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Suspect in Hamptons spa murder found dead
Officials say the suspect in the murder of a Brooklyn woman at the Water Mill resort and spa on the east end Monday afternoon has been found dead. According to police, Thomas Gannon was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Pennsylvania. The alleged killer and victim, Sabina Khorramdel, knew each…
TGI Fridays closes Westbury and Rockville Centre locations
TGI Fridays has closed its Westbury and Rockville Centre restaurants, leaving just four locations on Long Island as the restaurant chain reportedly heads toward bankruptcy.Nearly 50 TGI Fridays locations across the US closed in the past week. In January TGI Fridays closed locations in Bay Shore, Hauppauge and Massapequa.The four Long Island locations that are…
Yankees fans who interfered with Betts’ catch are banned from Game 5 of the World Series
NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts have been banned from Game 5 on Wednesday night.Betts leaped at the wall in foul territory and initially caught Gleyber Torres’ pop up in the first…
Daylight Saving Time Might Be Your Biggest Sleep Thief This Year
(AP) Michael Dinich | Wealth of Geeks Two in five Americans will experience “Daylight Saving Scaries” when preparing to change the clocks in November.The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that 40% feel a sense of dread when preparing to “fall back,” a feeling that lasts much longer than just the day or two surrounding the…
Volpe slam sparks comeback after Freeman homer, Yanks beat Dodgers 11-4 to force World Series Game 5
NEW YORK (AP) — Fifteen years after little Anthony Volpe watched the Yankees parade with the World Series trophy, he saved their season and kept alive hopes for an improbable title.New York had moved closer to getting swept in the World Series when Freddie Freeman hit another first-inning home run.Volpe, a New York native whose…
Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died. She was 79.Garr died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer. Garr battled other health problems in recent…
‘I’m walking here!’: Jaywalking legalized in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Jaywalking — that time-honored practice of crossing the street outside of the crosswalk or against the traffic light — is now legal in New York City.Legislation passed by the City Council last month officially became law over the weekend after Mayor Eric Adams declined to take action — either by signing…
Freeman and Buehler lead Dodgers past slumping Yankees 4-2 for 3-0 advantage in World Series
NEW YORK (AP) — After all that buildup, it’s been all Dodgers so far.Freddie Freeman homered for the third straight game and Walker Buehler pitched another World Series gem as Los Angeles beat the slumping New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night for a 3-0 lead in the Fall Classic.With superstar Shohei Ohtani playing despite…
New Hyde Park man arrested for impersonating Homeland Security officer
(Nassau Police) The Third Squad reports on the arrest of a Great Neck man for an incident that occurred on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 12:00 PM in New Hyde Park. According to Detectives, defendant Seth Newman, 21, of 44 Somerset Drive, was operating a black 2021 Dodge Charger in the vicinity of Marcus Avenue…
This year’s Rockefeller Center tree will travel to New York from Massachusetts
NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will travel to New York City from West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Rockefeller Center officials announced Monday.The Norway spruce will be cut down Nov. 7 and will make the roughly 140-mile (225-kilometer) journey south, arriving Nov. 9 in midtown Manhattan, the officials said. It will be lit…
Search suspended for missing kayaker
The Coast Guard announced that it suspended its search for a missing kayaker in Lloyd Harbor. Another vessel reported finding the vacant kayak Friday afternoon. Officials said there was live bait, a fishing pole and a backpack on board. The Coast Guard searched an area of more than 460 miles for 27 hours for the…
Rodgers and the Jets lose their fifth straight game in another low point to a rough season
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New York Jets made some major changes to try to jumpstart a once-promising season that was heading downhill.Robert Saleh was fired as coach after a 2-3 start, interim coach Jeff Ulbrich changed offensive play callers and the Jets acquired Davante Adams to reunite him with Aaron Rodgers.New York is somehow…