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Kentucky Derby: How to watch, the favorites and what to expect in the 150th running of the race
By The Associated PressThe Kentucky Derby turns 150 years old this year, extending its run as America’s longest continuously held sporting event.Twenty horses stampeding 1 1/4 miles around Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May is considered 2 of the most exciting minutes in sports. There will be some 150,000 fans on hand, many…
Protesters arrested at Stony Brook University
Suffolk police officers shut down the pro-Palestinian protest at Stony Brook University Early this morning. At least 29 demonstrators have been taken into custody and others have been forced to leave. Students were warned they could face arrest if they did not leave the Staller Steps of the university by 11 p.m. Wednesday night.
TikToker from LI arrested for selling misbranded weight loss drugs
Isis Navarro Reyes, a Long Island TikToker who also goes as Beraly Navarro, was charged on Wednesday for allegedly promoting and selling misbranded weight loss drugs to her social media followers, The drugs caused at least one buyer to develop a lifelong bacterial infection.
Man pleads guilty in drugged driving crash
Michael DeAngelo has pleaded guilty to nine charges in the East Massapequa crash that killed four members of the same family last summer.The Nassau County District Attorney said DeAngelo was driving his car at120 mph moments before the crash while under the influence of drugs..DeAngelo is expected to be sentenced to seven to 21 years…
Trump calls judge ‘crooked’ after facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, SCOTT BAUER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated PressWAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Donald Trump returned briefly to the campaign trail Wednesday and called the judge presiding over his hush money trial “crooked” a day after he was held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order.Trump’s…
Prosecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein after rape conviction was tossed
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein during a hearing Wednesday in Manhattan, the disgraced movie mogul’s first court appearance since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week.One of Weinstein’s accusers, Jessica Mann, was in the courtroom Wednesday and is…
Hurricanes beat Islanders 6-3 to clinch NHL playoff 1st-round series in 5 games
Drury, Noesen help Hurricanes beat Islanders 6-3 to clinch NHL playoff 1st-round series in 5 gamesBy AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — This time, the Carolina Hurricanes didn’t miss their chance to close out the New York Islanders on home ice.Jack Drury scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Stefan…
Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University, Stony Brook University students are gathering on the steps of Staller Center for Arts to establish the Gaza solidarity encampment
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, JOSEPH B. FREDERICK and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields stormed a Columbia University building being occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters, streaming in through a window late Tuesday and arresting dozens of people.The protesters had seized the administration building, known as Hamilton Hall, more…
Bridgeport-Port Jefferson Ferry adding new ship
The Bridgeport-Port Jefferson Ferry Company will be adding a fourth vessel to its fleet; it’s the first addition in more than 20 years. The Long Island, a new 1,000-passenger ferry, will be christened in Florida on Friday and is expected to be in operation here by late fall. The company says the boat, which can…
Columbia University threatens to expel student protesters occupying an administration building
By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York Tuesday, barricading entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag from a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses nationwide. The school promised they…
Takeaways from the start of week 2 of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ, COLLEEN LONG and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — The first week of testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial was the scene-setter for jurors. This week, prosecutors are working on filling in the details of how they say he pulled off a scheme to bury damaging…
Carolina hosts Islanders with 3-1 series lead
By The Associated Press The Carolina Hurricanes host the New York Islanders in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 3-1 lead in the series. New York Islanders (39-27-16, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (52-23-7, second in the Metropolitan Division)Raleigh, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND:…