Lindsay Lohan's troubled father has been charged with making a threatening phone call to his girlfriend. ...more

May 28, 2009

Tom Renney was fired as coach of the New York Rangers on Monday in an attempt to save a season that has spiraled out of control. ...more

February 23, 2009

Authorities seized a small cache of weapons and ammunition from the New Jersey home of New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, the New York Post and Newsday both reported Wednesday, possibly setting up the embattled player for more legal trouble. ...more

December 24, 2008

no matter the electoral outcome. (His rival, John McCain, already has a bustling menagerie, including English springer spaniel Sam, Yorkshire terriers Lucy and Desi, mixed-breed Coco, Oreo the cat, two turtles named Cuff and Link, a ferret, three parakeets and more than a dozen saltwater fish.) ...more

August 14, 2008

If you come up short paying for college, go back to the school's financial aid office to ask for more. ...more

June 15, 2008

You can get an early estimate of your eligibility for federal aid at www .fafsa4caster.ed.gov, in English and Spanish. The site is a place to learn the basics of the federal financial aid program and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. ...more

June 15, 2008

As an African American, Ward Connerly uses his skin color to draw attention to his otherwise unremarkable politics: He's a right-wing Republican who hates affirmative action. Now this ideological freak is using Barack Obama's racial heritage (half of it, anyway) to argue that racism is all in the past. ...more

June 13, 2008

Readers expecting a one-sided, "black athletes are being exploited" rant from Newsday sports columnist Shaun Powell will be disappointed. Those looking for challenging dialogue and insight will be pleased. ...more

January 10, 2008

READABILITY: The dim, dishwater-gray screen can be difficult to read except in the best light. The screen makes an annoying "flash" when moving from one page to the next. A uniform typeface is used for all text. Slow keyboard display. ...more

December 30, 2007

A Long Island man with "GETOSAMA" license plates now wants to get the Department of Motor Vehicles into court. ...more

November 30, 2007