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Erik D. Wright named Wyandanch's new schools superintendent
The district has been lead by interim chiefs since 2023, when former Superintendent Gina Talbert left to lead the Amityville ...
South Carolina lawmakers consider a nearly $18,000 pay raise
The South Carolina Senate has voted what's effectively an $18,000-a-year pay raise into the state's spending plan for next ...
LI home prices rose to record high in first quarter
Newsday real estate reporter Jonathan LaMantia looks at Long Island home prices, which rose to a $705,000 median sales price ...
Florida Senate's Democratic leader says the state party is dead and he's leaving it
The top Democrat in Florida's Senate is leaving his party, declaring that "the Democratic Party in Florida is dead." ...
Former New York State Trooper Thomas Mascia, who shot himself on parkway, expected to plead guilty, multiple sources say
Thomas Mascia of West Hempstead, was charged on Jan. 27 with filing a false report, official misconduct and tampering with ...
Exposing social media posts with teen led to North Bellmore man killing neighbor, prosecutor says in trial opening
Shati Smith is accused of gunning down Lee Houpe after Houpe alluded online to messages Smith sent to Houpe's teenage cousin, ...
Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were gutted
Three advocacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem, seeking to restore staff jobs ...
Experimental plane crashes at US military base in Virginia, officials say
HAMPTON, Va. — An experimental aircraft has crashed at a military base near the coast of Virginia, authorities said Thursday. The incident occurred at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in the city of Hampton ...
What to know as US prepares to require REAL ID for many air travelers next month
Most adults catching a flight in the U.S. starting May 7 will be required to present a passport or an upgraded state-issued ...
US says no warrant was needed to arrest Columbia student activist because they feared he'd flee
New documents in a New Jersey court show that the federal government defended its warrantless arrest of Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil by saying agents feared he'd flee because he ...
Largest federal employee union, a leading Trump opponent, to lay off more than half of staff
The largest union for federal employees plans to lay off more than half its staff nationwide after President Donald Trump's anti-union executive orders have rapidly weakened the organization's ...
Slovaks rally to condemn legislation they say would harm nongovernmental groups
Protesters have rallied in Slovakia's capital and several other cities to condemn legislation approved by Parliament that ...