SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A U.S. border patrol agent in New York was arrested for ordering women to show him their breasts and claiming that it was part of his officials duties, authorities said. Border agent Shane Millan, 53, was arrested Thursday on charges that he deprived four women of their ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A man and woman were charged with manslaughter in western New York on Thursday after they left their 3-month-old baby alone in an attic with two dogs and the child was fatally mauled, authorities said. Sulamain Hawkins and Anastasia Weaver, both 19, were at a home in ...
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York state lawyers urged an appeals court late Wednesday to uphold Donald Trump's nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment, arguing there's "overwhelming evidence" to support a judge's finding that the former president lied for years ...
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York law allowing all registered voters to cast their ballots by mail was upheld Tuesday by the state's highest court, which rejected a Republican challenge to the legislation. The 6-1 ruling from the state Court of Appeals ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A parks worker for New York City accused of fatally shooting a man at a migrant encampment in Brooklyn has been indicted on charges including murder as a hate crime, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Authorities allege Elijah Mitchell, 23, of Queens, was upset that migrants were ...
PHILIP MARCELO undefined Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is due in court Monday afternoon, where a person familiar with the matter has said the New York Republican is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case. The person could not publicly discuss details of the ...
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Mexican drug lord who was arrested in the U.S. could be headed to trial in New York City, after prosecutors filed a request Thursday to move him from Texas. Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, known as a top leader and co-founder of Mexico's ...
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A float in Sunday's upcoming India Day Parade in New York City that celebrates a Hindu temple built over a razed mosque in India is being criticized as anti-Muslim. The Indian American Muslim Council and other faith-based groups have ...
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday after a brief, tumultuous tenure that saw the head of the prestigious New York university face heavy scrutiny for her handling of protests and campus ...
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A proposed amendment to New York's constitution meant to protect abortion access is a crucial part of Democrats' plans to drive voter turnout in the state this fall. But there could be a problem: The ballot question doesn't mention ...
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The fraud trial against former U.S. Rep. George Santos, slated to start in a matter of weeks, is coming into focus after a federal judge ruled Tuesday that jurors will have their identities kept secret from the public. They ...
By MICHAEL HILL and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge ruled Monday that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name should not appear on New York's ballot, saying that he falsely claimed a New York residence on nominating petitions despite ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times editorial board will stop endorsing candidates in New York elections, the paper's opinion editor said Monday. The editorial board, which operates independently from the paper's newsroom, will continue to make endorsements in presidential elections. In a ...
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press It's a 2024 election battleground where millions of dollars are being spent and big names in American politics are popping up. But it's not in the Rust Belt. And it isn't Georgia or Nevada, either. It's Long Island, a suburban stretch east of New York ...
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is requesting a partially anonymous jury while federal prosecutors are pushing to admit as evidence some of his past campaign lies as the disgraced New York Republican's September fraud trial ...
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endured a sometimes heated volley of questions Tuesday from a lawyer challenging his claim that he lives in New York and seeking to keep the independent candidate off the state's presidential ballot. Kennedy ...
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Outdoor tables saved thousands of New York City restaurants from ruin when they were forced to close their dining rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. But four years into an experiment that transformed New York's streetscape — briefly ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Two dogs killed a 3-month-old baby inside a Rochester home over the weekend, police said Tuesday. Officers responded Saturday afternoon to a 911 call reporting that dogs had attacked an infant, police said in a news release. "Responders found a 3-month-old boy ...
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled the main slate for its 62nd edition, with selections including Sean Baker's Palme d'Or-winning "Anora," Pedro Almodóvar's "The Room Next Door" and Mati Diop's "Dahomey." Thirty-three features will ...
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Lawmakers in a suburban New York county have approved a bill to ban masks in public places with exemptions for people who cover their faces for health reasons or religious or cultural purposes. Supporters said the bill approved Monday by the Republican-controlled Nassau ...