From: Newsday on Fri, Jul 01 2011 9:55 PM

The labor negotiating teams led by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and players' association chief DeMaurice Smith met for a couple of hours Friday and will return to the table after the July 4 weekend. (July 1)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jul 01 2011 6:37 PM

Daniel Radcliffe tells the AP’s Alicia Quarles that he got emotional on the set of 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,' the last installment in the hit film series. AP video. (July 1)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jul 01 2011 3:17 PM

The Chinese communist party has celebrated 90 years since its formation, capping weeks of buildup with pomp and ceremony. China’s President Hu Jintao renewed promises to fight corruption. (July 1)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jul 01 2011 3:17 PM

Amateur video shows a massive lightning bolt striking the spires of the Willis Tower in Chicago. No damage was reported. AP video. (July 1st)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jul 01 2011 3:17 PM

A Nigerian man with no passport and clutching another traveler’s expired boarding pass made it through a New York airport security checkpoint and boarded a Virgin America jetliner to Los Angeles Int'l Airport. The AP's John Mone has the story. AP video. (June 30)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jul 01 2011 12:01 PM

Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman talk about their new comedy 'Horrible Bosses' at the film’s Los Angeles premiere, while Jamie Foxx explains his character's scalp tattoo. AP video. (July 1)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jul 01 2011 8:47 AM

Prince William and his new wife the Duchess of Cambridge attended a youth barbecue at Canada’s Governor General's residence Thursday. (July 1)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jul 01 2011 5:40 AM

Minnesota is headed towards a midnight government shutdown Thursday in a dispute over taxes and spending that could force thousands of layoffs, bring road projects to a standstill and close state parks just ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. (June 30)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jul 01 2011 5:40 AM

At the International Brotherhood of Magicians convention in Dallas, the next generation of entertainers are learning insider tips from seasoned magicians. (July 1)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jul 01 2011 5:40 AM

With no new collective bargaining agreement, the NBA locked out its players beginning at 12:01 EDT Friday morning. AP basketball writer Brian Mahoney says the two sides are far apart on economic issues and may have grown further apart Thursday. (July 1)

From: Newsday on Fri, Jul 01 2011 2:37 AM

The NBA is locking out its players until a new collective bargaining agreement can be reached. The lockout will commence at 12:01 EDT on Friday, after the expiration of the current deal that owners say has cost them millions of dollars a year. (June 30)

From: Newsday on Thu, Jun 30 2011 4:48 PM

Call it turtle traffic trouble. About 150 turtles crawled onto the tarmac at New York’s Kennedy Airport, and flight controllers had to wait for them to get where they were going. AP video. (June 30)

From: Newsday on Thu, Jun 30 2011 4:48 PM

A Dix Hills woman jumped from the roof of her burning house into the waiting arms of a Suffolk County police officer early Thursday morning. Videojournalist: Paul Mazza (June 30, 2011)

From: Newsday on Thu, Jun 30 2011 9:32 AM

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Tucson shooting rampage suspect can be forced to continue taking anti-psychotic drugs, rejecting a plea by defense attorneys that the decision by prison doctors merited more scrutiny. (June 29)

From: Newsday on Thu, Jun 30 2011 2:04 AM

The Penguins have offered former NHL MVP Jaromir Jagr a one-year contract, worth a reported \u00242 million. Jagr led Pittsburgh to two Stanley Cup championships. Jagr has played the past three years in Russia. (June 29)

From: Newsday on Thu, Jun 30 2011 2:03 AM

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and players' union chief DeMaurice Smith talked to rookies attending a symposium Wednesday before flying back to Minneapolis to resume labor negotiations aimed at ending the league’s four-month old lockout. (June 29)

From: Newsday on Thu, Jun 30 2011 2:03 AM

The first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season gained force as it headed for Mexico’s central Gulf coast on Wednesday, bringing a threat of floods and mudslides. (June 29)

From: Newsday on Wed, Jun 29 2011 10:38 PM

Bloomington police say a search effort that enlisted volunteers to look for signs of a missing Indiana University student is coming to an end. (June 29)

From: Newsday on Wed, Jun 29 2011 7:08 PM

Bank of America and its Countrywide unit will pay \u00248.5 billion to settle claims that the lenders sold poor-quality mortgage-backed securities that went sour when the housing market collapsed. (June 29)

From: Newsday on Wed, Jun 29 2011 7:08 PM

Federal investigators say they have proof that Massey Energy kept fake safety records to throw off inspectors at a West Virginia coal mine where 29 men died last year, the deadliest U.S. coal field disaster in four decades. (June 29)