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Honda recalls more than 330,000 vehicles due to mirror issue
(AP) Honda is recalling more than 330,000 vehicles because heating pads behind both side-view mirrors may not be bonded properly, which could lead to the mirror glass falling out and increase the risk of a crash. Vehicles included in the recall are 2020-2022 Odyssey, 2020-2022 Passport, 2020-2021 Pilot and 2020-2021 Ridgeline. The National Highway Traffic…
AP sources: Judge rules Pence must testify before grand jury
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that former Vice President Mike Pence will have to testify before a grand jury in the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election. That’s according to two people familiar with the decision, who…
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…