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US, Haiti seek release of 17 missionaries snatched by gang
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children with a U.S.-based missionary group who were abducted by a gang notorious for killings, kidnappings and extortion. Police say the group was snatched by the 400 Mawozo gang on Saturday. As authorities…
Data: Nearly two-thirds of New Yorkers are fully vaccinated
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The latest federal figures show nearly two-thirds of New York residents are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. About 12.7 million of New York’s 20 million residents are fully vaccinated, according to data released Saturday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vaccination rates are highest in the southern and…
Plane makes emergency landing on Fire Island
Babylon, NY- A single engine plane made an emergency landing at a Fire Island beach. Suffolk County Police say on Friday afternoon, the plane with three passengers, landed just west of Kismet Beach around 3pm. Officials say one passenger was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of a non-life threatening injury. The cause of…
FDA panel endorses booster shot for J&J COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of U.S. health advisers has endorsed booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration panel said Friday that the booster should be offered at least two months after immunization but didn’t suggest a firm time. The FDA isn’t bound by the vote but its…
US: States can order COVID shots for younger kids this week
East Farmingdale, NY- U.S. health officials are setting the stage for a national COVID-19 vaccination campaign for younger children, inviting state officials to pre-order doses starting this week. In meetings scheduled over the next few weeks, federal officials plan to discuss making shots made by one manufacturer, Pfizer, available for kids ages 5 to 11.…
Resilient shoppers push retail sales up 0.7% in September
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans continued to spend at a solid clip in September even as they face sticker shock at the grocery stores and elsewhere and even as snarled global supply chains are limiting the flow of goods. Retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in September from the month before, the U.S. Commerce…
Man rescued at Smith Point Beach
Shirley, NY- A man was rescued from the rough water on Thursday night at Smith Point Beach. Suffolk County Police say Marine Bureau and Aviation Section officers were called to the scene at 6:34 p.m. Officials say Aviation Section officers used drop sticks to light up the water so the swimmer could swim to the…
Pagans motorcycle leader from Long Island, sentenced for illegally having gun
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New York man characterized as a leader of the Pagans motorcycle gang has been sentenced to more than two and half years in prison for illegal gun possession. The U.S. attorney’s office says Keith Richter was arrested in February in New Jersey on his way back from a party in…
US average mortgage rates jump; 30-year loan at 3.05%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term mortgage rates jumped this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan again breaching 3%. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate for a 30-year mortgage rose to 3.05% from 2.99% last week. That is its highest level since April, when it peaked at 3.18%. The rate for a 15-year loan…
Bill Clinton in hospital for non-COVID-related infection
WASHINGTON (AP) — A spokesman for Bill Clinton says the former president is being treated in a Southern California hospital for a non-COVID-related infection. Spokesman Angel Ureña says Clinton was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center on Tuesday evening. Ureña says Clinton “is on the mend, in good spirits and is incredibly…
PD: Two injured in drive by shooting on Middle Country Road
Coram, NY- Two people were injured Wednesday night in a drive-by shooting in Coram. Suffolk County Police say two men, ages 27 and 40 were traveling westbound on Middle Country Road by Winfield Davis Drive in a 2004 Volkswagen Touareg, when they were both struck by bullets shot from a passing vehicle. The shooting happened…
NYPD: Off-duty officer shoots 2 women: 1 dead, 1 hurt.
NEW YORK (AP) — An off-duty New York City police officer is in custody after authorities say she shot two women, one of whom she was intimately involved with. The shooting Wednesday left one woman dead and the other injured. Assistant Chief Michael Kemper says patrol officers responded to 911 calls around 5 p.m. and…