Wimbledon: Agnieszka Radwanska ready for Serena Williams

Agnieszka Radwanska will become the new world number one if she wins the women's Wimbledon title on Saturday.

The 23-year-old Pole beat Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam final.

But standing in her way is a revitalised Serena Williams, a Centre Court veteran who has rediscovered her best form, blasting a women's Wimbledon record of 24 aces past Victoria Azarenka in a destructive semi-final performance she won 6-3 7-6 (8-6).

Harlem Couple Branded 'Professional Agitators' in NYPD 'Wanted' Poster Updated July 4, 2012 1:36pm

HARLEM — The NYPD has created a "wanted" poster for a Harlem couple who film cops conducting stop-and-frisks and post the videos on YouTube — branding them "professional agitators" who portray cops in a bad light and listing their home address, DNAinfo.com New York has learned.

The flyer featured side-by-side mugshots of Matthew Swaye, 35, and his partner Christina Gonzalez, 25, and warned officers to be on guard against them.  It was spotted by multiple people, including the couple, when it was taped to a podium outside a public hearing room in the 30th Precinct house last Thursday, where residents met for precinct council meeting.

"Be aware that above subjects are known professional agitators," read the flyer, which bears the NYPD shield and a seal of the NYPD's Intelligence Division. It also gave the home address of the couple.

"Above subjects MO is that they video tape officers performing routine stops and post on YouTube," the sign said. 

"Subjects purpose is to portray officers in a negative way and too deter officers from conducting there [sic] responsibilities."

The flyer also listed the name and cellphone number of a Sgt. Nicholson in the 30th Precinct, and implored cops to "not feed into above subjects propaganda." 

Nicholson did not respond to a request for comment. The NYPD also did not respond to repeated requests.

A person who was at the meeting, but asked not to be named, said the flyer looked like a "wanted poster."

"I thought: 'Why isn't anyone arresting them?'" the individual said. "When you see something like that, you think there's a reward out for the person on the flyer."

Gonzalez, who was stunned to see her and her partner's face on the poster, quickly shot a video of the poster and uploaded it to YouTube.

"Someone is going to look at that and see my face on what looks like a wanted poster," said Gonzalez. "Anyone who doesn't know about our videos and know us will look at those mugshots, read about us being so-called agitators who interfere with police activity, and see criminals."

Swaye said he spoke out about the flyer at the council meeting, but got no response from police.

"I stood up immediately and quietly said my face is on this," he said. "I tried to validate myself; talked about my degrees."

Swaye said he also reached out to the sergeant and offered to cook dinner for the precinct so they could discuss the police tactics. Nicholson declined, he said.

He called the precinct the following day and was told the flyer had been taken down, he said.

"I have nothing to hide, but for the officers to know where I live is scary. I feel scared to bring people over here now," said Gonzalez.

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Con Edison, union to resume talks Saturday as NYC broils

(Reuters) - Contract talks between Consolidated Edison Inc and locked-out union workers concluded late Friday while replacement crews struggled to end brownouts in Brooklyn and the Bronx as New York City sweltered in a prolonged heat wave.

A Con Ed spokesman confirmed the talks had ended late on Friday night and the company plans to resume negotiations with the union on Saturday.

Ohio diner owner dies hours after President Obama visits

  Within hours of President Obama's visit to her Akron, Ohio, diner, Josephine "Ann" Harris, who had been ill for some time, was dead.

President Obama sits at the counter at a diner, Ann's Place, in Akron, Ohio, on Friday, with three Goodyear workers who were invited to have breakfast with him. Obama was on his second day of a bus tour through Ohio and Pennsylvania.

AKRON, Ohio — The Rev. Jesse Jackson and his son have stopped at Ann's Place. So have several professional football players.

For Josephine "Ann" Harris, however, none came close to President Obama visiting her West Akron restaurant. He was her hero.

"You know it's great," Harris, 70, said Friday morning, shortly after Obama left her family-owned restaurant.

Harris, who didn't know Obama planned to visit until earlier Friday, sat at a booth with a wet towel around her neck.

"He treated us like one of the brothers," she said. "He hugged all of us and ... got his picture taken with all of us."

Within hours of Obama's visit, Harris, who had been ill for some time, complained of fatigue and a tingling feeling. She was taken to Akron General Medical Center, where she died about 11:15 a.m., according to the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office.