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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 ...

Stefanik joins Trump’s call for an end to voting by mail

President Donald Trump and Rep. Elise Stefanik want to end the practice of voting by mail and the use of digital counting machines, both arguing that the practices are insecure and subject to significant fraud. “I am going to lead a movement to get rid of mail-in ballots, and also, while ...