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HER DOUBLE LIFE: L.I. dermatologist found dead in Chelsea apartment building was wild child by night and likely died of cocaine overdose — not murder: source

Two men were seen carrying Kiersten Cerveny (inset), to the front door of the W. 16th St. building. Producer Marc Johnson (left) is being questioned.

Surly subway dancer attacks rider for recording his performance

A troupe was performing acrobatics on an E train approaching Queens Plaza when one performer demanded the spectator turn off his phone and stop recording at 2:45 p.m. on Sept. 24, police said.

Texas inmate set for execution for $8 robbery, slaying

Juan Martin Garcia's execution is scheduled for Tuesday. He was convicted of capital murder for the September 1998 killing and robbery of Hugh Solano in Houston.

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Would You Rather: The 2015 football edition

There is a reason you picked these players for your Fantasy Football team, but would they make the cut off the field in a game of Would You Rather?

Jim Carrey’s ex was married at the time of her death

6 men with truck carrying 3,000 pounds of marijuana busted in Queens: authorities

A pit stop in Queens got six drug dealers busted with a truck full of 3,000 pounds of pot worth $3.5 million on Monday, authorities said.

Bronx hospital worker found dead inside locked bathroom of Montefiore Medical Center

Anthony Iuso, 44, a cleaner who works on Montefiore’s third floor, went to the emergency room for an injury around 1 p.m. Thursday, NBC New York reported.

Man who hurled 40-ounce beer bottle through back window of police car fatally shot by officers

The shattered window made the two LAPD officers think they were under fire at around 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the Van Nuys area, LAPD officials told the Los Angeles Times.

Guess which NYC nabes are the sexiest places for Halloween

4 children, 1 adult killed in Florida interstate crash — no one was wearing a seatbelt

Four children and one adult from Georgia were killed in an Interstate 10 crash in the Florida Panhandle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Butt dials responsible for 28% increase in San Francisco emergency services calls: research

The city’s 911 dispatchers experienced a surge in calls between 2011 and 2014, and it wasn’t due to an increase in crime.

Obama to visit Oregon families; killer's anger at not having a girlfriend is revealed

An angry President Obama will visit Roseburg, Oregon, Friday to meet privately with families of students and a teacher shot to death during a community college rampage.

Man sues Syracuse University after boxing club session leaves him with brain injury

Gabriel Sansone joined Syracuse University's boxing club in the beginning of his senior year for exercise purposes, the suit says.

Cruise and Kidman were NOT at daughter Bella's wedding

Air France execs stripped of clothes by workers protesting layoffs

The angry confrontation outside Charles de Gaulle Airport attracted protesters calling on Air France-KLM president Alexandre de Juniac to resign after the airline’s decision to cut 2,900 jobs.

Wildlife flourishing in Chernobyl fallout zone thanks to lack of humans, say scientists

Experts have found that removing humans from the area, which was devastated by radioactive blast in 1986, has allowed animals to return in large numbers.

Michigan farmer finds 15,000-year-old mammoth skeleton in wheat field

James Bristle dug up the skull, tusks and other bones of the animal that had likely been butchered by early human hunters.

British businessman crashes Porsche Spyder into crowd at motor show, injuring 25 spectators

More than 25 people were injured when a British man lost control of his Porsche Spyder and crashed into a crowd of rally spectators.

Missy Elliott slapped with $75G lawsuit for failing to 'work it'

BANKRUPT AND BANNED: American Apparel's risque ads

2016 Audi A6 – TEST DRIVE and REVIEW

The Audi A6 offers a great package for anyone looking to buy a solid all-around luxury sedan.

Lexus creates life-size IS replica with origami

Lexus has created a life-size IS replica that is fully driveable and made entirely of cardboard origami.

Range Rover Evoque Convertible replicas surface in London

Land Rover uses wireframe replicas to get Londoners excited for the reveal of the Range Rover Evoque Convertible in November.

BIZARRE CAR OF THE WEEK: 1996 GM EV1

Hot on the heels of Tesla’s first-ever electric SUV, we take a look at the only ‘GM’ badged car ever: the electric EV1.

Jealous Bronx husband wanted for murder of wife attempts shooting himself, but missed as cops close in: police sources

Amauri Perdomo, 31, attempted to take his own life as authorities arrested him on Webster Ave. near E. 201 St. in Norwood around 6 p.m., sources said.

EXCLUSIVE NYC will spend an extra $155M to fix parks in needy neighborhoods

The city is pumping another $155 million into its program renovating parks in dense, high-poverty neighborhoods.

Cops hunt for gunman who robbed shop inside Manhattan's Plaza Hotel in broad daylight

The suspect, described as a black man in his 40s wearing a black peacoat, flashed a gun as he ripped off the Currency Exchange in the posh Fifth Ave. hotel just before noon.

Wall Street exec Benjamin Wey’s legal woes continue as he’s accused of lying to court

Wall Street exec Benjamin Wey is accused in new legal papers of lying to a court in a case unrelated to his recent legal troubles.

TAKE OUR POLL Should car ownership in NYC be curbed like proposed by City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez?

City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, who chairs the Transportation Committee, wants to curb car ownership in the city to 1 million people and families by 2030, from the 1.4 million vehicle owners in New York.

LATEST FROM AROUND NEW YORK

Swarthmore College student from Queens dead after falling from cliff

Anthony Chiarenza, of Bayside, N.Y., was killed in a fall from a steep incline on a wooded section of his Swarthmore College campus, his family said Monday.

Supreme Court won't hear challenge to New York State's vaccine requirement for kids

The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a challenge to New York State's requirement that all children be vaccinated before they can attend public school.

EMTs claim New York City has been overtaxing them for 16 years: lawsuit

Over 100 paramedics, EMTs and their supervisors have filed a lawsuit charging the city has been illegally deducting extra taxes from their paychecks for the last 16 years.

Former NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly lied under oath about email use regarding summonses: attorney

Ray Kelly lied under oath about his email habits while explaining why the city hadn’t turned over emails from his files, new filings claim.

Sports

To Alex Rodruguez, Yankees CC Sabathia is all aces

Alex Rodriguez should have been all smiles Monday as he discussed his long-awaited return to the postseason. Instead, he was serious and even a bit somber as he talked about CC Sabathia’s stunning decision to check himself in to rehab for alcohol addition.

A-Rod, Yankees need to turn fortunes around fast facing Astros ace

The smartest thing anyone on the Yankees said Monday about the brutal task of facing Dallas Keuchel came when someone asked Alex Rodriguez what kind of approach the club would take against the Houston ace: “Hopefully, a different one,” Rodriguez replied.

The Mets, Assembled: How and who got them back to playoffs

Omar Minaya had to see for himself. After his scouts raved about the big right-handed junior at the University of North Carolina, he wanted to see him in person. Then the Mets GM, Minaya had a front-row seat that spring 2010 day when Matt Harvey got shelled.

Myers: Too many penalties making NFL hard to watch this season

Could the NFL be brought down by little yellow hankies that fly through the air with the greatest of ease? Of course not. But the hankies are giving it a shot. Even so, it's a good thing the NFL doesn't pay officials by the penalty flag.

Tom Hanks would officiate more weddings, for a fee

SPECIAL TO THE NEWS Admitting the problem and seeking help is first step in long process for CC Sabathia in his battle with alcohol dependency

No amount of will power or self-determination can stop the brain chemistry from demanding more and more use. Only professional treatment can stop the disease and save the person’s life.

Pennsylvania teen found safe after faking car problems to mother and disappearing: police

Selena Knepper Forman’s family has not heard from the Lower Paxton Township woman ever since she called and said she was having problems with her Honda, WHTM-TV reported.

Delta Airlines dedicating a plane to the NL East Champion Mets

In honor of the team’s playoff run, Delta Airlines is dedicating a Boeing 757 to the team Tuesday at Kennedy Airport.

NY capital projects include $8M in pork from 5 ex-senators

Nearly $8 million in capital project funds publicly itemized Monday by the Senate GOP is tied to five men no longer serving in the chamber.

Amy Schumer goes braless for walk with JLaw in Atlanta

Ex-NYCHA worker gets 10 years in prison for abusing kids

A judge sent a former NYCHA worker to prison for up to a decade Monday for sexually molesting kids at an after-school program.

Apple CEO Tim Cook accepts HRC’s Visibility Award

Out and proud Apple CEO Tim Cook was honored with the visibility award by the Human Rights Campaign.

Guatemala mudslide death toll rises to 144 people as some 300 still missing amid clean-up

Backhoes continued to remove thousands of tons of dirt from the acres-wide mudflow on the outskirts of Guatemala City.

California adopts right-to-die leg. after gov. signs bill

Brown, a lifelong Catholic and former Jesuit seminarian, announced he signed the legislation after thoroughly considering all opinions.

BY GEORGE! Amal flashes more than boots exiting car

'I BECAME THE TEACHER': Chilling statement of suspect, 14, accused of raping, killing educator

Alleged teen killer Philip Chism was charged with rape, robbery and murder after his algebra teacher, Colleen Ritzer, was found dead in the woods behind Danvers High School in Mass. in 2013.

EXCLUSIVE Judge who nixed NYC's soda ban gets jury duty

New York County Clerk Milton Tingling was in Manhattan criminal court bright and early Monday morning to answer a jury summons.

General Mills recalls 1.8M boxes of gluten-free Cheerios

The recall affects Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios that were made in July.

Florida teen surfer gets bitten by a shark, punches it back

A teen surfer fought off a shark in Florida, but not before it bit off a chunk of his hand on Sunday morning.

Benji debuts huge head tattoo on date night with Cameron

Labor, civil rights activist Grace Lee Boggs dead at age 100

Grace Lee Boggs, a longtime activist who was part of the labor, civil rights, black power, women's rights and environmental justice movements, died Monday at her Detroit home. She was 100.

Las Vegas mom, 8-year-old son killed by neighbor who turns gun on himself: authorities

A man shot and killed his neighbor before turning the weapon on himself and her son as Las Vegas cops rushed toward his home, reports said.

College student hurt in fatal Seattle duck boat crash sues

Na Ra Yoon, a student from South Korea, and others from North Seattle College were riding in a bus when the duck boat struck it Sept. 24.

Phoenix highway drive-by shooting suspect held in Arizona

Christopher Hoffman, 36, was booked on charges including drive-by shooting and possession of a dangerous drug, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.

Kylie flaunts $320G Rolls 2 MONTHS after getting Ferrari

El Faro cargo ship sank, one body was recovered: Coast Guard

The Coast Guard said a ship with 33 people that has been missing since it encountered high winds and heavy seas from Hurricane Joaquin sank.

Amtrak train derails in Vermont with 98 passengers on board

An Amtrak train in Vermont derailed on Monday as it headed to Washington, D.C., according to the rail company.

Obama gives salute to fallen firefighters at annual memorial service in Maryland

Obama spoke at the annual national memorial service in Emmitsburg, Md., and said those being remembered were heroes.

Man dies after jumping in front of L train in Brooklyn: cops

A man died after he jumped in front of an oncoming L train in a Brooklyn subway station early Sunday, police said.

Debbie Reynolds dishes on Hollywood playboys in tell-all

Canadian man breaks into home, feeds animals, does laundry

After breaking into a ranch in Kamloops, Christopher Hiscock got comfortable. He fed the cats, started the fireplace, cooked a meal, did laundry and wrote in the home owner's diary.

6 U.S. airmen from Afghanistan plane crash identified

The Department of Defense identified the six U.S. airmen killed when an Air Force military transport plane crashed in Afghanistan Friday.

Flash flood kills at least 16 people in French Riviera

A flash flood in the French Riviera have killed at least 10 people, including some trapped in cars, a campsite and a retirement home.

Raging Iran mourns stampede victims killed in last month's pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

Thousands of mourners attended funeral services in Iran on Sunday for pilgrims killed in a stampede during last month's hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.