Online “trolls” could face two years in prison for messages or content that cause “psychological harm” as the British government considers new legislation to combat online abuse.  The Department for Culture, Media and Sports has accepted recommendations from the Law Commission to base crimes on “likely psychological harm” after a number of high-profile online abuse cases involving sports journalists and Premier […]

Pfizer has increased sales expectations for its COVID-19 vaccine, which is its most popular product, and its early view of 2022 is also well above Wall Street forecasts. Tuesday’s statement by the drugmaker stated that it expects to earn $36 billion from its coronavirus vaccine in this year. That’s about 7 percent higher than what […]

Tesla has recalled more than 11,700 cars sold in the US since 2017 due to a self-driving software issue that could activate the emergency brakes unexpectedly, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday. According to a filing with NHTSA, Tesla stated that the recall of 11,704 Model S and X, 3 or Y vehicles was […]

Nassau County lawmakers have increased the county subsidy by $2 million, creating a total of $4.6 million for the Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) bus system. When Veolia, a privately owned, Illinois-based company, took over the bus system in 2012, it became a public-private owned operator for NICE buses. In a public-private partnership, the private sector is responsible […]

The Port Washington-based North Shore Animal League is giving people across the U.S an opportunity to save a dog or cat with a nationwide adoption event, Tour For Life. New Yorkers will have the chance to adopt their very own puppy or kitten at the Tour For Life stop in Manhattan as North Shore goes across […]

Concerns about altering the height and weight requirements have been raised frequently to Sgt. Major. from the Army Michael Grinston as he’s visited various military locations over the past few weeks, Grinston said last week at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Standards haven’t been reviewed for over 30 years and Grinston acknowledged that while initially, he thought that […]

Plenty of cars will be hitting the roads across Long Island this holiday season and, as always, drivers will want to use caution when driving through Nassau and Suffolk counties. According to the most recent data released by New York State, between Nov. 24 and Dec. 31, 2016, nearly 6,400 crashes occurred across Long Island, […]

It was an ordinary Sunday mass at Bethel Assembly of God in Franklin Square in 2017 when one parishioner approached another to discuss a vision he’d had. “He felt God gave him this vision,” said Anthony Andreano, Franklin Square resident and cofounder of Making All Veterans Smile Inc.. Andreano was referring to his future partner and […]