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A Long Island mom was injured in crash while helping her son with his broken down car
Selden, NY- A Long Island mom was transported to the hospital Thursday night after an alleged drunk driver, pinned her in between her and her son’s vehicle. The accident happened on the side of Boyle Road in Selden around 10pm. Police say the mom, identified as Nancy Mortello, 51, of Selden, was helping her son,…
Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, US study says
NEW YORK (AP) — New research says more than 4 in 10 U.S. high school students said they felt persistently sad or hopeless during the pandemic. The findings support earlier warnings that pandemic isolation from school closures and lack of social gatherings has taken a toll on young people’s mental health. The Centers for Disease…
Judge rejects New York’s redistricting plan, orders new maps
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has ordered New York’s Democrat-controlled Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative districts after finding they were unconstitutional. Judge Patrick McAllister said in a Thursday ruling that maps redrawing the state’s congressional districts were gerrymandered to benefit Democrats. McAllister, a state trial court judge, said those districts must…
2 businesses closed & 2 arrested after inspections
Wyandanch, NY-Two people were arrested in Wyandanch on Wednesday and two businesses were forced to close after Code Compliance Inspections found the businesses were not up to several fire codes and employees sold e-cigarettes to minors. Suffolk County Police Department say the Fifth Precinct, along with Community Support Unit officers and the Town of Babylon…
Biden planning to tap oil reserve to control gas prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is preparing to order the release of up to 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve in a bid to control energy prices. That’s according to two people familiar with the decision who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview it. Prices…
UN report: Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Population Fund says new research shows that nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide — 121 million annually — are unintended, which it calls “a neglected crisis.” In its annual report released Wednesday, the fund says over 60% of unintended pregnancies end in abortion and an estimated 45% of abortions…
DNC, Clinton campaign agree to Steele dossier funding fine
NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee have agreed to pay $113,000 to settle a Federal Election Commission investigation. The probe is into whether they violated campaign finance law by misreporting spending on research that eventually became the infamous Steele dossier. Word of the settlement comes from documents…
Grassroots labor group takes on Amazon in NYC union fight
NEW YORK (AP) — An independent group formed by former and current Amazon workers is trying to unionize a company warehouse in New York City. If successful, the effort at the Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island could lead to the first unionized Amazon facility in the U.S. Workers will determine whether or not they…
Prosecutors say DNA match helped solve 1980 murder in Bay Shore
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a DNA match has helped police solve the murder of a 20-year-old woman who was killed in 1980. Prosecutors in Suffolk County on Long Island say Herbert Rice was the attacker who killed Eve Wilkowitz in 1980 after raping and strangling her. Rice died of cancer in 1991. Wilkowitz…
Police ask for help after woman seriously injured in hit and run crash on Sunrise Highway
Bellmore, NY- Police in Nassau County are asking anyone who witnessed a crash last night around 10pm in Bellmore to give them a call. Officials say a 20-year-old woman was crossing Sunrise Highway at Bedford Avenue, when she was struck by a vehicle, that kept going. The victim suffered a serious head injury and is listed…
West Islip man arrested on child pornography charges
West Islip, NY- A West Islip man was arrested this week on child pornography charges. Suffolk County Police say following an investigation, the Computer Crimes Unit arrested Nicholas Pedagno, 73, for possessing child pornography. Officials say they found several accounts on his computer where he identified himself as a younger person in chat applications. The…
House Panel finds 8-hour gap in White House records during 1/6 insurrection
(AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol has found a nearly 8-hour gap in official White House records of then-President Donald Trump’s phone calls. The crucial communications came as the violence unfolded and his supporters stormed the building, Two people familiar with the probe say the gap in evidence…