Author: Newsday

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s capital was attacked by Russia for the first time in 44 days Thursday as Kyiv residents woke early to loud explosions. Ukraine’s Emergency Service said 13 people were wounded, including one child, and that dozens of people were evacuated from their homes. Around 30 cruise and ballistic missiles were shot down…

PHOENIX — Kevin Durant continued to climb the NBA’s list of career scoring leaders, passing big man Shaquille O’Neal for No. 8 with 22 points in the Phoenix Suns’ 115-102 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. The 35-year-old Durant now has 28,610 career points. He’s passed multiple greats on the scoring list this…

DALLAS — For decades, their mission during World War II was a secret. With inflatable tanks, trucks and planes, combined with sound effects, radio trickery, costume uniforms and acting, the American military units that became known as the Ghost Army helped outwit the enemy. Now, they are being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Three of…

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Captain Brianne Jenner had a goal and an assist to help Ottawa extended New York’s league-high losing streak to seven games with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Ottawa (6-0-6-6) moved ahead of Boston for fourth place and the final playoff spot — with six games…

If you grow up with a basketball and a hoop, you probably dream about playing in the NCAA Tournament. Certainly, that’s how it was for Michael O’Connell growing up in Mineola. And now, in his fourth year and second destination in college basketball, he is getting to live it. And his team – North Carolina…

Baimadajie Angwang thought he would be reinstated to his dream job as a New York City police officer after federal prosecutors dropped criminal charges alleging he spied for China. Instead, he is fighting the police commissioner’s decision to fire him. In a decision made public recently, Commissioner Edward Caban ordered the immediate firing of Angwang…

PITTSBURGH — John Calipari’s blue-collar roots still run deep. Even now, nearly 40 years after the Calipari left western Pennsylvania for good to begin a head coaching career that’s made him a millionaire many times over, a national champion and a Hall of Famer, the lessons instilled in him at a young age growing up…

What Mary-Lou Hede seeks the most when she visits the Huntington Senior Center is companionship. For the past 10 years, the retired library clerk and longtime widower has made several friends of different nationalities: Japanese, German and Scandinavian, the Huntington Station resident said recently. “When I meet someone from another country, I ask, ‘Can you tell me…

RICHMOND, Va. — A Maryland labor attorney is set to become the first openly gay judge on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after winning final confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Nicole Berner, who worked as the general counsel for the Service Employees International Union, was nominated by President Joe Biden in November. She…

WASHINGTON — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that it expects the federal government to be awash in debt over the next 30 years, but the outlook has improved over the past year due to increased immigration and agreements to reduce spending. The CBO’s latest long-term budget and economic outlook report — for a…