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NEW YORK — State Attorney General Letitia James filed a civil lawsuit Thursday to dissolve the National Rifle Association, claiming four of the nonprofit’s leaders allegedly mismanaged millions of dollars in donor funds.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo took the reins — and literally the gavel — Wednesday afternoon as the leader of the National Governor’s Association during the bipartisan organization’s annual summer meeting.
As Congress negotiates the next round of coronavirus relief legislation, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is calling on the federal government to address the needs of struggling families.
State and local officials must act to ensure women have access to abortion and reproductive health care — especially as medical facilities offer limited services and hours through the coronavirus pandemic, State Attorney General Letitia James said.
WASHINGTON — Enhanced unemployment benefits must be extended through the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand told Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday as the virus surges in most states and territories.
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/TNSAbove, In this file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to the media after weekly policy luncheons on Capitol Hill July 21, 2020 in Washington. The Republican coronavirus relief bill would erect almost insurmountable obstacles to lawsuits by w…
SAVANNAH — Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged Georgians to stand united and wear face masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus, he said during a visit to the state Monday, as New York health experts ramp up testing and sending pandemic supplies to other states in need.
NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is traveling to Savannah, Georgia, to meet with officials and help the Southern city fight against the coronavirus, which continues to spread across 40 states.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg revealed Friday that she’s been undergoing chemotherapy since this spring to beat back a “recurrence of cancer.”
Officials in President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded a policy Tuesday that threatened to deport international college students during the COVID-19 pandemic, one day after New York’s attorney general joined other states and sued the federal administration over the measure.
Former Millbrook village trustee Kyle Van De Water will face off against U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado in the race for the 19th Congressional District on Nov. 3.
WASHINGTON — Infectious disease experts expressed alarm Sunday over the pace of new coronavirus infections in several states in the South and Southwest, with one likening the spread in parts of the country to a “forest fire.”
A COVID-19 test is administered to a patient in a car. (Star Tribune file photo: Alex Kormann/Minneapolis Star Tribune)
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MINNEAPOLIS _ Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been charged with murder and manslaughter.
President Donald Trump said Monday he will temporarily suspend all immigration into the country amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was admitted to a hospital on Sunday 10 days after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, has been moved into an intensive care unit, the BBC is reporting.
ALBANY —With COVID-19 infections in New York state expected to peak within the next two weeks, Gov. Andrew Cuomo detailed his administration’s continuing efforts to prepare for the surge in patients at downstate hospitals.
ALBANY — Democratic legislators blasted Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday for proposing historic budget cuts to state health care and hospitals that would make New York ineligible for up to $6 billion in federal aid for coronavirus COVID-19.
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo reacted with surprise and displeasure Saturday afternoon after President Donald Trump said he may order an enforceable quarantine for New York and surrounding areas in New Jersey and some parts of Connecticut as the coronavirus COVID-19 continues to spread.
The Indianapolis 500 has been rescheduled for Aug. 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers announced Thursday.
Britain’s Prince Charles has tested positive for coronavirus, COVID-19,
HUDSON — The 2020 Census is underway as COVID-19 continues to spread across the nation.
File photoCensus advocates want to make sure everyone participates in the 2020 census count, since federal funds and the state’s representation in Congress hinge on the turnout.
The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo have officially been postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, according to Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Friday that President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for New York state as it grapples with the COVID-19 outbreak.
Hours after Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed all non-essential businesses to cease in-person functions, U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, discussed relief for his district's small businesses, farmers and the unemployed workers during a telephone town hall Friday night.
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Two senior citizens died in the state’s first coronavirus COVID-19-related deaths and two state lawmakers tested positive for the illness, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday.The governor announced the state's first death of an 82-year-old woman in a press call Saturday morning. She had pre-exis…
NCAA cancels men’s and women’s basketball tournaments
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