Police have arrested a Queens man and a Providence, Rhode Island man after they allegedly held two females, ages 17 and 18, against their will in two rooms at the Courtesy Hotel in West Hempstead. The hotel has been the site of numerous arrests by police. FULL STORY

At a press conference held on Tuesday, Jan. 16. Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy announced the passage of a bill that would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower drug prices from drug manufacturers for Medicare beneficiaries. FULL STORY