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Jon Rahm rallies to win the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jon Rahm kept hearing how he was destined to win this Masters because so many Spanish stars were aligned in his favor. Sunday was the birthdate of Seve Ballesteros, his idol and inspiration for playing. This year was the 40-year anniversary of the second Masters title Ballesteros won. If that wasn’t…
Person of interest in custody for shooting of NYPD officer
A person of interest connected to the shooting of a rookie NYPD officer in Queens on Wednesday has been taken into custody, according to multiple law enforcement sources. The individual was taken into custody in the Bronx Thursday night Officer Brett Boller a NYPD officer from Hauppauge is expected to be OK after he was…
Threats made to judge in Trump case
Sources say the judge who preside over former President Donald Trump’s New York City criminal arraignment, along with his family and the court itself, received unsubstantiated threats after the hearing. One official says there have been “dozens” of such threats recently to the judge. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and other top officials in his…
Mets host the Marlins for home opener
(AP) Miami Marlins (3-4) vs. New York Mets (3-4) New York; Friday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Edward Cabrera (0-0); Mets: Tylor Megill (0-0) BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets start a three-game series at home against the Miami Marlins on Friday. New York went 101-61 overall and 54-27 in home games last season.…
Justice Thomas reportedly took undisclosed luxury trips
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips nearly every year from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow without reporting them on financial disclosure forms, ProPublica reports. In a lengthy story published Thursday the nonprofit investigative journalism organization catalogs various trips Thomas has taken aboard Crow’s yacht and…
Justice Thomas reportedly took undisclosed luxury trips
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips nearly every year from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow without reporting them on financial disclosure forms, ProPublica reports. In a lengthy story published Thursday the nonprofit investigative journalism organization catalogs various trips Thomas has taken aboard Crow’s yacht and…
Suffolk Cracks Down On Baby Chick Sales
The Suffolk County District Attorney says multiple businesses were charged with misdemeanors and fined after they were accused of selling day-old baby chicks in amounts less than allowed by state law.Each spring around Easter time there is a jump in the purchases of newly born baby chicks, ducklings, and rabbits, to use as live decorations…
Health care workers protest health care budget
Thousands of healthcare workers across New York State staged a walk out rally Wednesday afternoon to protest Gov. Hochul’s proposed budget. Healthcare workers are asking the governor to invest $2.5 billion more into the 2024 healthcare budget. A spokesperson for the Governor says she is continues to work with the legislature to deliver a final…
Forecasts force Mets to postpone home opener
(AP) A strong threat of rain and thunderstorms forced the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles to postpone their home openers Thursday. All three teams announced Wednesday the openers will be pushed back a day with the Mets playing host to the Miami Marlins, the Phillies taking on the Cincinnati Reds and the…
Pence won’t appeal order compelling grand jury testimony
WASHINGTON (AP) — A spokesman for Mike Pence said Wednesday that the former vice president will not appeal a judge’s order compelling him to testify in the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The decision sets up a possible appearance by Pence…
Mets, Yanks and Nets all lose
Brewers belt 3 straight HRs off Scherzer, rout Mets 9-0MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rowdy Tellez, Brian Anderson and Garrett Mitchell hit consecutive home runs off Max Scherzer in the sixth inning, and Wade Miley earned his 100th career win as the Milwaukee Brewers routed the New York Mets 9-0 on Tuesday night. Anderson and Mitchell also…
Garden City jewelry store robbed
Police are searching for a man who robbed a jewelry store in Garden City Monday nightThe man walked into Sak’s Off 5th Avenue on Old Country Road, reached over the counter, and started taking gold jewelry.An employee tried to close the case, but the suspect forced the it open, and the employees arm was cut.Anyone…