ALBANY — New York would require people applying for a handgun license to turn over a list of their social media accounts so officials could verify their “character and conduct” under a bill being considered Friday by the state Legislature. The provision was part of a proposed redesign ...

ALBANY — New York would enshrine abortion rights — as well as gender expression rights — following the overturning of Roe v. Wade under a proposed state constitutional amendment that passed the Senate on Friday. Both houses of the Legislature were expected to pass the resolution Friday ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told Democratic governors Friday that he is “looking at all the alternatives” for protecting abortion access following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. One day after returning from international summits in Europe, Biden described the ...

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump rebuffed his own security's warnings about armed protesters in the Jan. 6 rally crowd and made desperate attempts to join his supporters as they marched to the Capitol, according to dramatic new testimony before the House committee investigating the 2021 ...

TUPPER LAKE — After Republican and Conservative caucuses for town and village seats were held in recent weeks, the local election ballots are taking shape. There will be a contested race for town supervisor on the ballot Nov. 8, two currently uncontested candidates for two open village ...

WASHINGTON — The House sent President Joe Biden the widest ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades Friday, a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on the long-intractable issue and the deep-seated partisan divide that persists. The Democratic-led chamber ...