Saturday, April 23, 2016

AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS


DOCTOR IS OUT: Miami neurology resident who infamously berated Uber driver in viral video is terminated from her job

A pint-size Miami medical professional who infamously lost it on an Uber driver has now lost her job.

STRIP FREEZE: Woman strips completely naked after leading police on high-speed chase through Southern California

The Lexington Theatre at 129 E 3rd St. in downtown Los Angeles. The unidentified driver first fled from police after being suspected of trying to hit her parents with an SUV in Pasadena around 10:30 p.m.

CREEPER SAYS SORRY: 'Ninja burglar' suspected of 160 Staten Island break-ins asks for forgiveness from victims

Robert H. Costanzo, 46, of New Brighton, Staten Island, the so-called Ninja Burglar, apologizes for his actions after he robbed various homes of $4 million between 2005-2015 in this video provided by District Attorney McMahon's Office. “I do want to apologize for all the chaos and the disruption to people’s lives that I caused,” Robert Costanzo said in a confession tape.

'I THINK THIS IS A DREAM AND I'M TRYING TO WAKE UP': Dad of Delaware teen killed in school bathroom assault speaks out

A high school bathroom assault that killed a 16-year-old Delaware girl left her father wondering if he’s in the middle of a terrible dream.

Riled-up Kelly Ripa to return for work Tuesday: report

Out-of-control driver crashes into, flips van carrying four people in Queens

Police investigate the scene of a van crash on 107th Avenue in Queens, New York City on Friday, April 22 2016 (Gardiner Anderson for New York Daily News) The van was carrying four people a pregnant woman, a 6-year-old boy and an infant.

Prosecutors dropping charges against Arizona man accused of highwayshooting spree last summer

Leslie Merritt Jr. (right), with lawyer Jason Lamm, is released from prison in Phoenix, Arizona, in video posted April 19, 2016. It appears he was possibly wrongly held as the freeway sniper. Leslie Merritt Jr., had faced decades in prison in a trial for the string of drive-by shootings in the Phoenix area.

Investigators probe de Blasio fund-raising associated with New York developers

Mayor Bill de Blasio (r), Alicia Glen (c) and developer Martin Dunn (l) break ground on Livonia Commons, which will bring an affordable housing project in Brownsville section of Brooklyn. The new housing development is located on the corner of Livonia Ave and Hinsdale St in Brooklyn A handful of sophisticated New York developers write big campaign checks to rural backwoods political committees miles upstate.

Photos Prince George is precious at Obama's meeting with Royals

Milwaukee teaching aide who slammed student down and choked him fired, charged

A Milwaukee Public Schools teachers aide was charged with physical abuse of a child Friday, the same day he was fired for physically attacking a student. Jasmine Pennix, 39, who was fired from his job at Bay View High School, was in the Milwaukee County Jail Friday, though his bail had not been set, according to court and jail records. WARNING — GRAPHIC VIDEO: A Milwaukee teaching aide seen on video slamming a student down and calling him a “n----r” was fired and charged with a felony Friday.

Three Fla. teens’ deaths in pond after car theft chase provoke questions of whether deputies tried to save them

When three Florida teenagers drowned in a stolen car last month, deputies said they waded into the water to try and save them before they died. But their families allege inconclusive camera footage is raising questions about the night the car sank in a Pinellas County swamp. Flak over three teens’ deaths in a cemetery pond following a car theft chase prompted a Florida sheriff to release more dashcam footage.

WILL HE NEVER LEARN? Trump uses terrible Indian accent in stereotype-filled rant about outsourcing

AYR, SCOTLAND - JULY 30: Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump visits his Scottish golf course Turnberry on July 30, 2015 in Ayr, Scotland. Donald Trump answered questions from the media at a press conference. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Donald Trump’s despicable shtick took another offensive turn Friday as he broke out a terrible fake Indian accent.

Wife of Tenn. high school football coach busted for sex with underage player

The wife of a former South-Doyle High School assistant football coach had sex with a sophomore player on the school's football team, according to a presentment made public Friday. The wife of a Tennessee high school football coach slept with one of his underage players, according to authorities in Knoxville.

MAMA'S ANGEL: Teigen shares another sweet snap of baby Luna

Crooks with fake gun nabbed in NYC after robbing man of $18

NYPD car A pair of crooks toting a fake gun were nabbed near Washington Square Park Friday after robbing a man of $18, police said.

Prince autopsy complete in Minnesota, police probe does not clarify whether opiates played part in his death

PADDOCK WOOD, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 03: Prince performs at the Hop Farm festival at The Hop Farm on July 3, 2011 in Paddock Wood, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) The “Purple Rain” hitmaker collapsed inside an elevator and died Thursday at his suburban Minnesota home.

'VERY EFFECTIVE FORM OF TORTURE': Washington state parents get 20 years for starving boy, 6, with hot dog smoothies

Christopher Sefton and Lori Lloyd was sentenced to 20 years in jail after authorities found their children severely malnourished and beaten. Their six-year-old son, identified only as K., was only fed hot dog and vegetable oil smoothies for breakfast and dinner. Washington state parents starved a 6-year-old boy by cruelly feeding him hot dog smoothies.

Staten Island man hospitalized after trying to blow himself up with fireworks

NYPD are attempting to identify the a man who was found unconcious in a wood area of Blue Heron Park in Staten Island on April 21, 2016. He was allegedly injured after one of the fireworks he was attempting to set off blew up in his face. A suicidal 36-year-old tried to blow himself up with fireworks on Staten Island, police sources said Friday.

'REAL' RACY: 'Housewives' star Erika Jayne in sexy mag shoot

WHAT A TREAT! Little girl, 3, surprises her favorite 'smiley' garbage man with birthday cupcakes in sweet gesture

FBMD01000a9c0d0000ca98000043590100bc620100806d0100910002001e86030079aa030068bf03002ad803009a8a0600 Little Brooklyn Andracke has spent every Thursday morning for the past year, looking out her window, waiting for hero to drive by.

Najim Laachraoui, Brussels suicide bomber and Paris bomb maker, was once top jailor at ISIS prison

Belgium Out The bomb maker in the Paris and Brussels attacks had been a jailor for ISIS, a lawyer for one of his hostages said Friday.

175 nations agree to Paris Agreement climate deal

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry holds his two-year-old granddaughter Isabelle Dobbs-Higginson as he signs the Paris Agreement on climate change at United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar Leaders from 175 countries signed the landmark deal on climate change.

Disgraced ex-Clippers owner Donald Sterling appeals dismissal of $1B antitrust suit against wife, NBA commissioner Adam Silver

NOV. 12, 2010 FILE PHOTO Donald Sterling wants another shot at the $1 billion antitrust lawsuit he filed after losing his beloved Clippers over his racist rant.

Mariah Carey shows off a little too much in low-cut dress

HEAR IT Prince’s final concert in its entirety, capped off by a riveting performance of ‘Purple Rain’ that drove Atlanta fans crazy

112215113249, 21334631, Grab your headphones and get blown away one final time.

N.J. woman who set newborn daughter on fire and left her to die gets 30 years in prison

Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday for killing her daugther. Hyphernkemberly Dorvilier pleaded guilty in February to aggravated manslaughter and prosecutors recommended the sentence.

Ex-psychiatrist to Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza charged with sexual assault of former patient

Paul Fox, 63, was arrested in Maine Wednesday and returned to Connecticut Friday. A psychiatrist who treated Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza has been charged with sexual assault for his relationship with a former patient.

Obama calls for overturning North Carolina anti-LGBT laws

Obama criticized the state law and others targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people during a news conference Friday in London.
Autos

Auto News Round-Up Volvo's electric pledge, Aston Martin Vulcan gets street legal, and more

A Volvo S90 Twin Engine t8 charging Also in today's Daily Drive-Thru: Uber is more popular than rental cars for the businessmen, Volkwagen will buy back diesel cars, and more.

DRIVE TOPLESS: 8 awesome convertibles for spring and summer driving fun

Ring in the warmer weather with these 8 excellent drop-tops from American, Japanese, and European automakers. These 8 convertibles are here to ring in the warmer months, and may just be the therapy you need to shake off the winter blues.

SEE IT DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT: Tow truck drops car and keeps driving

Tow truck drops car and keeps driving A tow truck driver in Russia decided he no longer had any use for the car he towed when it fell off the back of the truck.

SEE IT THAT SINKING FEELING: Sinkhole opens on busy road as cars pass

Sinkhole opens on busy road Someone must be looking out for these drivers as they all barely avoided falling into a massive sinkhole.

OP-ED LITTLE RED...FIERO: How Prince got me my first speeding ticket

As a teen in the 1980s, there was no better song to speed to than Prince's "Let's Go Crazy." “Let’s Go Crazy” was blaring from the Fiero’s flatulent stereo speakers, the windows were down so everyone knew just how cool I was.

Photo Gallery America knows muscle cars

In his final years at Chrysler, Virgil Exner designed some genuinely strange-looking cars, but when those homely critters were being motivated down quarter-mile drag strips by Max Wedge engines, they looked like winners. Mustangs, Camaros, Pontiacs, and more American made muscle cars highlight this awesome gallery of photos taken from the motorbook "American Muscle Cars: Full-Throttle History" by Darwin Holmstrom.
New York

Father of Del. teen killed in assault at her school speaks out

FBMD23000986030000672000007f24000041290000357b0000eb9b0000b8b50000d1d6000015f80000400f0100 A high school bathroom assault that killed a 16-year-old Delaware girl left her father wondering if he’s in the middle of a terrible dream.

First black fire commissioner gets Manhattan street named for him

FIRE (NEW YORK PLAZA, INCL. LINDSAY) Robert O. Lowery was sworn in as the 21st fire commissioner — and first FDNY leader — in 1966.

Teen charged in B'klyn apartment fire that killed cop says confession was coerced

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The teen who lit a mattress on fire, killing an NYPD cop, says he was coerced into giving a confession.

Worker fatally struck by scaffold plank was heading home for day

Luis Mata’s hardhat was not enough to save him from the falling debris. The 32-year-old hardhat fatally struck by falling debris at a West Village luxury condo was going home for the day when he was hit.

Brooklyn woman hit in jaw with stray bullet ‘lucky to be alive’ as she awaits surgery

“It could have been much worse. It could have been the spine,” said victim Larisa Lyubina’s husband, Sergei Lyubin, 55. A Brooklyn woman was preparing to undergo surgery to remove a stray bullet that struck her face and lodged in her jaw, relatives said.
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Man survives after being shot 12 times outside Brooklyn apartment building

Scene on Union St. near near Franklin Ave. in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, after two men were shot outside an apartment building. One victim, a man in his 20s, was shot 11 times in the torso, and another man, a 30-year-old, was shot in his foot. Both were taken to Kings County Hospital where they are in stable condition, police said. Two men were shot — one of them a dozen — outside a Brooklyn apartment building early Friday, a police source said.

FDNY paramedics come to the rescue of construction worker who fell into a trench at Brooklyn construction site

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi A team of FDNY paramedics saved an unconscious hard hat who fell into a trench Friday morning at a Brooklyn construction site.

Bronx mural of Bernie Sanders riding Donald Trump donkey defaced

The faces of both presidential candidates — Sanders a Democrat and Trump a Republican — were rubbed out and covered in white paint Friday. A Bronx mural featuring Bernie Sanders riding a Donald Trump donkey was bizarrely defaced Friday, witnesses said.

City plans to promote sergeants who passed NYPD exam marred by cheating

The NYPD plans to lift a freeze on promotions to lieutenant after evidence of widespread cheating surfaced on a police exam. The NYPD hopes to move ahead with promotions of sergeants despite evidence of widespread cheating on the 2015 lieutenants' exam.
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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Fans of the New York Jets react in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) With lots of topics to discuss, we brought back Jets columnist Manish Mehta on Friday afternoon for a wide-ranging conversation.
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Yankees' Hicks leaves game, hurt shoulder diving for ball

Apr 21, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees center fielder Aaron Hicks (31) hits an RBI single scoring first baseman Mark Teixeira (not pictured) in the second inning against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports Yankee outfielder Aaron Hicks was taken out of the game Friday night one inning after trying to make a diving catch.

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