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Billy Joel says he’s ‘OK’ and not ‘deathly ill’ after receiving brain disorder diagnosis
NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Joel is doing much better, the “Piano Man” singer wants fans to know.In May, Joel canceled all his upcoming concerts across North America and England after being diagnosed with fluid buildup in his brain that has affected his “hearing, vision and balance.” The condition is called Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, “a…
Man arrested for assaulting PSEG employee
A Lynbrook man has been accused of attacking a PSEG employee in East Rockaway over the weekend. Authorities say the victim was working on Atlantic Avenue when John Spears confronted him around 11 a.m. Saturday. The two got into an argument and Spears then began to strike the man, knocking off and breaking his glasses.…
Man dies after heavy weight-training chain around neck pulls him into MRI machine
WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — A man who was pulled into an MRI machine in New York after he walked into the room wearing a large weight-training chain around his neck has died, according to police and his wife, who told a local television outlet that he waved goodbye before his body went limp.The man, 61,…
Trump’s latest demand: Washington football and Cleveland baseball teams should change names back
CLEVELAND (AP) — President Donald Trump wants Washington’s football franchise and Cleveland’s baseball team to revert to their former names.Trump said Sunday on his Truth Social site that “The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one…
‘Superman’ flexes its might in second weekend with $57.3 million
NEW YORK (AP) — James Gunn’s “Superman” showed staying power in its second weekend at North American box offices, collecting $57.3 million in ticket sales and remaining the No. 1 movie in cinemas, according to studio estimates Sunday.None of the week’s new releases — “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” “Smurfs,” and “Eddington” —…
Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ canceled by CBS, ends May 2026
By ALICIA RANCILIO and ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment WritersCBS is canceling “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” next May, shuttering a decades-old TV institution in a changing media landscape and removing from air one of President Donald Trump’s most prominent and persistent late-night critics.Thursday’s announcement followed Colbert’s criticism on Monday of a settlement between Trump…
Governor Hochul Announces $20 Million State-of-the-Art Semiconductor Research Facility at Stony Brook University
(Press Release) Research at New Center Will Unlock Full Potential of Silicon Carbide Chips, Creating More Powerful, Cleaner and More Efficient Energy Systems New Public-Private Partnership With $8 Million Investment From onsemi To Support Center’s Operations Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a new, public-private partnership between Stony Brook University and onsemi, the largest U.S.-based manufacturer…
Man charged with making terroristic threats toward Nassau County workers over phone
(NCPD Press Release) The Third Squad reports the arrest of a Glenwood Landing man for an incident that occurred on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 3:20 pm in Garden City. According to Detectives, Officers responded to the Nassau County Executive Building located at 1 West Street for a disturbance. Upon arrival it was determined that…
Connie Francis, whose hit songs included ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ and ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ dies at 87
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ’60s whose hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” — the latter would serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy — has died at age 87.Radio DJ Bruce “Cousin Brucie” Morrow, a…
Trump is checked for lower leg swelling and diagnosed with a common condition in older adults
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump recently underwent a medical checkup after noticing “mild swelling” in his lower legs and was found to have a condition common in older adults that causes blood to pool in his veins, the White House said Thursday.Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said tests by the White House medical unit showed…
Former Suffolk County Executive Patrick Halpin to run against Garbarino
Former Suffolk County Executive Pat Halpin has launched a campaign to challenge Rep. Andrew Garbarino in the 2nd Congressional District next year.Halpin a Democrat who lives in Oak Beach served as county executive in Suffolk from 1988 to 1991.
Trump slams his own supporters as ‘weaklings’ for falling for what he now calls the Epstein ‘hoax’
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is lashing out at his own supporters, accusing them of being duped by Democrats, as he tries to clamp down on criticism over his administration’s handling of much-hyped records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, which Trump now calls a “Hoax.”“Their new SCAM is what we will…