Photos/Video: Lady Strips Naked And Blocks Traffic

SHOCKING footage shows the moment that police were forced to remove a naked woman from the middle of the road after a bizarre reaction to drugs.

The clip, filmed by a passer-by, shows the woman lying in the middle of the road while wriggling and gyrating against the tarmac.

A nearby police car arrives as the woman rises to her feet, giving the camera an accidental eyeful of her bum.

One of the two officers asks her a question but she doesn’t appear to be able to answer, instead grabbing onto his arm as they remove her from the road and onto the pavement.

Woman Shot Multiple Times As She Shielded Children From Bullets in Kalamazoo Shooting

The NYDailyNews is reporting that one of the Kalamazoo shooter Jason Dalton’s victims was severely injured while trying desperately to protect the small children playing in front of a housing building…

Tiana Carruthers put herself between a group of kids and gunman Jason Dalton at the beginning of his Saturday night rampage in Michigan, when he killed six and wounded two others.

Carruthers was hit three times in the legs and arms, according toWWMT,but is expected to survive after receiving multiple surgeries.

10 Year Old Nigerian Fashion Designer Debuts Clothes At New York Fashion Show To Combat Bullying

Ify Egypt Ufele is a 5th grader who turned her negative bullying experience into a positive for herself and for other curvy little girls. Egypt “Ify” Ufele is fusing her African heritage with American styles to fight bullying. 

People: A 10-year-old fashion designer is using her experience as a victim of bullying to kickstart her career.

Egypt Ufele, who goes by “Ify,” tells Today that she was repeatedly picked on for her size at her grade school in Queens, New York.

“I was bullied and they called me all kinds of names,” she says. “One time I got stabbed with a pencil.”

Man Charged With Beating Unborn Daughter To Death Researched Miscarriages Prior To Attack

Some disturbing new details have been revealed in a New York man’s trial according to the NYPost…

A Brooklyn fiend on trial for intentionally beating his developing baby daughter to death — after his very pregnant girlfriend refused to have an abortion — chillingly searched over two dozen variations of “Can being hit in the stomach cause a miscarriage?” in the months before he and an accomplice attacked her in the hallway of her building, an NYPD detective told jurors.

“What happens if you get hit in the stomach while pregnant?” phone records show Torey Branch first typed into his BlackBerry on Jan. 19, 2014, two months before the March 28 attack on Mia Jones.

Woman Burns Elderly Boyfriend With Hot Oil Then Stabs Him

An angry NYC woman has been arrested after torturing and stabbing her elderly boyfriend according to NY Daily News: Myeshia Hawkins-Taylor, 38, kept Carlton Adams, 52, locked in the bedroom they shared in a Harlem apartment for about 36 hours and took his phone away, cop sources said.

She finally called 911 Sunday at about 12:30 p.m. because “she thought he was going to die,” one source said. Adams was in the burn unit at Harlem Hospital, in stable condition.

“She was tired of all the stuff he does. She was tired of his nonsense,” a police source said.

Man Arrested For Hacking Off Woman's Hand Before Stabbing Her To Death

A woman was hacked to death by a man with a machete while standing in the hallway of her own building in an unprovoked attacked, say police.

The woman, identified by the New York Daily News as Carmen Torres-Gonzalez, 59, was reportedly standing in the hallway of the Mott Haven Houses in the Bronx, chatting with her mother's home care health aide on Sunday afternoon, when she was attacked by a 'psychopath,' say police.

The suspect, identified as Angel Feliz-Volquez, 25, lived down the hallway from her on the same floor.

Neighbors say she was innocently speaking with the health aide when the man attacked, chopping off her hand, and then hacking her to death with a machete, reports the New York Post.

Missing Teen With $10 in His Pocket Found After Spending FIVE Days Riding the New York Subway

A missing schoolboy has been found safe after spending five days riding the subway with just $10 in his pocket because he didn't want to clean up after his dog.

Kareem Granton, 11, of East New York, was found Monday morning at the Union Square subway station after a woman spotted him and alerted police.

When he was reunited with his distraught family he revealed that he had left home because he did not want to clean up after his dog, Queenie.

Kareem went missing on Wednesday after he got home from school and went to play video games without permission with a friend after being told to clean up.

The pair then went to a nearby Chuck E. Cheese's to eat and Kareem disappeared. 

His frantic family launched an appeal to find the schoolboy who disappeared after having 'a tantrum in the moment.'

“I’m The Queen Of New York, I’m The King Of New York” - Says Nicki Minaj

Though some people consider Nicki Minaj one of the dopest lyricist in the game, she was noticeably missing from Kendrick Lamar’s list of hot artist in his now infamous verse on Big Sean’s track “Control.” Nicki recently chopped it up with The Breakfast Club following her performance at Power 105.1′s Powerhouse 2013 and revealed her feelings on not being included in the list of rappers K. Dot name checked. “I’m probably in the top five he did mention so go and do your research. Straight up and down,” she said. “I also feel like maybe he is one of the respectful gentleman that probably wanted to feel like I didn’t want to say a females name. Or maybe he don’t think the kid is ill but the kid know the kid is ill,” she added speaking in third person. Check out the entire interview [Video] after the cut:

Jay-Z Defends Retailer Barneys Amid Allegations Of Racial Profiling

Jay-Z - under increasing pressure to back out of a collaboration with the luxury store Barneys New York after it was accused of racially profiling two black customers - said Saturday he's being unfairly "demonized" for just waiting to hear all of the facts.

The rap mogul made his first statement about the controversy in a posting on his website. He has come under fire for remaining silent as news surfaced this week that two young black people said Barneys profiled them after they purchased expensive items from their Manhattan store.

Diddy Is Now "Daddy" To 3 Supermodels

As if international fame weren’t enough for him, Diddy now has a full house of models to manage! 43-year-old Sean Combs fulfilled the role of proud father as his daughters took to the runway in New York City on Saturday (October 5).

Diddy’s twins Jessie and D’Lila and half-sister Chance, all 7 years old — swaggered down the catwalk at events for Swarovski and Ooh! La, La! Couture.

“Words can’t explain how proud I am of my young ladies ! There’s no greater feeling #fact,” the mogul posted as a caption for his photo on Instagram.

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[Funny Video] Sahara Reporters Interviews President Jonathan In New York

SaharaTV crew caught up with President Goodluck Jonathan on the streets of New York after he delivered his address at the UN General Assembly in New York. Against all protestations by his aides and diplomats we managed to ask a few questions about Boko Haram and Mr. Jonathan's decision to set up a "Sovereign Fund" in Nigeria.

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Pop Star Nicki Minaj Endorses Strippers, Exchanges Butt Slaps on Instagram

Nicki Minaj is not just a vocal fan of Miley Cyrus (and Twerking). She's also a big supporter of the New York City strip club scene.

The former American Idol judge made this view clear on Sunday when she attended a birthday party for boyfriend Safaree Samuels at Perfection, a gentlemen's club in The Big Apple.

“I endorse these strippers," Nicki wrote along with the following images, which make it obvious just how strongly she endorses them. "I love bad b*tches dats my f*ckin problem."

PHOTO: KIM KARDASHIAN - Transparent Thong....

Kim Kardashian is being very transparent about her pregnancy.

While out with her baby daddy Kanye West, the 32-year-old mom-to-be rocked a pair of killer heels and a sheer little black dress that exposed her maternity thong in NYC.

With her growing belly getting all the attention these days, it's nice to see Kim isn't neglecting her first baby ... her booty bump.

Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA), Announces Nomination Categories; Expands Award Categories To East, West And Southern Africa

Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA Awards) begins calling on all members of the entertainment industry to submit their work for consideration; and all fans and supporters to vote for their favorite entertainers in the 2013 edition of the NEA Awards.

Keeping in line with what has come to be the tradition of the past three years, the 2013 NEA Awards nominees will be announced at the annual Nomination Gala, scheduled to hold on May 30th in Lagos, Nigeria. The Nomination Gala is an opportunity for all nominees to celebrate their nomination in Lagos, surrounded by their fellow colleagues, members of the overall industry and well wishers, before the main award ceremony here in New York City.

Baby Born After New York Hit-And-Run has Died

A baby delivered by doctors after his parents were killed in a hit-and-run car crash in New York has died, a community spokesman has confirmed.

Nachman and Raizy Glauber, both 21, died in the crash in Brooklyn but their baby initially survived after doctors performed an emergency caesarean section on the mother.

However, Isaac Abraham, a spokesman for the family's Orthodox Jewish community, said the child died on Monday morning.

Ex-Inmate Held Over Sneaking Back Into Prison

A former inmate has been accused of sneaking back into New York's notorious Rikers Island prison disguised as a Department of Correction officer.

Yonkers resident Matthew Matagrano is charged with impersonating an officer and officials claims he used a badge and ID card to get into Rikers and roam the jail for at least a week.

The 36-year-old has a spate of convictions including sexual abuse that means he is on New York State’s sex offender register.

Human Body Parts Found In Bags Near Yankee Stadium

A man walking his dog discovered a woman's body chopped up in several bags near the Yankee Stadium in New York, police have said.

They were walking in the Bronx area when they came across "several body parts - torso, head, legs, hands, feet", a police spokesman said.

He added: "The dog was attracted to the bag and he went to the bag. The man picked up the bag, looked inside, and discovered some body parts."

Several other bags were recovered from the area.

World's largest private yacht the Eclipse visits New York

THE outrageous 162-metre-long yacht belonging to Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea Football Club Roman Abramovich has sailed in to New York City and may stay for weeks, according to reports.

Last week the yacht docked near midtown Manhattan and is expected to stick around until mid-April according to BusinessInsider.com.

While no reason was given for the visit, it may have something to do with a baby - Abramovich's girlfriend Dasha Zhukova is pregnant. Regardless, it's wowing spectators.

PlayStation 4: Coming in?!?

Sony is preparing to take the video game by storm.

At a press conference in New York City, the company is expected to announce that PlayStation 4 will hit stores in November, with rumors circulating that different versions will retail for $429 and $529, respectively.

Over the last week, Sony has posted YouTube videos as a sort of retrospective to this gaming system, chronicling the PlayStation launch in 1995.