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Gotti family in court for assault charges at HS basketball game
Gianna Gotti The daughter of former mob boss John Gotti Jr. was in court in a Nassau County on Wednesday, facing charges she assaulted a woman at a game at Locust Valley High School during the evening of Feb. 8. She and her mother, Kimberly Gotti, are accused of getting into a fight and ripping…
Jury convicts movie armorer of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE Associated PressSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”The verdict against movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed assigned new blame in the October…
County leader sues New York over an order to rescind his ban on transgender female athletes
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated PressMINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A Republican official has asked a federal court to affirm his decision to ban girls’ and women’s sports teams with transgender athletes from using county facilities in New York City’s suburbs.Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman filed the lawsuit days after the state’s Democratic attorney general, Letitia James,…
4 are charged with concealing a corpse, evidence tampering in Long Island body parts case
BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) — Four people were charged Wednesday with concealing a human corpse and tampering with evidence in connection with the discovery of body parts in parks on Long Island.The four — Amanda Wallace, 40, Jeffrey Mackey, 38, Steven Brown, 44, all of Amityville, and Alexis Nieves, 33, who police said is homeless —…
Nikki Haley suspends her campaign and leaves Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidate
By STEVE PEOPLES and MEG KINNARD Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination.Haley didn’t endorse the former president in a speech in Charleston, South Carolina.…
Texas man arrested in alleged scam attempt against disgraced former congressman George Santos
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — A Texas man was arrested Wednesday on accusations that he schemed to dupe George Santos into wiring him money with the false promise that he could get the criminal corruption charges against the disgraced congressman dropped.Federal prosecutors said Hector Medina of El Paso concocted a fake identity…
New York will send National Guard to subways after a string of violent crimes
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated PressNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans Wednesday to send the National Guard to the New York City subway system to help police search passengers’ bags for weapons, following a series of high-profile crimes on city trains.Hochul, a Democrat, said she will deploy 750 members of the National Guard to the…
Cuomo subpoenaed by House subcommittee
The House subcommittee that is investigating the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has subpoenaed former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in relation to his administration’s handling of nursing homes during the pandemic. In a statement a spokesperson for Cuomo said the said that Congress is playing politics with Covid.
Booth where Tony Soprano may – or may not – have been whacked sells for a cool $82K to mystery buyer
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. (AP) — The ice cream parlor booth where Tony Soprano may or may not have been whacked has sold for more than $82,000.As Tony would say, Madone!An anonymous buyer bid $82,600 Monday night in an online auction for the piece of memorabilia that occupies an outsize role in the lore of the award-winning…
Police find more human remains on Long Island and identify victims as a man and woman in their 50s
BABYLON, N.Y. (AP) — Human remains found Tuesday in a wooded area and state park on Long Island are believed to be from the same victims as limbs and other body parts found last week at a different park, police said.The discoveries were made in nearby West Babylon and at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale,…
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage
(Associated Press) A technical issue caused widespread login issues for a few hours across Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms Tuesday.Andy Stone, Meta’s head communications, acknowledged the issues on X, formerly known as Twitter, and said the company “resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted, and we apologize for…
NY Attorney General secures $8.6 million for reforms to nursing home after financial fraud, resident mistreatment
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday announced a settlement with Fulton Commons Care Center, a nursing home in East Meadow that will require its owners to pay up to $7 million into a fund to implement required reforms to ensure the safety of its residents, and pay an additional $1.6 million in restitution…