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Onondaga County sheriff's officers work at the scene of a shooting in the Syracuse, N.Y., suburb of DeWitt, N.Y., on Sept. 6, 2023. (Dennis Nett/The Post-Standard via AP, FIle)

A sheriff’s deputy won’t face criminal charges for fatally shooting 2 Black teens

A sheriff’s deputy in New York will not face criminal charges for fatally shooting two Black teenagers fleeing in a car in 2023. Democratic Attorney General Letitia James announced the decision Friday.
 
A commuter walks past the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Eduction, which were ordered closed for the day for what officials described as security reasons amid large-scale layoffs, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Democratic-led states sue to block Trump administration layoffs at the Education Department

 
Officers at the Auburn Correctional Facility continue to hold the line on the third day of their strike to protest unsafe working conditions in Auburn, N.Y., on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (Kevin Rivoli/The Citizen via AP)

New York corrections officials offer striking prison guards deal over objections of union leaders

 
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Second federal judge extends block preventing the Trump administration from freezing funding

 
Lindsey Boylan, who helped drive Andrew Cuomo from office in 2021 when she came forward as the first woman to accuse the former governor of sexual harassment, speaks during an interview in New York, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

As many top Democrats stay silent on Cuomo mayoral run, an accuser feels betrayed

 

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As Andrew Cuomo enters NYC mayor race, sexual harassment accuser speaks out

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has entered the New York City mayoral race after resigning in 2021. For some, it’s a sign of the times. For Lindsey Boylan, who was the first woman to accuse the former governor of sexual harassment, it’s a “nightmare.” (AP Video: David R. Martin)
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Some New York prison guards charged in beating death of handcuffed inmate appear in court

Democratic state AGs seek continued ban on DOGE accessing Treasury Dept. records

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Con Edison will pay $750,000 to settle suit alleging harassment of female field workers

 
A delivery worker rides his bicycle along a path on the West Side Highway in New York, March 16, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

DoorDash to pay NY delivery workers $17 million for using their tips to cover wages

 
Disposable flavored electronic cigarette devices are displayed for sale at a store in Pinecrest, Fla., Monday, June 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

New York sues vape distributors over Elf Bar and other fruit and candy e-cigarettes

 
This image provided by the New York State Attorney General office shows body camera footage of correction officers beating a handcuffed man, Robert Brooks, 43, at the Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County, N.Y., on Dec. 9, 2024. (New York State Attorney General office via AP, File)

Some New York prison guards charged in beating death of handcuffed inmate appear in court

 
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference regarding immigration enforcement at the Justice Department, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Justice Department’s independence is threatened as Trump’s team asserts power over cases and staff

 
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference regarding immigration enforcement at the Justice Department, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington, as Tammy Nobles, mother of Kayla Hamilton, listens. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Attorney General Pam Bondi rails against New York leaders as she announces immigration lawsuit

 
Exterior view of the New York Court of Appeals building, June 1, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

New York’s top court hears arguments on sexual abuse lawsuit standards

 
Steve Bannon exits court in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Trump ally Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case

 
Elon Musk listens as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Judge set to rule on Justice Department’s demands that Musk resume access to Treasury records

 
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, claps as Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk prepares to depart after speaking at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing sensitive US Treasury Department material

 
A thick haze hangs over Manhattan in New York on July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

22 states sue New York, alleging environmental fund is unconstitutional

 
Elon Musk speaks at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

13 states to sue over DOGE access to government payment systems containing personal data

 
Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman talks to Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump during a 911 memorial ceremony in New York, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Police in Long Island county will team up with ICE for Trump’s immigration crackdown

 
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Families and doctors sue over Trump’s order to halt funding for gender-affirming care

 
Protesters march during a rally demanding that NYU Langone commit to providing gender-affirming care for transgender youth following an executive order by President Donald Trump aimed at cutting federal funding, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order

 
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Miami to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Legal battle looms as Trump orders a funding freeze during a review of federal loans and grants

 
The Purdue Pharma offices are seen, May 8, 2007, in Stamford, Conn. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey, File)

Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement of lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin

 
Caitlin Carroll, right, demonstrates skills, March 19, 2023, at United Skates of America in Seaford, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File)

New York roller derby league loses bid to temporarily block ban on trans athletes

 

Text messaging scammers stole $2M in cryptocurrency from victims, NY attorney general’s office says

 
This image provided by the New York State Attorney General office shows body camera footage of correction officers beating a handcuffed man, Robert Brooks, 43, at the Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County, N.Y., on Dec. 9, 2024. (New York State Attorney General office via AP, File)

Special prosecutor appointed in death of man beaten by New York corrections officers

 
This image provided by the New York State Attorney General office shows body camera footage of correction officers beating a handcuffed man, Robert Brooks, 43, at the Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County, N.Y., on Dec. 9, 2024. (New York State Attorney General office via AP, File)

New York prison where man died after being beaten by guards will get a new leader

 
This image provided by the New York State Attorney General office shows bodycam footage of correction officers beating a handcuffed man, Robert Brooks, 43, at the Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County, N.Y., on Dec. 9, 2024. (New York State Attorney General office via AP)

New York correctional officers pummeled handcuffed man before death, footage shows

 
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference in the Queens borough of New York, Nov. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

New York’s governor orders firing of prison staffers involved in inmate’s fatal beating

 
Three members of the Women's March group protest in support of access to abortion medication outside the Federal Courthouse on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in Amarillo, Texas. (AP Photo/David Erickson, File)

Texas’ abortion pill lawsuit against New York doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine

 
FILE - New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference, in New York, June 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Are you a former SmileDirectClub customer? You might be eligible for a refund

 

Appeals court signals it might be open to altering Donald Trump’s $489 million civil fraud penalty

 

New York temporarily barred from taking action against groups for promoting abortion pill ‘reversal’

 
FILE - Wayne LaPierre, former CEO of the National Rifle Association walks in the hallway at civil court in New York, Monday, July 15, 2024. LaPierre told a New York judge Monday, July 29, that the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee the gun rights group’s finances would be like "putting a knife straight through the heart of the organization and twisting it.” (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, File)

NY judge hands former NRA head Wayne LaPierre a 10 year ban but declines to appoint monitor

 
FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, July 20, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Trump campaign has spent the last year-and-half viciously attacking Joe Biden. But they have also been preparing for the possibility that Biden might exit the race after last month's disastrous debate performance. On Sunday, they unleashed a bevy of attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris following Biden's stunning announcement that was dropping his bid. The response underscores the challenges ahead for Trump's team in a race that has now been thrown into chaos. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, FILE)

Donald Trump’s lawyers urge New York appeals court to overturn ‘egregious’ civil fraud verdict

 
Wayne LaPierre, former CEO of the National Rifle Association, arrives at civil court in New York, Monday, July 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Expert calls NRA’s spending policies a ‘dumpster fire’ as gun group’s civil trial begins a new phase

 
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