NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani keeps setting records, even after the season is over.The Los Angeles Dodgers star added his third Most Valuable Player award to his collection and first in the National League when he was chosen unanimously by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Thursday. Aaron Judge of the New York…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name. Bondi is a longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during his first impeachment trial. She’s been a vocal critic of…
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — With tears occasionally welling in his eyes, Daniel Jones disagreed on Thursday with the New York Giants’ decision to bench him earlier this week and perhaps end his five-plus tenure as the team’s quarterback.The 27-year-old Jones said he gave the team everything he had after being taken sixth overall in…
NEW YORK (AP) — For roughly six minutes, Jordan Neely was pinned to a subway floor in a chokehold that ended with him lying still. But that’s not what killed him, a forensic pathologist testified Thursday in defense of the military-trained commuter charged with killing Neely.Dr. Satish Chundru disputed a New York City medical examiner’s…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general amid continued fallout over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed as the nation’s chief federal law enforcement officer.The announcement caps a turbulent eight-day period in which Trump sought to capitalize on his…
The Nassau County Legislature will hold a public hearing December 9th for residents to weigh in on the environmental impact on a proposal to develop the Nassau Coliseum into a $6 billion casino and resort. The hearing is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building on Franklin Avenue in Mineola.Nassau…
By VANESSA GERA Associated PressTORUN, Poland (AP) — Alec Baldwin’s Western “Rust” had its world premiere Wednesday at a film festival in Poland with a dedication to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot in an accident on the set three years ago.Organizers called for a minute of silence before showing the film, which opened…
By DAVE COLLINS Associated PressTwo former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against Rudy Giuliani asked a judge Wednesday to penalize him even further for continuing to falsely accuse them of tampering with ballots during the 2020 presidential election.Attorneys for Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, argued in a…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon, to head the agency that oversees health insurance programs for millions of older, poor and disabled Americans. Trump also selected Wall Street executive Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department as he fills out…
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — New York Islanders defenseman Mike Reilly will undergo a procedure to address a preexisting heart condition that was found during routine tests after being concussed earlier this month.General manager Lou Lamoriello said it was picked up through echocardiograms as part of Reilly’s post-concussion evaluation.“It’s probably a blessing in disguise of what…