Long Island was supposed to have 40 or more wind turbines in the Atlantic Ocean by now, generating electricity 3½ to 4½ miles south of Jones Beach, which would have . . . more

The beloved book takes on new life as a musical. more

Americans are understandably proud of our democracy. As a nation, we represent a beacon of hope for the world. The sad thing is . . . more

President Obama and Hillary Clinton continue to throw out economic numbers and statistics, claiming that the American economy is stronger than ever, since there are more jobs in varied industries and much less unemployment. However . . . more

The Nassau County Police Department’s recent revamping of its use-of-force policy is a proactive and welcome move by the county at a time of . . . more

In the aftermath of the massacre in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on June 12, Central Floridians rushed to local blood banks to help those in need. Unfortunately, many of them were turned away because of their sexual orientation. more

Get a close-up look at Long Island’s seal population on a journey through local waters. more

There’s a perverse irony in the fact that negotiations about ethics reform in the corruption-stained state Capitol are conducted in secret. Time and again we’ve seen the governor, the Assembly speaker and the Senate majority leader . . . more

I don’t know about you, but I’m sick of all the Republican crazy talk. Summer’s long over. The Iowa Caucuses are Feb. 1. It’s time for the GOP to . . . more

The drug addicts’ brain scans that Dr. Stephen Dewey takes appear in psychedelic shades of red, yellow, green and blue, each indicating a level of brain activity — or inactivity. Red means excited. Blue is dormant. Dewey is the laboratory director for behavioral and molecular neuro-imaging at the North Shore-LIJ Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. In that capacity, he’s put hundreds of addicts’ brains to the test — the positron emission tomography test, that is — seeking to understand precisely what happens to the mind when a pot smoker lights up or a heroin junkie shoots up. And, he has found, it isn’t pretty. more