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Montauk Monster? Hoax? What Is That Thing?

Jul 30, 2008 8:45 PM CDT

Montauk Monster? Hoax? What Is That Thing?

Witnesses say bizarre-looking creature washed up on shore

(Newser) - It's a monster! Or maybe not. Either way, the blogosphere is afire trying to get to the bottom of the Montauk Monster mystery, reports New York magazine. It seems a very monster-like (but lifeless) creature washed ashore on Montauk near Long Island. It's about the size of a large dog,...

Kidnap Suspect May Be Fleeing NY by Yacht

Jul 28, 2008 5:41 PM CDT

Kidnap Suspect May Be Fleeing NY by Yacht

Cops: Bahamas could be destination for Rockefeller, 7-year-old

(Newser) - The man believed to have kidnapped his daughter after a custody visit in Boston yesterday could be trying to flee the country on his yacht, authorities said today. Clark Rockefeller might have been dropped off, along with 7-year-old Reigh, at New York’s Grand Central Station last night, aiming to...

Killer Currents Claim
4 NYC Swimmers

Jul 27, 2008 12:15 PM CDT

Killer Currents Claim 4 NYC Swimmers

(Newser) - Four swimmers have drowned, three are missing, and at least three more have been rescued in two days of deadly ocean currents at Long Island and New York City beaches. Eight-foot waves rocked the area, causing rough seas and a strong rip current. One police lieutenant told the AP he...

Brinkley Swears Off Marriage

Jul 11, 2008 10:26 AM CDT

Brinkley Swears Off Marriage

Supermodel vows fourth divorce will be her last

(Newser) - On the heels of this week's divorce settlement—and the messy dissolution of her fourth marriage—Christie Brinkley has learned her lesson. "I'm not going to marry again," she tells Andrea Peyser of the New York Post. "I know too much about the marriage laws and divorce...

Doc: Brinkley, Ex Need Therapy

Jul 9, 2008 11:11 AM CDT

Doc: Brinkley, Ex Need Therapy

Court-appointed shrink wants custody of kids to go to Brinkley

(Newser) - A court-appointed shrink said both Christie Brinkley and her two-timing hubby needed time on a therapist's couch—adding that Peter Cook is a childish narcissist undeserving of custody, the New York Post reports. Psychiatrist Stephen Herman testified that “the father's behavior in this marriage has been terribly destructive and...

Brinkley Ex 'Fesses Up
to Sex Mania

Jul 3, 2008 10:52 AM CDT

Brinkley Ex 'Fesses Up to Sex Mania

Tearfully admits to affairs, $3,000-a-month porn habit

(Newser) - Cheating hubby Peter Cook was in tears during Christie Brinkley’s sensational divorce trial yesterday—which the supermodel insisted be open to the public—as he confessed to a laundry list of sexual excesses including spending $3,000 a month on porn, pleasuring himself on web cams, and trolling swinger...

Game Over for Teens
'Acting Out'
Grand Theft Auto

Jun 27, 2008 2:50 AM CDT

Game Over for Teens 'Acting Out' Grand Theft Auto

Six bored pals launched crime spree: cops

(Newser) - Six bored Long Island teenagers have been busted for acting out the violent themes of the controversial video game Grand Theft Auto IV with a real life spree of break-ins, a mugging, a beating and a carjacking, police charge. "These teens have difficulty separating fact from fiction, fantasy from...

50 Cent Sues Ex for $20M

Jun 21, 2008 7:55 AM CDT

50 Cent Sues Ex for $20M

Rapper fights back after she goes public with arson accusations

(Newser) - 50 Cent has slapped the mother of his 11-year-old son with a $20 million defamation lawsuit, the New York Daily News reports. The rapper's ex has publicly accused him of being behind the blaze that forced her out of the home they once shared. 50 Cent—barred from contacting his...

Big Brown's Paycheck to Help Injured Cop's Son

May 24, 2008 11:27 AM CDT

Big Brown's Paycheck to Help Injured Cop's Son

Owners to start fund for 6-year-old boy

(Newser) - When Big Brown makes a run for the history books in the Belmont next month, he'll also be racing for the son of a seriously injured Long Island police officer. The horse's owners have pledged a portion of their Belmont earnings to Christopher Baribault, 6, whose dad, Kenneth, was hit...

Long Island Talks Secession From New York

Mar 28, 2008 5:36 PM CDT

Long Island Talks Secession From New York

County official irked over getting stiffed by Albany on funding

(Newser) - Officials on Long Island have initiated a study on the economic feasibility of its secession from New York state, Newsday reports. While acknowledging the difficulties of establishing a 51st state, Suffolk County Comptroller Joseph Sawicki said the proposal is really about examining what Long Island contributes to greater New York,...

Watson Retires Amid Race Furor

Oct 25, 2007 12:39 PM CDT

Watson Retires Amid Race Furor

Watson leaves job as Laboratory head

(Newser) - Amid outrage over recent racial remarks, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist James Watson is retiring as chancellor of Long Island’s Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the New York Times reports. Watson, 79, said his departure was overdue but admitted this wasn’t how he’d wanted to leave. The lab suspended Watson...

Bingo! 500G
Missing in Charity Game

Aug 10, 2007 1:23 PM CDT

Bingo! 500G Missing in Charity Game

Ex manager says she was ordered to skim money from town bingo

(Newser) - As much as half a million dollars is missing from Long Island town bingo game operated three times a week by a charity for the disabled, Newsday reports. An investigation was launched after two charity workers accused each other of skimming $10,000 from the games. That's when investigators discovered...

Gator Goes to the Beach—on Long Island

Jul 29, 2007 3:38 PM CDT

Gator Goes to the Beach—on Long Island

Traveling pillowcase proves to contain 2½-foot male reptile

(Newser) - And you thought your Halloween costume was scary: A pillowcase found wriggling in a Long Island parking lot early yesterday turned out to contain a 2½-foot male alligator. An official from the town of Babylon found the creature near a beach, Newsday reports, with a message on the pillowcase:...