2025

Rats climb across outdoor trash containers, a common scene in many urban and suburban areas where food waste is left exposed. Public health officials warn that rodent infestations can increase the risk of disease exposure. File photo:…
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Erika Lane Frantzve is shown in an official pageant portrait from her reign as Miss Arizona 2012. Frantzve later became known publicly as Erika Kirk following her marriage to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Her pageant background…
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Hip-hop star Nicki Minaj Nicki Minaj, seen here at the amfAR Gala in Cannes in 2017, has spent much of her career at the center of pop-culture attention. Her surprise appearance at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest marked one of her…
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Melissa Joan Hart attends the premiere of How to Train Your Dragon at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The Sayville, Long Island native rose to fame as a child actor and became a defining television star of the 1990s. Hart has…
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Ralph Macchio attends a public event during a 2011 promotional appearance related to his ongoing work in film and television. The Huntington, Long Island native rose to fame as Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid franchise and has…
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A Beechcraft King Air turboprop sits on the airport ramp as the sun sets, illustrating the type of aircraft involved in a recent emergency landing in Colorado. A similar King Air safely landed at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport after…
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Stilt-walkers perform a choreographed routine during a modern Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus production. The reimagined show replaces traditional animal acts with human-powered performances that blend acrobatics, balance,…
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Digitally recreated image of a Flagstar Bank branch, representing one of the locations involved in a Suffolk County bank robbery investigation. Prosecutors allege the defendant targeted multiple branches and used threatening notes to…
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Members of the Peconic River Sportsman’s Club pose with representatives from three Long Island breast cancer charities during a check presentation luncheon in Manorville. The Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition, Lucia’s Angels, and the North…
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Grave Digger launches over a dirt obstacle during a high-speed racing round at a Monster Jam competition. The legendary monster truck is one of the most recognizable vehicles in the sport, known for its aggressive driving style and…
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Booking photograph of Hua Yang, 60, of Great Neck, following his arrest in connection with a public lewdness incident reported at a Russell Gardens park. Police said the incident occurred while a 15-year-old was walking through Daniel J.…
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A secured detention facility is shown behind locked fencing, illustrating the type of federal custody locations used in immigration enforcement. After local arrests, individuals subject to ICE detainers may be transferred to similar…
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Booking photograph of Angelique Gauthier, 19, of Bellmore, following her arrest in connection with a gym locker theft and subsequent identity fraud investigation. Police said the case involved stolen debit and credit cards that were later…
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Booking photograph of Kevin Byong Koon Yim, 45, of Syosset, following his arrest after an early-morning incident on the Long Island Expressway South Service Road. Police said officers responding to a crash recovered a firearm and a…
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An elderly woman reacts with distress while holding a phone and sitting at a laptop, illustrating the emotional impact of phone scams targeting seniors. Law enforcement officials say “grandchild bail” scams often rely on fear, urgency, and…
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Prosecutors said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer against the defendant, who will be transferred to ICE custody after completing his state prison sentence. Authorities also confirmed the defendant was…
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Booking photograph of Jimmy Graham, 41, of Central Islip, following his arrest in connection with a wrong-way crash on the Sunrise Highway South Service Road. Prosecutors said Graham was impaired by the combined influence of alcohol and…
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A set of car keys rests on a table as a man reaches for them while holding a glass of alcohol, illustrating the dangers of impaired driving. Prosecutors say alcohol consumption played a role in the events leading up to a fatal crash in…
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Booking photos of the two adult suspects arrested in connection with a series of overnight smoke and vape shop burglaries in Oceanside and Rockville Centre, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators say the burglaries occurred…
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Elon Musk appears on stage at the Viva Technology conference in Paris in June 2023. Musk has become the first person ever estimated to be worth more than $600 billion, driven largely by the soaring private valuation of SpaceX and continued…
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Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, are pictured together at a public film event in Los Angeles. The longtime couple were found dead Sunday inside their Brentwood home, prompting a homicide investigation by Los Angeles police.…
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Ludy Esperanza Ardila Mogollon and Victor Manuel Riveros Ruiz were arrested by the Nassau County Police Department’s Major Case Squad in connection with a jewelry theft at Neiman Marcus in East Garden City. Police say the defendants…
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Bryan McMenamin, 50, of Hicksville, is shown in a booking photo released by Nassau County Police. Investigators say he carried out two separate store robberies in Hicksville while armed with a butcher knife. He was arrested following a…
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A bottle labeled sulfuric acid is shown in a laboratory storage setting. Prosecutors allege sulfuric acid was used as a weapon in a Wyandanch domestic assault that left a woman with severe chemical burns to her face and body. The defendant…
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Matthew Mitchell, 20, of Brooklyn, is shown in a booking photo released by Suffolk County authorities. Prosecutors say he struck a 19-year-old woman while performing illegal car stunts during a street takeover at Gateway Plaza in…
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Brian France, 62, of Coram, is shown in a booking photo released by Suffolk County authorities. Prosecutors say France assaulted another passenger on a Suffolk County bus using a padlock tied to a strap just two months after being released…
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Stacks of outgoing mail are shown inside a postal processing machine at a U.S. Post Office. Suffolk County prosecutors say a postal clerk allegedly removed sealed envelopes from an outgoing mail bin at the Oakdale Post Office as part of a…
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Zhi Dong Zhang, 38, is shown in custody following his arrest in Mexico before being extradited to the United States. Federal investigators allege he played a leading role in an international drug trafficking and money laundering network…
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Lazaro Alberto Huertasperez, 30, is shown in a booking photo released by Suffolk County authorities following his arrest. Huertasperez pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges for raping a 14-year-old girl in 2021 and was later sentenced…
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Victor Panebianco and Kacy Corso, both of King, North Carolina, were indicted in Suffolk County on second-degree murder charges in connection with the fatal stabbing of Christopher Millwater at the Stony Brook Yacht Club. Prosecutors say…
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