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Setting gridlock aside, Congress set to OK gun violence bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is on the verge of approving a $13 billion bipartisan gun violence bill that seemed unimaginable a month ago. House approval is expected Friday on legislation that would be lawmakers’ most sweeping answer in decades to brutal mass shootings that have come to shock yet not surprise Americans. The Senate approved…
NY leaders vow new gun limits after Supreme Court ruling
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s Democratic leaders aim to preserve as many restrictions as possible on carrying a handgun in public after a U.S. Supreme Court decision Thursday struck down key portions of the state’s gun-licensing law. State and New York City officials are zeroing in on specifying “sensitive locations” where people cannot carry…
Library restores Pride Month displays in children’s rooms
SMITHTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A library board on Long Island reversed a decision made earlier this week to remove Pride Month displays from the system’s children’s sections shortly after Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered a state human rights investigation. The Smithtown Library board of trustees had been under fire since voting Tuesday to remove the displays,…
Long Island Library removes Pride display and books
East Farmingdale, NY- A Long Island library is topping headlines after their Board of Trustees voted to remove LGBTQA+ books and displays, from the children’s section. The Smithtown Library, with locations in Smithtown, Kings Park and Nesconset, announced the change in a memo Wednesday after a 4-2 Board of Trustees vote on Tuesday night. The…
EXPLAINER: How Biden’s proposed gas tax holiday would work
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing stubbornly high gas prices that average about $5 a gallon nationwide, President Joe Biden has urged Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months. If savings from the 18.4 cents-a-gallon federal tax on gas are fully passed along to consumers, drivers would save about $2.76 for a 15-gallon…
Trumpet is 1st bloodhound to win Westminster show
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A bloodhound named Trumpet has won the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Trumpet bested six other finalists Wednesday night to snare U.S. dogdom’s most coveted best in show prize. Trumpet beat a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed and a Lakeland terrier to take the…
Decades later, ‘Torso Killer’ charged in killing at Long Island mall
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — More than five decades after Diane Cusick’s lifeless body was discovered in the parking lot of a mall on New York’s Long Island, authorities have linked her death to the so-called “Torso Killer.” The suspect, Richard Cottingham, is believed to be one of America’s most prolific serial killers. He was arraigned…
Broadway going “mask optional” July 1st
East Farmingdale, NY- Starting on July 1st, mask wearing will become optional for Broadway theaters. The Broadway League announced the mask mandate would end on June 30th and would be reviewed on a month to month basis. The decision for August will be made in the middle of July. By Brett Levine Photo: (Photo by…
Stonewall visitor center will be dedicated to LGBTQ history
NEW YORK (AP) — A visitor center dedicated to telling the story of the LGBTQ rights movement will open next to the Stonewall Inn. The groundbreaking for the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center in New York City’s Greenwich Village neighborhood will take place Friday. The center is expected to open in 2024. The visitor center…
Where to find COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5 on Long Island
East Farmingdale, NY- COVID 19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months old were approved by the CDC over the weekend but getting an appointment for one hasn’t been so easy. According to vaccines dot gov, the only pharmacy that has the vaccine on Long Island, is Ezra Pharmacy in Cedarhurst. Allied Physicians Group,…
Westminster dog show gets 4 finalists, and one has NFL ties
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A bloodhound, a French bulldog, a German shepherd and a Maltese have been chosen to advance to the final round of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Trumpet the bloodhound, Hollywood the Maltese, Winston the French bulldog and River the German shepherd were selected Tuesday night. One of Winston’s owners is…
Senators reach bipartisan compromise on gun violence bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate bargainers have reached agreement on a bipartisan gun violence bill. That potentially tees up congressional passage this week on an incremental but notable package that would stand as Congress’s response to mass shootings in Texas and New York that shook the nation. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., predicted Senate approval…