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Rangers a loss away from elimination in East final
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports WriterNEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers won the Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s top team in the regular season by mixing talent, with smart play and finding ways to win more often than not.They are facing postseason elimination for the first time because a lot of that has…
Police update road closers at Eisenhower Park during The T20 World Cup cricket tournament
Nassau County officials are asking everyone who is not a ticket-holder to the upcoming T20 World Cup cricket matches to avoid the area around Eisenhower Park for the next two weeks.Eisenhower Park will be largely closed during the 12-day tournament, which will host eight cricket matches between Saturday and June 12.Officials say Eisenhower Park will…
Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money…
McDonald’s says $18 Big Mac meal was an ‘exception’ and news reports overstated its price increases
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business WriterMcDonald’s is fighting back against viral tweets and media reports that it says have exaggerated its price increases.In a post on the company’s website Wednesday, McDonald’s U.S. President Joe Erlinger said reports suggesting the price of the average Big Mac has doubled since 2019 were false. McDonald’s said the average…
Press conference held to discuss security for the Cricket World Cup
Nassau County police held a press conference Wednesday to discuss security for the Cricket World Cup after a potential terror threat was made against the event taking place at Eisenhower Park in a few days.The possible threat mentions the date June 9, when the India-Pakistan match is scheduled to be played at the Nassau County…
Yale University names Maurie McInnis as its 24th president
By DAVE COLLINS Associated PressMaurie McInnis, a longtime higher education leader and cultural historian, was named the 24th president of Yale University on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to be appointed permanently to the position.McInnis, 58, is the president of Stony Brook University on Long Island in New York. She will succeed Peter Salovey, who…
Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict Wednesday but asked to rehear potentially crucial testimony about the alleged hush money scheme at the heart of the history-making case.The…
What is Manhattanhenge and when can you see it?
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Twice per year, New Yorkers and visitors are treated to a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and sinks below the horizon framed in a canyon of skyscrapers.The event is a favorite of photographers and often brings people out…
Rangers can’t capitalize on another dominant Shesterkin performance, drop Game 4 of East Finals
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers peppered Igor Shesterkin with shot after shot Tuesday night, and the New York Rangers goalie had an answer for almost all of them.It wasn’t enough, and despite 37 saves and another stellar performance from Shesterkin, the Rangers fell 3-2 in overtime of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference…
Trump prosecutor focuses on ‘cover-up’ in closing arguments while defense attacks key witness
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump engaged in “a conspiracy and a cover-up,” a prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments Tuesday in the former president’s hush money trial, while a defense lawyer branded the star witness as the “greatest liar of all time”…
Pro-ISIS group posts message showing Eisenhower Park’s cricket stadium
A Pro-ISIS group posts ominous message showing Eisenhower Park’s new cricket stadium that is set to host World Cup in June.The image showed the new 34,000-seater venue, with text saying “You wait for matches and we wait for you.”A law enforcement official says there’s no evidence of any specific plot or credible threat against the…
Friday’s preholiday travel breaks the record for the most airline travelers screened at US airports
ATLANTA (AP) — A record was broken ahead of the Memorial Day weekend for the number of airline travelers screened at U.S. airports, the Transportation Security Administration said Saturday.More than 2.9 million travelers were screened at U.S. airports on Friday, surpassing a previous record set last year on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, according to the…