Adam Nichols
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Heirs '$crooged'
Santa Claus is getting stiffed. The family of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" songwriter Haven Gillespie claims EMI -- which owns foreign rights to the song -- hasn't passed...
Qaeda narco trio's '$$ plot'
A trio of al Qaeda thugs plotted to raise cash for their terror group by helping to smuggle hundreds of kilos of cocaine into Europe through Africa, Manhattan federal prosecutors...
3 alleged al-Qaeda members arrive in NY to face charges
Three accused terrorists arrested in Africa arrived in Manhattan today to face charges that they plotted to fund al-Qaeda by smuggling thousands of pounds of cocaine into Europe. Oumar Issa,...
Oh, brothers! Book suit slams Wayans
Now that's golddigging. A former personal assistant for three of the Wayans brothers claims the comedic siblings ripped off his book idea. Jared Edwards, who worked for Keenan Ivory, Shawn...
9/11 victims' 'dirt' outrage
Disgusted relatives of 9/11 victims yesterday were shocked to hear a city lawyer call debris that contains the remains of their loved ones "dirt." The insensitive comment was made as...
Scam pol gets 5 yrs.
Former City Councilman Miguel Martinez will spend five years in jail after admitting to a $106,000 swindle of public cash that started almost immediately after he took office. The upper...
Bus-taunt dad: I'll sue DA
A Staten Island dad is threatening to sue Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes, saying his office botched a case against an allegedly sadistic bus matron who taunted his mute autistic son...
Tavern will go out with a bang
It's going to be one hell of a wake! Central Park's legendary Tavern on the Green will bid goodbye in style -- with a huge New Year's Eve party, including...
Gatorade dumps Tiger drink
Gatorade is dropping its Tiger Woods-branded drink -- a decision that may be a not-so-subtle hint of things to come for the scandal-tainted superstar. The company is pulling the plug...
Bottle of dread, bottle of fright
It's the latest verse in a life that keeps the Piano Man and his family singing the blues. On the surface, life for the daughter of Billy Joel and supermodel...
Kid-sex rap on minister
A youth minister seduced a 12-year-old and had sex with her for nearly two years before he was arrested, prosecutors said yesterday. Cops picked up Jeremy Fulton, 27, in Maryland...
Sharp sight for old eyes
A futuristic lens is putting high-definition vision into focus for the elderly. The cutting-edge device, which is being implanted into patients' eyes in Britain, is fitted using standard techniques already...
Crash duo had help from Defense Dept. pal
A top Pentagon official tried to help White House party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi secure a legitimate invite to the state dinner -- and appeared to encourage them to...
Germans weasel in on 9/11 trial
Fearing for the lives of the 9/11 fiends, the German government will send a team of observers to the New York terror trials to make sure evidence by its agents...
Bruno got job because of his contacts: witness
ALBANY — Former State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno asked a friend to hire him as a $30,000-a-consultant — claiming that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver made much more as a...
Ft. Hood kin grieve at funerals
Flag-draped coffins and saluting crowds united a nation in grief yesterday as the first victims of the Fort Hood shooting were laid to rest. The usually deserted Main Street of...
Go fly a kite, Ida!
The remnants of Hurricane Ida began a vicious battering of the East Coast yesterday, churning up seas and threatening coastal areas with some of the worst flooding in more than...
Surfer drowns in choppy waters off Rockaways
A surfer drowned today after the leash on his board became tangled on a Queens jetty and storm-churned surf pounded him underwater, police said. The man, who has not yet...
Ferry 'survivor' is all wet: judge
A Bronx man who sued the city for $1.5 million claiming he was hurt in the 2003 Staten Island ferry crash was never even on the boat, a federal judge...
Anarchist loses his riot toys
A Queens anarchist whose stash of gas masks, fireworks and revolutionary tracts was seized when anti-terrorism agents raided his home has failed to convince a Brooklyn judge to return the...