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McConnell suggests delaying impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell wants to postpone Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. McConnell on Thursday proposed delaying the trial until February to give the former president time to prepare and review his case. The idea could appeal to some Senate Democrats, who are eager to spend time confirming President Joe Biden’s Cabinet…
Port Authority looks to renovate
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s main bus terminal could be in for a major overhaul after long being ridiculed for leaky ceilings, dirty bathrooms and frequent delays. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey unveiled a plan Thursday to rebuild and expand the embattled midtown Manhattan bus terminal. The new station…
Ethics complaint filed against Giuliani
NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyers’ group has filed an ethics complaint against Rudy Giuliani with New York’s courts. They’re calling for him to be investigated and his law license suspended over his work promoting former President Donald Trump’s false allegations over the 2020 election. Lawyers Defending American Democracy, which includes former judges and federal…
Riverhead man charged in Shirley robbery
(Shirley, NY)- Officials say they caught the man who robbed a jewelry store earlier this week in Shirley. Police say on Tuesday afternoon, 22-year-old Joshua Wilson of Riverhead, allegedly smashed a display case at Kay Jewelers on Montauk Highway with a concrete brick and then demanded employees give him the key to open the case,…
Suffolk Police mourn loss of Lt. Robret Van Zeyl, to COVID-19
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Suffolk County Police are mourning the loss of one of their own. Active duty member, Robert Van Zeyl, who worked at the second precinct, died from COVID-19 on Wednesday, January 20th, he was 60 years old. Police tell us that during his 36 years on the force, “Van Zeyl received more than…
Biden to release a national COVID-19 strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is putting forth a national COVID-19 strategy to ramp up vaccinations and testing, reopen schools and businesses and require Americans to wear masks for travel. Biden also will address inequities in hard-hit minority communities as he signs 10 pandemic-related executive orders on Thursday, his second day in office. Biden…
“Slow zones” added to Atlantic Ocean to help protect whales
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — The federal government has added two new “slow zones” to try to protect vulnerable whales from ship strikes. The zones are located off New York City and Nantucket, Massachusetts, and they’re designed to protect North Atlantic right whales. The whales number only about 360 and they are vulnerable to collisions with…
Star-studded inauguration
UNDATED (AP) — Stars ranging from Lady Gaga to Bruce Springsteen have capped a star-studded inauguration for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. A day of celebration for the new administration ended late Wednesday night with Katy Perry belting out “Firework” on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as pyrotechnics lit up the…
SAT doing away with optional essay
NEW YORK (AP) — The College Board is removing the optional essay from the SAT and doing away with subject tests amid a changing college admissions landscape. The not-for profit College Board says the pandemic has highlighted the importance of being innovative and adaptive going forward. The pandemic has forced the widespread cancellation of group…
Kamala Harris sworn in as Vice President of the U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has broken the barrier that has kept men at the top of American power for more than two centuries. The former California senator took the oath of office Wednesday, making her the first female vice president in the nation’s history, as well as the first Black woman and…
Donald & Melania Trump arrive in Florida
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — His term at an end, President Donald Trump has said farewell to Washington. Trump has arrived in Florida in the last hour of his presidency, skipping Joe Biden’s inauguration. Before departing, Trump spoke to supporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, where he walked across a red carpet and…
Joe Biden sworn in as 46th President of the United States
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has sworn the oath of office to become the 46th president of the United States, declaring that “democracy has prevailed.” He takes the helm of a deeply divided nation and inherit a confluence of crises arguably greater than any faced by his predecessors. But there were comforting signs of tradition…