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Eagles reach free-agent deals with Saquon Barkley and Bryce Huff, AP source says
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports WriterPHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles decided Saquon Barkley was the rare running back they were willing to make a financial splash on — a move made even more rewarding by prying him away from the NFC East rival Giants.The Eagles agreed to contracts with Barkley — long the face…
2 National Guard soldiers, 1 Border Patrol agent killed in Texas helicopter crash are identified
LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) — A National Guard soldier from New York who was seriously injured in the crash of a helicopter flying over the U.S.-Mexico border remained hospitalized Sunday while authorities released the names of the two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent onboard who were killed.The three killed Friday in the…
‘Oppenheimer’ crowned best picture at an Academy Awards shadowed by war
By JAKE COYLE AP Film WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — “Oppenheimer,” a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowned best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan.After passing over arguably Hollywood’s foremost big-screen auteur for years, the Oscars made up for lost time by…
Long Beach holds rally to protest offshore wind projects
There was a rally held in Long Beach on Sunday to protest the Rapid Act proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul The Rapid Act would streamline the environmental review process for underground transmission lines related to offshore wind projects. Protesters say the Rapid Act will take away the voice of the community. Hochul proposed the measure…
Pet shop to pay $300,000 to customers that bought sick pets
The New York Attorney office announced on Friday that Shake A Paw pet shop will have to pay $300,000 to 190 customers that bought sick pets.Shake A Paw, which has a locations in Hicksville and Lynbrook, was sued after an investigation showed that the company falsely advertised sick pets as healthy, failing to disclose medical…
Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term
By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State of the Union speech Thursday night, lacing into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing “resentment, revenge and retribution” and for jeopardizing freedom at home and abroad.Reveling in the political moment,…
Santos plans to run for office again
George Santos, announced on social media that he is making another run at public office. Santos who attends president Biden’s State of the Union address last night, says he is challenging Republican Rep. Nick LaLota in New York’s 1st Congressional District. Santos is still facing 23 federal charges due to accusations of misusing campaign funds…
Babylon case puts bail laws in spotlight
Gov. Hochul and Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney are sparing over charging decision and bail in the Babylon body parts case.The four suspects were charged with concealing a human corpse, along with other charges, were placed on supervised release, with GPS monitoring without having to post bail due to what Tierney called nonsensical bail…
Steve Lawrence, singer, entertainer and half of popular stage duo Steve & Eydie, dies at 88
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Steve Lawrence, a singer and top stage act who as a solo performer and in tandem with his wife Eydie Gorme kept Tin Pan Alley alive during the rock era, died Thursday. He was 88.Lawrence, whose hits included “Go Away Little Girl,” died from complications due…
Judge denies Trump relief from $83.3 million defamation judgment
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — The federal judge who oversaw a New York defamation trial that resulted in an $83.3 million award to a longtime magazine columnist who says Donald Trump raped her in the 1990s refused Thursday to relieve the ex-president from the verdict’s financial pinch.Judge Lewis A. Kaplan told Trump’s…
Gotti family in court for assault charges at HS basketball game
Gianna Gotti The daughter of former mob boss John Gotti Jr. was in court in a Nassau County on Wednesday, facing charges she assaulted a woman at a game at Locust Valley High School during the evening of Feb. 8. She and her mother, Kimberly Gotti, are accused of getting into a fight and ripping…
Jury convicts movie armorer of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE Associated PressSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”The verdict against movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed assigned new blame in the October…