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'They put a cruel knife in the back of NY and NJ': Pols lambaste House Speaker for killing $60B Hurricane Sandy aid vote

House Speaker John Boehner leaves after a second meeting with House Republicans at the Capitol on January 1.

House Speaker John Boehner yanked the bill to provide $60 billion in emergency aid to states ravaged by Hurricane Sandy to get back at a top lieutenant who defied him over the Fiscal Cliff fix, Congressional sources said Wednesday.

U.S. drone strike kills Taliban commander, deputy in Pakistan

The U.S. has put a ‘hold’ on CIA drone srikes inside Pakistan amid worsening relations with that country.

A U.S. drone strike killed a key Taliban commander, his deputy and eight others in northwest Pakistan, intelligence sources and tribal leaders said Thursda.

Gun rights activist slams pro-gun control stars in video showing actors using weapons in movies

A gun rights activist has a message for Hollywood actors calling for tighter gun control laws following the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school: “go f-k themelves.”

Girl with no name: Icelandic teen fights to get back name ... because gov't says isn't on APPROVED LIST

In this Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 photo, Blaer Bjarkardottir, 15, left, and her mother, Bjork Eidsdottir, are photographed in front of a pond in Reykjavik. Blaer Bjarkardottir is bringing legal action against the Icelandic government to allow her to use her name, which is not on the list of 1,853 government-approved female names. Blaer's mother is supporting her daughter’s right to have her name recognized. She said she did not know the name wasn’t on the list when she chose it for her daughter. Icelandic law requires names to comply with Icelandic grammar and orthography. The name means "light breeze" in Icelandic. There are 1,712 approved male names. (AP Photo/Anna Andersen)

A 15-year-old is suing the Icelandic state for the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother. The problem? Blaer, which means "light breeze" in Icelandic, is not on a list approved by the government. Like a handful of other countries, including Germany and Denmark, Iceland has official rules about what a baby can be named.

TOP HEADLINES

'Eager' to get back to work: Brave Hillary released from hospital with smiling Bill and Chelsea at her side

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has left New York-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center, according to an official State Department statement. After a day marked by a mysterious roundtrip journey from and then back to the hospital, she left again, this time apparently for good.

Dead on arrival: Flight from Brazil diverted when female passenger dies

An airplane passenger was dead upon arrival to Bush Intercontinental Airport this morning. A spokesperson with the Houston Police Department confirms that a 25-year-old Brazilian woman died during a flight from Sao Paulo, and her death is now under investigation.

An American Airlines flight from Brazil to Dallas was diverted to Houston after a 25-year-old passenger died.

Al Gore sells struggling Current TV network to Al Jazeera

Former Vice President Al Gore gestures during a news conference at IndTV offices in San Francisco, Monday, April 4, 2005 as he unveils the new television network, Current, aimed at young, hip and liberal viewers. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Famously liberal Al Gore is poised to sell his struggling TV network to conservative America’s foe: Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera.

32-year-old Arizona woman may face death penalty in stab-slash-shoot death of one-time boyfriend 5 years ago

Arias was allegedly obsessed with Alexander and stalked him after their breakup. Alexander's brother says that Arias' innocent personality is a lie.

Jodi Arias could face the death penalty for the murder of her one-time boyfriend Travis Alexander in a trial that starts on Wednesday.

SURPRISE! Army hero returns from Afghanistan and shocks wife by leaping off float at Rose Parade

Army Sgt. First Class Eric Pazz kisses his wife Miriam as his son Eric Jr. watches during the 124th Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. Miriam Pazz had been told she had won a contest to attend the parade and did not know her husband, who is deployed in Afghanistan, would be riding on the Natural Balance Pet Foods float. Pazz is a highly-decorated soldier who has also served in Iraq. (AP Photo/Patrick T. Fallon)

Sgt. First Class Eric Pazz was supposed to be in Afghanistan. He hadn’t seen his family in seven months.

Man who lived with girlfriend's corpse for months found guilty of murder

Booking photo for Devon Epps.

Devon Omar Epps, 37, was convicted in Stockton, Calif., Wednesday of blugeodoing and stabbing his live-in girlfriend Veronica Jones to death. But that was only the beginning of the atrocity.

Despite fiscal cliff deal, taxes to rise for most Americans: If you make $50k, get ready to pay Uncle Sam $1,000 more this year

US President Barack Obama delivers a statement late January 1, 2013 at the White House in Washington DC. Obama said he had fulfilled a campaign promise to make the US tax system fairer with a deal to avert the fiscal cliff crisis that passed after a fierce duel in Congress. At left is US Vice President  Joe Biden.

The expiration of a two-year payroll tax cut means that someone earning $50,000 will pay $1,000 more a year in federal taxes.

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Politics

Who will play rom-com Hillary Clinton?

HILLARY CLINTON is getting the Tinseltown treatment. The secretary of state, recently hospitalized with a blood clot in her head, is the subject of a new buzzed-about screenplay that scored the No. 4...

Audit finds schools spend money sloppily

Five public schools made nearly $86,000 in sloppy purchases on city credit cards, a controller’s audit released Thursday charges. The audit by City Controller John Liu that reviewed more than $133,000...

Asian-American groups lose injunction to halt...

Shark fin soup looks like it will no longer be on the menu at Chinese restaurants in California. U.S. District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton denied an injunction Wednesday sought by two groups hoping t...

National

Girl's sad query for hero teacher

Cyrena Arokium

On her first day back at school, little Cyrena Arokium quickly found her friends and her familiar desk — but not her favorite teacher.

The Wright stuff in this Connecticut modern

Howe House New Canaan Sotheby's $3.995 million Frank Lloyd Wright disciple Rita Kirby Broker

Only the owner knows what it’s like to live in a house designed by an architect of talent. Scott and Susan Belmont live in a New Canaan, Conn., home designed by John Howe, chief draftsmen to America’s...

Alcohol detecting technology could save 10,00...

Researchers at QinetiQ North America are working on the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety to make sights like this a thing of the past.

Scientists outside Boston are developing a technology that could bring drunk driving to a halt.

Hedge funder Martoma pleads not guilty to ins...

Hedge fund manager Mathew Martoma leaves Manhattan Federal Court with his lawyer, Charles Stillman (left), after his arraignment on Monday, November 26, 2012.

A former underling of billionaire hedge fund titan Steven Cohen pleaded not guilty Thursday to insider trading charges. Mathew Martoma, 38, is charged with turning an inside tip into a record illegal...

Crime

3 cops shot in Bronx, Brooklyn

Police officer is rushed into an ambulance en route to Lutheran Medical Center after he and another officer were shot at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 62 St. in Brooklyn on Thursday evening.

Three cops, one off-duty, were shot Thursday within one hour of each other in two separate incidents in the Bronx and Brooklyn, police sources said.

Lupica: Take gun control talks beyond assault...

On Thursday, three officers were shot in two separate incidents -- one in the Bronx, two in Brooklyn -- after a dozen were shot last year. Unlike Newtown and Aurora, these are the types of shootings t...

Reputed teen most brutal in deadly Indian rap...

The sixth suspect in the brutal gang rape and killing of a student in India, who is facing the prospect of less severe punishment because he may be considered a juvenile by the nation’s court system,...

Strange

He really socks as burglar

A DRUNKEN man who broke into a Brooklyn apartment on New Year’s Day was ID’d near the scene of the crime — by his own sock, officials say.

Drunk man attempted 109-mile drive home in st...

A drunken California man took off on a 109-mile journey in a golf cart on New Year's Eve, with five bottles of champagne and a handful of golf clubs for company. The trip didn't last long, and didn't...

Teen drugs parents with spiked milkshakes in...

How badly does a teenager want to surf the web? California parents found out the hard way when they woke up Saturday with unexplained hangover symptoms and suspicions about their 15-year-old daughter.

World

Syrian army bombs Damascus suburbs

A man shout after a missile hits in a house in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. The fighting is part of the escalating violence in a Syrian civil war that the United Nations estimates has killed more than 60,000 people since the revolt against President Bashar Assad began in March 2011. 

Government troops are bombing neighborhoods around the capital on Friday, including the rebel stronghold of Douma, activists say.

Androgynous model covers Serbian Elle

Andrej Pejic on the cover of Elle magazine. Pejic is the second model to push gender boundaries on Elle. Brazilian model Lea T, who is transgender, appeared on Brazilian Elle’s cover in 2011.

The androgynous model French designer Jean Paul Gaultier called his “otherworldly beauty” is now an Elle cover girl. Twenty-one-year-old Andrej Pejic is featured front and center on Serbian Elle’s Ja...

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Cuomo To House GOP Leader Boehner: "Show Me The Money"

Gov. Cuomo isn't getting too excited about House Speaker John Boehner's about-face on the $60 billion Hurricane Sandy aid package. “I am at the

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National Campaign Wants Assault Weapons Off Wal-Mart Shelves

Bushmaster AR-15 rifles can be bought at Wal-Mart stores in some states across the country.

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Hottest Galleries

The hottest celebrity beach bodies of 2012 ...

Jennifer Lawrence wearing a blue two piece bikini while surfing in Hawaii.

Whether they're wearing itty bitty bikinis or showing off their washboard abs, see who all made a splash on the beach this year ...

... and the absolute WORST beach bods of the year

Janice Dickinson runs along the beach with her dogs and surf board in Malibu, California on July 8th, 2012.

Check out the WORST beach bods of 2012 ...

Best New York Daily News photos of 2012

Assistant FDNY Chief sweats while working on a massive fire in Breezy Point, Brooklyn on Oct. 30, 2012.

Check out our picks for the top images of 2012, through the lens of the Daily News.

Best Internet memes of 2012

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Relive the hilarious memes and viral video stars that made you LOL at your computer this past year.

2012 from above: Satellite images recap the year with bird's eye view

PIPELINE FIRE, HOMS, SYRIA - FEBRUARY 15, 2012: This is a satellite image of a pipeline fire that occured in Homs, Syria, collected on February 15, 2012. (Photo DigitalGlobe via Getty Images)

Remember 2012, as it happened from above, by checking out these satellite images that captured events like the sinking of the Costa Concordia and a Syrian civil war.

Most ridiculous news events of 2012

Kristen Stewart cheats on Robert Pattinson with her "Sno White and the Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders.

Take a look back at the most outrageous news events that kept us talking in 2012 ...

Most stunning images of 2012 from around the world

Jamphel Yeshi, a Tibetan exile, runs after setting himself on fire during a protest against the upcoming visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao to India in New Delhi March 26, 2012.

Take a look back at the past year with these stunning images from across the globe.

Christmas in Hollywood 2012

Katy Perry tweets a picture of John Mayer on Dec. 25, 2012 with the caption "Santa Baby."

It's Christmas in Tinseltown! See who in Hollywood is getting into the Christmas spirit ...

Victoria's Secret Angels land in St. Barts

50971748 Model Alessandra Ambrosio spending the day doing a photo shoot for Victoria's Secret on the beach in St Barts on December 16, 2012. FameFlynet, Inc - Beverly Hills, CA, USA - +1 (818) 307-4813

Victoria's Secret models Alessandra Ambrosio, Doutzen Kroes, Candice Swanepoel and Erin Heatherton hit the beach for a sexy photo shoot in St. Barts.

Selma Blair shows off super thin frame

Exclusive... 50972342 'Anger Management' actress Selma Blair and son Arthur Bleick spending the day at Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles, California on December 16, 2012. The pair played with a man's dog before walking around the park. They jogged back home and Selma, who was wearing no bra almost popped out of her sweater. FameFlynet, Inc - Beverly Hills, CA, USA - +1 (818) 307-4813

Sure the "Hunger Games" isn't exactly about being hungry, but these celebs sure look like they could use a cheeseburger ... or five.

Olivia Culpo wins Miss Universe pageant 2012

Miss USA 2012, Olivia Culpo, waves after being named the 2012 Miss Universe during the 2012 Miss Universe Pageant at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on December 19, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

They are some of the most beautiful women in the world, but in the end only one can be named Miss Universe 2012!

Romeo Beckham lands his first modeling gig for Burberry

Burberry S/S13 campaign featuring Romeo Beckham

When you're born with star genes, it's no wonder that fame runs in the family.

Mayan Apocalypse: How people celebrated the day the world DIDN'T end

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Instead of the world going up in flames, thrill-seekers around the world started giant parties as the clock struck 11:11 on Dec. 21, 2012.

World's WORST holiday gifts

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This holiday season, there are a number of interesting and thoughtful gifts to purchase for your loved ones. These, however, aren't them.

Miss Universe 2012: Meet the beauties competing

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Pageant hopefuls have donned their evening best and stripped down to show off their bikinis already.

Best places to ride out the Mayan apocalypse

A man in Beigjing, China, has created seven survival pds dubbed "Noah's Acrc" to help ride out the end of the world. The Mayan calendar predicts the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012.

The end of the world may be right around the corner (Dec. 21, if the Mayan calendar is anything to go by), but don't panic just yet! Check out the best places to ride out the end of the world in style.

Santa's coming to town - to arrest you!

Santa Detective Edward Egan books Fred Cotton.

That jolly old elf ringing the bell for charity isn't always who he seems. Check out these undercover cops.

Awkward family Christmas photos

worst christmas pictures

At some point or another, every family has posed for a holiday photo. While some get framed, others should be totally forgotten. Check out the worst family Christmas photos in existence.

Stars of David: A-listers who celebrate Chanukah

Mila Kunis during the movie premiere of TED presented by Universal Pictures and MRC at Grauman's Chinese theatre on June 21, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

If you see these celebrities on the street - or on the red carpet! - be sure to wish them a Happy Chanukah!

12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform during the "12-12-12" concert at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 in New York, N.Y.

Your front row pass to 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief, one of the year's biggest musical events

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