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Tyler Flach sentenced to 25 years to life in prison
Tyler Flach of Lido Beach who was convicted of stabbing 16-year-old Khaseen Morris to death in Oceanside in 2019, has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.The judge denied the defense’s motion that was filed last month to overturn the guilty verdict.Defense lawyers say the Flach’s family was disappointed in the judge’s sentencing…
Post office buys 9,250 electric vans, 14,000 charge stations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is buying 9,250 Ford Motor Co. electric vans and 14,000 charging stations as part of a move to switch its fleet to electric vehicles. The service also is buying another 9,250 internal combustion vans from Fiat Chrysler in North America, now part of Amsterdam-based Stellantis. The Fiat Chrysler…
Santos was questioned by U.S. Secret Service in 2017 fraud investigation
CBS news is reporting that Rep. George Santos was questioned by U.S. Secret Service in 2017 fraud investigation Santos’ Florida address was found in 2017 inside a rental car used by the suspect in an ATM skimming investigation, Investigators located Santos in New York City, where they interviewed him as part of a probe into…
Knicks win 6th straight, drop Celtics from top spot in NBA
NEW YORK (AP) — Jayson Tatum was gone a few minutes before the Boston Celtics relinquished the top spot in the NBA, thrown out of a game for the first time in his career. The referees frustrated the All-Star forward. New York’s defense caused the frustration for the rest of the Celtics. “It wasn’t our…
Supreme Court weighs Biden student loan plan worth billions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a partisan legal fight over President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans. The high court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, is hearing arguments Tuesday in two challenges to the plan, which has so far been blocked by…
DeSantis takes over Disney district, punishing company
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that gives him control of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district, punishing the company over its opposition to the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law. The bill requires DeSantis, a Republican, to appoint a five-member board to oversee the government services that the Disney…
Rangers end 4-game slide with 5-2 win over Kings
NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad briefly left Sunday’s game with an injury and the New York Rangers’ roster issues became even more problematic. However, Zibanejad returned later and scored a goal to help the Rangers end a four-game skid with a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings. The team’s No. 1 center left…
Horvat scores short-handed goal as Islanders blank Jets 4-0
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Semyon Varlamov would not allow his lack of work in the first period detract him from the job at hand. The Islanders netminder faced only one shot in the first period on his way to a 23-save shutout — his second of the season — to backstop New York to 4-0…
Full service to Grand Central Madison starts today.
Full Long Island Rail Road service into Grand Central Terminal begins today. Grand Central Madison, the brand-new 714,000-square-foot terminal will have 296 LIRR trains per day, a total of 936 LIRR trains will be going in-and-out of Grand Central and Penn Station daily. A brand new schedule for all the LIRR’s branches goes into effect…
Suffolk police help deliver baby on the L.I.E.
Suffolk police officers helped deliver a baby on the Long Island Expressway early Sunday morning. They responded to a report of a woman in labor on the side of the LIE around 2 a.m. They found the woman and her husband on the shoulder near the Sagtikos Parkway exit Brentwood paramedics assisted the officers to…
Full LIRR service to Grand Central starts February 27
LIRR full schedule to Grand Central will begin on February 27. No matter where or when you ride, your trip will change. Learn more about the changes coming to your branch, and download the new schedules, effective February 27. The new LIRR service to Manhattan’s east side is the most transformative change to Long Island Rail Road…
Rep. George Santos backs bill making AR-15 the “national gun” of U.S.
George Santos is co-sponsoring a bill that would declare the AR-15 to be the National Gun of America.The bill was introduced by gun rights activist and Alabama Republican Rep. Barry MooreSeveral lawmakers recently criticized Santos for wearing an AR-15 lapel pin on the floor of the House last month following a series of deadly shootings.…