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Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and PHILIP MARCELO Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire, was sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath during his testimony in the civil fraud lawsuit brought against the former president by New York’s attorney general.Weisselberg, 76, was…
New York appeals court rejects Donald Trump’s third request to delay Monday’s hush money trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is now 0 for 3 in last-minute attempts to get a New York appeals court to delay his looming hush money criminal trial. An appeals court judge Wednesday swiftly rejected the latest salvo from the former president’s lawyers, who argued he…
Islanders score 3 goals in 1st period en route to 4-2 win over Rangers
By SCOTT CHARLES Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist, Noah Dobson added two assists and the New York Islanders used a three-goal first period to propel them to a 4-2 win against the Eastern-Conference leading New York Rangers on Tuesday night.Semyon Varlamov finished with 32 saves, Mike Reilly,…
New York doctor dies after falling out of moving trailer while headed upstate to see the eclipse
BROWNVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island doctor who was headed to upstate New York to see the solar eclipse with her family fell out of a moving trailer on a highway and died, authorities said.Dr. Monika Woroniecka, 58, a pediatrician at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital who specialized in immunology, was riding in the 2024…
Appeals court rejects Donald Trump’s latest attempt to delay April 15 hush money criminal trial
By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court judge Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s latest attempt to delay his hush money criminal trial, taking just 12 minutes to swat aside an argument that it should be postponed while the former president fights a gag order.Justice Cynthia Kern’s…
Governor Hochul Launches $100 Million Investment In Brookhaven National Lab For Transformative Electron-Ion Collider Project
(Governor’s office press release April 9, 2024) Project Clears Major Milestone With Execution of Funding Agreement Between Empire State Development and U.S. Department of Energy Nearly $3 Billion in State and Federal Investments Will Support World’s First, Next-Generation EIC Capable of Pioneering Breakthroughs in Energy, Science, Technology, and Medicine Builds on Governor Hochul’s Commitment to…
UConn uses strategy of shutting down Purdue’s perimeter shooters to get decisive victory
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball WriterGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — UConn left Donovan Clingan on the loneliest island, stuck deep in the paint to wrestle massive Purdue center Zach Edey.Even when Edey bulled his way to shots at the rim, the Huskies refused to give their big man help, knowing the two-time national player of the…
Opponents of Blakeman’s special deputy sheriff program hold rally
Critics of Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s special deputy sheriff program held a rally outside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive building in Mineola on Monday.The plan aims to deputize gun owners in Nassau to become provisional special deputy sheriffs, who would assist Nassau police in times of emergency.Opponents criticize the move comparing the plan to the…
New York appeals judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay his April 15 hush money trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court judge on Monday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial while he fights to move the case out of Manhattan — foiling the former president’s latest attempt to put off…
Biden promotes ‘life-changing’ student loan relief in Wisconsin as he rallies younger voters
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated PressMADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that more than 30 million borrowers would see “life-changing” relief from his new plan to ease their student loan debt burdens, a fresh attempt by the Democratic president to follow through on a campaign pledge that could buoy his…
Actor Jonathan Majors avoids jail time, sentenced to counseling for assaulting ex-girlfriend
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors has been ordered to complete a year-long counseling program but avoided jail time Monday for assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a high-profile case that derailed the once-promising star’s career.The 34-year-old star of “Creed III” and other films had faced up to a year behind bars…
Jerry Grote, catcher for 1969 New York Mets, dies at 81
NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Grote, the catcher who helped transform the New York Mets from a perennial loser into the 1969 World Series champion, died Sunday. He was 81.Grote had suffered from heart issues and died in Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas, Mets spokesman Jay Horwitz said.…