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Salvadorans on Long Island are preparing for the end of their Temporary Protected Status. The federal humanitarian program that allows immigrants to legally live and work in the United States, expires on Wednesday. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'I never thought this would happen to them'

Aditi Patel of Old Westbury says her mother and mother-in-law, as well as a family friend, are among at least 90 Americans missing after the floods in Nepal and Tibet earlier this week, NewsdayTV's Doug Geed reports.

'It's been the most devastating 48 hours, I think, of my life'

The latest developments in the war with Iran include the naming of Ayotollah Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father as the country's late supreme leader and the continued rise of gas prices.

Iran developments: Gas prices soar as supreme leader named

Federal officers shot another person in Minneapolis amid an immigration crackdown, Minneapolis Gov. Tim Walz said.

The man was identified as Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit nurse

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2026 has begun in other parts of the world. See celebrations from Hong Kong, Toyko, Bangkok and more locations.

Celebrations mark 2026 worldwide

State Republicans are fighting to scrap the even-year election law. Newsday columnist Joye Brown reports.

'We knew we had to take it to the federal option'

The House and Senate voted in favor of a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

House and Senate vote to release Epstein files

The Justice Department says President Donald Trump has pardoned dozens of key figures allegedly involved in the plan to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Rudy Giuliani and others pardoned by Trump

Dick Cheney was one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history.

A two-term vice president under George W. Bush

On Monday, Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength as it neared Jamaica, where forecasters said it would unleash catastrophic flooding, multiple landslides and extensive infrastructure damage.

Category 5 hurricane to make landfall in Jamaica

On Tuesday, an immigration enforcement sweep targeting vendors on Manhattan's Canal Street turned chaotic when angry protestors surrounded federal agents and attempted to block them from driving off.

Angry crowds confront federal agents in Canal Street immigration sweep

The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on a Utah university campus. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

$100,000 reward for information

Donald Trump said the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a long-time foe.

Trump says Iran's key nuclear sites 'completely and fully obliterated' by strikes

Tensions in Los Angeles escalated over the weekend as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard.

Police and protesters clash outside federal detention center in LA after ICE raids

Americans could pay more for fresh vegetables and electronics as imports from Canada and Mexico will be taxed at 25% and Chinese imports at 20%. 

Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China take effect

The last 10 minutes of the nearly 45-minute meeting devolved into a tense back and forth between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who had urged skepticism about Russia's commitment to diplomacy, citing Moscow's years of broken commitments on the global stage.

Watch: Trump, Zelenskyy and Vance in Oval Office blowup

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Newsday travel reporter Carissa Kellman visits the Harvest Inn, a bed-and-breakfast in Peconic.

Staycation at a North Fork B&B

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano, Newsday deputy lifestyle editor Meghan Giannotta and Newsday family writer Beth Whitehouse take a sneak peek at some of the hottest toys on Newsday's 2026 holiday gift guide.

Newsday's 2026 holiday gift guide: Hottest toys parents should look out for

High-priced North Shore communities experienced some of the fastest appreciation in home values. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Where LI home prices rose fastest this year

Shoe repair shops keep solid footing on Long Island while store numbers decline elsewhere. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Shoe repair is a fading trade. On LI, it still has sole.

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed meets with the chef at The Halyard and shows us how local produce makes its way onto the menu.

Out East: What's on the menu at Soundview Inn's restaurant, The Halyard

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano has your look at what's new at Belmont Park Village ahead of the 2026 holiday shopping season.

Shopping our way through Belmont Park Village's new stores

Matthew Simoni returned from 10 years in the military, including combat missions, and dedicated himself to helping vets with the same kind of emotional scars that he carried. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie has more.

An LI veteran's journey from four deployments to a fatal overdose

NewsdayTV's Andi Berlin visits Tacos Malamadre in Mineola to try their 'slap' taco.

Trying a trending taco in Mineola

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame inducted Ray Romano as its first nonmusical honoree in the museum's 22-year history Thursday.

'I feel like a Long Islander'

The show must go on! NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa heads to Costume America in Farmingdale where they have made more than 50,000 costumes.

LI Works: There's no business like the costume business

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