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Decision on Times Square New Year’s Eve event due this week
NEW YORK (AP) — The fate of the annual New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will be decided this week. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday a decision will be made by Christmas on whether to hold the event, as the omicron variant spreads rapidly throughout the city. The event was…
Latest COVID spike isn’t swamping NYC hospitals like before
NEW YORK (AP) — Soaring COVID-19 case numbers, long testing lines and event cancellations might feel a bit like déjà vu, but so far New York City hospitals aren’t seeing a repeat of the surges that swamped emergency rooms early in the pandemic. The state reported Saturday that nearly 22,000 people had tested positive for…
Judge finalizes jury instructions at Maxwell sex abuse trial
NEW YORK (AP) — British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has appeared in court for a rare weekend hearing where attorneys made arguments about how the judge should instruct a jury on the law in Maxwell’s sex abuse trial. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan scheduled the hearing on Saturday in an otherwise closed courthouse with jurors absent.…
Rockettes end season as New York tallies record COVID cases
NEW YORK (AP) — New York state is reporting its highest single-day total for new COVID-19 cases, with just over 21,000 people testing positive for the virus. The state’s previous one-day high for positive tests came on Jan. 14, 2021, when just under 20,000 people tested positive. Just under half of the positive results were…
Fauci says omicron variant is `just raging around the world’
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The White House’s top medical adviser says the COVID-19 omicron variant is “just raging around the world.” And President Joe Biden is planning on Tuesday to give what his press secretary says is “a stark warning of what the winter will look like” for unvaccinated Americans. Dr. Anthony Fauci says “the…
Spidey nets 3rd best opening of all time with $253 million
(AP)- Never underestimate your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, even with a mutating virus afoot. Despite rising concerns over the omicron variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” not only shattered pandemic-era box office records; it became the third best opening of all time behind “Avengers: Endgame” and “Avengers: Infinity War.” Studio estimates on Sunday show the Sony and…
Average US gas price fell 6 cents to $3.41 per gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline dropped by 6 cents over the past two weeks to $3.41 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that prices have been falling for a month due to lower crude oil costs. Nationwide, the highest average price for regular-grade…
Omicron may sideline two leading drugs against COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — The rapidly-spreading omicron variant may soon leave U.S. doctors without two of the standard treatments they’ve used to fight COVID-19. Antibody drugs from Regeneron and Eli Lilly have been the go-to drugs to keep patients out of the hospital. But the drugmakers have warned that their infused medications are far less potent…
CDC endorses schools’ coronavirus ‘test-to-stay’ policies
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are endorsing “test-to-stay” policies that allow close contacts of students infected with the coronavirus to remain in classrooms if they test negative. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday decided to more firmly embrace the approach, after research of such policies in the Chicago and Los…
Pfizer study tests extra COVID vaccine dose for kids under 5
(AP)- Pfizer is testing an extra dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for babies and preschoolers enrolled in a study of the shots. Pfizer had been testing two very low-dose shots in children under age 5, with some data expected by year’s end. But Pfizer and its partner BioNTech announced Friday they were adding a third…
Police and Educators boost security as online threats on TikTok mount
UNDATED (AP) — Educators around the country are stepping up security in response to a series of TikTok posts warning of various acts of violence at schools. Despite numerous online warnings of possible shootings and bombings, officials are assuring parents that the viral posts aren’t seen as credible. Even so, school officials are on edge,…
Suffolk PD grant holiday wish
East Farmingdale, NY- Suffolk County Police granted a holiday wish for a Long Island teenager. Members of the Fifth Precinct in partnership with the law enforcement based organization, With Arms Wide Open, made a holiday wish come true for a special needs Bayport teenager- a ride in a police car with Santa! On Thursday morning,…