MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

BLOOD PAINTED ON THEIR HANDS: Artworks expose senators who oppose stronger gun control laws, pinning mass shootings on their refusal to act

An artist has unveiled portraits of senators advocates say are responsible for undoing stronger efforts at gun control.

16 people wounded — one critically — in spate of Fourth of July shootings across NYC

A spate of Fourth of July gunfire left 14 people wounded, one critically, across the city Monday night.

Italian police arrest homeless suspect in University of Wisconsin student Beau Solomon's death

Cops in Italy arrested a homeless man suspected of slaying an American college student found dead in Rome while studying abroad.

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EXPECTING IN EMERALD CITY! Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis celebrate pregnancy in Seattle

Family of 3-year-old boy who fell from thirteenth-story Harlem window was staying in NYCHA building illegally

The family of a 3-year-old boy who fell to his death from a 13th-story window was illegally subletting the Harlem public housing apartment.

Tires slashed on 11 cars could be anti-Jewish hate crime

Cops are investigating the slashing of tires on 11 cars in Brooklyn over the weekend as an anti-Semitic hate crime, officials said Monday.

Subway rider helps catch perv who rubbed genitals on face of 6-year-old girl's face in Chinatown

An alert subway rider helped cops catch a teenager wanted in a sick sexual attack on a 6-year-old girl.

Noel Darleen Neill, ‘Superman’ TV show’s Lois Lane, dies at 95

Missouri cops recover stolen U.S. flag once draped over WWII veteran’s casket

Cathy Scoppo's heart sank the moment she noticed the U.S. flag that had draped the casket of her WWII vet father had gone missing.

Queens building super found stabbed to death in boiler room

The 50-year-old superintendent was found stabbed to death in his building’s boiler room.

Central Park blast victim gets leg amputated below the knee — grandma worries he hasn't realized 'what's happened to his leg'

Connor Golden, 18, remained at Bellevue Hospital Monday — one day after he stepped on what authorities called a “homemade” explosive left in the park.

Brooklyn woman, 42, may have 'lost a finger or two' in Fourth of July fireworks accident

An eager Independence Day celebrant injured her hand during a pre-dawn fireworks mishap in Brooklyn on the Fourth of July.

'BAYWATCH' OUT! Kelly Rorhbach's bathing suit prone to 'spillage' on set

EXCLUSIVE Gov. Cuomo, Albany legislature deadlocked on $2B affordable housing plan for New York

Plans to develop nearly 3,000 units of affordable housing put in jeopardy.

Cuomo gets higher approval rating than de Blasio, poll shows

The spate of bad headlines thus far seems to have taken a more serious toll on Mayor de Blasio’s political standing than that of Gov. Cuomo.

Man, 39, arrested after attempted rape of jogger in Staten Island

A 39-year-old man was arrested after trying to drag a jogger off the road and rape her in Staten Island Monday morning, police said.

Conn. dad, son fight FAA over gun-firing, flame-throwing drones

A Connecticut father and son are headed for a court showdown with the Federal Aviation Administration.

WIFE SWAP: Clint Eastwood’s ex-wife marries ex-husband of Clint's former gal

Kevin Durant probably regrets this tweet about LeBron James after signing with Warriors

Be careful what you tweet.

Obama may tell 'foe-to-friend' story at his first campaign appearance for Clinton in Charlotte

The president is expected to tell a "foe-to-friend" story at his first campaign appearance in support of Clinton.

Rolling Stone writer Sabrina Rubin Erdely recalls moment false UVA rape story became her ‘worst nightmare’

"We have to issue a retraction," Sabrina Rubin Erdely wrote in an email to her editors titled, "our worst nightmare."

‘Duck Dynasty’ star Phil Robertson offers his best proof of Jesus

Phil Robertson presented his calendar-based logic to the conservative crowd in Colorado.

URINE BIG TROUBLE! Brinkley blasts woman peeing near house

France and Germany: Brexit won't halt EU expansion

The two nations' leaders reassured prospective EU members in the Balkans.

Longtime NYC educator, WWII hero, Roscoe Brown dead at 94

Brown flew 68 combat missions for the Tuskegee Airmen and shot down two German fighter planes.

Donald Trump meets with potential VP pics, then tweets about it

The billionaire’s blabbering trounces the tradition of presidential nominees keeping their VP vetting under wraps.

Handcuffing of Arab visitor to U.S. prompts apology by ambassador

The U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates expressed sorrow Monday over the handcuffing of a man from the U.A.E. by police.

Autos

Tesla's first Autopilot death, an NHTSA Takata warning, and more

We've also go news on another potential buyback for Volkswagen, a partnership between BMW and Intel, and more in today's Daily Drive-Thru.

Tesla autopilot victim was watching 'Harry Potter,' had 6 prior speeding tickets

The all-electric carmaker said the conditions of the incident were unique, but expressed condolences to the driver's family.

URGENT Takata inflators in 2001-03 Honda, Acura models more dangerous

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration says high risk vehicles have airbag rupture rates as high as 50 percent.

REVIEW Pros and Cons: 2016 Lexus ES 300h is comfortable but not exhilarating

The line between "luxury" and "sport" has become increasingly blurred by German brands, but the Lexus ES hybrid won’t have any of that.

PHOTOS MADE IN AMERICA: Top 10 Most American Cars

According to the 2016 Kogod Made in America Auto Index, these are the cars that contain the most "total domestic content," making them the "most American" vehicles in their class, listed in alphabetical order.

PHOTOS MADE IN AMERICA: Top 11 Most American SUVs

According to the 2016 Kogod Made in America Auto Index, these are the SUVs that contain the most "total domestic content," making them the "most American" vehicles in their class, listed in alphabetical order.

New York

EXCLUSIVE City pays man $75G in lawsuit over NYPD officer using N-word during bogus arrest

A Brooklyn man who sued an NYPD officer for calling him the N-word won a $75,000 settlement.

Teen fatally stabbed during argument in the Bronx — killer on the run

Esmeldyn Pene was knifed in the chest when a dispute devolved into violence at Clay Ave. and Belmont St. in Claremont at about 2:55 a.m., authorities said.