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Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy. What does that mean for travelers?
NEW YORK (AP) — Spirit Airlines, the largest budget carrier in the U.S., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday. The airline said customers should not see any disruption to their travel plans while the process unfolds.The filing followed years of struggles for the Florida-based airline, which is known for its no-frills, low-cost flights. Spirit…
NYC issues first drought warning in 22 years, pauses aqueduct repairs to bring in more water
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City on Monday issued its first drought warning in 22 years after months of little rain — and will restart the flow of drinking water from an out-of-service aqueduct as supplies run low.Dry conditions across the Northeast have been blamed for hundreds of brush fires. They had already prompted…
Dozens are sickened and 1 person died after eating carrots contaminated with E. coli
NEW YORK (AP) — An outbreak of E. coli has infected dozens of people who ate bagged organic carrots, and one person died from the infection. Altogether, 39 people were infected and 15 were hospitalized in 18 states after eating organic whole and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Wildfire threat continues in much of the US Northeast as dry conditions persist
By SUSAN HAIGH and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated PressFirefighters in New York said Sunday that a voluntary evacuation overnight helped them protect more than 160 homes from a stubborn wildfire near the New Jersey border as officials in much of the Northeast coped with hundreds of brush fires in tinder-dry and windy conditions.Communities in New England…
3 people arrested at illegal street takeovers on Long Island
Police in both Suffolk and Nassau counties shut down street takeover events Saturday that resulted in dozens of summonses and three arrests.Suffolk police say 40 cars were at the Ronkonkoma Long Island Rail Road station parking lot Saturday night . Officers were able to stop the activity and arrested two people.Nassau police stop what was…
Richardson’s late TD run leads Colts to a 28-27 victory over Rodgers and the Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Anthony Richardson was back as the Indianapolis Colts’ starting quarterback — and played as though he intends to never leave the huddle again.The No. 4 overall pick in last year’s NFL draft ran for a 4-yard touchdown, his second of the game, with 46 seconds left in his return from…
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…