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Some candidates focus on blocking Cuomo’s path in NYC’s mayoral primary

NEW YORK — Their chances of becoming the next mayor of New York City may have dimmed. Their mission now? Stopping former Gov. Andrew Cuomo from getting to City Hall. In the final day of campaigning before the city’s Democratic primary, candidates who are seen as long shots to win the ...

NYC mayoral candidate arrested at immigration court

NEW YORK — New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents at an immigration court Tuesday after he linked arms with a person that authorities were attempting to detain. A reporter with The Associated Press witnessed Lander’s arrest ...

State legislature passes medical aid in dying bill

ALBANY — The New York state legislature has passed a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide, a program supporters are calling “medical aid in dying.” On Monday evening, with just a few days left for voting for the scheduled legislative session, the state Senate voted to pass its ...

Hochul one of 22 governors in opposition to Trump over National Guard in LA

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is one of 22 Democratic governors to denounce President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in response to protests in Los Angeles over the federal government’s crackdown on illegal immigration. A joint statement issued Sunday by the Democratic ...