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Two Long Island school districts are taking legal action against the state mascot ban
The Wantagh Union Free School District and the Wyandanch Union Free School District are taking legal action against the state mascot ban. They are suing the state Board of Regents to keep their team name of the “Warriors.”According to the lawsuit, both districts are willing to stop using Native American images but want to keep…
Emergency alert test will sound Oct. 4 on all U.S. cellphones, TVs and radios
A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system will be broadcast at approximately 2:20 p.m. EDT to cellphones, televisions and radios across the United States. Most Americans with wireless cellular devices will receive an emergency alert message on their phones, as will most whose televisions or radios are on when the test occurs. Cell…
McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a House vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, forced the vote on the “motion…
Another suit filed against bus company, driver involved in Orange County bus crash
A second lawsuit was filed Monday related to the fatal bus crash involving the Farmingdale High School band. It claims negligence against Regency Transportation and the driver of the bus. The suit was filed on behalf of a student who was injured on board the bus and his father. Bus carrying high school students to…
Attorney Generals office reviewing in-police custody death at Nassau’s Third Precinct
New York State Attorney General Letitia James is reviewing the circumstances of the death of Cesar Flores a New Cassel man who police said died in their custody after suffering “a medical emergency” while at Nassau’s Third Precinct.Flores had been in jail for criminal possession of a controlled substance, when he suffered the medical emergency…
Gov. Hochul says 18,000 jobs available for eligible migrants
Gov. Hochul says there are approximately 18,000 jobs available for Venezuelan migrants once they become eligible to work through a portal created by the State Department of Labor.Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams had previously urged the Biden administration to expedite work permits for asylum seekers.The jobs will be provided by nearly 400 employers across the…
David Stearns introduced as president of baseball operations by New York Mets, his hometown team
NEW YORK (AP) — David Stearns was formally appointed the first president of baseball operations in New York Mets history Monday, taking over the hometown team he cheered for as a child. The former Milwaukee Brewers boss was introduced by owner Steve Cohen at a Citi Field news conference on the heels of a hugely…
Donald Trump says he will be in courtroom for New York trial scrutinizing his business practices
NEW YORK (AP) — With control over some of his most prized real estate holdings in jeopardy, former President Donald Trump says he will make a rare, voluntary trip to court in New York on Monday for the start of a civil trial in a lawsuit that already has resulted in a judge ruling that…
Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted late Saturday as President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open with little time to spare after Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan deal. The package drops aid to Ukraine, a White House priority opposed by a growing number…
New York begins drying out after being stunned and soaked by record-breaking rainfall
(AP) New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city dwellers dried out basements and traffic resumed on highways, railways and airports that were temporarily shuttered by Friday’s severe rainfall.While the fierce storm has moved on, some of its damage lingered into the weekend.…
Buck Showalter fired as New York Mets manager
NEW YORK (AP) — For the fifth time in six years, the New York Mets are in the market for a new manager. Buck Showalter was fired Sunday after a disappointing season in which baseball’s highest-spending team tumbled from contention by midsummer. The 67-year-old Showalter said before Sunday’s game against Philadelphia that he will not…
Lawsuit filed in Farmingdale High bus crash
The family of a Farmingdale student involved in last week’s fatal bus rollover in Orange County has filed the first lawsuit against the bus company and driver.The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Supreme Court of Orange County on behalf of Lawrence Doreson of Massapequa and his 14-year-old daughter, accuses Regency Transportation and bus driver Lisa…