NY AG Sues Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion NY AG Sues Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion
NY AG Sues Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion Amazon secretly manipulated its online advertising system to overcharge more than 1.2 million businesses by over $20 billion, potentially driving up prices for consumers in the process, according to a new lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James.  New York Attorney General Letitia James joined the Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 21 other states in filing the lawsuit against the e-commerce giant on Monday, Aug. 31.  The coalition alleges Amazon rigged auctions used to determine how much businesses pay to advertise products on its website, includi…
Would-Be Burglars Fail At Long Island Break-In But Escape Police: Authorities Would-Be Burglars Fail At Long Island Break-In But Escape Police: Authorities
Would-Be Burglars Fail At Long Island Break-In But Escape Police: Authorities A would-be burglary was thwarted on Long Island, but the suspects escaped the scene, police said Tuesday, Sept. 1. Cops responded to a burglary on Plainfield Lane in North Woodmere around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, the Nassau County Police Department said. The caller reported a possible break-in, and officers determined someone had tried and failed to enter the home, police said. The failed burglars then fled in an unknown direction, cops said. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call NCPD’s Fourth Squad at 516-573-6454.
Sticky-Fingered Pair Hits Coach, Sephora Stores For $2K At Suffolk County Outlet Mall: Police Sticky-Fingered Pair Hits Coach, Sephora Stores For $2K At Suffolk County Outlet Mall: Police
Sticky-Fingered Pair Hits Coach, Sephora Stores For $2K At Suffolk County Outlet Mall: Police Two women are wanted for stealing more than $2,400 worth of merchandise from a Long Island outlet mall, police said. The suspects took handbags from Coach at Tanger Outlets in Deer Park around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The bags were worth $1,390, cops said. Shortly afterward, the same two women took “an assortment” of makeup products from Sephora at the same outlet mall, Suffolk County authorities said. The Sephora products were worth $1,085, investigators said. Police shared photos of the two suspects and are offering a cash reward for informat…
Accident On Long Island Highway Snarls Traffic For Almost Two Miles Accident On Long Island Highway Snarls Traffic For Almost Two Miles
Accident On Long Island Highway Snarls Traffic For Almost Two Miles An auto accident on a Long Island highway backed up traffic for over a mile on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 1. The incident occurred on the northbound Wantagh State Parkway near Old Country Road in New Cassel around 1:45 p.m., according to Nassau County Traffic Management. Traffic cameras showed all northbound lanes of the highway were closed, and traffic was being diverted up Exit W2W to Old County Road eastbound, according to NY511. Workers in high-visibility vests and a tow truck were visible in the middle of the roadway around 3:30 p.m. Multiple vehicles were also parked alongside the road…
Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting College Baseball Player At Wrong Home Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting College Baseball Player At Wrong Home
Cop Charged After Fatally Shooting College Baseball Player At Wrong Home The Upper Pottsgrove Township police corporal who shot and killed 22-year-old college baseball player Glenwood “Bubba” Pysher IV at the wrong Pennsylvania home has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 1. Cpl. Sean Farrell, 58, surrendered to Montgomery County Detectives and was awaiting arraignment Tuesday after investigators concluded that his shooting of the unarmed Pysher was not a legal use of deadly force, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Pysher was fatally shot around 12:29 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, after homeowners at a S…
'I Will Behead You': Man Threatened President Trump, Secret Service On Facebook, Feds Say 'I Will Behead You': Man Threatened President Trump, Secret Service On Facebook, Feds Say
'I Will Behead You': Man Threatened President Trump, Secret Service On Facebook, Feds Say Donald Swope wasn't subtle about his plans for President Donald Trump. The 53-year-old Maryland man made his first appearance in federal court on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after prosecutors say a months-long series of Facebook posts escalated into threats against Trump and the US Secret Service. Among them was one particularly chilling message aimed directly at the president. "I will behead you Donald J. Trump," Swope allegedly wrote in a Facebook post highlighted by federal prosecutors. He followed it by tagging Trump and a lengthy list of government agencies, officials and media outlets, accord…
A Third Long Island High School Has Canceled Football For The 2026 Season A Third Long Island High School Has Canceled Football For The 2026 Season
A Third Long Island High School Has Canceled Football For The 2026 Season Another Long Island high school has canceled its varsity football season, drawing ire from the community while citing safety concerns. Amityville High will play only a junior varsity schedule in 2026, with hopes of returning to the varsity level in 2027, Newsday reported Monday, Aug. 31. School leaders said the team had only three seniors and was mostly made up of underclassmen, making it unsafe to compete at the varsity level, according to News 12 Long Island. Superintendent Gina Talbert told the station it would cause “unnecessary safety risks for younger athletes.” Amityville used to be…
Suffolk County Man Assaults Child At MetLife Stadium, NJ State Police Say Suffolk County Man Assaults Child At MetLife Stadium, NJ State Police Say
Suffolk County Man Assaults Child At MetLife Stadium, NJ State Police Say A New York man assaulted a juvenile at MetLife Stadium during the preseason Jets-Giants game on Friday, Aug. 28, authorities said. Sherif Saad, 34, of Coram, NY, was charged following the incident near Moody’s Gate in East Rutherford, according to New Jersey State Police Tpr. II Christopher Postorino. Saad’s Facebook page identifies him as a father and an air traffic controller. Troopers responding to the assault near Moody’s Gate determined Saad assaulted the juvenile before leaving the stadium property, Postorino said. Court records list the offense time as 9:37 p.m. Saad voluntar…
Watch Lindsay Clancy's Reaction To Learning Jury Is Deadlocked Watch Lindsay Clancy's Reaction To Learning Jury Is Deadlocked
Watch Lindsay Clancy's Reaction To Learning Jury Is Deadlocked The judge presiding over Lindsay Clancy's murder trial sent jurors back to deliberate after they reported they were deadlocked Tuesday morning, Sept. 1. Clancy showed no emotion as the judge announced the 12-person jury, including nine women and three men, had been unable to reach a verdict. As of press time, the jury has been deliberating for nearly 19 hours over four days. Click here to watch Clancy's reaction, or lack thereof, as the update is delivered to the courtroom, which comes at approximately 2:29:04 mark. 🚨 BREAKING: The Lindsay Clancy jury has just told the judge they CANNOT…
NJ Woman Killed In Times Square Stabbing, Suspect Fatally Shot By Police NJ Woman Killed In Times Square Stabbing, Suspect Fatally Shot By Police
NJ Woman Killed In Times Square Stabbing, Suspect Fatally Shot By Police A 32-year-old New Jersey woman was killed after she was stabbed in Times Square Monday, Aug. 31, authorities said. At 4:24 p.m., police responded to Times Square after Pamela Cisneros, a 49-year-old Queens woman, had stabbed Erin Piacenti, a Chester resident, and a 68-year-old man, the New York City Police Department said. The victims were transported to a nearby hospital where Piacenti was pronounced dead, the NYPD said. The other victim was in stable condition, police said. Cisneros, seen in a video shared to Instagram by bboypop97, displayed two large knives and advanced toward police, w…
Flock Camera Cut Down On Long Island, Two Men Arrested: Police Flock Camera Cut Down On Long Island, Two Men Arrested: Police
Flock Camera Cut Down On Long Island, Two Men Arrested: Police Two men tore down a Flock camera on Long Island on Monday evening, Aug. 31, police said. Evren Daldal, 23, and Dayton Schell, 22, were in a black Chevrolet when they reached the intersection of Richmond Street and Willis Avenue around 6:30 p.m. and hopped out of the vehicle, the Nassau County Police Department said. The two men then removed a street pole with a Flock camera attached to it and fled the scene, investigators said. Cops tracked their vehicle to 3rd Street in West Babylon, according to authorities. Daldal, who lives on the street, and Schell, of Ronkonkoma, were both arrested a…
PNC Bank VP Killed After Speeding Acura Veers Off PA Turnpike, Hits Tree: State Police PNC Bank VP Killed After Speeding Acura Veers Off PA Turnpike, Hits Tree: State Police
PNC Bank VP Killed After Speeding Acura Veers Off PA Turnpike, Hits Tree: State Police A PNC vice president was killed when his SUV veered off the Pennsylvania Turnpike, went down an embankment, and struck a tree early Tuesday, Sept. 1, state police said and public records show. Christopher M. Ruane, 55, of Canonsburg, was driving a 2020 Acura MDX west on Interstate 76 in Fannett Township, Franklin County, around 5:20 a.m. when the crash happened near mile marker 195.9, according to an updated Pennsylvania State Police release. Ruane was traveling "at a high rate of speed" when the Acura veered off the roadway, traveled down an embankment, and struck a tree, police said. He …