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J&J: Booster dose of its COVID shot prompts strong response
LONDON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson says a booster dose to its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a strong immune response months after people receive a first dose. The company said Tuesday an extra dose — given two months or six months after the initial shot — revved up protection. The results haven’t yet been published…
Suffolk man arrested on hate crime charges
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island man has been arraigned on hate crime charges after authorities say he targeted three Hispanic men and attacked them. Christopher Cella was arrested after police said he separately picked up two Hispanic men on Friday at sites where day laborers gather and drove them to different locations where…
A box truck collided with an occupied school bus, six children treated for injuries
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A box truck collided with a school bus carrying numerous children on Long Island, with the truck driver needing to be taken to the hospital and six children treated for minor injuries. Authorities say the crash happened around 4:45 p.m. Monday on Flanders Road in Riverhead. Southampton Town Police Lt. Susan…
Pfizer says it’s COVID-19 vaccine works for kids ages 5-11
UNDATED (AP) — Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11. The vaccine maker said Monday it plans to seek authorization for this age group soon in the U.S., Britain and Europe — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters. The vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech…
Hochul announces plan to address school bus driver shortage
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is taking steps to address a mounting shortage of school bus drivers across the state. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday announced several short-term and long-term initiatives, including opening up new testing sites for commercial drivers license applicants, expediting the testing and permitting process and conducting outreach to law enforcement,…
Rep. Zeldin was treated for leukemia and is now in remission
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin said Saturday that he was diagnosed last November with early stage chronic myeloid leukemia but that he responded well to treatments and is now in remission. Zeldin is a Long Island Republican who’s running for New York governor. He said the diagnosis had no impact on his…
New York tosses jail time for most minor parole violations
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers will be able to avoid jail time for most nonviolent parole violations under a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The law signed Friday largely eliminates New York’s practice of incarcerating people for technical parole violations that include being late to an appointment with a parole officer, missing…
New details emerge over NYC restaurant brawl
(AP) — New details have emerged about a brawl outside a popular New York City restaurant between several out-of-town visitors and an employee over the restaurant’s requirement that the guests show proof of vaccination. Attorneys for Carmine’s and for three women from Texas facing charges in connection with the melee last Thursday told the New…
Body found in Wyoming, believed to be Gabrielle Petito
(AP) — Authorities say a body discovered in Wyoming is believed to be Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito. The FBI says the body was found yesterday by law enforcement agents who had spent the past two days searching campgrounds. Supervisory Special Agent Charles Jones says the cause of death hasn’t yet been determined — and that there…
Body cam video shows Gabby Petito weeks before her disappearance
East Farmingdale, NY- Police in Utah on Thursday released body camera footage of Long Island natives Gabrielle Petito and Brian Laundrie. The couple had been pulled over for speeding by the Moab Police Department on August 12th. The video which lasts over an hour, shows Gabby sobbing and discusses how the pair were struggling to…
NY governor vows to fight lawsuit over vaccine mandate
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed this week to fight a lawsuit launched by a group of Christian health care practitioners who argue that New York’s vaccine mandate for health care workers is unconstitutional because it lacks a religious exemption. A federal judge temporarily blocked the state Tuesday from enforcing part of the…
FDA considering Pfizer booster shots
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government advisers are debating whether to recommend extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine, a key step toward the Biden administration’s plan to dispense COVID-19 booster hots to most Americans. Scientists inside and outside the U.S. government have been divided in recent days over the need for boosters and who should get them.…