Politics Sep 09 DOJ asks to defend Trump in rape accuser’s defamation suit The Justice Department is asking to take over President Donald Trump's defense in a defamation lawsuit from a writer who accused him of rape.
Nation Sep 03 Rochester mayor suspends officers involved in man’s suffocation death Daniel Prude died March 30 when his family took him off life support, seven days after officers who encountered him running naked through the street put a hood over his head to stop him from spitting, then held him down…
Education Sep 01 New York City delays start of school year to allow more prep time The development comes after de Blasio emphasized for months that the city's 1.1 million public school students need schools to resume in-person instruction this fall after a thorny plunge into remote learning in March.
Nation Aug 31 2 shootings, 2 days: In Kenosha, a microcosm of U.S. strife The police shooting of a Black man, followed by the deaths of two protesters shot by a white teenager, have made Kenosha, Wisconsin, a microcosm of a nation wracked over racial inequity, policing and public safety.
Nation Jul 22 Police in riot gear clear New York City’s ‘Occupy City Hall’ camp Police in riot gear moved in early Wednesday to clear a month-long encampment of protesters and homeless people from a park near New York’s City Hall.
Health Jun 25 U.S. virus cases near an all-time high and governors impose new restrictions The daily U.S. count of new coronavirus cases stood near an all-time high Thursday. It's hovering close to the late-April peak that marked some of the darkest and deadliest days of the crisis so far.
Nation Jun 02 WATCH: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gives coronavirus and ongoing protest update New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo held a news conference to give an update on the state’s response to the nationwide protests over police brutality and George FLoyd’s death.
Nation Jun 01 New York City imposes 11 p.m. curfew amid Floyd protests New York City is imposing an 11 p.m. curfew as the nation's biggest city tries to head off another night of destruction erupting amid protests over George Floyd's death.
Politics Jun 01 WATCH: New York City mayor eyes curfew amid protests Mayor Bill de Blasio has previously rejected imposing a curfew, as many other cities across the U.S. have done in efforts to curb violence that erupted amid demonstrations over Floyd's May 25 death, police brutality and racial injustice.
Health May 14 New York nursing homes worry about cost for COVID-19 testing requirement As calls grow nationwide for testing everyone in nursing homes for coronavirus, New York facilities are sounding alarms about the state's ambitious new demand to test roughly 185,000 workers twice a week. Administrators worry there won't be enough test kits.