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So long, Internet Explorer. The browser retires today
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft has officially sent Internet Explorer into retirement. As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate — and a few still claim to adore. Its launch in 1995 signaled the beginning of the end of the web’s first widely popular…
Clyburn: US failed to stop fraud in COVID-19 loan program
The head of a congressional panel says the U.S. government failed to take basic steps at the start of the coronavirus pandemic to prevent fraud in a federal aid program intended to help small businesses. Democratic Rep. James Clyburn on Tuesday blamed the Trump administration for problems in the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan program…
Happy the elephant isn’t a person, top New York court rules
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s top court has rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo. The state Court of Appeals decided Tuesday that she does not meet the definition of “person” who is being illegally confined. The 5-2 decision affirms an earlier court decision and means Happy will not…
Happy the elephant isn’t a person, top New York court rules
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s top court has rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo. The state Court of Appeals decided Tuesday that she does not meet the definition of “person” who is being illegally confined. The 5-2 decision affirms an earlier court decision and means Happy will not…
Man found guilty in 2019 robbery that led to officer’s death
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has convicted a man of murder in connection to a 2019 store robbery that led to the death of a New York City police officer hit by crossfire from other officers’ guns. Jagger Freeman faces 25 years to life in prison when he is sentenced on June 30. Prosecutors…
NY GOP governor candidates debate crime, economy and Trump
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In a televised debate, four Republican candidates for New York governor pledged to undo years of one-party rule by Democrats and focus on battling crime. The field includes U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, businessman Harry Wilson and Andrew Giuliani, the son of New York City’s former…
New York state to protect abortion providers under new laws
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has expanded legal protections for people seeking and providing abortions in the state. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Monday in anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court potentially overruling its 1973 Roe v. Wade’s decision, which established a constitutional right to abortion. The new laws follow the Democratic governor’s plans…
Trump insiders say ex-president was “detached from reality” on election fraud claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s closest campaign advisers, top government officials — and even his family — were dismissive of his false claims of 2020 election fraud ahead of Jan. 6. But the committee investigating the insurrection says the defeated president was “detached from reality” as he clung to elaborate but unproven theories in a…
Westbury woman missing
Westbury, NY- Nassau County Police Missing Persons Squad is asking for help in locating a missing woman from Westbury. According to a press release from the Nassau County Police Department, Rosa Valdez, 47, of Westbury is described as a female Hispanic, 5’2” tall, 150 pounds, with blond hair and green eyes. Valdez, was reported missing…
Westbury woman missing
Westbury, NY- Nassau County Police Missing Persons Squad is asking for help in locating a missing woman from Westbury. According to a press release from the Nassau County Police Department, Rosa Valdez, 47, of Westbury is described as a female Hispanic, 5’2” tall, 150 pounds, with blond hair and green eyes. Valdez, was reported missing…
PD: LI man arrested for killing his father
West Babylon, NY- A West Babylon man was taken into police custody on Friday afternoon, after police say he murdered his father. According to a press release from The Suffolk County Police Department, a woman called 911 at approximately 12:55pm to say that her son had strangled her husband. When police arrived to the scene…
NY second to VT in maple syrup production
(AP)- U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics show the nation had a sweet maple season this year. Vermont — the country’s top maple producer — yielded a record 2.5 million gallons of maple syrup. Second was New York with 845,000 gallons, followed by Maine with 672,000 gallons. Vermont’s production exceeded the state’s 2021 amount of syrup…