No one fined on first day of threatened NYC mask crackdown
No-one was fined for not wearing a mask on the first day of a promised crackdown in New York City.
City stepping up COVID containment efforts in Brooklyn, Queens
New York City is stepping up its efforts to contain outbreaks of COVID-19 in neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens.
Far-right extremist group 'Proud Boys' celebrates after Trump callout during debate
President Donald Trump on Tuesday didn’t condemn white supremacist groups and their role in violence in some American cities this summer, branding it solely a “left-wing” problem and telling one far-right extremist group to “stand back and stand by."
Presidential debate: Trump, Biden spar over Supreme Court, health care, COVID-19
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden clashed over COVID-19 and the economy, the Supreme Court and more during the first presidential debate.
Watch the first 2020 presidential debate in full
After more than a year of circling each other, Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden met on the debate stage Tuesday night in Ohio. Watch the 90-minute debate in full here.
Trump-Biden Debate: Acrid tone, animosity, interruptions
Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden met on the debate stage for the first time Tuesday night in Ohio. Their mutual dislike was evident from the outset.
Presidential debate: COVID-19 tests, masks and no crowds in the age of coronavirus
Debates are typically some of the most exciting nights of the campaign season, drawing a crowd of thousands of staffers, media and guests.
Nearly 100,000 NYC voters get ballot envelopes meant for someone else
Tens of thousands of New York City voters received absentee ballots with the wrong names and addresses on the return envelopes.
'Mask patrols' will fine people refusing to wear face coverings in NYC
Patrols will start issuing fines to people who refuse to wear masks even after being offered a free mask and a warning that not wearing it will result in a fine.
NYC elementary school students return to classrooms
Hundreds of thousands of elementary school students are heading back to classrooms Tuesday.
Biden releases 2019 tax returns ahead of presidential debate with Trump
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, released their 2019 tax returns ahead of Tuesday’s debate.
Cindy McCain joins Biden’s transition advisory board
Cindy McCain is the second Republican on the transition advisory board, joining Bob McDonald who headed the Department of Veterans Affairs under President Barack Obama.
Amy Coney Barrett: Trump officially sends Supreme Court nomination to Senate
President Donald Trump officially sent his Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, to the U.S. Senate.
Cuomo ready to send National Guard to collect NYC garbage
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo says if New York City can't pick up the garbage the National Guard can do it.
COVID-19 travel advisory list for NY, NJ and CT
In an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, all travelers to New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut from states with a significant spread of COVID-19 are required to quarantine for 14 days upon entering the Tri-State Region.
Trump gets third 2020 Nobel Peace Prize nomination
President Trump received his third 2020 Nobel Peace Prize nomination in September, this time from a group of Australian law professors.
Gov. Cuomo raises alarm about new virus hot spots
Just 10 ZIP codes represent a quarter of the state's new infections in recent testing, according to the governor. A disproportionate number of new cases have come from communities home to many Orthodox Jews.
New California law prompted by crash that killed Kobe Bryant, 8 others
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday approved legislation prompted by the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight other people that makes it a crime for first responders to take unauthorized photos of deceased people at the scene of an accident or crime.
New York's group homes face painful funding cuts
The special-needs community is already feeling the impact.
Why Trump's massive debt creates potential conflicts of interest
The conflict of interest is exacerbated as hundreds of millions of dollars of Trump's debts are being held by persons or entities who have tremendous leverage over the president but whose identities are being kept secret.