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Student stabbed at Lindenhurst Middle School
Suffolk police say a 12-year-old male student stabbed a 13-year-old male student at Lindenhurst Middle School Monday afternoon. The injured student was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital, where police said he is in critical but stable condition. The student accused in the stabbing was taken to Suffolk’s 1st Precinct to be questioned by detectives.…
Deadline for Mega Millions ticket purchases will be earlier
Starting on April 4 the deadline for Mega Millions ticket purchases in New York State on the day of drawings will move up nearly an hour to 10 p.m. Currently, tickets for the same day’s draw can be bought until 10:45 p.m. The drawings are held at 11 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. According to…
In Trump probe, key witness as grand jury is back at work
NEW YORK (AP) — A pivotal figure in the hush money payment investigation of Donald Trump was seen Monday leaving the Manhattan building where a grand jury has been meeting for months, though there was still no word on when the panel might vote on a possible indictment of the former president. David Pecker, a…
Judge: District attorney can’t be co-counsel in Baldwin case
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge said Santa Fe’s district attorney shouldn’t serve as co-counsel in the manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a 2021 movie rehearsal. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer on Monday said the district attorney should either lead…
Hochul is proposing to raise minimum wage
Gov. Hochul is proposing that the New York state’s minimum wage should be raised to $16.40 downstate by 2026. The governor’s plan ties the minimum wage to the rate of inflation but caps the increase at 3% in any one year. Progressive lawmakers say Hochul’s plan is inadequate and doesn’t go far enough to ensure…
Hochul is proposing to raise minimum wage
Gov. Hochul is proposing that the New York state’s minimum wage should be raised to $16.40 downstate by 2026. The governor’s plan ties the minimum wage to the rate of inflation but caps the increase at 3% in any one year. Progressive lawmakers say Hochul’s plan is inadequate and doesn’t go far enough to ensure…
Jonathan Majors arrested on assault charge in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — The actor Jonathan Majors was arrested Saturday in New York on charges of strangulation, assault and harassment, authorities said. On Sunday, an attorney for Majors said there’s evidence that he is “entirely innocent.” New York City police said that Majors, star of the recently released “Creed III” and “Ant-Man and The…
Trump, facing potential indictment, holds defiant Waco rally
WACO, Texas (AP) — Facing a potential indictment, Donald Trump took a defiant stance at a rally Saturday in Waco, disparaging the prosecutors investigating him and predicting his vindication as he rallied supporters in a city made famous by deadly resistance against law enforcement. With a hand over his heart, Trump stood at attention when…
Protests erupt in NYC — not for Trump but for ‘The Joker’
NEW YORK (AP) — Throngs of protesters gathered at the courthouse steps, chanting for freedom for their embattled hero. Police kept watch as passions flared and voices roared. Squad cars and television trucks encircled the commotion. It’s a scene New York City authorities have been bracing for as prosecutors consider an indictment against former President…
Rangers win, Knicks and Nets lose
Rangers clip Hurricanes 2-1RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Adam Fox created excitement for the New York Rangers even though he said the best way to beat the Carolina Hurricanes is to keep things on he quiet side. Fox ended a 24-game stretch without a goal and the Rangers overcame the Hurricanes for a 2-1 victory Thursday…
Thousands of dollars worth of jewelry stolen from Roosevelt Field store
$136K worth of jewelry was stolen from a Roosevelt Field store on Tuesday. Police say Five people worked together stole the merchandise from Ethan Jordan Jewelers in the mall. They say two women were picking items from displays while the other three suspects distracted a store employee. The women then just walked out with the…
AP source: Trump grand jury hearing other matters Thursday
NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan grand jury investigating Donald Trump over hush money payments met on other matters Thursday, further delaying a vote on whether or not to indict the former president, according to a person familiar with the matter. There was no immediate explanation from prosecutors about why the grand jury was not…