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State GOP preps for 2026 election season

ALBANY — Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is critical to the state Republican Party’s goals this year and next; she’s working to fundraise for candidates this year, is helping to coordinate state level party officials with the Trump administration and is likely to lead the party’s ticket ...

Connect Four, lightsabers, Furbies … and snow

Later this year, the National Toy Hall of Fame could induct snow — yes, the cold, white stuff that falls from the sky. But only if it ices out enough of the competition — a group that features hugely popular board games, outdoor favorites and giggling plushies. The Hall of Fame ...

Judge tosses terrorism charges against Mangione

NEW YORK — A New York judge on Tuesday threw out terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, rejecting the Manhattan district attorney’s theory in a state murder case that the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was “intended to evoke terror.” Judge Gregory Carro kept other ...

Staffing woes leave thousands stuck in county jails

The New York state prison system has been running on fumes since its corrections officers walked off the job in February. The three-week wildcat strike ended with the prison agency firing some 15 percent of its guards, while other officers resigned or retired early, grinding prison ...

Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against Trump

NEW YORK — A New York appeals court on Thursday threw out the massive financial penalty a state judge imposed on President Donald Trump, while narrowly upholding a finding he engaged in fraud by exaggerating his wealth for decades. The ruling spares Trump from a potential half-billion-dollar ...