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JFK Airport sufferers power outage Thursday
Terminal One at JFK Airport suffered a total power outage Thursday, affecting thousands of international travelers.A small fire early Thursday morning caused the disruption, according to the Fire Department.All outbound flights were canceled Thursday with some international flights being diverted to Newark and Boston.The Port Authority confirmed that the fire was caused by an electrical…
Federal prosecutor asks House to investigate Santos’ marriage
A New York Times report claims a federal prosecutor has submitted a letter to ethics watchdogs in the House of Representatives questioning whether Congressman George Santos’ seven-year marriage was all a scheme to get his wife U.S. citizenship.The prosecutor claims Santos and his ex-wife from Brazil lived separate lives as he dated men throughout the…
Biden wants ‘sharper rules’ on unknown aerial objects
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. is developing “sharper rules” to track, monitor and potentially shoot down unknown aerial objects, following three weeks of high-stakes drama sparked by the discovery of a suspected Chinese spy balloon transiting much of the country. The president has directed national security adviser Jake Sullivan…
Tim McCarver, big league catcher and broadcaster, dies at 81
NEW YORK (AP) — Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as the one of the country’s most recognized, incisive and talkative television commentators, died Thursday. He was 81. McCarver’s death…
Breeze Airways adding two new destinations from Long Island MacArthur
Breeze Airways announced it is adding two new seasonal flights out of Long Island MacArthur Airport starting in the late spring. Nonstop flights to Richmond, Virginia, and Pittsburgh will fly from May through Sept. 5. Flights to Richmond will start May 18, and flights to Pittsburgh begin May 25. An Islip spokesperson said the routes…
Dem-led NY Senate rejects gov’s top judge pick
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Senate rejected Gov. Kathy Hochul’s nominee to be the state’s chief judge Wednesday, an extraordinary defeat for the state’s top Democrat delivered by legislative leaders in her own party. The vote rejecting Judge Hector LaSalle as the head the state Court of Appeals and overseer of New York’s judicial…
Hollywood sex symbol Raquel Welch dies at 82
NEW YORK (AP) — Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film “One Million Years B.C.” would propel her to international sex symbol status throughout the 1960s and ’70s, has died. She was 82. Welch died early Wednesday after a brief illness, according to her agent, Stephen LaManna…
White supremacist gets life in prison for Buffalo massacre
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday after relatives of his victims confronted him with pain and rage caused by his racist attack. Anger briefly turned physical at Payton Gendron’s sentencing when a man in the audience…
Police investigating body found in Hempstead
The body of a female was found in the dumpster in the parking lot of an Advance Auto Parts store in South Hempstead, yesterday morning.Neighbors say they heard an alarm going off at the auto parts store through the night. Police say they were called around 7:30 a.m.There is no word on the identity of…
Senators beat Isles in shootout, 3-2
NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Stutzle and Drake Batherson each scored in the shootout and the Ottawa Senators defeated the New York Islanders 3-2. Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk each recorded a goal and an assist in regulation. Kevin Mandolese finished with 46 saves and the Senators won their sixth game in seven outings. Mandolese denied…
Nikki Haley announces run for president, challenging Trump
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, announced her candidacy for president on Tuesday, becoming the first major challenger to former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination. The announcement, delivered in a tweeted video, marks an about-face for the ex-Trump Cabinet official, who said two…
Police: U-Haul driver saw ‘object’ before deadly rampage
NEW YORK (AP) — A U-Haul driver who veered onto sidewalks and rammed into bicyclists and moped riders Monday in New York City, killing one person and injuring eight, claimed he started mowing down people after seeing an “invisible object” coming toward the truck, police said Tuesday. Weng Sor, 62, was charged Tuesday with murder…