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GOP Rep Plans Hearings on 'Radicalization' of US Muslims

Opponents fear McCarthy-style witch hunt

(Newser) - A New York Congressman plans to hold hearings “to assess the extent of the radicalization of the Muslim community” in the US, and for some weird reason, Muslim American groups are not pleased, the New York Daily News reports. Peter King, incoming head of the House Committee on Homeland...

4 Bodies Found on Long Island Beach Spark Serial Killer Fears

One body could be missing prostitute Shannan Gilbert

(Newser) - The decomposed remains of four bodies found on a Long Island beach have sparked fears that a serial killer on the loose. The first body, believed to be that of a 24-year-old prostitute missing since May, was found Saturday, the New York Post reports. Three more were found within a...

Christie Brinkley Hawking Hamptons House for $15.75M

(Newser) - And you thought she was just a pretty face. Ex-supermodel Christie Brinkley is offering for sale one of her several Hamptons homes—for the low, low price of $15.75 million. Located in North Haven, NY, near Sag Harbor, it was built in 1843 and features 5500 square feet, 4....

Daughter Calls 911 From Car as Mom 'Drives Drunk'

Cops pull mother over as she 'swerves' into lanes

(Newser) - A scared 12-year-old girl frantically called 911 on her cell phone from inside a car as her drunk mom careened down a Long Island highway, police said. Jamie Hicks, 48, was swerving into other traffic lanes with her two daughters in her car when she was pulled over by state...

NY Man Blows Arm Off With Fireworks
 NY Man 
 Blows Arm Off 
 With Fireworks 
DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME
Jul 4, 2010 5:41 AM CDT

NY Man Blows Arm Off With Fireworks

The idea is to get out of the way

(Newser) - Police say a man lighting fireworks has blown off his arm at a party on New York's Long Island. Suffolk County police say 36-year-old Eric Smith was using a 3-foot-long metal tube to shoot mortars from the street near his Islip Terrace home around 5:45pm yesterday.

Feral Beagles Loose on Long Island

Abandoned dogs hunt in packs, frightening people and pets

(Newser) - Residents of eastern Long Island must be asking what they could have done to deserve a plague of rogue Snoopys. Feral beagles, abandoned for poor performance by hunters who used them to seek rabbits, have become a serious problem this winter. The animals have grouped into packs to seek food...

Nixon Grandson Running for Congress in NY

Chris Cox, 30 and a consultant, is son of state's GOP chairman

(Newser) - Chris Cox, the 30-year-old grandson of former President Richard Nixon, is running for Congress in New York’s First District. A former lawyer who according to his campaign bio now runs a trade-consulting firm, is the son of state Republican Party chief Ed Cox. He aims to unseat Democratic incumbent...

Papa Lohan Arrested in Restraining Order Bust
Papa Lohan Arrested in Restraining Order Bust
WAIT, HE WASN'T IN JAIL?
Dec 14, 2009 7:50 PM CST

Papa Lohan Arrested in Restraining Order Bust

Michael called ex without permission

(Newser) - Michael Lohan, the not-exactly-shy father of starlets Lindsay and Ali, was arrested yesterday on Long Island after violating a restraining order taken out by an ex-girlfriend. Despite a judge forbidding Michael Lohan from “trying to communicate by phone” with Erin Muller, he did anyway, TMZ reports. Muller sought the...

Newsday Jumps Behind a Paywall

Opts for 'hyper-local' approach

(Newser) - If you’ve been reading a ton of Newsday stories online, we’ve got some bad news: the Long Island daily plans to erect a paywall next week. The paper’s online content will now be closed to everyone except print subscribers, Optimum Online customers, and anyone willing to pay...

Bomb Explodes in Home of NY Teen Columbine 'Fan'

Student's school searched after he injures himself while making device

(Newser) - A Long Island teenager who apparently idolized the Columbine killers has been hospitalized after a pipe bomb he was making blew up. The boy, 17, had photos of the students responsible for the Coumbine massacre in his bedroom. He's in stable condition and will likely face charges, reports the New ...

Madoff's Beach Home Sells for More Than Asking Price

Montauk manse was on the market for $8.75M

(Newser) - Bernie Madoff's Montauk beach house is off the market, ABC reports. A buyer paid cash "over the asking price" of $8.75 million, say Realtors involved with the deal. The US Marshals Service, which is selling the home to get money back for Madoff's victims, won't divulge the buyer's...

For Sale: Madoff's $8.75M Hampton Home

$8.75M home being sold by government to pay restitution

(Newser) - Bernie Madoff’s Montauk beach home could be yours for just $8.75 million. The 3,000-square-foot home will go on the market this week—the first of three being sold by the government to get Madoff’s victims some of their money back, Bloomberg reports. Unfortunately for those investors,...

J.Lo Cooks Up Dinner Party for Sotomayor

Lopez, Marc Anthony host new Supreme Court Justice at their LI home

(Newser) - Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony honored Sonia Sotomayor’s achievement as the first Latina Supreme Court Justice with a dinner party last night, Gossip Cop reports. The couple had Sotomayor and about a dozen guests—“mostly political types,” the site says—over for cocktails and dinner at their...

How a Queens Kid Became an al-Qaeda Fighter

'Impressionable' punk fan radicalized himself in search for structure

(Newser) - Just before he left to become an al-Qaeda fighter 2 years ago, Long Island native Bryant Neal Vinas left a box of mementos. Inside were all-American keepsakes like Yankee caps, alongside dog tags and a copy of Inside the Jihad, a book by a spy who infiltrated al-Qaeda. That was...

Doused, Soused Crowd Taunts Tiger at US Open

Woods could still pull off victory, but it's a long shot

(Newser) - Tiger Woods still has a shot at victory at the US Open, but it would take a record-tying comeback. And to do that Woods would need incredible focus, because some soused spectators have been working on a distracting new hazard at Bethpage Black: extensive heckling. The rowdy crowd may be...

Mich. Man Says He's NY Toddler Snatched in 1955

Michigan man has same birthmark as boy kidnapped from outside bakery in 1955

(Newser) - A Michigan man believes he has solved the mystery of his own 1955 kidnapping, the New York Daily News reports. A decade ago, John Barnes' mother hinted on her deathbed that he was not her biological son. After extensive research, Barnes uncovered the unsolved case of a toddler—who had...

Brad, Angie Live in Separate Houses: Tab

(Newser) - Rumored-to-be-in-trouble power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are living in separate houses on the sprawling Long Island estate where they're currently staying, reports the Daily Mail. The newspaper claims to have seen photographic proof that the two have very separate corners in the 24-acre spread where they've set up...

Foiled Robber Leaves Store With $40, Bread

Shopkeeper pulls gun on would-be perp, who begs for mercy, food

(Newser) - A man approached a Long Island convenience store counter with a baseball bat, demanding cash; the shop owner whipped out his shotgun, prompting the man’s tearful pleas for mercy. The impassioned display worked, Newsday reports: Mohammad Sohail took pity on the robber and gave him $40 and a loaf...

Palin Stays in National Picture With NY Trip

Alaska gov will hit upstate festival, Long Island fundraiser

(Newser) - Sarah Palin will continue to groom her national profile this weekend with appearances in New York state. She’ll be among the honored guests at Saturday's Founders Day celebration in Auburn, the home of William Seward, who negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia. “We're going to be political...

Angelina Back at Work After Bumping Noggin on Set

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie is back at work on the Long Island set of Salt after bumping her head and being rushed to the hospital this morning, People reports. "As a precautionary measure, Ms. Jolie will be taken to the hospital and examined," Columbia Pictures said in a statement. Jolie,...

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