Sunday, August 7, 2016

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Pennsylvania family of five dies in apparent murder-suicide, the youngest victim had required risky heart transplant as newborn

A slain toddler among a family killed in an apparent murder-suicide was the subject of a high-profile heart transplant as a baby.

RUN UP THE SCORE: Donald Trump can't just lose in November, he needs to suffer a humiliating defeat

Make him the biggest loser It's been a little over a year now. It's been a year of spectacle and showmanship, fury and farce, demagoguery...

At least 14 people, seven of them kids, hospitalized in San Francisco after eating tainted candy at Quinceanera

Emergency personnel respond on August 6, 2016, after 14 people at a a Quincea�era suffered a reaction to watermelon candy that was apparently laced with marijuana in San Francisco. Photo posted by San Francisco Fire - caption reads: UPDATE 8 PTS at this time moderate condition UNK substance related to juvenile function AVOID AREA 2233 Hrs. A mysterious candy ruined a festive Quinceanera in San Francisco and hospitalized 14 people, according to local reports.

Melania granted green card ‘based on marriage’ in 2001 — 4 years prior to marrying Trump

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stands with his wife Melania on the final night of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on July 21, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSONJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images New evidence has emerged that Melania Trump may not have been the “model” immigrant she claims to be. An immigration attorney who worked for the Trump Organization told Univision he obtained a green card “based on marriage” for Melania in 2001.

FIREWORKS: Orlando Bloom gets handsy with Katy Perry

EXCLUSIVE Daily fantasy sports sites bet nearly $800G on push to make games legal in New York

Not Released (NR) Daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel bet big in their battle to make their games legal in New York.

Man dies on L train tracks after falling on third rail

Police on the First Avenue L train platform after a person was killed after catching fire after contact with the third rail. Manhattan, New York. Saturday, 6th August, 2016. (Angus Mordant for New York Daily News) A man died after hitting the electrified third rail on the L train, hours after another man was hit by a D train.

Brooklyn prosecutor busted for drunken driving after running red light

Chrismy Sagaille, Esq., Assistant District Attorney at Kings County District Attorneys Office, in his LinkedIn profile photo. A Brooklyn prosecutor was arrested for drunk driving after running a red light early Saturday, authorities said.

'SMOOTH CRIMINAL' IN THE SHEETS: Actress details secret affair with MJ

California skydive turns deadly for student and instructor whose parachute didn’t deploy

Police tape cordons off the scene at a vineyard in Lodi, California, after two skydivers were killed Saturday, August 6, 2016, during a tandem jump after their parachute failed to open. The victims, both males, were in their 20s, and had jumped from the Parachute Center, a popular skydiving school in the state’s Central Valley. The two divers' bodies were found in a vineyard after someone reported them hitting the ground without an open parachute.

Man attacked, suffers puncture wound to chest after being taunted with anti-gay slurs in Harlem

Features: The number one train rolls up the elevated subway tracks at Broadway in West Harlem out of the 125th Street Station. 1 train. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WEST HARLEM AND MANHATTAANVILLE deals with the affects of Columbia University's expansion, here today October 8, 2010. The attacker, riding a No. 1 train, allegedly told him, "we'll see what happens over the next few stops" before the assault.

Donald Trump ‘afraid the election’s going to be rigged’ after his poll numbers plummeted since Gold Star family attacks

Not Released (NR) Donald Trump insists he's either winning, or the game is "rigged."

France returns migrants to Italy after attempted border crossing

French gendarmes stand guard and check vehicles at the Saint-Ludovic gate at the French-Italian border on August 6, 2016, in Menton, southeastern France. A group of migrants, estimated at 200 people and supervised by No Borders activists, crossed the border between Italy and France on August 5, 2016, according to Alpes-Maritimes prefecture. / AFP PHOTO / JEAN CHRISTOPHE MAGNENETJEAN CHRISTOPHE MAGNENET/AFP/Getty Images France returned migrants to Italy who plunged into the sea, evading border controls.

PHOTOS Justin Bieber passes around whisky on Hawaii getaway

Suspected drunken driver hits, critically injures Brooklyn man, 85, in Sheepshead Bay

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The 7:30 p.m. crash left the victim pinned beneath the front passenger side tire of a car.

Five of Spain’s ‘Pink Panther’ jewel thieves arrested after swiping $443G worth of loot from store

HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES The thieves — all of Serbian origin — were captured as they tried to make their getaway.

De Blasio mulled outgoing NYPD top cop Bill Bratton’s deputy Ben Tucker before he chose James O’Neill

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Incoming NYPD Police Commissioner James O’Neill was a high choice, but he wasn’t a lock for the job.

UN-led peace talks to end Yemen civil war stall

The UN special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, speaks during a press conference in Kuwait city on August 6, 2016, at the end of peace talks, a few hours after Yemen's rebel Shiite Huthis and forces loyal to their ally, the former Yemeni president, appointed a joint council to govern Yemen. . Cheikh Ahmed UN secretary general special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaking during a press conference at Kuwait's information ministery in Kuwait City on .Cheikh Ahmed announced the end of the talks without any major breakthrough, but also said a new round of negotiations would begin after one month. / AFP PHOTO / Yasser Al-ZayyatYASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images Peace talks to end the Yemen’s ruinous civil war would go into a one-month recess.

Amber Heard shows up more than hour late for deposition against Depp

China runs air patrols over disputed areas of South China Sea

Two J-11 fighter jets of the Jinan Military Region of Chinas PLA Air Force fly in the sky during a combat training in east Chinas Shandong province, 17 September 2012. China still maintains that islands in the South China Sea are its territory, and don't belong to the Philippines.

Man banned from Pakistan for spying in 2011 arrested in capital

Not Released (NR) An American citizen who was deported from Pakistan and blacklisted years ago has been arrested upon returning to the country.

NYC cabbie who struck woman with his taxi he confessed to cops because he wanted to get back to work

Adam Hernandez, 30, of 2635 E. 19th St., Brooklyn, was charged with vehicular assault for striking a 31-year-old woman on the Ave. of the Americas and W. 19th St. at about 10 a.m. on July 27. When he was arrested, Hernandez admitted that he aimed for and struck the woman � a complete stranger. A cabbie who told cops he purposefully slammed into a woman on a Chelsea street claimed Saturday that he was bullied into the confession.

Police who shot black teen driving stolen car in Chicago got body cameras just a week earlier

Eddie Johnson, left, speaks after being sworn in as the new Chicago police superintendent by Mayor Rahm Emanuel at a city council meeting Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in Chicago. Johnson who has 27 years on the force, was Emanuel's hand-picked choice to take the top police job. The City Council confirmed the appointment Wednesday in a 50-0 vote. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) The Chicago Police superintendent said the district where a black teen was fatally shot by cops received body cameras about a week prior.

Renée Zellweger blasts sexist double standards, plastic surgery rumors

PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 11: Renee Zellweger attends the Miu Miu show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2015/2016 on March 11, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Miu Miu)

PUNCHED HIS WAY TO FREEDOM: Dylann Roof's jailhouse assailant released after posting $100,000 bond

Dwayne Stafford allegedly assaulted Charleston Church shooter Dylann Roof at the Charleston County Detention Center in South Carolina on August 4, 2016. The inmate who allegedly assaulted accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof posted bond — 18 months after his arrest.

Ex-NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly says Black Lives Matter protesters are ‘silly,’ will have no ‘impact on anything’

Raymond Kelly (Ray Kelly), Former NYPD Police Commissioner and Vice Chairman of K2 Intelligence - Thompson Reuters holds a panel discussion titled "America's Curse: Gun Violence" at their 3 Times Square, Manhattan New York office on July 18, 2016. (Bryan Pace for New York Daily News) New York's former top cop blasted the Black Lives Matter movement during a recent radio program, calling the ongoing protests “ridiculous.”

Illinois man allegedly breaks into woman’s house, films her and posts video on her Facebook

Oliver Ochoa, 25, allegedly broke into a woman's house, filmed her, then posted the video on her Facebook page. An Illinois man is being held on bond after allegedly breaking into a woman’s house and filming her, then posting the video on her Facebook.

Brazil police call bullet that ripped through media tent at Rio Olympics ‘an unfortunate incident’

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 06: A bullet is seen inside the media centre at the Olympic Equestrian Centre after it went through the wall of the media centre during competition in the Individual Dressage event on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Equestrian Centre on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The bullet went into the venue where members of the media were working during competition and no one was injured. Security is looking into the situation. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) There was a scare during the lunch break at the dressage event Saturday as a military-looking bullet pierced the roof of the tent.
Autos

Toyota profits fall, Ford recalls 830,000 cars, and more

Not Released (NR) We've also got the latest on zero emission developments by Nissan, a cool new transit system in China, and more in today's Daily Drive-Thru.

REVIEW The 2017 Cadillac XT5 is better, but is it good enough?

2017_Cadillac_XT5 white front quarter A fresh face and some new moves are enough to bring the SRX successor into the modern age, but can this Cadillac challenge the Germans?

BUYER'S GUIDE How to lease a car in 7 easy steps

NYDN_Mercedes-Benz-GLC-Class Leasing is a good way to drive a better car than you might otherwise be able to afford. But it’s not all sunshine, puppies, and chocolate.

REVIEW First Drive: 2017 Buick LaCrosse targets a modern generation

2017-Buick-LaCrosse-Premium-Quicksilver-Metallic-Hero As Buick vies for younger buyers, a sedan might not be the key to success, but the redesigned 2017 LaCrosse is better than expected.

PHOTOS 2017 Buick Lacrosse is a svelte offering from a formerly stodgy brand

2017-buick-lacrosse-black-grille The Buick renaissance finally gets its Mona Lisa.

REVIEW Short Report: Ignore the 2017 Audi A4 at your own expense

2017-Audi-A4-Prestige-Manhattan-Gray-Front-Quarter-Right With the redesigned 2017 A4, Audi channels Aristotle in that the whole of this excellent luxury sedan is greater than the sum of its parts.
New York

Dragon Boat Festival brings rowers together in Queens

You can’t beat the annual Dragon Boat Festival in Queens. Paddlers (below) put on a show Saturday. Families barbecued and threw Frisbees as boats powered by 20 people rowing in unison glided across the water.

NYPD buys back 165 guns in Bronx to lower gun violence

The NYPD netted 165 guns in buybacks at two churches on Saturday, August 6, 2016. Cops offered a $200 bank card for working handguns and assault rifles and a $25 card for rifles and shotguns turned in at the Fellowship Tabernacle of Praise on E. Gun Hill Road in Laconia and the Evangelical Garifuna Church on Brook Ave. in Mott Haven. The 44 Precinct tweeted this photo: Gun buyback was a huge success. Thank you to the churches that participated for opening their doors for this program. The Bronx is a little lighter on fire power after the NYPD netted 165 guns in buybacks at two churches.

9/11 widow indicted for hitting Staten Island bicyclist while high on marijuana

brown gavel and open book on a wooden table of the law in the courtroom web stock Lisa Martini, who mowed down and killed a biker in February, had smoked marijuana earlier in the day.

Man found shot in the neck in Upper West Side housing project

An unidentified male was shot at 875 Amsterdam Ave., in this the Frederick Douglass Houses (NYCHA.) The victim was removed to St. Lukes Hospital in life-threatening condition. A 40-year-old man was clinging to life early Saturday after he was shot in the neck.

Sheldon Silver should start 12-year prison term on schedule: feds

Sheldon Silver arrives at Federal Court in May 3rd, 2016 in New York. Silver was due to be sentenced at 2:00 pm today. (Alec Tabak for New York Daily News) Federal prosecutors urged a judge to stick to her guns and order the former Senate majority leader to go to prison at the end of the month.
LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Public advocate pushes for foster care abuse settlement

Letitia James, Public Advocate of the City of New York, speaks at a public meeting held at PS 41 to discuss whether the Stonewall Inn should become the first national monument dedicated to gay rights. Manhattan, New York. Monday, May 9th, 2016. (Angus Mordant for New York Daily News) Public Advocate Letitia James Friday urged a federal judge to approve of a special monitor on foster care system.

MTA’s Operation Track Sweep program will help speed up subway clean-up

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Rats in the subway will have to scurry elsewhere to dine out.

John Gotti’s grandson checks into drug detox program at Rikers, lawyer says he’s not in protective custody: ‘The Gotti name gets a lot of respect’

Cops seized nearly 500 Oxycodone pills in a jar labeled "Protein" and $40,000 in cash from a safe at in John Gotti’s namesake grandson’s bedroom. The namesake grandson of the late John Gotti is making the best of his stay on Rikers Island — he’s checked into a drug detox program.

New Yorkers can stroll down Park Ave. for seven miles without worrying about car traffic as Summer Streets program kicks off

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi The city’s ninth Summer Streets program kicks off Saturday along Park Ave. and Lafayette St., from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park.
Daily News Video

podcast 1974's 'The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3' is the classic New York City thriller that stills holds up

Film poster for the 1974 classic thriller, 'The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3'. There are a handful of movies that are quintessential New York City, and "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" is one of them.

video LOOK AT THEM FLY! Drone pilots race for a chance to win the Liberty Cup

In the world of the drones, flying is fun but racing is even better.
Sports

Jay Bruce nailed at plate in ninth to seal Mets' 6-5 loss to Tigers

Aug 6, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Tigers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia (39) tags New York Mets right fielder Jay Bruce (19) out at home for the last out in the ninth inning at Comerica Park. Detroit won 5-6. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports Logan Verrett could not get through the fourth inning, and the Mets could not quite catch up with the Tigers.

CC Sabathia gives up pair of homers as Yanks fall to Indians, 5-2

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 06: CC Sabathia #52 of the New York Yankees hands the ball to manager Joe Girardi #28 as he leaves a game against the Cleveland Indians in the sixth inning at Yankee Stadium on August 6, 2016 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) CC Sabathia continues to work into trouble as his terrific start to the season fades more and more.

LEONARD Odell, JPP's highlight-reel plays calm Giants worry-meter

New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul works out during NFL football training camp, Friday, July 29, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Odell Beckham’s left leg injury and reduced workload were starting to become concerns dragging into Saturday’s practice.

END ZONE THE GREAT ESCAPE: Brooklyn teen reaches Olympic heights thanks to Cops & Kids

NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi Everything changed the instant he saw someone get killed.
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