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Prosecutors withdraw appeal of dismissed case against Alec Baldwin in fatal movie set shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico prosecutors won’t pursue an appeal of a court’s decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie, the Santa Fe district attorney’s office announced Monday.Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey withdrew the appeal of a…
Nassau County to test wastewater for opioids
Nassau County will begin to test wastewater for opioid drugs .The testing is an expansion of a program that was introduced in 2022 to test wastewater for COVID-19. In 2023, similar testing methods were utilized to detect measles.The testing is part of a nationwide effort to monitor the opioid crisis by using sewage data to…
The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024
By BERNARD McGHEE Associated PressIt was a life that took him from peanut farming to the presidency. While former President Jimmy Carter ‘s time in the White House only lasted one term, the decades afterward were defined by humanitarian work that affected people all around the world.Founding the Carter Center with his wife, Rosalynn, he…
‘Squid Game’ returns looking for win with season 2
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated PressStepping onto the set of “Squid Game” season two, Lee Jong-jae felt like he had never left.“Including promotion, I’d been living with Gi-hun for about two years,” said Lee in a recent interview. “I really felt like I was him,” he said in a recent interview.“Squid Game” follows an underground competition…
Flagstar agrees to pay $3.6 million over cyberattack
Hicksville-based bank Flagstar Financial has agreed to pay $3.6 million to resolve allegations that it misled customers and investors about a cyberattack in which hackers stole the personal information of 1.5 million people.The cyberattack took place in late 2021. Flagstar neither admitted nor denied the commission’s allegations, but it consented to the $3.5 million penalty…
Prosecutors say Heuermann kept news articles as ‘souvenirs’
Newsday is reporting that Gilgo Beach Task Force investigators say Rex Heuermann had a “persistent interest” in the case before his arrest, visiting a police website at key points in the investigation and saving decades-old news articles as souvenirs or mementos of his alleged crimes.Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said the findings are the…
Big Lots and Party City stores have announced they are going out of business.
Big Lots will start going-out-of-business sales at its stores after a bankruptcy court-approved deal to sell the company’s assets fell through. Big Lots has 960 stores, including four remaining on Long Island — in Copiague, Hicksville, Holbrook and West BabylonParty City told corporate employees in a meeting Friday that they would be “winding down” operations…
In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day
By DAVID CRARY AP National WriterHanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, which has only happened four times since 1900.For some rabbis, the intersection of the two religious holidays provides an auspicious occasion for interfaith engagement.“This can be a profound opportunity for learning and collaboration and togetherness,” said Rabbi Josh…
Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king, has died at 65
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball’s leadoff position, has died. He was 65.Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said Saturday they were “shocked and heartbroken by his passing,” but did not specify a cause of death.Known as baseball’s “Man of Steal,”…
FAA to grant flight restrictions over NY’s critical infrastructure sites
Gov. Hochul announced the FAA plans to grant temporary flight restrictions over some of New York’s “critical infrastructure sites,” due to drone activity.Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder say Nassau County cops have permission to shoot troublesome drones out of the sky if a drone is a threat to the public at large.
Amazon workers are striking at multiple delivery hubs. Here’s what you should know
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business WriterAmazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union launched a strike at seven of the company’s delivery hubs less than a week before Christmas.The Teamsters said the workers, who voted to authorize strikes in recent days, joined picket lines on Thursday after Amazon ignored a Sunday deadline the union had set…
House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a resounding no, the House rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan Thursday to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown, as Democrats and dozens of Republicans refused to accommodate his sudden demands.In a hastily convened evening vote punctuated by angry outbursts over the self-made…