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ICE detainees in New York jails can’t talk to their lawyers

While Ramon Eduardo Contreras-Hernandez was detained at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Batavia earlier this year, he regularly saw attorneys visiting their clients, giving him some sense of connection to the outside world. At the Broome County jail, where he ...

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 ...