MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

Thursday, January 21, 2016

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

KILLING IN SCARSDALE: Woman, 58, knifed to death in Westchester County mansion, cops grill hubby — it's the first homicide in 39 years in town

Police rushed to a massive, $2.8 million mansion on Lincoln Road — in Westchester County about 23 miles from Manhattan.

'I'M GOING TO CRY': Obama says he'll be too emotional to give speech at daughter Malia's graduation

President Barack Obama normally has no problems giving speeches, but says he would be too emotional to give one for his eldest daughter’s graduation.

Conn. woman who killed dogs was hallucinating, believed they were telling her to hang them

Veronica Reyes, 23, said she was hallucinating after taking drugs and prescription medication when she killed the Staffordshire terriers.

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SEE IT Florida mom fights off would-be gas station carjacker from convertible with 2 kids in the back

The Miami-area woman stepped away from her car at a Hialeah, Florida, gas station, but rushed back when she saw a masked man with a gun making his way towards her convertible on Monday.

New York City may get walloped with 6 inches or more of snow as storm heads east

A “potentially paralyzing” storm is on track to hit the Northeast — with the nation’s capital aligned to take the brunt of it.

Oregon governor blames feds for response to Bundy occupation

“The residents of Harney County have been overlooked and underserved by federal officials’ response thus,” Governor Kate Brown said.

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‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli trolls Congress on Twitter in response to price-gouging subpoena

Despite his brash social media persona, Shkreli is invoking his Fifth Amendment right not to testify, according to Senator Susan Collins.

Obama administration, Vatican condemns Islamic State attack on Iraq monastery

At the United Nations, UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova said reducing St. Elijah's monastery in Mosul to a field of rubble was malicious and misguided.

LIFE OF SIN: Florida man steals purse from 84-year-old woman praying in church during baptism

Jonathan Somps, 30, was arrested after preying on Aida Campos de Sanchez's purse in church and getting caught stealing on surveillance footage.

No parole for KKK leader who killed black teen with crossbow

Felicia Houston, 16, was walking down the sidewalk in South Carolina with two cousins when she was shot through the chest.

Heroin baggie found under Florida woman’s breast

The heroin hidden under a Florida woman’s left breast augmented her drug charges, police said.

MASTER OF ONE: Aziz, girlfriend break up after two years

17-year-old boy stabbed to death in Brooklyn park

Police said the teen was stabbed at a park at Lorimer St. and Montrose Ave. — about a block from the Lindsay Park Houses in Williamsburg.

Cops try to identify man found dead near Brooklyn housing complex

Police released a photo Wednesday of an unidentified man found dead near a Brooklyn city housing complex last week, officials said.

Amazon offers refunds on hoverboards as safety officials investigate dozens of fires

The Everything Store says that electronics users turned off by reports of the devices exploding can return their purchases for a full refund, Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Elliot Kaye said.

Texas man put to death for killing drag queen during sex in 2001

Richard Masterson, 43, was pronounced dead at 6:53 p.m., 25 minutes after the lethal injection began.

'Affluenza' teen Ethan Couch to return to Texas from Mexico within weeks; likely to be tried as adult

A teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck will return to Texas from Mexico within weeks.

2016 Oscars controversy: Which camp are you in?

Ex-Texas teacher sues student for recording sex tryst and his mom for calling her 'predator'

A former Texas teacher busted for having sex with a 17-year-old student filed a lawsuit against the teen for recording the tryst.

Perv passenger accused of masturbating in seat, fellow sicko allegedly groped woman on flights to New York

Two pervy passengers have been arraigned in Brooklyn for molesting passengers on jetliners in separate incidents.

NYPD cop and wife arrested after physical fight in Brooklyn

An NYPD cop was arrested early Wednesday for assaulting his wife during a fight in their Brooklyn home, officials said.

Suicidal Florida mom confesses to cops her baby son's corpse in freezer

The child's cause of death isn't known.

Florida man beheads dog that ‘looked at him weird’

A Florida man beheaded a dog with a medieval ax because the man wanted to “cleanse himself” and the dog had “looked at him weird.”

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Tamir Rice grand jury never voted on whether or not to indict police officers involved in boy's fatal shooting

The grand jury that declined to indict in the death of Tamir Rice never took a vote, a report revealed Wednesday.

Queens woman sues Associated Press over photo used in anti-hijab story

Fifi Youssef, 22, of Glendale says in court papers that she never gave photographer Mark Lennihan permission to take the picture on Dec. 16, 2015 when she took a break from work in a local Starbucks.

FIREFIGHTER'S TRAGIC FIND: N.M. smoke-eater called to scene of ex-wife's climbing accident death

A New Mexico volunteer firefighter was called to the scene of a climbing accident on Monday only to find out that his ex-wife had died.

New York taxes residents more than any other state

New York is still No. 1 when it comes to the tax burden it places on residents, a study out Wednesday revealed.

Ben Carson to resume campaign 2 days after staffer dies

Ben Carson said he’s resuming his campaigning “with a heavy heart” after one of his volunteers was killed on Tuesday in an Iowa car wreck.

Autos

Joyriding valet sends Lamborghini Aventador up in flames

Hope it was fun while it lasted.

NHTSA investigating Ford Focus door latch issue

Ford in trouble as reports surface that doors on their Focus models aren’t latching properly.

Teen-designed 2025 Hellcats are straight out of Gran Turismo

Dodge picked the top four designs from a high school competition.

Hyundai Ioniq unveiled in Korea

Hyundai’s answer to the Toyota Prius is the Ioniq, which was revealed in Korea.

Chevrolet to introduce hunting themed Silverado truck

The black 1500 pickup comes with camouflage graphics from hunting equipment manufacturer Realtree.

REVIEW and TEST DRIVE: 2016 Nissan GT-R

Don’t freak out, but one of the world’s fastest supercars wears a Nissan badge.

New York

EXCLUSIVE NYPD will expand gun detection program called ShotSpotter to cover more parts of the city

A successful gun detection program that alerts cops to weapons even before a 911 call is made will now cover over twice as much of the city, Mayor de Blasio will announce on Thursday.

MCKEEVER Moving horse carriage stables into Central Park would be great, but de Blasio’s plan is limited

In a perfect world, we’d have all of our horses in there, but the plan currently being pushed by the mayor’s office would currently only allow 75 at a time.

SIGH OF RELIEF: Cops find missing special-needs teen from Manhattan, ending desperate 5-day search

Kyle Hoffmaier, 16, had not been seen since he stormed out of his Kips Bay home Friday night after an argument with his parents.

Judge nominated to lead New York’s top court owns gun, holds a concealed carry permit

During a confirmation hearing Wednesday, Westchester District Attorney Janet DiFiore revealed that she owns a gun and holds a concealed carry permit.

Jury selection begins in Akai Gurley case — and some potential jurors were dismissed after claiming bias against NYPD

Officer Peter Liang, 28, is charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for shooting Akai Gurley in the stairwell of the Pink Houses in East New York on Nov. 20, 2014.

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Father-daughter construction duo stole $700G in fees

Anthony Rotondaro, 59, and daughter Jamie, 32, failed to pay companies for six projects, prosecutors said. Each faces multiple counts of grand larceny.

Akai Gurley's shooter, NYPD Officer Peter Liang, makes key move in jury selection

When it comes to figuring out whether to pick a jury of twelve or have a single judge decide a person's fate, there are a lot of factors to consider, especially when the client is a police officer.