ALBANY — Families with children under age 16 may be getting a check in the mail soon from the state of New York for a few hundred dollars. On Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that low- and moderate-income families with children will soon benefit from the Empire State Child Credit, a ...

ALBANY — A proposed amendment to New York’s Constitution that’s intended to protect abortion rights might appear on the ballot this fall without any mention of the word “abortion.” That’s partly because of sharp disagreements about what the so-called Equal Rights Amendment would ...

ROCHESTER (AP) — Two women died and five other people were wounded when gunfire erupted Sunday evening at a crowded public park in Rochester, New York. Hundreds of people were at an all-day gathering in Rochester’s Maplewood Park when the shooting started around 6:20 p.m., authorities ...

New York City’s mayor issued an emergency order Saturday suspending parts of a new law intended to ban solitary confinement in local jails a day before it was to take effect, citing concerns for the safety of staff and detainees. Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency and signed an ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials Friday announced a recall of some Boar’s Head liverwurst and deli meats as they investigate a listeria outbreak that has sickened nearly three dozen people and caused two deaths. Boar’s Head Provisions Co. recalled liverwurst because it may be ...

WASHINGTON — Two federal bills aimed at making the internet safer for children will see a vote on the Senate floor shortly, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, has announced. In remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon, Schumer said he will bring the Kids Online Safety Act ...