Tuesday, December 8, 2015

EARLY BIRD NEWS


Off-duty NYPD cop fatally shoots man who robbed him at gunpoint during Queens Craigslist scam: police

An off-duty police officer shot a man in Queens on Monday night, according to police sources. The incident occurred at Guy R. Brewer Blvd. & 145th Rd. around 8:30 a.m., the sources said.

Oscar Pistorius granted $692 bail following murder conviction

POOL PHOTO The country's Supreme Court of Appeal convicted him on Thursday of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, overturning a lower court's conviction of the lesser crime of manslaughter.

SEE IT Nun sparks outrage after posting with 10-point buck she shot on hunting trip

Benedictine Sister John Paul Bauer, a theology teacher at Elk County Catholic in St. Marys. Pa., shot a 200-pound 10-point from her tree stand on opening day. Sister John Paul Bauer from the Erie Catholic Diocese in Pennsylvania prayed the Rosary as she waited in her tree stand Monday, the first day of deer season.

EXCLUSIVE PLAYIN' PIMP: Rapper's lawyer claims charges based on bad language

Body of aspiring New Orleans actor went unidentified for 5 weeks

Shade Sanguis, 39, a local New Orleans actor who has been missing for 47 days has been identified as a body that was found five weeks ago and had been in the possesion of the Orleans Parish Coroner. Shade Sanguis, 39, who suffers from depression, was last seen leaving his apartment the morning of Oct. 16, authorities said one day after his disapperance.

Bronx woman accused of stabbing husband to death was battered: lawyer

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Yanny Mejia was arraigned in Bronx criminal court Monday on murder and other charges and ordered held without bail until her next court date Friday.

6 arrested in kidnapping of two University of Rochester students

The Rochester Police Department and the University of Rochester are conducting an investigation into the disappearance of two students, Ani Okeke Ewo and Nicholas Kollias both from Illinois who are missing and were last seen in a silver BMW SUV. The six suspects beat and shot at least one of the two 21-year-old college seniors from Illinois. Ani Okeke Ewo and Nicholas Kollias were held against their will for most of the weekend, authorities said.

THIS SAINT NO JOKE! Kim, Kanye give son holy name

Bellevue hospital worker might lose job for taking coffee break instead of escorting patient

The exterior of Bellevue hospital where Pedro Hernandez, suspected in the death of missing boy Etan Patz, is being held on suicide watch pending his arraignment, Friday, May 25, 2012, in New York. New life has been breathed into the missing child case of Patz after Hernandez implicated himself in Patz's death, whose disappearance 33 years ago on his way to school helped launch a missing children's movement that put kids' faces on milk cartons. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) *** Local Caption *** Real estate Bellevue Hospital Maria Belliard denied that she left the patient on the street, but the judge believed the man. “There was no evidence he suffered delusions or hallucinations that day,” the judge wrote.

Former high school athlete gets 16 years for murder of Coney Island man

2980 West 28th Street Brooklyn, New York. Jalik Banks accepted a 16-to-life prison sentence offered by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun for plotting to murder George Carmona inside 2980 West 28th Street on Sept. 3, 2014.

Top Navy admiral fired after wandering around Florida hotel drunk and naked

Rear Adm. David Baucom, 56, has been fired and rebuked for drunkenness and nudity that was fueled by hard drinking at a trade conference in Florida. Rear Adm. David Baucom, who manages global air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense was found on April 7 with no clothes on after having too much to drink and wetting his pants.

Planned Parenthood gunman asked for directions to Colorado Springs clinic before attack: police source

Accused Planned Parenthood gunman Robert Lewis Dear (R) appears in court with public defender Dan King by video link from jail in Colorado Springs, Colorado November 30, 2015. Dear is accused of killing three people and wounding nine in a November 27 shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs. Dear faces charges including first-degree murder. REUTERS/Daniel Owen/The Gazette/Pool While authorities have not publicly committed to Robert Lewis Dear’s motive in a deadly rampage, a police source told the Associated Press he asked at least one person how to find the health clinic.

I LOVE CHEW! 'The Walking Dead' star bitten by gnaw-ty fan

EXCLUSIVE THAT WON'T FLY! Woman accused of trying to bribe customs agent with sex at JFK airport

Hong Yang (center), a divorcee who lives in China, was arrested over the weekend for customs fraud by U.S. Homeland Security agents.

GUEST COLUMN Supreme lesson for legislators in gun control

Adam Skaggs, senior counsel at Everytown for Gun Safety, the nation's largest gun violence prevention organization. The Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling upholding a prohibition on assault weapons.

Upstate N.Y. man who killed girlfriend in 'sex accident' sentenced to 22 years to life in prison

Benjamin Cayea, was found guilty in the murder of his girlfriend, Shannon Jones. The murder occurred in Ithaca on Thanksgiving Day and Cayea claimed it was a sex accident. In this photo, Cayea appears in court. Benjamin Cayea, 33, strangled Cornell student Shannon Jones, 23, on Thanksgiving 2014 in an apartment in Ithaca, prosecutors said.

1 dead, 2 injured after wrong-way driver crashes into city bus in Queens

Dec 7 2015 Union Turnpike and 175 st Bus vs car 1 doa and several minor injuries Police investigate scene The crash took place just after 8:30 p.m., at Union Turnpike and 175th St., by the St. John's University Queens campus, according to an FDNY spokesman.

'AIN'T GOT S--- TO TALK ABOUT': Ice-T slams critics saying baby exploited

'JUST A GREAT, GREAT LITTLE BOY': Robber fatally stabs 6-year-old Ky. kid with kitchen knife during early morning break-in

Ronald Exantus (left), 32, hacked into Logan Tipton’s head with a kitchen knife from the family’s Versailles home before Logan’s 11-year-old sister woke up, threw herself at the armed burglar and yelled for her father.

WHAT A BIG BABY! Georgia woman tries to buy newborn off Craigslist for daughter

Elaine Williams, 47, of Cumming, Georgia Elaine Williams, 47, is accused of placing an ad on the site, which requested for a prospective seller to deposit an unwanted newborn into a “baby box."

WELCOME TO GUNTV: Round the clock weapons sales on new shopping network

In order to sell the guns legally, the channel will place an order on behalf of a customer with Sports South, who will ship the gun to a local vendor where the customer can pick it up. The QVC for guns will launch Jan. 20 on at least one cable provider, according to Laura Burgess, a spokeswoman for the television channel.

Three Somali militants seek lesser prison sentences over torture claims

Accused British terror suspect Madhi Hashi. Co-defendants Ali Yasin Ahmed and Mohammed Yusuf are charged with providing support to Al Shabab. Ali Yasin Ahmed, Madhi Hashi, and Mohamed Yusuf were captured in Djibouti, East Africa, in 2012 after crossing the border of Somalia where they had participated in civil war.

Susan Sarandon is in 'Brooklyn Rocky's' corner

Angie Vu to remain jailed in NYC for attempting to abduct her daughter

Judge sympathizes but Asian DJ/model Angie Vu will remain jailed in NYC for attempting to abduct daughter Angie Vu brushed away tears when a Brooklyn judge informed her that as much as he would like to spring her from prison to face parental abduction charges in France, his hands are tied.

20 Boston College students, including 8 members of basketball team, get sick after eating Chipotle

A logo of Chipotle Mexican Grill is seen on a store entrance in Manhattan, New York in this November 23, 2015 file photo. The E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc has expanded to three more states, bringing the total to nine, and 47 of the 52 people sickened say they ate at the popular burrito chain before falling ill. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/Files It was not immediately known if the illnesses were part of a national outbreak of E. coli that has been linked to the Denver-based chain.

Estranged wife claims neurosurgeon husband kept her in dark about finances

NR Ann Oppenheim claims hubby Jeffrey Oppenheim and a lawyer at the prestigious firm of Paul Weiss kept her in the dark about the terms of a trust fund that they set up with $5 million for the couple’s children.

SIBLING RIVALRY: Ohio boy and girl tell parents they're both transgender — each will now undergo surgery to transform

Beth McGarrity and husband Russ McGarrity Sr. learned their daughter Alyson — now Gavin or “G” — was transgender in 2011.
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2015

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AUTOS

Last-ever Land Rover Defender rolls off the line in U.K.

The Defender is one of the most iconic SUVs of all time, and now the original has finally come to a close 67 years after its inception. Credited as the first true SUV, the Land Rover Defender is an automotive icon. Now, its 67-year production run has come to an end.

VIDEO: Tractor “overtakes the highway” on the Autobahn

The tractor hits an incredible speed of 62 mph, well, incredible for a tractor.  Watch as a tractor clocks in at over 60 mph on the Autobahn.

Vancouver adds climate change warnings to fuel pumps

The gas pumps you know (but probably don't love) may change soon, as North Vancouver, BC adds climate change warning stickers to pumps across the city next year. North Vancouver, BC will become the first city in the world to post warning labels for climate change on gas pumps across the city.

7 Best cars and SUVs for winter under $35,000

Snow is on the way, and the Kia Sorento could be just the car to get you through a tough winter.  Winter is upon us and after last year, you may be looking for a safe ride. Here are our 7 favorites for under $35K.

Hydrogen-powered Hyundai Tucson sets land speed record

The hydrogen fuel cell-powered Hyundai Tuscon is currently available for sale in California.  Fuel cell-powered Tucson hits record speed for series-made hydrogen-powered crossover/SUV category.

VW to take $21 billion loan to pay for 'Dieselgate' fixes

A Golf diesel car is seen at a Volkswagen dealer in Berlin on September 22, 2015. In an affair that originally broke on Friday and has unfolded rapidly since then, VW has forced to admit on Tuesday that 11 million of its diesel cars all around the world are equipped with devices that can cheat pollution test. Report says Volkswagen will use loan to help pay for fines, lawsuits and repair costs.
New York

Police hunting for accused Coney Island rapist, robber

Screengrab of a video of a suspect wanted by the NYPD in connection to a rape. The video shows the man wanted for a 9pm Sunday rape in which he followed a woman, 20, into an elevator, then raped her at gunpoint when she got off the elevator and he forced her into a stairwell. Cops searching for a fiend who raped a 20-year-old woman in a Brooklyn apartment building before robbing another woman less than an hour later, police said Monday.

EXCLUSIVE Workers build bias lawsuit against City Buildings Department

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi City Buildings Department officials are so racist they would rather promote inept white inspectors than qualified minorities, potentially putting the public at risk, a lawsuit charges.

EXCLUSIVE Brooklyn ‘cop of the month’ taking heat from Civilian Complaint Review Board

A pedestrian walks past a line of New York Police Department (NYPD) cars parked at Times Square in New York, October 18, 2011. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT CRIME LAW) - RTR2STXR STOCK IMAGE Officer Jamaal Miller has been accused of excessive force, pulling a gun on a panhandler, threatening prisoners, using offensive language and conducting unjustified street stops.

Brooklyn, Staten Island shootings leave 1 dead, 3 wounded

NYPD officers and detectives search for evidence at the scene on 120th Street where a person was shot in a car. (Jeff Bachner/New York Daily News) A spate of shootings in Brooklyn and on Staten Island left one man dead and three other people wounded Monday night.

Mayor de Blasio wants to get NYC public funds to dump gunmakers

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Days after he called for all of the city’s pension funds to divest from gun companies, Mayor de Blasio on Monday pledged to try to get other public funds to dump the gunmakers.
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Daily News owner Mortimer B. Zuckerman honored with wounded soldiers for defending Israel

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The soldiers, wounded last year during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, were feted with Zuckerman at the Belev Echad 4th Annual Gala at New York’s Marriott Marquis.

Bronx man killed in hit-and-run, steps away from his home

The scene where 47-year-old Thomas Kirby was killed in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx on Monday morning. A 47-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run Monday morning — right outside his Bronx home, police said.

9/11 advocate to Congress: Get Zadroga Act done

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi If Zadroga Act for 9/11 survivors isn't reauthorized by Thursday, a top advocate isn't going to move from Congress.

Former NYC chef accused of harassing wife turns himself in

NR A fugitive Italian chef who allegedly sent disturbing texts to his wife served himself up to authorities after three years.
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Video that appears to show several cars 'levitate' at an intersection in China has the Interwebs buzzing. But sadly the explanation takes the magic out of it all.

VIDEO 94-year-old recalls witnessing arrest of Rosa Parks in 1955

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Mineola Dozier Smith, now 94, was reminiscing back to that day 60 years ago when she witnessed Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus in Montgomery, Ala.
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Mehta: Rex Ryan, Patriots stand in way of Jets playoff berth

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi It's fitting that the Jets' will have to go through two villains to have a chance to reach the Promised Land

Cowboys top Washington, 19-16, entire NFC East still alive

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Mavs top Knicks, Cuban a Porzingis fan 'he has some s---'

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 7: Dirk Nowitzki #41 of the Dallas Mavericks shakes hands with Kristaps Porzingis #6 of the New York Knicks before the game on December 7, 2015 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) Mark Cuban believes Kristaps Porzingis has the talent – or a colorful word for talent - that Jeremy Lin doesn’t.

Harper: On Ben Zobrist, Mets don’t want to lose to Nationals

Kansas City Royals' Ben Zobrist, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring on an RBI single by Kansas City Royals' Lorenzo Cain during the sixth inning of Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the New York Mets Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) The Mets surely don’t want to lose out to the Nationals, their hottest rival these days, on Ben Zobrist.
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