Author: Newsday

MCKEE, Ky. — An eastern Kentucky couple has been accused of trying to sell their newborn twin girls. The couple offered to sell the babies, who were born Feb. 28, to a relative for $5,000, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department said in arrest citations. The mother and father, both in their early 20s, were each…

JUPITER, Fla. — Tylor Megill, the favorite all along, officially is Kodai Senga’s replacement in the Mets’ rotation. Club officials informed Megill on Wednesday that he made the team, manager Carlos Mendoza said, making final what had been likely since Senga went down with a strained right shoulder a month ago. Jose Butto, another righthander,…

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will have an academic building named after him at William & Mary, the university in Virginia where he holds the honorary position of chancellor, the school announced Wednesday. Robert M. Gates Hall will be a hub for disciplines that include economic development and inequality, geopolitical conflict,…

BANGKOK — Thailand’s national police chief and one of his deputies were temporarily suspended under the order of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday, as accusations that the deputy was involved in an illegal online gambling ring sparked rumors of a power struggle in the police department. Torsak Sukvimol, who was appointed to the top…

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans for computer chip plants in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico and Oregon. President Joe Biden plans to talk up the investment on Wednesday as he visits Intel’s campus in Chandler, Arizona,…

PHOENIX — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to the stage Tuesday evening at the Footprint Center in Phoenix in a triumphant reboot of the Boss’ postponed 2023 world tour. In September Springsteen, 74, announced his tour would be delayed until 2024, citing doctor’s advice as he recovered from peptic ulcer disease. “The…

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s only female presidential candidate may stand little to no chance of winning in Sunday’s election, but activists say her presence alone is helping to advance a decadeslong campaign to achieve gender equality in the West African nation. Anta Babacar Ngom, a 40-year-old business executive, is a voice for both women and…

LAS VEGAS — Brayden Point scored two third-period goals and Nikita Kucherov had a four-point night to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday in a battle of teams fighting for playoff positioning. Two of the Lightning’s goals came on special teams, one short-handed and the…

Voters in the Center Moriches School District on Tuesday rejected a $13.9 million bond issue intended to repair the district’s aging facilities and protect students’ health and safety. Voters defeated the proposal by a vote of 434 against and 227 yes votes in favor.  District officials were not immediately available for comment.  Local officials said the bond borrowing would…

PHOENIX — A businessman pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring with the leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border to transport underage girls across state lines, making him the first man to be convicted in what authorities say was a scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children. Moroni Johnson, who faces 10 years…