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Quarterback carousel keeps spinning for the struggling Jets and their inept offense
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets can’t get anything going on offense no matter who’s at quarterback. Zach Wilson, Tim Boyle and now even Trevor Siemian have taken turns since Aaron Rodgers went down four plays into his debut with the Jets — and the same ineffective and, at times, inept offense…
Kiss say farewell to live touring, become first US band to go virtual and become digital avatars
(AP) On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. But as dedicated fans surely know — they were never going to call it quits. Not really. During their encore, the band’s current lineup — founders Paul Stanley…
Democrats and Republicans get ready for election to replace Santos
After the House expelled Rep. George Santos on Friday New York Democrats and Republicans quickly turned their attention to the special election that will unfold over the next three months to fill the empty 3rd Congressional District seat. Leaders of both parties began to screen prospective on Friday.Gov. Kathy Hochul has 10 days to formally…
Police investigating robberies of 7-Eleven and gas stations across Long Island over the weekend
Authorities are investigating a string of robberies at 7-Eleven stores and gas stations across Long Island over the weekend.Suffolk police say a man took out a gun and demanded cash at a Bolla Market and gas station in Lake Ronkonkoma about 1:30 Sunday morning. They say the cashier handed over the money and the robber…
Family of Marine killed in Afghanistan fails to win lawsuit against Alec Baldwin
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Alec Baldwin didn’t have to pay anything to resolve a $25 million lawsuit filed by family members of a Marine killed in Afghanistan after the actor chastised them on social media over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Baldwin’s attorney said. U.S. Southern District of New York Judge…
Heuermann wife’s cheek swab matches her DNA on victims
Police officials say a DNA sample taken from Asa Ellerup the estranged wife of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann matches genetic material that was found on the remains of some of the victims.Investigators obtained a cheek swab from Ellerup the night her husband was arrested for the murders of three women.Prosecutors have said…
An appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after the former president repeatedly disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial. The one-sentence decision came two weeks after an individual appellate judge put the gag order on…
GOP Rep. George Santos refuses to resign and warns his expulsion from Congress would set a precedent
WASHINGTON (AP) — A defiant Rep. George Santos is refusing to resign and warned on Thursday that his expulsion from Congress before being convicted in a court of law would establish a precedent that “is going to be the undoing of a lot of members of this body.” The first-term Republican congressman from New York…
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100. With his gruff yet commanding presence and behind-the-scenes manipulation of…
Wegmans opening delayed till 2025
The opening of Wegmans’ first Long Island supermarket in Lake Grove will be delayed until 2025 because of the longer-than-expected wait time to get approval of the subdivision plan for the property at DSW Plaza.The grocer said last year that the store would open in 2024.Wegmans bought the property for $15.3 million, according to the…
Lawmakers can ‘vote their conscience’ on expelling Santos, House speaker says, but he has concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson expressed reservations Wednesday about expelling Rep. George Santos from the House this week, but said he and other GOP leaders will not push colleagues to oppose removing the New York Republican from office. “We’re going to allow people to vote their conscience,” Johnson said. Santos has survived two previous…
Actor Jonathan Majors in court for New York assault trial
Actor Jonathan Majors appeared in court in New York on Wednesday for the start of jury selection in a trial in which he is accused of injuring his then-girlfriend during an argument last spring.Majors who stared in the film “Creed III ” and plays Kang in the Marvel cinematic universe, was arrested in March over…