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Park outside: Hyundai, Kia recall vehicles due to fire risk
DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 485,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outdoors because they can catch fire even if the engines are off. The recalls from the two Korean automakers are another in a long string of fire and engine problems that have dogged the companies…
Four states including CT & NJ announce end to mask mandates
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The governors of four states have announced plans to lift mask requirements in schools by the end this month or next. The decisions in Oregon, New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware come as state and local governments nationwide try to figure out which mandates can be eased — and which need to…
Ethics groups want investigation of free help Cuomo received
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Good government groups say New York’s ethics commission should investigate whether former Gov. Andrew Cuomo broke the law by accepting free help from former aides who worked to defend him against sexual harassment allegations. New York ethics law bans public officials from accepting gifts worth more than $15 from lobbyists and…
Police ask for help to identify alleged pocketbook thieves
(Deer Park, NY)- Police in Suffolk County are trying to identify a man and woman caught on camera who allegedly followed a woman home from the Walt Whitman Shops and stole a pocketbook from her car. Officials say a Deer Park woman purchased a Louis Vuitton pocketbook worth approximately $3100 and when she was exiting…
New York blows past New Jersey as top sports betting market
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — It’s official: New York is now the largest sports betting market in America after just four weeks of taking mobile bets. The Empire State blew past New Jersey in January to seize the market lead, taking over $1.6 billion worth of sports bets. That’s $300 million better than the best…
Lawsuit asks courts to block NY’s new congressional maps
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The expected legal battle over Democrats’ alleged gerrymandering in New York began this week as a group of voters in Republican-friendly communities filed a lawsuit in state court to block new congressional maps. A group of 14 New Yorkers filed the suit Thursday in state court in Steuben County against Gov.…
Off-duty NYPD officer shot in Manhattan; 7th shot this year
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say an off-duty New York City police officer has been shot in the left foot in Manhattan. It is the seventh time an NYPD officer has been shot this year. The shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. Saturday near Broadway and 130th Street in the borough’s Manhattanville section. Police said the…
PD: Investigate crashes involving stolen vehicles
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Suffolk County Police are investigating two motor vehicle accidents involving stolen vehicles that happened Thursday night along Jericho Turnpike in the Commack-East Northport area. Officials say a stolen 2021 GMC Terrain crashed into a utility pole in front of 1045 West Jericho Turnpike in Commack just before 10pm. West Jericho Turnpike was…
Medicare opens up access to free at-home COVID-19 tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says people with Medicare will be able to get up to eight free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests per month, starting in early spring. It’s seeking to fill a frustrating gap in coverage for coronavirus tests. Last month, the administration directed private insurers to cover rapid COVID-19 tests for people on…
House to vote on bill to boost US computer chip production
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are poised to approve legislation that they say positions the United States to better compete with China economically by strengthening the domestic semiconductor industry, shoring up strained supply chains and bolstering international alliances. Criticizing China has become a bipartisan playbook in Washington, but in this case, Republicans are panning the…
Biden in NYC: Nation must come together to end gun violence
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden is pledging to New Yorkers and the nation that the federal government will step up its fight against gun violence by working more closely with police and communities to stop the surging bloodshed. Biden told police, law enforcement officials and others Thursday at the city’s police headquarters that…
Hochul signs newly drawn congressional maps for NY
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed off on new maps for the state’s congressional districts that give Democrats a heavy political advantage over Republicans. The state’s Legislature had approved the new maps along party lines. They were drawn in such a way that out of the 26 congressional districts New…