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Bolts rally to beat Blueshirts
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning were able to shake off two straight losses at Madison Square Garden. The Lightning are down 2-1 in the Eastern Conference finals after rallying in the third period of a 3-2 win over the Rangers. The game appeared to be heading for overtime until Ondrej Palat scored…
In court filing, Buffalo survivor faults gunman’s parents
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An employee who survived a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket is seeking a court order to question the 18-year-old gunman’s parents under oath in anticipation of filing a lawsuit against them. The filings Friday in state Supreme Court ask that Payton Gendron’s parents, Paul and Pamela Gendron of Conklin,…
In court filing, Buffalo survivor faults gunman’s parents
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An employee who survived a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket is seeking a court order to question the 18-year-old gunman’s parents under oath in anticipation of filing a lawsuit against them. The filings Friday in state Supreme Court ask that Payton Gendron’s parents, Paul and Pamela Gendron of Conklin,…
First storm of Atlantic Hurricane season heads toward Bermuda
UNDATED (AP) — Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, is bearing down toward Bermuda after killing three people in Cuba and causing flooding in parts of Florida. Alex reached tropical storm force after strengthening off Florida’s east coast yesterday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Alex had maximum sustained…
Crowds honor WWII veterans at Normandy D-Day celebrations
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Several dozen World War II veterans are expected to attend D-Day commemoration ceremonies Monday in France. For two years, D-Day ceremonies were reduced to a minimum amid COVID-19 restrictions. This year, crowds of French and international visitors are back in Normandy for the 78th anniversary. The ceremonies pay tribute to the…
NY governor urged to support bill protecting vaccine privacy
NEW YORK (AP) — Privacy advocates are urging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a bill that would protect sensitive information gathered from people being vaccinated against COVID-19. Advocates say the sharing of information could be misused by a raft of entities, including authorities who the New York Civil Liberties Union suggests could use…
NY girding for shark season with more drones, vigilance
MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A number of factors, including warming ocean temperatures, are contributing to an expected proliferation of sharks along the New York coastline this summer. In response, the state has expanded a drone program designed to keep track of them. Scientists say sharks are swimming north to cooler waters earlier than usual. A…
NY girding for shark season with more drones, vigilance
MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A number of factors, including warming ocean temperatures, are contributing to an expected proliferation of sharks along the New York coastline this summer. In response, the state has expanded a drone program designed to keep track of them. Scientists say sharks are swimming north to cooler waters earlier than usual. A…
2 LI teens arrested for threatening school violence in Suffolk
East Farmingdale, NY- Police on Long Island say there were two more schools who had issues with students threatening school violence on Thursday, including a 15-year-old male student at Riverhead High School and a 13-year-old male student at Westhampton Beach Middle School. Riverhead Police say just one day after a student was arrested for making…
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…