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Kids' Biggest Heroes May Come As Surprise, Survey Reveals
The biggest heroes in kids' lives may not need capes, theme music, or superpowers.
Parents are the top role models for children ages 4 to 12, according to a survey published Thursday, July 9, by Talker Research and commissioned by Kiddie Academy.
The survey of 2,000 parents found that children are most likely to look up to people in their everyday lives, according to Talker Research on behalf of Kiddie Academy.
Parents topped the list at 71 percent, followed by teachers at 40 percent, siblings at 37 percent, extended family members at 33 percent, and friends at 31 percent.
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Hazardous Haze Update: How To Protect Yourself, When Skies Will Clear
The eerie veil hanging over the Northeast is not ready to lift, and the health risk beneath it is growing.
Smoke from Canadian and northern Minnesota wildfires continued lowering air quality and visibility on Thursday, July 16, triggering alerts across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and other parts of the eastern US.
The smoke was visible on satellite imagery from the National Weather Service Eastern Region Headquarters as upper-level winds carried it across the region.
Some of the plume looped into southern Virginia, West Virginia, and eastern North Carolina. Visibility …
NY Native Scott Bryce Dies: Daytime TV Star Known For Playing Scheming Characters
A charismatic television presence whose work stretched across generations of daytime and primetime hits has died.
Scott Bryce, best known for originating the role of Craig Montgomery on the CBS soap opera “As the World Turns,” died on Sunday, July 12, following a battle with cancer, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was 68.
Bryce died in New Haven, Connecticut, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
He had been diagnosed with Stage 3 esophageal and stomach cancer in 2024. The cancer later spread to his brain, according to the Los Angeles Times, which cited his son, Jackson Bryce, and agent …
New Rankings Reveal America's Most Loved Cities
A new travel ranking is giving vacation dreamers a fresh reason to argue over the map.
Travel + Leisure released its 2026 World's Best Awards list of the best cities in the US on Monday, July 7, after readers weighed in on their favorite travel experiences.
The magazine’s readers put Santa Fe, New Mexico, at No. 1 with a score of 88.85, ahead of Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, according to Travel + Leisure.
Santa Fe also ranked No. 19 among the best cities in the world. Travel + Leisure highlighted its sunshine, food, skiing, and cultural stops, including the Georgia O'K…
Suffolk Gas Station Bandit Gets Decades In Prison After Wild Cadillac Getaway: Authorities
A Long Island man convicted of holding up a gas station — and two prior felonies — has learned his fate.
Marion Maupin, 33, of Ridge, got 20 years to life for his latest crime, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Wednesday, July 15.
Maupin led a two-man team that robbed a Shell station in Yaphank around 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2025, according to police. His accomplice, Raiquan Davis, watched the door while Maupin pointed a loaded handgun at the clerk’s head, investigators said.
After Maupin took cash from the register, he and Davis fled the scene in a white Cadillac, authoriti…
Driver In Nypd Det. Jonathan Diller’s Deadly Shooting Gets Prison Time
The New York man behind the wheel when an NYPD officer was shot dead has learned his fate, authorities announced Tuesday, July 14.
Lindy Jones, 44, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to weapons possession, the Queens District Attorney’s office said.
Jones and Guy Rivera were inside a car in Far Rockaway on March 25, 2024, when they were approached by Jonathan Diller and other NYPD officers, according to authorities. Rivera pulled a gun and shot Diller, a Massapequa Park father of two.
Though Jones did not fire any shots, he was also arrested at the scene. Investiga…
NY Man Murdered In PA; 'I Killed Everyone I Love' Triple Homicide Suspect Said: Affidavit
A 29-year-old man accused of killing his uncle and two friends in a Pennsylvania home told State Police, "I killed everyone I love," as troopers took him into custody, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice.
Pennsylvania State Police responded to a home on Baptist Hill Road in Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County at approximately 6 p.m. Monday, July 13, for a reported shooting. Inside, troopers found three men dead from gunshot wounds, police said.
The victims were identified as Philip Johnson, 53, of Hallstead; Kevin Igo, 38, of Susquehanna; and Frank Talarico Jr., 29, of Bin…
NY Family Feud Spiraled Into Revenge Killing For Teen Boy’s Death: Investigators
An Albany woman’s killing over Independence Day weekend was revenge for a teenager’s death almost exactly one year earlier, according to authorities.
Vance Mims Jr., 44, and his wife, Glenda Barrett, 43, were arraigned Wednesday, July 15 in connection with the death of Iris Vazquez, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Vazquez, 39, was shot dead in her car on Sunday, July 5, police said. Mims was arrested Thursday, July 9 and charged with second-degree murder.
Investigators said Mims killed Vazquez in retaliation for his son’s death in a chaotic incident on July 4, 2025, in A…
Morning Home Invasion On Long Island Leads To Quick Arrest: Police
A Long Island man was arrested for a home invasion on Tuesday morning, July 14, police said.
Muneshwer Udit, 53, of Valley Stream, broke into another residence in the town around 9 a.m., the Nassau County Police Department said.
Udit took “assorted items” from the house and fled the scene, but police quickly identified him as a suspect and announced his arrest Wednesday, July 15, according to authorities.
Cops arrested Udit without incident, and he was charged with second-degree burglary and fourth-degree criminal mischief for damaging the property, cops said. His arraignment was set for W…
Long Island Man Swipes Cash-Filled Safe From High-End Shoe Shop: Police
A Long Island man busted into a designer shoe store and stole a safe, police said.
Frank Cirillo, 54, of Valley Stream, was arrested Tuesday, July 14 for the break-in at Jildor Shoes in Cedarhurst back on Thursday, June 25, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cirillo broke into the shop around 7:30 p.m. and removed a “large safe” with cash inside, investigators said. He got away for slightly over two weeks before detectives identified him as a suspect and arrested him, according to authorities.
Following his arrest, Cirillo was charged with third-degree burglary, police said. His arr…
NJ Family Dead In NY Plane Crash: State Police
A 2-year-old New Jersey girl, her mother, and her grandfather pilot were killed in a small plane crash just after taking off from the Adirondack Regional Airport in New York this week.
Guiliana Hillgrube, her 33-year-old mother Gabriella, and her 70-year-old grandfather Gabriele Jasper, were identified on Wednesday, July 15 as the victims of the crash two days prior, according to New York State Police.
Jasper, a Brick Township-based spine doctor and Toms River resident, was piloting the plane, police said. Hillgrube and her daughter, of Forked River, were passengers. Less than two week…
Husband's Plea For ICE Help Backfires After Internet Connects The Dots To Jersey Shore Assault
Matthew Geroni turned to TikTok, hoping strangers would help save his wife from ICE custody. Instead, they reminded him why she was there, and with little sympathy.
Gerroni, of Brick Township, filmed a TikTok video of himself crying as he drove just after his wife, Kaitlyn Tracey, had been arrested after police said she hit a child in an argument over patriotic sweatpants on the Point Pleasant boardwalk. The sweatpants had the words "ICE" and "Trump" on them, according to NJ Advance Media.
In his video, Geroni explained that Tracey, a 33-year-old Canadian national, was being detai…