By JOSEPH PISANI and ALEXANDRA OLSON, AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon abruptly dropped plans Thursday for a big new headquarters in New York that would have brought 25,000 jobs to the city, reversing course after politicians and activists objected to the nearly $3 billion in ...
By LISA MASCARO and STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — What is happening to the Democrats? Captivated by a handful of liberal superstars, they are venturing where the party has long feared to tread: Steep taxes on the rich. Abolishing an immigration enforcement agency. And ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York officials say high winds may have caused a United Airlines plane to hit a jet bridge at the Buffalo airport as it was departing for Newark, New Jersey. An airport spokeswoman says none of the 158 people on board Flight 1442 were hurt Wednesday morning. The ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Sexual harassment victims are urging New York lawmakers to do more to address the problem during a legislative hearing that supporters say is decades overdue. Lawmakers say Wednesday's hearing in Albany was the first hearing focused on harassment in nearly 30 ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The state Senate's Democratic majority is planning a series of public hearings examining New York's public transit systems. Senate Majority Leader Andrew Stewart-Cousins, of Yonkers, announced Wednesday that the first meeting will be held Tuesday in Manhattan in the ...
By JIM MUSTIAN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In the world of corrections, there are inmates who pose security risks, and then there's El Chapo. Drug lord Joaquin Guzman has an unparalleled record of jailbreaks, having escaped two high-security Mexican prisons before his ultimate ...
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — Family and friends have gathered for the funeral of a 24-year-old New York woman who was found dead in a suitcase in Connecticut. The service for Valerie Reyes was held Wednesday at St. Gabriel's Church in New Rochelle, New York, a day after police announced her ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Advocates for homeless New Yorkers are asking Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and top lawmakers to set aside more money to address a growing crisis across the state. An organization calling itself the Upstate Downstate Housing Alliance is planning a rally Tuesday morning at ...
By The Associated Press Nature's bag of New York tricks includes snow, ice and freezing rain. School closings and road safety warnings abounded around the state on Tuesday. The predicted snow totals range from just a couple of inches in New York City to more than a foot upstate. Many ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential daughters-granddaughters Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush will be hosting a breakfast during this spring's BookExpo convention. Guests at the Children's Book & Author Breakfast, announced Tuesday by convention organizers ReedPop, will include Oscar ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The top federal housing official in New York is getting an up-close look at the city's troubled public housing developments. Regional Housing and Urban Development Administrator Lynne Patton is spending the next four weeks living in four different New York City public housing ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is traveling to Washington, D.C., to urge President Donald Trump to rethink a provision in the 2017 tax overhaul that Cuomo says is prompting a sharp decline in state revenues. The Democrat will meet with the Republican president Tuesday to ...
By JAKE COYLE, AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" was easily the top ticket-seller in theaters over the weekend, but the film's $35 million opening failed to stack up to its expected haul, according to studio estimates Sunday. The animated sequel had been ...
AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A village on Long Island will now ban political posts on its social media pages and place restrictions on employees and volunteers' personal use of social media. Mayor Dennis Siry says the Amityville Board of Trustees approved a new social media policy that is in the ...
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MICHAEL CASEY and JOHN FLESHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The chemical compounds are all around you. They're on many fabrics, rugs and carpets, cooking pots and pans, outdoor gear, shampoo, shaving cream, makeup and even dental floss. Increasing numbers of ...
By JILL DOBSON, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tory Burch was inspired by higher learning for her fall collection at New York Fashion Week. Specifically, she looked to Black Mountain College, a progressive school in North Carolina. "I'm amazed by how many people don't know about it," ...
CORAM, N.Y. (AP) — Police say they've arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash on Long Island. Suffolk County police say Cruz Emelio Tum-Tipaz, of Westhampton Beach, was arrested Sunday on charges of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. ...
By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As people peer into DNA for clues to health and heritage, man's best friend is under the microscope, too. Genetic testing for dogs has surged in recent years, fueled by companies that echo popular at-home tests for humans, offering a deep ...
DETROIT (AP) — Experts are predicting higher-than-normal water levels on the Great Lakes this summer, some of which may set records. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office in Detroit recently issued its latest six-month forecast for the lakes. The Detroit News reports that Lake Superior is ...
By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — R&B singer H.E.R. gave a next-level performance, sister duo Chloe x Halle matched the greatness of their recent Super Bowl performance and pop singer Bebe Rexha went off on the crowd when they didn't sing along to her monster hit ...