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Another top aide to New York City mayor resigns amid federal probe
NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Monday that he’s accepted the resignation of his deputy mayor for public safety, Philip Banks, the latest senior official to leave as the mayor fends off an indictment and calls to step down.Adams said on TV station NY1 that Banks had told him…
Tampa Bay hasn’t been hit directly by a major hurricane since 1921. Milton may be the one
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Gulf Coast braced Tuesday for the impact of Hurricane Milton’s winds and expected massive storm surge, which could bring destruction to areas already reeling from Helene’s devastation 12 days ago and still recovering from Ian’s wrath two years ago.Almost the entirety of Florida’s west coast was under a…
Castellanos wins Game 2 for Phillies with 9th-inning single, top Mets 7-6
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos ripped a winning two-out single off Tylor Megill that scored Trea Turner and sent the Philadelphia Phillies to a dizzying 7-6 win over the New York Mets on Sunday and evened the NL Division Series at one game apiece.Castellanos tossed his helmet and was mobbed by teammates on the infield…
Some children tied to NY nurse’s fake vaccine scheme are barred from school
NEW YORK (AP) — A suburban New York school district has barred patients of a former nurse practitioner who pleaded guilty to running a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination card scheme.The move by school officials in the Long Island hamlet of Plainedge comes nearly three years after Julie DeVuono, the owner of Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare in…
Judge denies motion to suppress evidence in subway chokehold trial
A judge on Friday denied a motion from Daniel Penny’s defense team that would suppress several statements he made to officials, instead allowing all evidence to be admitted in the impending trial charging him in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a Manhattan subway train last year.Jury selection for the trial is set to…
200+ exotic birds and other animals found inside veterinarian’s house
A veterinarian in Woodbury has been arrested for hoarding more than 200 animals in her home. A search warrant was executed after officials received a call from a vet technician about the animals.. The Nassau SPCA is spending hours removing the animals from the house. Crews were dressed in white hazmat suits were seen entering…
Mets advance in playoffs with 4-2 win over Brewers as Alonso homers to spark 9th-inning rally
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off All-Star closer Devin Williams in the ninth inning and the New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Thursday night to win their NL Wild Card Series.With their latest thrilling comeback in the decisive Game 3 against Milwaukee, the Mets advanced in the…
Dockworkers’ union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract
DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports reached a deal Thursday to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, is to resume working immediately. The temporary end to the strike came after the…
Biden’s student loan cancellation free to move forward as court order expires
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s latest attempt at student loan cancellation is free to move ahead — at least temporarily — after a judge in Georgia decided that a legal challenge should be handled by a court in Missouri.Biden’s plan has been on hold since September after seven Republican-led states challenged it in federal…
Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks.The contract between the ports and about 45,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association expired…
Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83.Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada, confirmed on behalf of the medical examiner that Rose…
Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball WriterDikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58.His family revealed two years ago that he was undergoing treatment in Atlanta for…