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Judge Overturns Long Island County's Ban on Trans Athletes

Judge: Long Island Leader Had
No Authority for Trans Ban

May 11, 2024 9:30 AM CDT

Judge: Long Island Leader Had No Authority for Trans Ban

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's EO that barred female trans athletes was struck down

(Newser) - A New York judge on Friday struck down a Long Island county's order banning female transgender athletes after a local women's Roller Derby league challenged it. Judge Francis Ricigliano ruled that Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman didn't have the authority to issue his February executive order, which...

New Body May Be Work
of Long Island Serial Killer

Jan 24, 2013 10:11 AM CST

New Body May Be Work of Long Island Serial Killer

Woman's remains found near the water in Nassau County

(Newser) - Nassau County police are looking into the possibility that a body found buried near a suburban shoreline may have been another victim of the infamous Gilgo Beach serial killer, the New York Post reports. "Obviously, we're near the water, [Gilgo] bodies were found near the water—that's...

More Bones
Found on
Long Island

Feb 20, 2012 1:40 AM CST

More Bones Found on Long Island

Dog walker spots remains that could be linked to serial killer

(Newser) - Still more bones have been found in a region of Long Island where at least five bodies have been discovered. A man jogging with his dog discovered the skeletal remains in Manorville woods, a suspected dumping ground for a serial killer linked to as many as 11 bodies in a...

20 Students Nabbed
in NY SAT Scam

Nov 23, 2011 1:02 AM CST

20 Students Nabbed in NY SAT Scam

They were paid to take tests for others: Investigators

(Newser) - Twenty students linked to five Long Island high schools have been charged with being part of an SAT test-taking scam. They were accused of accepting payments to take the SAT and ACT college entrance exams posing as other students over the last three years. A principal at one of the...

Hofstra Student
Recants Gang Rape Claim

Sep 17, 2009 12:05 PM CDT

Hofstra Student Recants Gang Rape Claim

Four men released from jail after accuser admits sex was consensual

(Newser) - A reported gang rape at Hofstra University wasn't a rape after all, the local DA says. The accuser "recanted her claims against the five young men," a school official told students in a text message. The four men who had been charged—and publicly identified—were released from...

LiLo's Mom Has Tax Trouble

Feb 13, 2009 10:20 AM CST

LiLo's Mom Has Tax Trouble

Celeb mom's tax lien will go up for auction

(Newser) - Dina Lohan is a busy woman, what with all those kids to pimp out. Too busy to pay her taxes, apparently—she owes Nassau County, NY, $11,485.74 in back taxes, TMZ reports. If LiLo and Ali's infamous mother doesn't pony up, her tax lien will go up for...