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Post to Coast: New York Post plans a California newspaper
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Post is launching a California tabloid newspaper and news site next year, the company announced Monday, bringing an assertive, irreverent and conservative-friendly fixture of the Big Apple media landscape to the Golden State. In the process, it is creating a 21st-century rarity: a new American newspaper with a…
Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ has died
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a prolonged illness, said her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan.“We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our…
Heavy rain pummels the East Coast and sparks isolated flash flooding
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated PressStrong rain storms lashed the East Coast Thursday, delaying flights throughout the region and prompting emergency rescues of motorists trapped in deep water on busy highways from the Philadelphia area to New York City.In New York, flash flooding briefly closed sections of major roadways and flooded train stations across the metropolitan…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks judge to throw out guilty verdicts or grant him a new trial
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment WriterSean “Diddy” Combs has asked a judge to throw out his guilty verdicts on prostitution-related counts or grant him a new trial, saying such convictions are without precedent.“This conviction stands alone, but it shouldn’t stand at all,” the Wednesday filing said.Combs’ lawyers argue that his two felony convictions were a…
Justin Timberlake says he’s been diagnosed with Lyme disease
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Timberlake has been diagnosed with Lyme disease, the former NSYNC star said on Instagram Thursday.Timberlake shared the news in a post commemorating his Forget Tomorrow tour, which wrapped in Turkey on Wednesday, adding that the disease “can be relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically.”The “SexyBack” singer, who described himself as…
Mourners honor the NYPD officer killed in the attack at the NFL headquarters building
NEW YORK (AP) — Mourners packed a New York mosque on Thursday to honor a Bangladesh-born police officer who embraced the job of protecting his adopted city and gave his life for it when a gunman opened fire in an office building this week.Officer Didarul Islam “did believe in the American dream, not as something…
MTA proposal would activate e-tickets immediately to reduce free rides
The MTA has proposed an average fare hike of 4.4% for Long Island Rail Road rider and making electronic LIRR tickets automatically active from the moment they are purchased, rather than having to be manually activated by users. Officials have complained that passengers regularly wait to activate their e-tickets until a conductor comes around. Currently,…
Las Vegas casino supervisor sold gunman the rifle used in deadly NYC attack, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who killed four people at a Manhattan office building bought the rifle he used in the attack and the car he drove across country from his supervisor at a Las Vegas casino, authorities said Wednesday.Shane Tamura, 27, fatally shot three people in the lobby of the building that houses…
Former Vice President Kamala Harris says she will not run for California governor in 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will not run for California governor next year, leaving open the possibility that she could mount a third run for the White House in 2028.“Over the past six months, I have spent time reflecting on this moment in our nation’s history and the best way for…
Former WWE boss Vince McMahon is cited for reckless driving in Connecticut crash
By DAVE COLLINS Associated PressFormer WWE CEO Vince McMahon is accused of causing a crash on a Connecticut highway that wrecked his Bentley and damaged two other cars, a few hours before Hulk Hogan’s death hit the news and he was quoted praising the wrestling icon.McMahon was cited for reckless driving and following too closely…
Dix Hills Man Indicted for Plot to Kidnap, Kill Business Rival
(Press Release) MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Dix Hills man was indicted on six counts of conspiracy and six counts of criminal solicitation for hatching a plot to hire a hitman to kidnap and murder a former business associate. Navdeep Singh, 48, of Dix Hills, was arraigned…
Gunman who killed 4 in New York was trying to get to NFL offices and claimed to have CTE: Officials
NEW YORK (AP) — A gunman who killed four people inside a Manhattan office tower blamed his mental health problems on the National Football League and intended to target the league’s headquarters upstairs but took the wrong elevator, officials said Tuesday.Investigators said Shane Tamura, a Las Vegas casino worker, was carrying a handwritten note in…