Friday, March 18, 2016

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

Los Angeles construction worker dies after plummeting from 53rd floor of skyscraper, landing on woman's car

Construction workers gather at the base of the Wilshire Grand Tower on South Figueroa Street where a worker fell to his death on Thursday, March 17, 2016. A fire department spokesperson said the the construction worker plunged 50 stories to his death from the building under construction and hit the back of a passing car in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) Turner Construction Company said that workplace safety investigators said the tragic said was “not work-related”

EXCLUSIVE john Gotti’s grandson testifies in arson case involving rival pizzerias in Queens

John Gotti (left) the grandson of late Gambino crime boss, enters Brooklyn Federal Court on Thursday, Wednesday, March 17, 2016, to appear before grand jury investigating an arson fire. He is accompanied by defense lawyer Gerard Marrone who walks with a cane. (John Marzulli/New York Daily News) The 22-year-old grandson of the late John Gotti made his debut appearance before a grand jury in Brooklyn.

D.C. police investigate rape charge at prestigious Sidwell Friends School attended by Obama daughters

WASHINGTON, D.C. - APRIL 20: Sidwell Friends School, in Washington, D.C. on APRIL 20. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) Police in the nation’s capital are investigating an alleged rape at one of the country’s most prestigious schools.

DIED WHILE IN CUSTODY: NYPD investigating cause of death for suspected drug addict who died while in handcuffs in the Bronx

When Richard Gonzales exhibited signs of distress, cops called for an ambulance to rush him to the hospital.

Model Jessica White: I had an orgasm while working out

St. Patrick’s Day reveler slashed in face in NYC bar fight

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A man was slashed in the face during a St. Patrick’s Day bar fight in Midtown, cop sources said Thursday.

EXCLUSIVE Rikers Island inmate who previously tried to kill himself found dead after 70 hours behind bars with no mental health check

Jairo Polanco Munoz tried to kill himself in April while behind bars. Rikers officials never checked his file before a recent lockup.

SHORT TEMPERED: Woman says Katt Williams assaulted her after she said that Kevin Hart is funnier

Katt Williams’s temper allegedly got the best of him after he was told he couldn’t measure up to a famously small rival.

WINTER'S READY FOR SPRING! 'Modern Family’ star shows off bikini bod

Texas woman launches ‘booby trap’ sports bra that hides a knife after man attacks her during run

Jennifer Cutrona talks about how she came up with the idea for her new product, "Booby Trap Bras," when she was running in the woods and was attacked by a man. It’ll be your breast friend.

N. Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, ignoring UN ban

epa05217541 South Korean people watch TV news at Seoul station, in Seoul, South Korea, 18 March 2016. North Korea on 18 March 2016 launched a new ballistic missile which flew some 800 kilometers before falling into the sea, followed by another missile which may have exploded mid-air, South Korean military authorities reported. EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN North Korea ignored U.N. resolutions by firing a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea on Friday, Seoul and Washington officials said.

Upper West Side landlord can’t turn rent-stabilized single room occupancy hotel into Airbnb spot

Imperial Court Hotel at 307 West 79th Street in New York, New York. The Upper West Side landlord wanted to convert stabilized housing to Airbinb hotel rooms.

Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, ailing from bladder tumors, surrounded by family in hospital amid rumors of worsening condition

Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is surrounded by family in a hospital “as he continues his battle against cancer,” reports revealed Friday.

HER GREAT ESCAPE! Iggy explains 'psychotic breakdown'

Police investigating suspicious mail containing unknown powder substance sent to Donald Trump’s son in Manhattan

BILOXI, MS - JANUARY 02: Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump (Left) speaks at an event with his son Eric Trump at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on January 2, 2016 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Trump, who has strong support from Southern voters, spoke to thousands in the small Mississippi city on the Gulf of Mexico. Trump continues to split the GOP establishment with his populist and controversial views on immigration, muslims and some of his recent comments on women. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) A suspicious mailing sent to Donald Trump’s son brought FBI, police and fire department officials to Trump Parc East in Midtown Thursday.

American Airlines plane lands at JFK after lightning hit

American Airlines passenger planes are seen on the tarmac at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, June 8, 2015. AFP PHOTO/ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) AN AMERICAN Airlines plane hit by lightning made an emergency landing at Kennedy Airport Thursday.

Sports doctor’s former secretary claims office manager coerced her into threesome with her husband as ‘sex slave’ in lawsuit

Janine Rudzinski alleges she was sexually harassed by the manager at her Park Ave. office, who coerced her into participating in a ménage a trois in order to keep her job. A former secretary at a Park Ave. sports doctor's office claims the place was as hostile as a jock lounge.

Man with fake Harlem real estate business stole $250G from customers, prosecutors say

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A real estate fraudster opened a fake office in Harlem and stole $250,000 in down payments from four commercial customers.

Mayweather whisks away 19-year-old after meet-and-greet event

MIGHT THINK TWICE NEXT TIME: Black girl decks white girl who called her N-word

Video allegedly shows a fight between two girls in Oklahoma where a girl 'Aleyah' calls the black woman a 'n****r.' A black girl in Oklahoma was caught on video slugging another girl who had just called her the N-word.

British socialite may have to reveal Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sex trafficking at trial

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 06: Ghislaine Maxwell attends the ETM 2014 Children's Benefit Gala at Capitale on May 6, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Zimmerman/WireImage) *** Local Caption *** epstein3n A British socialite might have to disclose far more than she hoped about the sexual escapades of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.

Michigan sailor swept off boat, swims 7 hours to Puerto Rican shore

In this March 6, 2015, photo provided by Donna Thompson, shows her husband David Thompson at Virgen Gorda, British Virgin Islands. David Thompson, a retired engineer from Kalamazoo, Michigan, managed to swim seven hours through rough water to reach land in Puerto Rico after being tossed overboard on Sunday, March 13, 2016, from his sailboat en route to South Florida. (Donna Thompson via AP) He swam and floated on his back and swam — on and on for seven hours, finally crawling onto a Puerto Rico beach after dark, half naked.

Calif. mom who buried newborn alive gets 14 years prison

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Special Victims Bureau, is looking for information on a newborn baby girl that was buried alive near a riverbed in Compton, Calif. The newborn, believed to have been born within 36 to 48 hours of abandonment, were buried under pieces of asphalt and rubble along a bike path. Porche Washington was sentenced Wednesday after pleading no contest to attempted murder and causing great bodily injury to the infant.

KISS OF DEATH! Gene Simmons says 'rap will die'

BAD PUBLICITY! J. Walter Thompson advertising agency's CEO resigns after being accused of vile rape threat against female colleague

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 29: J. Walter Thompson Company Worldwide Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Gustavo Martinez poses at the The Latino Spring panel during Advertising Week 2015 AWXII at the Times Center Stage on September 29, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for AWXII) The honcho at a top ad agency accused of telling a female exec he wanted to "rape" her "in the bathroom" has stepped down.

UC Merced stabber Faisal Mohammad was inspired by ISIS but acted alone in campus attack, FBI says

Faisal Mohammad was shot after a stabbing spree on the University of California at Merced campus. The 18-year-old Northern California college student who stabbed four classmates was inspired by the Islamic State but acted alone.

KILLERS' LAIR: Calif. condo of San Bernardino shooters up for sale

HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES The California condo that once doubled as a bomb-making factory for the San Bernardino terrorists is up for sale.

JARED SECRETLY FILMED ME FOR FOUR YEARS: Victim says she was videotaped changing clothes, showering and bathing in new lawsuit

Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges and engaging in sex with minors. The girl was secretly videotaped changing clothes, showering and bathing, according to the lawsuit.
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Daily News Autos 2016 recommended cars, trucks, & SUVs

The 650S isn't as poster-worthy as a Ferrari or Lamborghini, but it's just as good to drive... if not better. Not every car can be a winner, so we went through and found our favorite models from each category that deserve a recommendation.

A CUT ABOVE. 2016 Mazda CX-3 Grand Touring Review

The CX-3 was one of five Mazdas to earn accolades in the inaugural Daily News Autos Awards at the New York Auto Show. It's got good looks, is affordable, and it's fun to drive. No wonder the Mazda CX-3 won the City SUV category in the first annual 2016 Daily News Autos Awards.

By 2022, automatic braking will be standard

Nissan Motor Co.'s Autonomous Drive Leaf electric vehicle is driven for a demonstration ride at the CEATEC Japan 2013 exhibition in Chiba, Japan, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. CEATEC, an information technology and electronics trade show, will run until Oct. 5. In the next six years we can expect for automatic braking systems to be standard in all U.S. vehicles.

The Scion FR-S will become the Toyota 86 at the NY Auto Show

Toyota will roll out its rebranded Scion FR-S sports car as the Toyota 86. Toyota will introduce the rebranded FR-S and C-HR during this month's show.

EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN. Ram to sell 'Yellow Rose' 1500 pickup only in Texas

Next month Ram will start selling this Stinger Yellow 1500 Lone Star in Texas exclusively. Unless you live in the Lone Star State, you probably won't be sniffing this rose.

BAD TO THE BONE. 2017 Chevy Camaro ZL1 is a beast

The ZL1 features a supercharged LT4 6.2L V-8 Small Block engine, with intake and exhaust systems tailored for Camaro.  Chevrolet has revealed the 2017 Camaro ZL1 and it is all of the best adjectives you can think of.
New York

Man, 37, fights to survive after getting shot in Bronx

Intersection of Union Ave. and Southern Blvd. in Woodstock, the Bronx. A 37-year-old man is clinging to life after he was blasted in the Bronx Friday morning, cops said.

Rikers Island reform panel won't have officers, jail admins

Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman delivers his State of the Judiciary address at the Court of Appeals on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) The 27-person independent commission will include criminal justice experts and bigwigs from the business world.

NYC museum expansion raises fear of toxic chemicals

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 27: A general view of the exterior facade of The American Museum of Natural History on May 27, 2015 in New York City. The museum collections contain over 32 million specimens of plants, humans, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, and human cultural artifacts. (Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images) There's something unnatural about the planned expansion of the American Museum of Natural History — at least, according to its opponents.

MTA selects Wynton Habersham as permanent subways boss

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Habersham was serving at the helm of NYC Transit's Department of Subways in an acting role since December.

Port Authority boss will stay until replacement is found

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The outgoing director of the Port Authority who was planning to exit after March will stay until his replacement is found.
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Queens man pleads guilty to animal cruelty for beating dog

NR A Queens man who brutally abused a tiny pit bull puppy pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge, officials said Thursday.

M line to be shut down next year between for repairs

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi MTA officials say the M line rehabilitation will need to be completed before the L train tunnel work can begin.

exclusive Man accused of Brooklyn murder freed after spending nine years in jail as prosecutors fail to produce key witness

Randolph Williams was released from court – spent eight years in prison -- when prosecutors could not find their key witness to testify against him. Williams outside of court on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, with his attorney and with him mom at a celebration dinner. Randolph Williams was initially convicted in 2008 of the Williamsburg murder of 36-year-old Vincent Hill.

Bronx man nabbed after knifing 5 at underground casino in Washington Heights over $15G gambling debt

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Remi Valdez-Senn was charged with five counts of assault, criminal possession of a weapon and disorderly conduct for the Wednesday melee that started over a $15,000 gambling debt.
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Seton Hall goes quietly in first-round loss to Gonzaga

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