MR GRADY'S DAILY BLOG: AMERICAS EARLY BIRD NEWS

A TERRIFYING CYCLE: More NYC cyclists have been killed by cars in 2016 than all of previous year, as victims' families demand city do more to improve safety

So far this year, motorists have killed 17 cyclists, putting 2016 on the path to being one of the deadliest for bike riders in recent years.

YOU DON'T SAY! Chris Christie says Bridgegate played a 'factor' in him not being chosen as Trump's VP

A Bridgegate over troubled water might have ruined Chris Christie's chances.

Perv, 67, busted with camera under woman's skirt at L train station in Manhattan

A 67-year-old perv caught sneaking a camera under a woman’s skirt in a subway station took at least 15 similar videos on his cell phone.

Pennsylvania inmate found dead in her cell the day after her arrest in double homicide

A Pennsylvania woman charged with homicide was found dead in her cell a day after she and her husband were arrested, officials said.

BAD BLOOD IS BACK! Calvin Harris seems to take jab at T-Swift in ‘My Way’

NYPD has received 104 tips in murder of Queens jogger Karina Vetrano

Cops have received 104 tips from people about the unsolved murder of Queens jogger Karina Vetrano.

Man gets 9 years for assault on gay couple at Dallas BBQ

The towering terror who bashed two gay men over the head with a chair at a Chelsea Dallas BBQ was slammed with a nine-year prison sentence.

PERV PASTOR: Arizona preacher molested young girls for more than three decades, impregnated 13-year-old he illegally married in Mexico

Several of the perverted pastor's victims were as young as 7.

Steve Van Zandt says Springsteen megafan Christie is not his 'friend'

Everyone in Donald Trump's camp has said he ‘believes’ Obama was born in U.S. — except for Donald Trump

When it comes to the question of where the President was born, the GOP candidate says he just doesn't "want to answer it yet."

House Intel Committee report finds Edward Snowden was no whistleblower

A House Intelligence Committee report issued condemned Edward Snowden, saying the National Security Agency leaker is not a whistleblower.

Man, 69, whacks teen girl in the face with his cane after she shoves him to exit Manhattan subway elevator

Fabio Herrera, 69, and the teen were riding the elevator at the W. 191st St. station of the No. 1 line, when she shoved him aside so she could exit first, sources said.

Exclusive Bronx superintendent quits amid accusations of racist conspiracy to keep black, Hispanic kids out of Riverdale school

Melodie Mashel, the superintendent of District 10, has resigned and will retire on Oct. 1, officials confirmed Thursday.

50 Cent counts down to day he stops child support payments

KRAUTHAMMER QUICK, MEET THE BRAND-NEW TRUMP! Donald's reinvention is breathtakingly brazen — and it's working

Over the last month, Trump’s new team has worked single-mindedly on the theory that if he can just cross the threshold of acceptability, he'll win.

NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton lauds cops for keeping schools the 'safest’ last year

The school year that ended in June, was the safest on record for the city’s public school system, NYPD Commissioner Bratton said Thursday.

Missing North Carolina 6-year-old found chained to tree; sex offender arrested for kidnapping

Steffany Lenneth Lopez-Castro was found on Thursday morning in the woods near her home.

GOP wants review of claim that NFL influenced brain disease study

At the center of the controversy is the $16 million grant that was awarded to Dr. Robert Stern

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Baby-sitter charged in boy's death claims she's no 'big bad wolf'

The monstrous babysitter accused of torturing 4-year-old Myls Dobson to death claimed she was no "big bad wolf" in a videotaped interview.

Ohio teens face expulsion after prank Instagram pic shows them holding plastic guns with message 'let's shoot up the school at homecoming'

A pair of 14-year-old girls in Ohio are in hot water after a photo posted on Instagram showed them holding plastic guns.

Cops placed on desk jobs who earn overtime pay will now need approval from NYPD chief

Overtime slated to be paid to cops accused of misconduct will have to be approved in advance by the NYPD’s highest-ranking officer.

Family of unarmed Virginia teen killed by police reaches $1M settlement

William Chapman II, 18, was shot by Portsmouth officer Stephen Rankin last April in a Wal-Mart parking lot.

Supermodel Ashley Graham opens up about past abusive relationship

Mayor de Blasio aims to make lives of fast food workers easier, supports bill to ban surprise shifts

Mayor de Blasio is pushing legislation that would prohibit fast-food chains from changing employee schedules at the last minute.

LinkNYC kiosks likely to remain 'homeless hubs' even without web browsing, New Yorkers say

Porn or no porn, the city’s free web kiosks will still likely remain hotspots for Big Apple homeless, according to businesses and locals.

'IT NEEDS TO STOP': Family says West Virginia boy, 9, was driven to suicide by 'mean' kids at school

Jackson Grubb was found dead in his bedroom on Saturday by his sister. Authorities said the death appears to be a suicide and that "foul play is not suspected."