Editorial: Noble sacrifice in the unending war in Afghanistan These days, Americans are not often confronted with the fact that the nation's longest war is still cutting short the lives of its soldiers. But our war in Afghanistan, in its 19th year, rages on, and it has ended the life of Marine Cpl. Robert A. Hendriks of Locust Valley,… Newsday · Apr 11, 2019
Editorial: Even a black hole yields the light of discovery There are few phrases that conjure metaphysical dread more vividly than the words "black hole." Newsday · Apr 11, 2019
Neil Best: Mathew Barzal impresses in playoff debut for Islanders NEW YORK _ The Islanders are living in the moment, what with an important playoff task at hand and important free-agent matters to come this summer. Newsday · Apr 11, 2019
Why we loved (and will miss) 'Game of Thrones' Winter is coming, the hype has just begun, and the questions don't stop, or at least this insistent one _ who will die? But as we approach the final season of "Game of Thrones" (starting Sunday at 9 p.m. Eastern on HBO) there is still one lingering question that's so… Newsday · Apr 11, 2019
Mark Herrmann: Tiger Woods has a shot for another Masters title, but field is tougher than ever AUGUSTA, Ga. _ If this were 1997 or 2001 or 2002 and Tiger Woods had the kind of round he had on Thursday, the only remaining question about the Masters would be his margin of victory. Fact is, he did have exactly the same score, a 70, in the first… Newsday · Apr 11, 2019
Bobby Hurley not interested in St. John's coaching job NEW YORK _ Arizona State basketball coach Bobby Hurley will not make himself available for the vacancy created at St. John's when Chris Mullin resigned on Tuesday. Newsday · Apr 11, 2019
Josh Bailey's overtime goal gives Islanders Game 1 victory over Penguins NEW YORK _ The third review was a charm for the Islanders. Newsday · Apr 10, 2019
Yankees' Miguel Andujar throws for the first time since labrum tear HOUSTON _ Hurdle No. 1 for Miguel Andujar, apparently cleared. Newsday · Apr 10, 2019
'Little' review: Marsai Martin stands out in this just-passable comedy Rarely has a child actor walked away with a movie the way Marsai Martin walks away with "Little." Granted, the movie was hers to begin with: It was Martin, the 14-year-old star of ABC's "black-ish," who came up with the idea of a grown woman transformed back into the kid… Newsday · Apr 10, 2019
Mets' six-run rally in fifth inning fuels victory over Twins NEW YORK _ Baseball is truly in the eye of the beholder. Newsday · Apr 10, 2019
'Hellboy' review: Reboot is a violent, vulgar mess Before superheroes became the funny, flippant, sometimes freakish figures we know today, there was Hellboy, a cult favorite from comics author Mike Mignola. A burly demon with red skin, sawed-off horns and a sense of humor, Hellboy got picked up by director Guillermo del Toro for two visually inventive and… Newsday · Apr 10, 2019
'Missing Link' review: The monster is the weak link Blend Basil Rathbone's upper-crust Sherlock Holmes and Harrison Ford's rascally Indiana Jones, and you'll get something like Hugh Jackman's Sir Lionel Frost in the stop-motion film "Missing Link." Sir Lionel is a scientist, explorer, monster seeker and, above all, a Brit. He always keeps calm and carries on, even when… Newsday · Apr 10, 2019
Yankees' Luis Severino shut down for at least six weeks with lat strain HOUSTON _ The good news was Luis Severino did not injure his shoulder further. Newsday · Apr 9, 2019
Newsday · Apr 9, 2019 Yankees again blow late lead in loss to Astros HOUSTON _ Make that two gut-punches deep in the heart of Texas.
Newsday · Apr 9, 2019 Chris Mullin steps down as St. John's coach NEW YORK _ Chris Mullin's stint as St. John's superstar player lasted exactly as long as his time as the program's head coach: four seasons.
Newsday · Apr 9, 2019 Combining plants with different cultural needs is a recipe for disaster Dear Jessica: I have some cactus plants that I bought at CVS about a year ago. Each pot contains three cactuses. I've always kept them by the front window so they could get some sun each day. I've liberally been spray misting them with water every several days. Within the…
Newsday · Apr 9, 2019 Kevin Knox working on blueprint to make him complete player, helps Knicks defeat Bulls CHICAGO _ There is still one game left, Wednesday's season finale to be played before the rookie season for Kevin Knox is complete, but the 19-year old has already been handed a blueprint for summer, what the Knicks expected from him this summer and beyond.
Newsday · Apr 9, 2019 Editorial: US must not resume separation of migrant families Kirstjen Nielsen will forever be the face of one of the ugliest chapters in American history _ the forced separation of migrant families at the Mexican border, and the detention of children torn from their families. She presided over the operation while initially denying it existed.
Newsday · Apr 8, 2019 Baby boom: 15 labor and delivery, and NICU staffers pregnant at one hospital MINEOLA, N.Y. _ It seems pregnancy is contagious among the mother-and-newborn-care staff at NYU Winthrop Hospital in Mineola _ 15 women in the labor and delivery unit and the adjacent neonatal intensive care unit are due to give birth between now and October.
Newsday · Apr 8, 2019 How the Islanders are preparing for opening round against a tough, familiar foe in the Penguins The Islanders did the hard part in making the playoffs.
Newsday · Apr 8, 2019 Mathew Barzal excited for that postseason emotion and intensity in playoff debut with Islanders Just to get this question out of the way, yes, Mathew Barzal will admit that he's a little bit nervous as he prepares for his first Stanley Cup playoff experience.
Newsday · Apr 8, 2019 Editorial: Purdue Pharma pushed deadly opioids for profit � and the FDA did nothing When Purdue Pharma introduced the opioid painkiller OxyContin in 1995, the company came to the crowded pharmaceutical market armed with a unique advantage granted by the Food and Drug Administration. The company was allowed to claim that the drug _ which would become a leading player in the nation's tragedy…
Newsday · Apr 8, 2019 Post office renamed in honor of Army specialist who died in Iraq BRENTWOOD, N.Y. _ Jose Ruiz was a 25-year-old computer network engineer with a promising future when he watched terrorists shake America to its core on that clear Tuesday morning in September of 2001.
Newsday · Apr 8, 2019 Netflix sets Beyonc� special, 'Homecoming,' for April 17 With her traditional stealth in surprise releases, music star Beyonce will premiere a Netflix documentary on April 17 about her landmark performance at the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.