U.S. Senate weighs bill to increase icebreaking on the Great Lakes

A bipartisan group of Midwest members of Congress are hoping to pass legislation to increase icebreaking on the Great Lakes in an effort to ease transport during the winter months.

Rudy Giuliani's NYC home, office reportedly searched by federal investigators

Federal investigators executed a search warrant at the Manhattan home of former President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Man on parole arrested for attack on Asian woman in NYC

A convicted killer on parole was charged in the vicious attack on an Asian American woman in New York City.

New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana

New York lawmakers have finalized an agreement to legalize recreational marijuana sales to adults over the age of 21.

Top Dems call on Cuomo to resign amid harassment allegations

Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand joined the wave of lawmakers in New York calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign.

Gov. Cuomo's groping allegation reported to police

A lawyer for Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that she reported a groping allegation made against him to police after the woman involved declined to press charges herself.

Cuomo asks state AG, top judge, to launch harassment probe

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked the state's attorney general and chief appeals court judge to jointly appoint an independent lawyer to investigate claims he sexually harassed at least two women who worked for him.

Case dropped after woman in racist Central Park run-in gets therapy

A judge dismissed the case against Amy Cooper, the white woman arrested last spring for calling 911 during a dispute with a Black man in New York’s Central Park.

Charges dropped for Buffalo officers seen shoving elderly protester

Criminal charges have been dropped against two police officers seen on video last spring shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground in Buffalo.

California edges past New York with highest coronavirus death toll

California has edged past New York with the most death from the coronavirus. California’s death toll reached 45,496, surpassing New York’s toll of 45,312 on Thursday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

Andrew Yang tests positive for coronavirus

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

NY may have undercounted COVID nursing home deaths by 50%

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration confirmed Thursday that thousands more nursing home residents died of COVID-19 than the state’s official tallies had previously acknowledged.

NY State Bar Association launches inquiry into Giuliani

The New York State Bar Association has launched an inquiry to determine whether Rudy Giuliani should be removed from its membership.

Woman who falsely accused Black teen of stealing phone arrested

A woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him while being filmed at a New York City hotel apologized but defended her actions in a television interview conducted before she was arrested in California.

How the Supreme Court's ruling on houses of worship could affect California

UC Hastings law professor David Levine said the ruling opens the door for religious groups to challenge pandemic restrictions in other states.

Gunmen open fire shooting 7 people, killing one in Brooklyn

The NYPD is looking for at least two gunmen who opened fire at a party in Brooklyn injuring six people and killing one person.