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With George Santos out of Congress, special election to fill his seat is set for February
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A special election to pick a successor to George Santos, the New York Republican who was expelled from the U.S. House last week, will be held on Feb. 13, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. The race for a seat representing some Long Island suburbs and a small part of the New…
Laundrie hired lawyer 9 days before Gabby Petito’s mother reported her missing
The parents of Gabby Petito claim that Brian Laundrie’s parents knew she was dead 13 days before she was reported missing.Petito and Laundrie went on a cross country road trip in the summer of 2021 when she vanished.New court filings say Laundrie called his parents in a panic, telling them she was “gone” and he…
George Santos is offering personalized videos for $200
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — George Santos already has a new gig. The former congressman, fresh off his historic expulsion last week, has created a Cameo account where the public can pay for a personalized video message. Screenshots of his account — with the bio “Former congressional ‘Icon’!” — started to spread online Monday morning. By…
Man pulled from the water after going overboard in Great South Bay
Police say a man on a boat went overboard in the Great South Bay Monday afternoon around 3 p.m. The incident happened off West Islip. The man was pulled from the water by a good Samaritan and was taken to the hospital with hypothermia. The boat eventually crashed after the man fell into the water.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ends 2024 Republican presidential bid days before the fourth debate
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ended his long-shot presidential campaign on Monday, blaming his inability to resonate in the race on the Republican National Committee’s strict requirements to qualify for the debate stage. The second-term governor and wealthy software entrepreneur dropped his bid just hours before the RNC was to release…
Long Island Rail Road bans alcohol during SantaCon
The MTA is once again banning alcohol on Metro-North and the Long Island Rail Road during SantaCon, the annual Christmas-themed bar crawl set to take place in Manhattan this weekend.Alcohol will be prohibited on all Metro-North and LIRR trains and at stations from 4 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9 until noon on Sunday, Dec. 10.…
Family of Marine killed in Afghanistan fails to win lawsuit against Alec Baldwin
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Alec Baldwin didn’t have to pay anything to resolve a $25 million lawsuit filed by family members of a Marine killed in Afghanistan after the actor chastised them on social media over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Baldwin’s attorney said. U.S. Southern District of New York Judge…
Heuermann wife’s cheek swab matches her DNA on victims
Police officials say a DNA sample taken from Asa Ellerup the estranged wife of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann matches genetic material that was found on the remains of some of the victims.Investigators obtained a cheek swab from Ellerup the night her husband was arrested for the murders of three women.Prosecutors have said…
An appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after the former president repeatedly disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial. The one-sentence decision came two weeks after an individual appellate judge put the gag order on…
GOP Rep. George Santos refuses to resign and warns his expulsion from Congress would set a precedent
WASHINGTON (AP) — A defiant Rep. George Santos is refusing to resign and warned on Thursday that his expulsion from Congress before being convicted in a court of law would establish a precedent that “is going to be the undoing of a lot of members of this body.” The first-term Republican congressman from New York…
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100. With his gruff yet commanding presence and behind-the-scenes manipulation of…
Wegmans opening delayed till 2025
The opening of Wegmans’ first Long Island supermarket in Lake Grove will be delayed until 2025 because of the longer-than-expected wait time to get approval of the subdivision plan for the property at DSW Plaza.The grocer said last year that the store would open in 2024.Wegmans bought the property for $15.3 million, according to the…