Saturday, October 31, 2015

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

ROYALLY TICKED OFF: Kansas City fired up over Noah Syndergaard’s ‘plan’ for Mets to throw at leadoff hitter

Noah Syndergaard said he had a few tricks up his sleeve to counter Alcides Escobar’s free-swinging ways leading off games.

Egyptian PM says Russian aircraft carrying 224 people on board crashed over central Sinai

For latest restrictions check www.corbisimages.com Egypt's Ministry of Civil Aviation says it lost contact with a Russian aircraft carrying 224 people over the Sinai peninsula.

Doctor guilty in three overdose murders for prescribing 'crazy, outrageous amounts' of painkillers in landmark verdict

NC WEB LN ORANGE COUNTY OUT NO MAGAZINE SALES The murder convictions of Dr. Hsiu-Ying Tseng were the first against a U.S. doctor for recklessly prescribing drugs.

Leah Remini: Cruise, Holmes wedding was when she began to question Scientology

Human remains found in search for Conn. couple; detained son named suspect, son's girlfriend arrested

Police are searching for Jeffrey Navin, 56, and his wife Jeanette, 55, were reported missing and last seen on August 4th. Less than 24 hours after the remains' discovery, prosecutors named Jeffrey and Jeanette Navin's 27-year-old son a suspect in their murder.

Queens man shot in his car by masked gunman

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A Queens man is in serious condition early Saturday after he was shot at multiple times in his car, authorities said.

ISIS terrorists behead four Iraqi Kurds in brutal video claiming prison raid that freed 70 captives was failure: reports

In this video titled "The Reality of the American Raid," purportedly released by the Islamic State, ISIS fighters are shown beheading four Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers. They behead one of them and force the others to watch, and then behead the other three. Video from this url: http://heavy.com/news/2015/10/new-isis-islamic-state-news-videos-pictures-kurdish-peshmerga-forces-executed-the-reality-of-the-american-raid-full-uncensored-youtube/ A masked terrorist jeers President Obama before the execution of four Iraqi Kurdish soldiers in an ISIS video.

Al Molinaro, actor on ‘Happy Days’ and 'The Odd Couple', dead at age 96

'FIRE ALL OVER THE PLACE': Explosion and stampede at Bucharest club leaves 26 dead and 180 injured as rock band's pyrotechnic show goes horribly wrong

Scores are dead and dozens more are injured after an explosion at a packed Romanian club.

Man's body EJECTED from car lands on freeway sign following L.A. wreck

The body of a driver ejected when his car rolled over several times on southbound Interstate 5 is seen where it landed on an overhead freeway sign north of downtown Los Angeles Friday morning, Oct. 30, 2015. California Highway Patrol officers got a ladder and climbed to the body, covered it and waited for a coroner's representative. The victim was described as a 20-year-old male. The wreckage of the car came to rest under the sign.(AP Photo/Nick Ut) The body of a 20-year-old man ended up on top of a freeway sign following a gruesome wreck in Los Angeles.

Four U.N. staff members dismissed for sending and storing child porn on work computers

The United Nations building is reflected in a puddle in the Manhattan borough of New York February 18, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CITYSCAPE) Four U.N. staff members were dismissed for sending and storing child pornography on U.N. computers.

Alabama Teacher of the Year, told she is unqualified, quits

A one-time Alabama Teacher of the Year says she has resigned after state officials told her she’s unqualified to teach in her fifth-grade classroom because of certification issues.Veteran teacher Ann Marie Corgill said Alabama Department of Education officials recently informed her that she was not qualified despite her well-documented accomplishments. Veteran teacher Ann Marie Corgill said state education officials informed her she was not qualified despite her accomplishments.

DONE LEMON: 30,000 sign petition urging CNN to fire anchor

Airbnb agrees to discuss sharing data with officials to crack down on illegal operators

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Supporters of Airbnb hold a rally on the steps of New York City Hall showing support for the company on October 30, 2015 in New York City. The New York City council is currently debating how to regulate the controversial company. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Airbnb agreed to sit down with officials to discuss sharing its data following a contentious City Council hearing Friday.

Two teens critically injured in Virginia high school chem lab fire that injures 5 students, 1 teacher

Five students were seriously injured Friday after a fire broke out at Virginia high school's chemistry lab, authorities said.

Hofstra University student charged in girlfriend's heroin overdose death

A Hofstra University student is facing manslaughter charges after prosecutors say he injected his girlfriend with so much heroin she suffered a fatal overdose, then waited 17 hours before trying to get her help. Prosecutors say Joseph Joudah (pictured), 19, of Islip Terrace, caused the death of Olivia McClellan, a 19-year-old fellow student from California, when he injected her with a fatal dose of the powerful narcotic in her dorm room on April 18. Nassau County prosecutors say Joseph Joudah was criminally negligent when he injected Olivia McClellan with heroin.

Construction worker dead, another rescued after 8-story building partially collapses near the Empire State Building during renovations

The back end of a eight-story Manhattan building collapsed Friday morning, officials said.

Chelsea says relationship with Rosie beyond repair — 'I don't love her'

EXCLUSIVE Rival gangs brawl in Queens courthouse, 5 officers hurt: sources

NR There was disorder in Queens Criminal Court when the gangs of New York went to war against each other in the basement lockups.

Serial groper and sex offender arrested for rubbing up on woman in subway

DARREL CORIAN A level three sex offender was busted for rubbing up against a woman, 20, on a No. 6 train, officials said Friday.

SHAKE DOWN: Nervous witness testifies his 'cousin Vinny' Asaro took money from him at the Bonanno capo’s trial

Zaffarano was supposed to testify at the 80-year-old Bonanno goon’s racketeering trial on Thursday, but claimed he was too sick to fly up from Florida. The witness looked like he wanted to be anywhere but there and said he had trouble remembering what he told the grand jury.

SEE THE VIDEO Bus driver caught on video assaulting special needs student

An Iowa bus driver was caught on video assaulting a student with special needs.

WHAT A MONSTER! Off-duty cop recognizes convicted child molester working at Wisconsin haunted house and trying to comfort kid

Andy W. Hawthorne, 36, of West Bend, charged with being a child sex offender working with children stemming from volunteer work at a haunted house in Washington County. Department of Corrections photo A convicted child sex offender in Wisconsin brazenly entertained kids while working as a volunteer creature at a charity haunted house.

Jenna Jameson documents conversion to Judaism on show

BOREHAMWOOD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Jenna Jameson is evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house ahead of the final on Thursday September 24, at Elstree Studios on September 22, 2015 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)

Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq had best October since 2011

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 30, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all had their best October since 2011.

St. Louis man charged in local church fires, remains suspect in five others

David Lopez Jackson was arrested on two felony arson charges related to the church fires in Jennings, Missouri. David Lopez Jackson, 35, was charged Friday for torching two of seven predominantly black parishes this month.

BRAWL FOR IT ALL: 4 cops injured, 3 youths busted after fracas near Pa. school involving DOZENS of students — VIDEO

Authorities say four cops were injured and three teens arrested after officers tried to break up a brawl near a Pennsylvania high school.

Beloved New Jersey Baptist pastor found dead in his church

ELECTRONIC SERVICES OUT, TV OUT, MAGS OUT, INTERNET OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVING, MANDATORY CREDIT A prominent pastor was found dead inside his New Jersey church by a family member Friday morning, authorities said.

Body of U.S. trader found on London train tracks after vanishing while in UK for job interview

A body has been found on train tracks near where a young American trader vanished in London a week ago, police said late Thursday. Josh Sanchez-Maldonado, 24, of San Francisco disappeared the day after traveling to the British capital for a job interview. The father of a young San Francisco man who mysteriously vanished in London last week made a desperate plea to locals.
AUTOS

Tokyo Motor Show: SQUARE cars are HIP in Japan!

The Daihatsu Nori Ori is customed designed to suit the needs of drivers in wheelchairs.  10 boxy Japanese city-cars we can't help but love.

Volvo to make kangaroo-sensing cars for Australian market

Volvo Cars has begun doing research in the Australian capital of Canberra on kangroo behavior in order to design technology that will help cars avoid them.  After developing similar technology to detect pedestrians and other animals, Volvo will take aim at Australia's kangaroo population.

Honda issues recall on over 300,000 Accords

Honda has long been near the top of midsize sedan sales with the spacious, fun-to-drive Accord. Honda is recalling over 300,000 Accords from 2008-09 due to airbags issues.

10 Things to love about the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show

In terms of possible price and performance, we see Mazda aiming the next RX-7 slightly upstream, away from cars like the Nissan 370ZX and Subaru BRZ, and more towards Corvettes and Porsche Boxsters. Souvenir oven mitts and dancing robots are only part of why we love the Tokyo Motor Show.
New York

Vet sentenced to 20 years for stabbing cop cousin

Detective Peter Morales, at State Supreme Court in Brooklyn where he spoke at the sentencing of his cousin, Angel Rosario,(not pictured) who was sentenced to 20 years for stabbing him . Brooklyn, New York, Friday October 28, 2015. (Jesse Ward for New York Daily News.) A war vet convicted of viciously stabbing his cousin, a city cop, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Meeting to choose St. Patrick’s Day Parade leaders delayed

Bagpipers march during the St Patrick's Day parade in New York on March 17, 2015. AFP PHOTO/JEWEL SAMADJEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images It’s getting harder to reach a consensus on the St. Patrick’s Day Parade than it is to find a four-leaf clover.

Bratton honors hero cops who overcame odds to do their duty

From left to right: Officer Jillian Snider, Officer Carmine Taverna, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, Sergeant Paul Montana, Sergeant Newell Laird and Officer Ryan Finlay pose with their awards at the Police Commissioner's Roosevelt Awards held at The New York Athletic Club in Manhattan, Thursday, 10/29/2015. The officers were awarded for battling serious illness to get back to being active duty officers. (Gregg Vigliotti for New York Daily News) Five heroic cops who beat the odds to keep serving New Yorkers were honored by the city's top cop Thursday night.

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.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Sheldon Silver was never offered plea deal: prosecutors

Jury selection begins Monday for the corruption trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, pictured. He's a dealmaker in Albany — but not with the feds.

More than 100 NYPD officers travel to Guyana for slain cop Randolph Holder

Officer Randolph Holder is shown in this handout photo provided by the New York City Police Department, October 21, 2015. Holder was shot and killed late Tuesday while pursuing a suspected armed robber close to a busy road in the city's East Harlem neighborhood, police said Tuesday. More than 100 NYPD officers traveled to Guyana for a second farewell in four days to murdered Detective Randolph Holder.

Malcolm Smith, ex-state senator sentenced to prison for bribery, trying to delay surrender date to attend seminar about jail

Former Sen. Malcolm Smith, sentenced to prison for bribery, is trying to postpone his surrender date. Crooked ex-state Sen. Malcolm Smith wants to hold off going to prison until he can go to a seminar about going to prison.

EXCLUSIVE Supreme Court racketeering ruling would affect FIFA federal fraud case in Brooklyn

FIFA President Sepp Blatter is a target of criminal probes in the U.S. and abroad. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to rule whether the racketeering statute applies to crimes in other countries is being closely watched.
Daily News Video

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

Mets' successful challenge helps shift momentum

The Royals were setting themselves up for a huge second inning Friday night in Game 3.

Curtis Granderson joins exclusive Mets company with home run

The Mets have appeared in five World Series, and their leadoff batter now has homered in Game 3 in four of them.

Steven Matz psyched to be able to commute to World Series

New York Mets starting pitcher Steven Matz (32) warms up before game 3 of the NLCS against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Tuesday October 20th, 2015. (Andrew Theodorakis/for New York Daily News). Like any baseball-loving kid, Steven Matz dreamed of the World Series growing up.

Tiger Woods has another back procedure

There is no timetable on Tiger Woods’ return. Tiger Woods says he had a follow-up procedure on his back to relieve discomfort.

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