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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers plan to appeal as convicted hip-hop star faces more years behind bars
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated PressAttorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs are planning to appeal after the Grammy-winning artist and music executive was sentenced Friday to more than four years in prison for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters. The case shattered his carefully cultivated reputation as an affable celebrity entrepreneur, A-list party host and…
Bad Bunny kicks off ‘SNL’ 51st season with a group of new faces and jabs at his Super Bowl critics
NEW YORK (AP) — Bad Bunny kicked off the 51st season of “Saturday Night Live” with a few timely jokes about his next high-profile gig: the Super Bowl.“I think everybody is happy about it — even Fox News,” the music superstar quipped in his monologue, referring to opposition in some quarters to his being named…
NFL analyst Mark Sanchez arrested while he was hospitalized with stab wounds
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez was arrested Saturday after he was apparently stabbed in an overnight altercation in downtown Indianapolis.Sanchez, who was in Indianapolis to call Sunday’s Raiders-Colts game, was charged with battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication — all misdemeanors.Indianapolis…
Schlittler’s playoff gem for Yankees against rival Red Sox prompts Boone to say `A star is born’
NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Schlittler’s key to putting Boston Red Sox bats to sleep was his own slumber.Making only his 15th major league start, Schlittler struck out 12 in eight dominant innings Thursday night as the New York Yankees blanked Boston 4-0 to win their AL Wild Card Series in a deciding third game.Overpowering…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ is set to be sentenced and faces the possibility of years in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs faces sentencing Friday in a sordid criminal case that could keep him locked up for years.The hip-hop mogul was convicted in July of flying people around the country for sexual encounters, including his girlfriends and male sex workers, in violation of the federal Mann Act.A jury acquitted Combs,…
Northport Woman Arrested After More Than 200 Animals Rescued From Hoarding Case
Authorities say a Northport woman is facing charges after over 200 animals were removed from her home in what prosecutors are calling a disturbing case of animal hoarding. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced that Samantha Boyd, 57, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty. She also faces a…
Two Delta jets damaged in ‘low-speed collision’ on LaGuardia taxiway, injuring 1
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation WriterTwo Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring a flight attendant, damaging a cockpit and tearing off part of a wing in what the airline described as a “low-speed collision.”An aircraft carrying 32 people was preparing for takeoff Wednesday night to…
Jazz Chisholm Jr. a gamer for Yankees in season-saving playoff win over Red Sox
NEW YORK (AP) — Left out of the starting lineup for the New York Yankees’ playoff opener, Jazz Chisholm Jr. was understandably unhappy.Any accomplished player would be. Chisholm just has a different way of blowing off steam.“I played `MLB: The Show’ and mercy-ruled someone,” he said. “That’s how I get my stress off.”Back at second…
Oyster Bay Kicks Off OysterFest 2025
Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino and community partners, including Rallye Motors, gathered Wednesday at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park to announce the kickoff of this year’s OysterFest. The annual celebration, one of Long Island’s largest festivals, returns October 18 and 19. Organizers say visitors can expect plenty of food, live entertainment, family-friendly activities — and, of…
Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist and conservationist, has died
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated PressJane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.The Jane Goodall Institute announced the primatologist’s death Wednesday in an Instagram post. According to the Washington, D.C.-based institute, Goodall died of natural causes while in California on a U.S. speaking tour.Her…
Trump administration puts on hold $18 billion in funding for New York City infrastructure projects
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ‘s administration, citing the government shutdown, said Wednesday it was putting a hold on roughly $18 billion to fund a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey and an extension of the city’s Second Avenue subway.The White House budget director, Russ Vought,…
Yankees bullpen falters in playoff-opening loss to the Red Sox
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Boone planned to lift starter Max Fried after the sixth inning of Game 1 of the New York Yankees’ AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Fried inducing a double play and sitting on 99 pitches prompted Boone to reconsider and let his ace lefty…