Saturday, February 27, 2016

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

EXCLUSIVE SPIT OUT OF LUCK: Cops catch suspect in unsolved Brooklyn murder case after he spits on Coney Island subway platform

It’s a bad place for a murder suspect to stand: Within spitting distance of two city cops.

Cops seize nearly $1M worth of marijuana in West Village after finding crate labeled 'art'

On Friday, February 26, 2016, at 1320 hours, subsequent to an ongoing investigation, officers from Manhattan North Narcotics seized 150 pounds of marijuana that was being delivered to 144 Bleecker Street. The officers were on scene when the three suspects took delivery of a large wooden crate that contained the drugs. On board the delivery truck was an additional crate that also contained 150 pounds of marijuana. They're a real Picasso, alright — of pot.

Man convicted in New Jersey love triangle slay says he was appalled by the dungeon-like bedroom of his wife’s lover

A man convicted in a love triangle killing complained from jail Thursday about the dungeon-like bedroom of his wife’s slain lover.

Yoko Ono rushed to hospital after health scare, son Sean Lennon says she's recovering from 'dehydration' after initial report of stroke fears

Yoko Ono is recovering after being hospitalized for dehydration. Early reports suggested that the singer suffered a stroke.

LOUD PHONE-Y: Kanye's screaming fit on phone with Kim K

EXCLUSIVE Queens College shocker as basketball player revolt forces coach Darryl Jacobs out amid abuse allegations

Basketball players at Queens College, fed up with what they call years of abusive behavior, threatened to sit out the final two games.

NYC Buildings Dept. pulls license of 'special inspector' for failing to perform safety inspections at fatal accident sites

Firefighters rescue a worker in fatal Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, collapse tied to improper construction technique in 2011. The Buildings Department says the man charged with inspecting buildings couldn't he'd performed safety inspections at many sites.

Queens mom, 44, gets $7.5G from city to settle smoking gun case

A $1 million suit accuses NYPD cops of cooking up half-baked charges against a Queens woman and her teen daughter who were arrested after their oven caught fire and a burned handgun was found in the broiler. Amanda Sancler (right) turned on the oven to bake a custard dessert on Dec. 27, 2013 when she heard a loud “pop” and smoke began pouring out of the appliance. Firefighters found the char-broiled gun and called the cops, according to papers filed in Brooklyn Federal Court. Sancler, 43, and her then 17-year-old daughter, Jeselle (left), were arrested for weapon possession, according to their lawyer Paul Prestia. The gun was inoperable and the charges were dismissed six months later. The city got Easy-Off in this lawsuit.

Jennifer Garner says Ben Affleck is the love of her life

Former NYC journalist Sarah Kershaw, found dead in Dominican Republic, told friends she planned to end her life

Sarah Kershaw posted on Facebook May 20, 2012: "I'm not going to call it a senior moment, but something keeps happening. Background: I've never been one to agree with hiding your age, highly dislike this pressure on women especially to somehow reverse time itself, and would never post a four-year-old (wait, no, 3.75!) picture of myself on Facebook. But I do laugh at what Oscar Wilde said: "One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that would tell one anything.” So the disturbing situation that could be age-related: The former New York journalist who was found dead in her home told friends that she planned to end her life, according to reports.

‘MARKEDLY IMPAIRED’: N.J. police captain killed in crash had two times legal alcohol level, bath salt-like designer drugs in system

A New Jersey police officer killed in a car crash had two times the legal alcohol level and designer and prescription drugs in his system.

Pres. Obama fires back at GOP critics of his economic record

President Barack Obama speaks following his tour of the Saft America factory in Jacksonville, Fla., Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. The plant opened in 2011 with help from federal money from economic stimulus package Obama pushed through Congress in 2009. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough) President Obama says his policies are paying off in “big tangible ways."

SLAUGHTER IN SEATTLE: Washington state man shoots family then calls 911; five left dead after he kills himself outside his home in standoff with cops

A SWAT team and negotiator responded to a home near Belfair, Mason County, Wash., where a man called 911 and said he’d shot four people. No deaths have been confirmed. “We have a phone call from an individual saying he shot four people. It has not been confirmed yet,” said Chief Deputy Ryan Spurling, of the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. A Seattle-area man shot his wife and kids then alerted local police Friday morning, according to reports.

Bo Derek still ashamed she broke up Linda Evans and John Derek

Pres. Obama's Supreme Court list of nominees not yet final

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk past a portrait of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia after paying their respects at his casket in the U.S Supreme Court's Great Hall in Washington in this February 19, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files Obama has started screening candidates to nominate to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

NYC employees’ municipal health care plan will feature free birth control, mammograms and breastfeeding supplies

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The plan updates are the first significant changes in decades for the largest municipal health care union in the country.

Police veteran and former pastor sentenced to 18 years for child pornography and sexually abusing two teenage girls

Darrell Best of God of Second Chance Ministries accused of raping 16 and 18 year-old girls in Washington DC in December 2014 A former D.C. cop and pastor convicted of sex abuse and child pornography was slapped with an 18-year prison sentence on Friday.

Marco Rubio notes Donald Trump’s signature tower was built by Polish immigrants

Exported.; exp; What's the truth behind Marco Rubio's biggest line of attack at the GOP debate Thursday night?

SHAME ON YOU LOSERS! Erin Andrews peep video seen by 16.8M pervs

Paz de la Huerta’s lawsuit against Lionsgate for ambulance collision during ‘Nurse 3D’ filming can move on

Video of Paz de la Huerta's horrific 2011 on-set accident have been obtained by the Daily News. The actress can proceed with a breach of contract suit for the accident with a stunt ambulance that nearly killed her.

Detroit man awarded $100,000 settlement after cop killed his dog: 'Oh, I had to shoot that one'

The city of Detroit will pay Darryl Lindsay $100,000 after police shot and killed his dog 'Babycakes" while it was chained outside his home in January 2015. A Detroit man was awarded a $100,000 settlement after a police officer inexplicably killed his dog.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage endorses Donald Trump for president

Gov. Paul LePage announced Friday he’s supporting Donald Trump for president. Gov. Paul LePage announced his endorsement Friday while speaking on “The Howie Carr Show,” a conservative radio talk show based in Boston.

Attorney argues jailed ex-boyfriend of 'The Color Purple' star suffers from mental illness

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The jailed ex-boyfriend of an actress in Broadway's "The Color Purple" suffers from mental illness, his attorney argued.

'IT'S WORTH IT': Emma Watson reveals 'expensive' sex site subscription

California inmate firefighter, 22, killed by falling boulder that hit her in the head in Malibu brush fire

A 22-year-old inmate firefighter died a day after a large rock struck her as she battled a brush fire in Southern California, corrections officials said Friday. Shawna Lynn Jones was taken by helicopter to UCLA Medical Center with major head injuries Thursday after she was hit by a rock that fell about 100 feet from the hillside above her, said Inspector Randall Wright of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. She was taken off life support after her organs were donated, as her family requested, said Bill Sessa, a spokesman with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. A 22-year-old California inmate firefighter hit in her head by a boulder that fell 100 feet in a Malibu wildfire died Friday.

Man slashed in the face after bumping into attacker blocking doorway to train in Manhattan — meanwhile student slices classmate's arm in Bronx school

NR The slasher was blocking the doorway to the train at the 57th St./Seventh Ave. station and his victim bumped into him getting onboard.

SPREADING THE LOVE: Teacher accused of having sex with teenage students — who were also brothers — and exposing them to her STDs

Lewisburg Area High School teacher's aide Chelsea Lorson, 25, allegedly had sex with two students, a boy and his younger brother. Chelsea Loren has been charged for having allegedly sex with a student at Lewisburg Area High school and his younger brother.

EXCLUSIVE Hip-hop producer AraabMuzik and pal shot in Harlem

Orellana was shot by two men who approached a BMW he was driving. Hip-hop producer AraabMuzik might have 9 lives — he was shot and wounded in Harlem Thursday night, his second such brush with death, police sources said.
Autos

CROSSOVER CLASH. Honda CR-V vs. Mazda CX-5 vs. Jeep Cherokee

Over the course of the week, I spent extensive time with the 2016 Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-5, and Jeep Cherokee to see which was best. We took three of the best small SUVs for a test to see which AWD crossover came out on top… and the result may surprise you.

GOOD NOT GREAT. 2016 Ford Edge Report

Ford makes a handful of important changes to the 2016 Edge, but doesn’t resolve the two issues that could have you shopping for a competitor.

SEE IT SLIP SLIDING AWAY. Driver + car - park = watch and see

Always remember the emergency brake, especially when parking near water.  This driver looks to be in a hurry and completely forgets to put car in park in a marina. Guess what happens next.

FOREVER YOUNG. Classic cars of Cuba

TO GO WITH AFP STORY Nostalgia runs high on the streets of Cuba, with around 60,000 cars from the 1950s still on the road.

MORE BANG FOR THE BUCK. Chevy bets truck buyers want more MPGs

Chevy is betting that mileage matters to truck buyers, even when gas is cheap. Chevy adds hybrid tech to the 2016 Silverado 1500.

GO BIG, GO BOULDER. 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Report

For 2016, Jeep makes several changes designed to improve the Grand Cherokee’s fuel economy. None of them negatively impact its ability to go places few have tread before.
New York

The Met to clear up ‘suggested' fee confusion

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The Metropolitan Museum of Art will alter its cashier signs to make it clearer to patrons that $25 is only the "suggested" price.

20-year-old woman hit by bullet from brawl 2 blocks away

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A woman two blocks from the scene of a bar brawl she was fleeing was hit with a bullet fired from one of the fighters.

AG Eric Schneiderman plays self on CBS drama 'Blue Bloods'

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 30: New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaks at a press conference announcing new guidelines and testing standards that GNC will adhere to for their herbal supplements and extracts on March 30, 2015 in New York City. After testing hermal supplements and extracts from various retailers last year and finding false ingredients in their products, the attorney general's office subpoenaed GNC and other providers to further investigate their products. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a Democrat, made a cameo appearance Friday night on the CBS drama “Blue Bloods” playing himself.

Cops looking for purse snatcher who pepper sprayed his victim in Bay Ridge

NYPD car Twice this month women have had to deal with a man who pepper sprayed their faces while trying to steal their purses.

Peter Liang supporters set up trust fund for convicted cop

New York City Police officer (NYPD) Peter Liang is led from the court room at the Brooklyn Supreme court in the Brooklyn borough of New York February 11, 2016. Liang was convicted of manslaughter and official misconduct on Thursday for fatally shooting an unarmed black man in a darkened public housing stairwell in 2014, according to media reports. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid While the fund itself will be used to fund his appeal, supporters could donate money to cover his living expenses.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Brooklyn gang member sentenced to 30 years to life for shooting of 79-year-old ‘neighborhood legend’

Breeze King, 22, at State Supreme Court in Brooklyn where he was sentenced to 30 years to life for the murder of Andre Burke, 79, during a wild shoot out in Bedford Stuyvesant in September of 2011. Brooklyn, New York, Friday, February 26, 2016. (Jesse Ward for New York Daily News.) Gang member Breeze King shot and killed bystander Andrew Burke during a turf battle with a rival.

Mets, Yankees voice support for proposed smokeless tobacco ban at NYC sports venues

Long a staple of the game, chewing tobacco could soon be gone from baseball. Amazins’ officials threw their support behind the measure to prohibit chewing tobacco from city sports venues — although questions remain on how — and who — will enforce it.

Deaf woman denied interpreter by cops who arrested her after car accident sues NYPD

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A deaf woman was wrongly arrested by NYPD cops after a minor car crash — all because they refused to get an interpreter, a lawsuit alleges.

FDNY EMS crews work non-stop since private ambulance company Transcare declared bankruptcy

Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro (center), State Senator Martin Golden (right), and Assemblyman Joseph Lentol (left), joined by union representatives annouce a new law making an attack on on-duty EMS personnel a felony, at EMS Station 4 - Pier 36, on Friday, December 18, 2015 in Manhattan, New York. (Thomas Levinson/New York Daily News) The city's EMS crews have been working non-stop to keep the 911 system moving since the abrupt loss of 27 ambulances, officials said.
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Sports

Harper: Conforto already making impression on Collins, Mets

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi If you were looking for the wow-factor of the day in the first full-squad workout, it was when Michael Conforto was taking batting practice.

Nkemdiche says ex-teammate Tunsil was there for hotel fall

NOV. 7, 2015, FILE PHOTO Robert Nkemdiche’s draft stock took a hit when he fell 15 feet from a hotel window in Atlanta and was charged with marijuana possession.

LeBron wants Joe Johnson to join Cavs but he could head to Heat

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