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Kanye West — the fan, not the singer — pleads guilty

JANON FISHER — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:00:01 GMT

Kanye West pleaded guilty in Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday to throwing an amp through a Times Square storefront window.

Obama calls Romney

JONATHAN LEMIRE — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:51:29 GMT

Game on, Mitt. President Obama called November foe Mitt Romney Wednesday to congratulate him on officially clinching the Republican presidential nomination.

Ravi to start sentence in Rutgers spy case

MATTHEW LYSIAK — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:46:04 GMT

Ex-Rutgers student Dharun Ravi is ready to face his punishment for using a webcam to spy on his roommate’s gay tryst.

911 system contractor overbilled, audit finds

JUAN GONZALEZ — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:18:48 GMT

City Controller John Liu released a scathing audit of the 911 system overhaul Wednesday, finding a key contractor soaked taxpayers with questionable and inflated bills.

Tourist falls from balcony after spider scare

PHILIP CAULFIELD — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:59:39 GMT

A British beauty who plummeted 80 feet from a hotel balcony in Spain last week slipped and fell after getting spooked by a spider in her suitcase, her mom said.

LA Coliseum used for porn film in 2001: report

NINA MANDELL — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:47:37 GMT

The hallowed site of the 1984 Olympics was used as a set in a 2001 porn film, “The Gangbang Girl #32,” according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.

Student’s sex tape plays at graduation

MEENA HART DUERSON — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:47:09 GMT

A student in Denmark shared much more about his high school experience with his family and friends than he anticipated last week, when a videotape of him having sex was played during his school’s graduation festivities.

Prince Harry: I'm looking for Mrs. Right

CRISTINA EVERETT — Wed, 30 May 2012 16:45:24 GMT

The redheaded royal expressed his desire to settle down during Katie Couric's ABC special “The Jubilee Queen” Tuesday night, saying he’s eager to start a family once he finds the right woman.

ACLU lawsuit challenges Illinois gay marriage ban

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:52:43 GMT

More than two dozen gay and lesbian couples have filed lawsuits in an effort to legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois.

Police convinced Norwegian mass killer acted alone

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:49:29 GMT

Norwegian police said Wednesday they are confident that confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik acted on his own in terror attacks last year that killed 77 people and found no evidence that he belonged to a Europe-wide anti-Muslim network.

Man burned with clothing iron in apt. rob

AMANDA MOSES AND JOE KEMP — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:45:28 GMT

A 24-year-old man was held hostage with a clothing iron on Tuesday after three men — one posing as a FedEx employee — burst into his Harlem apartment to rob him, police sources said. The unidentified victim was alone inside his Eighth Ave. pad near W. 153rd St. when he heard a knock at the door about 1:45 p.m., the sources said.

Japan firm unveils radiation-gauging smartphone

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:34:42 GMT

Mobile phone operator Softbank on Tuesday unveiled a smartphone that can measure radiation as consumers in Japan clamor for reassurance following last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Waiter receives $5,000 tip after car is destroyed in storm

NINA MANDELL — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:22:25 GMT

Greg Rubar, a longtime waiter at Rice Village restaurant, told KHOU-TV that a pair of his regular customers gave him the tip of a lifetime after they heard about his car trouble.

What is abstinence-plus education?

Wed, 30 May 2012 14:04:05 GMT

The crux of both programs is this: The only way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases is to abstain from sex until marriage and remain faithful within it.

Paralyzed man graduates from Naval Academy

PHILIP CAULFIELD — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:55:50 GMT

A 22-year-old man who was paralyzed in a freak mountain biking accident last year became the first paraplegic to graduate from the Naval Academy on Tuesday.

For The Donald, 'birther' stir then Mitt event

JONATHAN LEMIRE — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:23:16 GMT

Donald Trump was set to raise boatloads of money for Mitt Romney on Tuesday — and perhaps just as much trouble.

Ancient Roman shipwrecks found off Greek island

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:59:21 GMT

Two Roman-era shipwrecks have been found in deep water off a western Greek island, challenging the conventional theory that ancient shipmasters stuck to coastal routes rather than risking the open sea, an official said Tuesday.

UN observers find 13 bound corpses in Syria

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:53:33 GMT

U.N. observers have discovered 13 bound corpses in eastern Syria, many of them apparently shot execution-style, the monitoring mission said Wednesday.

FLOTUS talks President’s pot smoking days

NINA MANDELL — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:53:25 GMT

In an appearance on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” Tuesday night, First Lady Michelle Obama said it took the President’s father dying and some motivation from his mother to get on the right path.

Ex-Liberian president gets 50 years for war crimes

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:25:29 GMT

Judges at an international war crimes court have sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison following his landmark conviction for supporting rebels in Sierra Leone who murdered and mutilated thousands during their country's brutal civil war in return for blood diamonds.

Britain jails woman for racist rant on subway

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:17:02 GMT

Jacqueline Woodhouse, 42, boarded the subway drunk on the evening of Jan. 23 and began berating her fellow passengers with a profanity-filled, racist verbal assault.

Tropical storm Beryl gains strength

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:13:22 GMT

Tropical Depression Beryl was heading back toward the ocean early Wednesday as it brought rains to South Carolina.

She's a 24-karat menace

SHAYNA JACOBS — Wed, 30 May 2012 11:59:46 GMT

A celebrity jeweler whose designs have been worn by Kim Kardashian and other famous fashionistas allegedly beat a man with an umbrella over a West Village parking spot.

Zuckerberg drops off top 40 richest list

ERIK ORTIZ — Wed, 30 May 2012 11:18:50 GMT

With Facebook shares floundering since the social-networking company went public, the 28-year-old CEO dropped off the list of the world’s 40 richest people Tuesday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

U.N. backs Robert Mugabe as tourism leader

MEGHAN NEAL AND ERIK ORTIZ — Wed, 30 May 2012 11:10:58 GMT

He’s been named one of the world’s “worst dictators” for having a questionable human rights record, but that’s not keeping the United Nations from endorsing Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his regime as a “leader for tourism,” according to reports.