By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Inflation? High gas prices? American gamblers are shrugging them off — and losing money at casinos at a record pace. Figures released Wednesday show the U.S. commercial casino industry had its best quarter ever, winning over $15 billion from gamblers in the third quarter of
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Inflation? High gas prices? American gamblers are shrugging them off — and losing money at casinos at a record pace. Figures released Wednesday show the U.S. commercial casino industry had its best quarter ever, winning over $15 billion from gamblers in the third quarter of
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Five-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright of Pennylyvania is returning to Washington. He held his congressional seat against a challenge from conservative activist and former Trump administration appointee Jim Bognet. Democrats hold that seat in a Scranton-based region where President Joe Biden spent his early childhood
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It is still up in the air which political party will control the U.S. Congress, but on Wednesday a media narrative of Election Day appeared to solidify: Good night for Democrats. Bad night for Republicans. Bad night, especially, for Donald Trump. It took shape despite
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The possibility of an economically devastating railroad strike has been pushed back into early December to allow time for engineers and conductors to vote on their agreements with the freight railroads and give more opportunity for the industry to renegotiate with two unions that rejected
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The possibility of an economically devastating railroad strike has been pushed back into early December to allow time for engineers and conductors to vote on their agreements with the freight railroads and give more opportunity for the industry to renegotiate with two unions that rejected
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Ron Johnson’s lead over Democrat Mandela Barnes was large enough after all the votes from Democratic strongholds in Wisconsin had been counted that Barnes couldn’t close the gap. That enabled The Associated Press to call the race Wednesday for the Republican incumbent. The AP determined there
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Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — For years, as Dusty Baker chased his first World Series title as a manager, the former big league outfielder would always say if he won one he’d like to win two. Baker will get a chance to do just that after he agreed to a one-year
Continue ReadingBy Omar Astorga, Florencia Trucco and Hande Atay Alam, CNN Three Americans died from carbon monoxide poisoning while staying at a rented apartment in Mexico City, the city attorney general’s office said. The office began an investigation October 30, it said, looking into the “death of three foreigners, derived from possible poisoning by gas inhalation
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Tesla drivers will soon be able to take a video call directly from their vehicle’s touchscreen dashboard, Zoom announced Tuesday. The video call provider announced on Tuesday during its annual Zoomtopia conference, where it typically teases new features to support remote calls, that its software is coming to Tesla’s
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WABC) — Suspected subway shooter Frank James is now trying to move his case to Chicago. The New York Daily News says James’ lawyers argue the nonstop media coverage of the crime, and Mayor Eric Adams repeatedly proclaiming police “got him”,
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson will win reelection, CNN projects, defeating Mandela Barnes in a race that Democrats saw as one of their best flip opportunities in the midterm elections. The victory is another demonstration of the remarkable political durability of Johnson, 67, who has now won three consecutive hard-fought elections,
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Crews were working to recover the body of a worker who died in the basket of a cherry picker at a polling location in north Houston. Mayor Sylvester Turner confirmed that the man was an employee for the City of Houston.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business The threat of a freight railroad strike has been pushed back to early December, as four major unions have agreed to coordinate the date on which they could potentially go on strike. The third-largest railroad union, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employe Division, had been prepared
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story CRESTWOOD, Illinois (WLS) — A southwest suburban police department is warning drivers about a series of thefts targeting people filling up their cars. Crestwood police said in the last two weeks, there have been several thefts from vehicles that occurred as the victim was fueling
Continue ReadingBy Gregg Montgomery Click here for updates on this story LIBERTY, Indiana (WISH) — Police in eastern Indiana are on the search for a Connersville man who failed to show up for court when a jury found him guilty and has pending charges for resisting law enforcement, according to Indiana State Police and court records.
Continue ReadingBy Reuters Tens of thousands of British nurses will go on strike for the first time over demands for better pay, their trade union said on Wednesday, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during an economic crisis. Nurses at the majority of state-run National Health Service (NHS) employers across Britain have voted to
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals acquired minor league infielder Jose Fermin from the Cleveland Guardians for cash considerations Wednesday and added him to their 40-man roster. The Cardinals also reinstated pitchers Alex Reyes and Drew VerHagen from the injured list. The 23-year-old Fermin hit .215 with six homers and 31 RBIs in
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have made Jacque Vaughn their head coach, promoting Steve Nash’s replacement instead of hiring suspended Boston coach Ime Udoka. Vaughn has gone 2-2 as acting coach since the Nets and Nash parted ways on Nov. 1. After moving on from Nash, the
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