Fishing boats sit on the shore of the Paraguay River...

Fishing boats sit on the shore of the Paraguay River in Mariano R. Alonso, Paraguay, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. Water levels have plunged to their lowest-ever level amid a drought, according to Paraguay's Meteorology and Hydrology Office. Credit: AP/Jorge Saenz

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay — In a story published Sep. 9, 2024, about the historically low water levels on the Paraguay River, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a drought in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest caused the drying up of the river. A drought in Brazil’s Pantanal region caused it.

'We have to do better' Newsday high school sports editor Gregg Sarra talks about a bench-clearing, parent-involved incident at a Half Hollow Hills West basketball game.

'We have to do better' Newsday high school sports editor Gregg Sarra talks about a bench-clearing, parent-involved incident at a Half Hollow Hills West basketball game.

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