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The Latest: Hurricane Milton strengthens into a Category 5 as Florida prepares for evacuations
By The Associated Press Hurricane Milton remains a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on Tampa and St. Petersburg, engulfing the populous region with towering storm surges and turning debris from Helene’s devastation 12 days ago into projectiles.While the storm had previously weakened, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday that Hurricane…
Jets fire coach Robert Saleh after a 2-3 start to the season, AP source says
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football WriterA person familiar with the decision says the New York Jets have fired coach Robert Saleh after the team’s 2-3 start in his fourth season. Saleh was 20-36 as coach of the Jets, who are trying to snap the NFL’s longest active playoff drought at 13 seasons. Defensive…
Judge and Rodón unable to deliver as Yankees drop Game 2 to Royals in ALDS
NEW YORK (AP) — Two games into this postseason, those big-money deals for Aaron Judge and Carlos Rodón haven’t paid any October dividends for the New York Yankees.Judge mustered little at the plate again Monday night and Rodón failed to last four innings in his first playoff start with New York during a 4-2 loss…
Oyster Bay Town Board Imposes Freeze on Shellfish
In an effort to study and boost the local clam and oyster population, Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Town Board approved a temporary 6-month shellfish harvesting moratorium on 1,850 acres of underwater land in Oyster Bay and Cold Spring Harbor.The area was previously leased and harvested by a commercial shellfish harvesting company.
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…