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Great Neck man killed in his Queens law office
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a dissident legal scholar who was jailed for two years in China after participating in the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement has been killed in his law firm’s office in New York. Sixty-six-year-old Li Jinjin was stabbed to death Monday in the city where he had long worked as…
Middle Island man arrested on charges including drug possession and endangering the welfare of children
Coram, NY- A Middle Island man was arrested Sunday night in Coram after police say he was driving with controlled substances and minors in his car. Detectives say Yonnel Ricketts, 30, of Middle Island, was driving on Middle Country Rd near County Club Drive when he veered into the center turning lane and crashed into…
PD: Man in ski-mask told minors he had a gun on him inside a Long Island movie theater
Deer Park, NY- On Friday night movie goers panicked and ran out of the theater after a man with a ski mask allegedly told kids sitting behind him, that he had a gun. Suffolk County Police say the incident happened on just after 11pm at a showing of The Batman, at the Regal Deer Park…
Uber to charge a fuel fee
UNDATED (AP) — The big spike in gasoline prices has caused many of us to adjust how much we drive. Imagine what that’s like for those who drive for app-based services. Now, Uber is passing some of that pain at the pump to customers. It has imposed a temporary surcharge for riders. The extra fee…
Battling buffering: New York makes a broadband push
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration is pushing to bring service to those remaining high-speed have-nots with a $1.4 billion “ConnectALL” program that relies heavily on recently approved federal funds. As working and learning from home become more common, the governor argues that affordable broadband has become a necessity. New York will benefit…
New York is urged to pay public’s ballooning utility debt
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — At least 1.4 million households and other residential customers are behind on electric and gas bills in New York, and consumer advocates are calling on the state to pay off ballooning debt with federal funding. New York passed the nation’s most sweeping utility shut-off moratorium. It expired Dec. 21 and protected…
MLB players vote to end lockout, salvaging 162-game season
NEW YORK (AP) — There will be a Major League Baseball season. Players have voted to accept management’s latest offer for a new labor deal, paving the way to end a 99-day lockout and salvage a 162-game regular season. Owners were unanimous in their approval of the package, which still needs ratification by all players.…
New York closes 6 state prisons as inmate numbers drop
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Six correctional facilities in upstate New York are closing as the number of inmates drops across the state prison system. The closings on Thursday were first announced in November and were expected to save $142 million. The facilities scheduled to close at the end of the business day were: Ogdensburg Correctional…
NYC revival plan includes tourism, clean streets, pot sales
NEW YORK (AP) — After two years of the pandemic battering New York City, Mayor Eric Adams is hoping to steer his city toward an economic revival by luring tourists back, beautifying the streets and embracing New York’s looming legal pot industry. Adams is a Democrat who was elected last year on a pro-business, anti-crime…
Senate gives final approval to Ukraine aid, huge budget bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has given final congressional approval to a $13.6 billion emergency package of military and humanitarian aid for besieged Ukraine and its European allies. The money hitched a ride on a $1.5 trillion, government-wide spending bill that’s five months late but loaded with political prizes for both parties. Senate passage Thursday…
Strike on Ukrainian hospital that killed 3 draws outrage
MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian airstrike on a Mariupol maternity hospital that killed three people drew outrage on Thursday. Ukrainian and British officials branded it a war crime. As efforts to reach a broad cease-fire failed, emergency workers renewed efforts to get vital food and medical supplies into besieged cities. And to get traumatized…
MLB cuts another week off schedule as both sides fail to come to an agreement
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has chopped off another week of the upcoming season with the lockout in its 98th day. The decision means the season won’t begin until April 14 at the earliest and comes after differences narrowed on the three most contentious economic items under discussion. Management Wednesday gave the union…