Good catch! Cops deliver baby at Yankee Stadium subway station

Richard GarciaCops and EMT personnel assist in the delivery of a baby at a transit district 11 police station near the Yankee Stadium train stop.Special delivery!Cops helped deliver a healthy baby boy this morning in a Bronx subway station, authorities said.Tamika Snipe, 21, was on her way to the doctor when her water broke sometime after 10 a.m. near the...

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3 Florida Keys hotels make top 25 list

Three lodgings in the Florida Keys have been named among the nation’s top 25 small hotels for 2013 by TripAdvisor, the user-review website.Marquesa Hotel in Key West came in No. 4. Island Bay Resort in Tavernier came in at No. 7, and Orchid Key Inn in Key West ranked No. 9. Selections were based on millions of reviews and opinions covering more than 650,000 hotels and collected...

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Driver in Rickenbacker Causeway cyclist death to be sentenced

A motorist who killed cyclist Aaron Cohen in a hit-and-run crash on the Rickenbacker Causeway will learn his fate Wednesday.A Miami-Dade judge on Wednesday afternoon will sentence Michele Traverso, 26, who earlier pleaded guilty for the crash that killed Cohen last February.The fatality, and a similar hit-and-run wreck in 2010, has renewed calls for increased safety for cyclists...

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“GameStick” and NVIDIA “Project SHIELD” Consoles-in-a-Controller on Their Way

Both GameStick and NVIDIA’s Project Shield are upcoming game consoles the size of a game controller, which can hook up to a larger display. Both are powered by Android, Google‘s open-source operating system that’s normally used on smartphones and tablets. And both have working hardware prototypes already. But one is a $ 99 Kickstarter project by an indie group, while the other has the backing of two...

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Anderson Cooper Calls Lance Armstrong 'A Complete Jerk'

Reaction has been swift and harsh since news leaked that disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong confessed in a new interview with Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs, despite vehement denials throughout his career. Anderson Cooper is the latest to offer an opinion, saying Armstrong's admission proves he behaved "as a complete jerk" for years.Speaking Wednesday on his talk show Anderson...

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Mobster nabbed in massive bust was given big break when facing prison in 2012

One of the dozens of people rounded up today in a mob-related waste carting industry shakedown scheme is a mobster who last year was given a big break as he faced prison for threatening to maim a debtor.Scott Fappiano, 51, a mob associate who has been linked to both the Gambino and Colombo crime families, allegedly broke his promise to go straight and went...

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Miami Dolphins bill would bring state money to aging stadiums

A bill drafted by the Miami Dolphins would give Florida sports teams $3 million a year in state money to improve older stadiums, provided the owner pays for at least half the cost of a major renovation. Under the law, the stadium would need to be 20 years old and the team willing to put in at least $125 million for a $250 million renovation. That’s less than the $400 million...

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Wedgie-spree at Florida theater lands prankster in jail

Authorities say that Charles Ross is known to go around Manatee County and create situations in order to harass and annoy people while filming their reaction for You Tube.Last weekend, Ross, 18, of Bradenton, ended up in jail after police say he went on a wedgie spree at a theater.Deputies say Ross was at Royal Palm Theater Sunday night with a friend and began grabbing people...

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Megan Fox Esquire

Still Foxy She had a baby in September?! After giving birth less than four months ago, Megan Fox is already landing sexy covers, including her latest lingerie-clad photo shoot with Esquire magazine. In a cover story titled "Megan Fox Saves Herself," the This Is 40 star offers comparisons between Lindsay Lohan...

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Newtown shooting survivors record song for charity

Charles Sykes/Invision/APIngrid Michaelson accompanied by children from Newtown, Conn. and Sandy Hook Elementary school perform "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on ABC's "Good Morning America" today.Children who survived last month's shooting rampage at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School have recorded a version of "Over the Rainbow" to raise money for...

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