MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

DEADLY RUN-IN: Son of Chirlane McCray's ex-aide Rachel Noerdlinger charged with aggravated manslaughter for stabbing one of 5 robbers in N.J.

Khari Noerdlinger (right), 19, fatally stabbed 16-year-old Savion Lewallen (center) in the femoral artery while fighting off several people who were mugging him in Edgewater, N.J.

Guardian Angels patrol NYC subways after slashing uptick

The group’s founder, Curtis Sliwa, led his army of red-beret volunteers into NYC’s underground Monday to deter crime and give straphangers a sense of relief.

Four Oklahoma high school wrestlers charged with rape following hazing incident on bus

The Norman North High School students were charged Monday following a police investigation of sexual assaults on two other wrestlers ages 16 and 12 on a bus.

Portland man high on meth arrested after hiding in dumpster train car during 4-hour standoff with cops

Matthew Medlin, 32, told police in Portland he had taken methamphetamine and had been awake for more than 26 hours.

Céline Dion to attend tribute for late husband René Angélil

Coin toss decides Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tie in Iowa precinct

Delegates with Des Moines’ Precinct 70 sided with Clinton after breaking a 61-61 split with a coin toss, Univision reported. Caucus rules allow for a coin flip to decide a victor in case of a tie.

President of Phoenix NAACP resigns after saying reporter has ‘nice t--s’

Don Harris faced calls to leave after saying that News 12’s Monique Griego has “nice t--s” outside of a meeting about students at Desert Vista High School spelling out the N-word with letters on their t-shirts.

Fordham Prep student dead after hit by Metro-North train in the Bronx in possible suicide

The teen is the second student at the Jesuit-run high school to be hit and killed by a train in less than a month.

'ORANGE' CRUSH! Laverne Cox’s new boyfriend is a lock

Three teens arrested for shooting that killed two at Seattle homeless encampment

Jeannine Zapata, 45, and James Quoc Tran, 33, died after gunfire erupted in a wooded area of the city known as The Jungle on Jan. 26, with one of three wounded still in critical condition.

NBA 2K basketball video game sued over use of player tattoos

The makers of hit video game series NBA 2K have been slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit for using images of several NBA players’ body art — including four of LeBron James’ tattoos.

Two Texas teens commit suicide hours apart, investigators probe whether 17-year-old girls made pact

Ritu Sachdeva and Hillary Kate Kuizon, two 17-year-old girls from Plano East Senior High School, were both found dead in Murphy early Sunday, police said.

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei pays tribute to drowned Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei paid tribute to the haunting image of a drowned toddler, a Syrian refugee whose body washed ashore in Turkey.

Rob Kardashian joins Snapchat with vulgar user name

Australians call for ban on American blogger who wrote 'rape should be legal' ahead of worldwide anti-feminist meetings

Daryush Valizadeh has faced calls to be banned from Australia after saying he would travel Down Under for one of the events on Saturday.

NYPD boss Bratton believes rash of subway slashings overhyped — says more significant concern is thefts

Police Commissioner Bill Bratton downplayed the rise in knife attacks through January — six of which occurred in the subway system — during an interview on “The Answer” on 970 AM.

WERNICK Obama’s stateside waiver program allows citizens’ relatives to stay in U.S.

I hear Obama’s stateside waiver program has made it easier to get a green card if you were here illegally. Can you explain the program?

California mom gets life in prison for stabbing her 3 daughters to death

The California mom who stabbed her three young daughters to death with a kitchen knife was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

ROC & A HARD PLACE: Jay Z's label launches counter-attack on Rita Ora

White House ‘likes’ Facebook crackdown on private online gun sales

“We welcome steps from private entities like Facebook,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters at a press briefing.

Pro cyclist caught with hidden motor inside bike during race

Race organizers discovered a hidden motor inside the bike of 19-year-old Femke Van den Driessche at the world cyclo-cross championship in Belgium.

Seattle woman who became a local celeb after claiming to be a three-time cancer survivor and raising over $400G for charity NEVER had cancer

A Volkswagen dealership owner, pictured right, who has partnered with Tracy Dart, left, in charity work was fooled.

Swastika drawn on Donald Trump’s star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was vandalized with an image of a black swastika, according to reports Monday.

CAN'T HOLD A KENDALL TO HER! Sexiest magazine shoots

Va. man attacked passenger, crew, tried to exit plane on Jet Blue flight to Florida

Sharkey was on a Jet Blue flight from Washington, D.C., to Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday when he put a fellow passenger into a headlock.

Jian Ghomeshi, ex-Canadian radio host, was charming before he went into ‘rage,’ accuser says in sex assault trial

Jian Ghomeshi pleaded not guilty to 4 counts of sex assault and a count of choking. He has said he had consensual “rough sex” with women

Shaun King The death of 16-year-old Gynnya McMillen in police custody should be a wake up call to America

A healthy 16-year-old girl, arrested for the first time in her life — over a family dispute, no less — should not arrive at a juvenile detention center and then be taken to the morgue the very next day.

‘Hamilton’ fans to get another chance for $10 tickets with online lottery

Producers of the hit Broadway show will re-open its online digital lottery Feb. 2.

Autos

REVIEW and TEST DRIVE - 2016 Honda Accord Touring

We drive Honda’s secret sports sedan – Shhhhh! It’s a great family car too.

2016 Subaru Forester Test Drive and Review

Parking the 2016 Subaru Forester 2.0XT in your driveway is like welcoming a new puppy to the family.

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

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.

Head-to-head: 2016 Volkswagen Passat vs. Mazda6

Volkswagen and Mazda may not be household names when you think “midsize car,” but for 2016, they’ve got two of the best entries.

Bill Nye the 'Science Guy' wants NASCAR to go electric

'Science Guy' says a NASCAR-Tesla partnership could change the world.

2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata

Small, light, nimble, and equipped with just enough power to slap big sloppy grins on the faces of two people, the fourth-gen Miata once again defines the elemental sports car.

New York

EXCLUSIVE Anti-cheating probe shows 36 NYC schools botched online classes and credit recovery programs

Administrators at 36 public schools mismanaged online classes and credit recovery programs for students, an anti-cheating probe found.

Pregnant woman claims Bronx food distributor bosses forced her to work in 'onion room' after complaining about working conditions

Bosses at Baldor Specialty Foods, which produces some 10,000 pounds of peeled onions per day, forced Aracelis Puente to work in the “onion room” after she complained about her working conditions.

Bronx kids inspired by hero who refused to give up her bus seat before Rosa Parks

Months before Rosa Parks made history in 1955 by refusing to surrender her seat on a segregated bus, a young Montgomery, Ala., student challenged injustice by doing the same thing.