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Yearly Covid Vaccines
U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The Food and Drug Administration proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus. This means Americans would no longer have to keep track of how…
Ceremony held for 150 Long Island National Guard soldiers
A farewell ceremony was held at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Ronkonkoma for 150 Long Island National Guard soldiers about to depart for 11 months of service in Kuwait. The soldiers will be supporting Task Force Spartan, part of the 10,000-soldier Army presence in the Middle East.
California shooter kills 10 at dance club; motive unclear
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — Authorities searched for a motive for the gunman who killed 10 people at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations, slayings that sent a wave of fear through Asian American communities in the region and cast a shadow over festivities nationwid The suspect was found Sunday,…
IRS Announces Start Date for Tax Filing Season
The official start date of the 2023 tax filing season begins Jan. 23, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2022 returns. The filing deadline for most taxpayers to submit their 2022 tax returns, file extensions and pay money owed is April 18. That is because the normal filing date of April 15 falls…
Eagles knock Giants out of playoffs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — All it took was one throw. Jalen Hurts let it fly on his first pass attempt of the game and suddenly the unease that crept into that often worrisome Philly sports psyche — yeah, but how is his banged-up right shoulder, really? — seemed to dissipate. Hurts’ shoulder was fine. No doubt…
David Crosby, rock star and CSNY co-founder, dies
(AP) David Crosby, the brash rock musician who evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with the Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar and an ongoing troubadour in Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young, has died at 81, several media outlets reported Thursday. The New York Times reported, based on a text message from Crosby’s sister…
Barkley knows postseason runs will help cement Giants legacy
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Saquon Barkley recently did some research, studying the NFL record book as if he were preparing for a game. The New York Giants running back was curious as to what some of the greatest players at his position accomplished in the playoffs. He sat wide-eyed as names such as Emmitt…
Records show Santos’ mother was not in US during 9/11 attack despite congressman’s claims
George Santos appears to have been caught in another lie Santos had claimed that his mother was a survivor of 9/11. The Republican’s campaign website says his mother “survived the events on September 11, but she passed away a few years later when she lost her battle to cancer.” Immigration records, however, shows that Santos’…
Alec Baldwin to be charged with manslaughter in set shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico movie set, prosecutors announced Thursday, citing a “criminal disregard for safety.” Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies issued a statement announcing the charges against Baldwin and…
Bruins beat Islanders 4-1
NEW YORK (AP) — Defensemen Charlie McAvoy and Derek Forbort scored in the second period, and the Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Wednesday night. Brad Marchand and Trent Frederic also scored for Boston, and Charlie Coyle had two assists. Linus Ullmark had 25 saves in his 100th career win, improving to…
Former roommate say Santos used fake names when seeking donations
A man who says he was once roommates with George Santos says the Republican congressman used fake last names when soliciting donations for a pet charity and while seeking donations from the Jewish community in a interview on CNNThis comes a day after a report from Patch.com that thoroughly detailing an allegation that Santos –…
Hochul’s pick for NY top judge rejected by legislative panel
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s nominee to lead the state’s highest court was rejected by a state Senate panel Wednesday, dealing the governor a high-profile setback after weeks of criticism from progressive activists and union officials about the judge’s record. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee voted not to forward Hector…