Jan 16 New York governor wants to spend $2.4 billion to help deal with migrant influx in new budget proposal By Maysoon Khan, Associated Press/Report for America, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The migrant spending plan, which would include shelter services, legal assistance and more, came as part of a $233 billion budget proposal announced on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 4:37 What happened in the courtroom during closing arguments in Trump’s civil fraud trial By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz One of Donald Trump’s trials came to an end in New York City on Thursday. A judge will now determine whether the former president committed fraud by inflating the value of his real estate assets. Trump and his attorneys argue… Continue watching
Jan 11 Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech on tense final day of New York civil fraud trial By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump still seized an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil trial, calling the proceedings "a fraud on me" before the judge cut him off. Continue reading
Jan 10 Judge rescinds permission for Trump to give his own closing argument at New York civil fraud trial By Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Closing arguments are set for Thursday in the trial, which could cost Trump hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties and strip him of his ability to do business in New York. Continue reading
Jan 02 Suburbs put the brakes on migrant bus arrivals after crackdowns in Chicago and New York By Mike Catalini, Claire Savage, Associated Press Some officials in suburbs and outlying cities near Chicago and New York are giving migrants arriving from the southern border a cold shoulder amid attempts to circumvent restrictions on dropping migrants in those two cities. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 7:22 New York City looks to amend ‘right to shelter’ rule as it struggles to house migrants By William Brangham, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Christine Romo, Sam Weber Over the weekend, several buses carrying migrants who'd recently crossed the southern border were headed to New York, but they were diverted instead to New Jersey. It's the most recent effort by officials to manage a crisis that has seen… Continue watching
Jan 01 New York rings in 2024 with a pay bump for minimum-wage workers By Associated Press In the first of a series of annual increases slated for the Empire State, the minimum wage increased to $16 in New York City and some of its suburbs, up from $15. Continue reading
Dec 28 WATCH: New York City officials give update on response to surge of arriving migrants By News Desk and Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The New York City mayor's chief of staff Camille Joseph Varlack and chief counsel Lisa Zornberg spoke with reporters Thursday about the city's ongoing migrant crisis. Continue reading
Dec 27 Pro-Palestinian protesters block airport access roads in New York and Los Angeles By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly blocked entrance roads to airports in New York and Los Angeles on Wednesday, forcing some travelers to set off on foot to bypass the jammed roadway. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 2:50 TubaChristmas concert celebrates booming instrument’s role the season’s favorite songs By Tim McPhillips A special concert is celebrating the holiday season and the tuba. NewsHour's Tim McPhillips reports on the role of this versatile booming brass instrument in the music we all love. Continue watching