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Wednesday, March 4, 2026 · 36 stories
A 48-year-old Astoria man, Dimitrios Manessis, was arrested and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon following the death of 75-year-old George Dourdounas. Police found Dourdounas with a slashed neck in his apartment building at 25-75 33rd Street in Queens on Tuesday. The incident arose from a dispute between neighbors.
Heights University Hospital in Jersey City is closing one of the city's two emergency rooms. According to the local union, nurses have been instructed to call 911 for patients experiencing emergencies, raising concerns about emergency care access for residents.
A Manhattan state lawmaker has proposed temporarily easing New York's liquor laws during the World Cup to allow bars and restaurants to more easily serve customers outdoors.
A federal antitrust trial began in Manhattan against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, with the Justice Department arguing the companies illegally monopolize the concert industry. The six-week trial will examine whether Live Nation's dominance—including long-term venue contracts and control over ticketing—violates antitrust law. The case references the 2022 Taylor Swift Eras Tour ticket sale crash that sparked congressional scrutiny. Live Nation's defense argues the companies do not hold monopoly power and enable broad artist and consumer access.
AUSTIN, Texas -- A Texas judge is hearing evidence on Wednesday on whether Camp Mystic, the all-girls youth camp where 25 girls and two counselors were killed in catastrophic floods last year, should remain closed while a lawsuit filed by one of the girls' families is pending. In a packed courtroom on Wednesday, family members of the deceased girls wore buttons depicting their images as lawyers for Camp Mystic displayed pictures of trees planted in their memory and architectural renderings of plans to rebuild parts of the camp outside a 1,000-year flood zone. We call on Camp Mystic to halt.
In July 2022, Musk doubled down on the bots issue and said he would abandon his offer to buy Twitter after the company failed to provide enough information about the number of fake accounts. Arnzen, began with questioning Musk about his tweets - or lack of tweets - about his decision to buy Twitter and his purchases of Twitter stock prior to deciding to take the company private.
The Libyans said the tanker was carrying about 62,000 tonnes of LNG before the blasts and that it sank about 130 nautical miles (240km) north of the Libyan port of Sirte. Moscow said the Arctic Metagaz - which had been en route from Russia's northern port of Murmansk - was carrying cargo cleared in accordance with international rules. Russia's transport ministry said 30 Russians were aboard the Arctic Metagaz.
Latest outage darkens island facing dwindling oil reserves and increasing pressure from Washington A blackout hit the western half of Cuba on Wednesday, leaving millions of people in Havana and beyond without power in the latest outage to affect an island struggling with dwindling oil reserves and a crumbling electricity grid. The government’s Electric Union confirmed the outage on social platform X, saying it.
The author's 21-month-old son died in January after complications during medical procedures at a private hospital in Lagos.