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NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
NEW YORK (AP) — The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about NBA athletes and rigged poker games backed by Mafia families.Portland coach…
Broadway musicians reach tentative labor deal, averting a strike
NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing Broadway’s musicians reached a tentative labor agreement with commercial producers on Thursday, averting a potentially crippling strike that would have silenced nearly two dozen musicals.The American Federation of Musicians Local 802 — which represents 1,200 musicians — had threatened to strike if they didn’t have a new contract…
Eric Adams endorses once bitter rival Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s mayoral race
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the city’s mayoral election Thursday, throwing his weight behind a bitter rival as he cast the Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani, as an avatar for radicals and gentrifiers.“Am I angry I’m not the one taking down Zohran, the socialist and communist? You’re…
Broadway Musicians Threaten Strike If No Deal Reached by Thursday
Broadway could soon go silent. Musicians represented by the American Federation of Musicians Local 802 say they are prepared to strike immediately if a new contract agreement with the Broadway League isn’t reached by Thursday. The dispute centers on pay, health benefits, and working conditions for orchestra members who perform in some of Broadway’s biggest…
Toys “R” Us Returning to Long Island With New Stand-Alone Store at Deer Park Outlets
Toys “R” Us is coming back to Long Island this holiday season as part of a nationwide expansion. The retailer announced plans to open 30 new stores across the U.S. — 10 of them permanent locations in at least eight states, and 20 seasonal pop-up shops in 16 states. One of those permanent stores will…
Former NY state trooper sentenced to 6 months in jail for faking his own shooting
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state trooper who shot himself, then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway, sparking a regionwide search, was sentenced to six months in jail on Wednesday.Thomas Mascia was also given five years of probation and ordered to undergo mental health…
NHL cancels Olympic sendoff event. Islanders are set to host All-Star Weekend in ’27, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has canceled an Olympic sendoff event scheduled for February at the New York Islanders’ arena and plan to hold All-Star Weekend festivities there in 2027, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the decision had…
Suffolk County Ranks Third in New York for Deer Crashes, AAA Warns
AAA says Suffolk County has the third-highest number of deer-related crashes in New York State — and the number of vehicles hitting deer on Long Island is the highest it’s been since 2018. According to AAA Northeast, there were 1,555 recorded animal crashes in Suffolk County last year, compared to 172 in Nassau. Officials say…
Man pardoned after storming Capitol is charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trump’s mass pardons has been arrested on a charge that he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.Christopher P. Moynihan is accused of sending a text message on Friday noting that Jeffries, a New York Democrat, would…
Blue Jays in World Series for first time since before Ohtani was born, while Dodgers seek to repeat
NEW YORK (AP) — When slugger Joe Carter hit the last World Series pitch thrown in Canada over the left-field wall to win the Toronto Blue Jays’ second consecutive title, it was 8 1/2 months before Shohei Ohtani was born.The Blue Jays are back in baseball’s championship round for the first time since 1993 and…
Republican candidate Sliwa under pressure to withdraw from mayoral race
Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa faces growing pressure to drop out of the 2025 New York City mayoral race due to fears that his candidacy could split the conservative vote. Polling cited by The Wall Street Journal shows front-runner Zohran Mamdani leading comfortably in a three-way race, but his lead narrows if Sliwa withdraws, positioning Andrew…
What to know about the Amazon Web Services outage
NEW YORK (AP) — Internet disruptions tied to Amazon’s cloud computing service affected people around the world Monday trying to connect to online services used for work, social media and video games.About three hours after the outage began, Amazon Web Services said it was starting to recover from the problem. But the company later said…