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“Rust” film armorer says someone may have put bullet in gun
(AP)- The woman in charge of weapons on the movie set where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins said Wednesday night that she had inspected the gun Baldwin shot but doesn’t know how a live bullet ended up inside. “Who put those in there and why is the central question,” Hannah Gutierrez Reed,…
CDC approves COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5-11
(AP)- Schoolchildren take the spotlight this week as the U.S. enters a new phase in COVID-19 vaccination aimed at curbing deaths, hospitalizations and more than a year of disrupted education. With authorities promising enough vaccine to protect the nation’s 28 million kids ages 5-11, pediatricians’ offices, pharmacies, hospitals and schools were poised to begin the…
Supreme Court to hear arguments in major gun rights case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a gun rights case that could lead to more guns on the streets of New York and Los Angeles. The case also could threaten restrictions on guns in subways, airports, bars, churches, schools and other places where people gather. The case the justices…
Republicans predicted to take top spots in Nassau and Suffolk
East Farmingdale, NY- Republicans made a big showing at the polls across Long Island on Election Day. In Nassau County, Newsday, reports the top spots of County Executive and District Attorney were won by Republican Bruce Blakeman for County Executive and Republican Ann Donnelly for District Attorney. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, has not conceded…
De Blasio files paperwork to set up run for governor of NY
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is one step closer to joining the race for governor of New York after filing paperwork with the Board of Elections to create a fundraising committee. The Democrat filed paperwork last week to create a committee called New Yorkers for a Fair Future that…
Frost Advisory & Freeze Watch in effect for Suffolk County through Thursday morning
East Farmingdale, NY- After weeks of what felt like an endless summer, residents in Suffolk County woke up on Wednesday morning with temperatures near freezing in some spots. The National Weather Service issued a Frost Advisory in effect for Suffolk County through Thursday at 8am and a Freeze Watch is in effect for Suffolk County…
Court Docs: Man accused in mid-flight assault gave flight attendant a concussion
DENVER (AP) — The California man authorities say assaulted a flight attendant on a cross-country flight last week from JFK to California, inflicted damage on his victim. Court documents in Denver say suspect Brian Hsu (shoo) punched the flight attendant in the face after being told he couldn’t use the bathroom. The blow left the…
Huntington schools shuttered after shots fired at golf cart
HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (AP) — Schools and town buildings in Huntington on Long Island were placed on lockdown after shots were fired from a vehicle into a golf cart at a park. No injuries or arrests were reported, and the lockdowns were lifted shortly after noon. Newsday reports that the shots were fired into a golf…
9,000 NYC workers on leave as vaccine mandate takes effect
NEW YORK (AP) — About 9,000 New York City municipal workers were put on unpaid leave for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate that took effect Monday and thousands of city firefighters have called out sick in an apparent protest over the requirement. Mayor Bill de Blasio said about 9 in 10 city…
New York votes: Top contests in Tuesday’s election
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers are set to make important decisions in elections to pick mayors, prosecutors, county leaders and other local positions. Voters in New York City will pick a new mayor Tuesday. In Buffalo, a mayoral race between a moderate and self-described socialist has gained attention as the latest fight over how…
Mets dismiss GM Scott
NEW YORK (AP) — Acting general manager Zack Scott will not return to the New York Mets. That’s according to a person familiar with the firing. Scott was placed on administrative leave following an arrest on drunken driving charges in August. The dismissal is hardly a surprise after New York fell apart in the second…
US appeals court gives greenlight to NY’s vaccine mandate
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals panel has upheld New York state’s vaccine mandate for health care workers. The ruling late Friday by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision by an upstate judge who had temporarily blocked vaccination requirements on the grounds that the mandate did not accommodate religious exemptions.…