Tuesday, January 26, 2016

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'I AM NOT A RACIST': Girl wearing letter 'R' in offensive N-word photo apologizes amid online petition demanding expulsion of all six smiling students

Rachel Steigerwald (inset), the young women in the photo wearing the letter R i n the N-word, apologized during a rally with civil rights groups on Monday.

Georgia woman killed by cutlass-wielding man while vacationing near Grenada resort with husband

Dave Martin Benjamin has been arrested in connection with the death of Jessica Lewis Colker. Benjamin allegedely killed Colker with a cutlass-style sword, attacking her and her husband, Brian Melito, who escaped the attack on La Sagesse Beach in the town of St. David, Grenada. Jessica Colker, 39, and her husband, Brian Melito, two world travelers who fell in love while traveling through Central America, were attacked near an oceanside resort by a man wielding a blade.

GRAPHIC LANGUAGE Oregon man pledged to join armed militia and kill police during DUI arrest

Joseph Stetson, 54, is accused of both driving drunk and threatening to kill officers. Joseph Stetson, 54, repeatedly touted his credentials as a retired U.S. Army Green Beret as Oregon State troopers cuffed the irate Woodburn resident at 11:45 a.m. Monday.

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders make final push for support during civilized Iowa town hall event

A OCT. 13, 2015, PHOTO Clinton and Sanders took turns playing up their preparedness for the presidency in an Iowa town hall event designed to give the neck-and-neck candidates one more shot at gaining support.

Hot yoga mogul must pay $924G in sexual harassment lawsuit

ESPN mourns colleague who died of heart attack during Australian Open

Broadcaster Chris Fowler issued a heartfelt eulogy to Ted Brown who died of a heart attack Ted Brown, a 36-year-old graphics producer for ABC’s “College Football Primetime” and the National Championship Game, was in Melbourne when he suffered a fatal heart attack at his hotel.

NYPD officer shoots knife-wielding man in Lower East Side housing complex

Individual being brought out of 765 FDR Drive. The confrontation took place inside a seventh-floor hallway of one of the buildings in the Jacob Riis II complex on FDR Drive near E. Sixth St. just before 12:30 a.m.

Two BASE jumpers presumed dead in California after instructor attempts to save friend struggling in water

Mary “Katie” Connell was one of two people who died in a BASE jumping accident in California over the weekend. Mary Connell is presumed dead after successfully jumping off Bixby Bridge in Big Sur, but being dragged into the Pacific by strong waves.

Kim Richards mourns ex and 'best friend' Monty

Daily News publisher Mort Zuckerman boosts American, Israeli STEM collaboration

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program, will partner American academics with Israel’s top research centers.

SEE IT Dramatic drone footage captures homes on the brink of collapse as cliff crumbles in California

Dramatic footage captured a landslide at the site.  Dramatic drone footage has captured homes on the brink of collapse in Pacifica, California. Powerful weather caused by El Niño has left several buildings on the edge of a cliff after eroding the land.

Canadian DJ behind 'funky jam' on Paul Ryan’s snow stormlive stream speaks out for first time

Love Thy Brother. Their song, "Gold Skies" is being used on loop by House Speaker Paul Ryan as the background music to a live stream of snow falling in Washington DC. Montrealer Liam Clarke did not realize that Ryan been using his music on loop as the background to a livestream of the wintry downpour.

Trial begins for Swedish doctor accused of holding woman in soundproof bunker after feeding her drug-laced fruit

EUO 3TP SWEOUT MNDTY Prosecutors said the 38-year-old man had planned the crime for years and may have tried to capture other victims before sedating and abducting the woman during a date in Stockholm.

Noah Chamberlin, 2, died of hypothermia, autopsy shows

Noah Chamberlin, 2, is missing since January 14, 2016. Volunteers searching for Noah filled multiple buses in West Tennessee, but the toddler have still yet to be found. The boy went missing during a walk with his grandmother and 4-year-old sister. His body was found a week later.

CAN'T HANDLER IT! Chelsea says Bieber was her worst

Drunken driver with suspended license crashes into snow-removal truck near Holland Tunnel

A drunken driver with a suspended license slammed into a construction vehicle removing snow on the New Jersey side of the Holland Tunnel Monday morning. A drunken driver with a suspended license plowed into a snow-removal truck on the New Jersey side of the Holland Tunnel on Monday morning — and then tried to stumble away, police said.

Georgia nurse, 29, charged with forgery and theft after faking ovarian cancer in $25G scam

Forsyth County Georgia Authorities are bringing charges of theft and forgery against Mary Bennett, 29, a nurse who they say raised money by faking that she had Stage IV ovarian cancer   Credit - Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Mary Bennett, from Cumming, Georgia, has been charged with theft and forgery after claiming to have ovarian cancer.

Traffic delayed for hours at LaGuardia Airport; officials blame ‘a number of different factors’

Traffic was gridlocked for up to five hours on the Grand Central Parkway on Monday January 25, 2016 as passengers tried to go to LaGuardia Airport. A Port Authority spokesman blamed the jam that ran into the night on “a number of different factors,” including congestion on the Grand Central Parkway.

Snow rat unseats pizza rat as the coolest rodent in NYC

A New York City rat dug its way through fresh snow and into a car tire during the Jan. 23, 2016 blizzard that buried the city in more than 2 feet of snow. Pizza Rat is so last year — now there’s a new cool rodent in town.

Ruling allows Borgata casino to regulate the weight of its cocktail waitresses

JUNE 26, 2013 PHOTO An appeals court ruling allowed an Atlantic City casino to regulate the weight of its cocktail waitresses.

Brand name designer stays clear of Sarah Palin

'THIS IS AMAZING!' Heartwarming moment Mich. teen wakes up from life-saving surgery, in tears of joy

A Michigan teen woke up from a heart transplant after suffering months of pain and medical issues, but this time, he was in tears of joy.

3 get jail time in identity theft case that led to false arrest of tennis player Blake

Jarmaine Grey is arraigned in State Supreme Court on November 18, 2015 in New York. The identity theft suspect was arrested when tennis star James Blake was accidentally targeted and arrested—Blake was mistaken for Grey. (Alec Tabak for New York Daily News) Three men were sentenced to jail Monday in an identity theft case that prompted the false arrest of tennis legend James Blake.

Father and son gun shop owners killed in deadly shootout in Miss. over customer dispute

Authorities have released the names of the four people involved in a shooting at the McLemore Gun Shop in Pearl River County Mississippi on January 23, 2015. A customer’s dispute over $25 at a Mississippi gun store erupted into a deadly shootout, killing the shop’s owner and his son.

Anti-abortion group indicted for Planned Parenthood videos

Dr. Mary Gatter, Planned Parenthood Federation of America's Medical Director's Council President, was secretly recorded during a meeting in which she planned to sell fetus tissues from abortions. The Center for Medical Progress is the anti-abortion group that released covertly shot videos of Planned Parenthood officials.

Toronto cop guilty of attempted murder in teen's death

Toronto police officer Constable James Forcillo (L) leaves the court after being let out on bail in Toronto, August 20, 2013. Forcillo surrendered himself Tuesday to the Special Investigations Unit, a civilian agency that acts as a police watchdog, after being charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim, during an altercation on a streetcar used for public transit in July, according to local reports. REUTERS/Mark Blinch (CANADA - Tags: CRIME LAW) - RTX12RSC A Toronto police officer has been found guilty of attempted murder in the shooting death of a teen in 2013.

Sofia wants $15M in lawsuit with beauty company

Woman, 78, found dead in Burger King parking lot in N.J. after she told worker she was afraid to drive home in blizzard

A 78-year-old woman was found dead in her car in a fast food restaurant parking lot days after she told a Burger King worker she was too scared to drive her car home to New York in the snow. The 78-year-old woman left the Hackensack Burger King and stayed in the car, a Cadillac, as a monstrous blizzard battered the region.

Meteorologist for The Weather Channel killed after crashing car into parking garage at Atlanta mall

Digital Meteorologist Nick Wiltgen asks, 'what do you consider a heat wave?' A meteorologist for The Weather Channel died in a car crash at an Atlanta mall Sunday after covering Winter Storm Jonas, officials said.

Council bills cut back penalties for minor offenses

MR The City Council bills would create civil penalties that cops could use instead of criminal ones for violations like public drinking.

Fla. man drives into patrol car while cop makes DUI arrest

Todd Casey is suspected of driving under the influence after crashing into a patrol car while a sheriff’s deputy was making an arrest in another DUI case. A suspected drunk crashed into a patrol car while a sheriff’s deputy was making an arrest in another DUI case.

Ex-cop admits killing woman, abandoning body in suitcase

Former police officer Steven Zelich sits in court in the first day of his trial Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Kenosha, Wis. Zelich pleaded guilty in the death of 19-year-old Jenny Gamez, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, whose body was found in a suitcase along a Wisconsin highway in August 2012. He will be sentenced in March, and could spend as many as 55 years in prison. (Kevin Poirier/Kenosha News via AP) Steven Zelich pleaded guilty in the death of Jenny Gamez, 19, whose body was found in 2014, though authorities believe she died in 2012.
Autos

The 2016 Cadillac CT6 is a leap forward for American luxury PHOTOS

Though it is closer to the size of flagships like the Audi A8, the CT6 is actually lighter than a comparable BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Cadillac's all-new flagship is a big step in the American brand's history, thanks to advanced tech and improved quality.

2016 Cadillac Escalade TEST DRIVE and REVIEW

Now in its fourth model generation, Cadillac has slightly updated its Westchester County favorite for 2016. Cadillac’s full-size SUV is a big charmer.

2016 Volkswagen Jetta GLI

In theory, the Volkswagen Jetta GLI uses the same formula as the Golf GTI to transform an economical and sensible car into a speedy and fun car.

12 entry-level luxury cars for under $35,000

Audi has crafted its 2015 A3 to comepte directly with the Mercedes-Benz CLA 250. Breaking the norm doesn’t have to break the bank. These 12 luxury cars make style affordable.

BMW's logo is not what you think it is

bmw emblem Most people think the German luxury automaker’s blue and white logo is a stylized airplane propeller in motion. They're wrong.

Street snowboarding video a YouTube sensation

YouTuber Casey Neistat conquered the double black diamond that was the streets of NYC on Saturday.  When the weather outside is frightful, grab your board and start riding.
New York

EXCLUSIVE Councilman accuses NYCHA of keeping secrets about apartment development plan

NYC Councilman Ritchie Torres speaks as he and NY State Senator Jeff Klein release a joint investigative report detailing deplorable conditions in NYCHA buildings across the five boroughs, Thurs. Feb. 12, 2015. NYCHA is keeping too many secrets about the plan to raise money by letting private developers build apartments on its land.

BEHIND SCHEDULE, AGAIN! Engineer warns of continuing Second Ave. subway delays

Michael Horodniceanu, center, president of MTA Capital Construction, leads a media tour of ongoing construction of the Second Avenue subway tunnel, Thursday May 1, 2014 in New York. The $4.45 billion project to extend the Q line up and down Second Avenue in Manhattan is expected to be ready for riders by the end of 2016. There will be new stations at 72nd Street, 86th Street and 96th Street. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) An independent engineer overseeing the Second Ave. subway on Monday said the MTA keeps slipping behind schedule in the homestretch.

Brooklyn bus rider testifies against teen suspect in 2014 shooting

Evidence photos of Kahton Anderson, who allegedly shot and killed Angel Rojas, on the B15 bus in March of 2014. Brooklyn, New York, Tuesday April 21, 2015. (New York Daily News.) Kahton Anderson, a member of the Stack Money Goons, is on trial for killing 39-year-old Angel Rojas while shooting at gang rivals on a B15 bus in 2014.

Man, 33, waits for family to sleep before jumping to death from Upper East Side apartment building

The man, who had a history of mental illness, leapt from the 10th floor of a 12-story building on Lexington Ave., by E. 70th St., shortly after 11 p.m., cops said.

Slain NYPD Officer Randolph Holder's recovery of suspect's weapon to stand in court

NYPD Police Officer Randolph Holder On Monday, a Manhattan judge refused to suppress the gun Holder recovered in the 2014 arrest of Brandon Waters, 26.
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HEAR IT Shooting victim Akai Gurley's friend got 911 help, while rookie cop Peter Liang worried about his job

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2015, file photo, New York City rookie police officer Peter Liang arrives at court in New York for arraignment. Opening statements are expected Monday, Jan. 25, 2016 in Liang’s manslaughter trial for the 2014 death of Akai Gurley. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) A rookie cop "broke rule after rule" while on patrol, ultimately costing an innocent man his life, a prosecutor told jurors on Monday.

Rep. Pete King wants probe into Kennedy Airport security lapse that allowed 36 passengers to skip customs

Rep. Pete King R-N.Y. speaks at a Republican Leadership Summit, Friday, April 17, 2015, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) The three remaining passengers who had not yet had their passports stamped after the Jan. 18 flight were expected to return to JFK to be formally processed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Gay, lesbian pols from NY will endorse Hillary Clinton

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event in Burlington, Iowa, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Ten gay and lesbian state and city Democratic elected officials on Tuesday are set to formally endorse Hillary Clinton for president.

Brooklyn juvenile detention center aide hit with teen sex assault charges

Ella McQueen Reception Center for Boys and Girls Barry Proctor, 47, was arraigned on rape and sexual abuse charges in Brooklyn Supreme Court in the alleged assaults on the three 15-year-olds at the Ella McQueen Reception Center.
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Broncos face tall task of slowing down Cam Newton

The Broncos just beat one of the best quarterbacks of all time in the AFC Championship Game.

Cam Newton can make history if named MVP, wins Super Bowl

CHARLOTTE, NC - JANUARY 24: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter against the Arizona Cardinals during the NFC Championship Game at Bank of America Stadium on January 24, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Only 10 other players in NFL history have been named league MVP and won a Super Bowl in the same season.

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Yoenis Cespedes to undergo physical this week

New York Mets center fielder Yoenis Cespedes (52) celebrates win over Colorado Rockies at games end. Yoenis Cespedes is a Met again, of course, but his new contract does not become official until he passes a physical exam.
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