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New York races to revive Manhattan tolls intended to fight traffic before Trump can block them
NEW YORK (AP) — Rather than alienate suburban commuters in an election year, New York’s governor slammed the brakes last spring on a plan to launch America’s first “congestion pricing” tolling system, which aimed to discourage people from driving into the most traffic-choked parts of Manhattan by slapping them with a $15 toll. New York…
The Latest: Republicans take House as Democrats sound alarm over Matt Gaetz as attorney general
By The Associated Press Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump.Meanwhile, Trump’s pick of conservative loyalist Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general has Democrats sounding the alarm with Sen. Dick Durbin saying Gaetz “would…
Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families’ backing
By DAVE COLLINS Associated PressThe satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax.The purchase turns over Jones’ company, which for decades…
Former Marine misused a combat technique in fatal chokehold of NYC subway rider, trainer testifies
NEW YORK (AP) — When Daniel Penny fatally choked a homeless man aboard a Manhattan subway last year, the 25-year-old veteran appeared to be using a combat technique that he learned in the U.S. Marines, according to the martial arts instructor who served alongside Penny and trained him in several chokeholds.But contrary to the training…
Gov. Hochul is expected to announce a new plan for New York’s congestion toll
Gov. Hochul is expected to announce a new plan for congestion pricing on Thursday.The original plan would have charged cars going below 60th Street in Manhattan a $15 toll before it was paused in June – just before it was to go into effect.The new plan reportedly will only charge cars $9.Back in May, now…
Rockville Centre detective arrested for hate crime
John Murphy a Rockville Centre Police Department detective has been charged with a hate crime.Police say Murphy used a racial slur toward a Black man who was working last week in Manorville. Murphy is also accused of kicking the man’s SUV, ripping off a light and throwing it at him.Murphy pleaded not guilty to the…
Volunteer firefighter charged with arson
Suffolk County police have charged a Medford Fire Department volunteer firefighter with intentionally setting a brushfire in Medford.The suspect reportedly set a fire in a wooded area on Mount Vernon Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. He was charged with arson in the fourth degree and fifth degree and reckless endangerment in the second degree in addition…
Trump returns to Washington vowing a smooth transition — something he didn’t ensure four years ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump made a victor’s return to Washington on Wednesday, visiting the White House for a nearly two-hour meeting with President Joe Biden and committing to a straightforward transition of power despite actively working to disrupt the same process four years ago.Sitting in the Oval Office, in front of a strong…
Wildfire threats remain high
The threat of wildfires remains high as the lack of rain continues to be a problem in the tri-state area. Multiple brush fires burned across the Town of Brookhaven yesterday and this morning. Chief of the Medford Fire Department Kevin Hoffman, said about an acre of woods burned A fire that broke out near train…
My Little Pony finally hits the Toy Hall of Fame, alongside Phase 10 and Transformers
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — My Little Pony finally made it to the winner’s circle.After years as an also-ran, the pastel-colored ponies were enshrined in the National Toy Hall of Fame on Tuesday, along with Transformers action figures and the Phase 10 card game.The honorees rose to the top in voting by a panel of experts…
US prohibits airlines from flying to Haiti and UN suspends flights after 2 planes were shot by gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday that it will prohibit U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot two planes and the United Nations will temporarily suspend flights to Port-au-Prince, limiting humanitarian aid coming into the country.Bullets hit a Spirit Airlines plane when it was about to…
Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction as prosecutors consider how to proceed in light of last week’s election and his lawyers argue for dismissal so he can run the country.The postponement announced Tuesday comes at a dramatic and dynamic point in…