WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that he might temporarily exempt the auto industry from tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give carmakers time to adjust their supply chains.“I’m looking at something to help some of the car companies with it,” Trump told reporters gathered in the Oval Office. The…
Jake’s 58 is warning Long Island customers about a scam that says the casino is now accepting wagers for online gambling.Posts have appeared on Facebook and Instagram from a company calling itself “Top Slots,” that falsely claims to represent Jake’s 58.At least one customer provided the scammer with their bank account information and had an…
News 12 is reporting that Stephanie Mills the Coram woman who is accused of falsifying the school vaccination records of more than a dozen students in the Middle Country School District failed to show to her scheduled court date on Monday.There was no word from the suspect and her Lawyer of why she did not…
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace WriterJeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched his fiancee Lauren Sanchez into space Monday with an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King.It was the latest wave in space tourism, where more of the rich and famous than ever before — or lucky and well-connected — can enter the…
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The wing tip of an American Airlines plane struck another plane from the same airline on a taxiway of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, authorities said. No injuries were reported The wing tip of an aircraft heading to Charleston, South Carolina, struck a plane en route to New…
By JOSH FUNK and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business WritersU.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks.The increase reported Thursday in the Consumer Price Index means consumers and businesses that…
Billy Joel has donates $50,000 to super PAC backing Andrew Cuomo’s run for NYC mayor. Joel has been a longtime friend of the former Governor. Cuomo is the godfather of one of Joel’s daughters, Della Rose, and the entertainer has hosted campaign fundraisers for the politician during past campaigns.
NEW YORK (AP) — A helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River between Manhattan and the New Jersey waterfront Thursday, killing six people in the latest high-profile aviation disaster in the U.S., according to witnesses and a law enforcement official.The New York Fire Department said it received a report of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is seeking a rate increase this summer that includes hiking the cost of a first-class stamp from 73 cents to 78 cents. The request was made Wednesday to the Postal Regulatory Commission, which must OK the proposal. If approved, the 5-cent increase for a “forever” stamp and similar…
The FBI and Nassau County police discovered skeletal remains at the Underhill Preserve in Jericho on Wednesday. Officials say they were searching for a victim of the MS-13 gang after receiving a tip from an MS-13 suspect in custody. Tests will be conducted to confirm if the remains are human and to possibly help determine…