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Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: ‘How much more carnage?’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has delivered an impassioned plea to Congress to act on gun control. In an address to the nation Thursday night, he called on lawmakers to restore limits on the sale of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. He says that if legislators fail to act, voters should use their “outrage”…
NY passes bill raising age to buy, own semi-automatic rifles
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s legislature has voted to ban banning anyone under age 21 from buying or possessing a semi-automatic rifle. The legislation is a major change to state firearm laws. It was passed Thursday, less than three weeks after an 18-year-old used one of the guns to kill 10 people at a…
Buffalo gunman pleads not guilty to domestic terror charge
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white gunman who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket has pleaded not guilty to hate-motivated domestic terrorism and other charges. It’s the first case to make use of a domestic terrorism hate crime law that New York state passed two years ago. A lawyer entered the plea for…
NY Gov issues proclamation celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month
East Farmingdale, NY- New York State Governor Kathy Hochul issued a proclamation designating June 2022, as “LGBTQ+ Pride Month”. State landmarks including One World Trade Center and the Empire State Building will be lit to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month. The state will also raise the LGBTQ+ progress flag across the state and has launched an I LOVE…
NY suspends certain taxes on gas and diesel to provide relief for drivers
East Farmingdale, NY- New York State has suspended certain state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel, in an effort to lower prices at the pump for drivers. The suspensions on motor fuel excise tax, State sales tax and more will remain suspended through the end of 2022. On average, state officials estimate the suspension will…
Biden says 1st female armed services chief is ‘about time’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hailing Adm. Linda Fagan as new Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and the armed forces’ first female service chief. He declared during a change of command ceremony on Wednesday, “It’s about time.” Biden said that “the trailblazing career of Admiral Fagan shows young people entering the services,…
Biden says he wasn’t informed early on of baby formula woes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he wasn’t briefed on the prospect of nationwide shortages of infant formula for about two months. And he’s acknowledging the strain on families while his administration struggles to address the situation. Yet company executives at a meeting Biden hosted from the White House on Wednesday told the president…
Hinckley to get full freedom 41 years after shooting Reagan
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge says John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is “no longer a danger to himself or others” and will be freed from court oversight this month as planned. U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman had freed Hinckley in September from all remaining restrictions but said…
Buffalo supermarket gunman indicted on terror, hate charge
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A grand jury has charged the white 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket with domestic terrorism motivated by hate and 10 counts of first-degree murder. Payton Gendron, who has been in custody since the May 14 shooting, is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Erie…
Gridlock could delay COVID funds until fall — or longer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration foresees unnecessary deaths if lawmakers don’t approve billions of dollars more to brace for the pandemic’s next wave. Yet the push to provide the money is in limbo in Congress. It’s the latest victim of election-year gridlock that’s already stalled or killed a host of Democratic priorities. President Joe…
Rangers beat Lightning 6-2
NEW YORK (AP) — Filip Chytil (FIH-lihp HEE’-tul) scored twice in the second period and the New York Rangers routed the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Mika Zibanejad (MEE’-kah zih-BAN’-ih-jad) , Artemi Panarin (ahr-TEH’-mee pah-NAH’-rihn) and Frank Vatrano each had…
PD: Nassau teen arrested for threat against High School
Westbury, NY- Nassau County Police say an 18-year-old Westbury High School student was taken into police custody Tuesday after allegedly threatening violence against students and staff. Officials say the student, “expressed his desire to conduct a violent act towards students and faculty members. The faculty became aware of the threat and the school administration immediately…