Looking for some news that is not about COVID-19? Here's a selection of news items from across the tri-state region.
Stony Brook scientists unearth bizarre ancient mammal: Stony Brook scientists say a bizarre 66-million-year-old mammal has been discovered in Madagascar by a team of international researchers led by Dr. David Krause, senior curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and professor emeritus at Stony Brook University.
Black Lives Matter chairman arrested at Memorial outside Melrose Houses: According to a post on Instagram, it all started when officers showed up to a memorial outside the Melrose Houses. The video, now going viral, shows Hawk Newsome, the president of Black Lives Matter, speaking to officers for apparently disrupting a memorial. Newsome in the video can be heard saying “we’re standing six feet away,” while the police officer is trying to disperse the crowd. Minutes later, he is handcuffed and taken into custody.