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New Jersey overall gambling revenue up 10.4% in April, but in-person casino winnings were down

May. 16, 2024 15:36 PM EDT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's casinos, horse tracks that accept sports bets and their online partners won more than half a billion dollars from gamblers in April, an increase of 10.4% from a year earlier, state gambling regulators said Thursday. But that was due in large...

A cricket World Cup is coming to NYC’s suburbs, where the sport thrives among immigrant communities

May. 16, 2024 14:19 PM EDT

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — A towering stadium boasting 34,000 seats and a precisely trimmed field of soft Kentucky bluegrass is rising in a suburban New York park that will host one of the world's top cricket tournaments next month. But on a recent Saturday morning, on the other side...

Drones smuggled drugs across Niagara River from Canada, 3 suspects caught in NY

May. 16, 2024 13:22 PM EDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A smuggling operation used drones to fly drugs across the Niagara River from Canada into upstate New York, using a newly purchased $630,000 house along the river as a drop point, according to a criminal complaint unsealed this week. One person has pleaded...

NYC's Rikers Island jail gets a kid-friendly visitation room ahead of Mother's Day

May. 15, 2024 13:24 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — It's probably the last place a mom wants to spend Mother's Day with her kids. But a family visiting space at New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail complex is a little more kid-friendly after a colorful redesign by the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. The...

MLS suspends multiple players for melee that followed New York City FC's match against Toronto FC

May. 15, 2024 11:42 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer has suspended multiple players for their involvement in an incident following New York City FC’s 3-2 win over Toronto FC last weekend, the league announced Wednesday. Toronto head coach John Herdman, defender Richie Laryea and goalkeeper Sean...

Giuliani bankruptcy judge frustrated with case, rebuffs attempt to challenge $148 million judgment

May. 14, 2024 19:06 PM EDT

The judge overseeing Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy case said he was “disturbed” so little progress has been made in sorting out his finances, and refused Tuesday to lift a legal barrier that has kept the former New York City mayor from appealing a $148 million defamation judgment. ...

The Latest | Defense expects cross-examination of Cohen to last through Thursday, transcript shows

May. 14, 2024 17:58 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe returned to the witness stand and could face a bruising round of questioning from the former president’s lawyers. Michael Cohen 's testimony this week has linked Trump to all aspects of a hush money scheme that prosecutors say was...

Trump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an 'army.' The migrants tell another story

May. 14, 2024 03:35 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — It was 7 a.m. on a recent Friday when Wang Gang, a 36-year-old Chinese immigrant, jostled for a day job in New York City's Flushing neighborhood. When a potential employer pulled up near the street corner, home to a Chinese bakery and pharmacy, Wang and dozens of...

Key players: Who's who at Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial

May. 13, 2024 09:05 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, who was once Donald Trump's personal lawyer and fixer, is expected to take the stand Monday as the prosecution's star witness in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. The trial centers on allegations the former president falsified his...

Trump tells Jersey Shore crowd he's being forced to endure 'Biden show trial' in hush money case

May. 12, 2024 18:01 PM EDT

WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Sandwiched between his appearances in court, Donald Trump headed on Saturday to the Jersey Shore, where he repeatedly blamed President Joe Biden for the criminal charges he’s facing as the presumptive nominees prepare to face off in the November election and called his New...