Editorial: Campaign money from casinos must not be secret
Galleries Web links In retrospect, the bet that gambling interests would have been barred from making political campaign contributions in the same legislation that proposes to expand gambling in New...
View ArticleChance for casino in Catskills exciting gambling industry
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The lucrative prize of a New York City casino remains off the table for now, but some gambling interests would still take a chance under new legislation that would allow four...
View ArticleNew York strikes deal to allow Las Vegas-style casinos
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo struck a deal with state lawmakers to license new resort-style casinos, in an effort to help revive a stagnant economy in upstate New York, the...
View ArticleRonell Wilson witness: Officer James Nemorin pleaded for his life
An accomplice of convicted cop-killer Ronell Wilson testified at his death penalty retrial on Tuesday that the gang member coldly ignored cries for mercy as he held a gun to the head of undercover...
View ArticleAir quality alert for Long Island on another hot day
Galleries Web links An air quality alert is in effect for Nassau and Suffolk counties from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday as temperatures are again expected to reach 90 degrees on Long Island, the...
View ArticleAlleged victims' relatives testify at Bulger trial
Photos (AP) -- The widow of a man who prosecutors say was killed by James "Whitey" Bulger's gang testified Tuesday that after her husband disappeared in 1975, Bulger told her that he "was probably in...
View ArticlePredicted storms on LI dissipate
Galleries Web links Clouds threatening Long Island with storms and hail Tuesday night have cleared off after a day in which temperatures hit 90, the National Weather Service said. Meteorologists had...
View ArticleNASA's sun satellite launch delayed until Thursday
(AP) -- NASA has delayed the launch of a sun-observing satellite by a day so that technicians can restore power to launch range equipment. The Iris satellite was supposed to be carried aloft from...
View ArticleAP Source: Cuomo, NY leaders reach deal on casinos
ALBANY, N.Y. - (AP) -- Four upstate casinos and separate bills on a women's rights package including an abortion proposal that appeared to have been blocked in the Senate were part of a late-session...
View ArticleLong Island to get 2 video slot parlors
ALBANY -- Long Island will get two new video-slot machine parlors -- even if a statewide referendum to allow casinos across New York fails this fall -- under a gambling-expansion agreement announced...
View ArticleEditorial: Long Island police cover-up demands justice
Galleries Web links Police officials and union representatives often say the bad apples are a tiny percentage of any force, and they're right: The majority of cops are good people trying to do a tough...
View Article19 take part in Tube to Work Day on Boulder Creek
(AP) -- A day before Colorado marks Bike to Work Day, some commuters in Boulder got their feet wet heading to work by inner tube. The Daily Camera reports (http://bit.ly/15CFpS3) 19 people went tubing...
View ArticleMass. student's $675,000 song-sharing fine upheld
(AP) -- A $675,000 verdict against a former Boston University student who illegally downloaded and shared songs on the Internet has been upheld. A jury ordered Providence, R.I., resident Joel Tenenbaum...
View ArticleNew York strikes deal to allow Las Vegas-style casinos
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo struck a deal with state lawmakers to license new resort-style casinos, in an effort to help revive a stagnant economy in upstate New York, the...
View ArticleTate: Don't make excuses for Paula Deen
Galleries Web links In the past week, many commenters have rushed to defend fallen Food Network star Paula Deen. But one excuse for her cluelessness about race really takes the cake: that she is "of...
View ArticleNYC's Forest Park Carousel joins Cyclone, Wonder Wheel in landmark status
Galleries New York City is home to many landmarks, from the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building to churches and theaters. Now, a 1910 carousel hidden away in the woods in Woodhaven, Queens,...
View ArticleNYC to be casino-free for at least another 7 years
Enough with the rumors of the past few weeks – we now have an actual announcement on the New York casino deal reached between Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature. The plan,...
View ArticleGeneral accused of sex assault wants Panetta email
(AP) -- Lawyers representing a U.S. Army general facing sexual assault charges are asking a military judge to force prosecutors to turn over any e-mails related to the case sent or received by former...
View ArticleFiller: 'Princesses,' paisans and prejudices
Lane Filler Lane Filler Lane Filler is a member of the Newsday editorial board. | | Galleries Web links Let's say, tired of all the old prejudices, you tried to popularize some new ones. Imagine you...
View ArticleCuomo rejects Mangano's pick for MTA board
Dan Janison Dan Janison Dan Janison has been a reporter at Newsday for 10 | After what sources called a futile bid by Nassau Republicans to restore David S. Mack to his former seat on the Metropolitan...
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