An unusual NASA-funded experiment proposed by a Harvard scientist to expose as many as 18 monkeys to radiation could put Brookhaven National Laboratory, a possible site of the study, at the center of a controversy. Full Story »
Greg Wills of Bay Shore, just one of 17,700 people suing Nassau County for unspecified damages after he was unconstitutionally strip-searched at the Nassau County jail, told a federal judge this week he was stunned when a correction officer said he had to strip and be searched. Full Story »
The Hempstead Town-owned cemetery that mistakenly buried a Freeport man in the wrong grave last month - then exhumed his body and reburied him without his family's knowledge - has agreed to bury him for a third time. Full Story »
Gov. David A. Paterson said in radio interviews Thursday that he would not push for another vote on same-sex marriage legislation until there is a change in state senators' attitudes or in the makeup of the Senate. Full Story »
Citing mounting costs and minimal rewards, Hofstra University Thursday announced it had terminated its scholarship-driven football program. Full Story »
After asking to see photographs of the Southampton bar where Andrew Reister struggled with Anthony Oddone, and copies of medical reports about Reister's death, a Riverhead jury failed Thursday to reach a verdict in Oddone's murder trial. Full Story »
Snow this weekend? Maybe, forecasters said. Full Story »
On the day that President Barack Obama met with a gathering of business executives, labor leaders and academics to find ways to combat record unemployment, Newsday asked local executives and economists to weigh in with their suggestions about what should be done nationally and locally: What do you think the government should be doing to create jobs? Full Story »
Two-year study of athletics lead university to end its 72-year football program Full Story »
As a Suffolk jury deliberated Thursday for a second day in the Anthony Oddone murder trial, questions about the panel's impartiality were raised by Oddone's attorney. Full Story »
He said he expected to announce the members of his transition team on Monday, but might do it as soon as Friday. Full Story »
The woman, who also worked at the lab building where Clark is accused of murdering Le, intends to comply with the signed search warrant. Full Story »
Nassau and Suffolk counties' four census offices could provide an estimated 8,000 temporary jobs as the U.S. Census Bureau gears up for its once-a-decade count of the nation's population next year. Full Story »
State Police have identified the man killed in a single-car crash Wednesday on the Northern State Parkway as front-seat passenger Francisco Mejias Morales, 23, of Centereach. Full Story »
Hofstra University announced the termination of its football program Thursday morning. The dramatic announcement was based largely on financial reasons. Full Story »
Edward Mangano started his first official day as Nassau County executive-elect at 3:30 a.m. And that was after going to bed a little after midnight. Full Story »
Overnight rains flooded roads and created treacherous driving conditions while threatening coastal areas with flooding and erosion. Full Story »
Overnight rains flooding roads and creating treacherous driving, and strong, gusting winds threatening coastal areas with flooding and erosion. Full Story »
This will widely be read as the first hard evidence that the Suozzi campaign failed to realize how close the election would be. Full Story »
A 40-year-old man was badly hurt when he fell while trying to avoid smoke from a fire in a Hempstead apartment building, officials said. Full Story »
For the first time, incoming Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano met privately in the Mineola office of the incumbent he defeated last month. Full Story »
The growing ranks of the unemployed have a message for Washington: Bail us out too! Full Story »
"Junior" Gotti expects to hear by Jan. 22 if the government plans to seek a retrial. Full Story »
Steve Henaghan of Mastic and his partner of 12 years, John Roarty, already had begun planning their wedding. They had all the details written down, including how the ceremony would go and who would be the best men. Full Story »
Gotti expects to hear by Jan. 22 if the government plans to seek a retrial. Full Story »
Holiday lights illuminate the Denver City/County Building in downtown Denver. AP Photo/David Zalubowski
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