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Trump seeks control of the GOP primary in New Hampshire against Nikki Haley, his last major rival
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump is aiming for a commanding victory Tuesday in New Hampshire, securing a sweep of the first two Republican primary races that would make a November rematch with President Joe Biden look more likely than ever. The biggest question is whether Trump’s last major rival, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley,…
New York City plans to wipe out $2 billion in medical debt for 500,000 residents
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City intends to wipe out more than $2 billion in medical debt for up to 500,000 residents, tackling a top cause of personal bankruptcy, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. The city is working with RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit that buys medical debt in bulk from hospitals and debt…
Great Neck doctor sentenced for overprescribing opioids
George Blatti, A former Great Neck doctor has been sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison for overprescribing opioids to patients.Blatti was arrested in 2019 after prosecutors say he prescribed excessive and dangerous doses of prescription drugs, like Oxycontin that resulted in the death of five of his patients.He was first charged with five…
Great Neck man arrested for second time for shooting pellet gun into his neighbors’ homes
Mitchell Levy The Great Neck man who was arrested on Friday for shooting a pellet gun into his neighbors’ homes was arrested again on Sunday.Nassau police say Levy was charged in the most recent arrest with menacing and reckless endangerment.
Alec Baldwin’s grand jury indictment opens up two paths for prosecutors
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin once again is staring down a felony involuntary manslaughter charge after a grand jury indicted the actor in connection with the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in New Mexico. The lead actor and a co-producer on “Rust,” Baldwin pointed a…
Islanders fire coach Lane Lambert and replace him with Patrick Roy
(AP) Patrick Roy is the new coach of the New York Islanders, hired Saturday in a stunning midseason change behind the bench that came with the firing of Lane Lambert. President of hockey operations and general manager Lou Lamoriello announced the move to dismiss Lambert and bring in Roy, who hasn’t coached in the NHL…
Ron DeSantis ends his presidential bid before New Hampshire after falling far short of Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign Sunday on the eve of the New Hampshire primary, ending a White House bid that failed to meet expectations that he would emerge as a serious challenger to former President Donald Trump. DeSantis announced his decision in a video posted on X, formerly…
Public hearings held over Nassau casino proposal
Hundreds of Long Islanders attended two public hearings at the Uniondale Marriott hosted by the Town of Hempstead to weighed in on Las Vegas Sands plan to build a casino and resort at the Nassau Coliseum site. The forums focused on the potential environmental impact of the project.People who spoke out against the proposed casino,…
Nassau and Suffolk counties team up to start new task force
Nassau and Suffolk county law enforcement officials announced a new task force to combat crimes being committed across Long Island. Both counties are seeing patterns where people coming to Long Island to commit burglaries, leave and return to do it again. Officials say criminals are coming from New Jersey to steal cars and break into…
9/11 victim’s remains identified nearly 23 years later as Long Island man
NEW YORK (AP) — The remains of a Long Island man killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11 have been identified more than two decades after the 2001 attacks, the New York City medical examiner’s office announced Thursday. John Ballantine Niven, 44, of Oyster Bay, was an executive at Aon Risk Services, an insurance…
Hunter Biden agrees to deposition with House Republican after months of defiance, committee says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden has agreed to appear before House Republicans for a private deposition next month, ending months of defiance from the president’s son, who had insisted on testifying publicly. The House Oversight Committee announced Thursday that the two parties have agreed for Hunter Biden to sit for a deposition on Feb. 28.…
Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded through early March
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies into March. The House approved the measure by a vote of 314-108, with opposition coming mostly from the more conservative members of the Republican conference. Shortly before the vote,…