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Islanders and Rangers win, Knicks and Nets lose

Islanders and Rangers win, Knicks and Nets lose

Islanders score three unanswered goals to beat Penguins, 4-3, in OT PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brock Nelson scored on a breakaway in overtime and the Islanders rallied to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Thursday night. Nelson beat Tristan Jarry to the blocker side at 2:13 of the extra period as the Islanders — who trailed 3-1 late in the third —…

LIRR to make more adjustments to schedule starting Monday

LIRR to make more adjustments to schedule starting Monday

The Long Island Rail Road will reroute four rush-hour Grand Central Madison trains back to Penn Station Starting on MondayThe MTA also says it is adding more stops on Ronkonkoma trains to relieve some of the transfers at Jamaica.MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber says they knew the new schedule would be a learning curve…

Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s killing, dies at 89

Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s killing, dies at 89

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife, died Thursday at age 89. A statement released on behalf of his niece, Noreen Austin, said Blake died from heart disease, surrounded by family…

Report: Trump invited to testify before NY grand jury

Report: Trump invited to testify before NY grand jury

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has been invited to testify next week before a New York grand jury that has been investigating hush money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign, according to a news report. The New York Times cited “ four people with knowledge of the matter…

Alex Jones would get $520,000 salary under bankruptcy plan

Alex Jones would get $520,000 salary under bankruptcy plan

(AP) Alex Jones’ media company has proposed a plan in its bankruptcy case to pay the conspiracy theorist $520,000 a year while leaving $7 million to $10 million annually to pay off creditors, including relatives of Sandy Hook shooting victims. The Sandy Hook families won nearly $1.5 billion in lawsuits last year against the Infowars…

Long Island man  arrested after fleeing deadly seven-vehicle pileup last week

Long Island man arrested after fleeing deadly seven-vehicle pileup last week

A 29-year-old Long Island man has been arrested in connection with a deadly seven-vehicle pileup he fled from last week. The suspect was also caught in a stolen car.The crash happened early last Saturday morning on Sunrise Highway in Holbrook. One person was killed in the crash.He has been charged with leaving the scene of…

Biden budget aims to cut deficits nearly $3T over 10 years

Biden budget aims to cut deficits nearly $3T over 10 years

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s upcoming budget proposal aims to cut deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade, the White House said Wednesday. That deficit reduction goal is significantly higher than the $2 trillion that Biden had promised in his State of the Union address last month. It also is a sharp…

Suffolk police officer saves man who drove his truck into the water

Suffolk police officer saves man who drove his truck into the water

A Suffolk police officer saved the life of a man who drove his pickup truck into the water in Patchogue on Monday.The driver suffered a medical episode, and he plunged his truck into the water.Officer Daniel Elitharp saw the man slumped over in his car. He jumped into the water and rescued the man.The driver…

FBI offering $250,000 reward for information on the 2008 Times Square bombing

FBI offering $250,000 reward for information on the 2008 Times Square bombing

The FBI announced a new reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the suspect involved in the 2008 Times Square bombing of the U.S. Armed Forces recruiting station.Early in the morning of March 6, 2008, a bomb exploded at the Times Square U.S. Armed Forces recruiting station.The…

Joe Biden plans new taxes on the rich to help save Medicare

Joe Biden plans new taxes on the rich to help save Medicare

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed new taxes on the rich to help fund Medicare, saying the plan would help to extend the insurance program’s solvency by 25 years and provide a degree of middle-class stability to millions of older adults. In his plan, Biden is overtly declaring that the wealthy ought…

AP source: Giants give Jones 4-year, $160M deal, tag Barkley

AP source: Giants give Jones 4-year, $160M deal, tag Barkley

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — After days of hard-fought, down-to-the wire negotiating the New York Giants reached a new four-year contract with quarterback Daniel Jones on Tuesday and put a franchise tag on running back Saquon Barkley. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press the Giants and agents for Jones reached…