Author: Newsday

SUZUKA, Japan — About two dozen Japanese drivers have raced in Formula 1 over almost 50 years, and success has been limited. A Japanese driver has never won an F1 race, which means Ayumu Iwasa’s goals are unbelievably high. “I want to be in an F1 seat as a regular driver, and also be world…

Billy Joel, who recently played his 100th monthly residency concert at Madison Square Garden, has cut another $5 million off the asking price for his Palm Beach County, Florida, mansion. The property is now down $15 million from its 2019 price of $64.9 million. An updated listing by the brokerage Christian Angle Real Estate, which…

RALEIGH, N.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster underwent a minor, elective knee surgery Thursday morning for a tennis injury he sustained two years ago, the governor’s office said in a statement. McMaster, who is the third oldest governor in the country at age 76, tore his meniscus while playing tennis with his wife Peggy…

LONDON — A 75-year-old man was found guilty Thursday of the murder of a female British police officer who was shot dead on the street nearly two decades ago during an armed robbery at a travel agency in northern England. Piran Ditta Khan was convicted by a majority of 10-1 after 11 jurors deliberated for…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak is seeking to serve the rest of his prison term under house arrest, two months after his sentence in a corruption case was reduced by half. His surprise court application, which came as a surprise, was due to be heard Thursday but was postponed…

BERLIN — Austria’s justice minister said Thursday that she plans to tighten the country’s rules on espionage, which currently is explicitly banned if directed against Austria itself but not if it targets other countries or international organizations. Justice Minister Alma Zadic’s push to tighten Austria’s laws comes as the arrest of a former Austrian intelligence…

MELBOURNE, Australia — The governing body for Australian rules football was aware of players undertaking screening for illicit substances to avoid detection in game-related doping tests and it’s chief executive on Wednesday said he was “unapologetic” for it. Federal lawmaker Andrew Wilkie told Parliament of allegations made by the Melbourne Demons’ former club doctor and…

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Wyatt Johnston and Jason Robertson each scored twice, Jamie Benn added a goal and two assists, and the Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win. Dallas took over sole possession of first place in the Central Division by two points over the…

LOS ANGELES — Former All-Pro cornerback Tre’Davious White is joining the Los Angeles Rams. White agreed to terms on a one-year, $8.5 million contract Tuesday with the Rams, who are thoroughly revamping a secondary that was likely their defense’s weak spot last season. White’s deal could be worth up to $10 million, ESPN reported. White…

A former NYPD officer was battling for his life when he fatally shot his longtime friend during a rage-filled confrontation in Farmingdale in May 2020, a lawyer for the rookie cop told a Nassau County jury Tuesday in Mineola. “Errick Allen acted reasonably, he had a reasonable fear that deadly physical force was about to…