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FILE – Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter looks on during the first half of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls, Jan. 18, 2024, in Toronto. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Court papers say ex-NBA player Jontay Porter laid out betting scheme in a text; 6th person arrested

January 13, 2025 at 7:35 p.m.

A sixth person was charged Monday in the federal sports betting case involving ex-NBA player Jontay Porter, and authorities disclosed a text message Porter allegedly sent explaining how to cash...

Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter, right, pulls in a rebound as Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 11, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Ex-NBA player Jontay Porter pleads guilty in case tied to gambling scandal that tanked his career

July 10, 2024 at 3:02 p.m.

Jontay Porter, former Toronto Raptors center and brother of Denver Nuggets' Michael Porter Jr., pleaded guilty at his arraignment in a New York federal court and was set to be...

Banned NBA player Jontay Porter will be charged in betting case, court papers indicate

July 3, 2024 at 5:28 p.m.

Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter will be charged with a federal felony connected to the sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban him for life, court papers...

Lex, a Lancashire heeler, sits at attention, Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, in Morristown, N.J. The Lancashire heeler, is the latest breed recognized by the American Kennel Club. The short-legged, long-bodied and rare herding breed is now eligible for thousands of U.S. dog shows. (Michelle Barlak via AP)

Meet the newest breed to join the American Kennel Club, a little dog with a big smile

January 3, 2024 at 7:14 a.m.

Say hello to the Lancashire heeler, the latest breed recognized by the American Kennel Club.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a lunch break at New York Supreme Court in New York, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Trump is attending the start of a civil trial in a lawsuit that already has resulted in a judge ruling that he committed fraud in his business dealings. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Trump seethes through the start of trial in New York lawsuit accusing him of lying about his wealth

October 5, 2023 at 4:47 p.m.

Donald Trump has spent a day in court for the sometimes testy start of a trial in a fraud lawsuit that could cost him control of Trump Tower and other...

FILE - Law enforcement and emergency personnel examine an object on the side of the road, center, near Jones Beach on April 11, 2011, in Wantagh, N.Y. A Long Island architect has been charged, Friday, July 14, 2023, with murder in the deaths of three of the 11 victims in a long-unsolved string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

A new look at an old clue helps investigators arrest the man accused of Gilgo Beach murders

July 16, 2023 at 11:12 a.m.

What became known as the Gilgo Beach murders — the victims mostly young women who had been sex workers — flummoxed investigators for over a dozen years. Until now.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court during his arraignment in New York City on April 4, 2023. Trump was arraigned during his first court appearance today following an indictment by a grand jury that heard evidence about money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election. With the indictment, Trump became the first former U.S. president in history to be charged with a criminal offense. (Photo by Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump charged with 34 felony counts in hush money scheme

April 4, 2023 at 7:37 p.m.

A stone-faced Donald Trump has been confronted with a 34-count felony indictment accusing him in a scheme to bury allegations of extramarital affairs that arose during his first White House...

Members of the public arrive at the south pool after the conclusion of ceremonies to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Sept. 11, 2021, at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, in New York. On Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband are due at the ground zero observance, but by tradition, no political figures speak there. Instead, victims’ relatives take turns in an hours-long reading of the names of the dead. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

9/11 terror attacks reverberate as US marks 21st anniversary

September 11, 2022 at 4:52 p.m.

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes and pleas to “never forget," 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.

The complaint and affidavit in support of an arrest warrant against Sherry Xue Li and Lianbo “Mike” Wang is photographed on Monday, July 18, 2022. The two have been charged with funneling foreigners’ money into political donations that bought access to an exclusive dinner with then-President Donald Trump. One of the photos contained in the affidavit shows Trump and first lady Melania Trump posing for a photo with Li during a fundraiser on June 28, 2017. (Department of Justice via AP)

Pair charged with making straw donations to Trump committees

July 18, 2022 at 6:37 p.m.

Two Chinese American businesspeople were charged Monday with funneling foreigners’ money into political donations that bought entry to an exclusive dinner with then-President Donald Trump so the duo could impress...

Ivana Trump, first wife of former president, dies at 73

July 14, 2022 at 6:41 p.m.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ivana Trump, a skier-turned-businesswoman who formed half of a publicity power couple in the 1980s as the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother...

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