BUFFALO — Attorneys for a white gunman who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket want to move his death penalty-eligible trial to New York City, writing in a court filing that it would be difficult to seat a diverse and impartial jury in the upstate city. About 85% of ...
President Donald J. Trump’s sudden reversal on his decision to nominate Rep. Elise M. Stefanik to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday sent shockwaves across the political world that were felt in Washington, D.C., and Stefanik’s rural upstate ...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called ghost guns, clearing the way for continued serial numbers, background checks and age verification requirements for buying the kits online. The 7-2 opinion ...
ALBANY — The state legislature will soon be undertaking a comprehensive review of the state prison system, coming after the high-profile killing of Robert Brooks by corrections officers at an Oneida County prison in December, and a weeks-long strike of COs that ended earlier this month with ...
NEW YORK — Someone tucked a heart-shaped note of encouragement into socks packed for Luigi Mangione to wear to court last month in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case, according to court documents made public Wednesday. A court officer intercepted the handwritten note, which urged the ...
WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in his party after he voted to move forward with a Republican spending bill that avoided a government shutdown. “Look, I’m not stepping down,” Schumer said in an interview ...