Dec 19 New York will set up a commission to consider reparations for slavery By Maysoon Khan, Associated Press/Report for America The bill signing comes at a time when various places throughout the United States attempt to figure out how to best reckon with the country's dark past. Continue reading
Dec 16 Migrants face eviction from emergency shelters in New York City as holidays approach By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press It could be a cold, grim New Year for thousands of migrant families living in New York City’s emergency shelter system. With winter setting in, they are being told they need to clear out, with no guarantee they’ll be given… Continue reading
Dec 13 Testimony wraps in Trump’s civil fraud trial, verdict expected next month By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The last hours of testimony came Wednesday and concerned accounting standards. Closing arguments are set Jan. 11. Continue reading
Dec 12 Trump’s lawyers again ask for early verdict in civil fraud trial, judge says ‘no way’ By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Trump's lawyers have rested his defense and have sought again to immediately end the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former president's real estate empire. The judge said "there's no way I'm going to grant that."… Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 7:25 How a New York state law opened Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to sexual assault lawsuits By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings Four women are suing hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs over sexual assault allegations dating back to the early 90s. Previously, those lawsuits couldn’t have been filed because of the statute of limitations. But most were filed under a New York… Continue watching
Dec 12 New York’s high court orders new congressional maps as Democrats move to retake control of the U.S. House By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The state's bipartisan redistricting commission will now be tasked with coming up with new districts, which will then go before the Democrat-controlled Legislature for approval. Continue reading
Dec 08 New York can enforce gun laws in ‘sensitive locations’ for now, appeals court rules By Anthony Izaguirre, Michael Hill, Associated Press New York can continue to enforce laws banning firearms in sensitive locations, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in its first broad review of a host of new gun rules passed in the state after a landmark Supreme Court ruling… Continue reading
Dec 07 Shots fired outside Jewish temple in upstate New York as Hanukkah begins, shooter’s motive unknown By Associated Press Officials say a 28-year-old man is in police custody after allegedly firing two rounds from a shotgun outside a Jewish temple in Albany, New York. Continue reading
Dec 07 Trump returns again to his New York civil fraud trial as two months of testimony nears end By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Trump showed up Thursday to watch an accounting professor discuss financial topics important to the case. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 5:17 Santos expelled from House in wake of his many lies and scandals By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens For the first time in more than two decades, Congress has expelled one of its own. Rep. George Santos is out of a job in the wake of his many lies and scandals. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the… Continue watching