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Indiana Jones’ whip, Kane’s Rosebud sled and Culkin’s ‘Home Alone’ snow cap are going up for auction

Indiana Jones’ whip, Kane’s Rosebud sled and Culkin’s ‘Home Alone’ snow cap are going up for auction

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Many of movies’ most sought-after props are going up for auction, including the Rosebud sled from “Citizen Kane,” Macaulay Culkin’s knit snow cap from “Home Alone” and a whip wielded by Harrison Ford during the Holy Grail trials of “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.”The Summer Entertainment Auction being held…

Hooters location in Farmingdale to stay open

Hooters location in Farmingdale to stay open

The owners of the Hooters in Farmingdale, the last remaining location on Long Island, say they plan to stay open even as the chain closed more than 30 corporate-owned restaurants around the country last week. The Farmingdale restaurant is owned by an independent franchisee and not part of the Hooters bankruptcy filing earlier this year.

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National WriterBrian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists, has died at 82.Wilson’s family posted news of his death to his website…

Body found in pool identified as Matthew Zoll

Body found in pool identified as Matthew Zoll

Suffolk police have confirmed that the man found dead in an East Shoreham pool last month has been identified as Matthew Zoll who was accused of killing his father in Rocky Point last November. According to Suffolk County police, Zoll’s cause of death has yet to be determined.

Homeland Security agents involved in car crash near Westbury school

Homeland Security agents involved in car crash near Westbury school

A large crowd gathered at the scene of a Westbury crash involving a federal agent Tuesday afternoon after Homeland Security agents were seen in the area near Park Avenue Elementary School.A crowd of about 100 people surrounded the crash scene and were shouting at police and federal agents. The crowd dispersed about an hour later…

Disney to pay almost $439 million to take full control of streaming service Hulu

Disney to pay almost $439 million to take full control of streaming service Hulu

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business WriterDisney will pay Comcast’s NBCUniversal nearly $439 million for its stake in Hulu, taking full control of the streaming service.The move closes out an appraisal process that’s dragged on for a few years. Disney said in November 2023 that it was acquiring a 33% stake in Hulu from Comcast for…

Marines will be deployed to LA to respond to immigration protests

Marines will be deployed to LA to respond to immigration protests

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pentagon planned to deploy about 700 Marines to Los Angeles on Monday to help National Guard members respond to immigration protests, three U.S. officials said, as California prepared to sue President Donald Trump over his use of the Guard troops and growing numbers of demonstrators took to the city’s streets…

Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82

Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82

NEW YORK (AP) — Sly Stone, the revolutionary musician and dynamic showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s and beyond with such hits as “Everyday People,” “Stand!” and “Family Affair,” died Monday at age 82Stone, born Sylvester Stewart, had been in poor health in recent years. His…

FAA is investigating Nassau County Police use of helicopter at Jones Beach

FAA is investigating Nassau County Police use of helicopter at Jones Beach

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the Nassau County Police Department’s use of helicopter at Jones Beach last week. The low-flying helicopter was used to break up a crowd of around 500 teenagers who gathered at Jones Beach for an unofficial “Senior Cut Day.” The FAA released a statement, saying no pilot may operate an…