BK&BEYOND

NEWS! NEWS! NEWS! Here’s what’s been going on this week.

*Family of black cop shot by white officer grieves loss

“They killed my son,” Omar Edwards’ heartbroken mother told a friend while she held her son’s babies in her arms.

* Wild Man of 96th St. flees Psych Center

Police said Larry Hogue, a drug-addicted wacko who terrorized Upper West Siders in the 1990s, walked away from the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens on Thursday.

* Bam responds to furor over Court nom’s ‘wise Latina’ remark

Supreme Court pick, Sonia Sotomayor, would use different words today if she could revisit her 2001 comment that a “wise Latina woman” would reach better conclusions than a white man, President Obama said Friday.

* NY pension loses $44 billion in a year

Buffeted by the world economic crisis, the state pension fund took a serious beating in the last fiscal year, plummeting an estimated 26% to just under $110 billion, state Controller Thomas DiNapoli said Friday.

* Mugging victim who killed bystander: I’m no villain.

The subway conductor convicted of killing an innocent bystander after being attacked by muggers fumed bitterly Friday at being portrayed as a “villain.”

* Teacher denies after-school sex with teen

A Queens teacher charged with having sex with a 14-year-old student denied it to cops and claimed he was the aggressor - who grabbed her rear end a few times.

* Party-loving Prince Harry somber at Ground Zero

A somber and serious, Prince Harry, in his first formal New York visit, left a wreath and handwritten note Friday in an afternoon visit to Ground Zero.

* McCartney to play Citi Field’s first concert

He played the very first concert at Shea Stadium 44 years ago. Now, a touring industry website reports that Paul McCartney will perform the very first show at its replacement: Citi Field.

* Sotomayor ‘open,’ will follow law on abortion, says pal

Supreme Court Justice nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, understands how difficult it is for a woman to decide whether to have an abortion and she knows women who have struggled with that choice, a longtime friend told the Daily News.

* Signs of new N. Korea missile preparations emerge

Spy satellites have spotted signs that North Korea may be preparing to transport another long-range missile to a test launch site.As always, tune into your local news channel for in depth news.Stay up and catch my swagFaBid

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