discard his 9mm Glock — but accidentally pulled the trigger, blasting himself in the privates, cops said. A 26-year-old man caught taking a leak on a Brooklyn street tried to toss his gun — and shot himself in the groin, officials said.

Pope Francis stumbles as he departs New York for Philly, hundreds wave goodbye at JFK

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Several hundred people waited at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to wave to Pope Francis as he heads to Philadelphia Saturday morning.

'Rocky Horror' turns 40: See where the stars are now

Mormon Church speaks out about 'Blood Moon' apocalypse fears

The moon glows a red hue during a total lunar eclipse Tuesday, April 15, 2014, as seen from the Milwaukee area. Tuesday's eclipse is the first of four total lunar eclipses that will take place between 2014 to 2015. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Mike De Sisti) The Mormon Church told its followers to calm down after the "Blood Moon" sparked widespread fears of an apocalypse.

'Battle for the soul of the party': Tensions erupt within GOP after John Boehner resigns

***BESTPIX*** TENSIONS ARE erupting within the GOP less than 24 hours after Republican House Speaker John Boehner announced his teary-eyed exit from

Heartbroken British man dies in car crash after relationship is ended

Ben Blakey crashed his car into a tree after he was rejected by an ex-girlfriend at the end of a 100 mile trip to see her. Blakey, 27, were speeding in a Volkswagen Polo before he veered to the right, mounted a grass verge before hitting a tree. A heartbroken British man died when his car hit a tree just minutes after his ex-girlfriend told him their relationship was over.

SEE IT: British police hunt man who attacked woman with flying kick

The Metropolitan Police Department has launched a manhunt for a suspect who instigated a violent brawl in front of a McDonald's on High Road in Barnet, London. Pictured, the suspect runs across the street and kicks a man.The man suffered cuts to the face and one woman needed stitches for a split lip. British police have released shocking footage of man knocking over a woman with a flying kick as they hunt the perpetrator.

Wife of 'Black-ish' star Anderson files for divorce

2 dead, 2 in custody in shooting at Minneapolis home: police

Police gather at the scene after two people, a mother and daughter, were found shot to death in their south Minneapolis house on the 2200 block of South 10th Avenue on September 25, 2015, at around 5:15 p.m. The shooter, who also lived there with his son (who was unharmed), was taken into custody. Names have not yet been released. Two people died in a domestic shooting in a south Minneapolis home on Friday evening, police said.

Pope Francis tells worshipers at Garden 'don't forget to pray for me!'

POOL Pope Francis wrapped up his big day in New York City by rocking the Garden.

SEE IT Adorable 4-year-old Tennessee boy is his mailman’s biggest fan

Four-and-a-half-year-old Carter Lawson idolizes his neighborhood mailman, who he calls "Mailman Mike." Every day Lawson and Mike finish the last leg of Mike's day delivering mail together, with Lawson wearing a full mailman outfit. Despite his small size, Carter is proving to be his postman's biggest fan by not only helping him deliver but by wearing a matching uniform.

Escaped tarantula delays plane after it escapes in hold

The tarantula escaped from its container, grounding the Delta flight from Baltimore to Atlanta. An escaped tarantula delayed a Delta plane flying from Baltimore to Atlanta on Wednesday night.

As Olivia turns 66, here's 6 fun facts about 'Grease'

Ellen Page says of being closeted: 'It's sad, and it sucks'

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