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Business
KFC Brings Back Beloved Menu Item After 'Impossible To Ignore' Demand
KFC is bringing back a very popular menu item as it makes major changes to win back customers. The fast-food chain announced the nationwide return of Popcorn Chicken in a news release on Monday, July 13. The bite-sized chicken is available for a limited time while supplies last. Popcorn Chicken first appeared on KFC menus in the early 90s and was discontinued in 2023. "For years, KFC has heard directly from fans clamoring for Popcorn Chicken's return," said Melissa Cash, KFC's US chief marketing officer. "We read every comment, every DM, and even every online petition signature, and the me…
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Feds Charge Ex Of '
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' Personality In Hotel Meth Case
Brittany Malsch, the ex-girlfriend of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” personality John Fuda, is facing federal charges for distributing methamphetamine from a hotel room, federal prosecutors announced. The Garfield woman was charged by complaint with possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said on July 13 — Malsch's 39th birthday. Malsch shares a son with Fuda, the husband of “RHONJ” cast member Rachel Fuda. Rachel later adopted the boy, Jaiden. In a 2023 interview with "The Sun," Malsch said from a Paterson halfway ho…
Police & Fire
8-Year-Old Drives Long Island Grandma's SUV, Injuring Her With Car Door: Police
A grandmother was seriously injured after her 8-year-old grandson got into her SUV and drove it down a driveway in New York on Monday morning, police said. The crash happened on Gulf Street in Lindenhurst at approximately 10 a.m. Monday, July 13, Suffolk County Police said. The child got into his grandmother's parked 2016 Honda in the driveway of a Wellwood Avenue home and pushed the start button, police said. As the SUV rolled down the driveway, the grandmother tried to get inside to stop it, police said. The driver's side door struck the woman, causing her to fall and hit her head on t…
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Diarrhea-Causing Parasite Cyclospora Hits Long Island, Several Cases Reported
More than a dozen cyclospora infections have been reported on Long Island in recent months, officials said. Nassau County’s health department said there have been 17 cases in the county this year, including 11 in June, the New York Post reported. Only 10 such cases were reported in the same period last year, according to the department. The nationwide cyclospora outbreak has sickened thousands of people across the country, according to public health data. Michigan has borne the worst of the outbreak, with the state’s health department tallying more than 2,600 cases through Monday, July 13. …
Politics
Trump Announces Rare Primetime National Address As Mystery Swirls Over Topic
President Donald Trump is preparing to command the country's attention in prime time, but he is keeping the reason under wraps. He said he will deliver an address to the nation on Thursday, July 16, at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Trump, 80, made the announcement in a Truth Social post shared on Monday, July 13. The White House had not confirmed a topic by Monday afternoon. CNBC reported that Trump is expected to discuss newly declassified intelligence that administration officials claim reveals plans by foreign nations to interfere in the 2020 election. The report did not identify the countries …
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LI College Baseball Hazing Suit: Freshman Says Teammates Forced Him To Strip Naked
A freshman on a Long Island university’s baseball team was forced to strip naked by his teammates in a hazing ritual, according to a new lawsuit. The teen was in his first year at St. Joseph’s University in Patchogue, Newsday reported. He was forced to endure the hazing on a team trip to South Carolina in early March, according to the lawsuit, filed Monday, July 13 in Suffolk Supreme Court. The 18-year-old's teammates demanded he and several others strip naked and cover themselves only with a plastic cup, according to Newsday. The lawsuit also claims the victim was physically assaulted on t…
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Search Launched For Crew Member Missing From Caribbean Cruise, Reports Say
Rescuers are searching for a crew member of a Princess Cruises ship off the coast of Mexico, according to reports. The unidentified employee aboard the Regal Princess was reported missing near Cancún, CBS News Miami reported on Monday, July 13. The cruise departed Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Saturday, July 11, according to CruiseMapper. The Regal Princess stopped on the Mexican island of Cozumel and is scheduled to stop in Belize and Honduras. "Princess Cruises is responding to a situation involving a crew member aboard Regal Princess in waters off the coast o…
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Aide Accused Of Staging Violent Attack In NJ Shows Off Scars In New Facebook Photo
A former GOP aide accused of staging a violent attack in a New Jersey nature preserve and hiring a scarification artist to cut her is all smiles in a brand-new Facebook photo that shows off her scars. Greene, a 26-year-old Ocean City resident, appears laughing with an unidentified man, her raised, pink scars in clear view. The photo was uploaded Saturday, July 4. Greene made headlines last year after federal prosecutors accused her of helping stage a fake violent attack, then telling police she had been assaulted at gunpoint because of her job with a federal official. On Wednesday, July 23…
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Permanent Memorial Planned To Honor Slain NY College Student As Family's Scholarship Fund Grows
The legacy of a college student from Westchester County who was fatally shot near her Chicago campus earlier this year will soon have a permanent home in the community she loved. The family of Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago freshman who was killed on March 19, announced Sunday, July 12, that the Town of Yorktown Recreation Commission has approved a permanent Green Light Memorial and Buddy Bench at Downing Park in her honor. Sheridan was shot and killed on Wednesday, March 19, while walking with friends near Tobey Prinz Beach in Chicago's Rogers Park neighbor…
Police & Fire
Gunfire On Southern State Parkway In Nassau Befuddles State Police, Troopers Ask Public’s Help
Gunshots were fired on the Southern State Parkway early Sunday, July 12, and police are searching for more information. The shooting occurred in the eastbound lanes near Exit 28/28A in Wantagh around 3 a.m., New York State Police said. The eastbound lanes were closed between Wantagh State Parkway (Exit 27N) and New York State Route 135 (Exit 28A) for several hours on Sunday morning. However, authorities had little additional information about the gunfire and put out a call for help on Monday, July 13. “Investigators are requesting the public’s assistance regarding this incident,” state pol…
Business
NY Sues To Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Megamerger: What To Know
Several Northeast states are trying to block Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery as political scrutiny surrounds the media giant's ties to President Donald Trump. Attorneys general from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York are among a coalition of 12 states suing to stop the proposed merger. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday, July 13. The lawsuit comes after Paramount faced criticism for agreeing to pay Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over a "60 Minutes" interview with for…
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Salmonella Sweeps Through LI Community, Dozens Hospitalized With Illness
Dozens of people have fallen ill from salmonella poisoning on Long Island’s East End, officials said. Stony Brook Southampton Hospital has admitted 58 patients with salmonella infections since July 1, according to Newsday. Most of the patients were simply evaluated, treated, and released, the hospital said. The outbreak is possibly tied to the Shinnecock Indian Nation, according to the Southampton Press. A tribal leader told the outlet about 60 members of the nation fell ill with salmonella. Most of the people who became sick attended a funeral meal for a Shinnecock member on Tuesday, June…
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