Friday, October 30, 2015

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

'You would probably be raped everyday': Judge says first-time offender would be somebody's b---- in prison, gives him probation

When Isaiah Gay, 20, was being sentenced for his burglary charges by Bernalillo County District Court judge Christina Argyres, she asked him what he thought could happen to him in jail.

Flight attendant caught trying to smuggle 6.5 pounds cocaine in his underwear

Flight Attendant Rohan Myers, a crew member of Caribbean Airlines Flight 39 from Montego Bay, Jamica was arrested after authorities discovered he had smuggled more than 6.5 pounds of Cocaine into Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport inside of the spandex compression underwear he wore under his uniform. Credit - Broward County Sheriff Rohan Myers, 39, confessed to carrying more than 6.5 pounds of the drug concealed in long-legged compression pants he was wearing under his clothes.

Guantanamo inmate Shaker Aamer, last British resident detainee, released after 13 years: officials

RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / REPRIEVE " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS Shaker Aamer, a 46-year-old Saudi citizen, went back to the U.K. early Friday after 13 years in the military prison without any charges or trial, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told BBC News.

Comic Margaret Cho was a sex worker — 'No shame in it'

EXCLUSIVE Son of pregnant woman slammed on stomach by cops busted for sexually abusing 13-year-old girl

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Jhohan Lemos was held on $25,000 bail on Wednesday night for allegedly sexually assaulting a young teen he knew from his Sunset Park, Brooklyn, neighborhood, law enforcement sources said.

Kentucky fugitive wanted for shooting at officers in two states dies in shootout with cops: police

Floyd Ray Cook is seen in an undated photo provided by the Kentucky State Police. A manhunt is underway for Cook, who is accused of shooting and wounding a Tennessee police officer and then firing at a state trooper in Kentucky. Classes were called off Monday in Cumberland County as the manhunt continued. (Kentucky State Police via AP) Two Kentucky troopers and a U.S. Marshall gunned down Floyd Ray Cook in a ditch after he opened fire on them near Burkesville around 12:30 a.m., according to the Kentucky State Police.

Man turned away by San Jose police after trying to confess to murder of ex-girlfriend

Booking photo: 28-year-old Hugo Ernesto Castro of San Jose, California, confessed to the strangling and stabbing murder of his former girlfriend, Alessandra Barlas, 27, over the weekend of October 24-25. Hugo Castro, 28, tried to turn himself in for the fatal stabbing of ex-girlfriend Alessandra Barlas in an apartment in San Jose, California over the weekend.

Reese Witherspoon puts the 'Glamour' in mag shoot

Senate OKs budget and debt deal, sends measure to Obama

President Barack Obama laughs during a meeting with Britain’s Prince Harry in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. Prince Harry is in the United States working on preparations for the Invictus Games, which will take place in Orlando, Fla, in May 2016. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Congress is sending Obama an ambitious budget and debt deal that averts a catastrophic national default.

Activists picket de Blasio’s $1M 2017 re-election fund-raiser in Midtown

Mayor Bill de Blasio leaves the Sheraton near Times Square after a fundraiser Thursday, October 29, 2015 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams for New York Daily News) Critics clamored for attention and clashed with security Thursday as campaign donors kicked off Mayor de Blasio’s first fund-raiser for his 2017 re-election bid at a swanky midtown Manhattan hotel.

PREPPIE GETS YEAR FOR SEX ASSAULT: Owen Labrie sentenced for attack on underage classmate at elite N.H. school

A New Hampshire prep school graduate has been sentenced to a year in jail plus probation after convicted of sexually assaulting an underage classmate as part of a rampant sexual conquest among fellow students.

Advocates for 9/11 victims fume over GOP proposal to reauthorize Zadroga Act, but would slash funding

epa04933383 Former 'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart (C) speaks during a news conference to advocate for 9/11 victims, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, USA, 16 September 2015. The event was held to advocate for 9/11 victims suffering from cancer and other serious health problems, to urge 'Congress for an extension of health care benefits for all first responders affected by cancer and other chronic diseases from exposure at Ground Zero' - the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS Advocates for 9/11 victims are howling over a new Republican proposal to reauthorize the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.

Gigi Hadid lives dream, to walk in VS Fashion Show

Firefighters rescue man from East River, rush him to hospital

The Coast Guard and police respond to a helicopter crash in Manhattan's East River, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, in New York. A helicopter with five people aboard crashed into the river after taking off from a launch pad on the riverbank, killing one passenger and injuring the others. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) The unidentified man was spotted near E. 81 St. just after midnight, a fire press official said. He was conscious and alert.

Intoxicated Queens man dies after being impaled on fence

Intersection of Beach 120th St. and Rockaway Beach Blvd. in Rockaway, Queens.. A man fell to his death early Friday trying to gain access to his sixth-floor apartment, impaling himself on a fence, cops said.

WERNICK U.S. citizen’s relative can immigrate with children, but application may take years

BOSTON - JUNE 29: Four-year-old Bryan Otokunrin of Nigeria waits with his family for the start of a naturalization ceremony at the Seaport World Trade Center where 1,665 immigrants from 113 countries became American citizens. (Photo by Tamir Kalifa for The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Q. My aunt, a U.S. citizen, filed for her daughter in 2011. Will the National Visa Center send papers for her children?

PAYPAL DOWN: Payment platform suffers temporary breakdown in digital payment service

JAN. 19 2011 FILE PHOTO Online payment provider PayPal suffered a breakdown in service late Thursday, company officials said.

Rosie's adopted kid Chelsea hugs birth mom for first time

GoFundMe started for South Carolina HS girl who suffered broken arm after being thrown around by cop

The Rutherford Law Firm in Columbia, South Carolina has set up a GoFundMe Page forthe Spring Valley High School Student who was forcibly removed from the classroom by Richland County Sheriff's Deputy Ben Fields. The girl thrown by Spring Valley High School’s resource officer Ben Fields is now suffering with a broken arm from the attack.

Police used shotguns to bring down wayward military blimp over Pennsylvania

RETRANSMISSION FOR IMPROVED QUALITY; MANDATORY CREDIT The white behemoth still had helium in its nose when it went down in a steep ravine, and the easiest way to drain the gas was to shoot it.

Husband, wife who ran pharmacies in Brooklyn, Queens flooded streets with $10M worth of oxy: prosecutor

A husband and wife team of drug pushers ran crooked pharmacies that flooded the streets with over 500,000 oxycodone pills, authorities said.

Ex-Missouri sheriff's deputy charged with faking shooting, military honors

Linkee Israel Carrillo, a former Warren County deputy, was charged after he allegedly shot up his own patrol car and claimed he had been ambushed. Linkee Carrillo's war stories and claims of suffering post-traumatic stress disorder were allegedly just as fake as him being shot at.

Kim K. reminds fans of past sexy Halloween kostumes

Florida executes man 30 years after he killed family

This undated photo made available by the Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement, shows Jerry Correll. Correll is scheduled to be executed Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, for the stabbing deaths of his ex-wife, her mother, sister and their daughter 30 years ago in Orlando, Fla. (Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement via AP) Jerry Correll, 59, was pronounced dead at 7:36 p.m. at Florida State Prison after receiving a lethal injection.

HOPE, NOT DOPE! W.V. man, inspired by President's speech on drug abuse, turns his pills and pot in to cops

President Barack Obama answers questions from members of the audience during a community forum at the East End Family Resource Center in Charleston, W.Va., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. Obama is in Charleston to lead a community discussion on prescription drug abuse and heroin epidemic. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) A drug addict is saying "Thanks, Obama" after turning himself in to police and heading for rehab.

SEE THE VIDEO 14 injured, one seriously, as flight en route to Venezuela goes up in flames at Fort Lauderdale airport

The Boeing 767 headed for Caracas, Venezuela caught fire

Hawaii cop allegedly attacks, arrests lesbian couple on vacation for kissing in food market

Courtney Wilson (left) and Taylor Guerrero filed a lawsuit against the Honolulu cop who allegedly beat and arrested them for kissing in a grocery store.
AUTOS

PHOTOS: Who said the future of driving was entirely autonomous?

Don’t look now, but this reborn Volkswagen Van could someday be a sports car of the future—once robots, radars, and sensors take over the majority share of driving. Suicide sliding doors. A couch and a big-screen TV. A hybrid powertrain. Sounds like a sport to us. From affordable Kei cars to high-horsepower track monsters, there was no shortage of performance cars on the stages at the Tokyo Motor Show.

PHOTOS: Cars of the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show

With the Vision Tokyo Concept, Mercedes-Benz essentially created a nightclub on wheels. The 2015 Tokyo Motor Show was full of wacky, awesome, and surprising cars.

PHOTOS: Tokyo Motor Show Concept Cars

In the metal, the RX-Vision is one undeniably sleek and seductive coupe. It's bigger than it looks in photos, however, and we hope Mazda removes some visual mass when/if the car reaches production. The Tokyo Motor Show is always good for some awesome concept cars.

Vorsteiner previews modified Lamborghini Huracan for SEMA

Dubbed the Novara, this special edition supercar is improved through the addition of a carbon fiber front bumper, enlarged air intakes, a bigger front grille as well as a front splitter with the air intake surrounding the exposed carbon fiber. Vorsteiner is breaking out a revamped version of the Lamborghini Huracan for SEMA this year.
New York

EXCLUSIVE NYCHA presses contractors to hire tenants in a push to fix aging apartments: city investigators

Mayor Bill De Blasio and Eric Adams, Brooklyn borough president met with community dealers and reporters at Sheepshead Bay Houses on 7/9/15 about dismantling 8 miles of scaffolding around NYCHA houses around NYC.The move will help reduce crime in the area and standard of living. In this photo we see construction workers dismantle the scaffolding that surrounds Sheepshead Houses. (Alex Rud/New York Daily News) Under a voluntary Resident Employment Program, NYCHA presses contractors to hire tenants — a push that’s taken off as the authority spends millions to fix decrepit apartments.

EXCLUSIVE Queens contractor cheated workers out of $736G in wages and benefits, Controller Scott Stringer says

New York Comptroller Scott Stringer speaks at a news conference where he announced a $2.25 million settlement with the estate of Jerome Murdough, Friday Oct. 31, 2014, in New York. Jerome Murdough, 56, died in a mental observation unit on Rikers Island jail on Feb. 15, eight days after he was sent to the facility because he couldn't afford to pay $2,500 bail on a trespassing arrest. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) Astoria General Contracting has pocketed $8.7 million fixing metalwork at city schools since 2010, while cheating workers out of $735,000 in wages and benefits.

South Ferry station's main entrance will be closed for more than 9 months

An artist's rendering of what the 4 Train South Ferry station would look like with safety walls. -- Crown Infrastructure The South Ferry station — battered with 15 million gallons of saltwater during the 2012 storm — will have its main entrance closed for more than nine months starting Monday.

Ex-narcotics prosecutor hired to go after illegal hotels advertising on home-sharing sites like Airbnb

Christian Klossner is seen at the Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement at 1 Centre Street in Manhattan, New York City on Thursday, October 29 2015. (Gardiner Anderson for New York Daily News) Christian Klossner, who has over a decade of law enforcement experience in Washington, D.C., and in New York City, has been appointed director of the Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement.

STRETCH AND A CATCH! Cops find suspect in Coney Island murder lounging on subway train

Victoria Hammond of Coney Island, Brooklyn, stabbed to death on Saturday, January 24, 2015. Photo confirmed by family members as per Thomas Tracy. Stretching out on a row of subway seats Thursday landed Gregory White in custody for the January murder of Victoria Hammond, officials said.

Stripper may've slipped date-rape drug to cop driver before wrong-way S.I. wreck killed 2 passengers: lawyer

An off-duty New Jersey cop involved in a fatal wrong-way crash said a stripper may have given him a date-rape drug.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Cops bust man in deadly Bronx strip club shooting

Suspect Garrett Warren (PICTURED), 6'3" 200 lbs., is wanted in the Oct. 9, 2015, shooting death of a man outside Key Club Cabaret in the Bronx. On Friday, October 9, 2015 at 0415 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a male shot in front of 4139 Boston Road, within the confines of the 47 Precinct. Upon arrival, officers observed a 46-year-old male with gunshot wounds to his torso and head. EMS also responded to the location and transported the aided male to Montefiore Medical Center North Division, where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests at this time. The investigation is ongoing. Garrett Warren, 26, is charged with second-degree murder in the Oct. 9 killing of Jose Feliciano, 45, outside the Key Club Cabaret on Boston Rd. in Eastchester.

Bronx house fire kills 1, injures another: officials

Police secure the fire scene at 1758 Weeks Ave where two people were badly burned. One victim was removed to a local hospitol in life-threatening condition. Paramedics frantically tried to revive the man after rescuing him from the first floor of a flaming three-story house on Weeks Ave. near E. 175th St. in Mount Hope, officials and witnesses said.

Charter boss Eva Moskowitz vows legal fight with NYC over pre-k funds

Success Academy Founder-CEO Eva Moskowitz speaks during a press conference Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Success Academy Harlem #1 in Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams for New York Daily News) Success Academy charter school boss Eva Moskowitz vowed Thursday to mount a bruising legal battle against the city.

'I understand their pain': Refugee crisis hits close to home for 2009 NYC Marathon champ

American runner Meb Keflezighi speaks during a news conference in New York, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. With less than 3 1/2 months between the New York City marathon and the U.S. Olympic trials, most top Americans are skipping Sunday's race. Not Keflezighi. The marathon will be run on Nov. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) American marathon star Meb Keflezighi says he prays for the refugees caught up in Europe's migrant crisis.

Bill passed to overhaul physical education info in schools

Council member Elizabeth Crowley speaks at a press conference in the Red Room at City Hall on December 17th, 2014. The immediate topic of concern was new anti-cruelty legislation. (Alec Tabak for New York Daily News) The City Council passed a bill to mandate an overhaul in how schools inform parents and the public about physical education classes.
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VIDEO Daily News goes ghost hunting at New York City theater

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The Clemente Soto Velez Center, on the Lower East Side, is one of the city's most haunted places. At least according to local legend.

VIDEO This Gramercy Park apartment looks like Downton Abbey

Unique, Tudor-style partment at Gramercy Park North features a one-of-a-kind interior. In this episode, Katherine joins Jason Haber of Warburg Realty for a tour of a unique Tudor-style apartment at 44 Gramercy Park North.
Sports

Royals turn to Yordano Ventura in Game 3 of World Series

Yordano Ventura Yordano Ventura has one win in eight career postseason starts. So why is it that there’s almost nobody else the Royals would rather see on the mound in a big game? Kansas City is 7-1 in Ventura’s starts during the past two postseasons.

McNamara, manager of '86 Bosox, has no regrets about Bill Buckner

1986: Manager John McNamara of the Boston Red Sox watches the action during the 1986 season. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) He is 83 now, long retired from his baseball managing days and living with his wife, Ellen, in suburban Nashville. John McNamara admits that some of the details from the 1986 World Series are fuzzy.

Isola: Knicks and Porzingis showing their potential early on

New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis #6 dunks during the third quarter when the New York Knicks played the Atlanta Hawks Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York. (Robert Sabo/New York Daily News) Kristaps Porzingis introduced himself to New York with a sequence so graceful that Phil Jackson should be fined for saying Shawn Bradley.

Giants defense won't build plan around Pierre-Paul just yet

AUG. 19, 2015, FILE PHOTO Yes, Jason Pierre-Paul made swift progress on Thursday, working through defensive line drills and drawing cheers from his teammates.
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