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April 20, 2025

Breezy Point church heavily damaged by fire, just a day before Easter Mass

The fire at St. Edmund Church started in the back but spread throughout the church and into the roof.

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April 19, 2025

Mayor Adams backtracks on New York City's curbside composting law with new exemptions from fines

Although composting has been mandatory for New York City residential buildings since October, it wasn't until April 1 that violators could f...

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April 19, 2025

Record warmth possible on North Shore. Cooler on South Shore.

Temperatures could get into the low 80s in areas closer to New York City, the National Weather Service says.

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April 19, 2025

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Read the latest national and world news, including stories from Newsday's reporters in Washington, D.C.

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April 19, 2025

10 years after Freddie Gray's death, calls for police reform and racial equity persist in Baltimore

Ten years ago Saturday, Freddie Gray died from spinal injuries sustained during transport in a Baltimore police van and the city was thrust...

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April 19, 2025

Small plane crashes into Nebraska river and kills 3 on board

Authorities in Nebraska say three people have died in a small airplane crash into a river.

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April 19, 2025

Russia says it has retaken another village in the Kursk region from Ukrainian forces

Russia claims to have seized the border village of Oleshnya, pushing Ukrainian forces from one of their last footholds in the Kursk region,...

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April 19, 2025

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in the last 48 hours, Palestinians say

Gaza's Health Ministry says more than 90 people have been killed by Israeli strikes in the last 48 hours.

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April 19, 2025

JD Vance goes to the Vatican following remarkable papal rebuke over Trump crackdown on migrants

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is meeting with the Vatican No. 2 official.

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April 19, 2025

Congress weighs tax cut package, SALT cap

Congress is negotiating a budget that may impact the SALT cap, which hit those with high incomes and high property values hard.

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April 19, 2025

Long Island, NYS hit hard by flu season this year

This was also the first year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that deaths from flu surpassed deaths from COVID.

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April 19, 2025

Albany budget delays: Hochul's strategic approach

Gov. Hochul uses the state budget as a strategy to push policy issues, leveraging her power in Albany's budget negotiations.

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April 19, 2025

Universal Epic Universe is the theme park resort's biggest bang yet in Florida

From Harry Potter to Super Mario Bros.

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April 19, 2025

Former President Bill Clinton returns to Oklahoma City 30 years after the bombing

Thirty years after the deadliest homegrown attack in U.S. history, former President Bill Clinton will return to Oklahoma City for a remembra...

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April 19, 2025

Questions emerge about how a deputy's stepson became the accused gunman in deadly FSU shooting

After a deadly shooting at Florida State University, questions are emerging about how the stepson of a beloved sheriff's deputy tasked with...

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April 19, 2025

250 years after America went to war for independence, a divided nation battles over its legacy

Let the arguments begin.

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April 19, 2025

How Trump backed away from promising to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours

During his campaign, Donald Trump said repeatedly that he would be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine "in 24 hours" upon taking...

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April 18, 2025

New York State settles lawsuit with former Cuomo aide

New York State agrees to pay $450,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Charlotte Bennett, a former aide to former Gov. Andrew...

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April 18, 2025

Maryland senator is returning to US after pushing for Abrego Garcia's release and meeting with him

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is flying home from El Salvador after meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported there by th...

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April 18, 2025

ACLU claims administration is restarting deportations under 18th century wartime law

The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday asked a federal judge to bar deportation of Venezuelans held in northern Texas under President...

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April 18, 2025

FSU shooting victims include a school employee whose dad was a Cuban exile turned CIA operative

Two people were killed and six others were injured when a gunman opened fire at Florida State University, sending students fleeing from the...

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April 18, 2025

IRS whistleblower on Hunter Biden is out as acting commissioner just days after getting the job

An IRS agent who testified publicly about investigations into Hunter Biden's taxes and was promoted to be acting IRS commissioner is out of...

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April 18, 2025

How to catch the shooting stars of spring's first meteor shower, the Lyrids

Spring's first meteor shower is reaching its peak.

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April 18, 2025

Federal judge pausing Trump administration's plans for mass layoffs at the CFPB

A federal judge who blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that the agency can...

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April 18, 2025

Crews restore power to nearly all customers after island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico

Officials in Puerto Rico say power has been restored to 98.8% of customers after an island-wide blackout hit the U.S. territory earlier this...

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April 18, 2025

10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy are released

Approximately 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F.

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April 18, 2025

Long Island experts welcome federal study of autism causes, remain cautious about RFK Jr.'s timeline for answers

Kennedy vowed to look at all "potential culprits" including environmental toxins.

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April 18, 2025

As REAL ID deadline nears, New Yorkers rush for licenses

With the May 7 deadline looming, New Yorkers are rushing to secure REAL ID-compliant licenses, causing a surge in DMV appointment demand.

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April 18, 2025

Medicaid-enrolled doulas get new way to keep notes on the women they serve

Doula Notes provides the birth assistants with one place to document information like appointments, notes and births.

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April 18, 2025

Radiation from CT scans has higher risk of cancer than previously thought, study says

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April 18, 2025

Rubio suggested the US will drop Ukraine-Russia peace efforts if no progress within days

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. may be ready to "move on" from efforts for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is no prog...

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April 18, 2025

Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers lay bare profound rifts over the ongoing war

When nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force veterans signed an open letter last week calling for an end to the war in Gaza, the military responded i...

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April 18, 2025

Fear and panic at Florida State as deadly shooting sends students fleeing

When a 20-year-old opened fire at Florida State University, terrified students barricaded doors and fled across campus, abandoning chemistry...

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April 18, 2025

The US has a single rare earths mine. Chinese export limits are energizing a push for more

America's only rare earths mine has fielded calls from anxious companies since China responded to President Donald Trump's tariffs by limiti...

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April 18, 2025

Trump administration seeks explosive expansion of nation's immigration detention system

The world's largest immigration detention system is on the cusp of explosive growth as President Donald Trump pursues his signature campaign...

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April 17, 2025

Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data

A federal judge has imposed new restrictions on the Department of Government Efficiency's access to Social Security systems that hold person...

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April 17, 2025

UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted on death penalty-eligible charges

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December, has been indicted...

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April 17, 2025

UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted on death penalty-eligible charges

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December, has been indicted...

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April 17, 2025

Ex-New York Times editorial page editor apologizes to Sarah Palin at defamation trial

An emotional former opinion page editor for The New York Times has apologized to Sarah Palin for a 2017 editorial that she says damaged her...

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April 17, 2025

US airstrikes targeting a Yemeni oil port have killed 20 people, Houthis say

Yemen's Houthi rebels say U.S. airstrikes targeting the Ras Isa oil port have killed 20 people and wounded 50 others.

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April 17, 2025

Colorado man convicted of killing his wife and posing as ex-boyfriend and stalking her

A Colorado man has been convicted of killing his wife after prosecutors say he posed as her ex-boyfriend and stalked her.

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April 17, 2025

New York state budget talks to continue into next week

New York lawmakers extend short-term spending to keep government running as budget negotiations continue.

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April 17, 2025

University protests blast Trump's attacks on funding, speech and international students

University professors and students have led protests on campuses against what they say are broad attacks against American higher education.

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April 17, 2025

Appeals court calls Trump administration's defiance over mistakenly deported man 'shocking'

A federal appeals court says it is "shocking" that The Trump administration claims it can't do anything to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an...

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April 17, 2025

Former Pentagon spokesman tied to online DEI purge asked to resign, official says

Former Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot has been asked to resign following a contentious start for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's communicat...

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April 17, 2025

Supreme Court keeps hold on Trump's restrictions on birthright citizenship but sets May arguments

The Supreme Court is keeping a hold on President Donald Trump's restrictions on birthright citizenship but will hear arguments on the issue...

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April 17, 2025

Active shooter reported on Florida State campus in Tallahassee

Florida State University has released an alert warning of an active shooter on the school's campus in Tallahassee.

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April 17, 2025

Scores more possible jurors start screening in Weinstein retrial

Scores more people are undergoing screening as potential jurors for Harvey Weinstein's New York rape retrial.

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April 17, 2025

Long Island forecast: springlike conditions arrive in time for Easter weekend; frost possible on Twin Forks

Forecasters said the area is facing an elevated brush fire risk due to the weather conditions.

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April 17, 2025

Trump says Federal Reserve Chair Powell's 'termination cannot come fast enough'

President Donald Trump has slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, reiterating his frustration the Fed has not aggressively cut interes...