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Rangers acquire Scherzer from Mets in blockbuster move by surprise AL West leaders
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The surprising Texas Rangers are going all-in with Max Scherzer just when they need a big boost the most. The AL West leaders acquired the three-time Cy Young Award winner from the New York Mets in a blockbuster trade announced Sunday, right about the time Texas placed ace Nathan Eovaldi on…
The ‘Barbie’ bonanza continues at the box office, ‘Oppenheimer’ holds the No. 2 spot
NEW YORK (AP) — A week later, the “Barbenheimer” boom has not abated. Seven days after Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” conspired to set box office records, the two films held unusually strongly in theaters. “Barbie” took in a massive $93 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. “Oppenheimer” stayed…
Mets trade closer David Robertson to Marlins for two minor leaguers
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets began the process of dismantling the team with the largest payroll of all-time late Thursday night, trading closer David Robertson to the Miami Marlins for two teenage minor leaguers. The Mets, who began the season with a $353 million payroll, beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 to improve…
Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles and singer of ‘Take It to the Limit,’ dies at 77
NEW YORK (AP) — Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles who added high harmonies to such favorites as “Take It Easy” and “The Best of My Love” and stepped out front for the waltz-time ballad “Take It to the Limit,” has died, the band said Thursday. Meisner died Wednesday night in Los Angeles…
Rex Heuermann’s family returns to Massapequa Park home for the first time since his arrest
The Family of accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann returns to Massapequa Park home yesterday for the first time since his arrest.Massapequa Park Mayor Daniel Pearl said at a community meeting that the village was laying the groundwork to potentially buy the house that Heuermann had lived at with his wife and children for…
Trump accused of asking staffer to delete camera footage in Florida classified documents case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is facing accusations that he and aides asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida estate in an effort to obstruct the classified documents investigations. The allegations were made Thursday in an updated grand jury indictment that adds new charges against Trump and adds another defendant…
Suffolk DA Ray Tierney to prosecute Gilgo Beach killings case himself
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney will prosecute the case against accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann himself. Tierney has already taken a hands-on role in the case by presenting evidence to the grand jury that indicted Heuermann and leading the prosecution at the defendant’s July 14 arraignment. It’s reportedly the first time the…
State agency clears nurse of misconduct
Amanda Burke the nurse fired after a viral video showed her roughly picking up a newborn baby and slamming the boy face down into a bassinet, has been cleared by a state agency of misconduct. Burke was working in at Good Samaritan Hospital in Feb. 2023 when video taken by the baby’s father captured the…
Hunter Biden’s plea deal on hold after federal judge raises concerns over the terms of the agreement
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The plea deal in Hunter Biden’s criminal case unraveled during a court hearing Wednesday after a federal judge raised concerns about the terms of the agreement that has infuriated Republicans who believe the president’s son is getting preferential treatment. Hunter Biden was charged last month with two misdemeanor crimes of failure…
Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer-songwriter, dies at 56
LONDON (AP) — Sinéad O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music, has died at 56. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family…
Ground beef believed to be the cause salmonella cases
Federal health officials said that ground beef contaminated with salmonella sickened 16 people, sending six to the hospital, across the Northeast.The CDC reported cases in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts, with ground beef consumption being the common denominator.For those who could remember what they ate, they identified 80% lean ground beef purchased from…
Investigators pore over evidence from the home of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer as search ends
NEW YORK (AP) — An intense police search of the Long Island home of Rex Heuermann is now complete, authorities said Tuesday as they ended a 12-day hunt for evidence that involved ripping up the yard and the discovery of a basement vault containing hundreds of weapons kept by the man accused of killing at…