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Suffolk County approves new police detectives union contract, with 18% pay bump over 5 years
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (470+ words) Suffolk County Detectives Association President George Michels addresses the Suffolk County Legislature at a special meeting Wednesday where lawmakers approved a new union contract." Credit: Newsday/Joe Werkmeister The Suffolk County Legislature approved a new police detectives contract that raises…...
From dropping bombs to pressuring banks: U. S. pivots to economic warfare on Iran
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (872+ words) WASHINGTON " If the U. S. and Iran aren't able to soon come to a deal to end the war or extend the ceasefire that expires next week, the Trump administration is setting the stage to shift its war campaign toward a more…...
House Democrats will try anti-corruption message to gain traction against Trump
8+ hour ago (865+ words) House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N. Y. , speaks with reporters outside of the US Capitol, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington. Credit: AP/Mariam Zuhaib WASHINGTON " Days after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb'n was ousted by an opposition campaign with an anti-corruption message,…...
2 LI mosques tried to expand. Here's how their towns blocked them.
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (43+ words) Newsday Towns have used local zoning laws to block house of worship expansions, an issue that has grown more acute nationwide, experts said. Newsday TV's Doug Geed reports. Credit: Newsday Studios...
US faces demand to restore $350 million in federal funding to help power Puerto Rico
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (835+ words) Jenniffer Gonzalez speaks after she was sworn in as governor outside the Capitol in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jan. 2, 2025. Credit: AP/Alejandro Granadillo SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico " Nearly 200 organizations are urging the Trump administration and Puerto Rico's governor to restore…...
Veterans mark the 65th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs Invasion with a new museum in Miami
6+ hour, 50+ min ago (768+ words) MIAMI " Manuel Portuondo was still a teenager in 1960 when his family, like thousands of others, fled Cuba for Miami, following the culmination of the Cuban Revolution a year earlier. Soon after, while still attending school, Portuondo learned of a military…...
What to know about the new direct talks between Lebanon and Israel
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (1077+ words) BEIRUT " Lebanon and Israel's first direct talks in decades this week, spurred by the latest war between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, have been met by both high hopes and condemnation. Officials have sought to temper expectations…...
Veteran negotiator Roelf Meyer appointed as South Africa's ambassador to the US
8+ hour, 32+ min ago (384+ words) JOHANNESBURG " South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed veteran politician Roelf Meyer as the country's ambassador to the United States in a move widely seen as an effort to ease diplomatic tensions between the two nations. Meyer's appointment comes during…...
Trump threatens to fire Powell if the Fed Chair decides to stay on after his term ends next month
5+ hour, 14+ min ago (238+ words) Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, right, and President Donald Trump look over a document of cost figures during a visit to the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington. Credit: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson President Donald Trump has again threatened to…...
Trump promised peace in the Middle East. In Dearborn, Michigan, it feels farther away
9+ hour, 19+ min ago (696+ words) A woman holds a candle during a vigil for people killed in Lebanon during the Iran war, Friday, April 10, 2026, in Dearborn, Mich. Credit: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson DEARBORN, Mich. " Eighteen months after the nation's largest Arab American community helped propel…...