If you're interested in getting a local perspective on the big picture in news, then our National & World News will give you just what you're looking for. This section covers all the big stories that matter to the nation – from the perspective of a local like you.
By Wendy L July 18, 2014
Questions remain whether the recent finding of a human head in front of a Long Island home and dismembered body parts found a week earlier are linked to that of a missing mother from Brooklyn.
By Long Island News & PR July 18, 2014
Schumer: Re-Authorizing Ex-Im Bank Means Job Growth & Preservation on Long Island
By Long Island News & PR July 16, 2014
Net Neutrality Is Essential to Preserving the Benefits of Competition and Innovation on the Web for All Americans
By Wendy L July 16, 2014
Coming up with a skin rash? It may be due to nickel exposure from contact with electronic devices you're using everyday.
By Wendy L July 15, 2014
A plane pulling a banner with the symbol of a swastika on it flew overhead New York beaches over the weekend, leaving many outraged.
By Wendy L July 11, 2014
It can be hard for children to tell the difference between when real money is being spent and when it's just virtual play money in apps, but Amazon's previous lack of restrictions around purchases made ...
By Wendy L July 08, 2014
Have a flight bound for the U.S.? The Transportation Security Administration has issued new rules in regards to cellphones and other electronic devices.
By Wendy L July 07, 2014
School buses are supposed to offer children a safe way to travel, but there are recalls out for some popular school buses for steering and propane fuel leak issues.
By Long Island News & PR July 01, 2014
Company agreed to enter a guilty plea for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
By Wendy L June 30, 2014
Select Haagen-Dazs ice cream cartons have been recalled. The products were distributed to the East Coast, including New York.
By Long Island News & PR June 27, 2014
Seventeen Indicted For Funneling Several Tons of Khat Across Four Continents, Distributing The Drug Across New York And Other States
By Wendy L June 26, 2014
Independence Day is roughly a week away! Most Americans will be traveling to a getaway this year, according to AAA Travel. There are areas in cost of travel that are up from last year and ...
By Wendy L June 24, 2014
From the time of infancy, parents and caregivers should read aloud to young children. This comes after new guidelines were issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatricians are now advised to include the component ...
By Christian Abbatecola June 24, 2014
The eighth annual Operation Cross Country resulted in the arrest of hundreds of pimps and the rescue of minors forced into prostitution.
By Wendy L June 23, 2014
Sen. Charles Schumer is asking for the issuance of a health alert concerning the spread of Chikungunya as travelers returning back from the World Cup in Brazil. Without proper measures, it can speed the spread ...
By Eric Anderson June 21, 2014
Here’s a few great sports bars on Long Island where you can catch the games.
By Christian Abbatecola June 20, 2014
New York is poised to legalize medical marijuana, but only a few select conditions will qualify patients for prescriptions.
By Wendy L June 19, 2014
Temperatures reached as high as 91 degrees yesterday in Georgia when a young boy was left in the car by his father after forgetting to drop him off at daycare. The boy was found unresponsive ...
By Long Island News & PR June 17, 2014
Tougher penalties and increased limitations to crack down on illegal purchases and sales.
By Wendy L June 17, 2014
Within a week there have been multiple small plane crashes. Last week the great-grandson of John D. Rockefeller was involved in a small plane crash and died. Today, another small plane crash landing in the ...