Friday, February 5, 2016

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Arizona woman with Asperger’s who touched millions with viral video of service dog comforting her during meltdown shot dead by cops

Danielle Jacobs (pictured), 24, was killed by Mesa, Arizona, officers on Thursday after they arrived at her apartment for a suicide call around 11 a.m.

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE Photo of parents and baby killed in deadly shootout in Mexico sparks outrage

A memorial for murdered baby in Pinotepa, Mexico. The child's death was compared to Aylan Kurd, who died fleeing violence in Syria. The image of a dead 7-month-old baby lying in the arms of his slain parents after gunfire erupted in Oaxaca is being compared to the image of a Syrian child who drowned while trying to escape to Turkey.

EXCLUSIVE Brooklyn day care center where worker molested child loses license over another violation

Jacqueline Mendoza, the owner of Heavenly Miracle, on the cover of the book "The Processed Woman". The Office of Children and Family Services said Thursday it pulled the plug on Heavenly Miracle Academy’s facility on Blake Ave. in East New York.

UN group says Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained in Ecuador's London embassy

epa04660426 (FILE) A file picture dated 19 August 2012 of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange giving a thumbs up prior to delivering a statement on the balcony inside the Ecuador Embassy where he has sought political asylum in London, Britain. The long-running legal impasse concerning WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on 13 March 2015 took a new turn when a Swedish prosecutor said she has asked permission to interview him in London. Swedish prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for Assange in 2010 after two women accused him of sexual assault. Assange, who denies any wrongdoing, fled in 2012 to the Ecuador embassy in London after he lost a legal battle in Britain against extradition to Sweden. *** Local Caption *** 50902695 EPA/KERIM OKTEN *** Local Caption *** 50902695 The UN's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention announced Friday morning that Assange’s rights are being denied because he has not been able to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in the British capital.

Playboy model Katie May dead from stroke at age 34

Lawsuit claims Department of Correction let Rikers Island inmate hang himself

A JUNE 20, 2014 AERIAL PHOTO The city Department of Correction let a Rikers Island inmate hang himself by ignoring a request to transfer the troubled man to suicide watch, a new suit alleges.

Oklahoma animal shelter criticized for euthanizing dogs by shooting them in the head

dogs in an animal shelter, waiting for a home An animal shelter in Oklahoma is under fire for euthanizing dogs by shooting them in the head. Animal rights activists in Bristow are outraged after discovering the city was terminating dogs by gunshot.

SLASH AND BERN: Dems' debate gets heated as Clinton rips Sanders' tactics

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) talks about Senator Bernie Sanders (L) as they discuss issues during the Democratic presidential candidates debate sponsored by MSNBC at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire, February 4, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar Fireworks flared at the the first head-to-head debate of the 2016 campaign season when Hillary Clinton accused Bernie Sanders of attacking her with an “artful smear.”

Susan Sarandon, Piers Morgan trade barbs over breasts

Mayor de Blasio touts Brooklyn-Queens trolley plan in State of the City address

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio gestures during the his third State of the City address, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at Lehman College in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Mayor de Blasio delivered his third State of the City speech, which included ambitious plans for a Queens-Brooklyn trolley.

Terrorist with explosive-filled wheelchair may have been behind mid-flight explosion on Somalian plane

The blast — which went off just minutes after the flight took off from Mogadishu’s airport — blew a hole in the cabin and ejected the alleged bomber, sending him plummeting to the ground below.

GONZALEZ Gonzalez: No one is dismissing Bernie Sanders now — even Hillary Clinton suddenly wants more debates with him

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks at a New Year's Eve rally and party at the Renaissance Savery Hotel in Des Moines, Iowa December 31, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Kauzlarich Even Hillary Clinton suddenly wants more debates with the rumpled firebrand senator from Vermont, this 74-year-old underdog who fought her to a virtual tie Monday in Iowa.

Weak sales stop paperback version of Andrew Cuomo’s book

Cover art for Andrew M. Cuomo 2014 book "All Things Possible". Also known as Andrew Cuomo *** Local Caption *** Cover art for Andrew M. Cuomo 2014 book "All Things Possible". Also known as Andrew Cuomo Given the hardcover version’s weak sales, publisher HarperCollins has decided against a paperback version of Cuomo’s book, “All Things Possible: Setbacks and Success in Politics and Life.”

BMX legend Dave Mirra dead in apparent suicide at age 41

MTA board member calls for subway ban on repeat offenders

NR Sick of those who repeatedly target the riding public, an MTA board member wants to make sure these repeat offenders stay out the subway.

GREENMAN Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders slipped up in New Hampshire debate

Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton (L) and Bernie Sanders shake hands before the start of their presidential candidates debate sponsored by MSNBC at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire, February 4, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri It seemed to me to be the first face-off that may actually wind up destabilizing the Democratic primary, thanks to clumsiness by both.

Horse carriage deal vote by NYC City Council called off

Mayor de Blasio waits in his SUV as carriage drivers are gathered outside New York City Hall on Thursday. His deal to rein in the horse carriages collapsed Thursday a day before the City Council was to vote on it — but the mayor said he will keep trying to downsize the industry.

Earth, Wind & Fire star Maurice White dies at 74

Super Bowl 50 declared a 'No Drone Zone,' FAA can use 'deadly force' to shoot your aircraft down

TUESDAY, FEB. 2, 2016, FILE PHOTO Much like the New York Jets, drones will be nowhere near the Super Bowl this Sunday.

'YOUR SON IS SOME KIND OF HERO': Calif. hiker falls 1,500 feet to death after losing footing while helping friend who slipped

A hiker scaling a California mountain plummeted to his death Tuesday when he lost his footing while trying to rescue his fallen friend.

REMAKING A MURDERER: O.J. Simpson could be star of Martin Sheen true crime miniseries, could 'exonerate' Juice

Martin Sheen wants to give O.J. Simpson the Steven Avery treatment.

Marco Rubio in second place in New Hampshire, poll shows

The Florida senator got the support of 15% of likely GOP New Hampshire voters, leapfrogging Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, the latest University of Massachusetts-Lowell poll showed. Rubio has vaulted into second place in the key state of New Hampshire, just days before its first-in-the nation primary, a new poll showed.

Ex-Brooklyn court officer gets 27 years in prison for sexually exploiting at least 18 kids for child porn

ID badge pic of Brooklyn Court Officer Alberto Yard. An ex-Brooklyn court officer was sentenced to 27 years in prison for sexually exploiting at least 18 kids for his child porn collection.

Italian actor in coma after hanging scene goes wrong

D.C. Madam's black book could be 'relevant' to 2016 election

Montgomery Blair Sibley, left, represented Deborah Jeane Palfrey during her trial. A notorious black book could hold the secrets of this year's presidential race.

What Mayor de Blasio's State of the City address did right, according to political commentator

Morgan Pehme is the co-host of "Effective Radio" on AM970, the executive director of EffectiveNY and former editor-in-chief of City & State. A change from sweeping proposals to emphasize nuts-and-bolts gradual improvements makes the mayor's speech sensible and appropriate.

STAB HORROR IN CHICAGO: Four men, woman and 12-year-old kid found dead in South Side home, homicide probe underway

Police at the scene where six people were found dead in a home in the 5700 block of South California, south of Chicago. February 4, 2016. Six people were found dead in a house on the south side of Chicago on Thursday, police said.

IN THE NICK OF TIME: Cops prevent Harlem woman's suicide by tracking her location with her phone

NR Cops used a tracking device to find a missing Harlem woman and save her from a suicide attempt, police said Thursday.

IN DEEP WATER: Officials warned of crisis, Legionnaires’ in Flint months ago

A DEC. 11, 2012 PHOTO The outbreak was also well known within state agencies, according to emails obtained separately by the AP and other news organizations.

Dreyfuss and Danner are Bernie and Ruth Madoff in ABC movie

TABLOIDS OUT; NO BOOK PUBLISHING WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL. NO ARCHIVE. NO RESALE. Mr. Madoff's opus has come into focus.

Madoff victims to get $2.48B payout

NEW YORK - MARCH 12: Financier Bernard Madoff arrives at Manhattan Federal court on March 12, 2009 in New York City. Madoff is scheduled to enter a guilty plea on 11 felony counts which under federal law can result in a sentence of about 150 years.(Photo by Stephen Chernin/Getty Images) Victims of Bernard Madoff's fraud will soon receive $2.48 billion to help cover their losses, more than tripling their total recovery to about $3.63 billion, the trustee liquidating the imprisoned swindler's firm said.

Judge confines Madoff to $7 million penthouse with monitoring bracelet

Bernard Madoff walks on Lexington Ave. on Wednesday. Fallen financier Bernard Madoff won't have to trade in the comforts of his $7 million penthouse apartment for a tiny jail cell, a judge decided Wednesday.

Madoff fraud began as far back as the early 1970s, prosecutors said

NEW YORK - MARCH 12: Financier Bernard Madoff arrives at Manhattan Federal court on March 12, 2009 in New York City. Madoff is scheduled to enter a guilty plea on 11 felony counts which under federal law can result in a sentence of about 150 years.(Photo by Stephen Chernin/Getty Images) Bernie Madoff's multibillion-dollar fraud began as far back as the early 1970s, about two decades earlier than had been previously disclosed, prosecutors said.

Madoff's former secretary, second aide busted for Ponzi scheme roles

A screen grab of Annette Bongiorno, the former personal secretery of Bernard Madoff. Bernard Madoff's one-time personal secretary and a second trusted employee were busted Thursday morning for their roles in the convicted chiseler's $65 billion Ponzi scheme.

Richard Dreyfuss plays Bernie Madoff in new ABC movie

epa02490180 (FILES) A file picture taken on 10 March 2009 shows disgraced financier Bernard Madoff leaving federal court following a hearing in New York, New York, USA. Mark Madoff, the son of convicted ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff, was found dead of an apparent suicide in New York, on 11 December 2010. EPA/JUSTIN LANE Actor Richard Dreyfuss will play Bernie Madoff in an ABC movie about the convicted Ponzi villain.

Ponzi scheme king Bernie Madoff injured in attack by another inmate over money

Bernard Madoff really was attacked by an inmate at the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina (below), according to several other inmates. Bernard Madoff, the swindler who orchestrated a multibillion dollar fraud, was attacked by another inmate at the federal prison where he is serving a 150-year sentence, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.
Autos

Optimus Prime and Bumblebee vehicles up for auction

Two vehicles from the "Transformers" movie franchise will go on sale at this month's Bennett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona.  A Peterbilt truck and '67 Chevrolet Camaro SS featured in the 'Transformers' movies have been sold.

Toyota will kill Scion, absorb its cars into flagship brand

The Scion C-HR concept first debuted under the Toyota brand at the Paris Motor Show in 2014. After 13 years, the clock has finally struck midnight on Toyota's youth-centered experiment.

Head-to-Head: 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe v. 2016 Dodge Challenger

2016 Dodge Challenger The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and Cadillac ATS-V Coupe square off to see which is America’s best performance hero.

Pros and cons of leasing: Everything you need to know

dealership lot Breaking down the dos and don’ts when it comes to leasing a new car or truck.

Honda recalls 2016 Civics, 2.2M cars with Takata airbags

Honda has issued a stop-sale order and issued a recall for 34,000 2016 Honda Civics. Honda is off to a rough start in 2016.

2017 Ford F-150 Raptor goes racing

The 411-horsepower Ford F-150 Raptor will be participating in a six part desert racing series, spanning from this weekend to early December. The best part: we're going along for the ride! Ford is taking its high performance Raptor to the desert - and we're going to join them!
New York

NYPD shooting victim Amadou Diallo honored at dinner to raise money for college scholarships

**FILE** Ahmed Amadou Diallo, 22, seen here in an undated photo, was shot in front of his home in the Bronx borough of New York by New York City police officers in the early morning, Feb. 4, 1999. The New York Police Department's stop-and-search policies came under scrutiny after Diallo's death. Recently released statistics show a fivefold increase since 2002 in the number of so-called "stop and frisks," to more than 500,000 in 2006. Reviews of the stop and search demographics indicated there were racial disparities in the stops. (AP Photo/HO) **NO SALES** Amadou Diallo’s legacy borne of tragedy took center stage at a packed ballroom Thursday, 17 years to the day after the 23-year-old man was killed in a hail of 47 police bullets.

2 men busted for punching women in separate Midtown subway attacks

Jenna Siladie, 26-year-old soprano singer, was coming home from a voice lesson when she was sucker-punched as she left a 2 train at Times Square by Ronald Khealie, 44. The attacks are the latest in a string of assaults in the subway system — leaving one victim, Liesl Mae Mayango, terrified at the prospect of riding the rails again.

Father and son who ran $11M vending machine scam found guilty of fraud

DES PLAINES, IL - JANUARY 6: A snack vending machine is shown at a health facility January 6, 2004 in Des Plaines, Illinois. The American Academy of Pediatrics this week called on schools to restrict students' access to soft drinks, a significant cause, they say, of juvenile obesity. A growing number of communities are starting to question exclusive contracts between schools and vendors, even though the revenue pulled in through sales helps with stretched school budgets. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images) Kenneth Levin and his son, Taylor, scammed some 1,300 investors across the U.S. by promising windfalls from vending machine “business opportunities,” prosecutors charged.

Adopt a bunny for Valentine's Day at Saturday's Buns N' Roses ASPCA adoption drive

Clara is one of 50 rabbits rescued from a Brooklyn animal hoarder who will be up for adoption on Saturday during the ASPCA/NYPD Buns N Roses adoption event. All of the bunnies featured at the Buns N’ Roses event spent more than a year in recovery after being removed from squalid conditions by the NYPD and ASPCA.

EXCLUSIVE City Controller Stringer backs Yuh-Line Niou for Democratic nomination to replace Silver

Stringer and state Sen. Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan) have joined former city Controller John Liu in calling for the New York County Democratic Committee to pick Yuh-Line Niou (pictured) as its candidate for the April 19 special election called by Gov. Cuomo. An Assembly staffer vying for the Democratic nomination to replace Sheldon Silver has won the backing of City Controller Scott Stringer.
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Woman who uses wheelchair sues Central Park's Loeb Boathouse

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 28: A proposal on the gondola boat ride that departs from Loeb Boathouse on The Lake in Central Park in New York, New York on June 28, 2014 (Photo by Robert Caplin for The Washington Post via Getty Images) A woman who uses a wheelchair is suing Central Park’s Loeb Boathouse, saying the restaurant lacks accessibility.

Gay man sues Brooklyn Methodist Hospital for discrimination

Two Alarm fire at New York Methodist Hospital, 506 6th Street in Brooklyn on Saturday June 06th, 2015. 1149. (Theodore Parisienne/for New York Daily News). A gay man seeking emergency medical treatment at Brooklyn's Methodist Hospital claims he was ignored and ridiculed by homophobic employees.

Queens baby-sitter held in scalding of 2-year-old boy

Kitchen sink with running water - Stock image Yvette Douglas, 20, burned Reyes Cosme’s hands after he got dirty while eating waffles with syrup Tuesday, prosecutors said.

EXCLUSIVE Community groups want more input on de Blasio's housing plan

Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a press conference about the city's plan for affordable housing, Bronx, New York. Monday, July 13th, 2015. (Angus Mordant for New York Daily News) Community groups are asking the City Council to delay hearings on Mayor de Blasio’s controversial affordable housing plan.
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Myers: No Super Bowl boycott from Brady is right call

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) with 2 arms up with Lombardi Trophy as he is announced as MVP. The biggest mystery of Super Bowl 50 week is no longer a mystery: Tom Brady will not stage a Deflategate boycott.

Vacchiano: Sam Mills III talks dad's 'Keep Pounding' legacy

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Mehta: Wade Phillips gets another chance with Broncos 'D'

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Bart Scott: I'd have 2 Super Bowls if Alex Smith was QB

; exp; Bart Scott and Mark Sanchez last played together in 2012 — but that didn't stop the former Jets linebacker from ripping his old QB.
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